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Collington’s Weekly Courier December 25–December 31

Key Contact Numbers In-house TV Channel - 972

Daily Updates x2212 Pool x2229 Fitness Center x2254 Frame Shop x5163 Country Store x2167 Salon x2226 Clinic x7791 Security x2020 Room Set-up x4774 Courtyard Dining x2135 Guest Rm. Reservation x4778 Work Orders x2151

Main Number: (301) 560-3601

RA Website: collingtonresidents.org

All Courier submissions, meeting schedules, and

meeting room reservations should be sent to:

Bianca Williams ([email protected])

Submission deadline for the Courier Thursdays at noon.

* See descriptive article

+ Volunteer pushers needed to transport Creighton Center residents to program

SAGE Classes will resume January 4, 2018. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

MANAGER ON DUTY: Brenda Ables 12/23-12/24 Robert Reigle 12/30-12/31

Christmas Eve, Sunday,

December 24 Christmas Day, Monday, New Year’s Eve, Sunday,

December 31

this weekend

12/24 7PM Christmas Adagio

monday night movie 12/25 NO MOVIE TODAY

Courier 2 December 25– December 31, 2017

week-at-a-glance MONDAY, December 25 *CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSINGS 9:00 Aqua Fit – Pool - CLOSED 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool - CLOSED 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 1:30 Mah Jongg – 3rd Floor Meeting Room 2:00 Billiards Room – Open, for the ladies 2:30-4:30 OO Shop CLOSED *+7:00 Monday Night Movie: NO MOVIE TONIGHT TUESDAY, December 26 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in/Drop-off Hour *10:00 Episcopal Service – Chapel 10:00 Trip to Largo Shopper’s Food Warehouse leaves Security, x2020 *10:30 Framing Shop Drop in / Drop off Hour – Apartment 137 - CLOSED 12:00-2:30 Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 1:00 Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Game Room 1:00 - 2:00 Billiards *1:30 Tuesday Afternoon Movie - Arbor Great Room 4:00 Flower Committee – Game Room 4:30-6 Margaret Bagley on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, & Grant Bagley on Bass – Ivy Lounge 7:00 Caregivers Support Group – Game Room WEDNESDAY, December 27 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 10:00 Knitting & Crocheting Group – Brandywine Living Room 10:00 Aqua Fit – Pool 10:30 Trip to Wegmans leaves from Security, x2020 11:00 RA Office Open until NOON


11:00 - 12:00 Billiards 12:00 – 2:00 Billiards 2:30-4:30 OO Shop CLOSED 3:00 Wii Bowling (Fitness) –Game Room 3:30 Collington Coloring Club – 1st Floor Meeting Room *4:00 Bible Study – Chapel – CANCELLED 4:00 Mystery Book Discussion Group – Board Room 4:30 Easy Listening with Janyce Watt – Ivy Lounge THURSDAY, December 28 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, x2247 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store leaves Security, x2020 10:30 Framing Shop Drop In/Drop Off Hour – Apartment 137 - CLOSED *10:30 Yoga w/ Nadine Hathaway – Auditorium 12:00- 2:30 Pinochle – Ivy Lounge 1:00 Billiards 1:00 Balance & Beyond - (Fitness) – Game Room *1:30 Depart from Security for Botanic Gardens and Union Station 2:00 Aqua Balance and Core – Pool 3:30 HC Residents Council – Arbor Great Room *4:00 Drama Committee Meeting – Board Room 4:30-6 Margaret Bagley on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, & Grant Bagley on Bass – Ivy Lounge 6:30 Duplicate Bridge – Game Room 7:00 AA Support Group – 1st Floor Meeting Room 7:30 Drone Flying – Auditorium FRIDAY, December 29 8:30/10:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Aqua Fit and Beyond - Pool 10:00 Trip to Safeway Grocery Store (at Bowie Town Center), x2020 10:00 Aqua Fit –Pool 12:00-2 Muslim Prayer – Chapel


1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 2:00 Billiards Room – Open, for the ladies 2:30-4:30 OO Shop CLOSED 3:00 Wii Bowling (Fitness) – Game Room 3:30 Sing-A-Long – Arbor Great Room; Volunteers needed! 4:00 Meditation Group - Chapel 4:30 – 5:30 Music w/ Eulane Rose and Friends – Ivy Lounge SATURDAY, December 30

Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 5PM, & 8:30PM 10:00 Ping Pong Playing – Game Room/Auditorium 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store departs from Security, x2020 11:00 Bocce – Auditorium 4:30 Bus to Mass at St. Joseph’s departs from Security, x2020 SUNDAY, December 31 Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only 9:30 Bus to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, Village Baptist Church, & Hope Presbyterian Church leaves Clocktower *5:30 Reach for the Stars New Year’s Celebration – Auditorium *10:30 Twenty-Fourth Annual New Year’s Meditation Service - Chapel

THIS WEEKEND

WEED WARRIORS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23: No activities are scheduled until January 6, 2018. CHRISTMAS ADAGIO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 7PM - CHAPEL: Music and Reflections for the Eve of Christmas, presented by the Hospitality and Drama Committees. All are welcome.


THIS WEEK

CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSINGS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 25: Christmas is a holiday for most staff. The Clocktower, Fitness Center, Pool, Admin offices, Resident Services, Salon 2226, Bank, etc. will be closed. There will be no Doctor/Grocery store Shuttles; SAGE classes will resume on January 4, 2018. Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only. MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE: NO MOVIE TODAY EPISCOPAL SERVICE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 10AM – CHAPEL: Our Celebrant next Tuesday will be the Rev. Gerry Ash, Collington Resident. FRAME SHOP, APARTMENT 137: The Frame Shop is closing for the Holidays after business hours on 12/14; it will reopen on Tuesday, Jan 2, 2018. TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE, “It's a Wonderful Life” 1946, PG (2HR 15MIN) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1:30PM – ARBOR GREAT ROOM: After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he had not assisted BIBLE STUDY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 4PM – CHAPEL: Bible Study will be cancelled today; we will resume on January 10 at 4PM with Leslieanne Braunstein from Hope Presbyterian. YOGA WITH NADINE HATHAWAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 10:30 – AUDITORIUM: Dear Yoga friends, I (Marion Robbins) will be away from Collington from December 19 to the 29. Nadine Hathaway has kindly offered to lead the Thursday Yoga classes in the


Auditorium, so I will think of you practicing and enjoying being together! The Chair Yoga classes fall on Christmas and New Year’s Day, so they will not be taking place. Warmest wishes to each and every one of you! BOTANIC GARDENS & UNION STATION, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, WASHINGTON, DC: Will depart from Security at 1:30PM to enjoy the Seasons Greenings Roadside Attractions at the Botanic Gardens. Then head to Union Station around 2:45PM/3PM for some shopping and dining! Be back on the bus at 5:30 to return to Collington. DRAMA COMMITTEE MEETING, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 4PM – BOARD ROOM: Review of the year, money-talk, and spotlight on the upcoming first three months of 2018. REACH FOR THE STARS TO WELCOME THE NEW YEAR—SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017, beginning at 5:30 PM – AUDITORIUM: There will be wine, a three-course dinner, champagne, and dancing to the Stef Scaggiari combo. The event is by reservation only and the cost is $35 per person, charged to your account. Black tie optional. To reserve, call Ana Amaya at x4771 starting Monday, December 18. Presented by the Hospitality and Drama Committees. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S MEDITATION SERVICE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 10:30PM – CHAPEL: Come to this half hour service to reflect on this year’s events and blessings as we look forward to 2018. All are welcome. Questions? Mary Ann Pellerin


NEW MOVE INS Eleanor Whitman will move into cottage 2205 on December 27,

2017. Her telephone number is 925-7286.

Peter & Marilu Sherer will move into cottage 1015 on December 28, 2017. Their telephone number is 925-7214.

ITEMS OF INTEREST Mr. Green Collington says: Wool sweaters and silk sweaters are warmer than cotton or acrylic sweaters.

