City of Romulus
The Communicator
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF ROMULUS
October 2015
Medicare Open Enrollment
Nov. 24th 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Motor City Casino Trip
Tuesday, Oct. 20th 8:30 a.m.
The Senior Alliance will be at our Senior Center
Romulus Seniors are visiting Motor City Casino
assisting seniors with Medicare enrollment. Bring
for a cost of $13 per person and the Casino
your Medicare card and a list of all of your
provides $25 in credit upon arrival. Seats are
prescriptions. Our MMAP Counselors can help limited, call the Center to reserve your spot today.
answer all of your Medicare questions, enroll you
in Part D or Medicare Advantage plan, screen for
Medicare Savings and provide extra help.
Toledo Zoo Trip
Tuesday, Oct. 27th 9:15 a.m.
Diabetic Education Class
Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Starting Oct. 29th—Dec. 10th
The Senior Alliance will be holding a free
Sign up NOW to visit
their new aquarium. Diabetic Education class at the Senior Center.
Learn how to eat healthier, prevent low blood
Seats are limited!
sugar,
deal with stress, manage medication and
Cost is $4 per
more! Register by calling the Senior Center.
person.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Paint ‘n Pour or Bonfire, Cigars & Drinks—Both Start at 5:00 p.m.
Join us for a night of creativity, laughs & libation! Bring your drink and
snack of choice and get ready for FUN!
Hurry! Space is limited!
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Programs and Services
October Birthdays
Club #1
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
No Meeting
Meeting
Bag Lunch
Games
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
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Kathleen Dowdell
18 Helen Greca
Meeting
Bag Lunch
Games
1
Gloria Jefferson
18 Bary Baumann
2
Betty Loeman
18 Mary Whitaker
No Meeting
3
Kathryn Chastang
18 Geraldine Smith
4
Crystal Hamilton
19 Dorothy Nesler
4
Susanne Stawarz
20 Geraldine Chavalier
5
Florence Queen
20 Dewey Wright
Rita Sobczak
21 Crystal Hamilton
Gladys MIller
23 Mary Wantuck
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Frank Hogle
24 Alice Sakcriska
9
Theresa Bizek
24 Donald Pare’
9
Willie Watson
25 Florence Patterson
Daily Walking & Stretching
Every Weekday
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Walking at 9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
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Stretching at 12:00 p.m.
Bring some movement into your life with our
walking and stretching programs!
Red Hatters Club
Thursday, Oct. 1st 12:00 p.m.
Membership is growing in our Red Hatters Club,
and they are looking for even more members.
Join them at their next meeting!
Free Blood Pressure Checks
Wednesdays, Oct. 7th & 21st
10:00 a.m.
Corpore Sano Home Health Care, Inc. is
providing free blood pressure checks.
Manicure Appointments
Wednesdays, Oct. 7th & 21st
10:00 a.m.
Linda Rodriguez will provide manicures for $8.
To make an appointment, call the Senior Center.
Podiatrist Visit
Friday, Oct. 30th 10:30 a.m.
Our podiatrist has been very busy, you must call
to make an appointment if you wish to be
seen. Please bring your insurance
and/or Medicare card.
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10 Maryann Smith
27 Ernest Burns
10 Robert Phillip Dugan 27 Betty Christian
11 Maxine Nash
29 James Jones
12 Ida Watson
30 Rose Schoolmaster
14 Jane Piskuric
31 Brenda Rusan
14 Celeste Warren
31 Charline Eves
Monthly Birthday
Potluck and Bingo
Monday, Oct. 26th 11:00 a.m.
Visit the Senior Center for the monthly Birthday
Bash. There will be bingo & potluck before the
presentation of a birthday cake & the
singing of “Happy Birthday.”
BINGO
Bingo is played at noon on Mondays and
Wednesdays at the Senior Center.
The fee is 25 cents for two bingo cards.
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Senior Center Closed
Dates to Remember
None
Shopping Trips
Every Monday—9:00 a.m.
Waste Management
No Delays
Art Class
Every Tuesday —11:30 a.m.
(No Class Oct. 27)
Art Class
Tuesdays
11:30 a.m.
Quilting Club
Every Thursday—6:00 p.m.
Mr. Dewey Faulkner will be
teaching basic art and drawing
at the Senior Center.
(No class on Oct. 27)
Blood Pressure Checks &
Manicures
October 7 & 21—10:00 a.m.
Lunch Out
October 9—11:00 a.m.
Crockpot Cooking Class
October 13—12:30 p.m.
Haircuts
October 19—10:00 a.m.
MotorCity Casino
October 20—8:30 a.m.
Halloween Party Luncheon
October 21—11:00 a.m.
Visit the Lawyer
October 21 —1:00 p.m.
Trip to Wright Museum
October 22—9:00 a.m.
