19540 Sandridge Way • Leesburg, VA 20176 • (703) 723-3870 • www.seniorlivinginstyle.com

JUNE 2021 We’ve Come A Long Way... And Are Finally Home HESSLER HEIGHTS STAFF We are grateful to Managers �����������������������KALVIN & MICKI BIZEK be in our beautiful, Assistant Managers ����DORA & JOE SUMMERS new community at Executive Chef ������������������������������CRAIG ALEXIS Hessler Heights Community Sales ������������������������ANNE ASHLEY and thought we Sous Chef ������������������� JUANA GLADIS MENDEZ would take a little Activity Coordinator ����������������MICHELE FERRIS trip down memory lane to appreciate how far we have come! They say “a picture is worth a thousand words,” TRANSPORTATION and that is evident Welcome Home! Monday, 9:30 a.m.: Shopping in just these few Tuesday, 9 a.m.: Professional Appointments photos of the transformation of this building into a home. There Wednesday, Times may vary: Outings has been a lot of hard work, many dedicated people, many patient Thursday, 9 a.m.: Professional Appointments people and a few setbacks, but in the end, it was all worth it! Friday, 9:30 a.m.: Shopping

Waiting for asphalt, October 15, 2020

(Photos continued inside.) We’ve Come A Long Way...And Are Finally Home (Continued)

