Senior Center News, June 23, 2017

North Central Senior Citizens Center, June 26-30,

Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; exercise class at 11 a.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday — Transporta-tion from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; mall or Walmart shopping from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. exercise class at 11 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.

Friday — Medical transportation will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance.

Pinochle: First place, Dick Zinn; second place, Elva Van Dessel; third place, Lois Zinn; pinochle, Dick Zinn

Menu by Earlene DeWinter

Monday — Tator tot casserole, cheddar garlic biscuit, dessert

Tuesday — Turkey with dressing, cranberries, peas, mashed potatoes with gravy, pumpkin bars

Wednesday — Ham with cabbage, white beans, corn bread, fruit

Thursday — Hamburger stroganoff, buttered noodles, Harvard beets, pudding

Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, milk

Senior Gift Shop

The Senior Gift Shop has a wonderful selection of greeting cards for your shopping needs. Be sure to stop by and check them out. We know you will be pleased with both our selection and our prices.

Commodity Slots are available, if interested request an application from the Senior Center.

Exercise class at Senior Center

Attention: The exercise class has changed. We are now exercising on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Healthy options to stay on track

There are many factors that can impact your health.

How your body is built, your family genetic history, how you manage stress, and what you eat can all affect your health. There are a lot of lifestyle-related issues and there are often no quick fixes.

In general, people do well when they create a more routine schedule, eat a healthy diet and smaller more frequent meals. Always add in some exercise and get a good amount of sleep.

Studies have found that those who experience stress early in life are more likely to experience a negative impact on their health. A variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nuts can provide a healthy mix of different fibers and nutrients to your diet. An added benefit is that the more fiber and whole foods you eat, the less room you’ll have for less healthy options.

The way we eat may influence our health in many ways. Studies suggest that they may play a role in obesity, diabetes and many kinds of cancer. They might also affect how the immune system functions. This can affect how your body fights illness and disease.

Remember you can make choices to help your body stay on tract and keep you healthy.