welcome to the maria reiner center serving our area seniors

Welcome to the Maria Reiner Center serving our area seniors

705 East 4th Street

Hobart, IN 46342

Office (219) 947-1864

Email: [email protected]

MARCH 2012

We are Amazing !

Our membership is near 1630 !!

Thank you to all of our members.

Seniors …...living, loving, laughing Seniors …...living, loving, laughing Seniors …...living, loving, laughing

Open Open Monday Monday -- Friday Friday 8:00 am 4:30 pm 8:00 am 4:30 pm

Welcome! The Maria Reiner Center is

your new home away from home! This

center is a gift to you, as our area sen-

iors. We want you to enjoy the use of

your beautiful facility. Join classes &

activities, meet old friends, make new

friends, volunteer, or just sit and relax.

Join our very own Brian Snedecor for Coffee with the Mayor on the 1st

Thursday of each month for coffee and great conversation.

FundraisingFundraising

Donations and SponsorshipsDonations and Sponsorships

This Center is a wonderful gift to all of our area Seniors. The grant from the Maria Reiner Senior Citi-

zens Fund by the Legacy Foundation got us here. We all knew that those funds would not last forever.

It is up to us to make sure that we do our part to keep it up and running financially. We depend on

donors and sponsors as well as members to meet our annual projected budget of approximately

$138,000.00. We welcome fundraising ideas and concepts. Please keep the MRC in mind for consid-

eration of future donations, sponsorships and endowments. Feel free to speak to me, Pam

Broadaway, one of our Advisory Board Members, or one of our Board of Directors, with any questions,

concerns, ideas and/or donations.

Coffee with the MayorCoffee with the Mayor

www.hobartseniors.com

Thank You for All Who

“Feed the Pigs”!

Congratulations!!! The “Pig” donations are improving…...But so is our daily

attendance. In February our Pig funds averaged $27.85 per day . Our daily

membership averaged 146. That is less than 19 cents per day per member!

Your help is greatly appreciated. (The minimum donation per member per

day should be closer to 50 Cents.) We cannot continue with all our wonderful

refreshments without it. A HUGE “Thank You” to all who contribute!

Vial of Life

Vial of Life packages are available at

our registration desk. There are plen-

ty of extra “blue information sheets”

in the info rack near the front door.

Always remember to keep your medi-

cal & emergency info up to date.

Please show us your membership card when you sign in!

**** Attention Members ****


March Birthdays

Check the back of the MRC calen-

dar to see who is celebrating their

birthday this month. There are 140

members that will be having a

special day in March. We wish all

of you a very Happy Birthday!

We are grateful to the following businesses for their donations, sponsorships

and/or volunteer time: Centier Bank– downtown Hobart branch, Maribeth

Builtema from Home Health Services of Northwest Indiana, Millers Merry Man-

or, Rittenhouse, Town Centre, Brentwood of Hobart, Home Instead Senior Care-

Merrillville, Purdue University, IVY Tech Community College, IUN, Hobart Police

and Fire Depts., Rudy Pavletic– Hobart Karate and Kick Boxing, Trinity Lutheran

Church/School, Please do your best to support them and their businesses. We

are also thankful to our very own members and volunteers. We appreciate the

time that you give to us by teaching classes, taking care of our Center and mak-

ing this a better place to be!

Be Thankful To:

Play a Little Tune for Us!

Our piano is ready and waiting! It’s in our Theater and Music Room. We

would love to hear our Center filled with the sound of music by our very own

talented members! Play anytime that there is not a class scheduled.

MRC Senior

Dinner Club

Special Presentation— By Professor James B. Lane. He is a history pro-

fessor at IUN. Since 1975 Mr. Lane has also been the editor of the unique magazine ”Steel Shavings”. He will be presenting “ Age of Anxiety”: The Calumet Region during the Postwar Years, 1945-1953.” Professor Lane is the author of numerous books including, “Gary’s First 100 Years: A Centennial History of Gary, Indiana”. Although he is a Pennsylvanian with a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, he considers himself a Hoosier and Calumet Na-tive. Join him on Thursday March 22nd at 10am. He will be offering a Senior Discount to one of his books for only $10.00.

