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Our mission is to create and sustain

comfortable, caring environments

for those who depend on us.

Administrative Staff:

Darren Penquite

Executive Director

Samantha Hamilton

Assistant Executive Director

Diana Rushing

Resident Care Coordinator

Stephanie Magel

Resident Care Coordinator

Marrie Reinheardt

Business Office Manager

Margaret Tepovac Dietary Director

Kim Williams Maintenance Director

Dawn Rand

Activities Director

Contact us at:

541-770-9080

1530 Poplar Dr.

Medford, OR 97504

The Farmington Times

Farmington Square Memory Care Newsletter — August 2017

P2 New Journeys P3 Eclipse P3 Connect on Facebook P4 Activities Calendar

P6 August Highlights P6 Summer Poetry P7 The Legends of Bigfoot P8 Mission & Team

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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People can embark on successful new journeys at any age both in careers and hobbies and in and out of the limelight. For Senior Citizen's Month, here is a look at a few people who have taken on inspirational endeavors later in life.

Well-known chef and author Julia Child, born in 1912, debuted her first cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" at the age of 49 and wrote more than a dozen cookbooks in the decades to follow. She debuted her show “The French Chef” at 50 years old and continued doing the show for 10 years. She then took on new cooking shows through the end of the 1990s when she was in her late 80s. She passed away in 2004, at the age of 91, having left her mark on the cooking world and beyond. Biography.com quoted her as having said, "In this line of work...you keep right on till you're through."

Judge Judy Scheindlin, born in 1942, served in New York's Family Court for 25 years until she left in 1996. That same year, at age 54, she started the “Judge Judy” televised court show that remains on the air 21 years later. She is now 75 and, according to her website, signed a multi-year contract through 2020 to produce new programming. She has published several books, her first having come out when she was 54. She once told the New York Daily News, "I'm not tired. I still feel engaged by what I do and I still have people who like to watch it."

Harland Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders, was born in 1890. He served as a blacksmith’s help, fireman, lawyer, insurance salesman, laborer, and a motel owner, according to his biography on

thefamouspeople.com. It was not until 1952, at age 62, that he franchised out the first Kentucky Fried Chicken, having impressed people with his chicken containing 11 herbs and spices. By 1964, at age 74, he had created a successful food chain across America. He sold the corporation that year for $2 million, retaining its Canadian operations. He passed away in 1980, having left behind a legacy that spread across the world.

Also proving age is just a number:

Jack Weil remained CEO of the western-wear brand Rockmount Ranch Wear until age 107.

Painter Anna Mary Robertson Moses began her painting career at age 78. In 2006, a painting of hers achieved $1.2 million.

Writer Harry Bernstein penned "The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers,” which earned him literary fame at age 96.

Skills to try out on your own journey:

Cooking: Seek out a new recipe, gather ingredients, and make something new.

Technology: Try to learn more on a device you find challenging, like a smartphone, computer, tablet or e-reader.

Arts & Crafts: Whether drawing, painting, collaging, scrapbooking, taking photos, knitting, sewing, or making soap, exploring creative outlooks is fun and rewarding.

Foreign Language: Learning a new language is so great for the brain, it physically increases it.

Writing/Language: Reflect through journal posts or compose poems, spoken or written.

Embarking On New Journeys

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The Legends of Bigfoot

Since 1992, believers in the pre-ternatural have gath-ered during the last weekend in August in Carson, Washington, for Bigfoot

Daze, a celebration of the legend of Bigfoot. Washington state is an appropriate venue, for stories of “wild men” living in the woods have long been part of Na-tive American lore in the Pacific Northwest. Curi-ously, the indigenous stories of a massive, hairy, ape-like man, known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch, are set in the very same locales as contemporary sightings. Is it merely a coincidence that modern sightings overlap with historical record? Or is there really a Bigfoot?

While most people agree that Bigfoot sightings are hoaxes, some researchers have looked for plausi-ble explanations to the many sightings and stories. Bigfoot, they speculate, may be the last existing specimen of a prehistoric giant ape, Giganto-pithecus, which could have crossed the Bering land

bridge from Asia into North America. Other experts suggest that Bigfoot is the last living Neanderthal or other crude human-like creature such as Paran-thropus robustus. All of these explanations, howev-er, lack sufficient scientific evidence and proof.

