JOHN A. DUKE NIAGARA FALLS
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
1201 Hyde Park Boulevard
P.O. Box 69
Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0069
Rebecca Conde, Senior Citizen Program Coordinator
Telephone 297-9324
August 2010

CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
SENIOR CENTER DIVISION NEWS
August 3rd 10:00-12:00
Niagara Cerebral Palsy will be here with their
audiologist David Pucci. They will be conducting FREE hearing screens. An appointment must be made in the office.
August 10th-11:15
Weber Productions, Ed Weber presents another of his fabulous programs.
August 17th 11:15
Theresa Schuey from Mt St Mary’s Wound Care and Hyperbaric Department will be here to conduct an informational talk foot care wound care and healthy eating.
August 23rd 1:00
CARD PARTY
Come and play cards with your friends! $4.00 per person includes pizza pop and table money prize.
Reservations are a must. Sign up in the office.
August 26th DANCE!!!
End of Summer Spectacular!! 5:30 to 8:30.
Doors open at 5:00!!
Another fabulous affair at the Duke Center. Come celebrate the end of summer with us. Music provided by Joey Fanara and the Jades.
Sandwich, punch and a 50/50 raffle. $5.00!!
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!
Our dances have all sold out, so sign up early
Advance Notice!!!
September 17th
JOHN DUKE FALL FEST
This one is still in very early process. It will
include vendors, bands and food. Look out for the notices, it’s going to be one you don’t want to miss!!

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AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS
The Senior Center Division has scheduled new AARP Defensive Driving Classes. The course is geared for persons age 50 and older. The following classes may have openings:
September 9th & 10th 9:00-1:00 LaSalle
September 27th & 28th 9:00-1:00 LaSalle
September 20th & 21st 9:00-1:00 Duke
Classes open for registration
August 2nd at 8:00am
Call 283-4476 for reservations at LaSalle
Call 297-9324 for registration at Duke
You will need to bring a check or money order,
payable to the AARP to the first session of the class. The cost is $12.00 for AARP members and $14.00 for non-members. Completion of this class
entitles you to a discount on your car insurance. This certificate is good for three years, after which you will need to take the class again. This class will also allow you to receive point reductions. All classes are reservation only.
Class size is limited.
THANK YOU!!
To our City Of Niagara Falls DPW “Cement Heads”, for installing a new concrete walkway in our backyard. Much thanks for all for all their hard work in the heat! Jeff Smeal, John Rosino, Bill Whitmire, Art Eberhart, Doug Proctor, Steve Gemuend, Norm Seuss, Jim Curtis and John Belardi. And Special Thanks to Our
DPW Deputy Director
John Caso, for making our ideas happen!

CRAFT CLASS
The Golden Age Clubs’ Craft Class will be offered on the following days:
August 3rd, 17th and 31st at the LaSalle Center 10:00am
August 10th and 24th at the Duke Center 10:00am.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
Free blood pressure will be provided on Monday, 9th at 10:00 am. Thank You NFMMC for
providing this service.
YOUNG AT HEART
This group meets on August 3rd and 17th at 1:00. This group is always accepting new members.
SOCIALITES
The Socialites executive board will meet August 10th at 10:00. The Socialites meeting will be August 19th
at 6:00, the picnic will follow the meeting at 6:30.
DO YOU PLAY MAHJONGG?—DO YOU WANT TO LEARN? ”
9:00 am Fridays at the Duke Center
HIICAP
The Niagara County Office for the Aging’s
HIICAP Program will be at the Center on August 19th at 10:00am. This program utilizes trained
volunteers to assist Seniors with Health Insurance questions or problems.
NEW HORIZONS
This group will meet on Thursday, August 5th at 12:30. New members are welcome.
RED HAT SOCIETY/LADIES OF THE MIST
The Ladies of the Mist will meet August 13th at 1:00,
MT. CARMEL SENIORS
Mt. Carmel Senior Citizens will meet on
August 12th and 26th at 1:30 pm.
NIAGARIAN GROUP LEADERS
This group’s goal is to build a closer
relationship between group leaders. Members are Niagara County senior club group/tour leaders. The group will meet on August 13th at 10:00.
ECHOTA SENIORS
The Echota Seniors will meet on Friday, August 27th at 1:30 PM.
AARP #283
The Chapter will meet on August 19th at 1:30pm. New members are welcome.
GRANDPARENTS’ SUPPORT GROUP
The Grandparents & Parents as Providers Support Group will meet August 6th and 20th at 10:30 am.

