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Dear Members,

The TSC had a busy Winter, 2016 schedule, with 71 courses, taken by 369 of our approximately 450 members, and accounting for 1113 registrations in all. As you will see elsewhere in this newsletter, we are at last count gearing up to offer another 71 courses during the Spring, 2017 term, as well as an additional one to be presented in mid-September, just before the beginning of the Fall term.

Thanks to the work of our regional committee members, the offerings are once again a wonderful mixture of old favourites and intriguing new courses, well balanced within each region as to the various types and lengths of courses that we try to offer. We hope that you find a number of Spring, 2017 courses of interest, in one or more of the regions.

Recently, I have made presentations concerning the TSC and its work to southeastern New Brunswick federal government retirees and, along with Board member Wayne Harrigan, to a seniors’ group in Moncton. Plans are underway to make contact with municipalities and seniors’ groups in the greater Amherst, N.S. area as well, to spread the word about the TSC and the benefits it provides to its members, to many communities, and to various inter-community and cross-border collaborative efforts. I might also mention that the TSC Communications Committee is currently working on improving the appearance and streamlining the ease of use of our website.

The TSC Nominating Committee is about to begin its work, and will be seeking to identify candidates for Board positions from several of our regions, the terms beginning next September. If you were interested in serving on the Board, or if you wanted to suggest someone else who might consider offering, please let the TSC Coordinator know and she will arrange for the chair of the committee to contact you or that individual.

Please also pass along any suggestions for courses or questions about the workings of the College that you might have to a member of your own regional committee, a Board member, the Coordinator, or myself. As always, you can also drop a note into the suggestion box which you will find near the exit for each of the upcoming registration sessions.

I look forward to the launch of the Spring season with lively registration sessions in Sackville, Amherst, Codiac, and Shediac.

Berkeley Fleming,

President, TSC

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Seniors Teaching and Learning Together

Remember:

We always welcome

suggestions, ques-

tions, and volun-

teers!

Tantramar Seniors’ College PO Box 6324 Sackville, NB E4L1G6

Phone: 506-364-2780 E-mail: tsccoordinator@gmail.com

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Harold Popma: A Multi-facetted Volunteer

Harold Popma worked as a family physician in Sackville for 33 years, helping with the delivery of countless babies and easing a number of seniors through their final years. He closed his office in 2010 but continued to see his pa-tients at the Drew Nursing Home for several years and still assists with surgeries at the Sackville Hospital on average 4 days per month. An avid supporter of the Seniors’ College, Harold has taught in 18 courses over 9 years. There were the courses one might expect a retired physician to teach – “The Body”, “Current Health Issues”, and “Men’s Health” but Harold has also taught “Badminton” in 7 terms and been part of a “Gardening” course 5 times. It is a rare thing to hear “No” from Harold. He gives generously of his time and is always happy to share his love of badminton,

gardening, and life!

Cancellation Policy—Reminder

If you are in doubt whether a class will be running or

not please visit the TSC website

www.tantramarsenioscollege.ca and follow the home

page links provided to local School authorities . They

provide any school closures by 6am that day.

If you are attending a class in another location and bad

weather is forecast please check that the class is run-

ning before setting out. As happened in the recent

storms, one location was unable to offer their classes as

schools were still closed while in other areas of the

province they were open.

Despite our best laid plans Mother Nature still catches

us out!

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Please note that the week after registration is incredi-bly busy, and the priority has to be to ensure that courses starting the following week are ready .

Waitlisted members who are assigned a place in a class will be contacted via email as soon as possible follow-ing registration.

For scheduling reasons, Dr. Campbell is unable to

participate in the TSC Environment Impact course

offered in Shediac, but anyone interested in the

topic would be welcome to attend the symposium

being held at Mount Allison.

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Spring Registration 2017

Sackville – April 10 2017, 3:30 – 4:30 pm, Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre

Amherst – April 11, 2017, 4:00 – 5:15 pm, Nova Scotia Community College

Codiac – April 12, 2017, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Crossman Centre/ Kay Arena, 99 Wynwood Drive, Moncton

Shediac – April 13, 2017, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Shediac Multipurpose Centre

Course Instructor Location Day Time Start Sessions

Amherst

Beaubassin Morris Haugg NSCC + Field Trip Monday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Apr. 24 4

Casper, the Parrot, En-joying Life

Terry (Mouser) McManaman

NSCC Thursday 11:00 am – 12:00pm

May 25 1

Conscious Aging – Part 2

Joann Dnistransky NSCC Monday 10:00 am - 11:30 am

May 1 4

Gardening in Small Spaces

Dot Arthurs 22 Gladstone, Apt. 1, Amherst

Monday 1:00 pm -3:00 pm

June 12 1

Healthy Cooking for 1 or 2 People

Jillian Reid Amherst Superstore Friday 10:00 am - 11:30 am

May 26 1

Immigrant Stories Morris Haugg, Joseph Koot , Pimmi Mino-cha, ingxia Gao, Milu Rodrigues, Aline Acaf, Phyllis Cameron

NSCC Thursday 1 :00 pm – 2 :30 pm

Apr. 27 3

Lunch Club at Victoria Faire

5 Proprietors of Victo-ria Faire

Victoria Faire Tuesday 11:30 am May 2 5

Rambling History Leslie & Ed Childs Various Locations Tuesday 9:30 am May 16 4

Spring Flowers and Ris-ing Tides

Etta and Ken Adams Various Locations Thursday 10:00 am May 4 5

Who Ya Gonna Call? Ray Bristol (Seniors Safety Coordinator)

NSCC Friday 10:00 am – 11:30 am

May 12 1

The Rise and Fall of Central Trust

Hugh Brown NSCC Monday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

June 5 1

Yoga and Meditation Sherri Smith & Donna Ripley

Hatha Yoga Room Wednes-day

10:00 am-11:00 am

April 26 4

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Course Instructor Location Day Time Start Ses-

sions

CODIAC

A Trip Down Memory Lane Jacek Brachaniec Crossman Centre –HLS room

Monday 10:00am-12:00pm

April 24 3

Aging- Strategies to Aging Well

Wendy Amos-Binks Crossman Centre –Smythe

Thursday 1:30- 3:00pm

May 4 4

Airline Safety David Alston Crossman Centre –Smythe

Thursday 9:30am -12:30pm

May 4 1

Basic ASL Kathern Geldart Dieppe library Tuesday 1:30-3:00pm

May 2 5

Basic First Aid & CPR

Robin B. True Crossman Centre - HLS room

Friday 9:00am-Noon

June 9 2

Basic Photography Rick Murray Crossman Centre-

Thursday 10:00am-Noon

April 27 5

Bike Maintenance Jim Goguen Consolvo Bike shop

Tuesday 2:00-4:00pm

May 2 2

Biking Trails of Moncton Jean Siddal & Ruth Mary MacPherson

Meet at Choco-late River Station

Tuesday 9:45am – 2:30pm

May 2 5

Carolina Cowl Brenda Trafford Dieppe Library Tuesday 10:00am-Noon

May 2 3

Estate Planning Patricia M Leblanc-Bird

Crossman Centre –HLS room

Wednes-day

10:00-11:15am

May 3 3

National Park Tours and Histo-ry

Colleen Campbell Isabelle Comeau

Crossman Centre –Smythe

Tuesday 10:00 –11:30am

May 2, 1

Gallery Crawl Karen Mills (facilitator)

Various galleries Friday 10:00-11:30am

May 5 3

Gentle Yoga Michelle Leblanc Crossman Centre –Smythe room

Thursday 10:00-11:00am

May 11 3

Intro to Understanding Islam and Muslims

Dr Souad H’Mida Mosque- 99 High St

Thursday 2:00-4:00pm

May 18 1

Learn to Line dance Jeanine Marie-Therese Daley

Crossman Centre –Smythe room

Wednes-day

1:00-2:30pm

April 26 4

Let’s Do Lunch David Beckerson 3 Restaurants Wednes-day

Noon-2:00pm

May 17 3

Motion Is Medicine Sharon Steeves 206 Pine Glen Rd (Sharon’s busi-ness)

Tuesday 11:00am-Noon

April 25 4

Tour of Food Banks Ben MacMichael Peter McKee Food centre

Tuesday 1:30 -3:30pm

May 16 1

Let Your Yoga Dance Susan Duquette Lions Seniors Centre

Monday 1:30-2:30pm

April 24 4

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Course Instructor Location Day Time Start Ses-

sions

SACKVILLE

AirBnB - Home away from home Joanne Koot Lafford classroom Tues 2 - 4pm 23-May 1

A Glimpse of India Pravin Varma Lafford classroom Tues 10.30 am– Noon

25-Apr 4

Beginner German Eva Leitner Lafford classroom Tues 2 - 4pm 25-Apr 4

Bird identification for Seniors Kate Bredin & Richard Elliot

Intro at Lafford + various field loca-tions

Tues Intro:10.30 -12.00 Field: 08.00 - 10.00am

Intro: Wed May 3 field:Tues May 9

intro + 3

CFTA - a look into Community ra-dio

Steve Ridlington Visit to Radio CFTA, Amherst

Weds 1 - 4pm 7 Jun 1

Hatha Yoga for active Seniors Monika Boehringer

St Paul's church Tues 10.00 - 11.00am

9-May 4

How your car works Bill Snowdon Lafford classroom Thurs 2 - 4pm 27-Apr 3

Making a Carolina Cowl (knitting) Brenda Trafford Sackville Visitors Centre or Lafford classroom

Thurs 10.00 am– Noon

27-Apr 4

Making Amigurumi (crochet) toys Helen Dyer Lafford classroom Weds 2 - 4pm 26-Apr 3

Practicing beginner Bridge skills Coordinators: Elaine Smith & Erna Duchemin

Middle Sackville Baptiste church

Weds 7 - 9pm 26-Apr 6

Quilt as you go table runner/beginner sewing

Greta Patterson & Dorothy Phin-ney

Lafford classroom Mon &Fri 1 - 3pm 24-Apr 5

Relaxed Cycling Susan Fisher & Kate Bredin

Various routes Fri 10.00 am– Noon

12-May 4

Re-thinking the earliest houses in Sackville

Paul Bogaard with Ben Phillips

Anderson Octagonal House, Boultenhouse Heritage Centre, 29 Queens Road & vari-ous locations

Weds 1.30 - 4.30pm 26-Apr 6

SFEM - Discovering, editing and performing 17th century music

Linda Pearse To be arranged Thurs 1.00 - 2.30pm SEPT. 14

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Smart phones - i pods, Android Chris Harborne Lafford classroom Fris 1.00 - 2.30pm May 12 & May 26

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Spring Hikes for Seniors Dale Creelman & Roy Pierog

Various trails Mons 1 - 3pm 8-May 4

Spring! What is Up and Moving in the Garden

Harold Popma Harold's garden at 40, Weldon St.

Tues 2 - 4pm 9-May 1

Tennis Art & Anne Mil-ler

Sackville tennis courts

Tues & Thurs

2 - 4pm 30-May 6

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Course Instructor Location Day Time Start Ses-

sions

SHEDIAC

100 Things You Always Wanted to know about Moncton

Mike Sullivan Multipurpose Centre Fri 10:00am-Noon 28-Apr 5

Basic Income 101 Armand Bannister Multipurpose Centre Mon 2:00-4:00pm 24-Apr 3

Beans, Roots, Nuts and Leafy Greens - Plant Based Diet

Susan Jardine Multipurpose Centre Mon 10am-Noon 1-May 2

Bicycle Maintenance & Trek Eric Picot/Colin Thornton

Bike Shop & Shediac Trail

Tues 10:00am-Noon 6-Jun 2

Canada's Natural Treasures - Guid-ed Tours at Fundy & Kouchibouguac National Parks

Colleen Camp-bell/Isabelle Comeau

Fundy & Kouchi-bouguac National Parks

Tues 2:00-4:00pm 23-May 2

Computer Basics Scott Murray Multipurpose Centre Mon 9:00am-Noon 1-May 7

Current Events Bill Belliveau Multipurpose Centre Mon 7:00-9:00pm 24-Apr 6

Defensive Bridge Wade Short Multipurpose Centre Weds 2:00-4:00pm 24-May 4

Environmental Impact: Evidentiary Presentations

Red Dot Group & Shediac Bay Wa-tershed Associa-tion

Multipurpose Centre Thurs 2:00-4:00pm 27-Apr 2

Intro to Duplicate Bridge Pattie Moody Multipurpose Centre Weds 2:00-4:00pm 26-Apr 4

iPAD Basics Eric Guy Multipurpose Centre Tues 2:00-4:00pm 2-May 3

Jewellery Making Jocelyne Ross/Marlene LeBlanc

Chateau Centreville, 40 Caissie Ave, Shedi-ac,

Mon 2:00-4:00pm 1-May 4

Knit Wits Debbie Batog/Sharon Ayer

Shediac Bay Commu-nity Church

Thurs 1:00-4:00pm 27-Apr 6

Meditation: Reiki—How it works Odette Pellerin Multipurpose Centre Weds 10:00-11:30am 3-May 4

Miniature Painting Clarence J. Cormi-er

Multipurpose Centre Fri 1:00-3:00pm 28-Apr 5

On Dying With Dignity Prof. Stephen Claxton-Oldfield

Multipurpose Centre Weds 10:30am-12:30pm

10-May 3

Release the Clutter and Get Orga-nized

Kim Eagles Multipurpose Centre Thurs 10:00am-Noon 27-Apr 3

The Worlds Greatest Geological Wonders Pt2

Bob Cameron Multipurpose Centre Weds 2:00-4:00pm 24-Apr 6

Tour of Hastings Confectionery Colin Hastings Candy Factory on Shediac Road

Tues 1:00-2:30pm 9-May 1

Ukulele Basics Wayne McCarty Multipurpose Centre Thurs 10:00-11:00am 27-Apr 5

Who's Listening Anyways? Steve Campbell Multipurpose Centre Thurs 10:00am-Noon 27-Apr 4

Yoga for Seniors Janet Cameron Multipurpose Centre Tues 10:00-11:00am 25-Apr 4