In January, the Senior Center hosted a couple of celebrations. Iola Wojtysiak celebrated her 91st birthday, complete with cake and ice cream and bingo. Renette Pearse celebrated her retirement and move here from southern Minnesota.
Everyone is invited to join us for a delicious Valentine’s Day lunch and party on Tuesday, February 14. There will be a musical hearts game, bingo and an ice cream social.
Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m.; reservations for lunch must be made by 9:30 a.m. The cost for bingo is $1 for the entire session. The suggested donation for the ice cream social is $2.
Bring a Valentine card for someone special and be entered in a special prize drawing. The more cards you bring, the more entries you will receive!
Traveling seniors
There are a number of upcoming travel opportunities. Travel to a dinner theater at the Harbor Light Supper Club on Sunday, February 12. Come out and enjoy Shout! the Mod Musical. Leave the Senior Center at 1:30 p.m. and return at approximately 5:30. The cost is $35, which includes show, dinner, dessert, tax and tip.
A birthday celebration was held at the Cook County Senior Center last month for Iola Wojtysiak. She turned 91 on January 20. She is pictured at her birthday party with her son-inlaw Orvis Lunke.
The Senior Center will also be traveling up the Gunflint Trail for a sleigh ride at Okontoe and lunch at Trail Center on Thursday, February 16. Leave the Senior Center at 10:30 a.m., return at approximately 3:30 p.m. The cost is $21 and includes the sleigh ride and transportation. Lunch is at your own expense, but you will receive 20 percent off your lunch bill, courtesy of Sarah Hamilton at Trail Center.
Another local trip is the Grand Portage Casino Express on Monday, February 20. Leave the Senior Center at 9:45 a.m., return at approximately 3:30 p.m. The transportation is free! Everyone age 50 and older will receive $10 in free slot play and $5 off a lunch entrée in the restaurant.
And finally, the senior center is planning a trip to Branson, Missouri April 15 – April 21. The trip includes round-trip transportation from Duluth, seven days, six nights (four nights in Branson), 10 meals and seven fabulous Branson shows! All of this for only $549 per person, based on double occupancy. There will be an additional fee for roundtrip transportation to Duluth on our bus. A $75 deposit is due to the Senior Center by Thursday, February 16 for this great trip.
A Happy Valentine’s Day to all from your friends at the Senior Center. Stop by sometime— remember the Cook County Senior Center is open and welcoming to all of all ages!
News from the “Brighter Side” of aging is provided by Kristen Anderson of the Grand Marais Senior Center. Kristen can be reached at (218) 387-2660 or via e-mail at CCCOA@boreal.org.
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