BALLROOM DANCE – If you want to learn give us a try. Classes are on Monday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. The fee is $15.00 per couple per class at the Godnick Center. For more info call the Godnick Center at 773-1853 or the instructors Mary-Anne and Mario Liguori at 273-2304.
PRANA YOGA - This class is on-going on Fridays, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. No experience necessary. Gentle movements with body awareness, and breathing exercises to invigorate and relax the body and the mind. Bring a mat or blanket, and wear comfortable clothes. Poses may be done in a chair, or lying down. The student is guided to move into a posture only so far as it feels right to her/his body. Instructor: Tammy Brown. Fee: $5.00 per class. ALSO 11:30 – noon: Introduction to meditation. A variety of styles and techniques will be presented. No charge.
**The fee for Fit for Life and the two Line Dancing classes is $3 per class or 10 classes for $25.
**FIT FOR LIFE with Marilyn Sheldon. Increase your level of fitness on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with regular exercise. The course includes simple low impact exercise, step exercise, strength work and flexibility. No class on Monday, May 28.
**GROOVEY GRANNIES LINE DANCE – Intermediate line dance, mostly country with a little variety. No partner is needed. The fee is $3. Marilyn Sheldon leads the dancing on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The line dance class also includes practicing routines for entertaining at the local nursing homes. (Dancing at the homes is not mandatory but if you’d like to we are more then happy to have you join us.)
**COUNTRY LINE DANCE – Join us on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. for a fun cardiovascular workout with both new and old-line dances. No experience necessary. No partner needed. Marilyn Sheldon is the instructor.
RSVP BONE BUILDERS – an Osteo Exercise Program on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m. This is a free program through RSVP. All you need to bring with you is a bottle of water. The weights are provided. For more info call RSVP at 775-8220. No class on May 28.
MOVERS and SHAKERS - Do you have Parkinson's disease or know someone who does? An exercise group meets every Monday at 2:30 pm. The program of low impact exercise is designed to maintain or improve flexibility, strength, and balance. Join the Movers and Shakers and exercise in a supportive and relaxing environment. This is a free program offered by RSVP and the Godnick Adult Center. The Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting is Wednesday, May 23; at 3 pm with Bill Brawley, Research in Parkinson’s
“KNITTING and MORE” - Want to knit or crotchet with a group come join us on Tuesday afternoons at 1 pm. Meet new friends, work on personal projects, help with new ones. If you are interested join us on Tuesday afternoons.
The Center is closed on Monday, May 28, in observation of Memorial Day.
BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB – Our next discussion is Tuesday, May 1, at 2 p.m. The book is “Room: A Novel” by Emma Donoghue. To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years. Through her fierce love for her son, she has created a life for him in this eleven-by-eleven-foot space. But with Jack's curiosity building alongside her own desperation, she knows that Room cannot contain either much longer.
Room is a tale at once shocking, riveting, exhilarating--a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child.
The book for Tuesday, May 29, is “Eventide” by Kent Haruf. The quirky bachelors Harold and Raymond McPheron, short on conversation and long on heart, form the sweet center of the book. The constants here are the brothers, the landscape--by turns hostile, demanding and renewing--and a few of the locals, whom we meet in varying degrees of their travails and redemption.
MOVIE and SNACK TIME – The movie selection for Wednesday, May 16, is “War Horse” at 1 pm. Adapted from a novel by Michael Morpurgo, this majestic World War I drama centers on Devon lad Albert and his steadfast horse, Joey, whose faithful bond cannot be shaken -- even when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent off to France. This movie is rated PG-13.
DON’T MISS THIS MONTH……
FOOTCARE - Wednesday, May 30, at
12:30 p.m. with RAVNA. Suggested donation: $5.
MAY LUNCH BUNCH is to “The Golden Corral Buffet” in Queensbury, NY on Friday, May 18, at 11:30 am. Please register by Wed., May 16. The van will leave the center at 10:15 am.
BINGO, Mondays, May 7, 14, and 21 at 1:15 p.m. to benefit the Senior Meals Program. We still have our Thursday afternoon game.
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC with staff from Rutland Healthcare on Thursday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. This is a free service.
BRUNCH on Wednesday, May 30, at 11 a.m. The menu (always a surprise) will consist of pancakes and maple syrup, scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes, fruit salad, juice and coffee. The fee of $4 is due at time of registration. Please register by Tuesday, May 29.
