HomeMy Public PortalAboutMarch 2016 Watertown Senior NewsWatertown Senior News
COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD
Patricia Gold, Chairperson
Carol Airasian
Bertha Anderson
Dorothy Jean Brown
Burt Greenberg
Mary Keenan
Genevieve C. Martin
Linda Moffitt
Alice Wadden
Watertown Council on Aging/Senior Center
COA/SENIOR ENTER
STAFF
31 Marshall St.
Caryl Leslie Fox, Director
Watertown, MA 02472
Deborah A. Dunn
617-972-6490
Marina Kirsanova
www.water own-ma.gov
Rae Grassia
MARCH 2016
Alfredo Bartolozzi
MARCH 2O16
IRISH CONCERT FEATURING
TOM O°CARROLL
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Dublin born folklorist, folk -singer and instrumentalist
Tom O'Carroll brings a wealth of stories, humor, wit
and history to his performances. He has played at
concerts, festivals, colleges, libraries and pubs all
over the U.S. and Canada, as well as his native
Ireland, including a stint for one month in Seoul,
South Korea. Whether playing a plaintive air on the
tin whistle or singing and playing rousing traditional
songs to the accompaniment of the guitar or the
bodhr6n (Irish drum), Tom will captivate all with his
lively program of Irish culture.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 16 TIME: 10:00 AM
Pre -registration is required. Call the Center at
617-972-6490 to reserve your seat.
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LOCAL LIVING OPTIONS
FOR SENIORS
Should you remain at home
or move to a new community?
David Robinson of Always Best
Care will help you decide
based on budget, location, and
services desired. Come to an
informative talk on local
11111 living options for seniors.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 2
WHERE: Watertown Senior
Center, 31 Marshall St.
Please pre -register by calling
the Center at 617-972-6490.
Inside this issue: PAINTING WITH DAWN SCALTRETO
March Movies 2 join us for a fun and relaxing afternoon workshop with Dawn
Floral Arrangement 3 Scaltreto, renowned artist and Watertown Senior Center art
Foxwoods 3 instructor. We will be creating "Spring in the Boston Public
Metro West Legal 3 Garden". All your supplies are provided so bring a friend and
enjoy this creative workshop for beginners to experienced paint-
ers. 3 Dawn will walk each participant through the process of creat-
Medicare Update 4 ing their own Boston scene on stretched canvas. Each artist will
Medical Update 6 leave with a unique 12" x 16" acrylic painting ready for hanging!
Book Club 6 When: Tuesday, March S Time: 11:30 am
IRS Phone Scams 6
Cost: $25.00
CALENDAR 7 Call the Center to pre -register at 617-972-6490.
Income Taxes 8
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March Mcvie Matinee
Relax and enjoy a movie in our comfortable lounge Thursday afternoons
at 1:00 p. m.
3/3 The Intern - Seventy year -
old widower Ben Whitaker, a re-
tired executive, applies to a
- senior citizen intern
program after retire-
ment has gotten too
boring. He applies to
About the Fit, a fast-
growing fashion com-
pany. Jules Ostin,
founder and CEO had agreed to
the community outreach program
where seniors will intern at the
firm. Ben impresses everyone
and is one of four hired. Cast:
Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway,
Rene Russo 2015 121 minutes
PG-13
3/10 Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me -
This powerful portrait of the life
and career of great American
music icon Glen Campbell opens
to the viewer the world of the
singular talent who created hits
like Rhinestone Cow-
boy, Wichita Lineman
and Gentle on My
Mind. When Glen was
diagnosed with Alz-
heimer's disease in
2011, he chose to
make his condition public. He
then began a short "Goodbye
Tour," but the three-week en-
gagement turned into an emo-
tional and triumphant 151 show
nationwide tour de force. A re-
markable musical journey chroni-
cled in this affecting documen-
tary. Cast: Glen Campbell, Bruce
Springsteen, The Edge 2014
PG 104 mins
3/17 A Shine of Rainbows - A
truly inspiring story of an ordi-
nary family's extraordinary jour-
ney. An orphaned
boy named Tomas is
adopted by Maire to
live on a whimsical _
Irish isle filled with
new friends, secret M1
caves, and a lost
baby pup seal. But when Maire's
reluctant husband Alec refuses to
accept Tombs as his own son,
the boy drifts down a fateful path
of adventure and self-discovery,
illuminating how rainbows can
shine around --and within --us all.
