Beware the Ides of March
Forget Friday the 13th. Ignore ladders, black cats and broken mirrors.
Instead, think today of March 15, and beware!
It’s an ominous day in history — the ides of March, the day of
Julius Caesar’s back-stabbing assassination. And though that event
happened many centuries ago — 44 B.C., to be exact — the day has
taken on a superstitious aura, much like Friday the 13th. Its modernday memory is thanks to playwright William Shakespeare. In Act
1, Scene 2 of his “Julius Caesar,” Caesar asks a soothsayer what the
future will hold.
Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller
than all the music cry “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turn’d to hear.
Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March.
“Beware the ides of March” — and we’ve heeded those words ever
since. Before Caesar’s assassination, however, the term “ides” was
from the Latin word “idus,” a word used in the Roman calendar to
indicate the approximate day that was the middle of the month.
“Ides,” then, was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May,
July and October, and the 13th day in all of the other months. The
“ides of March” was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars, and a
military parade was usually held. Interestingly, the “ides of March”
was also a deadline for settling debts.
Joyce Kadziolka, BS, NHA
Executive Director/Nursing Home
Administrator
Lori Pollock
Business Office Manager
Stephen Liebscher
Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Rosemary Sauer, BS, RN
Director of Health Services/RN
Debra Judson CC,CEC
Food & Beverage Director
Tammy Guinyard
Social Services Coordinator
Bob Walter, CHE
Director of Maintenance
Carol Spears
Marketing & Sales Director
But the “ides of March” assumed a whole new identity after the events of 44 B.C., when Julius Caesar was
murdered by a group of conspirators led by Marcus Brutus. The day took on its new, portentous meaning.
Will today be that kind of a day?
“People come to believe a date is ‘bad’ or unlucky and focus on anything that goes wrong,” says Benjamin
Radford of LiveScience. In reality, bad things happen every day — we just notice them more on days of
heightened superstition, like the ides of March and Friday the 13th. For those who forsake superstition, the
day will go on as any other. Make that your priority this year. After all, it is 2013, and while you can avoid
black cats and broken mirrors, 2013 could be an “unlucky” number all the same.
Featured Community:
Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo
Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo consist of two assisted living
communities and one memory care residence nestled on a beautiful
campus. Each community is the ideal size, offering an intimate
atmosphere with a warm and comfortable feel throughout. Both
Savannah Courts provide assisted living services, while Savannah
Cottage is a secured memory care residence offering additional
support for those with dementia. Whether it is one of the Savannah
Courts or the Savannah Cottage residence, personalized service and
hospitality are the focus of all associates. Please visit our website at www.SavannahCourtOviedo.com.
March 2013
Letter From the Executive Director
Did you know one in 161 Americans is named Patrick? That’s almost two million people —
more than the entire population of Dublin, Ireland! This year, 110 million people will celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 by wearing green, making an Irish-inspired meal or
going out to celebrate. But who was the real St. Patrick, anyway?
St. Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat, and he was born in Scotland (not
Ireland) around 385 A.D. When he was 16, pirates captured him during a raid
and sold him as a slave in Ireland. During his captivity, he served as a shepherd,
dedicating himself to religion. After six years of slavery, he escaped and returned
home. As a result of his experiences in Ireland, Patrick became driven by the idea
of converting the Irish to Christianity. He preached in Ireland for the rest of his
life, founding more than 300 churches and baptizing over 120,000 people.
According to legend, Patrick used a three-leaf shamrock to illustrate the idea of
the Trinity. Many people believe the shamrock came to be the traditional symbol
of Ireland as a result. The legend of the shamrock is also connected with that of
the banishment of snakes. While it is true there are no snakes in Ireland, different
tales tell of St. Patrick standing on a hill, using a wooden staff to drive snakes into
the sea, and banishing them forever from the shores of Ireland.
One legend says that one snake resisted, but the saint overcame it by cunning.
He is said to have made a box and invited the reptile to enter. The snake insisted
the box was too small, and the discussion became very heated. Finally the snake
entered the box to prove he was right, whereupon St Patrick slammed the lid and
cast the box into the sea. It is said that St. Patrick died on March 17; hence, we
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on this date.
St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday in Ireland, similar to the celebrations of
Christmas and Easter. It first came to America in 1737 and was celebrated with
the very first St. Patrick’s Day parade — not in Ireland, but in Boston. Today, over
100 U.S. cities hold a parade every year. Some of the biggest are in Chicago, Ill.,
and Savannah, Ga. In fact, the city of Chicago goes so far as to dye their river
green. Green is affiliated with St. Patrick’s Day because it is the color of spring and
of shamrocks, and if you are caught not wearing green on this special day, you
are sure to be pinched!
