June 2020 to All of Our Residents Who Were Born in June, This Is Your Month! We Will Be Celebrating These Birthdays on Wednesday, June 24Th

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Happy June Birthday, Residents! June 2020 To all of our residents who were born in June, this is your month! We will be celebrating these birthdays on Wednesday, June 24th. Staff Directory Lic. #336403516 06/02 Lenaya Hill Ted Holt 06/03 John Thayer Executive Director 06/04 Alice Waisanen Alicia Padilla 06/05 Michiko Belt Business Office Director 06/06 Frances Toyosaki Barbara Mireles 06/11 Bonnie Hudson Support Services Director 06/11 Clinton Potter Robin Tristao 06/18 June Prather Food Service Director 06/18 John Smith Edoardo Estrada 06/19 Peter Zampaglione Marketing Director / Resident Relations 06/24 Clyda Holbrook Esmeralda Cervantes 06/24 Elizabeth Hedrick Marketing Assistant 06/28 Cynthia Michaelson Michele Lynch 06/28 James Varner Residential Activity Director 06/30 Ralph Aguilar Daryl Stout Maintenance Director Venessa Russo Assisted Living Director

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Wish List As a nonprofit community, we rely on donations for Director’s selected projects. The following Corner are examples of the many projects we have on our “wish list:” Challenging Times 1. Atrium Renovation Ways To Thank you Staff, Residents, 2. Interior and Exterior Drink More Water Families, and Visitors for Seating that contains shade During warm weather, it’s complying with the policies that 3. Resident computer station important to drink plenty of are helping to protect our with Internet, Video Feed, and water to prevent dehydration. community. printers Increase your intake and stay We continue to request all 4. Furniture for the clubhouse refreshed by following staff and residents to wear face lobbies these tips: masks when out of their 5. DVD movies for the theater Make it part of your daily apartments and to maintain six If you feel compelled to make routine. Dietitians recommend feet social distancing. We screen a generous donation, please drinking water at several specific all staff and any visitors giving contact our Administrative points during the day: after you essential medical care. Director. Thank you in advance wake up, with meals, before Carla Jimenez, our Office for your support. and after exercise, and when Assistant, is our Employee of the Month for April 2020. Barbara Welcome to Sun taking medication. Pick a cup and fill ’er up! An Mireles, Support Services City Gardens! insulated bottle, a colorful Director, is Carla’s supervisor. Inge Liepe tumbler, a mug with a handle ... She stated that Carla is a Cappy Carpenter it doesn’t matter what kind of dedicated, self-motivated, kind drinkware you use, as long as employee and is great with our you like it. Choose a container residents. She is a team player that is comfortable to use and and we can count on her to get Welc me suits your style. the job done. Carla is a great New Residents Sip through a straw. Many asset to the Sun City Gardens people find it easier to drink team. We will get through this through a straw, and you’ll get challenging time by all working more water with every sip. together. Plus, sipping slowly is better Sincerely, than guzzling, which can Ted J Holt cause bloating. Administrator Find your favorite flavor. If you don’t like plain water or simply want some variety, enhance the flavor with a few fresh berries, some sliced fruit, a splash of juice, or sprigs of fresh herbs such as spearmint. 3

Bananas for Bananas sunlight. An individual banana Wit & Wisdom A staple for breakfast meals is called a finger, and a bunch is “There shall be eternal summer and the perfect on-the-go snack, called a hand. in the grateful heart.” bananas are one of the world’s Worldwide, there are over —Celia Thaxter most consumed fruits. 1,000 varieties of bananas, but Bananas were cultivated the one most commonly found “I have only to break into the thousands of years ago in in stores and eaten fresh is the tightness of a strawberry, Southeast Asia and reached the bright yellow Cavendish, due to and I see summer.” New World in the 16th century. its sweet taste and creamy —Toni Morrison When first imported to the U.S. texture. Bananas are rich in in the 1800s, the banana was potassium, which can help “And so with the sunshine and considered an exotic food and lower blood pressure. the great bursts of leaves eaten with a knife and fork. growing on the trees ... Although bananas are I had that familiar conviction considered fruits, botanically that life was beginning over they are berries. They grow again with the summer.” upside down on giant herb —F. Scott Fitzgerald plants, not trees, in tropical climates. Their familiar curved “If summer had one defining shape is the result of growing scent, it’d definitely be the against gravity toward the smell of barbecue.” —Katie Lee

