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American House Stone

August 2016Roxiann Brown Executive DirectorKathy Mianecki Assistant DirectorDee Shriver Life Enrichment DirectorMary French Culinary SupervisorKim Roy Housekeeping SupervisorPatrick Crocenzi Maintenance Supervisor

“Dream Cruise”The Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s

most popular car cruise and largest one dayautomotive event. It is held annually the thirdSaturday of August on Woodard Avenue.

Let’s Go Cruising WoodwardOn Friday, August 19, at 1:30 p.m., we will

board the bus to cruise Woodward Avenue incelebration of the 22nd annual Dream Cruise.

Please sign up early as seating is limited.

Make It HappenAugust is Happiness Happens Month

Dear Residents, Families, Friendsand Neighbors

We Are Hosting a Special Event!The American House Stone and Village Classic car

Show is on Thursday, August 25, from 5:00 p.m.until 7:00 p.m. If needed, a rain date will be held onWednesday, August 31.There will be a fabulous BBQ, 50/50 raffle, doorprizes, entertainment and many beautiful classic carsto look at.

If you have a classic car or know someone whodoes, we would like to invite them to participate andattend our car show. There will be great prizes for thetop winners!

Come join our wonderful residents and staff for anevening of fun!!

Hope to see you there!

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Upcoming Events!

Bingo Bash!On Monday,

August 1, at3:00 p.m., threeAmerican Houses willjoin together for aBingo Game like noother at StoneAmerican House.The cost is $1.25 forup to four cards.

Jackpot will be atleast $30.

Family andFriends Bingo

NightAugust 10, at

6:45 p.m., join us atthe Village

American House foran evening of fun and“BINGO.” The cost is

50 cents per card.Invite family, friendsand neighbors for an

evening of fun!!Jackpot at least $90.

Bus boards at6:15 p.m.

Hope to see youthere!

Join us on Thursday, August 18, at2:30 p.m., for a fabulous ’50s party withWayne Baraks in the Terrace.

Refreshments of root beer floats willbe served. Hope to see you there forthis fun event!

Western Day Party!Come and join us for a Western Day

Party on Friday, August 5, at 2:30 p.m.,in the Terrace, featuring Bob Lowe withhis great country music.

Snacks and Refreshments willbe served.

Resident Discussion Meeting!Will be held on Monday, August 22,

at 2:00 p.m., in the Terrace.

Upcoming Event atAuburn Hills

Senior Center

Join us on Friday, August 26,to attend a End of Summer Lauaat Auburn Hills Senior Center.Cost is $5.00, which includesyour lunch and entertainment.Dee must have your money byAugust 11. Bus will board at11:15 a.m.

Mass at St. Mary’s ofthe Hills

Tuesday, August 30, at 8:30a.m., the bus will board to go toMass at St. Mary’s of the HillsChurch. Breakfast after at NewYork Burger & Grill.

About

Out &

Meijers, Mondays at 9:30a.m. in August.

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It is time to start planning for our annual OctoberBazaar and Festival on Saturday, October 8, fromnoon until 3:00 p.m. If you or any of our residentsknow of anyone who is interested in displaying andselling items, please contact Dee at (248) 853-2330for full details.

A Friend IndeedThe best things in life aren’t things; they’re friends! Friends can be kind and

caring, witty and wise, across the street and across the world. It’s not awell-documented event, but International Friendship Day is generally observedon the first Sunday in August. Come gather around your circle of friends at 1:30p.m. in the Stone on Sunday, August 7, and listen to piano music provided byTerry Matthews.

Men’s Lunch Outing

Mystery Trip!Patrick, Dave, and Rickie will be

taking the men out for lunch onFriday, August 5.

Bus will board at 11:00 a.m.Come enjoy burgers, beer and

socialization with all the guys!!

Out to Eat!Monday, August 15, at 4:15 p.m.,

the bus will board to go to Kim’srestaurant for supper.

Time for a TreatNational Root Beer Float Day is

celebrated on Aug. 6. If you haven’thad a root beer float since you were akid, perhaps it’s time to partake.Simply join us on Friday, August 5 atour Western Party for a tasty rootbeer float!

‘Paws’ for Dog DayThey say every dog has his day.

