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THE VILLAGE NEWS BELMONT VILLAGE OF ENCINO OCTOBER 2017 A FAVORITE FALL FRUIT One of the oldest known fruits, the pomegranate, has been cultivated for more than 8,000 years. The bright red fruit is native to Iran and Turkey and has been featured in the mythology, art and literature of many cultures, often as a symbol of health and eternal life. The name of the fruit derives from the Middle French pome garnete, which means “seeded apple.” The pomegranate is widely grown in Korea and Japan, where it is often used for bonsai because of the plant’s colorful flowers and the unusual twisted bark of older trees. In some cultures, the pomegranate was used more for decoration than for food. It also was a favorite subject of modern artists, appearing in works by Paul Cézanne, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. Late autumn is harvest time for pomegranates, which have a tough outer layer but are filled with crunchy, juicy seeds. The juice and the seeds, called arils, are the only edible parts. Pomegranate seeds are high in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, fiber and several minerals. They also contain beneficial antioxidants and are believed to reduce joint inflammation, lower blood pressure and improve blood flow. POPULAR PAGES: ‘THE TELL-TALE HEART’ One of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a delightfully spooky—and delightfully short— story. At just over 2,000 words, it can easily be read in one sitting. An unnamed narrator begins the tale claiming that he is not insane, insisting his story will prove it. It’s up to the reader to decide, based on the events that follow, whether or not the narrator is in his right mind. First published in 1843, the short story has been adapted numerous times for the stage and film. OUR TEAM Cyntia Drachenberg Executive Director, x102 cdrachenberg@ belmontvillage.com Elizabeth Girard Dir. of Res. Care Serv., x109 [email protected] Jerry Wisniewski Building Engineer, x105 jwisniewski@ belmontvillage.com Jorge Antuna Chef Manager, x106 [email protected] Jerry Ann Patrick Human Resources, x103 [email protected] Elanit Cohen Inside Sales, x108 [email protected] Monica Vallado Marketing Assistant, x107 [email protected] Eric Rocha Activity Prog. Coord., x104 [email protected] Adam Dimacali Memory Prog. Coord., x110 [email protected]
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THE VILLAGE NEWS
BELMONT VILLAGE OF ENCINO
OCTOBER 2017
A FAVORITE FALLFRUIT
One of the oldest knownfruits, the pomegranate, hasbeen cultivated for more than8,000 years. The bright red fruitis native to Iran and Turkey andhas been featured in themythology, art and literature ofmany cultures, often as a symbolof health and eternal life.
The name of the fruit derivesfrom the Middle French pomegarnete, which means “seededapple.”
The pomegranate is widelygrown in Korea and Japan,where it is often used for bonsaibecause of the plant’s colorfulflowers and the unusual twistedbark of older trees.
In some cultures, thepomegranate was used more fordecoration than for food. It alsowas a favorite subject of modern
artists, appearing in works byPaul Cézanne, Salvador Dalí,Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
Late autumn is harvest timefor pomegranates, which have atough outer layer but are filledwith crunchy, juicy seeds. Thejuice and the seeds, called arils,are the only edible parts.
Pomegranate seeds are highin vitamin C, vitamin K, folate,fiber and several minerals. Theyalso contain beneficialantioxidants and are believed toreduce joint inflammation, lowerblood pressure and improveblood flow.
POPULAR PAGES:‘THE TELL-TALEHEART’
One of Edgar Allan Poe’smost famous works, “TheTell-Tale Heart” is a delightfullyspooky—and delightfully short—story. At just over 2,000 words,it can easily be read in onesitting. An unnamed narratorbegins the tale claiming that heis not insane, insisting his storywill prove it. It’s up to the readerto decide, based on the eventsthat follow, whether or not thenarrator is in his right mind. Firstpublished in 1843, the shortstory has been adaptednumerous times for the stageand film.
