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26600 Ann Arbor Trail | Dearborn Heights | Michigan | 48127

American House Dearborn Heights

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September 2016Your Friendly American HouseStaff at Dearborn Heights

Dawn Steckroth Executive DirectorMichelle Green Assistant DirectorElizabeth Hatfield Life Enrichment Dir.Daryl Rogalski MaintenanceLinda Kaminski Culinary SupervisorLinda Marasheski Housekeeping Supervisor

Important Phone NumbersAmerican House Office 313-278-6430Medical Team 313-277-5140Medical Team Night 734-489-5350Med Team Rehab 313-598-4644Smart Bus Connector 866-962-5515Detroit Free Press 313-222-6400Kathy and Company Salon cell 313-460-3234

home 313-291-9136Renee Stokes (Transportation) 248-880-9130

Grandparents Day Celebration!We would like to wish all the grandparents

in our community a Happy Grandparents Day,which is the first Sunday after Labor Day!Grandparents make a real difference in thelives of their grandchildren. We salute yourcontributions to family and the community.Please join us in celebrating Grandparents Daywith our carnival-themed outdoor celebrationwith a full picnic lunch and a lot of fun onSunday, Sept. 11th, from noon to 2 p.m. Welook forward to seeing you here! Please RSVPto the front office.

American House Choir!It’s again starting to be that time to get our voices

in tune and recruit new members with musical talentand the desire to sing. The American House Choir willstart back up in the month of September with thedate and time of rehearsals still to be determined. Soif you would like to be a choir member, please seeElizabeth and she will get your name on the list.Believe me ... since the choir has formed, it has beena very rewarding experience in many ways.

Trip to the Detroit Zoo!We will be taking an adventure to the Detroit Zoo

for the Senior Day on Wednesday, September 7th.The admission is free for the Senior and Caregiver, sothose that have wheelchairs or walkers that may needextra help getting around will need someone withthem. You may be able to ride on the bus but somemay need to drive if there is an overflow. You will beresponsible for your own lunch that day. We will alsoplan on leaving at 9am to head to the zoo.

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2016 AH OlympicsLost Keys by Jan C.

“Oh, where are they?” Joannawailed. They referred to her keys: thekeys to her apartment, her car, thelibrary, where she worked part-time,and Gail’s apartment in Carver City. Thenext town to the west of Des Plat homeof the Minnesota Bengals football team.

“Why don’t I call Gail?” she thought,hopefully. She rummaged in her purse,feeling for her smart phone. Oh, no! Herbattery showed one percent.

“You’re so stupid. Those darn wordgames eat up the juice. Too bad I’maddicted to them.”

Deciding that the best course ofaction would be to enter Meadow LarkApartments, a charming three storyVictorian Painted Lady, in shades ofivory and green to ring Mr. Juniper’sbell. Worse case, she could ring MissPalmer, her floor mate to see if shecould borrow her landline to call Gail.

Inside the foyer, which was tastefullydecorated in apple green, rose, andivory to match the exterior, with a roundAubusson carpet on the dark hardwoodfloor, she took note of the sign taped toMr. Juniper’s bell. Landlord out until5:00. Joanna’s pink watch read 3:05.

She rang Miss Parkers’ bell and gavethe elderly lady ample time to answer,before trying again.

“No luck,” she thought gloomily.“Miss Parker must be out with herniece, Molly, running errands.”

Outside again, she sat on thecushioned porch swing and in herfrustration, she dumped the contents ofher purse on the porch swing. At thispoint she was still unwilling to admitfailure. She enumerated the items thathad been in her Jimmy Choo bag: MAC

lipstick, mascara, makeupremover pads, mirror and walletcontaining her id. No key fob.

She could hear plaintivemeowing coming from the thirdfloor. She stepped off of the rosepainted porch. There wasManzie, her brown and tawnyMaine coon cat, who weighed awhopping 20 pounds.

“Manzie, Mama will be in tofeed you, as soon as she findsher keys,” she told the cat.

She returned to the porch andlooked through the Mata HariLingerie shopping bag: silk,pajamas, bras, and pantie. Thenshe looked into the bagcontaining the book she boughtat Ye Olde Booke Shoppe andeye-shadow and eyeliner, shebought at Pretty Girl Cosmeticsand skin care. No Keys.

Big tears rolled down hercheeks leaving black mascaratracks. She fumbled in her pursefor the makeup remover pads butthey evaded her. This made hercry all the harder.

Tom had been walking allafternoon under the sky the colorof a cerulean blue sea. Theambient light came from theantique golden warmth of theautumnal sun. He enteredMeadow Lark Lane and heardheartbreaking sobs. He hadto stop.

“Hey, it can’t be that bad,” akind, masculine voice said.Joanna looked up and tried toblink an eyelash out of her eye tosee who the owner of thatvoice was.

(Continuation in Oct. patriot)

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American House Transportation ServiceWe have an eight-passenger van, which includes a

wheelchair lift capable of lifting up to 300 pounds.The wheelchair cannot exceed 30 inches in width andthe van cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs.

Scheduled appointments need to be within10 miles of our building; medical appointments takepriority. To schedule an appointment, please callRenee Stokes at (248) 880-9130. Please allow48-72 hours notice. Please remember our normalscheduled days are Mondays and Tuesdays.

Happy

BirthdayResident Birthdays!

9/1 Wava H.9/2 Joan Lee M.9/3 Ronald A.9/5 Mary S.9/13 Leonard B.9/14 Zona C.9/18 Catherine R.9/22 Patricia S.9/23 Janet C.9/28 Marcy T.

Everyone at American Housewould like to extend birthdaygreetings to you on yourspecial day.

Welc meNew Residents

Let’s welcome the new residentsto our American House family. It onlytakes a few minutes of our time tointroduce ourselves and spread alittle sunshine!

So, go ahead...introduce yourself,smile, talk and make a new friend.“Practice random acts of kindness.”

Paul G.Jeanette & Robert S.Marleen & Richard T

Wit & Wisdom

“Education is the keyto unlock the golden

door of freedom.”—George

Washington Carver

“I believe thateducation, therefore,is a process of livingand not a preparation

for future living.”—John Dewey

“An investment inknowledge pays the

best interest.”—American proverb

“Develop a passionfor learning. If youdo, you will nevercease to grow.”

—Anthony J.D’Angelo

“All I want is aneducation, and I am

afraid of no one.”—Malala Yousafzai

“The mind is not avessel that needs

filling, but wood thatneeds igniting.”

—Plutarch

“Education is themovement from

darkness to light.”—Allan Bloom

Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

September 2016Dearborn Heights

EntertainmentOutingLobbyDining RoomGame Room

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19:30 Musical Hot Potato

10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:30 Unscramble

1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Blackjack2:30 Fur Angels Pet Therapy3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce3:30 Patio Social

210:00 Garden Club with Geri10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US History

1:30 Creative Crafts1:30 Bean Bag Toss2:30 Entertainment with Dennis Cox3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

310:30 Volleyball with Mary11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

411:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Trivial Pursuit

510:30 Patriotic Movie

2:30 Music with Kenny Lang3:30 Patriotic Trivia with Robin

69:15 Shopping at Walmart

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressures1:30 What’s The Difference1:30 Garden Club2:30 Wii Bowling3:30 Belgian Waffle Social4:00 Classic Words6:15 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

79:00 Departure for Detroit Zoo

10:00 Catholic Mass with Father Bucon10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Biography of Grandma Moses2:00 Bingo3:00 Bible Study with Evelyn6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night



1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Blackjack3:00 Wellness Bingo with the

Med Team4:00 Spelling Bee


1:30 Creative Crafts1:30 Bean Bag Toss2:30 Belgian Waffles and

Entertainment with Bobby T3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club



1111:00 Catholic Service12:00 Grandparents Day

Celebration BBQ1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion


129:30 Mind Joggers

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics11:30 Resident Council Meeting12:45 Departure for Choir Rehearsal at Southgate

1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Bingo3:00 Rosary with Mary Lou3:30 Patriotic Spelling Bee6:30 Pinochle Club

139:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:00 Music with Bobby G11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressures1:30 Discussion of James Madison1:30 Garden Club2:30 Patriotic Bingo Bash6:30 The Knit Wit Club

149:30 Person, Place or Thing

10:15 Creative Expressions10:30 Detroit Historical Museum Tour,

Lunch and Movie11:15 Jumbline1:30 Travel to Mount Rushmore2:00 Bingo6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night


10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:30 Unscramble1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Biography of Abraham Lincoln2:30 Patriotic Tea Time with

Veronica3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce

1610:00 Garden Club with Geri10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US History of the White House

1:30 Creative Crafts1:30 Bean Bag Toss2:30 Birthday Party with Joe Moore3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

1710:30 Tai Chi With Andrea10:30 Volleyball with Mary11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles


1810:30 Catholic Mass at St.

Sabina with Renne1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion


199:15 Shopping at Meijer

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Bingo3:00 Rosary with Mary Lou6:30 Pinochle Club

209:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressures1:30 What’s The Difference1:30 Garden Club2:30 Wii Bowling3:30 Patio Social3:30 Brainstorming Social4:00 Classic Words6:30 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

219:30 Person, Place or Thing

10:15 Creative Expressions10:30 Lutheran Service with Pastor

Colleen11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:00 Bingo3:00 Bible Study with Chaplain Eric6:30 Movie Night6:30 Monopoly



1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Blackjack3:30 Ice Cream Cone Social

2310:00 Garden Club with Geri10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab10:30 Departure for Genitti’s Dinner

Theatre11:15 US History

1:30 Bean Bag Toss2:30 Entertainment3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club



2511:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion


2610:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics12:45 Departure for Choir Rehearsal

at Livonia1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Creative Expressions2:00 Bingo3:00 Rosary with Mary Lou6:30 Pinochle Club

2710:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressures1:30 Garden Club1:30 What’s The Difference2:30 Educational Presentation with Sherri2:30 Wii Bowling3:30 Patio Social4:00 Spelling Bee with Dolores6:30 The Knit Wit Club

289:15 Greektown Casino9:30 Person, Place or Thing

10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:00 Bingo6:30 Movie Night6:30 Monopoly


10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Kitchen Gang11:30 Unscramble1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Blackjack3:30 Patio Social


1:30 Bean Bag Toss1:30 Creative Crafts2:30 Entertainment with Sheila Lowe

Burke3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

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F.Y.I.

Sign-OutSheets!

Please rememberto use the sign-outsheet when taking aloved one from thebuilding. The sign-outsheet is located inthe front hall, underthe activity board. Inthe event of anemergency, we needto know whichresidents are out ofthe building. Thankyou for yourcooperation.

MaintenanceReminders!

Please make sureyou call or stop bythe office and have arequest form filledout for any repairsthat need to be donein your apartment.

Reminders!Laura Wilkerson

FNP-BC of AdvancedMedical Housecallswill be here weekly.

Dr. Howell,podiatrist, will behere on Tuesday,Sept. 27th, at10:30 a.m.

DroughtI prayed today about the rain, that

fell from such a darkened sky.I prayed today about the rain, that

fell upon the land so dry.Was it sent to us on time! Oh, pray

it came to us on time!Will so much flora come to life,

pressing the earth toward fluid light.How long we have waited, how

long we have cried, to see ourland become hot and die.Each day is death. So hot, so dry,

could fearful times now pass usby.What will be these next long day’s

do? Rain....?Will we live, and start anew?Questions.....!I prayed today about the rain, that

fell from such a darkened sky.I prayed today about the rain. That

fell upon the land so dry.....Dedicated to the American

Farmersby Joyce M.

Interesting Corn FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Michigan farmers produce 335

million bushels of corn annually. Ihope you find the following facts oncorn interesting.

• There are 11,000 corn farmersin Michigan.

• One ear of corn has 800kernels.

• Yellow is not the only color ofcorn. It can also be green, red,white or purple.

• Corn is grown on everycontinent except Antarctica.

• Forty percent of the cornproduced is used to makeethanol.

• Corn is a major food staple forlivestock and poultry.

• Michigan is part of the CornBelt, an area of the countrywhere corn grows the best.

• Sweet corn is a great sourceof fiber, iron, thiamin andvitamin C.

ACROSS

1. Celebrities

6. Actor Garrett

10. Accounting specialists,

for short

14. Interlaced

15. Ireland, to the Irish

16. Gymnast Korbut

17. Public building

18. __ Linda, California

19. Actual

20. Picture

22. Give

24. That femme

25. Removes

26. United

29. Cruise ship

30. Traveler’s way: abbr.

31. Cars used by a

dealer, for short

33. Anatomical partitions

37. Object

39. Respond

41. Expired

42. __ T

44. Nosy person

46. Fragrant neckware

47. Narratives

49. Enthusiastic

51. Those easily victimized

54. Czech river

55. Honey factory

56. Guiding sponsorship

60. Pain

61. Splinter group

63. “Stop!” on the seas

64. Undesirable spots

65. Ending for Ann or Nan

66. French income

67. Romanian coins

68. Raise

69. German city

DOWN

1. Switch

2. Bull

3. State with conviction

4. Leased

5. Was very unfriendly

6. Misrepresent

7. Major disturbance

8. Part of a river

9. Benumb

10. Got a monopoly on

11. Skirt feature

12. Hard stone

13. Realtor’s delights

21. Rapidly growing tree

23. Spanish shouts

25. Nightclub

26. Part of a teacup

27. Chancellor __

von Bismarck

28. Requirement

29. Bank transactions

32. Level, raised areas

34. Stack

35. Ending for 7 numbers

36. Mine entrance

38. Answering machine’s

recordings

40. Amphibians

43. Den

45. Prime

48. Steamy spring

50. Uses a number 1 wood

51. Of Pius X

52. Quickly

53. Cheaply made

54. External

56. Judicial proceedings

57. Fires

58. This: Sp.

59. British submachine gun

62. Champagne season

Crossword Puzzle

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Exotic Zoo

Many questions were asked aboutthe animals, because inquiring mindswant to know.

2016 AH Olympics

September 2016

National Day of Service and Remembrance

Patriot Day

Sept. 11

A moment in our lives, forever in our hearts.

AMERICAN HOUSE DEARBORN HEIGHTS

26600 Ann Arbor Trail

Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

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