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Jokes Galore

Birthdays are a special time of year, expecially this past month for William Vinson and Katherine Davis. Mr. Vinson turned 97 and Ms. Davis 101 with a

large celebration in the dining hall this past month.

Football Word Search

ID # 100049August 2012

Riddle Nut1. Bind me and I walk, Loose me and I stop. What am I?2. What goes round and round the wood but never goes into the wood?3. I have a little house in which I live all alone.

It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall.

4. Scarcely was the father in this world when the son could be found sitting on the roof.

5. It’s been around for millions of years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?

Employee of the MonthTracy French’s favorite part of her job is making business stress free for you - and she’s good at it!

Taking all the right notes from her grandmother who was a local piano teacher in the area, Tracy fell in love with music early. She still can’t help but love spending time hitting the keys, and credits it as being a large stress reliever.

If you haven’t seen Tracy’s pen and ink art, be sure to ask her for a quick peek. This remarkable woman loves to put her thoughts on paper in creative ways. Next time you’re watching a movie, be sure to invite Tracy! She enjoys any action and adventure type movies.

Resident of the MonthIf you’re looking for someone with a great love for our country, then look no further than our very own Mr. Vinson. Beginning in 1934, Mr. Vinson enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers. Three years later he switched gears and enlisted in the Coast Guard Calvary and Anti-Aircraft group. After six years with the Coast Guard, he wanted to experience another group of the armed forces and joined the Army Air Corps, which later became the United States Air Force.

Being a true family man, Mr. Vinson has a deep love for his late wife. His kids (three boys and one girl) are the light of his life, and he loves it when he has the opportunity to spend time with them. His attitude truly separates him from most. Although he is partially blind, he never lets his obstacles get the better of him.

In his spare time, Mr. Vinson enjoys listening to any old western book on tape, and can be found at the library searching out one he hasn’t already heard.

Mr. Vinson enjoys spending time chatting with everyone here at Oak Wood Senior Living, and we all enjoy it just as much!

Happy Birthday8/1 Lois Stogner8/4 TracyGriffith8/11 Becky Foreman8/11 Lynn Malone8/19 Bobby Iron8/20 SharonLocke8/21 DorothyHuncovic

8/21 Lorene Lane8/23 Inez Tiner8/24 EugeneEsparza8/25 JC Watson8/25 CynthiaSmith8/26 TheresaHill8/27 Sam Gandy

Come join us here at Oak Wood Senior Living for our August birthday celebration!

All of her children are covered in fur! Sharing joint custody of her precious puppy Sasha, who is a frequent guest at Oak Wood, Grandma Heller loves her. The residents all enjoy when Sasha rumbles through the hall saying “hi.”

A native of Athens, Texas, she loves everything this city has to offer - including all of the residents here at Oak Wood Senior Living! Tracy has worked here for the past six years. Graduating from Athens High School, Tracy could never dream of leaving the area.

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The tongue of an elephant is as long as a blue whale - Popcorn has more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables - The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal - The movie Titanic (1997) cost more to make than the actual “Titanic” ship - 5 Billion crayons are produced every year - In 1951, Diners Club issued the first credit card to 200 customers who could use it at 27 restaurants in New York - You blink, on average, 15,000 times a day - Can’t remember if an egg is fresh or hard boiled? Just spin the egg. If it wobbles, it’s raw. If it spins easily, it’s hard boiled.

The Olympic flag contains five interconnected rings on a white background. The five rings symbolize the five significant continents and are interconnected to symbolize the friendship to be gained from these international competitions. The rings, from left to right, are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The colors were chosen because at least one of them appeared on the flag of every country in the world. The Olympic Creed reads: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient-style robes and using a curved mirror and the sun. The flame first appeared in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. The flame itself represents a number of things, including purity and the endeavor for perfection. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting city. The flame is then kept alight until the Games have concluded.