OUR TEAMCyntia Drachenberg
Executive Director, x102cdrachenberg@
belmontvillage.comElizabeth Girard
Dir. of Res. Care Serv., [email protected]
Jerry WisniewskiBuilding Engineer, x105
Jorge AntunaChef Manager, x106
[email protected] Ann Patrick
Human Resources, [email protected]
Elanit CohenInside Sales, x108
[email protected] Vallado
Marketing Assistant, [email protected]
Eric RochaActivity Prog. Coord., x104
[email protected] Dimacali
Memory Prog. Coord., [email protected]
EMPLOYEEBIRTHDAYS FORTHE MONTH OFOCTOBER!Elizabeth Girard Oct. 6Richard Valdegamo Oct. 10Rosario Medina Oct. 13Hawa Mivindu Oct. 13Maria Garcia Oct. 13Sam Pasion Oct. 14Neive Ore Oct. 15Antjuan Farmer Oct. 16Emilia Bernal Oct. 17Reina Olivares Oct. 18Manuel Hernandez Oct. 20Gaylan Stallings Oct. 20Eric Rocha Oct. 20Teresa Castillo Oct. 24Naomi Claros Oct. 25Flora Rincon Oct. 26Jose Gutierrez Oct. 29Farrah Bahshian Oct. 30
The birthday lunch isFriday, October 27, at
11:30 a.m.RSVP by Monday, October 23.
RESIDENTBIRTHDAYS FORTHE MONTH OFOCTOBER!Malka Golowinski Oct. 5Gerald Edelstein Oct. 14Jane Zweigel Oct. 18Ben Farber Oct. 19Lauren Lee Oct. 19Joyce Weiss Oct. 22Richard Minton Oct. 29
CASINO NIGHT!
Join us Thursday, October 12Starting at 6 pm
In the Great Room andJosephine’s Kitchen
For Belmont Village ofEncino’s very own Casinonight! Throughout the night,play games, enjoy the happyhour and cash in your chipsfor a chance to win fun prizes!
HALLOWEENCOSTUMECONTEST!
Join us for our annualHalloween Costume Contest!Staff and residents will have achance to win gift cards.
Tuesday, October 31stResident Costume Contest:
3:00 pmStaff Costume Contest:
3:15 pmIn the Great Room
The audience will vote forthe top 3 best dressed in eachcategory!
COF and Neighborhood News
LET IT GOHave you been holding a
grudge against someone?National Forgiveness Day onOct. 28 is a good reminder thatmaybe it’s time for a fresh start.Multiple studies have shown thenegative effects that holding onto anger can have on the body,including raising blood pressureand causing fatigue and anxiety.Anger-fueled stress can evenaffect the immune system.Remember, forgiving someonefor hurting you doesn’t meanyou condone their behavior, butsimply choose to let go of anyresentment you feel.
SCHOOLED BY THEMCGUFFEY READERS
Before the days of computersand the internet, a simple seriesof schoolbooks called theMcGuffey Readers helpededucate generations of childrenand shape American society.
In the early 19th century,immigrants were arriving in thecountry, people were settling inthe West and public schoolswere being established. Aformer frontier teacher, WilliamHolmes McGuffey was aprofessor at an Ohio collegewhen he was asked to create aseries of primers for America’sgrowing classrooms. In 1836, hecompleted the first of sixreaders. The fifth and sixthreaders were written by his
brother Alexander in the 1840s.McGuffey’s texts taught
reading, spelling and vocabularyusing his own writings andexcerpts of literature, essaysand speeches by a variety ofauthors, including WilliamShakespeare, Washington Irvingand Thomas Jefferson. Virtuessuch as hard work, courage andhonesty were emphasized. Theillustrated books were designedto increase in difficulty asstudents progressed. Historianssay the readers helpedstandardize language in Americaand shape the nation’s moralvalues at the time.
Between 1836 and 1960, morethan 120 million copies of theMcGuffey Readers were sold.Other textbooks eventuallyreplaced the readers, butversions are still in print andused by teachers and schoolstoday.
