Senior Moments

MORROW COUNTY’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

January 2018 January was named after the Roman god Janus. Janus is also the Roman word for door. The god Janus

had two faces which allowed him to look forwards into the coming year and backwards into the past year.

The original Roman calendar only had 10 months. January and February were not included, but were

We are looking for YOU!

AARP Foundation Tax Aide in Morrow County

needs YOU to join our volunteer tax group to

help us help others. We provide free tax prepara-

tion and e-filing for low income and elderly tax-

payers. We are neighbors just like YOU. If

YOU’VE ever prepared your own return and are

comfortable using a computer, YOU will be able

to help others. We provide instructional training

and materials to be a successful volunteer. Our

AARP Foundation Tax Aide site is located at

Seniors on Center in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Please

join us in helping to assist the needs of our neigh-

bors. Classes for tax preparation will begin in Jan-

uary 2018. Please call to volunteer and keep this

valuable service in Morrow County this year!

Call 419-468-7196 to volunteer or register at the

AARP website: http://aarpfoundation.org/tax

fortune, with silver in

their hair, gold in their

teeth, stones in their

kidneys, lead in their

feet and gas in their

stomachs. I have be-

come a lot more social

with the passing of the

years, some might

even call me a frivo-

lous old gal. I'm seeing

five gentlemen every

day! As soon as I

wake, Will Power

helps me get out of

bed. Then I go see

John. Then Charley

Horse comes along,

and when he is here he

takes a lot of my time

and attention! When

he leaves, Arthur Ritis

shows up and stays the

rest of the day. He

doesn't like to stay in

one place very long, so

he takes me from joint

to joint! After such a

busy day, I'm really

tired and glad to go to

bed, with Ben Gay!

P.S. The preacher

came to call the other

day. He said that at

my age I should be

thinking about the

hear-after. I told him I

do, all the time. No

matter where I am, in

the kitchen or down in

the basement, I ask

myself, "Now what am

The perks of being a member just got better!

This year along with the having the newsletter mailed to

you we will be adding some member only incentives.

You will not only get coupons for discounts at local busi-

nesses, discounts on activities, and one free meal at the

center a month but you will be entered into a drawing for

a free 2019 membership.

Beltone at the Senior Center January

the 16th

10AM—Noon

No appointment necessary

Angela Schneider,

Hearing Care Practitioner

EUCHRE

Join us for an enjoyable afternoon

of progressive Euchre at the Cen-

ter every Thursday at 1:30pm.

Square dancing

season is in full

swing again!

Please Join us

from 7 to 10pm on January 13,

February 10th, March 10th,

And April 4th . Only 5 dollars a

person.

On the first, second, and

fourth Tuesday of each

month we will be having

Bingo from 1-3 PM

We hope you will join us!

Also dinner bingo on

Wednesday nights will start

again Feb 7th please call

to reserve your place

today.

Sheryl Morris will be here every

other Wednesday to perform

blood pressure checks at 1 o’clock

Valentines day is almost here

so save the date for February

the 12 and plan to join

us for dancing and fun .

Join us in making Scrap Book cards

with Charlotte Sandy and Jennifer

January 23rd at 12:15 here at the center

Join us for an introduction to painting!

On Wednesday the 17th will have a guest paint-

er coming in to show us how she works with

acrylic paint. Sign ups for painting classes will

be after the demonstration. Call today for more

information and to save your place!

What do you call a depressed

strawberry ?

A Blue Berry

Please keep your drive ways and walk ways clear so our

delivery drivers can safely reach you.

Our Nutrition Department is getting a new

meal caterer! We are excited to see what Sen-

eca county will be bringing to the table. They

are eager to provide nutritious meals to us

each day. The meals will still be delivered to

our kitchen and our staff will prepare the

meals for our Home Delivered and Congre-

gate clients. The new caterer will start January

2, 2018, we will see some new menu items.

We are hoping for an easy transition into the

new meal program. We are looking forward to

working together to make sure we provide a

great service to our clients. If you have any

questions, please feel free to contact us.

Meat and Meat Substitutes

Tuna fish, canned chicken, beef stew, macaroni

& cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, canned

soups, peanut butter.

Cereals, Breads, Pasta

Hot or cold cereal, rice, noodles, spaghetti, corn

muffin mix, crackers, , oatmeal cookies.

Fruits and Vegetables

Canned vegetables Canned fruit , tomato, and

vegetable juice, bean salad, beets.

Milk and Milk Products

Non-fat dried or evaporated

milk. Pasteurized cheese

Martha Armstrong

Lowell Powell

Beulah Beam

Donna Osborn

Pat Rineheart

Sheree Klingel

Louella Quinton

Amanda Kunze

Delores Sorg

Donna Timmons

Dale Clever

Dorothy Emmons

Sharon Woods Hornsby

Katy Rossey

Sharon Bartley

Clair Bardo

Lillian Falzitto

Vanessa Bing

Daniel Goodman

Harold Furbay

Mary Richardson

Mary Grubb

Barbara Tobin

Jim French

New members Katy Rossey

Barbara Ronk

Sally Sayer

Bill Steinhausser Sr.

Bill Rowk

10 fun facts

1 you cant wash your eyes with soap

2 You cant count your hair

3 You cant breath through your nose with your tongue out.

4 You just tried number 3

6 When you did number 3 you realized its possi-ble, only you looked like a dog.

7 Your smiling right now because you were tricked

8 You skipped number 5

9 You just looked for number 5 but its not there

10 Now look your smiling again!

Please remember you

can now pick up your

new member packages

in the office from 8 to 4

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1-CLOSED Tomorrow is the first

blank page of 364

page book, write it

well.

2

Ham, Scalloped Po-

tatoes,

Green Beans, Pineap-

ple, Roll & Milk

3

Roast Beef,

Mashed Potatoes,

Carrots, Ap-

plesauce, Pud-

ding,

Bread & Milk

4

Shredded Chicken,

Salad, Tomatoes,

Chicken Noodle

Soup w/Vegetables,

Mixed Fruit, Bun &

Milk

5

Cabbage Rolls,

String Cheese,

Mashed Pota-

toes, Pears,

Bread, Graham

Crackers & Milk

8

Cheese Omelet,

Diced Potatoes,

Apple Juice,

Strawberries,

French Toast, Gra-

ham Crackers &

Milk

9

Meatloaf, Mashed

Potatoes, Succo-

tash, Fruit Cocktail,

Animal Crackers,

Bread and Milk

10

Beef Stew,

Cauliflower & Peas

Orange Juice, Bis-

cuit, Pudding &

Milk

11

Pulled Pork,

Potato Soup,

Salad, Sliced

Cinnamon Apples,

Bun & Milk

12

Lasagna,

Broccoli, Corn,

Pears,

Bread & Milk

15

CLOSED

16

Swedish Meatballs,

Spinach, Corn,

Apricots, Bread &

Milk

17

Turkey Breast,

Mashed Potatoes,

Green Beans, Es-

calloped Apples,

Oatmeal Cookie,

Roll & Milk

18

Sloppy Joe,

Roasted Vegeta-

ble Soup, Salad,

Pineapple, Bun &

Milk

19Salisbury Steak,

Mashed Pota-

toes, Carrots,

Pears, Roll & Milk

22

Pork Roast,

Sweet Potatoes,

Cauliflower, Or-

anges, Bread, Mini

Sandies & Milk

23

Chicken & Noo-

dles, Peas, Carrots,

Peaches,

Bread & Milk

24

Meat Leaf,

Mashed Potatoes,

Succotash,

Applesauce, Muf-

fin & Milk

25

Shredded Chick-

en,

Corn Chowder,

Salad, Pears, Buns

& Milk

26

BBQ Riblet,

Herb Red Skin Po-

tatoes, California

Blend Vegeta-

bles, Oranges,

Bun & Milk

29

Ham,

Sweet Potatoes,

Green Beans, Pine-

apple, Roll & Milk

30

Chicken A lA King,

Lima Beans,

Corn, Peaches,

Biscuit & Milk

31

Chicken Leg,

Au gratin Potatoes,

Broccoli,

Blueberry Crisp, Roll

& Milk

Please note this menu may be subject change at any time.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Closed

2 9am round table

1-3 bingo

National cream puff

day

3

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

1pm Free blood pres-

sure check

4 12 Euchre

1-3 Medicare info

5

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

12:30PM Bible Study

Games

8

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

10 Craft club

*Elvis Presley's

Birthday

9

9am round table

1-3 bingo

Sparta good time

seniors meet @

Highland pizza

10

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

Annual Board meet-

ing

11

12 Eucher

National Step in a

Puddle and Splash a

Fiend day-

Also National Hot

Toddy Day

12

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

12:30PM Bible Study

Games

15

Closed in observance

of Martin Luther

king Day

16

9am round table

Chesterville seniors

meet at Selover

Library

Mt.Gilead seniors at

the center.

