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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

July 2013

$8.00 Adults

$4.00 Chil-dren 12 &

under

Music Around the World

Featuring Steve Kowalczyk

Tues, July 2nd 2:30-3:30pm Come celebrate our country’s independ-

ence by honoring the diversity of it’s

people through music. Hear selections

from Italy, France, Russia, Poland, Germany,

Greece, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Scotland, Austria

& More! FREE concert!

Lifeline Screening

Wed, July 24, 2013 The Michigan City Senior Center is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on Wed, July 24. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked

arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdomi-nal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke

risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis.

Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $159 ($149 with our member discount). All five

screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In or-der to register for this event and to receive

a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or

visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community

-partners

BRIDGE LESSONS

If you have a basic knowledge of the wonderful

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 majority of the people who sign up and the

availability of the instructor. Sign up at the

front desk or call 873-1504.

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 bidder 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. Spaghetti

Dinner

Thurs, July 11th

4:30-6:30pm Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, beverages

& dessert included!! Then be sure to stick around for the FREE music in the park at the Guy Foreman Am-phitheater. Music begins at 7:30pm which gives you time to set up your lawn chairs,

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JULY ~ 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

9:30 Mahjong

9:30am Tai Chi

10:00 Russian

12, 1, 2, & 3pm:

Computers

12:15 Spanish Lit-Beg

12:30pm Cards

1::00pm Euchre 1:15pm Elem Spanish Conversation

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

10am French I

10:30am Line Dancing

11am French II

1:00pm BINGO

1:00pm Painting Club

FRI

9:45am Exercise

10am German I

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

Tues, Jul 2nd: Music Around the World 2:30-3:30pm

Thurs, Jul 4th: CLOSED/Independence Day

Mon, Jul 8th: Hearing Evaluations 9-3pm (by appt)

Mon, Jul 8th: Cooking for One (or Two) 12noon

Tues, Jul 9th: Advisory Board Meeting 9:30am

Wed, Jul 10 & 24th: Garden Group 12noon

Thurs, Jul 11th: Spaghetti Dinner 4:30-6:30pm

Mon, Jul 15th: Red Hat Anniversary Party 12noon

Wed, Jul 17th: Fancy Foot Clinic (call for appt)

Thurs, Jul 18th: 1st Travel Trip/Medieval Times

Wed, Jul 24th: Lifeline Screening (see front pg)

Thurs, Jul 25th: Newsletter Assembly 8:30am

Mon, Jul 29th: Popcorn & A Movie/1:00pm

Tues, Jul 30th: Coffee with the Mayor 9:30am

Special Events

Raffle for 2013!

This year we are raffling off a Kin-

dle 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.

Thank you to Jean Steck & Jill Sellens

for donating a Domi-noes Game in mem-

ory of Benita

Harvey.

A BIG thank you to

Rittenhouse for sponsoring a breakfast

benefiting the Senior Center. They

raised over $500 for us!

NO BINGO on Thurs, July

11th due to the Spaghetti

Dinner. We apologize for

any inconvenience.

Get Well Soon To anyone feeling a bit

under the weather!

Thank you to the Beacher for

donating our Spaghetti Dinner

tickets!

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Popcorn & A Movie Mon, July 29th at 1:00pm

“Silver Linings” Sponsored by Life Care Center of MC

Life doesn't always go according to plan... Pat Solitano has lost everything - his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds him-self living back with his mother and father after spending eight

months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is deter-mined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his

wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet - and to

share their family's obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an un-expected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings

appear in both of their lives.

FREE!

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

wear purple hats & red clothes.

Monday, July 15th: 10th Birthday Party. Theme: Mexican Fiesta 12noon Come in costume or wear your Red Hat attire. Food prepared by The Cookery. Cost $18 plus $5 for your annual dues. PLEASE BRING AT LEAST 3 ITEMS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY FOOD

PANTRY OR $$$$ DONATIONS. Deadline July 5.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Mon, Aug 5th: Buffet Lunch at the Warehouse, 303 Brighton St, LaPorte 12noon Cost $14 Deadline July

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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 pur-

chase 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 envelope marked with the event, your name & phone #. Checks payable to Firecracker

Fillies. Add’l info: Jeannie at 874-7794.

