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American House Cedarlake

14800 S Van Dyke Road | Plainfield | Illinois | 60544(815) 254-3564 | americanhouse.com

September 2016

Cedarlake’s Friendly StaffMark Miron, Executive Director

Lisa Choinski, Assistant Executive DirectorPatti Eulitz, Life Enrichment Director

Sam Bugarsky, Culinary DirectorCrystal Eichhorst, Sales & Marketing Director

Carol Malinoski, AL Wellness DirectorJuan Diaz, Maintenance Director

Happy Birthday!Sept. 1 Marie K.Sept. 1 Roseann P.Sept. 2 Leota G.Sept. 10 Thomas F.Sept. 12 Mary F.Sept. 18 EmmyLou O.Sept. 22 Lois S.Sept. 28 Rolland M.Sept. 30 Gretchen O.

Grandparents Day Celebration!National Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 11,

2016. We are hosting a carnival-themed outdoorfamily picnic on this day from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.

celebrating the joy of all grandparents and those whoare like grandparents to us! Our menu will be picnicfare with hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, watermelon,and ice cream. Face painting and live entertainmentare on the agenda! Staff members and residents areencouraged to bring their family. The front “yard” ofthe Renwick Building will be transformed with tents,

tables and chairs, games, and decorations! Theentertainment of Chuck Drager will be heard to get us

toe tapping and dancing! Grandparents are such abig part of everyone’s lives. We age not by years, but

by stories! We want to spend time with you! Let’scelebrate you!

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HandbellConcert

Join the crowd in theCommunity Room to

see what theHandbell Choir hasbeen up to! They

have a nice selectionof songs for your

listening enjoyment!The concert is onFriday, September

30th, at 2:00 p.m. inthe Community

Room.

BeanbagBaseball

Wednesday,September 21stThis month wehave an away

game. We will betraveling to

Yorkville to have afriendly game with

our neighbors.Please reserve a

seat on the bus bysigning your namein the new “sign-upbook” in the library.

Cheering sectionwelcome!Go Team!

Play, Create, Explore!Beanbag Practice

Thursday, September 1, and Friday,September 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Mind BendersFriday, September 2, at 10:30 a.m.Your Life, Your Legacy Meeting

Tuesday, September 6, at 2:30 p.m.Entertainment & Outing Meeting

Tuesday, September 6, at 3:30 p.m.Men’s Club Meeting

Wednesday, September 7, at10:30 a.m.

Movie Committee MeetingWednesday, September 7, at 2:00 p.m.

Velvet Art ColoringWednesday, September 7, at 2:30 p.m.

Drumming CircleSaturday, September 10, at 10:30 a.m.

Grandparents Day CelebrationSunday, September 11, at 12 noon

CraftsMonday, September 12, at 10:30 a.m.

TriviaThursday, September 15, at 2:30 p.m.

Culinary MeetingThursday, September 15, at 3:00 p.m.

Adult ColoringMonday, September 19, at 10:30 a.m.

Creative WritingTuesday, September 20, at 10:30

Short Story ReadingWednesday, September 21, at

2:30 p.m.Outdoor Croquet

Thursday, September 22, at 10:30 a.m.Cabernet & Canvas Painting

Tuesday, September 27, at 5:00 p.m.Red Hat Ladies Meeting

Wednesday, September 28, at10:30 a.m.

Outdoor CroquetFriday, September 30, at 10:30 a.m.

Your Life, Your LegacyMary Helen Ekstam, Music

Therapist, will be presenting awonderful topic on legacies anddifferent ways for us to leave agift for our loved ones. MaryHelen has many ideas and

creative ways to share your life’sstory. Join her and learn what it

means to leave a legacy andbegin reflecting on your journeyin life to create a legacy to sharewith generations to come. Shewill be meeting in the Arts andCrafts Room on September 6,2016, at 2:30 p.m. Come and

listen to learn more!

Meet and Greet!Wednesday, September 21st, at

10:30 a.m. in the CommunityRoom, please come and meet

Dr. Srinivas Kota, MD. Dr. Kota isan internist with Premier

Physicians (Treatment BeyondSymptoms) and is affiliated withEdward Hospital and AdventistBolingbrook Medical Center. Hespecializes in holistic medicine,and could be another choice indoctors. He would make office

visits here and is within themileage radius for Cedarlake bus

transportation.