PINOCHLE CLUB
The Center’s Pinochle Club accepts new players. This Club plays on Thursdays at 12:30 pm. If you play pinochle come out and try this club!!!
EUCHRE
Euchre is played 1:00 pm, Wednesday & Fridays at the Duke Center. New players are welcome.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE
Duplicate Bridge is offered on Wednesdays at
12:45 pm at the Duke Center.
LEBANON SENIORS
Will meet here on Wednesday August 11th at 1:00.
REUNITED
Reunited will be meeting here on August 4th and 8th from 1:30 to 3:30.
FOOD STAMPS
Niagara Community Action Program will have a
representative at the center on Tuesday, August 24th at 9:00 to give out information and accept applications for Food Stamps.
LINE DANCING
Cathy Cutre is teaching the class on Mondays at 1:00. There is a dollar donation and leather soled shoes are preferred.
BALLROOM DANCING
Ballroom dancing is taught by Marge Dorato and will be held Wednesday’s at 10:00am!!
TAI CHI CLASS
The Tai Chi Class will be offered at the Duke
Center every Friday at 9:30. There is a $2.00 charge for this class. August 20th and 27th we will be collecting for the next session.
EXERCISE CLASS
The class will continue to be offered on
Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 am.
BOCCE
Every Monday at 1:00 in the backyard!!
LAWN BOWLING
Every Friday at 10:00 in Hyde park, near the bocce courts!!
PROGRAM IDEAS
Any new program idea? Let us know and we will do our best to make it happen!
TRIVIA QUESTION
The July question was “Who sewed the first
American flag in 1776?” The answer is- Betsy Ross. The August question is “Jimmy Durante said what at the end of every show?”
Submit your answer to Melinda.

August 2010 Daily Calendar

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

2. Bingo 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Line Dancing 1:00 / Bocce 2:00	3. Exercise 10:00 / Hearing Screening 10:00-12:00 / Elders 11:00 / Young at Heart 1:00	4. Swimming 10:00 / Ballroom Dancing 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Bridge 12:45 / Reunited 1:00 / Euchre 1:00 / Needle Painters 1:00	5.Exercise 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Pinochle 12:30 / New Horizon 1:00 / Woodcarvers 7:00 / Computers 7:00	6. Mahjongg 9:00 / Tai Chi Duck Island 9:30 / GASP 10:00 / Lawn Bowling 10:00 / Retired Teachers 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Euchre 1:00
9. Bingo 10:30 / Blood Pressure 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Line Dancing 1:00 / Rosary 1:30 / Bocce 2:00 / Computer Class 3:00	10.Exercise 10:00 / Weber productions 11:30 / Socialites Ex 10:00 / Elders Group 11:00 / Socialites Ex. 11:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Friendly Seniors 1:30	11. RMSC 9:00 / Swimming 10:00 / Ballroom Dancing 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Bridge 12:45 / Lebanon 1:00 / Euchre 1:00 / Needle Painters 1:00 / Carpenters 1:00	12.Exercise 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Pinochle 12:30 / Mt. Carmel Seniors 1:30 / Woodcarvers 7:00 / Travel & Social Club 7:00	13. Mahjongg 9:00 / Tai Chi Duck Island 9:30 / Lawn Bowling 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Red Hats 1:00 / Euchre 1:00
16. Bingo 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Line Dancing 1:00 / Bocce 2:00	17. Exercise 10:00 / Elders Group 11:00 / Mt St Mary’s 11:15 / Nutrition 11:45 / Plumbers 12:30 / Young at Heart 1:00	18. HICAP 9:30 / Swimming 10:00 / Ballroom Dancing 10:00 / HDO 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Bridge - 12:45 / Reunited 1:00 / Euchre 1:00 / Needle Painters 1:00	19. Exercise 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Pinochle 12:30 / OFA Workers 1:00 / AARP 1:30 / Socialites Picnic 6:00 / Woodcarvers 7:00	20. Mahjongg 9:00 / Tai Chi Duck Isalnd 9:30 / Lawn Bowling 10:00 / GASP 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Euchre 1:00
23. Bingo 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Line Dancing 1:00 / Rosary 1:30 / Bocce 2:00 / Computer Class 3:00	24. Food Stamp / Assistance 9:00 / OFA Lawyer 9:30 / HDO 10:00 / Exercise 10:00 / Elders Group 11:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Friendly Seniors 1:30	25.Ballroom Dancing 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Bridge - 12:45 / Reunited 1:00 / Euchre 1:00 / Needle Painters 1:00	26. Exercise 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Pinochle 12:30 / Mt. Carmel Seniors 1:30 / Center closes at 3:30 / Reopens at 5:00 / End of the Summer Dance 5:30 to 8:30 / Woodcarvers 7:00	27. Mahjongg 9:00 / Tai Chi Duck Island 9:30 / Lawn Bowling 10:00 / Nutrition 11:45 / Euchre 1:00 / Echota 1:30

