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600 N. German St New Ulm, MN 56073 507-354-3212 castnu@newulmtel.net

CAST - Working with the community to help Senior Citizens maintain health, fitness, vitality and independence.

December, 2020 Volume 6 Issue 12

Published by Community and Seniors Together, New Ulm’s Senior Center organization

Programming and Activities Newsletter for Senior Citizens in the New Ulm Area

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Note from the Program Director…

As my husband will attest, I have every greeting card anyone has ever given me. Boxes and boxes of them are tucked away in the

hall closet. I cherish them because they remind me of the person who gave them to me, the effort they made, and the care behind

the sentiment they chose to share. These old cards make me happy and fill me with the warmth of knowing someone cared.

As we enter this holiday season, it’s easy to reflect negatively on this past year. I’m sharing images of old Christmas cards

throughout this edition of the Weaver to remind you of happier Christmas seasons. I hope these images bring back the warmth

and love you felt sharing holiday greetings with family and friends over the years.

While trying to be patient, I’m looking forward to the day when the pandemic is gone and life can return to normal. It will be

wonderful to reopen the Community Center and have our activities and programming running again!

My wish for you this Christmas is that you, your family and friends are safe and well. During this season of love, let’s remem-

ber and honor those who have passed before us and hold them in our hearts. Let’s celebrate the new additions that have joined our

families this year, because each one is a light toward the future. May this season bring you peace and joy. Merry Christmas!

Cara Knauf

Program Director

Community and Seniors Together

CAST/CASTLE

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New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-2159

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Senior Dining 507-359-2243

1220 Westridge Rd, New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-2717

2015 S. Broadway St, New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-8255

105 N. Minnesota St.

New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-3165

Do You Know Someone Who is Feeling Isolated? We Want to Help!

Perhaps it’s you, someone you love, or a dear friend. As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, and especially as the holidays draw near, peo-ple feel lonely and depressed. We want to help! The Community and Seniors Together (CAST) organization is creating a new program called CAST Connection to reach out to Sen-iors in need with a phone call, letter, or social-ly-distant visit. No charge. No obligation. Just a caring, personal contact during these un-precedented times. Would you, or someone you know, like to be contacted? Or perhaps you’d like to volunteer to reach out to those in need? Call us at 507-354-3212, email us at cast-nu@newulmtel.net, or drop us a note at CAST, 600 N. German St, New Ulm, MN 56073. Thank you! ______________________________________

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CAST Virtual Programming - Senior Learning Network and Senior Planet

NEW ULM

FURNITURE CO 16 N. German St.

507-354-2716

Discussion Groups:

- Aging

- Health Apps

- Holistic Wellness

- Tech & Innovation

Lunch and Learns:

- Find Balance and Harmony

with Easy Feng Shui

- NewsGuard Talks about Fake

News –

- Reposting on Facebook

- Then and Now Discussion: Job

Searching

Technology Classes:

- Digital Story Telling

- Job Searching In The Digital

Age

- Graphic Design Tools

- Google Maps

- Google Workspace

- Hosting A Zoom Meeting

- Introduction to Hosting on

Zoom

- P2P Payment

- Virtual Grandparenting

1520 Sunset Av, New Ulm, MN 56073

507-359-2280

All Senior Learning Network programs start at 1pm. Login codes

are published in each week’s edition of the Weekly Weaver. Not

receiving the Weekly Weaver? Send your email address to cast-

nu@newulmtel.net. See program details and their full schedule

at www.seniorlearningnetwork.com.

Tuesday, December 1 - Christmas With the Roosevelts Thursday, December 3 - Mitchell Caverns Virtual Tour Tuesday, December 8 - Mystic Seaport Museum / Part 1 - Navi-gation through the Great Explorers Thursday, December 10 - Mystic Seaport Museum / Part 2 - In the Footsteps of Galileo Tuesday, December 15 - A Visit to Ellis Island Thursday, December 17 - Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of the Negro Leagues Baseball Tuesday, January 5 - Redwood Heroes: The Women Who De-fended the Giants Tuesday, January 12 - Live from the Lagoon- More Fun with the Dolphins! Thursday, January 14 - Gerda III & "Number the Stars" Tuesday, January 19 - Jefferson's Monticello Thursday, January 21 - The Art and Architecture of Hearst Cas-tle Tuesday, January 26 - National Portrait Gallery - "Every Eye is Upon Me": First Ladies of the United States Tuesday, February 2 - Live from the Truman Presidential Library Tuesday, February 9 - Elephant Sanctuary, Tennessee Thursday, February 11 - Durham Museum: Historic Train Travel Tuesday, February 16 - Hildene, Lincoln Family Home Tuesday, February 23 - National Museum of Toys and Minia-tures Thursday, February 25 - General Grant National Memorial

The Community and Seniors Together organization provides an amazing variety of programming for seniors to enjoy! Featured

this month are Senior Learning Network and Senior Planet, two of the many groups CAST utilizes. All programming is FREE and

available on any of your devices. Check out the upcoming programming!

Fitness Classes:

Mondays

Range of Motion 8-9am

Morning Stretch 9-9:30am

Line Dancing 10-11am

Fit Fusion Workout 11:30am-12:30pm

Feldenkrais/Gentle Movements for Life

1:30-2:30pm

Afternoon Stretch 3:30-4pm

Tuesdays

Stronger Bones 8-9am

Morning Stretch 9-9:30am

Chair Yoga 11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon Stretch 3:30-4pm

Wednesdays

Chair Chi 8-9am

Morning Stretch 9-9:30am

Fit Fusion Workout 11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon Stretch 3:30-4pm

Thursdays

Balance and Strength 8-9am

Morning Stretch 9-9:30am

Chair Yoga 11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon Stretch 3:30-4pm

Fridays

Morning Stretch 9-9:30am

Tai Chi 11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon Stretch 3:30-4pm

Senior Planet offers pro-

grams in fitness, technolo-

gy, interactive discussions

and daily Lunch and Learn

classes. See details and

their full schedule at

www.seniorplanet.org.

