401 Hill Road North • Pickerington, Ohio 43147 • Phone (614) 834-3113 • www.seniorlivinginstyle.com OCTOBER 2020 Happy Halloween! Halloween is a holiday AMBER PARK STAFF celebrated each year Administrator ................................................ KELLI LOVE on October 31st, and Director of Health Services ........................ KIM TEMPLE Halloween 2020 will Resident Services Coordinator ..............IVA WOODRUFF occur on Saturday, Executive Chef ............................................SAM BROWN October 31st. The Community Sales .........AMBER TIERNEY & LISA SYKES tradition originated Sous Chef ........................................... ERICA WIECHERS Activity Coordinator ...................REBECCA COCHENOUR with the ancient Celtic Activity Assistant ......................................GRACE CLARK festival of Samhain, Administrative Assistant ........................KYLAH BUSSEY when people would Maintenance Coordinator .....................DALE MITCHELL light bonfires and MEAL TIMES wear costumes to 8 a.m.: Breakfast 12:30 p.m.: Dinner 5:30 p.m.: Supper ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day PARK MART STORE HOURS incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening Friday: 4-5 p.m. before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over TRANSPORTATION time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (appointment needed): carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and Doctor Appointments & Anywhere In The Surrounding Area eating treats. Sunday, 9 a.m.: Epiphany Lutheran and Seton Catholic Church Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Sunday, TBD (appointment needed): Church Services Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31st they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. (Continued inside.) Happy Halloween! (Continued) In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought Battle of the Chefs that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier Executive for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the Chef Sam future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural Melton world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and Sous during the long, dark winter. Chef Erica To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, Wiechers where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as took part sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts in Battle of wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, the Chefs at and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes. Amber Park. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, Chef Erica which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the prepared sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter. snow crab, jumbo https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/ history-of-halloween shrimp with garlic butter, Employee of the Month medium rare filet, grilled Sous Chef Erica Wiechers Please romaine welcome us in salad, veggie congratulating kabob, Charlene mushroom Fortney as risotto, and Amber Park’s caramel Employee of apple crisp. the Month! Chef Sam Charlene lives prepared in Pickerington roasted with her garlic and husband, sweet potato Del, and two polenta with Australian a medium Shepherds, Winston and Trudy. She has kept busy this past rare strip Chef Sam’s creation summer with flower and vegetable gardening activities and steak, relocating her mother to Pickerington, Ohio. When not working, caramelized shallots, Genovese shrimp you can find her as a home body dabbling in cooking and craft/ and a red wine reduction, and bitter sewing activities. Charlene was employed for 20 years as a espresso tartlet. Branch Administrator at Evoqua Water Technologies in the Heavy The voting took place on Facebook, and they Industries Division. Nicknamed as the “lunch lady,” she loved to were judged on presentation but the staff plan activities and lunches for her co-workers. Her love for food were able to taste the food as well. Both and passion for serving others makes the career switch to the meals were cooked with perfection and were Amber Park a dream opportunity. delightful, but Erica took home the gold with Although she hasn’t worked at Amber Park long, she has already the most Facebook votes. Please give a round made such a positive impact on the community. She’s always of applause for such amazing presentation willing to lend a hand to help in any way she can. Thank you and taste for both