**Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, everything is subject to change. Please visit our website for current updates www.bataviaparks.org ACTIVE ADULT NEWSLETTER May 2021
BATAVIA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB NEWS
BSCC MAY MEETING Wednesday, May 19 at 12:00 pm Big Woods Park Let’s meet in the fresh air for some musical May 5: Joan Matthews entertainment with Matt and Cynthia Gruel - May 14: Georgene O’Dwyer “I Feel Good” and an Ice Cream treat. Bring your May 17: Lois Diller own lunch, beverage, and lawn chair. May 20: Pam Bentson Preregistration by May 14 is required. May 20: Diane Garland Where: Big Woods Park at 1063 S. Raddant Rd. May 20: Marianne Vieneckl Code: 302008-1A Fee: $7 May 25: Joan Hildebrand May 26: Pat Banauch BREAKFAST CLUB ZOOM Have breakfast with club members every Friday morning at 9:30 am. BSCC DECORATING COMMITTEE For help with ZOOM, please contact Robin at Join Stephanie Novack on Friday, May 14 at the 630-406-5282 x2064 or [email protected] Eastside Community Center at 1:00 pm to make special Spring cards for our BSCC Members and local seniors. Call Robin at 630-406-5282 x2064 to sign up! THE BATAVIA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
BOARD MEMBERS BSCC WALKING CLUB Glad Cook - President Spring is here and the weather is looking fine! Dorothy Zylkowski - Vice President Let’s get together once a month to walk the Mary Louise Rosanova - Secretary trails along the Fox River. We will meet at Lois Diller - Treasurer 10:00am at the Peg Bond Center on Thursday, Bonnie Greer - Welcome Ambassador May 20. Please wear a good pair of walking Patty Rosenberg- Sunshine Committee shoes, dress for the weather and don’t forget Stephanie Novack - Decorating Committee to bring something to drink. TIME TO PLAY! Bunco is a game played with dice and Join the Batavia Senior Citizens Club Please bring your a whole lot of luck! Come on out and for Bingo and win some fun prizes! own beverage. enjoy a fun afternoon! Location: Lodge at Laurelwood Social distancing Location: Lodge at Laurelwood 800 N. River St. 800 N. River St. will be practiced, Fee: $5 Fee: $5 and masks will be worn Time: 1:30 - 4:00P Time: 1:30 - 4:00P as recommended. CODE Day Date CODE Day Date Pre-registration 210013-1C Tu 5/4 202050-1C W 5/12 210013-1D Tu 5/18 is required. 202050-1D W 5/26 310013-1A Tu 6/1 302050-1A W 6/9
SENIOR EXPO in a Bag & SUPER SENIOR EVENT
Wednesday, June 2 Senior Expo Secretary of Rules of the in a Bag State Super Road The popular, annual Super Savvy Enroll in this class prior to taking Senior Event Senior Expo will be offered the Driver’s License Renewal “To-Go” this year! Seniors are After grabbing your bag at the Written Exam to review traffic invited to pick up a Senior Expo Senior Expo, laws and signs and prepare with a bag at the Eastside Community the Illinois Secretary of State practice written test. This class is Center on Wednesday, June 2 will be at our Civic Center offered free of charge in starting at 9:00 am. Just follow from 10:00a to 2:00p at cooperation with the Secretary of the signs in the parking lot, and 327 West Wilson Street State’s office. you won’t need to leave your car for state ID’s, driver’s license Preregistration is required. to get this bag full of giveaways renewals and a When: Wed, June 2, 10a - 11:30a and educational material. And the Rules of the Road class. Where: Civic Center best part - It’s all free! 327 West Wilson Street Bags are limited to the first 100 Code: 302008-1A participants.
