On The Senior Scene - News and Events for Georgia Seniors
Bell's Ferry Seniors
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Genea Yates from Northside Hospital discussed the 7 Steps to Creating New
Behavior with the Bell's Ferry Seniors. She explained that change can take place
with anyone at any age with the help of identifying current patterns,
visualizing new patterns, receiving them and taking action that supports the new
pattern. Seated L to R: Nell Daws, Billie McKinney, Beverly Coviello. (Standing
l-r): Linda Johnson, Bette Harris, Pat Scully, Joan Osborne, Genea Yates
(Northside Hospital), Paula Kay, Geneva Barber, Imogene Bishop, Jean Jenkins,
Dot Reid, Nancy Melcher, and Carlotta Medaglia. |
50 Years Young HOOP It Up In Roswell
The Roswell Adult Recreation Center located in Grimes Bridge Park provides
wonderful and conveniednt programs and events thoughout the yar for mature
adults to get out and bevcome physically active, socially engaged and to
discover that being physically active really can improve one's quality of
life.
One of our biggest opportunities is coming up in September. We would
love for anyone who is interested to come out and take part in the fun! We are
very excited to be starting up a brand new, organized men's 3-on-3 basketball
league. It will considt of a 6-8-game regular season concluding with a single
elimination tournament. Teams require a minimum of three players on the roster
with a maximum of eight players total. All games will be played half-court,
side-to-side at Hembree Park on Saturday mornings beginning September 6th.
If
you ar einterested in our new and exciting basketball league, there will be a
meeting on August 20th at 6 pm at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center at 830
Grimes Bridge Rd., Roswell, GA 30075. Please feel free to contact Mary Rummell
at 770-641-3950 for any further details or questions. Fees to be announced.
Two Holes-In-One
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reported recently that Bob Hickey, 66, of
Grayling, Mich., hit not one, but two holes-in-one in the same round of play at
the Marsh Ridge golf course in Gaylord, Michigan. The odds of doing that are 67
million to one. Hickey, a long-haul truck driver, played a 7 iron for his first
hole-in-one on the 167-yard 10th hole. On the 17th hole, he drained it from the
tee 147 yards away. These were his first aces.
Sole Sisters Go Cruisin'
The Sole Sisters are all about girlfriends having fun, sharing great times
and experiencing gal pal getaways. These shoe-lovin' women know that spending
relaxing, uninterrupted time with their girlfriends is the perfect getaway and a
must on the list of girlfriend traditions. Let your traditions begin by joining
the Sole Sisters on their 3rd Annual "Flip Flops in Paradise" girlfriend's
getaway cruise, April 6-10, 2009, aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas.
A deposit now with the balance due in January 2009 will hold your spot on this
high seas adventure.
Let the fun begin by visiting
www.thesolesisters.com.
Home Place Communities
Greenbrooke Senior Community located at 149 Gerenfield Rd., Hiram, Ga., has a
variety of events/classes offered for senior for the month of September. Just
some of them include: walking club, table talk, knitting classes, dominos,
mahjong, poker, Bible study, lunch club, and much more. They would love for you
to come and join them. Please call 770 505-1099 for registration, times and for
more information.
Ballground Seniors
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At the Ballground Community Center, Blanche Cash, Joyce Vest, Stanley Cash,
Nora Nix, Bob Poe, Louvenia Barrett, Mary Poe, Julia Mooney and JoAnn
DelaMoirnere try out anti-bacterial hand spray as Bernice Friedman, a registered
nurse, explains what the MRSA (Mithicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) virus
is, how to identify it and how to control the spead of it. The key to dealing
with bacteria or virus is hand washing. |
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Tea time is a good time to enjoy the company of your friends as the
Ballground seniors did. (Seated l-r): JoAnn delaMoirnere, Louvenia Barrett,
Bonnell Waters, Joyce Vest. Standing L to R: Stanley Cash, Mary Poe, Julia
Mooney, Helen Milton, Flara Godfrey, Blanche Cash, Jeannette Woodall, Bob Poe
and Vivian Little. |
Activities at Cobb Senior Centers
WINDY HILL - 770-801-5320 Hot Dog & a Hobby in the Lobby, Thurs., Sept. 18, Noon-1 pm. $3 members, $4
non-members. Relish a cuisine de frankfurter at Windy Hill. Swing by and pick up
an All American hot dog with all the fixin's. And while you're here, stop by our
Hobby in the Lobby to see beautiful works of art from the Greater Atlanta Gourd
Group. Call the center for details. Flamingo Dance Club, Sat., Sept. 20,
7:30-10:30 pm. $7 member, $10 non-member. Dance and listen to your favorite
music and enjoy a live band. Call the center for info. Create a "Bling"
Bracelet, Mon., Sept. 22, 1-4 pm. $25 supply fee payable to instructor. Add a
little sparkle to your fall wardrobe. Join Judy Purvis and create a beautiful
beaded braclet perfect to give or enjoy. Call the center for details.
