500 McHenry Road • Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 • Phone 847-537-5000 • Fax 847-537-5308

Belmont Village of Buffalo Grove

December 2016

Our Team:

Maureen ChippasExecutive Director(847) 537-5000 x102mschmitt@belmontvillage.com

Maria Paquit Ext.109Dir. of Resident Care Servicesmpaquit@belmontvillage.com

Felix Lopez Ext. 105Building Engineer

Michael Sahade Ext. 106Chef Manager

Lori Walocha Ext. 104Activity Program Coordinatorlwalocha@belmontvillage.com

Christine Blanchard Ext. 112Memory Program Coordinatorcblancha@belmontvillage.com

Rosemary Steinberg Ext. 103Human Resources Coordinator

Debra Lapin Ext. 108Susan Kocanda Ext. 123Community Relationsdlapin@belmontvillage.comskocanda@belmontvillage.com

Our lovely lady in lavender isViolet Kosinski. She was namedViolet because her mother wasnamed Rose, and Rose lovedflowers. She was born July 19,1923, in Brookfield, Illinois; shewas an only child. She livedblocks from the Brookfield Zooand visited the zoo on openingday. Violet attended RiversideBrookfield High School and was atumbler. At 5’2” with eyes of blue,Violet was always at the top of thepyramid. After high school, sheworked at Allstate and was headof the typing pool. A handsomeyoung man named RichardKosinski often took a stroll by herdesk. Finally, it became sonoticeable that co-workers wouldcall out, “Violet, Richard iscoming.” Richard later told hischildren he was compelled towalk by her desk because she wascute as a button.

Richard and Violet marriedFebruary 2, 1946, after Richardreturned from WWII. When hecame back, the movie “Victory bySea” was being filmed. At the endof the movie, the camera pans theGIs returning and a closeup of onegood looking man could be seen,who is none other than Richard!As the wedding was planned,Violet ordered a wedding dress,which had not arrived as the bigday drew close. Her mother-in-lawsaw a darling dress in the window

of a wedding shop and it was aperfect fit!

After the wedding, the couplehad to live in the attic ofsomeone’s bungalow. Later theybuilt a home in Westchester andthen Mt. Prospect. Violet andRichard had three children, allwith the initials KRK. Violet was astay-at-home mother to Karen, theoldest, followed by Keith, andthen Kristine as the youngest.Violet loved being a mom andlater worked for over 15 years at anursery school—a job she loved.

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December BirthdaysResident Birthdays

12/01 Joan L. - 32012/04 Marie G. - 32612/08 Grace M. - 20712/09 Jan R. - 23112/09 Iris S. - 33412/11 Cece F. - 13512/16 Marillyn F. - 13212/20 Gloria L. - 315

Staff Birthdays12/03 Patricia B.12/08 Dan K.12/11 Eugenio B.12/13 Danielle A.12/17 Tiffany G.12/20 Debbie L.12/28 Romar C.

Staff Anniversaries13 YEARS Geeta P.13 YEARS Cora C.11 YEARS June B.2 YEARS Daisy M.

November Wii Bowling Winners!(Isabelle W. not pictured)

Circle of FriendsIn the Circle of Friends, we

regularly conduct activities thathave an educational or newlearning component, includingsome science-themed activities.Here you see circle 2 learningabout the taste areas of the tongueusing a variety of flavoredlollipops and other tasty items.The group greatly enjoyed thissweet, sour, salty and bitteractivity.

Neighborhood NewsThe Neighborhood is looking

forward to their annual holidayparty scheduled for Saturday12/17/16 beginning at 12p. PleaseRSVP to the concierge team if youhave not already done so. We alsocelebrated Halloween with somegames and sweets. Here you seesome residents participating inour spider ring toss game. We alsopassed out and enjoyed sometreat bags.

Beth Berry

Our November Employee ofthe Month

Beth Berry, our Driver/Concierge, is ourEmployee of the Month! Beth was nominatedby staff and residents! Beth is always lookingout for the best interests of the residents. Sheoffers to take on extra hours, help her team andother teams, and treats everyone with respect.She takes ownership of projects and tasks. Theresidents appreciate that she is a good listener!Beth has an upbeat personality and iscompassionate. Congratulations to Beth!

Halloween Happenings!Wow! Halloween has become a

BIG event here at Belmont Village!We started our celebration withour Think Tank puzzles, PoetryCorner with Edgar Allan Poe,decorating pumpkins, a trip toDidier Pumpkin Farm, a visit fromMagician, Bill Cook, and ourHalloween Costume Party &Parade. (Story continued onPage 7)

Jane (alias Picasso) at work!

