The November, 2021

Volume 23 No. 11

14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 ● 952-953-2345

A n Ap p l e Va l l ey Sen i o r s M o n t h ly Pu b l i c a t i o n

FALL IS HERE!

I trust you’re

enjoying this

beautiful fall as

much as I am. I love moderate days and sun-

shine and we have certainly had those in

abundance.

Each week I am learning more about how our

amazing Senior Center works. The biggest

surprise for me is how much autonomy and

responsibility we members have. Though we

cooperate with Apple Valley Parks and

Recreation in publicizing and participating in

some special events, and though we are so

privileged to have staff who generously share

ideas, energy and resources with us, for the

most part it is up to us as members to con-

ceive and develop new and fresh programming.

It’s exciting and challenging but so rewarding.

A new program launched in October. The

Nonfiction Book Club is the brainchild of Jan

Daker who serves as vice president of the

Senior Center and who developed and admin-

istered the well received and important initia-

tive to engage seniors in HONORING

CHOICES, the Minnesota advance directives

effort. This new book club is a bit different

from most. Rather than coming together to

discuss a particular book of nonfiction, the club

invites participants to come and discuss the

most interesting nonfiction book they’ve

recently read. Our Senior Center library is a

great resource for nonfiction. Everyone is

welcome to come and enjoy the new club.

Please share your ideas for new programs and

activities. I can almost guarantee your

executive committee can and will help you get

them going.

Not new, of course, but so important, is our

Veterans Day celebration which will be

Wednesday, November 10 at 1pm. It’s such a

wonderful time to say thank you to the women

and men who have served in our country’s

military and to also thank their families. This

year, rather than speakers, we are inviting

everyone to share stories about the military -

personal stories and stories shared by friends

and family members. Come and join us and

share your stories.

And then, have a great Thanksgiving!

Beth

SMPATHY CARD SENT TO THE FAMILY OF:

Patricia Lee 'Pat' Francis

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To register for Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, & XaLite classes please stop by the Senior Center

desk or contact us at 952-953-2345 to register for these classes.

Gentle Yoga Ages 55 & Over *** NOTE NEW TIME & NEW INSTRUCTOR Apple Valley Senior Center

Poses will be done on the floor, standing and with a chair. Designed to meet the needs of both beginners and intermediate

students. Increase strength, flexibility, balance and energy. Bring a sticky mat, water bottle and comfortable clothing.

Fall/Winter Wednesday 11:15am-12:15pm Session 1 & 2 5 Weeks $50 $12 Drop In Session 3 6 Weeks $60 $12 Drop In

Hello my name is Jenifer Matthews, and I am a registered yoga teacher and have been through chair yoga training as well. I have over 200 hours of registered yoga teaching “I want people to be comfortable right where they are, doing what their body can do. My goal is that people leave feeling better when they came in, mind and body.”

SESSION DAYS DATES

3 Wednesday Nov. 17—Dec.

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Three days

before session begins.

TAI CHI Class

Ages 55 & Over, @ 10am

Tai Chi is a graceful slow movement exercise that started in China that creates outer and inner balance, energy, and strength along with mental and physical relaxation. Tai Chi has proven through numerous studies to relieve pain and improve quality of life. Arthritis foundations around the world and the CDC are recommending it for arthritis and fall prevention. Tai Chi can be practiced either standing, sitting or with an aid. Wear comfortable clothes, shoes and have a water bottle close by.

