6900 Hopeful Road

Florence, KY 41042

(859) 525-6900

The Motivator

August 2019Our Friendly StaffExecutive Director Ken KaserAsst. Executive Director April ScrogginsMarketing Sales Director Pam HuesmanCommunity Relations Director Alicia BauerDirector of Nursing Natasha WarnerActivity Director Yuvonne WardGardens Activity Director Beth WoodWellness Director Pam AsherFood Service Director Tonya SimonMaintenance Director David TolerHousekeeping Supervisor Brenda CraddockHuman Resources Kim LinsteadColonial Heights Pastor David CheeksDining Room Supvr. Angel Covey

Welcome New ResidentsHEIGHTSRobert Ogden #234Neal & Betty Elliot - #307Jean White - #325Linda Frettzenberger #337Kathy Walker #343GARDENSMarian Kramer #2101Almeda Rea #2106Charles Timmerman #2109Lucille Raisor #2203

On the Menu: Heirloom ProduceCommonly sold at farmers’ markets, heirloom fruits

and vegetables stand out from the rest of the crop.Unlike commercially grown produce, which is bredspecifically to have a uniform appearance and taste,heirloom varieties typically yield a harvest of differentshapes, sizes and colors, and are prized for theirsuperior flavor. A plant variety must be at least 50 yearsold for it to be considered heirloom, and seeds areusually passed down through generations. Additionally,heirlooms are open-pollinated, meaning the plants arepollinated naturally by insects and the wind rather thanhuman intervention.

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CORE WEEKLY ACTIVITIESMonday - Current Events,

Bingo, Dice GameTuesday - Manicures, Movie

HourWednesday - Lunch Trip,

Bingo, TriviaThursday - Book Review,

Social Hour, CrosswordFriday - Prot. Communion,

Mass, JingoSaturday - BingoSunday - ChapelActivities such as ceramics,

chair volleyball, arts and crafts,jingo, horse racing, ice creamsocials, health discussions andcard games are scheduledthroughout the month atvarious times. Copies of thecurrent weekly schedule are keptat the front desk in the Gardens.

HAPPENINGS ATCOLONIAL GARDENS

Free Health ManagementService

Colonial Heights is fortunateto have a free healthmanagement service availableon an ongoing basis. On the 1stand 3rd Thursday of everymonth from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.,pharmacists from Ruwe FamilyPharmacy and senior pharmacystudents from the U.C. Collegeof Pharmacy meet with residentsin the library to providepersonal and privateconsultations regarding theirmedications, blood pressure,blood sugar and other issuesaffecting their health andwell-being. The program isprovided free due to fundingfrom a grant meant to enableaging in place for older adults.The goal of the program is tohelp our residents remain asindependent as possible, preventillnesses and hospitalizationsand stay in their apartmenthome as long as possible. Makesure to stop in the next time theyare here!

Resident ManagersTom and Beth Wood

Tom and Beth Wood are theresident night managers from10 p.m. to 8 a.m. They areavailable to help you in anemergency situation. Emergencysituations include the following:overnight emergencymaintenance issues (includingheating and air-conditioning,water leaks, overflowing toilets);medical situations (falls or verybasic first-aid treatment);security and safety issues. Youcan reach Beth and Tom byeither pulling the emergencycord located in your apartmentor by calling them at(859) 468-3843 or 525-6900.

Please remember that Tomand Beth are not able to provideemergency medical care but willhelp you call 911 if necessaryand wait with you until theyarrive.

Terry Shetler, a fellowresident, also helps the residentmanagers during their off daysor when they are on vacation. Sodon’t be surprised if you see himinstead of Beth or Tom at yourdoor responding to youremergency.

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Carolyn’s Hair SalonShampoo - Set -$20.00

Shampoo - Cut - $18.00Shampoo - Cut - Set - $36.00Shampoo - Cut- Blow Dry-

$28.00Shampoo- Cut- Blow Dry-

Curling Iron- $36.00Color - Set- $43.00

Color - Set- Cut- $55.00Perms- $70.00

Men’s (clippers) $14.00Men’s (scissors) $17.00

Call Carolyn for anAppointment 859-653-4697

LaVonne LoomisNurse Aide

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Popular Pages: ‘The Boysof Summer’

Roger Kahn’s experiences asboth a New York sports reporterand boyhood fan of theBrooklyn Dodgers provide asentimental touch to his book“The Boys of Summer,”published in 1972. Thenonfiction bestseller replayshistoric moments from the1950s Dodgers, such as theteam’s 1955 World Series win.Kahn interviewed over a dozenplayers, including icons JackieRobinson, Pee Wee Reese andDuke Snider, who reflect on theclub’s glory days and their rolesduring that pivotal era of MajorLeague Baseball.

