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SHIPLEY CENTER NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2016
THE CENTER NEWS
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE SHIPLEY CENTER
- MARCH 2016
St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
Thursday, March 17 at 11:30 am
Tickets (non-refundable) $13 Members / $16 Non-Members
Purchase tickets by March 14!
Catered by Bell Creek Bar & Grill
Serving a traditional St. Patrick’s Day
meal with dessert!
Pie Raffle
Tickets
$1 each!
Entertainment:
Olympic Ukulele
Strummers
Sponsored by Discovery Memory Care, Sequim Health &
Rehabilitation and Home Instead Senior Care.
See Michael’s Message “Only 10 Cents a Week“ on p. 5
Come Sleuthing With Us!
Friday, April 22 at 5:00 pm
Tickets (non-refundable) $25 Members / $30 Guests
On Sale Monday, March 21
More Information to come
In our April issue!
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SHIPLEY CENTER
TRIPS & TOURS
683-5883
Burke Museum and Amazon Books in
University Village, Seattle
We will visit the Burke Museum in the morning.
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture was
founded in 1885. It is the oldest public museum in
Washington state and was designated the State Museum
in 1899. Its administration resides with the University of
Washington College of Arts & Sciences.
The Burke is a research- and collections-based
museum that serves many audiences and communities,
including Washington state residents, tourists and visitors
to Seattle, educators and students, Indigenous and Pacific
communities,
and
researchers,
scholars,
and
enthusiasts. There are 16 million objects (and counting!)
in the Burke collections!
After the museum visit, we will go on to Amazon
Books, just down the road a bit.
Two decades after it started selling books online,
Amazon opened a shopping center storefront with books
for sale on actual shelves.
Amazon Books in University Village, Seattle, is a
physical extension of Amazon.com. They have applied 20
years of online bookselling experience to build a store
that integrates the benefits of offline and online book
shopping. The books in this store are selected based on
Amazon.com customer ratings, pre-orders, sales,
popularity on Goodreads, and curators’ assessments.
Most have been rated 4 stars or above, and many are
award winners.
To give you more information as you browse, the
books are face-out, and under each one is a review card
with the Amazon.com customer rating and a review. You
can read the opinions and assessments of Amazon.com’s
book-loving customers to help you find great books.
Prices at Amazon Books are the same as prices offered by
Amazon.com.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 8:00 AM to approx. 6:00 PM
Members $48, Non-Members $54 - Lunch on your own, a
variety of restaurants at U-Village.
Beth Barrett, Trips & Tours Coordinator
Spring is finding its way to Sequim; I can
feel it. And so, a few more garden and outdoor trips
are being planned for you. . .
It’s time for the Tulip Festival! Last year we
went in the midst of Spring Break, so I learned
from THAT mistake; I have scheduled the trip for
Tuesday, April 12th. The bus usually fills up quickly,
so be sure to call and reserve your spot.
I am working on finalizing all of the Regional
trips. So far, here are some of the dates set in
stone:
 May 24-26
Butchart Gardens/Chemainus,
overnights in Sydney & in Chemainus, BC.
 June 21-24
Snake River/Hells Canyon via
Leavenworth. Includes a river tour.
 August 23-26 Waterfalls, Whales &
Wildcards, Silver Reef in Bellingham area.
 July 26-29
Whistler Adventure-Still
working on this one
These trips are actually filling up even
without all the pertinent information available!!! I
was blown away! If you are interested in going on
one of these regional trips, I suggest you give me a
call to get your name on the roster, as there are
only 23 spots on the bus; one trip has 10 people
signed up already!!
The Prison Pet Partner trip sold out in 3
days!! I have a waiting list and I am hoping to
schedule another trip there (as long we have
good reviews and no one is held over at the
prison!!)
I’ve made a list of the shopping trips we will
be taking this year. If you are a shopper, you can
email me or stop by my office for “The List”. This
month we will be going to the Outlet Shops in
Auburn…’The Outlet Collection-Seattle’. In April
we will head over to Ikea in Renton, and stop at
Trader Joes/Bed, Bath & Beyond in Silverdale.
Beth
TAKE
A
LOOK AT THIS MONTH’S GREEN
AND BLUE INSERTS FOR
MORE TRIP INFO!
MARCH 2016
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Board Notes from the February Board Meeting
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Membership is at a new high of 1895! The average age is 72.8.
Judy Lange, Shipley Center’s Knit, Crochet, Crafts, and Fiber Arts leader has been
honored as a finalist for Sequim Citizen of the Year!
As the Center’s former tax accountant retired, we hired a new accountant who is highly
experienced in dealing with non-profits and public accounting.
Trips & Tours has a new highly-qualified bus driver. Five regional trips have been set up
for this year.
This month’s Tea and Fashion Show went well.
AnnaLee expressed sincere
appreciation to all the volunteers who made it such a success!
With two proposals submitted to conduct a feasibility study for a future Shipley Center,
the board unanimously agreed to hire Dr. Joe Sharkey of Texas A & M. He and his wife
are members of the Center and live part of each year in Sequim.