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Bistro Dining OptionWe are excited to roll out a new evening meal option for you in September. Asplans get finalized, we will communicate the details of our new Bistro dining

program. The Bistro dining is to allow more flexibility for our residents to eat andhave a meal option later in the day. We’ll begin offering a daily selection of tasty,

nutritious, and flavorful menu items in the afternoon, possibly from 4 to 6 p.m.There will be a culinary staff attendant working in the Bistro to serve you asneeded. The plan is to provide a “lighter fare” meal option by offering menu

items, such as homemade soups, hot entree items, Panini sandwiches, entreesalads, desserts, and assorted beverages. We’re planning to offer this Bistro

dining option as a “meal credit” for residents regardless of which meal plan youparticipate in, or as an “a la carte” charge. We want to provide more choice,

flexibility, and convenience with our culinary program. As always, your feedbackand recommendations are always welcome. Bon Appétit!

Resident TownHall Meeting

We are holding two Town Hallmeetings on Wednesday,

September 14, 2016,at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

in the Community Room.We encourage everyone to attend

one of the meetings andlearn about all the new thingsgoing on in our community.Your questions are always

welcome.

John Boda Presents“Route 66”

Join John on Friday,September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. in

the Community Room withinformative John Boda, historian,

musician, and entertainer!

Birthday PartyCelebrate all of our Septemberbirthday people on Tuesday,

September 13th, at 3:30 p.m. in theBlue Spruce Dining Room. The lively

entertainment of J.T. Trimmel willtake place prior to the birthday

refreshments, in theCommunity Room.

Hand TherapyNeed a few quiet minutes with a

wonderful hand therapist? Karen, ourLife Enrichment Coordinator, is

certified to give hand massages andhas been getting fabulous reviews!You may sign up in the library for a

day and time slot. Enjoy!

Front Desk(815) 254-3564

CedarlakeCell Phone(815) 733-0078

Cedarlake BusTom’s Number:(815) 353-2874

Wellness CenterDirect Line(815) 267-3790

or throughSwitchboard:

Ext. 211

Comcast(800) 266-2278

AT & T(800) 244-4444

Hair SalonColleen

Thursdays 1–5 p.m.(815) 405-2717

VickiWednesdays 8 - 4 &

Fridays 8 - 4(815) 955-6991

PlainfieldLibrary

(815) 436-6639

Pace Bus(800) 244-4410

PlainfieldShuttle

(815) 436-1112

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September 2016Cedarlake

ActivitiesOutingsEntertainmentResident Run Activities

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

NationalAssisted

WeekLiving

happy fall!

Room Key for Activities/EntertainmentAC - Arts & Crafts Room (3rd Floor inWheatland Building)CD - Cedar RoomCR - Community RoomL - LoftLl - LibraryW - WellnessRL - Renwick Lounge (2nd Floor)R3 - Renwick Lounge (3rd Floor)B - Americana BistroBSD - Blue Spruce Dining Room

18:30 Bus Transportation9:00 Bus Transportation

10:30 Beanbag Practice (CR)1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:00 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)

28:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)

10:30 Mind Benders (AC)2:30 Movie: Roy Orbison - Black

and White - Popcorn Day!(CR)

3:00 Scrabble (AC)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)

31:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: Thirteen Days

(CR)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes

(AC)

41:00 Nondenominational

Service (CR)2:00 Movie: The Book Thief

(CR)

Labor Day Holiday - No Harris BankToday

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2:00 Catholic Communion Service(CR)

3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group(Pastor Bill) (CR)

3:00 Euchre Game (AC)4:00 Wii Bowling (L)6:30 Bingo (CR)

610:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)

1:00 Handbell Practice (AC)2:30 Your Life, Your Legacy with

Mary Helen (AC)3:30 Entertainment and Outing

Meeting (RL)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)


10:30 Outdoor Croquet (Meet at the RenwickDoor)

1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie Committee Meeting (3rd Floor

Renwick Bldg)2:30 Velvet Art Coloring (AC)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Canasta (AC)


10:00 Hand Message (R3) Sign upin Library

10:30 Veterans’ Benefits Seminar (CR)1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:00 Veterans’ Benefits Seminar (CR)5:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)


10:30 Entertainment by TimWilsey (CR)

2:30 Movie: Day of the Jackal -Popcorn Day! (CR)


1010:30 Drumming Circle with

Mary Helen (CR)1:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: WWII in the Pacific


(AC)6:00 Happy Hour (BSD)

National Assisted LivingWeek/National Grandparents Day

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10:15 Mass @ St. Mary Immaculate(Wheatland Door TodayBecause of Picnic Setup)

12:00 Grandparents Day Celebration!(Renwick Front Yard)

1:00 Nondenominational Service (CR)2:00 No Movie Today!

1210:30 Crafts (AC)

1:30 Harris Bank (Conference Room)2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (Pastor

Bill) (CR)4:00 Wii Bowling (L)6:30 Bingo (CR)

1310:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Angels Grace Hospice

Presentation/No Bake Dessert1:00 Handbell Practice (AC)2:30 Entertainment by John

Trimmel (CR)3:30 Birthday Party (BSD)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)


10:30 Town Hall Meeting (CR)1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)3:00 Town Hall Meeting (CR)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:00 Resident Ambassador Meeting (BSD)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Canasta (AC)


10:30 Beanbag Practice (CR)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)

1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:00 Hand Message (R3) (Sign up in Library)2:30 Trivia (CR)3:00 Culinary Meeting (Blue Spruce Dining Room)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)


10:30 Beanbag Practice (CR)11:30 Architectural Tour in Chicago

(SIgn-Up required) TIME MAYCHANGE

2:30 Movie: Hope Springs - PopcornDay! (CR)

3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)

1710:30 BINGO (CR)

1:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: The Panic Room


(AC)

181:00 Nondenominational

Service (CR)2:00 Movie: Foul Play (CR)

1910:00 Hand Massage (R3)10:30 Adult Coloring (AC)

1:30 Harris Bank (Conference Room)2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (Pastor

Bill) (CR)4:00 Wii Bowling (L)6:30 Bingo (CR)

2010:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Creative Writing (AC)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise

(CR)1:00 Handbell Practice (AC)2:30 Les the Magician (CR)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)


10:30 Meet and Greet Dr. Kota, MD (CR)1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Beanbag Baseball Game AT Yorkville

(Sign Up Necessary for BusTransportation) (Ll)

2:30 Short Story Reading (RL)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Canasta (AC)


10:00 Hand Message (R3) (Sign up in Library)1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:00 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)2:30 Dr. Christopher Smith, Chiropractor to

present Spinal Health Do’s &Don’ts (CR)

4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)


10:30 Entertainment by JohnBoda “Route 66" (CR)

2:30 Movie: Operation Madball -Popcorn Day! (CR)


241:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: Nate and

Margaret (CR)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes

(AC)6:00 Happy Hour (BSD)

2510:15 Mass @ St. Mary

Immaculate (RenwickDoor Entrance)

1:00 NondenominationalService (CR)

2:00 Movie: Get Hard (CR)

2610:30 TRIAD - Plainfield Fire

Department Annual SeniorLuncheon (Sign-Up Needed)

1:30 Harris Bank (Conference Room)2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (Pastor

Bill) (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)4:00 Wii Bowling (L)6:30 Bingo (CR)

2710:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 First Light Health Care

Presentation on Nutrition(Dietitian) (CR)

1:00 Handbell Practice (AC)2:00 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)4:30 Bingo (CR)5:00 Cabernet & Canvas Painting

Class (AC) (Sign up in Library!6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)


10:30 Red Hat Ladies Meeting (CR) (Timberswill present and help with craft)

1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Presentation by Gary Midkiff “WWII in

Africa & Europe” (CR)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Canasta (AC)


10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:30 Octoberfest with Frank K &

Company! (CR)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)


10:30 Outdoor Croquet (Meet at theRenwick Door)

1:00 Dress Rehearsal for HandBell Concert (CR)

2:00 Handbell Concert (CR)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)

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Exercise Corner

Please check withyour physician

beforestarting any

exercise program.Fitness programs are

all held in theCommunity Room.

Silver SneakersBasic Chair ClassMonday through

Friday9:15 a.m. to

9:45 a.m.

Cardio ClassMondays and

Wednesdays inSeptember8:30 a.m. to

9:00 a.m.

Ageless GraceExercise

Please check thecalendar for datesand times. This will

change every month.(Community Room)

Workout RoomPlease sign up at the

front desk if youwould like to learn

about the equipment!

Interesting Corn FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Michigan farmers produce 335

million bushels of corn annually. Ihope you find the following facts oncorn interesting.

• There are 11,000 corn farmersin Michigan.

• One ear of corn has 800 kernels.• Yellow is not the only color of

corn. It can also be green, red,white or purple.

• Corn is grown on everycontinent except Antarctica.

• Another word for corn is maize.• Forty percent of the corn

produced is used to makeethanol.

• Corn is actually part of the grassfamily.

• Corn is a major food staple forlivestock and poultry.

• Michigan is part of the CornBelt, an area of the countrywhere corn grows the best.

• Sweet corn is a great sourceof fiber, iron, thiamin andvitamin C.

Visit an American House todayand enjoy some sweet corn, aregular item on our menu.

Transportation to St. MaryImmaculate Church

Tom, our wonderful bus driver, iscoming in for a few hours every

other Sunday to transport those ofyou who would like to attend Mass.