Barney & Elaine had FUN!

Bill levitated the table and heavybox off the floor and “flew” it

around! Amazing!!

Above: He magically colored a rosefor Rochelle. Below: He created a

balloon dog out of a deflatedballoon.

Our Halloween party raised thespirits of both residents and staff.We had over 3 dozen residentsand staff dressed up for ourcostume parade. We had wizards,pirates, Jolly Green Giant, theVillage People, witches, a chef,and more. Everyone enjoyed thedelicious Halloween punch,hauntingly scary popcorn hands,candy corn fruit cups and candy. Itwas difficult to choose winnersbecause everyone had such greatcostumes. Thanks to EVERYONEwho participated so that the eventwas a success!

Our staff winners were: 1stPlace: Beth the Peacock; 2nd:Renee as Queen Athena; 3rd: Jenthe Racecar Driver; 4th: Ashley asa 1920s Beauty; & 5th: Marybel as“Maleficent.” (Cont’d on pg. 7)

Dec. HappeningsLunch Bunch

12/02 Maggiano’s12/09 Tavern 4512/16 IHOP12/23 Gale Street Inn12/30 Baker’s Square

Special Events12/01 Welcome Lunch12/03 Holiday Cruise Party12/05 Movie Outing!12/07 Read at School12/07 Memorial Service12/08 Dancercize12/10 Daisy Help With Bingo12/10 Cub Scouts Afternoon12/12 “Christmas Music In

The Movies” By Steve12/14 Holiday Shopping12/15 Ivy School Performs12/16 BeLmont Choir Concert12/16 Art Display Thru 21st12/20 Dancing With Dana12/21 Shopping Dollar Tree12/22 Wii Tournament12/24 Candle Lighting- 31st12/27 Resident Council12/28 Rabbi Gordon’s Talk12/29 MBA Meeting!

Entertainment:12/04 Kaleen Dolan12/07 Alex Talbott12/11 Randy Walker12/14 Tony Bernard12/18 Dennis Koppo12/21 Jennifer hall12/25 Don Reitsma12/28 Chris Colletti12/31 Sandi Haynes

December 2016TH Town Hall O OutingFP Front Parlor COF & AL Residents InvitedL Library COF Residents

JK Josephine's Kitchen MBA Club ActivityB Bistro

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

NewYear’sEve!

110:00 TH Boot Camp11:30 TH Welcome Lunch For New

Residents1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Choir Practice3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Cards With Jen

210:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Current Events11:00 O Lunch Bunch At

Maggiano’s1:30 L Shabbat2:30 TH Pokeno3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Nancy

310:00 FP Exercise10:30 FP Dice Game - Your Choice10:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 JK Holiday Party on Board

the B/G Belmont CruiseFeaturing Entertainmentby Peter Oprisko!

6:00 FP Board Games

49:00 O St. Mary’s Church9:30 Communion

10:00 FP News & Views2:00 FP Entertainment With

Kaleen Dolan6:00 FP Giant Crossword Puzzles

510:00 TH Exercise10:30 TH Think Tank1:30 O Movie Day!3:15 FP “Laughter Is the BEST

Medicine”6:00 FP Crossword Puzzles

69:30 L Communion

10:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Make Holiday Gifts For

The Belmont Staff1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Bunco Game3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Tom

79:30 O Jewel

10:00 JK Exercise10:30 O Blackjack/Poker

1:00 O Read To Students at HawthorneSchool

2:30 JK Wine & Cheese With Alex Talbott3:30 FP Crosswords3:45 TH Memorial Service6:00 FP Trivia

810:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Dancercize

1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Debate: Pro OR Con?3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Cards With Jen

910:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Current Events11:00 O Lunch Bunch At Tavern 45

1:30 L Shabbat2:30 TH Pokeno3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Nancy

1010:00 FP Exercise10:30 O Scenic Drive10:30 FP Dice Game - Your Choice

2:00 TH Bingo With the Assistance of aDaisy Scout Group & songsuntil 3:15

3:30 FP Activities With the CubScouts

6:00 FP Board Games

119:00 O St. Mary’s Church9:30 Communion

10:00 FP News & Views2:00 FP Entertainment With

Randy Walker’s HolidayShow!

