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Newburgh Senior CenterFebruary 2018 Ne~sletter

529 Jefferson St.Newburgh, IN 47630812-853-5627Fax:812-853-5629

Nancy Lybarger, manageremail:[email protected]

The Place Where Seniors CongregateHours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 2 pm

Manager's CornerIt's been a challenging month at the

Senior Center and I appreciate yourpatience with our door issue and hav-ing to be closed for nearly a week dueto the winter storm. I think we've hadenough winter and are now ready tomove along to spring.The snow was beautiful as it drifted toearth and goodness knows we neededa break from good weather. For thosewho were worried we wouldn't haveenough snow this winter, you can stoppraying for the frozen stuff. The rest ofus are over snow and ice. Finis. Good-bye.I saw a seed catalog at church lastweek, so I am encouraged. If seed cat-alogs are in the mail, can spring be farbehind? I look at those publications asthe real harbingers of spring. Robinscan get mixed up and come early, butnot seed catalogs.Thanks to all who have helped makethe blankets for Ronald McDonaldHouse. We are about to finish themand get them delivered. This is a per-fect example of how we can help inour community.We also collected items for the New-burgh Food Pantry Kids' Corner. If youhaven't had a chance to make yourdonation, we'll wait until mid-Februaryto deliver our gifts.For February, we will collect personal

care products for the teens at theUnited Methodist Youth Home. They

need shampoo, deodorant, toothpasteand toothbrushes, underwear, socks,winter scarves and hats and gloves/mittens. You can bring your donationsto the Senior Center any time we areopen, which as a rule is Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.I hope you will invite your friends and

family to come and hang out with us atthe Center. We have fun every day(and you never know what will pop upin the fun category). Whether it's bin-go or cards, we're playing somethingevery day we are open. If you don'tknow the games, we'll be glad to teachyou so you can have fun with us.And, don't forget to tell all the seniors

you know, and those you don't knowyet, about lunches, exercise and otherthings we do here. We are a well-keptsecret in Southwest Indiana and weneed to spread the good word.Feel free to contact me at the Center

or via email and let me know if thereare programs you would like to havehere at the Center. We can do week-ends if you'd like, too.Please be safe this winter. Don't take

chances ifthe weather is icy/snowy.If you haven't had a flu shot - and you

can take one - please go get one. Theflu is not a bad cold. It's a differentmonster and people are dying from it.It's different from a cold in that you gofrom well to sick in just a few hours.You will have a fever and feel misera-

ble. Please contact your doctor if youthink you have the flu. There's medi-cine you can take that will make youfeel better quicker. Infect your ene-mies at will, but stay away from yourfriends and family.

February Birthdays

Hazel CoxAlonzo Moore, Jr.Sue WelteVicki SiebeNancy SchaubergerRuth EdgertonMary Ann GarrettBetty StahlNaomi FaireChris SmithChuck BauerFred PiersonColleen MartinTerry BestSylvia WillCraig MooreSue Crawford

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ks to our February Day SponsorsWe appreciate our Day

Sponsors.

February 14 is sponsoredby Dixie and Marge Dugan,in celebration of their 58thwedding anniversary. Itshould be difficult to forgetyour wedding anniversary ifit's on Valentine's Day. Bestwishes to Marge and Dixieand our hopes for manymore happy years! Thankyou, Marge and Dixie, forincluding us in your special

day and being such loyalsupporters of the NSC.February 15, National Hippo

Day, is sponsored by Claireand Maureen Martin, inhonor of many special hip-pos in their lives, includingthe late hippo, Donna, who,was at the Evansville Zoowhen they were children,and the wonderful baby hip-po, Fiona, who resides at theCincinnati Zoo, and just cele-brated her 1st birthday!

Gardeners needed to start planningSeed catalogs have us wishing for springand warmer temperatures, and the freshveggies we get from our garden.We have new raised planters out in the

garden area that were built last fall by thevolunteers from Alcoa (Thanks, again!) andnow we need to start planning what toplant in them and the rest of the garden.First we need to find some garden soil to

fill the raised beds. Then we need adviceon what to plant and how to keep outcritters and the best way to water, etc.If you would like to help us with this task,

even if you don't want to play in the dirt,we'd love to have you. Call or email ourmanager and let her know your interest. Ameeting will be scheduled after we findvolunteers.Also, if you have a good source for seed-lings and rooted plants, please let us know.

We have some funding available but itwould be nice if someone would donateplants or let us have them at a reducedprice.Our garden was so appreciated last sum-mer. We ate fresh tomatoes, squash, pep-pers and green onions to our hearts con-tent.However, our old garden soil, outside the

raised beds, needs help before we plantthis year. We need to either removewhat's there or get some soil to put on topof it. It's been plowed deep enough thatwe have a lot of glass shards and brokenbricks at the top.It is in the realm of possibility that we

would not plant garden stuff outside theraised beds, but use that area for flowers.We have lots of options and we need in-put from experienced folks to help us havea great garden this summer.If you know any groups that might be will-

ing to maintain the garden for us once itgets planted, that would be helpful, too. AGirl Scout troop planted for us last year,and a couple of our members watered andweeded it, but it was a bigger task thantwo or three ladies could manage once thetemperatures reached the 90s.Master Gardeners, FFA, 4-H, scouts or

high school students who need servicehours are welcome to come and help.Please let us know your availability.

Bet you didn't know thatHippo loosely translates toRiver Horse in ancientGreek. Hippo Day, then, cel-ebrates the third largestmammal on Earth. We thinkhippos are amazingtoo! Thank you, Claire andMaureen, for your support.

Dues reminderOur annual membership

dues are $12 and are paya-ble any time, but you maywant to pay now, then youwon't forget.Membership dues are ap-

preciated, but not necessaryto participate in most of ouractivities. And, most of ouractivities are free to every-one who shows up on ourdoorstep.Members get a discount on

any trips we take, and thatusually saves more than thecost of our dues.

FebruarySenior KazooBand schedule"Senior Class" Kazoo Band Feb-ruary 2018-Valentine's Dayand Love Songs!!!We love love songs and so doour audiences. Let's havesome fun and remember hap-py times. If you are thinking ofjoining the "Senior Class," thiswould be a great time. You'lllove it. ColleenPlease mark your calendar for

the following date:Thursday February 22 at1:30 p.m. Bell OaksPlace. Please be there at1:15 p.m.Let's hope the weather coop-

erates. If school is cancelled,and the NSC is closed, we willnot kazoo.

Thanks to our Activity SponsorsTown of Newburgh - Provides our building, maintenance and sup-

plies/services.

*Bayer's Plumbing (812) 853-2305 - Sponsors Fruitful Fridays and

Sundae Fridays.

*Heritage Federal Credit Union - (812) 253-6928 - Our Internet

Cafe/Printer sponsor.

*Titzer Funeral Homes (812) 853-8314 - Sponsors our monthly

birthday cake.

sor.*Mike and Linda Andreas - Landscaping, garden and flowers spon-

*Ohio Township - Activity sponsor.

*King Mechanical Specialties and Zion United Church of Christ -Hospitality sponsors.

If you would like to support the efforts of the Newburgh Senior Center, please contact us at (812) 853-5627 or email

our manager, Nancy Lybarger at manageratnsc @gmail.com.

Thanks to those who help usWe can't say it too much: Thanks to every-one who supports Newburgh Senior Center.We have faithful volunteers. We have gen-erous bingo sponsors and Friday lunch pro-viders. We also have a fantastic return ratefor Day Sponsors and activity sponsors.We could not provide services and pro-

grams like we do without the support of ourcommunity. We invite you all to drop in anytime for a visit. Have lunch with us. Play

games with us. Stay for one of our enter-taining programs. Sit and talk with us.Don't' forget to tell your friends and neigh-

bors about us, too. We welcome all inde-pendent seniors in Southwestern Indiana(You don't need a passport to cross countylines.) and if you want to bring an assistant,feel free to do so if you need help in thebasics. Bus service comes to our door everyhour on the half -hour during the day.

We're going to Derby Theater againthe Center for the May 16performance of Oklahoma!The cost per person, whichincludes lunch, transporta-tion and the play, is $42 formembers and $84 for non-members.Call Barb at 812-853-5627

to reserve your spot.Please notice NSCmem-

bers are only paying halftheticket cost. That's becausethe NSC board has author-ized us to pay the other half

We had so much fun atDerby Theater, we're goingback this spring. Only 18seats are available through

- but only for paid 2018members.We are going with Mr. JoeSeibert and the Happy Hoos-iers on a big bus. The trip isalmost as much fun as theplay and lunch. Mr. Seibertis working to get more tick-ets but right now, 18 is allwe can reserve. Do not dallyaround thinking you can putoff getting your reservation.Payment is necessary toconfirm your reservation.

There is a slight possibilitythe Derby Theater will puton another performance ofthis favorite production, butdon't count on that, accord-ing to Mr. Seibert.This is the only trip we haveplanned for now, but we areworking with Mr. Seibert toset up another or two. Mr.Seibert does have other tripsavailable through HappyHoosiers but we do not offera price break on those.

