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Stillaguamish

Senior Center

News

Published by Stillaguamish Senior Center

February / March, 2012 Issue

374

A Message from the Executive Director

“ THANK YOU”

FROM ALL OF US AT THE STILLAGUAMISH SENIOR CENTER EVERGREEN LODGE #2 AOUW

Six years ago the Stillaguamish Senior Center was chosen as one of eight organizations to receive annual

funding from the Evergreen Lodge #2 AOUW, a subordinate of the original Seattle Grand Regional Lodge.

The main lodge still remains in Seattle but is not as active. The Evergreen Lodge owned a building in down

town Seattle. It was sold to the state so that the freeway could be built. The proceeds from the sale went into

their building fund and with the monies they made safe investments.

The lodge decided to use some of the monies towards donations to organizations: The first organization to

receive funding was the Woodland Park Zoo for a bus so that senior citizens would be able to get around the

zoo. Funds were also given to the Seattle Blood Bank for two mobile units, Salvation Army for disaster relief

and to sponsor a horse for disabled children. After about 8 years they decided to invest the funds in 4 different

managed funds. In order to stay tax free they were required to give a percentage of their monies to organiza-

tions with charitable status. Helen Starr, a member of the lodge and a longtime member of the Stillaguamish

Senior Center was very instrumental in the Center being chosen as one of the recipients of the funds.

As members became inactive, the Lodge Trustees decided it was time to dissolve the organization and

divide the fund amongst the eight organizations that were receiving the annual donations as a final donation.

Three weeks ago the Stillaguamish Senior Center received a generous donation of $64,000. With this generous

gift from the Evergreen Lodge #2 AOUW, the Stillaguamish Senior Center will continue to be successful in

connecting with seniors through its wide range of programs and services.

Thanks again Lodge Members for your generous support of our efforts to continue our mission of

enhancing the quality of life for our senior citizens.

THE TULALIP TRIBE’S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION GRANT On behalf of the Stillaguamish Senior Center we would like to thank The Tulalip Tribe for their generous

gift of $15,000 to go toward SSC’s Transportation Program.

The grant from the Tulalip Tribe will give us the ability to purchase a wheelchair lift that will allow those

seniors with mobility issues to be a part of our transportation program. Transportation for seniors is a major

obstacle in obtaining services that are needed to age in place. By growing the availability of our transportation

we are increasing the opportunity for seniors to participate in programs and services that over time will allow

them to remain independent.

With the help of donations from organizations such as the Tulalip Tribe, the Stillaguamish Senior Center

will grow and be the best resource for senior citizens in this community who are making informed choices,

leading healthy lives and navigating life transitions.

Thanks again for your generous support of our efforts to continue enhancing our Transportation Program.

Jo Olson, Executive Director

Stillaguamish Senior Center 18308 Smokey Point Boulevard

Arlington, WA 98223 (360) 653-4551

Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday

Published bi-monthly by the Stillaguamish Senior Center, a non-profit charitable organization. Funding for the newspaper comes from advertising, donations and Center Funds.

Senior Center Staff Executive Director Jo Olson Financial Manager Kathy Benavidez Program/Volunteer Coordinator D.J. Winebrinner Administrative Assistant Norma Pence Outreach Social Worker Adele Erbeck Family Caregiver Project Coord. Debra Cook Center Cook Brenda Courtney Facility Coordinator Wendy James Custodian Bill Courtney Custodian Don Huber Thrift Store Manager Linda Bowman

Housing Staff Housing Supervisor Deborah Lewis Housing Assistant Mary Mosher

Maintenance Supervisor Rod Courtney Maintenance Assistant Gary Koenig Custodian Gretchen Wooten Maintenance Office Assistant Marie Panebianco Services Coordinator Lynda Jacobsen

Resident Assistants for: Stilly 1 Hazel Johnson & Clieve Coverdale Stilly II Tina White Stilly Pointe Larry & Terri Jennings Stilly Gardens Betty Jo Delaney

News Production Staff

Editor Wendy James Photographer D.J. Winebrinner

Welcome

The mission of the Stillaguamish Senior Center is to provide services to all seniors, that enhance the quality of life, limit isolation & prevent any need for institutionalization. Each of the program areas of the Stillaguamish Senior Center strive to achieve this mission.

We invite you to try some of our energizing activities like Aerobics & Zumba, or join in the fun in our pool room. Participate in educational and recreational classes. Experience a day trip or a longer tour.

General Information Senior Information & Assistance

(425) 513-1900 or 1-800-422-2024

Lunch Program

(360) 653-4551, ext. 228

Nurse’s Loan Closet

(360) 653-4551, ext. 234

Board of Directors: President Nancy Holiman Vice President Dave Duskin Secretary Shirley Case

Treasurer Terah Regan

Stilly Reservations Center The Stillaguamish Senior Center is now taking

reservations. For hall rental information, contact

Norma Pence in the Business Office, or call

(360) 653-4551, ext. 225.

Weddings Banquet seating

Receptions Full service kitchen

Reunions Full size dance floor

Parties Comfortably elegant

2012 Holiday Closures Day after New Years Day Monday Jan. 2nd.

Martin Luther King Day Monday Jan. 16th.

Presidents Day Monday Feb. 20th.

Memorial Day Monday May 28th.

Independence Day Wed. July 4th.

Labor Day Monday Sept. 3rd.

Columbus Day Monday Oct. 8th.

Thanksgiving Day Thursday Nov 22nd

Day after Thanksgiving Friday Nov. 23rd.

