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Home My Public Portal AboutSeptember 2021 Watertown Senior NewsWatertown Council on Aging Senior Center 31 Marshall Street Watertown, MA 02472 (617) 972-6490 Or E-mail: SeniorCenter@watertown-ma.gov Watertown Food Pantry 80 Mount Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 Tuesday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM COA/Senior Center Staff Anne -Marie Gagnon, MSW Director of Senior Services Marina Kirsanova, LSW Program Coordinator Jenya Kruglyansky Case Worker Rae Grassia PrincipalAccount Clerk Margie Wayne Program Services Assistant Kathy Cunningham Food Pantry Coordinator Jim Cunningham/Bob Horrigan Senior Shuttle Drivers Patricia Gold, Chairperson Carol Airasian Dorothy -Jean Brown Helen Dempsey Esther Keaney Tom Lewis Janet McCullough Araxie Poladian Arlene Smith The Board meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 4:00 PM at the Senior Center. / "eel > < . • > � September 2021 The September calendar offers a variety of morning programs held virtually on Zoom, as well as afternoon group activities held in -person at the Senior Center. The Senior Center is open, but please know that masks are again important for everyone to wear when inside the Senior Center. School is again in session and parking is extremely limited. If you are coming for a senior parking permit, SHINE appointment, meeting with a staff member, or other resource, you may consider visiting us in the afternoon when parking is more available. Inside the newsletter and on the calendar page, programs are identified as "on Zoom" or "at COA." COA means in-house at the Council on Aging/Senior Center. If you have a specific question, give us a call and we will let you know the status of a program. In addition, as new visitors join us, there may be limitations imposed for group sizes causing us to rotate attendance. As a result, we need you to call us and pre -register for any "at COA" program you plan to attend. If you are not pre- registered, we may not have a space for you. New Guidelines when coming to the Senior Center: -Pre-register for any "at COA" program by calling (617) 972-6490. •Scan your My Senior Center Card upon entering the building. -Masks are to be worn by all visitors regardless of vaccination status. •Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the building. •No coffee or food service provided, but you may bring your own. •Dress accordingly — Windows will be open to maintain air circulation. •Consider carpooling with a friend due to limited parking in the Phillips lot. Finally, there are still slots available in the Seniors and Veterans Property Tax Work - Off Program where participants can earn up to $1500 for work in a Town Depart- ment. Call us today for an application. Certain income and eligibility factors must be met. Also, make sure to stop by our table at Watertown's Faire on the Square on September 25 at Saltonstall Park. We look forward to saying hello! Thank you, and stay safe! Av,XaWe �apyo# PAGE 2 . WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 • September September Hybrid programs: we will be meeting in -person and virtually NEW! Charles River Sike path Walk In -Person si Tuesday, September 7,14, and28at10am We will be offering one -hour-long walks along the Charles river bike path on those dates, contingent on the weather, starting Tuesday, September 7. The group will be meeting at the Joseph Thompson Pedestrian Bridge at 10 am and walking for 30 minutes towards Bridge street and back. We will be making stops every 10 minutes to discuss local plants and trees and to bird -watch. There is free two-hour parking on California street and meter parking at the Dealtry Pool Parking off Pleasant street. Please call us to pre -register. Book Club (held at the Library & via Zoom) Wednesday, September 8 at 9 am We will be discussing Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear. This is the first book in a series about a brave, brilliant young woman who rises from her working-class origins to study at Cambridge and earn a place as a respected detective. Maisie is 14 when her mother dies, and she must go into service to help her father make ends meet. Her prodigious intellect and the fact that she is sneaking into the manor library at night to read Hume, Kierkegaard, and Jung alert Lady Rowan to the fact that she has an unusual maid. She arranges for Maisie to be tutored, and