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October 2016Your Friendly AmericanHouse Staff

Danyell Petrere Executive DirectorMichelle Smith Assistant DirectorDean Robinson Life Enrichment DirectorLori Schultz Culinary SupervisorBrian Stephenson Maintenance SupervisorSherri Jackson Housekeeping Supervisor

5 Things About: Favorite Fall Foods• Pumpkins were once believed to help

eliminate freckles.• Bobbing for apples got its start as a courting

game in England.• The world’s heaviest squash was grown in

Canada in 2011 and weighed 1,486 pounds.• George Washington Carver used sweet potatoes

to develop more than 100 products, includingglue for postage stamps.

• In Latin, pomegranate means “apple withmany seeds.”

Join Us Oct. 28 ForHalloween Festivities!

Join us for Halloween fun! Invite your friends andlittle ones to enjoy a craft and trick-or-treating!Halloween fun is from 5 to 7pm. We hope that you willcelebrate with us.

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BIRTHDAYS!

Best Wishes toAll of You WhoWill Celebrate a

Birthday ThisMonth!

Fran S. 10-8Shirley Z. 10-16Theresa W. 10-17Katie G. 10-19Al T. 10-21Janice M. 10-22Ed S. 10-23Shirley P. 10-27Pedro C. 10-27Richard C. 10-28

Who Am I?

The first person toguess who I am will

receive a specialprize! See Dean in his

office with yourguess! Only one

guess per person, somake your guess

count!

American House & The MedicalTeam are having a Health &Informational Expo. This will be in ourlobby on Thursday, October 13, from4-6pm. Please tell your family, friends,and caregivers. Come and learn aboutthe services offered in our building. Thiswill be with all of our vendors that cometo our building: the medical teamservices, the foot doctor, the PT, OTand much more. We will also have araffle to enter to win a basketof goodies.

Heart DiseasePrevention

By: Brian Rosso, R.D.This month I am writing about

living a heart-healthy lifestyle. Ihope you find the informationbelow helpful in your everydaylives.

Visit your doctor on a regularbasis. Monitor your bloodpressure and cholesterol levels.

Maintain a healthy weight.Keep your body mass index(BMI) level under 25. BMI levelsabove 25 are associated with anincreased risk of developingheart disease. Your BMI level isdetermined by using a formulathat includes a person’s weightand height.

Here is a list of heart-healthyfoods: salmon, oatmeal, tuna,carrots, spinach, broccoli, sweetpotatoes, asparagus, oranges,tomatoes, cantaloupe, and tea.All of these foods can be foundon the menu at American House.

Limit your salt and saturatedfat intake. American House offersmany heart-healthy food choiceson our menu; just look for thepicture of the heart.

Stay active. Try to do someform of physical activity 30minutes every day. This is also agreat way to manage stress!

American House offers manyways to live a heart-healthylifestyle.

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Grandparents Day!Wit & Wisdom

“The real voyage ofdiscovery consistsnot in seeking newlandscapes, but inhaving new eyes.”—Marcel Proust

“We shall not ceasefrom exploration,

and the end of all ourexploring will be to

arrive where westarted and know

the place forthe first time.”

—T.S. Eliot

“All truths are easy tounderstand once they

are discovered;the point is to

discover them.”—Galileo Galilei

“You will enrich yourlife immeasurably ifyou approach it witha sense of wonder

and discovery,and always challenge

yourself totry new things.”—Nate Berkus

“What I really wantout of life is to

discover somethingnew: something

mankind didn’t knowwas possible to do.”—Elizabeth Holmes

Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

October 2016Southgate

OutingEntertainmentExerciseSpecial EventHeart Healthy

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayKey

L-Lobby1-First Floor Common Area2-Second Floor Common Area3-Third Floor Chapel/TheaterRoom

Schedule subject to change.Please check board locatednext to the LED office forchanges.

110:00 All Day Farkle!

21:00 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears7:00 Cards 31-2

Techies Day! 39:30 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)2:00 Bingo-2 (Resident Run)7:00 Cards 31-2

National Golf Day! 42:00 Eucharist Service-27:00 Cards 31-2

Do Something Nice Day! 511:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1

2:00 Bible Teachings W/Alpha-37:00 Cards 31-2

610:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)2:00 Entertainment with

Kenny Lang!-26:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

World Smile Day! 72:00 Bingo-2 (Resident Run)7:00 Cards 31-2

810:00 All Day Checkers!

91:00 Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia

Eagles2:00 Worship Service/Communion-37:00 Cards 31-2

Columbus Day 109:30 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)

10:00 Documentary TV-211:00 Name That Tune-L1:30 Choir Practice@Westland

Hunter2:00 Bingo-2 (Resident Run)7:00 Cards 31-2

1110:00 Color Therapy-111:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Sing-A-Long Songs-22:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 Chair Aerobics-27:00 Cards 31-2

1210:00 Resident Council

Meeting-L11:00 Outing: Golden Corral11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-11:30 Chair Yoga-22:00 Bible Teachings W/Alpha-33:00 Trivia-L7:00 Cards 31-2

International Skeptics Day! 1310:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)10:00 Personal Visit W/LED11:00 Left, Center, Right-21:00 House Warming Party!2:30 Entertainment with

Magician John Russel!-16:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

National Dessert Day! 1410:00 Food Bingo-211:30 Balloon Volleyball-L1:00 Community Crossword-12:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

151:30 Movie Extravaganza!

Abbott and CostelloMeet Frankenstein!Starring Bud Abbott andLou Costello!

