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SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIAAREAAGENCYON AGING, INC.305 Chamber PlazaCharleroi, PA15022-1607

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July 2011Volume 37 Number 7

Healthy Steps Training page 8 Care Transitions Award page 10

Inside:

A PatrioticCelebrationA PatrioticCelebrationA PatrioticCelebration(See Page 4)

July 2011 Senior TimesPage 2

Thank you for supporting the Senior GamesThe outstanding success of the 25th Annual Senior Games held at Peters Township High School on June 14, and the Victory

Celebration and Awards Banquet on June 23 held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Meadowlands, was due to the cooperative efforts of manypeople and many organizations. We want to thank everyone who generously donated their time and talent to make each event a greatsuccess. Special thanks to the Washington County Board of Commissioners, and to Aging Services of Washington County forjoining the Area Agency on Aging in coordinating this year’s health and wellness events for older adults of Washington, Fayette andGreene Counties. We also extend special thanks to the Washington County Senior Games Task Force, the Southwestern PennsylvaniaArea Agency on Aging Special Activities Committee and the following sponsors and friends for their commitment to older adults insouthwestern Pennsylvania. (More on the Senior Games and Banquet will appear in the August Senior Times.)

Corporate Sponsors:

Peters Township School DistrictDr. Nina Zetty, Frank Brettschneider, Staff,the Marching Band, and Student Volunteers

American Legion Post 639Peters Township VFW 764 Ambulance Service

Cabela’sEat ‘N Park Restaurants

Mon Lawn Care, Inc. - Randy Spaziani

A special thank you to:

PrimeTime Health Fair Participants

Amedisys Home Care and HospiceBryan S. Elderkin Agency State Farm InsuranceCaring Mission Home Care/TCM Home HealthChippewa Golf ClubGateway HospiceGolden Living Center - WaynesburgInformation Age TechnologiesInterim Health CareLaw Offices of David P. Hvizdos, EsquirePetrucci’s IGA of BurgettstownSouthern Care Hospice

PatronsAlex E. Paris Contracting CompanyFamcare Prescription & Health Center of BurgettstownMaxwell Welding & MachinePovero EnterprisesDr. Peter StracciSteliotes Dental SpaTaucher Funeral HomeTesta Machine CompanyRichard & Robert Thomas-Little Funeral ServicesWaynes Body ShopCivil & Environmental ConsultantsKerrell WolfeKramer’s GreenhouseLinda Kramer

Athletic Event Sponsors

Alzheimer Disease Research CenterAmedisys Home Health & HospiceCanonsburg General HospitalCaring Mission Home Care/TCM Home HealthDavid P. Hvizdos, Esquire Freeman Realty Gallagher Home Health Services Gateway HospiceGolden Living CenterHighmarkHealthy WorksHospice Care/The Washington Hospital Interim HealthCareIRG Diagnostic Jeffreys Medicine Shoppe Novacare RehabilitationOmbudsman Program

PA Department of HealthPennsylvania Lottery Assn.Penn State ExtensionPinsker PodiatryProgressive Mobility & MedicalRetired & Senior Volunteer ProgramRupert ChiropracticSeniorLIFESouthern Care HospiceSWPA Area Agency on Aging Swift Audiology & Hearing Aid ServicesWashington Co. Health Center Washington-Greene County Blind AssociationWashington Rides-Freedom Line

Entertainment Peters Township High School Jazz Band & Chorus

Kountry Folks Herman HelayWashington Area Senior Center

SENIOR TIMES EDITORIALREVIEW BOARD

Fayette County

Publisher: Southwestern PA AreaAgency on Aging, Inc., an affiliate ofSouthwestern PA Human Services, Inc.Editorial Staff: Leslie T. Grenfell and Johnetta DinioStaff Writer: Johnetta DinioAdvertising Director: KarenStricklandAdvertising Staff: Kara PrenticeTechnical Support Staff:Marcia Westich-HawkContributing Photographer:Lindsay Kavka

Opinions or ideas expressed through "Letters tothe Editor," or guest columns, are not necessarilythose of the editorial staff or the Senior Times, nordoes advertising in this publication constituteendorsement by the Senior Times, or theSouthwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency onAging, Inc.Editorial and advertising copy cannot be

reproduced without prior permission from theSouthwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency onAging, Inc.

The project is funded, in part , by thePennsylvania Department of Aging.

Agnes HarrisVictoria PenningtonMildred Stith

Greene County

Washington CountyBonnie LunsfordAnne SuhonWilma Toth

SUBSCRIPTION The Senior Times is a monthly publication

designed to bring you news about the people youknow and those you would like to meet,activities you enjoy, and information on servicesavailable to you.

If you would like to receive thispaper, at no charge, send your nameand address to:

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Mon Valley

Pat Lemley, Chairman

Corporate Office888-300-2704 OR 724-489-8080

FAX No. 724-483-9360Fayette County Office

724-430-4603Greene County Office

724-852-1510Washington County Office

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southwestern pennsylvaniaarea agency on aging, inc.

Lillian Phillips

Rita BatesWilma Decker

Rita Hritz

Larry Maraldo

Rev. James Cherry

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The “Showboat” senior vari-ety performances, which takeplace each year in October, havebeen supporting the Mon Valleyarea home-delivered meals ef-forts of SPHS Aging Services forthe past 25 years. The fundsraised by Showboat assist in thedelivery of 450 meals daily tohomebound individuals.

You can join in the humani-tarian effort. The ShowboatSteering Committee is seekingentertainment and additional per-sonnel to help with a multitude ofpositions required to put on a pro-duction of this magnitude. If youhave a talent that you would liketo share or some time to helpbring the 25th annual Showboatproduction to the public, pleasecontact Monongahela SeniorCenter Specialist Alice Grimes at724-258-9511 or John Cheroki at724-379-8208.�

June 14—the 25th AnnualSenior Games—was a great dayin Washington County. SeniorGames’ participants enjoyedbeautiful weather at PetersTownship High School,McMurray. The marchers hada little flair to their steps and pa-rade banners were unique andoutstanding. Approximately 50of Peters Township High Schoolband’s finest led the parade andthe skydiving exhibition offered

Thank you to our generous contributorsThank you to the following

generous Senior Times’ contribu-tors for their support of our mis-sion to provide quality informa-tion to older adults in southwest-ern Pennsylvania.

Names of all contributors areacknowledged unless anonymityis requested. Donations up to $25are recognized as “DONORS.”Donations from $26 to $49 re-ceive “PATRONS” recognition.Contributors of donations that are$50 and over are recognized as“SPONSORS” of the SeniorTimes.

The official registration and financial information of the Southwestern PA AreaAgency on Aging, Inc., may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of StateBureau of Charitable Organizations by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1(800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

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the perfect level of drama—allbefore the speaker, KarenBennett, president of the South-western PA Area Agency onAging announced “Let theGames begin!”

