Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for Today…and for Tomorrow”
July 2016 • Issue 7
Management
Staff
“Along the river’s summer walk,
Annie Kaiser
Administrator
Beth Pavlak
The withered tufts of asters nod;
Resident Services Coordinator
Nancy VanWoerkom
Life Enrichment Coordinator
And trembles on its arid stalk
Chef Dee Tyler-Stevens
Food Service Manager
Jack Boersen
The hoar plum of the golden-rod.”
Maintenance Supervisor
Debra Kiley
Housekeeping Supervisor
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Linda VanderKooi
Office Manager
4482 Port Sheldon Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426 • Phone: 616-662-8191 • Fax: 616-662-1696
Email: [email protected]
JULY
SPECIAL EVENTS
TERRACE
SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, July 1
Therapy Dogs Visit .........................................10:00am
Wednesday, July 6
Music with Paul and Marilyn............................2:30pm
Friday, July 8
Hymn Sing with Mary McAlary .......................2:30pm
Tuesday, July 12
Beltone Hearing Clinic .....................................9:15am
Tuesday, July 19
Classic Car Show...................................5:30 – 7:00pm
Wednesday, July 20
Birthday Party with Carol Folkert.....................2:30pm
Make cards with Lori and Cathy.......................6:30pm
Thursday, July 21
Bob Hill..........................................................10:00am
Music with Fred Walker....................................2:30pm
Thursday, July 28
Resident Council ..............................................1:30pm
Friday, July 1
Therapy Dogs Visit .........................................10:00am
Wednesday, July 6
Music with Paul and Marilyn............................2:30pm
Friday, July 8
Hymn Sing with Mary McAlary .......................2:30pm
Monday, July 11
Music with Carol Folkert ................................10:00am
Tuesday, July 12
Beltone Hearing Clinic .....................................9:15am
Monday, July 18
Music with Carol Folkert .....................................10:00
Tuesday, July 19
Classic Car Show...................................5:30 – 7:00pm
Wednesday, July 20
Birthday Party with Carol Folkert....................2:30pm
Thursday, July 21
Music with Fred Walker....................................2:30pm
Monday, July 25
Music with Bob Hill .......................................10:00am
News From The Kitchen
With Deepest Sympathies...
Hello, there are major changes in the
menu this summer. I have heard the comments and concerns about the supper
meal. We will be serving smaller portioned
meals instead of the soup and sandwich
type of meal. I welcome your input on
these changes as we explore different
types of meals.
Just a reminder, please give the culinary
staff a 24 hour courtesy notice when a
loved one is going to dine with you, this
ensures appropriate seating and service
when dining.
Thank you,
Chef Dee
Our thoughts and prayers are extended to
the family and friends of Hazel W.,
Syne B., Dan B., and Marge V.
Thank you for sharing their lives with us.
Gloria F.
Amber L.
Joan K.
Norma M.
July 3
July 6
July 17
July 24
Welcome to...
Welcome to our new friends!
Sharon V.
A-10
Johanna G.
C-14
Chris and Janet V.
H-13
Evelyn Z.
H-10
Maggie S.
H-12
We are excited to get to know you!
Happy
Independence
Day!
Bob P.
Bob P. was born in Grand Rapids,
MI on June 11, 1940. His parents were
both of Dutch descent. His father was
born in the Netherlands, immigrating
to Canada and then to the USA. Bob is
the youngest of five children, with two
brothers and two sisters.
Bob and his wife Kay met in high
school and were married in 1961.They
are the proud parents of three great kids
and have six wonderful grandchildren.
Bob spent the majority of his working years as an industrial salesman,
traveling to many states. His wife Kay
worked part-time as an RN at “Butterworth” Hospital, making for a juggling
act of schedules.
Bob was always in love with cars. He
owned many classic cars, and he and
Kay went on many trips with friends to
car shows and conventions. He won
many trophies with his beautiful cars.
Bob was also very involved in high
school sports, spending more than fifty
years as a football and track official. He
was also a Little League baseball umpire.
Bob moved to Sheldon Meadows in
March 0f 2016. He especially enjoys
being outside and soaking up the sunshine.
Thank you Bob, for sharing a part of
your life with us.
Ethel, Elsie, and Jo color together
after supper
Fran thanks a member of the
Coopersville Old Kids Choir for
their performance
Anna and daughter Judy enjoy sitting
outside at the family BBQ
Lorraine and Gert color for
relaxation and fun!
Jessica Waite’s violin students
played for us
Forest Grove students had fun outside waiting for their turn to perform!
