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JANUARY

2017

The Golden Times The Michigan City Senior Center

2 on the Lake * Michigan City, IN 46360 (219) 873-1504 * Hours: 8am-4pm * Mon-Fri

Director: Tara Miller Assistants: Dorothy Biller; Georgiana Timm

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

2017 Trip Roll-Out

Presentation!

Wed, Feb 8th at 1:30pm

The First Travel trips are all set for 2017. Be

the first to check out the line-up

and most importantly, sign up for

the trips you are most interested in! No need

to sign up for the meeting, just show up.

YMCA

Enhance Fitness—Arthritis Symptom

Management for Seniors

Begins on Mon, Jan 9th

NOW being offered by the Michigan City YMCA

at the Long Beach Community Center. This 16

week program will focus on increasing cardiovas-

cular endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility

which can help reduce arthritis symptoms. Classes

held on Mon, Wed & Fri at 12noon for one hour.

Program is free to members, $90 for non-members.

Class size limited to 12 participants and registra-

tion is open now. Program starts Mon, Jan 9th.

For info or to sign up call 219-325-9622 ext. 104.

Classic Foreign Films Beginning January and continuing through

April, we will show a variety of foreign films

on select Mondays. The popular Popcorn & A Movie monthly

films will continue at its regular time of 1:00pm but on other Mon-

days at the same time, foreign films will be shown. These films

will have subtitles to explain the foreign conversations. This

month:

Jan 9th: “La Cage aux Folles” (French/Italian) means “birds

of a feather” and was directed by Mike Nichols. Critic Roger

Ebert said, “the movie is a sheer comic invention about good-

hearted people.” At times a farce, at times a social satire, the film

is a mix with a few plausible human truths.

Jan 30th: “Hecho En Mexico” (Spanish) means “Made in

Mexico” and is a musical film to remember. The movie showcas-

es the richness of Mexican music and artistry. The psyche of the

Mexican people and their heritage are highlighted.

Reins of Life

Is seeking donations. They have received a

grant that will match dollar for dollar up to

$50,000 for any donation they receive. If you

would like to help out, make check out

to Porter County Community

Foundation and list Reins of Life

Fund on the memo line. IT MUST

BE written that way to receive the

matching funds. Mail to: Reins of Life,

9375 W 300 N, Michigan City, IN 46360.

They also are in need of many items. A full list

is available in the Director’s office at Sr Center.

Thank you for any help you can give.

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Fri, Dec 30th & Mon, Jan 2ndt: CLOSED/New Year’s Holiday

Thurs, Jan 5th: Blood Pressure by Millers of LaPorte 12:30pm

Thurs, Jan 5th: SSS Investment Club 1pm

Mon, Jan 9th: Hearing Evaluations 9am-3pm by appt

Mon, Jan 9th: Foreign Films/”La Cage aux Folles” 1pm

Tues, Jan 10th: Advisory Board Meeting 9:30am

Mon, Jan 16th: CLOSED—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tues, Jan 17th: Fancy Foot Clinic (call for appt)

Thurs, Jan 19th: Soup Day 11:30 (see front pg)

Mon, Jan 23rd: Popcorn & A Movie (see pg 3)

Thurs, Jan 26th: Newsletter Assembly 8:30am

Fri, Jan 27th: Opera 101 at 1:00pm

Mon, Jan 30th: Foreign Films/”Hecho en Mexico” 1:00pm

Tues, Jan 31st: Coffee with the Mayor 9:30am

January ~ 2017

CLOSINGS NOTICE!!!

Fri/Mon, Dec 30 & Jan 2nd

Mon, Jan 16th—Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. Day

Sing-A-Long

Is looking for you! Do you love

to sing? Do you play an instru-

ment?: Do you love music?

Even if you just enjoy listening

to music, come join us every Fri-

day at 10:30am for joyful, lively

and moving music. We have a

banjo player and a guitarist to

accompany the songs and would

love to add additional instru-

ments!

Feeling Sluggish after the

Holidays? Take advantage of

one of our many exercise

classes to get you energized

for the New Year!

