Jim Reynolds, Director/Outreach Coordinator (978) 468-5529
The Wenhamite WENHAM COA 978-468-5534 OCTOBER 2018 [email protected]
Volume 5, Issue 10 What I really want from music. That it be cheerful and profound like an afternoon in October. That it be individual, frolicsome, tender, a sweet small woman full of beastliness and charm.” Friedrich Nietzsche
October is a busy month with the start of open enroll- ment for people on Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. We are changing our SHINE counseling from Mon to Weds, 9-12pm. We will be hosting UMASS Boston Ger Institute at the Wenham Museum on Tues, Oct 16th at 3pm. Come here the results of their findings from the focus group meetings we had in August! see survey: http://www.wenhamma.gov/ We are partnering with the H-W Regional Tech Help 1. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! Desk to talk about problems 2. HEAR WHAT OTHERS THINK! we are having with our electronic devices. If you 3. WATCH A GREAT MOVIE! have an iPad or iPhone or Android and want help - …AT THE MUSEUM! ~ The End here’s your chance. We will be hosting a new lunch series called Chili and Chatter on Oct 18th at 12:30 pm and Alyson Preston, RN will be presenting on an important topic and providing a helpful guide for planning and understanding advanced healthcare directives. In addition, we’ll be hosting Flu Shots across the street, 2 new movie times, a drop-in Writing group and our caregiver support group has moved to the 2nd Thursday at noon for a great lunch. JR
COMMUNITY ARTS ENGAGEMENT Thursday, October 25th at 2pm - DROP-IN WRITING WORKSHOP If you have ever written a thank you note, a letter to an old friend, or an 8th grade essay about what you did on your summer vacation, then you are a writer. Maybe you are currently writing a memoir, poem, or short story. Join instructor, Wenhamite contributor and writer Barrie Levine and other writers in our community to share your work and find inspiration. Each class will start with a “writing prompt”. Please bring a pen and a writing notebook, and, if you wish, something you have already written.
Operas of Mozart THE GREAT COURSES TUESDAY 1st LECTURE STARTS AT 10:00 AM LECTURE SERIES By December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had written the defining compositions in every available musical genre of his time: symphony, chamber music, masses, and—above all—opera. Opera was the prestige genre of the time, and Mozart loved it dearly and counted on it heavily for personal, professional, artistic, and financial reasons. Just the thought of opera, as Mozart wrote, made him "beside myself at once."
What Did Mozart Do? And How Did He Do It? The structure of the course is somewhat unusual. The 24 lectures are in three parts of eight lectures each. The first and third parts concentrate your attention on two works of surpassing beauty and accomplishment, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute. In October we start the middle eight lectures of the course studying Mozart's early life and development from the first opera he wrote (when he was 11 years old) to Don Giovanni, completed when he was 31.
Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt TUESDAY 2nd LECTURE STARTS AT 10:30 AM No great civilization continues to speak to us like that of ancient Egypt. But what is it about this ancient civilization that still captures our imaginations? What made Egypt special, allowing it to grow, in Professor Bob Brier's words, "from a scattering of villages across the Nile to the greatest power the world had ever seen"?
Professor Brier has designed this course to focus on the fascinating leaders of ancient Egypt. "My thesis in Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt is that what made Egypt great were the people—individuals who did great things," says Professor Brier. "By recounting the lives and accomplishments of the great ones of Egypt, we will present a history of Egypt spreading over 30 centuries. By the time we come to the last ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra, we will have peered into almost every aspect of ancient Egyptian life, seen what made Egypt great, and what finally brought about its downfall. KNITTERS UNITED ETC. (KUE) Thursdays COA OPEN (FUN) HOUSE October 4th and 18th. 2pm Sunday, Oct 14th 1:00 - 4:00 pm We'd like any one who has a craft or hobby they can Lunch, art crafts, activities - games galore! Poker, bring along to join us. We chatter, knit, sew, weave and board games, and trivia. Food. activities, healthy even draw while having a cup of tea or coffee and snacks, poker, birds of the seasons, games, and sharing the time together. Everyone is welcome. laughs. RSVP (978) 468-5534, or for more information contact Marsha Ford at (978) 468-7736. OCTOBER 17th - 1 PM - MOVIE TIME Join us for some popcorn and hot chocolate/coffee/tea to watch Hope Springs – 2012. Feeling disconnected in her decades-old marriage, Maeve convinces her skeptical husband to attend a marriage therapy week with a celebrated relationship expert — but now they must shed their inhibitions and learn some new sexual and emotional moves.
