February 2017
Newsletter
Business Office - Letters From Lana
February Fun Facts:
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Some would say your
birth flower is the iris,
which represents
faith, hope, and
wisdom. Others say
it’s the violet, which
represents
faithfulness, modesty,
and virtue.
A person born on
February 29 during a
leap year (which
occurs only every four
years) is called a
“leapling” and will
usually celebrate their
birthday on either
February 28 or March
1 in all non-leap years.
The odds of being
born on February 29
are 1 in 1,461 (or
0.068%) according to
the Honor Society of
Leap Year Day Babies.
If you’re a history buff,
you probably also
know that the
following four
presidents shared
February birthdays:
William Henry
Harrison, Abraham
Lincoln, Ronald
Reagan, and George
Washington.
Feb-ru-ary (feb roo er e) is the second month of the year and, by far, the
most difficult to pronounce. It is the shortest month and the only one
with less than 30 days. February hosts one of my favorite holidays, Saint
Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day. It is on the 14th of the
month. The significance of this day is the
celebration of LOVE. It has been tradition to give
flowers, sweets and greeting cards to those you
love. For Valentine’s Day this year, I am planning
to make heart-shaped cookies and share them
with all of the sweethearts in my life. This month
is short, so get started; take time to celebrate all
of the LOVE in your lives!
Words from Wellness
Hello from Wellness! Starting in February, there will be scheduled staffed
open gym hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Bluff Creek Wellness Center.
This will be a great opportunity for tenants to come and use the equipment with
myself there to assist you if you are not comfortable using the equipment quite
yet. The Bluff Creek Wellness Center and Town Course Wellness Center are
available for the tenants to use at anytime with your key fob. Just don’t forget to
sign in in the binders provided in each Wellness Center. There is also an exercise
class Monday- Friday at 10:00 AM and Saturdays at 10:30 AM. I encourage all of
you to come in and give it a try! “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of
opportunity and strength.” Betty Friedan.
On a different note, it has been so fun to see our community grow into a
welcoming and lively community. The activities have provided a great foundation
for friendship and socialization. Tenants are also more than welcome to gather
their neighbors and friends to use the pubs, community rooms and lounges for
their own personal use. This could be for playing card games, doing a puzzle
together or a potluck. This is your home so feel free to use the space provided to
do the things you enjoy! Happy February!
Abby McDaniel- Community Life & Wellness Director
Birch Tree
Acrylic
Painting Class
Thursday
January 5th,
2017
Support Packs for
Homeless Teens
Teaming Up For Teens is a community based 501(c)(3) non profit whose mission is to supply basic hygiene needs and link together the services for our homeless and at risk teens in the west metro suburbs so they can
protect themselves from the elements and actively participate in school. And to inspire a new generation of philanthropic leaders by encouraging volunteerism and raising awareness among local youth.
Teaming Up For Teens is a program sponsored by the Hopkins Elks Lodge #2221 in partnership with other
local community service organizations and resources serving the western suburbs. The program started with a small
but passionate group of individuals that recognized the need to support teens in the community who are homeless.
In the seven school districts of the west metro suburbs it is estimated that there are upwards of 150 homeless teens with more than 250 estimated to be at risk of homelessness on any given night. And these numbers are
climbing. These teens are living on the streets or “couch hopping” among friends and relatives. Even while homeless, these teens are attending school and many have part time jobs all the while trying to hide their homelessness.
There are many reasons they are no longer able to live at home including but not limited to substance abuse, divorce, physical or emotional abuse, neglect, being put out of the home due to sexual orientation, mental health issues and/or learning disabilities. The teens are eating, showering and sleeping at school, friends’ homes, other families homes, or even at strangers’ homes. They spend nights outside seeking shelter wherever they can. They cling to
their studies and hopes for a future while their security and home life crumble. We want to reach these kids before
they are drawn into higher risk areas or situations.
The Chaska Heights Men’s Group will be bagging support packs on Tuesday Feb
21st at 3:15 pm in the City Square Community Room. The Support Packs contain a
variety of items needed for day to day hygiene as well as other necessities as needed
throughout the year. These care packs contain full size products such as shampoo,
soap, deodorant, laundry detergent, toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, tissues, feminine products etc. When available we also include gift cards to local stores and bus
passes. At key times during the year the packs are expanded to include seasonal
items such as a “back to school” pack. These packs contain notebooks, pens, pencils,
highlighters, calculators, 3 ring binders and other essentials for the school year. Also
included in the care pack is a brochure highlighting some of the resources available to
the teens for further assistance including the local health clinic, food shelf and teen
programs among others.
For more information or other ways you can help reach out to DeDe in the dining room. She is the brains
and heart behind Teaming Up For teens and serves as their President. With her, Teaming Up For Teens has made a
commitment to reach out to at risk teens in our community who, at a crucial time in their lives, could use extra help
and encouragement.
They acknowledge that it will take the entire community working together to make a positive impact on this
growing group. We are committed to providing support to these teens primarily through providing personal support
packs that contain everyday items ranging from personal hygiene to clothing to back to school supplies as well as
other seasonal items appropriate throughout the year.
National Wear Red Day
Friday February 3rd, 2017
Chaska Heights Celebrates National Wear Red Day® this February with The Heart Truth®!
Although significant progress has been made in increasing awareness among women that heart disease is their #1
killer, most women fail to make the connection between heart disease risk factors and their personal risk of
developing the disease. This disease is largely preventable, but kills more women than all forms of cancer
combined. Join The Heart Truth program on Friday, February (insert day)—National Wear Red Day—to help spread
the message that "Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear, It's the #1 Killer of Women.®"
The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress® as the national symbol for women and heart disease
awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress® reminds women of the
need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action. On National Wear Red Day, wear a red dress,
red shirt, or red tie to show your support for women and heart disease awareness.
While heart disease risk begins to rise in middle age, heart disease develops over time and can start at a young age,
even in the teen years. It's never too early, or too late, to take action to prevent and control the risk factors for
heart disease. The Heart Truth is building awareness of women's heart disease and empowering women to reduce
and prevent their risk. It is reaching women with important heart health messages in community settings through a
diverse network of national and grassroots partner organizations.
The Heart Truth program is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in partnership with The
Office on Women's Health (OWH) and other groups committed to the health and well-being of women.
Learn your risk for heart disease and make your heart health a priority. Start by making simple lifestyle changes
that will help you reduce your risk for heart disease and talk to your doctor for guidance. Taking care of your heart
will improve your overall health and will allow you to enjoy quality time with your loved ones. Make a commitment
to yourself and share it with a loved one for support.
Community organizations across the country are joining The Heart Truth program and using its Red Dress symbol to
raise awareness about women and heart disease. Educational materials are being distributed at local events and
presentations emphasizing women's health issues.
The Heart Truth worked in collaboration with the American
Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® campaign once again
to execute the Go Red for Women / The Heart Truth® Red Dress
Collection® Fashion Show at New York Fashion Week on
February 11, 2016. The show featured 23 celebrities that wore
Red Dresses created by notorious designers to show they take
care of their heart health in efforts to help raise awareness
about women’s risk for heart disease. The fashion show was
sponsored by Go Red for Women’s founding sponsor, Macy’s.
Heart Healthy Lifestyle Tips
Risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and being overweight all increase your
personal risk of developing heart disease. A healthy diet can help lower or control these risk factors. So put your
heart into healthy eating. Here are 5 ways to do that.
1. Plan to Eat Heart Healthy - Put together an eating plan that offers the balance of calories that is right for you,
including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low/fat-free dairy products. The number of calories you need each
day depends on your age and how physically active you are. Add seafood, lean meats, poultry, beans, eggs, and
unsalted nuts for protein. Limit saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, sodium (salt), and added sugars. Grill, steam,
or bake instead of frying and flavor with spices, not sauces.
2. Eat Smart Changing your perceptions of how and what you eat really helps. - Use smaller plates to help limit
portion sizes. Chew slowly and really think about textures and flavors as you eat.
3. Choose Healthy Snacks - Enjoy treats with fewer calories that fit into your daily eating plan—like a cup of red
seedless grapes or a small banana, a cup of cherry tomatoes or five red pepper rings, or a half cup of low/fat-free
yogurt.
4. Dine Out the Healthy Way - You can eat healthy in restaurants. Control portion size by eating half your entrée,
and take the rest home for another meal. Limit calories by choosing foods that are broiled, baked, or roasted. Ask
for low-sodium options from the menu, and leave off or ask for butter, gravy, sauces, or salad dressing on the side.
5. Find Heart Healthy Menus To Enjoy - How you eat day after day makes a real difference in your health over
time. Take a look at how you're currently eating and compare it with heart healthy recipes.
Wednesday Feb 1st 1:30 - Afternoon Movie Matinee Showing “Groundhog Day” (City Square Comm Room)
Thursday Feb 2nd 2:00 - Heart Mosaic (Crosstown Dining)
Friday Feb 3rd 10:45 - Valentine Cards (City Square Comm Room)
Saturday Feb 4th 2:00 - Women’s Group: Valentine Heart Wreath Craft (Crosstown Dining)
Wednesday Feb 8th 1:30 - Target Outing
Saturday Feb 11th 1:30 - Afternoon Movie Matinee (City Square Comm Room)
Tuesday Feb 14th 3:00 - Valentine’s Day Pie Social (City Square Comm Room)
Wednesday Feb 15th 1:15 - The sewer Art Gallery Outing (sign up in Bluff Creek Wellness Center by Feb 8th)
Saturday Feb 18th 12:45 - “Steel Magnolias” play at Minnetonka High School ($15.00 cost) Sign up in Bluff Creek
Wellness enter by Feb 9th
Tuesday Feb 21st 3:15 - “Teaming Up For Teens” (City Square Comm Room)
Wednesday Feb 22nd 1:30 - Cub Food Outing
Thursday Feb 23rd 3:30 - Music Entertainment Lisa Murphy (The singing Cowgirl in the City Square comm Room)
Saturday Feb 25th 2:00 - Baking Group (City Square Comm Room)
Monday Feb 27th 11:30 - Perkins Lunch Outing (Sign up in Bluff Creek Wellness Center by Feb 24th)
Tenant Meeting
Thursday Feb 9th 2:00 pm
City Square
Community Room
Home Grocery Delivery with Coborns Delivers
Fresh Produce, Deli and Bakery + Frozen, Canned and Packaged Foods
+ Personal Care, Pet Care and Household Items
ORDER ONLINE OR BY TELEPHONE!
