2060 W. College Ave • Santa Rosa, CA 95401 • 707-543-3745 • www.santarosarec.com • Volume: 2 Issue: 6

Mark your Calendar Lots of planned activities ...... 2

Noteworthy Upcoming Opportunities Duplicate Bridge, Medicare Information, and more! ............ 2

Instructor Spotlight Meet JoRene Woodworth ......... 4

Health & Fitness CornerNational Memory Screening Day ........................................ 4

Around TownKnit Pickers Donate to Women’s Shelter ..................... 5

Did you know?Computer Lab and Workshops …5

Holiday FunHoliday Dinner and Dickens Craft Fair … ............................ 6

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Silver Singers

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Nov/Dec2014

Holiday Fun

Winter is the merriest time of the year! Get inspired this holiday season with one of Recreation and Parks holiday activities or do-it-yourself holiday classes. We have a wealth of activities to bring you extra holiday cheer. We hope you can join us at any of these occasions:

3rd Annual Holiday DinnerEnjoy a holiday dinner with all the trimmings! This event promises to impress with fun, friends and food. It will be the merriest of celebrations because it’s brought to you by us—your fun-loving staff! Fri 12/19, 4-6pm, Person Senior Wing Auditorium $10 member/$14 non-members. Limited seating, call (707) 543-3745 for reser-vations. #71749

Holiday Choral ConcertIt’s time to kick off the holiday season! Please join us for our FREE Annual Holiday Choral Concert featuring our own Silver Singers per-forming our favorite holiday music, including a sing-a-long. Refresh-ments will be served following the concert. Thurs, 12/4, 2014 11:00am - 1:00pm, BV Senior Center - Room 19, Pre-Register Barcode #69299

Readers Theater Presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas CarolThis December Charles Dick-ens’ A Christ-mas Carol will come to life at the Person Senior Wing. Told in a Read-ers Theater-style, with an emphasis on the dramatic art of storytelling, this adaptation will delight and is a real treat for the holidays. Brought to you by director Michael Welch, this theater of the imagination will bring renewed spirit to this classic holiday tale of transformation. Weds 12/10 3:00-4:30pm, Person Senior Wing Au-ditorium. #73638 Free, limited seating, please RSVP.

Celebrate the Winter Holidays with CardsCreate your own unique holiday card this season using paper and stamps. All materials are included. Instructor Carola Bartz. Wed, 12/3 6:30-8:30p, Finley Community Center Maple Room, $31 (S.R. Resident $21) #72302

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Mark Your Calendar BVSC = Bennett Valley Senior Center PSW = Person Senior Wing

NOVEMBER

Nov 7 Dance, Larry Broderick Trio, FinleyNov 11 Centers CLOSED – Veterans Day HolidayNov 14 Dance, Tom Shader Trio, FinleyNov 18 Memory Screenings, BVSCNov 20 9-ball Pool Tournament, BVSCNov 21 Dance, Steve Luther DJ, FinleyNov 24-Nov 28 – Person Senior Wing CLOSEDNov 27 CENTERS CLOSED – ThanksgivingNov 28 CENTERS CLOSED - Thanksgiving

DECEMBER

Dec 3 Dance, Larry Broderick Trio (Wed), FinleyDec 4 Holiday Choral Concert, BVSCDec 6 Dickens Crafts Fair, FinleyDec 7 Dickens Crafts Fair, FinleyDec 10 Dance, Carl Green (Wed)Dec 10 A Christmas Carol, PSWDec 17 Holiday Dance (Wed), Steve Luther, FinleyDec 19 Holiday Dinner, PSWDec 18 9-ball Pool Tournament, BVSC

Go Paperless It’s simple, just visit www.srcity.org/seniors and click on“e-subscribe to Zest for Life” in the right hand column.

Senior Membership DriveHave you purchased your membership yet? $24 individual/ $40 couple. Join Today!

•Duplicate BridgeIntermediate/Experienced PlayersExercise your brain and meet some new people. Mondays at 12:30, at the Person Senior Wing. $4 drop-in fee. Come with a partner. Teacher/director Laura Camm Accredited ACBL. Questions? Please call Laura at (707) 578-1481. •Volunteer History Lecturer NeededDo you like history? Are you comfortable speaking in public? We are looking for a part-time history lecturer – you pick the topics! History meets on Monday morn-ings 10:30-11:30am. Call Jacqui at 543-3420 if you are interested.

•Talent Search!Do you have a stage talent to share? The Bennett Val-ley Senior Center will be hosting a Senior Talent Show on February 7th, 2015. Those interested in performing should contact JoRene at 543-4625 by November 24th. Come light-up the stage with your special talent!

•Thursday Morning MotivationsClearing Clutter: 4 Easy Steps (Back by Popular Demand!)Thurs, 11/13, BVSC 10:30-11:30am #69380 Pre-Register, FREEJoin professional organizer Kimberlee Foster from Chucket Organizing & Move Management for this one- hour seminar and learn practical ways to reduce clutter and keep it under control.

NEW Homecare Laws Seminar What You Need to KnowThurs 12/11, BVSC, 10:30-11:30, #69381 pre-registration required, FREEJoin Phyllis Sutter from Hired Hands Homecare to discuss the new 2014/15 Homecare Laws. Be informed as to why you should use an agency versus a private caregiver.

Noteworthy Upcoming Opportunities

Save The Date!Crab Feed at Finley

February 28, 2015Event Begins at 5:00 pm, Dinner Served at 6:00 pm

Tickets $45

Drop-In Activity Schedule

Finley Community CenterFriDAy1:00-4:00 Ballroom Dance $8

*Line Dance Practice will move to Mondays starting June 2nd.

Person senior Wing 2060 College Ave. • (707) 543-3745monDAy Fee9:00-10:00 Boomer Blast Fitness $6 9:30-10:30 Line Dance Rebels $2 10:00-12:00 Knit Pickers (Needlecraft) $2 10:30-12:00 History $2 11:00-11:45 Ukulele– Beginners $2 11:30-12:30 Yoga with Donna $7 12:30-3:30 Party Bridge $2 12:30-4:00 Pinochle (Experienced) $212:30-4:00 Duplicate Bridge $41:00-4:00 Hand and Foot $2 1:30-3:00 Book Club 3rd Mon. $2 2:00-3:00 Line Dance Practice $2tuesDAy 9:00-11:00 Open Computer Lab $29:30-10:30 Pilates with Jae $7 10:00-11:00 Zumba Basics/Zumba Plus $6/$711:30-12:30 Yoga with Donna $7 1:00-3:00 Pedro $2 1:30-3:00 Belly Dance Fitness $6 2:00-4:00 Photography 1st & 2nd Tues. $2 WeDnesDAy 9:30-10:30 Line Dance Rebels $2 10:00-11:30 Discussion Group $2 11:30-12:30 Yoga with Donna $7 12:30-4:00 Pinochle (Experienced) $2 12:30-3:00 Ukulele (Experienced) $2 1:00-4:00 Scrabble $2 1:30-4:30 Ping Pong $2 1:30-4:30 Watercolor Studio $4 thursDAy 9:00-11:00 Open Computer Lab $29:30-10:30 Pilates with Jae $7 11:30-12:30 Yoga with Donna $7 1:00-4:00 Texas Hold’em Poker $2 2:00-4:00 Cribbage $2 2:30-4:30 “Advanced Intermediate” Line Dance $4 FriDAy 9:00-10:00 Boomer Blast Fitness $6 9:30-10:30 Line Dance Rebels $2 10:00-12:30 Mah Jong $2 10:30-11:30 Better Balance $4 10:30-12:00 “Easy Intermediate” Line Dance $2 12:30-4:00 Pinochle (Experienced) $2 12:30-4:00 Bridge/Exp Players $2 12:45-4:30 Ping Pong $2 1:00-4:00 Scrabble $2 2:00-3:00 Line Dance Practice $2

Bennett VAlley senior Center 704 Bennett Valley Rd • (707) 545-8608monDAy Fee9:00-10:10 Tai Chi $49:00-10:30 Beginning Computers Pre-Reg9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise $29:30-12:00 Painting w/ Acrylics Pre-Reg10:30-12:00 Needlecraft $211:00-2:00 Bingo $211:00-12:30 Adv/Beg Computers Pre-RegtuesDAy 9:00-10:30 Basic Spanish $29:30-10:30 Medicare/S.S. 2nd & 4th Tues **9:30-11:00 Intermediate Spanish $210:00-11:00 Stretch & Bend $310:30-12:00 Introduction to Spanish $211:00-12:30 Conversational Spanish $212:30-1:30 Line Dance w/Anita $212:30-2:00 Spanish Study $2WeDnesDAy 9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise $29:00-12:00 Ladies Billiards $210:00-12:00 Blood Pressure 4th Wed **10:15-11:00 On the Ball $310:30-2:00 Chinese Mahjong $211:00-12:30 Line Dance w/ David $2thursDAy 9:00-10:00 Tai Chi w/ Dr Carl $39:00-11:00 Wii Games $210:00-11:00 Stretch & Bend $310:00-11:00 Laughter Yoga 4th Thur $210:15-11:30 Silver Singers Choral $210:30-12:00 Neuropathy 1st Thurs $210:30-11:30 TMM 2nd Thurs **10:30-12:30 Whist $211:15-2:00 Party Bridge $212:00-1:00 Legal Clinic 1st Thur **FriDAy 9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise $29:00-10:00 Chair Yoga $49:00-11:00 Computer Lab **10:00-11:00 Rosen Method Exercise $711:00-2:00 Bingo $2 **FREE for members, pre-registration required. 3

Instructor Spotlight

Introducing JoRene Woodworth, Fitness Instructor

Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s or another dementia. The number of people living with dementia worldwide is currently estimated at 35.6 million, and this number will double by 2030 and more than triple by 2050. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

But how do you know if you are experiencing typical age-related memory changes or signs of Alzheimer’s or other dementias? The table below describes some typical experiences.

If you want to learn more, we will be offering free memory screenings at the Bennett Valley Senior Center Tuesday, November 18 from 9am-12pm, FREE for Senior Center Members, #75870. Please pre-register by calling 545-8608. Lucy Andrews, RN, from At Your Service Homecare will be providing screenings

SOURCE: Alzheimer’s Associations, http://www.alz.org/10signs.

JoRene Woodworth

Health & Fitness Corner

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You may recognize JoRene Woodworth from the front desk at the Bennett Valley Senior Center, but did you know she is also an accomplished fitness instructor? JoRene has been teaching group exercise since 1980 and loves to share with students the joy of movement. She is an expert in fitness and movement and has the credentials to prove it. She is certified by American Council on Exercise (ACE), is an IDEA member, and a CPR instructor.

JoRene is ready to share her ex-pertise with you in her new class, On The Ball. In this class you will bounce back to good health by sitting, laying and rolling on a big stability ball. The muscles you use to sit, stand, balance and support your back will be stron-ger for core support and daily stamina. Join the fun and get in your daily dose of fitness!

Wednesdays 10:15-11am, Bennett Valley Senior Center, drop-in $3.

National Memory Screening Day is Tuesday, November 18, 2014.

SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S: TYPICAL AGE-RELATED CHANGES:Poor judgment and decision making Making a bad decision once in a whileInability to manage a budget Missing a monthly paymentLosing track of the date or the season Forgetting which day it is and remembering laterDifficulty having a conversation Sometimes forgetting which word to useMisplacing things and being unable to retrace steps to find them

Losing things from time to time

The Person Senior Wing Needlecraft Group, the “Knit Pickers,” has been busy knitting and crochet-ing to create handmade items for the “Mother and Child Program” at the Living Room – a daytime shelter for homeless and at-risk women and chil-dren during the day when shelters are closed. The busy group has created a plethora of little hats, booties, and small dolls to donate. Additionally, five full size Afghans are ready to be delivered to local Veterans just in time for the cold season!

You are invited to join this cheerful group –all levels of experience are welcome. The group also appreci-ates donations of yarn. Join the Knit Pickers, at the Person Senior Wing on Mondays from 10-noon. There is a $2 drop-in fee.

Technology is playing a large role in the lives of people 50+. Google recently conducted a study of more than 6,000 boomers and seniors that examined how these groups are using the Internet. The study found that 78 percent of boomers and 52 percent of seniors are online.

Sometimes getting started with technology and keeping current can be a challenge. We invite people of all computer levels to participate in the Computer and Technology Lab at the Per-son Senior Wing; Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-11am, $2 drop-in fee. These open lab hours are staffed by a group of dedicated volunteers, Cheryl, Fred and Car-rie. They are prepared to answer questions about a variety of topics and help you with your projects.

If you are just getting started in computing, the Person Senior Wing will be holding three com-puter workshops for beginners.

Please pre-register for the following programs by calling (707) 543-3745.• ComputerBasics-Monday, November 17th 10am - 11:30am, pre-register $4• InternetBasicsPart1-Monday, December 15th 10 - 11:30am, pre-register $4• InternetBasicsPart2- Monday, January 26th 10 - 11:30am, pre-register $4

Did You Know?

Computer Workshops and Technology Lab Available at the Person Senior Wing

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Source: “Senior Technology: 5 Facts About How Post 50s Are Using The Internet.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/08/senior-technology_n_3404653.html

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