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Active Seniors
The Official monthly publication of the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center
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Contact Information General Information Judy Crist: 541.883.7171 Donations - Shawn McGahan:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome:
Letter from Marc Kane, Executive Director
Feature: Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center Volunteers Chart
541.883.7171 ext. 136
Meals On Wheels Assistance Contact Klamath Lake Counties Council On Aging at 541.205.5400
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Bingo Information Linda Breeden:
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Grief Support Group
Donor List
Expressions of Heart and Mind
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Executive Director
Marc Kane: 541.883.7171 ext. 117
Where are we located?
The Klamath Senior Center is located at 2045 Arthur street
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Writer’s Corner:
Medicare Counseling Volunteer Opportunities Pat Harris: 541.883.7171 ext 113
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Upper Deck Restaurant / Folk Music Society
Calendar of Events
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The Lake County Senior Center Safe Driving Course
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Potatoes: The skin is the most nutritious part!
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Welcome Please take note that April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. At the Center we are celebrating our volunteers with an awards banquet on April 30th. In addition the United Way is sponsoring their annual Klamath Country Volunteer Banquet here at the Center on Tuesday, April 8th during the noon hour and they are taking RSVP’s for that event until Thursday, April 3rd. The United Way always picks out one extraordinary volunteer of the year. The Marc Kane, Center Director Senior Center would like to nominate all that serve, but we have nominated Bernice Sharpe who has worked tirelessly in both our Meals-On-Wheels Program and as a server and kitchen helper as well, donating over a thousand hours of her time during the last twelve months. You will likely see more about Bernice in our next issue. Our volunteers, we are proud to say, are our foundation. This is clear when you look at our organization chart on page 4. The Center has approximately 14 full time equivalent paid staff and ten times that many (140) volunteers. They truly are our foundation and they are wrapped all around the staff. They include the Board of Directors and Senior Advisory Council at the top of the chart and over a hundred more holding up all the activities of the Center from the ground on up. Want to know what you can do as a volunteer? Just take a look at the chart and we will find a match for you. We wouldn’t be able to operate without our volunteers. Please consider joining them. April is certainly a special month for events. On the 25th we are presenting our first annual dinner/dance fundraiser aimed primarily at raising funds for our meals programs. See page 11 for more details. It is our hope that this event will appeal to residents of all ages as we expect to have a selection of dance music put together by those attending. Call us, we are taking song requests and we promise there will be a dance for you and an opportunity to help support our elderly neighbors. An operating fund campaign aimed at businesses and foundations has been launched to help fund next year’s operating budget. We are sending specific appeals to at least 20 groups expecting that half will respond to meet our goal of $100,000. We already have responses from the Pacific Power Foundation ($2,000) and Atrio Health Plans ($5,000). That’s a great start and we are looking for more corporate and foundation partners. Special recognition goes to Howard McGee who clipped the coupon below last month and sent us our first recurring pledge of $100 per month using a credit card. Recurring means every month. It sends a message that we have a future. Thanks to all who support our Center, whether it be as volunteers with time and talent or with gifts of financial assistance. It’s a great community. I”m proud to be part of it, and to have a role in bringing us all together.
Join Us! We Celebrate Life!
Marc Kane, Executive Director
To make a fully tax-deductable contribution to the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ center
Call (541) 883-7171 or mail this form to : 2045 Arthur Street, P.O. Box JE, Klamath Falls, OR 97602 Name: Email: Street Address: City: State: Zip: Amount of Contribution: Does your employer have a matching gifts plan? Yes No
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Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center Volunteers Chart
Volunteers are our FOUNDATION!
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Celebrate Volunteers! Article respectfully submitted by Klamath Hospice, Inc.
Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared the first National Volunteer Week to recognize, inspire and encourage people to seek out creative ways to become engaged in their communities. Countless individuals dedicate their time and talents every year to groups in their communities and worldwide. Organizations will be celebrating and honoring their volunteers during National Volunteer Week April 6 to 12 for their exceptional service. If you are interested in getting involved as volunteer look no further than:
• community theaters • museums • libraries • senior centers
• hospice agencies • hospital • youth organizations • your place of worship
All these and more are seeking dedicated volunteers to assist them in fulfilling their mission and goals by utilizing your special set of abilities. You are really never too old or too young to start volunteering. There truly is something for everyone. Volunteering is a fantastic way to connect with new people expanding your social network. It is also a great way to support a cause that you are passionate about. If you are in between jobs or looking to build your application for higher education programs, volunteering can be a wonderful way to not only pay it forward in your community and build character, but to enhance your resume as well. Many volunteers often state that they get much more out of volunteering then they give. Follow your passion today and start volunteering.
