Oasis update         

[June 20, 2007]  The Oasis, Logan County's senior citizen center, 501 Pulaski St. in Lincoln, is open weekdays, except holidays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center also is open on Friday and Sunday nights for table games. Dominic Dalpoas is the executive director. Activities are open to all Logan County senior citizens, regardless of membership. Friends of The Oasis members receive a bimonthly newsletter by mail and reduced rates for classes and trips. For more information, call 732-6132 or 732-5844.

Extension service to sponsor bingo

The Logan County Extension Unit will sponsor the regular Thursday bingo games that begin at 1 p.m. Come join the fun and win food items.

Alzheimer support group to meet

The Alzheimer support group will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the senior center's library. No reservation is necessary. The group provides support and information for caregivers and extended family and is facilitated by a coordinator from Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Oasis board meeting

The Oasis board meetings are open to the public, and the June meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Thursday. To schedule anything on the agenda, the board must receive notification in writing on or before the fifth day of the month prior to a meeting date.

Senior Health Insurance Program

The Oasis sponsors assistance to seniors through the Senior Health Insurance Program. Volunteers trained by the Department of Insurance are available to guide you through problems involving Medicare, Medicare supplement, long-term care insurance, retiree health plans, claims processing and appealing denied claims.

Blood pressure check

The Oasis offers free blood pressure checks every Friday between 10 and 11:30 a.m. No appointment is necessary.

Bunco

The bunco games at the senior center will begin at 1 p.m. Monday. Refreshments are provided by Marilyn Armburst from Regions Bank. Winners of the last bunco games were Ann LaForge, Eleanor Bartman, Jeanette Behrends, Ella Lee Graney and Marjorie Reiners. Come join the fun!

Tuesday lunch

The 11:30 a.m. lunch for June 26 features chicken salad sandwich, carrots and celery sticks, tater tots, and dessert, and a drink for $3.75, or 3.25 if you stay to play cards. Reservation deadline is noon Monday.

Winners for the week announced

Ann Hedrick was the weekday pinochle card game winner. Pauline Boward and Linda Hughes were the weekend winners for pinochle. The winners at five-in-one were Tom Garrison and Bernie DePuy. Congratulations.

[Oasis news release]