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The Official monthly publication of the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

FREETake One!

INSIDEApril is

Volunteer Appreciation

Month!

See Page 4 for Details!

We Are Surrounded and Held Up By Volunteers!

Contact Information

General Information - Judy Crist: 541.883.7171

Donations - Shawn McGahan: 541.883.7171 ext. 136

Meals On Wheels AssistanceContact Klamath Lake

Counties Council On Agingat 541.205.5400

Bingo Information -Linda Breeden:

541.883.7171 ext. 115

Medicare Counseling -541.883.7171

Volunteer Opportunities -Pat Harris: 541.883.7171 ext 113

Executive DirectorMarc Kane: 541.883.7171 ext. 117

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Welcome:Letter from Marc Kane, Executive Director

Produced in conjunction with the Herald and News

Feature:Celebrate Volunteers!Bulletin:Grief Support GroupDonor List

54Feature:

Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center Volunteers Chart

11 Bulletins:Dinner FundraiserSpokes Unlimited ScheduleBody Recall / SAIL

12Menu

A ll content for this publication has been

provided by the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center. For questions, suggestions and general information regarding this publication, please contact the Klamath Basin Senior Center at 541.883.7171. Thank you.

Writer’s Corner: Expressions of Heart and Mind 6

10Feature:Potatoes: The skin is the most nutritious part!

8Calendar of EventsBulletin Where are we

located?

The Klamath Senior Center is located at 2045

Arthur street

9 Bulletins:The Lake County Senior Center Safe Driving Course

7 Comic Corner: The FillersBulletin:Upper Deck Restaurant / Folk Music Society

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Please take note that April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. At the Center we are celebrating our volunteers with an awards banquet on April 30th. In addition the United Way is sponsoring their annual Klamath Country Volunteer Banquet here at the Center on Tuesday, April 8th during the noon hour and they are taking RSVP’s for that event until Thursday, April 3rd.

The United Way always picks out one extraordinary volunteer of the year. The Senior Center would like to nominate all that serve, but we have nominated Bernice Sharpe who has worked tirelessly in both our Meals-On-Wheels Program and as a server and kitchen helper as well, donating over a thousand hours of her time during the last twelve months. You will likely see more about Bernice in our next issue.

Our volunteers, we are proud to say, are our foundation. This is clear when you look at our organization chart on page 4. The Center has approximately 14 full time equivalent paid staff and ten times that many (140) volunteers. They truly are our foundation and they are wrapped all around the staff. They include the Board of Directors and Senior Advisory Council at the top of the chart and over a hundred more holding up all the activities of the Center from the ground on up. Want to know what you can do as a volunteer? Just take a look at the chart and we will find a match for you. We wouldn’t be able to operate without our volunteers. Please consider joining them.

April is certainly a special month for events. On the 25th we are presenting our first annual dinner/dance fundraiser aimed primarily at raising funds for our meals programs. See page 11 for more details. It is our hope that this event will appeal to residents of all ages as we expect to have a selection of dance music put together by those attending. Call us, we are taking song requests and we promise there will be a dance for you and an opportunity to help support our elderly neighbors.

An operating fund campaign aimed at businesses and foundations has been launched to help fund next year’s operating budget. We are sending specific appeals to at least 20 groups expecting that half will respond to meet our goal of $100,000. We already have responses from the Pacific Power Foundation ($2,000) and Atrio Health Plans ($5,000). That’s a great start and we are looking for more corporate and foundation partners.

Special recognition goes to Howard McGee who clipped the coupon below last month and sent us our first recurring pledge of $100 per month using a credit card. Recurring means every month. It sends a message that we have a future.

Thanks to all who support our Center, whether it be as volunteers with time and talent or with gifts of financial assistance. It’s a great community. I”m proud to be part of it, and to have a role in bringing us all together.

Join Us! We Celebrate Life! Marc Kane, Executive Director

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BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS

Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

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Feature Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

Volunteers Chart

Volunteers are our

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Donor List

Unidentified contributions in February for Meals ,Transportation and Other Services amounted to $4,753

We are currently campaigning to have new sustaining or recurring givers who recognize the value of our services and the importance of long term support. In the next issue we will begin recognizing those individuals who make multiple (or recurring) gifts and are able to provide $ 600 or more in support throughout the year. They will be listed here in a separate category and recognized for their reliability and extraordinary support.