The events welcomed severalnew faces including gold medalwinners Joe Mancinelli ofMonongahela, Charles Pannier,Finleyville, David Hvizdos,McMurray, John Williams,Uniontown, Linda Loncaric

25th Senior Games draws new as well as seasoned players

PATRONSDavid Warne

DONORSDolores ElliottMarie M. EsselstynBetty L. MatthewsSara M. Sprowls

Bob & Sharon WillisonIn Memory of

Edythe Tarquinio

IN MEMORIAM

Arico, Burgettstown, RobertSmith, Uniontown, ThomasKustron, Monongahela, andGeorge Hutchko, Monongahela.

There were also several sea-soned participants who havebeen around for many years thatwon gold medal recognition, suchas Mary Semonick, Republic,Carol Myers, Uniontown, PeggySavadeck, Monongahela, JohnSturlese, Monongahela, and ElsieAdams, Connellsville.

This year’s slogan “25 Yearsand Running Strong,” was dem-onstrated throughout the day andathletes of all winning levels wererecognized at the Senior Gamesfinale—Victory Celebration andAwards Banquet on June 23 atthe DoubleTree by Hilton, Mead-owlands, Washington, Pa., withentertainment by the WashingtonJazz Society.

See Games photos page 6.A full photo collage of Senior

Games and Victory Celebra-tion photos, as well as a list ofthe winners will be in the Au-gust issue of the Senior Times.Also, please check thePetersPatch Internet websitewww.peters.patch.com. Clickon “News” then “SchoolNews” for a story and photos.

Shirley and Harry ThomasE. Eugene Weddle

About the coverHunt-Kennedy American

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The duration of excessiveheat plays an important role inhow people are affected by a heatwave. Older adults who do nothave air conditioned homesshould take advantage of air con-ditioned senior centers, etc.Spending at least two hours perday in air conditioning significantlycuts down on the number of heat-related illnesses.

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sunscreen lotion with a high sunprotection factor (SPF) rating.• Postpone outdoor gamesand activities.• Avoid extreme temperaturechanges.• Stay indoors as much as pos-sible. If air conditioning is notavailable, stay on the lowest floor,out of the sunshine.• Keep heat outside and coolair inside.• Conserve electricity notneeded to keep you cool. Dur-ing periods of extreme heat,people tend to use a lot morepower for air conditioning.• Vacuum air conditioner fil-ters weekly during periods ofhigh use. Air conditioner filterscan become clogged or filled withdirt, making them less efficient.• If your home does not haveair conditioning, go to a pub-lic building with air condition-ing each day for several hours.Air conditioned locations are thesafest places during extreme heatbecause electric fans do not coolthe air. Fans help sweat evapo-rate, giving a cooling effect.

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Social Security Updateby Paula French, Manager

Social Security, Rostraver

Medicare coverage evenwhen you are not retiredYou’ve made your decision:

although you’re eligible to collectSocial Security payments, you’regoing to keep working and delayreceiving your retirement ben-efits.

But don’t forget about Medi-care. Even if you decide to waituntil after you are age 65 to ap-ply for retirement benefits, mostpeople should apply for Medicarecoverage at age 65. If you’d liketo begin your Medicare coverage,you should apply within fourmonths of reaching age 65.

There’s a fast, convenient,and simple way to apply onlinefor Medicare in as little as 10 min-utes — even if you’re not readyto receive retirement benefits.Just visit the Internet websitewww.soc ia l secur i ty.gov /medicareonly.

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It’s important to note thatpeople who already receive So-cial Security retirement or disabil-ity benefits do not need to applyfor Medicare; they will be auto-matically enrolled.

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surance (Part B). If you alreadyhave other health insurancewhen you become eligible forMedicare, you should considerwhether you want to apply for themedical insurance. You maywant to consult with an insurancespecialist. To learn more aboutthis and other Medicare consid-erations, read our online publica-tion, Medicare, on the Internet atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10043.html

Class is in session withSocial Security WebinarsYou’ve may have been on the

web, and you may have attendeda seminar. But have you everattended a “webinar?” We rec-ommend that you do.

Social Security offers a se-lection of webinars atwww.soc ia l secur i ty.gov /webinars. You’re invited to at-tend any of them, anytime. Classis always in session — pastwebinars are available for you toview at any time. The informa-tion can be valuable, but the costis free.

There are webinars on ben-efits for wounded warriors, ap-plying for retirement online, ex-tra help with Medicare prescrip-tion drug costs, and more.

The two recent webinars onthe page are on timely topics.

*How Some Public Em-

ployee or Teacher Pensions MayAffect Social Security Benefits.In this webinar, we walk youthrough how the Windfall Elimi-nation Provision (WEP) and Gov-ernment Pension Offset (GPO)may affect Social Security ben-efits of workers whose employ-ers do not withhold Social Secu-rity taxes from their salary, suchas some school systems andsome local, State and Federalgovernment agencies.

* Ticket to Work. Do you re-ceive Supplemental Security In-come (SSI) or Social SecurityDisability Insurance (SSDI) ben-efits? Thousands of SSI andSSDI beneficiaries have learnedhow to stay in control of theirbenefits while enriching their livesthrough employment. You canjoin them by participating in a 90-minute Work Incentive SeminarEvent (WISE) Webinar to learnabout available incentives, includ-ing those offered through theTicket to Work program.

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Southwestern PA Area Agency on Aging (AAA) PrimeTime Health recently hosted a HealthySteps in Motion training at the AAA 305 Chamber Plaza, Charleroi location. Healthy Steps inMotion is a peer lead strength training exercise and educational program, specifically designed forindividuals 60 years-of-age and over. Don Baxter of Fit Essentials, Inc., conducted the two-daytraining for senior center individuals who will take what they learned back to their centers to assistin reinforcing PrimeTime Health exercise programming. Pictured in addition to Mr. Baxter, who isdemonstrating an exercise at the front of the class, are, front from left to right: Rita Bates, CaroleDarney and Betty Wright, representing Center in the Woods, Brownsville. Back row left to right:Wanda Perkins, from Burgettstown Senior Center; Joseph Krusec, Bonnie Aitken and Connie Po-land, from Donora Senior Center.

Healthy Steps in Motion Peer TrainingDuring a recent Capitol event

to recognize Elder Abuse Aware-ness, Secretary of Aging BrianDuke urged all Pennsylvanians tohelp protect older adults fromabuse, saying reports of suchcases continue to rise.

“If you become a victim ofelder abuse, we are here to help,”Duke said during an event at thestate Capitol to recognize ElderAbuse Awareness Day. “From2009 to 2010, more than 15,000cases were reported to us and in-vestigated. We determined 3,900people were in need of protec-tive services. Sadly, the numberscontinue to grow.”

Many of the reports involvedneglect, financial exploitation andemotional abuse.

Lt. Governor Jim Cawley pre-sented a proclamation on behalfof Governor Tom Corbett to BillRyan, vice chair of the Pennsyl-vania Council on Aging whichdeclared June 15 as Elder AbuseAwareness Day in Pennsylvania.

“Older Pennsylvanians shouldnever be victims of abuse,” saidCawley. “Through the efforts ofthe Department of Aging, theArea Agencies on Aging (AAA)and community partners, they areprotected from abuse through the

Older Adult Protective ServicesProgram.”