meals! Charlene, for going above and beyond! Get Wise About Owls Simple Ways to Make Mysterious and a little spooky, owls have captured our imaginations since ancient times. These birds have features Someone Smile that may make your head spin! World Smile Day, October 2nd, is a day devoted to • An owl can turn its head almost all the way around spreading smiles. It’s easy to celebrate; just make without moving its body. Unique bones in the bird’s neck those around you beam with happiness by way of allow it to twist to the left or the right 270 degrees. a kind act. • Owls need this ability because they can’t move their Simply letting someone know you thought large eyes, their most notable trait. Working like of them will produce a grin. All it takes is a binoculars, an owl’s eyes are tube-shaped and fixed sincere compliment, a thank-you, a word of in place. encouragement, or expressing why you’re proud of • They’re known for their hooting calls, but some owls hiss, them. Sharing a silly joke often works, too! whistle, growl or bark. Seeing your words can be powerful to another • Owls have such sensitive hearing, they can detect a person. Go old school and write them a mouse under snow. handwritten letter. Jot some positive thoughts on sticky notes and post them around your • Thanks to their broad wings and thick feathers that community. Put a note in your mailbox saluting the muffle noise, the birds barely make a sound when flying. letter carrier. • Most owls are active at night, giving us the expression Everyone likes an unexpected treat, so surprise “night owl.” someone with homemade cookies or buy a candy • Owls are zygodactyl, meaning their feet have two toes bar or cup of coffee and give it away. Leave a that face forward and two that face backward. That trait, few quarters at the laundromat or add coins along with their sharp talons, gives them a powerful grip. to a random parking meter. Drop off or mail a • Why are owls considered wise and used to symbolize care package. knowledge? In Greek mythology, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was often depicted with owls. • At about 5 inches, the elf owl is the tiniest owl species. Compare that to the great gray owl, which can be over Resident of the Month 30 inches tall. The Resident of the Month is Marie Pollard. Marie has been a part of the Amber Park family for almost 2 years. In her spare time, Marie enjoys playing cards with her friend, George. Some fun facts about Marie are that she’s a bid whiz and once won $1,500, she knows how to speak German, she loves to play Rummy, and she grew up in Alabama. She moved from Alabama to New York to California and finally settled in Ohio. Her favorite vacation spots were Hawaii and Jamaica. Marie has a son named Larry. Her brother played football for the Oakland Raiders and wore #28. Marie used to enjoy cooking and often cooked for her church. She’s also a Halloween baby so make sure to wish her a happy birthday on the 31st! SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY OCT 2020 1 2 3 9:30 Exercise with 10:00 Exercise, AR Birthdays Courtney, AR 10:00 Exercise, AR 11:30 Balloon Blast, AR Neca Bryant, 9th 11:30 Arts and Crafts, AR 11:30 Arts and Crafts, AR 3:00 Movie and (Employee) 3:00 Movie and 3:30 Nail Spa, AR Popcorn, AR Chuck Clegg, 13th Popcorn, AR 6:30 Card Night, AR Jimmieca Combs, 3:30 Billiards, BR 16th (Employee) Grace Clark, 20th (Employee) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Charlie Brown, 21st 10:00 Exercise, AR 9:00 Flu Clinic (Ends Gail Peery, 27th 11:00 Baking, AR 9:30 Exercise with 10:00 Exercise, AR at Noon), WR 10:00 Exercise, AR Marie Pollard, 31st 2:00 Bingo, AR Courtney, AR 11:00 Baking, AR 11:30 Arts and Crafts, AR 10:00 Exercise, AR 10:00 Exercise, AR 11:30 Balloon Blast, AR 2:00 Monthly Weights 11:30 Arts and Crafts, AR 2:00 Bingo, AR 3:00 Movie and 11:30 Brain Games, AR 11:30 Arts and Crafts, AR 3:00 Movie and (until 5 p.m.) 3:00 Movie and Anniversaries 3:30 Nail Spa, AR Popcorn, AR 3:00 Movie and 3:30 Nail Spa, AR Popcorn, AR 3:00 Movie and Popcorn, AR Chuck Clegg, 6:45 Game Night, AR Popcorn, AR 6:30 Card Night, AR Popcorn, AR 3:30 Billiards, BR 10/7/2009 (Move-In) 6:45 Game Night, AR 3:30 Billiards, BR Dale Mitchell, 10/10/2019 (Service) 11 COLUMBUS DAY 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rebecca Cochenour, 10/13/2010 (Service) 9:00 Wheelchair 10:00 Exercise, AR 9:30 Exercise with Jane Strzalka, 10:00 Exercise, AR 10:00 Exercise, AR Wash, AR 11:00 Baking, AR Courtney, AR