Upcoming Trips

Upcoming Trips —LCCOA

LCCOA’s upcoming trips for 2022-23

Seats are filling up fast! A $75 deposit reserves your seat. The price of the trip includes your transportation, hotel, most meals, and any admission fees. Only additional funds needed will be for your extras. The benefits of group travel are ... • A stress-free trip — Everything is taken care of. We take care of the itineraries that include the best destinations, and group leaders will get you from one place to the next without you having to worry about making your own decision. • Communication and like-minded travelers — When you travel with own like-minded peers and enjoy memorable adventures together, you can quickly bond. You really create lifelong new friends and travel together again. • Exclusive and ease of access — When you travel with us, you get to see parts of the destination you normally wouldn’t see on your own. We typically go “behind the scenes,” or are treated to special dinners and live shows. The tour bus also drops and picks up at the front doors, ease of driving, walking, and parking. • Local Insight — When you travel with us, you are never on your own, we provide the knowledge of each location and help along the way with any need that may arise.

Ready to Travel with LCCOA? Call 815-288-9236 and ask for Marisa.

Explore Ireland with April

October 5-12, 2022

Journey to see the Emerald Isle! Take in the sights of Dublin, kiss the Blarney Stone, and feel the sweeping winds upon the Cliffs of Moher. These are just a few of the things you will have the opportunity to experience on this trip! Please contact April at Lee County Council on Aging at 815-288-9236 or email her at lccoabookkeeper@comcast.net to have a packet mailed or e-mailed to you. If you are ready to go, you can call Collette Travel directly at 800-852-5655 ext. 17005 and make sure to mention booking number 1083188!

Enjoy a wild ‘50s weekend in Wildwood, New Jersey, with Marisa

October 13-17, 2022 — 5 days & 4 nights

Cost: $649 for members; $674 non-members, per person based on double occupancy

Trip includes motor coach transportation, lodging, admissions, and 6 meals. This trip also includes two amazing concerts during the greatest week of the year, as well as a ‘50s Dance Party, The Doo-Wop Experience, a trip to the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City and a visit to Historic Smithville, New Jersey.

Holiday trip — Branson Holiday Show Extravaganza with Marisa

December 5-9, 2022 — 5 days & 4 nights

Cost: $599 for members; $624 for non-members, per person based on double occupancy

Trip includes motor coach transportation, lodging, admissions, 8 meals, admissions to six fabulous shows, including the “All Hands on Deck” Christmas show, “The Duttons Christmas Show,” “The Presleys Country Jubilee Christmas Show,” and the famous “Miracle of Christmas Show.” You can also do some Christmas shopping every day! Please contact Marisa for details at 815-288-9236.

New Orleans trip, with April & Marisa

February 12-18, 2023 — 7 days and 6 nights

Cost: $715 for members, $740 for non-members — per person, based on double occupancy

Motor coach transportation, lodging, admission fees, and 10 meals are included. We will be traveling to New Orleans the week before Mardi Gras! Come enjoy the sights and sounds of the Big Easy. We will tour the historic French Quarter, make a visit to the National WWII Museum, venture over to the Destrehan Plantation, and enjoy a relaxing cruise on a riverboat. A highlight is a trip to Mardi Gras World, where many of the floats used in the parade(s) will be and we get to see where Mardi Gras magic is made!Please call 815-288-9236 and ask for April or Marisa for questions or to reserve your space.

The Eastern Caribbean Cruise with Marisa

August 4-13, 2023 — 10 days & 9 nights. Cost: Ranging from $1,985 to $2,548 for members and $2,010 to $2,573 for non-members. A deposit of $350 is required to reserve your seat. Cost includes round-trip airfare from Chicago.

