I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Spaghetti Dinner

Ongoing Activities

New Fitness Classes

1

Octoberfest

In Memorium

Coming Attractions

2

September Birthdays

Zoo trip

Other Trips

3

September Menu

September Activities

Flu Clinic

Glucose Testing

4

PUD Article 5

Save the date:

Wed. ,Sept. 17, @ 5 pm

Sadly our convection oven bit the

dust early in August and we are

struggling to put out the hot meals

for our local Meals on Wheels pro-

gram plus ours. The unit we have

is over 15 years old and cannot be

repaired according to the appli-

ance service company .

Cost: Your generous donation!

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Date: Wed., Sept. 17

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Flu Clinic

Spaghetti Dinner

Exciting New Tours

Casino Trips

Wellness Clinic

New Fitness Classes

Garden Octoberfest

Quilt & Craft Bazaar

Costume Contest

Turkey Dinner

S C A P P O O S E S E N I O R C E N T E R

Q U A R T E R LY N E W S L E T T E R September—October—November 2014

A new convection oven will cost

somewhere in the range of $4,000,

depending on what we can find, as

this is a commercial grade unit.

Come help us raise the funds we

need to replace this unit and get our

Meals on Wheels commitment back

on track with the hot meals for our

recipients..

H E L P !

W E N E E D A N E W O V E N !

Continuing Classes & Activities: Pool & Puzzles – every weekday @ 8:00 Tai Chi (advanced class)– Monday & Wednesday @ 8:00 Watercolor Painting First Mondays @ 9:00 - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Mondays @ 9:30

Bridge – 1st & 3rd Mondays @ 1:30 Scrapbooking – 1st Monday @ 2:00 Card Making—3rd Monday @ 2:00

Quilting Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 9:00-12:00 Dominoes – Tuesdays @ 10:00 Writers Group – First & Third Tuesday @ 10:00 Ceramics – Tuesdays @ 6:00 pm or Thursdays @ 11:00 am

Knitting & Crochet Social – Wednesdays @ 1:00 Bunco –1st & 3rd Wednesday @ 1:00 Wood Carving – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 8:30 Women’s Poker – Fridays @ 1:00 Once a Month Specials: (Hearing Test and Foot Care require appointments) Medicare – Questions answered with Beth Moffett — 1st Thursday 9:00—1:00 Hearing Testing – Third Thursday @ 11:30 by appointment only Foot Care – 3rd Thursday In October & Dec. 8:30 – 2:30 by appointment only 5 Area Lunch – Last Monday of the Month (none in November or December) Birthday Celebrations – Last Tuesday of the Month Spirit Mountain Casino Bus Trip – usually 3rd Tuesday—(exception = Sept. 9th) Lucky Eagle Casino Bus Trip –Last Wednesday of the month

Note: Music every Tuesday & Thursday – Band Group Music begins at 11:00 Piano music on occasion - when pianists are available

New Fitness Classes: Tai Chi 101—Mondays @ 9:00 am—New class for beginners—Instructor Irving Emanuel Medicare 101—Friday September 5, October 3, November 7 @ 1:00—Beth Moffett Walk with Ease — New walking class scheduled to begin in October, Monday & Friday afternoons

Returning Fitness Classes: Exercise with Tawnie—back again on Fridays @ 3:15 Dancing Lessons with Glen on Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m.

Other New—Music Jam Session—Music for Fun, see article, page 5

OCTOBERFEST Featuring GARDENFEST in the garden:

Master Gardeners “New Bug Crew” will have a “Mason Bee

Wash” and answer your questions

Leo Mock will sign your purchase of his composting book.

Get your copy for only $10 (reg. $19.95). Also Q&A.

The GARDENFEST will also raffle off two piles of wood, ap-

proximately one cord each. $1 Raffle ticket (6 for $5)

proceeds to benefit the garden.

Some plants and vegetables will be for sale.

And CRAFTFEST in the lobby: Rent your table now!

Pine Needle weaving demonstration will be featured along

with water color painting and wood carving.

Various handmade crafts will be available for sale.

In Memorium

Ann Ray

Former Member, quilter,

and board member

November 24, 1937

July 16, 2014

Walt Mollenhour

Current Member

August 20, 1924

August 12, 2014

Lorna Mae Clark

Member, Wife of Floyd

Mother of Larry Clark

Mother-in-law of Donna

Clark

May 10, 1925

July 25, 2014

SCAM CALL!

