October 2014 Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center

8040 Easton Road P.O. Box 545 Ottsville, Pennsylvania 18942 (610) 847-8178 (610-847-2036 Fax) Open Mon.-Thurs. 10-3

The center will be closed on Monday, October 13th in observation of Columbus Day.

Lottery Tickets: Winter Lottery Tickets are available now. 500 tickets for sale! Tickets are only $10 each! The drawing will be on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at our Cookie Walk. The prizes will be one each $500, $400, $300, $200,

$100, and 16 - $50 prizes and 8 - $25 prizes.

Bakeless Bake Sale: In these busy days, who has the time to bake a pie or cookies or even a cake? So we thought of plan that is really grand and feel quite sure you’ll understand. In an envelope, please, put the price of a pie or cake or something nice.

Thank you. We appreciate your support.

Penny Party: Sunday, October 19th Doors open at noon. Penny Party begins at 1:00 pm. $2.00 per 100 numbers. Bring or buy your own pennies. 50/50 door prizes, raffle. Light lunch for sale.

Rep. Marguerite Quinn will be hosting a town hall meeting at our center on Tuesday, October 21st at 1:00.

“Moses” trip on October 22nd is SOLD OUT.

Hunterdon Hills Christmas Show: Friday, November 21st Cost is $60.50 which includes lunch. Drive yourself, arrive by 11:00

am. Show is called "A Playhouse Christmas 2014"

For more information on trips, call Jim 610-847-2305 or call the senior center at 610-847-8178

Board Members: Betty Martin, President

Elaine Albrecht, Vice President Sandy Carr, 2nd Vice President

Janet Allen, Secretary Marion Wolf, Treasurer

Terry Keogh, Assistant Treasurer Margie Jesiolowski, Center Manager

Terry & Jim Keogh - Trip Coordinators

E-mail: eubseniors@epix.net

Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center is funded in part by the Bucks

County Commissioners and the Bucks County Area Agency on

Aging.

This senior center applies for a yearly grant that is approved by

Bucks County and HUD (Housing and Urban Development). Please consider joining the center to help meet the increasing grant demands for our much needed community

senior center. Thanks!

Senior Center Monthly Activities

Cards - Mon. - Thu. 10:00 a.m. Line Dancing - Mondays 10:30 - 11:30 Chair Yoga - Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00

Tai Chi - Wed. Beginner 11:30 - 12:30 Tai Chi - Advanced Wed. 10:30 - 11:30

Birthday Bingo! 3rd Monday Membership Meeting 1 p.m. 4th Mon. Pinochle Tournament 1:00 2nd Thurs.

Game Day - 1st & 3rd Thursday Covered Dish Luncheon - 2nd Wednesday

Cash Bingo - 4th Tuesday Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit (ask the manager)

Knitting & Crocheting Thursdays 10:00

Game Nights: 6-10 pm last Fri. of month $3.oo per person includes snacks. Lots of different games and fun. Open to the pub-

lic.

Please tell your friends and family 55+ to come join our friendly senior center. It is

only $8.00 per year. Classes are only $1 for members; $3 for non members.

AVAILABLE to the public! Tell your friends and family!

Having a party that is too large for your home?

The Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center is available for rent on days/nights the center is not in use. $150 each event. Call the

manager for more information & details on the Rental Contract

Agreement

CASH BINGO New Feature: Purchase a dated card

for $1 to win special ball money prize. Before games are called, one Bingo

ball will be pulled and announced and if you have Bingo only on the very

next number you will win the pot. If no one wins, the money will be held

until the following week until someone wins.

We will cap the pot at $100 and start a new pot. Sometimes there are several

pots to win. Good luck.

News from the Manager Happy Fall to all! Our fall Penny Party is fast approaching. Donations of canned goods and dry goods and new small items are greatly appreciated. Only new items, please. You can drop them off at the center before October 8th. Thanks to our members who are so dedicated in organizing this fun event. You can now find our calendar on facebook. You do not have to “join” facebook to view it. Simply type “Eastern Upper Bucks Seniors” into the google search and click on the one that has “facebook” underneath. You will be able to view our calendar and details about upcoming events. It is a great way to find out what is happening at our center. Thank you for your cooperation in filling out the form for our rent grant. I had a great response. Please encourage friends who are members to visit our center and sign in at least a couple of times a year so they can be included in our list. Also, encourage anyone aged 55 or older to join our center. Margie

Save the Dates: December 13 Cookie Walk & Winter Lottery Drawing

Please give public fundraisers from your community organi-zation, church, or fire company to Margie Jesiolowski so that

she can put them in the newsletter. Deadline is the 18th of every month to be included in the next newsletter. We are

also accepting advertisements now. Cost will vary depend-ing on size of ad. If you know of someone who might be in-

terested in advertising, let me know. Thanks!

