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~ Herman Prior Centre ~ Portage La Prairie ~ Manitoba ~ R1N 1V1 ~ 204.857.6951 ~ [email protected] ~

Programs and Activities

Activity Contact Person

Painting (Tues) Connie Gretsinger

Line Dancing Terry Safruik

Floor Curling Myrtle MacIntosh

Floor Shuffleboard Myrtle MacIntosh

Book Club Doreen O’Brien

Square Dancing Edit Furdievich

HPC Tai Chi Cheryl Barker

Clogging Heather Kerr

Resistance Band Peggy Mitchell

Genealogy Cheryl Barker

Natural History Bob Jones

Painting (Wed) Fran Pickell

Euchre All Year

Whist Roger St. Louis

Weaving Willie Lafreniere

Book Nook Doreen O’Brien

Duplicate Bridge Janice Dunn

Cribbage Agnes Hargest/Roger St.Louis

Taoist Tai Chi Dave Barney/Shelley MacDonald

Billiards Derek Bradley

Euforia! Samantha Hart

Seniors’ Fitness Samantha Hart

The Prior Centre offices will be CLOSED on

Monday, November 12th

For Remembrance Day

Mission Statement The Herman Prior Activity Centre focuses on: COMMUNITY TOGETHERNESS WITH “OPEN HEARTS…OPEN MNDS…AND OPEN DOORS”. All age groups are welcome to the Centre to enjoy activities, programs, meals and special events in a friendly barrier free atmosphere.

Prior Centre

Herman Prior Activity Centre Inc. 40 Royal Road North

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 1V1

Issue 44 NOVEMBER 2018

We put all our meal plans and events onto our Facebook page. Or, give us your email address and we will e-mail you the newsletter and any upcoming events.

Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hp55plus

Mel Martin, Wine and Cheese Social organizer visits with some of the attendees. Florence was the lucky winner of the Celebrations Dinner Theatre package.


Book Club

Meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 10 am Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 - Come discuss what you are currently reading! New members always welcome!

Did you know that the Lions Club donation box we have here accepts hearing aids as well as glasses? The donation box is at the front desk.

We also collect used Postage stamps to donate to Canadian Leprosy! The stamps are bundled up and sold to stamp collectors around the world.

If you save your tabs from your pop and beer cans, we will forward them to the Legion.

Bradford, Manita Glenn, Susan Tidsbury, Peggy Barker, Howard Troop, Judy Boehm, John Hosler, Jean Guinn, Pat Mullins, Patricia Lusk, Ray Jordan, Lorne McCutcheon, Gerald Clarkson, Beverly Nagribianko, Judy Knowles, Leeta Yuill, Pat Dunn, Irene Hargest, Agnes Hill, Bernad Buydens, Sharon Giffin, Eleanor Braden, Bev Braden, Bev Brooks, Martha Stewart, Martha (Mabel)

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their day

The 2018/2019 Board of Directors Executive President – Kathy Bryce

Vice President - Jo-Ann Voesenek

2nd Vice President - Kay Humphrey

Treasurer – Ed Enns

Secretary – Harriet Turnbull

Directors

Joan Hewson Irene Dunn Bev Case Edith Furdievich Val Pogue Bill Kramble Bunny Dietrich Lynne Payette Pat Hay Sandra Sharpe

Participant Council

Jean Hosler Doreen O'Brien Joyce McIvor Joan Parker Pat Foley Henry Nick Myrtle MacIntosh Marion Cooper

Members Quarter Draw Winner:

Has not been won since August 31st. Pot is up over

$240.00. Must be a member to enter! Draw is daily

at noon for previous day.

October 50/50 Winner

Judy Nagribianko

November pot will be drawn on the last

Friday of the month, November 30!


Herman Prior Centre Medical

Equipment Rental Service

Call the Centre at 204-857-6951 for

more information

Podiatrist, Dr. Bellmont from Brandon will be at the Herman Prior

Centre on:

Tuesday, November 13th

Call 1-877-909-3338 to book an appointment.

