OCTOBER 2015

Nahant Tiffany Times

Nahant Council on Aging

Our Mission “The mission of the Nahant Council on Aging is to provide physical, emotional, and mental

stimulation enabling those sixty and over to achieve engaged and fulfilling lives in a safe

From the Director, As we enter the fall season, I want to take this opportunity to rein-troduce TRIAD to our readers. What is TRIAD?

TRIAD is a partnership between Senior citizens, local clergy, Council on Aging, local law enforcement (Police/Fire), Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney. The TRIAD mission is to develop and imple-ment policies and programs to reduce criminal victimization, pro-mote crime prevention and safety awareness and to serve the needs of the senior community.

TRIAD was the brain child of The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) who signed a co-operative agreement in 1988 to work together to reduce both crimi-nal victimization and unwarranted fear of crime affecting older per-sons. Some of the programs developed by the TRIAD partnership are, File of Life, Yellow Dot program, and is your number up, to name few.

To recognize Fire Prevention Week, October 4th through October 10th, members of the Nahant Fire Department along with other members of the TRIAD committee will be at the senior center to dis-cuss fire safety which is a very important topic. At this discussion you will be able to gather all the information available from the TRI-AD programs.

Linda Peterson Executive Director

Help wanted!

The Council on Aging is looking for a part -time cook. The position pays $12.00 per hour. The hours would be 10 – 1. Responsibilities

Include meal planning, creating a shopping list, cooking and plating the meals, and cleaning up the kitchen. The shopping will be done by our head chef, volunteers are in place to serve the food and clean up the dining room. We are looking for someone on Monday, Thurs-day and Friday. If you are interested please contact

Linda Peterson, 781 581-7557.

Meet the Staff

Linda Spinucci-Peterson - Executive Director

Penny Morse - Assistant Arthur Barreda - Transportation Jim O’Connor - Transportation

Nahant COA Board of Directors

Nancy Gallo - Chairman Gerri Wittrock-Walton—Vice Chairman

Emily Potts—Treasurer Joseph Benson -Secretary

Sheila Hambleton Linda Jenkins Sarah Risher Angela Bonin

Friends of Nahant COA Executive Board Linda Lehman - Co-President Lana Mogan - Co-President

Mary Irene Dickenson - Treasurer Margaret Silva - Secretary

Nahant Senior Center is located at: 334 Nahant Road

Nahant, MA 01908 (Lower Level of Town Hall)

Tel.# 781-581-7557

Visit us at:

www.nahantcouncilonaging.org

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 TRIAD PRESENTS FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY The Nahant Fire Department will conduct the presentation in the Tiffany Room at 12:15. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 STEAM TRAIN AND RIVER BOAT EXCURSION Enjoy a 3-course lunch aboard restored 1920’s Pullman dining cars as part of a 3.75 hour lunch, train and river boat sightseeing excursion along the Connecticut River. The cost of the trip, which includes your lunch is $47.00. We will have to leave the Nahant at 8:00. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 BROOKSBY FARM AND THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY What better way to enjoy autumn in New England than to spend some time at the local farm. Enjoy the aroma of freshly baked apple pies. Walk through the orchards, purchase a jar of freshly made jam or cider, then it is off to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. The bus will leave the Tiffany Room at 10:30. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 LUNCH AND SHOPPING Enjoy a wonderful day beginning with lunch at the Mount Vernon Restaurant and shopping at the Assembly Square Mall! Browse through the Christmas Tree Shop, T.J Maxx, Bed Bath and Beyond K Mart and more. If you’re not a shopper, maybe you’d rather stroll along Riverfront Park and enjoy the waterfront. The bus leaves the Tiffany Room at 11:00. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 HALLOWEEN PARTY Join us at the Nahant Life Saving Station to celebrate Halloween in style! Lunch, music, and prizes for the best costumes! Cost is $7.00. Costume judging 11:30—12:00, lunch at 12:-00, magic show at 12:45. Van Transportation is available for COA activities and trips, call 781-581-7557. Information and calendar are subject to change. Please call, check the cable TV station, the Nahant website or email me at lpeterson@nahant.org for updates on other programs, trips & events.

