Love was in the air at the annual Valentine’s Day party. Our meal site manager, Lynn, and her volunteers did a wonderful job decorating the dining Senior Coordinator room and making the dessert bar. At left, Karin Sevener, CPRP Margarita Johnston [email protected] poses with a flower she won in the prize Senior Center Assistant raffle. At right, the Red Hat Society joined us Katie Dunfee for the meal. A great [email protected] time was had by all! The Grafton Gazette March/April 2020 Volume 18, Issue 2 Grafton Multipurpose Senior Center 1665 7th Avenue, Grafton, WI 53024 | 262-375-5311 Monday - Thursday Celebrating 37 Years Serving Adults 55+ 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Senior Meetings Senior Friendship Club Officers Learn about events, voice your suggestions, and meet new friends. President: Jodie Wolf Next meetings: April 9, August 13 and November 12. Vice President: Pat Baumann Secretary: Nancy Milbauer Signin Policy Sunshine: Val Burton Swipe your membership card at the podium near the dining room each day Crafts: Lu Newberry you visit the Center. Visitors are asked to stop by the front desk. Grafton Dining / ADRC 2 Senior Membership Health and Wellness 4 Please note our policy requiring ALL users of the Grafton Senior Center to Fireside Trips 6 show proof of membership. Twelve Month Membership fees are $15.00 for Trips / Events 7 Village of Grafton residents and $25.00 for nonresidents. Each member will Keep Learning / Tidbits 8 receive a swipe card to sign in. Parties / Extras 9 Credit Cards are accepted at the Grafton Senior Center! March Calendar 10 April Calendar 11 Member of: Wisconsin Association of Senior Centers (WASC) Wisconsin Park and Recreation Barbara Hansen Association (WPRA) Jo Ann Janke Southeast Park and Recreation Karin Johnson Council (SEPRC) Diane Kornetzke National Recreation and Park Cheryl Livingston Association (NRPA) Mary Rybacki Dale Rybacki Laurie Schwalbe Jay Van Langen LET’S GO OUT FOR LUNCH! ONGOING ACTIVITIES Grafton Dining News and Events Dominoes Monday and Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. Monday Thursday at 12:00 p.m.; Fridays at 11:45 a.m. Chicken Foot is a fun domino game that is easy to learn Ozaukee County’s meal site at the Grafton Senior Center pro- and can be played with different numbers of players. No part- vides delicious meals catered by Taher Co. The cost of each ner is needed and there is no pressure to win. meal is a donation to the program ($4 suggestion.) Dessert, milk and coffee are included. Menus are available at the Senior Mexican Train is a fascinating and challenging domino Center or www.QualityLifeGrafton.com. First time diners get a game. Domino sets are available in the dining room so you free lunch! Frequent Diner Card: Free lunch after 10 visits! may play any day of the week. Rules for both games are avail- able in the dining room. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Ozaukee County at the Grafton Senior Center Mah Jongg Mondays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 6, 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. An Information A fascinating rummylike game that originated in China played and Assistance Specialist from the Ozaukee County ADRC with tiles rather than cards. Join us! will be available to answer questions you may have regarding caregiving, home services, assisted living, or healthy living 500 and Canasta Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and prevention programs. Do you or someone you know play 500 or Canasta? New players are always welcome! Frozen Meals for $2! For those who dine at our center, we are now offering frozen meals to go for only $2. See Lynn to purchase a meal. Sheepshead Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. Come play this Wisconsin Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Thursdays, classic! Please park in north parking lot and arrive no later March 5 and April 2, 12:00 p.m. Join us the first Thursday than 7:00 p.m. on Thursday nights. Call Bob Raymond, Thurs- of the month for lunch with birthday cake and musical enter- day Night volunteer at 4146072518 for more information. tainment by Don Burhop! If it’s your birthday month receive a free lunch that day or to use at a future visit. Cribbage Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. Cribbage is a game of strategy and tactics. New players are Celebrate Barbie’s Birthday Tuesday, March 10 always welcome. at 12:00 p.m. Barbie is turning 61, let’s celebrate! Bring a Barbie if you have one. Bridge 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Party Thursday, March 14 at Please inquire in the office if you’re interested in joining. 12:00 p.m. Wear your green and let’s celebrate the Irish way! Erin Go Braugh! Bingo Last Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. (unless Brewers Opening Day! Thursday, March 26 at otherwise noted). Easy finger slider boards are provided. 12:00 p.m. Come dressed in your Brewers gear and help us cheer for a Brewers win! Hand and Foot Fridays at 9:00 a.m. Hand and Foot is a variation of Canasta consisting of two BINGO Lunch, Thursdays, March 26 and April 30, teams of two players. 1:00 p.m. Join us for lunch at noon and play BINGO at 1:00 p.m. Easy finger slider boards provided. Poker Day and time to be determined. Easter Lunch Thursday, April 9 at 12:00. Come wish Interested in playing poker? See Senior Center staff all your friends a HAPPY EASTER! to be added to an interest list. Spring Concert Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. The Golden Tones Chorus will be performing their spring con- Thank You Volunteer Leaders! cert. Come for the music and stay for lunch! Bingo: Lu Newberry. Sheepshead: Ron and Fay Scheel. Thurs- day Night Sheepshead: Bob Raymond. Crafts/Decorating: Lu We will be closed on April 10 for Good Friday. Newberry, Carol Polster, Nancy Milbauer, and Pat Baumann. Dom- Volunteer Opportunity: We are in need of Meals on inoes: Carol Polster. Parties: Pat Baumann and Lu Newberry. Wheels drivers. If you can spare 1.5 hours a month, or be a sub- Bocce Ball: Lu Newberry. Coloring Club: Juds Connell. Ping stitute, please contact Lynn at (262) 4831362. Pong: Mark Schuster. Sip and Swipe: Genee Brukwitzki. Bridge: Having difficulty getting to the Dining Center? Elaine Kortenhof. Meal site: Pat Baumann, Lu Newberry, Janet Receive a Shared Ride Taxi voucher for a suggested donation of Traxel, and Norb Studelska. Mah Jongg: Ann Haugstad, Gretchen $10.00. See Lynn at the Grafton Senior Center or call (262) 483 Grzelak. Office: Jim Kennedy, Nancy Londo, Mary Ann Kaplanes. 1362 for more information. Starbucks FoodShare: Leila Behrens, Ann Haugstad and Call Lynn by noon at least one day in advance to sign up for LaVerne Johnson. lunch and these fun activities, or for more information on the Looking for volunteers to lead: 500 and Wii. Grafton Meal Site, at (262) 4831362. Page 2 | The Grafton Senior Center Newsletter ONGOING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) Senior Scrapbook Select Mondays at 1:00 p.m. Learn to Play Mah Jongg Help preserve some great memories at our Senior Center! Wednesdays, April 1, 8 and 15 at 1:00 p.m. We have photos and newspaper articles we would like to dis- Back by popular demand, Grafton Senior Center member play in our scrapbooks. Materials will be provided. No experi- Gretchen Grzelak will be hosting several more “Learn to Play ence necessary. Fee: Free. Mah Jongg” events at the Grafton Senior Center. 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