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Service of Remem-brance offers awonderful opportunity tohonor our loved ones asthe holiday season be-gins.

Big Bend Hospice in-vites everyone to the an-nual Services of Remem-brance. A Service of Re-membrance is held ineach of the counties BigBendHospice serves.

Big Bend Hospice’sService of Remem-brance is a non-denomi-national service thatbrings together those inthe community to honorthe memories of lovedones at this very specialtime of the year. “Manytimes people becomeoverwhelmed with emo-tions during the holidayseason. Big Bend Hos-pice’s Service ofRemem-brance provides a won-derful opportunity topause to remember, payhonor and find support.This is a time for remem-brance open to everyonein the community,” saidCathy Adkison, Big BendHospice’s President andCEO. The Service is opento the public

The Services in each

county includesmusic byMusic Therapists andwords of encouragementfrom Chaplains, all arepart of theBigBendHos-pice staff. Big BendHos-piceGriefandLossCoun-selors will also be avail-able to talk. The Servicesconclude with a specialcandle lighting ceremo-nyandpassingof thecan-dlelight in memory ofloved ones. A receptionfollows, hosted by mem-bers from each county’s

Advisory Council.Please refer to the

2012 listing for the ser-vice location, date andtime convenient for you:

Gadsden County –Thu., Dec. 13, 6 p.m.

Magnolia House As-sisted Living Facility,1125 StrongRoad,Quincy

Jefferson County –Mon., Dec. 3, 6 p.m.

First Church of theNazarene, 1590 NorthJefferson Street, Monti-cello

Leon County – Sun.,Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Governor’s SquareMall (Lower Level SearsWing), Tallahassee

Madison County –Thu., Dec. 6, 6 p.m.

St. Mary’s EpiscopalChurch, 140 NEHorry Av-enue,Madison

Taylor County – Tue.,Dec. 4, 6 p.m.

Perry Garden Club, 206Forest ParkDrive, Perry

Wakulla County – Sun.,De.c 2, 4 p.m.

Hudson Park, 21Ochlocknee Street, Craw-fordville

Everyone who attendsshares a common purpose– to honor and to remem-ber a loved one who hasdied, to be surrounded byotherswhoareonasimilarjourney and to connectwith loved ones.

The service is proofthat death ends a life andnot a relationship, that theholidays can still be a time

of hope and of family, oflove and of connection toall the things and all thepeoplewhohaveeverbeenimportant to us.

If you would like infor-mation about Big BendHospice’s bereavementservices, please contactPam Mezzina at (850) 878-5310, x799 or [email protected]. Regis-tration information is alsoavailable at www.bigbend-hospice.org.

Hospice invites you to RemembranceHonor lovedones at specialholiday serviceBy Sharon DavidsonSpecial to Active Living

With the tree of remembrance behind him, the Rev. Paul Anway lights the Candle of Hopeduring a Big Bend Hospice Service of Remembrance. DEMOCRAT FILES

An ornament in memory of a mom and wife hangs from thetree of remembrance at the Big Bend Hospice's Service ofRemembrance. DEMOCRAT FILES

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competing in the Games.He has a goal and is out toachieve it. “I’m not reallycompeting against thefield,” he said. “I’m shoot-ing for a 75 so I can go tothe National SeniorGames in Cleveland.That’s the standard formyage group.” Zifferwillbeplaying in the55-59 agegroup.

While a gold medal inhis age group would bewelcomed because of hiscompetitive nature, he’sgotplentyofmotivation toreach his goals of the Na-tional Games in Cleve-land. “Iwentand lookedatthe rule and with the Na-tionalSeniorGamesbeinga four-day competition,you canbring a caddy,” hesaid. “I’ve already got awaiting list of friendswhowant to be my caddy. Ican’t let them down.”

Prior to the December6 competition he will takein a practice round atHuntington Hills. Afterattending a League of Cit-ies Meeting in Orlando inearly November, he willtake a side trip to Lake-land to play to course.“You’ve got to know thecourse,” he said. “I’m aperson who likes to playgolf but also play to win. Iwas in a local Dancingwith the Stars contest andwon that.”

Makes you wonder ifthe dance contest was on

Jack Nicholson andMorgan Freeman madethe term “Bucket List”popular in their 2007movie accomplishing awish list of to-dos beforethey died.

Tallahassee golfer andCity Commissioner GilZiffer will be crossing offa to-do at the Florida Sen-ior Games State Champi-onships Golf competitionon Tuesday, December 6at Huntington Hills Golfand Country Club. “I’m apretty good golfer andhave gotten better as I’vegotten older,” he said.“Oneofmygoals hasbeentoplay inastatewide tour-nament. I’m doing thatnow so I can cross that offmy bucket list.”

Ziffer qualified for theState Championships atthe Capital City SeniorGame in March at Hila-man Golf Course. He willhave the chance toqualifyfor the National SeniorGames at the Decembercompetition in Polk Coun-ty. The 21st Annual Flori-da Senior Games StateChampionships will beheldDecember1-9 in PolkCounty with action in 23sports forFloridaathletesage 50 and over.

The Tallahassee CityCommissioner is takingthe attitude many Floridasenior athletes do when

Ziffer’s bucket list, aswell.

Other Tallahassee areasenior athletes competingin the 2012 Florida Inter-national Senior Games &State Championships (Asof October 30):

» Archery, KermitBrown, 65-69, Tallahassee

» Bowling, EdwardPalagyi, 80-84, Crawford-ville

» Bowling, HelenPalagyi, 85-89, Crawford-ville

» Bowling, MaryRickly, 70-74, Greenville

» Cycling, BarneyMyers, 60-64, Tallahassee

» Cycling,SteveReker,55-59, Tallahassee

»Golf, Carl Larsen, 75-79, Tallahassee

»Golf, Gerry Rose, 70-74, Tallahassee

»Golf, Bill Spyker, 60-64, Tallahssee

»Golf, Gil Ziffer, 55-59, Tallahassee

» Swimming, BarbaraGoltz, 65-69, Tallahassee

» Swimming, BonnieWright,55-59,Tallahassee

» Table Tennis, Bever-ley Booth, 65-69, Tallahas-see

» Track & Field, Rod-ney Letchworth, 75-79,Tallahassee

» Track & Field, BillTharpe, 60-64, Tallahas-see

» Track & Field,Charles Williams, 50-54,Crawfordville

For more on the 2012Florida International Sen-ior Games & State Cham-pionships and to followtheeffortsof theTallahas-see area athletes compet-ing, pleasevisitwww.flas-ports.com.

Nick Gandy is the Director ofCommunications for the

Florida Sports Foundation, aDivision of Enterprise Florida,Inc., is the state’s lead sportspromotion and development

organization. TheTallahassee-based foundation

has presented the FloridaSenior Games State

Championships since 1999.

Tallahassee City Commissionertees up, reaching longtime goalGil Ziffer competes at Florida SeniorGames State ChampionshipsBy Nick Gandy

Localon-lineregistra-tion for the Capital CitySenior Games beginsDec. 1. Participants canaccess the informationat Visittallahassee.com/seniorgames.com or callCindy Mead with ques-tions at 850-891-3875.The games kick off withthe 5K Run at the Sham-rock Scurry at KillearnMethodist Church onMarch 9 and concludewith the golf eventMarch 18. The WelcomeReception at the Talla-hassee Senior Centerwill be Friday,March15,2013. Consider volun-teering or coming out tosupport your senior ath-letes. “We are growingevery year and expect totop the 200 athlete markthis year,” says CindyMead, Athletic Superin-tendent and SeniorGames Co-chair.

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More than 20 years af-ter its inception, Alz-heimer’s Project, Inc. isstill based at St. Paul’sUnitedMethodistChurchin Tallahassee, but thereach of the non-profithas expanded to serve lo-cal caregivers in12 coun-ties across the Big Bendof Florida. “We serve lo-cal caregivers, and re-spite-care is one of ourprimary services,” saidBill Wertman, CEO andDirector of Alzheimer’sProject, Inc. “Butwe alsoprovide support groups,in-home respite care,training and educationalresources to current andformer caregivers.” Ev-ery service provided byAlzheimer’sProject, Inc.,is without charge.

