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1 merican ouse edarlake Van yke oad lainfield llinois (815) americanhouse.com ugust 2016 edarlake s Friendly taff ark iron, xecutive irector isa hoinski, ssistant xecutive irector atti ulitz, ife nrichment irector am ugarsky, ulinary irector rystal ichhorst, ales & arketing irector arol alinoski, Wellness irector Juan iaz, aintenance irector appy irthday! ugust 7th orna. ugust 10th rnie. ugust 10th ue. ugust 13th ancy. ugust 18th harlotte. reat Value iving at merican ouse edarlake here s so much to be thankful for in our lives. For those working at edarlake we appreciate this beautiful community and enjoy providing service for our residents. ur staff is always striving to improve and your continuous feedback is very important. We hope you are enjoying all the benefits of living in this beautiful senior living community. ince the rand elebration on June 22nd, there have been strong sales activity as more seniors learn about our community. ur newly renovated areas in the Wheatland building are beautiful and a great enhancement - ining oom, istro, xercise enter, and obby area. We hope you are taking advantage of the new outdoor patio furniture, gas grill, and the wonderful gliders located outside the lobby in the Wheatland. We have also made investments with carpeting and granite counter tops in the edar oom for our enwick residents. ome of the other special attractions to edarlake is the wonderful food being served daily by hef am and his culinary team. We know how important a great dining program is to your overall satisfaction. ur ife nrichment program is also outstanding - with atti and Karen being so creative in bringing the best activities, events and outings possible. s always, we appreciate your support and are very thankful you have selected edarlake as your home. ummer is going by quickly, so enjoy the nice weather and wish you all the best. ark iron, xecutive irector

2 2 ife nrichment orner ry something new! heck out the calendar and meet some new friends! We have a fine selection of meetings, clubs, committees, activities, and outings. You could be quite busy if you would like! veryone is invited to attend all of the different activities on the calendar! ven though we may call something a committee, a meeting, or a club, each item is open to all residents of edarlake! ome crafts or outings may require a small fee. his will be made known to you on the sign-up sheets, kept in the library, when this is applicable for a reservation, or when supplies are needed to be purchased for the activity. ife nrichment is for you! We host a meeting once a month that appeared on the calendar as ife nrichment eeting. We have changed the name of this to ntertainment & uting eeting. his is where residents get together with a staff member and discuss new possibilities in places to dine, new places to visit, live entertainment you would like to see, local options, and historical events to book. We love to hear from all residents and get the great ideas from putting our experienced lives together. We have a lot of fun planning as well as executing the final decisions and reservations! ope to see you mingling at a function soon!

3 3 Friends and Family eferral rogram We have had several residents refer friends and family to edarlake! We ask that you keep up the great work of spreading the word of how wonderful it is to live here! hare your story with someone and be amazed at how that story could change someone else s life! ~ referral bonus of $1000 to the resident who referred a new prospect that was not in our data base and has lived here for 30 days. ~ he prospect has to be 55+ and the resident must have received permission that we are able to contact them. ~ ontact the arketing eam for information or with any questions you may have. ~ e sure to tell your friend or family member to mention your name so that you get the referral bonus. hank you from the arketing eam! esident own all eeting We are holding two own all meetings on Wednesday, ugust 10th, at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., in the ommunity oom. We encourage everyone to attend one of the meetings and learn about all the new things going on in our community. Your questions are