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The Coastal Buzz The Monthly Magazine of Coastal Carolina Active Living
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CONTENTS Letter from Supply ..................................... 5 News ..................................................... 7-9, 34 Women’s History in Southport ............. 10 In the Garden ............................................. 12 Mats for the Homeless ............................ 13 An Apothecary Shop ............................... 14 Read All About It ....................................... 16 SHIIP .............................................................. 17 Puzzles .......................................................... 22 What’s for Lunch? ..................................... 38 Case Management Help ......................... 39
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SENIOR SITE CALENDARS Boiling Spring Lakes ................................ 18 Calabash ....................................................... 19 Leland ........................................................... 23 Oak Island ..................................................... 26 Shallotte ....................................................... 27 Southport .................................................... 31 Supply ........................................................... 35
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Brunswick senior resources, Inc. 3620 Express Dr., P.O. Box 2470, Shallotte, NC 28459
BSRI A S · Jim Fish, President & CEO · Yvette Gosline, Chief Operating Officer · Jennifer Sherman, Vice President of Human Services · Melody Stephens, Director of Operations · Courtney Bledsoe, Director of Corporate Strategy · Debra Marlowe, Organizational Development Coordinator · Sarah Powell, Director of Volunteer Services · Mallory Balice, Wellness Program Manager · Anita Langin, Accounting Technician · Eddie Jackson, IT and Compliance Technology · Derissa Gore, Case Management Support Specialist · Mike McGurn, Manager of Thrift Store Operations
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· Victoria Hine, Ash and Shallotte · Mary Green, Boiling Spring Lakes · Holley Norris, Calabash · Amy Segen, Calabash · René Tarquinio, Calabash · Ellen Kleinerman, Calabash · Carol Schotter, Calabash · Heather Puglisi, Calabash · Braden Greene, Calabash · Kate Livers, Floater · Veronica Lett-McGee, Leland · Brttany Steinkamp, Leland · Marilou Smith, Leland · Shelley Cooper, Leland · Sandy Porcaro, Leland · Caroline McLeod, Leland
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· Janyce Jones, Leland · Pat Green, Leland · Jillian Hardin, Shallotte · Tonya Barnes, Shallotte · Laura Collins, Shallotte · Brenda Ambrose, Shallotte · Teresa Muchler-Nogli, Shallotte · Brett Baughman, Shallotte · Grace Consoli, Shallotte · Beverly Bridgers, Southport · Melissa Catlett, Southport · Jackie Knott, Southport · Vaughn Hatley, Southport · Casey Freed, Southport · Lora Britanik, Southport · Amber Ramsey, Southport · Melissa Starr, Supply · Robert Hunt, Supply · Gloria Pieczarka, Supply · Tikila Morgan, Supply · Sherry Confer, Supply
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Contributors
Our cover photographer Kermit Cox and his wife Suzanne lived in Westfield, Indiana before moving to Southport. Kermit attended the John Herron Art Institute and won numerous photography awards in Indiana. He now pursues fine art photography and has led a photography class at the Brunswick Center at Southport, You can see his work at the Art Shak in Southport and in the Senior Center Gift Shop on Oak Island.
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BSRI STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Donna Ruth Morgan volunteers with Friends of the Library in Southport and Oak Island, Boiling Spring Lakes Library Commission, Brunswick County Library Board of Trustees, and the N.C. Friends of the Public Library. She inherited a love of reading and shares that enjoyment with her four children and three grandchildren. Donna reviews some good books by female authors on page 16. Pat Naughton and his family moved from Richmond, Va. to Winding River Plantation in Brunswick County in 2017 after Pat retired as a mechanical engineer at a nuclear power plant. He has been an avid gardener for 35 years and is a Brunswick County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer. This month Pat shows us how to plan a container garden. Jan Morgan-Swegle moved here from Ohio 11 years ago after retiring from senior management roles in banking and insurance. She has been writing for over 40 years and has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines, focusing on stories related to family, women in business, and community events. She and her husband, Tony, live in Compass Pointe with their dog, Dixie. Read Jan’s story about women’s history in Brunswick County on page 10. After retiring from leadership roles in engineering and information technology at a major confectionary manufacturer, Beth Klahre and her husband Jeff relocated to North Carolina. Beth has been enjoying reading on the beach, learning to play the harp, and writing human-interest stories. She is also a volunteer board member of the Friends of the Library of Oak Island and Southport. She lives in Southport with her husband and their dog, Betsy. Beth gives us a peek into a new apothecary shop on page 14.
Tonya Barnes Assistant Director The Brunswick Center at Shallotte Tonya’s position consists of handling all activities at the center and scheduling presentations and entertainment. Her very first job was as a waitress at Red Lobster, and her very first car was a Hyundai Excel hatchback. Tonya is definitely a “dog person.” “I studied as a Medical Assistant in college,” Tonya says. “I joined BSRI for a more fulfilling job. I love what this organization stands for, and I absolutely love the senior community!”
Letter from supply
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ABOUT THE COVER
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The Greening of Spring “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” –Leo Tolstoy
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’m excited and grateful for the coming of March. It has always meant that spring and all of its beauty is on its way.
Cover photo by Kermit Cox
Carolina jessamine is one of our first spring flowers, vining its way over fences and into tall trees at its earliest convenience. Cover photographer Kermit Cox, former photography instructor at the Brunswick Center at Southport, caught this spring beauty climbing a fence.
THE COASTAL BUZZ EDITOR Shelagh Clancy buzz@bsrinc.org (910) 622-1036 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jillian Hardin, Beth Klahre, Mike McGurn, Donna Ruth Morgan, Jan Morgan-Swegle, Melissa Starr, Pat Naughton, René Tarquinio CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Melissa Catlett, Jillian Hardin, Beth Klahre, Jan Morgan-Swegle, Veronica Lett-McGee, Mike McGurn, Holley Norris, Amy Segen ADVERTISING SALES (910) 754-2300 Anita Langin alangin@bsrinc.org Shelagh Clancy buzz@bsrinc.org © 2022 Brunswick Senior Resources Inc. All rights reserved
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Oh, yes, of course there is still the yellow-green coating of pine pollen to sneeze our way through but I absolutely love seeing what I call the “greening of spring.” You may or may not have noticed it happening, but it’s the small grouping of days where warm weather creates nature’s decision to throw off winter’s cloak and push those green buds out of the tree branches, giving them a bright green aura. From there, spring is coming, and we flock like lemmings to the local garden centers and nurseries for our spring plantings.
Raised Bed Beauty If you have the urge to put your hands in the dirt or see things grow and thrive in soil, come check out the raised bed gardens that are waiting for your touch at several of the Coastal Living centers. Our gardens have been designed to make it easier to plant, grow, and harvest. They were built with the support of community partners like the Brunswick Wellness Coalition, N.C. Cooperative Extension, and local master gardeners, along with input from participants and center staff. These gardens are part of our ongoing commitment to healthy eating and living as we age. We plan to offer gardening classes where you can learn about
Melissa Starr, Director The Brunswick Center at Supply
vegetables and flowering plants, square foot or small space gardens, and herbs, as well as methods of preserving and cooking your harvest. Your partnership with us in this venture will inspire the topics that we will explore together.
Meet the Master Gardener At Supply, our first 2022 Garden Club meeting features local master gardener Pam Duncan discussing “Ready, Set, Grow” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15. Pam has logged countless hours in our garden over the past two years committing herself to its success. She has planted, weeded, watered, and harvested vegetables for our center participants throughout this past year. We are grateful for her help and support each season. Now, we are looking for you GREENING, con nued on page 6
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and others to join in planning and caring for the garden. We need to decide the garden’s future. Will it be individually divided or shared garden beds? Will it be for those who love to garden, growing for themselves or others, to enjoy the fruits of their labor, like a community garden and farmers market?
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We have much to discuss and decide and want you to be a part of that process. The growing season is upon us. Audrey Hepburn said it best: “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” We want to be a part of those tomorrows. I hope to see you soon in the center and our garden.