Helping others is a theme this year at NSCOne of our themes this year at New-burgh Senior Center is that we are notthe end of the chain. That may soundfunny when you say it, but it meansthat even though we may not be asable as we used to be, we are still ca-pable of helping others in some capac-ity.Last fall we had a visit from a repre-

sentative of Ronald McDonald Housein Evansville. We were touched by allthe support they offer families withhospitalized children.So we offered to make some blankets

for the organization to give to theiryoung patients. After we finish the lastones, we will be ready to donate adozen blankets.And that's not all.We are serving as the distribution site

for monthly food boxes for low-income seniors in Warrick County. Ifyou know someone who might bene-fit, please have them call Colleen Mar-tin, 812-598-8332.We are going to be collecting items

for a variety of causes this year, asmentioned earlier in this newsletter.

These opportunities are open to thepublic and we encourage everyone toget involved. They don't have to bethe end of the chain, either.

Weird and wacky holidays in FebruaryWe have a bunch of holidays in Febru-ary. We have Valentines Day for choc-olate lovers and we used to haveWashington's and Lincoln's birthdaysbut now we've clumped them togeth-er for Presidents' Day.Lent starts this year on February 14,

so Mardi Gras will be celebrated theweek prior to that, culminating on FatTuesday, February 13.As usual, there are some other dayswe might want to observe holidays,some that are a bit off the wall. Here'sa list:

Feb. 1: Work Naked DayFeb. 2: Play Your Ukulele DayFeb. 3: Eat Ice Cream for BreakfastDayFeb. 5: Chocolate Fondue DayFeb. 6: Lame Duck DayFeb. 7: Send a Card to a Friend DayFeb. 8: Laugh and Get Rich DayFeb. 10: Umbrella DayFeb. 11: Make a Friend DayFeb. 12: Darwin DayFeb. 13: World Radio DayFeb. 14: Ferris Wheel Day/LibraryLovers

DayFeb. 15: Gumdrop DayFeb. 16: Do a Grouch a Favor DayFeb. 17: Random Act of Kindness DayFeb. 19: Chocolate Mint DayFeb. 22: Be Humble DayFeb. 23: International Dog Biscuit Ap

preciation DayFeb. 24: Tortilla Chip Day/Sword Swal

lowers DayFeb. 26: Tell A Fairy Tale DayFeb. 28: Public Sleeping Day

Newburgh Community Theater offering dinner theater

ANO AN

ELVISBy NllIICY Frick

Two performances of the comedy,"Four Weddings and an Elvis" will be

presented by the Newburgh Commu-nity Theater on Friday and Saturday,February 16 and 17 at Preservation

Hall, 200 State Street. Doors open at6:15 p.m. both nights for a light din-ner and finger foods with desserts anda cash bar. Curtain will rise at 7 p.m.Sandy, the four-times-married-three-

times-divorced owner of a weddingchapel in Las Vegas, has certainly seenher fair share of matrimonies! In thehilarious Four Weddings and an Elvis,we witness four of her funniest: Bevand Stan, who are getting married--bythe King himself--as revenge on theirexes; Vanessa and Bryce, two arro-gant aging stars who are tying the

knot as a publicity ploy, and are vexedby an aging Elvis who doesn't knowwho they are; and Martin and Fiona, a

gentle postal-worker and a tough ex-can trying to get married before thepolice arrive! However, the final wed-ding is the funniest all: Sandy's fifthand final wedding which reveals a hi-larious twist!While there are no 10 requirements,

this is an adult production. There aresome scenes inappropriate for youngaudiences.Tickets are available only on the thea-ter's web site: newburghcommuni-tytheater.org. All seating is reservedand tickets are $20 each with a $2.03

carrying charge. If you have questions,contact the group at [email protected].

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Newburgh Senior Center ActivitiesFebruary 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3

*11:0.0 Exercise*Noon Bingo by Bell

OaksLunch by CypressGrove

4 5 6 7 8 9*11:0.0. Exercise *10.:0.0. Knitl Crocbet *11 :00. Exercise *9:30., 10:0.0.Tai Cbi *11:0.0Exercise Even if it isn't listed*Noon-Clabber *10.:0.0.Computer belp *Noon Bingo by * 11 :0.0.Exercise *Noon Cards with every day, we exercise at*Noon - Scrabble *11:0.0.Bridge Hamilton Pointe *Noon Scrabble Jane 11 a.m., Monday-Friday.BIRTHDAY MONDAY *11:0.0.Exercise *12:30. Euchre *Noon Bring a Joke to Lunch by Atria Come and join us forby Titzer Family *Noon Bingo by Share stretches, balancing &Funeral Homes Women's Club muscle builders.

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Cypress Grove River Pointe Spaghetti for lunch*12:30. Euchre

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