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February 2017

Better With AgeA sharper insight and perspective on life,

increased compassion for others, and theconfidence and freedom to be your true self—these are just a few of the ways that getting olderactually means getting better, according toseniors quoted by Country Living magazine.

Warm Up With Ginger TeaIf the winter weather leaves you with cold

hands and feet, try drinking a cup of ginger tea.The herb can help improve blood circulation,making your extremities feel warmer.

Tune Up Your Activities With JazzBefore you cast on for a knitting project or

take a swing at your golf putting, cue up somejazz music to accompany you. Of all the manymusical genres, jazz has been shown to be themost effective at enhancing the fine motor skillsused in activities such as golf putting, knitting,sewing and painting. Researchers say the music’scalming effect can improve performance skillsand frees the mind to focus on creativity.

February BirthdaysLois Carlson February 2ndWilliam Murphy February 2ndSherri Trussell February 9thFloydean Yeager February 12thThelma McCord February 14thBetty Rutledge February 15thAngela Dugan February 16thPeggy Laduke February 19thJeanne Pyle February 22ndMarilyn Sears February 26thLarry Mandell February 29thSally Roarty February 29thPhyllis Stene February 29th

Discovery Villages at Twin Creeks StaffKellie McKinzie Executive DirectorJennifer Holbert Sr. Life CounselorKristee Schuchart Office CoordinatorLydia Lewis Activity DirectorRaul Macias Maintenance DirectorRosa Macias HousekeepingDave Dillon Transportation

Inspirational QuotesSurrender the illusion of “having it all together.”

Allow yourself to lose face, let go, be human. Embraceyour shadows and fears; “die” while you live so you candiscover what awaits beyond.

` Dan MillmanSorrow, fear, anger, and regret live only in the past or

the future. In the present moment we find the keyto peace.

` Dan Millman

February 2017DR Dining Room SU Sign Up in Book Special EventAC Activity Center 2nd Flr 2F 2nd Floor Alcove Sign Up in BookLB Library 1st Flr Entrance 3F 3rd Floor AlcoveTH Theater 2nd Flr Outing on BusPD Private Dining Room Exercise

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19:00 DR Volleyball

10:00 AC BIBLE Book Study1:00 AC Bible Study Penningtons1:00 LB Bridge3:45 TH Yoga on the Matt4:00 AC Stitch & Chat4:00 DR Cash Bingo6:00 2F Pinochle - 2nd Flr Alcove7:00 LB Jokers

28:30 DR Lisa / Select

10:00 AC Bible Study11:00 TH Wii Bowling11:15 SU Lunch Bunch Outing

1:30 2F Bridge 2 Flr Alcove2:00 AC Artist Workshop/ Making Valentines Cards3:00 DR Dominoes / Mexican Train3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:30 2F Janie’s Memoir Writing Class5:00 AC POKER6:30 TH Pool Table-Open Play

38:00 DR Exercises

10:00 AC Making Earrings10:00 TH Wii Bowling

1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:00 AC Mindfulness Meditation4:00 DR Happy Hour W/Texas Sky

Band5:30 AC Pinochle6:15 Mc Kinney Concert

41:00 DR Cards & Games2:00 LB Jokers3:00 DR Prize Bingo

58:40 CHURCH BUS PICKUP First

Baptist Church Allen2:00 LB Jokers - Card Game

69:00 DR DANCE!9:30 TH Wii Bowling

10:00 DR Happy Hookers Knitting10:30 TH The Science of Mindfulness

1:00 DR Mahjong Tiles Game2:00 2F Pinochle3:00 3F Bridge3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:00 2F 1st Monday Literary Society4:45 AC Poker5:30 LB Shanghai

78:15 DR Exercises

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:15 DR Men’s Coffee11:00 AC Bible Study W/Penningtons1:00 DR 70 Candles / Womens

Conversation1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:30 AC Mental Aerobics- Sr. Select3:30 DR SEQUENCE Game5:30 AC Poker-Penny Ante

89:00 DR Volleyball9:00 PD Hearing Services of McKinney

10:00 AC BIBLE Book Study1:00 LB Bridge2:30 DR TOWN HALL MEETING3:45 TH Yoga on the Matt4:00 DR Cash Bingo4:00 AC Stitch & Chat6:00 2F Pinochle - 2nd Flr Alcove7:00 LB Jokers

98:30 DR Lisa / Select

10:00 AC Bible Study11:00 TH Wii Bowling11:15 SU Lunch Bunch Outing

1:30 2F Bridge 2 Flr Alcove2:00 AC Artist Workshop/ Making Valentines cards3:00 DR Dominoes / Mexican Train3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:30 2F Janie’s Memoir Writing Class5:00 AC POKER6:30 TH Pool Table-Open Play

108:00 DR Exercises

10:00 AC Making Earrings10:00 TH Wii Bowling

1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:00 AC Mindfulness Meditation4:00 DR Happy Hour W/Sliding

Around5:30 AC Pinochle

111:00 DR Cards & Games2:00 LB Jokers3:00 DR Prize Bingo

128:40 CHURCH BUS PICKUP First

Baptist Church Allen2:00 LB Jokers - Card Game

139:00 DR DANCE!9:30 TH Wii Bowling

10:00 DR Happy Hookers Knitting10:30 TH The Science of Mindfulness

1:00 DR Mahjong Tiles Game2:00 2F Pinochle3:00 3F Bridge3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:45 AC Poker5:30 LB Shanghai

148:15 DR Exercises

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:15 DR Men’s Coffee10:45 SU St. Jude’s Lunch11:00 AC Bible Study W/Penningtons12:00 DR Valentine’s Day Party W/ Richard Berry

