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PLACE

STAMP

HERE

955 Kentucky Avenue

Coos Bay, OR 97420

Our mission is to create and

sustain comfortable, caring

environments for those

who depend on us.

Administrative Staff:

Jessica Dollarhide Executive Director

Misty Ramer Human Resources

Debbie Hudy Resident Care Coordinator

Jelene Minnick, BSN Registered Nurse

Chris Amlin Dietary Director

Kelly Wilson Maintenance Director

Megan Moyer Activities Director

Contact Us At:

541-888-0130

The Discovery Baycrest Memory Care Newsletter— January 2016

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A New Day in History………………….….……P2

Snowdrops ……... ……………………………..P3

The Legend ……….………...…………………..P3

Activities Calendar …………………………....P4

Birthdays …………..…………………………………..P5

January Highlights …. ...…………………………….P6

Nurse Corner……………... .………………………….P7

Mission & Team...…………..…………………………P8

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The first recorded celebration of the new year

was in Mesopotamia in mid-March 2000 BC—

the beginning of spring during the vernal equi-

nox. The early Romans, whose calendar had

just 10 months (March through December), also

picked March as the start of the new year. How-

ever, ancient cultures such as the Egyptians,

Phoenicians, and Persians commemorated the

new year with the autumnal equinox in mid-

September. And the Greeks chose the winter

solstice, in mid-December, for their New Year’s

celebration.

Around 700 BC, the second king of Rome, Nu-

ma Pompilius, added the months of January

and February to the Roman lunar calendar. But

it wasn’t until about 153 BC that January 1 was

celebrated as the first day of the new year. His-

torians say this was because January 1 was the

day that newly elected Roman consuls began

their one-year term in office. However, many

people throughout the Roman Empire contin-

ued to mark March as the start of the new year.

Finally, in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reworked

the calendar again, and January 1 officially be-

came New Year’s Day. Most Catholic countries

adopted the Gregorian calendar right away, but

not everyone was quick to jump on the change.

Protestant countries such as Great Britain, for

example, did not adopt the reformed calendar

until 1752. Until then, the British Empire—and

its American colonies—still celebrated the new

year in March.

For many people these days, the new year be-

gins when the lighted metal ball on the roof of

New York City’s One Times Square “drops”

down a flagpole. The ball drop countdown be-

gins at 11:59 p.m. and ends at exactly 12 a.m.

on January 1. Nearly a million people gather

around Times Square to watch it happen, and

as many as a billion more watch it on television.

America isn’t alone in its New Year’s celebra-

tions. People world-wide gather the evening of

December 31 and continue celebrating through

the night into New Year’s Day.

A New Day in History

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Greetings,

Christmas has come and gone. Last year has left me very thankful for the

things I hold close to my heart. The new year is here! We have New Years day to

celebrate. Martin Luther king's day on the 18th. Hopefully we can all keep our

new years resolution. No matter how big or small. I hope the New Year brings

happiness and peace amongst us all.

Thanks

Jessica Dollarhide

Your input on everything for the company is val-

being

Your willingness to take every

challenge is admirable to us. Thanks for all that

Nurse’s Corner With the New Year comes New Year’s Resolution! These are often set to break

bad habits or establish new ones. For 2016, why not make these resolutions

about improving your health? The key to being successful in following through

with your goal is by keeping them simple. Studies have shown that if your goal

is to “Lose 30 pounds,” this may be too over-whelming than deciding to break it

down and trying to lose 1-2 pounds a week. Once you have meet these smaller

goals, it will help you want to continue to meet this goal the next week. The

same goes for smoking– In dealing with a problem that also involves an addic-

tion, it is easier to set a goal of cutting back on cigarette a day instead of just to

“Quit Smoking”. Once again, by setting a smaller, more attainable goal, it is eas-

ier to follow through and want to continue to meet this resolution. Enlisting

“The Buddy System” is another way to help make your New Year’s Resolution

easier to meet. Get together with a friend who shares your goal and make a

commitment to “Walk around the Block twice a day” instead of “training for a

marathon in the spring”. Again, by setting a smaller, more attainable goal it is

easier to keep up with wanting to meet this goal week after week. Think of your

health this year and you will have many more New Years to come.

Happy New Years to all!!! Jelene Minnick BSN, RN

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December Highlights — You’re Invited!

01/1/16: New Year Party! Refresh-

ments and a game. In front lob-

by.

01/6/16: At 1:30pm Wheel Of For-

tune -A new game for us to play.

In front lobby.

01/18/16: Men’s Poker at 10am. In

Cedarwood.

01/26/16: Tea & Trivia at 1:30pm.

In front lobby.

01/26/16: Family Meeting at 6pm.

In front lobby.

Tiffany Smith

Your input on everything for the company is val-

ued. Such dedication is needed for the well-being

of the company. Your willingness to take every

challenge is admirable to us. Thanks for all that

you do.

Radiant Star

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The Legend of Toad Hollow

While records of a man named Ralph C.

Morrison—sometimes known as “The

Peddler of Encouragement”—exist, little

is known of the holiday he founded, the

Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement,

said to be celebrated January 26. Morri-

son was an educator and storyteller in

Kalamazoo, Michigan. One day he came

across a newspaper article detailing the

child-hood of one of his older students, a

woman named Eunice. Eunice had once

attended Toad Hollow Country School.

The name of that place, Toad Hollow,

stuck in the imagination of the storyteller,

and he crafted many delightful tales

about the place. So many tales, in fact,

that Toad Hollow became a place of leg-

end.

Kalamazoo County eventually offered

Morrison a local park to do his storytell-

ing. He accepted and soon formed a vol-

unteer group dedicated to maintaining

and refurbishing the park, complete with

an 1800s-era, water-wheel-powered

gristmill. These volunteers, or so-called

voluntoads, embodied kindness, dedica-

tion, and selflessness—all characteris-

tics celebrated during the Toad Hollow

Day of Encouragement.

The world is but a canvas to your

imagination!

It’s proper name is Galatus Nivalis. Its

generic name, Greek in origin, Galathus

means “Milkflower”. Nivalis is Latin

meaning “relating to or resembling

snow”. It is also referred to as the bulb-

ous violet and is often classified under

Narcissus in botany books.

Today they stand as a symbol of sympa-

thy, or can be given to a bride as a sym-

bol of optimism and virtue. And as one

of the first blooms to peek from beneath

the winter snow, they’re clearly a symbol

of hope and renewal.

Snowdrops

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January

BIRTHDAYS

Gail Freeman

Happy Birth-

day!