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727 SW Rogue River Avenue • Grants Pass, OR 97526 • (541) 476-7727

January 2019

Dancing & Singing Through theDecades Challenge

Hey, Oak Lane Family, we have beenchallenged by The Barrington Assisted Living inFlorida to do better at lip syncing and dancingto songs from the 1940s through the years upuntil present day. We are going to put together avideo clip on January 22nd at 1:30 in the frontliving room. We would love as many people aspossible to be a part of this.

LEADERSHIP TEAMExecutive Director Dorie ReidDirector of Health/Wellness Terry Parlee, RNResident Services Coordinator Lisa DixonDirector of Culinary Services Destiny BigelowMarketing/Outreach Tara BethelActivities Coordinator Misty McLeanTransportation Lori FreemanReceptionist Tammi DishmonMaintenance Manager Scott HenryBeautician Peggy Hayes

Mission:Enhancing Lives.

Vision:Redefining experience,

where lifeand caring come together.

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Trivia Whiz

Classic TVGrouches

As a tribute tocomedian W.C. Fields,Curmudgeons Day isobserved on Jan. 29,Fields’ birthday. Markthe occasion with alook at some classicTV grumps.

Oscar the Grouch.This “Sesame Street”Muppet is so grouchy,it’s in his name!

Archie Bunker.Stubborn and short-tempered, the “All inthe Family” patriarchreally is a good guyunderneath hiscrusty exterior.

Fred Sanford. Thecrabby namesake ofthe “Sanford and Son”junkyard spendsmuch of his timetrading barbs withson Lamont andsister-in-law Esther.

Sophia Petrillo.She’s a sweet-lookingsenior with no filterfor her wisecrackingcomments. Sophiaguides her fellowroommates in “TheGolden Girls,”including daughterDorothy, withtough love.

Resident

MeetingResident Monthly Meetings

1-8 Resident Meeting @2:30pm-D1-23 Dietary Meeting @2:30pm-D1-24 Activity Meeting @9:00am-L

Welc meNew Residents

Carol Williams

Family

Laugh Lines: TheWrite Stuff

Q: Where do poems comefrom?

A: Poe-trees.Q: What do you get when you

combine Robert Frost and JamesBond?

A: “The Road Not Shaken, ButStirred.”

Q: Why was John Keats alwayshounded by creditors?

A: Because he ode so much.Q: What is the highest honor

among cowboy poets?A: Poet lariat.Q: What did the poet say to

Luke Skywalker?A: “Metaphors be with you.”Q: How many mystery writers

does it take to change a lightbulb?A: Two—one to screw in the

bulb almost all the way, and oneto give a surprising twist atthe end.

Punny Book Titles“House Construction” by Bill

Jerome Home“Pain Relief” by Ann L. Gesick“Life in Chicago” by Wendy

City“The Tiresome Talker” by

Boris Stiff“A New Slant on Life” by Eileen

Sideways“The Volunteer’s Guidebook”

by Linda Hand

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Betty FongOn September 10, 1927, Mr. &

Mrs. Ernest Snow became parents totheir 5th child. They named herBetty. She was born at home. Sevenmore children came after Betty.

Ernest worked on a farm, andBertha, her mom, was a very busyhousewife.

Schooling was done in a 1-roomhouse with only one teacher. It wasthat way from 1st to 6th grade. At theage of 13, she quit school to go towork in a grocery store. During heryouth, she and her sister sang a song(Little Red Caboose Behind theTrain) to people who were on a

freight train. There was one veryimportant person on that train. Hisname was Franklin D. Roosevelt.

While riding a greyhound bus in1944, she met a young man namedLee Lalumondier. He was a breadsalesman. They married on March 13,1945, in Reedley, CA. They had twoboys shortly after marriage. The familymoved to Sacramento, CA.

In 1972, after divorce, Betty marriedHarvey Fong. They worked together inthe same grocery store.

Retirement came for Betty in 2000.She moved to Grants Pass to livenear family.

During her life she enjoyedcamping, hunting, fishing, snow skiingin the CA Sierra mountains. Shevolunteered at schools and taughtAmerican Indian Culture.

On Sept. 20, 2017, she moved in toOak Lane.

A quote from Betty: “My whole lifehas been happy because of myrelationship with God and HisSon, Jesus.”

Wit & Wisdom

“Even though thefuture seems far away,

it is actuallybeginning right now.”

—Mattie Stepanek

“There will come atime when you

believe everythingis finished. That willbe the beginning.”—Louis L’Amour

“Do not wait untilthe conditions areperfect to begin.

Beginning makes theconditions perfect.”

