July 2024
Senior Center Daily Happenings
The Currituck County Senior Centers; Barco, Knotts Island and Powells Point are places designed to give Senior Adults in Currituck the opportunity to meet other seniors, receive services geared towards seniors and participate in activities that will affirm their dignity and self-worth.
With that in mind each month the staff produces a newsletter to inform citizens of available programs for that month. Please take the time to read what the Senior Centers are doing this month.
When we all work together the senior centers are an “enjoyable and a happy place” for EVERYONE!
July Newsletter (PDF)
July Menu
All Senior Centers will be
CLOSED
Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Independence Day!
Ready…set…go…
“Farmers Market Vouchers and Market Trip”
The Seniors Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides participants with coupons to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at the local Farmer’s Markets. The program is designed to improve the nutrition of older adults and increase business for local farmers.
Each qualifying recipient will receive $50 in vouchers to be used at certified Farmers Markets.
We will take our first market trip to Edenton, North Carolina on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
To Qualify: You must meet lower income guidelines and be ages 60+.
Please call 252-232-3505 for more information and ask for Stacy Joseph.
To Think On…
Book Club…Walking Club…Interested?
Our Senior Center in Barco is currently establishing “Interest Only” lists of names of seniors that may be wanting to participate in a Book Club and a Walking club possibly in the future. If you would like to participate in either club, please call the Senior Center in Barco at 252-232-3505 and have your name added to the list.
Hand and Foot…Five Crowns…Interested in learning how to play?
We have folks that would love to teach you! Join in on the fun by calling the Senior Center in Barco at 252-232-3505 and have your name added to the interest list.
Corolla…
Corolla Yoga
Corolla Yoga will be taking a break for the summer months of July and August. Classes will resume in September.
A Special “Thank You” to Sarah and Denise for a great year!
Stay tuned for upcoming information on:
- September Yoga
- CPR/First Aid Class
- Seasonal Trips
- Educational/Health Presentations
Outreach…
The Currituck County Senior Center will be hosting a monthly Alzheimer’s Support Group starting in September! Call 252-232-3505 for additional details and to register.
Dawn’s Words of Wisdom
evermore!
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Currituck Senior Center
Monday’s
8:00-5:00 Billiards
8:00-5:00 Table Tennis
9:00 Pickleball
10:00 Bowl at Albemarle Lanes
10:00-12:00 Sewing Room
11:00-12:00 Bingo
12:30-5:00 Card Room
Tuesday’s
8:00-5:00 Billiards
8:00-5-00 Table Tennis
9:00 Pickleball
10:00-12:00 Art Room
12:30 Mexican Dominoes
12:30-5:00 Card Room
Wednesday’s
8:00-5:00 Billiards
8:00-5:00 Table Tennis
9:00 Pickleball
9:30 Scrabble/Upwards
10:00-12:00 Sewing Room
12:30-5:00 Card Room
Thursday’s
8:00-5:00 Billiards
8:00-5:00 Table Tennis
9:00 Pickleball
9:00-5:00 Horseshoes
10:00-12:00 Art Room
11:00 Exercise Tapes
11:00 Bingo
12:30-5:00 Card Room
Friday’s
8:00-5:00 Billiards
8:00-5:00 Table Tennis
9:00 Pickleball
10:00-12:00 Sewing Room
12:30-5:00 Card Room
Special for July…
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – TRIP – Mystery Trip
with Powell’s Point! Be prepared to go far, but not too far! We will leave the Senoir Center at 10:30 a.m..
Cost: money for lunch & shopping!
Trip is limited!
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024!
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 – CELEBRATION – Birthday
4th of July themed Birthday Celebration at 12:30 p.m.!
Monday, July 8, 2024 – TRIP – Tidewater Winds Concert “Harmonically Yours”
at Regent University in Virginia Beach! The Winds will revisit the musical diary of your life performing new and nostalgic music to spark fond memories in all of us. Dr. George Miklas joins the winds featuring music in the style of the Harmonicats, including Peg of My Heart, Orange Blossom Special, and Sousa’s Harmonica Wizard March!
We will leave the center at 6:00 p.m..
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 3, 2024!
Thursday, July 11, 2024 – PRESENTATION – Financial Planning
given by State Employees Credit Union at 11:00 a.m.!
A free boxed lunch will provided to those who register by the deadline.
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 8, 2024!
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – TRIP – History for Lunch “Legacies of Survival: Enslaved Peoples Journeys through The Civil War,”
at Museum of the Albemarle. Joshua Strayhorn, PhD, a Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral fellow with the National Park Service, will discuss the legacies of freedom seekers in North Carolina by highlighting how enslaved people used the strategies they developed during slavery.
We will leave the center at 11:00 a.m..
Cost: money for lunch at IHOP following the museum.
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2024!
Friday, July 19 & Friday, July 26, 2024 – CRAFT CLASS – String Art
This 2 part class will begin at 12:30 p.m..
*You must commit to both classes. A $5 refundable deposit is required.
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 12, 2024!
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 – COOKING CLASS – Blueberry Crumb Cake
at 2:00 p.m.! Limited Spaces!
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024!
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – TRIP – Edenton Farmers Market
at 2:00 p.m.!
(Market Voucher recipients take priority on sign up list!)
Monday, July 29, 2024 – GAME & DINNER – Monday Night Bunco & Pizza
from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m..
Cost: $3 for prizes.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 24, 2024!
Cooking with Latesa…
Butterbeer
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
- 1/2 envelope Dream Whip
- 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 cup butterscotch flavoring syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon butter extract
- 1/4 teaspoon caramel extract
- 2 16 ounce cream soda, chilled
- 2 teaspoons butterscotch flavoring syrup
Directions:
In a large bowl, stir together hot water and marshmallow crème until smooth.
- Freeze until cool, 20-25 minutes.
- Stir whipped topping mix, confectioners sugar and salt; blend with a hand mixer until foamy, 30-60 seconds.
- Stir in butterscotch syrup and extracts.
- Pour soda into two 16 ounce mugs; stir in butterscotch syrup.
- Top with Butterbeer Foam.
Powells Point Senior Center…
Monday’s
8:00-10:00 Coffee & Chat
9:00-12:00 Dominoes
1:00 Exercise & Bingo
(No Class July 22)
Tuesday’s
8:00-10:00 Coffee & Chat
9:30-11:00 Book Corner
1:00-3:00 Checkers & Games
Wednesday’s
8:00-10:00 Coffee & Chat
9:00-12:00 Dominoes
1:00 Bingo
(No Bingo July 31)
Thursday’s
8:00-10:00 Coffee & Chat
11:00 Exercise Ball Drumming – Level I
1:00-3:00 Puzzles/Checkers/Adult Coloring Books
Friday’s
8:00-10:00 Coffee & Chat
9:00-12:00 Dominoes
1:00 Bingo
Special for July…
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – TRIP – Mystery Trip
with Barco! Be prepared to go far, but not too far!
We will leave the Powells Point Center at 10:00 a.m..
Cost: money for lunch & shopping!
Trip is limited!
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024!
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – CELEBRATION – Birthday Banana Splits
at 12:30 p.m.! Let’s celebrate July Birthdays!
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – CRAFT CLASS – Garden Bricks to Books
at 1:00 p.m.! Whether it’s “Charlottes Web” or “Gone with the Wind” we will have plain bricks we will paint into your favorite book! These whimsical books, you can put in your garden!
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 12, 2024!
Friday, July 19, 2024 – SHOPPING TRIP – Greenbrier Mall
at 10:30 a.m.! Cost is money for shopping and lunch.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 18, 2024!
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – GAMES & LUNCH – Olympic Bingo
with Knotts Island Seniors at 12:00 p.m.! In honor of the Olympic games held in France, we will have a French meal for lunch consisting of Chicken Cordon Blue, Gratin Dauphinoise (scalloped potatoes), Haricot Verts (green beans) and vanilla/chocolate Madeleines for dessert followed by Bingo!
Please bring prizes for the Bingo table!
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024!
Thursday, July 25, 2024 – COOKING CLASS – Cooking with Herbs & Spices
with Sheila Gregory at 1:00 p.m.! Cut grocery cost by making your own herbs and spices!
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024!
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – CRAFT CLASS – Cup and saucer Bird Feeders
at 1:00 p.m.! The birds must eat too! We are making little bird feeders to hang from a tree or set on your deck.
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024!
Laughing with Lorraine…
Because he was a “Firequacker”!
Knotts Island Senior Center…
Everyday…
Monday’s
9:30 Walk in the Park
10:00-3:00 Puzzles & Games
Tuesday’s
9:30 Gentle Chi Yoga
10:00-3:00 Puzzles & Games
Wednesday’s
9:30 Walk in the Park
10:00-3:00 Puzzles & Games
Thursday’s
9:30 Gentle Chi Yoga
10:00-3:00 Puzzles & Games
Friday’s
9:30 Exercise Ball Drumming
10:00-3:00 Puzzles & Games
Monday, July 1, 2024 – DECORATION TIME – Fourth of July & Paris Summer Olympics
at 1:00 p.m.! We’ll decorate for both of these July events with American flags, French flags and everything red, white & blue!
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 – LUNCH TRIP – Coinjock Marina Restaurant
in Waterlily at 10:00 a.m.! Serving only the freshest local seafood available, Coinjock Marina Restaurant has been a favorite of locals and water travelers alike since 1978!
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024!
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 – CLASS – Bonsai Time, Part Three
at 1:00 p.m.! Wiring, watering & feeding will be our focus as we continue our little tree journey!
Friday, July 12, 2024 – COOKING CLASS – Kombucha Making
at 1:00 p.m.! Kombucha is a fizzy, fermented drink typically made with either green or black tea and sugar. It has been made for over 2,000 years and has many health benefits, as well as being a tasty homemade treat!
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – Birthday Celebration
at 1:00 p.m.! We’ll celebrate July birthdays with red, white & blue cupcakes!
Thursday, July 18, 2024 – CRAFT CLASS – Card-making
with Pastor Diana at 1:00 p.m.! Summer and the beach season is in full swing and that will be our theme for July’s cards. Don’t forget to sign up for lunch!
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – GAMES & LUNCH – Olympic Bingo
at Powell’s Point! In honor of the Olympic games held in France , we will have a French meal for lunch consisting of Chicken Cordon Blue, Gratin Dauphinoise (scalloped potatoes), Haricot Verts (green beans), and vanilla/chocolate Madeleines for dessert, followed by Bingo!
We will leave the center at 10:00 a.m.!
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2024!
“You Must Remember This?” with Mari Mann…
And I’m happy to state I finally won out over it.”
~Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey (1950)