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December Birthdays Pat Cockerham 12/1 Ernie Coulston 12/1 Denise Summers 12/1 Brad Appleton 12/2 Ehli 12/2 Mary Collins 12/2 Diane Riedl 12/3 Dwayne Fowler 12/3 Tom Boarder 12/3 Leslie Vertin 12/4 Laura Alley 12/5 Carla Bindi 12/6 Deb Aldworth 12/7 Ed Clark 12/7 Phil Van Gorden 12/7 Linda Peterson 12/8 Lorraine Decker 12/9 Marlene Montgomery 12/11 Phil Young 12/12 Laura Kale 12/13 Richard Schmidt 12/13 Sue Bac 12/13 Bert Locke 12/14 Janie Cook 12/15 Bill Louis 12/17 Pat McGraw 12/19 Judy Wass 12/20 Louis DeMaio 12/20 Sharon Snider 12/20 Cheri Fulkerson 12/22 Mary J Atkin 12/22 Eileen Keller 12/22 Jim Johannes 12/22 Linda Greenwood 12/24 Betty Adams 12/24 Kristy Rieger 12/26 Yvonne Ley 12/26 Julie Hanson 12/26 Sandra Cockerham 12/27 Kurt Jensen 12/28 Scott Benedict 12/28 Sue Awe 12/29 Dianne Dean 12/29 Joyce Phipps 12/29 Special Christmas Meals Christmas Dinner December 19, 2025 MENU: Fruit Salad, Cranberry Glazed Ham, Baked Potato Casserole Candied Carrots, Pecan Pie 2 Seatings: 11:30 & 12:45 Wear a Christmas Sweater (it can be ugly or not!) Sign up by December 16, 2025: No reservations will be taken after this date! NEW THIS YEAR! Christmas Eve Brunch December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM Sign up by December 22, 2025 No reservations will be taken after this date! ---PAGE BREAK--- Daily Activities at the Senior Center Mon: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:30 Line Dancing 12:45 Pinochle 1:00 Mahjong (**Call for information) Tues: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:45 Ukulele Group 1:00 Beginner Line Dance Wed: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 10:30 Bingo 1:00 Zumba Thurs: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 10:15 Open Dance 10:30 Ball Room Dance 11:30 Sing Along 1:00 Beginning Ballet Fri: 9:00 Full Body Workout* 9:00 Needleaires 9:30 Arts & Crafts * Quaw Gym Special Events for December Events at the Senior Center Fireside Book Club Fireside Book Club December 5, 2025 1:15 PM at the Library December Birthday Lunch December 17, 2025 - 12:00 Come and celebrate your Birthday with us! Christmas Craft Fair From December 1-24, we will set up a table for people to bring in crafts and goodies to sell. Bring in a small amount at a time so there’s room for everyone who wants to participate! Items need to be clearly marked with a price and your name. Please let us know in advance if you would like our volunteers to collect the money on your behalf or if you would like to donate the proceeds to the Belgrade Senior Center. Deck the Halls Tuesday, December 2, 2025 starting at 8:30 am We will decorate the Center for Christmas! Christmas Convoy Party December 6, 2025 at 5:30 pm Come for snacks & hot beverages and enjoy the Christmas Convoy! Bring a snack to share if you would like! ---PAGE BREAK--- Eve of New Years Eve Ballroom Dance Tuesday, December 30, 2025 6:00-9:00 pm Hors d'oeuvres & Beverages will be served. Enjoy an evening of ballroom dancing and celebration! Bring a snack to share and dress in semi formal attire! More Special Events for December Christmas Cookie Decorating & Cookie Exchange and Wreath Making December 12, 2025 following lunch! DECORATING We will provide everything you need to decorate Christmas Cookies! You are welcome to bring your favorite decorating tools from home! EXCHANGE Do you have an assortment of Christmas goodies you would like to trade for different Christmas goodies? Bring treats to trade along with an empty container to fill up! WREATH MAKING At 1:00, Wreath making will start! Cashman Nursery will provide premade, live pine wreaths for participants to decorate. You can create and attach bows, pinecones, and any personal ornaments or décor you’d like to bring from home. Cashman will supply ribbon, a large bucket of pinecones, and floral wire for attaching items, along with a staff member to coach and assist. Class size is limited to 12 participants, and the cost is $20.00 per person. Call or stop by to sign up! [PHONE REDACTED] New Years Day Hors d'oeuvres Lunch January 1, 2026 at 12:00 Join us for an Hors d’oeuvre Buffet and celebrate the arrival of 2026! Please sign up by December 29, 2025. Christmas Word Scramble SCTAIMSHR EEV TNRARCUKEC GUYL RESTAWE RIKS ANISTITOEP EEAPC NO ATEHR GLICARNO IGTF IIGNGV SEVLE OEGCROS ANTVIYIT ERET OASTMNERN YFORST ETH SNNMAWO ---PAGE BREAK--- Center Happenings! Celebrating all our Wonderful Veterans! It is always a humbling experience to hear how these special folks served our country! We appreciate your service and are thankful for the sacrifices you made for our freedom! George Birtic, Bob Nelsen, Tom Clements, Richard Thompson, Pete Frizzel, Gary Malcott, Emil Anderson, Mac MacDonald and Barbie (front), Jay Johannes, Jim Olmstead, Ken Riedl, Roy Crouse, Ed Clark, Boyd Morgan, Carl Koeber, Ernie Coulston Emergency Food Box Update Thank you to all the great volunteers who helped pack 80 emergency food boxes! We will send the boxes to our Meals on Wheels folks and have some available at the Center for anyone who needs extra food support if we have to close the Center for an emergency. Did you know: • We serve an average of 100 meals each day between Meals on Wheels and Cen- ter meals? • Last year we served over 25,000 meals between Meals on Wheels and Center meals? • We register close to 300 volunteer hours each month and over 3000 vol- unteer hours a year! The essence of volunteerism is not giving part of a surplus one doesn’t need, but giving part of oneself. Kathrine Moore Thank you U-Haul of Belgrade for donating the packing boxes! We appreciate your assistance with this project! Lorraine Ekergren, Julie Teskey, Judy & Kelye Schlepp, Karen Ehlert, Ginger Bolin, Darcy Halpin, Sue Duncan, Molly Johnson, Dawn Inafuku, Mary Acord, Lisa Beedy, Kelley Barkell ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- IMPORTANT INFORMATION Center Holiday Hours The schedule will look a bit different this year! We will be closed December 25 & 26, 2025 & January 2, 2026! Please let Dave or Daneen know if you would like frozen meals! There is more information in the Newsletter about meals and activities on December 24, 2025 and January 1, 2026 These changes give our staff and volunteers a long weekend of celebration and it also allows us to do some really fun things for our members who may be alone over the holidays! Let us know if you have any questions! Safe Banking for Seniors Presented by First Interstate Bank’s Financial Education Committee Join us December 16, 2025, during lunch for a short 20-minute presentation on how to recognize and avoid financial scams. Learn about common frauds targeting seniors, red flags to watch for, and simple ways to stay safe. A Q&A session and free resources will follow. First Interstate Bank is proud to support the ABA’s Safe Banking for Seniors program — helping protect our community through financial education.