Director(s): Sharon Lally Cheryl Randall-Mach President: Mike Cambra Vice-Pres.: Gordon Helme Secretary: Jackie Demers Vol. Clerk: Phyllis Voit Treasurer: Pauline Munroe Members: Woody Hartley, Patricia Ryan, Susan Norton, Margie Barrows, Margie O’Brien Outreach: Lorraine Thompson Custodian(s): Bob Gulick Jim Dexter Prog. Asst’(s): Ann Soares, Edna Holmstrom, Barbara Wilson Van Drivers: Ann Soares Barbara Francis, Mike Rocha Sub Driver: Wayne Therrien Meal-Site: Barbara Medeiros Marketing: Connie Dolan Fitness Rm: Andrea Meunier

67 Dexter Lane • Rochester, MA 02770 Senior Center Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Telephone: 508-763-8723; Fax: 508-763-9315 www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com; email: coa.rcoa@comcast.net

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JULY & AUGUST 2019

Rochester Council on Aging

MISSION STATEMENT : The mission of the Rochester Council on Aging is to advocate for & support the community’s older adults, their families, & their caregivers while promoting independent and positive lifestyles, in a welcoming and secure environment that provides opportunities for growth.

“An Intergenerational Community of Friends”

COA Board Meeting(s) The Rochester Council on Aging Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting(s)on Wednesday, July 10th & Au-gust 14th, 2019, at 9:00 AM. The July meeting will be held at Town Hall; August will be held at the Senior Center. Any Rochester resident is welcome.

Senior Property Tax Work Off Abatement Program The new fiscal year 2020 kicks off on July 1st for the Senior Property Tax Work Off Abatement Program. Applications are now available. There are only 20 openings for the whole year, so it is first come, first served, as long as the applicant meets the eligibility requirements. See Sharon Lally for more info. or for an application. Seniors must be at least age 62, must live in the house they pay property taxes on in Rochester, & must have a household income no more than $47,000 per year. Seniors will work for a total of 83 hours per year in a town dept. at minimum wage of $12.00 per hour, for a tax credit of $1,000.00 per year.

The Rochester Council on Aging always accepts applications for potential new board members. If interested, you must be a Rochester resident & a senior center participant, & be inter-ested in advocating for & serving the needs & interests of Rochester’s older adult residents, & you can spare a few hours a month, then please send us your letter of interest & mail it to 67 Dexter Lane to the attention of the Rochester Council on Aging Board of Directors, or drop it off at the Senior Center.

WELCOME NEW COA DIRECTOR!

Your new Council on Aging & Senior Center Director is Cheryl Randall-Mach. She is starting in her new role on August 1st, and will be training with your out-going COA Director, Sharon Lally, for the month of August. Sharon Lally is retiring as of August 31st. More formal details on their comings & goings will be announced soon! Stay tuned!

The Senior Center will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day

Holiday!

Annual Senior Picnic The COA’s Annual Senior Picnic will take place at the Senior Center on Monday, August 12th, from 11:30—1:30. Entertainment will be provided by “Voices In Time”, Sharon Jensen’s young choral group! The guys from the Highway Dept. will be our chief grillers for the event! The menu is the usual grilled BBQ fare with side salads, baked beans, corn on the cob, and goodies for dessert! Many volunteer hands make light work & this event is a real team ef-fort! This event is open to all older adults, and prior sign-up is required so that we make sure we have enough food prepared for everyone! Call 508-763-8723 to sign-up! Transportation is available. Anony-mous donations will be collected the day of the event!

MEALS & NUTRITION “Ye Olde Breakfast Shoppe”

Anyone of any age from any town is welcome to drop in for breakfast from 7:00-9:00 a.m., Monday-Fri-day. Located in the Rochester Sen-ior Center. Breakfast consists of a varied menu, weekly specials & rea-sonable prices! A bottomless cup of coffee is served! Closed weekends & holidays. Sponsored by the FRIENDS of the Rochester Senior Center & the Rochester Lions Club. Gift Certificates available! Free Breakfast on your birthday, too!

ATTENTION !!!

All Monday meals will require you to sign-up and make your suggested $5.00 donation in person in advance. The Board of Directors has initiated this policy, due to the fact that peo-ple sign-up & then often don’t show-up for the meal for whatever reason. This will also ensure that the ex-penses for the meals can more close-ly be recouped by the donations made. If you pay, & then have to cancel in advance, we will refund your $5.00 donation. Donations will NOT be refunded, however, if we don’t hear from you in advance.

