Hours: 8:00-4:30 “Smakas & Johnny Dodge” Friday Night Dance August 27th, 2021 5pm-8pm!! The Smakas & Johnny Dodge will be coming in to entertain us. Come and dance with your friends or just enjoy the conversation and company! And we will be having a potluck, please bring a dish to pass and be sure to call to sign up for a chair count! Hope to see you there!! ~ Kari Find the 10 differences!! Mark your Calendars Monthly Commodity Pick Up Thursday, August 12th, 2021 9:00am Till 12 NOON Quarterly Commodity Pick Up Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 9:00am Till 11:30 We are happy to have the “Direct Your Labels” program back! With this program, the Senior Center, can get money from Spartan brand Are you in need of some extra attention for labels & from Our Family labels. Simply cut out the UPC bar code your feet? Do you have trouble with all the numbers on the bottom, or if you do not want to cut it out reaching your feet or even seeing your feet?? Why not give the Foot Clinic a try!! you can just bring in the whole label. Once we collect 500 labels we My name is Jane Sherwin and I am a can send them in for $25.00! If you have any questions, please call registered nurse who has been caring for feet us! for over 11 years. I would be happy to meet you and give your feet some loving care. Sons & Daughters United has graciously donated some bread for When you attend the foot clinic you receive a us to hand out… Most of the bread will be outdated within next tub for soaking, tools that I use only on you couple days, it is overstock from Bimbo’s Bakery in South Bend. and a soothing foot massage when the clipping is nished. Initial cost is $30 and If you are in need of bread, please let us know!! While no every visit after that is $25. Why not sign up payment is required, any and all donations are appreciated. today by calling the Senior Center. Our next Thanks foot clinic will be Monday, August 9th, 2021. Rebecca’s Ceramics in Bridgman, MI Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 come with me to Rebecca’s Ceramics to get supplies, paints, glazes and ceramics pieces. We’ll be leaving the senior center at 10:30am. If you would like to join me on this trip please call us and sign up. Limited seating (14). Thanks ~ Kari Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI On Wednesday, August 11th, 2021, Kari will be taking a trip to Four Winds Casino, as of now the Lunch Buffet is closed. There are other restaurants in the casino that you can eat at, like Timbers. We will leave the Senior Center at 10am and will be returning between 2:30pm-3:00pm. Make sure you wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather! Sign up now there is limited seang (14)!! Thanks ~ Kari Frederik Meijer Garden & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI On Wednesday, August 18th 2021, we’ll be going to Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids, MI. The 158-acre main campus with a large variety of art and plants, Meijer Garden has something to pique any interest. Lunch will be at your choosing at the Lena’s Garden Café. Payable when we get there, admission ages 14-64 $14.50/ 65-older $11. We will be leaving the Senior Center at 9am and will be returning around 4-5pm. If you would like to join this trip please call the senior center to sign up! Seating limited (14). Sign up starts immediately! Thanks ~ Kari Berrien County SelfHelp Legal Resource Center Deann Kuelbs, Coordinator berriencounty.org/selfhelp The Self-Help Legal Resource Center is designed to make information and forms more readily available to those who wish to represent themselves in court proceedings. Although legal advice cannot be given, staff and volunteers are pleased to assist patrons with the procedural steps involved in filing out court documents. While the assistance given at the Legal Resource Center is free of charge, there is a small fee associated with some of the forms and copies. Berrien County Courthouse 269-983-7111 Ext. 6202 or 6203 1205 N. Front St. Niles, MI Open Wednesday only 9:00-4:00 (closed 12:00-1:00) Commodity note: For the month of August, we would like to continue to hand out commodities from the front of the building. Here’s what you do: Turn into the main parking lot, turn around so you are facing Shawnee Rd, then continue to the mini-storage sign. Form a single line and park. Watch for staff/volunteers to signal you to drive to the front door of the building (under the awning), while staying in your vehicle. Monthly commodities Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 9am-12 noon!! Quarterly commodities Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 9am-12 noon!! Loan Closet We have items in our loan closet to loan out to you! We have canes, walkers, commodes, wheelchairs, etc. If you are in need of something we strongly suggest to save some gas and give us a call first, to see if we have your item. If you have something to donate, please give us a call, make sure we are accepting it. Sometimes we get overrun with items and have to refuse them. Please do NOT leave anything outside our doors! Rest assured that all items have been sanitized. Shot Clinic Advanced CareRx will be coming to the Senior Center Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 from 9am-Noon! Winston will be here to give a shot clinic here is the list of shots he will have: 1. Shingles 2. Pneumonia 3. Tetanus 4. Moderna Covid-19 5. Janssen Covid-19 Please call or come in and sign up if you need any of these shots!! If you would like to fill out the paper work ahead of time we have it here at the Central County Senior Center. Remember we have a library full of books to loan out! Also we have created a library of movies! You POTLUCK IS BACK!!! can borrow each movie for 2 weeks, but then we ask that you return them so someone else can borrow them. The return will Please bring a dish that be on the honor system. Some of the movies are VHS tapes serves 12-15 people and to and some are DVDs. Please do your best to stay cheerful have your dish ready to during these hard times. You never know, you could be someone’s ray of sunshine! serve. This means NO Latch Hook COOKING required (already Come and join the latch hook class! We will have class Friday, August 6th, 2021 from 1:30pm-3:00pm. Items needed for the class are: canvas (if you cooked) and PRE-CUT. are a beginner, you will need a canvas that is printed on. If you know what you are doing, your canvas doesn’t need to be printed on.) pattern, yarn & latch hook tool. If you need help locating any of these items you can contact us, and we’ll be happy to help you. Please call the Senior Center to sign up!! 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