May 2018 Volume 34, Number 5

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PHONE NUMBER Saw this quote in the recent weeks, and think Just as a reminder that the Senior Programming’s phone number is through the ArtsConnect office. To call the front desk, the new phone number is 522- it’s all that needs saying… 2108 – when prompted, you will press “1” to be connected to the front desk. E-MAIL UPDATES “Never lose sight of the fact that the If you’ve recently changed email address or you’ve just logged on, send that information my way to [email protected]. We’ll add your e-mail most important yardstick of your success address to the membership roster! will be how you treat other people – your Email updates about community issues in the Township are also available through the website. Click on “Subscribe to Communication” on the family, friends, and coworkers and event Township’s webpage at www.springfieldtwp.org, or you may contact Kim strangers you meet along the way.” Flamm at 522-1410 or by email at [email protected]. Wyoming residents may receive a variety of information electronically by going to www.wyomingohio.gov and click on the tab marked “subscribe” on Thank you, Mrs. Bush. the homepage. Enter your email address and makeup a password. From there, choose which publications you wish to receive and click “subscribe”. All the best, Also, check out the Township’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ springfieldtwp and the Wyoming Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ Thom wyomingoh. “Like” us to keep up on all the latest activities and keep in touch with your community! HVAC UPDATE Please check the lobby near the sign-in book for any room location change information due to the HVAC replacement. Keep your fingers crossed, it should be done by the end of May! 2018 MEMBERSHIP DUES We’re still renewing memberships for 2018! You can check the mailing label LUNCH AND LEARN Join the Senior Inc. Board on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 10:30 a.m. for on the front of the newsletter to see your membership status. the final Lunch and Learn of the season. Joining us will be Chief Rob Leininger Renewal rates are still $20 for Springfield Township and Wyoming residents who will talk about a variety of issues, including a cooperative effort between and $25 for non-residents. Payment by check is preferred, made payable to the Springfield Township Fire Department and the Council on Aging. Springfield Township. The lunch is TBD - cost for lunch is $7. If there is not a volunteer at the desk, Membership renewal forms are available at the front desk or download from the place your payment in a Senior Inc. envelope with your name and phone Township’s website at: http://www.springfieldtwp.org/292/Senior-Memberships. number, then drop it in the deposit box in the gift shop. Lifetime Memberships are also available. This is a one-time payment; for If you are celebrating your birthday in May and are coming to the lunch, individuals ages 55 through 74, the resident rate is $150 and the non- make sure you check the “birthday box” on the registration sheet. Those celebrating a birthday in April and staying for lunch will receive a coupon for resident rate is $200. For individuals 75 and better, the Lifetime Membership a free lunch at either the September, October or November meetings! rate is $100 for residents and $150 for non-residents. New and renewing members have the option to select the annual membership or the one-time MOVIE FUN DAY payment for the Lifetime Membership. If you have any questions, see Thom. Join Holly and Ginny on Tuesday, May 1st at 1 p.m. for the next movie day – should be a lot of laughter for this one! CENTER HOURS The operating schedule for the Senior Center continues to be Tuesday, MAT MAKING Wednesday & Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 9:30 Linda Poe and Amy Castellino will be working on the creation of sleep mats a.m. to 1 p.m. We remain closed on Mondays. All senior center groups must using your discarded plastic shopping bags. When completed, these mats are distributed by Matthew: 25 Ministries. Linda and Amy will be working complete their weekly or monthly activities and leave the premises by 4 p.m. on the mats the first and third Wednesdays starting at noon. Come join (1 p.m. on Fridays) due to liability issues. Please help us by keeping these them – a great way to socialize with other members and make a difference hours. Thank you. in someone’s life. HAND, KNEE AND FOOT FIVE HUNDRED – Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Players for Hand, Knee and Foot, a form of Canasta, meet on Wednesdays March 24th Mary Ann Staut 5630 at 10:00 a.m. Depending on players’ availability, they may on Thursday as April 5th Elisabeth Roeckers 6100 well. Don’t know how to play? No problem, it’s easy to learn. Just come on April 12th Dot Ventura 4170 in and they’ll teach you. April 19th Dot Ventura 3810 EXERCISE PROGRAM The Five Hundred group is always looking for new players. If you have Join Ellen and her exercise class on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Ellen has over 20 years of experience in teaching. Exercises, done to music, can enhance questions about the game, please call Dot Ventura at 729-1813. balance and ease of movement. Part of the class is done in the seated PARTY BRIDGE – Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. position but can be done entirely from the chair. There is a $2 per person, The bridge group is desperately looking for new players, but you must know per class charge to cover the cost of Ellen’s services. how to play. Contact Carolyn Savage 851-6436 for more information. CHAIR VOLLEYBALL MARATHON BRIDGE Join us each Thursday at 12:30 p.m. for fun, exercise and a good time. The chair volleyball group invites and encourages you to join