2020 Newsletter ACCLAIM HEALTH – ACTIVITY NEWSLETTER

? October, 10th month

of the Gregorian calendar. Its name is

derived from octo, Latin for “eight,” an

indication of its position in the

early Roman

calendar., Augustus, in

8BC, naming it after himself.

FAMOUS OCTOBER

BIRTHDAYS

October 1st, 1924 – Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America, turns 95 this year! October 18th, 1919 – Pierre Trudeau was the former Prime Minister of Canada from 1980 – 1984. October 25th 1881 – Pablo Picasso was the world famous Spanish painter. He finished his first painting, The Picador at just 9 years old! October 29th 1959 – Mike Gartner, Famous Ice hockey player turns 60!

Happy Birthday to our club members celebrating their birthday’s in October !!

Movie Releases

The Sisters was released on October 14th, 1938. Three daughters of a small-town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908. This film starred Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Anita Louise. Have you seen it?!

Flower of the

month

The Flower for the month is the

Marigold. It blooms

in a variety of colours like red, yellow, white and orange. It stands

for Creativity and symbolizes Peace and

Tranquility.

The Zodiac signs for October are:

Libra (September 22 – October 22) Scorpio (October 23 – November 21

Special dates in October

October 4th – World Smile Day October 10th – National Cheese Day October 15th – National I Love Lucy

Day October 28th – National Chocolate

Day

Remember Charlie

Brown?

“It’s the Great Pumpkin

Charlie Brown” was a prime

time animated television

special based on the comic strip

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.

In this special, the gang prepare for Halloween by looking for a

pumpkin to crave and picking

out their Halloween costumes.

You can watch a clip here;

https://www.youtube.com/wa

tch?v=xiSIQzwIPzQ

Songs of the month!

(Click on the link below the

song to listen)

1. Autumn in New York by Ella

Fitzgerald and Louis

Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=50zL8TnMBN8&featu

re=youtu.be

2. Shine on Harvest Moon by

Ruth Etting

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=D7Mu9fh23dY

3. When October Goes by Barry

Manilow

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=eZt-AdqudBs

4. Thriller by Michael Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA

5. Autumn Leaves by Nat King

Cole

https://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=Gnp58oepHUQ

Try something new this month!

If there is one thing I have learned since Covid has begun, it is that the activities I used to entertain myself throughout the day were no longer available. I needed to make a change; maybe even try something I’ve never done before.

Fall is a wonderful time to explore Oakville! From visiting Bronte Creek Provincial Park, to walking the numerous trails on the water, or walk part of the Trans Canada Trail which extends all the way from Toronto to Burlington, there are numerous choices. A relaxing drive through historic downtown Oakville and side streets can be fun also! Many, many homes are registered with The Historical Society of Oakville and will have a plaque with the original owners name and occupation fixed on their house through the mid 1800’s on. The Merchants, Shipbuilders, Tannery Workers etc gives us a small glimpse at what our beautiful town looked like in the past.

Can you guess these riddles? (Answers are below)

Answers 1. One = 3, Two = 3, Three = 5, Four = 4, Five =?

2. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

3. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

4. What gets wetter the more it dries?

5. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never

in a thousand years?

6. What percentage of our body is made up of water?

7. What is the name of the thin, but a long country that spans

more than half of the western coast of South America?

8. What is celebrated on the 2nd Saturday in June in the United

Kingdoms?

9. Who is the writer of “Merchant of Venice”?

Answers: 1. 4 letters 2. A stamp 3. A map 4. A towel 5. The Letter

“M” 6. 60 – 65% 7. Chile 8. The Queen’s Official Birthday 9. William Shakespeare

Do you remember Dick Tracy?

On October 4th, 1931, the comic strip Dick Tracy, by

cartoonist Chester Gould, debuted in the New York News Syndicate. It was the story of a tough and intelligent police detective with some adventurous punch and thrill. Check

out the next page for a strip from the News Syndicate.

Thank you all for reading our Activity Newsletter!

We are glad to be back at the program and hope to

see all of you soon

!