Page 4 September Horoscopes and Birthdays Summit Hill Senior Living In astrology, those born from Lily Tomlin – September 1, 1939 September 1–22 are Virgos. Detail- Bob Newhart – September 5, 1929 September 2017 oriented Virgos have a deep sense Buddy Holly – September 7, 1936 of humanity, a trait that makes them Sid Caesar – September 8, 1922 Summit Hill Senior Living careful, tender, and practical. Those Arnold Palmer – September 10, 1929 1824 Old Hudson Rd born between September 23–30 Jesse Owens – September 12, 1913 St Paul MN 55119 www.summithillseniorliving.com balance the scales of Libra. Libra Walter Reed – September 13, 1851 Special Events

epitomizes fairness and harmony in B.B. King – September 16, 1924 all dealings large and small. Sincere, Greta Garbo – September 18, 1905 Interim lecture & snack: stress is the beautiful, and romantic, Libra will Stephen King – September 21, 1947 st work hard to keep all relationships Phil Rizzuto – September 25, 1917 spice of life 1 at 2:30pm on an even keel with boundless Enrico Fermi – September 29, 1901 What’s New? th grace and charm. Johnny Mathis – September 30, 1935 Pet Visit 5 at Summit Hill has an abundance of activities council meetings are? 3:30pm new residents that have moved in They’re always the second Get to Know the Staff: HUC-Lauren Thomas Football kickoff BBQ and will be moving in in the near Wednesday of the month and it’s a Lunch 8th at 12:00pm future. Feel free to welcome new place where you can share your Lauren has been with Summit Hill twins with red hair! If she could only residents to make them feel at home opinions and suggestions; it’s also a since June 2017. You might wonder eat one thing for the rest of her life it Vikings kick off: and part of the community. With the time to share the good things you what a HUC is; well, Lauren is there would be pizza and it needs to have fantasy league & growth of our community means have been seeing around the to help you schedule appointments, at least three toppings on it! Lauren viewing party with th there will be some changes around building! answer phone calls, and does staff has an obsession with milk, in fact Beer 11 at 6:00pm the building in order to Want to help support a good cause? scheduling. she always has at least two gallons th Pie in the Face 13 at accommodate more residents. For Summit Hill is having their 2nd She has previously worked in a at a time in her fridge! Her favorite 2:30pm example, we have had to rearrange annual pie in the face competition. emergency room as a tech/HUC. place in the whole world is the the tables in the dining room and Pay $1 and vote for a director. The The reason why she loves working beautiful island of Jamaica where Sing along with community room so that we can director with the most votes will get in assisted living is because she she loves to lay out in the sun. Melissa 13th & 27th at 6:00pm ensure that we have enough spaces a pie in the face on September 13th. loves to listen to resident’s stories. Lauren’s life moto: for all residents to sit. You can purchase as many votes as Some fun facts about Lauren is that “YOLO: You Only Live Lunch Outing to HO On September 20th from 10am-2pm you would like until 4pm on she has three kids, two of them are HO 14th at 12:00pm Walgreens will be coming to our S t b 12th Once” community to give Flu Vaccines. Outing to Como Zoo 15th at 1:00pm Please sign up ahead of time in the nurses office. Calling All Rock Hounds nd Happy Hour 22 at Wondering what tenant council and 2:30pm September 16 offers a holiday they’re special to you. Minerals, for all the rock hounds, from the crystals, and gemstones are often Monthly Birthday Plenty to Appreciate professional geologist to the casual admired for their brilliant colors, Party: Back to the shapes, and structures. But many 50’s Elvis collector at the beach. It’s Collect th Flowers. Perfume. Jewelry. Clothing. else does. Is her cell phone on the Rocks Day! What’s the attraction of the best rocks in a collection are impersonator 26 at These are just some of the ways you verge of becoming obsolete? Get 3:00pm to collecting rocks? For many, it’s judged valuable not because they can show your wife you love her her a new one. Does she hate doing the incredible diversity of rocks in the are gemstones or minerals but Outing to Aamodts on Wife Appreciation Day, the third the dishes? Empty the dishwasher natural world. Not only do many rocks because they were found someplace Apple Farm 28th at Sunday in September. But what do and then load all the dirty dishes. Not look different but they are formed by meaningful: on a vacation, perhaps, 1:00pm wives really want? Romance doesn’t only are you being helpful but you’re

different geological processes that or on a trip with someone special. th necessarily have to mean a $100 showing her that you are paying Hot Breakfast 29 at give us clues to the geologic history of Whether you adore igneous, 7:30am-9am bouquet. A surprise $10 bouquet attention to her needs. Of course, the area they are found in. Half the sedimentary, or metamorphic, on a weeknight can sometimes be if all else fails, there is absolutely fun of rock collecting is identifying you’ll never grow tired of the even more romantic. The advantage nothing wrong with getting your wife and cataloging your rocks by kind, amazing diversity of rocks out of being her husband is that you jewelry and shoes. Just make sure where you found them, and why there just waiting to be found. know things about her that no one it’s jewelry and shoes that she wants.

