SHIRLEY DOANE

SENIOR CENTER NEWSLETTER

August 2020

\ Memorials / Donations / ADS

July Fundraiser/Mask Sale

August Curb-Side Meal

September Day Trip

Just For Fun

Meals on Wheels Menu

Dixie & Gale Chermack

Ruth & Carlyle Gilbertson

Mary Ellen Marquardt

William & Frances Powell

Ann & Dennis Rhead

Twila Tiller

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR Thank You to our new

& renewed Members in July NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS

VERY WELCOMED!!!

1412 Sixth Street E • Menomonie, WI 54751 • Phone 715.235.0954 •

www.menomonieseniorcenter.org

TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS LIKE US ON FACEBOOK @ Shirley Doane Senior Center

Membership Dues….

Thank you to all who have

joined the center or

renewed their

membership in 2020. The

reasonable annual dues of

only $10 runs on a calendar

year basis. This year,

more than ever, it is im-

portant to support the cen-

ter by keeping your mem-

bership active. It will also

make it easier to sign in

when visiting the center

once we reopen.

Thank you for supporting

your Senior Center!

Happy August Everyone!

It goes without saying that we all miss our old normal. Well, out with the old and in with the new normal! As you may know the Senior Center has been working on a reopening plan so that we can begin to offer some programs and activities when it is safe to do so. The safety of our members is most important so there will have to be precautions that everyone at the senior center takes so that we can gather again. Masks, social distancing, sanitation pro-cesses, temperature checks and sign in upon entering are some of the safety measures that will have to be followed when the center reopens. It sounds like a lot and I am sure will take some getting used to, but once we are in the habit it will feel as normal as lock-ing your door. We all know by now the best way out of this pan-demic is to stop the spread and we at the senior center promise that we are doing everything we can to see you again safely! But the part of the “old normal” that won’t change is the pleasure of being together at the center. Nothing will change that! That day is coming so keep staying safe and at the very least we will have an outdoor event in September. Make a note to check your Septem-ber newsletter for details. Miss You! Donna

Senior Center August 26th Curb Side Pick-up Fundraiser: An August “Classic Meatloaf Dinner”. Wonderful Meat-loaf, Real Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Carrots and Dessert! Advanced Sign Up Required. See Insert!

Over The River and Through The Woods @ The Heyde Center, September 17, 2020 Senior Center Day Tour This tour still open for sign-ups! Reserve your seat soon. (Tour may be canceled if it is determined to be unsafe to gather.) See Insert and if you have already signed up

please call the center to confirm your reserva-tion !!! Thanks!

Quote of the month- “Feeling free inside oneself is being free.” ——-Rei Kowakubo

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Article written by: Lynda Cran

Another month has gone by, people are still getting sick, and closings and masks are all over the place. Whoever would have dreamed this would be our new normal?

I really hate "new normal", however it is a reality.

The Senior Center remains closed, we MUST protect all of our members. We love all of you and would never take chances with your lives. There is nothing we would like better than to open the doors, and be back to normal, but at this time, that is not an option.

"Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them: like your smile, your hope, and your courage." When we get back to business, as usual, all things will look much brighter!!!! Love to all, Lynda

TWO SIDES

WITHIN THIS ONE VESSEL LIVES TWO SIDES,

ONE OF PEACE – ONE OF FEAR.

THE DAY STARTS WITH LOOKING TO THE BEAUTY AND WONDER OF THE WORLD AROUND ME.

WHO CAN KNOW OR EVEN UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS THAT WENT INTO PLACE

TO CREATE THIS WORLD?

AND DEEP IN MY SOUL I KNOW, I DON’T HAVE TO UNDERSTAND…AND THE PEACE COMES.

THEN MY DAY STARTS – DISTRACTIONS COME, WORRY

INVADES, THE BODY IS AGING AND CANNOT DO EVERYTHING THE MIND STILL BELIEVES IT SHOULD.

AND FEAR TAKES ROOT…NOTHING

GOOD COMING OUT OF THAT FEAR.

