Stamp The Pioneer Post 805 N. 5th St. Jacksonville, OR 97530 November 2020 Newsletter

Administrative Team: Executive Director: Dora Howard Our mission is to create and sustain comfortable, caring Business Office Dir. / AED: Beondi Hewson environments for those Community Relations Dir.: Ivy Marchbanks who depend on us. Wellness Director: Justin Ward Wellness Nurse: Eileen Morrow Dining Services Director: Lisa Ramun Maintenance Dir.: Matthew Buchanan Life Enrichment Director: Peggy Dunphy

Connect: 541-899-6825 [email protected] www.pioneervillageoregon.com 2 Veteran’s Day History & Significance 6 Highlights, Notes 3 World Tour & Tea Party 7 Special Moments, Dining Information 4 - 5 Activities Calendar 8 Mission & Team

8 The History & Significance of Special Moments With great gratitude, on November 11th, 1938, Day was a legal Federal U.S. citizens will honor those who have holiday. Changes would still occur though. bravely served our country on what is known as Veterans Day. During World War II, more than 16 million The day is a U.S. holiday that honors Americans served in the Army, Air Force, veterans of all Marines, and Navy. wars. Its history Another 5.7 million has not been served in the Korean without changes, War. Thus, Veteran’s though! service organizations lobbied for the words In 1918, during “Veterans Day” to , on replace Armistice the 11th hour of Day in honor of the the 11th day of American veterans of the 11th month, all wars. In 1954, hostilities ended President Dwight D. between the What is the difference between Veterans Day Eisenhower signed Allied nations and and Memorial Day? Memorial Day, in May, is legislation for the Happy Veterans Day on Nov. 11th Germany—on dedicated to Americans who have served and name to be changed. “Armistice Day.” who passed away during (or as a result of) The Treaty of serving. Veterans Day honors all Veterans, alive The day would still Versailles, which and who have passed. see some changes! Employee of the Month, Itzel marked the end of As of 1971, Veterans Dining Room Information the war, was signed on June 28, 1919, but Day was moved to the fourth Monday in the armistice date was the one most October when Congress passed a Uniform Please dial “0” to place a tray or people considered the conflict’s end. Holidays Bill to make Monday “the” day to go order. for federal holidays. But in 1978, due to Dining Room Hours In November of 1919, Armistice Day was many states’ confusion and disapproval observed by many countries with over the change, the holiday was moved Breakfast, 7:30am to 9:30am parades, public celebrations, and pauses back to its original observance date. to business and school activities at 11 am. Itzel has 3 fur babies, Kibble, Sophie & Luna. She is Lunch, 11:30am to 1:30pm Since then, Veterans Day continues to be currently studying at RCC, working towards her mas- Dinner, 4:30pm to 6:30pm ters in mathematics. Her long term goal is to become Then, in June of 1926, Congress passed a observed on November 11th. That day, a mathematics professor at a university. Music has Menus are delivered to your resolution saying should be and throughout the year, we thank all played a large part of her life, starting at the age 12 commemorated yearly. As of May 13, who have served for our great nation. learning to play the violin. She also sings with the apartments weekly. Chamber choir. Good job, Itzel, we are proud of you.

2 7 November 2020 Highlights World Tour, We started our tour by making Romanian Fruit Coffee Cake! We used fresh raspberries, blue- November observes Alzheimer’s Disease Month, Diabetes Month, berries, blackberries, and strawberries. The tangy fruit balanced out the sweet cake. In Gratitude Month, and Native American Heritage Month. It celebrates Romania they serve this dessert on various holidays. We tried it with a little whipped cream such foods as: banana pudding, raisin bread, and peanut butter. which was very tasty. It is Novel Writing Month so it’s a great time to work on writing! Clay pottery is very popular in Romania and it is not uncommon for families to make their 01 Calzone Day; Cinnamon Day 16 Button Day; Fast Food Day own bowls, water jugs, and pots for planting. 02 Deviled Egg Day; Ohio Day 17 Baklava Day; Take a Hike Day Using IN2L we explored Romania ome of the interesting facts we learned Romania is a 03 Housewife Day; Sandwich Day 18 Princess Day; Mickey Mouse Birthday , . S : 04 Candy Day; Stress Awareness Day 19 Play Monopoly Day southeastern European country known for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the 05 Donut Day; Men Make Dinner Day 20 Peanut Butter Fudge Day Carpathian Mountains. Its preserved medieval towns include Sighişoara, and there are many 06 Jersey Friday; Nachos Day 21 Gingerbread Cookie Day; Stuffing Day fortified churches and castles, notably clifftop Bran Castle, long associated with the Dracula 07 Bittersweet Chocolate w/ Almond Day 22 Cranberry Relish Day legend. Bucharest, the country’s capital, is the site of the gigantic, Communist-era Palatul 08 Cappuccino Day 23 Espresso Day; Cranberry Day Parlamentului government building. 09 Scrapple Day; Louisiana Day 24 Sardines Day 10 Marines Bday; Vanilla Cupcake Day 25 Parfait Day; Jukebox Day One of the cocktails they enjoy is the White Romanian. We had a sample of it during our 11 Sundae Day; Veterans Day 26 Cake Day; Thanksgiving Day cocktail hour. It is similar to a White Russian, however you add a little banana liquor. 12 French Dip Day; Chicken Soup Day 27 Native American Heritage Day On Friday, wrapping up our world tour, we cooked Chiftele (meatballs). An interesting fact 13 World Kindness Day; Indian Pudding Day 28 French Toast Day; Small Business Sat. about cooking using a Romanian recipe will call for a “ground meat” because they use 14 Pickle Day; Family PJ Day; Guac Day 29 Electronic Greetings Day : many 15 Philanthropy Day; Raisin Bran Day 30 Mousse Day; Mason Jar Day many different animals in their cooking such as rabbit, squirrel, deer, and other wild animals. We boiled gnocchi and made a béchamel sauce to go with the chiftele; it made a very good meal. Regarding Covid-19: Daylight Safety and comfort of our residents Savings Time and staff remains our number one Ends! On Photos from our Mad Hatter Tea Party priority during the Coronavirus cases Sunday, that have happened nationwide. It is November important to communicate our plans to mitigate risk in our community. We 1st, at 1 AM, are following mandated health turn your guidelines. Please note that all clocks back activities are subject to cancellation one hour. per current mandated health Enjoy more guidelines. To read a full list of light in the measures taken, and our current morning. visitor policy, please visit our website.

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