Gibson Gleanings [10/22/2007]

By Barbara Ray

When the town announced its plan to put in a roundabout on North-South Road, a number of peopleincluding my husbandthought they were crazy. They felt it was a recipe for disaster. I tend to disagree and Ill tell you why. Last week, I was headed south on North-South Road. I was coming up on the roundabout and as I looked ahead, I saw a car in front of me stopped at the entrance to the roundabout. Instead of entering it in the proper counterclockwise position, he turned left then took another left and headed up the northbound lane. Now there is a recipe for disaster but the main ingredient isnt the road, its the drivers. (Please note: The particular driver I observed was not a senior.) Be careful out there!Last Friday, we celebrated Columbus Day with an excellent Italian menu. Frank Hastings provided some great music with his now famous karaoke machine. Best of all, he got Jack Rice and Warren Martin to sing a couple of wonderful old tunes. Thank you, guys. You were all simply tremendous! This Thursday, our local chapter of AARP will hold its monthly meeting in the activity room at 12:30 p.m. Their guest speaker will be Peter Crane from the Mount Washington Observatory. Please plan to join us.Volunteers are needed for the Carriage Thrift Shop. Karen is looking for one or two individuals to work in the shop Friday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. You can reach her at 356-3231 or leave your name and phone number with the front desk. Have a good week, pray for our troops and the folks on the Gulf Coast, and God bless!Monday, Oct. 22: Yoga, 9 a.m., activity room; chair exercises, 10:30 a.m., activity room; Tin Mountain: Birds of Prey, 12:30 p.m., activity room.Tuesday, Oct. 23: Strength, Balance and Stretch classes, 9:30 a.m., activity room; game day, 12:30 p.m., activity room.Wednesday, Oct. 24: Box lunches being served, 11 a.m. to noon; flu shot clinic, 1 to 4 p.m. Bring your Medicare B card or $20 for the shot.Thursday, Oct. 25: Chair exercises, 10:30 a.m., activity room; Medicare assistance, 12:30 p.m., dining room; AARP meeting with guest speaker Peter Crane from Mount Washington Observatory, 12:30 p.m., activity room.Friday, Oct. 26: Strength, Balance and Stretch class, 9:30 a.m., activity room; Alices ballroom dance class, 12:30 p.m., activity room; discussion with Victoria, 12:30 p.m., social room.Upcoming!Leave the driving to us. The Gibson Center bus will pick you up and bring you home. Tour Suts wagon collection Oct. 30. Cost is $3 for transportation. Stop for ice cream afterward. Veterans Day at Wright Museum, Nov. 11. Cost is $6 for vets, $12 for civilians, and lunch money at Wolfe Inn. Mount Washington Valley Choral Society's Christmas concert and dinner out, Sunday, Dec. 2.AARP driver's safety program, Oct. 30 and 31, 12:15 to 4:15 p.m. Cost is $10, or free for Meals on Wheels drivers.Halloween costume parade between meal and dessert, Oct. 31. Make a costume!Computer labs and free, half-hour, one-on-one sessions with retired Kennett High School teachers. Sign up. Second Wednesday.Fund-raiser at The Flatbread Company, Nov. 6, 4 to 9 p.m. Invite your family and friends, have fun, eat well.Upcoming trips need your signups today so we can purchase tickets.Magic of Christmas, Dec. 20, $35.Portland Pops plays Mancini, March 16, 2008, $36.Quebec City and Montreal, June 22 to 25, 2008. This is a bus tour.Branson, Mo., Nov. 11 to 15, 2008. Stay in one hotel.If you have any questions or comments on programs, please call Jill at 356-3231, extension 16, or stop in at our front desk!MenuMonday, franks and beans; Tuesday, bouletten (meat patties, Berlin-style); Wednesday, spinach lasagna; Thursday, sloppy joe sandwiches; Friday, macaroni and cheese.