Senior Moments - Rainbow Senior Center

Senior Talent Show
Restore: The Remarkable Joint Center
Do you have a Hidden Talent?
—A place to ask your joint replacement questions for free!
Hill Country Memorial’s Restore — The
Remarkable Joint Center welcomes you to a
free hip and knee replacement presentation.
Come and learn from HCM’s Restore surgeons. Restore’s interactive learning presentation includes Q&A discussion time.
If you, a loved one or friend are considering
joint replacement surgery…
Please join us at Kronkosky Place on Wednesday, January 15th for a complimentary dinner
at 5pm and Restore presentation at 6pm.
Please call 1(866)421-4264 to reserve your
dinner and event seating.
Please join us for our…
Senior Talent Show!
Share with your friends your talent they
never knew about!
Thursday, January 16th
10:00 AM
Sign up at the Front Desk!
Rainbow Senior Center at Kronkosky Place
17 Old San Antonio Road
PO Box 1039
Boerne, TX 78006
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Hours of Operation
M, W, F
8 am-4 pm
T, Th
8 am-6 pm
Lunch is by donation
Suggested donation is $3.00 per
meal.
Reservations required to
guarantee a meal.
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Cowboy Breakfast
Let’s Hitch Up Our Cowboy Boots and Have Some Fun!
Please join us as we celebrate our
7th Annual Cowboy Breakfast
at the Rainbow Senior Center
Saturday, February 1st
7:00-10:00 am
Live music by the Limestone Cowboys featuring Maxine Mayes
Inside this issue:
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Movies of the Month
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Announcements
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Who ‘Dat
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Celebrations
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Activities and Events
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November Menu
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Vendor Events
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Snoop Scoop
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Upcoming Classes
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Upcoming Events
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128 West Bandera, Suite 3 • Boerne
830-890-5800
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Boerne: 830-249-2114
Comfort: 830-995-3032
www.rainbowseniorcenter.com
The mission of the Rainbow Senior Center is to enrich the quality of life for those 55 and better.
RSC does not endorse or
recommend any product or
service advertised in Senior
Moments.
Do you feel isolated because of your hearing loss?
Do your loved ones tell you the TV is too loud?
Do you have problems hearing in noise?
Do you wear hearing aids and are unsatisfied with
clarity?
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Please call before 9:00 am to make lunch reservations
Odyssey Hospice
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Senior Moments
Volume 31
Menu:
Breakfast Tacos, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, Hot Chocolate, Coffee,
and Donuts.
Donations are gladly accepted.
Winter Wonderland Dance
Please join us for some live music and country dancing with
friends. The Dave Laughlin Band will
be playing on Thursday, January 9th
from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Admission is
$5.00 and snacks and beverages will
be available. Don’t forget to bring all
your friends. Everyone is welcome!
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Thank you to our
Community Garden Sponsor:
Clara Gonzalea-McGovern
MarketPOINT Sales Representative
“At the Forefront of Senior Care”
Boerne’s Newest Rehabilitation Center
Short Term- Long Term Care
Inpatient-Outpatient Therapy
Accepting most Insurances
Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay
1440 River Road- Boerne, Texas 78006
Telephone 830-816-5095*Fax 830-816-5096
www.cibolocreekhealth.org
8431 Fredericksburg Rd Ste 170
San Antonio, TX 78229
C 210-307-7220
T 800-611-1446 Toll Free
F 210-617-1251
cgonzalez-mcgovern@humana.com
Movies of the Month
Get Involved!
AARP Smart Driver Course
New Year-Healthier You Health Fair
We need your help!
Thursday, January 16th
1:00 to 5:00 pm
After nearly two years of planning, researching, and testing, AARP is proud to announce
that a new and improved AARP Driver Safety
course — to be renamed the AARP Smart
Driver Course — has been developed. This 4
hour drivers safety course is designed to
teach seniors how aging affects your driving
as well as provide techniques on driving improvement to help drivers avoid accidents.
