2020 Newsletter

ACCLAIM HEALTH – ACTIVITY NEWSLETTER

FAMOUS OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

October 1st, 1924 – Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America, turns 95 this year!

October 18th, 1919 – Pierre Trudeau was the former Prime Minister of Canada from 1980 – 1984.

October 25th 1881 – Pablo Picasso was the world famous Spanish painter. He finished his first painting, The Picador at just 9 years old! ? October, 10th month October 29th 1959 – Mike Gartner, Famous Ice of the Gregorian calendar. Its name is hockey player turns 60! derived from octo, Latin for “eight,” an indication of its position in the early Roman calendar., Happy Birthday to our club membersAugustus, in celebrating their birthday’s in October 8BC,!! naming it after himself. Special dates in October Flower of the October 4th – World Smile Day month October 10th – National Cheese Day th The Flower for the October 15 – National I Love Lucy Day month is the October 28th – National Chocolate Marigold. It blooms Day in a variety of colours like red, yellow, white and orange. It stands for Creativity and symbolizes Peace and Tranquility.

The Zodiac signs for October are:

Libra (September 22 – October 22) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21

Movie Releases The Sisters was released on October 14th, 1938. Three daughters of a small-town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908. This film starred Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Anita Louise. Have you seen it?!

Songs of the month!

(Click on the link below the song to listen)

1. Autumn in New York by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=50zL8TnMBN8&featu Remember Charlie re=youtu.be Brown? “It’s the Great Pumpkin 2. Shine on Harvest Moon by Charlie Brown” was a prime Ruth Etting time animated television https://www.youtube.com/w special based on the comic strip atch?v=D7Mu9fh23dY Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. In this special, the gang prepare 3. When October Goes by Barry for Halloween by looking for a Manilow pumpkin to crave and picking https://www.youtube.com/w out their Halloween costumes. atch?v=eZt-AdqudBs

4. Thriller by Michael Jackson You can watch a clip here; https://www.youtube.com/wa https://www.youtube.com/w tch?v=xiSIQzwIPzQ atch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA

5. Autumn Leaves by Nat King Cole https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=Gnp58oepHUQ

Try something new this month!

Fall is a wonderful time to explore If there is one Oakville! From visiting Bronte Creek thing I have learned since Provincial Park, to walking the numerous Covid has trails on the water, or walk part of the begun, it is that Trans Canada Trail which extends all the the activities I way from Toronto to Burlington, there are used to entertain numerous choices. A relaxing drive myself through historic downtown Oakville and throughout the side streets can be fun also! Many, many day were no homes are registered with The Historical longer available. Society of Oakville and will have a plaque I needed to with the original owners name and make a change; occupation fixed on their house through maybe even try the mid 1800’s on. The Merchants, something I’ve Shipbuilders, Tannery Workers etc gives never done us a small glimpse at what our beautiful before. town looked like in the past.

Can you guess these riddles? (Answers are below)

1. One = 3, TwoAnswers = 3, Three = 5, Four = 4, Five =?

2. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

3. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

4. What gets wetter the more it dries?

5. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

6. What percentage of our body is made up of water?

7. What is the name of the thin, but a long country that spans more than half of the western coast of South America?

8. What is celebrated on the 2nd Saturday in June in the United Kingdoms?

9. Who is the writer of “Merchant of Venice”?

Answers: 1. 4 letters 2. A stamp 3. A map 4. A towel 5. The Letter “M” 6. 60 – 65% 7. Chile 8. The Queen’s Official Birthday 9. William Shakespeare

Do you remember Dick Tracy?

On October 4th, 1931, the comic strip Dick Tracy, by cartoonist Chester Gould, debuted in the New York News Syndicate. It was the story of a tough and intelligent police detective with some adventurous punch and thrill. Check out the next page for a strip from the News Syndicate.

Thank you all for reading our Activity Newsletter! We are glad to be back at the program and hope to see all of you soon !