LIFE, HEALTH & HAPPINESS FOR NORTH WHIDBEY’S 50-PLUS CROWD VOLUME 2 • ISSUE 4 • SEPTEMBER 2014
A Tribute To A Lovely Lady By Barb Spence
Step It Up Is Really Stepping Up! by Barb Spence
Joyce Nelson, Mary Jo Morris, Barb Oleson and Rosemary Morrison are showing off after bringing in their steps from Week 4. Together we have accumulated over 3,700,000
steps which is about 1,850 miles. Awesome work everyone! Now push just alittle to increase your personal best. And remember, our Celebration Party is on September 29th. Keep up the great work!!
September Is Volunteer Appreciation Month By Barb Spence
On September 16 at 2:00 pm, we will be celebrating our volunteers at our Annual Volunteer Appreciation event at Regency on Whidbey. There will be door prizes and fun as we honor all of the hard work of our volunteers. The Center would not function without them. Phones are answered, trips planned, programs and events held, activities held all due to the hard and dedicated work of the volunteers who give their time to the Center. Thank you volunteers for another wonderful year!!!
FaSHIoN SHoW aND lUNCHeoN $25.00 On Saturday, September 6 at 11:30 am, come and experience one classy Fashion Show and Luncheon, put on by the Oak Harbor Senior Center. Our models are our very own members, the clothing is represented through Macys, and to top things off, our own Sande Mulkey will put the polish on the event as our Emcee. You don’t want to miss this!
legal INForMaTIoN ClINIC GOOD NEWS!!!! The Legal Information Clinic is being brought back to Oak Harbor Senior Center on a Quarterly schedule. Friday, September 19th is the date of the first clinic. Please call or come in to
Lilian Merg, a fixture at the Oak Harbor Senior Center on Monday mornings, took that final road home when she passed away suddenly on August 8th. I can’t help but smile when I think about her now. She always had a smile on her face, she was always willing to help people who needed her assistance, she was always a lady, and she had a wonderful sense of humor, sprinkled with dry wit. She loved to tease me about anything and everything. Over time it endeared her to me and we became friends. I will never forget the last time she was at the Center. She came skipping into my office, laughing all the way, to tell me about something humerous that happened at the Receptionist Desk. Lilian, you were a treasure and will be sorely missed my friend. Lilian’s family would like to have donations made to the Oak Harbor Senior Center Memorial Tree for a Gold Leaf in her honor in lieu of flowers. See the Reception Desk for more information.
Pete the Planner: When planning retirement, expect a long life Pete Dunn, indy Star (reprinted with permission)
sign up for an appointment with the Whidbey Island Volunteer Attorneys. For more information, please call 279-4580
Retirement experts have been tackling the “outlive your money” problem for a few decades now. Believe it or not, sustaining a retirement lifestyle without an active income is actually a relatively new concept. It’s a wee 80 years old. Therefore, retirees are increasingly being educated on proper distribution rates, retirement income strategies and long-term care coverage options. Yet, a strange, but poignant, personality element continues to hinder both planners and plannees. It’s the “I’m going to die early” faction. I don’t pretend to know anything about my own
FIve WISHeS
“The Living Will with heart and soul” Five Wishes was created to help people of all ages get the treatment they want if they get seriously ill. We are all concerned about maintaining our comfort and dignity when we are very ill. You are invited to learn about Five Wishes by attending a seminar that will be held at the Oak Harbor Senior Center on the following dates: September 23rd and October 21st at 1:00pm. For more information and to sign up, please call our reception desk at 2794580.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. – Mahatma Gandhi
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INSIDE THIS EDITION Guest Spot.............. Pg. 2 Library Events ......... Pg. 3 Volunteer Showcase Pg. 4 Calendar ................ Pg. 5 Sudoku Puzzle......... Pg. 5 Travel ..................... Pg. 6 Menu ..................... Pg. 6 Activities & Events .... Pg. 7