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February 2017Your Friendly American HouseStaff at Dearborn Heights

Dawn Steckroth Executive DirectorMichelle Green Assistant DirectorElizabeth Hatfield Life Enrichment Dir.Daryl Rogalski MaintenanceLinda Kaminski Culinary SupervisorLinda Marasheski Housekeeping Supervisor

Important Phone NumbersAmerican House Office 313-278-6430Medical Team 313-277-5140Medical Team Night 734-489-5350Med Team Rehab 313-598-4644Smart Bus Connector 866-962-5515Detroit Free Press 313-222-6400Kathy and Company Salon cell 313-460-3234

home 313-291-9136Renee Stokes (Transportation) 248-880-9130

Valentine’s Day Dance!Bring out your dancing shoes and the love

in your heart for music and those you love. OnTuesday, Feb. 14th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., wewill be having a semi-formal cocktail party anddance with refreshments, spirits andentertainment by Grant Danley. Please plan onjoining us for this special event and RSVPto Elizabeth.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!In honor of Valentine’s Day, we would like our

residents and staff to bring in a photograph fromwhen they were a baby and have a challenge of“Guess Who?” We will make a color copy of thephoto and then return the original to you. The photowill be displayed for a period of time with everyonehaving the opportunity to take their guess on theanswer ballot. Why not participate and have a littlefun? If interested, please see Elizabeth.

Get Your Ballot and Vote!Stop by the Life Enrichment office to get your

ballot to vote for the King and Queen of AmericanHouse at Dearborn Heights. Choose your communityresidents who should have the honor of wearing thecrown. They will be announced at the social event onFeb. 14th at 2:30 p.m., and their presence will berequired at the Valentine’s Dance in the evening.

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Trivia Whiz

A Landmarkfor Lincoln

The LincolnMemorial on theNational Mallin Washington, D.C.,honors the16th president ofthe United States,Abraham Lincoln.Born Feb. 12, 1809,Lincoln served from1861 to 1865.

The buildingcontains inscriptionsof Lincoln’sGettysburg Addressand his secondinaugural address.

Carved from28 blocks of whiteGeorgia marble, thestatue of Abe is19 feet tall.

The LincolnMemorial cost$3 million to build.

The structure wasdedicated on May 30,1922. About50,000 peopleattended theceremonies,including hundreds ofCivil War veteransand 78-year-oldRobert Todd Lincoln,the president’s son.

About 6 millionpeople visit the siteeach year.

Love by Dolores S.What crosses your mind when you

hear the word LOVE?Do you think of husband and wife still

in love after many years of marriage?Do you think of your children,

weddings, getting together on Sundayfor dinner?

Do you think or know how much Godloves you?

God loves you enough to send Hisson Jesus to die for you and me.

Love is watching your baby comeinto this world.

When I think of love I think of my ownthree sons and daughters-in-law. Theyare all a blessing to me. They keep meand take care of me now that I amgrowing older.

Sometimes I ask, God “What did I doto deserve such a family?” It’slove-God’s love.

Valentine’s Day is a day to showothers what love is.

It is a day for a woman buying herman a new tie or baking his favorite pie.

Love is handing over the remotecontrol so your husband can watch hisshows. (This I know!)

Love is giving your best girl anengagement ring.

Show your friends and neighborssome love.

Love is all these things but the bestlove is God’s love to all of us.

Today, tell someone you love them.God says, “Love one another.”

Trip to Charles H. WrightMuseum of AfricanAmerican History

On February 16, we will betaking a trip down to themuseum to see over 35,000artifacts and archival materialsthat is the home to the HarrietTubman Museum collection andmany others. The museumfeatures an interactive coreexhibit, ring of genealogy, 92flags displayed by country andorigin, and others. The cost is $5for seniors and $8 for adults andwe will be having a scheduledtour at the museum. There will besome walking, so be preparedand wear comfortable shoes.After we are done at themuseum, we will be going out tolunch. If interested, please seeElizabeth.

Intergenerational Visit

Thank you, Global HeightsAcademy for visiting with us.

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American House Transportation ServiceWe have an eight-passenger van, which includes a

wheelchair lift capable of lifting up to 300 pounds.The wheelchair cannot exceed 30 inches in width andthe van cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs.

Scheduled appointments need to be within10 miles of our building; medical appointments takepriority. To schedule an appointment, please callRenee Stokes at (248) 880-9130. Please allow48-72 hours’ notice. Please remember, our normalscheduled days are Mondays and Tuesdays.

Happy

BirthdayEveryone at American House

would like to extend birthdaygreetings to you on yourspecial day.

Resident Birthdays!2/12 Ray W.2/15 Marabelle V.2/15 Marge P.2/16 Anthony D.2/18 Mildred S.2/18 Juan C.2/18 Emogene B.2/21 John C.2/21 Elaine G.2/21 Dorothy J.2/24 Carolina C.

Staff Birthdays!2/12 Michelle Green2/14 Evette Mass2/23 Elizabeth Hatfield

Welc meNew Residents

Let’s welcome the new residentsto our American House family. It onlytakes a few minutes of our time tointroduce ourselves and spread alittle sunshine!

So, go ahead: introduce yourself,smile, talk and make a new friend.“Practice random acts of kindness.”

Lee M.Ken and Fran A.

Wit & Wisdom

“Romance is theglamour which turnsthe dust of everyday

life into agolden haze.”—Elinor Glyn

“In a great romance,each person basicallyplays a part that theother really likes.”—Elizabeth Ashley

“Tradition wears asnowy beard;romance is

always young.”—John Greenleaf

Whittier

“The word ‘romance,’according to the

dictionary, meansexcitement,

adventure andsomething extremelyreal. Romance should

last a lifetime.”—Billy Graham

“To me, romance andsuspense go hand inhand. What’s moresuspenseful than

wondering how twowonderful people can

manage to gettogether in spite of

the world going crazyaround them?”

—Maggie Shayne

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February 2017Dearborn Heights

EntertainmentOutingLobbyDining RoomGame Room

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions10:30 Exercise11:15 Jumbline1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo3:30 Bible Study with Evelyn6:30 Movie Night6:30 Monopoly

29:30 Musical Hot Potato

10:15 The Story of Punxsutawney Phil10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble1:30 Trivia Quest1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Groundhog Trivia2:00 Blackjack2:30 Fur Angels Pet Therapy3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce3:30 Movie: Groundhog Day6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

39:30 Scattergories

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US Geography11:30 Lunch and MJR Theatres

1:30 Nifty Crafters1:30 Beanbag Toss2:30 Entertainment by Daniel Bergen3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

410:30 Travelogue11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

511:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Tailgating party6:30 Super Bowl Game

69:15 Shopping at Walmart

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

79:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:15 Resident Council Meeting11:15 Brain Games

1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 What’s The Difference2:30 Afternoon Movie and Popcorn4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:15 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

89:15 iPad Games

10:00 Departure for Morley Factoryand Lunch

10:00 Catholic Mass with Father Bucon10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night

99:30 Musical Hot Potato

10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble

1:30 Trivia Quest1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Blackjack3:00 Wellness Bingo with the

Med Team6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

109:30 Scattergories

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US Geography

1:30 Beanbag Toss1:30 Nifty Crafters2:30 Entertainment with Bobby T3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

1111:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

1211:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

1310:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics1:00 Choir Rehearsal at AH

Livonia1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

149:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Valentine’s Poetry10:30 Exercise11:00 Music with Bobby G1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 What’s The Difference2:00 Dearborn Heights Garden Club3:00 Valentine’s Social with Announcing of King

and Queen4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:30 Valentine’s Dance with Entertainment by

Grant Danley

159:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions10:30 Lutheran Service with Pastor

Colleen11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo3:30 Bible Study with Chaplain Eric6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night

169:30 Charles Wright Museum of African

American History and Lunch10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble

1:30 Trivia Quest1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:00 Blackjack3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

179:30 Scattergories

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US Geography

1:30 Beanbag Toss1:30 Nifty Crafters2:30 Snowy Birthday Party with

Joe Moore3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

1810:30 Tai Chi With Andrea11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

1910:30 Catholic Mass at St.

Sabina with Renne1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:30 Afternoon Movie

Presidents Day 209:15 Shopping at Kroger

10:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

219:30 Word Challenge

10:15 Chicken Soup for the Soul10:30 Exercise11:15 Brain Games1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 What’s The Difference2:30 Afternoon Movie and Popcorn4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:15 Music with Robin Beck6:30 The Knit Wit Club

229:15 Greektown Casino9:15 iPad Games

10:15 Creative Expressions11:15 Jumbline

1:30 Current Events2:30 Bingo6:30 Monopoly6:30 Movie Night

239:30 Musical Hot Potato

10:15 Short Stories/Reminiscing10:30 Exercise11:15 Unscramble

1:30 Walk and Roll Club1:30 Trivia Quest2:00 Blackjack6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle

249:30 Scattergories

10:30 Exercise with Med Team Rehab11:15 US Geography

1:30 Beanbag Toss1:30 Nifty Crafters2:30 Entertainment with Garvin

Freeman3:45 Unscramble6:30 Pinochle Club

2511:15 Jigsaw Puzzles

1:30 Rummy with Catherine3:30 Trivia with Dolores5:00 Lawrence Welk6:00 Scrabble

2611:00 Catholic Service1:30 Coupon Clipping2:00 Biographical Discussion

with Dolores3:00 Laughter with Bonnie3:30 Afternoon Movie

2710:15 Riddles and Rhymes10:30 Exercise11:15 Anacrostics12:45 Choir Rehearsal at Riverview

1:30 Walk and Roll Club2:30 Bingo3:30 Rosary6:30 Pinochle Club

289:30 Word Challenge

10:00 McDonald Madrigal Choir1:00 Blood Pressure1:30 Travel to New Orleans2:30 Mardi Gras Celebration

with The King Cake4:00 Spelling Bee with Jan6:30 The Knit Wit Club

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Reminders!