Melissa Starr, Director The Brunswick Center at Supply
SHOP our BSRI thrift stores for the best selection! Two locations: 10001 Beach Dr. Calabash 5302 Main Street Shallotte
SHOP ONLINE: www.bsrincthrift.org DONATE your extra items to help senior programs and services in Brunswick County! For free pickup, call (910) 712-6458 Photo by Jillian Hardin
Master Gardener Volunteer Pam Duncan has logged countless hours in the Supply center’s garden during the past two years. She will speak at Supply’s first 2022 Garden Club mee ng , on “Ready, Set, Grow,” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15.
VOLUNTEER at our thrift stores— it’s fun! Apply online at www.bsrinc.org/volunteers.html
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Diabetes Education and Medication Assistance
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ant to learn how to obtain your Apidra, Humalog, Novolog, Lantus, Levemir, Toujeo and metformin low cost to FREE? Want to learn how to have more energy and better sense of well-being? Please join Marilou Smith with Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. and Leigh Lane with the Brunswick Wellness Coalition, on the dates listed below at your local Senior Center: Calabash 03/10/22 at 12:15 p.m. Leland 03/03/22 at 12:00 p.m. Shallotte 03/11/22 at 12:00 p.m. Supply 03/14/22 at 12:00 p.m. Southport 03/17/22 at 12:00 p.m.
GET YOUR TAXES DONE FOR FREE Tax-Aide will be available this year at locations throughout Brunswick County with IRS-certified volunteers available to make sure you understand the latest changes and additions to the tax code.
Calabash
Leland
Shallotte/ Supply Southport
Covid-19 precautions require that all appointments be scheduled in advance. Walk-in appointments cannot be taken so please reserve an appointment by calling the location of your choice. Appointments cannot be made through BSRI senior centers.
Southwest Brunswick Branch Library
9400 Ocean Hwy W., Carolina Shores
(910)575-0173
Appointments must be made in person Mon-Fri 9a.m.-6p.m.
Service available Feb 2- April 15
New Hanover County Main Library
201 Chestnut St., Wilmington
(910)796-7341
Call for an appointment.
Service available Feb 1 – April 14
New Hanover County Senior Resource Center
2222 S. College Rd., Wilmington
(910)796-6416
Call for an appointment or schedule online at https:// src.nhcgov.com/vita-taxinformation/
Service Available Jan 31 – April 15
Rourk Library
5068 Main St., Shallotte
(910)754-6578
Call for an appointment.
Service available Feb 1- April 15
The Brunswick Center at Southport
1513 N. Howe St., Ste 1, Southport
(910)477-3131
Call for an appointment.
Service available Feb1 – April 15
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BSRI news
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Thrift Store Throwback
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BSRI Thrift Store Employee Weds Childhood Friend By Mike McGurn Thrift Store Operations Manager
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et ready for a wonderful story of love, fate, reconnection—and maybe even a little divine intervention.
Last year, two Shallotte High School Class of ’57 alums met and reconnected at Jennies Branch Baptist Church in Shallotte after many years far apart, growing their own separate families, leading successful careers, retiring, and eventually being widowed. Loretta Todd (née Hewett) and Gene Edwards have known each other since attending the first and second grade together at the Waccamaw School in Ash. But then Gene moved to Shallotte and they didn’t attend class together until 8th grade, when the school district rezoned and sent Loretta to school in Shallotte. They went on to attend Shallotte High School and graduated together before going their separate ways. While in school, they never dated, although Gene admits to having a crush on Loretta back then. Gene served 23 year in the U.S. Air Force, managed a Bonanza restaurant as well as his own business in the
Congratula ons and all the best to Lore a and Gene!
Fayetteville area, and had five boys. Enough for his own basketball team! Loretta stayed in the Shallotte area, married, and had a beautiful family of her own. She worked at the BB&T Bank in Shallotte for 10 years and later at the Calabash EMS Thrift Store which became the BSRI Thrift Store in 2015. She worked in Calabash for four years before transferring to our Shallotte store when it opened in 2019. She retired a year later, but still helps us out with jewelry repair and upholstery repair. After not having seen each other since high school, they met and got reacquainted last year while attending church at Jennies Branch Baptist, perhaps due in part to a little divine intervention. Their affection grew: Apparently Gene still had a crush on Loretta. They fell in love and were married on Jan. 16 at Jennies Branch Baptist Church.
Two childhood friends a ended the Waccamaw School together, as shown in their 2nd grade class photo. Lore a Hewe Todd is the first one on the le# in the front row and Gene Edwards is the first one on the le# in the second row. Right behind her! Close back then and even closer now!
The wedding took place on a cold and rainy day, but was well attended by friends and family. Also in attendance were Loretta’s BSRI Thrift Store colleagues Lois Little, Judy McCarthy, Jack and Charlotte Csernecky, along with Mike and Dorrie McGurn. It was a beautiful wedding worthy of the long journey that they took through life to end up back together in each other’s arms. Seems like there’s a movie script here, any takers?
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Women’s History in Brunswick County
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AN UNCONVENTIONAL WOMAN
The Story of Joy Arnold Gregory By Jan Morgan-Swegle “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” —Michelle Obama When former first lady Michelle Obama said this, she could well have been speaking about Joy Arnold Gregory of Southport. Arnold has accomplished much during her life— many “firsts” for women during the era of World War II. Joy was born in 1925 and was an only child, unconventional from the start. As a young girl, her father taught her to “hunt, fish, and fight.” She was known as “Tuffy” because there wasn’t anything she was afraid of trying. Her parents, especially her mother, didn’t impose traditional gender roles of the era on Joy, because she herself didn’t follow them. Her father piloted shrimp boats and tug boats. Her mother was a “Shore Captain” in the family’s charter boat business and a weather watcher. Her mother told Joy, “If you enjoy your work and you’re good at it, do it.”
Southport Romance By the age of 16, Joy was a volunteer hostess at the Southport USO. She was not afraid to walk home in the evenings after her shift, but one night, she felt like someone was following her. She turned quickly and asked the young sailor who was behind her what he was doing. He said, “I’ve been watching
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Joy Hewe Gregory Arnold, le , was the first woman to become a deputy sheriff in Brunswick County. Fearless and ambi#ous, she blazed many trails for women.
you all night. I like you so I thought I’d walk you home.” Joy pondered this for a minute and replied, “Well, if you’re going to walk me home, get up here and walk with me, not behind me.” And that was the start of her love story with George Gregory. George was from Pennsylvania, stationed at Fort Caswell near Southport, on the USS Ruby. He became a frogman, a very dangerous job to have in the Navy, but he volunteered for it and was proud to have been selected for this role. George left Southport to complete his frogman training—but not before marrying Joy. He served in Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Now 17 and married to a military man, Joy decided to go to one of the shipyards in the area
and become a welder to help the war effort.
Shipyard Safety Joy and the other women at the shipyard were required to wear long pants and, in the interest of safety, they were never to roll up their pant legs. One hot summer day when she was welding, deciding the rules weren’t for her, she rolled her pant legs up to let the breeze cool her down. Immediately hot metal hit her legs and burned her. “Well, I jumped right up and took off my pants then I headed for the horse trough that held water for cooling metal and jumped right in. I drew a crowd that day,” she laughed.
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Women’s history in Brunswick County
After her welding career, Joy became a business owner. She owned a bar, a dress shop, and a trailer park, all while working as clerk of court. She had no idea that moving to the sheriff’s office would result in her making history in Brunswick County.
A Woman Deputy The incoming sheriff of Brunswick County recruited Joy to be the first woman deputy on the police force. Deputy Sheriff Joy Gregory started her career without a police uniform and had to use her own car to patrol the area, but she kept a two-shot Derringer in her pocket at all times. Joy did well in her role, eventually becoming chief deputy and jailor. There were times when she had to travel to transport people to jail or for medical reasons.
“The sheriff always sent me because he said that a man would fight a man, but a man wouldn’t fight a woman,” she said. Her only trouble was with a woman she had to pick up and transport for treatment. The sheriff told Joy to put a bottle of wine under the front seat. Joy thought that was a bit odd, but she trusted the sheriff and followed his instructions. When she arrived to pick up the woman, she found her combative, verbally abusive, and definitely a flight risk. Joy wrestled her to the car, locked the door and asked her if she wanted some wine. “Of course,” the woman responded. Joy gave the woman the bottle and drove her, now happy and calm, straight to treatment. Unfortunately, when they arrived, with no uniform and a gun in her pocket, the treatment facility thought Joy was the patient and tried to confine her.
