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The Danube Seniors

Leisure Centre

715 Simcoe Road,

Bradford, Ontario L3Z 4B4

Tel. 905-775-0612

Web Page:

danubeseniors.club

Inside This Issue:

Acting President 1 Kitchen Report Membership 2 Election H & F Luncheon 3 Adverts 4&5 Smiles Levee Report 6 Movie Report History-Valentine Adverts 7 Get Well & Birthdays Interesting Anecdote 8 Winners 9 Reminders Calendar 10

Issue 143

Leisure Time for

Seniors - Newsletter February 2019

The Acting President’s Message

You have seen the notices on the board and in the newsletter. Our AGM is on March 7th, at 7:00pm. This is your opportunity to listen to reports from the Board Members, find out about our fi-nances and give your input to changes to the Constitution. Come out and vote or run for office and help to shape the future of this organization. Elke

Kitchen Report

Good News for a change. I am very happy to announce we have a Kitchen Coordinator. Kitty Sweet volunteered for this position. Lunch will again be served on Tuesday's and Friday's. Elke

Daffodils

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

Author William Wordsworth

1st Vice-President

Acting-President

Elke Pitkin

2nd Vice-President

Sandy Madill

Secretary

Sheila Marshall

Treasurer

Ann Spalding

Director of Programs

Olga Bishop

Director of Special Events

Jan Evans

Director of Facilities

Al Charlebois

Director of Food Services

Vacant

Members-at-Large

Bruce Madill

Patricia Durkin

Past President

Elaine Love

Membership 2019 Renewal All memberships for the

Danube Seniors Centre are due to be renewed as of Janu-ary 2019. Yearly renewal fees for 2019 have not increased. Membership fee is $10.00 and $15.00 if you live outside of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Please remember you are re-quired to show your membership card for renewal. It is your yearly membership fees that help us to maintain the build-ing, run programs, pay for insurance and capital expenses. To purchase tickets for any luncheon you will have to show your 2019 membership card showing that you are a mem-ber in good standing with your membership already paid. Also, a club membership is required to take part in daily pro-grams.

Every time you come to the Centre please sign in at the

front door. Write your name and membership number in the

sign in book for your protection. In case of an emergency,

we need to know who is in the building. Sandy Madill

The month of March 2019 is not to far away The nomination committee are looking for volunteers to sign up for the following positions on the board for 2019. President 1 year 2nd Vice President 2 years Secretary 2 years Program Director 2 years Maintenance 2 years Special Events 2 years Food Services 2 years Member at Large 2 years

Please consider helping out by signing up for one of the positions.

Nomination Committee Ann Spalding and Sandy Madill

"Hearts and Flowers" Luncheon

On Thursday, February 21, 2019,

Members are invited to the lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets will still be $10 each, in advance only, on sale after January 28th.

The menu will be: Meat loaf, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Veggies, and Salad, Dessert, Coffee/Tea As February is Heart and Stroke month as well as Valentine's month, feel free to wear your best pink, red and white and anything with a heart.

Don't forget: you have to have renewed your

membership for 2019 before a ticket can be sold to you.

Lunch is for Members only

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The Doctor told me I should start an exer-cise program. Not wanting to harm this old body, I've de-vised the following:

Beat around the bush Jump to conclusions

Climb the walls Wade through the morning paper

Drag my heels Push my luck

Make Mountains out of mole hills Hit the nail on the head

Bend over backwards

Jump on the Band Wagon Run around in circles

Toot my own horn

Pull out all the stops Add fuel to the fire

Open a can of worms

Put my foot in my mouth Start the ball rolling

Go over the edge

Seniors will receive a 5% discount on

Drew Robinson

Owner/Operator

Joe Arrigo

Owner/Operator

330 Holland St. W. Box 252 Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A8

Tel: (905) 775-3422 ٠ Fax: (905) 775-4770

Pick up the pieces.

Kneel in prayer Bow my head in thanksgiving

Uplift my hands in praise Hug someone and encourage them

What a Workout!!

Rest At Last

2019 President's Levée Report Acting President Elke Pitkin and the other members of the Danube Administrative Board welcomed nearly 60 guests to the annual President's New Year's Levee on Tuesday, January 1st, 2019. Live-ly conversation, good food, and predicted bad weather that didn't actually materialize meant that a good time was had by all. Jan Evans

January Movie Day Report Three dozen movie-goers braved the weather for a chance to see "Gifted" on Saturday, January 19th. "Gifted" is a thought-provoking family drama, well worth a second or maybe even third view-ing. It doesn't always show grandparents in a shining light, but, in the end, all the characters get what they really need. "Gifted" is also available at the Bradford Public Library, free with a library card. Our next movie day will be in March. movie TBA. Jan Evans

