Golden Age News - Eaton Rapids Senior Center

Eaton Rapids Senior Center
Golden Age News
February 2016
Hours: Monday-Thursday
Open: 9:00am-3:00pm
201 Grand St. Eaton Rapids MI
517-663-2335
Who’s afraid of a little cold?
♫♪ Come sing with us! ♪ ♫
We’ve have started a Senior Center Choir, named “THE
GOLDEN OLDIES” and would like to invite
EVERYONE to join in the fun. Yes, even you who says “I
can’t sing” but you know that you love to sing around the
house! Singing is great for better memory, for better
breathing, for posture, and for socialization! We will be
practicing twice a month to start, on the second and fourth
Mondays at
10 am--11ish February 8 & 22.
Not the resourceful and determined members of the
Eaton Rapids Senior Center! Sooo… while
Punxsutawney Phil is looking for his shadow, let’s celebrate with some ice-cream after a comfort food lunch!
We will be having an
ice-cream “social” for
dessert on Tuesday,
February 2nd. Join
us for lunch and then
some ice cream!
Lunch is Beef and
Noodles. Let us
know if you will be here, please!
Weather Reminder:
If you would like
to know what to
do for a loved
one to help them stay at home rather than in a care
facility, come down to the Center on Tuesday, February 23rd at 12:30pm for our lunch program titled “Safely
Stay in Your Home” sponsored by Right At Home.
There will be a variety of subjects and speakers: Legal
advice regarding Estates & Trusts, someone for home
modifications that might need to be made, Hospice
care, and more. This program will cover many different
aspects of remaining at home, so if you have questions
please join us. This event is free to everyone.
When the Eaton Rapids Public
Schools are cancelled due to
weather, our morning activities MAY
be cancelled at the Center. We will
make a determination in the late-morning to determine
if lunch, afternoon and evening activities, such as Bingo,
will be cancelled due to weather. Call (517) 663-2335 to
check!
Please, be extra careful during the
wintery weather when you are
walking across parking lots and
entering or exiting your vehicle.
ERSC MISSION STATEMENT
To provide education, enrichment, health awareness and social programs: to serve as a resource for individuals needing assistance with medical and social networks, insurance, finance and related services; collaborate with other community agencies, local government and trained professionals to meet the needs of the senior population in our area.
Senior Center Info.
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Eaton Rapids Senior Center
Learn to Paint
with Dave Baker
Wednesday, February 3rd 9am-12pm
Fee: $30
Pay at class
Please sign up to paint this beautiful
seascape by Monday, February 1st..
Sign up in person or by phone.
You can see this in color on the
sign up form at the Center.
663-2335
Volunteers needed!
If you are willing and able, we can always use some help for
our monthly dinners at the Center.
We need cakes baked for the chicken dinners and pie bakers for the Swiss Steak Dinner.
Don’t forget to make your
lunch reservations!
It’s easy--sign up in person or by calling the
Center at 663-2335. Suggested Lunch Donation:
$4 members and $5 for non-members
THANK YOU!
We also need help with the dinner preparation and for kitchen clean up after a dinner. There is a sign up sheet at the
front desk.
Wish List
Suggestions needed!
We all love to be entertained, so if you have an idea for a
new program let us know! Tell us about any bands, choirs,
dance troupes, magicians, clowns, etc. If you would like to
have a movie day or game day, tell us. Maybe you would
like to be the entertainer and get a group together to perform? Let us know!
We are so thankful for the entertainers that we already
have, but sometimes our schedules don’t work out so it
would help to have more available.
Butter/Margarine
Canned or Frozen Vegetables
Coffee - Decaf. & Regular
Confectioner’s Sugar
Pie Filling/Salad Dressings
Cake Mixes (2 boxes needed
for each cake) and Frosting
Mayonnaise , Miracle Whip
Canned and Fresh fruit
Rice Cooker
Card Tables
Jello
Meat
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Please check the dates on your food donations...the
Health Department doesn’t allow us to serve outdated food.
Trivia Answer
Crocus sativus pronounced [SAF-ruhn] is the world's most expensive
spice. Saffron are the stigmas from the crocus sativus flower, there
are only 3 stigmas (referred to as saffron threads) per flower. Saffron
is hand harvested so you can understand why it is so prized and so
expensive. It takes about 13,125 threads to weigh one ounce.
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General Donations
Misc.
