American House of Spring Lake18100 174th Avenue | Spring Lake | Michigan | 49456

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September 2016Who’s Who at American HouseSpring Lake

Executive Director..Penny GlaesmanExecutive Assistant Director..Barb DekkerAdministrator Assistant..Jeanette WozniakClinical Director..Becki Goudreau RNMaintenance Director..Bob McDonoughCulinary Director..Rob SchweiflierHousekeeping/Laundry..Lisa HenryChaplain..Dennis PerkinsLife Enrichment Director..Liane MartinoHR Assistant/Scheduling..Brandi WaldmanWillowbrook and TimberbrookManager..Char Strong, LPNPebblebrook and StoneybrookManager..Lacy Zoldan, LPN

Phone NumbersMain Office ... 844-2880• Stoneybrook...844-2877• Pebblebrook...844-9277• Timberbrook...844-2862• Willowbrook..844-2893Harbor Transit ... 842-3200Four Pointes Senior Center ... 842-9210Charter Cable ... 800-242-7837Spring Lake District Library ... 846-5770Leppinks ... 842-7020Pharmacy ... 842-4706North Ottawa Com. Hospital ... 842-3600Annie Martinez-Hairdresser...231-730-3867Guardian Alarm...888-349-2400

Come Celebrate Patriots Day andGrandparents Day on Sunday

September 11th. Outdoor Event Is12:00 to 2PM. Family, Friends and Staff

Are Invited.

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Prayers

In MemorialPlease keep the

families of Don N.,Bill S., Esther C.,Chuck H., Debbie L.,Trudy K., and Carl H.in your prayers. Weare all feeling the lossof our loved ones.

Just aReminder

Don’t give outyour SocialSecurity numberand birth date toanyone over thephone. There areplenty of peopleout there who arelooking for ways totake your identity.Don’t make it easyfor them.

Joel Woods,Director of RiskManagement andSafety forAmerican House,can be reached ifyou run into aproblem with theft.His number is586-601-7907, tipline is 586 8567226.

Call if you needhelp.

Villa NewsWe are quickly moving into the

month of “starting new things.”Back in the day, we started back to

school. We started our “winterprojects.” We started our fall harvesting.

This month the residents of the Villascan look for some new things to do.

We have a painting class scheduledfor September 28th and 29th. AmberWilde will be giving point-by-pointinstructions. $25.00 includes allmaterials. Both classes will be 2:00to 4:00.

On September 20th, WestshorePottery will be doing a pottery class.Carla Yerkie will be teaching a class onpinch pots. $15.00 per person, includesall materials. That will be at 2:00 in theactivity room.

Our Education Station will includeNancy Buchanan doing an informationsegment on “Home improvement theold-fashioned way.” This will be onWednesday, September 7th. OnSeptember 13th, Tom Buettner will bedoing one of his great travelogues.

We always enjoy our music onFridays. Our line-up for September willbe Fred Walker on September16th and Shari and Wyatt onSeptember 30th.

Last, we want to make sure youinvite all your family to our BigCelebration on September 11th,Grandparents Day. Festivities begin at12:00 with food, music and kids’ gamesoutdoors. Enjoy your lunch under theBig Top!

Penny for Your ThoughtsQuick question: Are you an

ANCHOR or are you an ENGINE?What I mean by that is ... is yourlife one that weighs others downor is it one that moves themforward? We are given such ashort amount of time on thelovely earth to make a differencein others’ lives. You have thepower to build up or to bringdown those in our company. Thisis our opportunity to be thatengine to moves those around usforward by our words of kindnessand support, our actions ofinclusion and encouragementand by our thoughtful intentstoward others. I don’t knowabout you but I want to beknown as THAT ENGINE THATMADE A DIFFERENCE INANOTHER’S LIFE. The famoustheologian John Wesley put it sowell, “Do all the good you can.By all the means you can. In allthe ways you can. In all theplaces you can. At all the timesyou can. To all the people youcan. As long as ever you can.”

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National Day of Service and Remembrance

Patriot Day

Sept. 11

A moment in our lives, forever in our hearts.

September Birthdays ofOur Residents

Sept 2nd Kay M. VillaSept 7th Barb T. WBSept 10th Olga H. TBSept 11th Fern J. VillaSept 26th Nelvie A. VillaSept 29th Marcia B. WB

Happy

BirthdayHappy Birthday to Our StaffSept 1st Kristi ChryslerSept 5th LaTia McBrideSept 11th Bob McDonoughSept 20th Brenda ShouseSept 27th Barbara RowellSept 29th Kameasha Wilson

Other SpecialSeptember Days

Sept 5th Labor DaySept 11th Grandparents DaySept 11th Patriot DaySept 16th Full MoonSept 22nd Autumn

Wit & Wisdom

“Education is the keyto unlock the golden

door of freedom.”—George

Washington Carver

“I believe thateducation, therefore,is a process of livingand not a preparation

for future living.”—John Dewey

“An investment inknowledge pays the

best interest.”—American proverb

“Develop a passionfor learning. If youdo, you will nevercease to grow.”

—Anthony J.D’Angelo

“All I want is aneducation, and I am

afraid of no one.”—Malala Yousafzai

“The mind is not avessel that needs

filling, but wood thatneeds igniting.”

