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PEMBROKE PIONEER

A newsletter for Pembroke’s Senior Citizens

Published by the Pembroke

Council on Aging

144 Center Street

Pembroke, Massachusetts 02359

781-294-8220

Movie & Popcorn, “Noel” Wednesday, December 4

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Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas

Eve, seeking a miracle. Starring Penelope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin and Robin

Williams.

“Christmas Craft”, Monday, December 9

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at 10:30-11:30 am. Belaine will teach you how to

make a Christmas Centerpiece for your holiday table. An $8 charge, includes all supplies, will

be due when Signing up. Maximum 8 people. Space is limited. Please sign up at the reception

desk.

“Holiday Favorites” Coffee Break Series, Wednesday, December 11

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. Free bus to South Shore

Conservatory, at the Laura’s Center for the Arts in Hanover. This is an entertaining late morning coffee

break-complete with coffee, tea and snacks. A bus will leave the COA at 10:15 am. The doors open at

10:30 am. Seating is limited. Please sign up in the office. A refundable $5.00 will save your spot.

A Physical Therapist, from Ortho Rehab Associates, Wednesday, December 11

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at 1:00 pm. A

question and answer session will also follow at the end of the lecture.

Common injuries and preventative exercises for active adults’ on Wednesday, November 13

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at

1:00 pm.

“Holiday Painting”, Monday, December 16

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at 1:00 pm. sponsored by Benchmark. Christine

Mateer, CDP will lead this step by step format to make a Snowman Painting.

“Holiday Party” on Thursday, December 19

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, 2019 at the Lakeside Villa (formally the Monponsett

Inn, Halifax) 12–4 pm. Entertainment by Dave & Marcia Burbank. There will be a charge of $10.00 for

Friends members who have been members since 9/1/19. Or $25.00 for non-members. Checks are

preferred. Please indicate your choice of entrée on memo section of check or at signup. Choice of

Chicken Supreme or Baked Fish with Ritz cracker crumb topping.

We must submit a final count to Lakeside by December 2

nd

.

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News

We are looking for volunteers to pick up baked goods at North River Stop & Shop on Tuesdays

and deliver to the COA and Senior Housing.

And we are always looking for Medical Drivers and Meals On Wheels Drivers to help us out.

Our Meals on Wheel client list is growing. Home bound client numbers are increasing.

4 Pembroke Pioneer December 2019

2019 Friends of the COA

Our next meeting is

November 5, 2019

Board of Directors and Officers for 2019

President: Gail Shaw

Vice President: Carol Gravel

Secretary: Mary Salters

Treasurer: Nancy Cunniff

Board of Directors

Connie Marano - Pat Henderson

George Veglas—Connie Delano

The Friends of the Council on Aging

DONATION: Bonnie Morrison

In Memory Of:

Patricia Anderson IHO John P. Anderson

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

It ‘s not too late to pay your 2019 dues. Yearly dues

are collected from Jan-Dec.

News from Gail

The Cutoff date for the Holiday Party is

December 2nd,

The Sock Tree will be up around

Thanksgiving. The Recreation Department runs the

Pembroke Community Christmas. The Friends have

taken up the project of collecting socks. The socks

needed are for women, men & children. The Recre-

ation Department collects around the middle of De-

cember. Please help those less fortunate.

Nominees and elections for the 2020 year

will be held at the December 10th Friends Board

Meeting. Everyone is welcome to come to the Board

meetings. We would greatly welcome your input on

Renew your Membership for the Friends of the COA for 2019

Your $5 membership donation will help the Friends underwrite the cost of activities and resources for the COA. Please

mail your check (made payable to: Friends of the COA) with this coupon to: Friends of the COA,

P.O. Box 221, Pembroke, MA 02359

Name: ________________________________________Phone:_______________________�

Address: ___________________________________________________________________�

Date: _________________________�

Membership Dues for 2019 :_______________________________________ $ 5.00�

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Outreach Corner – Linda Freeman

Joy to the World

Joy Joy !!! The holidays are upon us. How you react to this statement is definitely a matter of

choice. You can recoil in horror and become anxious obsessing about how much there is left to prepare

or enthusiastically burst into a chorus of Rudolph. We all have challenges to face some greater than oth-

ers but our response makes all the difference. We can generate positive emotions, happiness and calm.

In Norway where from late Nov to late Jan, the sun never goes above the horizon line there is

much less seasonal depression that expected. The Norwegians love the winter season, they love their

outdoor activities especially skiing. They dress appropriately so they can enjoy being out in nature and

the beauty of the season. Community becomes of utmost importance at this time. They spend more time

in cozy activities, enjoying hot beverages, conversation and meals together. It becomes an intense

bonding time. Then there is always the beauty of the sun sitting on the horizon and reflecting off the

snow that is simply awesome.

