Thayne Senior Center
Enter as Strangers, Leave as Friends
November 2012
A Tremendous Year
We just finished up our fiscal year, and we are excited over the tremendous attendance
we have been able to record. We served over 20,000 eligible meals during the fiscal year which
classifies it as the best attendance year ever. Our summer months were about average, but our
winter months were outstanding. With all of the excitement over the great attendance figures,
comes the realization that we earned nearly $20,000 for which we will not be paid.
The core funding we receive is paid on a per meal basis up to a preset figure which is based
on the year before last’s attendance. It just so happens that year was one of the worst years in
recent history resulting in a low ‘cap’ which leaves us with a huge gap in revenue.
We overran the ‘cap’ by nearly 5,000 meals. Our meal service to the Home Delivered segment was 143% of the ‘cap’ for that segment. The coming year reflects attempts at tightening
budgets. While reducing our ‘cap’ dollars, the state increased the number of meals to reach that
‘cap’.
Now, where do we get our funds? For the nutrition program, we receive from the state
of Wyoming a payment which is essentially 90% federal funds and the remainder is state funds.
For the coming year, the state and federal support will amount to $2.77/meal. This amounts to a
reduction of about 15%.
Behind all of that are funds from other sources. We must not forget the income from
the suggested donations that our clients make for each meal. When we match up with other centers in the state we have a very high percentage of program income. We also receive $21,000 a
year from the county, and last year the town of Thayne gave us $5,000. There are also donations from the Bank of Star Valley and Silver Star. These funds are not necessarily targeted to
the nutrition program, but can also be used for some of our other services.
In the face of rising food costs, there is concern for the impact on our finances. Added
to the food costs is the effect of rising fuel costs. Most of our suppliers tack on a ‘fuel surcharge’ which eats into our food budget. Despite that, our kitchen staff has been able to provide
terrific meals during the last quarter for $2.55/meal in raw food cost. When compared to the
rest of the state, we are well below the median, but we need to get better. The kitchen has been
tasked with providing means of reducing our food budget without reducing our food quality.
You may have noticed that we no longer offer Blue Cheese Dressing, or Catalina Dressing, or
Balsamic Vinaigrette. These are small steps, but represent a move to more economical meals
so that we may continue to serve you. You will be seeing other economies as we continue to
squeeze down. Hopefully none of these will hurt the overall quality of the meal.
Our objective is to continue to serve great meals. Wrestling with finances aside, we are all
excited about being part of this great effort. Here’s to many more great years.
Voting Trivia
115 Petersen Parkway
PO Box 298
Thayne, WY 83127
(307) 883-2678
E-mail:
thaynesr@silverstar.
com
Web site:
www.thaynesenior.com
Board of Directors
Chairperson:
Dan Carter
(Alpine Representative)
Vice-Chairperson:
Linda Alders
Secretary:
Jan Moore
Alternate Secretary:
Linda Olenslager
Board Members
Darrell Benshoof
Rosemary Morrell
Sharon Nielson
Director
Jim Bagshaw
Office Manager
Melinda Pebbles
- The first U.S. Presidential election was held in 1789 when George Washington was
elected unanimously as the first President of the United States.
-Women secured the right to vote for the first time in 1920, with the ratification of the
19th Amendment of the Constitution. That election was the first time the results were
communicated over the radio.
-Post-Civil War amendments to the U.S. Constitution extended voting rights to many
additional groups of Americans. The 15th Amendment gave non-white men the right
to vote in 1870, though it was not until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that this was
thoroughly enforced.
Kitchen Manager
Brenda Crnkovich
Remember to Vote on Election Day, November 6th, 2012!!
Outreach Specialist
Marsha Bagshaw
November 2012 Page
Assistant Cook
Mary Bonnett
DOLLAR-A-MONTH CLUB
AS OF 10/17/2012
The Dollar-A-Month Club is a means of aiding the funding for publication of this newsletter. It is
based on a voluntary contribution of one dollar per person per month .
