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“Alon g the river`s summer walk, The withered tufts of asters nod
Heritage Senior Communities “Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow” July 2016 • Issue 7 Management Staff “Along the river’s summer walk, Deb Nichols Administrator Denise John The withered tufts of asters nod; Resident Services Coordinator Karen Bell Life Enrichment Coordinator And trembles on its arid stalk Chef Matt Roush Food Service Manager Brett Busick The hoar plum of the golden-rod.” Maintenance Supervisor Joe Kolka Housekeeping Supervisor - John Greenleaf Whittier Tim Onderlinde Office Manager 3825 Scenic Ridge Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 • Phone: 231-932-9757 Email: [email protected] JULY SPECIAL EVENTS JULY REGULAR EVENTS Friday, July 1 Piano Concert by Elliott Tyson (General-Piano) ........................................1:30 PM Thursday, July 2 - 9 NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL EVENTS IN OUR AREA ..................................................................ALL DAY, EVERYDAY Thursday, July 7 Food Forum with Chef Matt (General Dining Room) .............................12:00 PM Monday, July 11 We are welcoming a new singer/musician to our fold of wonderful entertainment, Fred Navarro will engage us for FAMILY HOUR (General Dining Room).............................................................................6:00 PM Tuesday, July 12 Women’s Club – We are going to have some fun trying to do silhouette drawings of each other (C-Hall).................................................................2:00 PM Friday, July 15 Find-A-Friend Meal (General Dining Room)...........................................12:00 PM Find Another Friend at Happy Hour (C-Hall)...........................................2:00 PM Wednesday, July 20 Men’s Club – Tiger’s Game (C-Hall) ..........................................................1:00 PM Thursday, July 21 Food Forum with Chef Matt (General Dining Room) .............................12:00 PM Bus Trip .....................................................................................................1:30 PM Friday, July 22 Dulcimer music by Sharon O’Connell (Gen. Din. Rm.)...........................BIRTHDAY PARTY ............................2:30 PM Thursday, July 28 Ice Cream Truck – A big shout out to our friends from Comfort Keepers for sponsoring this delightful, dairylicious, event (meet at the Gen. Din. Rm.)......................................................................3:00 PM Friday, July 29 C.H.A.T.S. - Come Here And Talk Sense (C-Hall) ...................................2:00 PM GENERAL LOCATION: Mondays – Bingo 10:15 AM (C-Hall), Walking Club 2:00 PM, Group Event 3:00 PM Tuesdays – Sit Fit 9:30 AM (C-Hall) & Bingo 10:15 AM (C-Hall)) Wednesdays – Church 10:00 AM (Fireplace), Catholic Holy Communion 10:00 AM (C-Hall) & When a Movie 2:00 PM (C-Hall) Thursdays – Food Forum 12:00 July 7th & 21st Fridays – Sit Fit 9:30 (C-Hall), Bingo 10:15 AM (C-Hall) Saturdays – Piano Music 12:00 PM (Gen. Din. Rm.), Table Games 2:00 PM (Gen. Din. Rm.) Movie 6:00 PM (C-Hall) as posted TERRACE LOCATION: Mondays – Bingo 1:30 PM (E-Hall) (if a caller is available) Tuesdays – Reading 3:30 PM (TV Room) Wednesdays – Drumming 2:30 (Sunroom) Thursdays – Flex 10:00 AM (D-Hall), Bingo 1:30 PM (E-Hall), & Reading 2:30 PM (E-Hall) Fridays – Bingo 1:30 PM (E-Hall) (if a caller is available) Saturdays – Bingo 1:30 PM (E-Hall) (if a caller is available) Events subject to change – see calendar insert for updated schedule. See table signs for event additions or modifications to calendar. Event locations are available and encouraged for all residents and families to attend. Our staff is willing to obtain the following resources available to you: ✓ books, books on tape, magazines (fireplace library) ✓ books, magazines (D-Hall) ✓ games (C-Hall, D-Hall, E-Hall, & Gen. Din. Rm. Buffet) ✓ movies (C-Hall, Terrace TV room or mobile TV cart for watching in your room) ✓ radio, music CD’s (C-Hall, D-Hall, E-Hall, & Gen. Din. Rm.) ✓ puzzles (fireplace, C-Hall, D-Hall & E-Hall) Administrator Notes Cherry Festival time!!! In 1925 the first-ever Cherry Queen was crowned. Her name was Gertrude Brown. This was the beginning of a widely celebrated local tradition that still happens every year. The “Blessing of the Blossoms Festival” began on May 22, 1925 when Traverse City businesses partnered with the local cherry farmers to promote the growing industry. In 1926, Hawkins Bakery in Traverse City baked a huge cherry pie and presented it to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. The pie, being three feet in diameter and containing more than 5,000 cherries, had to be loaded into a car through the windshield and into the back seat. In 1931 the Michigan state legislature passed a resolution making the cherry Festival a national Staff Anniversaries... Welcome to... George S. Verna H. Mary D. Marion W. Wanda G. Barbara O. Ena M. 7-15 7-16 7-21 7-23 Goodbye to... Ruth L. Elza N. Sally R. Gloria S. Happy Independence Day! celebration. To celebrate, seven ships of the US Navy Great Lakes training fleet arrived in Traverse City and three companies of US Navy sailors paraded through the streets. The National Cherry Festival was suspended during World War II, but it has been held continuously every year since. 