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Kings Grant Town Crier
November 2014
Turkey and Trimmings
From the first Thanksgiving to today's turkey burgers, turkeys are an American tradition dating back centuries.
According to the National Turkey Federation, 95 percent of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving. Regional
twists offer variations on the traditional roasted bird, including coffee rubbed turkey from Hawaii, salt encrusted turkey from New England, and deep fried turkey from the South.
Time Out for the Pigskin
Throughout the United States, football on Thanksgiving Day is as big a part of the celebration as turkey and
pumpkin pie. Dating back to the first intercollegiate football championship held on Thanksgiving Day in 1876,
traditional holiday football rivalries have become so popular that a reporter once called Thanksgiving "a holiday granted by the State and the Nation to see a game of football."
Parading Around
The first American Thanksgiving Day parade was held in 1920, organized by Gimbel's Department Store in
Philadelphia, not Macy's as most people believe. The NYC Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade tradition actually
began in 1924, and has grown into an annual event of balloons, bands, and floats, enjoyed by more than 46
million people each year in person and on TV.
Making a Wish
Does your family fight over the wishbone from the Thanksgiving turkey? Known as a "lucky break" the tradition of tugging on either end of a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its accompanying "wish" dates back
to the Etruscans of 322 B.C. The Romans brought the tradition with them when they conquered England and
the English colonists carried the tradition on to America.
Giving Thanks
Last, but certainly not least, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the people and blessings of the past year.
From pre-meal prayers to providing holiday meals to the homeless, the holiday is truly a celebration of praise
and thanksgiving.
Do you ever find yourself doing some of these Thanksgiving Day “traditions”, or do you have some of your
own traditions that are different from these?
(http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/thanksgiving.htm)
From the Chaplain’s Office
Psalm 30 Sing praise to the Lord, all you faithful ones,
and give thanks to God’s holy name! When I was prosperous
I said, “Nothing can stop me now!” Hear me, Lord, and have
mercy on me! Help me Lord! You have turned my mourning
into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of
mourning and clothed me with joy, That I might sing praises
to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you
thanks forever!
We too may look at the troubles of others and think
that it could never happen to us. Especially if our life
journey has led to a measure of success, financial security, and family harmony. In a moment of vanity and selfsufficiency, King David admitted to falling into the trap
of feeling invulnerable. But David quickly caught himself and redirected his mind away from feeling secure for
his peaceful existence. He remembered that he had
known adversity in the past and God had helped him reThe late actor Christopher Reeve, (Superman), was paralyzed cover.
in a horseback riding accident in 1995. Prior to this tragedy,
Let us find contentment in the reality of life. Our
he had played the part of a paraplegic in a movie.
attitude of thanking God for the irritations as well as joys
In preparation, Reeve visited a rehabilitation facility. He
of life, recognizing hardships and finding comfort God
recalled: “Every time I left that rehab center, I said, ‘Thank
brings us in the valleys of life. May the joy of life in the
God that’s not me.’” After his accident, Reeve regretted
colors of leaves, change of seasons, and the thought of
that statement: “I was so setting myself apart from those peo- holiday festivities help us and comfort us in those diffiple who were suffering without realizing that in a second that cult moments that come against us. As the Scripture recould be me.” And sadly, for him, it was.
minds us, “You have taken away my clothes of mourning
and clothed me with joy.” May the joy of the Lord be our
strength!
Sunday Weekly Worship Service
4:15 Victory Chapel
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Sunday, November 2nd
Sunday, November 9th
Sunday, November 16th
Sunday, November 23rd
Sunday, November 30th
Gene Chitwood—Providence Baptist
Michael Jordan—Mount Vernon Baptist
Bradley Long—Forest Hills Presbyterian
Jane Johnson—Grace United Presbyterian
Lynn Bechdolt—Holy Trinity Lutheran
Bible Studies and More!
