Find New Horizon 55+ at our website: www.gimlinewhorizons.com

"The Centre will be an asset to the
January
community by providing a pleasant place for
recreation, relaxation and companionship
2016
and by encouraging all members to
HILITES
MISSION STATEMENT
remain active and socially connected while
maintaining their physical and mental health"
Gimli New Horizons 55+ Centre Inc,
17 North Colonization Rd, Gimli, was
incorporated in 1974 as a not for
profit / charitable organization.
Yearly Membership Fee (October 2015— October 2016) $20.00 / Person
ACTIVITIES & CONTACTS
Remember to dial 204 in front of the number.
Please Remember to dial 204 in front of number
The 2015-2016 Executive & Directors:
Executive
President
Past President
1st Vice
2nd Vice
Secretary
Treasurer
Jackie Poloski
Peter Magnusson
Dave MacVicar
Lorraine Crawford
Mavis Gerwing
Elaine Einarson
642-2364
642-5793
642-1213
642-9094
642-8651
642-9495
Directors
Publicity
Building / Maintenance
Volunteer Director
Sunshine
Membership
Social Committee
Member At Large
Member At Large
Member At Large
Office Staff:
Facility Program Mgr.
Facility Program Asst.
Roger Newman
Roy Clarke
Sharon Staren
Marion Gale
Vera Ralke
Lavona Clarke
William Gale
Ty Van Driel
Garth Gillespie
Jonie Johnson
Chris Mulroy
642-7356
642-7145
642-9339
642-5992
642-9391
642-7145
642-5992
389-6680
642-3771
642-7909
642-7909
This is the monthly publication of the Gimli New
Horizons 55+ and is available free of charge at
the Centre and in various locations in town.
It’s purpose is to inform members and other
interested parties of the wide variety of activities
available to all those in the surrounding community age 55 years and over.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 1821
Gimli, Manitoba, R0C 1B0
We may also be reached through our
email address [email protected],
Our Website:
www.gimlinewhorizons.com
or by phone at: 204-642-7909
or fax: 204-642-5156
We welcome your questions and comments.
Activity:
Runs From/To:
Contact Person:
Telephone:
Acrylic Painting
Oct - May
Lorraine MacVicar
642-1213
Bowling 5-Pin
CANCELLED
Bingo
All Year
Edna Lavigne
642-5605
Bridge Contract
All Year
Roman Puzant
389-5169
Beginners Bridge
Sept - May
Sharon Peichl
642-4492
Bridge Duplicate
All Year
Roman Puzant
389-5169
Canasta (Monday)
All Year
Doris Lloyd (temp.)
642-8180
Canasta (Friday)
All Year
Sharon Carpenter
642-7462
Carpet Bowling
Oct – April
Vic Savage
642-7738
Cribbage
All Year
George Langlois
642-9413
Fit'N'Fun
All Year
The Office
642-7909
Floor Curling (Thursday)
Sept - April
Jim Richardson
642-4357
Floor Curling (Friday)
Sept - April
Marg Freund
642-7506
Golf
May - Sept
Dave McNabb
642-4736
Jam Session
All Year
Andy Smaha
389-4733
Line Dance (Mon)
All Year
Marion Huston
642-5534
Line Dance (Thurs)
All Year
Rose Marie Hess
642-8678
Perogy Making
Oct - April
TBA
TBA
Fabric Arts Group
All Year
Office
642-7909
Tai Chi
All Year
Phyllis Holmes
642-9054
Texas Hold’ Em
Sept - April
Vaughan Cochrane
642-7436
Wood Carving
All Year
Office
642-7909
Yoga
All Year
Leanne Stevens
641-3920
Petal Pushers
Seasonal
Office
642-7909
Ballroom Dancing
Oct - May
Gail Hurak
642-7834
Circle Dancing
Ongoing
Fred Bieber
389-5985
Many Thanks to the Volunteers!
OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Message From
Our President
Jackie Poloski
Christmas is over and the long month of January begins. The special cooking is done and the food eaten,
the months of baking is devoured, the carefully
wrapped gifts are opened and hopefully enjoyed and
family and friends are getting back to normal.
I had a wonderful Christmas with all my family. Only
a couple of my 12 grandchildren missing. Many
brought girlfriends/boyfriends on Christmas Eve. I
really enjoyed meeting them and the great fun we
had with fireworks and gift games.