Christmas Day Tuesday Dec. 25th.

General Members:

Betty Ball

Shirley Case

Cordice Dinger-Dickson

Dave Duskin

Jean Knatz

Pat Kraetz

Robert Mitchell

Cathy Nairn

Richard Post

Jim Shipman

Advisory

Council

Rep. Virginia

Whiteley

Board of Directors

Honorary Lifetime Member: Don Regan

Stillaguamish Senior Center News

Associate Members:

Don Hansen

Nancy Holiman

Clark Jones

Terah Regan

Dan Webster

Board of Directors Third Monday of the month,

12:00 NOON in the Don Regan Board / Conference Room.

Next meetings will be February 20th. 2012

March 19th. 2012

Advisory Council Second Friday of the month,

1:00 PM in the Don Regan Board / Conference Room.

Next meetings will be February 10th. 2012

March 9th. 2012

FOR MORE

INFORMATION

CALL

425-377-8600

Himalaya Homes Providing Quality

Investment Management

and Rental Homes

in

Snohomish and Skagit County

WWW.HHI-RENTALS.COM

The Stillaguamish Senior Center would like to thank

Bev Kedroske and the Emerald Hills Estates Social

Club for the donation of food

to our Center’s Food Bank.

It is very much appreciated.

The Stillaguamish Senior Center would like to

thank the Faith Lutheran Church of

Arlington for their donation of

food to our Center’s

Food Bank. It is very

much appreciated.

The Stillaguamish Senior Center would

like to thank Shelbey

Jackson, Larry Jackson,

Bob Nairn, & Pat Seeber

of the Lake Ki food drive for the

donation of food to our Center’s Food

Bank. It is very much appreciated.


Dave Miller of John L. Scott for the donation of

food to our Center’s Food Bank.



the Atonement Free Lutheran Church of Arlington

for the donation of food to our

Center’s Food Bank.


The Stillaguamish Senior Center would like to

thank Vivian Kirchgessmer for her

donation of Christmas swags out-

side the front entrance

of the Main Hall

of the Center. It

is very much

appreciated.


Weird tid bits:

The world’s smallest park is 452 sq. inches—

is in Portland, Oregon.

( It was designed for snail racing )

The marshmallows in Lucky Charms

Cereal are technically known as

“marbits.”

S E N I O R W E L L N E S S P R O G R A M

Foot Clinic 2nd. & 3rd. Wednesdays of each month

10:00am—Noon

2nd. & 3rd. Thursday of each month

10:00am—3:00pm NEXT TO THE POOL TABLES.

Appointment is required. FEE $15.00 Sign up at the reception desk (360) 653-4551

Support Group & Services Outreach Support Services

From the desk of Adele Hearing Aid Service Crane’s All Ears Hearing Center

First Tuesday of each month from 10:00-10:30am

Appointment required, 360-653-4551

Cost: Free, in the Library Annex Office

Eldercare—Smile For Life

Dental Services Screening and Cleaning services

by Anita Rodriguez

First Tuesday of each month in the

Library Outreach Office

9:00am-3:00pm by appointment

Call Adele@360-653-4551 x 234

Blood Pressure Checks

Friday—Side room of Main Hall, 10am—noon

Apartments Blood Pressure Checks Feb. 6th. Mar. 12 1pm—2pm Stilly 1 1pm—2pm Stilly 1 2pm—3pm Stilly 2 2pm—3pm Stilly 2 Feb. 13th. Mar. 26 1pm—2pm Pointe 1pm—2pm Pointe 2pm—3pm Gardens 2pm—3pm Gardens

Acupuncture

with Elsa Del Toro

Wednesdays-- 10:00am-1:00pm

Arts and Crafts Room

By Appointment@425-876-0073

Peer Support Group With Karen DeGuzman

Senior Services of Snohomish County

Every Other Wednesday

February 8 and 22—March 7 and 21

Multi-Purpose Room in the Main Hall

10:30am-11:30am

Call Karen at 425-290-1248


Stillaguamish Senior Center

Presents

Everett Community College School

of Nursing

Health Screening Day for Seniors

Friday, February 17, 2012

9:00am-1:00pm

Main Hall Side Room

18308 Smokey Point Blvd.

360-653-4551

Sign up sheet available

at reception desk

Screenings:

Blood Pressure

Blood Glucose

Hematocrit/Anemia

Bone Density (for women)

Lung Function

Height /Weight

Hearing/Vision


S E N I O R W E L L N E S S P R O G R A M

February is Heart Health Awareness Month

Act In Time To Heart Attack Signs

Quick Reference Heart Attack Warning Signs

Chest Discomfort Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few min-

utes, or goes away and comes back.

Discomfort In Other Areas of The

Upper Body This may be felt in one or both arms, the back, the neck, jaw, or stomach.

Shortness of Breath

May often occur with or before chest discomfort.

Other Signs

May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light headedness.

FAST ACTION SAVES LIVES

If you or someone you are with begins to have chest discomfort, especially with one or more of the other

symptoms of a heart attack, call 911 right away. Don’t wait more than a few minutes—5 minutes at the

most—to call 9-1-1.

If you are having symptoms and cannot call 911, have someone else drive you to the hospital right away.

Never drive yourself, unless you absolutely have no other choice.