Monday—November 3, 10, 17, 24 (II Timothy)
10:30 a.m. Main Conference Room — Mark Parkinson, Broad Street Christian
Wednesdays—November 5, 12, 19, 26 (Basics of Faith)
10 a.m. Main Conference Room — Bradley Long, Forest Hills Presbyterian
Communion on 1st Sunday, November 2nd
1:30 p.m. Victory Chapel—Bradley Long — Forest Hills Presbyterian
Thanksgiving Day Service—Thursday, November 27th
11:00 a.m. Victory Chapel—Paul Johnson—KG Chaplain
In Loving Memory
Irene Kennedy 10/26
Robert Meador 10/29
Special Occasions
Collins, Jim
Fisher, Vera
Fisher, Jim
Higgins, Joe
Muir, Betty
Hatfield, Gary
Collins, Doris
Cozzette, Edward
Martin, Jeanette
Ullman, Nancy
Hill, Jean
Hankins, Jack
Sanders, Edith
Knight, Margaret
McGarry, Theresa
Mitchell, Jean
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25
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Bill & Carolyn Frank 11/29
Bolt, Natalie
Hubbard, Sally
Brown, Anna
Minter, Deloris
Adkins, Melissa
Handy, Bambie
Goard, Ducky
Kidd, Vickie
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NOVEMBER 11TH
ROB
“USO SHOW”
2:00—4:00pm
PROGRAM BY:
MASSENGALE & CHUCK MARTIN
TRELLIS DINING ROOM
Special Refreshments!
Imagine you’re living in a small town and meet someone who
graduated from the same high school as you. Not too uncommon,
unless that high school is 237 miles away and the bigger
coincidence is that you graduated exactly 50 years almost to the
day from when they did. During a recent activity, a Kings Grant
Village resident, Joanne Arnold and Activities Assistant, Leslie
Williams discovered just this. Both are graduates from Hampton
High School, located in Hampton Virginia. Joanne graduated with
the class of 1946, the 50th class to graduate from Hampton High.
Leslie graduated with the class of 1996, the 100th class to
graduate from Hampton High School. Both ladies were thrilled to
meet a fellow “Crabber” and made them realize just how small
the world really is.
Hampton High School is the direct descendent of the Syms-Eaton School, the first free school in America
established in the American colonies. Syms Free School was founded in 1647 and soon after, in 1659 the Thomas
Eaton Charity School was begun. These two schools operated individually until 1803 when the schools were
combined and moved to Hampton. They opened in 1805 as one school. In 1845 Hampton Academy was formed
from the joint school but was later claimed by the school commissioners who made it the “district school” in 1855.
Boys were taught in one half of the building and girls in the other. The school was burned during the Civil War and
the burning of Hampton in 1862. After the war, the original mortgage bonds were reinvested and the second
Hampton Academy was constructed on the same site as the original. It included the first high school building which
opened in 1875. High school classes were introduced between 1887-1890.
Hampton High School had its first commencement in 1896 with the graduation of two students, Miss
Bessie Birdsall and Miss Blance Bullifant. In 1900 the Hampton Academy building was moved to the new West
End Academy, with 108 students in attendance. As the school grew, commencement was moved to Old Soldiers
home (site of the present Hampton Public Library). Due to an increasing enrollment, a separate high school
building was provided in 1914, officially taking the name of Hampton High School. On June 25, 1921 Hampton
High School became an independent school used exclusively for the education of high school grades. It was located
near Darling Stadium and opened with 496 students. It was known as Hampton High and Elizabeth City County
High School. The building contained 19 classrooms, labs, a library, gym and auditorium big enough to hold the
commencement exercises. Curriculum was expanded to include general, college preparatory, science, commercial,
home arts, electrical classes, physical education, and music appreciation.
In 1956 construction was begun on the current site. Due to the building’s shape and “seemingly endless
halls” it became known as the “little pentagon”. Enrollment continued expanding requiring students to attend in
shifts. Hampton High has always excelled in challenging its students. In 1984-85 it was selected as one of the best
schools in the United States when it received the national Award of Academic Excellence from
the Department of Education. Hampton High has seen “the glory of a maturing nation and the
pain of depression and warfare. Yet through it all, the school has always respected and upheld the
traditional values of educational achievement and pride in one’s community.” “Integrity, honor,
and loyalty embody the true spirit of Hampton High School, and it has only improved with age.”
(http://hhs.hampton.k12.va.us/school-history)
Open Enrollment for Insurance
Open Enrollment for insurance changes is October 15, 2014 – December 7, 2014.
