The Lions Chatter
November
2015
Happy Thanksgiving
From morning to night
Hope that whatever you do
Brings you joy and delight.
Hope family and friends
And those you hold dear
Make magical memories
You’ll cherish all year!
Residents
Georgia Brown
Grace Schutz
Margaret
Morgan
Marian Frankenberry
Mary Browning
Nada Carter
Pearl Fisher
Shirley Lacy
Wayne Kennell
Staff
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Sherri Beall
Miranda Bible
Holly Clark
Marsha Kammauf
Glory Kime
Kelly Lamp
Darlene
Pennington
Patricia Powell
Cindy Proud
Chelsea Reikie
Emily Rose
Rebecca VanMeter
Wanda Weaver
Leigh Wilson
Rebekah
Yarbrough
Thanksgiving Day Trivia Question Answers
1. False—Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving Day on
the 2nd Monday in October.
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. The wishbone
4. 1924
5. Harry Truman in 1947
6. 102
7. 50 (including only 5 women)
8. The Detroit Lions. They played the Chicago Bears.
9. North Carolina
10. 3500 feathers on a full grown turkey
11. Wattle
12. 280 million turkeys
What says the holiday better than the special meals
and tasty treats that we often enjoy with family and
friends? As we enter the holiday season, we offer
the following reminders about how you can help
our residents enjoy holiday goodies, while at the
same time ensuring we follow some basic food
storage and handling guidelines. Non-perishable
foods that do not require refrigeration, like cookies
and candy, can be stored in resident rooms as long
as they are in air tight containers. So that items
remain fresh and enjoyable for residents, please
leave only a reasonable amount of non-perishable
foods in resident rooms. Perishable foods brought
into the facility for residents must be in an amount
that the resident can consume in one sitting.
Perishable food requiring refrigeration that is
prepared outside of The Lions Center, cannot be
stored
in facility refrigerators, as outlined in
regulations that govern the food service operation
here at The Lions Center.
If you have any
questions, please feel free to speak with Deb Savage,
the Food Service Manager here at The Lions Center.
Thanksgiving Dinner at
The Lions Center
The Lions Center Thanksgiving dinner is planned
for November 26th at the noon meal. If you would
like to share Thanksgiving dinner with a resident of
The Lions Center, please make a reservation with
the Dietary Department by November 22, 2016 so
e ve ry one
can
b e
accommodated. The standard
guest meal charge of $3.00 will
apply. Reservations for rooms
for private family gatherings
will be accepted on a first
come, first served basis.
Contact Dietary staff for these
reservations as well.
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Susan Will, a family member of a former resident was
the lucky winner of the Fall Treasures Gift Basket.
Congratulations to Susan and Thank You to everyone
that supported the drawing.
Taco Salad Lunch
Fundraiser
November 5th
$5.00 includes salad,
dessert and drink.
Sign up sheets are
located
throughout
The Lions Center.
Coming Events
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November 18th—2:30 pm. Fall Social with
entertainment and refreshments.
November 20th—Family Council
Cookbooks will be on sale at The Lions
Center Craft Show.
November 23rd—10am. Family Council
Meeting
December 17th—Christmas Social and
distribution of resident gifts.
Christmas Basket
Drawing
December 5, 2015
$1.00/ticket
6 for $5.00
Tickets are available in the Social
Services office or
from any Family
Council Member.
Did you know that Veteran’s
Day was originally known as
Armistice Day?
Armistice
Day
started following the
end of World War 1, when
France and England each laid
an
unknown soldier who
had lost their life serving in
World War 1 to rest in the
place of highest honor in
those countries.
These
ceremonies took place on
November 11, 1918 at 11 am
(the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month). In 1921,
The United States followed
France and England by laying
to rest the remains of a
World War 1 American
soldier whose name was
“known only to God.” This
ceremony took place on a
hillside
in
Virginia
overlooking Washington D.C. and the Potomac
River. This, of course, today is known as Arlington
National Cemetery, and that burial site is known as
the “Tomb of the Unknowns.” Congress officially
designated November 11th as Armistice Day is 1926
and the day officially became a federal holiday in
1938. At that time it was still known as Armistice
Day. In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a
bill proclaiming November 11th as Veterans Day—
a day to honor all American veterans for their
dedicated and loyal
service
to
our
country.
There
are
over
400,000
individuals
buried at Arlington
National
Cemetery.
5000
unknown
soldiers are buried
there.
1. True or False—The United States is the only
country that celebrates Thanksgiving.
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2. Which President was the first to establish
Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be
held the 4th Thursday in November?
3. What part of the turkey is saved and snapped
as a superstitious good luck custom?
4. In what year did the first Macy's
Thanksgiving parade take place?
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5. Every year the President of the US pardons a
turkey and it goes to a public farm called
Frying Pan Park, Herndon, VA. Which
president is believed to be the first to pardon
a turkey and start this annual tradition?
6. How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?
7. Of the number of original pilgrims that came
to America, approximately how many
survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
8. The first Thanksgiving football game was
started in 1934 by which team?
9. Which state produces the most turkeys?
10.Turkeys are very fluffy with lots of feathers.
Approximately how many feathers does a
full-grown turkey have?
11.What is the dangling skin under a turkey's
neck called?
12.How many turkeys are purchased each year
for Thanksgiving dinners across the United
States?
(trivia answers on page 2)
The Lions Center is a 101-bed non profit skilled nursing
facility that has been providing quality care to residents
of Allegany County and surrounding communities since
1969. Our trained professional staff provide 24-hour
skilled nursing services. The Lions Center is committed
to providing the best possible care in a friendly, loving
way, that will insure maintaining each resident’s dignity
and individuality. We provide services to nourish the
whole person—body, mind and spirit. We encourage
participation is daily activities such as games, crafts,
exercise, music, and bedside activities. Pastoral services
are also provided by various denominations to meet the
resident’s spiritual needs.
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