ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

LINDA JOHNSON Executive Director [email protected]

JULIE DIDION Community Relations Director 5020 Ryan Rd, Toledo, OH 43614 P: 419-389-0800 F: 419-389-0819 OCTOBER 2020 [email protected]

KRYSTAL ADKINS Resident Care Coordinator CDC Ranks Activities by Risk [email protected] Lower Risk Activities JENNIFER DAZELL Carving or decorating pumpkins with members Business Office Manager This Halloween, there's one more of your household and outside, at a safe [email protected] distance, with neighbors or friends. monster lurking: the coronavirus. Decorating your home. JODI KIMBALL As many people in the United States Having a Halloween scavenger hunt where Activity Director begin to plan for fall and winter holiday children are given lists of Halloween-themed [email protected] celebrations, the Centers for Disease items to look for while walking outside. Control and Prevention unveiled Having a virtual contest. KILEY CULKOWSKI its guidelines for celebrating safely on Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with. Dining Room Manager Oct. 31. The health organization [email protected] Having a scavenger hunt for treats with your advised against traditional trick-or- household members in or around your home. ELLEN MATTESON treating this year and suggested lower- Moderate Risk Activities Housekeeping risk activities. Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up PETE MOLINA for families to pick up. Maintenance Attending an outdoor costume party where INDOOR VISITS everyone wears protective masks and people Indoor visits at Ohio nursing homes and can stay more than 6 feet apart. (Costume assisted livings will be allowed to resume masks can’t be a substitute for a cloth mask.) Oct. 12 for the first time since the Pumpkin patches or orchards where people wear masks and use hand sanitizer before coronavirus crisis began in March, touching pumpkins or picking apples and though with a number of restrictions and maintain social distancing. limits. Higher Risk Activities to Avoid Under the change, announced by Ohio Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where Department of Aging, such visits can only treats are handed to children going door to door. take place if they are scheduled in Going to indoor haunted houses where people advance, last half an hour at most, and are crowding together and screaming. Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people are held in a designated visitation area. who from different households. No more than two visitors will be allowed Traveling to a rural fall festival in another at a time, and all visitors must obey community if you live somewhere with increased social-distancing rules and wear masks COVID-19 transmission. supplied by the facility. October's Two Full Moons October has two full Moons this year: the full Harvest Moon on October 1 and the full Hunter’s Moon on the 31st—Halloween! October to Feature a Rare Halloween 'Blue Moon' One thing that sets the Harvest Moon October will feature the moon event of the apart from other full Moon names is year. The month will have two full moons, that it’s not associated with a specific including one on Halloween night, Oct. 31. month, as the others are. Instead, the The next time we’ll see an equally spooky Harvest Moon relates to the start of Fall, Halloween full moon is 2039, so plan your with the full Moon that occurs nearest to werewolf costumes accordingly. The last time that a Halloween full moon was the equinox being the one to take on the visible in all U.S. time zones was 1944, according name “Harvest Moon.” to the Farmers' Almanac. Many moons ago, Native Americans The Halloween full moon will be a so-called "blue" named the bright Hunter's Moon for moon because it's the second full moon of the month. obvious reasons. The leaves are falling “Modern” Words Are Much Older Than You Thought from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s Usually months have only one full moon, but occasionally a second one sneaks in, NASA You surely know that words fall in and out of popularity throughout the years. It can often time to begin storing up meat for the long reports. Full moons are separated by 29 days, seem like a word or phrase is everywhere one year and gone the next. But you may not winter ahead. Hunters could easily see fox while most months are 30 or 31 days long; so it is realize that some popular words that seem distinctly “modern” are, in fact, not. and other animals that come out to glean possible to fit two full moons in a single month. SPORK from the fallen grains of the harvested This happens every two-and-a-half years, on The term for a spoon/fork combo has been around since at least 1909 when it appeared as an entry in fields. average. the Century Dictionary. The utensil itself has been in use since the mid-1800s. OMG! FEATURED EVENTS This shorthand for “oh my God,” a favorite lingo choice of middle schoolers and texters of all ages, dates back about a hundred years! The Oxford English Dictionary recorded a use of it in 1917, in a letter from a 76yr old admiral to Winston Churchill. Oct 1 - Make and Take: Aroma Sachet UNFRIEND Surprisingly and hilariously, this verb actually dates back to long before the advent of Facebook. Back Oct 9 - Hocus Pocus & Hot before the days of social media—way back, in the 1600s—this word simply meant ending a friendship with someone. Oct 14 - Canvas Painting: Hello Pumpkin OCTOBER 2020 LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECAST LEGIT Oct 16 - Nightmare Before Christmas & FOR LOWER LAKES Legit as a shortening of legitimate has been around since the 1890s. It started as theater slang for things associated with legitimate drama (versus vaudeville or burlesque). From the 1920s on, it referred to Popcorn Oct 1-13 Rainy periods, mild authenticity. If you were “legit,” you were being honest. Oct 14-18 Sunny, warm Oct 23 - Happy Hour! BLUETOOTH Oct 19-24 Showers, then sunny, cool OK, so this one’s an honorable mention. Yes, “Bluetooth,” the term for the networking technology that Oct 31 - Trick or Treat - Parade of Cars Oct 25-31 Rainy periods, quite mild connects your devices, predictably came to be in the 20th century. But the origin of the term “Bluetooth” Temperature 57°, Precipitation 2" itself is comically old—the tech was named for a 10th-century Danish king, Harold Bluetooth, who helped The Old Farmer's Almanac unite warring Scandinavia. Test Your October IQ HOMECOMING There’s more to October than goblins and . Several colleges claim to have held the first 1. Which of the following does NOT occur in homecoming, but whether it was the October? University of Missouri, Baylor, or the A. Halloween B. Thanksgiving Day in Canada C. German Unity Day D. Chinese New Year University of Illinois, the tradition dates from 2. True or False? October was the eighth month in the early 1900s and was invented to the Roman calendar. encourage alumni to come back to visit. 3. Which October event occurred first? If your fall bucket list includes carving APPLE BOBBING A. Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as a jack-o’-lanterns, sipping apple cider, and Trying to grab a Red Delicious with your Supreme Court justice. toasting s’mores over a , you’re in teeth wasn’t always an autumn tradition. It B. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. C. The Erie Canal opened. good company. But when you stop to think was once a British courting ritual, where about it, many of our autumnal each apple was assigned the name of an D. Jackie Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis. The wearing of Halloween costumes in 4. What are the two zodiac signs for October? America reaches back into the country's cultural traditions—like scooping out pumpkin eligible bachelor, and each woman would try A. Libra and Scorpio history. This shared American folk ritual is a guts, asking strangers for sugar, and to grab the apple representing the man she B. Sagittarius and Capricorn window on the diverse ethnic and religious wandering aimlessly through was interested in. Getting it on the first try C. Gemini and Cancer D. Virgo and Libra heritage of the people who settled the United cornfields—are pretty bizarre. Here are the meant a "happily ever after" ending. 5. True or False? The first Oktoberfest festival States. People in rural America really embraced celebrated the marriage of Prince Ludwig and reasons behind some of our favorite fall HAUNTED HOUSES the idea of Halloween. They wore scary, pastimes. The idea of an attraction designed Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. frightening get-ups, which were made at home 6. Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October with whatever was on hand: sheets, makeup, OKTOBERFEST specifically to creep people out has been 1, 1908. What color was it? improvised masks. Anonymity was a big part of This suds-filled celebration, which starts around since 19th-century London, when ______the costumes. The whole point of dressing up the third weekend of September and ends Madame Tussaud exhibited eerily accurate 7. Artist Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, was to be completely in disguise. the first Sunday in October, was created wax replicas of famous French people 1881. What was his nationality? By the 1920s and 1930s, people were holding A. Italian B. Spanish to commemorate the wedding of Bavarian getting their heads lopped off by the annual Halloween masquerades, aimed at both guillotine. But walkthroughs of macabre C. German D. Portuguese adults and children, at rented salons or family Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese 8. What is the birth flower for October? homes. Marketers played heavily on that as of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, mansions filled with all manner of spooks A. Marigold B. Calendula C. Rose D. A and B Halloween became more commercialized. 1810. Citizens celebrated again the and scares was first popularized in 1969 9. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. What Costume manufacturing companies began following year, and the year after that, and with Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. It's the company did he co-found? licensing images of fictional characters like the year after that. The party grew as the start of the haunted attraction industry. A. Apple B. Microsoft C. Facebook D. Twitter Popeye, Olive Oyl, Little Orphan Annie and Mickey 10. Ray Bradbury published a collection of short years passed—and by 1896, the beer Within a few years, copies had popped up all Mouse around this time. People also became over the country. stories titled The October Country in 1955. What fascinated with impersonating characters at the stands had given way to beer tents. else did he write? fringe of society, pirates, gypsies, witches, and CORN MAZES CARVING JACK-O’-LANTERNS A. War of the Worlds B. Fahrenheit 451 even homeless people became common. Wandering through a confusing crop Why do we carve pumpkins? Because it’s C. The Great Gatsby D. Catcher in the Rye After World War II, as TV brought pop culture better than carving turnips. As far back as 11. What Glenn Miller song begins “A, B, C, D, E, F, configuration is a relatively recent into family homes, American Halloween tradition. The first corn maze the 1500s, Irish people told a story about G, H, I” and topped the charts during the entire costumes increasingly took after superheroes, month of October in 1942? was created in 1993 at Lebanon Valley , a blacksmith who made a deal comic characters and entertainment figures. with the Devil to never claim his soul—but A. “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo” The '60s marked a shift in the way people dress College in Annville, Pennsylvania. B. “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kissimmee” up for Halloween. Costumed donners started TRICK-OR-TREATING when he died, God wouldn’t let him into C. “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Topeka” Heaven, either. So Jack was doomed to walk ditching masks and full-on coverage, opting to Going door-to-door for food on specific D. “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Killarney” the Earth with only a burning coal to light his show their faces. Costumes became a way to holidays dates at least back to the Middle 12. Apple Day is celebrated in October. What apple play a lighter, special version of oneself: showing way—which he carried in a turnip he had is considered the “most favorite snacking apple”? Ages. It became popular in the United the world you 'were' Wonder Woman or carved out. Irish immigrants brought the tale A. Granny Smith B. Gala States in the 1920s and ‘30s, but had to be Superman. to the U.S. Since pumpkins were plentiful in C. Honeycrisp D. Red delicious But there was still a place for scary outfits, put on hold during WWII due to the sugar 1. (D) 2. True. 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. True. 6. Black. 7. (B) the U.S. and allowed more room for candles, encouraged by a slew of splatter-horror movies rations. When the war was over, the 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (D) they quickly became the veggie of choice. that started emerging in the 1970s. practice returned with a vengeance. October 2020 Activity Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Resident Birthdays 10:00 Nail Salon [AR] 10:00 BINGO Room Packets/ Ovella K. 10/2 2:00 Make and Take: 1 1:30 Road Warriors 2 Handouts 3 Ana S. 10/5 Aroma Sachet 4:00 Card Sharks 2:30 Puzzle Club Vera W. 10/9 3:30 Infusion Bar Virginia H. 10/11 4:30 Four Word Phrases Betty A. 10/12 Fredrick J. 10/15 Joanne S. 10/17 Wilda I. 10/24 Elaine P. 10/24 Room Packets/ 9:45 Stretch & News 9:45 Stretch and Bad 10:00 Shop Meijer 10:00 Nail Salon [AR] 10:00 BINGO Room Packets/ Handouts 4 10:00 Hymn Sing a 5 Jokes!! 6 3:30 TLC Library 7 1:30 Road Warriors 8 1:30 Bocce Ball 9 Handouts 10 10:30 Church on TV WTVG Long 10:00 M.H. Christmas Craft Bookmobile 2:00 Flip It 3:00 Hocus Pocus & Hot 2:30 Puzzle Club 13 (CW) 11:30 Resident Forum Club 4:00 Balloon Volleyball 3:30 Infusion Bar Apple Cider 2:30 Sunday Afternoon 2:00 LINKO! 1:30 Road Warriors 4:30 Hang Man 4:00 Card Sharks Musical 3:30 Treeval: Word Game 3:00 Snack Cart Bingo 4:00 Pictionary 4:30 Trivia!