Celebrate man’s best friend onNational Dog Day, Aug. 26.

Wit & Wisdom

Can YouAnswer This

Trivia Question?Doves are released

before every OlympicGames. What do theyrepresent?

The first person inthe Stone Buildingand the first person inthe Terrace Buildingto give Dee thecorrect answer willreceive $3. Thewinners of lastmonth’s triviaquestion wereChristine B. from theTerrace and knowone from the Stoneanswered thequestion. Thequestion was: Whoplayed novice nunSister Bertrille in theABC sitcom, TheFlying Nun? Theanswer was SallyField. If you like trivia,please join Jackie onSaturdays in theTerrace at 1:15 p.m.

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EntertainmentOutings

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Activities Are Subject toChange Without Notice!

Just a Reminder!The Country Store is Open

Mondays, Wednesdays, andFridays From 11:00 a.m. Until

Noon.

Dr. Romadan M.D. Here 19:30 Trip To Meijers9:45 Rosary With Duke-Stone

10:15 Rosary With Duke-Terrace10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone1:30 Knitting Group-Stone3:00 Bingo Bash-Stone

Ice Cream Sandwich Day 29:45 Communion-Stone

10:00 Communion-Terrace10:15 Hymn Sing With Dee-Terrace10:15 Exercises With C.C. Plus-Stone11:15 Sing Along-Stone1:30 Blackjack-Terrace2:30 Ice Cream Sandwiches-Terrace3:00 Ice Cream Sandwiches-Stone3:30 Bingo-Stone7:00 Movie Night -Stone

310:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace10:00 Bible Reading With Mary-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:15 Ball Toss Game With Essie & Dee-Stone12:30 Blood Pressure Checks-Stone & Terrace

2:00 Volleyball-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace

Laura Wilkerson FNP Here 49:45 Hymn Sing -Stone

10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Terrace10:30 Trivia -Stone11:15 Word Scramble-Terrace1:45 Volleyball-Terrace2:45 Bingo-Stone4:00 One on One Time7:00 Vision Baptist Church-Stone7:00 Poker With Jack-Terrace

510:00 Bingo-Terrace10:00 Game With Mary-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:00 Men’s Lunch Out11:15 Beauty Time With Essie-Stone2:30 Western Party & Root Beer

Float Day With BobLowe-Terrace

610:15 Exercises With Beth-Terrace

1:15 Trivia With Jackie-Terrace1:30 Music With Mark

Smith-Stone2:45 Bingo With Marlene-Stone6:15 Sharing Memories Group With

Jackie-Terrace

International Friendship Day 79:30 Church Service With Pastor

Allerton-Stone11:00 Worship & Hymns With Pastor Eric &

Peggi Bowman-Terrace1:30 Music With Terry

Matthews-Stone2:30 Bingo With Kim-Terrace3:00 Snacks in TV Room-Stone & Terrace

Dr. Romadan M.D. Here 89:30 Trip To Meijers9:45 Rosary With Duke-Stone

10:15 Rosary With Duke-Terrace10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone

1:30 Knitting Group-Stone1:45 Trivia With Dee-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace

99:45 Communion-Stone

10:00 Communion-Terrace10:15 Hymn Sing With Dee-Terrace11:15 Sing Along-Stone1:30 Blackjack-Terrace2:45 Bingo-Stone7:00 Movie Night -Stone

1010:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace10:00 Bible Reading With Mary-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:15 Ball Toss Game With Dee & Essie-Stone12:30 Blood Pressure Checks-Stone & Terrace

1:45 Volleyball-Stone2:30 Wellness Bingo Provided By The Medical

Team-Terrace6:15 Bus Boards For Family & Friends

Bingo @ The Village

Laura Wilkerson FNP Here 119:45 Hymn Sing -Stone

10:30 Trivia-Stone10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Terrace11:15 Word Scramble-Terrace2:30 Music With Dorothy

Martin-Stone4:00 One on One Time7:00 Poker With Jack-Terrace

1210:00 Bingo-Terrace10:00 Game With Mary-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:15 Beauty Time With Essie-Stone

1:30 Crafts With Dee & Essie-Terrace3:00 Ice Cream Social-Stone

1310:15 Exercises With Beth-Terrace11:00 Therapy Dogs Visit-Stone11:15 Therapy Dogs Visit-Terrace

