1 Center Closed Happy New Year! 5 Sausage Biscuits! 7 Lunch & Program
8 Daytrip:
14 Lunch & Program
18 Center Closed
20 Birthday Potluck: Aaron Deter-Wolf 27 Red Hat Society Planning Meeting
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Prehistoric Archaeologist, Aaron DeterWolf, was scheduled to be with us last summer, but there was a death in his family and he was forced to cancel. We are delighted to announce that Aaron will be with us for Birthday Potluck this month (Lord willin’ and the creek From the Magnolia Valley Site in Eagleville don’t rise). Aaron tells us that the first Na- What a fascinating job he must have, tive Americans arrived in Williamson unearthing and studying the record that County at least 14,000 years ago. these first Tennesseans and their ancestors left behind! Join us this January 20th, when Aaron discusses some of the archaeological sites and excavations in the vicinity of College Grove. Lunch is at 11:30, and Aaron will begin about noon. The Center provides the main course. Please bring a side dish. Aaron Deter-Wolf
id you know that some of the most interesting and fun daytrips to be offered from the Center don’t come from your trusty program director? The ideas for nine trips a year come from the people who at-
tend the Red Hat Society planning meeting in January. The Red Hatters will gather at the Center on Wed., Jan 27, at 10 a.m. to plan another round of good trips for 2016. Martha Wolfe brings a pot
of soup, and everyone else brings sandwiches, sides, desserts — and ideas for interesting new trips! Newcomers are welcome!
Happy Holidays! I want to thank everyone who contributed to our adopted family’s Christmas. They are going to have a wonderful Christmas morning, thanks to you.
Maristone of Franklin is The van will leave the an assisted living and memory Center at 11:00 a.m. Van fee is care community that offers quali- $4. ty services for seniors who need them. Mary Ross from Maristone has invited us to take a tour and be their guests for lunch on Friday, Jan. 8.
It’s renewal time for
many of you. Please see any of the staff to help renew your membership. There is a new form that we are asking you to fill out. The membership fee is $75 per person. Scholarships and half scholarships are available with proof of income.
I wish you a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Sarah
With winter temps coming on, and the threat of inclement weather, we tried to think of a fun outing close by, that could also be rescheduled easily. As many of you know, EJ’s Treasures on Bellenfant Road held its closing sale in December. And Emy Joe Bilbrey has taken two booths at Unique Finds in Chapel
Hill. They say the store is a great place to browse and shop. Afterward, we’ll have lunch in the restaurant at Henry Horton. Note: We have set the next Tuesday, Jan. 19, as our rain date, just in case. The van will leave the Center at 10 a.m. Van fee is $2.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY In the event that Williamson County Schools are closed due to inclement weather: the Center will open two hours late, at 10 a.m. all trips and programs with instructors (like fitness, Bible, and art) will be cancelled. informal Center activities (like card playing) will be a matter of discretion.
Be safe. When in doubt, call the Center: 615.368.7093
You may be familiar with Rob Payne, a local columnist for the Tennessean’s Williamson section. His column, “Everyday Is Precious,” and his website, are devoted to helping people hear God. Most of us know quite well how to pray, how to offer thanks for our blessings, ask for healing, and sometimes just unburden ourselves. But do we know how to hear God? Could we be missing divine messages that are being sent to us? Join us Jan. 7, when Rob discusses being tuned in to receive these messages, and how to recognize them. Please sign up for lunch by Tues., Jan. 5.
Have you heard of captioning telephones? They display text of phone conversations for people with hearing loss. ClearCaptions provides free captioning phones for senior who have experienced hearing loss. Be at the Center on Jan. 14 to find out more about this offer. Please sign up for lunch by Tues., Jan. 12.
We are delighted to announce that Nancy says, “I lead classes, person we have found an excellent new fitness in- al train and coach from a holistic perspecstructor for Mondays. tive that encompasses the entire person from the outside in, to the inside out.” In addition to teaching nearly 1000 Nancy led her first classes at the hours of yoga, Nancy is also certified in Center in December, and we are hearing group fitness and as a personal trainer. wonderful things about her. Feel free to Plus, she is a health coach! introduce yourself and welcome her!
AEROBICS Mondays & Wednesdays: 9 a.m. Fridays: 8:30 a.m. YOGA Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:45 a.m. Fridays: 9:15 a.m.
BOB ROSS PAINTING WORKSHOP Take home a finished oil painting at the end of class! Thursday, Jan. 7: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Liz Farar
CHAIR CLASS Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.
QUILLING CLASS First & third Wednesdays: Jan. 6 & 20 10 to 11 am Instructor: Dot Carter
Monday Instructor: Nancy Stevens Wednesday & Friday Instructor: Melissa Bennett Members: $3 per class Non-members: $5 per class
QUILTING BEE First & third Wednesdays: Jan. 6 & 20 1 to 3 pm Every Thursday morning: 9 to 10 am
MASSAGE Licensed Massage Therapists serving seniors with a gentle touch. Kathy McFarlane Wednesdays by appointment Donna Jensen Thursdays by appointment Members: $45 Non-members: $60 LINE DANCING Beginners and experienced line dancers learn the latest and hottest line dances while getting a great cardio workout. Fridays: 10:15 to 11:45 Dance Instructor: Cathy Smotherman
WRITING, ETC. A safe place to share your writing, whether poetry or prose, fact or fiction. Gentle critique is given if requested First and third Thursdays: Jan. 7 & 21 1 to 3 pm. Members: no fee Non-members: $5 per class
January selection: Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult Third Tuesdays: Jan. 19 9 am
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP Fourth Friday: Friday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m. Facilitator: Sylvia Couch BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS Second and fourth Tuesdays Jan. 12 & 26 at 11:00 Nurse: Paula Frost
BIBLE CLASS Area of study to be announced. Second & fourth Tuesdays January 12 & 26: 9:30 to 11 Instructor: Frances Greathouse
FUN & GAMES BRIDGE Mondays: 10:30 am to 2:30 pm CANASTA Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 am to 3 pm DOMINOES Fridays at noon Pool, Pedro, Scrabble, Rummikub, Skip-bo and other games daily.
Library Associate: Betty Kirkeminde 615.368.3222 Hours: M-W-R-F: 9 to 5 Tuesday: 11 to 7 Pre-School Story Time Thursdays at 10 Home School Group Fri., Jan. 29 at 2
It is the mission of FiftyForward to enrich the lives of adults 50 and over by providing pathways to health, well-being and lifelong learning.
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