3500 Georgina Lane • Bellwood, IL 60104 • (708) 547-5508 Prairie View APARTMENTS August 2015 Prairie View Staff Elaine Finley, ARM® Prop. Mgr. II Lee Austin Maint. Tech Kim Sisney, CPM® VP of Operations Office Hrs. 8-5 Mon., Wed., Alt. Fri. Emergency Calls after 5 p.m. (708) 361-7180 CLOSED WEEKENDS PARKING ISSUES TO ALL RESIDENTS: Please inform your guests/visitors and family members to park alongside the lane and not in the parking spaces. When a resident leaves home and comes back to find nowhere to park, it is not a good feeling. Help enforce this rule if you have not been doing so. In the event that a resident can’t park in a space in their area, the VOB police department will be notified and that car will be ticketed and towed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STOP: PLEASE ... DON’T WASH YOUR CARS OR REPAIR THEM ON THE PROPERTY GROUNDS, Thank You!!! Maintenance Corner: Reminders • Call the office for work to be done in your unit. Don’t stop maintenance to talk. ******SAVE THE DATE****** Summer Cookout: Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 12 p.m. Once a year, at all of Urban Innovations properties in August, there is a festive Cookout going on for RESIDENTS ONLY! Just to say thank you for being a Prairie View resident, so come on out and enjoy!!! Happy Birthday ************************************* 08/10 Minnie Gillespie 08/21 Annie Harris 08/26 Loretta Dillard 08/27 Yvonne McGraw 08/28 Priscilla Parker 08/29 Dorothy Nelson Seasonal ABCs T is for Technically a fruit O is for Originated in South America M is for Many varieties A is for All sizes and colors T is for Top source of lycopene O is for Offers vitamins and minerals E is for Endless uses and recipes S is for Super food
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3500 Georgina Lane • Bellwood, IL 60104 • (708) 547-5508
Prairie ViewA PARTMENT S
August 2015Prairie View StaffElaine Finley, ARM® Prop. Mgr. IILee Austin Maint. TechKim Sisney, CPM® VP of OperationsOffice Hrs. 8-5 Mon., Wed., Alt. Fri.Emergency Calls after 5 p.m. (708) 361-7180CLOSED WEEKENDS
PARKING ISSUESTO ALL RESIDENTS: Please inform your
guests/visitors and family members to parkalongside the lane and not in the parkingspaces. When a resident leaves home andcomes back to find nowhere to park, it is nota good feeling. Help enforce this rule if youhave not been doing so. In the event that aresident can’t park in a space in their area, theVOB police department will be notified andthat car will be ticketed and towed.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
STOP: PLEASE ... DON’T WASH YOURCARS OR REPAIR THEM ON THE PROPERTYGROUNDS, Thank You!!!
Maintenance Corner: Reminders• Call the office for work to be done in your
unit. Don’t stop maintenance to talk.
******SAVE THE DATE******Summer Cookout: Wednesday, Aug. 12, at
12 p.m. Once a year, at all of UrbanInnovations properties in August, there is afestive Cookout going on for RESIDENTSONLY! Just to say thank you for being aPrairie View resident, so come on outand enjoy!!!
Seasonal ABCsT is for Technically a fruitO is for Originated in South AmericaM is for Many varietiesA is for All sizes and colorsT is for Top source of lycopeneO is for Offers vitamins and mineralsE is for Endless uses and recipesS is for Super food
A Home Fit for a KingThe name Graceland is
almost as famous as the estate’sowner, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,Elvis Presley. Each August, tensof thousands of fans gather inMemphis, Tenn., to celebrateElvis Week and take part inevents at Graceland. Here aresome details about the placeElvis called home.
Presley’s purchase. At age 22,Elvis bought the estate in 1957for $102,500, which would beabout $870,000 today. Amonghis first additions to the10,000-square-foot house werethe famous music-themediron gates.
Relatives in residence. Themansion was also home to Elvis’parents, Vernon and Gladys, aswell as his paternalgrandmother, Minnie Mae.Later, wife Priscilla moved in,and their daughter, Lisa Marie,grew up at Graceland.
Hawaiian hangout. Elvis’ loveof Hawaii influenced thelegendary Jungle Room, whichwas decorated with Polynesian-style wood-carved furniture,green shag carpet on the floorand ceiling, exotic plants and anindoor waterfall.
Television trio. Like today’s“man caves,” Elvis’ TV roomfeatured comfortable furnitureand what was an extravagance atthe time—three side-by-side TVsets so he could watch multiplesporting events or programsat once.
Summertime Sweet EatsNothing is more satisfying
on a hot summer day than arefreshing frozen snack.Here’s the scoop on somepopular options:
Ice cream. The classic frozentreat, ice cream is made ofcream, sugar and added flavorschurned quickly together tocreate a sweet, light texture. Inthe U.S., ice cream must have atleast 10 percent milk fat and beno more than 50 percent air.
Gelato. This Italian dessert ismade with whole milk withoutadditional cream, resulting inless milk fat than regular icecream. It’s also churned moreslowly, so it’s denser and has amore intense flavor.
Frozen custard. The extra-richtaste of custard comes from eggyolks, which help this treat staycolder longer. Like gelato, frozencustard is churned more slowly,so it’s very thick and creamy.
