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We would like to take this opportunity tocongratulate Kianna Chaves on being January’sAssociate of the Month. Thank you for yourendless caring, love and support for ourresidents and staff. She is currently studying tobe a nurse and will be graduating in 2018.

Kianna and her boyfriend Kyle-showing off their “Gatsby” look.

An American AuthorJan. 19 marks the birthday of one of America’s most

legendary writers, Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809. He iscredited with inventing the detective tale andinfluencing authors from Jules Verne to Stephen King.Here are a few fascinating facts about the author of“The Raven” and “The Masque of the Red Death.”

• Poe rarely used his full name during his life,preferring “Edgar A. Poe” or “E. A. Poe.”

• Though we often see Poe in pictures with amoustache, he didn’t wear one until his lateryears, when the best-known daguerreotypes, orearly photographs, were taken of him.

• Poe loved cats; he often wrote with one sitting onhis shoulder.

• During his life, Poe was better known as a criticthan a story writer, and he entered into highlypublic feuds with other authors, including HenryWadsworth Longfellow.

• Poe tried to make a living with only his writing,helping to pioneer the idea of writing as astand-alone profession. But he never achievedfinancial stability and was often forced to ask formoney from friends.

• Many of the lurid details of Poe’s life were entirelythe invention of a rival, Rufus Griswold, whopenned an acidic obituary about Poe and tried toruin the author’s reputation. Griswold’s schemebackfired when the public became intrigued by thescandalous portrait of Poe and started readingmore of his work.

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Happy New Year 2017,Friends!

A fresh new year is once againupon us. It’s the time to bethankful for the blessings of thepast year and to take stock of allour achievements. At the sametime, New Year 2017 is a brandnew year to start afresh, to startstrong, and yet another chanceto do everything we want to dothis year.

The amazing thing withchances is how we get themevery year. So, set positive goalsand resolutions. Hang themwhere you can see them everyhour of the new year. And beexcited for what you can achievethis 2017.

In the meantime, enjoy thefireworks, the loud andboisterous family dinners, or thequiet intimate times with yourloved ones.

All of us here at All AmericanAssisted Living wish all of you asafe and happy New Year.

CookingWhat’s

Memories of past holidaysoften bring to the forefrontrecollections of familygatherings, often over a sharedmeal or families cookingtogether in the kitchen.

Personally, I have memoriesof my extended family gettingtogether for Christmas dinnerand helping my mother bakedesserts as gifts for members ofour family. Here in the kitchenat All American we try to payhomage to these memories withour homemade desserts such asgingerbread cake, sugar cookies,pumpkin pies and more. Here isone of my favorites that is astaple at Christmas time for meand I hope to share with ourresidents soon!

Ginger Snap Cookies2 1/2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons

baking soda; 1 teaspoon groundginger; 1 teaspoon groundcinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon groundcloves; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cupbutter; 1 egg; 1/4 cup molasses.

Cream together the butter andsugar, slowly add the egg andthe molasses and combine well.In a separate bowl, combine thedry ingredients. Add the dryingredients to the wet and mixuntil a smooth dough forms.Scoop equal sizes of dough androll into a ball. Take about a ¼cup of sugar and spread it onto aplate. Roll the dough balls in thesugar until coated. Bake at 350degrees about 8-12 minutes.Voila!

Happy Holidays-Kevin BakerFood Service Director

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NewsCommunity

AAAL Parading Our Stuff!The Taunton Christmas

Parade was Sunday, December 4at noon. All American AssistedLiving entered our “Train”themed float in this year’sparade. Many of our employees,families and friends helpedbring our “AAAL Cheer” to thespectators. The parade routefollowed its traditional routefrom the Broadway/EastBritannia Street junction to theTaunton Police Station. Thisyear’s parade features nearly 100

fun-filled entries sure toentertain the whole family.

AAAL Christmas Float-“Trains” theme for2016

Some of our very own ChristmasElves...Kason and Carter

The AAAL Crew-wishing everyone a MerryChristmas

Kyle and Ethan spreading some holidaycheer!

Evan, Landon and Tommy helped us thisyear by throwing candy along the way!

