Highlights of the Month

Hand Building Clay Class December 6th & 15th

2econd Act Performance

December 8th

Holiday Dinner December 19th

Christmas Caroling at Pioneer Homestead

December 21st

New Years at Noon December 29th

Center Hours: Monday - Thursday:

8:00am - 4:30pm Friday:

8:00am - 3:00pm Closed Nov. 10th

Closed Dec. 25th and 26th Closed Jan. 2nd

After Hours Open

Exercise Equipment: Saturdays 10:30 - 11:30

(307)733-7300 info@seniorcenterjh.org www.seniorcenterjh.org

The mission of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole is to provide a range of services to support and enhance the lives of senior citizens

and assist them to remain independent as long as possible.

The four core services we offer: Activities Meals (at the Senior Center and Meals on Wheels) Transportation Home Care

December 2017

Annual Holiday Dinner Tuesday, December 19th at 6:00 pm

Seniors Compliments of First Interstate Bank, Guests $10

Please RSVP to the Senior Center.

2nd Act Presents: Staged Readings 3 performances!

Happening at the Senior Center

Friday, December 8th at 1:00 pm, No charge

Happening at Black Box Theatre at the Center for the Arts Saturday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Admission: $10 Sunday December 10, at 4:00 pm Admission: $10

Join Off Square Theatre Company and the performers of 2nd Act for a fun afternoon of readings of one-acts and shorts. 2nd Act - Off Square's lifelong learners program - is led by Linda Rode, Stephen Lottridge, and Evie Lewis and will feature members of the Senior Center. The program is supported by the Community Foundation's Youth Philanthropy grant.

Serving a baked ham dinner with entertainment by Cathedral Voices.

From the Desk of Becky Zaist, Executive Director Did you know that the Senior Center of Jackson Hole is not a government organization? In many communities senior services are provided by the town or county. Here in Jackson, the Senior Cen-ter, a private 501(c)3 organization, provides these services through a private/public partnership. Federal and State grants support our services paying for about 43% of our program costs. Local Town & County support pays for about 22%. That leaves approx. 35% of our program costs to be raised by client fees and individual donations.

Senior Center programs are for everyone. If someone can’t afford a meal, a ride, an exercise class or in-home services we offer reduced fees and scholarships. The only way that we can do this is through your donations. Please consider helping the Senior Center and your friends and neighbors by making an end of the year donation to the Senior Center. All donations, big and small make a difference!

Congratulations Cindy Knight! 2017 Senior of the Year

Past Seniors of the Year 2007-2017

2017 Cindy Knight 2016 Caludia and Michael Schrotz 2015 Sylvia Raumaker 2014 Ron Stevens 2013 Marlene Lang 2012 Sue Hall 2011 Dorothy Tanner 2010 Judy Basye 2009 Hazel Halling 2008 Virginia Blair and Frances Spencer 2007 Phyllis Greene

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate the 2017 Senior of

the Year Nominees, Jean Day and Cindy Knight. A wonderful time

was had by all and Cindy Knight was named 2017 Senior of the Year.

Cindy can often be found at exercise classes, mahjong, bingo &

lunch at the Senior Center since retiring as Director of Van Vleck

House Group Home in 2015. Cindy is a Wyoming native who

worked with at-risk youth throughout her career. Since retiring she

continues to be involved in the community by volunteering at Teton

Literacy, Vertical Harvest, and Teton County Library. Cindy enjoys

cross-country skiing, hiking, and “anything with friends”. Karen

Swaim nominated Cindy because of “Cindy’s support of the Senior

Center through her participation plus her tireless hours of commu-

nity volunteerism make her an outstanding candidate for Senior of

the Year”.

YES, I CAN HELP! Donation Amount: ______________ Name: ________________________ Address: ______________________ ______________________________ Notes: _______________________ ______________________________

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*Donations to support programs. Does not include gifts for capital needs.

