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Senior Center

Director:

Diane Grabowski

734-258-3066

Tour Director:

Sandy Paddie

734-258-3031

Chairperson:

Valenteen Bojanowski

Vice Chairperson: Open

Treasurer:

Carol Healey

Recording Secretary:

Victoria Witt

Southgate Senior Center 14700 Reaume Parkway

Phone: 734-258-3066 Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am to 3pm

SOUTHGATE

SENIOR NEWS

JUNE 14th,2021

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Masks required for those not vaccinated.

No shared food, No coffee or water served.

You may bring your own coffee, water,

and snacks.

Masks required for those not

vaccinated. No shared food, No coffee

or water served.

Our building hours have been changed and with the number of bin-

go players needing bus transportation, the time needed to be adjusted. The start

date will be delayed until we can find 2 Chairperson volunteers and 1 Bingo caller.

Anyone interested should call the Sr. Center Mon-Thurs. 9am-

3pm (734) 258-3066 Buses will pick up at 8:30am

Masks required for those not vaccinated.

No shared food, No coffee or water served will be served.

You may bring your own coffee, water, and snacks.

Masks required for those not vaccinated.

No shared food, No coffee or water served.

You may bring your own coffee, water, and snacks.

All MUST enter thru MAIN entrance—NO exceptions.

Billiard Room Hours

Mon. 10am - 3pm

Tues. 9am-3pm

Wed. 9am - 3pm

Thurs. 10am– 3pm

It’s been 15 long months that the Senior Center has been closed! I am so

very happy to begin opening back up and getting back to some sort of

Southgate Senior Bus Transportation Schedule As of Monday, June 7th, 2021

The Senior Center has three SMART buses that transport seniors Monday-Thursday 9:30am -2pm. Call the office # 734-258-3066 to schedule a pickup. We will now be scheduling pick up times on the hour & half hour.

Mondays & Thursday will now be designated strictly for shopping days. We will have two buses designated for grocery shopping and only one bus that will do a limit of 6 appointments per day. Monday & Thursday—Shopping Schedule 9:15am—Deaconess Towers 9:30am— Southgate Apts. (Seaway Towers) 9:30am— Meadows & American House 10:30am -Co-op 11:00am—Mary Haven On Tuesdays & Wednesdays we have all three buses doing ap-pointments (3 slots for every half hour time slot between 9:30 and noon, or 18 appts total), It would be best to schedule medical ap-pointments, hair appts, banking, etc. on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.

Once Bingo begins (it has a new start time of 10am), we will begin picking up seniors at 8:30am. Please call the office 734-258-3066 and make your bus appointment for bingo. Bingo will end between 1-1:30pm. More information to come.

For all seniors that have previously scheduled rides with me, please call and double check to make sure I have everything cor-rect. Thanks in advance. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION. Please be kind and patient.

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To help with the cost of riding the SMART bus, Southgate

Sr. Center can 30-50 cents SMART tickets available

monthly to any Senior 55+ that does not drive. If inter-

ested please call: Diane Grabowski 734-258-3066

Mon-Thurs 9-3pm

BINGO CHAIRPERSON & BINGO CALLER

NEEDED TO START BINGO! Delores Cebula, who has been our wonderful volunteer Bingo Chairperson for many years (thanks

Delores), has moved out of the area. So, the Senior Center is in need of a volunteer(s) that would be

interested in taking over the chairperson role. Below are the requirements for the chairperson posi-

tion. Per the State of Michigan, we are not limited to just one chairperson. So, if we have multiple

volunteers we can spread the weekly duties out between the multiple people/weeks. For instance, if

you are the chairperson you are NOT allowed to play Bingo as well, but if we have multiple volun-

teers then you can play Bingo on the weeks that you are not acting as the chairperson. Please call

Anyone need a wheelchair ramp? Diane Parker is listing her mother's home (picture attached) at 13480 Argyle, and looking for someone who NEEDS a ramp

Call: Tom Hines at (818)-825-8841 if interested.

VFW & Gleaners Surplus Food Drive

June 11, 2021 VFW #1136

9:30am-1pm 633 Ford Ave

Friday Wyandotte, Mi 48192

American Legion & Gleaners Food Drive

June 25, 2021 American Legion

9:30am-1pm 6737 Allen Rd.

