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Volume 20, Issue 4
1010 6th Street
April 2015
Greeley, CO 80631
Phone: 970-350-9440
Special Events
Fax: 970-350-9898
www.greeleygov.com
Celebrate monthly birthdays and anniversaries at Shareholder Lunch on
Thursday, Apr 2 at 11:30am. The
menu is Sloppy Joes, potato salad,
cottage cheese with fruit, dessert &
beverage. Please sign up in advance.
The fee is $4 per person.
Where Being Active
Is Our Way Of Life
Inside this issue:
Wings Over the Rockies
2
Denver Auto Show
2
Pool Tournaments
2
Shuffleboard Tourney
2
AARP Driver Safety
3
Chess Class
3
Medicare Counseling
3
Hours of Operation
M-F, 8am-5pm
Sat, 12-3pm
Check our
calendar for
special activities
and extended
hours!
On Monday, Apr 6 at 12:30pm during
Thinking About Exercise...Think
Again converse about our true feelings on exercise, why we feel the way
we do about it, why it seems more
complex than it should be and how
these ideas discourage us from getting started, especially as we get
older. Larry G. Matson, Certified
Health/Fitness Specialist, presents a
simple plan that you can incorporate
into your daily life to take advantage
of all that exercise has to offer. No
fee. Please call to reserve your seat.
Enjoy great games of bridge, delicious
dessert and door prizes at the Spring
Singles Bridge Tournament on
Tuesday, Apr 7 at 1pm. Fees are $5
members and $10 non-members.
On Wednesday, Apr 8 at 9:30-11am
during Disaster Preparedness learn
about being personally prepared for
common hazards and what you
should have in your 3-day emergency
kit. Jim Riesburg will provide vital
information from the Weld County Office of Emergency Management.
Refreshments & door prizes will be
provided. Reservations are required
and a can be made by calling the
Greeley Aspen Club, 970-313-2796.
Learn the difference between Alzheimer’s, other dementias and normal
Our Spring Bridge Tournament is just around
the corner on Tuesday, Apr 7 at 1pm. Enjoy
fun games of bridge, tasty dessert &
fantastic door prizes!
memory loss due to aging during The Basics:
Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer’s on
Monday, Apr 13 at 9:30am. No fee. Please
call the Senior Center to reserve a seat.
Join us for a 15 minute Virtual Dementia
Tour on Tuesday, Apr 14. Experience a sensory training where you will understand the
overwhelming effect of the aging process
combined with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Refreshments will be served. Tours are offered
9am-3:30pm. Appointments are required and
can be made by calling 970-350-9440.
Dr. Douglas Kemme, UC Health Oncologist,
will lead a discussion panel of cancer care
experts on Wednesday, Apr 29, 2-3:30pm at
the Senior Center. Cancer 101: Prevention
to Detection to Survivorship will discuss
reducing cancer risk, early detection guidelines, genetics, team approach to care & palliative care. Reservations are required and
can be made by calling the Greeley Aspen
Club, 970-313-2796.
Don’t miss the 45th Annual UNC/Greeley
Jazz Festival on Apr 16-18, 2015. All daytime
performances and activities are FREE and
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open to the public! Free school group
performances will take place at
UCCC, Greeley Recreation Center,
Moxi Theater and Clarion Hotel. Free
workshops offered at the Greeley
Senior Center and St. Patricks
Church. If you wish to purchase tickets for the evening concerts contact
the UCCC Box Office, 970-356-5000.
Join us on Apr 28 at 10am when
Steve Johnson will talk about strategies to Maximize Social Security.
Software will be available to help retirees and pre-retirees maximize their
opportunities, understand the current
state of Social Security and learn how
to guarantee lifetime income. No fee.
Reservations are required Call 970350-9440.
Volunteer Appreciation is on April
23rd at 9am. Free for Volunteers and
$5 for guests. Call for reservations.
Spanish Class is offered April 7- May
26 from 1:30-3pm. Please bring a
binder, paper and willingness to take
a risk! There is no textbook. Sign up
at the front desk. Members is $5 NonMembers is $10.
