Happy, Healthy & Safe Adults Age 55+

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Happy, Healthy & Safe Adults Age 55+ August 2017

Health Screening by Stop & Shop Pharmacist

Friday, August 11, 11:00amͲ1:00pm

Come by before lunch or before BINGO and Esmeralda will check your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol for you. Also, stop by, if you have any ques#ons about your medica#ons.

Cost: Free, walkͲins welcome

Tastes & Sounds of Summer at the Center

Thursday, August 17, starng at noon

What can be be&er than a burger, potato salad, friends and

standard and country classics and popular favorites. Cost: $5 for members, $6 for nonͲmembers

51st WSC Anniversary Luncheon at Cha!erly’s

Wednesday, September 27, starng at noon

potatoes, seasonal vegetables, rolls, dessert and beverages. Then entertainment by

WSC Advisory Board Elec%ons

If you are interested in serving as an oﬃcer on the Advisory Board for a twoͲyear term, please ask a staﬀ member and

mee#ng.

More PROGRAMS AND EVENTS on page 4

as we continue to spruce up the Center. We welcome new and old friends to

stop in and enjoy our air conditioning, try out a class, take a trip, attend

a program or just visit. So much is going on everyday…

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

860Ͳ379Ͳ4252 or 860Ͳ379Ͳ8325

Foxwoods Casino Day Trip

Monday August 14, 7:30amͲ6:00pm

Cost: $30 per person, includes driver’s #p

Mohegan Sun Casino Day Trip

Monday September 25, 7:30amͲ6:00pm

or free buﬀet coupon and a voucher for a $15 bet on “The Wheel”.

Say Hello to the Future Video Album

Thursday, July 27, starng at 12:30am

as we ﬁnish celebra#ng Winsted Senior Center’s 50th Anni-versary

Willow St. Suite 3, for approximately 5 minutes. Please make an appointment.

Member Birthday Celebration

Thursday, August 24, 1:00pm

All members are welcome to come and sing Happy Birthday

donating the cake.

Cost: Free, walkͲins welcome

Thursday, July 6, 1:00pm

Step back in history with the local museum curator. Millie

Cost: Free, registra#on requested

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Phone Numbers

860Ͳ379Ͳ4252 or 860Ͳ379Ͳ8325

Hours

Monday thru Friday, 8am to 4pm (with excep#on of holidays)

On rare occasions, we may close early because of staﬃng

Senior Center Staﬀ

(funded by Town of Winchester)

Director/Municipal Agent Ͳ Jennifer Kelley Oﬃce Assistants Ͳ Craig Closson & Ann Sears Van Drivers Ͳ Lou Fracasso & Joe Landor Senior Enrichment Program Staﬀ

(funded by State of CT Department of Developmental Services)

Program Coordinator Ͳ Betsy Anderson Van Driver/Aide Ͳ Linda Moore

Program Aide Ͳ Laurie Phillips Program Aide Ͳ Tammy Kent

Nutri#on Program Staﬀ

Site Manager Ͳ Carol Keslow

Volunteers Ͳ Diana Neshko, Carol Kolasinski, Ellen Dalene, Helen Archer & Ted Millahn

Senior Commission

Chairperson Ͳ Fran Cooper ViceͲChairperson Ͳ Carol Grant Secretary Ͳ Judi Galvagni

Charlie Cooper, Al Dombrowski, Don Fancher, Be&y Kelsey, Sally Mangione & Diana Neshko

Senior Club Oﬃcers

President Ͳ Carol Grant ViceͲPresident Ͳ June Dziennis Secretary Ͳ Beverly Pisani Treasurer Ͳ Be&y Kelsey

Advisory Board

Club Oﬃcers Ͳ Jeane&e Beyer, Beverly Brentnall, Helen Dombrowski & Helen Archer

Volunteer Ac#vity Coordinators

Line Dancing Ͳ Fran Cooper

Bingo Ͳ Sylvia Landi, Sally Mangione & Be&y Bu&on Mail and Birdfeeders Ͳ Ki&y McKee

Volunteers

Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they are worthless,

Newspaper and a Coﬀee or Tea

We now have the Waterbury Republican Newspaper

delivered Monday thru Friday and the Winsted Journal

delivered on Friday so stop in to catch up on the news.

