March Volume 2019 Issue 6. Many thanks to the Hartford Emblem Club for their recent donation to the Bugbee Senior Center!

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1 Volume 2019 Issue 6 Published monthly by White River Council on Aging 262 N Main St., White River Jct., VT (802) Join Us for St. Patrick s Day Lunch Monday, March 18 12:00 Sign Up Required March 2019 Ride the Bus With Us! ADVANCE TRANSIT TRAVEL TRAINING Many thanks to the Hartford Emblem Club for their recent donation to the Bugbee Senior Center! TUESDAY, MARCH 19 9:30 MEET AT BUGBEE TO GO OVER PROCEDURES 10:15 BUS TOUR 11:15 RETURN TO BUGBEE Sign Up Required Thought for the Month If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but the same amount of snow. Emily s Retirement Party Sunday. March PM Thyme Restaurant in WRJ. (Just down the hill in the Tip Top building) Limited to 75, so sign up now! Cash bar for alcoholic beverages; coffee, tea and soft drinks and other refreshments provided. Please do come wish her well, even though she will still be at the Center for a few more days. (No gifts, please.)

2 Emily s Corner Len has graciously ceded his space to me this month as I am officially retiring at the end of March. A year ago, I declared my intention to retire as of March 29, 2019, mainly to give myself time to get used to the idea. My goodness, how this year has flown! When I took this job in December 1988, I was looking for a year-round job that did not require me to work evenings or weekends. At the time, I had teenagers at home and I was wearing many volunteer hats for the Girl Scouts. I was marginally familiar with the Bugbee Senior Center because my Dad (Chet Dodge) rode shotgun on the van every day. I never expected that I would still be working here 30 years later! From my very first day on the job, life at Bugbee Senior Center has been a learning experience! The first thing I learned was that life can t be defined by age. Grace Emery from Quechee was over 90 and came in every single morning to set the tables! Having just turned 40 (and having just found my first gray hair!), I found that incredibly reassuring. I learned that people can t be defined by demographics. We learn and grow as we age, but we retain the essences of our personalities which is why our dining room shares some of the characteristics of an 8th-Grade cafeteria. And I mean that in the nicest way possible! It s where friends gather for food, conversation and occasional giggles (but no food fights!). I learned the value of volunteers. I thought I already knew that. After all, I was /am a Girl Scout. But at Bugee, we could not operate without our volunteers. Folks in the community would not get homedelivered meals. We could not serve meals in our dining room in any sort of timely manner. There would be no way to put on the Bazaar to raise much needed funds. My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of our volunteers, past and present. While I won t be coming in to volunteer right away, I m sure I will be back. Many folks have asked me what I plan to do when I retire. I have a once-in-a-lifetime family trip to Cozumel, Mexico, planned for June, but, for the most part, I will just be spending time at home in Wilder, working on my flower gardens and downsizing in place. I m by no means a hoarder, but I have my share of stuff that has accumulated over the years that I no longer need or want. I want to deal with all of that while I have the energy to do it so that, ultimately, my kids won t have to. Oh, and I ve already signed up for three of the Bugbee Senior Center trips this summer! I know I will miss all of the wonderful folks at the Center but I wanted to leave when we could make the transition as easy as possible. As I write this, we seem to be in the final stages of hiring a new girl at the front desk (as I was referred to for years). I hope that the next person to sit in this chair will love the job as much as I have. We are planning to have our new staff member here before I actually leave, so do stop by the desk and say hello. Emily Santaw Help Needed: Home-Delivered Meal Drivers We need drivers for our meal routes in Quechee and White River Jct. Meals are picked up at the Center around 10:45 AM, Monday through Friday. The number of meals/stops varies by route and day. Before going solo on a route, new drivers go out once or twice with an experienced driver. All drivers must pass a criminal background check. Wait Staff: There is no order taking or carrying of heavy trays. Wait staff arrive around 11:30 AM to distribute water pitchers, bread baskets, etc., to the tables, and pour coffee, tea or milk before serving salads and the main course. Meals are plated in the kitchen and carried to the tables by wait staff. Wait staff clear the dishes between courses and after the meal, then wipe off the tables. Lunch is usually over no later than 12:45. Most wait staff volunteers serve one or two days a week. If you are interested in volunteering or in finding out more about volunteering, call Regina at (802) , Mon-Thurs between 8 am and 3 pm, or stop in at the Center.