Vision Loss and Self Advocacy; how
to communicate with others. April 22
at 10am. Call to reserve your seat.
Hula for Health is starting on April
2nd at 10:30am. Members $5, Nonmembers $10.
Travel
Visit one of the most comprehensive
automotive sector trade events, the
Denver Auto Show, on Thursday,
Apr 9 at 10:30am. Registration fees
are $10 members, $15 nonmembers. The $6 admission fee
and lunch cost are on your own the
day of the trip.
Visit the Wings Over the Rockies
Air & Space Museum on Tuesday,
Apr 14 at 9am. The museum has
added 6 new inter-active exhibits
including “Colorado’s Astronauts”
SHAREHOLDER
and “Nose Art.” Member fee is $20.
Non-member fee is $25. Fees include museum admission. Lunch
cost is on your own before returning
to Greeley.
At 11am on Thursday, Apr 16 the
Gabbie Gourmet travels to the
Landry’s Seafood House for a taste
of Gulf Coast tradition. Member fee
is $10. Non-member fee is $15.
Meal and gratuity are on your own.
Explore backstage of the Denver
Performing Arts Complex at
8:30am on Tuesday, Apr 28. Wear
comfortable shoes for the walking
tour through areas such as Actor’s
Alley where door-size, hand-painted
replicas of Broadway
Broadway show posters adorn
the walls. Lunch cost
show
is on your own before
posters
returning to Greeley.
adorn the Registration fees are
$20 members, $25
walls!
non-members.
Sports
It is time to register for our next session, Apr 1-June 29, of Open Gym
Sports: Badminton, Basketball,
Pickleball, Racquetball & Volleyball. Days, times & fees vary depending on the sports you play so
please refer to the Recreation Connection catalog for this information.
There is no charge for SilverSneakers® Members when they register
for 50+ Open Gym Sports: Badminton, Basketball, Pickleball, Racquetball & Volleyball. We do ask
that SilverSneakers® members register for each program in which they
participate AND that they scan their
SilverSneakers® card at the Senior
Center and Greeley Recreation Center or Family FunPlex each day they
participate in their sport! When you
register please let us know that you
are a SilverSneakers® member so
that you are not charged the registration fee.
Senior Softball teams are busy
practicing Mon/Wed mornings at
10:30am. Softball Games begin on
Monday, Apr 20 for the 70+ Division
and on Wednesday, Apr 22 for the
50+ Divisions. Players are needed
for our intermediate, B2/C1 Division
team. If you are interested in joining
one of these teams please contact
Carrie Fehringer, 970-350-9438!
Compete in our Shuffleboard Tournament at 9am, Wednesday, Apr 8.
Fees are $3 Shuffleboard Club
members, $8 non-members. Prizes
awarded to the top 3 finishers.
Lunch break taken at 11:30am so
make a reservation for Nutrition
Lunch. Winners of the Shuffleboard Doubles Tourney in Feb
were: 1st, Mike Ream & Dave Baloun; 2nd, Bob Holland & Doris Gilreath and 3rd, Linda Brooks & Lana
Ryden.
There will be plenty of sharks in the
pool room during the 8-ball Singles
Tournament at 8:30am on
Wednesday, Apr 15. Pool Club
member fee $3, non-member fee
$8. Winners of the 8-ball Doubles
Tourney in Feb were: 1st, Linda
Cangemi & Manuel Medina; 2nd,
Alvina Bailey & Jim Nelson and 3rd,
Eric Schoenharr & Dave Baloun.
Pool Club’s 9-ball Singles Tournament & Lunch is scheduled for
Thursday, Apr 30 at 8:30am. Fee
includes lunch and we’ll have a
Pizza Party. Fees are $6 Pool Club
member, $11 non-member. Winners of the 9-ball Singles Tourney
in Feb were: 1st, Paul Forman;
2nd, Jerry Hunt and 3rd, Alvina Bailey.
A Pickleball Mixer is scheduled for
Saturday, May 9, 8am-5pm. The
format is Men’s 7 Women’s Doubles
with partners drawn for each game.
