1981 Montecito Ave • Mountain View, CA 94043 • (650) 965-8633
December 2014
Hanukkah Celebration
Spin the dreidel, light the menorah and partake
in our Hanukkah version of the Hora! Celebrate
the festival of lights at Redwood Villa.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
4:45 p.m. in the Dining Room
New Year’s Celebration
The champagne is chilling
we hope you are willing
to be our guest at a
New Year’s Eve Fest!
Entertainment by the popular Mark Shaw
Wednesday, Dec. 31
4:45 p.m. in the Dining Room
The balloons will drop at 7 p.m.
Christmas Dinner
Under the stars, beneath the moon
Will be a Christmas party you won’t forget soon
A party for all so full of cheer
A room full of people we all hold dear
So join us for this Christmas celebration
Forget all your sorrows, worries, frustration
A toast to the season and don’t you forget
Redwood Villa’s parties are always a great bet!
Thursday, Dec. 25
4 p.m. in the Dining Room
Cost: $15 per guest
*In order for our staff to enjoy Christmas with their
families, dinner will be served promptly at 4 p.m.
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December
Happy Hour
Don’t miss
December’s one and
only Happy Hour
with one of our
favorite entertainers,
Margie Bin
The World Famous
Madrigal Singers
Thursday,
Dec. 11
3:30 p.m.
in the Party Suite
San Francisco Gay Men’s
Chorus Presents
Their holiday celebration is always a
festive, heart-warming and simply
not-to-be-missed extravaganza!
December
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to all
our Redwood Villa
December babies!!!
6 Barbara Thayer
10 Bruce Haisfield
12 Shelley Lazoff
20 Hilda Shaye
23 Pauline Drohan
31 Lola Maher
Saturday, Dec. 13
At the Nourse Theater
in San Francisco
Bus leaves at 1 p.m.
Discounted ticket prices are as follows:
Orchestra Center Orchestra = $50
Rear Orchestra = $40
Side Orchestra = $36
Balcony Seats = $25*
* Balcony seats are wooden with no
cushions and involve climbing stairs
** Must sign up and pay for tickets by
Dec. 10. No refunds.
The beautiful voices of the
Mountain View High School
Madrigal Singers echoing through
Redwood Villas dining room is
always a big treat to kick off the
holidays. Each year, the Madrigal
Singers entertain our residents
with songs they sing in a cappella.
Their performance is one of the
highlights of the season!
Thursday, Dec. 18
4 p.m. in the Dining Room
Holiday Gift Wrapping
The Christmas Elves are back
again this year to help wrap your
holiday presents! Through the
generosity of Redwood Villa’s
friend, Jenny Patterson, we will
have supplies and several
volunteers available to help
wrap presents.
Friday, Dec. 19
5:30 p.m. in the Party Suite
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Happy Holidays
Redwood Villa’s Guide to the Holidays
Dec. 4
Dec. 6
Dec. 8
Dec. 8
Dec. 8 & 10
Dec. 13
Dec. 16
Dec. 18
Dec. 19
Dec. 25
Dec. 31
Tree-Trimming Party
Sunnyvale Singers
Women’s Chorus
Holiday Themed Art Therapy
Fantasy of Lights - Los Gatos
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus - SF
Hanukkah Celebration
Madrigal Singers
Volunteer Gift Wrapping
Christmas Party
New Year’s Eve Celebration
* There will be no driving on Thursday, Dec. 25, or Friday, Dec. 26.
Fantasy of Lights - Los Gatos
Take a 1.5-mile drive through
holiday lights and displays. The
mostly animated displays, the special
sounds of holiday music piped
through the bus radio and the sights
and sounds of an erupting volcano
in the dangerously fun Dinosaur
Den, Santa Shooting Hoops, a pen of
playful penguins, blazing cannons,
tunnels of lights and a 90-foot
winking, twinkling tree will have you
“oohing and aahing”
throughout the ride.
Monday, Dec. 8, and Wednesday,
Dec. 10
(please choose one date only)
Bus leaves at 5:45 p.m.
Christmas Tree-Trimming
Party
Santa Claus is on his way
It’s time to prepare for Christmas Day
Drink some eggnog or have some tea
Come hang an ornament on our tree
Join us for the annual Redwood Villa
tree-trimming party, complete with
entertainment by Dennis D’Aoust. This
promises to be a can’t-miss event!
Thursday, Dec. 4
2:30 p.m.
In the Dining Room
Just a Few Things
Redwood Villa
Has to Offer to
Keep Us Healthy
December 2014
CALENDAR KEY
CB
CH
BS
DR
CR
UL
TL
PS
HR
*
Sunday
Monday
COFFEE BAR
CHAPEL
BEAUTY SALON
DINING ROOM
CARD ROOM
UPSTAIRS LOBBY
TELEVISION
LOUNGE
PARTY SUITE
HOBBY ROOM
BUS SIGN-UP
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
3:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
6:15 Movie (TL)
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Scheduled Rides to Church*
2:00 Movie: (TL)
TUESDAYS
9:30 A.M.