A respite day is de-signed to be engagingand interactive for theclient. From 9 a.m. until 3p.m., clients are underthe care of experiencedstaff with a ratio of 2 cli-ents to each trained vol-unteer. A typical day be-gins with play therapy(which may be a gamesuch as bingo), followedby music therapy, lunch,seated chair exercise,and pet and/or art thera-py.

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It was 2001 and thestockmarket exploded af-ter the 9/11 terrorist at-tacks. Her excellent posi-tion as a public relationsspecialist for an invest-ment newsletter went upin a puff of smoke.

“They offered to hireme back on contract,” shesaid. “Inotherwords, theywanted a divorce but theystill wanted to date me.Yeah, right.”

She was 56, happilymarried, two kids in col-lege. In thecomingweeks,she lost 15 pounds “al-though I wasn’t even on adiet.”

“I had read once, whenyou feel down on yourluck or depressed, youreach down into your gutand pull out the innerstrength you never knowyou had,” she recalled.

Shewentbacktoschooland got a certificate in

public relations and mar-keting from the Univer-sity of California-Irvine.She consulted with pro-fessionals, went to net-working meetings, tookpublic speaking classes.

Today, as one of the na-tion’s most successful ex-perts in financial publicrelations, with a specialtyin book promotions,March can say: “I want tothank the people who laidme off. It was the bestthing that happened tome.”

March is a prime ex-ample forB.J.Gallagher’snew book, “The Power ofPositive Doing.”

“It’snever too late tobewhat you might havebeen,” Gallagher said.“We hear so much aboutthe bad stuff.

“Like I wake up tiredand I don’t feel like doinganythingandit’srainyandI want to stay in bed allday. But if I get up and doonething, likethedishes, Isimply put one foot infront of the other andpretty soon action turnsmy thoughts around.

“I focus on behavior,andtrustattitudeandself-esteemwill follow.”

Gallagher is an authorand inspirational speakerwho writes businessbooks that, she says, “edu-cate and empower, andwomen’s books that en-lighten as they entertain.”

She estimates that shehas written at least 30books, including “Oil forYour Lamp: Women Tak-ing Care of Themselves”and “The Road to Happi-ness: Simple Secrets for aHappy Life.”

Her life has not been abed of roses, she said.

“I used to get tensionheadaches all the time. Ithought, if I can do some-thingphysical, itburnsoffnervous energy. If you sit,it just builds and builds.”

Womenareherbest au-dience, she acknowl-edges, because “womenhaveno trouble asking forhelp. Under stress, theydon’t go into ‘fight orflight’ likemen.Theytendto befriend, join a supportgroup.

“Men are reluctant toask for help, and I thinkpart of this is that men in-vest most of their emo-tional energy in a workrole. Their identity is allinvested in what they do

andwhat theyearn.And ifthey lose that, it’s a biggerblow than to a woman,who sees herself in otherroles likeamother,daugh-ter, neighbor, wife. ...”

Gallagher’s most lau-ded achievement mightbe her success in gettingpeople to understandthemselves better.

“When we understandourselves, we manageourselves better,” shesaid. “When we under-stand how our brainswork, they work for us.”

She’s an Air Force kid,she says,whogrewup “allover theworld.”At 63, shedelivers hermessage that“action alleviates anxi-ety”withafamiliarcheer-iness.

Gallagher talks aboutlosing the attitude of“cloudy with a chance ofanxiety,” but for some,finding a new path is noteasy.

Karen Twichell spent34 years working in theaerospace industry. Atage 52, she learned thather company was movingto Florida.

“I didn’t want to moveto Orlando,” she said. “Somany of my co-workers

were depressed about thechange. I had to figure outhow to get beyond this.”

She had always lived inOrange County, Calif. Butat her age, not many jobsdangled, inviting her toapply.

Thenshethoughtabouther life, about her recentexperiences caring forfamily members throughserious illnesses.Shereal-ized the baby boomerswere facing a sandwich ofelder care and child careasparents lived longer,of-ten with serious illnesses.

“I had kept a journalwhen caring for thesefamily members,” Twi-chell said. “I could drawon emotional and practi-cal issues as well as re-search.”

“A Caregiver’s Jour-ney” was published twoyears later. “What keptme going was setting newgoals for myself,” Twi-chell said. “Like speaking.I was doing good but notgreat.”

Twichell joined Toast-masters International andtoday is one of 13 womenworldwide listed as an“accredited speaker.”

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goals for myself,” shesaid.

The death of her sister,and Twichell’s emptyingher sister’s home, waswhat she calls a “depress-ing adventure” thatturned into a life change.

After 30 years ofwash-ing windows and otherhousekeeping chores, sheand her husband soldtheir Newport Beach,Calif., home and plan tomove into an apartmentwhere they can “playmore tennis.”

Twichell said caregiv-ing and life changes canput you “down in thedumps.” But positive ac-tion can pull you out.

Gallagher likes toquote another author,KenBlanchard, who co-wrote“The One Minute Man-ager.”

He said, “People whofeel good about them-selves produce good re-sults. ... And people whoproduce good results feelgood about themselves.”

In her book, shewrites:“What’s in a word?Assess your options.Call up your courage.Take your first steps.”In other words, act!

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The holiday season isone of the most beautifultimes to visit the beachesofFortMyers andSanibelin southwestFlorida. Thisyear, visitors have manyopportunities to cele-brate with traditionalevents that include the37th Annual HolidayNights at the Edison &Ford Winter Estates inFort Myers and the 28thannual luminary trail onSanibel and Captiva is-lands. Two of the area’shistoric, turn-of the-cen-tury homes will be openfor holiday tours. ACapti-va Island Holiday Villageis packed with activitiesto get visitors into thespirit of the season, andmany events are free.

December 1 – 30, the37th Annual HolidayNights at the Edison &

Ford Winter Estates is aholiday season highlight.During this time of year,the homes and gardens ofThomas and Mina EdisonandHenryandClaraFordare spectacularly deco-rated and visitors havethe option of a self-guidedtour or a guided tour with

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also includes entertain-ment by school and com-munity groups, culinarydemonstrations, booksignings, appearances byartists, and the “Chil-dren’s Tree Trail,” a for-est of trees decorated by

Lee County students. TheEdison FordMuseum andEdison Botanic ResearchLab will also be open dur-ing the event.

New this year: EdisonFord Legacy Shoppe lo-cated in the Edison Care-taker’sHousewill featurereplica items from the

Edison and Ford collec-tion, including a repro-duction of the Edisontalking doll. The doll is aninvention of Thomas Edi-son and is available forpurchase. Tickets for aself-guided tour are $15for adults and $1 for chil-dren (6 -12); guided toursare $20 for adults and $1for children (6 -12). Formore information visitwww.edisonfordwinter-estates.org or phone 239-334-7419.

Another popular eventyou will enjoy is the 28thannual Christmas Lumi-nary Festival on Sanibeland Captiva islands, De-cember 7 and 8 (respec-tively). Three miles of lu-minary candles create analmost fairy tale aura.Candles light island path-ways, storefronts andhomes. A complimentarytrolley service, Santa vis-its and photos, a live na-tivity scene and musicare among the activitiesfor the entire family. Theevent is free andmore in-formation is available atwww.sanibel-captiva.orgor 239-472-1080.

Captiva Holiday Vil-lageweekends onCaptivaIsland begin the Fridayafter Thanksgiving, No-vember 23, and continuethrough December 8.

Area guests will findspectacular fireworks,tree lightings, holidayreadings andmusical per-formances. Each special-themed weekend is a fun-filled extravaganza ofsight and sound, setagainst the backdrop ofthe Gulf of Mexico. Fromdecorated golf carts andlighted boat parades toJunkanoo and fire danc-ers, its colorful and capti-vating with live musicand a Marching MulletParade.

