3450 Duluth Park Lane • Duluth, GA 30096

Plantation South

Duluth

March 2016COMMUNITY DIRECTORSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Scott UlrichWELLNESS DIRECTOR Susan KawbeACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Renysia JamesMAINTENANCE DIRECTOR Jeff PittmanFOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR Adam FugghettBUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER Rebecca Scott

HappyBirthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAYBetty Ebert 3/3Larry Hornberger 3/9Helen Miller 3/12Catherine Cummings 3/24Lennie Ruth Byers 3/24Maung Gyi 3/26Germaine Greer 3/27Mary Brown 3/30

Spring ForwardDaylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on

Sunday, March 13. Remember to set your clocksahead one hour, and enjoy the extra daylight inthe evening.

5 Things About: The Color Green• Green comes from combining the colors blue

and yellow.• The hue is often associated with nature, health

and progress.• There is a Green Room in the White House.

It’s been used as a parlor since the presidency ofThomas Jefferson.

• Nicknamed “greenbacks,” U.S. currency containsspecial green ink that is resistant to fadingand counterfeiting.

• A green flag in auto racing signals the start orrestart of a race.

MARCH FACTSBIRTHSTONE- BLOODSTONEFLOWER-VIOLETPATRICK HENRY SAID, “GIVE ME LIBERTY OR

GIVE ME DEATH” (1775)BOSTON MASSACRE- 5th (1925)DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME WENT INTO EFFECT-

31st (1918)

March 2016

O-O-Oreos!Whether you dunk

them in milk or twistthem apart, celebratethe birthday of Oreos—the world’s best-sellingcookie—on March 6.The cream-filled chocolatesandwich cookies havebeen enjoyed since 1912.Today, Oreos have goneglobal and adapted itsflavors to other countries’tastes, like China’s greentea ice cream version, orthe banana flavor that’ssold in Argentina.

A Figure of SpeechPhrase: Mad as a

March hareMeaning: Crazy or

bizarreOrigin: During their

breeding season, whichbegins in March, hares areknown for erratic behaviorsuch as jumping andboxing. Thus, someoneacting strangely out ofcharacter is much like ahare during springtime.This comparison is alsothe inspiration for theadjective “harebrained.”

‘Reveal’ Is OneHow many words

can you come up withusing the letters in“four-leaf clover”?

All About AriesThose with a birthday

between March 21 andApril 19 have Aries theRam as their zodiac sign.Aries are characterized asbeing independent,confident, ambitious,determined and loyal.

Sunday Monday TuesdayBeauty Shop Open 1

9:30 Exercises and Handballs10:00 Inspirational Devotion &RefreshmentsVolunteers From North BrookCenter1:15 Casino “P.S. Dollars”Bingo2:30 Walmart Trip4:00 Country Store

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8:00 Specialty SundaeBreakfast12:00 Sundaes on Sunday forLunch in Dining Room3:00 Movie Matinee

Beauty Shop Open 7

9:30 Exercise & Handballs10:00 Wheel of Fortune1:15 Card Game- UNO2:00 Ice Cream & Music3:00 Penny Bingo3:30 Rosary

Beauty Shop Open 8

9:30 Exercises and Handballs10:00 Inspirational Devotion &RefreshmentsVolunteers From North BrookCenter1:15 Casino “P.S. Dollars”Bingo2:00 Entertainment From Mr.Kohan White4:00 Country Store

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8:00 Specialty SundaeBreakfast12:00 Sundaes on Sunday forLunch in Dining Room3:00 Movie Matinee

Beauty Shop Open 14

9:30-11:15 Perimeter School1:15 Trip to the Library2:00 Ice Cream & Music3:00 Penny Bingo3:30 Rosary

Beauty Shop Open 15

9:30 Exercises and Handballs10:00 Inspirational Devotion &RefreshmentsVolunteers From North BrookCenter1:15 Casino “P.S. Dollars”Bingo2:30 Dollar Tree4:00 Country Store

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8:00 Specialty SundaeBreakfast12:00 Sundaes on Sunday forLunch in Dining Room3:00 Movie Matinee

Beauty Shop Open 21

9:30 Exercise & Handballs10:00 Wheel of Fortune1:15 Live Keyboard Music2:00 Ice Cream & Music3:00 Penny Bingo3:30 Rosary

Beauty Shop Open 22

9:30 Exercises and Handballs10:00 Inspirational Devotion &RefreshmentsVolunteers From North BrookCenter1:30 Monthly Birthday PartyCelebration and LiveEntertainment From Sybil4:00 Country Store

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8:00 Specialty SundaeBreakfast12:00 Sundaes on Sunday forLunch in Dining Room3:00 Movie Matinee

Beauty Shop Open 28

9:30 Exercise & Handballs10:00 Wheel of Fortune1:15 Trip to the Library2:00 Resident CouncilMeeting3:00 Penny Bingo3:30 Rosary

