Week of Feb. 11
Lunch/movie
Mt. Lebanon Rec Center will hold a senior lunch and movie matinee on Feb. 17 on the 2nd floor (Room A) for seniors and their adult guests (Mt. Lebanon residency not required).
Check-in at 10:30 a.m. in the Rec office followed by a presentation by a Reiki therapist at 11 a.m. Lunch will begin at noon followed by a 50/50 raffle and movie at 1 p.m. on the big screen.
Cost of $6 per person is due by Feb. 13. Preregistration required. For more information, call 412-343-3409.
Retired Men meet
The Retired Men’s Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills will meet at noon Feb. 19 in the Fellowship Hall of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Charles Cline will discuss his experiences as a medical missionary in South America with his program “Christian Medical Mission in Peru – Poverty with a Smile.” He resides in Jefferson Hills and has been a general surgeon at Jefferson Regional Medical Center since 1988.
Cost for lunch is $7. Call 412-655-2000 by Feb. 13 to be included in the lunch order.
Adult Interest Center
January programs at the Adult Interest Center at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, include:
• Feb. 13 – Asbury Heights Hillbilly Band.
• Feb. 20 – Passion and Paint with Elaine Wertheim, an art historian who will discuss the works of Edouard Manet and Berthe Morisot.
Programs begin at 11 a.m. and are free and open to all. Lunch is served at noon (cost is $6 for lunch, no reservations necessary). Call Carla Campbell at 412-343-8900 for more information.
Senior lunches
Senior lunches, sponsored by the Washington County Aging Services and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area on Aging, are served at the Venetia Community Center at noon on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Lunches are prepared by the staff at the Canonsburg Senior Center. All seniors are welcome.
Suggested donation is $2. Blood pressure screenings are conducted from 11 a.m.-noon. A speaker or music is provided after the luncheon. Bingo is also offered. To reserve a meal or for more information, call Esther at 724-348-6504.
volunteers NEEDED
Baptist Homes is looking for volunteers to help with crafts and activities for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. For more information, call 412-572-8254.
Fitness classes
Westminster Recreation and Outreach Center at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, offers fitness classes that are 55+ friendly. Upcoming classes include:
• Arthritis Foundation exercise program, 11:15 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, through Feb. 24.
• Tai Chi, 12:15-1 p.m. Tuesdays, through Feb. 24.
• Gentle Yoga, 6-7 p.m. Mondays and 10:15-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays, through Feb. 25.
For more details, call Kathy Long at 412-835-6630.
Korean War veterans sought
A group of students at Chartiers Valley High School is seeking Korean War veterans to share their stories as part of a memorial project. The goal is to identify local veterans in the community and share their memories and stories from the war.
If you have information or know of someone whom the students could speak to, contact the students via email at cvmemorialteam@gmail.com or by phone at 412-429-3721.
Helpful video
For many families with an aging loved one, it can be hard to determine when extra help – like enlisting a home care company or moving to a senior care community – is finally needed. To help start the conversation, Concordia Lutheran Ministries recently released a video identifying certain “warning signs.”
The video, “7 Signs Your Aging Loved One May Need Some Extra Help,” looks at grooming and cleanliness, financial irresponsibility, mobility concerns, considerable weight loss, forgetfulness, mood swings and decreased motor vehicle skills. It can be accessed at www.concordialm.org.