American House at Jenison - Independent Living 1028 Allen Springs Lane | Jenison | Michigan | 49428 americanhouse.com June 2017 A Note From Your Coordinator Happy happy June! Summer officially begins this month, how exciting! As the weather gets hotter we want to enjoy the sunshine and remember to stay hydrated! We have a lot of fun activities in June, so mark your calendars! May was a very busy month! We took a couple of bus trips to Holland to enjoy the tulips for Tulip Time. The Grand Rapids Symphony treated us to a great performance at the Jenison Fine Arts Center. We also got to visit the ballpark to enjoy a Whitecaps game! On Cinco de Mayo we enjoyed an excellent buffet for lunch and fun entertainment from the Mariachi singer, Gabe Estrada. The month of June brings a lot of sunshine and a lot of fun activities! Bus trips include Countryside Greenhouse, Sandy’s, a Riverboat Cruise, Stable Inn, Tanger Outlet Mall, and many more! Don’t miss out. We will enjoy entertainment from Jenison Junior High School’s Choir, Fred Walker for our Flag Day Celebration, and Eddie Francisco for our monthly birthday party. I encourage all of you to enjoy the weather this month and get outdoors! There are a lot of fun opportunities to stay active and stay social! Don’t miss our annual Flag Day Celebration or any of the great ride outs we have planned! Thanks for being so enjoyable to come to work for every day! God Bless, Natalie Staff Darren Tigelaar Administrator Natalie McComb Life Enrichment Coordinator Christie Lubbers Admissions Assistant Rick Deemter Maintenance Supervisor Steven Faulk Chaplain LouAnn Kloostra Housekeeping Supervisor Angella Weber Culinary Supervisor Jennifer McClellan Cottages Important Phone Numbers Jenison Main Office (616) 457-9815 Lodge Office (616) 284-4498 Lodge Kitchen (616) 284-4495 Maplewood Manor (616) 457-3576 (Maint. Emergency) Jennifer McClellan (616) 450-7408 Happy Father’s Day!
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American House at Jenison - Independent Living1028 Allen Springs Lane | Jenison | Michigan | 49428
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June 2017A Note From Your CoordinatorHappy happy June! Summer officially
begins this month, how exciting!As the weather gets hotter we want to enjoy
the sunshine and remember to stay hydrated!We have a lot of fun activities in June, so markyour calendars!
May was a very busy month! We took acouple of bus trips to Holland to enjoy thetulips for Tulip Time. The Grand RapidsSymphony treated us to a great performanceat the Jenison Fine Arts Center. We also got tovisit the ballpark to enjoy a Whitecaps game!On Cinco de Mayo we enjoyed an excellentbuffet for lunch and fun entertainment from theMariachi singer, Gabe Estrada.
The month of June brings a lot of sunshineand a lot of fun activities! Bus trips includeCountryside Greenhouse, Sandy’s, a RiverboatCruise, Stable Inn, Tanger Outlet Mall, andmany more! Don’t miss out. We will enjoyentertainment from Jenison Junior HighSchool’s Choir, Fred Walker for our Flag DayCelebration, and Eddie Francisco for ourmonthly birthday party.
I encourage all of you to enjoy the weatherthis month and get outdoors! There are a lot offun opportunities to stay active and staysocial! Don’t miss our annual Flag DayCelebration or any of the great ride outs wehave planned! Thanks for being so enjoyableto come to work for every day!
Important Phone NumbersJenison Main Office (616) 457-9815Lodge Office (616) 284-4498Lodge Kitchen (616) 284-4495Maplewood Manor (616) 457-3576(Maint. Emergency)Jennifer McClellan (616) 450-7408
Happy Father’s Day!
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Seasonal Section
Tidal TidbitsWorld Oceans Day
is June 8, so dive intothese facts about thewaters that cover70 percent of ourplanet’s surface.
There are threemain oceans—thePacific, Atlantic andIndian—plus theArctic and Southern(Antarctic).
The Atlantic Oceanis named for Atlas,the Titan of Greekmythology. ThePacific comes fromthe Spanish nameMar Pacífico, or“Peaceful Sea.”
Scientists knowmore about themoon’s surfacethan the ocean’sdepths. Only threepeople have beento the MarianaTrench, which is thedeepest part of theocean, roughly7 miles down.
Almost 94 percentof all life on Earthis aquatic.
The most remotepoint in the ocean isin the South Pacific,1,670 miles from thenearest land.
Items of InterestGuardian Medical MonitoringGuardian’s personal emergency
response system is a medical alarm thatcan preserve the independence ofseniors while offering immediateresponse in the first critical moments ofan emergency with a hands-free,two-way connection.
Call Guardian Medical Monitoringat 1-888-349-2400.
Need a ride?Chuck Morris from Cottage 957 is
willing to pick you up in his golf cart andtransport you. You can reach him at(616) 667-1149.
ParkingCottage and Villa Residents: When
coming to the Lodge, please rememberto park in the parking lot and not underthe overhang. Thank you!
StampsSave your stamps and put them in
the box at the table by the front office!Stamps are collected to raise money forWycliffe Bible Translators.
Emergency Medical InformationEach apartment has a plastic sleeve
in one of their cupboards. This shouldcontain a Resident ID Sheet, MedicationList, and a DNR order. Please makesure all of this information is there andup to date.
