APRIL 2010 ISSUE

HILITES VOLUME 15 ISSUE 4

The 2009-2010 Executive & Directors:

Executive

President Jackie Poloski 642-5193

Past President Sharon Peichl 642-4492

1st Vice Dave Van Alstyne 981-9099

2nd Vice Heather Eyford 389-4184

Secretary Mavis Gerwing 642-8651

Treasurer Elaine Einarson 642-9495

Directors

Publicity Les Einarson 642-9495

Building / Maintenance Everett Lloyd 642-8180

Tours Vaughan Cochrane 642-7436

Member At Large Ken Hildebrand 642-1405

At Large / Sunshine Barb Couture 642-5433

Member At Large Richard Evasiuk 642-4405

Member At Large Norma Sharp 642-4388

Membership / Volunteer Bev Richardson 642-4357

Social Committee VACANT

Kitchen Director VACANT

Facility Program Mgr. Jonie Johnson 642-7909

Facility Program Asst. Chris Mulroy 642-7909

MISSION STATEMENT

"The Centre will be an asset to the

community by providing a pleasant place for

recreation, relaxation and companionship

and by encouraging all members to

remain active and socially connected while maintaining their physical and mental health"

Gimli New Horizons 55+ Centre Inc, 17

North Colonization Rd, Gimli, was incor-

porated in 1974 as a not for profit /

charitable organization.

We may also be reached through our email address gimli55@mts.net,

our website www.gimlinewhorizons.com

and by phone at (204) 642-7909

or fax (204) 642-5156

We welcome your questions and comments

This is the monthly publication of the Gimli New Horizons and is available free of charge at the Centre and in various loca-

tions in town.

Its purpose is to inform members and other interested, of the wide variety of activities

available to all those in the surrounding community age 55 years and over.

Our mailing address is P.O. Box 1821

Gimli, Manitoba, R0C 1B0

Yearly Membership Fee (October 2009 — October 2010) $20.00 / Person

ACTIVITIES & CONTACTS

Bowling 5-Pin

Bowling Carpet

Bingo

Bridge Contract

Bridge Duplicate

& Beginners

Canasta (Monday)

Canasta (Friday)

Choir

Cribbage

Fit'N'Fun

Floor Curling (Friday)

Floor Curling (Thurs)

Golf

Horseshoes

Jam Session

Line Dance (Mon)

Line Dance (Thurs)

Perogy Making

Quilting

Pool Cues

Taoist Tai Chi

Wood Carving

Yoga

Pedal Pushers

Sept - May

Oct - April

All Year

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Sept - May

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Sept - May

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Sept - May

Sept - April

Sept - April

June - Sept

June - Sept

All Year

All Year

All Year

Oct - April

Sept - May

All Year

All Year

All Year

All Year

Seasonal

Tom Hussey

Ruby Tait

Lisa Huppertz

Sharon Peichl

Sharon Peichl

Pearl Jessup

Gerry Gougeon

Bruce Wood

Gord Page

Marilyn Campbell

Mike Harapiak

Dennis Holdsworth

Fred Ralke

Dave McNabb

Everett Lloyd

Chris Harder

Bev Rice

Rose Marie Hess

Mavis Gerwing

Pauline Finlay

Marie Smolinski

Everett Lloyd

Lina Allegro

Bert Steinhauer

Leanne Stevens

Sharon Peichl

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Activity: Runs From/To: Contact Person: Telephone:

Many Thanks to the Volunteers! OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

March has been almost spring-like. As long as the ―lion‖ does-

n’t ―roar‖, we may get on the golf course early this year.

Many of our ―snow- birds‖ have returned and many more will

be back in the next few weeks. Great to see you back.

As usual, the Centre has been busy. I attended cribbage night this month. Even

though I don’t often play cards, (because I always lose), I really enjoyed it. The

players were all friendly and helpful. The cribbage night was started thirteen

years ago by Gord Page and he’s been the activity leader all this time. Thanks so much, Gord for

your time and dedication. It’s a very popular activity with twenty to thirty players every week.

I went to Monday Canasta and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m sure I’ll go back. This group was started

by Pearl Jessup in January 2008. Phyllis Lundquist ran it while Pearl recovered from heart sur-

gery. There’s a lot of laughing and fun happening with this group.

I intend to visit bowling before the end of March.

BOARD HI-LITES

The Centre received a grant for the new tables and chairs in the coffee/card room.