Travel on the Royal Caribbean ship, The Oasis of the Seas. The trip includes all meals on the ship, in CoCoCay and on Haiti, unless you choose to eat at one of the specialty restaurants. Active day-stops in Port Canaveral, Florida and at Nassau, Bahamas will prepare you for a perfect day at CoCoCay, Bahamas, and later at Labadee, Haiti. Of course, there’s shopping everywhere — and there is the Casino Royale on the ship!! Please note: A passport is required for this trip, as is a negative Covid 19 test prior to departure. Please contact Marisa for details at: 815-288-9236.

Upcoming Trips — WCSC

Parlor Club

Tuesday, September 13

Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members *Carpooling to each location

Five local gaming parlors, Sterling-Rock Falls, exclusively opened for our group. One-hour play time per location. Complimentary continental breakfast at location number 1.Location 2-4: Complementary coffee, tea and pop. Location 5: Complimentary lunch menu to be announced at sign-up. Each location will provide a $5 slot play. Random locations will have drawings for prizes.

Wrigley Field – Cubs vs. Phillies

Bus will drop off and pick up at Wrigley Field. Seats are terrace reserved outfield, section 230. Tickets will be issued on the bus the day of the game. If you are traveling with friends, we need to know that when you sign up so you can sit together. No refunds will be given if you are unable to attend on game day. Bus departs from Sterling Walmart at 8:30 a.m. We will stop at the DeKalb Oasis on the way into the game, and MIGHT stop on the way back, depending on how late the game runs. Cost includes bus, tolls, parking, game ticket and driver tip. You may bring snacks and beverages on the bus — no alcohol. Sign up at WCSC.

Celebration Belle – Moline

person * Transportation, tax and gratuity included.

Welcome aboard the Celebration Belle! Cruise atop the #1 attraction in our area — The Mississippi River! The Celebration Belle is a unique experience. Enjoy a 1.5hour cruise. Captain’s narration and a full hot lunch buffet, including: marinated baked chicken breast or chef’s choice hot pasta with fresh vegetables, potato and vegetable, assorted cold salads rolls with butter, dessert, coffee and iced tea.

Ideas for trips?

We are in the process of creating trips for this fall, winter and 2023. Please let us know how to make your travel bug happy by contacting Angela Gibbs via email a. gibbs@wc-seniorcenter.org, call 815-622-9230 ext. 302, or attend our round table discussion on September 16 from 12:15-1:30 p.m

Special Events at LCCOA

PLEASE NOTE: PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER.

Healthy Living for your Brain and Body

11 a.m. Wednesday, September 21

This Alzheimer’s Program was so popular in June that we are offering it again!! Healthy Living for your Brain and Body is a presentation on diet and nutrition, exercise and social engagement. It’s presented by Joe Landmichl from the Illinois Alzheimer’s Association Chapter in Rockford. The program will be followed by 30 minutes of line dance lessons and a free lunch!! Afterwards, the Wednesday Chair Yoga class will be held at 1 p.m. Please call LCCOA at 815-288-9236 to reserve your seat and confirm your lunch.

Rummikub at LCCOA

Mondays at 1 p.m.

Rummikub players are gathering at LCCOA for this European game that’s becoming an increasingly popular game here. Rummikub was invented by a Romanian in Israel, in the 1940s. It soon became Israel’s best-selling export game. By 1977, it became a bestselling game in the United States. Rummikub, played by 2 to 4 players using numbered tiles, is similar to European card games, like Machiavelli and Vatikan. Here at LCCOA, we have several games going at the same time! Feel free to join in on the fun!

Movie Tuesday

September 20 at 1 p.m. LCCOA offers lunch and a movie the third Tuesday of every month. Please call 815-288-9236 to reserve a lunch. Travel Club

Tuesday September 27, at 1 p.m.

The fourth Tuesday of every month we will meet to share our travels, plan new trips, and enjoy a glass of wine. Please join us for an afternoon of fun and adventure.

Line Dancing at LCCOA

We’re still trying to form a new beginners group. Line dancing is a great form of exercise for seniors to improve strength and muscle function, increase balance and flexibility, and improve cardiovascular and heart health. Line dancing isn’t just for country music anymore! If you can tap your toes in time to music, line dancing might be just the thing for you! Anyone interested in conducting a beginners group, please contact LCCOA at 815-288-9236.