Mountain View,
Los Altos
Doctors & Shops
1:00 Safeway Plaza
THURSDAYS
9:30 A.M.
Palo Alto,
Stanford
Doctors & Shops
*************
10:00 Manicurist (BS)
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Women’s Chorus (DR)
2:30 Bingo (PS)
3:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
3:00 Art Therapy
5:45 Fantasy of Lights - Los
Gatos*
6:15 Movie (TL)
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Scheduled Rides to Church*
2:00 Movie: (TL)
Scheduled Rides to Church*
2:00 Movie: (TL)
Check out our famous
poinsettia tree. Come to
the lobby in the month
of December to see what
all the buzz is about!
Scheduled Rides to Church*
2:00 Movie: (TL)
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
3:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
6:15 Movie (TL)
16
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops*
1:00 Safeway Plaza*
4:45 Hanukkah Party (DR)
22
10:00 Manicurist (BS)
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
3:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
6:15 Movie (TL)
23
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops*
1:00 Safeway Plaza*
29
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bingo (PS)
3:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
6:15 Movie (TL)
9
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops*
1:00 Safeway Plaza*
15
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2
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops*
1:00 Safeway Plaza*
8
21
Poinsettia Tree
Tuesday
1
30
9:30 Mountain View, Los Altos
Doctors & Shops*
1:00 Safeway Plaza*
Calendar of Events
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
12:30 Catholic Mass (CH)
3:00 Word Wizards (TL)
5:45 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bible Study (CH)
2:30 Tree-Trimming Party
(DR)
10
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
3:00 Word Wizards (TL)
5:45 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
5:45 Fantasy of Lights - Los
Gatos*
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bible Study (CH)
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
10:00 Tai Chi (DR)
3:00 Word Wizards (TL)
5:45 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
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10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
10:00 Tai Chi (DR)
3:00 Word Wizards (TL)
4:45 New Year’s Eve Dinner
(DR)
7:00 Balloon Drop (DR)
25
CHRISTMAS DINING
SCHEDULE
*There Will Be NO 7:30 A.M.
Breakfast
9:00-11:00 Christmas Brunch
*There Will Be NO 11:30 A.M.
Lunch
4:00 Christmas Feast
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
12:30 Sunnyvale Singers (DR)
2:00 Movie (TL)
3:00 Card Making (HR)
13
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:00 Gay Men’s Choir*
2:00 Movie (TL)
3:00 Card Making (HR)
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10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
3:00 Line Dancing (DR)
5:30 Volunteer Gift Wrapping
(PS)
5:45 Poker (CR)
6:15 Friday Night Movie (TL)
8:30 Beautician (BS)
9:30 Palo Alto & Stanford
Area Doctors & Shopping*
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
1:30 Bible Study (CH)
4:00 Madrigal Singers (DR)
6
12
10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
3:00 Line Dancing (DR)
5:45 Poker (CR)
6:15 Friday Night Movie (TL)
18
24 Christmas
5
10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
3:00 Line Dancing (DR)
5:45 Poker (CR)
6:15 Friday Night Movie (TL)
11
17
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
10:00 Tai Chi (DR)
3:00 Word Wizards (TL)
5:45 Pay-Me Card Game (CR)
Saturday
4
20
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
2:00 Movie (TL)
3:00 Card Making (HR)
26
10:30 Bingo (PS)
1:00 Wii Bowling (TL)
3:00 Line Dancing (DR)
5:45 Poker (CR)
6:15 Friday Night Movie (TL)
27
10:00 Morning Stretch (TL)
2:00 Movie (TL)
3:00 Card Making (HR)
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Talk About It
Laugh Lines
Here are some
whimsical winter
witticisms to share
with your friends:
Q: What did the
big, furry hat say to
the warm, woolly
scarf?
A: “You hang
around while I go on
ahead.”
Q: What do you
call people who are
afraid of Santa Claus?
A: Claustrophobic
Q: What sits on the
bottom of the cold
Arctic Ocean and
shakes?
A: A nervous wreck.
Q. What do you
call a snowman in the
summer?
A. A puddle.
Q. What kind of
math do snowy owls
like?
A. Owlgebra.
Q. What do
snowmen wear on
their heads?
A. Ice caps.
Q: How do you
keep from getting cold
feet?
A: Don’t go around
brrrfooted!
Q: What
nationality is Santa
Claus?
A: North Polish.
Protect Yourself This
Flu Season
It has been recognized for many years
that seniors are at greater risk of
serious complications from the flu
compared with young, healthy adults.
During most seasons, it’s estimated
that 90 percent of seasonal flu-related
deaths and between 50 and 60 percent
of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations
in the United States occur in seniors.
This is because human immune
defenses become weaker with age. So
influenza can be a very serious disease
for people 65 and older.