Reminders!Laura Wilkerson

FNP-BC of AdvancedMedical Housecalls,will be here weekly.

Dr. Howell,podiatrist, will behere on Tuesday,April 4th, at10:30 a.m.

Sign-OutSheets!

Our residents,families and friendsmust remember touse the sign-outsheet when theirloved one leaves thebuilding. The sign-outsheet is under theActivity calendar inthe front hall. In theevent of anemergency, we needto know whichresidents are out ofthe building. Thankyou for yourcooperation.

MaintenanceReminders!

Please make sureyou call or stop bythe office and have arequest form filledout for any repairsthat need to be donein your apartment.

New Year’s Eve Party!

All residents were having a blastat our New Year’s Eve BalloonDrop.

“We are seniors but are youngat heart.”

Happy New Year!

1849: William G. Morgan, a physical

education director in Massachusetts,

invents a sport called mintonette.

A year later, the name was changed

to volleyball.

1922: Reader’s Digest magazine is

published for the first time.

1930: Pluto is discovered by

astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at

Arizona’s Lowell Observatory. The

tiny, distant body was labeled the ninth

planet in the solar system, but

scientists in 2006 reclassified it as a

dwarf planet.

1945: Captured in a now-iconic

photograph, U.S. Marines raise the

American flag on Japan’s Mount

Suribachi during the Battle of

Iwo Jima.

1953: Cambridge University scientists

James Watson and Francis Crick

announce their discovery of the

chemical structure of DNA.

1964: The Beatles make their first live

TV performance on “The Ed Sullivan

Show.” More than 70 million people

tuned in to watch their

U.S. debut.

1980: The U.S. Olympic hockey team

beats the heavily favored Soviet team

at Lake Placid, N.Y., in a stunning upset

dubbed the “Miracle on Ice.” The U.S.

went on to win the gold medal.

1990: South African human rights

activist Nelson Mandela is freed after

27 years in prison.

2001: Two astronauts from the crew

of the space shuttle Atlantis make

NASA’s milestone 100th spacewalk.

2004: The online social networking

service Facebook is launched.

2009: The Pittsburgh Steelers win a

record-setting sixth NFL championship

after a 27–23 victory over the Arizona

Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

FEBRUARY

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Interesting Chocolate FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Chocolate is a food enjoyed by

most people, especially at Valentine’sDay. Here are some interesting factsabout chocolate:

• Worldwide, consumers spendmore than $20 billion per year onchocolate products.

• It takes about 400 cacao beansto create 1 pound of chocolate.

• Chocolate is a great source ofantioxidants, which have beenshown to reduce a person’s riskof developing cancer or heartdisease.

• Snickers is the No. 1 sellingchocolate bar in the world.

• Eating dark chocolate inmoderation can lower a person’scholesterol levels.

• Americans prefer milk chocolateover dark chocolate; however,the consumption of darkchocolate is increasing. Try toeat dark chocolate containing atleast 40 percent cacao (will bestated on the chocolate candywrapper) for the most healthbenefits.

• The first United States chocolatefactory was built in 1765.

• The average American eats 12pounds of chocolate every year.

• One tablespoon of cocoa powdercontains almost 10 percent of thedaily requirement for iron intake.

• The first chocolate candy barwas made in 1842.

• Chocolate is made from cacaobeans. However, the cacao beanis actually a seed.

Chocolate can offer some healthbenefits, but it should be eaten inmoderation because of the caloriesassociated with the fat and sugarcontent.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

The Knit Wit Club!Our community has started this

group so we can help those in thecommunity. The Knit Wit Club meetsonce a week to get together and knit,crochet, tie, sew or embroider tomake hats, scarves, and maybe evenmittens to donate to local shelters inthe surrounding areas. It is our hopethat we can contribute greatly but alsofeel a sense of purpose and fulfill ourdesire to help others. If there are anyfamily and friends who would also liketo help us with this project, it wouldbe greatly appreciated. See Elizabethfor more details.

Think About It!

BrainteaserQuestion: A man is

standing on one sideof a river; his dog ison the other side.The man calls thedog, which quicklycrosses the riverwithout getting wetand without using abridge or a boat.How did the dogdo it?

Answer: The riveris frozen.

Logic ProblemPunxsutawney Phil

isn’t the onlygroundhog checkingfor his shadow onFeb. 2. Using theclues below, can youfigure out how manygroundhogs aroundthe world join Phil inhis yearly ritual?

1. The number ofgroundhogs is athree-digit number.

2. The sum of thedigits in the tensplace and the onesplace is the digit inthe hundreds place.

3. The sum of allthree digits is 14.

4. The ones digit isone greater than thetens digit.

Answer: 734

February 2017

HappyDay

Valentine’s

We hope your holidayis filled with sweet sentimentsand tasty treats!

AMERICAN HOUSE DEARBORN HEIGHTS

26600 Ann Arbor Trail

Dearborn Heights, MI 48127