Friday Allen Park, MI 48101

Anyone needing food?

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FREE

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Mayor Kuspa asked that I share this information with you. The Circle of Honor Brick Program is meant to honor all living or deceased service members. All proceeds will benefit our local Southgate VFW Post #9283. Attached you will find detailed information and an order form. If you have any questions regarding this program you are welcome to call the Southgate VFW 734-282-0605.

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ALL TRIPS

INCLUDE

A MEAL.

UNLESS

SPECIFIED

CUSTOM BLUE MAN GROUP (FOX THEATRE)

JUNE 3. THREE BALD AND BLUE MEN EXPLORE OUR WORLD THROUGH ART, MUSIC, COMEDY

THRS. AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION. DINNER AT THE RATTLESNAKE CLUB.

BUS TIMES: 3:00PM - 11:30PM

CUSTOM MICHIGAN LAVENDER FESTIVAL (IMLAY CITY)

JUNE 4. THIS IS THE LARGEST LAVENDER FESTIVAL ON THE EAST COAST AND NOW SHOWCASES

FRI. MICHIGAN'S TOP LAVENDER FARMS, GROWERS AND PRODUCERS ALONG WITH MORE

THAN 100 ARTISTS AND MAKERS AT THE SHOW. DINNER AT THE WHITE HORSE INN.

TIMES: 8:00PM - 5:00PM.

CUSTOM DETROIT ARCHITECTURE TOUR

JUNE 15. THIS TOUR WILL TAKE YOU ALL OVER THE MOTOR CITY AS YOU DISCOVER THE WORKS

TUES. OF TWO OF DETROIT'S GREATEST ARCHITECTS: WIRT ROWLAND AND ALBERT KAHN.

LUNCH AT THE TRAFFIC JAM. BUS TIMES: 9:00AM - 5:00 PM

CUSTOM DETROIT FIREWORKS

JUNE 21. THE DETROIT PRINCESS WILL FEATURE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, A DELICIOUS DINNER

MON. BUFFET AND A CASH BAR THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE FIREWORKS BEGIN AT 10PM.

BUS TIMES: 4:00PM - 11:30PM

ED & TED'S ED'S MYSTERY TRIP

JULY THERE ARE OPENINGS AVAILABLE. FLYERS WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

12th-15th SIGN UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARANTEED TO BE A GREAT TIME.

CUSTOM GARDENS OF DETROIT

JULY 27. ON GARDENS OF DETROIT WE DIG DEEP INTO DETROIT'S AGRARIAN ROOTS AND DISCOVER

TUES HOW FARMING SUSTAINED RESIDENTS IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD. VIEW ORNAMENTAL

GARDENS ETC. LUNCHEON AT THE ROYAL EAGLE. BUS : 9:00 AM-4:30PM

CUSTOM DIAMOND JACK BOAT RIDE

AUG. 17. A TWO HOUR CRUISE ON THE SPARKLING WATERS OF THE DETROIT RIVER. EXPERTLY

TUES. NARRATED TOUR ALONG THE U.S. AND CANADIAN SHORES. ENJOY THE REFRESHING

RIVER BREEZE AND SUMMER SUN WHILE RIDING ALONSIDE GIANT LAKE FREIGHTERS.

LUNCH AT BROWNIES ON THE LAKE. BUS TIMES: 10:00AM - 5:30PM

SOUTHGATE TRAVELERS SCHEDULE REVISED APRIL 1, 2021 Sandy Paddie, TOUR DIRECTOR 734-258-3031

Trips are available for Senior and Adult Residents & Non-Residents PRICES ARE PER PERSON

Mail to : Senior Travel ATTN: Sandy 14700 Reaume Pkwy, Southgate, MI 48195, or drop off at

The Senior Center Mon-Thurs. 9am-3pm (currently the Senior Center is NOT open)

(Seal Registration Form & Money in envelope). Make check payable: SOUTHGATE TRAVELERS

Copy of Trip flyers available in Senior Center . Bus departs from the south parking lot of the golf course. All trips are

listed on the City’s website at www.southgate.mi.org.

All trips follow the

CDC COVID

Guidelines:

1. Your tempera-

ture will be tak-

en before enter-

ing bus.

2. Distancing. Bus

capacity is at 1.2

leaving a row

between seats.

