SHIPLEY CENTER NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2017
THE CENTER NEWS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF SHIPLEY CENTER
- NOVEMBER 2017
ATTENTION, SHOPPERS! Enjoy Shipley Center’s 9th Annual
Raffle tickets will be sold for a variety of items donated by our vendors. Tickets $1 each!
Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair
Featuring handmade and other items: Jewelry, Books, Knit and Crochet, Wreaths, Artwork and the list goes on!
There will be a bake sale!
Shipley Center’s Craft Store will also be open! DATES: Friday & Saturday, November 3 & 4 TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Café at Shipley Center will be open for your lunch options (Normal menu on Friday, limited menu on Saturday)
See Michael’s Message, “From The Suggestion Box”, p. 5.
Thanksgiving Luncheon
Christmas Luncheon
Thursday, November 16 Two Seatings: 11:30am & 2pm Tickets on sale NOW!
Friday, December 15 Two Seatings: 11:30am & 2pm
Tickets on sale November 17
($12 for Members, $15 Non-Members) (Tickets are non-refundable)
Purchase by November 10! Luncheon Catered by
Pie Raffle!! Tickets $1 each
Entertainment by: Keyboardist, Burke Garrett Menu will be a Traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner with all the fixin’s including pumpkin pie & whipped cream
Sponsored by Sequim Health and Rehabilitation, First Federal and Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation
Menu: A Traditional Christmas Dinner with all your favorite side dishes and dessert. Pricing and catering details will follow. Our table-top Christmas Tree Raffle will include a personal pie made by Raini Cacy with each tree! Raffle Tickets $1 each
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SHIPLEY CENTER TRIPS & TOURS 360-683-5883
[email protected] Come to the Presentation Dec 1 at 1:00 p.m. Branson, Memphis, Nashville Ryan Campbell from Premier World Discovery will be here on Friday, December 1 at 1:00 p.m. to tell you all about this fantastic trip. If you are a music lover, I’m sure you won’t want to miss it! Shipley Center has traveled with this company before, last year to Sedona, AZ, and I heard the tour guides were great. This 9-day adventure begins May 2, 2018, and is all about America’s Musical Heritage. Here are the highlights, for your review: St. Louis City Tour 3 Nights in Branson Shoji Tabuchi Show The Duttons Show Showboat Branson Belle Curling Vine Winery Dour Gabriel Show Clinton Presidential Library Graceland Beal Street Dinner Memphis City Tour National Civil Rights Museum Peabody Duck March 2 nights – Opryland Resort Grand Ole Opry Country Music Hall of Fame Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theatre
This also includes roundtrip airfare from Seatac, 13 meals, hotel transfers, baggage handling and professional tour director. This will be your last chance to sign up. Call Beth to reserve your spot for the presentation or for the trip! (360)683-5883 email:
[email protected]
Beth Barrett, Trips & Tours Coordinator
NOOooo . . . it can’t be November already! The year is almost over! Get ready for that turkey to enter into the picture . . . among other things! The group on the 4-day excursion to Sun Mountain in October had a great time at the Cowboy Barbeque and visiting the little town of Winthrop! One of the most popular trips last month was the Tacoma Holiday Food and Gift Show. Unfortunately, the Sol Duc trip and the Tommy Dorsey show had to be cancelled, as too few people signed up. This month, we will be visiting the Seattle Art Museum where works of Andrew Wyeth will be on display. Several of you have expressed an interest in this exhibit, and as I write this, only 5 seats are left. The Victoria Holiday has only 4 openings, but who knows, by the time this newsletter goes out, I might have to change that to “0”. DECEMBER 1 AT 1:00! Put this on your calendar if you like music and think you’d like to experience Branson & Nashville. You will probably need to sign up at the presentation, as it is only 6 months out. For more info read my highlighted article! HAMILTON TICKETS: Here’s the bad news, folks. They are NOT offering group tickets. I would suggest signing up to the eClub through the following web page: www.stgpresents.org/enews/signup#broadway. You will get information on ordering tickets for yourself. Hamilton tickets are not available through Shipley Center. I am starting to plan for next year! If you have any ideas for 3- or 4-day trips, shoot me an email . . . or talk to me personally! Several of you have put your name on my roommate list for overnight trips. You are able to meet others also wanting to share rooms. Let me know if you would like to be in this group: Travel Roommate Inquiry Programmers (aka TRIPers!) Just one more reminder: Shipley Center would LOVE to have a few more volunteer CDL bus drivers to take us on our wonderful adventures! Talk to Beth or Michelle. As always, call and RESERVE!
See you on the Shipley bus!
Beth TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MONTH’S GREEN AND BLUE INSERTS FOR MORE TRIP INFO!