SPECIAL EVENTS

MON 9:45am: French I

9:45am Exercise

10:30 Centering Group

Exercise

12:00pm Duplicate

Bridge

1:00pm Knitting &

Crocheting Bee

TUES 8am: Billiards

9-2 Ceramics

9:30am Mahjong

9:30am Tai Chi

11:00 German II

12:15 Spanish II

1:00pm Euchre

WED 8:30-11:30am SHIP

(CALL FOR APPT)

9:30am Spanish I

9:45am Exercise

10:30am Centering Grp

11am Double Pinochle

12:30pm Mexican

Train/Dominoes

12:30 Hillbilly Rummy

12:30pm Mhing

1:00pm Intermediate

Memoir Writing Class

THURS 8:30-11am Wii Game

9am Billiards

9:30 Tai Chi

9:30am Canasta

10:10am French II

10:30am Line Dancing

12pm Facebook

1:00pm BINGO

1:00pm Painting Club

1:00pm Woodcarving

1:00pm Open Skills

Computers/ BYOD

FRI 9am: Coloring Grp

9:45am Exercise

10am Sing-along

10am Chess Club

10:30-12:30 Italian

10:30 Centering

Group Exercise

12:30pm Pinochle

12:30pm Bunco

1:00pm Spanish III

No Facebook

classes Jan 5 &

12. Will re-

sume Jan 19th.

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Popcorn & A Movie Mon, Jan 23rd at 1:00pm

“The Meddler” Sponsored by Life Care Center of

Michigan City With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable

bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini

has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her

daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother

her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected vis-

its, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to

draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eter-

nal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others – as

well as her own – and find a new purpose in life.

Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for brief drug content.

Opera “101”

Fri, Jan 27th at

1:00pm

We will be requesting a

$2.00 donation for this

class to help offset the

costs that the instructor

is incurring. Please pay

directly to Mr. Sollors.

South Shore Seniors Investment Club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 1:00pm. Visitors and

new members are welcome to attend. Prior in-vestment knowledge is NOT necessary—come

learn with us. Next meeting is Jan 5th.

Beginning Spanish

A short introductory course in Spanish begins Wed, Jan 4th.

Learn everyday Spanish expressions, basic grammar & pronuncia-

tion. There will be 8 weekly sessions through early March. This

class is perfect for beginners and those wanting to refresh their

study of Spanish. Classes run from 10:45am-11:45am.

Beginning Spanish Grammar

This class serves an intermediate level of study. The class will

meet Tuesdays beginning January 3rd from 12noon-1pm.

French I

French I is a class for those who either want to review French or

to begin on a plan to learn French seriously, or to pick up the fun-

damentals before a trip to France. This class will meet Thursdays

at 9:10am for 1 hour each week beginning Thurs, Jan 19th.

No tuition costs for these courses, however a

$5 textbook is needed. If you have questions

or to register, call Al Tieken at 878-8519.

Firecracker Fillies Red Hatters Wear red hats & purple clothes to events.

Birthday girls wear purple hats & red

clothes.

Mon, Jan 9th: Brunch at “Panera Bread” 10:30am

South Franklin St. Menu Choices: #1 Half chicken

salad sandwich & soup. #2 Caesar salad and soup. #3

Souffle & pastry. All include drink & cookie. Cost $12.

Deadline Dec 30th

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Mon, Feb 13th: Lunch at “Bella Bistro” (old Lindos)

at 11:30am. Menu Choices: #1 Chicken Breast Sand-

wich. #2 Grilled Portabella Mushroom sandwich

(sandwiches come with fries & small salad). #3 Sea-

soned Vegetables with Fettuccini Pasta with Parmigiana

-Reggiano cheese & garlic. All include drink & brownie.

Cost $16. Deadline Feb 3rd.

Sun, Feb 26th: “My Way” A Musical Tribute to Frank

Sinatra, Theatre at the Center, Munster, IN Bus

leaves Lowes Parking lot 11:45am Returns 6pm. Brunch

at 1pm, Musical at 2:30pm. Cost of $85 includes bus,

brunch & musical. Deadline Jan 27.

REMINDER: Arrive no more than 1/2 hour prior to event. Please

be sure your dues are current at the Sr Center! Don’t forget to

call Jeannie if you have to cancel, even if it’s at the last minute!

Reserv/Pymt by CHECK ONLY may be left at Sr Ctr in sealed

envelope marked with the event, your name & phone #. Checks

payable to Firecracker Fillies. Add’l info: Jeannie at 874-7794.

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First Travel 2017

Trips Wed, Feb 8th: Trip Roll Out meeting at 1:30pm here at the Senior Center.