EAST COBB -
770-509-4900 The Inquest of E. Cobb Centeer, Tues., Sept. 16, 1-3 pm. Cost: Free,
registration required. The East Cobb Players are proud to present their first
dessert theatre performance, The Inquest of E. Cobb Centeer. Come enjoy this
mystery satire about the demise of eccentric and wealthy E. Cobb (Cobby)
Centeer. Desserts and punch will be served. Call the center for info. How
Does Your Garden Grow? Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter, Thurs., Sept.
18, Time: TBD. Cost: $3 residents, $4 non-residents. Registration required.
Master Gardener Renee Chastain-Fink will conduct a seminar on preparing your
garden for fall and winter. Call for info.
C.
FREEMAN POOLE - 770-801-3400 Caregiver Support Group, Tues. Sept. 16, 2-3 pm. Cost: Free. Are you a caregiver
for a spouse or a parent? Take this time for yourself by joining us for an
informal support group. We will be sharing ideas, issues and solutions with each
other while having resources available for you. Light refreshments will be
served. Sponsored by The Court at Vinings Place. Call the center for info.
WEST COBB - 770-528-8200
NORTH COBB - 770-975-7740 Food For Thought: Search and Rescue Dogs, Thurs., Sept. 18, Noon-2 pm. $4
member, $5 non-member. Meet Tracey Sargent, an amazing woman who has devoted her
life to helping others. Tracey will be bringing her rescue dogs to hsare their
stories of search and rescue missions. Lunch included. Call the center for
information.
The above are just a few of the activities at the Cobb County Senior Centers.
For more information on these and many other activities, call your local senior
center.
Parkinson Disease Support Groups in NW Georgia
Meeting locations and times: Floyd County: 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each
month, 6 pm-8 pm; 5th Avenue Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 416 N. 5th Avenue,
Rome.
Polk County: 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm-8 pm; Polk Medical
Center, 424 N. Main Street, Cedartown.
Whitfield County: 2nd Tuesday of each
month, 6 pm-8 pm; Dalton/Whitfield Senior Center, Capps Road, Dalton.
Also,
a Young Onset Parkinson Network Conference will be held Aug. 7-9 at the Omni/CNN
Center Hotel in Atlanta, and the Southeastern Parkinson Network Conference will
be held Nov. 6-8.
For more information on these meetings or how to start a
support group in your area, call James Trussell at 706-235-3164 or 706-413-3264.
Or visit www.gaparkinsons.org.
A Taste of Kennesaw, September 6, 2008
The Kennesaw Business Association and the City of Kennesaw invite you and
your family to sample over thirty-five local restaurants from the Kennesaw and
Cobb County area. The event takes place Saturday, September 6th starting at 11
am and ending with a concert at 8 pm by Great American Rock and Roll Revival
with Butch and the Buckheads and Elvis (impersonator). There will also be
continuous entertainment throughout the day on two entertainment stages.
The
event is held downtown Kennesaw. Main Street and the Depot parking lot will be
filled with delicious treats and fun activities. Admission is free with food
samples costing $1 to $3 each. Parking will be available throughout the downtown
area as well as Adams Park and First Baptist Church of Kennesaw.
For
information visit www.kennesawbusiness.org
and call 770-423-1330.
Meals On Wheels Needs Volunteers
Cobb County is fortunate to have Meals on Wheels, a program, bringing
homebound, frail seniors a hot meal on a daily basis. Each day, Cobb Senior
Services prepares more than 225 meals (more than 50,000 a year) to be delivered
to seniors in need.
Currently, there is an urgent need for volunteer
drivers. There is a waiting list of seniors needing Meals on Wheels, but there
is shortage of volunteers, particularly in Marietta, Mableton, and Austell. Cobb
Senior Services is currently looking to churches, businesses and civic
organizations to "Adopt-A-Route." Ideally, these groups will provide volunteers
and take ownership of a specific route.
If you have some time to volunteer
as a MOW driver, or if you belong to an organization that would like to
"Adopt-A-Route," call Shelia Perkins, Volunteer Coordinator at 770- 528-5381.
Cobb Senior Services will provide all the training for this wonderful outreach
to Cobb's senior residents.
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