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The Mission of the Rowley Council on Aging is to advocate for older adults, to identify their needs, to develop and implement servivices to meet their health, economic, social and cultural needs, to encourage maximum independence, and to improve their quality
of life.
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Happy, Healthy
Holidays to all
from the Staff
and Boards of the
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Council on Aging Board
Mary Bright,
Chairperson
Helen Williams
Treasurer
Robert Kirsner,
Secretary
Robert Hagopian, Member
Robert Todd,
Member
Joan Lyons,
Member
Sumner Haley,
Member
Council Staff
Mary Ellen Mighill,
Director
Carolyn Peabody,
Adm. Asst
Denise Gilman,
Van / Activities
Henry Wilson,
Alt. Van Dr.
Lucia Picanso,
Outreach
Joan Lyons,
Office Vol.
COUNCIL OFFICE
Town Hall Annex
39 Central Street
Rowley, MA 01969
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 523
Rowley, MA 01969
PHONE— (978) 948-7637
FAX —— (978) 948– 7973
Ongoing Events
GROCERY SHOPPING: Thursday mornings at 9:30. The van takes
Seniors grocery shopping at the Market Basket in Rowley. If you
would like to go, call the Council for pick-up @ 978-948-7637. Check
the monthly calendar for any date changes due to scheduling conflicts.
WELLNESS CLINIC: The next Wellness Clinic will be held in
January. Watch the next newsletter for the date.
SHINE COUNSELOR: Available on request to help answer your
questions on medical and health insurance. Call the Council at 9487637 for tel. numbers.
PODIATRIST: Next appointments will be on Fri. Dec. 28th, from
9:30-11:30 at the Council office. You must have an appointment to see
the doctor. Please call the COA to make an appointment. 948-7637.
LEGAL AID: If you are in need of some legal advice, please call the
Council, 948-7637, and we will give you numbers for legal assistance.
SCRABBLE: Want to have some fun? Come play Scrabble at the
Council on Mondays from 1:00 - 4:00. We play for fun. Beginners
welcome.
BREAKFAST & BINGO: Join us twice a month on Tues. mornings
at 9:30, for breakfast & bingo. It’s lots of fun. Meet new friends, win
prizes, and enjoy some breakfast, all for $3.00, each additional card
$1.00 each. ONE BINGO IN DECEMBER ON THE 11th.
RUMMIKUB: An interesting game, using tiles instead of a deck of
cards. It’s easy to learn. Come and join us every Wed., at 1-4 PM. No
charge.
KNITTING: The knitters club meets on Wednesday mornings from
10AM– 12 PM . Beginner knitters are welcome and encouraged. Come
in and enjoy conversation, snacks and knitting!
YOGA: This is relaxing yoga for “mature bodies” . Classes run
every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00-3:00PM through
December 11th. A new session of 4 classes will begin
Jan 8th , if attendance continues we will add 4 additional classes. You must be signed up to attend.
E-mail:[email protected]
Office Hours
M-Thurs. –9-4 Fri. –9—12
The distribution of this newsletter is made possible, in
part, by a Grant from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs
and the Friends of the Rowley Council on Aging.
Our Times, the Rowley Senior's Newsletter is printed each month and sent out to all the seniors in Rowley.
If you know a senior in Rowley who is not receiving our letter, please ask them to call us at 948-7637 and
submit their name and address.
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Noteworthy News
TRIAD Will not meet during the month of December. Remember, any
senior is welcome to join or attend the meeting.
Ladies Club Will meet on Wednesday, December 19th, at 4:00PM destination will be announced.
Men’s Club Will meet on Tuesday, December 11th at 11AM, destination will be announced.
Rowley Food Pantry Open Tuesdays from 10—12 noon. Rowley residents are welcome. Located at the rear of the Baptist Church Parsonage,
located next to the church at 153 Main Street,
Byfield Parish The Byfield Parish lunches will resume in March. Remember to always call the council if you plan to attend.
Yoga Classes Will continue after the Holidays. There will be 4 additional classes running through the month of January (beginning the 8th),
4 more will take place as long as attendance is kept up. Call the council
for sign up. All classes will be $3.00 each.
YOGA
Instructor Susan
Scheuer will guide
you through various YOGA moves. Susan has
owned and operated Body Basics
Pilates Studio and personal training in Rowley. She has also
worked as a therapist for a cardiopulmonary rehab since 2001.
YOGA Continues for the
New Year
Classes will resume January 8th and
will run for 8 weeks as long as attendance is good. Classes are $3.00
each. Call the council to continue
with the new session or to inquire
about beginning in the new year.
December Dates to Remember
Important Dates in Dec.
4———RI Holiday Trip
6——— Flu Clinic
11———BINGO
11———Men's Club
12——–-Christmas Party
13 ——–Triton Holiday Tea
14——-Grocery Shopping
18 ——–Ladies Club
24&25 —Council Closed
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FRIENDLY VISITORS NEEDED
We are looking for all those interested in
spending a bit of their spare time visiting
some of our at home seniors providing
much needed social contact and personal
attention. Whether you have an hour a
week, or an hour a month we would
really appreciate your time. There are no
special skills required just the desire to
make a difference in
somebody’s day. Just give
the council a call at (978)
948-7637 and we will take
care of the rest.
Please Recycle Prescription Bottles
Save your empty prescription bottles which will be sterilized and reused by those less fortunate. We
are trying to re use some of these
very costly bottles that are just filling up our landfills. Just be sure
they are empty and we will take
them at the COA to distribute where
they are needed.