them any Thursday The next round of Marathon Bridge will take place on May 2nd. The winning on the court. They are always in search of new members to bring their spikes pair from the April play were Nina Clybourn and Mary White. Due to the and volleys and join in on the fun - see you there! February winter storm, Marathon Bridge will extend its play by one month and conclude on June 6th. Contact Kim Stewart at 297-1166 or Nancy Stauffer CHAIR YOGA 931-2632 if you would like to play regularly or be part of the substitute list. All Join April Aloisio for Chair Yoga on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. There is a $6 per players need to a member of the Center. person, per class charge. If you haven’t experienced it before, give chair yoga a try! DUPLICATE BRIDGE Yoga empowers the mind and strengthens the body as you move through a The next Duplicate Bridge club meeting will be on May 16th starting at noon. series of meaningful poses. Sitting in a chair, certified yoga teacher, April Aloisio, For more information call Clyde Stauffer at 300-0227. All players need to a leads her class designed to help reverse the age process and encourage good member of the Center. health. Breathing and warm-ups begin to circulate oxygen by expanding the LADIES’ POKER lungs, loosening the spine, opening the hips and improving cellular function throughout the body, bringing more nutrients to our blood, organs, muscles The Ladies’ Poker group meets on Thursdays in the Lounge, beginning at and bones. Stretching and breathing into yoga postures enhances our noon. flexibility and circulatory system, improving brain activity and allowing us to EUCHRE become more focused and grounded. Yoga flows warm the entire body and Join the fun on Tuesdays, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the library - come check give us more energy. Using weights builds upper body strength and improves things out! coordination. Balancing postures will help you feel more secure, independent and centered. And finally, relaxation and meditation help to release all of the DOMINOES “busyness” in the mind by just “being and letting go”. The feeling of community The Dominoes Club meets every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome. and choices of yoga poses reassures everyone that we can ALL do chair yoga. They have a group that comes in regularly and they are always looking for Just listen to your body & come to a Chair Yoga class! it to grow! April will be out of town on May 25th, so there will be no Chair Yoga that day! BOOK CLUB TAI-CHI QIGONG This month, our book is Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. An ordinary girl living Tai-Chi is quickly growing in popularity here in the U.S. It is estimated that an exceedingly ordinary life, who has barely been farther afield than her tiny literally tens of millions of people practice Tai-Chi worldwide daily. Tai-Chi village, takes a badly needed job working for an “ex–Master of the Universe” helps to rebuild one’s body, mind and spirit as it removes negative energy who is wheelchair bound after an accident. She refuses to treat this acerbic, along the meridians (pathways) of true health, fitness and wellness. Tai-Chi moody and bossy man with kid gloves and soon his happiness means more helps to quicken blood circulation as it brings about peace of mind (stress to her than she expected. And when she learns of his shocking plans, she relief). The respiratory system is stimulated by this slow, deep breathing which is linked with form or movement. The movements of Tai-Chi are purposely sets out to show him that life is still worth living. Once you’re finished, come slow and even, which causes the practitioner to become more deliberate in and discuss the book at our meeting on Friday, May 25th at 11:00 a.m. all their other thoughts and actions, as well as, increasing balance. Join in on STAINED GLASS Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; cost is $6 per class. Stained glass meets informally each Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Add a little Marlene will be off on another adventure, so there will be no Tai-Chi May color to your life, and windows, through stained glass. Brighten up your life 30th through June 13th. with some bright stained glass pieces! SILVER SNEAKERS ART GROUP Silver Sneakers is accepted at the Wyoming Recreation Center. As a The Art Group meets each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Bring your pad, paints member of the Springfield Township Senior Center, you have the opportunity and pencils and join Jo Hogan, Jan Goldschmidt and the rest of the group to to try their “Walking and More” class on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 find your creative side. a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or “Balance, Strength, and Stretching” on Mondays and Wednesdays, also from 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Bring your Silver Sneakers WOODCARVERS ID number to get your membership! The Wyoming Recreation Center is The woodcarving group meets every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. located at 9940 Springfield Pike. Contact Jennifer Pospisil at 679.4648 or Just another way to carve out your niche here at STSC! [email protected]. neighborhood living for older adults

