Newsletter August 2014 Regina Senior Citizens` Centre

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Newsletter August 2014 Regina Senior Citizens` Centre
Regina Senior Citizens’ Centre
Newsletter August 2014
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Newsletter - August 2014
August Crib, Whist and Kaiser
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Saskatchewan Angel Dresses
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Wheat City Art Club News
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Pen and Ink Oil Rouging
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Senior Applause by Ray Zelowsky
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Pool Room News
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Happenings at Winnipeg Street
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August Chicken Dinner
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August Activities at Elphinstone
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Elphinstone Update - Queen City Barbeque
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Regina Senior Citizens Centre
Regina Senior Citizens Centre
2134 Winnipeg Street
2404 Elphinstone Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X6
Regina, Saskatchewan S4T 7S7
Phone: 306 525 2154
Phone: 306 359 3847
Fax: 306 525 2155
Fax: 306 539 3881
www.reginaseniorcitizenscentre.ca
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August - Crib, Whist, Bridge and Kaiser
All games and tournaments are held at the Winnipeg Street Centre and start
at 12 noon.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Whist
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Centre Closed Trump Whist
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Bridge
Tournament
Whist
Kaiser
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Mimi Bridge
Whist
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Bridge
Tournament
Whist
Military Whist
Tournament
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Cribbage
Tournament
Whist
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Bridge
Tournament
Whist
Kaiser
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26
Mini Bridge
Whist
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30
Bridge
Tournament
Whist
Kaiser
Tournament
The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
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The RSCC cordially invites you to this free seminar. The seminar will be held at the Winnipeg Street loca=on, 2134 Winnipeg Street
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There will be a Free Educa=onal Seminar
August 22
Talking about all the op0ons available for suitable emergency medical insurance for all Seniors.
Lunch will be from 11:00-­‐11:30
$5.00 for Hamburger and Drink
Presenta=on from 11:30-­‐12:30
(Those who attend the presenta=on will be entered in for a prize)
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Saskatchewan
Angel Dresses
Starting on the first Friday of the month
the quilters at the RSCC Winnipeg Street
location will be sponsoring
“Saskatchewan Angel Dresses”.
They make burial outfits for infants 1/2
pound to 8 pounds. Volunteers are
needed to sew gowns and to take apart
the donated wedding gowns, bridesmaid
dresses etc.
You do not have to attend the meeting at
the Regina Senior Citizens’ Centre, all of
this can be done at home.
Wheat City Art Club News If you have any dresses that you wish to
donated or if you want to start before
September you can call Diane Virgo at
306 585 3683 or
dianevirgo@accesscomm.ca
This is the New slate of Officers elected
June 4, 2014.
President : Shirley Arnold
Treasurer: David Fuller
Secretary: Madeline McMurchie
Committees:
Membership: Clara Schulz, Bob McMurchie
Phoning: Margie Bertrum
Social: Edith Sudom, Shirley Arnold
Outreach: Joanne Corbett
Supplies: Shirley Arnold
W.C.A.C. rep. Madeline McMurchie
September new Memberships are due for
the club and the Early Bird Membership for
The R.S.C.C. will also start in Sept. New
numbers are needed to join the club.
Madeline McMurchie
You can also go to facebook - Sk Angel
Dresses
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Pen and Ink
Oil Rouging
“The Technique is very different
from traditional oil painting.
Rather than painting the picture,
we tint our pictures with colour
which gives a soft watercolour
look. “
Oil Rouging is where colour is added to your project and it is 100%
correctable. Using brushes you apply the oil in very small quantities. It is the
same effect as applying rouge to your face. The intense colour starts at a given
point and then fades to nothing at the edges.
If this project interests you Doris-Kaye Wiens is holding a class from August
5, 2014 - August 26, 2014. This class is held at the Winnipeg Street location
on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00pm. The cost is $40.00 for the class
and $10.00 for supplies. If you are interested in learning a new skill, we hope
to you try this class.
Please contact June at the front desk Phone # 306-525-2154
Or Doris-Kaye at 306-761-0305
The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
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Sweet, Sweet Summertime!
Summertime is a special time—long, lazy days filled with sunshine, warm sand on our toes, juicy
strawberries, the plaintive cry of loons at the lake, hot dogs roasted over the campfire, sipping iced tea
and watching the sun go down. But even more important, it’s a time for families to get together;; it’s a time of visiting and reconnecting. Time and the miles between us slip away as we listen to
grandchildren giggling and reminisce about days gone by. It’s a time of simply enjoying each other’s company. Together, we make memories that will last a lifetime…..and well beyond. Love endures all things.
