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FRIDLEY
A NEW YEAR WITH A POSITIVE DIRECTION
THE FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME GROWING PAINS LATELY
�AND IS NOW READY TO MOVE AND EXPAND IN A VARIETY OF NEW AND EXCITING
ENDEAVORS , NEW TO THE CENTER STAFF, BUT FAMILIAR TO MOST OF YOU, CONNIE
THOMPSON, FORMER PROGRAM SUPERVISOR WITH THE CITY OF FRIDLEY RECREATION
STAFF AND BESSIE KENNEY, CURRENT Bus DRIVER WILL BE ASSISTING THE SENIOR
ADVISORY BOARD AND MANY SENIOR VOLUNTEERS IN CHARTING NEW COURSES FOR THE
FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER.
1CONNIE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SENIOR PROGRAMMING FOR TEN YEARS BEGINNING WITH
!THE MUStATENE IOWA YMCA AND THEN FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS WITH THE FRIDLEY
RECREATION DEPARTMENT. DURING HER TIME IN FRIDLEY SHE HAS SEEN THE SENIOR
PROGRAM GROW FROM A COUPLE OF CLASSES, A SENIOR CLUB AND A THREE PAGE
NEWSLETTER WITH 200 SUBSCRIBERS TO WHAT IT IS TODAY . THE FUTURE HOLDS
GREAT POTENTIAL AND MANY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF US.
BESSIE HAS BEEN THE BUS DRIVER FOR 2 1/2 YEARS . SHE WILL NOW BE WEARING
TWO HATS, Bus DRIVER AND CHORE SERVICES COORDINATOR. SHE WILL BE LOOKING
AT WAYS TO IMPROVE AND POSSIBLY EXPAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AS WELL AS
EXPAND THE CHORE SERVICES PROGRAM.
HOPEFULLY, THE SENIORS OF FRIDLEY WILL VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND CONCERNS
,THROUGH THE SENIOR SURVEY IN THE WINTER CITY NEWSLETTER. IF COMPLETED AND
'RETURNED BY JANUARY 9TH, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $100 .00 CASH
DRAWING.
',WE SEE THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF THE FRIDLEY SENIOR PROGRAM TO HINGE IN SENIOR
INVOLVEMENT AND A STRONG VOLUNTEER FORCE .
LET' S GET INVOLVED AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IN 1987,
• CAIVIERA CLUB
AN INTEREST HAS BEEN EXPRESSED IN STARTING A CAMERA CLUB . THE GROUP WILL,
,BE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN SHARING SNAP SHOT SKILLS WITH ANY TYPE OF �
(CAMERA. IF YOU LIKE RECORDING MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN. PICTURES OR ENJOY '
'PHOTOGRAPHS AS A CREATIVE ART FORM - JOIN US ! OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE AT,l
THE SENIOR CENTER ON MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH AT 9 :30 A. M. WE WILL DISCUSS(
'FUTURE MEETINGS AND OUTINGS AS WELL AS SET A MEETING TIME , CALL 571-1304�,
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
iSENIOR TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE FRIDLEY SENIOR DINING SITE . ANYONE
WISHING TO RIDE THE BUS TO DINING MUST NOTIF CONNIE TWO WORKING DAYS IN
ADVANCE. CALLS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO 571-1304, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
BETWEEN 8 :30 A. M. AND 10 :00 A.M. A FIFTY CENT ROUND-TRIP FARE WILL BE
CHARGED.
SENIOR SHOPPING
TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO HOLIDAY WAREHOUSE EACH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OF
THE MONTH AND TO TARGET THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH . THE BUS WILL
LEAVE THE SENIOR CENTER AT 12:30 P.M. ON TARGET DAYS AND HOME PICK-UP WILL
BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45.
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE LIONS CLUB, THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS
PROGRAM. FOR A BUS RESERVATION, CALL 571-1304.
IN ADDITION, THE SENIOR SHOPPING PROGRAM GOES TO NORTHTOWN & BOB ' S PRODUCE
ON THE 1ST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. THE BUS WILL LEAVE THE SENIOR CENTER AT
12:30 P.M. SHOPPING AT NORTHTOWN WILL BE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1 :00 - 3 :00
P.M. ENDING THE TRIP WITH BOB' S PRODUCE &SPECIALS FOR SENIORS!
