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Mid-Day Meal 12:10 p.m. December 2020 Sweet News From T he Suites Evening Meal 5:00 p.m. 12825 W. 65th Way, Arvada, Colorado 80004 (303) 424-4411

The First Card

Celebrating December A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole traveled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian , 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 .

December 7 Louis Prang, a Prussian immigrant with a print shop near Boston, is credited with creating the first Christmas card originating in the 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, 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 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 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 is known in the Philippines, is held after families attend the world, even if the foods are different from country to country. (?Mass of the Rooster?). Hamón (cured 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. You might indulge in mince pies, or perhaps is more your Christmas is a big deal in the Philippines. It?s known for having the longest Christmas season style. For others, a holiday meal wouldn't be complete without fried chicken, fruit cake or with Christmas carols starting as early as September and ending usually around January 9th with salted cod. Depending on where you grew up, and where you live now, the seasonal the feast of the Black Nazarene. Official observance, however, is from December 16th until the delicacies that grace your table may be sweet, savory, or a little bit of everything in-between. first Sunday of the new year. Let's take a look at different Christmas and Hanukkah food traditions around the world. 15. Food Board (Finland) 1. Christmas Fried Chicken (Japan) Fins go buffet style, or literally ?Christmas table? style, for their Christmas meal with Joulupöytä. In Japan, the Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year for Fried Chicken, or This traditional food board is comparable to the Swedish smörgåsbord or julbord. It contains KFC, a fast food chain. Because about 3.6 million Japanese families eat KFC on , they several dishes typical of the season such as , fish, and casseroles. often need to reserve their meal up to two months in advance. Other items on the table may include mushroom salad, pickled herring, and Karelian stew. For During the 1970s, KFC put together a holiday party bucket and behind it, a brilliant marketing plan. At dessert, joulutahti (tarts), piparkakku (), and rice are served. the time, Japan didn?t have many . KFC filled that void by telling consumers ?here 16. (US) the gift that keeps on giving is something that you should do on Christmas?. The trend caught on quickly. 2. K??ios (Lithuania) Calvin Trillin theorized that there is only one fruitcake and that it is simply sent from family to family each year. Most Americans turn their noses at the very thought of fruitcake. But for some K??ios, the traditional Lithuanian Christmas dinner, is held on December 24th every year. And hosting reason, this item keeps making the rounds ? something made possible because the cakes are k??ios is no small feat ? this meal can take up to a week to prepare. For Lithuanians, the holidays are soaked in alcohol or other liquors to keep them from molding. about spending time with family, so a week-long meal prep is certainly a great opportunity for Don?t believe me? On the tonight show, Jay Leno sampled a cake that someone had kept as a families to get together and is likely why the tradition has persisted. family heirloom dating back to 1878. In 2017, the Antarctic Heritage Trust found an Originallyk??ioshad nine dishes. It was a pagan practice that later expanded to 12 dishes (one for 106-year-old fruitcake they deemed ?almost edible?. each apostle) when it was appropriated by the Christian church.

No meat, dairy, or hot food are a part of this meal. Instead, it includes fish, breads, and vegetables. At some point in history, fruitcake was a display for prosperity. Dried fruits and nuts were expensive items and so this cake was served at special events ? like Christmas ? to, for lack of a Some of the items you might see on the menu are herring served in a tomato, mushroom or onion better way to say it, show off. Even though are no longer a way to display wealth, based sauce, smoked eel, vegetables such as potatoes, sauerkraut (it?s cabbage so it counts as a giving them is a tradition that has just stuck. vegetable, right?), and mushrooms, bread or cranberry pudding.

3. Latkes (Israel)

Since the Middle Ages, latkes ? in some form or another ? have been an important part of Hanukkah tradition. Latkes are fried potato are cooked in oil. This recognizes that the Second Temple kept the Menorah burning with oil for eight days. Other dishes enjoyed as a part of this tradition include fried donuts and fritters. Hanukkah gelt, small chocolate coins, are given to children by relatives. 4. Christmas Goose (Germany) 9. Kolivo ?????? (Bulgaria)