The “Dinner Club” is back!

They are off to the Golden Corral at

8125 Broadway in Merrillville on Tues-

day March 20th at 4:00 pm. Marty Ladd

will be making the reservations. Please

sign-up by March 15th.

We Care

Please call and let us know if you are

not well or having surgery so we can

check on you. Our Member Care Ser-

vices will be giving you “Wellness Check

Calls”. Call Stella Brown 947-1864.

News Worthy News?

Let us know if you have something that needs to be printed in our news-

letter. There is a “News” box at the activity tables. Just drop a note in

the box and we will try to add it to our newsletter.

Do not follow where the path may lead.

Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson


Camaraderie, Excitement and Fitness for Seniors

Rudy Pavletic’s class is popular! Increase your health potential dra-

matically, with natural healing Chi-Gong. Accumulate energy & leave

refreshed and relaxed! Each Tuesday at 9am in the Front Gym. Wear

comfortable clothing. Can't stand long? This class can be done from a

chair.

With Debbie Burton - Improve your health and attain

the state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while exercis-

ing! Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. This class

can a be done from a chair. Wednesday’s 9:00am.

Rudy Pavletic returns every FRIDAY from 9 to 10

am. This time he is teaching Street Defense Karate

for seniors. Wear loose clothing, gym shoes or bare

feet. No Jewelry. Will need physicians release if

you have any health issues or injuries.

Tai Chi

Yoga

Self defense Karate

for Seniors

Tooooo much Fun!!!! Zumba Seniorized! Kathy Allen is a fabulous

teacher and great motivator in this class. Zumba is not only fun, but

a great way to get in shape. Join her on Friday’s from 11-12 for an

exhilarating class. Ask her for a schedule of her Craft Shows!!!! She is

an excellent crafter.

Zumba Gold !

Chair Massages - Wednesday

March 7th Massage Therapist, Kay Colon,

will be here giving Chair Massages.

Look for her by the aquarium from 10-11am.

Ten minute massages available. 1st come 1st serve

basis! Kay is also available by appointment at the

Portage YMCA.

Walking Club

The 1st meeting was a GREAT success!!! Thank you to Tricia Catlin from

Brentwood of Hobart and Aimee Schallenkamp from Home Instead

Senior Care. They did a great job organizing this program. There are

over 50 members and 3 different teams walking across the United

States. Don’t forget to keep track of your steps/miles to record in

team book. All 3 teams will meet in the main gym on Thursdays to walk

and “rock-out”! Join them at 11:00……..it’s a fun time and never to late

to start walking into great health!

Laughter Yoga

She’s Back...Kim Kopcha, certified instructor for

Laughter Yoga. A worldwide phenomenon, combin-

ing meditation with yogic breathing and exercise.

Proven to strengthen the immune and respiratory

systems., an antidote to depression & anxiety, im-

proves blood pressure as well as sense of humor and

self confidence.

She will be here on Monday March 12th at 1:00.

Line Dancing!

Kathy Allen embarked on her 2nd FUN class here. On Wednes-

days at 11:00 she will be in the Main Gym teaching ALL types

of line dancing.

Open enrollment……..get in line anytime!!!


Art Class

Instructor: retired Arts & Crafts Teacher, Carol

Heikema. Carol has added a 2nd class!! Classes

are on Wednesdays. March dates are the 7th,

the 14th and the 28th. Carol is a member of

Hobart's Arts & Crafts League. She is quite talent-

ed and experienced in all mediums. This month

she will continue with acrylics and pastels and

introduce watercolors. Carol’s dedication is

amazing! She will bring out the artist in you!

