Oak Wood PlaceSenior Living

603 Wood Street Athens, TX 75751 (903) 675-2002• •

Oak Wood Place Senior Living603 Wood StreetAthens, Texas 75751(903) 675-2002

October 2016

Executive Director..............Debra CremersMarketing Director.................DeAnn BakerWellness Director.........Edith Frankum, RNWellness Center...........Misty Feagins, LVN Activity Manager.......................Jane JoslinBusiness Manager.................Tracy FrenchResident Services.......Vivian MontgomeryChef..........................................Alan GoldenHousekeeping Manager........Leona Sadler

Office Hours:Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Did You Know?

The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

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COUPONDrop your name in the suggestion box for a

chance to win!

Our resident hair stylist, Sarah, will be offering a free cut and style to one lucky resident per month. Please drop your name in the Activity Department’s suggestion box to qualify. One winner per month.

Happy Hour at Oak Wood Place

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

Chef’s Corner

October is officially here and Chef Alan is ready to start including pumpkin in all of his delicious recipes!

Chef Alan has some tasty fall vegetables and great ideas. Be on the lookout for how we incorporate all of the fall vegetables into our menu.

If you have a favorite fall recipe, please come to the next Chef’s Corner and share what you would like to see on our menu!

-Chef Alan and The Culinary Crew

Health TipWinter is just around the corner and as the temperatures drop, it can become more challenging to stay healthy and active. Seniors can be especially prone to the “winter blues,” so it’s more important than ever to be mindful of your habits and mood during the colder months.

• Keep Eating Healthy. During the winter months, it can be more challenging to maintain a healthy diet. Focus on eating to support your immune system; this includes taking your vitamins (especially Vitamin C) and eating foods rich in zinc, such as fish, oysters, poultry, and eggs.

• Let the sunshine in! Sunshine, and the Vitamin D it imparts to your body, is key in battling the winter blues. Try your best to get fresh air and some natural light every day. Don’t underestimate the value of light and sunshine in helping your energy level and the fall blues!

• Keep in touch. Seniors and caregivers often face an increasing sense of isolation; proactively fight the winter blues by keeping in touch with friends and family members during the colder months. Join us for stretchercize and the many other activities we have to offer at Oak Wood Place to get your blood flowing and see your friends!

With a little planning and determination, winter can be truly enjoyed, rather than simply endured. Prioritize your health and well-being, body and mind, and you can make the most of the cold season.

Wit & Wisdom

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

- Confucius

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the

mind on the present moment.

- Buddha

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

- George Bernard Shaw

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your

years.

- Abraham Lincoln

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.

- Steve Jobs

Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.

- Irving Berlin

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for

others?’

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Birthday!This Month in History

1908 - Henry Ford’s Model T, a “universal car” designed for the

masses, went on sale for the first time

1965 - Pope Paul VI became the first Pope to visit the U.S. and the first to

address the United Nations

1927 - The first “talkie” opened in New York. The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson was the first full-length feature

film using spoken dialogue

1940 - During World War II in Europe, German troops invaded Romania to

take strategic oil fields

1939 - Albert Einstein warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt

that his theories could lead to Nazi Germany’s development of an atomic

bomb. Einstein suggested the U.S. develop its own bomb. This resulted in the top secret “Manhattan Project”

1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental

Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships

1884 - Greenwich was established as the universal time from which

standard times throughout the world are calculated

1947 - U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first man to break

the sound barrier

We would like to wish all of our October babies a wonderful Birthday! Please join us as we celebrate all of you at our birthday celebration.

Last Sno-Cones of the Summer at Oak Wood Place

10/5 Bob Hanger10/6 Judi Davis10/7 Joanne Abate10/7 Johnny Louis10/8 Benny Weaver10/9 Olly Bass10/11 Victor McLeod10/13 Don Thormahlen10/14 Al Nicholson

10/14 Chuck Barnett10/21 Susie Henson10/24 Florence Dodd10/25 Joe Granberry10/27 JY Poitras10/27 Mark Randolph10/30 Lenny Bridge10/30 Frances Whatley