Senior Activities: West

9/12/2007

LUCAS COUNTY

BERKEY

SENIOR CENTER

Township Fire Hall

5817 State Rt. 295.

Second Thursday: Free blood pressure checks and health counseling for ages 60 and over, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

HOLLAND SENIOR CENTER

330 Oak Terrace Blvd.

Weekdays: Hot lunches for seniors 60 and older; reservations due a day in advance. Suggested donation for lunch is $2. Reservations: 419-865-1340 or 419-868-1340.

Call for detailed weekly schedule of programs.

LUTHERAN VILLAGEAT WOLF CREEK

2045 Perrysburg-Holland Rd., Holland.

Sept. 15: Family-A-Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2001 Perrysburg-Holland Rd. Free activities, food, games, exhibitors.

Oct. 2: Reservations due for Oct. 11 day trip to Shipshewana for the fall craft fair and lunch at the Blue Gate restaurant. Cost, $40 per person, includes 7 a.m. continental breakfast, transportation, and lunch. Buggy and carriage rides at an additional charge are optional. Return to Toledo about 6 p.m. Call 419-865-8879.

Call 419-861-5619 for information.

syLVANIA SENIOR CENTER

7140 Sylvania Ave.

Tuesdays : Dinner at 5 p.m. for ages 55 and older. Call to sign up ahead of time. Card playing groups also meet at that time.

Sept. 13: Richfield-Berkery seniors will meet 11 a.m.

Sept. 14: Out to Lunch Bunch will dine at Al Smiths at 11 a.m.

Sept. 17: Pharmacist Chat on Medication for Dementia, 11 a.m.

Sept. 18-19: 55 Alive Safe Driving course, advance registration required. Call the center.

Sept. 19: Movie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1 p.m. Band performs at Rosary Hall, 2 p.m.

Sept. 20: Dignity Memorial speaker, 10:15 a.m. OSHIP health insurance issues, 10:30 a.m.

Sept. 20: Food Stamp Outreach pre-screening, 10:30 a.m. Call the center to register.

Sept. 24-28 Homestead Exemption Auditors appointments required; call 419-213-4406.

Sept. 25: Natural healing for arthritis, 10:30 a.m. Senior Legal advice, 12:30 p.m., by appointment only.

Sept. 27: Podiatrist visits at 9:30 a.m., by appointment only.

Information: 419-885-3913.

GOLDEN FRIENDS

First United

Methodist Church

7000 Erie St.

Fourth Thursday: Leisure group meets 12:45 p.m. Noon luncheon optional, $6.50 by reservation only.

Informatmion: 419-882-2205.

TOLEDO

ASIAN SENIOR CENTER

Highland Park Shelter House

1865 Finch St.

Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Tai chi exercises from 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays.

Information: 419-481-1954.

FRIENDSHIP PARKSENIOR CENTER

2930 131st St., Point Place

Weekdays: Lunch at 11:45 a.m. at a suggested donation of $2 a person.

Sept. 21: Fall Fantasia Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Great Hall,Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. Music by the Johnny Knorr Orchestra, door prizes, snacks. Tickets at the door, $5. Doors open 6 p.m. Couples and singles welcome.

Oct. 13: Fall craft show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Household items, crafts, baked goods on sale. Vendor tables for crafts available at $10 and $15. Homemade sloppy joes available all day.

Information: 419-936-3079 or visit www.geocities.com/friendshippark.

ELEANOR KAHLESENIOR CENTER

1315 Hillcrest Ave.

Senior nutrition lunches for ages 60 and over, 11:45 a.m. Free will donation. Reservations required a day in advance: 419-476-2969.

Mondays: Art class at 10 a.m. Knitting at 12:30 p.m. Line dance at 2:45 p.m. for beginners and at 4 p.m. for advanced levels.

Monday through Friday: Pool room open.

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: Exercises at 9:30 a.m.

Monday, Thursday: Pokeno and rummicube at 10:30 a.m.

Sept. 13: Medications for Dementia, a talk by the pharmacist, 11:30 a.m. Duplicate bridge at noon and Tripoley at 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 14: Card Club at 10:30 a.m. Creative Memories Scrapbooking at 1 p.m.

Sept. 17: Potluck at 11:30 a.m. Bingo at 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 18: SeaGate Food Distribution, 9:30 a.m. Surplus Food distribution from 1 to 3 p.m. Square dancing and yoga at 9:30 a.m., quilting at 10 a.m., and euchre at 1 p.m.

Sept. 19: Food Stamp Outreach from 10 a.m. to noon. Blood pressure and blood sugar checks from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Oct. 8, 15, and 22: Care Giver Seminars on independent living, assisted living, and nursing home care, plus legal, financial topics. Reservations: 419-476-2745.

