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35 Union St. / PO Box 766, Brunswick, ME 04011 729-0757 www.peopleplusmaine.org January 2019 Volume 19, No. 1 People Plus supports an engaged, healthy, and independent life for older adults, while joining others to build community for all ages Grants, fund advances open new year The People Plus Center greets the new year with news of two grants, and with both its annual campaigns making, “good strides!” The Alfred M. Senter Fund has awarded $4,000, The Maine Community Foundation granted $5,000, and both annual funds have exceeded at least 50% of their target amounts. The Senter Fund money will be used to purchase audio-visual equipment – a new pull-down screen for the main hall and Senator Angus King visited People Plus Dec. 17, and drew a near capacity crowd in spite projection gear – that will benefit proj- of the weather. He chatted with the group, offered comments on his new book “A Senator’s ects for both the People Plus Center and Eye,” and finally, (inset) shared a light moment with Center Director Stacy Frizzle. the Brunswick Area Teen Center, and the Frank’s Field Trips balance of the grant will purchase food at the Teen Center. “This will make lots of things work better, more efficiently,” Fit & Fun ICE is nice! Executive Director Stacy Frizzle predicted. Step back in time for an “up close and per- The $5,000 award from The Maine sonal” look at Maine’s days as a center for Community Foundation will benefit for FREE? harvesting river ice. Our van leaves the Coastal expansion of the Center’s Volunteer If you made a New Year's resolution to “pick Landing lot at 10 am on Monday, Jan. 14, for a Transportation Network (VTN). Since up the pace” of your personal fitness, why run up the Kennebec River to Dresden, where coordinator Lynne Smith took over the not come to People Plus and start something we meet Eleanor Everson, who “almost remem- program a year ago, it has expanded bers” those glorious days, THEN we drive to new at no cost? Try any one (or more) of our to include more than 480 riders and 75 Craig Collins’ pond for a sample ice cutting, offerings during January for Free!” Executive volunteer drivers. VTN provides free with a late lunch on your own at Sarah’s Cafe transportation for homebound elders, con- Transportation Director Stacy Frizzle explains, “this is more in Wiscasset. The first dozen folks who reg- about getting new folks into new experiences,” necting them with vital services, medical ister AFTER January 1 get to go. Cost is $15. appointments and more. Network Needs she said, “we're confident if they try it, they'll This trip is a little more weather-dependent, On December 18, office manager Betsy like it!” The Center routinely offers more than so be sure to list your contact info when you Drivers! a dozen fitness classes each week, varying register. This trip is made possible through White reported that the People Plus annual from Table Tennis (free all the time!) to Tai the generous sponsorship of Scott Lemieux at campaign had collected $25,647, including In the last year, People Plus has coordi- Chi. All of our instructor led courses are avail- Brunswick’s Ameriprise Financial Services, $957 donated by members as they renewed nated over 25,000 miles of FREE rides able to members for a cost of only $5 a session. and by our wonderful friends at the Coastal their dues. The Teen Center total stands at for home-bound residents of Brunswick, “The goal is to get folks engaged,” Frizzle Landing Retirement Community. $10,275 on the same date. Topsham and Harpswell. But we can’t explained, “This offer is for new attendees to do it alone - we need your help with the try classes/clubs and see if they like it. We're driving! We ask that you become a driver confident they will. There is no better invest- Lunch & Learn: “Where to Turn?” today! It is a rewarding and selfless gift ment than the one we all make in our own Mon, Jan 28, 12 pm. Join Nancy Herk, Executive Director of Brunswick Area Respite Care, to help your neighbors in need. Thank personal health. What a way to start the new to learn about the supportive services provided to our local community, including caring for you!! And thanks go to our generous year!” loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. For 30 years, Brunswick Area Respite sponsors, Rusty Lantern Market, Suzan This offer is free and open to the public. Call Care has been helping to care for your loved one while you Wilson & Daniel McLaughlin Family, the Center at 729-0757 if you have questions relax and get a break from the daily demands of caregiving. United Way of Mid Coast Maine and or want to sign up. See page 9 for a full list of Free, open to the public. Bring lunch! Spectrum Generations, who help keep classes, clubs and activities, and page 5 for our the program growing! January schedule. Musical Gala planning starts The 17th edition of the Center’s annual new and different,” suggested Center Director Spectrum Generations team Music in April Gala opens at the Brunswick Stacy Frizzle, “Expect it always to get better!” Recreation Center, Last season’s event raised adds new staff at the Center Brunswick Landing, more that $50,000 for the on April 4, 2019. Over People Plus Center and the The Spectrum Generations team at People Handel has lived the years, this event Save the Date! Brunswick Area Teen Center. Plus is back at full strength with the addition and worked most of has evolved into one of If you want to register as an of two new staff members. Stephanie Petkers her life in Lincoln the Brunswick area’s event sponsor, or purchase started as the Spectrum Generations Nutrition County. A graduate premier social events, tickets for what is certain to Coordinator, and Andrea Handel was named of Colby College, complete with live music, April 4, 2019 be sold out soon, please call the new Aging & Disability Resource she received her an exceptional buffet, and 5:00-9:00 pm the Center at 729-0757, and Specialist. LSW license in 1986. huge live and silent auc- Brunswick Recreation Center ask for Jill Ellis. A resident of She is a founding tions. “Expect something Harpswell, Petkers member of the River is already overseeing Company, a non- the local Meals on profit theater group Where Should I Live? Wheels, Animeals, in Damariscotta Your Aging Parent/Aging Self Series! and USDA bulk food that just celebrated it's 20th anniversary. programs based at More recently, she worked as the Executive Thu, Jan 10, 12 noon. People Plus & Mid Coast-Parkview Health Health continue the Center. This past Director of the ElderCare Network of Lincoln their series focusing on resources to help with aging. Hear all about local housing summer, Stephanie County, and developed seven small residen- options with Carrie Pelletier, R.N., Program Manager of Marketing & Admissions, had her first experi- tial care homes for older adults in the area. Mid Coast Senior Health Center. Free, open to the public. Bring your lunch, we’ll ence in food service, Beginning in mid-December as our Aging provide dessert. Call to register. working as a chef in a local restaurant. She and Disability Resource counselor, she has Dealing with the challenges presented as we age can be both tricky and frustrating. If is a former Executive Director of the Greater an office at People Plus on most Tuesdays and we are lucky enough to still have parents by the time we hit our 50s, then helping them Freeport Chamber of Commerce, and brings Thursdays between 8 am and 4:30 pm. She navigate the journey of aging can be an additional challenge. Where will they live? How extensive experience in community outreach, can be reached by phone each workday by do you have the talk about giving up the car keys? What are the and volunteer and program coordination to the calling direct: 207-607-4405, or by e-mail at: legal issues that arise? We find these questions are just the tip Spectrum team. [email protected]. of the iceberg when it comes to dealing with aging parents. 