04/1983 Senior News Fridley Senior News
Fridley Recreation Dept. 571 . 3450
Minnesota TWINS
vs
Cleveland INDIANS
X AT THE
Metrod ome
Enjoy an early season baseball game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
when the Minnesota Twins meet Cleveland.
WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 1983
h
11:30 a.m. - Bus departs from Fridley United Methodist
4:00 p.m. - Bus returns (approximately) � +
COST: $8.00 per person - includes admission ticket and bus
Lunch will be on your own at the dome.
REGISTER: Please register early because tickets need to be purchased _.
by April 14th. Questions? 571-3450.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'-'��-'--
REGISTRATION - May 5th Twins Game
NAME(S) : TELEPHONE:
ADDRESS:
ENCLOSED: $
FRFF TAX ASSISTANCE
PARTY WHIST John Silliman and Chet Anderson are
Every Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. , all donating their time to prepare tax forms
seniors are invited to play whist or just for Fridley seniors every Wednesday morning
socialize at the Community Education Center. from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Fridley
A donation of 25 cents is requested. Get City Hall , Community Room I . This
out and join us for an afternoon of fun. assistance will be available through April
13th.
500 CLUB
SENIOR GOLF LEAGLIF'
A 500 card club has been organized on
Tuesday afternoons in the Community A senior golf league is being
Education Center's Room 10 . Novice and organized for Monday mornings beginning
experienced players are encouraged to late April through September , weather
attend. Play begins at 1.00 p.m. permitting. Any interested seniors should
attend the get-acquainted meeting scheduled
FRIDLEY CONGREGM DINING at the Community Education Center on April
7th at 9:30 a.m. Golf experience is nota
Hot meals are served Monday through Friday requirement of the league. Scheduling is
at 12 : 00 noon in the gymnasium of the flexible to allow for vacations. For more
Community Education Center. Everyone under information, call Connie at 571-3450 ,
the age of 60 is asked to pay $2.30 - all extension 122 and plan on attending the
others are requested to make donations . April 7th organizational meeting.
Menus are published weekly in the Sun
Newspaper and Star and Tribune . WURING CLUB
Reservations must be made at least two work
days in advance . To place your Join us in the fresh spring air for
reservations, please call 571-6085 between our weekly hikes on nearby trails. Class
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. , Monday through is geared at the participant's level. Plan
Friday. If you have any questions on attending the organizational meeting for
concerning the program, please call details.
332-2316. WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 10:00 a.m.
SENIOR TRANSPORT WHERE: Fridley City Hall
Transportation is provided to the Fridley Community Room II
Congregate Dining site. Anyone wishing to CRIBBAGE
ride the bus to dining must notify Connie
two working days in advance. Calls should Every Wednesday from 1 : 00 to 3 : 00
be directed to 571-3450 , extension 122 , p.m., seniors are invited to play cribbage
Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and at the Community Education Center.
10:00 a.m. A 50 cent round trip fare will
be charged.
We don 't
SENIOR SHOPPING talk Water now,
Transportation is provided to Holiday anymore Talk later
Warehouse each Wednesday afternoon of the
month and to Target the first Tuesday of
each month for seniors. A 50 cent donation
is requested. For more information, call
Connie at 571-3450, extension 122.
MQNPHT,y BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS f
Free blood pressure tests are offered at the
Community Education Center, Room 20, 6085
7th Street. The April schedule is:
Tuesday, April 5. . . . .. ... . . .11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 21.. . . . . . . . .12:30 p.m.
Remember high blood pressure has no symptoms
to warn of its presence. Regular check-ups
are necessary for detection.
4 r V RGE1,L0 NEEDLEPOTNT A AMPLE
SENIOR CITIZENS FORUM
A needlepoint technique similar to
This is your show on subjects essential to long stitch. Learn many variations of the
the living patterns of older Americans, stitch while making a beautiful sampler.
' Dutch' Kastenbaum is your host every The beauty of bargello is enhanced by color
Saturday morning on KMSP Channel 9 at 8:30 variations. Learn how to use color hues
a.m. Following is the April schedule: for a dramatic effect. Class limited to
10.
4/2 - MTC programs for the elderly
WHEN: Mondays, beginning April 1,8
Guest: Roger Downey
4/9 - Geriatric medicine and for 6 classes, 1:30 to 3 :30
human aging p.m,
Guest: Patrick Irvine LOCATION: Community Education Center
4/16 - Roles of the trained social
COST: $15.00 per person (includes
worker
Guest: Janet Enquist supplies)
4/23 - Social Security reform
Guests: John Melssen DISCOTRU MFnTO TO SENIORS
Dean Lemke Beginning in late February, Unity Medical
4/30 - Retirees in the Boy Scout Center began offering discounts on cafeteria
program meals to senior citizens aged 62 and over.
Guests: Andy Wangstad According to Linda Schaub, director of food
Stan Eddy services at Unity, eligible persons should
PEER COUNSELING TRAINING FOR SENIORS present proof of age at the Information Desk
and they will then be issued a Unity
An opportunity for seniors to develop Discount Card which must be presented to the
listening communication skills while cashier in order to receive the discount.
learning more about themselves. A 12 week This low cost dining will be offered each
class using texts, lecturing and small group evening between the hours of 4:30 and 6:30
activities. p.m. and will feature a variety of balanced,
DATES: Thursdays, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. nutritional meals. These hours include
Beginning April 4th for weekends and holidays. Additional dining
12 weeks. will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
PLACE: Senior Drop-In Center p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Information
Community Education Center on the daily menu may be obtained by calling
the Unity food services department at
COST: Free with $5.00 material fee to 786-2200, extension 2247.
be collected at first session.
Applications are available at the Fridley
Recreation Office, Community Education
s
Center and St. Williams Church
Class is limited to 15 . For more
information, call Ruth Smith at 571-5600.
MINUTES OF GOLD /
Two or three minutes-two or three hours,
What do they mean in this life of ours?
Not very much if but counted as time, COMMUN=Y GARDENS
But minutes of gold and hours sublime,
If only we'll use them once in a while Rent a garden plot in the Fridley
To make someone happy-
Make someone smile. Community garden in Locke Park, immediately
A minute may dry up a little lad's tears, east of the City Garage. Plots are 15 by
An hour sweep aside trouble of years. 20 feet. Weather permitting, the gardens
Minutes of my time may bring to an end should be available for use by April 15th.
Hopelessness somewhere , and bring me a Registration begins April 4th. Rental cost
friend. is $12.00 per person with a senior citizen
rate of $8.00.
SENIOR CENTER H_APPENINCS A PRESIDENT'S POINT
Seniors of Fridley! Have you been sitting When Esther and I joined the Friendly
around this winter listening to your Fridley Folks four years ago we did so for
arteries harden and letting your body several reasons. First, to become better
deteriorate from lack of exercise? Have you acquainted with more people i n o u r
plunked yourself into a chair in front of particular age bracket so that we could
the TV, letting the food you've eaten turn share common interests. We also hoped to
into fat? If you have, now is the time to find ways to develop these interests so that
shake yourself loose and get over to the our retiring years would be more rewarding.
Senior Center of Fridley and join us in We have appreciated the opportunity to
dancing to the music of Melodians on the associate with and to serve with so many
second Friday of each month, from 1:00 to gracious people. Uppermost in our minds are
3:30 p.m. We will be dancing to old time special programs that the Friendly Fridley
music. The dance will be held in the gym of Folks have offered , such as the
the Community Education Center, located at entertainment and the trips that have been
7th Street and 61st Avenue , formerly so aptly planned. Add to this list the pot
Parkview Elementary School. The fee will be luck dinners, the chow mein feeds, picnics,
a donation of $1.50 per person to defray the the Lion's Christmas dinner at Sandee ' s,
cost of music. bingo for prizes and, above all , the
pleasant sociality.
Some of the other programs at the Center
include: In an effort to keep the club growing,
- 500 every Tuesday from 1:00 to 3.00 p.m. Perhaps we should look at some new things
- Cribbage ever Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 occasionally. What can make our Club even
g y y better? What can we do to foster new
p.m• interest or renew old ones? One such
- Party whist every Thursday from 1:00 to possibility would be to organize groups
3:00 p.m. within the Club that deal with special
- Bingo is being considered as another event personal interest such as music, drama,
for seniors to take part in. You will be literature, arts, politics and more. If you
informed of coming events. are a normal human being, no doubt there
GALA GET SER have been dreams of grandeur in your younger
days. We all know those days are gone but
Last spring the Friendly Fridley Folks the desire probably lingers. If just two
observed their ten years of existence with a people should be interested in any of these
gathering of the clans at Raffaeles. This types of programs, it would be worth an
luncheon was so well attended and everyone effort to bring it about. In the very near
seemed to enjoy the occasion so much that future, a committee will be appointed to
the then current program committee thought study the possibilities and evaluate any
it a good idea to make this an annual opinions relative to this new program.