Enjoy your favorite fresh hot drink anytime with our

available to buy for 25 cents. If you need a lesson of

how to work the Keurig, just ask.

Center Van Rides

For travel in Winsted only. Local rides are available

Monday through Friday. The earliest pickup is 8:45am

and the last ride home is at 3pm. To make a reservation,

call the office at least 24 hours in advance, Monday thru

Friday, between 8am

Ͳ4pm, to make your reserva,on.

Medical Appointments

Please do not make medical appointments before

9:00am or a0er 1:30pm.

Shopping or Errands

Early Tuesday or Friday morning, or early in the

after-noon Monday thru Friday. Shoppers must limit

their purchases to 4 bags per person.

Remember…one stop per ride and please be patient. The

drivers are very busy. We try to get you to your

appoint-ment on time, but you may have to wait to be picked

up to go home. There may be times when we cannot give

you a ride, or we may have to pick you up early for an

appointment. The suggested dona,on per ride is $1.

For information and to schedule rides to other towns,

call N.W. Transit at 860Ͳ489Ͳ2535.

Stay Informed...Read Our Newsle/er

The newsletter is available at the Center, Town Hall,

Beardsley Library and other loca,ons around town or

subscribe to receive it delivered by mail to your home

for $6 a year. Or, go to “www.ourseniorcenter.com”

and enter “winsted senior center” “Winsted, CT.”

WSC GO BAGS

Gi2 Cer#ﬁcates

Center Gift Certificates are always available. Gift

Certifi-cates

Always in Our Heart

Thank you for the years of dedication of the former

Senior Center Directors, Blanche McCarthy and Ellen

Schroeder for sharing yourselves and your inspiration

to create the Center we have today.

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Getaway Tours

8/19 Dinner & Boston Pops Concert at Tanglewood, MA $147. per person

8/23Ͳ25 Lake George, Saratoga Track and Fort Ticonderoga, NY $527. pp double, $695. pp single, $497. pp triple 8/29 Lobster Feast and Don Who show, Holyoke, MA $95. per person

9/6 911 Memorial and Museum, NYC $115. per person

9/20 CT Day at the Big E, West Springfield, MA $53. per person

9/22 Cape Cod Scallop Fest with Mystery Stop, MA $119. per person

10/3Ͳ4 Villa Roma Resort Octoberfest, Catskill Mountains, NY $249. pp double, $291. pp single, $239. pp person 10/6Ͳ9 Washington D.C. Tour

$712. pp double, $998. pp single, $682. pp triple 10/12 Vermont Fall Foliage Tour

$95. per person

11/9 “Annie Get Your Gun”, Westchester Broadway Theatre $107. per person

11/17 Radio City Christmas Show, NYC $198. per person

12/7 Twin Rivers Casino with Holiday Entertainment , RI $96. per person

12/11 “Glenn Miller Orchestra”, Westchester Broadway Theatre $105. per person

12/14 NY Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show, NYC $105. per person

12/19 Polynesian Christmas, HuKeLau Holiday Show, MA $77. per person

12/19 2017 Woman’s Basketball Showcase, Mohegan Sun cost to be determined

N.W. Transit Day Trips

Essex Steam Train Ride & Riverboat Lunch Excursion

Thursday, August 24, 9:30am

Enjoy lunch aboard the train while traveling along the CT River Valley. Lunch includes your choice of roast beef or chicken parmesan, salad, vegetable, roll and dessert. At Deep River Landing, transfer to the riverboat for a cruise back to Essex. Cost: $57. all inclusive

CT State Capitol Tour & Cheesecake Factory Lunch

September, date to be determined

Tour the beautiful, unique building, learn about the history of the Capitol and view items important to Connecticut’s history then hop on the bus and head to for a lunch that offers some-thing for everyone and save room for dessert.