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Joy always knew she was destined to be a strong woman. She said, “I was always strong willed, but my husband ‘got’ me. He accepted the person I was and so did I. Working made me feel important, and I was good at it.” Today, Joy lives quietly in a nursing facility surrounded by her memories of George, her daughters, and her career. She doesn’t consider herself a trailblazer for women—just a woman who did a job that she loved, and did it well. Thanks to Liz Fuller, president of the Southport Historical Society (SHS), for her assistance with this story. This information was taken from oral history interviews conducted by Fuller between 2019 and 2020, which are available for viewing on the SHS YouTube channel. For more information, contact SHS at info@ southporthistoricalsociety.org.
At 16, Joy was a volunteer hostess at the Southport USO. One evening she heard someone following her home from work. She turned quickly and asked the young sailor who was behind her what he was doing. He wanted to walk her home. That man was George Gregory, who became her husband.
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In the garden
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Make It Work: Design Container Plantings By Pat Naughton
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ontainer plants should meet one of three criteria: They should be thrilling, filling, or spilling. A stunning planter should contain all three. Before selecting plants, location and season must be considered. Certain plants do better in shade than full sun. Some plants can’t handle the heat of summer.
Thrillers Thrillers are tall plants that draw attention and add height to the container. Ornamental grasses are often overlooked as thrillers. Grasses do well in the summer in full sun. Dwarf fountain grass* has bottlebrush seed heads that, in the winter, have a nice wavy wheat flow. For a shady area, look for a tropical plant like elephant ear. Winter thrillers are a little more challenging since they must be able
Photos courtesy N.C. State Extension Plant Toolbox
The best containers include thrilling, filling, and spilling plants. The container on the le contains snapdragon, dusty miller, and sedum. The middle container has coral bells and creeping jenny. The container on the right has elephant ear, begonia, spurge, boxberry, and stonecrop.
to withstand a hard freeze. A few of winter thrillers that do well in this area include rosemary, nandina, and ivy topiary.
Fillers Fillers add body to the arrangement. Herbs make excellent filler plants. Perennial herbs such as oregano, mint, dill, fennel, tarragon, and chives* make excellent full-sun summer fillers. Plus, you get the extra benefit of fresh herbs for cooking.
This spring shade container features Japanese cedar, coral bells, and petunias.
For a shady area in the summer, try Cuban oregano.* It’s a member of the mint family with a strong fragrance of oregano when crushed. Add a little color with coleus* in a shady area and nasturtium* in a sunny area. Nasturtium is edible and adds color to salads.
Spillers Spillers flow down the container to give the entire container a full look. The classic spiller is creeping jenny.* This yellow-flowering plant does well year-round in full sun and partial shade. Another yellow flowering spiller is golden globe loosestrife.* A purple flower option is pennyroyal* which makes a colorful spiller. It is also called mosquito plant since its scent is quite pungent when crushed and repels mosquitos. All do well in the summer in full sun to partial shade. *All the plants marked with an asterisk will be available for sale at the Brunswick County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers “Spruce Up Your Container Sale” March 25, 9 a.m. till noon. The sale will take place at the growing pad behind the Brunswick County Extension Office, 25 Referendum Drive, Bolivia.
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In our centers
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Helping Hands Transform Trash Bags By Jan Morgan-Swegle
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t’s been a cold and wet winter so far and it’s good to be able to get out of the weather and relax with our families at home. But many homeless people have nowhere to go to escape the elements. That’s why the work of the Crochet Ladies at the Brunswick Senior Center in Leland is so important.
enough of the loops you start to knot them together and make what the ladies call “plarn,” or plastic yarn.
Using an “N” crochet hook, the team makes a chain to form the bottom and sides of the mat. Each mat is 3 feet wide and 6 feet long and is reinforced on each edge. Depending on the complexity of the pattern, one mat can take 1,000 bags and 100 hours to complete.
These mat magicians are making Every Tuesday, The Crochet Ladies at the Brunswick Center at Leland are busy crea ng sleeping mats functional art from 1 to 3 p.m., the that meets the for local homeless people. Above and below show the crea on of “plarn” from plas c team gets together to needs grocery bags; at bo"om is a finished product. make mats for of young and homeless people out of old. The durable mats are plastic bags. They crochet easily transported from the bags into decorative place to place. sleeping mats to put on the If you would like to ground to protect people in learn how to make mats, need from the cold, wet join the group on environment. Tuesdays at the “It’s hard work, but Brunswick Center in important,” says Linda Leland at 121 Town Hall Wadhams, who leads the Drive, NE (next to group. “We get to have the library.) social time, learn a new If you would like to skill, and help people.” donate plastic bags, just Wadhams drop them off at the demonstrated the process center and specify that of starting with three bags they are for the mat stacked on top of each program. Plastic bags other and flattened down. should be grocery-store Next, they are folded and size, not ripped, clean, cut in four places to make and dry. loops. Once you get
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Out and about: wellness
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APOTHECARY BY THE SEA:
R tur By Beth A. Klahre
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here can you get a flu or shingles vaccine while you wait for your prescriptions to be filled and speak directly with a pharmacist for advice about your health? Oh, and pick up a birthday card and gift? Or find a fun trendy treasure to decorate your own home?
Ou R ts At The Apothecary at St. James, of course! This new family-owned pharmacy opened at 2571 St. James Drive SE at the St. James Plantation marina in December 2021. In addition to filling prescriptions, The Apothecary carries over-the-counter products, quality nutrition and
vitamin lines, and first aid supplies and medications, as well as boutique gifts like beach bags and towels, sunglasses and readers, cards, hats, holiday gifts, home décor, and housewarming gifts.
Advanced Level of Wellness Owners Bill and Denise Hayes operate the pharmacy in partnership with Natasha and Ed Thomas, owners of Seashore Drugs and Thomas Drugs on Oak Island and three additional local pharmacies. Ed Thomas is a fourth-generation pharmacist. The partnership between the Thomas and Hayes families brings an advanced level of wellness service and health education to Brunswick County. Natasha Thomas, an integrative functional wellness physician, will help deliver science-based seminars open to the public at the St. James Community Center on Southport Supply Road. Topics underway include supplements and vitamins, druginduced nutrition depletion, and diet.
From le , Amber Vigil, co-owner Denise Hayes, and pharmacist Camille Moss welcome visitors to the Apothecary at St. James, a new pharmacy focused on wellness and carrying something for everyone.
The Apothecary at St. James caters specifically to the local demographic. Most insurance is accepted. Special orders will be
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sourced by the next day if not the same day. Emergency after-hours service and home delivery for prescriptions are available. Accepting most insurance plans, The Apothecary at St. James also takes care of specialty compounding needs and pet medicines. And it offers notary public services.
Experience You Can Trust The Hayes bring experience and expertise to the new store. They owned and operated a pharmacy in New Jersey for 25 years before relocating to Southport four years ago. That pharmacy serviced the community, nursing homes in the area, and hospice for the county, and sold upscale gifts and home goods. Denise Hayes holds degrees in pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island and has experience working in hospital and independent retail pharmacies and home care. Bill Hayes works for an independent pharmacy buying co-op and is a pharmacy tech, EMT, and caretaker
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of four golden retrievers. Rounding out the team are two additional pharmacists, Camille Moss and David Leach. Moss has been a registered pharmacist for over 33 years and is licensed in five states. Leach is a registered pharmacist for over 45 years and he’s licensed in four states.
Return to Our Roots Moss, who worked in her locallyowned neighborhood pharmacy at the age of 15, says she feels like she’s coming full circle. “I see this pharmacy as a return to our roots, the neighborhood pharmacy where you know your pharmacist and we know you. We are excited to care for you and your family.” And Denise Hayes adds, “We are excited about establishing relationships with new customers, patients and providers. We look forward to fulfilling your needs, taking care of our community, and servicing our neighbors.”
Photos by Beth Klahre
Owners Bill and Denise Hayes operate in partnership with Natasha and Ed Thomas. Their wellness and pharmacy training is extensive.
The Apothecary at St. James is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. A quick check-in at the St. James main gate is all that is needed to visit the pharmacy.
