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Newburgh Senior CenterApril 2018 Ne1Nsletter

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

Nancy Lybarger, manager

email:[email protected]

The Place Where SeniDrs CDngregateHours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 2 pm

Manager's .CornerSpring has arrived! - Well, according

to the calendar, anyway. The first dayof Spring it snowed all day. MotherNature apparently didn't get thememo, as one of our members noted.It's gradually getting warmer; now ifthe sun will just shine ....We are looking forward to lots of

Spring Things here at the Senior Cen-ter. As soon as it dries out, we'll begetting soil for our raised beds in thegarden. We are going to plant pota-toes in some buckets we were gifted.One of our bingo ladies wants to hosta flower setting day, so we'll be inspring mode around.here soon.Some of our trees and flowers areblooming already, and our hopes arestrong that better days are on their

way. With that hope, we can hold onjust a bit longer.Earth Day will be April 22. It doesn't

seem like almost 50 years ago that my.dorm room reeked of old beer andstale soda cans as we collected themfor a mountain of aluminum cans forthat first Earth Day at Ball State.We are doing much better at recycling

these days. Some people are evenbringing in their recycles. I'm proud ofthem. We can recycle plastic, paperand metal cans. No glass at this point.Even though we are doing better, we

still have a long way to go to save ourplanet. I've picked info from the inter-net about plastic water bottles andthat piece is farther inside this news-letter.

Tickets still available for Derby Theater tripin May; two more plays are on the calendar

We have lessthan 10 ticketsavailable forour May16trip to DerbyTheater forOklahoma!Please get

your name on the list right now. Pay-ment is due by the end of the secondweek in April.

Plus, the Center will subsidize twoother plays at the theater this year.We have reserved 15 seats for both

"Over the River and Through theWoods" on June 27 and The ChurchBasement Ladies "Rise Up, 0 Men" onSeptember 19..The cost for per trip is $41 for mem-bers. It covers a ticket, the bus tripand your buffet lunch at the theater.SiJif you want to go on all three, thecost will be $123, if you are a memberof Newburgh Senior Center. The dis-count is only offered to members.Membership is $12 a year and maybe payed at the time you order yourtickets.

I hope you are ready to enjoy springand I hope you will join us; We alwayshave fun and fellowship around here,one way or another.My husband was folding laundry the

other day as I worked on a project inthe dining room. I mentioned to himthat the strangest thing had happenedthis past week. I kept finding dryersheets in my pants pockets. I couldn'tfigure it."Well," he said, "I keep finding them

all over the place, so I just startedstuffing them in your pockets. I won-dered if you'd notice."It too me a while, but I noticed.Let the games begin.

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Spring is here: Watch outfor kids and our elders

April 9 is sponsored by Janice Miller, of ERAFirst Advantage Real-ty. Janice says Spring is a great time to spruce up your house or evenlook for a new one. Thank you, Ms. Miller, for being a Day Sponsorthis year!April 22 -Earth Day-is sponsored by Jan and Dan Schrader. Thetheme for 2018 is "Help end plastic pollution."Plastic is threatening our planet's survival; from poisoning and injur-

ing marine life, to disrupting human hormones; from littering ourbeaches and landscapes, to clogging our streams and landfills.Together, we can make a difference. Little changes can make a bigdifference. Thank you, Jan and Dan, for being Day Sponsors.April 25 is sponsored in honor of National Parks Week by Justin

Shea, of Manhattan (That is in New York' City!). Even though Justin lives in a very urban area, he loves our NationalParks and has made many trips to visit those treasures. Thank you, Justin, for your support of the Newburgh SeniorCenter and National Parks.April 28 is sponsored by Claire, Maureen and Colleen in Honor of the birthday of Dennis Martin. Happy Birthday,Dennis, with love from all your family and friends.Thank you to the Martins for being Day Sponsors and all the other services you provide for the Center.If you have an event you would like to remember, the Center would appreciate your support as a day sponsor.