always welcome. heatre and unch uting Friday, ugust 26th, we will go on an outing to enjoy lunch and a movie! he movie title and show time is to be announced as it gets closer to the date. his information is not available to us at this time. We will keep you informed as soon as we are! aperville is conveniently located to us, as well as anera read where we will dine al fresco or in the comfort of /! ct of Kindness ome parkling esidents! on. ngie Z. ldona. ichael. Kathryn. stopped looking for the light. decided to become it instead! elf efense erre heis, one of our ilver neakers instructors, will be in the ommunity oom on hursday, ugust 18th, at 2:30 p.m., to talk about elf efense for eniors. lease plan on attending to learn some new ways to stay safe. Front esk (815) unch eservations aken 8 a.m. 8 p.m. (815) edarlake ell hone (815) edarlake us om s umber: (815) Wellness enter (815) omcast (800) & (800) air alon olleen hursdays 1 5 p.m. (815) Vicki Wednesdays 8-4 & Fridays 8-4 (815) lainfield ibrary (815) ace us (800) lainfield huttle (815)

4 edarlake ugust 2016 unday onday uesday Wednesday hursday Friday aturday JY! 1:00 ondenominational ervice () 2:00 ovie: isen () 14 10:30 epart for 10:45 t. ary mmaculate (enwick oor ntrance) 1:00 ondenominational ervice () 2:00 ovie: he Wizard of z () 1:00 ondenominational ervice () 2:00 ovie: lum og illionaire () :30 epart for 10:45 t. ary mmaculate (enwick oor ntrance) 1:00 ondenominational ervice () 2:00 ovie: r. & rs. mith () 1 10:30 reeting ard aking () 1:30 arris ank (onference oom) 2:00 atholic ommunion ervice () 2:30 he rice s ight ame () 3:00 piritual iscussion roup (astor ill) () 4:00 Wii owling () 10:00 and assage (3) (ign p equired) 10:30 Zen arden raft () ign p in ibrary 1:30 arris ank (onference oom) 2:00 atholic ommunion ervice () 3:00 piritual iscussion roup (astor ill) () 3:30 entennial ice ame () 4:00 Wii owling () 15 10:30 andala oloring () 1:30 arris ank (onference oom) 2:00 atholic ommunion ervice () 3:00 eft, enter, ight ice ame () 3:00 piritual iscussion roup (astor ill) () 4:00 Wii owling () :30 - (nformation for seniors about safety, health, and well being) resentation on edicare () 1:30 arris ank (onference oom) 2:00 atholic ommunion ervice () 3:00 piritual iscussion roup (astor ill) () 4:00 Wii owling () 4:30 : edarlake ares (lue pruce ining oom) 29 10:00 and assage (3) (ign p equired) 10:30 ind enders () 1:30 arris ank (onference oom) 2:00 atholic ommunion ervice () 3:00 piritual iscussion roup (astor ill) () 3:30 Jewelry aking () 4:00 Wii owling () 2 10:00 lastic at ag utting () 10:30 geless race () 2:30 ntertainment by hris olletti () 6:00 en s oker () 9 10:00 lastic at ag utting () 10:30 geless race () 2:00 ight ouse ainting () (ign p in ibrary) 6:00 en s oker () 16 10:00 lastic at ag utting () 10:30 geless race () 2:30 ntertainment by Kym Frankovelgia () 3:30 irthday arty efreshments (lue pruce) 6:00 en s oker () 23 10:00 lastic at ag utting () 10:30 ed at adies eeting () 2:00 resentation by im Wilsey: arilyn onroe () 2:00 geless race () 6:00 en s oker () 30 10:00 lastic at ag utting () 10:30 geless race () 2:30 uilding the lane with Wayne! resentation () 6:00 en s oker () 9:00 arry s iner - ll en nvited! ign up in the ibrary 1:30 inochle () 2:00 Wii owling () 2:00 ovie ommittee eeting (3) 3:00 hort tory eading () 3:00 crabble () 6:00 anasta () 10:30 own all eeting () 1:30 inochle () 2:00 Wii owling () 3:00 own all eeting () 3:00 crabble () 4:00 esident mbassador eeting () 6:00 anasta () 10:30 unco ournament (ign p in ibrary) () 1:30 inochle () 2:00 eanbag aseball ame swego (ign p ecessary for us ransportation) (l) 2:00 Wii owling () 3:00 crabble () 6:00 anasta () :30 uchre ournament () ign p in ibrary) 1:30 inochle () 2:00 rofessor ary idkiff to present uba & the.. () 2:00 Wii owling () 3:00 crabble () 6:00 anasta () 31 10:30 ollywood asino uting (epart from enwick ntrance) 1:30 inochle () 2:00 Wii owling () 2:30 rivia () 3:00 crabble () 6:00 anasta () 8:30 us ransportation 9:00 us ransportation 10:00 and assage (3) 10:30 dult oloring () 1:00 eauty alon (olleen) 2:00 geless race () 6:00 en s oker () 7:00 Wii owling () 8:30 us ransportation 9:00 us ransportation 10:30 utdoor roquet (eet at the enwick oor) 1:00 eauty alon (olleen) 