I have
this vague impression I use to be mentally sharp. (But then when I can’t remember
what I did four weeks ago, I guess I can imagine my self being anything forty
years ago.) But I’ve discovered these days I seem to be living by the “Rule of
Three”. I will take the same route three times before I learn to avoid the detour;
or I have to follow a new simple office routine three times before I remember to
do it automatically. But there are some advantages. I can enjoy watching a TV
mystery three times before remembering who killed who. How things have changed.
But I’m not going to let it bother me. I’m pretty sure sometime in the future I
will be living by the “Rule of Four”, and then five - and who knows what after
that.
The
Mid-Columbia Senior Center Quilters do more than design and stitch together the
beautiful quilts displayed in the Center’s lobby. They also have sewn over
forty special one-of-a-kind baby and toddler blankets that make great gifts. In
addition, they are available for hire to repair family quilts or complete any
unfinished quilts. For more information, you can find the quilters downstairs
at the Center every Monday from 10:00 – 3:00 or you can call the Center during
those hours.
I wish
I could peruse through the old pictures of my classmates and teachers; school clubs
and sports teams from when I went to school in Indianapolis – and reawakening forgotten
memories by those visual reminders. But if you attended one of The Dalles area schools,
you can travel back in time by visiting The Dalles District Archive Museum, now
open every Saturday from 10:00 - 3:00. You can find yearbooks, pictures,
programs, and much more from local elementary, junior high, and high schools
from 1911 to the present. And it is free! You can visit the museum, located at the
Wahtonka High School building on 3601 W. 10th Street, by entering the school through
the door closest to the athletic fields.
Call Rymmel Lovell at 541-296-6546 or e-mail tlovell@netcnct.net for
high school tours and class reunions scheduled this summer. Donations are always
appreciated from school alumni.
The
Center relies on volunteers, business supporters and its member to keep the
doors open and the floors swept. A particular thank-you to the three hundred
ninety-five members (five members in the last week) who have already joined
during the Center’s 2016 membership campaign. But the Center is still fifty-five
members shy of its goal of four hundred fifty members by the Center’s annual
meeting in July. The cost is $35 for a single or $60 for a couple or $50 a
person to be Super Duper member. Please join by stopping by the Center or
online at www.midcolumbiaseniorcenter.com.
It is
that time again to shake up your little gray cells. For this week’s music
announcement, I’ll give you a chance to practice your backward reading skills. Start
at the end of this paragraph and I’ll meet you back here. .detaicerppa syawla
era snoitanoD .neewteb-ni ro tfel ,thgir era uoy rehtehw emoclew si enoyreve
,00:7 ta strats cisum ,00:6 ta nepo srooD .gniyalp eb lliw syoB eocmiS eht
,ht71 yaM no dna ,tnemyojne gninetsil dna gnicnad ruoy rof cisum evil si ereht
retneC eht ta thgin yadseuT yrevE
The
name of the controversial rock musical that portrayed the hippie counterculture
in New York City was Hair. (And the winner
of a quilt raffle ticket is Bill Van Nice.)
In the
Sunday Chronicle, you may have seen the picture of one of the new informational
kiosks and bike racks recently installed along Second Street. If you examine closely
the kiosk shown in the picture, you will see a photograph from the 1962 The Dalles
High School Yearbook of this popular 50’s and 60’s destination for teens “cruising
the gut” or just hanging out. What was the name of this popular drive-in? And
for bonus points who owned it? Email your answer to www.mcseniorcenter@gmail.com,
leave a message at 541-296-4788 or drop your answer off with a Hefty Henry and
its special sauce.
Well,
it’s been another week searching for the questions before I forget the answers.
Until we meet again, although we may be over 60, life is far from over.
“Sometimes
we can't find the thing that will make us happy, because we can't let go of the
thing that was supposed to.” Robert
Brault
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