It's spring and all things are new.We need to watch for kids onbikes and playing near the street.They aren't paying attention. Wemight be looking at trees andflowers blooming, , not payingattention. Our surroundings passin a blur.Don't be like a kid. Pay attention

to where you drive, walk, standand sit. Watch for other people,too. Be careful getting in and outof vehicles and watch for traffic.If you aren't sure it's safe, look

for another way to approach it.Don't hesitate to ask for help.And, if you are the driver, makesure your passengers have room,to safely exit the vehicle. Maybehelp them inside the building be-fore going on your way. Safe isalways better and in the long run,it saves time.We're going to install no parkingsigns for out front, just so folks

don't forget and leave their carsin the driveway. Sometimes weget sidetracked and involved inother things - and there sits ourcar blocking the entry.We want to be the place whereall independent seniors feel wel-come and safe. If there's anythingyou notice we need to be made

. aware of, as far as safety goes,please contact our manager orone of our board members.

.A Mother's LoveA Mother's love is something

That no one can explain.It is made of deep devotion

And of sacrifice and pain.It is endless and unselfish

and enduring come what mayFor nothing can destroy it

Or take that love away ....It is patient and forgiving

When all others are forsaking,And it never fails or falters

Even though the heart is breaking.It believes beyond believing

When the world around condemns,And it glows with all the beauty

Of the rarest, brightest gems.It is far beyond defining,

It defies all explanation,And it still remains a secret

Like the mysteries of creation.A many splendored miracle

Man cannot understandAnd another wondrous evidence

Of God's tender guiding hand.

(Thanks to Josephine Caskey and her familyfor this lovely poem.)

Thanks to our Activity SponsorsTown of Newburgh - Provides our building, maintenance and sup-plies/services.

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

*Heritage Federal Credit Union - (812) 253-6928 - Our InternetCafe/Printer sponsor.

*Titzer Funeral Homes (812) 853-8314 - Sponsors our monthlybirthday cake.

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

*Ohio Township - Activity sponsor.

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

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

Weird, wacky days in April to celebrate2 Dyngus Day always the Monday

after Easter2 National Peanut Butter and velly

Day3 Tweed Day4 Walk Around Things Day5 National Dandelion Day6 National Tartan Day6 New Beer's Eve6 Plan Your Epit~h Day - Always

good to be prepared7 Caramel Popcorn Day7 National Beer Day7 No Housework Day8 All is Ours Day8 DrCfJIIa Picture of a Bird Day9 Nane Yourself Day11 National Submarine Day12 Big Wind Day - This day blows

meCfJllay!12 Grille:! CheeseSandwich Day12 National LicoriceDay12 Walk on Your Wild Side Day13 Blame Someone Else Day-

first Friday the 13th of the year13 Scrroble Day14 International Moment of Laugh-

ter Day.14 Look up at the Sky Day14 Recch as High as You Can Day15 Rubber Eraser Day16 Mushroom Day16 National Librarian Day16 Save the Elephants Day17 Bat Appreciation Day17 Blah, Blah, Blah Day18 International Juggler's Day - also

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Thanks to all our volunteersApril 20 is Volunteer Recognition Day.

Although we try to emphasize our ap-preciation for everything folks doaround here, we can't thank you

enough or too often. We have volun-teers who decorate our spaces, whobring us bingo, who serve lunches andvolunteers who take care of us in gen-eral. A huge thanks to all the peoplewho spend their valuable time andenergy serving us. A big thanks to ourboard of directors, too. We appreciateall you do.

workers20 Look Alike Day22 National velly Bean Day23 Lover's Day23 National Zucchini Breed Day-

(They hold thi s at a ti me whenyou're not sick of zucchi ni .)

23 T~e a Chance Day24 Pigs in a Blanket Day25 World Penguin Day26 National Pretzel Day26 Richter Scale Day27 Tell a Story Day28 Great Poetry Reajing Day30 National Honesty DayKazoo Band schedule for April

What a great spring we are hav-ing! Thanks to each of you for your"servant's heart" to bring entertain-ment to those who cannot get out.You are a blessing. ColleenPlease mark your calendars for the

following: Thursday. April 26-at 1:30at Bell Oaks Place. Please be there by1:15 p.m.

