YOUNG AT HEART SENIOR NEWS LETTER206 Furnace St. Poultney, Vermont 05764

802 287-9200Email: yahsc@comcast.net

JANUARY 2014

FOOT CARE AND BLOODPRESSURE CLINIC

The monthly Foot Care and BloodPressure Clinic will be on Friday, Jan 3.The cost is $10.00. A Bayada nurse willcheck your Blood pressure for freebefore lunch. Coffee will be available.JANUARY BIRTHDAYDINNERThe Young At Heart will be celebratingthe January Birthdays with Dinner on the23rd

• Reservations are required. If youneed to cancel, please do so as soon aspossible so someone on the waiting listcan take your place. As requested wewill have a raffle. BINGO at 12:45.

THE YOUNG AT HEARTMEAL SITE

Young at Heart Meal Site opens at 11:00aID. Homemade soup and coffee will beserved at 11:15.Dinner is served at 12:00. Reservationsare required and cancellations areappreciated.Meals are cooked in our kitchen andserved family style. Suggested donationis $3.25 for seniors 60 years and older.The cost for others is $4.25.Meals on Wheels are delivered by ourvolunteers to seniors who are unable tocome to the center. Arrangements forMeals OnWheels are made by contactingthe Vermont Council On Aging at (802)786-5990.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULETuesday -Bone Builders- 9:30-10:30 amWednesday-Card Party-12:45 pm

Thursday-Bone Builders-9:30-1O:30Thursday- Wii Bowling -11:00 amThursday-Dominoes -12:45 pm.Friday- Bingo-12:45 pm.

JANUARY BOARD MEETINGThe monthly Board meeting. will be heldon Wednesday, 15th.@ 10:00 am.Everyone is invited to attend ourmeetings, but only members of the boardare eligible to vote.

YOUNG AT HEARTTHRIFT STORE

The new and used store is located on thelower level in the back of the Young AtHeart building. The store is open .Tuesday thru Friday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm(We do close from 12:00 -12:30 forlunch.)

HAPPy NEW YEAR!The Young At Heart Senior Center will

. tbe closed Wednesday, January IS .

TREE OF GIVINGWe thank: everyone who contributed toour "Tree of Giving" box. This projectis sponsored by the Poultney Woman'sClub, and helps provide Christmas giftsto children in Poultney who mightotherwise have gone without this holidayseason. Thank you!

WOULD YOU LIKE TOVOLUNTEER?

Have an hour or two to spare each week?We're looking for a few more goodvolunteers! The busykitchen canalways use helpers and servers.Great volunteers are what make theSenior Center what it is!

THANKYOUf

Thank you, everyone, for such a warmwelcome! I'm looking forward tocontinuing as Temporary Site Director(although I DO have some very largeshoes to step in!), and hope to get toknow you all in time. Stop by and sayhello!~~!/lutdon

oHEALTHY LIVING

Oral health, regardless of age, is integralto overall good health. Oral health is animportant but often overlooked aspect ofan older adult's general health. Dailyoral hygiene, ability to access routineprofessional oral health services, andoral health education are all key factors

. that can improve the oral health of olderAmericans. According to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, one-fourth of persons age 65 and older haveno remaining teeth. Nearly one-third ofolder adults have untreated tooth decay.Severe gum disease is associated withchronic disease and severe healthconditions including diabetes, heartdisease, stroke and respiratory disease.

From the Administration On Aging websitehttp://www.aoa.govIAoARootlAoA ProgramslHPW/Oral Health!

DO YOU HAVE ANY UNUSED MEDICALEQUIPMENT?

The Young At Heart Senior Center has ahigh demand for the loan of medicalequipment, including wheelchairs,commodes, shower chairs and walkers.At this time, we have many items out onloan and our supply is diminished. Ifyou no longer need items you haveborrowed please return them or call theCenter (287-9200) and we'll pick themup. If you have items of your own thatyou would like to donate to the SeniorCenter it would be greatly appreciated!

JANUARY BIRTHDAYSGetting To Know Us Young At HeartersPhotos and storiesby J. Ross

2 Marie Gilman3 Eleanor Hoey4 Mary Ellen Jones

Sue CrouseAnna Carey

5 Mary ThomasRobin Miller

6 Wilma NivenDorothy LaPlantCatherine RochonThomas Luizzi

9 Carol Ciejko12 Heman Stannard14 Charlene Davis15 Shirley Davenport

Therese Sheloski16 Margaret Fowler

LomaMiller17 Margaret Stringer18 Jean Hults

Althea Lewis24 Lucille Mcl.ellan

Lorraine WellsBettyDimmick

26 . Patricia McCoyRuth ChildsGail Oakman

27 Francis Kinney28 Virginia Scott

Catherine Rochon29 Kathryn Costello

8 grands and 6 greats. One son lives with her now on Main Street in EastPoultney. Years ago, Alma worked the dress shop here for 10 or 11years.she likes baking, crafts, making quilts and painting pine cones. Loves toread and play Bingo here at Young at Heart. What a story Alma!

ALMA BISHOPAlma was born in the foot hills of the Alpsin Italy. She grew up on a small farm wherethey raised grapes for their own use. Winewas used like we use water - sensibly! Shehad 4 brothers and was the baby but wasnot babied - girls in Italy are to serve themales. Alma's husband, Clarence was fromPoultney. They met when he was a medic inthe service. Her mother cut her hand andClarence was the only doctor available.They came back to Poultney where hefanned with his dad awhile, then as acarpenter for Russell Corp. She lost him11years ago. They had 4 boys and 2 girls

TRIVIA:

To love and be loved is to feel the sun on both sides of ourselves.

Inscription on a Sundial: "I count only the sunny hours."

MARY (DURHAM) PRESEAU

Mary was born, grew up and went to schoolsin the Poultney area. She was the oldest of 9-with 2 brothers and 6 sisters. They lived on aworking dairy farm which means that they allknew how to work. Her dad was also a ruralmail carrier as was Mary in later years. Sheworked for 25 years - retiring in 2013.

Mary went through school with Edmund Preseaubut they never dated until they were in college.They have 2 boys and a girl and 3 grands.She had her own upholstery business at homeplus the rural mail route. Edmund is a meatCutter at Green Mountain Market, Mary now

volunteers here at Young At Heart. They bothplay golf and snowmobile. She likes to knit,crochet, sew and read. Mary says "Life's anadventure --Go for it!"

TRIVIA A child moves out of a mother'shome but never her heart.

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