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October 2016A Note From Your CoordinatorHappy October, folks!Happy Fall! Congratulations on making it

through the summer. Good thing we havesome cool residents here because thissummer was a scorcher! As we welcome inthe changing of seasons, take a step back andreally appreciate the colors that we see towardthe end of the month of October. Be sure tosign up for bus trips early and often and makesure you take a good look at our calendar andcircle anything that interests you.

September was busy of course. We got towelcome football back into our living rooms.We also got to celebrate our annualGrandparents Day Celebration, and as always,it did not disappoint. Thank you to all yougrandparents out there, and we hope you hadas good of a time as our staff did. Septemberwas good to us as we had some greatentertainers by the likes of Fred Walker, SteveTroyer and even a storm chaser presentation.Bus trips included the Sparta Farmers Market,Pronto Pups in Grand Haven, and a lunch atthe Circle Inn by Gun Lake.

Looking to the month of October, we haveplenty of activities for you all to do and to keepyou busy. A few things that jump out on theschedule are the color ride-outs, Robinettes,Post Family Farm, and our annual Trickor Treaters!

Enjoy the first month of fall and all that wehave to offer here at Allen Springs!

God Bless, Cory B.

StaffDarren Tigelaar AdministratorCory Baar Life Enrichment CoordinatorMary Van Oeveron Admissions AssistantRick Deemter Maintenance SupervisorSteven Faulk ChaplainLouAnn Kloostra Housekeeping SupervisorShari Jackson Culinary SupervisorJennifer McClellan Cottages

Important Phone NumbersJenison Main Office (616) 457-9815Cory Baar (616) 284-4498Mary Van Oeveren (616) 284-4497Lodge Kitchen (616) 284-4495Maplewood Manor (Maint. Emergency) (616) 457-3576Jennifer McCleland (616) 450-7408

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Seasonal Section

5 Things About:Favorite

Fall Foods• Pumpkins were

once believed tohelp eliminatefreckles.

• Bobbing forapples got itsstart as acourting game inEngland.

• The world’sheaviest squashwas grown inCanada in 2011and weighed1,486 pounds.

• GeorgeWashingtonCarver usedsweet potatoesto develop morethan 100products,including gluefor postagestamps.

• In Latin,pomegranatemeans “applewith manyseeds.”

Items of Interest• Guardian Medical Monitoring

Guardian’s personal emergencyresponse system is a medical alarm thatcan preserve the independence ofseniors while offering immediateresponse in the first critical moments ofan emergency with a hands-free,two-way connection.

Call Guardian Medical Monitoringat 1-888-349-2400.

• If anyone needs a ride on theAmerican House/Allen SpringsJenison Campus, Chuck Morrisfrom Cottage 957 is willing to pickyou up in his golf cart andtransport you. You can reach himat (616) 667-1149.

• If you would like any additionaltransportation options other thanGeorgetown Transportation, youmay see either Jennifer or Cory fora list of other options. Theseoptions tend to be a bit more costefficient.

• For all residents interested, theJenison Early Childhood Centerwill be bringing hundreds of youngkids dressed in costumes onMonday, Oct. 31, to the Lodge. Besure to stock up on your candysupply, as they will be walking upand down the halls yelling “Trick orTreat.” If Cottage residents wouldlike to partake, you are more thanwelcome to sit in the dining roomat a table for the kids to pass by. : )

Lodge BirthdaysJune V. Oct. 1Vernetta V. Oct. 2Rose W. Oct. 5Emmet H. Oct. 9Arlene V. Oct. 9Lois D. Oct. 18

Cottage BirthdaysD. Warner P. Oct. 6Vern P. Oct. 11Warren VT. Oct. 15Loren R. Oct. 20Herman P. Oct. 29Helen L. Oct. 31

Craft ShowThe Lodge will be hosting a

craft show on Saturday, Oct. 29,from 9 a.m. to about 1 p.m.There will be numerous craftvendors with tables set up foryou to purchase their homemadecrafts all around the Lodgebuilding. Be sure to tell yourfriends and families!

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Chaplain’s CornerPlaying to Your Strengths, Part 3

A spiritual gift is, “A God-givenability that enables the Christian tofunction in God’s family with ease,efficiency and a sense ofaccomplishment.”

What are the Benefits of SpiritualGifts? I DARE you to find out!

DirectionMost people can’t tell you what

God has called them to do in theirlife. Once you get a clear vision,though, of who God made you tobe, you’ll have a clearerunderstanding of what He’s calledyou to do.

AccomplishmentTry doing this—write your name

on a piece of paper. Now switch thepen to your other hand. If you don’tfigure out your spiritual gifts, youwill spend your entire life writingwith the wrong hand.

ResourcesWhen you’re using your gifts, you

are a resource God can use tochange the world. John Maxwell likesto say: “Without God, you cannot.But without you, God will not.”

You matter! You matter to God!You matter to those around you!Unless you’re using your spiritualgifts, we’re not at full strength.

EncouragementWhen you know what they are,

you’re not bothered by what they arenot. You have freedom to be yourself.

The greatest way you can helpyourself, and people around you, is tosimply be what God created you tobe.

Edited by Steven Faulk andadapted from Ray Johnson, HQ: TheHope Quotient, Measure it. Raise it.You’ll Never Be The Same, 2014.

Wedding Trivia

Can you guess whothe bride or groom

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Last month’sanswers (top to

bottom):Howard N.Phyllis K.Gesena S.