THINK PINKOctober is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, and theNational Football League showsits commitment to the causethrough the campaign “A CrucialCatch,” which focuses on theimportance of regular breastcancer screenings. DuringOctober, NFL players, coachesand referees wear pink caps,shoes, socks and other apparel.Much of the game-worn apparelis auctioned off online, withproceeds benefiting AmericanCancer Society programs.
BEYOND THEBOOK PRESENTS:“NOBODY’S FOOL”
Divorced from his own wifeand carrying on halfheartedlywith another man’s, saddled witha bum knee and friends whomake enemies redundant, Sullynow has one new problem to copewith: a long-estranged son who isin imminent danger of followingin his father’s footsteps. With itssly and uproarious humor and aheart that embraces humanity’sfollies as well as its triumphs,Nobody’s Fool is storytelling at itsmost generous.
PLEASE WELCOMEOUR NEWRESIDENTS!
Beverly GarfunkelIrving GarfunkelBeverley MedofYoung Sun Lee
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October 2017TH Town HallGR Great RoomB Bistro
MBA Club
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
110:30 GR Board Games1:00 GR Shopping Run1:00 TH Movie Club w/Merle3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
29:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Trivia2:30 TH Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies
39:30 TH Exercise
10:15 GR Kings in the Corner12:00 GR Outing TBA
1:30 TH CrosswordPuzzle/Password
6:30 TH At the Movies
49:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Resident Council
Meeting2:30 GR Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Scrabble
59:30 TH Exercise
10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 TH Wii Bowling3:00 B Happy Hour3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
69:30 TH Exercise with Tony
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner10:40 TH Current Events
1:30 B Scrabble4:30 TH Shabbat Service6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Kings in the Corner
79:30 TH Fitness Class
10:00 GR Scenic Drive10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 GR Jenga3:00 GR Blackjack6:30 TH At the Movies
810:30 GR Board Games
1:00 GR Shopping Run1:00 TH Movie Club w/Merle3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
Columbus Day 99:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Trivia2:30 TH Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies
109:30 TH Exercise
10:15 GR Kings in the Corner10:30 TH Activity Chat12:00 GR Outing TBA
1:30 TH CrosswordPuzzle/Password
6:30 TH At the Movies
119:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Jewelry Making2:30 GR Fitness Class3:30 GR Blackjack (GR)6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Scrabble
129:30 TH Exercise
10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 TH Wii Bowling3:00 B Happy Hour3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
139:30 TH Exercise with Tony
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:15 TH Chat w/Chef1:30 B Scrabble4:30 TH Shabbat Service6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Kings in the Corner
149:30 TH Fitness Class
10:00 GR Scenic Drive10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 GR Jenga3:00 GR Blackjack6:30 TH At the Movies
1510:30 GR Board Games
1:00 GR Shopping Run1:00 TH Movie Club w/Merle3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
169:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Trivia2:30 TH Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies
179:30 TH Exercise
10:15 GR Kings in the Corner12:00 GR Outing TBA
1:30 TH CrosswordPuzzle/Password
6:30 TH At the Movies
189:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Mind Benders2:30 GR Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Scrabble
199:30 TH Exercise
10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 TH Wii Bowling3:00 B Happy Hour3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
209:30 TH Exercise with Tony
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner10:40 TH Current Events
1:30 B Scrabble4:30 TH Shabbat Service6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Kings in the Corner
219:30 TH Fitness Class
10:00 GR Scenic Drive10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 GR Jenga3:00 GR Blackjack6:30 TH At the Movies
2210:30 GR Board Games1:00 TH Movie Club w/Merle1:00 GR Shopping Run3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
239:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Trivia2:30 TH Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies
249:30 TH Exercise
10:15 GR Kings in the Corner12:00 GR Outing TBA
1:30 TH CrosswordPuzzle/Password
6:30 TH At the Movies
259:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Jewelry Making2:30 GR Fitness Class6:30 TH Art Lecture6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Scrabble
269:30 TH Exercise
10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 TH Wii Bowling3:00 B Happy Hour3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
279:30 TH Exercise with Tony
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 B Scrabble4:30 TH Shabbat Service6:30 TH At the Movies6:45 GR Kings in the Corner
289:30 TH Fitness Class
10:00 GR Scenic Drive10:30 TH Beyond the Book1:30 GR Jenga3:00 GR Blackjack6:30 TH At the Movies
2910:30 GR Board Games1:00 TH Movie Club w/Merle1:00 GR Shopping Run3:30 GR Afternoon Concert6:30 TH At the Movies
309:30 TH Exercise
10:30 GR Kings in the Corner1:30 TH Trivia2:30 TH Fitness Class6:30 TH At the Movies
319:30 TH Exercise
10:15 GR Kings in the Corner12:00 GR Outing TBA
1:30 TH CrosswordPuzzle/Password
6:30 TH At the Movies
BEYOND THE BOOKThursdays and Saturdays
10:30 a.m.Town Hall
“Nobody’s Fool”
BELMONT’SCARD PLAYERS
Games Begin at 1 p.m.Bridge (3rd Floor)Monday–ThursdayPoker (3rd Floor)Friday–Monday
AT THE MOVIESHave a movie you want to see?
