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Funding Sources—Genesee County Senior Millage, Charter Township of Montrose, Valley Area Agency on Aging,

MDOT, Community groups, and Individual Donations. This program/service is fully or partially funded by Genesee

County Senior Millage Funds. Your tax dollars at work!!

Montrose Township Senior Center

Silver Threads is the Montrose Township Senior Center monthly newsletter. Available via mail, email and/or pick up while visiting the Center.

Please notify the Center if you wish to receive the newsletter regularly with your preference.

The 2016 Medicare Open Enrollment Period

begins October 15 through December 7. On Nov. 6 we will have a counselor at the center to

assist you in reviewing your plan. Call the Montrose Senior Center to schedule an appointment 810.639.2822.

BAKE SALE & MORE The Senior Center will be having a BAKE SALE featuring baked goods,

crafts and more. Nov. 12 all day.

Nov. 13, 9am– noon. 2nd Time Around

Music Group Will be preforming at the Center on

Tuesday, December 1 at 11am.

Bus trip to Bronner’s on

Tuesday, November 17 at

1pm. See page 6 for more

information.

Donate for the Mitten Tree.

Provide winter woolies for local school children. Nov—Jan.

See page 6 for more information.

Montrose Township Senior Center will be CLOSED the following days in November:

Veterans Day November 11, 2015

Thanksgiving November 26, 2015

Black Friday November 27, 2015

Join us for

THANKSGIVING

POTLUCK

November 18 at 12noon

The Center will provide the turkey, mashed

potatoes and cranberry sauce.

Please sign-up in advance.

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2

Chicken Meatballs in Sauce

Italian Veggies

Spaghetti w/diced tomatoes

Potato roll

Sliced peaches

Milk

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Creole Steak in Tomato Sauce

European Veggies

Potatoes

Bread

Fruit Salad

Orange Juice

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Turkey Pot Roast w/Gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Kyoto Vegetables

Wheat Roll

Fresh Fruit

Milk

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Sliced Beef Sandwich w/Gravy

Redskin Potatoes

Kyoto Veggie Blend

Sliced Ciabatta Roll

Cantaloupe Chunks

Fruit Juice

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Chicken Lasagna

Parisian Carrots

Broccoli Florets

Wheat Roll

Cookie of the Month

Milk

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Chili w/Ground Beef

Baby Carrots

Veggie Blend

Corn Bake

Berry Blend applesauce

Milk

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Parmesan Breaded Chicken

Roasted Penne Pasta Salad

Mixed Vegetables

Mixed Berry Applesauce

Turano Italian Bread

Pineapple Juice

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CLOSED 12

Pork Burger w/Hickory Smoked Sauce

Burger toppings

Baked Cinnamon Slice Apples

Whole Grain Bun

Grape Juice

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Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Nantucket Vegie Blend

Roasted Tomatoes

Banana Muffin

Milk

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Chicken & Dump-ling w/ Stewed Veg-etables

French Green Beans

Potato Roll

Fresh Fruit

Milk

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Honey Cured Baked Ham

Collard Greens

Sliced Hawaiian Bread

Fruit Salad

Apple Juice

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Thanksgiving

Potluck

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Roasted Chicken

Whole Potatoes

Chalet Garlic Vegeta-ble Blend

Wheat Berry Bread

Tropical Fruit Salad

Birthday Cake

Grape Juice

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Pulled Pork Sand-wich

Baked Sweet Potato

Midori Vegetable Blend

Sliced Pears

Mini Sub Bun

Milk 23

Beef Stew w/Stewed Vegetables

Steamed Asparagus

Fruit Salad

Buttermilk Biscuit

Milk

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Turkey Breast w/Gravy

European Veggies

Mashed Potatoes

Stuffing w/Cranberry Sauce

Split top Roll

Pie

Fruit Juice

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Southwest Black Bean Soup

Romaine Tossed Salad

Glazed Baby Carrots

Wild Blueberry Muffin

Fresh Fruit

Milk

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CLOSED

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CLOSED

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Swiss Steak w/ Gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Veggie Blend