17

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

1pm Free blood pres-

sure check

Painting class

Popeye's birthday

18

12 Euchre

(the 21st is Squirrel

Appreciation Day)

19

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

12:30PM Bible Study

Games

22

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

10 Craft club

Answer Your Cats

Question Day

23

9am round table

1-3 bingo

Measure Your Feet

Day

24

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

Kazoo day +

National Beer Can

Appreciation Day

25

12 Euchre

National Irish Coffee

Day

26

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

12:30PM Bible Study

Games

29

9-10A Silver

Sneakers

10 Craft club

Bubble Wrap

Appreciation Day

30

9am round table

National Croissant

Day

31

19-10A Silver

Sneakers

Fun Facts about January

*On average, it is the coldest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

*In the Southern Hemisphere January is a summer month the equivalent of July.

*Sometimes the Saxons called January the wolf month because hungry wolves would come

into their towns searching for food this time of year.

Lunch served daily from 1130 to 12 30

Join us for one of our events and you too could

be Morrow County famous!

In this issue can you find a,

Tiny snow flake ,Pink flamingo.

pumpkin ,Seal, Silly face, green

roof, and rain cloud.

For fun read these colors out

loud as fast as you can.

Pink

Blue

Red

Orange

Black

Yellow

Green

Brown

Did you say the word or color you

saw? Have a friend try it and see if

Friday, January 26th @12 Noon

Need reservation—$3.00 suggested

donation

Seniors on Center

41 W. Center St., Mt. Gilead

Shirley Robinson 419.864.4077

Chesterville Seniors

Tuesday, January 16@12 Noon

Selover Library, Chesterville

31 State Route 95

Suzi Lyle 419.768.3431

Sparta Good Time Seniors

Tuesday, January 9th @12:30 PM

Highland Pizza—your own cost

6530 State Route 229, Sparta

Dick Sears 419.768.2050

Mt. Gilead Seniors Club

Tuesday, January 16 @12 Noon

At Seniors on Center. Reservations

needed. Bring dessert.

Marilyn Sipes 419.468.3500

Marengo/Fulton Seniors

Monday, January 15th

Carry-in Lunch @12 Noon

American Legion Post 710

1549 W C.R. 26, Marengo

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Morrow County Seniors on Center may

close due to weather related

emergencies. If all schools in the

county are closed due to inclement

weather, Seniors on Center will can-

cel services. We will close under a

level 3 snow emergency. Clients

should listen to any of the following

stations for closing announcements:

Radio:

WMRN 94.3, WMVO 93.7 FM, 1300 AM

Television: WBNS channel 10

NBC channel 4

We Wish you had been here!

Our trip to the Christmas lights in upper

Sandusky was a huge success!

We took two large busses

and had one great time!

We would like to welcome

Greg White to our staff as a

new driver and meal delivery

man. He has lived in Morrow

County most of his life graduat-

ing from Cardington in 1981. He

has two daughters and one

grandson. In his free time he

enjoys spending time with his

grandson, training hunting

dogs, and building things like

dear stands smokers and grills.

Don’t forget! If the roads

are bad we may not be

able to reach you for

transportation. Please be

sure you have a back up

plan.

Mondays Wednesdays and

Fridays we have one driver in

Mansfield and one in Marion

at 11am . Tuesdays and

Thursdays we are in Marion

at 10.Please try to plan trips to

these places around this time.

dba Seniors on Center

41 West Center Street

Mt. Gilead, OH 43338

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

MT. GILEAD, OH

43338

PERMIT #14

Board of Directors Mike Warwick (Pres.) Mike Gale Dixie Shinaberry Janet Johnson

Suzi Lyle (V. Pres.) Heather Kraft Marilyn Weiler Shirley Robinson

Gill Ullom (Treas.) Geri Park Ray Dietz Dan Rogers

Linda Ruehrmund (Sec.) Wilma Hinkle Pat Rinehart

Warren Davis

MORROW COUNTY SERVICES FOR OLDER CITIZENS, INC.

419.946.4191 * 419.946.1037 facsimile

Website:

Sponsored by Title III Grant under the Older Americans Act administered through the Ohio Department of Aging and Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, with local funding through levy dollars, United Way and private donations. The Morrow County Multi-Purpose Senior Center and its programs are open to all Morrow County residents 60+