Seniors Calendar: 07/06/2008

July 06, 2008 12:00 am

Senior Calendar is published weekly by the Traverse City Record-Eagle. If you have information to include you can mail it: Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; fax it: 946-8632; e-mail it: sbeach@record-eagle.com.

TODAY

TC Senior Center, open 2-4 p.m., table tennis, pool table, computer lab, darts, card and board games, library, space to socialize, free, reservations not required; 7 p.m. euchre, $3; 801 E. Front St., TC; 922-4911.

MONDAY

National Cherry Festival's Distinguished Senior Breakfast, 9 a.m., $3 per person at the door, reservations required; Elks Club, 625 Bay St., TC; for details or reservations, call the GT Heritage Center, 995-0313.

Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital retirees' luncheon, 11 a.m., Cottage Cafe, 420 Munson Ave., TC.

Senior citizen lap swimming, 3-3:50 p.m., $2.75 GT County residents, $3.85 non-residents; GT County Civic Center pool, Civic Center Drive, TC; 922-4830.

Ceta Hall, 7 p.m. euchre, $5; 6615 County Road 612, Manistee Lake area; 587-4753.

TUESDAY

South Boardman meal site, 11 a.m. cards; 12:15 p.m. lunch; South Boardman Township Hall, 5503 Boardman Road, South Boardman; 369-2700 or 369-2917 before 10 a.m. for reservations.

Leelanau County meal sites, noon, reservations; Town Hall, Empire; 256-7590.

Kalkaska Senior Center, noon-12:30 p.m. lunch, no reservation needed, suggested meal donation $2 ages 60/older, $3 ages 59/younger; 1 p.m. table tennis, 2:30-3:30 p.m. beginner line dancing, 3:30-4:30 p.m. experienced line dancing; 303 S. Coral, Kalkaska; 258-5030.

Caregiver Support Group, 1:30-3 p.m., for full-time care-givers of seniors, care available; Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility, Bellaire; 533-8703.

WEDNESDAY

The Gathering Place, open 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., noon lunch, $2.50 suggested donation ages 60 and older, $5.50 all others, reservations due 24 hours in advance; bingo; Honor Plaza, 10579 Main, Honor; 325-3720 or toll-free (877) 277-1306.

Antrim County meal sites, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Bellaire Senior Center, 308 E. Cayuga, Bellaire; 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Governmental Building, 1622 N. M-88, Central Lake, Linda Hilts, 544-6435; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mancelona Senior Center, 122 E. State St., Mancelona, Evelyn Hull, 587-9131; lunch served at noon at all meal sites, reservations required at least 24 hours prior to the date you wish to visit for lunch, with the exception of Bellaire; Antrim County Commission on Aging, 533-8703.

Alzheimer's Association support group, 10:30 a.m., Boyne Area Senior Center, 411 E. Division, Boyne City; Leigh Reis, 237-0103.

Alzheimer's Association social group for persons with early stage Alzheimer's and their care partners, 11 a.m., Alzheimer's Association office, 1040 Walnut St., TC.

Rapid City meal site, noon lunch; Little Red Schoolhouse, Rapid City; Ann Woodruff, 331-6209 before 10 a.m. Tues. for Wed. reservation.

TC High School class of 1958 luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Elks Club, 625 Bay St., TC; 946-7424.

Chapter No. 14 of the State Employee Retirees Association, 2 p.m.; King's Court Clubhouse, Ray Boulevard off LaFranier Road, TC.

Alzheimer's Association caregiver support group, 2 p.m., Green Acres Retirement Living, 235 Pearl St., Cadillac; Tara O'Brien, 775-5300.

Ceta Hall, 7 p.m. pinochle, $2.25; 6615 County Road 612, Manistee Lake area; 587-4753.

THURSDAY

TC Kiwanis Golden K Club, 8:30 a.m. breakfast meeting, TC Elks, 625 Bay St., TC.

Alzheimer's Association support group, 2 p.m., respite available; Kalkaska Memorial Health Center, 419 Coral St., Kalkaska; Rebecca Barr, 258-7522.

Senior citizen lap swimming, 3-3:50 p.m., $2.75 GT County residents, $3.85 non-residents; GT County Civic Center pool, Civic Center Drive, TC; 922-4830.

FRIDAY

TC Senior Center, 9 a.m. Tai Chi; 10 a.m. bingo; noon meal and birthday bash with the Korbs, 1 p.m. poker; 1-3 p.m. chess pick-up ages and free lessons for beginners, no reservations required, public welcome; 2 p.m. knitting class with Lucille Miller, $1; 7 p.m. euchre, $3; 801 E. Front St., TC; 922-4911.

Ceta Hall, 10:30 a.m. exercise, noon lunch; 6615 County Road 612, Manistee Lake area; 587-4753.

Leelanau County meal site, noon, reservations; Friendship Community Center, 201 Broadway, Suttons Bay; 256-7590.

SATURDAY

Foot care clinic, by appointment, $15 and bring a towel; Grayling Senior Center, 308 Lawndale, Grayling; call (989) 821-5428.

TC Senior Center dance, 8 p.m., smoke free, public welcome, $3, ages 50 and older; 801 E. Front, TC; 922-4911.

SUNDAY

TC Senior Center, open 2-4 p.m., table tennis, pool table, computer lab, darts, card and board games, library, space to socialize, free, reservations not required; 7 p.m. euchre, $3; 801 E. Front St., TC; 922-4911.

ONGOING

Alcohol/substance abuse recovery services, for older adults, cost figured on a sliding scale basis; call Catholic Human Services, 947-8110.

Alzheimer's Association, NW Mich. support groups, meet monthly at various locations; contact the Alzheimer's Association chapter office, 1040 Walnut St., TC; (800) 272-3900 or 929-3804, www.alzgmc.org.

Citizens for Better Care, local long-term care ombudsman serving northwest Michigan, for details or concerns about nursing homes and other long-term care settings, call Nancy Turner, weekdays, 947-2504.

Foot care clinics, offered by appointment; call the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging, 922-4688.

Northwest Human Services Agency, Home Delivered Meals for homebound seniors in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee and Wexford counties, 947-3780.

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