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Savvy seniors centers branch out to get new generation in the door

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Rachel Besara, left, answers tech questions for Wilda Murphy during Technomania at the Tallahasssee Senior Center last year. The next Techomania is set for Sept. 17. Senior centers around the country are reinventing themselves to meet the needs of baby boomers.

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Reinventing senior centers

Many of today’s 65-year-olds won’t walk in the ‘senior’ door

By Colleen Diskin

The Record (Hackensack N.J.)

HACKENSACK, N.J. — They don’t want to listen to Sinatra; they want to learn how to play the guitar.

They don’t want baked chicken and mashed potatoes; they want baked brie and cabernet.

And they certainly don’t want to go anyplace where the day’s biggest excitement is the visiting nurse checking their blood pressure.

Senior centers are being reinvented to cater to a baby boom generation looking for something different in a golden-years hangout. Many of these over-65 residents are in good health, working full time or taking care of grandchildren. They don’t want to be treated like they’re old — in fact many won’t even go to a place with “senior” over the door.

“I think the name, ultimately, is going to have to change at some point,” said Bonnie Leibowitz, co-president of the New Jersey Association of Senior Center Directors.

She added: “I have 90-year-olds who tell me they don’t want to be around older people all the time.”

The label “senior center” conjures an image of a room with metal folding chairs and wheelchairs positioned around rectangular tables, a bland but nutritious lunch at every setting. In the corner — to be rolled out later — a bingo cage.

But more and more, seniors are looking for places to meet where they won’t just pass the time

but get some advice on how to better manage it.

Places where they can discuss art, books and movies and get tips on how to decrease stress, de-clutter their homes, get jobs, stay healthy, stay fit, stay out of the nursing home — or for that matter, stay out of their imagined idea of a senior center where the highlight is a cup of applesauce for dessert.

One such hip gathering place for seniors opened in Hackensack, N.J.’s Shops at Riverside mall two years ago in a stylish storefront. It looks more akin to a hotel lobby or a cocktail lounge than one of the government-run “senior nutrition sites” in New Jersey.

“I just thought it looked interesting,” said Lola Small, 81, who popped into the Senior Source one day and became a regular.

A recent widow, Small appreciates the friendships she’s made with other active seniors who are looking for a livelier atmosphere than at traditional senior centers, where, she says, “they are just looking forward to eating all the time.”

“I went there once,” Small said of the senior center in her town. “It wasn’t for me.”

Typically seniors arrive at the mall site around noon, listen to a talk on a topic like stress management or maybe catch an afternoon showing of a film. Afterward, they head off together for a walk around the mall or P.F. Chang’s for dinner. The activities — such as laughter yoga — aren’t planned by anyone with a degree in geriatrics but by the

seniors themselves, or by the vendors who pay the rent in exchange for the opportunity to pitch their services.

Another gathering place that breaks from the traditional senior center mold is the Korean Community Center in Englewood, N.J. Its mission is to give older Koreans a way to serve the community. It has evolved into the multigenerational activity center, with art, cooking, exercise and wellness programs that serve children as young as 4 and seniors as old as 90.

Many of the center’s oldest members organize an art contest for kids or run other programs, in keeping with the founders’ philosophy that the best way to keep seniors healthy is to keep them active and give them an opportunity to help themselves and others, said Dr. Kye-Eun Ma, the center’s president.

The 100 classes and programs the center offers each month attract all ages, including the rigorous exercise classes, which some of the center’s oldest members have signed up for.

“It’s not determined by age,” Ma said. “It’s determined by ability and by interest.”

Ma said seniors benefit from not being isolated from the rest of the community, while the children learn the benefits of living healthy and taking care of themselves by seeing the active lives of the octogenarians in their midst.

There is still a need for government-run centers to stay true to their original mission of serving basic

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Sheryl Sarnack, center, conducts a laughter yoga class for senior citizens in a relaxing, more modern venue, the Senior Source, at Riverside Square Mall, in Hackensack, N.J. needs — for a frailer population that needs a daily discounted meal and other services to remain healthy and financially stable.

But that’s also why healthier and wealthier seniors “won’t go near them,” said Lita Talbot, a health care consultant who advises businesses that serve senior populations.

“They don’t see some of these senior centers as being for them.”

Though many traditional senior centers now offer a variety of programs, from advanced computer training to job-search services, the trick is getting seniors in the door.

Indeed, when Mahwah, N.J., opened a senior center 10 years ago, officials decided their program would be different than the government-run senior centers in other towns.

This center offers a series of vigorous exercise classes and entertainment, like Beatles tributes.

“We are serving a more affluent senior population

who would rather go out to lunch at a restaurant,” said Suzanne Small, director of the center. “They just want to come here for an exercise class or an art program. They’re not interested in spending the day here.”

But the desires of today’s new generation of seniors sometimes go beyond what can be offered. At the center she runs in Monroe Township, N.J., Leibowitz would love to offer more evening programs for working seniors.

But with government budgets increasingly strained, centers often can’t afford to extend hours.

Talbot thinks the solution will be the establishment of more privately operated senior gathering places. For instance, at the Bergen County, N.J., Y Jewish Community Center, where residents pay a fee to join, seniors can indeed find activities that run into the evening hours.

At the center at the Shops at Riverside, seniors

don’t pay to attend, but they are a captive audience for the center’s vendors. “We’re not shy about admitting that,” said Brad Ruder, a contractor who came up with the idea of opening the center. “That’s how we pay to keep the lights on.”

In fact, many of the center’s regulars have hired Ruder’s company, BLRJA Property Management, for minor home repair jobs.

One member, Carolyn Lipton, 66, lost her job last year due to cutbacks and is looking for work. So while she attends the center for the companionship, she also hopes to get some job leads from the very companies that are pitching to her.

“I’m making some contacts here,” she said.

Lipton can’t picture herself visiting a more traditional senior center.

“At least not now,” she said.

What she needs are tips on how to network, not a class in needlepoint.

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Plan Ahead “ANNUAL FLU SHOT FAIR” Mon., Sept. 24; 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

In partnership with the Leon County Health Department, the Tallahassee Senior Center will be hosting an annual flu shot clinic.

This immunization campaign targets adults 50 years or older and their caregivers, health care workers, and adults of any age who have chronic illness, including diabetes, lung, heart, kidney, liver, or immune system problems.

The cost of the flu shot is covered

by Medicare Part B. You must bring your Medicare card and driver’s license or current ID. For all others, $22 fee applies. Fast service, healthy snacks and a variety of resource information and health screenings will be available.

For more information, contact Ruth Nickens, Health Program Coordinator, at 891-4042 or ruth. nickens@talgov.com.

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Contact NEW GaP Coordinator, Karen Boebinger at 891-4027 or karen. boebinger@talgov.com for more information or to RSVP for event above!

GaP is a program of the Tallahassee Senior Foundation, funded by the Leon County Commission as part of Leon County Senior Outreach.

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Getting involved helps families with Alzheimer’s

By Daniel Gonzalez Special to Active Living

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Volunteers Nancy Reynolds Smith, left, and Lynda Hartnig at Lee’s Wine Bar last year at a birthday party/fundraiser held by Rebeccah Cantley, Managing Editor of the Tallahassee Democrat, that benefits Alzheimer’s Project, Inc.

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One of the original therapy dogs hangs up her collar for retirement

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Back in the day, when she was just a young pup, Hazel the therapy dog walked the halls of Sutter children’s hospital in Sacramento, Calif., with unbridled energy.

Nine years later, Hazel’s gait has slowed. White hair decorates her golden snout.

Her enthusiasm for work has dampened just a tad.

Her humans have decided it is time for her to retire after nearly a decade of service to sick youngsters and their families.

As she lounged under the shade of a large tree last month on the front lawn of the east Sacramento hospital, Hazel greeted admirers who came to bid her goodbye and wish her well.

“It’s a pretty sentimental day,” said Amy Medovoy, Sutter’s Child Life coordinator, as past and current patients

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Hazel appears during her retirement celebration at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., on June 20. Hazel is retiring after 11 years of helping pediatric patients. and hospital staffers gathered for an ice cream social in Hazel’s honor. “But Hazel has worked a lot of hours and earned her retirement.”

The doe-eyed Labrador retriever, who turned 11 on Independence Day, was the first canine member of the hospital’s Child Life team and one of the first dogs in the United States working as a full-time staff member at a children’s hospital.

Hospitals across the country use specially trained animals in pet therapy programs to lift the spirits of patients.

Studies have shown that such interactions can calm patients, help lower their blood pressure and make their hospital stays easier.

Older people and children seem to especially benefit from such programs.

“When you’re a child in an unfamiliar and scary environment, having a dog walk into the room is a very special thing,” said Medovoy. “You can just see their faces light up. They relax.

It brings kids back to a normal life.”

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Is Facebook cutting demand for high school reunions?

By Anita Creamer McClatchy Newspapers

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

— For the 50th reunion of the Sacramento High School Class of 1962, organizer Tricia Brown had big plans: cocktail hour followed by a buffet in a Woodlake Hotel Sacramento ballroom decorated in purple and white, the school colors — a glittery and festive occasion.

“I see the reunion as a walk down memory lane,” said Brown, 67, a retired elementary teacher who lives in east Sacramento.

“It’s fun to see people who knew you then.”

She has a Facebook account, which she uses mainly to keep up with relatives out of state — but she can’t imagine why anyone would prefer seeing classmates online instead of in person at a reunion. Frankly, the idea bewilders her.

“You wouldn’t go to the reunion because of that?” she said.

That’s exactly the fear of people planning high

school reunions: In an age of soaring social media use, when people can reconnect with longlost and perhaps faraway classmates through Facebook and other sites, has the time-honored tradition of the reunion seen better days?

Experts say that attendance at the 10-year high school reunion has dropped in recent years.

In general, a good reunion attendance is 25 percent of the graduating class, said National Association of Reunion Managers President Cyndi Clamp.

Now, in her own St. Louis-based business, Varsity Reunions, the average number of attendees has dropped below 20 percent.

Even for people in the reunion business, it’s hard to figure out why this is happening, and whether Facebook or the economy is to blame. Yet reunion planners say young alumni simply don’t seem to feel the urgency of catching up in person when they’ve already caught up plenty online.

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Tricia Brown, center, strategizes with Benita Feil, left, and Tani Edwards, on June 21, as they get ready for their 50th Sacramento High School reunion to be held at Woodlake Sacramento Hotel in Sacramento, Calif.

There is no question that Facebook’s influence continues to grow. The site reaches 72 percent of all Americans on the Internet, according to the blog Digitalbuzz. At the end of March, it had 526 million active daily users around the globe, double the number two years earlier.

While almost half of the people on Facebook are in the 18-to-34 age group, 30 percent are 35 and older. They include people who use the site as a way to keep up with their kids and grandkids, as well as people who sign on to reconnect with high school and college classmates from decades earlier.

In some ways, Facebook has created more buzz about reunions. Alumni form online groups for the purpose of planning and communicating ahead of time, and also keep in touch afterward. Whether this planning actually causes more people to show up is an open question.

“If you don’t have a real community of people who feel connected any-

how, the best social media won’t channel them to the reunion,” said Andrew Shaindlin, assistant vice president for alumni relations at Carnegie Mellon University and author of the AlumniFutures blog.

Shari Sigl, 43, said she’s seen evidence of the Facebook effect among her classmates. Sigl is helping organize the Foothill High School Class of 1987 reunion in August.

“Because of Facebook, I see people interested in the reunion now who haven’t been before,” Sigl said.

“I’m not sure that makes them want to come to the reunion,” she added. “People are already in touch. Why pay money for it?”

That’s the crux of the issue, not to mention the source of debate among event planners.

Some, like Clamp, think that introverts, party poopers and people with unhappy memories of high school are using Facebook as an excuse to avoid attending their reunions.

“My perception is, most of these people were

never going to attend the reunion anyway,” she said.

“They just say it’s because of Facebook.”

On the other hand, Christian Brothers alumni relations director Nancy Smith-Fagan said: “I find that social media is really good at raising awareness, but it doesn’t necessarily move people to act.

“There has to be a combination of things to get people to the next step.”

For alumni who have moved across the country, high airfare and hotel costs — not to mention the need to burn up vacation time on people they haven’t seen for decades — may tip the equation in favor of Facebook-only interactions. People have already rekindled friendships with high school friends through social media, so why invest in attending the reunion?

“I know a couple of people out of town who feel (that) way,” said Don Nahhas, 48, one of the planners of the upcoming Hiram Johnson High School Class of 1982 reunion. “But we do have people who want to meet

face to face, too.”

For now, the Sacramento High School Class of 1962 remains on the other side of the digital and social media divide between the generations.

Planning committee member Brian Fletcher, 67, who is retired from the biotech industry, set up the class’s online presence on a boilerplate reunion site, which proved confusing for some of his classmates.

“Some people have had trouble navigating the pages,” he said. “They see things and don’t know they’re links they can click. They email or call for help.”

Out of 625 surviving class members, at least 160 were expected for last month’s reunion. It’s not a bad turnout by industry standards — and maybe it’s a testament to the importance of face-to-face interactions.

“I want everybody to come and be happy,” said Tricia Brown. “Some people really think it’s a privilege to go to your 50th reunion and talk about your memories.”

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Big Bend Hospice remembers fathers

By Sharon Davis Special to Active Living

Big Bend Hospice hosted its annual Father’s Day Remembrance Service on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the conference room of the Elaine C. Bartelt Hospice Center, located at 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard.

Since 2006, this service provides a special way to remember fathers, brothers, uncles, and others through music, reflection and prayer. Despite the torrential afternoon storm, over 25 people showed up to remember and honor important men in their lives.

Many of those attending brought photos of loved ones and placed the photos on a memorial table. They showed a brother and sister with arms around each other’s shoulders, fathers and grandfathers playing guitars, dads dressed as Santa, men fishing, smiling, wearing special hats, painting, and cutting onions. This touching display of photos was a testimonial that love for these men lives eternal in the hearts of those present at the Father’s Day Service of Remembrance.

“Father, dad, papa, poppop, uncle, brother, son, husband,” says Pam Mezzina, Manager of Bereavement Services of Big Bend Hospice. “The words alone

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Men, pay careful attention to UV rays

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Representatives from the Big Bend Hospice Foundation in May received one of its largest donations of the year, a $20,000 grant from the Florida State University College of Medicine from funds raised by Dance Marathon. The grant will go specifically toward Big Bend Hospice’s Bereavement Program to provide direct grief support counseling to more than 300 youth coping with a loss. can draw up powerful images and memories for so many of us. Whether living or deceased, these male figures play key roles in our lives.”

Grief counselor Melanie Lachman and the Rev. Candace McKibben were featured speakers and music was provided by the Big Bend Hospice Music Therapists. A time of fellowship was held following the service with many sharing their photos and stories with each other and with Hospice staff. A

candle lighting ceremony closed the service while the names of loved ones were spoken.

Big Bend Hospice bereavement services are offered to anyone in the community that has experienced the death of a loved one. If you would like to donate to or learn more about these services, please contact Pam Mezzina at 878-5310 or pam@ bigbendhospice.org” Big Bend Hospice has been serving this community since 1983 with compas-

sionate end of life care.

The Big Bend Hospice grief and loss counselors are available to provide information and support to anyone in Leon, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin or Wakulla county who is grieving.

If you would like additional information about the service, please contact Pam Mezzina at 850-878-5310, x799 or pam@bigbendhospice.org.

Contact Sharon Davidson at 850-878-5310 for more information.

This could be funny if the outcome weren’t so sobering.

The fact is, the vast majority of men, at least 70 percent, don’t know what the signs of skin cancer are. Worse, they do little to protect themselves — like wearing sunscreen.

And not knowing, combined with not protecting themselves, can kill them.

The Skin Cancer Foundation found these dramatic results after a survey done in partnership with the makers of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens.

The results are important because men older than 50 are more than twice as likely as women to develop and die from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, says Dr. Joshua Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

“Reports show that 58 percent of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed this year will be men, vs. 42 percent in women,” he says.

In almost all cases, Zeichner believes education can dramatically

reduce these fatalities. So I asked the doctor about skin cancer: Q: What causes melanoma?

A: There can be genetic factors involved, but these are very rare.

Sun and ultraviolet light cause almost all melanomas. Obviously, sun is the significant factor.

If sun is the major cause, it’s equally obvious that sunscreen should be in common use.

But men don’t like to put on sunscreen and they simply don’t use it the way they should.

Q: Why are men so anxious about sunscreen?

A: Well, they think women have more “sensitive” skin. Actually, skin is equal between the sexes. The lighter the skin, the more susceptible.

Pigment is protective.

It is a natural sunscreen.

But even dark skin requires some protective measures.

Men say they find the sunscreens “smell” funny. But various formulations are available so it’s possible to find one to suit your preference — from spray gels to powders.

Q: Why is melanoma fatal?

A: It can kill you if it spreads.

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Georgia jail cook still on the job at age 80

By Janel Davis Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA — Going to jail is usually not a good experience.

And the food — generally depicted in movies and television as lumps of mush shoveled out three times a day — has a reputation for being even worse. Except in Kennesaw, Ga. There, cook Nannie Wylie, or “Ms. Ann” as she’s affectionately called, has cooked homemade meals for inmates for more than 20 years. And she has no intention of slowing down. Rumor has it that wrongdoers in other parts of the county have been known to request lockup in Kennesaw just to get a taste of Ms. Ann’s cooking.

“I try to fix for them food that I like and that I like to cook, and that they like, too,” said Ms. Ann, who turned 80 in January, and received her 20-year service award from the city last month. “It’s been interesting.”

For Ms. Ann, who went

to high school with Elvis Presley, traveled the country opening restaurants and befriended Jerry Lee Lewis along the way, “interesting” is an understatement.

The Olive Branch, Miss., native got her culinary start at age 17 cooking for a Memphis-area Walgreens drugstore, back when the chain operated restaurants in its stores. She was called to fill in one night for a sick cook, managed to successfully feed hundreds of visiting servicemen from a nearby naval base with just her eventual husband and a busboy for help, and the rest is history.

Ms. Ann soon left her home just outside Memphis and was selected, along with the soon-to-be husband, to open Walgreens restaurants throughout the country, including a restaurant in Atlanta. Later, when the store-restaurant model changed and her husband became ill, Ms. Ann settled down and found the more stable position at the Kennesaw jail.

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Ann Wylie, 80, stands at the stove in the kitchen of the Kennesaw City Jail, Kennesaw, Ga., in June. “Ms. Ann” as she’s affectionately called, has cooked homemade meals for inmates for more than 20 years.

“I have a hard time saying no to her cooking because it will fatten you up,” said city police Chief Bill Westenberger. “It’s definitely the old-style way of cooking. She’s got jokes about how much butter she uses.”

That old-style way has seen her through decades of cooking for crowds, from her restaurant days

when she would cook as many as 50 strawberry pies in a single day to early years with the city when she cooked all three meals not only for inmates, but also for city police and the jail staff. When her daughter was killed years ago by an 18-year-old drunken driver and Ms. Ann took in two toddler grandchildren, the cooking was there. And

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when her second daughter died last year at 54 of a heart attack, the cooking was there then, too.

“Cooking’s all I’ve known, from when I began helping my mother in the kitchen as a young girl, I’ve always cooked,” she said, remembering those tough times. “It wasn’t easy, but I did it. I had to.”

That resolve has carried over to Ms. Ann’s granddaughter Stephanie “Sissy” Valencia.

“Listening to the stories that she told me and teaching me the knowl-

edge, (cooking) just came easy to me,” said Valencia, who remembers her grandmother juggling her work and grandchildren, all the while caring for her husband, who uses a wheelchair.

Valencia began her professional cooking career at 15 and is still at it 18 years later. She manages an Arby’s in Cobb.

“They say I’ve got ketchup in my blood,” said Valencia, who was about 3 when she began cooking with her grandmother.

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GOLDENREVIEW

The official newsletter of the Tallahassee Senior Center

‘Real Gusto Plus One’ kicks off 2012 L3X

Eight new Silver Stars shine as examples of volunteers, caretakers, leaders and compassionate individuals in the Tallahassee community honored by the Tallahassee Senior Center & Foundation and Capital Health Plan and other event sponsors. Mayor John Marks presented Meritorious Achievement Awards to each star in acknowledgement of their many contributions to the Tallahassee community. The class of 2012: (l to r, front row) Elder Renson Thompson, Bev Vertuno, Jim Ashlock, Willie Mae Washington and Lois Haug; (l to r back row) Dr. Roger Owen, Joan Guilday and Dick Saunders.

INSIDE Lifelong Learning Corner, page 2 Special Happenings, page 3 Health & Fitness, page 4 Lunch & Learns, page 5 Silver Stars, pages 6-7 Tallahassee Senior Foundation, page 8 Deck the Halls, page 9 Resources, page 10 Senior Center for the Arts, page 11 Senior Center Calendar, page 12

Sophia Kocourek, a student from Cornerstone Learning Community, leads Silver Star Lois Haug to the stage as the evening begins. A huge hit of the gala was a video production of Silver Stars’ interviews with the “Cornerstone Kids.” Other Cornerstone students (not pictured) who served as escorts this year included Milye Krivit, Roan Tarbert, Ava Tillman, Maggie Martin-McKinnie, Matilda Fermin, Talia Kimelman and Leia Ciociola. The school has participated in the awards program for four years.

By Andrea Personett L3X (Lifelong Learning Extravaganza) is the Tallahassee Senior Center’s premier weeklong educational event held annually in October.

Real Gusto Comes Later: How Professional Women Experience Retirement is a recently-published compilation of the perspectives of 15 accomplished women, many of whom live here in the Capital City. Several of the authors will be on the Senior Center stage to talk about what they’ve learned from each one’s unique brand of retirement. Add the wit and unique outlook of newspaper publisher Mike Pate, and this promises to be an unforgettable hour.

Five engaging authors talk about transitioning to a “retirement” after fulfilling careers.

Their stories are based on wide-ranging experiences—both past and present—and “achieving gusto through participation in civic and social organi-

Penny Ralston, Ph.D., shares retirement tips and humor with audiences. She and several other successfully retired women contributed to the book “Real Gusto Comes Later: How Professional Women Experience Retirement.” zations.” It’s living their dreams.

Mike Pate joins the Real Gusto women for this lively, entertaining, enlightening and often amusing presentation. Pate, former publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat for KnightRidder and member of the Knight Creative Communities Institute advisory board, speaks to redefining oneself during retirement—and succeeding handsomely.

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October 14-19, 2012 A week full of amazing classes opens with “Real Gusto + One” sponsored by AARP— and closes with a re-enactment of Spain’s human rights debate about Florida’s native peoples 500 years ago. More learning adventures than you can even imagine!

Registration begins September 10.

Call 891-4000 for information.

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Lifelong Learning Corner Unless otherwise noted, suggested donation for the following classes $2 (55+), $3 (others).

Call 891-4003 to reserve space.

Pete Piper. You must have knowledge of Microsoft Word to enroll in Excel.

Space is limited and you must preregister. Call 8914003.

Microsoft Word Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

July 31 – Aug 28 Peter Piper takes you on a magical mystery tour of WORD and teaches you the ins and outs of the Microsoft product. Space is limited and you must preregister. Call 891-4003.

Hail to the Chief: Predicting and Analyzing the 2012 Presidential Election Thursdays, 1 – 3 p.m.

October 4 – November 5 Al and Loyce Sulkes present an election year confection for everyone’s enjoyment. From the electoral college to the bellwether states to the 13 keys to victory, you’ll love immersing yourself in election lore. Seating is limited. Call 891-4003 to reserve.

Microsoft EXCEL Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Aug 2 – Aug 30 Another course led by Mike Pate joins the dais of local ladies ready to entertain, amuse, encourage and amaze with retiring tales.

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After a week of uncommon and challenging programs—from an evening of jazz to a cooking class; from protest songs of the Sixties to tea and scones in an art gallery; from Latin music to “The Making of an Author”—L3X will present a special reenactment at the closing luncheon.

Spain’s Great Debate and Florida’s Native Peoples will be the culmination of four days of work of one of the courses of L3X. Theatre with a Mission will help adventurous L3X participants bring our state’s history back to life—just in time to dramatically enhance Florida’s Quincentennial.

In August 1550 — 10 years after De Soto’s trip through Florida, competing opinions about Native Americans dramatically

clashed in Spain. The king declared a moratorium on all explorations in the New World until questions about the basic morality of such ventures could be publicly debated. Experts gathered to present their most persuasive arguments and rebut opposing views.

Spain’s Great Debate of 1550—the first great debate about human rights in history — may help us rediscover Florida’s past, come to grips with issues still crucial in Florida’s present and reenvision Florida’s future. The fourday class and performance at the L3X closing will prove to be compelling and thought-provoking.

Quick study of the short story Lifelong Learning Series The Art of the Short Story with Josephine Yu Bradfordville Historic Schoolhouse, 3439 Bannerman Road Fridays in Aug (Aug 3 – 31) 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Reservations required, call 891-4065. $2 per class, plus printing cost of selected stories The Roman poet Horace wrote in his Ars Poetica that literature must both delight and instruct.

Franz Kafta claimed that literature should be “an axe to break up the frozen sea within us.” In this fiveweek class, students explore the qualities and techniques that make the short story fiction’s sharpest axe. This class

paper and imagination. At Allegro Heritage Oaks In the game room. Call 8914003 to learn more.

Creative Writing Workshop: Allegro Senior Living Thursdays, 10 a.m.

Practice your craft with others who love to write.

This new Allegro group focuses on the creative process and gives participants a forum in which to share their work. Novels, poetry, short stories, even songs are welcome! Supplies needed: pencil and

Beginning Conversational German Mondays, 6 p.m. (no class 2nd Mondays) New class with native German instructor Irmin Aller helps beginners learn to converse easily. Call 891-4003 to learn more.

SCRABBLE Tuesdays, 2 p.m.

Feel the need to s-p-e-ll ? Come join our weekly group in the auditorium.

Call 891-4003 for more info.

THE TALLAHASSEE SENIOR CENTER

For questions or more information on the Tallahassee Senior Center & Foundation activities and 14 neighborhood venues, please contact 850-891-4000 or visit www.talgov. com/seniors. Find and “Like” us at Facebook.com/TallahasseeSeniorCenter. For the Leon County Senior Outreach (a program of the TSC & F) and the LCSO Gazette, visit http:// cms.leoncountyfl.gov/home/departments/senioroutreach or phone 891-4065.

THE GOLDEN REVIEW provides an overview of the genre through the close reading and analysis of works by authors of different genders, races, cultures, and eras. Class examines how these authors both delight and instruct as they illuminate the human experience, challenging us to enlarge our humanity by experiencing a moment of another, often radically different, life. Series is hosted by Leon County Senior Outreach, a program of the Tallahassee Senior Foundation, funded by the Leon County Commission.

The Golden Review is a bi-monthly publication of the Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303. 850-891-4000.

Sheila Salyer, Senior Services Manager, City of Tallahassee; Executive Director, Tallahassee Senior Foundation; Editor, Golden Review Rosetta Stone Land, Managing Editor Hella Spellman, Contributing Editor Andrea Personett, Contributing Editor Martha Gruender, Layout & Design The mission of Tallahassee Senior Services is to enhance the independence and quality of life for seniors and caregivers through educational, social, recreational and wellness opportunities.

Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation or favoring by Tallahassee Senior Services or the Tallahassee Senior Foundation.

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A Touch of History Tour Sept. 24-Oct. 2 Capital Twirlers Square Dance Club of Tallahassee graduates class.

RECREATION

“Drumming: You’ve got the Rhythm” Thur, July 13 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Activity Room Bring your drum if you have one, but there are drums to borrow. Everyone welcome. Facilitated

by Mershell Sherman.

CONTRA DANCE (Tallahassee Community Friends of Old Time Dance) 2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:30 p.m.

Jigs and reels and all kinds of fun. Moves similar to square dance with caller instructing each dance before the music begins. $8/adults, $7/ seniors, $5/students, $3/ dancing kids. Newcomers arrive by 7:30, wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

Dances: Fri., July 13, Greasy String Band, Richard Hopkins caller Fri., Aug. 17, Tanager, Tom Greene caller Fri., Aug. 31, Dos Equis, Vicki Morrison caller USA BALLROOM DANCE Dances lessons provided at no charge at 6:30 p.m. dance night. All dances are smoke and alcohol free. DJ dances, $8 USABDA members and $12/non-members; with a band, $10/members and $15/non-members.

Dances 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.

Sat., July 20, Latin Fiesta Sat., Aug 18, Blazing Saddles Beginning Ballroom and Swing Lessons, Fridays Fridays 5:30 p.m.

Karen Ashworth and Brenda Austin have plenty to smile about — it’s the annual Black and White Charity Ball, a TSC benefit event, hosted by USA Ballroom Dance. Ashworth is president of the USABD Tallahassee Chapter and Austin serves as vice president.

JOIN US FOR THESE OTHER FUNTASTIC DANCE GROUPS Congratulations to 34 individuals who recently completed the Capital Twirlers’ 12-week square dance class. Capital Twirlers dance on Monday evenings at TSC and guests are always welcome.

Caller is Elmer Sheffield, known throughout the country as one of the best.

Another beginners’ square dance class will begin this fall. For more information or to sign up for a future class, contact Libby (3850608) or Ellen (386-1440).

Beginning Line Dance, Mondays 5:15 p.m. and Thursdays 12:30 p.m.

Capital Twirlers Square Dance, Mondays 7 p.m.

Capital Round Dance, Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Fridays 2 p.m.

Charleston (SC), Washington DC, Amish County (PA), Gettysburg, Philadelphia, NYC Tour Highlights Historic Charleston, SC n Washington DC Memorials n US Capitol n Smithsonian n Broadway Musical (“Nice Work if you can Get it”) n Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island n Tours: NYC, Philly, Amish Country & Monticello n Gettysburg 8 nights lodging and 9 days deluxe motor coach transportation $1540 pp double $2131 single Deposit of $200 due with reservation by July 24; balance due August 24 Contact Rosetta at 891-4004 or Joanie at 701-3745 TSC tours are open to adults of all ages.

Other Available Tours include: Autumn New England (tour departs Tallahassee airport) Oct 3 - 9 Price begins at $2,249 pp double.

Boston n Salem n Lexington n Concord n Cold Hollow Cider Mill n Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory n Billings Farm n Woodstock, VT n Portland n Kennebunkport Phantom of the Opera, Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Jacksonville (one day coach) Nov 3, $99 pp St. Augustine and

Savannah (coach) Dec. 4 – 6, Prices begin at $475 double; must reserve and pay deposit by July 16.

Christmas lights n city markets and tours n Savannah Theater n Fountain of Youth for 500th anniversary of the landing of Juan Ponce de Leon.

Alpine Christmas (tour departs Tallahassee airport) Dec 9 – 16 Price begins at $2,799 pp double. Register now.

Visit Innsbruck n Golden Roof n Munich n Oberammergau n Salzburg n Christmas Markets Galapagos Islands & Machu Picchu (tour departs from Tallahassee airport) Feb. 16 – Mar. 3, 2013 This is an Explorations Tour. Open to adventurers of all ages.

Homestay n Andean Hacienda n Rose Plantation n Andes Mountain Train n Quito n 5-day Galapagos Cruise n Lima n Sacred Valley of the Incas nMachu Picchu n Cuzco n and more Irish Splendor (tour departs Tallahassee airport) Mar 11-18, 2013, Save $100 if purchased by Sept 11. Price begins at $2,599 pp double.

Dublin n Guinness Storehouse n Blarney Castle n Killarney n Dingle Peninsula n Cliffs of Moher n Ashford Castle

2012

14th Annual Active Living Expo!

Thur., Sept. 13, 5 – 8 p.m. and Fri., Sept. 14, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Sponored by the Tallahassee Democrat, NRG Industries, Area Agency on Aging, Humana and Jamestown Woods.

More than 80 exhibitors, health screenings, door prizes and more. Active Living Expo provides information and showcases a variety of resources spanning from planning for retirement to end of life.

And check out the Senior Center Showcase in the dining room—many of the center’s premiere groups and organizations. Meet and talk with Senior Singers, bridge players from Capital City and Tallahassee Duplicate Bridge clubs, model shipbuilders, oil and acrylic painters, woodcarvers, clay artists, the “Crafting Bees”—plus many, many more. It promises to be fun, exciting and informative.

The Tallahassee Senior Center for Lifelong Learning presents

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September 17th 10 am—noon: “Seniors, Caregivers & Technology” talk. Then 1—4 pm: one-on-one expert help.

Lunch available at the salad bar for $2/$4. Suggested donation: $2 (55+) and $3 (others).

Call 891-4003 for more information.

Ice Cream Social & Volunteer Recognition By special invitation of the Tallahassee Senior Center & Foundation

Please Join Us… Monday, July 16, at 12:30 p.m.

TSC Auditorium, 1400 N Monroe St

Thanks to our Sponsors Desloge Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Hopewell JCKC Dog Track Jonathan Walker, LMT Preservation Financial Group R & R Physical Therapy Spa Concepts, Inc.

Call 891-4004.

For more information please call 891-4000.

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Tallahassee Senior Center health & fitness HEALTH & FITNESS For more information on offered programs, call Ruth Nickens, R.N. Health Program Coordinator or Toni Walmsley, Asst. Health Program Coordinator at 8914000. Most presentations are 11 am – Noon in the TSC Dining Room and a $2 donation for each presentation is appreciated; exceptions noted.

HEALTH PROGRAMS “Cog-nOlympics: A cognitive fitness program” Wed. & Thur., July 18-26, 9–10 a.m. Health Suite This cognitive fitness program is designed to exercise your body and your brain while improving concentration and memory.

Challenges include exploring dance movement, word games and cognitive building exercises, increasing falls prevention skills and revisiting mathematical thinking.

“Meditation and Mindfulness” Thur., July 19, 10:30– 11:30 a.m. Conference Room 1A Now offered monthly on the 3rd Thursdays, these workshops introduce you to the secrets of the timeless art of meditation. Feel calmer, more focused and balanced. Taught by Leslie Hanks.

“Women’s Medicare: Your Benefits, Programs and Rights” Thur., July 19, 10:30 a.m.– noon. Activity Room This workshop explains the benefits, programs, and screenings and rights that belong to you under your Medicare health insurance.

Presented by Elsie Cromwell.

“The Truth About Pain” Wed., July 25, 11:30 a.m.–noon. Dining Room Learn the three stages of pain and how to move smoothly through these stages for optimal recovery and pain relief. Then plan to attend the pain clinic on August 9. Offered by Evan Burke, PT. “Safety for Seniors” Wed., Aug 1, 11 a.m.– noon. Dining Room Leon County EMS pres-

FAMU Master’s Occupational Therapy students use dance, such as the Electric Slide, as a tool to increase cognitive fitness.

Participants challenge their minds and math skills in game of numeric Bingo facilitated by FAMU OT students. ents an informative workshop about keeping your home safe, preventing injuries, and assisting others in medical crisis.

“Pain Clinic: Pain Assessment & Treatment” Thur., Aug 9, 10 a.m.– noon. Dining Room.

Let us help you manage and control your pain. Massages offered by Jonathan Walker, LMT, and pain assessment & treatment offered by Evan Burke, PT. “Tools to Quit” Mon., Aug. 13, 2:30–4:30 p.m. Conference Room 1A Course gives you the tools and fundamentals to quit smoking. Offered by Big

Bend AHEC. Call 224-1177 to register.

“Food Safety For Seniors” Mon., Sept. 3, 11:30 a.m.

–noon, Dining Room.

Food safety is important for everyone, but especially for seniors who are at greater risk for foodborne illness.

Learn how to keep your food safe and your body healthy with this 14-minute video produced by the USDA and the FDA. “DriveABLE ” Mon., Sept. 10, 11 a.m.

–noon. Dining Room.

HealthSouth Rehab presents: DriveABLE, an interactive computer program designed to identify,

assess, improve and evaluate a driver’s ability to drive safely.

“Quit Smoking Now: A Smoking Cessation Program” Mon., Sept. 10–Oct. 15 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Conference Room 1A For those who want to become ex-smokers. Nicotine patches provided at no charge. Offered by Big Bend AHEC. Call 224-1177 to register.

HEALTH SCREENINGS Blood Pressure Screening: Wed. & Thur. (new schedule) 10 a.m.–noon. Offered by medical volunteers Pulse Oximetry Screenings Thur., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.– noon Glucose Screenings Every Wed., 10 a.m. – noon Vision & Glaucoma Screenings Tue., July 17, 10 a.m. – noon, Eye Associates Hearing Screenings Wed., Sept. 12, 10 a.m.– noon, Audibel Telephones for the Hearing Impaired Wed., Aug. 8, 10 a.m.– noon, Florida Telecommunications, Relay, Inc. No-cost hearing screenings provided by Audibel and specialized amplified phones provided at by Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI). The criteria to obtain free specialized telephone are: permanent Florida resident, at least 3 years of age and a certified hearing loss or speech disability. If you are already wearing hearing aids, you are qualified. If you have a defective FTRI phone and would like to exchange it, please bring it in today. For more information or questions about FTRI, please call 800-222-3448.”

MASSAGE AND REIKI Reiki Tue., July 17 & 31, Aug. 14 & 28, Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m. – noon, Susie Howell, Reiki Master, and friends Massage Tue., July 24, 10 a.m.– noon, Norma Reesor, LMT Thur., July 12 & 26, Aug.

9 & 23, Sept. 6, 10 a.m.– noon, Jonathan Walker, LMT FITNESS NEW CLASS! “Building Better Bones” Thur., 8:30–9:30 a.m. OR 6–7 p.m., July 19–Sept. 6 Choose morning or evening session of this new eight-week supervised fitness program designed to maintain bone density and help prevent future fractures. Techniques include education, weight bearing, resistance training, and core strengthening exercises. Taught by Pomeroy Brinkley. $48 (55+) $64 others.

Space is limited. Call 8914042 to register.

Seated NIA Yoga (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) Tue., 11 a.m.–noon, Taught by Lori Roberts, certified NIA yoga instructor.

Brain-Body-Memory -Balance Mon., 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. at TSC. Designed to sharpen cognitive and balance skills.

Low impact. Bring water bottle and comfortable clothing.

Tue., 10 – 11 a.m. at Optimist Park Wed., 2 – 3 p.m. at Heritage Oaks. All classes taught by Kathy Gilbert Chair Yoga: Fri., 11 a.m.–noon, Gentle yoga workout for increased mobility, bladder control, self-esteem, and mental focus. Taught by Certified Yoga Instructor Bridget Kamke.

Life Exercise: Tue. and Thur., 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., by instructor Pomeroy Brinkley. Aerobics, light weights, and stretching.

Tai Chi: Wed. and Fri., 10–11 a.m.

Zumba® Gold: Thur., 5:30–6:30 p.m. $5 (55+) $7 others Yoga Mon. and Wed. 5:307 p.m., taught by certified yoga instructor Pamela Hunter. Vigorous poses, relaxation, and mediation.

Wear comfortable clothes and bring yoga mat (if you have one). $10 (55+) $12 others

Podiatry screening & foot care every two months Thur., Sept. 6, 1– 3 p.m.

Health Suite Dr. Gary McCoy, Podiatrist & foot specialist cuts toenails and assesses foot problems. Doctor accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and secondary insurance, which may cover costs for this service if you have diabetes, vascular disease, neuropathy, renal failure, MS, or are on blood thinner Coumadin.

Otherwise, $25 fee applies.

No appointment necessary.

NEIGHBORHOOD FITNESS SITES * Event is sponsored by LCSO, a program of Tallahassee Senior Center & Foundation. $2 donation unless otherwise noted. *Bradfordville Historic School House Senior Fitness Beginners: Tue. & Thur., 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Intermediate: Tue. & Thur., 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Afternoon Class: Tue. & Thur., 1 – 2 p.m. *Chaires-Capitola Dorothy C. Spence Community Center Senior Fitness: Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:15 – 10:15 am *Fort Braden Community Center Senior Fitness: Mon. & Wed., 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

ZUMBA Dance Fitness: Mon & Wed 6:30 – 7:30 p.m, Tue. & Thur. 10 – 11 a.m. $2 per class (55+), $3 others Allegro Retirement Community Brain–Body–Memory–Balance: Wed., 2–3 p.m.

Jack McLean Community Center Super Seniors Fitness: Tue., Wed. & Thur., 10–11 a.m. (no charge) Jake Gaither Community Center Mindful Movement: Moving for Better Balance Thursdays, 11 a.m. –noon Optimist Park Brain–Body–Memory–Balance: Tue., 10 –11 a.m. *Woodville Community Center Senior Fitness: Mon. & Wed., 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

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Lunch & Learns, Senior Days & Wellness Circles A wide range of nocost health screenings and monthly Senior Days offered for adults 55 + in the Bond community, south Tallahassee, and throughout Leon County.

Donations accepted for all programs. For information on Southside activities, call 891-4000. For information on Leon County Senior Outreach events, contact Susan Davis, LCSO coordinator, 891-4065.

LUNCH & LEARN SENIOR DAYS In and Around Tallahassee All Lunch & Learn and Senior Days are 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The events offer lively and engaging programs. Each includes exhibitors, health screenings, and lunch. Suggested lunch donation $6. All exceptions noted. * Event is sponsored by LCSO, a program of Tallahassee Senior Center & Foundation.

Bradfordville Lunch & Learn* at Wildwood Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 100 Ox Bottom Road No Senior Day in July.

Wed., Aug. 8 Chaires-Capitola Lunch & Learn* at Dorothy C. Spence Community Center, 4768 Chaires Cross Road No Senior Day in July.

Tue., Aug. 28 Fort Braden Lunch & Learn* at Fort Braden Community Center, 16387 Blountstown Hwy No Senior Day in July.

Tue., Aug. 21 Lincoln Senior Day at Lincoln Neighborhood Service Center, 438 West Brevard St., 891-4180 Wed., July 18 “Aging and Driving” presented by the Florida Department of Highway Patrol. Exhibitors: City of Tallahassee

Mary Stegman and Rachael Webb find bears interesting at the SouthWood Lifelong Learning presentation by the Florida Wildlife Commission.

Above and below: Good times with friends at the Bradfordville Lunch & Learn. You’re invited to join the fun!

Energy Services, Florida Telecommunication Relay, Inc., Ability First Accessibility Program, Tallahassee Police Department Crime Prevention Unit, and Leon County Tax Collectors Office.

Wed., Aug. 15 “How To Be A Smart Senior” presented by the Tallahassee Police Department Crime Prevention Unit. Exhibitors: Covenant Hospice, Be Solution, City of Tallahassee Solid Waste Division, Tallahassee Police Department, COT Environmental Services.

Miccosukee Lunch & Learn* at Miccosukee Community Center, 13887 Moccasin Gap Road No Senior Day in July.

Thur., Aug. 2 Thur., Sept .6 Southside Senior Day at Jake Gaither Community Center, 801 Bragg Tanner Drive, 891-3940 Wed., Aug. 1 Join us for the 8th anniversary of our Southside Senior Day! Help us celebrate with an entertainment-filled morning, a fish fry lunch, health screenings, exhibitors and door

Lyle and Ethel Evans share a happy moment at the Woodville Lunch & Learn. Lyle also teaches Biblical history at TSC (for information on those classes, call 891-4003). prizes.

Must make reservation!

Call 891-4009. $2 suggested donation.

Wed., Sept. 5 “Southside Health & Nutrition Fair” Join us for another fun and interactive morning of health and wellness. Events include flu shots, healthy cooking demonstration by Sadiqa Williams of New Leaf Market, brown bag medication review with pharmacists (bring your meds and questions), health and resource information, health screenings, exhibitors and door prizes. Must make reservation for lunch! Call 891-4009. $2

suggested donation.

Woodville Lunch & Learn* at Woodville Community Center, 8000 Old Woodville Road No Senior Day in July.

Thur., Aug. 9. Due to early voting, our site for Lunch & Learn will change. Please watch for more information.

WELLNESS CIRCLES 11 a.m. – noon (except as noted). Casual settings with coffee and snacks for various health related discussions, demonstrations, guest speakers and health screenings. $2 donation appreciated. NO WELL-

ADDITIONAL LCSO ServICeS n MICCOSUKEE

COMMUNITY CENTER Get on the bus!

Bus Trip to WalMart: Aug. 3 and Sept. 7, 10 a.m.– 2:30 p.m., $2 roundtrip

NESS CIRCLES IN JULY. Jack McLean Community Center, 700 Paul Russell Road, 891-1819 Wed, Aug 8 “Why Whole Grains?”

This presentation helps you understand what whole grains foods are and why they are beneficial. Pre-

sented by the Leon County Extension Service.

“Super Seniors Fitness” Tue., Wed., Thurs., 10-11 a.m., ongoing.

Senior exercise program taught by Edwina Martin.

No charge.

Jake Gaither Community Center, 801 Bragg Tanner Drive, 891-3940 Wed., Aug. 22 “Raising Backyard Chickens” Learn tips and local rules and regulations for keeping backyard chickens in Leon County. Presented by Vanessa Walthal from Native Nurseries.

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Shine on, Silver Stars shine on

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he eleventh annual Silver Stars Awards honored eight of our area’s finest seniors for their extraordinary volunteerism and outstanding service to the community since turning age 60. Tony Carvajal emceed, as he has for six years, the prestigious ceremony. Once again, he gave the audience lots to ponder and a bit of laughter in his closing comments. His summary included the depth of our winners’ humility and heroism, their generosity and gentleness, and of the songs and soul they share. The tuxedoed emcee smiled often and read his now expected homage to these incredible individuals.

“Soon enough the lights will fade, the story pages will run out and the applause will only echo,” he told the crowd. “Until then,” challenged Carvajal, “rise up and go like these Silver Stars boldly, proudly, humbly, fully into the world with hands and hearts ready.”

Willie Mae Washington is surrounded by loved ones at the celebration. Jacquelyn McMillan and her sons Damon Cooper, oldest, and Joshua celebrate with their favorite Silver Star.

Silver Stars Lois Haug and Jim Ashlock find plenty to chat about at the evening’s reception. Pictured, left to right, are Lois and son Eric with Jim and his wife Betty.

From left: Joanne Stewart, Teri Wolfe, Anna Johnson Riedel and Jay Wolfe enjoy the festive night together. Anna Johnson Riedel, a local television personality, presented the 2012 Silver Stars Awards. Joining her at the FSU University Center Club were her sister Joanne, daughter Teri and son Jay.

From left: Captial Health Plan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, with friends. CHP was Galaxy sponsor of Silver Stars.

Talia Kimelman, a Cornerstone Learning Community third-grader, prepares to escort Silver Star Dick Saunders down the red carpet for the acceptance of his award.

Bev and Edward Vertuno celebrate Bev’s Silver Star award.

Renson Thompson and his wife Loraine are joined by (standing, from left to right) Alberta Duffee and Mildred Allen, a 2009 Silver Star. Elder Thompson later accepted his Silver Star award and spontaneously led the audience in song.

From left: Shirley Ellis, Rosalie Schwager (a 2010 Silver Star) and board member Elda Martinko have fun at the party.

Britte Roche plays the harp at the evening’s VIP reception.

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Be a key holder Please join the Tallahassee Senior Foundation today. Your contribution pays for programs and enhances services. Mail or drop off your annual membership contribution at the Senior Center.

Membership Senior Citizen (age 55+) $25 Senior Couple $40 Supporter (under age 55) $35 Non-profit Organization $50 Key Holders Diamond $5,000 Platinum $2,000 Gold $1,000 Silver $500 Bronze $250 Friend $100 Thank you for being a key to active aging! Send your contribution to: Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303.

Bronze Key Holders Eleanor Harris and Charles Nam Friend Key Holders Clara Leacraft, Irene Perry, Jo Smyly, Mr. and Mrs. Al Sulkes and Carrie Voich New and Renewing Members Peggy Alonzo, Catherine M. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Baldwin, Mary D. Beasley, Monika Bedard, Jeanne Blocker, Shirley D. Broxton, Nancy M. Buck, Ossie W. Carter, Collier & Jan Rae Clark, Maryann Clements, Ruth E. Condo, Mary Lou Corriveau, Karen Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dean, Irene Dearden, Mary Desilets, Hazel Driscoll, Martha G. Eaton, Carolyn R. English, Kathleen T. Flood, Rosemary Girard, Mary Z. Goudy, Edith Griffin, Elizabeth T. Hammond, Judy Harris, Carolyn D. Hawkins, Jean Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Husbands, Barbara J. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Archie Johnston, Hazel Lee Kleppey, James

Ed Duffee Jr., Foundation Board president, enjoys the company of fellow board member, left, Gwendolyn Spencer and Reatha Payne at the awards reception.

Sheila Salyer, center, with dad Herb “Jack” Salyer and mom Mary at Silver Stars Awards.

Both Jack and Mary received recognition for 10 years’ volunteer service to TSC. Sadly, on June 11, Jack passed away. He served Seniors vs Crime for a decade with Mary always by his side. Mary will miss her best buddy. TSC will miss him too.

HONOR SOmeONe witH a gift n You, too, can honor someone special with a gift “in memory of” or in “honor of” by contacting TSC at 891-4008 or stopping by the center at 1400 N Monroe St.

Knauff, Patterson Lamb, Suzanne Laws, Dr.’s Benjamin & Mary Sterner Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Lee, Stanley Lenz, Frederick Ley, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Leyden, Thomas Miller, Josephine Newton, Patty Parkhurst, Paula Petrovich, Patricia J. Pippenger, Dr. and Mrs. Ira Burton Price, Sam Reddick, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Russell, June B. Sands, Bette Scaringe, Linda Sentenac, Barbara Shannahan, Gertrude Shirley, Paulette Simms, Kristin Skagfield, Nancy Smith, Julian &

Wonja Sollohub, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie A. Spagnola, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stallworth, Mary Sandra Stivers, Marivic Tabanguil, Katrine Turner, Linda Vaughn, Jill Watson, Louise Watson, Bill Wertman, Alan Westcott, Patricia P. Willard, and Andy & Carol Sue Woolington Honorarium Donations In honor of Josephe T. Neville

by Chole A. Neville In memory of Herbert Homer “Jack” Salyer By: Sandy Ballas Norman & Ann Booth Capital City Duplicate Bridge Club Margie Cash Clyde & Patricia Cordle Jim & Theresa Croteau Walter & Karen Dalton Nancy Daws Florida Association of Senior Centers Pamela Flory Angie Goodman

SeNiOR CeNteR

n The Tallahassee Senior Center (TSC) is located at 1400 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303. For questions or more information, please contact 850-891-4000 or visit www.talgov.com/seniors.

Find and “Like” us on Facebook at Facebook. com/TallahasseeSeniorCenter!

Dale M. Hiedeman Mary Hafner Roy & Rosetta Land Ruth Nickens & Chris McGuire Marco & Cristina Paredes Patty Parkhurst Pat Ramey Linda Roberts Judy Shipman Gertrude Shirley Joseph & Karen Stein (Seniors vs Crime) Al & Loyce Sulkes Tallahassee Duplicate Bridge Club

Darrell & Judi Taylor Terry Ward & Judith Barrett Phillip Welsh Fred & Charlene Williams In Memory of: Dr. Laurie Dozier Nancy Ausley Hannon Barbara & Bud Kester Dianna Graves Searcy Belinda Doster Wheeler Delores Graves Williams By: Elda Martinko Another Way to Leave Your Legacy Did you know that you can designate the Tallahassee Senior Foundation as a beneficiary of your CDs, IRAs and/or Insurance policies? You can specify a percentage or a specific dollar amount be given to the TSCF as a beneficiary (i.e., 90% to children or family, 10% to TSCF). This can be accomplished without having to go through an attorney–just complete the beneficiary forms provided by the bank or company who handles your policies.

It is important, however, to notify the beneficiary of the designation. The bank or company does not notify the beneficiaries.

There are many ways to leave a legacy and enjoy tax benefits. Feel free to email Judi Taylor, TSCF Treasurer, at judi8173@ comcast.net or call 850508-2294. Or contact the Community Foundation of North Florida, which is a non-profit, tax-exempt public charity that promotes

and facilitates long-term charitable giving, at 850222-2899, for more information on different ways to make charitable gifts.

You can also visit their website at www.cfnf.org.

TALLAHASSEE SENIOR FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS Ed Duffee, Jr., President Linda Roberts, Vice President Judi Taylor, Treasurer Edna Owens, Secretary Mary Carroll, Immediate Past President Rocky Bevis Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D. Shirley Gooding-Butler Scott Harrell Amy Kelly Elda Martinko Kathy Rivenbark Gwendolyn Spencer Donna Wells Lew Wilson Bryan Desloge, Emeritus A.J. (Andy) McMullian, Emeritus Sarah Neeley, Emeritus SENIOR SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL Joan Guilday, Chair Patricia Parkhurst, Vice Chair Nancy Daws Pamela Flory Mary Hafner Emily Millett Miaisha Mitchell Roger Owen Peter Piper Alice Pomidor, M.D. Andrea Rosser Henry Steele Al Sulkes Freida Travis Mae Francis Williams

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A big thank you to Silver Stars sponsors Tallahassee Senior Services and the Tallahassee Senior Foundation wish to thank the following sponsors of the 11th Annual Silver Stars Awards.

Galaxy Sponsor Capital Health Plan Milky Way Sponsor Capital Home Health Starburst Sponsor Legacy Toyota Big Dipper Sponsors Audiology Associates of North Florida Carroll & Co. HealthSouth Rehab Hospital Home Instead Senior Care Interim HealthCare of NW FL, Inc. Palmer Eye Center Sniffen & Spellman, PA Westmi nster Oaks Active Living Community Little Dipper Sponsors Allegro Independent & Assisted Living Ann Cleare, Realtor Burke Physical Therapy Broadview Assisted Liv-

ing/Tallahassee Memory Care Centre Pointe Health & Rehab Clare Bridge & Sterling House Assisted Living DQP Copy & Print Eye Associates of Tallahassee Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. HarborChase of Tallahassee Maxim Healthcare Services NHC Home Care Pacifica Senior Living, Woodmont Seven Hills Health & Rehab TMH Lifeline North Star Sponsors Barbara Brandt Dot Carroll Comfort Keepers R. W. Hall Helen Hamm John Haugabrook Jenny Craig Archie and Jan Johnston Lisa Meyer Sheila Salyer Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Wellcare

Friends take time to reminisce. From left: Emily Millet, Margaret Hamilton, Roger Owen, and Mary Hafner talk about the history of Silver Stars Awards — remembering it was first held in the TCC gymnasium in 2001 with about 200 attendees. Hafner was in the 2002 class and Hamilton in 2006. This year Owen was honored at the FSU University Center Club, where nearly 500 gathered for the gala presentation. Millet, Hafner and Owen serve on the Senior Services Advisory Council.

Amy Kelly, Tallahassee Senior Foundation Board member, and David Perkins at the gala VIP reception. Kelly owns Capital Home Health, a Milky Way sponsor of Silver Stars.

OTHER DATES TO NOTE n Tallahassee Senior Cen-

ter is closed for holidays: Sept. 3; Nov. 12, 22 & 23; Dec. 25

n Antiques Show & Sale

Sat., Oct. 6 & Sun., Oct. 7 Sponsored by Killearn Antiques

Foundation Board members, Senior Services Advisory Council members and TSC staff share a good time at the Silver Stars Awards. At the VIP reception are (l to r) Judi Taylor, board treasurer; Nancy Daws, council member; Linda Roberts, board vice president; and Ruth Nickens and Hella Spellman of TSC. The awards honored senior individuals who selflessly contributed to their community and made the lives of others more meaningful.

Silver Star Joan Guilday, left, is welcomed to the gala by TSC staffer Toni Walmsley. Joan is a senior center volunteer who has also received the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

n Capital Chordsmen Holiday concert Thur., Dec. 13.

Jill Sandler is the new co-chair of Deck the Halls celebration At the Tallahassee Senior Center we benefit from the efforts of more than 400 volunteers. One of those volunteers is Jill Sandler — the new cochair of the center’s signature fundraiser Deck the Halls. Sandler will work with TSC Foundation vice president Linda Roberts who’s chaired the event for two years.

For Sandler, the need to volunteer pumps through her as a heartbeat. She serves as the group leader for the center’s weekly Mahjongg game. “I asked some of my Mahjongg pals to help get the group start-

From left, Jill Sandler and Joan Kanan relax before dinner at the Silver Stars Awards banquet. ed—now we have 12-16 people each week,” she says.

“But my favorite job,” she says with a smile, “is as Tuesday morning cen-

ter receptionist. Hundreds of people walk through that door every day. It’s a diverse group of enthusiastic people. And everyone

has a story. I find sitting at the reception desk to be both interesting and fulfilling.”

And this active lady

finds time for even more.

She also volunteers with the Tallahassee Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association. “We do fundraising for necessary things that aren’t in the TPD budget — like the Officer of the Year Awards and putting on the annual police ball.

We even paid to have a Dial-a-Ride bus converted into a mobile hostage negotiation center. That was a great project.”

Sandler is an example of active aging. She does it with a giving spirit and selfless volunteerism. TSC is thankful.

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Find handy help lines and hot lines HELPLINES and HOTLINES Abuse Hotline: 800-9622873 or 800-96ABUSE Area Agency on Aging, Elder Helpline: 800-96-ELDER (3-5337) Consumer Hotline: 800435-7352 Medicare Hotline: 800633-4227 2-1-1 Big Bend: 617-6333 or 211 NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES A new report by the Washington Economics Group compiled a list of the top five places to retire based on climate and affordability. Tallahassee was number one.

A community with wellkept streets and sidewalks and frequent, well-marked crosswalks is important for active seniors.

One important goal of the Tallahassee Senior Foundation is to bring services/programs closer to neighborhoods where seniors live. Accordingly, there are 14 different sites throughout Leon County for this purpose.

The neighborhood and housing seniors select can either help keep them active, connected, and engaged — or make these critical needs difficult to achieve.

The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association honored Tallahassee with a placemaking award for the planned redesign of the midtown area. Placemaking is an approach to building public spaces that uses input from residents so the end result will be welcomed and used by residents.

83% of elderly (age 65 +) households in Leon County own their own homes.

Sources: scribd.com/ doc/89656447; voices. yahoo.com/what-makesgreat-communityneighborhood-retirement-176466.html?cat=12;

Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs director Dee Crumpler enjoys the Silver Stars reception in the company of board member Elda Martinko, left, and TSC’s Ruth Nickens. www.talgov.com/seniors; epa.gov/aging/bhc/guide; floridaplanning.org; flhousingdata.shimberg.ufl. edu/a/profiles?action=resul ts&nid=3600 COMMUNITY RESOURCES City of Tallahassee Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs 891-3866; www.talgov. com Provides individual and group sports programs for citizens of all ages, a well-maintained parks and community center system, senior center programs, animal adoption services, and programs /services to protect, preserve and improve our neighborhoods.

Frequently called numbers: Animal Services: 8912950 Senior Center: 891-4000 Parks and Community Centers: 891-3866 Neighborhood Services: 891-3846 Aquatics Programs: 891-4901 Tennis: 891-3920 Golf: 891-3935 (Hilaman) and 891-3942 (Jake Gaither)

City of Tallahassee Department of Economic and Community Development: 891-6500; www.talgov. com n Encourages business and tourism development n Performs city code enforcement for housing n Offers grants for housing rehabilitation/relocation n Provides basic needs/ health services grants to serve low income families/ neighborhoods n Develops affordable housing strategies, and n Provides grants for improving buildings on the National Register of Historic Places or Local Register of Historic Places (maintained by the Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, taltrust.org).

A list of home rehabilitation, emergency home repair and code enforcement rehabilitation resources can be found at www.talgov.com/seniors (under Senior Resources) or by calling 891-6500.

Code Enforcement Hotline: 891-2633 (24/7 coverage)

Leon County Property Appraisers Office 488-6102; leonpa.org Locates, identifies and appraises (at current market value) all property subject to ad valorem taxes, maintains market value equity on the tax roll and administers all exemptions allowed by law such as homestead exemption and low-income senior (age 65+) annual exemptions.

Leon County government 606-5300; leoncountyfl. gov

Council of Neighborhood Associations 509-5559; econa.org CONA endeavors to

Provides:

n Registration of neigh-

borhood associations outside city limits n A community center, parks and greenway system for areas outside city limits n Animal control/adoption for areas outside city limits n County code enforcement and maintenance of the county Code Enforcement Board n Licensing residential, swimming pool and roofing contractors and permitting their jobs n Affordable housing and mosquito control for county residents and n Veterans’ programs.

enhance the quality of life of area residents through Neighborhood Preservation and Empowering Effective Neighborhood Community Action in the Tallahassee and Leon County area. This organization holds periodic town hall meetings at which there is a speaker, a city or county commissioner, community agency reports and neighborhood networking and exchange of information.

Town Hall Meetings: 2nd Monday of every other month, 6 p.m., at the downtown Leon County Public Library Housing A list of Seniors Real Estate Specialists and the wide variety of senior housing available in the Leon County area can be found at www.talgov. com/seniors (under Senior Resources) or by calling 891-4043. These resources also include utility assistance and home repairs.

Rent/Mortgage Assistance Landlord-Tenant Mediation — 891-8995 American Red Cross Rental Deposit Help Due to Fire — 878-6080 Low Income Housing and HUD Vouchers — 385-6126 Homeowners’ Hope Hotline for Foreclosures — 888-995-4673 Tallahassee Lender’s Consortium for Foreclosure, Reverse Mortgage And Financial Counseling — 222-6609 Foreclosure Counseling — 222-1087 Florida Attorneys Saving Homes — 866-6072187 A list of attorneys and lost cost legal assistance in Leon County is available to assist seniors facing eviction. These can be found at www.talgov.com/seniors (under Senior Resources) or

by calling 891-4043.

Neighborhood Safety A list of neighborhood safety resources such as Neighborhood Crime Watch programs can be found at www.talgov.com/seniors (under Senior Resources) or by calling 891-4043.

PUBLIC WORKS Sidewalks Needed: Traffic Mobility Management, 891-8569 Sidewalks Broken or Blocked: City Roads 891-5300, County Roads 606-1400 Street Sign Improvements: City Roads, 891-5300 County Roads, 606-1400 Traffic Calming: City Roads, 8918569; County Roads 606-1500 Signal Timing (County-Wide): Transportation Engineers, 891-2080 Stormwater Drainage Problems: City Roads 891-5300, County Roads 606-1400 New Residents Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce offers new residents a relocation packet and area map. 224-8116, talchamber.com Additional Resources Senior (Housing) Cooperative Foundation: seniorcoops.org Finding Housing: retirementhomes.com American Seniors Housing Association: seniorshousing.org Model Home for Aging in Place: aarp.org/fl National Aging In Place Council: ageinplace.org Placemaking Information: pps.org Neighborhood Disaster Information: drcgroup.com/project/footprint Florida Chamber of Commerce: notjustflorida. com

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Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 21.

TALLAHASSEE SENIOR CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Draw with Your Eyes, Paint with Your Heart Bradfordville Historic Schoolhouse Instructor: Mark Fletcher Wednesdays 1:30 – 4 p.m., Aug. 29 – Oct. 3 (six weeks) Learn to draw what you see, not what you think you see. Use ink line for concept and structure, add tonal watercolor washes for mood and volume.

Skill Level: Beginners & Intermediate $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 22.

Art Exhibits The galleries at TSC are open to the public Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Receptions free and open to the public.

Exhibits Currently on display through August 3 Personal Expressions, Auditorium Gallery An exhibition of watercolors by TSC artists.

Beauty of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Dining Room Gallery St. Marks NWR Photography Club Senior Artist showcase Aug. 13 – Sept. 21 Senior Center and Leroy Collins Leon County Library Juried exhibition.

Reception and awards ceremony at TSC, Fri., Sept. 7, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Watercolors & Photographs Art Reception & Awards Ceremony Recent art receptions honored the photography exhibit by the St Marks National Wildlife Refuge Club and watercolor paintings by TSC art students.

Watercolor awards (Judith Nable judged) included: First place – Gale Poteat; second place – Tony Bareham; third place – Nancy Banks; and fourth place – Fran Mathis. Honorable mentions: Gayle Swedmark Hughes, Irma Vergara, Debra Morningstar, Vicki Lutz, Nancy Juster Johnson, Anne Ciotti, and Kay Kuhne. The audience selected People’s Choice awards: Most Creative – Tony Bareham; Best Use of Color – Gale Poteat; Favorite Landscape – Bill McKeown; Favorite Floral – Weej Broderson; and

Tony Bareham’s Pump House at Pebble Hill won second place award in the watercolors exhibit.

Overall Favorite – Anne Ciotti. Exhibit continues through August 3.

UPCOMING ART WORKSHOPS Art workshops require pre-registration and payment one week before the first class meeting. Most meet once a week with a beginning and end date.

They are at the Tallahassee Senior Center unless otherwise indicated.

Tile Painting Instructor: Jane Tallman Thursdays, 1:30 – 4 p.m., Aug. 2 – 23 (four weeks) Learn to paint ceramic tiles with glazes—innovative and easy. Use a variety of stencils available for beginners and advice for developing your own designs. All materials available for purchase in class and instructor kiln fires all tiles after glaze is applied.

Skill Level: Beginners $32 (55+) $40 others.

Register by July 26.

er

Pen, Brush & Ink Instructor: Mark Fletch-

Mondays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m., Aug. 20 – Oct 1 (six

weeks, skip Sept. 3) Develop drawing skills using pen and brush, with ink and watercolor washes to enhance drawings.

Instructor incorporates a Sumi-e style and poetry with his artwork.

Skill Level: Beginners & Intermediate. $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 13.

TSC Classical Figure Drawing Instructor: Bart Frost Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9 p.m.

Aug. 21 – Sept. 25 (six weeks) Learn fundamental tools and techniques for drawing the human figure in pencil and charcoal through demonstrations, one-on-one instruction and suggested homework.

Male and female models provide both short and long classical figure poses.

Class fee includes cost of the model.

Skill Level: Students should have some drawing experience prior to taking this class. $78 (55+) $90 others.

Register by Aug 14.

Drawing Together Instructor: Bill Thompson

Carole Robertson and other members of the St. Marks Wildlife Photography Club are displaying their photographs of the St. Marks National Refuge at TSC. Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – noon, Aug. 24 – Oct 5 (six weeks, skip Sept. 14) Learn and develop basic drawing techniques.

Skill Level: Beginners & Intermediate $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 17.

Painting People Instructor: Eluster Richardson Fridays, 9 – 11:30 a.m., Aug. 24 – Oct. 5 (six weeks, skip Sept 14)) Draw and paint images of people, faces and clothed figures, as individuals or as part of a larger picture.

Skill level: Intermediate – some experience with oil painting required. $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 10.

Enjoying Watercolor Instructor: Rosemary Ferguson Fridays, 1 – 3:30 p.m., Aug. 24 – Oct. 5 (six classes, skip Sept 14) Structured classes with

step-by-step watercolor technique instruction.

Skill Level: Continuing beginners $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 17.

Oil Painting with Eluster at Bradfordville Historic Schoolhouse Instructor: Eluster Richardson Fridays 1:30 – 4 p.m., Aug. 24 – Sept. 28 (six class meetings) Oil paint is most revered medium by painting masters, learn why. Eluster helps develop skills and insight into improved composition and subject matter.

Skill level: Intermediate. $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 17.

Mike Tuten’s Watercolor Workshop Instructor: Mike Tuten Tuesdays, 1 – 3:30 p.m., Aug. 28 – Oct. 2 (six weeks) Develop skills and techniques using three colors.

Skill Level: Beginners & Intermediate

Drawing & Painting Workshop - Chaires Community Center Instructor: Bart Frost Wednesdays, 1 – 3:30 p.m., Aug 29 – Oct 3 (six weeks) Learn techniques for working with oil paints, watercolors, soft pastels, charcoal or pencil.

Instructor provides oneon-one individual assistance and demonstrations.

Skill Level: Beginners & Intermediates $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 22.

Painting with Oils - Fort Braden Community Center Instructor: Robert DeWitt Smith Thursdays 2 – 5 p.m., Aug. 30 – Oct. 4 (six weeks) Each session provides a demonstration and the opportunity to paint. Students learn to purposefully employ positive and negative shapes, line, color, and value in producing a painting. Explore methods of creating your own lowcost/high quality painting surfaces for either abstract or representational painting.

Skill Level: Beginners. $48 (55+) $60 others.

Register by Aug 23.

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JULY 8 - AUGUST 11, 2012 CALENDAR OF WEEKLY PROGRAMS

10:00 10:30 10:45 11:30 12:00 12:00 12:30 12:30 1:30 5:15 5:30 6:00 6:30 6:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30

2:30p 2:45p 12:00p 7:30p 9:00a 10:00a 1:30p 6:30p 9:00a 10:00a 10:30a 7:30p 11:00a 11:45a 1:30p 7:30p

Senior Fitness at Woodville Crafting Bee Portraiture Senior Fitness at Chaires/Capitola Artistry in Clay Writing for Fun at Allegro SHINE Insurance Counseling (by appointment) French: Advanced Senior Fitness at Fort Braden Mindful Move-ment at Allegro Salad Bar Senior Dining Quilting Bees Social Bridge at Bradfordville Canasta Brain-Body-Memory Balance Beginning Line Dance Yoga Beginning German (no class 2nd Mondays) TDBC Open Pairs Bridge Zumba at Fort Braden Debtors Anonymous Capital City Carvers Capital Twirlers Square Dance Capital Chordsmen

July 9 Quit Smoking NOW Poetry Group July 10 Art Council Stamp and Cover Club July 11 CognOlympics Hearing Screenings NARFE Learn to Draw July 12 CognOlympics Massage Drumming Tal-Kug Computer Club July 13 Current Events Discuss.

TMH Care-giver Support Oil Painting/ Eluster at Bradfordville Contra Dance

TUESDAY 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:30 11:30 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:30 6:00 6:00 6:30 8:00

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12:30p 2:30p 10:00a 10:30a 11:00a 12:00p 1:00p 6:00p 8:30a 9:00a 11:00a 12:30p 1:00p 3:00p 6:00p

Watercolor Watercolor Ceramics Life Exercise Blood Pressure Check Brain-Body Balance at Optimist Park Senior Fitness Beginners at Bradfordville Wii Bowling Seated Yoga Senior Counseling (by appointment) Senior Fitness Intermediate at Bradfordville Salad Bar Senior Dining All Media Art Lab Senior Fitness at Bradfordville TDBC Open Pairs Bridge Watercolor for Beginners Wii Games Ping-Pong Mahjong Scrabble Social Bridge at Allegro Guitar Workshop All Media Art Class at Allegro Capital Round Dance (7 pm on last Tuesday) SA Support

July 14 Zumba at Woodville CENTER CLOSED July 16 Ice Cream Social Quit Smoking NOW July 17 Vision Screen Reiki Book Discussion Group Bookworm at Allegro Insight Low Vision Support TDBC Board July 18 Cap Coalition on Aging CognOlympics Wellness Circle/Jake Gaither Nutritional Counseling LCSO Advisory Council Financial Counseling (app’t) USA Dance Board Mtg

WEDNESDAY 8:30 9:00 9:00 9:15 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:00 1:30 1:30 1:30 2:00 5:30 6:00 6:00 6:30 6:30 7:15

Senior Fitness at Woodville Ceramics Nimble Fingers Senior Fitness at Chaires-Capitola Beginning Oil & Acrylics Seniors vs. Crime Tai Chi Blood Pressure Check Glucose Screening Senior Fitness at Fort Braden Legal Services (by appointment) Salad Bar Senior Dining Bridge-a- Dears Intermediate Oil & Acrylics Draw, Paint at Chaires Draw, Paint at Bradfordville Capital City Duplicate Bridge Mini-Tennis and Pickleball Brain-Body Balance/ Allegro Yoga Pinochle Beginning Spanish (No August classes) TDBC Bridge Lessons Zumba at Fort Braden TLH Al-Anon Family Group

July 19 Build Better Bones Meditation Women’s Medicare Polyhedron Ornaments Build Better Bones July 20 July 21 8:45a Zumba at Woodville 7:30p USA Dance: Latin Fiesta July 23 2:45p Poetry Group July 24 10:00a Massage July 25 11:00a Southwood Wellness Circle 11:30a Truth/Pain 12:00p GaP (at LeRoy Collins Library) 12:00p Foundation Board Meeting 6:30p Learn to Draw

8:30a 10:30a 10:30a 1:00p 6:00p

THURSDAY 9:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:30 11:00 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:15 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:00

8:30a 9:00a 10:00a 11:00a 6:00p 11:00a 8:45a 9:00a 10:30a 10:30a 1:30p 8:30a 10:30a 6:00p

Spanish: Intermediate & Advanced Watercolor Life Exercise Blood Pressure Check Creative Writing at Allegro Low Impact Senior Fitness at Chaires-Capitola Senior Fitness Beginners at Bradfordville Senior Counseling (by appointment) Senior Fitness Intermediate at Bradfordville Salad Bar Senior Dining Canasta Line Dance French Study Senior Fitness at Bradfordville Capital City Duplicate Bridge Drawing Etcetera Ping-Pong Zumba® Gold TDBC Novice Bridge Lesson TDBC Open Pairs Bridge Writers Workshop Capital Chordsmen

July 26 Build Better Bones CognOlympics Massage Wellness Circle at Jack McLean Build Better Bones July 27 Current Events Discuss.

July 28 Zumba at Woodville TLH Coin Club Show and Sale July 30 July 31 Reiki August 1 Senior Day at Jake Gaither Mini Tennis/ Pickleball Lessons August 2 Build Better Bones Lunch & Learn Miccosukee Build Better Bones August 3

FRIDAY 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:15 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:15 1:30 2:00 5:30 6:00 7:15 7:15

Early Bird Bridge English as Second Language Painting People Senior Fitness at Chaires-Capitola Drawing Together T.O.P.S. Tai Chi Social Bingo French: Advanced Chair Yoga Salad Bar Senior Dining Model Ship Building Bridge Open Pairs at Allegro Watercolor Workshop Advanced Conversational German (begins July 20) Biblical History Dancing for Fun Beginning Ballroom & Swing Dance Lessons Capital City Duplicate Bridge TLH Al-Anon Beginners Group TLH Al-Anon Family Group

August 4 Zumba at Woodville CENTER CLOSED August 6 August 7 11:00a Book Discussion Group 11:30a GaP Advisory Council August 8 10:30a Lunch & Learn Bradfordville 6:30p Learn to Draw August 9 8:30a Build Better Bones 6:00p Build Better Bones August 10 TDBC Bridge Tournament all day 11:00a Current Events Discuss.

August 11 8:45a Zumba at Woodville TDBC All Day Bridge Tournament 8:45a

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MONDAY 8:30 9:00 9:00 9:15 10:00 10:00 10:00