MASCOMA AREA SENIOR CENTER NEWSLETTER

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council Serving Enfield, Canaan, Dorchester, Orange and Grafton

P.O. Box 210, 1166 U.S. Route 4 Canaan, New Hampshire 03741

Telephone 603-523-4333 www.gcscc.org Fax -523-4334 January 2015

Center Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM-3:00 PM

Staff: Sharon Dunbar, Director; Joan Laplante, Outreach Worker; Pat Iacuzzi, Program Assistant; Laura Clang, Cook; Judi Kuhn, Assistant Cook; Marion Rogers, Dishwasher; Ed

Moodie and LeeAnn Souza, Bus drivers

DATES TO REMEMBER

Happy New Year! 2015 Holiday Closings

Thursday, Jan. 1 New Year’ Day Monday, Jan. 19 Civil Rights Day Monday, Feb. 16 Presidents’ Day Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Friday, July 3 Independence Day Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day Thursday, Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Holiday Friday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday, Dec. 24 Christmas Holiday Friday, Dec. 25 Christmas Holiday

Music Program Feb. 2nd at 12:30

Andy Stewart (fiddle) & Mary Jo Slattery (guitar, vocals, ‘ti fer) perform music from several roots traditions, including the exuber-ant soulful two-steps & waltzes of Cajun Lou-isiana, the upbeat fiddle tunes of French Can-ada and New England, and the occasional southern mountain ballad. http://www.creativeground.org/profile/slattery-stewart

WINTER IS HERE….

Winter Weather Closing Information

Please keep walkways and driveways clear of

snow and ice. Our volunteers cannot deliver meals if they cannot get to your door safely. We very much appreciate your help.

Frozen or extra hot meals will be sent in antici-pation of bad weather.

When the center is closed there will be no pro-grams or services. Please remember to keep a frozen meal on hand in case we are unable to deliver.

Check for closing on WMUR-Channel 9, WMUR.com and local radio stations.

NEED HELP WITH FOOD? Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) - With the rising cost of groceries there may be help available. Please contact Joan (603-523-4333 or 603 448-1558 x1306) for further information and to apply.

Food Pantry We want to thank all those who have supported our food pantry during the holiday season. Your generosity and caring is greatly appreciated. “All food pantry donations accepted at street side of building - ramp entrance during regular business hours. All donators will be asked to complete an in-kind donation form giving donator’s name and address.”

Holiday Dinner

Background: Our Christmas Tree. Inset pictures: Top: Canaan Elementary 4th grade classes, Verna Dunn (foreground). Right: Lindsey Per-ricone. Bottom: Evelyn Young & Ruth Tucker at the gift circle. After postponing the Holiday Dinner due to bad weather, we gathered on Dec. 17th for a wonderful event. The room was very festive thanks to Marion Rogers and two young boys who came in to help deco-rate the tree. Sharon Dunbar, appropriately dressed with a Santa hat read “The Night Before Christmas” while several participants took part in a gift circle, passing presents each time the word “the” was read. At the end of the story, they all enjoyed opening their pre-sents. Entertainment was provided by Lindsay Perricone, who brought her ornate harp and played many Christ-mas classics throughout the day. The 4th grade classes from Canaan Elementary School also came and enthu-siastically sang a medley of Christmas Carols. In addi-tion they brought placemats they had made.

Answers to the Christmas Carol

Quiz (There are several re-

peats)

1.Frosty the Snowman 2. Little Drummer Boy 3.Deck the Halls 4. Silent Knight 5. Noel 6. All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth 7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 8. Joy to the World 9. 12 Days of Christmas 10. Do You Hear What I Hear 11. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 12. Up On the Rooftop 13. Away in a Manger 14. Go Tell it on the Mountain 15. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In 16. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 17. While Shepherds Guard Their Flocks by Night 18. Let it Snow 19. We Three Kings 20. Oh Holy Night 21. All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth 22. We Three Kings 23. Silver Bells 24. O Little Town of Bethlehem 25. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Special Gift from Kendal at Hanover The Kendal Cares Committee, residents and staff presented 258 Holiday gift bags for our Meals on Wheels participants. Each bag contained a variety of useful items such as toothpaste and brush, shave cream, and of course, a few goodies. Their thoughtful gift as well as the time they took to create the bags is greatly appreciated.

