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COLONY NEWS

A Weekly Newsletter for Members and Staff of Meredith Bay Colony Club

CELEBRATING THE

MOMENTS!

Edition #196 July 13, 2014

THE ANTIQUE CAR SHOW! More than 50 antique cars rolled up to MBCC for this year’s car show. The vehicles were quite diverse, ranging from a Cadillac from the early 1900’s to a 1968 Mustang!

It was a fun evening - many, many thanks to the car owners, Diane, Brad and Staff that helped bring this even to Meredith Bay Col-ony Club!

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THE ANTIQUE CAR SHOW!

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THE ANTIQUE CAR SHOW!

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THE ANTIQUE CAR SHOW!

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BOWLING IN THE GARDENS

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BIRTHDAYS FOR…

QUOTE OF THE WEEK... AGING WELL

ON THE RADIO EACH

WEEK! Each Wednesday at

8:35 on 1350 WEZS,

MBCC sponsors AGING

WELL co-hosted by the

Voice of the Lakes

Region Allan Harrison

along with MBCC’s Jim

Murray.

July

11th Martha Federspiel 14th Robert Roessler 18th William Hill 26th Jane Chandler 26th Pat Morten 28th Eleanor Mongovan

29th Daphne Mowatt 29th Barbara Conner 30th Ann Beaman 31st Joan Quinn

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1st Jean Stephens 5Yrs! 1st June Noreen 2Yrs! 1st Harold Noreen 2Yrs! 2nd Joanne Milbury 1Yr! 6th Burton Quimby 2Yrs! 12th Charles Jones 1Yr!

16th Bob Preston 1Yr! 22nd Max Jenness 5Yrs! 22nd Jane Jenness 5Yrs! 24th Mary Robins 2Yrs! 28th Lars Rydell 4Yrs! 28th Jackie Robie 4Yrs!

JOKE OF THE WEEK...

ANNIVERSARIES FOR...

Three elderly gentlemen, each with hearing loss, were taking a walk one sunny after-noon.

One remarked to the other, “Windy, isn’t it?”

“No,” the second man replied, “it’s Thursday!”

The third man chimed in, “So am I! Let’s stop somewhere for a drink.”

DATES TO KEEP IN MIND...

Monday, July 21st Stroke Prevention Presentation - Bistro at 3:00pm

Friday, July 25th Club & Guest Clambake - Terrace Dining at 5:30pm

August 1st - 3rd Burls to Bowls: A Presentation of Artistry by Harold Noreen

August 5th Luau with Bob King - Gazebo at 2:30pm

August 15th Magdalena Siegal Motivational Speaker - Inn Living Room at 2:30pm

August 15th California Wine Dinner & Cabaret - Bistro at 5:30pm

July

Let’s

Celebrate!

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AGING WELL IS ALSO A NEWSPAPER COLUMN! Every other Saturday the Laconia Citizen publishes our Newspaper Column that usually has something to do with aging issues --- But you can also find it on our

Facebook Page, on our Website or just by asking for copy. I can also add you to an Email list if you would like a copy sent to you automatically.

WORD OF THE WEEK...

Panegyric [pan-i-jir-ik, -jahy-rik] noun

A lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy. Formal or elaborate praise.

EXAMPLES

“And I hope this little panegyric will not be offensive to their ears, since it has the advantage of being only designed for themselves.” - Johnathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, 1704

“Then had come Lord Henry Wotton with his strange panegyric on youth, his terri-ble warning of its brevity.” - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

The spontaneous outpouring of every heart in the community is the highest panegyric that can be offered to the de-parted.

DID YOU KNOW?

The word panegyric is derived from the

Greek πανηγυρικός (panēgurikós) meaning

“solemn assembly.” It entered the English

language at the end of the 1500’s.

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CLUB CALENDAR FOR...

MONDAY JULY 14th

9:00 am Pedicures / Manicures / Waxing - Hair Salon (By Appointment) (Every Other Monday) Please Call Sherry at 254-4726

11:30 am Chair Chi - Community Room

TUESDAY JULY 15th

9:00 - 9:45 am Pool Fitness

8:00 am Salon Cuts - Hair Salon (By Appointment)

12:30 - 4:00 pm Bridge – Tavern

2:30pm Bill Parker – Inn Dining Room

WEDNESDAY JULY 16th

12:00 & 2:00 pm Member Errand/Appointment Runs

2:00 - 4:00 pm Chess Club - Terrace Private Dining Room or Bistro

2:30pm Massage with Dave Sousa (wellness center - every other week)

5:00 pm Shopping Lists - Due in to the Front Desk no later than 5pm!

THURSDAY JULY 17th

8:30 am Men’s Breakfast - Bistro

8:00 am Salon Cuts - Hair Salon (By appointment)

11:30 am Chair Chi - Community Room

12:00 & 2:00 pm Member Shopping (Reservations Required)

1:30 pm Mah Jongg - Tavern

FRIDAY JULY 18th

9 - 9:45 am Pool Fitness

2:00 - 4:00 pm Wii Bowling - Community Room

7:00 pm Friday Night Movie - Community Room

SATURDAY JULY 19th

2:00 pm Knitters, Crocheters & Observers - Puzzle Room

SUNDAY JULY 20th

10:15 am Catholic Service - Inn Living Room

July 14th to July 20th

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The Eager Breather's Fresh Air Day Cruise, designed for individuals living with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmo-nary Disease) or other chronic lung conditions, their families and health care providers, provides a safe and fun environment for participants to spend the day with others like themselves while enjoying lunch, entertain-ment and a valuable health information fair.