I hope you enjoyed gatherings, big or small, with your
family and friends.
December saw fall wind-ups in some activities like
floor curling and Texas hold-em, at New Horizons but
both will be starting up again in January.
Erica Timchishen
We're so lucky to have all the activities at our centre
to keep us active and connected during the long winter months and through the year.
Board Meeting Highlights from December:
Bingo at New
Horizons 55+
Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Discussions;
• Seniors Centre Petition
• IERHA Policies
• Combined Board/Members Meetings
• Number of Members at General Meetings
• Fee Increase
*** The above ideas were discussed at the January General Members Meeting on Jan. 4.
I want to wish the Board, Staff and Members, a very
healthy and happy New Year.
May you enjoy the fellowship, fun and activities at
New Horizons in 2016.
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CRIBBAGE
The Write Time
a creative writing course
in five sessions
Mondays 2:30 - 4:30
February 22 - March 21, 2016
at
Gimli New Horizons 55+ Centre
offered by Richard Koreen
Office
DO YOU PLAY CRIBBAGE?
“Do you want to spend an evening alone or
would you rather come out and play Cribbage??”
We play each Thursday and start at 7:00 p.m. sharp
so please arrive by 6:45 p.m.
We play 8 games and finish at 9:30 p.m.
$3.00 for Members, $5.00 for Non Members.
Come join the fun!
Sessions are limited to ten participants
— all five sessions —
New Horizons members - $55
Non-members (55+ only) - $75
or
— Drop-in —
New Horizons members - $20
Non-Members (55+ only) - $25
TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
Vaughan Cochrane
Our Christmas tournament has come and gone
once again. Bruce Geske wandered off with the first
prize, a bottle of Crown’s finest apple cider. Kel
Crawford came in a close second, with Loni
Loughery walking home with the first out bottle of
beer. Join us in the new year for more fun and
games at New Horizons as we dive into our second
half of the season. We play Weds. From 1:30 to
about 3:30 (depending on your skill).
MONDAY AFTERNOON CANASTA
Activity Leader Doris Lloyd
I am organizing the Monday canasta on an interim basis until April l st. We are a friendly group, so come join
us. We start at l:00 pm sharp, so come l0 minutes
early so we can draw numbers for partners and tables.
FRIDAY CANASTA
Activity Leader Sharon Carpenter
We play at 1:00 p.m. Sharp every Friday and the
door is always open to newcomers. We can play 3
or 4 to a table, so there’s lots of room for everyone.
Come on down for some laughs and good times.
KITCHEN NEWS
Sharon Peichl
Our Friday lunch teams met to plan the schedule for
the 2016 lunches.
Our 7 teams made some adjustments to cover for
winter absences of a couple of leaders. No we don't
resent them - we wish them a very happy winter!!!
Some discussion at the meeting raised a couple of
questions from our customers that we would like to
explain. Lunch is served from 11am to 12:45pm. The
new lunch closing hour of 12:45 is due to the long
hours put in by each team to prepare and serve.
Team members want to play too! Cards and curling
call us too! Cooking and set up start at 8 or 8:30, and
some team members also shopped and prepared a
day ahead. Dishes and floors must be done after
each lunch, so holding lunch open until one for only 2
or 4 servings doesn't seem reasonable. Preorders for
lunch is not fair to those in line and quantities available. Portion size is geared to lunch not supper, even
though sometimes it seems like a major meal. We try
to judge fairly, and prepare for 50 but have been
happy to welcome 60 and more. Sorry if it’s stretched
a little thin! We have run out more often this year,
and will do our best to adjust. We will continue at 50
in the new year as quite a few may be away, but we
will monitor numbers to see if that proves true.
All our kitchen volunteers are to be praised for their
delicious offerings and thanked for their good work.
The lunch program has been operating for about 12
or 14 years and we hope to offer it for many more.
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FABRIC ARTS
Roy “Tool Belt Boy” Clarke
Janice Skene
As far as maintenance in December goes, it was a
fairly quiet month. No specific projects last month,
only routine maintenance items. Some extra shelving
in the pantry for the pots and pans. The corroded tap
sets in the bathrooms have been replaced with
brand new units, please remember to wash your
hands...
