A newsletter by the Senior Center Foundation, Inc. who supports The Senior Center 7 Main Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370

seniorwise

September - October 2015

Volunteer Spotlight

Don has lived in Buck-land for 38 years with his wife Lois. He is often seen at the Senior Center cleaning carpets, pruning our lot and taking out re-cycled items. Don owns All Brite cleaning ser-vice, and has for 35 years. He is a veteran of both the Army and Air Force Reserves. He also volun-teers for the Home Re-pair services through our outreach program, doing plumbing, carpentry and other needed tasks.Please be sure to say hello and thank Don for all his tireless efforts to keep the Senior Center spic ‘n span!

Here are some scams to be aware of that could affect seniors:A fake debt collector calls to collect on a debt your grandchild owes. You are asked to wire money, give your credit card information or send a money order to pay the debt to prevent your grandchild from being arrested or losing their job. Never provide this information. Unless you cosign a loan you are never re-sponsible for someone else’s debt. Hang up the phone. This next scam tries to get personal medi-

Join us for an informative presentation at The Senior Center on Tuesday September 22 at 1:00 by Janice Garrett, Director of Consumer Protection and Ann Lynch, Assistant Attor-ney General both from the Northwestern Dis-trict Attorney’s Office. Janice and Ann will discuss fraud prevention including the latest scams to avoid, how to be a savvy consumer, how to choose a competitive electricity sup-plier and hints on dealing with those pesky telemarketers. Janice and Ann have a wealth

Avoiding Financial Fraud Workshop

Yes, Elvis did appear.. and shook, rattled and rolled as (she) sang some of his most famous songs. Rolande Curtis, a big Elvis fan, poses with “The King.”

of experience in consumer pro-tection and will be available to respond to your questions. This pre-sentation is free and open to all.

cal information to falsely bill the government (Medicare). The caller used the name of the se-nior center director in that town. The caller asked “a few questions” (their doctor, their medications and their Medicare number). The senior refused the last request and hung up and then called the senior center to complain about the direc-tor! Remember no one will ever call to ask for your Medicare number. Just hang up the phone. Whenever possible try to get a phone number from your caller ID and report it to the police.

Don’t Be a Victim of a Scam

MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Senior Center and member Councils on Aging is to enrich the lives of residents in the community as they age by de-signing support networks, identi-fying and meeting their needs and interests, and providing services and programs in welcoming, re-spectful, and safe environments.

STAFFCathleen Buntin, Director Leanne Dowd,Outreach Coordinator Dot Lyman, Activities CoordinatorRobert Szafran Transportation Coordinator & Van Driver Paul Cetto, Van DriverHugh Knox, Meal Site ManagerGloria Fisher,Office AssistantElayne Ryba, Senior Aide

COA BOARDEllen Eller, BucklandJoanne Soroka, BucklandEric Temple, BucklandPenny Spearance, ShelburneFranklin Wickland, AshfieldDoug Field, AshfieldChris Myers, ShelburneSue Bishop, ShelburneSylvia Smith, ShelburneGail Ojala, ShelburneDonna Liebl, Buckland

Senior Center Foundation, Inc.Marion Taylor, PresidentMargaret Payne, Vice PresidentLarry Baird, TreasurerMike McCuskerDena BriggsHelen HodgesNancy HammondKay Berenson

NEWSLETTERSeniorWise is produced bi-monthly. Content contributions are welcome.Layout & design by Diana Hardina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Senior Center 413.625.2502sfsrctr@crocker.comtownofshelburne.com/departments

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by Helen Hodges.

Priority RegistrationMost of our programs are open to all ages from all towns. However, since Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne financially support the Center facility, staff, programs and ser-vices, residents of those towns (Consortium members) are understandably given priority for registration to programs which are lim-ited in space. Please note the priority deadline dates listed for those programs. After that date, residents of other towns may register and a slightly higher fee (if any) may be charged to cover expenses not currently covered by your town. We are happy to take your names at any time on a wait list and will call you if space is available.

FragrancesIn consideration of those that have sensitivi-ties to products with fragrances and perfumes including shampoos and body sprays, we politely request you refrain from using such products when visiting at The Senior Center or attending any programs. Thank you for complying with this request.

