Young at Heart

Blaine Senior Center director Kathy Sitker talks to guests at the annual Pasta and Lights event on November 3.

By Kathy Sitker

Fall is here and so is the snow, but it didn’t damper our annual Pasta and Lights dinner on November 3. Thank you to all who attended and made this such a wonderful night. On November 4, we enjoyed our monthly Bingo fundraiser for the Blaine Senior Center called Big Bucks Bingo. The cash prizes were $25 per game and a $100 blackout. There is never a dull moment at

the senior center.

This month we have a special event planned in honor of Veteran’s Day. Since the holiday falls on Saturday and the federal holiday is Friday, we will be having our luncheon on Thursday, November 9 starting at 11:30 a.m. We have asked members to bring in photos of themselves as young men and women who served our country for display. We have WWII, Korean, Vietnam and Cold War vets to honor and to show the “intergenerational’ aspect of our center. I am pleased that Blaine mayor Harry Robinson and city manager David Wilbrecht will be guest speakers as well as David Van Duisen, an American Legion Squadron 86 member. We are honored to have David here.

Blaine Senior Center’s annual Pasta and Lights event, November 3.

On Wednesday, November 15, Peter Gray, lecturer and author, will take us for an interesting voyage giving insight into who the American people are. The story begins during the last 200 years of the Renaissance and has continued to this day. He will focus on English speaking people, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, King George III and the settling of the New World and before following the Puritans to New England and their ancestors into the West led by ‘Lady Columbia’ and Manifest Destiny.

And as always, our monthly pancake breakfast will be on Saturday, November 18 from 8 to 11 a.m. This too is open to the public. It’s a nice way to start your day among new and old friends.

Join us on Wednesday, November 29 as we meet with health care professionals as they discuss the different levels of care, how to stay at home safely and what to do when you can no longer stay at home or need a little bit more assistance. This is information that unfortunately we all might need and, hopefully, you can get a better understanding of your choices.

And most importantly in this month of “Thanksgiving,” we want to give a special thank you to David Van Duisen, his wife Lisa and the Sons of the American Legion for giving of their time to prepare the 17th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the

Blaine community.

You are invited to join the Sons of the American Legion for Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.