Earth Day 2018

Plastic water bottles: a blessingand a curse for the environment

",•..,April 22 is Earth Day this year. Weshould celebrate our earth every day,but especially on Earth Day, we needto be more conscious of what we dofor and to our environment. Thisyear's theme focuses on plastic pollu-tion.One of the biggest issues with ourenvironment that we can each take alarger role in controlling is the use ofplastic water bottles. Here are somefacts we gleaned from several sources.Making bottles to meet America's de-

mand for bottled water uses morethan 17 million barrels of oil annually,enough to fuel 1.3 million cars for ayear. And that's not even including theoil used for transportation. The energywe consume using bottled water isenough to power 190,000 homes.There was a time when it was safe todrink the water from our faucets. Butfor the past 50 years, with good rea-son, people have become afraid thattoxins are seeping into our water sys-tems. The past 20 years has seen asurge in people's desire to be healthyand drink safe water. .. and bottled wa-ter became a regular and popularcommodity. But is drinking bottledwater a true health solution, or is itadding to our environmental prob-lems, or maybe masking a problem

that most people are not aware of? Isbottled water really safer than tap wa-ter? Sometimes we may need to usebottled water, but when?. Here are some bottled water facts soyou can make an informed decisionwhen it comes to choosing the watervoudrink.[ill Most of the bottled water you buyis glorified tap water. There are only afew brands whose water comes fromsprings and mountain streams; mostare just tap water that's been purified.rnJ Only lout of 5 plastic bottles isrecycled. The rest just become litter orget buried somewhere.rn:J More than 100 million plasticbottles are used worldwide every day![[] 3 liters of water is used to package1 bottle of water.rn:J An estimated 1,500 plastic bottles.end up as waste in landfills or thrownin the ocean every second.rn:J There's an area in the PacificOcean the size of Texas, known as TheGreat Pacific Garbage Patch, which iscomposed of plastic.[[] Plastic is listed as the number onethreat to ourmarine ecosystem.Due to these environmental issues,

some countries are thinking of ban-ning the manufacture of water bottles.From your end, how can you do yourshare in stopping the accumulation ofplastic wastes?Bringing your own container that you

can refill and purchasing your ownfiltration system to purify your tap wa-ter are just a couple of suggestionswhich can save the planet, your healthand your cash.Referenceshttp://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water_wasteful.asphttp://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/how

-Iong-does-it-take-for-plastics-to-biodegrade.htmhttp://www.safebottles.co.nz/News/Plastics+and+the+Environment.htmlhttp://greenupgrader.com/3258/plastic-bottle-facts-make-you-think-before-you-d rink/http://www.banthebottle.net/bottled-water -facts/

Thanks for helpingour community

Our goal this year is to emphasize toour members that even though aswe age, and are not able to do all thethings we used to, we are not help-less and we can still help other peo-ple. We've heard this several timesthis year, but it bears frequent repe-tition: We are not the end of thechain. There are people we can help,maybe in different ways than weused to, but still all valuable assis-tance.We make tray favors and little good-ies for the people who receive homemeal deliveries. Our numbers are upto 30 at this time.We tied fleece blankets for the localRonald McDonald House and we'vecollected personal hygiene productsfor the United Methodist YouthHome in Evansville. We have collect-ed cleaning supplies and shoes.For April, we will begin collecting

breakfast items for the food pantryat the Warrick Education Center. You

.can bring in things like instant oat-meal, energy bars, granola bars, juiceboxes, fruit cups, cheese and crack-ers packages, peanut butter andcracker packages, etc. It needs to beindividually wrapped and not need-ing refrigeration. If you can't get tothe store, you can donate cash forthe cause.

SWIRCA & MoreApril 2018

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday2 3 4 5 6

Spaghetti wi Meat BBQ Chicken Meatloaf wlGravy Quarter Pound

Sauce Cheesy Potatoes Mashed Potatoes Frank on BunItalian Green Beans Spinach Peas Mixed Vegetables Newburgh serving

Buttered Corn Rye Bread/Margarine Cauliflower lunchTexas Toast Bread/Margarine Fresh Fruit Pears

Tropical Fruit Pudding Milk MilkMilk Milk9 10 11 12 13

Country Fried Steak Sausage Pattie Italian Chicken FishGarlic Mashed Fried Eggs Pattie Homemade

Potatoes Potatoes O'Brien Stewed Tomatoes Macaroni & Cheese Newburgh servingBroccoli Spiced Peaches Brussel Sprouts Vegetable Blend lunch

Bread/Marg Danish Bread/Margarine Wheat Bread/ MargStrawberry Delight Milk Pie Mandarin Oranges