DAYS DATES & TIME

Thursdays

All classes held 10:00-11:00am

Session 3: December 2-January 20

(Skip Dec. 23 and Dec. 30)

FEE

Session 2 $50/Session or $12

Drop-In

Session 3 $60/Session or $12

Drop-In

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Three days

before session

Qigong Class Ages 55 & Over, @ 11am

Learn many styles of Qigong (pronounced "chee gong") as we will be practicing Spring Forest Qigong as well as other styles. Qigong is a simple movement that is intentionally slow and easy to follow along with oth-ers. There are many health benefits both physically and mentally including flexibility, strength and mindfulness. You may do it sitting or standing or with an aid. It is a great way to relax, heal and gain a better outlook on things. Wear comfortable clothes, shoes and have a water bottle close by

DAYS DATES & TIME

Thursdays

All classes held 11:00-12:00am

Session 3: December 2-January 20

(Skip Dec. 23 and Dec. 30)

FEE

Session 2 $50/Session or $12

Drop-In

Session 3 $60/Session or $12

Drop-In

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Three days

before session

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TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP

Meeting Date: 11/04/2021 @ 9:30 Topic - iPad & iPhone Accessibility Settings

Each month a different technology topic is presented and discussed.

Continue to check with Bob’s website for upcom-ing monthly topics. www.mycomputing101.com

QUILTING GROUP

9:30-11:30 a.m. every Tuesday morning.

KNITTING & CROCHETING GROUP

Will meet on the first and third Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

HARDANGER GROUP

2nd and 4th Thursday at 1p.m.

A MESSAGE FROM THE RECREATED

CARDS GROUP Group meets– 1st and 3rd Thursdays (1-3 PM)

Cards are 50 or 75 cents and are on display on

the racks/ 1st floor-behind the chat tables. Select

card(s), take to front desk, pay and you will get an

envelope.

New members are always welcome!

If anyone has white or colored card stock

(heavier paper used for card stamping and

scrapbooking) that they no longer want– we can

use it. Drop off at the front desk. Thanks for all

the donations!

Any questions or ideas? Leave a message and

contact number at the front desk to call you.

Thanks for the support. New members please

check in at the desk to make sure we are meet-

ing (we have very few card makers and some-

times meetings are canceled).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Strolling Through the Arts Recap:

Wednesday’s XaLite 4:00-4:50pm

FEE: 5 Weeks $50 $12 Drop in

Julie Casperson, Instructor will help you sculpt your body and burn calories without even realizing you are working out. Dance and shake the calories away to a wide variety of positive high energy music. Routines are simple and easy to follow so participants can concentrate on getting a better workout! XaBeat has become the way to a healthier lifestyle. Making fitness FUN has allowed many participants to completely reshape their bodies, achieve a fitness high and increase their self-confidence. No dance background required. Bring tennis shoes, water bottle and towel. Belly skirts will be provided (optional).

Next class: November 24-December 22

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Three days before session begins

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Free Medicare Counseling Appointments and

Presentations Provided by the Senior LinkAge Line

We offer one-on-one appointments to help older adults and caregivers navigate the often-complex process of enrolling in Medicare or supplemental health insurance policies.  Currently, we offer Medicare Counseling Phone Appointments and In-Person Medicare Counseling. You can schedule your own Medicare Counseling appointment at www.trellisconnects.org/get-help/medicare/ or call 1-800-333-2433 .  Apple Valley Senior Center has appointments every third Thursday of each month beginning on October 21 from 12-3:30pm. Or select other locations online. Pick a date and time that work best for you . Be sure to bring your questions! In addition, join us for a virtual or in person presentation on Medicare 101, Health Care Fraud and Scams, Health Care Directives, or How the Senior LinkAge Line Can Help You. You can register for or request these presentations at www.trellisconnects.org/get-help/upcoming-presentations/ You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.  Call the Senior LinkAge Line at 800-333-2433.

FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

November 18th, 2021

October's FMSC packing session is on Thursday, the 18th. Be-

ginning in October and going forward, session times will start a

half-hour earlier than we've been used to. We'll pack meals from 11:30 AM to 1:15

PM. Thank you for helping.

You can sign up on the sheet next to the window in the coffee lounge, or call the office and ask

that your name be included. We'll gather on the 18th, Shortly before 11:30am for orientation

at 990 Lone Oak Rd., suite 136 in Eagan. The meals we pack are sent to countries around

the world to relieve childhood hunger. You can choose from tasks that require either sitting,

standing, or moving around the room.

If you need a ride, please reach out to someone on the signup sheet.

