Potomac Place Assisted Living & Memory Care 2133 Montgomery Avenue Woodbridge Virginia *

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1 November 2017 Concierge Services: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays we offer medical transportation from the hours of 9am to 3pm. If you have a medical appointment and need transportation please stop by the nurse s station and notify them in advance so we can accommodate your appointment. Tuesdays we offer personal trips, so if you would like to request a trip please notify the Activities Department the Friday before your planned trip. Hats off Beauty Salon Open Tuesdays- Saturdays Ph: November Birthdays: Happy Birthday to the following Potomac Place Residents: Mary Hill-11/2-Assisted Living Ronald Hall-11/6- Memory Care Marjorie Lawrence-11/13-Assisted Living David Beattie-11/14-Assisted Living Mary Zang-11/26-Assisted Living Marjorie Jackson-11/26-Assisted Living Happy Birthday to the Following Potomac Place Staff Members: Susan Chichester- 11/5- Dining Room Mgr. Jewel Anderson- 11/6- L.P.N/P.R.N Lucy Duah- 11/8- MT Laura Schoenborn- 11/9 Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps!! November 10 th NOVEMBER 2017 Potomac Place Assisted Living & Memory Care 2133 Montgomery Avenue Woodbridge Virginia * Meet the Team Interim Executive Director Liza Smith lsmith@csmmanagement.com Director of Nursing Carl Whitlock cwhitlock@potomacplace.com Assistant Director of Nursing Vandy Juana-Kamanda vkamanda@potomacplace,com Director of Marketing & Admissions Charlene Barefield cbarefield@potomacplace.com Director of Community Relations Briana Howard bhoward@potomacplace.com Director of Dining Services Robert Osborne rosborne@potomacplace.com Business Office Manager Wendy Dempsey officemanager@potomacplace.com Director of Maintenance David Shumpis dshumpis@potomacplace.com Welcome to Potomac Place At Potomac Place, you will live life to its fullest and make the choices about how you want to enjoy your retirement. You will also have peace of mind knowing that through our assisted living services you can continue to live and thrive in the community you love, even as your needs change. Rent box located outside e of the business office. Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November. This year, that's November 5.

2 Always Having Fun!!!! Religious Services First Baptist Church Service: First Saturday of the month- LR/10:45am Christian Church Service: Pastor Harvey is the head of this service This service is every Saturday- LB/1:15pm Dale City Christian Church Service: Second Sunday of the month- LB/3pm Trinity Baptist Church Service Third Saturday of the month LR/10:45am Rosary with Claudia Every Tuesday of the month-lb/9:45am Our Lady of Angels Catholic Mass Third Tuesday of the month-lb/11am Welcome the following residents to Potomac Place Gay Ruff- #104 John Ruff Memory Care #104 Clara Spoonemore- Memory Care #126 Gwen Englewright- # 309 Erna Beal # 108 Heather Jenkins # 121 Clarence Jenkins # 121 Joseph Lickvar- # 123

3 Happy 60 th Anniversary Duane and Bernice first met in 1954, they were married November 2 nd 1957, and Duane then became a stepfather to Bernice s daughters Theresa and Tracey. Shortly after, Bernice gave birth to their son Andrew. They lived in Decatur, GA, and then moved to West Virginia, Richmond VA; and they finally landed in Woodbridge, VA and spent their lives in Woodbridge for 46 years and counting. Duane is a retired postal inspector and Bernice sang professionally and worked for a newspaper company and an insurance company. Even though Bernice was a professional singer, Duane has many talents himself he plays the guitar, banjo, and sings folk songs and Irish songs. The Yorks both love the beach, being outdoors, hiking, fishing and gardening. They have traveled the world together and seen many great places, the Yorks chose Potomac Place because of the wonderful view from the dining room from which you can see all the beautiful trees and we cannot forget the beautiful waterfall.

