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Neil Diamond fans John and Diane Hanafan of Wilmington were among those who attended last
Wednesday's concert on the common as Paul Grassia performed his show "Diamond is Forever",
a tribute to Neil Diamond. (Maureen Lamoureux photo)
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Tewksbury senior topics
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The Seniors will hold a
Breakfast Benefit at the Senior
Center this Sunday, August
14th. Senior Center Breakfast
Benefits have now been extend-
ed 11:30 a.m. The menu
includes: pancakes, scrambled
eagsf bacon, homefries, beans,
cinnamon bread and beverages.
Tickets may be obtained at the
door at the following price:
adult tickets $5, children 12 and
under $2 and toddlers free.
Tuesday morning line dancers
are reminded that class will not
be held on August 16th. Class
will resume on August 23rd.
Those who are planning to
attend the Annual Sunday Tea
on Sunday, August 21st, are
asked to obtain a ticket by next
Tuesday. Tickets are $12 per
person. The Tea will begin with
entertainment at 1:00 p.m. and
followed-by a "light lunch high
tea" at 2:30, door prize draw-
ings, a raffle and take home
photos. This event has always
proved to be an elegant delight!
Scott Fraser,
Administrator/Security Officer
of Stoneham Savings Bank, will
hold a seminar at the Senior
Center on "Identity Theft".
This seminar will be held at
1:00 p.m. on Monday, August
22nd. The public is welcome
and encouraged to attend.
Tickets for the August 26th
Senior Center dance will be
available up until Friday the
.ith. The evening will include a
cold buffet and music by the
Perfect Match Band.
As noted last week, several
new trips were posted at the
Senior Center on Thursday.
The first is a cruise to
Provincetown on the
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August 28th. The agenda for
the day is a three hour cruise to
P-Town, three hours at P-Town
and then a three hour cruise
back to Boston. The cost of this
trip is $34 per person. One may
bring along a lunch or dine on
one's own at T-Town. Please
note that there is a lot of walk-
ing on this trip. Departure
time will be 8:15 a.m. from the
Senior Center.
The second trip, on
Wednesday, August 31st, is a
visit to the Adams Gallery in
Boston to see the exhibit
"Touching All the Bases... A Red
Sox History". This exhibit
takes about a half hour to view..
From the Adams Gallery, the
group will wa|k-, a long block
away, over to the State House
for a tour with Representative
Miceli. After the tour there will
be a stop at Quincy Market for
lunch on one's own. One should
note that there is also a lot of
walking on this trip. The cost of
this trip is $10.
The Shriners have again gen-
erously donated a block of tick-
ets to Tewksbury Seniors for the
Shriners Rodeo. The Rodeo
will be held on Saturday,
September 24th. One may
sign-up now for a free ticket.
It should be noted thaNjjje will
be responsible for his/her own
transportation.
Other September and October
day trips are in the making and
will be posted in the next week
or two. Watch for details!
Fall classes will resume in
September. It is asked that
those planning to participate
sign-up at the Senior Center.
One may do so by dropping by
the Center or calling Carol or
Linda at 978-640-4482. Please
note the following classes and
dates:
•Wood carving with Rip
Stangroom on Tuesday,
September 13th;
♦Advanced quilting with
Diane Fay on Wednesday,
September 14th;
•Japanese Bunka Embroidery
with Beverly Enos on Monday,
September 19th; and,
•Oil painting classes with
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Eileen Griffin on Monday,
September 19th and Tuesday,
September 20th.
Stained glass class will also
resume in September. However,
a date has not been confirmed
as yet. It should be noted that
Traditional Embroidery classes
as well as all the Senior Center
exercise classes have continued
throughout the summer. New
participants (with the excep-
tion of Friday Yoga class) are
always welcome to join these
classes.. and Fall is a good time
for new comers to begin.
For more information on the
programs and activities at the
Senior Center one may call 978-
6404482.
The Friends of the Elderly
will hold its annual "Mary Ann
Wareham Golf Connection
Tournament... connecting gen-
eration" at the Indian Ridge
Country Club in Andover on
Monday, September 12th.
Registration forms are avail-
able at the Senior Center. The
tournament fee is $125 per per-
son and includes 18 holes of
golf, golf cart, continental
breakfast, a sit down luncheon,
raffles, prizes and lots of fun.
All proceeds benefit the Senior
Center Building Fund.
A Carnation Belle is at the
Senior Center on Tuesdays (11
to 1), Wednesdays (11:30 to 3:30)
and Thursdays (8:30 to 3:30) to
sell the following Red Hat event
tickets:
- the Pond View Restaurant
and Christmas Dove on Sunday,
September 25th at $43 or $45
depending on on^ meal
choice;
- the Senior Center Annual
Tea of Sunday, August 21st at
$12; and,
- the Castle Hill (Cranes
Estate) morning tour with
lunch at the Village Restaurant
in Essex and browsing the
antique shops after lunch. This
trip is scheduled for Friday,
October 21st. Depending on
one's meal choice, the trip cost
is either $43 or $45.
Have nice week & God Bless
America.
Senior Net computer classes
Elder Services of the
Merrimack Valley Senior Net
Computer Lab, Lawrence, is
accepting registration for their
Senior Net classes beginning
September 12, 2005 Classes
offered: Beginners 1 and
Beginners 2, both recommend-
ed or equivalent computer skill
to any of the following classes
Internet; Word Processing
Exploring Windows XP
Graphics; Introduction to
Digital Cameras and Scanners;
Genealogy; and Introduction to
Photo Imaging.
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