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Oxford Senior Center
10 Old Church Road, Oxford, CT 06478
(203) 881-5231 Reception / Reservations – Ext. 0
www.oxford-ct.gov
Monday – Thursday 9:00 am. - 5:00 pm. Friday 8:00 am. - 4:00 pm.
Make the Oxford Senior Center Your Place to Connect with Others
January 2021
Happy New Year!
The Center will be closed Friday, January 1st and January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
Dear Friends,
We know this past year has been a very stressful,
challenging, and emotional time for all of us. With the
help and support of our loving families and friends, we
managed to persevere and overcome the difficulties we Virtual Strength & Balance with Bobbi
all faced. Wednesdays @ 10:30
This is a fun filled musical class that combines
Now, it is finally time to say goodbye to the doom and stretching and fitness variations, as well as low
gloom of 2020, and move into a much brighter, happier impact cardio moves to burn calories and improve
and healthier New Year! balance. Join us for a good time and a great workout!
New participants, please call to register your email
May 2021 offer us a fresh new start, full of hope, love address for this virtual class. Current Flex, Fit & Fun
and good cheer! We look forward to making up for lost participants will automatically receive a zoom
time and once again enjoying one another’s company as invitation.
we count our blessings for all that life has to offer!
With much love,
The Oxford Senior Center Staff Complimentary Chair Reiki Sessions with Ann
Reiki is a very specific form of energy healing, in which
hands are placed just off the body or lightly touching the
body, as in “laying on of hands.” Reiki can also be done
“long distance,” as a form of prayer. According to many
Time to renew your membership for 2021 versions of its origin, Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese seeker
All members have received a complimentary copy of the of spiritual truths, brought the Reiki method of healing
January 2021 newsletter. If you would like to continue to into human awareness in 1922 after a deep spiritual
receive our newsletter, please renew your membership experience. He is said to have begun teaching others
this month. Please remember you must be a member to after a serious earthquake hit Japan and he felt urged to
participate in our programs. You may stop by the front spread his knowledge. In a Reiki session, the practitioner
desk or mail in your check made payable to the Oxford is seeking to transmit universal life energy to the client.
Senior Center. Annual fees: $5.00 Oxford residents: The intention is to create deep relaxation, to help speed
$10.00 Non-residents. Oxford residents age 80 and over healing, reduce pain, and decrease other symptoms you
are considered Gold Members and membership is free. may be experiencing. Give the center a call to schedule a
However, in order to continue your membership you Chair Reiki session with Ann Cummings, certified Reiki
must notify the center and verify your address and Practitioner and member of the Oxford Senior Center.
update emergency contacts if needed every year. Just Morning appointments are available on Tuesdays &
give us a call! 203-881-5231 Thursdays.The Happy Hookers of Oxford – Crochet Group
update emergency contacts if needed every year. Just
Grab & Go Hot Dog Lunch give us a call! 203-881-5231
Friday, January 22nd @ 12:00 Mondays from 1:00 – 3:00 (Meet in the main room)
Drive through the center and pick up a juicy Hummels Beginners and new members are always welcome!
hot dog, hot off the grill! Elderly Commission Chairman Practitioner and member of the Oxford Senior Center.
and grill master, Joyce Niestemski has volunteered her Morning appointments are available on Tuesdays &
talents to provide this special complimentary treat! Thursdays
Chips & dessert are included. Sign up begins,
Friday, January 8th @ 8:00 AM Movie Matinee: Tues. January 19th @ 1:00
************************************** Movie: The War With Grandpa
A disgruntled kid displaced from his bedroom by the
New England Young At Heart arrival of his recently widowed grandfather launches a
Meal Delivery Service campaign of pranks and shenanigans intended to restore
Young at Heart of Oxford offers Homemade Meals for his room to him. But his grandpa proves to be much
$6 to senior center members. All meals are prepared by sharper than the kid anticipates.
