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February 2017Our Friendly StaffJohn Berra Executive DirectorJonathan Marzicola Asst. Executive DirectorJillian Kidd Life Enrichment DirectorPaul Mittelstaedt Executive ChefCarrie Lamberti Community LiaisonBrittany Ritter Housekeeping DirectorMike Moses Maintenance ManagerDoug Huffer Transportation Specialist

Save the Date!Come join us February 14 at 6:30 p.m. for

a night of dancing and cocktails tocelebrate Valentine’s Day. Enjoy our livemusic while divulging in our deliciousdesserts. Enjoy a glass of champagne orhomemade punch. Invite your family,friends and neighbors to celebrate love.Just be sure to bring your dancing shoes.

Save the

Date1st Ice Cream Social 1pm DR2nd Morley Candy Tour (Free)7th Lunch at Ruby Tuesday (O$)8th Music Therapy with Dr. Butler9th Salvation Army donation run

Free Manicures14th Valentine’s Day Celebration15th Jewelery Making!16th Detroit Science Center (O$)17th Greektown Casino (O$)20th Prize Bingo22nd Detroit Tribute Lunch - all are welcome23rd MJR Movie Matinee

Movin’ and Groovin’28th Mardi Gras Birthday Party

The Dick Van Dyke ShowJoin us Monday - Friday at 3:30 p.m. for what

is considered to be one of television’s classics,“The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Come reminisceand laugh with your friends and neighbors.Popcorn will be provided!

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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.

Weekly Sneak PeekAll residents are encouraged to come tothe dining room on Mondays at 10 a.m.

We go over the WHO, WHAT, WHEN,WHERE and sometimes WHY of all theactivities and trips of the week! It’s a

great opportunity to discuss ideas youmay have about anything you would liketo see on the Activity Calendar as well.If you have any questions, please feel

free to contact Jillian!

HappyBirthday

Resident Birthdays23rd Janet D.23rd Janice K.23rd Paul O.29th Ann R.

Birthday Lunch/Open ForumJoin us on Tuesday, February 28th,

for our monthly Birthday Lunch andOpen Forum! Lunch will be served inthe Dining Room and ALL residentsare invited to come!! Help uscelebrate all of our Februarybirthdays in a fun way! Join us afterfor our Open Forum, where the floorwill be open to all residents forsuggestions and grievances or to tellus what a great job we are doing!!

Tune Up Your ActivitiesWith Jazz

Before you cast on for aknitting project or take a swing atyour golf putting, cue up somejazz musicto accompany you. Of all themany musical genres, jazz hasbeen shown to be the mosteffective at enhancing the finemotor skills used in activitiessuch as golf putting, knitting,sewing and painting.Researchers say the music’scalming effect can improveperformance skills and frees themind to focus on creativity.

Switch Hands for aBrain Boost

Exercising your brain can beas easy as switching hands.Doctors advise engaging in afamiliar activity using yournon-dominant hand. Try brushingyour teeth, using eating utensils,writing or drawing with your“wrong” hand. Forcing your otherhand to perform an unfamiliartask requires your brain to createnew neural pathways and canstimulate the brain’s cognitiveand creative functions.

JOIN THE AMERICANHOUSE CHOIR

Consider being a part of a veryspecial group of American Houseresidents from communitiesacross the Metro Detroit area!See Jillian for details!

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Shuttle HoursMonday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m.Please remember that a shuttle

request form must be filled out atleast 48 hours in advance andgiven to Doug. If approved, you

will receive a copy confirming thatyou have been put on the schedule

with a leave time written on it.Please remember to schedule yourappointments before 2 p.m. so thatthere is enough time for you to be

picked up.* Please look at the activity

calendar for outings scheduledbefore making an appointment.

Church ServicesOn Tuesdays:

9 a.m.—Shuttle Takes You to aChurch Service (Meet in Lobby)10:30 a.m.—Pastor Rhodes in

the Chapel**On the Fourth Tuesday, Lutheran

Service in the Craft Room at 10 a.m.On Fridays:

10:30 a.m.—Rosary (Chapel)11 a.m.—Communion (Chapel)

On Sundays:Church Service (Chapel) is with Rev.

