The Masonic Home Of Florida

New Horizons 3201 1st Street N.E., St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 (727) 822-3499

OUR WEBSITE: www.masonichomefl.com / Toll Free: 1-866-868-6749

JULY SPECIAL DAYS…

Plan To Join Us!

2 CATHOLIC COMMUNION

3 BIG FIRECRACKER BINGO

4 SONGBIRDS SING-A-LONG

5 JULY BIRTHDAY PARTY & ICE CREAM

6 ORGAN W/GARY / BEAUTY & BEAST

7 CITIZENSHIP TEST

9 MASONIC BAND CONCERT

11 SERVICE GUILD CHRISTMAS IN JULY

12 PASTOR JOHN GATHERING

13 NEW PGM: THE BIBLE ON VIDEO

14 THE SONG CIRCLE NEW SINGALONG

15 24TH DISTRICT BBQ!

18 SHORT STORIES

19 BANANA SPLITS & TUNES

20 MAKE TILE COASTERS

21 “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” W/LISA

24 JOEY THE DOG VISITS

25 NEW ROULETTE WHEEL

27 UNDERSTANDING HUBBLE IMAGES

DEPARTMENT HEADS:

Lisa Tsotsos - Administrator

Maggie Minnicks - Director of Nursing

Diana Butler - Social Services Director

Sheryl McKesson - Activities Director

Tanya Miller - Director of Housekeeping

Mary Inglima - Director of Human Resources

Bob Robertson - Facilities Director

Wanda Odom - Admissions Director

Dr. David Hobbs - Medical Director

Salmon & Walnuts: They’re particularly high in fatty acids, which are central to brain function. “Eating omega-3 fatty acids will promote healthier brain tissue and strengthen and maintain your memory,” says Preston Estep, Ph.D., author of The Mindspan Diet and Director of Gerontology at Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genome Project. Dark leafy greens: “Lettuce, spinach, kale, collards, and other dark leafy greens are especially good sources of vitamin K and other nutrients that have a positive effect on your brain health,” Estep says. Berries, red wine, and chocolate: Your brain requires a huge amount of blood flow to operate, and these foods are all high in polyphenols & other compounds that help improve circulation, Estep says. “That’s why anything good for heart health is also good for your brain.”

7/6 Sheronica Leshore - Nursing

7/9 Barbara Farris - Nursing

7/22 Lisa Tsotsos - Administrator

7/24 Marcella Howell - Dietary

7/27 Keisha Kelley - Nursing

7/30 Theresa Little - Nursing

7/1 Loren Wideman

7/2 Dennis Metzler

7/8 Robert Gaddy

7/9 Rex Cain

7/17 Bernice Hartman

7/20 Becky Bradford

7/28 Marge Futch

Bobbie Cantrell

Juanita Dubose

7/29 Kittie Hayes

Yvonne Gaddy

The next meeting for Residential

Center will be Thursday,

July 13th at 2:00 p.m. in

the Chapel; and the next

Meeting for the Nursing Center

will be Monday, July 24th at

10:45 a.m. in the Chapel.

Residents are encouraged to attend

COMBAT PROSTATE CANCER

PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS

PROTECT AGAINST HEART DISEASE

LOWER CHOLESTEROL

AGGRAVATE DIVERTICULITIS

MENU: Cheddar Soup

Minestrone Tossed Salad

Potato Salad Cole Slaw

Hamburgers Hot Dogs

Curly Fries Baked Beans

Corn-on-the-cob Brussel Sprouts Watermelon Cookies

7/2 Bonnie Haire - Administration - 16 Years

7/3 Val Mathurin - Dietary - 20 Years

7/17 John Moscetti - Security - 8 Years

7/17 Petra Richardson - Nursing - 3 Years

7/25 Phil Vire - Dietary - 1 Year

7/26 Maryanne Mello - Activities - 13 Years

7/28 Diane Morrow - Housekeeping - 9 Years

7/29 Lavette Tellis - Dietary - 2 Years

7/30 Raphael Trevino - Hskpg. - 16 Years

(Note: Dates are from the last time hired, so some staff left from The Masonic Home and then came back, so their actual total years here, are not listed above.)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

ANTI-BOREDOM MONTH NATIONAL PARKS MONTH FAMILY REUNION MONTH OUTDOORS MONTH NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO CHILDREN MONTH COLORS: Green & Russet BIRTHSTONE: Ruby (Contentment) FLOWERS: Larkspur & Water Lily 7/1 Zip Codes Introduced, 1963

National Postal Workers Day

International Joke Day

7/1-23 104th Le Tour de France

7/2 Amelia Earhart Disappeared, 1937

Civil Rights Act Became Law, 1964

Made In The USA Day - Buy American!

7/3-8/11 Dog Days of Summer

7/4 Happy Independence Day!

Louis Armstrong’s Birthday

7/5 Debut of the Bikini - 1946 (70th Anniv.)

7/7-14 Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain

7/7 Hawaii Annexed, 1898

7/8 Liberty Bell Cracked, 1835

First Wall Street Journal Published, 1889

7/9 Full Moon “Thunder Moon”, “Hay Moon”

7/11 88th MLB Baseball All-Star Game

Cheer Up The Lonely Day

7/11-14 U.S. Senior Open Golf Championship

7/12 Berlin Zoned, 1945

7/13 First Draft Caused Riots, 1863

7/14 France: Bastille Day

7/16 Kissing Illegal in England, 1439

Celebration of the Horse, Houston

7/17 Disneyland Opened, 1955 - 62 Years Ago!

7/19 1st Women’s Rights Meeting, 1848

7/20 Moon Day - 1st Manned Moon Landing,

1969 - Where Were You?

7/21-24 Hemingway Look-alike Show, Key West

7/22 National Day of the Cowboy

7/23 National Hot Dog Day

7/26 U.S. Postal Service Began, 1775

7/27 Bugs Bunny’s Birthday, 1940 - 77 Years!

7/28 WW1 Began, 1914

7/29 NASA Formed by Eisenhower, 1958

7/30 International Day of Friendship

7/31 Mutts Day

5/10/17 ROBERT “BOB” ISGAN, Sponsored by Cabul Lodge No. 116, moved here from Green Cove Springs, FL. He was born in Bos-well, PA. and grew up in Detroit, MI. He was married to Geri who has recently passed away. They were married for 63 years. They had one daughter, Susan, and two grandchildren who are twins. Bob was an Engineer and designed electrical circuits for automatic machinery. He worked there for 12 years and traveled a lot through the company. He fell in love with Florida while visiting a friend in Miami and ended up moving to Pompano Beach. Bob and his wife owned and operated a Motel right on the beach from 1972-1982. He later went to work for an HAVC Company in the Sales Department. He has been a Mason for 30 years, and also a Member of Scottish Rite, Shrine and York Rite. Bob retired in 1996 and became District Deputy in 1997. He helped here for many years with the 33rd Dist. Christmas Party. He was also a volunteer “Road Runner” for the Shrine, driving children back and forth to the Shrine Hospital from Jacksonville to Tampa. Welcome Bob, to Room #344N!

5/11/17 ELIZABETH REPP, Sponsored by Desoto Lodge No. 105, was born in Greenwood Indiana. She had two sisters who are now deceased. She was married to Charles Repp who passed away in 2002. In 1961 Elizabeth and her husband moved to Tampa, Fl. And owned and operated a neighborhood Hardware Store, “Repps Hardware” for 33 years. Elizbeth became a Sales Clerk for a Department Stores and in jewelry sales and she was also a Real Estate Agent. She has been a member of Eastern Star for 49 years, and a member of the Ladies Shrine Club. Welcome Elizabeth, to Room #345N!

5/15/17 JUANITA DUBOSE, Sponsored by Oleeta West Dade Lodge No. 145, was born and raised in Miami. She had three bothers. Her first marriage was to Albert Adams, and they had three children; Donny, Joyce, and Janet. She also has 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grands. She then married Carl DuBose who was a Mason and Shriner. Carl passed away about 4 years ago, and she moved in with her daugh-ter, Janet. She was living with Janet until her arrival to the MH on 5/15/17. Juanita worked as a Key Punch Supervisor for Jefferson's/Montgomery Wards. When she was married to Carl they traveled a lot due to his job. She had several Sales Clerk/Cashier jobs because of that. Welcome Juanita, to Room #202S!