Chairs For Sale We have a limited number of our old

tables & chairs available for sale: Armless Chairs: $20 each 25 green, 19 Burgundy Arm Chairs: $25 each 14 Burgundy

Tables are sold out. First come, first served basis. If you’re interested, please

see the Director.

VOLUNTEERS HELP!!!

We are continuously in need of vol-

unteers and many people tell us

that they’d be happy to volunteer if

we’d just ask. Well, with dozens of

events per year, and over 1,500

members, that’s not so easy to do.

So, we decided to start a list of

those who are interested in volun-

teering but would like to be called.

If you’d like to be on that list, please

fill out this form and turn it in to the

front desk. Thanks!

Name:__________________________

Phone:_________________________

I am willing to do the following: (circle all that apply)

Decorate Set-Up Clean-Up

Cooking Prep Serving Selling Tickets

Taking Tickets

Front Desk Donating desserts

I prefer not to: _______________

_________________________________ _________________________________

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First Travel 2013 Trips

Thurs, July 18th: “Medieval Times” in Chicago, IL Departs LP

8:30am, MC at 9am. Reserv/pymt by June 18. 78/pp

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

cludes 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 This

hilarious new musical from Grammy Award-winner Dolly Parton features the hit title song

and Tony Award-nominated score. 9 to 5 is the hilarious story of friendship and revenge

in the rolodex era. When three unlikely friends take control of the office and put their

“sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss in his place, they learn there is

nothing they can’t do, even in a mans world. Includes 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

NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME!

Margaret (Peggy) Biggerstaff

Cherie Bitunjac Alberta Clouse Rebecca Fistel Steven Fistel

Jim Flora Jan Freier

Barbara Fuzy Allison Goshorn Sharon Grams

Cheryl Hale Dennis Hale

Randy Hansen Jeffrey Hastings

Peggy Jordan Pat Kelley

Lark Killingbeck Patricia Lenore

Nancy Lippens-Kennedy Mel Maddox

Sheila (Diane) Maddox Lynn Martin

Lori Ann Meer Carol Miller

Dennis Newcom Frankie Newcom Diane Novitzke Laurie O’Hara

Terry Parry Louise Pecoraro

Dennis Pendleton Geraldine (Gerri) Potter

Shirley Reiser Barbara Richie Duane Robb

Phyllis Schultz Joe Siegel

Daniel Sollors Sally Stinchcomb Pamela Strubing

Jerry Sullivan Jerry Timbrook Pamela Tockert Richard Tockert Connie Williams

Answer…. By setting the snooze time to 9 minutes, the alarm clock only needs to watch the last digit of the time. So if you hit

snooze at 6:45, the alarm goes off again when the last digit equals 4. They couldn’t make it 10 minutes otherwise the alarm would go off right away, or it would take more circuitry.

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Cooking for One (or Two) at the

MC Senior Center Mon, July 8th 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,

July 5th to the Receptionist at

The Arbors/219-874-5211. If

you don’t register, you will be

served last ONLY if there’s any-

thing left over after the presen-

tation.

Gardening Group Wed, July 10th & 24th 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!

NEW COMPUTER

CLASS!!! Debbie Henckel will be hosting a NEW Face-

book Class every Tues-day at 11am. This will be a group class and you MUST bring a laptop computer to

work on. This is a FREE class.

Director’s

Corner I saw this quip posted on Facebook

(for any of you who do not know what Facebook is,

why not sign up for our FREE computer classes and

find out how easy it can be to keep in touch with family

& friends—see bottom right hand side of this page).

Anyway, I thought this was insightful:

Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You proba-

bly can't. You know the month, the year, the day of the

week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of

your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for

dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is

ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its

watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man

alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And,

because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that

no other creature endures…..A fear of time running

out.” Unknown Author

And then on the Science Channel they had a program

on the “Arrow of Time” or entropy. Which in a nut-

shell means that time is a one-way direction. In other

words, although there are no laws of physics that pre-

vents a sequence of events to be played out in reverse,

because of entropy, they are played out only moving

forward. For example, you would not put the eggs in

the refrigerator, then fry one on the stove, then crack the

egg, then remove them from the refrigerator. You

would remove them from the refrigerator, crack the egg,

fry them, then place the carton back in the fridge. It is

because of this concept (entropy or arrow of time) that

it is so. Time moves in only one direction….forward.