The proposed sewer/water increases for Gimli municipality were discussed and information is

posted on the bulletin board for all the read.

We are still looking for kitchen team leaders and volunteers to head the pancake breakfast and

the fall supper. Both are important fundraisers.

Thanks to Elaine Einarson, Lil and Gord Page, Vera and Fred Ralke and Sharon Piechl, who along

with myself, worked Bingo at the Club Regent Casino on Sunday, February 28th. for the Centre.

We missed most of the Canada/U.S. Gold Medal hockey game and could have hit the ditch, we

were so excited listening to the radio when Crosby scored the winning goal. O Canada, Vera.

I also want to thank Jim Richardson for stepping up and taking charge of Casino Night. Jim and the

Committee, along with spouses and volunteers put on a fun night. Mike Michauluk, along with his

crew in the kitchen served up a great meal. Thanks to Peter Bjornson for spending the evening

with us. He deals a mean game of blackjack.

Remember the next General Meeting is April 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Message From Our President April, 2010

Jackie Poloski Jackie Poloski

Grade 11

Circa 1956

THE SAD NEWS: -- It's always difficult to bring sad news,

but you should know There was a great loss today in the en-

tertainment world. The man who wrote the song "Hokey

Pokey" died. What was really horrible is that they had trou-

ble keeping the body in the casket. They'd put his left leg in

and ... well, you know the rest.

A group of chess players were standing in the lobby bragging

their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the

manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.

"But why?", they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he

said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

BRIDGE NEWS Activity Leader Sharon Peichl

We are planning a ‘Bridge Party’ to say au revoir to Bea Lawson and Lou Baker who have recently moved to Winnipeg. All bridge players (and other members too!) can visit them on the 26

th when they

come for lunch and a Friday game.

Contract Bridge on Fridays has been enjoying a lively atmosphere. We have welcomed some new players, and we’ll be happy to see some old faces back from the south. We have room for more, so don’t hesitate to join in even if it’s been a long time since you’ve played. The annual Contract Tourna-ment will be in May, so watch for the announcement and plan to join in!

Duplicate Bridge on Wednesday evenings has continued in spite of missing some regulars due to winter holidays. We’re looking forward to their return! Meanwhile, the play goes on. If you haven’t played Duplicate before, don’t wait, call Peter 642-8225, or Sharon 642-4492 for information or for a partner.

Want to learn to play Bridge or refresh your Bridge memory?? Call Sharon at 642-4492 and a Begin-

ners play date will be arranged.

What’s New in The Card Yard MONDAY CANASTA Activity Leader Pearl Jessup

Happy Easter!, Come and join us and have some fun every Monday at 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Just $1.00 per

member. All are welcome.

CRIBBAGE Activity Leader Gord Page

Cribbage is played on Thursday nights at 7:00,

hope to see you there.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CANASTA

Germaine Gougeon

Happy Spring Forward! Now that we all have an extra hour of daylight saved, what better place to gather for a couple of hours of sunny attitude, than with us every Friday at 1:30 right after the club's lunch offering. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly

find out how far one can go.

If a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like

a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag. Marriage is a gamble.

• You start with a pair.

• He shows a diamond.

• She shows a heart.

• Her father has a club.

• His father has a spade.

• There's usually a joker around somewhere,

but after a while he becomes a king and she

becomes a queen. Then they end up with a

full house...

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The green is showing green and before long the robins will be chirping. Let’s hope the great weather keeps up. I wish all of our members a very

Happy Easter and blessings on you all.

Only one card was mailed out during the past month.

Get well wishes were sent to Jaqueline Walker.

If you know of any members who would like to hear from us, please call Barb at 642-5433 or the Office

at 642-7909.

SUNSHINE REPORT Barb Couture

Peter Bjornson, MLA for Gimli Representing Gimli, Winnipeg Beach,

Dunnottar, St. Andrews and

West St. Paul

Constituency Office: Room 105,

94-1st Avenue, Gimli, MB R0C 1B1

Phone: 204-642-4977

Toll Free: 1-866-253-0255

Fax: 204-642-8991 email: gimlimla@mts.net

Advertising space is available in our

Hilites Newsletter,

If you’re interested Call Gimli New

Horizons 55+ Activity Centre at

642-7909 for details

The Original, Available in Black or Brown.

“Worth it.”

