April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month! Our Spring 2016 issue of Center Center Stage Stage gives a shout out to the numerous March April May 2016 volunteers at the Senior Center. Without you, we 2016 Keystone Honorees can’t do what we do! Volunteers shape the face of every community. Thank you to everyone who volunteers—or volunteered—at the Senior Center! Inside this issue: Inside Story by 2 Carmen Rideout Esther McKenzie Jack Pelissier Judy Taylor Keystone Awards Night TRAILBLAZERS: 2016 KEYSTONE HONOREES Amazing They most likely shaping the culture of annual Keystone Volunteers didn’t strike out to Sheridan for the better. Awards on Thursday, Meet Michelle 3 blaze trails, but they Find out how Esther April 21. Come for a Keller, TRV did. And others McKenzie, Jack Pelissier wonderful evening of Program Coordinator benefited. Our 2016 and Judy Taylor have great company, heavy A Nod to Mini- Keystone Honorees helped shape Sheridan. hors d’oeurves and live Bus and Day have helped—and Visit page two for entertainment at the Break continue to help— information on our sixth WYO Theater in historic Volunteers downtown Sheridan. Special Monthly 4-7 Activities & Events CONSTRUCTION UPDATE by Nick Munford, Development Associate Trips & Travels with 8 Exciting changes demo has been expansion project will Jean and Lois that the Celebrating completed on the land be accepting bids Generations & Building that the new Day Break soon, and the food Meals Program 9- &Menus 12 Community campaign facility will occupy and service/dining room set out to fund are be- a concrete foundation expansion is coming. Donations 13- ginning to take shape. will be coming soon. 15 Exciting But wait, there’s more! Older Americans Back The most visible times! Page The transportation Month progress so far is that Page 2 Center Stage ions, teachers, tax with Carmen Rideout THE INSIDE STORY preparers, dishwashers, The Senior Center one of our Keystone and so many more are was started when a Honorees this year, blazing trails we do not group of concerned com- served on the first Board even know about. The munity members came of Directors. new Green Boomerang together in 1972, 44 Since then, store is a venture oper- years ago, because they volunteers throughout ated solely on people saw a need. The Sheridan County have giving their time, talents, incorporators, Edward continued to make a and treasures. The Rohmann, Anita difference. This spirit of Dementia Friendly Laughton, Louise giving is played out every Community Initiative is Roebling, and Robert day at the Center and another example of Shire, signed the throughout the streets volunteers coming to- documents to make the and neighborhoods of gether to make Sheridan Center official a year our communities. The a wonderful place to live. later. They blazed a new home delivered meals I am simply and trail! Esther McKenzie, drivers, Senior Compan- utterly, humbled and amazed… “Sixth Annual KEYSTONE AWARDS CELEBRATION & AWARDS Keystone We hope that you the WYO starting at Theater. It is always Awards can come and enjoy 6:00 p.m. This is top flight entertain- Thursday the fun and heartfelt always a fun time to ment and each act is celebration of the get to visit and social- kept top secret until April 21 2016 Keystone ize with the honorees that evening. 6 p.m. Awards on April 21. and the rest of the Don’t forget to party-goers. WYO Theater The honorees will attend the South Main St be on hand at the At 7:30 the exhila- complimentary ‘After Honoree Reception in rating awards show Party’ at Frackleton’s! Sheridan” the Mars Theater at will begin in the WYO See you there! AMAZING VOLUNTEERS By Haley Roberts, Director of Volunteer Services Volunteers are such ready for our soft an amazing part of the me recently has been opening. our Green Boomerang Amazing Green Boomerang Senior Center, we Volunteers volunteers at the store’s new could not do what we volunteers. In moving definitely make the location at 226 N. Main do without them! They our thrift store from world go round here at Street in historic downtown Coffeen Ave on to Sheridan. The thrift shop give themselves the Senior Center and volunteers are just some of selflessly without any Main Street, our we are so lucky to the incredible volunteers volunteers were who give of their time and expectation of reward. have them! talents to many programs at One of the groups incredible, working like the Senior Center. THANK crazy to get the store YOU! that has just amazed March April May 2016 Page 3 MICHELLE KELLER: BUILDING BRIDGES by Lois Bell The Senior Center communities. Michelle Center. welcomes Michelle will be working