TOUCH-A-TRUCK DAY If you have any questions, or are interested in registering, please contact us at:
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED Civic Center Eastside Community Center FOR THE FALL 327 W. Wilson St. 14 N. Van Buren St. Batavia, IL 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 More details to come P: 630-879-5235 P: 630-406-5282 F: 630-879-9537 www.bataviaparks.org BATAVIA DEPOT MUSEUM & Batavia History Trolley Tour GUSTAFSON RESEARCH CENTER Take a ride on the Park District’s historic open-air 155 Houston Street | 630-406-5274 trolley while experiencing a guided tour of
www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org Batavia’s History! Tours last 45-60 minutes, Museum Hours: depending on traffic, and we will deliver you back to the Depot in time to visit the exhibits at your March 1 - December 11: M/W/F/Sa, 2:00 - 4:00P leisure. Space is limited for this opportunity, so Research Hours: sign up early! By appointment only Location: Depot Museum Group Tours: Fee: $10 Year-round, call 630-406-5274 to schedule CODE Days Dates Time 999029-R11 W 5/5 1:00P SPRING EXHIBIT 999029-R18 F 6/4 5:30P March - June 2021 HEART AND HUSTLE: BATAVIA SPORTS HEROES Batavia Park District
Come out and root for our hometown team! Walking Trails This exhibit showcases Batavia athletes, coaches, and The weather is looking fine, and more people fans at the center of the action. Exhibit highlights want to be outside! The Batavia Park District has include the careers of Batavia natives such as Ken many paved walking trails throughout our parks. Anderson, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals Big Woods Park: 0.6 miles from 1971 - 1986 and coach for the 2009 Super Bowl 1063 South Raddant Road, Batavia XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers; Corey Williams Engstrom Family Park: 0.75 miles who played professional basketball for 12 years in 326 Millview Drive, Batavia Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium and now Fidler Farm Park: 1.8 miles works for ESPN as a men’s college basketball analyst; 2921 Savannah Drive, Aurora and Sharron Moran who toured with the LGPA from Hawk’s Bluff Park: 0.98 miles 1967 - 1977 and currently gives lessons at the Bird 950 Twin Elms Lane, Batavia Golf Academy in Pam Springs, California. Memorial Park: 0.4 miles 601 Illinois Avenue, Batavia Batavia Senior Citizens Club Prairie and Lathem Park: 0.38 miles 601 Lathem Street is now on Facebook! Prairie Path Park: 0.47 miles 813 Mark Twain Trail, Batavia Join our members-only Facebook Group, this is a great way to keep in touch with one another, Riverwalk: 0.7 miles ask questions, hear about new programs, post Houston Street at Island Avenue, Batavia pictures and tell us what you’d like to see from South Mill Creek Community Park: 1.1 miles the BSCC. 1s455 Wyatt Drive, Geneva Follow these steps: West Main Community Park: 1.7 miles 1. Log in to your Facebook account 40w101 West Main Street, Batavia 2. Type “Batavia Senior Citizens Club” in the search bar Check out the Batavia Park District’s 3. Find and click “Batavia Senior Summer Fun Guide at Citizens Club (BSCC)” 4. Click “Join Group” www.bataviaparks.org ACTIVE ADULTS Habitat Clean-Up Family Bingo Night Gather your friends and family to clean up our envi- Join us for an evening of games and laughter as we ronment at Red Oak Nature Center and Lippold Park. play the classic game for prizes! All attendees must We will provide all supplies for you to pick up garbage register and pay. Each person will receive one BINGO on our trails, along the river, and wherever else you card, markers, and a popcorn snack. Additional cards see it! Come for all or part of the time. are available for a small fee. All children must be Location: Lippold Park accompanied by a registered adult. Fee: Free Location: Red Oak Nature Center CODE Days Dates Time Fee: $8 240012-1A Su 5/2 9:00A - 12:00P CODE Days Dates Time 240013-1A F 5/7 6:45 - 8:00P Easy B-Fit Calling all active adults - are you new to fitness, need Take Better Photos to get active, or want to stay active? Beginner’s Fit- Take better photographs by learning simple basic ness will focus on your individual needs; provide you rules of compositions. Weekly assignments will help with a variety of fitness equipment and activities; give you hone your skills as you produce six 8 x 10 prints you the cardio, strength, balance, endurance, and (additional fee). A DSLR or Mirrorless Camera and flexibility you desire; and make it fun to be fit. manual are required for class. Location: Civic Center, Gym Location: The Lodge at Laurelwood Fee: $32 Fee: $87 CODE Days Dates Time CODE Days Dates Time 231026-1B M,W 5/3 - 5/26 10:00 - 10:45A 202826-1A F 5/7 - 5/28 7:00 - 10:00P