Cast: Connie Nelson, Aidan
Quinn, John Bell 2011 111 mins
PG
3/24 Bridge of Spies - In 1957,
James B. Donovan is recruited
from his law firm to defend
accused Soviet spy
Rudolf Abel, who is
convicted, but sen-
tenced to prison in- ate'
stead of execution in
case they want to
swap him in the
future. Just such a scenario
comes into play when in 1960 U-
2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers
is shot down over Soviet territory
and taken prisoner. Donovan is
again recruited to act as the in-
termediary and negotiate swap-
ping Able for the American
requiring him to travel to East
Berlin crossing the newly built
Berlin Wall. Cast: Tom Hanks,
Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan 2015
141 mins PG-13
3/31 Spies Like Us - Two bum-
bling government employees are
chosen from a CIA recruitment
program. They end up in
Afghanistan, chased
by Russians, where
they learn they are
being used as decoys
to draw out the Sovi-
et defenses. Two real Sl'Ititi411 G,
spies are sent in. Their mission is
to hijack a Soviet missile launch-
er, launch the Soviet missile, and
test the new U.S. orbital defense
laser. Cast: Chevy Chase, Dan
Aykroyd, Steve Forest 1985 102
mins PG
4/7 Black Mass - John Connolly
and James "Whitey" Bulger grew
up together on the streets of
South Boston. Decades later, in
the late 1970s, they would meet
again. By then,
Connolly was a major BLACK MASS
figure in the FBI's t
Boston office and
Whitey had become
godfather of the Irish
Mob. What happened
between them - a dirty deal to
trade secrets and take down Bos-
ton's Italian Mafia in the process.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Benedict
Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
2016 123 mins R
MARCH 2O16 WATERTOWN SENIOR NEWS PAGE 3
Don't forget - March 13
` Change your
CLOCKS
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etroWest Legal
An attorney from Metrowest
Legal Services will offer office
hours at the Watertown Senior
Center on Friday, March 18
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
Appointments are required.
Call the Senior Center at 617-
972-6490 to schedule a time.
The Senior Center will
close at 1:00 pm on
Good Friday, March 25
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT
WORKSHOP
Come join us as Ernie Berardinelli
shows us how to decorate a beautiful;,
flower arrangement to welcome Spring `y
a, x
or for the holidays. No experience is
needed! We will have all the supplies _-
available for you add your own personal touches
to the design.
The cost for this program is 20.00.
WHEN: 10:00 Wednesday, March 23
WHERE: Watertown Senior Center
Please pre -register by calling 617-972-6490.
SING... JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT!
The Mellowtones are coming back to sing!
The Spring session will be starting Friday, March 18th. The
Mellowtones get together each week at 12:30 pm to sing for
the fun of it, and entertain us at our parties! Members do not
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4� pay have to read music and NewMembersAre�llways Welcome!
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Join us here at the Senior Center - 31 Marshall St.
A $2.00 donation is requested.
Join The Watertown Seniors As They Try Their Luck At Foxwoods!
WHEN: Thursday, April 21st
LEAVE: 8:00 AM RETURN: 6:30 PM
COST. $25.00 which includes a $15.00 bonus slot play (bonus
swiped directly onto Wampum Card - if you don't have one a
temporary card will be issued), a $10.00 food coupon, which
may be used for the Grand Buffet, and the bus driver's tip.
Sign-up and pay at the Watertown Senior Center, 31 Marshall St.
or call us at 617-972-6490 for more information.
(Sign up early to make sure this trip runs.)
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SHINE
How Does Medicare Cover Vaccines?
Medicare covers vaccines differently depending on which vaccine you need. Some vaccines are
covered by Part B, which is your medical coverage. These include vaccines for the flu, pneumo-
nia, and in some cases Hepatitis B. Whether you have Original Medicare or a Medicare Ad-
vantage plan, these vaccines will be covered as preventive services at no cost. Additionally, if
you have been exposed to a dangerous disease, your vaccine will be covered, but you may have
a copay. For example, if you step on a rusty nail, a tetanus shot will be covered.
All other vaccines are covered by your Medicare Part D drug coverage. Both Medicare Ad-
vantage prescription drug plans and stand-alone Part D plans must include all commercially
available vaccines on their drug formularies, including the vaccine for shingles (herpes zos-
ter). However, you may pay different amounts depending on where you get vaccinated. Check
directly with your plan for coverage rules and costs.
Trained SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Everyone... on Medicare) volunteers can
help you! They offer free, confidential counseling on all aspects of health insurance to anyone
on Medicare. To schedule a SHINE appointment, call your local Senior Center. For other
SHINE related matters, call 1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636), then press or say 3. Once you
get the SHINE answering machine, leave your name and number. A volunteer will call you
back, as soon as possible.
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COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD
The COA Board will meet next at 5:30 pm,
Wednesday, March 9 at the Watertown Senior
Center, 31 Marshall St.
THE SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB
WHEN. • 9:30 a. in. Wednesday, March 16
to discuss The Spirit Woman by
Margaret Coel. Copies of the book
are available at the Watertown Free
Public Library. According to legend,
Sacajawea—the Native
` - American woman who
helped guide the Lewis and
Clark expedition through
the American wilderness—
' is buried on the Wind River
Reservation. Now, a college
professor —and longtime friend of Arap-
aho attorney Vicky Holden —has disap-
peared while seeking the truth behind
the legend.
Vicky and Father John O'Malley soon
discover that her missing friend is
linked to another female historian who
also vanished on the reservation —while
researching Sacajawea twenty years
ago. The answer to the mystery of the
missing scholars may lie in the pages of
Sacajawea's hidden memoirs —and with
a culprit who will do anything to ensure
they're never found...
AIRCAL UPDATE
Medical screenings listed
below are all held on
Thursday mornings
March 10 - Hearing Screening with hearing specialist
Steve Bennett from Miracle Ear. Already have a hearing
aid - he will clean them for you and replace the batter-
ies at no charge. Call the Senior Center at 61 7-972-
6490 for an appointment.
March 17 - Podiatry Clinic - at 1 1:00 a.m. Toenails,
corns, callus care only. The cost for this service is
$25.00 payable to Dr. Alper. Insurance is not accepted.
March 24 - Blood Pressure by Linda Micklay, R.N. From
CareGroup Home Care in order of sign -in starting at
9:30 a.m. There is no charge for this service but dona-
tions to the Senior Center are appreciated.
IRS: PHONE SCAMS SERIOUS THREAT
"Taxpayers across the nation face a deluge of these aggressive
phone scams," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. "Don't be
fooled by callers pretending to be from the IRS in an attempt to
steal your money. We continue to say if you are surprised to be
hearing from us, then you're not hearing from us."
Last month, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
said it has received reports of about 900,000 scammer contacts
since October 2013, with more than 5,000 victims collectively pay-
ing over $26.5 million.
With tax season underway, the IRS and police departments
across the state are again warning people to hang up on anyone
claiming they're from the agency and demanding immediate pay-
ment.
Many phone scams use threats to intimidate and bully a victim into
paying. They demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill. They
may even threaten to arrest, deport or revoke the license of their
victim if they don't get the money.
Scammers make unsolicited calls claiming to be IRS officials.
They con the victim into sending cash, usually through a prepaid
debit card or wire transfer. They may also leave "urgent" callback
requests through phone "robo-calls," or via a phishing email.
The agency recommends anyone who is contacted by phone
scammers to fill out an "IRS impersonation scam" form on
tigta.gov or call Treasury officials at 800-366-4484.
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INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
Income tax preparation will be available at the Senior Center for seniors 60 and older.
Volunteers, trained at an IRS certified program sponsored by AARP, will provide tax
assistance by appointment.
The volunteers are not able to prepare returns that include income from rental property,
trusts, partnerships, or businesses. These returns should be handled by a professional tax
preparer.
Complex returns will be referred to private tax preparers.
While there is no fee for this service, donations to the Senior Center are gratefully accepted.
Appointments are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.
Call the Senior Center at 617-972-6490 to make an appointment.
WATERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGING
SENIOR CENTER
31 MARSHALL ST.
WATERTOWN, MA 02472