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Senior-Wise NORTH BERRIEN SENIOR CENTER, INC Newsletter August 2017 • Vol. 41 • Issue 8 6648 Ryno Road • P.O. Box 730 • Coloma, MI 49038 • northberrienseniorcenter.org CENTER HOURS Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Phone: 269-468-3366 Email: [email protected] Berrien County Youth Fair Senior Day Women in Baseball Friday, August 18th, 2017 Presented by the North Berrien It is that time of summer to start bringing in your Historical Museum finished entries for display in this year’s fair. All items Thursday, August 24th, 2017 at 12:30 must be hand made, no kits allowed and no collections. All entries must have been completed during the past 12 America’s national pastime months. 4 exhibits will be permitted per area, ONE per has long been considered a class/description. The following categories are man’s sport despite the fact welcome: that women have been FINE ARTS playing the game since its Original Work drawn from still life, imagination or invention. From the photo that current artist took: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, barnstorming “Bloomer Girl” Pastel, Drawing (charcoal, pencil, ink, etc.), Print teams of the early 20th century to the All-American (etching, woodblock, etc.), Fabric Painting, Wood Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1930s, Carving (No mechanical tools), Photography, Mixed talented American women have been breaking the Media. stereotype that women cannot play ball. Among these Re-created Work drawn from an already existing remarkable women is Maud Nelson, resident of photograph, picture or art work: Oil, Acrylic, Watervliet from 1904-1917, whose renowned pitching Watercolor, Pastel, Drawing (charcoal, pencil, ink, etc.), skills and forty year long career make her one of the Print (etching, woodblock, etc.), Fabric Painting, Wood most impressive female ball players. Come to the Carving (No mechanical tools). senior center on Thursday, August 24th to learn all CRAFTS - Ceramics, Paper, Plastic, Flower about Maud and the other women ball players during Arrangement (fresh, dried, silk), Jewelry, Glass, this great presentation from the North Berrien Recycled Crafts, Mosaics, Basket making, Historical Museum. Scrapbooking, Holiday Theme, Porcelain Dolls, Metal Please call us at Art, Misc. Crafts. 468-3366 to RSVP. FIBERS - Quilting - hand quilted (bed size, under We are looking for- 200”), Quilting - Machine quilted (bed size, under ward to seeing you, 200”), Coverlets (pieced blocks tied w/yarn), everyone is welcome Embroidery, Tatting, Crochet (thread, yarn), Knitting, to attend!! Counted Cross Stitch, Textile—fiber weaving, Sewing, Needlepoint. 50th Annual Glad-Peach Festival starts Thursday, August 3rd and ends Sunday August, 6th. Come and enjoy downtown Coloma and all the festivities!! TRIPS A Day in Saugatuck!! Shipshewana Including a Boat Cruise Along the Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 Kalamazoo River $30.00 per Person Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 This trip is back by popular demand! $40.00 per Person We are headed to the Shipshewana Flea Market!! As you wander around, We will start off the day with browsing through the you can find hundreds of vendors selling everything wonderful downtown area of Saugatuck with lunch on your from fresh fruit to handcrafted furniture at the own at one of the scrumptious restaurants. You can mellow Shipshewana Flea Market. The small community comes out in surroundings reminiscent of vintage, small-town alive with travelers from all over to visit this “do not America. In a retail world increasingly dominated by bigness miss” Hoosier tradition. The atmosphere surrounding and sameness, the shops of Saugatuck are almost audacious the Flea Market is one of a kind. It is not hard to find a in their individuality. Then sit back and relax – listen to the friendly face on these streets, nor is it difficult to keep water running off the paddlewheels as you gently glide down the Kalamazoo River. See Saugatuck from the water, a one busy with the numerous activities Shipshewana has totally different view from what you see on land, and take in to offer. The bus will leave from the Great Lakes the majesty of Lake Michigan. It’s fun for all ages to see Antique Mall at 9:00 am and return at 4:30 pm. The cost boats of every shape size, and you never know when we’ll of $30.00 per person includes transportation to see a fox, deer, or possibly a bald eagle! The bus will depart Shipshewana, lunch is on your own. Call the center from the Great Lakes Antique Mall at 10:00 AM and return today at 468-3366 to sign up! Payment is due at time of at 6:00 PM. The trip includes transportation to Saugatuck and sign up. the boat cruise. Payment is due