THE OLIN REPORTER
March, 2015
Important Dates
City & County of Denver Tax Refund Day
April, 8th, 9 - Noon on the 2nd Floor.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Deanna Kincaid
3/7
Roman Grabak
3/12
Ralph Flemming
3/13
Patricia Moriarty
3/13
Maria Wiles
3/14
Shandra Robbins
3/16
Please let management know if you do NOT want
to have your birthday recognized in the monthly
newsletter.
WELCOME New Residents Suzanne Avatar, John
(Jack) Supanich, Vada Drake and Norman
Jackson!
Shopper’s Busses
Every MONDAY at 9:50 a.m. – Shopper’s Bus to
King Sooper AND Safeway at 14th & Krameria.
Every TUESDAY at 9:00 a.m. – Shopper’s Bus to
Walmart OR Target at Stapleton. Schedule for
the Tuesday Bus is:
1st & 3rd Tuesday – Walmart
2nd & 4th Tuesday – Target
It is recommended that you be outside in front of
the building at least 5 minutes before the
scheduled pick-up time. Shopper’s Busses DO
NOT run on holidays!
COST - $2.25 for Round Trip
You will need your social security award
letter, rent payment printout for 2014,
and ID. Between now and April 7th, you
must stop by the office and make sure we
have your paperwork.
Commodity Boxes
Come pick up your commodities after
10:30 on Friday March 27th…
House Meeting/Birthday Party
Thursday March 26th at 2:00 pm
House Notes:
1.
Please remember that all coffee
expenses come out of the resident activity
fund, so please donate $1.00 per month in
order to help provide Coffee, Sugar and
Creamer. Also, please do not use the
community coffee to fill thermoses, personal
coffee pots, etc. The coffee provided in the
Garden Room is meant for everyone to enjoy!
2.
It has been brought to management’s
attention from residents throughout the
building that there are things we all need to
be respectful of in regards to fellow tenants;
noise, pan handling, hygiene and taking of
personal belongings.
Please remember that all these situations are
against the House Rules and warrant a Lease
Violation.
3.
The trash cans located around the
building are NOT for your household trash!
First Floor residents are to take their trash to
the cans in the courtyard and 2nd – 4th Floor
residents are to use the trash chutes located
on each floor, or you are welcome to take
your trash out to the cans in the courtyard.
Household trash tends to stink up the area
around it and we do not need that stink in the
common areas, INCLUDING the laundry
room!
News from your Resident
Services Coordinator,
Christine Nash
“CAUGHT BEING KIND”
March is the month to report receiving a
kindness from another resident to
Christine. The resident who provided the
kindness will then be eligible for the next
$25.00 drawing. This promotion runs
through March 31st!
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Metro CareRing Food Bank is Moving On
March 1st into their new building (at their
old site)
1100 E. 18th Avenue, Denver, (Corner of
18th Ave. & Downing St.)
Food Services are by appointment only.
PHONE: 303-860-7200
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All residents at the Olin have signed House
Rules either upon move-in or when their
lease is updated. If you want to get a
copy of the house rules they are available
at the manager’s office. Because there
have been so many violations of the house
rules lately, we will be featuring one rule
each month in the newsletter according to
the degree to which they are being
violated:
House Rule #3
No permanent visitors or guests shall be
kept in any portion of the apartment. No
guests shall be allowed to remain in a unit
(or units) for more than 14 consecutive
days or 21 days during a one year period.
All residents with an overnight visitor or
guest staying more than 2 nights must
notify management in writing. Manager
may consider special circumstance (but
there must be prior approval).
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Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor Visit
When you make an appointment with your
doctor, of course you expect your doctor to
come prepared to help you. But what can
you do to make your visit as helpful as
possible?
•Prepare for your visit. Take some brief
notes outlining questions or concerns you
may have. It can be hard to remember
everything once you're actually in your
doctor's office, so organizing your
thoughts ahead of time can help.
•Know your medical history. Having a
record of your medications (prescription
and over-the-counter) and health
conditions can make everything go much
more smoothly.
•Record what you learn. Your doctor
takes notes on what you talk about, and so
should you. Or you can bring along a friend
or loved one to listen in and take notes for
you to refer to afterwards.
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•Be honest. Your doctor needs to know
the truth about you and your health in
order to work with you to keep you as
healthy as possible. Their job is to help
you, not judge you. So work to develop a
relationship built on trust with your doctor.
4. If you do run your car into a ditch, don't panic.
Four men in the cab of a four wheel drive with a
12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along
shortly. Don't try to help them.