While you wait for your prescrip on at the Apothecary at St. James, you can browse over-the-counter medicines, nutri on and vitamin products, and bou que gi s like beach bags and towels, sunglasses and readers, cards, hats, and home décor.
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Books for Women’s History and Irish-American Heritage Months By Donna Ruth Morgan
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ur March book reviews include lots of variety, all from female authors. You can request a copy of any of these books from your local Brunswick County library.
A dual celebration of Women’s History Month and Irish American Heritage Month is from one of this reviewer’s favorite fiction genres: Southern Gothic. The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor (1971) is an assemblage of creeping-up-onyou horrors. Over two dozen scary, fearsome glimpses into tortured souls from a talented writer whose mid-twentieth-century writings are for mature audiences only. Nutshell review: Best enjoyed in a well-lit room! The latest from prolific Latin American author Isabel Allende is a stream-ofconsciousness memoir/ meditation on her favorite theme of feminism. The Soul of a Woman (2021) draws on former works, making this effort a bit repetitive. Occasional heavy-handed social commentary and calls to activism are redeemed by reminisces of a life filled with joy and purpose. Nutshell review: A slim volume that packs a lot of wisdom into its pages. State of Terror (2021) is a highly readable collaboration between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny. It’s a fast-moving, plot-driven melding of two distinct talents—clever and political (Clinton) and twisty and
thrilling (Penny). Can a beleaguered Secretary of State and her trusted (mostly) female compatriots outwit terrorists to save the country? Nutshell review: Superheroine, disaster-averting grandmother to the rescue! Going There (2021) is a mixed bag. Katie Couric’s honesty about family ties and the pain of losing loved ones is dragged down with gossip, name-dropping, and wealthflaunting. She bemoans lack of recognition as a serious journalist but displays animus toward anything outside her insular bubble. Nutshell review: This well-known television personality is labeled “perky,” but her memoir exposes a “mean girl” behind the smile. Americanon (2021) is a quirky view of U.S. history chronicled through a baker’s dozen bestselling books. An almanac as old as our country, a dictionary, a cookbook, and how-to guides all were designed to deliver messages about American beliefs and create archetypes of the ideal citizen. Nutshell review: Fascinating browse of influential characters from Ben Franklin and Noah Webster to Emily Post and Dale Carnegie, with commentary from author Jess McHugh.
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens
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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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olorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It affects all racial and ethnic groups and is most often found in
people ages 50 and older. Screening and early detection are vital. Medicare covers certain colorectal cancer screening services—ask a SHIIP counselor for
more information. Call Lead Case Manager/SHIIP Coordinator René Tarquinio at (910)754-6224. Colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable!
SHIIP VOLUNTEER COUNSELOR SPOTLIGHT: MIKE CARPER
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ike Carper moved to Brunswick County from West Virginia after retiring from a career in general management and banking. He is an Army veteran and served during the Vietnam War. He and his wife, Vivian, enjoy spending time with family and traveling both domestically and abroad. Mike joined the BSRI SHIIP program five years ago as a SHIIP volunteer counselor. Most of his volunteer hours are spent at the Calabash Center, but he is quick to help wherever it is needed. During the most recent Open Enrollment Period, Mike counseled 57 Medicare beneficiaries. When asked what he likes the most about being a SHIIP counselor, Mike quickly replied that he enjoys the people that he meets. He loves seeing the look on their face when they realize how much money they will save by changing their drug or Medicare Advantage plan. BSRI SHIIP is happy to have Mike as a part of our team! —René Tarquinio Lead Case Manager/SHIIP Coordinator
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Boiling spring lakes nutrition site
BOILING SPRING LAKES SENIOR SITE at Boiling Spring Lakes Parks & Recreation Department 1 Leeds Road Boiling Spring Lakes, NC 28461 910-363-0018
March 2022
MARCH 2022
BSRI Nutrition Program Operating Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 910-754-2300 Program Information www.cityofbsl.org or 363-0018
*For more info call or email Sara at 910-363-0276 or sgoodwin@cityofbsl.org* **Schedule is Subject to Change**
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1 3pm Brew Crew at The Office 6:30pm Line Dancing
2 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life
7 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
8 10:30am Shallotte Shopping & Lunch 6:30pm Line Dancing
9 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
10 11am Lunch & a Movie
11 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
14 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games 21 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
15 6:30pm Line Dancing
16 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games 23 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
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12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
4 10am Move & Groove 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm BSRI Lunch 12:30pm Senior Games
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MARCH 2022
CALABASH Holley Norris, Director Amy Segen, Assistant Director
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Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10050 Beach Dr. SW Calabash, NC 28467 910-754-7427 https://bsrinc.org/calabash/
MARCH FEBRUARY WEEKLY ACTIVITY SCHEDULE MONDAYS
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS
FRIDAYS
DAILY “Drop In” Activities: Reading, Coffee w/Friends, Fitness Room, Table Games, Coloring & more! No Symbol = No Fee (Contributions always appreciated); $ = Fee Associated ; ^ = Requires Advanced Registration; * = New Offering/Time 9:00
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9:00
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Puzzles
10:30 Rummikub
8:00
"Hoop It Up!" $4
8:45
10:00 Card Games
9:00
20/20/20
8:45
10:15 Muscle& Core Strength
9:00
Adult Coloring
11:45 Lunch 12:30 Mah Jongg 1:00
Craft
1:30
Tai Chi
Zumba GOLD
10:30 BINGO
11:45 Lunch Knit & Crochet Club
12:30 Beginner Mah Jongg^
1:15
GeriFit
1:00
Hand and Foot
Jigsaw Puzzles
“Awesome Abs” 9:00 Muscle Fusion $2 via zoom 9:00 Open Crafting 10:00 Gentle Yoga 10:30 BINGO 10:00 Choir Group^
11:45 Lunch
1:00
Zumba GOLD$4 8:30
11:45 Lunch
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Painter’s Group
1:00
Beg. Line Dancing
12:30 Beginner Mah Jongg^
2:00
Intermediate Line Dancing
1:15
GeriFit
MARCH BONUS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS! MONDAY
TUESDAY 1
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10:30 10 Signs of Alzheimer's (Offered Virtually)
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10:00 Book Club
12:30 Widower’s Group (Facilitated by Case Manager)
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11:00 Balance Screening with Level Up Physical Therapy
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10:30 Cooking Demo with Cooperative Extension
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THURSDAY 3
2:00 Caregiver Support Group
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10:00 Tech Help with Ed Topic: Online Safety (Session 5 of 6)
FRIDAY 4 National Dress in Blue Day 12:30 Cinema at the Center “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
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10:00 Tech Help with Ed Re-cap of all Sessions 12:15 Medication & Wellness Topic: Diabetes
11:00 A1C Screenings 12:30 Pine Needle Basket Weaving $22^ 12:20 Sea Turtle Chat Sunset Beach Turtle Watch Program
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11:30 Balance Presentation Pt. 3 with Coastal Integrative Health 10:00 Intro the Medicare^
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12:30 Pine Needle Basket Weaving $22^
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The brunswick center at calabash CALABASH Holley Norris, Director Amy Segen, Assistant Director
Come join the Choir Group on Thursdays at 10:00
10050 Beach Dr. SW Calabash, NC 28467 910-754-7427 https://bsrinc.org/calabash/
MARCH 2022 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Touch hearts & make a difference By joining in one (or both) of these Community Service Projects:
Sign up in the Art Studio
• We plan things for the Buzz ONE month in advance, so things can happen & changes may be necessary. Make sure to sign up for Regroup to receive notifications! • You can rent any of our 5 Centers for an event like Birthday parties, weddings, bridal showers, meetings, support groups, and more! Let a staff member know you’re interested and we can put you in touch with our Rental Coordinator, Sheryl. • Although our Center names have changed to Coastal Carolina Active Living, we still fall under the umbrella of Brunswick Senior Resources. • WOO HOO! Senior Games are ON again, after taking a break for 2 years due to the pandemic! Be sure to get your application in by 3/16. We have paper applications at the Center or you may visit bcparks.recdesk.com to complete online.
Gardening Meeting Monday, March 21st at 10:30 Bring your ideas, passion & expertise!
We will continue making hats for a nonprofit in Wilmington, Going Beyond the Pink. This organization serves the breast cancer community in meaningful ways by providing resources and critical information from diagnosis, through treatment, and into survivorship. Knit & Crochet Tuesdays at 1 p.m. No experience necessary—we can teach you!
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All dogs deserve a toy of their own, especially those who are search for someone to love them! Come join us and help us put together Tug Toys from old T-shirts. Have old T-shirts? Please bring them in (wash first). Craft Class Mondays at 1 p.m.
MARCH 2022
The Brunswick center at calabash CALABASH Holley Norris, Director Amy Segen, Assistant Director
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10050 Beach Dr. SW Calabash, NC 28467 910-754-7427 https://bsrinc.org/calabash/
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Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
100 years old never looked so good! Philomena loves coming to the Center and even par cipates in Geri-Fit weekly. The only thing that stops you from doing things you want to do is YOU! Keep moving. Keep smiling. Keep going.
Come join Meghan Lassiter and Volunteers with NC Cooperative Extension on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:30 for a Healthy Cooking Demo. They will teach you tips and tricks to get in those extra nutrients while making it tasty, too!
10 Signs of Alzheimer’s (VIRTUAL) Monday, March 7th at 10:30 This education program helps people recognize common signs of the disease and know what to watch for in themselves and others.
Intro to Medicare Tuesday, March 29th at 11:00am With Lead Case Manager/SHIIP Coordinator, René Tarquinio This class will be helpful for those who are new to Medicare AND for those who already have Medicare, but are in need of a refresher. To sign up and attend, please give us a call at the Center at (910) 754-7427 OR stop by. Registration required!
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STATEPOINT CROSSWORD
FOOD & DRINK ACROSS 1. *Le uce variety 5. Drivel 8. *Café alterna"ve 11. *Can"na cooker 12. *Waldorf salad ingredient 13. Animal trail 15. Radio knob 16. Hurry up, acr. 17. One who accepts the offer 18. *Anise-flavored spirit 20. "Happily ____ a9er" 21. Opera"c solos 22. ____ Air in L.A. 23. Hairy vertebrate 26. Freed 30. In the past 31. Small type of drum 34. *Wine in Italy 35. Charleston, e.g. 37. Chow down 38. a.k.a. honey badger 39. Wet nurse 40. Hervé Villechaize on "Fantasy Island" 42. Expression of doubt 43. Founding Father 45. City in Japan 47. Shock and ____ 48. Jawaharlal's last name 50. *Driest type of sherry 52. *a.k.a. black treacle 55. So9ly-so9ly, loris' cousin 56. A Flock of Seagulls' 1982 hit (2 words) 57. *Cabbage amount 59. Alexandre Dumas' "The Black ____" 60. What seekers do 61. Consequently 62. Everything
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63. Temporary craze 64. Swedish shag rugs DOWN 1. Physique, informally 2. Pelvic bones 3. Spill the beans 4. Certain fir 5. *Fusilli or zi" 6. Same as #39 Across, pl. 7. Supreme pon"ff 8. Puff 9. Field worker 10. Be off base 12. Capital of Philippines 13. Be at the helm 14. *Ballerina-inspired dessert 19. All worked up 22. *Granola serving 23. Téa Leoni's "____ Secretary" 24. Old World lizard 25. Unicellular organism 26. Stroke on a green 27. Lithograph, for short 28. Japan to U.S. in WWII 29. *Stuffed grapevine leaf 32. *Flageolet or azuki 33. *Popular breakfast cereal 36. *Type of #34 Across 38. Lion sounds 40. One li le piggy? 41. Easily available (2 words) 44. One clean one? 46. *Be y Crocker fruit snack 48. Waterwheel 49. Serenge" grazer 50. Unplayable baseball 51. It will, contrac"on 52. Irk 53. Like a ghost 54. Long novel 55. School support org. 58. Opposite of don'ts
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The brunswick center at leland
MARCH 2022
~An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence~ Veronica Lett-McGee, Director Brittany Steinkamp, Assistant Director
121 Town Hall Drive NE Leland, NC 28451 910-754-7701
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Center Hours Mon - Fri 8a - 4p
March 2022 - Weekly Ac vity Schedule EVERY MONDAY
EVERY TUESDAY
EVERY WEDNESDAY
EVERY THURSDAY
EVERY FRIDAY
Black = No Fee ; Green or $ = Fee Based Class; Red ^ = Requires Prior Sign Up Blue = New Offering/Time; Purple = Virtual/Online
9:30
9:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:15
Geri-Fit
*11:30a Lunch* 1-3p 1:30
Pinochle TRX ^ Interval Training Acrylic Painting Bridge for Beginners
*11:30a Lunch*
Mah Jongg Zumba GOLD
12:30 Tai Chi 12:30 Sleep Mats
9:30 Geri-Fit 10:00 Crafts 10:30 Line Dance (Int)
*11:30a Lunch* 12:30 Acrylic Painting 1:00 Bridge Club
Chair Yoga Pinochle UNCW Nursing Students 9:30 Chair Aerobics 10:00 BINGO (25 cents/card) 10:30 TRX^
9:00 Yoga Body & Soul 9:00 Walking Group 10:30 Line Dance (Beg)
*11:30a Lunch*
*11:30a Lunch*
9:00 9:00 9:00
12:30 Tai Chi 1-4p Oil Painting 1:30 Zumba GOLD
Class Rooms & Times Are Subject to Change. Look for Posted Flyers or Subscribe to Email Updates from LelandGeneral@bsrinc.org
March 2022 - Monthly Calendar MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Monthly & Semimonthly Events:
1 Mardi Gras 2 3 4 Quilting Bee 9a Daily Announcements: During Lunch PRN 1st Fri, (At Lunch): Mo. Birthday Celebration Celebration! Hand & Foot 1p Diabetes Class Mo. Birthday Leland Larks & 12p 1st & 3rd Tues, 10:30a: Bible Study Celebration Bible Study 1st & 3rd Tues, 10:30a: Leland Larks 10:30a 1st & 3rd Wed, 1-3pm: Hand & Foot Cards 7 8 9 10 11 1st & 3rd Fri, 9a-12p: Quilting Bee Tech Tuesday Care Connections Sit & Stitch 2nd Tues, 10a: Tech Tuesday 10a 11a 12:30p 4th Thurs, 10a: CG Support Grp Write Your Story 2nd Fri, 12:30p: Sit & Stitch 10a 3rd Wed, 10:30a: Blood Pressure Cks 14 15 Leland Larks & 16 17 18 3rd Thurs, 11:45a: Meet w/ Case Mgr Bible Study Blood Pressure Happy St. Quilting Bee 9a Last Wed., 9:30a: Coups for Troops 10:30a 10:30a Patrick’s Day! Write Your Story Meet w/Case Mgr Special Events & Presentations: 10a Hand & Foot 1p During lunch 3/1, 10a: Mardi Gras Celebration 3/3, 12p: Medication & Wellness 21 22 23 24 25 CG Support Group Shamrock Shakes Write Your Story Topic: Diabetes 10a w/ Brittany 10a 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 10a:Writing Your Story 10:30a With Joan Leotta 3/10, 11a: Care Connections Group 28 29 30 31 Coups for 3/17: Wear Green for St. Patrick’s Day!! Troops 3/21 10:30a: Shamrock Shakes w/ Brittany 9:30
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The brunswick center at leland ~An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence~ Veronica Lett-McGee, Director Brittany Steinkamp, Assistant Director
What’s the “Buzz” in Leland?! Wri ng Your Story from Joan Leo a Joan Leo a is one of the feature writers for the Buzz. She has taught classes at the Brunswick County Arts Council as well as the Leland Cultural Arts Center. She wants to bring her talents to our center to help YOU write your story. We are so fortunate that she is sharing her experience and will be offering classes to help you write your story using different prompts and techniques. This class will be offered over Zoom on Tuesdays: March 8, 15, & 22 at 10a. We will also have this set up and available in the conference room at the center!
Help us welcome our NEW Yoga Instructor! Her name is Donna Fulcher, and she will begin her in-person Yoga classes this month. Donna is a Cer/fied Yoga Instructor and has taught Hatha Yoga and Gentle Yoga in Durham and Hillsborough. As an instructor, she brings an enormous ability to manage the learning environment of students at all levels, to instruct, mo/vate, and build them for success. She has an excep/onal ability to help a diverse and broad range of students master the skills and content required to feel confident in any level yoga class. Classes will be held every Friday at 9a.