3 March 2019 Meals Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Please be seated by 11:50 to allow our wait staff to serve beverages (coffee/tea/milk) before the salad course is served. Suggested Donation for Seniors (60+): $5 Fee for Under 60: $6 1 Carrot Slaw Corn Chowder Ham Salad Sandwich Vanilla Pudding w/ Cookie 4 American Chop Suey Wax Beans Fruit Salad 5 Salad Roast Pork w/gravy Mashed Potato Baby Carrots Applesauce Peach Crisp 6 Baked Haddock Roasted Potatoes Fresh Spinach Blondie 7 Coleslaw BBQ Chicken Seasoned Tater Tots Beets Corn Blueberry Cobbler 8 Caesar Salad Shrimp Scampi On Linguini 11 Pulled Pork Sweet Potato Mixed Vegetables Jell-o 12 Italian Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes 13 Coleslaw Baked Ham Scalloped Potatoes Roasted Brussels Sprouts Yellow Cake w/ Vanilla Frosting 14 Corn & Bean Salad Ranch Chicken Seasoned Potatoes California Vegetables Spice Cake 15 C & S Pizza Honeydew Melon 18 Corned Beef & Cabbage Boiled Potatoes Baby Carrots Irish Soda Pistachio Ice Cream 19 Spaghetti & Meatballs Green Beans Baked Apples 20 Chicken Pie w/peas & Carrots Mashed Potato Brownie 21 3-Bean Salad Shake & Bake Pork Chop Sweet Potato Beets Applesauce Tapioca Pudding 22 Pickled Beets Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Green Beans Jell-o 25 Cottage Cheese w/ Chives Shepherds Pie Carrots 26 Ambrosia Gobbler Turkey Stuffing Cranberry Sauce Peas & Onions Pumpkin Pie 27 Coleslaw BBQ Ribs Roasted Potatoes Corn Corn Peaches w/cream 28 Caesar Salad Chicken Parmesan on Linguini Apricots 29 Veggie Quiche Roll Fruit Salad

4 March 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday *indicates an activity that requires sign-up. For on-going activities it may not be possible to join mid-session. Call us to find out ** indicates first day of an on-going activity that requires sign-up. This is the day to join. 1 9:30 Tai Chi 1** 10:45 Tai Chi 2** 12:45 Book Club Corn Chowder/ Ham Salad Sand. 4 9:00 warmers 11 10:00 Health Clinic 1:30 Painting w/becki* 5 8:45 Foot Care* 10:00 Aqua Aerobics* 10:00 Diabetes Workshop* 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Hand & Foot 12 10:00 Aqua Aerobics* 10:00 Diabetes Workshop* 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Hand & Foot 6 10:00 Poetry 12:45 Knitting 1:30 Line dancing** 13 10:30 TOGETHER 12:00 Birthday Day Audrey Lilly, pianist 12:45 Knitting 1:30 Linedancing* 7 9:00 Quilting 1:15 Sr. Fitness** 14 8:45 Foot Care* 9:00 Quilting 1:15 Sr. Fitness* 8 9:30 Tai Chi 1* 10:45 Tai Chi 2* American Chop Suey Roast Pork Baked Haddock BBQ Chicken Shrimp Scampi 15 9:30 Tai Chi 1* 10:45 Tai Chi 2* Pulled Pork Italian Meatloaf Baked Ham Ranch Chicken C & S Pizza 18 12:00 St. Pat s Day Lunch* Corned Beef & Cabbage 19 9:30 Bus Ride* 10:00 Aqua Aerobics* 10:00 Diabetes Workshop* 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Hand & Foot Spaghetti & Meatballs 20 8:45 Foot Care* 10:00 Poetry 12:45 Knitting 1:30 Linedancing* Chicken Pie 21 9:00 Quilting 1:15 Sr. Fitness* Shake & Bake Pork Chop 22 9:30 Tai Chi 1* 10:45 Tai Chi 2* Macaroni & Cheese 25 10:00 Health Clinic 12:45 Foot Care* Shepherds Pie 26 10:00 Diabetes Workshop* 10:00 Aqua Aerobics** 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Hand & Foot Gobbler Turkey 27 12:45 Knitting BBQ Ribs 28 9:00 Quilting 1:15 Sr. Fitness* Chicken Parmesan 29 9:30 Tai Chi 1* 10:45 Tai Chi 2* 12:00 Galen Mudgett Veggie Quiche