Anyone who believes anolder adult is being abused, ne-glected, exploited or abandonedcan contact the Department ofAging’s elder abuse hotline at 1-800-490-8505. All calls are con-fidential. In Fayette, Greene andWashington Counties concernedindividuals may also contact theSouthwestern PennsylvaniaAAA Protective Services at 1-800-537-2424. Other Pennsylva-nia counties may also contacttheir local Area Agency on Ag-ing, listed in the government sec-tion of local phone directories.

The Department of Agingpartners with Temple University’sDepartment of Aging Institute toprovide supportive training re-sources and expert consultationto the AAAs, law enforcementand prosecutors. Additionally, El-der Abuse Task Forces havebeen established throughout thestate to provide a credible linkbetween protective service pro-viders and law enforcement.

For more information on El-der Abuse or the PA Departmenton Aging, visit http://www.aging.state.pa.us.�

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FAYETTE COUNTYUnderstanding Cholesterol

Brownsville Sr. Ctr.July 6, 11:15 a.m.Bullskin Satellite

July 7, 11 a.m.Connellsville Sr. Ctr.

July 26, 10:30 a.m.Normalville Satellite

July 20, 11:45 a.m.Smithfield Satellite

July 14, 11 a.m.Uniontown Adult Rec. Ctr.

July 25, 10:30 a.m.

Healthy Steps in MotionBullskin Satellite

Mondays, 10:30 a.m.FairChance in the Bank

Fridays, 10 a.m.Uniontown Sr. Ctr.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.

GREENE COUNTYUnderstanding Cholesterol

Mt. Morris Sr. Ctr.July 6, 11 a.m.

Waynesburg Com. Ctr.July 19, 10:45 a.m.

West Greene SatelliteJuly 28, 10:45 a.m.

July PrimeTime Health ScheduleBlood PressuresBobtown SatelliteJuly 5, 9:30 a.m.

Carmichaels Act. Ctr.July 7, 9:30 a.m.

Jefferson SatelliteJuly 6, 9:30 a.m.

Mt. Morris Sr. Ctr.July 27, 9:30 a.m.

Waynesburg Com. Ctr.July 22, 9:30 a.m.

West Greene SatelliteJuly 21, 9:30 a.m.

Healthy Steps in MotionEldercare

DailyCarmichaels Act. Ctr.

Tue/Thu, 9:30-10:45 a.m.Jefferson SatelliteTue/Thu, 9-10 a.m.

Waynesburg Com. Ctr.Tue/Thu, 8:30-9:15 a.m.

MON VALLEYAREAUnderstanding Cholesterol

Center on the HillJuly 11, 11:30 a.m.

Finleyville SatelliteJuly 19, 10:45 a.m.

Perryopolis Sr. Ctr.July 13, 11:15 a.m.

Blood Pressures - AmedisysCenter in the Woods

July 5, 19 and 21, 11 a.m.Center on the HillJuly 14, 11:30 a.m.

Hearing Screening(Dr. Angelelli by appt.)Center in the Woods

July 20, 2 p.m.

Healthy Steps in MotionCenter in the Woods

Tues/Thur, 11 a.m.Perryopolis Sr. Ctr.Mon/Thur, 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON COUNTYUnderstanding Cholesterol

Beth Center Sr. Ctr.July 20, 10:30 a.m.

Burgettstown Sr. Ctr.July 14, 12 p.m.

Canonsburg Sr. Ctr.July 13, 10 a.m.

Cross Creek Sr. Ctr.July 27, 12 p.m.

Mc-Donald/Cecil Sr. Ctr.July 21, 10:30 a.m.McGuffey Sr. Ctr.

July 18, 10 a.m.*Thomas Campbell Sr. Ctr.

July 19, 1 p.m.Washington Arbors Apts.

July 6, 1 p.m.Washington Sr. Ctr.

July 12, 10 a.m.

Healthy Steps In MotionBurgettstown Sr. Apts.

Tue, 10:30 a.m.Burgettstown Sr. Ctr.

Tue, 9:30 a.m.Thu, 10:30

Cross Creek Sr. Ctr.Tue/Thu, 10:30 a.m.McGuffey Sr. Ctr.Mon/Fri, 10:40 a.m.

Thomas Campbell Sr. Ctr.Mon/Fri, 3 p.m.

Washington Arbors Apts.Sun, 5 p.m.Wed, 2 p.m.

*Includes Blood PressureScreening

Note: Schedule is subject tochange. Please contact your

senior center for current plans.

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Work to help older adults avoid repeat hospitalizations earns awardSecretary of Aging Brian

Duke presented SouthwesternPennsylvania Area Agency onAging, Inc., Monongahela ValleyHospital and Quality Insights withthe national 2011 Excellence inAction Award for OutstandingAchievement in Care TransitionsPartnership on May 24 at River-side Place, Charleroi. Theawardees were honored for theircollaborative work in ensuringthat consumers become more en-gaged in their own health care andfor supporting individuals andfamilies post-hospital discharge.

The Southwestern PA AreaAgency on Aging, Inc., in part-nership with Quality Insights ofPennsylvania and MonongahelaValley Hospital, implemented theCare Transitions Intervention(CTI) Model to provide bettermanagement of patient transi-tions, improve continuity of careand increase patient control oftheir health care decisions. Theoverall goals of the program areto reduce avoidable hospital re-admissions through timely andappropriate linkages with long-

term care services and supports;to promote use of home- andcommunity-based services toenhance independence and posi-tive health outcomes; and to re-duce Medicare spending.

“It has been an honor work-ing with Mon Valley Hospital andQuality Insights in assisting pa-tients and supporting their fami-lies as they transition from thehospital to their homes or intocommunity-based care,” saidLeslie Grenfell, executive direc-tor, Southwestern PA AreaAgency on Aging, Inc. Accord-ing to Ms. Grenfell, the CTIModel empowers patients to takemore control over their ownhealth care. “I also commend ourArea Agency on Aging staff fortheir dedicated work toward en-suring the success of The CareTransitions Demonstrationproject.”

The Excellence in Actionawards were created by the Fed-eral Administration of Aging(AoA), Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services (CMS),and the Department of Veteran

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strongest partnerships across theAging Network. A panel of quali-fied representatives reviewed the

Excellence in Action Awardnominations and recommendedthe award recipients for eachcategory.

For more information aboutthe Care Transitions Program,please call Leslie Grenfell, execu-tive director, Southwestern PAArea Agency on Aging, Inc. at724-489-8080, ext. 4420.�

State Secretary of Aging Brian Duke (right) is pictured with Tim Landrin, (left) AAA Director of Long-Term Care, displaying the Distinguished Service Award presented to Southwestern PA Area Agency onAging project staff, and Leslie Grenfell, AAA Executive Director, displaying the 2011 Excellence in ActionAward for Outstanding Achievement in Care Transition Partnership during the May 24 reception honoringthe partnership at Riverside Place, Charleroi.

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Some other facts about thefounding document of the UnitedStates that you may not know:• There’s a message on the back.No, it’s not an invisible treasuremap (as in the Nicholas Cagemovie National Treasure). Thewords “Original Declaration ofIndependence, dated 4th July1776” appear on the reverse sideof the document on display in theNational Rotunda, at the bottomand upside down.• About 200 copies of the Decla-ration were immediately pro-duced by printer John Dunlap fordistribution through the 13 colo-nies. Of these original “Dunlapbroadsides,” 26 still exist.

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people for extensive exhibition inthe early years of its existence.• The two youngest signers of theDeclaration were Thomas LynchJr. and Edward Rutledge, both ofSouth Carolina, both 26 years old

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Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for olderadults and residents with disabili-ties has been extended fromJune 30 to Dec. 31.

“Property tax and rent re-bates, combined with generalproperty tax relief from slotsgaming, provide significant sup-port to older Pennsylvanians andresidents with disabilities,” saidSecretary of Revenue DanielMeuser. “Governor Corbett isextending the rebate programdeadline because he wants to besure everyone who is eligible hastime to apply for the tax reliefthey’re owed.”

The rebate program benefitseligible Pennsylvanians age 65and older; widows and widow-ers age 50 and older; and peoplewith disabilities age 18 and older.The income limit is $35,000 ayear for homeowners and$15,000 annually for renters,and half of Social Security in-come is excluded.

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… Activities include cards onWednesdays at 8 a.m., dartballat 10 a.m. and lunch at 12 noon.On the first Wednesday of themonth,we have our businessmeeting. On the first, second andthird Wednesday, SPHS AgingServices provides the lunch, andon the fourth Wednesday, wehave a covered dish lunch. Weplay dartball on Wednesdays at10 a.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m.and we need more players!... Weenjoyed wonderful Mother’sDay and Father’s Day Dinners…We were all glad to see DonKeffer back with us… HappyJuly birthday to Windel Hayes,Mary Hough , DoloresMiedel, James Miedel, PaulVinoski and WendellCottom… Happy anniversary toJohn and Eleanor Butela andRobert and Ruth Sigwalt…

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-Alice Atzeni… Well another month of rain ispast and hopefully our July willbe a bright and sunny one… OnJune 9, Farmers Market Nutri-tion Vouchers were distributed atthe Republic Center, and on June13, Farmers Market NutritionVouchers were distributed at theBrownsville Center… Renee,from SeniorLIFE, was at our cen-ter and had a craft for the se-niors… On June 23, DoreenBugai, presented, “Walk in yourshoes,” an interesting and help-ful program on diabetes… Bloodpressure screenings are con-ducted every other week at ourcenter… Happy birthday to ourJune celebrants Georgetta Fryeand Chuck Fedutes…

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(l to r) Emma Jane Davis and Loretta Newell, Brownfield Senior Cen-ter representatives to the Fayette Advisory Council on Aging acceptCertificates of Appreciate from Southwestern PA Area Agency on Ag-ing Fayette County Supervisor Gwendolyn Ridgley.

Fayette County Proclamation ofOlder Americans Month celebrated

Fayette County Commission-ers offered their proclamation ofMay as Older Americans Monthduring their regular April meet-ing and older adults in FayetteCounty celebrated the presenta-tion at a special May 19 gather-ing at Center on the Hill, BelleVernon. Several individuals wererecognized for their special vol-unteer efforts for the Fayette Ad-visory Council on Aging, FayetteCounty Senior Action Council,and Fayette County Senior Cen-ters and their Site Councils.

Southwestern PA AreaAgency on Aging (AAA) FayetteCounty Supervisor GwendolynRidgley presided over the cel-ebration. AAA Executive Direc-tor Leslie Grenfell addressed thegroup about the importance of theOlder Americans Act and ex-pressed her appreciation to thevolunteers. Mary Mariani,SPHS Aging Services Commu-nity Services Supervisor also ex-pressed her appreciation and dis-cussed this year’s theme OlderAmericans: Connecting the Com-munity, which pays homage to themany ways in which older adultsbring inspiration and continuity toour communities.�

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-Sandy Shipley… On May 10, we had our BigTuesday. We celebrated birth-days and anniversaries, and thisyear, the ladies received a flowerfor Mother’s Day. We playedbingo and everyone seemed toenjoy themselves… Our Spa-ghetti Dinner was a success…On June 11, we held a huge Rum-mage Sale with something foreveryone… On June 18, we helda Strawberry Festival and BakeSale… We welcome the follow-ing new members to our Center:Robert and JuanitaStephenson, Florence andWilliam Clarkson, BarbaraFissella, Dennis Wingard,Robert Rose, David Lewisand Ruth Noss. We would en-joy having more people join ourcenter… Bingo is played everyWednesday with Early Bird at12:45 p.m. and regular Bingo at1 p.m… Our lunches are at 11:30a.m. every Monday and Thurs-day and every second Tuesdayof the month… Be sure to comeand enjoy the fun!...

CENTER ON THE HILL100 Summit Road

Belle Vernon, PA 15012724-930-8512

-Pat Beneccio… The summer heat is upon us.Hopefully everyone is stayingcool, drinking plenty of water andspending time at our spacious air-conditioned center. Please join usfor our regular activities as wellas our special events… On July11, Leslie Wright, Area Agencyon Aging PrimeTime Health Co-ordinator, will present “Under-standing Cholesterol” at 11:30a.m… On July 14, blood pressurescreenings will be conducted at11:30 a.m. by Amedisys… OnJuly 15, “Travel Along,” via video,to America, at 10 a.m. Enjoy see-ing the greatest sights from coast-to-coast while indulging in allAmerican foods. The big screenand wonderful sound system re-ally do take us away… On July18, Carl Stopperich, Washing-ton County Drug and AlcoholCommission, will provide an in-teresting topic, “Life is Gamblingto Recovery,” at 11:30 a.m…Two driver safety programs arebeing offered through AARP. OnJuly 19, a refresher class isscheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Aug. 16, a class for individu-als who have never taken thiscourse, will be held from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Costs are $12 forAARP members and $14 fornon-members… On July 21, joinus at the Center for a “shower”as we lavish our center withmuch needed items for our ev-eryday needs. Enjoy lunch, bingoand a great time… Our dancewith Freedom Country Band willbe on Friday, July 29, from 7 to10 p.m. Tickets are $6 and in-clude a hot dog and ice tea/cof-fee… Don’t forget our beautyshop is open on Thursdays andFridays. Call Roxi at 724-812-2560 for an appointment… Aheartfelt thanks to all of our dedi-cated volunteers and participantsthat made our Ethnic DayFundraiser a success. Hope tosee you soon...

CONNELLSVILLE100 E. Fayette Street

Connellsville, PA 15425724-626-1515

-Elsie Adams… On May 7, we held ourmonthly community flea mar-ket… On May 9, elections wereheld at the Fayette Area Councilon Aging meeting and SandraMcGill, from the ConnellsvilleSenior Center, was elected Vice-President… On May 13, AmberHouse, Millie Hice and LisaHughes, from Harmon House,

visited the Center and we playedBingo… On May 16, food boxeswere distributed and the SiteCouncil held their meeting… OnMay 19, Older Americans Monthwas celebrated at the Center onthe Hill in Belle Vernon. Mem-bers from the Fayette AreaCouncil on Aging, the Site Coun-cils, and the Senior Action Coun-cil were honored… On May 20,the Dartball Tournament Cham-pionship was held at theBentleyville Senior Center. Ourteam came in third place… OnMay 26, the Connellsville WiiBowling Team won the Champi-onship after winning the countytournament… The Foot of theMountain Gospel Singers cameto the Center and entertainedmembers with their countrysongs… SilverSneakers meet onMonday at 9:30 a.m. and onWednesday and Friday at 1p.m… Bocce is played on Tues-day and Thursday at 9 a.m…Congratulations to Dave Morriswho won a trophy in the 8-BallPool Tournament… Congratula-tions to our Wii Bowling Team forbeing the Area-Wide Wii Bowl-ing Champions!... On June 3,elections were held for Site Coun-cil…

EVERSONEverson VFW Graff Street

Everson, PA 15631-Katherine L. Taylor

… On May 18, the Everson Se-nior Citizens met at the EversonVFW. President Joe Eckmanopened our meeting. In the ab-sence of our chaplain, PattiPritts, Connellsville Area SeniorTigers director, led the Pledge ofAllegiance, song and prayer. Allofficers were present. The Sec-retary and Treasurer reportswere given and accepted.Bonnie Raygar reported on theseniors who were ill and the sym-pathy cards that had been sentout during the past month.Thanks to our kitchen staff forpreparing the lunch and serving.Plans were finalized for our June6 trip to the Meadows. Also, plansare in place for our annual picnicon August 17. We always havea great time, delicious food, andlots of bingo fun. Our meetingclosed with VeronicaLesnowski calling Bingo…

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Masontown, PA 15461724-583-7822

-Clara Delaney… May was a busy month at theMasontown Center. We startedwith our monthly Site Councilmeeting… A jewelry partyfundraiser was held at the Cen-ter. Leslie Wright, AreaAgency on Aging PrimeTimeHealth Coordinator, visited andbone density screenings were

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Senior Community Center Notesconducted… Older AmericansMonth was celebrated with a pro-gram at the Center on the Hill…Congratulations to theMasontown Cardinals DartballTeam who did great – winningfirst place for Fayette County andwas the Area-Wide DartballChampion. We are proud ofyou!... The Center had two Wiibowling teams for the SeniorGames. Thanks to all who par-ticipated and helped to make theSenior Games events possible…We appreciate Masontown’sTony Shultz, who participated inthe bowling tournament and didwell… We had a memorial fordeceased members and it waswell attended with several fam-ily members, friends andguests… We invite everyone 60and over to join our air-condi-tioned, comfortable center formeals (with a suggested $2 do-nation), card games, Bingo, Wiibowling, free blood pressurescreenings on the first and thirdWednesday of the month, andmuch, much more!... Every Mon-day, promptly at 11:15 a.m., wehave a new exciting cover-all,winner- takes-all Bingo… Callthe Center to find out about ourmany activities and informationseminars… On Wednesdays, wehave a breakfast open to the pub-lic. For $3.50 you get your choiceof scrambled eggs, bacon, toastand coffee or French toast, ba-con and coffee… Amedisys con-ducted a free blood pressure clinicon June 3… On June 13, a fol-low-up for the Dining with Dia-betes program was held… OnJune 14, members attended the2011 Senior Games… On June23, we enjoyed the Senior GamesAwards Banquet… Registrationwill start this month for a newactivity, Healthy Steps in Motion.These exercise classes will be

held twice weekly… Thanks toall who helped with the containergarden. It should yield tomatoes,peppers, cucumbers and herbssometime this month… If youhave any elderly friends or neigh-bors in need, please tell them thatthey can call the Area Agencyon Aging Information and Assis-tance Unit at 1-800-734-9603 forinformation on the homeboundmeal program…

PERRYOPOLISP.O. Box 562

Perryopolis, PA 15473724-736-2250

-Arleen Barth… Our daily schedule starts withthe assembling of jigsaw puzzles.On Mondays, cards are playedat 9:30 a.m. and again in the af-ternoon… Be ready for summeractivities by working out withDorothy and Mimi leading theHealthy Steps in Motion exer-cises on Mondays and Thursdaysat 10 a.m… On Tuesday, comeand enjoy the fun time Pickin’ NGrinnin’ from 1 to 4 p.m. withGeorge Stewart… Our regularbingos are on Wednesdays andFridays beginning at 9:30 a.m…Retired nurse, Virginia Barnes,takes our blood pressures the firstThursday of the month… Wealso have ceramics every Thurs-day… Jaynee King’s hair sa-lon is open on Wednesday, Thurs-day and Friday. Please call foran appointment... The Site Com-mittee meets on the first Mon-day of the month and GoldenAgers meets on the 2nd Tues-day… We invite everyone tocome to our Super Bingos onWednesday, July 6 and 20, start-ing at 9 a.m… Come and enjoy amovie on Fridays at 1 p.m…Please check the July SeniorMoments publication for moreactivities and the monthly bulle-tin board for any workshops at

the Center… We wish our Julybirthday friends a very happybirthday… Our combinationMother’s and Father’s Daybreakfast was a big successagain this year. A big thank youto all who helped in any way…Our wish is for everyone to makesomeone feel welcomed at theircenter with a big smile and“hello.” What a difference it canmake. This may be getting old forsome, but just try it and see howlives can change… On July 4,please give thanks for all of thefreedoms we enjoy; thank theservicemen and women, past andpresent, who helped keep thesefreedoms; and pray for those inthe middle of their fight for thesefreedoms…

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Point Marion, PA 15474724-725-3680

-Elsie Ahlgren… The Golden Pointers had agreat May!... On May 3, SiteCouncil met… On May 10, wehad a birthday celebration withRobert Ahlgren and VirginiaBradee as celebrants. We en-joyed our great entertainers VernEberhart, Jr., Vern Eberhart,Sr. and Jim Howell. We alsoenjoyed a beautifully decoratedcake and ice cream… On May17, Renee, from SeniorLIFEUniontown, provided us withsome great information, somegifts and cookies… On May 19,

Bob and Elsie Ahlgren attendedthe Older Americans Month Cel-ebration at Center on the Hill…On May 20, we participated inthe Dartball Tournament atConnellsville… On May 28,Elsie Ahlgren, Violet Sinesand Judy Metz carried theGolden Pointers banner andthrew out candy in the PointMarion Regatta Parade… OnMay 31, Bingo players receivedall of their money back, exceptfor $1, if they won a game… OnJune 21, we celebrated our 25year anniversary with entertain-ment by Dave Townsend andGranny Blosser…REPUBLIC CROSSKEYSNorth & Fairgarden Streets

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-Johanna Swetz… July birthdays will be cel-ebrated by Martha Woods,Gerry Rechichar, Don Lam-bert and Johanna Swetz… OnMay 2, our center hosted the an-nual Fayette County 500 BidCard Tournament. Congratula-tions to the Uniontown AdultRecreation Center team whowon! Volunteers who servedlunch were Martha Lambert,Norma Yeardie and Bob Ander-son… On May 5, LeslieWright, Area Agency on AgingPrimeTime Health Coordinator,was here to speak about medi-cations… On May 8, white car-nations were passed out for

Mother’s Day… On May 11,blood pressures were conductedand food share was held… OnMay 19, the Older AmericansMonth Celebration was held atthe Center on the Hill. HelenHenderson, Ruth Herilla,Mildred Pelehac, RuthPennington, Mary Semonick,Violet Whetzel and NormaYeardie attended the festivi-ties…

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724-437-6050-Carol Myers

… We had a Mother’s Day cakeraffle. Dolores Elliot won theraffle and donated the cake to theoldest mother – me – CarolMyers. Thank you, Dolores…We welcome our newest mem-

bers, Barbara Burton, JesseFirestone, Alex Hubans, GaryMiller, Evelyn Malchan ,Lorna Norman and OpalLutz… Pacer of the month wasCarloda (Gail) Miracle whowalked 52 miles… On May 19,Older Americans Month wascelebrated at the Center on theHill. Fifteen members attended.Luckily we arrived in time andour table was recognized. A de-licious pot roast lunch wasserved. Gwendolyn Ridgley,Area Agency on Aging FayetteCounty Supervisor, presentedCertificates of Appreciation toBetty Durso , DoralynOldland, Sandy Richards andMildred Stith… On June 18, theFamily Fun Fest was held at theFairgrounds… On July 15 and 18,Farmers Market NutritionVouchers will be distributed from1 to 4 p.m… Kassie DeWaltwas presented with a Citation,from State Representative,Deberah Kula, for her thirtyyears of service to our center…Birthday celebrants were Eileen

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724-966-2290-Mary Yoney

… Congratulations to our Wiibowling team who came in sec-ond place: Jane Estanich, FredClark, Susan Hayden, JimHayden, Millie Brown andMary Varner… On May 6, aMother’s Day dinner was heldand each mother was presentedwith a flower from the Site Coun-cil… On May 10, Debbie Conn,from Beltone, came to do hear-ing screenings… On May 12, wecelebrated Older AmericansMonth with a visit from ourGreene County CommissionersPam Snyder, Archie Traderand Chuck Morris… On May13, Mary Varner and FredClark participated in the seniorbowling tournament at TheMeadows. They both won fortheir age category!... On May 16,Renee Donofrio, fromSeniorLIFE Uniontown, washere to talk about the benefits of

their program and we playedbingo… We want to congratulateall of the 500 Bid Card playersand the Dartball players. Wemay not have won, but we playedgood games and had fun! Con-gratulations to the winners… OnMay 18, Billie Burkholder andMaryann Chury, from AlbertGallatin, came to give us infor-mation on Amedisys Hospice…On May 27, Mary Varner wonthe trophy for her age categoryat the bowling championship atThe Meadows… Birthdays forMay were Raymond ‘Tucker’Davis, John Barron, JosephCross, Elizabeth Davis, ChrisSheldon, Ted DeFrank, JaneEsstanich, Lynn Spaulding,Irene Pettit, Flo Vrabel,Delores Hartman, JoannMcIntire, Mary Varner,Beverly Sowden, MaryHiggins, Elizabeth Santiagoand MarianneBrewer…Congratulations to allwho participated in the SeniorGames!...

JEFFERSON190 Washington StreetJefferson, PA 15344

-Pauline Lint… On June 1, blood pressurescreenings were conducted…Our dartball team won theGreene County Tournament andwe are so proud of them. Theycompeted in the ChampionshipFinals at Canonsburg on June 2…On June 8, Farmers Market Nu-trition Vouchers were distrib-uted… On June 15, a speakerwas at the Center to provide valu-able information for veterans…On June 22, Patti Mounts,SWPA Area Agency on AgingPrimeTime Health Coordinator,was at the Center to present,“Don’t Forget!”… Exerciseclass is held every Thursday from9 to 10 a.m… Don’t forget to

register for the weekly lunchserved at 11:30 a.m. on Wednes-days. You should call by Mon-day… Kudos to Barbara Kellyfor stepping up in the kitchenwhen our volunteer director, PatLemley, is busy with her manycommunity volunteer jobs. Barbhelps Melvin Lemley in thekitchen, along with DonBroadwater. What would wedo without all of our regular vol-unteers? Bill Bebber comes tothe center very early to help witheverything that needs to be done!Many thanks to everyone…Debbie Conn, from BeltoneHearing Center, visited the Cen-ter and presented a very infor-mative program… This is my lastreport and I want to say a bigthank you for allowing me to rep-resent the caring, loving group ofseniors from Jefferson. I love youall. You are the best. You are thesalt of the earth – Bye…WASHINGTON COUNTY

BETH CENTERPO Box 151, 316 Station St

Vestaburg, PA 15368724-377-0000

-Elsie Pataski… On May 2, the WashingtonCounty Dartball Tournament washeld at our center with teamsfrom Burgettstown andCanonsburg. Our team won thetournament and progressed to theChampionship Final… Eightmembers from our center jour-neyed to the Washington Centerfor the 500 Bid Card Tourna-ment… On May 4, four studentsfrom Beth Center High Schoolvolunteered and helped servelunch at our Center from 8:30a.m. to 2 p.m… On May 5, Proc-lamation Day was held at theWashington County Courthouseto celebrate Older AmericansMonth. Our members had theirpicture taken with Washington

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Senior Community Center NotesCounty Commissioner J.Bracken Burns, Sr., Commis-sioner Larry Maggi and Com-missioner Diana IreyVaughan… Forty members andguests enjoyed a delicious potroast lunch for Mother’s Day.After lunch, we had severalgames of ½ the take Bingo… OnMay 19, our local spelling beewinners, Marge Malinsky andDolores Montgomery, repre-senting Irene Sinclair, who wasunable at attend, competed in theWashington County Spelling Bee.They both did very well… OnMay 27, an indoor picnic was heldwith hot dogs and the works tocelebrate Memorial Day… OnMay 27, we also held our monthlycard party featuring games of500, Stupid and Pinochle. A deli-cious snack was served by theWays and Means Committee,Ginger McVicker, chairman,and her helpers…

BURGETTSTOWN200 Senior Way

Burgettstown, PA 15021724-947-9524

-Donna Strapazzon… On June 1, Connie Osborne,Gateway Health, had an infor-mation table at the Center… Ourregular weekly events include:Mondays: crafts, 9 a.m., dartball,12:30 p.m., pool and cards; Tues-days: Bible study, 10:30 a.m.,sing-along, 12 p.m., Euchre, 1p.m., followed by pool and cards;Wednesdays: ceramics, 9 a.m.,500 Bid cards, 12 p.m., pool andcards; Thursdays: dartball, 12:30p.m., pool and cards; and Fridays,Bingo, 12:15 p.m, pool and cards.Healthy Steps in Motion exer-cises are held on Tuesday at 9:30a.m. and Thursday at 10:30 a.m.SilverSneakers exercises are heldon Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. andWednesdays and Fridays at 2:15p.m. Blood pressure screenings

are conducted on the second andfourth Friday of the month at10:30 a.m… On June 14, we had18 members participate in theSenior Games at Peters Town-ship High School… On June 23,members attended the VictoryCelebration and Awards Banquetat the DoubleTree by HiltonMeadowlands… On June 27, theexecutive board met and we heldour monthly meeting… A picnicwith entertainment is planned forthis month…

CANONSBURG30 E. Pike Street

Canonsburg, PA 15317724-745-5443

-Sylvia Shaw… The 500 bid team from theCanonsburg Center won the dis-trict championship. The teamconsisted of JoAnn Arter ,Karolyn Beaumariage, TomFartro, Carolyn Graff, JohnGraff, Hilda Kulbacki, GayMassey and Rosalie McCoy.C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! . .On June 20, we celebratedFather’s Day with entertainmentby Nick Fiascoand a delicious lunch served byour talented cooks. It was abeautiful tribute to fathers in at-tendance… The Senior Gameswere enjoyed by many. The win-ners and champions will be rec-ognized in a later edition of Se-nior Times. The Senior Gamesbanquet was held at theDoubleTree by Hilton Meadow-

lands and it was enjoyed by all ofthe senior athletes… Celebratingbirthdays in June were NancyBrown, Peggy Carlson,Marcello Daris, Rita Dietrich,Chuck Dupesko, JuneDeVaughn Hython, SharonEdgar, Helen Gontz, PeggyKoblarchick, MinnieKonovich, Mary Kubas,Glenna McDougal, MarianMurray, Joe Schneider,Marge Schultz, Sylvia Shaw,Margaret Snarey, JohnSolensky, Fran Toth and MaryAnn Zupancic. Congratulationsand may you have many more“Happy Birthdays”…CENTER IN THE WOODS

130 Woodland CourtBrownsville PA 15417

724-938-3554-Diane Kuppelweiser

… On July 1, activities will in-clude indoor games, a picnic anda movie beginning at 10:30 a.m…TRAVELFriends trips for July in-clude: July 5, The Meadows Ca-sino, $18, 9:30 a.m. departure;July 13, Wheeling Island, $20,8:30 a.m. departure; and July 25,The Rivers Casino, $18, 9:30 a.m.departure… Two Mature Driv-ing Classes will be held thismonth. On July 11, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. the class will be for newprogram participants. On July 25,from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a recerti-fication class will be held. Youmust bring your previous certifi-cation form for processing. The

cost for either class is $12/AARPmembers and $14/non-members.Please contact Kay at ext. 119for additional information or toregister… The Center in theWoods is available for rental fora celebration you will rememberfor a lifetime, such as bridal show-ers, wedding, graduation parties,baby showers, etc. For more in-formation on costs or to sched-ule a tour, please call ext. 103 foran appointment… On July 13, acard party will be held. The costis $5 and refreshments will beserved… On July 23, a dancewith entertainment by Outpostwill be held from 7 to 10 p.m.For reservations, please call ext.103 or register at the front desk…Blood pressure screenings will beconducted on July 5, 19 and 21from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m.; hear-ing screenings with Dr. Angelelliare available on July 20; foot ap-pointments with Dr. Perozzi areavailable on July 26; lab screen-ings by Monongahela Valley Hos-pital are on Mondays, Tuesdaysand Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 11a.m.; and EKGs by MonongahelaValley Hospital are on Mondaysfrom 8 a.m. to 11 a.m…

CROSS CREEK VALLEY28 Clark AvenueAvella, PA 15312

724-587-5755-Rosemerie Parker

… June was a busy month… Wethank you for your patience aswe dealt with electrical andplumbing problems, the sewageproject and the major renovationsall at the same time… We thankMonica, Wilma Toth, MimiSpataro, CharlotteMcCreanor and RuthGeorgetti, and all of the volun-teers who baked and decoratedthe patriotic star cookies for Se-nior Games. We also thank thosewho donated ingredients for thecookies… On June 8, the monthlybusiness meeting was held. OnJune 11, we enjoyed a shoppingtrip to Wal-Mart… On June 14,members attended the 2011 Se-nior Games at Peters TownshipHigh School… On June 15 and19, farmer’s market was held…On June 15, blood pressurescreenings were conducted bythe Caring Mission… On June22, the Center’s Volunteer Ap-preciation Luncheon was held.The Caring Mission sponsored an

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Senior Community Center Notesice cream social immediately af-ter lunch and George Suhon pro-vided our entertainment. Wethank all of our volunteers fortheir many contributions to ourcenter services… On June 28,the Cross Creek Valley Rosiesmet… On June 29, an ice creamsocial was enjoyed by mem-bers… On July 6, we will holdour Christmas in July celebrationand George Suhon will providethe entertainment… Memberscelebrating birthdays in Junewere Rosemerie Parker,Evelyn Brandenburg, MaryFusarelli, Evelyn Checco,Shirley Eakin and RudyOrisko… Always remember towhistle a happy tune…

FINLEYVILLECOMMUNITY CENTER

3547 Marion AvenueFinleyville, PA 15332

724-258-9511-Mary Kotula

… July 4 marked the first holi-day for summer. Here at ourCenter it is fun as usual with agreat group of Forever Young…The first 3 weeks of the monthwe enjoy a DHS catered lunch.On July 19, we are looking for-ward to a visit from LeslieWright, Area Agency on AgingPrimeTime Health Coordinator..On July 26, we will have a cov-ered dish luncheon… Arrange-ments are being made for ourannual indoor picnic scheduled forAug. 23… Happy July birthdayto John Vatter and EmmaMervin… May you alwayshave love to share, health to

spare and friends that care…McDONALD/CECIL

Cecil Twp Municipal Bldg3599 Millers Run Road

Cecil, PA 15321724-743-1827

-Thelma Gall… On May 5, Flo Brown at-tended the Older AmericansMonth Proclamation held atWashington County CourthouseSquare… On May 10, MaryAnn, from the Caring Mission,conducted the Sit N Be Fit exer-cise program… On May 19, PattiMounts, Area Agency on Ag-ing PrimeTime Health Coordina-tor, spoke to us about medicationsand how important it is for yourdoctor to know all of the medi-cations that you take. She alsotook a survey to know what sub-

ject we are interested in hearingabout… On May 19, SueMcDade and Marion Hull par-ticipated in the WashingtonCounty Spelling Championshipand Marion placed third… OnMay 26, a speaker from WestPenn Power Company was at theCenter to tell us about how wecan save energy, register for freelight bulbs and obtain rebateswhen you buy energy saving ap-pliances… On May 31, bloodpressure screenings were con-ducted. We celebrated Maybirthdays with birthday cake af-ter our delicious lunch… We playcards immediately after lunch onMonday, Wednesday and Friday.Everyone is welcome… Have agreat summer!...