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The Resolution Candlemas by Rose Marie Mayer People Plus News by P.K. Allen “One bite of the Apple” To be in the exact middle of the seasons on The monthly newspaper of People Plus, I should make a resolution So it’s a new year! Where did 2018 go? There are many, many ways to do that this amazing day, is to be in the middle of a serving residents of the Brunswick- To start this brand new year. It flew by and I suppose the older we get, here at the Center. For the whole month From the quiet stillness filled with the lush and ever Topsham-Harpswell area. Editorial Should I promise to eat less food, that’ll just keep on happening... of January you can try out all of the exer- intensifying power of the winter sun. submissions and advertising queries Or perhaps to drink less beer? should be e-mailed to: There are moments of the last year that cise classes as many times as you’d like Executive I was held by the miraculous beauty of the [email protected] I’m glad to see behind me, including the for FREE. So, if you’re just not sure what Sometimes I get so confused moon several nights ago and this morning by loss of many of our People Plus family. Zumba is, then come try Zumba every Director Questions, comments and written contri- I don’t know which way to steer, the deep and serene and sleeping might of the butions should be sent by the 15th of the Some of our dearest friends were taken sud- Monday morning! There are three Mondays Stacy V. Frizzle So I’ll just make a resolution river. Pure white peaks of ice surrounded by month to: denly and far too young. However, we also and you can do each for free!! And does To think it over till next year. the reflected golden light from the sun. gained many new friends and members at Yoga sound a little scary? You’ll never those who are less fortunate than yourself. The sky, the most powerful and comforting The Editor, People Plus News the Center, as well as two new babies in my know till you try it and you can do so every Please consider becoming a volunteer driver Anticipation by Betty Bavor blue, beckoning the soul to soar off into its P. O. Box 766 glory to be held by and to be able to be an family this year and for that I am grateful. Tuesday and Thursday (nine times!!), for the as we have nearly 500 homebound elders The joys of a holiday are anticipation, plan- Brunswick, ME 04011-0766 observer of all the fullness of the universe and The loss of loved ones who are taken too whole month of January for free! and residents in our community who are ning, creating and finally celebrating the event. Office phone (207) 729-0757 to have the wondrous light fill my spirit to an soon, as well as the joy of new life, reminds I could list all of the exercise options without access to transportation. And as the Traditions play an enormous roll as do customs, overflowing and thirst quenching, life giving, me that we only have one shot at this life we here but I hope that you will just turn to area Senior Community Center, we feel it is family generations, ethnicity and the holiday fulfillment. People Plus live. Only one chance to live it fully; live it the January Calendar (page 5) or the class/ absolutely our job to make sure we take care being recognized. Reminiscing past events Wishing you peace and love during this Holy Board of Trustees properly and be kind every day. “One bite club/activity listing (page 9) and check of these homebound residents. And 75% of from childhood through the seasons of life of the apple” as Jonathan likes to say. them out for yourself. And as long as you’re season and throughout the New Year. Carol S. Aderman, Chair, Freeport our registered “riders” are women – living warms the heart. Embracing change challenges And that is all we get. So how about if not already signed up for a class then you David R. Forkey, 1st Vice Chair, Georgetown alone as older adults. everyone with family structure, society, world this is the year to take stock? How about it can take it in January for free. That also A New Year? by W.A. Mogk Richard J. Rizzo, 2nd Vice Chair, Yarmouth And when you think about that, it means affairs, natural disasters and circumstances we launch into 2019 and take a look at our includes all of our game clubs like Mah- beyond human control. Charles S. Evans, Secretary, Topsham there are a lot of what I (lovingly) call my Why do they call it a “new” year, lives? How about if we do it together!?? Jongg, Cribbage, and Bridge as well as Ping “LOL’s”; or “Lovely Old Ladies” who are 2018 will soon be history and what a year, Winter Cardinals, colored pencil by Myrtle LaCroix. when everything looks just the same? Mitchell W. Brown, Brunswick Let’s ask ourselves, “Are we doing all we Pong and Scrabble! We also have a French living alone in their homes without trans- with technology our fore fathers never imag- Same snow on the ground, same bare trees, Carolyn Bulliner, Brunswick can? Are we living life well? Are we good club, a German club and a Book club as well portation or the ability to get themselves ined. Instant images in our living rooms from A Winter’s Night by Rose Marie Mayer same cold weather! Thomas Farrell, Ex-officio, Brunswick people everyday?” The answers, of course, as lecture programs, lunch/learns and more! to the most basic of appointments or social around the world, in oceans and outer space IF it's going to be a New Year, Catherine Jarratt, Brunswick The frost formed ice crystals in my nostrils, and I could feel the prickliness of them will be different for all of us. Only you can All of the programs that we offer at People activities. And helping them (and all the provide knowledge of new discovery. We see I want something different! Rodie Lloyd, Freeport decide what the answer is for you or exactly Plus will enrich your life as they will help historic, athletic, social events, medical, health on this intensely cold night. Maybe some budding flowers. Stephen F. Loebs, PhD, Topsham home-bound elders) has GOT to be good what that answer looks like. you be healthier, make new friends, enjoy and what we all need for the good life as it Tonto and I were on our late evening walk. Blue skies and warm weather? O. Jeanne d’Arc Mayo, Topsham for your soul! But whatever form it takes, I hope that you social interaction and positive experiences happens. Keeping up with every day news, Not the leisurely stroll of warmer nights, she was quite purposeful, Somebody got it wrong, Joseph Palma, Harpswell So join us here at the Center in Brunswick stopping to sniff only when necessary. We were quite an amusing picture, will come down to the People Plus Center while you learn something new, share a weather and travel conditions are all at our the new year should begin in MAY! Chris Perry, Portland to take stock in 2019 and try something all bundled up, she in her warm, little coat and myself with gloves and scarf, and check out all the ways that you can be a meal, move your body and use your brain. finger tip where ever we may be 24/7. This is Dustin Slocum, Brunswick NEW FOR FREE, get healthier, get smarter, the tip of the iceberg as the internet & Google my hat pulled way down over my ears. better you by being here. And if new begin- AND we also have opportunities for you Time Passes by Sally Hartikka Annee Tara, Brunswick have fun and help your neighbor – because has an answer for everything, again a finger tip It was very bright, but not from a winter clear and starry night sky. Does it seem to you the older you get Kim Watson, Topsham nings are on your New Year agenda, then to be kind through volunteering that will that is what we do here at People Plus, the away. I had to tilt my head all the way back to discover the reason. Kelsie M. West-Ezzo, Topsham The faster the years fly by? let’s all take the first step together! enrich your soul and improve the lives of Center that Builds Community! Let us think about 2019 and anticipate prepa- I could find only one shining star and above that at the apex of the heavens Joys and sorrows, achievements, ration to celebrate one holiday a month. Here is was an almost full moon with only the tiniest sliver shaved off. People Plus Staff Births and bereavements my plan. I have chosen 12 holidays that inspire It was a glorious sight, for it was surrounded by a most beautiful, huge snow ring. Stacy V. Frizzle Seem to have passed in the blink of an eye. Executive director From me – there are more, and if I have motivated It was so splendid and completely formed, that I had to stand there, Beef Stew with Root Vegetables you, pick your own with an idea. neck craned back and gaze in wonder at its perfect beauty. The start of a new year brings to mind [email protected] Ingredients Directions: Jill Ellis Anita’s New Years Day – make a resolution to try to Ah, these winter nights have such a way of reaching down and tugging the prayers of thankfulness A new slate is now before me. Program and event coordinator • 1 Tb. olive oil 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. promote unity in our divided world. Valentine’s out of the very center of my soul. What unforeseen events will occur? [email protected] Plate • 2 pounds trimmed chuck roast 2. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Day– send a Valentine to a family member Thankfulness for the stunning beauty of the night and for the blessed warmth of my room, Will they pass by in a blur? Elizabeth White (about 2 1/3 lb. untrimmed) Sprinkle roast with 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add roast you have not seen or talked to in awhile. St. so filled with the faithfulness and companion ship of that little dog who insists that I Will my life be troublesome or carefree? Office manager Anita Huey • 2 t. black pepper, divided to pan; cook until browned, about 5 minutes per Patrick’s Day- Today everyone is Irish so go out into the night where I can discover so much beauty. [email protected] (207) 504-6439 • 6 garlic cloves, chopped side. Remove roast from pan; set aside. wear green and a shamrock for the luck of If There Is Will There Is Way Frank Connors • 1 C. dry red wine 3. Add garlic to pan; cook, stirring constantly, the Irish. Easter- Color eggs to fill an Easter by Virginia Sabin Media & Outreach [email protected] • 2 C. unsalted beef stock 1 minute. Add wine; cook until reduced by half, Basket for someone or have an Easter Egg [email protected] about 2 minutes, scraping bottom of pan to loosen Hunt. Memorial Day – honor those who made My dream began with a high school English Wow, it is hard to believe that it is the year • 3 Tb. all-purpose flour browned bits. the ultimate sacrifice, visit a grave of a fallen teacher. Unforgettable, of tall, stately, bosomy Jennifer Felkay 2019! I hope that everyone had a Happy New • 2 Tb. unsalted tomato paste hero. Flag Day – Sing our National Anthem, stature, her voice projecting to the rear of the Marketing coordinator Year! Each year, it seems that the New Year • 4 thyme sprigs 4. Whisk together stock and flour in a small bowl. [email protected] Stir stock mixture into wine mixture; cook, stirring THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER and classroom, Shakespeare lived! I wanted to be is brought in with the discussion of “what is • 2 bay leaves often, until thickened. pray for patriotism. Fourth of July – Happy an English major, teaching the great poets and Jordan Cardone going to be your New Year’s resolution?” I • 1 pound small turnips, peeled and Teen Center coordinator birthday America – celebrate at or watch philosophers. That seemed like more pleasure have never been a fan of this trend. It seems cut into wedges (about 3 cups) 5. Stir in tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves and [email protected] a concert and fireworks. August - no legal than work. that for most people they try to make these • 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into remaining pepper. Add roast into stock mixture. Patricia Naberezny Cover and bake at 350°F 1 hour and 30 minutes. holiday – Celebrate nature, John Muir said, There was no way to finance a liberal arts resolutions too hard to stick with and they are 2-inch pieces (about 3 cups) Receptionist “KEEP CLOSE TO NATURE’S HEART” college education for me. My dream retired not able to continue with the plan. If it doesn’t • 1 1/4 pounds rutabagas, peeled and 6. Remove pan from oven. Add turnips, carrots, [email protected] Labor Day – A legal holiday honoring labor, to a small corner of my mind, going the way work, why do people keep trying to set them- cut into cubes (about 2 cups) celery root, onions, and 1 cup water; toss carefully Lynne Smith give thanks for jobs, workers and purposeful others willed me to go. Will can be broken then selves up for failure? Let’s keep in mind that • 2 cups fresh pearl onions, peeled, or with gravy. Membership/VTN coordinator living. Halloween – Meet and greet everyone in mending becomes the way. this may not be a good time to make resolu- thawed frozen pearl onions (about 7. Cover and bake at 350°F until vegetables are [email protected] costume for a fun scary night trick or treating. I did not aspire to be a nurse. The alternative tions. It is dark earlier in the day, it is cold 8 oz.) tender and sauce is thick and glazy, about 1 hour. Thanksgiving – Family, friends, food - share was to work with machines in an office. Spectrum Generations Staff and sometimes icy. I often hear that people • 1 cup water Coarsely shred beef; discard thyme and bay leaves. with thanks & praise for Freedom & all God’s I joined with 90 other mostly 18 year old high want to “hunker” down for the winter and eat • 2 Tb. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 8. Top with parsley. Serves: 8 Stephanie Petkers Gifts. Christmas – Celebrate the birth of Jesus school graduates in a 3 year diploma program Meals on Wheels/Nutrition coordinator “comfort” foods. I will often suggest to my Note: This recipe would be great to store as leftovers in the freezer for a quick meal. It is so convenient reading the bible story and keep “Christ in at Massachusetts General Hospital. The first 6 [email protected] clients that they maintain their weight through because most of the root vegetables can be purchased already cut up in the produce section. Christmas” months were probationary, ending with a prac- the winter months and set up for small changes Andrea Handel There is so much turmoil in today’s world. We tical examination supervised by a nursing arts in the spring! So maybe 2019 will be the year Aging & Disability Resource Specialist weight, find healthier comfort food recipes and • Shepherd’s pie top with mashed squash need to reach out volunteering, spreading joy, instructor and practiced on a life sized dummy that more people will try to maintain their from the [email protected] do whatever physical activity they can until the • Lasagna soup keeping a positive attitude and being generous. with all the apertures. We drew lots for super- days are longer and temperature goes up! We • Baked sliced apples May 2018 Father Time rest in peace and 2019 Write on Writers! visor and procedure. can be creative with our physical activity and I hope that you will try this month’s recipe Baby spark our leaders to make wise and right My lot was Miss Poppins, top nursing have our comfort foods made a bit healthier. and put some leftovers in the freezer! Let’s instructor, all white and starch, so intimidating decisions for the United States of America. Let The Short Happy Life Of The Three Caroleers Here are some ideas: start 2019 a bit differently! us pray for understanding, kindness, goodwill by Russ Kinne and the procedure was an oil retention enema! to everyone and world peace in new year. One Christmas three of us, all young teens, decided to try caroling - a new endeavor for us. At that moment my anxiety was paralyzing. I Young teens, of both sexes, are a little weird, and we were no exception. spilled the oil all over my fingers and the equip- But with the best of intentions we set out to ‘entertain’ our neighbors. We stood at one front door Did you know Medicare Reflection by Ralph Laughlin ment, unable to grasp a thing, the whole mess and belted out “Jingle Bells”, but nothing happened. (possibly the folk were indoors holding their fell to the floor and I fled out the door. After will pay up to $2,010 She looked in the mirror ears) I guess we weren’t very good; we'd never practiced, sang off-key, and Bill forgot the words managing some composure, I approached her each year for out-patient She silently gasped so no one could hear. halfway through. So now, what to do? office door which was ajar. A gruff voice said She didn’t see her own face. Bruce opined “Everybody knows those old songs, and they’re dull. Lets give them some good “You will knock before you enter.” I think I’m physical therapy? Another had taken its place. stuff” So we did; picked a house, got all set, — and-a-one, and-e-two and-a up the wrong tree, Miss Poppins. “You are a It hit her like an exploding bomb. PARDON ME BOY, IS THAT THE CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO?; in three voices, good student academically, you will learn to 439 Lewiston Road, Topsham Why let it go The face she saw was her own mom! then one solo voice; TRACK TWENTY-NINE! give enemas with practice.” Yeah, that’s my another solo; THEN YOU CAN GIVE ME A SHINE Haiku dream. (207) 725-4400 to waste? three; WE LEAVE THE PENNSYVANIA STATION Failure was not an option for me so I stayed. A Special Night by Sally Hartikka by Rose Marie Mayer one solo ‘BOUT A QUARTER TO FOUR And as a saying goes, it was a blessing in www.reform-pt.com Moonlight covers the field; another READ A MAGAZINE Colors, red and green disguise. It was being part of a treatment Skiers glide over the snow, another AND THEN YOU'RE IN BALTIMORE Time of peace and love and joy team in a great hospital like MGH, feeling Gliding around groups of trees, all three DINNER IN THE DINER Bright star shine. at close hand the fabric of the human condi- Headlights not needed as they go, one solo NOTHING COULD BE FINER Christmas! tion from beginning to ending, having a bevy Manipulating with ease. another THAN TO HAVE YOUR HAM AND EGGS of lifelong sisters, reuniting at annual MGH Skaters circulate about the pond, all three IN CARLOLINAAAA homecomings to recount hilarious stories of Stars sparkling overhead WHEN YOU HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWIN’ EIGHT TO THE BAR our experiences over and over again. As they dance and race around THEN YOU'LL KNOW THAT TENNESSEE IS NOT VERY FAR - Fast forward many, many years, seated Much too invigorated to go to bed, and so forth. But no response from the people inside. before a writer, a no nonsense teacher, facilita- The ice a giant playground. We tried one more house, a small neat one with a well-tended garden. tor of a group of elderly writers, who pressures When the echoes died down we heard someone coming to the door. a tired and lazy will to write for 20 minutes at Finally skiers, skaters come together We were all a-gog; would this one appreciate our efforts? the beginning of our meeting, Amazing how Around a frolicking bonfire. It was a sweet little old lady, who kept the door-chain on, and spoke through the crack: that 20 minutes finds the store in the corner of Steaming cocoa takes away cold’s bite. “Boys, please, just GO AWAY — and Merry Christmas” your mind retired for so very long. They are not yet ready to retire, So we gave up. Seems the world was not ready for loud, discordant, atonal music. The way may be up, down, and around, the Still enjoying a special Maine night. Later on of course it would be. We’d just have to wait. will dies hard. Page 4 People Plus News January 2019 January 2019 People Plus News Page 5