OCTOBER 31st - 1PM - HALLOWEEN MOVIE TIME Join us for some ghoulish TREATS and to watch the spookie thrillah A Quiet Place — 2018 In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT ADRD Caregiver Support Group (Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias) Thursday, October 11th from 12 - 1:30am An opportunity for our caregivers to get support from a facilitator from Senior Care and other caregivers. We hope you will join us. A nutritious & healthy lunch is provided, please RSVP 978-468-5534.
Parkinson’s Support Group - BEVERLY COA 3rd Monday, October 15th, 1:00 - 3:00pm Monthly meeting. Presentation by Elizabeth Cevetello, RN - Therapy for Off periods in Parkinson’s. For more information contact Coordinator, Ray James, BS, RN at 617-638-7745. Held in Suite C.
Wenham Transit Our new COA van is here for you CALL (978) 468 - 5534 Service hours: Mon - Fri: 8 am - 3:30 pm 24 Hr. Advance Notice Preferred Medical appointments & destinations Weekly Trips to local markets Group rides to local restaurants Van is wheelchair accessible Donations of $3-5 are appreciated. Wenham ~ Hamilton ~ Manchester ~ Essex ~ Ipswich ~ Danvers ~ Topsfield THANK YOU to our Transportation Team: ~ Beverly ~ Peabody ~ Rowley Cathy Tomasello, Bob Gray and Barry Michaud!
HEALTH & WELLNESS YOGA WITH LISA BALANCE WITH REGINA MONDAYS 1:00-2:00 THURSDAYS 10:30-11:30
STRETCH~ RELAXATION STRENGTH ~ ENDURANCE MEDITATION STRETCHING ~ BALANCE
BALANCE IN MOTION The best and Most beautiful things WITH DIANNA in the world cannot TUESDAYS 11:30am be seen or DANCE ~ FLEXIBILITY even touched - they BALANCE ~ STRENGTH must be felt with the Improves agility & mobility heart. ~Helen Keller
Parkinson’s Fitness Class Every Thursday: Open Enrollment 10:00 - 11:00am at the Beverly COA This free exercise, strength and balance class is offered weekly at the Senior Center. Parkinson’s Fitness is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting Parkinson’s disease through personalized exercise and arts programs. For further information email: [email protected]. Call (781)572- 5198 for information. Lap Swim ay Gordon College Bennett Center You must register with the Recreation Department to get your swimming pass. Please check with Bennett Center for days and times. Bennett Center (978) 867- 3737. Locker rooms and shower facilities are available. COST: $65 Residents, $80 Non-residents for a 20 Visit Punch Card. Water Exercise at Gordon College Bennett Center Feeling sore when you wake up in the morning? Need a low impact way to work out? Join the exercise class at Gordon College. This class is great way to relieve stress and work out without causing undue pain to your body. Enjoy a morning in the pool getting back into shape! Locker rooms and shower facilities are available. Sign up by calling the Rec Center (978) 468-2178. Tues. and Thurs, September 18th –December 6th, 10am-11am, $45 per session. Ipswich Memory Café - Monday, Oct 15th, 10am - 12pm at the Ipswich Public Library. A welcoming place for people experienc-ing memory loss and their family and care partners. Enjoy free refreshments, activities, conversation and friendship in a supportive and fun environment. Wenham residents are
FLU CLINIC (BUKER SCHOOL) - Oct 17th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm Wenham Buker Elementary School. FYI - 1.) Clinics are opened to 4 years of age and older. 2.) Vaccine is free to everyone. 3. Please bring insurance cards. 4.) Wear short sleeves or loose fitting sleeves.