Contact Harry Baumert (319) 440-1216 or hbaumert3@msn.com if you have questions.

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Book Lovers Alert

Donations:

All of the books in the library have been donated by members. In order to keep the collection current, we ask

that you only donate books that are less than 15-years-old, i.e. a copyright of 2006+. PLEASE don’t drop older

books, because we have to pack them up and haul them away. Please note that “romance paperbacks” should

be less than five years old with a copyright of 2016.

Organization: Fiction hardcover books are organized alphabetically on the right side of the library, while fic-

tion paperbacks are similarly organized on the shelves to the left side. Romance paperback novels are shelved at

the end of the hardcover collection. Look for an assortment of nonfiction organized by the Dewey Decimal sys-

tem near the return counter.

Check-out and Return: Members are free to take any book that appeals to them for as long as they want.

When finished, return books to the plastic baskets on the counter labeled for returns. (Those books can also

be taken out without being re-shelved, if you notice one that you would like there.)

Relax:

As part of a COVID upgrade, our tired, upholstered chairs were replaced by two new, faux-leather chairs. If a

quiet break is needed, enjoy the peace and quiet of our library.

If you would be interested in joining the group that maintains the library, please email

lindadinan@yahoo.com and we will set up a “training” session.

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November Calendar of Events MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1 9:30 Int. Line Dancing 10:00 General Meeting 11:00 SR Meeting Noon Pool 12:30 Bridge 1:00 Stitchers

2 9:30 Painters 9:30 Quilters Noon Pool Noon Cribbage 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Hand & Foot Cards 1:00 Painters

3 9:00 Donated Bread* 9:30 Wii Bowling 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:15 Yoga-Intermediate # Noon Pool 12:30 Mah Jong 1:00 Dominoes 1:00 First Edition Book Club 1:00 Gather Around Music Jam 4 pm & 5pm Xa Lite/Xa Beat #

4 9:30 Tech Discussion 9:00 Beg. Line Dance 9:30 Knitting & Crochet 10:00 Inter. Line Dance Noon Pool 1:00 Table Tennis 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 1:00 Recreated Cards 1:00 500 1:00 Color & Chat

5 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:00 Ladies Pool

12:30 Bingo *

8 9:30 Int. Line Dancing 10:00 Morning Stretch Noon Pool 12:30 Bridge 1:00 Stitchers

9 9:30 Painters 9:30 Quilters Noon Pool Noon Cribbage 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Hand & Foot Cards 1:00 Painters 1:00 SLN Zoom Pres. ^ On National Museum of The Pacific War

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9:00 Donated Bread* 9:30 Wii Bowling

10:00 Zoom Scientific American* 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:15 Yoga-Intermediate # Noon Pool 12:00 Veteran’s Program 12:30 Mah Jong 1:00 Dominoes 1:30 ES Committee

11 CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY

12 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:00 Ladies Pool 1:00 Friday Movie*

15 9:30 Int. Line Dancing 10:00 Morning Stretch Noon Pool 12:30 Bridge 1:00 Stitchers

16 9:00 Driver Improvement 4 hr.^ 9:30 Painters 9:30 Quilters 11:30 Thanksgiving Lunch # Noon Pool Noon Cribbage 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Hand & Foot Cards 1:00 Painters

17 9:00 Donated Bread* 9:30 Wii Bowling 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:15 Yoga-Intermediate # Noon Pool 12:30 Mah Jong 1:00 Dominoes 1:00 Nonfiction Book Club 2:00 Historians

18 9:00 Beg. Line Dance 9:30 Knitting & Crochet 10:00 Inter. Line Dance 11:15 FMSC^ Noon Pool Noon Insurance Counseling~ 12:30 Duplicate Bridge 1:00 Recreated Cards 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 500 1:00 Color & Chat

19 10:00 Morning Stretch 10:00 Zoom Discover Group 11:00 Ladies Pool 12:30 Bingo*

22 9:30 Int. Line Dancing 10:00 Morning Stretch Noon Pool 12:30 Bridge 1:00 Stitchers

