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Terri Palagi 11/1 Patty Amberson 11/3 Robert Taurman 11/3 Ina-Rae Teters 11/7 Sally White 11/7 Warren Halpin 11/7 Marlene Welch 11/8 Mary Holmes 11/8 Pat Ray 11/8 Richard Thompson 11/8 Beverly Lindeman 11/9 Helen Barth 11/11 November Birthdays Dennis Davies 11/12 Don Nichols 11/12 Beverley Hensel 11/13 Geoff Pampusit 11/13 Lola Dunmire 11/13 Cheryl Ehret 11/14 Judy Douglas 11/15 Walt Cruse 11/17 Susan Logan 11/18 Lois Blasburg 11/20 Ginger Bolin 11/21 Kathe Howe 11/12 Judy Lukes 11/26 Joe Fitzgerald 11/25 Julie Geyer 11/25 Lorraine Dooner 11/25 Angie Sickler 11/26 Cal Birkhofer 11/26 Billy Horne 11/27 Kath Simonson 11/27 Fred Kirkland 11/28 Dennis Schafer 11/30 There is always, always something to be thankful for! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I forget that there is always some- thing to be thankful for! It can be so easy to forget the blessings when our life gets clouded with hard things - health issues, money trouble, loss, fear of the future, family situations that seem to have no solutions. All these things steal our peace and joy and leave us feeling stuck in our circumstances with no foreseen change or way out. We find ourselves getting buried in all that is wrong, we forget that there is still a lot of right around us. It doesn’t take much to change our perspective. Maybe instead of staring out the window deep in your difficult thoughts, allow your eyes to see what an absolutely beautiful autumn we have been given. Maybe reach out to an old friend and thank them for their friendship. Maybe encourage a young mom or dad to enjoy the crazy season of raising kids because, as we all know, it goes entirely too fast. Find one or two things each day to be thankful for and before you know it, life will start to look up a bit! Another thing that could start to change your perspective is to come on over and spend some time with us! Many friendships have been made sharing a meal together. Wonderful stories and laughter help lighten the load. There is always a place for you at our table! Come and tell us the things your are thankful for! Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward ---PAGE BREAK--- November 4, 2023 from 9:00-1:00 Call or stop by to sign up! Thanksgiving Dinner at Lunch November 20, 2023 12:00 Call to sign up by Thursday, November 16, 2023 If you call after that, we cannot guarantee there will be enough food! Roasted Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Stuffing, Sweet Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Dinner Rolls, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie In Honor of Veterans Day BSC Member, Connie Sims will find the Draft Cards of your ancestors. Come prepared with the names and general location of the men in your family and she will do the rest! Connie will make copies for you to keep. This will go on the whole month of November. Join us for lunch on November 10, 2023 to honor our veterans! Call by 10:00 that day to let us know you are coming! ---PAGE BREAK--- Events at the Senior Center! Fireside Book Club: Friday, November 3, 2023 at 1:00. We will be discussing American Dirt. The book for November will be Horse by Geraldine Brooks. November 15, 2023 at 12:00 November Birthday Lunch Blood Pressure Check November 30, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 am Belgrade Breakfast Club The best breakfast in town! ****NOTE: Breakfast Club will be the 5th Thursday since the 4th is Thanksgiving! Gratitude turns what we have into enough! Gratitude helps us to see what is there instead of what isn’t. ---PAGE BREAK--- Daily Activities After Lunch Activities Mon: 12:30 Pinochle 12:45 Arts & Crafts Tues: 1:00 Ball Room Dancing New Time Wed: 1:00 Zumba Thurs: 12:45 Sing Along 1:30 Stepping On Fri: 1st Friday: Book Club Sat: Morning Activities Mon: 9:00 Full Body Workout 10:15 Line Dancing Tues: 9:30 Full Body Workout 10:45 Ukulele Class Wed: 9:00 Yoga 10:30 Bingo Thurs: 9:30 Full Body Workout 10:45 SAIL Fri: 9:00 Full Body Workout 9:30 Needleaires I Have Some Projects! They say it’s good to recognize your weaknesses and surrounds yourself with people who can compensate! So I am asking for help! Project Did you know we have a Facebook page? If you didn’t, I’m not sur- prised! I barely do social media myself, so I am lucky if I get the menu and ac- tivity calendar on our page. Is there someone out there who would just LOVE to take over our Facebook Page? So much goes on here and it is a shame that we don’t show it off more! Project We need someone to organize this mess on a regular basis. We have so much great information on re- sources and programs but this is such a disaster it’s hard to find anything! Maybe there is a master organizer out there who would love to own this! Stop by and chat with me if you are interested in either of these projects! Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. Ernest Hemingway ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Veterans Day Word Scramble ADEML CEEVIRS EERANVT RTEITUB AGOUECR OREH PADRAE OOHRN RPEID MILMEARO RMLYIITA OPTIART AYODLHI SHATKN STYHIOR IEMANR RAVBE ACEEP VYAN SELORIDS TCOMBA YTUD Medal, Service, Veteran, Tribute, Courage, Hero, Parade, Honor, Pride, Memorial, Military, Patriot, Holiday, Thanks, History, Airman or Marine, Brave, Peace, Navy. Soldier, Combat, Duty True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. ---PAGE BREAK--- Thanksgiving Facts & Trivia • In 2022, the average Thanksgiving dinner cost $64.05 per person according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. • According to Macy's, 3.5 million people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York each year. • 300 pounds of glitter are sprinkled on Macy's Thanksgiving Parade floats and costumes. • Gimbels department store hosted a Thanksgiving Day parade in Philadelphia in 1920, four years before Macy’s held their first. • On Nov. 23, 1989, four inches of snow fell on the Big Apple, marking the first Thanksgiving Day storm in more than 50 years. • The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route is 2.5 miles. • Pumpkins are technically a fruit. • According to Guinness World Records, the world's largest pumpkin pie made in 2010, weighed 3,699 lbs. • There are approximately 3000 calories in a typical holiday dinner according to the Calorie Control Council. • An adult female turkey is called a hen and an adult male turkey is called a tom. • In 1989, George H.W. Bush was the first to "present a Presidential pardon" to a "fine tom tur- key", and it's been an annual tradition ever since. • The National Turkey Federation estimates Americans eat about 45 to 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving. • Benjamin Franklin famously referred to turkeys as "a bird of courage". • The Mayflower officially departed England for America on September 6, 1620. • The Mayflower’s voyage from England to America was 66 days. • There were 102 passengers on the Mayflower. • The first Thanksgiving feast was held in November 1621. • In 1789, President George Washington designated November 26 as a Day of National Thanksgiving. • On Oct. 3, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation, stating the last Thursday in November was Thanksgiving. • There are roughly 400 cranberries in one pound. • U.S. farmers harvest approximately 40,000 acres of cranberries annually. • On average, roughly 50 million Americans hit the road on Thanksgiving. ---PAGE BREAK--- We will be closed November 23 & 24 for Thanksgiving. Talk to Dave or Daneen if you would like frozen meals during that time. Looking Ahead! More information coming next month! December 6, 2023: Deck the Halls December 21, 2023: Christmas Party Lunch December 29, 2023: Pre-New Years Dance