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1 December 2017 Important Dates 12/01 Christmas Craft 12/05 Tree Decorating 12/06 December Birthday Celebration 12/08 Guest Lunch with Shannon with All Caring Hospice and Ohio Choice Home Health Care 12/09 Open House and Toys for Tots 12/13 Gift Wrapping Party 12/22 Family and Friends Holiday Potluck 12/24 Christmas Eve 12/25 Christmas Day 12/26 Robert Ashe s Birthday 12/31 New Year s Eve December Birthdays Happy birthday, Robert Ashe! 12/26 Follow us on social Woods Living WHATS NEW Welcome to our first Community Newsletter! In here you will find all the upcoming and reoccurring activities / events we have planned for you. We hope that you will come down and join us as often as you can, and get to know one another. If there is something you would like to do, please let us know! We would love your suggestions, and want you to be happy and active. Please note that we do ask that you sign up for crafts, or speaker lunch series. This is so that we can adequately plan what supplies are needed, or how much food is required for these special events. Sign up sheets are hung in the elevator lobby. If there is a fee associated with the craft or activity, please bring that to the Management Office. We are so excited to have you all here! It has been wonderful getting to know each and everyone of you. Thank you to everyone who attended our Friendsgiving, it was a good time had by all. I I know everyone is anxious to get some new neighbors, as are we! Don t forget that we give referral fees to our residents! The Salon is now open and staffed on Wednesdays from 9 am 1 pm. There is an appointment sheet in the management office. Also, if you have not taken advantage of your FREE New Resident Cut & Shampoo, take the time to do so, and meet our wonderful stylist Jannette! As always, if you have any problems or concerns, we are readily available to help as needed. Happy Holidays to all! 1

2 Upcoming Events at Harbor Woods Join Harbor Woods Living in making pinecone Christmas trees and picture ornaments! Make sure to bring a photo printed on paper to create your ornament. The office can print a photo or make a copy of one if need be. Please stop by the office to sign up for one or both of our amazing crafts! Cost: $3 for one or $5 for both Place: Community Room Date and Time: December 1st at 2:00 p.m. Don t forget to drop off your new, unwrapped toys in the Toys for Tots donation box located in the Community Room! The last day to donate is Saturday, December 9th. Join us in the Community Room for cake and fun to celebrate all of the December birthdays! Place: Community Room Date and Time: Wednesday, December 6th at 2 :00 p.m. Lunch and refreshments will be provided along with a surprise craft from Shannon with All Caring Hospice and Ohio Choice Home Health Care. Please RSVP in the office by Thursday, December 7th if you want to attend! Place: Community Room Date and Time: Friday, December 8 from 12:00-1:30 We will be hosting an Open House Saturday, December 9th Join us in welcoming the community to our home! Join us in the community room for a Gift Wrapping Party! We will have cookies, drinks, and lots of wrapping paper! Please RSVP in the office to let us know if you are attending or would like to bring a dessert! Place: Community Room Date and Time: Wednesday, December 13th at 2:00 We will be hosting our first annual Friends and Family Holiday Potluck Dinner in the Community Room. Please RSVP and let us know how many guests you will be bringing by December 20th. Bring your favorite Christmas food and enjoy the celebration! Please stop by the office to let us know what you will be bringing. Place: Community Room Date and Time: Friday, December 22nd at 5:00 p.m. 2

3 All Hands On Deck! Want to help us decorate our Community Tree? Come down Tuesday December 5th at 11 am to help us with all the trimmings! 3

4 Upcoming Events in the Community American Fine Arts and Craft Show Date and Time: Dec. 1, 10-5 p.m., Dec. 2, 10-4 p.m. Photos with Santa Date and Time: November 11th through December 24th Where: Eastwood Mall, Center Court Where: Butler Institute of Art ($5 admission) Youngstown Holiday Parade and Festival Date and Time: Events for children December 1st, 1-7 p.m. Parade 3 p.m. Where: Federal Street, Youngstown WFMJ Holiday Concert Date and Time: December 10th, 12-3 p.m. Where: Eastwood Mall 21 WFMJ presents the Project: Feed Our Valley Holiday Choir Concert as they collect donations for the benefit of Second Harvest Food Bank. Winter Celebration At Fellows Riverside garden Date and Time: Saturdays in December 5-7p.m. Where: Millcreek Metroparks The gardens are transformed into Toyland with trees, lights and decorations through Dec

