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[October 17, 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.

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

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. It is facilitated by a coordinator from Maple Ridge Care Centre.

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

The Self Help and Resource Exchange program distribution date is Friday, with pickup between 4 and 5:30 p.m. at the senior center. The SHARE program is an outreach sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. For more details, call 732-6132.

Bunco games at the senior center will be on Monday, beginning at 1 p.m. Refreshments are provided by Marilyn Armbrust from Regions Bank.

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Tuesday lunch

The 11:30 a.m. lunch for Oct. 23 features chicken and noodle soup, cheese sandwich, crackers, and dessert for $3.75, or $3.25 if you stay and play cards. Deadline is noon Friday.

The Tuesday night bingo special for Oct. 23 at the Lincoln Park District Rec Center is "Odd and Even." Each computer is numbered at the top of the machine, and the first ball called for the night determines the cash rebate. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; games start at 6:50.

The fall card party pinochle winners were Esther Will, Marie Rogers and Irene Tumilty. The bridge winners were Betty Field, Mary Wieland and Betty Oltmanns. Rummy winners were Dorothy Oltmanns, Linda Hughes and Betty Burger. Winning door prizes were Doris Bartman, Joyce Boyles, Betty Burger, Ruth Aper, Geraldine Miller, Ann Hedrick, Ruth Ackerman, Marion Buse, Eleanor Barton, Marie Rogers, Betty Oltmanns, Pauline Boward, Eileen Kohl, and the big winner was Eileen Riggs.

Henry Warnisher and Irene Tumilty were the weekday pinochle winners. Weekend pinochle winners were Helen Opperman and Wilbur Wilmert. Congratulations.

[Text from Oasis news release]

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