FRIDLEY SENIOR NUTRITION PROC
THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM SERVES NOON MEALS
MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS AT SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT HENNEPIN AND ANOKA
COUNTIES, THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
PROGRAM ON AGING WITH FUNDS THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND THE
MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING.
PERSONS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND .
' RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE TWO WORKING DAYS IN ADVANCE BY CALLING THE SITE
NEAREST YOU. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE TOWARD THE COST OF THE
MEAL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL DEBBIE AT 571-6085.
MONTHLY -BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS ARE OFFERED AT THE FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER, ROOM
10, 6085 7TH STREET. THE JANUARY SCHEDULE IS :
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH. . . . . . 11 :30-12 :00 NOON
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH. . 2- 0 . 12:30-1 : 15 P.M.
REMEMBER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HAS NO SYMPTOMS TO WARN OF ITS PRESENCE .
REGULAR CHECK-UPS ARE NECESSARY FOR DETECTION.
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REFERENCE FIL
VIVIAN BAKER HELPED PUT TOGETHER A REFERENCE FILE FOR THE SENIOR CENTER .
THIS FILE WILL BE OPEN TO ANYONE FOR USE AT ANY TIME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
FILE IS TO FAMILIARIZE PEOPLE WITH OTHER SENIOR PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS COVERED ARE : HOUSING PROGRAMS, NURSING HOMES , TRAVEL
GROUPS, INSURANCE AGENCIES, SR. FEDERATION JOB SEARCH PROGRAM, APPLICATION
FORM FOR SR. FEDERATION, FINANCIAL PLANNING PROGRAMS , LEGAL SERVICES FOR
' SENIORS, ETC.
IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FILE - PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO STOP BY AND DROP IT OFF ANY TIME.
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LIONS DINNER
,THE SENIORS OF FRIDLEY ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, THE
;TIME OF CHRISTMAS. EVER SINCE CHRISTMAS WAS FIRST OBSERVED AS A HOLY TIME
IT WAS ALSO TRADITIONALLY A TIME FOR PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE GIFTS, A TIME FOR
PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR BOUNTY WITH OTHERS. THOUGH MANY TODAY ARE CAUGHT UP
IN THE MELONGE OF COMMERCIALISM, THERE STILL REMAINS EVIDENCE OF GRACIOUS
GIVING. ONE SUCH EVENT THAT SETS THE SPIRITS OF FRIDLEY ' S SENIORS AFLOW IS
'THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER PUT ON BY FRIDLEY ' S LION CLUB AND THEIR EVER
CAPABLE AUXILLIARY AFFILIATE, THE LIONESSES. THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT
IS ATTESTED BY THE FACT THAT MORE SENIORS MEET AT THIS ONE EVENT THAN AT
ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR, THIS YEAR THE LIONS WERE HOST TO ABOUT FOUR
;HUNDRED (400) GRATEFUL GUESTS, WHICH WAS, AS IN THE PAST, HELD AT SANDEE ' S
WHERE OWNER, GARY BRAAN, NOT ONLY PROVIDED QUARTERS BUT THE COOKS AND ABLE
SERVICE AS WELL.
!THE MEMBERS OF THE LIONS CLUB AND THEIR LIONESSES ARE RELUCTANT TO DWELL ON
THEIR PART OF MAKING THIS PRESTIGIOUS AFFAIR POSSIBLE, BUT THEY DO MAKE
'MANY SACRIFICES IN TIME AND MONEY, NONE OF WHICH THEY REGRET. THE FACT
THAT THEY DO THIS FROM THEIR HEART IS REFLECTED IN THE WAY THEY RECEIVE
' THEIR GUESTS SO ROYALLY. THE LIONS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A VERY FINE DINNER,
BUT ALSO ENTERTAINMENT IN THE FORM OF MUSIC, GIFTS, SPECIAL ATTENTION AND A
LION' S VERSION OF DON RICKLES, BOB COOK, WHEN ONE REALIZES WHAT ALL IS
INVOLVED TO MAKE POSSIBLE THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR SENIORS THAN ONE ALSO
MUST KNOW THAT THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS : PEOPLE SHARING THEIR OWN
REWARDS WITH OTHERS - WITH GRACE . THE SENIORS IN TURN CAN SHOW THEIR
APPRECIATION BY RETURNING A WORD OF THANKS BY MAIL, SEND TO:
LIONS CLUB
C/0 FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER
6085 7TH STREET NE
FRIDLEY, MN 55432
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VOLUNTEERS
HOW WE LOVE YA
HOW WE NEED YA
,A BEFRIENDER TRAINING WILL BE STARTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, DATES HAVE NOT
BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE PRINTING DEADLINE OF THIS NEWSLETTER, BUT IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED, CONTACT RUTH SMITH, ST. WILLIAMS CHURCH AT 571 -5600 FOR ',
DETAILS.
