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Brain Fitness
Date: August 23, 2017
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Length: 8 Weeks
Cost: No Fee members
      No Fee non-members
Instructor: Member Based Instruction
Location: Sun Room
Description: Quite sure we could all use a little better Brain Fitness. Your brain may not be a muscle but you need to keep it active to keep it healthy. Some of our members take advantage of our university classes, but learning is only a part of exercising your brain. To help you out we offer this Brain Fitness class. The class promotes brain health through fitness, nutrition, cognitive exercises and activities to boost memory skills and stimulate the brain. Adults are living longer and longer, and we need to promote mental as well as physical health. The group does crosswords, puzzles, trivia, and encourages active discussion. Everything is designed to get those synapses firing. The class is taught by various students, who take turns coming up with lesson plans. That in itself is a brain fitness activity! If you want to sharpen your skills and learn new things this group is for you . The group meets on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the game room and is always full, so make a mental note to show up at registration to ensure your spot. If you forget to register, you really need to get fit!

Featured Activity

Harmonica
Time: Dailys 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 per week members
      $10 per week non-members
Location: Game Room
Description: At a movie you can feel it touching your heart And on every day of the summertime You'll hear children chasing ice cream carts They'll play it on your wedding day There must be 'bout a million ways To add some music to your day.' 'Add Some Music' by The Beach Boys This month we'd like to shine the light on a class that is about one of those million ways. When one thinks about the Harmonica (or French harp or mouth organ as it is also called) it might bring about images of a campfire in the Wild West, or maybe the Blues, but it has been used in all types of music including Rock, Asian, and classical. There are three basic types of harmonica; chromatic, diatonic, and the Asian tremolo, although there are many other types. Our class is taught by Adrienne Riley. She started here in May 2016, but has been teaching since 2009. Adrienne is self taught having started back in 2007 at her church. She had been taking gerontology classes at Chaffey college and got interested in helping seniors. She combine the two and decided to teach here. Her classes takes all levels. The initial start up is $60 for 6 weeks which gets you a book and a brand new harmonica to start. After that it's only $10 per week. You must be able to breath to play! According to Adrienne, breathing is everything. Other than that rhythm is also something good to have. So if you can breath, you can play. Classes are on a break right now, but check you newsletter to see when they'll be back.
East Valley Water District Donated Truck to the Center
By: Mike Sylva
Christmas is over, but we still are getting presents. Last month the Highland Senior Center received a Ford F150 truck from the East Valley Water District. The district had seven surplus vehicles that they decided to donate vehicles to eligible non-profit organizations exempt from federal income tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. We just happen to be a 501(c)(3) organization, so we applied for one.

The applications were reviewed on a first come, first serve basis with priority given to organizations on the basis of how likely the donation of surplus property would benefit the community. We certainly benefit the community, so we fit the bill. John Mura, the General Manager himself dropped off the truck to a very happy Penny Lilburn. We would like to give the EVWD more thanks than we can say for this great gift.