—Alan Cohen

“You will never win ifyou never begin.”—Helen Rowland

“Forgiveness says youare given anotherchance to make anew beginning.”—Desmond Tutu

“The beginning is themost important part

of any work.”—Plato

“Begin somewhere;you cannot build areputation on whatyou intend to do.”

—Liz Smith

January 2019

Resident Birthdays1-1 Muriel Proett1-1 Roger Drabin1-5 Jeanne Ellis1-13 Carol Pauli1-17 Michael Lugo1-25 Ted Peckham1-27 Ruth Jones1-31 Robert Engle

Staff Birthdays1-19 Jay Whitaker1-21 Josh Murden-Line

Brain Bender: Funon the Farm

The same five letterscan be rearranged intofour different words thatwill complete the storybelow. Can you figureout the missing words?

A farmer has hundredsof _ _ _ _ _ and deeply _ __ _ _ about the amountof rainfall. He _ _ _ _ _around with a wateringhose when the ground isdry enough to _ _ _ _ _him about the possibilityof crop failure.

(Answer: acres, cares,races, scare)

Q: What runs allaround the pasture butnever moves?

A: A fence.

Sunday Monday TuesdayNew Year’s Day 1

8:00-Rose Parade- F.S.R9:30-Men’s Coffee Club-D10:00 - Social Hour - G1:30 -Spelling Trials-G2:30-Ball Toss-L6:00 - Cards-G

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10:30- Walking & WheelingClub- Find a Buddy to WalkWith1:30 - Piano - Judy - L2:30 - Worship Services - L6:00 - Card/Board Games - G

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9:00 - Shopping - Walmart &$ Tree - ***10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:30 - Bingo - G2:00- Movie-Gone With theWind-F.S.R.6:00 - Cards/BoardGames - G

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9:00- Aromatherapy HandMassage-L10:00- Social Hour-G1:30- Re-Enactment Players-L2:30- Resident Meeting-D6:00- Cards-G

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Spirit Week- 14

Wear a Tie/Scarf Day9:00 - Shopping - Fred Meyer&$ Tree - ***10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:30 - Bingo - G2:00- Movie-Wizard ofOz-F.S.R6:00 - Cards/BoardGames - G

Spirit Week- 15Tacky Tourist Day9:00- Nail Care-G10:00 - Social Hour - G1:30 - Ladies’ AfternoonTea-L2:00- Western T.V-F.S.R6:00 - Card / Board Games -G

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 21

9:00 - Shopping - Walmart &$ Tree - ***10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:30 - Bingo - G2:00- Movie-School ofRock-F.S.R6:00 - Cards/BoardGames - G

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9:00-CreativeThought-Landforms-G10:00-Social Hour-G1:30-Through the YearsMusic Challenge-L6:00-Cards-G

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9:00 - Shopping - Walmart &$ Tree - ***10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:30 - Bingo - G2:00- Movie-As Good as ItGets-F.S.R6:00 - Cards/BoardGames - G

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9:00-Finish the Phrase-G10:00-Social Hour-G1:30-Rock Painting-G2:30-Crafting-G6:00-Cards-G

Calendar of Events

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday2

9:15 - Bible Study - G10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:00-Spiritual Talk-G1:30- Scenic Drive-RogueRiver Area6:00-Gospel Music W/ Tex,Rachel & Clarence-L6:00 - Cards - G

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9:00-Coupon Clipping-G10:30-Learn 5 Things AboutEach Other-L1:30-Bingo-G2:30-Reading ofYesterdays-F.S.R6:00-Cards-G

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9:00 - Shopping - Bi-Mart &Safeway - ***10:00- CatholicCommunion-D10:30 - Sit N Be Fit - L1:00-Community Canasta-G1:30- Caveman BowlingAlley-***6:00 - Cards - G

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9:30- Scavenger Hunt-L10:00-Coloring-G1:30- Cards-G1:30- Bible Study W/Michael-East Hall6:00-Movie Night-ResidentsChoice-F.S.R

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9:15 - Bible Study - G10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:00- Craft W/Denise-G1:30-Scenic Drive-Merlin Area3:00- Constance-Sing ALong-L6:00-Gospel Music W/ Tex &Rachel-L6:00-Cards-G

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9:00-What Would You Do?-G10:30-Sit & Dance-L1:30-Bingo-G2:30-Go Fish-L6:00-Cards-G

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9:00 - Shopping - Bi-Mart &Safeway - ***10:00- CatholicCommunion-D10:30 - Sit N Be Fit -L1:30-Netflix DocumentaryTBA-F.S.R6:00 - Cards/Board Games -G

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9:30- Coloring-G10:30-Beanbag Toss-L1:30- Cards-G1:30- Bible Study W/Michael-East Hall6:00-Board Games-G