January 2017MR Media Room OL Optimal Living ProgramB Bistro L Library

Outing L Front LobbyMen's Clubs

AC Arts&Crafts Room

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayNew Year's Day 1

9:30 MR Rosary9:30 B Coffee & News

10:00 B Game Time10:00 MR High Mass10:30 L Short Stories by the Fire

1:30 MR Word N’ Word2:30 AC Bingo3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

29:30 Shopping Trip-Dollar Store

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:15 B Games in the Bistro1:30 B Baking Club1:30 OL Thai Chi- High Level2:00 MR Music Social w/ Duane S3:00 B Trivia & Riddles3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

39:30 B Morning Talk9:30 MR Rosary

10:00 B Veterans’ coffee club10:00 B Trivia & Riddles10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level1:30 B Woman’s Tea Party2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Manicures & Music3:15 Men’s Club-Golf with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

National Trivia Day 49:30 L Fireside Chat

10:00 B Michelle’s Fashions10:00 OL Seated Strength Class-

All Levels1:15 MR Mass1:30 AC Artistic Creations2:45 OL Games Time w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 AC Evening Bingo

59:30 B What’s New?9:30 MR Rosary

10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level10:00 L Fun & Games

1:30 AC Craft Corner2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Current Events3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

69:30 AC Bingo Mania

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:30 AC Short Stories11:00 Lunch at Fireside Grill

1:15 MR Game Time-2:15 OL Yoga-All Levels3:00 MR Brain games w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

79:30 B Chronicle & Coffee

10:00 MR Morning Stretch10:30 AC Manicures & Mimosas

1:30 MR Afternoon Matinee1:45 B Word Games2:30 B Cards in the Bistro3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

Elvis Presley’s Birthday 89:30 MR Rosary9:30 B Coffee & News

10:00 MR High Mass10:00 B Game Time10:30 L Short Stories by the Fire

1:30 MR Trivia & Jokes2:30 AC Bingo3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

99:30 Shopping Trip-CVS

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:15 B Games in the Bistro1:30 B Baking Club2:30 MR Crossword Craze2:45 OL Thai Chi- High Level3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 B Trivia & Riddles10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level

1:30 AC Craft Corner2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Manicures & Music3:15 Men’s Club-Golf with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

119:30 L Fireside Chat

10:00 L Word Games10:00 OL Seated Strength Class-

All Levels1:30 AC Artistic Creations2:00 MR Music Social w/ Patrick Hoye3:00 OL Games Time w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 AC Evening Bingo


10:00 L Fun & Games10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level1:30 Men’s Club-2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Current Events3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

139:30 AC Bingo Mania

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:30 AC Short Stories

1:15 MR Game Time-2:15 OL Yoga-All Levels3:00 MR Health talk with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 MR Chair exercise10:30 AC Manicures & Mimosas


159:30 MR Rosary9:30 B Coffee & News



Martin Luther King Jr. Day 169:30 Shopping Trip-Michaels

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:15 B Games in the Bistro1:30 B Baking Club1:30 AC Thai Chi- High Level2:30 MR Music Social w/ Mark Olsen3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level10:00 B Trivia & Riddles

1:30 B Woman’s Tea Party2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Manicures & Music3:15 Men’s Club-Golf with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 L Word Games10:00 OL Seated Strength Class- All Levels11:00 Lunch at Lorenzo’s

1:30 AC Artistic Creations2:30 L Sing Along by the Fire2:45 OL Games Time w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 AC Evening Bingo

199:30 MR Rosary9:30 B What’s New?

10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level10:00 MR Resident council10:30 MR Food Service Committee

1:30 AC Craft Corner2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Current Events3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

National Hat Day 209:30 AC Bingo Mania


1:15 MR Game Time-2:15 OL Yoga-All Levels3:00 MR Brain games w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 MR Morning Stretch10:30 AC Manicures & Mimosas


229:30 B Coffee & News9:30 MR Rosary



239:30 Shopping Trip-CVS

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:15 B Games in the Bistro1:30 B Baking Club2:30 MR Crossword Craze2:45 OL Thai Chi- High Level3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

Global Laughter Day 249:30 B Morning Talk9:30 MR Rosary

10:00 B Trivia & Riddles10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level

1:30 AC Craft Corner2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Girl Time3:15 Men’s Club-Golf with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 L Word Games10:00 OL Seated Strength Class-

All Levels1:30 AC Artistic Creations2:30 L Sing Along by the Fire2:45 OL Games Time w/ Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 AC Evening Bingo


10:00 L Fun & Games10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level1:30 Men’s Club-2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Current Events3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

National Chocolate Cake Day 279:30 AC Bingo Mania


1:15 MR Game Time-1:30 L Raynham Library’s Books

on Wheels2:15 OL Yoga-All Levels3:00 MR Health talk with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies


10:00 MR Chair exercise10:30 AC Manicures & Mimosas


299:30 B Coffee & News9:30 MR Rosary

10:00 B Game Time10:00 MR High Mass10:30 L Short Stories by the Fire


309:30 Shopping Trip-Walmart

10:00 OL Strength & Balance-High Level10:15 B Games in the Bistro1:30 B Baking Club1:30 OL Tai Chi2:30 MR Birthday Party w/ Warren

Phillips3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

319:30 MR Rosary9:30 B Morning Talk

10:00 B Trivia & Riddles10:00 OL Walking Club-High Level1:30 B Cooking Demo with Kevin2:15 OL Sit N’ Fit -Lower Level2:30 AC Girl Time3:15 Men’s Club-Golf with Peter3:30 B Happy Hour6:30 MR Night at the Movies

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Optimal Living Update: Howto stay healthy in the New Year

AARP surveyed some of thenation’s top healthcareprofessionals to learn the bestways to stay healthy. A lot ofthem we are already doing on adaily basis here at All American.Here are their tips on nutrition,fitness and making smarteveryday choices:

Daily living lifestyleadjustments important forgreater health:

• Take a daily 30-minutewalk

• Get 7-8 Hours of sleep eachnight

• Spend time each day with afriend or loved one

• Cut back on refinedcarbohydrates: white bread,pasta, white rice

It is really important tocontinually engage in activitiesthat stimulate you mentally,physically and socially! TheOptimal Living Team looksforward to creating new andexciting activities to add to ourschedule throughout theNew Year.

LISA MACDONALD PT, DPTOptimal LivingRehab Director

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The annual National Shrineof Our Lady of La Salette Festivalof Lights will shine its Christmasmagic with more than 300,000lights on display over 10 acres.Some of our residents visited theshrine in December; they wereable to enjoy the spectacularlights while sipping on hotchocolate while staying warm inour bus.

One of New England’s mostfamous Christmas events, theFestival of Lights, is one way tosurely get in the holiday spirit.

This is one of those “you had tobe there” Christmas light showdestinations that requiresattendance to fully appreciatethe spectacular nature of thisevent. Christmas at La Salettealso features Christmas displaysand exhibitions, as well as giftshop items!

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NewsNeighborhood

Our January Birthdays1/7 Thomas H1/22 Eunice M1/27 Julio T

Birthday Party!All of us at All American

Assisted Living would like towish a very happy birthday tothe three residents that will becelebrating their birthdays thismonth. We will be celebratingall the January birthdays at ourmonthly birthday party onJanuary 30th.

MovieWatch

Popcorn Pick:‘Blue Hawaii’

Paradise was the setting forElvis Presley’s eighth big-screenrole, and fans made this 1961romantic comedy the star’s mostsuccessful movie. Presley playsChad Gates, an ex-GI whocomes home to Hawaii, butinstead of joining the family’sfruitful pineapple business, hetakes a job as a tour guide. Light,funny and filled with scenes ofthe islands’ beauty and culture—plus a hit soundtrack of 14songs, including “Can’t HelpFalling in Love”—the filmmakes for a perfect escape fromthe winter blahs. We will befeaturing this Elvis movieamongst others in celebratinghis birthday on January 8. Weplan on celebrating the wholeweek, with samples of some ofhis favorite foods, fun facts, andwatching some of his movies.

Singing in the New YearAt one point or another, you

have surely heard or even sungalong to the old Scottish ballad“Auld Lang Syne.” The song titleliterally translates to “old longsince,” meaning “long, longago” or “days gone by.” Learnmore about this traditional NewYear’s number:

• The famed Scottish bardRobert Burns wrote hisversion of this traditionalsong about the enduranceof friendships in 1788,originally set to a tune heconsidered mediocre. Afterhis death in 1796, Burns’editor published the songset to a different “air,”which is the tune we usetoday.

