We are very close to our

7th annual Bikers 4

Boomers poker run that

benefits all 4 senior centers

in Lafayette County!

A poker run is an

organized event where participants, usually

using motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, boats,

snowmobiles, horses, or other means of

transportation, must visit five to seven

checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each

one. The object is to have the best poker

hand at the end of the run. The event has a

time limit. The participants are not timed, it’s

not a race, and winning is purely a matter of

chance.

This year our run is on Saturday, August 17.

Registration starts at 7:30 in the morning

with biscuits and gravy at the Higginsville

Senior Center. Riders will register, get their

event wristband, first card and have an

opportunity to purchase Biker 4 Boomer

merchandise, or raffle tickets for fabulous

packages or a 50/50 drawing.

The planning team—Julia Hawkins, Joyce

Van Sickle, Dan Hawkins, Deb Krieger, Susan

Kumm, Judy Latty, Candy McGill, Pam

Rogers, Carol Tharp and Retta Wright—

have been planning since February to make

sure that this year’s run is as successful as

possible. We also welcomed a new member

to the planning team—Carol McGinnis our

new head cook in Lexington! There’s a lot

of planning for any fundraiser but one that

spans the entire county and consists of

(hopefully) hundreds of participants and

volunteers is especially challenging.

Each team member has a role, Dan carefully

plans the route that the participants will ride

and then monitors it until the day of the

event for road closures due to construction or

flooding! This year has been especially

challenging and we have modified the

original route planned so we don’t have

riders going through water or riding on

water damaged roads.

Pam, Susan, Retta and Carol—work on the

food that will be served at breakfast and

after the run in the park.

Julia is responsible for the setup at

registration and all the work that goes into

that—putting together goody bags and

making sure all the printed materials are

ready.

Carol, Candy and Joyce work on having

snacks and entertainment at their centers

(donated, naturally).

Deb works on the financing end—getting

sponsors lined up so our event is paid for

before we even get started! She also

works on getting sponsors to donate items

for door prizes .. goodies we can give

away to the riders.

It would be great if you could stop by the

center and greet the riders. They really

appreciate seeing the folks that the

fundraiser benefits. You have two

opportunities in Higginsville—early in the

morning starting at 7:30am (first bikes out

at 9) until about 10am or later in the park

around noon to about 2 or 2:30.

First riders will start to arrive in Concordia

around 9:45; in Odessa around 10:40 and

in Lexington around 11:30. First riders are

back to the Higginsville park around noon.

Here’s another great reason to stop by the

Center—especially when the riders arrive

or leave … there’s nothing like the sound

and feel of hundreds of motorcycles rev’ing

up their engines at the same time!

GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING!

The Concordia Crier

Concordia Senior Center

710 Main Street

Concordia, MO 64020

660-463-7393 Phone

660-463-7746 FAX

concordia@goaging.org email

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Inside this issue:

Center Tidbits 2

Last Month’s

Birthday Crew

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ODNT Learn

Something New!

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Dates to Remember 4

Coordinator’s Corner 4

Stay Fit 5

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Bikers 4 Boomers 2019

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Center Tidbits

Brain Teasers!

This is called a lateral thinking puzzle. These types of puzzles have been around for

many years in one form or another and they are a great way to encourage discussion,

thinking and creativity. Good luck! The answer is at the bottom.

Nuts Away!

A man was changing a wheel on his car when the four nuts used

to hold the wheel in place fell into a sewer drain and were lost.

He was afraid he was stuck there, but a passing boy made a

very usful suggestion which enabled the man to drive off. What

was the boy’s suggestion?

homemade desserts … JOIN US! $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under. Kids under 5 eat free.

And don’t forget that we’re selling raffle tickets for our quilt giveaway during Street Fair in September! Here’s a photo of the quilt and it simply doesn’t do it justice! Get your

tickets soon before they’re all gone. Winner will be drawn on Saturday September 7. You need not be present to win!

We had a terrific turn out for our Fried Chicken Dinner in July—thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the wonderful food.