Summertime is also a good time to talk with our family about practical things like wills, power of
attorney, downsizing to a smaller home with less maintenance, medical concerns, and future planning.
It might surprise you to know that it’s also a good time to talk about funeral preplanning so that your family knows what your wishes are. Our experience has shown us that stress can be greatly reduced
if final arrangements have been discussed, planned, and if you wish, pre-funded. Our preplanning
specialists, Bev Morrell and Brad Funston, would be honoured to assist you by explaining the
emotional and financial advantages, and the options available to you through our preplanning service.
They are available to meet, at your convenience, in your home or at Speers. And, we’d love to meet the people who are special to you!
The loving embrace of family.
2136 College Avenue | 306-522-3232 | speersfuneralchapel.com
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Senior Applause
By Ray Zelowsky
A Journey to Hell -­‐ (Hospital Excursion)
Recently my wait for an opera=on on my back (bulging disc) was over – I had waited a year and a half. Thus I was excited to know that my opera=on would be the next day. My doctor appeared to do the deed. The opera=on under the skilled hands of the doctor went well and it appeared that everything would be A okay. At this point I was given a powerful drug-­‐ morphine-­‐ which was meant to relax me and reduce the pain. Instead the drug turned me into a monster which was unknown to me. Apparently the drug morphine blurred my mind and turned me into a violent individual that caused me to be a danger to other pa=ents and to myself. I had no idea what I was doing and s=ll have no memory of what I was up to during the couple of hours-­‐ I’ve been told the hospital security arrived and pinned me down so that I couldn’t hurt others or myself. The frightening part was that the morphine made it impossible to know the havoc I was causing. Another frightening happening was that the security tried to scare me into behaving-­‐instead it made it worse. I’m told by hospital officials and doctors that this happens quite o`en. That drugs like morphine have the opposite effect instead of relaxing you it turns one into a violent being. When my daughter talked to the abending internist she was told -­‐you are making a big deal about something that happens regularly a`er surgery. I wonder how many pa=ents are aware of what a drug might do to them. Scary isn’t it!
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Due to my ac=vi=es under the drug my daughter had to stay with me during my stay at the hospital overnight. When she le` someone had to stay in her place to protect me from myself.
Lible did I know that my stay at the hospital would be under guard. Yes my visit to the hospital turned out to be an adventure instead of just a back opera=on and recupera=on stay. One of the saving tac=cs was that the nurses and doctors were very sympathe=c with my happenings. They certainly made my stay at the hospital bearable. It seems that the powerful drug like morphine can make a hospital stay unstable to say the least.
It took a couple of days for the drugs to leave my body and for the hallucina=ons to disappear. Finally I’m back to what can be called normal and the back opera=on that I went to our medical ins=tu=on to have is a success – thanks to the doctors and nurses who not only have to help us with our medical problem but also have to face the difficul=es that drugs may cause.
So from now on when I hear someone is headed to the hospital for an opera=on my mind will think – will the opera=on by an adventure like I experienced?
Yes modern medicine isn’t like the good old days!
Thanks to all who helped me through, this means the hospital full of doctors and nurses and all the others!
Thanks again!
The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
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Pool Room News..
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Snooker
Tournament
July 11, 2014
Regina beat Moose
Jaw 13 games to 9
Congratulations
Regina!!!
Regina Snooker Team
Moose Jaw Snooker Team
The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
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Cabela’s will be sponsoring a fun
Grandparents’ Day at the Regina Senior
Citizens’ Centre
Watch the September Newsletter for more information
The day will be filled
with fun, prizes and food
The RSCC wishes to thanks its sponsors ...
travel medical insurance
1-306-721-1435
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Happenings at Winnipeg Street Centre ...
Mondays - 4, 11, 18, 25
8am to 4pm Housekeeping & Yard Work
8am Snooker & 8-Ball - Games Room
8am to 4pm Rental Tours
12:00 - 3:00 Bridge
12:00 Cribbage - Lounge
Mini-Bridge Tournament - August 11 and 25 - 12:00pm
Cribbage Tournament - August 18 - 12:00pm
Tuesdays - 5, 12, 19, 26
8am to 4pm Housekeeping & Yard Work
8am Snooker & 8-Ball - Games Room
8am to 4pm Rental Tours
9:15 Floor Curling
10:00 Paint for Pleasure - Art Room
12:00 Whist - Auditorium
1:00 - 3:00 Oil Rouging
Trump Whist Tournament - August 5 - 12:00pm
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Wednesdays - 6, 13, 20, 27
8am to 4pm Housekeeping & Yard Work
8am to 4pm Rental Tours
8am Snooker & 8-Ball - Games Room
9:00 Lapidary - Art Room
12:30 Bingo - Ceramics Room
1:00 Afternoon Dance - Auditorium
Thursdays - 7, 14, 21, 28
8am to 4pm Housekeeping & Yard Work
8am Snooker & 8-Ball - Games Room
8am to 4pm Rental Tours
9:15 Floor Curling - Auditorium
12:00 Bridge Tournament
12:00 Kaiser - Lounge
Military Whist Tournament - August 14 - 12:00pm
Kaiser Tournament - August 28 - 12:00pm
Fridays - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
8am to 4pm Housekeeping & Yard Work
8am Snooker & 8 Ball - Games Room
8am to 4pm Rental Tours
10:00 Paint for Pleasure - Art Room
10:00 - 3:00 Quilting - Ceramic Room
1:00 Afternoon Dance - Auditorium
Saturdays - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
10am to 3 pm Snooker & 8 Ball - Games Room
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Chicken
Dinner
Wednesday
August 20,
Members $8.50
11:30 – 12:30
Non Members $12.00
Chicken Breast,
Rice Pilaf,
Please purchase your ticket
by August 15th
Salad and Dessert
The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
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August Activities
RSCC Elphinstone Street Centre
2404 Elphinstone Street
306-359-3847
at Elphinstone ...
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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2
12:00-3:00pm
Bridge Tournament
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4
5
6
9:00-9:30 Exercise
9:15-11:20am
9:30-11:30am
Floor Curling
Cyclists And Walkers
CLOSED –
HOLIDAY
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SASKATCHEWAN 1:00-3:00pm
DAY
Crib And Board
Games
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12 9:00-9:30
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Exercise
9:15-11:20am
1:00-3:00pm
9:30-11:30am
Floor Curling
Paint For Pleasure Cyclists And Walkers
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1:00-3:00pm
Paint For Pleasure
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25
1:00-3:00pm
Paint For Pleasure
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7 9:00-9:30am
8
Exercise
12:00-3:00pm
9:30-11:30am
Bridge Tournament
Cyclists And Walkers
7:00-10:00pm
1:00-3:00pm
Texas Hold’Em
Drop In Painting
Poker Tournament
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9:00-9:30am Exercise 12:00-3:00pm
9:30-11:30am
Bridge Tournament
Cyclists And Walkers
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12:00-3:00pm
Crib Tournament
1:00-3:00pm
Drop In Painting
5:30-9:00pm
RSCC Potluck
Supper
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20
9:00-9:30am Exercise 9:15-11:20am
9:30-11:30am
Floor Curling
Cyclists And Walkers
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22
9:00-9:30 Exercise 12:00-3:00pm
9:30-11:30am
Bridge Tournament
Cyclists And Walkers
1:00-3:00pm
Crib And Board
Games
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27
9:00-9:30am Exercise 9:15-11:20am
9:30-11:30am
Floor Curling
Cyclists And Walkers
12:00-3:00pm
1:00-3:00pm
Military Whist
Crib And Board
Tournament
Games
23
1:00-3:00pm
Drop In Painting
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29
9:00-9:30 Exercise 12:00-3:00pm
9:30-11:30am
Bridge Tournament
Cyclists And Walkers
30
1:00-3:00pm
Drop In Painting
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(306) 721-­‐1435 x104 (Regina)
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The RSCC wishes to thank its sponsors ...
travel medical insurance
1-306-721-1435
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Elphinstone Update...
RSCC Queen City Exhibition Barbeque
The Regina Senior Ci=zen’s Centre (Elphinstone Loca=on) held their annual Queen City Exhibi=on Barbeque on Monday, July 28, 2014. It ran from 11am to 2pm. Seventy seven people turned out for this popular event. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the centre and have an enjoyable =me. The weather was terrific that day.
I would like to thank the three musicians who entertained the crowd that day. They include Peter Dueck, John Buys and Irma Markel. A special acknowledgement to John Buys, as it was his very last performance. Thank you John for your many years of singing, entertainment and help. It was really appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who donated pies for this event. There were eleven pies donated. As well, thank you to Sandy Sandbeck and Gordon Lissel for cooking on the barbeque, Madeline McMurchie for running the popcorn sta=on, Marie Brigidear August 2014!
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for running the 50/50, Shirley Dunstan for selling =ckets for the barbeque at the door and the numerous volunteers helping out in the kitchen and for serving food. Without the help of our dedicated volunteers, events like this would not be possible.
We look forward to holding this event again next year!
Brad Weiss, RSCC Elphinstone Coordinator
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