October Birthdays John Sabath Oct 1 Ronald Stoy Oct 1 Elsie Cochran Oct 2 Dorothy Kale Oct 3 Kathleen Carragher Oct 4 Frank Albrecht Oct 5 William Dayton Oct 5 Lois Altemose Oct 7 Sarah Chadwick Oct 7 Cathy James Oct 8 Mary Gallo Oct 9 Judith Husk Oct 9 Eleanor Sciss Oct 9 George Mengelson Oct 10 Betty Monroe Oct 10 Betty Rick Oct 10 Jean Somp Oct 11 Elaine Albrecht Oct 13 David Belgard Oct 14 Elly Marshall Oct 14 Marie Clover Oct 17 Kathleen Weiss Oct 18 Pat Maurath Oct 20 Pamela Blackmon Oct 24 Frank Bowlby Oct 24 Sally Ladner Oct 24 Barbara Sabath Oct 25 Hans Vanderlely Oct 25 Virginia Schmid Oct 25 Marianne Scott Oct 26 Robert Rapp Oct 27 Eleanor Livezey Oct 30 Marion Wachtel Oct 30 Isabel Duncan Oct 31

All members are invited to come out for free cake and ice cream

and celebrate the members' birth-days each month on the 3rd Mon-

day of the month.

Congratulations Pinochle Tournament

Winners: 1st Sandy Carr 2nd Hal Horst

3rd Ruth Gruver

Welcome New Members

Linda Wegscheider

Marlyn Fitz Kathleen Carragher

Community Events Community Fire Company No. 1 Auxiliary

Riegelsville Station 42 - 333 Delaware Rd. Riegelsville, PA 18077 (610)749-2737 Ham Dinner Sunday, October 4th 4 - 7

Breakfast Sunday, October 19th 8 - 12

St. Luke’s U.C.C. Durham Road, Ottsville 610-847-5013 or 484-357-5274 Rummage & Bake Sale

Relocated to Route 412 & 611 in Ottsville!!! Thursday & Friday, October 2 & 3 10 am to 8 pm

Saturday, October 4 BAG SALE ALL DAY 9 am - 4pm Donated Items welcomed. Drop off at 412 & 611 Sept 22 - 27. Other times at St. Lukes.

Knights of Columbus, St. John the Baptist, Ottsville, PA Penny Party, October 15th Doors Open at 5:00, Numbers Called at 7:00

$5.00 No one under 16 admitted. For more information, call Jim 610-847-5456

Riegelsville Fall Roll Out Car Show Riegelsville Ball Park, Route 611, Riegelsville, PA

Sunday, November 2nd 9 am -3 pm Rain or shine Spectator Donation $5 per person, Children 12 and under are Free

Breakfast sponsored by Riegelsville Masonic Lodge 567 next door to car show begins at 6 am For more information call 484-316-0204 or email RiegelsvilleFallRollOut@gmail.com

Miscellaneous Community News Pipersville Book Club: meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7 pm and has openings for new members. For the cur-

rent book, please call the library at 215-766-7880 Hours: Mon & Fri 3-5 Tue & Wed 3-5 & 7-8:30, Thu 10-12, 3-5, 7-8:30, Sat 10-12

$10 Auto Registration Form Applications for retired persons are available at the center. Eligibility requirements

are listed on the bottom of the form.

No Power at Home? You are always welcome to recharge your electrical devices at First Savings Bank.

Register for Do Not Call so you do not receive telemarketing calls. 1-888-382-1222 You must call from the phone num-ber which you are registering.

Free Community Dinners Third Wednesday of the month at Christ Community Bible Church 1830 North Ridge Road, Perkasie. Doors open at 5,

dinner served at 5:30-6:30 p.m. 215-257-7318

Free Community Meals in Quakertown. Food for Friends serves free hot dinners at 6 p.m. at Richland Friends Quaker Meeting on the second, fourth, and fifth Wednesdays of each month. All welcome. Join us at Mill Road and Main Street

just off of Route 309. For info call 215-536-0395.

Please Save : Empty Prescription Pill Containers We have an overabundance of empty pill containers. Peggy Cook has asked that we hold off until January. At that time, she will let us know when to start collecting them again. We are also collecting boxtops for education, aluminum tabs and used postage stamps. Please leave 1/4" around stamps. Give stamps to Marion Wolf. Redners Save a Tape We are no longer collecting Redners receipts. We are too far away from the minimum amount we would need to profit from this fundraiser. The Lord's Pantry A bin for food donations for the Lord's Pantry is at the senior center.

