March 2016�Kingston Senior Center, 30 Evergreen Street�

781�585�0511 or 781�585�0512�

The Anchor

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday 8:30 am to 9:00 pm

Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Kingston�Council on Aging�

A reminder about daily OCES Lunches:

If you would like to partake in the daily lunches served at 11:30am for a suggested donation of $2.50 you MUST sign up two days in advance. The signup sheet is available in the grand room. See Trudy for more information. If you do not sign up we cannot guarantee that we will have a lunch available for you.

DIRECTOR'S CORNER....

Thank you GATRA! We now have a spanking new GATRA bus. It’s a great replacement for the older one in our fleet. We are thrilled to be

chosen for the replacement!

More and more new people are coming through our doors, probably because of the expansion of activities and events. Some ex-amples of new classes are Tap dancing, medi-tation, Yoga, the spring author series, geneal-

ogy, and lunch and learn.

As you know our work here at the Senior Center is ongoing. I am committed to work-ing with all the seniors that come here on a daily basis. Whether seniors come in for Thursday lunches and Bingo or for fitness and intermediate computer classes, musical performance with Marie, Canasta, fitness classes, book group, author talks, and more special events, seniors’ input is invaluable. We cannot change the world. We can only make great changes at the Senior Center.

NEW! Genealogy classes star t on Wednes-day, March 23rd at 7pm. The cost is $25 per person for 6 classes run by Fred Channel of the South Shore Genealogy Society and special ge-nealogy speakers. Limited to 20 people. Regis-tration is strongly suggested. Rides available

upon request.

Chef’s Table Award: Food and Philanthropy

with 4 chefs in the area, starting with Solstice of Kingston on March 16th at 6:30pm. The award signifies giving back to the community and will be given to Chef John Cataldi. We hope many

of you will attend. Sponsored by the Friends.

GREAT NEWS: As par t of our goal of build-ing a better, stronger community, you can now access the Kingston Council on Aging, King-ston Public Library, and Adam’s Center events from the Kingston Recreation Dept. website

Kingstonrec.com

Wanted: Looking for cr ibbage, scrabble, and mahjong players. Thinking of Monday after-

noons. Let us know what works best for you.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER - HELP WITH EVENTS –JOIN

THE FRIENDS OF THE KINGSTON COUNCIL ON AGING

WORKSHOPS & CLUBS

Quilting with Louise: Tuesdays 9:00am to 3pm

Book Club: Tuesday, March 15th at 10 AM Join a

lively discussion on this month’s selection

The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

Oil Painting Workshop: Open Paint Wednesdays

8:45am-12 noon.

Needlers: Every Friday 10:00am-12 noon. If you knit,

crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint or use a loom, you are

invited to join us on Fridays at 10:00am . Bring a project to

work on and share your ideas and talents.

Health

The Town of Kingston has entered into a contract with the VNA of Cape Cod!

March is National Nutrition Month! 4 Types of Foods to Help Boost Your Memory

If you’re feeling forgetful, it could be due to a lack of sleep or a number of other reasons including genetics, level of physical activity, and lifestyle and environmental factors. However, there’s no doubt that diet plays a major role in brain health. The best menu for boosting memory and brain function encourages good blood flow to the brain - much like what you’d eat to nourish and protect your heart!

Strengthen Recall by Adding These Foods to your Diet Eat your veggies. Getting adequate vegetables, especially cruciferous ones including broccoli, cabbage and dark leafy greens may help improve memory. Be sweet on berries and cherries. Berries, especially dark ones such as blackberries, blueberries and cherries, are a rich source of anthocyanins and other flavonoids that may boost memory function. You can reap these ben-efits from fresh, frozen or dried berries and cherries. Get adequate omega-3 fatty acids. Essential for good brain health, seafood, algae and fatty fish, including salmon, bluefin tuna, sardines and herring are some of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Substitute fish for meat a couple of times each week to get a healthy dose. Work in walnuts. Well known for a positive impact on heart health, walnuts also may improve memory. Snack on a handful of walnuts or add them to oatmeal or salad for crunch.