Hank & Linda Alders
Donald & Jackie Armstrong
Richard & Diane Auser
CW & Bonnie Baker
Tom Baker
Jean Barngrover
Dorothy Beagle
Jody Beckett
Darrel & Jean Benshoof
Ron & Diane Bircher
William & Marilyn Boots
Dorothy Bowcut
Marge Brown
Claudia Burkhardt
Joe & Carol Call
Doug Carpenter
Yihlin Chan
Raymond & Alvera Charette
Neal & JC Colley
Thelma Crook
Gary & Sandy Daggett
Winthrop Dale
Duane & Carol Dickson
Joan Dillon
Danile & Leona Drace
Ellis Etheridge
Beverly Foremaster
Dennis & Sandra Fretag
Pat Gee
Betty Glover
Gus & Donna Gustafson
Bob & Isobel Gordon
John & Sandy Hampshire
Val Dee & Gloy Heap
Santina Holloway
Lovell Hopper
Shirley Hyde
Clealon Hyde
Robert Johnson, Jr.
Howard & Sue Johnston
Robert & Diane Jones
Stanley & Patricia Kline
Carl & MaryLou Moser
Sharon Nielson
Jim & Leota Odle
Jerry & Donna Parmer
Charlene Putnam
Charlene Putnam
Bonnie Ralon
Robert & Joyce Saunders
Gene & Jeanne Shinkle
Nora Jean Simmons
Bob Snider
Evelyn Suter
Paul & Joyce Taggart
Annette Tartarek
Byron & Wilma Titensor
Eugene Turner
Andrew & Alberta Marushack
Renee VanNoy
Merridee Matson
Dale & Cheryl Waugh
Mary Mavy
Ray & Audreen Wayman
Mike & Leslie McFarland Robert Whitney
Grace Ellen Merritt
Jesse & Rebecca Wilson
Dena Miller
MOVIE SHOWING
Ed & Bea Mitchell
Wed. Nov. 7th
Pat Moon
“Taking Chance”
Jan Moore
12:45 pm @ the center
Rosemary Morrell
In honor of Veterans Day!
BIRTHDAY MEAL COUPON
This coupon valid only at the November 16th Birthday Bash at the Thayne Senior Center.
The SENIOR listed below has a birthday in November. This meal is paid compliments of
The Bank of Star Valley, Thayne
Name:____________________________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________
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Nutrition
Nibbles...
Food Safety
Baking & Cooling Pies
Pies are an all-time favorite
dessert and are very popular
during this time of year. Cooking
and storing pies safely is important
because bacteria that cause food
born illness can grow in certain pies.
Cranberry Salad
Cooking Pies Safely
- Only buy clean, refrigerated eggs
1 can Whole Cranberries
with uncracked shells.
1 Orange, diced
- Wash hands, utensils, equipment
1 Apple, diced
and work area with hot soapy water
1/2 C. Celery, chopped
before and after any contact with
1 /2 C. Nuts
eggs.
Mix all ingredients together and enjoy with chicken or turkey.
-Don’t keep milk or eggs out of the
refrigerator for more than 2 hours.
-Use a food thermometer to make
sure filling reaches 160 degrees.
-Meringue tops should be safe if
baked at 350 degrees for about 15
Home Delivery Drivers (these people see that meals are delivered to
min.
the homes of those who are unable to reach the center) .
Thayne Senior Center Volunteers
Hank & Linda Alders
- Cool cream pies at room tempera- Mike Blackman
ture for only 30 minutes after you Dan Buyers
Steve Jeffries
take them out of the oven.
- After 30 minutes, put them in the Becky Pederson
Charles & Paula Steed
refrigerator.
-Keep pies in the refrigerator except Donna Zumbrun
Cooling Cream Pies Safely
for during the times they are being
served.
Refrigerate any pie that contains
pumpkin, custard, or cream filling.
Fruit pies generally contain enough
sugar to retard growth of bacteria
and may safely be kept at room
temperature.