23 9:30 Painters 9:30 Quilters Noon Pool Noon Cribbage 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Hand & Foot Cards 1:00 Painters 1:00 SLN Zoom Pres. ^ Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

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9:00 Donated Bread* 9:30 Wii Bowling

10:00 Morning Stretch 11:15 Yoga-Intermediate # Noon Pool 12:30 Mah Jong 1:00 Dominoes 4 pm & 5pm Xa Lite/Xa Beat #

25 CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

26 FACILITY CLOSED

29 9:30 Int. Line Dancing 10:00 Morning Stretch 11:00 Executive Committee Noon Pool 12:30 Bridge 1:00 Stitchers

30 9:30 Painters 9:30 Quilters Noon Pool Noon Cribbage 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Hand & Foot Cards 1:00 Painters

A friendly reminder, we ask

that members have their membership cards handy for us to scan at the front

desk. And for visitors, please

sign in at the front desk as well.

Thank You!

Some programs are still meeting on zoom. If you

have any questions please call the AVSC at

952-953-2345

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Calendar Legend

* Apple Valley Senior Membership Required ^ Pre-registration

required. #Advanced registration & payment required

~ By appointment only

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“First Edition” Book Club

will meet once again at the Senior Center on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm. If you would like to join us, send an email to

lindadinan@yahoo.com.

November: SAFE FROM THE SEA By Peter Geye

December: The Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

January: The Way Life Should Be by Christina Baker Klein

Nonfiction Book Club

Discussion Group

Want to discuss some of the nonfiction you

have been reading? Join the meeting on

11/17 @ 1:00 pm in Yellowstone One.

If you have the book bring it along. We can

share & discuss what we’ve been reading.

Future meetings can be the same or if we

are all excited about a particular topic/

author, we can plan to get on the same page.

Future meetings will be held the third

Wednesday each month 1pm. Can’t wait to

hear what nonfiction you have been reading!

The Discover Group Join PH.D. Biochemist Gary Gray each month to engage in discussion on articles from the latest issue of Discover magazine. So much is happening so fast—climate change, medical breakthroughs, space exploration and more! 3rd Fridays 10-11:30am

Online via Zoom

Scientific American Join PH.D. Biochemist Gary Gray each month to engage in discussion on articles from the latest issue of Scientific American mag-azine 2nd Wednesdays

10-11:30am Online via Zoom

MDC “Metro Dining Club” Cards

Show your support by purchasing cards and volunteering to sell cards at the Apple

Valley Senior Center.

It’s time for our annual “Metro Dining Club” box sale. This is the largest income producing activi-

ty for the Apple Valley Seniors. These boxes contain cards representing restaurants and other

businesses in our area. Card set cost is $25 per box. The sale runs from September 27th through

November 5th or until cards ae sold out. Cards may be used once a month at your favorite locations.

The Apple Valley Seniors need volunteers to help sell the MDC cards. In the coffee lounge, you will find a white

three ring binder labeled “MDC Sales Sign Up”. Cards are sold Monday – Friday at the center, in two shifts

each day. The morning shift is 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM and the afternoon shift is 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Instructions

for how to work a shift are in front of the sales book. Please sign up to help make this a successful fundraiser.

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SENIOR OF THE MONTH Geri Claytor

Financial recordkeeping is never very far from the conversation for the November Sen-ior of the Month, Geri Claytor. Geri currently serves as the Treasurer for the Apple Val-ley Senior Center, moving to the position from Assistant Treasurer when our treasurer resigned to care for a family member. As treasurer, she maintains the books, pays the bills, reconciles the accounts, and makes sure that monies spent are done in accordance with the group constitution and bylaws as well as standard accounting practices.

Geri was born in New Prague at, as she calls it, the old hospital. Raised in Montgomery, she graduated from Montgomery High School and enjoyed working on the technical/stage crew for the school plays. Now called Tri-City United as a merger between several schools, Geri said she's still a Monty Redbird! She attended what was then the Dakota County Vocational and Technical School, she studied account-ing, then took a position with the school after graduation. Primarily working in the payroll and benefits area, she retired from the school, now called Intermediate School District 917, after 36 years of service! An Apple Valley resident since 1980 with her husband of 44 years, Geri enjoys her involvement at the senior center, whether as treasurer, as a member of Quilting and Sewing, a Bingo money counter, or any of the myriad groups that she joins. Quilting is a particular passion, with a whole family room in their house turned over to the activity. Geri owns 7 sewing machines, so she has all the special ones needed. The pair have 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren, keeping them busy with family too. Their 30' class A motorhome parked at the Cannon Falls campground has been their way to visit Ohio, Texas, and Iowa on various trips. They love the motorhome idea of no set agenda or destination while seeing where the next road takes them.

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Friday Flicks

At 1pm, AVS will be showing Movies on various Friday’s each month. The

current schedule is as follows:

November 12th (2nd Friday) Movie will be: TBD PLEASE NOTE:

You must be a member to enjoy watching the movies.

HONORING OUR VETERANS

AND THEIR FAMILIES

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:00 pm

Everyone is invited to come and share stories about military service – personal stories and stories shared by friends and family members. Together as always

we will stand together and sing as each of the service hymms are played.

***Military memorabilia will be displayed from noon to 2pm.

Trunk-or-Treat!

The Apple Valley Police and Parks and Rec

Department are hosting a Trunk or Treat

event on Saturday, October 30 11am-1pm!

Bring the grandkids to trick or treat at deco-

rated City vehicles including squad cars, a

fire truck, snow plow and more! For event

details visit the City's website at https://www.cityofapplevalley.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3337

S.O.S. E & S committee The Education and Service Committee is in

dire need of help! Any member is welcome!

We meet once a month on the second

Wednesday at 1:30pm to plan for upcoming

Speakers & some events. We’re a fun bunch

who like to plan and enjoy the company of oth-

ers. Come join us. Interested? Do you have

any Questions??? contact Mary Hargens at

612-961-8806

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Bread Day is Back!

The 9AM Bread distribution is

available again at the Senior

Center and will continue every

Wednesday. This is a member

only activity. We would also

appreciate it if you bring your

own bag with you at pick up.

Join us for Thanksgiving Dinner By House of Coates

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

11:30am, $15.00/Person

Menu: Turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, corn, coleslaw, rolls and

butter and pumpkin pie.

Entertainment by Bob Gasch,

Professional Story Teller. For 50 years, Bob has been sharing stories in schools, libraries, senior centers, historical museums and

summer camps. His travels have taken him from Alaska

to Texas and Colorado to Northern Ireland.

Program is titled “My First Car”

Register or prepay by Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

Register in person at AVSC or by calling 952-953-2345

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THE GREAT HOLIDAY SHARE!!!

Everyone has them – perfect gifts that are just not perfect for them. The Education and Service Committee invites everyone to bring these new and unused gifts and place them under the Senior Center Christmas tree. And then, everyone is invited to take from under the tree any gift(s) for self or someone else.

It’s free! It’s easy! It’s a great way to share the holidays

Mitten Tree

The Mitten tree is coming back and will be accepting donations from December 6th through the 17th. We

are looking for hand made or purchased hats, mittens, gloves, and scarfs.

Mainly children’s sizes, but we also accept adult

sizes. We donate them to local elementary schools, the CAP agency, 360 Communities,

and Loaves and Fishes Too.

Thank you!

SENIOR TRIPS & TOURS

Spam® Museum and Hormel Mansion Thursday, January 20, 2022 This trip takes you to Austin to visit the SPAM® museum. Your self-guided tour is interactive, educational and fun. Next up is lunch in the Hormel House Dining Facility. Sample menu is grilled chicken breast on wild rice, salad with parmesan pepper-corn dressing, dinner roll, beverage and small dessert. After lunch, tour the historic Hormel Home – the stately home of George and Lillian Hormel from 1901 to 1927. On the way home, we’ll stop for shopping on your own at the Russell Stover Candy Store. $72 members/$82 non-members. Leave the Apple Valley Senior Center at 8:00am and return at 4:30 p.m. Sign up with payment by Thursday, December 16. max 26.

