PAUL SPRING OCTOBER 2016
FAMILY DAY/ HOT RODS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
11:30-2:30PM
PRINCE WILLIAM CRUISERS WILL BE SHOW-
ING THEIR CLASSIC HOT RODS IN THE FRONT
PARKING LOT.
INVITE YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS TO LUNCH,
GRAB A PRETZEL & BEER ON YOUR WAY TO
ENJOY THE CARS!
PLEASE MOVE YOUR CAR TO
THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE 9PM
SATURDAY, OCT. 8TH,
TO MAKE ROOM
FOR THE HOT RODS.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND: BELLEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
4PM LOUNGE
BELLEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH WILL PROVIDE A NON-
DENOMINATIONAL, PROTESTANT WORSHIP SERVICE ON THE FIRST
SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH WITH PRAYER, HYMN SINGING, AND A BRIEF
HOMILY ON A SCRIPTURE SELECTED FROM THE REVISED COMMON LEC-
TIONARY. SINGING WILL FOCUS ON FAVORITE HYMNS FROM ALL OF THE
AMERICAN PROTESTANT TRADITIONS.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD: RESIDENT RIGHTS 1PM LOUNGE
OCTOBER IS RESIDENT RIGHTS MONTH. THE STATE BOARD FOR SOCIAL
SERVICE STANDARD 22VAC 4072-550 REQUIRES THAT THE RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESIDENTS SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH
EACH RESIDENT. EVIDENCE OF THIS REVIEW SHALL BE A WRITTEN AC-
KNOWLEDGMENT OF HAVING BEEN SO INFORMED. OMBUDSMAN, KAREN
ELROD, BSW, CLTCO, WILL BE PRESENTING.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD: MUSIC W/ DAVE 2:30PM LOUNGE
DAVE PLAYS CLASSICAL GUITAR AS WELL AS GOSPEL AND MODERN. ALL
ARE WELCOME.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH: MT. VERNON COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S
THEATER 7PM LOUNGE
MT. VERNON COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S THEATER WILL BE BRINGING TAL-
ENTED SINGERS TO PERFORM PIECES FROM THEIR FALL MUSICAL, THE LIT-
TLE MERMAID. THE CHILDREN ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE US A SNEAK PEAK OF THE SHOW. ALL ARE WELCOME.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH: SULLY
THE MOVIE, SULLY, - THE STORY OF CHELSEY SULLENBERGER, WHO BE-
CAME A HERO AFTER GLIDING HIS PLANE ALONG THE WATER IN THE HUD-
SON RIVER, SAVING ALL OF THE AIRPLANE FLIGHTS 155 CREW & PASSEN-
GERS, - SHOULD STILL BE PLAYING AT THE HOFFMAN CENTER. WE WILL
BE EATING LUNCH OUT. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE FLYERS TO SEE WHAT
TIME WE ARE LEAVING. SIGN UP IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH: GRILLING ON THE PATIO 11:30AM
THE MAINTENANCE MEN WILL BE PACKING A SPATULA AND AN APRON TO
GRILL OUR HAMBURGERS/HOT DOGS FOR US. POTATO SALAD, BAKED
BEANS, SODA AND A DESSERT WILL ALSO BE SERVED. WHEN YOU SIGN
UP, PLEASE SPECIFY IF YOU WANT A HOT DOG OR HAMBURGER.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH: THE ART OF COLORING 1:30PM ACT.RM
ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF SOPHISTICATED COLORING! IT HELPS REDUCE
ANXIETY. IT IS LIKE MEDITATION. IT ACTIVATES BOTH THE CEREBRAL
HEMISPHERES. IT CAN PROVIDE THERAPY FOR MANY DISEASES.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6TH: ALDERSGATE METHODIST CHURCH
6:45PM L
THE PASTORS FROM ALDERSGATE CHURCH WILL BE LEADING A WORSHIP
AND COMMUNION SERVICE. ALL ARE WELCOME.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH: NATIONAL FOODSERVICE WORKERS'
WEEK 3PM LOUNGE
COME TO THANK OUR PAUL SPRING PROFESSIONAL FOOD SERVICE STAFF
IN HELPING THE RESIDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF STAY WELL-
