THE CONNECTION
Bruce Peninsula Seniors Connect Inc. Newsletter
                                  Tobermory, Lion’s Head

Issue 30 – March 2008

BRUCE PENINSULA SENIORS CONNECT IS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE FOR SENIORS ENTIRELY FUNDED THROUGH DONATIONS
AND IS NOW A REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
TAX RECEIPTS CAN NOW BE ISSUED UPON REQUEST FOR ANY DONATIONS THAT WOULD BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED.
90 Main St, P.O. Box 902, Lion’s Head, Ontario N0H 2T0    Phone: 519-793-3781    Fax: 519-793-4761

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Seniors Connect Contacts

 – For Tobermory –
Contact Shirley Johnstone at 519-795-7424, or
Sheila Barta at 519-596-8136.


 – For Lion’s Head –
Contact 519-793-3781.



Tobermory Exercise Program

Seniors Connect is working to ensure that the residents in Tobermory and area are physically fit. An Exercise Program has been started at the Tobermory Legion on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m. We have been very pleased with the response. Initially, the Program was planned for Tuesday only, but there has been sufficient interest to have it on Thursday as well. There have been approximately 20 people attending on Tuesday, and at least 6 or 8 coming in on Thursday. Participants come from Gillies Lake, Dyers Bay, Johnson Harbour, Dorcas Bay, Tobermory and all areas in between.
An Indoor Walking Group meets every Wednesday morning at the Tobermory Community Center. This is a great way to keep in shape without having to brave the elements, especially with the weather we have had recently. We are always looking for more participants, so come out and join the group.
Kathy Anderson is leading a “Gentle Exercise Program” at the Brad Davis Apartments in Tobermory, every Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. This program is an excellent opportunity for seniors who want to participate in low impact exercise, and is open to all seniors in the area.


Bruce Peninsula Seniors Connect
Board Meeting

 The March Board Meeting will be at 2:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 90 Main Street, Lion’s Head.

 ALL WELCOME



Feel the Burn,
Enjoy the Afterglow…
Quite a few Tobermory and area residents are taking advantage of Naomi MacFarlane’s circuit training and relaxation class Tuesday & Thursday mornings at Tobermory Legion. This group is glowing with health and enjoying a quiet moment after their warm-up, workout, and relaxation. You couldn’t find a more pleasant way to pass a winter morning! For further information, call Shirley Johnstone at 519-795-7424.

             

LOCAL SENIOR’S GROUPS

 Lion’s Head Friendship Club
Pot Luck the 2nd Thursday of each month.
ALL WELCOME
Please call Mary at 519-793-4586 for more details.

Old School House Seniors of Stokes Bay
Monthly Meeting & Lunch the last Monday of each month.
ALL WELCOME
Please call Marlene at 519-795-7320 for more details.

Lads & Lassies of Lindsay Township
Monthly meetings the 1st Thursday at 10 a.m.
Pot lucks are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 12 noon.
Join us for a social time at the Northern Bruce Peninsula offices.
For further information, please call Dennis Askie at 519-592-3459

Happy Harbour Club
Monthly Meetings are the 1st Tuesday and Pot Lucks the 3rd Tuesday
followed by cards each month at the Tobermory Community Centre.
ALL WELCOME
For further information contact Bill Bishop at 519-596-8298.

Oliphant Young at Heart Seniors
Monthly meeting the 4th Thursday of the month at 12.30 p.m.
with a delicious potluck lunch. On Friday nights at 7:30 p.m.
we have euchre. Everyone is welcome.



Bruce Peninsula Seniors Connect

 Looking for volunteers to help Seniors stay independent by doing the small things they can no longer do for themselves.

 Contact 519-793-3781



Safety Tip of the Month

 Never let your gas tank get below the ½ full mark.

 Really good advice especially for North Bruce folk.
It can easily be 100 km to an all-night gas station if you
have to head out in an emergency, and you can get cold
awfully quickly if you run out of gas!



BPSC Regular Weekly Activities

Lion’s Head – Seniors Connect Office
Mondays – 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon – Happy Hands
The 3rd Tuesday – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. – Model Builders
Wednesdays – 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. – Coffee Connection



During a Winter Power Failure

 Turn the thermostat down to minimum and turn off all
appliances, electronic equipment and tools to prevent injury,
damage to equipment and fire. Power can also be restored
more easily when the system is not overloaded.

           

DO YOU NEED HELP?
Call the Seniors Connect office at 519-793-3781. There is a volunteer in the office every Monday afternoon to answer your questions. If there is no answer, PLEASE leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.




