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Garrison Institute on Aging TEXAS TECH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
November is here and we are feeling the need to get together with family and friends. The air conditioner is off, and the shorts and flip flops are put away. There are lots of important dates in November for us to remember, reflect and rejoice. Daylight saving time ends Nov. 6 (fall back one hour), Election Day is Nov. 8 , Veterans Day is Nov. 11, Thanksgiving Day is Nov. 24, and Nov. 25 is “Buy Nothing Day.” Take a breath; December is just around the corner.
Alzheimer’s awareness events
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Garrison Institute on Aging will host several events in November for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. There are several different types of dementia, and most are categorized into 4 different types: Alzheimer’s, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, and Vascular. Symptoms vary and each can have unique traits. The Garrison Institute on Aging will have several sessions that will provide information on diagnosis and services that are available. • Nov. 2, noon, Dr. John Culberson will present ‘Navigating the Dementia Maze.’ This event is part of the Care Partner Academy and is held at the SW Campus, 6630 S. Quaker Ave. Suite G. Event is free and open to the public. • Nov. 9, Alzheimer’s Awareness Health Fair will be held at the Academic Event Center, 3601 4th St. The event will be hosted by RSVP and the GIA. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the first session at 9 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Several professionals from Texas Tech and the Health Sciences Center will speak on health topics.
Several local vendors will be there to help you with services you might need. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Reservations are required. Call 806-743-7821 to reserve your spot.
All of our sessions are free and open to the public. For information, contact the office at 806-743-7821.
RSVP - Senior Corps
The Lubbock RSVP assists seniors (55 or older) with volunteer opportunities in the community. There are numerous non-profits that can utilize your time and talents. This includes Lubbock Meals on Wheels, South Plains Food Bank, Friends of the Library, hospitals, Catholic Charities, hospice providers, and so many others. For opportunities in the Lubbock area, contact Susan at 806-743-7787.
The following are some of my favorite November jokes. • What do lawyers wear to court?
Lawsuits • How does the moon cut his hair?
Eclipse it. • Why did the cranberries turn red?
Because they saw the turkey dressing. • What is the most musical part of a turkey?
The drumstick • What did the baby corn say to mama corn?
Where’s popcorn?
Do not wait until the fourth Thursday in November to sit with family and friends to give thanks. Make every day a day of Thanksgiving. ~ Charmaine J. Forde
Mark your calendar for the New Neighbors Club Game Day and Silent Auction.
It will be held Nov. 11, at Hillcrest Country Club. Start time is 10 a.m., and lunch will be served around noon.
Games include Bridge, Canasta, Pennies from Heaven, Samba and Shanghai Rummy. This event is open to members and non-members.
Reservations are required, and the deadline to sign up for the event is Nov. 6. Cost is $30 which includes lunch and prize money.
Members and non-member can text Gail Branum at 806-543-2949 to RSVP.
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New Neighbors game day & auction
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Courage to vote
‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.’
Politicians and others will shortly flood the airwaves with messages to go vote.
‘I don’t know enough.’
‘They don’t care.’
‘What difference does it make?’
‘It doesn’t affect me.’
All those things may have some truth, but should voting or life in general, just be about how it impacts you?
Over 50 people, including five children, died in a
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tractor-trailer near San Antonio this past June. Anyone should admit they are not living up to the values of the verse above if they think ‘illegals’ deserve such a fate. These people were just looking for a better life. Often fleeing cartel violence or natural disasters or extreme poverty.
‘Love your neighbor’ or ‘Do unto others’ is often thrown out the window by our supposed Christian leaders. If you don’t think the FED government has enough money to help the situation, look into a great book called ‘The Deficit Myth.’ If you don’t think there’s enough food, look in any dumpster behind a grocery store or restaurant. If you don’t think there’s enough housing, there are 17 million vacant homes in America.
This isn’t liberal dogooderism, this is basic human decency and having the courage to vote for different people that uphold those values.
Nathan Lewis Independent Candidate for US Congressional District #19
He just read the news every day
Younger Americans will have trouble believing this, but there was once this guy named Walter Cronkite, who would read the news on television every week night.
He didn’t seem to have an agenda, or try to make anybody look bad, or good. He would just read the news, and then, get this, we would all just make up our own minds about what we thought.
He didn’t interview smarmy* opinionated talking heads. He just read the news, matter of factly, and then he would just sign off and shut up. I’m not making this up. It used to happen every day. * Smarmy describes someone who is overly flattering & fake.
Want to change the world?
Intelligence
✤ Tip your server. ✤ Return your shopping cart. ✤ Pick up a piece of trash. ✤ Hold the door for the person behind you. ✤ Let someone into your lane. Small acts can have a ripple effect. That’s how we change the world.
Always be willing to truly consider evidence that contradicts your beliefs, and admit the possibility that you may be wrong. Intelligence isn’t knowing everything, it’s the ability to challenge everything you know.
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Album unveiled
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Sponsors for the Music NOW 2022 project are Orlando’s, Caprock Café, Sysco West Texas, City Bank, South Plains College, Loyd & Karen Turner, Tarpley Music, Jim Douglass, Sammie Prather, and an anonymous donation in memory of Mike Pritchard.
The artists/songwriters selected for the 2022 album and the title of the songs are: • Alicia Morgan – “Fade” • Jake Pyeatt – “Wherever You Go” • Dustin Garrett – “If I Lose My Voice” • Brandon Bartee – “Right WhereYou Want Me” • Janette B – “Great Defender” • Gunner Fore & the Interstate – “Hope” • Richard Bowles – “Teach Me How to Cry” • Cary C. Banks – “Don’t Look Back” • Spur 327 Band – “West Texas Roots” • Wade Parks – “Go, Fight, Fall” • Ron Riley – “Hold Your Mouth Right” • Jason Nutt & Highway 70 –“Until The Next Time” • El No PosWow – “Sonia La Cumbiandera” • Bryson Dunn – “Feels Like HomeAgain” • Kameryn Stanaland –“Brighter Skies” • Jonny Keys – “Yes Sir” • Chris Bone Garza – “Hustle N My Bloodline” • Mike Pritchard – “Don’t Leave Her Crying in The Night”
Groundbreaking for the first phase of a new building for St. John’s United Methodist Church was held on Sunday, July 15, 1951. Several ministers participated, while music was provided by the church organist playing from a flatbed truck. James G. Allen, chair of the building committee, turned the first spade of dirt along with the presiding ministers.
St. John’s Methodist celebration set for Nov. 14
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“Virtually every Sunday School class and every church group has helped numerous community organizations. Wherever St. John’s members have seen a need, they have been there ready to help.”
The 75th anniversary notes continue, “The people of St. John’s have always been imbued with what has been called ‘a loving energy’ and continue to adhere to the mission stated in 1983 to ‘ask the difficult questions and commit to searching for and being a part of the answers in seeking a deeper faith through obedience to Christ. There will be more challenges, more needs to be met, and new avenues of suffering and happiness.’
As one member noted in the 50th anniversary history of St. John’s, “The great challenge for the future will be to follow that way and to continue responding with love and energy to whatever lies ahead.”
