M AGNA April 2011

C OPPERTOWN S COOP
Magna Kennecott Senior Center/9228 West 2700 South/Magna, UT 84044/(385) 468-3000/www.magnaseniors.blogspot.com

Our 1st year anniversary was a great success with a

Senior Health & Resource Fair flag ceremony, a toast w/ ginger ale, help from our
staff/seniors with lunch and all of our participants!
~Be Healthy~ “Sign-up for lunch”
Tuesday, April 12th @ 10am - 3pm
A List of Health Vendors:
Moran eye Center - Eye screening/glaucoma
Valley Mental Health – The Masters Program/Vital Aging Project
Magna CAP – HEAT and Food Pantry
Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Midas Creek Home Health
Magna Museum
Massage Therapy 1 - 3 PM she will be giving complimentary
chair massages
Hard of Hearing Specialist
Community Development Corporation of Utah
Aging Services
Magnafy Your Life --- Data Collection
American Red Cross
AARP Healthy Information

Directors Corner:
Thanks to everyone who helped make our One Year Anniversary Parties
a success!! We had a lot of fun and volunteer help for both the Taste of Lunch Punch
Magna Night as well as the Anniversary Luncheon. I know I keep saying
this but REALLY we couldn’t do all that we do without such great and
Card Challenge!
dedicated volunteers!! Thank you!! We look forward to another great and
busy year. Between April 1st & 29th, we
will have another punch card
In April we will be begin to offer a daily alternate meal option.. So if you challenge. For every lunch
forget to sign up for lunch or don’t like what is being served on the regu- eaten at the center, you will
lar menu you can now choose to have the alternate meal—which for the receive a hole punch. If you
month of April will be a taco salad. We hope this will provide you with get all 10 punches, you will be
more variety and choices and that your choice will be to eat lunch with us eligible to win $50 cash prize.
more often. The alternate meal will change every month so stay tuned for Starting in April we will have
what we will offer in May. our Alternate meal that in-
cludes Taco Salad. If you don’t
For a little added incentive for you to give our lunches a try we are hav- want the regular meal, have the
ing a Lunch Punch Card challenge for the month of April. Just pick up a alternate meal everyday!
card at the front desk and eat lunch with us ten times in the month of April
and you could win $50. Once you get 10 punches on your lunch punch
card turn it into the front desk and your name will be put in a drawing to
win $50 cash.
Marianne

Monday
NEW
Ceramics Class -
Tuesday @ 1 PM
Chess Club -
Tuesday @ 12:30 PM
Senior Self-Defense -
Wednesday @ 2 PM
Bridge Club -
Thursday @ 12:30 PM
4 BIRTHDAY MONDAY!
(All Day) Billiards
8 am Zumba Gold Class
9 am Hearing Aid Testing
9:30 Art Class
10 am Mexican Dominos
10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
11 am Jason Tesch Ent.
40’s & 50’s Acapella
12:30 pm Bingo
2 pm Senior Book Club
3 pm Basic Zumba exercise
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(All Day) Billiards
8 am Zumba Gold Class
9:30 Art Class
10 am Mexican Dominos
10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
11 am Fall Prevention Class
By U of U Students
12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Oquirrh DUP Meeting
3 pm Basic Zumba exercise
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(All Day) Billiards
8 am Zumba Gold Class
9:30 Art Class-Painting Tree
10 am Mexican Dominos
10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
12:30 pm Bingo
3 pm Basic Zumba exercise
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(All Day) Billiards
8 am Zumba Gold Class
9:30 Art Class
10 am Mexican Dominos
10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
12:30 pm Bingo
3 pm Basic Zumba exercise
Activity Calendar - April 2011
Tuesday Wednesday
Chuck-A-Rama
Cards
All seniors get a 15%
discount on their meal &
one stamp per visit.
Buy 10 meals
Get One Free
Available @ the front
desk for $1.00
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 8 am Zumba Gold Class
10 am Lawyer 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Mexican Dominos 10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
10 am Enhance Fitness 11:30 am Eclipse BP Clinic
10 am Roots Magic Class 12:30 pm Bingo
12:30 pm Choir 2 pm Senior Self Defense
1 pm Yoga Class Instructional/Informative
1 pm Computer Basics
1 pm Chess Club
1:30 pm Ceramics Class
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 8 am Zumba Gold Class
10am Health Fair All Day 9 am PVD Testing
(Great Health Resources) (Balance & Vision)
10 am Mexican Dominos 10 am Advisory Council
10 am Enhance Fitness 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Roots Magic Class 10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
12:30 pm Choir 11:30 am Eclipse BP Clinic
1 pm Yoga Class 1:30 pm Pleasant Green DUP
1 pm Computer Basics 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Chess Club 2 pm Senior Self Defense
1:30 pm Ceramics Class Instructional/Informative
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 8 am Zumba Gold Class
10 am Mexican Dominos 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Enhance Fitness 10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
10 am Roots Magic Class 11 am Magna Tones Choir
12:30 pm Choir Easter Program
1 pm Yoga Class 11:30 am Eclipse BP Clinic
1 pm Computer Basics 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Chess Club 2 pm Senior Self Defense
1:30 pm Ceramics Class Instructional/Informative
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 8 am Zumba Gold Class
10 am Mexican Dominos 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Enhance Fitness 10:30 am Tai Chi Exercise
10 am Roots Magic Class 10:30 am Financial Fitness
10 am Nutrition Class “Reverse Mortgage”
Making Healthy Snacks 11:30 am Eclipse BP Clinic
12:30 pm Choir 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Yoga Class 1 pm Annual Senior Idol @
1 pm Computer Basics Harmon Senior Center
1 pm Chess Club (Sign-up if your interested)
1:30 pm Ceramics Class 2 pm Senior Self Defense
Instructional/Informative
Thursday Friday
On Thursday, April 1 April Fools Day!
(All Day) Billiards
7th we will have a
10 am Haircuts
van trip to see 10 am Mexican Dominos
Riverton’s “NEW” 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Paramedics - BP
Senior Center. If 3 pm Basic Zumba exercise
interested,
PLEASE SIGN-UP!
Van leaves @ 12:45
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 10 am Haircuts
10 am Mexican Dominos 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Drawing Class 10:30 am Blood Sugar test
10 am Enhance Fitness 10:30 am Balance Exercise
12:45 pm Riverton Senior 12:30 pm Bingo
Center Trip - Sign Up 1 pm Paramedics - BP
1 pm Yoga Class 3 pm Basic Zumba Exercise
1 pm Bridge
1 pm Glycerin Soap
Making Class (Easter Gift)
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 10 am Haircuts
9 am WENDOVER TRIP 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Mexican Dominos 11 am I.D. Theft
10 am Drawing Class Presentation
10 am Enhance Fitness 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Yoga Class 1 pm Paramedics - BP
1 pm Bridge 3 pm Basic Zumba Exercise
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(All Day) Billiards (All Day) Billiards
9 am Pinochle 10 am Haircuts
10 am Mexican Dominos 10 am Mexican Dominos
10 am Drawing Class 10 am Easter Party w/
10 am Enhance Fitness Recreation Kids
1 pm Yoga Class 10:30 am Blood Sugar test
1 pm Bridge 10:30 am Balance Exercise
11 am Ronald Archbald
Entertainment
12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Paramedics - BP