Entry to building, November 11, 2020

Entry to building, March 30, 2021 Atrium, November 11, 2020

Unpacking, March 25, 2021 Atrium, March 30, 2021

Unloading, March 24, 2021 Library, March 30, 2021 Meet the Team: Sous Chef, Juana Gladis Mendez Gladis was born in El Salvador and graduated high school there before immigrating to the U.S. in 1997. She laughs when she shares that, at the time, she did not speak any English and was nervous about coming to the U.S. and finding a job. However, she quickly found work washing dishes in a nursing home. Over the 22 years she spent at the nursing home, Gladis worked hard and moved up the ranks. She was a prep cook, line cook, supervisor and manager. During her five years as a manager, Gladis earned her Certificate in Culinary Nutrition. Her whole face Gladis and her family at her Gladis and her husband lights up as she talks about her passion for cooking and daughter’s quinceanera volunteering at church. working in the senior living industry. “I love what I do, love to cook and love the residents,” she explains. Gladis also loves her family. She married her husband, a sprinkler/fire protector system installer, in 2001, and they have two children. Their daughter is an 18-year-old senior in high school and is looking forward to studying psychology in college. Their son is only 13 years old but has already informed his parents he plans to be an electrical engineer. Like many families, the Mendezes are busy, but Gladis insists they eat dinner together every night. The family is also very involved in their church. Gladis, her husband and her daughter all teach Sunday school. Other activities they enjoy doing together include going on walks and going to the beach. The Mendezes’ favorite get away is visiting El Salvador, where Gladis and her husband’s families still live. Gladis has been a part of the Hessler Heights team since January, cleaning and preparing the building for opening. She says she is happy to be part of a team where everyone is so nice and it just “feels good.” Gladis is most looking forward to sharing her “secret” flavors in her cooking that she is sure the residents will enjoy! Walk This Way You probably know that walking is one of the best things you can do for your physical health and fitness. It’s the most popular exercise in the U.S. Making a point to hit the ground walking can provide major mental health benefits. Walking outdoors in the sunshine and fresh air of a park, nature trail or any green space has been shown to activate parts of the brain that can calm worries and relax the body. Taking a walk in a blue space—-that’s a place near a body of water such as a pond, river or beach—-can also shift your mood to a positive mode. Trying to figure out a solution to a problem or needing inspiration for an idea? The act of Walking paths! walking allows your mind to refocus and wander, which may produce that aha! moment. If traditional meditation isn’t for you, get the same peaceful perks with a walking version by concentrating on your steps and breathing. Or make it an exercise in mindfulness by focusing on your senses. Search for things you can see, hear, touch and smell. When is the last time you felt a sense of wonder? Go for a 15-minute walk someplace new. Researchers say observing even the small details of different surroundings can spark feelings of happiness and awe. Join the Hessler Heights Walking Club on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. and add social interaction and companionship to the list of the many benefits you will receive while out for a stroll! Our walking paths in the back of the building have plenty of room for all! SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 9:00 2 3 4 5 JUNE 2021 Coffee, Chronicles 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & & Current 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & & Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Events, Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT Locations 10:00 Walking Club, AT 10:00 Walking Club, AT 9:30 Stretch, Core & Balance, Act 11:30 Cranium Activity Room, Act 11:00 It’s All Fun & 2:00 Grandma’s Kitchen: Balance, Act 10:30 Out on the Town: Crunches, Act Games, GR Deviled Eggs, Act 2:00 Shuffle Board, Act Atrium, AT Famous Monuments 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT 2:00 Creative Corner: 3:00 Group Crossword, 3:00 Doughnut Day Chapel, CH Scenic Drive, AT Floral Tea Cups, Act 2:00 Modern Marvels: Act Mix & Mingle Courtyard, CY The Eiffel Tower, MT Social, Act Dining Room, DR 6 7 8 9:00 9 10 9:00 11 12 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles 9:00 Coffee, Coffee, 9:00 Coffee, Coffee, Fitness Center, Gym 10:30 Saint Theresa Parish & Current Chronicles & Chronicles & Chronicles & Chronicles & Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Game Room, GR Church Service Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT (Livestream), Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT 10:00 Walking Club, AT Library, Lib Balance, Act Balance, Act 11:30 Cranium 11:45 Cornerstone Balance, Act 11:00 It’s All Fun & 2:00 Creative Corner: 10:30 Out on the 2:00 Beach Ball Crunches, Act Movie Theater, MT Church Service 11:00 Book Club, Lib Games, GR Stained Glass Town: Historic Volleyball, Act 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT (Livestream), Act 2:00 2:00 Kites, Act Terrace, Ter Chocolate Ice National Leesburg, AT 3:00 King Kamehameha 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT Cream Day Geographic: 3:00 Group Crossword, TV Lounge, TV 2:00 Cole Porter Matinee: Day Hawaiian Mix & Social, Act Oceans, MT De Lovely, MT Act Mingle Social, Act 13 FLAG DAY 14 15 16 17 18 19 9:00 Coffee, 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & 10:30 Saint Theresa Parish 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Chronicles & 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Current Events, Act 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Church Service Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & Current Events, Act 10:00 Walking Club, AT (Livestream), Act 10:00 Walking Club, AT 9:30 Stretch, Core & 9:30 Stretch, Core & Balance, Act 10:00 Walking Club, AT 11:30 Cranium 11:45 Cornerstone 11:00 It’s All Fun & Balance, Act Balance, Act 10:30 Out on the 3:00 Group Crossword, Crunches, Act Church Service Games, GR 2:00 Bocce, CY 11:00 Book Club, Lib Town: Picnic in Act 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT (Livestream), Act 2:00 Campout Minute to 3:00 Bubbly Strawberry 2:00 You Be the Judge the Park, AT 6:00 Campfire Social, CY 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT Win It Games, Act Ice Cream Soda Scenarios, Act 2:00 Campout Scavenger Hunt, Act Mix & Mingle, Act FATHER’S DAY 20 21 22 9:00 Coffee, 23 24 25 26 SUMMER BEGINS 9:00 Coffee, 9:00 Coffee, 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Chronicles & Chronicles & 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Chronicles & 10:30 Saint Theresa Parish Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Church Service 