Special Features - Seniors Week 2016

Seniors’ Week June 2, 2016

SENIORS’

WEEK JUNE 6-12, 2016

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The City of Red Deer is recognizing Seniors’ Week June 6 – 12, 2016, to acknowledge the contributions of seniors to our communities, in conjunction with the Seniors’ Advisory Council for Alberta.

Seniors make a difference in the lives of Albertans every day. From supporting family members and friends to assisting charities and volunteering, seniors are deeply involved in our communities and their contributions benefit Albertans of all ages. In our city, we are fortunate that there are so many senior volunteers who remain active and continue to invest in the quality of life of our community. They inspire, empower and engage others in making our community, province, and country a better place to live, work and play. We honour those over the age of 60 who achieve and contribute so much to our community through their private and public spheres of influence.

On behalf of Red Deer City Council, The City of Red Deer and over 100,000 local citizens and 350,000 regional citizens we serve, it is a privilege to set aside a special week to recognize and demonstrate respect for our seniors and elders.

The people of our community are direct beneficiaries of the lifelong contributions of our senior citizens. Recognizing our elders through Seniors’ Week is one way we can convey the community gratitude that is due to them.

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Outsmart the new and more ingenious schemes targetted at seniors Seniors are becoming more savvy about criminal attempts to defraud them of their savings, said Const. Derek Turner, of Red Deer RCMP. As scammers are always coming up with new schemes, Turner believes it’s wise to be wary.

“These people are trying to take your money,” he said, “so if you have any doubts, don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions because it’s your money, your phone number and your email account …”

Turner’s blanket advice is to never give unsolicited callers/emailers your credit card or banking information — under any circumstance.

It’s one thing if you are contacting a person you know, or a business you trust, to make a payment, he said. It’s quite another thing if someone calls you, claiming to be from your bank, lottery office, charity, or tax department.

You can’t be sure who they are, Turner added. “If the call is incoming to you, don’t give that information out. A better way to do it is go to your bank and deal with someone there …”

Here are some popular fraud schemes: • The tax or bank scam: A person claiming to be from Revenue Canada or your bank aggressively phones or emails to tell you taxes or money is owed. They want you to either give them your credit card information or mail them prepaid giftcards. Don’t do it — also never release your social insurance or bank account information over the phone or email.

• The grandparents scam: A young person in seeming distress will call you “grandma” or “grandpa” over the phone or in an email and hope you will mistake them for one of your grandchildren. The scammer will tell you they are in trouble (in a foreign country, stranded somewhere) and in need of money. Don’t react emotionally before checking out the facts.

• The charity scam: Someone will come to your door, phone or email you, claiming they are collecting for

a charity, the police, etc. If they don’t have official ID proving their claim, don’t give anything. Turner believes it’s prudent to check with a charity first (he noted police never collect money this way). Some phone scammers even have the capacity to tamper with call displays. These could indicate a certain charity is calling — even if it’s not. Better safe than sorry.

• The cheque over-payment scam: Somebody sends you a cheque (for a prize, “service”, etc.) and later claims a mistaken over-payment was made. You are asked to send them a cheque for the supposed over paid amount — and later you discover the cheque they sent you is worthless.

• The lottery scam: Someone claims you have won money, but have to pay taxes on it before you can collect it. Don’t do it— legitimate lotteries don’t operate in this way.

• The romance scam: Someone you meet on an online dating site will, after starting a romantic relationship, claim they are in financial trouble/need money to help a relative, etc. Stop all contact instead of handing over a cheque or cash. This is another situation that requires putting skepticism before emotion.

• The pay upfront scam: People claiming they will do work on your house will ask for payment upfront and then disappear. Turner says it’s never wise to pay upfront for a service.

• The gold scam: People will try to sell you “gold” chains (at cut-rate prices) that turn out to be worthless.

Trust your instincts. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is, said Turner.

He also cautions to be doubtful when someone asks for secrecy surrounding a transaction. “That should be a huge red flag.”

Turner urged victims of fraud not to be too embarrassed to call police. If it happened to you, it will happen to someone else. “You will probably be helping a friend or someone else who might end up in the same situation.”

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Many people know that a combination of a healthy diet and routine exercise is the best way to maintain their physical health. But what about mental well-being? Memory lapses are often assumed to be an accepted side effect of aging, but such an assumption is incorrect, as there are many steps men and women can take to maintain their mental acuity well into their golden years.

• Find time for friends and family. Many people need no reason to socialize, but those that do can now cite boosting brain function as a great reason to get together with family and friends. Routine socialization can keep a brain sharp by reducing its levels of cortisol, a potentially destructive hormone brought on by stress. Researchers also believe that routine interaction with other people stimulates structures in the brain’s frontal lobe that are likely responsible for planning, decision making and response control.

• Squeeze in a nap every so often. Naps can have a reenergizing effect on men and women, but a study from German researchers also found that naps also can improve memory. In the study, researchers divided participants into three groups: people who would stay awake for 60 minutes; people who would sleep for six minutes; and people who would sleep for 30 to 45 minutes. After the hour was up, participants were given a word recall test, and those who slept performed better on the test than those who hadn’t. But the development that was perhaps most interesting was that those who slept for just six minutes performed just as well on the test as those who slept for far longer, leading researchers to suggest that men and women need not take long naps to improve their memories.

• Include fish in your diet. A study from researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center found that people who eat fish once per week have a 60 per cent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who do not include fish in their weekly diets. Researchers credit this lower risk to DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid that is found in both the brain and in fish such as salmon and tuna.

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EXCERCISE WILL TAKE YEARS OFF YOUR MIND AND BODY

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer doctors are handing out a new kind of prescription — exercise — and more seniors seem to be taking the advice to heart.

Prescription to Get Active is a Red Deer Primary Care Network program that involves doctors identifying patients who could benefit from more exercise and giving them a ‘prescription’ to attend a free trial class that can be used at 19 participating fitness programs.

Patients can use the prescription to visit as many participating facilities as they want. Often they are allowed to bring a guest.

Dr. Peter Bouch, past chair of the network, said the prescription stimulates conversation about exercise and an opportunity for patients to try something new that they just might enjoy.

“As long as you’re doing 30 minutes of exercise six times a week, it’s going to lower your blood sugar, lower your obesity, lower your blood pressure. It’s probably going to do as much as a lot of medication is going to do. I

think we underestimate it,” Bouch said.

“Most people, after they do this for a couple of weeks, they feel a whole lot better.”

Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre is on the list of participating organizations and executive director Monica Morrison said more seniors than before have enrolled in Zumba, yoga, Tai Chi, line dancing and other Golden Circle classes.

“We’ve even had a resurgence in our square dancing group,” Morrison said.

Some of the classes will continue into the summer with programs like bocce ball.

She said Prescription to Get Active gives people the opportunity to try an unfamiliar activity without having to pay for the all the class.

While Morrison could not directly connect the increased participation to Prescription to Get Active, there has definitely been more active seniors at Golden Circle, she said.

“There’s a lot of push right now around the importance of physical activity.

“I strongly encourage everybody to engage in physical activity because it’s all about maintaining functional mobility which equals independence.”

She said seniors who are age 65 and over should engage in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise per week.

At classes at Golden Circle, it doesn’t matter how much a senior can accomplish or how many repetitions they can do.

“They know here you can work at your own level of intensity. It’s all about you.”

She said exercise programs are also great opportunities for people to socialize.

Golden Circle also runs a community-based senior fitness program at Sacred Heart Church and is looking for volunteers to expand it to other churches and spaces.

Golden Circle will train volunteers to teach senior fitness classes.

Anyone interested can call Morrison at 403-343-6074.

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SENIORS’

JUNE 2016

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

JUNE 6-12, 2016

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Roast Beef) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta 11:30 BBQ – Sold Out

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Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 11:30 Sock Hop – Tickets available Downtown house at the front desk 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling Downtown house 1:30 p.m. “500” 9:30 a.m. Tony & Friends 1:30 p.m. Bingo

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Downtown house Jam Session

6 p.m. Medieval Dinner – tickets available at the front desk Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

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Golden Circle 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Menʼs Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:30 a.m. Zumba 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500” Tournament

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Golden Circle 1 p.m. Military Whist and Scrabble

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:30 a.m.

Zumba 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 6 p.m. Horseshoes 7 p.m. Dance Live Band 1 p.m. Victorian Tea – tickets available at the front desk Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage Tournament

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Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Euchre and Scrabble Downtown house 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Saturday

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:30 a.m. Zumba 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 1 p.m. Singles Bridge 11:30 a.m. Baked Ham Dinner with Roaring 20ʼs Fashion Show Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1:30 p.m. Carpet Bowling & Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes 7 p.m. Dance Live Band Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Friday

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 6:30 p.m. Partner Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Tony & Friends 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 6:30 p.m. Partner Bridge Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Chicken Pot Pie) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Meatloaf) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Roast Pork Loin) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1:30 p.m. Carpet Bowling & Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes 7 p.m. Dance Live Band Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 1 p.m. Carpet Bowling & Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes 7 p.m. Dinner Dance (tickets required) Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Euchre and Scrabble Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist Tournament

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Military Whist & Scrabble Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

Golden Circle 1:30 p.m. Carpet Bowling & Art Club 2 p.m. Canada Day Tea 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

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SENIORS’

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 8 a.m.-10 a.m.

Menʼs Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Golden Circle

10 a.m. Bocce

11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m Bingo.

Golden Circle 10:00 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 6:30 p.m. Partner Bridge Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Bingo

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Golden Circle 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Roast Beef) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Bridge “500” at 1:30 p.m.

Golden Circle 9;30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Chicken Cordon Bleu) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Bridge “500” at 1:30 p.m.

Golden Circle 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Parade Day BBQ and Entertainment 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Parade Lunch 1 p.m. Bridge “500” at 1:30 p.m.

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Shepherdʼs Pie) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1 p.m. Bridge “500” at 1:30 p.m.

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Golden Circle 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. garage Sale 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 1:30 p.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 1:30 p.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 1:30 p.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house Doors open at 10 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Cribbage

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Golden Circle 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Golden Circle 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Garage Sale Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Flag Whist

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Euchre Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist Tournament

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Golden Circle 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Garage Sale Downtown house Jam session at 1:30 p.m.

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Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

Respite Care

Whisker Rescue is a registered non profit charitable organization striving to give stray and surrendered cats a second chance.

Seniors for Seniors:

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Care services for adults

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Our senior cats are free to seniors looking for loving companionship. We take care of all medical bills and can supply food and litter if needed.

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with Dementia, Alzheimer, Social Isolation, etc.

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Sunday

Monday

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Golden Circle Heritage Day Closed Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle

9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta

Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Golden Circle

Tickets on sale

for Annual Turkey Supper Sept. 16th.

9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Menʼs Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 1 p.m. Canasta Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet Bowling 1:30 p.m. “500”

Tu e s d a y

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Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle

10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch

1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 6:30 p.m. Partner Bridge Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Roast Beef) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Golden Circle

9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Chicken a la King) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge

Thursday

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Golden Circle 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1:30 a.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

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Golden Circle

1:30 p.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes

Friday

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Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Euchre and Scrabble Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

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Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage Tournament

Golden Circle

Whist Tournament 1 p.m. Scrabble

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Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes 6:30 p.m. Partner Bridge Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Golden Circle 10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

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Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Jam Session

Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

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Lunch 1 p.m. Cribbage 1:30 p.m. Rainbow Tea-tickets available at the front desk 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Bingo

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Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

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Golden Circle

10 a.m. Bocce 11:30 a.m. Hot

Saturday

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Liver) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Baked Salmon) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Golden Circle Tickets on sale for Rosebud “An Inspector Calls” Sept. 22 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch 1:30 p.m. Art Club 6:00 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 1:30 p.m. Art Club 6 p.m. Horseshoes Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Cribbage

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Euchre and Scrabble Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist Tournament

Golden Circle 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Breakfast Special 1 p.m. Scrabble Downtown house 1:30 p.m. Whist

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Golden Circle 9:30 a.m. Yoga 10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit 11:30 a.m. Hot Lunch (Lasagna) 1 p.m. Singles Bridge Downtown house 9:30 a.m. Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Bridge 1:30 p.m. “500”

Ray S. – Sundre, AB

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My previous experiences with hearing aids had not been successful. Relationships were fading away and it had come to a point where friends hesitated to call because I couldn’t understand what they were saying. I knew I had to place myself under the care of a Doctor of Audiology.

Since seeing Dr. Towers, I’m now able to stay better connected with family and friendships are being renewed.

From the start, Dr. Towers’ care was never about selling me hearing aids. It was always about helping me hear at the best level possible. I feel a deep level of gratitude for Dr. Towers. He is honest, has high integrity and I trust his advice. I feel safe under his excellent care.

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Amber E. – Hamilton, ON (daughter of Sylvia E.)

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