Cost: $7. admission and transporta#on, lunch on your own

Winsted Senior Center Sponsored

Mohegan Sun Casino Day Trip

Monday September 25, 7:30amͲ6:00pm

Winsted Senior Center Foxwoods Casino Day Trip

Monday August 14, 7:30amͲ6:00pm

free buﬀet coupon and a voucher for a $10 slot play. Cost: $30 per person, includes driver’s #p

Atlan#c City Resorts Trip

February 28 to March 2, 2018

This trip package prac#cally pays for itself, it includes: trans-portation from the Center, 2 nights accommodation at Resorts

Cost: $207 per person double, $307 per person single, $187 per person triple

TRIPS, TRIPS, TRIPS

Trip Policy

Sign up for Center trips at the office, Monday through Friday, 8amͲ4pm. Phone reservations will not be taken for trips. We will only sign you up after payment has been made. When you are interested in a trip, sign up quickly or run the risk of missing out! A trip may be cancelled if we don’t have enough people signed up. If you show up late for a trip, we cannot wait for you and refunds will not be given.

Day Trips must be paid for in full. If you must cancel a day trip after we have paid the tour company, we can only refund your money if we have some-one to replace you.

Overnight Trips, you must put down a deposit when you sign up. If cancellation insurance is not included and you wish to purchase it, you are responsible for purchasing it through the tour company, so that you will know what to expect if you need to cancel. Ask for the form at the office.

N.W. Transit Day Trips are offer, unescorted, in CT, once a month. The suggested donation per trip is $7. Meals and admissions are not included. The N.W. Transit trips are open to Winsted seniors and Winsted people with disabilities only initially. Nonresidents of Winsted may sign up one month before, if a trip is not full.

Getaway Tour trips are usually a go, no matter how few people from our Center have signed up. Multiple stops may be made, as we may share the bus with other groups.

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Women’s & Men’s Haircuts with April

Monday, August 7, appointments starng at 1pm

Plan on the first Monday of each month to enhance your outer beauty and nurture your inner beauty with a new hair style. Come in with clean hair and you’ll leave feeling great. Cost: $10, by appointment only

Finger Nail Polishing with Linda & Tammy

Monday, August 14, appointments starng at 12:45pm Pamper yourself with the special treat of polished nails. Come in with your nails unpolished and shaped, bring your favorite color or we will have colors to choose from.

Cost: $3, by appointment only

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RSVP Volunteer Network

you can choose how, where and how much #me you want to oﬀer. You can draw on an exis#ng skill or develop a new

Mileage reimbursement is available for some programs.

Renter’s Rebate Program

Did you pay rent in Winsted in 2016? Age 65 or older and receive Social Security benefits? Under age 65 and receive Social Security Disability beneﬁts? If your answer is yes and

or $42,900 or less, for a married couple, you may be eligible. Cost: Free, by appointment only un#l September 30

Senior Discounts Come in All Shapes and Sizes

We would like to collect discount information from local restaurants, retailers and businesses so that we can provide it to our members. Please mail your informa#on, including eligible age, on your business le&erhead to Winsted Senior Center, 80 Holabird Avenue, Winsted, CT 06098.

WSC GO BAGS

or in case of an unplanned medical or weather emergency.

Cost: Free, available at the Oﬃce, while supply lasts

Fitness Classes

Chair Yoga with Tina

Mondays and Fridays, 9:00am

Experience this slow and gentle form of yoga practiced sitting in a chair or standing using a chair for support.

