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This Was The Year....1956

Letter from the Administrator

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our March edition of the ViewPoint.

I'm not sure about all of you winter lovers but I'm looking forward to March 20th and the beginning of Spring.

March is a great month as we transition not only with the weather but with our activities  and increasing outdoor activities.  As you will note from our Calendar we are beginning the Garden Club and garden planning.  We have purchased 4 raised gardens for our residents to get their hands dirty in the flowers and vegetables.  We have St. Patrick's and St. Josephs Day activities to celebrate our Irish and Italian Heritage.

We are continuing our planning and design work for our Facility renovations later this year.  I am hoping to have story boards outlining the designs, color schemes and scope of the work to be done available in our lobby soon.

We will also host meetings with all our residents, families and staff as we get closer to explain the renovations and the process put in place to be least disruptive as we spruce up.

For your information our Quality Indicators (those items that are publicly reported) are doing very well, much better than the state and national numbers.  This is again a tribute to the staff and their daily efforts and I thank them for these excellent outcomes.

I would like to recognize and congratulate our 2009 Annual "Whatever It Takes" Award winner Amy Lamantia.  Amy is a nurse on our first floor with primary assignment of the Pines neighborhood.

We also must congratulate Kim Coutu our February 2010 "Whatever It Takes" winner.  Kim is a CNA also in the Pines neighborhood.  We are very proud of these people and their special gifts.

Please remember to stay in touch with us through our website www.westviewnursing.com.

I wish you all a happy and healthy March and look forward to our paths crossing in our home.

Best wishes,

Hugh J. Hall

ASK....BELLA

Dear Bella,

Could you please tell me why Black Labs make such great pets?                                  West View Staff

Dear West View Staff,

There are several breeds within the Labrador Retriever breed including the Black Lab.

We are very well natured, intelligent, and energetic and absolutely love praise and attention.  We are very fond of the water, which is why we have slightly webbed feet.

We make very good pets because of our adaptability and our great temperament.  We aren't ususally territorial, aggresive, hpersensitive, or destructive, although most of us do enjoy chewing, and will eat almost anything ( I myself enjoy a good paper clip now and then).           

We  interact very well with children, and love to play for hours on end.  Many people consider us to be hyperactive, because we have so much energy as puppies, but this energy usually works its way out by the time we're three years old.

Being such an intelligent breed, we are really easy to train.

We have tremendous appetities, and will do anything for a treat.  We originally were found in Newfoundland, and were a cross between the St. John's Water dog and the Newfoundland dog.  We are fairly large, weighing from 40-80 pounds and have very smooth coats, short hair, and extemely powerful tails.  Our coat is also mostly waterproof, which combined with our strong tail and webbed feet make us excellent swimmers.

Thank you for the interest in my breed.

I look forward to answering your future questions.

Bella

TRIVIA

1..  If the Newman/Redford film, Butch Cassidey and the Sundance Kid , is accurate, where did Butch and Sundance meet their doom?

2.  In which country was The Sound of Music filmed?

3.  Name the movie that brought us the line, "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

4.  In Disney's The Love Bug, what wore number 53?

5.  Who provided the soundtrack for the John Travolta hit, Saturday Night Fever?

6.  If I Were a Rich Man, is a popular song from which movie?

7.  The epic western, The Magnificent Seven, is a remake of which Japanese movie?

8.  Who was the original James Bond?

9.  Who starred in the original version of Ocean's Eleven? (Hint:  the year was 1960)

10.  Name the American writer whose book inspired the Denzel Washington/Julia Roberts thriller, The Pelican Brief?

11.  Name the sports movie starrig Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna?

12.  Who played the title role in the 1977 classic, Oh God! ?

13.  What movie made Al Pacino famous?

14.  What type of ship falls victim to a rogue wave in the 1972 thriller, The Poseidon Adventure?

Answers:  1.   In a Bolivian courtyard  2.  Austria  3.  Cool Hand Luke  4.  Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie  5.  Bee Gees  6.  Fiddler on the Roof  7.  The Seven Samurai  8.  Sean Connery  9.  Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack  10.  John Grisham  11. A League of Their Own 12.  George Burns  13.  the Godfather  14.  Ocean Liner

Chaplain's Corner with Rev. John Sweet

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"             Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lenten Meditations - Wednesday at 10:30am 2nd Floor

As spring approaches may you be enriched and renewed by your faith tradition.  We celebrate and give thanks that we are created to express our spirituality in many ways.  Whatever path we are on, my hope is that it brings you a sense of rebirth.

MARCH HOLIDAYS

17 - St Patrick's Day

19 - St. Jospeh's Day

20 - Equinox

     -Ostara-Wicca (NH)

     - MABON-Wicca (SH)

28 - Palm Sunday

       Christian/Orthodox Christian

30 - Lord's Evening Meal

       Jehovah's Witness Christian

       Hanuman Jayanti - Hindu

       Magha Puja Day- Buddhist

30-31 - Pesach (Passover) First two days - Jewish

RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT

On November 7, 1915 in South Philly, PA., Michael and Rose Defeo proudly became the parents of Elizabeth Catherine.  Elizabeth joined her 6 siblings in this very loving family.

As a teenager Betty attended and graduated from the Philadelphia High School for girls.  Betty always loved math and had always wanted to be a school teacher but following graduation she went to work for The Imperial Knife Co. (store).  There her duties were to send out all the catalogs to the salesmen.  Betty was employed there for 28 years.

One evening Betty's friend from work took her to Palumbo's Nightclub for her birthday...and then it happened Betty saw the man of her dreams, William Rose.  Betty and William dated a short time and then married on September 6, 1947 at St. Thomas' Church in Philadelphia.  This was followed by a wonderful honeymoon to Niagara Falls.

Betty and Bill had no children but enjoyed spending time with their many nieces and nephews.

As a couple they enjoyed traveling all of the United States and the world.  Betty says that the only places they missed were Egypt and Alaska.

Bill and Betty came to live at West View and a short time later she loss her beloved Bill.

Today Betty can be found playing bingo or enjoying a social gathering.

THIS WAS THE YEAR ... 1956

HEADLINES:  Martin Luther King, Jr. organizes Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Al, -  New law pays farmers to stop producing crops - Elvis shakes up America - Supreme Court School Desegregation ruling causes Southern uproar.

TIME MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR:  Hungarian Freedom Fighter

COST OF LIVING:  New House $11,725 - New Car $2,050 - Gasoline 23$ - Average income $4,454 per year - Average Rent $88 per month - Postage Stamp $.03

FIRSTS:  Young Dick Clark is hired to host teen dance program called American Bandstand - Oral Polio Vaccine - Tract homes and shopping centers.

FADS:  Beatniks - Coffeehouses - Hypnosis

SONGS:  Blue Suede Shoes, Don't Be Cruel, Love Me Tender, I Could Have Danced All Night, Standing on the Corner, On the Street Where You Live, The Party's Over

NEW FOOD PRODUCTS:  Imperial Margarine, Certs Breath Mints, Tree Sweet fruit juice

SPORTS:  Champions include the New York Yankees (baseball), New York Giants (football), University of Oklahoma (college football), and Montreal Canadians (hockey), Heavyweight Boxing Champ , Rocky Marciano, retires underfeated.   The Olympic Games are held in Melbourne, Australia and Cortine d'Ampezzo, Italy.  Associated Press Athletes of the Year are Mickey Mantle (baseball ) and Pat McCormick (diving).