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Don’t Fear the Ides

It was William Shakespeare, via his play Julius Caesar, who warned that the Ides of March, on March 15, were cursed. Indeed, while Caesar was murdered by a group of political conspirators on March 15,

the Ides of any month are not particularly evil or ignominious. The words Ides, Kalends, and Nones are terms used to describe any month’s phases of the moon. Ides simply means the first full moon of the month, so in reality the Ides of March technically takes place this year on March 31. Likewise, the Kalends marks the month’s first new moon, which is on March 17, and the Nones is the moon’s first quarter, on March 24. Far from cursed, March’s Ides were particularly joyful because they also heralded the new year.

March Birthdays

In astrology, those born between March 1–20

are Pisces. Friendly and selfless, Fish are

always willing to help others with their hearts

on their sleeves. Thanks to an intuitive

understanding of life, Pisces make deep

connections with other living beings. Aries’

Rams are born between March 21–31. As

the first sign of the zodiac, Aries are energetic

and assertive initiators. With bravery, zeal, and

speed, they jump headfirst into life, confident

that they can navigate any challenges.

Desi Arnaz (actor) – March 2, 1917 Knute Rockne (coach) – March 4, 1888 Lou Costello (comedian) – March 6, 1906 Liza Minnelli (entertainer) – March 12, 1946 Hank Ketcham (cartoonist) – March 14, 1920 Wyatt Earp (cowboy) – March 19, 1848 Marcel Marceau (mime) – March 22, 1923 Reba McEntire (musician) – March 28, 1955 Warren Beatty (actor) – March 30, 1937

MARCH 2018

Celebrating March

Mad for Plaid Month

Play the Recorder Month

Women’s History Month

World Compliment Day

March 1

Proofreading Day

March 8

Shakespeare Week

March 12–18

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17

World Poetry Day

March 21

Mom and Pop Business

Owners Day

March 29

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Awaiting a Return to Capistrano

On March 19, the residents

of San Juan, California,

look forward to the return

of special visitors to the

old Spanish mission: cliff

swallows. The return of the

cliff swallows to the San Juan Capistrano Mission

is legendary. Hundreds of years ago, local

shopkeepers drove away the swallows, which

built mud nests on shops and homes. The

displaced birds built new nests in the eaves of

the old stone church, named for the warrior-priest

Giovanni de Capistrano. Every year since the

1930s, the community has heralded the return

of the swallows to Capistrano with great fanfare.

In recent years, though, the swallows have

returned in decreasing numbers. Some people

blame urbanization. For a century or more, the

mission was the largest building in San Juan,

a perfect target for the nesting swallows. As the

population increased, more buildings were built,

and swallows began to find alternate nesting sites.

Things were complicated further in the 1990s when

preservations performed a restoration of the church,

the oldest continually used structure in California,

and removed the mud nests. Cliff swallows are

known to be attracted to places with old nests.

The restoration, while architecturally important,

discouraged the birds. That’s when the mission

sought the help of a professional.

Dr. Charles R. Brown, professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Tulsa and cliff swallow expert, was charged with the task of luring the birds back to the mission. He has employed everything from broadcasting cliff swallow song to building an artificial wall of swallow nests out of plaster. The good news is that the birds have again been spotted in the area of the mission, even though they have not been nesting on the church. Yet every year on March 19, St. Joseph’s Day, the swallows are welcomed with the ringing of the mission bell, flamenco dances, food, and fanfare. Even if the cliff swallows aren’t ready to return to Capistrano, the locals are ready for them.

Making History, I Presume David Livingstone may have been a Scottish missionary and physician, but he is most famous for his explorations of Africa during the 19th century. Livingstone was one of the first Europeans to see the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls, cross the continent from west to east, as well as witness the harsh realities of the slave trade, which made him a staunch abolitionist. Livingstone’s travels made him an international celebrity, and when he disappeared in 1866 on a search for the source of the Nile River, many feared him dead. American journalist Henry Stanley mounted an expediton to find him and departed the island of Zanzibar off Africa’s eastern coast on March 21, 1871. Eight months later, Stanley arrived in the village of Ujiji on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. It was there that Stanley saw a bearded white man and said, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Stanley’s presumptuous words became as famous as the old explorer himself.