Making sure you have the right doctor for
you is important. Does your doctor make
you feel comfortable? Do you think he or
she understands you and can help you
reach your health goals? If not, it may be
time to make a change.
6. Do not buy food at the movie store.
Pat’s Perspective
(For all who
don’t know, Pat
Potts retired
from the Olin a
few years ago.
She used to
occupy the desk
now used by
Christine. She
was, and still is, a great friend to many residents,
and her wisdom is still much appreciated!)
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Hope y’all haven’t frozen out there. I have been
watching all the snow. It has been a cold winter
in Georgia and that is unusual. As for me, I am
still fat ‘n sassy. I wanted to give y’all a few tips
about living in the South in case any of you were
thinking of moving this way….
5. Don't be surprised to find the movie rentals
and bait in the same store.
7. If it can't be fried in bacon grease, it ain’t worth
cooking, let alone eating.
8. Remember "Y'all" is singular. "All y'all" is plural.
"All y'all's" is plural possessive.
9. There is nothing sillier than a Northerner
imitating a southern accent, unless it is a
Southerner imitating a Boston accent.
10. Get used to hearing "You ain't from around
here, are you?"
11. People walk slower here.
12. Don't be worried that you don't understand
anyone. They don't understand you either.
13. The first southern expression to creep into a
transplanted Northerners vocabulary is the
adjective "Big ol" as in "Big ol' truck" or "Big ol'
boy". 85 percent begin their new southern
influence dialect with this expression.
14. The proper pronunciation you learned in
school is no longer proper.
1. Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be
instructed later how to use it.
15. Be advised: The "He needed killin" defense is
valid here.
2. If you forget a Southerner's name, refer to him
(or her) as "Bubba". You have a 75% chance of
being right.
16. If attending a funeral in the south, remember,
we stay until the last shovel of dirt is thrown on
and the tent is torn down.
3. Just because you can drive on snow and ice
does not mean we can. Stay home the two days
of the year it snows.
17. If you hear a southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all,
watch this!" stay out of his way. These are likely
the last words he will ever say.
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18. Most southerners do not use turn signals, and
they ignore those who do. In fact if you see a
signal blinking on a car with a southern license
plate, you may rest assured that it was on when
the car was purchased.
unless you already know the position of key hills,
trees and rocks, you're better off trying to find it
yourself.
19. Northerners can be identified by the spit on
the windshield that comes from yelling at other
drivers.
Addled: Confused, disoriented, as in the case of
Northern sociologists who try to make sense out
of the South, "What's wrong with that Yankee?
He acts right addled."
20. The winter wardrobe you always brought out
in September can wait until November.
21. If there is the prediction of the slightest
chance of even the most minuscule accumulation
of snow, your presence is required at the local
grocery store. It does not matter if you need
anything from the store! It is just something
you're supposed to do.
22. Satellite dishes are very popular in the south.
When you purchase one it is to be positioned
directly in front of your trailer. This is logical
bearing in mind that the dish cost considerably
more than the trailer and should be displayed.
23. Tornados and Southerners going through a
divorce have a lot in common. In either case you
know someone is gonna lose a trailer.
Now I will give you some of our vocabulary and
the meanings……..
Afar: In a state of combustion. "Call the far
department. That house is afar."
Ahr: What we breathe, also a unit of time made
up of 60 minutes. "They should've been here
about an ahr ago."
Ar: Possessive pronoun. "That's AR dawg, not
yours."
Ary: Not any. "He hadn't got ary cent."
Awfullest: The worst. "That's the awfullest lie you
ever told me in your life."
Bad-mouth: To disparage or derogate. "All these
candidates have bad-mouthed each other so
much I've about decided not to vote for any of
'em."
Baws: Your employer. "The baws may not always
be right, but he's always the baws."
24. Florida is not considered a Southern state.
There are far more Yankees than Southerners
living there.
25. In southern churches you will hear the hymn,
“All Glory, Laud and Honor.” You will also hear
expressions such as,"Laud, have mercy", "Good
Laud", and "Laudy, Laudy, Laudy".
26. As you are cursing the person driving 15 mph
in a 55 mph zone, directly in the middle of the
road, remember, many folks learned to drive on a
model of vehicle known as John Deere, and this is
the proper speed and lane position for the
vehicle.
27. You can ask a Southerner for directions, but
Best: Another baffling Southernism that is usually
couched in the negative. "You best not speak to
Bob about his car. He just had to spend $300 on
it."