4 NOVEMBER RIDDLES A man is sitting in a pub feeling rather poor. He sees the man next to him pull a wad of 50 notes out of his wallet. He turns to the rich man and says to him, 'I have an amazing talent; I know almost every song that has ever existed.' The rich man laughs. The poor man says, 'I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a genuine song with a lady's name of your choice in it.' The rich man laughs again and says, 'OK, how about my daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?' The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich. What song did he sing? Happy Birthday. Two old friends, Jack and Bill, meet after a long time. Three kids Jack: Hey, how are you, man? Bill: Not bad, got married and I have three kids now. Jack: That's awesome. How old are they? Bill: The product of their ages is 72 and the sum of their ages is the same as your birth date. Jack: Cool. But I still don't know. Bill: My eldest kid just started taking piano lessons. Jack: Oh, now I get it. How old are Bill's kids? 3,3,8

5 Upcoming Events November 1 st - Trip to Wal-Mart- 9:30 am November 2 nd - Outing- Old Country Buffet- 11:15am November 3 rd Inga s Jewelry Sale- 10am/Lobby November 3 rd - Happy Hour w Live Entertainment from District Music- 2:30/DR November 7 th - Election Day November 8 th Trip to JCPenneys- 9:30 November 9 th Outing Mandarin Court Chinese Food- 11:15 November 10 th Happy Hour with Franklin Carrington- 2:30/DR November 11 th Veterans Day Pinning Service- 11:00/LB November 12 th Dale City Church Service- 3:00/LR November 14 th Activities Meeting-1:00/LB November 15 th Trip to Wal-Mart- 9:30 November 16 th Resident Council Meeting- 1:00/LB November 17 th Percussion Circle-2:30/DR November 18 th Saturday Live Entertainment w Gurda- 2:30/DR November 19 th Star Bethlehem Church Group 2:30/AR November 22 nd Trip to Ross-9:30 November 23 rd - Happy Thanksgiving!!! Food Committee Meeting-1:00/LB November 24 th Happy Hour with Live Entertainment from District Music/2:30/DR November 27 th November Birthday Celebration-2:30/DR November 29 th - Trip to HomeGoods-9:30 November 30 th Outing Japanese Steakhouse-11:15 Election Day Election Day is November 7 th 2017 All residents who wish to go vote MUST sign up so we can transport you to go vote. Voting is very important so please don t forget to get to the polls and Vote!!! *Please note there is a signup sheet for outings and trips downstairs in the lobby by the daily activities sheets*

6 On the Thanksgiving Menu Celebrating November Adopt-a-Turkey Month Novel Writing Month Aviation History Month Sherlock Holmes Weekend November 3 5 Easy-Bake Oven Day November 4 Veterans Day (U.S.) November 11 World Diabetes Day November 14 Homemade Bread Day November 17 International Men s Day November 19 Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) November 23 Thanksgiving in America means gracing the table with a classic roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sides of cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes, and, of course, a pumpkin pie for dessert. By the start of November, Canada has already celebrated its own national Thanksgiving with the traditional turkey, stuffing, and gravy, and a spicier pumpkin pie made with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. While we call these foods the traditional dishes of Thanksgiving, were these foods really eaten by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags at the first Thanksgiving in 1621? For many, turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving. While there is no exact record of the first Thanksgiving menu, one Pilgrim named Edward Winslow did keep a chronicle of the colony s daily events. He noted that prior to the feast, governor William Bradford sent men on a fowl-hunting mission. This fowling group may have hunted for wild turkeys, but it is more likely that they brought back ducks, geese, and swans. These birds were not stuffed with bread-based stuffing, but with onions, herbs, and nuts. While no definite record of turkey exists, it is known that the Wampanoags arrived at the feast with five deer, which may h ave been roasted on a spit or cooked into a savory stew. Vegetables were plentiful, especially corn, but it was made into cornmeal, which was then pounded and boiled into a porridge sweetened with molasses. Cranberries were also plentiful, but they were not made into sweet sauces, jellies, or tarts. The Pilgrims had long run out of sugar from their ocean voyage. There were also no potatoes, either sweet or white, at the first Thanksgiving, for potatoes did not yet exist in North America. While pumpkins were native, they were not made into pies, for the Pilgrims had no butter or wheat flour to make piecrust. What is more certain is that shellfish was abundant: mussels, clams, oysters, bass, and lobster were stars of the first Thanksgiving.