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American House Charlevoix

August 2016Your Friendly StaffExecutive Director Brenda KellerOffice Support Sue GossCulinary Director Patsy VeenstraHousekeeping Supervisor Barb KenwabikiseMaintenance Supervisor Ted McGlinchWeekend Office Support Cynthia Cebulski

Gail DalpraStylist Gwen Anderson

Important NumbersOffice (231) 547-2599Vital Care (800) 342-7711Salon (231) 675-0791

Office HoursMonday through Friday

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday

10 a.m to 2 p.m.

email: [email protected]

CAR SHOW SATURDAY, AUGUST 20thFrom 11:00 am -2:00 pm

Cruise into American House Charlevoix for our 3rdannual car show! Registration starts at 11:00 am. Hotdogs, chips and beverages will be served. There willbe 50/50 raffle tickets and a bake sale. All proceedsfrom this event will go to the Charlevoix Meals onWheels program. Live entertainment by Night-Blend.Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show and SeniorsChoice Award!

WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAR?Answer: Designed, built and patented by Karl Benz

in 1886, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen is universallyrecognized as the first internal combustionautomobile. In 1926, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimlerwould join forces and companies, creatingDaimler-Benz, later Mercedes-Benz.

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Information

Happy

Birthday5th..........Nellie W6th...........Anna K16th......Delores N19th.......A. Ray R

SpiritualCorner

3rd Communion7th Sunday Service10th Communion14th Sunday Service16th Communion17th Communion21st Sunday Service24th Communion28th Sunday Service31st Communion

Tongue-TyingTrio

Knapsack strapsnap.Green Greekgrapes.The skunk saton a stump andthunk the stumpstunk, but thestump thunk theskunk stunk.

Welc meNew Residents

Nellie W.Betty A.

Health

3rd Pedicures by Vicki9th Free Blood Pressure Clinic16th Hearing Clinic by Audicare24th Pedicures by Vicki

ENTERTAINMENT CORNER7th Mennonite Church Choir9th Roger’s Keyboard Oldies10th Owen James17th Ukulele Band24th Tag-A-Longs

About

Out &

2nd Open Transportation3rd Walmart Shopping Trip9th Open Transportation10th Pizza Hut Luncheon12th Friday Fish Fry16th Open Transportation17th Petoskey Trip23rd Open Transportation24th Odawa Casino Trip30th Open Transportation31st Country Ride11th R.O.M.E.O. Luncheon

FRIENDLY REMINDERSHOUSEKEEPINGPlease mark all yourclothing and linenswith your apartmentnumber.DIETARYPlease inform the dietary stafftwo hours before a meal if youare having a guest oryou prefer the alternativemeal of the day.Meal Prices per Guest$4 Breakfast$7 Dinner ($10 Holiday)$5 SupperSIGN-OUT SHEETPlease sign out uponleaving the buildingand sign in uponreturning. Thispolicy is for emergencypurposes.SCHEDULED OUTINGSPlease sign up earlyfor outings. Trips maybe cancelled if there areno advanced sign-ups.MAINTENANCEPlease report all maintenancerequests to the front office.Please do not install your owncurtain rods or shelving.Our maintenance departmentwill install these items at noadditional charge.Thank you!PENDANTSPlease remember thatPendants are for emergencyuse only. If you use them fornon-emergency services,you may incur a fee.

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Preventing Heat StrokeSummer’s warm weather makes it the ideal season for outdoor sports and

activities. However, it is important to take precautions against overheating,which could lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Following are some tips tohelp you stay safe this summer.

Drink water. Becoming dehydrated is the biggest danger of heat stroke. Drinkplenty of liquids throughout the day to stay hydrated and allow your body toregulate its temperature.

Wear light colors. Light-colored clothing absorbs less heat from the sun, andtherefore can keep you much cooler than wearing dark shirts or pants.

Look for signals. Pay attention to how you’re feeling. If you begin to feel dizzyor nauseated, find shade or go indoors to cool off. Once you’re in a coolerenvironment, sit down and drink cool water. Headaches, nausea and fatigue areall symptoms of heat exhaustion, which is a precursor to heat stroke.

What’s CookingSummer has arrived! Residents

decorated cupcakes with teddygrahams and rainbow striped candyto create a “Day at the Beach”cupcake!

We had a great time decoratingthese cupcakes with Barb!

Wit & Wisdom

“The sky is the dailybread of the eyes.”

