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February 2016Your Friendly AmericanHouse Staff

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

Fun Facts About February!February was named after the Latin term Februum,

which means purification.The birth flowers for this month are the Viola and

the Primrose.February’s birthstone is the amethyst.It is International Mother Language Month.February is Black History Month in the U.S.A. and

Canada. A remembrance of important people andevents in African American history.

February is the second month of the year in theJulian and Gregorian Calendars.

Presidential PunQ: Which U.S. president is least guilty?A: Abraham Lincoln. He’s in a cent.

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Birthdays!

Best Wishes toAll of You WhoWill Celebrate a

Birthday ThisMonth!

Robert T. 2-3-40Eleanor M. 2-5-30Bruce M. 2-7-48Stephen F. 2-16-50

PiscesPisces possess agentle, patient,

malleable nature.

Stars ofthe Month

January Stars of theMonth are ResidentJean S., Anna fromthe Medical Team,

and Jennifer from theOffice!

Time to Lose That ExtraWeight From the HolidaysBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Happy New Year! Many people are

not successful at weight loss becausethey forget to have fun. One way to loseweight and have fun is through doing anactivity you enjoy. Below is a list ofactivities and calories that can beburned by completing them.

• Dancing: 300 calories per hour• Golf: 246 calories per hour• Playing piano: 176 calories

per hour• Walking: 246 calories per hour• Aerobics: 422 calories per hour• Cooking: 176 calories per hourIn order to lose one pound per week,

a person needs to burn an extra 500calories per day. Once you have lost theunwanted pounds, here are someinteresting facts regarding individualswho have lost 30 or more pounds andkept the weight off.

• They all ate a nutritious breakfastdaily.

• They weighed themselves at leasttwo times weekly.

• They watched less than 10 hoursof TV weekly.

• They all exercised one hour daily.Many different exercise programs are

available at all American Houselocations. Come join in the fun!

Happy New Year!

Pioneers in Black HistoryCelebrate Black History Month

by paying tribute to some firsts inAfrican-American history:

Published poet. Brought toAmerica as a slave, PhillisWheatley was only about13 years old when her first poemwas published in a Rhode Islandnewspaper in 1767. Six yearslater, she published a book ofpoetry, which earned herworldwide admiration.

Governor. P.B.S. Pinchback,the son of a white plantationowner and a former slave, brieflyserved as Louisiana’s governorfrom December 1872 to Januaryof the next year, after the electedgovernor was impeached. Thecountry’s first elected African-American governor didn’t comeuntil more than 100 years later,when L. Douglas Wilder becameVirginia’s governor in 1989.

Olympic medalist. Afterbreaking records running trackfor the University of Wisconsin,George Poage competed in the1904 Summer Olympics inSt. Louis, where he becamethe first African-American to winan Olympic medal. He placedthird in both the 220- and440-yard hurdles.

TV show host. FromNovember 1956 to December1957, NBC aired “The Nat ‘King’Cole Show,” the first nationalvariety TV series to be hosted byan African-American. Thepopular jazz pianist and singerwas joined by guests such asElla Fitzgerald and Mel Tormé.

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Happy Holidays!

Sue with Santa and Mrs. Claus!

My Favorite Martian Elf!

Dorothy R. enjoying the company!

Johnnie!

Harvey enjoying the festivities!

Happy New Year, Bea!

Pat & Tom!

Wit & Wisdom

“It is the sweet,simple things of lifewhich are the real

ones after all.”—Laura Ingalls

Wilder

“Sweet is thememory of distantfriends! Like the

mellow rays of thedeparting sun, it fallstenderly, yet sadly,

on the heart.”—Washington Irving

“Love planted a rose,and the worldturned sweet.”

