American House Lloyds Bayou17046 Lloyds Bayou Drive | Spring Lake | Michigan | 49456
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August 2016Your American House StaffExecutive Director Jane ThomsonAssistant Executive Director Tammy KipenLife Enrichment Judy TylerCulinary Director Scott BostonAssistant Culinary Director Sunny GaitanDining Room Supervisor Mary PoniatowskiDining Room Server Misti HendersonDining Room Server Ginger BregeHousekeeping Sue TerryHousekeeping Misti HendersonHousekeeping Jordan SchroedterMaintenance Chuck Rainbolt
Important Phone NumbersMain Office: M-F 9 am-5 pm (616) 844-9001After-Hrs. Maint. Emergency (616) 928-9409Beauty Shop- Paula (616) 502-9845Grand Haven Senior Center (616) 842-9210Harbor Transit Bus Service (616) 842-3200Grover Pharmacy (231) 865-3345Meijer Pharmacy (616) 847-8033Orchard Market (616) 844-6662Comfort Keepers (616) 414-3034Kitchen Phone (616) 844-1626
SENIOR COMMUNITY DAY -BAKER COLLEGE
Good information-great times!Join us for this special day designed especially for
older adults, their family members, and caregiversFriday, August 19th, 8:30 - 1:30 at Baker College.We will be taking the American House Bus to
Baker for this very informative free event. There willbe a sign-up sheet on the table by the office. If youwould like to go on this trip, please see Judy for aRegistration Form and a list of classes being heldthat day.
Thank you to the American Legion Post #28 for our Flag Day ceremony. Weall enjoyed a tasty breakfast for dads and Flag Day!
Leo is just one of our manyveterans that live here atLloyd’s Bayou. Thank you foryour service!
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SUMMER
5 Things About:Butterflies
• Butterflies canbe foundfluttering aroundevery continentexceptAntarctica.
• The insects feedon nectar andpollen fromflowers.
• They taste withtheir feet—that’swhere their tastereceptors arelocated.
• A butterfly’s twoeyes have 6,000lenses each.
• Their wings areactuallytransparent andcovered withthousands oftiny scales. Lightreflecting off thescales createsthe colors andpatterns we see.
Go for the GoldEvery four years, all around the
world, people enjoy watching theSummer Olympic Games.
The first modern Olympic Games in1896 featured nine sports: athletics(track and field), cycling, fencing,gymnastics, shooting, swimming,tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. Allnine will be part of this summer’s event.From 1900 to 1992, the games oftenincluded “demonstration sports.” Thesewere usually sports specific to the hostcountry, such as American football inthe United States or a wrestlingcompetition called glima in Sweden.Eventually, the number of regular eventsbecame so high that the tradition ofincluding demonstration sports wassuspended.
Becoming the host city for theOlympic Games involves a long processand carries benefits and challenges.After a site is chosen, the city has sevenyears to prepare for the event. Hostingthe games can be healthy for a city’seconomy and bring the area prestige.Preparing for the games usuallyinvolves improving a city’s infrastructureand constructing venues that can beenjoyed by residents after the gamesare over.
Save the
DateElvis Week August 8-12
Elvis Week is when weremember the KING, ElvisPresley! We will be honoring himin different ways all week. Youare invited to see Elvis onThursday, August 11th, at 2:00on the 1st floor. Wear yourfavorite blue suede shoes!
BUS TRIPSWe will be taking the bus to
McGraft Park in Muskegon tosee the band Silverado onTuesday, August 9th. This is afree event and the concert startsat 7:00. They play country musicand oldies. Join us! Sign-upsheet is by the office.
GOLF OUTINGWe are also taking the bus to
the Evergreen Golf Course (par 3)in Grand Haven on Tuesday,August 23rd, at 9:00am. It willcost $12.00 for a round of 9holes (w/a cart). Anybody up fora challenge?
SENIOR COMMUNITYDAY AT BAKER
COLLEGEDon’t forget about Senior Day
at Baker College (see relatedarticle) on Friday, August 19th.This is an all day, free event. SeeJudy for registration info.
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Do you like to golf? Thanks to Buck Buckingham and Chuck our maintenance director, we now have achipping green in our backyard. Check it out! If you are interested in going on a golf outing, please see thesign-up sheet by the office.
