August-September 2018 - Springfield and Clark County's Resource for People Age 55 and Better Issue 2018-04 - United Senior Services
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August-September 2018
Springfield and Clark County’s Resource
for People Age 55 and Better
Issue 2018-04
United Senior Services Director’s Corner
Issue 2018-04 Dear Members and Friends,
UNITED SENIOR SERVICES
125 West Main Street
What do you think of when someone says the words “senior
Springfield, OH 45502 center”? Do you picture older people (much older than you, of
937-323-4948 course) sitting around reading magazines with a television blaring?
Enon
7571 Springfield-Dayton Road
Time to update your vision! Although United Senior
937-863-0043 Services is now 50 years old, our centers don’t fit that
New Carlisle
stereotype. Today USS centers are vibrant, action-packed
1216 West Lake Avenue places with fitness opportunities (including aquatics!), a
199 Sunrise Terrace variety of lifelong learning classes, volunteer options, and a multitude of
937-845-2080
clubs for art, crafts and cards. We can help you sort out Medicare open
VILLA PARK enrollment. And we can help you with services like Meals on Wheels, In-
1350 Vester Avenue
Springfield, OH 45503
Home Services and Transportation that help support your independence.
937-399-3411 Whether through fitness classes, social activities, or lifelong learning, the
United Senior Services (USS) was National Institute of Senior Centers has stated that senior centers are the
founded in 1968 as Elderly United. USS
publishes The Center Page bi-monthly to
experts on aging in their communities and has declared September National
inform people in Springfield and Clark Senior Center Month. Invite your friends and family to discover USS this
County aged 55 and better about its month, in Enon, New Carlisle, Villa North and downtown Springfield. Here
services and events. are some things to discover:
DIRECTORS
Hugh Barnett • United Senior Services centers are for anyone age 55 and better.
Darryl Bauer
Brad Boyer • USS centers aren’t quiet places. Read through this CenterPage to learn
George Degenhart about all of your options to get involved and make friends.
Don Flowers
Wendy Ford • SAILL - Springfield Area Institute for Lifelong Learning –
Vicky Forrest doubled enrollment in 2017. Find out what all the buzz is about and
Darrell Kitchen, President
Hattie Millender learn something new, too.
Charlie Morris
Dan O’Keefe
• Interested in finding a meaningful volunteer experience? We
Scott Powell connect over 500 volunteers to projects at a variety of local nonprofits
Sheila Rice, Vice President every year.
Joy Rogers, Secretary
Larry Todd • USS centers are a great place to get healthy. Our health education
Par Tolliver and fitness options have expanded in recent years. In addition
Mike Trempe, Treasurer
Chris Wells to traditional programs like aerobics, Zumba, Tai Chi and yoga,
Maureen Fagans, CEO consider our “Wellness Passport”, an incentive program to try new
USS is funded (in part) by a Title III grant under things, get active and improve health, made possible by a grant from
the Older Americans Act administered by the the Community Health Foundation, and managed in partnership with
Ohio Department of Aging through the Area
Agency on Aging PSA2. Funds also provided by Mercy Occupational Health.
Clark County Senior Services Levy, United Way of
Clark County, Mental Health & Recovery Board Research confirms that, compared with their peers, senior center participants
of Clark County, Corporation for National and
Community Service, member fees and donations. have higher levels of physical and emotional health, social interaction, and life
USS is non-discriminatory in services and satisfaction. I invite you to stop in and learn more about your United Senior
employment and facilities are accessible to the
handicapped. Services center.
Thank you for the opportunity,
Maureen Fagans
Executive Director/CEO
2 United Senior Services
Director’s What’s
Corner New
Springfield Area Institute for Lifelong Learning
Fall 2018 • Art Exploration, Theory and Appreciation:
Enrich and broaden your understanding of the
fine arts.
• Bits and Bytes of Computing: Learn the basics
of computer hardware, Internet, social media and
cyber security.