A very special thank you Howard Field: all your electrical advice and commitment to dishwashing!Loralyn Boid: yarnPaul Cetto: driving the van in the Ashfield and Charlemont 250th celebrationsJudy Daczczyn: crutchesTrail Toc Diner, Casey’s, Cold River Café, Berkshire Pizza and Keystone Market: supplying food for our Taste of West County BrunchCarolyn Stacy’s family: a motorized wheel-chairLocal gardeners: sharing some of their veg-etables with our seniorsLocal seniors who rode the vans along with staff, in both Ashfield and Charlemont 250th parades.Don Bascom: donating a handicap parking sign, installing it and erecting our fallen senior center parking sign and indoor carpet clean-ing.Town of Shelburne road crew: painting the handicap sign and repainting the parking lines on the spaces behind the CenterKiwanis Club: a delicious BBQ at our annual picnicMuriel Shippee: books for our librarySteve Austin: assistance with program set upsCatherine Osterman, Eric Temple and Ginger Turner: for reading to the Valley Pre-schoolersSue Atherton: extra, fresh vegetablesEvie Gore: stamps and help with our lun-cheon

Thank you to our recent donors.

Gift FundEllen Kaufmann: the writing classLeonard Brodt and Ellen Eller: transporta-tion

Memorial ContributionsDot Kinder in memory of John TetreaultGladys Cranmore, Lois Gifford in memory of Edith Greenlees

It was an exciting day on the Deerfield River for our adventurous rafters.

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upcoming events

special events

by Helen Hodges.

Luncheons Cabaret and LunchOn Thursday, September 10 The Senior Center Foundation Gift Account and the Ash-field COA will be sponsoring a cabaret/lunch at the Ashfield Lake House. Arrive for lunch by 11:30. Participants will order off the menu and individual checks will be issued. Follow-ing lunch, Mary Jo Maichack, accompanied by Bob Shepherd, will entertain us with mu-sic, from Sinatra-era tunes to contemporary composers (Great American Songbook style), interwoven with imaginative personal story-telling of family history. People may come only for the free entertainment if they wish. Open to the public but registration needed by September 3. Call the Senior Center at 625-2502 to register.

Last of Summer LunchOn September, 30 a lunch featuring a vari-ety of salads and soup will be served at 11:30 with entertainment by Rob Peck following lunch. His salute to vaudeville includes some juggling, singing, storytelling and playing a variety of instruments. Cost: $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Member priority registration by September. 21; non-member registrations by September 25. Please call for a reserva-tion. Entertainment funded, in part, by dona-tions to our Gift Fund. Movie and LunchCome watch the feel good comedy “The Chef” on Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch. In “The Chef” Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant and tries to figure out what’s next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife (So-fia Vergara), friend and young son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love. Fea-

tured in the movie is the delicious cubano sand-wich. Cubanos are made of roast pork, baked ham and Swiss cheese, Cuban loaf bread and dill pickle grilled. Yum! Sandwiches provided by our own Shelburne Falls Ponte Restaurant. Reservations required by October 8. $7 mem-bers, $9 others. Spooky Halloween LuncheonOn October, 28 we will have our Halloween luncheon. A delicious beef stew lunch featuring locally raised, grass fed beef will be served at 11:30 with entertainment by one of our favorite singers Janice Dompke following. Costumes welcome! Cost: $4 members $6 nonmembers. Member priority registration by October 19; non-members by October 23. Please call for a reservation. Thank you Foxbard and Atherton Farms.

Skills Building for a Successful Job Inter-viewOn Tuesday, October 6 from 1-3 p.m. learn how to extract the many valuable skills you have gained from your life and job experiences. Then build upon and use those areas of accom-plishment to perfect the job interview process. This workshop includes skills building, an overview of the interview process, tips on how to prepare for an interview, and a mock inter-view with feedback. Taught by Jean Boucias, M.Ed. Free and open to the public. Please call to register.