Please! Prescription
Bottles Only.
DOCUMENTS TO SHRED?
Bring your unwanted personal documents to
the council on Thursday, Dec 20th, from 24 PM where you will have access to the
shredder available for use by all seniors.
You can shred personal or outdated important documents as well
as old or expired credit cards. Come in and try it. Call for other
available times.
HEARING TESTS
Tues Jan 8, 2007 from1-4PM. Our
hearing specialist Joe Saofein will be
here to evaluate your
hearing. Call the council
for your appointment.
There’s no charge for
this service.
COA Offers Line Dancing at the Rowley VFW
Line Dancing classes. will be continuing indefinitely. See the instructor for details. They will continue to be held on Thursdays from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. It is a
beginners class and always a lot of fun. Cost is still $4.00. per session. If you
are interested call the COA to sign up.
Brand new to the Rowley COA
The newsletter, in it’s entirety is now available for viewing and printing
right on your home computer. Just log onto WWW.townofrowley.net go to
the What’s Happening Around Town box to the right of your screen then scroll down to
the Council on Aging and click on the newsletter issue you are looking for. Give it a try
then call us to let us know if you wish to discontinue getting your newsletter in the mail.
You can then begin viewing it online at your convenience. Remember to call us so we
can begin saving trees and money on postage.
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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
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Vincent Pesaturo
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Barbara Collins
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Geraldine Landry
Joyce Hodgdon
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Robert Johnson
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Michael Landi
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Judith Robillard
William Dean
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Guy Bailey
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Konstantinos Tolidis
Wilfred Budd
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Carolyn Peabody
Marion Philippe
Linda Cook
John Lind
Joan Connolly– Costello
Mary Lavigne
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Shamkant Patankar
Joyce Ernstrom
Judy MacDonald
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Marshall Dawes
Malcolm Patterson
Beverly Cooper
Lillian Simpson
Daniel Gaeta
Patricia Rich
Bernice Hudson
Betty Duval
Robert Johnson
CarolAlukonis
Robert Pietrillo
Karen Moore
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Richard Monahan
Virginia Downs
Elsie Hopkins
Margaret Stone
Marilyn McCarthy
Janice Mello
Daniel Lappin
Stephen McElroy
Holly Goolsby
Richard Corcoran
Hazen Boyd
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Kent Kehs
Harriett Perley
Patricia McDonough
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Robert Brodsky
15
Ellen Savage
Marie Fish
Helen Williams
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Duane Sargent
Paul Olson
Ronald Stimers
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Helen Dobbins
Louise Mehaffey
David Killam
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Raymond Hollis
Mildred Warner
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Mary McKenzie
Phyllis Sullivan
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Frederick Scribner 3rd
John Blanchard
Richard Burnes
James Leach
William Interbartolo
Peter Fletcher
William Faughman Jr.
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Dolores Krankka
Evelyn Desmond
Jean Collins
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Terry Jeske
Hoy Ninthala
Jose Gafanhao
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Debrah Bromby
Carol Melcher
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Judith Kehs
Louise Rhoades
Myron Peabody
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Mary Bright *
Betty Viselli
James McKenney
David Hardy
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Nicholas Hurlin
Peter Rae
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Answers to Christmas Carol Quiz on P. 8
12. Let There be Peace on Earth
1. O Come All Ye Faithful
13. Frosty the Snowman
2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
14. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
3. Silent Night
15. (I’m Dreaming of A) White Christmas
4. Joy to the world
16. O Holy Night
5. Deck the Halls
17. Winter Wonderland
6. Angels We Have Heard On High
18. We Three Kings
7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
19. Away in a Manger
8. The First Noel
20. Go Tell it on the
Mountain
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. The Little Drummer Boy
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Christmas Carols And Formal Diction
Directions: Purple Prose is taking something simple and restating it in an ornate, overdone style.
Translate the following into Christmas carols.
1. Move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their beliefs.
2. Listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds.
3. Nocturnal time span of unbroken quietness.
4. An emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good given to the terrestrial sphere.
5. Embellish the interior passageways.
6. Exalted heavenly beings to whom we have hearkened.
7. Twelve o’clock on a clement night witnessed its arrival.
8. The Christmas preceding all others.
9. Infinitesimal municipality in Judea southwest of Jerusalem.
10. Diminutive master of skin covered percussionistic cylinders.
11. Omnipotent supreme being who elicits respite to ecstatic distinguished males.
12. Tranquility upon the terrestrial sphere.
13. Obese personification fabricated of compressed mounds of minute crystals.
14. Expectation of arrival to populated area by mythical, masculine perennial gift giver.
15. Natal celebration devoid of color, rather albino, as a hallucinatory phenomenon for me.
16. In awe of the nocturnal time span characterized by religiosity.
17. Geographic state of fantasy during the season of mother nature’s dormancy.
18. The first person nominative plural of a triumvirate of far eastern heads of state.
19. In a distant location the existence of an improvised unit of newborn children’s slumber furniture.
20. Proceed forth declaring upon a specific geological alpine formation.
( Answers on Page 7 — No Cheating )
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Triton
High School
Holiday Concert and Tea
Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:30AM
The Triton High School would like to invite you to join them
for their annual Free Holiday concert. Sit back and enjoy the
beautiful music and song performed by the talented students of
TRHS while you are
served an assortment
of breakfast treats and
piping hot coffee.
Transportation
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