The History of Valentine’s Day The whole holiday of Valentine's Day is steeped in the concept of love and what greater love is there than Christ's love laying down His life for those He loved. Like so many other holidays, the celebration of this holiday is derived from pagan origin, yet can have great signifi-cance and inspiration for the Christian. Valentine's Day derives its origins from the an-cient Roman feast of Lupercalia. When fierce wolves roamed the woods nearby, the Romans called upon their god, Lupercus to keep the wolves away. On Febru-ary 15th, a festival was held to honor Lupercus. On the day before the festival, one of the cus-toms of the young people was name drawing. The girls would put their names in a jar and each young man would draw a name. The name on the slip each boy chose was to be his sweetheart for the year. Legend has it that the festival was named Val-entine's Day after the priest Valentine who was a priest in Rome when Christianity was a new religion. After Valen-tine defied some of the Emperors decrees, he was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and finally beheaded on Feb-ruary 14th, the eve of the festival of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine was named a saint. As Rome became more Christian, the priests moved the spring holiday from the 15th of February to the 14th of February – Valen-tine's Day. Now the holiday honored Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus. Having been given the greatest gift of all, it is natural for Christians to want to give to others, so on Valen-tine's Day many people give each other cards or flowers or a variety of other gifts. Monetary gifts are a way of say-ing "I love you." However, acts of kindness that show Christ's love are a very special way of showing love.

The True Secret of Happiness

Every day have something to do or somewhere to go. Every day have someone to call, someone to see, someone to love. But most important every day have something to give to someone.

Get Well Wishes All our members are special to

us; this get well wish goes out to everyone feeling under the weath-

er. We would like you to know that our warmest thoughts are

yours each and every day. Get well soon,

we miss you.

To all our Members who will have a

Birthday in February

We wish you many

happy returns.

Going Unnoticed Curious when I found two negatives in a drawer. I was pleasantly surprised to see they were of a younger, slimmer me taken of my first dates with my husband.

When I showed, his face lit up. ”Wow! It’s my old Plymouth.”

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a

sign advertising the 4 pups. And set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy "one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a

good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called. Out from the dog-house and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a some what awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up.... "I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these oth-er dogs would." With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began roll-ing up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy. "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."

The world is

full of

people who

need

someone

who

understands.

Bridge Winners

January 7, First Gerry F.

Sec. Geoff C.

January 14, First Cathy R.

Sec. Yvonne C.

January 21, First Darcy E.

Sec. Gerry F.

January 28, First John S.

Sec. Geoff C.

Bid Euchre

January 8, First Linda B.

Sec. Evelyn M.

January 15, First Tony

Sec. Marianne

January, 22, First Stanley

Sec. Clare.

January , 29, First Marrianne B. & Kim

Sec. Gail

Euchre

December 27, First Georgie L.

Sec. Wally

January 3, First Marilyn B.

Richard B.

Sec. Olivia C.

January 10, First John S.

Sec. Elke P.

January 17, First Shirley W.

Sec. Penny L.

January 24, First Dorothy

Sec. Shirley W. Nancy G.

and John F.

January 31, Will be in the March

Newsletter

Reminder:

There is a sign at the front entrance of

the Danube Seniors Centre

Written and Installed By The Town,

that smoking is not allowed within

5 meters of the entrance.

We would like to thank the Coffee Culture for their Support to the Danube Seniors Centre. Our sweet tooth thanks you.

Weekly Calendar for Programs

At the Danube Seniors Centre

The Woodshop is open Monday and

Wednesday from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, any other day by appoint-

ment only.

The Danube Seniors

Centre is closed for all

Statutory Holidays.

Monday

9:00 am Pool-Snooker

9:30 am Shuffleboard

12.30 pm Poker

1:00 pm Bridge

Thursday

9:00 am Scrapbooking

9:00 am Pool-Snooker

10:30 Chair Fitness

1:30 pm Euchre

Friday

11:00 am Fitness Class

1:00 pm Carpet Bowling

Tuesday

10:00 am Walking Club

11:00 am Fitness Class

1:00 pm Goldenaires

1:00 pm Canasta

7:00 pm Bid Euchre

Saturday 9:30 am

The Varga Group of

Artists

Wednesday

9:15 am Line Dancing

1:00 pm Crafts

2:00 pm Skat

Foot Clinic

By appointment,

Thursday Feb. 28 2019

705-727-8814

Cost: $18.00

Please bring a towel.

Woodshop Report:

Why not shop for Gifts at our Wood-shop. We have Boot Jacks, Bird feed-ers, Cutting Boards, Pens and a few other items in our Display Cabinet.

If you see something you like in the dis-play cabinet ask at the office for help.

Sandy & Bruce

Friday Fitness Class:

In order to accommodate the winter work schedule of Kim,

our Friday Fitness instructor, Friday classes will start 10 minutes later at 11:10, until April when Judy returns.

The classes will still be 1 hour in length.