1:15 Trivia With Jackie-Terrace2:45 Bingo With Marlene-Stone6:15 Sharing Memories Group With

Jackie-Terrace

149:30 Church Service With Pastor

Allerton-Stone11:00 Worship & Hymns With Pastor Eric &

Peggi Bowman-Terrace2:30 Bingo With Kim-Terrace3:00 Snacks in TV Room-Stone & Terrace6:00 Music With Mark

Smith-Terrace

Dr. Romadan M.D. Here 159:30 Trip To Meijers9:45 Rosary With Duke-Stone

10:15 Rosary With Duke-Terrace10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone

1:30 Knitting Group-Stone1:45 Trivia With Dee-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace4:15 Kim’s Restaurant for supper

169:45 Communion-Stone

10:00 Communion-Terrace10:15 Game With Dee-Stone10:15 Exercises With C.C. Plus-Terrace11:15 Sing Along-Terrace1:30 Blackjack-Terrace2:45 Bingo-Stone7:00 Movie Night -Stone

1710:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace10:00 Bible Reading With Mary-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:15 Trivia With Essie-Stone12:30 Blood Pressure Checks-Stone

& Terrace2:00 Volleyball-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace

Laura Wilkerson FNP Here 189:45 Hymn Sing -Stone

10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Terrace10:30 Trivia -Stone11:15 Word Scramble-Terrace2:30 50’s Party With Wayne

Baraks-Terrace7:00 Vision Baptist Church-Stone7:00 Poker With Jack-Terrace

1910:00 Game With Mary-Stone10:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:15 Beauty Time With Essie-Stone1:30 Bus Boards to go Cruisin’

Woodward3:00 Bingo-Terrace

2010:15 Exercises With Beth-Terrace10:30 Crafts With Cathy-Stone

1:15 Trivia With Jackie-Terrace2:45 Bingo With Marlene-Stone6:15 Sharing Memories Group With

Jackie-Terrace

219:30 Church Service With Pastor

Allerton-Stone11:00 Worship & Hymns With Pastor Eric &

Peggi Bowman-Terrace1:30 Music With Terry

Matthews-Stone2:30 Bingo With Kim-Terrace3:00 Snacks in TV Room-Stone & Terrace

Dr. Romadan M.D. Here 229:30 Trip To Meijers9:45 Rosary With Duke-Stone

10:15 Rosary With Duke-Terrace10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone2:00 Resident Discussion Group

Meeting-Terrace2:45 Bingo-Terrace

239:45 Communion-Stone

10:00 Communion-Terrace1:30 Blackjack-Terrace2:45 Bingo-Stone7:00 Movie Night -Stone

2410:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace10:00 Bible Reading With Mary-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:15 Sing Along On The Patio With Dee

& Essie-Stone12:30 Blood Pressure Checks-Stone & Terrace

2:00 Volleyball-Stone2:45 Bingo Bonanza-Terrace

Laura Wilkerson FNP Here 259:45 Hymn Sing -Stone

10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Terrace10:30 Trivia -Stone11:15 Word Scramble-Terrace5:00 Classic Car Show-Under

the Carport at Manors

269:45 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace

10:00 Game With Mary-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:15 Bus Boards For End of Summer

Laua at Auburn Hills Sr. Center2:30 Resident Birthday Party &

Welcome New Residents WithCharley Gehringer-Stone

2710:15 Exercises With Beth-Terrace10:30 Crafts With Cathy-Stone11:00 Therapy Dogs Visit-Stone11:15 Therapy Dogs Visit-Terrace1:15 Trivia With Jackie-Terrace2:45 Bingo With Marlene-Stone6:00 Hye Yoon and Children

Entertain-Stone6:15 Sharing Memories Group With

Jackie-Terrace

289:30 Church Service With Pastor

Allerton-Stone11:00 Worship & Hymns With Pastor Eric &

Peggi Bowman-Terrace2:30 Bingo With Kim-Terrace3:00 Snacks in TV Room-Stone & Terrace6:00 Music With Bob Lowe-Terrace

Dr. Romadan M.D. Here 299:30 Trip To Meijers9:45 Rosary With Duke-Stone

10:15 Rosary With Duke-Terrace10:30 Exercises With Syd Fit-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone1:30 Sing Along-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace

308:30 Bus Boards For Mass At St.

Mary’s Of The Hills Church.Breakfast after at New YorkBurger & Grill

9:45 Communion-Stone10:00 Communion-Terrace1:30 Blackjack-Terrace2:45 Bingo Bonanza-Stone7:00 Movie Night -Stone

3110:00 Sing Along With Essie-Terrace10:00 Bible Reading With Mary-Stone11:00 Country Store Open-Stone11:00 LCR Game With Mary-Terrace11:15 Let’s Go Walking With Dee & Essie12:30 Blood Pressure Checks-Stone

& Terrace2:00 Volleyball-Stone2:45 Bingo-Terrace

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August Birthdays!

ResidentBirthdays

Anne H.August 12

****Marcella C.August 15

****Bill C.

August 25****

Connie K.August 29

****Employee Birthdays

EttaAugust 4

****Tiandra

August 12****

RubyAugust 16

****Sojoca (Medical

Team)August 24

****Fran (Medical Team)

August 26

Welc meNew Residents

Happiness HappensWe’re overjoyed whenever new

residents move into our AmericanHouse, and this month is no different.To those who now call AmericanHouse home, we reach out with ahearty handshake, a welcome “Hello”and a word to let you know the staffis ready to help you.

Welcome Home To:Marion L.

Selma Shargeland Hazel S.

Let’s all join in to make our newestresidents feel right at home.

Happy Anniversary WithAmerican House

Staff members who arecelebrating their employment atAmerican House in August are:

Roxiann Brown - August 24,1998; - Rosie Woods - August 15,2006; and Virginia Cooks - August28, 2013Best wishes for another successful

year!

HappyAnniversary

“Love and marriage, Love andmarriage...” With a song in ourheart, we extend warmcongratulations and best wishes toRaymond & Dorothy M. celebratingtheir 55th wedding anniversaryAugust 12. and also best wishes toRaymond & Geneva M. celebratingtheir 75th wedding anniversaryAugust 23.

May you be blessed with manymore blissful years together.

Important Phone NumbersAmerican House Office (248) 853-2330Detroit Free Press (313) 222-6400Oakland Press (248) 332-8181OPC Mini Bus (248) 652-4780AT&T (800) 244-4444Comcast Cable (800) 266-2278The Medical Team (800) 382-5940Cut Sensation Beauty Salon - Kathy - Stone & Terrace (248) 854-4067Manicurist - Holli Allen (586-942-4383G’s Medical Repairs (586) 792-4013 or (586) 764-0612American House Transportation (248) 410-5759Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Rickie E. - Driver

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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 every continentexcept 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 Corn Belt,an area of the country wherecorn grows the best.

• Sweet corn is a great source offiber, iron, thiamin and vitamin C.

Visit an American House today andenjoy some sweet corn, a regular itemon our menu.

Good for a GiggleQ. What animal has more lives than

a cat?A. A frog. It croaks every night.

NewsHealth

Dr. Suzanne Romadan, MD —Monday Afternoons

Laura Wilkerson FNP - ThursdaysDr. Howell, Podiatrist— Will be here

on Thursday, September 1.Be sure to put your name on the list

for Dr. Howell or you will notbe seen.

Blood Pressure Checks ByRochester Fire Department

Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in theStone and Terrace.

American House welcomes andencourages family members to dinetogether in our dining room. Mealscan be purchased by friends andfamily members of American Houseresidents at a cost of $5 for the lightmeal and $7 for the main meal.

Holiday meals can be purchased ata cost of $10 per meal.

Look at these happy ladies!!

Need to Know...

Residents and familymembers, please

remember to sign outwhen leaving the

building. There aresign-out sheets in thelobby area of Stoneand Terrace, or youmay call the office.

The sign-out sheet isone of our

safeguards to ensurethat everyone is OK.

Thank You.

Flag DayCelebration!

Laura M. & daughterenjoying lunch

together.

Austin & Genevafamily joined them forour Flag Day Event!

August 2016

AMERICAN HOUSE STONE

3741 S. Adams Road

Rochester Hills, MI 48309