Adults and Seniors Activities Newsletter

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1 Adults and Seniors Activities Newsletter July 1, 2018 Volume 8, Issue 86 3rd Annual Senior Summer Picnic Set for July 19 The 3rd annual Senior Summer Picnic sponsored by Professional Hearing Services will be coming up on Thursday, July 19 between the hours of 5:30PM and 7:00PM. Wii Bowling Doubles League Baking Brownies with the Seniors 2 2 Outdoor Walking Club Enters Second Month 3 Bean Bag Leagues Underway 3 Horseshoe League Off and Running 4 Watertown Area Senior Games Slated for August Message From Andrew 6 This event is free to the entire community and we invite everyone to come out that evening and enjoy some free hot dogs and drinks. This year s performance will be from the outstanding local group Dolce Diva. We will also have bean bags set up for anyone who would like to place also. Come join us on July 19 from 5:30PM-7:00PM at the Watertown Senior Activities Center outside on the parking lot and in the park area for this fun event.

2 Wii Bowling Doubles League Always a fun, wild, and loud league as it is a random draw for partners every week, Wii Bowling Doubles league continues play in the month of July and will continue to meet at 9:00AM on Thursday mornings until the final day of July 26th. Our leader so far is Hubert Valberg. Gordon Hedges & Jean Strohfus teaming up for Doubles league HEALTH ADVICE FROM TYLER BPPV, also known as vertigo, is a dysfunction of the inner ear which can lead to problems with balance & mobility due to the feeling of spinning or dizziness. Physical therapy Baking Brownies with the Seniors 11 participants were present at our youth and senior event called Baking Brownies with the Seniors held back on Tuesday, June 5th. Special thanks to Ellen Dreyer and Jean Strohfus for making this such a fun time for the kids. Each kid started out by taking turns on preparing brownies to be baked, then when finished the kids had a great time decorating the brownies. They were able to eat some of them and had the opportunity to take home the finished product to share with their families. Great program and look forward to next year. is a leading treatment for vertigo and can also rule out other factors that may be contributing to your dysfunction. 2 Tyler Turbak Doctor of Physical Therapy Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

3 Outdoor Walking Club Enters Second Month Outdoor Walking Club is always a hit in the Summer amongst the Seniors. We have been fortunate to have great weather so far on Fridays, and hopefully continue that trend. The schedule for the month of July is listed below, so if you would like to come, meet us at each of locations at 9AM. Hope to see you there! July 6: Joy Ranch July 13: Jackson Park July 20: Bramble Park Zoo July 27: Eastwoods Park Bean Bag Leagues Underway We are a month into our Men s and Women s Outdoor Bean Bag Leagues at the Senior Activities Center. So far, we haven't had much luck on the weather on both days as we ve had to play inside a majority of the time. Hopefully see some better weather and July as our Bean Bag players enter their second month of play! JULY ACTIVITY OUTLINE: Monday, July 2: NO ACTIVITIES! Tuesday, July 3: NO ACTIVITIES! Wednesday, July 4: NO ACTIVITIES HAPPY 4th of JULY! Thursday, July 5: NO ACTIVITIES! 9:30AM Board Meeting 1:00PM General Meeting Friday, July 6: Joy Ranch Monday, July 9 Tuesday, July 10: 10:00AM Women s Bean Bags 1:00PM Craft Group Wednesday, July 11: 10:00AM Chorus 7:00PM Dance Thursday, July 12: 9:00AM Wii Bowling Doubles 2:00PM Aud Friday, July 13: Jackson Park Saturday, July 14: 10:00AM Watertown City Horseshoe Tournament at McKinley Park Monday, July 16: Ramona Gribble Allen Dahle CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 3

4 JULY ACTIVITY OUTLINE CONTINUED Tuesday, July 17: 10:00AM Women s Bean Bags 1:00PM Craft Group Wednesday, July 18: 10:00AM Chorus 7:00PM Dance Thursday, July 19: 9:00AM Wii Bowling Doubles 5:30PM-7:00PM Senior Summer Picnic Friday, July 20: Bramble Park Zoo Monday, July 23: Tuesday, July 24: 10:00AM Women s Bean Bags 1:00PM Craft Group Wednesday, July 25: 10:00AM Chorus 7:00PM Dance Thursday, July 26: 9:00AM Wii Bowling Doubles 5:30PM-7:00PM Senior Summer Picnic Friday, July 27: Eastwoods Park Monday, July 30: Tuesday, July 31: Memorial Park 4 Horseshoe League Off and Running The 10th season of the Watertown Horseshoe League is underway at McKinley Park each Monday evening starting at 5:30 p.m. This season we have another strong field of players in two different divisions. Each pitcher plays 3 games against a different opponent each week. The league will continue through the end of August. Feel free to grab a lawn chair and come enjoy a night out watching some of the best horseshoe pitchers in town! Call to Schedule Your Ride: (605) Bus Operation Hours Monday thru Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM Shuffleboard back at Auditorium Shuffleboard is going on Thursday afternoons at the City Auditorium at 2 p.m. each week. A double elimination tournament is held each week and we could still use some more people to play. If your interested call Andrew at Jim Flisrand Mary Bushfield

5 Watertown Area Senior Games Slated For August Watertown Area Senior Games sponsored by Reliabank and Edgewood Senior Living is already approaching! 30 events will be held in this year s local senior games which will be held August 23 through the 25th at several locations in Watertown. Stop at the Park and Rec Fieldhouse or the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center to pick up a form to register. Registrations are due August 17th. Cost is $5.00 per event or $20.00 for unlimited events. Be sure to tune in to KWAT every 3rd Tuesday of each month for the latest on Adult/Senior Activities! City Horseshoe Tournament for July 14th ANNOUNCEMENTS! Coming up on Saturday, July 14th, the annual Watertown City Horseshoe Tournament set to be at McKinley Park. Registration is at 9:30AM with a qualifying round and a single elimination tournament beginning at 10:00AM. Cost is $10.00 to play. Participants will pitch two 40 shoe games to qualify and the top 8 pitchers advance to the single elimination tournament to determine a champion. It is for non-league members and league members, so if you would like more information please give Andrew a call at Larry Niemann pitching horseshoes If you have anything that you would like to put in this section, please contact Andrew at or amagedanz@watertownsd.us 5

6 A Message From Andrew Hello Everyone! Contact us at sd.us if you would like to receive this newsletter via , or Hope everyone s Summer is going well so far! All of our Summer programs and activities are in session, but don t forget about the Senior Summer Picnic sponsored by Professional Hearing Services coming up on Thursday, July 19th from 5:30PM-7:00PM. Also, make sure to get signed up for the Watertown Area Senior Games which will be here in no time, coming up on August Make sure to look for any upcoming new programs, events, or activities on the bulletin boards at the Senior Activities Center. As always, I am open for new ideas and programs so if you have any, please let me know! You can contact me at Thank you! go to our newly designed website at rec.com to view it online. 6 Mailing Address Line 1 Mailing Address Line 2 Mailing Address Line 3 Mailing Address Line 4 Mailing Address Line 5