• Caring for Aging Loved Ones - Including
Ourselves: Strategies to improve healthy aging.
• Changes in the Publishing World: A first-
hand account of the publishing world from an
experienced author.
• Dancing Cha-Cha and Salsa: Turn up the heat
with some spicy Latin Dance moves.
• Games People Play: Discover how popular
games evolved over time and why they are so loved.
• Legends and Legacies of Quilts: Learn about
quirky quilt motifs, World War I quilts, and how
to care for your heirloom quilts.
• Make and Take Art Classes: Enjoy a few hours
creating special seasonal art projects that you'll
take with you when you go.
• Meditation in Motion: Strengthen and clear
Registration Opens your mind with meditation that will leave you
relaxed, refreshed, and realigned.
Monday, September 17, 2018 • Pilgrimage to Jerusalem - Journey to the
10am to 12:30pm Sacred: Learn about pilgrimages and pilgrims and
see how they have developed over the centuries.
No prior registration! • Fun With Finances: Security National Bank
No formal program, lunch or presents Financial Tips for Women, Life and Legacy
Planning, and Stock Market and Economic Updates.
presentations as in previous launches! • Quilting: Create and sew three small quilts in
Come In, Register, and Leave! this popular class.
• Sew a Tunic: Tunics are everywhere! Fast, fun,
• Light refreshments will be served
and fashionable. You can say you made it!
• Must be a 2018 USS member to register for classes. • Stained Glass : Make a stained-glass
• Detailed class dates and times available snowflake as this popular SAILL class returns.
the week prior to registration
• Talking with Your Hands: Learn basic sign
language phrases and vocabulary, and get insight
Great Decisions 2018 - Morning and Afternoon Sessions into the deaf community.
Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, Great Decisions is an • Toasters 101: Sliced bread browned by exposure
eight-week national civic education program which focuses on US to radiant heat - everything you ever wanted to
foreign policy and global issues, helping you make sense of it all. know about the history of toast making!
• Two Sticks and Some String: Say, “I made it!"
Springfield Masonic Community Lecture Series when you proudly hang this hand-knit Christmas
• Daniel Boone: Historical Perspectives stocking for Santa to stuff.
• Holistic Approaches to Healing: Facts about vitamins and
supplements. ...more to come!
August - September 2018 3
What's New continued
USS Variety Show
Friday, August 31 Senior Golf Scramble
6-8:30pm Monday, September 10 • 1pm
at Reid Park South Course, Springfield, OH
The stage is set and ready to go
for the USS Entry fee $40 • Member Only Event
Variety Show Includes green fees, cart rental, team awards,
sponsored by and dinner and dessert.
Medi-Gold. Select your own team or be placed on a team.
Singers, Dinner follows at 5:30pm
dancers, at USS, 125 West Main Street, Springfield, OH
skits, Entry forms available July 30
musicians, yodeling and at the Matthies Welcome Center.
much more! Call 323-4948 or stop Sponsored by Villa of Springfield
by the Matthies Welcome Center to
reserve your seat beginning August 1.
Light refreshments provided. USS Gift
Dinner Dance Certificates
Healthy U Chronic Friday, September 14 Give the gift of SAILL / education
Pain Workshop 6pm classes, exercise, or other USS
August 7-September 11 Celebrate the last weeks of summer activities! To purchase a gift
certificate, see Penny McKean or ask
1:30-4pm with friends, food, and dance. the staff at the Matthies Welcome
Healthy U Chronic The Imperial Debubba (aka Dick Center who can help you.
Pain Workshop is a Hatfield) will DJ. Come dance or
six-week, evidence- just enjoy the music. The dinner
based workshop and dance is $11 per person and for 2018 Center Page
offered by USS and the Area members only. Registration begins
August 6.