These foods are not just good for the brain, they sustain a healthy heart and all parts of the body. While there’s

no guarantee that these foods will help you remember where you put your keys tomorrow, over time they can

support lifelong good health.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SCAN IN! �Some people are forge�ng to scan in when they enter the building. You must scan in for each and every program or event that you

a�end that day. If you have forgo�en or misplaced your scan card, you can simply sign in with your first name and telephone number. We need to know who is in the building at all !mes.�

Our a�endance numbers are also used for repor!ng purposes and for receiving grants. It is important that we COUNT YOU and that we

can COUNT ON YOU to scan in. (Please note that it also saves us a lot of !me. If you haven’t scanned in, we must do it separately and

we might miss you when !mes are very busy.) THANK YOU!�

Just a reminder to call the office at 781�585�0511 or 0512 to

schedule rides or to sign up for lunch,�

a program or an event.�

Young At Heart! with your host Tammy To learn more about services and support for seniors offered local-ly, be sure to watch “Young at Heart” on PACTV. The show airs multiple times during the week and each show airs for about a month. You can catch past shows on PACTV.org as well as on YouTube under Kingston COA or search Young@Heart.

Tammy’s show focuses on getting as much information as possible out to seniors and their families, to ensure well educated choices in care.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Mind Joggers w/Marie Bouley - Every other Friday at 11:00am

Exercise your mind and have fun! Blood Pressure Clinics - Held every Thursday Glucose Screening - Second Thursday of the month

Ask a Nurse - Second and Four th Thursday of the month. Hearing Screenings - Mass Audiology every other month, call for an appointment. Miracle Ear - Third Wednesday monthly, at 9am hearing screen-ing and hearing aid cleaning; walk-in’s welcome. At Home Hearing Healthcare - 2nd and 4th Thursday 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Pedi-Care - Four th Wednesday of each month., and NOW the last Monday of each month. Call for an appointment $29.00

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Kingston Spring Author Talks:

“13 Hours” Author To Launch Series on March 1

KINGSTON--Most Americans have heard of Benghazi, Libya and the events that occurred on September 11,

2012. Terrorists attacked the U.S. State Department’s Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station

called the Annex. A team of six Americans fought to protect the Americans that were stationed there, but

other events of that evening have been the center of much controversy and investigation. Author Mitchell

Zuckoff and the Annex Security Team set the record straight in their compelling bestseller 13 Hours: the In-

side Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. Zuckoff will open the Kingston Spring Author Talks se-

ries on Tuesday March 1 at 7 p.m.

The film 13 Hours: the Secret Soldiers of Benghazi was adapted from the book and was released as a film in

January of 2016.

Mr. Zuckoff is the author of seven books and is a professor of journalism at Boston University. He spent two

decades as a reporter, much of that time with the Boston Globe, where he was an investigative reporter and

national correspondent. During his newspaper career he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative

reporting.

The ongoing author series is sponsored by the Kingston Public Library in cooperation with the Kingston

Council on Aging and the Kingston Public Library Foundation through an initiative called “What’s The Big

Idea?: A Partnership for Lifelong Learning.”

The spring series will also feature visits from Robert Knox, author of Suosso's Lane, a novel based on the

Plymouth roots of the tragic Sacco-Vanzetti story of the 1920s; Kate Clifford Larson, author of Rosemary:

The Hidden Kennedy Daughter; and Stephen Kurkjian, author of Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters who

pulled off the World's Greatest Art Heist, the story of the Gardner Museum art heist 25 years ago. Stay tuned

for details on these and additional talks.

The series is sponsored in part by WATD 95.9 FM Radio and Marty’s Buick GMC of Kingston. The programs

are held at the Kingston Council on Aging, 30 Evergreen Street.

Westwinds Bookshop of Duxbury will provide copies of books for sale and signing.

PROGRAMS, NEWS AND EVENTS

“Ask a Nurse” Offered on the second and four th Thursday of the month. 10:00 to 12:00

This time is being made available to bring in your medical questions or concerns, questions will be handled on a first come first served.

Fuel Assistance We are still processing fuel assistance applications. To find out if you quality please contact the office for an ap-pointment. Elders at Risk If you are concerned about a family member, friend, or neighbor, please do not hesitate to call and speak to Tam-my. Calls are confidential.

General Questions If you have questions in regard to other issues such as health insurance ask for Anna Kelly and for matters in re-gard to housing or the Snap program call and speak to Tammy.

THANK YOU JANET AND TOM!!!

This is the story of Jan and Tom Croce. We all know them and have seen them hard at work in the kitchen every Thursday at the Kingston Senior Center. Jan was at the helm, leading the vol-unteers with healthy food selections, cooking, shopping, and handling all the details that went into serving 50-80 diners each week. Tom was always at her side helping, while simultaneously working on the board and also past chair of the Kingston Council on Aging. They are now both

retiring, Jan as the Kitchen Coordinator, and Tom as a Volunteer in the kitchen.