World War II soldiers wore “Summer is singing with joy, the M1 helmet, which extended and the beaches are inviting you farther down the head and had a with dancing waves.” steel shell and adjustable liner, —Debasish Mridha similar to construction hard hats. Its sturdiness prompted “Oh sun! Fervid sun! You troops to nickname it the “steel welcome me with summer. pot.” The M1 went on to be the Drench me in your rays.” U.S. Military Helmets —Richelle E. Goodrich Through History standard-issue helmet during the Korean and Vietnam wars. A crucial piece of equipment “In the summer, the days for a soldier in battle is The invention of Kevlar led to the PASGT helmet, short for were long, stretching into each their helmet. other ... this collection of weeks The U.S. Army first issued personal armor system for ground troops. Layers of when anything was possible.” helmets when America entered —Sarah Dessen World War I in 1917. Modeled puncture-resistant Kevlar provided a more lightweight after the British Army’s Brodie “Summer’s lease hath helmet, the headgear resembled shield for troops. Since 2003, U.S. ground forces have worn all too short a date.” an upside-down metal bowl —William Shakespeare with a brim and chinstrap. The the ACH, or advanced combat steel helmet helped protect the helmet, but officials are tops of soldiers’ heads. continually testing new options. 4

Wedding Bells Hog Wild for Harleys The joyous occasion of two For more than a century, people getting married creates Harley-Davidson motorcycles lasting memories. Take some have been synonymous with time and reminisce about adventure and cruising on the weddings. open road. • Have you had a wedding? In 1901, the wheels began Think back to your special turning for a young Milwaukee day. Where did the man named William S. Harley, ceremony take place? The Origins of who had the idea for a Who was there? What did Wedding Traditions motorized bicycle. He drew a you and your spouse wear? Traditionally, June is a blueprint of a small engine to fit Did you have a reception popular month for couples to on a bike, and over the next two with a cake? say “I do.” Take a look at some years, he and childhood friend • Did you or anyone you wedding customs and how Arthur Davidson worked on know elope? they began. the design. • Whose was the first The shower. The popular They built the first wedding you attended? gift-giving party has roots in motorcycles in a backyard shed. How old were you? Did Holland where, centuries ago, a In 1905, their first dealership you have to travel far for young woman’s father refused to opened in Chicago. As business the occasion? give her a dowry because he grew, the company hired more • Do you enjoy going to didn’t approve of her fiancé. employees and built a factory in weddings? What is your Friends stepped in and showered Milwaukee. Police departments favorite tradition? the couple with gifts to start began ordering Harleys for their • Has a bride- or groom-to- their new home. officers, and the U.S. military be asked you to be in The ring. The circular shape bought thousands of bikes their wedding? of the wedding ring has during both world wars, where • Were you ever involved in symbolized everlasting love for troops used them to deliver planning somebody else’s thousands of years, but why is it messages between units. wedding? What about a worn on the third finger of the After World War II, legions of bridal shower or a bachelor left hand? Ancient Romans leisure riders took to the roads, or bachelorette party? believed a vein in that finger ran cementing the popular brand • Based on your experiences, directly to the heart. as an American icon. The what is some advice you’d The cake. During the Roman company’s bar and shield logo give to a couple planning Empire, wedding cakes were in orange, black and white is their marriage ceremony? baked with wheat or barley and one of the most recognizable • Fictional weddings are crumbled over the bride to emblems in the world. often cultural milestones. symbolize fertility. Guests would Is there a wedding from rush for pieces to take home a TV show or movie for luck. wedding that stands out The bouquet. Before the use of in your memory? flowers, brides’ bouquets were • Have you ever watched a made of aromatic herbs, such as royal wedding on TV? garlic and thyme, which were meant to drive away bad luck. 5

