American House Dearborn Heights
26600 Ann Arbor Trail | Dearborn Heights | Michigan | 48127
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Your Friendly American House
Staff at Dearborn Heights
Dawn Steckroth
Michelle Green
Elizabeth Hatfield
Daryl Rogalski
Linda Kaminski
Linda Marasheski
February 2017
Executive Director
Assistant Director
Life Enrichment Dir.
Maintenance
Culinary Supervisor
Housekeeping Supervisor
Important Phone Numbers
American House Office
313-278-6430
Medical Team
313-277-5140
Medical Team Night
734-489-5350
Med Team Rehab
313-598-4644
Smart Bus Connector
866-962-5515
Detroit Free Press
313-222-6400
Kathy and Company Salon cell 313-460-3234
home 313-291-9136
Renee Stokes (Transportation) 248-880-9130
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we would like our
residents and staff to bring in a photograph from
when they were a baby and have a challenge of
“Guess Who?” We will make a color copy of the
photo and then return the original to you. The photo
will be displayed for a period of time with everyone
having the opportunity to take their guess on the
answer ballot. Why not participate and have a little
fun? If interested, please see Elizabeth.
Get Your Ballot and Vote!
Valentine’s Day Dance!
Bring out your dancing shoes and the love
in your heart for music and those you love. On
Tuesday, Feb. 14th, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., we
will be having a semi-formal cocktail party and
dance with refreshments, spirits and
entertainment by Grant Danley. Please plan on
joining us for this special event and RSVP
to Elizabeth.
Stop by the Life Enrichment office to get your
ballot to vote for the King and Queen of American
House at Dearborn Heights. Choose your community
residents who should have the honor of wearing the
crown. They will be announced at the social event on
Feb. 14th at 2:30 p.m., and their presence will be
required at the Valentine’s Dance in the evening.
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Trivia Whiz
Trip to Charles H. Wright
Museum of African
American History
A Landmark
for Lincoln
The Lincoln
Memorial on the
National Mall
in Washington, D.C.,
honors the
16th president of
the United States,
Abraham Lincoln.
Born Feb. 12, 1809,
Lincoln served from
1861 to 1865.
The building
contains inscriptions
of Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address
and his second
inaugural address.
Carved from
28 blocks of white
Georgia marble, the
statue of Abe is
19 feet tall.
The Lincoln
Memorial cost
$3 million to build.
The structure was
dedicated on May 30,
1922. About
50,000 people
attended the
ceremonies,
including hundreds of
Civil War veterans
and 78-year-old
Robert Todd Lincoln,
the president’s son.
About 6 million
people visit the site
each year.
Love by Dolores S.
What crosses your mind when you
hear the word LOVE?
Do you think of husband and wife still
in love after many years of marriage?
Do you think of your children,
weddings, getting together on Sunday
for dinner?
Do you think or know how much God
loves you?
God loves you enough to send His
son Jesus to die for you and me.
Love is watching your baby come
into this world.
When I think of love I think of my own
three sons and daughters-in-law. They
are all a blessing to me. They keep me
and take care of me now that I am
growing older.
Sometimes I ask, God “What did I do
to deserve such a family?” It’s
love-God’s love.
Valentine’s Day is a day to show
others what love is.
It is a day for a woman buying her
man a new tie or baking his favorite pie.
Love is handing over the remote
control so your husband can watch his
shows. (This I know!)
Love is giving your best girl an
engagement ring.
Show your friends and neighbors
some love.
Love is all these things but the best
love is God’s love to all of us.
Today, tell someone you love them.
God says, “Love one another.”
On February 16, we will be
taking a trip down to the
museum to see over 35,000
artifacts and archival materials
that is the home to the Harriet
Tubman Museum collection and
many others. The museum
features an interactive core
exhibit, ring of genealogy, 92
flags displayed by country and
origin, and others. The cost is $5
for seniors and $8 for adults and
we will be having a scheduled
tour at the museum. There will be
some walking, so be prepared
and wear comfortable shoes.
After we are done at the
museum, we will be going out to
lunch. If interested, please see
Elizabeth.
Intergenerational Visit
Thank you, Global Heights
Academy for visiting with us.
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Wit & Wisdom
American House Transportation Service
We have an eight-passenger van, which includes a
wheelchair lift capable of lifting up to 300 pounds.
The wheelchair cannot exceed 30 inches in width and
the van cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs.
