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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAugust 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 Council on Aging Board 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. August 2021 Photos b� carote Sv,dth Berme Important Information! We are happy to inform you that the Watertown COA/Senior Center is open again, and we are excited to see you! Due to summer pre-school activities in the Phillips building, gym access and parking are extremely limited, therefore many of our programs will continue to be offered via Zoom, including exercise classes, but you will find other activities offered on -site "at COA" in the afternoons. Look inside for more details. Programs are identified as "on Zoom" or "at COA." 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 required for those not vaccinated. • Masks are highly recommended for all visitors regardless of vaccination status. • Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the building. • Kitchen is closed - 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. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to seeing you soon! Anne -Marie Gagnon PAGE 2 . WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 • A u g u s t August Nybrid programs: we will be meeting in -person and Book Club (held at the Library & via Zoom) Wednesday, August 11 at 9 am We will be discussing Emma, by Jane Austen. First published in December 1815, Emma is a comedy of manners, youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings and depicts issues of marriage, sex, age, and social status. Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied; she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other people's lives; and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray. Upcoming: If you would like a copy of the book list for the coming season, please call the Senior Center after August 1, and it will be sent to you. Zoom Presentation: Now To Talk to Your Doctor and Se your Own Advocate with Lynn Croft Wednesday, August 11 at 2 pm In the current healthcare environment, patients must learn to become their own advocate. This presentation educates and provides practical tips about keys to better communication for better outcomes from your physician visits. Lynn Croft is a Professional Healthcare Advocate. Professional Healthcare Advocates help individuals, and their families navigate the complicated healthcare system. Flowers with Ernie Thursday, August 12 at 2.00 pm Welcome Back! We are doing a refreshing arrangement to cool ourselves in hot August with an ice cream dish made of "vanilla ice cream and a red cherry on top" at the COA ! Anything will become an art of beauty! Call us to register: number of participants is limited to twelve people. virtually "..k Zoom Q&fl w Steve Owens, State Representative Monday, August 16, 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. LET'S EAT' Summer Supper Tuesday, August 17 at 5 pm We are offering a special boxed Summer Special Supper. You are welcome to stay longer, meet and greet friends in the parking lot or inside depending on the weather. The number of guests is limited to 25 people. The Marshall Home Fund will be sharing the cost to offer this dinner to you for $5.00. Order by August 10 by calling the Senior Center. Sign-ups start on August 3rd. Zoom "Loneliness: A State of Mind" with Lynn Croft August18at2pm During the Covid Pandemic, and beyond, many folks have been experiencing feelings of loneliness. Or perhaps other times in your daily life you have felt lonely. This presentation will explore what is loneliness and what drives those feelings. Additionally, Lynn offers some practical suggestions to ward off feeling lonely. Zoom "parents Don't Want 1-o Se Parented. plans to Keep YOU in " Char ewith Michelle Woodbre , ,w 9 y 25isters Senior Living Advisors Thursday, August 19 at 3.30 pm You will enjoy a heartfelt discussion about why your adult children begin to "parent" you. We will discuss planning and communication in order to refocus your relationship from negativity into one focused on your wishes. A u g u s t • WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS @ 617 972 6490 e PAGE 3 Nybrid programs: we will be meeting in -person and virtually Zoom American Neritage Aiii�d .m filuseum with Nunter Chaney, 1101iNe Director of A4arketing Amom Tuesday, August 24 at 2 pm During this virtual presentation you will explore America's conflicts, beginning with the Revolutionary War to today. See page 5 to register for the trip to the museum in September. Knitting Group Wednesday, August 25 at 2.00 pm Join our Zoom Knitting Group at the COA for a freely floating conversation, sharing patterns, and discussing yarn types over knitting. ._� Zoom Pet Lovers' Group ` Wednesday, August 25, at 9 am With special Guest Veterinarian Dr Dawn Binder a LiTS EAT! Grab -and -Go Lunch Thursday, August 26 at 12:30 pm Enjoy our Grag-and-Go lunch in August. We will be sharing the cost to offer this dinner to you for $5.00. Order by August 10 by calling the Senior Center. Sign-ups start on August 10. Flowers with Ernie at the COA Thursday, August 26 at 2.00 pm Welcome Back! We are doing another refreshing arrangement to cool ourselves with an ice cream dish made of "vanilla ice cream and a red cherry on top." Call us to register: number of participants is limited to twelve people. Zoom Technology For People with Nearing Loss with Kathleen Krefethen Tuesday, August 31 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! Inovie Afternoons at the Senior Center Raya and the Last Dragon 2021, IMDB 7.2, PG, ih 47min Tuesday, August 10 at 4 pm -� Travel to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it's up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she'll learn that it'll take more than a dragon to save the world, it's going to take trust and teamwork as well. The War with Grandpa 2020, IMDB 5.6, PG, 1h 34min Tuesday, August 24 at 4 pm Sixth -grader Peter is pretty much your average kid -he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed moves in with Peter's family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight. Soul 2020, IMDB 8.1, PG, ih 40min Tuesday, August 31 at 4 pm Music teacher Joe lands the gig of his life at the best jazz club in town. But one misstep lands Joe in a fantastical place: The Great Before. There, he teams up with soul 22, and together they find the answers to some of life's biggest questions. PAGE WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 • A u g u s t SENIOR SHUTTLE NEWS 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 August! Weekly Stop & Shop -Watertown Street/CVS/Watertown Savings Bank trips on Wednesday August 4, 11, 18, & 25. 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 io riders plus the driver to observe social distancing rules. 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. 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Family Owned & Operated Ad info.1-800-477-4574 • Publication Support 1-800-888-4574 0 www.tpicommunities.com Watertown Council on Aging, Watertown 06-5192 PAGE 5 • WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS • 617 972 6490 • A u g u s t Zoom REGULAR WEEKLY CLASSES August In -Person Programs and Services MONDAYS: August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 Please check the calendar to join our in -person Sh Chair yoga with Diane ufro, activities in August: call us to pre -register. 72:30 pm to 1:30 pm Line Dancing with Bradley Mather, I 2: 00 pm to 3: 00 pm TUESDAYS: August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 r Zoom Coffee with ChieF Lawn, ChieF Quinn, & Captain Dupuis, Tuesday,August24at10am attheCOA fIr Tai-Chi and /Yleditation, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm WEDNESDAYS: August 4, 11, 18, and 25 Exercise with Nicole Von Rekowsky, 11 am to 12 pm THURSDAYS: August 5, 12, 19, and 26 4 Coffee and Conversation, 70:30 am to 12 pm FRIDAYS: August 6, 13, 20, and 27 Exercises and Stretching i with Shannon Lee Jones, 10 am to 11 am Seated Strength and Balance with pearl Pressman, 72 pm to 7 pm Sing with /llellowtones And Anne Silverman, 7:00 pm to 2:00 pm ri'#•� Bridge, Whist, Rummikub, Canasta, {Ni 4 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. Knitting Group is invited to meet at the COA's Lobby on Wednesday, August 25 at 2 pm. SHINE Volunteer will be working in -person on SH11'q - Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm starting August 4. Please call for an appointment. Art Class will meet to socialize on Tuesdays, -' August 10, and August 17 at 2 pm. Local Trips — Senior Shuttle Bus �� Ice Cream at Pizzi's Farm Thursday, August 12 at 12:30 pm Monday, August 30 at 12:30 pm Come to enjoy ice cream at one of the local landmarks in Waltham, Massachusetts, the Pizzi's Farm. Founded in 1933 by Domenic and Angela Pizzi, Pizzi Farms has grown up with Waltham's residents, their parents, and grandparents. Registration starts on August 1. American Heritage Inuseum 3 & L Friday, September 10 at 9 am Museum At the American Heritage Museum you explore America's conflicts, beginning with the Revolutionary War to today. You'll discover, and interact with, our heritage through the 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. Registration starts on September 1. PAGE 6 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS 617 972 6490 August Should You A Letter From the Friends: SHINE Delay Medicare Enrollment? The Board of the Friends of the Watertown Council on Aging met Most people first become eligible on June 24, 2021, in person, for the first time since the COVID-19 for Medicare when they turn shutdown began back in March of 2020. Many Board members were seeing each other for the first time in over a year. 65. To have coverage begin the month of your 65th birthday, you We discussed the Friends Board need for a Secretary to take the must enroll during the three monthly meeting minutes and to fill a few Board vacancies months prior to your birthday. Your created by some members resigning due health reasons or Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) because they have moved out of state. extends three months past your birthday month, but your effective The Senior Center is now open with some new guidelines in place date will be later. If you don't for coming to the Center. See the Watertown Senior News - enroll during your IEP, you may August 2021 issue for the specific guidelines. have a lifetime penalty. Many of the Senior Center's programs will continue to be offered via Zoom, but other activities will be offered on -site in the There is an exception for people afternoons such as: games like Bridge on Monday, Rummikub still working past age 65. If you are and Conasta on Wednesday and Whist on Thursday also in person covered through your employer Chair Volleyball on Thursday afternoon and the Knitting Group on group health plan and there are 20 Wednesday afternoon. or more employees, you may delay enrolling in Medicare without We are excited to start planning for some get togethers for penalty. This also applies if you are everyone over this summer and fall. If you have suggestions and/ covered through your spouse's or any interest in helping to plan some fun, in person, activities current employment. However, please call the Senior Center (617) 972-6490 and ask for a Friend once employment ends, other to contact you and one of us will be sure to get right back to you. coverage, such as COBRA or a We've really missed everyone and are so looking forward to Health Connector plan, will not seeing all of you again soon. prevent the penalty. ji4e vo& o/ wat�iotvn. 604 For further assistance about this or any Medicare issue, contact the The Senior Center is on Watertown Cable Access TV SHINE Program. Trained SHINE volunteers offer free, confidential In August and September, Watertown Senior Center will continue it's counseling on all aspects of weekly 30-minute programs on local Watertown Cable TV. Every Tues- Medicare and related health and day 10:30 am and Thursday at 10:30 am, seniors will be able to see drug insurance programs. To clips about Senior Center activities, watch presentations and learn a schedule a SHINE appointment, call little more about the Senior Center. 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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 his- tory 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 de- lightful Cape Cod day! Tour Cost: $109.00 Per Person. Indian Princess � Cruise &Luncheon Tuesday, October 12 The bus will be departing from p 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 Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagunga- maugg (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 & Des- sert. 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 de- lightful day exploring Central Massachusetts and enjoying the beautiful surrounding area. Tour Cost: $109.00 Per Person. Call to registered TODAY! Checks payable to Fox Tours. 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SERVICES WATERTOWN SENIOR CENTER Office of Elder Affairs, Watertown Community (508) 620-1830 Anne -Marie Gagnon, Director Foundation, Marshall Home Fund and the Email: agagnon@watertown-ma.gov Friends of the COA for their support of the (617) 972-6490 Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center. WATERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR CENTER 31 MARSHALL STREET WATERTOWN, MA 02472 (617) 972-6490 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED '4ag4w xv Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WatertownMACouncilOnAging