—Katharine LeeBates

“A poet is anightingale, who sits

in darkness and singsto cheer its own

solitude withsweet sounds.”—Percy Bysshe

Shelley

“That it will nevercome again is whatmakes life sweet.”—Emily Dickinson

“Life is one grand,sweet song, so start

the music.”—Ronald Reagan

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February 2016Southgate

EntertainmentSpecial EventHeart Healthy

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayNational Freedom Day 1

9:00 Meijer (Smart Bus, $2)9:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Bag Toss-211:00 Name That Tune-L2:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

Groundhog Day 29:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Color Therapy-111:00 am-1pm Personal Visit W/Social

Worker Andrea11:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Rivergate Game and Chair Yoga-22:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 A to Z-L7:00 Bingo-2

39:30 Trivia-L

10:30 You Be The Judge-L11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1

2:00 Bible Teachings W/Alpha-33:00 Trivia7:00 Cards 31-2

Rosa Parks Day 49:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)9:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Personal Visit W/LED11:00 Left, Center, Right-2

1:00 pm-3:00pm-Wii Bowling-26:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

National Wear Red Day 59:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Food Bingo-211:00 Chair Exercise-21:00 Entertainment with Tom

Birchler2:00 Pinochle-23:00 Social Hour-L7:00 Cards 31-2

62:00 Movie/Popcorn-37:00 Cards 31-2

77:00 Cards 31-2

Chinese New Year 89:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Bag Toss-211:00 Name That Tune Love Song

Edition-L2:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

Fat Tuesday 99:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Heart-Shaped Box Craft-111:30 Valentine’s Day Pictionary-L1:00 Community Crossword-L2:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 A to Z-L7:00 Bingo-2

Ash Wednesday 109:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Nondenominational Serviceand Distribution of AshesW/Deacon Bob-3



119:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)9:30 Trivia-L


6:00 Rosary-36:00 - 8:00pm - Love Is Ageless

Dance7:00 Cards 31-2

129:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Valentine Food Bingo-22:00 Detroit Symphony

Orchestra Ensemble!-17:00 Cards 31-2


Valentine's Day 142:00 Worship Service and

Communion-37:00 Cards 31-2

Presidents Day 159:30 Trivia-L


169:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Color Therapy-111:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Community Crossword-L2:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 A to Z-L7:00 Bingo-2

179:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Resident CouncilMeeting-L

11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1



10:00 Personal Visit W/LED11:00 Left, Center, Right-22:00 Entertainment with Cass

Pawlowski6:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

199:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Food Bingo-211:00 Chair Exercise-2

1:00 Community Crossword-12:00 Pinochle-23:00 Social Hour-L7:00 Cards 31-2


217:00 Cards 31-2

229:30 Trivia-L


239:30 Trivia-L


249:30 Trivia-L






269:30 Trivia-L




282:00 Worship Service and


299:30 Trivia-L


KeyL-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.

Copyright © 2015 Uhlig LLC

February 2016Southgate

EntertainmentSpecial EventHeart Healthy

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayNational Freedom Day 1

9:00 Meijer (Smart Bus, $2)9:30 Trivia-L


Groundhog Day 29:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Color Therapy-111:00 am-1pm Personal Visit W/Social

Worker Andrea11:30 Pictionary-L1:00 Rivergate Game and Chair Yoga-22:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 A to Z-L7:00 Bingo-2

39:30 Trivia-L



Rosa Parks Day 49:00 Meijer (Smart Bus $2)9:30 Trivia-L



National Wear Red Day 59:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Food Bingo-211:00 Chair Exercise-21:00 Entertainment with Tom

Birchler2:00 Pinochle-23:00 Social Hour-L7:00 Cards 31-2


77:00 Cards 31-2

Chinese New Year 89:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Bag Toss-211:00 Name That Tune Love Song

Edition-L2:00 Bingo-27:00 Cards 31-2

Fat Tuesday 99:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Heart-Shaped Box Craft-111:30 Valentine’s Day Pictionary-L1:00 Community Crossword-L2:00 Eucharist Service-23:00 A to Z-L7:00 Bingo-2

