The mission of the Cohoes Multi-Service Senior Citizens Center, Inc. is to promote the dignity of older adults living in the community; and to provide the programs and services needed to support their living healthy and productive lives.

February 2012

www.cohoesseniorcenter.org A monthly publication of the Cohoes Multi-Service Senior Citizens Center, Inc.

Seniors Today

2Board of DirectorsEd Tremblay—PresidentLoretta Saheim—Vice-PresidentApril Kennedy—SecretaryCharles Valenti—TreasurerMichael BrooksJohn FarrellJane LaCivita-ClementeMarjorie MaroisHarold PerryCharles Ries, Esq.Myrtle StottMargaret Totten, CSJ

Membership BoardMyrtle Stott - PresidentHomer Duquette - Vice PresidentHal Perry - 2nd Vice PresidentElizabeth Dechene - Secretary/TreasurerDorothy Krupski - Corr. SecretaryMary CoxBertha FlanneryAudrey KennedyPat PerryPhyllis Pfitz

Executive DirectorKeith Hornbrook

Contact:Keith Hornbrook10 Cayuga PlazaCohoes, NY 12047518-235-2420Fax: 518-235-1624khornbrook@cohoesseniorcenter.org

For Advertising information call 518-235-2420

Meals on Wheels and Congregate Dining, and Transportation are funded by the Albany County Dept. for Aging and the New York State Office for Aging

Director’s Message,

Welcome back everyone. As we move into the new year, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions about things you’d like to see in the newsletter, and also about programs and events you’d like to see happen at the Senior Center or in the community.

I know the popular MVP Chair Moves is resuming this month, and Carla Schlist will be here in March to offer Zumba Gold on Thursday’s at 10:30 am. Don Romines will be here as Elvis on Friday, February 24th. Tickets for dinner and the show are available now. Proceeds will be used to help pay for the purchase and installation of the new stove. Those are just a few highlights.

We are all very excited that our building is coming back together. In November of 2011, the roof was replaced, the leaking stopped, and the buckets were put away. The City started working on replacing all of the ceiling tiles just before the first of the year, and they are nearly finished. They have started working on other projects to restore the building to the beautiful Center we have always been proud of. The staff at the Department of Public Works (DPW) has done a fanatastic job so far, and we’ve really appreciated their efforts. It almost feels like they’ve become part of our team here with all of the work they’ve done. Thank you DPW. We know you all work hard to constantly tackle everything from water main breaks and snow removal to trash removal and city clean-up, and we appreciate it.

With the building coming together and more people beginning to think about how they they can be a part of supporting the work we do, I can say that 2012 has gotten off on a much better start than 2011. We hope we can continue the momentum that began last summer and continue to get stronger and become more relevant to our community. I think that, together, we can make that happen. By continuing the dialogue about what we do, what the community thinks we are doing well, what we could be doing better, and what they’d like to see us do that we are not currently doing, we can create opportunities for every adult as they age in the community. This also means we will need people to jump in with both feet to help plan programs, events, fundraisers, and even help pack meals or help make meatballs for dinner. Become a member. Come to a meeting. Get involved.

If there is anything I have learned from all of you, its that the limits of aging are mostly those we place on it.

Keith Hornbrook

1-800-860-8707(TTY: 1-800-558-1125)

Monday—Friday 8am—8pm

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3Membership’s CornerNew Member of the Cohoes Senior Center: August 1, 2011 – January 31, 2012

Mary Nadeau, MaryEllen Robinson, Eiko Bogue, Emily Clairmont, Rose Cehowski, Stanley Majewski, Sherry Miller Levine, JoAnne Kowalski, Bruce Javers, Diana Loeffel, Betty Rosecrans, Charles Franklin, Lindy Sanford, James J. Ryan

Welcome to all of our new members. We hope to see you all at our functions, meetings, and our dinners and lunches.

Thank you to Holy Trinity Church

We would like to thank Holy Trinity Church for the items they donated to our Christmas Fair. Thank you very much for your donation. The Center appreciates your generous donation.

