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June 2016
Facilitated by Faith In Action, this is an opportunity to connect with others who are dealing with the same issues as they care for family and friends. It is a time to foster hope, provide guidance & edu-cation, as well as emotional and spiritual support. This group will meet the second Wednesday of the month at the Buffalo Community Center @ 2:00 p.m. For questions call Faith in Action at 763-263-4277.
Family Caregiver Support Group
Flower Show
Monday & Tuesday
June 13 & 14
The Community Center along with the Wright County Horticulture Society will be hosting our third flower show on June 13 & 14 from 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. We invite you to stop by and check out the flowers grown by some of our local gardeners.
Let’s Go Fishing is gearing up for the 2016 season. The Community Center will have trips going out on Tuesdays. Trips will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you would like to do a lit-tle fishing, or just go for a ride on the lake, please call us at 763-682-6036 to make a reservation. Summer is short in Minnesota….take advantage of it and Let’s Go Fishing!
We had 11 beautiful hats submitted for our Spring Hat Contest. The people’s choice for first place was Ann Ohm. She won a $25 gift card to Coborn’s. Second place winner was Sherri Williams and she won a $15 gift card to Coborn’s. Thanks to all those that participated in this fun event. Special thanks to Jan Zumbush and Ann Ohm who prepared and hosted the spring tea in conjunction with the hat contest.
Spring Hat
Contest Winner
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Join us for cake and ice cream on
Wed. June 1, after the noon meal
2016 Foot Care Clinic Schedule
July 5 September 6 November 1
Clinic runs from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. with a $15 fee for foot care. If you are unable to pay the $15 you will not be turned away. Questions should be directed to Wright County Public Health at 763-682-7456.
Happy Birthday
Ken Ostman Jr. Carol Sieg
Annette Schmidt Jan Rohloff
A Father—Son Story Many Years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Ca-pone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from boot-legged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Ca-pone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him. Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object. And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was. Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example. One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done. He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some resemblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he testified. Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gun-fire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had
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Monday & Wednesday 1:00 p.m.
The Senior Fitness class is a mixture of stretching, balance and strength building exer-cises. We work on functional mobility, emphasizing the muscles and joints that are used the most in day to day life. All exercises can be modi-fied to make them more or less difficult, depending upon each person’s needs. Please join us!
By Jack Harrold
Old Time Dance June 16
Dick Szyplinski
Buffalo American Legion 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Cost is $8.00 and includes a light lunch.
Buffalo Days Events
Flower Show
Monday & Tuesday, June 13 & 14
10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Family Toy Workshop @ Sturges Park
Tuesday, June 14 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Buffalo Days Bingo Thursday, June 16 12:30-1:30 p.m.
On Sunday afternoon May 1 we celebrated May Day with a couple of spins around Montissippi Regional Park near Monticello, with a side trip to Pinewood Elementary School - approximately eight miles. We gathered at Rancho Grande in Monticello afterward. On Sunday afternoon May 15 we rode the seven-mile Lake Rebecca Trail near Rockford. The weather was ideal and the scenery beautiful. The trail is a chal-lenging trek over divergent terrain. We dined at the River Inn in Hanover after. If exploring new vistas while exercising in a light and affirmative atmosphere appeals to you, join us for an upcoming adventure. We are family friendly. We will participate in the Hutchinson Water Carnival bike ride on Saturday June 11. Information about our excursions appears regularly on our Facebook page Buffalo-Bike-Club and Wide Street. You may also contact Jack @ 763-682-1594 for details.
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Writer’s Cramp by Joann Kocak
Ten Requests from a Person with Alzheimer’s
Please be patient with me. I am the helpless victim of a brain dis-ease, Talk to me Even though I cannot always answer you, Be kind to me Each day my life is a desperate strug-gle, Consider my feelings They are still very much alive within me, Treat me with dignity and respect As I would have gladly treated you, Remember my past For I once was a healthy vibrant person, Remember my present For I am still living, Remember my future Though it may seem bleak to you, Pray for me For I am a person who lingers in the mists of time and eternity, Love me And the gifts of love you give will be a blessing forever…
~Anonymous
Welcome to spring! We have been on a yo‐yo of temperature fluctuations, rain, snow flakes, gray skies and sunshine. I think we may finally be safe to say that spring is here. The writers group has been busy with their usual variety of writings. This past month we have written about: write an acrostic poem about any subject of your choosing, differences I have encoun‐tered, write a short story (true or fic‐tional), and then write a story about what you would do if you were a dino‐saur. As I said; a wide variety. Our authors for this month are Bev Anderson and Elinor Franke. Their pieces appear elsewhere in the newslet‐ter. Read and enjoy. Once again I invite you to our writers group that meets every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Community Center. Come to see if this is something you may be interested in joining. Share in our fun and laughter, and of course writing.
When things go wrong, don’t go with them.
Elvis Presley
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Laughter
Why did the baby strawberry cry? Because his dad was in a jam! What did the daddy tomato say to the baby tomato? Catch up! What did daddy spider say to baby spider? You spend too much time on the web. What did baby corn say to mama corn? Where's popcorn? What did the Buffalo say to his son? Bye-son A Father’s Day book never written: “Fatherly Advice” by Buck L. Up-son.