Cobornsdelivers.com or 763-971-4900
Stop in the Wellness Center for more Information
2017 Super Bowl 51
Sunday FEbruray 5th
WHO ARE YOU ROUTING FOR?
New England vs. Atlanta at NRG Stadium in Houston, 6:30 p.m. ET
(Fox): The final game of the NFL season should provide us with some
fireworks as we'll be getting the NFC's high-scoring team in Atlanta (33.8 points per game), going up against the
AFC's highest-scoring team in New England (27.6). This will be Patriots' ninth Super Bowl appearance, which will
break that all-time record they had previously held with the Cowboys, Broncos and Steelers. It is also their second
appearance in three years and their seventh under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom
Brady. As for the Falcons, they're slightly newer to this whole Super Bowl thing. The Falcons are making their second
appearance as a franchise and will have the chance to win their first Super Bowl, having lost in their only previous
Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII. The game against New England will mark just the second time in franchise history that the Falcons' have reached the Super Bowl (lost in 1998).
New England Patriots
New England had recorded at least 12 wins in every year of the 2010s decade, and the 2016 season would be no
different. Despite starting quarterback Tom Brady missing four games due to a suspension and the mid-season loss
of all-pro tight end Rob Gronkowski to injury, the Patriots still recorded an NFL-best 14–2 record, scoring 441 points
(third in the NFL) while allowing the fewest in the league (250).
With their advance to Super Bowl LI, the Patriots earned their NFL-record ninth Super Bowl appearance, as well as
their seventh in the last 16 years under Brady and coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots have also participated in both the
first and latest Super Bowls to be held at NRG Stadium; they won Super Bowl XXXVIII, held at the same stadium, over
the Carolina Panthers by a 32–29 score thirteen years earlier.
With his appearance in Super Bowl LI, Belichick will break the tie of six Super Bowls as a head coach that he currently
shares with Don Shula. It will also be his record tenth participation in a Super Bowl in any capacity which will overtake the mark of nine that he shares with Dan Reeves. This will also be Brady's seventh Super Bowl appearance, the
most appearances by a player at any position in Super Bowl history.
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons, under second-year head coach Dan Quinn, finished the 2016 season with an 11–5 record, earning them the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. It was a big reversal of declining fortunes for the team, who had missed
the playoffs in each of the last three years.
The Falcons were loaded with offensive firepower, leading the NFL in scoring with 540 points. Nine-year veteran
quarterback Matt Ryan earned his fourth career pro bowl selection, leading the league in passer rating. The Falcons
defensive line was led by defensive ends Adrian Clayborn, who had five sacks and a fumble recovery, and longtime
veteran Dwight Freeney, who was the NFL's 18th all time leader in sacks (122½). Behind them, linebacker Vic Beasley
was the team's only pro bowl selection on defense, leading the NFL in sacks with 15½ and also forcing six fumbles.
Rookie linebacker Deion Jones was also an impact player, leading the team in combined tackles (108) and interceptions (three). The Falcons secondary featured hard-hitting safety Keanu Neal, who had 106 tackles and forced five
fumbles. Safety Ricardo Allen added 90 tackles and two interceptions. But overall, the defense ranked just 27th in
the league in points allowed (406).
BRAIN BENDERS
January Newsletter Riddle Answers
Start by filling the three-gallon container. Dump those three gallons into the five-gallon container. Refill the three-gallon container and pour as
much of the contents as you can into the five-gallon container. That should leave one gallon of oil in the three-gallon container.
Silence
He works as a Justice of the Peace.
The convicted said the sentence would be six years in prison. If that statement were true, then the judge would have to give him four years in
prison – which would then make the statement false. In order for the statement to be false, the judge could only sentence him to four years in
prison, which would make the judge have to go back on his word. The convicted got to go free because it was the only way the judge could
stick to his word.
You can only put one nickel in. After you have put that nickel in, the piggy bank won’t be empty anymore.
There are seven total people in the family – the two parents, the four sisters and the one brother.
You need to take out five socks. There are four colors of socks, so if you take out five, you are sure to have two of the same color.
Their autobiography
You only have one cup – you took it away.
Queue (remove the last four letters – the pronunciation is the same)
Shopping Outings
Meal Time Reminder
*PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE WELLNESS CENTER*
Target: Wednesday Feb. 8th 1:30 pm
Cub Foods: Wednesday Feb 22nd 1:30 pm
Breakfast
7:30 - 9:00am
Lunch
11:30am - 1:00pm
Dinner
4:30 - 6:00pm
Contact Katie for an
appointment at
(651) 302 - 5644