KEEP THIS INFORMATION HANDY Medicines you are taking:________________________________________________ Medicines you are allergic to:____________________________________________ If symptoms stop after 5 minutes you should still call your health care provider: Phone numbers: Day _______________After hours_________________ Person you would like contacted if you go to the Hospital: Name:______________________________________________

9-1-1

T H E C A R E G I V E R P R O G R A M

New Class on Monday’s, This 45 min. class emphasizes relaxation using stretching and

lengthening exercises, gentle yoga poses and focused breathing techniques.

Appropriate for all ages, all abilities! Wear comfortable clothing. No equipment required. No getting down on the floor.

Mondays 10:45am—11:45am Location: Side room in Main Hall

$4 per class or $15 per month

Contact Jolane Stroh 360-202-0083

Spring Caregiver Workshop Monday, April 23, 2012

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Managing Caregiver Stress This workshop will provide an overview of stressors commonly experienced by family caregivers and offer strategies for managing stress and avoiding burnout even, in the most difficult caregiving situations. Participants will learn to recognize signs of stress and depression and will receive information about a range of available support services. Presenter: Kamilia Dunsky, LMHC Mental Health Program Manager Senior Information & Assistance

Humor in the Caregiving Journey Interactive presentation will involve the audience in seeing the positive in stressful situations. Participants will have the opportunity to share humorous incidents and will learn to reframe the negative into positive. Presenter: Ellis Waller Walker, MS Gerontology

Stillaguamish Senior Center Don Regan Conference/Board Room

Free workshop however pre-registration is required. To register call Debbie Cook, RN @ 360-653-4551 ext 236; [email protected]


Massage Therapy Specializing in Special Needs & Elderly Care

Friday’s 9:00am—noon in the Multi-purpose room, Main Hall

Rob Down Licensed, professional Message Therapist

Call the Center @ (360) 653-4551 to register a date with the Masseur.

Caregiver Corner


Living on Earth is expensive, but you get an annual free trip around the Sun…...

High Tea

Caregiver Christmas Party

Fellowship and fun was had by all

at Attic Secrets

Café & Tea in Marysville.

Caregiver Support Groups

Monday’s 3:00 pm — 4:30 pm

Don Regan Board / Conference Room (except major holidays)

Tuesday’s 10:00 am — 11:30 am

Don Regan Board / Conference Room

3rd Wednesday of each month 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm

Don Regan Board / Conference Room For information call: Debbie Cook Family Caregiver Specialist 360-653-4551 ext 236

H a p p e n i n g s A r o u n d t h e C e n t e r

Lunch Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12 noon - 1:00 pm in the Main Hall.

Food Room

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

10:30 AM - 12:00 NOON IN THE FOOD ROOM.

Gift Shop

Wednesday & Friday. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

Shop at the Stillaguamish Senior Center’s Gift Shop located at the reception area.

Pool Room Monday thru Friday. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Bridge Thursday’s, 12:00 noon-4:00 pm in the M.P. Room.

Pinochle Thursday’s, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm in the Main Hall.

Bingo

Tuesday’s Starts @11:30 AM (warm-up game @11:15AM) New games quarterly.

Friday’s Starts @7:00 PM (warm-up game @6:45PM) New games quarterly.

Pulltabs available at each Bingo session. Bingo is operated by “volunteers only”.

For further information, call the Stilly Senior Center

(360) 653-4551

On Going Events

FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL Come join us for ice cream and toppings

1:00PM in the Main Hall at the Senior Center

Second Thursday of each month.

Next dates: Feb. 9th.

Speaker: Arlington Genealogical Society

March 8th.

Snohomish County Legal Services

SELF DEFENSE CLASS

Monday’s—8:15pm to 9:15pm,

March 26th. & Sept. 24th. 2012

Taught by Nancy McFadden In the main hall

LEARN THE Wii! The Wii game system is available in the Main Hall Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9:15am - 12noon

and 1:00pm - 3:00pm. If no one is playing and would like a lesson, D.J. will show you how to play. Games

the Center has: Bowling, Golf and Table Tennis and over 60 Balance Board activities to work on your balance

-- like strength training, yoga, aerobics & special games to work on balance. Make a private appointment. JOIN the Stillaguamish Senior Center TEAMS ! (Bowling team & Golf team)

We have people signed up for the team, but we can always use more.

Our seniors challenge other Senior Centers and Senior Living Housing to participate in some tournaments in

Wii Bowling. A great way to meet other seniors and check out their facility.


Wii Sports Post 2011 was an awesome year. We acquired 15 bowlers. We had many wonderful bowling

tournaments with other Senior Centers and Retirement Homes. But now in 2012, we are looking to be better

than ever. We already have many tournaments scheduled. What a great way to meet new friends and have

lots of fun. So if you want some excitement and a challenge in your life, come join us. To join please see D.J.

or Janice. Or if you just want a lesson or two we can teach you. We are also starting a Wii golf team. You

don’t have to be a Pro Golfer, you just have to come and enjoy the sport.

It’s great fun and wonderful exercise.

O l d F a s h i o n e d

C h i c k e n D i n n e r

a t t h e

S t i l l a g u a m i s h

S e n i o r C e n t e r

N o F e b . c h i c k e n d i n n e r

S u n d a y , M a r . 2 5 t h .

T i m e : 1 2 n o o n - 2 : 0 0 p m

P l a c e : S t i l l y . S r . C t r .

C o s t : $ 7 s e n i o r s

$ 8 a d u l t s

$ 5 u n d e r 1 2 y e a r s

We serve the best baked chicken with mashed

potato's and gravy, coleslaw and roll and you get to

help raise money for our Senior Center to keep our

seniors active in the community.

