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American House Riverview

November 2016OUR FRIENDLY STAFFExecutive Director

Elizabeth JonesAssistant Director

Julie SeymourLife Enrichment Director

Sherri SeiberMaintenance Supervisor

Gary GuslerOffice ManagersStephanie Panik

Laurie De PoorterCulinary Supervisor

Hailey PruskyHousekeeping Supervisor

Sue Thomas

IMPORTANT NUMBERSFront Office: (734) 479-1010Medical Team: (734) 479-4319Golden Shears Salon:(734) 626-9315DTE: (800) 477-4747AT&T: (800) 244-4444Comcast: (800) ComcastSmartBus: (866) 962-5515Trinity Cab: (734) 282-2222John Ingison: (734) 558-0493John is available to our community Fridays

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for medical (primary) andother (secondary) transportation. Please givehim 24–48 hours’ notice if you needtransportation.

Start Bragging“Eventually, you reach a point when you stop lying

about your age and start bragging about it.”—Will Rogers

Happy 101, Bill. Bill Hass celebrated his birthday on the 29th of September.His cake was decorated with blue icing, and we all had blue smiles andteeth. What a great day!

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Painting ClassPainting has been enjoyed by

a number of our residents. It’srelaxing and creative. The classhas grown over several weeks.Everyone has discovered theinner artist in them.

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What’s New in the “View”As usual, American House Riverview is a busy place, and November is no

exception! The Juliets and the Romeos are going to Cracker Barrel this month,on the 2nd and 9th. Kelly Miller will be here on November 8th to teach a chairdancing class. On the 9th, Todd will be here to entertain with classical music.November 11th, Veterans Day, is a time we will honor our veterans with a BBQcooked by our own maintenance supervisor and Army Veteran, Gary Gusler. OnNovember 15th there will be the opportunity for shopping at our craft show,jewelry, scarves, makeup and other accessories will be featured. Reno the K-9Police dog will visit on November 18th. On the 22nd we will be going to theMGM Casino, where it is a sure bet everyone will have fun. This trip fills fast, soget your reservation in! Meet your New Director!

Rainbow FeathersThe rescue club came to

Riverview. We heard the birds storyand their habitat. What aninteresting day!

Juliets to BreakfastOur Lovely Ladies went to

breakfast this month. Irene invited herdaughter who was visiting. What away to start the day.

By Brian Rosso

Thanksgiving IsTurkey Time!• On average,

Americans eatmore than 16pounds ofturkey annually.

• The largestturkey on recordwas 86 pounds.

• A male turkey isa tom, a femaleis a hen and anewborn is apoult.

• The averagemature turkeyhas around3,500 feathers.

• A turkey eggtakes 28 days tohatch.

• It’s estimatedthat 675 millionpounds ofturkey will beeaten thisThanksgiving inthe UnitedStates

• Turkeys see incolor.

• Only maleturkeys gobble.

• The first mealeaten on themoon wasturkey.

HAPPYTHANKSGIVING!

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November 2016Riverview

OutingsEntertainmentThings to Do in BuildingExercise

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

18:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)

10:00 Exercise w/Sherri 3rd FloorNorth

1:00 Pinochle (L)1:30 Knitting Corner2:00 Riverview Store6:00 Sing Along (LO)


10:00 Euchre (L)11:00 Exercise w/ Sherri 3rd Floor

North12:00 Juliets to Cracker Barrel (O)1:00 Computer Class w/Dina (CH)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl North)2:00 Bingo (DR)


10:00 Target (O)2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)2:00 Classical Music Appreciation

w/Ed Rushlow (L)2:30 Uno Card Game


10:00 Rosary and Communion (CH)10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)1:00 Presentation by Rivergate

(TH)2:00 Happy Hour2:30 To be Announced (DR)7:00 Bingo (DR)

510:30 Wii Bowling (TH)

2:00 Bingo (DR)3:30 Spelling Bee (LO)7:00 Cards (LO)

611:00 Hangman (LO)

1:00 Wii Games (TH)3:00 Church Services (CH)

78:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)9:30 Banks

10:00 Meijer (O)2:00 Holiday Craft2:00 Bingo (DR)6:30 Bible Study (CH)


10:00 Poetry Reading (L)10:00 Exercise w/Sherri 3rd Floor North1:00 Pinochle (L)1:30 Knitting Corner2:00 Riverview Store2:30 Chair Dancing w/Kelly Miller

(DR)6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North12:00 Romeos to Cracker Barrel

(O)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl North)2:00 Bingo (DR)


12:20 RIVERVIEW BINGO2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)2:00 Classical Music Appreciation

w/Ed Rushlow (L)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)

Veterans Day 118:00 Coffee and Chat (DR)

10:00 Rosary and Communion(CH)

10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Happy Hour2:30 Salute to Our Veterans7:00 Bingo (DR)



1311:00 Hangman (LO)



10:00 Meijer (O)1:30 Choir Rehearsal @ Riverview

(DR)2:00 Holiday Craft6:30 Bible Study (CH)