Michelle reported that the craft group created “fiddle” muffs and lap
blankets for those with dementia. Local care centers are wanting to buy
them for their residents.
Next month’s board meeting, March 15th, will be a Board Retreat at Bell
Creek Bar & Grill, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Database Conversion Almost Completed
As Shipley Center membership grows, so do the demands on our
member management database. Last year it was decided that our old system
was just that, old, and unfortunately that is not a good term when referring to
technology! We were not able to easily access anything other than basic
member information, and any time we wanted to make a change to a report it
required pulling out a book that was easily 4 inches thick and anything but
easy to read, not to mention that only one of us could use the system at once.
After an exhaustive search, we decided on the newer, easier to use, version of our old
system, partially due to the fact that most of the data we had in our old system could be
transferred to the new system automatically. It also included support from the company,
several people could be using it at once, and it is very easy to be changed/customized to our
needs. Mary Ellen and I have been working to update the new system with changes to
member information that came in during the conversion, and as that project is nearly complete
we hope to be using the new system for all reports, mailing, emails, etc. by next month.
This is where you come in to help us! If you notice anything unusual about the way your
letters are addressed, emails and/or newsletters being received, etc., please let us know
ASAP. With nearly 1900 members, there are bound to be a few things that were missed
during and after the conversion; therefore we also ask for your patience with us as we
complete this major change.
Michelle
MARCH 2016
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BY MICHAEL SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Only 10 Cents a Week!
Keeping Things Going with Dues and Donations!
Dear Members: Since 2012, there have been no dues increases, and Shipley Center has
been able to hold its dues steady for you, our valued and loyal members. We held off as long as
we could, but it has become necessary, after almost four years, to raise our modest annual
membership dues from $40 to $45 for individuals. That’s a weekly increase of only 10 cents, from
77 to 87 cents! Couples will go from $70 ($1.35/week) to $80 ($1.54 per week).
Membership in Shipley Center is still quite a bargain! Compared to many other senior
centers, our dues are considered low, particularly for all you get—the newsletter, discounts on trips,
classes, activities, games and socials. Free computer help on Mondays, a place to get your taxes
done for free through AARP Tax Aide, and a place to get help with insurance questions from the
SHIBA volunteers each Tuesday. Member discounts are also available on travel packages and from
area merchants.
When does this change take effect? The raise in dues begins on April 1, 2016, when new
members and renewals will pay the increased fee.
Is there any way to avoid this increase? There are two options that might help you avoid
the $5.00 increase:
1. Prepay and add as many years to your membership as you want to at the current $40 rate,
or $70 rate for couples, saving you $5/person for every year you pay in advance. Payment
must be received by March 31st, and is not refundable for any reason. (Check with your tax
advisor for the deductibility of dues paid in advance.)
2. If your income is less than $1579 per month (or as a couple, is less than $2125 per month),
you may apply for our Healthy Aging for All program. Your dues will be paid through the
generosity of the City of Sequim, the Albert Haller Foundation, the First Federal Community
Foundation, or through gifts from other members dedicated to help you enjoy the Center’s
benefits.
Why does Shipley Center have to raise its dues? Expenses—especially all types of
insurance—have increased, while the unpredictable parts of our revenue (grants, donations and
bequests) have not come in at sufficient levels. Also, several of our long-time donors are not able
to give as much as they used to, or have passed away, with new donors not stepping forward to
pitch in at the same level yet.
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As an example: A Christmas fundraising letter in 2012 sent to 1500 members brought in
over $30,000, but the recent 2015 letter to 1800 members brought in just $10,000 in
donations. That means that the average gift size in 2015 was 70% smaller than in 2012, and
that a higher percentage of members in 2015 were not able to or chose not to make a gift.
We depend on YOU! Donations to Shipley Center are an important part of its budget and success
in fulfilling its mission. If you are on the fence about making a donation to the General Fund or for
some specific need you’d like to support, please call, write, email or come visit me . . . let’s talk!
Donation Opportunity: See Kitchen and Café update on p. 15
Michael
MARCH 2016
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***Community Announcements***
OlyPen Ostomy & Intestinal
Support Group
WOW! WORKING ON WELLNESS
Date:
Wednesday March 9th
Time:
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Place:
Trinity United Methodist Church
100 North Blake Street, Sequim
Title:
“Bowenwork: Relieve, Restore,
Renew & Relax”
Kathi Gunn, ARNP & Stacy
Hopkins, LMP
By:
Sequim Senior Meals
OlyCAP has partnered with
Shipley Center as its location
for the Sequim Senior Meals
Program.
Meals are served Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays at 4:30 for a $5 donation from each
guest.
Reservations can be made by calling 360683-8491 before 3:00 the day before. For
additional information or help making a reservation
please call Gabe at 360-683-8491.
We are having great success at this
location.
A support group for individuals with
any type of Ostomy, Crohns Disease,
or other G.I. issues. Family, caregivers, and
friends of people with this type of chronic issue
are also welcome. Help to reduce anxiety, learn
coping skills, hear other’s stories, and be in a
place where other individuals understand. We
realize how frustrating, embarrassing, and
isolating a chronic illness can be, so please join us
to share your concerns and receive emotional
support.
*Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St,
Rm B, Port Angeles, held once monthly on
Tuesdays.
*Sequim Library, 630 North Sequim Avenue,
Sequim, held once monthly on Thursdays.
For dates and time, please contact us either via
email; emptyingthecrap@gmail.com or call 360504-2875.
Olympic Driftwood Sculptures
2016 Spring Driftwood Art Show
March 19 -20 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sequim Accordion Social
Hello fellow accordion enthusiasts! You are invited
to our Accordion Social held in Sequim.
On Sunday, March 13, 2016
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
(Remember Daylight Time Change)
WHERE:
Shipley Center
Suggested Donation: $2.00/person for room rental
Supplemental donations for Featured Players
welcomed
What to Bring: Your Accordion for players –
Your enthusiasm for listeners!
Dungeness River Audubon Center at
“Railroad Bridge Park”
2151 West Hendrickson Road
Sequim, WA. 98382
WHEN:
TIME:
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Nature’s treasures sculpted into a unique art form by
ODS members
Demonstrations of works-in-progress
Driftwood Boutique - Handcrafted driftwood items
for sale
Unfinished wood for sale
Our Featured Players will be:
A Showcase of Sequim Accordionists
RAFFLE for: Exquisite driftwood piece sculpted by several
members.
Questions: Call Caryl Dowell 520-369-3550 or
Frank Bruckner 208-290-4037
FREE ADMISSION
(Donations Appreciated - Cameras Welcome)
MARCH 2016
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BULLETIN BOARD for SHIPLEY CENTER’S
PROGRAMS and ACTIVITIES!
Gas Card Raffle
Win a $100 Gas Card (gas
station of winner’s choice),
donated by Margaret Cox.
Tickets are $1 each. Drawing will
be held on March 15 at 4pm.
New Beginner’s Mahjongg Class
4 week class starts April 6th at 9am. Sign up at the
front desk or call Dianne Whitaker at 683-4945
for more information.
Dominoes (Mexican Train)
Due to lack of interest, this activity
will be cancelled. If at some future time,
demand for this activity increases, it will be
added back to the calendar.
New Art Class
Beginning March 1st
10:30 am – Noon
Lenée Cobb, Instructor
For 4-6 weeks, these classes—Imagination and
Control by Abstract—will be focused on free-form art
that will include four projects and optional homework.
In this class, students will practice arm and
wrist movements to develop better skills for working
on more detailed pieces later on. It will also help
those with arthritis or who have suffered strokes and
need some free–form art therapy. Even those with
prior painting experience will discover improved
control and broadened imaginations.
After this series, there will be follow-up
classes. More information will be discussed in the
current sessions as well as detailed in next month’s
newsletter.
Register at the front desk, and receive a
complete list of needed materials.
FEES: $5 per class day for members; $8 for nonmembers. (See Spotlight, p. 16.)
Got any old coins, paper money,
or tokens hanging around?
Do you want to know what they are worth?
Interested in collecting coins? The Port Angeles and
Sequim Coin Club will be available to offer their
knowledge of coin collecting at Shipley Center on
Friday, March 18th at 9:30-Noon in the Classroom.
This is an informational opportunity to find out what
your coins are worth, and to learn more about coin
collecting. Members of the coin club will be there to
offer their expertise, advice, and offering to buy your
coins if desired.
Free to Shipley Center Members,
$2 donation for non-members.
Photography Classes
Three photography classes are being offered
over the next few months. The next class will be
Monday, March 21st at 10am. Each class will be $3 for
members and $5 for non-members. Please register at the
front desk.
The subject will be How to use your Basic
DSLR . This class will cover your camera’s
fundamental features as well as common accessories
that can positively impact the images you capture:
•
Image Quality
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Memory
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Lens selection
•
Automatic vs. Program Mode
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Scene Modes
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Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes
•
ISO
•
White Balance
•
Flash Control and Off Camera flash
•
Fundamentals of Composition
April’s class will cover:
Monday, April 18th at 10am – Nature Photography
JUDY PRIEST
WATERCOLOR EXCLUSIVES
PHONE 360-683-5660
ARTWORK FOR SALE IN THE
MAIN ACTIVITY ROOM
MARCH 2016
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March TRIPS
March 10th: Amazon Books and Burke Museums
March 12th: Symphony Concert No. 4
March 16th: Clearwater Casino
March 18th: Valley Nursery & Downtown Poulsbo
March 22nd: The Outlet Collection, Auburn
March 24th: Glenn Miller Band
March 28th: Prison Pet Partnership & Downtown Gig
Harbor
Smiles for Life
Where: Shipley Center
Date & Time: Last Friday of the Month
Please call or email to make an appointment
Dental Assessment, Dental Cleanings, Fluoride Applications
Dental Access Programs
Just want to pass on a
GREAT BIG THANK YOU!
Email: Cyndi_Newman@seniorsmilesforlife.com
to Assured Hospice and
Cyndi S. Newman, RDH, BSDH, MSCH
Phone: 360-775-9042
Dungeness Courte
for sponsoring our February
Tuesday Potlucks!