John Sanders at 1:30pm

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 2017Sterling Woods

Theater Room Spiritual EventsEntertainment Heart HealthyOutings Social EventsDining Room Brain FitnessSign-Up Required

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

19:00 Hair on the Go with Delores

10:00 Meijer10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Dominoes

1:00 Blood Pressure Checks1:00 Ice Cream Social2:00 Wii Bowling Tournament3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Poker (Cafe)6:00 Uno (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

Groundhog Day 29:45 Milkman (Lobby)

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Morley Candy Tour (free)10:45 Jackpot2:00 Jody’s Big Band Exercise!3:00 Blackjack3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show4:00 Giant Crossword Puzzle (LR)7:00 Movie Night

39:00 Hair on the Go with Delores9:15 Coffee and Current Events Discussion (Cafe)9:30 One on Ones

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Rosary (Chpl)11:00 Communion (Chpl)12:00 Cranbrook Planetarium

2:00 Happy Hour with Dorothy Martin3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:15 Wheel Of Fortune (Lobby)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

410:00 Wii Bowling11:00 Jackpot

1:00 Men’s Club2:00 Pinochle/ Euchre7:00 Movie Night

Super Bowl Sunday 51:30 Rev. John Sanders2:00 Jackpot3:00 Sunday FOOTBALL Social

in TR4:00 Pool/ Wii Bowling7:00 Movie Night

HOT BREAKFAST 610:00 Sneak Peek10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Adult Coloring-iPad Art (LR)1:00 Head Bandz1:00 Show and Tell- Spouse edition2:30 10-Cent Bingo3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Knit and Crochet with Gerry4:00 Memory Game- (LR)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

79:00 Church Outing

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Pastor Rhodes (Chpl)10:45 Jackpot11:30 Lunch at Ruby Tuesday

1:30 Choir practice at East 22:00 Exercise Class3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:00 19 Letter Word Game (LR)4:00 Blackjack7:00 Movie Night

89:00 Hair on the Go with Delores

10:00 Meijer10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Dominoes

1:00 Sweet Treat by Jillian (Cafe)1:00 Blood Pressure Checks1:30 Music Therapy with Dr. Butler2:00 Wii Bowling Tournament3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Poker (Cafe)6:00 Uno (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

99:45 Milkman (Lobby)

10:00 Salvation Army Run-bring your donationsto Jillian

10:15 Morning Stretch10:45 Jackpot

1:30 Free Manicures2:00 Jody’s Big Band Exercise!3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:00 Blackjack4:00 Giant Crossword Puzzle (LR)7:00 Movie Night

109:00 Hair on the Go with Delores9:15 Coffee and Current Events Discussion (Cafe)9:30 One on Ones

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Rosary (Chpl)11:00 Communion (Chpl)2:00 Happy Hour with Dan Bergen3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:15 Wheel Of Fortune (Lobby)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

1110:00 Wii Bowling11:00 Jackpot

1:00 Chair Dancing2:00 Ladies of Sterling

Woods2:00 Pinochle/ Euchre7:00 Movie Night

121:30 Rev. John Sanders2:00 Jackpot3:00 Sunday Social (Cafe)4:00 Pool/ Wii Bowling7:00 Movie Night

1310:00 Sneak Peek10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Adult Coloring-iPad Art (LR)

1:00 Head Bandz2:30 10-Cent Bingo3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Knit and Crochet with Gerry4:00 Memory Game- (LR)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

Happy Valentine’s Day!! 149:00 Church Outing

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Pastor Rhodes (Chpl)10:45 Jackpot12:30 Hearing Checks

2:00 Exercise Class3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show

159:00 Hair on the Go with Delores

10:00 Meijer10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Dominoes

1:00 Blood Pressure Checks1:00 Sweet Treat by Jillian (Cafe)1:00 Jewelry Making!2:00 Wii Bowling Tournament3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Poker (Cafe)6:00 Uno (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

169:30 Detroit Science Center (O$)9:45 Milkman (Lobby)

10:15 Morning Stretch10:45 Jackpot2:00 Jody’s Big Band Exercise!3:00 Blackjack3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show4:00 Giant Crossword Puzzle (LR)7:00 Movie Night

179:00 Hair on the Go with Delores9:15 Coffee and Current Events Discussion (Cafe)9:15 Casino9:30 One on Ones