Warm regards and plenty of luck,
Joyce Kadziolka
S e r v i c e s
Month at a Glance
March 5 — Birthday Party with Ginger
March 6 — Cove Outing (TBD)
March 9 — Shabbat Service
with the Landers
March 12 — Dave Capp on the Sax
March 13 — Jimmy B on the Accordion
March 13 — Outing to Olive Garden
March 15 — St. Patrick’s Day Party
March 19 — Tom Evans on the Guitar
March 20 — Bernie on the Keyboard
March 20 — Outing to Smokey Bones
March 21 — Andy Anderson Show
March 22 — Shabbat Luncheon and
Service with The Jewish Pavilion
March 25 — The Tommy Allison Show
March 27 — Outing to Bahama Breeze
March 28 — Resident Council Meeting
March 29 — Easter Egg Dyeing
March 31 — Easter Sunday
Birthdays
Alice P., 3rd
(Employee)
Sophie D., 5th
Joyce K., 11th
(Employee)
Ann R., 12th
Jennifer W., 12th
(Employee)
Carol S., 13th
(Employee)
Carol S., 14th
Lercita B., 15th
(Employee)
Joel M., 20th
(Employee)
Roselyn S., 22nd
Savannah Court of Maitland
1301 W. Maitland Boulevard • Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: 407-645-3990 • Fax: 407-645-3878 • Assisted Living Facility License #8447
Savannah Court of Maitland
S e r v i c e s
Sunday
Monday
3
Books, Magazines and Cards
Available in ALF TV Room Library
9:45 Sunday Stretch Exercise
10:30 World Travel Movie
1:00 Bingo
10
Daylight Saving
Time Begins
Books, Magazines and Cards
Available in ALF TV Room Library
9:45 Sunday Stretch Exercise
10:30 World Travel Movie
1:00 Bingo
St. Patrick’s Day
17
Books, Magazines and Cards
Available in ALF TV Room Library
9:45 Sunday Stretch Exercise
10:30 World Travel Movie
1:00 Bingo
Palm Sunday
24
Books, Magazines and Cards
Available in ALF TV Room Library
9:45 Sunday Stretch Exercise
10:30 World Travel Movie
1:00 Bingo
Easter
Tuesday
4
Fitness Club
Bingo
Big Crossword Puzzle
Happy Hour With
the Jewish Pavilion
6:30 Bingo
Wednesday
5
10:00
10:30
2:30
3:30
Fitness Club
11
Bingo
Lucky Strike Ball Game
Big Crossword Puzzle
Happy Hour With the
Jewish Pavilion
6:30 Bingo
18
Fitness Club
Bingo
Big Crossword Puzzle
Happy Hour With
the Jewish Pavilion
6:30 Bingo
10:00 Nondenominational 19
Chapel Service
10:45 News and Current Events
1:30 After Lunch Fitness Class
2:00 Walmart Shopping Trip
2:30 Tom Evans on the Guitar
6:30 Bingo
10:00
10:30
1:30
2:30
3:30
10:00
10:30
2:30
3:30
Passover Begins
at Sunset
10:00
10:00
10:30
1:30
2:30
3:30
Fitness Club
The Tommy Allison Show
Bingo
Lucky Strike Ball Game
Big Crossword Puzzle
Happy Hour With the
Jewish Pavilion
6:30 Bingo
31
Books, Magazines and Cards
Available in ALF TV Room Library
9:45 Sunday Stretch Exercise
10:30 World Travel Movie
1:00 Bingo
SLM-0010/Q-300/2
25
10:00 Nondenominational
Chapel Service
10:45 News and Current Events
1:30 After Lunch Fitness Class
2:00 Walmart Shopping Trip
2:30 Bob Glickaman Variety Show
2:30 Birthday Party With Ginger!