Congregate Lunches Hot meals for seniors on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. Voluntary Donation of $2.00 per meal. Call 508-763-8723 at least 1 day in advance to reserve your meal. Oper-ated by Coastline; federally funded, catered by Bateman & delivered fresh daily. All older adults are welcome to come!

The PAMPERED CHEF Monday Luncheon

Pampered Chef, Linda Medeiros, returns on Monday(s), July 1st & August 5th, at 11:30, to share her cooking demonstration with us here at the Senior Center. Stay for lunch at 12:00, once the demonstration is over, & sample the results! You don’t have to be present at the demo to enjoy the lunch. A suggested donation of $5.00 is appreciated for the meal at sign-up. Anyone is welcome to attend, but PLEASE call us in advance, so that we have enough for everyone who attends! 508-763-8723. Call if you need a ride in!

Greater Boston Food Bank Free Commodity Foods

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) provides about 30 lbs. of free, non-perishable food items monthly to financially eligible seniors once a month. Please check with Sharon or Lorraine to see if you qualify for this food, & /or to legally register & sign-up for the monthly distribution with GBFB. The Food Distribution will take place on Wednesday(s), July 10th & August 14th from 12-4, at the Rochester Senior Center. Each person MUST pick up & sign for their own food, unless other arrange-ments have been made with the Program. Remember to bring your own bags! NOTE: The COA will not be responsible for items NOT picked up on the scheduled date. Mark your calendar!

Hanna’s Special Luncheons

Hanna Milhench & team will prepare a delicious luncheon on Mon-day(s), July 15th & August 19th, at 12:00, here at the Senior Center. Anyone is welcome to attend, but MUST sign up in advance. Anony-mous donation of $5.00 per person is suggested for the meal at sign-up. If you would like a ride in, please call us at 508-763-8723.

Volunteers Needed

- Breakfast Dishwashers - Breakfast Waitresses - Breakfast Substitutes for all roles - Monday Lunch Clean-Up Asst’s - Set-Up & Clean-Up-Special Events

Mike & Ann’s Special Luncheons

Mike & Ann Cambra & team will offer a delicious luncheon on Mon-day(s), July 29th & August 26th, at 12:00, here at the Senior Center. Anyone is welcome to attend, but MUST sign-up in advance to reserve their meal. A suggested donation of $5.00 per meal is accepted at sign-up. If you would like a ride in, please call us at 508-763-8723. Thanks!

NOTICE: The Senior Center Kitchen will be CLOSED on July 9th & 10th for a thorough cleaning.

Health & Fitness

Blood Pressure Clinic The weekly Blood Pressure Clinic is held on Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00, at the Senior Center, by the Town’s Health Nurse, Connie Dolan. Anyone is welcome to come to get their blood pressure checked! Free service with a smile, thanks to the Board of Health! Call if you need a ride in! 508-763-8723

FITNESS ROOM

The Fitness Room Program is open 5 days a week for 4 hours

each day!

The schedule usually is as follows:

Mon., Wedns., Thurs., Fri. 8:00-12:00

Tues. 10:00-2:00

The Fitness Room Program is monitored by a Senior Aid,

Andrea Meunier, from Coastline Elderly Services.

There is a monthly membership fee of $10 per person, which is

due on the 1st of each month. Members may use the Fitness Room as many times in that

month as they wish.

Anyone of any age is welcome to be a member!

Pick up your application today!

CHAIR YOGA - Join us for this exercise program on Mondays, 1:15-2:15, & again on Fridays, 12:00-1:00, with instructor, Marsha Hartley. This modified Yoga format offers the ability to participate in a yoga practice without having to get down on the floor, unless of course, you want to! Flowing yoga poses are practiced while seated or in a standing position, allowing use of a chair for balance & stabilization work. Emphasizing breathing with movement & the mind/muscle connection, this invigorating program provides a safe, effective way to lengthen & strengthen muscles, engage your core, enhance balance & stability, & increase your sense of well-being, leaving you feeling revived & relaxed. Cost: $3.00 suggested donation per person per class. No advance registration necessary. Anyone is welcome!

STEPPING & STRETCHING - Join your instructor, Larry Bigos, on Mondays & Thursdays, 2:30 – 3:30, for a fun-filled hour of easy exercise, bending & stretching & building up your strength & improving your balance! Most exercises are done from the comfort of your chair! This program is de-signed to improve physical conditioning, decrease risk of falling, & improve health, memory, mood, balance, bone density, flexibility & endurance. The Program is made possible by a Title III Grant from Coastline Elderly Services. A suggested anonymous donation of $2.00 is requested. All seniors welcome!

Durable Medical Equipment

The Rochester Senior Center has various pieces of durable medical equipment available for your use on an as needed basis. So please keep us in mind if you should need a wheelchair, walker, commode or shower chair, etc… Also, remember us when it is time to return the borrowed equipment, or when perhaps you have some equipment you need to get rid of! Thanks!

ZUMBA – Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Cost: $5.00 per person, payable directly to instructor, Liz Ashley. Let it move you! No advance registration necessary! Anyone is welcome! Just come!

BALLROOM DANCING CLASSES – Singles & couples are welcome at the Rochester Senior Center on Wednesdays at 10:00, for a great cardio exercise of dancing, led by instructor Nancy Barrett. She teaches the best in ballroom dancing! Suggested donation is $4.00 per person. Have fun, socialize, & meet new people! All skill levels are welcome. No sign-up necessary. Just come!

LINE DANCING CLASSES – Traditional & Country Western – Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30; & Fridays 9:30-11:00. Join us for a full hour & a half of fun & exercise, with our line dancing instructor, Nancy Cabral, here at the Rochester Senior Center. $2.00 donation per person per class. No registration needed. Just come! All ages, intermediate levels & up are welcome.

M.O.Life, Inc. – Medical transportation for out-of-town appointments to Boston & Providence. Call 508-992-5978 at least 2 weeks in advance. $5.00 donation requested. This is a grant program made available by Coastline.

Grocery Shopping

When we receive requests, we will resume grocery shopping at Market Basket on Wednesday mornings. Please let us know if you’d like to go! We leave at 8:30, & return when everybody is finished, usually around 11:00.

A Note About the Congregate Meal Menu

As you know, Coastline Elderly Services provides a catered meal here at the Rochester Senior Center on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays for a suggested donation of $2.00. Recently, there has been an addition to the menu selection. An alternate meal choice is offered each day to the main meal selection. Most times this alternate choice is a sandwich /w salad or something similar. The donation amount is the same. Check with our Meal Site Coordinator, Barbara Medeiros, when reserving your meal to find out what the alternate choice is for that day. In that way, you can choose either one. The calendar in this newsletter will only show the main meal choice, not the alternate selection.

Recreational Programs

BINGO! Try your luck at our Wednesday afternoon Bingo game; 12:30-3:00 at the Senior Center, & again on Mon. nights 6:00-9:00! Half time refreshment break. We play by the MA Senior Citizen Recreational Bingo laws; 50 cents per card; 25 cents per game. No card limit. All money collected will be given in prizes that day. Any Senior Citizen is welcome to play. Call for a ride. 508-763-8723.

Busy Bees The Busy Bees Craft Group meets on Thurs. from 9-11. Bring your own project to work on, & check out what others are doing! Anyone is welcome. Help is available with your knitting & crocheting. Free!

Hand & Foot Card Games Join our Hand & Foot Card game on Thursday mornings, 9:00-11:30. Join in the camaraderie & have some fun! Don’t know how to play? No problem, Ann Soares is the leader. She & others will happily teach you how to play this popular game! It won’t be long before you’ve gotten the hang of it! No advance sign-up needed. Just come! Anyone is welcome!

Art Group The Painters in the Monday morning Art Group invite anyone who is interested in painting to come & join other artists from 9-12 All levels are welcome. Instruction materials are available. Free!

FRIDAY MOVIES – 1:30 PM “New Release Movies” 60” Wall Plasma TV Screen!

Great Picture & Sound! Free! Anyone is welcome to attend! -----------------------------------------

Call us by Wednesday each week to find out which movie has been sent for viewing that coming Friday afternoon. In so doing, you will eventually see each of the movies that have been scheduled, but maybe not on the date that the COA had requested it for. Friday, July 5th – “The Mercy” – Starring Colin Firth & Rachel Weisz; 2018; Not Rated; 106 Minutes; Drama. Friday, July 12th - “The Public” – Starring Alec Baldwin & Emilio Estevez; 2019; Rated PG-13; 2 Hours; Drama. Friday, July 19th – “Welcome to Marwen” – Starring Steve Carell & Leslie Mann; 2018; Rated PG-13; 2 Hours; Drama. Friday, July 26th – “Tea With The Dames” – Starring Eileen Atkins & Judi Dench; 2018; Not Rated; 81 Minutes; Documentary. Friday, August 2nd – “Indivisible” – Starring Justin Bruening & Sara Drew; 2018; Rated PG-13; 2 Hours; Drama. Friday, August 9th – “Holmes & Watson” – Starring Will Ferrell & John Reilly; 2018; Rated PG-13; 90 Minutes; Comedy. Friday, August 16th – “The Rider” – Starring Brady Jandreau & Cat Clifford; 2018; Rated R; 105 Minutes; Drama. Friday, August 23rd – “Breathe”- Starring Andrew Garfield & Claire Foy; 2017; Rated PG-13; 2 Hours; Drama. Friday, August 30th – “On Chesil Beach” – Starring Saoirse Ronan & Billy Howle; 2018; Rated R; 110 Minutes; Drama.

Gathering all Scrabble Players Scrabble enthusiasts are playing every Tuesday morning at 9:00 at the Senior Center. If you’d like to play, just come! Free! All levels & abilities are welcome to join in!!

Senior Book Club – Tuesday(s), July 16th & August 20th, 10:15

The monthly senior book club will meet at the senior center. Anyone is welcome to attend. Rochester’s Library Director will lead the group. The scheduled book for July is “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate, and for August, the scheduled book is “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. Please call if you need a ride in to the Center 508-763-8723. Thanks!

Cribbage & Mah Jong Monday mornings from 9-11:30, card tables are available for anyone wishing to play a game of Cribbage or a game of Maah Jongg. Interes-ted in playing or learning? Just come on down & see if you can get a game going!

Veterans Corner

Veterans Benefits Counseling - should you have a Veteran-related question, please contact Barry Denham, Veterans Agent at the Mattapoisett Town Hall at 508-758-4100; ext. 7. The Veterans Office is open Tuesday & Wednesday, 8-4.

VA OPPOSES MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION FOR VETERANS

The VA has expressed opposition for three legislative proposals that would expand medical marijuana research at the VA, & give veterans access to marijuana in states where it’s legal. During a recent hearing on eight VA health-related bills currently under consideration by Congress, officials representing the VA said that as long as marijuana is federally illegal, the dept. can’t support legislation to promote its role at the VA. “The House Veterans Affairs Committee can make strong proposals for us to move forward with recommendations of filling out forms and such but, in the end, we need to go back to the Drug Enforcement Agency and Justice Dept. for their opinion.” Said Larry Mole, chief consultant for population health at the VA. Three of the bills before the House Veterans Affairs health subcommittee relate to medical marijuana. One, the Veterans Equal Access Act sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, would allow VA health care providers to recommend medical marijuana to veteran patients & fill out paperwork for them to enroll in state marijuana programs. Blumenauer said that for some veterans, cannabis can be a lifesaver that keeps them from using potentially addictive medications like opioids to treat chronic pain, seizures & glaucoma. “Opioids steal the lives of 115 Americans every day…as veterans with PTSD, chronic pain & any number of ailments are looking for relief, lethal opioid overdoses among VA patients are almost twice the national average. We are doing something wrong,” he said. Another bill, the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act H.R. 712, would direct the VA to conduct a large clinical trial to study the effects of cannabis on conditions like PTSD & chronic pain. Rep. Lou Correa, D-California, who sponsored the bill, said the research would look not only at the effectiveness of cannabis on health conditions, but also on delivery methods. “It’s time to do research. It’s time for veterans to know what cannabis is good for & what cannabis is not good for,” Correa said. A third bill is the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act, H.R. 2192 that protects veterans benefits by stopping the VA from denying health care & compensation to veterans who are participating in a state medical marijuana program. Keita Franklin, who is the VA’s national director of suicide prevention, said that while the dept. supports marijuana research, it opposes the bills. Franklin says VA doctors would be subject to criminal prosecution if they recommended medical marijuana or made referrals, based on DEA guidance. Correa’s bill, she said, would not follow standard practices in medical research. “Typically, a smaller early-phase trial would advance our knowledge & the benefits & risks regarding cannabis before moving to the expansive ap-proach described in this legislation,” she said. “Any trial involving human subjects must include an evaluation on the risks & the safety, & include the smallest number of participants to avoid putting the subjects at increased risk unnecessarily. For these reasons, we don’t support this legislation.” She went on to say the third piece of legislation isn’t necessary. This is because according to VA policy, the dept. can’t deny benefits based on marijuana use, but VA doctors can change a patient’s prescription medica-tion based on whether or not they’re using cannabis. Veterans advocates have shown different levels of support. For example, the VFW does support VA research on cannabis, but not the Veterans Equal Access Bill because they don’t believe the VA should recommend medical treatments that aren’t proven or would require a veteran to get it outside of the VA. Most advo-cacy groups feel more research is needed before other moves are made.

Guide to Veterans Laws & Benefits

The Secretary of State’s Citizen Information Service & the Dept. of Veterans’ Services collaborated to produce a guide called “Veteran’s Laws & Benefits”. For a free copy, call 617-727-7030 or 800-392-6090.

Veterans Social The monthly Veterans Socials will be held on Thursdays, July 11th & August 22nd, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Senior Center. All Veterans of any age are welcome to attend this informal gathering of fellow com-rades, to socialize and enjoy some refreshments! Free! Just come!

GOLD STAR FAMILIES COULD SEE TAX RELIEF

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House is coming out to push for changes in tax laws that leave Gold Star families owing thousands more to the govt. The issue is related to how taxes of survivor benefits are dealt with. In the past, money given by the military to children of troops who died on duty were taxed at the same rate as surviving parents. The issue affects online spouses of fallen troops who signed over death benefits to their children, which is something commonly done as a way to maximize what families are eligible for. “Children of those who have paid the highest measure of devotion to our country shouldn’t be burdened with the highest tax rate for their survivor benefits,” said Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla. & an Army veteran. He said he would push for chamber leadership to pass the measure quickly.

2019 JULY BIRTHDAYS 1. MARIE FATULA ROBERT THOMPSON JANICE MCCLURG KATHLEENNIGHTLINGER DEBORAH VIEIRA RICHARD MONIZ 2. MICHAEL KOCZERA FRANCIS JONES ODILA DARLING RAYMOND BORTHWICK EDWARD BESSEY GERARD GLAVIN 3. EDWARD ROSSI DALE WILLIAMS, JR. DOUGLAS TIERNAN ALTHEA LAWRENCE LAURIE SHERREN EDUARDO GOUVEIA 4. CAROL LAWRENCE RAYMOND MELANSON CYNTHIA EAGAN DEBORAH PERRY 5. KAREN ANN OLIVEIRA 6. DORIS MARSDEN MARY RODERICKS RAYMOND HARTLEY TRACEY DUPONT PAUL HUGHES 7. RICHARD MEDEIROS CAROLYN GRAY MERLE SYLVIA PETER ZYCHOWICZ FRANK PRUCHNIK DENNIS TANGNEY PAT BRODERICK SHARON PEARSON 8. CAROLYN PERRY SUZANNE DIXON RICHARD GOVONI SUSAN OLIVEIRA LYNN RAND 9. SUSAN CUSICK JAMES BESSE JEANNETTE MAGAN

10. PHILIP POYANT JANICE KIRBY LORRAINE HAWKES THOMAS RAND DONNA MELLOR 11. VINCENT RYAN DALE DAKIN GERTRUDE ST. ONGE 12. CRYSTAL ADAMS CINDY ROULLIER CLYDE ANDRADE RICHARD FERNANDES JOHN HENRY TIMOTHY LEE 13. JOHN DURYEA, SR. HENRY SOUZA RICHARD ROLLER DONNA TURNER MARY VAN LANE MABEL CALHETA JEAN LAPOINTE HENRY LARSON JOHN FOREST 14. KENNETH DAGGETT LORI SEVIGNY 15. LILLIAN REYNOLDS STEVEN ALVES MARY O’LEARY JOHN AMARAL CHARLES CALLIER WAYNE FERREIRA PIERRE OSTIGUY, JR. 16. PAUL MOORE GLORIA VINCENT HELEN KOCZERA ELIZABETH ROBERTSON IRENE ISHERWOOD SHIRLEY JENKINS-POTTEL 17. JOSEPH CLAPP ROGER WOOD JAMES VOGEL

17. ARTHUR WRIGHT MARCIA HARRISON ANTONIO MARGALHAES 18. RUSSELL ALEXANDER HELEN BUTTS STEPHEN ARMSTRONG DIANE DELOWERY SUSAN WILLIAMS 19. JEAN ARMSTRONG ROBERT LACROIX VANESSA MARTINS 20. NEWELL HARNDEN GEORGE ST. JOHN ALICE HALUNEN CAROLYN MELLO DONNA JEFFERS WALTER DIXON SUSAN BINDAS WILLIAM BORN 21. GERALDINE O’BRIEN ANNE MORTENSEN ROBIN MARTIN NANCY WRIGHT ANGELINA VIERA GRETCHEN GRAEF PHOEBE BUTLER 22. HARRIETT SHERMAN HOWARD PLAUD 23. YVETTE MEDEIROS LILLIAN RINTA MICHAEL MERGET 24. JOYCE SPENCE JACQUELINE CUTHBERT KATHY RUSINOSKI DENNIS ROGERS CATHERINE DORIS RONALD BELROSE DONALD SPIRLET DEBORAH KLEIMAN 25. BENDRIX BAILEY BRYAN SHERMAN

25. JANET HODZIEWICH PAMELA WYMAN PAUL KRAWCZYK 26. JOHN MARRAZZO EDWARD DUPONT DANIEL KENNEDY ARLENE BELLIVEAU CAROL MORRIS 27. ANGELA PAIZ ROBERT REED BARBARA SYLVIA JACK PEARSULL 28. FREDERICK VOIT CARL MACEDO MARJORIE BARROWS MARGARET DUFFY 29. SUSAN DUPONT ROLAND DUFRESNE 30. NORMAN DUVAL LORRAINE CHAREST SANDRA ZYCHOWICZ NANCY MOSLEY 31. EDNA CHADWICK PAUL CIABURRI POLLY ELDRIDGE DAVID SHERREN STEPHEN PENA KAREN SMITH MAX WICKEMEYER

Podiatrist Visits Dr. Sarah Derosiers will be here at the Senior Center on Thursday, July 25th to offer foot care appts. You MUST call her office directly to sche-dule your appt. with her at 508-946-1444, but only if you are a new patient. Appts. confirmed by office for returning patients.

AUGUST 2019 BIRTHDAYS 1. PHILIP SYLVIA ROGER BOLDUC KAREN COLE 2. SUSAN SILVA KENNETH PASTIE JUDY GIBBONS 3. JANE ULEWICZ RAYMOND LETENDRE LOUISE HEBERT LINDA FEASTER SUSAN NORTON LEONNE PAQUETTE 4. ROSE THETONIA BRENDA PIERCE 5. DOROTHY RUBBICCO GARY PROFFIT JOANN ABRAHAM JAMES REED BRENDA PIERCE CHERYL GENEREUX WILLIAM MALLOWES 6. RICHARD BERNIER EDGAR MARTIN, JR. 7. SOMPACK NISSEN EUGENE RAY JAYNE FERGUSON SCOTT PIERCE 8. JAMES CAMACHO NANCY BAUER 9. ALICE STUDLEY MADELIND DUARTE FRANCES MOSZCZENSKI 11. WILSON MULL STYEVEN CHARRON EVELYN BENNER STEPHEN MACEDO PATRICIA WAINIO MARGARET CUTLER 12. ALLEN VIEIRA WILLIAM KELLEY KATHLEEN BARTLETT DALE BARROWS

13. JEFFREY WALLACE BEVERLY HOWLAND IRIS LOVE EARL FISHER ROBIN MEUNIER 14. VIVAN LIZOTTE RUTH PHILBROOK JOANNE GALES NORMA DEPROSPO MARCIA MARVILL DOLORES SCHILLING 15. MARY ROBERTS FRANK CASWELL MARY MCCANN THOMAS BITTNER BETTY ANN THOMSON CHARLES BICHAJIAN MICHAEL DUPONT 16. SUSAN SATTELMAIR RICHARD STRAFFIN SALLY HALL JOSEPH DELOWERY PHILLIP GENATOSSIO 17. SVANHILD ZIPOLI ROBERT BOURQUE THELMA DRAKE JACK WOODARD ELTON ASHLEY CAROLYNNE DRAGOS DEBRA SILVA 18. LINDA METCALF JULIA JENNINGS RUSSELL BONNEAU ELISE JEWETT MARY ELLEN CONLON 19. ROY VIEIRA ROXANNE COSTA 21. CAROLYNN JONES NANCY MELLO RONALD JEWETT

21. ROBERT LAWRENCE LEONARD OLIVEIRA 22. MAUREEN VIEIRA DOLORES DERNIER WILLIAM FLAHERTY LEO BAUER WILLIAM PERRY, JR. 23. RONALD BLAIR STEWART BLANCHARD RICHARD MASCIANTONIO 24. BONNIE HARTLEY KATHY BOBROWIECKI SUSAN LACEY 25. ELISE COYNE EDWARD JOHNSON RICHARD WESTGATE CINDY LEFAVOR KAREN MARSHALL 26. BETTY DEVINCENT MILTON PETERS JAMES GRADY WAYNE COLE 27. SCOTT LADD JONATHAN PHILBROOK LANCE HAYES WILLIAM BAILEY 28. CAROL D’ACCI EDWARD ASHLEY MARJORIE O’BRIEN RICHARD GALIPEAU SUSAN BRUCE 29. MICHAEL HARDING SANDRA SCHOONMAKER DAVID MOORE RICHARD PLUNKETT 30. CONRAD BERNIER VIRGINIA DECKER BEVERLY PIERCE PETER HEALY

30. TANYA SANDERS JOANNE GIANNINI 31. DAVID PIMENTAL FREDERICK UNDERHILL CHERYL BORN MARK TRAHAN TIMOTHY CUTHBERT

Senator’s Office Hours Senator Mike Rodrigues and/or his new office aid, Jennifer Lorenco holds office hours here at the senior center on the 4th Wednesday of the month, from 12:00-2:00. Feel free to drop in to speak with him/her regarding any questions or issues you may have. No advance sign-up is necessary. Just come!

Free Legal Consults Attorney Matt Beaulieu gives his time & expertise pro bono on the 1st Thurs-day of every month at 3:00 here at the Senior Center for any Rochester senior who would like assistance with their Health Care Proxy, Living Will, Guardianship and/or Estate Planning. Call the Center to reserve your appt. If time runs out, he’ll refer you to his office to finish up your business.

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July, 2019 Day Trips

Friday, July 5th – Free Fun Friday – Pilgrim Hall Museum & Lunch at Woods on the Pier; Plymouth; Leave 9:00; Return 3:00. Tuesday, July 9th – Cruise on the Charles River; Cam- bridge Side Galleria Shopping & Lunch at the Cheesecake Factory; Leave 8:30; Cruise at 11:30; Return @ 4:00. Cruise cost - $17.00 pd.at sign-up.

Friday, July 12th – Free Fun Friday – Patriots Hall of Fame, Shopping at Christmas Tree Shop, & Lunch at Olive Garden; Leave 8:30; Return 4:00 Friday, July 19th – Free Fun Friday – New England His- toric Genealogical Society, Boston & Lunch – Joe’s American Bar & Grill; Leave 8:00; Return 5:00. Monday, July 22nd – Martha’s Vineyard/Oak Bluffs – Cost $17.00 pd. at sign-up; Leave 7:30; Return @ 5:00; Lunch in Oak Bluffs. Depart Wood’s Hole 9:30; Depart Oak Bluffs 2:50. Friday, July 26th – Shopping – Pheasant Lane Mall & Lunch at Bahama Breeze Restaurant – Nashua, NH; Leave 8:00; Return 4:00. Sunday, July 28th – National Sand Sculpting Festival – Revere Beach – Free Admission - Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00; Lunch at Santorini’s Nearby. Tuesday, July 30th – Shopping at Kittery Maine Outlets & Lunch at Warren’s Lobster House, Kittery; Leave 8:00; Return @ 5:00.

August, 2019 Day Trips

Monday, August 5th - Block Island Ferry – Point Judith, RI; Ferry Cost $22.75 RT due at sign-up; Lunch on the Island; Leave 7:30 for 9:30 Ferry; Leave on 3:00 Ferry & return to Rochester @ 5:30. Friday, August 9th – Free Fun Friday – New Bed- ford Whaling Museum & Lunch at Free- stone’s – Leave 9:00; Return @ 3:00. Friday, August 16th – Free Fun Friday – Fruit- lands Museum, Harvard, MA & Lunch at the Café – Leave 8:30; Return 4:00. Sunday, August 18th – Gloucester Waterfront Fes- tival – Free Admission – Lunch at Cape Anne Brewing Company – Leave 8:30; Return @ 5:00. Friday, August 23rd – Free Fun Friday – Fort Devens Museum & Lunch at the Devens Grill – Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00. Tuesday, August27th – Lites & Sites Cruises (14 Lighthouses & other sites) – New Lon- don, CT – Cost $30.00 pd.at sign-up; Lunch at Capt. Scott’s Lobster Dock; 2:15 p.m. 2-hour Cruise; Leave 8:30; Return @5:00. Friday, August 30th – Free Fun Friday – Capron Park Zoo & Lunch at Mackie’s Restaur- ant & Country Store, Attleboro – Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00.