3. Face masks are

required.

4. Hand sanitizer

is available and

encouraged.

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The Southgate Veterans Memorial Library is open our normal hours of operation (Monday - Thursday 10am to 9pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm). All services are available: computer use, printing, faxing, copying, and of course, borrowing books, movies, and more! If you would prefer not to come inside, we can provide curbside services for picking up items, just give us a call at 734-258-3002. Currently, library visits are restricted to 1 hour per day; that may change depending on the state of the pandemic. We are also holding both children's and adult Summer Reading pro-grams again! Registration for both begins on Monday, June 14th. Read for fun and prizes this summer! Sign up is available in person at the front desk; for the children’s program, you can also register online at https://wandooreader.com/southgate/tails-and-tales While we will not be hosting any events this summer, there will still be take home crafts available for both adults and kids, and the children's program has challenges and other fun stuff to try out online. For more information, check our website after June 14th, or come on in! https://southgate.lib.mi.us/ We hope to see you this summer!

~LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE~PAY IT FORWARD~~FROM NAUGHTY NANCY NICE~WORDSMITH~

RETIRED JEWISH GUYS POKER GAME…

RETIRED JEWISH BUDDIES, LEONARD EPSTEIN, NORMAN FEINGOLD, STUART WILHEIM, MARSHALL RACHLEFT...AND SY ROCHOWSKI… LIVING IN FLORIDA, WERE PLAYING POKER IN THE CONDO CLUBHOUSE WHEN ROCHOWSKI LOSES $500.00 ON A SINGLE HAND, CLUTCHES HIS CHEST, AND DROPS DEAD AT THE TABLE. SHOWING RESPECT FOR THEIR FALLEN COMRAD, THE OTHER GUYS CONTINUE PLAYING, BUT, “ STANDING UP.” AT THE END OF THE GAME, WILHELM LOOKS AROUND AND ASKS, “SO, WHO’S GONNA TELL HIS WIFE?” MARSHALL RACHLEFT CUTS THE CARDS. LEONARD EPSTEIN PICKS THE LOW CARD AND HAS TO CAR-RY THE NEWS….NORMAN FEINGOLD TELLS HIM TO BE DISCREET, BE GENTLE, DON’T MAKE THE SITU-ATION ANY WORSE. “DISCRETE? “ I’M THE MOST DISCREET PERSON YOU’LL EVER MEET. DISCRETION IS MY MIDDLE NAME…LEAVE IT TO ME.” SAYS EPSTEIN.… SO, EPSTEIN GOES OVER TO THE ROCHOWSKI’S CONDO AND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR…THE WIFE AN-SWERS THROUGH THE DOOR AND ASKS WHAT HE WANTS?? EPSTEIN DECLARES, “YOUR HUSBAND JUST LOST $500 IN A POKER GAME AND IS AFRAID TO COME HOME.” “TELL HIM TO DROP DEAD!” YELLS THE WIFE. “I’LL GO TELL HIM,” SAYS EPSTEIN.

WE THANK THE ‘UNKNOWN AUTHOR’ FOR THIS ENTERTAINING PROSE..

LEGEND OF ‘THE CLAY BALLS’

A MAN WAS EXPLORING CAVES BY THE SEASHORE. IN ONE OF THE CAVES HE FOUND A CANVAS BAG WITH A BUNCH OF HARDENED CLAY BALLS. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD ROLLED CLAY BALLS AND LEFT THEM

OUT IN THE SUN TO BAKE. AS HE STROLLED ALONG THE BEACH, HE WOULD THROW THE CLAY BALLS ONE AT A TIME OUT INTO THE OCEAN AS FAR AS HE COULD. HE THOUGHT LITTLE ABOUT IT, UNTIL HE DROPPED ONE OF THE CLAY BALLS AND IT CRACKED OPEN ON A ROCK. INSIDE WAS A BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS STONE!

EXCITED, THE MAN STARTED BREAKING OPEN THE REMAING BALLS. EACH CONTAINED A SIMILAR TREASURE. HE FOUND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELS IN THE

20 OR SO CLAY BALL HE HAD LEFT. THEN IT STRUCK HIM.HE HAD BEEN ON THE BEACH A LONG TIME. HE HAD THROWN MAYBE 50 OR 60 OF THE CLAY BALLS WITH THEIR HIDDEN TREASURE INTO THE OCEAN WAVES. INSTEAD OF THOUSANDS OF

DOLLARS IN TREASURE, HE COULD HAVE TAKEN HOME..TENS OF THOUSANDS, BUT, HE HAD JUST THROWN IT AWAY!