Elaine Marcuccio and can be picked up weekly every
Thursday @ 11:00 at the Oxford Senior Center. Starring: Robert DeNiro, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle,
(Meals are cooked fresh weekly, but delivered frozen for Oakes Fegley Laura Marano, Cheech Marin, Jane
your convenience) Seymour and Christopher Walken
Take a look at January’s menu on the back of the Rating: PG Running time: 1 hr. 34 min.
inserted January calendar. To place an order call Elaine (Fresh Hot Popcorn will be served)
at 203-463-8339 and leave your name and order on her
voicemail or email justlikemomcooks@gmail.com
****************************************** Blood drive at the Oxford Senior Center
A Poem by Tony Jaffer: Saturday, January 2nd from 8:00am – 1:00pm
Register by calling 1(800) REDCROSS or log into
www.redcrossblood.org
Bella
Virtual ZOOM Programs
I felt something We are using Zoom for all of our virtual programs at the
On my chest last night, center. It's free, fun and very easy to use, so why not get
It was my cat Bella started? If you would like to participate in any of the
Yes, that is right. following virtual programs, but are not sure how to do
She was hungry so, please call us at 203-881-5231 and we will be happy
Food tray was bare, to assist you.
Four in the morning
But she doesn’t care. Virtual Ballroom Dance Classes (NEW)
So I got up
It sure wasn’t fun,
3 or 4 mouthfuls
And she was done.
IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS NOW BEING OFFERED
(Must be an Oxford resident to participate In House) Professional dance instructor
George Maderski would love for you to join him via
Oxford Quilting Guild Zoom, to participate in his virtual ballroom dance class.
Fridays at 11:00 in the main room 45 minute sessions will be held twice a month on Friday,
January 8th & 22nd at 2:00 pm. There is no charge for this
Indoor Walking Group class, but you must call the center to register your email
Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 10:00 in the main room address. Specific dances will be discussed during our
first virtual class. Suggestions are welcomed!YOU BE THE JUDGE! Virtual Chair Yoga
Thursday, January 28th @ 1:00 Fridays from 9:30 -10:15
Join Heather as she reads a series of short, easy to Please join yoga instructor Karin Terebessy, and all your
follow, true stories containing events that will include friends, for Virtual Chair Yoga and Relaxation. Chair
the ingredients for a lively discussion. Included with Yoga is appropriate for all levels of fitness. No previous
each story are a few questions for discussion that may yoga experience required. Simply supply your email
help us to reminisce about related events in our own address to the center at 203-881-5231 Ext 104, and every
lives. Let’s hear your opinions. There is no right or Friday morning you will receive an email with easy to
wrong answer and no one is required to remember follow instructions and a link to zoom.
details. This fun and interactive program should prove to
be a favorite, full of genuine controversy intermixed Virtual Choral Group (NEW)
with lots of humor! Please call the center with your Thursday, January 21st @ 11:00
email address if you’d like to participate. Reconnect with your choral group friends and sing out
loud in the safety of your own home. For those that have
Virtual Book Club access to Zoom, please join choral group instructor,
For our avid readers, we invite you to join us for an Helen Scully as we raise our voices to keep on singing!
opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading Books are New participants are welcome to join in! Call the center
available for pick up at the senior center. We have audio with your email address to register.
versions and large print as well. Call us to reserve your
copy. If you’d like to join us, please call the center to Virtual or In House Bingo
register your email address. Wednesday January 6th, 20th & 27th (No Bingo Jan. 13th)
If you have a computer, laptop, or viewing device (must
January Book Club – Tues. January 26th @ 1:00 be equipped with a camera and microphone) and love
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser to play bingo, simply call the center and supply us with
your email and home address and we will mail you out
February Book Club – Tuesday, February 23rd @ 1:00 your bingo cards for the month! We will play 6 games
Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand for each specified date. Prizes will be awarded to each
Irene Steele shares her idyllic life in a beautiful Iowa winner! You can pick your winnings up at the senior
City Victorian house with a husband who loves her to center.
sky-writing, sentimental extremes. But as she rings in
the new year one cold and snowy night, everything she Happy Hooker’s Virtual Happy Hour!
thought she knew falls to pieces with a shocking phone Monday, January 25th @ 1:00
call: her beloved husband, away on business, has been Pour yourself a special drink of your choice, and get
killed in a helicopter crash. Before Irene can even ready to reconnect with your friends to have some fun!
process the news, she must first confront the perplexing Call the center with your email address.
details of her husband's death on the distant Caribbean
island of St. John. The Following Programs will resume soon!