NOTE: Some of the Trips require Pre-Pay at the Sr. Ctr. to ensure your ticket. Others are paid upon admission at the event. Please sign-up well in advance for any of the above listed trips to insure your seat on the van! Large van holds 13; Other vans hold 8. We need to plan our drivers!

NOTE: New COA Policy asks everyone to give a $5.00 donation when signing up for a trip, to ensure your space on the van. The $5.00 goes toward trans-portation expenses & you will not be asked to give another donation on the van. We need 5 people to go on a trip – we hope this cuts down on cancellations!

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July, 2019 Day Trips

Friday, July 5th – Free Fun Friday – Pilgrim Hall Museum & Lunch at Woods on the Pier; Plymouth; Leave 9:00; Return 3:00. Tuesday, July 9th – Cruise on the Charles River; Cam- bridge Side Galleria Shopping & Lunch at the Cheesecake Factory; Leave 8:30; Cruise at 11:30; Return @ 4:00. Cruise cost - $17.00 pd.at sign-up.

Friday, July 12th – Free Fun Friday – Patriots Hall of Fame, Shopping at Christmas Tree Shop, & Lunch at Olive Garden; Leave 8:30; Return 4:00 Friday, July 19th – Free Fun Friday – New England His- toric Genealogical Society, Boston & Lunch – Joe’s American Bar & Grill; Leave 8:00; Return 5:00. Monday, July 22nd – Martha’s Vineyard/Oak Bluffs – Cost $17.00 pd. at sign-up; Leave 7:30; Return @ 5:00; Lunch in Oak Bluffs. Depart Wood’s Hole 9:30; Depart Oak Bluffs 2:50. Friday, July 26th – Shopping – Pheasant Lane Mall & Lunch at Bahama Breeze Restaurant – Nashua, NH; Leave 8:00; Return 4:00. Sunday, July 28th – National Sand Sculpting Festival – Revere Beach – Free Admission - Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00; Lunch at Santorini’s Nearby. Tuesday, July 30th – Shopping at Kittery Maine Outlets & Lunch at Warren’s Lobster House, Kittery; Leave 8:00; Return @ 5:00.

August, 2019 Day Trips

Monday, August 5th - Block Island Ferry – Point Judith, RI; Ferry Cost $22.75 RT due at sign-up; Lunch on the Island; Leave 7:30 for 9:30 Ferry; Leave on 3:00 Ferry & return to Rochester @ 5:30. Friday, August 9th – Free Fun Friday – New Bed- ford Whaling Museum & Lunch at Free- stone’s – Leave 9:00; Return @ 3:00. Friday, August 16th – Free Fun Friday – Fruit- lands Museum, Harvard, MA & Lunch at the Café – Leave 8:30; Return 4:00. Sunday, August 18th – Gloucester Waterfront Fes- tival – Free Admission – Lunch at Cape Anne Brewing Company – Leave 8:30; Return @ 5:00. Friday, August 23rd – Free Fun Friday – Fort Devens Museum & Lunch at the Devens Grill – Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00. Tuesday, August27th – Lites & Sites Cruises (14 Lighthouses & other sites) – New Lon- don, CT – Cost $30.00 pd.at sign-up; Lunch at Capt. Scott’s Lobster Dock; 2:15 p.m. 2-hour Cruise; Leave 8:30; Return @5:00. Friday, August 30th – Free Fun Friday – Capron Park Zoo & Lunch at Mackie’s Restaur- ant & Country Store, Attleboro – Leave 8:30; Return @ 4:00.

NOTE: Some of the Trips require Pre-Pay at the Sr. Ctr. to ensure your ticket. Others are paid upon admission at the event. Please sign-up well in advance for any of the above listed trips to insure your seat on the van! Large van holds 13; Other vans hold 8. We need to plan our drivers!

NOTE: New COA Policy asks everyone to give a $5.00 donation when signing up for a trip, to ensure your space on the van. The $5.00 goes toward trans-portation expenses & you will not be asked to give another donation on the van. We need 5 people to go on a trip – we hope this cuts down on cancellations!