LYNWOOD NURSING HOME IS LOOKING FOR SENIOR VOLUNTEERS TO READ TO RESIDENTS,
PLAY CARDS AND VISIT. IF INTERESTED, CALL KAREN MOPP AT 571-3150.
SENIOR NEWSLETTER STAFF $ VOLUNTEERS
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR STORY IDEAS, POEMS, CARTOONS AND ARTICLES , IF
YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR A TALENT FOR WRITING, WHY NOT SHARE IT,
WE ALSO WELCOME ANYONE TO HELP ASSEMBLE THE NEWSLETTER FOR MAILING .
,REMEMBER. . .A BENEFIT TO HELPING (BESIDES HAVING FUN) IS FIRST PRIORITY IN
jOUT ON THE TOWN SIGN-UP.
CALL CONNIE FOR MORE INFORMATION, 571-1304.
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THE FOLLOWING SENIOR ART CLASSES ARE CO-SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF FRIDLEY
RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER AND THE NORTH SUBURBAN
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT THE FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER.
BEGINNING DRAWING
DEVELOP HAND/EYE COORDINATION WHILE DRAWING
STILL LIFES ANO PREVIOUS ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
NEEDED) .
FEE: $5.00
SECTION A: MONDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS
BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 1987
TIME: 12:45 - 2:45 P.M.
SECTION B: THURSDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS
BEGINNING JANUARY 22, 1987
TIME : 12:45 - 2 :45 P.M.
DRAWING
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS BY DRAWING MORE COMPLEX` ••
SUBJECTS. (BEGINNING DRAWING OR OTHER DRAWING �.
EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGED. )
FEE: $5.00
WHEN: THURSDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 12, 1987
TIME: 12 :45 - 2:45 P.M.
BEGINNING ACRYLICS - -�
LEARN COLOR THEORY BY WORKING ON CANVAS WITH
NON-TOXIC, WATER SOLUBLE , ACRYLIC PAINT .
( BEGINNING DRAWING OR OTHER DRAWING
EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGED. )
FEE: $5.00
WHEN: MONDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS •
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 23, 1987 • 0
TIME: 12:45 - 2:45 P.M. "to
ACRYLICS
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS USING ACRYLIC PAINT ON
CANVAS. (BEGINNING ACRYLICS OR OTHER ACRYLIC
EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGED. )
FEE: $5.00
WHEN: MONDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS
BEGINNING MARCH 16, 1987
TIME: 12 :45 - 2 :45 P.M.
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR
LEARN TO USE WATERCOLOR FOR BUILDING UPON
YOUR DRAWING SKILLS. (DRAWING OR SIGNIFICANT
DRAWING EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGED. )
FEE: $5.00
WHEN: THURSDAYS, FOR 3 WEEKS
BEGINNING MARCH 12, 1987
TIME: 12:45 - 2:45 P.M.
ALL FEES COVER THE COST OF MATERIALS USED IN CLASS
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"SENIOR HEALTH LINK"
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER NOW OFFERS "SENIOR HEALTH LINK" , A PROGRAM DESIGNED
FOR SENIORS, AGE 60 AND OVER. "SENIOR HEALTH LINK" PROVIDES SCHEDULED
TRANSPORTATION IN "ACTIVE RIDE" VANS TO AND FROM UNITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR
PHYSICIAN REFERRED SERVICES . THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE SENIOR FOR THIS ,
SERVICE. "SENIOR HEALTH LINK" ALSO PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION ON HEALTH ,
AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE "SENIOR HEALTH LINK" PROGRAM, CONTACT THE
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT UNITY MEDICAL CENTER, 780-6755 .