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January 2019 at People Plus! 1 8:45 Cribbage 2 3 4 5 Lunch & Connections Center 9:00 Winter Outing Group 8:30 Women's Breakfast 9:00 Mah-Jongg 9:00 Mah-Jongg 9:00 Table Tennis 9:00 Loosen Up 8:30 Maine “Meatloaf & mashed”... Closed 9:00 Loosen Up 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form Meditation Monday 10:00 Meals on Wheels 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 10:30 Meals on Wheels Intensive it’s good for the soul! 10:00 Table Tennis 11:00 Yoga 11:15 Qigong We open 2019 with a cream on top. and 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 12:30pm Advanced Bridge heaping helpin’ of meatloaf Our special monthly meal 1:00pm Write on Writers 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick and mashed potatoes for our is sponsored by our friends at Tuesday 5:30pm Knights of Columbus Lunch & Connections dinner Spectrum Generations, and is 7 9:00 Table Tennis 8 9 10 11 12 on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019! planned to focus on nutrition, “January is always cold,” chef variety and useful information. 9:00 Mah-Jongg 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 8:45 Cribbage 9:00 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg Frank Connors said, “We all A CHANS home healthcare 9:00 Crafters 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Winter Outing Group 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up have a better day when we can professional is always available 9:00 Loosen Up 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Mah-Jongg 10:00 Apple Club 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form serve up comfort food for the to take and record blood pressure 9:30 Scrabble 11:30 LUNCH OUT 9:00 Loosen Up 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 10:30 Meals on Wheels gang!” Connors said he always checks, and Mary Marino of 10:00 Zumba 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Meals on Wheels 11:00 Yoga 11:00 World Affairs adds a little pork sausage, a Mary’s Affordable Hearing Aids 11:00 Table Tennis 12:30pm Medicare 101 10:00 Table Tennis 12:00pm FYI! 11:15 Qigong few finely chopped onions and is available before lunch to com- 12:00pm Bridge 2:00pm Chair Yoga 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form Where Will I Live? 12:30pm Advanced Bridge “something secret,” to guarantee plete free hearing assessments. the meatloaf is exceptional. “You Our meal is always open to 6:00pm Belly Dancing 3:00pm Kaffeestunde! German Club 1:00pm Write on Writers 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick just have to brave the cold and the public, but we ask you to 4:30pm TCAC Meeting 3:30pm TC Cooking Matters come see,” he added. pre-register after the first of 9:00 Mah-Jongg 14 15 16 17 18 19 The main dish will be served January, as seating is limited to 9:00 Crafters 9:00 Table Tennis 8:45 Cribbage 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Hair Cuts with Margarita with buttered carrots and a side the first 68 people who register. 9:00 Loosen Up 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Winter Outing Group 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg of broccoli tips, and again this Cost of the meal is still only $6 month, our bread is fresh baked for Center members, and $8.50 9:30 Scrabble 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Hearing Screenings 9:00 Loosen Up on the 17th at the Union Street for non-members. Of course you 10:00 Zumba 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Loosen Up 11:30 CHANS BP Check 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form Bakery. There is always a light- can order a take-out dinner to be 10:00 Frank's Field Trip: 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Meals on Wheels 12:00pm Lunch & Connections 10:30 Meals on Wheels ly-dressed, fresh green garden picked up after 1 pm. Our buffet Ice is Nice! 2:00pm Books a la Carte 10:00 Table Tennis 11:00 World Affairs salad waiting for everyone, and styled luncheon is served begin- drinks include regular or decaf 11:00 Table Tennis 2:00pm Chair Yoga 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 11:15 Qigong ning at 12 noon, please arrive coffee, cider, hot teas, milk and 12:00pm Bridge 1:00pm Write on Writers 12:30pm Advanced Bridge after 11:30 a.m. to visit with your ice-water on every table. Dessert friends and claim your favorite 6:00pm Belly Dancing 3:30pm TC Cooking Matters 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick this month will be home-made seat. 21 22 8:45 Cribbage 23 24 25 26 Headed to the lights! A bus filled with some 40 People Plus members toured Coastal Maine Botanical Garden’s gingerbread with a dab of fresh Gardens Aglow festival in Boothbay last month. The group lucked out with a “not too cold” evening and then dinner Center 9:00 Table Tennis 9:00 Winter Outing Group 8:00 Men's Breakfast 9:00 Hair Cuts with Margarita at the Kennebec Tavern. Closed 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Mah-Jongg 9:00 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg Call 729-0757 to register for Exercise Class 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Loosen Up 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up New Apple device? Help is here! classes & events. 10:30 Yoga with Ann 10:00 Meals on Wheels 10:00 Donuts and Drivers 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form Punch Cards 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Table Tennis 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 10:30 Meals on Wheels Thu, Jan 10, 10 am. Would you like to on the first Thursday of each month Spectrum Generations We have a punch payment card system for learn more about your i-Phone/ i-Pad/ (except for January) to share knowl- your convenience. 2:00pm Chair Yoga 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 11:00 Yoga 11:00 World Affairs i-Touch? Would you like to know how edge, ask questions and find answers Medicare 101 Session See the reception- 2:30pm Cafe en Francais 1:00pm Write on Writers 11:15 Qigong the many apps you have heard about to the wonderful world of i-devices! No Tue, Jan 8, 12:30 pm. Learn about Medicare ist for details, or to 3:30pm TC Cooking Matters 12:30pm Advanced Bridge can help enhance and organize your experience necessary. You only have to and its many “Parts” on the 2nd Tuesday of purchase your card! 6:30pm Brunswick Coin/Stamp 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick life! Apple Club usually meets at 10 am be a member of People Plus to join! every month. Open to the public. Registration 9:00 Mah-Jongg 28 29 8:45 Cribbage 30 31 required. Please notify us two weeks prior People Plus in the Media Reduced Price Hair to an event if you January Program Notes 9:00 Crafters 9:00 Table Tennis 9:00 Winter Outing Group 9:00 Table Tennis Connie's Thursday require special 9:00 Loosen Up 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Mah-Jongg 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge accommodations. • World Affairs Conversation Group resumes Cuts for Seniors Jan 11, Fridays at 11 am. 9:30 Scrabble 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Loosen Up 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey Free, suggested $15 10:00 Zumba 10:30 Yoga with Ann 10:00 Meals on Wheels 11:00 Yoga Fridays, Jan 18 & 25, Art class returns! donation. • Donuts & Drivers moved to 4th Thursday. 9-12 pm. Drop in for a $10 Thursdays, 10-12 pm. Each month the class • Apple Club moved to 2nd Thursday (for 12:00pm Lunch/Learn 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Table Tennis

haircut with Margarita explores different drawing materials such as January only). Where to Turn? 2:00pm Chair Yoga 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form Day. All proceeds benefit graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pen Italian Club? 12:00pm Bridge 1:00pm Write on Writers People Plus videos can be viewed online at People Plus. No appoint- and ink, pastel, and watercolor. The class com- 6:00pm Belly Dancing 3:30pm TC Cooking Matters http://vimeo.com/harpswelltv ment necessary, just show bines artists of varying experience levels. Cost Do you speak Italian and want to practice 2019 is here- up with clean hair. Open is $26/month and taught by Connie Bailey. Try with more conversations? Would you be to the public! the class for free in January! interested in starting an Italian Conversation Do you worry about living alone? Club? Contact Jill to let her know! ready or not! The Good Morning program is a FREE daily safety check-in phone call providing peace of mind. In partnership with STORM POLICY: When Brunswick schools are Brunswick Police Department. closed due to weather, all People Plus programs, classes, and ac- Good Morning Program Sign up now! tivities are canceled for the day. The Center may remain open FMI 729-0757 for business, unless conditions warrant a complete closure. www.peopleplusmaine.org [email protected] Check our website, www.peopleplusmaine.org, or local media for closure information. It’s not like home. It is home. Changing your perception on health care Medical definition of health care: The maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professionals (as in medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, and public health). What is your definition of health? WHO definition of health: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health care vs Sick care – We live in a nation that focuses on trying to fix problems rather than preventing them. We live in a “Sick Care” world. Dr. Tim Coffin Symptoms vs Cause - Are we just chasing symptoms or treating the cause? Simply look at the drug commercials; we are chasing one symptom after another covering up one with a drug to have to cover another caused by the same drug. I use a metaphor all the time that I think makes it easy to understand. Think of your problem as a burning fire, the smoke alarm is going off letting you know that there is a problem (symptom). Does it make more sense to take the battery out of the smoke alarm so the sound stops and go about your business (drugs) or to put out the fire (take care of the cause)? We tend to cover up issues rather than putting the fire out. Where do you think the US ranks within the world in terms of health? • US spends more on healthcare than the next 3 countries combined • Spends over $8,000 per person per year • US ranks 37th in world health care through studies done by world health organization • Neighbors to the north have not figured it out either they rank 30th • Better living through pharmacology? - How is this working out for us. Prevention is the key. It is easier to maintain a healthy body than it is to regain one. Proper health starts day 1 of life. Healthy kids make healthy adults. The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. - Thomas Edison (207) 725-2650 | HIGHLANDSRC.COM Page 6 People Plus News January 2019 January 2019 People Plus News Page 7

Books A La Carte This group of readers gather to colleague wants his help to discuss, trade, lend, and donate find the murderer. books of any genre - there is no The investigation into assigned list. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each Margot’s past uncovers a host of motives—it seems she was month at 2 PM. not the only one on board with Holy Ghost by John Sanford. a secret they’d kill to keep. Pinion, Minnesota: a metrop- The Theoretical Foot by olis of all of seven hundred M..F.K. Fisher Set in the late souls, for which the word 1930s, two expat American “moribund” might have been couples in Europe, tramping invented comes to life when from country to country an apparition of the Virgin without sanction of marriage, Mary is seen in a local church. this during an era when The town becomes a boon cohabitation—to say nothing town with pilgrims coming to of a girl’s hitchhiking!—could see if they can see the Virgin ruin a respectable woman’s Mary. Then, the murders start, reputation for all time. As and Virgil Flowers is called in Winners ALL! Doris Neiman wowed fascism spreads and war inev- to investigate. What he finds other members at the Center's Holiday Party, itably approaches, the idyll out…well, it will be what you first by decorating her Christmas cookie, then of a beautiful life of love and find out when you give HOLY by winning a peppermint Twinkie in Stacy's freedom from convention is GHOST a read. Holiday Trivia Quiz! also threatened from within. A Joseph Campbell A Dry White Season by by Diane Companion Andre Brink Ben Du Toit is Free AARP Tax Aide Osborn. Celebrated scholar a white schoolteacher in sub- AARP aides will be at People Plus Tuesday Joseph Campbell, best known urban Johannesburg in a dark mornings and Thursday afternoons, February for The Power of Myth book time. A simple, apolitical man, through April 15. Call after January 15th to Quality Control? With Ralph Laughlin (right) and Richard and PBS special, shares his he believes in the essential schedule an appointment. Gnauck cooking a Men's Breakfast at People Plus, what possibly intimate and inspiring reflec- fairness of the South African could go wrong? tions on the art of living. An Always a crowd pleaser. Senator Angus King explains the process of using social government and its poli- uplifting view of the world media to communicate with his constituents (and create a book). cies—until the sudden arrest The Pejepscot Genealogical Society (PGS) will hold its Service as well as an MBA from New York University and and surroundings. next meeting in the Morrell Meeting Room of the Curtis a Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts. Currently a and subsequent “suicide” of Memorial Library, Brunswick, Maine on Sunday, January resident of Topsham, she has, for the last 15+ years, served Devil’s Breath by G.M. a black janitor from Du Toit’s 13, 2019 at 2 pm. Guest speaker Peggy Shiels Konitzky will in a series of positions related to historic preservation in Malliet. Having realized there school. Haunted by new ques- “Never too cold to clean out!” be discussing her book, Midcoast Maine in World War II, New Hampshire and Maine. Since 2007, she has been the is no escape from his past as tions and desperate to believe detailing what life was like in the region while supporting site manager for Castle Tucker and the Nickels-Sortwell an agent, Father Max Tudor that the man’s death was a the war efforts at home. Through a series of stories and House in Wiscasset. has offered his services to tragic accident, Du Toit under- illustrations, Konitzky will enlighten some and remind As usual, there will be a brief social period with MI5 on an as-needed basis. takes an investigation into the others of what life was like for the men, women, and chil- refreshments before and after the speaker. A business The body of glamorous film terrible affair—a quest for the dren who needed to pull together to keep the communities meeting will follow. star Margot Browne has truth that will have devas- at home running and support the troops overseas. For more information contact Brian Bouchard at (207) washed ashore from a luxury tating consequences for the yacht and Max’s former Ms. Konitzky holds a degree in U.S. History and Art 729-4098. teacher and his family. History from Georgetown University School of Foreign Please send comments to [email protected] Be an Active Part of Your Wellbeing

*Fully Insured Senior Real Estate Specialist, SRES • Accredited Staging Professional, ASP *Bonded I love selling homes along the Midcoast. Military Retired Add these health-wise events to your January calendar! *LLC Spouse with a lot of moving experience! FREE Market Analysis! Yoga for Cancer - Thursdays throughout January from 5-5:45 p.m. www.chicksdochores.com Nancy Beal, Realtor Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness, 120 Harpswell Road, Brunswick (207)751-0752 Food for Health - January 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. Monica & Chuck, Carol & Charlie [email protected] Anxiety and Depression: Foods that Help and Harm with Timothy R. Howe, MD On a hike in Je erson, Maine www.midcoastmainehomes.com Teaching Kitchen-Classroom 2, 329 Maine Street, SOUTH ENTRANCE in Brunswick Century 21 Baribeau Agency, 51 Pleasant Street, Brunswick ME 04011 A FREE monthly plant-based cooking and education series. Healthy Weight for a Lifetime - Session begins January 10 from 4-6 p.m. Teaching Kitchen-Classroom 2, 329 Maine Street, SOUTH ENTRANCE in Brunswick BRUNSWICK AREA A 12-week mindful living program that provides a long-term solution for weight loss by addressing the emotional, physical, and nutritional issues contributing to obesity. Respite Care Health Within Reach - January 23 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Balance and the Aging Brain with William Stamey, MD Teaching Kitchen-Classroom 2, 329 Maine Street, SOUTH ENTRANCE in Brunswick A monthly series of talks, classes, demonstrations, and healthy lifestyle options. Youth Mental Health First Aid - January 28 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Topsham Fire Department, 100 Main Street, Topsham We are HG FREE NAMI-Maine training designed to teach you how to help a teen who is experiencing Librarian; Horticulturist; Management Consultant; Physical  erapist a mental health or addiction challenge, or who is in crisis. Moved to HG from Ohio and New Hampshire in 2018 and 2014

Hiking, Biking, Boating, Travel, Sports, Games, Music, Education, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction New sessions begin January 28 from 5:30-8 p.m. or January 29 from 9-11:30 a.m. Art, Volunteerism, New Friends for Life For 29 years the “Club” has been a social program offering Required orientation on January 14 from 5-6 p.m. “time off for caregivers and joyful hours for participants” Movement Room-Classroom 3, 329 Maine Street, SOUTH ENTRANCE in Brunswick in a warm, welcoming community environment. An educational program designed to help people better cope with stress and life’s challenges. MID COAST Center for Full or half day sessions - filled with a variety of engaging, stimulating activities. MBSR is an 8-week course of 2 ½-hour weekly group classes and one 6-hour weekend retreat. Come visit our convenient location in Brunswick. Community Health Call 729-8571 for more Information or to schedule a visit. & Wellness e Northeast’s Premier 55+ Active Adult Lifestyle Community Brunswick Area Respite Care is a 501(c)3 Non Profit organization For a full listing of classes, screenings, and support groups, Image credit CC0 License Our Community. Our Health. call (207)373-6585 or visit www.midcoasthealth.com/wellness/classes/ 7 Evergreen Circle, Topsham, Maine | 207-725-4549 | HighlandGreenLifestyle.com January 2019 People Plus News Page 9 Page 8 People Plus News January 2019

Brunswick Area Teen Center Start 2019 with Classes, Games, Clubs and Events at People Plus GO DRAGONS! ACTIVE GROUPS A BUCK - A GAME! (free, for members only) Stirring the Pot Easy Riders/Winter Outing Club Brunswick Seniors (over 60) get Another year coming to an end! Hello We will break a record again for 2018 Teen Wednesdays ~9 am (weather 2019! The Teen Center program will be (not quite done yet!) attendance numbers permitting). Easy Riders bike rides into any Brunswick High School begin at People Plus or an off-site heading into its 14th year! Having been and not only have we had the most kids Center location and usually last about an sports event for ONE dollar! involved with the Teen Center since before ever, we have the most eclectic and diverse News hour. In the winter months, the its inception means I am heading into group of kids yet! The differences and group puts the bikes away and about my 16th year! That’s a lot of years! uniqueness all these kids bring together Jordan Cardone arranges walks and hikes as the It certainly has been an adventure… one creates learning experiences for us every Winter Outing Club. of learning and teaching and advising and time we are together! Of course it also Table Tennis listening and entertaining and being enter- brings lots of noise and at times chaos and who helped make 2018 a fantastic year for For serious players with a sense tained. I have been privileged to be able to can be challenging and even exhausting the Teen Center program and for the kids of humor. Bring athletic shoes or Inua Saibou-baldi share in many youth’s struggles over the some days! We have our own melting pot who attend it! It means a lot to them and it years as well as many joys and successes. of kids of various ethnicities, sexual orien- sneakers. We play almost every Inua Saibou-baldi is in 9th grade at BHS means a lot to me! Not only have we been day -see calendar for times. and has been attending the Teen Center Over the years, the organizational lead- tation, religions, mental health diagnosis, able to feed a huge increase in members, I ership has changed, the location has learning aptitudes, social/economic status, was able to hire an Assistant, Kim Gagnon Walking Club Program since September. Inua moved Visit the Brunswick Parks & here this summer from NYC. Recently changed, assistants have changed, there are family makeup, etc. We have kids who without whom we honestly could not have changes in kids every year and the times moved here from other states, local native accommodated anywhere near the number Recreation indoor track and log we didn’t see as much of Inua because your walks in our logbook. he was at rehearsals for his part, The have changed! area kids, kids who attend different schools of kids wanting to attend the program, Chairman/Ensemble, in the High School Throughout all the years and all the and those who are home schooled. Wow, and without whom, I would be completely CLUBS Play, Flowers For Algernon, which he changes, some things have remained the just writing all that was an eye opener bonkers by now (I admit to being partially (Free, members only) loved doing! While at the Teen Center, same, always forming a strong and consis- for me! Some days someone or multiple bonkers only). We were also able to hire an Kaffeestunde! German Art with Connie Bailey Yoga Bridge Lunch/Connections Apple Club Conversation Club Tues or Thurs, 10 am-12 pm. Tues, 10:30 am (Ann Kimmage), Mondays, 12 - 3:30 pm, and Third Thursday of month, Inua’s favorite things tent core for the program. Kids anywhere some-ones, stirs the pot and it can feel like additional staff person two days a week, to Usually first Thursday of month, are he “adores social- and everywhere love being with friends, everything could boil over any second, but be increased as time and funds allow, so Second Tuesday of month, 3 Each month the class explores Thurs, 11 am (Leslie Ballin). Advanced Bridge on Fridays, 12 pm. Sign up early for this 10 am (2nd Thursday in January). pm. Spend a lively hour once a different drawing materials. Stretch, flex, breathe and relax 12:30 pm. Players meet to play always sold out meal! Also izing and playing being accepted, being valued, being most days…it feels like a happy bubbling that we could spend more time downstairs Meet to share knowledge, ask pool”. Quite the nice respected and having a voice that is lis- that, as long as it is tended to every so and so that Kim did not also start going month speaking German with The class combines artists of for optimum well-being. several games of bridge with includes free hearing screen- questions and find answers to good company. varying experience levels. different partners. ings and blood pressure checks. young man and we tened to. Everyone wants to have a “safe” often, will come out great. partially bonkers… the wonderful world of i-devices Chair Yoga are so glad that he place and basics like food and heat (bonus Next month I will report on how our A great year all in all! We wish you only (i-phone, i-pad, i-touch)! No expe- World Affairs Loosen Up! Tues, 2:00 pm Cribbage Lunch Out discovered the TC! air conditioning when it’s hot). Having a Holiday party and gifts for the kids went the best for 2019! rience necessary. Conversation Club M/W/F, 9 am. A typical session A blend of breathing and Wednesdays, 8:45 -11:30 am. Second Tuesday of month, place where people are waiting for you and as well as some 2018 data for you number Fridays, 11 am. Ed Knox mod- (standing and seated) includes stretching to improve balance, Experienced players play crib- 11:30 am. Organized get-to- Inua is off to the Happy New Year!!! Books a la Carte movies on us! happy to see you is a huge positive in a fans! Jordan, Kim and the gang! ☺ erates this club. He has lived resistance training, core stability and peace-of-mind. bage with different partners on gether at local restaurants. young person’s life (in anyone’s life!). Before then I want to thank everyone Third Tuesday of month, 2 pm. and worked professionally in the strengthening, and exercises Offers both poses and helpful A unique book club! Share what Mah-Jongg PRESENTATIONS Middle East and taught Mideast intended to improve balance techniques to be your most M/W/F 9 -12 pm. Chinese multi- books you’ve been reading and History. and posture. Take it once, twice comfortable self. For all levels, ‘Aging Well’ Lunch & learn about what others think player tile game. All skill levels The Casco Bay Mindfulness Sangha Write on Writers or three times a week. Instructor Audrey Palma. welcome. We love to teach new Learn are good, too! Discussion of all Fourth Monday of month, 12 Invites you to join our two-part Winter exploring pathways out of habitual patterns of our commitment for the coming year. Wednesdays, 1 – 2:30 pm. Qigong Zumba players! types of books is encouraged – pm. Programs that focus on Intensive to be offered on two Saturdays in the judgment and frustration that prevent kindness Suggested readings to enhance the practice Read and share your works Fri, 11:15 am. Related to Tai Chi Mon, 10 am. With Bea the more variety the better the Scrabble healthy minds and healthy new year. The dark, quiet beginning of the new from arising. will be offered. For those who can do so, we of poetry and prose, improve but with simpler movements. Blakemore, a popular local exchange. Mondays, 9:30 am. Keep your bodies. Bring your lunch, we year is an ideal opportunity to commit to the Both meetings will include: sitting and suggest a $5 to $10 donation. your writing skills. The group Will help improve your balance Zumba Fitness instructor. brain active and socialize while provide drinks, chips and deepening of our meditation practice. January walking meditation, a potluck lunch, readings Please pass this invitation along to anyone Cafe en Francais has around 20 members. New and enhance personal energy. Aerobic and dance moves set to Fourth Tuesday of month, playing your favorite word dessert. 