A Look Back at Jacks Remember Me? Cherries in a basket, pigs in Bob Keeshan is considered a the pen, and over the fence ... TV trailblazer, but millions of Those are some of the names children simply knew him as the you may have heard when grandfatherly Captain Kangaroo. playing jacks, a classic children’s • Keeshan was born June 27, game with a history in 1927, on New York’s many cultures. Long Island. Evidence left behind in • His first job in front of an Cuisine of the Caribbean caves suggests that prehistoric audience came in 1948, The traditional foods from people played a form of jacks as when he originated the role the countries in and around the a way to improve the hand-eye of horn-honking Clarabell Caribbean Sea are a vibrant coordination needed for the Clown on the popular blend of many cultures. Explore hunting. “Howdy Doody” show. a little taste of the tropics. In the early days, the ankle • After stints hosting other Jerk chicken. The spicy bones of sheep served as the children’s TV programs, seasoning mixture known as game pieces, and the activity Keeshan was asked to jerk has been called Jamaica’s came to be known as create a new kids’ show for signature flavor. It features “knucklebones.” Rocks, beans CBS. He had the idea to habaneros or the Caribbean’s and other small objects were replicate the connection native Scotch bonnet chili later used, until the invention of between grandparents peppers, which bring a fiery heat six-pronged jacks, usually made and youngsters. to roasted or barbecued chicken. of metal or plastic. • “Captain Kangaroo” Pepperpot. Versions of this The basic concept of modern premiered in 1955 and slow-simmered stew are found jacks is simple: A player scatters quickly became a hit. Every throughout the region. In a set of jacks onto a flat surface, weekday morning, Keeshan Guyana, meat and peppers are tosses a small rubber ball into gently entertained and cooked for hours in a rich gravy the air, then with one hand, tries educated kids, speaking to flavored with cinnamon and to scoop up a set number of them directly through the cassareep, a syrup from cassava, jacks and catch the ball. camera. He was helped by a root vegetable. Variations of the game alter the his friends Mr. Green Jeans, Roti. This soft, chewy number of ball bounces allowed Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose flatbread is a common street and the hand motions used. and Grandfather Clock. food in the Caribbean, where Game pieces can be carried in • He was only 28 when he it’s filled with various curries, a small pouch or pocket, making started the show, but was folded and eaten on the go. jacks a portable pastime that can made up to look older. Callaloo. This side dish is be played anywhere. • As the captain, he wore a named for its star ingredient, a red jacket with large green leafy vegetable similar to pockets, like the pouches spinach. Native to West Africa on kangaroos, inspiring but popular throughout the the character’s name. islands, callaloo leaves are often • His series ran for over steamed with coconut milk and 35 years and earned five other veggies such as peppers, Daytime Emmy Awards. onion and okra. 6

Summer Strawberry half-heart shape on the folds. This easy paper craft is You’ll have two red hearts of “berry” cute! equal size. Materials: Place the third color of paper • 3 sheets of construction (not green) vertically in front of paper: red, green and you. Glue the two heart halves any third color onto the paper next to each • Scissors other with their folds touching, • Glue stick so that both form a whole heart. Hardy Houseplants • Black marker Fan out the two halves that are for Your Home not glued down, and they will There are many benefits to Directions: create a 3D strawberry. keeping indoor plants. They can Place the red sheet of paper From the green paper, cut purify the air, lift your mood horizontally in front of you, out a shape that resembles a and add a stylish touch of nature then fold it in half, as if making strawberry’s leafy cap, then cut to any room. Create an indoor a greeting card. Cut along the out a stem. Glue both to the top garden with ease with these fold to make two pieces of the berry. Draw black dots all low-maintenance plants. of paper. over the strawberry for the look Aloe. The gel found inside Next, fold each of the paper of seeds. aloe’s long, pointed leaves can pieces in half again. Stack the Hang for cheerful décor. be used as a skin moisturizer two pieces, still folded, and cut a and to soothe minor burns. This succulent likes a lot of sunlight. • Landing in holes A and B Peace lily. This lovely plant has striking white blooms and Brain gives 19 points. dark green leaves. It tolerates • Landing in holes A and C low humidity and low light, gives 14 points. making it ideal for rooms with • Landing in holes B and C gives 13 points. few windows. Brain Bender: Pothos. The fast-growing pothos has variegated leaves on It’s in the Bag (Answer: A is worth 10 points, long, trailing stems. Pruning the B is 9 points, and C is 4 points, so Carl and Janet are playing a plants will keep them fuller at Janet scored 8 points. Adding 14 new beanbag toss game. The the base. These plants are and 13, which were the scores for board has three holes, A, B and tolerant of all types of light the throws A, C and B, C, then C, each with a different point conditions. subtracting 19 removes the scores value. On Janet’s turn, she Snake plant. This succulent’s for the A and B holes, leaving the throws two beanbags, and they thick, sword-shaped leaves come scores for landing in hole C. Janet’s both land in hole C. in a range of colors and patterns, score is 14+13-19 = 8.) Using the clues provided, can adding visual interest to any you figure out what Janet scored room. Also known as mother-in- on her turn? law’s tongue, the plant grows well in almost any light. 7