Rye Marble Swirl Bread

Fresh Fruit

Milk

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2

12noon Lunch

1pm Euchre

3:30-5:30pm Guitar Pickers

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9am Yoga

10:00am Writing Group

11am Blood Pressure

12noon Lunch

1pm Movie

5pm Weight Watchers

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9am V.A. Rep

9:45am Tai Chi

10am Podiatrist

12noon Lunch

1pm Pinochle

Coupon & Quilt

3:45pm Zumba

5:30 Card Club

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10am Massage

12noon Lunch

1pm Wii

1pm Shopping Meijer

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Medicare Counselor

12noon Lunch

1pm Bingo

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12noon Lunch

1pm Euchre

3:30-5:30pm Guitar Pickers

4:00 Dinner Date

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9am Yoga

10:00am Writing Group

11am Blood Pressure

12noon Lunch

1pm Movie

5pm Weight Watchers

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CLOSED 12

Bake Sale + More

9am-5pm

12noon Lunch

1pm Wii

1pm Shopping

Target

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Bake Sale + More

9am-12noon

12noon Lunch

1pm Bingo

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12noon Lunch

1pm Euchre

3:30-5:30pm Guitar Pickers

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9am Yoga

10am Paraffin Wax

10:00am Writing Group

11am Blood Pressure

12noon Lunch

1pm Trip to Bronner's

5pm Weight Watchers

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9:45am Tai Chi

12noon POTLUCK

1pm Pinochle

Coupon & Quilt

3:45pm Zumba

5:30 Card Club

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9am Commodities

10am Massage

12noon Lunch

1pm Wii

1pm Shopping

Walmart

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12noon Lunch

1pm Bingo

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10am Advisory Council

12noon Lunch

1pm Euchre

3:30-5:30pm Guitar Pickers

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9am Yoga

10:00am Writing Group

11am Blood Pressure

12noon Lunch

1pm Movie

1pm Shopping

Riverside

5pm Weight Watchers

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9:45am Tai Chi

12noon Lunch

1pm Pinochle

Coupon & Quilt

NO ZUMBA

5:30 Card Club

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CLOSED 27

CLOSED

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11am Twin Township

12noon Lunch

1pm Euchre

3:30-5:30pm Guitar Pickers

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Pinochle

Wednesdays 1:00pm $1.25

Call to reserve your spot.

Euchre

Mondays 1:00pm $1.00

Call to reserve your spot

Card Club

Euchre tournament every Wednesday at 5:30-8:30pm.

$2.00 plus 10¢ a euchre. Call to reserve your spot. Bring a snack to

Coupons

Clipping coupons are a great way to save some hard earned money. Our coupon basket is available every-day. Do you have extra coupons? Bring them by and drop them off. We take store coupons and manufac-ture coupons.

Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant, as well as those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle. Join us Wednesday at 3:45pm with Kim Warchol-Smith.

Bingo

Every Friday at 1pm

25¢ a card.

Chair Yoga

Every Tuesday at 9am Improve strength, flexibility, by doing yoga exercises while seat-ed in chairs or while standing and using the chair for support.

Quilters/Crafters The tables are open for your use on

Wednesdays at 1pm.

Guitar Pickers Do you play guitar? Do you wish you could play better or practice with others? Need someone to practice with? Join us Mondays at 3:30-5:30. Not just guitars, but any stringed instrument, harmonica, etc.… No fees No need to sign up in advance

Any age Drop ins welcome.

Twin Township Blood Pressure Checks

Twin Township Ambulance will be here the last Monday of every month to do blood pressure checks at 11:00am.

Writing Group Each one of us has lived a different life from everyone else, each of us has had experi-ences no one else has had, and you might enjoy getting together with others who are also thinking back. To write, if not the entire story of your life, at least to put down some memorable experiences, to see how perhaps they add up to a whole.

Or you may have a totally different reason for writing something, maybe a different story, maybe a poem. Any-body up for a writing class?

See you Tuesdays at 10:00am.

Tia Chi

Tia-Chi is a doctor-recommended form of exercise/stretching. It has many health benefits: increases flexibility, lowers choles-terol, retards Alzheimer’s Disease and im-proves blood flow. Also, it improves focus, concentration, invigorates the brain, lowers blood sugar and helps eliminate stress.

Studies show people taking Tai-Chi reduce risk of falling by 48%.

Join us Wednesday mornings at 9:45am with Darci Bobb

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Foot Clinic

Healthy feet can help you to keep doing what you enjoy doing. The human foot is a marvel of biomechanical engineering that most of us take for granted until the system fails or breaks down. The average person will walk the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime, which is a long time on your feet. Keep your feet in tip top shape, make an ap-pointment with licensed podiatrist.

Bring a photo ID and your insurance card. Appointments are required to see the doctor. Appointments are still available for Wednes-day, November 4, 2015. Call the Montrose Township Senior Center at 810 639-2822 for more information or to make an appointment with Dr. Gold

Calling all Veterans

U. S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs offers a wide range of benefits for our Nation’s Veterans, Veteran’s Dependents, Surviving Spouses, Child or Parent of a deceased Veteran. Meet with Bob Rasche, Service Officer, Genesee County Department of Veterans Services, on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Appointments are required.

Call 810 639-2822 to schedule your appointment for Nov. 4th and Dec. 2

Chair Massage

Registered Therapist Emily will be at our center on Thurs. Nov. 5, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3 to perform 10 minute chair massages. The cost is $8.00. If you would like an appoint-ment or want more information please call us at 810-639-2822.

Shopping

Our bus goes

shopping on Nov. 5

to Meijer in Birch Run , to Target in

Flint on Nov. 12, to Walmart in

Owosso on Nov. 19, and to Riverside

Market on Nov. 24. We also stop

once a week if needed to local

businesses to shop!