2:30 ntertainment by amuel azoda o eats lues uet () 6:00 en s oker () 7:00 Wii owling () 8:30 us ransportation 9:00 us ransportation 10:00 and assage (3) 1:00 eauty alon (olleen) 2:30 elf efense for eniors presented by erre heis () 3:00 ulinary eeting (lue pruce ining oom) 6:00 en s oker () 7:00 Wii owling () 8:30 us ransportation 9:00 us ransportation 10:30 owners rove aturalist, arge rocki, eekeeper to resent () 1:00 eauty alon (olleen) 2:00 geless race () 6:00 en s oker () 7:00 Wii owling () :30 Joyful ife lub () 1:30 and ell ractice () 2:30 ovie: ndre ieu-he Flying utchman () (popcorn day!) 3:00 crabble () 4:00 ominoes () :30 ntertainment & uting eeting () 1:30 and ell ractice () 2:30 ovie: he utler () 3:00 crabble () 4:00 ominoes () :30 odgers & ammerstein resentation by John oda () 1:30 and ell ractice () 2:30 ovie: y ig Fat reek Wedding () 3:00 crabble () 4:00 ominoes () :00 unch & ovie uting (ovie & ime o e nnounced) 10:00 and assage (3) 1:30 and ell ractice () 2:30 ovie: eltic hunder torm () 3:00 crabble () 4:00 ominoes () ctivities utings ntertainment esident un ctivities 6 10:30 rumming ircle with ary elen () 12:30 exican rain ominoes () 1:00 Wii owling () 2:00 ovie: take ut Version () 13 10:30 () 12:30 exican rain ominoes () 1:00 Wii owling () 2:00 ovie: all op 2 6:00 appy our! (lue pruce ining oom) 20 12:30 exican rain ominoes () 1:00 Wii owling () 2:00 ovie: Forbidden lanet () 27 12:30 exican rain ominoes () 1:00 Wii owling () 2:00 ovie: y est Friend s Wedding () 6:00 appy our! (lue pruce ining oom) oom Key for ctivities/ntertainment - rts & rafts oom (3rd Floor in Wheatland uilding) - edar oom - ommunity oom - oft (2nd Floor enwick uilding) l - ibrary W - Wellness enter - enwick ounge (2nd Floor) 3 - enwick ounge 3rd Floor - mericana istro - lue pruce ining oom opyright 2015 hlig

5 6 xercise lease check with your physician before starting any exercise program. Fitness programs are all held in the ommunity oom. ilver neakers asic hair lass onday through Friday 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Fifteen minutes optional cardio 9:45-10:00 a.m. geless race ur kick off for geless race was a success and well attended. aving Karen for our instructor will be fun and lively! ll residents are encouraged to see for themselves at one of the many classes offered throughout the month. o need to sign up! Just show up and be prepared to get energized and possibly use your voice to sing! lease check the calendar for days and times. njoy and keep on moving! lay, reate, xplore! reeting ard aking onday, ugust 1, at 10:30 a.m. he rice s ight ame onday, ugust 1, at 2:30 p.m. ovie ommittee eeting Wednesday, ugust 3, at 2:00 p.m. hort tory eading Wednesday, ugust 3, at 3:00 p.m. dult oloring hursday, ugust 4, at 10:30 a.m. Joyful ife lub Friday, ugust 5, at 10:30 a.m. rumming ircle aturday, ugust 6, at 10:30 a.m. Zen arden - raft onday, ugust 8, at 10:30 a.m. entennial ice ame onday, ugust 8, at 3:30 p.m. ight ouse ainting uesday, ugust 9, at 2:00 p.m. utdoor roquet hursday, ugust 11, at 10:30 a.m. ntertainment & uting eeting Friday, ugust 12, at 10:30 a.m. lay, reate, xplore! andala oloring onday, ugust 15, at 10:30 a.m. eft, enter, ight ice ame onday, ugust 15, at 3:00 p.m. unco ournament Wednesday, ugust 17, at 10:30 a.m. ulinary eeting hursday, ugust 18, at 3:00 p.m. eeting onday, ugust 22, at 10:30 a.m. edarlake ares onday, ugust 22, at 4:30 p.m. ed at adies eeting uesday, ugust 23, at 10:30 a.m. uchre ournament Wednesday, ugust 24, at 10:30 a.m. ind enders onday, ugust 29, at 10:30 a.m. Jewelry aking onday, ugust 29, at 3:30 p.m. rivia Wednesday, ugust 31, at 2:30 p.m. uilding the lane With Wayne! n uesday, ugust 30th, in the ommunity oom, at 2:30 p.m., Wayne razinski will be here giving a presentation on the work he has been busy doing with his father, on, our fellow resident. Wayne will chat with us about the Father/on projects they have worked on over the years, starting with motorcycles in the 1980s to aircrafts in the 2000s. on and Wayne are also very involved with local aviation and volunteer extensively with the xperimental ircraft ssociation () making aviation accessible to people from all walks of life. veryone is welcome for this informative presentation. lease join us!

6 7 nteresting herry Facts y rian K. osso,.. ichigan ranks o. 1 in the nation for growing cherries. hope you find the following facts on cherries interesting. raverse ity, ich., is the home of the annual herry Festival. herries, especially dark cherries, are a greater source of antioxidants than grapes, oranges, plums, strawberries and raspberries combined. here are more than 1,000 different cherry tree varieties in the.. t is believed that cherries were discovered around 70.. ne cup of cherries has only 74 calories. herries are actually part of the rose family. he largest cherry pie ever weighed was 39,683 pounds. au laire, ich., is known as the herry it pitting apital of the World. t holds an annual cherry pit spitting contest. herries contain cyanidin, which is an anti-inflammatory and can help treat gout. he average cherry pie has 250 cherries. he annual.. cherry crop is 300 million pounds. ichigan cherries make up 75 percent of this count. ichigan has 35,000 acres of cherry trees. and assage eflexology ur ife nrichment oordinator, Karen, is certified for hand massages! he has set aside one hour slots throughout the month so everyone who would like to try this comforting massage with relaxing effects might be able to do so. Karen will be using coconut oil to massage the hands in a calming and soothing way. ach therapy session will last about fifteen minutes per person, so Karen will be able to have four residents per hour sign up for her hands on therapy. ign up is necessary for a session. he sign-up sheets will be kept in the library and the therapy sessions will be in the enwick uilding on the 3rd floor. (3) assage is known to reduce stress and uplift the mood! ulinary orner hank you to all who dine in the lue pruce! want to thank you all for your patience and empathy these past weeks as my staff and myself worked through the new endeavor of moving meals into our new space! We are still working through some details and have gotten a lot of good feedback and ideas from you to consider and implement. am very appreciative of your suggestions. ost of all, am thankful for your patience and understanding in this whole new process. hank you for being so kind. incerely, hef am

7 ugust 2016 Z Y W oday's ategory: Where hall We o? Y K J V Y 1. oncert all 20. Zoo 9. ibrary 19. wap meet 8. urope 18. tore 7. isneyland 17. chool 6. entist 16. estaurant 5. ance 15. arty 4. oncert 14. ark 3. hurch 13. useum 2. each 12. ovie Word earch olution: 1. arber 11. ountains W Z Y J Y K V Y ancy ominis was born in cranton, ennsylvania, and met her husband, John, in hiladelphia on July 4th, 52 years ago. hey were married in orseheads, ew York. hey have three sons, two living close by and one in Finland (miss him a lot). hey have six grandgirls and one grandson to rampa s delight! ancy and John moved to edarlake two years ago with udi, their pitbull cross, who passed away, sadly, three weeks after their arrival. ancy really would like another dog, but John is against the early morning walks. e bought her a onsai (small Japanese tree) to care for and greet each morning. ancy studied archaeology but was sidetracked by a 3½ year move to msterdam and ntwerp, and had two sons born in olland. he was a stay-at-home mom for her three boys and moved wherever her husband s engineering career took the family. s the boys grew, ancy became a bookseller, first owning a ook ack and then working for. alton. hey moved to olland, elgium, hiladelphia, ew Jersey, ower akes, llinois, emphis, ennessee, and lastly to ttawa, llinois near their oldest son and family, after retiring. ancy can speak some French, utch, and roatian (John s family). t edarlake, ancy loves to create miniatures, house boxes and stand alones. he is an avid reader and raids the library here often. he keeps Judi at the lainfield ibrary very busy! rafts, puzzles, and adult coloring activities are some of her favorite pastimes. he is a musician in the and ell hoir and calls herself a ing-a-ing lady. er motto is on t sweat the small stuff. his has really helped her in raising three rowdy boys and having to move so often!