Trip to Wiard’s Cider Mill
October 23—11:30 a.m.
Toledo Zoo Trip
October 27—9:15 a.m.
Movie Out
October 28—11:30 a.m.
Tuesday Oct. 20th
10:30 a.m.
The Romulus Public Library will
be holding a lunchtime book
club at the Center.
This month they discuss:
The All-Girl Filling Station by
Fannie Flagg
Halloween Party &
Luncheon
Liquid Nutrition
October 14—9:00 a.m.
Commodities/Focus Hope
October 15—9:30 a.m.
Senior Book Club
Drop-In Lunchtime
Zen & Stretch
Wed. October 21st
11:00 a.m.
Mark your calendars for our
annual Halloween party! There
Thursdays
will be a costume contest,
12:00p.m. & 12:30 p.m. music, gifts, raffles and more.
We will have a ghoulish lunch
This new recreation program is
served. Hosted by Regency
for all ages & ability levels.
Ages 62 and older can join for Home Health Care. Cost is free
but you must RSVP soon!
free! (Regular drop-in price is $6
per half hour session).
Take a break from your busy day
and join us for a beginner level
relaxation and stretching class
over your lunch hour.
Please change in to comfortable
Quilting Club
clothes prior to the start of class
Thursdays
and bring a yoga mat or beach
towel. You do not need to
6:00 p.m.
preregister!
The Quilters are back and want
Diabetic Education Workshop
October 29—11:30 a.m.
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you to join them! Anyone ages
16 and up are welcome.
For those interested in learning
to quilt, wanting to finish a
project or start something new!
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Fall Crockpot Cooking Class
Tuesday, Oct. 13th 12:30 p.m.
Bring your crockpot and let’s get started! Learn how
to make easy and delicious recipes for fall.
Call the Senior Center and let us know what type of
recipe you would like to make and Rose will help
you and give you your list of ingredients. We will
make many different types of dishes in the
crockpot—even dessert! For more information, or to
sign up, please call the Senior Center.
Trips and Outings
Grocery Shopping
Mondays 9:00 a.m.
Visits to Meijer or Walmart
in Belleville.
Please call the Senior Center
to sign up.
Trips to the Romulus
Farmer’s Market
Wednesdays 12:00 p.m.
We will again be taking buses over to the
Romulus Farmer’s Market every Wednesday
through October 14th. Market hours are 12:00
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sign up weekly for the bus
which will leave the Senior Center at 12:00 p.m.
and return around 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Out to Culvers
Trip to Wiard’s Cider Mill
Take the bus out to lunch
with your friends! $2.00 transportation cost.
Wiard’s Cider Mill & Apple Orchard was founded
in 1837. Come visit their cider mill and country
store. $3 cost per person.
Seats are limited, please sign up
as soon as possible.
Friday, Oct. 9th 11:00 a.m.
Trip to Charles H. Wright
Museum of
African American History
Thursday, Oct. 22nd 9:00 a.m.
The program features a tour as well as a
historical overview. This includes workshops and
presentations about the African and African
American experiences and its diversity. The
museum library is also designed to further
support educational outreach programing. All
variety of arts and stories in stained glass.
Seats are limited, please sign up.
$8.00 fee includes transportation and entry in to
the museum.
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Friday, Oct. 23rd 11:30 a.m.
Movie Out
Wednesday, Oct. 28th 11:30 a.m.
Sign up to go see a movie at the
Emagine Canton Cinema.
$2.00 for Ride
$8.00 for Ticket, Pop & Popcorn
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Message from the Director, Rose Swidan
Thank you to everyone that attended the Health Fair. It was very successful;
providing a lot of information to our residents. Special thanks to all the vendors that
supported our event, please see the complete list on the next page.
Come and join us for two different fundraisers this month. One is a special event—
our Paint ’n Pour Fundraiser will be held on October 15th. For the other, I will be
serving lunch at the Senior Center every Thursday and Friday. There will be a wide
variety of healthy and delicious meals, so please come join us.
All proceeds from the lunch sales and Paint ’n Pour will go to the “Friends of the
Senior Center”. Our goal for these fundraisers is to raise enough to build a full
service salon at our Senior Center. It is a much needed amenity that would be used
on a regular basis. If you are not able to make it to these events but still want to help, we appreciate
any donation you can offer to help build our salon. Checks can be made out to “Friends of the Senior
Center”. Thank you for your support.
Mark your calendar for our fun Halloween luncheon on October 21st at 11:00 a.m. We are having a
costume contest along with free gifts and raffles. Come and join the party!
We are having our Diabetic Education: Path to Better Health 6-week series on Thursdays starting
October 29th through December 10th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
There is no cost for seniors so please sign up.
