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Anchors Aweigh On the Shores of Beautiful Lake Cadillac JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021 Cadillac Senior Center Welcome 2021! 601 Chestnut Street Cadillac, MI 49601 January and February the center is Director: Diane Patterson temporarily closed due to the [email protected] Pandemic. 2317799420 Check out our website at: There are online opportunities out- cadillacseniorcenter.wix.com/ lined in this issue for social con- cadillac nections and fun and games. Activities 7 All activities cancelled until further AARP Tax Aid Service on hold. notice Updates coming the end of January 7Office Open7 When Cadillac Area Schools are Limited office hours Call and leave a message closed due to the weather, we are closed ;) never mindN everyday is a The Cadillac Senior Center is a multipurpose community center. snow day! Anyone50 years and older canjoin in exercising, meals, travel opportunities, socializing, games, crafts, educational Snowshoe FridaysN see pg 2 speakers, music, information & assistance and so much more. New date for Niagara Falls trip There are no geographical August 26! See page 10 for details boundariesand no membership costs to participate in our activities. Some class fees apply. Some classes are by donation to the instructor. PAGE 2 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021 Cadillac Senior center note from the directorM Diane Board of directors Margo JacobsPresident Mark FeatherstonVP Nothing profound, it’s hard to find words, just a heartfelt Alison WaltersSecretary “I miss you all”! Frank HaverM Treasurer This is hard. It’s going to be hard for a bit longer. But Ed Van Alst we are a hardy bunch. A patient bunch! JoAnne Benthem Although we are closed, there are ways to stay in Dee Brott Karen Bucchare touch. If you know of someone suffering from the isola- Ralph Garbe tion detriments from the pandemic closures, let me Sheila Welch know. I will hook them up with someone to talk to, or Ruthann French WCCOA online opportunities. Liaison Try to find ways to stay active. The Cadillac Senior Center Board Try to find ways to stay positive (not in a covid sense of Directors meets the third lol) Thursday of each month at 7:30 AM via Zoom. Try to find something that makes you laugh, everyday! The Cadillac Senior Center Be safe, wash your hands often, wear a facemask in is a private 501c3 non profit public, keep socially distanced, use common sense, still organization. We are funded in part by the City of Cadillac enjoy each day! Peace! Diane in conjunction with Cadillac Area Public Schools Snowshoe group Community Education. We Although the senior center is closed, let’s meet to also receive funding in part clear the cobwebs and get some exercise weekly. by the Wexford County Last year we met at Carl T Johnson Hunting and Senior Millage. We also Fishing Center to snowshoe (or hike on the trails) accept private donations. every Friday. We have multifaceted It was great fun! fundraising efforts through Let’s do it again! Nothing official, just to meet. our trips, and many other We will not be hiking together as we need to maintain fundraising avenues. We our distance, however, it gives us a time to meet and appreciate ALL know you will not be on the trails alone. DONATIONS! Please Meet in the parking lot at the Johnson Center (off 115 consider us as a worthy next to the canal) each Friday at 3:00 PM. Starting cause for your donation January 22. dollars! Thank You! Most times we did not need snowshoes as the trails are pretty well packed. See you there! Happy Trails! CADILLAC SENIOR CENTER • CADILLAC, MI PAGE 3 Now and Then We Ho Ho Ho!!! Drive through San- ta StopM December 21, 2020! Thanks to Santa and all those that drove through and got their gift bags. Thanks to Spectrum for a donation to the center as well! Blast from the past with such fabulous friends! February 2014 CADILLAC SENIOR CENTER • CADILLAC, MI PAGE 4 Stay Connected Cyber-Seniors. Opportunities for you to get tech help by webinars or one-on-one sessions. cyber-seniors.org If you are a senior looking for tech help call them toll free at 844-217-3057 or head to their website. There you can book a one-on-one tech help call, sign up for Daily Webi- nars and watch previous webinars Highway61.coHighw From Highway 61 website: The core of community is conversation and connection. We felt the best platform for this would be audio and would simulate the conversations once had at the dinner table! At times there may be trivia or bingo hosted by a senior center. Other times, there may be a conversation led by someone who wants to talk about current events or share travels stories. Highway61 enables you to do all of this, and more. Highway 61 Free chat rooms for those over 50 to learn, support, and engage with one another Sing along fun online Mary Sue Wilkinson has a passion for singing for seniors. She typically travels to assisted liv- ing centers and nursing homes for sing alongs. Well, that has all changed with COVID. She now offers free sing alongs on her website singinghearttoheart.com. Get Set Up! Free online classes and social hours Thanks to the support of the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, AASA andGetSetUpare providing FREE virtual classes for older adults in Michigan. Visitgetsetup.io/michiganor call 18885591614 to register for social hours and over 150 classes. Participants may join the activities using a computer, tablet or smartphone or may join via telephone. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Our own class with our own instructor, Jan Katz is online on Zoom Join Jan every Thursday at 1:00 PM For Zoom on computer: https://zoom.us/j/771524827 Password is sunshen To call in by phone: +1 646 558 8656 enter meeting ID: 771 524 827 CADILLAC SENIOR CENTER • CADILLAC, MI PAGE 5 Look! Local informaon for the vaccines and covidR19 informaon. If you go to our District Covid info Health Department #10 website, you can sign up for public health alerts. This will tell you where and to whom the vaccines will be avail- able. Subscribe and sign up today! http://www.dhd10.org/coronovirus CADILLAC SENIOR CENTER • CADILLAC, MI PAGE 8 WhatRs happening AARP Tax Aid Service For the last 15 years we have provided AARP Tax Aid service at the Cadillac Senior Center. We are hoping to in 2021 as well. At this time, however, the pro- gram is on hold. As the pandemic is creating havoc in planning, precautions are at the forefront. If the program does take place, the earliest it will begin at the center would be March. We will be putting updates on the center phone an- swering machine beginning the end of January. We will also put information in the newspaper and tv stations and on our Facebook page. Please be patient as we work out details. The center phone number is 2317799420 Absolutely Fabulous Resale Plett Rd south of the light by Walmart and right next door to PakMail. We now have a new option for resale in town! This brand new store is managed by Sue Jensen. We have been great friends with Sue as she has helped clothe our models for the annual Senior Appreciation Day Style Show for years now. Yes, the models are from the Cadillac Senior Center! What’s exciting about this new store is our partnership with them. If you donate items and tell them it’s for the Cadillac Senior Center, we get a portion of the proceeds!!! This is a great fundraising option for us as we are in great need at this time! They are also very stringently cleaning, sanitizing and following prop- er protocols for safety in the store. So please keep this option in mind as you do some early spring cleaning. Tell them it’s for the Cadillac Senor Center and help us out as well. Thanks! WCCOA Foot Care Call Wexford COANon site at COA by appointment only 2317750133 New Freedom Program! Do you need transportation to medical appointments outside of Wexford County? Contact the Mobility Coordinator, Kristen Kendall, at Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority 231942 7900. Parkinson’s Support GroupM Michigan Parkinson Foundation has a variety of education programs and exer- cise classes on Zoom. Access through: https://www.parkinsonsmi.org/ All education programs and exercise classes are recorded for convenient viewing. To access rec- orded programs, visitthe Foundation's YouTube Channel. At https://www.youtube.com/ PAGE 9 JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021 On the Lighter sideG A guy asks a girl to go to a dance. 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