Cost: $3, walkͲins welcome

Exercise to Increase Your Strength and Fitness

with Jus%n

Mondays, 10:00am

out with small hand weights and bands. Cost: $3, walkͲins welcome

Stretch Your Body and Mind with Paula

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00am

Zumba Gold

®

_{with Margaret}

Wednesdays, 9:00am

This easyͲtoͲfollow class recreates the original Zumba dance moves

Line Dancing with Fran

Wednesdays, 10:00am

Join the gang and learn the steps, shuﬄes and movements of this popular dance style. Newbies always welcome. Cost: Free, walkͲins welcome

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#me. Soon we will announce a special Drawing for par#ci-pants.

with? Let us know.

Walk the Sue Grossman Trail with Friends Group

Wednesdays, weekly starng August 16, 10:00am

the trail. If you don’t drive, make a reserva#on and we will

lot. Call the Center for details. Cost: Free, registra#on requested

Winsted Senior Center Programs are subject to change… registration may be required, cost of classes vary. For information or to make suggestions, please call the Center at 860Ͳ379Ͳ4252 or 860Ͳ379Ͳ8325 or stop by.

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9am Stretch Class Noon Lunch

12:30pm Card Games 12:30pm Wii Bowling

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9am Zumba Gold Class 10am Line Dance Class Noon Lunch

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9am Stretch Class Noon Lunch 12:30pm Card Games 12:30pm Wii Bowling

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Noon Lunch 1pm BINGO

Foot Clinic, by appointment

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10am Strength Class Noon Lunch

12:30pm Wii Bowling 1pm Haircuts

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9am Zumba Gold Class 10am Line Dance Class Noon Lunch

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12:30pm Card Games 12:30pm Wii Bowling 1pm Meet & Greet Millie Hudak, Town Historian

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Noon Lunch

11am Health Screening 1pm BINGO

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12:30pm Wii Bowling 12:45pm Nail Polishing

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9am Zumba Gold Class 10am Line Dance Class 10am Walking Group Noon Lunch

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9am Stretch Class Noon Tastes & Sounds of Summer Lunch with Pay Cerruto & Band & Raﬄe Drawing

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11am Legal Quesons Noon Lunch

1pm BINGO

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12:30pm Wii Bowling

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9am Zumba Gold Class 10am Line Dance Class 10am Walking Group 10:30am Blood Pressure Cholestrol Check Noon Lunch

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12:30pm Card Games 12:30pm Wii Bowling 12:30 Video Tapping 1pm August Birthday Party Foot Clinic, by appointment

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Noon Lunch 1pm BINGO

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12:30pm Wii Bowling

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9am Zumba Gold Class 10am Line Dance Class 10am Walking Group Noon Lunch

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12:30pm Card Games 12:30pm Wii Bowling 12:30 Video Tapping 1pm July Birthday Party

September

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Noon Special Labor Day Lunch (you must make reserva+on

1pm Special Labor Day BINGO (walkͲins are welcome)

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AUGUST EVENTS & PROGRAMS

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Eat Well

The lunches served at the Senior Center provide 1/3 of the balanced mix of foods for an adult.

Ea%ng a balanced mix of healthy foods can reduce the risk of chronic health condi%ons and obesity.

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Useful Local Phone Numbers

Ambulance 860Ͳ738Ͳ9267 Beardsley Library 860Ͳ379Ͳ6043 Emergency 911 Fire Department 860Ͳ379Ͳ5155 Meals on Wheels 860Ͳ482Ͳ4151 N.W. Transit 860Ͳ489Ͳ2535 Poison Control 800Ͳ222Ͳ1222 Police Department 860Ͳ379Ͳ2721 Post Oﬃce 860Ͳ379Ͳ6675 Senior Center 860Ͳ379Ͳ4252 Tax Collector 860Ͳ379Ͳ4474 Tax Oﬃce 860Ͳ379Ͳ5461 Town Clerk 860Ͳ738Ͳ6963 Town Manager 860Ͳ738Ͳ6962 WCAAA 203Ͳ757Ͳ5449