30. Bingo 10:30 / Nutrition 11:45 / Line Dancing 1:00 / Bocce 2:00	31. Exercise 10:00 / Elders Group 11:00 / Nutrition 11:45

August 2010 LaSalle Facility

November Menu for Dining Sites

FEBRUARY 2009 MENU EAT WELL - STAY WELL MENU DINING

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
2. Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	3. Bingo - 10:00 / Crafts - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	4. LaSalle Artists - 9:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Dynaband - 11:00 / Lunch - 11:45	5. Bingo -10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	6. Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45
9. Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	LaSalle Artists - 9:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Dynaband - 11:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Driver Safety / Program / 9:00 - 1:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45
Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Crafts - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	LaSalle Artists - 9:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Dynaband - 11:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Driver Safety / Program / 9:00 - 1:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45
Driver Safety / Program / 9:00 - 1:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch -11:45	LaSalle Artists - 9:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Dynaband - 11:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45
Driver Safety / Program / 9:00 - 1:00 / Bingo - 10:00 / Lunch -11:45	Bingo - 10:00 / Crafts - 10:00 / Lunch - 11:45

NIAGARA COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING LAWYER
Gary Billingsley, Office for the Aging Lawyer, will be at the John Duke Senior Center, Tuesday, August 24, 9:30 -11:00 am. Call
297-9324 for an appointment.
NIAGARA COUNTY SPONSORED PROGRAMS
The following programs are supported by the Niagara County Office for the Aging. Information & Referral - from Marie Conde. Daily Lunch Program (Niagara Nutrition for the Elderly Program) Legal Services - provided by Gary Billingsley. You have the opportunity to contribute for these services. Your contribution for meals is $2.50. You can contribute as much as you feel you can for any of the above services. No one will be denied services for inability to contribute.
JOHN DUKE SENIOR CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION
To reach the following staff or for Center information please call the John A. Duke Senior Center at 297-9324. Becky Conde, Senior Citizen Program Coordinator & Rita Powell, Senior Facility Attendant, City of Niagara Falls, Marie Conde - Niagara County Office for the Aging Outreach Worker, Melinda Olick - Nutrition Site Director, Niagara County Eat Well - Stay Well Program. For nutrition van transportation call 438- 4038