REMINDERS Bus: Please call ahead to schedule the bus. Medical appointments—please call as soon as

you know your appointment dates to help us coordinate the bus or a volunteer.

Home Delivered meals: Please call to cancel if you are not going to be

home to receive your meal(s). Please call as soon as possible. Messages of cancellation may be left on ext. 105 or general voice mail.

Volunteers Needed

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council/Mascoma Area Senior Center is actively look-ing for Volunteer Drivers to deliver meals to our Home Delivered meal participants in the areas of Canaan, Enfield, Enfield Center & Grafton. If interested please call: 603-523-4333.

(A background check is required)

Two members of Valley Improv acting out the

audience suggestion of

Olympic Dishwash-ing competition.

Directors for several of the Senior Citizen Centers accepting the gift bags: Sharon Dunbar (Mascoma), Jill Vahey (Upper Valley),

Deborah Foster (Horse Meadow), Mary Welch (Orford).

Kendal Cares Committee with the directors for several of the Senior Centers and the Executive Director of Grafton County

Senior Citizens Council Roberta Berner (4th from the right) and Susan Mathews, Director of Marking (5th from the right).

Christmas In Canaan On Dec. 17th, the Senior Center participated in the 3rd Annual Christmas in Canaan. We offered cider and whoopee pies as refreshments as well as a place to sit and rest awhile between other activi-ties. As stop #9 we were “Nine Ladies Dancing” for the prize drawing to be held later in the eve-ning. Participants stopped to have their card stamped for each of the Twelve Days of Christ-mas. The Center also hosted the Valley Improv group, the Upper Valley's only Improvisational Comedy Troupe! Fun, energetic comedy; a GREAT enter-tainment option for your company function or per-sonal occasion. Valley improv is fun for the whole family. What exactly is "Improv Comedy"? Improvisation, or improv, is a form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or story are made up in the moment. Suggestions are taken from the audience as the sole source of inspiration to get a scene started. Because every audience is different, once you've see a performance, that’s it… there will never be another show exactly like it done again. An Im-prov show is different each and every time!

January 2015

Congregate Meal Program: Lunch served at 12:00 Monday through Friday. Suggested donation $3.00 age 60 and over; $7.00 cost, age 59 and under. Transportation: Rides to the Center for an appointment, activity or lunch. For medical transport appointments, please call to schedule in advance. $1.50 donation is requested or a ride under 5 miles; $2.00 for a ride from 6-10 miles; $3.00 for a ride from 11-20 miles; $5.00 for a ride of 21 miles or more. Shopping in Lebanon on Fridays. Call to reserve a seat. Home delivered Meal Program: Delivery Monday through Friday. Please call for in-formation. Frozen meals may be delivered during the week for weekends. Foot Clinic/ Ask a Nurse: First Wednes-day of the month. Call the Center to schedule an appointment with the Visiting Nurse’s Association/ Lake Sunapee nurse. Bring a towel. $20.00 per person. Diabetic and non-diabetic. Ask a nurse 11:45 AM. Bone Builders: Monday and Thursday: 8:30 AM. Call RSVP to join. 603-448-1825 Blood Pressure check: Monday 11:30 AM. Free

New CARD GROUP: Second and fourth Tuesday after lunch. All are welcome. Come for lunch and stay for the games! Bingo: Wednesday after lunch ( .25/card)

Age 60 and over.