THEN I’M REMINDED THAT I HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE, WHICH SIDE WILL I CHOOSE?

PEACE OR FEAR – AND I REALIZE THERE REALLY IS NO CHOICE AT ALL…

I CHOOSE PEACE!

Written by:

Shari Ciccarelli Homstad

July 16, 2020

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Carol Saxton ............. 2 Sheri Nero ................. 3

Gary Barnett ............. 3 Denise Vick ............... 3

Nancy Burritt ............ 4 Shirley Christenson .. 4

Debra Clark .............. 4 Dr Lorene Vedder .... 4

John Miller ................. 5 Carl Burgeson ........... 6

Laura Giede .............. 6 Sandra Lindow .......... 6

Dorice Nelson ........... 6

Martha Perez ............ 6

Audrey Cropp ........... 7

Tom Dean ................. 7 Marcia Hansen .......... 7

Georgette Hovind .... 7 Elizabeth Gordon ..... 7

MaryAnn Bilse........... 8 Teresa Chau .............. 8

Rexetta Halverson ... 8 Lenore Mercer .......... 8

Jan O’Neill ................. 8 Juliana Schmidt ......... 8

Mike Thibado ............ 9

Tom Larson............... 9

Geri Bates ............... 10 Joyce Borman ......... 10

Bobbie Hedlund ..... 10 Mardy McMahon .... 10

Phlayne Olson......... 10 Helen Smalley ........ 10

Twila Tiller ............. 10 Don Bressler ........... 11

Kathy Mousel .......... 11 Bruce Rhoades ....... 11

Jerry Matter ............ 12 Margaret Brostrom 13

Barb Niemi-Arntzen13

Earl Pellet ............... 13

Charles Hazen ........ 14

Jim Ritzer ................ 14 Bill Kuesel ............... 15

Lynn LaVenture ..... 15 Tom Schmelzle ...... 15

Alan Vasey .............. 15 Ron Rodey ............... 15

Sandy Middlestadt.. 16 Mary Ellen Marquardt16

Jim Solie .................. 16 Lorraine Sedahl ...... 17

Jean Fuhrman ......... 18

Bo Gabriel ............... 18

Rose Kraszewski ..... 18 Eva Wahl ................. 18

Eugene Hanson ....... 19 Helen Johnson ......... 19

Gene Larson ............ 19 Vicki Slocumb ......... 19

LuAnn Webb ........... 19 Carolyn Solberg ...... 19

Barbara Foster ........ 20 Debbie Register ...... 21

Sandy Eckert ............. 21 Aprill Vincent .......... 21

Bea Bigony ............... 22

Kitz Cleary .............. 22

Barbara Slaymaker . 22

Virginia Smith ......... 22 Dennis Spader ......... 22

Esther Story ............ 22 Elizabeth Kramer ... 24

Bonnie Baszuro ....... 24 Gale Chermack ....... 24

Dennis Lausted ....... 24 Dorothy Sterry ....... 24

Vince Hague ............ 24 Ardie Heise ............. 25

Joyce DeLeon .......... 25

Janeene Gellerman . 25

Howard Lee ............ 25 Judy Pechmiller ...... 25

Linda Seeley ............ 25 Pauline Knutson ..... 26

Mitzi Bolin ............... 27 David Fassino .......... 27

Krista Fuhrman ...... 27 Vicki Jordan ............. 27

Christie Pittman ..... 27 Pastor Stan Shackleton27

David Williams ....... 28 Diane Mercil ............ 28

Jean Biggs ................ 29

Roy Christensen ..... 29

Donald Hulback ...... 29

Elinor Morlock ........ 29 Karen Riebe ............ 29

Sherrie Schlough .... 29 Grace Solum ........... 29

Paul Boecker ........... 30 Lanna Laird ............. 30

Thomas Sinz ........... 30 Jeannette Daines .... 31

Bruce Schmiling ..... 31 Barb Pease .............. 31

VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER

OF THE MONTH

MURIEL WOLFE Muriel is a valued volunteer member on the Senior Center’s

Board of Directors. In her sixth year of service on the board, she

has contributed greatly with her knowledge and giving of her

time helping with fundraisers and other senior center activities.

