Kalkaska County Commission on Aging
303 S. Coral Street
P.O. Box 28 Kalkaska, MI 49646
(231) 258-5030
www.kalkaskacounty.net

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Check us out on the internet:   www.kalkaskacounty.net

If you need help understanding the annual notice of change letter regarding Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, call us at 258-5030 and ask for free help from the MMAP.

December 16: Christmas at the Kalisaeum, 1:00 - 4:00
December 25 & 26:  closed for the holidays

Bear Lake meal site will now be open all winter. Call Maggie at 258-5053 to make reservations.

Tai Chi Thursdays, Senior Center, 2:00 p.m.

Euchre has been expanded to the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 1:00.

Line Dancing has resumed on Tuesdays. Beginning dancers 2:30 - 3:30. Experienced dancers 3:30 - 4:30.

Miracle Ear available  December 21.(9:00 a.m.) Call for appointment:  1-800-459-5992 

Miles With Meaning is a program that coordinates a transportation voucher program, paying 40 cents a mile, to volunteer drivers willing to take seniors or disabled persons to different locations. Call the Commission on Aging for more information.

Game Night--third Saturday of the month at 6:00 p.m.  We need more game players for cards, pool, and other games.

Genealogy Class?  If you are interested in joining one, call Lorrie at 258-5030

Blood Pressure Check   (Appts. not necessary)
December 6, 10:30 - noon:  Kalkaska Senior Center
December 7, 11:00 - noon:  South Boardman Site
December 20, 10:30 - noon:  Rapid City Meal Site

Mother Lode Restaurant has euchre every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Entry fee is $5. Euchre Tournament 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Kalkaska Senior Center, 12:15. Entry fee $3.

Every Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. "Eating Better & Moving More" presented by Darci Brewer and Addie Trombley. Prizes.

Monday after lunch: Bible Study, led by Shirley Lund.

Tuesdays:   Line Dance lessons, Kalkaska Senior Center
    2:00 - 3:00  experienced dancers
    3:00 - 4:00  beginner classes

The Leader & Kalkaskian will include a "Senior of the Month." At each meal site, you may make a nomination. We will draw one name monthly to be interviewed by reporter Bob Diel.

Seniors 60 and older can get into sporting events at Kalkaska schools free!

Please volunteer to help in the Telephone Reassurance Program. See Joyce in the COA office.

Kalkaska Public Transit Daily Bus Schedule

Bear Lake/Manistee Lake
    Leave Kalkaska at 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.

Rapid City 131 North Area
    Leave Kalkaska at 8:45 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

South Boardman/Fife Lake Area
    Leave Kalkaska at 7:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

All times approximate. We would like 24-hour notice if possible. Anyone needing to come in from these areas would be able to schedule a ride on these same routes.

The COA has contracted with Transit for on-demand response, door to door. We must have a minimum notice of 24 hours. There is help with transportation to medical appointments in Traverse City. Appointments can't be any earlier than 1:00 p.m. If your appointment is done by 2:00 p.m., then you can ride the 2:00 p.m. bus back. If your appointment is not done by 2:00 p.m., you can ride the 5:00 p.m. bus back to Kalkaska.

Proposed Telephone Support Network
    Please volunteer. You will be given a list of seniors in your telephone exchange to call. This will help us keep in touch with homebound seniors. See Joyce in the COA office.

Upcoming Classes: (call for details)
    Creative Writing, Beginning Genealogy, Rug Hooking, Wall Hangings, Needle Punching.

Limited number of hearing aid batteries available. Call COA office.

Breakfast Offered
    The Kalkaska Senior Center serves breakfast on Mondays and Fridays. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Suggested donation for seniors age 60 and older is $2. Under age 60, the charge is $3.  

Lunch Schedule
    Kalkaska:   Monday through Friday, 12:00 - 12:30. No reservation needed. Also, breakfast served every Monday, 8:30 - 9:30. Age 60 and older, $2. Under age 60, $3. 
    Blue Lake:   Monday at Noon. Call Addie at 587-4753 before 10:00 for reservation. Extra activities: exercise at 10:30 am and quilting at 1:00.
    South Boardman:   Tuesday & Thursday, 12:15. Call Blanche at 369-2700 or 369-2917 before 10:00 for reservation. Cards at 11:00 am.
    Rapid City:   Wednesday at noon. Call Ann Woodruff at 331-6209 before 10:00 on Tuesday for a Wednesday reservation. Site: Little Red Schoolhouse. Extra activity: cards at 6:45 pm every Thursday.
    Manistee Lake: Friday at noon. Call Addie at 587-4753. Extra activity: exercise at 10:30. Euchre ($5) Monday & Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Pinochle ($2.25) Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. 

In-Home Hair Care
    Homebound seniors needing hair care can call Alice at the Commission on Aging office for the names and numbers of local beauticians who will come into your home and meet your hair care needs as their schedule allows. Cost and availability vary.

Kitchen Band Forming
    The Awesome Ageless Wonders are looking for folks who can play  kitchen utensils. Join by coming to the Senior Center on Thursdays at 10:00 am.

Table Tennis: Most Saturdays at the Kalkaska Commission on Aging facility on Coral Street. Call Addie Trombley at (231) 587-4753.

Square dancing is held every Thursday night at 6:30 at the Senior Center. All are welcome. For more information, call Walt Lund at 258-6534.
The prescription discount cards have arrived and can be picked up at the Commission on Aging office at the Senior Center. For information, call (231) 258-5030.
Community Pharmacy: If you pay $100 or more for prescriptions each month and have no coverage, call Dee R. at the Senior Center. A grant with the COa and other programs in several counties may provide you with prescriptions. Eligibility is determined by ratio of drug cost to income.

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