Dear Members, Many exciting changes are planned for Pullman Senior Citizen Association this year. 2020 means perfect vision, so we hope this year will be truly visionary. One of many changes your Board of Directors is working on is the move to our new quarters later this month.

The another change was payment of annual dues. To simplify record-keeping, the Board voted to collect dues during the month of January. Announcements were made at lunches and in previous newsletters.

Costs to produce and mail this newsletter have been rising. If you haven’t paid your 2020 dues, please make your check out to “PSCA.” You can pay at the Senior Center, or mail your check to Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise, Pullman, WA, 99163. Dues are $15 per person or $25 per couple. We must discontinue sending newsletters to members who have not paid.

Pullman Senior Citizen

Association 325 SE Paradise St, Pullman, WA 99163

509-338-3307

SENIOR CITIZEN ASSOCIATION

OFFICERS

Co-Presidents Jolie Haug (‘20)

Dave Ruddick (‘20)

Vice Presidents Peter Haug (‘20)

Treasurer Millie Flood (‘20)

Secretary Jere’ Strang (‘20)

Board Members Carole Johnson (‘20) Sharon Sharp (‘20) Vicki Ruddick (‘21)

Jody Lee (‘21) Bev Dow (‘22)

Eileen Macoll (‘22)

Ex-Officio Marlene Stephens (‘20)

2020

Wed., March 12th Pullman Senior Citizen Association

and Pullman Senior Center

I RISH F EA S T Let’s Celebrate our Luck of the Irish

Menu: Irish stew over mashed potatoes to include hot bread, pie and coffee.

Tickets: $8.00 for meal Join us for this annual fundraiser

at City Hall We say farewell to the old and celebrate the Irish

way to the new.

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Mary Caldwell......... Mar 03 Jim Haugen ...............Mar 21

Terry Willekes ......... Mar 06 Robert Hampton.......Mar 22

Linn Lindsey ............ Mar 10 Michelle Lewis ..........Mar 26

Ann Sargent ............ Mar 10 Sara Moore ...............Mar 26

Al Leguis .................. Mar 13 Molly Gross ...............Mar 30

Arlene Anderson..... Mar 14 Judy Palmer...............Mar 30

Fran Pettit ............... Mar 16 Corabelle Smith ........Mar 31

Pat Lane .................. Mar 17 Ross Todorovich .......Mar 31

Lowell Showalter .... Mar 20 Roy Johnson ..............March ?

Birthday Party March 6th!! Come celebrate with us!

Thank You!! Regency Pullman for sponsorship of drawing and other prizes!

February

Birthdays

You don’t get older,

You get better!

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A Note one of the members asked us to share.

I have made many decisions in my lifetime but, becoming a member of, the Pullman Senior Association is among my top-ranked choices. As a southern, and in my home state of Mississippi, I know of no organizations that offer its’ seniors any forms of social engagement. Since becoming a member of the association, I am in awe of the range of activities available through the Association. I believe that it is critical as we mature to keep the body and mind engaged in what life has to offer. The aging process is challenging, and there are days we may not feel like being around others; for that matter, there are times I have trouble getting out of bed, holding a cup, or turning over in bed, nonetheless. I cannot tell you the joy it brings me to share a few hours playing Pinochle with Mr. Merrill, Ms. Tina, and Mr. Link. I am grateful to be able to partake in the sharing of bread, to do so is a powerful act of human kindness and wonder for the mind and spirit.

The Sweetheart Dance was awesome, the music and fellowship made for an exceptional evening. I think, it was my first valentine dance since high school some 50 years ago. We danced, laugh and had “plenty” to eat and drink. Thank you, Mr. Link, for the dance, Ms. Tina you are swell and, we love you much. David and Vickie, I admire you two, always ready to help with the Association affairs, a love of community. As humans, we cannot always play “catch” the ball, we must throw a ball back into the worlds. As a Pullman Senior Association member, I eagerly await the next adventure. We were having the best time of lives.

The recent trip to Moscow was to see the world-renowned Gershwin’s Opera Porgy and Bess. This opera is a sensitive portrayal of the lives and struggles of a segregated Africa American community in Charleston, S. C, an reflects black life in the southern United States. Maya Angelou, as a young dancer in 1955, performed the role of Bess in a touring production at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan. Members who missed Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, This musical is written in the vernacular or colloquial language of the time and place, depicts black life in 1930, South Carolina, along "Catfish Row" and represents the form of native language and dialect spoken by the people who lived there.

I am looking forward to the upcoming Irish Feast, March 11. Vickie and her team members are hard at work planning this event. Let us not delay and sign up to come and fellowship with friends while eating great food. Finally, as the great Jerry Lee Lewis sings, “Great Balls of Fire", a whole lot of shakin goin on" because Ms. Monica has much planned, weekend trips, wine tasting, international trips, and heaven knows what she has under her sleeve.

Ms. Terry Buffington

Don’t Forget! Spring forward your clocks one hour for daylight savings on

March 8th!

March Meetings PSCA Business Meeting

Mon. Mar 9th, at 10:00am (Everyone Welcome)

Red Hats

Thurs. Mar 12th, at 10:30am (Irish Fest)

PCCOA/Chore Service Meeting

Thurs., Mar 19th 1:00 @ Kinder at Home

WSU Retirees

Tue. Mar 24th. at 1:30pm

AARP Tax-Aide Back again this year in Pullman, AARP Tax-Aide will help seniors prepare their income tax and get the deductions and credits they deserve. This FREE service will be held at the Senior Center on Thursdays, March 5th to April 9th. It will be “first come, first serve” basis and held from 9:30am-2:00pm. For more information, contact Randy Baukol at 208-882-5406.

