January News 2015 About the Sumner Senior Center SUMNER SENIOR CENTER Welcome to the Sumner Senior Center. The activities and services of the Center are available to anyone 55 years of age and older. If you are looking for a Senior Center that offers positive changes, wonderful instructors, social interaction and personal training, then our Center is the place for you. Here at the Sumner Senior Center we take pride in assisting you with all the best possible resources we can. We offer an array of different activities and amenities that we think will benefit you not only today, but down the road. Please feel free to inquire about any of the resources that we are currently offering. We welcome your suggestions. CLOSURE: The Center will be closed New Year's Day Thursday, 1/1/15 and on Monday, 1/19/15 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Trips include: Muckelshoot Casino on the 8th, Red Wind Casino on the 22nd, and LeMay Car Museum trip on the 29th sign up in the Activities Book. Join us for laughter therapy with Kirsten McDowall on the 20th! Fyi: Beyond the Borders Bus, NOW goes to Winco the 2nd Monday of each month. The bus leaves the Center at 1:15pm. If you are 55 years of age and have not visited the Center or taken advantage of the activities already scheduled, we invite you to please stop in to see our welcoming facility. Hours of Operation & Contact Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Staff: Melissa Holt, Program Director Deb Taylor, Activities Assistant Address: 15506 62nd St. Ct. E. Sumner, WA 98390 Phone: (253) 863-2910 Services provided by SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MEETS JAN. 26, 2015 Leroy Goff, Chairman Karen Spisak, Vice Chairman Judy McLean, Secretary/Treasurer Dee Parrish Ralph Oldroyd
Social & Health Care Services Genealogy Class Date: Thursday, 1/15 Time: 1:00-3:00 pm Cost: Class held in the computer room on the 3rd Thurs. of the month offered by Dee Fournier. Please sign up in the binder. Puzzle Table No room to work a puzzle at home? Feel free to join in on the communal puzzle that is always set up in the back classroom. Join your friends in putting together a puzzle. Foot Care Judy McMichael is an RN experienced in senior foot care. Come see her for a complete foot exam & treatment. Sign up. Every other Tuesday. Day: Tue., 13th and 27th Time: By appointment Cost: $25 cash OR check. Book Club! Come participate in our book club the first Thursday of every month. New members are always welcome. Books are no charge. Thank you, Stafford Suites for providing the books! Day: Thursday, Jan. 8th Time: 2:00 pm Computer Lab Our computer lab is open to all seniors. We have four computers available for your use during the Center s open hours, 8am-4pm. Catholic Community Services: Daily Lunch Program: Mon.-Fri. at noon in the dining hall. Suggested Donation: $3 over the age of 60 $5.75 for those under 60 Meals-on-wheels: 253.474.1200 CCS Footcare: 1/26 call 253.569.6000 for appt. Blood Pressure Clinic Linden Grove & Franklin Place an Enlivant community to sponsor blood pressure/sugar checks and/or bone density clinic. When: 2nd Thursday of each month no sign up, first come, first served. 11am-1pm Exercise Room We have a treadmill, recumbent stationary bike and hand weights available for your use. Come in and Work out!! Hearing Aid Checks Thank you, Sound Hearing for providing this free service of checking & cleaning hearing aids for our seniors. Date: January 9th Time: 11am Noon Please sign up in the Activities Book! Massage Therapy Reduce pain and stiffness. Get your monthly massage at the Center. Days: Mon., 1/5 & 1/26 Time: 1-3:30 pm Cost: $10 for 15 min. Sign up! Bring a Book-Take a Book Library! The library is self-serve. Participants are welcome to three books per visit. Please return books and donated books to the basket located in the library for our library volunteer to reshelve in proper order. 2
Special Events Birthday Celebrations Come celebrate our friends birthdays! Join us the second Thursday of each month for a Birthday celebration & dance. Thank you, Linden Grove for sponsoring this event. Day: Thur. 1/8 Time: 10:30-noon Card Making Class Come and join in. You will create 3 cards. Bring a glue stick all additional supplies provided. Day: Fri., 1/16 Cost: $6 Time: 11:00am Laughter Therapy Join us in laughter on Tuesday, 1/20 at 11:30 am with Kirsten McDowell on the benefits of laughter!! Trips Plan ahead.. Red Wind Casino Trip Join the Buckley Seniors, and ride the Red Wind bus. Date: Thursday, 1/22 Time: Bus pick up @ 9:30 am Cost: $2.00 Muckelshoot Casino Join us and sign up for Bingo Hall or Casino. Date: Wed., 1/8/14 Depart: 9:30 am Pick up: 2:30 pm Cost: $3.00 LeMay Car Museum Trip Date: Thurs., 1/29 Time: 9:30 am Cost: $17 plus $ for lunch. Come join us and explore the new exhibit, FORD F Series trucks (1948-2015). Have lunch on site at the Pacific Grill. Sign up in the Activities
11:00 Hearing Aid Checks-sign up 9 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday New beginnings or do overs. -C L O S E D- 1 2 9:00 Ceramics 11:00 Yesterdays Soup & Crackers 12:45 Beginning Line Dance 2:00 Wii 5 6 9:00 Yoga 7 9-11 Ping Pong 11:00 Karaoke 12:00 Painting Class 2:00 Silver Sneakers Circuit (NEW!) 10:30 Country Fever 10:30 Hand & Foot 12:30-4 Bridge Game 1:00-3:00 Intermed./Advance Line Dance 3:00 Beginners Line Dance 8:30 Tai Chi 9:30 Muckelshoot Casino 10:00 Dottie Lee &Band 10:30 Darts /Birthday Celebrations 2:00 Book Club 2:00 SilverSneakers 8 10:00 Creative Time 12:45 Beginning Line Dance 1:00 Massage 1:00 Bunco 2:00 Wii 12 8:30 Judy s Footcare 13 14 15 16 9-11 Ping Pong 11:00 Karaoke 12:00 Painting Class 2:00 Silver Sneakers Circuit (NEW!) 9:00 Yoga 10:00 Music Makers 10:30 Hand & Foot 12:30-4 Bridge Game 1:00-3:00 Intermed./Advance Line Dance 3:00-3:30 Beginners Line Dance 8:30 Tai Chi 10:00 Dottie Lee &Band 10:30 Darts 11:00 Blood Pressure/Sugar Checks 1:00 Genealogy Class 11:00 Card Making Class 19 20 21 22 23 9-11 Ping Pong 11:30 Laughter Therapy 12:00 Painting Class 2:00 Silver Sneakers Circuit (NEW!) 9:00 Yoga 10:30 Country Fever 10:30 Hand & Foot 12:30-4 Bridge Game 1:00-3:00 Intermed./Advance Line Dance 3:00 Beginners Line Dance 8:30 Tai Chi 9:30 Red Wind Casino 10:00 Dottie Lee &Band 10:30 Darts 8:00 CCS Footcare 11:00 Yesterdays Soup & Crackers 12:45 Beginning Line Dance 1:00 Massage 2:00 Wii 26 27 28 8:30 Tai Chi 29 30 8:30 Judy s Footcare 9-11 Ping Pong 12:00 Painting Class 2:0 Silver Sneakers Circuit (NEW!) 9:00 Yoga 10:00 Music Makers 10:30 Hand & Foot 12:30-4 Bridge Game 1:00-3:00 Intermed./Advance Line Dance 3:00-3:30 Beginners Line Dance 9:30 LeMay Car Museum 10:00 Dottie Lee &Band 10:30 Darts Sumner Senior Center 15506 62 nd Street Ct E, Sumner, WA 98390: Telephone: 253.863.2910
Senior Nutrition Program January 2015 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 20 Serving Days 1 Holiday 2 Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Roll Fruit Salad 23 Beef Stir Fry Rice Asian Vegetables Fortune Cookie Peaches 30 Baked Cod Scalloped Potatoes Carrot Raisin Salad Broccoli Tropical Fruit For reservations, call (253) 474-1200. Nutrition analysis includes 1% milk. (Butter is optional and increases the fat content of the menu.) This Menu is subject to change. Consuming raw or undercooked eggs, meat, seafood, and un-pasteurized milk and juices may increase your risk of food borne illness. 5 BBQ Pork Sandwich Green Beans Appleslaw Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Apricot Nectar 6 Turkey Pot Pie Mixed Vegetables Apricots Wheat Roll Pineapple-Orange Juice 7 Meatball Soup Chicken Salad Roll Plum 8 Lime Fish Salad Zucchini Linguini Breadstick Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp 9 Macaroni & Cheese Brussels Sprouts Wheat Roll Fruit Cocktail Cookie 12 Beef Stroganoff Peas & Carrots Roll Banana 13 Ham Spiral Noodles Winter Mix Vegetables Sourdough Bread Apricots Chocolate Chip Cookie 14 Wild Rice Soup Chicken Santa Fe Salad Saltines Berries & Whipped Topping 15 Taco Bake Casserole Seasoned Corn Pinto Beans Melon 16 Chicken Fried Rice Eggrolls Stir Fried Vegetables Fortune Cookie Mandarin Orange 19 HOLIDAY 20 Stuffed Bell Pepper Salad Whole Wheat Roll Peach Crisp 21 Amandine Fish White Potatoes Broccoli Wheat Roll Chocolate Pudding 22 Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Sandwich Oyster Crackers Strawberries & Whipped Topping 26 Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Carrots Spinach Salad Fig Newton 27 Chef Salad Breadsticks Peaches Apple Juice Orange Sherbet 28 Cajun Chicken Pasta Green Salad Garlic Breadsticks Mixed Citrus 29 Lentil Soup Ham Sandwich Cantaloupe
Programs & Activities Bridge Club Come & join us for Bridge every Wed. afternoon. A wonderful way to spend the afternoon & meet new people. Day: Wednesdays Time: 12:30 4pm Creative Time Come, bring your crafts, visit with other crafters, share your hobby and be creative. Bring your own supplies. Day: 2nd & 4th Mon. Time: 10:00 am Painting Class Come & join other painters with guidance from Lee Killmer. A great group of artists! Day: Tuesdays Time: 12-3 pm Cost: $4.00 Bunco Come play Bunco, a dice game. Bring a friend & have fun! Days: 2nd & 4th Monday in the card room Time: 1-3 pm Cost: $1 Hand and Foot Hand and Foot is the exciting card game played with strategy and wit. Come join the fun! Day: Wednesdays Time: 10:30-2:30pm B -I- N- G-O Play BINGO and win GOOD prizes! Come in early and have lunch then play. Days: Fridays Time: 1-2:30 pm Cost: $.50 per card Pinochle is now ongoing on Tuesdays at 12:45 or Thursdays at 12:45. Join either group or both! Cost: $1 or $3 for tournaments Woodcarving Come use your imagination and create beautiful pieces. Bring your own tools and have fun! Day: Fridays Time: 12:45-3:30 pm Wii Sports!! Join us for Wii Sports in the living room! Days: Mondays Time: 2:00 pm Ceramics Class You will learn how to use fired/non fired paints with a variety of techniques. Fee includes supplies and materials. Day: Monthly, 1st & 3rd Fri Time: 9:00-11:00 am Cost: $3 Per class Ping Pong! The Center now has a ping pong table, paddles and balls for use. Come play ping pong, it s OPEN PLAY...Tuesdays 9-11am Karaoke!! Come join us for karaoke. It s easy and fun. No memorization. The words are on the screen. Sing to hits of the 40 s, 50 s 60 s and 70 s. Don t be shy! Day: 1st & 3rd Tues. Time: 11am-Noon 4
Dance& Exercise! Yesterdays Soup & Crackers Band They perform good ole Yee Haw music. They are wonderful! Days: 1st, 3rd & 5th Mondays Time: 11am-noon Country Fever Band They perform classic live country music. They are wonderful! Come line dance! Days: 1st & 3rd Wed. Time: 10:30 am-noon Line Dancing Come try it-you ll like it! Mondays, "Novice" 12:45 to 1:45 (No experience necessary) Wednesdays, Intermediate"/ Advanced 1:00 to 3:00 (Must be Advanced Beginner - Classic & New Line Dances taught) Cost: $3.00 Music Makers Folksy music from the 50 s & 60 s. Come hang out and listen. DAY: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays TIME: 10-Noon SAIL/Senior Aerobics S.A.I.L. (Stay Active & Independent for Life) is a strength and balance fitness class for seniors. Bring a friend!! Days: Mon.,& Fri. Time: 9:00-10:00am Cost: $3 per session Dottie Lee & Fun Country Band Come listen and dance to some old time country classics. It s guaranteed you will have a good time and even tap your toes! Day: Thursdays Time: 10am- 12pm Tai Chi Come try Tai Chi. It reduces the effects of arthritis, lowers blood pressure and improves balance. Days: Thursdays Time: 8:30am Cost: FREE SilverSneakers Classic Improve strength, flexibility, posture and balance. Exercise at your own pace. Get fit!! Free with SilverSneakers membership OR pay $3 the drop in fee. Days: Monday/Thursday Time: 2:00 3:00pm Gentle Yoga Join Barbara a Registered Yoga Trainer for a relaxing yoga and meditation class. We will be stretching, strengthening, lengthening and meditating. Days: Wednesdays Time: 9:00-10:00am SilverSneakers Circuit Upper-body strength work with hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a Silver- Sneakers ball is alternated with low-impact aerobic. A chair is used for standing support, stretching and relaxation exercises. Day: Tuesdays Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Announcements & Information SENIOR CORNER Helen Odman: Helen was born in Dubois, Pennsylvania in 1925. In 1962 her family moved to Pacific, WA in search of work. Over the years Helen was married & widowed in 1990. They raised 3 children who gave them at least 6 grandchildren, 3 or 4 great-grands, 1 great-great grandson & 1 great-great grand niece born on her birthday. She met her 2nd husband in 1991 adding 3 step-children to her family. She was widowed again in 2005. After her children were in school, she enrolled in and graduated from the first ever LPN Nursing class at Green River College. She worked at Auburn Hospital retiring in 1982 and continued to work in several area nursing homes. Hobbies: Helen enjoys TV, crocheting, knitting, sewing and messing around with her plants. She also greatly enjoys time spent with her little dog, Rocky (8 lbs. of dynamite!) Senior Center Member: Helen joined the SSC 30 years ago when it was housed in the Sumner Library, volunteering here and there. Favorite Memory: She has fond memories of volunteering at a sale and having a good time with the other volunteers. Mt. Valley Art Club, Artist of the Month! The Sumner Senior Center would like to recognize Mt. Valley Art Club Artist of the Month, a group collective! Stop by and check out our Art Wall and view all of the beautiful paintings by the varied artists. 6 Thank you to Celebrate Seniority for sponsoring the Sumner Senior Center newsletter. Inclement Weather Alert: If the Sumner School District closes due to weather, ALL Senior Center activities are cancelled. If in doubt, be safe and stay home.