THE ST. CLAIR SUN

September 2021

HAVE A LOOK: WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER! Pg. 2: Stupendous September September, in Old England, was called Haervest- Facts monath (Harvest Month). This is the time to Pg. e: Canadian Indigenous gather up the rest of the harvest and prepare History Makers for the winter months. Pg. 4: Family Council There are flowers enough in the summertime, Pg. 5: Chaplains Corner More flowers than I can remember— Pg. 6: Word Search But none with the purple, gold, and red Pg. 7: Infection Control and That dye the flowers of September! Resident Council —Mary Howitt (1799-1888) Pg. 8: Word Search Answers Well, September is upon us, and we are still Pg. 9: Hearing Clinics enjoying some lovely warm weather. Warm Pg. 10: Mindful Matters Pg. 11 & 12: Research Matters enough that we can continue with our Pg. 13: Colouring Page weekly outdoor entertainment for as long as Pg. 14: Village Directory possible! Our Healing Garden is almost ______complete, with the addition of a new bench and memorial plaque. We are just waiting “Like” us on Facebook: for the ramp to be installed from the patio The Village at St. Clair to the paved path. There will be many interesting and enjoyable programs for you Follow us on Twitter: to participate in this month including @villagestclair Grandparents Day, Art’s and Aging day and our Fun Village Championships in View Calendars at: collaboration with our PAL team. Enjoy all www.schlegelvillages.com that there is to offer! We’ll talk again in October! 1

Stupendous September Facts! September’s name comes from the Latin word septem, meaning “seven.” September 6th is Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish holiday that marks the beginning of the new year. September 11 is Patriot Day, held in honor and remembrance of those who died in the September 11 attacks of 2001. This year marks the 20th a nniversary of September 11. September 21 is recognized as the annual International Day of Peace. Observances range from a moment of silence at noon to events such as peace walks, concerts, and volunteering in the community. September 22 marks the start of fall! This year’s Autumnal Equinox occurs at 3:20 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, September 22. At this time, there are approximately equal hours of daylight and darkness. September is National Happy Cat Month

September’s full moon, the Harvest Moon, reaches peak illumination on Monday, September 20, at 7:54 P.M.

September’s birth flowers are the aster and the morning glory. The aster signifies powerful love, and the China aster expresses variety or afterthought in the language of flowers. The morning glory symbolizes affection. It can also mean coquetry, affectation, or bonds in the language of flowers.

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Canadian Indigenous History Makers Carolyn Darbyshire-McRorie is a distinguished Métis curler. She was born in 1963 in Arborg, Manitoba and began when she was 11. As a young woman, Darbyshire-McRorie played on a team with her mom. In 1985, they won the Manitoba provincial women's curling tournament and competed in the Canadian women's national Tournament of Hearts in Winnipeg. She played third for Heather Fowlie at the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and second for Renelle Bryden at the Cup in Kamloops, in 2003. When she played second for 's team starting in the 2005 to 2006 season, the team won two provincial championships (2007 and 2009) and went on to win a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. After Bernard's team disbanded, Darbyshire-McRorie formed her own team in Calgary and played second for Shannon Kleibrink. She later coached Casey Scheidegger's team and in 2018 became head coach for China's National women's curling teams.

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~ CHAPLAIN’S CORNER ~

Can life get you down? Too many things happening in life? Are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed? The best medicine is laughter. Let me explain. Many years ago, I met a gentleman who was diagnosed as “terminally ill”. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. You could see the worry, depression and anger in his life and how it contributed to his situation, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, “If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity?” He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find – Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. (This was before VCRs, so he had to rent the actual films.) He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny. His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy and productive years. (His journey is detailed in the book, Anatomy of an Illness.) He credits visualization, the love of his family and friends, and laughter for his recovery. Some people think laughter is a waste of time. It is a luxury, they say, a frivolity, something to indulge in only every so often. Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughter is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we’re not well, laughter helps us get well; if we are well, laughter helps us stay that way. Since the ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative effect on the body, the mind and the emotions. So, if you like laughter, consider it sound medical advice to indulge in it as often as you can. If you don’t like laughter, then take your medicine – laugh anyway. Use whatever makes you laugh – movies, sitcoms, Monty Python, records, books, New Yorker cartoons, jokes, friends. Give yourself permission to laugh – long and loud and out loud – whenever anything strikes you as funny. The people around you may think you’re strange, but sooner or later they’ll join in even if they don’t know what you’re laughing about. Some diseases may be contagious, but none is as contagious as the cure. . . laughter.

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Residents’ Council

Per recommendation from the Ontario

Association of Residents’ Councils, our monthly group meetings will be suspended until further notice. A Neighbourhood meeting will occur each month.

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VILLAGE AT ST. CLAIR DIRECTORY - Main—519-960-1050

Tammy Roberts General Manager x8003 Kristin Frye Director of Environmental x8006 Hannah Renaud Director of Recreation x8007 Jamie Hedges Director of Food Services x8004 Harjeet Dhaliwal Asst. Director of Food Svc x8004 Jacqueline Reinhardt Dietician x8014 Julie Fortier Director of Nursing Care x8005 Christine Malanowski, Assistant DNC - Essex & Harrow x8069 Karina Waffle Assistant DNC– Gosfield & Kingsville x8068 Danielle Harris Assistant DNC—Oldcastle & Talbot x8067 Charlotte Umbac Assistant DNC—Amherstburg & Colchester x8010

Noel Erum Neighbourhood Coordinator x8020 Gosfield & Kingsville Candace Manwaring Neighbourhood Coordinator x8038 Amherstburg & Colchester Stacey McDonald Price Neighbourhood Coordinator x8032 Essex & Harrow Mark Mitchell Neighbourhood Coordinator x8026 Talbot & Oldcastle Warwick Cooper Chaplain x8052 Amy Maycock Social Services Coordinator x 8052 Kari Lappan Administrative Coordinator x8002 Administrative Assistant x8001

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