Employee of the Month 2

Activities 2

Starr’s Kitchen 3

More Activities 3

Employee Birthdays 3

Elder Birthdays 4

Classical Music Month

National Courtesy Month

4– Labor Day

10– Grandparents’ Day

14– POW/MIA

Recognition Day

19– International Talk

Like a Pirate Day

22– Autumn Equinox

28– National Good

Neighbor Day

The tension of the 230-odd strings in a

grand piano exert a combined force of 20

tons on the cast iron frame.

Robert Schumann would often plunge

his hands into the entrails of a slaughtered

animal to heal his

ailments.

There are two skulls in

Haydn’s tomb. His head

was stolen by phrenolo-

gists and a replacement

skull was put in his

tomb. In 1954, the real

skull was restored but

the substitute was not removed.

A single violin is made from over 70 in-

dividual pieces of wood.

According to his boasts, Don Giovanni

seduced 1001 Spanish, 640 Italian, 231

German, 100 French, and 91 Turkish

women.

The London Symphony Orchestra was

booked to travel on the Titanic's maiden

voyage, but they changed boats at the last

minute.

Baritone Leonard War-

ren died on stage at The

Met in 1960 just as he

had finished singing

Verdi's 'Morir, Tremenda

Cosi' ('To Die, a Momen-

tous Thing').

Dogfish skin was often

used in the 18th century to sand violins.

During a performance of Boris Godunov

at Sydney Opera House, a chicken fell off

the stage and onto a cellist.

Renaissance composer Orlando de Las-

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Linda and Neilann, enjoying a treat.

Of course,

it’s all

about the

fair food!

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We were happy to celebrate National Ice Cream Sand-

wich Day on August 2.

August 4 was Louis Armstrong’s Birthday. We listened

to some of his great music, learned a bit about this jazz

legend, and reminisced about old times.

We enjoyed indulging in a special treat on National Root

Beer Float Day, August 6. Then, on August 8, National

Zucchini Day, the Elders helped make some delicious

zucchini bread and zucchini cake. Yum!

Our annual trip to the Napa Town and Country Fair was

on August 9. We had a great time enjoying all of the deli-

cious food and wonderful exhibits!

Franz Liszt received so many requests for locks of his

hair that he bought a dog and sent fur clippings instead.

Domenico Scarlatti composed his 'cat fugue' after his

cat, Pulcinella, walked across his keyboard.

The Japanese word 'karaoke' comes from a phrase

meaning 'empty orchestra'.

sus was kidnapped many times as a boy because of his

beautiful singing voice.

The most expensive opera costume of all time was worn

by Adelina Patti at Covent Garden in 1895. It was worth

£15 million.

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Piner’s customers love Lisa. In fact, a customer recently

called Starr Piner, the owner, and recommended Lisa for

Employee of the Month because of how thorough and

helpful she had been to them.

Lisa loves her job and says: “I just try to do it to the best

of my ability.” She enjoys working with people, and likes

being able to help them when they are often at a very

difficult time in their lives.

When Lisa isn’t working, she enjoys going to the gym,

swimming, camping, and going to see live music. She

grew up in Napa with her parents, Sherrie and Jack, and

four sisters. .

Thank you for everything you do for Piner’s Medical

Supply and for the community, Lisa. We feel very

blessed and honored to have you as a coworker.

Congratulations on your award!

Lisa Dubois has been a

delivery driver and tech-

nician for Piner’s Medi-

cal Supply for seven

years. Throughout those

years, Lisa has consis-

tently been a great team

player. She is always

willing to help and is

appreciated by her co-

workers. Lisa can always

be counted on to be

there and get the job

done. She has a talent for

prioritizing her work so

that the most important

tasks are always com-

pleted on time.

August 18 was Hawaii Admission Day, so we celebrated

with an Aloha Friday: music, fruit, virgin mai tais and

pina colada cake.

We had so much fun on Eclipse Day, August 21. Jennifer

made us some cereal box eclipse viewers and we also

live-streamed the event on C-Span. For snacks, we had

Sun Chips, “moon” cheese,

and white chocolate ding

dongs.

We stuffed ourselves with

ice cream on Banana Split

Day, August 25.

Lisa Dubois

Medical Driver/Tech

Strawberry Shortcake

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 Tbsp sugar

3 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ cup butter

1 beaten egg

2/3 cup light cream

3-4 cups sugared, sliced strawberries

1 cup whipping cream, whipped

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4– Eat an Extra Dessert Day: um, okay!

6– Read a Book Day: read aloud

7– National Football League Season begins:

game time!

8– Patsy Cline’s Birthday: music and food

9– Teddy Bear Day: we’ll stuff our own and decorate

13– Int. Chocolate Day/Milton Hershey’s Birthday

16– World Playdoh Day

18– National Cheeseburger Day

21– International Flower Day

22– Anniversary of the patent of the ice cream

cone

23– International Rabbit Day: furry visitors

29– National Coffee Day

Sift dry ingredients; cut in butter

until mixture resembles coarse

crumbs. Combine egg and cream;

add all at once, stirring just enough

to moisten. Spread dough in greased

8x1½” round pan, building up edges

slightly. Bake at 450° F for 15-18

minutes. Split in two layers. Lift top

off carefully. Spoon berries and

cream between layers and over top.

Serve warm.

Leticia Cox CNA 9/1

Starr Piner Owner/Marketing 9/1

Hayward Cloud Maintenance 9/20

Maria Maya Cook 9/23

Gabriela Arceo Dietary Aide 9/29

Matt Stegman Med. Supply Delivery 9/30

Piner’s Nursing Home and Guest Home

1800 Pueblo Avenue

Napa, CA 94558

Phone: 707-224-7925

Fax: 707-255-0331

Dorothy O’Haire—September 22 For 65 years, Piner Ambulance was Napa’s exclusive

emergency services provider. Although we are no

longer providing emergency services, we are continu-

ing our history of great service to the community of

Napa by providing non-emergency transports. Our

many years of experience and our commitment to excel-

lence will ensure that you or your loved one will have a

safe, comfortable ride. To schedule a ride, call:

PINER ambulance

Your local ambulance transport company!

8am—8pm every day

Liwayway Habon—LVN

Louigie Houston Salonga—CNA

Emily Voigt—Occupational Therapist

Teresa Williams—Dietary Aide