If you make changes, you need to provide a copy of the front and back of the new
card to Valerie Kyle in the KG business office. After you receive your new
card(s), you can bring it/them to the front desk and ask the receptionist to copy and
place in Valerie Kyle’s mailbox.
VIRGINIA INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
VICAP is part of a national network of programs that offers FREE, unbiased,
confidential counseling and assistance for people with Medicare. Counseling topics
include MEDICARE, MEDICARE PART C, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS, MEDIGAP,
AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. Counselors can also help with healthcare appeals, denials and identifying those eligible for low income subsidies. VICAP counselors are not licensed to sell insurance. Counselors are trained and certified to help
you understand and compare benefits, assist with filing for benefits based on income
and resources and inform you of your rights.
We are fortunate to have the VICAP Coordinator for the Martinsville/Henry County
Area visiting with us in November to assist with decisions concerning your Medicare
D Plans. She will be available to ALL King’s Grant Residents at ALL levels of care. If
you would like for Lakesha to assist you with finding a Medicare D plan for your Drug
Coverage for 2015 year please complete the Medicare Drug Coverage form included
as an insert in the newsletter and turn it in to LuAnne Eggleston, KG Social Services
Coordinator by November 6, 2014. Please call Luanne at ext. 1482 to set up an
appointment time.
November 13, 2014
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Lacy Health Care Conference Room
Lakesha Schmidt
VICAP Coordinator from the Southern Area Agency of Aging in Martinsville
RESIDENT COUNCIL MEETING
Stone Cross Apartments, Craig
Assisted Living, and Lacy Health
Care. All KG residents welcome.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
2:00 PM
Victory Chapel
Presentation by: Lakesha Schmidt,
Local VICAP Coordinator
TOPIC: Education on Medicare D
Medication Coverage
At Senior Helpers, our professional, trained caregivers take a
positive approach to Alzheimer’s and dementia care with our
unique Senior Gems® program. The Senior Gems® focuses on
what is precious and unique about all of our clients and although we
understand there are changes taking place, our emphasis is on what
clients are still able to do. Our caregivers use techniques
designed to:
Monday, November 17th
2-3pm
Multi Purpose Room
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Foster supportive communication
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Promote a positive environment
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Provide meaningful activities
We also work closely with dementia expert and registered occupational therapist, Teepa Snow (MS, OR/L, FATE). Her Senior Gems
classification system (based on the Allen Cognitive Disability
Theory) allows us to understand which stage of dementia the person
is experiencing so we can put together the best plan and select the
best caregiver for that individual.
King’s Grant Wellness Center
MONDAY
THURSDAY
8:30-9:00 Body Sculpting
8:30-8:50 Gentle Stretching
9:00-9:15 Gentle Tai Chi
8:55-9:15 Cardio Mix
9:30-10:00 Water Exercise
10:00-10:30 Water Volleyball
10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Toning
2:00-3:15 Open Pool
3:15-3:45 Lap Swim
TUESDAY
8:30-8:50 Gentle Stretching
8:55-9:15 Cardio Mix
(Aerobics, Drums4Fun)
9:25-9:55 Gentle Water Toning
10:00-10:30 Chair Fit
10:30-11:00 Fitness Conditioning
2:00-3:15 Open Pool
3:15-3:45 Lap Swim
(Aerobics, Drums4Fun)
9:25-9:55 Gentle Water Toning
10:00-10:30 Chair Fit
10:30-11:00 Fitness Conditioning
2:00-3:15 Open Pool
3:15-3:45 Lap Swim
FRIDAY
8:30-9:00 Body Sculpting
9:00-9:15 Gentle Tai Chi
9:30-10:00 Water Exercise
10:00-10:30 Water Volleyball
10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Toning
200-3:15 Open Pool
3:15-3:45 Lap Swim
WEDNESDAY
8:30-9:00 Cross Fit
9:00-9:10 Light Stretching
9:30-10:00 Water Exercise
10:00-10:30 Water Volleyball
SATURDAY
POOL HOURS
9:00-1:00
Open Pool
Certified Lifeguard on Duty
10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Toning
2:00-3:15 Open Pool
3:15-3:45 Lap Swim
Wellness Coordinator: Margie Price-Savedge
Wellness Assistant: Sharon Wingate
(276) 634-1200
King’s Grant Wellness Center
Finale´ Reception for the
“Join the Movement” Walking Campaign
November 14, 2014 — 1:30-2:30
2nd Floor Lounge
Come and celebrate your accomplishment as we wrap up 45 days to better health.