• Popular during the CivilWar, “Auld Lang Syne” wasbanned in 1862 by theUnion Army after acrushing defeat by theConfederates at the Battleof Fredericksburg. Officerswere afraid the sentimentalsong about times gone bywould prompt wearysoldiers to desert theirposts.

• In the late 1920s, GuyLombardo’s bandpopularized the song as aNew Year’s tradition whenthey played it during a liveradio performance at thestroke of midnight on NewYear’s Day.

ACROSS

1. Crow

5. Pronto, in the office

9. Despised

14. Seldom seen

15. Padre, in Paris

16. Overact

17. River in England

18. Spread

19. Sophia __

20. Northeastern resident

23. “Norma __”; 1979 film

24. Light source

25. TV manufacturer

28. Journeys

32. Cavalry weapons

34. Furnace frame

35. Evict

37. State

38. Rajah’s partner

39. Nitwits

40. __, Nevada

41. One __ one is one

42. Brain passage

43. Noisy fight

44. Beautiful to view

46. Alfalfa, Spanky, et al.

48. Brother of John & Bobby

49. “Diamond State”: abbr.

51. Australian bird

52. One who treats children

58. Marketplace

61. Kirghiz’s __ Mountains

62. Birthplace for 19 Across

63. Wooden shoe

64. Thick cord

65. Once more

66. Slippery, sticky matter

67. Mlles. of Paradise

68. Works with leather

DOWN

1. __ muffin

2. Talk wildly

3. Lined up

4. __ gap

5. Farthest point

in an orbit

6. Exchange for cash

7. Carpet layer’s calculation

8. Lowly laborers

9. Capital city

10. Love: Sp.

11. Rocky hill

12. Summer abroad

13. TV room, often

21. Parishioners’ section

22. Does a

household chore

25. Narrate again

26. Wading birds

27. “...was an old woman

who lived in __...”

28. Spell

29. Carried on

30. Ransack

31. Gas buyer’s choice

33. Governmental official

34. Mill grain

36. Poison remedies

39. Chopped finely

43. Start of Theodore

Roosevelt’s presidency

45. Imagine

47. World __

50. Untrustworthy ones

52. School event

53. “Thanks __!”

54. Record

55. Scottish island

56. Word indicating

agreement

57. Information

58. Beast of burden

59. Qt. + qt. + qt. + qt.

60. Sash

Crossword Puzzle

BRAGASAPHATED

RAREPEREEMOTE

AVONOLEOLOREN

NEWENGLANDER

RAESUNRCA

TRAVELSSABERS

GRATEOUSTUTAH

RANIDOPESRENO

INTOITERMELEE

SCENICRASCALS

TEDDELEMU

PEDIATRICIAN

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28 29 30 31 32 33

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66 67 68

1880: Inventor Thomas Edison

receives a patent for his electric

incandescent lamp.

1915: The first Kiwanis Club, now an

international service organization, is

established in Detroit.

1938: To combat the polio epidemic,

the March of Dimes foundation is

created by President Franklin D.

Roosevelt, who contracted the

disease as an adult.

1946: The first United Nations

General Assembly, comprising

51 nations, convenes in London.

1959: Berry Gordy Jr. founds

Motown Records.

1967: The first professional football

world championship game, later

renamed the Super Bowl, is played in

Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers

defeated the Kansas City Chiefs

35–10.

1970: Set in the fictional city of

Pine Valley, Pa., “All My Children”

premieres. The daytime TV soap

opera aired for 41 years.

1984: Apple’s Macintosh computer

goes on sale to the public with a

price tag of $2,495.

1990: L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia

is sworn in as the nation’s first

elected African-American governor.

2002: The euro becomes the official

currency of 11 countries in the

European Union.

2009: A US Airways jet makes an

emergency landing on New York’s

Hudson River after being disabled by

a flock of birds just after takeoff from

LaGuardia Airport. All 155 people

aboard were safely rescued.

2010: Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest

skyscraper at 2,717 feet, opens in

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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