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03/1984 Senior News Fridley Senior News 7 __j Fridley Recreation Dept. 571 . 3450 MARIF PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES RADISSON INN PLAYHOUSE PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES shows us a day in the lives of four gas station attendants on Highway 57 in Frog Level , South Carolina. The Dinettes are the Cupp sisters, Prudie and Rhetta, who run the Double Cupp Diner across the highway. The production is packed with twenty songs ranging from country rock and bluegrass to gospel and 40' s crooning, that extol such everyday pleasures as fishing, dancing and watching color TV. WHEN: Friday, March 23, 1984 11: 15 a.m. - Bus departs from Fridley United Methodist Church 4:30 p.m. - Bus returns (approximate) COST: $17.00 per person - includes lunch, theater, tip and transportation REGISTER: At the Fridley Recreation Department, or mail your check, payable to "CITY OF FRIDLEY" to 6431 University Avenue N.E. , Fridley, 55432. * in one New York critic ' s words, " . . .Doesn 't merely celebrate the value of friendship and life 's simple pleasures, it embodies them. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RADISSON INN PLAYHOUSE - March 23, 1984 NAME(S) : ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: ENCLOSED: $ SENIOR SHOPPING Transportation is provided to Holiday * * * ANNOUNCEMENTS Warehouse each Wednesday afternoon of the month. - Crafts for Seniors every Thursday from Due to a change in the Friendly Fridley Folks 9x30 to 11:30 a.m. meeting dates, Target shopping day will now - Informational Befriender meeting set for be the SECOND Tuesday of each month. The bus March 13 at 9 :30 a.m. at the Fridley will leave the Congregate Dining site at Library. For transportation, call Connie 12:30 p.m. on Target days and home pick-up at 571-3450, extension 122. will begin at approximately 12:45. Thanks to the generosity of the Lions Club, NOTICE TO FRIDLEY SENIORS there is no charge for this program. For a If you are 62 years of age or older or bus reservation, call 571-3450, extension disabled and your combined yearly income is 122. $12,165.00 or less, please contact the FRIDLEY SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM Utility Billing Department for information concerning senior citizen water and sewer Hot meals are served Monday through Friday at rates. Call 571-3450, extension 135. 12:00 noon in the gymnasium of the Community Education Center. Everyone under the age of TAX AIDE PROGRAM 60 is asked to pay $2.50 - all others are Free tax assistance for seniors is requested to make donations. Menus are being offered by volunteers from AARP, RSVP published weekly in the Sun Newspaper and and VITA every Wednesday morning from 9:00 Star and Tribune. Reservations must be made a.m. to 12.00 noon at City Hall through at least two work days in advance. To place April 11th.• your reservations, please call 571-6085 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. For more Please bring with you: information, call 546-3242. * Tax forms you have received SENIOR TRANSPORT 94 * W-2 * Interest statements Transportation is provided to the Fridley * Real estate tax statement Senior Dining site. Anyone wishing to ride * Copy of last year's return the bus to dining must notify Connie two * Record of other income, social working days in advance. Calls should be security, etc. directed to 571-3450, extension 122, Monday * List of deductions through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 If you have the proper CRP forms already, a.m. A 50 cent round trip fare will be bring them and the renter or home tax credit charged. information can be completed also. MONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS CRIBBAGE Free blood pressure tests are offered at the Every Friday from 1.00 to 3.00 p.m. , Community Education Center, Room 10, 6085 7th Street. The March schedule is: seniors are invited to play cribbage at the Tuesday, March 6. . . . . . . . . . . .11:30 a.m. Community Education Center. Thursday, March 15. . . . . . . . . .12:30 p.m. Remember high blood pressure has no symptoms to warn of its presence. Regular check-ups are necessary for detection. BUND' APPLE-CREAM PARTY WHIST COFFEE CAKE Every Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. , all Yz Cup Butter 1/2 Tsp.Salt seniors are invited to play whist or just 2upSugar i Cup Sour Cream Eggs 1 Tsp.Vanilla socialize at the Community Education Center. 1 Tsp.Soda 2 Cups Flour A donation of 25 cents is requested. Get out 1 Tsp.Baking Powder 2 Pine Tree Orchard Peeled Apples Chopped Fine and join us for an afternoon of fun. Cream butter and ,sugar together, add g g eggs and beat well. Mix in 500 CLUB Fold Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with sour cream. Fold in apples. Put in greased and floured bundt pan Sprinkle with mixture of '/z cup brown sugar, 2 tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. cinnamon and '/T A 500 card club meets on Wednesdays in the cup chopped nuts on top of cake.Bake 40 minutes at 375° Community Education Center's Room 10. Novice and experienced players are encouraged to Tested by Dickey Jacobson Au".4.,d, attend. Two sessions are held each Wednesday at Pine Tree Apple Orchard. at 10:00 a.m, and 1:00 p.m. IMTJNMN FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER NEWS The seniors had a great time at our Valentine Dance on February 19th. There were 130 seniors at the party. The lunch and bingo were sponsored by the American Legion Post #303. The seniors thank the Legion for a wonderful time. The bus picked up nine people at their homes for a ride to the center. Our next senior day wll be a St. Patrick's Day party to be held on March 18th from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. On this day, come dressed wearing something green. We will play bingo from 1 :30 to 2 :30 p.m. and dance from 2 : 30 to 4 :30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The Melodians will play for the dance. For seniors who do not have a ride, there will be a bus to pick them up at their home. Your must make reservation by March 15th for transportation on the 18th. Call 571-6000, extension 222 or 571-3450, extension 122. Don't forget square dancing starts again March 12th at 1:00 p.m. SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SCSEP is funded through the Department O of Labor and with monies from the Older ► i American's Act. Locally, this program is being administered by the Anoka County Job Training Center, located at 7150 East River Road in Fridley. p , Part-time jobs are being developed with community service agencies. These jobs will provide employment, up to 20 hours a week, at $3.35 an hour, for persons who meet the eligibility requirements of the program. An individual must be over 55 with an income, DISCOUNT HMLS TO SENIORS including Social Security benefits, that is below federal low income guidelines. Unity Medical Center offers discounts on The program will work closely with cafeteria meals to senior citizens aged 62 other local agencies who and over. g provide services to older persons. A major focus of the program According to Linda Schaub, director of food is to place senior workers in staff services at Unity, eligible persons should positions of agencies where they may be present proof of age at the Information Desk actively involved with their peer group. and they will then be issued a Unity Discount Whenever possible, positions will be Card which must be presented to the cashier developed to match the enrollee' s skills, in order to receive the discount. interests and geographical area. This low cost dining will be offered each Enrollees will be paid by the project evening between the hours of 4:30 and 6:30 funding with the intention that individuals p.m. and will feature a variety of balanced, may move on to jobs in the private sector nutritional meals. These hours include once they have gained some on-the-job weekends and holidays. Additional dining experience and confidence. will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 The full range of services currently p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Information provided to job seeking applicants at the on the daily menu may be obtained by calling Unity food services department at Uni Anoka County Job Training Center will be the the Uni extension 2247. available to the older enrollee. Special efforts will be made to provide appropriate - counseling and supportive services to meet the older enrollees needs. . Spring Persons interested in further h, k information may contact Nancy Darcey at 571-8500. SENIOR BOWLING On January 30th, Maple Lanes was host to more than forty senior bowlers. New faces continue to appear and all have seemed to enjoy the return to a good sport. On this Monday the first drawing for the five dollar certificate was held. Emaline Haag won the certificate from Bob's Produce and Pat Kersten received the certificate from Town Crier. The next drawing for another two certificates will be February 27. The seniors still continue to vie for other prizes on Mondays. No reservations are required - just pick up your shoes and bowling ball and hike on over to Maple Lanes on