It is almost time for Medicare Enrollment! The Senior Alliance will be here on November 24th to help
figure out what plan works best for you and reduces your out-of-pocket costs. If you are feeling
overwhelmed by your medical bills, bring them and make an appointment to meet with their MMAP
counselors. They are certified to help and have great advice.
We have a great variety of events going on this month, please take the time and try something new!
Love & Prayers,
Rose
2014 Halloween Luncheon
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2015 Health Fair
Thank you to all our vendors & visitors!
Food Addicts
Dr. Michael Hartman
Guardian Medical Monitoring
Corpore Sano
BCCCP Karmanos
Cedar Woods
Crane Funeral Home
The Senior Alliance
Complete Home Health
BCBSM
Meijer
Harbor Health Plan
Gleaners
AARP
Beltone
American House
Romulus Athletic Center
Olympia Group
Ann Arbor VA
DMC
The Lodge at Taylor
Visiting Angels
Home Instead
Elder Law of MI
True Health Chiropractic
Huron Valley Pace
Miracle
HealthQuest of Taylor
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Message from Mayor Burcroff
Now that Fall is well underway, we can take advantage of the Michigan apple
harvest. Please consider attending the trip to Wiard’s Cider Mill on October 23rd.
Our Fall Recreation programs are also in full swing. Make sure to tell your
families about our offerings including youth soccer, the Daddy/Daughter
Sweetheart Dance, drop-in softball & kickball for adults and lunchtime relaxation
and stretching for all ages at the Senior Center on Thursdays.
We also have a really great family event planned for October 9th from 5:008:00pm in the Historical Park. Our first ever Family Fall Fun Fest will include free
pumpkin painting, costume contest, hayrides, narrated tours through the
historical park and a movie. There will be crafts and light refreshments available
for a small fee as well.
Please feel free to contact my office if you have questions about any of these
programs or upcoming events.
Sincerely,
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor of Romulus
Medicare and Medicaid Education
Wednesday, Oct. 14th 11:00 a.m.
Charles Timms from Harbor Health will be speaking on Medicare Enrollment education. There will be
light snacks including fruit and vegetable platters, breads, cracker and cheese platter, cookies, soda
and water.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Any other businesses or organizations are welcome to purchase an ad in the Communicator for $75 for six months.
All proceeds go toward the construction of a new “Salon” at the Senior Center!
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Need a Venue for your meeting or party?
Rooms for Rent at the Senior Center
The Romulus Senior Center is a great place to celebrate any special occasion from baby showers,
to family reunions and even wedding receptions! Rooms are available any day of the week and can
hold up to 120 people. Arrange for a caterer or use the on-site kitchen. Call today!
Events at the Romulus Public Library
Tai Chi for Health
Monday, Oct. 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Instructor John Plevinski will lead an introduction
to this martial art that combines breathing and
relaxation with soft, flowing movements.
Come learn about the origin and benefits of Tai
Chi as well a some basic movements.
NOTE: Wear loose clothing for more flexibility
and easier movement.
Second Monday Book Club
Monday, Oct. 12th at 7:00 p.m.
The Leftovers by Tom Perratta
To register for all Library programs call (734) 942-7589 or
Visit the Circulation Desk at 11121 Wayne Rd., Romulus, MI 48174
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10am-8pm / Friday-Saturday: 12pm-5pm / Sunday: Closed
Travel, Treasures & Tours
Call Toll Free 1-877-292-6311 to reserve your spot for the events below.
Gun Lake Casino
Receive $10 in slot play and $5 in food.
Depart Fri. Oct. 30, 2015
$39 per person
New York Shopping Spree Turn-Around
Soaring Eagle Day Trip
12 hours of non-stop shopping! Visit the Garment District,
China Town, Times Square,
The Jersey Garden Outlet Mall, and more!
Depart Fri. Nov. 27—Sun. Nov. 29, 2015
$119 per person
5 hours of gambling. Start with $10 in coin and $5 in food.
Earn 100 points and receive $10 more in coin!
Tickets to the show are also included.
Depart Mon. Dec. 7, 2015
$35 per person with show “Brenda Lee”
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Recipe Exchange: Chicken Marsala Skillet
Ingredients
Directions
1/4 c. All-purpose flour
1/2 t. Dried thyme, crushed
1/4 t. Salt
1/8 t. Ground Black Pepper
4, 6-8oz. Skinless, boneless chicken breast
halves
1 c. Chicken broth
1/2 c. Dry marsala
3 T. Butter
1 T. Olive Oil
2 c. Sliced, fresh button or cremini
mushrooms
2 T. Finely chopped shallot (1 medium)
Hot cooked pasta (optional)
Snipped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
1. In a shallow dish, stir together flour, thyme,
salt and pepper; set aside. Place each
chicken breast half between two pieces of
plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat
mallet, pound chicken lightly until about 1/4
inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Dip chicken
pieces into flour mixture, turning to coat.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together any remaining
flour mixture, the broth and Marsala; set
aside.
3. In an extra-large skillet, heat 1 T. of the butter
and the oil over medium-high heat. Add
chicken; cook for 4 to 6 minutes or until no
longer pink, turning once. Transfer chicken to
a serving platter; cover and keep warm.
4. For sauce, add mushrooms and shallot to
skillet; cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender,
stirring occasionally. Carefully add Marsala
mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened
and bubbly. Whisk in the remaining 2 T. butter
until incorporated. To serve, spoon sauce
over chicken and, if desired, pasta. Sprinkle
with parsley.
Food Services
Need Food?
Low income residents are eligible for free commodities each month. A variety of food is provided by
the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Distribution: Thursday, October 15th at 9:30 a.m.
Liquid Nutrition is also available:
Wednesday, October 14th at 9:00 a.m.
Hot Meals Daily
Lunch at the Senior Center is provided daily at 11:00 a.m.
Please call (734) 955-4120 the day before to reserve a meal.
Wayne County asks a donation of $2.25
Volunteers Needed
The Senior Center is looking for volunteers to pack food each morning from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
for the Meals on Wheels Program. Please call if you are interested.
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Our Romulus Team
ROMULUS SENIOR
CENTER
Mayor
36525 Bibbins
Romulus, MI 48174
Phone: (734) 955-4120
Senior Center Director
Rose Swidan
Office Assistant
Rachel Harris
Office Staff/Bus Driver
Rosalie Green
Bus Driver
Karen Kusibab
Meals-on-Wheels
Customer service at all levels
Always offer solutions
New and innovative ideas
LeRoy D. Burcroff
CDBG Chore Services
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Evelyn Koerber
Leota McCraight
Kerry Vaughn
Leondo Smith
Larry Cochran
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Important Phone
Numbers
Important
Phone
Numbers
Senior Resources
City of Romulus
Prescription Assistance Information
(734) 282-7177
EMERGENCY: Dial 9-1-1 (Police)
Food Assistance/Wayne County Meals
(734) 727-7357
Mayor’s Office
(734) 942-7571
Counseling & Substance Abuse
(734) 729-9286
City Council
(734) 955-4506
Department of Human Services
(313) 277-4800
City Clerk’s Office
(734) 942-7540
Care Management Family Resources
(734) 282-7177
City Treasurer’s Office
(734) 942-7580
Adult Abuse
(855) 444-3911
Community Services Department
(734) 955-4501
Applying for Bridge Card
(313) 580-4144
Department of Public Services
(734) 942-7579
Food Assistance in Romulus
(734) 955-4120
Water Department
(734) 942-7560
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Please note that advanced sign up for programs, luncheons, lunch out,
shopping, trips, and tours will help prevent cancellation of these events.
Hot meals daily call 24 hours ahead. 734-955-4120
Wayne county Liquid Nutrition and Meals on Wheels 734-727-7357
Transportation M-F call for appointment 24 hours ahead for reservation.
734-955-4120
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Mon
Tue
Wed
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Walmart 9am
Bible Study 11:30am
Bingo 12 pm
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Art Class 11:30am
Bunco 12pm
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Meijer 9am
Bible Study 11:30am
Bingo 12 pm
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Club #1 11am
Art Class 11:30am
Bunco 12pm
Crockpot Class 12:30pm
Liquid Nutrition 9am
Harbor Health 11am
Bingo 12pm
Fun Day 12pm
Farmers Market 12pm
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Walmart 9am
Haircuts 10am
Bible Study 11:30am
Bingo 12 pm
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Motor City 8:30am
Book Club 10:30am
Art Class 11:30am
Club #1 11am
Bunco 12pm
Blood Pressure 10am
Manicures 10am
Halloween Party 11am
Bingo 12pm
Fun Day 12pm
Lawyer 1pm
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Meijer 9am
Birthday Bingo Bash
11am
Bible Study 11:30am
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Toledo Zoo 9:15am
Bunco 12pm
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Movie Out 11:30am
Bingo 12pm
Fun Day 12pm
Blood Pressure 10am
Manicures 10am
Bingo 12pm
Fun Day 12pm
Farmers Market 12pm
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Fri
Sat
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Red Hatters 12pm
Game Day 12pm
Quilting 6pm
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Pokeno 12pm
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Game Day 12pm
Quilting 6pm
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Lunch out - Culvers
11am
Pokeno 12pm
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15
Commodities/ Focus
Hope 9:30am
Game Day 12pm
Quilting 6pm
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Pokeno 12pm
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Charles H. Wright
Museum 9am
Game Day 12pm
Quilting 6pm
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Wiards Cider Mill
11:30am
Pokeno 12pm
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Game Day 12pm
Quilting 6pm
Diabetic Education
11:30am
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Podiatrist 10:30am
Pokeno 12pm
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