Senior Moments

July 2008  - HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

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Fitness at the Incline Village Rec. Center - Senior Class Information

• 55+ Fitness Tuesday & Thursday 11:10 am (group fitness)
• 55+ Yoga Wednesday 11:10 am (group fitness)
• Yoga Monday & Friday 11:10 am (group fitness)
• AM Splash Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 am (aqua fitness)
• H20 Basics Tuesday & Thursday 10:15 am (aqua fitness)
• Yoga, H20 Basics and AM Splash are for any age group but we will honor the 55+ drop-in rate of $4 for Residents and $9 for Non-Residents! All classes are free to Recreation Center members. Senior memberships at the Recreation Center start at $22/week (Resident) $29/week (Non-Resident) and $42/month (Resident) and $56/month (Non-Resident)
• Beginning Spin Class Thursdays from 8:15 am - 8:50 am
• Check out our cardio efficient, non-impact REX (Recumbent Elliptical) especially designed for those who are mobility or balance challenged. Free instruction is available with one of our Fitness Room Attendants during the hours of 9:00 am - 11:00 am and 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm daily.

Take-a-Hike and Full Moon Hikes Summer Series

Join us for our 55+ Take-a-Hike series for 2008! Bring your lunch, camera, sunscreen and water as we hike various local trails throughout the basin from 9:00am-1:30pm. Residents $4/Non-Residents $9. Reservations must be made by the Friday preceding the hike and can be made by calling (775) 832-1310. A minimum of eight registrants is required in order for the hike to take place. Senior transportation is available for the first 15 registrants. After the first 15 registrants carpooling is encouraged. Meet in the Recreation Center lobby at 9:00am the morning of the hike.
The Series Dates:
Barbara Access Road Loop- Monday, July 28th - 2 miles roundtrip; easy to moderate
Mount Rose Frog Pond- Monday, August 25th - 5 miles roundtrip; moderate
Mount Rose Meadows/Ophir Creek- Monday, September 22nd - 4 miles; roundtrip moderate to difficult.

55+ Full Moon Hike and Wine & Cheese Social

Join us as we hike to the Crystal Bay Fire Lookout from 7:30 pm-10:00 pm. Residents $6/Non-Residents $11. Reservations must be made by the Friday preceding the hike and can be made by visiting the Recreation Desk or by calling (775) 832-1310. A minimum of ten registrants is required in order for the hike to take place. Meet in the Recreation Center lobby at 7:30pm the night of the hike. Transportation for up to 50 people from the Recreation Center is available for those who prefer a ride. Shuttle is available to the lookout for anyone who is mobility challenged.
The Series Dates:
Blood Moon-Monday July 21st
Green Corn Moon-Monday August 18th
Harvest Moon-Monday September 15th

Senior Transportation Program

Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July- Catch a ride with the Senior Transportation Program. 24 hour advance reservations are required and available by calling (775) 832-1302. A suggested minimum donation of $.50 per stop is requested.
• Tuesdays 
July 8th & 22nd -Reno  
July 15 & 29th - Carson City
• Wednesdays
July 9th & 23rd-Incline, Crystal Bay
• Wednesday
July 16th-Incline, Crystal Bay Truckee, Kings Beach

Conversation Café – Thursdays, from 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Meet us at Aspen Grove located at 960 Lakeshore Blvd. for the next Conversation Café. Lively discussion, interesting people & good food make this the most talked about senior activity in the Village!

• July 10th-Alternative Energy Sources
• July 17th-Favorite Home Remedy
• July 24th-Should the space program be continued and is it worth it?
• July 31st- Suggestions for cell phone use/etiquette

No Whiners Chronic Pain Support Group

The group meets at the DWR Center in room 106 on the first Friday of the month from 1:30 pm-3:00 pm. The next meeting will be held on June 6th. Please contact Shelia Leijon at (775) 832-1310 for more information.

Lifelong Learning Program at Sierra Nevada College

The SNC (Sierra Nevada College)/IVGID Lifelong Learning Program allows residents over the age of 60 to register (space available) in up to three Fall undergraduate courses at SNC on a non-degree seeking basis. The cost is $35 per credit. Registration is August 15th from 8:30am-5:00pm at the Office of Registrar’s located on the second floor of David Hall on the SNC campus, 999 Tahoe Blvd. Bring your photo i.d. Fall classes will begin August 18th. For more information, please call (775) 832-1310 or visit www.sierranevada.edu.