Cover Photos
Agency on Aging for older adults
USS has a very active Photo
who want to take control of their Save the Date Club that meets Thursdays
health. Topics are organized as small
group, interactive sessions. This Upcoming Social at 3:30pm. (Regular weekly
workshop will be held at Homestead Dances meetings resume Thursday,
September 6.) Photography
Healthcare Center, 2317 East Home
Road, Springfield, OH. There is Free Friday Social Dances will buffs of all experience levels
no charge but you must register in resume October 6 with Memory are welcome.
advance by calling Cindy Coffman Lane and Friday, November 3 with Throughout 2018 the Center
at 323-4948 ext 209 or Dave Yarnall hosting the music. Page is featuring USS Photo
ccoffman@unitedseniorservices.org Club member photos so you
can enjoy the work of these
A Note from the Puzzle Club very talented members.
"It puzzles us why more of you don't A BIG THANK YOU to
join us to put jigsaw puzzles together Friday's, 3 photographer Pam King,
to 6:45pm. It's fun! We even have competitions who captured this hungry
sometimes. We challenge you to beat our time! hummingbird at a feeder.
Come join us!"
4 United Senior Services
Clubs, Groups, and Services
Save the Date First Thursday of Each Month
Garden Club
2018 USS Wellness TRIAD Garden Club is now meeting on the first
TRIAD meetings are held at 1:30pm Tuesday of the month at 1 pm. Contact
Conference at USS, 125 West Main Street. Jane Skogstrom for more information.
The Art of Aging Upcoming programs are: Tuesday, August 7-
The 2018 August 9- 10 Warning Signs of Potluck. Bring a dish made from
Wellness Alzheimers presented by Jane Eckels, locally grown
Conference will Program and Clinical Services food or a
be Thursday, Director, Alzheimer's Association, flower for the
October 11 Miami Valley Chapter. centerpiece.
from 1-4pm Beverages will
September 6-Senior Malnutrition, be provided.
at USS. The presented by Kathy Green, Educator,
emphasis this OSU Extension Tuesday, September 4- Road trip to
year is Your Chateau Farms in Champaign County
Personal Wellness and the Environment. to buy mums. The group will car-pool,
Mark your calendar so you don't USS has a leaving USS at 11am and stop for
miss guest speakers, demonstrations, community lunch after the trip.
health screenings, exhibitors, healthy
refreshments and more!
bulletin board
in the hallway Lunch and Learns
Lunch and Learns are programs on
across from the
a wide range of topics presented at
Medicare Open Iva Hinkle Conference Room
12 noon at USS, with lunch provided.
(MPR2) . Check it regularly to
Enrollment see what is happening in and
Upcoming programs are:
October 15- December 7 around Clark County. August 9- Weight Loss and Chronic
Conditions presented by Jackie
If you have a Medicare supplement Dahlberg, Registered Dietician.
and a drug plan, you can: Card-Making Club Sponsored by Mercy Health.
• switch to another drug plan;
• apply for a different Medsupp plan;
Forming August 16- Advanced Directives
presented and sponsored by Lovett
• drop your Medsupp plan and Paying too much for greeting cards? Law Office.
switch to an Advantage plan; Create one-of-a-kind birthday, thank
• switch to another Advantage plan September 13-Home Maintenance-Tips
you, holiday and special occasion
if you had an Advantage plan to Age in Place presented and sponsored
cards. How? USS
longer than 12 months. by Neighborhood Housing Partnership.
recently acquired
Friday, September 14 is the first day to a generous September 20-The Senior Dream
call for an appointment with an OSHIIP donation of Center presented and sponsored
counselor during open enrollment. Just card making by Jackson, Lytle, and Lewis Life
call the center at 323-4948. supplies including Celebration Center.
rubber stamps, All members are welcome but seating is
Save the Date paper and tools. limited. Call 323-4948 for a reservation.
Fall Pickleball Once a month Meet-up with other
card makers to make cards, learn
Round-Robin techniques, socialize and share
Saturday, October 20 ideas. Not a class...this group will be
self-directed. Meeting time and date
10am-2pm will be determined by the group. If
Registration begins September 20. interested, contact Marj Vereen at www.facebook.com/UnitedSeniors
Event sponsored by Pentaflex. 323-4948 ext. 120.