You will see these dates on thecalendar. He will be departing fromthe Renwick Entrance at 10:15 a.m.to get to 10:45 a.m. Mass in plenty

of time. (Sign up in the library)

Relax andENJOY LABOR DAY

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Health and Wellness FairThe Health and

Wellness Fair onJuly 26, 2016, was asuccess due to ALLof YOU! Thank youfor attending. We hadover thirty companies

represented, including Crystal HomeHealth, Advanced Physicians, AngelsGrace Hospice, First Light HomeCare, Kathy Myles of RE/MAX,Harvest In-Home Care, Joliet AreaCommunity Hospice, Visiting Angels,Addus Home Care and so many more!There were fifteen raffle prizes thatwere provided by our vendors andmany happy residents! Thecompanies were not onlyinformational but many provided freeblood pressure and glucose checks,fall risk assessment, hand and backmassages along with bags full offreebies to bring home. We lookforward to bringing this event back toyou in the future!

KindnessAct of

Some“Sparkling”Residents”

Wayne B.Angie Z.Leona B.

Richard P.

Why fit in when youwere born to stand

out?

NationalAssisted Living

WeekThe annual national

observance providesan opportunity for

residents, their lovedones, staff,

volunteers, andsurrounding

communities tocelebrate the

individuals served inassisted living and

learn more about thissector of the

long-term careprofession.

September 2016

Pat Nemec was born in Chicago on March 3, 1928, and marriedto John for forty-one years. She has four musically talented children,eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Pat is anaccomplished musician, having received a Bachelor of Arts Degreein piano and a second Bachelor of Arts Degree in pipe organ. Herparents were also musically inclined and great singers. At the age ofeight her father received a piano in lieu of a paycheck. When heaccepted the piano that day, Pat’s future was foretold! Pat studiedpiano with an instructor from Switzerland from 1936 to 1941. Afterhigh school, she studied at Sherwood Music School and worked asan executive secretary for eight years. It took Pat twenty years tocomplete six years of college. That is determination! Pat has touredAmerica, the Far East, the Middle East, and much of Europe. Sheperformed in three Master classes in Vienna with the World Master,Hanns Kann, Professor of Vienna Hochshule Fur Musik, JorgeDemus and Paul Badura Skoda, international concert pianists. Patspent thirty-five years as a teacher, performed in church ministries,has been a soloist for local symphony orchestras, and has been anaccompanist for several choral groups. She brought the sound ofmusic to many people. She now relaxes, reads, and visits! We arehappy to have Pat as a vital member of American House Cedarlake!

ACROSS

1. Celebrities

6. Actor Garrett

10. Accounting specialists,

for short

14. Interlaced

15. Ireland, to the Irish

16. Gymnast Korbut

17. Public building

18. __ Linda, California

19. Actual

20. Picture

22. Give

24. That femme

25. Removes

26. United

29. Cruise ship

30. Traveler’s way: abbr.

31. Cars used by a

dealer, for short

33. Anatomical partitions

37. Object

39. Respond

41. Expired

42. __ T

44. Nosy person

46. Fragrant neckware

47. Narratives

49. Enthusiastic

51. Those easily victimized

54. Czech river

55. Honey factory

56. Guiding sponsorship

60. Pain

61. Splinter group

63. “Stop!” on the seas

64. Undesirable spots

65. Ending for Ann or Nan

66. French income

67. Romanian coins

68. Raise

69. German city

DOWN

1. Switch

2. Bull

3. State with conviction

4. Leased

5. Was very unfriendly

6. Misrepresent

7. Major disturbance

8. Part of a river

9. Benumb

10. Got a monopoly on

11. Skirt feature

12. Hard stone

13. Realtor’s delights

21. Rapidly growing tree

23. Spanish shouts

25. Nightclub

26. Part of a teacup

27. Chancellor __

von Bismarck

28. Requirement

29. Bank transactions

32. Level, raised areas

34. Stack

35. Ending for 7 numbers

36. Mine entrance

38. Answering machine’s

recordings

40. Amphibians

43. Den

45. Prime

48. Steamy spring

50. Uses a number 1 wood

51. Of Pius X

52. Quickly

53. Cheaply made

54. External

56. Judicial proceedings

57. Fires

58. This: Sp.

59. British submachine gun

62. Champagne season

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American House Cedarlake - Amazon S3 · Happy Birthday! Sept. 1 Marie K. Sept. 1 Roseann P. Sept. 2 Leota G. Sept. 10 Thomas F. Sept. 12 Mary F. Sept. 18 EmmyLou O. Sept. 22 Lois