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HOLIDAY HARMONY SPECTACULAR – SATUR- DAY, DECEMBER 3 - This popular annual event fea- tures two internationally ranked choruses in a joint con- cert, the Heart of America Chorus and the Kansas City Chorus of Sweet Adelines. The show will be held at Unity Village in Lees Summit. Cost: $24.00 includes transportation and show. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. and will return at approximately 6:00 p.m. Registration deadline: November 18th. HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR - MONDAY, DECEM- BER 5 - Board the bus for a tour of some of Kansas Citys prettiest holiday lights. You will visit Longview Lake to see Christmas in the Parkwith approximately 170 animated figures, the Country Club Plaza (the wiring of the Plaza Lights spans 80 miles and has nearly 280,000 jewel-colored bulbs), Crown Center where youll see the Mayors Christmas Tree, and Union Station. Bus departs at 5:30 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost: $15.00 includes transportation and lights donation at Longview Farm. Reservation deadline: November 30th. HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR WITH DINNER - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - Join us for our always -popular Holiday Lights Tour. You will begin your even- ing with a wonderful dinner at Buca di Beppo on the Country Club Plaza. After dinner you will view the holi- day lights on the Plaza, Christmas in the Parkat Longview Lake and Crown Center where youll see the Mayors Christmas Tree, and Union Station. Cost: $47.00 includes transportation, dinner and lights donation at Longview Farm. Bus departs at 4:30 p.m. and will re- turn at approximately 9:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 30th. ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, DECEM- BER 20 - Youll enjoy famous name slots and video pok- er machines plus many table games. Lunch is free for our group in the buffet. Cost: $12.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: December 8th. RESERVATIONS - CALL 423-4086 OR 423-4200 DAY TRIPS LUNCH OUT AT BO LINGS - THURSDAY, JANU- ARY 12 - Bo Ling's (on the Country Club Plaza) has been acknowledged repeatedly as the Best Chinese Restaurant in town. Bo Ling's is known for its high quality cuisine and its dedication to using only the freshest, high-quality ingredients. An 18% gratuity will be added to your bill. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reserva- tion deadline: January 6th. THE NEW THEATRE “THE FABULOUS LIPI- TONES” - SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 OR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 - This show stars George Wendt from CHEERS. What happens when a barbershop quartet loses a key member to a heart-stopping high B- flat? The 3 surviving members are scrambling to find a tenor before a national competition. When they hear gold- en tones being sung over the phone at an auto body shop, the three Lipitones are sure they have their 4th... but when they meet him in person, he's not quite what they ex- pected. Cost: $45.00 includes transportation and dinner theatre. Bus departs at 11:00 a.m. and will return at ap- proximately 4:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: December 15th and December 27th. QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE “I GOT RHYTHM” - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - Come and meet those dancing feet as they sing and dance their way through the shows and songs from Hollywood and Broadway that will have you tapping your feet. From songs from the early days of film musicals (SteppinOut With My Ba- by,PuttinOn the Ritz) to Broadways 42nd STREET (Shuffle Off To Buffalo) and Jerry Hermans MACK AND MABEL (Tap Your Troubles Away), well cele- brate the music that will leave you saying, I GOT RHYTHM.You will enjoy lunch before the show at Affare. Cost: $58.00 includes transportation, lunch and show. Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at ap- proximately 4:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 4th. LUNCH OUT AT TOMFOOLERIES - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - Located on the Country Club Plaza, The offer a wide variety of menu items including sandwiches, salads, burgers, tacos, pastas, pizzas and yummy desserts. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reserva- tion deadline: January 20th. VALENTINE MYSTERY TRIP - TUESDAY, FEB- RUARY 14 - Cant tell you much, but it will be fun! Youll enjoy lunch and a fun activity. Cost: $59.00 in- cludes transportation, lunch and something else. Bus de- parts at 11:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 27th. Gladstone Parks & Recreation GLADSTONE 50+NEWS December 2016 & January 2017 Questions? 816-423-4086 Important notice about trip parking All day trips now depart from the parking lot on Campbell Street between 69th & 70th Street (next to the Community Center parking lot).

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HOLIDAY HARMONY SPECTACULAR – SATUR-DAY, DECEMBER 3 - This popular annual event fea-tures two internationally ranked choruses in a joint con-cert, the Heart of America Chorus and the Kansas City Chorus of Sweet Adelines. The show will be held at Unity Village in Lee’s Summit. Cost: $24.00 includes transportation and show. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. and will return at approximately 6:00 p.m. Registration deadline: November 18th.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR - MONDAY, DECEM-BER 5 - Board the bus for a tour of some of Kansas City’s prettiest holiday lights. You will visit Longview Lake to see “Christmas in the Park” with approximately 170 animated figures, the Country Club Plaza (the wiring of the Plaza Lights spans 80 miles and has nearly 280,000 jewel-colored bulbs), Crown Center where you’ll see the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, and Union Station. Bus departs at 5:30 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost: $15.00 includes transportation and lights donation at Longview Farm. Reservation deadline: November 30th.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR WITH DINNER - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - Join us for our always-popular Holiday Lights Tour. You will begin your even-ing with a wonderful dinner at Buca di Beppo on the Country Club Plaza. After dinner you will view the holi-day lights on the Plaza, “Christmas in the Park” at Longview Lake and Crown Center where you’ll see the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, and Union Station. Cost: $47.00 includes transportation, dinner and lights donation at Longview Farm. Bus departs at 4:30 p.m. and will re-turn at approximately 9:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: November 30th.

ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, DECEM-BER 20 - You’ll enjoy famous name slots and video pok-er machines plus many table games. Lunch is free for our group in the buffet. Cost: $12.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: December 8th. RESERVATIONS - CALL 423-4086 OR 423-4200

DAY TRIPS

LUNCH OUT AT BO LINGS - THURSDAY, JANU-ARY 12 - Bo Ling's (on the Country Club Plaza) has been acknowledged repeatedly as the Best Chinese Restaurant in town. Bo Ling's is known for its high quality cuisine and its dedication to using only the freshest, high-quality ingredients. An 18% gratuity will be added to your bill. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reserva-tion deadline: January 6th.

THE NEW THEATRE “THE FABULOUS LIPI-TONES” - SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 OR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 - This show stars George Wendt from CHEERS. What happens when a barbershop quartet loses a key member to a heart-stopping high B-flat? The 3 surviving members are scrambling to find a tenor before a national competition. When they hear gold-en tones being sung over the phone at an auto body shop, the three Lipitones are sure they have their 4th... but when they meet him in person, he's not quite what they ex-pected. Cost: $45.00 includes transportation and dinner theatre. Bus departs at 11:00 a.m. and will return at ap-proximately 4:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: December 15th and December 27th.

QUALITY HILL PLAYHOUSE “I GOT RHYTHM” - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - “Come and meet those dancing feet” as they sing and dance their way through the shows and songs from Hollywood and Broadway that will have you tapping your feet. From songs from the early days of film musicals (“Steppin’ Out With My Ba-by,” “Puttin’ On the Ritz”) to Broadway’s 42nd STREET (“Shuffle Off To Buffalo”) and Jerry Herman’s MACK AND MABEL (“Tap Your Troubles Away”), we’ll cele-brate the music that will leave you saying, “I GOT RHYTHM.” You will enjoy lunch before the show at Affare. Cost: $58.00 includes transportation, lunch and show. Bus departs at 10:45 a.m. and will return at ap-proximately 4:00 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 4th.

LUNCH OUT AT TOMFOOLERIES - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - Located on the Country Club Plaza, The offer a wide variety of menu items including sandwiches, salads, burgers, tacos, pastas, pizzas and yummy desserts. Cost: $8.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 10:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 1:30 p.m. Reserva-tion deadline: January 20th.

VALENTINE MYSTERY TRIP - TUESDAY, FEB-RUARY 14 - Can’t tell you much, but it will be fun! You’ll enjoy lunch and a fun activity. Cost: $59.00 in-cludes transportation, lunch and something else. Bus de-parts at 11:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 27th.

Gladstone Parks & Recreation

GLADSTONE 50+NEWS December 2016 & January 2017 Questions? 816-423-4086

Important notice about trip parking All day trips now depart from the parking lot on Campbell Street between 69th & 70th Street (next to the Community Center parking lot).

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - SUNDAY, FEBRU-ARY 19 - This spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will come to Kansas City as part of a brand new North Ameri-can Tour. Cost: $105.00 includes transportation and center Orchestra seats. Bus departs at 5:30 p.m. and will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 13th. *We only have a few seats left!

ST. JO FRONTIER CASINO - TUESDAY, FEBRU-ARY 21 - You’ll enjoy famous name slots and video poker machines plus many table games. Lunch is free for our group in the buffet. Cost: $12.00 includes transportation. Bus departs at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 3:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: February 10th.

CHESTNUT FINE ARTS “SMOKE ON THE MOUN-TAIN - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - Smoke on the Mountain is a breath of fresh mountain air! It’s a drama, comedy, and a gloriously good gospel musical, performed by a smart, but slightly off-kilter clan - The Sanders Family Singers. Come on over for a great time! They’ll entertain you with more than 30 classic gospel tunes, contagious laughter, and a few touching moments that just might bring a tear or two. You will enjoy a lunch before the show at Berbiglia’s Roost featuring their delicious Fried Chicken. Cost: $59.00 includes transportation, lunch and show. Bus departs at 11:00 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m. Reservation deadline: January 26th.

Sweetheart Lunch

Thursday, February 9th Gladstone Community Center

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $12.00

Reserva�on deadline: January 27th.

We would love for you to come to this lovely affair that we hold each year.

You will love the food and you will love the entertainment and you will love the company.

Your loving Gladstone Parks & Recrea�on Department will show you a lovely �me

so don’t miss this sweet event!

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS Two great ideas!

The New City of Gladstone Employees Cookbook is now available for purchase and features great recipes from cur-rent and former employees. The book is $10 and can be purchased at City Hall or the Community Center.

We sell gift certificates for the 50+ Activities. You can purchase them at the Gladstone Community Center in any denomination.

OVERNIGHT & EXTENDED TOURS ARIZONA SPRING TRAINING GETAWAY - MARCH 19-24, 2017 - - Fly to Phoenix, the Valley of the Sun and see two Kansas City Royal’s spring training baseball games! Additional highlights include a visit to Old Town Scottsdale, a Phoenix City Tour, the Hall of Flame Fire Museum, a full day of sightseeing in the Tuc-son area featuring a visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Presidio Historic District, the University of Ari-zona, a visit to Mission San Xavier del Bac and a Sabino Canyon Recreational Area Tram Tour. You will also visit the Heard Museum of Native American Culture and enjoy a Old West style dinner. Cost: $2399 includes air, hotel, two spring training games, tours, seven meals, and can-cellation insurance. Single occupancy add $600. A $300.00 deposit is required to hold space no later than September 19th with final payment due on December 23rd.

THE EMERALD ISLE OF IRELAND - APRIL 11-19, 2017 - Tour the green landscapes of beautiful Ireland on this exciting tour. Highlights include a city tour of Dub-lin, the Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Limerick, a tour of the 6th century Glendalough Monastic site, a medieval ban-quet and show at the 15th century Bunratty Castle, Adare, Killarney National Park & the Dingle Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, a visit to the Victorian Muckross House, Kiss the Blarney Stone at historic Blarney Castle, visit the Guinness Factory in Dublin, See Trinity College, home to the 1200 year old Book of Kells, and much more. Cost: $4050 includes air, hotels, tours, 11 meals and cancella-tion insurance. Single occupancy add $499. A $500.00 deposit is required to hold space no later than October 11th. The price will increase $100.00 after that date. Final payment is due on January 6th.

THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH - Featuring Vicksburg & Natchez – May 2-8, 2017 – On this exciting trip you will experience the rich history of the south by touring antebellum homes, enjoying guided tours of historic sites and eating some delicious southern food! You will visit Little Rock and tour the Clinton Library and the Tennes-see State Capitol Building. While in Vicksburg you will visit Vicksburg National Military Park, commemorating the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg in 1863. The park features over 1,340 monuments, markers and plaques, a restored Union gunboat, and a national ceme-tery. You will learn about the defense and siege of Vicks-burg in a unique collection of museums and historic tour homes. Natchez has retained more than 1,000 historic buildings that are listed on the National Register of His-toric Places. You will enjoy guided tours of beautiful antebellum homes and historic sites. You will also visit Hot Springs, Arkansas. Cost: $1300.00 includes motor-coach transportation, hotels, tours and 14 meals. Single occupancy add $350. A $100.00 deposit is required to hold space with final payment due on March 23rd.

ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL - MAY 18-20, 2017 - What began in 1936 as a small celebration of Or-ange City’s Dutch heritage has led to over 75 years of what is now known as the Tulip Festival. The internation-ally recognized festival features music and dancing by children and adults in authentic Dutch costumes, an after-noon parade, Dutch delicacies, delicious food, plus thou-sands of tulips and a dozen replica windmills throughout this charming village. You will enjoy a full day at the festival plus a visit to Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha. Cost: $475.00 includes motorcoach transportation, hotel, festi-val admission, Lauritzen Gardens admission and six meals. Single occupancy add $150.00. A $50.00 deposit will hold space with final payment due on April 7th.

ALASKA GLACIER DISCOVERY CRUISE - JUNE 4-11, 2017 - Holland America’s Noordam will be your home for seven nights. Onboard, partake of delicious cuisine and relax in your elegantly appointed stateroom. Ports of call include Ketchikan - home to rich wildlife, from bald eagles to black bears and spawning salmon, Ketchikan is known as Alaska’s “First Town.” Juneau - take a float-plane ride to enjoy a feast at Taku Glacier Lodge; enjoy a tram ride and spectacular views that ring Alaska’s capital; or visit the Raptor Center with a host of native birds. Skagway - as gateway to the Klondike, Skagway is home to many gold-rush-era buildings, and is now part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, a gem of living history. Glacier Bay - you’ll thrill to the rugged mountains, glaciers, fjords and rainforest that make up Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the Alaska panhandle. Cabin prices start at $2559.00 and include round trip air, all port charges, taxes, custom fees, shipboard gratuities, and trip insurance. Cabin space is limited!

CALIFORNIA RAIL DISCOVERY featuring San Francisco, Lake Tahoe & the Napa Valley Wine Train. - JULY 14-20, 2017 - Enjoy a tour of San Francisco to see Golden Gate Park, Union Square, Seal Rocks, Pier 39, Chinatown and a stop at Vista Point for spectacular pho-tos. Experience a San Francisco Bay Cruise featuring views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the city’s skyline. Visit Sausalito and Old Town Sacramento, the commercial hub of the Gold Rush Era. Travel to Califor-nia’s famous Napa Valley and board the Napa Valley Wine Train to enjoy a wine tasting and lunch. Board the Amtrak train for a Sierra Nevada Rail Journey through the show capped Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Lake Tahoe area. Visit Virginia City and enjoy a Lake Tahoe Paddle wheeler Cruise. Cost: $3150.00 includes air, hotels, tours, nine meals and cancellation insurance. Single oc-cupancy add $750. A $510.00 deposit is due no later than January 14th to hold space with final payment due on April 15th.

GREAT TRAINS & GRAND CANYONS - SEPTEM-BER 24-29, 2017 - This trip features a 5-nights at an upscale resort style property in beautiful Sedona, Arizo-na. Highlights include a Sedona Trolley featuring the Chapel of the Holy Cross and Airport Mesa for spectacu-lar views of the Sedona area. You’ll visit the Spanish-Mexican Village of Tlaquepaque. You’ll experience a nostalgic two-hour journey on the Grand Canyon Railway taking you to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. You will visit the Montezuma Castle National Monument which contains ruins of a cliff dwelling built in the 12th & 13th centuries by the Sinagua Indians. You will board the Verde Canyon Railroad for a spectacular four-hour ride in a First Class Railcar taking you between two national forests, past crimson cliffs, over old-fashioned trestles and through a 680-foot tunnel. You will also have a full day at leisure to enjoy the amenities of the resort. Cost: $2665.00 includes air, hotel, tours, eight meals and cancellation insurance. Single occupan-cy add $650. A $510.00 deposit is due no later than March 17th to hold space with final payment due on June 16th.

PERU & MACHU PICCHU – OCTOBER 22-29, 2017 - From its amazing archaeological treasures to its gastronomic delights and from its rich history to its melt-ing pot of cultures, Peru offers visitors a wide array of attractions—and on this tour, you’ll experience its high-lights. Lima is a cosmopolitan city steeped in history with pre-Columbian ruins, Spanish colonial buildings, and remnants of colonial mansions with lavish, Moorish-style balconies. On your sightseeing tour, you’ll see many of its famous sights, including the San Francisco Monastery. High in the Andes Mountains, Cusco is the oldest contin-uously inhabited city in South America and is sure to please history buffs. Learn about the Incas’ struggles with the invading Spaniards on your tour of Cusco and visit the Temple of Sacsayhuaman, built in the early 12th century with some stones weighing more than 350 tons. No vaca-tion to Peru is complete without visiting Machu Picchu. Built around 1450 at the height of the Inca Empire, Ma-chu Picchu is located in a gorgeous mountain setting above the Urubamba Valley. Stand in awe as you witness it. It is one of the most majestic images in South America, if not the world! Not only will you visit the must-see sights, you’ll also have an opportunity to learn about Pe-ruvian life. Experience a Mother Earth ceremony per-formed by a local shaman. These ceremonies thanking Mother Earth and asking for good health and safe travels have been practiced in Peru since before the arrival of the Incas. You’ll also stop at a local Peruvian food market and visit a home to meet some of the locals and experi-ence their way of life. Cost: $4820 includes air, hotels, tours and 13 meals and cancellation insurance. Single occupancy add $435. A $779.00 deposit is required to hold space no later than April 14th. Sign up with a de-posit by November 29th and save $235! After Novem-ber 29th save $117.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION On-line Registration is now available for day trips and activities! Go to www.activityreg.com and click on Missouri then Gladstone Parks & Recreation. You will still call or come in for extended trip registration. If you have existing credits, you must call or come in to

2017 TRAVEL Look for these additional tours that we will be offering in 2017: Spring Mystery Trip - Where this trip is going is a mystery to me at this point! August - Mackinac Island - This trip was so popular in 2012 that we had to offer it twice! November - Branson Country Christmas December - New York City Holiday And this isn’t all of them. There will be at least three more over-night motor coach trips!

Jingle Bell “White Elephant” BINGO! Wednesday, December 14th, 2:00 p.m Gladstone Community Center (69th & N. Holmes) Cost: $5.00 (3 cards each) Reservation Deadline: December 9th Bingo cards must be purchased in advance and will be given to you on Bingo day. Bring one prize either wrapped or in a gift bag. A special holiday treat will be served!

LUNCH BUNCH

Join me (Paige) at a different restaurant each month to enjoy some ca-maraderie and great food. We will meet at 11:15 a.m. at the following Restaurants: Friday, November 18 - Cascone’s, 37th & North Oak Wednesday, December 21st - Ikey’s Pizza, 69th & N. Oak (It’s Fried Chicken Day!) Wednesday, January 18 - Smokehouse BBQ, 63rd & N. Oak

Everyone pays individually. Please RSVP (423-4086)

LINE DANCING

No partner needed! You will enjoy easy, fun-to-learn and fun-to-do dances. Line Dance is loved by all. Line dancing is dou-bly rewarding, offering a chance for social interaction and gen-tle exercise. Classes are held at the Gladstone Community Cen-ter.

JANUARY Mondays, January 9-30

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Cost: $16.00

Registration deadline: December 30th

FEBRUARY Mondays, February 6-27

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Cost: $16.00

Registration deadline: November 2nd

Christmas Cookie Decorating Class

Friday, December 9th 2-4 p.m. $15.00

Gladstone Community Center You’ll learn to use Royal Icing while decorating three

cookies, two of which will be Christmas cookies. The teacher is Diane Caudillo with Exclamation

Cookie Art. Her cookies look too good to eat! Reservation deadline: November 25th

Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Tuesday, November 22ND

6:00 p.m. Linden Square

(70th & N. Cherry)

Join the Gladstone City Council for this holiday tradition. Enjoy seasonal music by Antioch Middle School and the St. Charles Catholic School Choirs.

The annual holiday lighting event will serve as a visual symbol of Gladstone’s effort to assist those in need during the holiday season. Proceeds to benefit the

Gladstone Neighbors Helping Neighbors, the Gladstone Animal Shelter and Feed Northland Kids.

Monetary donations are accepted at Gladstone City Hall.

New Classes starting in January! Zumba Gold! A low intensity dance fitness class. Tai Chi - This class uses gentle movements to strengthen the body and mind. It will help strengthen your balance, strength, flexibility, circulation and reduce stress. Registration begins December 19th!

WINTER BOOK CLUB Join Luaun Gavin for the Winter Book Club. There is a $5.00 Book Club fee per month to cover refreshments and room fees.

JANUARY A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate togeth-erness. But like all families, the stories they tell reveal only part of the picture. Abby and Red and their four grown chil-dren have accumulated not only laughter, tender moments, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. This story praises family in all its emotional complexity! Discussion meeting: Thursday, Janu-ary 26th at 10:00 a.m. Gladstone Community Center. Regis-tration deadline: January 20th.

FEBRUARY America’s First Daughter

by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoi From the time she was young, Patsy Jefferson knew that her father loved his family dearly, but his devotion to his country ran deeper still. In the wake of her mother’s death, Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter becomes his helpmate, protector and constant companion. As scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father’s reputation and political legacy. Discussion meeting: Thursday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Gladstone Community Center. Registration deadline: Febru-ary 17th.

December 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Quality Hill Play-

house - depart at 10:45 a.m.

