FEATURED THIS

ISSUE:

STAFF/

VOLUNTEERS…….1

HAPPENINGS …..2

OUT &

ABOUT…………….3

GUESS

WHO……………...3

RESOURCE

FAIR…………......4

HOLIDAY ARTS &

CRAFTS FAIR…….4

BRAIN

TEASERS………….5

Senior Center NEWSLETTER

On Wednesday, October 18th the Senior Center held a volunteer and staff team meeting

and dinner. The evening was an opportunity to bring everyone together, introduce new

volunteers, office procedures, what’s coming up, and discuss suggestions and ideas for

Senior Center programming. Most importantly, it was an opportunity to show apprecia-

tion to our staff and volunteers for all their hard work and dedication.

The meeting was led by Jessica Chiechi and Terri Ward, and included all of our class

instructors, part time staff, and volunteers from Bingo, front office, library, and various

groups.

We are very lucky to have such dedicated staff and volunteers at our Senior Center.

Without them, we could not function as well as we do, or provide the quality classes and

programs offered to our participants. Thank you to all of our volunteers, staff and

participants for making this such a thriving, active and fun Center for our community.

We appreciate our STAFF & VOLUNTEERS at the

Senior Center!

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Wishing all a safe and very joyous Holiday Season!

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The Senior Center front landscaping received a helping hand from Girl Scout Troop # 4095 on Saturday,

October 21st. With the assistance of Eddie Garcia and Nick Smith from Community Services Parks Mainte-

nance, the girls put out fresh bark and planted flowers and bushes in the front of the sign and building.

Thank you girls for all your hard work!

This Halloween was another one for the books at

the Senior Center thanks to Beth and her

fabulous crew! A bowl of fruit loops, a gumball

machine... Wouldn’t it be fun to take a look back

at Beth’s past Halloween costumes over the

years? ...an idea for a future issue!

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Who are these two youngsters? The

answers will be revealed in the next

issue!

Submit your photo to Jessica or Terri

for the next Guess Who!

Top Left: Claudia, Zamora and Terri enjoy the sunshine at the Annual Fleet Week festival in San Fran-cisco. Bottom Left: Dee Day is brought on stage after a Spamalot performance at the Chico Theatre Company. Below: The group enjoyed an awesome tour of the Budweiser brewery in Fairfield. We have a lot of great trips planned for Spring! The next trip sign-up day is scheduled for February 6th. In the meantime, there’s still room on some of our current open trips. Stop by the front desk to sign-up!

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Annual Resource Fair

On Thursday, November 2nd, the Senior Center hosted its annual Senior Resource Fair. Over 40 vendors were available to offer valuable information and resources to seniors in our community, including healthcare, housing, legal, PG&E, and many more services. Approx. 100+ seniors attended throughout the 3 hour event, making this year’s one of the busiest. Pictured above left: Tanna Thomas and Tony Kurlan from the Senior Commission. Pictured above right: Katy Goodson, Community Policing Coordinator and Della Atkinson, Citizen Police Volunteer.

Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair

Thank you to all the artists, crafters and shoppers

who participated in our Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair

held on Saturday, November 18th. A very special

thanks to our Line Dancers and Dena Baker, Line

Dance Instructor, for sharing their dance skills and

showcasing the fun we have at our Center!

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Thanksgiving Trivia:

The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving

Day Parade was____________.

a. Gimbels b. Macy’s c. JC Penny

d. Montgomery Ward

Answers will be posted

in the next newsletter!

Did you enjoy reading this newsletter? Let me know what you think. If

you are interested in helping with the newsletter- contributing a column,

article, photo, or any other suggestions, please let Jessica know!

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ANSWERS FROM LAST NEWSLETTER

1. “For Instance”

2. “No One to Blame”

3. “Once in a Blue Moon”

5. Unusual Paragraph Answer:

There are no instances of the letter

“e” in the paragraph, despite the

fact that it is the most commonly

used letter in the English language.

REBUS PUZZLERS “Take a break” and enjoy the

puzzles in the lobby!