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October 2016Jension - Independent Living

Bus OutingEntertainmentLodge Dining RoomLodge Activity Room

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

112:00 Noon Meal

1:00 Wii Bowling3:00 Coffee Hour6:00 Games

212:00 Noon Meal

3:00 Church Service

Cory Off 39:00 Men’s Group

12:00 Noon Meal3:00 Coffee Hour3:00 Tammy Sullivan Guest

Speaker: Organization7:00 Pinochle

410:00 Bingo12:00 Noon Meal

1:00 Euchre2:00 Meijer3:00 Coffee Hour5:00 Movie7:00 Games

59:30 Post Family Farm Donuts

& Coffee12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Cribbage2:00 Robinette’s Apple Haus3:00 Coffee Hour7:00 Games

612:00 Noon Meal

1:00 Wii Bowling1:30 Gilda’s Club of Grand

Rapids3:00 Coffee Hour3:30 One-on-One Session7:00 Cribbage

Steven Off 712:00 Noon Meal2:00 Manicures3:00 Coffee Hour4:00 Movie “The Natural”6:30 Games

812:00 Noon Meal


912:00 Noon Meal

3:00 Church Service

Columbus Day 109:00 Men’s Group9:30 Exercise

12:00 Noon Meal3:00 Coffee Hour7:00 Pinochle


1:00 Euchre2:00 Crane’s Orchard3:00 Coffee Hour5:00 Movie7:00 Games

129:30 Meijer

11:30 Lunch at Vic’s MexicanRestaurant

12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Cribbage3:00 Coffee Hour6:30 Hymn Sing with Connie

1312:00 Noon Meal12:30 Blood Pressures

1:00 Wii Bowling3:00 Coffee Hour3:00 Fishing7:00 Cribbage

1410:00 Bible Study12:00 Noon Meal2:00 Manicures3:00 Book Club3:00 Coffee Hour6:30 Games

1512:00 Noon Meal


1612:00 Noon Meal

3:00 Church Service

179:00 Men’s Group9:30 Exercise

12:00 Noon Meal3:00 Coffee Hour3:00 Popcorn!!!7:00 Pinochle

189:00 Beltone Hearing

10:00 Bingo12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Euchre2:00 Aldi Grocery Store3:00 Coffee Hour5:00 Fazolis Dinner Outing7:00 Games

199:30 Morning Color Tour with

Donuts12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Cribbage2:00 Frozen Custard at Culver’s3:00 Coffee Hour7:00 Games

209:30 Lodge Breakfast

12:30 FLU SHOTS1:00 Wii Bowling3:00 Coffee Hour7:00 Cribbage

2110:00 Bible Study12:00 Noon Meal2:00 Manicures3:00 Coffee Hour4:00 Movie “Hocus Pocus”6:30 Games

2212:00 Noon Meal


2312:00 Noon Meal

3:00 Church Service

3012:00 Noon Meal

3:00 Church Service


12:00 Noon Meal3:00 Coffee Hour7:00 Pinochle


12:00 Noon Meal1:30 Trick or Treaters7:00 Pinochle


1:00 Euchre2:00 Color Tour3:00 Coffee Hour5:00 Movie7:00 Games

269:30 Meijer

12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Cribbage2:00 Post Family Farm Donuts3:00 Coffee Hour6:30 Hymn Sing with Connie

2712:00 Noon Meal12:30 Blood Pressures

1:00 Wii Bowling3:00 Coffee Hour3:00 October Birthdays w/ Peter

Bergin7:00 Cribbage

2810:00 Bible Study12:00 Noon Meal2:00 Manicures3:00 Coffee Hour5:00 Pizza Party6:30 Games

299:00 Craft Show (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

12:00 Noon Meal1:00 Wii Bowling3:00 Coffee Hour6:00 Games

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Did You Know?By Brian Rosso,

R.D.This month I

wanted to share withyou some annualfood totals on somepopular itemspurchased atAmerican HouseSenior Living.

Did you know thatevery year AmericanHouse purchases ...

• 31,384 gallonsof milk

• 81,910 poundsof bananas

• 3,262watermelons

• 30,125 poundsof tomatoes

• 1,601,592 coffeecreamers

• 6,657pineapples

• 20,856cucumbers

• 29,040 poundsof cottagecheese

• 64,400 saltines• 18,306 pounds

of red grapesI hope you found

these factsinteresting, and wewill continue topurchase the highestquality food.

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1792: In the nation’s new capital city,

Washington, D.C., the cornerstone

of the White House is laid.

1903: The Boston Americans defeat

the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to

three to win the first World Series.

1931: Comic strip crime fighter

“Dick Tracy” debuts.

1949: At a ceremony in Beijing,

revolutionary leader Mao Zedong

formally announces the creation of

the People’s Republic of China.

1955: Children’s TV shows “Captain

Kangaroo” and “The Mickey Mouse

Club” air their first episodes.

1957: The Space Age begins

when the Soviet Union launches

Sputnik 1, the first man-made

satellite, into orbit.

1962: “Dr. No,” the first in the

popular James Bond spy film

franchise, premieres in London.

1979: Mother Teresa wins the Nobel

Peace Prize for her work with the

poor in India.

1982: The musical “Cats” opens on

Broadway, beginning a record run of

more than 7,000 performances.

1995: Rallying for unity and family

values, hundreds of thousands gather

in Washington, D.C., for the Million

Man March.

2000: An American astronaut and

two Russian cosmonauts arrive for

a four-month stay as the first

residents of the International

Space Station.

2003: Supersonic jet travel comes to

an end when the final flights of three

Concorde passenger jets land at

London’s Heathrow Airport.

2011: The Martin Luther King Jr.

Memorial is formally dedicated in

Washington, D.C.

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