That's what people say. The only problem with Blundstone

boots is that they never seem to wear out. Oh,

people try. But after a few years of kicking the

bejeez out of them, they're more comfortable

than ever and still going strong. Expensive?

Nope, they get cheaper by the day.

Mark your Calendar: SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH IS OUR 2009/10 ‘VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION’ event. All those who volun-teered for our Centre between April 2009 and April 2010, ARE

INVITED. Let’s Celebrate!!

Our feature volunteer this month is Lorraine Hargreaves. She’s a very busy lady but I found her at her favourite haunt – BINGO. Let’s find out what she does there every

Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening.

Lorraine has been a member of our Centre for over 10 years. She started volunteering at Bingo in a small way at first but then,

pulled along by our Edna Levigne, she took on a full support role at Bingo and has been selling extra cards, calling back the Bingo’s, and helping with the clean-up for 8-9 hours every week

ever since. WOW – that’s commitment!

She said she loves the companionship; finds the people up beat, and very friendly. The one thing that she finds challenging is that, at the moment, they do NOT have enough volunteers to help out and it is very difficult to be away for any reason. She loves what she does though and feels it is very important to keep Bingo go-

ing.

This is what she had to say about volunteering: “If you don‟t vol-unteer you are missing out on a lot. The friendship is fantas-tic, always someone to give a hug when you need it. You get a feeling of family - a sense of really „belonging‟ to our Cen-tre.”

I asked if she volunteered anywhere else and she told me her husband is in Betel and when she is there she often helps others as needed. She is also moving to a larger suite as her older sis-ter is coming to live with her. What a busy, happy, pleasant, beautiful lady you are Lorraine. THANKS for being one of our wonderful VOLUNTEERS.

VOLUNTEER CORNER Bev Richardson

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?"

before you just nod and smile because you still didn't

hear or understand a word they said?

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP

(open to the public)

April 14, 2010 1:00pm – 2:00pm At

Gimli New Horizons 55+ Activity Centre

INVITED GUEST SPEAKER

Jay Adams Diabetes Educator- Dietitian

TOPIC: Heart Health

In partnership with Gimli New Horizons &

Gimli Seniors Resource

Casino Night, Saturday, March 13th - 82 tickets sold. From the laughter and chatter all members seemed

to really enjoy it.

Going by the feedback it was one of the best Irish Stews that they’ve had at Casino Night for a long time. Thanks to Mike Michaluk, Sharon Peichl and their kitchen crew. Everyone enjoyed the games, thanks to the dealers and the wheel spinners and special thanks to Peter Bjornson, MLA who came out, stayed for supper, and dealt Blackjack. Spe-cial thanks also to Lisa Huppertz for providing the Bingo, and to Jackie Poloski and Mavis Gerwing who

made up our Silent Auction Prizes.

Once again, if it weren’t for the fantastic volun-teers it wouldn’t have been the success it was and that goes for every function that the Social Commit-

tee puts on. Thanks to all.

Mark your calendar: FASHION SHOW, Sunday,

May 16th, 2:00 p.m.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE UPDATE Jim Richardson

Nothing sucks more than that moment during

an argument when you realize you're wrong.

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE Everett Lloyd

The Ladies Bathroom renovations are now complete.

We are starting to work on gathering objects for our

giant Garage Sale. All regular on-going maintenance

is being looked after. Spring clean up is close to be-

ing underway, grass cleanup front & back. The end

of April weed control will be underway. Clean up

from the siding and window contract will be com-

pleted as soon as the snow melts.

“Quote of the Month”

“Most footprints on the sands of time were made by

workboots.”

WOOD CARVING Bert Steinhauer

It hopefully is a true omen for Spring - All our friends that flew South for

the winter will be coming back soon. We wish them a safe trip home and look for-ward to seeing them back with us. Wishing Sharon Tustin a speedy recovery from her surgery.

It’s a good time to THANK the Friday lunch team members and spares who have carried on all year providing us with a fine lunch every week, and also on special occasions. With 8 teams the schedule was manageable, even with some ex-tra lunches. Those on the spare list were very receptive to my call, and all enjoyed the experi-

ence. THANK YOU!!

Be sure that all you kitchen volunteers come out and enjoy the VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION event in April even if you only spared once!

More news on the whole kitchen operation will be posted for your information and addressed at the April general meeting. Please be sure to read it and share your comments or suggestions with any Board member.

KITCHEN NEWS

Even under ideal conditions people have trouble lo-

cating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell

phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd

bet everyone can find and push the snooze button

from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed,

first time, every time!