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A Magical Day on Mykonos Island! By Margaret Cox As many of you already know, I recently returned from a two-month European adventure with my long-time friend of 62 years, Shannon. Embarking on Holland America’s Westerdam in Venice, we spent one day in Albania before eight days in Greece. Instead of describing multiple ports and/or sites, I thought I would pretty much re-write my journal entry of our day on the Greek island of Mykonos (mi-kuh-nos). Enjoy. . . . Chora, Mykonos Island, Greece A delightful day today, from beginning to end! Awoke with no set itinerary for the day. Pulled back the curtains to the “poster child” view of what Margaret on Santorini Island one thinks of as “Greek” . . . pristine white block buildings with blue doors, shutters, and railings, rising up the hillside from the crystal-clear azure sea. After a leisurely breakfast in the dining room, we went off for our island adventure! The choice to get from the ship to the city was to take a free bus, or a boat for two euros. Well, of course, we had to take the boat, right to the center of Chora! (Many people who cruise often select other boat excursions at various destinations!) Chora is a beautiful town, and we walked a lot, along the cobblestone seaside promenade, and through hilly, narrow streets barely wide enough for two people to pass, none of which were at right angles to another! The stone pathways were lined with small shops, one cozied up next to the other. These narrow, winding streets were made that way to foil pirates who came in from the sea to rob the citizens of the island. Apparently, the residents could bar their doors, and go up to the second-story small balconies, and would pour boiling water and grease over the hapless pirates who would have no way of knowing which street was the way back to their ship. Sounds pretty gruesome to me. Narrow Streets of Mykonos Bet it kept the pirates at bay, though! Walked over the island to the windmills built by Venetians to mill flour, overlooking “Little Venice” an area of balconied restaurants on the waterfront. Had a cold drink at one of them before heading back toward the main harbor, where we had lunch at a Greek taverna. . . the special pepper-flavored cheese of the island—kopanisti—and spinach pie. Both were listed as “appetizers”, but they could have easily fed a third person! Returned by boat to the ship; Shannon went swimming and I did some work on the computer. A delicious meal at the Pinnacle Grill was followed by an amazing BBC presentation of a 16th Century Venetian Windmills documentary, Frozen Planet Live. This was a visual and musical collaboration between the BBC and Holland America. As the movie ran, our ten on-board musicians—the piano quintet, and the five members of the Westerdam Show Band—played music scored for that specific movie . . . live . . . on stage! It was a very moving experience. Returning to our stateroom, we opened the curtains to see what was outside, and were entranced by the glow of an almost full-moon reflected across the water, with pin-points of light from the island receding into the distance. A magical end to a “Little Venice” where we had our drinks at the café with wonderful day on the special island of Mykonos. the lowest roof on the right
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Michael’s Message
BY MICHAEL SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
From The Suggestion Box We at Shipley Center always appreciate suggestions to improve the Center and/or save money on its operations. We want everything to be efficient and above reproach. These are some recent suggestions received in response to our appeal for monetary help sent with the election ballots for the board of directors. I wish to thank those of you who have already donated over $500—as I write this— towards the election costs! Have you considered emailing the ballot? Yes, we have. Unfortunately, hundreds of our members do not have email addresses and/or “don’t do” computers. In addition, some couples share an email address, and the bylaws require us to send a ballot to each member individually. If we provide the ballot in electronic form, attached to an email, unlimited copies could be printed and someone could “stuff the ballot box.” We are aware of online voting software that enables voting online without using paper, but we are not yet ready to go in that direction, especially with every individual not having email. Does this make sense? Why could not all ballots have been in our newsletter? Only members are eligible to vote, but our newsletter is distributed far and wide to many non-members. In addition, households with more than one person get just one newsletter, so would be short a ballot. Finally, the return envelope cannot be mechanically easily inserted into our newsletter. Also, inserting two more sheets (candidate statements and ballot) into the newsletter does not save us the cost of printing them. It would add additional processing fees and possibly postage. So, this method would not save as much money as one might think. Why not save money by mailing two ballots in one envelope to couples at the same address? We thought of this, too, but to protect the integrity of an election, each individual needs his/her own ballot, sent to them individually. This is the only mailing we do each year where we can’t economize by combining things into one envelope for couples. If, however, you are getting more than one newsletter or fundraising letter at your address, please let us know and we can save money by stopping one of them. Cost of Doing Business We save money every way we can, but unfortunately the annual board election is not something we want to mess with that might cast any doubt on the integrity of the process. For an organization with 1800 members, the board election is just one of those “costs of doing business.” Uncontested Elections Another idea, especially in years like this one where we had an uncontested election, is to forgo the mailing of ballots and have all the balloting happen at the Center. The front desk would be everyone’s “polling place” where your membership status would be verified and you would be handed a ballot to fill out and cast it anonymously in the ballot collection box. The downside of that method is that our members who are homebound would not have a voice in our board elections. And those who make few trips into the Center, or who live a long distance away, might have to make a special trip in to vote, or not be able to vote at all. (We have members all over the Olympic Peninsula and a few that live out of state.) To solve this issue, perhaps uncontested elections could be held in person, and only contested elections would result in ballots being mailed out. But, making these sorts of changes in election methods would require a change in the language of our bylaws, which the board could consider before next year’s election process. Many thanks for your ideas, suggestions and support! My sincere wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Michael
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JUDY PRIEST WATERCOLOR EXCLUSIVES
PHONE 360-683-5660 ARTWORK FOR SALE IN THE MAIN ACTIVITY ROOM
Shipley Center Craft of the Month!
