Bruce`s Message and The Tree is Staying

Volume 2
Issue 7
JULY
Bruce’s Message and The Tree is Staying...
2015
Our board president,
Bruce Wendle recently
attended his 60th high
school reunion. Bruce
remarked, “One of the great
challenges we all face is
recognizing past
acquaintances when we see
them after a few years have
passed by. Nearly everyone
who attended presented me
SASi
with this dilemma. I’m
SANDPOINT AREA
sure I also presented this
SENIORS, INC.
similar problem to those
who tried to recognize me.”
Bruce went on to say, “I
WHAT’S
soon
recognized that the
GOING ON
greatest help was my
DOWN AT
association with SASi and
SASI?
all of the people who I
come into daily contact
820 Main Street
Sandpoint, ID 83864
with. It is such a pleasure
208-263-6860
to see a face I recognize
www.sandpointareaseniors.org and who says hello. For
[email protected] me, this has got to be one
________________________ of the greatest advantages
Hours of Operation:
of coming to the Center and
we should all recognize
Mon.-Thurs.:
8-3:00 pm
this. My association as a
Friday:
board member provides
8-1:00 pm
similar advantages. The
__________________
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
relationships we have with
corporation
each other on the board
“It shall be the mission of the
Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. to gives us friendships that
benefit senior citizens over the
age of 50 in Bonner County by
promoting nutritional, social,
recreational and wellness
opportunities.”
We serve daily low cost
meals at our SASi Café for
a donation of $4.00 (60+
years old) or whatever you
can afford and $7.50 charge
for under 60 years old.
Lunch is served at 11:30 am
Mondays -Thursdays.
Breakfast is served on
Friday at 8:30 am. Call for
reservations, 263-6860.
will be long lasting. If
you have an interest in
joining our group,
please contact Adele
Martin or myself.”
The Board of
Directors is pleased to
announce that Loris
Michael has joined the
board filling the first of
two vacancies.
Find out more about
Loris on page 6.
The tree…
The decision has
been made concerning
the tree in the parking
lot. After several
meetings with the mayor
and experts, it has been
decided the tree will
Activities
Monday:
No Line Dancing in July &
August –will resume in Sept.
Tuesday:
Somatic Seniors 10:00am
Bridge 12:15pm
Pinochle 12:30-3:00pm
Wednesday: Laughter Yoga 10:30am
Bingo 6:00pm
Thursday: Blood Pressure 10:30am
Bridge 12:15pm
stay. A section of pavers
will be used instead of
asphalt in order to give the
roots more oxygen and
water. Reaching for these
nutrients, the roots have
cracked the asphalt and
pushed sections of the
parking lot up thus
causing the unsafe
walking out there.
Now that the decision
has been made, the rest of
the plans for the parking
lot are falling into place.
As we learn more, we will
keep you informed.
You may have noticed
artists painting pictures of
the tree! These local
talents are going to give
back their works to SASi
for the parking lot ribbon
cutting/fundraiser! If
you’d like to come here
and paint, draw, or
photograph the tree, come
and join others in “plein
air,” which means open
air or outdoors painting.
Thank you artists!
Dates to Remember
7/1 Eat Smart Idaho-Shop & Save 1-2:00 pm
7/3 — SASi Center closed for holiday
7/10 Red Hats Luncheon – Noon
7/11 & 7/25 Saturday Dances 1-4 pm
7/11 “Singin In The Rain” 2:00 pm matinee, at
Kroc Center
7/15 Eat Smart Idaho-Making your food dollar
stretch 1-2:00 pm
7/16 Doug Williams (“Earman”) 10-2pm
7/24 Board Meeting 10:30am
7/27 Casino bus trip-8:30-4:00 pm.