August - September 2018 5
USS Prevention Program
The USS Prevention Program is designed to help less mobile older adults get out and
socialize. The calendar below lists activities for Prevention clients. If you would like more
information about this program call 323-4948.
1 Farmer’s Daughter and Goodwill, Urbana (LG-NE) B-I-N-G-O! Must be a Member to Play! (SG-ALL)
August Activities
2 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) USS Café and TRIAD (SG – ALL)
7 Champaign County Fair, Urbana (Both-ALL)
8 Senior Center and Dollar Tree, London (LG-ALL) Golden Nugget, Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (SG-N)
9 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) MCL Café and Trader Joe’s, Kettering (SG-E)
13 Studebakers and Michaels Farms, Urbana (LG-NR)
14 Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (LG-NC) Rob's Restaurant, Brookville (SG-W)
15 Farmer’s Daughter and Goodwill, Urbana (LG-W) B-I-N-G-O! Must be a Member to Play! (SG-ALL)
16 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) USS Lunch and Learn (SG)
17 Senior Center and Dollar Store, London (SG –S)
20 Der Dutchman and Country Closet, Plain City (LG-NC) USS Monday Movie Overboard (SG – ALL)
21 Brunch and a Movie, Huber Heights (LG-ALL) Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (SG-E)
22 Studebakers and Michaels Farms, Urbana (LG-W) Hollywood Casino, Dayton (SG-ALL)
23 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) USS Café and Ice Cream Social (SG-ALL)
27 Senior Center and Dollar Tree, London (LG ALL) USS Café and Dilly Dally Euchre (SG-ALL)
28 Farmer’s Daughter and Goodwill, Urbana (LG-NR) Rob's Restaurant, Brookville (SG-N)
29 Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (LG-NE) MCL Café and Trader Joe’s, Kettering (SG-S)
30 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) Senior Center and Dollar Store, London (SG –W)
LG=Large Group • SG=Small Group
B=Both LG and SG
September Activities
3 USS Closed for Labor Day
4 Farmer’s Daughter and Goodwill, Urbana (LG-NC) Collier’s Bruch and USS Garden Club (SG-ALL)
5 Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (LG-W) Rob's Restaurant, Brookville (SG-E)
6 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) USS Café and TRIAD (SG-ALL)
10 Der Dutchman and Country Closet, Plain City (LG-NE) MCL Café and Trader Joe’s, Kettering (SG-W)
11 Brunch and a Movie, Huber Heights (LG-ALL) Rob's Restaurant, Brookville (SG-S)
12 Der Dutchman and Country Closet, Plain City (LG-NR) B-I-N-G-O! Must be a Member to Play! (SG-ALL)
13 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) Senior Center and Dollar Store, London (SG –N)
14 USS Potluck, Entertainment TBA (LG-ALL)
17 Studebakers and Michaels, Urbana (LG-NC) USS Monday Movie The Mountain Between Us (SG – ALL)
18 Der Dutchman and Country Closet, Plain City (LG-W) Senior Center and Dollar Store, London (SG –S)
19 Senior Center and Shopping, London (LG-ALL) Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (SG-W)
20 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) USS Lunch and Learn (SG)
24 Senior Center and Shopping, London (LG-ALL) USS Café and Dilly Dally Euchre (SG-ALL)
25 Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (LG-NR) MCL Café and Trader Joe’s, Kettering (SG-N)
26 Studebakers and Michaels Farms, Urbana (LG-NE) B-I-N-G-O! Must be a Member to Play! (SG-ALL)
27 Water Therapy and Lunch, USS (LG-ALL) Villa Café and Craft Day (SG-ALL)
28 Golden Nugget and Valley Thrift Store, Kettering (SG-S)
6 United Senior Services
RSVP Member News
RSVP Volunteer Opportunities USS Members Place at
Ohio Senior Olympics
Open Hands Free Store John Eichelberger and Harold
Organized in 2008, the mission of the Open Fitch achieved 2nd place in Men’s
Hands Free Store is to support the material Doubles Pickleball at the Ohio
and spiritual needs of people in the Springfield Senior Olympics, June 17. This
and Clark County area. Their motto is Freely qualifies them for the National
Given, Freely Received. Through donations, they Senior Games in Albuquerque, New
are able to provide clothes, shoes, groceries, Mexico in 2019. John also qualified
and fresh produce at no cost to families and in the 1/2 mile. Congratulations John
individuals. In an average month, they serve and Harold!