with Michelle lives in Keller to the team in a TRVCC Executive Ranchester with her new position as Director, Erin Kilbride husband and five Tongue River Valley and the VISTA person children, all who are in Program Coordinator. assigned to the the elementary, Michelle Keller, TRV In this position, communities in the middle and high Program Coordinator. Michelle will be the TRV. Michelle reports schools in Tongue "I love the Tongue liaison for Senior directly to Carmen River. River and am Center services to Rideout, Executive residents of the TRV Director of the Senior looking forward to working in the community I live in." VOLUNTEERS KEEP WHEELS TURNING by Steve Ainslie ~ Michelle Keller, TRV Program Coordinator You may not imag- experience as a police We can use a ine that we need vol- dispatcher—later hired volunteer three to four unteers in our trans- on with us! hours a week to sweep Don’t forget to portation program, but Another valuable our garage. If you are renew your we do! volunteer is Neil interested, give me a subscription to Volunteers Joann Anderson who call at the transit the Center Stage Mosher and Jude volunteers to mow the number: 674-9272. in April! A McCasland helped in grounds around the suggested call support as riders transit facility This is Do you know…? Our bus service contribution of $4 called for their no small gift as Neil for the year keeps transportation has to use both a provides an average of 775 rides to almost our quarterly appointments. Jude— riding and a push newsletter coming who has 30 years mower to get the work 385 people each week! to you! Ask for a done. subscription renewal form. DAY BREAK by Barb Blue, Director of Day Break Day Breakers look fingernails. Maxine more importantly, forward to the arrival comes well equipped Maxine brings herself, of Maxine Detavernier with files and buffers which includes a on Thursdays. Maxine plus nail polish of caring nature, joking has been volunteering every color under the spirit, hearty laughter in day Break for over sun. and the desire to help Volunteer Maxine two years. It is Day Break’s others. Detavernier (left) treats Maxine shares her day to be pampered We are thankful to Esther Kawulok to pampering. Maxine skills as a retired and beautified. Along have Maxine a part of volunteers her experience cosmetologist to with her vast collection our Day Break family. as a cosmetologist treat manicure and polish of fingernail polish, people in our Day Break program. Page 4 Center Stage MARCH SAT. POOL Wed Mar 9 1– 3 p.m. 5 Supplies will be SAVOR THE TOURNAMENT provided for this 9 a.m. Senior Center 1 FLAVOR! Learn introductory class. $5 CONVERSA- the rich world of flavor- 9 per person. Instructor ing food with herbs. TIONS IN – Gail Savoy. Pay instructor. Details Try the exciting alter- HISTORY with Helen natives to salt! Tue, available. Laumann. 10 a.m. Darren Rogers, Mar 1, 5:30 p.m. with Conference Room. PHOTO Mountain Climber, Georgia Boley, Regis- 10 Photo Journey of at- History of Clearmont JOURNEY tempt to climb Mount tered Dietitian. “When and the Clear Creek Everest, Nepal I’m 64...or more”. WITH DARREN presentation Mar 10. Valley. ROGERS, MT. KNITTING with INTRODUCTION 3 Donna Stubbs. CLIMBER. Mar 10 “Details on Thursdays, 1—3 p.m. TO ONE STROKE 12:45 P.M. See the classes are Mar 3—Apr 7. PAINTING CLASS pictures and hear the available by story of adventure SHOW AND TELL will be previewed at calling the prior, during and after Fri Mar 11th 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Two items the earthquake hit Dining room. Ken & per person please. Senior Center that killed 21 people Heuerman, Alex Banks BLUE- at 672-2240 or in Basecamp and over & Wayne Sullenger 15 9,000 in the country of combine their knowl- GRASS & stopping by our Nepal. BURGERS every 3rd edge to give their best front desk at ANTIQUE estimate as to the Tue7–9 p.m. If you are 11 value of your precious a musician or vocalist 211 Smith ROAD items. Obscure items you are invited to take Street” a chair on the stage MOSAIC registered? $15/ with all the other musi- 16 session. Pay instruc- cians/vocalists. One by CLASS tor – Gail Savoy. one- and usually 6 sessions, Weds, Mar Supply kits for the on- consecutively- individ- 16 – Apr 13 9:30 – going classes are ual musicians take 11:30 a.m. Registered? available from Gail or turns choosing and SC $7/session. Not reg- you may provide your leading everyone in a istered? $10 /session supplies from the list song of their choice. (pay instructor). Instruc- Gail has provided in You may choose to skip tor – Tena Twite. De- the class description tails available at Senior Bill Bradshaw on your turn.