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All About October

October is the tenth month of the Middle Ages, as it was believed that they held
year on the Gregorian calendar, all the virtues of each gemstone whose colors
though its name stems from the Latin could be found in the opal’s impressive play
octo, meaning “eight.” In early Roman of color. Their wide range of color still makes
times, October was the eighth month on them a very desirable gemstone today. In fact,
the calendar. Old England referred to it the opal engagement ring has increased in
as Winmonth, meaning “wine month,” popularity in recent years.
as October’s temperatures were ideal for
making wine and cider. The Anglo-Saxons Halloween Around the World
called October “Winterfylleth” because it
marked and celebrated the beginning of In America and Canada, children go door to
winter. door in costume on Halloween night asking
for candy treats. France has recently started
Birthstone – Opal celebrating Halloween with costume parties.
Those with October birthdays have a Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, people
birthstone that changes color! These gems place chairs by the fireside, one for each
diffract light, and depending on where they living family member and one for each family
were formed, they can be any number of member who has passed on. In Germany,
different hues—from reds and yellows to people hide their knives to ensure the safety
blues and greens to purples and blacks. The of the returning spirits and themselves.
most common color is white, with a milky,
opaque color, lending to the term opalescent, What’s Lucky in October?
meaning “showing varying colors as an opal
does.” Lucky Colors: Orange and Burgundy
Lucky Days: Monday and Tuesday
It is said that opals have healing powers and Lucky Numbers: 1 and 3
even enable the wearer to find true love. Lucky Letters: O and R
Opals were considered to be very lucky in the Lucky Plant: Pumpkin

October 2017

The Animal Inside You A gift to Artman allows us to celebrate the

October 1–15: Monkey lives of all those we have the privilege to enrich and
Your social nature ensures that you are impact. You can make a gift to:
always the center of attention. Though
you like to live life to the fullest, you • Honor a loved one’s memory
can sometimes become impatient with
others who can’t keep up with you. • Honor loved ones who are celebrating a
You tend to have very strong intuition; special milestone or accomplishment
whatever your gut is telling you, it’s
probably right. • Recognize a special staff member or loved one

October 16–26: Turtle • Thank a special staff member
People around you are frequently
blown away by your kindness. You I’d you’d like to make a gift, visit http://
are a generous person, and you like to artmanhome.org/ and click on the “Donate” tab
give your loved ones little gifts every in the top right corner. You can also give cash or
now and then to remind them of how checks made payable to Artman. Be sure to indicate
much you care about them. You can the name of the tribute person(s), what type of
sometimes be a bit of an introvert, but tribute (in memory of, birthday, anniversary, etc.),
your many friends can usually bring and to whom an acknowledgement of your gift
you out of your shell. should be sent. Be sure to indicate the address
where the acknowledgement should be sent.
October 27–31: Panther
You tend to be a calm person who is Artman Gratefully Acknowledges
not fazed by stressful situations. In fact, the Following Tribute Gifts
you work better when you are under
pressure. You strive to be the best made between August 16 – September 15, 2017
person you can be, and your friends
and family know they can always count •
on you to help them out if they have
any problems. In Memory of:

Marjorie Davis
By Jean Schaible
Joseph P. DiGiorgio

Ralph Frick
Glenn E. Goll
Theodore H. Davis, Jr.
Mary F. Fenerty
By Episcopal Academy Inter Academic Athletic
Marie T. Wacker
By Betsy Wacker Gianetta
Albert R. Wacker
Barbara A. Jacobs
Douglas J. Collinsv

OCTOBER

Resident Birthdays

Florence Slick 10/1
Elizabeth Young 10/2
Dorothy Wasekanes 10/17
Marsha O’Donnell 10/22
Charlse Davenport 10/25
Charles DiGennaro 10/30

Employee Birthdays

Darlene Harris 10/2 Mirlande Louima 10/15
Natalia Carden 10/3 Donna Kramer 10/15
Dominique Jean-Pierre 10/4 Jennifer Conway 10/16
MaryAnn McLaughlin 10/8 Jennifer Baranowski 10/23
Jennifer Macon 10/9 Emma Bandian Ranjo 10/24
Annette Barbara Handley 10/10 Charmaine Wilson 10/24
DeShawn Hill 10/11 Isabella Wise 10/24
Takea Alexander 10/12 Timmothy Damoth 10/25
Toni Carroll 10/13 Tamika Lewis 10/27
Kareena Danni Bowen 10/13 Priyanka Kosada 10/28
Karen Kryston 10/15 Katherine Heins 10/29
Mireille Louis Jean 10/15 Beatrice Fequiere 10/30
Blessy Varghese 10/15

Residents enjoyed an afternoon in the Inspiration Cafe

sipping on coffee and painting floral watercolor prints!

Patch Word Puzzle

Cut out the eight tiles. Arrange each one in the grid to create eight words.
When solved, every row and column will reveal a real word.

Connect the Dots

Connect the numbered dots 1-89

October 2017 Dining Calendar

National Chef Special Classic
Caramel Butternut Beef Chili
Custard Day Squash Soup

In Season Honey Chef Special Full o’ Beans
Pumpkin Mustard German Chili
Pancakes Glazed Lentil &
Brussel Smoked
Sprouts Sausage Soup

In Season Chef Special National Chicken & Resident
Seared Pumpkin Seafood White Bean Family Fall
Chicken with Cheesecake Bisque Day Chili Festival
Acorn Squash
Salad

German National Chef Special Black Bean
Beer-Brasied Bologna Day Pork Turkey Chili
Sauerkraut Tenderloin
with Apples
and Onions

Apple Happy
Cinnamon Halloween!
Cranberry
Cobbler