We
are all learning how to navigate this digital age: email addresses, numerous
passwords, Facebook friends, and online banking. (Okay, not all of us. I know
several folks who have resisted the temptation and after spending hours trying
to remember my passwords, they just may have the right idea!)
But
knowing that you can’t really turn back the hands of time, the Center is trying
to keep up with its own website at www.midcolumbiaseniorcenter.com. If
you have any questions about Center activities, I would encourage you to visit
it. It is updated every week, usually by Wednesday morning, and has plenty of
information including a Resource Guide for Older Adults, clues for the “Where
in The Dalles is the Elevator” contest plus the Center’s weekly newsletter. I
have to admit the site is not fancy, but like an old John Deere tractor, it
gets the job done.
What do you get when you add “Barley Draught” with an
Elevator on St. Patrick’s Day? Good music, great fun and over $1000 raised for
the UpLifting Elevator Fund! Thanks to Barley Draught for donating their time
to rock the Center with their high energy Irish music. I also want to thank all
the folks who helped make the evening such a success: Mary Murray, Kevin Ryan,
Edna Chandler and Colleen Ballinger; Spookys, Papa Murphys and Pizza Hut for
donating pizzas, the band members for donating their delicious Irish Soda Bread
and Mark Powell at Clock Tower Ale for setting up the keg of Guinness Beer - because
I didn’t have a clue. After the rousing St. Patrick’s Day concert, I am looking
forward to inviting “Barley Draught” back in the not too distant future to celebrate
the addition of the new elevator.
The Center is expanding its Creative Arts program by
adding two new offerings this spring. The first is a Dynamic Drawing Class
where you can learn how to draw or expand your knowledge of drawing. Former
university art professor, Joy Kloman, will teach old-master drawing techniques
to create a lively composition. The cost is $50 for the four classes, plus $11.00
to purchase the supplies - available at the first class. The classes are on May
9th, May 23rd, May 30th, and June 6th
from 1:00 – 3:30 downstairs at the Center. To register call the Center at
541-296-4788.
The second offering is a Writer’s Tertulia. (Tertulia is
a Spanish word meaning an informal gathering to talk about common interests.) In
this Writer’s Tertulia, you will have a chance to explore a variety of writing
experiences: stories from your life, short fictional stories, Haiku and poetry,
chapbooks and 10-minute plays. So whether you have been writing all your life, have
always wanted to write or just want to explore a new talent, consider joining
this Writer’s Tertulia. It will be facilitated by Robert Griswold and takes
place downstairs at the Center on Fridays from 10:00 – 11:00 starting April 4th.
A quick reminder: the speaker for the 11:00 Tuesday
Lecture on April 1st will be Taylor Haag from GREEN HOME
Construction discussing the advantages of weatherizing your home.
I’ve
upped the difficulty for the Center’s April 1st music announcement. See if you
can decipher it. .
Ereht
si cisum ta eht Retnec yreve Yadseut morf 7:00 – 9:00 MP. Dna no Lirpa ts1, Eht
Yrrebwarts Niatnuom Dnab lliw eb gnimrofrep. Dna sa a laiceps taert rof siht
laiceps yad, Erdna lliw eb gniwohs rehtona edis fo sih lacisum stnelat yb
gniyalp a edulerp, na edute dna neht na edutrenni rof eht lacissalc ratiug. Dna
rebmemer enoyreve si emoclew dna snoitanod era syawla detaicerppa.
The
brother and sister in the popular reading primers of the 40’s and 50’s were
Dick and Jane along with their dog “See Spot run.” (And the winner of a Cherry
Festival Breakfast is Gwenna McCarger.)
If
you are sports fan, you know we are in the midst of basketball’s March Madness.
So this week’s “Remember When” question is from the NCAA Basketball Championships
long, long ago. From 1962 through 1964, Oregon State University played in the
NCAA Basketball Tournament making it to the final four in 1963. Who was the OSU
coach? And for bonus points who, according to Wikipedia, was the top scorer of
the 1963 tournament? E-mail your answers to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call
541-296-4788 or send your answers with two OSU 2014-2015 basketball season
tickets.
Well,
it has been another week enjoying the slow slide towards spring. Until we meet
again, live without fear and with imagination.
"Children
are often spoiled because no one will spank Grandma.” Seen on a wooden sign in
The Breezeway Antiques and Gifts store on 2nd Street in The Dalles.