November December Newsletter

Special points of interest:

Thursday Night Activities

Gaylord Texan ICE!—November 20

CLOSED—November 22

AARP Driving—November 26

Pizza & HS BINGO—December 29

Rockettes® —December 7

November & December 2012

Keller Senior Activities Center Registration for all activities classes and trips will begin Thursday November 1.

Registration is required and space is limited.

The KSAC will be CLOSED Thursday November 22, Friday November 23, Monday December 24 and Tuesday December 25.

November Trips

December Trips

Winstar Casino

Casino TBA

Monday – November 5 – 7:15am-4:30pm Cost- $20 per person Travel with us to Oklahoma and try your luck at the slots.

Monday – December 10 – 7:15am-4:30pm Cost- $5 per person Travel with us to Oklahoma and try your luck at the slots.

Gaylord Texan ICE! Tuesday– November 20 - 9:45am-3:00pm Cost- $36 per person Gaylord Texan’s popular ICE! Winter holiday attraction returns with an all-new hilarious theme: ICE! Featuring DreamWorks’ Merry Madagascar. The holiday TV special will be brought to life in an interactive world of colorful ice sculptures carved entirely from two-million pounds of ice!

Relive the story as you stroll through this amazing attraction.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Friday – December 7 - 12:15pm-6:00pm Cost- $68.50 per person Everybody's favorite since 1933, polished up and brighter than ever! Connected by perfection, the Rockettes® parade their meticulous routine with dutiful delights. Witness it and the memory will stay with you forever. The costumes worn in today's show are the original design by Vincente Minnelli.

Space is limited and we will not be able to give out refunds unless we have a waitlist.

Looking Back On 2012

GENERAL INFORMATION

Hours of Operation Monday: 8:30am-4pm Tuesday: 8:30am-4pm Wednesday: 8:30am-4pm Fourth Thursday: 8:30am-8p Friday: 8:30am-4pm Location 660 Johnson Road P.O. Box 770 Keller, TX 76248 (817)743-4370 fax: (817) 743-4374 seniorcenter@cityofkeller.com

Senior Center Manager Renee Garrett Recreation Specialist P/T Michelle Adler

We’re on the Web www.cityofkeller.com

Membership Participation at the Keller Senior Activities Center is open to persons who are age 55 or older and their adult guests, unless otherwise designated by the Senior Activities Center Manager. Participants are required to complete participant form upon their second visit to the center or before going on their first group trip. The Keller Senior Activities Center is neither designated nor qualified for Adult Day Care. All participants must be able to physically care for themselves or have a personal assistant with them. This includes being able to navigate a walker or wheelchair and function independently.

Lunch Program Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at noon a nutritional lunch is served. Suggested donation for persons 60 and over is $2.00. Persons under 60 are asked to pay $5.00. Reservations should be phoned into (817) 743-4370 by 12:00pm the previous day. Stop by the KSAC if you would like to pick up a monthly menu.

Metroport Meals On Wheels is a volunteer advocate for the elderly and provides home-delivered meals Monday through Friday to the homes of those who are unable to cook for themselves. Service can be on-going or short term to provide assistance during periods of need. For information about the meal program, call (817) 491-1141. www.metroportmow.org Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County is a volunteer advocate for the elderly and provides home-delivered meals Monday through Friday to the homes of those who are unable to cook for themselves. Service can be on-going or short term to provide assistance during periods of need. For information about the meal program, call (817)336-0912. www.mealsonwheels.org Northeast Transportation Service The Northeast Transportation Service (NETS) offers door-to-door transportation services to residents and non -residents who are disabled or 55 years of age or older. Trained drivers are available to assist passengers in getting on and off the vehicles. To schedule your trip, call 817-336-8714. The NETS fare is $1.50 per one-way trip. www.ridenets.com Thursday Night Activities Join us every fourth Thursday evening of the month 5pm-8pm for dinner and activity. Activities include Special Events and High Stakes BINGO ($2 per card). Cost is $2 per person. Participants need to register by 12pm the day prior.