Deanna Alldaffer
Rosalind Bullen
Ann Cook
Al Davis
Phyliss Eaton
Don Grimes
Bob Hazel
Mary Jenkins
Tim Johnson
Barb Loveless
Terri Swift
Jackie Warfield
Nancy Wotkyns
Ellen Arnold
Al Barr
Dimondale Nursing Care
Rochane Cotter
Linton Davidson
Jackie Hare
Betty Hendrickson
Brenda Hillard
Russell & Nancy Olejownik
Nancy Wotkyns
Kitchen Donations
Parking Lot
Mary Allen
Mannie Block
Bev England
Jackie Hare
Kay Krumm
Joanne Marriott
Dee Sherman
Jon Stoppels
Herb & Karline Gates
Verlon & Kathy Graham
We love & appreciate
our many supporters!
The Arrow and the Song
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Leave A Legacy...
As a community service organization that
serves the senior population of Eaton County,
please remember the Eaton Rapids
Senior Center in your Charitable Bequests,
Memorials, and Annual Donations.
Please remember Eaton Rapids Senior Center
in your will or trust.
While we make an earnest effort to have our donation listing as correct as possible, but occasionally a name
may be missed. Please know that we will include your name in the next month’s publication and that we truly
appreciate your generosity and do not omit any names intentionally.
Eaton Rapids Senior Center
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Let me be the LAST
to wish you a Happy
New Year!
The Jam Session Saturday night was just
Feb 6 1st Saturday Dance 7-10pm
Feb 8 Senior Choir Practice 10am-12pm
Feb 9 Doug Parr 12:30pm
Feb 16 Larry J. & Steve R. 12:30pm
great, according to Bill.
There were 13 musicians and singers. Bill
Feb 20 Jam Session 6-9pm
sang some old favorites, Steve sang the
Feb 22 Senior Choir Practice 10am-12pm
Chicken Song, and Larry did himself proud
Feb 25 Music (TBA) 12:30pm
with some Garth Brooks songs. Terry
Kikendall did old favorites and Ann Cook
sang some great songs.
There were 30+ people in
the audience. I was home
sick, Pat was home sick, so
together we were homesick!
Bernie
The Card Sharks-Barb Main, Alice Hall, Manny Block,
and Dave Kaiser
Playing those
Golden Oldies
that we like to
sing so well are
Gwen Albright
and Joyce
Fillmore. Next
choir practice is
Feb 8 & 22, at 10
am. Join us!
The Card Sharks team were the “Snow What!” trivia winners
this month with 191 points! This is the first time they have won
the top honors. A new trivia team joined us for this battle of the
brains--the 3 S’s! Stephanie Wright, who is the custodian for
the Senior Center, her sister Suzie Politza and Sandy Natusch
made up the team. New players are always welcome! Join us
for Third Thursday Team Trivia each month!
Dee Sherman donated a large frying pan to the Center to replace the one we have that the Teflon coating is peeling off.
Thanks, Dee! We also received a Kitchen Aide Mixer, an electric knife, a food processor and a breakfast sandwich maker
from City Manager Jon Stoppels.
Now we’re COOKIN’!
Thank YOU!
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Fun and Games
? A Trivia Question ¿
Third Thursday Trivia
What is the most expensive
spice in the world?
January 21st scores for “Snow What!”
Card Sharks
191 pts
3 S’s
135 pts
Divine Demons
110 pts
Dan’s Dynamos 0 pts
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1/4/16
B. Hartley
M. Faust
C. Spellman
P. Hartley
1/11/16
B. Main
C. Spellman
B. Lampson
W. Hicks
A. Hall
A. Barr
M. Glassbrook
B. Main
D. Masters
W. Morse
B. Lampson
M. Block
S. Hart
B. Hartley
W. Morse
1/18/16 P. Hartley
1/25/16
B. Hartley
J. Marriott
D. Kaiser
B. Main
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Wendee
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Eaton Rapids Senior Center
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My Friends
by Clara Squires
I have many friends that understand,
In my bookcase there they stand,
Some are well marked and pages torn,
But they are my friends, tho slightly worn.
ERSC Second Annual Book Sale
Saturday, February 27th
Lines underscored, they have served me well,
When in my search they were there to tell,
All the things I want to know,
10am - 3pm
Lots of titles to choose from!
Over the years they have helped me grow.
