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From the Editor As of this writing it seemed that the winter did not want to show up here in the Lehigh Valley. If you are a snow enthusiast then I guess you would be a bit unhappy. For your sake I hope the snows do come soon.

Presuming the snow will arrive sometime, we have an article in this issue that has some winter activities for you to enjoy. We compiled a list of good sledding hills in the Valley.

If you do not want to venture outside I have an alternative for you - pickleball. It is a new sport that is gaining wide popularity throughout the country. It is a simple game that is a cross between badminton and tennis. It is played on a court similar to a tennis court. You can try the sport at Lehigh Valley Active Life in Allentown.

They have two indoor courts and play twice a week. Read the article and try it out at the Center. It can be played at all skill levels and is a nice workout whatever shape you are in.

Another growing activity is genealogy - in other words, finding your roots. We have an article on how to get started if you never tried tracing your family’s ancestors. It is simple and easy to do. With today’s Internet and a computer you can find answers to your family heritage among the billions of records now available to you.

We here at Lifestyles over 50 want to wish all our readers a healthy new year. As we progress through out the year we will continue to bring you quality information along with some entertaining bits.

We would like to hear from you as to what you would like to see in our magazine. We will make every effort to bring you the articles of interest to you.

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Things To Do With Grandkids

Winter is a great opportunity for families to play together.

Who doesn’t enjoy a romp and tumble in the snow, and what child won’t laugh at Mom and Dad zooming down the hill on a sled or getting hit by a snowball or two? Here are some suggestions for outdoor winter fun.

Go Sledding!

Or use a tube, toboggan, or saucer.

There are numbers of good sledding hills in the Lehigh Valley.

Here are a few: • Alton Park - 24th St., Allentown, PA 18103 • Cedar Creek Park West - Broadway and Parkway Rd., Allentown, PA 1810 • Illick’s Mill - 345 Illick’s Mill Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18017 • Nazareth Borough Park - Roth Street and Black Rock Road, Nazareth, PA 18064 • Scherersville Fields at Jordan Creek Parkway - Broadway and Parkway Rd., Allentown, PA 18104 • South Whitehall Chase Park - 3700 Lincoln Ave, Allentown, PA 18103 Before you take off down the hill, make sure that the property is open for public use and sledding is not prohibited.

Make sure the hill is free of obstructions, including trees, rocks, and bare spots. See that there is adequate stopping space at the bottom, and there is no danger of sliding into parked cars or traffic.

Make Ice Candles A few strategically placed ice candles can turn your backyard into a winter’s evening wonderland. Ice candles are easy to make, and best of all, cost next to nothing. You’ll need a small plastic tub or bucket (a summer beach pail is the ideal size) and a tin can or small plastic cup.

Make a mold by filling a bucket or pail with cold tap water and placing a tin can or cup in the center. Weigh it down with enough small rocks to almost, but not quite, sink it.

(To keep the can or cup from “drifting off center” You can anchor it in place by placing a stick across the top of the pail and taping the cup or can to the stick. An inverted sauce pan cover with a knob on top will also work.)

Place the bucket outside on the porch or in the freezer

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until the water is frozen solid. Carefully remove the block of ice from the pail or bucket (you might need to loosen the ice by running warm tap water over the bucket’s surface for a few moments). Once the ice is free from the bucket, remove the tin can or plastic cup from the center of the block. (If necessary, fill the can or cup with warm water to make it easier to remove the cup.) Place a small candle at the bottom of the well where the cup used to be.

Frozen Bubbles Go outside with bubble solution and a bubble wand, and let your kids blow bubbles and watch them freeze. Have a contest to see who can blow the longest lasting bubbles.

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Teams devise fresh batches of creative ice cream flavors and produce their treats instantly for visitors using liquid nitrogen from Air Products. Visitors taste the flavors and choose their favorite flavors. The liquid nitrogen at negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit acts as a flash-freezing agent that evaporates when mixed with flavorful ingredients and creates a creamy ice cream that is ready to eat in about five minutes.