WATER/SEWER DISCOUNT RATES
IF YOU ARE 62 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR DISABLED, AND YOUR COMBINED INCOME
IS $12,981 .00 OR LESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF FRIDLEY UTILITY BILLING
DEPARTMENT FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING SENIOR CITIZEN WATER AND SEWER RATES.
CALL 571-3450, EXTENSION 135.`
THIRD ANNUAL SENIOR TOURNAMENT
(COMBINED BOWLING & CRIBBAGE)
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IN JANUARY OF 1984, THE FIRST COMBINED BOWLING AND CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT WAS
HELD AT MAPLE LANES OF FRIDLEY IN WHAT WAS PROPOSED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
SENIORS TO GET TOGETHER AND MEET NEW FRIENDS, AND TO SHARE IN A BUFFET
LUNCH MANAGED BY MAPLE LANES , ON THAT FIRST TOURNAMENT THERE WERE 30
BOWLERS AND 16 CRIBBAGE PLAYERS WITH 49 ENJOYING A FINE MEAL AT MAPLE
iLANES, THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WERE 38 BOWLERS AND 28 CRIBBAGE PLAYERS
AND 69 AT THE BUFFET COUNTER. FOR THE 1986 TOURNAMENT, HELD ON THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 4TH AT MAPLE LANES, THERE WERE 42 BOWLERS AND 32 CARD SHARPIES AND
76 DINERS. AS IN THE PAST, THE PRIZE LIST WAS NOMINAL AS WERE THE ENTRY
FEES; IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY, BUT MORE OF
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS TO ENJOY BEING WITH EACH OTHER AND SHARING SOME.
FUN TOGETHER. THE MANAGEMENT AT MAPLE LANES , BOB KOHAVEK AND HELEN
JEZIERSKI , HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY COOPERTIVE AND ABLE IN THEIR
ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THESE TOURNAMENTS RUN SMOOTHLY. THE CITY OF FRIDLEY HAS
PROVIDED HELP IN PRINTING MATERIALS AND THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY ' S SENIOR
COORDINATOR, CONNIE THOMPSON. THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE PAST THREE
(3) YEARS , BILL CAMPBELL , EXPRESSES HIS THANKS FOR THE VERY FINE
COOPERATION OF EVERYONE; PARTICIPANTS, MAPLE LANES, THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AND
PHYLLIS, THE HAPPY CHEF .
PLANS ARE NOW BEING MADE FOR NEXT YEAR' S TOURNAMENT WITH CHANGES IN FORMAT
TO ACCOMODATE MORE PEOPLE, BOTH FOR BOWLING AND CRIBBAGE PLAYING.
LITTLE NOTES FROM THE TOURNAMENT:
WIBLUR MANTUFFEL HAD SCORES OF 182-181-182 ; ONE PIN OFF OF A TRIPLICATE .
TILLIE LINDBERG, A 159 AVERAGE BOWLER; HAD A HOT DAY AVERAGING 201 FOR HER
THREE GAMES, LLOYD ERICKSON, A 152 AVERAGE BOWLER, HIT A 582- FOR A 194
,AVERAGE. CHAMPIONS IN THE BOWLING -DIVISION WERE AS FOLLOWS : GROUP ONE ;
'TILLIE LINDBERG-715; GROUP TWO, GEORGE ANTINOZZI -668 ; GROUP THREE, GERRY
O'NEIL-649; GROUP FOUR, FLORIAN WILKEN-640.
IN THE CRIBBAGE DEPARTMENT EACH COUPLE IS ASKED TO GUESS WHAT THEIR FINAL
SCORE WILL BE . THE COUPLE OF LUCILLE ZANDER AND FOREST WELTON GUESSED 800;
THEIR FINAL SCORE WAS 798. THEY RECEIVED $2 FOR THEIR CLOSE GUESS . ETHEL
SOLI AND WALLY MISKOWIC WERE THE PAIR WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE - 841 OUT OF A
POSSIBLE 847 PERFECT SCORE. - - -
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60 YEARS OR OLDER AND MEET GUIDELINES. . .
WE NEED YOU TO HELP OTHERS!
THERE IS AN OPENING FOR A FOSTER GRANDPARENT AT ALEXANDRA HOUSE, CIRCLE
PINES,
YOU GIVE: 20 HOURS A WEEK AS A "GRANDMOTHER OR GRANDFATHER"
TO THE CHILDREN AT ALEXANDRA HOUSE,
YOU
RECEIVE: 1 . SATISFACTION IN HELPING OTHERS .
2. STIPEND OF $44.00/WEEK, WHICH DOES NOT AFFECT
HI-RISE RENTS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SSI , FOOD STAMPS
MEDICAL OR GENERAL ASSISTANCE, VET'S PENSION,
3. NOON MEAL,
4. TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE.
5. VACATION AND SICK PAY .
6. ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM,
7. ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL JEANNE WALTHOUR AT 780-2332.
FARE SHARE FOOD PROGRAM
THIS IS A STATE-WIDE, SELF-HELP PROGRAM WHEREBY ANYONE CAN PAY $12 .00 AND
RECEIVE ABOUT $35-$40 WORTH OF FOOD MONTHLY. YOU MUST HAVE $12 ,00 IN CASH
OR FOOD STAMPS ON REGISTRATION DAY AND SIGN UP TO DO 2 HOURS OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE FOR EACH SHARE PURCHASED . THE FOOD IS DELIVERED ON THE 4TH
SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE SITE WHERE YOU REGISTERED . THE FRIDLEY
COMMUNITY CENTER IS A NEW SITE HOSTED BY ST. WILLIAM' S CHURCH ,
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT JOAN ROGAN AT 571-5600.
JANUARY HEALTH AWARENESS
MEDITATION TO MUSIC
!THE JANUARY HEALTH AWARENESS TOPIC IS MEDITATION TO MUSIC. COME LISTEN,
( RELAX AND MEDITATE TO MUSIC. FIND A NEW SOURCE OF RELAXATION IN THESE DAYS
FILLED WITH STRESS. THE GUEST FACILITATOR WILL BE J. C, JOHNSON . JOT ONE
OF THESE DATES AND TIMES DOWN ON YOUR CALENDAR,
JAN. 9TH BLAINE SENIOR CENTER 12:30
JAN, 14TH COON RAPIDS SENIOR CENTER 12 :30
JAN. 15TH ANOKA SENIOR CENTER 12,:30
JAN. 27TH FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER 12 :30
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FRIDLEY FRIENDS
BACK IN 1909 A YOUNG FAMILY IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO HAD REASON TO OBSERVE MAY
'25TH AS A SPECIAL DAY; A DAUGHTER WAS BORN TO THEM. THE PROUD PARENTS,
APTLY ENOUGH, CHOSE HELEN AS THE NAME FOR THEIR NEW FAMILY MEMBER . HELEN
SPENT THE FIRST NINE YEARS OF HER FORMATIVE DAYS IN YOUNGSTOWN ATTENDING
PRIMARY SCHOOL AND BECOMING A YOUNG LADY. IN 1919 HELEN ' S FAMILY DECIDED
THEY WANTED TO MOVE FURTHER WEST AND FOUND MINNESOTA TO THEIR LIKING .
SITTING IN THE NORDEAST SECTION OF MINNEAPOLIS , HELEN WAS AMONG THE HAPPY
GRADUATES OF EDISON HIGH SCHOOL IN 1926 . IN 1927 HELEN AND HER PARTNER
ENTERED ONE OF THE MARATHON DANCES THAT WAS SO POPULAR ACROSS THE COUNTY IN
THOSE DAYS. HELEN AND HER PARTNER DANCED FOR THREE MONTHS AT THE KENWOOD
'ARMORY IN MINNEAPOLIS, PUTTING IN CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND HOURS
AND COMING OUT WITH THIRD PLACE HONORS . HELEN RECALLS ONE VERY UNUSUAL
' INSTANCE IN THAT MARATHON; WHERE MOST CONTESTANTS EITHER LOST WEIGHT OR
REMAINED THE SAME, HELEN GAINED THIRTY POUNDS IN THE THREE MONTH TEST
ENDURANCE. "THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD, " HELEN ADDED . MEMORY ITEMS FROM THE
MARATHON ARE STILL SOME OF HELEN' S PRIZED POSSESSIONS.
