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 shopping source about services for older adults, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. The following will take place at Lincoln Center, 1519 Water St., unless otherwise noted, from Feb. 21 to 26. For information call 346-1401 or 800-586-5055. The Parkinson's Support Group will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. People with Parkinson's, caregivers, family members and anyone interested is welcome to attend. The group is co-sponsored by the Department on Aging and the Wisconsin Parkinson Association. Richard and Lois Feldman will share stories from, and tell how to get started in, the Elderhostel program at Friday's "Get to the Point." Come early for coffee, presentation is at 9:30 a.m. Register at Lincoln Center for these upcoming classes. Gil Halverson will take a look at the 28 Wisconsin U.S. Senators from 1848 to the present on Tuesdays, March 7 to 28 at 2:30 p.m. Rose Cobb of Mid-State Technical College will teach Baby Quilts on Wednesdays, March 8 to 29 at 1 p.m. The date for the Diabetes Support Group has been changed to Tuesday, Mar. 7 at 6:30 p.m.; Dr. Thomas O'Malley, Jr. will discuss eye care and concerns for diabetics (to register, call Healthline at 346-5463). The Fibromyalgia Self-Help Course on Tuesdays, Feb. 22 to April 4, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. is sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation and offers techniques which promote hope, encouragement and healthy living for those who have fibromyalgia. There'll be information on exercise, nutrition, sleep patterns, and self-help talk. Course leaders are Paulette Quick, who successfully lives with and meets the challenges of fibromyalgia, and physical therapist Deb Thompson. Cost is $40 which includes take-home materials. Bring a sack supper. Pre-register by calling Gayle Weber Rakita at 1-800-242-9945, ext. 210. There are many good reasons why an older adult may not have finished high school, and as many good reasons to earn an equivalency certificate now. Mid-State Technical College's General Educational Development (GED) program is held Friday mornings at Lincoln Center. There are five areas of study: math, science, social studies, literature and writing skills. People study at their own pace with individualized help from an MSTC instructor and practice taking tests in each area to see how they're progressing. They decide when they're ready to take the GED test for each area. When they pass all five tests they graduate from the program and receive a GED certificate. Monday, Feb. 21 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.: Introduction to microcomputers (at MSTC); psychiatric counseling; Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m. 11 a.m.: Beginning French. Noon: Lincoln Center's "Get to the Point" on cable channel 3 (repeated at 5:30 p.m.). 1 p.m.: Pottery; beginning oil painting; Scrabble; bridge club. Lunch menu: chicken ala king, steamed rice, broccoli, chilled fruit, cake. Tuesday, Feb. 22 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. 10 a.m.: Beginning Word 97 (at MSTC); smear; Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m. 11 a.m.: PACE exercise. 1 p.m.: Parkinson's Support Group; beginning Spanish; RSVP Silver Threads sewing group; Internet and e-mail tutoring. 3 p.m.: Art and taste. 5 p.m.: Fibromyalgia Self-Help Course. Lunch menu: meatloaf, baked potato, tossed salad, fruit turnover. Wednesday, Feb. 23 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. 9:30 a.m.: Mixed media art. 10 a.m.: Introduction to microcomputers (at MSTC); Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.; sharing and writing life stories. 1 p.m.: Foot Care Clinic to 4; Polish; pinochle. 3:30 p.m.: Beginning Tai Chi. Lunch menu: chili with crackers, cheese sandwich, vegetable relishes, chilled fruit, sherbet. Thursday, Feb. 24 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; help with Homestead Tax Credit applications at Hi-Rise Manor. 10 a.m.: Beginning Word 97 (at MSTC); Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m.; smear. 11 a.m.: PACE exercise. 1 p.m.: Pottery; computer practice time. 2 p.m.: Square dancing. 5 p.m.: Round dancing. Lunch menu: baked chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fresh kiwi. Friday, Feb. 25 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.: Goal Program to 12 p.m.; Holly Shoppe open to 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.: Internet and email tutoring; Homestead and income tax assistance to 4; novice duplicate bridge. Lunch menu: breaded fish, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, chilled fruit, chocolate chip cookie. Saturday, Feb. 26 11 a.m.: Holly Shoppe open to 3 p.m.