Pastel Painting
After Irene and her sons arrive at this faraway paradise, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month 1:00 – 2:30
they make yet another shocking discovery: her husband Instructor: Eileen Smith
had been living a secret life. As Irene untangles a web of All levels of expertise are welcome. Try something
intrigue and deceit, and as she and her sons find different, expand your mind and enjoy a relaxing hobby.
themselves drawn into the vibrant island culture, they Cost: $10 per class. All supplies included. Please pay
have to face the truth about their family, and about their Eileen directly.
own futures.
Blood Pressure Check
Virtual Flex, Fit & Fun with Bobbi 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 11:00 –12:00
Mondays @ 10:30 Sponsored by the Pomperaug District Dept. of Health.
Get your viewing device ready and join Certified Fitness This is your opportunity to ask the nurse questions that
Instructor Bobbi Komaromi for a 45 minute fun filled may be concerning you.
class that will leave you feeling happy, healthy and
renewed! Be sure to call the center to register your email Apples to Apples Game
address for this uplifting class! Please have your 1st Thursday of the month @ 12:30
weights, a chair and water available before class begins. Have some laughs with this easy to learn game!
$10.00 prize for the winner!Bone Density Blast! STRENGTH & BALANCE WITH DANIELLE
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 11:00 Mondays @ 11:30.
Our bone density maxes out around 30 years old. It’s This is a fun filled class to music that combines
now up to us to maintain it through proper nutrition and stretching and fitness variations, as well as low impact
weight bearing exercises. Come join Dr. Brandon Cyr cardio moves to burn calories and improve balance. Join
Sr. twice a month, as he puts you through a fun weight us for a good time and a great workout!
bearing circuit! Cost: $3.00 per class (Paid directly to Instructor)
Foot Clinic SENIOR ZUMBA
2nd Tuesday of the month 9:00 – 2:30 Fridays @ 11:30
4th Wednesday of the month 9:00 – 2:00 Instructor: Gabriella Takacs Fabry - Come to the center
Make an appointment to have your toe nails trimmed, and join in the healthy fun! $3.00 per class.
filed and cleaned, reduction of thickened nails, RESTORATIVE YOGA
smoothing of corns and callouses, massaging, applying Mondays 9:30 – 10:15
lotion and powdering of feet, skin cancer assessment Instructor: Karin Terebessy - Yoga Alliance Certified
along with general assessment of feet and lower legs by No prior yoga experience necessary. $15.00 for 4 class
specially trained registered nurses working with Pedi- session ($3.75class) or $5.00 per class drop in.
Care Services. If you are diabetic a doctor’s note will be WALKING – Wake up and walk!
needed. Pedi-Care fee is $30 for a half hour visit and is Mondays at 10:30
not covered by insurance. Checks payable to Pedi-Care. Tuesday at 10:00
Left, Center, Right Game Friday at 9:15
3rd Tuesday of the month @ 11:00. You could win a hot Energize your day!
dog lunch gift certificate! MAT PILATES
BINGO! Fridays 10:00 -11:00
3rd Wednesday of the month @ 12:30 – 3:30 Instructor: Helene Korchin. Gentle, low-impact, yet
Cost: $2.00 serious strength workout that research shows can help
Movie Matinee: ease low back pain, reduce body fat, improve flexibility,
2nd Wednesday of the month @ 12:30 and increase core body muscles. The method is based
Popcorn & Root beer Floats! (No charge!) on modern principles of exercise science and
Hearing Screenings offered by Hearing Aid rehabilitation. Please bring your own mat. $3.00 per
Specialists of CT class
4th Tuesday of the month @ 9:30 – 11:30. A specialist BALLROOM DANCING
will examine your ears for wax, screen your hearing and Fridays 2:00 – 3:00
explain the results. This is a great opportunity whether Professional Dance Instructor: George Maderski
you think you have hearing loss or would just like to Beginners welcome and no partner needed. It’s fun and
have a baseline screening for your records. You must great exercise too! Free to all members.
make an appointment.