affair. This year's lunch will again be Bill Campbell
held at Raffaeles on Tuesday, April 19 ,
1983. Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. with MAY FFF MEETING
assembly any time after 12:00 noon. A bar The Friendly Fridley Folks meeting of
attendant will be on duty. Please enter May 3, 1983 will be a pot luck supper at
through the lower back (west) entrance. We 5:00 p.m. at the Fridley United Methodist
will have an added attraction this year Church, 666 Mississippi Street. Please
following the lunch. Ken Lassen, who played contact a club officer with your pot luck
for our club dance, will return with his contribution.
concertino player. Ken and his partner will
be playing for the diners' listening and
dancing pleasure. The cost will be $5.50
plus tax and tip. The lunch will consist of
salad, salisbury steak and beverage.
M
Plans are completed with Raffaele's chef and
manager and the Fridley Recreation
Department awaits your response . For
reservations , call Connie at 571-3450 ,
extension 122.
O(JTL.TINC CLASSES
Take a modern look at the early Further your knowledge of this
American folk art of quilting. We will Norwegian craft. Buttonhole edge and
teach quick and easy techniques which can filler stitches will be emphasized.
be used for pillow covers, vests, wall WHEN. Wednesdays, beginning April
hangings, purses or quilts. We encourage 20 for 6 classes , 1 :30 to
you to review our samples during 4.00 p.m.
registration to help you decide on the
class(es) appropriate for your interests. LOCATION: Community Education Center
A list of supplies needed will be available COST: $15.00 per person (includes
at registration. Each class limited to 15. supplies)
A. Back Stitch Quilting HARDANGER MAY BA=
The beauty of this quilt technique is
the stitching patterns created by a plain Learn seven hardanger stitches with
material embellished by embroidery floss. this unique spring flower project.
A simple one-step quilting method will be WHEN. April 22 and April 29, 1:00
taught in this class. to 4:00 p.m.
WHEN: Mondays, May 16 and 23 , 9:30 LOCATION: Community Education Center
to 11:30 a.m.
Community Education Center COST: $6.00 per person (includes
LOCATION•
• supplies)
COST: $5.00 per person
LATCH HOOK
B. Sunbonnet Sue and Farmer Frank
Learn the technique of latch hook
Here is a perfect project for learning
twhile making an excellent present for
he techniques for hand applique and
friends or family. Limited to 15.
quilting.
WHEN: Thursdays, beginning April WHEN: Tuesdays, beginning May 3
21 for 4 classes , 1 .30 to for 4 classes, 9:30 to 11:30
a.m.
3:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Community Education Center LOCATION: Community Education Center
CCOST: $5.00 per person
OST: $6.00 per person
C. Rail Fence SQL`
This patchwork block is one of the Come and enjoy the friendship while
easiest used in quilting. making a small crewel project. Class
WHEN: Thursdays, May 19 and May limited to 15.
26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. WHEN: Mondays, beginning April 18
LOCATION: Community Education Center for 4 classes, 9:30 to 11:30
a.m.
COST: $5.00 per person LOCATION: Community Education Center
D. Log Cabin COST: $5.00 per person
A quick quilt-as-you-go technique for
the ever popular log cabin pattern .
Machine sewing is required.
WHEN: Tuesdays, April 19 and April
26 for 2 classes, 9 :30 to
11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Community Education Center .. Iwo r
O ...Jam...
COST: $5.00 per person IN
..:%:%'��}y?L:•i;.;:is�t..... ;o-�
'i::�it':�<jS. �'>i'f,.i:::::'.i:i:!•{:;ii::•ii:'i_:.:'.'::i':'::�4_ '..''i::..:Y,.iiiii::::�?!:v:;�n;�:'�l,,A�:Y::
$ii'.v.r�.�I•.T,�1i::iiii:.iiiiY!�$is:v.yL%: ::ii:i'::i:::jfp1.!i'::j::''� :.{.�:xi::.
:�?;;�L•:!{!.?iii i
mi e
e
................ ..
....................:.............
iii ���::: i./"'.W'� 'i:4Y�`:j."'��•••�`.:,�'.;r;t i'a'?'$:;�"yy.: ?:: ;f.
APRIL 6TH - CHANHASSEN �»
Wednesday, April 6th is the date set for the
senior outing to the Chanhassen for "Hello
Dolly". The bus will leave from Fridley
United Methodist Church at 11:15 a .m. and
return at approximately 5: 15 p.m.
Don't you long for the good old days when
Uncle Sam lived within his income, but
without most of yours?
_ 1
IN 1
Y�
' r � BED AND BORED
,4i Why is it when I watch Tv
�
�.w a I'1 �, � � L, �;� it �' I �I . I just can't keep from dozing.
Constantly, it seems, I fight
4 [p Mall. 1 ►, To keep my eyes from closing.
` ;�� ry`; Yet when at last it's time for bed
And sleep no more denied,
I lie here in my darkened room
With both eyes opened wide.
—Maxine Schneiderman—
i�
i
I
I
it
I' l
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SPRING FLING
I ,
� i. The Columbia Heights Golden Age Club is
presenting its' Annual Spring Fling on
II �jll, Thursday, April 28. All seniors from the
surrounding area are invited to attend.
li
( I The dance will be held at the John P. Murzyn
II , Hall , 530 Mill Street N.E., Columbia Heights
ii from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Dance music will be
ILLI I J.tilIl provided by the Vikings Band. Cost is $2.00
per person. Free parking is available.
+�
Think
I
} Spring iY
i
APRIL
1 2
PV = Parkview p�Il 0
VG = Village Green Bowling, ML 1:00
ML = Maple Lanes ,
CH = City Hall GOOD FRIDAY
SW = St. Williams I City Offices Closed
Church !'F
, '
TORSK/LEMON
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tax Assistance, CH Golf League PV 9:30
Target 1:00 p.m. Crafts Club, PV 9;3 Heritage of the Fut re
Bowling, ML 1:00 FFF Meeting, 7:00 pm 9-12 PV 10-11:30
Cribbage, PV 1 :00 Party Whist, PV 1:0
Crafts Club, PV 9:30 Holiday - 1:30 Peer Counseling, SW Bowling, ML 1:00
H
EASTER 500 Club, PV 1:00 Peer
Counseling,
SUNDAY Blood Pressure PV Sr Trip - Chanhasse
00-4
Q SALISBURY STEAK HAM LOAF 11:30 SPAGHETTI/MEAT SAUCE TURKEY BREAST TUNA NOODLE CSRL
11 12 13 14 15 16
1 Crafts Club, PV 9:3
Crafts Club, PV 9:30 Tax Assistance, CH Walking Club CH 10 Heritage of the Fut re
p Bowling, ML 1:00 500 Club, PV 1:00 9-12 Party Whist, PV 1:0 PV- 10-11:30
ou Cribbage, PV 1:00 Peer Counseling, SW Bowing, ML 1:00
Holiday - 1:30 1:30-4
LIVER/GRAVY MEATLOAF PORK CUTLET/GRAVY STUFFED PEPPER CHICKEN ALA KING
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Crafts Club, PV 9:30
Crewel , PV 9:30 Crafts Club, PV 9:30 Cribbage, PV 1 :00 Blood Pressure, PV Bowling, ML 1:00
Bowling, ML ' 1:00 Log Cabin, PV 9:30 Holiday - 1:30 12:30 Hardanger May Baske
Bargello, PV 1:30 500 Club, PV 1 :00 Hardanger, PV 1:30 Party Whist, PV 1:00 PV 1:00
2ND ANNUAL FFF Quilting, PV 1:30
_ ANNIVERSARY PARTY Peer Coun. , SW 1:30
BATTERED FISH VEAL BIRD BAKED CHICKEN TURKEY TETRAZINNI ROAST BEEF
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Crewel , PV 9:30 Log Cabin. PV 9:30 Cribbage, PV 1:00 Crafts Club, PV 9:30
Bowling, ML 1:00 Crafts Club, PV 9:30 Holiday - 1:30 Party Whist, PV 1:00 Bowling, ML 1:00
Bargello, PV 1 :30 500 Club, PV 1:00 Hardanger, PV 1:30 Quilting, PV 1:30 Hardanger May Baske ,
Peer Coun. SW 1:30 PV 1:00
SWISS STEAK TURKEY BREAST BEEF STEW W/VEGIES BAKED HAM SWEDISH MEATBALLS
KI AMMITIOrz
� A
City of Fridley BULK RATE
Recreation Department U. S. POSTAGE
6431 University Avenue N.E. PAID
Fridley, Mn. 55432 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Permit No.2886