at the time of sign up. Call us today at 468-3366, don’t delay! Pickled Watermelon The Pacific Northwest’s Coastal Treasures Trip Ingredients: June 24th - July 2nd, 2018 9 cup water $3,999* per Person (Double Occupancy) 1/2 cup salt *Book before Dec. 22, 2017 for special pricing 11 cups watermelon The wonderful 9 day trip starts in Seattle (cut from rind, seeded, and cut into 1 inch pieces) Washington where you will embark on a 2 1/2 cups white vinegar sightseeing tour of the “Emerald City.” 5 cups sugar From there you will cruise the San Juan 1 cinnamon stick Islands, which consists of 172 pristine 1/4 tsp ground ginger islands. Cruise north to Friday Harbor and 2 TBL lemon juice Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. On the way you Instructions: pass through a famous gathering place for orca whales, In a large bowl, stir the water and salt together. Add river otters, sea lions and minke whales. The views the watermelon and let stand overnight. along the entire trip will take your breath away as you marvel at the landscapes. A leisurely hike to explore Drain the watermelon, rinse, and drain again. In a large Olympic National Park is instore for you as well. The saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, cinnamon stick, trip ends back in Seattle. The trip includes 13 meals (7 ginger, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and add the breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners). There will be a watermelon. Return to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. special presentation on Thursday, September 14, Remove the cinnamon stick. Loosely pack the 2017 here at the senior center at 10:30 am to learn watermelon into jars. Return the syrup to a boil and boil more about this once in a lifetime experience. for 30 minutes. Pour over the fruit in the jars and seal. Process in a boiling-water bath for 15 minutes. Board Members: Sandy Kraemer, Jim Polashak, Eva Our Senior Center trips are designed for seniors 60 Baumeister, Dorothy Messinger, Bill Moser, Lin Lisle, and older. If you are interested in one of our trips, Kandyce Hays, Rita Lynch, Donna Sieber, Karen don’t wait … just sign up today!! Matrau, Glenn Dings, and Dave Gearhart. 2 TRIPS CONTINUED Baseball Trip Information (Waiting List Only)... Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Cubs vs. Reds At the Cadillac Theatre in Chicago Thursday, August 17th, 2017 and Shopping Departure Time 10:00 AM (MI time) Wednesday December 13th, 2017 Returns at 8:00 PM (MI time) $125.00 per Person Tigers vs. White Soxs at US Cellular Field in Chicago Just in time for Christmas, we are Sunday, August 27th, 2017 traveling to Chicago to enjoy the Departure Time 11:00 AM (MI time) musical Beautiful! Plus there will be Returns at 8:00 PM (MI Time) time before the show starts to wander Rockin Around the Christmas Tree around and see the world famous store fronts and have at Turkeyville lunch on your own. BEAUTIFUL is the Tony and Grammy Award-winning inspiring true story of Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being $65.00 per Person part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry We are heading to Turkeyville for the day to put you in Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best the Christmas spirit! We will start off with their mouth friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming watering, delicious turkey dinner with all the fixings one of the most successful solo acts in popular music including your choice of dessert (I recommend the history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful coconut cream pie! YUM!!) Then sit back and get ready music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. The to rock around the Christmas tree. The mistletoe is hung, show starts at 3:00 PM MI time. We will depart from the tree is decorated and the party is planned. It is the Great Lakes Antique Mall at 9:00 AM and return Christmas time and everything doesn’t always go as at 8:00 PM. The trip includes tickets to the musical planned. Traditional Christmas dinner is what everyone and transportation. Payment is due at sign up, please is expecting, but not what they are going to get. But, call the senior center at 468-3366 to reserve your seat. when this family gets together it’s always a party. Plenty of singing and dancing plus holiday hoopla. Some songs It’s a Wonderful Life at the Theatre you will hear are “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, at the Center and Four Winds Casino “Sleigh Bells”, “Holly Jolly Christmas” and many more. The bus will depart from the Great Lakes Antique Mall at Thursday, December 7th, 2017 10:00 am and return at 5:30 pm. Call us at 468-3366 to $65.00 per Person reserve your seat, payment is due at time of sign up.