MCGUFFEY

105 Green StreetClaysville, PA 15323

724-663-4202-Ann Sheedy

… On May 6, we held ourMother’s Day dinner… On May12, we held our regular monthlymeeting and a Ways and MeansCommittee meeting… ConnieClutter, Shirley Plants andAlbert Miller manned a tableselling items for a fundraiser anddid quite well… The Center hasreceived a donation in memoryof Kate Chess… We held abake sale in front of the bankduring Pike Days… On May 24,several of our members attendeda picnic held at the ClaysvilleApartments Community Room…Cards were sent to FlorineBowman, Connie Brake and

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Senior Community Center NotesMabel Porter… On May 25,several members attended theWest Finley Friendship Clubmeeting… Evelyn Miller, Vio-let May and Doris Smith cel-ebrated May birthdays… Newmembers are always welcome…We need volunteers for ourMeals on Wheels program.Please call the Center if you canvolunteer…

MIDWAYNoblestown Road

Midway, PA 15060724-796-8671

-Edna Bain... Midway Seniors met on May5 and we remembered our mem-bers in personal care homes whoare no longer able to attend ourmeetings. Cards are sent regu-larly to these folks… We said thePledge of Allegiance and sang“God Bless America.” We cel-ebrated birthdays and anniversa-ries. Rev. Brian Kilbert led usin devotions. The Secretary’s andTreasurer’s reports were given.Nancy Hillberry and JeanBaird are the co-chairs for ourprogram committee. BeckyMichalka printed the programsand played the piano. RuthGlass printed our directory…We play 500 Bid cards on thesecond Monday of the month at12:30 p.m… Our trip to seeRicky Martin was fun and wewere blessed with a beautifulday… On June 22, we enjoyed a“Ducky Tour” of Pittsburgh onthe river. We lunched at an Ital-ian buffet and then visited theAviary… Jim and Edna Bainwere presented with a beautifulbasket full of potted plants fortheir 70th wedding anniversary…We shared “things we rememberthat are no longer there” at ourJune meeting and enjoyed pizzaand watermelon for lunch…

MONONGAHELA

102 W. Main StreetMonongahela, PA 15063

724-258-9511-Alice Grimes

… Thanks go out to the womenof the Monongahela site commit-tee for a successful Flea Marketduring Monongahela’s Fleatiqueon the Mon on June 4… Our cen-ter is continually dressed for anyoccasion thanks to the artisticabilities of Lois Phillips, EsterHarrison and HarrietCarter… Showboat rehearsalsare here again for the upcomingvariety show to be held in the fallat Charleroi High School. Thisyear will be a special 25th Anni-versary Show! If you are inter-ested in being part of the produc-tion, contact the Center… We arestill looking for crafty folks whowould like to be part of a groupto meet on Tuesday and/orWednesday. Please call the Cen-ter for more information… Ourmonthly dance is a big hit and wewelcome you to come and enjoythe fun. The band, “The Soundof Country,” has been drawingcrowds for years. You shouldcome to hear them and you willsee why… Other activities in-clude cards daily at 9 a.m., Bingodaily at 11:30 a.m. and lunch isserved at noon. Please sign orcall in your lunch reservation oneday in advance… We havepuzzles, dominos, Wii bowling,trips to the Meadows, informa-tion speakers, parties and variousprograms throughout the month.Stop in and see what is going on.We hope to meet you soon!...

PETERS TOWNSHIP700 Meredith DriveVenetia, PA 15367

724-942-5000-Lisa Whittaker

… Farmers Market NutritionVouchers will be distributed onJuly 14 from 10 a.m. to noon…

Summer picnics are held at Shel-ter 4 in Peterswood Park. Pleasebring a covered dish to share andwe will provide the hot dogs andhamburgers. On July 13, D. &M. Chiropractic will talk aboutunderstanding and treating arthri-tis. On Aug. 10, musical enter-tainment will be provided by“Griz.” On Sept. 14, magicianDavid Lawrence will performhis magic… The following twobus trips are being planned: July28, Laurel Highlands Dine ARound. We will stop at the CoalMiner’s Café and Bed andBreakfast for breakfast then on

to the Ligonier Tavern for ourfirst course and shopping. Wewill stop at the Country Inn forour entrée and then visit theLenox Glass Outlet. Our last stopwill be the Miss Martha’s TeaRoom for dessert. On Sept. 21,join us as we honor the heroismand courage of the passengersand crew of Flight 93. We willvisit the site, the Memorial Chapeland hear the history of the 100-year old non-denominationalchapel dedicated to these Ameri-can Heros from September 11,2001. Enjoy lunch at theOakhurst Tea Room, visit the

Quecreek Mine and Glades PikeWinery. Call the Center for moredetails or information on eithertrip…

RIVERSIDE PLACE303 Chamber Plaza

Charleroi, PA 15022724-483-5800

-Missy Georgagis… On July 5, staff from Rep.Pete Daley’s office will be atthe Center from 10 a.m. to 12noon to complete Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications… Wehave Bingo every Wednesdayfrom 1 to 3 p.m… Euchre isplayed every Friday at 1 p.m. and

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Senior Community Center Notesevery Saturday at 6 p.m… OnSaturday, July 16, we will hold aFlea Market beginning at 9 a.m.Tables are $5 each… On July 21,a trip is scheduled to Ross ParkMall departing at 9 a.m. Cost is$10 per person… Musical enter-tainment is every Friday as fol-lows: July 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Jack, Songs for Seniors; July 15,11 a.m. to Noon, Dean Martin;July 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., BobbyShawn; and July 29, 11 a.m. to 1p.m., Kenny and Chip…

VENETIA COMMUNITYCENTER

800 Venetia RoadVenetia, PA 15367

724-941-6956-Erma Grego

… We will have 2 meetings thismonth, July 14 and 28. Our lun-cheons are sponsored by the

Area Agency on Aging and pre-pared by the capable hands at theCanonsburg Senior Center. Ourvery faithful volunteers deliverand serve the meals at our cen-ter. To attend, please call ErmaGrego at 724-941-6956 for res-ervations… On July 14, RachelleRobich, community relations di-rector from Broadmore SeniorLiving, overlooking the LakemontFarms, will speak about their fa-cility and the services offered…On July 28, our guest speaker willbe from Washington Rides andwill provide information on theshared-ride program. This is agreat program that is available forall seniors at a low cost… Birth-days for July are DorothyBarton, Betty Bradburn, BillCollar, Emma Mervin, IreneMartin, Doris Roach and John

Vatter. Happy healthy birthdayto you all!... The thought for Julyis a quote from St. Paul, “I havethe strength for everythingthrough Him who empowersme.”…

WASHINGTON69 W. Maiden Street

Washington, PA 15301724-222-8566

-Cheri Randall… We wish Happy Birthday tothe following participants Dor-othy Dudas, Suzanne Shuba,Betty Hellmann, WilmaDesmond, Charles Staley ,Iona Welling, Grace DeMay,Harry Evans, HelenFrederick, Thelma Alrutz,Merle Mankey, Joe Mancusoand Francis Deaton… It wasgreat to see everyone at the Se-

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nior Games… Stop by and visitus. Our repair project of the la-dies’ and men’s room on the up-per floor is complete. Thanks toeveryone’s patience during theprocess… Make your plans forthe card party on Aug. 3. Tick-ets may be picked up or reservedat the office… Our annual pic-nic will be held on Aug. 26 at theAmerican Legion. Tickets willbe available at the office afterJuly 11 for a $2 donation…

WEST FINLEYFRIENDSHIP CLUB

West Finley Social HallBurnsville, PA724-223-0173

-Paul Sheller… The West Finley FriendshipSeniors met on May 25 in theWindy Gap Presbyterian Church.37 members and guest enjoyed a

covered dish dinner… KennethMeier and two other employeesfrom a hospice care organizationspoke about the care offered byhospice for those in declininghealth… Many cards weresigned to be sent to localhomeboundss… Bingo wasplayed after the meeting…

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