But, this story began a long time ago....58 years ago, when Jan and Tom were married after knowing each other for just six months. Tom then went off to Andrews Air Force Base as a me-chanic, and Jan waited in Washington D.C. for Tom to return. They came to Massachusetts and expanded the family with one daughter, Sharon, and two sons, Tommy and Randy. Kingstoni-

ans for 50 years,

Jan was artistic. She loved ceramics and loved to decorate cakes. She worked for Danforth Bakery, together they owned a pizza and sub shop and later opened Jan's Catering. Tom worked in hospital maintenance management and even worked for Lechmere...remember Lechmere in Cambridge. He was also a skilled carpenter. When they were not working, they danced to disco music at the Knights of Columbus, and took trips to Hawaii, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Aru-

ba. They favored cruises.

Many of us know that Tom has been battling cancer for the last 5 years. However, it never stopped him from helping out. Nothing stopped him from anything as long as he had Jan by his side. They are looking forward to spending time with their children, their seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Don't be surprised if they show up for a visit. One thing we know for sure is that Jan and Tom Croce will always remain part of the Kingston Council on Aging

and its mission.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES Lighthouse Lunch March date to be announced (Most likely to be Wednesday the 30th). The students from the Lighthouse Café at Silver Lake High are coming here to prepare a luncheon. The menu will be Baked Stuffed Chicken with a poultry bread stuffing, and chicken gravy, roasted potatoes, and a seasonal vegetable and for dessert a homemade cake. Price will be $5.00, normally it is $8.00 but the Friends will be generously covering $3.00 of this cost. Once we get a final date, the tickets will go on sale and must be bought and paid for in advance (non-refundable), there

will also be a 50 person limit to this special meal. Red Sox Opening Day Believe it or not spring will be here soon! Join us here as we cheer on the home team! We are having a gathering to watch the Red Sox home opener on Monday April 11th at 2:00 PM Join us as we cheer and snack on peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs and ROOT BEER! As with any good party there is a cover charge: $2.00 gets you in the door! See you in your home team colors!!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3/1/16 AUTHOR

MITCHELL : 13 Hours

In Benghazi, A Major

Motion Picture Also:

Frozen in Time, Lost

Shangri-La

7:00 PM

1

9:00 Yoga

9:00 Quilting W/Louise

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Zumba Gold

11:00 Hand Reflexology

11:30 Lunch with Trudy

12:00 ConcertThe Ten-

ors

1:30-2:30 Food

Shopping

2 8;30 Pinochle

8:45-12:00 Oil

Painting W/Violet

10:00 30/30 Exercise

Class

10:00 Bakery

11:00 Stay Fit and Strong

1:00 Whist

3

10:00-11:00 Blood

Pressure

10:30 Tai Chi

11:00 Bakery

1:00 Bingo

4

9:00 Zumba Toning

10:00 Needlers

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Tap Dancing

11:00 Tai-Chi

11:00 Mind Joggers

11:30 Computer Questions

12:30 Bridge

12:30 Adult Coloring

7

8:30 Pinochle

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Crafts w/Friends

10:00 Circle Time

10:00 Jen’s Service Dog

10:30 Circuit Training

1:00 Canasta

4:30 Zumba

5:30 TOPS Meeting

8

9:00 Yoga

9:00Quilting W/Louise

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Zumba Gold

12:00 Concert - Lord of

the Dance

1:00 COA Board Meeting

1:30-2:30 Food

Shopping

4:00-6:00 Computer

Class

9

8:30 Pinochle

8:45-12:00 Oil

Painting W/Violet

10:00 30/30 Exercise

Class

10:00 Bakery

11:00 Stay Fit and Strong

1:00 Whist

10

10:00-12:00 Rep

From Con. Keatings

office

10:30 Tai Chi

10:00-12:00 Pressure

and Glucose

11:00 Bakery

12:30 At Home Hear-

ing

1:00 Bingo

1:00 Friends Meeting

11

9:00 Zumba Toning

10:00 Needlers

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Tap Dancing

11:00 Tai-Chi

11:30 Computer Questions

12:30 Bridge

12:30 Adult Coloring

14

8:30 Pinochle

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Crafts w/friends

1:00 Canasta

4:30 Zumba

5:30 TOPS Meeting

15

9:00 Yoga

9:00 Quilting W/Louise

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Zumba Gold

10:00 Book Club

12:00 Concert-At Home

in Ireland

1:30-2:30 Food

Shopping

4:00-6:00 Computer

Class

16

8:30 Pinochle

8:45-12:00 Oil

Painting W/Violet

10:00 30/30 Exercise

10:00 Bakery

11:00 Stay Fit and Strong

12:00 Irish Soda Bread

1:00 Whist

6:30 Chef’s Series Sol-

stice

17

10:30-11:30 Blood

Pressure

10:30 Tai Chi

11:00 Bakery

12:30-1:15 Attorney

1:00 Bingo

7:00 Locavores

18

9:00 Zumba Toning

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Needlers

10:00 Tap Dancing

11:00 Tai-Chi

11:00 Mind Joggers

11:30 Computer Questions

12:30 Bridge

12:30 Adult Coloring

21

8:30 Pinochle

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Crafts w/Friends

10:30 Circuit Training

1:00 Canasta

4:30 Zumba

5:30 TOPS Meeting

22

9:00 Yoga

9:00 Quilting W/Louise

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Zumba Gold

1:00 March Madness Tea

1:30-2:30 Food

Shopping

4:00-6:00 Computer

Class

23

8:30 Pinochle

8:30 Pedicare

8:45-12:00 Open Oil

Painting

9:00 Miracle Ear

10:00 30/30 Exercise

10:00 Bakery

11:00 Stay Fit and Strong

1:00 Whist

7:00 Falls Prevention

7:00 Genealogy

24

10:00-12:00 Blood

Pressure Screening

10:30 Tai Chi

11:00 Bakery

12:30 At Home Hear-

ing

1:00 Bingo

25

9:00 Zumba Toning

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Tap Dancing

10:00 Needlers

11:00 Tai-Chi

11:30 Computer Questions

12:30 Bridge

12:30 Adult Coloring

28

8:30 Pedicare

8:30 Pinochle

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Crafts w/Friends

10:30 Circuit Training

1:00 Canasta

4:30 Zumba

5:30 TOPS Meeting

29

9:00 Yoga

9:00 Quilting W/Louise

10:00 Bakery

10:00 Zumba Gold

12:00 Mindful Music-

Reduce Stress-Improve

well being/memory

1:30-2:230 Food Shop-

ping

4:00-6:00 Computers

30

8:30 Pinochle 8:45-12:00 Open Oil Painting Class 10:00 Bakery

11:00 Stay Fit and Strong

1:00 Whist 7:00 Falls Prevention

7:00 Genealogy

31

10:30-11:30 Blood

Pressure Screening

10:30 Tai Chi

11:00 Bakery

1:00 Bingo

7:00 AUTHOR SE-

RIES—Stephen

Kurkjian

*

March

FITNESS CLASSES

Circuit Training Class w/Christine Nute: Mondays

10:30am Low impact aerobics inter spersed with light

strength training. $4/class

Zumba w/Debbie Rafferty: Mondays 4:30pm. $5/class

TOPS: Monday 5:30pm

Yoga: Tuesdays 9:00 am w/Margie Canty—all levels

$5/class

Zumba Gold w/Debbie Rafferty: Tuesdays 10am. In-

termediate Level. $3/class

30/30 Class w/Christine Nute: Wednesdays 10:00am

Low impact aerobics followed by 30 minutes of strength training. $4/class Stay Fit & Strong w/ Cindie Pappas: Wednesdays

11:00am $5/class Tai Chi w/Peter: Thursdays 10:30am $5/class Zumba Toning w/Debbie Rafferty: Fridays 9am. $3/

class

Tap Dancing w/Jan Harold Friday 10:00 am $5/class

Tai-Chi w/Reggie: Fridays 11am. $5/Class

CARDS AND GAMES

Pinochle: Mondays & Wednesdays 8:30am

Canasta: Mondays 1:00pm

Whist: Wednesdays 1:00pm

Bingo: Thursdays 1:00pm

Bridge: Fr idays 12:30pm

SERVICES

Free Answers to Computer Questions with Bob Barry:

Fridays @ 11:30-12:30pm.