Scheduled appointments need to be within
10 miles of our building; medical appointments take
priority. To schedule an appointment, please call
Renee Stokes at (248) 880-9130. Please allow
48-72 hours’ notice. Please remember, our normal
scheduled days are Mondays and Tuesdays.
Happy
Birthday
Everyone at American House
would like to extend birthday
greetings to you on your
special day.
Resident Birthdays!
2/12
2/15
2/15
2/16
2/18
2/18
2/18
2/21
2/21
2/21
2/24
Ray W.
Marabelle V.
Marge P.
Anthony D.
Mildred S.
Juan C.
Emogene B.
John C.
Elaine G.
Dorothy J.
Carolina C.
Staff Birthdays!
2/12
2/14
2/23
Michelle Green
Evette Mass
Elizabeth Hatfield
Welc me
New Residents
Let’s welcome the new residents
to our American House family. It only
takes a few minutes of our time to
introduce ourselves and spread a
little sunshine!
So, go ahead: introduce yourself,
smile, talk and make a new friend.
“Practice random acts of kindness.”
Lee M.
Ken and Fran A.
“Romance is the
glamour which turns
the dust of everyday
life into a
golden haze.”
—Elinor Glyn
“In a great romance,
each person basically
plays a part that the
other really likes.”
—Elizabeth Ashley
“Tradition wears a
snowy beard;
romance is
always young.”
—John Greenleaf
Whittier
“The word ‘romance,’
according to the
dictionary, means
excitement,
adventure and
something extremely
real. Romance should
last a lifetime.”
—Billy Graham
“To me, romance and
suspense go hand in
hand. What’s more
suspenseful than
wondering how two
wonderful people can
manage to get
together in spite of
the world going crazy
around them?”
—Maggie Shayne
Entertainment
Outing
Lobby
Dining Room
Game Room
February 2017
Dearborn Heights
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
6
9:15
Shopping at Walmart
10:15
Riddles and Rhymes
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Anacrostics
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
2:30
Bingo
Rosary
3:30
6:30 Pinochle Club
11:00
Catholic Service
1:30 Coupon Clipping
2:00
Biographical Discussion
with Dolores
3:30 Tailgating party
6:30
Super Bowl Game
12
13
Riddles and Rhymes
11:00
Catholic Service
Exercise
1:30 Coupon Clipping
Anacrostics
2:00
Biographical Discussion
Choir Rehearsal at AH
with Dolores
Livonia
3:30
Afternoon Movie
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
Bingo
2:30
3:30
Rosary
6:30 Pinochle Club
Presidents
Day
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Catholic Mass at St.
Sabina with Renne
1:30 Coupon Clipping
2:00
Biographical Discussion
with Dolores
3:30
Afternoon Movie
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11:00
Catholic Service
1:30 Coupon Clipping
2:00
Biographical Discussion
with Dolores
3:00
Laughter with Bonnie
3:30
Afternoon Movie
15
22
9:15
Greektown Casino
9:15
iPad Games
10:15
Creative Expressions
11:15
Jumbline
1:30
Current Events
2:30
Bingo
6:30 Monopoly
6:30
Movie Night
16
Charles Wright Museum of African
American History and Lunch
Short Stories/Reminiscing
10:15
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Unscramble
1:30 Trivia Quest
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
2:00 Blackjack
3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce
6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle
iPad Games
Creative Expressions
Lutheran Service with Pastor
Colleen
11:15
Jumbline
1:30
Current Events
2:30
Bingo
3:30
Bible Study with Chaplain Eric
6:30 Monopoly
6:30
Movie Night
3
4
10
11
9:30
Scattergories
11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles
10:30
Exercise with Med Team Rehab 1:30 Rummy with Catherine
US Geography
11:15
3:30
Trivia with Dolores
Beanbag Toss
1:30
5:00
Lawrence Welk
1:30 Nifty Crafters
6:00
Scrabble
2:30
Entertainment with Bobby T
Unscramble
3:45
6:30 Pinochle Club
9:30
9:15
10:15
10:30
21
9:30
Word Challenge
10:15
Chicken Soup for the Soul
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Brain Games
1:00 Blood Pressure
1:30
What’s The Difference
2:30
Afternoon Movie and Popcorn
4:00
Spelling Bee with Jan
6:15
Music with Robin Beck
6:30 The Knit Wit Club
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iPad Games
9:30
Musical Hot Potato
Departure for Morley Factory
10:15
Short Stories/Reminiscing
and Lunch
10:30
Exercise
10:00
Catholic Mass with Father Bucon 11:15
Unscramble
10:15
Creative Expressions
1:30 Trivia Quest
11:15
Jumbline
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
1:30
Current Events
2:00 Blackjack
3:00
Wellness Bingo with the
2:30
Bingo
Med Team
6:30 Monopoly
6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle
6:30
Movie Night
14
20
9:15
Shopping at Kroger
10:15
Riddles and Rhymes
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Anacrostics
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
2:30
Bingo
3:30
Rosary
6:30 Pinochle Club
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Saturday
9:30
Scattergories
10:30
Travelogue
10:30
Exercise with Med Team Rehab 11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles
11:15
US Geography
1:30 Rummy with Catherine
11:30
Lunch and MJR Theatres
3:30
Trivia with Dolores
1:30 Nifty Crafters
5:00
Lawrence Welk
1:30
Beanbag Toss
6:00
Scrabble
2:30
Entertainment by Daniel Bergen
3:45
Unscramble
6:30 Pinochle Club
9:15
10:00
9:30
Word Challenge
10:15
Valentine’s Poetry
10:30
Exercise
11:00
Music with Bobby G
1:00 Blood Pressure
1:30
What’s The Difference
2:00
Dearborn Heights Garden Club
3:00
Valentine’s Social with Announcing of King
and Queen
4:00
Spelling Bee with Jan
6:30
Valentine’s Dance with Entertainment by
Grant Danley
10:15
10:30
11:15
1:00
10:30
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9:30
Word Challenge
10:15
Chicken Soup for the Soul
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Resident Council Meeting
11:15
Brain Games
1:00 Blood Pressure
What’s The Difference
1:30
2:30
Afternoon Movie and Popcorn
4:00
Spelling Bee with Jan
6:15
Music with Robin Beck
6:30 The Knit Wit Club
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9:30
Musical Hot Potato
10:15
The Story of Punxsutawney Phil
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Unscramble
1:30 Trivia Quest
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
1:30
Groundhog Trivia
2:00 Blackjack
2:30
Fur Angels Pet Therapy
3:15 Poetry and Prose with Joyce
3:30
Movie: Groundhog Day
6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle
9:15
iPad Games
10:15
Creative Expressions
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Jumbline
Current Events
1:30
2:30
Bingo
3:30
Bible Study with Evelyn
6:30
Movie Night
6:30 Monopoly
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Friday
23
9:30
Musical Hot Potato
10:15
Short Stories/Reminiscing
10:30
Exercise
11:15
Unscramble
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
1:30 Trivia Quest
2:00 Blackjack
6:30 Jigsaw Puzzle
17
18
9:30
Scattergories
10:30
Tai Chi With Andrea
Exercise with Med Team Rehab 11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles
10:30
11:15
US Geography
1:30 Rummy with Catherine
1:30
Beanbag Toss
3:30
Trivia with Dolores
1:30 Nifty Crafters
5:00
Lawrence Welk
2:30
Snowy Birthday Party with
6:00 Scrabble
Joe Moore
Unscramble
3:45
6:30 Pinochle Club
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25
9:30
Scattergories
11:15 Jigsaw Puzzles
10:30
Exercise with Med Team Rehab 1:30 Rummy with Catherine
11:15
US Geography
3:30
Trivia with Dolores
1:30
Beanbag Toss
5:00
Lawrence Welk
1:30 Nifty Crafters
6:00 Scrabble
2:30
Entertainment with Garvin
Freeman
3:45
Unscramble
6:30 Pinochle Club
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10:15
Riddles and Rhymes
9:30
Word Challenge
10:30
Exercise
10:00
McDonald Madrigal Choir
11:15
Anacrostics
1:00 Blood Pressure
12:45
Choir Rehearsal at Riverview 1:30
Travel to New Orleans
1:30 Walk and Roll Club
2:30
Mardi Gras Celebration
2:30
Bingo
with The King Cake
3:30
Rosary
4:00
Spelling Bee with Jan
6:30 Pinochle Club
6:30 The Knit Wit Club
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Reminders!
New Year’s Eve Party!
Reminders!
Laura Wilkerson
FNP-BC of Advanced
Medical Housecalls,
will be here weekly.
Dr. Howell,
podiatrist, will be
here on Tuesday,
April 4th, at
10:30 a.m.
Sign-Out
Sheets!
Our residents,
families and friends
must remember to
use the sign-out
sheet when their
loved one leaves the
building. The sign-out
sheet is under the
Activity calendar in
the front hall. In the
event of an
emergency, we need
to know which
residents are out of
the building. Thank
you for your
cooperation.
