BELLEVUE SENIOR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ralph GladbachPresident

Lauren KestelootVice President

Larry GoldSecretary

Joe GamerlTreasurer

Paula DeiteringVoting Member

Jan TilleyVoting Member

Dean JungersVoting Member

Mary Jo HopfenspergerVoting Member

Golden opportunities await a

new day!

April 2017 Senior News

Supported by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging Partnerships with City of Bellevue and Bellevue Public Schools

CENTER STAFF

Kathy Van Den Top, ENOA, Manager

Dawn JaixenENOA, Assistant Manager

Al McGinnessProgram Aide

Community Center

109 W. 22nd St. Bellevue, NE 68005 (402) 293-3041 Mon. Tues. Wed. Fri. 8:00 am - 4:00pm Thurs. 8:00 am – 7:30 pm

www.bellevueseniorcommunitycenter.com

IN THIS ISSUE:

Page 2: BSCC Activity Descriptions

Page 3: BSCC Activity Calendar

Page 4: April Birthdays

Page 5: Community News

Page 6: BSCC Lunch Menu

Page 7: BSCC Thursday Evening Menu

Hello People!

We are so excited to announce that through a generous donation, we are able to purchase a brand new stove! This is a commercial unit – with six burners, flat griddle, and has both a regular oven and convection oven! It will really help preparing food for our large parties, dinners and breakfast.

There are many people with generous hearts that help make our center so successful! We receive many donated items – for the Nook, the kitchen, our fundraiser and for day to day activities. This month, we are honoring those who volunteer at the center. Some may be answering phones, preparing a meal, driving the bus, decorating the center or leading a craft or game. Others might be picking up Panera bread or donuts from Uptown Bakery. We appreciate everyone and everything thing you do for our center!

Cheers!Kathy and Dawn

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Making Healthy Food Easy Leslee

Campbell with Sarpy County Dept. of Health and Wellness will lecture on Plate Method Nutrition on Tuesday, April 11th at 11:00 am. She will demonstrate healthy portions and will have a plate for you to take home.

Are you Itchin’ to be Stitchin’? Then you

won’t want to miss out on this fun art class! Learn how to embroider on cards! Surprise your friends with beautiful cards made with love! The class will be taught by Mert, on Tuesdays: April 4th, 11th , 18th & 25th at 1:00 pm.

Do the Bunny HopWe will have lots of spring treats to celebrate the Easter season on Wednesday, April 12th at 10:30 am. Be sure your name is on the list by Monday, April 10th. Hop on down and spend some time with your favorite peeps!

Methodist Students are backThe students will be happy to check your blood pressure and answer your health questions on Wednesday, April 5th and 19th at 11:00 am. Be sure to stop by.

Ignore your teeth and they’ll go away! Kristina Bangs will be discussing oral health, and ways to keep your teeth and mouth healthy and happy! It won’t be as painful as a dentist visit, so be sure to make this appointment time: Friday, April 21st at 11:15 am.

It’s not just for dinner anymore! What’s delicious on Thursday night and even more yummy for breakfast? PIZZA ! Dawn will be making a special breakfast pizza and serving it up hot Tuesday, April 25th at 9:00 am. Reserve you breakfast by Friday, April 21.

Display CabinetDo you have an interesting collection or growing hobby? Each month we like to showcase our senior’s personality! In the glass cabinet in the dining room, we have displayed miniatures, celebrity autographs, Christmas and Easter collections and ELVIS! If you have something you would like to share with the center and showcase for a month, please let us know.We’d love to show off your collection for you. Maybe you have artwork,craft work, collectables such as dolls, figurines, shot glasses, coins, buttons,beany babies, stamps or something along those lines. Please contact the office and we will put you on our calendar.

Protect Yourself!Legal aid will be doing a presentation on wills, POA and other elder law legal issues. It’s very important that you attend if you have any questions- they will have the answers! They will be here on Thursday, April 6th at 11:15 am.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner It is the time of the year when we say a big

THANK YOU to our wonderful volunteers. Our appreciation dinner will be on Tuesday, April 18th at 4:30 pm. We will honoring those who volunteered in 2016.

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Daily Activities

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Bring a friend to

lunch this month

Try a new game or

activity !

Get fit ! Join one of

our exercise classes

3

9:00 AARP Taxes

4

1:00 –Embroidery

Card Class

5

9:00 AARP Tax

11:00 – Methodist

Students

6

11:15- Legal Aid

Presentation

7

12:30 pm – Trip to

Durham Museum

10

9:00 AARP Taxes

11

11:00 – Healthy Food

Plate Presentation

1:00 – Embroidery

Card Class

12

9:00 AARP Taxes

10:30 – Easter Party

13

10:30- Pokeno!