Senior Community Café (TEAM Lunch)
Twice a month REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS
Donation $3.00. Checks payable to TEAM. Please Bocce – Mon. Wed. & Fri – 9:00
make your reservation by the Thursday before. Bell Choir – 2nd & 4th Wed of the month 11:30
The Happy Hookers of Oxford – Crochet Group Chorus Practice- Thurs. 10:30
Mondays 1:00 – 3:00 Beginners and new members are Pocket Billiards – All Weekdays
always welcome with this cheerful group. Happy Hookers – Mon. 1:00
The Oxford Senior Ctr. Quilting Guild Mahjongg – Mon. 12:30
Wednesdays 11:30 – 1:00 Poker – Mon. & Fri. 1:00
Walking – Mon. 10:30 Tues10:00 Fri. 9:15
EXERCISE CLASSES TO RESUME SOON Quilting – Wed. 11:30
Ladies Poker – Thurs. 1:00
FLEX, FIT & FUN WITH BOBBI Municipal Agent – Thurs. 10:30
Wednesdays @ 10:30 Hot Dog Lunch – Thurs. 12:00 - Cost $2.00
Join Certified Fitness Instructor Bobbi Komaromi for a Pinochle – Wed. & Fri. @ 1:00
45 minute fun class which incorporates weights, bands,
balls and balance! All levels welcome, work at your own
pace!AARP TAX PREPARATION pay $297.00 $138,0000 - $165,000 will pay $386.10
It is our hope to offer the yearly tax assistance provided and $165,000 - $500,000 will pay $475.20. After your
to us by AARP Tax Foundation. As long as we can deductible has been met Medicare generally pays 80% of
safely offer this assistance, we will start scheduling the approved cost of care for services.
appointments beginning Monday, January 25th. So, in order to stay ahead of the game, we all
Appointments will be every Wednesday beginning must stay healthy and that’s exactly what we all plan to
February 3rd and ending April 7th. do in 2021!
***************************************************** Wishing everyone a Healthy and Happy New
MUNICIPAL AGENT NEWS Year, Stay Safe!
January 2021 Until next month…
Hi Everyone! Joanne M. Jelenik
Happy New Year! Municipal Agent for the Elderly
Goodbye 2020! In my mind, I am saying, good ************************************************
riddance and take the pandemic with you. We all want Scripture to feed your soul:
to remember the good things about 2020 and I’m sure "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
that we all have something good that happened to us this The people whom He has chosen as His inheritance."
past year. We can gift wrap those precious memories in (Psalm 33:12)
our minds and hearts and keep them safe. Here’s to a
better year in 2021 eradicating the pandemic! Goodbye DIAL –A-RIDE TRANSPORTATION:
Covid-19, goodbye quarantines, goodbye no toilet Senior Center – 203-881-5231 – Ext. 101
paper!! For Oxford residents (Seniors & Disabled) only. We
First, I would like to remind everyone that this will do our best to accommodate you, but time,
month, you should receive your Cost of Living destination and vehicle availability may affect our ability
Adjustment for 2021 (COLA), which is 1.3 per cent this to meet your needs.
year. This increase began in December 2020 and is Masks must be worn properly by drivers and
payable in your January Social Security Check. It isn’t passengers at all times
much but we’ll take it! Temperatures will be taken prior to entering the
Remember that saying, “In one hand and out the vehicle
other,” you received an increase in your Social Security Any individual with a temperature of 100.4 or
check, but other Federal Premiums will also increase. greater may NOT enter the vehicle
Medicare Part A is your hospital insurance while you are Medical Appointments: Call Sandy Brown
admitted as an inpatient at the hospital, such as skilled (Community Car) at 203-881-0406. If the
nursing facility stays, home health care and hospice care. community car is not available, call the Senior
The deductible for Medicare Part A is $1,484 in 2021. Center. Call at least 2 business days in advance.
