The Masonic Home Of Florida New Horizons 3201 1st Street N.E., St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 (727) 822-3499 [email protected]OUR WEBSITE: www.masonichomeofflorida.org / Toll Free #866-868-6749 JANUARY SPECIAL DAYS… Plan To Join Us! 1 NEW YEAR’S BIG BINGO 3 PEGGY MAJOR’S 103rd B.D. PARTY 4 MIAMI VICE 5 MAGGIE THE DOG VISITS 6 JAN. BIRTHDAY PARTY & KARAOKE 7 DOCUMENTARY IN ACT. ROOM 10 BAND CONCERT 11 MEXICAN TRAIN WITH JOAN 14 PICK-A-BOX 15 LUNCH TRIP TO CARRABBA’S 16 J.F. SWARTSEL LODGE FISH FRY 17 WELCOME AMARANTH! 18 FIVE LETTER WORDS 19 BONWORTH’S CLOTHING SALE 20 ICE CREAM & TUNES 22 SENIOR FITNESS 23 LEFTCENTERRIGHT 24 CATHOLIC COMMUNION 28 HEADBANZ 29 “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” W/LISA DEPARTMENT HEADS: Lisa Tsotsos - Administrator Nora Pearson - Director of Nursing Marge Colravy - Food Services Director Diana Butler - Social Services Director Sheryl McKesson - Acvies Director Tanya Miller - Director of Housekeeping Mary Inglima - Director of Human Resources Bob Robertson - Facilies Director Wanda Odom - Admissions Director Dr. Kenneth Neifeld - Medical Director Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride. Allow the experience of fresh air and wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When loved ones come home, al- ways run to greet them. Run, romp, and play daily. Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you’re not. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. If what you want lies bur- ied, dig until you find it. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. Thrive on affection and let people touch you - enjoy back rubs and pats on your neck. When you leave your yard, make it an adventure. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t pout - run right back and make friends. Bond with your pack. On cold nights, curl up in front of a crack- ling fire. When you’re excited, speak up. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. If you stare at someone long enough, eventually you’ll get what you want. Don’t go out without an ID. Leave room in your schedule for a good nap. Always give people a friendly greeting. If it’s not wet and sloppy, it’s not a real kiss.
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The Masonic Home Of Florida
New Horizons 3201 1st Street N.E., St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 (727) 822-3499 [email protected]
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride. Allow the experience of fresh air and wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When loved ones come home, al-ways run to greet them. Run, romp, and play daily. Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you’re not. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. If what you want lies bur-ied, dig until you find it. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. Thrive on affection and let people touch you - enjoy back rubs and pats on your neck. When you leave your yard, make it an adventure. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t pout - run right back and make friends. Bond with your pack. On cold nights, curl up in front of a crack-ling fire. When you’re excited, speak up. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. If you stare at someone long enough, eventually you’ll get what you want. Don’t go out without an ID. Leave room in your schedule for a good nap. Always give people a friendly greeting. If it’s not wet and sloppy, it’s not a real kiss.
1/2 Deja White - Dietary 1/6 Melinda Brown - Nursing 1/11 Jaymesha Davis - Nursing
1/15 Petra Richardson - Nursing 1/25 Hazel McCrimmon-Woolard - Nursing 1/26 Michael Hughes - Nursing 1/28 Rick Catlett - Facilities
1/1 Rich Dixon 1/3 Peggy Major - Happy 103rd! 1/5 Edna Pierce 1/12 Jerry Lance 1/16 Jerry Buzik Barbara Shemela 1/20 Willie Reiker 1/22 Nancy De La Cruz 1/26 Alice Lanier 1/31 Clyde Kerce
MENU: January 1st, Noon
Potato Soup w/Bacon
Tossed Salad
Chicken Caesar Salad
Carved Ham
Meat Lasagna
Collard Greens
Black-eyed Peas
Sweet Potato Casserole
Uttered Carrots
Assorted Breads
Cheesecake
The next meeting for Residential
Center will be Thursday,
Jan. 21st at 10:00 a.m. in
the Chapel; and the next
Meeting for the Nursing Center
will be Mon., January 25th at
10:30 a.m. in the N.C. 1 Lobby.
Residents are encouraged to attend
these very informative meetings!
To the following couple:
BILL & MARY UNRUE
1/6/00 (16 Years!)
I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists…
they don’t expect it back.
Half the people you know are
below average.
82.7% of all statistics are made up
on the spot.
A clear conscience is usually the sign
of a bad memory.
If you want the rainbow, you got to put
up with the rain.
All those who believe in psycho kinesis,
raise my hand.
OK, so what’s the speed of dark?
Submitted by Bob Elston
NAT’L MENTORING MONTH CANCER PREVENTION MONTH NATIONAL HOBBY MONTH HUMAN RESOURCES MONTH COLORS: Black & Dark Blue BIRTHSTONE: Garnet FLOWER: Carnation 1/1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2016!
127th Tournament of Roses Parade
1/2 Happy Mew Year For Cats
1/3 Roosevelt’s March of Dimes - 1938
1/4 First Pop Music Chart, 1935
National Trivia Day
1/5 Twelfth Night - Eve of Epiphany
1/6 Sherlock Holmes Created, 1887
Epiphany or Three Kings Day
1/6-2/9 Christian - Carnival Season
1/7 I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day!
1/8 Elvis Born, 1935
1/8-14 International Thank You Day
1/10 National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
1/11 First Discotheque, 1963
NNational Clean Off Your Desk Day
Organize Your Home Day
Nat’l College Football Championship Game
1/12 Batman Premiered, 1966
1/13 Frisbee Invented, 1957
Make Dreams Come True Day
1/15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Born, 1929
National Hat Day - Wear Your Favorite
1/16 Religious Freedom Day
1/17 Ben Franklin Born, 1706
First Popeye In Comics, 1929
1/18 World Religion Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - National Holiday
1/19 Tin Can Patented, 1825
1/21-31 Sundance Film Festival
1/23 Full Moon, “Wolf or Yule Moon”
Tupperware Invented, 1946
1/24 First Canned Beer Sold, 1935
National Compliment Day - Give Them Out!
1/25 First Emmy Awards, 1949
1/28 Challenger Exploded, 1986
National Clothes Clashing Day
1/29 National Puzzle Day
1/31 NFL Football Pro Bowl - Hololulu
1st Social Security Check, 1935
Inspire Your Heart With The Arts Day
12/11/15 Ann Downie, Hillsborough Lodge No. 25, was living in Tampa before coming to the Masonic Home. Ann is originally from Knoxville, Tenn. She was married to Charlie for 65 years. They have one son, Charlie Jr. who they also call “Pepper”. She also has two granddaughters. Her husband was a Resident here for three months until he passed away. Charlie worked for the Sherriff’s Department. Ann worked as a School Teacher for 7th and 8th graders and then switched careers and worked as an Airline Reservationist for 20 years. Ann was also a Member of the Ladies of the Nile. Welcome Ann, to Room #204S!
12/17/15 Margaret “Mimi”Mehwa, Wellsburg Lodge No. 2, WV, was born in Wheeling, WV, and worked as a Bookkeeper. Margaret was married to George, who owned a Bus Company and was also a Developer. They had 2 daugh-ters, Marilyn and Marjorie. The family had property on St. Pete Beach so they spent winters here, and finally settled in Florida during the early 50’s. George passed away in 1960 and Margaret worked for a Mortgage Broker and also did Booking reservations at motels on the beach. Her hobbies included babysitting & singing to her 4 grandchildren. Also she taught them to swim in her swimming pool, and she volunteered at her church. She loved cooking Sunday dinners for her family and special friend, Ed. She also watches TV during her leisure time. Welcome “Mimi” to Room #108B!