Wednesday, January 22nd
9:00-2:00
Volunteers
As our community grows, so does our membership
and opportunities for involvement. Volunteers are
needed at Seasons Thrift Shop, in our kitchen, delivering Meals-On-Wheels, calling BINGO! and helping
The Wedding Planner (Jan. 2)
at the front desk to answer phones and do lunch
Mary Fiore is San Francisco's most successful supplier of romance and glamour. She knows all the tricks. She knows all the check-ins. If you would like to explore your creative
side, we could use your help with greeting card recyrules. But then she breaks the most important rule of all: she
falls in love with the groom. (Jennifer Lopez, Matthew
cling, which is currently holding workshops every
McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras)
Wednesday morning.
Castaway (Jan. 9)
A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. (Tom
Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez)
Donations
At the Rainbow Senior Center, we have several programs that really depend on donations from the community. Our Gift Shop at the Center, Seasons Thrift
Sixteen Candles (Jan. 16)
A young girls “sweet sixteenth” birthday becomes anything but Store, and the Home Health Closet all rely on your
support. We sell lightly used clothing, jewelry, accesspecial as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
(Molly Ringwald, Anothony Michael Hall, Justin Henry)
sories, household and decorating items in the Gift
Shop and at Seasons. The money we raise comes
The Pursuit of Happyness (Jan. 23)
back into the programs we offer at the Center. The
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he’s poised to
Home Health Closet is always looking for walkers
begin a life-changing professional endeavor. (Will Smith,
with seats, wheelchairs and shower chairs to lend
Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith)
out to those in need in the community.
Shrek (Jan. 30)
An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an
annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming
lord, wishing himself a King. (Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz)
Please call Christina Avena at 830-249-2114 to
discuss donations and volunteer opportunities!
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Come join us from 9:00-2:00 on January 22nd
for another RSC Health Fair. Start your new
year off fresh and healthy with tips from various local vendors who will be here to answer
questions and hand out information. There
will be health screenings available and lots of
goodies and door prizes and more. Don’t
miss out on all the fun! This is also a great
opportunity to bring a friend to the center as
Available to seniors in the City of Boerne and the Health Fair is open to the public!
surrounding areas, this course may also help
you save money on your auto insurance.
(contact your local insurance agency to verify
if you are eligible for a discount.)
Cost for course: $15 for AARP Members and
$20 for Non-Members. For more information
on this course and
to register, contact
Randy Williams at
830-249-8130.
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Ad Space
Ad Space
Hill Country Hearing
Transportation
Caregiver SOS Classes
10 Facts About Mental Health and Aging
Did you know that the Rainbow Senior Center
provides rides to and from the center on a
daily basis?
When: Monday, January 6
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Did you know that we also offer rides to pick
Support Group
up prescriptions, take you to do your grocery
shopping and to doctors appointments in the Support groups bring together people facing similar
local Boerne area?
issues. Members of support groups often share ex-
Snoop Scoop
Hill Country Hearing hosted a Community Appreciation event December 2nd through December 6th. Some RSC
members attended including Rudy Capen, Janie Murphy, Al Stevens, and Mitchell Tomasini. All of the guests were
treated to cookies and apple cider. Those in attendance were invited to vote for one of the gingerbread houses that
were made by members of the staff from Hill Country Hearing. The competition was stiff and so all were deemed
winners.
If you are interested in transportation to the
center or for other errands, please contact
Jim Allen at 830-249-2114 for more information as our space is limited.
periences and advice. It can be helpful just getting to
talk with others. A support group can help you cope
better and feel less isolated as you make connections
with others facing similar challenges.
When: Third Monday of the Month
Time: 10:00– 11:30 am
Our Executive Director, Joe Granados announced that the recent style show on November 23rd raised over $5,000 for
our center. He also announced that the old center on West San Antonio Street was nearing a sales completion. Next,
an application was made for funding from the Kronkosky Foundation. It’s been a very busy past few weeks for our
staff. We are fortunate to have this talent working on our behalf.
For more information please call: 830-249-2114
Everyone is welcome to attend!
Mr. Granados further acknowledged the tremendous membership growth we are experiencing. On one December
day we received 30 new members alone! When you see a new face, please introduce yourself and make them feel
welcome.
There were no surprises in the Wacky Wednesday Sweater Contest, December 18th as table 7 once more were all
decked out in interesting attire and blinking lights along with a Christmas tablecloth and lights.
Of the 6 decorated doors vying for 1st place in the Décor a Door contest, the winner was door 138 decorated by crafty
crafters, Betty Neal, Mary Alice Payton and Sue McCrary. Congratulations to this team of ladies as they received the
most member votes.
Sadly, we have lost several of our wonderful member friends this month, and we are truly blessed to have known
them.
Our kind and thoughtful caregivers
provide the following:
Yoga classes are starting this month. According to Webster, “Yoga is a philosophy, teaching the suppression of all activity of body, mind and will in order that the ‘self’ may realize its distinction from them and obtain liberation. It is a
system of exercise for attaining bodily and mental control and well-being.” Come join in to discover your inward
“selfie”. Fun for all and just for one.
Joyful, Positive Companionship
Bathing
Hygiene Assistance
Alzheimer’s Care
Meal Preparation
Light Housekeeping
Errands &Shopping
Medication Reminders
Incontinence Assistance
-Snoop
Health Texas
AACOG
Town and Country
We offer:
Affordable Hourly Rate
Morning, Midday & Evening
Live-in, live-out, overnight
210.698.7772
www.senior-buddies.com
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Ads
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Who ‘Dat
How the Days Got Their Names
She’s a Native Texan, pert, a bit saucy and loves to
dance. B_______ W_______ arrived in Boerne a few short
weeks ago, coming from Houston, TX where she lived
most of her adult life. In her younger years she lived in
San Antonio and attended Jefferson High School.
Saturday is the only day of the week that retained its Roman origins in the wake of the English invasions of the
Angles and Saxons. This may have been because there
was no Norse God to roughly correspond to the Roman
God of Time and the Harvest, Saturn. The Anglo-Saxons
simply adapted the Roman “dies saturni”, making it saterdaeg.
B_______ was employed in a hospital administrator department for many years but after injury to her back,
she began working at the local YMCA, first for her own
therapy but lastly assisting Y members for the last 7.5
years.
Besides his ownership of the day of the week, Saturn presided over a Roman festival known as Saturnalia. It was a
celebration of the harvest, but it was also a time when life
was turned on its head. Crimes committed on these days
often were not punished; masters frequently waited on
their servants; and revelry was taken to excess.
Her two Kendall County Resident sons persuaded
B_______ to move to Boerne and into a new apartment
complex nearby. She is still trying to find her way
around our area and seeking new adventures.
Saturday is the seventh day of the week and as such was a
day upon which the Hebrew God commanded people to
rest. Through to our modern age upon which the Hebrew
God commanded his people to rest. Through to our modern age Jews keep Saturday holy as the Sabbath—quite a
contrast to Roman principles.
When you see this new face a B_______ W_______ please
say hello and introduce yourself.
-Snoop
Before the advent of the 5 day work week (which began
to come into vogue in the early 1900’s) Saturday was
much like Friday, in that it was the final workday before
the day of rest. It is interesting to note that before the last
few generations the long work week was standard and
endured without complaint from most workers. In our
own time the 5 day work week is often depicted as long
and difficult.
Mystery Person: __________________________________
Your Name: ___________________________________
Time: __________________
Date: ___________________
*First person to guess correctly wins a free lunch*
The last Who ‘Dat was Roger “Slim” Giroux (December)
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Vendor Sponsored Events
Vendor Sponsored Events Cont.
