Senior Living News October 2025

The Goldton at Athens Newsletter

22171 Traditions Way | Athens, AL 35163

October 1st, 2025

Around the world with Atlas - October 2025 - Germany
Halloween Special

Resident´s Birthdays

M. Flatt 10/1
E. Shannon 10/3
E. Scarbrough 10/4
J. Hamner 10/4
B. Barnett 10/25

Staff Birthdays

Haley Smith 10/5
Kaylee Junkins 10/25

Month's Celebrations

Breast Cancer
Halloween
October Birthdays

Royal Arms of Germany

The coat of arms of Germany, also known as the Bundeswappen, displays a black eagle with a red beak, a red tongue and red feet on a golden field, which is blazoned:

Or, an eagle displayed sable beaked langued and membered gules.

Leader of the Month

DeAvanice (Dee) Fowlks was born in Huntsville, Alabama to the parents of Carl Anthony Orr and Marjorie Fowlks. Dee has two siblings Derkcy Martin and Carl Anthony Orr on her fathers’ side. Dee attended Butler High School and graduated in 1995. After high school she attended Valley View Nursing and Rehab where she received her CNA license. She continued her education and received here LPN/LVU from Drake State Technical College in 2009. She then went on to receive her RN from Calhoun College and then she received her CRNP from the University of North Alabama.
DeAvanice married Ronald Turner in October 2015, from that union they had two children Rhema Turner and one son who was deceased at birth. Dee’s religion of choice is Pentacostal, but she attends her husband church. When she isn’t working you may find her volunteering at her daughter’s school, taking care of her mother and spending time with her family.

German Music Legacy

Alexa, play Beethoven’s Symphony Number 9, Opus 125, Second Movement, Molto Vivace.

The second movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony bursts with restless energy and rhythmic drive. Marked Molto Vivace, it contrasts the solemn grandeur of the opening with a lively scherzo full of syncopated pulses and dramatic turns. By the time he composed this masterpiece (1822–1824), Beethoven was almost completely deaf, yet his imagination transcended silence, giving the world music of unparalleled vitality. The scherzo’s bold rhythms and jubilant spirit showcase Beethoven’s genius for combining structure and passion, paving the way for the symphony’s monumental choral finale.

Petting Zoo

The petting zoo is one of the most enjoyable activities that everyone here at The Goldton at Athens love. The residents hold the animals until they go to sleep and some of the team members just like feeding them or petting them from time to time. The med techs and RCA’s pick the animals up so that the residents that can’t get to them can pet them as well. Everyone has smiles on their faces after spending some time with the animals.

Welcome to Germany
Around the World with Atlas

Germany’s history stretches back to ancient tribes such as the Saxons, Franks, and Goths, whose resilience left a mark on Europe’s foundations. From the crowning of Charlemagne in 800 AD to the rise of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I, the medieval period saw the growth of a diverse cultural and political landscape. Moments of transformation, like Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation, sparked new ideas that influenced the world far beyond Germany’s borders.

In the centuries that followed, the rise of Prussia and the eventual German unification in 1871 brought together a patchwork of regions into a modern and power nation.

Though the 20th century was marked by hardship and division, after two awful wars, Germany was in ruin and divided by a wall, years of division goes by until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the re-unification of Germany opened the path to a new chapter. Today, Germany stands as a symbol of resilience and renewal—celebrated for its music, philosophy, literature, and innovations, as well as its role as a cultural and economic leader in Europe.

Crafty Crafters

Sensory bottles is a craft that the residents love doing, they have requested this craft for Christmas.

The first time we did this craft they enjoyed doing it but kept asking for help, this time they did this made the bottles by themselves. They did ask about colors and some of them asked about how much glitter to put into the bottle. They have said what they want in the bottle for Christmas. When the residents find a craft, they like they will ask for more of it.

September Birthday celebration

The birthday celebration has gotten better because the residents get to not only celebrate their birthday, but they get to celebrate the team members as well. We have a team member that a ask to sing happy birthday to the residents and they love it. The residents and team members get to experience a special birthday song that maybe none of them have ever heard. Our team member that sings happy birthday to the residents is Nicol Carpenter that has a voice of an angel.

Resident of the Month

John Washington

Mr. John Washington was born February 14, 1944, in Bethel, Tennessee to the parents of Jeneal and Booker T. Washington. Mr. Washington was raised with 5 siblings, (1) brother and (4) sisters. The family moved to Elkmont, Tennessee when he was 7 years old. He attended Trinity High School in Athens, Alabama. After high school Mr. Washington started working for Fruehauf where he worked for 22 years. He then attended mechanic school, afterwards he worked as a mechanic for 12 years, he then started driving trucks for 10 years. He finally retired from his own mechanic shop. John was married 6 times, but his last wife JoAnn Rice they met at a football game and dated for a year before getting married in 2012. Mr. Washington has 5 children (1) daughter and (4) boys. Mr. John Washington’s religion of choice is Church of Christ. Mr. John says he likes living here at The Goldton at Athens because of the upkeep of the community and the man amenities that is offered.

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The Valknut

The Valknut, a symbol of three interlocked triangles, is tied to Odin in Norse mythology. Found on ancient stones and artifacts, it represents the mysteries of life, death, and the warrior’s passage to the afterlife, other schoolars sugest that the 9 points/intersections represent the 9 worlds in the Norse Mythology and how they are some how interconected.

Associate of the Month

Polly McAnnlly

Polly McAnnlly was born March 15, 1991. She was born in Pinson Valley, Alabama raised by her grandparents Bill and Polly McAnnlly. She didn’t graduate from high school, but she received her G.E.D. from Pinson Valley College, December 4, 2023. Polly met her husband Brain Powell in church, and they were married April 16, 2023. Polly has one son Benjamin who is 13 years old. When Polly isn’t working you can find her go-cart racing and spending time with her family. Polly’s choice of religion is Pentacostal. She is one of the team members here at the Goldton at Athens that is a Breast cancer survivor.

Senior Living News October 2025

The Goldton at Athens Newsletter

Around the world with Atlas - October 2025 - Germany
Halloween Special

Resident´s Birthdays

Staff Birthdays