February 2017 Richmond Senior Center News 1168 Main Street (Second Floor) Wyoming, RI 02898 E-mail: [email protected] Mailing address: Richmond Senior Center c/o Richmond Town Hall 5 Richmond Townhouse Road, Wyoming, RI 02898 Telephone—401-491-9404 Center Hours—Staffed Daily From the Chairman—Dennis McGinity M-F 8:30 am to Noon Note: The Center follows the Chariho The months just seem to fly by, don’t they? Valentines Day is rapidly ap- School District for inclement Weather closings. proaching and St Paddy’s Day is right behind it. We will be having a special Senior Center Committee Members luncheon for St. Paddy’s day on Sunday, March 12th from 12 noon to 3PM. Dennis McGinity—Chairman Tickets will be $3.00 and available in the office after February 1st. Call the Richard Millar—Financial Liaison Jackie Lombardo—Bingo Chair office, 491-9404, to reserve your seat. Pasquale DeBernardo Patricia Labrie—Secretary Thanks again to all our volunteers for all you do. You Rock!! Without you Paul Lombardo Sr. we would not be able to function. Keep up the good work. ——————————————————- Dottie Barber—Activities Chair Until next time... Newsletter Editor—Dennis McGinity Next monthly members meeting January 25th Mystery Lunch Will be held at 11 AM on February 9, 2017 Come and get involved The visiting nurse is here on the Third Thursday of each month at 9:30 AM WE’D LIKE TO KNOW Changes to your address, phone number or email address. Also, Please send us or call us with your MONTH of birth. Welcome New Members Edward Mills Cheryl Mills Lois Salisbury Patricia Krause Scott McPherson Sue Cunningham Diane LeSuer A good time was had by all 43 Mystery Lunch Trippers. The food was great and the service was outstanding. The Olde Theater Diner, Sandy Bottom Rd, John LeSuer Coventry. Stop by and try their Breakfast and Luncheon specials . DIABETES WORKSHOP Do you have or know someone who has diabetes or pre-diabetes? We are offering FREE Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Classes. About Our DSME Classes 2 ½ hours in length Held once a week for 6 consecutive weeks Walk around and stretch during breaks Water and snacks included Some classes may even provide lunch or dinner All of our classes, provided materials, food and water are free of charge Brainstorming sessions allow participants to learn from leaders and each other Funded partially by your Medicare dollars We cover many topics important to staying healthy Shopping for healthy food Reading food labels Cooking healthy meals Preventing risks and complications Adding fun activities to your daily routine Reducing stress Call: Vicki (401-528-3292) or Joyce (401-528-3268) for more information The Richmond Senior Center is sponsoring a Free 6 week Diabetes Workshop Classes will begin on February 8, 2017 From 1:00pm to 3:30pm Ending on March 15, 2017 Registration required Call the Senior Center to register—401-539-0076 Refreshments will be served AARP TAX -AIDE FREE TAX H ELP Monday, February 27, 2017, 9 am to 2pm Monday, March 27, 2017, 9 am to 2pm No appointments necessary First come, first served RICHMOND SENIOR CENTER 1168 MAIN STREET, WYOMING, R.I. (Above Richmond Police Station) (Elevator available at rear entrance) All Citizens welcome who need to file a return. Includes just a 1040H Low to moderate income with special attention to those 60 and older My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car which is designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the car trunk. They walk among us !!! The Black Widow – by Daniel Silva – (Harper Collins) – 2016 The spy/thriller/fiction genre (in my humble opinion, anyway) doesn’t get much better than British author Ken Fol- lett, or the Sean Dillon character series created by American author Robert Harris. But, Daniel Silva comes in a very close third. Born in Michigan and raised a Roman Catholic, Silva converted to Judaism as an adult. So, it follows that all but three of his nineteen best-selling novels feature an Israeli spy named Gabriel Allon, whose art restoration ex- pertise frequently serves as his operative cover. Allon works for the “Office”, Israel’s chief intelligence and spy organization and he is in line to replace Ari Shamon as its chief. While this is an enviable position, it also means directing intelligence activity from headquarters rather than working in the field, so Allon is understandably ambivalent about this promotion. His résumé is enviable and it showcases just how seamlessly Silvia can weave fiction with fact. For instance, we all remember the very real trage- dy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, but