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May 2022
Ernesto Almada

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This month we’d like to shower kudos on a triple threat. Last year we were in need on a new instructor following the passing of our former Sketching teacher. Ernesto heard about our need and volunteered to teach. Now as the effects of Covid linger on and people are still wary, we have had a few instructors who, on doctor’s orders, have been instructed to not teach. Upon hearing this Ernesto has volunteered again to act as a substitute. Now he will also be teaching Spanish AND Water Color! Ernesto worked for and retired from the San Bernardino Unified School District after 33 years of employment. During that time he worked with an after school program and served as a bilingual tutor. He loves to teach, and is loved by his students. Thanks Ernesto for stepping up when we need you.

Featured Class

Summer Class Registration
Date: June 1, 2022
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Length:
Cost: $8 per class members
       non-members
Instructor:
Location: Game Room
Description: "I am still learning" - Seneca (age 70) If you believe that this is actually first quoted by Michelangelo,Ralph Waldo Emerson, or even Norman Rockwell, maybe you still have a few things to learn as well.

Featured Activity

Tai Chi
Time: Mondays 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $3.00 members
      $3.00 non-members
Location: Exercise Room
Description: The Chinese characters for Tai Chi Chuan can be translated as the Supreme Ultimate Force. The notion of supreme ultimate is often associated with the Chinese concept of yin-yang, the notion that one can see a dynamic duality (male/female, active/passive, dark/light, forceful/yielding, etc.) in all things. Force (or, more literally, fist) can be thought of here as the means or way of achieving this ying-yang, or supreme-ultimate discipline. Or it is possibly from it's origins as a martial art and self-defense technique. Tai Chi as it is more commonly referred to, is practiced in the west today as a moving form of yoga and meditation combined. There are a number of so-called forms (sometimes also called sets) which consist of a sequence of movements. Many of these movements are originally derived from the martial arts and perhaps even more ancestrally than that, from the natural movements of animals and birds. Legend has it that a Taoist monk, first developed a set of 13 exercises that imitate the movements of animals. Some of the movements are even called the Monkey Pick and Horses Mane. It is an exercise almost anyone who can walk can do safely. Tai chi takes the joints gently through their range of motion, while the emphasis on breathing and inner stillness relieves stress and anxiety. Your instructor is Katsuko aka Kats Shiomi and classes held on Mondays and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and the cost is only $3.00 per class. Students should wear comfortable clothing and come ready to find their inner peace.

Announcements Archive

Our 9 passenger bus is ALMOST available to transport Folks to our daily lunch, bingo and other special events. AS WE REOPEN WE WILL BE RESUMING TRIPS TO THE SENIOR CENTER. Call 862-8104 to get a ride to the HSC.... space IS limited and you MUST call at least 2 days prior to the ride.

PLEASE USE OUR HAND SANITIZER STATION. Help avoid Community Spread of communicable diseases at the HSC by; 1. sanitizing your hands often 2. Sneeze into your elbow or a tissue 3. Avoid touching your eyes and nose 4. STAY HOME if you're coughing or have other symptoms

The Highland Senior Center is STILL doing food distribution on Monday & Friday….you MUST call the morning ‘of’ and we’ll provide food donations INSIDE our building. > We are STILL doing Grab-n-Go lunches AND dinners 5 DAYS PER Week…….call the day prior to be on the list. SEE MENU ON THIS SITE. > Our Thrift Store AND Trip Office is Open MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY from 9 AM to 12 noon. Call 862-8104 if you have any questions.

Aerobics is back !! Join Julia OR Penny and our Friends in the exercise room EVERY day promptly at 8:15 AM until 9:00 AM. Bring a mask & get moving !!

BINGO each Monday at 1:00 PM SHARP ! Space is limited and we will enforce mask wearing AND social distancing. Doors open at 12:15 and it's 'first come - first served.' GET OUT OF THE HOUSE !

To enjoy one of our FREE lunches you must come into the Center between 11:30 & 12 noon. Call the day prior to the day you wish to receive a FREE lunch. See the menu on this site to find out what is being served each day.

Come try our our BRAND NEW CLASS ! 'Drum-ba' takes place each Wednesday at 8:15 AM. $1.00 cost to our instructor, Julia, includes all necessary equipment. It's FUN.....come check it out.

Our monthly FREE bus pass event takes place on the 3rd MONDAY of every month from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Come receive your FREE bus passes courtesy of the Department of Aging and Adult Services. The NEXT date is June, 20th.

THANKS to ALL our generous donors. Whether it's an ASC donation, a Wish List item or just a few bucks you felt the need to bless us with we are, and will remain, grateful for whatever you can give.....it's YOU who help keep this place going. THANKS !

Watch this site AND your newsletter for our upcoming Mexico cruise in October. Details will follow soon. Interest list is forming !