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Tumor cells cannot use ketone bodies (produced when the diet contains low levels of carbohydrates). So the ketogenic diet is a natural, non-toxic way to target and marginalize tumor cells. It also function allows you to dramatically lower your glucose levels, as the ketones will protect • Increased usage of stored body fat A ketogenic diet, in which you your body against low glucose levels replace carbs with low to moderate Ketogenic eating plans call for that might otherwise result from carb amounts of protein and high amounts eliminating all carbohydrates except restriction. (www.Mercola.com) of beneficial fat, like avocado, coconut non-starchy vegetable carbohydrates oil, butter, olive oil and macadamia nuts, and replacing them with healthy fats The Ketogenic diet may also be the is recommended for everyone. It’s a diet and high-quality protein. The diet key for reducing obesity. that will help optimize your weight and forces the body to burn fats rather than For decades, there has been debate health overall, as eating this way will carbohydrates. over the merits of a low fat diet, which was endorsed as the best route to weight help you convert from carb burning mode, to fat burning.

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Pickleball - The New Game For Everyone

By Art Villafane, Lifestyles over 50

What is Pickleball?

Pickleball is a game created for all ages and skill levels. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players.

Brief History Pickleball was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle, WA. Three dads – Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum -whose kids were bored with their usual summertime The game activities are combines credited with elements of creating the tennis, badminton game. Pickleball and ping-pong. has evolved into It is played a popular sport both indoors or throughout the US outdoors on a and Canada. The badminton-sized game is growing court and a slightly internationally as modified tennis well with many net. You play with European and a paddle and a Asian countries plastic ball. adding courts.

Players enjoying a game at Lehigh Valley Active Life I spent time recently at LV Active Life to learn a bit more about this new game in town. I met with John on a Thursday afternoon. John has the role of coordinator. He ensures there are enough players for each week’s sessions. The response to pickleball is such that they now have set up two courts indoors to play.

A Game for Everyone According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2015 Participant Report, pickleball participation is over 2 million people. Many kids and teenagers play it in physical education classes in middle and high schools. Seniors enjoy the social aspects and the ability to stay active in towns and retirement communities. Tennis, racquetball and ping pong players love the competitive nature of the sport and regularly participate in competitive tournaments.

Equipment When playing pickleball, each player will need a pickleball paddle, which is smaller than a tennis racquet but larger than a ping-pong paddle. Originally, paddles were made only from wood, however today’s paddles have evolved dramatically and

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The Court A pickleball court is the same size as a doubles badminton court and measures 20×44 feet. In pickleball, the same court is used for both singles and doubles play. The net height is 36 inches at the sidelines and 34 inches in the middle. The court is similar to a tennis court with right and left service courts and a 7-foot non-volley zone in front of the net (referred to as the “kitchen”). Courts can be constructed specifically for pickleball or they can be converted using existing tennis or badminton courts.

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are primarily made of lightweight composite materials, including aluminum and graphite. Players will also need a net and a pickleball.

The ball itself is unique, with holes through it like a wiffleball and there are different ball models intended for indoor and outdoor play. The ball travels at 1/3 the speed of a tennis ball and is usually white or yellow in color. New bright color balls are also gaining in popularity.

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Players wear just about anything comfortable… athletic shorts, sweatpants, polo shirts, t-shirts, etc. Tennis-style dresses and skirts for females are also common. Comfortable tennis shoes are also important. As for accessories, players may wear hats, visors, safety glasses, sweatbands and light jackets or sweatshirts for cold, outdoor play.

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Come Out and Try It The day I was at the center the players invited me to join them. With a minimum of rules it was very easy to get into the game. It is fast-paced but it is a pace almost anyone can play. The regular players, both men and women, also helped me with strategy. After just a couple of minutes I was breathing heavier than I thought I would and that was a good thing. While not too demanding, it was still a good workout.

Each game is short-lived with an average time of about 10-15 minutes. This is done so that the waiting players can rotate into the game.

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Currently Pickleball is played on Tuesdays and Thursday from 4-5PM. I encourage you to stop by and check it out.

The regular players are very friendly people and would be happy to talk with you about the game. You can even pick up a paddle have a “go” at the game with them. I am sure you will enjoy it.

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Genealogy The Hunt For Family History

By Art Villafane, Lifestyles over 50

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e all want to know where we came from – (what are our roots?) The interest in tracing one’s family tree has become an extremely popular pursuit here and in many other countries.

This has become a much easier task now that we can research records quickly and easily using computers and the Internet. You have seen the commercials for genealogy sites like Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, FamilySearch.org and others. They all offer quick and easy access to millions of records. Most of the sites charge a membership fee and some are free.

So where do you start?