ConnectionEvery month on the 15th we have a
gathering for all Cottage, Lodge, andVilla residents to come, meet, andmingle with each other.
Happy
BirthdayLodge Birthdays
Bill S. June 1Betty DV. June 7Alice M. June 9Bud V. June 29Florence K. June 29Roger W. June 30
Cottage BirthdaysMyra R. June 1Robert S. June 2Marian V. June 3Shirley P. June 8Shirley S. June 8Linda M. June 15Ella K. June 22
Save the
DateJune 6 Jenison ChoirJune 7 CountrysideJune 8 Craft CornerJune 14 Flag Day!June 15 ConnectionJune 20 Riverboat CruiseJune 21 Cedar Lake Ride OutJune 22 Bingo BashJune 27 Wear Your Sunglasses!June 27 Stable InnJune 28 Tanger OutletJune 29 Eddie Francisco
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RoseLove and gratitude
F LO W E R O F T H E M O N T H | JUNE
Chaplain’s CornerUNLEASHING HOPE—HOW WILL
RELATIONSHIPS EQUIP MEFOR LIFE?
Close Friendships ProvideACCOUNTABILITY
Webster’s Dictionary definesaccountability as being“answerable” to someone. Havingclose friendships means that youare not a lone ranger but areconnected with people who canspeak into your life based on youractions.
Here is what the Bible says aboutbeing accountable in yourfriendships:
“As iron sharpens iron, so oneperson sharpens another.” Proverbs27:17
“Admit your faults to one anotherand pray for each other so that you
may be healed.” James 5:16 (LB)You can sum up the results of
being accountable to someone inthree words: SHARPER, SOFTER,and HEALTHIER. The Bible’s sayingthat if you’re in a relationship whereyou’ve got accountability, you will besharper, you will be softer, your heartwill stay softer, and you will behealthier long term than if you are outof relationship with people.
Don’t let your fear of opening up tosomeone keep you from being abetter “you”. Some of you might evenbe thinking, “I’ve tried that before andgot burned by someone—therefore,I’ll never open up to someone again.”While you indeed may have beenhurt, I don’t think you’ve given upeating because you once got foodpoisoning. It’s time to become abetter “you”.
Edited by Steven Faulk andadapted from Ray Johnson, HQ: TheHope Quotient, Measure it. Raise it.You’ll Never Be The Same, 2014.
went to the doctorcomplaining of aterrible pain in hisleg.
“I am afraid it’sjust old age,” said thedoctor. “There isnothing we can doabout it.”
“That can’t be,”fumed the man. “Youdon’t know what youare doing.”
“How can youpossibly know I amwrong?” counteredthe doctor.
“Well, it’s quiteobvious,” the manreplied. “My other legis fine, and it’s theexact same age!”
Like My Shoes?
Mae at Veldheer’s WoodenShoe and Delft Factory! I thinkthis pair might be a little toobig.
Sandy’s Donuts
Dinner at Red Lobster
Veldheer’s Tulip Garden
Enjoying the Grand Rapids Symphony at the Jenison Fine Arts Center!
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Interesting Cherry FactsBy Brian K. Rosso, R.D.Michigan ranks No. 1 in the nation
for growing cherries. I hope you findthe following facts on cherriesinteresting.
• Traverse City, Mich., is the homeof the annual Cherry Festival.
• Cherries, especially darkcherries, are a greater source ofantioxidants than grapes,oranges, plums, strawberries andraspberries combined.
• There are more than 1,000different cherry tree varieties inthe U.S.
• It is believed that cherries werediscovered around 70 B.C.
• One cup of cherries has only74 calories.
• Cherries are actually part of therose family.
• The largest cherry pie everweighed was 39,683 pounds.
• Eau Claire, Mich., is known asthe Cherry Pit Spitting Capital ofthe World. It holds an annualcherry pit spitting contest.
• Cherries contain cyanidin, whichis an anti-inflammatory.
• The average cherry pie has 250cherries.
• The annual U.S. cherry crop is300 million pounds. Michigancherries make up 75 percent ofthis count.
• Michigan has 35,000 acres ofcherry trees.
Flower Pots!May’s craft was to paint flower
pots! Join us this month on June 8th!
Craft Corner
June 2017
Today’s Category: Games
1910: The state of Washington marks the nation’s first Father’s Day. It would not be proclaimed a U.S. holiday until 1972.
1928: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
1939: Hot dogs and strawberry shortcake are served to King George VI when he visits President Franklin Roosevelt’s Hyde Park, N.Y., estate. The king was the first
reigning British monarch to visit the U.S.
1944: Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, France, in the D-Day invasion of World War II.
1953: The first Corvette rolls off the production line in Flint, Mich.
1969: The New York Yankees retire No. 7 during a ceremony on Mickey Mantle Day at the stadium.
1972: Video gaming company Atari is founded in Santa Clara, Calif.
1984: Rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen releases his landmark album “Born in the USA.”
2004: Phylicia Rashad wins the Tony for best leading actress in a play for her role in “A Raisinin the Sun.” She was the first African-American to win the award.
2007: At one time on the brink of extinction, the bald eagle is removed from the endangered species list.
2009: Phil Jackson, coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, breaks anNBA record after winning his 10th championship title.
2010: After 25 years, Larry King retires as host of his nightly TV interview program on CNN.