Blood Pressure Checks Keller Fire/Rescue provides free blood pressure checks at 9:30 a.m. *New Time* on the first Friday of each month. No reservations are needed.

AARP Drivers Safety Every other month, the KSAC hosts the AARP Drivers Safety class taught by AARP volunteers. The four hour class is open to persons aged 50 and older. Cost is $14 for non AARP members and $12 for AARP members.

Completing this class may save you 10% on your auto insurance for the next three years. This class is 12:00pm4:00pm *New Time* (see calendar insert for dates).

DAILY ACTIVITIES Game Groups Pinochle: A trick-taking game typically for two, three or four players and played with a 48 card deck. Each hand is played in three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks.

Party Bridge: a trick-taking card game using 2 decks of cards played by four players in two competing partnerships sitting opposite each other around a table. The game consists of several hands (or deals) each progressing through four phases: dealing the cards, the auction (also referred to as bidding), playing the hand, and scoring the results.

Texas Hold’em: A variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three ("the flop") then two additional single cards ("the turn" and "the river"), with players having the option to check, bet, raise or fold after each deal.

Hand & Foot: The aim is to get rid of cards from your hand (11 cards), and then from your foot (11 cards), by melding them. A Meld is a set of three to seven cards of equal rank placed face up on the table. A Meld cannot have fewer than three cards.

Train Dominos: The object of the game is for a player to play all the dominoes from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station".

Mah Jongg: The game is played with a set of 136 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols and is commonly played by four players.

“42”: A trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes BINGO Bingo is played Mondays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 10am. Bingo cards are sold 30 minutes prior to the beginning of Bingo. We stop selling cards at the start of the session. Cost is $1 per card for regular Bingo or $2 per card for High Stakes Bingo. You can buy up to 4 cards. We play 9 games of regular Bingo or 4 corners and with the 10th game being Blackout. Money collected for the cards is dispersed among the 10 games played.

Birthday Breakfast It’s even better than breakfast in bed! The birthday breakfast is served (with a smile) at 9 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Breakfast consists of breakfast entree, fruit, pastries, juice, and coffee. Seniors with birthdays during that month eat FREE, others are asked to contribute $2.

Reservations are due by noon on the day prior.

Nintendo Wii There’s always a bowling tournament at the KSAC each Monday and Tuesday on our Nintendo Wii, just show up to participate!

Breakfast Club Come and enjoy a breakfast with good food and friends. The Breakfast Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 9:00am . They meet at Kassandra’s Mexican Kitchen, on Keller Parkway. Just show up to participate!

Chair Massage Need a stress relief? Schedule an appointment for a 10 minute chair massage by Ron Smith each month. Cost is $10 per person for a 10 minute session. Register for an appointment by calling or stopping by the KSAC.

Please see our calendar insert for dates and times.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Registration is required and space is limited. Please stop by or call to make a reservation. 817-743-4370 November ABC Senior Solutions Presentation Wednesday – November 7 - 10:45am - Cost - Free ABC Senior Solutions helps seniors downsize your home and specializes in moving seniors. Come out and see what they have to say about all your moving needs.

Veteran’s Day Luncheon Friday – November 9 - 12pm - Cost - $2 per person Honor our Veterans with a luncheon of Fried Chicken, Sides and Dessert sponsored Home Helpers, The Harrison at Heritage, The Carlyle, and Custom Care. Call or stop by the KSAC to register.

QuickStart Indoor Tennis Monday – November 12 - 10am - Free Come play a fun game of indoor tennis using shorter and lighter racquets and specialized tennis balls. Bring your friends and compete in a friendly game of tennis.

Medication Review Wednesday– November 14– 9am - Cost– FREE Come and have your risk for drug interaction assessed by Doris Little, LCSW of Senior Citizen Services will be available to determine if you are at risk..

