The
Terrace at
Woodland
The Woodland Tribune
March Edition
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February Recap:
February has passed in the blink of an eye. So much had happened in so little
time! We welcomed our newest addition to the facility, Angela T. Our book club
has already finished Michael Connelly’s The Reversal and begun The Fifth
Witness, almost reaching the end of the series. Our cooking club has been busy at
work baking delicious treats for everyone. Due to Punxsutawney Phil seeing his
shadow we still have 6 weeks of winter left but at least we’re in the homestretch!
-Alexis
Looking Forward to March:
3/5 Catholic Mass
3/6 Happy Hour w/ Music by John Hutson
3/13 Resident Council Meeting
3/13 Birthday Party w/ Music by Ron Miner
3/20 Happy Hour w/ Music by Frank Canistra
3/27 Happy Hour w/ Music by Monk Rowe
March Birthday’s
We would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to the following residents:
1st Angela T.
4th Donna C.
March’s Day’s To Celebrate:
2nd Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
8th Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward)
13th Employee Appreciation Day!
13th Friday the 13th
17th St. Patrick’s Day
20th Spring Begins!
Exercise is every morning at 9:30 followed by News & Views
*Nail care is scheduled for every Tuesday by appointment. Please stop in ahead of time and make
arrangements to have your nails done if you wish to do so at that time.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Bingo
2:00
Movie
Matinee
3:30
Beading
Group
10:30
Mass/
Communion
Shopping
Trip
10:20
Classic
Movie
7:00
Movie &
Popcorn
4:00
Book
Club
3:00
Wii
Bowling
3:00
Ice Cream
Social
3:00
Chorus
2:30
Happy
Hour
2:30
Cards
3:00
Evening
Games
6:00
Bible
Study
3:30
Table
Games
7:00
Exercise
9:30
Puzzles
4:30
Rummy
5:45
Scrabble
4:00
Carol
Burnett
Show
7:00
Cooking
Club
3:00
Nail Care
News
&Views
10:00
Card
Games
7:00
Classic
Movie
6:00
Lawrence
Welk
Show
7:00
Church
Service
2:30
11:00
The Year Was 1954
U.S. President & Vice President: Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon
Time Magazine Person of the Year: John Foster Dulles
National & World News:
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Brown v Board of Education stating that segregation in public schools was
unconstitutional.
President Eisenhower signed into law the new Social Security bill funded by employers and employees
Nash & Hudson merged to form the American Motors Corporation (AMC)
Three hurricanes struck the U.S. including Hurricane Hazel.
The words “under God” were added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
Sports Illustrated magazine’s first issue was published
Cost of Living:
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New House - $10,250
New Car - $1,700
Gasoline – $.22 per gallon
Movie Ticket - $.70
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Average Income - $3,960
Average Rent - $85 per month
Harvard Tuition - $800 per year
Postage Stamp - $.3
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Milk - $.92 per gallon
Bacon - $.57 per pound
Ground Beef - $.55 per pound
Cost of Food:
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Granulated Sugar - $.85 for 10 lbs
Ground Coffee - $.78 per pound
Eggs - $.26 per dozen
Fresh Bread - $.17 per loaf
Fads:
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Matchbox® Cars
Lincoln Logs®
Scrabble®
Yahtzee™
Popular TV Shows: I Love Lucy – The Jackie Gleason Show – Dragnet – You Bet Your Life – The Toast of the Town –
Disneyland – The Jack Benny Show – The George Gobel Show – Ford Theatre – December Bride
Popular Movies: On The Waterfront – Rear Window – Dial M for Murder – Sabrina – White Christmas – 20,000
Leagues Under The Sea
Music: Hey There ( Rosemary Clooney) – I Need You Now (Eddie Fisher) – Little Things Mean a Lot (Kitty Kallen) – Oh!
My Papa (O Mein Papa) (Eddie Fisher) – Mr. Sandman (The Chordettes) – Secret love (Doris Day) – Sh-Boom (The
Crew-Cuts) – Wanted (Perry Como) – This Ol House (Rosemary Clooney)
A Star Is Born: Kathleen Turner – Ron Howard – John Travolta
March Facts
Gemstone: Bloodstone
Flower: Jonquil
Where does the word March originate from?
The word 'March' comes from the Roman 'Martius'. This was originally the first month of the Roman
calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war.
March used to be the first month of the year
March was the beginning of our calendar year. We changed to the 'New Style' or 'Gregorian calendar in
1752, and it is only since then when we the year began on 1st January.
Another name for March
The Anglo-Saxons called the month Hlyd monath which means Stormy month, or Hraed monath which
means Rugged month.
Traditional games played in March
All through Lent the traditional games played are marbles and skipping. The games were stopped on the stroke
of twelve noon on Good Friday, which in some places was called Marble Day or Long Rope Day.
The game of marbles has been played for hundreds of years and some historians say that it might have been
started by rolling eggs. In the past, round stones, hazelnuts, round balls of baked clay and even cherry stones
have been used
Superstition
If Easter should fall on Lady Day (March 25) then some disaster will shortly follow:
'When my Lord falls in my Lady's lap,
England beware of some mishap.'
One of the flowers most associated with March is the narcissus (Wild daffodil). It was named after the boy in
Greek mythology, who was changed into a flower. Narcissus is also known as Lent Lily because it blooms in
early spring and the blooms usually dropping before Easter. It is the main daffodil species of Britain.
The daffodil became a popular Welsh symbol in the 19th Century. Lloyd George used it to symbolize Wales at
the 1911 Investiture and in official publications.