Senior Center News, March 2, 2018

North Central Senior Citizens Center, March 5-9

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

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

Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.

Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; pinochle 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.

No cards played this week

Menu by Earlene DeWinter (Subject to Change)

Monday — Meatballs with gravy, rice, beets, fruit salad

Tuesday — Salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, cauliflower, rolls, peach cobbler

Wednesday — Swiss steak with onions and potatoes, wax beans, garlic mashed potatoes, cherry cheesecake

Thursday — Ham, scalloped potatoes, corn, salad, coffeecake

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

Seniors — We, here at the Senior Center, are still working toward the purchase of our new steam table. Anyone donating to our cause, of course, will be able to use our tax ID number for a tax write off for your donation. We thank everyone for their help and we appreciate each and every one of you very much.

AARP aids will be preparing taxes: There are a limited number of slots available for tax preparation here at the Center. Call 265-5464 to set up an appointment to get help completing your 2017 taxes. Appointments began Feb. 5.

Getting it straight: Improve your posture for better health. How you position yourself can help or hurt your health over your lifetime. Posture is not only about how well you sit but how well you move and go about your daily life. How you hold yourself can either align or misalign musculoskeletal system. Years of slouching wears away at your spine to make it more fragile and prone to injury. Years of poor posture can also decrease your flexibility, how well your joints move and your balance. It can impact your ability to do things for yourself and increase your risk for falls. Our bodies change as we age. These natural changes make it especially important for older adults to maintain good posture, strength, flexibility and balance. An extremely hunched posture, or hypokyphosis, affects up to two thirds of senior women and half of senior men. This posture has been associated with back pain, weakness and trouble breathing. Researchers are studying the possible health benefits of yoga, particularly for older adults. Yoga is a mind and body practice that combines physical postures, breathing, exercise and relaxation. It’s never too early or too late in life to work on improving your posture and how you move. One way to improve your posture is to be aware of it in the first place. It’s important to take a look at your posture before it becomes a problem.