161:00 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles

Rams7:00 Cards 31-2

179:30 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)

10:00 Documentary TV-211:00 Name That Tune-L2:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

1810:00 Color Therapy-111:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Sing-A-Long Songs-22:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 Chair Aerobics-27:00 Cards 31-2

1910:00 Outing: Christmas Tree

Store and Hobby Lobby11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1

1:30 Chair Yoga-22:00 Bible Teachings W/Alpha-33:00 Trivia-L7:00 Cards 31-2

2010:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)10:00 Personal Visit W/LED11:00 Left, Center, Right-22:30 Entertainment with

Chuck Sharp!-16:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

Babbling Day! 2110:00 Food Bingo-211:30 Balloon Volleyball-L1:00 Community Crossword-12:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

2210:00 All Day Chess!

231:00 Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins2:00 Worship Service/Communion-37:00 Cards 31-2

301:00 Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota

Vikings7:00 Cards 31-2

National Bologna Day! 2410:00 Documentary TV-211:00 Name That Tune-L1:30 Choir practice@Westland Venoy2:00 Bingo-2 (Resident Run)7:00 Cards 31-2

Halloween 319:30 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)

10:00 Documentary TV-211:00 Name That Tune-L2:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

World Pasta Day! 2510:00 Color Therapy-111:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Sing-A-Long Songs-22:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 Chair Aerobics-27:00 Cards 31-2

269:30 Outing: Movie to be

Announced11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1

1:30 Chair Yoga-22:00 Bible Teachings W/Alpha-37:00 Cards 31-2

Navy Day! 2710:00 Personal Visit W/LED10:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)11:00 Left, Center, Right-22:30 Entertainment with Kelly

Miller!/October BirthdayParty!-1

6:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

2810:00 Food Bingo-211:30 Balloon Volleyball-L1:00 Community Crossword-15:00 -7pm-Friends and Family

Halloween Party!7:00 Cards 31-2

2910:00 All Day Dominoes!

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Talk About It

AnimalAnecdotes

English writer MaryAnn Evans, betterknown as GeorgeEliot, is creditedwith penning thiswarmheartedexpression: “Animalsare such agreeablefriends—they ask noquestions, they passno criticisms.” Inthe spirit of thatquotation, join yourfriends and familyin a discussionabout your favoritefurry, feathery andscaly critters.

What is yourfavorite animal, andwhy? If it’s a wildanimal, have you everseen one in person,such as at a zoo?

Did you have petsas a child? What kindof animal was yourfirst pet? What wasits name? Do youhave any sweet orfunny pet stories?

What is thebest thing abouthaving a pet? Whatlessons can we learnfrom animals?

If you could be anyanimal, what would itbe? Why?

A Minute With MaintenanceIf you need service, please stop at

the Front Office. We’ll be sure to letour Maintenance Supervisor, Brian,know that you need his assistance.Thank you.

The Medical TeamTMT is a full-service home health,

personal care, and private dutyagency established in 1978. TMToffers a full range of services that fitwith clients’ needs. For informationabout TMT services, please call(248) 420-0372.

American HouseTransportation

Please call John Ingison,American House Transport Driver,for complimentary shuttle servicewithin a 10-mile radius. He can bereached at (734) 558-0493. Pleasebe courteous and give 48-72 hours’notice when scheduling/cancellingappointments. Thank you.

A Reminder From Laundryand Housekeeping

Please remember to label alllaundered garments by writing yourname and/or room number inpermanent marker. Thank you.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS TO REMEMBER(734) 246-2860 FRONT OFFICE(248) 420-0372 THE MEDICAL TEAM(734) 626-9315 GOLDEN SHEARS (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)(800) 477-4747 DTE(734) 558-0493 JOHN INGISON; 10-MILE TRANSPORT RADIUS; FRIDAYS(866) 962-5515 SMART BUS(734) 284-9229 TRINITY CAB COMPANY(734) 258-3066 SOUTHGATE SENIOR CENTER(800) 244-4444 AT&T(800) 266-2278 COMCAST

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We’re Always Upto Something!

The Scoop on NachosCrispy tortilla chips, warm cheese

sauce and spicy jalapeno peppers arethe ingredients for nachos, a popularsnack on menus almost everywhere.But the sports stadium is where thisfood staple first scored big withAmerican fans.

The basic dish was created in1943 by Ignacio Anaya—who wasnicknamed Nacho—the headwaiterat a restaurant in the Mexican bordertown of Piedras Negras. Nachosthen became a popular offering inTexas eateries.

About 30 years later, it wasconcession operator Frank Libertowho transformed nachos into sportsfare. He created the ready-madecheese sauce that could be easilywarmed up and poured over chips.Liberto sold his quick and portableversion of nachos from carts at TexasRangers’ Arlington Stadium, wherethey were a huge hit.

By 1977, nachos were being sold atDallas Cowboys games at TexasStadium. At one game, “Monday NightFootball” announcer Howard Cosellwas served the cheesy chips andenjoyed them so much, he used theword nacho to describe good playsfor the rest of the broadcast and forweeks after. This national exposure issaid to have made nachos thehousehold name they are today.

Remember Me?

Mention thecharacter CountDracula, and moviefans will likely pictureBela Lugosi.

He was bornBela Blasko onOct. 20, 1882, inLugos, Hungary(now Romania).

As a teen, hestudied at an actingacademy inBudapest, thenjoined the HungarianNational Theatre.

He immigrated tothe U.S. in 1921.

He made hisU.S. stage debut in1922, but because hedidn’t speak Englishwell, he learned hislines phonetically.

Lugosi gainednational acclaim forhis portrayal ofnovelist BramStoker’s vampirecount in “Dracula.”He starred inthe Broadwayproduction, thenthe 1931 film. Bothhandsome andsinister, with hisfitting accent,his performancehas become thetimeless standard forthe character.

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