Request it at the Concierge deskNightly
6:30 p.m.Town Hall
MEETING WITH THECHEF
Friday, October 131:30 p.m.Town Hall
RESIDENT COUNCILMEETING
Wednesday, October 41:30 p.m.Town Hall
MOVIE CLUBSundays
1:30 p.m.Town Hall
LIVEENTERTAINMENT
Every Thursday & Sunday3:30 p.m.
Great Room
JABS FROM THECANELO VS GGGFIGHT!
Pat showing the jab!
Bob ready for a good fight!
Leonard ready to throw a big left!
Smiles!
Friends at the fight!
Nurse’s Notes
National DepressionScreening Day is held annuallyon the Thursday of the first fullweek in October. That would beOctober 5th, this year. It is aneducational and screening eventthat is conducted by hospitals,clinics and community groupsnationwide. Much like themedical community screens fordiabetes and high bloodpressure, there is an offer toscreen for mood disorders forthe public. The focus is toidentify mental disorders andseek help.
Depression is a common andtreatable mood disorder.Belmont Village conductsscreening for Depressionutilizing The GeriatricDepression Scale tool. This toolhelps identify residents whomay be in need of assistanceand are suffering fromdepression. Belmont Village alsohas available resources formental health, includingpsychologists and psychiatrists
who may visit the communities.FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION• Depression is the leading
cause of disability in theU.S. for ages 15 to 65.
• Depression affects morethan 15 million Americanadults or about 6.7% of theU.S. population age 18 andolder in a given year.
• Only about half ofAmericans diagnosed withmajor depression receivetreatment in a given year.
• Up to 80% of those whoreceive treatment fordepression show animprovement in symptoms,usually within four to sixweeks, of beginning oftreatment.
COMMON SIGNS ANDSYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSIONARE:
• Change in sleep habits• Poor appetite• Poor concentration• Loss of energy• Loss of interest in usual
activities• Low self esteem• Hopelessness/guilt• Recurring thoughts of
death or suicideIf you are feeling any of these
symptoms, please reach out toyour Belmont VillageDRCS/nurse for assistance.
Mario Guerrero
TRANSPORTATIONSCHEDULE
• Medical AppointmentsMust be scheduled on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.• Open Transportation
Can be used on days when medicalappointments are not specified, and
drivers are available.• Shopping Schedule
(Sign Up With Concierge.)1 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays.
Meet in the GR.• Scenic Drive 9:45 a.m. on
Saturdays.Meet in the GR. Outings arescheduled on a weekly basis.
• OutingsOutings every Tuesday.
Departure will vary based ondestination.
THE BELMONT SCENE
Honey Bear paying us a visit. Blowing the Shofar! Fight Night!
Rosh Hashanah! Rosh Hashanah service. Disbelief over the draw on Fight Night!
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