6:30 Bingo
10:00 Nondenominational
Chapel Service
10:45 News and Current Events
11:30 Resident Birthday Luncheon
1:30 After Lunch Fitness Class
1:30 ’Tech Team’ With Leigh in
Private Dining Room
2:00 Walmart Shopping Trip
2:30 Dave Capp on the Sax
6:30 Bingo
10:00 Nondenominational
Chapel Service
10:45 News and Current Events
1:30 After Lunch Fitness Class
1:30 ’Tech Team’ With Leigh
in Private Dining Room
2:00 Walmart Shopping Trip
6:30 Bingo
March 2013
12
26
Thursday
6
9:30 Catholic Communion
10:00 Exercise Class
11:00 Bible Study With Judy
(Savannah Court Living Room)
1:30 Arts and Crafts
3:00 Bingo
6:30 Bingo
13
9:30 Catholic Communion
10:00 Exercise Class
11:00 Bible Study With Judy
(Savannah Court Living Room)
2:30 Jimmy B. on the Accordion
3:00 Bingo
6:30 Bingo
First Day of Spring
20
10:00 Catholic Mass
11:00 Bible Study With Judy
(Savannah Court Living Room)
2:00 Arts and Crafts
3:00 Bingo
3:30 Bernie on the Keyboard
6:30 Bingo
9:30 Catholic Communion
10:00 Fitness Club
11:00 Bible Study With Judy
(Savannah Court
Living Room)
3:00 Bingo
6:30 Bingo
27
Friday
Saturday
10:00
10:00
10:30
1:30
3:00
6:45
Exercise Class
1
Holy Rosary (Catholic)
Trivia, Anyone?
Nail Painting
Bingo
Bingo
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:30
6:30
7
Exercise Class
Balloon Swat Challenge
Bingo
Trivia Time
Movie Night in the
Court TV Room
10:00
10:30
1:30
3:00
6:45
Exercise Class
Trivia, Anyone?
Nail Painting
Bingo
Bingo
10:30
1:00
2:00
3:30
6:30
14
Exercise Class
Balloon Swat Challenge
Bingo
Trivia Time
Movie Night in the
Court TV Room
10:00
10:30
1:30
3:00
6:45
Exercise Class
Trivia, Anyone?
Nail Painting
St. Patrick’s Day Party
Bingo
10:00 The Andy
Anderson Show
10:30 Exercise Class
1:00 Balloon Swat Challenge
2:00 Bingo
3:30 Trivia Time
6:30 Movie Night in the
Court TV Room
21
10:05 Resident Council
Meeting
10:30 Exercise Class
1:00 Balloon Swat Challenge
2:00 Bingo
3:30 Trivia Time
6:30 Movie Night in the
Court TV Room
28
8
15
10:00 Exercise Class
10:30 Trivia, Anyone?
11:30 Shabbat Service and
Luncheon With the
Jewish Pavilion
1:30 Nail Painting
3:00 Bingo
6:45 Bingo
22
Good Friday
29
10:00
10:30
2:00
6:45
Exercise Class
Trivia, Anyone?
Easter Egg Dyeing
Bingo
2
9:30
10:00
11:00
2:30
Catch Up on the News
Book Club
Arts and Crafts
Bingo
9:30 Catch Up on the News 9
10:00 Book Club
10:30 Shabbat Service With
the Jewish Pavilion
11:00 Arts and Crafts
2:30 Bingo
9:30
10:00
11:00
11:00
2:30
16
Catch Up on the News
Book Club
Pet Pals
Arts and Crafts
Bingo
23
9:30
10:00
11:00
2:30
Catch Up on the News
Book Club
Arts and Crafts
Bingo
30
9:30
10:00
11:00
2:30
Catch Up on the News
Book Club
Arts and Crafts
Bingo
Beware the Ides of March
Forget Friday the 13th. Ignore ladders, black cats and broken mirrors.
Instead, think today of March 15, and beware!
It’s an ominous day in history — the ides of March, the day of
Julius Caesar’s back-stabbing assassination. And though that event
happened many centuries ago — 44 B.C., to be exact — the day has
taken on a superstitious aura, much like Friday the 13th. Its modernday memory is thanks to playwright William Shakespeare. In Act
1, Scene 2 of his “Julius Caesar,” Caesar asks a soothsayer what the
future will hold.
Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller
than all the music cry “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turn’d to hear.
Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March.
“Beware the ides of March” — and we’ve heeded those words ever
since. Before Caesar’s assassination, however, the term “ides” was
from the Latin word “idus,” a word used in the Roman calendar to
indicate the approximate day that was the middle of the month.
“Ides,” then, was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May,
July and October, and the 13th day in all of the other months. The
“ides of March” was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars, and a
military parade was usually held. Interestingly, the “ides of March”
was also a deadline for settling debts.
Joyce Kadziolka, BS, NHA
Executive Director/Nursing Home
Administrator
Lori Pollock
Business Office Manager
Stephen Liebscher
Marketing & Sales Coordinator
Rosemary Sauer, BS, RN
Director of Health Services/RN
Debra Judson CC,CEC
Food & Beverage Director
Tammy Guinyard
Social Services Coordinator
Bob Walter, CHE
Director of Maintenance
Carol Spears
Marketing & Sales Director
But the “ides of March” assumed a whole new identity after the events of 44 B.C., when Julius Caesar was
murdered by a group of conspirators led by Marcus Brutus. The day took on its new, portentous meaning.
Will today be that kind of a day?
“People come to believe a date is ‘bad’ or unlucky and focus on anything that goes wrong,” says Benjamin
Radford of LiveScience. In reality, bad things happen every day — we just notice them more on days of
heightened superstition, like the ides of March and Friday the 13th. For those who forsake superstition, the
day will go on as any other. Make that your priority this year. After all, it is 2013, and while you can avoid
black cats and broken mirrors, 2013 could be an “unlucky” number all the same.
Featured Community:
Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo
Savannah Court and Cottage of Oviedo consist of two assisted living
communities and one memory care residence nestled on a beautiful
campus. Each community is the ideal size, offering an intimate
atmosphere with a warm and comfortable feel throughout. Both
Savannah Courts provide assisted living services, while Savannah
Cottage is a secured memory care residence offering additional
support for those with dementia. Whether it is one of the Savannah
Courts or the Savannah Cottage residence, personalized service and
hospitality are the focus of all associates. Please visit our website at www.SavannahCourtOviedo.com.
March 2013
Letter From the Executive Director
Did you know one in 161 Americans is named Patrick? That’s almost two million people —
more than the entire population of Dublin, Ireland! This year, 110 million people will celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 by wearing green, making an Irish-inspired meal or
going out to celebrate. But who was the real St. Patrick, anyway?
St. Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat, and he was born in Scotland (not
Ireland) around 385 A.D. When he was 16, pirates captured him during a raid
and sold him as a slave in Ireland. During his captivity, he served as a shepherd,
dedicating himself to religion. After six years of slavery, he escaped and returned
home. As a result of his experiences in Ireland, Patrick became driven by the idea
of converting the Irish to Christianity. He preached in Ireland for the rest of his
life, founding more than 300 churches and baptizing over 120,000 people.
According to legend, Patrick used a three-leaf shamrock to illustrate the idea of
the Trinity. Many people believe the shamrock came to be the traditional symbol
of Ireland as a result. The legend of the shamrock is also connected with that of
the banishment of snakes. While it is true there are no snakes in Ireland, different
tales tell of St. Patrick standing on a hill, using a wooden staff to drive snakes into
the sea, and banishing them forever from the shores of Ireland.
One legend says that one snake resisted, but the saint overcame it by cunning.
He is said to have made a box and invited the reptile to enter. The snake insisted
the box was too small, and the discussion became very heated. Finally the snake
entered the box to prove he was right, whereupon St Patrick slammed the lid and
cast the box into the sea. It is said that St. Patrick died on March 17; hence, we
celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on this date.
St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday in Ireland, similar to the celebrations of
Christmas and Easter. It first came to America in 1737 and was celebrated with
the very first St. Patrick’s Day parade — not in Ireland, but in Boston. Today, over
100 U.S. cities hold a parade every year. Some of the biggest are in Chicago, Ill.,
and Savannah, Ga. In fact, the city of Chicago goes so far as to dye their river
green. Green is affiliated with St. Patrick’s Day because it is the color of spring and
of shamrocks, and if you are caught not wearing green on this special day, you
are sure to be pinched!
Warm regards and plenty of luck,
Joyce Kadziolka
S e r v i c e s
Month at a Glance
March 5 — Birthday Party with Ginger
March 6 — Cove Outing (TBD)
March 9 — Shabbat Service
with the Landers
March 12 — Dave Capp on the Sax
March 13 — Jimmy B on the Accordion
March 13 — Outing to Olive Garden
March 15 — St. Patrick’s Day Party
March 19 — Tom Evans on the Guitar
March 20 — Bernie on the Keyboard
March 20 — Outing to Smokey Bones
March 21 — Andy Anderson Show
March 22 — Shabbat Luncheon and
Service with The Jewish Pavilion
March 25 — The Tommy Allison Show
March 27 — Outing to Bahama Breeze
March 28 — Resident Council Meeting
March 29 — Easter Egg Dyeing
March 31 — Easter Sunday
Birthdays
Alice P., 3rd
(Employee)
Sophie D., 5th
Joyce K., 11th
(Employee)
Ann R., 12th
Jennifer W., 12th
(Employee)
Carol S., 13th
(Employee)
Carol S., 14th
Lercita B., 15th
(Employee)
Joel M., 20th
(Employee)
Roselyn S., 22nd
Savannah Court of Maitland
1301 W. Maitland Boulevard • Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: 407-645-3990 • Fax: 407-645-3878 • Assisted Living Facility License #8447