JANE ENGLE MEMORIAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 3PM, AUDITORIUM: The memorial service will be held in the Auditorium at 3PM and a reception will follow. As a keen lover of nature, Jane was an active and devoted member of the Audubon Naturalist Society. She enjoyed volunteering for and participating in many of the Society’s programs, including their important volunteer water quality monitoring program. Tribute gifts in Jane’s memory may be made to Audubon Naturalist Society and sent to their headquarters at 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Gifts may also be made through the ANS memorial gift page: https://anshome.org/2017/04/tribute-gifts/ ' FMMC: The second Friday Morning Music Club Concert of the 2017-2018 Season will be on Thursday morning, January 11 at 11 am in the


Auditorium. Works for Violin, Soprano, Bass, and Piano by Kreisler, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Faure will be performed. The artists are very accomplished. IF YOU ENJOY CLASSICAL MUSIC, YOU WILL WANT TO ATTEND THIS CONCERT! A SPECIAL NOTE FOR CLARITA: Ma Chere Clarita, Your miniatures along the hall by the auditorium are magnifiques! The detail in them, when you look closely, is exquisite! But what really attracts me is the use of colors and the way you balance and contrast them. It’s as if you had been one of my students. Je t’aime, Claude Monet A MESSAGE FROM THE COLLINGTON SINGERS: Collington Singers rehearsals will resume January 22nd at 4pm in the Auditorium. New singers are welcome. A MESSAGE FROM THE LIBRARY: NEW BOOKS are on the shelves in the Library. Use the online catalog for their shelf locations. Bookmarks explaining how to use the online catalog are on the check-out desk. Call x7251 for assistance. OVERDUE NOTICE for books signed out before September were in mail slots Monday, December 18. To avoid a notice, either return or renew the overdue book. REMINDER: The Fiscal Review Committee met on Thursday, December 7 and the December 28 meeting is cancelled. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 25. PACKAGES AT THE CLOCKTOWER: Thank you to everyone for your patience as we processed the packages at the Clocktower this holiday season. In just 3 ½ weeks, we received 1,731 packages! By the time this holiday season comes to a close, we can expect to have handled more than 2,000 packages! We do appreciate your timely retrieval when you are called/emailed.


REDSKINS HOME GAME SCHEDULE: Sunday, Dec 24 vs. Denver Broncos 1PM

JANUARY TRIPS!! *Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker

Accessible. $5 Transportation fee for all trips* All Trips Depart from Security. If you need to cancel for any reason you

must do so at least 48 hours in advance or you will be charged a $10 cancellation fee.

RENWICK GALLERY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Departs from Security at 10AM, be back on the bus at 1:30 to return to Collington. One spectacular exhibit includes Frances Glessner Lee, who crafted her extraordinary “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death”–exquisitely detailed miniature crime scenes–to train homicide investigators to “convict the guilty, clear the innocent, and find the truth in a nutshell.” TAKE 5 JAZZ: THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Departs from Security at 3:45PM and will return to Collington at 8PM. Mike Davis and his quintet pay tribute to Cal Massey, one of the greatest jazz composers of the twentieth century. Davis (on trumpet) and his quartet interpret Massey’s compelling compositions and celebrate what would have been Massey’s 90th birthday. LUNCH AT RIP’S, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, BOWIE, MD: Departs from Security at 11:45AM for lunch and will return to Collington around 2PM. Select bottles of wine will also be half-priced. To view the menu, visit places.singleplatform.com MET OPERA: “Tosca,” SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, BOWIE, MD: Departs from Security at 12PM and will return to Collington at 4:45PM. Rivaling the splendor of Franco Zeffirelli’s Napoleonic-era sets and costumes, Sir David McVicar’s ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for extraordinary singing. Sonya Yoncheva will make her role debut as the title prima donna alongside Vittorio Grigolo and Bryn Terfel. Emmanuel Villaume conducts.


SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: BSO at STRATHMORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12: Will depart from Security at 6:30PM and return to Collington around 9:30/10PM. NSO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 5:15PM and return to Collington around 9:30PM. SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (SCCA), SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, HARWOOD, MD: Departs from Security at 2:15 PM and returns to Collington around 5PM. ARENA STAGE, “SOVEREIGNTY,” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 10:45AM and return to Collington around 3:30PM. Have any ideas for a fun and exciting trip? The Trips Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of every month. The next Meeting will be Tuesday, January 2.

DECEMBER COMMENDATIONS

This is a letter of commendation for Melvin Pittman, regarding the work that he has done in our cottage over the past two years. I have heard from other employees that, if I have problems with appliances or other cottage issues, Melvin is the man to resolve them, and this he has done for us. In addition to his skills as a repairman, Melvin has a wonderful eye for hanging china plates and pictures, especially in high locations that we could not access easily. Within an hour, Melvin hung fifteen plates in a line over our livingroom window and another seven over our kitchen window. Also, on another occasion, he hung twelve pictures high on a wall in our bedroom -- twelve pictures in three rows of four each; with about 1/4" between each frame. Having hung these pictures myself in several different residences, I know that it would have taken me at least twice the time, or maybe longer, to install these pictures. Melvin did this in slightly less than one hour, perfectly. Please convey our thanks and appreciation to Melvin for the good work he has done for us. Very truly yours, James and Mary Ann Curley

The 2017 Holidays Come to

CollingtonDinner with Dickens Reserve Early! Space is Limited!

