Valentine’s Luncheon: Join us for a LOVELY Valentines Luncheon on Wednesday Feb-

ruary 14th at 12 noon. Stuffed shells, salad, garlic bread and a few sweet surprises!

$4 per person. Sign up with Sherry by February 9th.

Ettore F. Carniglia Senior Center 41 Oak Street Windsor Locks CT 06096

Main Office: 860-627-1425 Transportation: 860-627-1426 Fax: 860-292-6947

email: seniorcenter@wl.necoxmail.com www.windsorlocksct.org HOURS -MONDAY –THURSDAY 8AM -4PM FRIDAY- 8AM- 1PM

February 2018

SENIOR CENTER IS CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH IN OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENTS DAY.

RICK WOODS THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZER!! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH at 11am

Learn how to create a healthy functional and enjoyable space in your

home and in your life. Call 860-627-1425 * 2 to register.

ESSENTIAL OILS 101 Stacy Deprey from Living Young Essential

Oils will present a class on the basics of

essential oils and their benefits for healthy

living and natural wellness. Thursday,

February 1st at 5pm A light supper will

be served. Please register for this event!

860-627-1425* 2

February is the month of “LOVE” and we have several ways to celebrate!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

From the Heart Blankets for Burn Survivors Fundraiser. During the month of February

we will be selling foam hearts for $1. Write a message of love on your foam heart

and it will be displayed at the Senior Center . For every heart you purchase, you

will receive a raffle entry to win a $50 gift certificate to the Skyline Restaurant! All

proceeds from the sale of the hearts will benefit the Blankets for Burn Survivors or-

ganization. Let’s cover the walls of the Senior Center with messages of LOVE!

Share the Love by making tie blankets to be donated to the Blankets for Burn Sur-

vivors organization. Tuesday, February 20th at 10am join founders Linda Palmer

and her son Jack to help create a beautiful, warm blanket that will keep a burn

survivor warm and wrapped in LOVE. All supplies provided, just bring your helping

hands. Please sign up in the office.

Sweet TREATS with Mary Cambell. Back by popular demand our talented baker

Mary Cambell will join us Monday, February 12th at 10am with her delicious

cookies baked with LOVE and ready to decorate. Together we will create a

sweet treat for your special someone. Sign up in the office.

Handmade with LOVE Valentine’s Day cards Tuesday February 13th at 10am.

Come craft with Lori and create a handmade card for your special Valentine!

Sign up in the office . Students from the Rise Academy will join us on Friday

March 2 at 9:30am for a PAINT PARTY. Camp Simon

paint instructors will take you step by step to create your

very own work of art! All of the supplies are provided Cost $10.

Refreshments served. Sign up in office. Or call 860-627-1425*2

Page 2 Windsor Locks February 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

Five Wishes Program 3/22

Veterans Benefit & Services

Presentation 3/29

AARP Safe Driver Course 4/30

Look for program details in the

March Newsletter

ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE CHURCH

52 SOUTH ELM STREET

February 9th & 23rd

TRIPS & TRAVEL

Plan a day trip or overnight excursion with us!

Charter trips are open and NOT limited to Windsor

Locks Seniors…All are welcome. Detailed trip flyers

are available on our website, by email request or at the

Senior Center. Seating is secured once payment is re-

ceived. GO HUSKIES 2/26/18 $76 Tour the Champions Center,

Women’s Game & food voucher

QUEBEC WINTER CARNIVAL-2/1-2/4 $955 dbl

VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO –April 23-27

$949pp. Dbl

BERMUDA CRUISE-April 20-27 $1299pp inside state

room. Includes unlimited beverage package & onboard gra-

tuities.

RHODE ISLAND ICE CREAM TRAIN– July 12th $114

THE REAL QUEBECOIS– July 23-27 $1079pp dbl

IRELAND UNCOVERED-May 9-16 $2899pp dbl

BENEATH THE BREAKERS – Newport 5/15/18 $132

GRAPE ESCAPE– Wine Tasting 6/16 $137

SISTER ACT WESTCHESTER THEATRE 6/28/18 $103

GETTYSBURG & PHILI- 8/20-8/23 $859 pp dbl.