1. How long have youworked here?

I have worked here for14 years.

2. What position were youhired for and subsequentlywhat positions have you heldsince you were hired here?

I was originally hired forhousekeeping; I loved it. I’mnow a nurse aide - I love helpingmy residents.

3. What do you like mostabout your job?

I like seeing what I can do tomake their day better, makethem laugh also.

4. Are/Were you married?Do you have any children?Grandchildren?

I am married to my husband

Gordon- my gift from God. 2children and 6 grandchildren.

5. What do you like to do inyour spare time?

I love to crochet- I also loveto make cards. I have a craftroom.

6. Tell us somethinginteresting about yourself.

When I was younger I rodemotorcycles with my latehusband. We once went toDestin, Florida on a trip. It wasreally fun.

7. If you had one wish whatwould it be?

That I could find a cure forcancer. My heart breaks forchildren with cancer.

Get Some Goat CheeseGoat cheese has been enjoyed

since the animals were firstdomesticated thousands of yearsago. Celebrate National GoatCheese Month in August byadding this creamy, tangy cheeseto your table. Here are a fewideas: flatbread with goat cheeseand caramelized onions; roastedzucchini, black bean and goatcheese enchiladas; strawberryand goat cheese guacamole; goatcheese and tomato saladbruschetta; and goatcheese-stuffed apricots withhoney.

August 2019

HEIGHTSDorothy Hall 8/2Marjorie Hopkins 8/2Pat Smith 8/2Grace Korb 8/3Marie Barnett 8/5Marg Middendorf 8/6Shigeno Ericson 8/10Ann Simmons 8/10JoAnn Stephenson 8/10Ron Huff 8/14Bill Ridenour 8/24Floyd Poore 8/25Kathleen Davis 8/27Mary Hermann 8/28Charlie True 8/29Gene Armstrong 8/30GARDENSBertha Hunter 8/3Betty Trimpe 8/4Evelyn Steinman 8/5Marian Kramer 8/14Harold Kinman 8/26

Sunday Monday Tuesday

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10:15 Catholic Comm. (CR)3:00 Chapel Service WithRandy Wallace (CR)

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10:00 Ride Out With Yuvonne10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Parachute Game (Lib)1:00 Kroger2:15 Active Aging ChairExercises With Pam (Lib)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Euchre (Lib)

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10:00 Bingo (CR)12:00 Play UNO (Lib)1:00 Wii Bowling (Lib)2:00 Political Diss. (Lib)2:00 Res. Council Mtg. (CR)3:00 Left Right Center (CR)3:00 Helping Hands (CardRoom)

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10:15 Catholic Comm. (CR)3:00 Chapel Service With LarryDillon (CR)

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9:45 Catholic Com. (CR)10:00 Play Cards (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Rock Painting WithYuvonne (Lib)12:30 Ceramics (CR)1:00 Kroger3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Euchre (Lib)

1310:00 Trip to Houston Woodsto Sightsee and Lunch atAbe Martin Lodge.12:00 Play Rummy (Lib)1:00 Spine Crackers Book Club(Lib)2:00 Political Diss. (Lib)3:00 Left Right Center (CR)3:00 Helping Hands (CardRoom)7:00 Dulcimers (CR)

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10:15 Catholic Comm. (CR)3:00 Chapel Service WithThe Kirkpatricks (CR)

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10:00 Play Cards (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Play Bunco (Lib)1:00 Kroger2:15 Active Aging ChairExercises With Pam (Lib)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Euchre (Lib)

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10:00 Bunco (Lib)Chit Chat With April1:00 American Heritage inStory, Scenery & Song (CR)Rave Movie Outing (TBA)2:00 Political Diss. (Lib)3:00 Left Right Center (CR)3:00 Helping Hands (CardRoom)

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10:15 Catholic Comm. (CR)3:00 Chapel Service WithBaptist Temple (CR)

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9:45 Catholic Com. (CR)10:00 Ride Out With Yuvonne10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Trivia (Lib)1:00 Kroger2:15 Active Aging ChairExercises With Pam (Lib)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Euchre (Lib)

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Calendar of Events

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10:00 Protestant Comm. (Lib)12:00 Trivia (Lib)12:30 Play Practice1:00 Kroger1:00 Manicures (Lib)3:00 Social Hour/ Jeff R. (CR)7:15 Hymn Sing (Lib)

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9:45 Catholic Com. (CR)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Ice Cream Floats (CR)1:00 Dollar Tree-Shopping1:30 Armchair Travelers Travelto Albania (CR)2:00 Bible Study (PDR)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Pinochle (Lib)

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1:30 Entertainment WithDolores Raye (CR)

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9:45 Mass With FatherHenderson (CR)9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Residents Choice (Lib)1:00 Act. Hour- Play Rook,UNO and Wii Bowling (Lib)2:00 Brain Teasers (PDR)3:00 Bingo (CR)

810:00 Protestant Comm. (Lib)10:00 Play Games WithYuvonne12:00 Wii Bowling (Lib)12:30 Play Practice1:00 Kroger1:00 Painting With Flowers (CR)3:00 Social Hour/ Rick Aillie(CR)7:15 Hymn Sing (Lib)

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9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:00 Walking Group (TBA)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)1:00 Wal Mart- Shopping2:00 Bible Study (PDR)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Pinochle (Lib)

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2:30 Harry Stahl and theSunshine Singers (CR)

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9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Residents Choice (Lib)1:00 Act. Hour- Wii Bowling,Play Rook and UNO (Lib)2:00 Brain Teasers (PDR)2:00 Speed Bingo With Alicia3:00 Bingo (CR)

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10:00 Protestant Comm. (Lib)12:00 Word Search (Lib)12:30 Play Practice1:00 Kroger1:00 Spa Day (Lib)3:00 Social Hour/ Denny D (CR)7:15 Hymn Sing (Lib)

169:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)1:00 Florence Mall- Shopping1:00 The History of the Ky.State Fair (Lib)1:00-4:00 Bon Worth Here for aSale (CR)2:00 Bible Study (PDR)NO BINGO TODAY7:15 Pinochle (Lib)

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219:45 Mass With FatherHenderson (CR)9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Residents Choice (Lib)1:00 Act. Hour- Play Rook, WiiBowling and UNO (Lib)2:00 Brain Teasers (PDR)2:00 Movie Afternoon WithSnacks (CR)NO BINGO TODAY

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10:00 Protestant Comm. (Lib)10:00 UNO12:00 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)1:00 Kroger1:30 Genealogy Look Ups Withthe Library (CR)3:00 Social Hour/ JerryFightmaster (CR)7:15 Hymn Sing (Lib)

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9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10:00 Walking Group (TBA)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)1:00 Kohl’s- Shopping1:30 Stroke Awareness BingoWith Gateway (CR)2:00 Bible Study (PDR)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Pinochle (Lib)

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2:30 Entertainment WithRay Heckman (CR)

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9:45 Crossword Puzzle (Lib)10;30 Morning Exercise (CR)12:00 Residents Choice (Lib)1:00 Act. Hour- Pay Rook, WiiBowling, UNO (Lib)2:00 Brain Teasers (Lib)3:00 Bingo (CR)

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10:00 Protestant Comm. (Lib)10:00 Play Cards (Lib)12:00 Trivia (Lib)12:30 Play Practice1:00 Kroger1:30 Adult Coloring (CR)3:00 Social Hour/ BirthdayParty With John Simpson (CR)7:15 Hymn Sing (Lib)

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10:00 Play Cards With Yuvonne(CR)10:30 Morning Exercise (CR)1:00 Five Below- Shopping1:00 Canvas Art (CR)2:00 Bible Study (PDR)3:00 Bingo (CR)7:15 Pinochle (Lib)

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KITCHEN CORNERHello, and welcome to

Kitchen Corner.We hope everyone is finding

ways to stay cool during this hotand humid summer and thatyou all enjoyed the July fourthholiday.

Looking forward to Augustand more heat, I have added tothe menu more salads and amtrying to find different icy treatsfor ice cream treat Wednesdays.

I would like to take thisopportunity to remind everyoneof meal times: Breakfast8am-9pm, Lunch 11am-1pm,Early meal service 4:15pm, Latemeal service 6:15pm. We askthat everyone arrive promptly tothe dinner services so that wecan serve everyone in a timelymanner. We also ask that for theearly diners, please depart thedining room by 5:15pm so thatwe can prepare the dining roomfor the next group. The 6:15diners, we ask that you departthe dining room no later than7:15pm so that our staff hasenough time to properly cleanbefore they leave for theevening. I would like to thankyou in advance for anycooperation the community cangive us with these issues. (cont.next column)

As always, if you have anycomments or suggestionsregarding food, you may bringyour concerns to any member ofthe Food Service Committee:Terry Shetler, Laverne Dryer,Marian Kuchle, Mal and BevCobb and Alida Thistleton.There are also comment cards inthe dining room on the fronttable or as always, I invite you tospeak directly to me or Angel.

Thank You,Tonya Simon, your Food

Service Director

RecyclingThis is a reminder that we

RECYCLE! Please remember toRecycle Newspapers, cans,bottles, etc. For moreinformation please see signs ineach one of the laundry rooms.

Feed Sack FashionFor decades, families across

the country found ways toovercome hard times withingenuity and a cotton sack.

As the Great Depressionbegan, more and more peopleturned to money-savingsolutions. At the time, flour andother dry goods, as well as feedfor farm livestock, were sold inlarge cotton bags. A 100-poundsack was made of roughly a yardof fabric, and many resourcefulhousewives would sew the bagsinto clothing, bedspreads,curtains and more.

Companies caught on to thetrend, and in an effort to boostsales, they began printingcolorful patterns on the sacks.

Brands encouraged customersto repurpose their bags byproviding a variety of appealingpatterns, plus bookletscontaining sewing ideasand instructions.

Flour and feed sack fashionscontinued to be popularthrough the 1940s sinceWorld War II rationing madecommercial fabric scarce.Americans were happy tosalvage the cloth bags to helptheir pocketbooks and showtheir patriotism.

By the early ’50s, the practicefaded as companies embracedcheaper paper bags for theirproducts. Today, vintage cottonsack fabric is embraced bycollectors and hobbyists.

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Albert “Al” CollierApt. 2202

RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT1. How long have you lived

here?One year as of July 14th.2. What do you like most

about living here?The people here seem like

family. They treat me kind.3. What did you do for

a living?I was a Supervisor for BASF

Manufacturer company for35 years.

4. Are/Were you married?Do you have any children?Grandchildren?

I have been married for 68years to my sweetheart, Virginia.

We have 4 children, 2 boysand 2 girls. We have 7grandchildren, 4 boys and 3girls. We have 6 great-grandsonsand 1 great-granddaughter andone on the way!

5. What do you enjoy doingin your spare time?

I really like to fish and reallymiss it.

6. Tell us somethinginteresting about yourself.

In 1974 a Tractor trailer semihit me. The whole top of my carcame off. I was in a coma for 4days and had glass stuck in myface. Everyone thought I wasgoing to die.

7. If you had one wish whatwould it be?

That my wife would behealthy again. She’s a sweetheartand I would do everything againwith her.

Memorable Melody:‘Dancing in the Street’“Are you ready for a

brand-new beat?” That was thequestion the group Martha andthe Vandellas was calling out inthe summer of 1964, thenproclaiming it was time for“Dancing in the Street.” TheMotown classic was written byMarvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter andWilliam Stevenson, who got theidea for the song after seeingchildren splashing in the sprayof fire hydrants on a hot day inDetroit. The tune’s rousing beatwas created by banging acrowbar on the studio floor, andthe song danced to the No. 2spot on the pop chart.

A Note From KenTo the Residents of Colonial

Heights and Gardens,Some updates:The planned renovation, of

both buildings’ interiors, shouldhave been well underway butthe construction company thatwe contracted to start the firstphase, defaulted on the contract.As such, we are now in theprocess of contracting with anestablished contractor to getthis very important projectstarted.

The resurfacing of the northand front parking lots has beencontracted with Riegler Blacktopand should be scheduled soon.

We are also in the process ofinstalling a new Nurse CallSystem at the Gardens.

On September 5th we will becelebrating our parentorganization, RetirementHousing Foundation’s 55thanniversary. The president ofour organization, Dr. LaverneJoseph, will be taking part inthis celebration.

Sincerely, Ken

AUGUST

1909: The U.S. military enters the aviation age when the Army purchases its first airplane, the Wright Military Flyer, built by the Wright brothers.

1910: Chicago engineer Alva J. Fisher receives a patent for his electric motor-powered washing machine. The washer was sold under the brand name Thor.

1939: Business tycoon and pilot Howard Hughes receives the

Congressional Gold Medal for “advancing the science of aviation.”

1942: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins. It was the first major Allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II.

1957: With teens dancing to the day’s hit music, “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, starts broadcasting nationwide.

1962: Spider-Man makes his debut in the comic book “Amazing Fantasy” issue No. 15, published by Marvel Comics.

1970: Introduced by Neil Diamond at a club in Hollywood, singer Elton John performs his first show in the U.S.

1981: The IBM Personal Computer goes on sale with a price tag of $1,565.

1993: Parisian officials welcome the 150 millionth visitor to the Eiffel Tower since it opened in 1889.

2001: Astronomers announce the discovery of the first solar system outside our own when they identify two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper constellation.

2008: China’s capital city of Beijing hosts the Summer Olympic Games.

2017: In a rare coast-to-coast total solar eclipse, the moon’s shadow sweeps across 14 U.S. states.

Aug. 10

National S’mores Day