11:00 Craft Show (LO)1:00 Pinochle (L)1:30 Knitting Corner2:00 Riverview Store6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North1:00 Computer Class w/Dina (CH)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl

North)2:00 Bingo (DR)


10:00 Dollar Store (O)2:00 Feel Good Stretching (LO)2:00 Classical Music Appreciation

w/Ed Rushlow (L)3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)



10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Happy Hour2:30 RENO - K9 Police Dog7:00 Bingo (DR)






10:00 Meijer (O)2:00 Bingo (DR)2:00 Holiday Craft6:30 Bible Study (CH)



12:00 MGM CASINO (O)1:00 Pinochle (L)1:30 Knitting Corner2:00 Riverview Store6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl


Thanksgiving 248:00 Thanksgiving Parade (TH)

11:30 Thanksgiving Dinner (LO)1:00 Movie or Football3:30 Uno Card Game (LO)



10:30 Wii Bowling (TH)2:00 Happy Hour2:30 Chuck Sharp7:00 Bingo (DR)






10:00 Meijer (O)1:30 Choir Rehearsal @

Westland Joy2:00 Bingo (DR)2:00 Holiday Craft6:30 Bible Study (CH)


10:00 Exercise w/Sherri 3rd Floor North10:00 Resident Monthly Meeting (DR)

1:00 Pinochle (L)1:30 Knitting Corner1:30 Decorating for Christmas2:00 Riverview Store6:00 Sing Along (LO)



North1:00 Computer Class w/Dina (CH)1:30 Bible Study Group (3rd Fl


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Talk About It

MealtimeTraditions

Families oftenhave mealtimetraditions, fromfavorite recipesserved to the seatingarrangements.Use the followingquestions toreminisce and shareyour family’scustoms at thedinner table.

Did your familyhave any mealtimetraditions when youwere a child, such asSunday dinners orspecial foods servedon holidays andbirthdays? Shareyour favorite stories.

What was yourfavorite meal—breakfast, lunch ordinner? What foodswere your favorites?

Who prepared themeals? Did you helpcook, set the table, orclean up afterward?

How many peoplewere at your tableduring a meal? Dideveryone have theirown place at thetable, or did youswitch seats?

Did you ever haveguests for a meal?

Happy

BirthdayNovember Birthdays

11/3 Cheryl Bowen11/4 Dorothy Myers11/5 Nancy Honsowetz11/6 Elaine Rotteveel11/8 Lorraine Martel11/21 Geraldine Weeg11/22 Nadine Payne11/23 Guy Harvey11/24 LoraLee Wilson11/30 Irena Kalvans

Riverview StoreEvery Tuesday, from 2-4, you will

have the opportunity to shop fromour store, which is located in thetheater room. You will be able topurchase toiletries, goodies, andsome household items. Come by andcheck us out.

Bible StudyMondays at 6:30 p.m.

in the Chapel

Rosary/CommunionFridays at 10 a.m. in the Chapel

Church ServicesSundays at 3 p.m.

In the Chapel

Dr. Attois here on

Wednesday AfternoonsDr. Cohen

is here every other Thursday

Oakwood DRCL LabWednesday, November 2 and 16,

at 8 a.m.,in the Chapel (CH)

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Meet Your New Director!Presenting Elizabeth “Lizzy” Jones”

We are so pleased to welcome ournew Executive Director, ElizabethJones. “Lizzy” as she prefers, grew upin the Carleton area and is a graduateof Airport High School.

She credits her career choice to atime when her grandmother was in anassisted living community. Lizzy foundshe loved to be in that setting. Shehired in first in the activitiesdepartment and then in the businessoffice. From there it was off toMadonna University where she earneda degree in Gerontology. She hasdone further study in the areaof dementia.

Lizzy has lived in Pennsylvania andLouisville, Kentucky. She loves theKentucky Derby, likes to golf, fish,hunt, read and kayaking.

She has been to 35 states and 6different countries; needless to sayshe loves to travel.

The love of her life is herPomeranian dog Pipa.

So, if you see a cute, new facefloating around the building, say awarm hello.

Welcome, Lizzy.

Evelyn with her church group.

Poetry Reading every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Pinochle every Wednesday at 1pm in the Library

Talking Turkey

For more than30 years, the expertsat the ButterballTurkey Talk-Linehave been at theready, answeringhome cooks’ holidayturkey-relatedquestions. Here’s ataste of some of thehotline’s mostmemorable inquiries:

A Talk-Line expertasked a caller whatstate her turkey wasin, meaning howthawed it was.The caller replied,“Florida.”

After finding aturkey from 1969 inhis father’s freezer,a man phoned inrequesting tips onhow to cook the30-year-old bird.

A woman calleddisappointed,wondering why herturkey had no breastmeat. The Butterballstaffer figured out thecaller’s turkey wasplaced upside downon the platter.

A man cut histurkey in half with achainsaw, thenwanted to know if thechain’s grease wouldaffect the turkey.

November 2016

AMERICAN HOUSE RIVERVIEW

20300 Fort Street

Riverview, MI 48193

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