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SENIOR VALLEY NEWS Volume 35 Number 9 (909) 584-0323 September 2020

***2020 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS*** PRESIDENT: JERRY MERINO VICE-PRESIDENT: Dixon Brown TREASURER: Susan Chaidez SECRETARY: Leonard Chaidez

***BOARD OF DIRECTORS*** Pearl Gornik—Paul Hartman Neal Hertzmann —Lee Hiett

Dena Johnson — Rabbi Antoine Puller Val Morgan — Jim Waltrip

Dolores Toner

MEETING DATES FOR SEPTEMBER Board Meeting September 1 9:30 a.m. phone conference

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MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

ALL ACTIVTIES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE

TO SENIOR CENTER CLOSURE.

THERE WILL BE NO PUBLISHED CALENDAR

IN THIS ISSUE.

PRACTICE SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCING

Jerry’s Memo

We held our board meeting for Aug 04 via phone conferencing. 12 of the 13 board members were in attend-ance. Agenda items: Approved the June & July board minutes and June &

July Treasurer’s Report. T/S trailer- still waiting for pink slip from DMV. Van usage-still on hold. Note received $480 Insurance

credit for non-usage

Board approved opening of thrift Store. Treasurer reported the $2,500 grant was received. The board members were questioned yes or no for the

2021 board slate and will be posted in the newsletter. The board approved to suspended satellite TV and

keep internet service at the Senior Center till further notice.

Everyone stay healthy and safe

Jerry

FOOD BANK DAY is on Mon-

day, September 28. Food bank

will begin at noon.

The location will be at Meadow

Park Gym at 41220 Park Avenue

in Big Bear Lake. This will be a

drive through food bank so no one getting food will

get out the car. Volunteers will load your car.

A get well card was

sent to Jane Rech. If

you know of anyone

who is ill, scheduled

for surgery, or just

needs some cheer,

please call June at

(909) 253-4657.

OUR THRIFT STORE IS NOW OPEN!

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Day and hours subject to change due availability

of volunteers. 909-585-0131

SCOBBV

NEWSLETTER

EDITOR Jerry (714) 319-9886

Thirty Days Hath September...", or "Thirty Days Has Septem-

ber...", is a traditional verse mnemonic used to remember the num-

ber of days in the months of the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It

arose as an oral tradition and exists in many variants. It is currently

earliest attested in English, but was and remains common through-

out Europe as well. Source: wikipedia.org

Groucho Marx once said, ‘My favorite poem is the one that starts

“Thirty Days Hath September”, because it actually means some-

thing.’

In the 1890s, traveler Henry Attwell found that the residents of rural

Holland used their hands to recall which months of the year have 31

days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_tradition

Labor Day is on the first Monday of September every year. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor unions' strengths of and contributions to the United States' economy. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed in 1885 and 1886. From these, a movement developed to secure state legisla-tion. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During 1887, four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York – created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

The slate of nomination as of publication date for SCOBBV’S

election for 2021. ( we are exploring options how we can do an

election on November 9. When there is a health emergency

such as COVID, it supersedes any rule or regulation that would

required in person meetings if they pose a risk to a person’s

health especially when the Senior Center remains closed)

Jerry Merino*

Dixon Brown*

Susan Chaidez*

Leonard Chaidez*

Val Morgan*

Dena Johnson*

Rabbi Antonie Puller*

Jim Waltrip*

Lee Hiett*

Dolores Toner*

Any eligible SCOBBV member in good standing (membership

dues paid up 90 days prior to the election date—Nov 9 may run

for a position on the club’s Board of Directors. To be eligible for

the office of President, a nominee must have served on the

Board for a minimum of two (2) years. There was a notice in Au-

gust’s newsletter and no one contacted Jerry to be added.

Any eligible member wishing to be served in 2021, please con-

tact Jerry.

(714) 319-9886

*currently serving on the board

Growing Smiles Unknown Author

A smile is quite a funny thing, It wrinkles up your face, And when it's gone, you never find Its secret hiding place.

But far more wonderful it is To see what smiles can do; You smile at one, he smiles at you, And so one smile makes two.

He smiles at someone since you smiled, And then that one smiles back; And that one smiles, until in truth You fail in keeping track.

Now since a smile can do great good By cheering hearts of care, Let's smile and smile and not forget That smiles go everywhere!

“You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” ― Charlie Chaplin

Exercising with Arthritis

For people with arthritis, exercise can reduce joint pain and stiffness. It can also help with losing weight, which reduces stress on the joints.

Flexibility exercises such as upper- and lower-body stretching and tai chi can help keep joints moving, relieve stiffness, and give you more freedom of movement for eve-ryday activities.

Strengthening exercises, such as overhead arm raises, will help you maintain or add to your muscle strength to support and protect your joints.

Endurance exercises make the heart and arteries healthier and may lessen swelling in some joints. Try activities that don’t require a lot of weight on your joints, such as swim-ming and biking.

If you have arthritis, you may need to avoid some types of

activity when joints are swollen or inflamed. If you have

pain in a specific joint area, for example, you may need to

focus on another area for a day or two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPiawRHRpmYhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/safety-tips-exercising-outdoors-older-adults#bicycle

MENU FOR September 2020 Tuesday, September 1: Teriyaki Chicken, Fried Rice, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple Chunks Wednesday, September 2: Cobb Salad, Apple Pie, Garlic Bread Thursday, September 3: French Dip Sand-wich Au Jus, Macaroni Salad, Garden Salad, Cookie Friday, September 4: Chicken Tacos, Rice and Beans, Pudding Monday, September 7: HOLIDAY Tuesday, September 8: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potato/Gravy, Corn, Jell-0, Garlic Bread Wednesday, September 9: Taco Salad, Apple, Cookie Thursday, September 10: Pork Chop, Stuff-ing, Green Beans, Fruit Salad Friday, September 11: Chicken Enchila-das, Beans and Rice, Pudding Monday, September 14: Malibu Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Ice Cream, Garlic Bread Tuesday, September 15: Chili Dog, Macaro-ni Salad, Apple Sauce, Cookie Wednesday, September 16: Chef Salad, Bana-na, Chocolate Cake, Roll and Butter Thursday, September 17: Lasagna, Italian

Veggies, Peaches, Garlic Bread Friday, September 18: Chili Relleno, Beans and Rice, Tortilla Chips Monday, September 21: Salisbury Steak, Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Apple, Corn Bread Tuesday, September 22: Cheese Burger, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Apple Pie Wednesday, September 23: Chinese Chicken Salad, Lemon Cake, Garlic Bread Thursday, September 24: Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Roll and Butter Friday, September 25: Chicken Parm/Noodles, Italian Veggies, Pudding, Garlic Bread Monday, September 28: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Applesauce, Gar-lic Bread Tuesday, September 29: Ham Slice, Scal-loped Potatoes, Peas and Carrots, Corn Bread Wednesday, September 30: Spaghetti/Meat Sauce, Green Salad, Garlic Bread, Cherry Pie Drive through pickup lunches to be serve on Monday through Friday. Please call to reserve your meal 2 days ahead the Parks and Rec office at (909) 866-9700 . This allows time to place your meal order with the restaurant so they can order ingredients. Please don’t call at the last minute, the order has already been place and prepared. Meals items are subject to change.

These meals are provided through the Bear Valley Recrea-tion and Parks District with funding primarily from the Department of Aging supplemented by $400 per month from the SCOBBV. Suggested donation $3