A feature of this year’sCaptiva Holiday Village,a community Chautau-qua, offers educationaland entertaining work-

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The Tallahassee Sen-ior Center welcomes theholiday season with glit-ter and glitz at its signa-ture fundraiser — DecktheHalls, aCelebrationofWreaths. Deck the Hallsfeatures the DeborahLawson Band and offersthe perfect place to shopfor unique gifts, feast onshrimpandgrits andevenhost your own holidayparty. In addition to mainevent jazz, the Leon HighSchool Guitar Band willplay holiday tunes asguests arrive.

Judi Taylor, owner ofJenny Craig, makes Deckthe Halls her company’soffice party for the sea-son. Her staff and theirguests are more comfort-able than at a private holi-day party. “This is a wayto bring spouses in andpresent opportunities foreveryone to participate inthe fun,” commentedTay-lor. “They can get theirdecorating and holidayshopping all wrapped up— and it’s all for such agreat cause!”Withmusic,eats, a martini bar andother beverages, silentauction and wreath sale,the festive event enter-tains adults of all agesand provides a welcomesocial outing for rela-tives, friends and em-ployees. Employers, es-pecially small businessowners, can enjoy theparty and not worry withplanning or clean up.

Delicately, boldly andoften intricately paintedchef’s aprons, wreathsand ornaments are allavailable for purchase.Perhaps the hottest sell-ing items are the apronsadorned with paintedscenes, buttons or evenbells. Wreaths are trulyhandcrafted master-pieces that add to anyhome’s décor; nearly 100of these marvelous dona-tions will be available forbid or buy. Several of thewreaths were designedby Capital Health Plan (aShining Star sponsor) em-ployees. All are uniquelyindividual and cover ev-ery season and occasion.Polyhedron ornamentswill be available for pur-

chase as well.But if searching for

newhome jewels does notconvince you to attendthen maybe a helicopterride or a beach getawaysounds more appealing.The silent auction offersa sundry of items to bidon, from jewelry to celeb-rity encounters. Viewingthe auction in years past,Ruth Nickens, the silentauction coordinator, says,“It’s always very excitingto be caught up in themo-mentum of the auction.”

Inaddition to the thrill-ing, silent battle for thatone special item, whatmakes this shopping ex-perience so delightful isthe light-hearted socialatmosphere. Oh, and

there’s more… anotherverypopular activitydur-ing Deck theHalls is buy-ing 2-for-$10 tickets forthe $500 cash giveaway.Now, who couldn’t usethat during the holidayseason? Cash giveawayand event tickets can bepurchased now at TSC orfrom any TSC boardmember or advisorycouncil member.

All proceeds from

Deck the Halls will beused to fund the wide-range of classes and ser-vices available at TSC.Theeventwill beheldFri-day, November 30 at 6:30p.m. Tickets are $35 butdiscounts are available toparties of 6 or more. Forticket discounts or pur-chase, stop by the centerat 1400 N Monroe Streetor call 891-4008.

Deck the Halls

With a lot of class and a little sass, TSC’s DanaBowermeister models her apron “Holly, Jolly Christmas.”Embroidered greetings and lots of fun ruffles make this aone-of-a-kind treasure for a cook or collector.

A Gala CelebrationBy Elizabeth Santoro

DECK THE HALLS, A CELEBRATION OFWREATHSFri., Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m.At theTallahassee Senior Center1400 N. Monroe St.Tickets $35Discounts available for groups of 6 or more850-891-4008


ABOUT THE TALLAHASSEESENIOR CENTERFor questions or more information on the Tallahas-see Senior Center & Foundation activities and 14neighborhood venues, please contact 850-891-4000or visit www.talgov.com/seniors. Find and “Like” usat Facebook.com/TallahasseeSeniorCenter. For theLeon County Senior Outreach (a program of theTSC & F) and the LCSO Gazette, visit http://cms.le-oncountyfl.gov/home/departments/senioroutreachor phone 891-4065.

The Golden Review is a bi-monthly publication of the Tallahassee Senior Center, 1400 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL32303. 850-891-4000.Sheila Salyer, Senior Services Manager, City of Tallahassee; Executive Director, Tallahassee Senior Foundation;Editor, Golden ReviewRosetta Stone Land, Managing EditorHella Spellman, Contributing EditorAndrea Personett, Contributing EditorMartha Gruender, Copy editor/design coordinatorThe mission of Tallahassee Senior Services is to enhance the independence and quality of life for seniors andcaregivers through educational, social, recreational and wellness opportunities.Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by tradename, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recom-mendation or favoring by Tallahassee Senior Services or the Tallahassee Senior Foundation.

LifeLong Learningclasses

Unless otherwise not-ed, classes are $2 (55+), $3(others).

Call 891-4003 to re-serve space.

“Drumming: You’vegot the Rhythm”

Thu.,Dec.6&1310:30–11:30 a.m.

Bring a drum if youhave one, but drums areavailable. Noneed to feelthat you are“musical” toparticipate. Fa-cilitated byMershell Sher-man.

Basic ExcelTue. and Thu., Jan. 8-

24, 5:30-7:30Everything you always

wanted to know aboutExcel but didn’t knowwhere to look!

Advanced registrationrequired.

Ukulele LessonsJan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 11

a.m. – noonTaught by the Uke

Jammers, who pleasedaudiences during the re-cent Lifelong LearningEx-travaganza. Advancedregistration required.

Music in theMovies:Oscar Winning Songs

with Al and LoyceSulkes

Mar. 7 – Apr. 11, 1 – 3p.m.

Advanced registrationrequired.

CreativeWriting Work-shop: AllegroSenior Living

Thursdays, 10a.m.

Practice yourcraft with others

who love to write. Thisnew Allegro group focus-es on the creative processand gives participants aforum in which to sharetheir work. Novels, poet-ry, short stories, evensongs are welcome. Sup-plies needed: pencil, pa-per and imagination. AtAllegro in the library. Call891-4003 to learn more.

LifeLong Learning Corner

Millie Kelsey-Smith and Toni Walmsley listen toinstruction from Tallahassee’s Ukulele Jammers.

Dancing With the Stars enter-tains millions of television viewerseachweek. Talent,music, costumesand star power draw us in to watch.On many levels, ballroom dancinggivesuspleasure—whetherwearespectators or dancers! Want tolearn a few dance steps? Tallahas-see USA Dance Chapter offersmonthly dances at the TallahasseeSenior Center.

“Prior to each of our dances, weoffer a free 45-minute lesson withadmission,” says Karen Ashworth,president of the local USA DanceChapter. “Everyone in the commu-nity is invited to our dances and ifyou don’t know how to dance, youcan learn!”

The very words “ballroom danc-ing” evoke avision of couples swirl-ing around a magnificent ballroomwithmeninformalattire,and ladiesin full, flowinggowns.Ofcourse themost magical element is the music.AtUSAdances,DJDickHagengetsthe flow going on the city’s best andlargest wooden dance floor.

Music, the most magical ele-ment, sets the mood for movement.For instance, a PasoDoble suggeststhe excitement of a bullfighter. Arumba creates a romantic moodwhile thewaltz is lyrical; swingmu-sic is happy and carefree, callingfor lots of action — and sometimeseven athleticism — on the part ofthe dancers. And so it goes — eachdance named and inspired by its

characteristic type of music.“Latin dances” comprise a large

category that is ever-growing, in-cluding tango, rumba, samba,mam-bo and cha cha. Currently-popularsalsa is one of themost recent addi-tions. Dance studios and the musicindustry capitalized on the urgemost people feel at every age to“move to the music.”

Ashworth says of USA Dance,“Wehaveonedanceamonthbutyoudon’t have tobeamember to attend.Our173membersdo, however, get a$6 break on the cost of admission tothe dances. Anyone can be a mem-ber by joining at one of our dancesor by going on line at www.usa-dance6010.org.Member ages rangefrom 8 to 85.”

Besides all the above reasons togive ballroom dancing a try thehealth benefits include muscle ton-ing, cardiovascular conditioning,maintaining good bones and jointsand encouraging healthy brain ac-tivity. Karen Ashworth says “If youhaven’t attended one of these danc-es I strongly suggest thatyougive ita try.”