LV Active Life at 1633 Elm St. in Allentown runs a weekly lab currently on Fridays at 1PM. Here you can use their computers (or your own) to learn how these sites work. The lab is run by Al Heydt who has extensive experience tracing roots. He has his own family records going back hundreds of years and is well versed in tracing roots.

I sat with Al recently and he showed me Ancestry.com. There is a common user ID that you can use to experiment with the software. I must say that it is impressive and powerful.

My family has very few records in our possession that go back more than two generations. However I quickly found a record of my grandmother’s mother and father. That came as a shock as I know nothing about them. All of a sudden I was looking at copies of their census records.

Spending a bit more time I found my grandmother’s death certificate and the birth certificates of some of my uncles and aunts. I was hooked immediately.

I just wanted to know more and more.

The more I searched the more records

I found. Al and a few of the others in the lab told me stories of records that they found of their own families. Some of which surprised them and gave them insight into the paths taken by their ancestors as they traveled throughout Europe and the United States and other parts of the world.

It was a curious coincidence that I was in the middle of constructing my own family tree over the last several weeks. My cousins on my grandmother’s side decided a couple of months ago to connect with one another. We used a telephone app (WhatsApp) that allows us to communicate with one another no matter where we lived and at no additional expense. Once we started texting and listing our respective birthdays I volunteered to build a family tree that I could put on a website. We now have a tree with 51 individuals and assorted records and photos and the tree is quickly growing. My encounter with Al proved valuable in learning how to trace my own roots.

If you are curious about your background, but do not know where to start I suggest you drop in on LV Active Life’s genealogy lab and take it for a

spin. I strongly suspect that you will get hooked also and start on an interesting trip following your family’s roots.

Even if you have little or no information about your family roots, you can still use these Internet sites to start an investigation into your past. You might also engage some other family members to assist in your searches. Your family roots can take many paths and you may find a lot more information than you thought was possible.

I suspect that you will also get caught up tracing your roots back through time. Who knows - you might have royal blood traveling through your veins. Try it - and let me know if you are indeed royalty, we might be related.

Genealogy Research Sources: • lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org • ancestry.com • familysearch.org • genealogy.com • myheritage.com

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GENEALOGY— FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE and FROM WHERE YOU CAME Research your roots through Ancestry. com at the Center. Learn how to trace your family tree. Bring your laptop if you have one. We will provide a laptop if you do not have one. This research will be done on the computer. Led by Albert P. Heydt Fridays (Room 104); Elm St. Free Members/$5.00 Nonmembers 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James 1:17).

God does not play favorites when He acts; He provides for all equally: “He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45).

Get Your Act Together

by Alan Allegra

We have a saying that goes, “Give credit to whom credit is due.” This means we should praise or acknowledge (or blame) someone for the work he or she has done, and not for someone else’s work.

Movies have a list of credits at the end so we can see who contributed what to the film. It would be confusing to list the Director as the Writer or the Editor as the Makeup Artist or the Second Unit Technical Director as the Key Grip (whatever that is). Then the workers wouldn’t get the recognition they deserve.

His goodness is proof that He exists: “Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy” (Acts 14:17). It seems God is getting a bad rap.

Good things in our lives come from a loving God, not nature or luck. Not only do acts of God include good things, He expects us to do acts of God as well.

Have you ever noticed that, when something pleasant happens, we credit it to Mother Nature or Lady Luck? Yet, when a disaster occurs, we call it an “act of God.”

We may not be able to control time and space and nature and create colors and rainbows and stars, but we are called to emulate God in other ways: “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:1, 2).

In other words, nature smiles benignly upon us, showering us with happy things while, when He gets mad enough or gets up on the wrong side of a cloud, mean ol’ God smites us with storms, earthquakes, and hailstones the size of golf balls. At least that’s the impression we’re given.

We are to walk in love as God has shown us in His son, Jesus. Acts of love are the true acts of God. We’ve just emerged from the season for gift giving. A lot of thought went into each gift, reflecting the personality of the giver and the value of the recipient.

The truth is that all good things come from a loving God. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming

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He also gives us spiritual gifts for empowering our service to Him and others: “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10).