Actions to Take This Flu Season:
• Get Your Flu Shot
The best way to prevent the flu is
with a flu vaccine. The vaccine
has been updated for this season
and immunity wanes over a year,
so you should get vaccinated this
year even if you were vaccinated
last season. Immunity sets in
about two weeks after
vaccination.
• Practice good health habits
including covering coughs,
washing hands often, and
avoiding people who are sick.
• Seek medical advice quickly if
you develop flu symptoms to
see whether you might need
medical evaluation or treatment
with antiviral drugs. It’s very
important that antiviral drugs
be used early to treat flu in
seniors who are very sick with
flu, and have a greater chance
of getting serious flu
complications.
• Be courteous to your fellow
residents by ordering trays to
your room, avoiding others and
wearing a mask if you must
walk around the general
population.
By following these simple steps, we
can ensure a healthy holiday
season for ourselves and
our neighbors.
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The Crossword Craze
Choosing the Right Resolution
The end of the year is near, and with
it comes the perfect opportunity to
score a positive change or two—by
making a New Year’s resolution. It can
be fun and rewarding to set a goal for
the next 12 months, especially if you
keep some of these tips in mind:
Put the “new” in “Happy New Year.”
Experts say setting the same goals year
after year is a mistake. Something fresh
and exciting, such as deciding to try a
new art class, will motivate you more
than a familiar resolution you’ve failed
to keep.
Fine-tune your focus. Some people
create a long list of ways they want to
improve in the new year, then quickly
become overwhelmed and burn out.
Pick one main goal, and be specific—
instead of saying “exercise more” or
“eat healthier,” say “walk for
30 minutes each day” or “eat a serving
of vegetables at every meal.”
Ask for help. Friends and relatives can
support you and keep you accountable
if you share your goals with them, and
they may even ask you to return the
favor. Consider setting a resolution
with others that will be fun to keep,
such as planning a special outing or
get-together once a month.
What’s a nine-letter word for a
popular game that is both entertaining
and educational? It’s “crossword,” a
puzzle where players use given clues to
place words and phrases into sets of
prearranged squares. The familiar
black-and-white grid game made its
debut Dec. 21, 1913.
Arthur Wynne, who worked at the
New York World newspaper, is credited
for inventing the crossword after his
editor asked him to create a new feature
for the Sunday puzzle section. Based on
a game he remembered from his
childhood, Wynne’s puzzle was a
diamond-shaped grid with numbered
squares and written clues for 31 words.
It was first called “word-cross.”
The game was an instant hit and
became a weekly feature. A typesetting
error later changed the name to
“crossword,” and the name stuck. In
1924, fledgling publishers Simon &
Schuster printed a collection of the
World’s puzzles. The book was an
overnight sensation and made
crosswords a major craze. Soon,
newspapers across the country featured
crossword puzzles.
Today, there are countless variations
of crosswords based on design, size
and difficulty.
Remember Me?
She flew from
Neverland, fell in love
in the South Pacific
and taught the von
Trapp children to
sing. Actress Mary
Martin starred in
some of Broadway’s
biggest musicals.
Learn more about this
legend of the Great
White Way.
She was born
Dec. 1, 1913, in
Weatherford, Texas.
Her big break came
in 1938 in the Cole
Porter musical “Leave
It to Me.”
For her 1949
starring role as Nellie
in “South Pacific,” a
show highlight was
her song “I’m Gonna
Wash That Man Right
Outa My Hair.” It
was Martin’s
suggestion that she
really shampoo her
hair onstage.
In 1954, Martin
enchanted audiences
as Peter Pan, both on
Broadway and TV
broadcasts. She
often said it was her
favorite role.
Martin earned
three Tony Awards for
Best Actress.
December 2014
DECEMBER
1900: German physicist Max Planck
makes science history with a study
originating the quantum theory of
physics. He won a Nobel Prize for
his work.
1933: Prohibition ends upon
ratification of the U.S. Constitution’s
21st Amendment.
1936: King Edward VIII voluntarily
abdicates the throne of England in
order to marry American socialite
Wallis Simpson.
1972: The three astronauts of
Apollo 17, the last lunar-landing
expedition, return to Earth after a
10-day mission.
1955: In Montgomery, Ala., Rosa
Parks refuses to give up her seat on a
public bus and is arrested. Her act
became the symbolic beginning of the
civil rights movement.
1991: The Soviet Union is dissolved,
marking an end to the Cold War.
1956: Dubbed the “Million Dollar
Quartet,” Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash,
Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley
strike up an impromptu jam session
at the legendary Sun Record Studios
in Memphis.
2006: Football running back LaDainian
Tomlinson scores his 29th touchdown
for the San Diego Chargers, breaking
the NFL record for most touchdowns
scored in a single season.
2009: “Avatar,” directed by James
Cameron, debuts and beats his earlier
film “Titanic” as the highest-grossing
film of all time.