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CoventryPlace

Established 1987

CoventryPlace

Established 1987

January 2016OFFICE HOURSMonday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.Weekends 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

COVENTRY PLACECONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail- [email protected] After-Hours # (404) 299-9651

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROur staff is dedicated to making you feel at

home in your “new” home at Coventry Place.Our job is to make sure that your life in ourcommunity is comfortable, safe and enjoyable.We want you to be happy here and to feel youhave found a place to stay—that you are a partof the family. Thank you for being here.

We wish you a very happy, healthy andprosperous New Year!

5 Things About: January• January is the coldest month in the Northern

Hemisphere and the hottest month in theSouthern Hemisphere.

• Scholars say the name January derives from theLatin word for “door.”

• With the exception of leap years, January beginson the same day of the week as October.

• The birth flower for the month is the carnation.• The third Monday of January is recognized as

Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Snuggly SweatersIt can be hard to let go of a favorite sweater, even if

the elbows are thinning or it doesn’t quite fit anymore.So use it in a quilt instead! Cut apart one or more cleansweaters at the seams to create large, flat sections thatyou can then cut into blocks or strips. The knitted fabricwill add a cozy texture to your next sewing project.

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Trivia Whiz

Famous FacesBorn in January

Jan. 3, 1932:Dabney Coleman

Jan. 5, 1942:Charlie Rose

Jan. 9, 1967: DaveMatthews

Jan. 11, 1946:Naomi Judd

Jan. 13, 1977:Orlando Bloom

Jan. 15, 1979:Drew Brees

Jan. 17, 1928: VidalSassoon

Jan. 19, 1946:Dolly Parton

Jan. 21, 1950: BillyOcean

Jan. 23, 1974:Tiffani Thiessen

Warm Witha Word

“One kind wordcan warm three wintermonths.” —JapaneseProverb

3 Things You Need to KnowJanuary is Ice Skating Month. Here are

three things you should know about thisfun, calorie-burning pastime:

1) Low-impact skating builds muscles,speed, balance and agility.

2) Skates made of bone and leatherwere used with poles to traverse frozenlakes in Finland 5,000 years ago.

3) In the mid-1800s, AmericanJackson Haines blended ice skating withthe expressive movement of dance. Hisfigure skating was unpopular in the U.S.but took off in Europe.

Monthly CelebrationsAs we start a new year, use these

month-long celebrations to motivate youto keep your resolutions.

• Gain some knowledge during BookBlitz Month.

• Clean up your messes for GetOrganized Month.

• Create something new to celebrateInternational Creativity Month.

Timely TreasuresThrift stores often receive lots of

year-end donations, so be sure to stop byand check out the new arrivals.

Indulge in HomemadeHot Cocoa

When the temperature drops,there’s almost nothing moresatisfying than a mug of hotcocoa. Make it extra special bypreparing it yourself with thesesimple recipes.

Homemade Hot Chocolate. In alarge bowl, combine 3 1/2 cupssugar, 2 1/4 cups cocoa and 1tablespoon salt. Whisk well tocombine. Store the mixture in anairtight container. For individualservings, pour 1 cup whole milkinto a microwave-safe mug andheat on high until hot. Add 2tablespoons of the cocoa mix, andstir to dissolve. Source:www.MarthaStewart.com

Mexican Hot Chocolate. In alarge saucepan, combine 4 cupswhole milk, 1 1/3 cups (8 ounces)chocolate chips, 2 tablespoonssugar, 2 teaspoons pure vanillaextract, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder,1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, apinch of salt and 1 cup water.Whisking constantly, cook overmedium heat until hot but notboiling (about eight minutes).Pour the mixture into four largemugs. Source:www.RachaelRayMag.com

Tasty additions. There are somany ways to liven up traditionalhot cocoa. Swirl in somecinnamon, or drop in somepeppermint candies, which willmelt in the heat. You can alsoexperiment with coffee, caramel,raspberry syrup, hazelnut spreadand peanut butter.

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A Dream RememberedIn January, we honor the life,

service and legacy of Martin LutherKing Jr. He organized nonviolentboycotts and protests against racialdiscrimination and directed a250,000-man march on Washington,D.C., where he delivered his famous“I Have a Dream” speech. He becamethe youngest person to receive theNobel Peace Prize, and hisleadership led to reform in civilrights laws for all people. This year,take a moment to remember King

and the movement toward equalityhe inspired.

Jar of HappinessSet aside an empty jar on New

Year’s Day. Throughout the year, writedown all the good things that happento you—large or small—and place thenotes in the jar. At the end of the year,empty the jar and recall the momentsthat made you happy.

Grow Your Own HerbsEnjoy fresh herbs during the winter

by growing them indoors! Select herbssuited for indoor life, such as basil,parsley, thyme and sage. Use pots withdrainage holes to prevent root rot.Keep the soil moist but notoverwatered, and give plants plenty oflight each day—six hours of sun or 14hours of artificial light. If your indoortemperatures are around 60 degrees atnight and 70 degrees during the day,you’re set; in fact, the warm, moistconditions in your kitchen orbathroom make an ideal home forindoor herbs.

Coventry News

BE SURE TO ...1. Check the

bulletin board DAILYfor additionalactivities orcancellations.

2. Listen toannouncements.

3. When signing upfor a trip to thedoctor, put down thetime as30 minutes beforeyour appointment.

4. No plastic,magazines or phonebooks can be put inthe newspaper recyclebins. Do not putnewspaper back in theplastic bag.

Keep the HeatConserve energy by

closing your blinds orcurtains at night.Warm air can escapethrough windows,causing your heater towork harder than itneeds to.

‘Souper’ EasyA warm bowl of

soup is the perfectmeal on a chillywinter evening. Makethe preparation easyby using a slowcooker. Start yoursoup in the morningand let it simmerall day.

January 2016

DINING ROOMSERVING HOURSBreakfast7-8:15 a.m.Lunch12-1 p.m.Dinner5-5:30 p.m.The Dining Room Closes

at 6 p.m.

MonthlyCelebrations

As you begin the newyear, take note of thesespecial designations forJanuary:

• Eat a heartybreakfast duringOatmeal Month.

• Share yourknowledge tocelebrate NationalMentoring Month.

• Use yourimagination as youobserveInternationalCreativity Month.

Make Timefor Friends

Take a cue from thesong “Auld Lang Syne,”and make time to catchup with an old friend. Itwill not only boost yourmood, but also yourhealth. Having regularcontact with a wide circleof friends has beenproven to help peoplelive longer, happier lives.

Sunday Monday Tuesday

HAPPY

NewYear!

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3:00 HYMN SING-A-LONGFOLLOWED BY CHAPELSERVICE

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10:00 Chair Exercises WithJohn Clerici

2:30 Movie and Popcorn

4:00 Bridge Club

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8:30-2:00 Doctor Runs

2:30 BINGO!Don’t forget today is the lastday to pay rent!!!!!!!!

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2:30 Residents Council Meeting

4:00 Bridge Club

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12:15 Birthday Luncheon

1:00 Aegis Rehab1:30 Dr. John Noonan2:30 Bingo7:00 Decatur Sing AlongHappy Birthday Billie Parker

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 18



4:00 Bridge ClubHappy Birthday WindsorJordan and Lorena Miles

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8:30-2:00 Doctor Runs10:00 Bible Talk

2:30 BINGO!

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4:00 Bridge Club

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2:30 BINGO!

Calendar of Events

Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayNew Year’s Day 1

Office Will Be Closed!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

RENT DUE

210:00 MINI MANI PEDIS BY:Keisha

10:00 TO 11:00 AHS VISITINGPETS PROGRAM (ComeCuddle Some Puppies!)