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Grief Support Group
Klamath Hospice Grief Support Groups provide opportunities for learning and coping with the loss of a loved one, and are facilitated by qualified and caring professionals. Support Group will be held:
Mondays April 7 - May 12 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Quail Park at Crystal Terrace Conference Room 1000 Town Center Drive
Mondays April 7 - May 12 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Treasures Thrift Store Upstairs Conference Area 3226 S 6th Street
Sessions are free to the community Please register by contacting Tara at Klamath Hospice. Call Klamath Hospice to register or for more information. Grief Support Group • 541-882-2902 • www.klamathhospice.org
Donor List Campaign for Recurring Givers is Launched February Donations of $2,855 were received from the following individuals: Steve Beets Avril Fischer Marian Wrinkle Geraldine Schindler Faith Tabernacle Cynthia Aldrich Letha Kinser Cynthia King New Life Christian Church Ruby Elliott Louise Williams
Bill Watson Burl Parrish Dorothy Rowland Craig Fleck Robert Beach Neil Hurley Rose Chapman Elvin Middleton Wilford Dunster La Vera Petersteiner Joyce Moore
Rose Kruezer Don Dasaro Pat Abel Sara Williams Elizabeth Western Charles Jackson Lyle Ficken Mary Ellen Sargent Roberta Bolles Barbara Meracle
Unidentified contributions in February for Meals ,Transportation and Other Services amounted to $4,753 We are currently campaigning to have new sustaining or recurring givers who recognize the value of our services and the importance of long term support. In the next issue we will begin recognizing those individuals who make multiple (or recurring) gifts and are able to provide $ 600 or more in support throughout the year. They will be listed here in a separate category and recognized for their reliability and extraordinary support. Our goal is to develop a group of 100 members in this elite group of supporters. Looking over the list of current contributors we have several now that will move to this new category. We hope you will consider joining this group. We will be honored to provide you special recognition for your support. In addition we are asking supporters to help us name this new category of givers. Give the director, Marc Kane, a call at 883-7171 Ext 117 and offer up your suggestion. Here’s a few ideas: “Foundation Builders” , “Sustainers”, “The Reliables”, “Futurists”, and your suggestion . Over the last two years government funding sources for our programs has been declining. Many believe that is a good thing, but that also means we must find on-going private and individual sources of support to maintain the critical services we offer our elderly neighbors in need. We are proud to offer our services to those who have built and supported our community for so long, and hope you feel the same. The Senior Center has also launched a special appeal to the business and industry community. We are looking for at least 10 contributors to grant between 5 and 15 thousand dollars. Our goal for this campaign is $100,000 to help in funding next years services beginning July 1, 2014. New Ways To Donate: Please note the contributions coupon on page 3. We have many uses for donations and look forward to your support. The donor coupon has now been redesigned to allow for donations by credit or debit cards. With this change you will now be able to designate a recurring gift that would be charged periodically to your card.
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Writer’s Corner WHITEY THE HORSE By Sharon Hudson
Expressions of Heart and Mind
Whitey is our horse He is as gentle as can be I ride him to school And take my sister with me We have two miles Each way to go To get to school Where our minds can grow I ride him bareback Because that’s my style He carries me gently Over every mile Whitey pulls the wagon That takes us to church The eagles watch us while Sitting high on their perch After church we find Time to play With other children We have a fun day
GOD’S CREATION By Betty VanRansler He made the earth and all its creatures He made the sun to shine Walked upon the water And turned water into wine He made the golden sunset A beauty to behold He made the moon and stars above He made the night unfold He made the ocean billows And the greenest valleys down below He made the lofty mountains Covered white with snow With this beauty all abounding He wished that all might see If you’ve seen all of these creations Then you’ve walked along with me
When the day is done I put Whitey in his stall Then I go in the house And play with my doll In the morning We start a brand new day With Whitey, the horse We are on our way
Mumkins Recipes For Life... by Sharon (Johnston) Pappas
Share love with family and friends Your heart will be happy, as each day ends. Sharon (Johnston) Pappas ©
Please submit something for us to consider printing in our next issue. Submittals should be sent to the attention of Marc Kane, Executive Director, Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center.