Class meets in Dining Room from 9:00 to 11:00

and also from 1:00 to 3:00pm.

(There is NOT a class on the 21st.)

Happy Hookers & Naughty Knitters

Knitting & Crocheting Club meets every Thursday at 1:00 pm, in the dining area. Sue Vrtikapa and Judy Doah are your coordina-

tors. This is an awesome & fun group! Whether you are an expert or a beginner you will fit right in. Everyone in the class is ea-

ger to help. So bring in the project that you are working on and join the FUN!

French Classes

Genealogy Club

Tuesday’s from 11:00 to 12:00 Ruth Crawford 942-7671 and

Judy Klinedinst 942-9830 are your coordinators. Both have lots

of knowledge and resources. This class is open enrollment,

enter at any session, whether you are a beginner or an experi-

enced researcher. Come in to learn or to share ideas.

Birders Club

The next meeting is Monday March 12th at 10:30am in the din-

ing area at the Center. They are busy and have many great

sightings! They have a recent sighting of a Bald Eagle. Gene Cole-

man is your coordinator.

Wednesday Classes with Cathy Wantland—

Beginners from 10– 11 and Intermediate from 11-

12. Thursday Classes with Julie Mortier Begin-

ners from 1-2 and Intermediate from 2-3. Both

Classes are full and will last for 4 weeks. The

waiting lists will be used to call to fill classes….…

you will be called in the order that you signed up.

If you sign –up when you are called it is im-

portant to attend each class or you will lose out

on valuable information.

Spanish Classes Our French teacher Sherri Sosh will be ending this session on

March 9th. She has a busy schedule for the next few weeks with

her volunteer work including “Rebuilding Together”. She may be

able to rejoin us again in May!

Computer Classes

Beginner Spanish with Wanda Schrader. Every Mon-

day from 10-11am. Wanda has decided to continue

classes thru March. There is a sign-up sheet at the

front entrance. It’s never too late to sign-up!

Seniors……..Keeping our Minds Moving!!!!!

MRC 1st Book Club

Julie Mortier will be coordinating the 1st Book Club. They will be

meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 10-11am. The

group will be discussing “The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass. The

next book will be “Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Soci-

ety” by . The new books will be available at the March 15th

meeting. Bring ideas & reading suggestions! Please return “The

Widowers Tale” on or before the 15th or you will be subject to

pay a late charge. March’s meeting is the 15th.


Trips & Travels

Pam Dault from Pampalone Travel is planning a trip to Meijer Gardens Grand

Rapids, Michigan coming this summer! Check out the Alaskan Cruise for

June! She is looking into a Yankees VS White Sox Game and/or a Rail Cats

Outing. Be sure to put your travel ideas in the Travel Idea Box at the regis-

tration table. Pam will be planning more trips from your ideas! If you have

questions, please feel free to call her at Pampalone Travel (219) 769-8448.

Movie & Popcorn

Rich Riba and Bill Bodnar are both retired teachers and will be hosting, critiquing & discussing each movie. Join them on Wednesday’s at 1pm. March Features, in order, will be “National Treasure ”, “Short Circuit”, “Armageddon”, and “ An American President” and Bill & Rich will explain “how to watch a movie”, what great scenes to look for, what great lines to listen for, etc. There will be open dis-cussion after each movie. The Art Thea-ter is our Popcorn Sponsor!

Blood Pressure Checks

Our very own member & Retired MA, Marie Lawrence will be checking our

blood pressures twice a month. She will provide you with a pocket chart to

keep track and take to your doctor. She will be returning in April.

MRC Partnering with Hobart Police Department

Lt. Jack Grennes would like us to help with

the HPD bi-weekly Newsletter. Join us eve-

ry other Friday to help staple & prepare the

newsletters for deliveries. March 9th and

23th at 9:00 am.

