Activities and news about seniors
The Portage County Aging and Disability Resource Center offers senior center classes and activities in addition to its one-stop resource about services for older adults, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. The following take place at Lincoln Center, 1519 Water St., unless otherwise noted. For information call 346-1401 or 1-800-586-5055.
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"New Therapies in Arthritis" will be presented by Debra Wilson, M.D., of the Department of Rheumatology at the Marshfield Clinic, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Center. The program is sponsored by St. Michael's Hospital and Merck & Company. No charge. To pre-register, call Healthline at 346-5463. Transportation may be available - call the Department on Aging to request a ride.
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Support group meetings this week: Alzheimer's Caregiver on Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Visually-Impaired Persons and Loss of Spouse on Wednesday at 1 p.m., Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People on Friday at 1 p.m.
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Registration forms are available at Lincoln Center for the Central Wisconsin Senior Olympics, May 22 to 25. Deadline for sign-ups is May 12 for golf and bowling, and May 17 for all other events. For people age 55 and over, this year's events include tennis, bowling, pool, miniature golf, horseshoes, shuffleboard, golf, track and field, opening ceremony and awards banquet.
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For Mother's Day lunch on Monday, May 15 will honor moms and women. Reservations should be made no later than noon of Friday, May 12.
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Confidential counseling services for older adults are available at Lincoln Center on Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with appointments scheduled on an hourly basis. Linda Leindecker, M.S.W., of the Mental Health Clinic of the Portage County Department of Health and Human Services can assist people with problems of depression, anxiety, relationship and grief issues, or any other personal or family concerns. For an assessment and to make an appointment, call Information and Assistance Specialist Joan Cantlon at the Department on Aging, 346-1405. These counseling services can be billed to Medicare, supplementary insurance or Medicaid; remaining costs (if any) are based on a sliding fee scale. No one is denied service because of inability to pay.
Monday, May 8
Department buses: Almond and Amherst areas to Stevens Point 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; grocery shopping routes: Wyndmere Apartments 9 to 10 a.m., city route 10 to 11 a.m., Fireside Apartments 1 to 2 p.m.
9 a.m.: stitch n' chat.
9:30 a.m.: chip carving.
10 a.m.: beginning microcomputers (at MSTC); Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.
11 a.m.: beginning French.
11:30 a.m.: recorded music with Leonard Heyne.
12 p.m.: Lincoln Center's "Get to the Point" on cable channel 3 (repeated at 5:30 p.m.).
1 p.m.: folk art; pottery; beginning Scrabble; bridge club.
2:15 p.m.: Indian cookery.
3 p.m.: bridge lessons.
Lunch menu: meatloaf, baked potato, three-bean salad, chilled fruit, graham crackers.
Tuesday, May 9
Department buses: Hull area to Stevens Point 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; grocery shoppers: Edgewater Manor 8 to 9 a.m.
8 a.m.: Lincoln Center's "Get to the Point" on cable channel 3 (repeated at 11 a.m.).
8:30 a.m.: aerofit exercise.
9 a.m.: woodcarving.
9:30 a.m.: help with health concerns and medication management with Fern Johnson, R.N., to 11:30; mixed media art.
10 a.m.: smear; Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.
11 a.m.: PACE exercise.
11:15 a.m.: Stevens Point Post Office will sell stamps at Lincoln Center to 12 p.m.
1 p.m.: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group; beginning Spanish; RSVP Silver Threads sewing group.
Lunch menu: sub sandwich, vegetable soup, pea/pickle/cheese salad, chilled fruit.
Wednesday, May 10
Department buses: Almond, Amherst and Junction City areas to Stevens Point 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
9 a.m.: confidential counseling to 2 p.m.; cribbage.
10 a.m.: beginning microcomputers (at MSTC); writing life stories; Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.
1 p.m.: Visually-Impaired Persons Support Group; Loss of Spouse Support Group; pinochle.
3:30 p.m.: Tai Chi.
7 p.m.: New Therapies in Arthritis.
Lunch menu: chicken strips, mashed potatoes, broccoli, fruited gelatin.
Thursday, May 11
Department buses: Hull area to Stevens Point 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; grocery shopping route: Hi-Rise Manor 8 to 9 a.m.
8:30 a.m.: aerofit exercise.
9 a.m.: intermediate sewing.
10 a.m.: Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.; blood pressure screening to 12 p.m.; smear.
11 a.m.: PACE exercise.
11:30 a.m.: blood pressure screening at Faith Lutheran Church in Rosholt to 12:30 p.m.; music by the Potocki Family Band.
1 p.m.: pottery; conversations with Dan Houlihan.
2 p.m.: square dancing.
5 p.m.: round dancing.
6:30 p.m.: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group.
Lunch menu: spaghetti with meatballs, bread sticks, Italian blend vegetables, apple wedges, ice cream.
Friday, May 12
Department buses: Almond and Amherst areas to Stevens Point, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
9 a.m.: Holly Shoppe registration of new merchandise to 1 p.m.
9:30 a.m.: Get to the Point.
10 a.m.: Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.
11 a.m.: antique identification/evaluation.
11:30 a.m.: piano music by Max Kopchinski.
12:30 p.m.: birthday party.
1 p.m.: Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People Support Group; Internet and e-mail tutoring; novice duplicate bridge.
1:30 p.m.: Lincoln Center's Get to the Point on cable channel 3: "Herbal Remedies: Truth or Consequences."
Lunch menu: ham, scalloped potatoes, carrot coins, chilled fruit, cake.
Saturday, May 13
11 a.m.: Holly Shoppe open to 3 p.m.
3 p.m.: Lincoln Center's Get to the Point on cable channel 3: "Herbal Remedies: Truth or Consequences."