ANTRIM COUNTY
COMMISSION ON AGING
P.O. Box 614
Bellaire, MI 49615
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: (231) 533-8703
Fax: (231) 533-5310
Email: coa@antrimcounty.org
Carol Mitchell, RN, BSN, Director
http://www.antrimcounty.org/coa.asp
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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Senior Potluck October 13, Bellaire Center, 5:30 pm. Please bring a dish to pass.
Halloween Costume Contest: Oct. 29 at Elk Rapids, October 30 at Mancelona and Bellaire
BELLAIRE SENIOR CENTER
308 E. Cayuga, Bellaire
533-8703
October 15: Edward Jones presentation, 12:15
Wii Bowling Leaguer starts October 13. Call for reservations!
October 29: Miracle Ear Hearing Center will provide free exams and consultations, 9:00 - noon. Appointment required: call 1-800-459-5992
EXERCISE CLASS: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 am we hold an easy exercise class for seniors. These sessions are intended to meet the needs of a full spectrum of adults, with their special needs in mind. This class is free of charge! Try it a couple of times, and we're sure you will enjoy it!
Bingo: October 14, 12:45. 55+ only. Free.
Euchre: Every
Tuesday at 6:30 pm, open to all ages. $3 fee for playing; prizes for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place.
Group Painting every Friday at 12:30 p.m. All ages;
freestyle painting in acrylics. Materials provided free!
DUPLICATE BRIDGE:
each Wednesday at 7:00 pm. All ages.
WEIGHT WATCHERS: Weight Watchers provides nutrition
education, exercise information, goals, recipe exchanges, and support as a
group to help us change our behaviors and attitudes. This will enable us
to reach our weight loss goals. The weigh-in is at 5:30 pm each Monday night at
the Bellaire Senior Center, and class begins at 6:00 pm.
MANCELONA SENIOR CENTER
122 E. State St., Mancelona
587-9131
October 14: Edward Jones presentation at 12:15
Country & Western Dance 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 6:00 pm. $2 per person and please bring a snack/finger food to pass.
A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OUT: The Mancelona Senior Center will be open from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm every Sunday for shuffleboard & pool. Coffee and cookies will be available.
Miracle Ear Hearing Center: October 27, 9:00 - noon. Free exams and consultation. Appt. needed: 1-800-459-5992
Bingo Tuesday, October 13, at 12:45. Free for those 55+
ELK RAPIDS MEAL SITE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
143 Charles St., Elk Rapids
264-5043
Meals served on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
October 13: Edward Jones presentation at 12:15
Euchre: Each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 10:00 am.
Exercise Class: each Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Free!
Bingo: October 8. 12:45. Free for seniors 55+
Mah Jong: every Thursday, 1:00 - 3:00. We will be teaching anyone who wants to learn. The game is similar to Dominoes, using Chinese symbols.
CENTRAL LAKE MEAL SITE
New Governmental Building
M-88, Central Lake
Meals served Monday through Thursday. Live music the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
August 11: Tom Jasperse from Edward Jones will discuss investment opportunities.
Bingo! October 12, 12:45 p.m. Free for seniors 55 and over only.
Cards: Mondays at 1:00
Walking Exercise class every Thursday at 1:00. Free!
Caregivers needing help should call Catholic Human Services at (231) 929-7070 or at 1-800-658-8554
Project Fresh: 100 $20 coupons available for low-income seniors to use at farm markets.
New Wii Bowling Tournament set for July/August. We'll teach you how to use the game device. Sign up now. (533-8703)
Pet Food Pantry at Antrim County Animal Control. Call 231/533-6421 for details.
September 18: Senior Empower Day -- the power of advocacy -- speaking up for ourselves and others. Call 947-8920 for more information or click here:
2009 Senior Empower Day, September 18
FOOT CARE CLINICS
Bellaire:
Oct. 21
Call 533-8703 for appt.
Mancelona:
Oct. 1 Call Evelyn Hull at 587-9131 for appt.
Elk Rapids:
Oct. 6
At Noble Pines-- call 264-8365 for appt.
Central Lake: Nov. 12 Call Linda
Hilts at 544-6435 for appt.
BLOOD PRESSURE/BLOOD SUGAR
CLINICS
12:30 p.m., without appointment, at each of the sites listed
above
Free Support Classes for relatives raising others' children: every Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Elementary School (Traverse City). Dinner and childcare provided. Call Theresa Kerry at 231/929-7070 or Kayla Thomas at 231/947-8110.