Blood Sugar Testing &

Blood Pressure Checks

Maribeth Builtema R,N. from Home Care Services of Northwest Indiana will

be offering FREE Blood Sugar Testing to Senior Members on Tuesday Febru-

ary 7th from 10 to Noon. This month she will also be checking blood pres-

sures. She will be back in March to do sugar re-checks.

Senior Ladies Bowling

Senior Ladies Bowling for Fun! Wednes-

day’s at Hobart Lanes 1:00 pm. Carole Cob-

ble is your coordinator (219) 942-7067.

Corn Hole Games

Toss those bean/corn bags! We now have 2 sets of Boards. Dave

Hiestand made our 1st set and he & Penny are loaning us a 2nd set for

now. Join them in the Gym every Wednesday at 1:00.

Pool League

MRC Choir Sign-ups

Coming Soon. Sign-up at the front desk. Claude Alexander will be our

Coordinator (219) 942-9926. He will schedule dates and times once

enough pool players sign-up! We only need a couple of more players to

sign-up so we can get started!

There are several people signed up as of now.

There is plenty of room for more! Doris Chris-

tian is helping us find a coordinator and assis-

tant coordinator. Mr Wolff from HHS is

putting music together for us. We Thank You

Doris! We are hoping to get started singing

in April!

Lt. Jack Grennes is bringing the Hobart PD Dispatchers here to talk about what takes place after you place a 911 call. Join them in the

Movie & Theater Room on Thursday March 8th at 10am.

HPD Special Presentation


GREAT FOOD & GREAT COMPANY

Join us on Thursday mornings 8 - 10am. Hats off to our Volunteers! They

have done a terrific job cooking and serving us great meals. Eggs, Waffles,

pancakes, biscuits and gravy are just a few of few of our fabulous entrees.

Purchase tickets for a bargain at only $3.00 per member! You can pur-

chase tickets in advance or at the door. Thank you Barb Stokes for coordi-

nating this fabulous program, as well as ALL of our wonderful volunteers.

Soup Tuesdays

Breakfast ClubBreakfast Club

Just in time for cold weather! Volunteers and Sponsors will be preparing

delicious hot soup with thick crusty bread or cornbread and dessert every

Tuesday from 11-1:00pm. You can purchase tickets in advance or at the

door…$3.00 per member. Thank you to the 2 Sue’s! Sue Miller and Sue

Cooper for coordinating this special day!

Volunteer

Members are Needed

We have opportunities for everyone! We need

your help at our center: Volunteers for the Reg-

istration Desk and for Kitchen duties helping with

for coffee and refreshments. Shifts are only 2

hours each. Call Pam or Donna at 947-1864 or

stop in to see us! If you would like to help with

our Breakfast Club call Barb Stokes 942-9456. To

volunteer for Soup Tuesdays call Sue Cooper 942

-3435 or Sue Miller 942-4382.

Check Out our Website

www.hobartseniors.com

Please take the time to view our website. It

has been a labor of love by Ray and Christine

Foster. They have spent endless hours taking

pictures of members, classes and events at

our Center. They have put together a 1st

class website for us, that is truly priceless!

Free emergency Cell Phones

Soup Sponsors

Brentwood of Hobart will be sponsor-

ing our soup luncheon March 13th and

Rittenhouse will be sponsoring our soup

on March 21st this month. Please show

your support let them know how much

we appreciate their generosity! Let’s not

forget Miller’s Merry Manor and their

wonderful Birthday Cake on the 1st Tues-

day of each month!

Secure the Call is an Emergency only Cell Phone

Program for Seniors and Abused Woman. If you

or anyone you know is in need of a cell phone

for emergency use, please let us know. Sign-up

at the front activity tables or call 947-1864 and

request a free emergency phone.

Recycle Your Old Cell Phones

Please bring in your old cell phones & chargers. Place them in

the phone barrel up front. We also have a barrel at the High

School and Strack’s. Once they are full, we will send them to

“Secure the Call” to be re-programed as 911 emergency

phones.

