January 2016 newsletter A.pub
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January 2016 newsletter A.pub
City of Vandalia Parks & Recreation Vandalia Senior Center January, 2016 Volume 04 Issue 1 January is heating up with five classes and groups being offered by seven of our own members! Make a Quilled Paper Snowflake Never tried quilling with paper before? Sheryl Scott will teach you how on Thursday, January 21, from at 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. She will bring all the materials and tools. Examples of the snowflake that you will make are in the window of the office. The entire process takes two and a half hours to allow for drying time. You can stay for the entire time and finish at the center or finish it at home. The cost for the materials is $3 to be paid at the beginning of the class. Garden Design Master Gardener, Michele Ruby, will teach garden design on Friday, January 22, at 10:00 a.m. January is a good time to start planning for spring. Before you start, you need to know your site details, what are they? You will also learn the difference between formal and informal gardens. Michele will teach you how to avoid being overwhelmed by completing one “room” at a time. You will also learn how to read a plant label. This is open to the public. Paint In Group In January, on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., bring your acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen & ink, pastels, or colored pencils projects and your own supplies. Come for support, advice, and critique. This group will be run with the help of the artists, Jean Lutz, Cass Barth, and Linda Lock. If there is enough interest in this group, it will continue the following months. This group would then have an art exhibit in the future. Please sign up for Wednesday, January 6, so we will know how many tables are needed for the first meeting. NEW Spiritual Discussions Retired Pastor Sharon Amos has offered to lead the discussions for this group. She is retired after twenty years of service. The group will meet for the first time on Wednesday, January 13, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The discussions for this meeting will be “Studying the Psalms”. The group can also talk about what they want to cover and how often to meet. Please sign up on the bulletin board for this first meeting so she will know how many are attending. Art Appreciation This group will be meeting again on two Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. On January 12, members will meet at the center. For January 26, Charlene Gratz has planned a field trip to the Dayton Art Institute to see the Grandma Moses exhibit and more. Meet at the center and plan to carpool to the museum. Anyone can come and join this group. A Special Invitation From the VandaliaVandalia-Butler High School You are invited to dinner on Saturday, January 23, and the basketball game between VandaliaVandalia-Butler and Northmont. Drive on Alkaline Springs and turn left into the main entrance of the high school. Stay to the right and drive back to the SAC or Athletic Center. In the entrance, there will be high school students to direct you to the banquet room. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Soup will be on the menu that night. You can go to the basketball court about 7:00 p.m. The varsity game will begin between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m. The halftime performance will be by the impressive Troy Pop Rocks. The deadline for the signsign-up is Monday, January 18. Strength Training with Crossroads Rehab The strength training on the first and third Fridays at 10:30 a.m. is not new but it will now be led by Julie Steinke. Julie is the therapy director and physical therapy assistant at Crossroads Rehab. Sign up to try out the training and come meet Julie. Remember to LOVE Your Senior Center and Renew Your Membership by Valentine’s Day on February 14! Please write your check to the CITY OF VANDALIA and mail it to the Vandalia Senior Center, 21 Tionda, Vandalia, OH 45377. Also send in your current address and phone number to make sure we have the correct one on file. For Vandalia residents, it is $15 or $25 for couples. Outside Vandalia, the cost is $20 or $35 for couples. You can also come into the center to renew your membership. Born in 1926: Congratulations! You are turning 90 in 2016. Your membership is now free! 90+ Members: You still need to call, stop in, or send a note that you still want to receive your newsletter and send in your current address and phone number to check the one on file. Page 2 NEW While the Sinclair (History) Political Science class is in recess, we have four speakers coming in. These presentations are open to the public. National Home for the Disabled Volunteer Soldiers On Monday, January 4, at 1:00 p.m., Mark Conrad, MSgt., USAF (Retired) from The Miami Valley Military History Museum, will give a presentation about the Dayton VA from the beginning to the present day. This will include a 28 minute show of the campus since 1867. The Women of Woodland Angie Hoschouser, from Woodland Cemetery, will join us again on Monday, January 11, at 1:00 p.m. You’ll meet some of Dayton’s most interesting and exciting women in history. You’ll hear about homemaker turned author, Erma Bombeck; madam and real estate owner, Lib Hedges; a visionary for the physically handicapped and disabled, Anna Barney Gorman; Queen of the Gypsies, Matilda Stanley; librarian innovator, Electra C. Doren; Dayton historical author, Charlotte Reeve Conover; rodeo rider Marquerite Doane; famous actress and woman scorned, Mrs. Leslie Carter; youngest Miss America in history, Marion Bergeron Ruhlman Setzer and many, many more. Women Aviators: The Gals That Dared Richard Esposito will return on Monday, January 18, at 1:00 p.m. to talk about women aviators from the daring French balloonist to the unsung heroics of the WWII WASPs. He will give a Powerpoint presentation of the historic transformation that women made to advance flying and to create a place for women aviators. A Poem of Steel: the Early Days of Bicycling On Monday, January 25, at 1:00 p.m., Ryan Qualls from the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park will be here. Join us for a jaunt back to the early days of cycling. Learn about the wild and strange contraptions that roamed the earth before the bicycle we know today. Expect a lightlight-hearted, hourhour-long talk about the history of the bicycle. Come Enjoy Some Brownies Gina Havenar from Home Instead will be bringing brownies and more for you to enjoy on Wednesday, January 13, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Penny Auction Come try out this lively activity! You don’t need to bring anything and you might win prizes! Amber Holley from Cottages of Clayton will be leading this game on Wednesday, January 20 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Page 3 Vandalia Senior Center This and That Vandalia Library: 496 496--8960 New books available at the library! New movies available at the library! (Star Wars) The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster Ted 2 End of Watch by Stephen King 90 Minutes in Heaven Aunt Sass by P. L. Travers A Walk in the Woods Private Rio by James Patterson He Named Me Malala Magic by Danielle Steel Infinitely Polar Bear The release date of both of these movies was moved back so we are now watching them in January. First Movie: Friday, January 8 at 1:00 p.m. With Chris Leydig from Genesis Troy Healthcare 90 Minutes in Heaven is a true story. Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semisemi-truck and is pronounced dead at the scene. He experiences heaven for the next 90 minutes. Back on Earth, a passing minister is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced by a long and painful recovery. Finally, friends and family convince him to share his remarkable story. Second Movie: Friday, January 15 at 1:00 p.m. With Kelly Lundqvist from Crossroads Rehab After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S. where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends. Tax Preparation Free income tax preparation by AARP TaxTax-Aid Volunteers will be available on Tuesdays from February 2 through April 12 with appointments from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You can begin signing up on Monday, January 4, by coming into the center. Appointments cannot be made over the phone. All volunteers are IRS certified. The volunteers cannot do taxes for farms or businesses. Please bring documents for ALL sources of income such as wages, dividends, interest, stocks, social security, gambling winnings, etc. If you are planning to itemize deductions then you will need information on medical expenses, property taxes, mortgage interest, charitable contributions, and more. Even if not itemizing, bring your medical and property tax information. It is important to bring a copy of your previous tax return, picture ID, and social security card. Please arrive fifteen minutes before your appointment. The Senior Center is closed when the Vandalia Schools are closed because of weather. Tax appointments will not be held if those days occur. A new appointment will need to be scheduled if the center is closed. Page 4 Vandalia Senior Center This and That Bridge Hosts 898--6025 Tuesday bridge at 10:00 is hosted by Linda Wright. 898 513--304Wednesday bridge at 12:30 is hosted by Joan Schwab 513 304-5807 667--3780 Thursday duplicate bridge at 12:00 is hosted by Jim Danks. 