Stillaguamish Senior Center

18308 Smokey Point Blvd.

Arlington, Wa. 98223

360-653-4551


H a p p e n i n g s A r o u n d t h e C e n t e r

Senior lunch served

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

& Friday.

Entertainment with lunch on Fridays. Good food and great company with your peers.

Scheduled entertainment:

February 3rd……….. Steve Ainsworth

( old country / classic rock )

February 10th….Valentine’s Day at the Center

Monrovians ( folk )

February 17th………….Jackhammer

( smooth jazz with a punch )

February 24th…..Singing Sue ( mix )

March 2nd……..Rob Down ( classics 50s / 60s )

March 9th……...Country Grass ( bluegrass )

March 16th…….Magic Show with Louie Foxx

( Celebrate Saint Patrick Day )

more info on page 11

Special Events March 23rd………….Gary Lee Hood

( classics on the keyboard )

March 30th……..Singing Sue ( mix )

Staffed by Volunteers

Stilly Thrift Shop 18218 Smokey Point Blvd, Arlington (360) 658-4991

Open Monday thru Friday

9:00am—4:00pm

Saturday

10:00am—4:00pm Come visit our store for great savings!

Volunteers needed to sort

through donated clothing

and work the cash register

Our Thrift Shop is in need of furniture. Please donate your gently used couch, chair & tables. Your donation helps to support programs & services

for our senior citizens.

Seniors and Military 20% off everyday. Colored tag specials everyday. Discounts do not apply to case items

All money goes to the

Stillaguamish Sr. Ctr.

Please call the Center (360) 653-4551, ext 228

Page 10 Stillaguamish Senior Center News

Some Fun puns!

I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.

It’s impossible to put down.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole

left side was cut off? He’s all right now…..

I couldn’t quite remember how to throw a

boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.

Concorde

Flying Mach 2.00 at 55500 feet

Huge variety of planes

on display

Space exploration

Display of early plane

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT—SEATTLE January 25


MAGIC

SHOW

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF ST. PATRICK’S

DAY WITH A MAGIC SHOW AT THE CENTER

JOIN US AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON March 16th, 2012 for a

Magic Show starting at 11 am in the Main Hall. No cost for you.

Stay for lunch at 12 pm. Seniors over 60 can eat for $2.50 along

with their guests, others at $6.00

Simply stop by the front reception desk to get your lunch ticket.

For questions call 360-654-2600.

Louie is a Guinness World Record Holder.

Has been on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Evening Magazine,

KOMO News, Q13Fox news and the Seattle Times.

VALENTINE’S

DAY AT THE

SENIOR CENTER

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

TREAT YOURSELF TO SOME OLD FASHION LOVE

AT THE SENIOR CENTER. JOIN US TO MEET NEW

PEOPLE AND CHAT WITH OTHERS YOU KNOW.

ENJOY THE MUSIC FROM THE MONROVIANS

STARTING AT 11 AM.

STAY FOR LUNCH AT 12 NOON.

Don’t forget

Spring is just

around the

corner…...

Spring up spring down

the Winter season brings a frown.

All this snow and rain isn't very funny,

but soon it will be bright and sunny.

When daylight savings comes around,

longer evenings will be found.

But there is one funny thing,

I hope I don’t trip on that big red spring.

Fe b r u a ry / M a r ch 2 012

C e n t e r c l a s s e s s

Fun, Fit and Function

9:45am—10:45am. In the Main Hall

$30 per month or $4 per class.

Instructor: Jolane Stroh, (360) 202-0083

A one hour group fitness class combining cardio, strength, balance and stretch. All ages, all abilities, no getting down on the floor.

Wear comfortable clothing you can move in.

Weight Watchers

Weigh in 8:30am & 4:30pm.

meetings begin at 9:00am & 5:00pm.

In the Arts & Crafts Room

Find the latest info in eating right & living healthy. Get guidance to succeed & stay on track. We have Weight Watchers food here.

Silversmithing

6:00pm—9:00pm in the Lapidary room See instructor for fees. Pay on 1st. day.

Mondays

Zumba (Fitness)

5:30pm—6:30pm in the Main Hall 7:00pm—8:00pm in the Main Hall

Instructor: Nancy McFadden

A fun filled exercise experience that has upbeat fast paced music to dance to while getting into shape.

Tuesdays

All levels Clogging

10:30am—2:00pm in Arts & Crafts Room $3.00 per class,

Instructor: Rosie Hays

Once you know the basics, you can double-tap your day with exercise and fun.

Silversmithing

9:00am—12:00noon in the Lapidary room 6:00pm—9pm in the Lapidary room

See instructor for fees. Pay on 1st. day.

Zumba (Gold / Fitness) 4:30pm—5:30pm, (Gold) in the Main Hall

Instructor: Star Whiteflower

A slower paced nice work-out (that’s not too extreme) for seniors or anyone that wants to exercise to music.

5:30pm—6:30pm in the Main Hall 7:00pm—8:00pm, (fitness) in the Main Hall

Instructor: Jo Jo Quimzon

Lapidary

9:00am—12 noon Lapidary room (8 weeks) 1:00pm—4:00pm Lapidary room (7 weeks)

Instructor: Carol Cimolino

6:00pm—9:00pm in the Lapidary room

Pay on the 1st. day of class

Working with stone, minerals & gemstones, along with other suitable material to turn them into jewelry and decorative items.


Wednesdays

Fe b r u a ry / M a r ch 2 012

C e n t e r c l a s s e s s

Wednesdays

Ceramics

1:00pm—3:00pm, in the Ceramics Room.