NOURISHED AND HEALTHY.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH: MUSIC APPRECIATION 1PM LOUNGE
DISCOVERING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SONGS –FROM GEORGE WASH-
INGTON TO PRESENT.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH: TAKE A BREAK 10:30AM LOUNGE
MIX & MINGLE WITH THE STAFF WHO WORK TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE
ENJOYABLE. GRAB YOUR NEIGHBOR AND COME CHAT AND TAKE A BREAK
WITH THE STAFF. ALL ARE WELCOME.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH: WHO IN THE WORLD 1:30PM MTV
SESSION #2-THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ETIQUETTE. EMILY POST WAS
THE MOST POPULAR MODERN ETIQUETTE MAVEN. IN 1922, AT THE AGE OF
55 SHE WROTE “ETIQUETTE-IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS, AND
AT HOME. IT BECAME A BEST SELLER. EMILY POST WAS ALSO A TIRELESS
ADVOCATE FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AND IMMIGRANT AMERICANS. SHE WAS
ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BLEND ETIQUETTE AND ETHICS WHICH CHANGED
THE MINDSETS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. SHE ALSO WROTE NOVELS
AND ATTENDED LITERARY EVENTS WITH WELL-KNOWN AUTHORS LIKE
MARK TWAIN AND EDITH WHARTON. JOIN US TO DISCOVER HOW DID SHE
BECAME AN EXPERT ON ETIQUETTE?
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH: NATIONAL ARBORETUM 11AM
WE WILL BE SEEING AUTUMN IN THE ARBORETUM VIA TRAM. YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO GET OFF THE TRAM TO VISIT THE DIFFERENT EXHIBITS. TICKET
FOR TRAM: $6.OO. WE WILL BE HAVING A PICNIC LUNCH AFTER THE
TOUR. SIGN UP SHEET LOCATED IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH: SEICHOU KARATE DEMONSTRATION
2PM DINING RM
RICHARD ROMERO, MASTER, WILL BRING SOME OF HIS STUDENTS TO
DEMONSTRATE SEICHOU KARATE. ALL ARE WELCOME.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: GIRLFRIEND LUNCH 12 NOON CAFÉ
GRAB YOUR LUNCH AND COME ON DOWN. IF YOU EAT LUNCH IN THE DIN-
ING ROOM, THEY WILL PACK IT IN A TO GO BOX FOR YOU AT 11:30AM.
MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOU MUST SIGN UP! DARNALL WILL PROVIDE
ENOUGH ROOT BEER AND DESSERT! A GOOD FRIEND IS CHEAPER THAN
THERAPY.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: JAN & RANDY 3PM LOUNGE
ENJOY THE SOUNDS OF A “NIGHT CLUB” WITHOUT LEAVING THE BUILD-
ING! GRAB A FRIEND AND COME TO THE LOUNGE TO HEAR THE BEAT OF
JAN & RANDY!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH: BINGO @ GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH
10:30AM
GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF BINGO! WIN PRIZES! HAVE LUNCH! JOIN IN THE
FELLOWSHIP! ALL ARE WELCOME. SIGN UP SHEET LOCATED IN THE AC-
TIVITY ROOM.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH: DALE JARRETT 7PM LOUNGE
YES!! DALE IS BACK! HE WILL BE PLAYING YOUR FAVORITE FALL THEME
SONGS AS WELL AS THE REGULAR STANDARDS! GRAB YOUR NEIGHBOR
AND COME ON DOWN TO THE LOUNGE.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH: PIRATE'S COVE 10:30AM
ENJOY THE FALL THROUGH MARYLAND’S COUNTRYSIDE. THE DRIVE IS
ONE HOUR. YOU WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO EAT INSIDE OR OUT. WE
WILL BE EATING BY THE WEST RIVER. SEPARATE CHECKS. SIGN UP SHEET
LOCATED IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH: THE TRUTH ABOUT ZIKA INFECTION
2PM MTV
THIS PAST YEAR A NEW DISEASE WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
HAS DOMINATED IN THE NEWS. FEAR, THAT INSPIRES FALSE INFOR-
MATION, CAN ONLY BE QUELLED BY THE TRUTH OF WHAT WE DO KNOW.
IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE LEARN ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF ZIKA, WHAT
MAKES IT UNIQUE AMONG MOSQUITO BORNE VIRUSES, AND JUST WHERE
WE ARE IN CONTROLLING THIS LATEST THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH: SPOOKY BINGO W/ BUCKNELL
1PM MTV
THE 6TH GRADERS FROM BUCKNELL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL INVITE ALL BINGO PLAYERS ! THEY WOULD
LOVE TO PLAY SPOOKY BINGO WITH YOU!! ALL ARE
WELCOME.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH: ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
6:45PM L
REVEREND TUCK WILL BE LEADING A 30 MINUTE WORSHIP AND COMMUN-
ION SERVICE. ALL ARE WELCOME. ALL PETS ARE WELCOME FOR A BLESS-
ING AT THIS SERVICE.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST: CAROLYN DRAKE 80TH B-DAY PARTY
3PM LOUNGE
COME CELEBRATE CAROLYN’S AND HER TWIN SISTER’S BIRTHDAY!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND: MT. VERNON @ HOME MUSIC APPRECIATION
1:00 MEDIA RM
A 1935 MUSICAL, ROBERTA, WILL BE SHOWN. THE MUSICAL SCORE IS
MOSTLY BY JEROME KERN. IT IS A STORY OF HIGH FASHION AND HIJINKS
IN PARIS STARRING GINGER ROGERS, FRED ASTAIRE, IRENE DUNNE AND
REGINALD SCOTT.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD: DON ESTESTE 2PM LOUNGE
NOSTALGIA LIVE. A MUSICAL REVUE EVOKING MEMORIES THROUGH
SONGS FROM THE 1920S TO THE PRESENT, FEATURING TWO SINGERS.
HEALING THROUGH MUSIC IS WHAT THEY SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH, PER-
FORMING BROADWAY SHOW SONGS AND OLD STANDARDS; AS THEY TAKE
THEIR AUDIENCE ON A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH: WELCOME SOCIAL
2:30PM FIREPLACE LOUNGE
THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUAINT THE NEW RESIDENTS
TO THE PAUL SPRING LIFESTYLE. TELL YOUR FUNNY
STORIES THAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU MOVED IN.
PLEASE WELCOME: PAUL MYATT, JOSEPH MONAHAN,
LUCILLE JORDAN, WILBERT & BLANCH AMMAN AND
RICHARD BERNAL.
MARGARET SMALL 10/10
WAYNE DAHLGREN 10/11
PATRICIA MORGAN 10/16
CAROLYN DRAKE 10/21
MARY DUNNE 10/26
MARVA STEVENS 10/28
VICKI SHARP 10/29
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
@11:30 AM ALCOVE
LUNCH IS FREE ON BIRTHDAY PARTY DAY FOR ALL RESIDENTS WHO LIVE
AT PAUL SPRING. COME CELEBRATE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS IN THE
DINING ROOM.
LET DARNALL KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON BRINGING GUESTS.
NEWSLETTER ON LINE!
GO TO WWW.RUI.NET
CLICK ON PAUL SPRING
CLICK ON (GREEN WORDS) EVENTS & ACTIVITIES OR MENU.
2 OPTIONS: ACTIVITY CALENDAR OR NEWSLETTER.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAYS @1:30PM
MTV
JEOPARDY
COME PLAY VIRTUAL JEOPARDY!
THE ANSWERS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE TV SCREEN AND YOU WILL HAVE TO
“THINK FAST” TO GIVE THE CORRECT QUESTIONS. JUST LIKE ON YOUR TV!!
GRAB YOUR NEIGHBOR AND JOIN IN ON THE LAUGHS!
