American House of Spring Lake18100 174th Avenue | Spring Lake | Michigan | 49456

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March 2016Who’s Who at American HouseSpring Lake

Executive Director..Jan Furman, RNExecutive Assistant Director..Barb DekkerClinical Director..Tara Cuti RNAdministrator Assistant..Teresa ChapmanMaintenance Director..Bob McDonoughFood Service Director..Marg VenHuizenHousekeeping/Laundry..Lisa HenryChaplain..Dennis PerkinsLife Enrichment Director..Liane MartinoHR Assistant/Scheduling..Brandi Waldman & Nicole StewartWillowbrook and TimberbrookManagers..Amber Fralick-Zimmer& Char Strong, LPNPebblebrook and StoneybrookManager..Lacy Zoldan, LPN

Phone NumbersMain Office ... 844-2880• Stoneybrook...844-2877• Pebblebrook...844-9277• Timberbrook...844-2862• Willowbrook..844-2893Harbor Transit ... 842-3200Four Pointes Senior Center ... 842-9210Charter Cable ... 800-242-7837Spring Lake District Library ... 846-5770Leppinks ... 842-7020Pharmacy ... 842-4706North Ottawa Com. Hospital ... 842-3600

99 and Still Loving Life andKeeping Active

Eliene is 99 and she is a very busy lady. She lovesto keep active as much as she can. She finds herelement in cooking and baking with the other ladiesin Pebblebrook.

She grew up on a 180-acre farm in Crystal Valley.They had saddled horses and cows.

She is our former Valentine Queen 2015, which sheproudly served for the year.

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Herb of the Month

Amazing Herbs:Parsley

Many people knowparsley as a greenleafy garnish ondinner plates, but it’smore than justdecoration; in fact,it’s one of the mostpopular herbs in theU.S. and Europe. Anexcellent source offolate, iron, andvitamins A, C and K,parsley is a nutritiousaddition to soups,sauces and salads.Included as part ofone’s daily diet, itmay relieveheartburn, and eatenafter meals, it canfreshen breath. Thetwo main types ofparsley are flat-leafedand curly-leafed. Theflat-leafed variety isusually more fragrantand less bitter thancurly-leafed.

Cabbage and Your HealthBy Brian RossoCabbage is a very popular vegetable

in March, related to the celebration ofSt. Patrick’s Day. Below you will findsome interesting facts and informationabout cabbage:

• The official name for cabbage isBrassica oleracea.

• Cabbage is a great source ofvitamin C, vitamin K, folateand fiber.

• Cabbage is a great source ofphytochemicals, which helpprevent cancer.

• Cabbage originated in theMediterranean.

• Two color types of cabbage arepurple and green.

• Pickled cabbage in Korea is calledkimchee.

• Cabbage in the U.S. is mostlyeaten in the form of sauerkraut.

• One cup of shredded raw cabbagecontains only 18 calories.

• The largest cabbage ever grown inthe world was 138 pounds.

• The U.S. grows 1.2 million tons ofcabbage annually; China grows36.3 million tons of cabbageannually.

American House will be servingplenty of cabbage this coming St.Patrick’s Day.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Join Us for Our AnnualSt. Patrick’s Day

Bingo GameWear your green and win

some green. We will be servingShamrock Shakes. This will beon St. Patrick’s Day in theafternoon @ 2:00 @ Pebblebrook.

Happy WeddingAnniversary, Jack andRuth, on Your 68 Years

of Wedding Bliss.

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“Well-behaved women

seldom make history.”—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

March Birthdays ListMarch 1st Alice S.-PBMarch 2nd Linda M.-TBMarch 4th Anna W.-VillaMarch 4th Ed C.-PBMarch 5th Dorothy W.-WBMarch 7th Betty B.-WBMarch 8th Helen V.-VillaMarch 10th Rosemary P.-VillaMarch 11th Carol B.-TBMarch 13th Cleo S.-SBMarch 15th Stanley C.-VillaMarch 16th Dorothy G.-PBMarch 17th Don N.-TB

Happy Birthday to OurGreat Staff

March 4th Jan F.March 7th Teka C.March 10th Tara C.March 14th Lucinda K.March 16th Katelynn Q.March 31st Teresa C.

Events in MarchMarch 13th Daylight SavingMarch 14th Pi DayMarch 17th St. Patrick’s DayMarch 20th Palm SundayMarch 20th Spring BeginsMarch 24th Jewish: PurimMarch 25th Good FridayMarch 27th Easter

Wit & Wisdom

“Fortune favorsthe bold.”

—Virgil

“Luck is not chance,it’s toil; fortune’sexpensive smile

is earned.”—Emily Dickinson

“No man ever wettedclay and then left it,as if there would be

bricks by chanceand fortune.”

—Plutarch

“Live as brave men;and if fortune isadverse, front its

blows withbrave hearts.”

—Marcus TulliusCicero

“If we should beblessed by some

great reward, such asfame or fortune,

it’s the fruit of a seedplanted by usin the past.”

—Bodhidharma

“An aim in lifeis the only fortune

worth finding.”—Robert Louis

Stevenson

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Health News

3 Things YouNeed to Know1) Flu sufferers can

infect others up toseven days aftersymptoms start.

2) The flu vaccineis the best way to getprotection frominfection, but yourbody can take twoweeks to developcomplete antibodies.

3) Stay homeduring illness, washyour hands and coveryour mouth whilecoughing to helpstop the spread ofthe virus.

