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Upcoming Trips
Upcoming Trips —LCCOA
LCCOA trips — A great way to travel!
Everyone 60+ is welcome — no membership required. Seats are filling up fast! A $75 deposit reserves your seat. The price of the trip includes your transportation, hotel, most meals, and any admission fees. The only additional funds needed will be for your extras. The benefits of group travel are ... • A stress-free trip — Everything is taken care of. We take care of the itineraries that include the best destinations, and group leaders will get you from one place to the next without you having to worry about making your own decision. • Communication and like-minded travelers — When you travel with own like-minded peers and enjoy memorable adventures together, you can quickly bond. You really cre-
NEW — Christmas Shopping
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Cost: $50 for members, $75 for non-members.
Price includes transportation to and from the shopping center. Shopping Center TBA (it’s a mystery). Departure time will be 9 a.m. with a return time of approximately 5 p.m. Trip has limited reservations. Please call Marisa at 815-288-9236 for questions or to reserve your space.
NEW — Elf the Musical
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Cost: $100 for members, $125 for non-members
Price includes transportation and theatre ticket. Departure time will be 9:30 a.m. with a return time at approximately 5 p.m. Trip has limited reservations. Please call Marisa at 815-288-9236 for questions or to reserve your space.
New Orleans trip, with April & Marisa
February 12-18, 2023 — 7 days and 6 nights
Cost: $715 for members, $740 for non-members — per person, based on double occupancy
Motor coach transportation, lodging, admission fees, and 10 meals are included. We will be traveling to New Orleans the week before Mardi Gras! Come enjoy the sights and sounds of the Big Easy. We will tour the historic French Quarter, make a visit to the National WWII Museum, venture over to the Destrehan Plantation, and enjoy a relaxing cruise on a riverboat. A highlight is a trip to Mardi Gras World, where many of the floats used in the parade(s) will be and we get to see where Mardi Gras magic is made!Please call 815-288-9236 and ask for April or Marisa for questions or to reserve your space.
Eastern Caribbean Cruise, with Marisa
May 4-13, 2023 — 10 days & 9 nights. Cost: Ranging from $1,985 to $2,548 for members and $2,010 to $2,573 for non-members. A deposit of $350 is required to reserve your berth. Cost includes round-trip airfare from Chicago.
Travel on the Royal Caribbean ship, The Oasis of the Seas. Cost includes transportation to and from Dixon, all meals on the ship and some in CoCoCay, unless you choose to eat at one of the specialty restaurants. Dip your toes in the sand at each of the five Islands: CoCoCay, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, and Antigua. And, of course there’s shopping everywhere — and don’t forget the Casino Royale on the ship! Note: A passport is required for this trip, as is a negative Covid 19 test prior to departure. Passports must be valid through October 2023. Please contact Marisa for details at: 815-288-9236. Sign up before January 2023 — prices really jump then!
Upcoming trip
Niagra Falls — June 2023, dates and details TBA
Upcoming Trips — WCSC
Ideas for a Weekend or Day Trips, Musicals or Concerts?
We are in the process of creating short trips for this winter & 2023. Please let us know how to add a little culture to your activities by contacting Angela Gibbs via email at a.gibbs@wc-seniorcenter.org, by phone at 815-622-9230 ext. 302, or by attending our Travel Club meeting on Monday, November 7, at 10 a.m.”
WCSC’s upcoming trips
The following trips are based upon our votes from the Travel Club — more details to come ...
Amelia Island, St. Augustine & Jacksonville, Fla. — 9 days/8 nights (Sat.-Sun.), Feb 4-12, 2023
Savannah, Jekyll Island & Beaufort, S.C. — 9 days/8 nights (Sat.-Sun.) March 25-April 2, 2023
Miami, Fort Lauderdale & Key West, Fla. — 11 days/10 nights (Fri.-Mon.) April 28-May 8, 2023
Memphis — home of the blues, soul and rock ‘n’ roll, and a visit to Graceland — 6 days/5 nights (Mon.Sat.) May 1-6, 2023
The Ark Encounter & Creations Museum — 5 days / 4 nights (Mon.-Fri.) May 22-May 26, 2023
Mackinac Island — 6 days/5 nights (Mon. – Sat.) Sept 25-30, 2023
Nashville Show Trip — 6 days/5 nights (Mon. – Sat.) Oct. 30-Nov. 4, 2023
Branson Show Extravaganza — 6 days/5 nights (Mon.-Sat.) Dec. 4 9, 2023
Biloxi & New Orleans – Sometime in February 2024 Parlor Club
Tuesday, Nov. 8 — 7:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m
Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members — Transportation: Meet at the Center and carpool
Parlor trips offer a $45 valued excursion the second Tuesday of each month. Five local Gold Rush Gaming parlors in Sterling & Rock Falls will be exclusively opened for our group. One-hour play time per location. Complimentary continental breakfast at location number 1. Locations 2-4 will have complementary coffee, tea and pop. Location 5 will have complimentary lunch menu, to be announced at sign-up. Each location will provide a $5 slot play. Random locations will have drawings for prizes.
Festival of Lights — Peoria
Friday, Dec. 9 2022
Board the motor coach at 2:30 p.m. and travel to Fairview Farms Restaurant to enjoy a family style menu of fried chicken, served with tossed salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans seasoned with ham, coleslaw, corn fritters rolled in powdered sugar, and rolls with butter. Enjoy an ice cream dessert with a choice of French silk chocolate pie, coconut pie, or lemon meringue pie. Then head to the Peoria Festival of Lights drive-through light display.
Special Events at LCCOA
Free Hearing Test & Free Phones!
Nov. 16 & 17, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Advanced Hearing Test Mobile Unit and LCCOA Bus with ITAC Phones will be in the parking lot at Snyder’s Drug Store, 301 N. Galena Ave. If you need a home phone designed for the hearing-impaired, you can meet with Anna right at Snyder’s, in the LCCOA Seniors Bus. Phones are are FREE and can be ordered through LCCOA’s staff. Phones are shipped directly to your home in approximately two weeks. The LCCOA Holiday Shop will be open
One Night Only — Friday, Dec. 2, from 5-8 p.m. During Dixon’s Christmas Walk, LCCOA will have Bingo and prizes upstairs in the Post House Ballroom. While you’re out and about on the Christmas Walk, stop by and visit our Holiday Shop. Rummikub at LCCOA
Mondays at 1 p.m. Rummikub players are gathering at LCCOA on Mondays at 1 p.m. The European game is becoming an increasingly popular game here. Rummikub was invented by a Romanian in Israel, in the 1940’s. It soon became Israel’s best-selling export game. By 1977, it became a bestselling game in the United States. Rummikub, played by 2 to 4 players with numbered tiles, is similar to European card games, like Machiavelli and Vatikan. Here at LCCOA, we have several games going at the same time! Feel free to join in on the fun! Movie Tuesday
Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. The third Tuesday of every month, LCCOA will be having lunch and a movie. Please call 815-288-9236 to reserve your FREE lunch. Travel Club
Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. The fourth Tuesday of every month we will be meeting to share our travels, plan new trips, and enjoy a glass of wine. Please join us for an afternoon of fun and adventure.
Coming soon: New workout equipment, new workout program!
LCCOA once again makes an investment in our local Seniors! This is not a group activity; but rather a series of FREE one-on-one training sessions for seniors. The facilitator is Brandan Lumzy, who also facilitates our Chair Yoga for Seniors Program on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Brandan, who’s trained and certified, will be available at LCCOA approximately two days per week. The workout equipment provides low-impact hip and knee exercises and will be delivered and installed this month. Dates will be set, and then we will start making appointments for the FREE oneon-one training sessions with Brandan. Chair yoga for seniors
Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Chair Yoga, a new program for seniors here at LCCOA, is a safe and more comfortable method to get the same benefits as regular yoga. Meeting every Wednesday at 1 p.m., our Yoga Leader is trained and certified, and already conducts classes at other locations. Staying seated and off the floor means that even frail seniors or those who aren’t so flexible can safely do the exercises. Yoga can help all older adults to loosen and stretch muscles, reduce stress and improve circulation. Smart Phone, laptop & PC training
First Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. The basics of Smart phones, setting up, texting and e-mailing. Please bring in your phone, and LCCOA will assist you. Please call 815-288-9236 to reserve your seat. Need Help with your Laptop?
If you are struggling with your computer, and are ready to throw it out the window, LCCOA can help. Please call for an appointment and bring your laptop in; we will do our very best to assist you. Please call 815-288-9236 Table crafters her at LCCOA
Thursdays at 1 p.m. Beadwork, knitting, needlepoint, crocheting and needlework are all types of table crafts enjoyed by people at the crafters’ table here at LCCOA. Gathering every Thursday at 1 p.m., conversations and laughter fill the room while the crafters busily produce beautiful and colorful, practical
and/or whimsical pieces. Feel free to just join in anytime and enjoy the benefits of crafting: reducing stress, improving hand-eye coordination and building friendships and community. Any ideas on presentations of crafting projects – we love to hear from you? Please call 815-288-9236. Bingo is here twice in November
Friday, Nov. 4, and Friday, Nov. 18, at 9:30 a.m. The games are free! The prizes are free! The fun is free! Bingo here at LCCOA has long been a favorite activity. Originally called “beano” when the game first arrived in America in 1929, Bingo has become a weekly fundraising activity in churches all over America. But here at LCCOA, Bingo is free! In addition to being a lot of fun, Bingo increases mental flexibility and alertness, exercises handeye coordination, and accelerates healing with laughter and socialization. All are welcome – come and enjoy! Euchre at LCCOA
Fridays at 12:30 p.m. Euchre, also known as “poor man’s poker,” is one of the most popular card games in the Midwest. Some stories say that Euchre came to America with the Pennsylvania Germans. Other stories say it came over with French soldiers. Farmer’s Hand, Poor Man’s Hand, Bottom Hand, Grandma’s Hand are some of the many nicknames given to a particular “hand” one might be given during the game. One thing you can be sure of: everybody at the table has an opinion as to what just happened! Come for the cards; come back again for the people you met. Mexican Train Dominoes
Fridays at 1 p.m. The game Americans call “Mexican Train” is originally a variation on a Chinese game called Pai Gow, which emerged in China before 960 A.D. Chinese laborers brought the game with them when they came to Cuba to work in the sugar cane fields. Then they and Cuban laborers brought the game with them when they came to America to help build the railroads. It became immensely popular with the Mexican laborers, also. And that’s how the game got its name. Join the game, and develop your skills at concentration!
Weekly activities at LCCOA
Mondays
1 p.m. — Rummikub Tuesdays
month. Share past travels and explore new adventures. With a complimentary glass of wine Wednesdays
Noon — Networking Committee, the first Wednesday of every month 1 p.m. — Chair yoga for seniors 3 p.m. — The Basics of the Smart Phone
Thursdays
1 p.m. — Crafters Fridays
