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Don't forget to renew your membership for 2010!

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Upcoming Events (be sure to refresh this page)

Computer Classes: Beginners Computer Classes begin Monday Sept 20, 9-11 am. There will be 6 classes: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1. Class space is limited to 4 persons. Please pre-register at the Office. Cost is $20 for this entire set of 6 classes. This class is for folks who have no experience using computers. Topics include how to use the internet and how to use email.

Intermediate Computer Classes: Tues and Thursdays, 9am-11am on Sept 21, 23, 28, 30, and Oct 5 and 7. Class size is limited to 4 persons. Please pre-register at the office. Cost is $20 for this entire set of 6 classes. Topics may vary depending on class needs and interests.

Yoga: There is still space in some of the classes. Pre-registration is required at the office. Early Bird fees apply until Sept 8. After that date, the prices will increase. Classes begin the week of 20 Sept and go until Nov 30. Please contact the office for details and to register.

Lunch With A Bunch: Friday lunches resume on Fri Sept 10. Sept 10 will be a POTLUCK lunch. The cost of admission is bringing a dish to share (the food you bring does not need to be homemade and it does not need to be large, but please bring something to share).

Art Group: resumes on Wed evenings at 7pm, beginning Sept 1. This is a casual drop-in group. Cost: $1 each time. Please bring any projects that you may be working on.

Lane Bowling: 5 pin bowling at the King Pin lanes. This group resumes on Wed Sept 8 at 2pm. Shoe rental and lane costs apply. Everyone welcome!

Line Dancing: Come out and try this fun form of exercise and enjoy some good laughs! Every Friday at 7 pm is the slower or beginner group. 8 pm: the faster or more experienced dancers take to the floor. Cost: $1 each time. Drop-ins welcome.

Tai Chi: Seniors Tai Chi is every Sat at 11am. Cost: $1 each time. New to Tai Chi? Want to come and just watch? Come to the Tai Chi Open House on Sat Sept 11, 10 am to noon.

Book Club: we look forward to this group beginning again in October. Details will be announced as soon as they are available.

Intermediate Yoga in the Mornings: A series of 20 classes, beginning on Mon 20 Sept and concluding on Mon 29 Nov. No class on Mon 11 Oct (Thanksgiving).

Classes are on Mondays, 10 am to 11 am and Fridays, 9:50-10:50 am.

Early Bird Fee: $60. Registrations after 8 Sept will be $65.00

Intermediate Yoga in the Afternoons: A series of 20 classes, beginning on Tues 21 Sept and concluding on Thurs 30 Nov. No class on Thurs 11 Nov (Remembrance Day). Classes are on Tuesdays at 5:30 to 6:30 pm and Thursdays at 5:00 pm, until 6:30 pm.

Early Bird Fee: $80.00. Registrations after 8 Sept will be $85.00.

Please register by stopping by the office with cash or cheque, payable to Yellowknife Seniors’ Society. Classes are for members of the Society. Those who do not have memberships yet can also purchase those at the office.

All activities are for our members with up-to-date memberships and January was the beginning of our new membership year.

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Crabby Old Man

What do you see nurses? . . . .. ..What do you see?
What are you thinking .. .. . . ..When you're looking at me?
A crabby old man . . . . . Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit . .. . . . With faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food . . . . And makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . . ... . . 'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .. . . The things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . .. A sock or shoe?

Who, resisting or not . . . . . Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . ... . The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? . .. . . . Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse . . . . . You're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am. . . . . . As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, . ... . . .. As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten ... . . . . With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . . . Who love one another.

A young boy of Sixteen . . . . With wings on his feet.
Dreaming that soon now . . . . . A lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . .. . . . My heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. . . ... . That I promised to keep.

At Twenty-Five, now . . . . . I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . . . And a secure happy home..
A man of Thirty . . . .. . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. ... ... With ties that should last.

At Forty, my young sons . .. . . . Have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me . . . . . To see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children ... . . .. .. My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me . . .. . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future . . . . . Shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing . . . . . Young of their own..
And I think of the years . ... . . .. And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old man . .. . . . And nature is cruel.
Tis jest to make old age . . .. .. . Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles . . . . . Grace and vigor, depart.
There is now a stone . ... .. . Where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass . . .. . A young guy still dwells,
And now and again . .. . . . My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys . . . . . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . .... . . . Life over again.

I think of the years, all too few . . .. .. . Gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . . That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . . Open and see.
Not a crabby old man .... . . Look closer . . . See ME!!
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(left) Floyd Adlem, 2nd VP of the YkSS, accepting a cheque from Isabell McDorman (niece of Ed Baker) for $3,000 for new computers and a printer for the seniors' computer classes. Isabell was visiting from Toronto, with her daughter Heather. (right) Dan Costache, Past President of YACCS, accepts a donation for the new dementia centre.

Gary Black and Leon Peterson (Ft Smith) are sporting their medals. Gary
received a Silver for Men's bowling (age category) 65+ and Leon received a
Gold for Men's bowling (age category) 75+... photo by Gladys Eggenberger (i-phone)

Are you finding it difficult to open lids of jars (pickles, cheese whiz, jams, etc)?

Try using this cheap combination can & bottle opener. Place the bottle opener tab under the lid & lift the tool until you hear the vacuum escape (popping noise).

simple questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 873-2222 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.

NWT MEDALS 2010 CANADA 55+ GAMES
Gloria Allen (Inuvik)	Darts Ladies Doubles Darts Mixed Doubles	Bronze Bronze
Leon Peterson (Ft Smith)	Bowling Mens 75+	Gold
Gary Black (Yellowknife)	Bowling Mens 65+	Silver
Heather Leslie (Yellowknife)	Swimming Ladies 55+ 50 Free Swimming Ladies 55+ Back Swimming Ladies 55+ 100m Freestyle	Gold Gold Gold
Edna Woodward (Ft Smith)	Swimming Ladies 70+ 100 Breast	Gold
Joan Hirons (Yellowknife)	Swimming Ladies 65+ 50 Back Swimming Ladies 65+ 50 Breast Swimming Ladies 65+ 100 Breast Swimming Ladies 65+ 50m Freestyle	Silver Gold Gold Gold
Chris Williams (Yellowknife)	Swimming Mens 70+ 50 Free Swimming Mens 70+ 50 Breast Swimming Mens 70+ 50 Fly Swimming Mens 70+ 100 IM	Bronze Gold Gold Bronze