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American House Grand Blanc

12640 Holly Rd. | Grand Blanc | Michigan | 48439(810) 694-7300 | Fax: (810) 695-1443 | [email protected] | americanhouse.com

September 2016American House StaffJodi Colombe Executive DirectorSamantha Barlow Assistant DirectorBarb Foerster Life Enrichment DirectorKathie Miller Culinary DirectorHelen Solomon Housekeeping SupervisorRod Tennant Maint. SupervisorGiarah Payne Weekend ManagerJudy Allen Weekend Manager

Medical Team StaffSite Nurse Brenda KalushSite Supervisor Kristin SchwartzTMT (810) 694-0598TMT Emergency (810) 282-8702

Important Phone NumbersFront Office (810) 694-7300The Medical Team (810) 694-0598Dr. Wilkerson(Amy Wilson AGNP-C) (810) 853-5875Hairstylist (Carol Taggart) (810) 577-4949Nail Technician (Julie Keebler) (810) 694-0778

Grandparents Day Party

Our annual Grandparents Day Party is Sunday,September 11th, from 12-2pm. This is a day to inviteyour family and have a great time. We will have a tentset up out on the back patio with an American buffetincluding hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, andwatermelon. Mo from the Whiting will be here toentertain us. There will be games to play, a facepainting station, cotton candy, ice cream, snowcones, popcorn, and much more! Each year we allhave such a great time and love seeing all of yourfamilies and watching the young ones have so muchfun. Please plan to join us for this free event andmake sure to invite your families for a fun-filledafternoon. Please RSVP by Monday, September 5th.

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Local News

Be RespectfulJust a reminder

that we are having anissue with residentsnot giving the stafftime to get their workdone when activitiesare scheduled. If thedoors are shut forcleaning, please donot let yourself intothe room...the fasterwe can clean and getset up, the faster wewill open the doors.We will make surethe doors are openbefore the activitystarts and if we areset up and readyearly, you will bemore than welcometo come in. Thankyou for yourcooperation.

Welcome to Our Family!C310 Carol R.

Happy September Birthdays!9/4 Selma B.9/12 Alice J.9/12 Bob C.9/15 Donna K.9/17 Bob J.9/20 Helen F.9/21 Bernice E.9/26 Anna C.9/29 Eileen T.

Dining Room ItemsWe are missing a large number of

items from the dining room: silverwareand dishes. If you have items in yourapartment, please bring them back tothe dining room at your next meal. It isvery time consuming for Kathie to haveto track things down. We have take-outcontainers for anything you want to takewith you, please ask your server andthey will be glad to help you.

Elvis Is in the House!As always we had a great time

with our Elvis impersonator, hesure knows how to get the crowdmoving! What a great show.

Jodi and Ruby get dancingdoing the twist!

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Bonfire on the Back PatioWe have had a good turnout for

our bonfires; we have drinks,marshmallows and of courses’mores! It gives us a time to relaxand chit chat while enjoying sometime outside in the evening.

Our Director, Jodi and her sonEvan stopped by to enjoy the fire

and roast a marshmallow.

We have a beautiful back yard andpatio. There are picnic tables, a tableand chair set, and a glider bench. Goout and enjoy it while the weather isstill warm!

Unforgettable Day

Patriot DaySunday, Sept. 11,

is Patriot Day andNational Day ofService andRemembrance.

This is a daydesigned in memoryof the 2,977 killed inthe Sept. 11, 2001,terrorist attacks. Onthis day, flags areflown half mast tohonor those who losttheir lives in theattacks. It isencouraged todisplay an Americanflag on your home.

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September 2016Grand Blanc

OutingsExerciseGamesEntertainment

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

happy fall!

19:30 Cafe Chat with Barb- Bistro

10:00 Strength Training - AR10:45 Holy Family Catholic Church

Service- CH2:30 Entertainment by Leonard

Dow and happy hour- DR4:00 Puzzle Time- Bistro7:00 Bingo!- AR

28:00 Made-to-Order Omelets -DR8:30 Beauty Shop Opens

10:00 Avon Lady Visits- Bistro10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby10:30 LCR game- AR2:30 New Resident Meet & Greet - LO7:00 Resident Run Games- Bistro

310:00 Strength Training- AR

2:30 Bingo - AR7:00 Card Games in the Bistro

49:30 Communion - CH2:30 Matinee movie and

popcorn - LO

Labor Day 52:30 Bingo! DR


10:00 Strength Training- AR10:30 Wii Bowling- Bistro

2:30 Craft Class- AR7:00 Resident Games -Bistro

79:00 Blood Pressure Checks -LO

10:00 Strength Training with Julie- AR12:00 -2:00 Adaptive solutions, (adjust

motorized chairs, tighten andadjust walkers) -LO

2:30 Euchre- Bistro3:00 -4:00 Chair Massages with Rae, sign

up in lobby book-CH7:00 Resident Run Games - Bistro


10:00 Strength Training - AR10:30 Brainstorm, brain health- color

therapy- AR2:30 Entertainment by Bob Lowe

and happy hour- AR4:00 Puzzle Time- Bistro7:00 Bingo!- AR


10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby10:00 Paparazzi Jewelry- Bistro10:30 Crochet corner- AR2:30 1st Baptist Church of Goodrich

Service- CH7:00 Resident Run Games- Bistro



119:30 Communion - CH

12:00 -2:00 Grandparents Dayparty. Picnic lunchbuffet, entertainment byMo, facepainting, gamesand so much more!!

129:30 Shopping Trip to Meijer /

Dollar Tree - B1:00 Private Transportation2:00 Stretch and Relaxation

with Kimberly- AR4:00 One on One with Barb7:00 Bingo - AR


10:00 Strength Training - AR10:30 Trip to the Farmers’

Market- B2:30 Ride in the countryside-

B7:00 Resident Games -Bistro


10:00 Strength Training withJulie- AR

2:30 Euchre- Bistro7:00 Resident Run Games

- Bistro


10:00 Strength Training - AR11:00 Lunch out! -B

2:30 Entertainment by ArlynWillett and happy hour- DR

4:00 Puzzle Time- Bistro7:00 Bingo!- AR


10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby10:00 Avon lady Visits- Bistro10:30 Horse Race Game- LO2:30 Bingo Bash!- DR7:00 Resident Run Games-

Bistro




popcorn - LO

199:30 Shopping trip to Walmart1:00 Private Transportation2:00 Stretch and Relaxation

with Kimberly- AR4:00 Trivia time-LO7:00 Bingo - AR


10:00 Strength Training - AR10:30 Wii Bowling- Bistro

2:30 Entertainment by DavidRowe and happy hour- DR

7:00 Resident Games -Bistro

218:00 Donuts with Jodi- DR9:00 Blood Pressure Checks -LO

10:00 Strength Training with Julie- AR2:00 Therapy Dog visits- LO2:30 Euchre- Bistro3:00 -4:00 Chair Massages with Rae,

sign up in lobby book- CH7:00 Resident Run Games - Bistro


10:00 Strength Training - AR10:30 Brainstorm, brain health-AR

2:30 Guardian Angel, information fordiabetics- Lo



10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby10:30 LCR Game- AR2:30 Entertainment by Lucy &

Steve and happy hour- DR7:00 Resident Run Games-

Bistro




popcorn - LO2:30 Non denominational service

with Chaplain Goodie- CH

269:30 Shopping Trip to JCPenney

/ Dollar and Party - B1:00 Private Transportation2:00 Stretch and Relaxation with

Kimberly- AR4:00 One on One with Barb7:00 Bingo - AR


10:00 Strength Training - AR10:30 Wii Bowling- Bistro

2:30 Veteran’s get together- AR7:00 Resident Games -Bistro


10:00 Strength Training withJulie- AR

2:30 Euchre- Bistro7:00 Resident Run Games

- Bistro


10:00 Adult color pages- AR10:00 Strength Training - AR2:30 Entertainment by Dan

Hays and birthday bash-DR



10:00 Walking Club, meet in lobby10:30 Horse Race Game- LO2:30 Cocktail Hour- DR7:00 Resident Run Games-

Bistro

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Talk About It

What Is aGrandparent?A grandparent is

someone special wholoved us before wewere born. Agrandparent takestime to listen whethera grandchild is 3 or33. A grandparentnever thinkssuppertime is “tooclose” when a cookieis at stake. Agrandparent enjoystoddler birthdayparties, Little Leaguebaseball games, highschool graduationsand family weddings.A grandparent lovesconversation aroundthe Sunday dinnertable. A grandparentis a magician whotransforms a tableand a blanket into afrontier fort, tears intolaughter and knottyproblems intochallenges with a fewwise words. HappyGrandparents Day!