The Senior Center
Library-We have many
different authors and a
variety of genres to
choose from, there is
something for everyone.
This is a poem from our
very own book,
“Poems From the
Heart”, which was written by local seniors in
1989. We also have
cookbooks written by
local seniors, be sure to
check them out!
Dave Kaiser is one of those guys who always jumps in to
help, which is a wonderful person to have around! If you need
something moved, if you need someone to run to the store, if
you need some
GREAT pancakes
made, or maybe you
need someone who is
an expert bingo caller-Dave is your man!
(Just don’t feed him
chicken!)
A wonderful offer
is still available
from Laura DeLong
Realty--if you sell
your home through
Laura, she will donate her commission from the sale to the Eaton Rapids Senior Center. Call Laura at (517)719-8021 to discuss selling your home. Her office is located at 131 S
Main St. in downtown Eaton Rapids.
We want Dave to
know how much we
appreciate all that he
does for the Eaton
Rapids Senior Center!
Laura has always been a great supporter of the Eaton
Rapids Senior Center. We appreciate that very much!
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Coloring for
Adults!
Monday, Feb. 15th 1-3pm
Join us for some creative therapy
and good conversation!
Lunch Partners
What is a Lunch Partner? Lunch Partners donate $50 to help
pay for our Monday-Tuesday-Thursday lunches at the Center.
This enables us to use the money we would normally spend on
that meal in other ways, like paying bills, which is very helpful.
We’ve had some wonderful Lunch Partners this year, like Eaton
County Commissioner Jeremy Whittum, Glenn Buege Buick
GMC, Janell Bush, Voss Insurance Okemos, and Mae Locke.
We thank them all! If you would like to be a Lunch Partner, just
let us know.
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February 2016 Member Spotlight
Gwen Albright
Gwen raised 3 daughters and lives in Eaton Rapids, but there
is so much more to this thoughtful and caring lady. She is
always smiling and lending a hand. She helps set up for
our monthly dinners in the morning, and then works them in
the evening, too.
Gwen is an “active” member who comes for exercise class 3
times a week and plays Wii bowling twice a week. She is also
busy helping to start a Senior Choir. We are so lucky to have
Gwen as a part of our Center! Thank you, Gwen, for all you
do!
Advisory Board Update: The Senior Center Advisory Board has been working hard to bring new events and activities
to the Center. The board consists of Ruth Gooch, Phyllis Davidson, Joan Dempsey, Mary Marrietta, Don Colestock, Bernie and
Pat Hartley, and Faye Perfitt, along with our director, Deb Malewski. This creative group comes up with new activities for us to do. Some things that they are planning for this year include the upcoming Book Sale (Feb 27), a trip to
the Jiffy Mix plant in Chelsea (April 22), Senior Choir (ongoing), Twilight Memories (tentatively in May), and a Rummage Sale on April 30th. If you have any ideas or suggestions for things you would like to do contact a member of the Advisory
Board or see Deb Malewski.
Carleton Mitchell may be almost 95 years old, but he hasn’t forgotten that the way to a
woman’s heart can sometimes be through CHOCOLATE! He works out three times a week
at the Center and quite often brings in tasty things to share. Most recently it was some lovely
Russell Stover Strawberries and Cream candy bars for the members of the exercise group! Last
month it was candy cane chocolate bars. He’s also brought artificial flowers in that look so realistic
many were fooled, thinking they were the “real thing”. We ate some wonderful fresh tomatoes this
past summer that Carleton purchased for the Center. They were delicious! Thank you for being
YOU, Carl! Stay Sweet!
Happy
We are officially known as the
“Rocking Chair Deserters” here at the
Eaton Rapids Senior Center. This
name was selected many years ago
by those who started the organization, to represent their attitude that
despite their age they were going to
be active and involved with the community--and leave those stereotypical
rocking chairs behind! Painting by
Esther Luttrell
96th
Birthday,
Dorothy
Masters!
This & That
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Eaton Rapids Senior Center
Own your Own Home?
3 Steve Rathburn
4 Doug Faust
4 Tim Griffith
4 Ann Isbell
9 Joyce Griffith
9 Marie Latta
9 Barb Love
11 Henry Puffenberger
11 Susan Sayed
12 Phyllis McDaniel
15 Nelda Greenhoe
17 David Wyatt
18 Bev England
21 James Swan
23 Pat Hartley
24 Helen McGiveron
25 Linton Davidson
26 Ray Ovenhouse
28 Barb Lampson
28 Jake Mick
29Maxine Crafton
29 Leone Montie
The February birthday cake is
sponsored by
Janell Bush of Edward Jones
(Janell is Pat Ekins daughter)
Please join us on Thursday, February 25 to
celebrate all of the February Birthdays and
Anniversaries!
