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Oasis
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For
the week of May 28-June 3
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[May
27, 2009]
Bingo sponsored by St. Clara's Manor
St. Clara's Manor will sponsor the bingo games at The Oasis on
Thursday, May 28, beginning at 1 p.m.
Free blood pressure checks
The Oasis offers free blood pressure checking every Friday from
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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.
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SHARE The Self Help and Resource Exchange program
distribution date at The Oasis is Friday, May 29, between 4 and 5:30
p.m. The program is an outreach sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of
Peoria. For more details, you may contact the senior center at
732-6132.
Oasis Belles
The Oasis Red Hat group, Oasis Belles, will meet on Tuesday, June
2, beginning at 11 a.m. After the meeting, lunch is available for
purchase. Lunch reservations are needed, and the deadline is noon
Monday, June 1.
Free hearing tests
Hearing screenings will be available Wednesday, June 3, between
10 and 11:30 a.m. at the senior center, by appointment only. Joyce
Dearth, B.C.H.I.S., provides the service from the Hearing Aid
Center. Please call 732-6132 for more information.
Diabetes class
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital dietitian Jennifer DiPasquale
will instruct a diabetes class at The Oasis each Wednesday during
June. The class starts June 3 and will begin at 10 a.m. Topics to be
covered include managing diabetes, healthy eating, blood glucose,
ABCs of diabetes and caring for gestational diabetes. There is no
charge, and no reservations are needed for this class.
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Tuesday's lunch
The 11:30 a.m. lunch for June 2 features chopped steak with
mushroom gravy, cheesy potatoes, peas and dessert. The suggested
donation is $3.75; or, if you stay to play cards, the suggested cost
is $3.25. The reservation deadline is noon Monday, June 1.
Card winners
The winners for weekday pinochle were Larry Van Bibber and Ruth
Aper. The weekend pinochle winners were Mary Jane Anderson and Ruth
Ackerman.
[Text from Oasis news release]
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