Director’s Corner: Ellen Weissman
Happy 4th of July, everyone! The
theme for this year’s parade is
“Heroes” and to me, heroes are people who inspire someone else. As I
ride my bike to work, I think of one
of my heroes, Jean Dornbusch. She
and her husband, Joe, who passed
last September, were incredibly inspirational for me as they bike rode
everywhere together including coming to lunch here at the Senior Center. Jean continues
to inspire me and
makes me laugh
and is about to turn
91! Jean is incredibly limber, able to
get up and down
from chairs without
any assistance, and I believe it’s from
all of her physical activity throughout
working in public relations and
has just won an award at her
company to “give back” to
someone or an organization. She
entered a program called, “Live a
Dream, Give a Dream” and was
one of thirty winners chosen
from a 200 entries! She won a
the years. Her daughter and son-in- one-week mini sabbatical and
law recently visited and took her to $1,500 stipend! She applied to
the Silver Valley swim park! Jean is give back to SASi!! She wrote
in her application, I would like to
having a blast!!
Two others who inspire me are my “leverage my expertise in health,
social media, email marketing
daughters. The older one, Sasha,
and event management to prohas had a rough go in life and is
now turning her life around, finish- vide a week of PR support to my
mother, who is the executive diing college and hoping to pass on
rector of the Sandpoint Area
her hard earned wisdom to help
women who are in tough situations. Senior Center in Sandpoint, ID.”
What an amazing
The younger one, Saramaya, is
ellen
surprise and gift!
We s up po r t Sa ndp o i nt Are a Se ni or s !
Teresa Nelson
Community Branch Manager
Sandpoint Branch
605 Fifth Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 255-3620 direct
(208) 290-6801 cell
(208) 255-1770 fax
[email protected]
NMLS #569271
www.awbank.net
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SASI
DayBreak Center: Liz Stoddart, Director
For everyone who loves
summer and the heat, we finally
got it. We at DayBreak are
enjoying our cool patio in the
mornings until the recent heat
wave we have had. The tomatoes and flowers are thriving and
loving the heat as long as they
get enough water. This reminds
me that we all need to drink
extra water during these extreme
times of heat. Human bodies
are made up of 70 % of water,
so it makes sense that water is
vital. Some early signs you may
be dehydrated are fatigue, light
headedness, rapid heart rate, or
muscle cramps. The best way to
stay hydrated is to drink at least 64
ounces each day, more or less depending on your size, and if you are
sweating a lot due to exertion.
Drink water throughout the day and
don’t wait to get thirst; this means
you are thirsty which is too late.
If anyone is interested in donating ice cream, popsicles, or watermelon, we would really appreciate
that. We are also looking for a tall
ceramic vase type cane container to
put by the front door. Thanks to
anyone who might have one that
needs a good home! Have a happy
and safe Fourth of July!
Do you need crutches or a walker?
We have numerous items available for
check-out! Give a holler’!
Liz
Caregivers’ Support Groups
1st and 3rd Thursdays at 1pm
at the SASi Conference Room
2nd and 4th Thursdays at 1pm
Luther Park Conference Room
Alzheimer’s currently affects 1 in 6
adults under 80 years old and 1 in 2
for adults over 80 years old. Every 67
seconds, someone is diagnosed
with dementia.
As a “care-partner,” you go through
many emotions. Know that you are not
alone. Being part of a community of
people going through similar experiences can provide you with support,
hope and information.
Try it out...Your loved one may stay at
the DayBreak Center at no charge
while you are at the Caregivers’
Support Group meetings.
Call 208.265.8127 for more info.
New Health Classes! Try them out!
“Somatic Seniors” began in May and will continue on Tuesdays at
10-11am. This class, taught by Blissa Nizzoli, is designed to guide
students through the realms of body, mind, spirit and emotions,
gaining tools for mindfulness, and personal energy management as
well as a movement experience that focuses in joy and pleasure.
Students leave class feeling relaxed, with tools to practice for overall
increased wellbeing.
“Laughter Yoga” also began in May and is continuing at 10:3011:15am on Wednesdays. Led by Gretchen Steen, participants have a
unique, fun opportunity to release endorphins which are a natural
body relaxer through laughter and yoga stretches.
Response has been great! Join in the fun! Sign up with Emmy!
Would you like to receive this newsletter in your mailbox at
home? We can mail it to you for $10/year to cover printing and
mailing. Save paper and receive it through email for a donation.
