MCLC Bulletin

Manawa Community Living Center ~ 400 E. 4th St. Manawa, WI 54949~ 920-596-2566

September brought a nice sunny but cool day to watch the Homecoming Parade! Some resident braved the wind and sat outside to watch. Other watched from sunroom windows.

Ginny, Don & Marilyn sat outside for the parade.

Manawa High School Marching Band!

Cheerleader float

One of the 4 floats.

November 2015

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Community Living

Center!

THANK YOU

Sturm Memorial Library

Donated several

Large Print books

to our little Library!

You can find them in the

Theater Room!

Thank you for thinking of

our residents! We greatly

appreciate it!

Our Grand-Buddies Came in October to make paper pumpkins!

Lorraine with Landon & Alihas, with Cody & Cayleb in the background.

Ruby’s Grand-Buddies Maleah & Ally read the instructions for the paper pumpkin construction.

Eleanor’s Grand-Buddies Conner & Grant finished their pumpkins and Marilyn’s Grand-Buddy Angelo reads a book in his native language called “Tagalog.” Angelo is from the Phillipeans originally.

Don & his Grand-Buddies Cody & Cayleb. See You Again On November 19th!

An Apron of Comfort

Cooking the Thanksgiving feast for a large crowd often starts long before Thanksgiving Day. The day before Thanksgiving—Wednesday, November 25—is a day to honor these intrepid holiday chefs and the aprons they so dutifully don. It’s Tie One On Day.

Writer EllynAnne Geisel founded Tie One On Day in 1999. While writing an article about aprons, she was struck by the unique beauty of apron fabrics and design, leading her to curate a traveling exhibition featuring more than 600 aprons. She calls aprons the “armor of domesticity” and shows a true passion for the art of homemaking.

The central tenets to Tie One On Day are qualities of kindness and generosity. Geisel urges us to celebrate Tie One On Day by wrapping some home-baked goodies inside an apron and gifting that to someone you care about. Write some kind words on a note, tuck the note into the apron pocket, and your gift is bound to warm both their belly and their heart.

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If at First You Don’t Succeed…

If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times that November 3 is Cliché Day. Don’t let the mention of another foolish holiday make your blood boil. Only time will tell whether this holiday truly stands the test of time. The term cliché has come to mean “an overused or unoriginal expression.” But the French word cliché is actually an onomatopoeia: it’s the sound a printing plate makes as it lays its ink on paper in the printing process. In time, the printing plate itself became known as a cliché. Later, as a tribute to the repetitive process of mass printing, the term cliché came to refer to any oft-repeated expression. Are you sick and tired of Cliché Day already but still thirsty for more word-related revelry? November 8 is Aid and Abet Punsters Day, a day to support anyone daring enough to drop a pun. Clever punsters must rely entirely on wordplay to get a laugh, sometimes using a word or phrase that sounds like another:

“Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.”

Or with a word that has more than one meaning:

“I used to be a banker but I lost interest.”

And “Tom Swifties” relate certain words to others in a creative and punny way:

“I need a pencil sharpener,” said Tom bluntly.

Neurologist James H. Austin, author of Zen and the Brain, attempted to prove the inferiority of puns using MRI scans of the brain. When volunteers heard puns, they groaned—activating the left posterior inferior gyrus and left inferior frontal gyrus of their brains. Really funny jokes, on the other hand, involve the ventral part of the medial prefrontal cortex. That hard science is no laughing matter.

Thanksgiving Trivia 1. How long did the voyage on the

Mayflower last?

2. What state made Thanksgiving an annual customary holiday in 1817?

3. In which year was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade held?

4. In 1934, the Detroit Lions hosted the first Thanksgiving football game. Who did they play?

5. How high must a cranberry bounce to make sure the berries aren’t too ripe?

Help Us Recognize Veterans!

We will be having 2 times to recognize those

who have served our country.

The Veterans Ministries Group will be here

at 1PM on Tuesday, November 10th for a

meeting, but after their meeting we will be

having a social to recognize them and our

residents who served in the armed forces and

thank them for their dedication to our

country.

On Wednesday, November 11th, we will take

a moment for Veterans Remembrance at

11AM. Please join us for these 2 special

occasions!

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Trivia Answers:

1. 66 days, 2. New York, 3. 1924, 4. Chicago Bears,

5. 4 inches

Veterans’ Day

Sometimes, there is confusion about the differences between Memorial Day and Veterans' Day.

Memorial Day is the older of the 2 holidays and was established after the Civil War (sometime between 1866 and 1868) to honor and remember those in the armed forces who died serving our country. Its original name was Decoration Day.

Veterans’ Day was originally called Armistice Day and was established to honor those who had served in World War 1. The name would probably still be Armistice Day if World War 1, which was named, “the war to end all wars,” would have been true.

In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill that changed the day’s name and also expanded the purpose to include honoring all members of the armed forces who fought in any war!

TO OUR AMERICAN MILITARY

By Michele Mason

Your sacrifice is great, greater than any of us see.

Your life is on the line every day to keep us free.

As we all go about our everyday lives, you miss your family dear.

They miss you, too, and dream of the day you will be here.

Our thank you is much too small for the sacrifices you withstand.

We pray that you will be kept safe and that God is holding your hand.

You are a soldier, an airman, a marine, a sailor, who loves enough to sacrifice all.

We are proud of you, love you, and we thank you for answering the call!

November Birthdays

If you are born between November 1st and 21st, your astrological sign is Scorpio. Scorpions are powerful investigators who keep up on the comings and goings of their peers, take control, and lead the way to success. Those born between November 22nd and 30th are Archers of Sagittarius. Archers are exciting and independent. Their positive attitudes, great senses of humor, and kind hearts make them excellent friends. But get ready for an earful—Archers often also speak their minds.

Art Carney (actor) – Nov. 4, 1918

Sally Field (actress) – Nov. 6, 1946

Carl Sagan (astronomer) – Nov. 9, 1934

Grace Kelly (actress, princess) – Nov. 12, 1929

Burgess Meredith (actor) – Nov. 16, 1907

Margaret Atwood (writer) – Nov. 18, 1939

Larry King (interviewer) – Nov. 19, 1933

Bruce Hornsby (musician) – Nov. 23, 1954

Andrew Carnegie (banker) – Nov. 25, 1835

Tina Turner (singer) – Nov. 26, 1939

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) – Nov. 30, 1835

Roger That

What is it about the name Rogers in November? The name is shared by many celebrities born this month. There’s Will Rogers, one of the most famous satirists of the 1920s and 1930s; he was born November 4, 1879. Roy Rogers, the famous singing cowboy and actor, was born November 5, 1911. Kenny Rogers (the baseball pitcher who once pitched a perfect game, not the country music star) was born November 19, 1964. George Rogers Clark, the American Revolutionary War general known as the “Washington of the West,” was born November 19, 1752. Baseball pitcher Buck Rogers was born November 5, 1912, and the first radio broadcast of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century also aired on November 7, 1932. If you know anyone who’s expecting a baby in November, suggest Rogers. It just may be the perfect name.

November 2015

A Brief History of Thanksgiving

A delicious roast turkey is a tradition for the Thanksgiving feast. Why has turkey become the iconic meal for this holiday? Why not chicken, goose, ham, or beef? The menu choice is gastronomical as well as historical—with the long-held belief that the Pilgrims ate turkey during their “First Thanksgiving.” But did America’s European settlers actually feast on this gobbling bird? We know from the memoirs of William Bradford, governor of the Plymouth colony, that wild turkeys roamed the area around Plymouth Rock. However, when we look to colonist Edward W inslow’s firsthand account of the First Thanksgiving, there is no mention of turkey. He notes “wild fowl,” but this could just have easily meant duck or goose. 102 Settlers came in 1620. Over the course of that first year, over half of them died as a result of disease. Had it not been for the local Indians who gave the settlers food and taught them how to plant corn, the entire colony might have perished! The settlers gathered for 3 days in the fall of 1621 with native Wampanoag Indians to celebrate a successful harvest season. Both the Indians and the Pilgrims gave thanks for their bountiful harvests by feasting together. Their dinner in 1621 bears little resemblance to our current Thanksgiving feasts. Besides Mr. Bradford’s and Mr. Winslow’s accounts, letters from that time say that venison, wild turkey and waterfowl were served. Vegetables from the gardens included onions, beans, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots and corn (removed from the cob, turned into cornmeal and boiled into a think corn porridge and sweetened with molasses), and wild blueberries, plums, grapes, gooseberries, raspberries, and cranberries were served. Pumpkins were prevalent and so were squash but the colonists didn’t have butter or flour to make pie crusts so, pumpkin was served as custard. From the Did You Know File… Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wanted the Turkey as the national bird? It’s true! Our founding father, dear old Benjamin Franklin himself denounced the Bald Eagle as America’s symbol, writing, “I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character…the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a True original Native of America.” Well, Mr. Franklin… The Turkey is considered one of the dumbest birds, with a brain no larger than a pea, while the Bald Eagle is considered one of the most intelligent birds, being able to hunt and not just scavenge for food like the Turkey.

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November 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Listen to Radio Worship 3:00 Movie Matinee 7:30 Packers vs. Broncos

2 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 10:30 Aromatherapy with Massages 3:30 Cards

3 10:00 Sharing God’s Word 11:00 Hymn Sing Along 2:30 Balloon Volleyball 3:00 Book Club 3:30 Manicures

4 9:30 On this Day 10:00 Methodist Church 2:00 Bingo 3:00 Afternoon Social

5 9:30 Stretching Out 10:00 St. Mark’s Church 2:30 Yahtzee 3:30 What’s the Word

6 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Craft Time 2:30 Farkle Dice

7 10:00 Dice Bingo 3:00 Movie Matinee After Supper Discussion

8 Listen to Radio Worship Noon Packers vs. Panthers

9 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 10:30 Aromatherapy with Massages 3:30 Cards

10 10:00 Book Club 10:30 Manicures 1:00 Veterans Meeting 2:00 Veteran’s Recognition & Social

11 9:30 On This Day 10:00 Worship with Jim Besaw 11:00 Veteran’s Remembrance 2:00 Bingo 3:00 Afternoon Social

12 9:30 Stretching Out 10:00 Sharing God’s Word 11:00 Hymn Sing Along 2:30 Farkle Dice 3:30 Brain Games

13 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 2:30 Cards 3:30 Current Events

14 10:00 Morning Movie After Supper Discussion

15 Listen to Radio Worship Noon Packers vs. Lions

16 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 10:30 Aromatherapy with Massages 3:30 Cards

17 10:00 Sharing God’s Word 11:00 Hymn Sing Along 2:30 Bowling 3:30 Manicures

18 9:30 On This Day 10:00 Cards 2:00 Bingo 3:00 Afternoon Social 5:30 Zion Confirmation Class Bible Study

19 9:30 Stretching Out 10:00 St. Paul’s Church 1:00 Grand-Buddies Visit 2:00 Yahtzee 3:30 What’s the Word

20 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 2:30 Birthday Party with Prize Bingo

21 10:00 Morning Movie After Supper Discussion

22 Listen to Radio Worship Noon Packers vs. Vikings

23 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 10:30 Aromatherapy with Massages 3:30 Cards

24 10:00 Sharing God’s Word 11:00 Hymn Sing Along 2:30 Balloon Volleyball 3:30 Manicures

25 9:30 On This Day 10:00 Worship with Jim Besaw 11:00 Veteran’s Remembrance 2:00 Bingo 3:00 Afternoon Social

26 Happy Thanksgiving! 9:00 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 3:00 Thanksgiving Movie 7:30 Packers vs. Bears

27 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 2:30 Cards 3:30 Current Events

28 10:00 Morning Movie After Supper Discussion

29 Listen to Radio Worship 3:00 Movie Matinee

30 9:30 Reaching Out Room Visits 10:00 Dice Bingo 10:30 Aromatherapy with Massages 3:30 Cards

Birthdays In November 11/11 – Edna W.

Activities and times may be subject to change.

A Community Event is coming soon! Watch for a “Fall Prevention” seminar coming up provided by

Rehab Arisces!