1946 was considered too soon after the War, and in 1947 Traverse City celebrated its Centennial; so the National Cherry festival was postponed until 1948. The Cherry Royale Parade broke the all-time record in 1975, boasting 180 entries and attended by over 300,000 people. President Gerald Ford, a Michigan native and former U.S. Senator, led the parade as Grand Marshall. The National Cherry Festival is more than a festival, it is a tradition. Have a great summer! Brooke F. (Med. Tech./Resident Aide) Tina H. (Resident Aide) Vicky S. (Resident Aide) Linda S. (Community Director) Lisa S. (Med. Tech./Resident Aide) Tracy Y. (Shift Supervisor/Med. Tech./Resident Aide) Sara Z. (Shift Supervisor/Med. Tech./Resident Aide) 8 yrs. 2 yrs. 2 yrs. 13 yrs. 1 yr. 9 yrs. 2 yrs. Verna H. Verna H. was born in Fairmead, California and was one of 9 children. She has an amazing Spanish family history. She grew up in West Los Angeles and moved when she was in the 4th grade to Cherry Bend Road in Leelanau County. Verna grew up in T.C. and ended up marrying Larry H. She was married for 62 years. Verna and Larry started a farm market about 55 years ago by placing 6 quarts of sweet cherries on a card table on their front porch. It grew through the years and Verna dedicated herself to the market, her children (3 sons Denny, Buck and Ted and daughter Jennie) and her aging parents as well as other older people who needed her help. When Verna finally finished working at the farm market, she and Larry retired to their beautiful home that Verna designed on East Grand Traverse bay, 7 miles North of Elk Rapids. They built it so that they could entertain friends and were known for having breakfast on the beach for 40+ people! Verna was an avid fisherwoman in the bay out front of her home and would catch up to 1200 bass per summer! She filleted them and took plates full of beautiful fish to friends and family. Verna had a flair for decorating and for making others feel at home. She was always the ultimate hostess. Verna traveled at “high speed” wherever she went, working circles around those half her age! Verna was/is one of the most selfless women you could ever meet and always, always grateful. She came from a very humble beginning, worked unbelievably hard and never asked for a thing for herself. She and husband Larry collected antiques from the age of 23 and then had a 3 day auction, auctioning off their years of collecting. They then bought a 5th wheel and traveled west to Mesa Arizona where they spent winters at Valle Del Oro resort. Her son Buck now lives in her park model there. Verna has ten grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Welcome to Bay Ridge, Verna! Owen, the Great-Horned Owl from Wings of Wonder helped us learn about raptors Rita Mae, a Peregrine Falcon from Wings of Wonder was very vocal & sassy It took Ida 4 days to make this dress & coat for Mary Ann’s (daughter) prom in 1971 Susan & her sister, Jan beautify the planter on the Courtyard. Phil helped us with a track system so Marion could golf from her chair. Wes, 1st – Marion 2nd – Wilma 3rd John enjoys Poker with a couple of volunteers from the West Middle School The annual Heritage Senior Communities Fashion Show was another success! 16 dedicated residents keeping it limber at Flex Barbara, Pat, Mary, & Ruth did a beautiful job planting our flower pots. George sits with his good friend Ida & meets some new friends like Wilma & Susan at Happy Hour The “West Gals” reunite for lunch Marion W., Ruth, Beryl, Carol, Josie, Edna, Mae, Ellie, Dottie, & Pauline Rock n’ Roll after supper continues to be a favorite card game for Pat, Wes, Wanda, Nellie, & Jean Karen, Denise, & Deb at the 2016 “Ideas for Life” Expo. The theme was “America the Beautiful”, so we were Route 66. Many folks shared their Route 66 stories. Marge B, Ena, & Ginny have a talk at the Ladies Social What a delightful afternoon at the Ladies Social Ena relaxes after a very nice tub bath Wilma & Frances share the same birthdate as well as shared their cake! Marion T.’s brother, Owen and his wife surprised her with a visit Chef Matt R. That kid with the sticking up hair is Chef Matt. Chef Matt R. was born in 1988, right here in Traverse City at the old Osteopathic Hospital. His grandpa was one of 15 children. So, he has a lot of relatives in the area. Matt