American House Cedarlake 14800 S Van Dyke Road | Plainfield | Illinois | 60544 (815) 254-3564 | americanhouse.com October 2016 Cedarlake’s Friendly Staff Mark Miron, Executive Director Lisa Choinski, Assistant Executive Director Patti Eulitz, Life Enrichment Director Sam Bugarsky, Culinary Director Crystal Eichhorst, Sales & Marketing Director Carol Malinoski, AL Wellness Director Juan Diaz, Maintenance Director My Favorite Color Is October. Crystal Home Health Care As a resident of American House Cedarlake you have access to an on-site Wellness Clinic with home health services available through Crystal Home Health Care. Their team of experienced health care professionals provide high quality home health nursing and therapy services to all Cedarlake residents. The Wellness Clinic nurse provides residents with general health and wellness checks, blood pressure monitoring, and can help with medications, checkups, physicals, and other scheduled medical care and help schedule your next doctor appointment. She can even answer any health related questions you may have. We welcome you to visit the Wellness Clinic and your Crystal Home Health nurse. Wellness Center hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To reach the Wellness Center, call their direct number, (815) 267-3790 or call the front desk and ask for extension 211. After hours, a nurse can be reached at (630) 887-1600.
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American House Cedarlake
14800 S Van Dyke Road | Plainfield | Illinois | 60544(815) 254-3564 | americanhouse.com
October 2016
Cedarlake’s Friendly StaffMark Miron, Executive Director
Lisa Choinski, Assistant Executive DirectorPatti Eulitz, Life Enrichment Director
Sam Bugarsky, Culinary DirectorCrystal Eichhorst, Sales & Marketing Director
Carol Malinoski, AL Wellness DirectorJuan Diaz, Maintenance Director
My Favorite Color Is October.
Crystal Home Health CareAs a resident of American House Cedarlake you haveaccess to an on-site Wellness Clinic with home healthservices available through Crystal Home Health Care.Their team of experienced health care professionals
provide high quality home health nursing and therapyservices to all Cedarlake residents. The Wellness
Clinic nurse provides residents with general healthand wellness checks, blood pressure monitoring, andcan help with medications, checkups, physicals, andother scheduled medical care and help schedule yournext doctor appointment. She can even answer anyhealth related questions you may have. We welcome
you to visit the Wellness Clinic and your Crystal HomeHealth nurse.
Wellness Center hours are Monday through Friday,9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To reach the Wellness Center,
call their direct number, (815) 267-3790 or call thefront desk and ask for extension 211. After hours, a
nurse can be reached at (630) 887-1600.
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KindnessAct of
“SparklingResidents”
Pat B. andPat B.Lois D.Barb M.Fay M.
Wayne B.
...because when youstop and look
around, this life ispretty amazing!
Sandi HaynesIs Back!
The Roaring ’20s willbe Sandi’s themedshow on Tuesday,
October 4th, at 2:00p.m., in the
Community Room.Dress up in yourflapper dresses,
boas, pearls, or yourstriped suits and joinin some ’20s musicand Sandi’s lively
vocals.
Interesting Apple FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.I hope you find the following apple
information interesting and informative.• Eating an apple can brighten
your smile.• Apples are a source of
antioxidants, which can fightcancer. Researchers believe thateating apples on a regular basismay limit the development ofAlzheimer’s disease andParkinson’s disease.
• One apple has only 50 calories, 2grams of fiber and no fat.
• The apple blossom is the stateflower of Michigan and Arkansas.
• Apples can be kept for up to twoweeks in a refrigerator (outside ofany packaging).
• The state of Michigan grows morethan 20 different kinds of apples.Last year, Michigan farmers soldmore than 20 million bushels ofapples. Here are a few: Paula Red,McIntosh, Jonathan, Empire,Idared, Rome and Honeycrisp.
Fresh apples are available at allAmerican House locations.
Happy Birthday to You!Oct. 3rd Richard V.Oct. 5th Marge S.Oct. 8th Michael O.Oct. 10th Jules H.Oct. 15th Ruth F.Oct. 22nd Lynn H.Oct. 22nd Delores O.Oct. 24th Fay M.Oct. 27th Bob L.Oct. 28th Shirley F.