Wedding/Anniversary Card Stock Up Container Planting Party The wedding season is right around the corner, so What plants work well together? Color combinations create 10 wedding/anniversary cards to have on and growing conditions will be discussed. Go home hand. We will be using rubber stamping, designer with a beautiful creation that should be pleasing all patterned paper, and embellishments. All supplies season long. Bring you own container and plants and envelopes are included. and/or purchase on site from We Grow Dreams. Location: Eastside Community Center, Studio 7 Location: We Grow Dreams, West Chicago Fee: $30 Fee: $5 CODE Days Dates Time CODE Days Dates Time 201013-1A Tu 5/4 7:00P - 9:00P 302045-1A Tu 5/11 1:00 - 3:00P
Silk Flower Arrangement or Wreath May is Barbeque Month! Make a seasonal silk flower arrangement to brighten You can thank the stingy, late-1800s cattle your day. All supplies are included. If you have wire barons and resourceful cowboys for delicious, cutters and scissors, please bring them. slow-cooked brisket: the barons didn’t want Location: Eastside Community Center, Studio 7 to feed cowboys good meat, they gave them Fee: $5 CODE Days Dates Time brisket instead. The cowboys soon figured out 201034-1B Th 5/6 4:00 - 5:00P if they cooked it for a long time over a low heat, it wasn’t just palatable, it was awesome. What Is That Ringing? Find out what Tinnitus is, why it occurs and what you “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the can do at home. This course will present information world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge to help those who suffer from tinnitus take back and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” control. This is a 45-minute presentation with a question-and-answer session afterwards. —Gilda Radner Location: Sunset Community Center, Geneva Fee: $5 Cave Hike CODE Days Dates Time Join us on a naturalist-led hike to the only cave in the 202823-1A Tu 5/11 1:00 - 2:00P Chicagoland region! Along the way, our staff will stop to point out areas of interest and signs of the season. Yoga Nidra Dress for the weather, we hike rain or shine! Would you like to relax, let go of tension and anxiety, Location: Red Oak Nature Center and perhaps get a great night’s sleep? Join Kathy for Fee: $5 this one-time, at-home session! Yoga Nidra is a CODE Days Dates Time relaxing yoga class where one does nothing but relax 240001-1A Su 5/16 2:00 - 3:00P and listen. Get on your comfortable clothes, grab a blanket and pillow, and don’t leave the house for this WOW Card Making Class relaxing yoga session. Are you ready for more advanced card designs? Location: Zoom We will make two “over the top” cards each class Fee: $6 with layers, embellishments, and bling. New cards CODE Days Dates Time will be featured each month. 230023-1A Tu 5/11 7:00 - 7:50P Location: Eastside Community Center, Studio 7 Fee: $15 Fast and Fabulous Cards CODE Days Dates Time These fast and fabulous cards will wow your 201031-1B W 5/19 7:00 - 8:00P recipients but will only take a short time to create. We will be making four cards in an hour, including Campfire and S’mores birthday, thank you, thinking of you, and a seasonal Gather around the campfire and listen to legends and card. A variety of greetings are always available to fit lore as you enjoy roasting your marshmallows! your needs. A registered adult must accompany all children. Location: Eastside Community Center, Studio 7 Location: Red Oak Nature Center Fee: $15 Fee: $8 CODE Days Dates Time CODE Days Dates Time 201005-1B W 5/12 7:00 - 8:00P 240025-1A F 5/21 6:30 - 7:30P
Defining Age Women’s Self Defense Spend time exploring the joy in aging. Discover your Be aware! Be empowered! Be Safe! Be in this class! gifts and brainstorm where and how to use them. Identifying and avoiding dangerous situations and What will the walk/journey of the second half of your making safe choices will be discussed. Participants life look like? Define who you are today and who you will learn how to use karate and kung-fu techniques will choose to be moving forward. and objects in their environment as weapons to stop Location: Civic Center, Conference Room an attack. Attendees may participate in the class Fee: $31 activities at their comfort level. Girls under age 13 CODE Days Dates Time should be accompanied by an adult. 302831-1A Th 5/13 1:00 - 2:30P Location: Eastside Community Center, Shannon Hall Fee: $10