TURKEY TRAIN 9/25/18 $112

CAPE MAY 9/17-9/19 $579.00 dbl

SHAKER FOR A DAY 10/3/18 $139

JESUS IN LANCASTER & LIBERTY OBSERVATION

DECK 6/4-6/6 $519.00 dbl

FEATURE CORNER Stop in the center and visit our ‘FEATURE

CORNER’ located at the end of the hallway. This month’s feature: The Caring Connection

MONTHLY CASINO TRIPS Foxwoods 3/13 8am-Mohegan 3/25 1pm

$20.00 Price includes transportation,

meal voucher & bet voucher

Bus departs from: Ocean State Job Lot Parking

lot Main Street Windsor Locks

Monthly Bingo Bash Thursday February 22nd Cover-all starting pot ~ $25!!

Regular Bingo every Mon. Tue. & Thurs

CENTER BUS TRIP

Wednesday February 27th

Lunch at Suffield by the River

SIGN UP STARTS FEBRUARY 1st 8AM

Call Sherry at 860-627-1426 to sign up

Sign up Deadline February 16th

TAX TIME! Volunteer AARP IRS certified

tax counselors will be available at the Senior

Center on Mondays starting February 5th.

This program is intended to provide service

to low/middle income taxpayers with special

attention to 60 & over. To schedule an ap-

pointment call 860-627-1425 option 2.

Winterfest Saturday February 10th 12-2

Bingo $1 per card Hot Dogs, Chips & Drink $3

BICKFORD HOT TOPIC

Wednesday February 21st ~9:30am Master Chef Regina will prepare a healthy recipe for

all to enjoy. Join us and let us help you achieve your

‘YOU YEAR’ goals of healthy living. Please sign

up in the office or call 860-627-1425

February 2018

Municipal Agent Notes

Don’t Let SARCOPENIA Put You In A Nursing Home!

What is sarcopenia? Unabridged dictionaries didn’t even

carry this word until early in the 21st century! Wikipedia

describes it this way, It’s characterized first by a muscle

atrophy (decrease in size of muscle) along with a reduc-

tion in muscle tissue caused by such factors as replace-

ment of muscle fibers with fat, accompanied by changes

in muscle metabolism and degeneration of the neuromus-

cular junctions. Combined, these changes lead to pro-

gressive loss of muscle function –and frailty.

Lack of exercise is currently thought to be a significant

risk factor for sarcopenia. It is believed that at least 60%

of people in long-term care facilities suffer from this de-

bilitating condition. It can make you so weak that you

can’t get out of a chair or perform the basic activities of

daily living-such as bathing or dressing yourself! Not

only muscle, but the entire musculoskeletal system of

muscle, neuromuscular responsiveness, endocrine func-

tion, vasocapillary access, tendon, joint, ligament and

bone depends on regular and lifelong exercise to main-

tain integrity. Exercise and increases in activity have

been shown to be beneficial in settings of sarcopenia

even in the very old. So it’s never too late to begin an

exercise program! Our own Windsor Locks Senior Cen-

ter has an excellent Fitness Center with a very reasonable

fee schedule. There are three treadmills, three exercise

bikes, one elliptical trainer, a good variety of resistance

machines-and a large flat-screen TV to take the curse off

it! For those who prefer a group form of exercise, certi-

fied fitness instructor Dee Abrams is offering a wide va-

riety of alternatives. There is chair yoga, tai chi, water

fitness and exercise classes. At a bare minimum, your

exercise program could be as simple as walking regularly

–on your own, or with a friend—as long as the program

is faithfully carried out. Seems like, when you’re talking

about seniors and muscle power, it all comes down to a

simple warning: “Use it or lose it”!

Best Regards, John

Johns Tip of the Month

Comes from Dale of Masonicare: To keep warmer in

cold weather wrap a scarf around your neck. Reason:

There’s a temperature-sensing nerve located at the back

of your neck.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Happy 80th Birthday

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

To reserve transportation or purchase a bus pass, call the transportation office at 860-627-1426. A minimum of 24 hours is required to be placed on the schedule Monday: Windsor Locks, Suffield, Enfield - Appt.

only Warehouse Point - Geissler’s shopping only

Tuesday: Windsor Locks, Windsor-Target, Stop &

Shop, Bloomfield, Hartford-appointments only.