the girl ultimately qualifies for Cambridge. She goes for a year, only to be drawn by the need for nurses during the Great War. After serving a grueling few years in France, Maisie puts up a shingle in 1929 as a private investigator. She is a perceptive observer of human nature, works well with all classes, and understands the motivations and demons prevalent in postwar England. } Zoom Morning Coffee with Anne -/Marie, the Director Thursday, September 9 at 9 am Come to talk about our program, local news, or ask questions about our community life. Jazz Dance & Fitness ._. with Miss Susan In -Person Friday, September 10,17, and 24, at 1:30 pm Susan taught dance and exercise for over 52 years in Watertown at the DanceWright Studio. She is a certified dance and senior fitness trainer. Susan is a proponent of an active lifestyle and is always in motion. In her opinion, motions are one of the key elements to better health. Join Susan to have some fun; wear comfortable clothes and sneakers. Let's grow well, not old together! 5enior Charlie Card Registration Tuesday, September 14at 1:30 pm Senator Brownsberger's office offers the enrollment for new clients only. The event willbe heldat the COA. Please register with us prior to the event by calling 617 972 6490. Zoom health Education with Mary DeCourcey, /M5, /Mt Auburn Nospital Tuesday, September 14at 11 am ' .�• This presentation is a combination of Fall Prevention Strategies and how to build better balance. Learn about your risks for falling in order to reduce your risk. Strategies to improve your balance will be discussed. Some exercises will be introduced at the end of the session for participants to practice at home to improve strength and balance. Participants will leave the presentation with strategies they can take with them and incorporate into everyday living. Pre -registration is required: call us to get the Zoom link for this meeting. September • WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 PAGE 3 Nybrid programs: we will be meeting in -person and virtually Zoom Titian: Women, Myth & power with Marcia, Isabella .01 .' = .4 Stewart Gardner MuseumrWednesday, September 15, at 2 pm Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see all six of Titian's monumental paintings of Ovid's Poesie, reunited and reconsidered. Learn about the paintings' mythical subjects, the artist who brought them to life, and King Philip II of Spain who commissioned the series. Consider these paintings' contemporary relevance, and how we think about their themes of gender, power, and sexuality today. Zoom the Eric Carle �t Museum of Picture Book Art with Courtney Waring, THE ERI€CARLE MUSEUM Director of Education 41G FlAE BOOK JkA? Friday, September 17at 2 pm Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of the best known illustrators of our time. The creator of more than 70 picture books, he combined winsome stories and exuberant collages that appeal to young readers and adults alike. In 2002, Eric Carle and his late wife, Barbara Carle, founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. Zoom Q&f! w Steve Owens, State Representative Monday, September 20, at 3 pm Representative Owens will discuss what he will be doing in the upcoming legislative session around various issues and there will be time for a Q&A. In -Person Guach Anal GGBT'Ql Elderly klistory Round Table Tuesday, September 21, at 2 pm Join our group to talk about the your experience and the experience of your friends and family with LGBTQI-related issues. We will watch a short documentary or a TED Talk and will have a follow up discussion. Call us starting September 1 to register for lunch. The price is $5 per person. Zoom Music of the 1950s w John Clark Wednesday, September 22 at 2 pm The early and mid-1950s saw many R&B songs that were released more successfully by white artists. After Elvis broke through in 1956, Little Richard and the Coasters scored several Pop hits as did the Platters and Brook Benton capitalizing on a smooth style from an earlier era. By the end of the decade, gospel -based black artists like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and the Drifters achieved mainstream success. James Brown was a massive R&B star but would have to wait until the sixties to find crossover success. ,At � Zoom Pet Lovers' Group Wednesday, September22, at am Knitting Group FVK. Wednesday, September22 at 2:00 pm Join our Knitting Group at the COAfor