Sunshine Report

For the month of October:

A Get Well card was sent to Fran Pickell, Mary Domes, Cliff Steeden, Bernice Bobei A Card of Sympathy was sent out to: Estelle Bruce

Our sincerest condolences go out to all. If you hear of any members that have had something happen to them and should have a card, please don’t hesitate to call the office at 857-6951.

We are going to be doing a big clean up

of our storage spaces. If you have any

file folders or file boxes that you no

longer use, or if you would like to

purchase and donate some to us that

would be greatly appreciated!

Christmas

Craft Sale & Flea Market

Friday, November 2nd

from 4 – 8 pm &

Saturday, November 3rd

from 9 – 3 pm

Admission - $1.00 under 12 Free!

There will be 50 tables of items to browse

through, so plan to come early!! The Prior

Centre will have a bake table, pickles, flea

market table and a used pocket book and

jigsaw puzzle table. A lunch canteen will be

open both days for snacks, meals or drinks.

There will also be a door prize and quilt

raffle (come by the center to see the quilt)!!

Foot Care Nurse, Sylvia Gauthier is at

the Prior Centre every

Thursday and Friday.

Call Sylvia at 204-857-9035 to book

your appointment.

Beltone Hearing

Next days at the Prior Centre are:

Nov. 5th

and Nov. 19th

Call Prior Centre at 204-857-6951

to book your appointment.


We can now process credit and debit

payments. There will be no extra charge for

debit transactions and a 3% convenience

charge will be added to credit transactions.

Minimum charge of $10.00.

Cribbage Pairs Tournament November 12.

1:30-4:30 (approx). Cost is $5.00/person.

Includes entry fee and light supper (meat tray

and dainties).

Interested in volunteering? Call Luis or Chris

at 204-857-6951

We are selling raffle tickets for this beautiful

quilt with the funds to go towards our reserve

fund. The cost is a mere $2.00/ticket or

3/$5.00. The draw will be made during our

Craft Sale on November 3rd

.

TOOLS NEEDED!

We are wanting to start building up tools

both for our use here in the Centre and in the

future to start a tool lending library. If you

have any tools you no longer need, please

consider donating them to us. Thanks!

Remember Herman Prior Senior Services

Centre Inc. gives Charitable Tax Receipts for

all Donations.


We would like to thank the people that donated

prizes and time for our first ever Wine and

Cheese Social. Over the Coals Restaurant, ICMS

Integrated Crop Management Services, Lynne

Payette, Gloria Barnett, Portage MCC Thrift

Shop, Prairie Players, Celebrations Dinner

Theatre, Portage and District Arts Centre and

The Glesby, Josette Brauchli, Mel and Eleanor

Martin, Joan Hewson, Bunny Dietrich, Kay

Humphrey, Sandra Sharpe, Mickey Dumont and

Kathy Bryce.

Membership pays! All of our activities we offer

are on a drop in fee basis. $1.00 for members

and $2.00 for non-members. Our trips are

reduced prices for members, and our members

can enter our members only quarter draw.

Anyone can take part in the activities, trips and

meals, but why not save yourself the money.

Sign up and start joining us more often!


Disclaimer - Pictures will be taken at the Centre if you wish not to have your picture taken please let the photographer know at that time.

ACTIVITIES

Clogging Clogging is suitable for all ages and is a great way to exercise and have fun at the same time. All types of music are used: country, rock, pop, swing, blue grass, irish and more. The only requirement is to have the proper taps on your shoes. There is a small weekly charge for classes. Classes are held every Monday evening from September to April.

Resistance Band Exercise Group The resistance program works all muscles in the body, using a resistance band to better manage and improve your health. Keeping your muscles active and healthy through regular resistance training will maintain or increase lean muscle mass. This is a self directed hour long class. Weekly charge of $1.00 for members or $2.00 for non-members. Classes run from October 15 to last Monday in April.

Euforia! Latin Aerobics classes with traditional Latin and Peruvian dancing. More useful than Zumba. Guido will teach you effective dance steps that you can take outside the class. 60 minute classes starting October 17th from 10 am to 11 am.

Seniors’ Fitness Low impact classes for the 55+ community. Sections of aerobics, resistance training and flexibility work. Variations can be advanced or diminished based on ability level. 60 minute classes starting October 18th from 1 pm to 2 pm

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