FUEL ASSISTANCE programs will pay a portion of your winter heating bills if you are eligible. If you need help with your application to NSCAP (NS Community Action Programs, Inc) make an appointment to speak with Jen or Jim at (978) 468-5529. To be eligible for energy assistance your max gross annual income must not exceed $35,510 for a one-person household or $46,437 for a two-person household. DEADLINE: Applications accepted Oct. 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019. Contact information: NSCAP, (978) 531-8810.
The Wenhamite OCTOBER 2018 Calendar
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 Trip on Conway 2 3 4 5 Scenic Railroad lvs 10am ACORD Food 9:30am Bocce 7:30 am from HCOA 1:00pm Chair Pose Pantry 2pm-4pm ENON Bingo Yoga w/Margaret 9:30am Bocce 10:30am Build 9am-12:00pm SHINE strength - Regina H-W Library 10:30am 6:30pm Bridge 10:00am Mozart and Medicare Consultation 10:30am &1pm Former Detective Egypt 2 part Lecture Market Basket H-W Library 7pm 11:30am Balance in The Japanese Lover 2pm KUE Knitting 8 9 10 11 12 9:30am Bocce 9:30am Bocce
1:00pm Chair Pose 11am - 12pm Senator 10am ACORD Food 10:30am Build Yoga w/Margaret 2pm-4pm ENON Bingo Tarr Rep. Dick Curran Pantry strength - Regina
6:30pm Bridge 10:00am Mozart and 9-11am - COA & High 10:30am &1pm
Egypt 2 part Lecture School Tech Helpdesk Market Basket Partnership 11:30am Balance in * Bring your devices 12:00pm (Dementia) motion w/ Dianna 1pm Movie Caregiver Support Hope Springs Group Lunch
15 9:30am Bocce 16 17 18 19 10:00am Mozart and 9am-12:00pm SHINE 9:30am Bocce Ipswich Memory Egypt 2 part Lecture Medicare Consultation 10:30am Build 2pm-4pm ENON Bingo Café10am - 12pm 11:30am Balance in strength - Regina Ips. Public Library motion w/ Dianna 10:30am &1pm Call Beth - 356-6650 11:30am HWL Literary Market Basket Luncheon 10am ACORD Food Chili and Chatter 1:00pm Chair Pose The Rosie Project Pantry 12:30 pm. TOPIC: Yoga w/Margaret 3:00pm @museum Advanced Healthcare AGE FRIENDLY Objectives 6:30pm Bridge PRESENTATION 2pm KUE Knitting
22 23 24 25 26 9:30am Bocce 9am-12:00pm SHINE 9:30am Bocce
Medicare Consultation 1:00pm Chair Pose 2pm-4pm ENON Bingo 10:00am Mozart and 10:30am Build Yoga w/Margaret Egypt 2 part Lecture 10am ACORD Food strength - Regina
Pantry 10:30am &1pm 6:30pm Bridge 11:30am Balance in Market Basket Rowley motion w/ Dianna 2pm-4pm PAINTNITE 11:30 HWL Literary (acrylics) with Aleah 2pm - DROP-IN Luncheon Gates WRITING WORKSHP The Electric Myth with Barrie Levine 29 30 31 Underlined 2nd Sunday
9:30am Bocce 9am-12:00pm SHINE items 1:00pm Chair Pose Medicare Consultation Open House at Yoga w/Margaret 10:00am Mozart and 10am ACORD Food require Egypt 2 part Lecture Pantry WCOA 6:30pm Bridge October 14th 11:30am Balance in 1:00pm spookie Movie RSVP motion w/ Dianna A Quiet Place 1 pm - 4:00 pm 978-468-5534