A Slice of Pi

When one measures a circular object, it always turns out that its circumference, or the length around, is a little more than three times its width across—3.1415926 to be exact. This number,

known as pi, actually goes on forever. Scientists have calculated its value to more than one trillion digits past its decimal. But for the purposes of celebration, Pi Day is held on March 14, or 3/14, each year. The first Pi Day was organized in 1 988 by physicist Larry Shaw, who worked at the San Francisco Exploratorium. The original celebration consisted of Exploratorium staff walking around in a circle and eating pies. Celebrations have evolved since then, including competitions to see who can recite the most digits of pi and Albert Einstein look-alike contests, thanks to that famous scientist’s birthday also falling on March 14. It’s a mathematical holiday Einstein likely would have been pleased to be a part of.

St. Paddy’s Pastimes Debunked

They say that everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and the world will be draped in green on March 17, when St. Patrick’s Day celebrations take place across the globe in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. But if you really want to celebrate the right way, be sure to take a look at these facts behind St. Patrick.

St. Patrick may be one of Ireland’s patron saints (along with St. Brigid and St. Columcille), but he was not Irish. Evidence suggests that he was, in fact, British. By some accounts, he was born with the name Maewyn Succat in either Scotland or Wales. Yet it is important to realize that even though St. Patrick may have been born in Britain in the year 390, at the time of his birth, Britain was occupied by the Romans. Thus, it is very likely that Patrick’s family was from Roman aristocracy. Indeed, Ireland’s precious St. Patrick may well have been Italian.

But don’t trade in Irish green for Italy’s tricolor green, white, and red just yet. The true color of Ireland might be blue. King Henry VIII flew a blue flag over Ireland during the 16th century. Knights of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, a society of Irish knights founded by King George III in 1783, wore a light blue color known as St. Patrick’s blue. The Irish president flies a blue flag with a harp. So when did green become the color of Ireland? During the Great Irish Rebellion of 1641, Irishmen flew a green flag against King James. Green became the color of Irish nationalism and independence during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, a notion promulgated in the ballad “The Wearing of the Green.”

So whether you’re marching in Dublin, raising a pint of Guinness in New York, Irish dancing in Sydney, or eating corned beef and cabbage in Montreal, just remember that none of these pastimes come from the original St. Patrick’s Day. The Roman Catholic feast day was traditionally spent in quiet prayer, a far cry from the raucous celebrations of today.

The Boston Massacre

It was a cold, snowy night in Boston on March 5, 1770. Despite the weather, American colonists (calling themselves patriots) gathered outside Boston’s Customs House to taunt the British troops who had been stationed in the city to enforce newly decreed taxation measures. When the redcoats affixed bayonets to their rifles, the Americans responded by throwing snowballs and rocks. Moments later, shots were fired. Five Americans were the first fatalties of the American Revolutionary War in what would become known as the Boston Massacre. What is often forgotten in this episode of American Independence is how avowed patriot and future president John Adams, a lawyer, defended the British soldiers who were subsequently put on trial. Two of the eight were convicted of manslaughter, but for many Americans, justice was far from done. Paul Revere, famed for his midnight ride, turned the Boston Massacre into a provocative engraving, creating an effective piece of propaganda that helped turn Americans against the British.

A Doll’s Life

March 3 is a special day in Japan. Hinamatsuri, known as both Doll’s Day and Girls’ Day, is a day to celebrate girls and pray for their health and happiness. The most interesting part of Hinamatsuri is the

elaborate dolls displayed on red-carpeted, stepped platforms. Families either buy a set of dolls when their first daughter is born or receive a set handed down from generation to generation. Sets include a male and female dressed in Imperial attire, representing the emperor and empress, accompanied by three court ladies, five musicians, and other court attendants. The dolls are arranged in order of importance from the top step down and displays are placed in the home for all to see. This tradition has roots in an ancient belief that dolls could attract and contain bad spirits. It was once common practice for the dolls, and any ill fortune, to be tossed into rivers and streams and washed away for good.

