Please join us for a fun-filled and informative visit to four wineries in the Prosser, Washington area. A student of the World Wine Program at Central Washington University will accompany us on the trip and will provide some informative insights into the program, as well as insight into wine production in Washington State. Fall 2008 Fall Trip: Winery Tour October 17th Event Information Time : 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Place : Super 1 parking lot Cost : $45 - members, $55 - nonmembers Box lunch included Reservation : Please contact Carol Mellergaard at 963-1411 or [email protected] for details and to make your choice of sandwich (ham or turkey).
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Please join us for a fun-filled and informative visit to four wineries in the Prosser, Washington area. A student of the World Wine Program at Central Washington University will accompany us on the trip and will provide some informative insights into the program, as well as insight into wine production in Washington State.
Fall 2008
Fall Trip:
Winery Tour
October 17th
Event Information
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Super 1 parking lot
Cost: $45 - members, $55 - nonmembers Box lunch included
you all that the tradi-tion will continue on the first Friday of each month at 9:30 at the Dakota Café. Two of the regular participants in this activity, Gene and Laura Wilson, have recently moved to Richland. We wish them well in their new
Welcome to a new year. We have al-ready enjoyed the first activity of the year, with the twelfth annual Senior Open and Luncheon on August 8
th, thanks to
the efforts of Jean Putmum, Don Schliesman, and many others who offered their services. We expect to once again sponsor a number of activities which we hope will be of interest to our fellow retirees. NaDine and I have had a busy summer,
with trips to California, the Oregon Coast, Brit-ish Columbia, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Ari-zona, to visit family and to leave some of our hard-earned money at the casinos in Las Vegas, etc. I’m sure the rest of you have been busy as well. We would be happy to include an account of your adven-tures; please send me the appropriate infor-mation me at the e-mail address below. We enjoyed the First Friday Coffee on August 1, and remind
abode and hope that they will still find time to join us, at least oc-casionally, for First Friday. If you would like to
receive information
by e-mail, please
send me your
address.
By Rosco Tolman
CWU Retirement Association Executive Board, 2008-2009
Fall/Winter Calendar of Events
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Oct. 17 Wine tour of the lower Yakima valley. (See article on front page.) Oct. 18 Wendy Rittereiser will present options for withdrawal of retirement funds. 2:00p.m. in the Student Union Building (SURC), room 137A TBA Joe & Myrna Antonich’s sailing trip from Argentina to Antarctica Feb. 16-24 CWU 2009 Alumni Exploratory Tour to Costa Rica - Highlights to include: Braulio Carrillo National Park, Poas Volcano, Coffee Plantation, Tortuguero National Park, Sarapiqui Rain Forest, Arenal Volcano, Cano Negro and Wildlife Refuge. Per Person Rates: Double $2,799; Single $3,399; Triple $2,769 Included in price: Round trip air from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, air taxes and fees/surcharges of $70 (Subject to increase until paid in full). Cancellation waiver and insurance of $140 per person, hotel transfers (round Trip air from Portland, Los Angeles, or San Francisco available at the same rate). For more information see www.cwu.edu/~cwualum/events/costaRica09
Sept. 18 American Automobile Association Driver Improvement Class A course designed to assist experienced drivers in improving knowledge & under standing of driving. Those who successfully complete the eight-hour-approved, AAA class may receive an insurance premium reduction. See your insurance agent to check on discounts. Certificates will be presented at the end of the course. Class is 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Black Hall, room 134, with instructor Dr. Ron Hales (Professor Emeritus CWU) Cost: is $12, register call 925-6832
Sept. 18 The Arctic Chamber Orchestra 7:30PM Conducted by Eduard Zilberkant
Sept. 20 American Automobile Association Driver Improvement Class
Class is 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Black Hall, room 134, with instructor Dr. Ron Hales, Professor Emeritus CWU. Cost: $12, to register call 925-6832.
Sept. 22 Fall Quarter begins
Sept. 25 Stephen Lynch - comedic song writer to perform at SURC Ballroom, tickets $25 for
general seating and $35 for premium seating.
Oct. 3 First Friday Coffee - Dakota Café 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 8 Terry Tempest Williams, author, and enviromental activist “Finding Beauty in a Broken World” 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 CWU Retirement Association’s Wine Tour - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 22 Reception to honor President McIntyre - Seattle Asian Art Museum 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 23 Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 Wildcat Alley - Homecoming events prior to the football game. Nov. 6 Reception to honor President McIntyre - CWU Sue Lombard Dining Hall 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 7 First Friday Coffee - Dakota Café, 9:30 a.m.
Nov. 8 Ellensburg Banquet and Gala for President McIntyre For additional details on either event for President McIntyre, visit www.cwu.edu/celebration Nov. 10 Bill Bowers, actor, mime and arts educator: iT GOES WiTHOUT SAYiNG, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 First Friday Coffee - Dakota Café 9:30 a.m.
Dec. 13 CWU Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Band I, The Nutcracker: Two Faces, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 CWU Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Band I, The Nutcracker: Two Faces, 2:00 p.m.
Special Fall/Winter Activities
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included Beth Smith, Bill Allison, Don Ringe and Betty Hileman. Individual event results are as fol-lows:
MEN'S ACCURACY DRIVE, Bob Mitchell, WOMEN'S LONG DRIVE, Beth Habib, MEN'S LONG DRIV, Gary Smith, and WOMEN'S ACCURACY
Another successful CWURA golf event was attended by twenty-six golfers and another twenty-three retirees join-ing them for lunch at the Ellensburg Golf Course on Friday, August 8, 2008. Don Schliesman and Jean Putnam once again took the golfers through their paces with six teams of four vying for prizes.
Results of the golf competition include: LOW GROSS TEAM coming in at twenty-six strokes - Jim Pappas, Gary Smith, Christine Zeigler, and Dale Comstock. Once again the winning team received horseshoe tro-phies made by Ron Frye. The team with LEAST PUTTS broke the tourna-ment record with only nine putts for nine holes. They were: Don Cummings, Fred Cutlip, Beth Habib, and Veda Nass. CLOS-EST TO THE HOLE team (on a par three hole after two hits) measured in at fifty-three inches. They
Twelfth Annual Golf Scramble and Luncheon
FOUR!!! Twelfth Annual Golf Scramble Participants
Get your season tickets NOW! Season tickets for 2008-09 are available. As a sea-son ticket holder, you will pay 10 per-cent less per event than single ticket prices. Subscriptions are filled in the order received. Order early to get the best available seats! Indi-vidual ticket sales begin September 15.
Arctic Chamber Orchestra September 18, 2008 Terry Tempest Williams October 8, 2008 Mariachi Los Camperos Di Nati Cano October 22, 2008 Bill Bowers November 1, 2008 The Nutcracker: Two Faces December 13 &14, 2008 Faculty Ensemble Showcase January 11, 2009 Michael Mina & Amy Mumma TBA Chanticleer February 24, 2009 Dr. Bob Arnot April 9, 2009 Earl Klugh May 7, 2009 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers May 7-9 &14-17, 2009
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DRIVE, Susan Madley. After lunch, Roscoe Tolman introduced CWURA board members present and talked about past and future events be-fore calling on Provost Wayne Quirk to bring us up to date on what the university has been in-
volved with related to new construction. VP for En-rollment, Charlotte Tullos, gave us a picture of the new freshman class com-ing in, as well as changes occurring in enrollment figures statewide.
The door prizes, which
are always a big hit, were
given out by Don and Jean
before concluding the event
and inviting everyone back
next year for the thirteenth
annual Golf Scramble. ◙
and then take a few laps around the inside of your house or apartment. If you are able, walk up and down stairs each day; or hold onto the banister securely, and step up and back down on one step as many times as you can.
Stretch those mus-cles! When you are standing at the sink or stove, stand tall and pull your shoulders back for good posture. Tilt your head from side to side gently and slowly, then look down at the floor; repeat this ten times. If you often sit for long periods of time, take a few minutes to stand up and roll your
shoulders forward ten times, and then back-ward ten times, to re-lax your neck and shoulder muscles. Stand with one hand on the back of a sturdy chair, and rise up on the balls of your feet ten times. Then, place one foot in front of you with the heel on the floor and the toes pointed toward the ceiling; gently reach forward until you feel a slight stretch in the back of your calf. Re-peat this ten times with each foot.
Build some strength. Keep two one-pound hand weights (fifteen ounce cans of veggies would work, too) next to your re-cliner to use for arm curls when you are watching the news on TV. Building the strength in your biceps muscles will help when you carry in grocer-ies or when you are doing
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Looking for a simple way to make your daily tasks easier and to have more en-ergy? Look no further than good old daily exercise! Being more active can reap big benefits in flexibility, balance, strength, and you don’t have to spend hours a day at it to feel years younger. Exercising for just twenty minutes a day can make a huge difference in your life. Try these simple tips:
Walk whenever you have the chance. When you go gro-cery shopping, take a walk around the inside of the store before you start on your grocery list. Push a cart for added balance, if you need it. When the weather is nice, walk to do short errands rather than taking the car. Don’t use the TV remote control; get up out of the recliner and switch the channel by hand. While you’re out of that recliner, do some shallow knee-bends
Let’s Get More Active!
yard chores. Buy a set of stretch bands. They’re great for stretching exer-cises to increase your flexibility. Securely place the loop of one band under each foot, and hold the other ends securely in both hands. Do arm curls and side-arm raises gently and slowly.
As with any new ex-ercise program, check with your doc-tor first to make sure you are able to in-crease your activity. Studies have proven that regular physical activity can help lower blood pres-sure, improve choles-terol levels, help con-trol blood sugar, and help prevent thinning bones. You’re never too old to start, so let’s get active! ◙
Stay Active and Independent for Life Celebrates
Washington State Falls Prevention Awareness Day
Come for the afternoon – refreshments served September 25, 2008
Noon – 4:00 p.m. Hal Holmes Community Center
209 N. Ruby St – Ellensburg Doors open at Noon
12:30 p.m. Grand Opening Speakers
Kittitas County Legislators Ilene Silver, MPH, WDOH Senior Falls: The Big Picture Sally York, MN RNC Top ten things to prevent falls
The keys to staying in your home: H – Home safety and modifications
O – Optical review M – Medication safety
E – Exercise
Exercise Home Safety
Strength and balance checks Home modifications
S.A.I.L. exercise demonstrations Smoke alarms
Yoga and Tai Chi demonstrations Checklist for safety
Health and Medication Vision
Nutrition information Advice from optometrists
Talking to your doctor about medication Eyewear cleaning
Senior information and assistance Simple repairs
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Sponsored by Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Kittitas County and the Kittitas County Senior Fall Prevention Coalition
For more information please call RSVP at 509-962-4311
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