Saint Paul Sinners and Saints Thursday, February 10, 2022 Begin your guided tour with mobsters wearing enhance costumes and adopt the personae of the infa-mous gangsters through the Landmark Center and imagine that you’re living in St. Paul’s tumultuous era of prohibition. The next stop is lunch at Keys Café with a wonderful Lunch portion Turkey dinner, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, vegetable, cranberries, bread, beverage and dessert. After lunch we will continue our tour of the St. Paul Cathedral which is not recognized as a historical landmark. This current building opened in 1915 as the fourth cathedral of the archdiocese to bear this name. After the tour visit the space at your own pace then stop by the gift Kiosk to purchase a memento. $89 mem-bers/$99 non-members. Leave Apple Valley Senior center at 9:15am and return at 3:00pm. Sign up with payment by January 6, 2022 max. 30

TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION AT AVSC

November 22-December 16

Please bring new, unwrapped toys and gifts.

Gifts for infants and teens

(flat irons, gift cards, movies, etc.)

are especially needed.

All donations are greatly

appreciated!

DONATION BOX IS IN COFFEE LOUNGE

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Please join us twice each month, on various Tuesdays or Thursdays at 1pm, in the Yosemite room here at the AV Senior Center. We will enjoy a group live lecture via Zoom with time for questions and answers. Pre-registration is required. Please call the AVSC at 952-953-2345.

Tues., Nov 9: National Museum of the Pacific War In honor of Veteran’s Day, we will take a return visit to the National Museum of the Pacific War. This is always a favorite live tour! Come and experience key events, numerous artifacts and hear more stories of those that served in the Pacific or the Home Front during WWII. Staff members will take you an island hoping journey from Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan as they move through the George Bush Gallery.

Tues., Nov 23 Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Herbert Clark Hoover, (August 10, 1874–October 20, 1964), mining engineer, humanitarian, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the 31st President of the United States. In addition to public service, Hoover devoted his post-Presidential years to social causes such as the Boys Clubs of America and the Hoover Institution, a research center he had established on the Stanford campus in 1919. He also wrote more than 40 books during those years.

Hoover’s attention returned to Iowa late in the 1950s when he agreed to allow friends and asso-ciates to construct a “Presidential library” near the site of his birthplace. Hoover insisted that the building be modest in size in accordance with scale of the other buildings in the community. The

former President made his last visit to Iowa on August 10, 1962, to dedicate that building to the American peo-ple. Join us at the Presidential Library and Museum to discover more!

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Christmas With The “Rat Pack” Sidekick Theatre

IVES AUDITORIUM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021

$86.00 PER PERSON This day trip is Open to the first 30 Participants.

Bus will leave the AVS at 11:15am and returns at 4:15pm

The Rat Pack is Back just in time for the Holidays! Step back in time to hear the music of Sammy Davis, Jr.Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Relive the days of the Rat Pack with Las Vegas’ most famous enter-

tainers as they appeared live in the Sands Hotel Copa Room. Bring the whole family to enjoy classic tunes from the past such as “Luck be a Lady,” “Fly Me to the Moon” and “New York, New York,” as well as Christmas favorites like “Winter Wonderland” and

“Baby it’s Cold Outside.” This tribute to Sammy, Frank, and Dean is great fun.

Arrive at the elegant jewel-box Gideon S. Ives Audi-torium located on the 80-acre Heritage Center cam-

pus along the Minnesota River in Bloomington.

[Note: There is time during intermission, after lunch or before lunch for participants to visit the Masonic Museum and Library on the 2nd floor. Six galleries

showcase the history of Masonry in Minnesota.]

Lunch will be in the dining space, served buffet style. Menu: Entrée, Potatoes or Rice, Vegetable, Dinner

Rolls, Dessert, Beverage.