Here’s an example of one

week’s offerings:

Adult Day Services

507-359-3377 New Ulm

507-794-5600 Sleepy Eye 2700 S. Broadway

507-354-3111

LIQUOR MART

1527 N. Broadway

507-354-8778

1314 8th North St.

507-233-0800

507-354-7400

507-354-7000

100 N. Minnesota St.

507-354-8215

600 N. German St. New Ulm, 56073 507-354-3212 castnu@newulmtel.net

200 N. Broadway St, New Ulm, MN 56073

507-359-2001

706 N. German St, New Ulm, MN 56073

877-794-6712

515 Center St.

New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-8813

KENNETH

VONDERHARR, CPA

1126 S. Broadway St.

New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-5813

All AARP Smart Driver classroom

courses are cancelled through De-

cember 31, 2020. If you need to

take the Smart Driver course to

maintain your insurance discount,

consider taking the course online.

Use promo code DRIVING SKILLS to save 25% off. The AARP

Smart Driver Course is one of many programs offered by AARP

Driver Safety. It’s the nation’s largest classroom and online driv-

er safety course and it’s designed especially for drivers age 50

and older.

AARP Smart Driver Course Online

Use the Heartland Express Bus Service FREE until Jan-uary 1, 2021! Call the Brown County Heartland Express dispatch office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am-3pm at 507-359-2717 to schedule your ride. Re-quests need to be made at least one business day in advance of your needed ride. Heart-land Express buses operate in New Ulm, Monday through Friday from 6:15am until 5:45pm. Buses also operate in Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Comfrey, Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm. Hours of operation are subject to change depending on demand and bus availability during this public health crisis. We always do our best to accommodate as many ride requests as possible while building route schedules

FREE Rides from Heartland Express

Medicare - Online Instruction

Do you have questions about Medicare? The Senior LinkAge

Line has answers and we want to help. During the COVID-19

pandemic, we are offering these presentations online. To reg-

ister, call 800-333-2433.

Wednesday, December 2 Annual Medicare Update 2-3:30pm

Friday, December 4 Medicare 101 10-11:30am

Wednesday, December 9 Senior LinkAge Line - Who We Are

and What We Do 2-3pm

Friday, December 11 Medicare 101 10-11:30am

Wednesday, December 16 Health Care Directives 2-3pm

Contribute to CAST CAST needs your help to continue providing infor-

mation, resources and programming to the hun-dreds of seniors who participate in our activities and programming. Your contribution will help cover expenses and ensure CAST will continue past this pandemic. Donations can be mailed to: CAST, 600 N. German St, New Ulm, MN 56073. THANK YOU for supporting Community and Seniors Together! Your generosity is appreciated!

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SUNSET APARTMENTS

1610 Sunset Av.

New Ulm, MN 56073

507-354-6617

Equal Housing Opportunity

Program Director: Cara Knauf; Board of Directors:

April Ide , Bernice Schmitz (Secretary), Dawn

Brown, Deb Beatty (President) Jesse Capparelli, Ken

Vonderharr (Treasurer), Mary Lee Shoen (Golden

Age Club Rep), Phil Davis, Tom Borgen, Tyler Brigger

CASTLE Steering Committee Bernice Schmitz, Eileen

Jacobson, Judy Roberts, Kathleen Sullivan, Lee We-

ber, Lynae Flatau, Nip Hauser, Ruth Koelpin, Yvonne

Weber

BLETHEN BERENS

Attorneys at Law

219 N. Broadway St.

New Ulm, MN 56073

507-233-3900

507-359-2717 New Ulm

800-707-2717

County-wide

Call 8am-3pm Mon-Fri to

schedule your ride.

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507-354-6688

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CAST Board of Directors Meetings

CASTLE Lifelong Learning

Our regular weekly and monthly activities include: Bingo, Bridge, 500,

Sheephead, Cribbage, Scrabble, Books, CDs, DVDs and Puzzles Exchange,

Chair Workouts, Blood Pressure Checks, Greeting Card Recycling, Little

Dresses Sewers, iPad and Tablet Instruction, Medicare Counseling and AARP

Smart Driving Class. As soon as the Community Center reopens, we’ll re-

sume our regular weekly and monthly programming and activities! Watch

for updates!

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For up-to-the-minute programming announcements and reminders, check

the posts on our Facebook page: New Ulm Seniors, Community and Sen-

iors Together (C.A.S.T.) .

Find the Latest Information on Facebook

2020: December 17; 2021: January 21; February

18; March 18; April 15; May 20; June 17; July 15;

August 19; September 16; October 21; November

18; December 16

Meetings are held at 7:30am,

via Zoom until further notice.

CAST In-Person Programs & Activities

The Winter Term (January - March) of CASTLE classes is on hold due to the

continued pandemic. If you’ve already paid your membership, it will carry

over until we’re able to hold classes again. Please watch this space for

updates!

CAST Annual Meeting - January 21

The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Community and Seniors Together (CAST) or-ganization will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:30am. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom: Meeting ID: 743 560 3829. Passcode: 7UuwqM. The public is welcome to attend. No RSVP required. Here’s the link to join the meeting:

Launch Meeting - Zoom