1-805-408-8329

From California or even local

prefixes regarding a Medical

Alert Device. If you answer,

you will hear “get this devise

delivered to your home and

get $300 in free gift cou-

pons from your local stores.”

Caller is usually a man.

Do not respond!

The person will usually ask

for your address and then

your credit card number.

Do not give it out!

Coming attractions: Sept. 2 Flu Shot Clinic Sept. 16 Zoo Bus Sept. 17 Spaghetti Dinner Sept. 20 Sauerkraut Festival Sept. 25 Glucose testing Sept. 29 5 Lunch-Clatskanie Oct. 11 Octoberfest-Garden Oct. 16 Bi-monthly footcare Oct. 27 5 Lunch Vernonia Oct. 30 Halloween Contest Nov. 1 Verboort Bus Nov. 7 Holiday Fair Bus Nov. 15 Holiday Bazaar Nov.24 NO 5 area lunch Nov. 27 Thanksgiving dinner

BE ALERT!

REMEMBER there are two

hidden membership numbers in each

issue of our newsletter.

Find your number and win a prize!

Awareness

We’re on the web! www.scappooseseniorcenter.org (not .com)

SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER—NOVEMBER 2014

St. Helens Special Health Health Reform starts in November! Join Michelle Moore: Wed., Oct. 15 10-11:30 Health Net Meeting at the St Helens Senior Center. Every Saturday through October at the Columbia City Benefits Group Office located at the corner of 58527 Firway Lane and Highway 30 in St. Helens. 9:00 am = Health Net Q&A 12 noon = Providence Q&A 3:00 pm = Blue Cross Q&A

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YOUR SCAPPOOSE SENIOR CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Frank Davis, President; Tom Kimberling, Vice President; Carol Koch, Treasurer; Evelyn Crist, Secretary;

Directors: Eleanor Hansen; Nancy Hudson; Betty Ray; Kay Stuck

We are making progress and moving forward. Check out the size of the corn, tomatoes, rhubarb, etc.. Much of our veggies at lunch are from our beautiful garden. Ongoing projects include the watering system for which the major components have been donated, but funds are needed for finishing supplies. The deer absolutely love our garden and have made themselves right at home so we need to get the fence project moving forward. We need small diameter metal fence posts and PVC pipe. If you have some to donate, please speak with Dave Werings. We would like to have both projects completed for next years garden.

**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ALL KITCHEN HELPER POSITIONS FOR OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER ON NOVEMBER 27. ****LOOKING AHEAD, THESE SAME POSITIONS NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER, DECEMBER 25.

ARE YOU CRAFTY? Do you make things?

Want to sell them?

Rent a table at our

Octoberfest, ———->

Sat., Oct. 11

10 am—2 pm

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Small table $10

Large table $20

Call the Center to rent.

In The Garden:

Trivia Questions: Do you know what the symbol on the Trail Blazers logo stands for?

*** Ever heard of a garlic rounder?

***

September Birthdays 1-Susil Singh 2-Cheryl Anderson Bud Crist Ed Kindred 6-Kandis Liday Pat Zimmerman 7-Helen Bohanon 8-Tom Kimberling Donald Schlag 9-Paul Dinu Mary Evert Karen Wray-Knauerhase Sally Schmit 10-Evelyn Baker Lloyd Foles Charles (Chuck) Lewis III 11-Gerald Boldenow Albert Schmit 13-Sharon Feakin Elizabeth (Betty) Ray 15 -Paul Hodgdon Donette Murphy 16-Jim Martin 17-Vivian Bates Robert Heck Carole Moquin 18-Floyd Clark 19-Barbara Dahlgren Beverly Davis 21-James Johnston 24-Eleanor Blessing Sara Campbell Shirley (Jeannie) McNabb 25-Al Mann 26-Loretta Banry Alice Curelo 27-Bonnie Fisher Dianne Leslie-Richmond Dixie London 28-Carol Sleight 29-Elvera Smith Wanda Rigby Doris Weber Don Raisanen

Bus Trips 9/09 Spirit Mountain 9/16 Washington Park ZOO 9/24 Lucky Eagle 10/21 Spirit Mountain 10/29 Lucky Eagle 11/1 Verboort Sausage Festival 11/7 Holiday Fair Convention Center 11/18 Spirit Mountain 11/26 Lucky Eagle

We have members in our midst

who are celebrating milestones

in their lives. We would love to

honor those individuals and to

share their big day with them.

However, many times we are

unaware of these until they have

come and gone.

So here’s a silent tribute to each

and every one of you—whoever

you are!

M O D A C E N T E R

D A Y T R I P

M A N Y H A P P Y

R E T U R N S O F

T H E D A Y !

It’s Time!! New Trip!! Get your name on the list for the next trip! Senior Day at Washington Park Zoo. Bus $15 for Members, $20 for non-members. Tues., Sept. 16, Bus leaves the Center at 9:00 am—returning at 2:00 pm. Box lunch available. Order at Front Desk here at the Center. Cost $5.

G A R L I C

F E S T I V A L

On August 8, we took a short trip

up over the hill to the North

Plains “Fun Stinks” Elephant

Garlic Festival.

Booths featured many different

kinds of foods prepared with

garlic and many booths not only

had finished products to sell but

also the real, just harvested

bulbs loaded with little cloves.

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Life is short

Life is strange

Life is beautiful

Life is a mystery

On August 13, we went for a

grand tour of the MODA Center

facilities, including the locker

rooms. The Blazers have a very

nice but not elaborate locker

room while the visitors is bare

necessity.

Dave Bliss conducted our tour

and showed us many things that

are not on a regular tour, such

as a special look into the large,

well equipped kitchen that pre-

pares all the food served in the

facility whether in a private suite

or one of the restaurants.

Mr. Bliss conducts the writing

class here at the Center.

MISSION STATEMENT: TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY! ******************************************************************************************************

Possible Future Trips The Grotto Singing Christmas Tree Alpenrose Christmas Suggestions? Comments?

HOLIDAY BAZAAR QUILT & CRAFT SALE Coming up Saturday November 15, 2014 9:00—5:00 at the Center

Costume Contest! Start working on your costume for the Halloween lunch cele-bration on Thurs., Oct 30. How cool, wild, or eerie will you be? 1617 Prizes!

JUST FOR FUN

This month - 11:00 am Thurs., Sept.

25, Scott Kafader, PharmD, Fred

Meyer District 1 Clinical Staff Phar-

macist, will be here at the Center to

perform blood glucose testing (small

finger stick). This blood test is a free

test and will require you to fill out a

short questionnaire (all information

will remain confidential) regarding

family history, physical activity,

weight, and age. They will also be

offering flu shots, pneumonia and

shingles vaccinations for our patrons.

Beverly Buffing-ton We would like to take this opportunity to thank one of our members for many years of service to the Center preparing our monthly bulletin with the menu and activity calen-dars and our Quarterly Newsletters. Beverly Buffington has retired from her position as news editor for the Cen-ter. She has been a God-send for her many hours of service as Editor. We wish her well in the years to come. Thanks Bev, come by with your mother and join us for lunch!

FACTS: ** MEMBERSHIP DUES. Renewal is JANUARY of each year. Dues are $18 per individual or $25 for two in same household. ** FAXES ($1 per page) and COPIES (10c black/white; 50c for color) at front desk. ** RECYCLE NEWSPAPERS & CANS/BOTTLES…Proceeds go to the Center. ** S.N.A.P. (Supplemental Nutrition Assist. Program) - CAN BE USED FOR CENTER LUNCHES. Formerly called Food Stamp Cards. Volunteers are available to assist seniors aged 50 and over, complete S.N.A.P. applications. To apply, call the Center at 503-543-2047 to make an appointment on either Mondays 2pm-4pm or Thursdays 10am-4pm. ** QUILT REQUESTS. Our quilters are willing and able to make special requests. Be sure to give them enough time if you need it for a specific date. Leave a message or come in Tues. & Thurs. 9am-Noon.

We are very grateful for community support - Remember to support those who support us! SHIBA Are you about to be eligible for Medicare? Are you already on Medicare having problems? Columbia Co. SHIBA is ready and willing

to help! State trained SHIBA volunteers

can help you sort through your options

and solve your problems. Free,

unbiased service. To set up a time to

speak with a volunteer call 971-225

3838.