Dinner Date

The 2nd Monday of each month we go out to dinner. Drive yourself or ride the bus. This month were going to

CiCi’s Pizza in Grand Blanc on Monday, Nov. 9. The bus leaves at 4pm. Please sign-up in advance so we can call in reservations.

Paraffin Dip Hand Treatment

Tuesday, November 17

10am –1pm

Paraffin wax is infused with therapeutic ingredients. It opens pores to allow moisturizers to penetrate the skin.

It relaxes sore muscles and stiff joints as it softens the hands.

Please Sign up in advance.

$2 donation accepted .

THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON

You are invited to our Thanksgiving Luncheon

on Tuesday, November 24 at 12noon.

The menu will include Turkey breast with gra-

vy, European vegetables, mashed potatoes,

stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pie.

Please sign up NO LATER

than November 13.

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Join us on Tuesdays for a free movie and popcorn! This month we are watching:

Back To School, November 3 at 1 p.m. Escanaba in Da Moonlight, November 10 at 1 p.m.

Raiders of The Lost Ark, November 17 at 1 p.m. Broken Arrow, November 24 at 1p.m.

Hats, Coats, Gloves, Snow

Pants, Scarves,

Snowsuits, Earmuffs,

boots, etc…

We will be putting our tree up for display and col-lecting these winter items all through

November and December and into Jan-uary as well. As the temperatures drop we see a great need in our community, especially with the children. No child

should be without. Items can be dropped off

9am-5pm Monday through Friday at the Montrose Township Senior

Center, 200 Alfred Street, Montrose, next to the elementary school.

For more information please feel free to call (810) 639-2822.

The sights, sounds,

and spirit of

Christmas complete-

ly surround you at

this amazing store,

which is the size of

one and a half football fields. Bronner’s is

overflowing with 50,000 trims and gifts.

Our bus will be going to Bronner’s on

Tuesday, November 17 at 1pm. Please call to

sign up in advance.

Santa’s Toy Store will again

help Santa Claus provide

toys for Montrose families

in need. Parents can sign

their children up at the

Montrose Township Senior

Center on December 10th & 11th from

10am to 4pm.

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8th Heidi Rabidue

8th Dottie Hamlin

9th John Elmore

9th Mary Jo Emmendorfer

10th Ron Chaltraw

13th Ann Pries

18th Beverly Diffin

23rd Thomas Banks

24th Mary Stewart

26th Deanna Reed

28th Lynn Radzilowski

Donations are Needed

These items are needed at the Center on a monthly basis:

8oz foam coffee cups Regular Coffee

Decaffeinated Coffee Dish Soap

Creamer Marshmallows

6-inch foam Plates Foam Bowls

Bagged Snacks

Loan Closet

We have medical equipment available to bor-row, including (but limited to), walkers, wheel-chairs, canes, crutches, bath seats, commodes, disposable chair pads, disposable undergar-ments, and more. We also accept donations of any of these items. If you have questions, please call 810 639-2822.

The Fireman’s Bingo will

again be held at the Montrose

Township Senior Center on

Friday, November 13 and

Saturday, November 14.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Early

bird bingo starts at 6:00 and

regular bingo will start imme-

diately following. Please

bring your own dauber.

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200 Alfred Street P.O. Box 3128

Montrose, MI 48457

Phone: 810 -639-2822 Fax: 810 -639-5899

Website: www.montrosetownship.org/

Medicare / Medicaid Assistance

If you need assistance filling out forms or

have questions, center staff can direct you to

the appropriate channels.

Feel free to call the MMAP Hotline

(800) 803-7174

Rada Cutlery is 100%

American Made - raw

materials and con-

struction. Rada Mfg.

Co. has made and

sold over 132,000,000

knives since 1948,

earning the reputation

for remarkable cutlery, service and val-

ue. Here at the Montrose

Township Senior Center we

offer these exceptional

knives at a huge discount.

We often keep the most

popular knives in stock. With short

shipping times we can order any of

these knives and have them usually

within a week. Stop by and check them

out. These make great gifts for Christ-

mas as well as other

events.

Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Are you 60 years old and your income is below

$1276.00 a month for one person or $1726.00

for two people? If so, you would be eligible to

receive food from Michigan Commodity

Supplemental Food Program at our center.

CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION

810-639-2822

Advisory Counsel

JoAnn Fortenberry—Chairperson

Jim Fortenberry—Vice Chairperson

Margie Cole—Secretary/Treasurer

Agnes Bechel Jeannette Dowd

Dorothy Mongeon Lee Fannin

Laura Spangler June Fittante

Mark Emmendorfer—Township Supervisor

Linda Miller - Township Senior Center Committee

Gary Keeler—Township Senior Center Committee

Staff

Mary Stewart, Director

mstewart@montrosetownship.org

Donelda Deming, Transportation

Sara Warren, Assistant

Mary Quast, Assistant

Montrose Township Senior Center

200 Alfred Street, P. O. Box 3128

Montrose, MI 48457

(810) 639-2822 Fax (810) 639-5899

(810) 639-2060