Anything 50+
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YK Seniors Society Raffle Results (Dec 28, 2011)
Healthcare (tax info)
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Bob Carr captured this pose of a YK dump wolf in early January
Don't forget to renew your membership for 2012!
2012 Memberships will soon be due for everyone! The fees remain unchanged at $10 per year for those age 50+ and $15 per year for those under 50. Memberships may be paid at the office or watch for our membership table at Lunch With A Bunch.
YK Seniors' Society Raffle Results
Draw date: December 28, 2011 @ 2PM
Baker Community Centre
ph. 867-873-9475
Sandra Taylor (YKSS) oversees Keith Thomas receiving his raffle ticket prize (trip for 2 to Edm. return) from First Air's Katie Heaphy ,
followed by Rose Lamouelle getting her Raffle Ticket Prize of $500.00 from Home Life Real Estate, Shawn Clark
Arnold Krause, centre, accepts his $15,000 diamond from Yellowknife Seniors Society board president Sandra Taylor
at the Baker Community Centre as Ed Jeske, retired teacher from Sir John's High School, looks on.
On Dec 28, the YK Seniors' Society drew the 11 winning raffle tickets. One winner was Debra Davis, seen here receiving her prize.
1st Prize: Diamond, value $15,000, courtesy of Diavik Diamond Mines and Crossworks Manufacturing
-Arnold Krause2nd Prize: Return Air Fare for 2 to Edmonton, value $1500, courtesy of First Air
-Keith Thomas3rd Prize: $1000 Cash, courtesy of the Eggenberger Group
-Matthew Baggs4th Prize: Home Heating Fuel, value $1000, courtesy of Matonabee Petroleum
-Terena Robb5th Prize: Gift Certificate, value $1000, courtesy Quality Furniture
- Geoff Green6th Prize: 42" Plasma HDTV TV, value $650, courtesy Roy's Electronics
-Tung Tram7th Prize: $500 Cash, courtesy Home Life Real Estate
-Rose Lamouelle8th Prize: $500 Cash, courtesy Bank of Nova Scotia, YK Branch
-Rachelle Tanguay9th Prize: Makita Cordless Electric Drill, value $499, courtesy of Home Building Centre
-Debra Davis10th Prize: Eureka Family Tent, value $300, courtesy of Overlander Sports
-Robin Sproule11th Prize: Dave Brosha 17' x 22' Photographic Print Art, value $239, courtesy of Dave Brosha
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Lunch With A Bunch has been increased to $4
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Upcoming Events (be sure to refresh this page)
Here are the Weekly Events list of activities for Seniors.
The events are now in PDF format, to easily download.
2012
Healing
Touch:
Continues on the last Monday of every month at either 7 pm or 7:30 pm.
Canada
55+:
Any member age 55+ is invited to join the Canada 55+ group. This
group is fundraising to go to the next national seniors games, held once
every 2 years. The next games are in 2012, and will include games
and sports such as lane bowling, swimming, darts, hockey, bridge etc.
Those who help with fundraising efforts will receive funding assistance
to pay for their travel expenses. Please note that your monthly
meeting time has changed and is now on the 3rd
Thursday each month (no longer 2nd Thurs).
Art
Group:
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. Wednesdays at 2pm. Shoe
rental and lane costs apply. Everyone welcome!
Tai Chi Regular Tai Chi begins Jan 7. Cost: $1 each time you come.
NEW ACTIVITY! Scottish Country Dancing! This is not highland dancing! This is social dancing done in a square or round. This is great exercise and a lot of fun! Beginners welcome. Singles welcome. All instruction provided. Mondays (except last Monday each month) at 7:30 pm.
Lawn
Bowling
resumed at the Field house on Tues Jan 3, 2-3 pm. Cost:
$5. Bring your clean indoor shoes. Beginners welcome!
All activities are for our members with up-to-date memberships and January is the beginning of our new membership year.
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For those seniors' who find it difficult to get walking exercise in winter, consider the new YK Fieldhouse walking/running track. One lap around the track (3 lanes) is 240 meters, 7 laps is about 1.6 km or one mile, 3 miles = 21 laps. A Seniors(60+ yrs) flexi pass costs $37.50/month with unlimited visits in the timeframe from 6:30am-10pm. Drop-in admission is $4.50 per visit. Lap counters available at Staples.
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Subject:
Computers:
Difference between http & https
......
What
is the difference between http and https
**The main difference between http:// and https:// is It's all about
keeping you secure** HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transport Protocol,
Which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a
manner of speaking) For information to be passed back and forth between
web servers and clients. The important thing is the letter S which makes
the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you visit a website
or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely
begin with the following: http://.
This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecure'
language. In other words, it is possible for someone to
"eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If
you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you
send to that site.
This is why you
never
ever
enter your credit card number in an http website! But if the web address begins
with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a
secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should
automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://.
If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a
credit card number.
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Did you know? Heating equipment is the leading cause of home fires during December, January and February. The Yellowknife Fire Department would like you to know that December is the peak time of year for home candle fires. For more info check the NFPA site.
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Seniors GNWT Healthcare Plan Updates
A separate page is now devoted to the issues (click on picture)
Canada Revenue Agency Medical & Disability tax deduction info:
If you are disabled (hearing, sight, walking with help of walker or cane, cannot dress without help, etc., order this pamphlet (which includes the application for a deduction) NOW! Or print it from the web site. Have your doctor fill it out, send it to Canada Revenue Agency, once they approve your disability you may be able to make tax deduction claims.
To see different disabilities that might be claimed, try this site..
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A printable Membership Application Form has been added to the Contact US page. It is in PDF format that can be downloaded into Adobe Reader. Simply print it, fill in the required info and bring it to the Baker Centre along with the required fee.
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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).
The lid will now open easily..... Bob C.
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How to Survive a Heart Attack When You Are Alone
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order.
Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.
A deep breath should be taken before each Cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating.
The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!
From Health Cares, Rochester, NY General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES ON '
(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. Publication, Heart Response)
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RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Remember the '3' steps
S T R
Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the
lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain
damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke .
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize
a stroke by asking three
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.
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great minds can
read this
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