2 3 Holiday Harmony Spectacular - bus departs at 1:45 p.m.

4 Sister’s Christ-mas Catechism - bus departs at 1:00 p.m.

5 Holiday Lights Tour - depart at 5:30 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

6 Lunch Out at Vivilore - depart at 10:30

Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Community Center

7 Holiday Lights tour with Dinner - depart at 4:30 White Elephant Bingo - Pizza Street 11:30 a.m.

8 9 Christmas Cook-ie Decorating Class - 2:00 p.m. Com-munity Center

10 The Nutcracker - depart at 1:00 p.m.

11 12 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

13 Cancer Action Workshop 9:00 a.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

14 Jingle Bell White Elephant Bingo - 2:00 p.m. Community Center White Elephant Bingo -Perkins N. Oak 11:30

15 A Strawberry Hill Christmas - depart at 9:45 a.m.

16 17 Christmas Festi-val at Kauffman Center - depart at 1:00 p.m.

18 19 Gladstone Seniors Meeting 10:30 Community Center

Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

20 St. JO Casino - bus departs at 8:45 a.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

21 Lunch Bunch– Ikey’s Pizza 11:15 White Elephant Bingo -Captain D’s 11:30 a.m

22 23 24

25 MERRY

CHRISTMAS!

26 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

27 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Commu-nity Center

28 White Elephant Bingo - Olive Gar-den 11:30 a.m.

29 30 31

January 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

3 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Community Center

4 White Elephant Bingo - Pizza Street 11:30 a.m.

5 6 7

8 9 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

10 Cancer Action Workshop 9:00 a.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

11 White Elephant Bingo -Perkins N. Oak 11:30

12 Lunch Out at Bo Lings - depart at 10:30 a.m.

13 14 The New Thea-tre - depart at 11:00 a.m.

15 16 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

17 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Commu-nity Center

18 Lunch Bunch-Smokehouse BBQ - 11:15 a.m. White Elephant Bingo -Captain D’s 11:30 a.m

19 20 21 The New Thea-tre - depart at 11:00 a.m.

22 23 Gladstone Seniors Meeting 10:30 Community Center

Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

24 Cancer Action Workshop 9:00 a.m. Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m.

25 The New Thea-tre - depart at 11:00 a.m. White Elephant Bingo - Olive Gar-den 11:30 a.m.

26 Book Club - 10:00 a.m. Community Center

27 28

29 30 Duplicate Bridge 9:00 a.m. Com- munity Center

Pinochle and Hand & Foot 12:30

31 Bridge and Games of Choice 12:30 p.m. Commu-nity Center

PRST STD U.S. Postage PAID Kansas City, MO Permit No. 4051

City of Gladstone 50+ Newsletter 7010 N Holmes Gladstone, MO 64118

50+ ACTIVITIES These activities are held at the Gladstone

Community Center, 6901 N. Holmes

Gladstone Seniors: Fourth Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m. business meeting followed by entertainment and potluck lunch-eon.

Cancer Action Workshop: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month, 9:00 a.m. - Noon - Volunteers are needed!

Pinochle Club: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner needed)

Bridge: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. (no partner needed)

Gladstone Duplicate Bridge Club: Mondays at 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Partner required.

Hand & Foot: Mondays at 12:30 p.m.

Card Games of Choice: Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.

White Elephant Bingo: Wednesdays - meet at a different res-taurant each week to enjoy lunch and BINGO! Bring two prizes worth $1-$2. Everyone will win twice.

Volunteer Opportunities

Cancer Action Workshop - This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 9:00 - noon at the Gladstone Communi-ty Center. Their main goal is to make bed pads for cancer patients. There are many jobs to do and they don’t all involve sewing. They are in need of people to tear sheets at this time. Call 423-4086 for more information.

REGISTRATION

All programs must be paid at the time of registration un-less otherwise noted. By Phone (816) 423-4086 or (816) 423-4200 with Visa, MasterCard Or Discover. By Mail make checks to Gladstone Parks & Recreation, 6901 N. Holmes, Gladstone, MO 64118. In person at the Gladstone Community Center, 6901 N. Holmes On-line Registration Go to www.activityreg.com and click on Missouri then Gladstone Parks & Recreation. You will still call or come in for extended trip registra-tion. Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be issued in the event of a trip cancellation due to insufficient enrollment. Refunds or future trip credits are available up to the regis-tration deadline. After registration deadline, a refund or future trip credit will be issued only if the participant can be replaced. If a refund check is required, a $5 processing fee will be deducted.