6:00 FP Giant Crossword Puzzles

1210:00 TH Exercise10:30 TH Walking Balance2:00 TH Steven Frenzel Presents:

“Christmas Music in theMovies”

3:15 FP “Laughter Is the BESTMedicine”

6:00 FP Crossword Puzzles

139:30 L Communion

10:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Making Holiday Greeting

Cards To Mail To Family &Friends

1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Tai Chi With Lori3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Tom

149:30 O Walgreens

10:00 FP 10:00 - 2:00: HolidayShopping!

10:00 TH Exercise10:30 TH Think Tank2:30 JK Wine & Cheese With Tony

Bernard3:30 FP Crosswords6:00 FP Trivia

1510:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Holiday Memoirs1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Choir Practice - Dress Rehearsal3:30 FP Ivy Hall School Children’s

Performance3:30 FP Trivia3:30 B Wheelchair & Walker Clinic6:00 FP Cards With Jen

Art Display in Town Hall 1610:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Current Events11:00 O Lunch Bunch At IHOP

1:30 L Shabbat2:30 FP Belmont Choir Holiday

Performance3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Nancy

Art Display in Town Hall 1710:00 FP Exercise10:30 FP Dice Game - Your Choice10:30 O Scenic Drive

2:00 TH Bingo3:15 FP Sing-A-Long6:00 FP Board Games

Art Display in Town Hall 189:00 O St. Mary’s Church9:30 Communion

10:00 FP News & Views2:00 FP Entertainment With

Dennis Koppo6:00 FP Giant Crossword Puzzles

Art Display in Town Hall 1910:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Think Tank2:00 FP Anagrams3:15 FP “Laughter Is the BEST

Medicine”6:00 FP Crossword Puzzles

Art Display in Town Hall 209:30 L Communion

10:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Decorate & Enjoy Holiday

Cookies1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Dancing With Dana3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Tom

Art Display in Town Hall 219:30 O Jewel

10:00 TH Exercise10:30 O Shopping At Dollar Tree2:30 JK Wine & Cheese With Jennifer

Hall3:30 FP Crosswords4:00 TH Volunteer Holiday Happy

Hour6:00 FP Trivia

2210:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Wii Bowling Tournament -

Rooms 231 - 242 & 101 -115

1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Wii Bowling Tournament -

Rooms 201 - 230 & 3153:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Cards With Jen

2310:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Current Events11:00 O Lunch Bunch At Gale

Street Inn1:30 L Shabbat2:30 TH Pokeno3:30 FP Trivia6:00 FP Games With Nancy

Christmas Eve & Hanukkah Starts@ Sundown

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10:00 FP Exercise10:30 FP Christmas Stories By The Fire10:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 TH Bingo3:15 FP Christmas Sing-A-Long4:15 FP 1st Hanukkah Candle

Lighting6:00 FP Board Games

Christmas 259:00 O St. Mary’s Church9:30 Communion

10:00 FP News & Views2:00 FP Entertainment With Don

Reitsma4:00 L 2nd Hanukkah Candle

Lighting6:00 FP Giant Crossword Puzzles

2610:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Think Tank2:00 FP Anagrams3:15 FP “Laughter Is the BEST

Medicine”4:00 L 3rd Hanukkah Candle

Lighting6:00 FP Crossword Puzzles

279:30 L Mass9:30 TH Food For Thought

10:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Resident Council1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH Tai Chi With Lori3:30 FP Trivia4:00 FP 4th Hanukkah Candle lighting6:00 FP Games With Tom

289:30 O Walgreens

10:00 TH Exercise10:30 TH Why should I Eat My Fruits &

Vegetables1:30 TH Rabbi Gordon’s Talk: “Everything You

Ever Wanted To Know AboutHanukkah”

2:30 JK Wine & Cheese With Chris Colletti3:30 FP Crosswords4:00 FP 5th Hanukkah Candle Lighting6:00 FP Trivia

2910:00 TH Boot Camp10:30 TH Craft: Snowglobe1:30 TH Bingo2:30 TH MBA Meeting! - Wear Your

Lanyards!3:30 FP Trivia4:00 FP 6th Hanukkah Candle

Lighting6:00 FP Cards With Jen

3010:00 TH Exercise10:30 FP Current Events11:00 O Lunch Bunch At Baker’s

Square1:30 L Shabbat2:30 TH Pokeno3:30 FP Trivia4:00 FP 7th Hanukkah Candle lighting6:00 FP Games With Nancy

3110:00 FP Exercise10:30 FP Dice Game - Your Choice10:30 O Scenic Drive2:00 JK New Year’s Eve Celebration - The

Ball Drop!2:30 JK New Year’s Entertainment With

Sandi Haynes4:00 FP 8th Hanukkah Candle Lighting6:00 FP Board Games

Resident CommitteesPresident: Bart TascaVice-President: Chuck

Burrzinski

The Resident Councilmeetings are held on the lastTuesday of the month at10:30 a.m. in the Town Hall.The Resident Council officersencourage everyone to attend. Ifyou would like to speak withone of the above members,please ask for their numbers atthe concierge desk. The nextmeeting will be Dec. 27th.

