Collins 50 Plus Seniors

Activities for the week of Oct. 13 to 19

Sunday, Oct. 13: Pickle Ball at 6:30 p.m., L.K. Painter Center gym or Collins Town Park.

Monday, Oct. 14: Exercises w/Pat at 10 a.m. LKP Center gym.

Tuesday, Oct. 15: A.S.A. w/ Kim at 9 a.m., Painter Center gym, small fee; Crafts class with Suzie at 1 p.m., Painter Center Community Room. Seats are still available – call 532-2006 ext. 21 to sign up. Small fee.

Wednesday, Oct. 16: Exercises w/ Pat at 10 a.m., PainterCenter gym; Quilting with Florence at 10:30 a.m., Collins Library Community Room; Games & Crafts w/ Pat at 1 p.m., Painter Center Rose Room; Senior Bowling at 1 p.m. at K&L Lanes in Gowanda, small fee.

Thursday, Oct. 17: Yoga w/Suzie at 11 a.m., LKP Center gym, small fee.

Friday, Oct. 18: Exercises w/Pat at 10 a.m., LKP Center gym.

Join the Collins 50 Plus Seniors on Friday, Dec. 20 for the “Holiday Pops Show” at Kleinhans Music Hall. We start the day with coffee and doughnuts after we arrive, enjoy the wonderful pops show, then a delicious lunch at Pearl Street Grill. Travel by coach bus. Package price of $110. Call 532-2006 ext. 21 to sign up or for more details. The bus is over half full – please sign up early !

The next AARP Defensive Driving Class will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the L.K. Painter Community Center in Collins. To sign up, call 532-2006 ext. 21 and leave a message with your name, phone number, and if you would like to have the lunch. The fee for the class is $20 for AARP members / $25 for non-members. Make your check or money order (no cash) out to “AARP” and bring it with you when you check in on the day of the class. The fee for the lunch is $3 and will be collected when you check in on the morning of the class. Class begins at 9 a.m. SHARP. Check in by 8:30 a.m. Bring your check, your AARP member card(if a member), your drivers license, and a pen.

Collins Center Seniors

The next meeting for the Collins Center Seniors is Oct. 21 at the Gowanda American Legion with a potluck lunch at noon followed by a short meeting. Dues are $5 per year for each member and are due by Dec. 31 to remain a member.

NOTE: Members are asked to please bring nonperishable food items to the meeting for the food pantry.

Oct. 20 the motor coach will depart from the parking lot behind the stores on Main Street in Gowanda at 9:30 a.m. for “COME FROM AWAY” at Shea’s Buffalo Theater. Oct. 28t,. departure is 7 a.m. for a trip to delLago Casino.

Nov. 13, we are going to delLago Casino for a live tribute to the Legendary Ladies of country music. Enjoy all your favorite songs from Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline and Reba McEntire. Songs such as “Crazy,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “9 to 5,” “Fancy” and more. Price includes tickets to “QUEEN’S OF COUNTRY,” $25 slot play and a free lunch buffet.

A few seats are available on Dec. 2 for “A Sinatra Christmas – My Way” at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. Enjoy Sinatra favorites and holiday songs. Come and be entertained, reminisce and sing along. This is a Know How Tours Exclusive Event with an unbelievable basket auction. All proceeds go to a local charity. This fun and entertaining event sells out fast each year.

Dec. 10, a limited number of seats are available for “GINGERBREAD & CULINARY HOLIDAY” This trip is packed full of stops to get you in a holiday mood. Our first stop is Kell’s Country Store to browse an array of unique gifts and more. Next, we will visit Niagara Falls Culinary School for a guided tour and their annual Gingerbread Wonderland event. It features a life-size Gingerbread Santa House, culinary demonstrations, entertainment and more. We will enjoy a unique dining experience at the Famous Como Restaurant, Niagara Falls. Next, a visit to Our Lady 0f Fatima Shrine for the Festival of lights event with 75 displays to be viewed. The Basilica itself is gorgeously illuminated on the outside and inside lit by candlelight to reveal a Nativity Scene behind the altar. This trip is filling fast.

For additional information, visit the web site at www.knowhowtours.com/collinscenter or contact Irene Pfeifer at 532-4268 or Bridget Farner at 532-9586. Make checks payable to Collins Center Seniors, 13851 Quaker St., Collins, NY 14034.

Dunkirk Senior Center

Reserve the date of Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. This will be a very important general membership meeting. We are asking all members for their input on the new addition that will be going on the Senior Center. All seniors are encouraged to attend.