PSC Dinner Club Thursday, March 26th

In Pullman “Cougar Country”

Leave City Hall at 4:30 pm Home pick-ups begin at 3:30 pm

Sign-up online or at the Pullman Senior Center

Transportation Cost only R-$5.00/NR-$7.00

March Activities & Trips at the Pullman Senior Center

New! Free! Trivia March 10 Tu 12:30-3:30pm

New! Free! Movie & Lunch Coco (Animation)

March 11 W 11:30am-2:00pm

Indian Jones & Raiders of the Lost Ark

March 23 M 11:30am-2:00pm

Wellness Programs Yoga for Seniors March 3-April 30 MWF 8:45-9:45am

TuTh 8:45-9:45am

Free! Social Support & Coloring Group March 4 W 1:30-3:30pm

Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

$46/$47 or 10:00-11:00am $55/$57

$46/$47 or 10:00-11:00am $55/$57

Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

TED Talks & Discussion Times “Why we need Darkness” Diane Knutson March 26 Th 11:00am-1:00pm Pullman Senior Center, 325 SE Paradise St

Day Trips Lake Coeur d’Alene Cocoa Cruise: Coeur d’Alene, ID March 15 Su 9:00am-7:00pm $52/$54

Area Senior Center Meal Site Visits: Lewiston, ID March 18 W 10:00am-3:00pm $5/$7

Casino Trip (Spokane Tribal Casino) March 25 W 9:00am-5:00pm $18/$20 Airway Heights, WA

Dining Club (Dinner Club: Cougar Country) March 26 Th 4:30-7:00pm $5/$7 Pullman WA

Lewiston Civic Theatre: The Nerd March 29 Su 10:00am-6:00pm $38/$40 Lewiston, ID

Extended Travel/Overnight Trip/Weekend Getaway Sandhill Crane Festival & Tours: Othello/Moses Lake, WA March 20-22 F-Su 10:00am-6:00pm Single: $279/$281 Double: $215/$217

Walla Walla Valley Spring Kick Off: Walla Walla, WA April 3-5 F-Su 12:30-6:00pm Single: $303/$305 Double: $233/$235

Tulip Festival: Mt. Vernon, WA April 16-19 Th-Su 10:00am-6:00pm Single: $411/$413 Double: $316/$318

Register by calling 509-338-3307 or 509-338-3227

This calendar is not ADA accessible Please call 509-338-3307 for more information

2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

10:00 Yoga 11:15 Guest Speaker 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards/Wii Bowl

4

1:30 Social Support & Coloring Group

5

9:30 AARP Tax Aide Help 10:30 Irish Feast 10:00 Yoga 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Electronic

Device Class

6 Birthday Party 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards

7

8 9

10:00 PSCA Business Meeting

10

10:00 Yoga 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards/Wii Bowl

11

11:30 Lunch & Movie “Coco”

12

9:30 AARP Tax Aide Help 10:30 Irish Feast 10:00 Yoga 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Electronic Device Class (Cancelled) 4:30 PCT/Dinner

13

11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards

14

15 9:00 Lake Cd’Alene Hot Cocoa Cruise

16 17

St. Patrick's Day 10:00 Yoga 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards/Wii Bowl 12:30 Trivia

18

10:00 Meal Site Visit (Lewiston)

19

9:30 AARP Tax Aide Help 10:00 Yoga 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Electronic Device Class 1:00 PCCO Meeting

20

11:15 Fitness 11:15 Kitchen Band 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bingo / Bridge/Cards 1:30 Sandhill Crane Festival Departure

21

Sandhill Crane

Festival Trip

22

Sandhill Crane

Festival Trip

23 24

10:00 Yoga 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards/Wii Bowl 1:30 WSU Retiree’s Meeting

25

9:00 Spokane Tribal Casino Trip

26

9:30 AARP Tax Aide Help 10:00 Yoga 11:00 Ted Talk 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Electronic Device Class

27

11:15 Fitness 11:00 BP/Fall Screening 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Cribbage / Bridge/Card

28

29

10:00 Lewiston

Civic Theatre

“The Nerd”

30

11:30 Lunch & Movie “Indiana Jones..”

31

10:00 Yoga 11:15 Fitness 12:00 COA Meal 12:30 Bridge/ Cards/Wii Bowl

Upcoming Events: 4/10 Egg Stuffing 4/21 & 4/22 AARP Drivers Course

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Sponsored by: Council on Aging for Whitman County Suggested Lunch Donation: Under 60 years of age: $6.50, 60 years of age & older: $4.25

March 3 Homemade Mac and Cheese w/Ham, Mixed Vegetables, Apple Slices, Dessert

March 6 Birthday Party Fish Fillet, Baked Potato, Cooked Vegetables, Roll, Birthday Dessert

March 10 Oriental Chicken Salad, Sliced Peaches, Multi Grain Bread, and Dessert

March 13 Lentil Chili w/ Cheese and Sour Cream, Broccoli and Grape Salad, Dessert

March 17 St. Patrick’s Day: Corn Beef and Cabbage, Red Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Green Salad, Dessert

March 20 Potato Bar: Chili, Cheese, Bacon Bits, Onions, Sour Cream, Broccoli and Grape Salad, Dessert

March 24 Hot Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Carrots, Fruit, Dessert

March 27 Clam Chowder, Tortilla Rollups, Vegetable Platter, Sliced Pears, Dessert

March 31 Asian Chicken and Rice w/Vegetables, Cabbage Salad, Mandarin Oranges, Fortune Cookie