Conversation Café Long Term Care PlanningKate Downes, Elder Law Attorney from Shel-burne will present information on how to plan for long term care on Tuesday, October 20. Our local Council on Aging members will pro-vide homemade soup and bread at 5:30 with the presentation immediately following. Attor-ney Downes will describe the various programs that cover in-home, assisted-living and skilled nursing care expenses and why there is no such thing as “too much income” or “too many as-sets” to qualify for MassHealth (Medicaid) pro-grams. This program is free and open to all.

MovieCome see on Tuesday, Sep-tember 8 at 1:00 p.m. Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere star in this romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful in-structor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.The movie and popcorn are free!

Daylight SavingsChange your clock (and alarm batteries!)Sunday, November 1 “Fall Back” one hour

Divas and DessertsSpecial concert by the Val-ley Jazz Divas October 30! (see back cover for details)

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A thank you to our volunteers who read stories to some of the youngsters from Valley Play School during a visit. Pictured is Eric Temple sharing a tale.

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Fun AerobicsFun Aerobics will resume again this year start-ing Tuesday, September 8 from 5pm to 6pm upstairs in the Buckland Town Hall, and running most Tuesdays until the end of May. The instruc-tor will still be Ann Doty. Cost is $15 per 8 week session for seniors from Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne and $20 per 8 week session for others and participants under 60. All ages are welcome to attend. Bring your hand weights (some are available if you don’t have them) and your water bottle.

Gentle YogaClasses are currently held on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. On Wednes-day participants are using a yoga CD that they enjoy. Thursdays are led by Larry Baird. For each class we ask you to register by the month. The fee for Ashfield, Buckland, and Shelburne residents is $15.00 per month for once per week and $25.00 per month for twice per week (pay-able by the month). Non-member residents please add $10.00/month.

Tai Chi ClassesTai Chi has been proven to be helpful in bal-ance and fall prevention. Class time, led by Alan Young, has been extended to accommodate both new and more experienced students. Come on any Monday starting at 9:30 for the introduc-tory group. Regular Tai Chi will be from 10-11 with the last half hour devoted to slightly more advanced practice. Free to members; non-mem-bers, try the first class for free and then pay $10 per month for the rest of the year.

Tai Chi classes in AshfieldDeb Yaffee, certified instructor, is offering Tai Chi for health and balance classes at the First Congregational Church. Classes are ongoing on Wednesdays from 9:30-10:45 a.m. The move-

ments of this easy form of Tai Chi are designed to relieve joint discomfort and stiffness. Regis-ter at class. Cost is $24 per month for members and $40 per month for others.

Osteo FitnessRSVP of Hampshire & Franklin Counties Os-teoporosis Exercise Program sponsors a self-paced, low-impact, osteoporosis exercise class. It is an ongoing program, led by our trained in-structors, held on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Center and at St. John’s Corner in Ashfield on Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Exercis-es, designed to strengthen bones and improve balance, can be done sitting or standing. The classes are free thanks to our volunteers.

Walk-in Wellness Regional Public Health Nurse Lisa White, BS, RN is available for one-on-one health counsel-ing on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. The nurse can provide in-formation, take your blood pressure, check your blood glucose and also collect sharps/needles and supply you with a safe collection box. Mer-cury thermometer exchange is available, too. These nursing services are provided through Buckland and Shelburne’s membership in the Cooperative Public Health Service health dis-trict based at the FRCOG. For more informa-tion contact Lisa at 413-665-1400 x 114. Dates: September 22 and October 27.

MeditationIn June, Carolyn Thomas, a retired psycho-therapist in Shelburne, lead an introductory session on meditation. At that time there was expressed interest in a course beginning in the fall. Carolyn will begin a Meditation course on October 6 from 12:30-1pm and continue until mid-December . Pre-register by Septem-ber 23 by calling the Senior Center. Free and open to all.

Foot ClinicFoot clinic appoint-ments are offered at The Senior Center every month by Kip Moeller, a Registered Nurse who specializes in foot care. Each appointment takes 30 minutes and includes nail clipping, callous re-moval and foot massage. Cost is $30.00 ($25 for Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne seniors thanks to gifts to the Se-nior Center). To make an appointment call the Center at 625-2502 and for home visits ($35) call Kip at 624-5190. Dates: September 14, 21, 28 and October 19, 26.

health & wellness

“Ageless Waves of Rhythm” our African Drumming Group performed and taught campers at the Buckland Recreation area this sum-mer. The group also kept the beat for runners during the Bridge of Flowers Race near Mohawk High School.