* Information from Kansas
Department of Agriculture
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Newsletter:
Tammy Beenken
Jan Moore
Claudia Burkardt
Linda Olenslager
John & Paula Diel
Library:
Olivia Lainhart
Jean Benshoof
Floyd Schell
Rick Tucker
Thayne Senior Center Board of Directors
Dan Carter, chairperson
Linda Alders, vice chairperson
Jan Moore, secretary
Linda Olenslager, asst. secretary
Darrell Benshoof
Rosemary Morrell
Sharon Nielson
883-7380
883-1469
883-3952
883-0741
883-5530
883-5900
883-3902
Senior
Spotlight
Linda Alders
Linda was born in Park City, Utah in the historical Minersville Hospital. Linda graduated from an all girls Catholic school and was working as the assistant
manager of an A&W drive-in when she met Hank. She wanted to go out with Hank’s
best friend, but he asked Linda’s friend out. Linda was mad, so she asked Hank out.
They went to “What’s New Pussycat” on their first date and the rest is history.
Hank was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and came to the U.S. when he was
8 years old. He became a U.S. Citizen when he joined the Navy.
Hank and Linda were married in June of 1966 in Elko, NV. They have 3 children; Mike, Sherri, & James. Mike and Sherri live in Star Valley and James lives in
Utah. Linda & Hank have 6 grand kids and 1 great-grandchild on the way.
They moved to Star Valley from South Jordan, UT where Hank was a sheetrock
contractor and Linda worked at a Mortgage Company. She worked at the same desk
for 30 years through 5 different company name changes. They moved to Star Valley
to be close to their grand kids.
Hank & Linda love Star Valley. One of their favorite memories is the winter
they had a moose and her baby eat off of their back porch every morning and evening. They came every day for 3 months, from January to March and then the next
year the baby came back as a young bull.
Linda loves to vacation in Yellowstone, however Hank loves Lake Powell.
Linda is also an avid photographer and also enjoys making stained glass. She is also a
member of our Board of Directors.
Presidential Slogans (in order from top to bottom)- TIPPECANOE AND TYLER, TOO/ WE POLKED YOU IN ‘44,WE SHALL
PIERCE YOU IN ‘52/ DON’T SWAP HORSES MIDSTREAM/ GRANT US ANOTHER TERM/ GRANDFATHER’S HAT FITS
BEN/ MA, MA, WHERE’S MY PA?/ BACK TO NORMALCY/ KEEP COOL AND KEEP CALVIN COOLIDGE/ A CAR IN EVERY
GARAGE/ HOO BUT HOOVER?/ I PROPOSE A NEW DEAL/ DEFEAT THE NEW DEAL AND ITS RECKLESS SPENDING/
REMEMBER HOOVER!/ ROOSEVELT FOR EX-PRESIDENT/ WASHINGTON WOULDN’T, GRANT COULDN’T, ROOSEVELT
SHOULDN’T/ I’M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY/ I LIKE IKE/ A TIME FOR GREATNESS and WE CAN DO BETTER/ IN YOUR
HEART, YOU KNOW HE’S RIGHT
Epilepsy in Seniors
Epilepsy is a condition characterized by
recurrent seizures. A seizure is a period of
abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The
seizures usually are brief, lasting only a few seconds
or a few minutes, but confusion may last longer.
About three million Americans have
epilepsy. It usually first occurs before the age of
two or after the age of 65. In most cases, a cause
cannot be found. Some causes include brain
tumors, infection or injury of the brain. There are
two main classes of epilepsy: generalized seizures
and partial seizures. In generalized seizures the
abnormal electrical activity affects both sides of
the brain and the patient loses consciousness for at
least a brief period of time. The most common type
of generalized seizure is call a grand mal seizure.
There is a stiffening of the limbs followed by a
characteristic jerking of the limbs and face.
Patients usually don’t remember what happened
during the seizure.
Sometimes the only way to make a definitive
diagnosis is to perform an EEG, which is a recording of the electrical waves of the brain. People with
epilepsy often have abnormal brain activity when they
aren’t having a seizure.
There are several medications used to control
epilepsy. A medication that works for one person
may be ineffective for someone else. Doctor’s often
have to try several drugs to find the one that provides
the best control over seizures. 70% of people with
epilepsy are successfully treated with medications
and are free of seizures. For others, medications can
reduce the severity and frequency of seizures.