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Hitting the Century Mark Tiny Tee Time What is the secret to living a long agers,” with less Alzheimer’s, No one is exactly sure why Garnet trunks and gnomes, became an life of 100 years? The residents fewer cataracts, fewer bone Carter invented the first miniature instant hit with visitors. Ask Carter’s of Acciaroli, Italy, know the secret. fractures, and a stronger heart? golf course in the 1920s, but thank wife, Frieda, why he invented the This small coastal hamlet south Or are there real lifestyle changes goodness he did or we wouldn’t mini golf course, and her reply is of Naples has the highest we can make to live to 100? be able to celebrate Mini Golf Day that it was to occupy the “golfers’ concentration of centenarians— Doctors have been trying to on September 21. Carter owned widows,” the women left behind that’s people living to 100 years decipher the secret to longevity a hotel outside of Chattanooga, by husbands taking an entire of age—in the world. No doubt, for a long time. Weight control, Tennessee, called the Fairytale afternoon off to golf. In this way, the residents of Acciaroli will be they believe, is a big factor to living Inn, which strove to create an Carter’s invention was no different rocking on September 22, a long, healthy life. People should atmosphere as magical as its from the Ladies’ Putting Club at St. Centenarians Day. not only consume fewer calories The record score for name. Carter’s tiny golf course, Andrew’s in Scotland, the precursor but maximize the nutrition of each mini golf is 18, a hole- complete with hollowed-out tree to the modern mini golf course. What is Acciaroli’s secret? Mayor calorie. Also, eat a lot of fiber, in-one on every hole! There are 55,000 Stefano Pisani thinks the longevity which reduces heart disease and centenarians in the is due to his town’s relaxed bad cholesterol and increases A Consequential Cup United States alone. lifestyle. Researchers credit the weight loss. Of course, activity While you may enjoy a morning So who decided to brew it into a

diet of fish and locally grown fruits such as walking and running cup of coffee every day, there drink? Another legend tells of how and vegetables. One cardiologist is a plus, just as spending time is only one Coffee Day, and it’s a wandering monk observed Kaldi believes there may be a genetic with others keeps our brains September 29. No other drink is and his dancing goats. This monk, component attributed to small, happy and nimble. as revered as coffee. After oil, who had terrible trouble trying to efficient blood vessels. Luigina But what do the doctors really coffee is the second-most sought stay awake during his prayers, Vigiconte, aged 101, believes that know? After all, centenarians rarely after global commodity, with an tried the berries as a method to one must “always be optimistic, give medical advice when they talk estimated trade value of $100 stay alert. Needless to say, that never bitter, and always be polite about the secret to their long lives. billion and employing a workforce monk did not doze off. It was this with people.” Vincenzo Barrata, of 25 million people. That’s one resourceful monk who first dried at 103, has a different theory: The truth is most likely to be a mix of lifestyle and luck, and any powerful cup of morning joe. the berries and boiled them into a “A lot of women in my life.” beverage. Not only did it keep him added stress you suffer worrying Must we all move to Acciaroli about how to live longer is bound The powerful jolt of caffeine awake and alert, but it tasted good, to become one of these “super- to be counterproductive. that comes with a cup of coffee too. Soon, his fellow monks were may be what makes it so special drinking coffee and praying right Chef’s Corner A Note from Nursing: and sought after, but before coffee alongside him. was served as a drink, it was eaten. Tribes in Africa supposedly While these legends may be fun Meet the new Summit Hill Senior Living chef, We will be having a new company come for mixed coffee berries with fat into to relate, coffee is still a serious Chuck. He has been working in food service for Podiatry visits. It is AHI, which stands for There are two types of coffee beans: arabica edible energy balls. So, who made business in Ethiopia and the 25 years, and has done everything from fine Advance Health Institute. The services that they this discovery? Legend states that Middle East. Since drinking dining in hotel restaurants to retirement will provide are podiatry, audiology, and wound and robusta. around 850 AD, an Ethiopian alcohol is forbidden amongst communities in Minnesota and Florida! He care. They will be here in October for the first goatherder named Kaldi observed Muslims, coffee has always been enjoys cooking for elderly because they are very meeting for podiatry, all residents are his goats acting strangely after the next best thing. In fact, the appreciative. Chuck’s favorite dish to cook is encouraged to come and sign-up in the nursing eating the fruit of a certain bush. word kahve, from which we get any comfort food. office. Kaldi knew his goats to be ill- our word coffee, means “wine tempered, but here they were of Arabia.” Today, coffee’s reach frolicking and dancing like never extends well beyond the Middle before. Kaldi decided to try the East, and if you’re lucky, it even berries, and he, too, felt a rush reaches as far as the coffee pot of energy. At that moment, edible brewing some of the stuff on your coffee was discovered. own kitchen counter.