Information: 419-476-2745.

MARGARET HUNTSENIOR CENTER

2121 Garden Lake Pkwy.

Coffee time at 9 a.m. weekdays and at 10 a.m. Sundays. Movie at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Sept. 13: Senior Safety Summit, 10:30 a.m.

Sept. 14: Preparing a funeral, a talk at 11 a.m.

Sept. 19: Don t Let Osteoarthritis of the Knee Become a Pain, a free talk from 6-7 p.m. by Robert Kalb, M.D. Refreshments served after the talk.

Sept. 20: How to Choose the Right Health Care, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21: Pharmacist talk, 11 a.m.

Sept. 22: Chicken barbecue, 1 to 4 p.m. John Pickle will perform at 2 p.m. Games and free bingo with prizes at 2:45 p.m. Cost, $2 for MH Boosters and $3.50 for seniors. $6 for those under age 55. Call for reservations

Sept. 25: Closed for Toledo Zoo and Amish Day trips.

Sept. 27: Protecting Your Social Security Number, 11 a.m.

Sept. 28: When Is It Time to Move? discussion at 11 a.m.

Information, activities schedule: 419-385-2595.

SENIOR ADULT CENTER

2700 Pelham Rd.

Weekdays programs for all seniors ages 60 and older, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 18: Lunch at Maumee Bay State Park for the Friendship Club members, leaving at 11:30 a.m.

Sept. 25: Senior Safari at the Toledo Zoo, with hot chicken barbecue lunch at 11:30a .m. Tickets at $2.50 at the office. Free transportation available. Must register by Sept. 15.

Sept. 25: Birthday party and meeting at 1 p.m. for Friendship Club members who do not attend the Senior Safari. Bingo with the residents.

Information: 419-531-2119.

WEST PARK PLACE

3501 Executive Pkwy.

All events open to the public free of charge, unless otherwise indicated.

Sept. 13: Caring Friends support group, 1 p.m. Art for Fun, 1:30 p.m. Side by Side Band entertains at 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 14: Happy Hour at 3 p.m. Piano music.

Sept. 18: Soup and salad buffet at $7. Call for reservations. Woodward High School Alumni Luncheon for classes 1956 and prior, at no charge.

Sept. 19: Mix N Mingle cocktail party, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21: Happy hour at 2:30 p.m. Music by banjo player Jim Newman.

Sept. 27: Victorian Tea party, noon, $7. Reservations required.

Sept. 28: Happy Hour at 2:30 p.m.

Information: 419-531-9211.

CHESTER ZABLOCKI COMMUNITY CENTER

3015 Lagrange St.

Thrift Store open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Youth Flag Football accepting teams: ages 6-8, 9-11, and 12-14. $100 per team for members, and $150 per team for others. Register by Sept. 7. Call Jim, 4319-936-3090, days, or 419-356-1077 (cell).

Movies at 9:45 a.m. Mondays and 12:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Lee Weber lounge. Exercises at 10 a.m.

Sept. 17: Speaker on nutrition.

Sept. 19 and 26: Caring for the Caregiver workshop by Hospice of NW Ohio and the Area Office on Aging, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Registration required; free to the public.

Sept. 24: Blood pressure checks at 10:30 a.m.

Sept. 26: Karaoke at 9:30 a.m., with thousands of songs to choose from.

Information and activities: 419-936-3090.

SILVER AND GOLD CLUB

Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home

3500 Navarre Ave., Oregon

Oct. 17: Trip to Berlin, Ohio to tour the Wendell August Forge Company, and shopping in the Amish area. $50.

Information: 419-691-6768.

FULTON COUNTY

fulton county SENIOR CENTER

240 Clinton St., Wauseon

Information: 419-337-9299

SWANTON SENIOR NUTRITION SITE

210 North Main St.

Information: 419-826-9776.

delta SENIOR nutrition site

401 East Main St.

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Information: 419-822-3452.

Fayette SENIOR NUTRITION SITE

Opera House, 105 East Main St.

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Information: 419-237-1340

archbold SENIOR nutrition site

Scout Cabin, Rhuley Park, West Williams Street

Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Information: 419-445-3590

POWER WHEELCHAIRS FOR SENIORSAND THE DISABLED

Electric power 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.

Wheels of Love: Medicare recipients may be eligible for a free power wheelchair or scooter if they suffer from certain conditions such as respiratory disorders, arthritis, or cardiovascular disease that limit their ability to use a standard wheelchair. Call 1-866-631-3028 for information.

Miracle on Wheels: Call 1-800-749-8778 or visit www.jaspanmedical.com.

Wishes on Wheels: visit www.threewishes2.com.

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