500 households, which represents almost 1,700
individuals. The Open Hands Free Store is a
registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. If
you are interested in volunteering to help with their mission, please contact
Barbara Rossler or Cora Fisher at 324-5705.
On the Rise
On The Rise, is a non-profit organization that serves at-risk youth in the
Clark County community through programs that promote responsibility,
compassion, and work ethic. Youth who are USS' Vintage Voice Choir
struggling with family, social, educational Performs in Dayton
and/or behavioral issues are referred to the
USS' Vintage Voices performed at
program from children’s services, juvenile
the Korean War Veterans Memorial
court, area schools, and therapists.
Day Program at the Ohio Korean
Located on an eight-acre farm near War Veterans Monument in
Springfield, this non-profit teaches life and Dayton, Sunday, June 24. Vintage
social skills to 30 youth at a time. On a Voices Choir Director, Linda Bodey
daily basis children and teens cook, clean, reports, "it was quite an affair with
care for animals, sew, garden, and receive multiple dignitaries from [Wright
assistance with homework from tutors. Patterson Air Force] Base and the
Miami Valley area - including U.S.
OnThe Rise works hard to to support these
Representative, Mike Turner."
wonderful kids but they can’t do it alone! You can volunteer to help On the
Rise continue to educate, improve, and sustain the youth in your community.
Contact Barbara Rossler or Cora Fisher at 324-5705 for more information.
RSVP is sponsored by United Senior Services of Springfield, Ohio, and is funded by federal funds through the
Corporation for National and Community Service, a state subsidy through Ohio Department of Aging, The
Springfield Foundation, and local matching funds in Clark and Madison Counties.
August - September 2018 7
Gifts and Donations Day Trips
USS is grateful for all of its donors and their
generous gifts to the agency. Please Remember
Anonymous Richard Heil Cancellations and
Vicki Bailey Lawrence Hofbauer Refunds for Day Trips
David and Susan Billings Robert Jackson
Paul Buchanan and Red’s Games:
Charles Kelley
Sarah Bussell Clayton Kleine 100% of the day trip
Nancy Cline Carla Lawhun and cost is refunded if the
Community Health Foundation MercyHealth ticket is resold.
John and Diane Eichelberger Lee and Connie Miller
J. Arthur and Trudy Faber Sherri Page
If the ticket is not resold,
Fred Fetty Debra Parsley the amount of refund is
Franklin Foundation Claudia Perry based upon credit received
Suetta French Trinity Health/ Medigold
Linda Fuschino
from the attractions.
Ronald Vincent
Lou Geer John Webster Thank You!
Darrell Heaton
Add Your Name to
Required Minimum Worth-the-Wait-List
Distribution from Memories of Elvis
Your IRA Cruise
If you are 70 ½ or older and have Thank You
Wednesday, August 1
an IRA, you know that each year 50th Anniversary Event Cost: $126
you must Sponsor:
take your
Required
Springfield Masonic Community
Mum’s The Word
Minimum Thank You!! Thursday, September 27
Ambience Events
Distribution
Barbara Matthies Cost: $126
(RMD).
Champion City Media
But did you
D. Sweets, Cookies and Gifts
know that
you can make a transfer directly
Dave and Taffy Waugh
John Lippolis
Scioto Downs Casino
from your IRA to a charity of your Linda Himes Tuesday, September 18
choice and the contribution is not Par Toliver and Dean Sims
By request! Eldorado Scioto Downs
taxed? Sandra Castleberry
Simply Delicious gaming floor features over 2,200 of
You can give up to $100,000 from Springfield Balloons the latest and most popular games.
your IRA to a charity and it will USS Jammers You will receive $20 free play and
be counted towards your RMD but USS Ambassadors $5 food dining credit. New guests
isn’t included in your adjusted gross USS Photo Club will spin the wheel at the kiosk for
income. If you would like further Vintage Voices additional free play.
information on how you can make
a gift to United Senior Services
and Cost: $30 Due: 9-14
from your IRA, please contact your USS members Depart: 10am Return: 5pm
financial advisor. over the last 50 years! Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure
Activity Level: Easy
8 United Senior ServicesDay Trips
Back by Popular Demand!
Fall Snooty Fox Tour Looking Ahead!
Saturday, September 29
Enjoy coach transportation as you
Ride the Rails in Kentucky
relax, eat, shop, eat and shop some Wednesday, October 24
more! This upscale consignment Embark on a great Railroad and Museum adventure to the Bluegrass
chain features Railroad Museum. Located in Versailles, KY in a beautiful restored
high quality train depot, you will board a train for a 90-minute ride through the
fashions and Kentucky countryside. Descend 300’ through limestone that cuts into
accessories the edge of the river with an opportunity for pictures at a rail bridge
at moderate built in 1889. Lunch at a top-rated local restaurant. Don’t miss this!
prices. You'll Cost: $124 1st Payment: $62 Due: 8-24 2nd Payment: $62 Due: 9-24
visit 5 stores Depart: 8:30am Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure Return: 7:30pm
and be treated Activity Level: Easy
to water, soft
drinks, coffee,
breakfast items, lunch from Panera Baubles, Bows, Boutique
Bread, dessert and wine at each stop! Friday, November 2
More than shopping -- it’s an event! Get all your holiday shopping done
Cost: $60 Due: 9-21
at the Greater Cincinnati Holiday Market, featuring 350+ one-of-a-
Depart: 7:30am Return: 5pm
kind boutiques and specialty stores. Choose from a selection of home
Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure
décor, specialty clothing and one-of-a-kind treasures. Try before you buy
Activity Level: Easy
gourmet food from the Cincy Specialty Food and Treat Show. Lunch at
Whisky’s in Lawrenceburg IN. Before heading home, one more stop at
McCabes Greenhouse where you will enjoy a hands-on workshop using
La Comedia Dinner Theater live seasonal greens. You'll receive a voucher to choose your favorite
Clue the Musical fudge from 15 different flavors!
Friday, October 12 Cost: $100 1st Payment: $50 Due: 9-7 2nd Payment: $50 Due: 10-5
Depart: 6:45am Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure Return: 5pm
Inspired by the Activity Level: Easy
internationally
popular board Christmas Past and Present
game. Mr.
Boddy has
Wednesday, November 28
Travel to Indianapolis and the Indiana Historical Society's Festival of
been murdered
Trees - over 100 Christmas tress decorated by local businesses based on
and it’s up to
specific themes. Visit living history rooms and a Cole Porter room with
you to find the
live entertainment. Lunch at the famous Shapiro’s Deli. After lunch
killer using clues given throughout
tour the home of President Benjamin Harrison (the 23rd US President)
the fun-filled performance. This
decorated for the holidays as it was in the late 1800's. Many of the
trip includes La Comedia’s mouth-
decorations and furniture are original to the family. (Christmas trivia:
watering buffet and drop off / pick
President Harrison was the first President to put up a tree at the White
up service at the door.
House!) Before heading home - Christmas shopping!
