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North Whidbey’s 50-Plus Crowd
March 2013 | Vol. 4 | Issue 11
life . health . happiness
FREE EYE GLASS ADJUSTMENTS
Need your eye glasses adjusted? Need new nose pads, ear piece covers, loose screws? Come see Becky, from Island Eye Care, on Friday, March 8 from 10:30 am–Noon at the Oak Harbor Senior Center. Service is Free. No appointment needed.
THE HEIRLOOM REGISTRY Is there a story behind the oak table or clock you inherited from your grandparents? It’s not an heirloom without a story. Would you like to pass that story on? On Wednesday, March 13 at 10:30 am, Mike Hiestand, of “The Heirloom Registry”, will tell you how. When you record your heirloom history at “The Heirloom Registry” its story travels with it. Wherever it goes. Always. Three simple steps is all it takes. No annual fees, no required updates, for as little as 99 cents and 10-15 minutes of your time, there’s nothing more to do ever. RSVP by calling the Front Desk at 279-4580.
WHIDBEY ISLAND HAND & LYMPHEDEMA THERAPY A new way of thinking, aging doesn’t have to be painful. Whidbey Island Hand & Lymphedema Therapy offers classes and information to help reduce your pain. Learn more about the swelling of limbs as well as arthritis and pain management through manual lymphatic drainage. Pain is not normal, you don’t have to ignore it any more. They also offer a gentle yoga class that targets breast cancer survivors. The instructor has been doing yoga for many years and makes the effort for one-on-one time if necessary. The class is meant to be healing and soothing. Workshop is free. Join us at the Oak Harbor Senior Center Wednesday, March 20 at 10:30 am. RSVP by calling the Front Desk at 279-4580.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE! OAK HARBOR HEARING AID SERVICE Oak Harbor Hearing Aid Service celebrates 25 Years of Service to our community. Hearing loss can negatively affect so many areas of your life, and if ... More on Page 7
Seniors’ crime prevention tips On Wednesday, March 27 at 10:30 am.. Oak Harbor Police Community Service Officer, Jennifer Yzaguirre, and Navy Federal Bank Manager, Dawn Shumate will give a presentation on how seniors can avoid being victims of Fraud, ID Theft, and Scams, including telemarketing scams. Please come and hear about the latest scams, and what you can do to avoid being a victim. In January 2013, Oak Harbor Police had 1029 calls for service, 12 residential burglaries, 10 vehicle prowls and 37 theft-related calls. Some of the residential burglaries occurred during the daytime. Please be on alert when you see suspicious people or activity that is unfamiliar in your neighborhood. Never hesitate to call 911 and
report suspicious activity. Counterfeit $10 bills have been passed in the Coupeville area in the last month. Both passed bills, though clearly fraudulent, could easily be mistaken for legitimate bills when receiving payment (particularly if it is not the only bill being exchanged) or distributing change. Stay Alert, Stay Safe. RSVP by calling the Senior Center at 279-4580. Officer Yzaguirre is also looking for citizen volunteers ages 18 and up who would like to assist the Police Department and the citizens of our City. She has various areas that you can be a volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 360-279-4667 to get more information.
AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Koetje Insurance will sponsor an AARP Driver Safety Class at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, Saturday, March 9 from 9 am–4 pm. They will provide coffee and donuts in the morning and cookies, coffee, soda and water in the afternoon. Class will be taught by Karen Bishop. Cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Bring a sack lunch. Class is limited to 20 students. RSVP by calling the Oak Harbor Senior Center at 279-4580.
Artist Barbara Spence Many of you know Barbara as one of our Wednesday afternoon receptionists. She is also our Sunshine Lady, the one who sends cards to members who are ill or in the hospital. Barbara is also an artist with a BA in Business and Human Relations, FBA Fine Arts, with emphasis in Printmaking and Painting. Several of her paintings were displayed at the Center during January with a slide show. “Making art is the most freeing and exhilarating experience of my life. There are no limits and no rules. There is only the process of moving toward new discovery and growth. My tools are endless, from paper
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On Thursday, March 21 at 3 pm, The Friends of the Oak Harbor Library invite the public to meet three famous women in history, brought to life by members of the Whidbey Island Branch of AAUW. Some portrayals may include Amelia Earhart, Abigail Adams and Sandra Day O’Conner. AAUW’s goal is to honor women, promote educational and equal opportunities for women. To be held at the Oak Harbor Library located at 1000 SE Regatta Dr. Refreshments will be served.
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or canvas to brush, palette knife, sponge or finger. I use ink, acrylics and oils…whatever might suit me at that moment. There is a balance to my work between the accidental and deliberate. I seek energy, life and freshness to create what I refer to as referential abstracts. My paintings are about the process of creating, the reaction to the marks made and the surrender to the energy, colors and life I put into them. My work makes no profound contemporary statement. Instead, my statement is the energy and the breathtaking beauty and rhythm of the natural that surrounds our lives.”
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Barbara Spence Spreading sunshine through her art and volunteer duties at OHSC.
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