Wednesday: Windsor Locks, Warehouse Point-appt

only, Enfield Shopping, Special trips.

Thursday: Windsor Locks, East Windsor-Walmart,

Big Y, Warehouse Point-Appt. only

Friday: Windsor Locks Warehouse Point-appt. only,

Enfield-appt only.

We are now providing transportation to East

Granby Family Practice contact Sherry for details!

SPECIAL NOTE FROM THE SENIOR CENTER: The Staff at the Senior Center is proud to offer so many different programs and ac-

tivities. As we are sure you understand, planning and preparing for group activities can be challenging. In an effort to help us be pre-

pared and offer you the best experience, please take special note to registrations, sign ups and RSVP deadlines. We want the New Year to

be the best ‘YOU YEAR’ possible.

Joe Netolicky 2/16 Muriel Picard 2/28

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year to everyone! May it be a healthy and fun year

for all my friends here at the Senior Center and those in my

thoughts and prayers. When we had that terrible cold spell in

January, I had a very bad cold. I couldn't even get to the Senior

Center, I was so bored being in the house for a week. I decided

to read a “Souvenir Pictorial” book from “Henry Ford Museum

& Greenfield Villages” in Michigan. It had been many years

since Phil and I went there to visit this wonderful place. As I

think back to our visit it made me realize what great men lived

in America back in the 1800’s. Men like Thomas Edison, Henry

Ford, Orville and Wilbur Wright, just to name a few. They had

such great inventive minds, through their errors, trials and tribu-

lations they have brought us to where we are here in America.

In starting this museum Ford wanted to collect at leaset one ex-

ample of everything made in America and he did achieve just

that. Some people called it “Henry Fords Attic” I wonder how

many of my readers have an “Attic” like Henry Fords? Did you

know that Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day are on the

same day this year? I couldn't believe it when I saw it on

TV! Oh well we will just have to go out with our Valen-

tine on Tuesday or have fish on Wednesday . Just as long

as we’re having fun at our “Age of Elegance”. Sweet

hearts to all my friends in Windsor Locks !! Mary Ann

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The Scan can be found at the following locations: Town Hall, Casey's Market, CVS, Library, JJ’s

News, Dibble Hollow, Bickford’s, Southwest Terrace, HavMor Market, United Bank, First

National Bank of Suffield, W.L. Federal Credit Union, St Mary’s/St. Robert/Congregational

CENTER PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

Bunco

Tuesdays 1:00pm

Scrabble

Thursday 1pm

Call for dates

Bingo

Mon, Tues, Thur

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Poker Club

Friday 10am

Wii Bowling

Wed & Fri

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Cribbage

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Setback

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Mexican Train

Dominoes

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Bridge

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Wednesday

11:00am

HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Exercise Class - Tues/Thurs - 8:30am to 9:30am

7 week session ~ $56

Water Fitness -Monday 1pm ~ 6wk session-$30

@ Candlewood Suites

Tai Chi –Wed.- 9:00a –10:00a ~ 6week session ~ $30

Chair Yoga - Thursday 9:30am 6wk session ~ $30

Manicures - Mondays - By Appointments ~$3

L.O.C.K.S. FITNESS CENTER Mon ~ Thurs.- 8am– 4:00pm / Fri. ~ 8am- 1pm

Health Insurance Choices Counselor available on

MONDAYS @ 1pm. Walk-ins welcome.

Legal Assistance: Attorneys Kraner & Hess every

3rd Fri. of the month Appt. only. Call 860-627-1425

Financial Assistance- First National Bank of Suffield

3rd Friday of month 9am. Appt. only 860-627-1425

COMMITTEE ON THE NEEDS OF THE AGING

41 OAK STREET

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT. 06096-1822

Health clinics

Ask The Nurse: Tuesday 13th Thursday 8th & 22nd

FootCare: - By appointment Wed. February 14th $29

1-860-605-8283 (must dial 1 first)

CREATIVE ARTS Watercolors -Wednesdays-10am 6wk session $40

Quilting- Tuesdays.- 10am. $3 per class

Knit & Purl Girls - Tuesdays - 1pm-3pm

Scrapbooking- 2nd & 4th Tuesday 10:30-12:00– Free

Craft Time- As scheduled

Coffee with the

First Selectman Thursday February 8th ~11:30am