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December 2008
1 Salute to Park Department
  Hearing Evaluations
  Massage Therapy
4 South Shore Seniors Private Christmas Party
6-7 Festival of Lights and Zooltide
8 Red Hat Christmas Party
9 America In Bloom
  Salvation Army Angel Tree Volunteers Needed
  Advisory Board Meeting
10 First Travel - "A Wonderful Life"
  Soup Day
  Gardening Group
11 Stamp Collectors!
15 Cooking for One (or Two)
17 Fancy Foot Clinic
  Alzheimer's Support Group
19 Senior Center Christmas Party
22 Popcorn and a Movie
23 Newsletter Assembly
24-25 CLOSED - Christmas
29 Massage Therapy
31 CLOSED - New Year's


January 2009
1 CLOSED - New Year's Day
5 Hearing Evaluations
12 Red Hat Breakfast at Memo's
  Cooking for One (or Two)
17 Summerfest Meltdown
19 CLOSED - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
22-25 CLOSED - Remodeling of Senior Center
26 Massage Therapy
28 Lifeline Screening
29 Senior Center Trip Roll-out Meeting


Regularly Scheduled Programs
Monday 9:45AM
10:30AM
12:30PM 2:00PM
Exercise
Yoga & Acupressure
Duplicate Bridge
Knitting & Crocheting Bee
Tuesday 9:00AM
9:00AM
9:30AM
9:30AM
9:30AM
11:00AM
12:00PM
12:30PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
2:00PM
Billiards
Ceramics
Euchre Lessons
Mahjong
Tai Chi
Spanish
Spanish
Cards
Spanish
Euchre

German
Wednesday 9:00AM
9:00AM
9:45AM
10:30AM
10:30AM
11:00AM
12:30PM
12:30PM
12:30PM
Men's Club
SHIP (call for appt.)
Exercise
Tai Chi/Qigong
Line Dancing
Double Pinocle
Cards
Mexican Train/Dominoes
500 Rummy
Thursday 9:00AM
9:30AM
9:30AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
12:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
2:00PM
Billiards
Tai Chi
Organ Lessons
Pinochle Lessons
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Bingo
Painting Class
German
Friday 9:00AM
9:45AM
10:30AM
10:30AM
12:00PM
12:00PM
12:15PM
1:00PM
2:00PM
3:00PM
Painting
Exercise
Tai Chi/Qigong
Sing-a-long
Bunco
SHIP (call for appt.)
Pinochle
Computers
Computers
Computers

December 1
Salute to Park Department
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 1 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Hearing Evaluations
Free hearing screening and hearing aid demonstrations at Michigan City Senior Center. Make your appointment now! For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 1 & 29 - 12:30PM - 3:00PM
Massage Therapy
Therapist Amy Baker, CMT. Please call 898-4444 to set up an appointment. Each session is 15 minutes long at a cost of $10. For longer sessions, book 2 or more back-to-back. MUST call for an appointment.

December 4
South Shore Seniors Private Christmas Party
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 6-7 - 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Festival of Lights and Zooltide
Enjoy the chili cook-off, Parade thru the park, bonfire, MC Chorale, Soul Steppers, Horse & buggy rides, hot chocolate & cookies, and the main event... The Lighting of the Park for the season. It's a beautiful way to kick off the holiday season! For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 8 - 12:00 Noon
Red Hat Christmas Party
Catered by Care Elite, entertainment by "Rusty Ammerman's Dimension of Illusion" from Indianapolis, door awards, gifts and prizes. There will be a $10 gift exchange for those who wish to participate. Cost is $18. The party will be over about 3pm so plan your departure accordingly. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 9 - 10:00AM
America In Bloom
You'll learn about America In Bloom, the community beautification project sponsored by the City of Michigan City. We'd like to get your opinions on what projects to include in our 2009 project and what results you'd like to see for Michigan City seniors with the America in Bloom project. Please RSVP to Jan Kostielney at 219-363-1407 no later than Friday, December 5th for the second session. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 9 - 10:00AM - 8:00PM
Salvation Army Angel Tree Volunteers Needed
We will once again participate in the Salvation Army Angel Tree at Marquette Mall. Sign up for a 2 hour time slot by contacting the Senior Center at 873-1504.

December 9 - 9:30AM
Advisory Board Meeting
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 10
"A Wonderful Life"
Theatre At The Center, Munster, IN. Frank Capra’s film classic has been brought to vibrant theatrical life through the remarkable collaboration of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Sheldon Harnick and Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Joe Raposo. The story of George Bailey and his wonderful life in Bedford Falls remains a timeless fable of dreams, disillusionment and the power of love. An uplifting chronicle of the extraordinary lives of ordinary folk. A Wonderful Life exhilarates the mind and heart as it celebrates the innate goodness in us all.  Package includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation, lunch and show. Lunch will be a choice of Cornish Game Hen or Pork Chop. Trip departs Senior Center at 10:30am and returns approximately 5:30pm. Reservations and payment are needed by November 10, 2008. $70pp. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 10 - 11:30AM
Soup Day
NEW Cheesy Ham & Potato Soup with bread & butter and cookies for dessert. Cost is $2.50 per bowl (extra .50 for bread & dessert) $3.00 per small to-go container and $5.00 per large to-go container. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 10 - 12:00 NOON
Gardening Group
The Gardening Group continues with Master Gardener instructor Dennis Brittain. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 11 - 6:00PM
Stamp Collectors!
Our monthly meeting will be held at the Michigan City Public Library on the second Thursday of every month. For additional information, please contact Bill Snyder at 879-8910.

December 15 - NOON
Cooking for One (or Two)
The Arbors of Michigan City will host a demonstration cooking class on pan cooking, and cooking for one (or two). Do you get tired of left-overs? Is it hard to cook your favorite recipes in smaller quantities? We have some fabulous ideas that require little time or effort and are healthy AND delicious! If you are interested in learning more (and tasting some delicious recipes), please RSVP to Heather or Tanya at 874-5211.

December 17
Fancy Foot Clinic
For an appointment, please contact the Senior Center.

December 19 - 2:00PM
Alzheimer's Support Group
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 19 - 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Senior Center Christmas Party
Potluck Lunch. Bring a dish to share (enough to serve 8) accord to your last name.
• A-H Side Dish • I-N Dessert • O-Z Main Dish
We will provide fried chicken. If yo want to participate in the gift exchange, bring a $5 gift. Gift certificates are something everyone can use! Potluck luncheon will start at 11:30am until 12:15pm or till the food runs out whichever comes first! Entertainment will be from 12:15-12:45 featuring The Steve & Mary Show providing seasonal holiday music. Gift exchange will start approximately 1:00pm. Come have holly jolly time! For more information, please contact the Senior Center.


December 22 - 1:00PM
Popcorn and a Movie - "Christmas Cottage "
Sponsored by Life Care Center. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 23 - 8:00AM
Newsletter Assembly
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 24-25
CLOSED - Christmas
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

December 29 - 12:30PM - 3:00PM
Massage Therapy
Therapist Amy Baker, CMT. Please call 898-4444 to set up an appointment. Each session is 15 minutes long at a cost of $10. For longer sessions, book 2 or more back-to-back. MUST call for an appointment.

December 31
CLOSED - New Year's
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.


January 1
New Years Day
CLOSED. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 5 9AM - 3PM
Hearing Evaluations
Make your appointment now! For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 12 - 12:00 Noon
Red Hat Breakfast at Memo's
Details to be announced. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 12 - NOON
Cooking for One (or Two)
The Arbors of Michigan City will host a demonstration cooking class on pan cooking, and cooking for one (or two). Do you get tired of left-overs? Is it hard to cook your favorite recipes in smaller quantities? We have some fabulous ideas that require little time or effort and are healthy AND delicious! If you are interested in learning more (and tasting some delicious recipes), please RSVP to Heather or Tanya at 874-5211.

January 17
Summerfest Meltdown
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
CLOSED. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 22-25
Remodeling of Senior Center
CLOSED. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 26 - 12:30PM - 3:00PM
Massage Therapy
Therapist Amy Baker, CMT. Please call 898-4444 to set up an appointment. Each session is 15 minutes long at a cost of $10. For longer sessions, book 2 or more back-to-back. MUST call for an appointment.

January 28
Lifeline Screening
Watch for additional information in January newsletter. For more information, please contact the Senior Center.

January 29 - 2:45PM
Senior Center Trip Roll-out Meeting
For more information, please contact the Senior Center.


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