Get the scoop on the exciting trips planned for 2017!!!

Attention Out-of-State

Members If you would like to be guaran-

teed to receive your newsletter

in a timely fashion, for an addi-

tional $5 per year, we will send

it first class. This is available

ONLY to out-of-state members.

Sign up & pay the additional fee

no later than Jan 23rd. This fee

covers the postage necessary to

mail first class for 12 months.

NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME!

Sheila Anderson

Cindy Bechinski

Richard Bechinski

John Blalock

Kathleen Guefa

James Lamm

James Petrites

Father Walter Rakoczy

Evelyn Richards

Kathleen Sadlowski

Mary Ann Witek

Valentine’s Bazaar

At Rittenhouse

RESERVE THE DATE and

LOOKING FOR NEW VEN-

DORS

Rittenhouse Senior Living will be hosting their

8th annual Valentine’s Bazaar on Saturday,

February 11th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at

Rittenhouse, located at 4300 Cleveland Avenue in

Michigan City. If you are interested in participat-

ing as a vendor please contact Rittenhouse for a

vendor agreement form and return it to us with a

payment of $25 per vendor. Each year, Ritten-

house has vendors with a wide variety of goods to

purchase (crocheted items, silk flower arrange-

ments, jewelry, arts and crafts, baked goods, Tup-

perware, candles, books and more). Come early

for breakfast, served at 8:30am-9:30 am and tick-

ets sold at the door for only $6.00. Deadline for

vendor applications and payment is January 18 ,

2017. The bazaar is to support Alzheimer’s &

Dementia Services of Northern Indiana. Alzhei-

mer’s and Dementia services of Northern Indiana

is an non-for-profit organization, dedicated to sup-

port, educate, advocate and raising community

awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease and related

dementia. If you have any questions or

would like a vendor application please con-

tact Tracy, Program Director of Ritten-

house Senior Living at 219-872-6800.

We still have a few

cell phones available

for FREE for anyone

who would like one.

These cell phones are ONLY

capable of calling 911. If you

don’t have a cell phone, this

would be a good way to have

one in case of emergency. See

the Director if interested.

2016 Raffle

Winner!

Congratulations to

Jane Hahn who won

the annual raffle!

She will enjoy a 1

night stay at the

Baymont Inn, a

West Bend Electric

Skillet, a Presto Fry

Daddy, an Elite 3-

Cup Food Processor,

and $200 cash! Be

sure to watch for

next years raffle.

Tickets will be sold

beginning with the

St. Patrick’s Day

Luncheon!

Michigan City Senior Center

makes the New York Times!

Our very own Jack McGann had an article

published in the New York Times entitled:

“Becoming Bilingual: It’s an Asset, Not a

Waste.” The article spoke specifically about

taking language classes here at the M.C. Sen-

ior Center. We think our language classes

are pretty fantastic too so thank you Jack for

the acknowledgement!

The Asst. Direc-

tors Dorothy &

Georgiana want-

ed to say thank

you sincerely to

all who helped at

the Christmas

Party. Because

of your help,

everything went

smoothly. Give

yourself a round

of applause!

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Gardening Group

NO meetings in Jan & Feb

Classes resume in March. There will be

monthly mailings of handouts in Jan & Feb

so please email your name, address, phone

# and email address to Dennis Brittain:

Dbrittain@gmail.com

or via note left at the

front desk of the Senior

Center.

Computer/Internet Classes

FACEBOOK Classes Debbie Henckel hosts a FREE Facebook

Class every Thurs at 12pm. Group class

and you MUST bring a laptop comput-

er to work on.

Open Skills any Device Class!

Every Thursday at 1:00pm FREE! Bring your

own laptop, Ipad, Tablet, Smartphone, etc. to

learn how to get the most out of your device.

We’ll be calling this the BYOD (bring your

own device class!).

NO FACEBOOK OR OPEN SKILLS CLASSES THE

1ST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY (Jan 5 & 12) Clas-

ses will resume on Thurs, Jan 19th.

NEW COMPUTER CLASS Instructor Steve Cammett will teach basic

computers and other devices on a one-on-one

basis. He can offer flexible days and times to

fit your schedule. This class is FREE and is on

a first come, first served basis. To sign up,

call Steve at 678-591-1417.