Chair Yoga for Seniors

Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

Chair Yoga, a new program for seniors here at LCCOA, is a safe and more comfortable method to get the same benefits as regular yoga. Our yoga leader is trained and certified, and already conducts classes at other locations. Staying seated and off the floor means that even frail seniors or those who aren’t so flexible can safely do the exercises. Yoga can help all older adults to loosen and stretch muscles, reduce stress and improve circulation.

Smart Phone

First Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m.

Learn the basics of Smart phone use: setting it up, texting and e-mailing. Please bring in your phone, and LCCOA will assist you. Please call 815-288-9236 to reserve your seat.

Table crafters at LCCOA

Thursdays at 1 p.m.

Beadwork, knitting, needlepoint, crocheting and needlework are all types of table crafts enjoyed by people at the crafters table at LCCOA. Gathering on Thursdays, seniors’ conversations and laughter fill the room while the crafters busily produce beautiful and colorful, practical and/or whimsical pieces. Feel free to just join in anytime and enjoy the benefits of crafting: reducing stress, improving hand-eye coordination and building friendships and community. Any ideas on presentations of crafting projects — we’d love to hear from you? Please call 815-288-9236.

Bingo is here — twice in September!

Bingo will be at LCCOA at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 2, and Friday, September 16.

The games are free! The prizes are Free! THE FUN IS FREE! LCCOA’s Bingo has long been a favorite activity. Originally called “beano” when the game first arrived in America in 1929, Bingo has become a weekly fundraising activity in churches all over America. In addition to being a lot of fun, Bingo increases mental flexibility and alertness, exercises hand-eye coordination, and accelerates healing with laughter and socialization. All are welcome — come and enjoy!

Euchre

Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

Euchre, called the “poor man’s poker,” is one of the most popular card games in the Midwest. Some stories claim that Euchre came to America with the Pennsylvania Germans. Others say it came with French soldiers. Farmer’s Hand, Poor Man’s Hand, Bottom Hand, Grandma’s Hand ... these are some of the many nicknames given to a particular “hand” one might be given during the game. One thing you can be sure of: everybody at the table has an opinion as to what just happened! Come for the cards; come back again for the people you met.

Mexican Train Dominoes

Fridays at 1 p.m.

The game Americans call Mexican Train is originally a variation on a Chinese game called Pai Gow, which emerged in China before 960 A.D. Chinese laborers brought the game with them when they came to Cuba to work in the sugar cane fields. Then they and Cuban laborers brought the game with them when they came to America to help build the railroads. It became immensely popular with the Mexican laborers, also. And that’s how the game got its name. Join the game, and develop your skills at concentration!

Open Mic Night

Friday, September 26.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. First singer up is at 7 p.m. Music goes until 9 p.m. All are welcome!

Weekly activities at LCCOA

PLEASE NOTE: PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE SENIOR CENTER

Mondays

1 p.m. — Rummikub Tuesdays

10-11:30 a.m. — A Matter of Balance: This 8-week class will help you become more confident in your walking, show you how to reduce hazards in your home, and teach exercises that increase

strength and increase balance. A free lunch in included! This class runs only from Aug. 16-Oct 4. 1 p.m. — Third Tuesday of the month: Free lunch and a movie 1 p.m. — Fourth Tuesday of the month: Travel Club. Explore new and past adventures, and enjoy free glass of wine!

Wednesdays

Noon — Networking committee 1 p.m. — Chair Yoga for Seniors (first Wednesday of every month) 3 p.m. — The Basics of Smart Phone (first Wednesday of every month) Thursday

Fridays

12:30 p.m. — Euchre players 1 p.m. — Mexican Train Dominoes Bingo is here twice this month!! Friday, September 2 and 16 at 9:30 a.m. Open Mic Night – Friday, September 23: Doors open at 6:30 p.m., first singer up at 7 p.m.