a freely floating conversation, sharing patterns, and discussing yarn types over knitting. Zoom Technology for People with Nearing Loss with K-1-refethen Wednesday, September 29 at 2 pm Adult Hearing Loss is a part of life for one third of people over age 60. Fortunately, we are living in the best era to effectively mitigate hearing loss, and at a decreasing expense! You will learn about how to identify and Communicate your unique hearing needs. �., Legal Assistance By Phone LEGAL COUNSELEGAL IN . Metrowest Legal Services is now providing assistance to seniors over the phone instead of their usual in -person visits. Please call the Senior Center at (617) 972-6490 to schedule your phone appointment. PAGE . WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 September Movie Afternoons at the Senior Center News of the World 2020, IMDB 6.8, PG-13,1h 58 min _ a Thursday, September 9 at 3. pm J Five years after the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken in by the Kiowa people and raised as one of their own. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place they can call home. Wild Nights with Emily 2018, IMDB 6.2, PG-13,1h 26 min Thursday, September 16 at 3 :Z5pm In the mid-19th century, Emily Dickinson was writing prolifically and in a passionate romantic relationship with her sister-in- law, yet is still popularly believed to be a recluse. Informed by Dickinson's private letters, Wild Nights with Emily is a humorous and bold take on this iconic American poet, who found herself facing male literary gatekeepers too confused by her genius to take her work seriously, and instead attracts the attention of an ambitious editor who also sees Emily as a convenient cover for her own bizarre love triangle. 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Pr''F Bridge, Whist, Rummikub, Canasta, Cribbage, and Chess will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday respectively, please see calendar for day and time. Chair Volleyball Team will be playing on Thursdays at 2 pm at the Phillip School's gym. 9 '� Zoom Coffee with Chief Lawn, , Knitting Group is invited to meet at the COA s Chief Quinn, & Captain Dupuis, Lobby on Wednesday, September 22 at 2 pm. Tuesday, September 21 at 10 am Tai-Chi and /Yleditation, 72:30 pm to 7:30 pm WEDNESDAYS: September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 Exercise with Nicole Von Rekowsky, 77 am to 72 pm THURSDAYS: September 2, 9,16, 23, and 30 Coffee and Conversation, 70:30 am to 12 pm F R I DAYS: September 3, 10, 17, and 24 Exercises and Stretching with Shannon Lee Jones, 70 am to 77 am Seated Strength and 4 Salance with Pearl Pressman, 12 pm to 1 pm Sing with /Mellowtones And Anne Silverman, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Jazz Dance & Fitness i + with Iniss Susan In -Person 7:30 pm to 2:30 pm SHINE SHINE Volunteer will be working in -person on Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm starting September 4. Please call for an appointment. IT Volunteer will be working in -person on Tuesday, September 7 and September 21, from 1 pm to 3 pm starting. Please call for an appointment. Come to fix your laptop, phone, or tablet. You can also ask for a Zoom consultation about any other topic related to using Internet and computer technologies. The time of session is one hour. Local Trips with the Senior Shuttle Bus American Heritage Inuseum Friday, September 10 at 9 am At the American Heritage Museum, you wil explore America's conflicts, beginning with the Revolutionary War to today. You'll discover, and interact with, our heritage through History, the national effort developing new technologies of warfare, and the Human Impact of America's fight to preserve the freedom we all hold dear. The ticket arice is S8 aer person instead of the regular $18 for seniors: $10 are subsidized by our Center. Registration starts on September 1. PAGE 6 • WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 September k . SENIOR SHUTTLE -, NEWS �y Our regular Stop & Shop, CVS & Watertown Savings Bank shopping will continue each week as it is now, and we are also offering additional shopping trips in September! Weekly Stop & Shop -Watertown Street/CVS/Watertown Savings Bank trips on Wednesday September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29. Sign-up is required. Call us at (617) 972- 6490 on FRIDAYS from 8:3oam-12:30PM to reserve your ride for the following week. Bus runs are limited to 10 riders plus the driver to observe social distancing rules. ter Fmm the Friends: Additional Shopping trips: call us to register Registration is limited to Watertown Residents of course. Same COVID rules apply to riding bus, including limited number of packages and wearing a face mask. Date Dav Location 9/2/21 Thursday Target/ Mall 9/9/21 Thursday Market Basket 9/10/21 Friday American Heritage 9/16/21 Thursday 9/17/21 Friday 9/20/21 Monday 9/23/21 Thursday 9/23/21 Thursday 9/27/21 Monday 9/30/21 Thursday The Friends of the Watertown Council on Aging is a recognized tax-exempt 501(C)3 organization. Tax ID #222481280. Proceeds benefit programs of the Watertown COA/Senior Center. NOW mom t 'T D]D YOU MW? Throughout the pandemic The Watertown Senior Center continued offering • ZOOM connections of classes, group chats, sing-alongs, presentations, discussions, book club, knitting group • WEEKLY chats with a friendly staff member • AVAILABLE staff to guide with your questions and needs • MONTHLY take -away boxed lunches AND NOW WE AM BACK q Playing whist, bridge, cribbage, knitting, exercising, watching movies, guest presentations, shopping transportation AND MORE! We INVITE you to drop by and say hello because you'll never be alone again when you're a Friendof the Watertown Senior Center! Join iffie 1),kJi Our volunteer group plays a vital role ensuring the Senior Center activities are a huge success and available to all. We welcome your ideas and enthusiasm. Contact: Mary Keenan, President, (617) 926-5295 MtmckeenanC@aol.com Museum, 9 am Roche Bros Market Basket Target Roche Bros Honey Pot Hill Orchard 12:30 pm Market Basket Trader Joe's YpWATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Hatch Makerspace is Open for Drop -In Visits Stop by 20 Summer Street, Tuesday through Saturday, 1-9 PM. All of our equipment is available and staff and volunteers are ready to welcome you back! Call 781-795-2309 or visit watertownlib.org/hatch to learn more. Spotlight on: Digital Newspapers The New York Times and The Washington Post are both available digitally through WFPL. Enjoy free access to expert reporting and analysis, breaking news, Olympics coverage, mini crossword puzzles, and more. Use your library card to create a free account at watertownlib.org/digitalnews. If you have questions, give us a call! Homebound Delivery If you are stuck at home due to a medical necessity, we can deliver books to you. 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PAGE 8 • WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 September Watertown Senior Community News Cape Cod Canal's 707th N Anniversary Tour, Wednesday, September 15 The bus will depart at 8:30 from the Watertown COA and travel to beautiful Cape Cod, where you'll arrive in Sandwich, the oldest town on the Cape. Sandwich will delight you with its many attractions. You'll drive along the Sandwich Boardwalk, overlooking marshes and offering clean, fresh Atlantic Ocean salt air breezes. At 11:30 am, you'll arrive at the Daniel Webster Inn, for The Grand Buffet. After the lunch, you will have a two hour narrated cruise of the Cape Cod Canal. You'll learn the history of this important maritime resource and how it has boosted New England commerce since its inception. You'll return home with your friends at 5:30 pm after a delightful Cape Cod day! Indian princess Cruise & 1.uncheon f Tuesday, October 12 1IMPLL Lllll 'y.y ` The bus will be departing from Watertown COA parking lot at 8:00 am. You'll initially travel to Webster, MA, where you will board the Indian Princess, a modern day replica of the grand riverboats that plied the Mississippi River in the late 19th century. After your most interesting cruise, you'll have lunch at Samuel Slater's on La ke Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (aka 'Webster Lake'), where you'll enjoy panoramic views along with delicious Baked Cod with Cracker Crust, Tuscan Steak Tip or Chicken Piccata entrees, all served with Garden Salad, Warm Rolls, Starch, Vegetable & Dessert. Yum! After lunch, you'll travel to Northbridge and Foppema's Farmstand, a 75 acre fruit and vegetable farm. You'll return home this evening at 5:00 pm after a delightful day exploring Central Massachusetts and enjoying the beautiful surrounding area. The Friends of Watertown Senior Center have subsidized the cost of both trips for the members of our Center. The price for non-members is $99 and for members, the