Ash Wednesday 109:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Nondenominational Serviceand Distribution of AshesW/Deacon Bob-3





6:00 Rosary-36:00 - 8:00pm - Love Is Ageless

Dance7:00 Cards 31-2

129:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Valentine Food Bingo-22:00 Detroit Symphony

Orchestra Ensemble!-17:00 Cards 31-2


Valentine's Day 142:00 Worship Service and


Presidents Day 159:30 Trivia-L


169:30 Trivia-L


179:30 Trivia-L

10:00 Resident CouncilMeeting-L

11:30 Blood Pressure Check-TMT-1



10:00 Personal Visit W/LED11:00 Left, Center, Right-22:00 Entertainment with Cass

Pawlowski6:00 Rosary-37:00 Cards 31-2

199:30 Trivia-L




217:00 Cards 31-2

229:30 Trivia-L


239:30 Trivia-L


249:30 Trivia-L






269:30 Trivia-L




282:00 Worship Service and


299:30 Trivia-L


KeyL-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.

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Talk About It

Radio DaysBefore the days of

computers andtelevision, the radiowas a prizedpossession in manyhomes. Use thefollowing questionsto reminisce withfriends and familyabout your memoriesof radio days.

What is yourearliest memory ofthe radio? Did yourfamily own one?What did it look like?Where was it kept?

Did your familylisten to the radiotogether? If so,when did you usuallytune in?

What was yourfavorite type ofbroadcast—news,sports, musicalperformances, acomedy or serial?

Did you have afavorite show? If so,what was it? Whowere its stars? Doyou recall whosponsored it?

Is there a majorhistorical event youremember hearingannounced onthe radio?

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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Blooms of LoveIt’s a love affair in full bloom that

just keeps growing. Roses, with theirsoft petals and sweet scent, havecharmed people of all ages and walksof life, been immortalized in art andverse and served as a longtimesymbol of love and affection.

Although fossils indicate theexistence of roses as far back as35 million years, cultivation of theflower is believed to have startedabout 5,000 years ago in China.Roses were grown all over the RomanEmpire, then introduced throughoutEurope in the 18th century. Since thattime, hundreds of varieties of roseshave been cross-produced to createtoday’s boundless bouquet of colorsand fragrances.

Creating a new rose variety takesabout 10 years of testing anddevelopment. The new rose is namedby its grower. Some roses are labeledbased on their color or otherattributes, but many are the namesakeof a famous person or celebratedplace or event. Continual favorites arethe Peace, Queen Elizabeth andKnock Out varieties.

Roses take center stage onValentine’s Day, when more thanone-third of American consumers willbuy the blooms as gifts. The mostpopular color is red, symbolizing loveand passion.

WE’RE ALWAYS UPTO SOMETHING!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

On Dec. 22, 2015, at approximately1pm, an epic snowball fight broke outin the middle of the lobby! No one wassafe! Elevator riders were pelted and

even the UPS man wasn’t safe!Thankfully, no one was hurt and a

good time was had by all!

Leo and his sister, Donna, on his birthday!

Pedro’s niece, Gloria, saw a need for more storagefor walkers and came up with the idea to make bagsand hang them on the walkers. You can see many of

the residents using them every day.Thank you, Gloria!

Remember Me?

Despite humblebeginnings, MarianAnderson’s voicebrought herworldwide fame,singing for presidentsand kings. Take noteof the singer whomade history onmany stages.

Anderson wasborn Feb. 27, 1897,in Philadelphia.

She began singingat age 3, and at age6, she joined herchurch choir.

Recognizing hertalent, Anderson’schurch raisedmoney for her to takevoice lessons.

After several yearsof training overseas,she made herEuropean debut inParis in 1935. Hercontralto voice andwide repertoireearned her audienceswith kings.

President FranklinD. Roosevelt and hiswife, Eleanor, invitedher to sing at theWhite House in 1936,making her the firstAfrican-American toperform there.

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