Congratulations Lottery Calendar Winners

Thu Aug 14th #921 Laurie Breisck $30 Fri Aug 15th #944 Janet Allen $30 Sat Aug 16th #757 No Winner $50 Sun Aug 17th #342 Ann Schrader $50 Mon Aug 18th #013 Bill Holland $50 Tues Aug 19th #868 No Winner $30 Wed Aug 20th #613 Carole Brittain $30 Thu Aug 21st #580 Kathie Weiss $30 Fri Aug 22nd #966 No Winner $30 Sat Aug 23rd #763 No Winner $50 Sun Aug 24th #158 Dan Rottenberk $50 Mon Aug 25th #430 No Winner $30 Tue Aug 26th #425 No Winner $30 Wed Aug 27th #662 No Winner $30 Thu Aug 28th #826 No Winner $30 Fri Aug 29th #175 No Winner $30 Sat Aug 30th #036 No Winner $50 Sun Aug 31st #183 Shirley Anderson $50 Mon Sep 1st #115 No Winner $125 Tue Sep 2nd #736 No Winner $30 Wed Sep 3rd #174 No Winner $30 Thu Sep 4th #771 No Winner $30 Fri Sep 5th #482 No Winner $30 Sat Sep 6th #846 Mary Woeppel $50 Sun Sep 7th #527 Harold Marlowe $50 Mon Sep 8th #079 No Winner $30 Tue Sep 9th #175 No Winner $30 Wed Sep 10th #132 Kim Chur $30

Could you use some extra help with your health care costs?

APPRISE (state health insurance assistance program counseling for people with Medicare in Pennsylvania) Extra help offers Medicare recipients: Lower prescrip-

tion co-pays and premiums - Cover the cost of the Donut Hole (gap in prescription drug coverage) have a

total income of less than $1,354 per month and less than $12,510 in resources OR If you are married; and have a

total income of less than $1,821 per month; and less than $25,010 in resources

....Call to see if you are eligible for extra help! (Please note: Not all income and resources count in deciding

who is eligible for Extra Help. If you are close to meet-ing the income and assets limits above, we encourage

you to call. (800) 866-1807 Mon - Fri 9 - 5

Got Drugs? Bucks County Medication Disposal

Free and anonymous. Permanent medication collection boxes are now available at the locations below to help

reduce the growing statistics of people abusing prescrip-tion pain relievers who get them from friends or rela-

tives. Please contact them directly for collection hours, rules, & regulations.

Bucks County Court House: 215.348.6000 Springfield Township: 610.346.6700 Quakertown Borough: 215.536.5002

Philabundance is here to help! If you are a senior 60 years of age or older and a resident of Philadelphia,

Bucks, Chester, Delaware, or Montgom-ery County, you may be eligible for a

Senior Food Box from Philabundance. If you are single and your income is

$14,079 or less or you are living with another family member and your com-bined household income is $18,941 or

less, you will qualify. You may live with more than one other person to qualify.

The box contains a variety of non-perishable food items. l 1-800-319-3663. All inquires are private and confidential.

The local food pantry at St. John The Baptist Church is also

available to help you! Please call me for more details. St. John the

Baptist Food Pantry Mondays 2-5

Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 Thursdays 9:30-1:30

Do you need help with prescription costs? Anyone who has Medicare can get Medicare prescription drug coverage. Some people with limited income and resources are also eligible for extra help to pay for the costs - monthly premiums, annual deductibles and pre-sciption co pays related to a Medicare prescription drug plan. Income lev-

els must be Individual $16,245, Married couple $21,855. Apply at www.socialsecurity.gov or call 1-800-772-1213

How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone

While alone, and you star experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw and you don’t know if you have time to call or drive for assistance, and then your heart stops beating properly and you begin to feel faint, you have only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing move-ments squeeze the heart and keep blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. It could save their lives! This was taken from the internet by a member. Your symptoms may not be as severe as described. While this knowledge may help to save the life of one or more people, it is imperative that you

Call 911 first!!!

There’s Still Time to Apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program

By Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks County)

Pennsylvania's Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program application deadline has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. The program provides property tax and rent relief for eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and peo-ple with permanent disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters. Fifty percent of Social Security income is ex-cluded when determining eligibility. The maximum standard rebate is $650. For more information or an application, contact my office at 1032 N. Easton Road in Doylestown, telephone 215-489-2126, or visit the Department of Revenue’s website. After July 1, claimants who already applied for rebates may check the status of claims online or by calling, toll-free 1-888-PATAXES.