As you participate in your favorite activity at New Horizons and you happen to notice something in need
of repair or replacement or something that just needs
some attention, please let Jonie or Chris know. My
tool belt and I will get right on it!!!
CIRCLE DANCING
Fred Bieber
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In addition to seeing your Realtor
and Lender visit our office before
you buy or sell to discuss the important legal questions that often arise.
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The Fabric Arts Group has been growing rapidly in the last year or so. We
now have over 25 members. Some
come most weeks, some only in the
summer, some only in the winter and
others come when they have the time.
We are a very friendly and versatile group with abilities at various levels. Tuesdays are spent doing
show and tell, sharing ideas, getting help from other
members and working on projects. The last little
while was very busy. Many purses were made as
well as items for the Art, Craft and Quilt sale. The
sale went over very well. Many items were purchased and the silent auction was well attended.
We are also working once again on sanitation kits
for Days for Girls (http://www.daysforgirls.org/)
which supplies reusable sanitation products to girls
in developing countries. These allow the girls to
attend school on those days of the month when otherwise they would have to stay home. We are planning a “yard sale” and possibly a felting class in the
New Year.
If you are working on a PHD (project half done),
looking to share your talents or learn new skills,
drop in on a Tuesday and see what it is all about.
Just be aware, fabric arts is very addictive.
A Very Special Thanks goes out to
Fred Ralke for fixing 9 of our
long tables after they suffered
from broken legs. Fred used his
extraordinary knowledge of legs to
come to the Centre’s rescue.
In attempting to keep up with the Jones’ I accidentally
ran over the Smith’s.
A man goes for a prostate exam. The proctologist is
checking him out when he finds a roll of hundreds
up the guy's bum. He pulls out the money and
counts it, "You're not going to believe this but I've
just found $1900 dollars up your bum." "Hmmm",
says the patient "That’s why I haven't been feeling
too grand."
An angry wife was complaining about her husband spending
all his free time in a bar, so one night he took her along with
him. "What'll you have?" he asked. "Oh, I don't know. The
same as you I suppose," she replied. So, the husband ordered a couple of Jack Daniel's and threw his down in one
shot. His wife watched him, then took a sip from her glass
and immediately spat it out. "Yuck, that's TERRIBLE!" she
spluttered. "I don't know how you can drink this stuff!" "Well,
there you go," cried the husband. "And you think I'm out enjoying myself every night!"
A 92 year-old man went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later the doctor saw the man walking
down the street with a gorgeous young lady on his
arm. At his follow up visit the doctor talked to the
man and said, "You're really doing great, aren't
you?" The man replied, "Just doing what you said
Doctor, 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful'." The
Doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said you got a heart
murmur. Be careful."
A drunk guy walks into a bar and approaches the bartender,
"Can I have a pint of Less, please?" "I'm sorry sir," the barman
replies, looking slightly puzzled, "I've not come across that one
before. Is it a spirit?" "I've no idea," replies the guy, "The thing
is, I went to see my doctor last week and he told me that I
should drink less."
L
I
Tom, Dick and Harry, three explorers, were
captured by cannibals in the jungles of Borneo.
The cannibal chief says to them, "If you pass
the tribal test we will let you live. Go into the
jungle and gather 10 items of the same fruit.
"So the three guys scamper into the woods,
and Tom comes back first with 10 apples. The
Chief explains the trial to him, "You must shove
the fruits up your butt without any statement on
your face or you will be eaten." The first apple
was okay but Tom winced in pain on the second apple, and was promptly killed and went to
heaven (he was a good explorer). Dick comes
back with 10 berries and the chief explains the
trial to him as well. Dick doesn't think it should
be too tough and begins. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
But on the ninth berry he burst out in laughter
and is killed. Tom and Dick meet in heaven
where Tom asks, "Dick, why did you laugh?
You almost got away with it!" Dick replied, "I
couldn't help it. I saw Harry coming with an
armload of pineapples."
A woman came up behind her husband while he
was enjoying his morning coffee and slapped him
on the back of the head. "I found a piece of paper
in your pants pocket with the name 'Marylou' written on it," she said, furious. "You had better have
an explanation." "Calm down, honey," the man
replied. "Remember last week when I was at the
dog track? That was the name of the dog I bet on.