Menus are on our website, too, at www.sandpointareaseniors.org!
Let us know!
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Senior Spotlight: Donna Peterson
If you’ve been admiring the handmade quilts we have been displaying
and raffling at the center, the lady
behind the work is Donna Peterson.
Donna May Allen was born on
November 21, 1943, to Army Private
Don Allen and Della Schulze of
Sedro-Woolley, Washington. After
her father was wounded, he went to
the VA Hospital in Spokane and the
family moved to her Uncle John’s
ranch, 6 miles north of Priest River.
The family ranched with a team of
horses and in 1950, they purchased a
Ford Golden Jubilee Tractor. Putting
in hay, Donna became the designated
driver at 7 years old! The sisters
spent their summers putting up large
stacks of hay. They also checked on
the 100 Hereford cattle plus 2 bulls.
Donna rode her horse, Chief, and
they always took along 2 ranch
dogs, a bullwhip, and a gun for
protection in case they came upon
uninvited wild animals or a
stranger. Her mom, of course,
wanted them to learn young lady
skills, so she became a
4-H leader where Donna
learned to sew, cook,
and participate in other
4-H projects. Donna
made her first quilt at 9
years old. After 60 years
in the making, she just
finished that quilt! It
was denim with the Idaho state bud and flowers.
The family milled their
wheat, made bread,
canned huckleberries
and gardened. It was at this time
in her youth that she met her future
husband, Jack Peterson.
Donna went to school for 12
years in Priest River and then
attended the Sandpoint School of
Hair Design to help
with getting her nursing degree. Instead,
she married Jack and
began raising a family
of 1 girl and 4 boys on
the Peterson Homestead Ranch. In 1982,
Donna earned her
Associate Nursing
Degree from NIC.
Donna’s mom,
Della, moved here in
Continued on the next page...Relay for Life...
“Happy Birthday to YOU!” JULY 2015
Del Wood 7/3
Georgia Rasmussen 7/8
Elara Reynolds 7/10
Jean Dornbusch 7/10
Ernie Belwood 7/20
Norma Pierce 7/22
Ginger Kohol 7/26
Mark Estlick7/24
Karen Roeder 7/29
Mary’s Munchies: OH Henry Butterscotch Bars (no-bake)
Whole graham crackers
3/4 cup butter or hard margarine
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
Icing:
1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 tbsp. butter or hard margarine, softened
4 tsp. water
1/2 tsp vanilla
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Line ungreased 9x9 inch pan with graham crackers,
trimming to fit.
Combine butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in
large saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5
minutes. Remove from heat.
Cover with layer of crackers, trimming to fit. Cool.
Icing: Beat all 4 ingredients together in small bowl.
Add more water if icing seems too stiff to spread or
more icing sugar if it is too runny. Spread over top.
Cuts into 36 squares.
SASI
Relay For Life — a great success for a worthy cause!
Friday, June 19th, the American
Cancer Society had their annual
event at the fairgrounds. This year,
a team was put together by Donna
Peterson and LoLo Thompson.
Along with Ellen Weissman, Jackie
Callantine, and Gayle Williams,
team “Sassi,” (Sandpoint Area
Donna, as a cancer survivor,
Super Seniors, Inc.!) joined in to
helped to put together the team
raise money for the cause to fight
Sassi for the Relay For Life
cancer. The event had a cancer
event. She also donated one of
survivor dinner, silent auctions and
her quilts. The team helped to
raffles. At the end of the night, the
raise $457.82 for the Cancer So- beautiful quilt and handmade
ciety, and $56.00 in donations for hangers were raffled. The quilt
the Center. Thank you Donna for Donna made and donated was won
all that you do for us!!
2000, and in 2010, Donna began
bringing her to the Center. In
2013, Della moved into LifeCare.
Donna comes to the center several times a week. She enjoys
lunch with friends, line dancing,
and participating in classes.
by Kim Rohrich. The lovely
hangers made by LoLo Thompson
were also raffled and won by, Jack
Peterson, Polly Irvin-Pizzi, and
Rod Leas. Both these ladies and
Jackie Callantine worked tirelessly
for several weeks to sell the
tickets.
We also want to thank Betty
Johnson, Betty & Harold
Overland, Nancy & Kevin Savage,
Rich Speidell and Emmy Keiser
for coming to the event for
support!
Laughter Yoga
By guest columnist,
Desiree Aguirre
Laughter Yoga
In today’s topsyturvy world, it’s too
easy to get stressed out. My dark
emotions, the ones I try to lock in
the attic of my brain, constantly
leak out and try to take charge of
my life. Fortunately, there are
simple and easy ways to win the
internal struggle that wants to
devour me. For me, laughter is
an easy and painless way to maintain my balance, to increase my
serenity, and to improve my
mental state.
It’s true — laughter is the best
medicine. But sometimes it is
difficult for me to laugh, because
my brain insists on feeding my
dark thoughts. That’s where
laughter yoga comes in. Laughter
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yoga is an exercise routine that is
easy and fun. Laughter is initiated as an exercise in a group setting with eye contact and playfulness. The body can’t tell the difference between real laughter and
fake laughter, and
receives the full benefits
of laughter without even
having to hear a funny
joke. Best of all, practicing fake laughter often
turns into the real thing,
and exercises your funny
bone, so that laughter
comes more naturally.
Laughter oxygenates the body
and brain, which improves overall
health. Best of all, laughter lowers the level of stress hormones in
the blood, which results in a better immune system and developing a positive mental state.
Currently, the Sandpoint Senior
Center has a Laughter Yoga class
every Wednesday at 10:30 am.
Gretchen Steen, a certified
laughter yoga instructor, teaches
the class. Please call 208-2636860 to sign up!
Children from Cynthia’s
Preschool and Kindergarten
traveled by the SPOT bus and
joined our laughing SASi
participants. As you can see,
everyone had a blast!
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Last call for going to see Singin’ In The Rain
Last month we announced we
would like to put a group together
to go and see the production of
Singin’ In The Rain at the Kroc
Center. The live performance will
be held on Saturday, July 11th, at
the matinee time 2:00 pm. Tickets
for the performance are $42/Senior
(62+), $49/Adult, and $27/child
(12 & Under).
We are hoping there are still
some people who would enjoy
attending this and as it is getting
close to this performance, please
let us know if you would like to go
along. For more information,
please call SASi at 263-6860. The
ticket prices will go down with
more people going. We most likely
will have a carpool for this so let us
know if you will need a ride.
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Loris Michael is our newest Board
Member! Loris and her husband,
Dick, moved here from the Bay
Area in 1999. She became a Hospice Volunteer for several years
and now volunteers for CASA
(Court Appointed Special Advocate) and is active in CAL
(Community Assistance League).
She enjoys games and plays
Bridge , Mahjong, golf and has
started a creative writing class
that she loves! Loris is preserving
stories for her grandchildren.
Loris was a legal secretary for
many years and was the manager
of San Francisco Gift Center, a
wholesale mart. She has three
children and six grandchildren.
Come meet Loris here on
Tuesdays when she comes in for
Bridge. Welcome, Loris!
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SASI
Eat Smart Idaho Classes for July
There are two more nutrition
classes in July for the Eat Smart
Idaho Program. On Wednesday,
July 1, from 1-2:00 pm, the class
is called “Shop and Save!: Smart
Menu Planning.” We will share
the benefits of planning menus.
This will inform us by including a
variety of foods in daily and weekly menus, while planning to cook
extra food for lunches or meals on
busy days. We aim to incorporate
the bonus of grocery store weekly/monthly specials and highlight
the savvy shopper that saves at the
check-out stand with their handy
shopping list.
On Wednesday, July 15, from 12:00 pm, the class will be
“Making your food dollar
stretch!”
Why would a shopping list help
us save money? We are here to
share the benefits of creating a
shopping list while identifying
two ways grocery stores influence consumers to purchase impulse buy goods. We will compare prices and identify the best
buys. We will share how non-
food items and miscellaneous extras,
such as condiments, and household
supplies can affect a food budget.
