The Patter – October 19th 2025
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News & Views from Campus: October 19th – October 25th 2025
-Cottage Community Center (30D): Tuesday, 6:00pm: Game Night! Wednesday, 12:30pm: Ponytail Canasta. Thursday. 10am: Coffee Hour. Friday, 1:30pm: Scrabble, 6:00pm: Friday Night Fun & Games. Saturday, 1pm: Dominoes Train.
-Cottagers can join Erica October 22nd for a bus trip to Hats Restaurant in Palmyra for Lunch! Call her at ext. 4363 to reserve your spot!
-Trunk or Treat time is almost upon us! It will be indoors in the Social Room on Wednesday, October 29th from 4-6pm! Residents will hand out candy as we welcome in Trick or Treaters! Staff can get in on the action by “adopting” a resident, helping to decorate their trunk (walker, wheelchair, etc.), and buying a bag or 2 of candy to hand out! All staff who participate will receive participation points as well! So, whether you are a cottager, resident, family member, or staff, and you want to join the fun, contact Sally at ext. 4227 as soon as possible to reserve your spot! This event will be open to everyone, including the public. We haven’t had a Trunk or Treat activity like this in some years, so lets all band together and make it an awesome experience for all!
-Nathan
Birthdays
Ginny Householder(E) 10-20
Kayla Mayer(E) 10-20
Paul Davis(E) 10-21
Annette Nall 10-21
Shelby Schafer(E) 10-22
Lacey Kistner(E) 10-24
Cara Lawson(E) 10-24
Anthony Gould 10-24
Weekly Inspiration
“What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
~Jane Goodall~
Verse of The Week
Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong. Be fearless. Don’t be afraid and don’t be scared by your enemies, because the Lord your God is the one who marches with you. He won’t let you down, and he won’t abandon you.”
Puns & Jokes
This week in History, brought to you by Donnie!
1960 – The US embargo of Cuba began as the state department prohibited the shipping of any goods except food & medicine.
1879 – Thomas Edison successfully tested an electric incandescent lamp by keeping it lit for over 13 hours.
1917 – Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He was a pioneer as a trumpet player, composer, band leader, and founding father of modern jazz.
1962 – President Kennedy appeared on TV to inform Americans of the existence of Russian missiles in Cuba.
1931 – Chicago gangster Al “Scarface” Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. He was paroled in 1939, retired to Miami beach, and died in 1947.
Activity Calendar
Activity Calendar Games, Cards, Etc. available in Bartley Family Room
***All schedules are subject to change without notice***
Sunday, October 19th————————————————
Salem Church Service & Our Redeemer Lutheran service available for individual viewings
9:00 Worship – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Halloween Craft – Social Room
2:00 Steve Buckman – Channel 3 & Social Room
Monday, October 20th———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Zumba – Channel 3
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: Coraline – Channel 3
1:30 Manicures – Stevenson Manor
2:00 Spintopia! – Social Room
Tuesday, October 21st———————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 and Chapel
10:00 Music by Marvin Cook – Channel 3 & Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre – Channel 3
1:30 St. James, Our Redeemer, Lutheran Church of St. John Communion – Chapel
2:00 Skelton Scavenger Hunt
6:15 Halloween Bingo with LifePoint Bingo Buddies – Social Room
Wednesday, October 22nd———————————————
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:45 Bible Study with Chaplain Josh – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Movie: Casper – Channel 3
1:30 Garbage Cards – Stevenson Manor
6:30 Do You Know? Halloween Edition! – Social Room
6:30 Game Night with Dylan – Stevenson Manor
Thursday, October 23rd———————————————–
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:30 Rosary – Channel 3 & Chapel
10:00 Catholic Mass – Channel 3 & Chapel
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Tim Bealor, Entertainer – Channel 3 & Social Room
1:30 Dominoes – Stevenson Manor
2:30 Is It Cake? Halloween Edition – Channel 3
Friday, October 24th—————————————————-
9:00 Devotions – Channel 3 & Chapel
9:30 Ozzy & Rocky – Social Room
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:30 Murdoch Mysteries – Channel 3
2:00 Bingo – Social Room
Saturday, October 25th————————————————-
10:00 Bingo – Anna Brown
11:00 Exercise – Channel 3
1:00 Saturday Musical: The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend – Channel 3
2:00 Bingo – Southern Court