In about 10% of patients, medicines are unable
to provide adequate control. One option for patients
who are not able to gain adequate control over
seizures is surgery. The goal is to remove the
portion of the brain where the seizures start. About
two thirds of those who undergo epilepsy surgery are
seizure-free after the treatment. For others, surgery
can significantly reduce seizure activity.
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November Menu
This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider--- Please note that this menu is subject to change without notice.
3 Breakfast 9-10 am
Scrambled Ham
& Eggs
Hash brown w/
onions
Wheat Biscuit
V-8 Juice
Peaches
5
Baked Pork
Chop
Mashed Potatoes
Vegetable Salad
Smoked Cabbage
WW Bread
Applesauce Cake
Suggested
Contribution
Seniors
$4.00
Non-Seniors
Pay $7.00
6
Chicken
Fettuccine
Greek Salad
Dilly Cauliflower
Hot Roll
Berry Pie
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12
Beef Stew
Sweet & Sour
Relish
Tray
Chicken
Homemade Bread
Steamed Rice
Cinnamon Pears
Spinach
Mushroom Salad
Peas & Carrots
Egg Roll/ Bananas
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French Dip
BBQ Chicken
Sandwich
Baked Potato
Vegetable Salad
Tossed Salad
Green Beans
Scandinavian Veg.
Plum Whip
Hot Roll
Fast Fruit Salad
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1
7
Hot Roast Beef
Sandwich
Mashed Potatoes
Lettuce & Tomato
Salad
Carrot Coins
Chipped Pineapple
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Monterrey
Chicken
Steamed Rice
Spinach Salad
Broccoli
WW Roll
Apricots
Beef Pepper
Steak
Steamed Rice
Vegetable Salad
Carrot Coins
WW Bread
Apple
2
Hot Turkey
Sandwich
Whipped Potatoes
Spring Salad
Spinach
Pineapple Upside
Down Cake
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Chicken Noodle Salisbury Steak
Soup
Mashed Potatoes
Fruited Carrot
Vegetable Salad
Salad
Carrot Coins
Cinnamon Roll
Roll
Orange
Apple Cobbler
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16 Birthday Bash
Swiss Steak
Roast Turkey
Angel Hair Pasta
Mashed Potatoes
French Onion Soup
Tossed Salad
California Blend
Green Beans
Veg.
Pumpkin Bread
French Bread
Fruit Cup
Bananas
Pumpkin Pie
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21Breakfast 9-10 am
Scrambled
Eggs/ Ham
French Toast
Grilled Peppers &
Onions
V Juice
Fresh Fruit
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30 Theme Lunch
Baked Chicken
Meatloaf
Green Chili
Au Gratin Potatoes
Baked Potato
Carrot, Apple, &
Lettuce & Tomato
Lettuce Salad
Celery Salad
Salad
Carrot Coins
Green Beans
California Veg.
Hot Roll
WW Bread
Roll
Fruity Gelatin
Apple Brown Betty
Melon Cup
Salad
CLOSED
CLOSED
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Swedish
Chicken
Meatballs
Enchiladas
Pasta
Refried Beans
Veg. Salad
Tortilla Soup
Carrot Coins
Garden Veg. Salad
Hot Roll
Sliced Melon
Cherry Pineapple
Whip
Meals are served Monday through Friday--- Noon to 1 PM
Saturday Breakfast (when scheduled) --- 9 AM to 10 AM
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November Calendar
Sunday
Birthstone:
Topaz
Monday
5
Bridge
1 PM
6
Election
Day
Board Mtg.
10:30 AM
11
Veteran’s
Day
Wednesday
National
Alzheimer’s
Disease Month
& National
Family
Caregivers
Month
Flower:
Chrysanthemum
4
Tuesday
12
Bridge
1 PM
13
7
Movie @
12:45 pm
“Taking
Chance”
Bridge
1 PM
14
Bridge
1 PM
15
Hand & Foot
9:30 AM
Veterans Day
Observed
National
Family
Week
19
Bridge
1 PM
Friday
2
Foot Clinic
1 Pm
Alpine
Library
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22
Saturday
3
9-10 AM
Breakfast
9
10
Hearing Aid
Clinic
10 AM
16
Birthday
Bash
11:30 am
Blood
Pressure Clinic
17
Homemade
Bread Day
23
Breakfast CLOSED CLOSED
9-10 AM
National Nut
Day
25
National
Authors Day
8
Hand & Foot
9:30 AM
AARP Driving
Class 1-7 PM
Afton Senior
Center
Quilts of
Valor Display
18
Thursday
1
Hand & Foot
9:30 AM
26
Bridge
1 PM
NO Lunch
27
Pins & Needles
Day
28
Bridge
1 PM
29
Hand & Foot
9:30 AM
30
Theme Lunch
@ noon
Wear
GREEN
This calendar is subject to change without prior notice.
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November Birthdays
Myrna Archibald
Marge Brown
Shirley S Greenhoe
Elmo R Hathaway
Rhea D Bills
Carol A Hillyard
Judith G Bills
Danice E Haderlie
Charles E Goodell
Robert M Saunders
Susan E Weeks
Barb Willig
Myron H Jantz
Earl W Kinslow
Loretta Smith
Ted D Wilmot
Clealon Hyde
Barbara P Olsen
David W Perrine
Dale R Swanson
Michaele A Uyeki
Robert J Bolyard
Margie F Farmer
Maria A Kovach
Merrillyn E Shanebrook
Donna White
Claudine M Hanson
Kent Dunford
John W Lander
Imogene Calderwood
Laura Campbell
Rosemary Morrell
Vera Ehle
Russell E Johnson
Glen K Martin
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Memorial Plaque....
Don R McFarland
Virginia M Caldwell
Margaret Tueller
Lois E Jantz
Bob M Munoz
Juanita C Zenger
Fritz J Ashauer
Vera Cook
Kathy Gavin
Iris H Hathaway
Lovell L Hopper
Rae S Hunsaker
Roger D Jeffs
Gary G Vierra
Mark P Hodges
Lawrence W Stimpson
Jesus “Joe” Rodriguez
Joseph D Armstrong
Bunnice K Jacobs
June M Lindquist
Leonard M Roman
Susan J Crouch
Joe Deromedic
Peggy A Gouvisis-Zimmer
James W Hillyard
Neil Hunsaker
Jeanette I McFarland
Gini Pettigrew
Barbara L Smith
Alta Wolfley
William R Balser
Dean Henson
Donna M Viljak
Janie S Durk
Larry A Nelson
Buy a plaque for $30.00 to
remember a dear friend or loved one who is no
longer with us.
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25 Larry Ott
25 Johnnie M Scott Jr
25 H. Jay Stephens
25 Scott J Stewart
26 Allen D Bonnett
26 Ivan K Bruderer
26 Mary Drascich
26 Larry Fleming
26 Vaughn J Haderlie
27 Gene H Felt
27 J H Merritt
27 Jeanne M Shinkle
28 Patricia M Laurance
28 Doneta J Weber
29 Ernest Albitre
29 Janice M Downing
29 Gary A White
29 Julia M Yates
30 William S Diehl
30 Gary O Hokanson
My Job Search
My first job was working in an
orange juice factory, but I got
canned. Couldn’t concentrate.
Then I worked in the woods as
a lumberjack, but just couldn’t
hack it, so they gave me the axe.
After that, I tried being a tailor,
but wasn’t suited for it---mainly
because it was a sew-sew job.
Next, I tried working in a
muffler factory, but that was too
exhausting.
So, I tried retirement and I
found I’m perfect for the job!!
AARP Driving Class
Thursday, Oct. 8th
1-7 PM
Salt River Center, Afton
call 885-3780 to register
Presidential Slogans Trivia Game
-Name the slogan from the Presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison and Vice President nominee John Tyler in
1840.
-Democratic Presidential candidate Franklin Pierce used a clever turn on words during his 1852 campaign referencing
President James K. Polk.