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Johnson, Barbara

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Jackson, Reid

Johnson, Bill

Sands, Charlie

Wang, Louis

Wells, Gail

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Best, Greg

Branch, Louise

Erickson, Susan

Wadsworth, Gwenn

4 Burnside, Lenora

Norton, Nancy

Shipman, John

5 Dodge, Nathaniel

Osborne, Phyllis

Sommers, Daniel

6 Farrell, Nadia

Londy, Mo

7 Brown, Tisch

Cote, Dori

Dornan, Reade

Massaglia, Doris

Nelson, Bev

Svendsen, Carolyn

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Hanson, MJ

Hauptman, Bruce

Millard, Cynthia

Salzman, Sue

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Werner, Pat

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Campbell, Bruce

Eggers, Linda

Soper, Linda

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Hill, Pam

Loder, Barb

Obering, Julie

Ruehr, Ben

Wales, Robert

Whalen, Rich

Wong, Lucy

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Goe, Carol

Hassler, Debbie

Johnson, Kathy

Layser, Earle

Leavell, Connie

Minczeski, Harriet

Ninnemann, Nancy

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Poole, Carol

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Rieke, David

17 Baratti, Susan

Benz, Bob

DeLorenzo, Ellen

Perkins, Susan

Sanford, Barney

18 Coelho, Bill

Matthews, Jane

Still, Myles

Wasson, John

19 Hawley, Cherie

Janney, Carl

Kummer, Julie

Werner, Bob

20 Ayling, Yong

Goodsite, Odette

Judge, Linda

Sanford, Sharon

21 Benson, Rosemary

Briggs, Bill

Kelleghan, Carol

Parrott, Sharon

Wong, Jim

22 Dykes, Noel

Mellor III, Norman

Navratil, David

Parker, Pat

23 Birkett, Martha

Henze, Yvonne

Huhn, Barb

May, Dorothy

Merrell, Karen

Schmidt, Mary

Vik, Bev

Wallace, Jim

24 Carruth, John

Jackson Bayles, Lucy

Jones, Robyn

Schneebeck, Carol

25 Brodell, John

Good, Edna

Warner, Bill

26 Brewer, Don

Daily, Barbara

27 Sanders, Dixie

28 Cochary, Kevin

Englund, Chris

Hebberger, John

Holmes, Bill

Minczeski, Ed

Thompson, Adele

29 Becker, Art

Hall, Sue

Knight, Cindy

Lotshaw, Dawn

Patla, Mary Ann

Paulus, Tony

Turner, Harold

Viands, Denise

30 Harkins, Vern

Lewis, Evie

31 Maloney, Carol

Mannion, John

McCracken, Susan

Rinker, Bill

Tapp, Jerry

Did we miss a Birthday? If your annual registration has

expired with the Senior Center, you will not see your birthday

listed. Please stop by to update.

BIRTHDAY LUNCH! December 13, 2017

December Birthdays will receive their lunch

compliments of First Interstate Bank.

If you’re in the market for a car, we hope you’ll Share the Love.

You can help seniors right here in Teton County when you buy or lease a new Subaru during the 2017 Share the Love Event (November 16 – January 2) and select Meals on Wheels as the recipient of a $250 donation from Subaru of America, Inc. “For the past ten years, Subaru of America has partnered alongside the Meals on Wheels network to deliver nutrition, companionship and comfort to our nation’s most vulnerable seniors,” said Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels America. “Since 2008, Subaru’s Share the Love Event has

helped deliver more than 1.7 million meals to seniors served by Meals on Wheels. Funds raised through this year’s event will come at a critical time for the Meals on Wheels network, allowing our boots on the ground to deliver even more of these critically needed services.” Each donation helps these programs enable seniors to age with independence and dignity in their own homes, where they want to be. As a provider of Meals on Wheels, the Senior Center is eligible to receive a portion of the funds raised through the Share the Love Event. What a great way to help local seniors! Learn more at mealsonwheelsamerica.org/take-action/give/share-the-love!

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SENIOR CENTER NEWSLETTER FOR 2017 If you wish to continue receiving our newsletter, please complete and

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Your donation helps with the cost of the design, printing, and postage. If you receive the newsletter electronically, please consider donating towards the design cost of this great

newsletter.

