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The Golden Times The Michigan City Senior Center

2 on the Lake * Michigan City, IN 46360

(219) 873-1504 * Hours: 8am-4pm * Mon-Fri Director: Tara Miller Assistants: Dorothy Biller; Georgiana Timm

Aug 2013

BRIDGE LESSONS

With Glen McGeady If you have a basic knowledge of the wonder-

ful game of Bridge and wish to know more,

lessons will be held starting in August and

continuing into September. The day and time

will be determined by the major-

ity of the people who sign up

and the availability of the in-

structor. Sign up at the front

desk or call 873-1504.

Beginning August 1st, we NO longer accept

payments for First Travel Trips. Please send

all payments to First Travel, 214 Pine Lake

Ave, LaPorte, IN 46350. Thank you for your

Senior Center Choir Concert

Thurs, August 15th at 2:30pm We have a CHOIR! That’s right, a

group of our seniors have been

working with Michelle Alexander,

the choir director for Notre Dame

Elementary school and they are ready to showcase some of their

talents! Please join us on Thurs,

August 15th at 2:30pm (right after

BINGO) to hear a half hour selec-

tion of Music from Around the

World by our very own

Senior Center Members!

It’s FREE and it’s FUN!

Don’t miss out!

Do You Know Which Price is Right?

Join us August 6th at 2pm for our version of The Price is Right. There will

be 10 items plus a Grand Prize item. You show

up and put your name in and if you’re one of 10

contestants called, you get to submit your guess

for the price of the item. If you’re the closest bid-

der without going over, you win the item! Limit

2 wins. But everyone (even if you’ve already won twice)

gets entered for the Grand Prize game. It’s FREE to play, so

come join us for an afternoon of fun and free giveaways.

Sponsored by Life Care Center of

Michigan City.

Duplicate Bridge Lessons With Marci Meyer

Fridays: Aug 2, 9, 16, 23

9:00-11:00am

All lessons will consist of 30 min of instruction of con-ventions & 1 1/2 hours of play of pre-dealt hands which

emphasize the topic of the day.

Week #1= Jacoby 2NT, Roman Key Card 1430

Week #2= Michaels Cue Bid, Unusual 2NT, Negative Dbl

Week #3 & #4= Two-over-One Game Forcing

COST: $30.00

To register call Marci 879-4608 (h) or 972-741-5196 ©, or marcimeyer@sbcglobal.net

Muffins & Coffee prior to class each week!

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AUG ~ 2013

MON

9:45am Exercise 10:30 Centering Group Exercise

12:45pm Beg Spanish 12:15pm Duplicate Bridge

1:00pm Knitting & Crocheting Bee

TUES

9:00am Billiards

9-2 Ceramics

9:30am Mahjong

9:30am Tai Chi

10:00am Russian

11:00am Facebook

12, 1, 2, & 3pm:

Computers

12:15 Spanish Lit-Beg

12:30pm Cards

1::00pm Euchre

1:15pm Begin. Spanish

Grammar

WED

8:30-11:30am SHIP (CALL FOR APPT)9am Mens Club

9:45am Exercise

10am Basic Computers

10:30am Centering Group Exercise

10:30am Spanish/Btr

or Worse

11am Double Pinochle

12:30pm Cards

12:30pm Mexican Train/Dominoes

12:30pm 3100 Rummy

12:30pm Mhing

THURS

8:30-11am Wii Game

9am Senior Choir

9am Billiards

9 & 10am Computers

9:30 Tai Chi

9:30am Canasta

10:10am French Con

temporary Readings

10:30am Line Dancing

11am French Trad.

Readings

1:00pm BINGO

1:00pm Painting Club

FRI

9:45am Exercise

10am German Liv Lang

10:30 Centering Group Exercise

10:30am Sing-along

11am German II 12-3pm SHIP (CALL FOR APPT)

12:15pm Pinochle

12:30pm Bunco

1:00pm Spanish III

Thurs, Aug 1st: Blood Pressure Checks by Millers Merry Manor 12:30pm

Thurs, Aug 1st: SSS Investment Club 2pm

Fri, Aug 2nd-4th: Great Lakes Grand Prix Super Boat Race

Tues, Aug 6th: Do You Know Which Price is Right Game 2pm

Mon, Aug 12th: Hearing Evaluations 9-3pm (by appt)

Mon, Aug 12th: Cooking for One (or Two) 12noon

Tues, Aug 13th: Advisory Board Meeting 9:30am

Wed, Aug 14 & 28th: Garden Group 12noon

Wed, Aug 14th: 1st Travel Trip/Cubs Game!