Last issue I submitted a poem from my friend Tim Kral. He wrote as he sat next to his wife who was dying from a difficult cancer. Jan has since passed away and now Tim puts his feeling into yet another poem, After Life. It speaks to the need we all have for companionship and support. It highlights the need for grieving support groups such as those offered by Hospice and opportunities to remain attached and connected such as those offered by the Senior Center. I spent some time this Spring Break with my friend and would encourage everyone to join me in reaching out to those in need of campanionship. Share your time with someone grieving or anyone that you love. Life is short. Celebrate Life ! - Marc Kane
HE IS RISEN By Audrey E. Davis As the Minister started his sermon About Jesus and the agony he bore As he told the story of the suffering of our Savior My heart ached for him more and more! He had died on the cross finally And they had taken his body away It was wrapped in linen, and put in the sepulcher Where no one had lain before that day Now the women prepared spices and ointments So they could take it to the tomb the next day But when they arrived at the stone covered tomb The huge stone had been rolled away! The women were afraid and did not understand Where the body of Jesus could have gone But two men stepped forth to comfort them And to tell them that nothing was wrong “He is risen” they said, “He is risen” No longer to suffer as before He will reign with his father in glory And will be with us forever more I didn’t realize the minister had stopped speaking Till the choir rose and started to sing A sing sung down through the ages About Jesus, our savior and friend Yes, Jesus died on that cross, a long time ago But he’s very much alive today And as the woman who went to the tomb might tell us Jesus has risen, and the stone rolled away! (Luke 23 & 24: King James Version) After Life By Tim Kral
Rootless, purposeless, desperately sad The necessary crevasses I must pass. Eveless Adam, all Dressed up and nowhere to go My tree of knowledge Fruitless, leafless.
Without anchor, without rudder, without sail I wallow in troughs of saltwater from my eyes And wander this newly Emptied world.
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FUND RAISER FOR SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM – April 12 NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. INDEED IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS ! Denise Bowers above holds the donation box for Meals-OnWheels that she has put out at her restaurant, Upper Deck at the Airport. Denise and the Upper Deck Restaurant will be sponsoring a special fund raising event for the Meals-On-Wheels program on April 12th at the Airport Upper Deck Restaurant from 5 to 9:30 P.M. The Klamath Folk Society will provide entertainment for the event with nine musical acts performed during the evening. Ten percent of the restaurant’s receipts for this evening event will be donated by the restaurant to the Klamath Senior Center for the meals program. Reservations are advised.
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Calendar of Events
KBSCC Bingo: Every Thursday and Saturday,
doors open at 4:30 p.m. Games start at 6:00 p.m.
All activities are at the Senior Center, 2045 Arthur Street, Klamath Falls, unless otherwise stated.
Paper only Bingo Night: Thursday, April 10th. Nickel Bingo: Every Saturday from 12:00 p.m.
Body Recall/ SAIL Classes: Every Monday,
to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
SHIBA Medicare Counseling (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program): By Appointment Only. Call 541-883-7171 to arrange an appointment.
KBSCC Board of Directors: Wednesday,
Hot meals are served Monday through Friday
April 2nd & 30th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
at the Senior Center (2045 Arthur Street). Serving starts at 11:30 a.m. and is over at 12:30 p.m.
KBSCC Members’ Council: April 17th, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center. from 10:15 a.m. to 12 noon.
Blood Pressure Checks: KBSCC now has a Blood Pressure Machine in the LOBBY for checking your pressure from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ask for assistance if you need.
14th - Man of Steel, April 28th - Gravity, May 6th - 12 Years a Slave.
Open Pool Playing: Monday thru Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Klamath County Library Services Branch:
Mondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Computers are available for senior use upon request United Way Klamath Country Volunteer Banquet: April 8th, Noon at the Senior Center.
Gift Shop: Inside the lobby of the Senior Center,
April 25th, 6:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Community Lounge, Pine St.
Senior Dance Day: In the Ballroom,
Parkinson’s Support Group: Tuesday, April
Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
15th, Elmer’s Restaurant at 1:00 p.m.
Craft Group: Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Senior Veterans Social Club: Thursdays,
Legal Aid - call Klamath & Lake Counties Council
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Movies: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 12:30 p.m. April
Medical appointments have priority. Open to the general public as space is available. For more information regarding the transportation program call Cindy at 541-850-7315.