We will let you know when the next
group of classes will be held.
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Sandpoint Senior Center
3rd Thursday 9 am – 2pm
and
Bonners Ferry
Senior Center
1st Thursday 9 am – 1 pm
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Donors
Many thanks to ALL our donors! We simply could not do it without you!
$5 DOLLAR A
MONTH CLUB
Allen, Nettie
Andres, Harvey
Bates, Anna
Blood, Barbara
Boeck, Joyce
Bourassa, Judith &
Arthur
Campbell, John
Colin, Betty & Kenneth
Deering, Yvonne
Dillon, Marilyn
Ewing, Darrell
Fredstrom, Rose
Griffitts, Jan
Grimes, Clifford
Hern, Kelli
Hinrichs, “Vegas”
Kluver, Al
Labowski, Helen
Luther, Marge
Marshall, Leslie
Martin, Adele
May, Ron
McClure, Joanie
McNeil, Joan & John
Overland, Betty &
Harold
Payne, Myrna
Peters, Jackie &
Tom
Peterson, Donna
Pierce, Norma
Pine, Anita
Rasmussen, Georgia &
Ervin
Raynor, Linda & Roy
Reed, Frances
Reynolds, Elara
Robbins, Jo & Norm
Ross, Virginia
Sacht, Sally
Sadewic, Almira
Schoonover, Anita
Taillon, Leslie
Thompson, Lois
Vetter, Janet
Volpe, Arlene
Warren, John
Wendle, Bruce
Whipple, Betty
Wood, Lester
Parking Lot Donations:
Gayla Babcock
Sharon Bass
William & Anita Bruce
Sylvia Chatburn
Jonathan & Joanne
Cottrell
Jack and Janice DeBaun
Natalie Ednie
Cindy Elliott
Gardenia Center
Nellie Gilbertson
Roger Hanlon
Mary McGinnis
Jane McNulty
Stephen & Julie Meyer
Betty & Harold Overland
Jackie & Tom Peters
Anita Pine
Suzanne Quevedo
Sally Sacht
Lea Sammons
Lori Stengel
Patricia Stevens
Janet Vetter
Robert Wynhausen
Business Club
$125 A Year:
AmericanWest Bank
Bonner Animal Hospital
Lakeview Funeral Home
Spears Insurance
The Bridge at Sandpoint
We also wish to thank the
following folks for being
generous donors to SASi:
Ambrosiani Family Trust
Idaho Gives
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Ladies Tuesday Duplicate
Bridge Group
Tidy Tops—Carla Kirby
Northern Lights
Community Trust
In Memory of Maggie
Becker
Jean Offerman-cherries
SASI Board of Directors
2014-2015
President: Bruce Wendle
Vice Pres.: Sally Sacht
Secretary: Adele Martin
Treasurer: Dorothy Kohne
Directors:
Stephen Drinkard
Ron May
Loris Michael
Lewis Rich
Bounty Select-a-Size
Paper Towels, Toilet
Paper, White Paper
Napkins, Juices (not
Grapefruit), Ice Cream,
Dawn Soap, Pump Hand
Soaps, Sticky Notes,
Hugs and Kisses!
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old
people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt
ALL ABOARD FOR THE CASINO BUS TRIP!
On Monday, July 27th, 2015, come and join the fun
at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley.
They will send a comfortable, air conditioned bus to
pick you up at SASi — go to the casino, have lunch,
and try your luck!
The bus leaves at 8:30 am, and will have you back
at the center by 4:00 pm.
Sign-up sheets at front desk — We need 10 people
to go this time. Please consider going!
A Friendly Reminder:
The Sandpoint Area Senior Center does not
presently provide any transportation services.
Somewhere, there has been printed that we do
have transportation to assist seniors with errands
to stores and appointments.
For needs such as transportation and companion
help, please call, Senior Companions, at
1-800-878-2364.
They will be happy to assist in these matters.
Thank you!