We have cake and music for the special occasion.
Need help with a building/repair project?
Live in (or close to) Eaton
Rapids?
A group of adults of varying skills from First
United Methodist Church in Eaton Rapids (we
call ourselves the “FUMER Fixer-Uppers”)
would like to spend 5 days next
Spring/Summer/Fall working on a home.
First come - First served. You provide the
materials and we will do the work!
Contact Joyce Showerman (517)663-5284
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Kawai KL3 Digital
Electronic Organ
Like New Condition
$500 or Best Offer
A special tradition we have at the Center is our monthly
birthday party. It features a beautiful hand decorated cake
that is usually dedicated to someone or something. The
cake is served to the large crowd we generally get for
lunch on the Birthday party days.
You can be the sponsor of one of these cakes--just pick
the month you prefer and let us know who you would like
it to be in honor of or dedicated to.
The cost of the cake is $20. It’s beautifully decorated by
Kristine Hall.
We still have a few months in 2016 with no birthday
cake sponsors. We hope you will consider sponsoring
a cake.
The Golden Oldies are seeking a piano
player to accompany them! 663-2335
Call 663-2335 or ask at
the Center
Michigan Poem
It’s winter in Michigan
and the gentle breezes blow
seventy miles an hour
at thirty-five below.
Oh, how I love Michigan
When the snow’s up to my butt.
You take a breath of winter air
and your nose gets frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
so I guess I’ll hang around,
I could never leave Michigan
‘cause I’m frozen to the ground.
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Eaton Rapids Senior Center
201 Grand St.
663-2335
Sun
31
7
14
Valentine’s
Day
Mon
28
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
9:00 Exercise
9:00 Pedro
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Euchre
2 Groundhog Day
9:00 Exercise
10:00 Advisory Brd.
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Ice-cream
Social
3
9:00 Paint Class
9:00 Foot Clinic
10:00 Cribbage
10-12 Sit & Knit
12:00 Cards
4
9:00 Exercise
10:00 Beltone
Lunch: Potluck
Lunch: Beef &
Noodles
5:00 Bingo Café
6:00 Bingo
4:30-6:30pm
Chicken Dinner $9
8
9:00 Yoga/Tai Chi
9:00 Pedro
10-12 Senior Choir
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Euchre
9 Mardi Gras
9:00 Exercise
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Doug Parr
Music
6:30 Alzheimer
Support Group
10 Ash Wednesday
9:00 Admin. Board
10:00 Cribbage
10:00 Beltone
10-12 Sit & Knit
12:00 Cards
Lunch: Chicken
Enchiladas
Lunch: Turkey &
Rice Soup
5:00 Bingo Café
6:00 Bingo
12
11
Lincoln’s
9:00 Exercise
Birthday
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Penny Bingo
Lunch Partner:
Janell Bush of Edward Jones
Lunch: Teriyaki
Drumsticks w/
Pineapple Rice
15 President’s Day
9:00 Exercise
9:00 Pedro
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Euchre
1-3 Coloring for
Adults
16
9:00 Exercise
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Larry Jordan
& Steve Rathburn
Lunch Partner:
Mae Locke
17
9:00 Foot Clinic
10:00 Beltone
10:00 Cribbage
10-12 Sit & Knit
12:00 Cards
Lunch: Presidential
Chili & Cherry Pie
21
February 2016
Mon. - Thurs.
9am- 3pm
Lunch: Taco Salad
18
9:00 Exercise
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Trivia
5
Sat
6
1st Saturday
Dance
7-9:30pm
19
13
20
Jam Session
6-9pm
$3
Lunch Partner:
Voss Insurance
5:00 Bingo Café
6:00 Bingo
Lunch: Lemon
Caper Tilapia
22 Washington’s
Birthday
9:00 Exercise
9:00 Pedro
10-12 Senior Choir
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Euchre
23
9:00 Exercise
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 ProgramRight at Home:
Staying in your
home.