FOOTBALL SATURDAYSHappy Birthday MarguriteSweny and George Hornbuckle

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9:30 Grocery Run KROGER

10:00 Exercise With JohnClerici11:00 Rosie Jewelery Sale1:30 Grocery Run Publix

3:00 Arts and CraftRENT PAST DUE

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8:30-2:00 DR RUNS2:30 Entertainment NancyAddison “Harp Player”Happy Birthday Donald Youngand Ruby Hatcher

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10:00 Chair Exercises WithJohn Clerici11:15 Lunch Bunch OliveGarden

2:30 Bingo4:00 Bridge Club

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10:00 Coffee and Donuts

Football in the TV RoomCome Watch Your FavoriteTeams!!!!!

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10:00 Exercise With JohnClerici



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8:30-2:00 DR RUNS2:30 Hat and Tea Social

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1:30 Walmart

2:30 Bingo

4:00 Bridge Club

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2:30 Board Games of YourChoice




1:30 Grocery Run Publix

3:00 Arts and Craft6:00 Communion With TomHagood

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8:30-2:00 DR RUNS2:30 Entertainment Neil Scott“The British Voice”

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10:00 Chair Exercises WithJohn Clerici1:30 Dollar Tree2:30 Bingo4:00 Bridge Club

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10:00 Coffee and Donuts


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2:30 Reminiscent Party WithRefreshments

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8:30-2:00 DR RUNS2:30 Wine & Cheese PartyHappy Birthday Ethan Williams

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1:30 Walmart

2:30 Bingo

4:00 Bridge Club

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Talk About It

Achievementsand AmbitionsWhether you

make a New Year’sresolution or not, it’sgood to have goals.Use the followingquestions to reflect onpast ambitions andmake plans forthe future.

What would yousay is your biggestaccomplishment inlife? How about in thelast year?

What are someother major goalsyou’ve set during yourlifetime? Whatstrategies did you useto accomplish them?

What advice wouldyou give to someonetrying to achieve agoal? Do you haveany motivational tips?

Do you usuallymake a New Year’sresolution? Why orwhy not?

Can you think ofany past New Year’sresolutions thatwere particularlysuccessful—ormaybe unsuccessful?Do you haveany funny orinspiring stories?

Your Guide toMovie Awards Season

After months of movie talk, the filmawards season reaches its peak inJanuary and February, when manymajor ceremonies take place. Get yourballots ready with this guide to theglitz and glamour:

Golden Globe Awards. Although notconsidered as prestigious as otherprominent film awards, the GoldenGlobes are a favorite event forentertainment lovers and red carpetwatchers. With separate drama andcomedy/musical categories as well asawards for achievements in television,the Globes allow for more nominees,

creating a fun, party-like atmosphereof who’s who in Hollywood.Members of the Hollywood ForeignPress Association vote forthe winners.

Screen Actors Guild Awards. Morethan 100,000 performers make upthe Screen Actors Guild, the actors’union. The SAG Awards have onlybeen around since 1995, but they areconsidered by many industry expertsto be the best predictor of winnerson Oscar night, especially in theacting categories.

Academy Awards. The granddaddyof all film awards, the ceremony forthe Academy Awards, or Oscars, isviewed by millions of people aroundthe world every year. For those in themovie industry, including actors,directors, writers and producers,earning an Oscar is a crowningcareer achievement. The winners aredecided by the Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences, of whichthere are about 5,700 members.

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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fun FactsThe popular TV game show “Wheel

of Fortune” debuted on Jan. 6, 1975.Take a spin through the show’s historyand enjoy these trivia tidbits:

• The original hosts were ChuckWoolery and Susan Stafford. Inthe early ’80s, Pat Sajak and VannaWhite took over hosting dutiesand have been synonymous withthe show ever since.

• White has worn more than6,000 glamorous gowns on theshow, but never the same onetwice. She doesn’t get to keepthe dresses.

• The one-of-a-kind wheel weighs2,400 pounds and contains morethan 200 computerized lights thatcan produce about 2 milliondifferent colors.

• There are 24 prize envelopes onthe Bonus Wheel.

• Through the years, the prizewedges on the wheel that awardmoney for correctly guessedconsonants have risen in value.However, vowels still onlycost $250.

• The most a contestant has everwon on “Wheel of Fortune” was$1,026,080 (a combined total ofcash and prizes).

• The original show only had sixpuzzle categories. Today there aremore than 40.

• The most common letters used inthe show’s puzzles are: E, A, T, I,R, O, N and S. Experts adviseguessing the letter “T” first.

• “Wheel of Fortune” is thelongest-running syndicated gameshow in the U.S.

Flower-Covered FloatsWhat do flowers, floats and the first

day of the year have in common? Thethree come together annually at theTournament of Roses, the legendaryparade in Pasadena, Calif., that hasbecome a cherished New Year’s Daytradition.

Members of Pasadena’s Valley HuntClub organized the first event in 1890to promote the city and mild Californiawinter weather to their friends andformer neighbors back East and in theMidwest. Entrants in the first paraderode in carriages decorated withhundreds of blooms. Over the years,the event grew in size and popularity.

Today, carriages have given way tomotorized, mechanized floats, butevery inch of them is required to bedecorated with only natural materials;flowers, bark, seeds and leaves can beused. An estimated 18 million flowersalone decorate all the parade’s floats.

Each year’s parade features about40 floats, as well as equestrian entriesand marching bands, which travel a5 1/2-mile parade route, wowing nearly1 million spectators and millions moreacross the world who watch it on TV.

The parade is followed by the RoseBowl football game, nicknamed “thegranddaddy of them all” because it isthe oldest college football bowl game,first played in 1902.

Remember Me?

His animatedantics and tongue-twisting talk madeDanny Kaye a comedylegend. Find out moreabout this funnymanof many talents.

He was born DavidDaniel Kaminsky onJan. 18, 1911, inBrooklyn, N.Y.

In 1939, he beganperforming onBroadway. In themusical “Lady in theDark,” he stole theshow when he sang asong containing thenames of 50 Russiancomposers in39 seconds.

His Hollywooddebut came in themovie “Up in Arms.”His other filmsinclude “The SecretLife of Walter Mitty,”“Hans ChristianAndersen” and“White Christmas.”

From 1963 to1967, Kaye had hisown TV variety show.

He served asUNICEF’s firstgoodwill ambassador.

Kaye received twohonorary AcademyAwards for hishumanitarian work.

January 2016

Go, Team, Go!

Inspiring and rousing, fight songs are one of the oldest traditions in

collegiate sports. Here are just a few of the many anthems that stir

teams on to victory and instill pride in fans.

Year Song School

1898 “The Victors” University of Michigan

1905 “Boomer Sooner” University of Oklahoma

1906 “Anchors Aweigh” U.S. Naval Academy

1909 “On, Wisconsin!” University of Wisconsin-Madison

1917 “Texas Fight” University of Texas at Austin

1922 “Fight On” University of Southern California

1928 “Notre Dame Victory March” University of Notre Dame

1967 “Rocky Top” University of Tennessee

1849: Elizabeth Blackwell graduates

from medical school, becoming

the first female doctor in the

United States.

1922: For the first time, insulin

injections are used successfully

to treat diabetes in humans. A

14-year-old Canadian boy was the

first to receive the treatment.

1943: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes

the first sitting U.S. president to

travel by airplane. He flew to

Morocco to meet with British Prime

Minister Winston Churchill.

1959: Walt Disney releases

“Sleeping Beauty,” an animated

feature film based on the fairy tale.

1973: The Miami Dolphins defeat the

Washington Redskins in the Super

Bowl and record the only perfect

football season in NFL history.

1988: “The Phantom of the Opera”

premieres on Broadway. It would

become the longest-running show in

Broadway history.

1990: McDonald’s opens in Moscow,

serving 30,000 people. It was the

fast-food icon’s first location in the

Soviet Union.

2004: After a seven-month

voyage, NASA’s Mars robotic rover,

named Spirit, touches down on the

red planet.

2010: At a presentation in San

Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs

unveils the iPad tablet computer.

2011: Created by talk show host

Oprah Winfrey, the OWN cable TV

network premieres.

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