Monday, January 6
 Site Council Meeting
 Blood pressure check sponsored by WellMed 1:00-2:00 in the Private Dining Room
10:00-11:00 in Room 138
 Caregiver SOS-10 Facts about Mental Health
Wednesday, January 15
and Aging
 Restore to You sponsored by Hill Country
10:00-11:00 in Room 132
Memorial Hospital
5:00-7:00 in the Gym
Tuesday, January 7
 Health Care Navigator Presentation
Thursday, January 16
10:00-12:00 in the Computer Lab
 AARP Smart Driver Course with Randy
Williams
Wednesday, January 8
1:00-5:00 in Room 132
 Intro to Computers with Randy Williams
9:30-11:30 in the Computer Lab
Monday, January 20
 Blood pressure check sponsored by All
Monday, January 13
County Home Care and Hospice
 Salt Meeting
10:00-11:00 in Room 138
1:00-2:00 in the Private Dining Room
 Special Bingo sponsored by Associates of
Wednesday, January 22
Audiology
 Intro to the Internet with Randy Williams
10:00-11:30 in Room 134
9:30-11:30 in the Computer Lab
Tuesday, January 14
 Blood pressure check sponsored by Cibolo
Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation
10:00-11:00 in Room 138
Wednesday, January 29
 Computer Q&A with Randy Williams
9:30-11:30 in the Computer Lab
124 E. Bandera Rd, Ste 201
Boerne, TX 78006
“Just up the street from Kronkosky Place”
Phone 830-331-9886
www.hillcountryhearing.com
hchearing@aol.com
“Call us for your hearing upgrade!”
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1020 S St Hwy 16 / PO Box 835
Frederickburg, Texas 78624
hillcountrymemorial.org
hcmdocs.com
January Menu
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Thu
Fri
Sat
Happy Birthday
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1
CLOSED
Happy New
Year!
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12
19
26
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Grilled
Chicken
Fluffy Rice
Okra &
Tomatoes
13
Hawaiian
Pork Riblet
Wild Rice
Garden
Vegetables
20
Chicken
Strips
Creamed Corn
Peas &
Carrots
27
Hamburger
w/ Fixings
Home Fries
Pears
7
Steak Fingers
Mashed
Potatoes
Carrots
14
Tilapia
Roasted Red
Potatoes
Broccoli
8
Cheese
Enchiladas
Refried Beans
Spanish Rice
15
Salisbury
Steak
Egg Noodles
Beets
21
Spaghetti w/
Meat Sauce
Mixed
Vegetables
Apple
Cobbler
22
Lemon
Chicken
Buttered Noodles
Carrots
28
Chicken
Fajitas
Pinto Beans
Spanish Rice
Tortilla
29
Chili & Beans
Fluffy Rice
Garden Salad
8
2
Chicken
Parmesan
Penne Pasta
Garden
Vegetables
9
Oven Fried
Chicken
Potato Salad
Baked Beans
16
Baked Ham
Scalloped
Potatoes
Brussel
Sprouts
3
4
Beef Tips
Fluffy Rice
Garden Salad
Peach
Cobbler
10
Baked Cod
Potato
Wedges
Cole Slaw
Hot Fruit
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17
18
Chicken Fried
Steak
Mashed
Potatoes
Green Peas
23
Grilled Steak
w/ Onions
Mashed
Potatoes
Garden
Vegetables
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25
BBQ Pork
Pinto Beans
Cole Slaw
Wheat Bread
30
Baked Cod
Red Potatoes
Lima Beans
31
Meat Loaf
Mashed
Potatoes
Green Beans
Tommy Bordelon
Jeff Haberstroh
Clifford Jones
Francis Koppers
Nelie Smith
Stanley Stallones
Sharon Starks
Elodia Villegas
2 Jay Davis
Rosemarie Duerr
Barbara D’Spain
Roger Giroux
Beverly Gresham
Billie Marvin
Karen Oster
Barbara Rangan
