July Senior Moments

Send an e-mail to Shelia Leijon, Recreation Supervisor/Seniors. Join or update your information in the Seniors Email Club. 

Senior Transportation Program

Catch a ride with the 55+ Senior Transportation Program! The suggested roundtrip minimum donation per rider is $3.00 + an additional $.50 for subsequent destinations. Special request and on-demand transportation is available for a roundtrip fee of $25.00 per senior (55+) rider Monday through Saturday. All reservation requests can be made by contacting the Recreation Counter at (775) 832-1310 and require a minimum of 24 hours advance notice.

Tuesdays
    Reno-July 6th & 20th  
    Carson City-July 13st & 27th 

Wednesdays
    Local-July 7th, 14th & 28th
    Truckee/Kings Beach/Local- June 21st

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

Meet us at Aspen Grove, 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! A nutritious continental breakfast is served for $2/person. Scholarships for breakfast are available by calling (775) 832-1302. Do you have a Conversation Café topic you would like to moderate? If so, please contact IVGID Senior Programs at (775) 832-1310. Please note: Participant suggested topics and volunteer moderators are subject to change.

New Magazine Exchange! IVGID Senior Programs invites you to bring current magazines to Conversation Café to share and swap with community members. 

Lunchtime Meetings, Workshops, Lectures and Presentations

These events occur on various Thursdays from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Aspen Grove. Lunchtime meetings are informative, informal gatherings where dynamic people share valuable information on pertinent senior topics impacting our community and the world.

•    The Incline Village/Crystal Bay Veteran’s Club meets at Aspen Grove on the last Thursday of each month from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. Pack your lunch for this brownbag lunchtime meeting and join us on Thursday, July 29th to learn about ongoing club projects.

The Incliners

IVGID’s first senior program provides social and educational opportunities for seniors 49+. This month, the club meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Chateau from 5:30pm-9:00pm.

• July Potluck Dinner and Bingo-Tuesday, July 6th
• July Catered Event at Aspen Grove-“Wild West Night”- Tuesday, July 20th

Reservations are required for the catered dinner by Wednesday, July 14th and can be made by calling Sharon Matthews, Reservations Chairman, at (775) 831-1258 or by mailing a check made payable to Incliners, PO Box 3244, Incline Village, NV 89450.  For Incliner membership information contact Membership Chair, Terrie Kinsman at 775-750-2482.

Fitness at the Incline Village Recreation Center - Senior Class Information

• 55+ Fitness Tue & Thurs 11:10 am (group fitness)*
• 55+ Yoga Wed 11:10 am (group fitness)*
• Yoga Mon & Fri 11:10 am (group fitness)*
• All aqua fitness classes now honor the 55+ rate*
  • Traditional Aqua Fitness Class Monday -Saturday 9:00 am
  • AM Splash Mon & Wed 7:00 am (aqua fitness)*
  • H20 Basics Tue & Thurs 10:45 am (aqua fitness)*
  • HYDRO CUFF Mondays & Wednesday 5:30 pm *

*Yoga, H20 Basics and AM Splash are for any group but the 55+ drop-in rate $10 or 5 w//IVGID Pass! All classes are free to Recreation Center members. Senior memberships at the Recreation Center start at $37/week or $23/week w/IVGID Pass and $71/month or $59/month w/IVGID Pass.

• Fitness Room Attendants are available Monday - Friday from 9:00 am –11:00 am and 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am -11:00 am.
• Personal Training and Massage Therapy services are available by appointment.  Contact the Host Counter for Massage Therapy appointments and rates (775) 832-1300 or call Pandora to discuss Personal Training appointments and rates at (775) 832-1350.
• Looking for an alternative winter workout? Try Cardio Cycle & Core or Cardio Cycle & Strength! These classes combine non-impact cycling with a core workout or traditional small weight and resistance apparatus strength conditioning: 35 minutes cycling and 25 minutes core or strength conditioning. Check the Group Fitness Schedule for days and times.

Senior Transportation Excursion Program (S.T.E.P.)

STEP Out to the Carson City Senior Center for Beginner/Intermediate Line Dancing on July 26, 2010 from 9:30 am-3:30 pm! Join IVGID Senior Programs for a fieldtrip to the Carson City Senior Center to learn line dancing with the Beginner/Intermediate Line Dance Group. Learn the basics of line dancing in a fun, informal setting. Wear comfortable clothes, smooth soled shoes, and bring water. We will depart at 10:00am from the Recreation Center lobby and return by 3:30 pm. Fee: Participant $6.50 or w/IVGID Pass- $5. Fee includes round-trip transportation to Carson City Senior Center and line dancing instruction. The group will stop for an optional lunch to be purchased by participants. Registration is required by 5:00pm Friday July 23rd. IVGID Senior Programs reserves the right to cancel transportation if 5 participants are not registered for each event.

Lifelong Learning Opportunity

Sierra Nevada College and Incline Village Parks & Recreation Senior Programs once again join forces to bring you Saturday Mornings at SNC! Share your morning coffee with SNC’s faculty as they present bite size offerings of intellectually stimulating course material at Sierra Nevada College’s Prim Library, 999 Tahoe Blvd. An optional breakfast will be provided for $3.00. 

• Saturday July 17th, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm - Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival:  2010 and Beyond! The new Executive Director of Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Bob Taylor, will be on hand to discuss, among other things, the future of the Festival; the partnership between Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; the reason behind choosing to do only one Shakespeare performance this summer; and whatever else tickles the audience’s fancy.

55+ Take-a-Hike Series!

Join us for our 55+ Take-a-Hike series for 2010! Bring your lunch, camera, sunscreen and water as we hike various local trails throughout the Incline Village area from 10:00am-1:30pm. Fee: Participant $12 and w/IVGID Pass $8. Reservations must be made by the 5:00pm the Friday preceding the hike. The hikes are weather permitting and a minimum of 5 participants must be registered for the hike to take place. Senior transportation is available for the first 15 registrants. Meet in the Recreation Center lobby no later than 10:00am the morning of the hike.
The Series Dates:               July 13th– The Frog Pond
                                                August 10th– The Waterfall
                                                September 7th–The Meadows
                                                October 12th– Mount Rose Flume Trail

55+ Full Moon Hike-Wine & Cheese Social!

Join us as we hike these moderate one mile paved road hikes to the Crystal Bay Fire Lookout (times will vary based on moon rising as listed below). Fee: Participant $15 and w/IVGID Pass $10. Reservations must be made by 5:00pm the Friday preceding the hike. The hikes are weather permitting and a minimum of 5 participants must be registered for the hike to take place. Meet in the Recreation Center lobby at least 15 minutes prior to the departure time listed below. Transportation for up to 50 people from the Recreation Center is available. A shuttle to the top is provided for mobility challenged participants. Call (775) 832-1310 for more information.

The Series Dates:               July 27th– The Buck Moon– depart 7:00pm
                                                August 24th– The Green Corn Moon– depart 5:30pm
                                                September 21st– The Harvest Moon– depart 5:00pm
                                                October 26th– The Hunter’s Moon– depart 6:30pm

TAPPED – What the Bottled Water Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know....

This award winning documentary on drinking water is being screened in the Tahoe area all summer! The Reno/Tahoe community has the opportunity to view TAPPED, an award winning documentary on the issues surrounding bottled water versus tap water. These screenings are presented by the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA).  The events are free and open to the public. 

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s award winning feature film, TAPPED is an unflinching examination of the business of the billion dollar bottled water industry. From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.U.S.A. this timely  documentary is a behind the scenes look at the unregulated and unseen works of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back one resource that ought never become a commodity, our water.  From the plastic production to the ocean where so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry, and the communities that were unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught in the intersection of big business and the public’s right to water. 
–from the website: www.tappedthemovie.com
 
These screenings are presented by the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA) in partnership with the Great Basin Institute, Squaw Valley Institute, Tahoe City PUD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Martis Creek Lake. 

Summer viewing dates announced:

Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8 PM / Free Campfire Program
Galena Creek Regional Park, Reno
Hosted by the Great Basin Institute (rescheduled from original date of June 11)

Thursday, July 22, @ 7 PM / Free / North Tahoe Events Center
8318 North Lake Boulevard, Kings Beach
Hosted by the Squaw Valley Institute

Tuesday, August 3 @ 8:30 PM / Free Outdoor screening
Commons Beach, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, CA 
Hosted by Tahoe City PUD

Saturday, August 21 @ 7:30 PM / Free Campfire Program
Martis Creek Lake Campground, Truckee
Hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Martis Creek Lake

Volunteer

Nevada Senior Medicare Patrol-Are you a senior that would like to know more about healthcare fraud, especially how to recognize it and how to report it? The Nevada SMP – Senior Medicare Patrol is currently looking for volunteers, whose primary function is to educate Nevadans on how not to become a victim of Medicare & healthcare fraud, and how to recognize Medicare & Medicaid fraud, errors, waste or abuse. If you are interested, or have any questions, please contact Sherri Shott in the NV Attorney General’s Office at (888) 838-7305 or via email at smpinfo@ag.nv.gov.

Girl Scouts is primarily a volunteer run organization. In our drive to get girls involved and to give them the skills they need to become confident leaders, we are always looking for volunteers to help with our efforts to recruit new families, lead troops, offer episodic experiences or to even pitch in on some of the administrative needs of the organization. It is a community effort getting girls involved and helping Girl Scouts reach our mission. If you are interested, please contact Kathryn Keever at (775) 322-0642 ext. 244.

The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is seeking volunteers for its evening performances and daytime Young Shakespeare presentations in July and August.  If interested, please forward name, address, e-mail and phone number to billie@tahoebard.com .

IMS Summer Reading Program is looking for volunteers to read with middle school students this summer. The program will run for seven weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  Volunteers are needed for a half an hour on one of the selected days. Please email Liz Harrell at lharrell@washoe.k12.nv.us   with your name, day(s) and times.

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