5 and February 2, 2019, 9-2 at People Plus. and small group discussions. Though it is not you think might be interested. members are welcome at any Instructor Suzanne Neveux. popular music, this is a low-im- game! 2:30 pm. Spend a lively hour once FYI! (For your The Intensive this year will focus on required that you attend both meetings, the For more information, and to reserve a time. Tai Chi pact style for seniors. Cultivating immeasurable kindness (Metta) 2-part format allows us to return in February place, contact Phyllis Chinlund: a month speaking French with MEALS Information) good company. EXERCISE AND ART Short Form, Fri 10 am, Long for ourselves and our world. We will be to share what we have learned, and to deepen [email protected]. GAMES Women’s Breakfast Monthly programs to tantalize (paid classes, open to public) Form, Wed 12:30 pm. (Free, members only): the mind with interesting and Civil War Book Club Tai Chi exercises your mind and First Thursday of month, Aerobics Lite stimulating talks, discussions, Third Monday of month, 7 pm body. The body is challenged Beg/Int Bridge 8:30 am. Start your day with Inanna, Sisters Crafters Tues, 12:30 pm. Combination of A less formal Bridge group. a healthy meal and good presentations with snacks and sitting and standing movements, with moving slowly to keep your foods. Mondays, 9 am. Meet with other feet underneath you to enhance All levels welcome – come company. gradually working towards goal learn how to play! Tuesday and crafters to knit, crochet, scrap- the power of your movements. Men’s Breakfast Author Chats in Rhythm of standing for the whole hour Thursday mornings. book, cross-stitch, or work on Instructor Suzanne Neveux. Fourth Thursday of month, Maine authors tell us about their Our family Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, is an whatever you choose to bring in. while moving to music with low books and writing experiences. 8 am. Start your day with all-women’s percussion and vocal Lots of socializing. impact steps while keeping one foot always on the floor. a healthy meal and good ensemble dedicated to cultural diver- company. caring for sity, education, and healing through the Instructor Bea Blakemore. universal language of music. Saturday, January 12, 2019 yours! @ 7:30pm. Funeral Alternatives is a locally-owned and operated family business. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. $8 for students/children. Available at the church office (729-8515), at Gulf of Maine Books, or ONLINE at https:// inanna.brownpapertickets.com/ Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick, Maine UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Two-thirds of the net pro- ceeds from the 2018-19 concert series will be donated to: The Gathering Place and The Brunswick Area Teen Center.

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Frankly 35 Union St, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011 Were you warm and dry 40 years ago this announced the bridge was being “breached” I wondered if the state trooper was month? by surf and was closed to all except “emer- watching. Frank 207-729-0475 | www.spectrumgenerations.org No? gency traffic!” I looked at my watch, knew I The truck did restart -finally- and I was able Connors Me, neither! had an hour before deadline and told him the to limp to Orr’s Island in first gear. Don’t January 2019 We all know January in Maine is usually film in my camera qualified as an emergency. think I’ve ever been happier to be ashore Next morning, I’m in Richmond, checking host to a weather “event” or three, but I’m He turned me loose after I promised to “stop on Orr’s Island. I upshifted to second, the out a massive ice jam that’s threatening to recalling January 9, 1978, as special, even by at the top of the bridge and count waves.... truck stalled. I restarted, reshifted, stalled, dump the old, steel-span bridge into the Maine standards. If you were around these every sixth wave is a big one, you know,” four or five times, then decided I could get to Please note: All Spectrum Generations’ Kennebec. It’s barely dawn, there’s a guy parts on those days, I know you have some he said. I laughed, told him I didn’t know... Brunswick in first gear and be thankful for in a beret walking across the span. “Odd,” locations will be closed memories of a one-two punch of the vicious “seriously,” he said, “every sixth wave, be the ride. I got to the newsroom 30-something thinks I, “cold day for a tourist.” I got maybe Monday, January 21, in observance south-east winds, abnormally high tides careful!” minutes later, developed and printed pictures 50 feet from the guy and realized it was none of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and driving rains that threatened to wash The view astride Will’s Gut from the top of that won a press association award and filled other than Maine’s Governor James Longley. Harpswell out to sea, and fill the mighty the Cribstone was indeed memorable. Wave one of the last special weather supplements I quickened my pace, anxious for an inter- Kennebec with gigantic slabs of grinding ice. after wave was washing over the road, and the Times Record ever printed. “All in a view. He waved me off, agreed he was I was a hard working, mild-mannered to my surprise every fourth or fifth or sixth day’s work,” my buddy Dave Bourque said, worried about the bridge but I didn’t need to The Savvy Caregiver Class reporter-photographer for the Times Record or seventh wave WAS larger than the rest. “but you’d better run that truck through a car take his picture. When I told him I already back in those days, so wandering our com- I thought about backing down, getting the wash, and store it in your garage till it dries had, he told me not to use it. I reminded The Savvy Caregiver Program is a FREE, six-session training series for family munities and looking for photo opportunities trooper to call the paper (no cell phones in off.” him we were in a public place, he turned his caregivers. For most family caregivers, caregiving itself is a new role, one for which was part of my job. Reports that the Land’s those days) but decided instead I’d just go But there’s more. back and gestured toward a state trooper who training is needed, just as you would receive training for any new job. End Gift shop was “gone” from the end of for it. I inched down the soaked bridge deck, was watching from the Dresden shore. The Engaging volunteer opportunities Bailey Island came to the news desk early got 50 yards from Orr’s Island and started trooper started towards me, I started back Participants will learn what dementia is and how it affects the individual. and also are available! that morning, so I jumped into my little counting waves. A wicked wave obliterated towards my truck. helps caregivers better understand the changes their loved ones are experiencing, Chevy Luv pickup to investigate. Wind and everything in front of me with tons of water, That storm broke later the same day, and how to best provide individualized care for their loved ones throughout the Do you like working with numbers and people? I automatically decided it was a “number six” left people saying, “everyone down here and went for it! progression of dementia. Do you have good communication skills, are (Harpswell) lost something,” but spring did Maybe you remember the Chevy Luv truck. come in 1978, and soon enough, it’ll come in professional and have reliable transportation? Spectrum Generations is offering a class beginning on January 7, and registration is It was a cab and a body, had as much power 2019! Spectrum Generations’ Money Minders, Meals as a good-sized Harley, and probably weighed Happy New Year everyone! open! Classes will be held from 9:45 — 11:45 a.m. at the United Methodist Church on Wheels drivers