Find the Hidden Object
Bibs, Fingerless Gloves, Socks & Christmas Stockings $1 - $10 each
Somewhere is this month’s issue is Thomas the turkey. It could be hidden in an ad or an article. Once you spot the object, email your name, phone number and the location (page number) to
[email protected]. Or you can come into the Office and fill out a form and turn it in by the 15th of each month. A winner will be drawn from all correct answers. You can win a $5 gift certificate to The Café at Shipley Center OR $5 in Shipley bucks. Each month, we will be hiding a different object or animal. Good Luck!
Interested in learning how to quilt? We are looking for people who would like to be part of a beginner’s quilting class. Contact Debbie Eustice at 360-4774267 or leave a message for her at the office at 360-683-6806.
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BULLETIN BOARD for SHIPLEY CENTER’S PROGRAMS and ACTIVITIES! Holistic Healthcare for Active Aging series of classes taught by Randy Sorensen
Healthy U! Healthy U! is a monthly Shipley Center program featuring presentations by local experts on topics covering physical, nutritional or emotional health. These presentations are free to Shipley Center members, with a suggested donation of $2 for non-members, as they are open to the public. Please RSVP at front desk or by calling 360-683-6806 for further details. Session 9 - Stop the Bleed and Disaster Preparedness, November 14, at 1:30pm, presented by Nancy McGovern, RN(ret) and Clallam County Emergency Worker Volunteer . Stop the Bleed - No matter how rapid the arrival of EMT’s, by-standers will always be first on the scene. A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within 5 minutes. Learn how you can Stop the Bleed! Disaster Preparedness – A conversation of where do I start to prepare? And the reasons why. Session 10 - more information will be in the December issue of The Center News.
Alaska Film Presentation Come meet Mozelle Maness, your guide for a tour of Alaska. Mozelle was a tour and bear-viewing guide for 6 years in Ketchikan, Alaska, who now resides in Port Angeles and works in Sequim. She will present two films on Alaska for your viewing pleasure. The first is "Alaska Bush Pilots". It's about beautiful scenery and real Alaskan's doing what they do...They Fly! See SE Alaska from a birds eye view. Ride along to the Misty Fjords National Park. The next award winning short film is called "Ketchikan, A Fish Story". Ketchikan is an area known for it's rich fishing history and wild resource management. They get an average of 182" of rain annually. Please join us for this presentation on Saturday, November 17, at 2:00pm. Free for members, $2 donation for non-members. RSVP by calling 360-683-6806. We will have light snacks of smoked salmon and beverages!
They will be at 10am on the following dates, registration is required. November 17 - Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine for chronic Health Conditions December 15 - Healing with the Seasons - Cycles of Life Randy brings years of experience as an East Asian Medicine Practitioner, along with a formal education of a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine, and he is certified by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Each class is $6 for members, $8 for non-members. Randy provides group acupuncture clinics at Shipley Center starting at 1pm on Mondays. Please call the office at 360-683-6806 or stop in to register.
Games & Conversation with Michael! Come play a friendly rousing game of JEOPARDY ! with Michael as host! Last month’s contestants found it to be a blast as well as educational! Surveys have said that some members want more intellectually stimulating activities. Playing JEOPA RDY ! challenges the mind and is fun too. Free admission, prizes and refreshments await. Tuesday, November 14 at 3:00pm in the classroom at Shipley Center. Come on down!
Windows 10 Classes Is Windows 10 giving you fits? Shipley Center has a seven session class that will help you. Each session lasts about an hour and a half and meets twice a week on Monday and Wednesday at 9:30am. Several handouts are covered during the session and are also helpful for home practice. We use the computers in the Computer Lab and can handle eight students at a time. Cost of the class is $35 Members, $45 Non. To sign up for a class, call the Office at 360-683-6806.
Holiday Bazaar Activity Interruption! Due to the Holiday Bazaar, all activities in the Front Room, Main Room and Dance Hall will be cancelled November 2nd – 4th. We appreciate your understanding.