RECREATION

The joy of ballroom dancing

Rich Pellin and Brenda Tune on thebest dance floor in Tallahassee!

ByMarjorie Brenner

CONTRA Dance (TallahasseeCommunity Friends of Old TimeDance)

2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:30 p.m.Jigs and reels and all kinds of fun.

Moves similar to square dance withcaller instructing each dance beforethe music begins. $8/adults, $7/sen-iors, $5/students, $3/dancing kids.Suggest newcomers wear comfort-able shoes and clothes. No partnernecessary. No dance the 4th Friday inNovember.

Fri., Dec. 14 Special performanceby Greasy String Band.

USA BALLROOMDANCEDances lessons provided at no

charge at 6:30 pm dance night. Alldances are smokeandalcohol free.DJdances, $8/USABDancemembers and$12/non-members; with a band, $10/members and $15/non-members.

Dances 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.Sat., Nov. 17, Pumpkin PatchSat., Dec. 15, Mistletoe Ball

(semi-formal)

JOIN US FOR THESE OTHER FUN-TASTIC DANCE GROUPS

$2 (55+), $3 (others).Beginning LineDance, Mondays

5:15 pm and Thursdays 12:30 pmCapital Twirlers Square Dance,

Mondays 7:30 pm; lessons 7 pmCapital Round Dance, Tuesdays

6:30 pmDancing for Fun, Fridays 2 pmBeginningBallroomandSwing

Lessons, Fridays 5:30 pm

Dances and dance classes


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Sponsors

Items you’ll want tonote!

Nationally knownjewelrydesignerandmet-alsmith, Susan Saul, hasdonated amagnificent sil-ver and mookite pendant.Mookite is a typeof jasperfound only in Australiaand often contains tinyfossils. Inspired by an-cient techniquesandmod-ern design, her work withmetals and stones trans-lates into wearable artthat defies description.Unique jewelry is alwaysa perfect gift, so don’t letthis one on get away!

Commissioners GilZiffer, Nancy Miller andKristinDozierhaveall do-nated “celebrity encoun-ters.” Whether it’s golfwith Gil or lunch withNancy or Kristin, you areguaranteed to have an in-teresting and informativeafternoon.

Have you alwayswant-ed to take to the skies? Ifso,checkout theflight les-sons with O’Brien Flightsand the helicopter ridecourtesy of Sherriff Lar-ry Campbell. Looking forentertainment? Feel freeto bid on TSO Symphonytickets, TLT and CivicCenter theater tickets, oran FSU Seminole Boost-ers evening of basketballand dining.

Romance abounds inseveral baskets that in-cludegetaways toSandes-tin Beach Resort or to anAlligator Point beachhouse. Chocoholics re-joice! The chocolate lov-er’s basket will feed yourpassion for that magicalbrown elixir. Package in-cludes chocolate fonduefor two, homemade truf-fles, and much, muchmore.

Also on the auctionblock are two house con-certs, one by world re-nowned jazz violinist,MarkRussell, and the oth-er by amazing specialevent band, Pure Plati-num,providing livemusicfor corporate events,wedding receptions,birthdays, bar/bat mitz-vah’s and private parties.

Bid on gifts and getaways

Deck the Halls’ Silent AuctionSpecial to Active Living

Polyhedron ornament-making is relaxing, fun and creative. From simple to ornate—takeyour pick at Deck the Halls.

DECK THE HALLS,A CELEBRATION OFWREATHSFri., Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m.At theTallahassee Senior Center1400 N. Monroe St.Tickets $35Advance Ticket Special:6 tickets $170 ($40 discount)8 tickets $225 ($55 discount)10 tickets $275 ($75 discount)850-891-4008

CONCERTSTCC Holiday ConcertWed., Dec. 5, 7 p.m.$5 adult admission; childrenfreeTwo of TCC’s most talentedbands join for a delightfulevening of holiday songs. Allproceeds benefit TSC.Capital ChordsmenHoliday ConcertThu., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.Tickets $10 advance purchase;$12 at the doorCall 556-7041 for info orticketsHarmony at its finest!HOLIDAY CLOSINGSTallahassee Senior CenterClosed for holidaysNov. 12, 22 & 23; Dec. 25; &Jan. 1SENIORS VS. CRIMETuesdays andWednesdays, 10a.m. – 1 p.m.Helping seniors victimized byfraud.Call 891-4044 for assistance.

This wreath by Gert Ladd of Capital Health Plan is but oneof nearly 100 colorful creations from which to choose.From buttons to umbrellas to wine corks…there’s a wreathto decorate for all occasions.


For more information on of-fered programs, call Ruth Nick-ens, R.N. Health Program Coordi-nator or Toni Walmsley, Asst.Health Program Coordinator at891-4000. Most presentations are11 am – Noon in the TSC DiningRoomand a $2 donation for eachpresentation is appreciated; ex-ceptions noted.

HEALTH PROGRAMS“All About Medicare Open

Enrollment”Wed., Nov. 14, 11 a.m. –

Noon Dining RoomAl Sulkes, discusses Medicare

updates and answers questionsabout open enrollment.

“Rooted Sorrows: A Con-versation about PTSD”

Thu., Nov. 15 10:30 a.m. –Noon Activity Room

View a documentary by Dr.Mitchell Young, a Vietnam veter-an and psychotherapist who hascounseled veterans for manyyears. Then engage in a conversa-tion about Post Traumatic StressDisorder (PTSD) facilitated by Dr.Paul Knoll, TMH BehavioralHealth Center.

“Meditation and Mindful-ness”

Thu., Nov. 15 & Dec. 20,10:30 – 11:30 a.m. ConferenceRoom1A

Workshops introduce you tothe secrets of meditation. Feelcalmer, more focused and bal-anced. Taught by Leslie Hanks.

“Tools to Quit: A SmokingCessationWorkshop”

Mon., Nov.19, Dec. 3&17,&Jan. 7, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Confer-ence Room1A

If you are ready to quit smok-ing, attendoneof thesehighlyef-fective class/support groups. Nic-otine patches provided at nocharge. Offered by Big BendAHEC. Call 224-1177 to register.

“Pain Clinic: Pain Assess-ment & Treatment”

Thu.,Nov.29,10a.m.–NoonDining Room

Let us help you manage andcontrol your pain. Massages byJonathan Walker, LMT; pain as-sessment and treatment by EvanBurke, PT.

“Let Me Decide: Genetical-ly Engineered Food”

Mon., Dec. 3, 11:30 a.m. –Noon Dining Room

Genetically engineered (GE)foods are created to increase pro-ductivity, repel insects and makethem withstand herbicides. Yetstudies have linked GE plants to avariety of diseases. A vast major-ity of cotton, soybean and corncrops areGEvarieties. Come learnmore about this controversial is-sue and find outwhat you can doto effect some change. Presentedby Talya Tayvor, Food and WaterWatch Org.

“BrownBagMedicationRe-view”

Thu., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. – NoonHealth Suite

Fully understanding yourmedications is a critical part ofhealth self-management. One-on-one consultationswith the ex-perts. Bring your medications,supplements, and questions. Of-fered by FAMU College of Phar-macy.

“Food Safety for Seniors”Mon., Jan. 7, 11:30 a.m.–

Noon Dining RoomFood safety is important for

everyone, but especially for sen-iors who are at greater risk for

foodborne illness. Learn how tokeep your food safe and yourbody healthy with this 14 minutevideoproducedby theUSDepart-mentofAgriculture and the Foodand Drug Administration.

Health ScreeningsBlood Pressure Screening:Wed. & Thu., 10 a.m. – Noon.Pulse Oximetry ScreeningsThu., Dec. 6 & Jan. 3, 10 a.m. –

NoonGlucose ScreeningsEvery Wed., 10 a.m. – Noon,

NHC and medical volunteersHearing ScreeningsWed.,Nov.14&Jan.9,10a.m.–

Noon, AudibelMassage and Reiki:ReikiTue., Nov. 20, Dec. 4 & 1810:30 a.m. – Noon, Susie How-

ell, Reiki Master, and friendsMassageTue., Nov. 27, 10 a.m. – Noon,

Norma Reesor, LMTThu., Nov. 15 & 29, Dec. 6 & 20,

& Ja.n 310 a.m. – Noon, Jonathan

Walker, LMTFitnessSeated NIA Yoga (Neuro-

muscular Integrative Action)Tue., 11 a.m. – Noon Taught by

Lori Roberts, certified NIA yoga

instructorBrain-Body-Memory-Bal-

anceMon., 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. De-

signed to sharpen cognitive andbalance skills. Low impact. Bringwater bottle and wear comfort-able clothing. Taught by KathyGilbert.