Eat Well...Stay Well Menu August 2010 Lunch Served @ 11:45am

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
2) Polish Sausage on Roll / Peppers & Onions / Ranch Pasta Salad / Garbanzos Hot Dog Roll / Mixed Fruit/Mandarin Oranges	3) Nascar Special / Chicken Fingers/Blue Cheese Dressing Carrot & Celery Sticks Spinach Salad/Red Onions / Pumpernickel Bread / Seedless Grapes	4) Center Cut Pork Chop Ranch Mashed PotatoesSauerkraut / Rye Bread / Cinnamon Applesauce	5) Julienne Salad with Diced Ham and Cheddar Cheese Mixed Dark Greens/Dressings / Slice of Tomato / Garbanzo / Assorted Muffins with Bran / Chilled Pineapple	6) Breaded Chicken Drumsticks / Mashed Potatoes Carrot Coins / Whole Wheat Dinner Roll / Fresh Watermelon / Peanut Butter Cookie
9) Swedish Meatballs / With Gravy & Mushrooms / Small shells / Garden Salad with leaf / lettuce & Carrots/cabbage / Italian Bread Lemon Whip	10) Summer Cold Plate / Chicken Salad Cold Plate / Leaf Lettuce Cottage Cheese Broccoli Salad / Soft Shell Wrap / Fresh Honeydew Melon	11) Barbecued Pork Rib / Whipped Potatoes / Buttered Corn on the Cob / Deli Rye Bread / Ice Cream	12) Chicken Cannelloni Bean Soup with Spinach & Crackers Tuna Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat Dinner Roll / Leaf Lettuce Pickles / Fresh Orange	13) Lemon Chicken / Rice / Crinkle Cut Carrots / Potato Bread / Ambrosia
16) Corn Chowder with Crackers / Fish Sandwich with Tartar Sauce Hamburg Roll / Leaf Lettuce / Fresh Local Fruit in Season	17) Baked Italian Ziti with Meat sauce / Parmesan Cheese / Spinach Salad with Creamy Italian Dressing / Cookie	18) Barbecued Chicken Leg Potato Salad on Leaf Lettuce Healthy Gelatin Salad 12-Grain Bread / Bavarian Fruit Pudding	19) Summer Cold Plate / Deli Sliced Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich Leaf Lettuce Mustard Italian Pasta Salad Mayo / 100 % Whole Wheat Bread / German Apple Cake	20) Homemade Chicken & Biscuits / Garden Peas / Chilled Peaches
23) Swiss Steak with Peppers & Onions / Baked Potato with Sour Cream Prince Edward Vegetables Whole Wheat Dinner Roll / Rainbow Gelatin with Whipped Topping	24) Julienne Salad with Fajita Chicken Strips- dark green lettuce Cucumbers / Onions Tomato / Garbanzos Cheddar Cheese Bran Muffin Fresh Nectarine	25) Beef Stew over Biscuit / Carrot Coins / Warm Biscuit / Pineapple Tidbits	26) Homemade Macaroni and Cheese / Fresh tomato & cucumber Salad/Italian Dressing / Homemade Cornbread / Cherry Applesauce	27) Hot Open-Faced Roast Beef Sandwich with Onion Gravy Horseradish / Sliced Beets / White Bread / Chilled Pears/Prunes

FEBRUARY 2010

DYNABAND EXERCISE CLASS
These exercises, using a rubber stretch band, move, exercise, and develop every major muscle group and provide a way to achieve excellent flexibility. Virginia Ceretto leads this fun and interactive exercise class. The class starts every Wednesday morning at 11:00 am. New
participants are welcome. Classes are free of charge.
CONTACT INFORMATION
To reach LaSalle Facility staff or for information regarding the LaSalle Center, please call Theresa, Senior Services Aide, City of Niagara Falls, Department of Public Works, Senior Center Division at 283-4476. Niagara County Office of the Aging will have representatives for information and referral; Wenonia Myles and Keesha Fields will be available on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10:30 to 12:30.. If you would like to make a reservation for the Eat Well - Stay Well Nutrition Program, please contact Michele, Nutrition Site Director, Niagara County Office for the Aging, at 283-6257. If you need a ride for the Eat Well - Stay Well Nutrition Program or need a ride for a medical appointment, please call Jennifer at the Niagara County Office for the Aging at 438-4038.
DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM
The AARP Driver Safety Program will be at the LaSalle Facility. To register for classes at the LaSalle Facility or at the John A. Duke Senior Center, please call 297-9324.

Chicken Broccoli / Casserole / Green Beans / Honey Cracked Wheat Bread / Chocolate Pudding with topping	31) Tomato Beef Lasagna / Parmesan Cheese / Chef Salad with Baby / Spinach with Dressing / Whole Wheat Dinner roll / Chilled Apricots