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October 2016 Newsletter

W AT E R B U R Y S E N I O R C E N T E R N E W S Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ~~ Monday ~ Friday

Senior Center Director: Danessa Marshall

Program Coordinator: Debra Perugini

Halloween Party

Friday, October 28th, from 11am to 2pm

Menu: Hallo-Weenies, Baked Mouse Kidneys,

Mummy Wrap Slaw, Witches Fingers

Entertainment: “Back into Time”

- MUST SIGN UP -

1985 East Main Street , Waterbury, CT 06705

(Office) 203-574-6746 (Fax) 203 574-8636

Terry Brokaw

Norton Brothers Farm Pumpkin Pickin’ Trip

Wed, Oct 19 from 10am to 1pm $7 [pay there]

Bus leaves WSC back lot 9:30a & returns 1:30p

30 Minute Hay Wagon Ride

Tour of Packing House

Cider & Donut Holes

1 Sugar Pumpkin

Bring a lunch to enjoy outside at the picnic tables

Limited to 16 people

Senior Center Mtg

Mon., Oct. 3rd

12:30pm

Energy Applications! Bonita from New Opp. will be here to

assist you in filling out Energy Assis-

tance applications to help pay heating

bills. Heating assistance helps pay

for sources like oil, gas, electricity,

propane, kerosene, coal & wood. It ’s

based on income & household size.

Friday, October 14th

11:00am

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

October Is . . .

Caffeine Addiction Recovery

Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month

Hunger Awareness Month

October 10, 2016

Funding Resources Presentation by Connecticut in-Home Assistance If you are like most, you want to stay in your home as long as possible. Join Connecticut In-Home Assistance’s Community Liaison, Kim, as she discusses the types of homecare services available to seniors, the difference between medical & non-medical homecare & ways to pay for those ser-

vices, such as VA benefits & the CT Home Care program.

Handouts & a light lunch will be provided.

Friday, October 7th … 11:30am

Waterbury Senior Center News

1985 East Main Street, Wtby, CT 06705

(P) 203-5746746 (F) 203-574-8636




October Birthstone & Flower= Opal/Pink Tourmaline &

Calendula/Marigold/Cosmos

WATERBURY HISTORY, PART II

By Phil Benevento, City of Waterbury Historian

How much do you really know about our city? There are a lot of stories and facts we were-

n't taught in school, stories and fact Phil Benevento knows. This informative and fascinating

slide presentation will pick up where Waterbury History, Part I left off, at the beginning of the 20th

Century. Thursday, October 13th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Notes from the Domestic Underground by Carol L. Frey

Do you remember Erma Bombeck, Phyllis Diller, Roseanne Barr? Well, we can now

add Carol L. Frey’s name to the list of “Domestic Goddesses” who know the

“domestic underground” is perilous territory, have “fought” in the

trenches & lived to tell the tales. Come meet Carol in person for a read-

ing of her book “Notes from the Domestic Underground”.

Wednesday, October 5th at 10am. = A BRASS program =

Carol will also give out FREE copies of her book. A snack will be served.

It’s been 6 months since the

I-84 Waterbury Project

Representatives were here & the area keeps changing! So meet with them again for the latest

update.

Monday, October 3rd @ 11:15am

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_(genus)





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Golden Leaves Book Club

Meetings are once a month on Thursday.

Next meeting = Oct. 13, 2016 @ 11:00 am

Book: The Best of Me-Nicholas Sparks

Café Lunch

Every Tuesday & Thursday

11:30 pm to 12:30 pm

(NEW HOURS)

$3.00~$5.00 per/day sug-

gested donation

Sign up by 11:30am the

day before!

In this time of advanced weather detection, bad weath-

er doesn’t sneak up on us like it used to, however we

should still be prepared ahead of time. John Bayusik,

from the City of Waterbury Health Depart-

ment will give us tips & information on

how to be prepared for inclement weather.

Thurs, Oct 20th at 12:30pm

Balance with Brenda

Brenda is back with her popular balance class.

Join Brenda on Wednesdays from 1pm to 2pm & improve your balance-October 5, 12, 19, 26

Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. ~Carol Bishop Hipps, "October," In a Southern Garden, 1995


Coming in November

Flu Clinic

Christmas Tree & Cracker Barrel Trip

Hearing Talk & Screenings

The Price is Right!

Veterans Coffee Hour w/Wayne

Rouix

Are you a Veteran? Do you know a

veteran? Would you like to meet with

other Veterans? Would you like to

learn more about American historical

events? Then join Wayne Rouix for a

Veterans Coffee Hour every month

Friday, October 21

11:15am to 12:15pm

Mandy DuPont ‘s

Roundtable Workshop

Topic: Signs of Dementia

Thurs., Oct. 6th-12:45pm

Reflexology with Kim

Friday, Oct 14 - By Appointment Only

$15.00 for 15minutes - (Pre-Pay)

9:10am-2:00pm

VNA Health at Home Flu Clinic

Wed., Oct 12th 10am to 11am

Major insurances accepted including

Medicare & Medicaid.

Without insurance = Cash or Check— $25

Do you have a will? Do you know

why you should?

Do you know about Title 19?

Atty. Stephanie Cummings will be returning to WSC on Wed., Oct 26th

at 11:00am to present a program on

“Wills & Title 19”.

Please join us for this

important talk.

Happy Birthday

to all Our

October Babies!

AARP Safe Driver

Class

Monday, October 24

9:30am to 1:30pm

$15 for AARP Members

$20 for Non-AARP

Members

Limit 12





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Movies for October

10/17=Ghostbusters - 3 former parapsychology professors set up shop as a

unique ghost removal service

10/24=Ghostbusters 2 - The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm & a re-

surgence of spectral activity allow the boys to revive their business

10/31= Hocus Pocus - After 3 centuries, 3 witch sisters are resurrected in

Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween

Brass City Harvest will be here:

October 13 & 27-9:00a to10:00a

Use your Farmers Market

Vouchers

before Oct 31st

Card Making

Workshop

Wed, Oct 26 @12:00pm

“Pop-up Cards”

&

“Cope with Color” a

Coloring workshop

FREE Live Well Workshop — It’s Your Life, Live it Well

Attend a Live Well workshop & learn skills to understand & take control of your ongoing

health condition. Learn ways to deal with pain, fatigue, anxiety & stress. Good nutrition &

easy exercises improve strength & energy. The 6-week course is also beneficial for care-

givers, family & friends. Sponsored by BRASS & WCAAA. A healthy snack will be served.

== Starting January 2017 ==== 9:30am to 12:00pm ==

Courtney Watson from New Opportunities will be

here to present “My Plate” the government’s

guideline for healthy eating.

Thursday, October 27th

12:45pm

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