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***Community Announcements*** WOW! WORKING ON WELLNESS
Sequim Accordion Social
Date: Wednesday, November 8th Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Place: Trinity United Methodist Church 100 North Blake Street, Sequim Title: Small Town, Big Foot: Foot and Ankle Health By: Dr. Dekker Mc Keever, DMP Coho Foot and Ankle Medicine & Surgery
You are invited to our Accordion Social held in Sequim on Sunday, November 12, 2017.
Food Bank Raffle Bring your unopened, un-expired, non-perishable food items and put them in our Food Bank collection box in the main room. Count them and come to the office and you will receive a raffle ticket for each item. 1st prize = 12 month extension or new membership to the Shipley Center (value $45). 2nd prize = 20 Activity Bucks 3rd prize = 10 Activity Bucks Drawing will be held at the end of December. You need not be present to win.
Soroptimist 6th Annual Gala Gift Show When: Where:
Saturday, December 2 10am - 4pm Boys & Girls Club 400 West Fir Street Sequim, WA 98382
The 2017 Soroptimist Gala Gift Show includes: 50+ Vendors Raffle Items - Many provided by the participating vendors Scrumptious Home-Made Goodies & Baked Items Holiday-wrapped See's Candies Hearty Winter Soup in the Cafe - Eat in or take some home Free Admission & Large Parking Area Come Early – Many vendors' products & the home-baked items sell out quickly.
TIME: WHERE: Suggested Donation: What to Bring:
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Shipley Center, Sequim 921 E Hammond St Sequim, WA 98382 $2.00-3.00 per person Your enthusiasm for listeners!
Featured Player will be Lyle Schaefer from Puyallup, WA If you know of someone who plays the accordion whom we have not contacted, please let him or her know about our event---and ask every player to bring their accordion!! We hope to see our friends from Kitsap and Pierce Counties as well as those from Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Questions: Call Car yl Dowell 520-369-3550 or Frank Bruckner 208-290-4037. Don’t forget! SUNDAY, November 12, 2017
Free Thanksgiving Dinner Olympic Peninsula Healthy Communities Coalition is providing a FREE community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 23rd from Noon to 2pm at the Boys and Girls Club in Sequim. To RSVP please call 360-797-0212 by Monday, November 20. This dinner will be served to every table and includes: Turkey, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans with Bacon, Stuffing, Cranberry/Pear sauce, Rolls with Butter, Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream, Coffee, Lemonade, and Water.
Applebee’s Dine to Donate We are ending our “Dine to Donate” promotion with Applebee’s after 4 or 5 years. We have found that the rewards do not outweigh the costs of us promoting it any more and we prefer to promote members eating in our Café.
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NOVEMBER 2017 ACTIVITIES MONDAY
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Balance Exercise, WOW Watercolor
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9am
Holiday Bazaar
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Fiber Arts, Fun Poker
10am PAN card game
12pm Bridge
12pm Holiday Bazaar Set-up
Mah Jongg, Adv. Ping Pong, Italian Language Class
2:30p Spanish Language Class
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Beg. Watercolor, Scrabble
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10am Tai Chi, Cribbage, 11am Seniorcise Diabetes Support, 12pm Bridge 11am Seniorcise Fiber Arts 1pm Mah Jongg, Adv. 12:30 Chair Yoga 11:30 Potluck Ping Pong, Italian 1pm Financial Planning 1pm Ping Pong, Bunco Language Class Advice, Fun Poker, 4:30 Sr. Nutrition# 2:30p Spanish Ukulele, Computer Language Class Clinic (members) 4:30p Sr. Nutrition# 2pm Yoga
10am PAN card game, Tap Dance
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2:30p Senior Sing-along @ Discovery Memory Care
4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
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10am Tai Chi, Cribbage, 11am Fiber Arts 12pm 1pm Ping Pong 1pm 1:30p Healthy U! 3pm
JEOPARDY! with Michael
4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
11am Stretch Yoga 1 12pm Bingo 1pm
Beg. Watercolor, Scrabble, Stretch Yoga 2
4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
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Seniorcise
10am PAN card game, Tap Dance
Bridge Mah Jongg, Adv. Ping Pong, Italian Language Class
Closed for
Watercolors w/ Judy Priest
11am Stretch Yoga 1 11:30 Thanksgiving 2pm Luncheons
2:30p Spanish Language Class
1pm
Beg. Watercolor, Scrabble
4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
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Balance Exercise
10am Holistic Health Care for Active Aging 11am Singing Bowls, Seniorcise 1pm
Fiber Arts, Fun Poker, Ping Pong
2pm
Alaska Film Presentation
2:30p Senior Sing-a-long @ Sherwood Mannor 4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
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Balance Exercise
10am Knit & Crochet 11am Seniorcise 12:30 Chair Yoga
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Balance Exercise
10am Knit & Crochet 11am Seniorcise 1230p Chair Yoga
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Beginner Tai Chi, 9am SHIBA
10am Tai Chi, Cribbage, 11am Fiber Arts 12pm 1pm Ping Pong 1pm 4:30p Sr. Nutrition#
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Holiday Bazaar Bridge*
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Spanish Language Class
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9:30a
Watercolors w/ Judy Priest
Seniorcise
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PAN card game, Tap Dance
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Stretch Yoga 1
12pm
Bingo
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Beg. Watercolor, Scrabble, Stretch Yoga 2
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Financial Planning 3pm Board Meeting Advice, Fun Poker, Ukulele, Computer 4:30p Sr. Nutrition# Clinic (members)
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# Senior Nutrition requires you to RSVP at 360-683-8491 by 3:00 the day before, if attending the Tuesday through Friday dinners.