The Safety Call Network

The HPD provides a unique service to Hobart’s senior citizens

who live alone, who are disabled or homebound. Once enrolled

a volunteer will place a daily phone call to you to verify your well

being. If no answer is received, alert procedures go into effect.

The Safety Call Network is free. Call Lt. Jack Grennes to enroll,

942-1125 X 1070. Group Presentations are also available.

MRC Bake Sale

Coming in May! I am so grateful for our wonderful cooks and bak-

ers here at our Center. You have been so successful with our bake

sales, I thought that you would look forward to another one! We

will have the same booth area that we did at the Holiday Market.

This time it will be at the “Trash or Treasure City Wide Garage Sale

on Saturday May 26th from 8 to 1. I will put a sign-up sheet out

soon with more details. Start planning your favorites now!!


Open Pinochle

Monday's 12:30 to 3:30 pm. All levels welcome. Ray Phil-

lips is the coordinator. Jane Massa will teach beginners.

Texas Hold'em for Fun

Thursday's 12:30 - 3:30pm. All levels welcome. Ray Phillips will help

you become the expert player. Experienced or new to the game, join in

at anytime…...There is lot’s of room for anyone at any level of play.

Bridge Lessons

Bunco Club

Bunco is now 2 times per month. The 1st

and the 3rd Friday, March dates are the

2nd and the 16th at 12:30 PM. Sue Davies

& Carol Hendrix will be coordinating. Sign-

up sheets are at the front desk.

Friday's at 1:00 in our Resource and Learning Room.

Hobart's very own David Bigler. Dave was awarded a Life Master Certificate

in 2008 and a Bronze Life Master in 2009. He will be teaching ALL levels of

Bridge. Experienced players will be separated. Dave will try to meet with

beginners at 12:30.

Games and More GamesGames and More Games

Open Bridge

Every Friday at 10:00 am join Ted Charlebois, coordinator, for open

Bridge. If you have time stay for lessons with Dave Bigler at 12:30 to

brush-up your skills or just for fun!

Tuesdays from 1-3pm. Italo Ivaldi is a

tournament Ping Pong Player and will be

teaching and organizing play for our

members. Whether you are a beginner

or have experience come on out and

enjoy the play! If you have a preferred

paddle, bring it with, if not, we have

them. It is located in the front gym. We

now have 2 tables.

Ping Pong

Lessons &

Play

Mexican Train

Mexican Train is a domino game that is easy to learn and a lot of fun!

Jerrie Engel is the coordinator. Every Tuesday at 1:00 in the Social Room.

Beginners or experienced players are welcome!

Experienced Mah Jongg Play

Every Tuesday 12:00 – 3:30 in our Social

Room. Lessons will begin again in the Spring!

Canasta is Coming!!

Jerrie Engel is back at it!!! She is teaching the new and brushing-up the

old on Thursday March 1st and 8th at 12:30. “All play” (experienced

and new) and every Thursday beginning March 15th at 12:30

The Fist day of Spring is Tuesday March 20th

Doris Ban still has tickets to the Chicago

Symphony for Tuesday May 15th. Lunch

at the Russian Tea Room and transporta-

tion is included, $ 112.00 due by April 1st,

Call Doris at 942-6211

Chicago Symphony


Check out the “Pig Painting” near the puzzle ta-

bles. It is on loan to us from our very own talent-

ed artist-member Herbert Goodwin. Thank you

Herbert for sharing your talent and your beautiful

paintings with us. Herbert also helped us pur-

chase an artwork display tracking system. It has

been installed on the north wall of the center.

Now all of our artists can display their beautiful

work.

Art Appreciation & a Re-

minder to “Feed the Pigs!”

Free Entertainment

at HHS

Sunday March 11th– Theatrical Performance at 2:00

Thursday March 29th-Spring Choral Concert at 5:00

Call 947-7777 for reservations.

Pot Luck Monday

Per popular request we will be having our Pot Luck

Luncheon 1 Monday per month. We will be serving

chili dogs this month. Add a couple of salads and

some chips and a few desserts and …...Wha-La… a

great casual lunch at the Senior Center! Please sign

up at the front tables, for the item that you would

bring, Our Pot Luck this month will be on Monday

the March 19th. Join us in the dining room around

Noon.

Daylight Savings Time

Trivia

Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday March 11that 1:59 am. So

don’t forget to turn your clocks forward an hour on Saturday night

BEFORE you go to bed! Did you know that the idea of daylight sav-

ings time was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 while he

was visiting Paris? It’s been an on again off again affair since the

1st law in 1918. There are many reasons that the time change was

proposed in the US; It was believed to increase voter turn-out, a

study by US Law Enforcement showed a reduction of violent crimes

by 10-13%, safer for Trick or Treaters, 1% reduction in traffic acci-

dents & fatalities., Energy savings benefits. Not just electricity.

There is a savings of 300,000 barrels of oil each year. Indiana was

always a “hot Bed” of controversy and a much divided state. Legis-

lators passed a law that implemented Daylight Saving Time

statewide beginning on April 2, 2006. Trains are challenged to stay

on schedule. When the clocks fall back one hour in October, all

Amtrak trains in the U.S. that are running on time stop at 2:00 a.m.

and wait one hour before resuming. Overnight passengers are

often surprised to wake and find that there trip just took an hour

longer than expected. At the spring Daylight Saving Time change,

trains instantaneously become an hour behind schedule at 2:00

a.m., but they just keep going and do their best to make up the

time. Hawaii and Arizona does not observe DST, except for the

Navajo Nation in Arizona, which does. However, the Hopi Reserva-

tion, which is entirely surrounded by the Navajo Nation, doesn’t

observe DST. This causes a donut-shaped area of Arizona that does

observe DST, but the “hole” in the center does not. Thus calling it

the “doughnut effect”. .The fire departments also use the time

change as a reminder to change the batteries in your smoke detec-

tors. Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday November 4th at

1:59am.

4th of July

Already?

The Maria Reiner Center needs to have a float in the 4th

of July Parade. Not just any float…..a GREAT FLOAT! In

honor of the hardworking men and women of our com-

munity, this year's parade theme is, "Hobart, the RED,

WHITE & BLUE COLLAR City." The Grand Marshal of the

parade will be Dick Boyd of Boyd Construction, a compa-

ny that has been in business for 100 years. Let’s get a

few hard working and creative members together and

go for 1st Place!! I will put a sign-up sheet out soon so

we can get started planning early!

MRC Book Sale/Exchange

Sue & Dave Cooper and Sue Miller have put togeth-

er a Book Sale & Exchange Fundraiser for the MRC.

They already have close to 200 books! Come on

down on Monday March 26th at 10am to find great

buys on gently used books or to exchange gently

used books. The prices will vary from 25 cents to

$1.00. If you have books to donate for this event

please drop them off at the center. There is a drop

off box near the sign-up tables.


An Irish Blessing: As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never

point the wrong way! Submitted by: Helen Brooks

Carson Pirie Scott is having their annual “2 Day Community Day Event” on April 27th & 28th. Since 1999 they’ve raised $91

Million for organizations just like ours. Community Day is a unique opportunity for non-for-profit organizations, like us, to

raise money and increase their visibility in the community. It's a fun, rewarding event for all involved, at no cost to us or our

Center. It is SIMPLE…….. We have order and received 500 coupon booklets for this event. We will be selling them here for

$5.00 each. 100% of the cost comes directly back to us. Our goal is to raise $2500.00 The booklet includes a $10.00 off

coupon, as well as a tiered shopping pass for 20%/15%/10% off each regular or sale priced item, plus a 30% Early bird cou-

pon, valid 7am-10am on Saturday, April 28, plus merchandise offers: Customers must have the coupon to receive the spe-

cial pricing on these offers. And Exclusive Web Offers. Tri-Kappa has taken 50 books to sell. If you have family, friends,

neighbors, church members, etc., that you would like to sell to, please see Sue Miller. She will be happy to hook you up!

She has reserved a couple a days to sell coupon books at Carson's in the mall. She will need volunteers to help on those

days. Help us meet our goal!

Carson’s Community Day Sale to Assist the

Maria Reiner Center Raise Funds

Celebrate on Saturday March 17th. Saint

Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is

the patron saint and national apostle of Ire-

land. Born in Roman Britain, he was kid-

napped and brought to Ireland as a slave at

the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned

to Ireland and was credited with bringing

Christianity to its people. In the centuries

following Patrick's death (believed to have

been on March 17, 461), Perhaps the most

well known legend is that he explained the

Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)

using the three leaves of a native Irish clover,

the shamrock. The United States was actually

the first to hold a parade on March 17, 1762.

-In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day was

traditionally a religious occasion. In fact, up

until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that

pubs be closed on March 17. The Chicago

River has been dyed green every St. Patrick’s

Day since 1962. “Erin go Baugh”, Ireland

Forever!

Ethnic Dancing

The Seniors here are amazing! First there was Ballroom Dancing, then

Line Dancing, now this!!! Jeanie Cedano has offered to teach the Salsa,

the Merengue and the Bachata. There is a sign-up sheet on the front

tables. As soon as there is enough interest she will set a date and time.

Be a Polite Parker

We are getting busier and busier, and parking can get a little difficult.

However please don't’ park in the “stripped” areas between the

handicapped spaces. It makes it just a little difficult to get in or out

of our cars!

Vote for 3 New Directors

The Maria Reiner Board is comprised of 9 Directors. Each year 3

directors terms will expire and the MRC Members, “ that are citi-

zens of Hobart” will be eligible to vote for their replacements.

You will be able to vote by secret ballot at our Annual Member-

ship Meeting on Thursday March 29th 12:00 (noon). There must

be a minimum of 3 nominees for each seat to be filled. The list of

nominees with the most votes will be submitted to the Executive

of the City and he from that list the Executive shall appoint Direc-

tors sufficient to fill the vacancies.

Share Old Photos

Gather all of your old or unique photos of Hobart.

Dave Mergl will scan and take pictures of your pho-

tos and compile them onto a CD for everyone to

share. The older the better. Sign –up sheet is out.

http://www.history.com/topics/1970s


Meet Your Board of Directors

Terms expiring 04/20/14

Tom Ehrhardt - President Lisa Field - Vice President Jackie Kraft—Member


Mike Adams - Member Dee Bedella - Secretary Theresia Larimore - Member


Leni Vinzant - Member Margaret Kuchta - Member Jane Massa - Member

(deceased)

Meet the Maria Reiner Center Advisory Board

Judy Buncich Susan Miller

Gary Nagy Carol Paska

Barbara Stokes Bob Zemburski

Venita Chitwood David Cooper

Pat Danko Donna Fulton

Philip Grote Judy Hannigan

Jane Massa

Don’t forget to vote on March 29th at noon!

Please thank Tri Kappa for sponsoring our soup

luncheon on Tuesday February 28th. They did a

fabulous job and that cake was wonderful!

I would like to thank all the members that have helped

us move furniture so the floors could be scrubbed,

waxed and buffed out. The floor look great again!

Scrapbooking Club

Edith Roberson will be coordinating a scrap book-

ing class. Everyone will bring in their own supplies

and share ideas and inspirations. As soon as there

is enough people signed up we will announce date

and time!

Hobby Days…….Coming Soon!

Do you have a hobby. Something that you just love

doing? Share your talent and information with us.

We will be scheduling Hobby Days in the Spring.

Please sign-up and let us know what your special

talent is.

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