Braht: Dazzling. "Venus is a braht planet."
Bud: Small feathered creature that flies. "A robin
sure is a pretty bud."
Cawse: Cause, usually preceded in the South by
the adjective "lawst" (lost). "The War Between
the States was a lawst cawse."
Cayut: A furry animal much beloved by little girls
but detested by adults when it engages in mating
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rituals in the middle of the night. "Be sure to put
the cayut out-side before you go to bed."
Clone: A type of scent women put on
themselves. "What's that clone you got on,
honey?"
Contrary: Obstinate, perverse. "Jim's a fine boy,
but she won't have nothin' to do with him. She's
just contrary, is all Ah can figure."
Daints: A more or less formal event in which
members of the opposite sex hold each other and
move rhythmically to the sound of music. "You
wanna go to the daints with me Saturday night,
Bobbie Sue?"
I will continue with some of these hints in later
columns cawse ah best not make this too long.
Until next month remember to…….Keep Smiling
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PAT
The “Green Thing…”
Checking out at the store, the young cashier
suggested to the much older lady that she should
bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags
are not good for the environment.
The woman apologized to the young girl and
explained, "We didn't have this 'green thing' back
in my earlier days."
The young clerk responded, "That's our problem
today. Your generation did not care enough to
save our environment for future generations."
The older lady said that she was right -- our
generation didn't have the "green thing" in its
day. The older lady went on to explain: Back then,
we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer
bottles to the store. The store sent them back to
the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled,
so it could use the same bottles over and over. So
they really were recycled. But we didn't have the
"green thing" back in our day.
Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown
paper bags that we reused for numerous things.
Most memorable besides household garbage
bags was the use of brown paper bags as book
covers for our school books. This was to ensure
that public property (the books provided for our
use by the school) was not defaced by our
scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our
books on the brown paper bags. But, too bad we
didn't do the "green thing" back then.
We walked up stairs because we didn't have an
escalator in every store and office building. We
walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into
a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to
go two blocks.
But she was right. We didn't have the "green
thing" in our day.
Back then we washed the baby's diapers because
we didn't have the throw away kind. We dried
clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling
machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar
power really did dry our clothes back in our early
days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their
brothers or sisters, not always brand-new
clothing.
But that young lady is right; we didn't have the
"green thing" back in our day. Back then we had
one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every
room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a
handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen
the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen
we blended and stirred by hand because we
didn't have electric machines to do everything for
us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in
the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to
cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn
gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push
mower that ran on human power. We exercised
by working so we didn't need to go to a health
club to run on treadmills that operate on
electricity.
But she's right; we didn't have the "green thing"
back then.
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We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty
instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every
time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing
pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and
we replaced the razor blade in a razor instead of
throwing away the whole razor just because the
blade got dull.
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Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and
kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead
of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service
in the family's $45,000 SUV or van, which cost
what a whole house did before the "green thing."
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an
entire bank of sockets to power a dozen
appliances. And we didn't need a computerized
gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites
23,000 miles out in space in order to find the
nearest burger joint.
But isn't it sad that the current generation
laments how wasteful we old folks were just
because we didn't have the "green thing" back
then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old
person who needs a lesson in conservation from
a smart ass young person.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it
doesn't take much to piss us off... Especially from
a tattooed, multiple pierced smartass who can't
make change without the cash register telling
them how much.
Interesting Dates in March
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Celery Month
National Flour Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Noodle Month
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Sauce Month
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March 2 National Banana Cream Pie Day
March 3 National Cold Cuts Day
March 3 National Mulled Wine Day
March 4 National Pound cake Day
March 5 National Cheese Doodle Day
March 6 National Frozen Food Day
March 6 National White Chocolate
Cheesecake Day
March 7 National Crown Roast of Pork Day
March 7 National Cereal Day
March 8 National Peanut Cluster Day
March 9 National Crabmeat Day
March 10 National Blueberry Popover Day
March 11 Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
March 12 National Baked Scallops Day
March 13 National Coconut Torte Day
March 14 National Potato Chip Day
March 15 National Peanut Lovers Day
March 16 National Artichoke Heart Day
March 18 National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day
March 19 National Poultry Day
March 19 National Chocolate Caramel Day
March 20 National Ravioli Day
March 21 National French Bread Day
March 23 National Chip and Dip Day
March 23 National Melba Toast Day
March 24 National Chocolate Covered Raisins
Day
March 25 National Lobster Newburg Day
March 26 National Waffle Day
March 27 National Spanish Paella Day
March 28 National Black Forest Cake Day
March 29 National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
March 30 Turkey Neck Soup Day
March 31 National Clams on the Half Shell
Day
March in History
 March 1 National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
 March 1 National Fruit Compote Day
March 1 - Yellowstone becomes the U.S.'s first
national park. (1872)
March 2 - Texas declared its independence from
Mexico (1836).
- Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors
scores 100 points in a basketball game. (1962)
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March 3 - The Star Spangled Banner becomes the
National Anthem (1931)
March 4 - The Constitution of the United States of
America goes into effect. (1789)
- Mrs. Charles Fahning of Buffalo N.Y. is
recognized as the first woman to bowl a
perfect 300 game. (1930)
March 5 - The Boston Massacre occurred. (1770)
March 6 - Well known and loved Walter Cronkite
signs off as anchorman off the CBS Evening News
(1981)
March 7 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the
Telephone. (1876)
- Monopoly board game is invented (1933)
March 8 - President Ronald Reagan calls the USSR
an "Evil Empire" (1983)
- Baseball great Joe DiMaggio dies (1999)
March 9 - Ironclad ships the Monitor and the
Merrimack battle in the Civil war.
March 10 - The U.S. government issues paper
money for the first time. (1862)
- Alexander Graham Bell places the world's first
telephone call, to his assistant in the next
room. (1876)
March 11 - The most famous storm in American
history begins.... the Blizzard of 1888.(1888)
March 12 - Girl Scouts were founded. (1912)
- Joe Dimaggio agrees to a new contract with
the NY Yankees, and gets a $6,250 raise. My,
how times have changed! (1942)
March 13 - Senate begins impeachment trial of
President Andrew Johnson. (1868)
- Greenwood patented earmuffs, originally
called the "Champion Ear Protector". (1877)
- Harvard University is named after clergyman
John Harvard. (1639)
March 14 - Eli Whitney patents the Cotton Gin
(1794)
- George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak
Company, commits suicide rather than facing
the ravages of cancer. (1932)
March 15 - "The Ides of March" Julius Caesar is
stabbed to death by Marcus Brutus. (44 B.C.)
March 16 - Professor Robert Goddard launches
the first liquid fuel rocket. (1926)
- The Mai Lai Massacre takes place in Vietnam.
(1968)
March 17 - On this day everyone is a little bit
Irish- It's Saint Patrick's Day!
- The rubber band was invented. Can you
imagine life without them!?! (1845)
March 18 - Soviet Union cosmonaut Aleksei
Leonov becomes the first person to take a space
walk. (1965)
March 19 - Congress approves Daylight Savings
Time. (1918)
March 20 - Harriet Beacher Stowe publishes the
book Uncle Tom's Cabin. (1852)
March 21 - The infamous Alcatraz prison is
closed. (1963)
March 23 - Patrick Henry declares "Give me
liberty, or give me death!" (1775)
March 24 - German scientist Robert Koch
announces he has discovered the bacillus that
causes Tuberculosis. (1882)
- Elvis Presley joins the U.S. Army. (1958)
March 25 - The European Economic Community
(ECC) is established by the Treaty of Rome. (1957)
March 26 - Ludwig von Beethoven dies in Vienna,
Austria. (1827)
- Dr. Jonas Salk invents a vaccine to fight polio.
- The Eastman Dry Plate and Chemical
Company manufacture the first motion
picture film. (1885)
March 27 - The biggest earthquake ever recorded
strikes Anchorage, Alaska. It measured 8.3 on the
Richter scale. (1964)
March 28 - Nathaniel Briggs patents the washing
machine. (1797)
- The city of Madrid falls to the forces of
Francisco Franco, ending the Spanish Civil
War. (1939)
- Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
accident occurs in Middletown, Pa. (1979)
March 29 - Ice jams stop the flow of water over
Niagara Falls. (1848)
- Coca Cola is invented. (1886)
March 30 - The 15th amendment goes into effect,
giving black men the right to vote. (1870)
- Jeopardy debuts on television. (1964)
March 31
- The Eiffel Tower opens in Paris, France (1889)
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St. Patrick’s Day Facts
1. St. Patrick, was probably born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of
the fourth century. His given name was Maewyn. Although his father possibly
was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the
role because of tax incentives, and there is no evidence that Patrick came
from a particularly religious family. Far from being a saint, until he was 16,
Patrick considered himself a pagan.