3 Melvin Carreira
Amando Laurel
Elaine Moore
Mack Oldham
Carrie Rodriguez-Vargas
4 Boyce Alewine
Mildred Doss
Jim Dunn
Kaye Ellison
Gary Herring
Patsy Jennings
Winnie Martin
Jack Moore
Faye Pritz
5 Jerry Edrington
Linda Flores
Tom Harris
Benjamin Potts
Clara Seamans
6 Marianela Alonso
Merry Brown
Reyna Johnson
Valerie Lauerman
Robert Oliver
Lillian Thrasher
Evelyn Upshaw
Joseph Wesolowski
7 Ann Anderson
James Hurst
Morris Lile
Ted Mumme
8 Lester Grosenbacher
Dana Hubenak
Frances Perry
Edwin Sherwood
Glenda Wilke
9 Susie Brown
John Crockett
Gloria Fritz
Evelyn Meuth
10 Paula Barr-Hunter
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Noelie Bockholt
James Eliot
James Henneck
Wilma Preston
Mary Pritchett
Kathryn Solt
Irma Rogge
Ruth Ann Snyder
Dorothy Thompson
Janice Bergmann
Charles Byrd
Paula Dorsogna
Mary Ann Forsman
Roland Funke
Lewis Birdsong
Marcia Ford
Nancy Reitz
Roy Roarck
Cleo Gibbs
Sharon Gibbs
Kathleen Guerrero
Cipriana Macias
Fred Valentino
Fran Wendler
Mary Bunch
Beverly Cook
Barry Diefenderfer
Karen Fletcher
Doris Gurd
Ima Cogburn
Connie Granato
Connie Matz
Suzanne Shivers
Charles Urban
Barbara Anderson
Neva Carstenson-Shaw
Robert Day
John Faecher
Mary Jo Floyd
Virginia Hughston
Brenda Lawrence
Shirley Moorman
Lola Paine
Phyllis Perley
Dixie Pfeiffer
Antonia Rios
Elaine Stoeker
Sally Taylor
Peter Garcia
Charles Hatten
Karen Hestilow
Thomas Pfeiffer
Tommy Tasch
Lillian Wehmeyer
Deborah Ballard
Marjorie Best
Margaret Brown
Joannie Christopher
Betty Devon
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Yolanda Doddato
Diann Eiserloh
Joan Gindorf
Jack Hearn
Maxine Mayes
Joann Phillips
Irene Scharf
Betty Shughrue
Williams Sprowls
Arnold Sturm
Leonard Thorpe
Nila Adair
Alan Granger
Gwen Lewis
Andrew Mathews
Bob McIntyre
Marilyn McVey
Elaine Monroe
Carl Stevens
Janet Tappan
Carl Anderson
Frank Bailey
Helen Barrows
William Blackman
Patricia Cole
Alan Condel
Don Fraser
Guadelupe Guerrero
Ernestine Lathrop
James Hicks
Frieda Lemon
Theresa Moreland
Ray Sevonty
Mariola Bergquist
Reynato Bugarin
Walter Carroll
Jerry Kelley
Mary Love Delgado
Edward Marek
Mary-Ella Gentry
Nancy Goldbeck
Jeannine Thormahlen
Jeanine Titus
Richard Baggs
Bill Baker
Marilyn Bergman
Roberta Gallup
Baudelia Mitchell
Daniel OBanion
Robert Short
Alex Soell
Reba Harmon
Lori Widener
Marie Brennan
Jo Caldwell
Susan Cather
Carolyn Cloud
Patricia Hartnett
Bobby Nicholas
Janie Perritt
Charlie Pryor
Catharine Schwarz
Martha Schwarz
Jospeh Sherman
Phillip Stevenson
29 Gloria Blank
Ethyleen Flach
Geoffrey Fowler
Pauline Holland
Sandra Kabanek
Irma Rios
30 Sue Anai
John Barteau
Marie Cox
Evelyn Gamble
Jack Gerhart
Joel Johnson
Hazel Martinez
Jean Murray
Helen Nowell
Maurice Rose
Doris Stahl
Virginia Turner
Gloria Williams
31 David Goodrich
Roberta Goodrich
Bette Griffin
Anniversaries
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5
10
15
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20
24
25
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Victor & Barbara Paderick
Herbert & Aileen Witzel
Dean & Judy Camarigg
Ronnie & Patricia Culak
Jim & Sally Dunn
Russell and Cathy Cheek
Ken and Deborah Allen
William & Ricca McClain
Don & Clara Meek
Bernd & Elaine Stoecker
Roland & Rachel Peckne
Eugene & Patricia Holliday
Frank & Frances Porras
William & Glenda Wilke
JANUARY Events and Activities
Comfort GAC Activities
Golden Age Center
628 TX Hwy 27
Comfort, TX 78013
830-995-3032
Activities
Everyday
10:00 Social hour
11:00 Lunch hour
Monday
8:00 Exercise
9:00 Bingo
Tuesday
9:00 Dominoes/Cards
Wednesday
8:00 Exercise
9:00 Crafts/Stitchery
10:00 Blood pressure check
Thursday
9:00 Poker
Friday
8:00 Exercise
9:00 Pinochle
January News
We are so thankful for those special
volunteers and members of Comfort
and Boerne, who have helped us
throughout the year with all the activities past and present. Without your
efforts we would not be able to have
accomplished such an eventful year.
The Golden Age Center members
would also like to express a heartfelt
gratitude towards all donations and
memorials made from our community
and businesses towards the center.
MONDAY
REGULAR
SCHEDULED EVENTS
TUESDAY
EVERY DAY:
All Day—Walking
Sit & Be Fit—10:00 am
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42 DOMINOES:
Tuesday 9:00 am
Friday 9:00 am
PINOCHLE:
Tuesday 1:00 pm
CARD SHOP:
Wednesday 9:00 am
RUMMIKUBE:
Wednesday 1:00 pm
KNITTING:
Thursday 1:00 pm
DRAWING:
Wednesday 10:00 am
SCRABBLE:
Friday 10:00 am
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FRIDAY
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10:00 Blood pressure 7:00 Breakfast
10:00 Stitchery
10:00 Tai Chi
1:00 Square Dancing 10:00 Health Care
Navigator Presentation
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:30 Intro to Computers
1:00 Gaming
1:00 Movie
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:00 Bridge
1:00 Gaming
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10:00 Special Bingo
10:00 Stitchery
1:00 SALT Meeting
1:00 Square Dancing
7:00 Breakfast
10:00 Blood pressure
10:00 Tai Chi
1:00 Site Council
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:30 Computer Q&A
10:30 Yoga
5:00 Restore to You
1:00 AARP Driver
Safety
1:00 Gaming
1:00 Movie
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:00 Bridge
1:00 Gaming
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10:00 Blood pressure 7:00 Breakfast
10:00 Stitchery
10:00 Tai Chi
1:00 Square Dancing 5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:00 Health Fair
9:30 Intro to the
Internet
10:30 Yoga
9:00 Bunco
1:00 Gaming
1:00 Movie
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:00 Bridge
1:00 Gaming
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10:00 Stitchery
1:00 Square Dancing
7:00 Breakfast
10:00 Tai Chi
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:30 Computer Q&A
10:30 Yoga
1:00 Movie
1:00 Gaming
5:00 Zumba
8:45 Zumba
9:00 Bridge
1:00 Gaming
MAHJONG:
Friday 9:00 am
Happy Holidays and a safe New Year
to all!
THURSDAY
RSC Birthdays and
Anniversaries
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SATURDAY
4
Closed for New Years 10:00 Make and Take 8:45 Zumba
Day!
1:00 Gaming
9:00 Bridge
1:00 Movie
1:00 Gaming
5:00 Zumba
BINGO :
Monday, Tuesday, Friday
10:00 am
SING-A-LONG:
Monday 11:00 am
WEDNESDAY
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