"The next morning, his wife snuck up on him and
smacked him again." What was that for?" he complained. "Your dog called last night."
G
H
T
E
R
S
I
D
E
It was Christmas Eve. A poor old lady was sitting
alone, except for her cat, in her tiny house, in front
of a small fire. Suddenly, there was a flash of light,
and the old woman's good fairy appeared in the
room. The old woman was astonished, but the
fairy reassured her: "Don't be afraid! I am your
good fairy. You are very poor, and all alone at
Christmas, so I have come to grant you three
wishes, to cheer you up." The old woman was
about to speak, but the fairy held up her hand.
"Wait!" she said. "Before you make a wish, think
carefully! You will get exactly what you wish for,
and no wish can be undone!" So the old woman
sat silently, staring at the fire and thinking. Eventually, she spoke: "First", she said, "I want to be
very, very wealthy." Poof! Immediately, the tiny
house was packed with pots full of gold coins, and
sacks of bank-notes. There was more money than
anyone could spend in an entire lifetime. The old
woman looked around and smiled. She thought
some more, and spoke again: "Next", she said, "I
want to be young and beautiful again, like I was
when I was 18." Poof! The old woman disappeared. In her place sat a beautiful young woman,
with smooth, white skin and long, golden hair. The
woman looked at her hands and arms, felt her hair,
and smiled. "Third", she said to the fairy, "I want
you to change my cat into a handsome young
prince, who will love me and take care of me all my
life!" Poof! The fairy disappeared, and the cat leapt
up from his place by the fire as a handsome young
prince. He reached out to the woman, pulled her to
her feet, embraced her, and kissed her passionately. Then he gazed into her eyes and said: "Hah!
Now you're really going to be sorry that you took
me to the vet!"
My doctor asked if any members of my family suffered
from insanity, I replied, No, we all seem to enjoy it.
THURSDAY FLOOR CURLING
Jim Richardson (and his assistant Bev)
Jim and Bev want to thank all those who came out
and joined us for Thurday morning floor curling. We
averaged over 20 members each Thursday. Everyone seemed to have a good time, I know we did.
Special thanks go the Bingo group who put down all
the tables after Bingo on Wednesday nights. Wow –
great job! Special thanks also to those who came out
faithfully early on Thursday mornings to help us set
up – Fred Ralke, Al Kist, Ed Kustra and Bill Sass.
Jim I and I couldn't have done it without your excellent help.
We are now off to warmer weather and will leave
Thursday Floor Curlers in the safe hands of Fred and
Vera Ralke. Please join them Thusday, January
7th.
We wish each and every one of you a safe, healthy,
happy New Year.
The problem with our system is that it’s possible
to empty a bank account but not to fill it.
Protect your most valuable assets.
Dead men tell no tales, but old men really pick up
the slack in that department.
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Vera Ralke
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As I look back over 2015 and I see how much goes
on at our Centre, the activities, the events, the gatherings. We are very fortunate to have this place to
go for our games and gatherings. Over the last few
years the membership numbers have been strong
and growing. With more people come more ideas
and more life experience. We can use that here at
the Centre. Current numbers are 549 for the year so
far, 84 of whom are new to the Centre this year.
The January General Members meeting was held at
the Centre earlier this week. It would have been a
good meeting to have a higher attendance at. To get
a truer perspective on how the general member
population is thinking higher member turnout is always better. The members who did attend had lots
of questions for the Board and also contributed lots
of good ideas for future discussions. The next General Meeting in April should be a good one.
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CARPET BOWLING
Vic Savage
Carpet Bowling is one of the original New Horizons
Activities that was started up back in the 1980’s and
we are still up and running and we welcome more
members to come and play, age is not a problem.
This is not like the 5 or 10 pin bowling in an alley, but
a little more like Lawn Bowling. We toss our balls and
try to get into one of the three circles, not pushing out
others as both colors win points.
After your lunch join us for and hour and a half for
easy, fun exercise and comradery. Hope we see you
there, enjoying this sport.
We play Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 p.m.
YOGA - Leanne Stevens
Join us & experience the benefits that practicing yoga can provide. By incorporating mindfulness
with movement we can learn how to move in a way that
promotes health rather than pain. So come join us &
learn how you can take care of your body, mind and
spirit.