$3.00 per class & $6 quarterly fee.

Bring your supplies or get them here.

1st. and 3rd. Wednesday’s of each month Instructor: Betty Barrett

Glaze & fire your green ware, then paint it to your liking. Keep for yourself, or give as a gift

Beginning Clogging

9:30am—12noon in the Side Room $2.00 per class, $6.00 Center quarter fee.

Instructor: Mary Taht Put a little tap in your day with music and friends.

Computer Class (for beginners)

1st. & 3rd. Wednesday’s

9:00am—12noon in the Library $6 quarterly fees paid to Senior Center.

Instructor: Myrtle Rausch

(Basics) Got questions, or need a little help? Bring laptop, or use one of the computers here to get answers. “55 Alive” Defensive Driving Class

2nd. Wednesday & Thursday, each month, 9:00AM—1:00PM each day In the Don Regan Conference Room in the Library area. Next

class will be:

February 8th. & 9th.

March 15th. & 16th.

Instructor: Tom Monroe

Call the Center to sign up or stop by the receptionist. Class fee $12 AARP members, $14 non members.

AARP-For the mature driver 55 and older. Learn to improve your driving skills and get a discount on car insurance.

Class schedule continued on page 14

Zumba (Fitness)

5:30pm—6:30pm in the Main Hall 7:00pm—8:00pm in the Main Hall

Instructor: Nancy McFadden A fun filled exercise that has upbeat fast paced music to dance to, while getting into shape.

Bible Study (Non-denominational)

2:00pm—3:30pm at the Stilly II apts. Please come join us to hear testimonies of

what the Lord has done in each of our lives. No Fee. Chaplain: Pam Wimbish

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fun, Fit and Function

9:45am—10:45am. In the Main Hall

$30 per month or $4 per class.

Instructor: Jolane Stroh, (360) 202-0083

A one hour group fitness class combining cardio, strength, balance and stretch. All ages, all abilities, no getting down on the floor

Wear comfortable clothing you can move in.


AARP Tax Aide Tuesdays & Thursdays

February 2nd. thru April 12th. 2012

10:00am. to 2:00pm

by appointment.

In the Stilly. Library

Appointments available

by calling

(360) 653-4551

or in person at the reception desk.

This program helps low and moderate

income taxpayers file their income tax.

There is no charge

AARP Snohomish County Chapter # 2308, formally Marysville Chapter, now meets the 1st Friday of the month 1p.m. at the Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Pt. Blvd. Arlington, WA. Everybody is welcome to enjoy the programs planned for the future. You are welcome to attend the 11a.m. entertainment program and lunch, there is a requested donation for lunch. Attend and participate, enjoy the following week end. For more info. Call Mary Davenport (425) 762-0102

Thursdays

Artists Studio

10:00am—12noon the Arts & Crafts Room $6.00 per quarter Center fee.

No instructor: Come work on your own arts & crafts at your own pace.

Lapidary

9:00am—12 noon in the Lapidary room

Instructor: Anna Calkins

6:00pm—9:00pm in the Lapidary room

Insturctor: Carol Cimolino

Pay on the 1st. day of class (7 weeks)

Working with stone, minerals and gemstones, along with other suitable material to turn them into jewelry and decorative items.

C e n t e r c l a s s e s s ( c o n t . )

T.O.P.S. (Take off pounds sensibly)

1:00pm—2:30pm in the Arts & Crafts Room.

Your 1st. Visit FREE, $24 to join, $3 monthly

A non-profit, weight-loss support & wellness education organization that promotes affordable weight management. Take charge of your health.

Fridays

Stilly Crafters

Class is cancelled until further notice

Saturday

Happy Hoppers

7:30pm—10:30pm in Main Hall (1st & 3rd. Sat)

Must be experienced

Square Dancing for the advanced dancers. Come on down to swing your partner round & round, doe-see-doe and around you go.


Stillaguamish

FREE DELIVERY

Flu Vaccinations Available

Arlington Pharmacy

Downtown Arlington

(360) 435-5771 Cumulus Park Pharmacy

Smokey Point

(360) 653-2500

www.ArlingtonPharmacy.com

Mary Andersen

Arlington Pharmacy, Inc.

Office Manager

Phone: (360) 435-7691

Fax to email: (888) 575-7406 www.arlingtonpharmacy.com

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STILLAGUAMISH SENIOR CENTER

GOES XBOX 360 KINECT

WHAT IS ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT????

COME SEE THE KINECT SYSTEM IN ACTION!

NO MORE HANGING ON TO A REMOTE

GREAT

FOR SENIORS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH

THEIR HANDS OR TIMING TO RELEASE THE

BUTTONS ON THE Wii SYSTEM.

EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN THE ACTION!

STOP BY AND ASK DJ to play the XBOX 360

HIBULB CULTURAL CENTER –TULALIP

Learning about their culture

and history

Friends of the Center

General

Betty Ball

Mary Ann & Josef Biringer

— In Memory of Omega Hatley

Shelley Burgess


Lois & Thomas Cave


Canan Ehnes

Nancy & Albert Hegg


Bene & Dennis Hill


John Holmes


Vivian Kirchgessner


D. Dwayne Paull


Janet Ross


Kathleen & Glen Shoemaker


Judith Smith


Judith & Gary Thompson


Ruth Walker


Elizabeth & William Wright

Carol Yerkes


FREE RENT Bring this coupon in with you

and receive

UP TO 30 DAYS FREE RENT!