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Rosary (Chpl)11:00 Communion (Chpl)12:00 Dr. Pitzer

2:00 Happy Hour with People making a difference3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:15 Wheel Of Fortune (Lobby)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

1810:00 Wii Bowling11:00 Jackpot

1:00 Men’s Club2:00 Pinochle/ Euchre7:00 Movie Night

191:30 Rev. John Sanders2:00 Jackpot3:00 Sunday Social (Cafe)4:00 Pool/ Wii Bowling7:00 Movie Night

Presidents Day/ HOT BREAKFAST 2010:00 Sneak Peek10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Adult Coloring-iPad Art (LR)

1:00 Head Bandz2:30 Prize Bingo3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Knit and Crochet with Gerry4:00 Memory Game- (LR)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

219:00 Church Outing9:30 Ceramics at East 1

10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Pastor Rhodes (Chpl)10:45 Jackpot12:00 Choir Practice at Sterling Meadows2:00 Exercise Class3:00 19 Letter Word Game (LR)3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show4:00 Blackjack7:00 Movie Night

229:00 Hair on the Go with Delores

10:00 Meijer10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Dominoes12:00 Detroit Tribute Lunch-all are welcome!

1:00 Sweet Treat by Jillian (Cafe)1:00 Blood Pressure Checks2:00 Wii Bowling Tournament3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Poker (Cafe)6:00 Uno (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

239:45 Milkman (Lobby)

10:15 Morning Stretch10:45 Jackpot2:00 Movin’ and Groovin’ with

Kathleen3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:00 Blackjack4:00 Giant Crossword Puzzle (LR)7:00 Movie Night

249:00 Hair on the Go with Delores9:15 Coffee and Current Events Discussion

(Cafe)9:30 One on Ones

10:30 Rosary (Chpl)11:00 Communion (Chpl)

2:00 Happy Hour with Chet Penkala3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:15 Bird feeder craft! (Cafe)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

2510:00 Wii Bowling11:00 Jackpot

1:00 Chair Dancing2:00 Pinochle/ Euchre2:00 Ladies of Sterling

Woods7:00 Movie Night

261:30 Rev. John Sanders2:00 Jackpot3:00 Sunday Social (Cafe)4:00 Pool/ Wii Bowling7:00 Movie Night

2710:00 Sneak Peek10:15 Morning Stretch11:00 Adult Coloring-iPad Art (LR)

1:00 Head Bandz2:30 10-Cent Bingo3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show3:30 Knit and Crochet with Gerry4:00 Memory Game- (LR)6:00 Penny Poker Night! (Cafe)7:00 Movie Night

MARDI GRAS- Fat Tuesday! 289:00 Church Outing

10:00 Lutheran Service (craft room)10:15 Morning Stretch10:30 Pastor Rhodes (Chpl)10:45 Jackpot2:00 Exercise Class3:00 19 Letter Word Game (LR)3:00 The Dick Van Dyke Show4:00 Blackjack7:00 Movie Night

LOVE TO KNIT OR CROCHET? WANTTO LEARN? JOIN US ON MONDAYSAT 3:45! SEE JILLIAN FOR DETAILS!

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Talk About It

Acting the PartWhether you have

experience withacting or prefer towatch othersperform, take thestage with friendsand family and reflecton these questions.

Who are yourfavorite actors andactresses? Why doyou admire theirwork? What movies,TV shows or stageproductions havethey appeared in?

Do you preferwatching actorsperform comedy,drama or both? Doyou think a seriousrole or comedic rolewould be harder toplay, and why?

Have you everacted, perhaps ina school play,community theater oreven on TV or in amovie? If so, discussthe experience.

If you have neveracted, do you wishyou would havetried it?

Do you knowanyone who workedor currently works asa professional actor?

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 $200 billion per yearon chocolate 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 and heartdisease.

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

• Eating dark chocolate inmoderation can lower aperson’s cholesterol levels.

• Americans prefer milk chocolateover dark chocolate; however,the consumption of darkchocolate is increasing.

• Try to eat dark chocolatecontaining at least 40 percentcacao (will be stated on thechocolate candy wrapper) forthe most health benefits.

• The first United Stateschocolate factory was builtin 1765.