Lunchtime Brownbag Meetings, Workshops, Lectures and Presentations

Various Thursdays from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm at Aspen Grove. Brownbags are informal informative gatherings where dynamic people share valuable information on pertinent senior topics impacting our community and the world. Bring your lunch and join us! Various weekdays from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Aspen Grove

• Calling all Veterans! Incline Village Crystal Bay Veterans Club will have their monthly All Veterans Meeting on Thursday July 31st, 2008. Veterans and community members of all ages are welcomed to pack your lunch and join us as we determine projects that will benefit our community and the world. For more information contact Shannon Skarritt by calling (775) 832-1310. For more information about the IVCB Vets Club please visit our website at:
  HTTP://groups.yahoo.com/group/INCLINE-CRYSTALVETERANSCLUB/
  

Digital Photography Club – Meets on the first, third and last Thursday of the month from 2:30 pm-4:00 pm at Aspen Grove

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, July 1, 2, 3 & 4 – Grab your camera and photograph the many wonderful events during Red White and Tahoe Blue! We will not be doing the photoshoot as a group, but instead individually. To see a schedule of the RWTB events please visit the website at www.RedWhiteAndTahoeBlue.com or stop by the Rec. Center and pick up a program guide at the front desk. 
• Thursday, July 17th “Show and Tell”-We will be having a show and tell of the pictures we took during the RWTB festivities. Bring your pictures!
• Thursday, July 31st – We will be showing a DVD. More information to come.  

The Incliners Social Club meet at the Chateau from 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Join us on the first and third Tuesday of the month

• July 15th – Incliner’s Annual Bar-B-Que- Join the Incliner’s at the Aspen Grove Community Center for a barbeque. Reservations are required no later than July 9th and can be made by mailing your check ($20/members $25/guests) to Incliners, PO Box 3244, Incline Village, NV 89450 or by calling Nancy Manter (775) 831- 6667. Don’t miss this terrific Incliner’s tradition.

Community, Employment and Volunteer Opportunities

Community Events:

• Health Talks - July 17th 7:00pm at the IVCH, 880 Alder. Haven Ritchie M.D. will discuss “Keeping Your Skin Youthful Under the Sierra Sun.” Light refreshments will be served.

• Be Wise-Get Fit-Hike the Trail- The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, in sponsorship with the Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare Foundation, is pleased to offer a women's health and hiking program. The program will consist of six hikes to be completed over the course of six weeks. The hikes will take place each Wednesday, throughout July. The first hike will be about 2 miles long and each hike thereafter will increase in distance by about 2 miles.  The goal is to be able to hike 12 miles on the sixth week of the program. If you are interested in signing up for Be Wise - Get Fit - Hike the Trail, please contact Jill at jillf@tahoerimtrail.org or call (775) 298-0239. 

• Green Thumb Thursdays- Join North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden as they host a series of events and gardening classes on Thursdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm at Sierra Nevada College Campus. To sign up for classes please visit www.demogarden.org. For more information please contact Gretchen Huie at (775) 586-1610 x25.
• July 1- 10:00am-3:00pm - Red, White and Tahoe Blue Celebration
• July 3 - Water Wise Gardening
• July 10- Defensible Space: Attractive Fire Safe Landscaping
• July 17- Successful High Altitude Landscaping
• July 24- Best Management Practices for Tahoe
• July 31- Creative Container Gardening
• August 7- Go Native
• August 16- End of the Summer Garden Party
If you are interested in being a demonstration garden helper please contact Margaret Solomon at (775) 831-5615.

Employment Opportunities:
Beach Cashier's Needed for the Summer! Join IVGID’s Food & Beverage Team for the summer season and you will receive many great benefits for working on our team. Some of these include recreation privileges. Full-time (4-5 shifts per week) and part-time (2-3 shifts per week) jobs with a flexible schedule are available. This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, earn a little extra cash and get actively involved a fun environment. Please call Scott Murray, IVGID’s Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at (775) 832-1194 for more details or apply on line at www.ivgid.org.