Keep MovingAmerican House

of Spring Lake offersexercise groups threetimes a week in allbuildings, includingthe Villas.

We encourage ourresidents to join ourgroups as much aspossible to keepthose jointswell-lubricated. Wesuggest you drinkyour water after eachworkout to replenishyour body.

There’s a Whole Lot ofMaking and Baking Going on

M-M-M Good!

Molding a wreath of birdseed for the birds during thewinter.

Scones and Tea, Cookiesand Milk, and a Little

Something for the Birds

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About

Out &

3/2-Village Baker-10 (AC)3/2-Antiquing-1:30 (AC)3/3-Dollar Tree-10 (AC)3/3-Teddy Spaghetti’s-12:30 (M)3/9-Pine St B-fast-9:30 (AC)3/10-S.L. Library-10 (AC)3/10-Hennessy’s-12:30 (V)3/16-Brooklyn Bagel-10 (AC)3/16-Tri-Cities Museum-1:30 (AC)3/17-Walmart-10 (AC)3/23-Dollar Tree-10 (AC)3/23 Handsome Henry’s-12:30 (V)3/24 Butterflies exhibit-1:30 (AC)3/30 Once & Again-10 (AC)3/30 Lakes Mall-1:30 (V)3/31 S.L. Library-10 (AC)3/31 Hennessy’s-12:30 (M)

Easter Egg Hunt Planned onThursday, March 24th

Starting @ 10:00 am, in front ofTimberbrook Manor, we will havesome baskets available, but if youhave your own, bring it. The residentswill love helping you find the hiddeneggs. We invite the grandchildren tojoin us for this annual event withWalden Green.

Much More March Memoriesto Make

We look forward to spring with newgrowth and opportunities to enrich ourlives. Please mark your calendar forthe activity events coming your way.

This month, look for some music totap your toes to.

• March 4th, Chris Sloan will beentertaining the residents atTimberbrook, @ 3:00.

• March 9th, Fred Walker will beat the Villas, at 3:00. He neverfails to entertain us.

• March 18th, the Gentlemen ofRagtime will be back at the Villasfrom 3:00 to 4:30. All are invited.

Other special programs scheduledare:

• Nancy Buchanan will be doing“A picture is worth a 1000words” on March 9th, at theManors and the Villas.

• Tom Beuttner will be here onMarch 8th for his informative andinteresting slide show.

• March 24th, the Walden GreenMontessori K-1 class will behere for the annual Easter Egghunt, @ 10:00. This is open to allresident grandchildren.

• At the Villa, March 22nd, therewill be a presentation on ElderServices from ParmentorO’Toole, @ 2:00 pm.

In Memorial

Please keep thefamily members of

Herb O., Shirley S.,Phyllis H, and ClemS., in your prayers.

The ButterfliesAre Here

We will be makingthe annual visit to theMeijer Gardens tovisit the Butterflyexhibit onMarch 24th, @1:30 pm. If you areinterested, pleasenotify us. We will beordering grouptickets. We havelimited space on thebus for 12 people. Ifyou would like tovolunteer to assistone of the residents,please inform the LifeEnrichmentDepartment.

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Laugh Lines

Full-Court FunNet some

laughs with thesebasketball riddles!

Q: What didMarch say to allthe madness?

A: What’s allthat bracket?

Q: Why dobasketball playerslove cookies?

A: Because theycan dunk them.

Q: What’s thedifference betweena dog and abasketball player?

A: One drools, andthe other dribbles.

Q: Why wasCinderella thrown offthe basketball team?

A: She ran awayfrom the ball.

Q: Why did thebasketball playersit on the benchand sketch picturesof chickens?

A: He was learninghow to draw fowls.

Q: Why can’tyou play a fairbasketball gamewhile on a safari?

A: Because of allthe cheetahs.

When There Is a PizzaParty, We Make the Pizzas

It Takes Many Parts toMake a Whole Pie

March 2nd Catholic Mass @ TB @ 10:45March 6th Ferrysburg Church Service @ TB @ 2:00March 13th 1st CRC service @ PB @ 2:00March 20th St. John’s Lutheran Service@ TB @ 2:00March 22nd Protestant Communion Service @ Villa @ 3:00March 27th Little Black Lake Baptist @ SB @ 2:00Every WED. AM Catholic Eucharist minister visits, except 1st WED

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Hat Day 2016

Norma worked hard to design her own fancy hat.

Joe looks pretty dapper in his chapeau.

Sylvia is sporting a French Beret

Lois gives us her model pose with her veryfashionable hat,

Just a Few of the Many HatsThat Were Worn on Hat Day,

January 15th, 2016

Linda never disappoints us when she gets intodesigning her hat for special events.

Ginger Tale

A Round ofApplause for

RedheadsRed hair became

fashionable whenredhead QueenElizabeth I took thethrone in 1558.Today, red shadesare the most popularhair dye colors.

Well-knownredheads include:

Galileo Galilei.This 16th-centuryItalian astronomerwas also a physicist,mathematician,philosopher andengineer.

FlorenceNightingale. Knownfor her pioneeringwork in nursing,Nightingale wasalso a writer andstatistician.

Winston Churchill.The British politicianand statesmanserved as primeminister twice andreceived a NobelPrize in literature.

Maureen O’Hara.This lovely actressplayed sensible butpassionate heroines,most famously in“The Quiet Man” withJohn Wayne.

March 2016

Take time to enjoy

all the changes

nature has in blossom.