2. Patrick was about sixteen years old when he was abducted and enslaved by
Irish marauders, under their leader, Niall of the Nine Hostages. During his
captivity, he became closer to God. According to his writing, a voice - which he believed to be God's spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland. After travelling for more than 200 miles by
foot, he was eventually given passage on a boat travelling across the Irish Sea. His first destination was
Britain. Patrick also reported that he experienced a second revelation - an angel in a dream tells him to
return to Ireland as a missionary.
3. He eventually settled in France and studied in a monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a
period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to
Christianity. Patrick then spent twenty years of his life as a monk in Marmoutier Abbey. There he again
received a celestial visitation, this time calling him to return to the land where he had been enslaved.
4. Patrick was called to Rome in 432 whereupon Pope Celestine bequeathed the honor of Bishop upon him
before he left on his holy mission. Patrick and 24 of his followers arrived in Ireland in the winter of 432.
5. Patrick and his followers were invited to Tara by the King of Laoghaire. While he was there he plucked a
shamrock from the ground and tried to explain the to the druids and the King that the shamrock had three
leaves just like God had three personas - The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost. This was called the
Trinity. Before the Christian era it was a sacred plant of the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a
triad. King Laoghaire was very impressed and chose to accept Christianity. He also gave Patrick the
freedom to spread Christianity throughout Ireland.
6. Patrick was quite successful at winning converts, and this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was
arrested several times, but escaped each time.
7. He travelled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and
churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity.
8. Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate
traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to
eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate
Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also is
said to have superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian
cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the
symbol would seem more natural to the Irish.
9. His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired
to County Down. Patrick is thought to have died around 493AD, on March
17th, the day that we celebrate his life to this day.
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Olin Resident Council News
Congratulations to our new President, Sharon Gonzales. She will be the person to oversee
the O.R.C. for the next year, joining Vice-President, Randy Kilbourn; Secretary, Marla Ijames;
Treasurer, Maria Wiles, and; Sergeant-at-Arms, Judith Price.
We would like to thank past President, Mert Roth, for her service, and hope that she will
continue to be an active member of the O.R.C.
Remember that, as residents, you are all members of the Olin Resident Council and your
input is valuable! Please see any of the Officers listed above if you have ideas or questions!
O.R.C. Sponsored Events for March
March 5th at Noon – Fundraiser Lunch – Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus,
Rolls, Dessert and a Drink – only $5.00!
March 11th at Noon – Potluck Lunch – Bring a dish to share, or make a donation as you are
able! Sodas will be for sale for 50 cents!
March 17th at Noon – St. Patrick’s Day Lunch – Choice of Corned Beef & Cabbage or
Shepherd’s Pie, Salad and Dessert – FREE (donations accepted) Sodas will be for sale for
50 cents.
March 22nd at 11:00 a.m. – Meet Your Neighbors Brunch – French Toast, Sausage Links,
Scrambled Eggs, Coffee & Orange Juice – FREE (donations accepted)
BINGO Every Tuesday at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Watch for posted fliers, and the calendar
across from the mailboxes for more
information and updates!!
Interested in helping to form an Olin Choir?
Join with us on Friday, March 6th at 2:00!
This will be a meeting to gauge how much
interest we have!
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Sun
Mon
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March 2015
Wed
Tue
2
-Shoppers Bus
9:50 am
3
Thu
Fri
4
-Wal-Mart Bus 9 am
Sat
5
6
12
13
7
Fundraiser
Lunch - Noon
Bingo, 2pm
8
9
-Shoppers Bus
9:50 am
10
-Library Bus 9 am
-Target Bus 9 am
11
Bingo, 2pm
15
16
-Shoppers Bus
9:50 am
17
14
St. Patrick’s Day
Parade 9:30am
Potluck - Noon
Blake St. Downtown
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19
20
21
27
28
-Wal-Mart Bus 9 am
St. Patrick’s
Day Lunch Noon
Bingo, 2pm
22
Meet Your
Neighbor Brunch
– 11am
23
-Shoppers Bus
9:50 am
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25
-Library Bus 9 am
-Target Bus 9 am
Bingo, 2pm
29
30
-Shoppers Bus
9:50 am
31
Bingo, 2pm
26
House Meeting
and Birthday
Cake – 2:00
-Commodities
after 10:30 am
I try to be grateful for the abundance of the
blessings that I have, for the journey that I'm
on and to relish each day as a gift.
- James McGreevey
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