BUS TRIPS:
“OGUNQUIT, ME” - June 20 and June 21. We will spend the night at the Meadowmere Resort and attend “SOUTH PACIFIC” on Thursday, June 21, at the Ogunquit Playhouse. A deposit of $25 is due at time of registration. Balance is due June 1st. The price of $205/double per person ($230/single and $190/triple-2 beds/3 people) includes: 1 night lodging at the Meadowmere Resort with deluxe continental breakfast, dinner at Jonathan’s, the show, transportation and all taxes and gratuities. (We will each take our own luggage to our rooms.) You will have time to walk down to the Marginal Way or into town for shopping. Lunch on the way to Ogunquit is on your own.
“LANCASTER, PA” – Monday, October 29 and Thursday, November 1. We will stay at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites near the Rockvale Outlet Shopping. The price of $486/double per person ($645/single and $475/triple-2 beds/3 people) and includes: 3 night of lodging with expanded continental breakfast each morning, two dinners, tour of Lancaster, tour of Hershey, two shows- “JONAH” at Sight & Sound Theatre and “The Confession” at Bird in Hand, transportation, taxes and gratuities on meals. Registration will begin July 16 for residents and July 17 for non-residents.
Watch for more info on the upcoming trips: The Lake George Dinner Theatre on August 22 and the Fall Foliage Day trip.
SuDoKu: What’s All the Excitement About? The Godnick Center will host a weekly SuDoKu class on Wednesday afternoons at two o’clock. The SuDoKu for Seniors program will run classes catering to absolute beginners as well as more advanced players.
A different puzzle is solved communally each week and the leader will explain the fine points of the various solving techniques as you go along. The classes are free of charge.
WHAT IS TRIAD?
TRIAD is a coalition of law enforcement, senior citizens and senior service agencies working together to make the lives of seniors safer and more enjoyable. TRIAD has several on-going programs such as:
- Senior ID Cards- a picture identification card containing emergency medical information about you and emergency contact information too.
- AARP Safe Driving Course – Sharen Underwood teaches this course 3 times a year. Designed as an update for senior drivers, it is a valuable course to take.
- Public Speaker- One of our team members (a law enforcement officer) is happy to be a speaker at meetings, senior centers or senior housing. Speaking on crime prevention and safety topics.
- Senior Picnic – Meals on Wheels provides the food and TRIAD provides the entertainment. 7/20/12
- Safe at Home Program – suggestions by a law enforcement officer on how to make your home safer against a potential burglar. Comes with a free Safe Alert light bulb for your porch light.
All TRIAD activities are either free or have a minimal cost. For more information on TRIAD call 786-0037.
Rutland Area Osher, Lifelong Learning Institute Lecture Series
1:30 to 3 pm. on Friday afternoons at the Godnick Adult Ctr. Each session includes a talk followed by time for questions & answers, comments & discussion. For non-members the fee for each lecture is $5 at the door.
Variety Series
May 4 Eugenics in Vermont with Judy Dow
May 11 UVM Morgan Horse Farm, the Place and the Animals with Stephen Davis
May 18 Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism with Woden Teachout
May 25 Winged Jewels: The Natural History and Conservation of Vermont Butterflies
Kent McFarland
FREE LEGAL ADVICE CLINIC FOR AREA SENIORS (AGE 60+)
Where: Godnick Adult Center in Rutland
When: Friday May 4, 2012 beginning at 1 pm.
For: People age 60 and older with a civil legal problem
To Sign Up: call 802-773-1853 to schedule an appointment
On Friday, May 4, 2012, an attorney from the Senior Citizens Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid will be conducting a legal advice clinic for Vermonters age 60 and older at the Godnick Adult Center. This clinic is sponsored by Vermont Legal Aid and by the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging. To sign up for a free 20 minute consultation, call 802-773-1853.
The attorney will be able to give legal advice or referrals on a wide variety of legal problems. If you have received any paperwork about the problem, please bring it with you. Examples of the types of problems that the attorney will be able to give advice about include wills, powers of attorney, landlord-tenant issues, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, SSI, other public benefits, debt collection, consumer, guardianship, divorce,
foreclosure, small claims, bankruptcy, and any other civil legal matter. However, the attorney can't help with criminal cases or problems, and it must be your own problem, and not a question about a problem belonging
to your neighbor or other family member.