Join our ongoing groups Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.,
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. Newcomers are always
welcome. Drop in.
New Horizons Members $7.00,
Non-members $11.00
If you have any questions please contact the instructor
Leanne Stevens at 641-3920 or email
[email protected].
Namaste ~
Eirik Bardal
Undertaker
Telephone: (204) 949-2200
In Gimli Tel.: (204) 642-7124
Fax: (204) 694-9494
Email: [email protected]
82 - 5th Avenue,
Gimli, MB R0C 1B1
FRIDAY FLOOR CURLING
BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS
Marg, Mavis & Vera
Gail Hurak
Dance Instructor, Hilites Article and Dance Manager
Debrorah and Chris Gaynor-Martens
Well, we finished off a fun-filled fall season of Friday
Floor Curling with a successful two-day spiel. The
competition was good, food was excellent (thanks to
the lunch crews for your hard work) and the laughter
and camaraderie was best of all. Thanks to all the
spares who filled in where needed. You may not realize it but you guys are very important and help make
this a such a successful activity. We hope everyone
had as much fun as we did.
Congratulations to the Ralke team for winning the Fall
session and Congratulations to the winners in the
bonspiel. (listed below)
First Flight
1 - Vincett Team
2nd - Ralke Team
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Professional Dance Instructors
It’s January and we need to get ready for a Valentine’s dance, somewhere. So, let’s learn the rumba,
“the dance of love”. Or perhaps, you are
heading south to a Latin country and would like to
know a few steps. Whatever the reason, please join
us. We love to have fun when we dance. Drop in and
find out!
1) We will continue with our afternoon, beginner
class at 1:00 PM on Tuesdays.
Our first class starts on January 19, 2016.
2) Our evening class, beginner/intermediate starts
on January 5, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
New dancers are always welcome. Dancing is great
for socializing, for staying active and
for brain stimulation.
We are looking for single females and for single
males. Some of our dancers would love to dance
but don’t have a partner. Please call me and I will
try to fit you with another dancer.
Second Flight
1 - Worona Team
2nd - Kist Team
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Sign up as a SINGLE FEMALE, SINGLE MALE or COUPLES
New Horizons Members - $6.00 /per person, per class
Non-Member (55+ Only) - $10.00 /per person, per class
Third Flight
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1 - Seidel Team
2nd - Page Team
Sorry, no pic
available...
Your “Dream Team” has been hard at work drawing up
teams and schedules for the January - March session
which starts 10:00 AM, Friday, January 8, 2016. All
skips have been called and advised of their team members, phone numbers and starting time on the 8th.
If you are a curler and haven’t yet received a call from
your skip, please phone Marg at 204-642-7506, Mavis at
204-642-8651 or Vera at 204-642-9391 and we can help
you.
We look forward to seeing you all on January 8, 2016!
Tours
Roger Newman
MAHNOMEN IS VEGAS AT A FRACTION OF THE
COST
It's like going to Las Vegas at an affordable price.
That was the pleasant discovery of 56 bus passengers who travelled to Minnesota's Mahnomen Shooting Star Casino on a three-day tour in late November. They included 33 Interlake residents, mostly
members of Gimli's New Horizons Club, and 23 Winnipeg residents from the East Kildonan and Fort
Garry neighborhoods.
"We always have a good time," says Elaine Einarson, the New Horizons tour chairperson who organizes four U.S. gambling trips a year for club members and guests. "The two trips just before and after
Christmas give our groups a nice break from winter."
Einarson signs up the Interlake passengers for B &
B Tours of Winnipeg led by Bruce and Brenda Rand.
The latest contingent of local passengers, a mixture
of veterans and a few newbie gamblers, left the New
Horizons Club at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning on a
four hour trip that took them to Winnipeg to pick up
more passengers, through U.S. customs and then
on to Mahnomen.
Many Gimli passengers lacked sleep because of the
New Horizons Christmas dinner the previous evening, but they were in a good mood because the
three-day tour is a bargain by any standard. It costs
only $156 per person and the Shooting Star Casino
gives each gambler a $100 start-off credit to tempt
them to play 1,100 slot machines and the blackjack,
poker and bingo games.
The comparison to Las Vegas is appropriate. The
Shooting Star Casino, opened in 1992, would not be
out of place on the Vegas strip. It is an opulent operation that has transformed Mahnomen from one of
Minnesota's poorest cities into a prosperous community.