It’s time we give credit to whom credit is due. It’s time we show the world how good God is and how He loves people. We can do that by getting our act together and determining to do the acts of God with the gifts He has given us. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

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Lifestyles over 50 January 2016

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Listings free for not-for-profits. Others $15 per listing (under 75 words)

Send to : Thrive Media, Attn: Editor. 4847 Hamilton Blvd. Allentown, Pa 18103 or Editor@lifestylesover50.com

Volunteers Needed

Phoebe Allentown seeks individuals to assist with memory support neighborhoods. You train in Montessori principles to create meaningful experiences by practicing person-centered care. For a rewarding experience - 610-794-5362 jwickel@phoebe. org.

watch a movie, enjoy a cup of coffee, etc. Main duty – Have Fun! 610.435.9651.

Heartland Hospice seeks volunteers to offer bedside support and presence to those facing terminal illness. Training, flex hours. Robin Trexler, 610266-0134

Are you a “people person”?

Have skills and talents to use Meals on Wheels Northampton to “give back”? Compassionate Cty and Calvary United Care has a variety of volunteer Methodist partner to provide opportunities with a training and meals to seniors in Easton area. support programs. Call Carolyn Volunteers needed. Contact Janet at 610-770-6500.

Soos janets@mealsonwheelspa. org Center for Vision Loss seeks volunteers to assist blind and Meals on Wheels of Lehigh visually impaired people as County -Discover how easy and companions, transportation rewarding it is to deliver meals drivers and Mall Walk helpers. to our homebound clients.

Office assistants and vision Teams of 2 deliver on 33 routes screeners are needed. Training throughout Lehigh County. provided. Daytime hours only.

Drive a route or ride along 610.433.6018, x.225rita.lang@ as a visitor. 610-398-2563 or centerforvisionloss.org. dstillwagen@mealsonwheelslc. org.

Drivers: ITNLehighValley provides rides for seniors Lutheran Home - Topton invites 60 and over and visually volunteers to share musical impaired adults. Drive riders to talent, voice or instrument with appointments in LV, 90% are residents. Flex hours, days, eves, medical. Requires vehicle, good weekends. Lou Wentz at 610driving record, some free time.

682-1542 or wentzl@diakon.org. Training provided, we work with your schedule. 610-419Compeer of LV- volunteer 4 1645. hrs. a month with Compeer friend, a person who lives with Lehigh Valley Hospice provides mental illness. Do what friends volunteer opportunities for do together: listen, go for a walk, individuals who believe that life is a journey. Join us and discover how enriching it is to Do you have spend meaningful time with our patients. Call Janet Barber, old classic 610-969-0127.

records that you want to sell?

Call Julius Vitali of VINYLALLY HEAR at

610-217-1629 (cell) 610-966-6202 (phone)

Buying classical records and collections

Social & Support Groups ENCORE (female cancer support / exercise group) Tues.

6:30-8pm & Fri. 9:15-10:30am.

Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. 610-434-9333, x 313.allentownymcaywca.org.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Parkinson’s patients, families and friends - monthly at

St. Luke’s Allentown Campus. 3rd Wed. 6 pm refreshments 6:30 pm To register 1-866-STLUKES. MS First Tuesday support group for patients, families and friends at St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. 6:15 register at 1-866-(785-8537) First Tues,1pm Emmaus Garden Club Faith Presbyterian Church, North 2nd and Cherokee Streets, Emmaus. Public welcome.

(610) 966-4181.

First Wed. LV Vegetarians.

Quaker Meeting House Rt. 512 half mile N. of Rt. 22 Twnshp. Pot luck dinner. 6pm. $3.50 610709-8984 First Thurs., 10-11:30 am. 610-433-6018 Vision

Loss Support Group for LV residents facing vision loss.

Center for Vision Loss, 845 W. Wyoming St., Allentown.

First Thurs. 12PM (except July and August)AARP Chapter (#4150) community room of Lower Macungie Library Bldg (3450 Brookside Rd). (610) 285-4563 First Thurs. AARP #5415 Allentown Chapter first Friday St. Timothy’s Church, 140 So. Ott St. Allentown.

12-l P.M. Open to the public at 1. Bring non-perishable food item for Allentown Food Bank 610-437-4265 Second Sat. 10:30 Like gardening? Jordan United Church of Christ, Rt 309 & Walbert Ave Allentown, peace garden, custom peace sculpture, peace pole, worship areas, biblical plant, children’s

Caring Has a New Name Lutheran Home Care & Hospice is now SpiriTrust LutheranTM Home Care & Hospice. Our mission remains the same: to provide compassionate home health care, hospice and in-home support.

It’s just our name that has changed.