Donate your used medical equipment
for others!
Leave a message for the Soroptimist Medical
Loan Closet at 504-0231.
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MARCH 2016
Congratulations
To our winner
of the Fountain
Raffle
Michelle Rhodes!
ANNOUNCING . . .
GALA EVENT DATE AND CELEBRITY
AUCTIONEER!
Mark your calendars now for this year’s Shipley Center 5th Annual Gala,
presented by Sequim Health and Rehabilitation, Friday, July 29th, at the Sunland Golf and Country
Club!
Popular Emmy Award-winning television host, John Curley, will once again serve as
auctioneer, sponsored by the generous support of 5th Avenue.
2015’s Gala raised over $10,000 for low income senior memberships to the non-profit
Shipley Center, and over $25,000 for the Center’s Capital Campaign for a new building to better
serve its members and the wider community.
Sponsorships available!
Donations now being accepted for live and silent auctions!
Tickets on sale in June!
Thank you for your support!
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MARCH 2016 ACTIVITIES
MONDAY
M a r c h
T R I P S
information is
located
on
page 8 this
month due to
lack of space
o n
t h e
calendar.
7
9am
Balance Exercise
9:30
Watercolors
10am Knit & Crochet
11am Seniorcize
12:30 Chair Yoga
1pm
2pm
TUESDAY
1
9:30
2
Tai Chi
3
Balance Exercise, 9am
WOW Watercolor, 9:30
AARP Tax-Aide
Watercolors w/
Judy Priest
10am Singing Bowls
10:30 Art Class
1pm
Bridge, Mah
Jongg, Italian
Language Class
11am
Stretch Yoga 1
w/Leslie
Bunco, Ping Pong 2:30
Sr. Nutrition#
4:30
Spanish
Language Class
12pm
Bingo
1pm
Scrabble,
Stretch Yoga 2
w/Nancy
5pm
Pinochle
1pm
4:30
8
9
10:00 Cribbage, Fiber
Arts, SHIBA
9am
10:30 Art Class
1pm
Ping Pong
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
Sr. Nutrition#
10
Balance Exercise,
WOW Watercolor,
AARP Tax-Aide
11am Seniorcize
1pm
Bridge, Mah
Jongg, Italian
Language Class
2:30
Spanish
Language Class
4:30
15
9:30
9:30
Watercolors
10am Knit & Crochet
10am Cribbage, Fiber
Arts, SHIBA
11am Seniorcize
10:30 Art Class
Tai Chi
11:30 Potluck
1pm
Bunco, Ping Pong
2pm
Board Meeting
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
9am
1pm
2:30
4:30
Spanish
Language Class
Sr. Nutrition#
1pm
Fun Poker,
Ping Pong,
Crochet Circle
2:30
Senior
Sing-a-long @
Avamere
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
Tap Dance
9am
9:30
Watercolors w/
Judy Priest
10am Singing Bowls
10am PAN card game
12pm Bingo
1pm
Scrabble,
Stretch Yoga 2
w/Nancy
5pm
Pinochle
Balance Exercise
11am Seniorcize
1pm
Fun Poker, Ping
Pong, Crochet
Circle, Preventing
Mail Fraud
2:30
Senior
Sing-a-long @
Sherwood
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
11am Stretch Yoga 1 w/
Leslie
WOW Watercolor,
9:30
AARP Tax-Aide
Bridge, Mah
Jongg, Italian
Language Class
11am Seniorcize
11
17
11am Seniorcize
Balance Exercise
9am
Sr. Nutrition#
16
Balance Exercise
Fun Poker, Legal
Clinic, Ukulele,
Computer Clinic
(members only)
9am
PAN card game
Yoga
12:30 Chair Yoga
Tap Dance
10am
11:30 Potluck
FRIDAY
4
11am Seniorcize
9am
2pm
9am
THURSDAY
10am Diabetes Support,
Cribbage, SHIBA,
Fiber Arts
Fun Poker,
Ukulele,
Computer Clinic
(members only)
14
1pm
WEDNESDAY
18
Tap Dance
9am
Balance Exercise
Watercolors w/
Judy Priest
9:30
Coin Collection
Info/Valuation
10am PAN card game
10am Singing Bowls
1130
11am Seniorcize
St. Patrick’s Day
Luncheon
1pm
Scrabble,
5pm
Pinochle
1pm
Fun Poker, Ping
Pong, Crochet
Circle
2:30
Senior Sing-along @
Discovery
Memory Care
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
Yoga
MARCH 2016
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MARCH 2016 ACTIVITIES
MONDAY
21
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
22
23
9am
Balance Exercise
9:30
9:30
Watercolors
Arts, SHIBA
10am Knit & Crochet,
Photography
Class
11am Seniorcize
Tai Chi
9am
2pm
1pm
Ping Pong
1pm
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
29
2:30
Spanish
Language Class
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
30
Balance Exercise
9:30
9:30
Watercolors
10am Knit & Crochet
Arts, SHIBA
11am Seniorcize
10:30 Art Class
1230p Chair Yoga
1pm
Ping Pong
1pm
4:30
Sr. Nutrition#
Fun Poker,
Ukulele, Legal
Clinic, Computer
Clinic (members
only)
9am
Tai Chi
25
9am
Tap Dance
9am
Balance Exercise
9:30
Watercolors w/
Judy Priest
10am Singing Bowls
10am
PAN card game
1pm
11am
Stretch Yoga 1