TransportationReminder!
All appointments for bustransportation require scheduling
through the concierge at thefront desk. Your reservation willthen be fit into the bus schedule
if the date and time work withpreviously booked appointments.
Thank You!
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Resident TownHall Meeting
We are holding two Town Hallmeetings on Wednesday,
October 12th,at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,
in the Community Room.We encourage everyone to attend
one of the meetings andlearn about all the new thingsgoing on in our community.Your questions are always
welcome.
Let’s Get Outside Whilethe Weather IsFall Fabulous!
Outdoor Croquet will be our gamein October! Meet outside of theRenwick door on the following
days:Monday, October 3rd at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 11th at 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 25th at 3:00 p.m.See you out in the fresh fall air for a
quiet game of croquet! Bringa friend!
Brain STORM!Starting this month, you will notice
something new on the calendarregarding brain health! It is called“Brain Storm - A Workout for the
Mind”. The goals for this program areto understand the basic workings of
the brain, to learn what the brainneeds to function well, to be
introduced as to how the brain forms,stores, and retrieves memories, and
to try basic activities with thenon-dominant hand to understand
how it stimulates the brain. Thisprogram was developed at Wayne
State University, Institute ofGerontology in Detroit, Michigan. The
hour long meetings will take placethroughout the upcoming months.Refer to the monthly calendars andwatch for the activities called “Brain
Storm”. Each meeting will teachsomething new, have unique
activities, and will use varied “props”.It is meant to be fun, interactive, and
ActivitiesOutingsEntertainmentResident Run Activities
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayRoom Key for Activities/Entertainment
AC - Arts & Crafts Room (3rd Floor in WheatlandBuilding)CD - Cedar RoomCR - Community RoomL- LoftLI - LibraryW - Wellness CenterRL - Renwick Lounge (2nd Floor)R3 - Renwick (3rd Floor)B - BistroBSD - Blue Spruce Dining RoomM - Meditation Room
110:30 Drumming Circle with
Mary Helen (CR)1:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: WWII 1941-1943
(Disc. 2) (CR)
21:00 Nondenominational
Service (CR)2:00 Movie: What Women
Want (CR)
310:30 Creative Writing - Guest Writer, Susan
Ryan to speak (AC)1:30 Harris Bank (Conference Room)2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)2:00 Hand Massage (M) (Sign Up Required)3:00 Outdoor Croquet (Meet at the Renwick
Door)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)6:30 Bingo (CR)
410:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)
1:15 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:00 Entertainment by Sandi
Haynes- Roaring 20’s (CR)3:00 Birthday Party Refreshments
(BSD)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)
58:00 Flu/Pneumonia Shot (AC)8:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)
10:30 Men’s Club Meeting (CR)1:00 Flu/Pneumonia Shot (AC)1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie Committee Meeting (3rd Floor
10:30 Crafts - Small Scarecrow(AC) Sign Up Required
2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)3:00 Memorial Service with
Pastor Bill (CR)6:30 Bingo (CR)
1110:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)1:15 Hand Bell Practice (AC)1:30 BMO Bank Coming Today - Conference Room2:30 Entertainment by Kym Frankovelgia (CR)3:30 Outdoor Croquet (Meet at the Renwick
Door)3:30 Make Fabric Pumpkins for
Trick-Or-Treating (AC)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)
128:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)
10:30 Town Hall Meeting (CR)1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Wii Bowling (L)3:00 Scrabble (AC)3:00 Town Hall Meeting (CR)4:00 Resident Ambassador Meeting
(TBD)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Canasta (AC)
138:30 Bus Transportation9:00 Bus Transportation
10:30 Greeting Card Making (AC)10:30 Bean Bag Baseball Practice (CR)