Moments that inspire awe are incredibly beneficial for our physical and mental health. Research

has shown that people who regularly experience awe are more generous, experience better health and

are happier than those who do not take the time to revel in the marvels of life. The Grand Canyon,

Northern Lights, and crystal blue Hawaiian waters are not the only inspirations. Driving everyday

through the fall, I would catch myself being inspired by the beauty of the fall explosion of colors. Watch-

ing the sunlight sparkle on the pond waters & watching my 2 year old granddaughter delight as the

Christmas decorations appeared in stores with lights, songs and motion made me smile and excited for

the upcoming season (even if it was the day after Halloween).

The Holiday season presents numerous opportunities to stop and embrace the small daily mira-

cles of life. The delicious smells that come from the kitchen, twinkling decorative lights, the silence and

beauty of falling snow and the smiles of those around us should prompt us to wake each day dedicated

to spending our time more joyfully.

I wish you all the beauty, joy and peace of the Season

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

2 10:00 Tai Chi - $3

10:30 Grief Support

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Beef Tips

over Spiral Pasta

1:00 B.I.N.G.O.

3 9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga-$4

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining -Stuffed Rigatoni

12:00 BIG Y, Dollar Tree, Job Lot

1:00 Writing Group

1:00 Zumba-Gold® $5

2:00 Writing Group

2:00 Men’s Poker/Women’s Poker

4 10:00 Dull Men’s Club

10:30 –11:30 At Home Hearing with

Michael Schmitt

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Dijon Chicken with Rice

12:30 Movie & Popcorn - “Noel”

9 10:00 Tai Chi - $3

10:30 Christmas Craft Centerpiece

$8

10:30 Grief Support - Cancelled

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Omelets

1:00 CHRISTMAS B.I.N.G.O.

10 9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga-$4

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining Spanish Chicken

12:00 LUNCH BUNCH - LONGHORN

1:00 Writing Group

1:00 Zumba-Gold® $5

2:00 Writing Group


11 10:00 Christmas Concert, Hanover

10:00 Dull Men’s Club

10:30 –11:30 At Home Hearing with

Michael Schmitt

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - :Shepherd’s Pie

16 10:00 Tai Chi - $3

10:30 Grief Support Group

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Chicken

1:00 Holiday Painting - sign up

17 9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga—$4

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Vegetable soup

12:00 Christmas Tree Shoppe

1:00 Zumba -Gold® -$5

2:00 Women’s Poker/Men’s Poker

18 10:00 Dull Men’s Club

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Stuffed Shells

23 10:00 Tai Chi - $3


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Turkey

Tetrazzini w/Rotini Pasta

1:00 B.I.N.G.O.

Happy Hanukkah

24 9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga- $4

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Chicken Parm

1:00 Writing Group

1:00 Zumba -Gold® $5


25

MERRY CHRISTMAS

No meals served

30 10:00 Tai Chi - $3


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Chicken

Meatballs over Noodles

12:30 Left, Center, Right

31 9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga- $4

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining -

12:00 STAR Market & Job Lot

1:00 Writing Group - Sweet n’ Sour Pork

1:00 Zumba Gold®- $5


Thursday Friday Saturday

5 10:00 Quilting Group

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Fish Sticks

12:00 Walmart

1:00 Line Dancing -$3

1:30 Knitting

6 7:50 Market Basket

9:00 Rep Josh Cutler

9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga—$4

10:00 Hanover Mall, Target

10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Cheeseburger

12:30 Beading Class

12:30 Cribbage and Whist


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Roast Pork

12:00 Walmart

1:00 Line Dancing -$3

1:30 Knitting

13 7:50 North River Stop & Shop



10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Fish Florentine

12:30 Cribbage & Whist

12:30 Poetry and Literature

**Lunch Bunch**

If you have signed up for

lunch trips, please be sure to

cancel your Community

Dining lunch.


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dinning Pot Roast

12:00 Walmart

12:30 Ancestry & Family Tree. Sign up

1:00 Line Dancing-$3

20 7:50 Shaw’s Hanson

9:00 Rep Josh Cutler

9:30 Rita’s Chair Yoga -$4


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Baked Ham


12:30 Beading class

“Those who cannot change their

minds, cannot change anything.”

George Bernard Shaw


10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Crunch fish

12:00 Walmart

12:30 Ancestry & Family Tree

1:00 Line Dancing $3

1:30 Knitting

27 7:50 North River Stop & Shop



10:30 Walking Group

11:30 Community Dining - Beef Stew


12:30 Poetry and Literature

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For Mental Health Resources

Helpline at 1-888-244-6843, Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm if you are in need of

mental health resources.

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Bus Trips with Best of Times

(For reservations or further information call Susan Larkin at 781-294-8220) Sign-ups are a must.

Don’t Wait! “Life is short…buy the Shoes (or the Trip)”

DAYTRIPS

1. American Bandstand New Year’s Eve Day Tues. December 31

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2019 $89pp Featuring Tom La

Mark Orchestra.

2 Emmet Cahill’s Ireland, Thursday March 12

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, 2020. $92pp. Venus De Milo, Swansea, MA-

Corned Beef and Cabbage or Baked Haddock.

43 Carole King Tribute Tuesday, May 19

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$94pp. Stuffed Baked Chicken or Baked Scrod.

Danversport, Yacht Club, Danvers

OVERNIGHTS 2020 (pick up detailed flyers for prices at the COA)

Boston to Bermuda, May 15th- 22

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8 days, 7 nights. Prices vary

American Music Cities of Nashville & Memphis, 5 days/4 nights Sept. 17

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- 21st.

The Ultimate Ocean Escape to the Outer Banks of NC. 7 days/6 nights Sept. 12

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-18

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2020

A Country Christmas in Nashville, TN December 4th-7th 2020. 4 days/3 nights Fri-Mon


Spotlight continued:

ONGOING

Left, Center, Right, Monday, December 2

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and December 23

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@ 12:30 pm

At Home at Hearing with Michael Schmitt Wednesday, December 4th

Knitting Thursdays December 5

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only. Cancelled on December 19

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.

Meet your State Representative, Josh Cutler on Fridays December 6th and 20th at 9:00 am

Grief Support every Monday at 10:30 am. No meeting on December 9

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.

B.I.N.G.O. Mondays December 9

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at 1:00 pm

Ancestry & Family Tree, Thursday December 12th

at 12:30 pm. Sign up is necessary.

Writing Group every Tuesday at 1:00 pm. No meeting on December 24

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& 31

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.

Women’s Poker Game, every Tuesday in December at 2:00 pm. Cancelled on December 24

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31st.

Men’s Poker Game, every Tuesday in December at 2:00 pm. Cancelled on December 24

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& 31

st

.

Zumba Gold every Tuesday @ 1:00 pm. Cancelled on December 24

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and December 31

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.

Line Dancing every Thursday @ 1:00 pm. No class on December 19

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.

PLEASE NOTE: We kindly ask that you RSVP to all events and speakers so we can plan accordingly for food and

set-up. If you are NOT able to attend an appointment/event you have signed up for, to please call to let us know.

We have professionals who volunteer their valuable time and we often have a waiting list for others who would

like to attend. Thank you!

There’s more, much more to Christmas than candle-light and cheer; It’s the spirit of sweet friendship, that

brightness all the year; It’s thoughtfulness and kindness, it’s hope reborn again for peace, for understanding, and

for goodwill toward men. -

Unknown

We now have an Police Elderly Liaison, Officer Karl Gumpright, who will be stopping when he can to

chat with any senior that is in the building at that time. He will discuss scams and any other topics

that you would like to discuss.


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BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS

COA Tuesday, December 3 9:30AM - 10:30AM

KILCOMMONS Tuesday, December 10 9:30AM - 10:30AM

MACDONALD Tuesday, December 17 9:30Am - 10:30AM

MAYFLOWER Tuesday, December 17 9:30AM - 10:30AM

TOWN OF PEMBROKE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS

Type of exemptions include:

• Senior Age 65+

• Senior Age 70+

• Disabled Veteran

• Blind Individuals

• Surviving Spouse or Minors of Deceased Parents

The Board of Assessors will be accepting applications on

September 3, 2019. Applications will be available at the Assessors

Office or online on the Town Website starting on September 3,

2019. The deadline to file all

applications is April 1, 2020. Fore more information please contact the Assessors Office at (781) 293-2393

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Pembroke COA Staff

Director:

Principal Clerk: Suzanne Driscoll - AM

Principal Clerk: Susan Larkin – PM

Transportation Coordinator - Christine White

Outreach Worker - Linda Freeman

Assistant Outreach Worker - Ruth Tierney

Senior Aide - Cathy Bruce

Nutrition Site Manager - Lori Naughton

Van Drivers - Jack Breen, Jim McPherson, Joe Ryan,

Ed Steele, Tim White

Custodian: Matt Newman

COUNCIL ON AGING ADVISORY

BOARD MEMBERS

Chairman: Joseph Ryan – 2021

Vice Chairman: Pam Blades – 2019

Recording Clerk: John Melchin – 2020

Treasurer: James Kinkade – 2021

Linda Osborne – 2020

Sue Ellen Hewitt – 2021

Karee Bohman-2019

Marilyn Christmann-2019

Alternates

Janet O’Melia and Shelley Campbell

Postage, printing and/or distribution of this Newsletter is made possible in part by a Grant from the Massachusetts Executive office of Elder Affairs.

“The Pembroke COA does not endorse the content of any seminars. They are for informational purposes only.”

Mah Jong Anyone?

Is anyone interested in playing Mah Jong? We are looking for participants as well as someone to lead

the game. Please call the office at 781-294-8220 if you are interested in playing or teaching this popu-

lar game.

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