—Ralph WaldoEmerson

“Together we canface any challenges

as deep as the oceanand as highas the sky.”

—Sonia Gandhi

“More varied thanany landscape wasthe landscape in thesky, with islands of

gold and silver,peninsulas of apricotand rose against a

background of manyshades of turquoise

and azure.”—Cecil Beaton

“The sky broke likean egg into full

sunset and the watercaught fire.”

—Pamela HansfordJohnson

“The artist is areceptacle for

emotions that comefrom all over the

place: from the sky,from the Earth, from

a scrap of paper,from a passingshape, from aspider’s web.”

—Pablo Picasso

Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

August 2016Charlevoix

OutingsEntertainment

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

18:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Beauty Shop Open9:15 Monday Morning Chuckles

10:30 Strength Training11:00 - 12:00 Country Store Open

1:30 Knitting Group2:30 Wii Bowling

28:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 - 2:00 pm Open

Transportation9:00 Beauty Shop Open

10:15 Bible Study10:30 Strength Training11:00 Choir Practice1:00 Hand Massages W/ Alyssa2:00 Resident Meeting

38:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Pedicures with Vickie9:30 One on Ones

10:30 Strength Training11:30 Scripture & Communion

1:30 Bridge Group2:00 Walmart Shopping Trip2:30 Bingo5:00 Entertainment by Owen James

48:30 Coffee & Conversation

10:30 Strength Training1:00 Manicures3:00 Ice Cream Social4:00 Judge & Jury

Happy Birthday Nellie W. 58:30 Coffee & Conversation

10:30 Yoga11:00 Short Stories W/ Nancy1:30 Bridge Group2:00 Black Jack3:00 Social Hour

Happy Birthday Anna K. 610:30 Beach Ball Exercise12:30 Brain Teasers

1:30 Bingo3:00 Popcorn & Movie

710:30 Strength Training12:00 Mennonite Church Choir12:30 Trivia1:30 Gardening3:30 Sunday Service




98:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 - 2:00 pm Open Transportation9:00 Beauty Shop Open

10:00 Bible Stories10:30 Strength Training11:00 Choir Practice12:00 Roger’s Keyboard Oldies1:00 Wellness Clinic/ Free Blood Pressure Clinic1:30 Card Games with Emily2:30 Chicken Foot (Dominoes Game)


10:30 Strength Training11:30 Scripture & Communion12:00 Pizza Hut Luncheon

1:30 Bridge Group2:30 Bingo


10:30 Strength Training12:00 R.O.M.E.O. Luncheon

1:00 Manicures3:00 Ice Cream Social4:00 Judge & Jury

128:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Clinical W/ NP Kate McCaffery

10:30 Yoga11:00 Short Stories W/ Nancy

1:30 Bridge Group3:00 Social Hour4:00 Friday Fish Fry

1310:30 Beach Ball Exercise12:30 Brain Teasers


1410:30 Strength Training12:30 Trivia1:30 Gardening3:30 Sunday Service




Happy Birthday Delores N. 168:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Beauty Shop Open9:00 - 2:00 pm Open Transportation

10:00 Bible Stories10:30 Strength Training11:00 Choir Practice1:00 Wellness Hearing Clinic with Audicare1:30 Card Games with Emily2:00 What’s Cooking w/ Barb4:00 Communion-Community Reformed



1:30 Bridge Group2:00 Petoskey Shopping Trip2:30 Bingo5:30 Entertainment by “Charlevoix

Ukulele Band”



Happy Birthday A. Ray R. 198:30 Coffee & Conversation

10:30 Yoga11:00 Short Stories W/ Nancy1:30 Bridge Group2:00 Black Jack3:00 Social Hour

2010:30 Beach Ball Exercise11:00 -2:00 pm Classic Car Show12:30 Brain Teasers






238:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Beauty Shop Open9:00 - 2:00 pm Open

Transportation10:00 Bible Stories10:30 Strength Training11:00 Choir Practice1:30 Card Games with Emily3:00 iPad Games


10:30 Strength Training11:30 Scripture & Communion1:30 Odawa Casino Trip1:30 Bridge Group2:30 Bingo7:00 Entertainment by “Tag-A-Longs”




10:30 Yoga11:00 Short Stories W/ Nancy1:30 Bridge Group3:00 Social Hour

2710:30 Beach Ball Exercise12:30 Brain Teasers






308:30 Coffee & Conversation9:00 Beauty Shop Open9:00 - 2:00 pm Open

Transportation10:30 Strength Training11:00 Choir Practice

1:30 Card Games with Emily2:00 What’s Cooking w/ Barb



1:30 Bridge Group2:00 Country Ride2:30 Bingo

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Talk About It

Let theGames BeginThis month, much

of the world will bewatching as athletesgo for the gold atthe 2016 SummerOlympics. Use thefollowing questionsto discuss theinternationalsporting event.

What are yourfavorite sports towatch during theSummer Games?

More than200 nationsparticipate. Doyou cheer for theU.S. or anotherfavorite country?

Who are yourall-time favoriteOlympic athletes?Why do you admirethem? What do youremember aboutthem duringcompetition?

Have you oranyone you’veknown trained foror competed inthe Olympics?

The U.S. hashosted the Olympicseight times. Did youever attend thegames when theywere here?

Interesting Apple FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.I hope you find the following apple

information interesting andinformative.

• Eating an apple can brightenyour smile.

• Apples are a source ofantioxidants, which can fightcancer. Researchers believethat eating apples on a regularbasis may limit the developmentof Alzheimer’s disease andParkinson’s disease.

• One apple has only 50 calories,2 grams of fiber and no fat.

• The apple blossom is the stateflower of Michigan andArkansas.

• Apples can be kept for up totwo weeks in a refrigerator(outside of any packaging).

• The state of Michigan growsmore than 20 different kinds ofapples. Last year, Michiganfarmers sold more than 20million bushels of apples. Hereare a few: Paula Red,McIntosh, Jonathan, Empire,Idared, Rome and Honeycrisp.

Fresh apples are available at allAmerican House locations.

Exercise Class Daily at 10:30 am

No Excuse Not to ExerciseAmerican House offers a wide variety of exercise programs. Join us Monday-

Sunday at 10:30 am to take advantage of these great programs!Some seniors may think that staying sedentary conserves their energy and

keeps them safe, but nothing could be further from the truth. Research showsthat inactivity contributes to chronic health problems, and keeping musclestoned can help prevent falls. Other seniors may worry that they’re too old tostart exercising, but better fitness can begin at any age. Walking and other lightactivities can deliver big benefits. Diminished mobility is no reason to shunexercise, either. Many exercises, such as lifting light weights and stretching, canbe performed in a chair or bed. Check with your doctor before starting anexercise program.

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Summer Fun atAmerican House

The patio is always a great place togather! Parties on the patio, bonfireson a warm summer evening or just togather for lemonade and laughterwith friends.

Car ShowCar Show

The First AmericanAutomobile Race

At 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 28, 1895, six“motocycles” left Chicago’s JacksonPark for a 54-mile race to Evanston,Ill., and back through the snow. No. 5,piloted by inventor J. Frank Duryea,won the race in just over 10 hours atan average speed of 7.3 miles perhour. He earned $2,000, while theenthusiast who named the horselessvehicles “motocycles” won $500.

Only two years earlier, Duryea andhis brother Charles had built whatthey claimed to be the first Americangasoline-powered automobile. Yet, asif by spontaneous combustion, morethan 70 entries were filed for the“Times-Herald” race, a response sooverwhelming that PresidentCleveland asked the War Departmentto oversee the event.

Of course, history shows severalAmerican forerunners to the Duryeas’winning vehicle. As early as 1826, forexample, Samuel Morey filed a patent,bearing the signatures of John QuincyAdams and Henry Clay, for aninternal-combustion engine.

Remember Me?

Much like itsscenic beaches andhula dancers, DonHo was an iconicsymbol of Hawaii.Here are a few highnotes in the life of theisland singer.

He was bornAug. 13, 1930,in Honolulu.

In 1960, he tookover his family’slounge, namedHoney’s, where heformed a band andbegan performing.

Tourists enjoyedhis baritone voice,easygoing style andrepertoire of songs,jokes and stories ofHawaiian culture.

After recordingseveral albums,Ho’s biggest hitcame in 1966 withthe breezy ballad“Tiny Bubbles,”which became histrademark song.

His other popularstandards included“Pearly Shells” and“I’ll Remember You.”

The entertainerearned the nickname“the ambassador ofaloha” and was aregular guest onTV variety shows.

August 2016

American House615 Petoskey Ave.Charlevoix, MI 49720

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