And so too must we. While I appreciate the message in

the paragraph above about a fear of time running out, I

think in many ways it’s good that we are cognizant of

this fact. It forces us to appreciate each day, each event,

each moment in time. If we tossed out our clocks and

set no schedules whatsoever, it would be nearly impos-

sible to do all the things we’d like to do in a lifetime.

So while I don’t enjoy the reality that my time here on

earth is limited, I DO enjoy the fact that I am in control

of what I get to experience while I’m here. And I con-

tinue to try to squeeze the most out of every day. Time

to run, I’ve got a schedule to keep. :) …..Happy 4th of

July…...Tara Miller

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1 Irving Burns

Gay Callaway

Gilbert Ellis

Arthur Keppen

Wilma Loniewski

Terry Peckat

Stewart Pinsof

Susan Retseck

Joan Sitar

William Stark

2 Robert Applegate

Ronald Bensz

Jan Freier

Marge Graveline

Barbara Sobecki

Ed Werner

3 Dorothy Barnett

Mary Dell

John Orlowski

Pat Parkman

4 David Cross

Kay Garbacik

5 Joanne Adduci

Mary Durham

Barry Felcher

Janice Prast

William Shawver

Nancy Smith

M June Wright

6 Sandra Barkow

Bruce Chlebek

Margaret Gosnell

Carol Lerner

William McIntyre

James Middleton

David Squires

Carol Wallen

7 Barbara Downs

Karlon Kuhn

Patricia Pawlik

8 Nancy Bell

JoAnn Chlebek

Kathleen Dudeck

MaryAnn Johnson

William Kehoe

Don Recht

Diane Waltz

9 Lynn Gresham

Alyce Hansen

Eleanor Kruis

Mary Lou McFadden

July 10 Roger Baker

J. Thomas Berg

Ingrid Flentje

N. Jean O’Kelly

Dotty Sipes

11 Richard Grams

Stella Hartsburg

Jim Kintzele, Sr

Jim Ludington

Donald Pangburn

John Poehl

12 Randall Eckley

Harry Geltz

Maruska Kelly

Lorraine Rufus

Jerome Sosinski

13 Frank Digiacomo

Valli Glancy

Larry Mazuchowski

Juanita Miller

Billy Nichelson

Karen Sheeler

Dolores Timm

Albert Verner

14 J.H. Frazier

Andrew Lundmark

Karen Pahs

Marguerite Staff

Dolores VanUlzen

Pat Walker

15 Charles Kutch

Alta Manigold

Cynthia Parish

Sally Zavada

16 Ernie Dingler

Robert C Johnson

Nancy Stokes

17 Jean Greybar

Mary Johnson

Peggy Lawson

18 Tom Galloy

Sandy Hayman

Pam Pitt

Ethel Putz

19 Barbara Cancisak

Terri Edson

Steve Hurt

Mary Frances Mitchell

MaryAnn Ruzicka

Linda Williams

20 Daniel Bowmar

William Breining

Louise Disbrow

Beverly Johnson

Gloria McMahon

Gloria Slomka

Paula Waltman

21 Floyd (Jimmy) Bonee

Norma Cutler

John Flynn

Thelma Hubertz

Marsha Kenney

James McKenzie

Patrick Mokrycki

Henry Phillips

George Pitt

Geraldine Potter

Dianne Swygert

22 Walt Bukva

Virginia Edwards

Ann Graf

23 Irene Bohnstadt

JoAnn Heiman

Lila Ivey

Keith Meyer

24 Robert Heit

Mary Kelly

William Thompson

25 Mark Beatty

Anthony DiPaolo

Steve Kowalczyk

Gloria Wigent

Patricia Wilczak

26 Joyce Gayheart

Valerie Heinz

Dorothy Miller

Constance Runnels

Betty Schwarz

Jean Sheehan

27 Ed Kmiecik

Nancy Lippens-Kennedy

Mary Ann Vanderplough

28 Lois Biller

Phyllis Daehn

Mary Alice Jaske

Billie Miller

Larry Swiger

Lou Weber

29 Pat Steele

Mary Behr

Jane Cooley

Jeanette Eason

30 Pauline Kalk

Louise Phillips

Nancy Ramion

Woodrow Teague

31 Dona Gembala

Lucille Wolavka

Oops we missed Mary Pytynia’s

birthday on June 7. Happy Belated !