w/Leslie
12pm
Bingo
1pm
Scrabble, Stretch 4:30
Yogo 2 w/Nancy
5pm
Pinochle
11am Seniorcize
2:30
Fun Poker, Ping
Pong, Crochet
Circle
Sr Sing-a-long @
Sequim Health &
Rehab
Sr. Nutrition#
31
WOW Watercolor, 9:30
AARP Tax-Aide
11am Seniorcize
1pm
Bridge, Mah
Jongg, Italian
Language Class
2:30
Spanish
Language Class
4:30
8:30am
12 pm
AARP Tax-Aide
Pinochle
8:30am
12pm
6:30pm
AARP Tax-Aide
Pinochle
Bridge*
19
8:30am
12pm
AARP Tax-Aide
Pinochle
26
8:30am
12pm
6:30pm
AARP Tax-Aide
Pinochle
Bridge*
*Must RSVP 683-8716
SUNDAY
20
27
Watercolors w/
Judy Priest
PAN card game
11am
Stretch Yoga 1
w/Leslie
12pm
Bingo
1pm
Scrabble, Stretch
Yogo 2 w/Nancy
5pm
Pinochle
# Sr. Nutrition
requires you
to call
360-683-8491
before
3:00
the day before
to RSVP.
B Y APPOINTMENT:
Nail Care:
6
13
Tap Dance
10am
Sr. Nutrition#
Yoga
SATURDAY
12
Bridge, Mah
Jongg, Italian
Language Class
FRIDAY
Yoga
9am
5
Balance Exercise,
WOW Watercolor,
AARP Tax-Aide
11am Seniorcize
Fun Poker,
Ukulele,
Computer Clinic
(members only)
28
2pm
24
10:30 Art Class
12:30 Chair Yoga
1pm
THURSDAY
Daylight Savings
Time Changeover
1pm
Accordion Social
ALL
DAY
Dine-to-Donate at
Applebee’s with
Coupon on pg. 19
Happy Easter!
Feet or hands (Tue. Wed. & Thur.)
For appointments, call the
Shipley Center office at 683-6806.
Acupuncture:
Mondays - Noon to 2pm
For appointments, call the
Shipley Center office at 683-6806.
Dental Appointments:
Smiles for Life - Dental Access Program.
For appointments, call 775-9042
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Cynthia Edel
Carol Nesbitt
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Carole Doerschlag
Orland Russell
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Sharon A Clark
Pauline Jeffery
Harry Roestenberg
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Rena Blank
Kira Kersting
Catherine Venator
Merrily Abner
Lora Bergren
Naomi Hutchinson
Tonie Scott
Elizabeth Smith
Patrick L Dillon
Ralph E Hall
Theodore Miller
Elizabeth Newlon
Dale Rodger
Jeanne Marie Truskin
Carol Yada
Betty Archer
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Lois Schaefer
Laurale Scott
11 Victoria Lincoln
Cherie Westfall
Donna Woods
12 Sherryl Bird
Lois Claar
Robert Elfant
Verla Harwell
Carolyn Petersen
Valley Smith
13 Ruth Erskine
Dera Hamilton
Su-lin Mahan
Dorothea Millar
Maria Piazza
Frederic Robinson
14 Janice Boyungs
Georgeanne Bradley
Bill Cunningham
Larry Kahle
James Mann
Doreen St Clair
Patricia Coughlin-Mawson
Kristi Fight
Orville Graham
Charles Sullivan
Elaine J Webber
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10 Lillian Macedo
Phyllis Bentley
Richard Dietz
Margaret Lajambe
Cathy Magnusen
Charles Magnusen
Renee Miller
Randall Radock
Shirley Rodgers
Royoko Toyama
10 Joseph A Chiarella
Bo Engmyr
Anna Marie Lovett
15 Carolyn Black
Frank Cimino
Dena Stapish
Dorothy A Wilson
16 Nancy Brown
Lori Garlington
Martin Shapiro
Pam Upchurch
17 Janice Canale
Patricia Fogard
Stuart J MacKenzie
Sandy Pope
Patricia Svege
18 Pat Bohn
Maxine Boucher
Albert Burge
MARCH 2016
18 Diane Fisk
25 Lorri Gilchrist
19 Renee Adolph
26 Jean Brown
20 Dick Abell
27 Nancy Bolon
Beverly Humphrey
Lois McGuire
Betty Saviano
Lynne Waterson
Maria Grotjan
Vivian Senz
Dave Small
Barbara Burrows
Coleen Diamond
Delmarie Fieldhammer
Anna Gregory
Robert Medsker
Wendy Meusey
Terry Stone
Margery Terpstra
21 Joan Hermanson
Nancy Isaascon
Margie Jaedicke
Mary Ellen Reed
22 Jean L Allen
Evelyn Boggs
Renee L Meyer
Robert Nagy
Polly Sarsfield
Harry Stayner
Judy Ware
23 Judi Anderson
Bruce Becker
Beth Culhane
Mary Jane Cumiford
Jeanette Hiatt
Bob Nuffer
Dick Rapasky
AnnaLee Smith
Joan Troop
Gail Van Den Akker
Roberta Sherrod
Richard Valaske
Shirley Voigt
Paula Wallace
Helen King
Polly McComb
Ann Waldron
Lacy Hennessey
Gary McGriff
28 Richard D Anderson
Robert Cacy
Dianne Howerton
Ingrid Lehrer
Brenda Mosler
Elizabeth Olszak
Mary Laura Ramponi
Katie Stokley
29 Diane Huntington
Elaine Leptich
Chris Orban
Marilyn Parkinson
Steve Schermerhon
30 Constance Butcher
Richard Godsey
31 Diane Drucker
Pamela Godsey
Geraldine Lesser
Andie Maaske
24 Lee Cox
Susan Mesches
Rebecca Young
Preventing Mail Fraud
Friday, March 11th at 1pm a presentation by U.S. Postal Inspector, Justin Lothyan, will be given on how to
prevent mail fraud and keep yourself safe! Please join us in Shipley Center’s main room.
T HANK Y OU TO OUR D ONORS
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MARCH 2016
Welcome to New Members
In Appreciation of Jaydee Price
Marion Rutledge
General Fund
Janice Boyungs
Anna Bush
Thomas & Chantell Collins
Kathleen Cooney
Robert Coppo
Susan Elvert
Phillip & Myrna Ford
Sandy Greenlief
Claude Groff
Ivan & Carol Hoyt
Glenn & Carol Juenemann
Pam Kauffman
Phillip Kuchler
William & Jeanne Manzer
Russell & Catherine McKenna
Sharlene Minshall
Florence Missiaen
Sherry Nagel
Eva Rider
Janice & Gary Smith
Sharon Torgeson
Cherie Westfall
Jackson & Elizabeth Williams
Bob & Elizabeth Young
LEGACY GIVING
IT’S MORE THAN AN ACT OF GENEROSITY
IT IS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE
FUTURE OF OUR CENTER. TO BE A PART OF
THIS FINE TRADITION, ASK YOUR ATTORNEY
TO ADD THIS, OR OTHER SUITABLE
LANGUAGE, TO YOUR WILL:
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Sequim
Senior Services, Tax ID number 911355592, 921 E Hammond St, Sequim, WA
98382, (insert: dollar amount, percentage
of estate, description of real estate or
other property, nature of gift, or remainder
of my estate).”
Contact: Executive Director, Michael Smith,
to discuss legacy giving.
Susan Bermel
Marcia L Bingham
Carolyn Black
Harvey Blum
Jack E Brown
Penny Dorothy
Robert Dean Dorothy
Penny Duffy
Mary S Dunham
Shirley Estes
Bonny Goodale
Deonne Hanson
Leslie Hosmer
Sandy Hosmer
David Jackson
Julie Jackson
Sara Johnson
Walter L Johnson
Wayland Kauffman
Greg MacDonald
Helen MacDonald
Cindy MacKay
Kathy Martin
Barbara Muehl
Nancy Murphy
Elinor Nast
Frederick Nast
Fay Oliver
Donald Parke
Cheryl Parsons
Diane Porter
Ruth A Provenzano
Patricia A Ramsey
Bob Rodenberger
Jeannine Rodenberger
Diane Schmidt
Patty Silvertsen
Audrey Steele
Britt Steele
Gina Trafton
Laurence Trafton
Bernice Tucker
Shirley Van Hoover
Neil Wallace
Paula Wallace
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the
families of our deceased members.
Please take a moment to remember our
members who have recently passed away
In Memory Of:
Bud Kreitle
Roger Masquefa
John P Smith
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MARCH 2016
Chamber After Hours Success!
On February 16th, Shipley Center hosted the
Sequim/Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce
After Hours Event. Around 35 members of the
Chamber of Commerce (typically local business
owners/leaders) attended, along with several
board members. It was a great way for those
community leaders to become familiar with all
that Shipley Center currently offers, and our
future plans!
Shipley Center Board of Directors honors Dungeness Courte Memory Care
Shipley Center’s Board of Directors has selected Dungeness Courte Memory Care as its
Sponsor of the Quarter Award recipient for 4th Quarter 2015. This award honors local organizations
who provide ongoing support to Shipley Center and its members.
Dungeness Courte Memory Care supports Shipley Center events, fundraising efforts, and
provides helpful information to our membership in the forms of presentations and literature.
Dungeness Courte is also pivotal in local efforts to support those with Alzheimer’s and other
dementias, and their loved ones.
On January 28th, Shipley Center Board President, Joe Borden, and Executive Director, Michael
Smith, presented the award to Dungeness Courte
Memory Care’s Executive Director, Sheryl Clark and
Director of Community Relations/Admissions, Jan Orr.
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MARCH 2016
And many
more . . .
Kitchen and Café Update
Our kitchen has been vacant since the café owners closed up shop, so we have decided
to have our own café in the Center! This way, our social committee and volunteers will be
able to use the kitchen for our events more readily. We are open to suggestions to name the
café, just pass your ideas along to me. We will hire a kitchen manager, and will also need
some volunteer food preppers, servers, dishwashers, etc. If you have skills, time and
willingness one day a week or more, let me know. Watch for signs in the café area – we might
be able to open sometime in March or April!
The fire department visited us, as they have other local commercial kitchens, and we
must update our fire hood for safety and to meet code before we can use the kitchen for
cooking again. At this writing we have our permit for the work approved through the City and
donations are encouraged to help us have a properly equipped kitchen with fire suppression,
as required. The budget for this project is $7000 to $10,000, which is less than half of what
some local restaurants have spent getting up to code. We are able to do this more affordably
since our in-house maintenance man, Duane, is leading out in the work that must be done.
We also saved about $5,000 since a generous restaurant owner in a nearby town sold us his
slightly used fire hood for just $1500. I’ve always got my eye out for a bargain to help our
Center! Let me know if you’d like to help us financially or with volunteer time.
Michael Smith, Executive Director
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MARCH 2016
Spotlight on Lenée Cobb
By Margaret Cox
“The goal for my art students is not to create pretty
pictures; we’ll be creating some fun messes!” So states this month’s
featured person, Lenée (rhymes with Renée) Cobb, as she begins
teaching a new class at Shipley Center this month.
Lenée’s curriculum will be quite different from most art classes.
She will begin with developing wrist control by using a more free-form,
abstract kind of art, giving her students skills for future projects
whatever their art focus may become. Her classes will be of benefit to
the “art-challenged” (like me!); as well as those who need art therapy
for healing.
As the classes progress, she has ideas to get into other kinds of
art, not limited to brushes and regular canvas. “We can get into 3-D
art . . . gardens . . . nature.” She enthuses, “I want students to
concentrate on shapes, color . . . lines, curvatures, patterns!”
The back-story: Born in Kokomo Indiana, Lenée spent her early life as a “military
brat,” attending many different schools as her family moved all over the United States. She has
vivid memories of the devastating 1964 earthquake in Alaska, while her father was stationed at
Elmendorf AFB.
During all these upheavals, Lenée found the great outdoors to be her one “constant” in
life. Through walking and hiking in nature, I developed a relationship with my Creator and His
creation. Even today, she is an avid outdoors-woman enjoying all that nature on the Olympic
Peninsula has to offer.
It took a born-and-bred Sequim boy to provide roots to tame this free spirit! With plans to
move to Port Angeles, as she was passing through Sequim, Lenée’s car caught on fire. Forced
to purchase an old truck that needed work, she sought help from the local service station
attendant, Duane . . . and, as they say, “the rest is history.”
As a young couple, Duane and Lenée were excited to find five acres of affordable, raw
land out on Chicken Coop Road. They pooled their resources and spent the first six months
there living in a tent. On December 3rd of that year, it got so cold, they moved into their 12’ X
16’ roughed-in cabin, built by Duane, with a Franklin stove which didn’t provide much heat . . .
so the next day they bought a proper-working wood stove! Without water or electricity, they
“pioneered” in this cabin for 5½ years until they brought a trailer home to the site!
A published writer, Lenée facilitated the Life Stories class at Shipley Center last
year. She has an online business as a “personal writing assistant” offering to coach other
writers in editing and formatting for publishing. Her web site, www.awritershelper.com, lists
other skills she can provide: typing, editing, organizing, ghost-writing, and artwork.
She has also owned businesses that utilized her artistic talents, Artistic Services prior to
marrying Duane, and RamBlyn Rose some years later.
Lenée eagerly anticipates teaching this new Shipley Center art class, both for her
students and for her, personally. She hopes many of you will accompany her on this journey . . .
I know I will be! (Art class details on p. 7. )
MARCH 2016
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FREE TAX-AIDE SERVICE CONTINUES
AT THE SHIPLEY CENTER!
IRS-certified AARP TAX-AIDE volunteers are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays to prepare and
electronically file your tax returns at the Shipley Center. The service is free of charge, and available through
the tax season.
The AARP TAX-AIDE volunteers are authorized to prepare most basic tax returns for low-and-middleincome taxpayers. They do not prepare returns for taxpayers that have income from rental properties, or
for taxpayers with complicated business returns. If you think your tax return may be beyond the scope of
our program, stop by and check with us . . . our taxpayers are often surprised what we CAN do for them!
Although the TAX-AIDE program is sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation, you do not have
to be an AARP member to benefit from this free service. The program is available for taxpayers of ALL ages.
Taxpayers should bring the following with them to their TAX-AIDE appointment:

Photo ID for the Taxpayer (REQUIRED)

Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents (REQUIRED)

W-2 from each employer

All 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, SSA-1099, 1099-G, 1099-C,
etc.)—these include income from interest, dividends, stock sales, retirement, self-employment,
Social Security, unemployment compensation, and cancellation of debt.