Don’t Miss Out on Tax Relief!

By Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks County)

The Taxpayer Relief Act was signed into law by Governor Rendell on June 27, 2006. The law provides for property tax reduction allocations to be distributed by the Commonwealth to each school district, and the state funds must then be used to reduce local residential school property tax bills. Property tax reduction will be through a “homestead or farmstead exclusion.” Under a homestead or farmstead property tax exclusion, the assessed value of each homestead or farm-stead is reduced by the amount of the exclusion before the property tax is computed. To receive school property tax relief for the tax year beginning July 1, 2015 the form must be filed by March 1, 2015. Your school district is required to notify you by December 31st of each year if your property is not approved for the homestead or farmstead exclusion or if your approval is due to expire. If you purchase a new house, make a change to your deed, amend your property lines or amend names on your deed for a variety of reasons, your original Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion is voided. Therefore, you must resubmit an application to the Bucks County Board of Assessment to be included in a future distribution of gambling revenue. If you have not already, you can download a form from the Bucks County Board of Assessments at www.buckscountyboa.org or you can contact my office at 215-489-2126 and we will be happy to send one to you directly.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

By Rep. Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks County)

“Golden” Anniversary Tea – I would like to honor couples living in the 143rd District who have been married for 50 years or more by inviting them to a “Golden Anniversary Tea” later this year. If you, or a couple you know are interested in participating in this special recognition, please call my district office at 215-489-2126 to register. You will be asked to provide the names of the anniversary couple, address, phone number and date of marriage. A personal invitation will be sent via mail to those who register.

Helpful Phone Numbers AARP (717) 238-2277

Area on Aging (267) 880-5700 Aid for Friends (215) 348-7505

Better Business Bureau (215) 985-9313 Bucks Co. Consumer Protection

(215) 348-7442 Bucks County Transport (215) 794-5554

1-800-795-0740 Elder Abuse (800) 243-3767 Food Stamps (800) 362-1291

Homeless Hotline (800) 810-4434 Legal Info (800) 262-LAWS Legal Service (215) 781-1111

Medicare Service Center (800) 633-4227 or TTY: 877-486-2048

Medicare Questions: Christen Brown from Independence Blue Cross 1-888-208-6076

Military Affairs (215) 345-3307 P.A.C.E. 800-225-7223 or 267-880-5700

Philabundance Food 1-800-319-3663 Report Medical Fraud & Abuse (800)-447-8477

Social Security, Disability Issues, or Supplemental Security Income (800) 772-1213

Sage (215) 357-2332 Senior Employment (267) 880-5700

RSVP (Senior volunteering)

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.

Walt Whitman

Some of life’s little instructions: Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power,

or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who help you.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Learn to recognize the inconsequential, then ignore it.

Give people the benefit of the doubt.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Sunday Oct 19th Penny Party Doors open 12:00

Friday Oct 31st Game Night 6pm

1 Cards 10:00 Advanced Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 Beginner Tai Chi 11:30-12:30

2 Cards 10:00 Knitting&Crocheting10:00 Game Day 10:00 Einstein Nutrition 12:30

6 Cards 10:00 Line Dancing 10:30-11:30 Executive Board Meeting

1:00

7 Cards 10:00 Chair Yoga 10:00 - 11:00

8 Cards 10:00 Advanced Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 Beginner Tai Chi 11:30-12:30

Covered Dish Luncheon 12:00

9 Cards 10:00 Knitting&Crocheting 10:00

Pinochle Tournament 1pm

13 Closed for Columbus Day

14 Cards 10:00 Chair Yoga 10:00-11:00

15 Cards 10:00 Advanced Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 Beginner Tai Chi 11:30-12:30

16 Cards 10:00 Knitting&Crocheting 10:00 Game Day 10:00

20 Cards 10:00 Line Dancing 10:30-11:30

Birthday Bingo 1:00 p.m.

21 Cards 10:00 Chair Yoga 10:00-11:00

Rep Marguerite Quinn 1:00

22 Cards 10:00 Advanced Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 Beginner Tai Chi 11:30-12:30 Moses Trip 10:00am

23 Cards 10:00 Knitting&Crocheting 10:00

27 Cards 10:00 Line Dancing 10:30-11:30 Membership Meeting 1:00

28 Cards 10:00 Chair Yoga 10:00-11:00 Bingo 1:00

29Cards 10:00 Advanced Tai Chi 10:30-11:30 Beginner Tai Chi 11:30-12:30

30Cards 10:00 Knitting&Crocheting 10:00

October 2014 Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center Schedule of Activities:

8040 Easton Road (Route 611) Ottsville, PA 18942