~ Bad decisions make good stories ~

NEW HORIZONS

giant ANNUAL GARAGE SALe

~ May 22nd ~

~ Donation of articles accepted ~

~ Please, NO clothing or footwear ~

~ 17 North Colonization Rd. ~

~ More info, call 642-7909 ~

Put cotton in your ears, pebbles in your shoes, gloves on your

hands and vaseline on your glasses and you have instant old

age.

FIT N’ FUN Marilyn Campbell

Everyone is welcome to join our

exercise and fitness classes on

Monday and Wednesday from 9:30 am. to 11:00

am. Our Fit N’ Fun sessions are based on low

impact aerobics and established walking pro-

grams. We also do upper body workouts that

are good for the arms, back and neck. All par-

ticipants are encouraged to gear the exercises

to suit their own level of fitness, ability and

time duration. We also have fun doing it so

come join us!

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the comfort of knowing that help is only a press of a but-

ton away? If so then Lifeline is just the right thing for you.

Lifeline is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Responder’s phone numbers are programmed in the Life-

line unit and when help is needed, you just press the but-

ton you wear and someone from the monitoring centre will

call your responder to come and help or the ambulance can

also be dispatched if needed. For a reasonable one time

installation fee and low monthly monitoring fee, Lifeline

will give you and your family piece of mind. If you’re in-

terested in the Lifeline or know of someone who might

benefit from this service then please call the office at 642-

7297. We are raffling off a Portable Scooter for a fund-

raiser. The tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for $ 10.00 and

the draw will be held on June 15, 2010. If you would

like tickets please call the office at 642-7297.

News from the News from the News from the

Seniors Resource ProgramSeniors Resource ProgramSeniors Resource Program

SATURDAY ZUMBA DROP-IN Stacy Sass

Saturday’s ―Zumba for Seniors‖ drop-in class,

led by Stacy Sass will be postponed for a few

weeks, it will start up again on April 24th at

9:30 a.m. Stacy is away travelling for a bit but

will see everyone when she returns on the 24th.

A man was working in his garden near a mental hospital

when one of the patients asked what he was doing. The

man answered "I’m putting manure on my strawberries."

"That's funny", said the patient, "We put sugar and cream

on ours and they think we are crazy.

A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He

slides up to the bar and announces. "I'm looking for the man

who shot my paw."

Thursday curling will be coming to an end on

April 15th. Jim and I consider it to be a suc-

cessful year as we had some record atten-

dance. We would like to take this time to thank

the curlers that came out every week and hope

you all enjoy the summer. See you all in the

Fall when our new season starts on September

15th.

Thanks, Fred & Jim

THURSDAY FLOOR CURLING Fred Ralke / Jim Richardson

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About 268 days

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A young executive is working late one evening. As he comes out

of his office about 8 PM he sees the Big Boss standing by the

shredder in the hallway, a piece of paper in his hand. "Do you

know how to work this thing?" the older man asks. "My secre-

tary's gone home and I don't know how to run it." "Yes, sir," says

the young executive, who turns on the machine, takes the paper

from the other man, and feeds it in. "Now," says his boss, "I just

need the one copy..." Nothing is impossible for the man who

doesn't have to do it himself.

Man, Wife And A Cop

A man seeing flashing red and blue lights in his rear-view mirror

pulls to the side of the road. A minute or so after coming to a

stop, a police officer approaches the car.

The man says, "What's the problem officer?"

Officer: You were going 75 miles an hour in a 55 mile an hour

zone. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ticket you.

Man: No sir, I was going a little over 60.

Wife: Oh, Harry. You were going at least 80! (The man gives

wife dirty look.)

Officer: I'm also going to give you a ticket for your broken tail

light.

Man: Broken tail light? I didn't know about a broken tail light!

Wife: Oh Harry, you've known about that tail light for weeks!

(The man gives his wife another a dirty look.)

Officer: I'm also going to give you a citation for not wearing

your seat belt.

Man: Oh, I just took it off when you were walking up to the car.

Wife: Oh, Harry, you never wear your seat belt!

The Man turns to his wife and yells, "For cryin' out loud, can't

you just shut up?!"

The officer turns to the woman and asks, "Ma'am, Does your

husband talk to you this way all the time?"

Wife says, "No officer, Only when he's drunk."

Which Came First?

Eve, in the Garden of Eden, called out, "Lord, I have

a problem." And the Lord said, "What's the matter,

Eve?" "I know you created me and this beautiful gar-

den. But I'm lonely - and I'm sick of eating apples."

"Well, in that case‖, replied the Almighty, "I'll create

a man for you‖. "What's a man?" "He's a flawed crea-

ture with aggressive tendencies, an enormous ego

and an inability to listen. But he's big and fast and

muscular. He'll be really good at fighting and kicking

a ball and hunting animals — and not bad in the sack.

"Sounds great!" replied Eve. "There's one condition,"

added the Lord. "You'll have to let him believe that I

made him first."

Woman Drivers

Driving to the office this morning on the Inter-

state, I looked over to my left and there was a

woman in a brand new Mustang doing 65 miles

per hour with her face up next to her rear view

mirror putting on her eyeliner! I looked away for

a couple seconds and when I looked back she

was halfway over in my lane, still working on that

damn makeup!!! It scared me (I'm a man) so bad,

I dropped my electric shaver, which knocked the

donut out of my other hand. In all the confusion

of trying to straighten out the car using my knees

against the steering wheel, it knocked my cell

phone away from my ear which fell into the cof-

fee between my legs, splashed and burned Big

Jim and the Twins, ruined the damn phone......and

disconnected an important call.

Mistresses A husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine

restaurant when this absolutely stunning young

woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a

big kiss, tells him she'll see him later, and walks away.

His wife glares at him and says, "Who was that??!!"

"Oh," replies the husband, "that was my mistress."

The wife says, "That's it; I want a divorce."

"I understand," replies her husband, "but, remember,

if you get a divorce, there will be no more shopping

trips to Paris, no wintering in the Caribbean, no Lexus

in the garage, and no more country club. But the deci-

sion is yours."

Just then the wife notices a mutual friend entering

the restaurant with a gorgeous woman. "Who's that

woman with Jim?" she asks.

"That's his mistress," replies her husband.

"Ours is prettier," says the wife

An older Jewish gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son.

"Yes, Dad, what is it?"

"Don't be nervous, son; do your best and just re-

member, if it doesn't go well, if something happens

to me .. your mother is going to come and live with

you and your wife...."

THE JAMMERS Pearl Jessup

The Jammers would still like you all to come and play music and sing

with us. I’m sure you would enjoy jamming with us. We meet Wednesdays at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome. Just $1.00 per member.

READER’S FORUM Sharon Peichl

All are welcome to join our group of avid read-ers. We meet to share our recent special reading experiences. Have you tried these odd named books:

‘Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons’ by Lorna Landvik, or

‘Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung’ by Aja-han Brahm??

Other selections to encourage you:

‘In the Path of Glory’ by Jeffery Archer, ‘Everest’ by George Mallory, ‘Canada and Other Matters of Opinion’ by Rex Murphy. Quite a variety.

Come and join us to share your best selections! We meet on the 3

rd Wednesday each month.

Well, the season is quickly winding down. The Snow-birds will be returning soon, as well as the geese and birds. All is going well with our bowling. Our last regular game will be April 14, then on April 21 we will have our playoff games for the trophies followed by a banquet. The winners will be announced in the May Hilites Newsletter. Just a reminder that the MSOS games are coming up on June 15, 16, and 17th. The games will be in Killarney this year, our team took the Gold last year (Sadie, Lil, Margaret & Elsie).

If you are planning on entering a team be sure to con-tact Vic Savage at 642-7738 or see him for entry forms and more information. Have a Nice Summer!

CARPET BOWLING Ruby Tait

Those interested in helping with the Centre’s grounds and flower patches met on the 25

th to make suggestions and plans for

the new season that seems just around the cor-ner. There is plenty of room for more so if you also want to pitch in just let the office know and you can join in. The work will be divided so we all enjoy the effort. Soon the petals will be blooming!

PETAL PUSHERS Sharon Peichl

Gimli New Horizons Quarterly Members

General Meeting will be on April 13th,

2010. All members are welcome and en-

couraged to attend these general meet-

ings as we discuss and vote on important

events at our Centre.

THURSDAY LINE DANCE Rose Marie Hess

Not much to report - we're going over some of our old

dances - actually relearning them again. We'll stick in a

new one now and then. We're still dancing at Betel on the

last Wednesday of every month. We've added a new one

for the residents - the "Chicken Dance". They love it - and

can do most of the movements too. We found that not too

many did the movements for the Macarena. As usual new

members are always welcome to our 7:00 pm Thursday

evenings.