121 Town Hall Drive NE Leland, NC 28451 910-754-7701
MARCH 2022 Center Hours Mon - Fri 8a - 4p
What: MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION! When: Tuesday a.m., March 1st Where: Friendship Hall Events: Mask Decora/ng, Moon Pies, & Mardi Gras Trivia
Care Connec;ons We invite caregivers and their care recipients to par/cipate in a social enrichment ac/vity together. An opportunity to engage with others in a fun ac/vity the second Thursday of each month. When: March 10th at 11a in the Crea/on Room. Ac;vity: A light stretch followed by a pain/ng ac/vity. Wear old clothes or an apron and express your crea/vity!
Beverages with Bri any 3/21: March Beverage Shamrock Shakes Discussion Topic: Mindful Spring Cleaning
MARCH 2022
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The brunswick center at leland ~An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence~ Veronica Lett-McGee, Director Brittany Steinkamp, Assistant Director
March is Social Work Month! The Time is Right for Social Work is the theme for 2022. Social workers have been an integral part of our na on for decades. This is especially true as our na on con nues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, economic inequality, global warming, and other crises. The na on needs more social workers as it con nues to deal with these problems that have stressed our society, and social work is one of the fastest growing professions in the U.S. In fact, social workers are everywhere people need help naviga ng tough life challenges. Social workers are on the front lines, helping people overcome these crises. BSRI is proud to serve many re red social workers, and we currently employ several social workers, including case managers, nutri on coordinators, and center directors!
Thank a social worker today!
121 Town Hall Drive NE Leland, NC 28451 910-754-7701
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Center Hours Mon - Fri 8a - 4p
Sit & S tch! Calling all kni ers and crocheters! Grab your needles/hooks and gather with good company to do what you love. No instruc on provided at this me; drop in with your current project(s). Every 2nd Friday, 12:30pm in the Crea on Room.
Medica on & Wellness Marilou with BSRI & Leigh with Brunswick Wellness Coali on will be giving a presenta on about Diabetes on March 3rd at 12p in the TRX Room. Learn how to get your medica ons freeto low-cost and how to have more energy and a be7er sense of well being!
Bridge Players - Meet & Play Wednesdays at 1p; Lessons/refresher Tuesdays at 10:15a
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Oak island nutrition site
102 SE 47th Street Oak Island, NC 28461 Call 278-6552 910-754-2300 for Reservations
MARCH 2022
Stephanie Stiller, Community Center Assistant Operating Hours: Mondays through Fridays 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m.
Senior Activity Calendar March 2022 (Subject to Change)
Monday
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1 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
2 10:30 Chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 12:30pm Social Time 1:30 Corn Hole
3 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
4 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 am Corn Hole 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub
7 10:30 chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 Social me 1:00pm Movie
8 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
9 10:30 Chair Aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:00 Social me 1:00pm Rummikub
10 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
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15 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
16 10:30 Chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:00 pm Rummikub 1:00pm Social me
17 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
18 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 am Corn Hole 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub
21 10:30 Chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 Social TIme 1:00pm Movie
22 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
23 10:30 Chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Cra( )me
24 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
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29 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
30 10:30 Chair aerobics 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 12:30pm Social Time 1:30pm Corn Hole
31 10:30 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO
Senior Picassos strike again!
We spent the day in our Pajamas
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The brunswick center at shallotte
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Center Hours: SHALLOTTE 3620 Express Drive Jillian Hardin, Center Director Shallotte, NC 28470 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tonya Barnes, Assistant Director 910-754-2300 1002 Wednesday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Weekly Ac vity Schedule EVERY MONDAY
EVERY TUESDAY
EVERY WEDNESDAY
EVERY THURSDAY
EVERY FRIDAY
No Symbol = No Fee (Contributions always appreciated); $ = Fee Associated ; ^ = Requires Advanced Registration; * = New Offering/Time 10:00 Cardio Low Impact
8:00
Bridge
9:00
Pilates W/Angela (Zoom)
10:00 10:30 Be Fit Shallotte Seniors 11:00
Geri-Fit Aerobics & Dance
10:00 Cardio Low Impact
10:00 Beginner Line Dancing
11:00
^Chair Yoga
11:30
Lunch
10:30 Be Fit Shallotte Seniors
12:00
$^Slow Stretch and Breathe
1:00
$Tai Chi w/ Dean $5
10:30 Basic/ Intermediate Line Dancing 11:00 Intermediate Line Dancing 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Bingo
10:00 Beginner Line Dancing
9:30
$ ^ Zumba $5
10:00 Technology 101
10:30 ^Yoga
11:30 Lunch
10:00 Geri-Fit
12:15 Bingo
11:00 Aerobics & Dance 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Special presentations
11:00 Intermediate Line Dancing 12:30 Charcoal and Pencil Art class 11:30 Lunch 1:00 $Tai Chi w/ Dean $5 1:00 * Intro to Mahjong
Monthly Ac vity Schedule for Shallo#e MONDAY
TUESDAY 1 Donuts with the Director 11A
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9 Spring Wreath Craft w/ Kathy 12P
10 11 National Popcorn Lover’s Blood Pressure Checks Day! 11A
Fat Tuesday/MardiGras 12:15P 7
8 Women’s History Month 9:30A Caregiver Support Group 10A
Health and Wellness w/ Marilou 11:45A
14 Brain Health Recipe w/Tammy 10:15A
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16 Fraud Presentation w/ Officer Geiger 12P
17 St. Patrick’s Day 10:45A
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22 Bible Devotionals 12:30P
23 DAY TRIP—Shopping Trip
24 25 Intro to Medicare w/ Rene C Breeze Band 10:30A 12:15P
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18 Spring Wreath Craft w/ Kathy 10:30A
*Boost available for purchase*
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The Brunswick center at shallotte
MARCH 2022
Center Hours: SHALLOTTE 3620 Express Drive Jillian Hardin, Center Director Shallotte, NC 28470 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tonya Barnes, Assistant Director 910-754-2300 1002 Wednesday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The 2022 Women’s History Month theme, “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope,” is both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing, as woman healers harken back to ancient times. Together, healing and hope are essential fuels for our dreams and our recovery.
Let’s celebrate Mardi Gras! We’ll have festive beads, colorful cupcakes, and music. Date: Tuesday, March 1 Time: 12:15 p.m. Where: Dining Area
Caregiver Support Group You’re invited to join our Caregiver Support Group. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. on the second floor at the Shallotte Center. Caregivers are welcome to bring their loved ones. We do provide respite. Please RSVP one week in advance if you need respite care.
Celebrate this day with us! Enjoy green punch and Shamrock Cookies. Date: March 17 Time: 10:45 a.m. Where: Dining Area
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Center Hours: SHALLOTTE 3620 Express Drive Jillian Hardin, Center Director Shallotte, NC 28470 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tonya Barnes, Assistant Director 910-754-2300 1002 Wednesday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Brain Recipe with Tammie March is National Nutrition Month! Tammie Mullis, BSRI’s Food Service Director, will provide a healthy cooking demonstration with samples and help us understand how to make healthy food choices and establish healthy eating habits.
When: March 14 Time: 10:15 a.m. Where: Dining Room
Senior Fraud Presentation Learn how to identify and avoid fraud and scams! Officer James Geiger with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office will provide information regarding fraud such as banking scams, credit card and social security phone scams, and email fraud.
When: March 16 Time: Noon Where: Computer Lab
Mah Jongg Club We plan to offer Mah Jongg starting every Wednesday in March from 1 to 4 p.m. It’s a Chinese game usually played by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles. If you like to play Rummikub, then you might like Mah Jongg!
Are you new to Medicare? Need to know the different parts to this national health insurance program? Join René, BSRI’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) Coordinator, for an Introduction to Medicare class. This presentation is scheduled for March 24 at 12:15 p.m.