A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience. Make checks payable to: Senior Center Jackson Hole (SCJH)

Or Return to: Senior Center of Jackson Hole

PO Box 4677 Jackson, WY 83001

Home Care Happy Holidays from Home Care. Do you have friends and family visiting Jackson this winter season? Did you know that our Home Care Ser-vices are available to friends and family visiting Jackson from out of town? Our Home Care staff of Certified Nursing Assistants and Care Companions are available to provide short term, respite and companion care for senior visitors who might need some company and/or extra care. We are able to provide care at any of the hotels or condo-miniums in town, and at any of the resorts. Staff are available Monday-Sunday 8am-6pm and it is very easy to get you signed up for our services. Please contact Perri Stern, Home Care Manager for more information. Perri Stern Home Care Manager, Senior Center of Jackson Hole 307-733-7300 pstern@seniorcenterjh.org

Monetary Donations Wells Fargo Foundation Odd Fellows Lodge #8 Jean & Tim Day Carol Beplat Yong Ayling Jamee & Kevin Cochary JoAnn & Joseph Cioffi

Miscellaneous Donation Chris Howell Lucy Waldrip Robert Bell Benj Sinclair Jackie Kalco Carl Herbst

Memorial Donations Meta Sternberg Bob & Barb Shervin Linda Rode

Mary Ann & Jerry Tapp Debbie Schlinger Anonymous

Ernie Hirsch Sherry & Dennis Gralund Kay & Mary Mattheis

Michael Tepe Doris Budge Shawn Evans Hawkins Bonnie Budge

Eleanor (Ellie) Hufsmith Doris Budge Mary Ann & Jerry Tapp Barb & Bob Shervin

Memory Wall Dr. Frank & Alice Werner Pat & Bob Werner

Lend a Hand Carol Black Sharon Wiley Louise Martens Kathleen Mague

We want to thank Ed Liebzeit, Tim Day, Da-vid Watson & Scout Troup #268 for their service at our dinner in honor Veterans in November.

Merry Christmas Dona-tion from Carol Black For Mike May & Family – Faith, Jenny, Danny, Niko, Thinled, & Sean

Merry Christmas Dona-tion from Carol Black For Nancy & Bruce Pasfield Merry Christmas Donation from Carol Black For Rosemary Seherr-Thoss

Merry Christmas Dona-tion from Carol Black For Barbara Finkelson

Giving Back…Thank you for your Donations

Leave a Living Legacy Consider creating a “living legacy” with a gift to the Senior Center of Jackson Hole in your will. Your good deed will survive

you and provide a memorial for your family for generations.

For the Holidays and throughout the year, please

note that it is against Senior Center policy for

employees to accept gifts or tips. Instead, kind

words or cards are greatly appreciated.

Updated Fitness Class Pricing Beginning

January 1st:

Suggested Contribution of $4

10 class punch card: $35

*Punch cards purchased in 2017 will not expire.

*Please note that scholarships are available. Please speak with Becky for more information

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Low Income Energy Assistance Program

(L.I.E.A.P.)

LIEAP is a state and federally-funded program

that helps people pay home heating bills Novem-

ber through June. It helps cover the costs of

electricity, natural gas, propane, wood, diesel

heating oil, coal and pellets when these are used

for heating a home.

Applications available at the Senior Center

Christmas Caroling at Pioneer Homestead

Thursday, December 21st @ 1:15

Join Hannah for an afternoon of spreading Christmas cheer! Meet at the Senior Center, walk to Pioneer Homestead and we will return to the

Senior Center for cookies and hot chocolate.

Avoid walking across the icy street! The Senior Center will be offering bus rides from Pioneer

Homestead to the Senior Center for lunch, free of charge throughout the winter. Please call the

Senior Center to arrange.

New Evening Fitness Classes Coming in January

Tuesdays @ 5:45 pm Total Fitness

Thursdays @ 5:45 pm Zumba Toning

Jump start your New Year’s Resolution to stay active through

winter with these fun eveing classes!

Welcome to New Faces Around the Senior Center!

We would like to introduce

Rebecca Erskine, the new

Assistant Director.

Rebecca moved here after

attending college in Minne-

sota. Her background is in

hospitality and she has vol-

unteered with many local

non-profits & events

around Jackson. She and

her husband, Andy, have

two daughters Ruby and

Annabelle. Rebecca is very

excited to be a part of the

Senior Center and is look-

ing forward to meeting all

of you.

Welcome to Jenny Ryan,

bookkeeper. Jenny is a

Wyoming Native and

moved to Jackson 39 years

ago. She is married to fifth

generation Jackson Native,

John Ryan, for 32 years.