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Medicare Open Enrollment It’s that time of year again . If you have a Medi-care Prescription Drug Plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO or PPO), you should receive a notice from your plan by the end of September . That notice outlines changes to be made to your plan for 2016:

From October 15th to December 7th, you will be able to change your plan for next year. If you would like help understanding your upcoming changes and options, come to The Senior Center on Monday, September 28 at 6:00 p.m. Lorraine York-Edberg from the SHINE program will be with us to discuss health insurance options, provide handouts and answer our many questions. This presen-tation is free and open to all.

SHINE Medicare Insurance Free Assis-tanceYou can receive confidential information about your Health Insurance options from a SHINE representative by making an appoint-ment between 9:00 and 3:00 on Wednesday, Sept 2 or Wednesday October 7, between 10 and 3.

Fuel Assistance For those of you who may struggle with the expense of heating your home this is also the time of year to consider applying for fuel as-sistance. The Fuel Assistance program admin-istered by Community Action for those with low or fixed income runs from November 1 to April 30. The program is meant to help with approximately 30 percent of your home heat-ing expenses. For those who have received fuel assistance in previous years you should receive your recertification in the mail in the coming weeks. If you need any assistance with your application or if you have not previously applied and want to determine your eligibility contact Leanne at The Senior Center.

OutreachLeanne Dowd, Outreach Coordinator, is available for confidential office or home vis-its by appointment to Ashfield, Buckland, and Shelburne residents. She will assist you with any questions you may have for services for yourself or someone you know, including fuel assistance, home health care, and food pro-grams. Please call her at 625-2502 to make an

appointment . Leanne also holds drop-in or by appointment office hours in Ashfield the first Thursday of the month from 10:30-noon at St. John’s Corner .

Home Repair ProgramA handyman volunteer is available to do mi-nor home repairs for seniors, such as replacing broken windows, small plumbing and electrical jobs, and other repairs. This is a free service, available to residents of Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne, but the senior is expected to pur-chase all needed parts and materials. Voluntary donations are accepted. This program is partially funded by a Title III grant from Franklin County Home Care and the Massachusetts EOEA . If you have a project, please call Leanne at 625-2502.

Caregiver Support GroupThe caregiver support group is for family mem-bers caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The group will start up again in October, meeting the first Monday of every month from 2-3:30, unless there is a holi-day in which case the group meets the second Monday. The group is facilitated by Outreach Coordinator, Leanne Dowd, and Social Work-er, Dianna Young. The goal of the group is to provide a safe and comfortable forum in which family members and friends can meet regularly for mutual emotional support and education. If you are interested in attending please contact Leanne at 625-2502 prior to your first group attendance. There is no charge to attend this group. Date:October 5.

Veterans Services at the Senior CenterThe Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District holds office hours from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. every Tuesday at the Se-nior Center. This service is open to all . Please call (413)772-1571 to make an appointment.

Howard Field is one of our dedicated volunteers, always willing to be convinced to wash the dishes after our big luncheons. We want to shine the spotlight on him for a mo-ment!

Musician Steve Damon sur-prised us (and children vis-iting) with some live music. Thank you Steve!

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Lifelong Learning

111 Bridge Street, Shelburne FallsOpen Monday-Thursday, 9-4 and by appointment

Transportation and Trips Hilltown Harmony Chorus

Do you love to sing? Our Chorus is resum-ing this fall starting September 24 with rehearsals each Thursday from 6:15-7:30 p.m. at the Center, under the direction of our talented director, Shelley Roberts. The group welcomes new members of ALL ages with all levels of experience. Music selections will focus on holiday music to prepare for a public holiday concert with musical guests: the Mohawk Select Chorus on Friday, De-cember 4, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, fol-lowing the community meal. Participation is free thanks to generous donations to the Senior Center Gift Fund. Please call or stop by to register.

