Keeping you in the know Dining Times Ongoing Activities The following are the scheduled meal Foot Clinic times. If you have an appointment, accommodations can be made in advance. 3rd Monday at 9:00 a.m. Please contact the front desk staff to assist Nymbl Daily you. 1:15 p.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Mid-Day Meal 12:10 p.m. December Sweet News From T he Suites Evening Meal 5:00 p.m. 2020 12825 W. 65th Way, Arvada, Colorado 80004 (303) 424-4411 The First Christmas Card Celebrating December A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole traveled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune of having too many friends. During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole much anxiety. In Victorian England, it was considered impolite not to Tree Lighting Party answer mail. He had to figure out a way to respond to all of these people. December 1 Cole hit on an ingenious idea. He approached an artist friend, J.C. Horsley, and Birthday Celebrations asked him to design an idea that Cole had sketched out in his mind. Cole then took 6550 Yank Way December 7 Horsley?s illustration? a triptych showing a Arvada, CO 80004 family at table celebrating the holiday (303)424-6550 flanked by images of people helping the Candlelight Dinner poor? and had a thousand copies made by a London printer. The image was December 7 - 9 printed on a piece of stiff cardboard 5 1/ 8 x 3 1/ 4 inches in size. At the top of each was the salutation, ?TO:_____? allowing Cole to personalize his responses, which included the generic greeting ?A Merry Christmas and A Pearl Harbor Day Happy New Year To You.? It was the first Christmas card. December 7 Louis Prang, a Prussian immigrant with a print shop near Boston, is credited with creating the first Christmas card originating in the United States in 1875. Virtual Play "The Family Tree It was very different from Cole and Horsley?s of 30 years prior, in that it didn?t even contain a Christmas or holiday image. The card was a painting of a flower, December 16 and it read ?Merry Christmas.? This more artistic, subtle approach would categorize this first generation of American Christmas cards. ?They were vivid, Nutcracker Activity beautiful reproductions,? says Collins. ?There were very few nativity scenes or depictions of holiday celebrations. You were typically looking at animals, December 18 nature, scenes that could have taken place in October or February.? The modern Christmas card industry arguably began in 1915, when a Kansas Christmas City-based fledgling postcard printing company started by Joyce Hall, later to be joined by his brothers Rollie and William, published its first holiday card. December 25 The Hall Brothers company (which, a decade later, change its name to Hallmark), soon adapted a new format for the cards? 4 inches wide, 6 inches high, folded once, and inserted in an envelope. Employee Spotlight Residents Spotlight Alex Mametiev is our Dining Room Supervisor. He has been Leon has lived in Colorado his whole life. He began in employed with us for almost two years. Lakewood and then later moved to Buena Vista with his wife where they enjoyed being close to the hot springs. Alex was born in Gervais, Oregon. Alex?s family was from Russia so growing up his family maintained their Russian He and his wife Kate brought up a family of six children, Leon Jr., Sandy, Debbie, Tony, Mary, and Eddie. cultures teaching Alex about his heritage. He is from a large Leon considers marrying Kate and raising a family with family with four brothers and one sister. her his greatest life accomplishment. Leon worked as a truck driver for the Denver Feed Company. Alex moved to Colorado four years ago. In his free time he On the weekends he and his wife took a lot of enjoys keeping in shape.He enjoys playing basketball and Alex Mametiev adventures together and loved to spend them riding last year Alex competed in a marathon. tandem bicycles in the mountains. They once spent 30 days in Ireland and rode their bikes Alex appreciates and enjoys all types of food, his favorites throughout the country. In his free time Leon also loved are Mexican (Chimichanga) and Italian (Shrimp Alfredo). to do stained glass work. Leon is very friendly, and we are glad to have him as Leon Kerstein Alex?s favorite part of his job here is working with each of part of our community at Nightingale Suites. you getting to know your preferences and making small talk. Arm Chair Travel Com e join us Tuesdays for Arm Chair Travel adventures in the Ice Cream Parlor Join us for a virtual play "The Family Tree". Brought to us by The Arvada Center Family gatherings can be stressful under normal circumstances. But what happens when the Join us on Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. family can?t be in the same place and traditions in the Activities Room for Art Club are suddenly upended? The Family Tree is a heartfelt holiday comedy about how one Colorado family comes together to find the joy of the season in extraordinary circumstances. December Birthday Celebrations Pearl Harbor Rememberance Each year on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over Residents Birthdays Employee Birthdays the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Mitzi Zellner December 2 Jennifer Manriquez Castillo December 1 December 7, 1941. A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which Kelli Mosley December 1 Dottie Thies December 3 permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) Sergio Sosa Manriquez December 6 Jeanne Scheidelman December 18 and destroyed 188 aircraft. Carl Schranz December 18 Kristen Dexter December 13 Novella Lucero December 20 Ivana Minarik December 13 On Aug. 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated Dec. 7 as National Bernice Bettger December 29 Melisa Johnson December 26 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Every year, remembrance events are held at Ann Dolan December 30 the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, culminating in a commemoration ceremony on Dec. 7. Resident Anniversaries Carl Schranz 1 year December 7, 2020 Shirley Waugh 1 years This years Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration's theme,Above and Beyond the Call, represents a milestone of its own, as the first December 7 commemoration to follow the nationwide commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. This year?s ceremony will focus on Battlefield O` ahu. Though the Japanese Empire focused on the destruction of the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Birthday Celebrations the attack encompassed the entire island with assaults on Army and Marine aviation bases as well as civilian facilities. Come stop by the Ice Cream Parlor for cupcakes and celebrate our monthly resident's birthdays. We will be The experiences of the soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and sailors celebrating every fourth Friday. defending O` ahu, as well as the civilians caught in the crossfire, would exemplify courage under fire and perseverance. Their spirit at the beginning of the long crucible of war would frame the template for the securing of victory and peace. This years event will will be held on December 7th at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Tree Lighting December 1st Center and will encompass the service and sacrifice traditionally commemorated in multiple ceremonies and sites the week of December 7th. In Come join us at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in order to protect our Pearl Harbor Survivors and World War II Veterans in the Ice Cream parlor for delicious food, beverage, and music. attendance this years ceremony will be closed to the public. This event will be Please sign up at the front desk for either the 1:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. time. live streamed for public viewing via our Facebook page and www.pearlharborevents.com. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center will reopen to the public for visitation on December 7th at 11:30 am, with USS Arizona Memorial Programs resuming and running every 30 minutes from 12 noon - 3 pm. Decem ber is C hristm as M ovie M onth Monthly Activities lunch Every Friday in the Activities Room at 6:00 p.m. We would like to thank our Culinary staff for providing us with such Every Saturday in the Activities Room at 11:00 a.m. wonderful food that our residents could share with each other and socialize while social distancing Please sign up with the front desk staff, to maintain our social distancing. "This Week In History" Join us every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. for this week in history. We will be learning about special days throughout the month and coordinate arts and crafts, for fun and learning combined. 14. Roast Pig (Philippines) When it comes to the winter holidays, food traditions are an important part of the celebrations in countries around the Noche Buena, as Christmas dinner is known in the Philippines, is held after families attend the world, even if the foods are different from country to country. Misa de Gallo(?Mass of the Rooster?). Hamón (cured pork leg) or Lechón (spit-roasted pig) are the (Likewise, Santa is different too, depending on where you live). main feature. It?s co-stars are oftenquesa de bola (a ball of cheese), pasta, lumpia (spring rolls) and fruit salad.