Joan and Mary learn about the edible
pods and vegetables in the arboretum
Thank you Ray, Norma, and Joan for
planting the zinnias
The students handed out flags
Thank you Forest Grove Elementary
for sharing your Memorial Day
program with us!
Elvinah and Mary enjoy the muscian
topiaries at Meijer Gardens
Staff Anniversary
Thank you for all you do!!
Deb P. ....................................13 years
Rachel S. ...............................12 years
Stephanie P. ............................12 years
Linda V. ...................................7 years
Brad G. ....................................4 years
Steve H. ...................................2 years
Helen S. ...................................2 years
Linda V. ...................................2 years
Cara B. ......................................1 year
Hona V......................................1 year
Olivia R.....................................1 year
Brittany D.
Hi, my name is Brittany D. I was
born in Grand Rapids and have lived in
Hudsonville my whole life so far. I started working at Sheldon Meadows in September 2014. This has been one of the
best jobs for me!
I currently study nursing at Grand
Rapids Community College. I
haven’t really decided what
type of nursing I would like to do after
I graduate. I would love to do travel
nursing or even volunteer in some developing countries.
Some of my favorite hobbies are running, hiking, reading, horseback riding,
traveling, and going to the beach.
Thank you, Brittany, for all
you do!
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The Story of the Fourth of July
The Declaration of Independence
We celebrate American Independence Day
on the Fourth of July every year. We think of
July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the
United States of America as an independent nation.
But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the
Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).
It wasn’t the day we started the American
Revolution either (that had happened back in
April 1775).
And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson
wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date
on which the Declaration was delivered to Great
Britain (that didn't happen until November
1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).
So what did happen on July 4, 1776?
The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence
on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for
a couple of days after the draft was submitted on
July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and
changes.
July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence,
and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed
in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also
the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new
nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the
date they remembered.
In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day
on September 17th of each year, the anniversary
of the date the Constitution was signed, not the
anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d
followed this same approach for the Declaration
of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the
day the Declaration of Independence was
signed!
How did the Fourth of July
become a national holiday?
For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it
much on any date. It was too new and too much
else was happening in the young nation. By the
1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the
Declaration had become controversial. One
party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired
Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other
party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration
was too French and too anti-British, which went
against their current policies.
By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter
that America seemed uninterested in its past.
But that would soon change.
After the War of 1812, the Federalist party
began to come apart and the new parties of the
1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4,
1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may
even have helped to promote the idea of July 4
as an important date to be celebrated.
Celebrations of the Fourth of July became
more common as the years went on and in
1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July
4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including
Christmas. Further legislation about national
holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939
and 1941.
Did You Know?
• Babe Ruth once devoured a dozen hot dogs and eight bottles
of soda between games of a doubleheader.
• Americans put away 7 billion hot dogs during peak season
(between Memorial Day and Labor Day).
• 10 percent of annual retail hot dog sales occur during July, also
known as National Hot Dog Month.
• In 2008, Los Angeles and New York spent more on hot dogs than
any other cities in the United States ($90,473,016 and $108,250,224,
respectively).
• A regular hot dog has 250 calories, including the bun (but not ketchup, mustard,
relish, sauerkraut or any other common toppings).
• Peanuts aren’t really nuts at all—they’re actually part of
the legume family. That means they’re more closely
related to peas and lentils than cashews and pecans.
• Peanut butter was invented in 1890 by a St. Louis doctor,
who prescribed it for patients with digestive problems.
• Americans eat more than 600 million pounds of peanuts
and about 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year,
according to the National Peanut Board.
• Some Major League parks now designate special “peanut-free”
games to accommodate fans with severe peanut allergies, who
may have reactions to peanut dust in the air.
• March is National Peanut Month.
• In 2009, Boston’s Fenway Park sold roughly 1,000 bags of Cracker Jack
per game.
• During World War II, the Cracker Jack company produced thousands
of non-perishable, ready-to-eat meals known as K-rations that troops
could easily carry and store. High-calorie foods were crammed into wax
paper containers about the size of a regular Cracker Jack box.
• The first Cracker Jack box with a “toy surprise” inside appeared in 1912.
Since then, more than 23 billion trinkets, cards and other prizes have
been given out.
• Some vintage Cracker Jack prizes are valued at more than $7,000.
• July 5 is Cracker Jack day.
Sheldon Meadows Living Center
4482 Port Sheldon Street
Hudsonville, MI 49426
Heritage Senior Communities
“Your Home for today…and for Tomorrow”
Classic Car Show
Tuesday, July 19
5:30 – 7:00pm
Join us for burgers with all the fixings and ice cream.
Vote for your favorite car.
Trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Sock Hop Music Provided by Gary Gunnink