Lisa Budge-Johnson from Plymouth Sheriff's Community Outreach Program opened our eyes and minds to ways to avoid being scammed here on Dec 14th. Can you guess what the most common password is? One of the most important things we can do to protect ourselves is to keep social security and medicare cards in a safe place at home. Do not carry them around. Social Security card number is needed only for: passport, new job tax forms, if you are applying for anything that requires a credit check (credit cards, loans, etc) and winnings at lottery headquarters. If asked for social security number, ask for alternative way, such as license for picture

ID and second ID.

All that is needed for Identity Theft is your full name, date of birth and social security number. If you are a victim of Identity Theft or scamming do reach out for help. All ages are victims of these crimes and the more they are reported the better for all of us. We hope to have Lisa back in the spring to repeat this class. Defi-

nitely worth attending!!!! P.S. The answer to most common password: 1234.

FALLS PREVENTION, BALANCE, AND MIND BODY CLASSES ALL IN ONE Certified Nurse and Yoga teacher Margie Canty will hold approximately 7 classes on how to prevent falls, fear of falling, maintaining balance and using the concept of the mind-body connections. These classes are funded by the Massachusetts Council on Aging. Starting with an information session on Thursday, March 10th 7-9 pm, the remainder of the classes will be on Wednesdays, starting March 23rd, also 7-9pm. Please sign up at the front desk at the Kingston Council on Aging or call 781-585-0511 for more information. Margie Canty also teaches Yoga classes here, and is connected to the Mind-Body Clinic at the Beth Israel Deaconess Cen-

ters.

South Shore Locavores: A Few More of Our Favorite Things,Thursday, March 17th at 7 p.m. at the

Kingston Senior Center Pam Denholm, owner of South Shore Organics, a family-owned delivery service for fresh local, organic, and sustainably-grown produce, tells us about some of her favorite local products and vendors. Bring a dish and join fellow locavores for one of our famous potlucks. Curious about how others manage to do

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strengthening!! A free, casual, fun circle exercise group!!

Strengthen while you wait for your bakery number to be

called!! Second Monday of the month at 10am!! Lauren

Gregory has 20 plus years experience in physical therapy!!

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COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD MEETING will be held on March 8, 2016 at 11:30 am in the

Town House, Room 200. The mee�ng will also be shown on Pac TV, on channel 14.�

STAFF

Tammy Murray Director

Dorothy Neal

Secretary/Dispatcher

Leah Santos Administrative

Assistant

Marilyn Greenstein

Volunteer Coordinator

Marketing

Anna Wallace Outreach Coordinator

Anna Kelley S.H.I.N.E.

Pat Aries

Activities Coordinator

Trudy Millman

OCES Site Manager

Thomas Anti Custodian

Dottie Neal Richard Sheerin

Thomas Walsh

Bill Curtis Van Drivers

COA BOARD Barbara Costa

Thomas Croce

Sandra Driscoll

Joseph Favaloro

Mary Hayes

Joan Hutchison

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$10 - THE FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP DUES - $10.00

Make checks payable to: The Friends of the Kingston COA - Dues year 7/1/15 - 6/30/16

Name: _________________________________________________ Phone: ________________

Address: _________________________________________________ E-mail:_________________

Date of Birth:_____________ Additional donation made in memory of _______________________

Friends’ Executive Board: President: Shelley Loring

Vice President: Elaine Fiore

Treasurer: Christine Favaloro

Clerk: Frances Calderaro

Directors: Mary Boutin, Margaret

Spalluzzi. Mary Ann Wusenich

“Friends” website: www.kcoafriends.com;

Email:kcoafriends@gmail.com

The Friends meet the 2nd Thursday of every month at

1:00pm at the Senior Center. Meetings are open to the

public

The TEAS are back! March Madness Tea - March 22 @1:00pm

Please Note: S.H.I.N.E.

Appointments will be on Tues-

days from 9:30 am, 10:45 am,

12am to 1:15pm Call for an Appointment with Anna Kelley

Today!

REMINDER TO OUR READERS! We are seeking volunteers to help us spread the word

about the activities at the Senior Center where you live....in your neighborhood, apartment

building, and in your condo areas. This just involves putting up some flyers, talking to folks,

and letting us know what people would like us to include for them. We are happy to have

newsletters for you to share with friends. Tell them about computer classes, fitness, author lec-

tures, oil painting, quilting, canasta, whist, bridge AND MORE. They can even form their own

special activity group. Coming up in 2016, a chef series, more authors, Tap dance, a Saturday

evening spring fling. For more information, call Marilyn Greenstein, 781-585-0512.