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Town Crier K i n g ’ s G r a n t

December 2017

Sightings this past month: Elves, disguised as our three

outdoor maintenance men, busy putting

up trees and lights EVERY where in the

main building! Then here come some

more Elves – enthusiastic residents –

adding the lovely decorations! What a

wonderful, joyful sight! Merry

Christmas, for sure!

Kings Grant is blessed with many

trees given by past and present residents.

The Lights of Love tree in the

Remembrance Garden is a live 12 foot

tree decorated in honor of your donations

of money to the Fellowship Fund.

Luminaries will be added this year along

the walkways in memory of those that

have passed away

during the year.

Around Campus with Wendy

Wellness

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Chaplain's Office

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What’s

Inside

Events &

Happenings

Snapshots

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Celebrations

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Comments on Campus:

“O Christmas tree, O

Christmas tree! You are lovely,

but how many more must go

up?” (the Elves!) “Beautiful! So

many pretty ornaments.”

“How many trees are

there?” (15, according to the

Elves!) “Look at all of the

handmade ornaments! A lot of

hard work.”

“Have you seen the Chrismons on

the tree in the Chapel? Very

meaningful.”

My wish to you this

season - much

happiness and

good health!

Wendy Shook

The Chaplain’s Office

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Matthew 1: 18 – 24 “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place

in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her fiancée, Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to pub-lic disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the baby conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” When Joseph woke up he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife.

The Christmas story, recorded in Matthew and Luke, has

become so familiar that I wonder if we grasp the reality of what actually

happened. An angel told a young virgin that she would have a child by

the power of the Holy Spirit. The angel then told Joseph to marry her

and name the baby Jesus. Shepherds saw angels in the sky and were told

of a Savior’s birth in Bethlehem. Wise men traveled hundreds of miles

to worship the One who, they said, has been born King of the

Jews. Amazing!

Equally astonishing is that Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the

wise men did as they had been told. Mary yielded herself to God;

Joseph took on responsibility, and shepherds and wise men went to

Bethlehem. With no idea of the outcome they all took the next step by

faith in the Lord.

How is it with us this Christmas? Will we trust God and follow His

leading even when we face uncertainty and overwhelming

circumstances? Few people will follow the leading of God and step out

in faith when they can’t see the way. “Faith never knows where it is

being led, but it loves and knows God

who is leading the way”. Claim the

23rd Psalm for the month of

December! May the joy and peace of

God be with you for the remainder of

2017 and as we jump into January

2018.

Year’s end is neither

an end nor a

beginning but a going

on, with all the

wisdom that

experience can instill

in us. Cheers to a new

year and another

chance for us to get it

right ||

Oprah Winfrey

Always be a first-rate

version of yourself,

instead of a second-

rate version of

somebody else ||

Judy Garland

I hope that in this

year to come, you

make mistakes.

Because if you are

making mistakes,

then you are making

new things, trying

new things, learning,

living, pushing

yourself, changing

yourself, changing

your world. You’re

doing things you’ve

never done before,

and more importantly,

you’re doing

something ||

Neil Gaiman

Paul Johnson, Chaplain

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End of Year

Inspirations

Discover the Difference

WWW.KINGSGRANT.CC

Now on Thursday mornings at 10:30 am in the Multi Purpose Room

Please join Mark Parkinson from Broad Street Christian Church.

December 28th

Disciples Study with Mark Parkinson

Sunday Worship Service at 4:15 pm

Sunday, December 3rd John Wiederholt First Presbyterian, Collinsville

Sunday, December 10th Choir Performance: Rich Acres Christian Church

Sunday, December 17th Meredith Williams Ascension Lutheran, Danville

Sunday, December 24th Paul Johnson Chaplain King’s Grant

Sunday, December 31st Clyde Hilton Retired Brethren Minister

Communion for King’s Grant Residents

Thursday, December 21st 3 pm Father Nick Hull of Christ Episcopal

Sunday, December 24th 4:15 pm Paul Johnson King’s Grant Chaplain

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In Loving Memory

Harry Prillaman Marcella Minter Beth Ussery Margaret Martin

November 15th November 21st November 24th November 28th

Advent Services

Thursday, December 7th 11 am Rusty Reaser, Retired Presbyterian

Thursday December 14th 11 am Mike Hatfield, Chatham Heights Baptist

Thursday December 21st 11 am GH Vaughn, McCabe Memorial Baptist

King’s Grant Wellness Center

2017 Schedule

MONDAY

8:30-9:00 Body Toning & Abs

9:00-9:20 Gentle Tai Chi

9:30-10:00 Aqua Fit/ Toning

10:00-10:30 Water Volleyball

10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Exercise

2:00-3:45 Open Pool

TUESDAY

8:30-8:55 Gentle Stretching

8:55-9:20 Bodies in Motion/Sculpt

10:00-10:30 Chair Fit/Stay Fit

10:30-11:00 Fitness Conditioning

2:00-3:45 Open Pool

WEDNESDAY

8:30-9:00 Cross Fit Mix

9:00-9:15 Stretching/Balance



10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Exercise

2:00-3:45 Open Pool

THURSDAY

8:30-8:55 Gentle Stretching

8:55-9:20 Bodies in Motion/Sculpt

10:00-10:30 Chair Fit/ Stay Fit

10:30-11:00 Fitness Conditioning

2:00-3:45 Open Pool

FRIDAY

8:30-9:00 Body Toning & Abs

9:00-9:20 Gentle Tai Chi



10:30-11:00 Gentle Water Toning

2:00-3:45 Open Pool

SATURDAY

POOL HOURS

9:00—12:45 Open Pool

Certified Lifeguard on Duty

Margie Price-Savedge

Wellness Director

350 King’s Way Road

(276) 634-1200

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Spotlight On YOU!

Veterans Health Care Benefits: VA Form 10-10EZ will be available at the Front Desk or

you can download it from https://www.va.gov/healthbenefits …

Please call Ed Cozzette at #1326 for more information

Documents needed in applying for benefits: Most recent tax return, Social Security number for yourself

and your qualified dependents, current account number for any current health insurance you already

have.

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Alzheimer’s Support

Group Meeting

Thursday, December 28th

3 pm Main Conference Room

This meeting is for any family

member or support person in

King’s Grant and surrounding

Martinsville—Henry County

community

Future Dates:

12/28

“A Million Steps to Fitness”

Challenge begins December 2nd, 2017 through

March 31st, 2018

Every Participant will be given a pedometer and asked

to record their steps.

Together we will walk over a million steps in a 120

days.

Celebration will be in April to congratulate you on your

success!

Merry Christmas!

From Margi and Anna

Plan in Advance: Make a list of all the list that need to

get done, including the “how” and “when” ?

Set a realistic budget: Set a strict and realistic budget

for yourself to avoid getting in over your head.

Say NO: A big part of managing your stress during the

holidays involves effectively managing your

commitments

Take time for you: Keep your routines in tact during the

holidays. Sleep, eat, and play!

How to Manage Holiday Stress!

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Resident Corner

Do you know the BEST kept secret at King’s Grant?

NO it’s NOT bocce ball on Thursdays! Neither is it volleyball in the pool Monday, Wednesday &

Fridays! It’s NOT even noodle ball!

It is dinner on Monday nights during Happy Hour at Francks' Place about 5:00 pm! Maybe YOU are

like Harry & I and NEVER considered Happy Hour at Franck’s Place!

We are (sweet) tea & water drinkers & frankly-pretzels & nuts at 4:30 didn’t “turn us on”. We

thought we were “happy enough” eating donuts & ice cream alone in our quiet little home on Monday

nights. (LOL). One night, all this changed for US!!!! As we passed Francks' Place early on a Monday

night, we recognized a number of our friends’ cars & wondered WHAT was going on surely it wasn’t

just the drinks, pretzels & nuts?

Now anyone who knows us KNOWS we didn’t just barge into Franck’s Place! Harry with his gentle,

slow, reserved demeanor maneuvered his walker until we could see everyone & EVERYONE could

see us! We couldn’t back out!

Mike, the cook, welcomed us and told us the dinner special of the night chicken shish kabobs. YUM!

Amanda, the waitress at the time, served us as if we were her usual ‘happy hour goers’. She was

pleasant & efficient. Other people made room for us around their table. We met new friends. We

appreciated the food put before us.

Mike has cooked many, many special dishes for us since then! HE is such an enthusiastic, talented

cook; and, he just LOVES thinking up new dishes! Whatever he prepares is tasty and presented with a

special flare! Mike takes suggestions cheerfully & humbly.

We at King’s Grant are fortunate to have someone as special as Mike! Harry and I have become firm

supporters of Francks' Place. If you haven’t all ready, please join us on

Monday nights! We’ll make room for you at the table. Why should YOU

be eating donuts & ice cream alone when you could be enjoying great

food, excellent service, & super companionship?

Dottie & Harry Milller

Please mark your calendars for this event!

Hand & Foot Invitational Every Thursday at Francks’ Place

6:30 pm Play

Single or Partners Welcomed!

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&

5 Big Tuesday Breakfast &

Meeting

Tuesday, December 5th

8:00 am Breakfast

8:30 Meeting

4 Lights of Love

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Monday, December 4th

7 pm

Remembrance Garden

December Events Happenings

Discover the Difference

WWW.KINGSGRANT.CC

9 Trip to Roanoke/Festival of

Trees/ Mill Mountain Theatre

Saturday, December 9th

Leave from the 300 Entrance

At 9:45 am

Upcoming Events in January

8 Employee Gift Reception

Friday, December 8th

2:30 pm

Trellis Dining Room

12 Merry Mingler

Tuesday, December 12th

5 pm

Francks’ Place

18 Christmas Party with

Pat Wade


2:30 pm

Trellis Dining Room 15

Monthly Birthday Celebration


2:30 pm

Trellis Dining Room

2 Da Cappo Children’s

Concert

Saturday, December 2nd

2 pm

Victory Chapel

18 Smith River Singers


7 pm

Victory Chapel

31 New Year’s Eve Happy Hour

Sunday, December 31st

4 pm– 6 pm

Francks’ Place

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King’s Grant

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Snap Shots

Welcome

New Residents

Happy Birthday!