Cookie Milk MilkMilk16 17 18 19 20

Smoked Pork Chop Salisbury Steak Manwich Sloppy Joe Ham and BeansScalloped Potatoes w/Gravy on Bun Sweet n Sour Slaw

Normandy Blend Mashed Potatoes Roasted Red Skin Cornbread Newburgh servingVeg Broccoli Potatoes Fruit Crisp lunch

Wheat Bread/ Marg Cookie Green Beans MilkPineapple Chunks Bread/Marg w/Carrots

Milk Milk Mixed Fruit CupMilk

23 24 25 26 27Lasagna Roll Up Chopped Steak BBQ Riblet on Bun Polish Sausage

Italian Vegetables w/Gravy Cheesy Potatoes Mashed PotatoesWarm Spiced Apples Mashed Potatoes Spinach Sauerkraut Newburgh serving

Texas Toast Peas Pudding Rye Bread/Marg lunchMilk Bread/Marg Milk Fresh Fruit

BananaMilk

30 Your meal is provided on a donationOperated by thebasis, whatever you can afford to

Cheeseburger on contribute. There is no set fee or charge,

SWIRCA & moreA suggested donation of $3.50 per mean.

Bun Cash, checks, or Food Stamps areaccepted. Nutrition Program

Baked Beans Meaat/Entres:21/2 - 3 02 16 W. Virginia St.

Chuckwagon Corn Veg/Salad/Desert)Ii cup Evansville, In

Apricots Margarine: 1 teaspoonBread: 1 slice

812-464-7807Milk Milk:~oubtCassaroles: 802

Newburgh Senior Center ActivitiesApril 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 3 4 5 6 7Easter *11:00 Exercise *10:00 Computer help *11:00 Exercise *9:30 & 10:00 Tai Chi *11:00 Exercise

*Noon Clabber *11:00 Exercise *Noon Bingo by *11:00 Exercise *11:30 Lunch by*Noon Scrabble *11:00 Bridge Hamilton Pointe *Noon Scrabble Cypress Grove

*Noon Bingo provided *12:30 Euchreby Harry Kahn

8 9 10 11 12 13 14*11:00 Exercise *10:00 Computer help *11:00 Exercise *9:30, 10:00 Tai Chi *11:00 Exercise Even if it isn't listed*Noon-Clabber *11:00 Bridge *Noon Bingo by *10:00 Spring favors for *Noon Cards with every day, we exercise at*Noon - Scrabble *11:00 Exercise River Pointe shut-ins Jane 11 a.m., Monday-Friday.BIRTHDAY MONDAY *Noon Bingo by *12:30 Euchre * 11:00 Exercise Lunch by Atria Come and join us for

by Titzer Family Cypress Grove *Noon Scrabble stretches, balancing &Funeral Homes *Noon Bingo by Oasis muscle builders.

15 16 17 18 19 20 21*11 :00 Exercise *10:00 price rummage *8:00 NSC board mtg. *9:30, 10:00 Tai Chi *10:00 price rummage Please note the*Noon-Clabber *10:00 Computer help *10:00 price rummage *10:00 price rummage *11:00 Exercise calendar is subject to*Noon - Scrabble *11 :00 Bridge *11:00 Exercise *11:00 Exercise .*Noon Bingo by change.*Noon Bingo provided *Noon Bingo by *Noon ScrabblelRook Heritage

by Naomi Faire Horizons *Noon Bingo by Matt Hospice*12:30 Euchre *Noon Sundae Friday

22 23 24 25 26 27 28*10:00 price *10:00 price rummage *10:00 price rummage *9:30, 10:00 Tai Chi *10:00 price rummage

rummage *10:00 Computer help *11:00 Exercise *10:00 price rummage *11:00 Exercise *Rummage Sale at the*11:00-Exercise *11:00 Bridge *Noon Bingo Asera *11:00 Exercise *11:30 Lunch American Legion*Noon-Clabber *Noon Bingo by Care *Noon Scrabble provided by Allen*Noon - Scrabble Omni *12:30 Euchre Gomoll

29 30*11:00 Exercise The SWIRCA menu isn't*Noon Clabber clear about Friday*Noon Scrabble lunches. If we are open,

we're having lunch hereat 11:30!