Director’s Corner In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday this month, I am re-printing this poem written by our very own George Neagu about Dr. King. Happy New Year! Tara

The history of man clearly

Shows of those who lived

There are men of special birth

Whom we regard with special worth.

Unique in this small tribe of men

We offer our high salute,

In solemn joy recalling once again,

What Dr. King did then.

With giant heart he led the fight

For social justice in our land,

With bravery he lit the light

That brought our conscience into sight.

With power-packed words did he reveal

The essence of the Cause,

In sonorous tones he made us feel

That America was still unreal.

With dedication from the soul

He braved the bottles and the bricks,

With love he sought to make our nation whole

And would not stop until he reached his goal.

Frequent jailings could not restrain

The Soul Force of this man,

Nor could water hose or club detain

Beliefs and ideals of his brain.

The Drum Major lives on, as we pause

To join birthday celebration,

To honor the man and his cause,

So deserving of applause.

Yet those who knew him would agree

The greatest birthday gift of all,

Is social action where need be

To end injustice that you see

So let our song be from a grateful nation

Happy Birthday, Dr. King !!!

Let us sing with great elation

In honor of your creation!!!

Soup Day Thurs, Jan 19th at 11:30am

Creamy & Cheesy Broccoli $2.00 per bowl

$3.00 per small to-go $5.00 per large to-go container

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1 Vera Christenberry

Joseph Felker

Thyresa Hums

Nancy McIntyre

Patty Mershon-Schaefer

Al Tieken

2 Wilma Bitunjac

Paul Heitmann

Ray Kominiarek

Norman Linsemeyer

Marlene Lisak

3 Lorraine Barr

Susie Lutz

Karen Scott

Eugene Smiertelny

4 Trish Firanek

Eugene Gondek

Julie Lisak

Daryl Penfold

Edward Riddle

Arthur Ruhe

Roberta Snyder

5 Jane Heichel

Sue Henderson

Marcia Orbovich

Sharyn Redding

Norma Sipress

6 Joyce Beckner

Patricia Kominiarek

Clarence Novak

Gale Polk

Dorothy Schelle

Ron Sturgeon

Judith Wilson

7 Kim Haynes

Barbara Rooney

Jean Steck

8 Phyllis Baker

9 Susan Bagby

Walter Creutzburg

Joan Jarka

Barbara Jones

Leslie Rowley, Jr.

John P. White

10 Jerre Applegate

Katherine Brennan

John Starr

11 Robert Barker

Diane Novitzke

Gregory Pavlak

Rich Rollins

Karen Urbanski

12 James Burdett

Holly Dres

Patricia Hoodwin

Betty Quinn

13 Terry Bledsoe

Edward Haverstock

Eugene Hayman

Virginia Seay

Kay Wilson

14 Louis Heller

Carolyn Hodges

15 Tim Cassin

Kei Constantinov

Edward Frank

Connie Melnyczenko

Betty Pradziad

Richard Stark

Betty Taylo

Lydia Vera

16 Mickey Debald

Rita Fink

Rosalie Marschke

17 Paul Beck

Diane Braun

Douglas Wickstrom

18 Dora Budzik

Margaret Crout

Sherrie Kleist

Pauline Missal

David Newton

Diane Noble

Carol Sims

19 William Allen

Gloria Girard

Frank McCarty

Herbert Miller

Linda Milzarek

Donna Vorel

20 Jackie Frankowski

Vera Malwin

21 Dorothy Biller

Sandra Boeckling

Patricia Gondeck

22 Harry Davids

Yvette Golec

Dennis Guzman

Sheila O’Neal

Evelyn Richards

23 Pamela Bird

24 Elaine Campbell

Brenda Donaldson

June Salmon

25 Larry Dalton

Trish Tompkins

26 Richard Cook

Sandy Cook

Robert Sipress

27 Lee Birdsong, Jr.

Patricia Burdett

Herman Lehman

Lori Lovison

Robert McFadden

Barbara Reichert

William Sage

Shirley Waldo

28 Carol Block

Elaine Bogart

Frank Corcoran

Bunny Dimke

Norah Dotson

Patricia Herod

Debbie Irk

Ralph Peterson

Eloise Ponder

Patricia Rader

Dwayne Shaffer

29 Jane Neulieb

David Santana

Judy Schmidt

30 June Bowman

Margie Holda

Marvin Logman

Elna Rogers

Debbie Schroll

January

Congratulations to our 2017

Advisory Board officers:

President:

Daniel “Brownie” Robb

Vice-President:

Janice Gonzales

Treasurer:

Patricia Manning

Secretary:

Cecilia Brinckman

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Jeffery Eason

Paul Haas

Curtis Hatfield

Sandy Kneller

Rudy Nichols

The Mini Tree Jubilee entrants were: A Hands Up, Inc.

Aperion Care #1

Aperion Care #2

Dunes Hospice

Harbor Light Hospice

Life Care Center

M.C. Police Dept

M.C. Senior Center

R.S.V.P./United Way

Visiting Angels

V.N.A.

3rd Place: Harbor Light Hospice

2nd Place: Dunes Hospice

1st Place: M.C. Senior

Center

Thank you to all par-ticipants and con-

grats to the winners (including us!

Happy Birthday!

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February March 14th: Salute to Park Dept & Advisory Board

8th: First Travel Trip Roll Out Presentation

20th:CLOSED/Presidents Day

15th: St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon

24th: CLOSED 1/2 day for Trash & Treasure set up

25th: Trash & Treasure Sale

2017 Things to Come 2017

JOURNEYMAN A Tribute to Eric Clapton

A concert benefiting the Michigan City Ar-ea Schools Student Athletics will be held at the Stardust Event Center at Blue Chip Ca-sino on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 8:00pm.

Tickets are $10 and $25 and can be pur-chased at www.TicketMaster.com or at The Gift Box @ Blue Chip Casino. *Must be 21

years or older to attend.

April 5th: Life Care Center Bio Dex Screening

14th: CLOSED/Good Friday

20th: Trivia Challenge

22nd: Exchange Club Raffle

30th: Lion’s Pancake Breakfast

May 4th: Spring Card Party

14th: Happy Mother’s Day

17th: Life Care Center BioDex Screening

22nd: Volunteer Luncheon

29th: CLOSED/Memorial Day

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Happy Anniversary

Phillip & Holly Dres on their 15th on Jan 3rd Mike & Jane Quint on their 58th on Jan 3rd

Norman & Lynn Levine on their 42nd on Jan 4th Charles & Deborah Cassin on their 43rd on Jan 5th

Keith & Marci Meyer on their 53rd on Jan 5th William & Eileen Schnick on their 66th on Jan 5th Vance & Mary Stuteville on their 28th on Jan 7th

Ben & Linda Pace on their 45th on Jan 8th Judge Harry Leinenweber & Lynn Martin on Jan 9th

Robert & MaryLou McFadden on their 33rd on Jan 9th Jim & Mary Lou Stark on their 59th on Jan 11th Al & Jeanne Tieken on their 16th on Jan 13th

George & Sue Burroughs on their 61st on Jan 14th Edward & Alice Clemens on their 23rd on Jan 14th

Jerry & Barbara Jones on their 61st on Jan 14th Bill & Jane Nichelson on their 62nd on Jan 15th

Robert & Holly Hock on Jan 16th

Gerald & Darlene Brooks on their 48th on Jan 19th Lowell & Nancy Barker on their 60th on Jan 23rd

Allan & Lynn Hiatt on their 47th on Jan 24th Steve & Margot Hale on Jan 26th

Jim & Louise Hoffmaster on their 45th on Jan 29th Robert & Cathy Clayton on their 45th on Jan 31st Roger & Judy Schmidt on their 46th on Jan 30th

Patrick & Janet Stanaszek on their 41st on Jan 30th

In Sympathy… We wish to extend sympathy to:

Sanford “Sandy” Kurth on the loss of his wife Phyllis Kurth; Theresa Creager on the loss of her aunt Lois Koepke; Pat Finney on the loss

of her husband Richard Finney; Karen Scott on the loss of Juanita Arney; Bill Breining on the loss of his aunt Alice Flotow; Barbara Steinke on the loss of Alice Flotow; Jack McGann on the loss of his wife Carol McGann; Paul & Gail

Leffew on the loss of their granddaughter Heather Hubbard.

Jan

Michigan City Senior Center

Two on the Lake

Michigan City, IN 46360

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ORGANIZATION

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MICHIGAN CITY, IN

PERMIT NO. 51

Change Service Requested

Get Well Soon

Brenda Beckley, Pat Steele and

anyone else who’s feeling a bit under

the weather!