CODE Days Dates Time 202003-1A M 5/24 6:00 - 7:15P Pickleball Private Lessons Schedule a private lesson with our USAPA Pickleball National Champion and Senior World Champion, Ken Harris. Email [email protected] or call 630-389-2065 to set up personal lessons tailored to your skill set! Sessions are one hour PICKLEBALL OPEN GYM long and prices are per person. at the CIVIC CENTER Pickleball 101 Monday | 6:00 - 8:00P Pickleball is a paddle sport created for all ages and Tuesday and Friday | 1:00 - 4:00P skill levels that combines elements of tennis, Join the exciting sport of pickleball badminton, and table tennis. The rules are simple, and the game is easy for beginners, but can develop during open gym hours this season! There is a $3 drop-in fee, or you may choose to into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for purchase a 10-Punch Pass for $27. Some minimal experienced players. Our instructor, a USAPA equipment is provided, but you’re encouraged to Pickleball National Champion, will teach participants bring your own. the rules, strategy, and terminology as well as how to dink, volley, lob, and serve. Each session must contain four players, so grab 3 friends and become PICKLEBALL IN OUR PARKS pros at pickleball! (Ratings: Beginner 1.0 - 2.0, Intermediate 3.0 - 3.5, Did you know the Batavia Park District has two Advanced 4.0+) parks that have Pickleball Courts? Get outside Location: Civic Center, Gym and enjoy your favorite sport! Fee: $70 CODE Days Dates Time Big Woods Park Prairie & Lathem Park Beginner: 1063 S. Raddant Rd. 601 Lathem St. 264031-1B F 5/7 - 5/28 1:00 - 2:00P Batavia, IL 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 Intermediate: 264031-2B F 5/7 - 5/28 2:00 - 3:00P Advanced: SUMMER PICKLEBALL 264031-3B F 5/7 - 5/28 3:00 - 4:00P TOURNAMENT Saturday, June 12, 2021
Grab your teammate and register for the first ever Batavia Park District Pickleball Tournament. Players will need to bring their own paddles. You must be at least 18 to play. Location: Civic Center, Gym Fee: $25 per team of two Recreation Division: 10:00A - 1:00P Competitive Division: 2:00 - 5:00P 2021 QUARRY SEASON UPDATE 400 South Water Street
We are excited to be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Hall Quarry Beach, one year late! Mark your calendars for opening day on May 29. This year, residents will get the first pick at selected designated time slots for admission. We will not be offering season passes this year. 2021 Season: Operating Hours: 11:30 - 6:30 pm daily Quarry Rentals: May 29 thru Timeslots: Looking for a unique location for your next August 15 11:30 am - 1:30 pm event or birthday party? Look no further 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
than Hall Quarry Beach. Private rentals are 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm available daily for birthday parties, family reunions, company picnics, etc. You have Beach Amenities: exclusive use of the park from 6:30-8:30 pm Kids Flume Zero-Depth Edge for any day of the week, including the water Sandy Beach & Easy Access features, sand volleyball courts, and open Swimming Area Large Picnic Area grassy area. Thrilling Drop Slide Concession Stand
Inflatables Sand Volleyball Courts
Private Tennis Lessons No-Mayo Potato Salad Our private tennis lesson packages include five private lessons. Each lesson is one hour long and INGREDIENTS: held at Memorial Park. Please contact Nathaniel 3 lbs halved, cooked 2 t Dijon mustard at [email protected] prior to red potatoes, cooled 1/2 small red onion, registering to schedule your lesson. Lessons are 3 T white wine sliced available Monday through Saturday. vinegar 2 T minced fresh dill