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Drawing Fundamentals, Mondays, 10:00a – 12:00p, or Drawing Fundamentals, Thursdays, 6:30p – 8:30p For more information, contact Lois Cronier at 522-1903. $85.00 (10% off for ArtsConnect Senior Upgrade) TRAVEL SURVEY Six week session – next start May 21st Senior Inc. is announcing a last call to turn in your travel survey. They are Ceramics, Tuesdays, 6:30p – 8:30p looking for information as to if you are interest in day trips or over-nighters, $95 (10% off for ArtsConnect Senior Upgrade) potential areas of interest and costs. Survey slips can be picked up and Six week session – next start May 22nd returned to the front desk. Watercolors with Roger Ross, Wednesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. neighborhood living for older adults NEW MEMBERS $85 (10% off for ArtsConnect Senior Upgrade) Thomas Jesse joined the center in April – welcome Thomas! Six week session – next start May 23rd SENIOR INC. BOARD Woodshop Class, Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. We like getting If you have any questions about what is involved with being a member of $95.00 (10% off for ArtsConnect Senior Upgrade) YOUR HOUSE. YOUR IDEAS. the Board, please contact any member: Lois Alston-Davis, Kathy Bachman, Six week session – next start May 24th personal. You think it, we build it, just the way you like it. Chris Baumgardner, Lois Cronier, Bob Davis, Norb Gilman, Sharon Morris, Complete class information and ArtsConnect Partners membership info. Linda Poe, Rita Stinebuck, Mary Wagner and Ed Weber. At a Brookdale Place Finneytown available in the lobby or online at www.TheArtsConnect.Us. For more we understand that there is no The Board is still has two open seats. They are on the lookout for various information or to sign up for classes or volunteer opportunities, contact “one-size-fits-all” approach when skill sets, but particularly someone with an interest to provide back-up for Kathrine Smith at 522-2108 or email [email protected]. it comes to finding care for those Treasurer Sharon Morris. If you are interested in more information, you may you love. So, we listen carefully SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT US contact any member of the Board or Thom and Karen can point you in the to each resident and family to This newsletter is made possible in large part by the area businesses right direction. understand their needs. Then, 11100 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH that purchase ad space. When you are out-and-about, please consider we develop a personalized living 513.782.2717 | mapleknoll.org REC. CENTER & POOL MEMBERSHIPS patronizing these great supporters when making your purchases. And by all means, let them know how you found out about them! experience that respects their The pool may be closed for the season, but members of the Springfield individual preferences, while Township Senior Center have the opportunity to join the Wyoming If you know of a business that would make a good advertiser for the delivering care and comfort. Recreation Center at the Wyoming senior resident rate. The Rec Center has newsletter, please pass that information along to a member of the It’s not just individual. It’s a number of fitness opportunities for those looking to get healthy and buff Senior Inc. Board. personal…and our residents and their families appreciate that and at a significant rate discount than if you were joining as a non-resident! NEWSLETTER INFO DEADLINE about us, too. Applications will be available from Thom who will need to confirm your status Information and announcements to be included in the June newsletter must as a member in good standing before the discount can be applied. be received by noon, Friday, May 11th. If you are submitting items via email, To learn more, call or 2018 Individual Senior Rec. Center memberships are $122 or $165 for a using size 12 Times Roman font is preferable. visit our community today. Senior Couple. The Rec Center and Pool are located at 9940 Springfield (513) 729-5233 DISCLAIMER Pike, just over the Wyoming corporation line in Woodlawn. The Springfield Township Community Arts Center offers speakers and programs of interest to our community. Programs shall be informative in BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION nature or for entertainment purposes. Springfield Township does not endorse We continue to help area schools by collecting proof-of-purchases from any presenter or sponsoring organization, any services they may provide or Campbell’s soups and those products sporting the Box Tops for Education information received during these presentations. logos. These products include many General Mills, Betty Crocker, Cottonelle and Post Cereal products. A drop-off has been set-up in the lobby to OTHER PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES Your story continues here… collect these proof-of-purchases. So, before you toss that can or box into Triple Creek Retirement Community, 11230 Pippin Road, 45231, will be Personalized Assisted Living the recycling bin, check and see if you can help out local schools and the hosting a Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, May 16th from 1p to Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care environment all at the same time! 4p. Admission is free and lots of give-aways! For more information, call 851- 9101 Winton Road 0601 or email [email protected] Cincinnati, OH 45231 ARTSCONNECT CAFE (513) 729-5233 The ArtsConnect Summer Café concerts are back! These concerts will take Ohio Living Llanfair, 1701 Llanfair Avenue, 45224 hosts a monthly bake sale www.brookdaleliving.com place the last Friday of the month from May through September from 11:30 to raise funds for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Their next sale will be a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The first concert on May 25th will feature music by Kelly in the Terrace Lobby on Friday, May 25th from 10a to 2p. You can support ® Reg. U.S. Patent and TM 23103-ROP03-1012 BC Richey and the featured food truck will be BG’s Grill. This concert will take this cause by either baking our shopping. For more information, contact Peg place up front at the Township Administration Building – join us! Ashbrock at 591-4503. www.jpkslandscape.com

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