Chair Yoga:Fri., 11 a.m. – Noon. A gentle

workout for increased mobility,bladder control, better self-es-teem and mental focus. Taughtby Certified Yoga InstructorBridget Kamke.

Life Exercise:Tue. and Thu., 9:30 – 10:30

a.m., PomeroyBrinkley instructor.Aerobics, light weights andstretching.

Tai Chi:Wed. and Fri., 10 – 11 a.m.Zumba® Gold:Thu., 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.$5 (55+) $7 othersYogaMon. and Wed. 5:30 – 7 p.m.,

taught by certified yoga instruc-tor Pamela Hunter. Vigorouspractice for adults includingposes, relaxation, andmediation.Wear comfortable clothes andyoga mat (if you have one).

$10 (55+) $12 others

Podiatry Screening & FootCare

Thu., Jan. 3 1 – 3 p.m. HealthSuite

Dr. GaryMcCoy, podiatrist andfoot specialist cuts toenails andassesses problems.Doctor acceptsMedicare, Medicaid and second-ary insurance, which may covercosts for this service if youhavedi-abetes, vascular disease, neurop-athy, renal failure, MS, or are onblood thinner Coumadin. Other-wise, $25 fee . No appointmentnecessary.

Neighborhood FitnessSites

*Event is sponsoredbyLCSO,aprogram of Tallahassee SeniorCenter & Foundation. $2 dona-tion unless otherwise noted.

Allegro, 4501 Shannon LakesDr W, 891-4003

Brain–Body–Memory–Ba-lance:Wed, 2 – 3 pm

*Bradfordville HistoricSchool House

Senior FitnessBeginners: Tue. & Thu., 10:30

– 11:15 a.m.Intermediate: Tue. & Thu.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.AfternoonClass: Tue.&Thu.,

1 – 2 p.m.* Chaires-Capitola Dorothy

C. Spence Community CenterSenior Fitness:Mon.,Wed. &

Fri., 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.*Fort Braden Community

CenterSenior Fitness:Mon.&Wed.,

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.Jack McLean Community

CenterSuper Seniors Fitness with

Edwina Martin: Tue., Wed. &Thu., 10 – 11 a.m. (no charge)

Jake Gaither CommunityCenter

Mindful Movement: Mov-ing for Better Balance: Thurs-days, 11 a.m. – Noon

Optimist Park, 1355 Indian-head Dr

Brain–Body–Memory–Ba-lance: Tue., 10 –11 a.m.

*Woodville CommunityCenter

Senior Fitness: Mon & Wed,8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

HEALTH & FITNESS

Lifelong Learning Extravaganza group visits FSU’s College of Medicine.

A wide range of no-costhealth screenings andmonthly Senior Days of-fered for adults 55 + in theBond community, southTallahassee, and through-out Leon County. Dona-tions accepted for all pro-grams. For information onSouthside activities, call891-4000. For informationonLeonCountySeniorOut-reach events, contact SusanDavis, LCSO coordinator,891-4065.

Lunch & Learn/SeniorDays

In and Around Talla-hassee

All Lunch & Learn andSenior Days are 10:30 am –12:30 pm. The events offerlively and engaging pro-grams. Each includes exhib-itors, health screenings,and lunch. Suggested lunchdonation $6. All exceptionsnoted. * Event is sponsoredby LCSO, a program of Tal-lahassee Senior Center &Foundation.

Bradfordville Lunch &Learn* at WildwoodPresbyterian FellowshipHall, 100 Ox Bottom Rd

Wed., Nov. 14, “Pain,Pain, Go Away.”

Wed., Dec. 12, “TurtleTalk.”

Jan.2013NOLunchandLearn

Chaires-CapitolaLunch & Learn* at Do-rothy C. Spence Commu-nity Center, 4768 ChairesCross Rd

Tue., Nov. 27 “Balanceand Fall Prevention.”

Tue., Dec. 25 NO Lunchand Learn


Fort Braden Lunch &Learn* at Fort BradenCommunity Center,16387 Blountstown Hwy

Tue., Nov. 20 “Starry,Starry Night: A Look at theHeavens.”

Tue., Dec. 18 “Art LikeYou’veNever SeenBefore.”

Jan.2013NOLunchand

LearnLincoln Senior Day at

Lincoln NeighborhoodService Center, 438 WestBrevard Street, 891-4180

Wed., Jan. 16, 2013 “ANew Year – A New Out-look.” Exhibitors and pre-

senters are: Lively MassageTherapy, Leon CountyProperty Appraisal Office,Bond Community HealthCenter, and Well Care.(Keiser University pendingexhibitor).

Miccosukee Lunch &

Learn* at MiccosukeeCommunity Center,13887 Moccasin Gap Road

Thu., Dec. 6 “HolidayProgram.”

Jan 2013 NO Lunch andLearn

Senior Day at Jake

Gaither CommunityCenter, 801 Bragg/TannerDr, 891-3940

Wed., Dec. 5 “A Ka-raoke Christmas.” Makesure your voice is in fine fet-tle for our Karaoke Christ-mas party! Embarrass your-selves and your friendswhile you sing your favor-ite tunes and raise yourChristmas spirit. Must re-serve for lunch. Call 891-4009. $2

Jan 2013 NO SeniorDay. See youon February 6,2013!

Woodville Lunch &Learn* at WoodvilleCommunity Center, 8000Old Woodville Road

Thur., Dec. 13 “HolidayProgram.”


Wellness Circles11 a.m. – Noon (except

as noted). Casual settingswith coffee and snacks forvarious health related dis-cussions, demonstrations,guest speakers and healthscreenings. $2donationap-preciated.

Jack McLean Commu-nity Center, 700 Paul Rus-sell Road, 891-1819

Wed.,Nov.14“EpilepsyPrevention and Education”April Hammond, EpilepsyAssociation, talks about sei-zures (an often misunder-stooddisorder), their cause,treatment, prevention andhow to help someone in

LUNCH & LEARNS, SENIOR DAYS & WELLNESS CIRCLES

There’s nothing like a good day fishing! Lorraine Barnes is very proud of her catch duringlast month’s Senior Day outing to Joe Budd Pond.

HOG (Harley Owners Group) member Barry Lindquist shows off his decked out motorcycleat a recent Bradfordville Lunch & Learn. With Lindquist is L&L participant and Atha Nipper.

Ed Gines from Elder Care Services gives an overview of ECSservices at a recent Leon County Senior Outreach L & L atFort Braden.

seizure.Wed , Dec. 12 “The

Truth About Pain” EvanBurke, PT, explains thethree stages of pain andhow to move smoothlythrough these stages foroptimal recovery and painrelief.

Jake Gaither Commu-nity Center, 801 Bragg/Tanner Drive, 891-3940

Wed., Nov. 28 “AirQuality and Elders” ChrisDuclos, Florida Dept. of En-vironmental Public Health,offers a very interestingpresentation about the ef-fects of air quality on sen-iors.

Wed., Dec. 19 “Get theFacts on Genetically Engi-neered Food” Become in-formed about geneticallyengineered foods and howthey affect our health andenvironment.

SouthWood Commu-nity Center, 4675 GrovePark Drive, 656-8750

Fri.,Dec .1411a.m.Holi-day get-together with mu-sical surprise

ADDITIONALLCSO SERVICESMiccosukee CommunityCenterGet on the bus!Bus Trip to WalMartFri., Dec. 7 & Jan. 4, 10:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m., $2round-trip



The third annual Lifelong LearningExtravaganza once again exceeded expectationswith educational and recreational opportunities throughout the region. Those whojoined us challenged themselves, and literally, reached new heights.