IT’S LIKE THAT WITH PEOPLE. WE LOOK AT SOMEONE, MAYBE EVEN OURSELVES, AND WE SEE THE EXTERI-

OR CLAY VESSEL. IT DOESN ‘T LOOK LIKE MUCH FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT ISN’T ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL OR SPARKLING, SO WE DISCOUNT IT. WE SEE THAT PERSON AS LESS IMPORTANT AS SOMEONE MORE BEAUTI-FUL OR STYLISH OR WELL KNOWN OR WEALTHY, BUT WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO FIND THE TREAS-

URE HIDDEN INSIDE THAT PERSON.

THERE IS A TREASURE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. IF WE TAKE THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW THAT PERSON, AND IF WE ASK ‘GOD’ TO SHOW US THAT PERSON THE WAY ‘HE’ SEES THEM, THEN THE CLAY BE-

GINS TO PEEL AWAY AND THE BRILLIANT GEM BEGINS TO SHINE FORTH. MAY WE NOT COME TO THE END OF OUR LIVES AND FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE THROWN AWAY A FORTUNE IN FRIENDSHIPS BECAUSE THE GEMS WERE HIDDEN IN BITS OF CLAY. MAY WE SEE THE PEOPLE IN OUR

WORLD AS ‘GOD’ SEES THEM.

WE THANK THE ‘UNKNOWN AUTHOR’ FOR THIS PROSE…

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What Is Pulmonary Rehabilitation? Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program for people with chronic lung disease. These diseases may include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease and post COVID19 side-effects.

What Are The Goals Of Pulmonary Rehab?

The purpose of Pulmonary Rehab is to help people lead a full, satisfying life and restore them to their highest functional capacity.

The Specific Goals Of Pulmonary Rehab Are To Improve Quality Of Life By:

Decreasing respiratory symptoms and complications

Encouraging self-management and control over daily functioning

Improving physical conditioning and exercise performance

Improving emotional well-being

Reducing hospitalizations

What Is A Team Approach?

American Therapy Centers is a Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF). As such, we can incorporate different services in our Pulmonary Rehab Program. Our Respiratory Thera-pists and Physical Therapists work together to create an individualized plan of treatment for each patient. This plan is then approved by the patient’s referring physician. The physician is updated throughout the patient’s program on the progress being made.

What Do I Need to Know About Participating?

There are many differences in the scheduling, length, and individual components of the program. Medicare and other insurance plans provide varying levels of coverage. If you are interested, dis-cuss this with your healthcare provider. Ask about information from your insurance program.

“We look forward to working with you on achieving a healthier way of living!”

American Therapy Centers, LLC ● 7107 N. Wayne Road, Westland, MI 48185 ● (734) 728-5660

Americantherapycenters.com

A Pulmonary Rehab pro-

Medical Management Exercise

Education Nutrition Counseling Emotional Support

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

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On 2/18/21 the Sr. Center received a phone call from:

Patty @ TDK Financial Center

Offering any Senior that normally

gets their taxes done by AARP a special rate of $25.00

Here is their info: phone # 734-285-6008

13628 Eureka Rd. (1 block east of Trenton Rd) Must call for appointment and bring last ykears

Here’s some other Tax places

H & R Block in Southgate @ 734-281-6690 13735 Eureka Rd.

$69 for seniors

H & R Block in Lincoln Park @ 313-388-5758 3610 Fort St, starting

at $35 for SS/ MI property and $139 federal & $59 State if you need

more

Liberty Tax in Southgate @ 734-530-3549 14400 Eureka Rd.

$80 for seniors Open Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm. & Sat 11am-4:30pm

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church 4300 Harrison Rd Inkster, Mi

Mon & Wed Free Tax Prep ( North of Annapolis Rd) 734-728-0790

AARP is NOT doing “free”

taxes this year.

