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 April 6th
Easter Paint
and Pour 6pm
Melvin Riebkes
Music 2 pm
 April 14th
Easter Social
4pm
 April 19th
Hudson Road Music
2:30pm
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April 21st
Dan’s Band
2pm
April 24th
On-site hearing
9-11am
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April 25th
Blank Park Zoo
12:30pm
 April 27th
Gary Lee Ireland
2:45pm
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Spring has sprung at Parker Place!
 April 10th–
Pancake Social 4pm
April 11th
Butler County Foot
Clinic 8am
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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The Health Benefits of Water
Did you know that your body weight is approximately 60 percent water?
Your body uses water in all its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate
its temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Because your body
loses water through breathing, sweating, and digestion, it's important to
rehydrate by drinking fluids and eating foods that contain water. The
amount of water you need depends on a variety of factors, including the
climate you live in, how physically active you are, and whether you're experiencing an illness or have any other health problems.
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Water Protects Your Tissues, Spinal Cord, and Joints
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Water Helps Your Body Remove Waste
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Water Aids in Digestion
Water Prevents You From Becoming Dehydrated
We all need water to survive!
Join us every Monday, Friday at 9:00 a.m. and Tuesdays
at 10:15 a.m. for our exercise program with a personal
trainer. Everyone is invited to attend at no cost.
Look and feel great every day!!
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Parker Place post
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
April Fools’ Day is one of the most widely celebrated nonreligious holidays, although no
one seems to know how— or why—it actually started. Some people believe it began as a celebration of the coming of spring, while others think it was tied to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. History Many cultures celebrated the vernal equinox, the beginning of spring, at the end of March. In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria, which honored
Cybele, an Anatolian goddess, was celebrated around March 25 and included games, feasting,
and masquerades. It was considered a joyous time when joking and silliness were encouraged.
The beginning of the new Roman year on April 1 followed the celebration. Hindu culture also
celebrated April 1 as the start of the new year, with a correspondingly happy festival called Holi.
During Holi, people played jokes on each other and threw colorful dyes at one another. In Persian culture, a holiday known as Sizdahbedar, celebrated on the 13th day of the Zoroastrian
new year, typically coincides with April Fools’ Day. On this holiday, Iranians play pranks on one
another. Some historians have suggested that April Fools’ Day began in 1582, when France
switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as mandated by the Council of
Trent in 1563. Because communications in those days were uncertain, many people were slow
to get the news or didn’t recognize that the start of the new year had moved from the last week
in March through April 1 to January 1. Those who continued to celebrate the start of the new
year from the end of March through April 1 were subject to ridicule and became the butt of
jokes and hoaxes. One of the most popular forms of ridicule was sticking a paper fish to the
back of such a person and calling them an “April fish,” a young, easily caught fish, or a gullible
person.
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Christine's Cooking Corner
Soft & Chewy Butter Pecan Cookies
Ingredients:
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
2. Combine butter and sugars in a large bowl with a hand mixer until smooth.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.
4. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually
add flour mixture to the butter mixture.
5. Stir in pecans.
6. Cover and chill until firm.
7. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Drop dough by tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheet.
9. Bake
10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool before serving.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen
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SMILE PROGRAM
What is the Sm:)le program?
The Sm:)le program is a way for us to keep in contact with resident family members.
Sm:)le is personalized for your loved one. It shows what activities they have participated in,
upcoming activities, photos of your loved one and all the things they have participated in and
more. We also post our monthly newsletter and event notifications.
If you are interested in joining or learning more about this program please email Lexi!
* [email protected]
(Please note you must have e-mail to utilize this program)
We love having family and friends join our residents for lunch and supper!!! Meal
cost is $8 per person or $3 for seniors. RSVPs 24 hours in advance are appreciated!
Respite Care
Are you or loved one having surgery? Are you a caregiver and need a night to yourself?
Parker Place offers respite services! Stay in our respite apartment and receive all the care
our residents receive. Respite offers caregivers the R&R they deserve!
Contact Jacob Bates , at (319) 346-9771 or [email protected] to schedule your
respite stay.
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Volume 10, issue4
Mia, an aspiring actress,
and Sebastian, a dedicated
jazz musician, are struggling to make ends meet in
a city known for crushing
hopes and breaking hearts.
Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical
about everyday life explores
the joy and pain of pursuing
your dreams.
PG-13
Playing April 7th
When a successful New
York advertising executive
suffers a great tragedy he
retreats from life. While his
concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with
him, he seeks answers from
the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and
Death.
PG-13
Playing April 14th
A touching coming of
age story of sensitive, 16
yr. old Jamie Schwartz,
who is not the most popular kid at his all boys'
boarding school. Disconnected from students and
teachers, he believes he is
destined to play Holden
Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in
the Rye.
Playing April 21st
Set in the year 1997, David
Scott Ghantt thought being
an armored car driver would
be a dream come true. He
discovers that it's pretty boring stuff, and he often fantasizes about getting robbed.
Everything changes when he
meets Kelly Campbell
(Kristen Wiig), a new employee at his bank, Loomis
Fargo
PG-13
Playing April 28th
Resident Spotlight—Imogene Spree
Tea to your Health
According to a popular children's song, tea is a “drink with jam and bread.”
But in recently released study, nutritionist recommend you have an apple
rather than jam and bread with your tea. The Dutch research group found that
drinking tea and eating apples together, reduce your risk for a stroke.
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Parker Place post
Lexi wants to share with YOU…
If you're having a hectic day with too much to do, then science could have some good news
for you, with a new study finding that older adults with busy lifestyles show better cognitive function than their less busy peers.
The study, by the University of Texas at Dallas, looked at 330 healthy participants aged between 50
and 89 as part of the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, one of the most in-depth and comprehensive
studies of age-related brain function in healthy adults in the USA.
Participants were all surveyed about their daily lifestyle and underwent neuropsychological testing
to measure their cognitive performance.
The results showed that at all the ages participating a busy daily lifestyle was associated with improved working memory, reasoning, and vocabulary, and a superior processing speed of the brain.
There was also a particularly strong association between a busy lifestyle and an improved episodic
memory — the ability to remember specific events in the past.
The results were also seen regardless of the participants' education.
"Our findings offer encouragement to maintain active, busy lifestyles throughout
middle and late adulthood."
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/18/busy-brain_n_10022680.html– Reference
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Phone: 319-346-9771
Fax: 319-346-9975
Email: [email protected]
April Birthdays!
Connie H– Kitchen & RA
Vonikqua C– Resident Assistant
Rose N– Resident Assistant
Alice HolmApril 5th
Rebecca M– Resident Assistant
Courtney S– Resident Assistant
We Are Hiring! Stop in, meet our
manager & ask about joining our
team!
Darlene
Mulder-April
5th
We are looking for volunteers to help with activities, playing cards, or other games, entertainment,
companionship or bringing
us some new ideas!
Contact Lexi if you
would like to lend a helping hand!
Lexi Metz:
(319)-346-9771
We want to give a big THANKS to everyone who donates, contributes and makes
Parker Place feel like Home!