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery

bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my

groceries in.

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Gourmet Dinner at 55+ Recap Sharon Peichl

The 2nd

gourmet dinner on the 21st has come and gone with admirable success,

we’re working out the kinks in the program. Wray Pascoe lead a class of 12 to create a fine meal. Ku-dos go to Wray for his cooking expertise from the par-ticipants in the class. Also to Melissa Collins from the MLC for her introduction to some new wines to com-plement our fine dinner!

There were no guests this time as that made the class size a little high. We are sorry if some are dis-appointed by the smaller numbers that can be ac-commodated in this type of venture. We are expect-ing to offer one or two more classes this year. The next one is on the 25th of April. If the interest ex-pressed by members is high, we may be able to offer more and ensure all have an opportunity to attend. Please make comments or suggestions to the office so the program demand can be assessed.

5 Pin Bowling

Tom Hussey

Bowling season is quickly coming to a close with only 2 sessions remaining in the schedule. ROLL OFFS will be held on April 8th and FUN NIGHT and Windup on April 15th. Any of our spares who would like to at-tend the windup are welcome. Cost of dinner will be about $6.00 plus $8.00 to join the Bingo Bowling.

Also, full time bowlers who would like to bring their spouses may do so, same price as spares. I need to know by April 8th who will be attending so I know how many meals to order.

High scores for the month were Vince Gerwing 241, Tom Hussey 236, Glenda Milroy 262/237/246, Joyce Peden 230, Marianne Chorney 249, and Pauline Finlay 237. Congratulations to all the above.

Men are like a fine wine. They start out as grapes,

and it's up to women to stomp on them until they

turn into something acceptable to have dinner

with.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to

nap when I was younger.

Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada

TAOIST TAI CHI ™

BEGINNER CLASSES

Tuesday & Friday 11:00 - Noon

Starts: April 6, 2010

Location: New Horizon 55+ Centre, Gimli

Spring has finally arrived and we will be starting a

new session of tai-chi on April6, 2010.

The beginner classes will be at 11:00, and the con-

tinuing sessions at 9:45.

Tai chi is a gentle moving exercise that improves

both the body and the mind.

Hope to see you there.

For all our snowbirds, return vacationers, and all

members of tai-chi, welcome back.

For everyone at New Horizons we wish you a

healthy and happy Spring.

Internal art of taijiquan a gentle exercise, focused on health

for all ages

Sorry,

Ballroom Dancing is cancelled for this

Spring, We will try again in the Fall.

~ CANCELLED ~

Gimli New Horizons will be

CLOSED on Friday, April 02 and

Monday, April 5th for Easter

weekend.

Have a good one everyone!

You never know when it will strike, but there

comes a moment at work when you know that

you just aren't going to do anything productive

for the rest of the day.

PEROGY REPORT

Mavis Gerwing & Pauline Finlay

We had another successful perogy day on March 3rd.

We were finished in time to enjoy a good lunch and

a visit before going onto other activities for the af-

ternoon. A big welcome to the new volunteers who

came to help in February and March. We hope you

enjoyed yourselves enough to come again. Thanks

to those volunteers who stayed to help clean up.

We have only two more perogy days, April 7th and

May 5th, before the summer break. Can you believe

it? The order form for April is up on the bulletin

board in the Centre's foyer. Please get your order in

early to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to seeing you all on April 7th.

Bingo attendance is a little lower

the last while, but with the

warmer weather coming and the Snow Birds

returning it should increase very soon. As I

mentioned earlier, we do need more helpers

to keep the Bingo going. We need an Assistant

to the Bingo Chair, and 1 or 2 more callers

would make it easier on the others. There is

lots of pleasure and satisfaction in volunteer-

ing, If you are interested in volunteering for

any of these things please let Lisa or Edna

know.

BINGO Lisa Huppertz

I want to thank everyone who donated books,

magazines and jigsaw puzzles to our ―Book and

Puzzle Corner‖ during the last 12 months, and I am

sure that many of our members enjoyed reading

and doing the puzzles. To keep this corner inter-

esting we want to clear out what is there over the

next few weeks. That means whoever is inter-

ested, take books and puzzles home and don’t

bring them back. Whatever is left will go into our

Yard Sale in May. From June 1 and on we will be

happy to receive books and puzzles again

(hopefully a fresh new batch and not the old ones

back again).