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(All Day) Billiards New Member Social
9 am Pinochle Pictures @ 11:45 am
10 am Mexican Dominos (All Day) Billiards
10 am Drawing Class 10 am Haircuts
10 am Enhance Fitness 10 am Mexican Dominos
1 pm Yoga Class 11 am Henry Chandra Ent.
1 pm Bridge 12:30 pm Bingo
1 pm Paramedics - BP
3 pm Basic Zumba Exercise
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1 Robert Barberio 9 David Allen 18 Lynn Filby 28 Charles Dale Archibald
Rachael Patane Edna Knaus Barbara Thomsen Janet Newland
Raymond West 10 David Atwood 21 James Keaton Myron Philpot
2 Gloria Antila 11 Arlene Christopherson Ronald Torrez 30 Robert Hathaway
Theresa McGuire 22 Elaine Mirabella Pinky Norris
3 Roberta Draper
Wilma Roberts 23 Leslie Youngdell Richard Schaewe
Paul Murray Marsha Smith 24 Jean Bingham
Freda Rock Rie Visser Margaret Eyre
Nafetalai Sitake 12 John Bodenhofer Joyce Lisonbee
4 Angelica Puerto Arlene Mitchell Richard Powell
Keith Talbot 14 Sherry Mousley Janice Poppleton
5 Sofia Alvarado 15 Dorothy Free Helen Weiss
Dorine Barberio Ruth Swensen 25 Bill Collings
Stephen Wallace 16 La Junne Neilson Marvin Mangum
Jean Ward Carl Rasmussen
7 John Backman
17 William Ah Quin 26 Joseph Richards
Ronnie Cupp Ione Fuller 27 Kathleen Kuntz
8 Eleanor Hebert Rose Langston Linda Maddocks
Monroe Iversen Judy Neff Gary Matthews
Shirlee Nye 18 Marilyn Burch Harold Thomas
Pat Robinson Geraldine Dalrymple
 Your Magna Staff: MAGNA COPPERTOWN SCOOP
Marianne Hales, Director
Matthew Dodge, CPA Senior volunteer For the Month Of April 2011:
Robyn Brown, Office Specialist Lynda Rae Boyd is a great volunteer here at the Magna Senior
Center. Lynda was born on October 26, 1939 in Price, Utah.
Donna Coates, Meal Aide She has a sister here in Utah, Kathi Spraggins (64). Lynda
Sandy Twelves, Kitchen attended Provo High School. Lynda married John H. Boyd on
January 8, 1955 and had 4 children. From oldest to youngest
Corinne Campbell, Kitchen
are David (55), Larry (53), Johnnie (51) and Sherri Halvorson
Ruth Truesdell, Driver (50). They also have 10 grandchildren and 17
Ron Payne, Driver great-grandchildren. In 2005, Lynda’s husband John past away. Lynda
worked as an Accounting Tech and also as a Police Dispatch. For the past
Ed Ortega, Janitorial
10 years Lynda has been coming on and off to the Magna Senior Center.
Karen Pike, Art Instructor She loves to play dominos, solitaire, visit with everyone and exercise (Zumba
Michael Dusserre, Tai Chi Instructor
& Line Dancing). Lynda is very helpful with volunteering here at the center.
She volunteers at our front desk helping with answering phones and
Laurie Robinson, Zumba Gold Instr. whatever else needs to be done, she helps serve lunch in the kitchen several
Frances Dee, Yoga/Basic Zumba Instr. times a week and calls bingo. Lynda really loves to keep busy and active.
She enjoys crocheting, making hair flowers and dance & listen to country/
New Members: western music. Lynda is well known for always wearing a flower in her hair
everyday. Her all-time favorite movie would be Dirty Dancing of course
Ruth Oshira
James Oshira because she loves to dance and listen to music. Words of Advice: be happy
Steve Thompson and laugh/stay young acting.
Marvin Hatch Easter Egg Party w/rec. kids
Bernadette Hayes Upcoming Events:
Dale Cox “NEW” Senior Self-Defense Friday, April 22nd @ 10:00 AM
Ottiena Cox Wednesday’s @ 2 PM Come help hide Easter Eggs for the Magna
Janice Thorsen Recreation Kids.
Ranee Robb Glycerin Soap Making Class
Reynaldo Trevino
Thursday, April 7th @ 1:00 PM Nutrition Class - Making snacks
Akosita Fifita Tuesday, April 26th @ 10:00 AM
Paula Haati Come & enjoy making your own hand-
made glycerin soap for you and friends. This class will present on healthy nutrition
James Langford facts and ideas and the 2nd part will be
Linda Langford
actually making healthy snacks in the kitchen.
Ralph Alberico Health & Resource Fair/
Sharlet Erickson Bake Sale - Bake your goodies!
Jerry Erickson Financial Fitness - Reverse Mortgage
Tuesday, April 12th @ 10 AM—3 PM Wednesday, April 27th @ 10:30 AM
This is an opportunity to come and get This is a class on reverse mortgages. Great
information from local health resources. information will be presented on resources
and how to help yourself.
PVD Testing - Balance & Vision
Wednesday, April 13th @ 9:00 AM The 2nd Annual “Taste of Magna” was
Monthly Services: Peripheral Vascular Disease Clinic. fantastic! Thank you to all the Magna
Check for circulatory problems in legs! Restaurants, The New Fiddlers and all the
Legal Attorney Jay Kessler
seniors. It was so much fun!
1st Tuesday @ 10 AM
Eclipse - Blood Pressure Wendover Trip $15
Wednesdays @ 11:30AM Thursday April 14th @ 9:15 AM
Sign-up to get your spot on the bus to
Haircuts - Suggested Donation $5 play the slots and have fun!
Fridays @ 10 AM - 12 PM
Fire Dept - Blood Pressure I.D. Theft Presentation
Fridays @ 1PM Friday, April 15th @ 11:00 AM
This will be important information for
Rusty Patterson - Blood Sugar you. I.D. Theft is really big right now
2nd & 4th Fridays @ 10:30AM
and this can help you!