5 March Happenings March 1 9:30 Tai Chi 1 (beginning students)$25 fee; Payment for the month is due at the first class. 10:45 Tai Chi 2 (continuing students) $25 fee. classes. Payment for the month is due at the first class. 12:45 Bugbee Book Club. Marieke Sperry from the Quechee/Wilder Libraries will lead a discussion of The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean. New participants always welcome. Free. March 6 10:00 Poetry. This group meets on the 1st, 3rd and (when there is one) 5th Wednesday of each month to read and discuss poetry. No fee. New participants always welcome. 1:30 Linedancing Class with Jamie Orr. New session begins. Sign up required. $28/4 weeks March7 1:15 Senior Fitness with Liz Hatfield. New session begins. Sign up required. $28/4weeks. March 11 1:30 Painting w/becki. $25 fee, due when you sign up, covers all materials and instruction. This month s painting will be The Waterfall.8 participants needed for class to happen. March 13 10:30 TOGETHER women s support group with Judy Adams. New participants always welcome. 12:00 Birthday Day. Join us for lunch as we celebrate the birthdays of those born in March. March 18 12:00 St. Patrick s Day Lunch. Sign up required. Join us for a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage meal. Be sure to wear green! March 19 9:30 Hop on the Bus! Meet at Bugbee Senior Center to go over procedures, then climb aboard for a one-hour tour on Advance Transit. Learn all about using this free service to get around the Upper Valley. Free, but sign up required. Winter Weather Closing Reminder Our policy is that when the Hartford School District schools are closed due to weather or road conditions, the Bugbee Senior Center is also closed. Please watch your TV or listen to the radio for announcements. When the Center is closed, there are no home-delivered meals. Meal recipients will receive an extra frozen meal to be used when the Center is unexpectedly closed. Moving? Going on vacation? If you will be moving or away long enough to discontinue mail service, please let us know. If the Post Office returns your Bugbee Bulletin to us, we are charged 55. A quick phone call from you will mean a lot to us. And be sure to let us know when you return so we can put you back on the list. A Few Reminders About Our Trips We do not provide personal assistance on our trips. Some trips involve moderate walking, sometimes over uneven surfaces and/or up and down stairs. If you have any questions about what you might encounter, please give us a call. We regret any inconvenience if you are unable to participate due to physical limitations that can t be reasonably accommodated. If there is a trip that interests you, we encourage you to sign up right away. Payment is due 30 days before the trip, and your seat is not confirmed until we have received your payment. Once a trip is paid for, a refund will be given only if the trip is full and we are able to sell your seat. Be sure to dress for the weather. Bring a sweater if you are uncomfortable in airconditioning. Snacks/water are not provided on the bus, but you are welcome to bring them with you. For some trips, lunch may be served later than you are used to. Please be considerate of those around you and use your cell phone only if necessary. If you are playing games or listening to music, please use headphones or earbuds. We want everyone to enjoy the experience free of unwanted distractions.

6 It s That Time Again! Sign Up Now (Pay Later) For 2019 Trips Hildene Manchester, VT Wed., June 12, 2019 $81 per person Includes sandwich buffet lunch, Premiere Coach transportation and driver gratuity Hildene was the home of Robert Lincoln, the only child of Abraham Lincoln to survive to adulthood. We will tour the mansion, the farm and the Pullman car, Sunbeam. We are hoping that their spectacular peonies will still be in full bloom. New London Barn Playhouse New London, NH Wed., July 31, 2019 Grease $103 per person Includes luncheon at The Coach House Restaurant, Premiere Coach transportation and driver gratuity Take a trip back in time to Rydell High when greasers and cool chicks ruled the school, and saddle shoes and poodle skirts were all the rage. This perennial favorite musical includes Greased Lightnin, Summer Nights and You re the One That I Want. Isles of Shoals: Star Island Walk Friday, August 16, 2019 $94 per person Includes Premiere Coach transportation and driver gratuity, sightseeing cruise to Star Island and a box lunch. We will have about an hour to explore historic Star Island, approximately 6 miles off the New England coast. Annual Seacoast Trip Wed., Sept. 4, 2019 $91 per person Includes Premiere Coach transportation and driver gratuity; lunch at Foster s Clambake in York Harbor, Maine, followed by entertainment; time to shop or walk the beach in York Beach and perhaps a stop at Cape Neddick, the site of iconic Nubble Lighthouse. Bring money for souvenir shopping and a stop for ice cream at Johnson s Restaurant in Northwood, NH, on the ride home. Oktoberfest at the Log Cabin Holyoke, MA Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 $97 per person Includes Premiere Coach transportation and driver gratuity; Complimentary glass of beer or wine; Family style traditional German meal, including jaeger schnitzel, knockwurst, bratwurst, sauerkraut & sautéed red cabbage, German potato salad and apple strudel; entertainment by the Schnitzel Brothers, the Swingin est German Band in the Land! Internationally renowned pianist Jeff Barnhart will lead you through great German music, with favorites from polkas to parodies, drinking songs to waltzes, with great virtuosity and humor. Jeff will be joined by CT drummer Tom Palinko and MA favorites Mike Peipman on trumpet and John Clark wait til you hear his Clarinet Polka! for this special afternoon.