** JUNK IT/STORE IT allows us to use storage space for our excess medical equipment. Contact them if you’re mov-ing, cleaning house or down-sizing. They help with removal, storage, recycling, and dump trips! 503-397-JUNK(5865) or www.JunkItStoreIt.com ** TRANSWESTERN AVIATION and THE SOUTH COUNTY SPOTLIGHT pro-vide ad space for menus and activities in our local Spotlight paper.

RiteAid and Pharmacist, Randy Crume will

be conducting a Flu Shot Clinic here at the

Center, on Tues., Sept. 2, from 9:30 am to

11:30 am. This clinic is provided for our

members: free with your Medicare Part B

or $29.99 without. Also offering Pneumo-

nia vaccine, free with Medicare Part B or

$79.99 without.

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D I R E C T O R ’ S C O R N E R

CANNED FOOD DRIVE We will start our canned food drive the first week of No-vember. Bring your donation for bingo and receive free play. Bring 4 cans and get your warm-up packet free on Mondays. Let’s help our neighbors

during this holiday season.

SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER—NOVEMBER 2014

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FLU CLINIC—TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, 9:30—11:30

Glucose Testing

Therapeutic Tai Chi 101 Beginner Class for Members Postural Skeleton Alignment Muscular Co-ordination Training These movements will help you with your muscle co-ordination to help prevent you from falling. ——————————————— National Fall Prevention Awareness Day Sept. 23, 2014 First Day of Fall

New Idea How about a pot-luck lunch? Cook will prepare the entrée for our meal, but we, as members, are asked to provide the side dishes. Vegetables, fruit, salads, special condi-ments, rolls, appetizers, etc., to complete the meal. First Time = Wed., Oct. 1, at noon!!

** CLOTHING $5/BASKET ** FIND IT HERE! SPECIAL GIFTS…WINTER NEEDS…

Tax receipts available for donations. Profits from all donations stay local

& support the Scappoose Senior Center

OPEN Monday-Friday 10:00-4:00/Saturday 10:00-2:00

Visa, MasterCard, Credit/Debit cards accepted at the Center AND Thrift Store.

33511 Dutch Canyon Rd. *** 503-543-3281

Flashlight & radio with fresh batteries

Battery operated clock Lantern or candles & matches One gallon of water per person

per day Blankets, sleeping bags &

warm clothes Nonperishable food items that

require little or no cooking, such as instant soup, snack bars and canned fruit

Camp stove for outdoor cook-ing

First aid kit Supply of prescription medi-

cines Playing cards, games & books

to help pass the time

With winter weather just around the corner, now is the time to put togeth-er a home emergency kit. Whether you are faced with a storm, a natural disaster or an extended power outage, a home emergency kit will keep you safer and more comfortable. Here is a list of items your kit should include:

You should also keep a smaller kit in your car with water, food, warm blankets and spare clothes. For information about creating a home emergency kit, contact the American Red Cross at www.redcross.org, or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at www.ready.gov. For infor-mation on how the PUD restores power, or answers to frequently asked questions, please visit www.crpud.net/outages

SCAPPOOSE THRIFT STORE…AFFORDABLE HOLIDAY SHOPPING!

Prepare for Outages and Emergencies – Tips from Columbia River People’s Utility District

S U G G E S T E D L U N C H A N D B E V E R A G E D O N A T I O N S

LUNCH & COFFEE DONATIONS. Help! Recent lunch donations have been at an all-time low…even though, as you know, we have a superb chef & the food is more plentiful, nutritious & delicious 1824 than you’ll find elsewhere at this price! The suggested donation of only $4 per meal doesn’t even cover all of our costs, so please try to donate your share. Take-out meals are also $4 & a $3 payment is required for all leftover take-outs. Extra juice or milk with your meal is $.50 per glass. Please pay the Hostess to receive your juice card tent so the servers know. The coffee donation container is available by sign-in book in lobby.

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MUSIC JAM

New on Wednesdays! Starting September 3

at 11:00 am All instruments welcome.

Informal, fun music jam session

please join us if you play an instrument and enjoy music.

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