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American House Livonia

October 2016Your Friendly American HouseLivonia Staff

Barbie Campbell Executive DirectorJennifer Barr Assistant DirectorTee Dolphin Life Enrichment DirectorYolanda Jordan Culinary SupervisorSheliah Trafelet Housekeeping

SupervisorRoyal Powell Maintenance SupervisorPaulette Nicpon Night/Weekend MgrAngela Jackson-Johnson Night/Wknd. MgrRebecca Ferasin Night/Weekend Mgr

IMPORTANT NUMBERSFront Office (734) 425-3050The Medical Team (734) 261-6900Amelia’s Salon (248) 798-1799John (Driver) (734) 558-0493

American House TransportationDid you know we have a driver available to

transport residents to medical appointments?John, our driver, is available to ourcommunity on Mondays. Please call him, at(734) 558-0493, to schedule transportation. Hecan transport residents within 10 miles ofthe building.

HALLOWEEN PARTY!!!Please join us on Oct. 31st at 2 p.m. for our

Halloween Party. We will have refreshments alongwith live entertainment. Come one, come all, let’s seewho will be the spookiest of them all!!!

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GParents Day!

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OCTOBER OUTINGS!10/3 Lunch @ Granite City, bus will leave at 11:30 am10/5 Shopping @ Kmart, bus will leave at 2:00 pm10/10 Choir Practice @ AH Westland Hunter, bus will leave at 1:00 pm10/11 Bakery Outlet Shopping, bus will leave at 1:30 pm10/13 Erwin Orchards Cider Mill, bus will leave at 11:30 am10/20 Shopping @ Big Lots, bus will leave at 2:00 pm10/24 Choir Practice @ AH Westland Venoy, bus will leave at 12:45 pm10/26 Lunch @ Ten Yen Chinese Restaurant, bus will leave at 11:30 am

ERWIN ORCHARDSCIDER MILL!

Mark your calendar, we will beheading out to the Apple Orchardon October 13th at 11:00 am. If youare interested in going please seeTee to sign up.

Garden Club will be here onOctober 6th at 2:00 pm in thedining room!

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DON’T FORGET, if you areinterested in participating in any ofthe outings scheduled, please seeTee to sign up. If you use awheelchair and would like to attend ascheduled outing, see Tee so that theproper transportation can bearranged for that day.

BAKERY OUTLET !!

Once a month we will be headingto shop at the Bakery Outlet Stores.If you are interested, make sure yousign up in the Outing Sign-Up Book.

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Welc meNew Residents

Frederick H.Mary T.Frank F.

Mary Ellen

We’re thrilledyou’ve decided tomake our communityhome!

AMHCAdvanced Medical

House Calls is here onWednesdays.

To Schedule a visit,call (810) 853-5875.

Dr. HowellDr. Howell will be here

on October 21st at10:30 a.m.

FRANKENMUTH!Mark your calendars!!!November 9th at 9:30am we will be heading

to Frankenmuth forlunch and shopping.

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October 2016Livonia

Exercise HealthOutingsEntertainmentSpecial EventsEvents

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

110:30 Exercise w/ Marsha

(LO)1:00 Board Games (CC)1:30 Walking Club (I)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Movie Time (CA)

211:30 Catholic Service (LO)1:00 Lions vs Cubs (CC)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CC)

310:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:30 Lunch @ Granite City

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:30 Bingo (DR)3:15 Book Club (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

410:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Hangman (CC)1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:00 Arts & Crafts (CA)6:00 Card Games (CA)

510:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Word Search (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Shopping @ Kmart2:15 Word Search (CA)3:30 Card Games (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

610:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Trivia (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Garden Club (DR)3:15 Creative Coloring (CA)6:00 Board Games (CC)

710:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Fellowship w/ Chaplain Eric (DR)1:00 Musical Melodies w/ Ron

Muka (LO)2:00 Rosary (DR)2:30 Mass (DR)3:15 Book Club (CA)4:00 Movie Time (CA)

89:30 Pet-A-Pet (LO)

10:30 Exercise w/ Marsha(LO)

1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Card Games (CA)6:00 Movie Time (CA)

911:30 Catholic Service (LO)1:00 Board Games (CC)1:00 Eagles vs Lions (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CC)

Columbus Day 1010:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Current Events (CC)1:30 Walking Club (O)1:30 Choir Practice @ Westland

Hunter2:00 Word Search (CA)3:30 Card Games (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

1110:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Hangman (CC)1:30 Bakery Outlet Shopping1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Word Search (CA)3:00 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CA)

1210:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Word Search (CC)1:30 Musical Melodies w/

Shelia Burke (LO)2:45 Card Games (CA)4:00 Board Games (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

1310:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:00 Erwin Orchard’s Cider Mill

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:30 Manicures w/Tee (CA)3:15 Creative Coloring (CA)6:00 Board Games (CC)

1410:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Blurt (CC)1:30 Musical Melodies w/

David Alvarez (LO)3:00 Book Club (CA)4:00 Movie Time (CA)

1510:30 Exercise w/ Marsha

(LO)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Movie Time (CA)

1611:30 Catholic Service (LO)1:00 Rams vs Lions (CC)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CC)

1710:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Current Events (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:15 Bingo (DR)3:15 Book Club (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

1810:00 Music Therapy (CC)11:15 Word Search (CA)1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Creative Coloring (CA)3:30 Board Games (CA)6:00 Card Games (CA)

1910:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Word Search (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:15 Ice Cream Social (DR)3:15 Book Club (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

2010:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Trivia (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Shopping @ Big Lots2:15 Word Search (CA)3:15 Creative Coloring (CA)6:00 Board Games (CC)

2110:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Dr. Howell Podiatrist (CA)10:30 Fellowship w/ Chaplain

Eric (DR)2:00 Musical Melodies w/ Craig

Marsden (LO)3:15 Book Club (CA)4:00 Movie Time (CA)

2210:30 Exercise w/ Marsha

(LO)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Card Games (CA)6:00 Movie Time (CA)

2311:30 Catholic Service (LO)1:00 Redskins vs Lions (CC)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CC)

3011:30 Catholic Service (LO)

1:00 Board Games (CC)1:00 Lions vs Texans2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Card Games (CC)

2410:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)1:30 Choir Practice @ Westland Venoy2:30 Word Search (CA)

3110:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Birthday Celebration w/ Live

Entertainment (DR)

2510:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Hangman (CC)1:30 Walking Club (O)2:00 Bingo (DR)3:00 Arts & Crafts (CA)6:00 Card Games (CA)

2610:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:30 Lunch @ Ten Yen

Restaurant (O)1:30 Walking Club (O)2:15 Bingo (DR)3:15 Book Club (CA)6:00 Evening Movie (CA)

2710:00 Fit & Tone (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Trivia (CC)

1:30 Walking Club (O)2:15 Manicures w/Tee (CA)3:15 Creative Coloring (CA)6:00 Board Games (CC)

2810:00 Balloon Volleyball (LO)10:30 Coffee Club (CC)11:15 Blurt (CA)2:00 Musical Melodies w/

Kelly Miller (LO)3:15 Book Club (CA)4:00 Movie Time (CA)

2910:30 Exercise w/ Marsha

(LO)1:00 Board Games (CC)2:30 Bingo (DR)6:00 Movie Time (CA)

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CRUISING!!

Detroit Princess Lunch Cruise

The Roots of Country MusicIt’s been called honky-tonk, hillbilly

and Western. Country music hasgone by many names since it wasborn and encompasses a varietyof styles.

Historians say country emerged asits own genre in 1927, when theCarter Family and Jimmie Rodgers—both from Bristol, Tenn.—recordedtheir first songs. In tunes like “Canthe Circle Be Unbroken,” the CarterFamily’s sound, known as “old-timemusic,” blended gospel, folk, bluesand mountain music. Rodgers, calledthe father of country music, was alsoinspired by blues and the Southern

folk tradition, but added thedistinctive vocal techniqueof yodeling.

In the following decades camenumerous subgenres, each with itsmemorable stars. Bluegrass hadBill Monroe and Earl Scruggs; GeneAutry and Roy Rogers found fameas Hollywood’s singing cowboys;and Ernest Tubb, Hank Williamsand Lefty Frizzell performedheartbreaking honky-tonk.Crooners like Eddy Arnold, JimReeves and Patsy Cline definedthe Nashville sound, while theBakersfield sound (Buck Owens,Merle Haggard) and outlaw country(Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings)offered grittier, edgier tunes.

Regardless of each new twistto the genre, country music hasstayed true to its roots of simplestorytelling and a heartfelt,authentic sound.

Country music emergedas a genre in 1927

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Gateway to the WestOverlooking the Mississippi River

in St. Louis is the tallest monument inthe United States, the Gateway Arch.Completed on Oct. 28, 1965, the Archis the centerpiece of the JeffersonNational Expansion Memorial.

The memorial was dreamed up bySt. Louis civic leader Luther Ely Smith,who wanted to commemoratePresident Thomas Jefferson’s visionof westward expansion and theaccomplishments of early pioneers.Also known as the Gateway to theWest, the Arch is a symbol ofAmerica’s growth following theLouisiana Purchase and the Lewis andClark expedition.

Finnish-born architect EeroSaarinen designed the Arch, whichis made up of 142 stainless steelsections and stands 630 feet tall—more than twice the height of theStatue of Liberty. The Arch receivesabout 4 million visitors a year, andmany opt to ride one of two trams tothe top of the monument.

The Gateway Arch has housed theMuseum of Westward Expansion at itsbase since 1976. Plans are currentlyunderway to modernize the museumexhibits and expand the site’svisitor center.

The Power of OatmealBy Brian Rosso, R.D.This month I am writing about the

power of oatmeal. I hope you find theinformation below helpful in youreveryday lives:

• Oatmeal is a low-fat andlow-calorie food.

• Oatmeal has been shown tolower cholesterol levels.Research is showing that eatingoatmeal can remove badcholesterol (LDL) from your body.

• Eating oatmeal can reduce yourwaistline. One of the greatbenefits of eating oatmeal is thatit is very filling, so you feel fulllonger and eat less.

• The soluble fiber in oatmeal canhelp balance blood sugarlevels.Oatmeal’s fiber can helplower or maintain a person’sblood pressure.

• Oatmeal is a great source ofvitamins and minerals, includingvitamin A, which is important forvision; vitamin B6, which canhelp prevent heart disease; iron;and calcium.

• Oatmeal is a great source offiber. There are 2 grams of fiberin a one-cup serving of oatmeal.

Enjoy oatmeal every morning atAmerican House.

BIRTHDAYS!

RESIDENTBIRTHDAYS!!

10/3- Helen C.10/10- John T.10/10- Ken R.10/10- Ted R.10/24- Sally S.

10/26- Donald S.10/26- Helen C.

10/28- Elizabeth H.10/28- Mildred P.

BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION!

Please join us onOctober 31st at 2:00p.m. in the diningroom as we celebrateour residents whocelebrate a birthdaythis month!! Comeenjoy cake, ice creamand liveentertainment.

October 2016

happy halloween

AMERICAN HOUSE LIVONIA

11525 Farmington Road

Livonia, MI 48150