HappyBirthday
8/1 Buck B. #4198/3 Peggy S. South J8/9 William B. North R8/14 Lola W. North M8/14 Mary D. #3218/18 Raymond M. South I8/23 Helen F. #3098/25 Larry S. North P8/25 Iva G. #3078/29 Michael R. North Q8/29 Sandra P. South B
WELCOME NEWRESIDENTS!
Sandy Telgenhof #108Walter and Mary Boyer # 213Lloyd and Chuckie Schaap #417
DID YOU KNOW?
“The sky is the dailybread of the eyes.”
—Ralph WaldoEmerson
“Together we canface any challenges
as deep as the oceanand as highas the sky.”
—Sonia Gandhi
“More varied thanany landscape wasthe landscape in thesky, with islands of
gold and silver,peninsulas of apricotand rose against a
background of manyshades of turquoise
and azure.”—Cecil Beaton
“The sky broke likean egg into full
sunset and the watercaught fire.”
—Pamela HansfordJohnson
“The artist is areceptacle for
emotions that comefrom all over the
place: from the sky,from the Earth, from
a scrap of paper,from a passingshape, from aspider’s web.”
—Pablo Picasso
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August 2016Lloyds Bayou
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdaySummer Olympics August 5-21 1
8:00 Foot Care Dr.10:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
1:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th2:00 Make & Take Flower
Arrangements w/Judy 1st6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st7:00 pm Everybody Loves Raymond, 3rd
28:30 am Coffee’s On, 1st9:30 am Wii Bowling, 4th
10:30 am Farkle 1st3:00 pm Bingo, 1st6:00 Movie Night6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd
SENIOR DAY at COAST GUARDFESTIVAL-See Back Page
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10:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
1:00 Bridge 4th6:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th6:30 pm Euchre, 3rd
410:00 am Craft, 3rd10:30 am Farkle 1st
2:00 pm Spiritual Fellowship 4th6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st6:30 pm Cribbage, 3rd
510:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
3:00 pm Bingo6:30 pm Wii Bowling, 4th
61:00 pm Skip Bo 3rd6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd7:00 Hand and Foot 1st
71:30 pm Birthday Celebration, 1st1:30 pm Pokeno, 1st
ELVIS WEEK 810:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st1:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th2:00 Community Home Health Care
Bingo 1st6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st7:00 pm Everybody Loves Raymond,
3rd
98:30 am Coffee’s On, 1st9:30 am Wii Bowling, 4th
10:30 am Farkle 1st3:00 pm Bingo, 1st6:00 Movie Night cancelled6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd7:00 Silverado Band at McGraft
Park trip
1010:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
1:00 Bridge 4th6:30 pm Euchre, 3rd6:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th
1110:00 am Craft, 3rd10:30 am Farkle 1st
2:00 pm Spiritual Fellowship 4th3:00 Elvis is in the house! 1st6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd6:30 pm Cribbage, 3rd6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st
LUNCH BUNCH 1210:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
3:00 pm Bingo6:30 pm Wii Bowling, 4th
131:00 pm Skip Bo 3rd6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd7:00 Hand and Foot 1st
141:30 pm Pokeno, 1st
1510:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st1:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st7:00 pm Everybody Loves
Raymond, 3rd
168:30 am Coffee’s On, 1st9:30 am Wii Bowling, 4th
10:30 am Farkle 1st3:00 pm Bingo, 1st6:00 Movie Night6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd
1710:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st10:30 Blood Pressure Clinic - NOCH,
3rd1:00 Bridge 4th3:00 Body Balance Chair Yoga 4th6:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th6:30 pm Euchre, 3rd
1810:00 am Craft, 3rd10:30 am Farkle 1st
2:00 pm Spiritual Fellowship 4th4:00 Pizza Day 1st6:30 pm Cribbage, 3rd6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd
198:00 Senior Community Day Baker
College Trip9:00 am Friday Sale, 1st
10:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st3:00 pm Bingo cancelled6:30 pm Wii Bowling, 4th
201:00 pm Skip Bo 3rd6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd7:00 Hand and Foot 1st
211:30 pm Pokeno, 1st
2210:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st1:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st7:00 pm Everybody Loves
Raymond, 3rd
238:30 am Coffee’s On, 1st9:00 Golf Outing trip9:30 am Wii Bowling, 4th
10:30 am Farkle 1st3:00 pm Bingo, 1st6:00 Movie Night6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd
2410:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
1:00 Bridge 4th2:00 Amigo Wheelchair/Walker
Clinic 2nd6:30 pm Euchre, 3rd6:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th
2510:00 am Craft, 3rd10:30 am Farkle 1st
2:00 pm Spiritual Fellowship 4th3:30 Comfort Keepers Wine &
Cheese Event6:30 pm Cribbage, 3rd6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st
2610:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
3:00 pm Bingo6:30 pm Wii Bowling, 4th
271:00 pm Skip Bo 3rd6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd7:00 Hand and Foot 1st
281:30 pm Pokeno, 1st
2910:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st1:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th6:30 pm Dominoes, 1st7:00 pm Everybody Loves
Raymond, 3rd
308:30 am Coffee’s On, 1st9:30 am Wii Bowling, 4th
10:30 am Farkle 1st1:30 Brain Games3:00 pm Bingo, 1st6:00 Movie Night6:30 pm Manipulation, 3rd
3110:00 Chair Exercise 1st10:30 am Farkle 1st
1:00 Bridge 4th6:30 pm Euchre, 3rd6:30 pm Open Wii Bowling, 4th
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Talk About It
InterestingPeach FactsBy Brian Rosso,
R.D.Michigan ranks
No. 4 in the nation forproducing peaches.