Please bring all of your medications with you.

Thanksgiving Potluck Friday – November 16– 12pm - Cost– FREE (bring dish to pass) Celebrate and give thanks at our Thanksgiving Luncheon. Turkey will be provided by Green Valley. Please bring a side dish or dessert to pass. Call or stop by the KSAC to register.

December Medication Review Wednesday – December 12 – 9am - Cost– FREE Come and have your risk for drug interaction assessed by Doris Little, LCSW of Senior Citizen Services will be available to determine if you are at risk..

Please bring all of your medications with you.

Christmas Potluck Friday – December 14 – 12pm - Cost– FREE (bring dish to pass) Celebrate the holidays at our Annual Christmas Potluck. Turkey and ham will be provided by Custom Care and Heaven at Home. Please bring a side dish or dessert to pass. We will have a gift exchange following lunch. If you would like to participate please bring a $5 gender neutral gift.

CLASSES Classes may be cancelled if minimums are not met.

Fit & Fab Wednesday & Friday-11:00am-11:45am *New Time* Cost: $25 per 4 week session This is a low impact workout designed specifically with seniors in mind. Exercises will be performed in a chair & standing to improve agility, balance, coordination, & activities for daily living. We will incorporate free weights & elastic tubing with handles for added resistance to work all major muscle groups & increase muscular strength & range of movement. A short meditation will compliment the end of your workout. Water bottle & proper shoes are mandatory. No open toe or backless shoes will be permitted.

Tai Chi Tuesday & Thursday-9am Cost- $20 per 4 week session Do you suffer from Arthritis or stiff muscles and joints? Join this class to practice movements and techniques that may help with symptoms of arthritis.

Computer Class A 2GB or 4GB USB flash drive is required. Call for class availability. Classes must have a minimum of 4 people Tuesday-Internet Computers Cost- $30 per 4 week session.

An introduction to the Internet & it’s many capabilities, including send picture, documents, etc over the Internet.

Friday-New User Computers Cost- $30 per 4 week session For the novice person computer user, covering what a PC is, focusing on the use of the keyboard, mouse and basic computer operations. You will also learn functions of the program & how to produce documents for their use.

Line Dancing Mondays-12:15pm Cost– FREE Step into shape while having fun by learning basic dance moves. All skill levels welcome!

Ceramics Tuesdays-10am-12pm Advanced Ceramics 1pm-3pm Beginner Ceramics Cost– FREE Join Elaine Rice, Certified Ceramics Instructor for this fun and exciting class. Bring all of your questions and get started on a new hobby.

Chatty Crochet Thursdays-1pm Cost– FREE Join us for our crochet and knitting group! Learn how to crochet and knit or bring your knowledge to share with the group.

Quilting Buddies Fridays-1pm Cost– FREE Join us for our quilting group! Bring your quilting supplies and learn a new hobby or start back doing an old one. Sewing machines are available.

Keller Senior Activities Center

The Keller Senior Activities Center is now accepting food donations for the holidays to support the Community Storehouse.

Fall Craft

We are also accepting donations for

and

Rocky Top Therapy Center: Horses for

Bake Sale

Heroes Program. All money donated will

Saturday November 17, 2012

go towards therapy for Veterans. Please stop by the KSAC and support these community organizations.

8am-1pm

Center Senior Activities Fax: (817) 743-4374 (817) 743-4370 Keller, TX 76248 P.o. Box 770 660 Johnson Road