Member Birthdays

December1 Melvin Lavender2 Bertha Flannery5 Chris Brennan6 Robert Senez Barbara McDonald8 Edward Girard9 Charlene McAvoy11 Ann Marie Castle15 Betty Keefe16 Raymond LaMarche Irene Brien18 Effie Piacente20 John Goot Jeanne Heroux21 Andy Lavigne Eva Shulga23 Ann Cotch24 Norma Boudreau26 Clara Andreola27 Ruth Coloza Lynda Tierney

January1 Edward Tremblay2 Susan Briggs3 Frank Pfitz

8 Rev. James Kane9 Shirley Berthiaume11 Homer Duquette12 Barbara Farrell13 Mary Bruneau22 Patricia Di Sisto27 Hazel Evans Anita LaMarche29 Edmund Rigney30 Joseph Miclette31 Joseph Parker

February1 Eunice Antonucci2 Elizabeth Haggerty4 Jean Hickey7 Joan McGrail8 Nancy VanderVoort9 Bea Girard Ruth Riggs11 Robert Cialk, Jr. Bruce Javers12 Dorothy Stekeur13 Norman Vautrin15 Ida Atkinson Dorothy M. Robert16 Eleanor Wyrshyhora18 Joseph Burke Rita Radliff Joan Weglarz19 Helen Burgess Lorraine DeFruscio Lindy Sanford22 George Beaulac Emily Clairmont23 Carolyn Frawley29 Theresa Bolton

Monthly Membership Meeting

Interested in starting a new project? Want to help with the craft fair, another event, or get more involved as a member? This is your chance. All members are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. Come be an active part of what goes on at the Senior Center. The meeting is Wednesday, February 22nd at 10:30 AM.

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Albany, Dutchess, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga,

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For information, call(518) 641-3400 or

TTY/TDD (518) 641-4000

CDPHP® contracts with the federal government to offer Medicare Choices. Medicare

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H3388 09-4009BHEARING CLINIC

On the second Tuesday of each month Ray Woikowski, hearing instrument specialist, will be at the Center from 10:30-12PM to test hearing, check hearing aids, and answer any questions you may have. Appointments are necessary.

LEGAL AID ATTORNEY

An attorney from the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY will be here on the third Tuesday of each month from 10-11AM. Because of cutbacks the attorney is only able to see two clients a month. You will need to call the Center at 235-2420 to make an appointment. You must live in Albany County and be at least 60 years of age.

CENTER’STRANSPORTATION

The Center offers transportation to seniors 60 and older who live in Albany County. If you need transportation, call CDTA at 518-437-5161 from 8 AM to 5 PM

FOOD STAMP REPRESENTATIVE

The food stamp representative fromthe Legal Aid Society, will be comingto the Center to provideassistance with food stamps. Theywill be here on the first Tuesday ofthe month at 9:30 am.

HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HICAP)

Peg Moran from the HICAP will be here on the second Wednesday of the month to provide health counseling, education, and assistance regarding Medicare, and supplemental health insurance and drug plans, including Medicare Part D and NYS EPIC. She is here from 9 AM to 12 PM.

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Food Stamps Assistance 9 Medicare Assistance 9:30 Osteobusters Exercise 10 In between bridge 12 Shepards Pie 10 Senior swim 12:30 Silvertops rehearsal 12 Meatloaf 12:30 Meatloaf w/Gravy 2 Communion service 5

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Osteobusters Exercise 10 In between bridge 9:30 Hearing clinic by appt. 10 Senior swim 12 MVP Chair Moves 12 Pork Roast 12:30 Chicken and Biscuit 2 Communion service 5 Staying Home/Staying 3 Veggie Mobile Safe Presentation Silvertops rehearsal Roast Turkey

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Osteobusters Exercise 10 In between bridge 9:30 MVP Chair Moves 10 Senior swim 12 Chicken Patty 10:30 Membership meeting 12:30 Silvertops rehearsal 12 Beef stew 5 Roast Chicken 2 Communion service 5:30

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Osteobusters Exercise 10 In between bridge

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MVP Chair Moves 12 Pot Roast

Oven Fried Chicken 2 Communion service

Silvertops rehearsal 3 Veggie Mobile Pot Roast Spanish Language Learning Meet-up

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Mah-Jongg 10 Hot Turkey Sandwich 12 Ceramics 12:30 Spaghetti w/Meat 1 Sauce

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Mah-Jongg 10 Honey Crusted Chicken 12 Ceramics Healthier Choices 12:30 Roast Fresh Ham 1 Diner's only BINGO Spanish Language Learning Meet-up

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Senior swim Cheese and Spinach Quiche Advanced bridge Osteobusters Exercise

Senior swim Baked Tilapia Advanced bridge Qsteobusters Exercise

Senior swim Macaroni and Cheese Advanced bridge Osteobusters Exercise Elvis Night Fundraiser for the New Stove

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6SPECIAL EVENT DAYS FOR FEBRUARY

February 7, 20129:30 AM Food Stamps assistance

February 8, 201210:30 AM HICAP (medicare assistance)