MATHEW SZCZECH BOUNCED INTO THIS WORLD IN 1909 AND TOOK HIS FIRST SQUINTING
VIEW OF MINNEAPOLIS SEVERAL DAYS LATER. MATT'S PARENTS RESIDED IN NORDEAST
WHERE MATT ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM DELASALLE HIGH SCHOOL AND SHORTLY
AFTERWORD ENTERED ST. THOMAS COLLEGE . IN MATT ' S YOUNGER DAYS, FOOTBALL AND
BASEBALL WERE TWO OF HIS FAVORITE SPORTS. MATT RELATES THAT HIS SIZE WAS
NOT A FAVORABLE FACTOR FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL, BUT HE DID MANAGE TO HOLD A
BACKFIELD POSITION FOR A TIME AND THEN PLAYED AN END ON THE LINE . IN
BASEBALL, MATT PERFORMED AS A PITCHER AND REMEMBERS VIVIDLY HIS CATCHER WHO
WAS A LAD THAT STOOD SIX FEET AND FOUR INCHES TALL. MATT ALWAYS FELT THAT
HE WAS PITCHING UPHILL. IN 1931 , MATT COMPLETED HIS STUDIES AT ST . THOMAS
AND GRADUATED AS AN ACCOUNTANT; IN THOSE DAYS THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS IN
FULL SWING AND JOBS WERE VERY SCARCE . MATT, IN A CONSTANT SEARCH FOR WORK,
' DID EVENTUALLY FIND PART—TIME WORK AT THE CITY COURT HOUSE . MATT ' S FAMILY
HAD OPERATED A GROCERY STORE AT 729 MAIN STREET FOR MANY YEARS AND WHEN
MATT' S DAD PASSED AWAY MATT' S HELP AT THE STORE WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ONE OF THE REGULAR CUSTOMERS AT THE SZCZECH GROCERY STORE WAS A LADY WHOSE
NAME WAS HELEN. FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER THAT PARTICULAR LADY CUSTOMER
PERFEREED A CERTAIN SHY CLERK AT THE STORE TO ASSIST HER WITH HER GROCERY
LIST AND THAT SHY CLERK MANAGED IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER TO WAIT ON THAT
PARTICULAR LADY CUSTOMER. FORTUNE CONTINUED TO PLAY THE GAME AND IN TIME
( NOT TOO LONG) CLERK AND CUSTOMER BECAME FRIENDS.
, THE NEXT STEP WAS GOOD FRIENDS, AND THEN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD FRIENDS . THE
, STORE EVENTUALLY BECAME TOO MUCH WORK FOR MATT ' S MOTHER AND SHE FINALLY
,;, SOLD IT. IT WAS THEN THAT MATT DECIDED TO ENTER THE ARMY . IN WORLD WAR
II , MATT SAW SERVICE IN NORTH AND WEST AFRICA. WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER, MATT
, RETURNED TO HIS FAVORITE COUNTY AND VERY SPECIAL LADY FRIEND . IN 1946
HELEN AND MATT WERE MARRIED AND ESTABLISHED A NEW HOME IN MINNEAPOLIS ,
MATT WENT TO WORK FOR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AS AN ACCOUNTANT LATER
ADVANCING TO THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT WHERE HE BECAME A SUPERVISOR, A
POSITION HE HELD UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1972 . HELEN WORKED AT AMERICAN
LINEN FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS , BUT RETIRED TO BE A MOTHER TO TWO
DAUGHTERS WHO HAVE NOW GRACED THE LIVES OF HELEN AND MATT WITH THREE
( GRANDCHILDREN. HELEN AND MATT BECAME FRIDLEY RESIDENTS IN 1954 AND UPON
MATT ' S RETIREMENT , BOTH HELEN AND MATT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE - IN SENIOR
ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.