November 2012 Calendar Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

2

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

12:30pm Party Bridge

10:00am New User Comp

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

9:30am Texas Hold 'em 11:00am Fit & Fab 1:00pm Quilting

5

6

7

8

9

7:15am Choctaw

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Hand & Foot

10:00am Council Mtg

10:00am Particpants Mtg

12:30pm Party Bridge

10:00am New User Comp

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

10:00am BINGO

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Internet Comp

11:00am Fit & Fab

11:00pm Fit & Fab

12:15pm Line Dancing

10:00am Nintendo Wii

10:45am ABC Presentation

12:00pm Veteran's Day

2:00pm BINGO

10:30am Red Hat Meeting

10:45am Train Dominos

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics

10:45am 42

Luncheon 1:00pm Quilting

1:00pm Mah Jongg

12

13

14

15

16

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am T'ai Chi

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Nintendo Wii

9:00am Bday Breakfast

12:30pm Party Bridge

10:00am New User Comp

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Internet Comp

9:00am Medication Review

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

10:00am QuickStart Tennis

10:00am Advanced Ceramic

10:00am BINGO

11:00am Fit & Fab

12:15pm Line Dancing

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics

11:00am Fit & Fab

12:00pm Thanksgiving

2:00pm High Stakes BINGO

1:00pm Mah Jongg

10:45am Train Dominos

Luncheon 1:00pm Quilting

10:45am 42

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20

21

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am T'ai Chi

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am BINGO

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Internet Comp

11:00am Fit & Fab

12:15pm Line Dancing

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

10:45am Train Dominos

2:00pm BINGO

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics

10:45am 42

22

23

CLOSED

CLOSED

1:00pm Mah Jongg

26

27

28

29

30

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am T'ai Chi

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am BINGO

12:30pm Party Bridge

10:00am New User Comp

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Internet Comp

11:00am Fit & Fab

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

12:15pm Line Dancing

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

10:45am Train Dominos

11:00am Fit & Fab

12:00 AARP Drivers

10:30am Red Hat Outing

10:45am 42

1:00pm Quilting

Safety 2:00pm BINGO

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics 1:00pm Mah Jongg

December 2012 Calendar Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3

4

5

6

7

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Breakfast Club

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Nintendo Wii

9:00am Tai Chi

10:00am Participants Mtg

12:30pm Party Bridge

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Council Mtg

10:00am BINGO

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

11:00pm Fit and Fab

12:15pm Line Dancing

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

11:00am Fit & Fab

10:00am Nintendo Wii

10:45am Train Dominos

10:30am Red Hat Meeting

10:45am 42

2:00pm High Stakes BINGO

1:00pm Quilting

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics 1:00pm Mah Jongg

10

11

12

13

14

7:15am Choctaw

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Birthday Breakfast

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Hand & Foot

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

9:00am Medication Review

12:30pm Party Bridge

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

11:00pm Fit and Fab

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Nintendo Wii

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am Pinochle

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics

10:00am BINGO

12:15pm Line Dancing

1:00pm Mah Jongg

11:00am Fit & Fab

2:00pm BINGO

12:00pm Christmas Luncheon 1:00pm Quilting

10:45am Train Dominos 10:45am 42

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19

20

21

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Tai Chi

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am T'ai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

9:00am Nintendo Wii

10:00am Advanced Ceramics

10:00am BINGO

12:30pm Party Bridge

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

9:00am Pinochle

10:00am Nintendo Wii

11:00am Fit & Fab

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

11:00pm Fit & Fab

12:15pm Line Dancing

1:00pm Beginner Ceramics

10:45am Train Dominos

2:00pm High Stakes BINGO

1:00pm Mah Jongg

10:45am 42

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25

CLOSED

CLOSED

26

27

28

9:00am Pinochle

9:00am T'ai Chi

9:00am Hand & Foot

10:00am BINGO

12:30pm Party Bridge

9:30am Texas Hold 'em

11:00am Fit & Fab

1:00pm Chatty Crochet

11:00pm Fit & Fab

10:45am Train Dominos

5:00pm Pizza & HS

1:00pm Quilting

10:45am 42

31 9:00am Hand & Foot 9:00am Nintendo Wii 9:00am Pinochle 12:15pm Line Dancing 2:00pm BINGO

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1:00pm Quilting

Bingo