Refreshments will be served. We will offer an opportunity for you to share how
this campaign has helped you to Embrace Wellness in 2014.
The Wellness Center Holiday Schedule
November
Thanksgiving Day
No Classes/Pool Closed
Friday after Thanksgiving
No Classes/Pool Open 1-4 pm
December
Christmas Party
December 5 9:30-11:30 AM
Christmas Eve
No Classes/Pool Open 1-4 pm
Christmas Day
No Classes/Pool Closed
Friday after Christmas
No Classes/Pool Open 1-4 pm
January
New Year’s Day
No Classes/Pool Open 1-4 pm
The Wellness Center gym is open 24 hours a day — 7 days a week.
Special Events
The following events are just some of the many activities at King’s Grant.
Check out the Monthly Calendar for all of the activities!
Golf Cart Rides
If you would like to go on a golf cart ride around the campus, Leslie Williams will be taking
residents every Thursday in November from 2:30pm-3:30pm. If you would like to go for a
ride, please call Leslie at ext. 1133.
Registered Dietician Lecture
Registered Dietician Carol Sokolik is coming to King’s Grant to speak to residents and
employees. It will be held in the Multi Purpose Room on Monday, November 3rd from
1:30pm-3:30pm. Sponsored by our Wellness Program!
B#S Concert
Come out and enjoy this group of seniors from Smith Mountain Lake. Our own Betty Hatfield
used to sing with this group. This concert on Wednesday, November 5th in the Trellis Dining
Room at 2:30pm.
Veteran’s Day
Come out and be a part of honoring our Veterans in our Veterans Day “USO Show” themed
program. It will be held in the Trellis Dining Room starting at 2:30pm.
Robbie & Betty Vance
Come listen and enjoy the sounds of this musical couple that continue to warm the hearts and
reminisce with our residents here at King’s Grant. The program will be a salute to the military.
It will be held on Wednesday, November 12th at 2:30pm in Victory Chapel.
Monthly Birthday Party
Wednesday, November 19th from 2:30pm to 4pm. Trellis Dining Room. Theme is TBD.
In House Restaurant Luncheon for AL & HC
Friday, November 21st from 11:45am to 1pm in the Recreation Room. Baked potatoes with
beef stroganoff & green beans along with pumpkin pie and drinks.
Saturday & Sunday
Channel 970 Programs
Saturday @ 2:30pm
Every Saturday @ 10am
Theme: Family
“Leave It to Beaver”
1st— “The Rookie”
The misadventures of a
suburban boy, family and friends.
Starring: Dennis Quaid
A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his
high school team made the playoffs.
8th— “Hope Floats”
Starring: Sandra Bullock
Birdee Calvert must choose between
her morals and her heart after her hus-
SUNDAYS:
Sunday at 10am
band divorces her and a charming
young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.
15th— “Failure to Launch”
Starring: Matthew McConaughey
A thirtysomething slacker suspects his
parents of setting him up with his
dream girl so he'll finally vacate their
Bill Gaither and Friends.
home.
Different Program Every Sunday.
22nd— “Mrs. Doubtfire”
Starring: Robin Williams
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises
himself as a female housekeeper to
spend time with his children held in
Every Sunday @ 1:30pm
“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”
custody by his former wife.
The trials and adventures of a
29th—“ELF”
female doctor in a small wild west
Starring: Will Ferrell
town.
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on
the elf community due to his ungainly
size, a man raised as an elf at the North
Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his
true identity.
Prize puzzle winner from last month:
Out of all the submissions, we congratulate: Jim Fisher
Please Contact Andrea Braziel regarding your prize.
NEW NOVEMBER TRIP:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
9:30AM—5:30PM
Smith Mountain Lake
HARMEMEERS Barbershop Chorus
Lunch—Shopping—Concert
$5.00 per person + lunch & shopping on your own
Sign up and pay at the KG Receptionist Desk by Wednesday, November 5th!