667 $2.50 Breakfast On Friday, January 15, Debra Burdick will be making a full breakfast including hot items at 9:00 a.m. She serves a different menu each time. Come try out her great food and enjoy talking with everyone who comes. Pay the $2.50 in the office ahead of time. Pool Room Time on Friday, January 15, at 9:30 a.m. Do you play pool? Then show up and have someone to play against. Are you just learning, show up, and get some pointers. You can also sign up for breakfast and eat before you play. • • • • • • • POTLUCK AND CATERED DINNER INFORMATION FOR 2016 No Potluck – Friday, January 1, 2016 Catered Dinners with entertainment Friday, April 15 - will have a French theme Friday, September 16 - will be an Okterberfest (German theme) Friday, December 16 - Christmas Regular Potluck with game night – Friday, March 18 – Dime Bingo Regular Potluck – Friday, June 17 – Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. due to Air Show Parade Regular Potluck with Entertainment (Reader Dinner Theatre Play) – Friday, May 6 Thanksgiving Dinner with entertainment – Friday, November 18 (bring side dish) All dinners will begin at 6:00 p.m. except June. Members are welcome to stay and socialize until 9:00 p.m. when entertainment is not planned. A Special Thanks A special thanks goes to Shelly Eagle for bringing in her own decorations and decorating the Christmas tree in the dining room along with the wall around the kitchen counter. She also decorated everything in the entryway. Shelly also does a beautiful job decorating the wreath in the entryway for spring, summer, and fall. Dining Room CLOSED for part of Friday, January 29 The City of Vandalia will be using the Senior Center dining room on Friday, January 29, for a special event. The dining room will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. except for access to the men’s restroom. Please do not use the pool room during this time. Coffee and other drinks will be on the countertop in the art room during this time. . Page 5 Vandalia Senior Center Dates ___________________________________________________________________________ Jan. 1 Closed for New Year’s Day. Welcome 2016! Jan.4 Mark Conrad will be presenting the “National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers” at 1:00 p.m. Jan. 5 Holly Dethardt from Stonespring will have a Lunch &Learn. The topic will be vitamins and supplements. Jan. 6 Phyllis Strine from Montgomery County Public Health will do BP checks and sugar readings from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The first Paint In Group will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This group will meet every Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 7 Erin Terry from Cypress Pointe will be here at 11:00 a.m. for trivia. Tambi and Mark Spirk from Brookdale will bring food and prizes for bingo at 1:00 p.m. Jan. 8 Julie Steinke from Crossroads Rehab will be here to do strength training. Chris Leydig from Genesis Troy Healthcare will bring popcorn for the movie at 1:00 p.m. Jan. 11 Sinclair exercise and painting classes begin again. Angie Hoschouser from Woodland Cemetery will be talking about “The Women of Woodland”. Jan. 12 Art appreciation will start at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 Rob and John from the Vandalia Public Library will help with electronic devices from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the card room. Gina Havenar from Home Instead will be here from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. to give you brownies and more. Sharon Amos will lead the first spiritual discussion group from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The Paint In Group begins at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 Erin Terry from Cypress Pointe will have bingo at 11:45 a.m. Jan. 15 Debra Burdick from Seniors Helping Seniors will prepare for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Pool Room Time will begin at 9:30 a.m. Kelly Lundqvist from Crossroads Rehab will bring popcorn for the movie at 1:00 p.m. MON TUES WED THUR FRI 1 CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY 4 5 6 7 8 Lunch 12:00 Canasta 12:30 History Speaker 1:00 Krafty Bloomers 1:00 Close Knits 9:00 Bridge 10:00 Lunch & Learn 12:00 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 BP Check 11:30-1:00 Lunch 12:00 Bridge 12:30 Scrabble 12:30 Bid Euchre 1:00 Paint In Group 1:30 Trivia 11:00 Bridge 12:00 Pinochle 1:00 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Bingo 1:00 Strength training 10:30 Scrabble 12:30 Poker 1:00 Movie 1:00 13 Exercise 10:30/11:30 Rob & John 11:00 14 Bingo 11:45 Bridge 12:00 15 Miami & Key West Trip Rec Center 7:30 a.m. 11 12 Exercise 10:30/11:30 Super Sewers 9:00 Lunch 12:00 Bridge 10:00 Canasta 12:30 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Lunch 12:00 Painting 12:00 History Speaker 1:00 Art Appreciation 1:30 Brownies 12:00-1:30 Pinochle 1:00 $2.50 breakfast 9:00 Books N Stuff 3:15 Bridge 12:30 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Pool Room Time 9:30 SINCLAIR BEGINS FOR EXERCISE & PAINTING 18 Lunch 12:00 Canasta 12:30 19 Close Knits 9:00 Super Sewers 9:00 Scrabble 12:30 Spiritual Group 12:30 500 1:00 Paint In Group 1:30 20 21 Exercise 10:30/11:30 Snowflake 10:00 Earzlink 11:00-1:00 Lunch 12:00 Penny Auction 12:30 Bridge 12:00 Krafty Bloomers 1:00 Bridge 10:00 History Speaker 1:00 Lunch & Learn 12:00 Bridge 12:30 Painting 12:00 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Scrabble 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 SINCLAIR CLOSED FOR MLK DAY 25 Lunch 12:00 Canasta 12:30 26 Super Sewers 9:00 Bridge 10:00 Bid Euchre 1:00 Paint In Group 1:30 27 BP Check 11:30-1:00 Lunch 12:00 History Speaker 1:00 Lunch & Learn 12:00 Bridge 12:30 Books N Stuff 