B Y APPOINTMENT: Nail Care:
1pm
Accordion Social
Feet or hands (Tue. Wed. & Thur.) For appointments, call the Shipley Center office at 360-683-6806.
Acupuncture: Mondays - Noon to 2pm For appointments, call the Shipley Center office at 360-683-6806.
Dental Appointments:
*Must RSVP 360-775-5126
Sound Dental Care - Sarah Luetke For appointments, call 206-745-3808
[email protected]
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Jerry Oliver Sally Pearson Myron Teterud
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Elfriede Born David Hill Dennis Isaac Maud G. Krom Rodney Pabst Mary Whitehouse
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Sarah Shepard
29 Waltraud Kessler Trudy Scully
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Karen R Hull Mark Lewis John Mahoney
Shirley Estes Judi Holzhausen
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Terry Outcalt Anne Swenski
Kathy Larson Joan Taylor
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Frank Benson Pamela Herd Gene Molatore Nancy Pellegrino David G. Pierce
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Gail Anundson Sandy Greenlief Kathryn Higgins James Jones Joe McClung Cathie Scanlon Steve Solberg Brian Sullivan Marcia Ulrich
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Welcome to New Members Carol Alongi Robert Atkinson De Barker Donald Beckwith Donald Benbow Rosanna Benbow Danielle Bernice Joan Butler Angelo Curci Gwen Denning Todd Feinstein Katrina Gerdes Joe Hart Regina Hart Maria Herman Charles Hines Ron Lidster James MacKi Ruth MacKi Jill Pinder
T HANK Y OU TO OUR D ONORS In Appreciation of the Computer Room & Seniorcize
Richard Pinder Laverne Purser Lorraine Reeves Kim Renfro Kitty Roosa Joe Sauve Donna Stinson Ron Stinson Stephanie Stoltz John M. Stone Susan Thorell John Thorsley
Mary Bell
In Appreciation of the Computer Room & Larry Powell Michele Menia
For our new Health & Wellness Building Ed Ebling, Sequim Health & Rehabilitation
For Recycling
Margaret Vaughn-Foerster Rev. Don Vaughn-Foerster
Kathy Vera Dianne Walsh Joe Walsh Colleen Weston James Whitney
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Mary Huston
Pizzas for Volunteers Lunch Omer, Sequim Domino's
Miscellaneous Donated Items Patricia Selaya
General Fund Jo Alford Anonymous Karen Herman & Loren Erpelding Thomas & Eileen Larsen Gary & Carol Mitzner Robert Moss Steven Sahnow Verna Sarnecki
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of our deceased members. Please take a moment to remember our members who have recently passed away
In Memory Of: Charles Bockman Faye Bray Jean Brown Robert Crook Milton Dicus
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Get in the Holiday Spirit at Shipley Center! Saturday, December 16
Join us for a 2-hour Christmas Concert, starting at 1pm. Tickets: $5 for members and $8 for non-members Order a personal holiday pie to be delivered for Christmas.
Entertainment lineup: Olympic Peninsula Ukulele Strummers Grand Olympics Chorus Intermission - featuring a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus and treats! Na Hula ‘O Wahine ‘Ilikea Dancers led by Mahina WA Old Time Fiddlers
Check Presentation
Giving Tuesday
On September 25, Brian Jackson of Home Instead Senior Care, presented Shipley Center Executive Director, Michael Smith, Development and Program Director, Michelle Rhodes, as well as the many donors who participated in the GIVE65 Event a check from the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation in the amount of $42,460.84 for the new Health and Wellness Annex. This check included $5,000 in matching funds and a $10,000 award for raising the most money during the event from the foundation. Without the support of over 50 donors, Shipley Center would not have secured the $15,000 in matching funds and award money. Thank you to all who made this possible!
We have the opportunity to get additional matching funds from the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation. From 10pm, Monday, November 27 to 10pm, Tuesday, November 28, the first $50,000 total in donations given to participating charities, will be matched. Please help us in getting as much of this $50,000 as we can! Stay tuned for an email with a link to follow for donating during the event! If you have questions, please contact Michelle Rhodes.