2045 Arthur Street, Klamath Falls. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
MS Support Group: Thursday, April 10th,
By appointment at the Community Lounge, 200 N. 7th Street. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Transportation: Monday through Friday,
Hearing Aid Checks: Thursday, April 17th
Yoga Class: NEW
1st Annual Dinner /Dance Fundraiser for the Senior Center: at the Senior Center on
AARP Defensive Driving Course: at the Senior Center April 26th, 9 to 4 Pre-registration requested. Klamath Senior Center Volunteer Recognition Banquet: at the Senior Center,
on Aging, 541-205-5400
April 30th
AARP Tax Filing Assistance:
Call 541-883-7171 to make an appointment
Kathy Lynn Jones - April 16th from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Golden Age Club Bingo & Card Playing:
Tai Chi Class:
Every Monday and Thursday afternoon from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays beginner class 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Continuing Tai Chi from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
TRIPS: Kla-Mo-Ya, Mondays 10:15 a.m. and Sundays 3:00 p.m.
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Some things we have coming up in April are: Every Monday from 11:00 AM to Noon - Blood Pressure checks Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Noon to 1:00 PM Hot Meals at the Senior Center (11 North G Street) AND HomeDelivered-Meals Every Tuesday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Senior “Game Day” Mondays & Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Strong People Program (12 week Program, started Monday, February 3rd) Tuesday, April 8th 8:00 AM - Klamath Falls Trip Wednesday, April 9th 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Town Hall Meeting Friday, April 11th - Birthday Lunch Wednesday, April 16th 11:00 AM - “Better Breathers” Meeting Tuesday, April 16th 9:00 AM to Noon - Hearing Specialist Tuesday, April 22nd 10:00 am to Noon - Board Meeting 1st & 3rd Wednesday’s 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Duplicate Bridge 1st Saturday 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Old Time Fiddler’s 3rd Thursday 7:00 PM - Lake County Horseman’s Association Thrift Shop (behind Senior Center) open Monday through Friday 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM If you have questions, concerns or want to make a suggestion, please don’t hesitate to call me at 541-947-4966. - Connie Steward, Director
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Safe Driving Course
Take the NEW AARP Smart Driver™ Course and you could reduce your overall maintenance and car insurance costs*
April 26th Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center 2045 Arthur Street, Klamath Falls You can register at the Klamath Senior Center ‘s Reception Desk or contact AARP directly.
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*Upon completion you may be eligible to receive an auto insurance discount. Other restrictions may apply. Consult your agent for details.
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Feature Potatoes: The skin is the most nutritious part! by Robert G. Black A note in the suggestion box at the Senior Center prompted this article, as a recent meal had included potatoes cooked and served with the potato skins. The one making the suggestion wanted the kitchen staff to peel potatoes before cooking and serving. This suggestion reveals how little most people actually know about their own nutrition and the nutritional content of the foods they eat. This is puzzling, as so many of the people utilizing the Senior Center now were born in the 1930’s. This decade may have been one of the hardest economic times this nation has experienced, but this decade was also the golden age of nutritional discovery. Researchers discovered most of the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need in order to function properly during this decade. The potato plant forms its tubers underground on the roots. When the plant itself dies with the first autumn freeze, the underground potatoes remain dormant and protected until the coming of warmer weather in the spring. Each of these underground tubers has the capacity to grow into a new plant, and all of the nutrients that the new plant sprouting from the potato in the spring will need are stored in the potato tuber. This nutrient storage in the potato tuber is what makes the potato one of the basic food items in the human diet. The fact that is less widely
understood is that the majority of the vitamins and minerals that the new potato plant will need in the spring are stored just beneath the skin of the potato. When we peel a potato, we are discarding most of the precious vitamins and mineral elements that the potato plant has stored just under the skin. The lack of sufficient amounts of these vitamins, major minerals, and trace elements in our daily diets results in all of the myriads of physical infirmities that occur in our human bodies as they age. Your physical body is a miracle of biological functioning. Without a conscious thought from you, your body’s fantastically complicated physical, biological processes continue day and night to enable your precious human spirit the time it needs for a wide variety of experiences and lessons here on this physical plane. When you neglect the care and nutrition of your faithful human body so badly that you cause the body’s early degeneration and death, surely your eternal spirit will be called to account for this lack of care in the greater scheme of things. My own interest in nutrition began four decades ago when I began keeping and raising a number of different kinds of finches. Most of these tiny birds have body weights of less than one ounce, and they also have a tremendously high rate of metabolism. It surprises most
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people to learn that the normal body temperature for most of these small birds is very high – around 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Some of the hummingbirds have body temperatures as high as 114 degrees F. These high body temperatures require a huge, constant, and nutritious food supply. To indicate that a person ‘eats like a bird’ is really a gross insult! These tiny birds eat more than half of their body weight in food every day to maintain their high body temperatures and their active metabolisms! If these tiny birds sicken and die, this body failure doesn’t just happen; something causes this failure. All too often, we forget that we live in a world of cause and effect. Things don’t ‘just happen’ – they are caused. I discovered that if a finch died either suddenly or after an illness, the cause of the death was almost invariably malnutrition. This led me to a serious study of the nutrition of birds, and eventually resulted in my publication of three books on this subject. One of the amazing facts I discovered was that birds need exactly the same nutrients that animals and humans need. They just get those nutrients from different sources. We would all be better off and healthier, if we paid more attention to our own nutrition and to the nutritional content of the foods that we eat. As a closing comment,
one of the discoveries I made was in the nutritional content of potato peelings. During the famine in Ireland many years ago, a rural family of three, parents and a small child, had no access to any food except for the potatoes they grew. The wife dutifully peeled and cooked the potatoes every day, leaving the peelings on the floor, as was customary during that early period. Visitors checking on all of the people in the area found a sad sight at this home. Both of the parents were dead from malnutrition, but the child was still perfectly healthy. These visitors discovered that while the adults ate only the peeled, cooked potatoes, this child had crawled around the floor eating the potato peelings dropped by the mother. The better nutritional value of the raw potato peelings had kept the child in normal health, while both parents had died. Never forget that a healthy, physical body is an unparalleled blessing. You are responsible for the daily care, feeding, cleaning, and exercise of that precious physical body. After all, it’s the only one you have! The author, Robert G. Black, is a member of the Senior Advisory Council at the Klamath Senior Center and a regular patron of the Center.
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Dinner Fundraiser
April 25th Eight Dinners for $45 – WOW!
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Spokes Unlimited Schedule
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Dinner – Music – Dance – Fundraiser
April
Buy One Dinner and Fund Seven Meals-On-Wheels
2nd Oregon Commission for the Blind Vision Class 1:00-3:00 p. m. • SPOKES office 3rd Craft Group - Scrapbooking 1:00-3:00 p. m. • SPOKES office 8th Community Question and Answer 9:00-12:00 p.m. Merrill Presbyterian Church, 210 E 2nd St, Merrill, OR Traumatic Brain Injury/Illness Support Group 1:00-2:00 p.m. • SPOKES office Topic: Step 4 of the 12 Step Sessions of Cognitive Skills Training. 10th Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 1:30-3:00 p.m. • Community Lounge, 200 N 7th Street 16th Peer Low Vision Support Group 1:00-3:00 p.m., SPOKES office
It is shaping up to be the music event of the year. Four different folk music groups will be playing during a fabulous dinner to be followed by additional music for an evening dance event at the Senior Center. Tickets are $45 a plate at the event which are expected to fund the cost of the dinner and dance as well as the cost to deliver seven Meals-On-Wheels to our elderly neighbors.
Advance tickets will go on sale the first week of April for $39.00 and will include five courtesy raffle tickets. Advance sale pricing ends April 18th. The event is being planned to fund programs at the Senior Center, and especially to raise funds to remove seniors who are on a waiting list for services. The theme will be “Buy One, Fund Seven”. The event will be designed to appeal to adults of all ages. Watch for details in coming weeks. Plan on an evening of great food, music, dance and fun.
All dancers will find music to dance to here.
A “SONG MOSAIC” IS BEING PUT TOGETHER TO GAURANTEE THERE WILL BE DANCING MUSIC THAT WILL PUT EVERYONE’S FEET ON THE DANCE FLOOR. YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME. SEND US THE NAME OF A SONG THAT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DANCED TO AND WE WILL HAVE ON THE PLAY LIST. Call The Senior Center at 541-883-7171 with your request.
FRIDAY - APRIL 25th A DANCE FOR ALL AGES 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Social Hour with Music and No Host Bar.
7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Dinner with Music and Good Company Dessert Auction After Dinner
8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Dancing and On-going Refreshments
JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS! WE CELEBRATE LIFE!
Musicians playing and donating their talents and time during the social and dinner hour include Glen Justus, Tommy Franks, Joan Daley, the Blood Orange Sons (Ryan, Tim, Josh, Ed and Mike)
You Won’t Believe What We Have To Raffle! ALL Raffles to Be Completed By 8:30 P.M.
Dance On To A Wide Genre of Music Until 10!
May 3rd Cinco de Mayo Event 11:00-5:00 p.m. • Veteran’s Park 7th Oregon Commission for the Blind Vision Class 1:00-3:00 p. m. • SPOKES office 8th Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 1:30-3:00 p.m. • Community Lounge, 200 N 7th Street 9th Recreation Group 2:00-4:00 p. m. • Meet at Veteran’s Park, feed the ducks 13th Traumatic Brain Injury/Illness Support Group 1:00-2:00 p.m. • SPOKES office Topic: Step 5 of the 12 Step Sessions of Cognitive Skills Training. 21st Peer Low Vision Support Group 1:00-3:00 p. m. • SPOKES office
All meetings/events listed are held in a wheelchair accessible location. Please notify SPOKES 48 hours in advance if you need an assistive listening system, sign language interpreter or materials in an alternate format. Call 541-883-7547 v/tty.
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Body Recall/SAIL
Join us and Stay Active and Independent for Life!
We meet Mon. Wed. & Fri. at 9:00 – 10:00, & 10:30- 11:30 Also Thurs. at 10:15- 11:15 At the Senior Center, 2045 Arthur St.
For more information call Mary Clark, certified instructor. (541) 281-3810
12 • Active Seniors APRIL • 2014
Menu
April 2, Wednesday: Tacos,
April 22, Tuesday: Lemon Baked
Refried Beans, Veggies, Salad Bar
Fish, Oven Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad Bar
April 3, Thursday: Chicken
April 23, Wednesday: Turkey &
Broccoli Casserole, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar
April 4, Friday: Ham Salad
Sandwich on wheat, Cream of Tomato Soup
April 7, Monday: Fish Basket, Tater Tots, Veggie, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park April 8, Tuesday: CLOSED FOR UNITED WAY KLAMATH COUNTRY VOLUNTEER BANQUET
April 9, Wednesday: Salisbury
Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetable, Salad Bar
April 10, Thursday: Sweet &
Sour Pork, White Rice, Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert from Crystal Terrace & Atrio Health Plans
April 11, Friday: Beef Stew,
Noodles, Broccoli, Salad Bar
April 24, Thursday: Oven Baked Chicken, Au gratin Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Salad Bar, Dessert from Crystal Terrace & Atrio Health Plans
April 25, Friday: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Clam Chowder, Veggies, Salad Bar
April 28, Monday: Mexi-Rice, Peas, Salad Bar
April 29, Tuesday: Beef Tamale Pie, Refried Beans, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Salad Bar April 30, Wednesday: Fish Basket, Fries, Veggies, Salad Bar, Dessert from Pelican Pointe
Cornbread, Salad Bar
May 1, Thursday: Chicken Salad
April 14, Monday: Chili Dogs, Fries, Veggies, Salad Bar
on a Croissant, Vegetable Soup, Salad Bar
April 15, Tuesday: HAPPY
May 2, Friday: Spaghetti, Garlic
BIRTHDAY, Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, mixed Veggies, Salad Bar, BIRTHDAY CAKE & ICE CREAM
April 16, Wednesday: Pork
Chop, Scalloped Potatoes, Spinach, Salad Bar, Dessert from Pelican Pointe, Music by Kathy Jones.
April 17, Thursday: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes & gravy, Veggies, Salad Bar April 18, Friday: Easter Dinner, Roasted Turkey with the trimmings, Salad Bar April 21, Monday: Sloppy Joe
on a Bun, Chips, Spiced Beets, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park
Bread, Veggies, Salad Bar
May 5, Monday: Cinco De Mayo, Taco Casserole, Veggie, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park
May 6, Tuesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Hot Pork Sandwich, Potatoes & Gravy, Veggie, Salad Bar, BIRTHDAY CAKE & ICE CREAM
May 7, Wednesday: Vegetable Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Veggies, Salad Bar NOTE: The menu is subject to change, depending upon availability of supplies. Tea, coffee, milk & juice are available at each meal. Sugar free desserts and salads available for diabetics.
MOVED to Klamath Memorial Park 2680 Memorial Drive Klamath Memorial Park 541-883-3458 • www.DavenportsChapel.com