Page 4 April Horoscopes and Birthdays In astrology, those born from April Lois U. – April 1st Trinity Hills Times st 1–19 are Rams of Aries, the first Gordon K. – April 1 April 2021 sign of the zodiac. Rams are Jackie Chan – April 7, 1954 unafraid to forge ahead with Beverly Cleary – April 12, 1916 Trinity Hills passion, zeal, and confidence. Al Green – April 13, 1946 4611 Asheville Hwy. Full of optimism, they are unafraid Christine D. – April 15th to confront problems head-on. Sally D. – April 16th Celebrating Knoxville, TN 37914 Those born from April 20–30 are Eliot Ness – April 19, 1903 April Phone: 865-329-3292 Bulls of Taurus. While Taureans Barbra Streisand – April 24, 1942 Executive Director: Marshall McCauley enjoy the comforts of luxury, they Ludwig S. - April 25th Jazz are unafraid of hard work. Their Ella Fitzgerald – April 25, 1917 Appreciation steadfast natures make them Willie Nelson – April 29, 1933 Spring Has Sprung at Trinity Hills! determined and reliable. Lawrence P. – April 30th Month Notable What a difference a year makes! fresh-cut grass, longer days, and Quotable Sprung cont. from pg. 1 Habitat the promise of new things to Last April we had ended come. At our community, there is Awareness communal dining and restricted good reason for great optimism “Onc e you Starting April 1st, when new to partner with Trinity Hills Month residents move in, we would like residents and become pen pals. visitation in order to protect our and excitement this spring. Our replace negative community from the COVID virus. residents have been vaccinated, thoughts with to pair them with a Resident The thought is that this will help Ambassador that will welcome the children with reading/writing, April Fools’ Day There were many sacrifices our we have resumed communal positive ones, them when they arrive, invite etc. If any of our residents would April 1 residents and employees made to dining, and have re-opened to you'll start them to activities/meals, etc. If like to participate, please see be as safe as possible and limited visitation. Note that all having positive you are interested in becoming a Lynsey. Easter though there were some visitors are required to wear a challenging circumstances along mask when visiting and we are results. ” resident ambassador, please see I look forward to replanting many April 4 the way, I was impressed by the asking visitation to take place Lynsey. Resident Referral flowers and plants at our ~ Willie Nelson, Program: refer a friend to move entrances in the coming weeks resilience of all. outdoors (on porches) or in Country in and after 90 days you’ll receive and I’m happy to have had fresh Draw a Bird Day resident rooms. Musician a $1,000 credit on your bill. mulch recently delivered to April 8 The arrival of spring to me marks cont. on pg. 4 Pen Pal Program -- Students at refresh our grounds. So much the start of a new chapter. Each one of our local schools would like can happen in a year! Ramadan Begins year I look forward to spring’s milder weather, the blossoms and April 12 blooms that fill the air with their Welcome to the Team, Shelli! sweet fragrance, the smell of We are excited to announce a continue in his role of Activities Scrabble Day new addition to our Trinity Hills Assistant/Transportation as we April 13 team of employees! Shelli hope to resume limited resident Seamons, originally from transportation at some point in World Amateur California, will be joining our April. I would like to commend the Radio Day community as our new Activities excellent job Anthony has done April 18 Director in early April. Originally over the past few months running from California, Shelli and her our Activities program. I am husband have lived in Knoxville confident that he and Shelli will Kiss of Hope Day Shelli Seamons, for the past several years. Shelli work well together, will increase April 24 Activity Director brings years of experience in the variety of Activities, and will coordinating resident activities enable us to resume community International and has worked in another outings and other new projects. Dance Day Knoxville assisted living We’re excited for Shelli to get community for the past three started and come by the Activity April 29 years. Anthony Bennett will Room to say “hello” and have fun!

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Hot Dog Days of Summer? Snack Cake Super Stardom Baseball has an amazing every time I went to the plate. James Dewar started working shortcakes available only during history of players eating during But this was one time I didn't at Illinois’ Continental Baking the short strawberry-harvest ball games. With all the want to get a ." Company in the 1920s as a season. The idle factory appetizing aromas from the delivery boy. By 1930, he had equipment drove Dewar to concourse wafting through the Luck wasn't on the pinch-hitter's risen to plant manager, and on invent a new, still nameless, stadium, even finely tuned side this day. After lacing the April 6 of that year, he created yellow sponge cake filled with athletes that subsist on nothing ball to the gap, Brown raced the most famous snack cake banana crème. While on his but chicken and leafy greens around first and was on his way the world has ever known, way to a marketing meeting, occasionally give in. to second and, sure enough, the Twinkie. Before the cakes Dewar passed a billboard had to slide face-first, getting were called Twinkies, they advertising Twinkle Toe Shoes. However, former Tigers mustard and "squashed meat" Twinkies were were Little Shortcake Fingers, He had found the Twinkies outfielder and pinch-hitter Gates all over himself. originally filled by pre-packaged strawberry-filled name, and the rest is history. Brown lays claim to the greatest workers pedaling a moment of in-game gluttony. "The fielders took one look at mechanical filler What’s Up, Doc? Not in the starting lineup for a me, turned their backs and darn with their feet. game in 1968, Brown decided near busted a gut laughing at me," Brown recalled. "My A member of the 1968 to grab a couple of hot dogs. On April 30, 1938, Warner Bros. The featured in A teammates in the dugout went After returning to the bench with released a new Wild Hare displayed many of crazy." Brown was then fined Champion two frankfurters loaded with cartoon featuring Porky Pig the trademarks we have come $100 and when Smith asked Tigers, Gates Brown mustard, manager as a hapless hunter trying to to love. When staring down the him what he was doing, the was considered one of (quite a name in a story about unsuccessfully bag a humorously barrel of ’s shotgun, hitter came clean: "I said, 'I was the most clutch pinch food) ordered Brown to hit. hyperactive rabbit named Bugs first uttered his catchphrase hungry. Besides, where else Happy. How could audiences hitters of his day. “What’s up, Doc?” The phrase Since he didn't want Smith to can you eat a hot dog and have know that this rabbit would was added by the cartoon’s see him eating, Brown did the the best seat in the house?'" evolve into Bugs Bunny, one of director, , who only logical thing: He stuffed the the most recognizable cartoon had heard the expression a dogs inside his shirt. As Brown characters of all time? thousand times in his native told the Sporting News in 1994, Texas. Avery was more "I always wanted to get a hit The rabbit in Porky’s Hare Hunt surprised than anybody when bore little resemblance to the it left audiences rolling with Bugs Bunny we all know and laughter. As for Bugs’ love today. This white rabbit obsession with munching wore no gloves, lacked Bugs’ carrots, this was a habit recognizable voice, and did not “borrowed” from Clark Gable’s eat a single carrot! It would be character in the 1934 movie It Bugs Bunny’s two years before Bugs made Happened One Night. In one original voice was his official debut in A Wild scene, Gable stands by a fence later used to voice Hare. When a redesigned rabbit spouting advice to Claudette Woody Woodpecker. was requested for the short, Colbert while chewing a carrot animator Bob Givens went to and talking with his mouth work and sketched a rabbit full. The scene was so famous based on a design by Ben at the time that audiences “Bugs” Hardaway that was immediately got Bugs’ imitation, labeled “Bugs’s Bunny.” The and it earned the bunny instant name stuck. When audiences panache. His popularity would got their first glimpse at the endure for over 70 years, and new and improved rabbit, he remains Warner Bros.’ most the character stuck, too. recognizable mascot.