October Road Rail Adventure Tuesday, October 2 – Conway Scenic Railroad with lunch at the White Mountain Hotel A fall Foliage Day Trip you won’t want to miss !! All Aboard! Join us for a delightful scenic foliage ride to Conway, New Hampshire. We’ll enjoy an old-fashioned railroading experience as we journey along historic rail routes in vintage passenger cars traveling from the 1874 train station in North Conway Village to Bartlett and back again. We will literally go “over the river and through the woods.” After our train we’ll head to the White Mountain Hotel for a delicious lunch and incredible views. Nestled beneath scenic White Horse Ledge and Cathedral Ledge, this beautiful resort is truly world class. Choice of Chicken Piccata or Broiled Schrod.$79.00 per person includes: Round trip luxury motorcoach transportation, train ride, lunch, dining room taxes and gratuities Leaves at 7:30 am from the Hamilton COA and returns around 5pm. Please make all checks payable to Royal Tours and mail or bring the check to: The Hamilton Council on Aging, 299 Bay Road, Hamilton, MA 01982. For more information: Call Ann at 978-468-4404; [email protected] Offerings at the H-W Library Wednesday Night Book Club October 3rd at 7pm. October's discussion features a nonfiction title The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allendes The Wednesday Night Book Club is facilitated by Dede McManus. October's discussion features a historical fiction title from 2015, Isabel Allende's The Japanese Lover. "A...love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during the Second World War. The Japanese Lover is a moving tribute to the constancy of the human heart in a world of unceasing change." Former Detective Sergeant, now author Bruce Robert Coffin Friday, October 5th, 10:30 - 11:30am Bruce Robert Coffin is the author of the Detective Byron mystery series and a former detective sergeant with more than twenty-seven years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement from the Portland, Maine police department, he supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine's largest city. Bruce also spent four years working counter-terrorism with the FBI, where he earned the Director's Award, the highest honor a non-agent can receive. He devotes his retirement to writing crime novels and short stories: he now has 8 publications under his belt.
Literary Luncheon Tuesday, October 16 at 11:30am. This group meets on the third Tues of each month at 11:30am. Bring your brown-bag luncheon, Nancy provides the beverages and dessert. Featured title: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. The Electric Myth: The Evolution of Creepypasta Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 - 8:00pm Slenderman. The Rake. The Seedeater. Ted the Caver. The internet has become the new forum for our fear. In this presentation we'll look at some of the more famous creepypastas, the psychology behind why they scare us and investigate the more popular forms of their stories on the web. Presented by Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, geek culture aficionado. Funded by the Friends, free and open to the public.
H-W Community House Seussical The Musical! Friday October 19, 730pm: Adult Cast The Cat in the Hat tells the Saturday October 20, 3pm: Kids Cast story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of Saturday October 20, 730pm: Kids Cast dust that contains the Whos, Sunday October 21, 3pm: Adult Cast including Jojo, a Who child Thursday October 25, 730pm: Kids Cast sent off to military school for Saturday October 27, 3pm: Adult Cast thinking too many "thinks."