As of February 2008, Home and Community Support Services staff will be in Lion’s Head every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. We look forward to assisting you with your needs.

Meals on Wheels – hot and frozen meals delivered to your home.
Transportation – volunteer drivers provide rides to local and long distance medical appointments, grocery shopping, banking and other errands.
Housekeeping – housekeepers will provide routine cleaning and /or meal preparation.
Friendly Visiting – caring volunteers make regular visits and phone calls.
Day Away – social, and therapeutic activities in a group setting.
Congregate dining – enjoy a hot meal and social activities in the company of friends.

Please visit us at 90 Main Street Lion’s Head or call 519-793-3781.
We can be reached any time at our Peninsula office in Wiarton at 519-534-1728.

CARING IS AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO!




Alzheimer Forget-Me-Not Tree Report
During the month of December in Lion’s Head a group of dedicated volunteers helped to raise $1299.40 for the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce. This campaign was held in Scott’s Pro Hardware, Hellyer’s Foodland and the LCBO. In addition a selective canvass was held. These funds would not have been raised without the assistance of over thirty helpers who sat in the drafts as doors opened, sat in cramped quarters to write a receipt and generally did not have the greatest of working conditions but prevailed.
This year our plan was to raise a live Spruce Tree of some 18 feet in height on the grounds of the Royal Bank. We had this all set up, a tree donated and were ready to go. The phone rings it is a contractor telling me that he is going to be digging up the area where our crew was going to decorate the tree. The tile bed under the grass is plugged and needs to be replaced now. Quickly we developed plan B. This was to put the tree on the Cenotaph site a little further west on Main Street.
John McCurdy brought up his Hydro line truck to help Martin Hogarth and the writer to put up the tree and decorate it. The first day that we had the work scheduled, the winds arrived about a half an hour prior to lift off. Delay until day 2. Day 2 arrived, and so did the snow. Just as we were about to commence the decorating the tree, we had the snow of late November. We were able to overcome Mother Nature, got the tree up and decorated. A thing of beauty is a Christmas tree with all blue lights on a Snowy Winter Night. Thanks to the next door neighbour, we had found a source of power for our lights at the Cat’s Pajamas B&B. Our joy of accomplishment was to be short lived. That evening, my eldest Grandson and the writer attended to the comforts of the tree. Reinforced by heavy construction planks and spikes the tree was braced against all the travails of nature or so we thought. This was on Wednesday. Friday morning our tree was resting on the snow on the ground. Martin Luther King’s words echoed in my head, and with the help of the crew from the Hydro, the tree was again standing as a proud sentinels guarding the entrance of the Cenotaph. This time, there were ropes, tied to trees, rebar driven into the ground with wires to the tree, all in hopes of securing our tree throughout the Christmas Season. That evening, a gremlin or two, other than Mother Nature, paid us a visit. This time the tree appeared to have been pushed to the west rather than being blown to the east. That was the last straw for your faithful workers. It was decided that we would have to conduct the campaign without a tree for 2007.
2008 should be different, Laurie- Anne Shearer of Canada Post has agreed to let the group plant a live tree on the grounds of the Post Office to the south of the Community Sign board. Jerry Caudle will donate another tree for us to plant. Hopefully then in 2008 we will be able to point to our tree with pride and say, here is the Alzheimer Forget Me Not Tree for Lion’s Head. To all the men and women who helped us write receipts in the stores we appreciate. To the bank who was willing to allow us their land for the tree until a tile bed malfunction, thanks. John, Martin, Captain Jerry, the crew from Hydro One, Ron and his wife from Cat’s Pajamas B & B the Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce is most grateful for your kind efforts on behalf of the Forget Me Not Tree. Each time the funds are turned into the office from Lion’s Head, the folks in the office marvel at the generosity of the people from our community. 2007 funds were down from the record that was raised in 2005 of some $1700.00. However, per capita, we have one of the greatest donations in the two counties. Thank you Bruce Peninsula, you came through once again.
John R. Goy




ATTENTION MODEL BUILDERS!
Boats – Trains – Planes

 Miniature models of any kind.

 Is this your passion?


 If so, then please contact Clive at
519-793-4586 for more information.

 The March get together will be a visit to
Full Steam Ahead
in Owen Sound on Saturady, March 1, 2008.


 Meet at BPSC office at 11 a.m.



The plan is to have a monthly get together to share your interest and ideas and to learn from others.