Together they have two

children and two grand-

children. Jenny has

worked in the accounting

field for 40 years and she

loves her work here for the

Senior Center. Rebecca Erskine Jenny Ryan

With Thanksgiving having come and gone, we contemplate the concept of gratitude. David Brooks, writing in the New York Times, wrote that our expectations color our capacity for gratitude. He posits that high expectations structure our moods and emotions, especially in the beautiful emotion of grati-tude. Gratitude happens when some kindness exceeds expectations, when it is undeserved. Gratitude is a sort of laughter of the heart that comes about after some surprising kindness. Most people feel grate-ful some of the time, after someone saves you from a mistake or brings you food during an illness. But some people seem grateful regardless of circumstance. They appear thankful practically all of the time. These people may have big ambitions, but they have preserved small anticipations. As most people get on in life and earn more status, they often get used to more respect and nicer treatment. But people with dispositional gratitude take nothing for granted. They take a beginner’s thrill at a word of praise, at another’s good performance or at each sunny day. They are attuned to the gift economy where people are motivated by sympathy as well as self-interest. In the gift economy intention matters. Grateful people feel they have been given much more than they deserve. We’re grateful to people who tried to do us favors even when those favors didn’t work out. We’re grateful because some people showed they care about us more than we thought they did. We’re grateful when others took an imaginative leap and put themselves in our mind, even with no benefit to themselves. We live in a capitalist meritocracy that encourages individualism and utilitarianism, ambi-tion and pride. But this society would fall apart if not for another economy, in which insufficiency is acknowledged and dependence celebrated. Gratitude is the ability to see and appreciate this other al-most magical economy. Gratitude is a form of social glue. A debt of gratitude is repaid forward. In this way each gift ripples out-ward and yokes circles of people in bonds of affection. People with grateful dispositions see their efforts grandly, but not themselves. Life doesn’t surpass their dreams but it nicely surpasses their expectations. In this season of joy and giving, remember, “Thanks are the highest form of thought”

Are you struggling to find the perfect gift for the Seniors on your Christmas list this year?

We sell punch cards for fitness classes, meals, and transportation! -or-

You can make a donation to the Senior Center in your loved one’s name. These gifts help seniors remain independent in their homes.

Attitude of Gratitude

The health articles in this newsletter are intended for information only. They should not be considered as medical advice about your personal health. This should be obtained directly from your doctor.

Board of Directors

Bob Shervin, President

Dave Auge, Vice President

Sheila Sandubrae Davis, Secretary

Rick Stuck, Treasurer

Jean Day

Becky Kimmel

John A Turner

Lou Hochheiser

Ron Stevens

Senior Center Staff

Becky Zaist, Exec. Director

Hannah Sell, Activities/Volunteer Coordinator

Rebecca Erskine, Assistant Director Jenny Ryan, Bookkeeper Kathy Harvey, Bus Driver

Liz Jacobson, Data Manager Terry Larson, Maintenance

Home Care

Perri Stern, Home Care Manager Carina Barker, Judy Bayse RN,

Dori Cote, Kristine Dyke, Margaret Harris, MaryLynn Hewitt, Judy John-

son, Janette Miller, Holly O'Brien, Gail Perrone, Sharon Stearns, Jo

Warden, Laurie Watsabaugh

Kitchen Amando Perfecto, Head Chef

Alejandra Padilla, Assistant Cook Miguel Velazco, Dishwasher

Thank you for all you do!

Non-Profit Org

US Postage Paid

PERMIT #13

Jackson, WY

P.O. Box 4677 830 E Hansen

Jackson, WY 83001

(307)733-7300

We’re on the web! www.seniorcenterjh.org

Return Service Requested

New Year ’s At Noon Party

Ring in the New Year with us on

Friday, December 29th at noon

Music by Al Wilner and Lars Marmsetter

Sparkling Cider Toast

Now accepting donations for our Christmas Corner.

Please bring new and gently used Christmas decorations and gifts to the Senior Center

Christmas Corner:

Dec. 4—Dec. 22

National Theatre Screenings

Sign up for tickets compliments of the Center for the Arts

December—April Please sign up at the

Senior Center. Thanks to the Center for the Arts for

providing this wonderful opportunity to members of the Senior Center.