March 2018

Special Events in march

Farkle Winners Lunch – Friday the 2nd

Mighty Musical Monday – Monday the 5th Scenic Drive– Friday the 9th

Lunch Bunch – Monday the 12th St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Saturday the 17th

ROMEOS Lunch – Friday the 23rd Halls Senior Center BINGO – Wednesday the 28th

March Birthday Party – Thursday the 29th

Top Farkle Scores for Febuary

Joan 18,700 Bobbie 15,350

Come play Farkle with us on Tuesdays at 2:30pm! It is okay if you have never played- we work

together through each game. The top two winners for each month are treated to

a special lunch!

Beauty & Barber Shop Stylist Ms. Janice

Open Thursday and Friday

Egg-ceptional Spring Traditions

With the arrival of spring on March 20 comes all the holidays and traditions associated with the end of winter: religious traditions like Passover and Easter, and Nowruz, the Persian New Year. All of these celebrations share an important symbol: the egg.

For millennia, the egg has been an exalted symbol of birth, rebirth, and hope. Ancient Egyptians told stories of the sun god hatching from an egg. Sometimes the sun was considered an egg, laid each day by Seb, a cosmic goose and god of the earth. In Hinduism, the egg represents the makeup of the universe. The shell is the heavens, the white is the air, and the yolk is the earth. In the Persian story of creation, Good and Evil are locked in an epic battle. When Evil is hurled into an abyss, Good lays an egg, which represents the universe, with Earth suspended from the heavens as a halfway point between Good above and Evil below. Eggs have always been a symbol of the beginnings of the universe and life itself. No wonder that after the long dark of winter, with the return of the sun, eggs are revered as harbingers of life.

When Jews sit together for the Passover seder on March 30, an egg will adorn the seder plate as a symbol of the ritual offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. Furthermore, the egg symbolizes—you guessed it—life itself. For Christians, Easter is a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, so using an egg as a symbol of rebirth was a natural choice. The traditional color to dye Easter eggs is red, symbolizing the blood Jesus shed on the cross. In Macedonia, congregants bring their red eggs to Easter church services, and when the priest proclaims, “Christ is risen,” it is customary to eat the egg as a ritual breaking of the Lenten fast. Elsewhere, in Iran, Persians prepare for their new year, Nowruz, by preparing their ceremonial table, the haftseen, with symbolic foods and objects, including painted eggs representing fertility. All over the world, people will be looking at eggs in a different light.

St. Patrick’s Day

Friday, March 16th is Clover All

Over Day! You will find clovers hidden

throughout the building. Collect these

clovers throughout the day.

Three leaf clovers are worth 1 point each

Four leaf clovers are worth 2 points each

Resident with the most points will win a

prize!

Friday, March 17th is St. Patrick’s

Day!! We will be taking a bus trip

downtown to watch the St. Patrick’s

Day Parade!!!

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First Day of Passover

Good Friday

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Windsor Gardens Assisted Living