Interesting Corn FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Michigan farmers produce 335

million bushels of corn annually. Ihope you find the following facts oncorn interesting.

• There are 11,000 corn farmersin Michigan.

• One ear of corn has 800 kernels.• Yellow is not the only color of

corn. It can also be green, red,white or purple.

• Corn is grown on everycontinent except Antarctica.

• Another word for corn is maize.• Forty percent of the corn

produced is used to makeethanol.

• Corn is actually part of thegrass family.

• Corn is a major food staple forlivestock and poultry.

• Michigan is part of the CornBelt, an area of the countrywhere corn grows the best.

• Sweet corn is a great sourceof fiber, iron, thiamin andvitamin C.

Visit an American House todayand enjoy some sweet corn, aregular item on our menu.

Elevator LicenseThe state has a delay on getting

their certificates out, so ours stillreflects the June 30th expirationdate. Rest assured, our elevatorsare up-to-date with the inspectionswe get from the State of Michigan.

ACROSS

1. Celebrities

6. Actor Garrett

10. Accounting specialists,

for short

14. Interlaced

15. Ireland, to the Irish

16. Gymnast Korbut

17. Public building

18. __ Linda, California

19. Actual

20. Picture

22. Give

24. That femme

25. Removes

26. United

29. Cruise ship

30. Traveler’s way: abbr.

31. Cars used by a

dealer, for short

33. Anatomical partitions

37. Object

39. Respond

41. Expired

42. __ T

44. Nosy person

46. Fragrant neckware

47. Narratives

49. Enthusiastic

51. Those easily victimized

54. Czech river

55. Honey factory

56. Guiding sponsorship

60. Pain

61. Splinter group

63. “Stop!” on the seas

64. Undesirable spots

65. Ending for Ann or Nan

66. French income

67. Romanian coins

68. Raise

69. German city

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1. Switch

2. Bull

3. State with conviction

4. Leased

5. Was very unfriendly

6. Misrepresent

7. Major disturbance

8. Part of a river

9. Benumb

10. Got a monopoly on

11. Skirt feature

12. Hard stone

13. Realtor’s delights

21. Rapidly growing tree

23. Spanish shouts

25. Nightclub

26. Part of a teacup

27. Chancellor __

von Bismarck

28. Requirement

29. Bank transactions

32. Level, raised areas

34. Stack

35. Ending for 7 numbers

36. Mine entrance

38. Answering machine’s

recordings

40. Amphibians

43. Den

45. Prime

48. Steamy spring

50. Uses a number 1 wood

51. Of Pius X

52. Quickly

53. Cheaply made

54. External

56. Judicial proceedings

57. Fires

58. This: Sp.

59. British submachine gun

62. Champagne season

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Arlyn’s Benefit DinnerWe would like to thank everybody

for the amazing support you gave toArlyn, our friend and entertainer whowas diagnosed with throat cancer. Wewere hoping for a nice turnout toshow him how much we care but ourresidents are more than nice; you areabsolutely fantastic! We raised$1,359.00 for him! That is just beyondwhat we ever imagined and onlybecause you, our residents andfamilies, care. Thank you so verymuch, we were so touched by all ofyou and your support!

Just a Reminder...

PLEASE DO NOTPARK IN FRONTCIRCLE DRIVEJust a friendly

reminder that thefront entrance is forquick pickups and

drop-offs only. EMSmust have access

as much as possiblefor the safety ofresidents. Cars

parked at the frontentrance for

extended periods riskbeing towed.

A wonderful groupof family and friendscome together for agood cause.

September 2016

National Day of Service and Remembrance

Patriot Day

Sept. 11

A moment in our lives, forever in our hearts.

AMERICAN HOUSE GRAND BLANC

12640 Holly Rd.

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

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