14

10:00- Book Club

17

7:00 – Alzheimer's

Support Group

18

1:00 Embroidery Card

Class

4:30 – Volunteer

Appreciation Dinner

19

11:00 – Methodist

Students

20

10:30- Senior

Advisory Forum

12:30 Foot Clinic

21

11:15 –Kristina

Bangs

24 25

9:00 – Hot Breakfast

10:00 – Trip to Walnut

1:00 – Embroidery

Card Class

26 27

10:30- Bingo Bucks

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12:30 – 50/50

Drawing

Special Activities for April

9:00 Chair Volleyball9:00 Billiards9:30 Ceramics9:30 Needle Crafters1:00 Mahjong1:00 Bingo/Poker1:00 Ceramics1:00 Hand and Foot1:30 Singers

8:30- Crochet Class9:00 Billiards9:30 Painting Class10:30 Tai Chi 12:30 Duplicate Bridge12:15 Bridge Game-2 1:00 Dominoes1:00 Arts & Crafts

9:00 Chair Volleyball9:00 Billiards9:00 Painting Group 9:00 Hand and Foot1:00 Bingo1:00 Painting Group1:00 Poker

8:00 Woodcarvers8:30 Panera Breakfast9:00 Billiards10:00 Bridge Game 212:30 Bridge Game 11:00 Bunco/Euchre1:00 Quilters

9:00 Chair Volleyball9:00 Billiards/Panera9:30 Art Class10:30 Tai Chi11:15 Exercise Class12:30 Pinochle1:00 Bingo1:00 Art Class1:00 Parkinson’s Class

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April Birthdays1-Dorothy Glenn2-Chuck Frederick & Ray Pinault3-Kathy Kress & Dee Dekker4-Clarita Phillips7-Jim Manners8-Barbara Hampton10-Lois Heckmann & Renee Kenny11-Jerry Chamberlen & John Policky12-Vinh Luc13-Jan Wolterman & Patsy Doughty14-Bill Jefferson, Diane Jackson, Martha McDonald 14-Kathy Rock & Linda Abla15-Tim Donovan17-Tom Matteson & Marilyn Allen19- Doug Lorence19-Rodney Spurlock20-Michelle Thompson21-Kay Beck22-John St. Clair23- Mary Moore25-Jim Gaines27-Carkolyn Hess28-John Armstrong29-Norma Huff30-Jerry Madison

We hope you enjoy your special day!

Calcutta Winner – Our February winner for our 50-50 drawing was Wyatt Ramsey!

He split the pot with the senior center, taking home $163.00. The center’s portion, $163.00will go towards the many activities and parties for our center. Calcutta is a great way to supplement our “FUN FUND”.

The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round… all the way to Walnut IA. You can

join us for breakfast at 9:00 am and then hop on the bus at 10:00 am. Spend the day exploring the antique shops in Walnut, grab a bite of lunch, then return to Bellevue around 3:00 pm. The bus trip is $5.00. Breakfast at the center is $3.00, be sure to sign up at the front desk. The breakfast and trip are on Tuesday, April 25th at 9:00 am.

Durham Museum Trip Catch a glimpse of one of the nation’s premiere racing tracks of

yesteryear – AK-SAR-BEN Race track ! Many from around the Midwest traveled to Omaha for its premier racetrack. Durham Museum has captured the memories in photographs and objects for the once famous track. You can also explore how Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo acted ahead of its time in placing an emphasis on conservation, research programming and improving the quality of life for its animals. Sign up for lunch then enjoy the trip - Friday, April 7th at 12:30 pm. The total cost is $13.00 ($8.00 for the museum, and $5.00 for the bus.)

Mystery Items We have noticed items being brought into the center and do not know where

they came from . Please bring all items for the nook or the free table to the office. We can not put out or sell opened containers (shampoos, lotion, perfume, candy etc). We greatly appreciate donations to sell in the nook, but they must be brought to the office. Thank you.

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Volunteer Appreciation Week April 23-29

Our Volunteers are the heart and soul of our center. They come to work with a smile on their face, a spring in their step, and love in their heart. They are not paid with a check or receive a bonus. Instead, they are happy to be “paid” with a smile, a “thank you”, and a feeling of knowing they helped make someone else’s day. They give their time generously without any expectation of reward. The friends they make, the fun

and laughter they share, the sense of belonging, and the satisfaction of knowing they are helping is all they need. They may never really know the positive impact they have on someone’s life. It’s our job to let them know what they mean to us! We

appreciate and value their time and commitment to volunteering at our senior center!

Please thank our wonderful 2016 volunteers!

Karen Anderson Sheila Bell Barb Branco Bonnie BrownGene Clark Jean Coburn Kay Corbin Kay CulverSally Cvetas Patsy Doughty Jane Dreyfus Hank EbyLinda Ethridge Jim Fay Carol Fennessy Bob GloverBetsy Gotch Gene Hague Lois Heckmann Joan HeffnerJoyce Hellbush Jordan Hettinger Pauline Hightower Jean HillMargaret Jackson Judy James Bethine Kempf Aggie LaRosaMert LeBreton Doug Lorence MaryAnn Moseke Jan NewhouseCarole Obrecht Beth Pettit Kathy Rahe Jim ReardonEric Riley Cindy Ruffner Rosa Sada Marion SellDorothy Shonka Bernice Stubbs Ruth Tussey Priscilla WellsJean Willis

April 2017Bellevue Senior Community Center MenuPage 6

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Please call before noon to

tell us if you would like to

have lunch here the next

day.

Suggested contribution for

lunch is $3.50 for seniors.

3

HOT MEAL: King Ranch

Chicken Casserole,

Baked Potato/Sour

Cream, Green Beans,

Wheat Roll

DELI: Ham, Turkey,

Cheddar & Egg Chef

Salad, Orange Juice,

Wheat Roll

DESSERT: Peaches

4

HOT MEAL: Meatloaf w/

Brown Gravy, Whipped

Potatoes, Broccoli, Wheat

Bread

DELI: Tuna Salad on a Kaiser

Bun w/ Lettuce & Tomato,

Pineapple Slaw

DESSERT: Fresh Fruit

5

HOT MEAL: Pork with

Supreme Sauce, Baked

Sweet Potato, Mixed

Vegetables, Dinner Roll

DELI: Roast Beef & Cheddar

Chef Salad, Grape Juice,

Dinner Roll

DESSERT: Peanut Butter

Cookie

6

HOT MEAL: Bierock Casserole,

Baby Carrots, Harvard Beets

DELI: Oriental Chicken Salad

w/ Oriental Salad Dressing,

Apple Juice, Saltine Crackers

DESSERT: Pineapple Tidbits

7

HOT MEAL: Potato Crusted

Fish w/ Tartar Sauce, Au

Gratin Potatoes, Peas,

Multi Grain Bread

DELI: Sliced Ham & Cheese

on Multi Grain Bread w/

Lettuce & Tomato, Herb

Potato Salad

DESSERT: Brownie

10

HOT MEAL: Country Fried

Steak w/ Country

Gravy, Mashed Red

Potatoes, Succotash,

Biscuit

DELI: Tuna Salad on

Wheat Bread w/

Lettuce & Tomato,

Garden Cottage Cheese

Salad

DESSERT: Fresh Fruit

11

HOT MEAL: Chicken &

Dumplings, Garlic Cream

Spinach, Sliced Carrots,

Cornbread Muffin

DELI: Roast Beef & Provolone

Cheese on Rye Bread w/

Lettuce & Tomato, Pickled

Beets

DESSERT: Chocolate Swirl

Pudding

12

HOT MEAL: Roast Beef w/

Brown Gravy, Whipped

Potatoes, Broccoli w/

Cheese Sauce, Wheat Roll

DELI: Ham, Turkey, Cheddar &

Egg Chef Salad, Grape

Juice, Wheat Roll

DESSERT: Easter Cake

13

HOT MEAL: Fiesta Chicken,

Fiesta Rice, Fiesta

Vegetables, Wheat Bread

DELI: Krab Macaroni Salad,

Green Pea Salad, Tomato

Wedges, Wheat Bread

DESSERT: Mandarin Oranges

14

HOT MEAL: 10 Grain Pollock

w/ Tartar Sauce, Cheesy

Whipped Potatoes, Mixed

Vegetables, Wheat Roll

DELI: Turkey Garden

Cranberry Salad, Apple

Juice, Waverly Crackers

DESSERT: Applesauce

17

HOT MEAL: Roast Pork w/

Gravy, Whipped

Potatoes, Brussel

Sprouts, Wheat Roll

DELI: Turkey & Monterrey

Jack Chef Salad, Apple

Juice, Saltine Crackers

DESSERT: Vanilla Pudding

18

HOT MEAL: Soft Shell Beef

Taco w/ Shredded Cheese,

Lettuce & Tomato, Mexican

Rice, Mixed Beans

DELI: Ham Macaroni Salad,

Green Bean Salad,

Cucumber Tomato Salad,

Waverly Crackers

DESSERT: Sugar Cookie

19

HOT MEAL: Savory Apricot

Chicken, Macaroni &

Cheese, Tossed Salad,

Wheat Bread

DELI: Roast Beef & Swiss on

Wheat Bread w/ Lettuce &

Tomato, Coleslaw

DESSERT: Warm Lemon

Cake

20

HOT MEAL: Glazed Ham,

Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed

Vegetables, Wheat Roll

DELI: Chicken Salad w/ Taco

Vinaigrette, Orange Juice,

Wheat Roll

DESSERT: Ambrosia Salad

21

HOT MEAL: Cheeseburger

on a Bun w/ Lettuce &

Tomato, Baked Beans,

Whole Kernel Corn

DELI: Smoked Turkey &

Monterey Jack Cheese on

Ciabatta Bun w/ Lettuce

& Tomato, Quinoa Pepper

Salad

DESSERT: Sliced Pears

24

HOT MEAL: Swedish

Meatballs, Bow Tie

Pasta, Broccoli, Wheat

Roll

DELI: Pecan Crusted

Chicken Salad, Grape

Juice, Wheat Roll

DESSERT: Chocolate Chip

Cookie

25

HOT MEAL: Breaded Pollock

on a Bun w/ Tartar Sauce,

Potato Wedges, Harvard

Beets

DELI: Dijon Chicken Salad on a

Croissant w/ Lettuce &

Tomato, Green Pea Salad

DESSERT: Fresh Fruit

26

HOT MEAL: Polish Sausage

w/ Sauerkraut, Red

Potatoes, Baby Carrots,

Dinner Roll

DELI : Turkey & Cheddar

Chef Salad, Apple Juice,

Saltine Crackers

DESSERT: Butterscotch

Pudding

27

HOT MEAL: Swiss Steak,

Baked Sweet Potato, Garlic

Cream Spinach, Cornbread

Muffin

DELI: Egg Salad on Wheat

Bread w/ Lettuce & Tomato,

Carrot Raisin Salad

DESSERT: Applesauce

28

HOT MEAL: Turkey Breast

w/ Turkey Gravy, Whipped

Potatoes, Peas, Wheat Bread

DELI: Roast Beef & Swiss on

a Kaiser Roll w/ Lettuce &

Tomato, Beet Salad

DESSERT: Tropical Fruit

April 2017Bellevue Senior Community Center MenuPage 7

Dinner Meal Every Thursday at 5:30 pmCome join us for good food and great conversation every Thursday night at 5:30 pm. Skim or 1% milk, tea, water, and coffee are available for every meal. For those over 60 there is a suggested contribution of $4.00.

April 6th , 2017Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Corn, Biscuit and a Dessert Surprise

April 13th, 2017Soft Shell Beef Taco w/ Shredded Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Mexican Beans, Spanish Rice and Lemon Cake

April 20th, 2017Country Fried Steak, Mashed w/ Gravy, Whole Kernel Corn, Dinner Roll and Cheesecake w/ Strawberries

Thursday Night DinnerPlease be sure to make your reservations a week in

advance as our dinners have been growing in size. We need to place our orders the Friday before. Thank you for all your support and loyalty

April 27th , 2017Chicken Alfredo, Peas & Mushrooms, Zucchini & Tomatoes, Garlic Bread and Frosted Brownies

Bellevue Senior Community Center109 W. 22nd AvenueBellevue, NE 68005

Over the past few years, the Bellevue Senior Community Center has experienced tremendous growth. As wecontinue to grow, we are always looking for new ways to improve the center. We strive to add activities andevents, provide services to our area seniors, and give the seniors who attend our center a chance to get involvedand give back; all the while keeping the senior center’s costs and overhead low. Continuing to grow while facedwith today’s economy is not always an easy task.

Because of our growth, the Bellevue Senior Community Center has created another opportunity for seniors andothers to support us, The Bellevue Senior Community Center Booster Club. The Booster Club is a 100%voluntary club that supports the efforts of the center. The cost to belong to the Booster Club is $20 per year. Wepro-rate the cost if you sign up now to ONLY $1.75 a month!

Please complete an enrollment form and take it to the Front Desk at the Bellevue Senior Community Center. Ifmailing starts in April it will be a $5.25 payment of cash or check. It will be valid from April 2017 to June 30,2017. The following year, July 1, 2017 – June 30th, 2018 will be due July 1, 2017