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Three Activities to Ward Off New Residents Giovanna Madonna Ray Leurck Alzheimer’s Barbara Schlereth Robert Hunt Alzheimer’s disease may not have a cure, but experts believe some practices can help delay memory loss. Here’s Celebrating what you can do: Birthdays • Cognitive training. Crossword puzzles and other games Senior Living can help, but try some different techniques. Do simple Billy K ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/1 arithmetic in your head instead of relying on a calculator. Joe D ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/1 Develop a new method for remembering what’s on your Richard S ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/10 shopping list. Train your brain to remember things in new Kay K...... 10/12 ways and you’ll keep it sharper. Ruth W �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/13 The HarborChase Wire: A Monthly Publication of HarborChase Villages Crossing MC October 2017 • Control your blood pressure. Reducing high blood Pat C...... 10/14 pressure with medication and weight loss not only cuts Virgina H ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/17 your risk of heart disease, but it can also ease stress on Elsie M ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/28 Celebrating Columbus Day the delicate blood vessels in your brain— stress that can Ginny F �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10/31 Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1934, but exacerbate memory loss and dementia. Directors Christopher Columbus’ landing in the Americas was celebrated across the country • Exercise. Moderate aerobic exercise has many health long before that. benefits, including heading off symptoms associated with Heather Corton In 1792, the Society of St. Tammany in New York City commemorated the 300th Alzheimer’s. Try exercising for 30 minutes five days a week, Executive Director anniversary of Columbus’ voyage, and in 1892, President Benjamin Harrison called or 50 minutes three times a week. You’ll feel better and upon Americans to recognize the 400th anniversary. Teachers, politicians, and others extend your cognitive health. Diana Lowell used Columbus Day to urge patriotism, loyalty, and social progress. Italian-Americans Business Office Manager began supporting Columbus Day celebrations in the 19th century as an expression of pride in their heritage. The Italian population of New York organized a celebration of Sherry Adolfson the discovery of America on October 12, 1866, and in 1869, Italians in San Francisco Director of Memory Care held their own celebration. Ray Freitag The first official Columbus Day holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Director of Maintenance Jesse F. McDonald in 1905. President Franklin Roosevelt designated Oct. 12 a national holiday in 1934. Other countries recognize Columbus Day as well. In Costa Rica, it’s Alexander Powell known as Dia de las Culturas (Day of the Cultures); Uruguay calls it Dia de las Americas Director of Sales (Day of the Americas); in the Bahamas, it’s Discovery Day; and in Spain it’s celebrated as Dia de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional. 13517 NE 86th Court Janell Dunn Lady Lake, FL 32159 Life Enrichment Director 352-702-3190 How ‘Trick or Treat!’ Took Over the World Bryan Neubauer Wherever you live, chances are that on Oct. 31 you’ll be visited by pirates, ghosts, Director of Hospitality princesses, and monsters crying, “Trick or treat!” at your front door. Costumes and going door to door for treats can be traced back to pagan and Christian rituals from Jenn Vetter the Middle Ages. Director of Resident Care Immigrants from Scotland and Ireland brought the tradition of “guising” to the New World, with children going through their neighborhoods requesting food and coins, usually in exchange for a dance or poem. The term “trick or treat” in print was seen in Alberta, Canada, in 1927, and in The Oregon Journal newspaper in 1934: “Other young goblins and ghosts, employing modern shakedown methods, successfully worked the ‘trick or treat’ system in all parts of the city.” Trick-or-treating had become an established fixture of American popular culture by the 1950s, when Walt Disney produced a cartoon called “Trick or Treat” and an episode of the popular TV show Ozzie and Harriet showed children overwhelming the Nelson household in search of candy. AL 12467 Designed/Printed by Corwin Design & Graphics Corp. www.HarborChase.com/VillagesCrossing.htm www.MyCorwinOnline.com • 1-877-CORWIN2 HarborChase of Villages Crossing • The Cove October 2017

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And, based on their history, it can easily be t o m a n y , assumed the work of this PAIR TAKES SHAPE begin to take power couple is far from a new form. The union of Bill Clinton finished in America. and Hillary Rodham that October would have a far-reaching impact on American culture and politics. Bill and Hillary’s married life began in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1975, having a small marriage ceremony on the couple’s own property. They had met several years earlier, on the campus of Yale University October 22 is in the early 1970s, and began dating shortly afterward. Bill asked Hillary, to marry him a number of times. Finally, she said yes and National Nut Day Yosemite in Numbers became part of one of history’s most impactful couples. Located deep in the heart of California’s Sierra The Clinton family has worked hard for many decades, Eating nuts as part of a healthy diet can be good for your Nevada Mountains lies one of Mother Nature’s with achievements that include the establishment of the heart. Nuts, which contain unsaturated fatty acids and other most glorious enterprises: Yosemite National Clinton Foundation in 1997, a nonprofit that approaches issues nutrients, are a great snack food, too. They’re inexpensive, easy Park. The park, established Oct. 1, 1890, by a both at home and abroad, such as climate change, improving to store and easy to take with you to work or school. Congressional act, paved the way for the National women’s opportunities, health and economic development, The type of nut you eat isn’t that important, although some Park system’s evolution in the country. Yosemite nuts have more heart-healthy nutrients and fats than do others. spans roughly 1,200 square miles, and its giant Walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts — you name it — almost every type of nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a tiny package. If sequoias, glaciers, granite formations and bubbling you have heart disease, eating nuts instead of a less healthy snack waterfalls have attracted more than 3.5 million can help you more easily follow a heart-healthy diet. visitors annually since 2012, according to National The polo brand Emerges However, nuts contain a lot of fat; as much as 80 percent of Park Service statistics. Here are some other interest- Ralph is an unknown name to many. Ralph Lauren, on the a nut is fat. Even though most of this fat is healthy fat, it’s still a ing facts about Yosemite you might enjoy reading, other hand, is a name known to most. Born Oct. 14, 1939, to lot of calories. That’s why you should eat nuts in moderation. courtesy of the National Park Service: Jewish immigrants in the Bronx, New York, Lifshitz changed his Ideally, you should use nuts as a substitute for saturated fats, • A species breakdown: Ninety species of name to Lauren at the age of 16 following years of insult to his such as those found in meats, eggs and dairy products. Just mammals reside in Yosemite National Park. Ashkenazi heritage. Ralph Lauren began to make a name for himself following his two-year enrollment as a business student at eating nuts and not cutting back on saturated fats found in Twenty-two species of reptiles and 12 species Manhattan’s Baruch College. He soon opted to join the U.S. Army, many dairy and meat products won’t do your heart any good. of amphibians can be found there, as well. a gig that clearly wasn’t Lauren’s style. Lauren, who had always Birds come and go, but about 150 species can been fashion savvy, even in his teenage years, was influenced by be found on average, possibly seeking to eat the likes of Cary Grant and Fred Astaire, and other enigmatic the six species of fish that live there, too. men who owned their presence in any location, no matter the • As far as trees go, you’ll find about 35 species. time of day. Flowering plants, on the other hand, have So Lauren moved on to seek work more tailored to his needs. numbers much higher, with about 1,500 living He became a salesman at Brooks Brothers and it wasn’t long happy species. before he segued into his own line of neckties. In 1967, he began selling the line, dubbed Polo, to Bloomingdale’s and other major • Yosemite Falls holds the title of tallest North department stores. Following this success, Lauren expanded American waterfall, boasting a grand total of Halloween! his line to include all menswear, and the rest is history. Lauren’s 2,425 feet when including its three sections, success was rooted in hard work, dedication and a love of clothes Tuesday, October 31 Lower Fall, Middle Cascade and Upper Fall. and culture. His designs have garnered him numerous awards, • Mt. Lyell is Yosemite’s tallest point at 13,114 and he’s the proud husband of Ricky Ann Low-Beer and father feet above sea level. of three successful children, Dylan, Andrew and David.