Photos courtesy of Matthew Nash, Sequim Gazette
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Passing on a GREAT BIG THANK YOU! to Sequim Health and
Rehabilitation and Dungeness Courte for sponsoring our October Tuesday Potlucks!
Donate your NEW birthday and/or all occasion cards to our Birthday Card Coordinator. You can turn them in at the Front Desk. th
November 9 : November 14th: November 15th: November 28th: November 30th:
NOVEMBER TRIPS
High Tea in Port Townsend Alderwood Mall, Trader Joe’s & Hobby Lobby Clearwater Casino Country Village Shops and Molbaks Seattle Art Museum: Andrew Wyeth; In
Long Term Care Questions??? A wonderful website has been created by a local volunteer, to help you navigate questions about Long Term Care. It also provides links to resources available to you in regards to Long Term Care.
www.ltcweb.wix.com/ltcinfo When visiting the site, please make sure to check out the terms of use. We hope you find this resource helpful!
Retrospect
BAD WEATHER CLOSURE POLICY As we are into the potentially the bad weather season, we wanted to remind you about our Bad Weather Closure Policy. Hopefully we won’t have to use this for quite awhile, but it is always better to be prepared! If the Sequim School District declares NO SCHOOL, then the Shipley Center will be CLOSED for the ENTIRE DAY. Please Note: LATE START days, we may be closed. Call the Center after 8:30 am to check, or go to our Facebook page. SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSURE INFO CAN BE FOUND ON: FM: KSQM 91.5, KIRO 93.1, KPLZ 101.5, KMPS 94.1 AM: KONP 1450, KIRO 710, KOMO 1000, KVI 570 TV: KOMO 4, KING 5, KIRO 7, Q13 FOX www.sequimschools.wednet.edu
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NOVEMBER 2017
Shipley Center Welcomes Sound Dental Care Shipley Center is excited to announce that we are now hosting Sound Dental Care within the center, with appointments available November 17. The initial appointment is $99, with each appointment after being $129. Sarah Luetke, the hygienist for Sound Dental Care, has been working in private practice for the past fourteen years and in assisted living environments for the past three years. She founded Sound Dental Care to help patients maintain a sense of independence as they age and to provide a more convenient and affordable option for seniors that are seeking basic dental care. Sound Dental Care offers limited oral evaluations, basic dental cleanings, periodontal treatments, scaling and root planing, fluoride varnish applications, and silver diamine fluoride applications. If you are looking for this type of dental care solution, you are encouraged to obtain an enrollment packet at the front desk. You can also learn more about Sound Dental Care by visiting their website at www.sounddentalcare.com or by giving Sarah Luetke a call 206-745-3808.
Wanted: Great new AARP TAX-AIDE Volunteers! It’s November . . . and, believe it or not, time is running out to sign up as an AARP TAX-AIDE volunteer! All our new volunteers must be signed up BY December to become IRS-certified before the start of the tax season. If you’re thinking about joining our crew of TAX-AIDE volunteers, you probably have some of the following questions. So here are some answers for you: Do I need a background in tax preparation to become a TAX-AIDE volunteer? Although having that background is wonderful, and makes your training and IRS certification easier, we have volunteers from all walks of life. We have teachers, service personnel, bankers, accountants, musicians, etc. –both retired and not-yet-retired— serving the Sequim area as TAX-AIDE volunteers. Do I have to be a member of AARP to volunteer? No! The pr ogr am is suppor ted by the IRS and the AARP Foundation—so that’s why “AARP” is in our name—but membership is certainly not required. Taxpayers do not need to be seniors, or retired, or AARP members to receive our tax preparation service either. Who would I serve as a TAX-AIDE volunteer? Pr edominantly low-and-middle-income taxpayers in our community. Many are young working families; many are middle-aged; many are seniors. ALL are appreciative of the TAX-AIDE service! What is involved in the training? Two days of or ientation tr aining—December 4th & 5th in Sequim--introduce new volunteers to the program and to the tax preparation software and training materials that the IRS provides. If you want, you will also be assigned a mentor at the orientation training. Unless you have a background as a tax preparer, you will need to do an extensive amount of self-study during December and early January to learn the tax law and the software in time for the tax season. You will attend two more days of “Review training” on January 4 th & 5th to help tie everything together for you. Along the way, you will be required to complete tax return exercises to demonstrate your proficiency with tax law and use of the software. Ultimately, by mid-January, you will be required to pass a minimum of two IRS Tests. These tests must be passed each year before assisting the taxpayers. Once I pass the IRS Tests, what are my obligations during the tax season? You ar e r equir ed to volunteer a minimum of four hours per week during the tax season. The majority of our volunteers work a full day or two per week. In Sequim, we volunteer on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Shipley Center. What’s in it for me? Fr ee tax pr epar ation tr aining pr ovided by the IRS . . . Good br ain exer cise . . . Giving back to your community in a specialized way . . . Getting to work with a dedicated and fun team of volunteers . . . Volunteers even enjoy better health & happiness! . . . Mostly, being showered by deep appreciation from the taxpayers, who SO appreciate our service! Most of our TAX-AIDE volunteers come back year after year to serve the taxpayers . . . it is not an easy volunteer endeavor, but it IS a rewarding one! How do I sign up? (Oh, good for you!) Fill out an online application at www.aar p.or g/taxaide. Once your application is processed, your Local Coordinator (Julia Roberts,
[email protected]) will be in touch with you. Remember, sign up BY December! - and WELCOME!!