Thank you to the volunteers of the

Spring Card Party:

Chairman Pat Manning

Co-chair Jan Gonzales

Nancy Arnold

Dorothy Biller

Betty Bowden

Ceil Brinckman

Mickey Dibkey

Nora Dotson

Rosemary Emigh

Judy Fennell

Barbara Fischer

Jeannie Galloy

Judith Granzo

Carol Hemchak

Anne Howard

Sue Lied

John Mikenas

Linda Milzarek

Darla Nespo

Kathy Oliver

Marie Polito

Janice Prast

Floyd Reed

Eileen Schoenborn

Joan Shortall

Dallas Smith

Morene Stark

Caroline Trock

Charlotte Wentland

Jan Woodruff

Thank you to the Volunteer Work-

ers at the Farmer’s Market

Dorothy Biller

Gary Baker

Janiece & Walt Barbknecht

Barbara Fisher

Jan Gonzales

Pat Manning

Lori Meer

Floyd Reed

AND to all of you who donated Baked goods! We raised almost

$400 on our Bake Sale at the

Farmer’s Market! Thanks!

Thanks to Robert

Stark for the dona-tion of ball

point pens!

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September

October November

August

2013 Things to Come 2013

Interesting tidbits!

Why is it common to

have a 9 minute

snooze interval on an

alarm clock? Why

not 10 minutes?

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

1st-4th Great Lakes SuperBoat Race 14th: 1st Travel/Cubs 17th: Art Fest/Smooth Jazz 21st: 1st Travel/Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 22-25: IN Boat Show 30th-Sept 2nd: Labor Dayz Fest

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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 Norm & Lu Cox on their 63rd on July 1

Hubert “Woody” & Gladis Kawaters on their 64th on July 1

Edward & Darlene Pawlak on their 13th on July 1

David & Nancy Squires on their 31st on July 3

Larry & Sally Bitter on their 4th on July 4

Karlon & Vangie Kuhn on their 51st on July 4

Michael & Paciencia Stype on their 38th on July 4

Norman & Lorraine Keeler on their 67th on July 6

William & Lorna Koch on their 57th on July 7

Harvey & Marilyn Lyons on their 62nd on July 7

Rich & Jan Kahn on their 32nd on July 11

Dale & Dolores Kienitz on their 66th on July 11

Mark & Barbara Fisher on their 39th on July 13

Noah & Glenna Hubbard on their 58th on July 13

Rudy & Mary J. Nichols on their 58th on July 15

Max & Val Kniola on their 61st on July 16

Robert & Rosalie Linsemeyer on their 36th on July 16

Carl & Linda DePaul on their 9th on July 17

Rick & Lark Killingbeck on their 22nd on July 17

Bob & Diane Novitzke on their 29th on July 21

Robert & Dorothy Lyles on their 36th on July 22

OOPS! We missed Larry & Karen Mazuchowski’s 40th on April 7th, Henry & Sheila Ito on their 41st on June 30th, AND Ron & Lois

Stout on their 28th on June 30th! Happy Belated!

Robert & Lois Rumsey on their 68th on July 23

John & Patricia Baird on their 59th on July 24

Bryce & Evelyn Hinton on their 59th on July 24

Robert & Nancy Brady on their 60th on July 25

Charles, Sr & Jana Thomas on their 51st on July 28

John & Betty Bauer on their 58th on July 30

Jimmy & Cheryl Chapman on their 44th on July 30

Jerry & Alice Davis on their 58th on July 30

Calvin & Frances Evans on their 47th on July 30

In Sympathy… We wish to extend sympathy to:

Dale & Dorothy Cook on the loss of his aunt Julia Russell; John & Karen Orlowski on the loss of their grandson Dominic Dorn-

brock; Eugene & Jean Ragland on the loss of their son James Ragland; William & Morene Stark on the loss of their sister-in-law Benita Harvey;

Jimmy & Fern Hunt on the loss of his mother Mary Deckelman; Anita Piper on the loss of her husband James Piper; Nancy Dabagia on the loss

of her sister-in-law Louise Dabagia; Eunice Creager on the loss of her daughter Diana Manley; Donald & JoAnn Phillips on the loss of her

brother Jack Essling; and to the families of Frances Carlson and Gladys Shimkus.

JULY