Our goal is to develop a group of 100 members in this elite group of supporters. Looking over the list of current contributors we have several now that will move to this new category. We hope you will consider joining this group. We will be honored to provide you special recognition for your support. In addition we are asking supporters to help us name this new category of givers. Give the director, Marc Kane, a call at 883-7171 Ext 117 and offer up your suggestion. Here’s a few ideas: “Foundation Builders” , “Sustainers”, “The Reliables”, “Futurists”, and your suggestion .

Over the last two years government funding sources for our programs has been declining. Many believe that is a good thing, but that also means we must find on-going private and individual sources of support to maintain the critical services we offer our elderly neighbors in need. We are proud to offer our services to those who have built and supported our community for so long, and hope you feel the same. The Senior Center has also launched a special appeal to the business and industry community. We are looking for at least 10 contributors to grant between 5 and 15 thousand dollars. Our goal for this campaign is $100,000 to help in funding next years services beginning July 1, 2014.

New Ways To Donate: Please note the contributions coupon on page 3. We have many uses for donations and look forward to your support.

The donor coupon has now been redesigned to allow for donations by credit or debit cards. With this change you will now be able to designate a recurring gift that would be charged periodically to your card.

February Donations of $2,855 were received from the following individuals:

Steve BeetsAvril Fischer

Marian WrinkleGeraldine Schindler

Faith TabernacleCynthia AldrichLetha KinserCynthia King

New Life Christian ChurchRuby Elliott

Louise Williams

Bill WatsonBurl Parrish

Dorothy RowlandCraig Fleck

Robert BeachNeil Hurley

Rose ChapmanElvin MiddletonWilford Dunster

La Vera PetersteinerJoyce Moore

Rose KruezerDon Dasaro

Pat AbelSara Williams

Elizabeth WesternCharles Jackson

Lyle FickenMary Ellen Sargent

Roberta BollesBarbara Meracle

FeatureForty years ago, President Richard Nixon declared the first National Volunteer Week to recognize, inspire and encourage people to seek out creative ways to become engaged in their communities. Countless individuals dedicate their time and talents every year to groups in their communities and worldwide. Organizations will be celebrating and honoring

their volunteers during National Volunteer Week April 6 to 12 for their exceptional service.

If you are interested in getting involved as volunteer look no further than:

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All these and more are seeking dedicated volunteers to assist them in fulfilling their mission and goals by utilizing your special set of abilities. You are really never too old or too young to start volunteering. There truly is something for everyone. Volunteering is a fantastic way to connect with new people expanding your social network. It is also a great way to support a cause that you are passionate about. If you are in between jobs or looking to build your ap-plication for higher education programs, volunteering can be a wonderful way to not only pay it forward in your community and build character, but to enhance your resume as well. Many volunteers often state that they get much more out of volunteering then they give. Follow your passion today and start volunteering.

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Mumkins Recipes For Life...

Share love with family and friendsYour heart will be happy, as each day

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Expressions of Heart and Mind

Please submit something for us to consider printing in our next issue. Submittals should be sent to the attention of Marc Kane, Executive Director, Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center.

Writer ’s CornerWHITEY THE HORSE

By Sharon Hudson

Whitey is our horseHe is as gentle as can be

I ride him to schoolAnd take my sister with me

We have two milesEach way to goTo get to school

Where our minds can grow

I ride him barebackBecause that’s my style

He carries me gentlyOver every mile

Whitey pulls the wagonThat takes us to church

The eagles watch us whileSitting high on their perch

After church we findTime to play

With other childrenWe have a fun day

When the day is doneI put Whitey in his stallThen I go in the houseAnd play with my doll

In the morningWe start a brand new day

With Whitey, the horseWe are on our way

HE IS RISENBy Audrey E. Davis

As the Minister started his sermonAbout Jesus and the agony he bore

As he told the story of the suffering of our SaviorMy heart ached for him more and more!

He had died on the cross finallyAnd they had taken his body away

It was wrapped in linen, and put in the sepulcherWhere no one had lain before that day

Now the women prepared spices and ointmentsSo they could take it to the tomb the next day

But when they arrived at the stone covered tombThe huge stone had been rolled away!