• Michigan peachcrops equal $13million annually.
• One mediumpeach is only 37calories and is agreat source ofvitamins A andC, and several Bvitamins.
• To speed up theripening processof a peach,place it in abrown paperbag for two tothree days.
• The pit of apeach isconsideredpoisonous.
• Peaches areharvested duringJuly and August.
• To peel a peach,drop the peachin boiling waterfor one minute,then drop it incold water. Thepeel will slideright off.
Women LendingTheir Wings
With World War II raging overseas,the military’s high demand for malecombat pilots prompted the U.S.Army Air Forces to enlist the skills ofa civilian group of aviators: women.
In September 1942, twoprograms—the Women’s AuxiliaryFerrying Squadron, led by NancyHarkness Love, and the Women’sFlying Training Detachment, led byJacqueline Cochran—were formed.On Aug. 5, 1943, they merged intothe Women Airforce Service Pilots,or WASP.
Initially, the primary job ofWASPs was to transport militaryaircraft from factories, but they alsoserved as flight instructors and testpilots, and towed targets for liveammunition gunnery practice.
WASPs were the first women inhistory to fly U.S. military aircraftand piloted nearly every type ofplane, from light trainers to B-26and B-29 bombers. In total, theprogram graduated 1,074 women.
Because of its urgent need,WASP was implemented as a civilservice program, with the intent ofgranting it military status at a latertime. However, the need for pilotsdwindled, and the program endedDec. 20, 1944.
WASP received formal militaryrecognition in 1977, shortly afterthe U.S. military began admittingwomen as pilots. In 2010, thesurviving WASPs were awardedthe Congressional Gold Medal.
It’s that time again!
MAINTENANCE CORNEROn Thursday, August 18th, Maintenance will be
changing the furnace filters in the main building. At10:00 he will be starting on the 4th floor and workinghis way down to the 1st floor.
On Friday, August 19th, Maintenance will bechanging the furnace filters at the ranch units,starting at 10:00 am and starting with ranch unit A.
Please clear any clutter away from the furnaceroom. Thank you for keeping that area clean!
Community Home Health CareLisa Luckey will be here to play BINGO on Monday, August 8th, at 2:00. This
is an extra day of bingo for you bingo diehards! Prizes! Fun!
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Comfort Keepers will be hostinga Wine and Cheese event here onthe 1st floor on Thursday, August25th, at 3:30. Join us!
Do you have your GuardianPendant yet? Register with ComfortKeepers - it’s free!
Stop in or call (616) 414-3034today!
GOOD HEALTH
Exercise!Did you know that we have a group
of residents that meet Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays for a Sit andFit Exercise class? They meet in theexercise room on the 1st floorat 10:00.
All exercises are done sitting in achair. Try it, you might like it!
Let’s Walk!Join Judy in the lobby on the 2nd
floor for a walk every Thursday at10:00. We will walk the bike path(provided the weather is good!)
Blazing a TV TrailStories of the Old West have
captivated audiences for decades,first in books, then radio and movies,and later on television. Saddle up for alook at some popular TV Westernsof yesteryear.