Spirit Week- 16

Sunshine Day -wear Yellow9:15 - Bible Study - G10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:00-Spiritual Talk-G1:30- Scenic Drive-GraniteHill Area6:00-Gospel Music W/ Tex,Rachel & Clarence-L6:00 - Cards - G

Spirit Week- 17

Hat Day/Crazy Hair Day9:00-Word Search-G10:30-Winter Sounds-L1:30-Bingo-G2:30-Sit and Sip AppleCider-L6:00-Cards-G

Spirit Week- 18

Pajama Day9:00 - Shopping - Bi-Mart &Safeway - ***10:00-Catholic Communion-D10:30 - Sit N Be Fit - L1:30-Cynthia- SlideshowHistory Discussion-FSR6:00 - Cards/Board Games -G

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9:00- Coloring Group-G10:00-Ladder Ball-L1:30- Cards-G1:30- Bible Study W/Michael-East Hall

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9:15 - Bible Study - G10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:00- Craft W/Denise-G1:30-Scenic Drive-CloverlawnArea6:00-Gospel Music W/ Tex &Rachel-L6:00-Cards-G

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9:00-Activity Meeting-L10:30-Birthday Place MatsCraft-G1:30-Bingo-G2:30-Mini Pizza Making-L6:00-Cards-G

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9:00- Shopping - Bi-Mart &Safeway - ***10:00-Catholic Communion-D10:30 - Sit N Be Fit - L1:30- Jay Piano/Singer-L6:00 - Cards/Board Games -G

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9:00- Coloring Group-G10:00- Radio Music Hour-L1:30- Cards-G1:30- Bible Study W/Michael-L

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9:15 - Bible Study - G10:30 - Sit & Be Fit - L1:00-Spiritual Talk-G1:30- Scenic Drive-ResidentChoice6:00-Gospel Music W/ Tex,Rachel & Clarence-L6:00 - Cards - G

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9:00-Color by the Numbers-G10:30-Sit & Dance-L1:30-Bingo-G2:30-Pie Social-L6:00-Cards-G

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2019 Goals

Resident Goals~To get up and

walk~ BeaulahChristie

~Be sociable andfriendly to others~Bob Engle

~Surviving andgood health~EvelynReynolds

~To be more socialand healthy~ColleenSeverance

~To be happy andhealthy and keepwalking~AgnesConnelly

~To keep ongoing~BonnieHughett

~For Tex and I tobe healthy and beable to see and talkwith family. Every dayis precious~RachelSchroeder

~Get to knowothers who live hereat Oak Lane~MaryEllen Allen

~Be healthier anddo moreartwork~Mary Hable

~To find mywings~Michael Lugo

~To stand up andwalk using my metalwalker~Ann Zaj

~To go on morescenic drives and getout more~RogerDrabin

Angie and Vivian sharing a laugh.

Enjoying the little things in life :)

Strike a Pose!

Family Fun at The Bear Hotel

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Santa’s Helpers

Cheesin around ...

Historic Events in January404: The last known gladiator

competition in Rome takes place.1835: A mentally ill man tries to

shoot President Andrew Jackson in thefirst assassination attempt on a sittingU.S. president.

1849: Elizabeth Blackwell graduatesfrom medical school, becoming thefirst female doctor in the United States.

1854: Anthony Faas of Philadelphiareceives the first U.S. patent for anaccordion.

1888: Marvin Stone patents the firstdrinking straw.

1922: Insulin is first usedsuccessfully to treat diabetes inhumans. The first test is performed on a14-year-old boy.

1943: Franklin Roosevelt becomesthe first president to travel via airplanewhile in office, flying to Morocco tomeet with Winston Churchill.

1953: President Harry Trumanannounces the creation of the hydrogenbomb in his State of the Union address.

1959: Walt Disney releases “SleepingBeauty,” an animated movie based onthe fairy tale.

1973: The Miami Dolphins defeatthe Washington Redskins in the SuperBowl to record the only perfect footballseason in NFL history.

1977: Snow falls for the first—andonly—time in the city of Miami.

2000: The world celebrates as themillennium arrives with few reports ofproblems from the Y2K computer“bug.”

Nurse’s Corner

Make Timeto Play

Playtime isn’t justfor kids! Scientists sayit’s good forgrown-ups to maketime for engaging,pleasing activities fortheir overall health.The fun of play ofteninvolves laughter,which releases thefeel-good brainchemical dopamineand boosts yourmood. Researchshows thatincorporating playinto your life can helpreduce stress, fosterbetter relationshipsand improve copingskills in everydaysituations.

Share Some Fun“For every speck of

fun you give another,you receive an echo ofthat fun yourself.” —Johnny Gruelle

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