• The average American eats 12pounds of chocolate everyyear.

• One tablespoon of cocoapowder contains 10 percent ofthe daily requirement for ironintake.

• The first chocolate candy barwas made in 1842.

• Chocolate is made from cacaobeans. However, the cacaobean is 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!

Happy

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Welc meNew Residents

Don and Barbara Y.Anne R.

James V.We are so happy to have you a partof our American House Family! We

know you’ll love it!Please join us on Monday mornings

at our weekly sneak peek ofupcoming activities to find out what

activities will fit you!

Wii Bowling!!Come join the fun!!! We have a

couple openings on our Wii BowlingTournament Teams. We play everyWednesday at 2 p.m in the TheaterRoom. If you’re interested injoining, please see Jillian or theFront Desk to reserve a spot!

** Jillian will teach you how toplay if you want to join but have noexperience playing!

Calling All DominoesPlayers!

Join in on the fun every Wednesdayat 11am in the theater room! Goodpeople, good fun, and a littlecompetition! See you there!

A Note From Your Staff* Please note that if the local

schools are closed due to weather,our outings will be cancelled.

** Avoid getting sick; drink plentyof fluids and get the proper amountof sleep!

Remembering Iwo JimaThe image of six U.S. Marines

raising the American flag on Iwo Jimais one of history’s most famousphotographs, having “recorded thesoul of a nation,” as it was laterdescribed. Every year on Feb. 23, IwoJima Day is observed to honor thatdefining moment and the brave menwho fought in the World War II battle.

Located about halfway betweenJapan and the Mariana Islands, thetiny island of Iwo Jima was needed asa strategic landing site for AmericanB-29 bombers. Beginning Feb. 19,1945, three Marine divisions totaling70,000 men battled 21,000 Japanesetroops who were entrenched in asophisticated underground network ofcaves and tunnels.

On March 26, the U.S. declared theisland secure after five weeks offighting. During that time, nearly7,000 Americans were killed and20,000 wounded, with 27 menawarded the Medal of Honor, thecountry’s highest military awardfor bravery.

The enduring image of theflag-raising on Mount Suribachi,captured by press photographerJoe Rosenthal, is immortalized as asculpture at the U.S. Marine CorpsWar Memorial outside ArlingtonNational Cemetery.

Remember Me?

Pioneeringentertainer EubieBlake was a ragtimepianist and composerwhose careerspanned more thaneight decades. Likehis music, he was anAmerican original.

He was bornJames Hubert Blakein Baltimore onFeb. 7, 1883.

Blake beganplaying organ atage 6. By age 16,he was performingragtime at clubs.

In 1915, heteamed up withsinger Noble Sissle,and they went on thevaudeville circuit asthe Dixie Duo.

The two co-wrotethe landmark musical“Shuffle Along,”which opened in1921. It was the firstBroadway show tobe created andperformed byAfrican-Americans.

Blake composedmore than3,000 songs,including “I’m JustWild About Harry”and the timeless hithe is best known for,“Memories of You.”

February 2017

www.Heart.org

1789: George Washington is

unanimously elected the first

president of the United States.

1909: The NAACP, the nation’s

oldest and largest civil rights

organization, is founded in

New York City.

1910: With the motto “Be

Prepared,” the Boy Scouts of

America is incorporated.

1925: A heroic five-day dog sled

relay across Alaska saves the

population of Nome from a deadly

diphtheria outbreak.

1933: The first issue of Newsweek

magazine is published.

1941: Providing a home away

from home for U.S. military

personnel, the United Service

Organizations is chartered. The USO

tradition of entertaining troops

continues today.

1959: NASCAR’s first Daytona 500

race is run at the new Daytona

International Speedway

in Florida.

1962: First lady Jacqueline Kennedy

hosts a televised tour of the recently

renovated White House.

1982: The comedy talk show

“Late Night With David Letterman”

premieres.

1995: In the driver’s seat of the

Discovery, astronaut Eileen Collins

becomes the first female pilot of a

space shuttle mission.

2000: The last original “Peanuts”

comic strip appears in newspapers

nationwide.

2005: At the Grammy Awards,

singer Ray Charles wins eight

posthumous awards for his final

album, “Genius Loves Company.”

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