Senior activities

12/13/2006

WOOD COUNTY

BOWLING GREEN

SENIOR CENTER

305 North Main St.

Dec. 14, 21, and 28: Writers' Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For anyone who would like to start a writing project or do any kind of writing. Free but registration required.

Dec. 14: Holiday luncheon at 11:15 a.m. with entertainment. Games, gift exchange of $5 item. Registration required.

Dec. 18: Bowling at Al-Mar at 1 p.m. Fee is $2.50 for shoes and game. Registration required.

Dec. 19: Birthday dinner at 5:30 p.m. Piano and violin music by Walter and Grace Baker. Registration required for those with December birthdays.

Dec. 20: Birthday celebration at 11:15 a.m. Registration required.

Dec. 25-26: Center closed.

Dec. 28-29: New Year's Party at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 28 and 11:15 a.m. Dec. 29.

Jan. 20 - Feb. 24: Great Decisions Lecture Series, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Lectures by Bowling Green State University professors on several areas and topics. Manuals available with advance payment, $15. Lunch served after all sessions with advance registration, at a donation of $2.

Information: 419-353-5661 or 1-800-367-4935.

PERRYSBURG

SENIOR CENTER

140 West Indiana Ave.

333 East Boundary. Registration required.

Dec. 14: Holiday luncheon at noon with a holiday sing-along. Take a $5 item for a gift exchange. Registration required. Evening dance, 7 to 10 p.m. at $4 per person.

Dec. 20: Birthday celebration at noon lunch with country singer Marion Kerr, cake, and gift bags.

Weekly: Cards, games, and bingo. Hot lunches at noon at the center for a donation of $2; a home-delivered lunch can be arranged. Call the center for reservations.

Information: 419-874-0847.

HEARTLAND

OF PERRYSBURG

10540 Fremont Pike.

Information: 419-874-3578.

PERRYSBURG COMMONS

RETIREMENT CENTER

10542 Fremont Pike

Dec. 28: Bingo bash, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Bingo, sparkling cider, snacks, party favors, and prizes. Free and open to the public.

Information: 419-874-1931.

ROSSFORD

SENIOR CENTER

400 Dixie Hwy.

Dec. 14: Breakfast Club meets 9:30 a.m. at The Donut Shop on Dixie Highway. Coffee and doughnuts are $1. All are welcome. Holiday luncheon at 12:45 p.m. with entertainment by the Rossford Middle School Choir.

Dec. 18: Movie, The Polar Express, 12:45 p.m. Popcorn and soft drink, at 50 cents. Registration required.

Dec. 20: Birthday celebration at noon lunch, with cake and gift bags. Those with December birthdays should sign up.

Dec. 21: Bingo at 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 29: New Year's Party at noon.

Programs for seniors 60 and older. Noon lunches on weekdays for a $2 donation; delivery available for the home bound. Call 419-666-8494 for lunch reservations.

Information: 1-800-367-4935 or 419-666-8494.

LUCAS COUNTY

SILVER AND

GOLD CLUB

Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home

3500 Navarre Ave., Oregon

Info: 419-691-6768.

HOLLAND COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER

330 Oak Terrace Blvd.

Weekdays: Hot lunches for seniors 60 and up; make reservations a day in advance. Lunch donations $1.75.

Reservations: 419-865-1340 or 419-868-1340.

LUTHERAN VILLAGE

AT WOLF CREEK

2045 Perrysburg-Holland Rd., Holland.

Dec. 21: Living Nativity by All Saints Lutheran Church, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open to the public.

Volunteer opportunities available. Call 419-861-5532 for more information.

MAUMEE

SENIOR CENTER

2430 South Detroit Ave.

Lunch at noon each weekday. For reservations, call 419-893-1994 by noon a day before.

MONCLOVA

ANTHONY WAYNE AREA SENIOR CENTER

MONCLOVA COMMUNITY CENTER

8115 Monclova Rd.

TOLEDO

MAYORES SENIOR CENTER

2 Aurora Gonzalez Rd.

Dec. 14: Card making class begins 9:30 a.m. Afternoon movie at 12:15 p.m. in the library. Aetna individual appointments begin at 1 p.m.

Dec. 15: SeaGate food box, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Blood pressure checks from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Senior nutrition talk by a dietician at 10 a.m.

Dec. 18: Attorney visits 8:30 a.m. to noon, appointments required; call 419-242-1144. Humana Insurance representative will have individual sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. Ceramics class held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Armchair exercises, 9:30 a.m.

Dec. 19: Walk exercise video, 9:30 a.m. Commodities Day. Blood sugar and blood pressure checks available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Clay classes at 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 20: Pharmacist chat, 8:30 a.m. Ceramics class from 9 am. to 2 p.m. Trip to the Dollar Store leaves at 9:30 a.m. Bingo from noon to 1:45 p.m.

Dec. 21: Bingo from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Christmas potluck lunch at noon. Afternoon movie in the library at 12:45 p.m.

Dec. 22: Mexican bingo all morning starting 9 a.m. Morning movie in the library.

Lunch served daily at 11:30 a.m. at a $2 donation. Sign up required the day before.

Information: 419-242-1144.

MARGARET HUNT

SENIOR CENTER

2121 Garden Lake Pkwy.

Dec. 14: Homewatch Caregivers representative will visit, 11 a.m.

Dec. 15: Birthday party at 12:15 p.m. Pharmacist Talk at 11 a.m.

Dec. 22: Center closes at 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 24-26: Center closed.

Dec. 25: Center closed, but nutritional lunch served.

Open Garden Cafe at the center offers soups, sandwiches, salads, and desserts at reasonable prices. Discounts available for seniors age 60 and older. Hours are 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Coffee time every morning except Saturdays. Movies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Information, daily activities: 419-385-2595.

POWER WHEELCHAIRS

FOR SENIORS

AND THE DISABLED

Power electric wheelchairs available to senior citizens age 65 and older who are unable to walk or self-propel a manual wheelchair in their home or independent living quarters and who meet additional requirements.

Also available to the permanently disabled of any age. Free to those who qualify.

Miracle on Wheels:

1-800-749-8778 or visit www.jaspanmedical.com.

Wishes on Wheels: visit www.threewishes2.com.

Senior Wheels USA: 1-800-246-6010.

Wheels of Love: Medicare recipients may be eligible for a free power wheelchair if they suffer from certain conditions that limit their ability to complete daily living activities. For information, call 1-866-631-3022.