7 Free Income Tax Preparation Assistance Available From AARP Tax-Aide Program Hartford Municipal Building 171 Bridge St., WRJ VT Wed & Fri 8:45 am to 4:00 pm February 7-April 13, 2019 By Appointment Only To make an appointment: Online: Click on Get Free Tax Help then select Find by Name Scroll down to near the bottom of the list to find White River Jct (VT) (A) Hartford Town Hall (Feb 7 Apr 13) Click on SCHEDULE ONLINE NOW which will take you to the New Hampshire Free Tax Help website. Scroll down to click on WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT + HARTFORD TOWN HALL Scroll to top of page, select your desired Wed. or Fri. date in the appointment calendar, then select any available appointment time. If there are no available times, select a different date. Fill in the requested information in the Appointment Information block, then click Continue. Review your information. Click on Schedule Your Appointment if everything is correct; Go Back, if anything needs to be changed. By Telephone, during regular business hours: outside NH: (866) in NH, dial 211 Give the NH staff member your information so they can enter an appointment for you. If you schedule an appointment and then find you no longer need it, please call the scheduling service as soon as possible to cancel so they can offer the appointment time to someone else. WHEN YOU COME FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT, YOU MUST BRING: If married, it is preferable that both spouses be present. Original or photocopies of Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and any dependents being claimed. Picture ID for taxpayer and spouse (must be Driver s License, state issued ID card, Passport or other official document) W-2 s from all places worked in 2018 Prior year s tax return, if available Bank routing number and account number for direct deposit If applicable, bring: Copies of any 1099s issued to you or your spouse (including from Social Security) Form 1095A if you purchased health insurance via Vermont Health Connect of healthcare.gov Bank account interest year-end statement If you live in your own property, your town tax bill for 2018/2019 If you rent, your signed Landlord Certificate (LC-142) If you paid land rent to a non-profit mobile home park, the letter stating taxes paid Copies of last year s mortgage interest statements (including any points paid) Real estate taxes paid statement Proof of charitable donations Statement of work-related expenses Vehicle registration fee if based on value Receipt for tax preparation fees paid last year Any other statements of allowable itemized deductions. If you are not sure, bring it! We ll be happy to review it. NOTE: The same telephone number will also give you access to assistance by SEVCA volunteers who offer appointments on Mondays at St. Paul s Church in WRJ and on Thursdays at the Windsor Community Center. SEVCA s services are available to those whose annual household income is $54,000 or below.

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9 March 2019 Home-Delivered Meals Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday If you will not be home to receive your meal, be sure to call the Center at before 10:00 AM. Our drivers are not allowed to leave your meal if you are not home unless you have spoken with us to make specific arrangements. 1 Carrot Slaw Corn Chowder Ham Salad Sandwich Vanilla Pudding w/ Cookie 4 American Chop Suey Wax Beans Fruit Salad 5 Salad Roast Pork w/gravy Mashed Potato Baby Carrots Peach Crisp 6 Baked Haddock Roasted Potatoes Fresh Spinach Blondie 7 Coleslaw BBQ Chicken Seasoned Tater Tots Beets Corn Blueberry Cobbler 8 Caesar Salad Shrimp Scampi On Linguini 11 Pulled Pork Sweet Potato Mixed Vegetables Jell-o 12 Italian Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes 13 Coleslaw Baked Ham Scalloped Potatoes Roasted Brussels Sprouts Yellow Cake w/ Vanilla Frosting 14 Corn & Bean Salad Ranch Chicken Seasoned Potatoes California Vegetables Spice Cake 15 C & S Pizza Honeydew Melon 18 Corned Beef & Cabbage Boiled Potatoes Baby Carrots Irish Soda Fruit 19 Spaghetti & Meatballs Green Beans Baked Apples 20 Chicken Pie w/peas & Carrots Mashed Potato Brownie 21 3-Bean Salad Shake & Bake Pork Chop Sweet Potato Beets Tapioca Pudding 22 Pickled Beets Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Green Beans Jell-o 25 Cottage Cheese w/ Chives Shepherds Pie Carrots 26 Ambrosia Gobbler Turkey Stuffing Peas & Onions Pumpkin Pie 27 Coleslaw BBQ Ribs Roasted Potatoes Corn Corn Peaches w/cream 28 Caesar Salad Chicken Parmesan on Linguini Apricots 29 Veggie Quiche Roll Fruit Salad