Her expertise in the kitchen is always helpful making her a

welcomed volunteer with food service events. She is also a great

pie maker and donates pies every year for our annual

Thanksgiving Pie Sale. Her term on the Board of Directors is

finished at the end of this year and she will be missed on the

board. We hope she will consider serving again after having a

year off. Thank you Muriel from all of us at the Senior Center

for your service here at the center. You are greatly appreciated.

It’s always a pleasure!

Shirley Doane Senior Center is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization supported in part by

United Way of Dunn County. The Center supports United Way campaign efforts.

Shirley Doane Senior Center

IT’S GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN ALL DO TOGETHER!

1412 6th Street East

Menomonie, WI 54751

715-235-0954 seniors@wwt.net

Non-Profit Org.

U.S. Postage Paid

Menomonie, WI 54751

Permit No. 345

Return Service Requested

SENIOR CENTER

LABEL

Shirley Doane Senior Center 2020 Board of Directors

Board President: Howard Lee

Board Vice President: Fran Frank

Board Secretary: Tina Tharp

Board Treasurer: Bonnie Christianson

Backup Secretary: Karen Martinson

Bill Neverdahl

Muriel Wolf

Julie Stratton

Mickey Wolfe

Jo Gust

Rosalie Werner

Senior Center Director: Donna Collins

Asst to the Dir/Bookkeeper: Lynda Cran

Office Assistant/ Shari Homstad

ADS Manager: Mary Van Norman

Webmaster: Joe Hagaman

Board meetings are currently being held

virtually the second Tuesday of each month

at 9:00 a.m. If you are interested in Joining a

meeting please let us know one week

in advance.

Website: menomonieseniorcenter.org

Email address: seniors@wwt.net

Phone: 715.235.0954 Fax: 715.235.1346

Memorials Received : Twila Tiller

Memorial gift in memory of Doc Tiller

Gloria Kraemer

Memorial gifts in memory of Margaret Olson Sharon Lowry

Ann & Dennis Rhead

Memorial gift in memory of their parents Larry & Marlys Hinzman “Toots” Allene & Cy Rhead

Dan Seichter

Memorial gift in memory of Genevieve Huftel

SPECIAL DONATIONS & MEMORIALS GIVEN TO THE SENIOR CENTER IN JULY 2020

ADULT DAY SERVICES

ONLY $4.50

AN HOUR

Donations Received : Jane Larsen In honor of all those who volunteer at the Senior Center

Bill Neverdahl For Corned Beef Take Out Dinner expenses

Roger & Arlene Wieman

Michel Brandt & Lorene Vedder

Sheila Rahne Special Thanks to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for their donation of 100 masks to benefit the Senior Center

CELEBRATION OF LIFE Sharon Lowry’s Celebration of Life will be Tuesday August 18, 2020

10:00 a.m. to Noon at The Florian Gardens in Eau Claire.

All attending will be wearing masks and practicing social distancing.

At 11:00 a.m. there will be a brief program honoring Sharon.

MARY VAN NORMAN ADULT DAY SERVICES

PROGRAM MANAGER

ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN JULY -TAKE OUT STYLE!

Thank you to all who participated in the Senior Center’s Corned Beef & Cabbage

take-out fundraiser in July!

It was very successful and so much fun to have such a great response to our meal!

The center’s profit was very good —$582.96!!! And the food was awesome!

Special Thanks to our expert volunteer cooks and assistants, Sue Vasey, Shari

Homstad, Steve and Diane Piontek, Howard & Charlotte Lee, Jo Gust, Mickey Wolf,

Rosalie Werner and Donna Collins.

We couldn’t have done it without them!

Hope to see everyone again at our next curb-side take-out event,

Meatloaf Dinner on August 26th at 11:30am! See Insert Flyer! Thanks again!