1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:30 AC Mental Aerobics- Sr. Select3:30 DR SEQUENCE Game5:30 AC Poker-Penny Ante

158:15 SU Winstar Casino9:00 DR Volleyball

10:00 3F Treasures Open10:00 AC BIBLE Book Study

1:00 LB Bridge3:45 TH Yoga on the Matt4:00 DR Cash Bingo4:00 AC Stitch & Chat6:00 2F Pinochle - 2nd Flr Alcove7:00 LB Jokers

168:30 DR Lisa / Select

10:00 AC Bible Study11:00 TH Wii Bowling11:15 SU Lunch Bunch Outing

1:30 2F Bridge 2 Flr Alcove2:00 AC Artist Workshop/ Mardi Gras Masks3:00 DR Dominoes / Mexican Train3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:30 2F Janie’s Memoir Writing Class5:00 AC POKER6:30 TH Pool Table-Open Play

178:00 DR Exercises

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:30 SU Bureau of Engraving and

Printing1:00 TH Afternoon Movie4:00 DR Happy Hour5:30 AC Pinochle

181:00 DR Cards & Games2:00 LB Jokers3:00 DR Prize Bingo

198:40 CHURCH BUS PICKUP First

Baptist Church Allen2:00 LB Jokers - Card Game

Presidents Day 209:00 DR DANCE!9:30 TH Wii Bowling

10:00 DR Happy Hookers Knitting10:30 TH The Science of Mindfulness

1:00 DR Mahjong Tiles Game2:00 2F Pinochle3:00 3F Bridge3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:45 AC Poker5:30 LB Shanghai

218:15 DR Exercises9:15 SU Mens Out to Brkfst

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:15 DR Men’s Coffee11:00 AC Bible Study W/Penningtons

1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:30 AC Mental Aerobics- Sr. Select3:30 DR SEQUENCE Game5:30 AC Poker-Penny Ante

229:00 DR Volleyball

10:00 AC BIBLE Book Study1:00 LB Bridge2:00 PD CAREGIVERS Resource Talk3:45 TH Yoga on the Matt4:00 DR Cash Bingo4:00 AC Stitch & Chat6:00 2F Pinochle - 2nd Flr Alcove7:00 LB Jokers

238:30 DR Lisa / Select

10:00 AC Bible Study11:00 TH Wii Bowling11:15 SU Lunch Bunch Outing

1:30 2F Bridge 2 Flr Alcove2:00 AC Artist Workshop/Mardi Gras Masks3:00 DR Dominoes / Mexican Train3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:30 2F Janie’s Memoir Writing Class5:00 AC POKER6:30 TH Pool Table-Open Play

248:00 DR Exercises

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:00 AC Making Earrings1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:00 AC Mindfulness Meditation4:00 DR Happy Hour5:30 AC Pinochle

251:00 DR Cards & Games1:30 SU Theater Britain2:00 LB Jokers3:00 DR Prize Bingo

268:40 CHURCH BUS PICKUP First

Baptist Church Allen2:00 LB Jokers - Card Game4:00 DR Hymn Sing

279:00 DR DANCE!9:30 TH Wii Bowling

10:00 DR Happy Hookers Knitting10:30 TH The Science of Mindfulness

1:00 TH WESTERN Movie Special1:00 DR Mahjong Tiles Game2:00 2F Pinochle3:00 3F Bridge3:45 AC Gentle Chair Yoga4:45 AC Poker5:30 LB Shanghai

288:15 DR Exercises

10:00 TH Wii Bowling10:15 DR Men’s Coffee11:00 AC Bible Study W/Penningtons

1:00 TH Afternoon Movie2:30 AC Mental Aerobics- Sr. Select3:30 DR Mardi Gras Birthday Party w/ Paul

Anderson3:30 DR SEQUENCE Game5:30 AC Poker-Penny Ante

Lois O’Brien

Resident Spotlight

Lois was born and raised in New Jersey. She had three sisters. Whenthey were old enough they worked at their father’s hardware store.While still in high school she had a crush on a boy who laterbecame her husband. They both joined the Service during WorldWar II. Lois became a typist in the Air Force. After Lois got out ofthe Air Force, she had two sons. She did not have to work, butenjoyed getting out of the house. She got a job working for the NewJersey Unemployment Compensation Commission. Lois loves toknit and crochet. She knits hats for premature babies at thehospital. Often you can see her with her dog, “Susie” walkingaround what she calls, “the big house”. You will know Lois whenyou see her. She greets everyone with a contagious smile. Her dogSusie is happily wagging her tail wanting to meet people. They are asweet addition to our family of neighbors here at Discovery Village.

1789: George Washington is

unanimously elected the first

president of the United States.

1909: The NAACP, the nation’s

oldest and largest civil rights

organization, is founded in

New York City.

1910: With the motto “Be

Prepared,” the Boy Scouts of

America is incorporated.

1925: A heroic five-day dog sled

relay across Alaska saves the

population of Nome from a deadly

diphtheria outbreak.

1933: The first issue of Newsweek

magazine is published.

1941: Providing a home away

from home for U.S. military

personnel, the United Service

Organizations is chartered. The USO

tradition of entertaining troops

continues today.

1959: NASCAR’s first Daytona 500

race is run at the new Daytona

International Speedway

in Florida.

1962: First lady Jacqueline Kennedy

hosts a televised tour of the recently

renovated White House.

1982: The comedy talk show

“Late Night With David Letterman”

premieres.

1995: In the driver’s seat of the

Discovery, astronaut Eileen Collins

becomes the first female pilot of a

space shuttle mission.

2000: The last original “Peanuts”

comic strip appears in newspapers

nationwide.

2005: At the Grammy Awards,

singer Ray Charles wins eight

posthumous awards for his final

album, “Genius Loves Company.”

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