3:15 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Scrabble 12:30 Art Appreciation 1:30 500 1:00 Birthdays 1:00 Paint In Group 1:30 Bingo 1:45 Scrabble 12:30 Poker 1:00 Movie 1:00 POTLUCK 6 PM 22 Garden Talk 10:00 Strength training 10:30 Scrabble 12:30 Poker 1:00 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Ice Cream 1:15-2:30 28 29 DINING ROOM CLOSED Bridge 12:00 10:30 TO 1:00 Painting 12:00 Pinochle 1:00 Scrabble 12:30 Dbl Deck Pinochle 1:00 Poker 1:00 Vet Information 1:00-3 Bingo 1:30 Jan. 18 Richard Esposito will present “Women Aviators: The Gals That Dared” at 1:00 p.m. Jan. 19 Brookhaven will have a Lunch & Learn at noon. They will only be having four Lunch & Learns at the center during 2016. Jan. 20 Amber Holley from Cottages of Clayton will have a penny auction at 12:30 p.m. The Paint In Group begins at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Sheryl Scott will teach how to make a quilled snowflake from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Donna Caudill with Earzlink will be here from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for anyone who has signed up for a free hearing checkcheck-up. Home State Healthcare will be here from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. to serve ice cream and more. Jan. 22 Michele Ruby will give a garden talk on “Garden Design” at 10:00 a.m. Julie Steinke from Crossroads Rehab will be here to do strength training. Jan. 25 Ryan Qualls from Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park will present “A Poem of Steel: The Early Days of Bicycling” at 1:00 p.m. Amber Holley from Cottages of Clayton will be bringing refreshments for this history group. Jan. 26 Brian Addis with Edward Jones will bring lunch and talk about the “Outlook for 2016”. The art appreciation group will meet at 1:30 p.m. and then carpool to the Dayton Art Institute. Jan. 27 Amber Holley from Cottages of Clayton will be doing BP checks and sugar readings from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Penny from Friendship Village will be bringing cakes to celebrate January birthdays. The Paint In Group starts at 1:30 p.m. Connie Ruiz from Randall Residence will have bingo at 1:45 p.m. Jan. 29 The dining room will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lisa Lewber, a Veterans Service Officer, will be here from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Carrie Shapiro from First Light will have bingo at 1:30 p.m. ————————————————————————————————————————- ———-All Veterans: You Can Join the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) If you are 80 or over, you can join for free! Contact David Weeks, commander of the local chapter in Dayton for more information. Call him at 937937-581581-0627. Page 8 Greetings from sunny Florida. Wishing everyone a "Happy & Healthy New Year" 1/15 - 1/23/16 - Miami & Key West - check in 7:30 am - depart 8:00 am from the Rec Center 1111 Stonequarry Rd - Vandalia, Ohio. Hotel Information: 1/15 - Holiday Inn Northlake - Atlanta, Ga - 770770-934934-6000 1/16 - Holiday Inn Orlando, Fl - 407407-396396-4222 1/17 - 1/21 - Miccosukee Resort - Miami, Fl - 305305-925925-2555 (please note: gaming available at Resort if you choose to do so) 1/21 - Holiday Inn Orlando, Fl - 407407-396396-4222 1/22 - Holiday Inn Northlake - Atlanta, Ga - 770770-934934-6000 1/23 - 1/30 - Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean 4/26 - Jason Coleman (Floyd Cramers Grandson $69 pp 2 seats available 4/28 - 5/8 - Croatia & Slovenia - SOLD OUT 5/18 - Mystery Tour - SOLD OUT 6/2 - 6/8 - New York & Statue of Liberty - SOLD OUT 6/13 - The Lennon Sisters - $89 pp - 20 seats available 7/07 - Ron Retzer - $69 pp - 12 seats available 8/14 - 8/20 - Branson, Mo - SOLD OUT 8/24 - Mystery Tour - SOLD OUT 9/07 - The Four Freshman - $89 pp - 16 seats available 9/12 - 9/16 - Pigeon Forge - $479 pp - 25 seats available 10/07 - Mystery Tour - SOLD OUT 10/10 - 10/13 - Asheville & Biltmore Estate - $399 pp 8 seats available 12/01 - Ton Retzer & Friends $69 pp - 10 seats available Note: Date change from 11/30 Happy Traveling! Liz Syska 937937-260260-0776 lizsyska0@gmail.com VANDALIA SENIOR CENTER 21 Tionda Dr. South Vandalia, OH 45377 http://www.vandalia.oh.org/senior_center.cfm OPEN: Monday through Friday 9 - 4 Coordinator: Toni Williams twilliams@vandaliaohio.org Phone: 937-898-1232 Fax: 937-665-0796 DATED MATERIAL: PLEASE DO NOT DELAY ~~ MEMBERSHIP ~~ Age 55 or older Younger spouses welcome! Vandalia Senior Citizens Club 2015 Advisory Committee: Co-Chair Co-Chair Treasurer Secretary Travel Director Catered Dinners & Mary Miller 890-1010 Donna Shirley 898-3765 Joyce Mason 898-2313 Frieda Schmidt 667-3408 Liz Syska 260-0776 Jean Lutz 890-4199 Entertainment Kitchen Shirley Stipek 890-9616 Your annual membership fees helps offset some of the costs of programming and support for the Senior Center. 2015 fees are: Vandalia Resident: $15 single-$25 dual Non Resident: $20 single-$35 dual **A resident is defined as someone who pays City of Vandalia property taxes. Membership for anyone over 90 is free but you must notify the office