The women were afraid and did not understandWhere the body of Jesus could have gone

But two men stepped forth to comfort themAnd to tell them that nothing was wrong

“He is risen” they said, “He is risen”No longer to suffer as before

He will reign with his father in gloryAnd will be with us forever more

I didn’t realize the minister had stopped speakingTill the choir rose and started to singA sing sung down through the agesAbout Jesus, our savior and friend

Yes, Jesus died on that cross, a long time agoBut he’s very much alive today

And as the woman who went to the tomb might tell usJesus has risen, and the stone rolled away!

(Luke 23 & 24: King James Version)

Last issue I submitted a poem from my friend Tim Kral. He wrote as he sat next to his wife who was dying from a difficult cancer. Jan has since passed away and now Tim puts his feeling into yet another poem, After Life. It speaks to the need we all have for companionship and support. It highlights the need for grieving support groups such as those offered by Hospice and opportunities to remain attached and connected such as those offered by the Senior Center. I spent some time this Spring Break with my friend and would encourage everyone to join me in reaching out to those in need of campanionship. Share your time with someone grieving or anyone that you love. Life is short. Celebrate Life ! - Marc Kane

GOD’S CREATIONBy Betty VanRansler

He made the earth and all its creaturesHe made the sun to shineWalked upon the water

And turned water into wine

He made the golden sunsetA beauty to behold

He made the moon and stars aboveHe made the night unfold

He made the ocean billowsAnd the greenest valleys down below

He made the lofty mountainsCovered white with snow

With this beauty all aboundingHe wished that all might see

If you’ve seen all of these creationsThen you’ve walked along with me

After LifeBy Tim Kral

Rootless, purposeless, desperately sad The necessary crevasses I must pass.

Eveless Adam, all Dressed up and nowhere to go

My tree of knowledge Fruitless, leafless.

Without anchor, without rudder, without sail I wallow in troughs of saltwater from my eyes

And wander this newly Emptied world.

by Sharon (Johnston) Pappas


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WORLD. INDEED IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT

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Denise Bowers above holds the donation box for Meals-On-Wheels that she has put out at her restaurant, Upper Deck at the Airport.

Denise and the Upper Deck Restaurant will be sponsoring a special fund raising event for the Meals-On-Wheels program on April 12th at the Airport Upper Deck Restaurant from 5 to 9:30 P.M. The Klamath Folk Society will provide entertainment for the event with nine musical acts performed during the evening. Ten percent of the restaurant’s receipts for this evening event will be donated by the restaurant to the Klamath Senior Center for the meals program. Reservations are advised.

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FUND RAISER FOR SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM – April 12

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Calendar of EventsAll activities are at the Senior Center, 2045 Arthur Street, Klamath Falls, unless otherwise stated.

Body Recall/ SAIL Classes: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

KBSCC Board of Directors: Wednesday, April 2nd & 30th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

KBSCC Members’ Council: April 17th, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center.

Hearing Aid Checks: Thursday, April 17th from 10:15 a.m. to 12 noon.

Blood Pressure Checks: KBSCC now has a Blood Pressure Machine in the LOBBY for checking your pressure from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ask for assistance if you need.

MS Support Group: Thursday, April 10th, 1:30 p.m. Community Lounge, Pine St.

Parkinson’s Support Group: Tuesday, April 15th, Elmer’s Restaurant at 1:00 p.m.

Senior Veterans Social Club: Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Golden Age Club Bingo & Card Playing: Every Monday and Thursday afternoon from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

KBSCC Bingo: Every Thursday and Saturday, doors open at 4:30 p.m. Games start at 6:00 p.m.

Paper only Bingo Night: Thursday, April 10th.

Nickel Bingo: Every Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

SHIBA Medicare Counseling (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program): By Appointment Only. Call 541-883-7171 to arrange an appointment.

Hot meals are served Monday through Friday at the Senior Center (2045 Arthur Street). Serving starts at 11:30 a.m. and is over at 12:30 p.m.

Transportation: Monday through Friday, Medical appointments have priority. Open to the general public as space is available. For more information regarding the transportation program call Cindy at 541-850-7315.