Bingo for Baubles: Second Tuesday after lunch. Bring an item to share and join in the fun! Cribbage: First and third Tuesdays after lunch. 12:30. All welcome, whether you know how to play or not! Or bring any board game and a friend! Join in the fun! Raffle: Wednesday. Thanks to all of you who support the Center by donating items and baked goods. Food raffle: Tickets 50 cents each. 50/50 : 3 tickets for $1.00 Food Pantry: Available by appointment to residents of Canaan, Orange, Enfield, Grafton and Dorchester. Chore Corp: Volunteers who can help with occasional household chores or small repairs. Toll free: 1-877-711-7787. ServiceLink: Call toll free: 1-866-634-9412 . For information and support ser-vices within the community Outreach Services: Available by appoint-ment.

ON-GOING PROGRAMS

Mascoma Area Senior Center * P.O. Box 210, 1166 U.S. Route 4 * Canaan, New Hampshire 03741* Telephone: 603-523-4333

Donations gratefully accepted for services provided.

January 2015 Menus and Activities subject to change

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1 New Year’s Day

Closed

2 8:30 Shopping in Lebanon 12:00 Lunch

Fish Sandwich Veggies Salad

Dessert

12 8:30 Bone Builders 11:30 Blood Pressure Check 12:00 Lunch

Sweet-Sour Meatballs Noodles

Winter Mix Veggies Cranberry-Nut Spinach

Salad Peach Crisp

13 12:00 Lunch

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

Waldorf Salad 5 Way Mix Veggies

Dessert 12:30 Cards Bingo for Baubles

14 Food Pantry by appt 50/50 & Food Raffle 12:00 Lunch

Pork Roast Potatoes

Sweet-Sour Cabbage Apple Sauce

Lemon Crème Bars 12:30 Bingo

15 8:30 Bone Builders 12:00 Lunch

Chipped Beef Potato / Egg

Coleslaw Beets

Strawberry Shortcake

16 8:30 Shopping in Lebanon 12:00 Lunch Baked Fish Potatoes Green Beans Salad Dessert

19

Civil Rights Day

Closed

20 12:00 Lunch

Chicken & Biscuits Peas/Carrots

Salad Pineapple Cake

12:30 Cribbage

21 Food Pantry by appt 50/50 & Food Raffle 12:00 Lunch

Pot Roast Potatoes

Harvard Beets Spinach Salad

Fruit Cup Sherbert 12:30 Bingo

22

8:30 Bone Builders 12:00 Lunch Beef-Bean-Rice Burrito

Corn Salad

Dessert

23

8:30 Shopping in Lebanon 12:00 Lunch

Beef Stew Veggies Biscuit Salad

Dessert

26 8:30 Bone Builders 11:30 Blood Pressure Check 12:00 Lunch

Ham/Cheese Quiche Veggies

Black Bean Salad Dessert

12:30 Advisory Coun-cil

27 12:00 Lunch Hot Turkey Sandwich

Veggies Salad

Dessert 12:30 Cards

30

8:30 Shopping in Lebanon 12:00 Lunch

Chicken Cacciatore Rice

Peas/Veggies Cran-Apple Dessert

28 Food Pantry by appt 50/50 & Food Raffle 12:00 Lunch Corned Beef Potatoes Cabbage/Carrots Birthday Cake 12:30 Bingo

29 8:30 Bone Builders 12:00 Lunch

Shepherd’s Pie Corn Salad

Dessert

5 8:30 Bone Builders 11:30 Blood Pressure Check 12:00 Lunch Salisbury Steak w/gravy

Potatoes Brussels Sprouts

Caesar Salad Cherry Jello

6 12:00 Lunch

Chicken Fingers Cranberry Rice Green Beans

Salad Pudding

12:30 Cribbage

7 Foot Clinic by appt. Food Pantry by appt 50/50 & Food Raffle 11:30 Harp Music by Lindsey Perricone 12:00 Lunch

Meatloaf Potatoes

Mix Veggies Cottage Cheese/

Peaches Dessert

12:30 Bingo

8 8:30 Bone Builders 12:00 Lunch

Mac & Cheese Tomatoes Cornbread

Broccoli-Bacon Salad Ice Cream Cake

9 8:30 Shopping in Lebanon 12:00 Lunch

Soup Chicken Salad

Sandwich Salad

Dessert