Computer Lab Clint Davis, our computer instructor, will offer a course “Beginner/Intermediate Win-dows 7” beginning Tuesday, September 1, from 9:30-11:30 and continuing every Tuesday in September. The course will focus on answering/teaching basic program func-tions. Call the Center at 625-2502 to register. During the month of October, there will be open labs from 9:30-11:30 with Clint there to offer individual help.

Game DayGame Day will continue on Wednesdays at 1:30. We will have a variety of games to play, including cribbage, checkers, scrabble, cards or bring your own. Join us for social-izing and game playing.

French ClassConversational French Class will resume on Thursday, September 3 at 2:30 p.m. and will continue on Thursday afternoons. New participants are welcome.

Drumming ProgramThe Ageless Waves of Rhythm Drummers, un-der the direction of Irene Baird, will continue to meet on most Mondays at 1:00 p.m. at the Senior Center. See calendar for dates. Free for members and $15 per month for others. Starting in September, Irene Baird will be of-fering a beginner hand drumming group on Mondays from 2:10-3:10. No experience necessary – be ready to have a good time and having a good time is good for mind, body and spirit. Free for members and $15 per month for others. Call the Center at 625-2502 to leave your name and number if you are interested in joining this new group.

Men’s Night Men’s Night will start up again the 2nd Wednes-day of each month beginning September 9. The men will gather at the Center at 5pm for either a field trip or meetings/presentations at the Center. The October date is the 14th.

Memoire WritingMemoire Writing workshop will begin again on Friday, September 18 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. It will continue every-oth-er Friday through December . New participants are welcome to join the group that began last year. Karen Earle will lead the group in writ-ing exercises and sharing their work. Karen has a MFA in Creative Writing and is a long time writing teacher. During this workshop series Karen shares her long-time interest in journal-ing, writing for legacy and the therapeutic value of storytelling. This workshop is free to Ash-field, Buckland and Shelburne seniors thanks to donations to our Gift Fund, $20 for others. Please pre-register. September 18, October 2, 16, 30.

The Senior Center provides a Van Transportation pro-gram for seniors 60+, by contract with the FRTA, covering nine towns in West County: Ashfield, Buck-land, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Rowe and Shelburne. Rides are provided only in Franklin County, plus a monthly shopping trip on the third Friday to WAL-MART in Hadley. Rides are prioritized as follows: medical appointments, gro-cery shopping, and other shopping, meals then social trips. Trips for shopping in Shelburne Falls are sched-uled for most Wednesday mornings and to Big Y in Greenfield on Tuesdays for Rowe, Heath, Charlemont, Colrain, Shelburne and Buckland then on Thurs-days for Ashfield, Conway and Hawley. Rides to Se-nior Center activities and congregate meals will be provided as the schedule permits. We are not able to provide transportation to and from employment or education nor for ongoing medical trips such as di-alysis or physical therapy. Please call Bob at 625-2502 to make an appointment several days in advance or for information about reser-vations and fees.FRTA arranges rides to out of county medical appoint-ments . Call the FRTA at 774-2262 x163 for infor-mation and reservations and information about their fixed route between Char-lemont and Greenfield with stops in Buckland and Shel-burne.

Franklin County Fair BingoFriday, September 11 play bingo in Green-field at the Fair. Van ($2) leaves at 10:30 a.m. and returns about 3:30 p.m. or meet us there. Bingo and parking are free (12-3.) Please preregister.

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Lunch Bunch Trips On Wednesday, Sep-tember 16, the lunch bunch will travel to The Marina in Brat-tleboro. We will leave the Center at 10:30. Pre-registration required by Friday, September 11. Hope for a sunny, warm day so we can eat on the deck! Van $5.

Mount Snow Scenic Ride and LunchRide Mount Snow’s 6 seat Bluebird Ex-press chair lift to the Summit for lunch in the Bullwheel Restau-rant Friday, October 2 (rain date October 9). $15 plus lunch off the menu. $5 discount with lift ticket. Partici-pants need to be able to walk on uneven grassy area between chair and lodges and enjoy spec-tacular foliage! Pre-register. Space limited.