Gift Shop: Inside the lobby of the Senior Center, 2045 Arthur Street, Klamath Falls. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Senior Dance Day: In the Ballroom, Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Craft Group: Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Legal Aid - call Klamath & Lake Counties Council on Aging, 541-205-5400

Tai Chi Class: Tuesdays beginner class 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Continuing Tai Chi from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Yoga Class: NEW By appointment at the Community Lounge, 200 N. 7th Street. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Movies: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 12:30 p.m. April 14th - Man of Steel, April 28th - Gravity, May 6th - 12 Years a Slave.

Open Pool Playing: Monday thru Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Klamath County Library Services Branch: Mondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Computers are available for senior use upon request

SPECIAL EVENTS:

United Way Klamath Country Volunteer Banquet: April 8th, Noon at the Senior Center.

1st Annual Dinner /Dance Fundraiser for the Senior Center: at the Senior Center on April 25th, 6:00 p.m.

AARP Defensive Driving Course: at the Senior Center April 26th, 9 to 4 Pre-registration requested.

Klamath Senior Center Volunteer Recognition Banquet: at the Senior Center, April 30th

AARP Tax Filing Assistance: Call 541-883-7171 to make an appointmentKathy Lynn Jones - April 16th from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Some things we have coming up in April are:

Every Monday from 11:00 AM to Noon - Blood Pressure checks

Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Noon to 1:00 PM - Hot Meals at the Senior Center (11 North G Street) AND Home-Delivered-Meals

Every Tuesday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Senior “Game Day”

Mondays & Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Strong People Program (12 week Program, started Monday, February 3rd)

Tuesday, April 8th 8:00 AM - Klamath Falls Trip

Wednesday, April 9th 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Town Hall Meeting

Friday, April 11th - Birthday Lunch

Wednesday, April 16th 11:00 AM - “Better Breathers” Meeting

Tuesday, April 16th 9:00 AM to Noon - Hearing Specialist

Tuesday, April 22nd 10:00 am to Noon - Board Meeting

1st & 3rd Wednesday’s 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Duplicate Bridge

1st Saturday 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Old Time Fiddler’s

3rd Thursday 7:00 PM - Lake County Horseman’s Association

Thrift Shop (behind Senior Center) open Monday through Friday 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

If you have questions, concerns or want to make a suggestion, please don’t hesitate to call me at 541-947-4966.

- Connie Steward, Director

The Lake County Senior Center 11 North G Street – Lakeview, OR 97630

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FeatureA note in the suggestion box at the Senior Center prompted this article, as a recent meal had included potatoes cooked and served with the potato skins. The one making the suggestion wanted the kitchen staff to peel potatoes before cooking and serving. This suggestion reveals how little most people actually know about their own nutrition and the nutritional content of the foods they eat. This is puzzling, as so many of the people utilizing the Senior Center now were born in the 1930’s. This decade may have been one of the hardest economic times this nation has experienced, but this decade was also the golden age of nutritional discovery. Researchers discovered most of the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need in order to function properly during this decade. The potato plant forms its tubers underground on the roots. When the plant itself dies with the first autumn freeze, the underground potatoes remain dormant and protected until the coming of warmer weather in the spring. Each of these underground tubers has the capacity to grow into a new plant, and all of the nutrients that the new plant sprouting from the potato in the spring will need are stored in the potato tuber. This nutrient storage in the potato tuber is what makes the potato one of the basic food items in the human diet. The fact that is less widely

understood is that the majority of the vitamins and minerals that the new potato plant will need in the spring are stored just beneath the skin of the potato. When we peel a potato, we are discarding most of the precious vitamins and mineral elements that the potato plant has stored just under the skin. The lack of sufficient amounts of these vitamins, major minerals, and trace elements in our daily diets results in all of the myriads of physical infirmities that occur in our human bodies as they age. Your physical body is a miracle of biological functioning. Without a conscious thought from you, your body’s fantastically complicated physical, biological processes continue day and night to enable your precious human spirit the time it needs for a wide variety of experiences and lessons here on this physical plane. When you neglect the care and nutrition of your faithful human body so badly that you cause the body’s early degeneration and death, surely your eternal spirit will be called to account for this lack of care in the greater scheme of things. My own interest in nutrition began four decades ago when I began keeping and raising a number of different kinds of finches. Most of these tiny birds have body weights of less than one ounce, and they also have a tremendously high rate of metabolism. It surprises most