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT (Livestream), Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT 10:00 Walking Club, AT 9:30 Stretch, Core & Balance, Act 11:30 Cranium 11:45 Cornerstone Church Balance, Act 11:00 It’s All Fun & 2:00 Bomb Pop Balance, Act 10:30 Out on the Town: Crunches, Act Service (Livestream), Act 11:00 Book Club, Lib Games, GR Social, Act 2:00 The Curse of the 12:30 Special Father’s Day Leesburg Premium 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT 2:00 2:00 3:00 Dinner Created by Creative Corner: 25 Amazing Facts Outlets, AT Group Crossword, Hope Diamond, MT 3:00 Chef Craig, DR Selfie Art: About the Amazon 2:00 Grandma’s Kitchen: Act Mix & Mingle 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT Lightbulb!, Act Rainforest, MT Pecan Sandies, Act Social, Act 27 28 29 30 9:00 Coffee, 9:00 Coffee, “The sky is the 10:30 Saint Theresa Parish 9:00 Coffee, Chronicles & Chronicles & Chronicles & ultimate art Church Service Current Events, Act Current Events, Act Current Events, Act (Livestream), Act 9:30 Stretch, Core & 10:00 Walking Club, AT 9:30 Stretch, Core & gallery just 11:45 Cornerstone Balance, Act 11:00 It’s All Fun & Balance, Act above us.” Church Service 11:00 Book Club, Lib Games, GR 10:30 Out on the Town: (Livestream), Act 2:00 Pamper & Polish 2:00 Tropical Smoothies Winery Tour, AT —Ralph Waldo 2:00 Matinee Movie, MT Nail Spa, Act & Beanbag 2:00 Gone Fishin’ Emerson Baseball, Act Day Trivia, Act Chef’s Corner: The Is Right! In the wonderful world of Culinary Arts, spice refers to any part of a plant other than the leaves. , and blends are some of the best flavor conductors we have in our kitchens. With a sprinkle or dash, spices allow us to elevate inexpensive dishes to new heights. • The word “spice” comes from the Old French word espice, which became epice, and which came from the Latin root spec, the noun referring to “appearance, sort and kind;” species has the same root. • The earliest written records of spices come from ancient Egyptian, Chinese and Indian cultures. • The developed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Middle East by at earliest 2000 BC with and , Executive Chef Craig Alexis and in East Asia with herbs and pepper. • Initially, the spice trade occurred overland via camel caravans. Its main artery, the Silk Road, connected Asia with the Mediterranean world, including northern Africa and Europe. • Early Romans expanded the use of spices in foods, medicines and indulgent items such as lotions and perfumes. • Spices were among the most demanded and expensive products available in Europe in the Middle Ages, the most common being black pepper, cinnamon (and the cheaper alternative cassia), , , and . From the 8th until the 15th century, the Republic of Venice had the monopoly on spice trade with the Middle East and along with it, the neighboring Italian maritime republics and city-states. • Opium was a part of the spice trade, and some people involved in the spice trade were driven by opium addiction. • Columbus headed westward from Europe in 1492 to find a sea route to the so-called, “Land of Spices;” instead, he found the New World. With the discovery of the New World came new spices, including , , chili peppers and . All Purpose Spice Rub Recipe • ¼ cup sweet • 4 teaspoons dried • ¼ cup plus 2 tsp. kosher • 4 teaspoons orange (from 1 orange) • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper • 4 teaspoons powder • 1 teaspoon cayenne (optional) • 4 teaspoons Method: Combine paprika, salt, sugar, , onion powder, oregano, orange zest, pepper and cayenne, if using, in a medium bowl. Use your fingers to rub sugar and zest evenly through dried spices. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month. How to use: Rub chicken, pork, or fish with olive oil, and then season with 1 tablespoon rub. Historic Leesburg Northern Virginia and the surrounding areas are bursting with history! One of the benefits of living here is the ability to explore. This month, we will highlight the town of Leesburg, Virginia. Leesburg is the county seat of Loudoun County and Corner of Routes 15 and 7 was established in 1758. The town has a rich history that spans three centuries. Leesburg is located 33 miles from Washington D.C., at Loudoun County Courthouse the base of the Catoctin Mountains and close to the Potomac River. Various Native American tribes lived in the area surrounding Leesburg. Old Carolina Road, which is the present-day U.S. Route 15, served as a major route of travel between north and south. The Iroquois abandoned the land east of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the colony of Virginia after the 1722 Treaty of Albany. After this, immigrants and colonists with differing ethnic and religious Historic Leesburg backgrounds began to settle in the area that would become Loudoun County. The beginnings of the town itself occurred sometime before 1755 when a tavern was established at the intersection of Old Carolina Road and the Potomac Ridge Road, which is the present-day Route 7. Nicholas Minor had bought the land and was the proprietor of the tavern. He named the small collection of buildings around his tavern “George Town” after George II. In 1757, this crossroads was identified by the Assembly of Virginia to be the location of the Loudoun County Court House. Minor hired a surveyor to lay out the land in a traditional Virginia plan of six crisscross streets. The following year, 1758, the Virginia General Assembly founded the town of Leesburg on the 60 acres that Minor laid out. The name was changed to honor the Lee family. It was named for Francis Lightfoot Lee who owned property nearby and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and not, as many believe, Robert E. Lee, who was an American Confederate general. Other interesting facts about Leesburg include that the town became a temporary haven for the United States government and its archives during the War of 1812. Documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were moved here for safekeeping from the British Army. However, this did not result in Leesburg becoming the capital of the United States, as is sometimes believed, because none of the U.S. government bodies were present in town at the time. During the American Civil War, the town changed hands approximately 150 times and was the site of various battles including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, a small but significant Confederate victory. The Federal-style Loudoun County Courthouse is to this day a centerpiece of the town. The Declaration of Independence was read on the Courthouse steps in 1776. In 1825 Revolutionary War hero, General Lafayette, was on a national tour from France and was honored on the lawn of the courthouse. Around 10,000 people showed up to pay tribute to America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. Leesburg’s Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and continues to be one of the best preserved and most picturesque downtowns in Virginia. 19540 Sandridge Way Leesburg, VA 20176

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