-Name Abraham Lincoln’s campaign slogan in 1864.
-What was Ulysses S. Grant’s simple Presidential slogan in 1872?
-In 1888, Benjamin Harrison, the grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, went with this campaign slogan.
-James Blaine supporters used an anti-slogan against Grover Cleveland who was the father if an illegitimate child.
What was it?
-Name the campaign slogan that Warren G Harding used in 1920 just after World War I.
-Name Calvin Collidge’s slogan in 1924.
-Complete the campaign slogan that Herbert Hoover, the 1928 Republican Presidential candidate, used. “ A chicken in
every pot.________ ________ _________ __________ ________.”
-In 1928, Presidential candidate Herbert Hoover used a strange campaign slogan. What was it?
-Name Franklin D. Roosevelt’s slogan from 1932.
-Alfred M. Landon was a Presidential candidate in 1936. What was the campaign slogan he used?
-What was the slogan used by Presidential candidate Wendell Willie in 1940?
-Name one of Harry S. Truman’s slogans and the title of a popular song.
-Name the campaign slogan of Harry S. Truman in 1948.
-Name one of the most famous campaign slogans of all time- Dwight D. Eisenhower’s in the 1952 and 1956 Presidential
elections.
-Name the campaign slogans for John F. Kennedy’s successful presidential bid.
-What was 1964 Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater’s campaign slogan?
Color Your World GREEN.....We are having a GREEN lunch on
Friday, November 30th in honor of National Greens Month.
Wear something green and come ready to eat some green foods.
Information Board
Veterans Day- Nov. 12th
New -- 100% Digital (tri-focal) Hearing Aid
3 listening levels -- Quiet, Crowd, Party or Restaurant,
music, telephone, etc.
Like 3 hearing aids in one-to improve understanding in noise
Dean Laurance
Custom
Hearing
Service
Office: (208) 523-6656
Residence: (208) 529-3807
1205 12th Street
Idaho Falls, Idaho
83404
Toll Free: 1-800-972-9500
Cell Phone: 313-0436
We will have FREE lunch at the center for
all veterans that are registered seniors.
Check out our Website
www.thaynesenior.com
Like us on Facebook
The Board of Directors of The Thayne Senior Center meets on the second Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m.,
excpet in November they will meet the 1st Monday. Any person who has an interest or who has business to
conduct may attend.
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October Birthday Bash
Each month, local merchants contribute to the success of our Birthday Bash by donating goods and/or services.
The local paper has declined to recognize these contributors by name. Lunches for the birthday celebrants are
purchased by Bank of Star Valley. Gift certificates for chocolates are provided by Star Valley Chocolates and
Hi Mountain Floral contributes a floral arrangement. Please let these businesses know that you appreciate the
support they give our center.
Birthday Celebrants, guests of
Bank of Star Valley:
Linda Gwyn
Eugene Shinkle
Nora Simmons
Patricia Simpson
Don Snider
Barbara Staley
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STAR VALLEY CHOCOLATE
WINNERS:
Eugene Shinkle
Don Snider
HI- MOUNTAIN FLORAL
BOUQUET WINNER:
Barbara Staley
Remember these Important
November Dates.......
3rd: Saturday Breakfast -9 to10 AM
5th: Board Meeting -10:30 AM
7th: Movie- “Taking Chance” - 12:45 PM
8th: AARP Driving Class in Afton
9th: Hearing Aid Clinic - 10 AM
12th: Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor Display
16th: Birthday Bash - 12 PM
21st: Breakfast - 9-10 AM (no lunch)
22nd & 23rd: CLOSED
30th: Theme Lunch- Wear Green
This publication was, in part, developed under a grant from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on
Aging, and the Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of
the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Wyoming Department of Health, and you should not assume endorsement
by the Federal or State government. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Thayne Senior Center, employees, or assignees.
Thayne Senior Center
115 Petersen Parkway
PO Box 298
Thayne, WY 83127
Presort
Non-Profit
US Postage Paid
Permit Number 22
Thayne, WY 83127
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