Maintenance
Reminders!
Please make sure
you call or stop by
the office and have a
request form filled
out for any repairs
that need to be done
in your apartment.
“We are seniors but are young
at heart.”
All residents were having a blast
at our New Year’s Eve Balloon
Drop.
Happy New Year!
scientists in 2006 reclassified it as a
dwarf planet.
FEBRUARY
1849: William G. Morgan, a physical
education director in Massachusetts,
invents a sport called mintonette.
A year later, the name was changed
to volleyball.
1922: Reader’s Digest magazine is
published for the first time.
1930: Pluto is discovered by
astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at
Arizona’s Lowell Observatory. The
tiny, distant body was labeled the ninth
planet in the solar system, but
1945: Captured in a now-iconic
photograph, U.S. Marines raise the
American flag on Japan’s Mount
Suribachi during the Battle of
Iwo Jima.
1953: Cambridge University scientists
James Watson and Francis Crick
announce their discovery of the
chemical structure of DNA.
1964: The Beatles make their first live
TV performance on “The Ed Sullivan
Show.” More than 70 million people
tuned in to watch their
U.S. debut.
1980: The U.S. Olympic hockey team
beats the heavily favored Soviet team
at Lake Placid, N.Y., in a stunning upset
dubbed the “Miracle on Ice.” The U.S.
went on to win the gold medal.
1990: South African human rights
activist Nelson Mandela is freed after
27 years in prison.
2001: Two astronauts from the crew
of the space shuttle Atlantis make
NASA’s milestone 100th spacewalk.
2004: The online social networking
service Facebook is launched.
2009: The Pittsburgh Steelers win a
record-setting sixth NFL championship
after a 27–23 victory over the Arizona
Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
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Interesting Chocolate Facts
By Brian K. Rosso, R.D.
Chocolate is a food enjoyed by
most people, especially at Valentine’s
Day. Here are some interesting facts
about chocolate:
• Worldwide, consumers spend
more than $20 billion per year on
chocolate products.
• It takes about 400 cacao beans
to create 1 pound of chocolate.
• Chocolate is a great source of
antioxidants, which have been
shown to reduce a person’s risk
of developing cancer or heart
disease.
• Snickers is the No. 1 selling
chocolate bar in the world.
• Eating dark chocolate in
moderation can lower a person’s
cholesterol levels.
• Americans prefer milk chocolate
over dark chocolate; however,
the consumption of dark
chocolate is increasing. Try to
eat dark chocolate containing at
least 40 percent cacao (will be
stated on the chocolate candy
wrapper) for the most health
benefits.
• The first United States chocolate
factory was built in 1765.
• The average American eats 12
pounds of chocolate every year.
• One tablespoon of cocoa powder
contains almost 10 percent of the
daily requirement for iron intake.
• The first chocolate candy bar
was made in 1842.
• Chocolate is made from cacao
beans. However, the cacao bean
is actually a seed.
Chocolate can offer some health
benefits, but it should be eaten in
moderation because of the calories
associated with the fat and sugar
content.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Think About It!
Brainteaser
Question: A man is
standing on one side
of a river; his dog is
on the other side.
The man calls the
dog, which quickly
crosses the river
without getting wet
and without using a
bridge or a boat.
How did the dog
do it?
Answer: The river
is frozen.
Logic Problem
The Knit Wit Club!
Our community has started this
group so we can help those in the
community. The Knit Wit Club meets
once a week to get together and knit,
crochet, tie, sew or embroider to
make hats, scarves, and maybe even
mittens to donate to local shelters in
the surrounding areas. It is our hope
that we can contribute greatly but also
feel a sense of purpose and fulfill our
desire to help others. If there are any
family and friends who would also like
to help us with this project, it would
be greatly appreciated. See Elizabeth
for more details.
Punxsutawney Phil
isn’t the only
groundhog checking
for his shadow on
Feb. 2. Using the
clues below, can you
figure out how many
groundhogs around
the world join Phil in
his yearly ritual?
1. The number of
groundhogs is a
three-digit number.
2. The sum of the
digits in the tens
place and the ones
place is the digit in
the hundreds place.
3. The sum of all
three digits is 14.
4. The ones digit is
one greater than the
tens digit.
Answer: 734
February 2017
Happy
Valentine’s
Day
We hope your holiday
is filled with sweet sentiments
and tasty treats!
AMERICAN HOUSE DEARBORN HEIGHTS
26600 Ann Arbor Trail
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127