people to learn that the normal body temperature for most of these small birds is very high – around 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Some of the hummingbirds have body temperatures as high as 114 degrees F. These high body temperatures require a huge, constant, and nutritious food supply. To indicate that a person ‘eats like a bird’ is really a gross insult! These tiny birds eat more than half of their body weight in food every day to maintain their high body temperatures and their active metabolisms! If these tiny birds sicken and die, this body failure doesn’t just happen; something causes this failure. All too often, we forget that we live in a world of cause and effect. Things don’t ‘just happen’ – they are caused. I discovered that if a finch died either suddenly or after an illness, the cause of the death was almost invariably malnutrition. This led me to a serious study of the nutrition of birds, and eventually resulted in my publication of three books on this subject. One of the amazing facts I discovered was that birds need exactly the same nutrients that animals and humans need. They just get those nutrients from different sources. We would all be better off and healthier, if we paid more attention to our own nutrition and to the nutritional content of the foods that we eat. As a closing comment,

one of the discoveries I made was in the nutritional content of potato peelings. During the famine in Ireland many years ago, a rural family of three, parents and a small child, had no access to any food except for the potatoes they grew. The wife dutifully peeled and cooked the potatoes every day, leaving the peelings on the floor, as was customary during that early period. Visitors checking on all of the people in the area found a sad sight at this home. Both of the parents were dead from malnutrition, but the child was still perfectly healthy. These visitors discovered that while the adults ate only the peeled, cooked potatoes, this child had crawled around the floor eating the potato peelings dropped by the mother. The better nutritional value of the raw potato peelings had kept the child in normal health, while both parents had died. Never forget that a healthy, physical body is an unparalleled blessing. You are responsible for the daily care, feeding, cleaning, and exercise of that precious physical body. After all, it’s the only one you have!The author, Robert G. Black, is a member of the Senior Advisory Council at the Klamath Senior Center and a regular patron of the Center.

Potatoes: The skin is the most nutritious part! by Robert G. Black

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2nd Oregon Commission for the Blind Vision Class 1:00-3:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice 3rd Craft Group - Scrapbooking 1:00-3:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice 8th Community Question and Answer 9:00-12:00 p.m. Merrill Presbyterian Church, 210 E 2nd St, Merrill, OR Traumatic Brain Injury/Illness Support Group 1:00-2:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice Topic: Step 4 of the 12 Step Sessions of Cognitive Skills Training.10th Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 1:30-3:00p.m.•CommunityLounge,200N7thStreet 16th Peer Low Vision Support Group 1:00-3:00 p.m., SPOKES office

May 3rd Cinco de Mayo Event 11:00-5:00p.m.•Veteran’sPark 7th Oregon Commission for the Blind Vision Class 1:00-3:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice 8th Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 1:30-3:00p.m.•CommunityLounge,200N7thStreet 9th Recreation Group 2:00-4:00p.m.•MeetatVeteran’sPark,feedtheducks13th Traumatic Brain Injury/Illness Support Group 1:00-2:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice Topic: Step 5 of the 12 Step Sessions of Cognitive Skills Training.21st Peer Low Vision Support Group 1:00-3:00p.m.•SPOKESoffice

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Independent for Life!

We meet Mon. Wed. & Fri. at9:00 – 10:00, & 10:30- 11:30Also Thurs. at 10:15- 11:15At the Senior Center, 2045 Arthur St.

For more information call Mary Clark, certified instructor. (541) 281-3810

Body Recall/SAIL

April 25thEight Dinners for $45 – WOW!

Dinner – Music – Dance – FundraiserBuy One Dinner and Fund Seven Meals-On-Wheels

It is shaping up to be the music event of the year. Four different folk music groups will be playing during a fabulous dinner to be followed by additional music for an evening dance event at the Senior Center. Tickets are $45 a plate at the event which are expected to fund the cost of the dinner and dance as well as the cost to deliver seven Meals-On-Wheels to our elderly neighbors.

Advance tickets will go on sale the first week of April for $39.00 and will include five courtesy raffle tickets.

Advance sale pricing ends April 18th.The event is being planned to fund programs at the Senior Center, and especially to raise funds to remove seniors who are on a waiting list for services. The theme will be “Buy One, Fund Seven”.

The event will be designed to appeal to adults of all ages. Watch for details in coming weeks. Plan on an evening of great food, music, dance and fun.

All dancers will find music to dance to here.A “SONG MOSAIC” IS BEING PUT TOGETHER TO GAURANTEE

THERE WILL BE DANCING MUSIC THAT WILL PUT EVERYONE’S FEET ON THE DANCE FLOOR. YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE

WELCOME. SEND US THE NAME OF A SONG THAT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DANCED TO AND WE WILL HAVE ON THE PLAY LIST.

Call The Senior Center at 541-883-7171 with your request.

FRIDAY - APRIL 25thA DANCE FOR ALL AGES

6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.Social Hour with Music and No Host Bar.

7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.Dinner with Music and Good Company

Dessert Auction After Dinner

8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.Dancing and On-going Refreshments

JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS!WE CELEBRATE LIFE!

Musicians playing and donating their talents and time during the social and dinner hour include Glen Justus, Tommy Franks, Joan

Daley, the Blood Orange Sons (Ryan, Tim, Josh, Ed and Mike)

You Won’t Believe What We Have To Raffle!ALL Raffles to Be Completed By 8:30 P.M.

Dance On To A Wide Genre of Music Until 10!


MenuApril 2, Wednesday: Tacos, Refried Beans, Veggies, Salad Bar

April 3, Thursday: Chicken Broccoli Casserole, Garlic Bread, Salad Bar

April 4, Friday: Ham Salad Sandwich on wheat, Cream of Tomato Soup

April 7, Monday: Fish Basket, Tater Tots, Veggie, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park

April 8, Tuesday: CLOSED FOR UNITED WAY KLAMATH COUNTRY VOLUNTEER BANQUET

April 9, Wednesday: Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetable, Salad Bar

April 10, Thursday: Sweet & Sour Pork, White Rice, Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert from Crystal Terrace & Atrio Health Plans

April 11, Friday: Beef Stew, Cornbread, Salad Bar

April 14, Monday: Chili Dogs, Fries, Veggies, Salad Bar

April 15, Tuesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, mixed Veggies, Salad Bar, BIRTHDAY CAKE & ICE CREAM

April 16, Wednesday: Pork Chop, Scalloped Potatoes, Spinach, Salad Bar, Dessert from Pelican Pointe, Music by Kathy Jones.

April 17, Thursday: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes & gravy, Veggies, Salad Bar

April 18, Friday: Easter Dinner, Roasted Turkey with the trimmings, Salad Bar

April 21, Monday: Sloppy Joe on a Bun, Chips, Spiced Beets, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park

April 22, Tuesday: Lemon Baked Fish, Oven Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad Bar

April 23, Wednesday: Turkey & Noodles, Broccoli, Salad Bar

April 24, Thursday: Oven Baked Chicken, Au gratin Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Salad Bar, Dessert from Crystal Terrace & Atrio Health Plans

April 25, Friday: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Clam Chowder, Veggies, Salad Bar

April 28, Monday: Mexi-Rice, Peas, Salad Bar

April 29, Tuesday: Beef Tamale Pie, Refried Beans, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Salad Bar

April 30, Wednesday: Fish Basket, Fries, Veggies, Salad Bar, Dessert from Pelican Pointe

May 1, Thursday: Chicken Salad on a Croissant, Vegetable Soup, Salad Bar

May 2, Friday: Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Veggies, Salad Bar

May 5, Monday: Cinco De Mayo, Taco Casserole, Veggie, Salad Bar, Dessert from Quail Park

May 6, Tuesday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Hot Pork Sandwich, Potatoes & Gravy, Veggie, Salad Bar, BIRTHDAY CAKE & ICE CREAM

May 7, Wednesday: Vegetable Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Veggies, Salad Bar

NOTE: The menu is subject to change, depending upon availability of supplies. Tea, coffee, milk & juice are available at each meal. Sugar free desserts and salads available for diabetics.

2680 Memorial DriveKlamath Memorial Park

541-883-3458 • www.DavenportsChapel.com

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