in The Rembrandt Affair, it is the fictional Allon who personally stalks and as- sassinates the leader and five members of the Black September movement, the operation which cemented his inter- national reputation in the intelligence communities. As his promotion day draws near, however, a massive bomb attack occurs in Paris, killing scores, including Hannah Weinberg, one of Gabriel’s oldest and closest friends. The French government presses him into service to hunt down the mastermind of the plot, a terrorist known only as “Saladin”. (I should note that Silvia began work on this novel prior to the 2015 terrorist bombings in Paris and Brussels. In his Foreword to the novel, he explains “ After briefly considering setting aside the typescript, I chose to complete it as originally conceived, as though the tragic events had not yet occurred in the imaginary world where my characters live and work. The similarities between the real and fictitious attacks……are entirely coincidental. I take no pride in my prescience. I only wish that the murder- ous, millenarian terrorism of the Islamic State lived solely on the pages of this story”) “Saladin” is a clever and treacherous madman who has eluded all attempts at capture; in fact, no one knows his true identity or even his nationality. Attempting any covert action against Saladin would be not only imprudent, but im- possible. Allon opts instead to infiltrate his organization and, at the very least, learn Saladin’s true identity. He re- lentlessly seeks and finds the perfect woman recruit to pose as an extremist “black widow” (i.e. suicide bomber). She is a Jewish physician who initially resists the offer to take on this dangerous assignment, but Allon and his team finally convince her of the mission’s importance and how her very unique skills may be crucial to ferreting out the dangerous Saladin. From the time Allon’s “black widow” begins her assignment, first in Brussels, then France and, finally, to Washington DC, the heart pounding intrigue does not abate. She meets another, and very real, “black widow”, with whom she must pretend to conspire in order to complete her assignment. Although Allon’s operatives are constantly monitor- ing her movements, Saladin stays one step ahead of them until he finally unleashes a series of catastrophic bomb- ings in DC. Of course, since Saladin is the only one who knows all the details of the attacks, he escapes harm in every instance. This ruthless coward leaves not only scores of hapless civilians to die but also his own operatives, many of whom were not suicide bombers and who believed they would live to fight another day. Silva’s well developed characters and believable plots never disappoint. As the Gabriel Allon series has evolved, my recommendation (predictably) is to read the series in chronological order. But if I had to recommend just one of Sil- va’s novels, it would not be one in the Allon series, but his first, The Unlikely Spy. It is WWII/D-Day spy intrigue at its very best. Book Review by Carolyn Richard Diamond Bella Diamond, a Calico, is 11 years old and Bella, a Tabby, is 10 years old. I have had Diamond for 10 years, before that she was in a cat-hoarder's home. Bella has been with me about 9 years. She was a stray found at the shelter door - pregnant. she went on to have 2 kittens that were adopted before I got Bella. They are both very good at catching mice. Sometimes they do it as a team. Bella has, also, been known to catch snakes (not my favorite) and let them go in the house. The most favorite activity for these girls now is sleeping. From the home of Brent Reyburn RICHMOND RESIDENTS PRESENTATION ON PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION DO YOU QUALIFY FOR SENIOR OR HANDICAP TAX EXEMPTION? Come hear Elizabeth Fournier, Tax Assessor, explain the changes in eligibility and give instructions on how to apply for the exemption before the April deadline. When: February 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Where: Richmond Town Hall – Council Chambers Sponsored by Richmond Elder Affairs Commission Here's what’s cooking: From the kitchen of Dottie Barber Baked Corn Ingredients 2 lg bags frozen whole kernel corn (thawed) 4 cans creamed corn (med cans) 2 eggs -- 1 stick of butter ½ cup sugar -- little salt & pepper 2/3 cup milk—1 tbs tapioca pudding Instructions Mix all together -- place in 9 x 13 casserole dish Sprinkle crushed plain croutons on top Place casserole dish in pan of water while baking Bake uncovered for 2 hours. (If croutons get too dark, cover dish with tin foil.) Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney.