The Masonic Home Of Florida
New Horizons
3201 1st Street N.E., St. Petersburg, Florida 33704 (727) 822-3499
OUR NEW WEBSITE: www.masonichomefl.com / Toll Free #866-868-6749
JANUARY SPECIAL DAYS…
Plan To Join Us!
1 NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL MENU
2 MEXICAN TRAIN WITH JOAN
4 JANUARY BIRTHDAY PARTY W/ICE CREAM
5 NEW RELEASE MOVIE
6 RUMMIKUB
7
SONGBIRDS REHEARSAL
8
BAND CONCERT
10 NORTHEAST PLAZA TRIP
12 WENDY DELONG PIANO SHOW
13 LUCKY FRIDAY THE 13TH BIG BINGO
15 CATHOLIC COMMUNION
19 CHINESE CHECKERS
21 J.F. SWARTSEL LODGE FISH FRY / OES VISITS
22 WELCOME AMARANTH / WASHBOARD BAND
23 MANICURES
From ancient times, this has been the noisiest of nights. In Egypt,
for instance, the year began with the annual flooding of the Nile, which
coincided with the rising of the star Sirius. In China, the forces of light,
the Yang, annually routed the forces of darkness, the Yin, when on New
Year’s Eve, people gathered to crash cymbals and explode firecrackers.
In Babylon, statues of the gods were paraded through the city streets,
and rites were enacted to symbolize their victory over the forces of
chaos. Through these rituals the Babylonians believed the world was
symbolically cleansed and recreated by the gods. In ancient Rome, Julius
Caesar instituted January 1 as the first day of the year, to honor the
month’s namesake: Janus, the Roman god of change and beginnings. His
two faces allowed him to look back into the past and forward into the
future. For early European farmers, the spirits who destroyed crops with
disease were banished on the eve of the new year with great wailing of
horns and beating of drums. In America, it was the 17th century Dutch,
in their New Amsterdam settlement, who originated our modern New
Year’s Eve celebration - though the American Indians may have set them
a riotous example and paved the way. Long before settlers arrived in
the New World, festivities were observed by the Iroquois Indians,
pegged to the ripening of the corn crop. Gathering up clothes,
furnishings, and wooden utensils, along with uneaten corn and other
grains, the Indians tossed these possessions of the previous year into a
great bonfire, signifying the start of a new year and life. American
colonists, on New Year’s Eve in 1773, festivities in New York City were
so riotous that two months later, the legislature outlawed firecrackers,
homemade bombs, and the firing of personal shotguns to
commemorate all future starts of the new year! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Lisa Tsotsos - Administrator
Nora Pearson - Director of Nursing
24 I DOUBT IT GAME
Marge Colravy - Food Services Director
26 SHUT THE BOX GAME (NEW)
Diana Butler - Social Services Director
27 “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” WITH LISA
30 JANIS HAGERDON SINGS IN BOARD ROOM
31 PICK-A-BOX TRIVIA GAME
Sheryl McKesson - Activities Director
Tanya Miller - Director of Housekeeping
Mary Inglima - Director of Human Resources
Bob Robertson - Facilities Director
Wanda Odom - Admissions Director
Dr. David Hobbs - Medical Director
1/5
1/12
1/16
1/20
1/22
1/26
1/31
1/4 Tammy Clawson
Edna Pierce
Jerry Lance
Jerry Buzik
Barbara Shemela
Willie Reiker
Nancy De La Cruz
Alice Lanier
Clyde Kerce
MENU: January 1st, Noon
Zuppa Soup
Tossed Salad
Three Bean Salad
Carved Ham
Linguine With Clam &
Shrimp Sauce
Collard Greens
Black-eyed Peas
Scalloped Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Assorted Breads
Chocolate Layer Cake
The next meeting for Residential
Center will be Thursday,
Jan. 19th at 2:00 p.m. in
the Chapel; and the next
Meeting for the Nursing Center
will be Mon., January 30th at
10:45 a.m. in the N.C. 1 Lobby.
Residents are encouraged to attend
these very informative meetings!