Wongerie Marie “Be-Be” Kapfhamer came to The Masonic Home,
September 8, 2006, hails from King Oscar Lodge No. 855, IL., and resides in Room #205A. Bea’s birthday is April 30th. Be-Be as she is known was born in Oklahoma City during the Depression and the only child of Daisy and Emeric Gadhard. The family moved back to New Orleans to be near relatives in Mansura, where they had a Farm with many acres. Bea tells of how she helped pick cotton in the fields. She is a Cajun beauty who graduated from High School and worked in various jobs from picking cotton to waitressing. Her memories of youth are fascinating - she gloats when remembering the “Cochon de Taints” (roast pig feast) and Honky Tonks (Bars filled with music and dancing). Wongerie met Robert (Bob) Kapfhamer near the end of WWII. Bob was a Pilot in the Army Air Core. They met on a double date at the USO Show in New Orleans, where she was the other Soldier’s date and Robert was so smitten he traded dates. He kept her picture with him through World War II, and when the war was over they married on November 11, 1945. Bob and Wongerie brought five girls and one son into the world; Sandra lives in Reston, Va.; Kathy-Panama City, Fla.; Christine-San Diego, Ca. Denise-St. Petersburg, Fl.; Robert Chad- Atlanta, Ga.; and Feline-St. Petersburg, Fl. She is blessed with 16 Grandchildren and 21 great Grandchildren, many of whom attended her 90th Birthday this past April at the Masonic Home. Bob loved Wongerie’s Cajun Family and through the years the Kapfhamer family always came back to Mansura, La. It was “roots” to a family who moved from place to place. When Bob served as Base Commander in Germany, Wongerie had to fill the role of a Base Commander’s wife, she met the challenge and Bob was very proud. She was a wonderful cook who loved to have family and friends over. Her most memorable meals were gumbo, dirty rice, smothered corn, and for dessert, cheesecake and Community Coffee from Louisiana. Ymm! She loved animals while growing on the Farm and always kept around her family cats, dogs, and birds, and many Siamese Cats - they all were named “Tasha”. The legacy lived on and Bob bought “Teco” in 2001. Teco is a frequent visitor here, and is seen in Wongerie’s lap as she is strolled to the gazebo. All residents and staff love Teco, even if his tongue hangs out the side of his mouth. In 1978 they retired to Largo, Florida after 30 plus years of service life. Their home was an open door to all in-laws, children, grandchildren and friends, it was a boisterous place filled with love, pets and souvenirs of their nomadic life. Wongerie’s “Green Thumb” meant the outside of her home looked like a miniature ”Sunken Gardens” as the inside, just like her heart. She fol-lowed Bob to the Masonic Home in 2006. Later Colonel Kapfhamer passed away in 2008 and Bea resided in Residential Center then moved to the Nursing Center room #205. Her room is decorated with treasures from her home, plants in the window and multitudes of stuffed toys, giving the room a loving, homey atmosphere. Wongerie is blessed with a beautiful Family, they are frequent visitors at the Masonic Home while Denise and Bill faithfully perform Musical Devotions twice monthly at the N.C. 1st floor lobby, Residents enjoy their scripture readings, stories and music and their annual Flannelgraph Christmas Story. Bea spends time sitting in the lobby area among peers, she enjoys watching TV, reading her Newspaper, looking through magazines and her lap is covered with her stuffed animals. She might say something to you in French or wants to give one of her treasured animals, loves to joke and make people laugh. The contents of this write up were provided by her children. Their love for their mother cannot be measured and it speaks volumes of the love Wongerie gave them. As her children would say, “That’s our Be-Be!” Congratulations, Wongerie, on being our Resident of the Month of January 2016! Have a wonderful year and may the new year be filled with many Family gatherings, happy times and many more stuffed critters. The Masonic Home is honored to be part of your extended family.
Humans have used freezing as a way to preserve food since the days they lived in caves. The practice was probably
discovered around 12,000 years ago during the last ice age. By
4,000 years ago the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia
were commonly using ice pits to store food and chill drinks.
The Chinese got into it around 1100 B.C. The Egyptian
pharaohs had ice shipped from Lebanon. Alexander the Great ordered ditches to be dug at
the cave city of Petra and filled with snow so his troops could have chilled wine during the blistering Jordanian summer.
In each case, the ice had to be imported from the mountains,
and most of it melted along the way, making ice as valuable a commodity as gold. In Persia,
Greece, and later Rome, it was a sign of affluence to be able to
enjoy icy treats in summer. By Renaissance, European
nobility competed to display the most lavish ice sculptures at their banquets, accompanied by