1/2 cup olive oil Kubb Instructional League 2 T minced fresh basil 1 t kosher salt 2 T minced fresh The game of Kubb dates back to the Viking Age 1/2 t ground black parsley and is a traditional Nordic game great for people pepper of all skill levels. Also known as Viking Chess, Kubb is a lawn game where the objective is to INSTRUCTIONS: knock over wooden blocks by throwing wooden 1. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, batons at them. This program is an instructional vinegar, Dijon mustard, and salt and pepper. play covering game rules, set up, and strategy. 2. Drizzle the dressing over the potatoes and gently Location: Prairie and Lathem Park toss. Add the sliced onion and minced herbs and Fee: $55 toss again. CODE Days Dates Time 3. Season with more salt and pepper to taste. 391900-2A Th 6/3 - 8/12 6:30P - 8:00P 4. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled. Keeps in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. To freshen it up as the days go by, add more fresh cut herbs if you desire. TRIPS Saint James Farm with Prosek’s Stayin’ Alive at RiverEdge Park Explore and learn about the natural world at this Billed as the world’s number one Bee Gees tribute historic forest preserve while touring the preserve on band, Stayin’ Alive is the largest and most definitive a tractor-drawn wagon ride. After lunch in the area, bands of its kind. Not only do they go through the enjoy a stop at Prosek’s Greenhouse for an early start Bee Gees hit songs like “Night Fever” and on summer beauty. “Jive Talkin’,” they do it with all the excitement, Trip includes transportation and tour. power, style, and disco fever of the Bee Gees. Location: Warrenville, IL An astounding evening waits for you. Seating is Fee: $33 general admission; feel free to bring your own bag CODE Days Dates Time chair. Gates open at 6:30 pm. Dinner is on your own 270001-1A Tu 5/25 9:30A - 2:30P from food vendors. Location: Aurora, IL Chicago Botanic Garden Fee: $29 The Botanic Garden opened more than 40 years ago CODE Days Dates Time as a beautiful place to visit, and it has matured into 370002-1A F 7/30 6:15 - 10:30P one of the world’s great living museums and conservation science centers. Visit the 27 gardens, Arlington International Racecourse 4 natural areas, all uniquely situated on 385 acres on Enjoy an exciting day at Arlington International and around nine islands, with six miles of lake Racecourse. General admission includes entry into shoreline. Lunch is on your own at the Garden View Arlington International Racecourse. Enjoy views Café. Trip includes transportation, entrance fee, and along the track rail and Paddock with access to tram ride. Register by June 22. first-come first-serve benches or the opportunity to Location: Glencoe, IL picnic on the lawn in The Park, access to Apron Level Fee: $25 concessions, mutuel tellers, and Mr. D’s Sports Bar. CODE Days Dates Time Clubhouse reserved seats and racing guides are 370000-1A Tu 6/29 8:45A - 7:00P available for an additional fee. Thursday is senior value day. Lunch is on your own; The Cowboy Grill Cantigny Park will be open, and The Million Room is open with a Discover and explore the beauty of Cantigny with its table fee. Races start at 1:00 pm. Trip includes gardens, museums, and picnic areas, and enjoy some transportation and general admission ticket. time in the fresh air. Bring a picnic lunch if you wish Register by August 1. or purchase some items to go from the visitor’s Location: Arlington Heights, IL center. Trip includes transportation and parking. Fee: $25 Register by July 16. CODE Days Dates Time Location: Wheaton, IL 370003-1A Th 8/12 10:30A - 6:30P Fee: $17 CODE Days Dates Time 370001-1A Th 7/22 9:45A - 2:00P 1885: Erie County Fair, New York The Menches Brothers Supposedly they ran out of pork sausage and put beef in a sandwich, thereby creating a Hamburger. WHO MADE THE FIRST 1885: Seymour Fair, Wisconsin Charlie Nagreen HAMBURGER? Known as Hamburger Charlie, he squashed a meatball between 2 slices of bread so his customers could walk YOU DECIDE! around and eat. He claimed this was the first hamburger. What workload is involved in gardening? Gardening With Glad At times it may seem to be a time saver when you By Glad Cook harvest the veggies that you have raised, watered and weeded yourself and given to friends and neighbors. However, it is a workload that is rewarding to realize When should I plant my garden? that you did it yourself because you are able to and May is generally the month to plant most you can enjoy fresh foods that you have contributed vegetables and flowers. However, the early weeks to growing. It’s not easy, but it is rewarding when you of May risk frost damage. Particularly for warm- realize that someone is enjoying your harvest who weather crops, like tomatoes, you would be wise would not have been able to if you had not shared to wait until the middle of May to plant them. your talent with them!