Documentation of health insurance coverage for everyone on the tax return. Bring Form 1095,
if received.

Copy of 2014 tax return

A check or bank document with your bank account numbers, if direct deposit desired

Any other documents necessary to complete your return. For example, bring documentation of
medical expenses, taxes paid, mortgage interest paid, and charitable contributions if itemizing
deductions.
An appointment is required. To schedule your appointment, contact the Shipley Center staff at 683-6806.
Tax-Aide room usage is sponsored by
Sequim Health and Rehabilitation
An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be
yours, wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your
world with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours.
MARCH 2016
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Chinese
New Year
1/26/16
T HE S ENIOR R EPORT
FEATURING NEWS ABOUT
S HIPLEY C ENTER
ACTIVITIES
DAILY AT 10:30AM, 2:30PM & 7:30PM
LISTEN VIA THE INTERNET @ WWW.KSQMFM.COM
MARCH 2016
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THE CENTER NEWS is published monthly for the Shipley
Center, a non-profit organization at 921 E. Hammond St, Sequim.
Deadline is the 12th of the month.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Shipley Center is to enrich the lives of adults
through social, health and fitness activities, trips, educational
classes, low-income housing opportunities, and referrals to
community resources.
SHIPLEY CENTER HOURS:
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
STAFF
Executive Director, Michael M. Smith
Development & Program Director, Michelle Rhodes
Trips Coordinator, Beth Barrett
Bookkeeper, Debbie Hudson
Administrative Assistant, Mary Ellen Reed
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Judi Anderson
Sandee Freeman
Brenda Peck
Eva Rider
Miriam Spreine
Jane Dalton
Elaine Leptich
Janet Read
Diana Spera
Rosie Zwanziger
SPECIAL PROJECT VOLUNTEERS
Jim Money, Computers
Steve Solberg, IT Network
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joe Borden, President
Margaret Cox, Vice President
Rena Blank, Secretary
Don Gerber, Treasurer
Raini Cacy, Crafts & Raffles Chair
Lou Foldoe, Transportation Chair
Ken Foster, Finance Chair, Grants Chair
Bob Hitchcock, Development & Capital Campaign
Carla Madison, Community Relations Chair
Patty Selaya, Personnel Chair, Volunteer Coordinator
Miriam Spreine, Member Relations Chair
AnnaLee Smith, Social Chair
B. J. Thomas, Birthday Card Coordinator
THE CENTER NEWS
Publisher/Editor: Raini Cacy
shipleynl@olypen.com
ADVERTISING/SALES
Michelle Rhodes
shipleycenter@olypen.com
WEB SITE:
www.shipleycenter.org
Shipley Center is not responsible for, nor does it endorse
any business or service published in this paper. Articles
written for this newsletter are the opinion of the authors
& not necessarily those of the Shipley Center or the Board
of Directors. The Shipley Center is a registered trade
name of Sequim Senior Services, a WA
Non-Profit
corporation, Tax ID #91-1355592. Donations are tax
deductible under IRS Sec 501(c)3.
CLIP & USE COUPON ON SUNDAY, October 18th
CLIP & USE COUPON ON SUNDAY, March 20th
Announcing:
Senior Sundays at Applebee’s!
Where: Applebee’s in Sequim (130 River Rd) Or
call 683-9090 to order “Carside-to-Go!”
When: The third Sunday of every month
Time: Any time from 10:00 am until midnight
Who: Everyone - Diners of all ages!
Give this coupon to your server when ordering!
15% of your food & non-alcoholic
beverages bill will be donated to your
local non-profit Shipley Center!
(formerly Sequim Senior Activity Center)
Thank You!
Office Phone: (360) 683-6806
E-mail: shipleycenter@olypen.com MARCH 2016
Office Hours: 9 am to 4 pm
Travel desk: (360) 683-5883
E-mail: seniorcentertrips@olypen.com
The Center News Sneak Peek…
Don’t Miss in March
Upcoming Events...........................................Page 1
Trips and Tours............................................Page 3
“Only 10 Cents a Week”..............................Page 5
Programs & Activities ...........................Page 6/7
Calendar for March..............................Page 10/11
Spotlight Lenée Cobb................................Page 16
Chinese New Year Pictures......................Page 18
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1st Potluck at 11:30am
10th Amazon Books/Burkes Museums
12th Symphony Concert No. 4
15th Potluck at 11:30am
17th St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
18th Valley Nursery/Downtown Poulsbo
24th Glenn Miller Band
&
www.twitter.com/ShipleyCenter
&
www.youtube.com/sequimactivity
Shipley Center
(formerly Sequim Senior Activity Center)
921 E. Hammond Street
P.O. Box 1827
Sequim, WA 98382
Serving the Sequim-Dungeness
Valley Since 1971
Be sure to visit our website at
www.shipleycenter.org
and enjoy our newsletter in full color!
www.facebook.com/ShipleyCenter
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