1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:00 Entertainment by John Trimmel (CR)3:00 Hand Message (M) Sign Up Required4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)
148:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)
10:30 Presentation by Tim Wilsey -“All Time SpookyMovies”(CR)
1:30 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:30 Movie: Cat Ballou (CR)3:00 Scrabble (AC)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)
151:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: The Man Who
Would Be King (CR)
161:00 Nondenominational
Service (CR)1:30 Paddle Wheel Riverboat
Cruise - Fox River Queen(Sign Up Required)
2:00 Movie: 9 To 5 (CR)
Quilt Show Begins! 1710:00 Hand Message (M) Sign Up Required10:30 Brain Storm- A Workout for the
Mind (CR)1:30 Harris Bank (Conference Room)2:00 Catholic Communion Service (CR)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (Pastor Bill) (CR)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)3:30 Men’s Painting (AC)6:30 Bingo (CR)
1810:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)1:15 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:00 Red Hat Ladies Meeting (AC)
“High Tea” Avon Presentationwith Kathy Julison (Sign up inthe Library)
4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)
198:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)
10:30 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)1:30 Pinochle (AC)2:00 Beanbag Baseball Game AT Yorkville
1:00 Beauty Salon (Colleen)2:30 Jewelry Making (AC)3:00 Culinary Meeting (Blue Spruce Dining Room)4:30 Bingo (CR)6:00 Men’s Poker (CR)7:00 Wii Bowling (L)
218:00 Beauty Salon (Vicki)9:00 Craft Fair Shopping until 2:00 p.m
10:30 John Boda Presents: “The GreatChicago Fire” (CR)
1:30 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:30 Movie: Operation Petticoat (CR)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)
229:00 Craft Fair Shopping until
2:00 p.m. (CR)1:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:30 Movie: The Enemy
Below (CR)6:00 Happy Hour (BSD)
2310:15 Mass @ St. Mary Immaculate
(Renwick Door Entrance)1:00 Nondenominational Service (CR)2:00 Movie: Rumor Has It (CR)
301:00 Nondenominational
Service (CR)2:00 Movie: The Shining (CR)
249:00 Early Voting @ Village Hall (Sign Up)
10:30 Early Voting @ Village Hall (Sign Up)10:30 TRIAD “General Health” (CR)
3:00 Early Voting @ Village Hall (Sign Up)
3111:45 Halloween Luncheon Buffet &
Party (BSD)3:00 Euchre Game (AC)3:00 Spiritual Discussion Group (Pastor Bill) (CR)
2510:00 Plastic Mat Bag Cutting (AC)10:30 Award Presentation (CR)1:15 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:00 Ageless Grace Exercise (CR)3:00 Outdoor Croquet (Meet at the
10:30 Mind Benders (AC)1:30 Hand Bell Practice (AC)2:30 Movie: Blazing Saddles (CR)3:00 Mexican Train Dominoes (AC)3:00 Hand Message (M) Sign Up
Required3:00 Scrabble (AC)4:00 Dominoes (AC)
291:00 Wii Bowling (L)2:00 Movie: Two For the
Money (CR)
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Please check withyour physician
beforestarting any
exercise program.Fitness programs are
all held in theCommunity Room.
Silver SneakersBasic Chair ClassMonday through
Friday9:15 a.m. to
9:45 a.m.
Cardio ClassMondays and
Wednesdays inOctober, 8:30 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.
MemorialService WithPastor Bill
Monday, October 10,2016, in the
Community Room, at3:00 p.m.
Fun and GamesDrumming Circle
Saturday, October 1, at 10:30 a.m.Creative Writing
Monday, October 3, at 10:30 a.m.Outdoor Croquet
Monday, October 3, at 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, October 11, at 3:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m.
Men’s ClubWednesday, October 5, at 10:30 a.m.
Movie Committee MeetingWednesday, October 5, at 2:00 p.m.
Adult ColoringWednesday, October 5, at 3:00 p.m.
TriviaThursday, October 6, at 3:30 p.m.
Hand Bell ConcertFriday, October 7, at 2:00 p.m.
CraftsMonday, October 10, at 10:30 a.m.
Greeting Card MakingThursday, October 13, at 10:30 a.m.
Brain Storm - A Workout forthe Mind
Monday, October 17, at 10:30 a.m.
Fun and GamesMen’s Painting
Monday, October 17, at 3:30 p.m.Red Hat Ladies’ Meeting - High
Tea and Avon!Tuesday, October 18, at 2:00 p.m.