TransportationSchedule

Sunday: 9 a.m.Church

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Neighborhood Outing

Monday: 11 a.m.Circle of Friends Outing

Tuesday: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.Doctors’ Appointments

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.Jewel or Walgreens

Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.Doctors’ Appointments

Friday: 11 a.m.Assisted Living Outing

Saturday: 10:30 a.m.Scenic Drive

Residents Art Display!You are welcome to browse through the Town Hall to view some of

the artwork that our residents have worked on all year long during ourTherapeutic Color Art & Relaxation classes. They have used differentmodalities and have also created a group “patchwork” display alongwith an “Under the Sea” collaborated piece of art.

There will be several photos of our residents hard at work creatingtheir art alongside the artwork.

The Art Display will be up in our 2nd floor Town Hall startingDecember 16th and stay up through December 21st.

We hope you have a chance to stop by and browse!

Front Cover StoryContinued

Violet and Richard both loveddancing at supper clubs and theAragon Ballroom. Their song wasBegin the Beguine by Cole Porter.

There are fond memories offamily trips to Sand Lake,Wisconsin. It was pretty rustic—not a real vacation for Violet. Shedid all the cooking. She evenbrought a pressure cooker andmade a pork roast at the lake.Violet is not a fan of air travel butwent to England to visit her son.During the 8-hour flight toHeathrow, she never left her seat!She braved air travel again afterher family threw her a surprisebirthday party when she turned80. Her special gift was a trip toDisney World with her childrenand grandchildren. Violet says hergreatest accomplishment is herchildren. She is also very proud ofher four grandchildren—Lauren,

Stephanie, Mike and Kate. Thenthere is her first great-grandchild,6-month-old greatgrandsonDeclan Gabriel. It makes sensethat when I asked her what sheliked about her Disney trip, Violetreplied, “Just being with myfamily.”

- Maureen

Holiday Shopping!Families, you are welcome to

come shop here in the frontparlor with your loved ones forChristmas and/or Hanukkah onWednesday, Dec. 14th, from10 - 2 p.m. There will be somepurses, jewelry, scarves, socks,and more to choose from. Therewill be 2 vendors with items.One vendor fixes jewelry too.One vendor takes credit cards,checks and cash and the otheronly takes cash and checks.

Halloween HappeningsContinued

Beth our beautiful peacock!

Renee as “Queen Athens”!

Jen as a racecar driver!

Ashley as a “1920s Beauty”!

Marybel as “Maleficent”!

Our resident winners: 1stPlace: Barb K. as a WrigleyVendor; 2nd: Rochelle the“Sorcerer”; 3rd: Walt as“George”;4th: Chuck the “Big ShotScottie”; 5th: Christine theWizard; 6th: Grace the “Salty SaltShaker”; 7th: Sophia & herdaughter Barb as “Hocus PocusTwins”; 8th: Joan as “Little RedRiding Hood & The Wolf”; 9th: Alas “Destructo”; and 10th: Bart as“Dr. Hot Shot”.

“Cubs vendor” Barb & her “Cubsfan” daughters!

Wizard Christine & Sorcerer Rochelle!Watch out for their mystical powers!

Walt as dapper “George”!

Chuck our “Big Shot Scotty”!

Sophia & her daughter Barb!

Grace our “Salty Salt Shaker”!

Red Riding hood Joan & the Wolf!

“Destructo” Al!

Dr. Hot Shot & Chief Maureen!

Belmont Village Scene

We all had FUN on the Halloweenhayride at Didier Pumpkin Farm! Bart, Grace & Ruth “on the camel”!

We got up and close with the realcamel!

Ruth, Ellie, Emma & Grace taking arest in the pumpkin patch!

Ray won the “Guess How Many”candy contest by being one off from

76! He got to keep all the candy!The Belmont Village People:

Felix, Susan, Christine, Lori & Maureen

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