February 9, 201212:30 PM Healthy Choices for a Healthier Life5:30 PM Diner’s only BINGO 6:30 PM Spanish Conversation Group

February 14, 201210:30 AM Hearing clinic by appt.11:15 AM MVP Chair Moves12:30 PM Staying Home/Staying Safe

February 20, 2012 President’s Day (Center Closed)

February 21, 201210:00 AM Legal Aide Attorney11:15 AM MVP Chair Moves

February 22, 201210:30 AM Membership Meeting

February 23, 20129:30 AM Diner’s only BINGO

February 28, 201211:15 AM MVP Chair Moves6:30 PM Spanish Conversation Group

Calendar Announcements

OSTEOBUSTERS:A strengthening excercise program for mature adultsTuesdays 10:15 AMFridays 1:00 PM

The strong bones exercises utilize a dynamic range of motion as well as strengthening movements, which enhance posture and balance, and much more! The program was developed by Tufts University.

If you would like to attend one, or just come in and

see what they do, just come in and someone at the front desk will take you to the class and introduce you to the instructor.

MVP Gold Chair MovesTuesdays11:15 AMBeginning 2/14/2011Free

Stay as mobile and strong as possible! This is a chair-based class that emphasizes strengthening, limbering, and stretching exercises for upper and lower limbs. To register or for more information call 518-235-2420 or e-mail ldufty@cohoesseniorcenter.org.

Walmart WednesdayWednesdays12:30 to 2:30

The Senior Center bus will be going to Walmart every Wednesday picking up at Cayuga Plaza, Ogden Mills, Columbia Crest, and Waterside Way. The bus will leave Cayuga Plaza at 12:30 picking up at each location and picking back up at the Super Walmart in Clifton Park at 2:30. If you would like to go please call Barbara Hale at 235-2420.

Holy Trinity-St. Michael’s Churches Communion ServiceWednesdays2:00 PM

Deacon Gerry Matthews from Holy Trinity and Deacon Charles Valenti from St. Michael’s will be providing Communion Service to the area residents.

Mah-jonggThursdays9:30 AMFree

Sally Cotugno, player and teacher, will be playing Mah-Jongg here at the Center. Sally is willing to teach anyone who doesn’t know how to play. They will need at least 4 players to play.

Mah-Jongg is a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 domino like pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the

object being to build a winning combination of pieces.

Ceramics ClassThursdays12:30 PM$25 for 10 weeks plus materials

Nancy St. Louis, ceramic teacher, has openings in her ceramic class on Thursdays. The class includes the firing of your ceramics. You would buy your own paints, brushes, and whatever item you wanted to make. Nancy would be happy to get these items for you. Come in on a Thursday and see what they do in ceramics and see if you would like to attend.

Healthy Choices for a Healthier LifeThursday, February 9, 201212:30 to 1:30 PM

Special guest Monique Boulet- RD, CDN, CPT (Nutrition Coordinator). You will learn the importance of healthy choices, how to eat healthy on a budget, the right exercises for you, and easy recipes through healthy BINGO with prizes awarded.

Presented by Amat Watson from Care Improvement Plus. Call before 11AM for lunch and come have lunch and stay to hear Mr. Watson speak on healthier choices for a healthier life.

Stayiing Safe, Staying HomeTuesday, February 14, 201212:30 PM

Learn how utilizing some technology can help keep you or someone you know in their homes and be safe! Some of the things talked about will be:

Lifeline - is an affordable, two-way communication system that provides instant access to an emergency call center – all with the push of a button.

Philips Medication Dispenser - Offers a peace of mind with no more wondering if medication were taken on time/correctly.

Telehomecare – is an innovative way to provide care, monitor a patient and provide education using

7the latest in telecommunication technology. Vitals signs monitored include: Blood pressure, Blood Glucose, Pulse Oximetry Heart rate and weight.

Presented by Caitlin St. George, from The Eddy VNA. Call for lunch before 11AM and come and have lunch then stay to hear Caitlin speak on technology that can help you.

Presidents DayCenter ClosedMonday, February 20, 2012

Cohoes Senior Center Present: ElvisFriday, February 24, 2012Dinner 5:00 PM Entertainment 6:00 PMTickets: $8 seniors/$10 regular

Elvis Presley impersonator, Don Romines will be bringing Elvis to life. There will be dinner music and Elvis will perform from 6-7PM.

Dinner will be Baked Ziti with meatballs or vegetable lasagna. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Senior Center. 8 tickets can reserve a table. Proceeds from the event will be used towards the purchase and installation of the new stove.

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