For some tour members, the trip was almost as
much about Christmas shopping as it was about
gambling. A stop was made at the Grand Forks Columbia Mall on the way down, followed by an excursion to Detroit Lakes stores on the middle day, and a
last shopping chance in Thief River Falls on the way
home. Popular bus driver John kept the bus humming right along on schedule despite a short but intense snow storm in the Detroit Lakes area. Nobody
was ever bored as amiable hosts Bruce and Brenda
ran bingo games and other prize-giveaway contests
as the comfortable bus traversed the highways.
Now that Christmas is over, Einarson is planning to
organize a second winter gambling trip, with Devil's
Lake, North Dakota, and Warroad, Minnesota, being
possible destinations. It too will probably attract a full
load of passengers despite the unfavorable U.S. exchange rate in recent months.
Calling all Photography
Fans!
If you enjoy taking pictures, consider
taking part in a New Horizons 55+
Photo Group. Right now we are collecting names and emails of interested members, with a plan to have an initial meeting in the new year. Group meetings will be once or
twice a month on a day to be determined by group
members.
Meeting topics will be determined by group members as well, and may include the basics of photography, troubleshooting in photography, travel slide
shows, photo editing or photo editing software, lighting and special modes of photography, outings on
specific dates or with specific assignments in mind,
and lots of sharing of everyone's images!
This group is not intended to be a formal class, as
everyone's experience and images provide a
chance for others to learn. The office will have a
sheet posted on the bulletin board to try and establish if this type of thing will work at the Centre. If you
are interested, put your name on the list and we will
try and develop the Program.
Yesterday I drove my car into my garage, which
is a pretty convenient place to crash a car.
JAMMERS
Andy Smaha
From our Famous Jammers Group to all of you out
there…
Have a “Happy New Year”, in this great new year
2016.
We’ll be jamming the usual Wed’s from 1 to 3 pm.
Drop in and give a listen if you’re in the neighborhood, we’ll be happy to see you.
Lisa Taylor, D.V.M.
Kristine Torske, D.V.M., D.V.Sc.
Wendy Slezak, D.V.M.
70 Centre Street
Gimli, Manitoba R0C 1B0
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Fax 204-642-9996
[email protected]
SOCIAL
Moving Together Tai Chi Gimli
Lavona Clarke
“The Party Queen”
Phyllis Holmes
Christmas Capers was a Blast!!!
Sold Out in ten days, great music, lots of dancing,
eating and making merry!
Look out
2016, here we
come!
From an
empty room...
It is so exciting, a New Year, a new beginning and a
new hope for a wonderful healthy and happy future.
This is the time of the year when many people make
resolutions to make personal changes.
Our Tai Chi class looks forward to helping all those
that want to start an exercise program that has
many health benefits. I have included members reports, in previous newsletters, on how each of them
has benefited from practicing Tai Chi on a regular
basis.
If you are interested in joining our group please contact the office or myself for more details.
We all hope 2016 will be a fun and rewarding year.
WOOD CARVERS
The Office
Dinner…
Then
Dancing
Your social committee would like a little input from
the membership-at-large. Would you like to see a
Saturday evening piano bar? A games night? A talent show? A magician? Or ventriloquist? A variety
show? Dinner theatre? More dances? We can only
keep you “entertained” if we know what you want!
So write down your suggestions and leave them with
Jonie or Chris at the office and they’ll make sure we
get the info. And to all, good health and much
happiness in 2016.
Marc Palsson
Owner
100 - 7th Avenue,
Gimli, MB R0C 1B0
Telephone: (204) 642-9688, Ext. 7001
Fax: (204) 642-8688
Toll Free: 1-877-770-7662 (RONA)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rona.ca
BUILDING
CENTRE
GIMLI
OPEN 7 DAYS
A WEEK
Wood Carving seems to be where the crowds are
hanging out these days. The attendance at this
popular past time have increased from our resident
“experienced” wood cravers to three tables full of
people. Lots of wood chips everywhere in that room
on Fridays from 1:00 to 3:30.
News from the
Seniors Resource Program
Are you living alone or with
an ill spouse and would like
the comfort of knowing that
help is only a press of a button away? If so then Lifeline
is just the right thing for you.