Frozen yogurt. Made withcultured milk, “fro-yo” is usuallylower in fat and calories than icecream. Its flavor is oftendescribed as tart, and it has auniquely thick texture thanks toyogurt cultures.
Sherbet. With more of an icytexture than ice cream, sherbet isa low-fat dessert option. It’sfound in tart, fruity flavors likeorange and lime.
Winning WordsEach summer, word games
turn to heated competition atthe North American ScrabbleChampionship. Here are somestrategies from top players thatmay help you turn the tiles inyour favor at your next game.
Top tiles. Scrabble uses100 letter tiles. The highest-point tiles are the letters J, Q andZ, each worth 10 points, and theX at 8 points. Learn words thatuse those letters, and you’ll bearmed for victory.
Hit hot spots. Wheneverpossible, play your tiles on theboard’s marked bonus squares,known as “hot spots.” A doubleletter or triple word square caneasily add to your score.
Add an S. While the letter S isonly worth 1 point, it’sconsidered a power tile. Use it tomake a word already on theboard a plural as well as play anew word.
Before and after. Groupingyour tiles by prefixes such as“in-,” “re-” and “un-” andsuffixes like “-ed,” “-ing” and“-less” can help you seepossible plays.
Two-letter words. Combine ahigh-point tile with just oneother letter, and you can scorebig. Try the words “qi,” “za”and “jo.”
The Karaoke CrazeKaraoke is the worldwide
craze that gives everyone thechance to be singingsuperstars—even if you can’tcarry a tune. While it’s fun tograb a mic and belt out afavorite song, karaoke also offersa score of health benefits.
Invented in the 1970s inJapan, karaoke translates to“empty orchestra” and beganas an after-hours activityfor businessmen.
Studies show that karaoke
provides some of the samephysical rewards as exercise.Singing out loud involves morethan 100 muscles in the chest,neck, jaw and face, and likeother aerobic activities, requiresdeep breathing. This increasesoxygen levels in thebloodstream, which is good forthe body and brain.
Karaoke also providesnoteworthy benefits to mentalhealth. Singing releasesendorphins that improve moodand relieve stress. Becausekaraoke is usually done as agroup activity, it builds socialconnections and offers a positiveway to express feelings andshare memories.
Step by StepWalking is one of the best
exercises for you: It’s low-impact, so it’s easy on yourjoints, and it can be done almostanywhere. Many people use apedometer, a device that countssteps, to motivate them to walkmore. Here are some ways apedometer can help you:
Easy to use. The simplest, leastexpensive pedometers onlycount steps, which is all youneed to know to begin trackingyour activity. Just clip thepedometer on your waistband orbelt and go about your day.
Increases awareness. Manypeople have no idea howoften—or little—they moveduring the day. A pedometer lets
you know how many steps youtake on a typical day and howactive you are. The daily averagefor older adults ranges from2,000 to 9,000 steps.
Reminds you to move. Now thatyou know your numbers, set agoal. Start by walking just 500 or1,000 extra steps per day. Lookfor small opportunities to walkmore. By instantly showing youhow much you are walking, apedometer can motivate you tokeep moving.
Wit & Wisdom“The sea, once it casts its spell,
holds one in its net ofwonder forever.”
—Jacques Cousteau
“A drop of water, if it couldwrite out its own history, would
explain the universe to us.”—Lucy Larcom
“A lake is the landscape’s mostbeautiful and expressive feature.
It is Earth’s eye; looking intowhich the beholder measuresthe depth of his own nature.”
—Henry David Thoreau
“Rivers are roads which move,and which carry us whither we
desire to go.”—Blaise Pascal
“The sea folds away from youlike a mystery. You can look and
look at it and mystery neverleaves it.”
—Carl Sandburg
“A river seems a magic thing.A magic, moving, living part of
the very Earth itself.”—Laura Gilpin
“You can’t cross the sea merelyby standing and staring at
the water.”—Rabindranath Tagore
“No water, no life.No blue, no green.”
—Sylvia Earle
1846: An act of Congress establishes
the Smithsonian Institution. The
museum and research complex was
named for British scientist James
Smithson, who bequeathed his
$500,000 estate to the U.S.
1902: Theodore Roosevelt becomes
the first U.S. president to make a
public appearance riding in a car.
1909: The Indianapolis Motor
Speedway holds its first race.
The track is home to the annual
Indy 500, called the “Greatest
Spectacle in Racing.”
1926: At the age of 19, American
Gertrude Ederle becomes the first
woman to swim the 21 miles of the
English Channel.
1932: Famed pilot Amelia Earhart flies
from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J.,
making her the first woman to fly solo
from coast to coast.
1959: President Dwight D. Eisenhower
signs an executive order proclaiming
Hawaii the 50th state of the union.
1961: Singer Patsy Cline records the
ballad “Crazy” in Nashville.
1969: More than 500,000 people
attend the three-day Woodstock
Music and Art Fair at a farm near
Bethel, N.Y. The Who, Jimi Hendrix
and the Grateful Dead were among
the festival’s famous acts.
1996: Sprinter Michael Johnson
breaks the world record in the
men’s 200-meter and wins a gold
medal at the Summer Olympic Games
in Atlanta.
2009: The U.S. Senate confirms
Sonia Sotomayor as the nation’s first
Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
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