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The brunswick center at shallotte
MARCH 2022
Festivities on the Day of the Groundhog
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he Brunswick Center at Shallotte celebrated Groundhog Day with a contest. “We sat out two boxes. Participants got to choose if the groundhog saw his shadow and we had six more weeks of winter, or if not, we'd have spring weather! It was like a lottery,” says Center Director Jillian Hardin. “On Tuesday, February 2nd, we took the box that was labeled ‘Groundhog sees shadow’ and Tonya drew a name from that box. Ms. Tressie Gore, who is nearly 100 years old, won the prize.”
Photos by Jillian Hardin
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The brunswick Center at southport
MARCH 2022
SOUTHPORT Melissa Catlett, Director Jackie Knott, Assistant Director
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Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-754-7109
Weekly Ac vity Schedule– Lunch Served at 11:30 daily EVERY MONDAY
EVERY TUESDAY
EVERY WEDNESDAY
EVERY THURSDAY
EVERY FRIDAY
DAILY Drop In Ac vi es: Billiards, Coffee with Friends, Fitness Center, Library Green ($) = Fee Based Class; Red (#) = Requires Prior Sign Up; Blue (+) = New Offering/Time Purple=Class in person + zoomed 9:00 9:00 10:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 12:30 1:00 1:00
6:30
Yoga for Healthy Bones $ Tai Chi Forms $ Silver Samurai $ Hand, Knee and Foot Canasta Card Making Chair Yoga $ Cra@s w/Sherry Mah Jongg Zumba Gold $ 1st and 2nd Monday
9:00 9:00 9:30 1:00 1:00 2:30 6:30
Geri Fit with Jackie Boxing Bridge Pinochle Silver Paddles (Ping Pong) Fit and Strong Square Dancing Every other Tuesday
9:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 12:15 12:30 12:30 1:00
Yoga for Healthy Bones $ Tai Chi Forms $ Silver Samurai $ Watercolor $ Bible Study Interfaith Jewelry Class Facebook w/ Shirley Virtual Beg . Tai Chi wIth Dean $ No Charge for Classes viewed from home via Zoom
Jam Session
Geri-Fit with Jackie 9:00 Boxing$ 9:00 Adv German Zoom only 9:30 Knit and Chain 10:00 Bible Study with Joel 11:30 Beginning Line Dance 1:00 Intermediate Line Dancing 1:00 Mah Jongg 9:00
Yoga for Healthy Bones $ 9:00 Tai Chi Forms $ 9:00 Cra@s w/Sherry 9:30 Hand, Knee & Foot Canasta 10:00 Beginning Tai Chi $ 10:30 Chair Yoga $ 12:30 Bazaar Cra@s 2:00 Hand Drumming 2:30 Fit and Strong 9:00
Monthly Ac vity Schedule for Southport– email jkno @bsrinc.org for regular updates MONDAY
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Diabetes Medication & Wellness Presentation With Marilou & Leigh March 17th @ 12:00 Diane Sloan’s Watercolor Wednesdays (New Time) @10:30 Fee 5.00
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Crafts with Sherry Mondays @12:30 Fridays @ 12:30 Quilting with Sherry Fridays @9:00 Last Monday of the Month Iris Folding Card Making With Sherry @12:30
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The brunswick center at southport SOUTHPORT Melissa Catlett, Director Jackie Knott, Assistant Director
1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-754-7109
MARCH 2022 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Red Hat Ladies Group Girl Scout cookies and liquid nutri*on was donated to the food pantry by Teresa Kenney.
What a sheer delight to meet them! They have weekly get-togethers and a$end many other social gatherings.
They invite you to join. Please email jkno @bsrinc.org for further info.
Thank you, Martha Johnson, for packing the food pantry boxes going out to our homebound family!
Southport has our very own Piano Man. Keep on playing, Paul! We love it!
MARCH 2022
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The brunswick center at southport SOUTHPORT Melissa Catlett, Director Jackie Knott, Assistant Director
UNCW NURSING STUDENTS On Tuesdays you will no(ce 3 to 4 students par(cipa(ng in our ac(vi(es. Please share your thoughts and ideas with them!
Medica$on and Wellness Presenta$on on Diabetes Issues Want to learn how to obtain your Apidra, Humalog, Novolog, Lantus, Levemir, Toujeo and Me-ormin low cost to FREE? Want to learn how to have more energy and be0er sense of well-being? Please join Marilou/BSRI and Leigh Lane with Brunswick Wellness Coali(on
Friday, March 17 at Noon Please sign up at the Front Desk.
Facebook/Phone One-on-One with Shirley Virtual/Over phone only Learn to use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family Email cookieslvn@yahoo.com for appt.
1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-754-7109
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Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free Medicare Seminar Introduc$on to Medicare with SHIIP Counselors Also review for current Medicare recipients Wednesday, March 23, 1 to 3 p.m. Please sign up at front desk Or email Jackie @ jkno0@bsrinc.org Limited Spots Available
Table Talk Event With Sissy Yeley of Centerwell Home Health (Formally Kindred at Home). Sissy is bringing their Medical Social Worker who will meet one-on-one to discuss advance care planning, DNR documents, advance direc(ves, and personal care services eligibility. Wednesday March 6 @ 10:30-Noon Please sign up at the front desk Or email Jkno0@bsrinc.org
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BSRI News
MARCH 2022
Is the Senior Tar Heel Legislature for You?
T
he North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature (STHL) assesses the needs of older citizens in a forum modeled after the North Carolina General Assembly. STHL then makes recommendations to the General Assembly about legislation to benefit older North Carolinians.
Delegate Needed
The STHL was established to:
Delegates and alternates must be age 60 or older. Could you be a Brunswick County delegate to the STHL?
• Provide information to senior
citizens on the legislative process and matters being considered by the General Assembly. • Promote citizen involvement
and advocacy concerning aging issues before the General Assembly. • Assess the legislative needs of
older citizens.
We currently have no delegate in Brunswick County; a new delegate is needed. There is one delegate to STHL from each of the 100 counties in North Carolina, and usually an alternate delegate too.
For more information or to apply, contact AAA Director Holly Pilson at 910-274-0339, 910-395-4553 ext. 204, or hpilson@capefearcog.org.
STHL is Meeting Online The first in a series of virtual information sessions was offered by
the Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) in January, according to Rebecca Freeman, Consumer Affairs and Legislative Liaison for the DAAS. The webinar gave an overview of the new state budget and showed how STHL priorities were impacted. Freeman encourages candidates to apply who are open to using email and participating in virtual meetings. “STHL has had to pivot like everyone else, and some are really starting to see the benefits of technology,” Freeman says. The next general session of STHL is March 15, and it will be virtual. More information about the Senior Tar Heel Legislature can be found at www.facebook.com/ NCSTHLNC.
STATE POINT MEDIA PUZZLE ANSWERS Puzzles on page 22
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The brunswick Center at supply
MARCH 2022
SUPPLY Melissa Starr, Director Robert Hunt, Assistant Director
101 Stone Chimney Road Supply, NC 28462 910-754-7604
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
March 2022 - Weekly Ac vity Schedule EVERY MONDAY
EVERY TUESDAY
EVERY WEDNESDAY
EVERY THURSDAY
EVERY FRIDAY
No Symbol = No Fee (Contributions always appreciated); $ = Fee Associated ; ^ = Requires Advanced Registration; * = New Offering/Time 8:00 8:00 8:00 10:00 11:00
Rummikub Java w/ Friends Open Exercise Tai Chi/Qi-Gong Body//Core/ Strength w/ Nancy
8:00 8:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 11:00
11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:15
Rummikub 8:00 Rummikub Java w/ Friends 8:00 Java w/ Friends Open Exercise 8:00 Open Exercise Yoga w/ Emily 10:00 Pilates Geri-Fit® 10:00 Watercolor Painting Class Crocheting Tabata
11:30 a.m. Lunch
Movie Day
12:30 Crafting
MONDAY
TUESDAY
8:00 8:00 8:00 10:00 10:00 11:00
11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:15 Essentrics 12:30 Crafting 5:30 Families Anon.