5/23/17 OSCAR & SHIRLEY WEEKS, Sponsored by Temple Terrace Lodge No. 330. Oscar was born in Columbus, GA., and moved to Tampa when he was a child. His Father was a Mason and Past Potentate of the Egypt Shrine. Oscar was in DeMolay as a child before he became a Mason. He is also a Shriner and Member of Scottish Rite. He was a Sargent in the Marines, and served in the Inchon Korean Invasion. Shirley was born in Tampa. Oscar and Shirley met while attending Hillsborough High. They were married on May 18, 1951. They have two daughters, four granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter. Oscar’s father started an Industrial Equipment business. When he took over the business, he started importing Pallet Inverters from Eng-land to sell in the US. Oscar and Shirley did a lot of travel-ing. They traveled to England several times visiting friends who lived there. Shirley worked alongside her husband in their business, was a homemaker, and a huge supporter of Oscar’s Military and Masonic duties. Welcome, Oscar and Shirley to Room #329/331W! Maryanne Mello

to The Masonic Home of Florida on December 23, 2014, and hails from Nitram Lodge No. 188. Ruth resides in Room #364E, and her birthday is October 17th. Ruth is a St. Petersburg native, and she has seven siblings. Her mother passed away when she was three years old. She went to live with her grandmother for two years until her father remarried. Ruth’s father was A.M. King, a fifty year Mason who's second marriage was to Dorothy King, who also used to be a resident of the Masonic Home. Ruth used to come and visit her stepmother here every Sunday for ten years. Ruth grew up around the Haines Road area. She went to grade school at The Harris School on Haines Road. She lived in an a house that used to be an old church. Her father purchased the dilapidated old church and re-built a house for his family with his own hands. In middle school Ruth went to Lealman JHS., and graduated from St. Pete High School with Honors. Her first year of college was at St. Pete Jr. College, then her last three were spent at Florida State University. She graduated in 1947 and began teaching Spanish and English to High school students, She went on to teach elementary students, and did substitute teaching for a while. Then she taught a Government Reading Program called, ESEA. Ruth met her husband, Gene at an ice skating rink. He proposed to her only after one week of courtship! They were married a year later on April 13, 1952, and stayed married for 64 years up until Gene’s passing on July 29, 2016. They had three children; Stanley, Linda and Darlene, who all live in the Tampa Bay area. She has one granddaughter who is expecting a child soon, which will make Ruth a first time great-grandmother! Ruth has been a member of the Central Christian Church for over 58 years. She used to love singing in the Choir and doing volunteer work for her church. She took piano lessons at the Wilkinson’s School of Music for ten years. She would practice in the early morning an hour before breakfast everyday. During her 9th grade year of high school she was invited to play the piano over the Radio Station! Ruth played the song, “Rustle of Spring”, as proud as she could be! Ruth has special memories of her music teacher who always encouraged her to step out of her comfort zone, she support-ed and encouraged her to make a recording demo of her singing and playing the piano over the radio. She raised chickens and grew tomatoes when she was in the 4-H Club, and she had a passion for gardening, and raised orchids. Ruth keeps busy playing a lot of the different games here. She loves to go on shopping trips, attends exercise classes three times a week and is a member of the Songbirds group. She likes putting together jigsaw puzzles, and working on jumble word puzzles. She helps watering the plants, folding the newsletter, and keeping a helpful eye out for her friend, Audrey. Ruth always keeps an smile on her face and a song in her heart. Congratulations on being a great grandmother and have a wonderful year ahead! ~ Maryanne Mello

If you would like to check out some music CD’s from the Library, please see any Activities Staff!

Dangerous side effects of sugar:

Speeds aging process, Suppresses Immunity,

Disturbs Mineral Balance, Raises Cholesterol, Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s, Diabetes

and Hypoglycemia, Tooth Decay and Periodontal

Disease, Weight Gain and Obesity, Yeast Infections,

Kidney Disease, Depression and Anxiety, Hyperactivity,

Weakened Eyesight, Osteoporosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Asthma,

Arthritis, Gallstones and Kidney Stones, Hormonal Imbalance, Appendicitis,

Decreased Growth Hormone, Emphysema, Constipation, Fatty Liver, Fluid Retention, Headaches and Migraines.

Choose Natural Sweeteners: Coconut Palm Sugar, Lucuma Powder, Stevia Leaf, Vanilla

Beans, Dates, Fruits, or Mesquite Powder.

Submitted by Maryanne Mello

ONE DAY AT A TIME

One day at a time - this is enough

Do not look back and grieve over the past,

For it is gone; And do not be troubled

about the future, For it has not yet come.

Live in the present, And make it so beautiful

That it will be worth remembering.