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Of a certain age Wednesday, September 12, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Of a certain age...
9.12.18
Living the best years of your life in Sisters
• Staying active:
Mind your feet ..... pg. 16
• Be safer in your car with
Sisters program .....pg. 17
• There’s no place
lipe home ............. pg. 18
• Sisters woman meets
long-lost brother .. pg. 19
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SPRD programs designed for active seniors grow in Sisters
A number of organizations
are working to bring more
useful programs to Sisters
seniors.
An example is the 60+
Senior Health Fair, which is
is coming back to the com-
munity of Sisters this fall.
The Sisters-Camp
Sherman Fire District,
Central Oregon Council on
Aging, and Sisters Park and
Recreation district will once
again partner on the health
fair, scheduled for Friday,
October 19, from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. The event will be held
at Sisters Park & Recreation’s
Coffield Center at the west
end of the Sisters High
School parking lot.
“Last year there were 24
participants, with over 200
in attendance, at this point
we have 34 groups look-
ing to participate in this
year’s Senior Health Fair,”
said organizer Shannon
Rackowski.
Some of the new present-
ers this year will include:
Your Care; Sisters Drug
Co.; The Lodge at Sisters;
Comfort Keepers; and Shiubi
Spa.
“I believe that this year
will do even better than last
year’s,” said Rackowski.
There is no charge for
seniors or family members;
this is a FREE service from
the event partners. For addi-
tional information please con-
tact Shannon Rackowski at
541-272-0529 or shanrack@
gmail.com.
SPRD offers a range of
programs and classes for
seniors, including Stretch
and flex; Step Aerobics; and
Zumba.
Adults can learn to play
ukulele, do tai chi and play
pickleball.
The SAGE Room (Senior
Activities Gatherings &
Experience) offers a place to
play games and table tennis.
SPRD interim director
Courtney Snead said that
the SAGE Room is “a great
asset” and the organization
will work on how best to uti-
lize it to enhance programs
for seniors. Snead said that,
with the passage of local
option funding, there are
opportunities to review what
the district offers and do
some outreach to determine
the kinds of programs the
senior community in Sisters
would like to have.
She said that planning
and outreach will be ongoing
through the fall, with some
new programing likely in
place around the first of the
year.
“We are ex ci t ed t o
serve the senior commu-
nity and we are looking
forward to finding out how
we can best do that,” Snead
said.
For more informa-
tion, contact SPRD at
541-549-2091.
WE VALUE & SUPPORT OUR
ACTIVE SISTERS
SENIORS!
Take advantage
of our continuing
programs and
classes:
PHOTO PROVIDED
SPRD provides a variety of excursions in Central Oregon.
WE LO
VE
OUR
SENIO
RS!
• Same-Day Walk-In Care
• Screenings, Immunizations, Well Checks
• Onsite X-Ray
• Urgent Care
We accept Medicare,
Medicare Supplements,
Medicare Advantage and
offer cash-pay discounts.
Stretih & Flex
Step Aerobics
The bat Workout
Zumba • Adult Ukulele
Tai Chi • Piikleball
SAGE: (Senior Activities,
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Gatherings & Experiences)
• Wednesdays
Let’s Play Games
• Tuesdays/Thursdays
Table Tennis
CONGREGATE
PARTICIPATE
RECREATE
Siholarships for aitivities are
available. If you have ideas
for other fun aitivities not
iurrently offered, please
iontait us.
Contact SPRD for information
rmation or to register:
SistersRecreation.com • 541-549-2091
1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd.
SNO CAP
MINI STORAGE
541-548-2899
3818 SW 21st Pl.
l • YourCareMedical.com
di l
Hwy. 126 to Redmond, two turns and you’re there! (Near fairgrounds)
WALK-IN • URGENT CARE • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE • X-RAY
Sisters Industrial Park
157 Sisters Park Dr. • 541-549-3575
www.SistersStorage.com
• State-of-the-art
Security Technology
• Sizes from 5x5 to 12x40
• Individual Gate Codes
• Long-term Discounts
• On-site Manager