Looking Back to September. An d the Leaves Came ......An d the Leaves Came Tumbling Down Looking...
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And the Leaves Came Tumbling Down
Looking Back to September.
(Ladies Luncheon at Elmer’s)
(Walking around Conifer Blvd). (National Chocolate Milkshake Day)
(Country Drive to Finley National Wildlife Refuge) (Barbara at Avery Park)
(Jerry, Syd & Jackie at Avery Park) (Osborn Aquatic Center Sing-Along)
(Snacktivity) (Carl Baker and his Band)
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
Alan R.
10/25 Gloria E. G
10/26 Arleen S.
10/27
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Fun Facts about the Month of October • The name of the month of October comes from the Latin “octō”, meaning “eight”, because in the Roman calendar October was the eight month of the year. With the adding of January and February at the beginning of the calendar after the Julian calendar reform, October became the tenth month of the year, as we know it today. • The Anglo-Saxons called October “Wintirfyllith”, meaning
“fullness of winter” because it had the first full moon of the winter season. • Another fun fact about October is that, according to folklore, if the deer have a gray coat in this month you should expect a hard winter. • The holiday of Halloween, celebrated in October, comes from “All
Hallows’ Eve” or the night before “All Hallows” day (“All Saints” day) as in old English “hallow” means “to sanctify”. • The zodiac signs for October are Libra (September 23 – October
22) and Scorpio (October 23 – November 21). • Famous people born in October include Angela Lansbury,
Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Julie Andrews, Hugh Jackman, Katy Perry, Alfred Nobel, Anne Rice, Arthur Miller, Auguste Lumière, Friedrich Nietzsche, Christopher Columbus, Johannes Vermeer, John Keets. • The birthstones for October are the tourmaline and the opal.
Tourmalines display a wide spectrum of colors, such as yellow, pink, blue, red, green, black or brown and they are believed to help you stay calm under pressure, bring peace and tranquility and defeat emotions like anger and jealousy. Opals exhibit different colors (green, white, yellow, blue, pink etc.) depending on the conditions under which they were created. Opal gemstones are believed to cure eye infections, strengthen memory, calm nerves and enhance creativity. • The traditional flower of the month of October is the calendula,
symbolizing comfort, healing, protection and grace. • Special holidays in October include Halloween (October 31st), Columbus Day (the second Monday of October), Yom Kippur, Diwali, International Peace Day (October 2nd).
October 2019
Management Team
Cheryl Voigt, RN
Executive Director
Chad Cummings, RN
Health Services Director
Scott Hanson
Community Relation Director
Hannah Combs
Resident Care Coordinator
Deanna Smith
Business Office Manager
Linda Gutierrez
Food Services Manager
Adrian Razo
Activities Director
Todd Lange
Maintenance Director
Goushea Shaik
Scheduling Coordinator
October 2019
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 – 5:00
Upcoming Events
John Powell 10/02 Charlie Movie 10/09
LuAnn’s Music 10/16
P.A.W.S. 10/24
Halloween Party 10/31
Ancient Origins of Halloween
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.
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 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.
In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes.
When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.
Funny Riddles Why don’t skeletons like parties? Because they have no body to dance with. Why didn’t the vampire have any friends? Because he was a pain in the neck! What did the ghost teacher say to her class? “Watch the board and I’ll go through it again.”
Why don’t mummies take vacations? They’re afraid they’ll relax and unwind. Why did the witch refuse to wear a flat hat? Because there wasn’t any point to it!
Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday in
many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a faster route to the -The Far East only to land at the New World. His first voyage to the New World on the Spanish ships Santa María, Niña, and La Pinta took approximately three months. Columbus and his crew's arrival to the New World initiated the Columbian Exchange which introduced the transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and technology between the new world and the old.
October 2019
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
INGREDIENTS
For the cupcakes: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room
temperature 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée (homemade
preferred, but you can also use canned purée)
2 tablespoons honey 1/3 cup hot water For the maple cream-cheese frosting: 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room
temperature 8 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
PREPARATION
For the cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line two standard cupcake pans
with twelve paper baking cups each, or grease pans with
butter if not using baking cups.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice,
nutmeg, and salt on a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper
and set aside.
Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with
a handheld electric mixer. Beat on medium speed until fluffy.
Stop to add the sugar; then beat on medium speed until well
incorporated.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing slowly after each addition.
Mix in the pumpkin puree and honey. Reduce the speed to
low. Add one third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture,
then gradually add one third of the hot water, beating until
well incorporated. Add another third of the flour mixture,
followed by one third of the hot water. Stop to scrape down
the bowl as needed. Add the remaining flour mixture, followed
by the remaining hot water, and mix slowly until just
combined. Take care not to overmix the batter so the
cupcakes will bake up light and fluffy.
Use a standard-size ice-cream scoop to fill each baking cup
until just combined. Take care not to overmix the batter so
the cupcakes will bake up light and fluffy.
Use a standard-size ice-cream scoop to fill each baking cup
with batter, so the wells are two-thirds full. Bake for 25 to
30 minutes (start checking at 20 minutes) or until a
toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out
clean. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting:
Place all ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted
with the paddle attachment; beat until well combined. Be
sure to beat on high speed for at least two minutes at the
end to ensure that the frosting is light and fluffy.
Did you know? One quarter of all the candy
sold annually in the U.S. is purchased for
Halloween.
By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority
of Celtic territory. In the course of the 400 years that they
ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were
combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of
Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the
Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the
dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman
goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the
apple, and the incorporation of this celebration into
Samhain probably explains the tradition of bobbing for
apples that is practiced today on Halloween.