2014 November Happy Halloween Stonehenge Sentinel Happy Halloween!!! Some residents have been asking all month “Why do we celebrate Halloween? How did Halloween get started?” We expect that there might be other inquiring minds who want to know. So this is what we found out. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. Halloween culture can be traced back to Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Sambaing (signifies “summers end”) which was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic Year and beginning of a new one. It was at this time that they honored all those who had died. Also to ensure next years crops would be plentiful they put out treats and gifts. Later the custom evolved into trick-ortreating with the wonder if some souls might be tricksters (smile). new teeth. plained, “Well, the first Sunday, my gums were so sore it hurt to talk. The second Sunday I accidentally grabbed my wife’s dentures by mistake and found that I just couldn’t stop talking.” New Teeth A preacher went to his dentist who told him that he had very serious gum disease and that the preacher would have to have all his teeth pulled. The preacher asked the dentist if he could still preach with dentures and the dentist assured him, he could, but he needed to get used to his Inside this issue: Day of Beauty Autumn Grandma’s House Thanksgiving Divorce Did you know? The value of a Smile Thanksgiving The first Sunday with his new dentures the preached only preached 10 minutes but the second Sunday he preached for 3 hours and 25 minutes. When asked about this by some of his congregation, the preacher ex- By– Judd Green Stone I News We at Stone I simply love the fall and the changes it brings. The cooler temperatures have brought us a wonderful break from the sum- We celebrated Halloween with our mer heat. With the leaves changing traditional costumes, pizza, and with each passing day it has made cupcakes. Can you say YUM? the scenic bus rides even more enjoyable. . Day of Beauty On Monday October 20th, we received a very special treat.. A day of pampering and to be treated like queens. Barbara Wheatley the Cosmetology Instructor and some of her students came here to Stonehenge armed with a wide array of different color nail polishes and curling irons. We enjoyed being pampered by the students who will enter in the workforce in a few months. It was truly wonderful to be pampered while sharing stories with the students. We hope to schedule another day of beauty in the future after all who would not like to be pampered. Thank you again to North Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Program. Autumn Autumn time is in the air, leaves are falling everywhere. Colors of green, red, and gold tell us it will soon be cold. The air so crisp, fresh, and new another season that God gives to you. Author unknown STONEHENGE SENTINEL Grandma’s House by Minnie Sieg Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go, but Grandma only had a small creek for her boys to wade in, and a few trees to shade the front porch. On Thanksgiving Day, the four sons and their families all went to the old country home of their parents. As they opened the front door, Grandma called “come in the house”. This time, “the house” meant the kitchen where they found Grandma working at the big old wood burning stove. Soon, the dinner table was loaded with all the good food and when Grandma rang the bell, her family filled the chairs and Grandpa said a prayer of thanks. The people all enjoyed Grandma’s good dinner cooked in her “house”. **A Thanksgiving memory by Minnie Sieg of John & Louise Smith at North Garden, Virginia** Thanksgiving Divorce A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says, “I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough.” “Pop, what are you talking about? The son screams. We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” the father says. “We’re sick of each other, and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her”. Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. “Like heck, they’re getting divorced”, she shouts. “I’ll take care of this”. She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, “You are NOT getting divorced. Did you know? Turkey is the traditional dish for the Thanksgiving feast. In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. There is no official reason or declaration for the use of turkey. They just happened to 2014 be the most plentiful meat available at the time of the first Thanksgiving in 1621, starting the tradition. Don’t do a single thing until I get there. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don’t do a thing. DO YOU HEAR ME?” and hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. “Okay”, he says, “They’re coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way”. The value of a Smile by Katherine Wells It costs nothing, but creates good. It enriches those who receive it without impoverishing those who give it away. It happens in a flash but the memory of it can last forever. No one is so rich that he can live without it. No one too poor to feel rich when receiving it. A smile creates happiness in a home, foster good will in business, and in the counter sign of friends. It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, borrowed, or stolen for it is no earthly good to anybody until it is given away willingly. _Anonymous Comedian Jerry Lewis calls humor a “safety valve”. The people of the world who have the ability to laugh at themselves are those who survive. Bob Hope says that laughter has construction power. A laugh, he says, can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. Country humorist Jerry Clower says “God doesn’t want his children to walk around unhappy. I’m convinced there is just one place where there is no laughter and that is hell. And I’ve made arrangements to miss hell. Don’t ever go anywhere there isn’t someone who is smiling.” mon said “A merry heart doeth good like medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones (Proverbs 17:22)”. Jesus said “Be of good cheer. I have overcome the world”. (John 16:33). After his death, buried, and resurrection, his disciples proclaimed all over the world the good news (Acts 8:8). There was great joy in their city (Samaria) because Christians have found the secret of real happiness they can enjoy clean humor. The Bible says a great deal about a sense of humor. Centuries ago Solo- Kathy’s Korner by Katherine Wells Life is great-Grab it by the horns and milk it. Think positive– when things aren’t going well, remember, butter is cream that took a beating. Know your strengths-Ice cream and sour milk come from the same cow. willing to let go. Think for yourself– just because two million flies like manure doesn’t make it right for you. Accept nudges– the last cow is the only one that doesn’t get an occasional nudge from behind. Wisdom is recognizing when you have come to the end of your rope and are Thanksgiving by Minnie Sieg People have been thanking each other, thanking God, thanking groups for all sorts of things, since very early times in the life of mankind. as the United States. It was later declared to be an annual holiday celebration on the fourth Thursday of November. Skip a “few years” to 1621 A.D. and we learn that the Pilgrims has a feast day to give thanks for the good things that they had been able to “do and have” in their time they’d spent in that “new world” which became later know Note: Canada observes the Thanksgiving holiday on the second Monday in October. STONEHENGE SENTINEL First things first– it takes milking at sunrise to have cream at sunset. Dear Lord, I thank Thee…. Dear Lord, I thank Thee for this day that Thou hast given me, still… -Hope C. Oberhelman I thank Thee for Thy precious love that sets my spirit free… Dear Lord, I thank Thee for this day with all Thy tender care, For with Thee, oh my gracious Lord, my heart overflows with prayer… Dear Lord, I thank Thee for this day; grant me Thy hope and will, And hold me in Thy heart, oh Lord, that I may love Thee Thanksgiving Humor Q. If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? A. Pilgrims Q. Why do turkeys always go gobble gobble? A. Because they never learned table manners. Q. Why did Johnny get such low grades after Thanksgiving? Q. What key has leg an can’t open doors? A. Because everything is marked down after the holidays. A. A Turkey Thanksgiving Humor Q. What happened when the turkey got into a fight? A. He got the stuffing knocked out of him. A. Because he had the drumsticks Q. What do you call a dumb gobbler? A. A jerky turkey Q. Why was the turkey the drummer in the band? Q. Why did the turkey cross the 2014 road? A. It was the chicken’s day off. “God’s Golden Day” The gypsy leaves come tumbling down in color amber, red and brown. The Stonehenge Senior Living 168 Stonehenge Drive Blairsville, Georgia 30512 706-745-7703 Fax 706-835-2175 woodland trees stand bare and clean; the dried, sere grass no longer green. In Autumn’s frosty, blue-hazed sky, smoke-curled wreaths of bonfire fly. Walnuts and hickory nuts cover the ground; smooth, orange pumpkins in clusters abound. Flocks of geese in v-formation wing to a sun-warmed destination. The full harvest moon gold-glimmers all… Night echoes the cricket’s farewell call. Nov 2014 As always we cannot forget to say a special thank you to those people that continue to make this newsletter that we love happen each month. Life & Times: Roving Reporters By: Elizabeth Weaver Winstead