Senior news

Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center
4314 Fullerton Ave.
Details: 410-887-5220

Blood pressure screening – With Karen Kanzler, RN from Good Samaritan, Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Parkville Senior Center
8601 Harford Rd.
Details: 410-887-5227
(The fitness center is open Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applications are available in the staff office.)

Sign up for classes – It’s once again time to register for classes offered by the Community

by Cheryl Keffer
ckeffer@timesheraldnews.com

County officials broke ground this week on an addition that will ease growing pains at the county’s largest senior center – Seven Oaks.

The facility, located on Seven Courts Drive, was too small when it opened in 1991, according to Preston Wollett, the center’s council president.

It currently has 850 members – twice the amount as other county centers of a similar size. Last year the center added 150 new

History Live!
The Baltimore County Department of Aging announces the programs in its Living History Theatre Series titled, “History: Live!” Interactive performances are scheduled in the following Baltimore County Senior Centers during the coming weeks:
Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m., Parkville Senior Center, “Ike and Mamie Eisenhower”
Friday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m., Bykota Senior Center (Towson), Mary Ann Jung as “Elizabeth I”
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m., Overlea Senior Center, “A Musical Salute

Overlea-Fullerton
Senior Center
4314 Fullerton Ave.
Details: 410-887-5361

Halloween Party – Wed. Oct. 31 from noon to 2:30 p.m. Tickets in advance.

Parkville Senior Center
8601 Harford Rd.
Details: 410-887-5227
(The fitness center is open Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applications are available in the staff office.)

Alzheimer’s initiative 2007 – Tues. Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. Fitness is an important part of staying healthy. Learn how

Overlea-Fullerton
Senior Center
4314 Fullerton Ave.
Details: 410-887-5361

Alzheimer’s initiative – Fitness and the benefits of keeping active, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m.
Native American artifacts – Presented by George Malone, Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m.

Parkville Senior Center
8601 Harford Rd.
Details: 410-887-5227
(The fitness center is open Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applications are available in the staff office.)

Be Food Safe – Discuss

For millions of seniors, loneliness can have a very serious affect on their physical and mental health; but there are many ways to overcome loneliness and improve their quality of life.

Emotional isolation is linked to elevated blood pressure in seniors, a 2006 University of Chicago study indicated. Lonely seniors have blood pressure readings up to 30 points higher than their socially connected peers, regardless of race, sex or other health factors, researchers found.

Loneliness is also closely linked

Parkville Senior Center
8601 Harford Rd.
Details: 410-887-5227
(The fitness center is open Mon., Tues, Wed. & Fri. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applications are available in the staff office.)

Your Body Speaks – Talk focusing on maintaining physical health and wellness as aging occurs, with an emphasis on forms of exercise, Tues. Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.

An Apple a Day – Join Ruby Ash to as she talks about colorful red, green

Twenty million American retirees are among the largest group of casualties in the war being waged by their former corporate employers against workers’ and retirees’ earned heath care benefits.

Major American corporations have taken the stance that they can no longer afford to stay competitive while paying benefits to retirees, even under contractual commitments made to retirees in their working years.

The lead retiree advocacy group turning up the heat Washington, D.C., is ProtectSeniors.Org, seeking an amendment to the ERISA

Baltimore County Department of Aging in partnership with Maxim Health Systems will be offering flu/pneumonia clinics beginning Oct. 10 and 11 at the annual Senior Expo/Boomer Expo. Afterward, clinics will be held at area senior centers (see list below).

If you are covered by Medicare B insurance, there will be no cost to you for the vaccine. However, if you are over 65 and have an HMO you will be responsible for the cost of the vaccine and must

St. Joseph’s Fullerton Sodality
Trips leave from Carney Park & Ride. Details: 410-256-7505.

June 26 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brunch at Hershey Farm Restaurant, Lancaster, Pa., religious play “In the Beginning” at Sight & Sound Millennium Theatre. $92 per person, due now.

Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 (Five days, four nights) — Renfro Valley, Mt. Vernon, Ky. Country music galore. $765 per person double, based on 30 people. Price will be reduced by the number of people

February 9 – Annapolis , Md. Cost: TBA. Be the guest of Senator Kathy Klausmeier for a visit to a seesion of the General Assembly and a tour of the Governor’s Mansion. Rosedale Senior Center, 1208 Neighbors Avenue. Details: 410-574-4125.

February 13 – Midway Slots $22- $5 voucher, lunch on own. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center, 4314 Fullerton Ave. Details: 410-887-5220

February 24 - March 3 – Orlando, Fla. Cost $485.dbl. Price includes transportation, 7 nights lodging,

December 6 – Sight and Sound Millennium Theatre presents The Miracle of Christmas. Seven Oaks Senior Center, 9210 Seven Courts Drive. Details: 410-887-5192. December 9 – Washington, DC, U.S. Army Band, dinner at pier Seven, Mormon Temple tree and light display. Call for info. Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center, 4314 Fullerton Avenue. Details: 410-887-5220. January 16, 2007 – National Air and Space Museum Chantilly, Va. Call for info. Overlea-Fullerton Senior Center, 4314 Fullerton Avenue. Details: 410-887-5220. January 23, 2007

November 30 – Lancaster, Pa. Sight & Sound Millennium Theater to see ” THE MIRACE OF CHRISTMAS” AND A DELICIOUS SMORGASBORD LUNCH AT WILLOW VALLEY RESTAURANT. cost $76.00 Towson Chapter #1330 AARP Details: 410-583-5329.

December 5 – Sight and Sound Millennium Theatre presents the Miracle of Christmas, followed by smorgasbord lunch at Shady Maple. Cost $79. Deposit of $40 due at sign up, full payment due November 3. Trip will depart from the American Legion at 11 a.m. and return 9 p.m.

November 19-21 – AARP- Towson Chapter #1330 is offering a trip to Wheeling West Virginia for the “Festival of Lights”. Stay at the famous Wilson Lodge. Cost $365. Details: 410-668-6561. November 30 – Lancaster, Pa. Sight & Sound Millennium Theater to see ” THE MIRACE OF CHRISTMAS” AND A DELICIOUS SMORGASBORD LUNCH AT WILLOW VALLEY RESTAURANT. cost $76.00 Towson Chapter #1330 AARP Details: 410-583-5329. December 5 – Sight and Sound Millennium Theatre presents the Miracle of Christmas, followed by smorgasbord

November 14 – A Music Theater in Lancaster, PA- The Christmas Show and lunch at a restaurant. This Christmas Show is a mix of old, the new, the secular and the sacred. AARP Parkville Chapter #3090. Details: 410-256-2994.

November 14 – ”Good Night Mrs. Puffin” at the Rainbow Dinner Theatre. Cost $60. Person deposit $30. Seven Oaks Senior Center, 9210 Seven Courts Drive. Details: 410-887-5192.

November 16 – Toby’s Dinner Theatre presents “It’s a Wonderful Life” the musical adaptation of the perennial holiday

November 9 – Pennsylvania Opry, lunch and show. Parkville Senior Center, 8601 Harford Road. Details: 410-887-5338.

November 9 - 18 –  Hawaii Island Cruise, 10 days/9 nights. Including two days at the Waikiki Marriott with a tour of Pearl Harbor and a Luau. Prices begin at $2452.00 including air far, cruise, taxes, port charges. We will be visiting five islands on this cruise. Senior Network of North Baltimore, 5828 York Road. Details: 410-323-7131.

November 14 –  A Music Theater in

October 24 –  Executive encounters, Frederick, MD - The American Presidents in Frederick County, MD. Follow the paths our presidents trod in our own back yard with a tour guide. City of Frederick is full of history. Enjoy a delicious meal at a restaurant in Thurmont. AARP Parkville Chapter #3090. Details: 410-661-0692.

October 24 – Baltimore Museum of Industry. Cost $25. Relive American’s working past with a tour through 200 years of Maryland’s industrial heritage. Bring a bag lunch,