price is $75.00 Per Person. The Fox Tours is requiring wearing masks on board. Medicare Open Enrollment SHINE can help! Call soon to SHINE schedule your appointment for any time from October 15 through December 7. It's that time of year again! If you are enrolled in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan (HMO/ PPO), you should be mailed an information packet from your plan by the end of September. It is important to understand and save this information because it explains the changes in your plan for 2022. Premiums, deductibles, co -pays, and the drugs covered by your plan can change significantly! Trained SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Everyone ... on Medicare) volunteers offer free, confidential counseling on Medicare options. To schedule a SHINE appointment, call your local Senior Center. For other SHINE related matters, call 1-800-243-4636, then press or say 4. Once you get the SHINE answering machine, leave your name, town, and number. 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During the holidays, she sent a small package of handmade goodies home with each child (she was a fabulous baker!) She loved to talk to the parents and in doing so, she got the parents talking to each other. Parents who might have nodded and said a quick "hi" in passing got to know one another's names, where they lived, perhaps an email address or phone number. A neighborhood of acquaintances became a neighborhood of friends. When Mary became ill with cancer in November of 2019, she had to leave her post, but her friends didn't leave her. Parents and kids combined to send cards, drawings and notes, some visited, all kept in contact. Mary passed away in January of this year and all the parents wanted to create some kind of memorial for her. It wasn't possible to do anything directly on "her corner," but with the help of Town Councilor Tony Palomba and the new DPW Superintendent, Gregory St. Louis, the group received permission for a bench in front of the DPW —the parents' group would raise the money, and the town would order and install the bench. The parents took up a collection, and Mary's two sisters and a few of her friends and relatives contributed very generously to the fund. More money was raised than was needed, so after the bench was paid for, the group gave a generous check to the Whooley Foundation at the Watertown Police Station. This organization helps needy Watertown children during the holidays —Mary loved kids s and she loved her job as a crossing guard with the WPD. Marys family and friends gathered for an informal - dedication of the bench on July 10. Many of the parents have walked their kids over to the bench and spent a few minutes thinking about Mary and reminiscing about the good times the neighborhood group had together with her and how she brought everyone together. She is greatly missed and will be remembered! hfezekl, Devupseq Senior Safe Program r The Watertown Fire Department was awarded a grant again this year for the Senior Safe Program and will be installing Smoke/CO Detectors along with lock boxes for Watertown Seniors. While there they can provide a brief home safety evaluation. A9 t 44 SUP00 oul 111[U■1 ADT Monitored Fiume Security GO24-8bur Protottion From a Nance You Can Trine • Burglary i Flood Detection Fire Safety • Carbon Monoxide Are you beginning to face the challenges that come with aging, r caring for someone who is? 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Call the Bring proof of Watertown Residency dining manager at (617) 923-2769 for Wayside Kathy Cunningham, Coordinator Menu Information and to Re Register. g Sophia Suarez -Friedman Email: kcunningham@watertown-ma.gov Watertown Social Services WATERTOWN NOUS/NG Resource Specialist (617) 744-9585 AUTMORITY WATERTOWN VETERANS (617) 923-3950 Help for residents under 60 and families SERVICES with fuel, housing, food, counseling and other emergency resources. Assistance to veterans and families with FRIENDS OF THE Federal and State benefits and services. WATERTOWN COA SENIOR PARKING PERMITS Veterans Services Officer (VSO) For Watertown residents 65+, parking Mr. Patrick George Meet the 2nd Thursday of the Month permits available for meters in municipal (617) 972-6416 at 2:00 PM at the Senior Center lots. Call the Senior Center for info. Thank you to the Massachusetts Executive METROUIEST I.E661. 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