Pembroke 50+ Active Living Centre

42 Renfrew Street, Pembroke ON. K8A 7T6 613-735-1226

Your Centre’s NEWS

FRIDAY SEPTMEBER 6

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7

We’re

L king for….

The Centre’s Annual Garage Sale is

scheduled for

FRIDAY September 6

2 p.m.—6 p.m.

AND

SATURDAY September 7th

8 a.m.—12 noon.

2 days of bargains to be had!

If you are downsizing or looking to re-home

your gently used items, think of the Centre!

Donations will be accepted up to

September 5. We take all kinds of gently-

used stuff, but we have to draw the line

at no computers, electronics, TVs and

larger items. If interested in helping out

during the summer to sort the donations or on

the days of the sale, leave your name at the

office and we’ll contact you.

Our board would like to ask you to SHARE your

ideas for a logo and tag line.

We KNOW there are many creative MEMBERS

at the Centre, so we would like to INVITE you to

pass your ideas on to US. Our name change

brought positive responses so we would like to

take the next step and create our very own

LOGO and Tag Line.

Please note that we are in a very preliminary

stage of this new endeavor and the LOGO and

Tag Line we choose may be made up from a

combination of submissions. We are looking for

a logo that will represent ACTIVE LIVING and is

simple enough to use on printed materials.

A short TAG LINE of a few words that is

welcoming and upbeat is what we are looking

for!

Submissions may be dropped off at the Centre’s

office

Let’s have some fun and get thinking…..

MONTH

Chairperson

TITLE AUTHOR GENRE SYNOPSIS

September

Pat W.

Educated Tara Westover Memoir

An unforgettable memoir about a young girl

who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist

family and goes on to earn a PhD from

Cambridge University. The story of Tara

Westover, who started her education formally at

the age of 17. This is a tale of survival and

struggle.

October

Maralyn Q.

The Weight

of Silence

Heather

Gudenkauf

Fiction

Thriller

Suspense

Heather Gudenkauf skillfully weaves an

explosive tale of suspense and ultimately, the

healing power of love. Deeply moving and

exquisitely lyrical, this is a powerhouse of a

debut novel.

November

Pat K.

Orphan #8 Kim van

Alkemade

Historical

Fiction

A stunning debut novel in the vein of Sarah

Waters' historical fiction and inspired by true

events, ORPHAN #8 tells the fascinating story

of a woman who must choose between revenge

and mercy when she encounters the doctor who

subjected her to dangerous medical experiments

in a New York City Jewish orphanage.

December No Meet ing

The Book Club has chosen their reading selections for 2019-2020 as listed. If you are

looking for some summer reading, you might want to consider one their choices. The Book

Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Everyone welcome!

In addition to the monthly suggestions, the club has also listed their entire book selections

for 2019-2020.

Copies are available in the office of their monthly schedule selections as well as the suggestions.

January

2019

Lynn M.

“Evil”– Science

behind

Humanity's

Dark Side

Chapter 8

Dr. Julia

Shaw

What is it about evil that we find so compelling?

From our obsession with serial killers to

violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably

drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the

aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr.

Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our

unique cultures.

With the Interlibrary Loan system back up and running, with some libraries

participating, the selection of books to access are diminished. The Pembroke Public

Library is continuing to provide this free service, however a free will donation would be

appreciated.

The Book Club is requesting if any members have copies of their selected books and

are willing to share with the Book Club members would be greatly appreciated.

Just drop the book(s) to the office with your name in it so that it may be returned to the

rightful owner. And thank you!

OIL PAINTING CLASSES

Proud supporting partner of Pembroke 50+ Active Living Centre’s “Your Centre’s Newsletter”

You are invited to join with Chartwell Pinewood on:

Tuesday August 20th · Lunch at the Wilno Tavern · Shopping Trip to Barry’s Bay ·

Departure 10:30 a.m. · Lunch and shopping items at your expense—transportation no

cost

Contact Holly MacDonald 613– 735-4056 for info and to reserve your spot or for

information on Chartwell Pinewood Retirement Living .

the Chat Café

Just a reminder chat café is on a hiatus for

August but will return September 25th at

1:30 p.m. with Maggie Jones presenting

Hypnotherapy .

See you then!

Delight Diner’s

Myrna is back for a 5 week Oil Painting

session starting Monday September 9th

and Tuesday September 10th—ending

October 7th & 8th.

You may register for either day beginning

Tuesday August 20th, cost $50.00;

cheques payable to Myrna Yaniszewski.

The next 5 week session will begin October

21& 22 respectively.

July’s diners have chosen the Wilno Tavern

for Wednesday August 21st outing at 5:30

p.m.

There is no specific choices to pre-order this

time, you will be ordering off the menu.

Deadline to reserve is Thursday August 15th.

Centre’s member Blake N. asked Connie Daikens R.N. (leader of Wednesdays and Fridays Active

Fitness 50+ program and Chronic Disease Prevention and Management RN, Certified Diabetes

Educator West Champlain Family Health Team ) to write a one page summary about the benefits

of keeping active and fit. Listed are some of Connie’s favourite reasons to stay active. Thank

you!

It has been said that “if you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for

your illness.”

We all could use more time, right? The more time passes, the quicker it goes as well.