Daybreak By Writers’ Group Member
Elinor Franke
I am in awe of the creation of day and night. It all seems so perfectly right.
Nights can be sleepless when things go bad. World weary, restless, long and sad.
Daybreak comes early-a sight to behold. Bringing brilliant shades of pink and gold.
Daybreak comes with a vision of hope. A day at a time makes it easier to cope.
The Poet By Writers’ Group Member
Bev Anderson
There once was a pill-poppin’ poet Who didn’t want critics to know it, So she and the doc invented writer’s block, And now she’s just trying to get o’er it!
“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the
aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Some-time in your life you will have
been all of these.”
Dr. Robert H. Goddard
Buffalo Community Breakfast
June 18 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by St. Francis Xavier Church
Buffalo Community Center 206 Central Ave
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given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police re-moved from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a re-ligious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine. The poem read: "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still." World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft car-rier Lexington in the South Pacific. One day his entire squadron was sent on a mis-sion. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to return to the car-rier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet. As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American-fleet. The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the ap-proaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet. Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, at
tacking one surprised enemy plane and then an-other. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent. Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, ren-dering them unfit to fly. Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction. Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier. Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft. This took place on February 20, 1942, and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of WWII, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Medal of Honor. A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His hometown would not allow the memory of this WWII hero to fade, and today, O'Hare airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man. So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare In-ternational, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2. What do these two stories have to do with each other?
Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's” son.
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Picnic Time
BASKET SANDWICH ICE TEA LEMONADE CRACKERS POTATO SALAD ANTS CHEESE APPLE PIE SUNSHINE GRAPES POTATO CHIPS SHADE TREE NAPKINS ICE CREAM BLANKET PLATES COLESLAW WATERMELON COOKIES PARK
B I C S E D A M U P B W B I S C F A K V A O H V E I T K R O A N M Q B O I H X O H E J D O P G P O T A T O S A L A D V Q R L E M O N A D E A E T E C I E K F H M A I J R K C B R O T R S P K S S X C A A I G A L T W M D G O T X A I N L Q X R Z P Z F Z Z E C R A C K E R S I A T Y B G S L S Y L L D P M H N A K S K W L D L E S Y A O B S P A I I U X M S P M C B Q H L A N T S L E O H P O A Y F A K I R I L H Y D G E R S S M S R N T C N B Q F I T U Q W P C S N N Y D G C F M T B L X L K H S I E X U Z I A J D O L H C S F F P L L E C N S W G I E I Z F R T H W G R O Y K I H D Y Y K J Q Y N D N A Y X C V M U G K E F C D X G X W M S L T P I A C J Q N O E S P B G X J C F X X Y O Q R B G M O O S K C J S P W J D K S E U O C Z C T J C E S I Y J J O T P S Q L B C P S D O F A X J V G J P J H M X V C V V Q B W C
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Daily Activities Monday 9:00 p.m. Mahjong 12:00 p.m. Dining 1:00 p.m. Exercise 6:00 p.m. Euchre Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Toy Workshop 12:00 p.m. Dining 1:00 p.m. 500 Cards Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Writers’ Group 12:00 p.m. Dining 1:00 p.m. Exercise 1:00 p.m. Mahjong 2:00 p.m. Caregiver Support Group (2nd Wednesday of Month)
Thursday 9:00 a.m. Toy Workshop 9:15 a.m. Goldenaires Singers 12:00 p.m. Dining 12:30 p.m. Bingo 2:00 p.m. Adult Coloring Group (1st & 2nd Thursday of Month) Friday 12:00 p.m. Dining 7:00 p.m. Acoustic Musicians (1st & 3rd Friday of Month)
Open Pool Tables Every Day 8:30-4:30
Hours 8:30-4:30 M-F
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KITCHEN KORNER By Joann Kocak
July 4 Community Center Closed July 5 Foot Care Clinic July 6 Birthday Cake & Ice Cream July 21 Old Time Dance @ Legion
First of all, I would like to thank all of you who have said you are pleased with this column and have tried many of the recipes. Most like the ease of preparation and minimum amount of ingredients, and especially the good tasting dishes. I will en‐deavor to keep this column going. It shouldn't be too hard, as I have a "zillion" recipes in my files.
Rhubarb is in season, and here is a quick and deli‐cious cake dessert recipe.
Rhubarb Cake Dessert 1 yellow cake mix 4 C. diced rhubarb 1 C. sugar 1 3‐oz.pkg. strawberry Jello
Make the cake mix as directed on the box. Put into a 9 x 13 sprayed pan. Top with the diced rhubarb. Mix together the sugar and dry Jello, and sprinkle over the rhubarb. Bake about 30 ‐ 35 min. in 350 degree oven. As the cake bakes, the rhubarb and Jello will sink to the bottom. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Yummy!
Buffalo Community Center
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Hours… Community Center Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The building is available for rentals some eve-nings. In the event that the Buffalo School District closes due to weather, after hours usage of the Center is cancelled. Call for more information.
Community Center Director Suzanne Kolbinger (763) 682-6036 Email: [email protected]
The Community Center Advisory Board meets the first Thursday of every odd month at 3:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Meetings are open to the public.
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