Room Packets/ Columbus Day 9:45 Stretch and Bad 9:45 Stretch and 10:00 Nail Salon [AR] 10:00 BINGO Room Packets/ Handouts 11 9:45 Stretch & News 12 Jokes!! 13 News 14 1:30 Road Warriors 15 1:30 Parachute 16 Handouts 17 10:30 Church on TV WTVG 10:00 Hymn Sing a Long 10:00 M.H. Christmas Craft 10:00 Scrabble 2:00 UNO 3:00 Nightmare Before 2:30 Puzzle Club 13 (CW) 1:30 Road Warriors Club 2:00 Canvas Painting: Hello 3:30 Infusion Bar Christmas & Popcorn 2:30 Sunday Afternoon 2:00 Haunting the Halls 1:30 Triominos Pumpkin 4:30 WaCkiE WoRdiEs 4:00 Card Sharks Musical 4:30 Trivia! 3:00 Snack Cart 3:30 Ladder Bolo 4:30 Wacky Weeding

Room Packets/ 9:45 Stretch & News 9:45 Stretch and Bad 10:00 Shop Meijer 10:00 Nail Salon [AR] 10:00 BINGO Room Packets/ Handouts 18 10:00 Hymn Sing a 19 Jokes!! 20 1:30 Road Warriors 21 2:30 Birds of North 22 1:30 Rummikub 23 Handouts 24 10:30 Church on TV WTVG Long 10:00 M.H. Christmas Craft 2:00 1:1 Room Visits America Matching 3:00 Happy Hour! 2:30 Puzzle Club 13 (CW) 1:30 Road Warriors Club 3:30 Sorry! 3:30 Infusion Bar 4:00 Card Sharks 2:30 Sunday Afternoon 3:30 Treeval: Word Game 1:30 Not Quite Jeopardy 4:30 Bean Bag Toss Musical Bingo 3:00 Snack Cart 4:30 Trivia! 4:30 Wacky Weeding

Room Packets/ 9:45 Stretch & News 9:45 Stretch and Bad 9:45 Stretch and 10:00 Nail Salon [AR] 10:00 BINGO Halloween Handouts 25 10:00 Hymn Sing a 26 Jokes!! 27 News 28 1:30 Road Warriors 29 2:00 Birthday 30 Room Packets/ 31 10:30 Church on TV WTVG Long 10:00 M.H. Christmas Craft 10:00 Scrabble 2:00 Chicken Dominos Celebration Handouts 13 (CW) 2:00 Dominoes [AR] Club 1:30 Farkle! 3:30 Infusion Bar 4:00 Card Sharks 2:00 Trick or Treat - Parade 2:30 Sunday Afternoon 4:30 Trivia! 1:30 Road Warriors 3:00 Mask Decorating of Cars Musical 3:00 Snack Cart 4:30 Wacky Weeding