Cost: $80 Due: 9-10
Cost: $100 1st Payment: $50 Due: 10-5 2nd Payment: $50 Due: 11-2
Depart: 9:30am Return: 4pm
Depart: 8am Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure Return: 6pm
Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to departure
Activity Level: Easy
Activity Level: Easy
August - September 2018 9USS Trips and Tours
Fall in Vermont Passport Required! tasting and those awesome classic
cars! *A complete list of tours will be
September 9-15 10-Day Cuba available in late August.
Tour Albany, NY and ride the Cruise Day 5: Take a dip in the ocean
Albany Ducks on the Hudson River
before arriving at the Crumpin Fox
January 23- or walk one of Havana’s pristine
beaches; then bid farewell to Havana
Inn in Bernardston, MA. Visit the February 2, 2019 as your ship sails toward the open
Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Onboard cabin credits of $200, seas.
King Arthur Flour, Quechee Gorge, $300, and $400 depending on
Norman Rockwell Museum and Day 6: Use your sea day, to
the cabin category you choose explore The Journey. Her boutique
Robert Todd Lincoln’s home,
Hildene. Visit Hemmings Motor WILL EXPIRE SOON! atmosphere offers seven dining
Sports Museum. Marvel at the 100- There are just two spaces options, spa and fitness center, pool,
mile view atop Hogback Mountain; remaining….so don’t delay! Jacuzzi, casino, ice cream parlor,
take a wagon ride at Adam’s entertainment and enrichment
Day 1: Take a morning flight from
Farm and watch the world-famous programs…PLUS! complimentary
Columbus to Miami and check into
Friesians of Majesty perform. spirits, wine, beer, soft drinks,
your hotel. The remainder of the
Coach to Newburgh, NY and specialty coffees and bottled water!
day is yours to explore.
inspect Washington’s Revolutionary Your cabin amenities include: a mini-
War Headquarters. Day 2: Board a private coach fridge with complimentary soda and
to your ship The Journey an bottled water refilled daily.
Tour includes: nightly entertainment, Azamara Club Cruise (a division
transportation, 6 nights lodging, Day 7: Arrive at the Port of
of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines).
ALL entry fees, gratuities, 16 meals Cienfuegos, a UNESCO World
Days 3 and 4: 2 1/2 glorious days Heritage city. Opt for a People-to
Tour Fare: People tour of the Botanical Gardens,
$1815 pp double occupancy The Fortress at the city’s bay - or
$2141 pp single occupancy travel to Trinidad (81 kilometers
Balance Due: Now! from Cienfuegos) where you can
enjoy a walking tour and visit the
Taking Names for the Worth-The-Wait List
Municipal Museum featuring relics
NYC Christmas from the slave trade and the sugar
December 3-6 cane industry. *A complete list of tours
available in August.
Coach to New Jersey for a 3-night
Day 8: Take a Behind-the-Scenes Ship
stay. See Chinatown, Greenwich
Tour during your sea day. Explore
Village, Rockefeller Center and the
the areas that few guests see. Visit
East Side. Enjoy the Rockette’s in Havana with many optional
the Main Galley, the Segregation Room
Christmas Spectacular, Little Italy, People to People excursions available
(recycling), the Engine Control Room,
Radio City Music Hall and NBC including: Old Havana Walking
the Laundry and end at the Bridge
Studio and a Broadway Show TBA. Tour and The Best of Havana
to see the incredible navigation
Tour includes: 2 shows, transportation, taking you to the Lookout House
technology.