Highway 65 and 64th where you can meet old friends and make a few new ones. HORSESHOE COURTS AVAILABLE To all seniors, ladies and men, who are no longer interested in pitching woo, but would like to exercise their arm pitching horseshoes, Fridley has a really nice court area that is available during the day hours. A member of the Fridley Horseshoe Club has consented to help the seniors with just fun play or if desired, organize a league, or both. The courts are located on the west end of Locke Park and easily reached from University Avenue. This would be open to Fridley seniors and their friends and neighbors. The city has a few pair of horseshoes and other arrangements can be made. There is a covered pavilion near the courts where a picnic could be held after a hot session of horseshoe. For further information, call Bill Campbell at 571-6865. A THANK YOU TO THE FFF As an out-going president of Friendly Fridley Folks, I offer my thanks for the remembrance given to me by the club. It was appreciated and will be put to good use. As books have always been a prize with me, that is how the money will be spent. They will give me much pleasure and be ever remindful of the generous people who made them possible for me. If I can find a book that tells how to stay out of politics and enjoy life and wife, that will be one of the first ones to be purchased. Again, thank you. Bill Campbell MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES John E. Melssen Social Security District Manager in Minneapolis, announced that because of continuing increases in health care costs, payment by Medicare beneficiaries will automatically increase again in 1984. The increases are required under 1966 Medicare law and they affect beneficiaries' payment of hospital deductibles, co-insurance and monthly premiums. The deductible patients pay for hospitalization under Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) will increase from $304 to $356 on January 1, 1984. Deductible for the following year is computed to reflect the difference between average daily hospital costs for the previous year and the same costs during 1966, the year Medicare began. As the difference between the two grows larger, the hospital deductible increases. The rise in this deductible also increases the amount of co-insurance beneficiaries must pay if they remain in the hospital for more than 60 days during 1984. From the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization, the patient' s share will increase from $76 to $89 a day. For stays beyond 90 days, Medicare's patients' cost will go up from $152 to $178 a day. The basic premium under Medicare Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) will rise from $12.20 to $14.60 a month on January 1, 1984. The Social Security Amendments of 1983 set the monthly premium rate for calendar years 1984 and 1985 at a level equal to 25% of the expected average costs of SMI for aged enrollees. And remember, when you have a question about Social Security - don't ask your neighbor or a friend - call your Social Security office. The number to call is 378-1151. From the Social Security Local Bulletin 01M . . ARI Sun, � Monday Tuesday 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 SatL Crafts, PV 9:30 Bowling Party Whist, PV 1:00 Needlepoint, PV 1:30 Cribbage, PV 1:30 TURKEY TETRAllINI BEEF BURGUNDY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bowling FFF Meeting, 1:00 Tax Assistance, 9 am Crafts, PV 9:30 Bowling Hardanger, PV 1:30 Blood Pressure 11:30 City Hall party Whist, PV 1:00 Needlepoint, PV 1:30 500, PV, 10 & 1 Cribbage, PV 1:30 Holiday VEAL CUTLET/GRAVY BEEF STEW W/VEGIES TORSK BEEF MACARONI CSRL BAKED HAM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Bowling Target Shopping Tax Assistance, 9 am Bowling Befriender Meeting City Hall Crafts, PV 9:30 Needlepoint, PV 1:30 Square Dance, PV 1:00 9;30, Library 500, PV, 10 & 1 Party Whist, PV 1:00 Cribbage, PV 1:30 Holiday BEEF CHOW MEIN ROAST PORK/GRAVY BBQ CHICKEN CORNED BEEF BATTERED FISH 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Senior Tax Assistance, 9 am Center Bowling FFF Meeting, 1:00 City Hall Crafts, PV 9:30 Bowling Dance Square Dance, PV 1:00 500, PV, 10 & 1 Party Whist, PV 1:00 Cribbage, PV 1:30 Holiday SALISBURY STEAK HAM LOAF SPAGHETTI/MEAT SAUCE BAKED CHICKEN TUNA NOODLE CSRL 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 E T H N I C F E S F I V A L Bowling Tax Assistance, 9 am Crafts, PV 9:30 Bowling City Hall Party Whist, PV 1:00 Cribbage, PV 1:30 Square Dance, PV 1:00 500, PV, 10 & 1 Holiday MEATLOAF BBQ BEEF/BUN PORK CUTLET SWEDISH MEATBALLS CHICKEN ALA KING