Only offered at

Anchor Storage of Smokey Point On Select Sizes. New Rentals Only. Subject To Availability

(360) 651-2244 15414 Smokey Point Blvd. Marysville, WA. 98271

Question: Why are U.S. Marines called “leathernecks?”

Answer: They once wore leather collars to protect their

necks from being slashed by sabers.

Owls cannot move their eyes. (Their eye sockets are

long like a tube.)

Join the Stillaguamish Senior Center on a wonderful trip to Hawaii from September 3 to

September 10, 2012!

Package includes:

Roundtrip airfare from Seattle to Honolulu

Roundtrip airport transfers

7 nights Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel

with daily breakfast on the beach

Arizona Memorial/USS Missouri/City Tour

Polynesian Cultural Center Luau Package

Sea Life Park

Taxes

Prices are per person based on double occupancy:

Partial ocean view room $1609

Ocean view room $1649

Ocean front room $1739

Optional tours are available:

Helicopter tours from $199pp

Add the Dolphin Adventure to your Sea Life Park pass which

will allow you to stand in waist deep water and interact with the

dolphins $49pp

Deposit of $350 pp required by April 25, 2012

-- optional insurance available at time of deposit

Final payment due by May 25, 2012

Call Travel Time for details and to sign up At the Senior Center or with Travel Time!

360-474-9192

Volunteerism

Do you want to add more meaning to your

life, but are unsure of how to do so?

Would you like to forget about your troubles, if only temporarily, while you help someone

else?

If you answer “yes” to these questions, becoming a volunteer may benefit you and your life.

Volunteering helps bolster self-esteem. When you help someone else, you feel better about

yourself. Volunteering is a great way to meet like-minded, helpful people. Making new

friends can become more difficult as you grow older. When you participate in activities you

enjoy and you meet people with whom you have something in common. Regardless you, your

age or physical limitation, you can become a volunteer. Becoming involved is one of the most

rewarding ways to enrich your life. Get involved and become a volunteer at the

Stillaguamish Senior Center!!!!!

Volunteering is one way of giving back to your Senior Center. Volunteers are the heart of

the Center and we can always use more heart, so if you are not volunteering contact the Center

(360) 653-4551

ask for D. J.



FREE POPCORN AND A MOVIE (starts at 1:15pm) Shown in our theatre – fitness room, just past the pool tables. Sponsors bring door prizes too.

Starring: Robin Williams, Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell,

Jonathon Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Musical/Performing Arts & Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes

Release Date: November, 2007

Twelve years ago, on a moonlit rooftop above Washington Square, Lyla Novacek, a sheltered young cellist, and Louis Connelly, a charismatic Irish singer-songwriter, were drawn together by a street musician's rendition of "Moondance" and fell in love. After the most romantic night of her life, Lyla promised to meet Louis again but, despite her protests, her father rushed her to her next concert--leaving Louis to believe that she didn't care. Lyla’s hope for love is lost when she is led to believe, months later, that she had lost their unborn child in a car accident. Years passed with neither of them knowing the truth. Now, the infant secretly given away by Lyla's father has grown into an unusually gifted child who hears music all around him and can turn the rustling of wind through a wheat field into a beautiful symphony with himself at its center. He holds an unwavering belief that his parents are alive and want him as much as he wants them. He believes that if his parents can hear his music, they will find him. Unbeknownst to August, they have already begun that journey.

AUGUST RUSH February 8, 2012 1:15 pm

MORNING GLORY February 27, 2012 1:15 pm

Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a hard-working morning TV show producer, or at least she was until she got fired. Desperate to get a job, she finally gets an interview with Jerry (Jeff Goldblum) - who is desperate to hire a producer for the struggling show "Daybreak". Becky accepts the job and it proves to be more difficult than even she might be able to handle. She has to fire the sexist co-host, then try to convince egotistical news reporter, Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), to take the job and then try and get him to actually do the job, properly. And she has to do this while falling for handsome Adam (Patrick Wilson) and trying to save the show from plummeting ratings. Will Becky be able to hold on to her dream job and her sanity?

Starring: Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, Ty Burrell Genre: Romantic Comedy Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes Release Date: November, 2010

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FREE POPCORN AND A MOVIE (starts at 1:15pm) Shown in our theatre – fitness room, just past the pool tables. Sponsors bring door prizes too.

SECONDHAND LIONS MARCH 14, 2012 1:15 pm

Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall,

Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Kratt

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Release Date: September, 2003

For 14-year old Walter, his great uncles’ farm in rural Texas is the last place on earth he wants to spend the summer. Dumped off by his mother, Mae, in the middle of nowhere with two crazy old men and the promise that she’ll come back for him. Walter doesn’t know what to believe in. Eccentric and gruff, Hub and Garth McCaan are rumored to have been bank robbers, mafia hit men and/or war criminals in their younger days. The truth is elusive, although they do seem to have an endless supply of cash. But Walter begins to see a new side to his great uncles when he stumbles on an old photograph of a beautiful woman hidden away in a trunk and asks Garth who she is.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

MARCH 26, 2012 1:15 PM

Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond,

Janson Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama

Running Time: 2 hours 47 minutes ( 15 minute intermission )

Release Date: December, 2008

Received thirteen Academy Award nominations & won three Oscars.

“I was born under unusual circumstances. “And so begins “The Curious

Case of Benjamin Button.” Adapted from the 1920’s story by F. Scott

Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a

man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set

in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 into the 21st century

following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be.