24
9:00 Foot Clinic
10:00 Cribbage
10-12 Sit & Knit
12:00 Cards
26
25
9:00 Exercise
Book Sale
10:15 Wii
Set Up
12:00 Lunch
11am-2pm
12:30 Music TBA
Lunch Partner:
Glenn Buege Chev.
6:30 Euchre Party
Lunch: Goulash
Lunch: Ham sandwich & Potato
Patties
5:00 Bingo Café
6:00 Bingo
Lunch: Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken
29
9:00 Exercise
9:00 Pedro
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Euchre
1
9:00 Exercise
10:15 Wii
12:00 Lunch
12:30 TBA
2:00 Pie Making
2
9:00 Paint Class
10:00 Cribbage
10-12 Sit & Knit
12:00 Cards
3
9:00 Exercise
9:00 Foot Clinic
10:00 Beltone
Lunch: Potluck
Lunch: Cook’s
Choice
5:00 Bingo Café
6:00 Bingo
4:30-6:30pm
Swiss Steak Sup-
4
27
2nd Annual
Book Sale
10am-3pm
5
Most Lunches will include a roll, salad, vegetable and dessert. Menu is subject to change.
1st Saturday
Dance
7-9:30pm
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Membership
2016 MEMBERSHIP & DONATION FORMS
EATON RAPIDS SENIOR CENTER 201 GRAND ST. EATON RAPIDS, MI 48827
2016 DUES ARE $15
NAME:_________________________________________________________________Date_________
ADDRESS:_____________________________________City____________________ Zip___________
Township:_______________ (If applicable. Needed for Grant purposes)
PHONE #:_____________________ Cell Phone: ________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS:__________________________
YOUR BIRTHDAY:___________________SPOUSE BIRTHDAY:__________________ Wedding Anniversary:_____________
Emergency Contact and Phone#:_____________________________________________________________
Enclosed is my Membership Fee $_________ Cash___ Check___
Donation of: ____________
2016 Membership $15
2016 Associate Membership (Under 55) $15 (no voting privileges)
90 years young and over receive an honorary membership
We can accept your payment by credit/debit card:
Card Number________________________________ Expiration Date____________ CVV number_________
Rent the Center for your event
The Center is available to rent for your special occasion. Anniversary parties, funeral luncheons, graduation open houses, bridal or baby showers, birthdays, etc.--think about having it here.
Our members receive a discounted price, and there is plenty of space--we can accommodate up to 146
guests at a reasonable cost, with catering available.
Call 663-2335 for more information.
Administrative
Al Barr, President
Diana Boyce, Vice-President
Gerri Linsemier, Secretary
Alice Hall, Treasurer
Board
Linda Griffith., Trustee
Sandy Hart, Trustee
Carolyn Wyckoff, Trustee
9am, 2nd Wednesday of the month
Advisory/Planning
Committee
Don Colestock
Joan Dempsey
Phyllis Davidson
Ruth Gooch
Bernie Hartley
Pat Hartley
Mary Marietta
Faye Perfitt
10am, 1st Tuesday of the month
Staff
Deb Malewski, Director
John Bradford, Bookkeeper
Elaine Canfield, Kitchen Coordinator
Stephanie Wright, Custodian
Debbie Rowlee Admin. Assistant
Non-profit organization
Eaton Rapids Senior Center
Presort Standard
U.S. Postage Paid
201 Grand St.
Eaton Rapids, Mi 48827
(517)663-2335
www.eatonrapidsseniorcenter.com
eatonrapidsseniorcenter@gmail.com
Permit #125
Charlotte, MI 48813
Return Service Requested
Find us on Facebook to see what we’re up to!
First Saturday Dance
February 6th
7-9:30pm
Featuring
The Jerry Hoag Band
$5.00 per person
Come and enjoy the music, fun & fellowship!
Thursday Night Euchre Party
February 25, 2016
Chairpersons: Al Barr
& Joanne Marriott
Eaton Rapids Senior Center
201 Grand St. Eaton Rapids
6:30 PM
$5.00 Per Person
BINGO Wednesdays 6-9 pm
Thank you Tim Griffith for sharing your
family’s patented inventions in January.
Doors Open at 4PM
The display for February is a variety of
Bingo Café 5 PM
quilting items from Joyce Griffith.
Eaton Rapids Senior Center
201 Grand St. Eaton Rapids
MI License A04381
Thank you to Linton Davidson for giving us
a new display case for our collections!
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