HELP OUR SENIOR NEIGHBORS If you know of a senior who does not have access to a computer or does not have an email address, the organizations listed below have agreed to help area seniors with technology issues that can make it difficult for COVID-19 vaccine appointments or information.
AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois: (630) 293-5990 Gail Borden Public Library: (847) 742-2411 Association for Individual Development: Geneva Public Library: (630) 232-0780 (630) 966-9393 Hampshire Township: (847) 683-9464 Aurora Public Library : (630) 264-4117 Kane Senior Council: (630) 338-0999 Aurora Township: (630) 897-8777 x1178 Retina Health Institute: (847) 488-1030 Batavia Community Care: (630) 454-2273 St. Charles Public Library: (630) 584-0076 Batavia RSVP: (630) 406-9993 Senior Services Association Family Focus: (331) 256-5980 Aurora: (630) 897-4035, Elgin: (847) 740-0404 Fox Valley Community Services: (815) 786-9404 Two Rivers Head Start (630) 264-1444 JUST THE FACTS: BICYCLES
You can fit around 15 bicycles in 1 car parking spot. The world manufactures about 100 million bikes a year. There are twice as many bicycles in the world than cars. The word bicycle started being used several years after the first bicycles went on sale. A German baron named Karl von Drais created a steerable, two- wheeled contraption in 1817, known as the “velocipede,” this early invention has made Drais widely acknowledged as the father of the bicycle. Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a Scottish black- smith. He is generally credited with inventing the pedal driv- en bicycle in 1838. Kurt Osburn, nicknamed Wheelie King, is the Guinness World Record holder for Longest Bicy- cle Wheelie. On 8 August 1998, he rode a wheelie for a record 11 hours at the Anaheim Convention Center, California. In June 2012 David "Pixie" Robilliard attempted and failed to break the record. The top descending speeds on a bicycle have been obtained on snow or the ashes of a volcano. On May 12, 2002, stunt cyclist Eric Barone descended the Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua at 107 mph. On March 28, 2015, he reached 138.8 mph at the Vars ski resort in France. 10% of New York City’s workforce commute daily on bicycles. 7 out of 8 people in the Nether- lands, older than 15, own a bike.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 MAY 2 Habitat 3 4 Bingo 5 Trolley Tour 6 Flower 7 Breakfast 8 Clean-Up Lodge Depot Museum Arranging Zoom Lippold Park 1:30-4p $5 1p $10 ESCC, St. 7 9:30a Free 9a-noon Free Card Stock-Up 4-5p $5 Family Bingo ESCC, St. 7 Red Oak 7-9p $30 6:45-8p $8
9 10 11 Plant Party 12 Bunco 13 Defining 14 Breakfast 15 We Grow Lodge Age Zoom 1-3p $5 1:30-4p $5 CC, Conf. Room 9:30a Free Ringing? Fast N Fab 1-2:30p $31 SCC, 1-2p $5 Cards Yoga Nidra ESCC, St. 7 Zoom, 7p $6 7-8p $15
16 Cave Hike 17 18 Bingo 19 BSCC 20 21 Breakfast 22 Red Oak Lodge Meeting Zoom 2-3p $5 1:30-4p $5 Big Woods Park 9:30a Free 12p $7 Campfire Members Only Red Oak Card Making 6:30-7:30p $8 ESCC, St. 7
23 24 Women’s 25 St. James 26 Bunco 27 28 Breakfast 29 Self-Defense Farm Lodge Zoom ESCC, SH Warrenville, IL 1:30-4p $5 9:30a Free 6-7:15p $10 9:30-2:30p $33
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