Saturday 9 December 5:30—Auditorium

Festive Holiday Party Tuesday 12 December 3:00—Auditorium

Christmas Eve Service Sunday, 25 December 7:00—Walker Interfaith Chapel

Christmas Morning Breakfast Monday, December 25, 8:00-10:00 — Ivy Lounge

New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance “Reach for the Stars” Reserve Early! Space is Limited!

Sunday 31 December 5:30—Auditorium

Christmas Adagio

Music and Reflections for the Eve of Christmas

7:00 o’clock Sunday 24 December

in the Walker Interfaith Chapel

Presented by the Hospitality and Drama Committees

“Reach for the Stars” To Welcome the New Year

Cocktails, Dinner, & Dancing to Stef Scaggiari’s Combo

Sunday 31 December 2017 in the Auditorium at 5:30

By reservation only! ✽ $35 charged to your account Call Ana Amaya at 4771 from Monday 18 December (Black Tie Optional)

Presented by the Hospitality & Drama Committees

Lunch 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Takeout Christmas Day 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM

Dinner 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PMMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

25-Dec 26-Dec 27-Dec 28-Dec

Roasted Yellow Beets Fried Green Tomato

Southern Green Beans Green Pea's

Brown Rice Pilaf Mashed Purple Potatoes Buttered Rice

Salad Bar

Beef Tips with

Mushroom SauceRicotta Stuffed Tomato Vegan Pesto Pasta

Herb Focaccia

Tomato Pudding

Collington Culinary Service Weekly Menu

Assorted Desserts Chef Special Pasta Bar

Seafood Chowder (low

sodium)

Tuscan Soup (low

sodium)

Tomato and Dill (low

sodium)

Chicken Vegetable Soup

(Low Sodium)

Airline Chicken with

Red Pepper Sauce Balsamic Glaze Chicken Kahlua Grilled Chicken

Rack of Lamb

Assorted Salads

Christmas Soup French Onion SoupChicken & Spinach

Gnocchi SoupShe Crab Soup

Salad Bar

Caesar Salad Spiral Jicama Salad

French Green Beans

with Garlic

Cheddar Bacon Mashed

Potatoes

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Salad Bar Salad Bar

Fried Chicken

Mac and Cheese

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Sauteed White

Asparagus

Parmesan Flounder Cajun ShrimpRockfish Piccata

Cheddar and Tomato

Grits

Potato and Sweet Pepper

Frittata

Chef Special

Buttered Penne

Pasta Salad

Sautéed Zucchini

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM Brunch

4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PMFriday Saturday Sunday

29-Dec 30-Dec 31-Dec

Collington Culinary Service Weekly Menu

Omlette Bar

Corn Bisque (low

sodium)

Broiled Grouper Vegetable Flatbread

Chef Special

Baked Chicken

Grilled Red Snapper

Italian Wedding Soup

(low sodium)Grits & Oatmeal

Chicken ala King with

Biscuits

Chicken Dumpling Soup

House Jell-O

Apple Butter Pork Loin

Salad Bar

Grilled Ham

White Chicken Chili Beer & Cheddar Soup

Red Potato Salad

Salad Bar Salad Bar

Cole Slaw

Scalloped Potato

Chef Special

Spicy Fried Tofu

Whole Smoked Brisket

Mix Vegetables

Grilled Corn

Roasted Sweet Potato

Brown Sugar Glazed

Carrots

Acorn Squash

Lemon and Pistachio

Couscous

Mashed Potatoes

Buttered Broccoli

Sautéed Mushrooms

Turnip Greens

Baked Beans

Weekly Dessert Menu

Sugar Free Key Lime

Mousse

Lemon White Chocolate

Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Cinnamon Ice Cream

Gingersnap Brownies

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Egg Custard Pie

Peanut Butter Mousse

Pie

Sugar Free Strawberry

Pie

Sugar Free Yellow Cake

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