Genevieve Devroy Lorraine Herrold Alice

2015
MORAINE RIDGE, LLC  2929 ST. ANTHONY DRIVE, GREEN BAY, WI 54311  PHONE: (920) 468-3111  WWW.MORAINECARE.COM
Hi from Lorrie……….
Genevieve Devroy
Lorraine Herrold
Alice VandenBusch
2nd
John Miesel
4th
9th
10th
Kathryn Brennan
12th
Hank Akerboom
17th
Peggy Wells
12th
Posy Rohan
15th
Mary Lea Jones
23rd
Evelyn Marchand
27th
Rosi Nolan
25th
Ken Jacques
Lucille Vandertie
Staff Birthdays:
Nicole E.
Deena
26th
7th
29th
27th
My favorite time of the year is almost here, but
then again every season has something
wondrous to enjoy. I certainly am enjoying
getting to know all of you and your families
more each day. It seems so fitting to me that
National Assisted Living Week is
September 13 – 19. The theme of the week this
year is “Nourishing Life: Mind, Body, Spirit.”
This theme celebrates the countless ways
assisted living caregivers nurture the whole
resident. We try out very best each and every
day ensure that the lives of our residents are
fully nourished in each and every way. In the
same way you all nourish our lives by sharing
your inspiring lives with us. Watch for special
ways we will help to nourish your mind, body,
and spirit that week………….and always.
Life Enrichment
Corner
“You are never too old to set another goal
Or to dream a new dream…”
~C.S. Lewis
We have had a lot of exciting changes in the last month! As we fast forward to
September, please watch your calendars for opportunities to explore new horizons,
challenge ideologies and add a vital dimension to your lives while connecting with your
Moraine Ridge Community.
Life Enrichment at Moraine Ridge is about empowering people to stay healthy,
physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. Please come and join us as we discover
our inner artist, writer, philosopher and self.
Check out these interesting facts about
Wisconsin –
Things you probably did not know!
Firsts in Wisconsin – First to institute a statewide sales tax; First to establish Worker’s
Compensation and a statewide Unemployment Insurance Program; First Ice Cream Sundae served at
a soda fountain in Two Rivers in 1881 (on a Sunday of course) at a cost of a whoppin’ nickel; First
Kindergarten class was held in a German couple’s home in Germantown in 1856; and Wisconsin
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was the first state to repeal the laws enforcing prohibition (in 1929), 4 years before the rest of the
nation.
Largest in Wisconsin - State Cow Chip Throw in Sauk City & Prairie du Sac is the world’s largest
celebration of bovine fecal matter; Wisconsin Dells has the worlds’ largest concentration of water
parks in one area with 8 indoor and 3 outdoor parks and over 200 waterslides; Noah’s Ark is the
largest outdoor waterpark in the US; and Summerfest, in Milwaukee, holds the Guinness World
Record as the world’s largest music festival.
Other fun facts – Barbie (the doll) is from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin; In 2010at the
Madison Brat Fest 209,376 bratwursts were consumed; The Cheesehead hat debuted at a Milwaukee
Brewer’s game, not a Packer game!; Miller Park (home of the Brewers) is the only baseball stadium
where bratwursts outsell hot dogs; The state instrument is the accordion and the state dance- the
polka; Marathon County produces almost all the ginseng in the US; If all the streams and rivers in
the state were lined up, end to end, they would stretch for 26,767 miles (enough to go around the
world with 2000 miles to spare); A Milwaukee newspaper editor and printer created the QWERTY
typewriter keyboard; And, Wisconsin still leads the US in cheese production!
Rosie: By Any Other Name – The Riveting
True Story of the Labor Icon
By United Stated Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez
Certainly, one of the more readily recognizable icons
of labor is “Rosie the Riveter,” the indefatigable
World War II-era woman who rolled up her sleeves,
flexed her arm muscles and said “We Can Do It!”
But, this isn’t the original Rosie.
In 1942, as World War II raged in Europe and the
Pacific and the song “Rosie the Riveter” filled the radio waves across the home front, manufacturing
giant Westinghouse commissioned artist J. Howard Miller to make a series of posters to promote the
war effort. One such poster featured the image of a woman with her hair wrapped up in a red polkadot scarf, rolling up her sleeve and flexing her bicep. At the top of the poster, the words, “We Can
Do It!” are printed in a blue caption bubble. To many people, this image is “the” Rosie the Riveter.
But it was never the intention to make this image “Rosie”, nor did many Americans think of her as
“Rosie”. The connection of Miller’s image and “Rosie” is a recent phenomenon.
The “Rosie” image popular during the war was created by illustrator Norman Rockwell (who had
most certainly heard the “Rosie the Riveter” song) for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on
May 29, 1943 – the Memorial Day issue. The image depicts a muscular woman wearing overalls,
goggles and pins of honor on her lapel. She sports a leather wrist band and rolled up sleeves. She
sits with a riveting tool in her lap, eating a sandwich, and “Rosie” is inscribed on her lunch pail.
And, she’s stepping on a copy of Adolph Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf.”
The magazine cover exemplified the American can-do spirit and illustrated the notion of women
working in previously male-dominated manufacturing jobs, an ever-growing reality, to help the
United States fight the war while the men fought over seas.
The cover was an enormous success and soon stories about real life “Rosies” began appearing in
newspapers across the country. The government took advantage of the popularity of Rosie the
Riveter and embarked on a recruiting campaign of the same name. The campaign brought millions
of women out of the home and into the workforce. To this day, Rosie the Riveter is still considered
the most successful government advertising campaign in history.
After the war, numerous requests were made for the Saturday
Evening Post image of Rosie the Riveter, but Curtis Publishing, the
owner of the Post, refused all requests. The publishing company
was possibly concerned that the composers of the song “Rosie the
Riveter” would hold them liable for copyright infringement.
Since then, the J. Howard Miller “We Can Do It!” image has
replaced Norman Rockwell’s illustration as “Rosie the Riveter” in
the minds of many people. Miller’s Rosie has been imprinted on
coffee mugs, mouse pads and countless other items, making her and
not the original “Rosie” the most famous of all labor icons.
A look back at August:
Jean, Charlotte, Kayla, Doris, Genevieve &
Marmie working on Watercolor Reflections.
Mabel & Celina making
Whoopee pies for happy hour.
Happy Birthday Mary Lou, Nancy, Ardell, Marie,
Pearl & Carol. (Missing Bob B & Mabel B).
Alice and her son enjoying Taku.
Rita playing Bocce Ball.
Enjoying music on our patio, performed by Jamie Fletcher, with our Schmidt
Park Neighbors
Jan & Verna cheering on
Bocce Ball players.
Dorothy getting Ice Cream!
We now have Moraine Ridge gift certificates
available at the front desk. These can be
purchased for meals and the guest room.
See Luanne for more information.
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WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?
VOUCHER PROGRAM
Activities are an important part of each resident’s life here at Moraine Ridge. We
understand that participation is a voluntary activity. However, we need to find a
balance between involvement and appropriate levels of reward incentives. Moving
forward the Voucher Store and Program will take on a new form. We will continue to
improve your Life Enrichment experience and go all out encouraging you to discover
your inner-strengths. Going forward we are looking at new and exciting incentives for
program participation! Please feel free to provide your suggestions. Think about what
you could win or earn that would bring you joy. Suggestions can be dropped off with
Michelle, Desiree, or the Front Desk.
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Please use the area below to write down your suggestion(s) and return to either Life
Enrichment or the Front Desk. Thank You!
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