Rummikub Java w/ Friends Open Exercise Rug Hooking Geri-Fit® Tabata
8:00 8:00 8:00 10:00
11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:30
Rummikub Java w/ Friends Open Exercise Tai Chi/Qi Gong
11:30 a.m. Lunch
Crafting
Monthly Ac vity Schedule Body/Core/Strength
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Monday ZOOM 11AM Advisory Committee Mtg. ID: 889 6047 7228 Passcode: 819210
Meeting— 10 AM Open to All Participants
7 Jean D’Addario: Piano and Sing-A-Long—1 PM
8 Wii Bowling—12:30 PM
WEDNESDAY 2
THURSDAY
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10 Caregiver Support Group2PM
11 CBD info Class w/Rosey– 10AM in Craft Room
BINGO—12:30 PM Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 5 PM 9 Drum Circle—10AM BINGO—12:30 PM
14 Medica on & Wellness Educa on— Topic: Diabetes Marilou & Leigh 12PM
15 Blood Pressure Checks 10AM
16 Day Trip— Thrift Store Rampage 9AM
Garden Club—10AM
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 5 PM
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22 Cornhole Games—9 till 1
23 Drum Circle—10 AM
17 18 Saint Patrick’s Day—Wear your green & a funky hat! Instrument Jam Session Games and Music! w/ Robert—9:30 AM Hired Hands Band 10AM 24
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Muffins w/ Melissa 10AM BINGO—12:30 PM 28
29 Wii Bowling—12:30
30 (Webinar)... 31 From Hardship to Hope: March’s Birthday Celebration!! Strategies to Foster Financial Wellness— Media Room 2 PM
YOGA w/ Emily
Tuesday ZOOM 9AM Mtg. ID: 879 5433 3858 Passcode: 140370
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The Brunswick Center at supply
SUPPLY Melissa Starr, Director Robert Hunt, Assistant Director
101 Stone Chimney Road Supply, NC 28462 910-754-7604
MARCH 2022 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Day Tripping Our Lunch/Shopping day trip was a fun success! We look forward to more ou ngs that will include thri store shopping, local sites and museums, miniature golf, and many other adventures. Come join the fun!
A Special Heart Health Thank You Goes out To Liberty Homecare & Hospice For providing us with our monthly Blood pressure checks!
March 15th 10AM
Thank You!!! Michele Tullai & Cra ers: Sherrie Wilson Colleen Naughton Lisa Von Sprecken Constance Gammeter For sharing a whole lo$a love by making Valen'ne cards for our Meals on Wheels Par'cipants.
A shout out to the
BSRI Birthday Celebra'on Commi$ee Joyce Lowrimore, Pam Duncan, & Alice Hankins The Party was a Blast!!
The Brunswick Center at Supply
MARCH 2022
SUPPLY Melissa Starr, Director Robert Hunt, Assistant Director
101 Stone Chimney Road Supply, NC 28462 910-754-7604
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We are loving our new pool table! A BIG thanks goes out to Jackie Haddon for dona ng her pool table to the Supply Center. It’s been ge ng a lot of use since its arrival.
Thri2 Store Rampage Sign up & fill out the travel form by March 14th. Cost is $3 per person for bus transporta on. The bus will leave the Supply Center at 9AM.
Bingo is Back at Supply Come join us on Wednesdays at 12:30 $.25 a card GARDEN CLUB MEETING March 15th, 10 AM Ready, Set, Grow! w/Pam Duncan Grab your gardening gloves and come help make plans for our Supply Center Garden. Congratula ons to Glenda Miller, our January At-Home Bingo game winner.
Muffins with Melissa
You’re Invited To Our Luck of the Irish Fun Day Wear your green and a funky hat . Bring your favorite leprechaun! We’ll have indoor games and live music from the Hired Hands Band.
Thursday, March 17th 10:00AM
Come join me and share your thoughts and suggestions over coffee and muffins! March 24th @ 10AM
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What’s for lunch?
MARCH 2022
MARCH
Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc.
2022
Provides Nutritionally Balanced Meals for Seniors *Menus subject to change*
Monday Stuffed Cordon Bleu Chicken Breast Mixed Vegetables Brown Rice Fruit Salad Roll w/ Margarine Milk 2%
Tuesday 1 Breaded Fish Fillet on Bun Tarter Sauce Coleslaw Oven Roasted Potatoes Chilled Peaches Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk 2%
Wednesday 2 Chicken Teriyaki Asian Vegetables White Rice Mandarin Oranges Vanilla Pudding Roll Milk 2%
Thursday 3 Swedish Meatballs w/Gravy Bu*ered Egg Noodles Peas and Carrots Hot Spiced Fruit Roll w/ Margarine Milk 2%
Friday 4 Vegetable Soup Green salad w/ dressing Grilled Swiss Cheese Saltines Jello w/fruit Milk 2%
7 Chicken Alfredo Fettuccini Steamed Broccoli Caesar Salad w/ dressing Chocolate iced Brownie Milk 2%
8 Baked Lemon Pepper Fish Tuscany Vegetable Blend Mac and Cheese Fresh Banana Roll Milk 2%
9 Meatballs w/ Marinara Whole Wheat Penne Green Salad w/ Dressing Pineapple Tidbits Breads7ck Milk 2%
10 Pork Cutlet w/ gravy Great Northern Beans Mashed Potatoes Applesauce Roll Milk 2%
11 Chicken Salad on Whole Wheat w/ Le*uce and Tomato Potato Salad Potato Chips Mandarin Oranges Milk 2%
14 Stuffed Cordon Bleu Chicken Breast Mixed Vegetables Brown Rice Fruit Salad Roll w/ Margarine Milk 2%
15 BBQ Pork Chop Collard Greens Mac and Cheese Peach Cobbler Fresh Orange Roll Milk 2%
16 Chicken and Rice Bake Seasoned Green Beans Glazed Carrots Baked Apples Roll Milk 2%
17 Beef Mexican Casserole Fiesta Corn Tropical Fruit Corn Bread Cinnamon Roll Roll Milk 2%
18 Baked Chicken Breast w/Mushroom Gravy Broccoli Au Gratin Mashed Potatoes Chilled Pears Whole Wheat Roll Milk 2%
21 Shepard’s Pie Lima Beans Berry Cobbler Soft Roll Milk 2%
22 Meat Lasagna Green Salad w/ Dressing Breadstick Chocolate Pudding Breadstick Milk 2%
23 Chicken Pot Pie Green Beans Blueberry Crisp Milk 2%
24 Baked Pork Chop Potatoes Au Gratin Steamed Cabbage Applesauce Wheat Roll Milk 2%
25 Chicken Dumplings Steamed Mixed Vegetables Peach Cobbler Roll Milk 2%
28 Baked Rosemary Chicken Breast Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes Peas and Onions Iced Brownie Roll Milk 2%
29 Swedish Meatballs w/Gravy Bu*ered Egg Noodles Peas and Carrots Hot Spiced Fruit Roll w/ Margarine Milk 2%
30 Breaded Fish Fillet on Bun Tarter Sauce Coleslaw Oven Roasted Potatoes Chilled Peaches Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk 2%
31 Chicken Teriyaki Asian Vegetables White Rice Mandarin Oranges Vanilla Pudding Roll Milk 2%
Contributions always welcome!
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Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. Case Management
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NEED ASSISTANCE? Contact a Case Manager closest to you.
DISPOSABLE UNDERGARMENTS AND BOOST
HEATERS AND FANS
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT
HOME DELIVERED MEALS
FOOD PANTRIES
IN-HOME AIDE PROGRAM
Calabash Center René Tarquinio, LBSW Lead Case Manager/SHIIP Coordinator (910) 754-6224 | rtarquinio@bsrinc.org Shallotte Center Laura Collins, BSW | Case Manager (910) 754-4468 | lcollins@bsrinc.org Southport Center Casey Freed, BSW | Case Manager (910) 754-4106 | cfreed@bsrinc.org Supply Center Tikila Morgan, BA, BSW | Case Manager (910) 754-8450 | tmorgan@bsrinc.org Leland Center Sandy Porcaro, MA | Case Manager (910) 754-3658 | sporcaro@bsrinc.org
INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE REASSURANCE
PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE
Prescription Assistance Program Marilou Smith | Leland Center (910) 754-6559 | msmith@bsrinc.org
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• Support food insecurity with an annual gift
Our programs and services are specifically designed for adults 60 years of age and older in Brunswick County, except for the Family Caregiver Support Program, Prescription Assistance Program, and SHIIP.
• Set up monthly donations for case management • Honor a loved one with a one-time gift • Sponsor a ride
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