PAUL SPRING BEER
THANKS FOR ALL WHO ASSISTED KEITH IN MAKING THE FIRST BATCH OF
PAUL SPRING BEER IN 2016.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH: PIZZA & BEER 12 NOON
FOR ALL THE BREWMEISTERS, PAUL SPRING BEER & PIZZA. SIGN UP
SHEET LOCATED IN THE ACTIVITY ROOM.
THE VAN GOES TO HOLLIN HALL ON MONDAYS & THURSDAYS.
SIGN UP AT THE FRONT DESK ON THE DAY YOU WISH TO GO.
THE LAST PICK UP IS 3:30PM.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH: AROMATHERAPY 3:45
LOUNGE
AROMATHERAPY: HEALING WITH SCENTS. GINGER MICKEL-
SON, FROM HOLISTIC TOUCH CENTER, WILL BE DISCUSSING
HOW THE SCENTS CAN BE USED TO TREAT A VARIETY OF
CONDITIONS RANGING FROM ANXIETY TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. ALL
ARE WELCOME.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH: FALL FOLIAGE RIVER CRUISE
10:30AM
OCCOQUAN RIVER CRUISE. PICNIC LUNCH. VAN LEAVES AT 10:30AM.
RIVER CRUISE 11:30-1:30PM. SEE FALL FROM THE COMFORT OF THE
RIVER!!! TICKETS: $20.00. SIGN UP SHEET LOCATED IN THE ACTIVITY
ROOM.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH: FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY PARTY 3PM
LOUNGE
DRESS AS YOUR FAVORITE GHOUL! COME MASH WITH THE
MONSTERS. THE PARTY WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH
HAPPY HOUR W/ LAUREL.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH: HAMMERS & STRING 11AM LOUNGE
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! THE TALENTED STUDENTS FROM HAMMERS &
STRING STUDIO WILL BE PLAYING FOR OUR ENJOYMENT.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST: DARK PASSAGE 7PM LOUNGE
HUMPHREY BOGART AND LARUEN BACALL GRACE THE SCREEN IN THIS CLASSIC
1947 THRILLER ABOUT A CONVICT WHO ESCAPES FROM SAN QUENTIN TO HUNT
DOWN HIS WIFE'S TRUE KILLER. TO COMPLETE THIS MISSION,
HE MUST ESCAPE DETECTION BY THE COPS. SO HE UNDERGOES
PLASTIC SURGERY AND HIDES OUT IN THE HOME OF A MYSTE-
RIOUS WOMAN ( BACALL) HE’S JUST MET. THE FILM USES A
FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW IN ITS CAMERA WORK, TO PUT
VIEWERS INTO THE SHOES OF THE ACCUSED MAN.
SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIES
7PM
MEDIA ROOM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST: SAVING MR. BANKS
2013.PG-13. 2HR. 5M. WHEN WALT DISNEY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON OBTAINING THE
RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN’S CLASSIC “ MARY POPPINS,” HE REACHES OUT TO THE
BOOK’S AUTHOR, P.L. TRAVERS, ONLY TO FIND THAT SHE PROVES A TOUGH NUT TO
CRACK.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH: GREEN FINGERS
2001.R.91M. WHEN BRITISH CONVICT COLIN IS PLACED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM
TO FINISH OFF HIS PRISON SENTENCE, ALL HE WANTS IS PEACE AND QUIET. WHEN HIS
ROOMMATE, FERGUS INTRODUCES HIM TO GARDENING, COLIN DISCOVERS A SURPRIS-
ING TALENT AND PASSION—FOR PLANTS! SOON, THE UNEXPECTED GARDENERS ARE
PREPARING TO COMPLETE FOR ENGLAND’S HIGHEST FLOWER SHOW AWARD. AND WHEN
COLIN MEETS GEORGINA’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, PRIMROSE, HE DISCOVERS ANOTHER
REASON TO FIGHT FOR HIS FREEDOM: TRUE LOVE. CAST: CLIVE OWEN, HELEN MIR-
REN, DAVID KELLY.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH: THE BUTLER
2013.PG-13. 1HR. 53 M. OSCAR-WINNER FOREST WHITAKER DELIVERS A POWERFUL
PERFORMANCE AS CECIL GAINES, WHO SERVED AS THE WHITE HOUSE BUTLER UNDER
EIGHT PRESIDENTS. HIS THREE DECADES OF SERVICE UNFOLD AGAINST A BACKDROP
OF UNPARALLELED CHANGE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. CAST: FOREST WHITAKER, OPRAH
WINFREY.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
1987. R. 1HR. 58M. IN THIS SCANDALOUSLY SEXY, EYE-POPPING FEAST, THREE BORED
FRIENDS CAN’T RESIST THE DEVILISH CHARMS OF THE NEW MAN IN TOWN. BUT THE LA-
DIES SOON DISCOVER THAT THERE’S A SURPRISE IN GETTING WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
CAST: JACK NICHOLSON, CHER, MICHELLE PFEIFFER & SUSAN SARANDON.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH: THE OTHERS
2001. PG-13. 1HR. 44M. WHILE AWAITING THE RETURN OF HER SOLDIER HUSBAND
FROM WORLD WAR II, DEVOUT CHRISTIAN GRACE STEWART—THE MOTHER OF TWO
CHILDREN WITH A RARE SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT—BEGINS TO SUSPECT THE FAMILY
HOUSE IS HAUNTED IN THIS SUPERNATURAL THRILLER. CAST: NICOLE KIDMAN, CHRIS-
TOPHER ECCLESTION.
PAUL SPRING RESIDENT COUNCIL
FOOD COMMITTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
THE MEETING OPENED WITH THERESA DIXON, BRIAN LAMARTIN,
SHANTRELL, BRIAN AND 10 COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE 3
FLOORS.
THE COMMENT CARDS WERE READ AND DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE ALSO DISCUSSED:
IF YOU NOTICE A ROCKY TABLE, PLEASE LET EITHER ONE OF THE SERVERS,
SHANTRELL, OR BARBARA RENKES KNOW WHICH TABLE, SO WE MAY
NOTIFY MAINTENANCE AS THEY WILL BE CHECKING THE TABLES
ROUTINELY.
REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY ASK FOR SMALL PORTIONS OF FOOD AT MEAL
TIMES AND THAT YOU MAY ALSO SAY YOU DO NOT WANT CERTAIN ITEMS
BY SAYING, NO GREEN BEANS, POTATOES, ETC.
A REMINDER: THERE IS NO RESERVED SEATING IN THE DINING ROOM ---
WE HAVE OPEN SEATING. IF YOU COME IN AND THERE IS SOMEONE
SITTING WHERE YOU USUALLY SIT, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER TABLE TO SIT AT.
HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE HAVING GUESTS JOIN YOU FOR A MEAL, PLEASE
MAKE RESERVATIONS AT THE FRONT DESK, TO BE ASSURED OF A TABLE.
WE HAVE HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE MUSIC BEING PLAYED IN THE
DINING ROOM AT ALL THREE MEALS WHEN ORIGINALLY WE WERE ONLY
GOING TO HAVE IT AT DINNER. A LARGE MAJORITY OF BREAKFAST AND
LUNCH PARTICIPANTS REQUESTED THAT MUSIC ALSO BE PLAYED AT THESE
TIMES. BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE IN THE DINING ROOM AT
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE LOUDER. ALSO, IF YOU
ARE SITTING DIRECTLY UNDER A SPEAKER AND FIND IT TOO LOUD, MOVE A
LITTLE FURTHER AWAY FROM THAT SPEAKER.
Barbara Renkes, Chairman
RESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS
2016-2017
PRESIDENT– GARY RENKES
VICE PRESIDENT– JIM DWYER
SECRETARY– MARVA STEVENS
TREASURER– BILLIE PATTERSON
MEMBERS AT LARGE
BARBARA RENKES, ED REA
HARRY HAVENS
THE RESIDENT COUNCIL MEETS REGULARLY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF STRENGTHENING COMMUNICA-
TION, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS AND
PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE.