Annual Flu Shot Clinic

Montrose Township Senior Center
Thank you to all who donated to the homeless
shelter. Special thanks to the Advisor Board!
The Shelter of Flint reports that 60% of who they serve are
children. Under 10 years old. 40% of people are homeless
for the first time. We will continue to give..
The 2016 Medicare Open Enrollment
Period begins October 15 through
December 7. On Oct. 23 and Nov. 6 we will
have a counselor at the center to assist you in
reviewing your plan. Call the Montrose Senior
Center to schedule an appointment.
Annual Flu Shot Clinic
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1pm
All ages are welcome. Call to reserve your
spot.
Project Fresh coupons
must be used by Oct. 31.
All unused coupons must
be turned in.
Join us for a Halloween potluck & Party.
See page 6 for more info.
Silver Threads is the Montrose Township Senior Center monthly newsletter.
Available via mail, email and/or pick up while visiting the Center.
Please notify the Center if you wish to receive the newsletter regularly with your preference.
Funding Sources—Genesee County Senior Millage, Charter Township of Montrose, Valley Area Agency on Aging,
MDOT, Community groups, and Individual Donations. This program/service is fully or partially funded by Genesee
County Senior Millage Funds. Your tax dollars at work!!
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Fried Chicken
Scalloped Potatoes
Key West Veggies
Sliced Pears
Dinner Roll
Grape Juice
5
Country Style
Chicken
Steamed Broccoli
Roasted Veggies
Fruit Salad
Wheat Roll
Milk
12
Marinated Steak
Patty
Whipped Potatoes
Far East Veggies
Sliced Swirl Bread
Mandarin Oranges
Milk
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Char Beef Steak in
Broth
Whipped Potatoes
Italian Mixed
Veggies
Fresh Fruit
Multi-Grain Roll
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White Chicken Chili
Tossed Salad
Sliced Carrots
Fresh Fruit
Corn Bake
Milk
13
Bean Soup
Steamed Carrots
Tossed Salad
Fruit Salad
Corn Muffin
Orange Juice
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19
Stuffed Cabbage in
Sauce
Ginger Spice
Carrots
Steamed
Cauliflower
Fresh Fruit
Wheat Roll
20
Chicken & Dumplings
French Green Beans
Potato Roll
Fresh Fruit
Cranberry Juice
21
Salisbury Steak in
Broth
Parsley Potatoes
Mixed Veggies
Wheat Roll
Fresh Orange
Milk
8
Boneless Pork Chop
w/ Gravy
Mixed Green
Yams & Apples
Fruit Salad
Corn Bread
Apple Juice
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Baked Veal w/
Cheese and
Tomato Sauce
Italian Veggies
Mixed Greens
Bread Sticks
Birthday Cake
Fruit Juice
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Smoked Turkey w/
Gravy
Redskin Potatoes
California Veggies
Corn Muffin
Fruit Cocktail
Pineapple Juice
26
Grilled Chicken in
Broth
Broccoli Cuts
Sliced Parsley
Potatoes
Diced Peaches
Dinner Roll
Milk
27
Meatloaf w/ Brown
Gravy
Steamed Spinach
Mashed Potatoes
Multi-Grain Roll
Mixed Fruit Cup
Pineapple Juice
28
Chicken Cordon Bleu
French Green Beans
Steamed Cauliflower
Potato Roll
Fresh Fruit
Milk
29
Pulled Pork
Sandwich
Baked Sweet Potato
Midori Veggie Blend
Sliced Pears
Grape Juice
POTLUCK
Spaghetti
Fri
2
Artisan Macaroni
& Cheese
Stewed Tomatoes
Steamed Broccoli
Potato Roll
Jell-O
Milk
9
Vegetable Lasagna
Italian Green
Beans
Apple Muffin
Fresh Apple
Milk
16
Baked Pollock
Almondine
Potato Pancake
Tossed Salad
Potato Roll
Mixed Fruit
Milk
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Chicken Enchilada
w/ Sauce
Refried Beans
Mixed Veggies
Strawberry
Applesauce
Milk
30
Halloween
POTLUCK
Hot dogs
Hamburgers
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
12noon Lunch
1pm Wii
1pm Shopping
Meijer
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10am Massage
12noon Lunch
1pm Wii
Fri
2
12noon Lunch
1pm Bingo
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12noon Lunch
1pm Euchre
3:30-5:30pm
Guitar Pickers
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9am Yoga
10:30am Writing Group
11am Blood Pressure
12noon Lunch
1pm Movie
1pm Independence
Village
5pm Weight Watchers
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9am V.A. Rep
9:45am Tai Chi
12noon Lunch
1pm Pinochle
1pm Shopping
1pm Flu Shot Clinic
Flint Farmers
Market & Aldi
Coupon & Quilt
3:45pm Zumba
5:30 Card Club
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12noon Lunch
1pm Bingo
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12noon Lunch
1pm Euchre
3:30-5:30pm
Guitar Pickers
4:00 Dinner Date
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9am Yoga
10:30am Writing Group
11am Blood Pressure
12noon Lunch
1pm Movie
5pm Weight Watchers
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9:45am Tai Chi
12noon POTLUCK
1pm Pinochle
Coupon & Quilt
3:45pm Zumba
5:30 Card Club
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9am Commodities
12noon Lunch
1pm Wii
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12noon Lunch
1pm Bingo
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10am Advisory
Council
12noon Lunch
1pm Euchre
3:30-5:30pm
Guitar Pickers
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9am Yoga
10am Paraffin wax
10:30am Writing Group
11am Blood Pressure
12noon Lunch
1pm Movie
5pm Weight Watchers
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9am Yoga
10:30am Writing Group
11am Blood Pressure
12noon Lunch
1pm Movie
5pm Weight Watchers
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9:45am Tai Chi
12noon Lunch
1pm Pinochle
Coupon & Quilt
3:45pm Zumba
5:30 Card Club
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10am Massage
12noon Lunch
1pm Wii
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10am-3pm MMAP
Counselor
12noon Lunch
1pm Bingo
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9:45am Tai Chi
12noon Lunch
1pm Pinochle
Coupon & Quilt
3:45pm Zumba
5:30 Card Club
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12noon Lunch
1pm Wii
1pm Shopping
Flint Farmers
Market & Kroger
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12noon Lunch
1pm Euchre
3:30-5:30pm
Guitar Pickers
1pm Shopping
Walmart
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11am-1pm
Halloween Party
12noon Halloween
Potluck
1pm Bingo
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Euchre
Chair Yoga
Mondays 1:00pm $1.00
Every Tuesday at 9am Improve strength,
flexibility, by doing yoga exercises while seated in chairs or while standing and using the
chair for support.
Call to reserve your spot
Pinochle
Wednesdays 1:00pm $1.25
Call to reserve your spot.
Card Club
Euchre tournament every
Wednesday at 5:30-8:30pm.
Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and
modifies the moves and pacing to suit the
$2.00 plus 10¢ a euchre. Call to
needs of the active older participant, as well
reserve your spot. Bring a snack to as those just starting their journey to a fit
and healthy lifestyle. Join us Wednesday at
3:45pm with Kim Warchol-Smith.
Bingo
Every Friday at 1pm
25¢ a card.
Twin Township Blood Pressure Checks
Twin Township Ambulance will be here the last
Monday of every month to do blood pressure
checks at 11:00am.
Tia Chi
Tia-Chi is a doctor-recommended form of
exercise/stretching. It has many health
benefits: increases flexibility, lowers cholesterol, retards Alzheimer’s Disease and improves blood flow. Also, it improves focus,
concentration, invigorates the brain, lowers
blood sugar and helps eliminate stress.
Studies show people taking Tai-Chi reduce
risk of falling by 48%.
Guitar Pickers
Do you play guitar? Do you wish you
could play better or practice with
others? Need someone to practice
with? Join us Mondays at 3:30-5:30.
Not just guitars, but any stringed
instrument, harmonica, etc.…
Join us Wednesday mornings at 9:45am
with Darci Bobb
Writing Group
Each one of us has lived a different life from
No fees
No need to sign up in advance everyone else, each of us has had experiences no one else has had, and you might
Any age
Drop ins welcome.
enjoy getting together with others who are
also thinking back. To write, if not the
entire story of your life, at least to put
down some memorable experiences, to see
Quilters/Crafters
how perhaps they add up to a whole.
The tables are open for your use on
Or you may have a totally different reason
Wednesdays at 1pm.
for writing something, maybe a different
story, maybe a poem. AnyCoupons
body up for a writing
class?
Clipping coupons are a great way to save some hard
See you Tuesdays at
earned money. Our coupon basket is available every10:30am.
day. Do you have extra coupons? Bring them by and
drop them off. We take store coupons and manufacture coupons.
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You are invited to our
Chair Massage
Registered Therapist Emily will be at our
center on Thurs. Oct. 7 and Thus. Oct. 22 to
perform 10 minute chair massages. The cost
is $8.00. If you would like an appointment
or want more information please call us at
810-639-2822.
Dinner Date
The 2nd Monday of each month we
go out to dinner. Drive yourself or
ride the bus. This month were going
to Berger’s Family Restaurant on
Monday, October 12th.The bus leaves at 4pm.
Please sign-up in advance so we can call in
reservations.
Foot Clinic
Healthy feet can help you to keep doing what
you enjoy doing. The human foot is a marvel
of biomechanical engineering that most of us
take for granted until the system fails or
breaks down. The average person will walk the
equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime, which is a long time on your feet. Keep
your feet in tip top shape, make an appointment with licensed podiatrist.
Bring a photo ID and your insurance card. Appointments are required to see the doctor. Appointments are still available for Wednesday,
November 4, 2015. Call the Montrose Township Senior Center at 810 639-2822 for more
information or to make an appointment with
Dr. Gold
Project Fresh
& Flint Farmers’ Market
All Project Fresh coupons must be used or
turned in by Oct.
31.
Join the Center bus as it will be going to the
Flint Farmers’ Market on Oct. 8 and Oct. 29 at
1pm for an opportunity to use your coupons.
Spaghetti
POTLUCK
Wed. October 14th
12noon
Please sign up in advance to bring your
favorite dish to pass.
Shopping
Our bus goes
shopping on Oct. 1
to Meijer in Birch Run, to the Flint
Farmers Market & Aldi on Oct. 8, to
Walmart in Clio on Oct. 22, and Flint
Farmers Market & Kroger on Oct. 29.
We also stop once a week to local
businesses to shop!
Paraffin Dip Hand Treatment
Tuesday, Oct. 20
10am –1pm
Paraffin wax is infused with
therapeutic ingredients. It opens pores to
allow moisturizers to penetrate the skin.
It relaxes sore muscles and stiff joints as it
softens the hands.
Please Sign up in advance.
$2 donation accepted .
Calling all Veterans
U. S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs offers a wide
range of benefits for our Nation’s Veterans,
Veteran’s Dependents, Surviving Spouses,
Child or Parent of a deceased Veteran. Meet
with Bob Rasche, Service Officer, Genesee
County Department of Veterans Services,
on the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Appointments are required.
Call 810 639-2822 to schedule your
appointment for Oct. 7th. Or Nov. 4th.
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Day Trip to Frankenmuth in October
Independence Village of Frankenmuth is hosting full day of sightseeing
and more!
Their shuttle will come to the Center to pick up seniors for a historical and
colorful bus tour of beautiful Frankenmuth on Tuesday, October 6 at
1:00pm. Enjoy the colors of autumn, stop at a few stores and
then end at Independence Village for some light refreshments.
(Shuttle is wheelchair accessible.)