VOLUNTEERS…

...Are responsible for the Shirley Doane Senior Center’s success.

Many of you have donated your time regularly to make our events and programs possible.

When we reopen we will have a greater need for volunteers to help with new procedures

necessary to keep the center clean and safe. If you can offer a few hours of your time to help

with our “New Normal” practices, give the center a call or email us leaving your name and

phone number. Someone will call you with a schedule when we have a reopening date.

We appreciate your help to keep us safe when we resume activities at the center.

Because of all of our volunteers hard work we have a Senior Center to be very proud of!

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!

MORE MASKS MADE WITH LOVE! AVAILABLE AUGUST 25TH 10AM-NOON

AT THE SENIOR CENTER CRAFT ROOM ENTRANCE

Since the beginning of the pandemic, thoughtful Elinor Morlock

has been busy making beautiful masks for our senior center.

These popular masks will be available again in august at the

center, while maintaining social distancing of course.

Elinor will be available

Tuesday August 25th From 10:00am to 12:00pm

at the doorway to the craft room behind a plexiglass barrier.

These safe and fashionable masks are available in a variety

of patterns and colors and they are free of charge.

If you wish, free will donations to the senior center are welcomed.

Don’t leave home without one! They are a necessity to stop the spread

of the virus and no-one makes them more fashionable than Elinor!

She certainly is to be commended on her talents and use of her time!

We thank her for her thoughtful service!

FUN & FAST RECIPES

Lunch Box Brownies

2 ½ cups flour 3 cups sugar

¾ cups cocoa 3 teas. vanilla

1 teas. Salt 1½ cups soft butter

6 eggs 1½ cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine

all Ingredients and mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture into a

greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan, bake for 35 – 40 minutes or

until done. Allow to cool for 1 hour before cutting .

Yields 2 dozen squares.

Cupcake Candy

40 crushed graham crackers

1 cup cream (not whipped)

¼ cup soft butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 – six oz bags mini chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup chopped pecans

Mix together. Fill candy liners. Bake at 375 degrees for 10

minutes. Frost with any favorite frosting if you want.

Makes about 6 ½ doz.

OLE & LENA JOKE

Little Lena asked her dad,

“How did da human race ap-

pear?“ Vell, “Ole her father

answered, “God made Adam

and Eve and dey had children

and so all mankind vas made.”

Two days later Little Lena

asked her mother, Lena, the

same question. Lena told her

daughter, “Many years ago

dere vere monkeys from vhich

da human race evolved.”

Confused, Lilttle Lena re-

turned to Ole and said, “Dad,

how is it possible dat yew told

me da human race vas created

by God, and mother said dey

developed from monkeys ?”

Ole thought a moment and

answered, “Vell dear, it is very

simple, I told yew about my

side of da family and your

mother told yew about hers.”

Curb Side Pick Up Menu Includes:

Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy,

Tickets $8 Adult

$7 Senior Center Members

$4 Children (under 12)

SENIOR CENTER

1412 Sixth Street • Menomonie • 715.235.0954

CLASSIC MEATLOAF DINNER!CURB-SIDE TAKEOUT

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

11:30am-1:00pm Please Note New Pickup Time!

On the North Side of the Senior Center, Curb Side

Pickup on 14th Ave, At the Leisure Services Center

Shirley Doane Senior Center’s

Take-out only Fundraiser!

Don’t

miss out on

all the

great food

& FUN!

ITINERARY:

10:30 a.m. Depart Senior Center

11:00 a.m. Arrive Heyde Center

11:30a.m.-1:00p.m. Lunch Menu:

A Full Italian Spread! Lasagna, Pasta with Red or White Sauce, Fresh Garden Salad, Garlic Bread and Coffee, Tea, Milk. (Cash bar with local beer, wine and mixed drinks available)

1:00 p.m. Performance: Over the River and Through the Woods

3:00 p.m. Depart Heyde Center

3:30 p.m. Stop for Ice Cream at “Ramone’s!”

