Ettore F. Carniglia Senior Center 41 Oak Street Windsor Locks CT 06096

Main Office: 860-627-1425 Transportation: 860-627-1426 Fax: 860-292-6947 email: seniorcenter@wl.necoxmail.com www.windsorlocksct.org HOURS -MONDAY –THURSDAY 8AM—4PM FRIDAY- 8AM- 1PM

OCTOBER 2018

CONA--COMMITTEE ON NEEDS OF AGING ~ meets the 3rd Monday of the Month ~ Open to the Public Chairman: Roger Nelson Vice Chairman: Rosemary Cunningham Treasurer Barbara Sullivan Members: Sue Cannon Connie Nelson Doug Glazier Cindy Cooper Peter Lambert Municipal Aid: John Sullivan SENIOR CENTER STAFF: Director: Ann Mar ie Claffey Assistant Director: Lor i Lapointe Nutrition Site Mgr: Maria Bonesteel Transportation: Sher ry Townsend Maintenance Facilities: Kevin Clynch BUS DRIVERS: Jeff Ives Nick DeCarlo Jim Roche Charlie Siedlecki Kevin Connor

Bill McCloskey from Stateline Senior Services will begin his weekly Medicare workshops every Monday starting October 1st. Workshops are by appointment only. To schedule your apt., please call 860-749-0482

SAFE DRIVING COURSE - AARP is offering a safe driving class on Thursday, November 1st, 12-4pm. Call 860-627-1425 to register. Space is limited. $15.00 AARP members / $20.00 Non-members: Checks payable to: AARP

HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO & FLU SHOT CLINIC FRIDAY ~OCTOBER 19TH ~9:30-1:00

Flu shots by CVS, healthcare agencies, blood pressure clinic, medical information, insurance carri-ers, eye care providers, representative from the CT Veterans Healthcare Association & Disabled

Veterans Association. Breakfast Bar, giveaways & free raffles. Bus transportation available Call 860-627-1426. Valet service from the lower lot! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC !

You are Cordially Invited!!

Annual Veterans Day Celebration

Sunday, November 4th ~ 2pm

St. Robert Parish Hall ~ 52 South Elm St

Windsor Locks Veterans Complimentary ~ Guest of Veteran $25 All tickets must be purchased by October 31st

Seating is limited.~ Call 860-627-1425~ Bus transportation is available

JOIN US FOR A BASEBALL BOO BASH! WEDNESDAY~ OCTOBER 31ST~ 12NOON

It will be the “WORLD SERIES” of HALLOWEEN PARTIES as we celebrate the outcome of our “PLAY BALL” baseball season competi-

tion. Wear your baseball jersey & hat or a Halloween costume!! Plan on an afternoon of Baseball Halloween fun. Prizes for the winners of the Yankees vs Red Sox competition as well as the best Halloween cos-

tume. Tickets are $4pp. Deadline October 26th

BASEBALL

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BINGO BASH: Thursday October 25th

Cover-all starting pot ~ $20!!

Regular Bingo every Mon. Tue. & Thurs

BINGO SOCIAL: Friday, October 5th Doors Open at 5:30p ~ Sign up in Cafe

EARLY BIRD DINNER

Tuesday, October 16th - 5:00pm

Take a break from cooking!! Spend a cool, crisp Autumn evening enjoying a delicious bowl of

Harvest soup and rich thick chili, with cornbread, fol-lowed by warm apple pie ala mode

Dinner -$8.00pp ~ Deadline~ October 12th

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

The Windsor Locks Senior Center Presents

IRELAND UNCOVERED!!

Join us at the center on Thursday, October 4th at 3pm for a ‘tour’ of Ireland! In September of 2019 the Center along with Tours of Distinc-tion is offering a 10 day trip to Ireland. The year will fly by...now is the time to plan!!! Irish drink and treats served!!! Please call the center to register.

COMING IN NOVEMBER!

Tours of Distinction will be our guest at the center to present a ’Travel Show”. Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 7th at 5:30p for a light supper and learn all about the fabulous trips the center has planned for 2019!

Senior Center Bus Trip

Enjoy a scenic, fall foliage bus trip to Kringle Candle on Wednesday, October 24th. Reservations will be

taken, starting on October 1st. Call Sherry to reserve your seat at 860-627-1426

MONTHLY CASINO TRIP

Call SHERRY at 860-627-1426

Mohegan- Sunday October 28th 1pm

Price $20pp Bus departs from: Ocean State Job Lot parking lot. Pay at Center or mail check:

WLSC 41 Oak Street Windsor Locks Ct 06096

CEMETERY VISIT THURSDAY OCTOBER 18TH

If you would like to visit your loved ones gravesite the Center offers rides to our local cemeteries. Please call

Sherry, 860-627-1426, to schedule transportation.