Join us for this years
Halloween Festivities
Friday, Oct. 30
11:00am– 1pm
Bring your carved pumpkin for a Jack-O-Lantern Contest
Dress in a fantastic costume and see if you can win a prize!
Potluck featuring hot dogs, & hamburgers at Noon
Join us on Tuesdays for a free movie and popcorn!
This month we are watching:
Forest Gump, October 6 at 1 p.m.
Golden Eye, October 13 at 1 p.m.
Judge Dredd, October 20 at 1 p.m.
Tombstone, October 27 at 1p.m.
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BAKE SALE & MORE
The Senior Center will be having a BAKE
SALE & MORE event on Nov. 11 & 12.
We need donations of baked goods as well
as craft items, trinkets and small items.
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Judy Walker
5th
Onalee Sauve
6th
Peggy Cabala
8th
Rubina Tevis
Donations are Needed
11th Agnes House-Johnson
These items are needed at the Center on a
monthly basis:
13th Fred Domine
8oz foam coffee cups
Regular Coffee
13th Mary Walker
Decaffeinated Coffee
Dish Soap
15th Ginny Short
Creamer
Marshmallows
16th James Fortenberry
6-inch foam Plates
Foam Bowls
Bagged Snacks
16th Pam Iaquinto
27th Una Persons
27th Beverly Cummings
28th Jacqueline Stafford
28th Lavery Phylis
30th Diana McGath
Montrose Township invites the public to its
Farmers’ Market every Thursday from 4-8
p.m. The market is located at Barber Park,
11410 Seymour Road and will run through
Thursday, Oct. 22. The market features various vendors specializing in items such as
breads, pies, cookies, syrups, hand-crafted
jewelry, pottery, spices, herbs, seedlings,
plants, pet treats, hand-sewn goods, yard
ornaments and many other specialty items.
Shoppers can enjoy the scenic river view,
picnic tables and pavilion. To become a
vendor, download an application at
www.montrosetownship.org.
Loan Closet
We have a medical equipment available to borrow, including (but limited to), walkers, wheelchairs, canes, crutches, bath seats, commodes,
disposable chair pads, disposable undergarments, and more. We also accept donations of
any of these items. If you have questions,
please call 810 639-2822.
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200 Alfred Street
P.O. Box 3128
Montrose, MI 48457
Phone: 810 -639-2822
Fax: 810 -639-5899
Website: www.montrosetownship.org/
Medicare / Medicaid Assistance
If you need assistance filling out forms or
have questions, center staff can direct you to
the appropriate channels.
Feel free to call the MMAP Hotline
(800) 803-7174
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Are you 60 years old and your income is below
$1276.00 a month for one person or $1726.00
for two people? If so, you would be eligible to
receive food from Michigan Commodity
Supplemental Food Program at our center.
CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION
810-639-2822
Rada Cutlery is 100%
American Made - raw
materials and construction. Rada Mfg.
Co. has made and
sold over 132,000,000
knives since 1948,
earning the reputation
for remarkable cutlery, service and value. Here at the Montrose
Township Senior Center we
offer these exceptional
knives at a huge discount.
We often keep the most
popular knives in stock. With short
shipping times we can order any of
these knives and have them usually
within a week. Stop by and check them
out. These make great gifts for Christmas as well as other
events.
Advisory Counsel
JoAnn Fortenberry—Chairperson
Jim Fortenberry—Vice Chairperson
Margie Cole—Secretary/Treasurer
Agnes Bechel
Jeannette Dowd
Dorothy Mongeon
Lee Fannin
Laura Spangler
June Fittante
Mark Emmendorfer—Township Supervisor
Linda Miller - Township Senior Center Committee
Gary Keeler—Township Senior Center Committee
Staff
Mary Stewart, Director
mstewart@montrosetownship.org
Donelda Deming, Transportation
Sara Warren, Assistant
Mary Quast, Assistant
Montrose Township Senior Center
200 Alfred Street, P. O. Box 3128
Montrose, MI 48457
(810) 639-2822
Fax (810) 639-5899
(810) 639-2060
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