Residents

August 15 – Mary Jane P. August 16 – Dee P. August 20 – Joann B. August 25 – Chris P.

Employees:

August 1 – Alexandra Rechner August 2 – Courtney Sekeres August 15 – Megan Huth August 18 – Kathleen Williams August 20 – Anna Hlavac August 26 – Bob Bambrick

August birthdays:

Dominick J.

Virginia C.

Be sure to introduce yourself and

welcome them to Royalton Woods!

We also welcome our new employees:

Stephanie Mundt – Res. Attendant Hanna Prezelj – Res. Attendant

Welcome

Health & Wellness

COPD Complications

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that causes a blockage or narrowing of the airways, the tubes in your lungs that air flows through. This results in a decrease in the flow of air, both in and out of your lungs. COPD has a slow, progressive course and is irreversi-ble. For people with severe chronic COPD, summer heat is uncomfortable as it can lead to dangerous COPD complica-tions. When the airways are already inflamed and irritated, breathing hot air can worsen this condition leading to bron-chospasm. This causes the smooth muscle of the airways to contract, which decreases the size of the airways. This may result in shortness of breath, making it harder to breathe. When the weather reports warn about the heat index, avoid outdoor activities. Stay indoors in an air-conditioned environment. If you must go outside, do so early in the morning and use the “buddy system” for safety.

Monica Foreman, LPN Wellness Coordinator

Dog Days of Summer are upon us, but here at Royalton Woods we will stay cool with plenty

of great activities, as well as lovely sitting areas to enjoy this warm weather. Just a reminder to save the date of Sept. 11 for our annual Grandparents’ Day Celebration. This celebration is open to all with no limit on guests. There will be food, fun, games and prizes. You won’t want to miss this fun annual event. More information will follow in September’s newsletter. I would like to thank everyone who donated goods to our Garage Sale. It helped make this annual event a huge success. The money benefits our Activity Department to enhance our programming. The summer is flying by, so get out and enjoy the nice weather while it lasts. We have picnics in the park, as well as Lunch Bunch at Tony K’s. Sign up early and don’t miss out on the fun.

Linda Arduini, CEAL Community Director

Resident of the Month

Thank you for your years of dedication to our community!

Mira Kupiec – 8 years Ashley Malizia – 4 years Madison Fano – 1 year

Happy Anniversary

Please be sure to check out the calendar on the reverse side to see what activities are planned for the month.

What’s Cooking

Summer Food Safety

Summer is a great time to have cook-outs and barbecues, but with the temperatures rising it’s important to keep your food safe to keep you healthy!

Use an insulated cooler with ice to keep your food cold. Foods that need to be kept cold include raw meat, deli and luncheon meats, tuna, chicken, egg, pasta, or seafood salads, cut up fruit and vegeta-bles, and perishable dairy products.

Use separate cutting boards and utensils for raw meat and ready-to- eat items like vegetables or bread. Always use a fresh, clean plate and tongs for serving cooked food. Never reuse items that touched raw meat or poultry to serve the food once it is cooked.

Perishable food should not sit out for more than two hours. In hot weather (above 90 °F), food should never sit out for more than one hour.

Serve cold food in small portions, and keep the rest in the cooler. After cooking meat and poultry on the grill, keep it hot until served – at 140 °F or warmer.

Remembering these easy tips will help you have a safe and delicious summer!

Andrea Lipnos Nutritional Services Coordinator

Chris P.

Christine Kazmiera was born to Cazmier and Julia Kwaphinski on August 25, 1928 in Cleveland, OH. Chris grew up with siblings Mitchell “Max,” Eugene, and Clem-entine on the East Side in the Warszawa Polish neighbor-hood by Fleet Avenue and St. Stan’s. She attended Union and Mound Schools before graduating from Jane Ad-dams Vocational H.S. with a Cosmetology license in 1946. She fondly remembers playing a powder box girl in the cosmetology school play.

Like any good sister, Chris sent letters to her brother Max when he left home to serve in WWII. Max, like many soldiers of the day, shared his letters with his brothers in arms, including Carl P. “He saw my picture when I wrote to Max and then he asked to write to me. I came home from church with my friend one day and my mother said, ‘There’s a gentleman in the living room to see you.’ It was Carl. I didn’t like him. I asked him to walk my friend and I to the bus stop, because it was time for her to leave, but he offered his car instead. That perked us up! But it took me a while to warm to him. Once, when he was walking on the street, he saw me riding on

the bus and he turned around and followed it all the way home just to talk to me. He kept coming around until I liked him.” Chris and Carl were married on February 15, 1947 at St. Michael’s Russian-Orthodox Church.

The newlyweds moved to Parma later that year. Daugh-ter Judy followed in 1954. Carl worked as an electrical designer at General Electric, even designing and deco-rating the City Christmas Tree at Public Square. He even-tually left to start his own business designing light fix-tures, including those at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Parma Lutheran Church, and St. Timothy’s / Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Carl also served as a Council Ward for Parma and dabbled in realty with Bishop Realtors. Sadly, Carl died of a heart attack in 1972, just after cele-brating his 25th Wedding Anniversary with Chris.

After Carl’s passing and years as a stay-at-home mom, Chris returned to work as a Special Education Aide for Parma City Schools. She also worked for the Parma Elec-tion Board. Chris filled her free time with crocheting, cross-stitch, reading, Polka music, and bowling at Parma Lanes. She is very proud to be a three-time bowling champion. Her life was also enriched by the births of her two grandsons Neal and Evan.

Chris moved in to Royalton Woods in August of 2014. Her favorite part of living here is “meeting nice people.” Chris is very involved in the community at Royalton Woods. You can easily spot her at Bingo, Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Fabulous Nails, Devotions, Rosary, and enter-tainment, particularly if there’s a Polka playing. She is also a founding member and mentor of Hooks and Nee-dles and spends many evenings playing Rummikub with her friends. We’re so happy to have you as part of the family! Happy Birthday, Chris!

Royalton Woods, A Randall Resi-dence, has partnered with RentPay-ment to provide an easy and con-venient way for you to pay rent. Instead of mailing a check, you can pay rent online and avoid the hassle of paper checks. RentPayment al-lows you to send payment through their website or mobile app using eCheck, debit card or credit card (credit card fees are the re-sponsibility of the resident). Go to www.RandallResidence.com/rwoods and click on “Current Resi-dents” for the link.

Christine Kazmiera was born to Cazmier and Julia Kwaphinski on August 25, 1928 in Cleveland, OH. Chris grew up with siblings Mitchell “Max,” Eugene, and Clementine on the East Side in the Warszawa Polish neighborhood by Fleet Avenue and St. Stan’s. She attended Union and Mound Schools before graduating from Jane Ad-dams Vocational H.S. with a Cosmetology license in 1946. She fondly remembers playing a powder box girl in the cosmetolo-gy school play.

Like any good sister, Chris sent letters to her brother Max when he left home to serve in WWII. Max, like many soldiers of the day, shared his letters with his brothers in arms, including Carl P. “He saw my pic-ture when I wrote to Max and then he asked to write to me. I came home from church with my friend one day and my mother said, ‘There’s a gentleman in the living room to see you.’ It was Carl. I didn’t like him. I asked him to walk my friend and I to the bus stop, because it was time for

her to leave, but he offered his car instead. That perked us up! But it took me a while to warm to him. Once, when he was walk-ing on the street, he saw me riding on the bus and he turned around and followed it all the way home just to talk to me. He kept coming around until I liked him.” Chris and Carl were married on February 15, 1947 at St. Michael’s Russian-Orthodox Church.

The newlyweds moved to Parma later that year. Daughter Judy followed in 1954. Carl worked as an electrical designer at General Electric, even designing and decorating the City Christmas Tree at Public Square. He eventually left to start his own business designing light fixtures, including those at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Parma Lutheran Church, and St. Timothy’s / Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Carl also served as a Council Ward for Parma and dabbled in realty with Bishop Realtors. Sadly, Carl died of a heart attack in 1972, just after cele-brating their 25th Wedding Anniversary.

After Carl’s passing and years as a stay-at-home mom, Chris returned to work as a Special Education Aide for Parma City Schools. She also worked for the Parma Election Board. Chris filled her free time with crocheting, cross-stitch, reading, Polka music, and bowling at Parma Lanes. She is very proud to be a three-time bowling champion. Her life was also enriched by the births of her two grandsons Neal and Evan.

Chris moved in to Royalton Woods in Au-gust of 2014. Her favorite part of living here is “meeting nice people.” Chris is very involved in the community at Royalton Woods. You can easily spot her at Bingo, Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Fabulous Nails, Devo-tions, Rosary, and entertainment, particu-larly if there’s a Polka playing. She is also a founding member and mentor of Hooks and Needles and spends many evenings playing Rummikub with her friends.

We’re so happy to have you as part of the family! Happy Birthday, Chris!

Chris P.