Lifeline is monitored 24
hours a day, seven days a
week. Responder’s phone numbers are programmed in the Lifeline unit and when help is
needed, you just press the button you wear and
someone from the monitoring centre will call your
responder to come and help or the ambulance can
also be dispatched if needed. For a reasonable
one time installation fee and low monthly monitoring fee, Lifeline will give you and your family piece
of mind. If you’re interested in the Lifeline or know
of someone who might benefit from this service
then please call the office at 642-7297.
JOE PIOTROWSKI
PHARMACIST
Free Prescription Delivery
15% Discount Every Monday—Seniors
Diabetic Centre
Prescription Counseling
Personalized Service
Prescription Blister Packing on Request
642-8170
I’ve become so proficient with time saving techniques
I now do nothing.
(Residence 642-8432)
P.O. Box 4000, Gimli, MB R0C 1B0
FIT N’ FUN WINTER EDITION
Need a good Fitness Routine?
Our sessions are based on low impact
aerobics and established walking programs. We also do upper body workouts that are
good for the arms, back and neck.
Classes are held on Mondays, Wednesday and
Saturday Mornings from 9:30 to 11:00.
Exercise;
 Tones Muscle
 Keeps your joints in good working order
 Boosts Metabolism
 Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
 Keeps Your Mind Sharp
 Work out in a group setting
 Provides a Youthful Glow
 Keep your gluteus maximus looking good
Remember: Saturdays now instead of Fridays
for the Winter.
No more Turkey!!! Time to work off the Christmas
Cookies!
PEROGY MAKING
Elaine Einarson
The month of December we had
46 volunteers, a total of 175 volunteer hours.
Greetings from the perogy
kitchen. Another successful
month, approximately 334
Edna Lavigne
dozen Perogies were made.
Chief Perogy Maker
There will be no Perogies made
for the month of January, however February 2nd and
3rd we will resume.
As usual Edna prepared a wonderful lunch and a
yummy rice pudding for dessert.
Once again we say thank you to all the wonderful
volunteers that show up every month for this worthwhile event.
Wishing everyone a Healthy and Prosperous 2016.
See you all February 2nd for prep and 3rd for making
the Perogies.
Perogy Pinching Ladies (and Emil)…
Wait, how did he get in there??
If you think driving on the freeway is exciting
try driving across it.
Acrylic Painting Classes
With Lorraine MacVicar
Painting classes will start back on Tuesday,
January 12th from 1 - 4.
We have a few new ideas to try out. Hope to see
you!!
Happy New Year Everyone!!
$5.00 / Class, bring your own supplies.
New Horizons 55+ Members Only.
WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE
MONDAY
Fit N’ Fun
Line Dance
Canasta
TUESDAY
9:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Yoga
9:30 a.m.
Tai Chi
10:00 a.m.
Fabric Arts
10:30 a.m.
Beginner Ballroom 1:00 p.m.
Acrylic Painting
1:00 p.m.
Ballroom Dancing
7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Fit N’ Fun
Jammers
Texas Hold ‘Em
Carpet Bowling
Duplicate Bridge
Circle Dance
Bingo
9:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
TAI CHI BEGINNERS - come at 9:30
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
Billiards
Floor Curling
Yoga
Cribbage
Line Dance
Anytime
9:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Floor Curling
Tai Chi
Contract Bridge
Canasta
Wood Carvers
SATURDAY
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Fit N’ Fun
9:30 a.m.
TAI CHI BEGINNERS - come at 9:30
ACTIVITY PRICES - Members $1.00 - Non members $6.00. Some activities charge more, due to prize money and service fee.
PLEASE CONTACT ACTIVITY DIRECTOR BEFORE JOINING. CONTACT NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE ON THE FRONT INSIDE COVER OF THE NEWS LETTER.
NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
HORIZON Hearing ………..…….
•
For Appointment call 1-877-300-7507
Next Scheduled day for Horizon Hearing at New Horizons 55+ is: JAN. 7 & 20
BELTONE Hearing ………………
For Appointment call 1-800-661-2653
• Next Scheduled day for Beltone at New Horizons 55+ Activity Centre is: JAN. 27
Find New Horizon 55+ at our website: www.gimlinewhorizons.com