or Home Assessments less. Too late, I realized at 320 Church Road in Brunswick. This class will run for 6 weeks, through February 11. volunteer opportunities may be for you. storm water was accu- mulated 2-3 inches deep Senior Companion and on the roadbed. I hit it, Money Minders: You will be visiting clients Andrea Handel, LSW, is Spectrum Generations’ new ADRC Specialist for both the truck went sideways, Personal Care Services and assisting them with monthly account Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, and the towns of Brunswick and Harpswell. Andrea rain bounced my truck all over Route 24, hit a sidewalk barrier 1 to 24 hours reconciliation, check book balance, and and I remember my feet were already soaked and stalled out. I came will be at People Plus in Brunswick and most Tuesdays and Thursdays between reporting changes in client’s status to before I crossed the Cribstone and made my to a rough stop facing 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Andrea can be contact by phone at: 207-607-4405 or e-mail Yarmouth,Yarmouth, Freeport,Freeport, supervisor. You will receive orientation and way down to the bitter end of Land’s End. towards Spain, and there [email protected]. Welcome, Andrea! CCumberland,umberland, FalmouthFalmouth in-service training sessions. The quaint little gift shop had indeed “pan- was another sixth wave, caked” flat onto a ledge, and the little cove coming right at me! It hit 729-0991729-0991 beside the store was filled with floating Bass the sidewalk, burst into Meals on Wheels Drivers and Home slippers and Weejuns. I wasted a half hour, a million buckets and ‘Tis the season for giving, and this holiday season our Assessors Opportunities: trying to find a matching pair, gave up maybe sweep the truck to the Meals on Wheels program has much to be thankful twenty minutes AFTER I was soaking wet. other side of the bridge. for. Our consumers have been the lucky recipients of  Drivers are needed on Wednesdays and I tossed my raincoat into the back of Twice I tried to restart NOW HIRING lovely floral arrangements made and delivered to us Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for routes the truck and headed north, only to be the engine, twice again by the Bath Garden Club, and festive poinsettias stopped at the Cribstone Bridge and Rock the truck was breached Brunswick to Portland $13-$15/hr in Brunswick and Woolwich Islands. Ovens Restaurant by a State Trooper who by sea water. Free Yoga, Free Massage! donated by the Mt Ararat Middle School and the Drivers must be able to meet at People Brunswick High School Music program. Our volunteer Plus at 10:00 am. The Meals on Wheels drivers delivered the flowers, along with beautiful New/renewing members for December cards made by the students, during their usual food routes take approximately 1 hour and you may have to lift up to 30 lbs. * indicates new membership Marybeth Burbank Margaret Spinner • Skilled and Assisted Living in Midcoast Maine deliveries to over 100 people throughout Sagadahoc • indicates donation made Marcia Clayton Peter Watson County, Brunswick and Harpswell.  Help is needed with loading and with membership Patricia Croy • unloading 30lbs boxes of USDA food Christine DeTroy Topsham Extra poinsettias were sold at People Plus to raise more money for Spectrum Lifetime Membership during monthly distribution on the Linda DeRocher * Paul Karwowski • Generations’ Meals on Wheels program. We are grateful to the donors and Margarita Day, Bath Rae Duval David Selleck dedicated volunteers and drivers who made this special holiday delivery possible! second Tuesday of each month at the Brunswick Carolyn Earnest Dorothy Selleck We are always looking for groups to partner with so if you have an idea about how Bath Senior Center, between 9–11:00 a.m. Omer Gagne Consuelo Bailey Harpswell we can help brighten the day of our consumers, please contact us at  Unloading Vans at People Plus – help is Corey R. Hammond • Claircy Bernier [email protected] needed unloading vans for Meals on Matile Hugo • Hannah N. Dring Lorraine Berte Eva Kondor Peter Hiram Wheels on Wednesdays and Fridays Crystal Bishop Steve Kondor from 9:30–10:00 a.m. Irene Bouchard Other places Beatrice Palmer • David Bracy Allison Green, Bowdoinham  In-Home Assessors are needed for Meals Ralph Palmer • By participating in a survey, you can help inform and shape the MaineDOT’s Robert Broderick Valerie Greene, * Bath on Wheels consumers in the Brunswick Delma Patenaude Long-Range Transportation Plan. Your responses will help MaineDOT understand Sally Broderick Elizabeth Sylvester,* Patricia Ringston * wants and desires of traveling public, views on future growth, and where to invest area; the schedule will be coordinated James Burbank Dresden and concentrate resources. The survey takes only 10 minutes! with a supervisor. Volunteers will visit with the consumers and ask them Find it online at: https://mainelongrangeplan2050.metroquest.com/ questions about the services they need. The purpose of this effort is to document Assessor volunteers need their own MaineDOT's vision for the future, as well as vehicle, and will receive training in www.rmimaine.com to provide guidance and insight on the completing annual assessments. BRACKETT FUNERAL HOME necessary strategies to meet A Ladner Family Service transportation goals in the midst of the many challenges over the next 20-30 If interested, please contact Amalia Traditional Funerals Life Celebrations Cremation Services years. The DOT needs your input in helping at 207-620-1684 or to make this a valuable, relevant plan. [email protected]. 142 Neptune Drive, Brunswick 142 Neptune Drive, Brunswick Compassionate. (207) 837-6560 (207) 725-5801 Dignified. Spectrum Generations is an equal opportunity provider. Peter W. Ladner • Christopher C. Ladner

Glenn P. Henderson, CFSP • Gregory A. Giberson 24 Maurice Drive, Brunswick 11 Bank Street, Brunswick 29 Maurice Drive, Brunswick 29 Federal Street • Brunswick, Maine 04011-1590 (207) 725-4379 (207) 212-6736 (207) 725-7495 PROUD TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE PLUS Phone 207-725-5511 • Fax 207-729-5930 www.brackettfuneralhome.com We take your loved ones comfort and health to heart. Page 12 People Plus News January 2019 Student show opening in Cafe Gallery A collection of original artwork created by students from Consuelo (Connie) Bailey’s Tuesday art class are on display through February in the Union Street Gallery of the People Plus Center. This multi-media exhibition features more than two dozen works by the “Resolve” to student artists of People Plus, and is a show that usually generates con- siderable interest around the Center. Travel in 2019! Students invited to exhibit include Prague, Vienna & Budapest! Beth Aldenberg, Lorraine Berte, Sandra Cox, Juana Haskins, Karen Travel Oct 7-17, 2019 with Collette and Guistra, Tony & Myrtle LaCroix, visit Prague, Vienna & Budapest. Includes Donna Lemieux, Marsha Mogk, Prague Castle, Danube River Cruise, Richard Nikerson, Ralph Palmer, Renaissance Dinner, Fisherman’s Bastion, Nancy Pantaz, Valerie Robbins, and Classical Music Concert at Lobkowicz Margaret (Ann) Sanfasin and Al Palace. Open to the public. FMI see Jill. Tyrol. Bailey’s mixed-media classes have long been a fixture at the Center, Front Desk Position with instruction in the use of water- colors, watercolor pencils, colored Come join the staff of this fun and pencils, graphite & charcoal, rewarding organization where we scratchboard, pen & ink, pastels, change lives and build community! and pastel chalks. Bailey says her People Plus is seeking a part-time recep- “mission” is to expose students tionist, Mon-Fri, 8-1 pm. Computer to “the several major and popular proficiency required. FMI call 729-0757. forms of artistic expression,” during the typical class season, to encour- Please send resume & cover letter to age her students to practice in some [email protected]. or all of the mediums, and to finally work in the media where they feel the most comfortable and capable. Weekly classes are conducted each Tuesday morning, beginning at 10 am, and run approximately two hours. These collected student works are always framed and are “almost always” offered for sale. The show may be seen free of charge during normal business hours at the People Plus Center, 35 Union Street, in Lunch out! Brunswick. A Warm Thought for a Winter Day. Colored Pencil. by Consuelo Bailey Copy/Graphics To Comm. Pasteup .....❐ January 8th at 11:30 a.m. Ad Composed ...... ❐ Ad Proofread ...... ❐ Corrections Made ...... ❐ PDF Proof Sent...... ❐ When you are contemplating a move... PDF Proof – Requested NO PROOFREADING....❐ 49 Topsham Fair Mall Rd, Topsham Navigate your way to Salesperson - OK...... ❐ Ad is OK to Paginate .❐ Sign up for the car pool! Ad EPS Created...... ❐ Late Ad/ corrections. Need new EPS...... ❐

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