We’re doing it again in August but this time with spaghetti! On August 11 from 11:00am to 1:00pm we plan to serve your choice of spaghetti with meat sauce or spaghetti with alfredo sauce. And naturally

there will be salad and garlic bread and

Answer: : The boy suggested that the man take one wheel nut off each of the other three

wheels in order to attach the fourth wheel. Once he had done this, the man could safely drive to

the nearest garage with each wheel firmly attached by three nuts.

We celebrated our June birthdays on July 19. These folks were here to celebrate their birthdays with us—we are so honored to host them on our birthday day!

Seated left to right:

Violet Kirchhoff, Colton Mayberry, Arlis Spencer

Standing left to right:

LaVern Meyer, Pat Meyer, Ruth Deatherage and Wilbert

Schlesselman

Our birthday celebrations are always the 3rd Friday of the month. This month’s celebration will be on Friday, August 16. Come celebrate with us if your birthday is this month. We’d love to see you here!

Last Month’s Birthday Crew

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Learn Something New Every Month

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in

August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Protection

from some childhood vaccines can wear off over time. You may also be at risk for vaccine-

preventable disease due to your age, job, lifestyle, travel, or health conditions.

All adults need immunizations to help them prevent getting and spreading serious diseases that could

result in poor health, missed work, medical bills, and not being able to care for family.

Almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States will develop shingles in their lifetime. Your risk of

shingles increases as you grow older. Additionally, over 60 percent of seasonal flu-related

hospitalizations occur in people 65 years and older.

As we get older, our immune systems tend to weaken over time, putting us at higher risk for certain

diseases. This is why in addition to seasonal flu (influenza) vaccine and Td or Tdap vaccine (tetanus,

diphtheria, and pertussis), the CDC recommends you consider these two vaccines:

• Shingles vaccine, which protects against shingles and the complications from the disease (recommended

for healthy adults 50 years and older)

• Pneumococcal vaccines, which protect against pneumococcal disease, including

infections in the lungs and bloodstream (recommended for all adults over 65 years

old, and for adults younger than 65 years who have certain chronic health

conditions)

Talk with your doctor or other healthcare professional to find out which vaccines are

recommended for you at your next medical appointment.

Concordia Senior Center

It so hard for me to get the sense of it being

August, the eighth month of the year already. All of my

common sense tells me that time has not sped up but it

really doesn’t feel that way. I have been enjoying this

summer as it really has not been that hot and when I have

had several day of hot, it has been followed so quickly

with a cooled off period that was so nice and it stayed

that way for a short time. A win, win affair for me and

may the rest of our summer be this pleasant also.

Our Southern Comfort Lunch that was held on

Sunday, July 14, was a very nice successful event and I am

sorry that I missed it. We received a total of $1,339.00

with the expenses of $100.37 leaving us a profit of

$1,238.63 for the event. My sorrow comes at not being

able to enjoy the good food that we served on that day. I

also want to thank all of the volunteers that helped the

day to be so successful. There is never enough said to

cover all that they do.

Our second fundraiser, the Baked Potato Sale was

also a good success. I missed that one also and I owe

everyone an apology for not making better plans.

Anyway we received a total of $1,246.00 for the event

and I will let you know the profit when we receive the list

of expenses. No matter what, it will have been a very

good fundraiser.

Our Fundraisers in August will be a Spaghetti Lunch

Coordinator’s Corner

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Care Connection for Aging Services is a

not-for-profit organization designated by

the Missouri Department of Health and

Senior Services to: assess the needs of older

adults in the 13-county area we serve;

develop necessary public and private

resources to meet their needs; and deliver

to our constituents a comprehensive and

coordinated system of services,

information, and access to needed services.

Care Connection for Aging Services

provides opportunities to create positive

aging experiences. We strive to realize this

mission on a daily basis through the 22

local Centers served by dedicated staff and

volunteers.

Visit the Care Connection Web site at

www.goaging.org or talk to Carol for

more information on the services available.

Dates to Remember!

Every Tuesday Morning—Group Study at 10:00 a.m.

Every Tuesday Morning—Bingo game at 11 a.m.

Every Tuesday Night—Pitch Card party! Doors open at

6 p.m., food begins at 6:30 p.m. and cards start at 7 and

run until 10.

Every Wednesday and Friday—Tai Chi from 10 —11

August 11—Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser 11:00a-

1:00p

August 16 —Birthday Day!

August 17—Bikers 4 Boomers Fundraiser

August 22—Concordia Senior Center Board 1:00pm

Every day after lunch we play pitch! Come for

lunch—stay for fun.

being held on August 11th from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

with a menu of Spaghetti w/meat sauce or Alfredo;

Tossed salad; Garlic cheese toast; Choice of homemade

pies, cakes or cookies. Come and enjoy some good

food and companionship.

The other fundraiser will be our Bikers for

Boomers being held on Saturday August 17. That is an

event that is quite exciting to witness when all of the

bikers arrive and leave here. We are the first stop on

their trip so come and join us for a nice change.

I will close for now and just add the thought that

I hope you all know that I am wishing you the best that

this next month can give. For now and until next time,

Carol

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August 2019 Stay fit…for life

Fun, Good Food, Regular Activity & Learning

How you live can change how you age!

FITNESS CLASSES… around the County

Silver Sneakers :

HIGGINSVILLE 10 am Mon & Thurs.

ODESSA 10:15 am Tues & Fri

Tai Chi:

Concordia 10 am Wed & Fri.

Stay Strong :

HIGGINSVILLE 11 am M –W - F

Peppi :

LEXINGTON 9 am Mon & Fri

Functional Fitness :

HIGGINSVILLE 8 am M --- W ---F

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Stay-at-Home Workouts for Type 2 Diabetes

Do you have diabetes? Many of us do and it can be hard to fit in exercise to help control your

blood sugar and A1C numbers. So here are a few tips to help you with some simple, stay-at-

home exercises that don’t require a gym membership or any special equipment! These tips

come from the website www.everydayhealth.com!

The key to an exercise program is making it fun and easy to do! Pick out some music to play

while you’re doing these simple exercises—music that you like that makes you feel good. If you

have a cable plan for your television, many of the higher number stations play music all the time

and show photographs that “match” the music mood. Tune into those and get moving!!

As always, talk to your doctor before beginning any exercise program. If at any time you feel

uncomfortable, dizzy or wobbly, stop what you’re doing and sit down. Keep a snack handy if

you feel your blood sugar is dropping too low.

Here's how to build a basic home-based routine for a workout of 25 to 30 minutes says

exercise physiologist Melinda S. Sothern, PhD, a professor of health promotion in the behavioral

and community health sciences department of the School of Public Health at Louisiana State

University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and author of “Safe and Effective Exercise

for Overweight Youth”.

Warm up for five minutes. She suggests low-intensity dance moves, just to get

started.

Start moving. Add in movements like bicep curls, rowing

movements with your arms, and marching in place, again for about five minutes.

Pick up the pace. For the next five minutes, try “twisting,

running in place, or jumping jacks,” she says. If you need a

low-impact version of jumping jacks, try seated jumping jacks—sit in a chair

and simply swing your arms up and push your legs out.

Go fast. For about two minutes, run in place while listening to one of your

favorite fast songs. Skip this for the first few weeks if you are new to

exercise. You can also do a seated version of this by simply marching in

place. The idea is to get your heart rate up just a bit!

Slow down. Go back to running in place (or marching in place while

seated) at a medium pace for five minutes.

Switch to strength training. Try 20 wall push-ups.

Or 20 seated mock rowing exercises using stretchy bands around your feet.

Or 20 half squats (using a chair if you need support as you squat).

Stretches. This is an opportunity to cool down and relax your muscles before

you’re finished.

Do two stretches for your upper body. You might move your head from side to

side and front to back. Do this slowly and really stretch your neck muscles. Next

you might slowly raise your arms above your head and breath in—then lower

them back down and breath out.

And do two for your lower body. Seated in a chair, you might flex your feet out,

then relax them back. This works not only your feet but your calf muscles. Also while seated,

you can bend over at the waist and touch your lower legs or toes. This will stretch your lower

back and thighs.

If this is too much to do at home, join us at the center for one of our instructor led classes! Ask

Carol for more details.

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