Beauty Shop Open 29

9:30 Exercises & Handballs10:00 Inspirational Devotion &RefreshmentsVolunteers From North BrookCenter1:15 Casino “P.S. Dollars”Bingo2:30 Walmart Trip4:00 Country Store

Calendar of Events

Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayBeauty Shop Open 2

Out to the Atlanta BotanicalGardensLoad Up @ 9:10Leaving P.S. Duluth @ 9:30Tour Begins @ 10:15Tour Ends @ 11:45Lunch at Golden Corral

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9:30 Balloon Volleyball10:00 Volunteers From NorthBrook Center1:15 News & Events in CafeToday’s News and EventsHappening Around the World &Our Community.2:00 Scripture With Rae2:30 Refreshments and Riddles3:00 Quarter Bingo

Beauty Shop Open 4

9:30 Stand-Up Exercises10:00 Macho Men MadnessIn Activity Room Upstairs (Let’sShoot Some Pool and PlayCards)10:00 Mass/Communion2:00 Board Games3:00 Bingo

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10:00 St. Monica’s Bingo2:00 Ice Cream Social3:00 1st Baptist Church4:00 Resident’s Choice6:00 Mix & Mingle

Beauty Shop Open 9

9:30 Dance Aerobics10:00 Music & Devotion1:30 Bible Study2:30 Sip & Sit in the Café3:30 Trivia

MIDDLE NAME PRIDE DAY 10

9:30 Balloon Volleyball10:00 Volunteers From NorthBrook Center1:15 Make Your Own NameTag2:00 Scripture With Rae2:30 Refreshments and Riddles3:00 Quarter Bingo

Beauty Shop Open 11

9:15 Musical Reflection WithStanley10:15 Macho Men MadnessIn Activity Room Upstairs (Let’sShoot Some Pool and PlayCards)10:00 Mass/Communion2:00 Board Games3:00 Bingo

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10:00 St. Monica’s Bingo2:00 Ice Cream Social3:00 1st Baptist Church4:00 Resident’s Choice6:00 Mix & Mingle

Beauty Shop Open 16

9:30 Dance Aerobics10:00-11 Notre DameAcademy (2nd Graders)1:30 Bible Study2:30 Sip & Sit in the Café3:30 Trivia

Manicurist/St. Patrick’s Day 179:30 Balloon Volleyball10:00 Volunteers From NorthBrook Center1:15 News & Events in CafeToday’s News and EventsHappening Around the World &Our Community.2:00 Scripture With Rae2:30 St. Patrick’s Day Party-Come Out and Enjoy LiveEntertainment and Dessert

Beauty Shop Open 18

9:30 Stand-Up Exercises10:00 Macho Men MadnessIn Activity Room Upstairs (Let’sShoot Some Pool and PlayCards)10:00 Mass/Communion2:00 Board Games3:00 Bingo

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10:00 St. Monica’s Bingo2:00 Ice Cream Social3:00 1st Baptist Church4:00 Resident’s Choice6:00 Mix & Mingle

Beauty Shop Open 23

9:30 Dance Aerobics10:00 Music & Devotion1:30 Bible Study2:30 Sip & Sit in the Café3:30 Trivia

249:30 Balloon Volleyball10:00 Volunteers From NorthBrook Center1:15 News & Events in CafeToday’s News and EventsHappening Around the World &Our Community.2:00 Scripture With Rae2:30 Refreshments and Riddles3:00 Quarter Bingo

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WAFFLE DAYGOOD FRIDAY9:30 Stand-Up Exercises10:00 Macho Men MadnessIn Activity Room Upstairs (Let’sShoot Some Pool and PlayCards)10:00 Mass/Communion2:00 WAFFLE BAR- ENJOYWAFFLES WITH METASYS

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10:00 St. Monica’s Bingo2:00 Ice Cream Social3:00 1st Baptist Church4:00 Resident’s Choice6:00 Mix & Mingle

Beauty Shop Open 30

9:30 Dance Aerobics10:00 Yahtzee Game1:30 Bible Study2:30 Sip & Sit in the Café3:30 Trivia

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9:30 Balloon Volleyball10:00 Volunteers From NorthBrook Center1:15 News & Events in CafeToday’s News and EventsHappening Around the World &Our Community.2:00 Scripture With Rae2:30 Refreshments and Riddles3:00 Quarter Bingo

What’s New? Well, we have a new Executive Director. His name is Scott Ulrich. Scott comes to us from our sister community, CountryGardens. He and his wife Julie live in Hiram and are soon to relocate to Kennesaw. Scott loves seniors and is anxiously looking forward toserving residents and their families. Finally, Scot loves to sing, so get accustomed to the Executive Director participating in somesing-a-longs.