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06/1980 Senior News Fridley Senior , News Fridley Recreation Dept. 571 . 3450 JUNE BIRTHDAYS JUNE PREVIEW Vivian Baker June 3 TUES. , J'JfdE 3 - BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS, June Wharton June 4 _ 10:30 - 11 :30 a.m. Alvina Wenner June 5 Viola Skramstad June 8 THURS. , JUNE 5 - CCC. 1:00 p.m. Hazel MarkUsen June 9 Virginia Daniels June 10 THURS. , JUNE 12 - CCC, 1:00 p.m. - Edith Larson June 10 Joseph Zuleski June 10 TUES. , JUNE 17 - Sr. Meeting, 1:00 p.m. Alrna Burmeister June 12 Earl Deeg June 12 THURS. , JUNE 19 - BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS, Franklin Koontz June 13 12:30 - 1 :30 p,m, CCC, 1:00 pr;fl. r Rebecca Mims June 13 Jay Ogrezovich June 15 FRI ., , JUNE 20 - TRIP: Lady of the Lake Lela Peterson June 16 Boat Excursion on Lake Minnetonka Lorraine Cabillot June 17 El en Larson June 19 WEDo , JUNE 25 - Fridley 49'er Days Semi or John Van Fleet June 19 Dance, 7:00 p.m. Jack Markusen June 21 Roy Peterson June 21 THURS,, , JUNIE 26 - Fridley 49'er Days Mabel Hunt June 24, Ser_l,or Bowling Tournament, all day, Edward Josephson June 2.5 CCC, 1:00 P.m. Laura Ballinger June 27 SAT. , JUNE 28=Fridley 49`er Days Parade Catherine Boschee June 29 Lawrence Swenson June 30 JUNE MEETINGS - FFF (� l , The June Birthday celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fridley United Methodist Church, Consol- idated Tours will talk about the many travel opportunities for seniors. There i will be no evening meetings until Septembcro 71 NEW MEMBERS - FFF ��� •y � �� t• i* �, t , r New members for the Friendly Fridley ` I� �'�Health Happenings Folks are always desired and welcomed, at all times. We have a great group, let's share it with others. - To join, ,you must be 55 years or older. AWS Yearly dues are $2/person. If you wish FREE HONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS to join, you can complete the forms at Free blood pressure tests will be offered at the meetings or call the Parks and Parkview School (CEC) in Rm. #20, 6085 - 7th Recreation office at 571-3450, Ext. 122. Street. In June the schedule is as follows: FRIDLEY CONGREGATE DINING Tuesday, June 30 . .10:30 - 11:30 Hot meals are served Monday through Thursday, June 19 .12:30 - 1:30 Friday at 12:00 noon, in the gymnasium/ Remember high blood pressure has no symptoms cafeteria at Parkview. Everyone under to warn of its presence. Regular check-ups the age -of 60 is asked to pay $1.65, all are necessary for detection. others are requested to make a donation. Menus are published weekly in the Sun Newspaper and in the Star and Tribune. Reservations must be made at least two working days in advance. To place your reservations, please call 571-6085, between AGING INFO-LINE the hours of 10:00 a.m. , and 2:00 p.m. , Monday through Friday. If you have any Do you ever wonder where to go or who to questions concerning the program call call when you have questions that concern 332-2316, you as a senior citizen? Now there is a special phone number you can call . It is TRANSPORTATION the Aging Info-line and the people there will try to answer all your questions about senior Beg"in{";ing on June 1st, the bus to Congregate benefits, progra-r"ts and any other -qu-estions Dining will be running on Vlednesday, Thursday you may have. The number to call is 296-7467. and Fridays. Full bus service will resume on Septeriber 1st. To make your bus SENIOR CITIZEN' S DAY reservations to Congregate please: The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts is havin,,3 1) In order to have a smooth running its 3rd Annual Senior Citizens Day on June schedule, anyone wishing to ride 12 , 1980. Activities begin at 10:00 a.m. , the bus to Congregate Dining {>>ust with a get-aquainted coffee hour followed by notify Connie #122, 2 working da,Y tours , music, a fashion show and picnic lunch- in advance! ! eon, movies and more music. 2) Calls should be made to 571-3450, Reservations are required for the special box #122, Monday through Friday between lunches which consists of a cheese and roast 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. - beef platter, green salad, fruit, and dessert. The cost is $3.00. For more information, 3) A .25¢ round trip fare will be charged contact Connie at 571-3450, Ext. #1220 to cover gas expenses. ONCE IN A SMILE 4) Be sure to call Congregate Dining for a dinner reservation. It is a law of human nature, as certain as gravity: To live fully, we must use things and Y p; ; love people; not love things and use people. PEER COUNSELOR PROGRA,14 SI13KS SENIORS FOR TRAINING This is a -program to train persons 60 and over to be counselors to other older persons. Called Peer Counselors, these persons will learn listening and verbal skills necessary to help others with problems. They will be expected to be primarily effective and careful