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THE CENTER NEWS is published monthly for the Shipley Center, a non-profit organization at 921 E. Hammond St, Sequim. Deadline for articles is the 10th of the month. OUR MISSION The mission of Shipley Center is to enrich the lives of adults through social, health and fitness activities, trips, educational classes, low-income housing opportunities, and referrals to community resources.
NOVEMBER 2017
LEGACY GIVING
SHIPLEY CENTER HOURS: Monday - Friday 900am to 400pm
IT’S MORE THAN AN ACT OF GENEROSITY IT IS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CENTER. TO BE A PART OF THIS FINE TRADITION, ASK YOUR ATTORNEY TO ADD THIS, OR OTHER SUITABLE LANGUAGE, TO YOUR WILL:
STAFF Executive Director, Michael M. Smith Development & Program Director, Michelle Rhodes Trips Coordinator, Beth Barrett Bookkeeper, Debbie Hudson Administrative Assistant, Mary Ellen Reed Office Assistant, Shamya Marchbanks Chef/Kitchen Mgr. Kurt Engle Kitchen Assistant, Denice Inglis Maintenance, Duane Cobb
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Sequim Senior Services, Tax ID number 911355592, 921 E Hammond St, Sequim, WA 98382, (insert: dollar amount, percentage of estate, description of real estate or other property, nature of gift, or remainder of my estate).” Contact: Executive Director, Michael Smith, to discuss legacy giving.
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Suzanne Anderson Sandee Freeman GayLyn Lillagore Sue Rambin Bev Swearingen
Jane Dalton Kathy Green Brenda Peck Miriam Spreine Liz Zenonian
SPECIAL PROJECT VOLUNTEERS
Lou Foldoe, Transportation Ray Bentsen, Joe Mirabella, Jim Money & Sequim PC Users Group, Computers Steve Solberg, IT Network BOARD OF DIRECTORS Margaret Cox, President Joe Borden, Vice President Rena Blank, Secretary Ken Foster, Treasurer Nancy Baer Raini Cacy Debbie Eustice Brian Jackson Theresa Nasmith Pam Scott Miriam Spreine THE CENTER NEWS
Publisher/Editor: Raini Cacy
[email protected] ADVERTISING/SALES
Michelle Rhodes
[email protected] WEB SITE:
www.shipleycenter.org Shipley Center is not responsible for, nor does it endorse any business or service published in this paper. Articles written for this newsletter are the opinion of the authors & not necessarily those of Shipley Center or its Board of Directors. Shipley Center is a registered trade name of Sequim Senior Services, a WA Non-Profit corporation, Tax ID #91-1355592. Donations are tax deductible under IRS Sec 501(c)3.
DEADLINE for Submissions for the December 2017 edition is Friday, November 10, 2017. Submissions may be sent to
[email protected]. All submissions are subject to editing.
Office Phone: (360) 683-6806 NOVEMBER 2017 E-mail:
[email protected] Office Hours: 9 am to 4 pm
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Travel desk: (360) 683-5883 E-mail:
[email protected]
The Center News Sneak Peek…
Don’t Miss in November
Holiday Bazaar......................................................Page 1 Trips and Tours....................................................Page 3 A Magical Day on Mykonos Island!..................Page 4 From The Suggestion Box..................................Page 5 Programs & Activities ........................................Page 7 Calendar for November............................Pages 10/11 Oktoberfest Pictures.......................................Page 14 Christmas Concert.............................................Page 15
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7th Potluck at 11:30am 12th Accordion Social at 1:00pm 14th Healthy U! Session 9 at 2:00pm 14th JEOPARDY! with Michael at 3:00pm 16th Thanksgiving Luncheons at 11:30am & 2pm 17th Holistic Health for Active Aging at 10:00am 21st Potluck at 11:30am 23rd-24th Closed for Thanksgiving
& www.twitter.com/ShipleyCenter
& www.youtube.com/sequimactivity
Shipley Center 921 E. Hammond Street P.O. Box 1827 Sequim, WA 98382 Serving the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Since 1971
Be sure to visit our website at
www.shipleycenter.org
and enjoy our newsletter in full color!
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Meal Starts at 4:30pm Make Reservation at: 360-683-8491NOVEMBER 2017
SHIPLEY CENTER NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2017 Senior Nutrition Menu for SEQUIM
Monday 6
CLOSED
Monday 13
CLOSED
Wednesday 1
Thursday 2
Friday 3
Green Salad Split Pea Soup Grilled Ham n Cheese Grapes Dessert
Green Salad Teriyaki Chicken Steamed Rice Stir Fry Veggies Fresh Pineapple Cookie
Green Salad French Onion Soup Beef Burgundy Whipped Potatoes Green Beans Baked Apples
Tuesday 7
Wednesday 8
Thursday 9
Friday 10
Tomato Juice Spinach Sausage Egg Bake Waffles w/ Strawberries Choco Cream Pie
Green Salad w/Fruit And Cottage Cheese Au Gratin Potatoes Steamed Spinach Ice cream
Green Salad Meatloaf Mac n Cheese Broccoli Cookie Pears
Tuesday 14
Wednesday 15
Thursday 16
Friday 17
Green Salad Hamburger Pie
Broccoli Salad Chicken Ala King Over Biscuits Cut Corn Dinner Roll Cantaloupe
Cucumber Salad Beef Stroganoff Egg Noodles Baked Tomato Dill Carrots
Carrot Salad
Chocolate Cake
Mandarin Oranges
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
Thursday 23
Friday 24
Green Salad Melon Slices Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce Cauliflower Garlic Bread Sherbet
Ambrosia Cranberry Salad Roasted Turkey Stuffing /Yams Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Pumpkin Pie
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Peas
Dinner Roll Oatmeal Cookie and Apricots Monday 20
CLOSED
Monday 27
Baked Chicken
Spring Greens Green Salad w/ Cottage Cheese/ Pickled Beets CLOSED Cantaloupe Stuffed Squash Broccoli Chicken Asparagus Tips Pasta Alfredo Corn Bread Dessert Steamed Carrots PB n J Cookie Menu Subject to change without notice. Reservations required 24 hours in advance of meal.
CLOSED
CLOSED HUG A VETERAN
Baked Cod Steamed Rice Steamed Broccoli Brownies
CLOSED
HAPPY TAHNKSGIVING
Thursday 30
Fruit Cup Cheeseburger w/Fixings Steak Fries Apple Pie
OlyCAP SENIOR NUTRITION SEQUIM: 360-683-8491
Meals are provided for a suggested voluntary donation of $5.00 per meal (Age 60 and over) Guest charge is $8.00 Whole Wheat Bread and Milk or Milk Alternative offered daily
Meal Starts at 4:30pm Make Reservation at: 360-683-8491 NOVEMBER 2017
SHIPLEY CENTER NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2017 Senior Nutrition Menu for SEQUIM Friday 1
Waldorf Salad on a Bed of Greens Seafood Melt Grapes Dessert
OlyCAP SENIOR NUTRITION SEQUIM: 360-683-8491
Monday 4
CLOSED
Monday 11
CLOSED
Monday 18
CLOSED
Monday 25
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 6
Thursday 7
Friday 8
Green Salad w/ Strawberries Salisbury Steak Whipped Potatoes Dill Carrots Dessert
Chili Baked Potato Broccoli Corn Bread Grapes Ice Cream Sundae
Fruit
Cucumber Salad Shrimp n Veggie Stir Fry Fried Rice Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Tuesday 12
Wednesday 13
Thursday 14
Friday 15
Green Salad w/ Cottage Cheese Stuffed Pepper
Spring Greens Hot Turkey Sandwich
Cauliflower
Corn Bread Sherbet
Potatoes w/ Gravy Peas n Pearl Onions Fruit Cup
Carrot Salad Chicken Marinara Egg Noodles
Apricots
Tossed Salad Pork Roast Baked Apples Sweet Potatoes Steamed Greens Dessert
Tuesday 19
Wednesday 20
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Green Salad
Green Salad Cantaloupe
Spring Greens Beet Salad
Mashed Potatoes Country Gravy Cut Corn Brownies ala Mode
rots-Potatoes Asparagus Ice Cream Cake
Chicken Enchiladas
Spanish Rice Refried Beans Orange Slices Baked Custard
Chicken Fried Steak
Tuesday 26
Wednesday 27
Chips n Salsa Taco Salad JJJ Cake
Green Beans
CLOSED
Pot Roast w/ Car-
Thursday 28
Happy Holidays 29
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
Menu Subject to change without notice. Reservations required 24 hours in advance of meal.
Meals are provided for a suggested voluntary donation of $5.00 per meal (Age 60 and over) Guest charge is $8.00. Whole Wheat Bread and Milk and Milk Alternative offered daily