November 3 SHINE representative from Mystic Valley Elder Services will be at the Tiffany Room to update us on changes in Medicare for the coming year. Appointments can be made for private consultations with a SHINE counselor. November 5 Celebrate the Thanksgiving season by visiting Plymouth Hall Museum, viewing Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II. November 18 Harvard Museum of Natural History. You won’t find exhibits like these anywhere else in New England. Comprehensive in scope, yet intimate in scale, the museum presents a rare glimpse at the exotic and a fresh look at the familiar. COMING IN NOVEMBER! Look for a visit from the KIOSK for Living Well. The Kiosk for Living Well was developed and is sponsored by Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. (GLSS) in collaboration with the Aging and Disability Resource Consortium of the Greater North Shore, Inc.

Annual Open House: Saturday, October 3, 2015, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MARINE SCIENCE CENTER. Lab tours, fossil walks, guided tidepooling, fieldwork obstacle course and MORE!

FOXWOODS! Last Trip this year!!! FRIDAY, October 16. Bus leaves Ocean Shores Apartments, 50 Lynnway at 7:00 a.m. sharp. Leaves Foxwoods at 5:30 p.m. Price is $27.00. Payment must be made by October 10th. If interested please call Emma at 781-598-5564.

St. Vincent de Paul Fundraiser at Tides Thursday, October 22. Join us for a bite to eat at Tides Restaurant from 6:00 -9:00 on Thursday, Oct.. 29. Holiday Fair at Nahant Town Hall. November 28, 7:00 to 3:00. Vendors from all over the North Shore will be displaying their crafts. Start your Christmas shopping now!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

“ON THE GO TRIPS & EVENTS”

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HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN

FALL IS THE SEASON OF PREPARATION

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As the fall season begins, we prepare for the colder months, and we also prepare to keep ourselves safe for the upcoming year. Making the appropriate safety preparations in your home provides you with peace of mind, and lays the foundation for independent living. Fire Safety is something we sometimes take for granted – until something tragic occurs. Here are a few facts to keep us thoughtful regarding fire safety. Each year, more than 4,000 Americans die in fires, more than 25,000 are injured in fires, and more

than 100 firefighters are killed while on duty. Eighty three percent of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences. Many of these fires could have been prevented.

Cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. In recent years, heating equipment (space heaters, wood stoves) is the second leading cause of

home fires, fire deaths, and fire injuries. So, how can we keep fire safety a priority?

INSTALL and TEST smoke detectors. Low frequency smoke detectors have been shown significantly more effective at waking individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss. COOKING SAFETY • Never leave cooking unattended. • Always wear short or tight-fitting sleeves when you cook. • Keep towels, pot holders and curtains away from flames • Never use the range or oven to heat your home. ELECTRICAL WIRING • Inspect extension cords for frayed or exposed wires or loose plugs • Make sure outlets have cover plates and no exposed wiring. • Make sure wiring does not run under rugs, over nails, or across high traffic areas. • Do not overload extension cords or outlets. HEATING SOURCE. If you MUST use a heater… • Place space heaters at least three feet away from flammable/combustible materials.

SHINE

Find Out What’s New in Medicare for 2016

On November 3 at 12:15 p.m., a representative from the SHINE program at Mystic Valley Elder Services will update us on changes in Medicare for the coming year. Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Period starts October 15 and ends on December 7. During Open Enroll-ment, you may change your Medicare drug coverage for next year. This is an opportunity to review your cur-rent coverage. Or, if you’ve been on Medicare for a while but have never joined a drug plan, open enroll-ment is your chance to do so. If you want to meet with a SHINE counselor, you can make your appointment at this meeting. Certified SHINE Counselors (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone….on Medicare) provide free and unbiased counseling services and will help you understand your Medicare-related health and drug plans, as well as other options you may have.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

TIFFANY CAFÉ LUNCH PROGRAM Served everyday at 11:30 - 12:30

Reservations required 24 hours in advance Cost - $2.00

Friday, October 30 Celebrating October Birthdays at our Halloween Party

FOOD SHOPPING PROGRAM Tuesday 6th Market Basket and Vinnin Square 12:30 P.M. Tuesday 13th Market Basket and Vinnin Square 12:30 P.M. Tuesday 20th Market Basket and Vinnin Square 12:30 P.M. Tuesday 27th Market Basket and Vinnin Square 12:30 P.M.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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DOWN 1. Nonclerical

2. Annul

3. Agitate

4. False god

5. Discourage

6. A petty officer

7. Surrounding

8. Storage cylinder

9. Unpleasant odor

10. Not consciously per-

ceived

11. Of a pelvic bone

12. Grind together

13. Urgency

21. Manager

25. Humdinger

26. Laugh

27. Arab chieftain

28. Gown

29. A board with wheels

34. Deadlock

36. Mother

37. Send forth

38. On the left or right

40. Mobile phone

42. Gleam

45. Porridge

48. Prolific

51. Modulator/

demodulator

52. Not dead

53. Celebrate

55. Breaks

58. Chocolate cookie

59. Nipple

60. Backside

61. Liturgy

62. 365 days

ACROSS 1. Sensational

6. Low in pitch

10. Audible exhale

14. Positive pole

15. Leave out

16. Forearm bone

17. Fool

18. Competent

19. Partiality

20. Accumulation

22. Not first

23. Thorny flower

24. A trite remark

26. Not his

30. Barley bristle

31. Make a low continu-

ous sound

32. Out of control

33. Felines

35. Not lemons

39. A portable brazier

41. Killer wave

43. Mountain crest

44. Ark builder

46. Among

47. Santa's helper

49. Former boxing champ

50. Tardy

51. Stone

54. 10 10 10 10

56. Margarine

57. A written criticism

63. Opera star

64. Component of urine

65. Eagle's nest

66. Always

67. Tidy

68. Noodles

69. Blend

70. Handout

71. Drive

Tiffany Café Menu OCTOBER 2015

“One should eat to live not live to eat” ~Moliere~

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

All lunches served

with:

Milk

Bread & Butter

Dessert

Menu is subject to

change

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5 6 7 8 9

12 13 14 15 16

19 20 21 22 23

26 27 28 29 Halloween 30

Party

NLSS

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COLUMBUS

DAY

CLOSED

Cod Filets with

Lemon Cream

Sauce

Roasted Potato

Roasted Carrots

Croque

Monsieur

Green Salad

Meatloaf

Scalloped Potato

Peas

Yorkshire Pudding

Chicken and Gravy

Roasted Potato

Vegetable

Homemade

Chicken

Pot Pie

Spaghetti and

Meatballs

Cesar salad

Garlic Bread

Baked Salmon

En

Papillotte

Hot Dogs and

Beans

Cole Slaw

Mexican Stuffed

Shells

Cornbread

Casserole

Salad

Meatball Subs

Three Bean Salad

Asiago Chicken

With Pasta

Salad

Roast Stuffed

Pork

Potato

Vegetable

Quiche

salad

Chicken Noodle

Soup

Cheesy Bread

Quick and Easy

Apple Tart

Pasta Bolognese

Salad

Garlic Bread

Breaded Pork

Chops

Potato

Vegetable

Beef

Bourguignon

Steamed Potato

Roast Pork

With Apples

Roasted Carrots

and Potatoes

Chicken Ziti

Broccoli

Salad

Stuffed Pepper

Soup

Mozzarella Sticks

Salad

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

QUICK AND EASY APPLE TART Courtesy of Ree Drummond

Total Time: 30 min. Prep Time: 10 min. Yield 6-8 Cook Time: 20 min.

Ingredients 1 whole sheet puffed pastry, cut in half Juice of half (1/2) a lemon Nonstick cooking spray 3 whole apples, cored, sliced, NOT peeled 1 cup brown sugar Store -bought caramel sauce - for serving 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions Preheat oven to 425° F Place puffed pastry rectangles onto a baking pan that’s been sprayed with nonstick spray or lined with parchment paper. Add sugar, salt and lemon juice to the apples. Stir to combine. Allow to sit for a few minutes. Arrange apple slices on the pastry rectangles in a straight line, overlapping as you go. Bake until pastry is puffed and golden brown, 20 minutes.