VIRGINIA CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
Saturday December 6th @ 2:00pm
Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA
COST: $15.00 FOR TICKETS
PAY KG RECEPTIONIST! Only 14 tickets available
TRANSPORTATION IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO BE
SITTERS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT PAT IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPT. AT
634-1129.
THANK YOU.
Albert Einstein:
Physicist, Philosopher, Humanitarian
Taught by: Professor Don Howard, University of Notre Dame
The aim of these lectures is to understand Einstein, the whole person
and the whole thinker. Einstein the physicist cannot be understood
without understanding Einstein the philosopher and Einstein the
humanitarian.
Each Friday in the Multi-Purpose Room 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Friday November 7th
Einstein the Inventor and Musician — Einstein was an avid inventor of devices from airfoils to refrigerators. He consulted with industry about gyrocompasses and with the U.S. Navy about undersea mines. Playing the violin was another passion. Both activities shed light on his work as a theoretical physicist.
On the Road to the New Quantum Mechanics — Einstein made many contributions to the development of
quantum theory. You focus on his efforts to understand the curious way in which two identical quantum systems, such as two photons, lose their separate identities in a phenomenon called quantum entanglement.
Friday November 14th
Quantum Mechanics and Controversy— Einstein was one of the discoverers of quantum theory, but after
the mid-1920s he became its most forceful critic. You examine Einstein's objections and his confrontations
with fellow physicist Niels Bohr over what Einstein considered to be fundamental flaws in quantum mechanics.
Einstein in Princeton—The Lonely Quest — From 1933 until his death in 1955, Einstein lived in Princeton as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study. His research focused on the lonely and ultimately fruitless quest for a unified field theory that would unite electromagnetism and gravitation.
Friday November 21st
Is Quantum Mechanics Complete? — In 1935, Einstein and two collaborators, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen, published what has since become the most frequently cited paper in the history of physics. You
explore this celebrated thought experiment, known as the EPR paradox, in nontechnical terms.
The Expanding Universe — Einstein's general theory of relativity is the theoretical framework for all contemporary work in cosmology. Black holes, the big bang, an expanding universe—all are implicit in the
equations of general relativity. Ironically, Einstein at first mistrusted some of the most dramatic predictions
of his own theory.
Friday November 28th
Einstein and the Bomb—Science Politicized — In 1939, Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt
that launched the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb. Scientists had long advised governments,
but this effort represented a fundamental shift in the relationship between science and the state.
From the Manhattan Project to the Cold War— Einstein came to regret his role in the development of
atomic weapons and spent the last decade of his life trying to rein in the ensuing arms race. One of his last
public acts, the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, was arguably the first step toward international cooperation in
arms limitation.
Special Movie will be viewers choice, voted on by the residents.
1. “The Help” starring Emma Stone
350 King’s Way
Road
Martinsville, VA
24112
Phone:
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids' point of
view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they
go through on a daily basis.
2. “Water for Elephants” starring Reese Witherspoon &
Robert Pattinson
A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed
and joins a traveling circus as their vet.
276-634-1000
Wednesday
November 26th, 2014
ARTICLES:
To contribute to the
Town Crier, please
submit information
by the 20th of each
month to:
2:30pm
MULTI-PURPOSE RM
Popcorn & Refreshments will be served.
Andrea Braziel
Events Director
[email protected]
276-634-1135
November 24th, 2014 11:45 AM PRIVATE DINING RM
SIGN UP ON BULLETIN BOARD & BUY A MEAL TICKET AT THE
RECEPTION DESK IF NEEDED.
Book available at the KG Receptionist Desk
Cody St. John
Events Assistant
[email protected]
276-634-1280
Leslie Williams
Events Assistant
[email protected]
276-634-1133
Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer
long, well into September. Often people's lives reflect the
weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story.
Once again Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the
heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments,
and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned.
There we meet three generations of women buried in secrets. The determined matriarch, Maisie Pringle, at eighty,
is a force to be reckoned with because she will have the
final word on everything, especially when she's dead wrong. Her daughter,
Liz, is caught up in the classic maelstrom of being middle-age and in an
emotionally demanding career that will eventually open all their eyes to a
terrible truth. And Liz's beautiful twenty-something daughter, Ashley, whose
dreamy ambitions of her unlikely future keeps them all at odds.