Thurs, Aug 15th: Music Around the World/Senior Choir 2:30pm

Mon, Aug 19th: Popcorn & A Movie/1:00pm

Wed, Aug 21st: Fancy Foot Clinic (call for appt)

Wed, Aug 21st: 1st Travel Trip/Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5

Thurs, Aug 22nd: Newsletter Assembly 8:30am

Thurs, Aug 22nd: BP Checks & Presentation by Walgreens 12:30pm

Tues, Aug 27th: Coffee with the Mayor 9:30am

Special Events

Thank you to Sue for donating a Dominoes game in memory of

her mother.

Anyone interested in start-

ing a Backgammon group?

If so, please call us at 873-

1504 and leave your name

& number.

Attention Harmonica

Players!

Did you know play-

ing the harmonica

has been shown to

help people who suffer from

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Disease (COPD) breathe better,

according to researchers at the

University of Michigan Health

System. So…...We would like to

get a class started and we’re

wondering if anyone might be

willing to teach the Harmonica to

interested members. If so,

please call Tara at 219-873-

1504.

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Popcorn & A Movie Mon, Aug 19th at 1:00pm

“Identity Thief ” Sponsored by Life Care Center of MC

Unlimited funds have allowed Diana to live it up on the outskirts of Orlando. There's only one glitch: she's fi-nancing her shopping sprees with an ID stolen from Sandy Patterson, an accounts rep who lives halfway

across the U.S. With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Pat-terson is forced to extreme measures to clear his name.

He hits the road to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life and coerce her into making the

2,000 mile road trip back to Colorado to set things right.

FREE!

Firecracker Fillies Red Hatters Wear red hats & purple clothes to events. Birthday girls wear purple hats

& red clothes.

We will be taking reservations for “Cabaret” at Notre Dame University on Sat, Nov 16th. A $20 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is needed at this time to purchase tickets. Absolute deadline: July 31, 2013. If you are sending your check on the 31st,

you must phone Jeannie to inform her of your reservation. NO EXCEPTIONS! Mon, Aug 5th: Buffet Lunch at the Warehouse, 303 Brighton St, LaPorte 12noon Cost

$14 Deadline July26

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Mon, Sept 9th: Lunch at Flips Pancake House & Restaurant, 17549 US Hwy 12, New Buffalo, MI 12noon Choice of 3 Panini sandwiches: Grecian Chicken, Bistro Roast Beef, or Pork Tenderloin. All served with chips & pickle. Choice of Vanilla or Chocolate ice cream.

Includes soft drinks, tea or coffee, and gratuity. Cost $13 Deadline Aug 31

Sat, Sept 28th: “Little River Band” at the Mendel Center Mainstage at Lake Michigan College This is the original band! Cost $64 for ticket and bus. Dinner will be on your own at a location TBA. Bus will leave Lowe’s parking lot at 3:30pm & Return 10:30pm. Deadline

Sept 6.

NOTE: We will be taking reservations for “Cabaret” at Notre Dame University on Sat,

Nov 16th. A $20 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit is needed at this time to purchase tickets.

REMINDER: No early birds at events! Arrive no more than 1/2 hour prior to event. Please be sure your dues are current at the Senior Center! Don’t forget to call Jeannie if you have to cancel, even if it’s at the last minute! Reserv/Pymt by CHECK ONLY may be left at the Senior Center in sealed en-velope marked with the event, your name & phone #. Checks payable to Firecracker Fillies. Add’l

info: Jeannie at 874-7794.

Popcorn & A Movie AND a visit by Dr. B. Agarwal

Each month Dr. B. Agarwal will stop by just prior to

Popcorn & A Movie between 12:30-12:45pm for a

Question/Answer Session before the movie starts!

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First Travel 2013 Trips

Wed, Aug 14th: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati, Wrigley Field, Chi-

cago, IL Includes transp and game ticket. Lunch is on own at ballpark. Departs

LP 9am, MC at 9:30am. Reserv/pymt by July 14. $57/pp

Wed, Aug 21st: “Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5” at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL In-

cludes transp, lunch of Roast Sirloin of Beef or Grilled Salmon, lunch gratuity and show.

Departs LP 8am, MC 8:30am. Reserv/pymt by July 1. $89/pp

Wed, Sept 18th: “Next To Normal” Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace,

IL. One of only 8 musicals in history to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama, this riv-

eting story is an intricate dissection of a ‘normal’ American family. Driven by an

incredible Tony Award winning score, the narrative burrows into family secrets

long since buried. This is a musical that asks the question: Can the seemingly per-

fect family survive an insurmountable event and tender the untenable. A story

whose mere description would destroy it. See it before anyone reveals its secrets.