BICKFORD HOT TOPIC Wednesday ~ October 17th ~ 9:30am

Join us at the Center for a delicious breakfast and a “Hot Topic” discussion.

Sponsored by Bickford Healthcare Facility

Please sign up in the office

CRAFT TIME Monday~ October 15th ~ 10am~ $1pp

Adorable Pumpkin Turkeys

for your Thanksgiving table

Sign up in the office or call 860-627-1425*2

BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY

Doris Stearns ~ 10-15

Joseph Valbona ~ 10-16 HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY

Willis Schultz 10-18

Happy Birthday to all October Birthdays!!

Enjoy your day!!

TRIPS & TRAVEL

Charter bookings now take place in the Transpor-tation Office. See Sherry or call 860-627-1426

Shaker for a Day 10/3 $123

Medieval Times 10/28 $128

Jesus in Lancaster 10/15-10/17 $519.00pp dbl

Holiday Tea at the Caramoor 12/5 $121

Gettysburg 2019 –9/19-9/21 $885pp dbl

Charter trips are open and NOT limited to Windsor Locks residents. Detailed trip flyers available at the Senior Center or on our website.

Baking with Mary

Monday October 22nd @ 10 am

Sign up to make a sweet holiday treat!! They’re sure to be ‘Boo-tiful”

OCTOBER 2018

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

To reserve transportation or purchase a bus pass, call the transportation office at 860-627-1426. A mini-mum of 24 hours is required to be placed on the schedule

Monday: Windsor Locks, Suffield, Enfield - Appt. only Warehouse Point - Geissler’s shopping only Tuesday: Windsor Locks, Windsor-Target, Stop & Shop, Bloomfield, Hartford-appointments only. Wednesday: Windsor Locks, Warehouse Point-appt only, Enfield Shopping, Special trips. Thursday: Windsor Locks, East Windsor-Walmart, Big Y, Warehouse Point-Appt. only Friday: Windsor Locks Warehouse Point-appt. on-ly, Enfield-appt only.

We now provide transportation to East Granby Family Practice contact Sherry for details!

Bus Passes are now on sale in the Transportation office. $30 for a one year pass !

MUNICIPAL AGENT NOTES By John Sullivan

Dealing With Seasonal Affective Disorder

Norman E. Rosenthal, MD of Georgetown University’s School of Medicine is the psychiatrist who first identi-fied seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Some people experience this condition, which causes them to have depressed moods every fall and winter. Writing in Bottom Line Personal, Dr. Rosenthal lays out the latest facts on SAD and tells how to cope with it. One way is to go outside in sunlight (morning light is most effec-tive) for 30 to 60 minutes each day-even if you have to bundle up against the cold. It turns out that it isn't the sunlight that reaches our skin that wards off SAD. It’s the sunlight that reaches our eyes. Bright light triggers the release of mood-regulating neurotransmitters such as serotonin that seem to combat SAD. So you can apply an appropriate sunscreen without affecting any-thing adversely. Another option is to buy a light-therapy lamp. Most of them filter out the potentially dangerous UV rays. Select one that produces 10,000 lux (a unit of illumination) from a lit surface that meas-ure at least 12 inches by 18 inches. Lamps this size tend to remain effective over a significantly longer pe-riod of time. One example is Carex Day-Light Classic Bright Light Therapy Lamp, 10,000lux up to 12 inches away (carex.com, about $115 at amazon.com). If light alone doesn't do the trick, exercising also causes the body to release neurotransmitters. A professor at Uni-versity of Vermont has shown that cognitive behavior therapy, a form of talk therapy that modifies negative thoughts, can be helpful too. Try to avoid negative self-talk in the fall/winter. Example: You think, “I’m so lazy.” Immediately question this by recalling things you have done that weren't lazy...and then think, “Let’s see what I can do today.” If none of this works, ask your doctor about cognitive behavioral therapy with a qualified therapist; also ask about pharmaceutical treat-ments or supplements-prescription antidepressants can be effective for SAD. Best Regards, John

John’s Tip of the Month The Wellness Letter from the University of California Berkeley advises: Try pink or red grapefruit. Ounce for ounce, the pink variety has more that 40 times more beta carotene than the white grapefruit. The darker the pulp the more lycopene. This carotenoid, also plentiful in tomatoes, may lower the risk of certain cancers.

ST. ROBERT’S CHURCH 52 South Elm St. FRIDAY’S ~ 9:00A-9:30AM

Oct 5 & 19 ~ Nov 9 ~ Dec 7& 21

Did you know that the Senior Center has a R.O.M.E.O. Club & a J.U.L.I.E.T.

Club?? Come join in on the fun!! Call the Center @ 860-627-1425 for details

Dear Readers, A few weeks ago I was at the Senior Center and partic-ipated in a “special bingo” After all it was summer-time and the 3 H’s had got to me...hot, hazy & humid! It was a fun afternoon even though I didn't win. It started me thinking, where did BINGO originate? I decided to have my son-in-law google “Bingo”. Quite a bit of information came up, so the following is what I found: A lottery game called "Il Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia" was being played in Italy in the year 1530. By the 18th century, France added playing cards, tokens & the calling out of numbers. In 1920 Hugh J Ward introduced this game at carnivals in and around areas in Pittsburgh and W. Pennsylvania area. Edwin Lowe in 1929 a “toy merchandiser saw people eagerly play-ing a game called “BEANO” with dry beans, rubber stamp and card board sheets. Lowe took the game to his friends in NY. They enjoyed it so much he pro-duced 2 versions of the game. When they won in all their excitement they yelled out “BINGO” instead of “BEANO”! So there you have it, a short version of how “Beano-Bingo” came to be. Just Google Bingo for more info on this fun game! I found this to be an interesting topic and remember we’re never too old to learn something new each day. Enjoy the fall and start walking again now that the weather, we hope, will be cooler! Keep Love in your heart. Maryann Giannelli

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The Scan can be found at the following locations: Town Hall, Casey's Market, CVS, Library, JJ’s News, Dibble

Hollow, Vinnies Market, JJs News, Bickford’s, Southwest Terrace, Hav-Mor Market, New Beginnings, Hairstyles

Unlimited, United Bank, First National Bank of Suffield, W.L. Federal Credit Union, St Mary’s/St. Robert/

CENTER PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

Bunco

Tuesdays 1:00pm

Scrabble Thursday 1pm Call for dates

Bingo Mon, Tues, Thur

12:30pm

Poker Club Friday 10am

Wii Bowling

Wed & Fri 9:00am

Cribbage Monday 1pm

Setback

Wednesday 1:00pm

Mexican Train

Dominoes

Wed @1:00pm

Bridge

every other Wednesday 11:00am

HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS

Exercise Class - Tues/Thurs - 8:30am to 9:30am 7 week session ~ $56 Water Fitness -Monday 1pm ~ 6wk session-$30 @ Candlewood Suites Tai Chi –Wed.- 9:00a –10:00a ~ 6week session ~ $30 Chair Yoga - Thursday 9:30am 6wk session ~ $30 Manicures - Mondays - By Appointments ~$3

L.O.C.K.S. FITNESS CENTER Mon & Wed ~ 8am– 4:00pm

Tues. & Thurs 8am—6pm **NEW HOURS**

Health Insurance Choices Counselor available on Mondays @ 1pm. Walk-ins welcome. Legal Assistance: Attorneys Kraner & Hess every 3rd Fri. of the month by appt: Call 860-627-1425

Financial Assistance- First National Bank of Suffield 3rd Friday of month 9am. Appt. only 860-627-1425

Coffee with the First Selectman October 11th ~ 11:30 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON THE NEEDS OF THE AGING 41 OAK STREET WINDSOR LOCKS, CT. 06096-1822

Health clinics Ask The Nurse: Seabury Care will be here October 9th from 10:30-11:30 for blood pressure checks & health questions

FootCare: - By appt. Wednesday October 10 ~ $29 1-860-605-8283 (must dial 1 first)

CREATIVE ARTS Watercolors -Wednesdays-10am 6wk session $40 Quilting- Tuesdays.- 10am. $3 per class Knit & Purl Girls - Tuesdays - 1pm-3pm Scrapbooking- 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1pm– Free Craft Time– September 17 10am

Visit our ‘FEATURE CORNER’ located in hall-way outside the solarium. This month were featuring

‘RSVP’

Volunteer Medical Transportation

Call 860-627-1425 for info