The Wright Style Laugh Lines: Called the greatest American Let’s Get Growing architect of the 20th century, It’s a-pun-dantly clear that Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered a it’s time to turnip the page on style that is still revered today. another month and celery-brate Deviating from European- the summer gardening season. influenced designs that Some people have really bean dominated the time, Wright Butterfly Beauties looking forward to this time of created buildings that were With their delicate, colorful year. It’s been mushrooming in uniquely American. wings and fluttering, graceful their minds all winter. With nature as a main source flight, butterflies are some of the For some, it’s so mulch fun of inspiration, Wright called his most beautiful and fascinating that it’s hard to herb their work organic and always strived creatures to watch. Here are enthusiasm. To them, there’s for his structures to be in some common species you may no shrub-stitute for tending a harmony with the environment spot this summer: vegetable garden. That’s where that surrounded them. He was Monarch. One of the most they’re in their ele-mint. It’s the leader of the Prairie School well-known butterflies, this what they seed in their day and style of architecture, in which orange and black beauty is a provides a sense of peas. It’s buildings were made of natural familiar sight throughout the kind of a big dill. materials and featured low, U.S. and Canada. Every year, Instead of produce, some horizontal lines and open floor millions of monarchs famously make thyme to grow flowers plans. Wright also designed migrate thousands of miles to floral the world to enjoy. furniture and stained-glass Mexico and the California and They put the petal to the metal, windows. Gulf coasts. and the blooms they cultivate During his 70-year career, Painted lady. Also called the are mum-believable and Wright completed more than cosmopolitan since it is found absolutely radishing. 500 buildings, and many of on nearly every continent, the Whatever you enjoy, don’t let them are National Historic painted lady is orange with anything squash your dreams. Landmarks. Among the most brown-tipped wings and black Stay up-beet, romaine open to famous are the legendary and white spots. new things and put your best Fallingwater, a house built Swallowtail. North America is root forward. It can be good for above a waterfall in home to dozens of varieties of your lawn-gevity to live on the Pennsylvania, and the last this big, colorful butterfly, which hedge sometimes. It’s never too building he designed, the is easily recognizable by its late to fern something new, Guggenheim, the New York City “tails” extending from the especially when you’re among art museum known for its iconic hind wings. fronds. You grow it to yourself. concrete spiral design. Sulphur. These small, Some food for thought and pale-colored butterflies— sage advice for all: Lettuce enjoy typically found in white, yellow, the season ahead! orange and green hues—are sometimes seen as pests by farmers, but are popular and easy to attract to butterfly gardens. ENTERTAINMENT TRIVIA Cookbook Celebrity Author 1) “Back to the Kitchen” A) Oprah Winfrey Full of Flavor 2) “It’s All Easy” B) Chrissy Teigen 3) “Cravings: Hungry for More” C) Tiffani Thiessen 4) “Pull Up a Chair” D) Freddie Prinze Jr. Celebrity chefs often release cookbooks, 5) “Food, Health and Happiness” E) Martina McBride but so do celebrities who just like to cook. See if you can match the cookbook 6) “Around the Table” F) Gwyneth Paltrow to the celebrity who enjoys spending time

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1956: The last Packard rolls off the production line at the luxury car’s manufacturing plant in Detroit. 1978: Comic strip cat “Garfield,” created by Jim Davis, debuts in 41 newspapers. JUNE 1993: Chuck Berry, Ruth Brown and Billy Joel are among the stars who help break ground for the new 1910: The first statewide celebration of Father’s Day Rock & Roll Hall of Fame building in Cleveland. is held in Washington. The day honoring fathers was 2007: After recovering from near extinction, the proclaimed a national holiday in 1972. American bald eagle is removed from the 1928: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five band record endangered species list. “West End Blues,” considered to be one of the 2012: Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes high-wire greatest jazz songs of all time. history after walking a 1,800-foot-long wire 1939: The first Little League Baseball game is played suspended over Niagara Falls. in Williamsport, Pa. 2019: “Jeopardy!” contestant James Holzhauer’s 1944: Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, winning streak ends at 32 games. He won over France, in the D-Day invasion of World War II. $2.4 million on the TV quiz show.