Call (800) 840-9081 www.SpiriTrustLutheranHomeCare.org

Formerly Lutheran Home Care & Hospice

bed, gazebo, swing, trails.

610-395-2218.

Second Sat, Bethlehem Garden Club, share garden tips with local pros and hobbyists 610-838-1482.

Second Mon. 7-8:30 pm. pray & share together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family struggling with depression, bipolar, etc. 3400 Bath Pike, Suite 110 Bethlehem. Linda 610-395-8756.

Second Mon. 1PM St. John’s Friendly Fifties meets at 1343 Newport Ave. in Northampton. Mon, Jan 11 at 1PM in church social hall.

Dale Sine formerly of the Melody Aces will entertain.

If Northampton schools are delayed or closed, the meeting is cancelled.

Prayer and Share Together for Emotional Wholeness, 2nd Mon. Truth for Women, 3400 Bath Pike, Suite 110, Bethlehem We also meet at Asbury Methodist Church Tuesday after the 2nd Monday. Both groups are 7-8:30 pm.

Second Tuesday. Caregiver Support Groups: Live, Love, Learn (special grp. for memory impaired and loved ones), Sacred Heart Hosp, 4:30PM-2nd floor.

Third Friday. 9:30. People Meeting People Club, Senior Social Group. Fellowship Hall, Asbury United Methodist Church.

7-8:30 pm.

Second Tues, 7-8:30 pm. Prayer & Share Together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or family struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc.

Asbury Methodist Church, Allentown. Linda 610-3958756.

Second Tues. 3PM TRIAD at Lehigh Valley Active Life.

Monthly meeting. 3 PM. Second Wed. Parkinson’s Support Group St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown campus 17th and Hamilton St. Refreshments and presentation 6:00 - 7:30 Topics related to PD. Third Wed, LV Military Affairs Council – Saucon Manor in Hellertown. 121:30pm, 484-788-0196, info@ lvmac.org, or www.lvmac.org for info.

Second Thur, 12PM Caregivers & Professionals Network Group. Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3, 610-395-7160 Third Sat. For anyone caring for a family member with memory loss or impairment, group meets (908) 8596700, extension 2276 for information.

Fourth Wed Men of Retirement Age Club 1-2;30pm, Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Rd, Hanover.

Tues 1:30-4:30 Palmer Senior Group, meet seniors, play cards, share good times. Charles Chrin Community Ctr Palmer Township 610-252-2098 palmercommunitycenter.org Wed. noon. Fogelsville Senior Group at Fire Company.

Amelia, 610-395-2224.

Schnecksville Senior Citizens Group Thurs: games and social activities 12 noon.

Schnecksville Fire Company Rt 309. Info: 610-769-7570

Exercise Bethlehem YMCA. For info on Silver Sneakers and all pgms: www.ymcabethlehem. org/ or 610 867-7588.

Allentown YMCA. For info Silver Sneakers and all pgms: www.allentownymcaywca. org/ 610-434-9333. Pgms include Tai Chi, Yoga I,

Zumba Gold and mat Pilates, 3rd St. Alliance. Tai Chi, Clogging, Tae Kwon Do. Schedules and fees vary.

610-258-6271. www.

ThirdStreetAlliance.org.

Easton YMCA. For info Silver Sneakers and all pgms: familyymca.org/ or 610.258.6158, OxyFit Gym offers 1 hour Silver Sneaker classes on Mon, Tues, and Wed at 10:15 and Thurs. at 9:15 and 10:15. Yoga stretch classes Mon. & Wed. at 11:15. Info: 610-391-0040 or www.oxyfitgym.com.

Salvation Army Senior Program 610-867-4681.

Every Tues play bridge 1012; Thursdays varied Social Programs at 10:45 a.m.

Every Thurs 10:45 A.M. Senior Activity Program & Lunch at 12:00 Noon. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road, Bethlehem (seniors 50 & over) 610-867-4681

Dances LV Active Life (Lehigh County Senior Ctr) $7 refreshments. www. lehighseniors.org. Sat. Dance Ctr: 7:30-11pm. 610-437-3700.

“Dancing on the Odds” on odd numbered Fridays at 3rd Third Street Alliance, 41 N. 3rd St. Easton. Lessons 7-8pm, Dancing 8-10pm. $10 at door. Instructor Con Gallagher (610) 433-7804. .

Allentown Area Swing Dance.

Fearless Fire Co. 1221 S Front St. 610-390-7550. $9 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed. www. allentownswingdance.org for schedule Social Ballroom/Latin Swing Dance Saturday, 2nd Sat. @ 7pm TC Dance Club 6623 Sullivan Trail Wind Gap, PA 610-881-1000 www. learnballroomlatin.com Refreshments served &

BYOB. Lesson at 8:00pm $12, bowerdav@gmail.com. no reservations needed, all welcome – with or without 1st Thurs 11:00 am Arden partner Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd.

Allentown Bingo 3rd Sat 3:15pm 410 Krocks Rd. Country Meadows Wed 5PM game at 6:30PM Allentown Volunteer Fire Co Fogelsville 3rd Wed 3pm Phoebe Terrace Ladies Auxiliary Cash Prizes 1925 Turner St. Allentown, 484-350-1388 2nd Wed 5:30 pm Sarah Care Adult Day Care 7010 Snow HTCC hosts monthly Bingo- Drift Rd. Allentown, 1st Thurs of month at 6:30 1st Thurs 1:00pm St. pm! Prizes range from $40 to Andrew’s Church 1900 $125. 610-317-8701.

Pennsylvania Ave. Allentown Wed 6:30 LV Active Life 3rd Thurs 4:30 Westminster (Lehigh County Senior Ctr.) Village 2156 Hanover St. Free coffee, snacks. $15 Allentown, includes 4 double cards & 1 3rd Wed 6:30pm Country pack of specials.610-437-3700 Meadows Living 4005 Green Pond Rd., Bldg. 4, Bethlehem, Alz. Support Groups 3rd Tues 5:00 pm Kirkland Village 1 Kirkland Village Alzheimer’s Respite Circle Bethlehem, Program Hope Community 4th Mon 2:30pm Moravian Church 7974 Clausville Rd. Village 526 Wood St. Fogelsville, For those in early Bethlehem, Last Monday stages of Alzheimer’s. Respite 6:30 pm Traditions of time, support for caregivers.

Hanover 5300 Northgate Dr. Free, Wed - 1-5 PM Contact Bethlehem, Dave Bowers 484-619-0330

Make Memories Last

and friends. What you can expect: Social Contact with Others having a Similar Journey, Peer Support, Free Valuable Information and Education Informal, Relaxed & Stigma-Free Environment.

Phoebe’s Alzheimer’s Support What not to expect: Formal Care Services, Clinical Grp 3-4:30 PM Assessment, Personal Care.

3rd Wed. Enjoy a time of friendship Phoebe Terrace, 1940 Turner St, Allentown. For those with with others reducing the loved ones with Alzheimer’s or isolation felt by people with other dementias. 610-794-5273. dementia and their care partners. Memory Café gives Phoebe’s Connecting Hearts you time to enjoy and honor Geriatric Care - service with at-home personalized coaching the relationship. to make dementia-related caregiving more manageable.

Community Events 3rd Wed 1:00 pm Third Street Alliance 41 North Third St Easton, 1st Wed 9:30am Moravian Hall Square 175 W. North St. Nazareth.

1st Tues 2-3:30PM, for venue call 610-438-9400, e-mail MemoryCafe@ AbingtonManor.com or check website at www. abingtonmanor.com. What is a Memory Café? Memory Café provides a place for friends to gather and enjoy socialization, refreshments and discussion. Designed for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia as well as their care partners

St. John’s Friendly Fifties casino bus trips to Mohegan Sun Jan 20, Feb 17, Mar 15. $25 pp, $25 back for slot pay and $5 food voucher.

Bus leaves from the Northampton Recreation Center at 9:30 and returns home at 6:30. Call Pat at 610767-4881 if interested.

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DIABETES FITNESS PROGRAM FREE FOR SENIORS 65+ The Diabetes Fitness Program invites seniors 65+ to use our wellness center, salt water heated pool, wellness center, weight room, as well as a variety of exercise classes. The Diabetes Program will also include training in the wellness center. Regular exercise, blood pressure, weight, and blood sugar levels will be monitored. Regular support group meetings are held with our registered nurse. Special guest speakers are also a part of this ongoing program.

Our goal at the Allentown Y is to help you control diabetes. This in turn will lead to long term health and a better quality of life. If interested, please call the wellness director at 610-351-9622 Ext. 313. The Diabetes Program is sponsored by the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and is open to seniors 65 years old.

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