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6 Fresh Cranberry Scones 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/2 cup unsalted cold butter cut into small pieces 3/4 cup half and half 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries Topping 2 tablespoons half and half Turbinado sugar 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside. 2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. In a small bowl, rub the sugar and orange zest together with your fingers. Whisk into the flour mixture. 3. Add cold butter to the flour mixture. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or fork. Mix until you have pea size chunks of butter. 4. In a small glass measuring cup, whisk the half and half, eggs and vanilla extract together. Pour over dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until moist. Gently stir in the fresh cranberries. Transfer dough to a floured countertop and knead until dough comes together. 5. Shape dough into a large circle. Use floured rolling pin roll out scone dough. Cut dough into wedges and place on the prepared baking sheet. Brush each scone with half and half and sprinkle generously with turbinado sugar. Bake for minutes, or until scones are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack 6

7 WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES WITH VANILLA SALT Ingredients: 1 2 cup / 115 g unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar 3 4 cup plus 2 tablespoons 170 g packed dark brown sugar 1 egg, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 13 4 cups / 250 g all-purpose flour 3 4 teaspoon baking soda 1 2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup / 140 g white chocolate chips 2 tablespoons /30 g crushed peppermint candies (or candy canes) Vanilla salt (such as Jacobsen), for finishing Directions: In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer on medium speed, until light in color and texture, 5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well to combine. Again, stop the machine and scrape down the bowl with a spatula. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt to combine. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until streaks of flour still run throughout. Add the chocolate and peppermint candies then mix until everything just comes together. Finish the dough by hand, taking care to scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is evenly distributed. At this point, it is best to refrigerate the dough for 24 hours. Resting the dough intensifies the deep toffee flavors, and the texture of the baked cookie improves. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 360 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough onto the baking sheets. Top the cookies with a pinch of vanilla salt just before baking. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Rotate the sheets halfway through if they appear to be baking unevenly. The cookies should be lightly golden on the outside but still look quite gooey on the inside. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for at least 5 minutes. 7

8 Join us every Friday for Breakfast on the Go! Management will provide various breakfast snacks and coffee for our residents to enjoy weekly! Stop by the Community Room at 9:00 AM on Fridays to grab a bite to eat to start your day off right! Wii Bowling Create a bowling league with friends or play on your own! All are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun! Every Thursday at 1 PM beginning December Sign up in the office by Thursday, December 21st to let us know you will be attending! Nintendo Wii, specifically the bowling game, offers participants both physical and cognitive stimulation that can be extremely beneficial. Videogames have been associated with improved attention and reaction time, improvements in knowledge acquisition and retention, and significant increases in positive emotions. Video games use skill selection and cumulative levels, paired with visual graphics to increase engagement, attention and concentration. 8

9 The Significance Of The Poinsettia On Christmas Also known as the Christmas Star and Christmas Flower, it's said that poinsettias association with Christmas comes from a Mexican legend. The story goes that a child, with no means for a grander gift, gathered humble weeds from the side of the road to place at the church alter on Christmas Eve. As the congregation witnessed a Christmas miracle, the weeds turned into brilliant red and green flowers. Named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, first United States ambassador to Mexico and the amateur botanist who introduced the plant to the U.S. in 1825, the poinsettia is also known as Mexican Flame Leaf, Winter Rose, Noche Buena and, in Turkey, Atakurk's Flower, because it was the favorite flower of Atakurk, the founder of modern Turkey. While considered by the ancient Aztecs to be symbols of purity, in today's language of flowers, red, white or pink poinsettias, the flowers, symbolize good cheer and success and are said to bring wishes of mirth and celebration. 9

10 Narcissus-Paperwhite December What s In Season? Grapefruit Turnups Holly December Birth Flowers. Carrots Cranberries The Holly symbolizes your wish for domestic happiness. The Narcissus conveys that you want your beloved ones to stay the way they are. Potatoes Pomegranates Spinach Onions 10

11 Don t forget to refer a friend! For every friend you refer that moves in, you will earn $250 off your choice of month s rent! Crossword answer key: 1110

12 ~Our Holiday Craft Event~ December 1st at 2:00 in the Community Center! Pinecone Christmas Tree $3 for one craft or $5 for both Picture ornament 12

13 December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 9:00 AM Breakfast on the Go 2 PM Christmas Craft AM Christmas Tree Decorating 2 PM December Birthday Celebration 9:00 AM Breakfast on the Go 12:00-1:30 Guest Lunch 11:00-3:00 PM Open House Last Day to Donate to Toys for Tots PM Gift Wrapping Party :00 AM Breakfast on the Go Wii Bowling Leagues Signups Due 22 9:00 AM Breakfast on the Go 5:00 PM Family&Friends Holiday Potluck Christmas Eve Christmas Day Robert Ashe s Birthday! 1 PM Wii Bowling League 9:00 AM Breakfast on the Go 31 New Year s Eve 13