From unique perspectives of retirement in the opening, Real Gusto plus One, to theclosing luncheon that recreated Spain’s Great Debate, participants opened their mindsandsaturated their senses.Kayaks, sculptures,memorials,music, art galleries, constel-lations, protest songs of long ago, modernmedicine, tea and scones, parks, wildlife andFlorida’s Historic Capitol offered a collective presentation of our area’s best treasures.

This is your invitation to join us next year for the most amazing week of the year!

Lifelong Learning Extravaganza

The extravaganza’s closing luncheon sees thespians take the stage to reenact “Spain’s GreatDebate.”


Drs. Joel Dawson (far left) and Penny Ralston sit on the panel “Real Gusto Plus One.”MikePate joins the panel to share his unique male perspective of “retired” life as the “Plus One.”

Tea & Scones at the Capital City Christian Church art gallery featured artists RosemaryFerguson, Bart Frost and Charles Pierce.

Charles Pierce tells about one of his award-winning portraits.

Climbers scaled new heights at RailroadSquare’s rock climbing gym.

A great day at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park! The group takes just long enough to pose for thecamera as Tyler McMillian, of the Northwest Florida Water Management District explains theunique partnership between NWFWM and the city of Tallahassee, describing various landmanagement techniques employed at the park.

Levitticus Roberts, education program coordinator at the John G. Riley House Museum, pointsout interesting facts about the museum as Bonnie Abellera pays close attention.

Steve Stiegler of the Florida Fish &WildlifeCommission and “Fluffy” keep students alertduring “Get Wild at the Refuge.” Stieglershared all sorts of alligator facts including:Visitors to the nesting area are not welcome!And if you didn’t know, it’s illegal to feedwild alligators in Florida.

DeVoe Moore leads a tour of the Tallahassee AutoMuseum – ranked the “No. 1 Thing to do in Tallahassee”

by US News/Travel.

Carole P. Gentry, community education coordinator forLeon County Recycling and Hazel Oliver hold a piece ofrecycled Styrofoam. Participants in this class learnedthat 98 percent of all Styrofoam (polystyrene)produced is landfilled and takes up 25-30 percent oflandfill space.

L3X hits new heights

From left: Joyce Patterson, Maria Robinson and DorisCarpenter have fun at this year’s show. The ladiesrepresent Allegro, Sterling House and Clarebridgerespectively at the Expo.

Leon County commissioner Bryan Desloge with TSCs RuthNickens and William Strickland of NRG Industries.

Please join the TallahasseeSenior Foundation today.Your contribution pays forprograms and enhancesservices. Mail or drop off yourannual membership contribu-tion at the Senior Center.MembershipSenior Citizen (age 55+) $25Senior Couple $40Supporter (under age 55) $35Non-profit Organization $50Key HoldersDiamond $5,000Platinum $2,000Gold $1,000Silver $500Bronze $250Friend $100Thank you for being a key toactive aging! Send your con-tribution to:Tallahassee Senior Center,1400 N. Monroe St., Tallahas-see, FL 32303.Friend Key Holders:Mr. & Mrs. Bob Asztalos, JanetW. (Weej) Broderson, JeanCoyne, Larry Deeb, CandaceHundley, Lisa Meyer, Christie

Moore, Doris Partridge, BettyPierce, Barry Powers, VirginiaThorne, Irma Vergara, ArnoldWeandBronze Key Holders:Ann Cleare, Pamela Flory,Kathryn E. RivenbarkSilver Key Holders:Pepper StewartNew and RenewingMem-bers:Brenda Abstein, Anita Alba-no, Mary Apple, Betty Arnold,Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arroyo,Shirley Ashmore, CarmineBaffo, Betty Bailey, CarolineBarthelmess, Brenda Battiste,Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berkowitz,Mary Berman, Myra D. Blan-chard, Mr. & Mrs Jim Bolling,Phyllis Broomfield, LindaBrown, Jill Brubaker, Carol A.Bullock, Albert E. Bush, Mil-dred Canning, Kristy Carter,Leland Cartledge, LeonaCastro, Denise Cawthon,Louise Clay, Daisy Close, Mr.and Mrs. Jerry Conger, Patri-cia Cook, Peggy T. Corn,Frances Curtin, Greta Davis,Nancy N. Davis, Susan Davis,Nancy Daws, Arthur Delong,

Dr. & Mrs.Tom DeLopez,Clinnie Donnelly, ShirleyHerrell Driscoll, Shirley M.Ellis, Mary Finley, ElizabethFowler, James Frank, HopeFrazier, Beverly Frick, Sarah M.Gallon, Charlotte Gambel,Dennis Gingell, Mr. & Mrs.Gerald Givens, Karen Glen-denning, Theresa Gore, NancyGraham, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hal-ter, Margaret Hamilton, Mrand Mrs Gordon Hansen,Willie C. Hardy, Jr., AliceHarris, Mildred Hector, Mr. &Mrs. Cecil Higgs, Loraine A.Holt, Opal Hopkins, EvelynHouse, Billie Jackson, Billie JoJones, Celia Jones, MarieJones, Joan Kanan, JoanKeen, Nancy Kerce, NarineKing, Mr. & Mrs. Roy Land,Myra Kreitlow, Mr. & Mrs. EarlLines, Chantal Littleton Mari-

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Rybczyk, Mr. and Mrs. WilliamRyder, Carol Sanfilippo, Don-naclair Schwekendiek, An-nette Scott, Betty Serow, Mr.and Mrs. Ralph Sharp, Mr. &Mrs. Richard Shelton, Mr. andMrs. James Skofronick, CathySmith, Ginny Smoller, KatieSollohub, Barbara Stansell,Mary Stegman, Harold Stew-art, Roy Strickland, Mr. andMrs. Geoffrey Styles, MarySullivan, Nancy Swords, C. KayTilles, Mary Transou, FreidaTravis, Mr. and Mrs. Harold B.VanWie, Mr. and Ms. EdwardVertuno, Dimitri Vlahakis, Mr.and Mrs. James Waltermyer,Joann F. Webb, Mr. and Mrs.JohnWelhous, Nancy Wen-hold, Jill Westendick, LynetteJ. Whaley, Steve Whitaker,Cecile Williams, Mr. & Mrs.Curtis Williams, Richard Wing-erson, Mr. & Mrs. Jon Wohl-rab, and Penny Young.Honorarium DonationsIn honor of:Bob CoyneBy: Jean CoyneVera GoreBy: Theresa Gore

Memorial DonationsIn memory of HerbertHomer “Jack” SalyerBy:Rocky BevisMr. and Mrs. Ben BrownMary CarrollEd DuffeeShirley O. GoodingDorotha M IngleAmy KellyKathryn E RivenbarkMr. and Mrs. Mark SloneGwendolyn SpencerJudi TaylorDonnaWellsLewWilsonIn memory of Roberta“Robin” SpellmanBy:Mr. and Mrs. Joseph AudinoMr. and Mrs. Brian BeachMr. and Mrs. Gary DavisPat DotyFlorida Association of SelfInsurance, Inc.Patricia GrafMr. and Mrs. Roy LandMr. and Mrs. Ken LevineEdna OwensDr. Michael PacinDr. Amy Ronner

BE KEY HOLDER

TALLAHASSEE SENIOR FOUNDATION

BOARDMEMBERSLinda Roberts, PresidentDonna Wells, Vice Presi-dentJudi Taylor, TreasurerEdna Owens, SecretaryEd Duffee, Jr., ImmediatePast PresidentMary CarrollKen Brummel-Smith, M.D.Shirley Gooding-Butler

Scott HarrellAmy KellyElda MartinkoKathy RivenbarkGwendolyn SpencerLewWilsonBryan Desloge, EmeritusA.J. (Andy) McMullian,EmeritusSarah Neeley, Emeritus

Bath Fitter’s Brett Sutton found Expo guests to be veryinterested in bathroom renovations.

More than 80 vendorsoffering informationfrom assisted living facil-ities, to farm tours, fromtravel opportunities andto veterinary care – andeverything in between –greeted Expo attendees.The downstairs Showcasehighlighted TSC classes,

featuring activities fromart to Zumba. Event spon-sors included the Talla-hassee Democrat, Talla-hassee Memorial HomeHealthcare, NRG Indus-tries Inc., Bath Fitter,Maxim Health Care Ser-vices and JamestownWoods Apartments.

Vendors share wares

Active Living Expo


SENIOR SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCILPatricia Parkhurst, ChairEmily Millett, Vice ChairNancy DawsPamela FloryJoan GuildayMary HafnerMiaisha Mitchell

Roger OwenPeter PiperAlice Pomidor, M.D.Andrea RosserHenry SteeleAl SulkesFreida TravisMae Francis Williams

TALLAHASSEE SENIOR CENTERThe Tallahassee Senior Center (TSC) is located at 1400 NMonroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303. For questions or moreinformation, please contact 850-891-4000 or visit www.tal-gov.com/seniors. Find and “Like” us on Facebook at Face-book.com/TallahasseeSeniorCenter!

Our travelers spent anunforgettable week tour-ing themajestic CanadianRockies and Montana’sGlacier National Park, anaturalist’s paradise.They sawmuch of the onemillion acres of forests,Alpine meadows and la-kes—home to more than70 species of mammalsand 270 species of birds.In a famous Jammer carfrom the 1930s, they rodeone of the most scenicroads in America.

From a visit to a raregemstone (ammonite)specialist to strollsthrough museums to athree-day stay at the luxu-rious “Castle in theMoun-tains” in Banff, partici-pants were busy, engagedand fascinated. “It wasbreathtaking,” said LoisJohnson,oneof the intrep-id travelers. A first timegroup traveler, sheshared, “it was great nothaving to stand in line orworryaboutmy luggage.”

When asked about herfavorite part of the trip,Lois said, “That’s a hardone. There were so manythings that stand out! If Ihad to choose, I guess itwould be the icefields andthegondola toBanff’sSul-phur Mountain.” Thesixth day of the trip in-cluded a bird’s-eye viewof the unforgettable Ice-fields Parkway and Co-lumbia Icefield, lofty wa-terfalls, imposing cliffsand the snowcappedmountain range.

“The best part of allwas traveling with afriend,” said Lois. “BettyMaxwell and Idid the tourtogetherand itwassoniceto share all the wonderfulexperiences.” For moreinformation about TSCF’supcoming trips, read thetour section on this pageor call 891-4004.

Trips both near and far

Adventure calling!Special to Active Living

From left: Gena Varn, Roy Land and Susan Davis find Discover Kayak Fishing with Capt.Mike during the Lifelong Learning Extravaganza (L3X) has its lighter moments. Capt.Mike, owner of St. Marks Outfitters, explained the various types of kayaks, safety tips,river and coastline limitations for kayak fishing, the right gear to use for equipping thecraft, and provided rod and lure suggestions.

Geocaching is an outdoor sport often described as a “hightech treasure hunt.” Lynda Tiefel (center), known as“DiverRN” and president of Tallahassee Area Geocachers,demonstrates the use of a global positioning system (GPS)to class participants. Geocachers Susan Scribner, SandraWalonis, “Diver RN,” Emily Jamiesom, and Betty Arnoldtotally involve themselves during the L3X.

From left: Lois Johnson andBetty Lou Maxwell atBanff’s gorgeous LakeLouise during the CanadianRockies & Glacier NationalPark tour sponsored byTSC. The group visited theColumbia Icefields, Calgary,Banff, national parks in theUS and Canada, and manyother sites.

Trevor Kelsey-Smith laterputs his kayak instructionto the test.

TSC TOURS ARE OPEN TO ADULTS OF ALLAGES.NEWLY ADDED TOURSA Civil War Experience (coach)Jan. 24 – 25, 2013 $259 single; $216 pp double.Must register by Nov 16; call 891-4004 or 701-3745.Travel in southwestern Georgia. Visit: Drummer Boy Civil WarMuseum » Andersonville National Prisoner of War Mu-seum» Steel Magnolias at the Springer Opera House » Nation-al Infantry Museum & Soldier Center » National Civil WarNaval MuseumIslands of New EnglandJune 7 – 14, 2013 SAVE $100 if booking by Dec 7, 2012Price begins at $ $2379 pp/doubleProvidence» Newport » Boston » Cape Cod » Plimoth Planta-tion »Martha’s Vineyard » Nantucket » Hyannis » Prov-incetownOther Tours include:Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise (tour departs Tallahasseeairport)featuring a 7-night Princess Cruise Prices begin at $4,039 pp/double.Sept 10-22, 2013 Book an Outside Cabin and receive a freeupgrade to a balcony cabin. (first come, first served for a lim-ited time only.)Fairbanks » Stern Wheeler, Discovery » Denali National Park» Music of Denali Dinner Theater » McKinley »McKinleyExpress Rail » Whittier » Hubbard Glacier Glacier Bay » Skag-way » Juneau » Ketchikan » Inside PassageCall 891-4004.



Abuse Hotline: 800-962-2873or 800-96ABUSE

Area Agency on Aging, ElderHelpline:

800-96-ELDER (3-5337)

Consumer Hotline:800-435-7352

Medicare Hotline:800-633-4227

2-1-1 Big Bend: 617-6333 or 211

Facts:

» Between 2000 and 2010, thepopulation aged 65 and overincreased at a faster rate (15.1percent)

than the total US population(9.7 percent).

»More boomers aged 45 to 64are heading into retirementsaddled with mortgages thantheir age peers 20 years ago.

» Of the 23.1million US house-holds headed by senior personsin 2009, 80%were owners and

20%were renters.

» Residents age 65 and olderare responsible for 33.4% ofhome ownership in Florida.

» Florida, with more than 4.45million residents age 60 andolder, has more seniors thanany other state.

» 83% of older Americans wantto stay in their homes for life;most homes are not designedto accommodate the needs ofpeople over age 65.

Sources: census.gov; seniorhou-singnews.com; aoa.gov/AoA-Root/Aging_Statistics; elder-care.gov/eldercare.net/public/resources/factsheets; elderaf-fairs.state.fl.us/doea/pubs.

Following are housing re-sources in this community thatcould enhance the independ-ence and well-being of seniorsby helping them remain in theirhomes.

HOME OWNERSHIP

Seniors Real Estate Special-ists (SRES®)

SRES® designees demonstrateknowledge and expertise tocounsel senior clients throughthe major financial and lifestyletransitions involved in relocat-ing, refinancing, or selling ahome. To find a SRES® in Talla-hassee, please visit the website.Several specialists are listedbelow.

E. Ann Cleare, Armor Realtyanncleare.com 544-0109

Lisa Covert, Armor Realty294-0261

Angie Goodman, KellerWil-liams Realty agoodmove.us321-4666

Debbie Gerber-Mahan, SarahKosturko, PrimeSouth Proper-ties primesouthrealtors.com329-7000

www.seniorsrealestate.com

Home Repairs

A list of resources available toseniors for home repairs can befound at www.talgov.com/seniors.

Important Resources

Homestead and Low IncomeSenior Tax Exemption: leon-pa.org

HomeModifications forseniors: eldercare.gov

Designs and Retrofits forAged or Handicapped Indi-viduals: universaldesign.com

HomeModification andRepair Providers: home-mods.org/directory/index.shtml

Foreclosure and ReverseMortgage Counseling: talla-hasseelenders.org

Help withMortgage Pay-ments: flhardesthithelp.org

SUBSIDIZED SENIOR HOUS-ING

Applications for subsidizedsenior housing may be made bycontacting each Tallahasseefacility below. The last twofacilities are for disabled indi-viduals but can include seniorsif they are meet disabilityrequirements.

Bethel Towers 224-2486

324 NMartin Luther King Blvd

Casa Calderon Apartments222-4026

800 W Virginia St

Westminster Gardens 224-8021

301 E Carolina St

Lake Ella Manor 224-1341

1433 N Adams St

Miccosukee Hills Apart-ments 878-5844

3201Miccosukee Rd

Miracle Village, Inc. 222-0561

1208 Birmingham St

Oakridge Townhouses 942-4777

290 Ross Rd

GibbMabry Village 574-4663

2441 Roberts Ave

Gibb Oakridge Village 942-4777

274 Ross Rd

Other Resources

Tallahassee Housing Author-ity: tallha.org

Catholic Charities: ccnwfl.org

Capital Area CommunityAction: cacaainc.org

Tallahassee Urban League:talul.org

OTHER SENIOR APARTMENTS

JamestownWoods Apart-ments 386-3006

3150 Windsong Dr

RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

Retirement communities inTallahassee are listed below.Some retirement communitiesoffer meals and social/leisureactivities, transportation forbasic services and have assistedliving available.

Cherry Laurel RetirementResidence 656-8758

1009 Concord Rd

Allegro 668-4004

4501W. Shannon Lakes Dr

Westminster Oaks Retire-ment Community 878-1136

4449 Meandering Way

Pacifica Senior LivingWood-mont 562-4123

3207 NMonroe St

Other Resources

Senior Living Communities:seniorresource.com

Search for Retirement Com-munities: seniorhousing-net.com/

National Association of AreaAgencies on Aging: snap-forseniors.com

MEMORY CARE FACILITIES

There are several secure facil-ities in Tallahassee for individ-uals with memory care issues.

Clare Bridge 309-7500

1980 Centre Pointe Blvd

Harbor Chase of Tallahassee531-0404

100 John Knox Rd

TallahasseeMemory Care668-2884

2767 Raymond Diehl Rd

Other Resources

Alzheimer’s Project, Inc.:alzheimersproject.org

TallahasseeMemorial Neuro-science Center: tmh.org/neuroscience

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

Assisted living facilities arecongregate living facilitiesproviding at least one personalcare service, meals and arrange-ment of social and leisureactivities. The list below in-cludes Tallahassee and thesurrounding areas.

Sterling House 422-3397

1780 Hermitage Blvd, Tallahas-see

Bell Road Human Services,Inc. 539-8510

182 Bell Rd, Havana

Broadview Assisted Living386-4300

2110 Fleischmann Rd, Tallahas-see

L & L Assisted Living Communi-ty, Inc. 877-3527

4211 Chaires Crossroad, Talla-hassee

HarborChase of Tallahassee531-0404

100 John Knox Rd, Tallahassee

Helping Hands Foundation ofHavana, Inc. 539-8215

186 China Berry Lane, Havana

Allegro 668-4004

4501W. Shannon Lakes Dr,Tallahassee

Linda’s Assisted Living Facility980-7877

2069 Dellwood Dr, Tallahassee

Magnolia House 875-1334

1125 Strong Rd, Quincy

St. Augustine Plantation 309-1982

2507 Old St. Augustine Rd,Tallahassee

Westminster Oaks and Village878-1136

4449 Meandering Way, Talla-hassee

Pacifica Senior Living Wood-mont 562-4123

3207 N. Monroe St, Tallahassee

Other Resources

Department of Elder Affairs:elderaffairs.state.fl.us

Agency for Health Care Admini-stration (AHCA):fdhc.state.fl.us/MCH

AHCA Licensed Assisted LivingFacilities: floridahealthfind-er.gov

OTHER HOUSING

Veterans Homeless Program521-5767

Helps find housing: two apart-ment complexes with 50+ unitsfor homeless veterans andabout 100 slots for rental sub-sidies. All requests must gothrough the social worker atthe VA clinic.

Homeless Shelters and SpecialHousing Programs 891-4043

Contact the Tallahassee SeniorCenter at the above phonenumber to obtain informationon emergency or special hous-ing programs.

Note: This information is notguaranteed to be all-inclusiveand does not imply endorse-ment of any persons, offices oragencies by Tallahassee SeniorServices.

HELP LINES & HOT LINES

City of Tallahassee representative from GrowthManagement/code enforcement helps interested seniorsbetter understand available assistance.


The galleries at TSCare open to the publicMonday–Friday, 9a.m. –9 p.m.

Receptions free andopen to the public.

Current ExhibitInsiders’ Art ShowOn display through

Nov 21Upcoming Art Exhib-

itsReceptions are free

and open to the public.Grand RelationsDec. 3, 2012 – Jan. 25,

2013ArtworkbyTSCStudio

Artists and their familiesReceptionJan.18,6–8

p.m.The Silver TouchDec. 3, 2012 – Feb. 28,

2013Photography by TSC

ParticipantsReception Feb. 1,

2013, 6 – 8 p.m.Insiders’ ShowExhibit of artwork by

52 TSC Studio Artists. Vi-ki Wylder, Education Co-ordinator for FSU Mu-seum of Fine Art, servedas jury and selected thefollowing awards in Mas-ter Category: Best ofShow – Fran Mathis; firstplace – Tony Bareham;second place – CharlesCarman Pierce; thirdplace – Roger Messimer;honorable mentions:Sandy DeLopez, MarySterner Lawson and Ly-nette Whaley. Awards intheAcademyCategory in-cluded: First place - Si-roos Tamaddoni; secondplace – Nancy Swords;third place – Maria Balin-git; honorable mentions:Nancy Juster Johnson,Gale Poteat, and Mary C.Transou.

Exhibit continuesthrough November 21.

At the show’s recep-tion, Suzanne Baker andthe FSU Medical Collegeacknowledged the TSCseniors who have enliv-

ened their hallways withchanging art exhibits for2012.

Also acknowledgedwere themanyvolunteersfrom TSC under the lead-ership of Christie Moore,who received, catalogedandhung theart exhibit atthe North Florida Fair,and senior artists whogarnered awards in thatexhibit.

New Art Instructor atAllegro

Audrey Peaty bringsmore to the TSC art pro-gram

Tuesdays @ Allegro6 – 8:30 p.m.No preregistration re-

quired$8 per sessionAudrey Peaty now

teaches a Tuesday eve-ningpaintinganddrawingstudio class for the TSCArt Program at Allegro(Shannon Lakes at KerryForest Parkway).

In the studio class, stu-dents are self-directedand chose both subjectmatter and themediumoftheir choice with expert

guidance from Peaty andclassmates. Studentsbring their own art sup-plies.

You are welcome tovisit the class and talk tothe instructor, get recom-mendations on art sup-plies you should bring,and come back the next

week ready to start – orbring in a project in proc-ess and get feedback. Allskill levels enjoy thisclass.

Peaty’s known for ar-chitectural art but shedraws and paintswithwa-tercolors and acrylics inall subject matter: objec-

tiveandabstractpainting,pastel, color pencil, col-lage and mosaic.

Check out Peaty’s web-site at Audrey@audrey-

peaty.com or contact Les-lie Puckett at TSC formore information, 891-4016, [email protected].

Insiders’ Art Show is up, new classes are on

Tallahassee Senior Center for the ArtsSpecial to Active Living

Audrey Peaty teaches painting and drawing at Allegro.

L3X activities included tours of artist studios. TSC artinstructor Bart Frost opened his studio and home inpastoral wilderness outside of Tallahassee giving insight tohis painting process and stories of the adjacent NativeAmerican burial grounds. L3X participants also visitedstudios of artists Bill McKeown, Robert Smith, MaryDonahue and Ron Yrabedra.

Viki D. Wylder, Curator of Education for the Museum ofFine Arts FSU, juries the Insiders’ Show. Here she takes afinal look at the painting Sunset on the River by FranMathis which she awarded Best of Show.

Mary Transou accepts the Vivian LaValle Art Volunteer ofthe Year Award for 2012. This annual award recognizes theimportant role volunteers play in the quality of the artprogram and the many other programs and activities atTSC. Mary has been an active part of the center’s ArtProgram for seven years. She’s a doer. Whether cleaningout the art studio or painting martini glasses, she’s there tovolunteer! Transou helped develop what is now theannual Senior Artist Showcase, a multi-venue juried artexhibition. She gives that extra encouragement to others,giving them that gentle nudge when they need it—to takean art class, come to an art reception, to get involved.


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