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'S (CONT.ZECH' S HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDLY FRIDLEY FOLKS SINCE 1973
ALSO MEMBERS OF A SENIOR GROUP AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH IN COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS WHERE MATT ENJOYED MANY GOLF DATES WITH FATHER KAPINSKI . MATT AND
HELEN HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERS AT CRESTVIEW HOME FOR SIX YEARS WHERE THEY VISIT
MEMBERS, HELP STAFF PEOPLE IN ATTENDING THE HANDICAPPED , AND PROVIDE
MOBILITY WHEN POSSIBLE . MATT HAS BEEN DELIVERING MEALS ON WHEELS FOR
SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO DELIVERS SURPLUS FOODS TO HOMES OF THOSE UNABLE TO
GET OUT . HELEN HELD THE POSITION OF TREASURER FOR THREE YEARS IN THE
FRIENDLY FRIDLEY FOLKS. BOTH HELEN AND MATT WERE AVID BOWLERS AND MATT
STILL ENJOYS AN OCCASSIONAL ROUND OF GOLF, BUT THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE AND THE
LIMITATION OF A SOMEWHAT ADVANCED AGE HAS CURTAILED SOME INVOLVEMENT IN
THESE FAVORITE SPORTS.
IN 1985 HELEN AND MATT WERE ELECTED TO REPRESENT FRIDLEY AS OUTSTANDING
SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE STATE-WIDE COMPETITION FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SENIOR
SERVICE , THIS IS AN HONOR THAT BOTH HELEN AND MATT WELL DESERVE WHEN THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO BE OF SERVICE TO THEIR FELLOW MAN IS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION; AND WITHOUT FANFARE . REAL CHARITY IS THE GIVING OF ONES
TIME AND TALENT AND TURNING THE OTHER WAY TO AVOID THE RECEIVER ' S ,
EMBARASSMENT. THAT IS HELEN AND MATT - THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO DO SO MUCH
TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE . FRIDLEY SALUTES
THE SZCZECHS.
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MAKE BASKETS TO FIT IN WITH YOUR
COLOR DECORATING PALETTE IN THIS 1986-1987 SENIOR PROGRAM SURVEY
FUN CLASS. BASKETS ARE MADE WITH A
WEAVING TECHNIQUE USING EMBROIDERY
HOOPS, MASKING TAPE AND FABRIC. IN AN EFFORT TO EFFECTIVELY EXPAND
SENIOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, THE
j WHEN: A) WEDNESDAYS, BEGINNING SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY BOARD HAS
JANUARY 21 , FOR 3 WEEKS PUT TOGETHER A SURVEY TO ASSESS THE
10:00-11 :30 A.M. NEEDS AND I NTERESTS OF AREA
SENIORS. THE SURVEY APPEARS IN THE
B) MONDAYS, BEGINNING WINTER CITY NEWSLETTER. ADDITIONAL
FEBRUARY 23, FOR 3 WEEKS COPIES ARE AVAILABE AT CITY HALL IN
7 :00-8 :30 P.M. THE RECREATION OFFICE , AT THE
FRIDLEY SENIOR CENTER AND SENIOR
WHERE: COMMUNITY ED. CENTER DINING, SURVEYS SHOULD BE RETURNED
BY JANUARY 9, 1987 TO BE ELIGIBLE
COST: $10 - INCLUDES ALL SUPPLIES FOR A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING OF
EXCEPT FABRIC. $100.00. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
JANUARY
Sat
1 2 3
Bowling
Cribbage
Holiday Adv. Woodcarvers
4 5 6 7 8 10
Bowling(Moonlight) Blood Pressure 500 Crafts Sr. Survey due
Bridge Friendly ,Fridley Folk Holiday Shopping Whist Bowling
Beg. Woodcarvers Pool Pool ML Cribbage Cribbage
Ceramics Adv. Woodcarvers
Calligraphy
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Feb. News.' .DdadlAne Theater Club
Chimera Trip Bowling (Moonlight) Travel Times Sr. Adv. Board Blood Pressure
1940 Radio Bridge (Scandinavia) 500 Crafts Bowling
Hour Beg. Woodcarvers Target Shopping Holiday Shopping Whist Cribbage
Camera Club Pool Pool ML Cribbage Ads+. Woodcarvers
Ceramics
18 City Holiday 19 20 21 2 23 24
_ Hospitality Team
Bridge Friendly Fridley Folk A Tisket, a Tasket Crafts Bowling
Beg. Woodcarvers Pool 500 Drawing Cribbage
Drawing Ceramics H61iday Shopping Whist Adv. Woodcarvers
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