1/2 Deja White - Dietary
1/8 Emmanuel Green - Dietary
1/11 Jaymesha Davis - Nursing
1/15 Petra Richardson - Nursing
1/25 Hazel McCrimmon-Woolard - Nursing
1/28 Rick Catlett - Maintenance
1/8 Diana McClelland - Nursing -10 Years
1/14 Loretta Robinson - Hskpg. - 2 Years
1/20 Linda Watson - Nursing - 1 Year
1/20 Deja White - Dietary - 5 Years
1/23 David Powell - Dietary - 15 Years
1/31 Carol Taylor - Nursing - 6 Years
(Note: Dates are from the last time hired, so some staff
left from The Masonic Home and then came back, so
their actual total years here, are not listed above.)
ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both
ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY
PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye.
COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes
hours. DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in
conversation. MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like
flies better. RAISIN: A grape with a sunburn.
SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time.
TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices
of today. YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed.
WRINKLES: Something other people have. Bob Elston
To the following couple:
BILL & MARY UNRUE
1/6/00 (17 Years!)
NAT’L MENTORING MONTH
CANCER PREVENTION MONTH
NATIONAL HOBBY MONTH
HUMAN RESOURCES MONTH
COLORS: Black & Dark Blue
BIRTHSTONE: Garnet
FLOWER: Carnation
1/1
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2017!
128th Tournament of Roses Parade
Ellis Island Opened, 1892 - 125th Anniversary
1/2
Happy Mew Year For Cats
1/3
Roosevelt’s March of Dimes - 1938
1/4
First Pop Music Chart, 1935
National Trivia Day
1/5
15th Annual National Bird Day
1/6
Sherlock Holmes Created, 1887
Epiphany or Three Kings Day
1/6-2/28 Christian - Carnival Season
1/7
I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day!
1/8
Elvis Born, 1935
1/9
Nat’l College Football Championship Game
National Clean Off Your Desk Day
Organize Your Home Day
1/10 National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
1/11 First Discotheque, 1963
International Thank You Day… Say Thanks!
1/12 Full Moon, “Wolf or Yule Moon”
Batman Premiered, 1966
1/13 Frisbee Invented, 1957 / Friday The 13th
Make Dreams Come True Day
1/15 World Religion Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Born, 1929
1/16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - National Holiday
Religious Freedom Day
1/17 Ben Franklin Born, 1706
First Popeye In Comics, 1929
1/19 Tin Can Patented, 1825
1/20 U.S. Inauguration Day, Noon, 45th President
National Hat Day - Wear Your Favorite
1/23 Tupperware Invented, 1946
1/24 First Canned Beer Sold, 1935
National Compliment Day - Give Them Out!
1/25 First Emmy Awards, 1949
1/26 National Clothes Clashing Day
1/27 Fun At Work Day
1/29 NFL Football Pro Bowl - Orlando
1st Social Security Check, 1935
1/31 Inspire Your Heart With The Arts Day
11/8/16 Rex Cain, Eola Lodge
No. 207, was born in Alabama.
He has one brother, Ken who still
resides there. He also has two
nephews and is a Godfather to one
child. His family moved to
Orlando in 1954 . He graduated High School
and went into the Air Force from 1968-1972.
Rex received his Doctorate in Education from
the University of Central Florida. He worked
at the Primrose Center in Orlando for 9 1/2
years as a Job Coach and advocate for people
with developmental disabilities. Rex worked
for the Orlando Correctional Facility for 18
years teaching General Education and
employment skills for GED students. He has
done some traveling to South Dakota and
Minnesota visiting his Nephews and was in
Puerto Rico during the military. Rex was a
Member of O.E.S., Shrine, York & Scottish
Rite, is a Past Master of his Lodge, in 2005,
and was
involved in his Episcopal church.
He retired in 2008 and resided in the Audubon Park area of Orlando before coming to
the Masonic Home. Welcome, Rex to Room
#202S!
12/8/16 James & Rebecca Bradford,
Winter Haven Lodge No. 186, are from
Morgantown, WV, and moved to Winter
Haven in 1955. They met at a dance in PA.
Jim served in the Korean War in the front
lines, and became Sgt., 1st Class after 4 years.
He was Asst. VP Senior Collection Officer at
1st Federal Savings Bank, and then served an
additional 15 years for Polk Tax Collector’s
Office. He became a Mason in `1969, serving
as Master, D.D.G.M., York Rite Officer, and
Scottish Rite, and receiving his 33rd Degree.
They had two daughters, Elizabeth and Ellen,
and also have 2 grandchildren and 2 greatgrands! Rebecca worked at Winter Haven
Hospital in Patient Services for 32 years. Her
hobbies and interests include long stitch embroidering, needlepoint, gardening flowers,
O.E.S. Member, traveling on family vacations,
cooking and baking, theater productions,
music, and reading mystery novels. His
interests are reading, being a Gators football
fan, and basketball. Welcome, Jim & Rebecca,
to Room #131AB!
Absolutely nothing goes out of the house
(i.e., don’t take out the trash). If something
must be removed, replace it by bringing an
item into the house.
To fail to kiss a significant other at the stroke
of midnight is setting the stage for a year of
coldness.
Stock up on food and put money in
everyone’s wallet in the home to
guarantee prosperity.
The new year should not begin in debt.
Checks should be written and mailed prior
to January 1.
The first person to enter the home after the
stroke of midnight will affect the luck people
have the next year. Ideally, he should be tall,
dark, and handsome.
Do not do laundry on New Year’s Day for
fear that a member of the family will be
“washed away” (die) in the upcoming
months. Babies born on January 1 will
always have good luck.
Eating black-eyed peas and greens, brings
good luck and financial prosperity. You are to
eat the peas with greens for prosperity. The
peas represent good luck and the greens
represent money.
Which way the wind blows, there isn’t a lot
we can do about the weather, but superstition
holds that if the wind is out of the South there
will be prosperous times ahead. The wind out
of the East means famine and calamities and
out of the North means a bad year for
weather. The West means plenty of milk and
fish. Calm winds means a prosperous and
joyful year for all.
It is said that one should avoid breaking
things or crying and wailing on the first day
of the year, if you don't want to continue the
pattern for the entire year.
12/13/16
THOMAS “TOM” GODBOLD
Doric Lodge No. 140
Bill & Barbara Shemela
came to The Masonic
Home, April 22, 2015, and are
Sponsored by Hillsborough
Lodge No. 25. They reside in
Rooms 369E/234A. Bill’s
birthday is September 30th,
and Barbara’s birthday is this month, January 16th! Bill and
Barb grew up together in the same neighborhood of
Atlantic City, N.J. They were married on December 26, 1959
(57 YEARS!) They had two children: William Jr., who lives in
Treasure Island, Florida, and Kenneth who is now deceased.
Bill graduated from Drexel Institute of Technology and
worked in the computer field starting in the 1950’s. He
worked for the Atlantic City Electric Company for 13 years
and then GTE for 21 years as a Network Planner/Systems
Analyst. He was in the Army Reserves. He will be a 60 year
Mason this year and was the youngest Worshipful Master of
his Lodge in 1965. He volunteered for AARP teaching the
Safe Driving Course for 25 years, and also volunteered at
the Mobile Home Park where he lived doing computer work
and making flyers. After his retirement in 1991, he worked
part-time for a Travel Agency which enabled them to travel
extensively. His hobbies were watching Ice Hockey games,
dancing, and he loved using the computer. Barb owned and
operated a Day Care and taught Ceramic Classes out of her
house. While they lived in Texas she worked at a Senior
Citizen Center doing crafts and ceramics. She has always
liked knitting, crocheting, cross stitch and ceramics. She
enjoys listening to music and could also play the piano and
the organ. Bill and Barb were busy volunteering for the Cub/
Boy Scouts while their boys were younger, and were very
involved in their church. They had a second home in
Brevard, N.C. that they also enjoyed. Bill and Barb now
spend their time going to music programs, Chapel Services,
playing many games like Bingo and Po-Ke-No, and also enjoy
going to Ice Cream Socials. Barb said the secret to their long
lasting marriage was, “We always loved each other and
worked through ups and downs together.” They are happy
to be here at the Masonic Home and are glad they can still
enjoy happy days together. Well, we are all lucky to have
such a loving and caring couple among us! Happy Anniversary Bill and Barb, and we wish for you, all great things in
this New Year!