“Hopalong Cassidy.” It was 1949when Hopalong Cassidy rode in fromthe big screen and became the star ofTV’s first Western series, as well as apop culture phenomenon. AlthoughHoppy dressed in black, he was agood guy, along with his trusty whitehorse, Topper.
“Death Valley Days.” This radioshow became a TV series in 1952 andwas unique because it featured storiesbased on actual events from Old Westdays in Death Valley, Calif. Itsepisodes were introduced by hosts,which included Stanley Andrews (theOld Ranger) and Ronald Reagan.
“Gunsmoke.” For two decadesbeginning in 1955, viewers of thisfrontier drama tuned in to follow thelives of Dodge City, Kan., MarshalMatt Dillon, his deputy, Festus, andtownsfolk Doc and Miss Kitty.“Gunsmoke” is often the mostcelebrated of the TV Western genre.
“Bonanza.” The Cartwright clan—father Ben and sons Adam, Hoss andJoe—owned and operated the vastNevada ranch called the Ponderosa.“Bonanza” ran from 1959 to 1973 andwas one of the first TV shows to befilmed and broadcast in color.
SURVEYS
GIFT CARDWINNER
Everyone thatmailed in their surveywas put into adrawing and BarbFletcher (#424) wonthe $25.00 gift card!Don’t worry...if youdidn’t mail in yoursurvey yet, there isstill time! Just show itto the office staff andwe will pick anotherwinner on August 1st.Good luck!
August 2016
ACROSS
1. Close noisily
5. Reaches across
10. Seaweed
14. O’Hara’s estate
15. Claw
16. Common Latin abbr.
17. TV sitcom (1986-91)
18. Tribal member
19. Orchid genus
20. Flirts
22. Place for an art exhibit
24. Pub order
25. __ Peak
26. Diver’s hazard
29. Word with José or Juan
30. Parable’s feature
34. __ up; in great need
35. Athlete Bobby
36. Food �sh
37. “Hail Mary,” for short
38. Collegian’s concern
40. “I do,” for one
41. Peddler
43. One __ time;
consecutively
44. Fyn resident
45. Door
46. Firmament
47. Floor installer
48. Eagle’s nest
50. Period of time
51. Walks
54. __ from; grew out of
58. Woeful sound
59. Feat
61. Mixed bag
62. Yen
63. Strange
64. Bedtime, for some
65. __ o�; peeved
66. Stumbles
67. Passes away
DOWN
1. Bit of numerical info
2. Crippled
3. Zone
4. Sloping roof style
5. Market
6. Go by
7. Chicken __ king
8. Pate
9. Untrustworthy one
10. Ship’s beam
11. To be: Fr.
12. Hiding place
13. Drama
21. Forest animal
23. Juicy fruit
25. __ of; share in
26. Make skin smooth
27. Safe place
28. Common contraction
29. __ Lanka
31. Competitor
32. Make amends
33. Bring toward the ground
35. Belonging to you and me
36. Dangerous reptile
38. Tri!ed
39. Su"x for real or civil
42. Exhausted
44. Gem
46. Family member
47. Italian numeral
49. Change one’s alarm
50. Diminutive su"xes
51. Dirt or soot
52. __ o�; detached
53. Storm
54. Cut
55. Mid-11th-century year
56. German article
57. John and Jane
60. Swiss canton
Crossword Puzzle
SLAMSPANSKELP
TARATALONETAL
AMENOSAGEERIA
TEASERSGALLERY
ALEPIKES
SHARKSANMORAL
HARDORRBONITO
AVETUITIONVOW
VENDORATADANE
ENTRYSKYTILER
AERIEERA
STRIDESSTEMMED
MOANSTUNTOLIO
URGEEERIENINE
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FOR YOUR INFORMATIONWednesday, August 3 – 8:00am to 2:00pmThe Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival, together with the
Four Pointes Center for Successful Aging (formerly Council onAging), announces the fourth annual COAST GUARD FESTIVAL“SENIOR DAY.” This event is aimed at providing a day of funactivities, wellness information, community spirit, and the mostup-to-date information for our senior population.
The American House bus is not available to us on this daybut there is FREE transportation provided by Harbor Transit intheir service area.
For more information, call (616) 842-3200 to schedule yourfree pickup or go to www.harbortransit.org.
Events and lunch are FREE. Events held at Mulligan’sHollow, 1 Y-Drive, Grand Haven.
See the Senior Day schedule on the bulletin board!
SENIOR DAY