WEST VIEW NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
THE VIEW POINT
Hello Everyone,
July 1, 2016
Welcome to our July edition of The View Point. We are now officially into our summer season and the weather has been beautiful. As I write this letter, we are approaching our first cookout
and concert. Reggie Centracchio and his band are great friends
of West View and their music is just what the doctor ordered.
This month we celebrate a very special birthday. A commeration
of our country’s birth on the 4th of July. How lucky are we that
our founding fathers (and mothers) were so courageous and brilliant to create such a great country.
Our weekly bus rides will begin regularly every Wednesday and I
hope you take advantage of at least one and enjoy the trip.
We are continuing our wine & cheese events, they seem to be well
received, please stop by and enjoy.
Our July calendar is looking very good with events and activities
that will appeal to everyone.
Congratulations to our June Whatever It Takes Winner Sandy
Kenyon. While Sandy is a previous winner, she was nominated
over and over again for her commitment to West View and our residents. Thank you Sandy!
We are waiting news of a new baby. Pam Masciarotte, our Social Service Director, is awaiting the birth of her second child any time now
with husband Matt. We will keep you informed!
Please enjoy the month, I look forward to seeing each of you around
our home.
Happy 4th!
Best Wishes,
Hugh Hall
“The days are longer and we can enjoy the outside more along with
all the fresh fruit and vegetables that are plentiful.”
A Tasty Twist on the Classic BLT
Summer Concert & Family Night Cookout
Avocado BLT
Wednesday, July 13th at 6:00pm
LuAnn Dutra
Avacado BLT with Fresh Mozzarella can be made ahead and wrapped up for
lunch or a picnic. Dress it up with cheese, onion, avocado and salad greens.
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8 slices (1/2 –inch or about 1/2 ounce) roasted garlic bread or other favorite bread.
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2 Tble butter, softened
8 slices cooked thick bacon
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1 cup mixed salad greens
8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut
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Red onion slices, optional
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1 large tomato, sliced
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Salt and pepper to taste
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1/4 cup cilantro leaves, optional
into 1/4 inch slices
1 large ripe avocado, halved, pitted
and sliced
Have ready a panini maker, a George Foreman-type grill or a skillet. For each
sandwich, butter one side of each slice of bread. Build your sandwich
starting with one slice of the bread, butter side down. Place a layer of salad
greens; red onion slices, if using; tomato slices; 2 slices cooked bacon; 2 slices mozzarella and several slices of avocado with salt and pepper to taste and
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves. Top with another slice of bread, butter side up.
Place in the panini maker or grill and follow manufacturer’s instructions for
cooking. Or place in the skillet and cook until golden brown on one side;
turn over and cook other side.
Congratulations!
Sandy Kenyon
June’s Whatever It Takes Award Winner!
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
INDEPENDENCE DAY
JULY 4th
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives,
our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
-Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. On July 2nd, the members voted for independence passing a resolution that “these United Colonies
are, and of right ought to be free and independent States. “It took the delegates two
days to agree on a formal document announcing their actions. The Continental Congress
President John Hancock, and Secretary, Charles
Thompson, signed the rough draft that day.
The official signing of the Declaration of Independence took place on August 2, 1776 by the
55 other delegates.
Well, here we are in the midst of summer. A time in which we leave our
busy winter schedules. A time when the momentum of our life is interrupted, and a time for relaxation.
Summer is a time to give thanks for, using the words of Carl Sandber, “For
the laughter of children who tumble barefooted and bareheaded in the
summer grass.” Summer delivers us from too much seriousness.
Summer is also a time of stories. A time to read stories, to discover new
stories. Loren Eisley, the biologist, tells the summer story of the star
thrower. The star thrower is a man who walks the beach and carefully
throws any starfish he sees washed up on the shore back into the ocean.
Asked one day, “why do you do that? There are so many beaches and so
many starfish washed up on the shores of the world! What difference does
it make that you threw that starfish back in to the water? The star thrower replies, It makes all the difference in the world to that star fish!”
And so it is in our lives. Sometimes we think, what difference can I make
when there are so many needy people and only one of me. It’s impossible for one person to do it all, but if we can make a difference in just one
person’s life by a smile, kind word, etc., we would have made a difference, a difference in the world of that one person.
Let’s not forget July 4th is more that just a holiday with family cookouts,
it’s our country’s birthday and the anniversary of the adoption of the
Declaration of Independence.
Happy July! Happy Birthday America!
Chaplain Ann
July Dates to Celebrate
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any
price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy
I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
Lee Greenwood
July 1st
National Postal Workers’ Day
July 4th
Independence Day
July 11th
National Blueberry Muffin Day
July 21st
National Junk Food Day
July 23rd
Hot Enough For Ya Day
July 24th
National Tell an Old Joke Day
July 26th
Question to Ponder: Do tire prices increase due to
inflation? If a tomato is a fruit, does that make ketchup a
smoothie?
July 31st
Mutts Day
This Was the Year…1970
U.S. President & Vice President
National and World News
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Richard Nixon
The Vice President
Spiro Agnew
Time Magazine Person Of The Year
Willy Brandt
Cost of Living
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Hurricane Celia made landfall near Corpus Christi, TX.
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The U.S. lowered the voting age to 18 from 21.
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National Guard fired on and killed four protesters at Kent State University.
Cost of Food
New House
$23,400
Granulated Sugar $ .60 for 5 lbs
Average Income
$ 6,186
Milk
$ 1.32 per gallon
New Car
$ 3,979
Ground Coffee
$ .98 per pound
Gallon of Gas
$ .36
Bacon
$ .80 per pound
Movie Ticket
$ 1.50
Eggs
$ .42 per dozen
Popular Movies
The Apollo 13 third mission to the moon was abandoned due to oxygen tank explosions.
Born This Year
Popular TV Shows
Music
Marcus Welby, M.D.
ABC (The Jackson 5)
The Flip Wilson Show
American Woman (The Guess Who)
Here’s Lucy
Let It Be (The Beatles)
The Mod Squad
War (Edwin Starr)
FADS
Patton (Academy Award® Winner) Tina Fey
Stylaphone musical toy
M*A*S*H
Matt Damon
Mastermind® board game
Love Story
Andre Agassi
Whizzer® toy
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Queen Latifah