Both Tai Chi and line dancing have started. Tai Chi takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 4 p.m. 3 p.m. is for advanced students, and 3:30 is for “newbies.” Line dancing continues on Wednesdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m. through Nov. 6. Members can still join these activities.

Independent Health will be available at the Dunkirk Senior Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays from through Dec. 5 (for open enrollment). No appointment is necessary.

Travel updates:

We are starting to make a few changes relative to the travel program. There will be an opportunity for changes to be suggested at a meeting to be announced. Watch for next week’s OBSERVER Dunkirk Senior Center article. For 2020, we have made arrangements for two customer appreciation casino dates, one in March and one in April. The annual Easter shopping trip has also been booked. Details are forthcoming. All trips through the end of the year are sold out with full waiting lists, with the exception of:

Wednesday, Oct. 23 is a fall shopping trip to Erie. Stops include Boscov’s, Christmas Tree Shops, Gabriel Brothers. There will be a buffet lunch at Golden Corral included in the $25 per person cost. The trip leaves at 9 a.m. and returns 5:30/6 p.m. There are only a few seats remaining.

You must have an active membership to participate in programs unless noted otherwise. Renewal memberships or new memberships for 2020 will not be available prior to Dec. 1.

The office, located at 45 Cliffstar Court, is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday all day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Center’s phone number is 366-7530.

Grape Belt Senior News

Aerobics and Weights with Catherine on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m.

The October Harvest Luncheon is Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to pass.

All trips, extended as well as day trips, are open to the public; members and non-members. Fliers for upcoming trips for 2019 are available at the Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 to 10:30 a.m.

Trips planned for 2019 FIRST PAID – FIRST RESERVED!

Oct. 29: “Witches Brew” the Musical – Bradford, Pennsylvania. $106 per person. First stop is Zippo/Case Museum. Next, enjoy a sit down lunch at Beefeaters Restaurant, followed by the Broadway style show, “Witches Brew, the Musical” featuring Enchante Cabaret. After the show, visit the Main Street Mercantile and the Tin Ceiling Gift Shop. This trip is full. Be behind Big Lots by 8:15 a.m.

Casino trips with shows:

Nov. 5: The Rat Pack. Tribute to Dean, Frank, and Sammy. Seneca Allegany. $78 per person for show, $20 free slot play, and buffet lunch. Pay by Sept. 12.

Dec. 10: The Lettermen Hits and Holiday Show. Seneca Niagara. $78 per person for show, $20 free slot play, and buffet lunch. Pay by Nov. 4.

Extended trips for 2020

Flyers are available for Holland MI Tulip Festival, May 4-7, 2020; Treasures of Quebec by rail, July 27-31, 2020 and for Pacific Northwest, Sept. 8-15, 2020.

David Wendt will be at the Center on Monday, Oct. 28, at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the extended trips planned for 2020.

For information and to sign up for any of the extended trips, call Marianne Serio at 672-5274. For more information and to sign up for any day trips, call Judy Marino at 672-5778.

Find Grape Belt Seniors on Facebook. Those who have paid 2019 dues are eligible to join the FB group.

Silver Creek Seniors

The Oct. 8 meeting was called to order on a crisp, sunny fall day. President Ed Newman warmly welcomed guests Axel Mannersberg of Silver Creek and Carol DePasquale and Cyndi Sheedy of Sunset Bay – friends of Mary Wode and Sue Borowski. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and “God Bless America” was sung with seriousness. Chaplain Pauline Flitt invoked the blessing, giving thanks and appreciation for the food to be shared and the new and old friends united in a circle of love. Ellie’s Deli delivered pizza. That open pie of red dough, tomatoes and pepperoni is always pleasing to the taste buds. A side salad and gratifying desserts included banana cream cake, brownies, mini cupcakes and cinnamon apple slices, thanks to volunteers.

The Comedy Corner featured Mary Wode, Don Burghardt and Flitt, focusing on signs of aging. For example – you know you’re old when happy hours is nap and when weight-lifting is standing up.

A Zen proverb suggests “if you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.” Today, in song, we will climb one and begin “On Top of Old Smoky.” When we reach it, we find that “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain,” and that “I Like Mountain Music” – Hope you do, too.

50/50 winners were DePasquale, Claudia Markham and Jean McDaneld. Door prizes were won by Burghardt and Shirley Siskorski. Markham called mind-sharpening bingo and the winners were Sally Shevlin, Sikorski (twice), Jen Zlotnick, Sheedy, DePasquale (thrice), Lorrie Newman (thrice), Judy Hahn, Ellyn Sutehall, Flitt and Burghardt.

At the next 1 p.m. meeting on Oct. 15, September and October birthdays will be celebrated. Cake and ice cream will be served.