Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc. Rooted in Dignity. Serving with Respect. March 2014 1 | Page WASI will be CLOSED… For Seward’s Day Monday, March 31st St Patrick’s Day Potluck Friday, March 14 th from 6 – 8 pm Tickets: $5 for Seniors or $10 for 59 & under Bring a Dish! Start the weekend right! Alaska celebrates Seward's Day on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russia. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as "Seward's folly," "Seward's icebox," and President Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden." The czarist government of Russia had established a presence in Alaska in the mid-18th century. Russia first approached the United States about selling the territory during the administration of President James Buchanan; but negotiations were stalled by the outbreak of the Civil War. After 1865, Seward, a supporter of territorial expansion, was eager to acquire the tremendous landmass of Alaska, an area roughly one-fifth the size of the rest of the United States. He had some difficulty, however, making the case for the purchase of Alaska before the Senate ratified the treaty by a margin of just one vote on April 9, 1867. Six months later, Alaska was formally handed over from Russia to the United States. Despite a slow start in U.S. settlement, the discovery of gold in 1898 brought a rapid influx of people to the territory, and Alaska, rich in natural resources, has contributed to American prosperity ever since. Find out more at: www.biography.com www.history.com WASI SENIOR FLYER 1301 South Century Circle – Wasilla, Alaska 99654 (907) 376-3104 _______________________________________________________________________________ In This Edition… Announcements …………………………………… 1 Chaplain’s Corner …………………………………… 2 Birthdays …………………………………… 2 Don’t Fall! & WASI Activities …………………………………… 3 Calendar ………………………………… 4 - 5 Menu & Medicare Information …………………………….… Insert Games & Good Times ……………………………………. 6 Sponsors …………………………………… 7 Navigate a Path to Better Health with Alaska Health Fair WASI-VRS COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR March 8, 2014 8 am – Noon WASI Campus Cosponsored by WASI & Valley Residential Services For more information, call (907) 278-0234 or visit www.alaskahealthfair.org What Else Happened on March 31? In 1991, after 36 years in existence, the Warsaw Pact—the military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites— came to an end. The action was yet another sign that the Soviet Union was losing control over its former allies and that the Cold War was ending.
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Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc. Rooted in Dignity. Serving with Respect. March 2014
1 | P a g e
WASI will be CLOSED…
For
Seward’s Day
Monday, March 31st
St Patrick’s Day Potluck Friday, March 14
th from 6 – 8 pm
Tickets:
$5 for Seniors or $10 for 59 & under
Bring a Dish! Start the weekend right!
Alaska celebrates Seward's Day on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from
Russia.
Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was
ridiculed in Congress and in the press as "Seward's folly," "Seward's icebox," and
President Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden."
The czarist government of Russia had established a presence in Alaska in the mid-18th
century. Russia first approached the United States about selling the territory during the
administration of President James Buchanan; but negotiations were stalled by the
outbreak of the Civil War. After 1865, Seward, a supporter of territorial expansion, was
eager to acquire the tremendous landmass of Alaska, an area roughly one-fifth the size of
the rest of the United States. He had some difficulty, however, making the case for the
purchase of Alaska before the Senate ratified the treaty by a margin of just one vote on
April 9, 1867. Six months later, Alaska was formally handed over from Russia to the
United States.
Despite a slow start in U.S. settlement, the discovery of gold in 1898 brought a rapid
influx of people to the territory, and Alaska, rich in natural resources, has contributed to
American prosperity ever since.
Find out more at:
www.biography.com
www.history.com
WASI SENIOR FLYER
1301 South Century Circle – Wasilla, Alaska 99654 (907) 376-3104 _______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
In This Edition…
Announcements
…………………………………… 1
Chaplain’s Corner
…………………………………… 2
Birthdays
…………………………………… 2
Don’t Fall! & WASI Activities
…………………………………… 3
Calendar
………………………………… 4 - 5
Menu & Medicare Information
…………………………….… Insert
Games & Good Times
……………………………………. 6
Sponsors
…………………………………… 7
February 2014
Navigate a Path to
Better Health with
Alaska Health Fair
WASI-VRS
COMMUNITY
HEALTH FAIR
March 8, 2014 8 am – Noon
WASI Campus
Cosponsored by WASI &
Valley Residential Services
For more information, call
(907) 278-0234 or visit
www.alaskahealthfair.org
What Else Happened on March 31?
In 1991, after 36 years in existence, the
Warsaw Pact—the military alliance between the
Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites—
came to an end. The action was yet another sign
that the Soviet Union was losing control over its
former allies and that the Cold War was ending.
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Happy March Birthday To…
Gittlein, Florina 3
Nugen, Leonard 4
Farley, Ronald 6
Brumbaugh, Ralph 10
Sedovic, Fran 10
Brown, Evelyn 11
Olson, Bob 11
Galloway, John 12
Johnston, David 20
Beach, Jerry 21
Lang, Lorraine 22
Slezak, Charlene 22
Whatley, John 24
Harp, John 25
Langenhuizen, Delilah 26
Wanda and Bill show off their birthday cake
donated by Immediate Care. WASI celebrates
birthdays every month in our Dining Room.
Join us March 14th
for lunch, and share good
times with WASI members born in March.
Celebrating February
Birthdays!
Chaplain’s Corner
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17
It is great to get new gadgets.
But don’t we often see the user’s manual and say, “I don’t need
that.” Then after hours of frustration we finally turn to the user’s
manual to determine how to make the item work.
This is what happens in our spiritual life. We try living it on our
own, without any guidance, and we get frustrated. The reason we
are frustrated is we have never read God’s user manual: the Bible. It
has the answers to life’s toughest questions. Where did we come
from? Why am I here? What is sin? Why do bad things happen to
good people? What is salvation and why do I need to be saved?
The Bible tells us,
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from
thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might
not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
Psalm 119:10-12
Begin in Genesis 1 and learn about creation, original sin and how
you can have a personal relationship with the God of the Bible
through His Son Jesus Christ.
Any questions? I am here for you. Let’s get in touch with each