On Wednesday, Oc-tober 21 the lunch bunch will go to Bos-ton Seafood in North Adams. Van ($4) will leave the Center at 10:30. Hopefully there will be some beauti-ful foliage for us to enjoy. Pre-registration required by Friday, October 9.

Senior Center Ex-pansion StudyWatch for date infor-mation on a presen-tation of our study’s findings.

local happeningsAshfield Council on AgingMonthly luncheons are usually held on the first Thursday of the month at noon at the First Congregational Church in Ashfield. All are welcome. Contact Charlotte Clement at 625-6270 if you plan to attend or for more information. There will be no luncheon on September 3. Instead, seniors are encouraged to attend the Cabaret/Lunch at the Ashfield Lake House on Thursday, September 10. (see special events section) Please register if having lunch by September 3. In October the monthly Ashfield COA luncheon will be held on October 1.

Thursday Outreach in Ashfield: Outreach Coordinator Leanne Dowd will have drop in hours in Ashfield on the first Thursday of each month from 10:30-12:00 at St. John’s

Corner. Stop in and see her if you have ques-tions about programs that can benefit you in-cluding fuel assistance and SNAP, home care services, home repair or senior center programs. Drop in dates are September 3 and October 1.

Energy Savings Program Energy savings for seniors sponsored by Frank-lin County Home care will be held at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls on Thursday September 24 at 10 a.m. This is an opportunity to learn about home energy benefits that persons age 60 and over qualify for already! Save money on fuel and obtain rebates for ener-gy efficient appliances; 1:1 assistance and light refreshments will be available. This program is free and open to all.

Food ProgramHome-Delivered Meals “Meals on Wheels” are available for seniors in West County up to seven days per week. Please call Franklin County Home Care at 773-5555 for information and registration.

Congregate MealsMeals open to all seniors of all towns are served at the Senior Center on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. by FCHCC. Res-ervations must be made before 11:00 a.m. one meal site day in advance by calling Hugh at 625-6266. $2.50 donation suggested. Printed menus are available at the Center.

Brown BagThe Brown Bag program is a bag of groceries specifically for low-income adults who are 55

years and older (or younger with documented disability) and is distributed on the third Wednes-day of the month at the Center from 3-4 p.m. September 16 and October 21. A $3.00 do-nation is requested per month. To apply for the monthly bag of groceries, call the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts at 1-800-247-9632. The Food Pantry has moved to the Cowell Gym in Shelburne and is open the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesdays from 12-6 p.m. Call 773-5029 ext.2 for more information.

Share the BountyDo you have a garden? If you have extra veg-gies and would like to share some we can dis-tribute them through the Center. Bring them any day Monday-Thursday (by noon preferably on Thursdays).

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Senior Center Foundation News Divas and Desserts Join Jill Connolly and the Valley Jazz Divas for a night of jazz and delicious desserts on Friday, October 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Buckland-Shelburne Community Center on Main Street in Shel-burne Falls . Local trio Connolly, Carol Abbe Smith and Barbara Weene compose the vocal trio backed by a full rhythm section. They will perform music which covers swing, bebop, blues, ballads and Andrews Sisters style har-monies and more. Tickets will be on sale at the Senior Center and Boswell’s Books prior to the event date and at the door (Divas sold out for our previous show). Tickets $6 pre-sale and for adults 60+ at the door. $8 under 60 at the door. Desserts provided, donations accepted during intermission. Funded in part by the Ashfield, Buckland and Shelburne Cul-tural Councils, local agencies, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Ways to support the Foundation:• Make a donation any time to P.O. Box 46, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 • Send in a subscrip-tion for SeniorWise to help cover printing and mailing costs. • Come to Divas and Desserts!

Senior Center Foundation Board of DirectorsMarion J. TaylorMargaret PayneKay Berenson Larry BairdMichael McCuskerDena Briggs Nancy Hammond Helen Hodges

The Senior Center Foundation, Inc. was formed to accept dona-tions, raise funds and provide support for the Center’s efforts. You may send a donation directly to them at the Senior Center Founda-tion, Inc., P.O. Box 464, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370. Thank you to our recent donors for your support of our local seniors!

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