February 2015 - Pine Valley Retirement Community

February
2015
Monthly Publication
Pine Valley Staff
Pam Essary
Director of
Independent Living
Anne McKinney
Director of
Assisted Living
Tyra Busby
Resident Liaison
Angie Cooper
Activity Director
Darnell Steele
Executive Chef
Beauty Shop
349-8825
Kitchen
349-8819
Knoll
349-8818
Office
349-8700
Residents’ Council
REMEMBER THE DATE
Thursday, February 5th at 3:00 P.M. in the APR
Our Guest Speaker will be Mr. Stan Morrison
with Memory Chapel and Memory Hill Gardens
Birthdays
Residents’
Birthdays
Brooks Ward
Edward Erwin
Bernice Hales
Sue Delashaw
Edie Elliot
Paul Jackson
Frances
Huddleston
Robert Dowdle
Employees’
Birthdays
Ollis Brown
Angela
Cunningham
Friday, February 13th, 2015, at 5:30 P.M.
Valentine Banquet in the Dining Room
Jack and Mildred Savage B07
Please remember to sign up by February 10, 2015
Jack and Mildred Savage, along with this sweet puppy, “Jazzy “, have recently moved
into B07. They both lived in Illinois for over 40 years. As a couple they moved to Tuscaloosa around 1996. They are blessed with three sons and a daughter. Mildred was
a stay-at-home mother to their children, and Jack was a roofer by trade for 36 years.
All three of their boys are now roofers as well.
Mildred has always enjoyed being a housewife and taking care of her husband
and children. She also enjoys gardening. Jack likes anything he can do outside. He
loves to “piddle”. He has always enjoyed cutting grass, working in the yard, and
anything to do with dogs and cats.
The Savages have 7 grandchildren and 7 great– grandchildren. One of their
granddaughters, Jacqueline Smith, and her family live in the Tuscaloosa area.
Jacqueline and her daughter visit with them on a regular basis, and they are really
blessed by those visits. If you haven’t met the Savages yet, plan to stop by soon to
greet them and introduce yourself.
Imogene Mills E08
Please welcome Imogene Mills and her pic-a-poo puppy, “Sweetie” to Pine
Valley. Mrs. Mills recently moved into E08. Imogene was born and reared here in
Tuscaloosa County. An interesting fact about Imogene is that she was raised in a
house, where Pine Valley is now located. How cool is that? She said moving to Pine
Valley was kind of like “moving back home ”since this was where she lived as a child.
She was a stay -at -home mom to her only son, David Mills. Who currently lives in
Huntsville. Imogene has two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Mills
has always loved to sew and also enjoys cooking. Chances are when you visit her
apartment, it will smell divine.
Ernestine Prisoc F52
Please welcome Ernestine Prisoc to our community. She has recently moved
into F52. Ernestine was born and reared in Greensboro, Alabama. She retired from
Vanity Fair in Demopolis, AL. Mrs. Prisoc moved here after falling and breaking her
arm recently. Before that she was very active and really enjoyed working in the yard.
She has two children, Margaret Kynard and Ronnie Prisoc. She also has 5
grandchildren and 8 great-grands. Lucky for her , most of the Grands and
Great-Grands live here in the Tuscaloosa area. Mrs. Prisoc enjoys reading, cooking,
crossword puzzles, flowers and playing dominoes! She looks forward to seeing what
activities she can get involved with here at Pine Valley .
To attend this Special Event.
The cost is $8.00 per person.
Chef’s
Corner
This will be severed in
the Dining Room on
February 9th
Red Velvet
Cheesecake
Ingredients
1 pound milk chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter
1 9 oz package chocolate wafer cookies (40 to 50 cookies)
1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 8 oz carton dairy sour cream
1/3 cup granulated sugar
Directions
1. In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate and 1/2
cup butter over low heat; transfer to a bowl
and cool completely.
2. Place wafer cookies, chocolate pieces, almonds
and brown sugar in a large food processor.
Cover and process until finely ground. Add the
1/2 cup melted butter, cover and process until
well combined. Transfer crumbs to a 10x3inch
spring form pan with a removable bottom.
Press crumbs onto bottom and up the sides of
the pan, leaving a 1/2 inch space at the top of
the pan. Set aside.
For Filling:
1. In a very large mixing bowl, beat the cooled
chocolate mixture, cream cheese, sour cream,
sugar, buttermilk and red food coloring with an
electric mixer on medium to high speed until
combined. Add 4 eggs and 2 egg yolks all at
once. Beat on low speed just until combined.
2 egg yolks
2. Pour filling into crumb-crust lined spring form
pan. Cool cheesecake in pan on a wire rack for
15 minutes. Use a small metal spatula to loosen
cheese from sides of pan. Cool 30 minutes
more. Remove sides of pan. Cool for 1 hour,
cover and chill at least 4 hours.
Fresh raspberries or strawberries
3. To serve, top with berries
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 1 oz bottle red food coloring (2 Tbsp.)
4 eggs
Making Memoreies with Angie Cooper
Don’t You Just Love February ?
This month is spilling over with Activities for your enjoyment! There will be
Football, (again) ~ Super Bowl XLIX.
We’ll see if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow at 7:25 A.M. on the 2nd.
Singings and Socials will sprinkle the month.
Those Pickens County Singing Men will perform, as will our T-Town Strummer
friends. The Delta Gam Gals will direct out Resident Sing-A-Long, as well as
perform for a most enjoyable Entertainment Night!
We all will honor RED DAY by dressing in Red attire for Heart Disease
awareness and its impact on Women! Then we’ll celebrate the birth anniversary of
Levi Strauss. creator of the world’s first jeans, by wearing Blue Jeans on Thursday
the 26th. There will be Bible Study, Book Club, Bookmobiles and Bingos! Poetry,
Pop Culture and Heart Art is bound to interest someone. Not to mention, on the
15th, POTUS & His FLOTUS!
We’ll have our Annual Valentine’s Banquet and crown a new King & Queen.
Then on SHROVE “FAT” Tuesday come on down and Laissez Les bon temps roulez
(“Let the good times roll”)! Mardi Gras wouldn’t be complete without a PARTY…
and will we ever PARTY!!! We’ll (“Joie de vivre”) celebrate the (“joy of living”).
Come every chance you can ~ there will be something you Love ~ which will
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Our Beautician, Janie Pugh, wants to give our residents a LOVE GIFT.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 you can come to the Beauty Shop for a
FREE FOOT TRIM and FILE.
No fingernails! Just come from 9:00 - 2:00.
This is a THANK YOU from Janie
for her 1 year Anniversary of Service to
Residents at Pine Valley.
Ethel Wilson F19
Ethel Wilson has recently joined us at Pine Valley. Mrs. Wilson was born in Pennsylvania and lived there
for 20 years before moving to Ohio, where she lived for about 55 years. She and her husband raised their only
child there. Her daughter, Trisha Neighbors ,lives here in Tuscaloosa where she is a teacher at a local school.
Ethel has two granddaughters, one lives in Australia, and the other lives in Birmingham. For most of Ethel’s life
she was a stay-at-home mother, but she has worked as a bookkeeper. In her spare time Ethel enjoyed
crocheting. She still likes visiting with friends and neighbors and playing cards, especially a game called Euchre.
Anyone wanting to learn to play this game please get in touch with her. She would love to have some card
playing partners here at Pine Valley!
Brooks Ward D03
Another new resident here at Pine Valley is Mr. Brooks Ward in D03. Mr. Ward was born in Lamar County
in a small town called Vernon, Alabama. He was a member of the United States Army and was stationed at Ft.
Knox. His group was considered the “School Troop”. In 1955 he moved to Tuscaloosa to work with Buford Boone
and The Tuscaloosa News. After Buford retired, Brooks also worked with Buford’s son ,Jim Boone. He did
everything at the paper from being the Janitor to reconstruction of new offices they acquired, to being a part of
the management group. He and Jim traveled all across the Southeast remodeling newspaper offices. When the
New York Times bought the newspaper, he continued to work for them from 1984 until he retired in 1994.
Mr. Ward was married to his sweetheart, Maxine for 63 wonderful years. They were blessed with two
daughters. One lives in Birmingham, and one in Pensacola. In 2001 the Wards moved to Florida, where they
resided for 13 years. After Maxine’s death Brooks decided to come back to Tuscaloosa. He always enjoyed photography and carpentry, but his favorite past time was woodworking. He has several beautiful handmade pieces
in his apartment. He said he and his wife “never bought a piece of furniture, he just made it all”! When you get
an opportunity, please stop by for a visit with him, and be sure to take a look at his great creative skills. You will
be amazed!
Otis Nelson F43
Otis Nelson was born and reared in Northport and the Alberta City area of Tuscaloosa County. He joined
the Navy in 1950. After leaving the Navy in 1953, he went to seminary in Kentucky. After seminary, he worked as
a pastor in Florida and Georgia before moving to South Carolina to become the Director of International
Programs at Clemson University. After working at Clemson for 30 years, he retired and went to Bolivia for 6
months to do mission work. He also became a professional volunteer with the Red Cross. He travelled to
Ground Zero, the site of the fallen World Trade Centers, and worked there for 7 weeks. He has also volunteered
to help during every hurricane from Florida to Texas from 1993 until 2003.
He was married for 29 years and has two sons and one daughter, which all three of which graduated from
Clemson University. One son resides in California, one in Texas, and his daughter lives in Arizona. He has been
blessed with 8 Grandchildren and 2 great-grands.
Since his retirement, Otis has really enjoyed golfing. He is looking forward to spring weather so he can
resume his swing. He also enjoys music and is trying to teach himself to play the keyboard. Mr. Nelson has
several siblings and their extended families that live here in the Tuscaloosa area. He is excited about living closer
to them. Otis has lots of interesting stories to tell, so stop and talk with him when you a minute. You will not be
disappointed!
February 2015
Sunday
8:30 CHURCH TRANSPORT - F
9:45 SUNDAY SCHOOL - Chapel
5:25 SUPERBOWL XLIX ON NBC
On Channel 13
8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY on
PBC Channel 10
Monday
1
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WINN DIXIE - F $
Tuesday
2
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place
~ Zora Neale Hurston
Wednesday
3
9:15 LEAVE FOR FBC/LLL MEETING - F
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 BANK TRIP - F
10:15 - 10:45 ALABAMA CREDIT UNION - P
1:30 MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES - D
2:00 PENNY AUCTION with REGIONS BANK-APR
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 PUBLIX - F$
10:00 EPISCOPAL COMMUNION - C
1:00 RUMMIKUB - D
11:00 LUNCH BUNCH
3:00 BINGO with Capstone Bank- APR
Thursday
9:30 EXERCISE
Friday
EXERCISE - APR
5 9:30
10:00 WHEEL OF FORTURE - APR
4 2:00 “WELLNESS with WALGREENS” - APR
Pharmacist Jesse Leads
3:00 RESIDENTS’ COUNCIL - APR
6:00 PICKENS CO. SINGING MEN COME TO
PERFORM IN THE APR
8
8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY on
PBC Channel 10
6
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WINN DIXIE - F $
1:30 FRED’S/ P.O./ BARGAIN STORE/ WALMART - F $
3:00 SCRIPTURE STUDY w/Jean Shanahan CHAPEL
4:00 DELTA GAM BIBLE STUDY in the APR
9
15
8:30 CHURCH TRANSPORT - F
9:45 SUNDAY SCHOOL - Chapel
8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY on
PBC Channel 10
22
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WINN DIXIE - F $
2:00 - T-TOWN STRUMMERS
PERFORM in the APR
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 BANK TRIP - F
10:15 - 10:45 ALABAMA CREDIT UNION - P
1:30 MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES - D
2:45 METHODIST COMMUNION - C
1:30 FIRESIDE POETRY “LOVE POEMS” - APR
10
9:30 EXERCISE
10:00 PUBLIX - F
1:00 RUMMIKUB - D
11
9:30 EXERCISE
2:00 HEART ART with Nadine Estes - APR
12
2:00 BOOKMOBILE - APR
3:00 BINGO (with Katie Terrell Tupperware)- APR
5:00 - 7:00 APR RESERVED
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WHEEL OF FORTURE - APR
1:00 SHANGHAI - D
APR RESERVED
10:30 - 3:00
13
16
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 BANK TRIP - F
10:15 - 10:45 ALABAMA CREDIT UNION - P
10:15 - LEAVE FOR LUNCH with SISTER SHUBERT at FBC
1:30 - MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES - D
17
FAT TUESDAY
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WINN DIXIE - F $
2:00 BIRTHDAY PARTY with ALACARE
FOR ALL Residents with February
Birthdays.
Everyone Come Celebrate!
9:00 - 2:00 “ LOVE YOUR FEET” GIFT
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 BANK TRIP - F
10:15 - 10:45 ALABAMA CREDIT UNION - P
1:30 - MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES - D
2:00 FUN & GAMES with the
Riverwood Classical School Students- APR
6:00 - ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT
with Delta Gam Gals - APR
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
Life without love
is like a tree without
14
9:30 EXERCISE
10:00 PUBLIX - F
1:00 RUMMIKUB - D
3:00 BINGO (with Southern Care)- APR
18
VALENTINE’S DAY
9:30 EXERCISE
1:00 - POP CULTURE - APR
2:00 “ALL IS WELL with AMEDISYS” - APR
COME WELCOME CARSON KELLEY
4:00 - BOOK CLUB with DELTA GAM GIRLS
“THE AMARYLLIS” BY Mary Ward Brown
19
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WHEEL OF FORTURE - APR
1:00 SHANGHAI - D
20
10:30 UNITED METHODIST
Sunday School - Parlor
21
ASH WEDNESDAY
PRESIDENTS’ DAY
23
10:30 UNITED METHODIST
Sunday School - Parlor
5:30 VALENTINE BANQUET - DR
2:00 MEN’S FELLOWSHIP - P
4:00 - MARDI GRAS PARTY in the APR
blossoms or fruit.
~ Kahlil Gibran
7
NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY
LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY
8:30 CHURCH TRANSPORT - F
9:45 SUNDAY SCHOOL - Chapel
3:00 ADOPTION DAY with the
Delta Gam Girls - APR
8:00 DOWNTON ABBEY on
PBC Channel 10
10:30 UNITED METHODIST
Sunday School - Parlor
1:00 SHANGHAI - D
GROUNDHOG DAY
8:30 CHURCH TRANSPORT - F
9:45 SUNDAY SCHOOL - Chapel
57th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on
CBS ON Channel 9
Saturday
24
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 PUBLIX - F
1:00 RUMMIKUB - D
2:00 BOOKMOBILE - APR
3:00 BINGO (with Kelly Bonner
from Hospice of West Alabama)- APR
25
Black History Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
Library Lovers Month
Bird Feeding Month
Senior Independence Month
9:30 EXERCISE
1:30 - PRESIDENTAL PRAISE
15th POTUS James Buchanan
3:00 - RESIDENT SING-A-LONG - APR
26
WEAR YOUR JEANS
BLUE JEAN THURSDAY
BIRTH ANNIVERISARY OF LEVIS STRAUSS
CREATOR OF THE WORLD’S FIRST JEANS
“ The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be
seen or even touched…
They must be felt with the heart.”
~ Helen Keller
9:30 EXERCISE - APR
10:00 WHEEL OF FORTURE - APR
1:00 SHANGHAI - D
APR RESERVED
10:30 - 3:00
5:00 SOCIAL HOUR - APR
27
10:30 UNITED METHODIST
Sunday School - Parlor
28
APR - All Purpose Room
C - Chapel
D - Den
DR - Dining Room
F - Fairmont
K - Knoll
P - Parlor