LIQUID NUTRITION

Available the third Thursday of each month! June 17, 2021

Please pick-up 9-3pm Mon-Thurs, by End of Month

If you want more information call Maesha Hadden 734-326-4444

Meals on Wheels—Currently is NOT serving daily lunches

in the building, only working Monday’s.

Lunches served at the Senior Center Monday—Thursday at 11am.

This is a Wayne County Program and if you are interested in getting home

delivery, please call the Wayne County Home Delivery 734-326-5202

To qualify for home delivery, you must be 60+ and drive very

little or not at all. You must also sign up for at least 3 days a weeks.

Here at the Senior Center, Michelle Miller runs the kitchen Monday—

Thursday. She and a small team of volunteers put together 90+ meals for

homebound residents and serve lunch here at the Sr. Center at 11 am.

(Please call 24 hours in advance.)

Must be 60 years of age and the cost is $3.00 /under 60 years the cost is $6.00.

If you would like to Volunteer your time Please call Michelle at (734) 258-3064

Get your Newsletter via Email!

Stop in or call the office 734-258-3066

and give us your email

Currently we have 166+ seniors receiving the newsletter via email and are loving it!!

SURPLUS FOOD

Food is distributed the last Tuesday of each month. June 29, 2021

Hours: 9am to 11am If you have not applied, br ing proof of

residence & income.

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SENIOR RESOURCES

The Senior Alliance: (800) 815-1112 or (734) 722-2830

The Information Center: (734) 282-7171

Senior Employment: AARP (734) 281-2470

Family Independence Agency: (313) 375-2500

Focus Hope (734) 246-6053 DO NOT CALL LIST: (888) 382-1222

Social Security: (800) 772-1213 Southgate Post Office: (734) 283-8115

Liquid Nutrition: (734) 326-4444 Legal Aide: (313) 937-8291

AARP / Taxes Not doing taxes for 2020 year

NEED a RIDE? We have a Solution for you!

In conjunction with the city of Southgate and SMART transportation, we offer a

curb to curb service to every Southgate Senior or person with a

disability that does not drive. We will take each resident up to 2 bus rides per week

to various appointments. (ie doctors, hair , get your taxes done, banking, shopping,

etc). Please NOTE: all grocery store shopping is done on Mondays & Thursdays to

any of our Southgate stores (Walmart, Kroger, Meijer). We travel to most

surrounding cities, such as Taylor, Allen Park, Wyandotte, Riverview, Trenton,

Woodhaven, Lincoln Park & some parts of Brownstown. Unfortunately we DO NOT

travel to Dearborn, Dearborn Hgts, or Detroit. I can offer you two additional bus

services phone numbers that offer the same fare of $2 round trip.

TSA (The Senior Alliance) 734-736-6068

Smart Transportation 866-962-5515

Senior Center buses run Monday-Thursday 9:30-2:00pm.

We provide transportation for a $2.00 round trip fee, and a $0 fee if you

are coming to the Senior Center for Bingo, Cards, etc.

Let our three dependable bus drivers (Bruce, Clarence & Corbett) give you a lift.

CALL Diane to schedule a ride :

(734) 258-3066

2021 Ensure Distribution dates at Southgate Sr. Center

14700 Reaume Pwy, 734-258-3066

Pick-up time 9am-3pm

Drive up, stay in vehicle, and PLEASE call if you are not coming!

JAN 1/21/2021 JULY 7/15/2021

FEB 2/18/2021 AUG 8/19/2021

MARCH 3/18/2021 SEPT 9/16/2021

APRIL 4/15/2021 OCT 10/21/2021

MAY 5/20/2021 NOV 11/18/2021

JUNE 6/17/2021 DEC 12/16/2021

Last Tuesday of the Month

2021 Surplus Dates at Southgate Sr. Center

14700 Reaume Pwy, 734-258-3066

Pick-up time 9am-11am

Drive up, stay in vehicle, and PLEASE call if you are not coming!

JAN 1/26/2021 JULY 7/27/2021

FEB 2/23/2021 AUG 8/31/2021

MARCH 3/30/2021 SEPT 9/28/2021

APRIL 4/27/2021 OCT 10/26/2021

MAY 5/25/2021

*week early due to Memorial Day

NOV 11/16/2021

*week early due to Thanksgiving

JUNE 6/29/2021

DEC 12/14/2021

*week early due to Christmas

Last Thursday of the Month unless *

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