—Plutarch

“Education is themovement from

darkness to light.”—Allan Bloom

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More Fun TripsSenior Olympics 2016

This year, the Senior Olympics ofSpring Lake took place on July 28th.Outdoor events included bean bagtoss, golf ball chipping, and seedspitting. Indoor events were speedword find, timed puzzle making andsnuffing out the candle. We had manyparticipating from the entire campusand many winners. Lucille Parcheta,our returning gold medal winner from4 years ago, did not disappoint us.She walked away with 5 medals thisyear. Elinor Rice won three in differentevents. Congratulations to allour winners:

Elinor Rice, Lucy Speicher, LoisYungton, Jim Brunner, Nancy Jeffries,Beth McMillan, Nelvie Anderson, andJonni Klap.

See you in four years!

Top winners of the Senior Olympics. Elinor Rice andLucille Parcheta.

Intense concentration for the speed word find.

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About

Out &

Sept 1st Farmers Mkt 10 (AC)Sept 1st D&W Shopping 1:30 (V)Sept 14th Hodge Podge 10 (AC)Sept 14th Red Lobster 12:30 (V)Sept 15th SL Library 10 (AC)Sept 15th Library Prg 1:00 (W)Sept 21st Bird House 10 (AC)Sept 21st Coopersville

Farm Museum 1:30 (AC)Sept 22nd Dollar Tree 10 (AC)Sept 22nd Steak & Egger 12:30 (M)Sept 28th Village Baker 10 (AC)Sept 28th Mall Shop 1:30 (AC)Sept 29th Farmers Mrk 10 (AC)Sept 29th Vandermill 1:30 (AC)KEY (AC) all campus

(V) Villa only(M) Manors only(W) Willowbrook only

Hodge Podge Bakery

September 20th- PinchPot Making

Pinch pot workshop will be held onSeptember 20th at 2:00 at the villas.The class costs $15.00 per person.Sign up and enjoy some art therapy.

Step-by-Step Painting WithAmber Wilde

You can learn how to paint thisbeautiful field of lavender. A 2-dayclass will be held on September 28thand 29th from 2:00 to 4:00. $25.00per person includes all your materials.

Nancy Buchanan Will BeExploring “Home

Improvement the Old-Fashioned Way” in the Villas

and in the Manors onSeptember 7th.

Herb of the Month

Amazing Herbs:Oregano

With a namemeaning “delight ofthe mountains” inGreek, it’s nosurprise that oreganois considered awonder herb, thanksto a rich nutrientprofile and strongmedicinal qualities.Its amazingantioxidant power—four times theamount inblueberries—andheart-healthyomega-3 fatty acidsmake oregano a wisechoice to sprinkle onpizza, pasta,vegetables andcountless otherdishes. The aromaticherb is also adelicious source offiber, calcium, ironand vitamin K.Oregano even hasantibacterialproperties and canhelp boost theimmune system byincreasing whiteblood cellproduction.

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Laugh Lines

Funny BusinessHere are some

amusing blundersfrom job applicationforms and resumes:

• “Instrumental inruining entireoperation fora Midwestchain store.”

• “Please do notmisconstrue my14 jobs as‘job-hopping.’I have neverquit a job.”

• Reason forleaving last job:“They insistedthat allemployees getto work by8:45 a.m. everymorning. Icouldn’t workunder thoseconditions.”

• “Failed barexam withrelatively highgrades.”

• “I have anexcellent trackrecord, althoughI am nota horse.”

• “You will wantme to be headhoncho inno time.”

Sweet Watermelon, Picnicsand Ice Cream ... It’s a

Summertime Thing.

Marti and Chuck with their watermelon treat

On the Boardwalk!

Patio party at the Villas

Pere Marquette Picnic

Church ServicesSept. 4th Ferrysburg Church @ 2 @ TBSept. 7th Catholic Mass @ 10:45 @ TBSept. 11th 1st CRC @ 2 @ PBSept. 18th St. John Lutheran @ 2 @ TBSept. 25th Little Black Lake Baptist @ 2 @ SB

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A Trip to the GrandRapids Symphony

It was a fine day to see thesymphony at Jenison Center for theArts. All of the West MichiganAmerican House campuses attended.We were very glad to have 33 attendfrom Spring Lake campus alone.

Thanks to Pioneer Resources forpulling together an extra bus for us.We were able to accommodateeveryone who wanted to attend.

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

335 million bushels of corn annually.I hope 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 every continentexcept Antarctica.

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

produced is used to makeethanol.

• Corn is actually part of the grassfamily.

• Corn is a major food staple forlivestock and poultry.

• Michigan is part of the Corn Belt,an area of the country wherecorn grows the best.

• Sweet corn is a great source offiber, iron, thiamin and vitamin C.

Visit an American House today andenjoy some sweet corn, a regular itemon our menu.

What is your favorite corn recipe?Corn muffins, corn chowder, corn

soufflé, corn salsa?Send one to Rob, head chef.

Football Begins!

Michigan Statevs. Furman 9/3@Notre Dame 9/17vs. Wisconsin 9/24

U of Michiganvs. Hawaii 9/3vs. UCF 9/10vs. Colorado 9/17vs. Penn St 9/24

Detroit Lions@ Buffalo 9/1@ Indianapolis

9/11vs. Tennessee

9/18@ Green Bay 9/25

September 2016

Relax andENJOY LABOR DAY