Prizes awarded to the top 3 finishers in each gender division. Room
101 is reserved for a potluck lunch,
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refreshments and socialization
throughout the day. Please bring a
dish to share for lunch. Member fee
is $5. Non-member fee is $10.
Register by Monday, Apr 27.
On Tuesday, Apr 14 and Thursday,
Apr 16 Experience Pickleball will
play 8-11:30am in the Main Gym
ONLY and Just 4 Fun Pickleball
will play 1-4pm in the Main Gym.
On Friday, Apr 17 Leisure Pickleball will play 2-5pm in the Main
Gym.
Afternoon Table Tennis is offered
at 1:30pm on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. No fee for members.
Non-members pay the $3 daily
drop-in fee or $5 monthly fee. At
6pm on Wednesdays and the 1st,
3rd, 4th & 5th Fridays of each month
play Open Table Tennis. The fee
is $3 per person, per night, payable
at the door. Enjoy a Round Robin
Tournament at 6pm the 2nd Friday
of each month for $5.
Classes
Those with instructor permission
can enroll in Advanced Tai Chi
Evenings on Wednesdays, 78:30pm, Mar 25-May 20. Fees are
$15 members, $20 non-members.
Beginning Tai Chi is a continuation
of the most recent beginning class
in which students must have enrolled. Wear comfortable clothes
and enjoy fun, rejuvenating exercise
on Thursdays, 9-10am, Mar 26-May
21. Fees are $12 members, $17
non-members.
Doris Gilreath leads Water Walking
at 7am, Mon/Wed/Fri beginning Apr
1. Monthly fee is $14 members, $19
non-members. Ada James leads
Water Walking at 8am, Tue/Thu
beginning Apr 2. Monthly fee is $10
members, $15 non-members.
Join us for Porcelain Art on Monday, Apr 6 at 9am. Purchase supplies on your own. No fee.
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GRASP (Greeley Retiree Academic Study Program) meets on
Mondays, Apr 6, 13, 20 & 27 at
1:30pm and will study “HUD Housing,” take a Fort Collins Field Trip,
also study “Why I am Vegan,”
“Hitler’s Obsession With the Master
Race” and more! GRASP fee is $20
per year, with a Senior Center membership.
Learn to play or brush up on your
skills during Chess Class, 10-11am
on Tue, Apr 7-28. Member fee is
$15. Non-member fee is $20. Or,
pay a $5 drop-in fee each day.
Syncopation Station Performance
Group tap dances Tue/Thu, 911am, Apr 7-30. Member fee, $48.
Non-member fee, $53. Learn to tap
dance in Senior Beginner Tap
Tuesdays, 10:45-11:30am, Apr 728. Member fee, $36. Nonmember fee, $41. Fees increase $5
after Mar 31.
Check with your insurance agent
about receiving a discount on your
car insurance by completing AARP
Driver Safety Class, 12-4:30pm,
Wednesday, Apr 8. To pre-register
call the Senior Center, 970-3509440 by Monday, Apr 6. Fees payable at class, $15 AARP members,
$20 non-members.
Circuit Training Exercise at the
FunPlex is designed with low impact exercises using various fitness
equipment including stationary
bikes. Class meets Mon/Wed, 9:3510:35am, Apr 20-may 20. Member
fee, $24. Non-member fee, $29.
No class on Apr 6 & 8. Please register by Wednesday, Apr 15.
Please note the current Circuit
Training session is on Spring Break
Mar 30 & Apr 1.
Attend SilverSneakers® Orientation Monday, Apr 6 at 9am for a
facility tour and an overview of fitness equipment & classes.
Programs & Wellness
Our men’s group, Senior Car Lovers Unite, will meet at 9am on
Wednesday, Apr 1 to discuss cars
and a variety of other topics. New
members welcome. No fee for members. Non-members, $3 drop-in fee.
Book Club meets at 10am on Thursday, Apr 9 to discuss The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman.