Please see the Front Desk for registration forms

Please note - All participants are responsible for contacting their medical equipment/oxygen sup-ply companies prior to the event to ensure they are prepared for this trip and have enough oxy-gen for the entire day.

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Chef Brad would like to inform Members and their guests that we will be holding an Inde-pendent-only Clambake on Fri-day, July 25th at 5:30 pm in the Terrace Dining Room. There will be outdoor seating available as well. The menu will include Haddock Chowder, one and a quarter pound lobsters, corn on the cob, steamers, baked pota-toes and strawberry rhubarb crisp for dessert.

Join the fun! Space is limited, so please RSVP through the Kitchen or Front Desk no later than Wednesday, July 23rd. The cost will be $20.00 per per-son.

Kitchen: 279-1510 Front Desk : 279-1500

CLAMBAKE FOR INDEPENDENT MEMBERS & GUESTS

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DINING SERVICES BISTRO BREAKFAST 7:15 am - 10:00 am Monday - Saturday

BISTRO LUNCH 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Monday - Saturday

DINNER - TERRACE DINING ROOM 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (Reservations

Required) Monday - Saturday

SUNDAY BISTRO BREAKFAST 8:00 am - 10:00 am (Reservations Please)

SUNDAY TERRACE BRUNCH 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (Reservations Please)

Private Table?

If you would like a Private Table for Terrace Dining, please be sure to make your

CAN YOU FIND IT?

Let’s see how many of you can identify the location of the image to the right. Please put your answers in the Suggestion box. Good luck!

This is a photo of the beautiful, ornamental plant-holder on the first floor. The only one to discover it was Sue P. Congratulations to Sue for her attention to detail! Is there any nook or cranny that she doesn’t know about?

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An 84-year-old Washington state woman will soon hold her 1953 university class ring, lost six decades ago, after it was found in a dried-up lake in West Texas. Elizabeth Clark lost her Howard Payne University class ring in 1954 after she and her future husband went for a picnic and waded into the water. After years of drought, the ring was found in the lake bed. Someone from the school’s alumni association retrieved the ring and was able to identify it from the initials - AEL for Addie Elizabeth Little - inside the band. “I worked hard for that ring,” Eliza-beth said. “I’m grateful it was found and that it’s in such good shape!”

Rite Aid Pharmacy Delivers Rite Aid Pharmacy in Meredith delivers prescriptions right to Meredith Bay Colony Club! Please speak with Kate Chrusciel or the Front Desk for further information.

Over the next few weeks we are having a Li-brary Book Gift Week. The library is growing, thanks to so many generous people. Some-times we get two or more of the same book. Therefore, this month we are offering dou-bles of some books, such as:

Off Season - Anne Rivers Siddons Cavendon Hall - Barbara Bradford The Edge - Dick Francis Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood Please drop in and take a book to a cool place, sit down with some iced drink and read. From our Librarian, Jane Durnan

LIBRARY NEWS THE GOOD NEWS CORNER

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TRAVEL PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mount Fuji, Honshu Island, Japan - Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Ja-pan at 12,389 feet. Once an active strato-volcano (a conical volcano built up by many, many layers of hardned lava, tephra, pumice and volcanic ash), Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. Just sixty miles south-west of Tokyo, Mount Fuji has been an inspiration to poets and artists alike for centuries; the site has also been the destination for pilgrimages for centu-ries. The origin of the name Fuji is un-clear; some texts from the 10th century claim the name comes from the kanji for

“immortal” (不死, fushi, fuji) while others

argue it originates from 不二, meaning

“not” + “two” or “without equal. ”

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THE SUGGESTION BOX…

This week our only suggestion is that for an entertainment change of pace we should consider a Magic Act and maybe a comedy show with Bucky Lewis. Now I don’t want to pre-judge a show I haven’t seen --- but I seem to remember hearing reports that Bucky’s shows are not exactly family ori-ented………. Suggestions are always wel-come because they help us to keep things fresh. Activity programs are an ongoing balancing act between the relative comfort of the tried and true --- and the relative ex-citement of trying something new. We need both --- and any suggestions that you have are very much appreciated!

THIS AND THAT………..

I read the front page of this edition of the Newsletter a little too quickly and thought that it said ‘Antique & Car Show’ and saw the photo of Barbara and Ted along with the car and thought how appropriate to cap-ture two antiques and a car all in one shot! I know that Ted likes the car shows because it is one of the few times he is surrounded by things older than he is. What are you supposed to do if you sud-denly find yourself attacked by a bunch of clowns? Go for the Juggler! What does a Pirate pay to have his ears pierced? A buck-an-ear of course!

CLOSING NOTES THIS AND THAT……….. (Cont.)

I will try contain myself and not subject you to any more such childish humor --- By the looks of it you had another wonderful car show. I’ve helped out now with 4 dif-ferent shows (MBCC, the Veteran’s Home, Forest View and Mountain View’s) and I have found there to be some things in com-mon. Looking at these mechanical marvels from the past just make us smile. We can appreciate the beauty of these cars in ways we never did when we new them to be new. Then they were one of many -- now they are a well preserved example. More important though are the memories they never fail to bring back. Loading the wagon for the trips to the beach, the first dates, the trips to the drive-in movies, bringing the baby home from the hospital ---- just seeing those cars brings memories flooding back. And there is something else --- these guys and gals that own and restore these cars are just naturally passionate about their cars and they love to show them off and share them with others! They are a fun group of people to be around! What’s a Pirates favorite letter of the alpha-bet? You would think it would be RRRRRRR but it is the C he loves the best! When are the baby Osprey likely to take flight? And what names will they have when they do? Until next week -----------

-------- howie