Volunteer drivers needed for Meals-On-Wheels program. We provide the vehicle at the Bellaire Senior Center. Call Judy Parliament at 231-533-8703.
Nifty-Thrifty Resale Shop: operated by the Antrim County Commission on Aging. Located at 201 E. Broad Street. Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday
Area Seniors, Inc., yard sale each Friday throughout the summer from 8:00 until noon behind the Bellaire Senior Center.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP LISTING
Antrim County Caregiver Support Group, 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Sacred Heart Church. Call 929-3804 or 1-800-272-3900 for information or to register.
The Bellaire Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group is open to anyone who needs it in Antrim,
Charlevoix, Crawford, Otsego, or Roscommon County. Meets the first Tuesday
of each month 9:30 to noon at Meadowbrook Care Facility, 4543 SW 88 Hwy,
Bellaire, MI, 49615.
Karol Stants: 533-6037 & Rhonda Leazier: 590-1709
New Antrim
County Transportation Rates:
Regular
$2.00
Seniors
$1.00
Handicap
$1.00
Route Students $1.25
Package Delivery $4.00
Meal Site Round Trip $1.00
THE HEALTH AND HEALING MINISTRIES OF KALKASKA OFFER A GROUP SESSION IN DEALING WITH GRIEVING THE 2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE STONE HOUSE, ADJACENT TO the KALKASKA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER.
Area Seniors, Inc. takes donations all year long for their annual yard sale--and it's tax deductible. (No clothing or mattresses, please.) Call Ray Mills at 533-6473 or Ron Lalone at 533-9047 to make arrangements.
ARE YOU INTERESTED? Please call the COA office at 533-8703 if you would be interested in a July or August seminar on either of these subjects: (1) Reverse Mortgages (2) AARP Driver Safety Program
Volunteers
Needed!
Examples of specialists needed: plumber, electrician,
chauffer, floor buffing, carpet laying, computers, carpentry, general office,
someone with a trailer to deliver items, and folks to deliver Meals-on-Wheels. Call
533-8703.
Loan Closet
The Commission on Aging maintains a loan closet of various
prosthetic devices which are available free of charge to senior residents of
Antrim County. It is also available to handicapped individuals regardless of age
with a demonstrated need. We have wheelchairs, walkers , bath benches, bedside
commodes, commode risers, sterile bed pads, crutches, hand-held showers, Hoyer
lifts, a cardio chair, and a limited amount of Depends.
LEGAL
ASSISTANCE
Free initial legal consultation is available with Judge Jack
Unger for seniors 60 and older. Make an appointment with his law office at (231)
533-6566. Be sure you tell his office that you are a senior and that you saw
this in the Senior Update Newsletter.
Area Seniors, Inc., hold their monthly meetings at 12:30 on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Bellaire Senior Center.
Gaylord
Shopping
The second Monday of each month. Lunch at your
expense at a predetermined site. Choose
Walmart, K-Mart, Kohl's, or any other store in the area.
Transportation cost $8 per person.
Reservations: 533-8703. Departure Times:
Mancelona Senior Center 11:30 am
Bellaire
ACT
11:15 am
Elk Rapids Meal
Site 10:30 am
Swimming @ the Kaliseum
Every Friday, the C.O.A will provide transportation to Kalkaska for an hour swim
session for a small fee of $2.00.
Departure times will be as follows:
Bellaire Senior Center 9:15 am
Mancelona Senior Center 9:30 am
Deadline for sign up will be the Thursday of the same week.
You may drive yourself to the Kaliseum, but you must call our
office prior to the trip and mail in your $2 to us.
If you would like to see the swimming trip continue, please make the effort to
contact our office to make your reservation @ 533-8703
Euchre Tournaments
Tuesday nights at 6:30. Open to all levels of play, age
18 and older. There will be a $3 entry fee with cash prizes awarded. Coffee,
cookies, and our 50/50 raffle drawing.
NUTRITION SITES
Note: Lunch is served at 12:00 noon at all meal sites on
the days they are open.
Subscriptions to Senior Update, the informative newsletter of the Antrim County Commission on Aging, may be requested by calling or writing the COA. The suggested donation is $5.00.