listeners. They will learn about the network of referrals, and about follow-up techniques. There are two parts to the training program, The first part consists of one 22 hour session for 13 weeks, Applicants accepted into the program will be expected to attend all 13 sessions, as well as a 2-day workshop at the end of the 13 weeks, Participants in the training program will then serve in a 40-hour supervised counseling experience. Upon completion of training, peer counselors will be asked to volunteer their services about one-half day per week in agencies which serve senior citizens. They will have the support and assistance of trained professionals with all of their volunteer work. Training sessions will be conducted in the Fridley area from September 15 through December 15. If you are interested in participating in the program, please call for an application: Brother Mark LaMont. at 571-5600 or 571-0125 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JULY 15, 1980 1' i - r? 1980 FRIDLEY 49er DAYS CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION F/24:00n ter Ili 7nnn do BalRel n '��Y � Balloon �oase Commons Park Contest 6/28 9:00 am 1st Annual Lioness Moore Lake 7:00 pm Teen Dance Parkview 10,000 meter run 7:30 pm Beard Judging Contest Ron's Barber 10:00 am 49ers Day Parade Same route All Day Softball Tournament Commons 6/24 7:30 pm Miss Fridley 49er High School 1:00 pm Lions Beach Special Moore Lake Pageant = Auditorium 9:00 pm 49ers Celebration Entertainment. 5/25 to 6/28 Retai-I Days Merchants Dance World 5/25 7:00 pm SR. DANCE & SOCIAL Parkview 6/29 Noon Bike Marathon for Moore Lake Cystic Fibrosis - 7:30 pm 49er Variety Show Senior High Sponsored by Mrs, 5/26 All Day SR. BOWLING TOURNAMENT Maple Lanes Jaycees and p Noon Chamber Luncheon Sandee's Fridley Police 6:30 pm Kids Bike Rodeo Junior High All Day Softball Tournament Commons 8:00 pm Band Concert &Movie Parki vew 5/27 6:30 pm Tennis Tournament Commons Park 7:00 pm Square Dance Hayes I � \ 6:30 pm Softball Tournament Commons , . 49ers Softball Double- headers: ouble-headers: J ,rte i 6:30 pm 49ers vs. All-Stars Commons 8:15 pm Firemen vs. Police Commons 10:00 pm Fireworks sponsored Commons by Fridley VFW CARDS, COFFEE AND CONVERSATION ' Party t4hist is the name of the game every IThursday from 1:00 p.m, to 3:00 p.m. , at ; Parkview (CEC) in Rm. #18. JUNE EXCURSION Lady of the Lak on Lake Minnetonka WHEN: Friday, June 20 , 1980 DEPARTS: 12 : 15 p.m. , from Fridley United Methodist Church and Village Green CRETURNS: Approximately 4 : 30 p.m. COST: $9 .00 per person i , The boat excursion will be from 1: 30 to 3: 30 p.m. , with a late box-lunch served on the boat. When was the last time you had a fun-filled day on a beautiful lake? Even if it was yesterday join us for a late lunch and an I enjoyable afternoon aboard the '1, � i I� "LADY OF THE LAKE" on beautiful Lake Minnetonka. There will be a historic narrator aboard to make it both a fun and learning =----- experience. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June Excursion "LADY OF THE LADE" NAME: ADDRESS : TELEPHONE: # OF RESERVATIONS : AMOUNT ENCLOSED: PLEASE RETURN TO: FRIDLEY RECREATION DEPARTMENT 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NE 571-3450 55Y� LZ UNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bowling, 1:00 p.m. BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS CCC, 1:00 P.M. Bowling, 1:00 p.m. 10:30 - 11:30 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Bowling,, 1:00 p.m. CCC, 1:00 p.m. Bowling, 1:00 p.m. Flag Day 15 16 17 18 19 201 2F Bowling, 1.00 p.m. SR. MEETING BLOOD PRESSURE TESTS Bowling, 1:00 p.m. 1:00 P.M. 12:30 - 1 :30 TRIP: Lake CCC, 1:00 P.M. Minnetonka 22 23 2425 26 27 28 Bowling, 1.00 p.m. 49ers Sr. Dance Sr. Bowling - 49ers Bowling, 1:00 p.m. 49ers ' Day 7:00 p.m. CCC, 1:00 p.m. Parade 29 30 - Bowling, 1:00 p.m. � ` - � 1 Z�j]r'jCj IViJ� ��Cil(�'il,A•� fi�M UOP LV L�+� 968Z 'flN 3!WlOd j NIN 'Sl10c1V3NNiW M99 V10SINWIN 'A31GINJ (! i Vd '3 'N 3AN3AV A!ISHAINn IM 1 39VISOd 'S 'n IN-"'j^j18Vd34 N011V38338 !?SMU s 31W2i )nna A311311W O kilD CRIME PREVENTION we will be publishing a series of cartoons with the theme of Crime Prevention in our monthly newsletter. Co-sponsored by the Fridley Crime Prevention Project. THELMA THWARTUM -- By Alex A Public Service of NRTA-AARP Crime Prevention -AND 50 WITH T9E-5E TIPS SERGEANT OL6.IRY,TWS IS YES,NIAAM,ILL BE TUATS THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE YOU CAN 5ECOME INVOLVED THELMATFIWARTUM AND I'D LIKE GLAD TO TALK W1Ttl CRIME- 6ET MORE CITIZENS 1N- 1N STOPPING CRIME 1N TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CRIME PRE- _ — I YOU HERE AT THREE VOLVED AND REDUCE CRIMINAL I' YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD••• NI ION FO;?MY CITIZEN'S OPPORTUNITY r J GR UP— v I -`7 Copyright© 1979 by the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons