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Staff Directory December 2020 Brandy Duckworth Executive Director Ale Casapia Director of Community Relations Taylor Fuller, RN Resident Care Director Karen Weeden, LPN Memory Care Director Jordan Easter Business Office Manager Jennifer Murray Activities Director Jean Bair Housekeeping Director Jim Taylor Maintenance Director Mike Ehart Dietary Manager Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm Important Phone Numbers Main Office 910-713-1717 Wintry Robins Although robins are usually associated with spring, Executive Director 910-713-1701 you may have noticed the red-breasted birds on holiday Community Liaison 910-713-1703 greeting cards. This European tradition began in the Resident Care Liaison 910-713-1702 1800s, when British postmen wore bright red coats. Emergencies 911 Nicknamed after the birds, these “postal robins” Popular Pages: ‘Mastering the Art of delivered season’s greetings and gifts, and soon real French Cooking’ robins were depicted on cards and other décor as a Julia Child’s first cookbook, co-written with festive symbol. Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle and Meet Me Under the Mistletoe published in 1961, was revolutionary for Exchanging a smooch under a hanging sprig of American cooks. For perhaps the first time, mistletoe is a longtime holiday tradition. In December French cuisine was presented with clear 2019, at an event in St. Louis, 480 couples set a world instructions and illustrations, encouraging record for the most pairs at one spot to pucker up beginners to learn how to make more than under the seasonal plant. 500 classic recipes and develop a strong foundation of kitchen skills. A TV appearance Positive Thought promoting the book led to the creation of “A good day is a good day. A bad day is a good story. Child’s wildly successful cooking show, “The At the end of the day, it’s all good.” —Glennon Doyle French Chef,” making her a household name and culinary expert. Celebrating Tastes of the Season New Year’s Eve Just one sip of a seasonal The final night of the year is beverage or a bite of a decadent coming up. Count down with dessert can put you in a holiday some festive facts about the mood. Celebrate all month long revelry of New Year’s Eve. with these favorite flavors: • Ringing out the old year Peppermint. From the classic and ushering in a new one candy cane to peppermint bark, is a custom that goes back the vibrant taste of peppermint at least 4,000 years to the The Joy of adds a dash of festive flair to all ancient Babylonians. Simple Things kinds of sweet treats. It’s often • The first places on the A whirlwind of sights and swirled into cocoa or coffee globe to greet the new year sounds, the holiday season is beverages for a refreshing are the island nations of often a busy time. But there’s pick-me-up. Kiribati, Samoa and much joy and meaning to be Hot cocoa. There may be no Tonga, located in the found in the quieter moments better way to warm up on a cold South Pacific Ocean. as well. winter’s day than with a mug of • Just across the international Treats. Certain foods taste hot chocolate sprinkled with date line, American Samoa, better around the holidays, marshmallows. In addition to a U.S. territory, is the don’t they? Whether it’s a sip of drinking it, you can indulge in world’s last inhabited eggnog or a bite of decadent hot cocoa-flavored candies, locale to welcome in fudge, savor the moment as a cookies, ice cream and popcorn. the year. mini celebration. Gingerbread. Combining • New York City’s Times Decorations. Setting out some ginger with other spices results Square ball drop is a seasonal items can instantly put in one of the season’s tastiest celebration that began you in a festive mood. By traditions. Making cookies and in 1907. placing a treasured keepsake in decorating gingerbread houses • Singing “Auld Lang Syne” a spot where you’ll see it every are whimsical ways to enjoy this has grown into a day, you can stir up warm holiday flavor. worldwide tradition. The feelings of comfort and joy. Eggnog. This rich, creamy words roughly translate to Crafts. Winter is often peak beverage has been adapted “times gone by.” crafting season. If the weather into recipes for cookies, cakes, • Puckering up for a New outside is frightful, you can ice cream and candies, all Year’s Eve kiss is said to delight in creating a homemade celebrating the drink’s bring good luck to a gift or jolly decoration. Take scrumptious blend of vanilla, relationship and has pride in using your hands and nutmeg and cinnamon. roots in German and putting love into your work. English folklore. Music. Listening and singing • That cute little guy decked along to your favorite holiday out in a diaper, top hat and tunes is a simple pleasure that sash is known as Baby New many folks enjoy. When you Year. He’s been a symbol of hear a song that’s special to you, the holiday since the days close your eyes and focus on the of ancient Greece. words and melody. Pick Pistachios for Health potassium, which helps build Wit & Wisdom It’s called the smiling or and preserve muscles. Another “Time together as a family happy nut because it looks like plus: They have high amounts of is a gift.” it’s cracking a smile. But it’s no lutein and zeaxanthin, needed —Joanna Gaines joke that the pistachio provides to keep eyes functioning at healthy fuel for the body. their best. “Nothing purchased can A 1-ounce serving is about Because of their blend of come close to the renewed 49 nuts, and all those green antioxidants, “good” fats and sense of gratitude for having kernels have only 160 calories, fiber, the American Heart family and friends.” making pistachios one of the Association has certified —Courtland Milloy lowest-calorie nuts. Having to pistachios as heart healthy. As pry open a pistachio’s shell can part of a nutritious diet, the nuts “The memories we make with keep you from overindulging. can help maintain healthy blood our family is everything.” One portion provides 6 grams pressure and cholesterol and —Candace Cameron Bure of protein, about as much as an blood sugar levels. egg. And like eggs, meat and “I believe the world is fish, pistachios are a complete one big family, and we need to protein, meaning they contain help each other.” all nine essential amino acids —Jet Li necessary for good health. Pistachios are rich in “Cherish your human connections—your relationships with friends and family.” hear the numbers the first time, —Barbara Bush allowing you to mark your cards faster. “The more we can be in a relationship with those who Play multiple cards. Playing more than one card is the best might seem strange to us, way to improve your chances of the more we can feel like we’re winning a game of bingo. neighbors and all members of However, avoid dividing the human family.” Bingo Tips and Tricks —Fred Rogers A favorite pastime, bingo is your attention among too largely a game of chance. But many cards. “You leave home to seek your there are a few ways to increase Bring tape. A roll of masking fortune and when you get it, your odds of winning and tape or painter’s tape comes in you go home and share it ensure a fun time for all. handy to stick your cards to the with your family.” Arrive early. Aim to arrive at a table, preventing them from —Anita Baker bingo game 10 minutes before sliding around. it’s set to start. This gives you Have fun! This is the most “The love of family and the time to choose your seat, get important rule of a bingo game! admiration of friends is your cards and a beverage or Use breaks to socialize with much more important than snack, and chat with friends. other players. Be a good sport wealth and privilege.” Pick a prime spot. Sitting near and cheer on others when —Charles Kuralt the caller can help you clearly they win. Sportsperson of the Year Since 1954, magazine has named its Sportsperson of the Year to recognize an athlete or team whose efforts that year showed sportsmanship and achievement. These are a few of the sports greats honored over the decades. Year Athlete/Team Sport 1954 Roger Bannister Track & Field 1960 Golf 1972 Tennis 1974 Boxing 1982 Hockey 1995 Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Soccer 2005 Football 2008 Swimming 2016 LeBron James Basketball

1964: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. accepts the Nobel Peace Prize at ceremonies in Oslo, Norway. 1979: Two friends in Canada invent Trivial Pursuit. DECEMBER The board game became a worldwide sensation. 1991: In Nashville, Naomi and Wynonna Judd perform their final concert as the Judds. The mother-daughter 1913: Fill ’er up! The nation’s first drive-in gas and duo was one of country music’s top acts. service station opens in Pittsburgh. 2002: The professional networking site LinkedIn is 1924: The puck drops in the first NHL game played in founded in California. the U.S. The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the 2010: SpaceX becomes the first private company Montreal Maroons. to successfully launch a spacecraft into orbit and 1947: America’s wetland wilderness, Florida Everglades recover it. National Park is formally dedicated. 2018: American Colin O’Brady is celebrated as the 1954: Doctors at a Boston hospital perform the first first person to complete a solo, unaided trek across successful human kidney transplant. Antarctica. He traveled 930 miles in 54 days.

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