The Sasquatch has been sighted in the Pacific Northwest.

Right here in Southern Oregon we have our own bigfoot enthusiasts and tales of sightings often cir-culate in early spring and throughout fall.

Curious your-self? Take a hike up Collings Mountain trail just past the en-trance of Hart-tish Park on Ap-plegate Lake. This 3/4 mile hike will lead you to a Bigfoot trap that was constructed in the early 1970’s. Made of steel, this old trap still stands as well as an old miners cabin. What's you beliefs? Do your footsteps overlap those of a bigfoot? Take the hike and decide for yourself!

Summer Poetry

A Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines. The first and last lines have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.

“Hot, dry wind blowing

No rain clouds in sight today

A summer day dawns.”

“Golden beach

Sandcastles touch the sky

Childhood memories”

“Earth, sun, and water

Like homemade ice cream sundae

Melting together”

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August Highlights — You’re Invited!

Aug 2: Bob Isom on the piano at 3pm

Aug 8: Ben McReynolds on the piano

at 4:00pm

Aug 21: Join us in the courtyards of

each cottage as we experience the

once in a lifetime Great American Solar

Eclipse (see page 3)

Aug 24: Bingo Tournament at The Or-

chards 1:30pm

Aug 30: Our first Mocktails and Canvas

event will be held at 3pm.

Summer Poetry

August 1-7 is International Clown Week!

August 18 is Bad Poetry Day August 21 is Total Solar Eclipse August 26 is National Dog Day!

“At last, vacation!

White sand, blue sky, ocean fun.

Then the shark arrived.”

“Retirement. It’s like

A summer vacation that

doesn't end in Fall.”

We found some fun haiku

poems about summer.

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On August 21, 2017, Southern Oregon will

disappear behind the moon, turning

daylight into twilight, causing the

sweltering summer temperatures to drop,

and reveal massive streamers of light

throughout the sky around the moons

silhouette.

This ‘Great American Total Solar Eclipse’

will darken skies from Oregon to South

Carolina along a 70 mile wide stretch of

land. Here in Southern Oregon we will

experience 95% of the eclipse and are sure

to have quite the show during the morning

hours.

A total eclipse occurs when the disk of the

moon appears to completely cover the disc

of the sun in the sky. Here is Southern

Oregon the moon will appear to have taken

a bite out of the sun.

The timing of the eclipse and its duration

depend on where you are along the path of

totality. Here in Medford, the eclipse will

begin at 9:03am, the maximum coverage

will be at 10:16am, and the eclipse will end

at 11:37am.

If you are planning to view the eclipse, be

sure to get a pair of solar viewing glasses.

These protective shades are necessary to

protect your eyes during observation.

Farmington Square will be enjoying the

eclipse and would love to invite families

and friends to come on down and view this

once in a life time experience with us.

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recently and would love to have you join the conversation!

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August

Birthdays

Celebrate With

us this month as

we wish “HAPPY

BIRTHDAY!” to:

Residents:

John H. 2nd

Van H. 9th

Lucy M. 17th

Tobe S. 18th

Mary Lou H. 18th

Billy M. 30th

Staff:

Lorena A. 9th

Celia R. 14th

Jessica B. 18th

Maria R. 19th

Diana R. 21st

Dinorah C. 21st

Darren P. 23rd

Dennis Y. 27th

McKenzie L. 29th

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August

Birthdays

Celebrate With

us this month as

we wish “HAPPY

BIRTHDAY!” to:

Residents:

John H. 2nd

Van H. 9th

Lucy M. 17th

Tobe S. 18th

Mary Lou H. 18th

Billy M. 30th

Staff:

Lorena A. 9th

Celia R. 14th

Jessica B. 18th

Maria R. 19th

Diana R. 21st

Dinorah C. 21st

Darren P. 23rd

Dennis Y. 27th

McKenzie L. 29th