How would you like to have
in one handy place - dates of local events such as Go Red, Mid-Columbia
Community Concerts and monthly educational programs; a listing of important phone
numbers including transportation resources, support groups and assisted living
facilities; short insights about different aspects of healthy living; and nutritious
recipes for good measure - all in an attractive packet you can hang on the
wall.
You can have it all with the
“Passport to Happiness” Calendar - created and printed right here in the Gorge
for older adults in Wasco County including their families and caregivers. The
Calendars are now available at several locations in The Dalles including the
Area Agency on Aging, the Mid-Columbia Community Action Program, The
Mid-Columbia Housing Authority, the Aging and People with Disabilities office, the
Mid-Columbia Senior Center, the OSU Extension Office, and Water’s Edge. And
soon at the meal sites in Mosier, Dufur and Tygh Valley.
One of the many benefits
of the “Passport to Happiness” Calendar is each month the Calendar focuses on a
different factor that can lead to improved health and greater happiness. And then
on every third Wednesday of the month, from 3:00 – 4:30 at the Mid-Columbia
Senior Center, there will be speakers and information that will address that
month’s focus.
Wednesday, January 16th
will be the kickoff for the monthly events and the January focus is “What is
Happiness?” Lauren Kraemer, OSU/Wasco County Extension Agent, will lead a
discussion about happiness and what it means to each of us as we grow older; and
how improving our health and well-being can lead to greater happiness. And if
you are interested in reading more about the topic of Happiness, Klindt’s Booksellers
will have books on hand to purchase.
Since this is a journey
towards achieving greater health and happiness with a different destination or
focus each month, bring your passport with you - the tear off section at the
bottom of the Calendar. At each of these monthly events, your “Passport to
Happiness” will be stamped, and at the end of the year there will be a
celebration offering prizes depending on the number of months stamped.
The “Passport to Happiness”
Calendar was a year-long project of the Wasco County Network on Aging (I thought
the Aging Network sounded good, but it was vetoed since it sound like we were
just getting old.) The Network includes representatives from OSU/Wasco County
Extension, the Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Mid-Columbia Medical
Center, Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation, the local Aging and People
with Disabilities Office, Flagstone Senior Living, North Central Public Health
District, Mid-Columbia Housing Authority, Canyon Rim Manor, as well as Julie
Reynolds.
It was a packed house at
the TDWHS auditorium for “Dancing with the Gorge Stars”. And although all the
dancers were entertaining and the dance routines “extraordinaire”, my man, Rick
Eisland, was number one. (Although some felt he only won because of his silly
smile and - like a true elected official - he knew how to work the crowd for
votes.) Thanks to all the dancers: Rick, Gene, Gavin, Kristi, Tina and Celeste
for making it such an entertaining night and to Platti Blagg and the Community
Concert crew for bringing “Dancing with the Gorge Stars” to The Dalles.
I am running out of room
so I will keep it short - real short. “Martin and Friends” tonight at the
Center, “Truman” on the 22nd, starts at 7:00, everyone welcome and
donations are always appreciated. How was that?
Many folks remembered
the quips and adlibs of Groucho Marx, the host of the game show “You Bet Your
Life” and the answer to last week’s “Remember When” question. (And the winner of
ten quilt raffle tickets for the new quilt hanging in the Center’s lobby is
John Lampe.)
This week’s question may
be one of those tough ones - when you can’t remember the answer until someone
tells you and your response is, “Oh yeah, I knew that!”
We are remember Walter
Cronkite who was described as “the most trusted man in America” and anchorman
for the CBS Evening News in its heyday from 1962 to 1981. But do you remember
the name of the TV documentary series about important historical events he hosted from
1957 through 1967? Email your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or mail it with a “Piece of the Rock”.
Well, it’s been another
week waiting to see which way the winter winds blow. Until we meet again, it is
easier to enjoy the winter knowing spring is around the corner.
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