Staying active is one of the best ways to use your time efficiently and getting the most out of the

precious hours we have to accomplish our day to day activities.

There are numerous studies and statistics available showing the evidence and benefits of keeping

active, most notably dancing! Here are just a few of the known benefits:

Improves energy and strength

Decreases stress, anxiety and fatigue

Improves relaxation and sleep

Improves confidence and well-being

It’s fun! It’s social! It’s supportive!

Helps to maintain or lose weight

Lowers blood pressure, improves blood glucose

Stronger bones and muscles which helps prevent fractures

Improves balance to prevent falls

Improved quality of life.

Treats, slows or delays the risk of memory changes and keeps the brain healthy!

(resource: Diabetes Canada; https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-reverse-aging-

brain.html)

In an article entitled “Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain” by Frontiers and

featured on Medical Xpress, we read about a study out of Germany that looked at the benefits

of exercise in the elderly to determine what type of effect it can have on the brain:

Exercise has the beneficial effect of slowing down or even counteracting age-related decline in

mental and physical capacity,” says Dr Kathrin Rehfeld, lead author of the study, based at the

German center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Magdeburg, Germany. “In this study, we

show that two different types of physical exercise (dancing and endurance training) both

increase the area of the brain that declines with age. In comparison, it was only dancing that

lead to noticeable behavioral changes in terms of improved balance.”

So let’s keep moving, have fun and enjoy our “senior years” in the best shape of our lives!!

Keeping Well, Keeping Active

Tuesday - Active Fitness 50+ @ 9:15 a.m.

- Kripalu Yoga @ 5 p.m.

Wednesday - Active Fitness 50+ @ 7:30 a.m.

- Carpet Bowling @ 1 p.m.

- Darts @ 1 p.m.

Thursday - Active Fitness 50+ @ 9:15 a.m.

Friday* - Active Fitness 50+ @ 8:30 a.m.

Saturday - Kripalu Yoga @ 9 a.m. -

Cancelled for the month of August will

resume September 14th.

Although the Centre is closed on

Fridays, Active Fitness 50+ will continue

throughout the summer on Fridays at the

scheduled time of 8:30 a.m.

Let’s Get-Fit-a-Bit is taking a well

deserved break August 7—September 11

inclusive. See you on September 18

Motion is lotion! Exercise lubricates the joints by

encouraging fluid to circulate and also increases blood flow, which means more nutrients are being delivered to body

tissues, which aids in the healing process.

@ THE CENTRE

IN AUGUST

KRIPALU YOGA & PILATES:

Multi-tiered Beginners to Moderate Level

PLEASE NOTE:

Saturday morning classes are cancelled

for the month of August and will resume

September 14th.

Tuesday evening continues

Kripalu Yoga & Pilates classes 5:00-6:30 p.m

$9.00 fee for registrants

Payment by cheque preferred (payable to Lynn

T. Murphy) or cash.

Register into 4 or more classes per month in

either series (i.e. Tuesday evening) and attend

the other class (i.e. Saturday morning) for only

$1.00 activity fee. The activity fee is applicable

regardless of attendance in primary series.

$10 drop-in fee

REMINDER: If classes are required to be

cancelled for unforeseen circumstances at any

time of the year, please call the Centre after

8:30 a.m. as the answering machine

will be updated, or visit the Centre's

website.

Efforts will be made to advise registrants of

cancellation; however, the onus is on members

to update their e-mail address and telephone

number with the office. If you haven’t received

a Newsletter please call office to confirm email

address.

Members who come to class on a drop-in basis

cannot be assured personal notification via

telephone.

KRIPALU YOGA with LYNN

Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher (2000)

Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher (1992)

Over 25 years teaching experience

www.pembrokeactivelivingcentre.com Email: pembrokeactivelivingcentre@cogeco.net August Daily Activities

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Centre closed

7:30 a.m. Darts

9:15 a.m. Active Fitness 50+ 1 pm Bridge

Cribbage

5 pm Kripalu Yoga

6:30 pm

Pembroke

Duplicate

Bridge

7:30 am

Active Fitness 50+

9:30 am

-Art

Discovery

1 pm

Table Games -Carpet Bowling - Darts

9:15 a.m.

Active Fitness 50+

10 am

Watercolour

Peer group

1 pm

Bid Euchre

8:30 am

Active Fitness 50+

Otherwise

Centre is

closed

Saturday

Kripalu Yoga with Lynn

Cancelled till Sept. 14th

ADDITIONAL August ACTIVITIES

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Centre closed

3 No Kripalu Yoga

Wednesday’s Let’s get fit-a-bit is taking a well deserved

break August 7—September 11 inclusive. See you Sept. 18

Saturday’s Kripalu Yoga on hiatus till Sept. 14th.

7 5

Centre closed

6 7 Let’s Get-Fit-a-Bit Resumes Sept. 18

8 9

Centre closed

10

No Kripalu Yoga

14 12

Centre closed

13 14

15 16

Centre closed

17 No Kripalu Yoga

21 19

Centre closed

20 21 Diner’s Delight 5:30 p.m. Wilno Tavern

22 23

Centre closed

25 No Kripalu Yoga

28 26

Centre closed

37 28

29 30

Centre closed