$86 Includes Bus Fair, Lunch Tour of the Masonic Museum, and Show

Pre-registration and payment is required, Deadline to sign up is Tuesday, November 2,

2021. We need 30 people to make this trip go.

Annual

Senior Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

11:00am: Social Hour & Holiday Hello 11:30am: Lunch

Menu:

Grilled Chicken Marsala, Garlic mashed potatoes, Caesar salad, Dinner Rolls & But-

ter, Dessert, Coffee or water

Cash Bar available too for Beer or Wine.

12:30pm: Entertainment Rosemount Choir under the direction of

Ms. Gina Toso

1:00pm: Holiday Drawings

Registration Deadline: December 10

Members: $20 per person Non-Members: $25 per person

SEPTEMBER LUNCH RECAP

We had a great turnout for our Camping Luncheon with a wonderful performance by Todd Anderson,

The Classic Cowboy Show!

We enjoyed the tasty grilled lunch and wonderful company. Thanks to all who helped put together this

great event. We can’t wait to celebrate Thanksgiving with The House of Coates Luncheon on November 16th.

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GYM WALKING for AV Seniors December 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

8:15am-9:15am

As the winter

makes walking out-

doors more chal-

lenging, come inside where it’s warm and not slippery.

The Hardwood Gym” will be available for walking laps.

Please bring your membership card for check in., We

ask that you change from your outdoor shoes into clean

gym shoes in order to keep the floor clean & safe.

This is a free activity for Apple Valley

Seniors members.

Children are not permitted to play in the gym while a

parent or adult walks.

APPLE VALLEY

COMMUNITY CENTER

14603 HAYES ROAD Next to the Apple Valley Senior Center

Gather Around Music Jam is Back!

1st. Wednesday of Every Month from 1:00-2:30pm We welcome everyone to come and listen to our songs. We play a mix of Ballads, Gospel, Polka’s and Western songs for your enjoyment. You can clap your hands, sing along or even dance if you like. The best part is that it is FREE! If you play a musical instrument, you are very welcome to join us. We are not professional players so don’t be bashful. We rotate play-ing our own individual songs, so you can play up front or play in the background. It doesn’t matter. Just have fun!! Please contact Larry Nelson at 651-423-9686 if you are interested

in giving it a try. All are Welcome.

Just in time for

Veteran's Day

A new lecture by Richard Frank, As a part of our

World War II roundtable program. Richard is one

of the leading historians on the second world war in

the Pacific. He is discussing the origins of the war

between the Japanese Empire, United States and its

allies.

Origins of the Pacific Conflict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmglwvrGK3c

NOPROF STD

US POSTAGE PAID

TWIN CITIES, MN

PERMIT NO. 7261

Apple Valley Seniors 7100 W. 147th Street

Apple Valley, MN 55124

Phone: 952-953-2345

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DRIVER IMPROVEMENT COURSE

The Senior Center is partnering with Minnesota

Highway Safety and Research Center / AAA to

offer driver improvement courses for mature drivers.

As with all driver improvement

courses sanctioned by the State Department of Public Safety, drivers

over 55 may be entitled to a 10% discount on their

auto insurance.

-An eight-hour course is initially required, followed by a

four-hour refresher class every three years.

4-Hour Refresher Class

November 16 Tues 9:00am-1:00pm

December 10 Fri 9:00am-1:00pm

$24 per person

TO REGISTER Please call: 1-888-234-1294

If you are looking for an 8 Hour first time class $28/person

please contact the Highway Safety directly @ 1-888-234-1294

Change Service Requested

APPLE VALLEY SENIORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Beth Lambert, President

Jan Daker, Vice President

Geri Claytor Treasurer

Beth Christensen, Asst. Treasurer

Greg Utecht, Secretary

Char Peterson, Member At Large

APPLE VALLEY

SENIOR CENTER STAFF

Bridget Samson, Director

Pat Casperson

Building & Grounds

Sharon Lemke

Facility Coordinator

Caitlin Mead Cappel

Facility Coordinator