BOOKS AND PUZZLE CORNER Lisa Huppertz

I hate leaving my house confident and looking

good and then not seeing anyone of importance

the entire day. What a waste.

POOL CUES Everett Lloyd

Spring has come, the grass

has riz!, I wonder where the birdies is?

Ah! Spring and Summer around the corner. Pool will

slow down even more as the summer games of Golf

and Horseshoes start up. New Horizons Golf is on

Thursdays, Horseshoes is on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Start-

ing dates will be provided when available. Thank You

to those that supported our pool day. There will still be

a few Thursdays at 9:00 a.m., See you there.

YOGA Leanne Stevens

Join our ongoing group Tuesday morn-

ings from 9:30 to 10:30. Learn how the

practice of yoga postures and breathing can benefit

your everyday life. In this class we focus on building

strength, stability and flexibility for the body and the

mind. Classes are led by Leanne Stevens, Certified

Yoga Instructor with 10 years teaching experience.

Modifications for poses are offered so that all bodies

can benefit from the practice. Newcomers are always

welcome. Call Leanne at 389-4982 if you have any

questions or just drop in for a class. There will be a

New Class on Thursdays at 12:00 until 1:00. This

class will be appropriate for new and experienced

students. Fees are $6 per class for members and $10

per class for non-members.

Time flies when you’re having fun they say, and time has flown by so quickly that winter is well on its way out. At the time of this writing, we have been enjoying some great mild weather and I’m sure we all have hopes for an early spring. But, this being Manitoba – you never know what Mother Na-

ture will bring to us!

Our last regular game will be held March 26th just before Easter, and then our Two day, End of the Year Bonspiel is scheduled for April 9th and 16th – and that will be the end of another ―fun filled‖ season of Floor Curling at New Horizons… and we

did have a good time.

We will be looking forward to another great year to begin in September and hope all our players will be back and some new ones too. I would like to say at this time, that everyone was so cooperative with our Spares situation. With so many away this winter we managed very well with our regular players pinch-hitting for spares and everything worked out

just fine!

The Sign Up sheets for the Sept-Dec session will be

up, so make sure you sign up for the fall session.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

FRIDAY FLOOR CURLING Mike Harapiak /Dennis Holdsworth

A guy is walking past a big wooden fence at the insane asylum

and he hears all the residents inside chanting, "Thirteen! Thir-

teen! Thirteen!" Quite curious about this, he finds a hole in the

fence, and looks in. Someone inside pokes him in the eye. Then

everyone inside the asylum starts chanting, "Fourteen! Four-

teen! Fourteen!

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE

APRIL

MAY

ACTIVITY PRICES - Members $1.00 - Non members $5.00. Some activities charge more, due to prize money and service fee. PLEASE CONTACT ACTIVITY DIRECTOR BEFORE JOINING. CONTACT NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE ON THE FRONT INSIDE COVER OF THE NEWS LETTER.

Fit N' Fun

Choir

Line Dance

Canasta

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Yoga

Tai Chi

- Continuing

Quilting

Bingo

9:30 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

10:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Fit N' Fun

Jammers

Carpet Bowling

Readers Forum (3rd Wed. each Month)

Duplicate Bridge

Bingo

9:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

Floor Curling

Yoga

5 Pin Bowling

Cribbage

Line Dance

10:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Tai Chi

- Continuing

Beginner’s Bridge

Floor Curling

Contract Bridge

Wood Carving

Canasta

9:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

Zumba (April 24)

(Drop-In)

Fit N’ Fun

(until zumba

starts again)

9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

6:45 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

3 Board Meeting ------------------------- 9:00 a.m.

16 New Horizons Fashion Show ————- 1:00 p.m.

Hastings Hearing ----------------------- For Appointment call 1-800-782-0078

22 New Horizons Giant Yard Sale

26 Beltone Hearing ------------------------ For Appointment call 1-800-661-2653

6 Hastings Hearing ----------------------- For Appointment call 1-800-782-0078

12 Board Meeting ------------------------- 9:00 a.m.

13 General Meeting ----------------------- 7:00 p.m.

14 Diabetes Support Group ----------------------- 1:00 p.m.

20 Hastings Hearing ----------------------- For Appointment call 1-800-782-0078

23 Contract Bridge Play-offs for MSOS Games

28 Beltone Hearing ------------------------ For Appointment call 1-800-661-2653