Tuesday 10/13 9:30 a.m. Manicurist (sign up required) $10.00 Thursday 10/13 9:30 a.m. Blood Pressure Monday 10/26 9:30 a.m. Hair Styling (sign up required) Tuesday 10/27 9:30 a.m. Manicurist (sign up required) $10.00

EXERCISE/ACTIVITIES

Monday 9:00 a.m. YOGA ($5.00) Tiffany Room Monday 9:00 a.m. Total Body Exercise Community Center Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Quilting, crafts, crocheting Community Center Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 p.m. Mat & Stretch Class Community Center Tuesday & Thursday 10:30 a.m. Chair Exercise Tiffany Room Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Total Body Exercise Community Center Friday 9:00a.m. Zumba ($5) Community Center

RECIPE FOR SEPTEMBER

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PUZZLE SOLUTION HERE’S A RIDDLE FOR YOU! Here is the situation:

You are riding on a horse, galloping at a constant speed.

On your right side is a sharp drop off. On your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you.

Directly in front of you is a galloping kangaroo and your horse is unable to overtake it.

Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the kangaroo.

What must you do to get out of this highly dangerous situation?

Think logically before you turn to page 6 for the an-swer.

SENIORS ON THE GO!

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334 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908

Fuller Gardens

North Hampton, NH

Visit us at:

www.nahantcouncilonaging.org

Peabody Essex Museum

Thomas Hart Benton Exhibition

Labor Day

Celebration

Knight of Columbus

Congratulations to the Johnson School Student Council who raised $2,500 for Tom Hutton in a week long raffle. The Music Program dedicated its spring concert to Tom and all the students wrote him Get Well Cards and Thank You notes for all he has done for them.

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October 1—Richard Zirpolo, Lillian Carr, Ellen Foley, Marion Capano, Antonina O’Connor, William King, Alicia Canali October 2—Kenneth Taylor, Andrew Bisignani, Joseph Graul, Bruce Kutcher, Robin Woodman October 3—Gina Macone, Daniel Kane, MaryAnn Putnam, Sherry Smith October 4—John Pescaia, Donald Gavin, Jane Kirkman, Deborah Murphy, Honey Amirault October 5—Davida Block, Hollis Honeywell, Walter Sheppard, Charles Hansell, Joyce Libbey, Anastasia Sofronas October 6 - Lillian Scapicchio October 7—Jack Reznick, Roberta Goldberg, Paula Bennett October 8—Ellen Donahue, Cecile Delaney, Mark Jacober, Frederick (Jimmy) Hefler October 9—Nancy Smith, Gregory MacDonald, Peter Marquez October 10-Barry Kingsbury, Linda Quirk October 11-John Magro, Adriano Nannini, Gail Davis, Susan Hendrikson October 12-Betty Sarpi, Henry Clausen October 13-Lyudmila Gruzdeva, Tina Romano October 14-Rosario Dagata, Joyce Haynes October 15-Mary Rotiroti, Michael Flynn October 16-John Standish, Thomas Gallery, Kenneth Smith October 17-Calantha Sears, Joseph Damico, David Hunter, Warren Shore October 18-Maureen Ward, Joann Giuggio, John Quinn Jr. October 19-Dennis Urany, Dora Nocera, Teri Motley October 20-Mary Wachtel Barreda, Thomas Mitchell, John Proudian October 21-Beverly Belliveau, John Wladkowski, Cynthia Christ, Paul Robert Sanborn October 22-Jacqueline Proia, Joseph Riccio, Dennis Joy, Michael Cullinan October 23-Alice Hall, David Rumpf, Frederick Stanley, Madelyn Davis, Theresa Holdcraft October 24-Lucy Grimm, Athas Kourkouis, Andrew Puleo, Sandra Cavallaro, Joanne Hunter October 25-Marilyn Mahoney, Henry Kettell, David Desroches, Marcia Nickerson, Henry Kettell, David Desroches October 26-Anita Goodman, Wayne Noonan, Jean Murphy, Lynne Berkowitz, John Sereda, Susan Gregson October 27-Carolyn Fowle, Nancy Whitman, Jayne McCarthy, Peter Famulari October 29-Gary Recchia, Mary Ellen Shumann, Louis Wallach, Mark Irvine October 30-Rita Wladowski, Robert Steeves, Kenneth Cormier, Richard Conigliaro, Linda Cunningham, Lisa Scourtas October 31-Victor Dalpozzal, Susan Mahoney, James Bucci, Jane Wilson

ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE

QUIETLY GET OFF THE CAROSEL AND GO HOME!

Thank you to the Solimine Family for providing a wonderfully delicious Ice Cream Sundae Social in celebration of 50 years of service to the Nahant Community. Thank you and

Congratulations!