LIFE LESSONS AT THE LUNCH COUNTER By Barrie Levine In the summer of ‘63, when I was eighteen going on nineteen, I was hired as a waitress at the five and ten lunch counter. I proudly wore my starched yellow uniform with the white apron, making me part of something important, in this case the great American variety store with the orange block letter logo known as W.T. Grant and Company. My previous jobs were volunteer, a helper at the summer playground program, a candy-striper at the Catholic hospital, building a storage barn at a day-camp for inner city kids. I learned how to prepare malted milkshakes, ice cream sodas, sundaes, and banana splits. Now I was a pro, a grown -up, privy to the mysteries of soda fountain drinks. I took my responsibilities seriously—when I wiped down the counter, it was spotless to welcome my next customer. I acquired several regulars, including an older man, a fatherly type with horn-rimmed glasses who ordered coffee and a slice of apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream daily. When he situated himself on the swivel seat, we nodded in recognition. Soon, I brought over his pie and coffee without asking. He always left me a nickel tip under the thick diner-grade cup and saucer. We never conversed, just carried out the daily ritual with silent consent. I enjoyed my new community of co-workers and loyal customers, and the ebb and flow of the day—breakfast rush hour, slow mid-morning, quick turnover of office and retail employees at their thirty minute lunch break, kids and their mothers ordering soda fountain concoctions in the afternoon, closing down at four, the rest of the summer evening free to enjoy with my friends. Another girl was hired but I could see that she wasn’t conscientious in her duties like me. One afternoon, she prepared a strawberry malted and I saw her insert the canister into the spinner—but apparently not far enough. The steel container flew off the spike and hurtled into the air like a missile. Fortunately, it landed on the floor, but not before ejecting its contents all over the place. My boss quickly walked up to me, “Miss Weiner, did you do that?” I denied it and tried to explain. But he didn’t listen, much less believe me. Didn't my perfect attendance and proficiency make a difference? The strawberry malted dripping off my uniform must have convinced him of my guilt. “Turn in your uniform and name tag and don't come back!” I felt my face redden and my skin heat up with embarrassment. This guy was an authority figure, similar in age to my dad—and the culprit stood in silence while I took the fall. The entire incident—the disaster to the dismissal—happened within a space of five minutes. I waited at the bus stop in my yellow outfit dampened with pink stains, stunned at the injustice meted out to me. The public humiliation I experienced at the lunch counter burned for weeks. By then, it was too late to find another summer job. In September, I returned for my sophomore year at Douglass College and moved on with my life, armed with a tougher shell and slightly more prepared for the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” I continued my food service employment by working in the college dining hall to reduce my tuition. But nothing—not even the life lesson at the lunch counter—prepared me for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November. Still, I’ve always wondered if Apple Pie Guy cared enough to ask anyone why I was suddenly gone. ***You may contact Barrie at [email protected] and read her blog “Into the Seventies” at barrielevine.com.
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The Ride - Anyone who has recently lost their license for medical reasons and needs rides from Wenham to Boston or anywhere in between should contact me to help expedite the process. It is an amazing service! Contact - JR
There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wenham Board Members It’s that time of year again! If you are enrolled in a Medicare Chairman - Penny Wingate Prescription Drug Plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO/ Elizabeth Colt - Vice Chair, Stephanie Mark - PPO), you should receive an information packet from your Secretary, Alyson Preston, Susan Doughty, current plan by the end of September. It is important to Regina Baker, Diana Lang review and understand this information because it explains ———————————————————–———– the changes in your plan for 2019. Even though you may Friends of Wenham COA have the best plan this year, it’s important to review all of President, Wendy Campbell; Treasurer, Rick your options for 2019 because premiums, deductibles, co- Quinn, Secretary, Sue Cooke, Tom Tanous, pays, and the drugs covered by your plan can change Paul Mendonca, Marianne Cannon, Dean significantly year to year! Pedersen Coming up quickly is Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment: October 15 through December 7th. Be a wise consumer Used Medical Equipment The Wenham and take this opportunity to review and possibly change your COA loans used medical equipment such as plan for next year. You are likely already receiving a LOT of walkers, commodes, rollators, shower chairs, information in the mail, email and on television and radio ads and wheelchairs. We collect all kinds of about Medicare choices. SHINE (Serving the Health equipment and have additional equipment Insurance Needs of Everyone) can help. readily accessible. Call Jim Reynolds at 978- Through the federally funded SHIP program, SHINE 468-5529 to use or donate items. counselors offer free, confidential counseling on all aspects of Medicare and related health insurance programs. Meet with a Charlie Card - Call the Ipswich COA Senior certified SHINE Counselor who will help you review the 2019 Center for a (65+) pass which can be used most cost-effective options for YOU as an individual. Call on all MBTA transport services. Sign up for now to schedule your SHINE appointment, and bring your an appointment to complete the application new (or old) Medicare card and your list of medications to the for the Charlie Card at (978) 356-6650. Bring appointment. To schedule a SHINE appointment, call the a photo id and if you have one, your current Wenham COA to schedule appointment (978) 468-5534.