Includes transp, lunch of Roast Sirloin or Tilapia, and show. Departs LP 9am, MC

9:30am. Reserv/pymt by Aug 18. $78/pp

Thurs, Oct 31st: “Arsenic & Old Lace” at Amish Acres, Nappanee, IN The

famous comedy written by Joseph Kesselring became best known for the film ad-

aptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. This classic farce fol-

lows two charming and innocent elderly women who populate their cellar with re-

mains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers; the antics of their brother

who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other brother. Includes

transp, lunch at the famous Threshers Dinner served family style, and show. De-

parts MC 9am, LP 9:30am. Reserv/pymt by Sept 30.

Wed, Nov 13th: “Two Guys and a Christmas Tree” at Cornwell’s Dinner

Theatre, Marshall, MI Grandpa’s rule has always been every tree has a story and

every customer must get a tree. Hank and Jim are brothers who are third genera-

tion Christmas tree dealers. The brothers sell trees and spread Christmas cheer to

all who buy from them. Hank has a huge heart and at times has been known to

give away to those who can’t afford them. Jim on the other hand tries to be the

tough one but the Christmas spirit moves even this grumpy guy. The humor, the

warm family spirit and all of the wonderful Christmas songs will make this a sure

hit. Includes transp, complete turkey dinner and show. Departs LP 8am, MC

8:30am. Reserv/pymt by Oct 13. $79/pp

Sat, Nov 16th: “13th Annual Holiday Shopping Trip” Rivertown Crossings

Mall, Grandville, MI. Includes transp. Lunch on your own. Departs from La-

Porte Tractor Supply at 7am, Returns 6:30pm. Reserv/pymt by Oct 16. $37/pp

Call First Travel to book trips at 879-4633.

As of August 1st, we NO LONGER accept pay-

ments for First Travel Trips. Please send all

payments DIRECTLY to First Travel, 214 Pine

Lake Ave, LaPorte, IN 46350

NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME!

Marianne Bahar James Barr

Lorraine Barr Thomas Beckley

Jamie Carey Jill Carey

Beverly Coburn Edmond Douville

Marilyn Eddy Karen Engstrom

Carol Fisch Naomi Goodman Elizabeth Halliar Jackie Henning

Stan Kass Tom Keene Kate Kelley Aaron Lake Mary Lake

Durbin Lyons Mary (West) Morf

Ron Nagle Robert Steele

Sharleen Stout Barbara Stroud

Franklin Wampler

Answer…. The answer is 3.

(7x4)-8=20 (3x9)-7=20 (6x5)-10=20 (3x8)-4=20

Raffle for

2013!

This year we

are raffling off a Kindle

Fire. Once again tickets

will be $1.00 each, 3 for

$2.00 or 8 for $5.00

and it will be awarded at

the Chili Cook Off on

Dec 7th. Value is $200.

Web, movies, games,

reading and built-in Wi-

Fi. Get your tickets any

day we’re open.

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Cooking for One (or Two) at the

MC Senior Center Mon, Aug 12th at 12:00noon

NOTICE: You must RSVP. The Arbors of

M.C. will host a demonstration cooking class

on pan cooking, and cooking for one (or

two). YOU MUST RSVP no later than Fri,

Aug 9th to the Receptionist at The

Arbors/219-874-5211. If you

don’t register, you will be served

last ONLY if there’s anything left

over after the presentation.

Gardening Group Wed, Aug 14th & 28th at 12noon The Gardening Group continues with Master Gardener instructor

Dennis Brittain.

Basic Computer & Internet Classes

Class days and times may vary. Please call to sign up. No experience neces-

sary. We’ll teach you what you need to know. FREE! To sign up, call 873-1504.

Instructors: Debbie Henckel, Evelyn Cassin, & Barb Fisher. Don’t wait! Now is the time to learn about the computer: email, internet, basic com-

puter applications & more!

FACEBOOK Classes continue!

Debbie Henckel will be hosting a Facebook

Class every Tuesday at 11am. This will be a group class and you MUST bring a laptop com-puter to work on. This is a

FREE class. Friend us on Face-book: Michigan City Senior

Center

Director’s

Corner Lots of info for you, see you in Sept!...Tara Miller

Master Gardener Class

Offered this fall at the LaPorte County

Purdue Extension office on State Road 2

in LaPorte. The Purdue Master Gardener

program is a volunteer training program

that provides research-based horticulture

information to class participants. If you

are interested, contact Tina DeWitt at

324-9407.

There are still openings for the Cape Cod & Plymouth trip in Sept through First Travel. If

you are interested, please con-tact Lisa at 879-4633. Trip is

$559/pp double occupancy.