Bean Bag Baseball Game atYorkville
Wednesday, October 19, at2:00 p.m.
Left-Center-Right Dice GameWednesday, October 19, at
2:30 p.m.Craft Fair Shopping for Residents
Thursday, October 20, at10:30 a.m.
TriviaThursday, October 20, at
10:30 a.m.Culinary Meeting with Chef SamThursday, October 20, at 3:00 p.m.TRIAD Meeting for all ResidentsMonday, October 24, at 10:30 a.m.
Mind BendersFriday, October 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Annual Quilt ShowIt’s Fall and time for our annual quilt show! Starting the week of October 17th
through October 22nd, handmade quilts will be displayed in the hallways of theRenwick Building from nearby churches. All Cedarlake residents, as well as
residents of our outside community, will be able to vote for their favorite quilt.The quilts will all be numbered and contain a history or “story” of the quilt.
A new feature of the quilt show this year is a Craft Fair. Residents are signed upto sell their handmade items during three days of the show in the Community
Room. Thursday, October 20th, will be a “Soft Opening” to kick off the craft fairfor Cedarlake residents. You are invited to attend the quilt show and to vote.Attend the fair and purchase items supporting local “artists” and enjoy the
creative ideas of the many individuals in our community.Tuesday, October 25th, at 10:30 a.m., in the Community Room, will be the
“Award Presentations” program. Everyone is invited.
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Halloween Luncheon BuffetAll spooky and non-spooky people are
invited for a Halloween LuncheonBuffet on Monday, October 31st, from
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wear yourfavorite costume, mask, or mustache!Dress in black and orange, or come asyou are! Your Culinary Department willhave a delectable lunch served buffet
style this day in the Blue SpruceDining Room. A parade, a costumecontest, games, and jokes, will be a
part of your lunch experience onHalloween. Be prepared to be tricked,
treated, and surprised!Fabulous fall is here, complete with
the beautiful colors of nature and thebeautiful people among us. Happy
Halloween!
GUESS WHO!!
Mention thecharacter CountDracula, and moviefans will likely pictureBela Lugosi.
He was bornBela Blasko onOct. 20, 1882, inLugos, Hungary(now Romania).
As a teen, hestudied at an actingacademy inBudapest, thenjoined the HungarianNational Theatre.
He immigrated tothe U.S. in 1921.
He made hisU.S. stage debut in1922, but because hedidn’t speak Englishwell, he learned hislines phonetically.
Lugosi gainednational acclaim forhis portrayal ofnovelist BramStoker’s vampirecount in “Dracula.”He starred inthe Broadwayproduction, thenthe 1931 film. Bothhandsome andsinister, with hisfitting accent,his performancehas become thetimeless standard forthe character.
October 2016
Robert Garritano was born and raised in South West, Chicago. His wife, Edith,was his one and only. They were married for twelve years before she passed withbreast cancer. He has four children, two boys and two girls. Bob graduated fromFenger High School in 1949 and went on to Wilson Jr. College for one year. Hejoined the Navy in 1950, learning and growing in the Navy as a Boilerman. Headvanced quickly in the Navy, achieving 1st class within four years because of hisability to follow rules and stay on the straight course. One of his favorite memoriesis visiting Yokahama, Japan while on furlough. One of the hardest lessons he hasencountered in life was when Edith passed away and he was raising four children.Bobby G. was recently honored at the Honor Flight Chicago, flew to Washington tovisit the monuments of the Korean War, and be formally thanked for his heroicservice to the United States of America. He is looking for veterans who want toapply for the Honor Flight to experience this once in a lifetime event. On his returnto Midway, the children were what struck him the most as he was walking down thepath of cheering crowds. He was so taken with their thankfulness. He was given asuitcase of letters, plaques and pins from all around and cannot believe how far andwide the tentacles reached out to people. He currently has lived at American HouseCedarlake for about one year with his dog, Bella. He has a girlfriend, Judy, of fiveyears from whom he has learned a lot. Judy taught him to be concerned for othersmore than himself. His philosophy in life is, “To keep your nose clean – stay straightbecause you never know how it will affect you.” Do your best in life.