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Holi- Expand the Mind

11:00 Kim and Indy the Dog

1:30 War with Noodles

3:30 Cooking Club

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions with

Pastor Mike

10:45 Farkle Winners Lunch

2:30 Side By Side- Musical

Entertainment

Music and Motion

7:00 The Gaithers

9:30 Bookwalter United

Methodist

11:00 Rick Christian

1:30 BINGO/Andy Griffith

Show

2:30 Telephone Game

3:30 UNO

6:00 Old Western Movie

Showing

9:30 Black Oak Heights

1:00 Temple Baptist

2:15 Central Brass Band

7:00 The Beverly Hillbillies

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

11:00 Mighty Musical Monday

at the Tennessee Theatre

3:30 BINGO

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Dominoes

1:00 Errand Run

2:30 Starbucks Social

3:30 Farkle

6:30 Rick Clayton

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 Finish the Saying with

Alison

2:30 Social Time- Peanut

Clusters

Music and Motion

3:30 Rumi and UNO

6:00 Rev. Paul and Mona

Cameron

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Chicken Soup for the Soul

11:00 Kim and Indy the Dog

1:30 War with Noodles

3:30 Craft Club

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions with

Pastor Mike

10:15 Scenic Drive

2:30 Armchair Travels- Kenyan

Safari

Music and Motion

7:00 The Gaithers

9:30 Clear Springs Baptist

10:30 Name That Tune

1:30 BINGO/Andy Griffith

Show

2:30 YouTube Entertainment

3:30 Flower Potting

6:00 Old Western Movie

Showing

9:30 Devotions with Shirley

1:00 Temple Baptist

3:00 Peoples Bible Church

6:00 Christus Victor Lutheran

9:30 Devotions with

Chaplain David

10:45 Lunch Bunch

2:30 Music and Motion

3:30 BINGO

7:00 Berea Baptist

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 March Madness Kickoff

1:00 Errand Run

2:30 Book Club

3:30 Farkle

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Bocce Ball

2:30 Social Time- Glass Cokes

and Moon Pies

Music and Motion

3:30 Rumi and UNO

6:00 Rev. Paul and Mona

Cameron

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 Google Earth

11:00 Kim and Indy the Dog

1:30 War with Noodles

3:30 Cooking Club

6:00 Virginia’s Girls Singing

9:30 Devotions with

Pastor Mike

10:30 St. Patrick’s Day Activity

2:00 Sisters of the Silversage

Music and Motion

6:30 Karen Binkley Hymn Sing

Clover All Over Day- See

Newsletter for details

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

11:00 Rick Christian

12:00 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

in Market Square (Weather

Permitting)

2:30 BINGO

3:30 War With Noodles

6:00 Old Western Movie

Showing

9:30 Worship Music on the

Radio

1:00 Temple Baptist

7:00 The Beverly Hillbillies

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 Awkward Moments Day

1:00 Errand Run

2:30 Music and Motion

3:30 BINGO

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Dominoes

2:30 Book Club

3:30 Farkle

6:30 Rick Clayton

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Wii Deal or No Deal

2:30 Snacks and Local Politics-

Bob Thomas, running for

Mayor, wants to hear from you!

Music and Motion

3:30 Rumi and UNO

6:00 Rev. Paul and Mona

Cameron

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 Trivia

11:00 Kim and Indy the Dog

1:30 War with Noodles

3:30 Craft Club

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions with

Pastor Mike

10:45 ROMEOs

2:30 Rob Murdock- Musical

Entertainment

Music and Motion

7:00 The Gaithers

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 UNO

1:30 BINGO/Andy Griffith

Show

2:30 Bocce Ball

3:30 Pottery Class

6:00 Old Western Movie

Showing

10:00 Peoples Bible Church

1:00 Temple Baptist

7:00 The Beverly Hillbillies

9:30 Devotions with

Chaplain David

10:30 What’s In the Bag?

1:00 Errand Run

2:30 Music and Motion

3:30 BINGO

7:00 Berea Baptist

9:30 Devotions and

Daily Chronicle

10:30 Dominoes

2:30 Book Club

3:30 Farkle

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:15 Halls Senior Center

BINGO

2:30 Social Time- OREO Flavor

Tasting

Music and Motion

3:30 Rumi and UNO

7:00 Mt. Herman

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

10:30 Shuffle Board

11:00 Kim and Indy the Dog

1:30 War with Noodles

3:00 Birthday Party

7:00 Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy!

9:30 Devotions with

Pastor Mike

10:30 Passover and Good

Friday- Expand the Mind

1:00 Music with the Rossers

2:30 Name That Face

Music and Motion

7:00 The Gaithers

9:30 Devotions and Daily

Chronicle

11:00 Rick Christian

1:30 BINGO/ Andy Griffith

Show

2:30 Walking/Sitting Outside

3:30 Clean Comics

6:00 Old Western Movie

Showing

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