5:00 p.m. Arrive back at Senior Center (Approximate Time) Description:

This fun day trip to the Heyde Center in Chippewa Falls is one not to miss. Lunch is included, A Full Italian Spread catered by “Catering Bye Design,” will set the stage for the delightful play Over The River and Through the Woods. It is a touching performance about Inter-generational Relationships, deep familial love and the

inevitable heartbreaks that occur as time passes and children grow. Both warm

hearted and boisterously funny, it is the story of two Italian-American grandparents

who lavish all of their affection on their last unmarried, New York City Professional,

Grandson. His grandparents never let him forget where his roots are! It's all hap-

pening at the Heyde Center for the Arts! This tour includes lunch, performance, trans-

portation and on the way home the Ice Cream treat of your choice at Ramone’s Ice Cream Parlor in Eau Claire. Join in on this excellent outing. You’ll be glad you did!

*Snacks are provided courtesy of American Lutheran Communities, Menomonie

Thank You!! Shirley Doane Senior Center, 1412 6th Street E, Menomonie, WI 54751, 715-235-0954

All menus and exact times are subject to change

FULL SIZE COACH BUS CHARTERED FOR

DISTANCED SEATING! MASKS REQUIRED.

THEATER COMPLIANT WITH SAFE DISTANCING

AND OTHER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE CENTER TO MAKE A RESERVATION

OR TO CONFIRM A PREVIOUS RESERVATION!

August 2020 Elderly Nutrition Program Meals On Wheels Only

NO CONGREGATE DINING OR WEDNESDAY SENIOR CENTER MEALS Menu Subject to Change during the COVID 19 Quarantine

Contact the ADRC @ 715-232-4006 for Meals on Wheels

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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Italian meat sauce, Spaghetti noodles, Romaine and onion salad, Garlic bread, Mandarin oranges

4

Salisbury steak, Homemade mashed potatoes with brown gra-vy, Italian green beans, Rhubarb crumble

5

Barbecue glazed chicken, Baked beans, Carrot and raisin salad, Strawberry short-cake

6

Pork cutlet, Bread stuffing, Mixed vegeta-bles, Apple crisp with whipped topping

7

Breaded baked cod, Baked pota-to, Broccoli, Rai-sin cream bar

10

Beef pot roast, Boiled potato, Steamed broccoli, Cookie, Pears

11

Breaded pork cutlets, Apple sweet potato casserole, Cali-fornia blend veg-etables, Cherry crisp

12

Chicken A La King, Marinated tomato salad, Bis-cuit, Strawberry gelatin with man-darin oranges

13

Hamburger on a bun, French fries, Pea and cheese salad, Blueberries

14

Baked fish with lemon butter sauce, Potato sal-ad, Baked beans, Wheat bread, Fruit fluff dessert

17

Roast turkey, Homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, Sea-soned brussel sprouts, Dinner roll, Fresh fruit in season

18

Cabbage and beef casserole, Carrots with parsley, Frosted pumpkin bar

19

Smoked shredded pork, Cheesy hash browns, Baked beans, Wheat bread, Fruited gelatin

20

Meat lasagna, Mixed green sal-ad, Garlic bread, Melon medley

21

Country fried steak, Pan fried potatoes, Brocco-li, Blueberry crisp

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Hamburger gravy, Homemade mashed potatoes, Riviera blend vege-tables, Wheat bread, Chilled pears

25

Marinated chick-en breast, Herbed red pota-toes, Carrots with parsley, Pound cake with fruit topping

26

Sliced baked ham, Scalloped potatoes, Perfect pinto beans, Wheat bread, Pineapple tidbits

27

BBQ meatloaf, Seasoned mashed potatoes, Creamy coleslaw, Pumpkin bread

28

Breaded baked cod, Baked pota-to, Romaine and onion salad, Wheat bread, Fresh fruit in season

31

Swiss steak with tomatoes, Buttered new potatoes, Spinach salad, Cookie, Fresh ba-nana