605 W Portage Ave. • Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 • (906) 635-6002

February 2011Month at a GlanceMondays (2:30) BingoThursdays ManicuresFridays (12:00) Music with Kay and JackSaturdays (6:00) Popcorn and a MovieFeb. 1 (10:30) Valentine’s CraftFeb. 12 (2:30) Tea with Red HatsFeb. 14 (12:00) Accordion MusicFeb. 16 (2:30) Sing-a-longFeb. 18 (2:30) VFW BingoFeb. 22 (10:30) Resident CouncilFeb. 25 (2:30) “Come Over for Coffee”

Announcement BoardPlease watch for daily announcements on the

bulletin boards. Also, family and friends arealways welcome to join in our activities. Spreadthe word!

Church ServicesSundays (12:30) Catholic CommunionFeb. 3 (10:30) Catholic MassFeb. 3 (6:00) St. James EpiscopalFeb. 6 (3:00) Community BaptistFeb. 13 (2:30) Faith BaptistFeb. 17 (6:00) St. James EpiscopalFeb. 20 (2:00) First Presbyterian

SitterciseEvery Mon., Wed. and Fri. at 11:00.

Inside This IssuePage 2 Colorful Heart CraftPage 2 Guess and Win!Page 3 Fitness TipPage 3 Collector’s CabinetPage 3 Save the DatePage 3 Wit and Wisdom

Letter From the ManagerLove is in the air! And so are a few more cold winter

days. But things should heat up mid-month with thearrival of Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget to treat yourspecial someone to an unforgettable day. I would liketo take this opportunity to say on behalf of the entirestaff: WE LOVE OUR RESIDENTS! Enjoy yourValentine’s Day and the remaining days of winter.

May We Have This Dance?We have some pretty fantastic dancers here in our

community. As this pictures displays, the New Year’sEve Bash provided us with rug-cutting entertainment. Itwas a lot of fun. Hopefully, we’ll see you on the dancefloor at our next party.

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What Does FebruaryStand for?

F is for FeelingsE is for EndearmentB is for BeautyR is for RomanceU is for UnforgettableA is for AttractionR is for RelationshipsY is for Young, and old, love

A Florist’s FavoriteHoliday

Valentine’s Day ranks No. 1among holidays for whichconsumers buy fresh flowers.The holiday comprises 40percent of florists’ overall annualdollar volume.

Guess and Win!Come by the office and take a

guess at how many ValentineSweetheart candies are in the jar.The resident with the closestguess wins a prize. The winnerwill be announced onValentine’s Day.

Nickel KnowledgeFrank Woolworth opened a

store Feb. 22, 1879, in Utica,N.Y, where everything cost 5cents. This started an avalancheof retail ventures later referred toas five-and-dime stores.

Ruth is on duty delivering the daily papers.Thank you, Ruth.

Thank YouFreighter View Staff would

like to say “thank you” to all ofour residents and their familiesfor all the special treats wereceived over the holiday season.Our counters are just starting toclear off a bit.

What a great view, even in the wintermonths.

Name GameHate your name? Change it

for a day to whatever you wantto be called on Feb. 13: Get aDifferent Name Day.

Colorful Crayon HeartsFill a room with love and

color with this easy-to-makecraft of translucent hearts. Hungin front of a window, thesehearts turn sunbeams intocolorful rays of happiness.

Ingredients:• 12-by-16-inch sheet of

waxed paper• Crayons• Pencil sharpener• Kraft paper• Iron and ironing board• Scissors• Ribbon or threadDirections:Fold the waxed paper in half

along its length and thenunfold. Deposit crayon shavings,made with a handheld pencilsharpener, evenly but not toothickly across one half of thepaper. Fold the clean half of thepaper over the shavings. Crimpthe three open edges with ahalf-inch fold to hold theshavings. Place a piece of kraftpaper on your ironing surface.Place the waxed paper on thekraft paper and cover it withanother piece of kraft paper.Iron lightly on medium heat,checking after every few passes.Stop when all the shavings havemelted; let cool. Next, trace andcut out hearts of various sizes.String each heart with a ribbonor thread for hanging.

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Fitness Tip: Side by StrideWalk with a partner,

www.ArthritisToday.org advises. Itwill motivate you to continuewalking when you might nototherwise want to.

Our 2 p.m. Walking Crew

70 Years of ServiceThe USO was founded on

Feb. 4, 1941.

Collector’s CabinetThe large cabinet in the

Dining Room is going to beknown as the “Collector’sCabinet.” Residents and staff areinvited to showcase theircollectables. The showcase willchange every few weeks.Currently, Dorla is displayingher vast collection of PandaBears.

Save the DateBernie Arbic will be

presenting pictures and slides ofhistoric Sault Ste. Marie onTuesday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m.

Shelley White-Thomas,Attorney and Counselor at Lawspecializing in veterans benefits,elder law, wills, trusts, probateand estate administration, andestate planning (andgranddaughter of MargaretRoher), will be hosting aseminar on Thursday, Feb. 10, at10:30 a.m.

Fill Your FeederFebruary is National

Bird-Feeding Month.

Cheers for CherriesIn honor of George

Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22,bake a delicious cherry pie—it’sNational Cherry Month!

February BirthdaysPlease wish Ed a “happy

birthday” on Feb. 11, and Editha “happy birthday” on Feb. 23.Don’t forget the Birthday Partyon Feb. 25.

Wit & Wisdom“In a great romance, each person

basically plays a part that theother really likes.”—Elizabeth Ashley

“Romance is thinking aboutyour significant other when you

are supposed to be thinkingabout something else.”

—Nicholas Sparks

“There is something so settledand stodgy about turning a greatromance into ‘next of kin’ on an

emergency-room form, andsomething so soothing and

special, too.”—Anna Quindlen

“They spoil every romance bytrying to make it last forever.”

—Oscar Wilde

“Youth cannot imagine romanceapart from youth.”

—Booth Tarkington

“And what is romance? Usuallya nice little tale where you haveeverything as you like it, whererain never wets your jacket andgnats never bite your nose, and

it’s always daisy time.”—D.H. Lawrence

“Romance is a love affair inother than domestic

surroundings.”—Sir Walter Raleigh

“Romance is everything.”—Gertrude Stein

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February

1690: America’s first paper

money was issued in the colony

of Massachusetts.

1829: Levi Strauss, creator of the

world’s first pair of jeans, was born

in Germany.

1879: French sculptor Frederic

Auguste Bartholdi obtained a design

patent for the Statue of Liberty.

1910: The Boy Scouts of America

was founded by Chicago publisher

William Boyce.

1930: Pluto, the solar system’s

ninth planet, is discovered by

astronomer Clyde Tombaugh; its

planetary status is revoked in 2006.

1933: The first issue of Newsweek

magazine is published.

1941: President Franklin D.

Roosevelt establishes the USO

(United Service Organizations) to

improve morale and provide support

for U.S. military men, women

and their families.

1964: The Beatles land at New

York’s Kennedy Airport for their

first American visit.

1983: The final episode

of “M*A*S*H” airs with a

2½-hour finale.

1990: Nelson Mandela is released

after spending 27 years in prison in

South Africa.

1996: A computer beats a

champion chess player for the

first time.

2001: Two astronauts from the

space shuttle Atlantis take NASA’s

milestone 100th space walk.

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