Staff Birthdays Resident Birthdays

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Joe and Iris Meadors

Reside at

621 King’s Way

Road

George & Luray Schilbe 1st 18 years

Ronald & Betty Lou Pigg 18th 52 years

Joe & Iris Meadors 20th 63 years

Harry & Dottie Miller 21st 54 years

Byron & Judy Corcoran 23rd 40 years

Jim & Judy Minter 26th 22 years

Robert & Velma Martin 30th 56 years

Resident Anniversaries

Ralph Lester 1

Dawn Howe 4

Jewel Wigginton 6

Dorothy Miller 6

Roslyn Ramsey 6

Lyn Davis 8

Youtha Carter 11

Thomas Carter 14

Pat Baumann 15

Mary Ella Jarvis 16

Judy Corcoran 21

Vera Kuhn 22

Mary Chandler 24

Jacqueline McLachlan 24

Judith Minter 26

Ellen Thomason 28

Walter Altizer 28

Amanda Dickerson 1

Donna Donahue 2

Blanche Hairston 2

Frances Stockton 2

Julie Joyce 3

Jennifer Holland 5

Melanie Kallam 5

Brenda Gillenwaters 6

Danny Turner 6

Donabelle Brown 8

Jimmy Jones 11

Ron Dailey 12

Shannon Joyce 12

Jessica Branch 15

Shantell Branch 15

James Taylor 15

Mark Gruettner 16

Jamie Turner 16

Brandon Cloud 19

Anna Dodson 19

Angie Wells 19

Joyce R. Williams 19

Jacqueline Watkins 20

Regina Huffman 21

Rhonda Watkins 21

Karen Burns 22

Malik Dillard 22

Connie Martin 26

Brandi Jenkins 30

Friday, December 1st

Bruges-Built on Sea

and Trade

Bruges– Commerce

and Community


Siena– Good

Government

Siena-The Gothic

Dream

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More Coping Strategies to come in the October Town Crier.

The Longest Day is all about love. Love for all those affected by

.

The Longest Day is all about love. Love for all those affected by


George Washington’s

Doubts

Thomas Mifflin’s

Congress

Friday, December 22nd

Robert Morris’s

Money

Benjamin Franklin’s

Leather Apron

Try to avoid situations that further confuse or frustrate many patients:

-crowds of people who expect the individual to remember them

-noise, loud conversations or loud music

-strange or different surroundings

-changes in light intensity - too bright or too dark

-over-indulgence in rich or special food or drink (especially alcohol)

-change in regular routine and sleep patterns

If possible scheduling activities, especially some outdoor exercise, early in the day to avoid

the fatigue from added activity at the end of a long day.

Familiar holiday music, story-telling, singing or church services (even on TV) may be

especially enjoyable

Remember you do not have to live up to the holiday expectations of relatives or friends

Every Friday 1:30 pm—2:30 pm at Francks’ Place

New Course: Friday, December 15th America’s Founding Fathers


Thomas Jefferson’s

Books

Daniel Shays’s

Misbehavior

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through King’s Grant, Not a creature was stirring, to stay awake we just can’t.

The hearing aids were nestled in a cup by the bed, while vi-sions of bingo danced through our heads.

The support stockings were hung on the railing to dry, and Medicare changes were making some cry.

Ma in the bed, and I in my chair, both fell asleep and snored like a bear. The moon on the lake reflected a bright light, so the geese were all hiding from Dwight.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, it made all of my dentures start to chatter. I eased up from the chair with a one two three…and limped to the window on my bad knee. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, just a big fuzzy lump without my glasses near.

Dressed in a red robe with a long white beard, and standing so tall, I thought it was my neighbor from just down the hall. A dog behind him followed dragging a big red sack, and I won-dered where was the rest of the pack?

He whistled and shouted, and called out some names. “Now

Blondie, now Teddy, umm, Daisy, Lady or Beau” Where in my

memory did the dog’s name go?

He threw out the gifts and then turned to go. I asked him San-

ta why are you moving so slow? Laying a finger aside of his

nose, he whispered, “my hip’s about to go”.

He limped to his sleigh and gave a faint whistle, and off he

took like a missile. But I heard him exclaim

ere he drove out of sight, Merry Christmas to

all, and to all a good night.

The End.

King’s Grant Book Club December Feature Film

Bookclub will resume in January

Twas the Night Before Christmas, with apologies

to Clement Clarke Moore.

Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his un-ruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and

matchmaker.

To contribute to the Town Crier please

submit information by the 20th of each

month to:

Jamie Turner

IL Events Coordinator

[email protected]

276.634.1202

276.634.1000

350 King’s Way Road

Martinsville, VA 24112

www.KingsGrant.cc


3:00 pm at Francks’ Place

Mrs. Miracle