Mayflower Tours & First

Travel Center

Value Tour 2014

Texas ~ Cowboy Country!

9 day trip by motorcoach includes 13 meals. Visit museums, Alamo, San

Antonio, missions, Texas White House, JFK Memorial and much

more! Flyers available at the front desk or call First Travel 879-4633.

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1 Shirley Hebb

Connie Link

Barbara McDaniel

Joan Osborne

Elizabeth Parnell

Charlotte Pest

2 Betty Ashmore

Judy Caddo

Joyce Callaway

Patricia McAnally

Nettie Moore

Leotha Pliske

Duane Robb

Charles Schultz

3 Lorraine Berrier

Joan Drzewiecki

Judy Niec

Liz Shuttleworth

4 Lydia Aponte

Elanor Benford

Joan Casey

Eldon Coons

Mary Jo Dickard

Kathy Kwiatkowski

Sandy Robbins

5 George Averitt

Robert Ludington

John Manigold

Evelyn Pinsof

Joan Sheblosky

Shirley Tempel

Jan Van Ausdal

Adeline Wingard

6 Romance Jones

Michael Kominiarek

Steve Millick

7 Robert Boilek

Mary Niec

David (John) Parrett

Mary Ann Recht

Paciencia Stype

Ann Sweeney

8 Barbara Fisher

Luella Keller

Shirley Pietraszewski

9 Maggie Garner

Diane Hack

William Manning

Steven Melnyk

Mary Zeese

10 Ronald Stevenson

Aug 11 James Bienas

George Boeckling

Linda DePaul

Lorraine Fox

Roger Glick

Barbara Heinz

Donna Lyster

Ron Miller

Peter Pairitz

Terry Snyder

Ronald Winfrey

12 Terry Boguslawski

Mark Dever

Loretta Dunn

Barbara Hetfleisch

W.R. Spencer

William Wing

13 Elizabeth Brown

Marilyn Eddy

Hank Lisak

Louis O’Donnell

Frances Prusa

Richard Wornhoff

14 Sue Burroughs

Judy Fennell

Stephen Jacobs

Joan McGinnis

Brownie Robb

15 Diane Dirks

Margaret Hallum

Mary Lou Kolodiej

William Miller

Dennis Peters

Ronald Retseck

Jean Wagner

Venia Wendt

Charlotte Wentland

16 Tom Joyce

Mel Maddox

Lorraine Wozniak

17 Paul Lisak

Arthur Mullins

Patricia Parry

James Reimann

18 Judy Jones

Sue Matthews

Marietta Pritz

Steve Whitehead

19 Debra Bartlett

Loretta Gambill

Charmian Melnick

Lenora Schwermer

Barbara Stedman

20 Harriet Hillman

Jene Jensen

Anne Leady

Sara Ogle

George Ottersen

Maxine Paine

Nancy Squires

21 Patricia Brown

Lois Kenney

Frances Lysaught

Louise (Dolly) Marshall

George Neagu

Connie Williams

22 Kenneth Batzel

Betty Yourist

23 Dave DeMass

Donald Flotow

Bonnie Gross

Mary-Louise Reey

Patricia Witkowski

24 Diane Borawski

Bob Fritz

Cheryl Hale

Denise Holmes

Pat Pearson

Phyllis Walter

25 Patricia Barlow

Patricia Knies

Ruth Mokrycki

Gertrude Orginski

Carole Ann Stewart

Jan Wildhart

Janet Woodruff

26 Jack McGann

Gloria Penfold

27 Ira Heiman

Henry Ito

Richard Kwiecien

Kaye Moriarty

Jane Quint

Floyd Reed

Donna Sanders

Julie Wendling

28 Ken Andre, Jr

Joe Campbell

Walter Chapala

Ressa Golding

Susan Roule

Judy Selund

Daniel Sollors

29 Ronald Carriveau

Larry Gipson

Allen Jones

Shirley Mertz

Robert Rumsey

Robert Saylor

Roberta Scales

Sarah Smarzynski

Gene Wright

30 William Chmela

James Cunningham

Kathleen Farley

Mabel Logman

Barbara Steinke

Mary Lou Timbrook

31 Betty Peterson

Joan Shortall

Clifton Snyder

Happy Birthday!

Basic Spanish Grammar

Tues, Aug 6 at 1:15pm

Spanish Grammar will begin Tues, Aug 6th. This will be a

year-long course with various breaks along the way. If you have some

basic knowledge of Span-ish and want to continue your study, this course

may be appropriate. If in-terested call Al Tieken, 878-8519 for additional info or to sign-up for the class. No tuition charge, but a text book cost of $5.

Other classes: Spanish Readings 12:15pm Tues-

days; French contemporary readings 10:10am Thurs-days; French traditional

readings 11am Thursdays; German Living Language

10am Fridays; German II at 11am Fri; Spanish III 1-3pm

Fridays

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September October

November December

2013 Things to Come 2013

2nd: CLOSED/Labor Day 18th: 1st Travel/Next to Normal

6th: Lion’s Pancake Brkfst 6th-12th: 1st Travel Trip to Cape Cod 12 & 13: Oktoberfest 14th: CLOSED/Columbus Day 24th: Trivia Challenge 31st: 1st Travel/Arsenic & Old Lace

7th: Harvest Ball 9th: Exchange Club Raffle 11th: CLOSED/Veterans Day 13th: 1st Travel Trip/2 Guys & A Xmas Tree 14th: Turkey Dinner 16th: 1st Travel/Shopping Trip 28th & 29th: CLOSED/Thksgvg

7th: Festival & Lights & Chili Cook-Off 13th: Xmas Party 16th: Red Hat Xmas Party 24th & 25th: CLOSED/Xmas 31st & 1st: CLOSED/New Years

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3 9 7

6 5 10

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Riddles In this table, each row across follows the same

pattern of numbers. See if you can discern the

pattern and fill in the missing number in the

bottom row.

HINT: If you read your figures like words in the West,

then multiply your efforts and subtract the rest.

Answer on Page 4

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NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE PAID

MICHIGAN CITY, IN

PERMIT NO. 51

Michigan City Senior Center

Two on the Lake

Michigan City, IN 46360

Happy Anniversary Keith & Cathie Houchins on their 17th on Aug 2

Bill & Gloria McMahan on their 28th on Aug 2

Larry & Carol Dombrowsky on their 29th on Aug 4

Gary & Sue Lied on their 46th on Aug 5

Larry & Shirley Hamilton on their 20th on Aug 6

Curtis and Bonnie Hatfield on their 47th on Aug 6

Rolland and Karen Lawrenz on their 53rd on Aug 6

Thomas & Fran Mize on their 61st on Aug 8

Jim & Charlotte Rowley on their 32nd on Aug 8

Bruce & Mary Morse on their 63rd on Aug 12

Ronald & Norma Lewis on their 44th on Aug 16

William & Joyce Manning on their 52nd on Aug 19

Eugene & Paulette Smiertelny on their 51st on Aug 19

Dennis & Sheila Wildhart on their 48th on Aug 21

Walter & Pamela Kienzynski on their 49th on Aug 22

Alexander & Tatiana Pisarskaya on their 42nd on Aug 22

Greg & Virginia Orlowski on their 44th on Aug 23

Richard & Letty Percifield on their 52nd on Aug 23

Harold & Connie Bernt on their anniversary Aug 24

Patrick & Nancy Donoghue on their 45th on Aug 24

Dennis & Frankie Newton on their 43rd on Aug 24

Carter & Michele Eckert on their 48th on Aug 26

Bruce & Barbara Fisher on their 52nd on Aug 26

Ron & Dee Sturgeon on their 46th on Aug 26

Ed & Elizabeth Bigda on their 57th on Aug 27

Mel & Sheila (Diane) Maddox on their 32nd on Aug 29

Walter & Evelyn Peo on their 57th on Aug 31

AUG

Get Well Soon Ray Clemens, Louise Henrich & Julie Lisak, Jo Prosser

In Sympathy… We wish to extend sympathy to:

Sandra Bailey on the loss of her grandson Joshua Bailey; Eleanor Pliske on the loss of her grandson Chris Pliske; Burton & June Ruby on the loss of

their son Roger Ruby; Dolores Bacon on the loss of her sister Eleanor Hay-duk; Frances Watson on the loss of her sister Eleanor Hayduk; Robert Pahs on the loss of his wife Karen Pahs; Joan Shortall on the loss of her sister-in-

law Karen Pahs; Richard & Pamela Pahs on the loss of her sister-in-law Karen Pahs; Kathy Pahs Rhodes on the loss of her sister-in-law Karen Pahs; Ron & Judith Granzo ond the loss of their niece Stacy Granzo;

Charles & Jana Thomas on the loss of her aunt Marguerite Staff; Mildred Wozniak on the loss of her sister Evelyn Bartnick; Michaelene Berk on the

loss of her daughter Elaine Moser; & to the families of Calvin Jingst,

Michael Wozniak, Anne Howard, Ethel Hamilton, and William Sabo.

OOPS! We missed Floyd & Darla Schrock’s anniversary on June 22nd. Happy Belated!