graduated high school in 2006. He then attended our local Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College and graduated in 2014 as a Certified Executive Chef. He interned at the Frankfort restaurant “Coho” working his way up from prep to grill to the guy that is the last one to handle your dinner before it comes out to you (they call it “expo”). An intern usually stays only one year, but Coho asked him to stay for two. Matt is no stranger to hard work. He held down two full time jobs while going to school. From September 2014 to October 2015, Matt worked on the Bay Ridge campus, but mostly at the East & West buildings. So when the opportunity arose for a Campus Chef, it was a perfect fit for him because he had already established great relationships with our clientele. You can tell that he enjoys what he does and cherishes the folks that he is working for. Matt lives in town with his girlfriend, Cheryl and their 14 month old daughter, Madelyn. Matt enjoys astronomy and likes to follow NASA. We are thankful that Matt has joined our team and we know that he will make every effort to keep your tummies happy. 4TH OF JULY WORD SEARCH A F A L Z E O Z K E H B G Y I N K I A Z M D J D B K E L V C C W W N T R W D F H X U A Y X C X H C D Z Z S L X J L C B X AMERICA BLUE FIREWORKS FOURTH J Z T J V E Y W G W C I I L E V B R A X P P O G O B H R U R I F U M R C R E D R O Q E E T S E O X C M B E N C Q O M I P H V F U T P S Y T D V R A S D Y X I P M H Y T F I E A W U R FREEDOM INDEPENDENCE JULY PARADE I R E D A R A P A U H N Z M S S U X X F N R C U R Q W C M X L E F I R E W O R K S L M E V O J Q K K Z Y Y T C D D O R N E M O D E E R F Y E C Z E Q W RED STARS SUMMER WHITE The Story of the Fourth of July The Declaration of Independence We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776). It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775). And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776). So what did happen on July 4, 1776? The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes. July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered. In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed! How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday? For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti-British, which went against their current policies. By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change. After the War of 1812, the Federalist party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated. Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939 and 1941. Did You Know? • Babe Ruth once devoured a dozen hot dogs and eight bottles of soda between games of a doubleheader. • Americans put away 7 billion hot dogs during peak season (between Memorial Day and Labor Day). • 10 percent of annual retail hot dog sales occur during July, also known as National Hot Dog Month. • In 2008, Los Angeles and New York spent more on hot dogs than any other cities in the United States ($90,473,016 and $108,250,224, respectively). • A regular hot dog has 250 calories, including the bun (but not ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut or any other common toppings). • Peanuts aren’t really nuts at all—they’re actually part of the legume family. That means they’re more closely related to peas and lentils than cashews and pecans. • Peanut butter was invented in 1890 by a St. Louis doctor, who prescribed it for patients with digestive problems. • Americans eat more than 600 million pounds of peanuts and about 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year, according to the National Peanut Board. • Some Major League parks now designate special “peanut-free” games to accommodate fans with severe peanut allergies, who may have reactions to peanut dust in the air. • March is National Peanut Month. • In 2009, Boston’s Fenway Park sold roughly 1,000 bags of Cracker Jack per game. • During World War II, the Cracker Jack company produced thousands of non-perishable, ready-to-eat meals known as K-rations that troops could easily carry and store. High-calorie foods were crammed into wax paper containers about the size of a regular Cracker Jack box. • The first Cracker Jack box with a “toy surprise” inside appeared in 1912. Since then, more than 23 billion trinkets, cards and other prizes have been given out. • Some vintage Cracker Jack prizes are valued at more than $7,000. • July 5 is Cracker Jack day. Bay Ridge Living Center 3825 Scenic Ridge Road Traverse City, MI 49684 Heritage Senior Communities “Your Home for today…and for Tomorrow” SAVE THESE DATES FOR MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!!! JULY 1ST @ 1:30 PM - SINGER, SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN, ELLIOTT TYSON JULY 11TH @ 6:00 PM – SINGER, MUSICIAN, FRED NAVARRO JULY 22ND @ 2:30 – DULCIMER MUSICIAN & ENGAGER, SHARON O’CONNELL