The Part A deductible applies for each benefit period. A Scheduling office hours: 8:30am – 12:00pm
benefit period begins at hospital admission and ends Mon thru Fri. Voicemail after hours &
when you have been out of the hospital or skilled weekends will be checked the next business day.
nursing facility for 60 consecutive days. So, a ANY SAME DAY CANCELLATIONS AFTER
beneficiary may have multiple benefit periods requiring 12:00 NOON – PLEASE DO NOT leave
payment of your Part A deductible multiple times in a voicemail – call extension “0”.
single year. Grocery Shopping-Tuesday: Please be
Now, on to Medicare Part B, which is your considerate of our drivers and limit your
Medical Insurance that pays for doctors, preventive purchases to five bags. Please call at least 2
benefits, hospital outpatient surgery and care, ambulance business days in advance to schedule a ride for
services, outpatient mental health services, durable shopping
medical equipment. There is a monthly premium for ******************************************************
Part B which automatically is deducted from your social WHO’S WHO
security check. For 2021, most beneficiaries will pay Heather Haney: Assistant Director - Ext. 104
$148.50/month for their Part B deductible. Certain Joanne Jelenik: Municipal Agent - Ext. 105 or 203-888-
individuals pay more because they are subject to income 2090 (home)
related monthly adjustment amounts (IRMAA) rules. If Joyce Niestemski: Chairman - Elderly Commission
your modified adjusted gross income on their 2019 tax Lisa Hellauer: Transportation & Scheduling
returns was more than $88,000 per individual or Coordinator- Ext. 101.
$176,000 for a couple, then you will pay a higher Drivers: Michael Alberti, Joe Bongiorno, Lance Kruger
monthly amount. Individual amounts $88,000 - & Rosalie Hullette
$111,000 will pay $207.90 $111,000 - $138,000 will Elderly Commission – 2nd Tues. monthly @ 9:30Oxford Senior Center Policies
SUNSHINE UPDATES
Casino Trips: If you want someone to be remembered, please call the
You can sign up for the monthly casino trip for the center and leave a message for Laura Pizone. She will
following month on the day after the current month’s send a card from the Oxford Senior Center. Keep in your
trip has occurred and not before. Payment is due at time prayers Dot Ripple, Anne Schmelzle, Jackie Hupprich,
of sign up. NO refunds without at least 2 business days’ Carol Mayer, Hank Ward, Loretta Ward, MaryAnn
notice of cancellation, unless there is a wait list where Borgesano, Frank Tomis, Phil Guilmette, Kay Marino,
we will try to sell your ticket. Paul Carvalho, Maurice Gerb, Pellegrino Carpinelli, Sue
Jamroz, Marty Bryant and Betty Andrews.
Senior Center Bus Trips: *************************************
On the day designated for sign up, registration will begin
at 9:00 am on a first come, first serve basis. Payment If your birthday falls during the month of January and
should be made in full upon registration. If you are you would like to enter our birthday drawing, please call
handicapped and do not drive, you can call the center on the center and leave us your name and phone number.
the designated day and if you are assigned a seat, you On January 29th one name will be pulled and the lucky
can mail in your payment. For trips when no payment is winner will receive a $10.00 check in the mail! We will
needed, you can call for a reservation but in-person notify the winner!