It’s hard to feel fit as a fiddle when you’re shaped like a cello. * The three stages of getting sick: ill, pill, bill.

Some people grow up and spread cheer, others just grow up and spread…...

Wednesday Grocery Shopping (Every Wednesday)

Time: 9:30am Cost: Gas donation

You are welcome to sign up at the reception area, or

call the Senior Center for shopping reservations.

Reservations need to be paid 7 days in advance &

are non refundable after that day. Transportation

and number of drivers needs to be arranged in

advance.

If you are not paid by that date we are assuming

you do not want to go. Please notify us if you can-

cel. The bus can not wait after departure time.

Thank you.

For more information on day trips, please call:

D. J. (360) 653-4551 x-228

February 8th, 2012 Wednesday Treat yourself—A Valentine Gift for you. Start your special day out by enjoying a buffet lunch at Golden Corral. Then we will head over to the Everett

Community College of Cosmetology. You will be pampered with your choice of manicure, pedicure, or facial.

You must sign up early as there are limited space for each. We may add another day if needed.

Leave the Center at 10:45 am Return to Center at 2:30 pm

Cost: Busing $5 Lunch at Golden Corral $7.19

Manicure $7 Pedicure $12 Facial $15

February 13th, 2012 Monday Seattle TV Studio Tour

Never been inside a TV studio? Now’s your chance to see the glitz and glam of what goes on in front and

behind the scenes. Learn about the Green screen. See where they create shows such as PBS Chef Nick

Stellino and Bill Nye the Science Guy! Visit the Master Control area, or go inside the studio control where

they put it altogether for our viewing pleasure. Jump on the Bus and visit KCTS channel 9 studio!


Cost: Busing: $15 Bring money for lunch Tour is Free

February 16th, 2012 Thursday Darrington for Lunch Join us for a scenic trip to Darrington for lunch. Always a favorite with great food and social time with other

seniors.

Leave the Center at 10:30am Return to Center at 2:00pm

Cost: Busing $7 paid at the Center. Lunch $4 paid at Darrington

February 29, 2012 Wednesday Ride Around the Sound trip to Westlake Center See listing on page 21 for Ride Around the Sound Community transit trips and information.

March 7, 2012 Wednesday Restaurant at Rhodes River Ranch You loved coming here once, now is your chance to come again!!! OR, if you missed it the first time, you

won’t want to miss it this time. Enjoy a nice buffet lunch. Then sit overlooking the arena and enjoy watching

the horses train. Go outside and explore the Spring babies!! On site will be the specialist who will answer any

questions about the rearing of the young.


Cost: Busing $7 paid at the Center. Lunch $10 paid there



March 14, 2012 Wednesday Ride Around the Sound trip to Westlake Center See listing at the bottom of this page for Ride Around the Sound Community transit trips and information.

March 15, 2012 Thursday Darrington for Lunch Join us for a scenic trip to Darrington for lunch. Always a favorite with great food and social time with other

seniors.

Leave the Center at 10:30am Return to Center at 2:00pm

Cost: Busing $7 paid at the Center. Lunch $4 paid at Darrington

March 21, 2012 Wednesday American Museum of Radio & Electricity

Remember when you were a kid, waiting all day… to sit in front of the radio to listen to shows like “The

Shadow,” or “Amos & Andy?” Or how about when the first Television came into your home to watch “Buster

Brown,” “Howdy Doody,” even “I Love Lucy,” and the “Honeymooners?” Come reminisce at this museum

which displays the beginning of electricity and radio & wireless era! Thousands of radios, rare music boxes

and phonographs. Lunch will be at Old Town Café—famous for their homemade soups and meals.


Cost: Busing: $16 Bring money for lunch. $5 museum tour paid there.

RIDE AROUND THE SOUND (RAS) SNOTRAC’s Trip Program for seniors using public buses

-Instructions on how to ride the bus and other modes of transportation-

Trips originate at the Stillaguamish Senior Center. FREE bus tickets are provided. Bring lunch money, or a brown bag lunch.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. Bring an umbrella, or a rain hat.

Contact Sandy Schuman SNOTRAC Program Coordinator for more information (425) 265-2226

Major bus changes starting February 20th so schedules will need adjustments

February RAS TRIP: Westlake Center, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:50 AM – 4:04 PM

—Some Walking — Brown Bag it, or lunch at Westlake Food Court — 1 Bus Transfer

Westlake Center is “where downtown Seattle comes to life. Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, West-

lake Center is a four-story, glass enclosed retail pavilion (with a Food Court on the Upper Level) offering a

mix of national reputation retailers and a unique selection of the finest quality regional merchandise. The

Center offers a high-energy, one-of-a-kind urban shopping environment.” Have lunch in the food court with

your bus buddies or bring your lunch.

March RAS TRIP: Third Place Books, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:50 AM – 4:30 PM

—Moderate walking — Brown Bag it, or lunch on your own — 2 Bus Transfers

Learn how to ride the bus with a trip to Lake Forest Park’s unique bookstore. “Third Place Books is a

general interest bookstore with over 200,000 New, Used and Bargain Books.” In the large public Commons

area, there are five restaurants to choose from for lunch with your bus buddy or you may bring your lunch.

Third Place Books has something for everyone!

Book Club

Join Dana Carney for the monthly book club meeting.

First Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm In the Don Regan Board/Conference Room

located in the library.


SUGGESTION BOX

Do you ever give thought to what programs you would like to see at the Senior Center?

We have a new year before us.

Many programs at the Senior Center have been put into motion because someone had a

concept and made a recommendation to start a class or an activity.

What ideas do you have?

What changes would you like to see?

Are you ready to be a chairman (chairwoman) of a new program?

What would entice you to utilize the Senior Center more?

If you could have everything you wanted here, what would it be?

What would it look like?

How can we get it?

What would it do to increase participation?

Get involved with your Senior Center, start a new program or class, help plan a trip with the

Program Administrator, give suggestions for the Center’s advisory council and board,

become a volunteer and help the Center in a variety of ways.

Drop off your suggestions at the Program Administrator’s office or the Director’s office, or

turn them in to the receptionist.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU

TO GET YOUR PROGRAM, CLASS, OR TRIP GOING.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Would you love to help our community schools, but don’t want to spend anymore of your

money or taxes? When you buy food for your cupboard, look to see it they have Box Tops for

Education on them. Cut them out and bring them to the Senior Center and drop them in the

container at the reception desk.. Our schools will benefit from this single act.

Thank you from the kids.

WORKERS AVAILABLE

ALTERATIONS CARPENTRY PLUMBING CAREGIVING YARDWORK ERRANDS BARBER HAIR CARE ELECTRICAL HOUSE CLEANING HOUSE-SITTING Our employment office is open on Tuesday and Thursday, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM. Come by and talk with the volunteer employment specialist and receptionist, Darlene. She will be happy to assist you with your requests.


Wilma Wheeler was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma as Wilma Hannah. She had two sisters and they were all

raised on the family farm of 160 acres in Mulhall, Oklahoma.

Wilma attended school in Mulhall, graduating from Mulhall High School in 1955. She got married in her

senior year to Danford Wheeler and moved to Wichita, Kansas where he was working at Boeing. They met in

high school. Wilma went back to Oklahoma to graduate with her class. Wilma and Danford have been

married for 57 years. Dan was making $1.05 an hour at Boeing when he first started there.

They had their first child in 1956 and ended up having 4 children total. One lives in Bryant, another in

Stanwood, one in Everett and the other in Woodland Hills, California. Wilma has enjoyed caring for

grandchildren and great grandkids, along the way.

Wilma worked at Cessna Aircraft for 5 years and in the fall of 1978 they moved to Snohomish. Dan

transferred from Boeing in Oklahoma to Everett at that time. Wilma worked at General Telephone for 2 yrs.

until she reinjured her back from a previous surgery. After another surgery she didn’t go back to work at the

telephone company. She went to Business School in Mt. Vernon for data entry and then got herself a job at

Boeing. She worked there for 8 years.

During this time they purchased a home west of Lake Goodwin in 1982.

In 1996 after Boeing, Dan worked for contractors and went to Italy for 5 weeks to work, Wilma went too.

In 1997 Wilma moved to the family farm in Oklahoma while Dan worked in Alabama. On May 3rd. 1999

a tornado took the family farm away. She wasn’t at home and thank goodness no one was hurt. They stayed

in Oklahoma until 2000 and then moved back to Washington State, settling once again at the Lake Goodwin

home.

Wilma stated volunteering in the kitchen at the Center and did that from 2000 to 2003. From 2003 to 2006

both Wilma an Dan worked at Wall-mart. In 2006 Wilma once again had the time to volunteer at the Stilly

Center. She works at Bingo on Tuesdays and sells raffle tickets on Friday during the luncheon.

Be sure to buy your ticket from her when you see her on Friday’s—you might just be a winner !!!!

Story and picture by Cathy Nairn

Things you just have to know??? * The side of a hammer is called a “check.”

An archeologist who studies ancient poop is called a “paleoscatologist.”

Baskin-Robbins once made a ketchup flavored ice cream….Blech!!!

In the 1880s, Pope Leo XIII endorsed a ‘medicine’ called Vin Mariani in newspaper ads. (It was really

wine laced with cocaine.)

Stillaguamish Senior Center 18308 Smokey Point Blvd. Arlington, Wa. 98223 Return Service Requested


Wendy’s Wild & Wacky World of Words

The Orange Cones of 2012 The highways are a colored curse, traffic could hardly be any worse.

For miles the backup strings along, It’s evident there is something wrong.

Those orange cones announce the news, roadwork ahead by highway crews.

Exhaust fumes choke and patience wanes, the grip of stress is in your veins.

Then up ahead, oh, woe is you—three lanes now dwindle down to two.

The freeway has an orange glow….of traffic barrels & cones don’t you know.

The orange vests are everywhere, they probable have orange underwear ?

Wait ! There’s a sign I read….this is no fun, two lanes have dwindled down to one.

In Spring things may improve a bit, or are we just getting use to it ?????

In Summer there stirs familiar news, of pending road improvement blues.

Our roads become a colored curse and traffic is definitely getting worse.

When winter comes, with snow and ice, we all must pay a different price.

And with the floods, there come the lines of “Water over roadway signs”.

Remember too in 2013, the white lines you drive between,

the orange stuff will re-appear, the barrels, signs and other gear.

We’ll all be victims like sitting ducks, for the road machines and gravel trucks.

Unbelievable facts that are strange, but true.

All polar bears are left handed. * Ants never sleep.

A baby bat is called a ‘pup’.

A pregnant goldfish is called a ‘twit’.

Each king in a deck of playing cards

represents a great king from history:

Spades—King David

Clubs—Alexander the Great

Hearts—Charlemagne

Diamonds—Julius Caesar

Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers

and laser printers were invented by women.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

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