The German Christmas feast is historically centered around the Weihnachtsgans, the Christmas Kolivo, boiled wheat with and walnuts, is often the first item to appear on tables come goose. A tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, eating goose was originally tied to St. Martin?s Christmas Eve in Bulgaria. Similar to a pudding, both Russia (?????) and Poland () have Day, but eventually became a part of the Christmas meal. comparable dishes. Sometimes served with honey, poppyseed, other grains, rice, beans, or dried fruit, kolivo can be prepared many different ways. It is often connected with Orthodox Often stuffed with apples, chestnuts, onions, and prunes, then spiced with mugwort and marjoram, traditions. In addition to Bulgaria, it also appears on tables in Serbia, Romania, Georgia, and the goose is served alongside red cabbage, dumplings, and sauerkraut. The oldest known Ukraine. recipe for this dish comes from a cookbook published in 1350, ?Das Buch von guter Speise?.

5. (Italy) 10. Melomakarona / ???????????? (Greece) Sweet orange-zest cookies soaked in honey and topped with walnut? Yes, please! This item is a Italy has numerous regional traditions when it comes to Christmas dinner. In some parts of Italy, holiday treat that regularly appears on tables in Greece. Known as melomakarona, these they celebrate with The Feast of the Seven Fishes. This meal includes seven different fish prepared cookies are often said to taste much like baklava. in seven different ways. More often than not, two of the featured items are baccala (salted cod) and calamari. In other areas, they eat roasted lamb, or poultry roasted or boiled and seasoned with Immediately after they?re baked, melomakaronaare soaked in a honey-sugar water mixture sauce. Sweets also play an important role during the holiday season, and in Northern Italy, one of then sprinkled with walnuts. There is also a less traditional version of this recipe dipped in dark the infamous holiday sweets is panettone ? a cake with candied fruit, chocolate, , and nuts. chocolate. Other treats include torrone, nougat, marzipan, zeppole, cannoli, and pandoro. 11. Cookies (Poland) 6. (Costa Rica) In Costa Rica, making tamales is a Christmas tradition andevery family has their own ?secret? recipe. Another country with cookies on the menu come holiday season is Poland. Ko?aczkiis a flaky, The basis of tomales is a corn dough, wrapped in a banana leaf or corn husk, and then steamed. jelly-filled confection, with dough often made with sour cream or cream cheese. Some are stuffed with pork, and some with beef or chicken. Other foods that may be a part of the These fold-over style cookies come with a variety of fillings. If the standard apricot or raspberry filling are garlic, onion, potatoes, or raisins. doesn?t do it for you, you can also try poppyseed, nuts, or sweet cheese. They?re topped with 7. (England) confectioners sugar immediately before serving. This dish goes by many names. Whether you call it figgy pudding, plum pudding, ?pud? or Christmas pudding, this dessert is a key Christmas tradition in England, Ireland and some parts of the US. 12. Bacalao (Mexico) Despite its name, plum pudding doesn?t actually include plums. Pre-, ?plums? referred to what we now call raisins, and because dried fruits are an important part of this pudding, it is how it Bacalao, or salted cod, is not common in most countries during the holidays, but it?s a staple dish earned its name. in Mexico. Before refrigeration, salted and preserving meats and fish was necessary. Today, this is no longer the case, but the practice still exists. And when, in the case of bacalao, the fish is Primarily made of , egg, molasses, spices, and dried fruits, Christmas pudding is set alight with rehydrated and cooked, the result is tender and delicious. In Mexico,Bacalao a la Mexicanais immediately before it is served. made with tomato, ancho chiles, onions, almost, potato and olives. It's filling and it certainly warms you up! 8. Bûche de Noël (France) 13. Saffron Buns (Sweden) La Bûche de Noëlis a dessert that symbolically represents the Log ? a wood log that was traditionally carried into the home, sprinkled with wine, and then burned on Christmas Eve. In the 1940's when the practice started to disappear, this dessert took up the mantle. Julbord, a three course meal, is served come . The first dish is usually fish ? often pickled herring. Second, cold cuts (including Christmas ham) along with are Often made from and chocolate buttercream,La Bûche de Noëllooks quite a bit like a real served. The third course is often meatballs and a potato casserole called Janssons frestelse. log. Other variations on the dessert, have emerged. Now you can find recipes for anything from For dessert, is popular, but there?s another treat for which the Swedes are known to tiramisu to cran-raspberry mascarpone, caramel cream to Meyer lemon. make around this time ? Saffron Buns.