3 nights lodging, ALL entry fees, of Ernest Hemingway, the Colon
Cemetery, Fosterlandia, Revolution Day 9: Arrive in Santiago, Cuba’s
gratuities, 6 meals
Square, Cuban lunch tasting and second largest city, home to
Tour Fare: shopping at the city’s oldest craft Bacardi’s first rum factory. Take an
$1325 pp double occupancy market. Or travel to Cartagena, optional People-to People tour to The
$1590 pp single occupancy Cuba for a Photo Safari. Don’t miss Garden of the Ferns or the Tobacco and
Balance: 10-17 the famous Cuban Cigars, rum Rum Tour where you can fire-up a
10 United Senior ServicesUSS Trips and Tours
hand rolled cigar
while sipping fine
Cuban Rum. *A 2019 Sneak Peek
complete list of tours
available in August. Alaska
Day 10: On your Cruise/Tour
last day onboard July 18 – 29, 2019
The Journey go
Explore Alaska’s interior by rail, cruise ship and deluxe motorcoach
to the Sanctum Spa, take a class at
on this once-in-a-lifetime 12-day adventure. For those who have
the fitness center, or lounge around
longed to experience the majesty of America’s Last Frontier, wait no
the pool deck. Enjoy a dinner at
longer. USS Tours will make your dream a reality!
Prime C. and a show featuring the
orchestra, singers and dancers of Day 1: Fly to Fairbanks.
The Journey. Day 2 Fairbanks: Pan for gold at Gold Dredge #8; take a city tour
Day 11: Return to the Port of and visit an Iditarod Sled Dog Kennel.
Miami and your private coach to the Day 3 Fairbanks to Denali: Travel the rails onboard a deluxe dome car to
Miami airport for your flight home. Denali and take a 7-hour/53-mile back country Wildlife Tour in search of
Vacation Includes: Roundtrip the Big Five: Grizzlies, Dall Sheep, Moose, Caribou and Mt. McKinley.
airport transfers and airfares; 1 Day 4 Denali –Talkeetna – Anchorage: Your morning is free before
½ Days in Miami with coach traveling the rails to Talkeetna for a breathtaking view of Mt. McKinley.
transfers and hotel; 10-day cruise Coach to Anchorage and visit the Alaska Zoo before taking your third rail
on the Azamara Journey; 2 ½ days trip to Seward to board a Norwegian Cruise Line ship for a 7-Day cruise.
in the port of Havana and the
ports of Cienfuegos and Santiago; Day 5 Cruise Hubbard Glacier: The most calving glacier in Alaska
complimentary spirits, beers, soda with 1350 sq. miles of blue ice!
and water; one complimentary Day 6 Icy Strait Point: This port combines authentic Tlingit culture
specialty dinner; mini-fridge stocked and unforgettable natural beauty.
with soda and water; onboard
spending money: $400 Veranda, Day 7 Juneau: Home to Mendenhall Glacier and the iconic Red Dog
$300 Oceanview, and $200 Inside - Saloon. Depart and cruise Sawyer Glacier and Tracy Arm Fjord.
OFFER EXPIRES SOON - all ship See stunning waterfalls and sleeping seals atop floating ice bergs.
gratuities; baggage handling and Day 8 Skagway: Home to boardwalk lined buildings, the historic
driver gratuities; all taxes and fees Gold Rush of 1898 and the White Pass Railroad.
and Professional Tour Manager.
Not Included: Passport Fees and Day 9 Ketchikan: See the largest collection of native totem poles in
Cuba Visa the world and Creek Street, once home to bordellos and bars, now
lined with stylish boutiques.
Cruise and Vacation Fares:
(based on double occupancy) Day 10 Cruise the Inside Passage: Amazing views, Bald Eagles,
Inside Stateroom $3199 wildlife and marine life abound as you sail through the Inside Passage.
Oceanview Stateroom $3499 Day 11 Disembark in Victoria, B.C.: Fly home
Veranda $3799
Cruise/Tour Includes: All airport and land transfers, round-trip
airfare, all port & air taxes, seven-day cruise, 4-day land package, 3
Alaska dome-car rail journeys and MUCH MORE
Tour Fare: TBA
August - September 2018 11Elderly United of Springfield & Clark County, Ohio, Inc.
United Senior Services
125 West Main Street
Springfield, OH 45502
Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 23
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Music will be provided by
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There is no charge for this
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