registration takes precedence. Members can register
themselves and one other member only. This policy JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
does not apply to Motor Coach buses. 1 Cathy Argonese
1 Helen Carnes
Motor Coach Bus Trips: 1 Lawrence Petroski
A deposit must be paid when you register for the trip. 1 Barbara Turley
The amount of the deposit may vary from trip to trip. 2 Mary Burleigh
When you receive your receipt, please note on your slip 2 Carol Della Rocco
the date the balance for that trip is due. This will 2 Lauren Huffman
eliminate the center making multiple phone calls down 2 James Pastore
the road. A deposit per person is required to reserve your 3 John Bashar
seat paid at the time of sign up. Unless otherwise 3 Art Carotenuto
indicated. If you need to cancel any trip reservation and 3 Sandy Chemlen
if there is a wait list for the trip, we will try to sell your 3 Annette Hlywa
reservation to someone on the list. If tickets have been 3 Virginia Keane
purchased you will not receive a refund unless someone 3 Joan Savoy
takes your place. 3 Stefania Savoyski
3 Patricia Valeria
In House Events: 3 John Zito
On the designated day of sign up, registration will begin 4 Anne Golebieski
at 9:00 am on a first come, first serve basis. Payment in 4 Patricia Rose
full is due at time of registration. 5 Michele Cretella
We will NOT put your name down until we receive 5 Giles Hennessy
payment. Only if you are handicapped and do not drive, 5 Richard Larson
can you call the center on the designated day and if you 6 George Deyo
are given a reservation you can mail in your payment. 7 Diane Ahern
You can register yourself and one other member only. 7 Georgine Burke
7 Helena Jedlinsky
In order to participate in any of our activities 7 John McLeod
at the center, you must be a member. 7 Mary Tosolini
7 Joan Ware
Newsletters are available online at www.oxford-ct.gov. 8 Gerald Davino
Go to Senior Center 8 Edward Gaal
8 Joyce Hummel
8 Ellin Sunshine
9 Jody Ceraso
9 Irene Dziadik
9 Patricia Najjar9 Bruce Pettengill 31 Barbara Enquist 10 Louis Granato 31 Linda Joyce 10 Shirley Keane 31 Stan Wiesnaik 10 Georgiana Matteson 11 Patricia Kedenburg 12 Rita Casey 12 Janet Levesque 12 Carol Sheehan 12 Olga Terwilliger 13 Lynn Casini 13 Margaret Crowther 2020…The Year of Covid 19 13 Susan DeScheen 14 Catherine Cervera Masks and gloves and washing hands 14 Prudence Hayden Are all we’ve done, it seems. 14 Ruth McCaffrey If you’ve traveled or have been exposed 15 Sandra Stebar Stay at home in quarantine. 17 Ann Clairmont No parties or weddings or funerals 17 Annette Loiaconi Or gatherings we can hold. 17 Jane Saulenas This is supposed to stop the spread; 18 Fernanda Trinder Or so we’ve all been told. 18 James Zibluk But staying home makes many 19 Wanda Brodacki Want to climb the walls, 19 Pam DeMarseilles So Zoom’s become the new way 19 Charles Guliuzza To make our social calls. 19 Arlene Kearney This year’s been chaos and terror, 19 Fred Oko And failed expectations… 19 Cathy Perssico And personal and worldwide 19 Anthony SanAngelo Trials and tribulations. 19 Loretta Ward We look forward to a vaccine 20 Carol Schenck And to 2021 20 Claude Traver Stay safe and stay healthy 20 Deborah Zarembski Until we can MEET 21 Judith DelMastro And have some FUN 21 Pauline Krofssik 21 Lisa Rottman By Lois Ercoli 22 Nanda Checkley 22 Elizabeth Diogostine 22 Barb Montefusco 22 Anthony Urso 23 Emily Inzitari 23 Linda Olsen 24 Joan Livolsi 24 David Nash 24 John Tuz 25 Martin Rheingold 26 Lynn Chesinas 27 Walt Hupprich 27 Rosa Pagan 28 Nancylee Madorno 28 Sara McCool 28 Anthony Montanaro 29 Judy Forster 29 Barbara Murray 30 Charlotte Flaherty 30 Marilyn Poe 31 Lorraine D'Amico
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