Check-out a book at the library or
purchase a copy. New readers are
always welcome.
Steve Young provides one-on-one
Medicare Counseling on Thursday,
Apr 9. Appointments are required
and begin at 9am. Call 350-9440 to
schedule your appointment. No fee.
Join us for Square Dances on Saturdays, Apr 11 & 25 at 7pm. Admission
is payable at the door $5 for square
dance members, $6 non-members.
Announcements
Please be aware of the following
cancellations during the UNC
Greeley Jazz Festival: Tai Chi & Table Tennis are cancelled Wed, Apr
15. Tai Chi & Writing Your Life are
cancelled Thu, Apr 16. Table Tennis, SilverSneakers®, Keen-age
Singers & Bridge in the Fitness
Room are cancelled Friday, Apr 17.
The Senior Center is collecting nonperishable food & toiletry donations
to be given to homeless veterans on
Veterans Stand Down Day. Drop
off items by April 1. Contact RSVP,
970-351-2588, for other drop off locations or to volunteer for Veterans
Stand Down Day, Apr 3, 9am-4pm.
Winners of the Winter Bridge Tournament were: 1st, Larry Broemsen &
Wayne Johnson; 2nd, Joyce Bell &
Congratulations to Gloria Dulgren
for scoring a record of 9 Buncos on
Friday, Mar 13 during Bunco. It
wasn’t Friday the 13th for Gloria!
Mark your calendar. Spring Trip
Registration opens on Monday,
Apr 27!
Thank you to Chris Spohn for repairing the broken zippers on the
bags for our Pickleball nets. The
bags have needed some tender loving care and Chris’ efforts are very
much appreciated.
You only need to be 50 years of age
to join the Greeley Senior Activity
Center. Annual membership cost
is $22 for Greeley residents, $24 for
non-residents.
Our goal is to provide you with accessible services and programs. If
you need special accommodations
on one of our trips please let us
know at least 30 days prior to the
start of the event.
Welcome
Motherly May
First time members who joined
the Senior Center from Feb 17 thru
Mar 23 are Wesley Howard, John
Benavidez, Susanne Miller, Vonnie
Meyer, Bernie Kiwimagi, Roger
Kiwimagi, Melone Jackson, James
Mason, Jane Groshong, Joe
Crawley, Roy White, John Rethage, Mike Jones, Carolyn Erickson, Lynda Collins, Ken King,
AnnMarie Spahr, Robert Brown,
Mary Clark, Luis Pimentel, Rodney
Lunt, Sylvia Buchanan, Margret
Edwards, Judy Johnson, Alan
Meis, Phyllis Scheiblay, Arla Armstrong, Bert Hays, David Gill, Sally
Fay, Lon Gotton, Kenneth Hartmann, Elizabeth Bailon, Galen
Monson, Brett Monson, Richard
Gilkey, Gloria Boken, Twyla Glasscox and Lois Gage. New members
are invited to New Member Orientation on Thursday, Apr 23 at
10am and can join us for Shareholder Lunch on Thursday, June 4
for just $2. Lunch reservations are
required and can be made at the
front desk, 970-350-9440.
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May 5
May 7
May 8
May 11
May 12
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 18
May 20
May 21
May 22
May 27
May 28
Hiking Trips Orientation
SilverSneakers® Orientation
Porcelain Art
Ice Cream Social
Infinite Monkey Wine Tour
Mother’s Day Lunch
RMSG Early Reg. Deadline
GRASP Lunch
US Post Office Terminal
Medicare with David
Balance Assessments
Shuffleboard Tournament
AARP Driver Safety
8-ball Singles & Lunch
Gabbie Gourmet
Book Club
Hiking Trip
Spirit Hound Distillers
8-ball Doubles Blind Draw
Medicare Counseling
RMSG Final Reg. Deadline
10 Signs of Alzheimer’s
Denver Zoo
New Member Orientation
Greeley Senior Activity Center
1010 6th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
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John Keyser; 3rd, Agnes Biegel &
Nancy Johnson; Low, Kathleen
Davis & Bill Cole.