Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba B4 Winnipeg free press july advertising feature Nioras age the tested i fog segment of Motif Preul Alioti it articles m issues and events m particular interest to the seniors it f a take about one Hou and Are sponsored by the Selkirk Avenue Biz for More information or to make a group booking please Call the tour coordinator at seniors scene have any Community announcements you want published in mail or fax them to us at seniors scene seniors 1355 Mountain Manitoba r2x3b6 fax number 6977370 the Gordon Howard senior Centre in in con Junction with the red River hoedown and the Sun country will be holding a pan cake breakfast on August 12 from if you Are planning the Why not have a great breakfast to Start your Day for Only for More information Call the Centre at 1204 the Centre also sponsors numerous Day trips for people of All Sqq experience and learn about the Rich culture and history of Selkirk walking Tours depart from the amphitheatre next to the seniors Centre at 10 and 2 tuesday through the Tours the Independent living resource Centre offers a sum Mer vacation Relief which provides free of charge a trained attendant to disabled individuals who wish to go on vacation or a Day out the consumer pays for All costs pertaining to the Vaca Tion a com for More information please Call Don Andrews at Sqq seniors escort and transportation service seats is a service for anyone 55 and residing independently in North persons must be Able to walk on their own to and from the vehicle crutches there is a nominal fee for the service and a minimum of 24 hours notice is phone 5861465 monday to Fri Day from to for More Sqq Winnipeg transits request Stop program allows Passen Gers to exit the bus at locations other than regular bus stops in the thus Mak ing it safer and More convenient to use you must let the Driver know in Advance that you would like to be let off Between the service is in effect seven Days a week from 8 to the end of evening Sqq assistance with House and Yard work you must Supply tools and supplies is available from Community Home ser 9863702 seniors Home maintenance 586 9682 scope 987 6300 or by Dave Bedard free press correspondent its on a monday and Paul Pelham and Stephen Sawchyn Are on the Banks of the Lasalle whooping and that Vyas says a Canoe instructor with wild Wise pointing to a pair of seniors in a Canoe Down in the that be an intermediate to High level that its not enough for them to go in a straight they want to learn the the Side and so the seniors headed up the River Are enrolled in wild wises Canoe ing brought to them by the vital age Opportunity seniors that Felt didst it Pelham Calls out to Muriel Lis a canoeist he has told to switch paddling i think i can Only paddle with right handed she Calls that Why i switched you replies wild wises Pierre based program Hes a mean she and keeps a dozen seniors Are in this 10 week taught at la Barriere its part of wild wises Man Date to provide Opportunity regardless of ability or age to experience the non profit Best known for its work with disabled has More recently entered seniors the Centre had previously Man aged a paddling without partners but was looking for new instructors when wild Wise gave the Centre a slide show presenta with vital now on wild Wise is Fielding requests from interested seniors Pelham the average age of participants is about Pelham a 78year old woman was with the group on its last 10day wilderness free press tee Somers left and Muriel Lister prepare to put Canoe in water at la Barriere most he Are in after the first couple of weeks with some advanced teaching but oth but they joked excellent physical some May come out of the boat with sore Muscles if they Are working on a certain but the sport takes much less work once the canoeist has the moves Down you need an understanding of what your paddles doing under the says if you do the strokes its More tech Nique than its a matter of As they become More confident in their they and it becomes you can see a Light go on wow and it becomes a new its enough work to make you feel Good that you can do says student Betty de with a different and weather situation each its always a learning she like de has had a spill during i thought the instructors would quit then there was the time when everyone was calling us the because we kept ending up in the the group also worked on life saving technique at a vital practising dumping the boats and it really gives you Confidence of your and what the Canoe will says student Bob who in recent years has built both his own Canoe and paddle several members made their own paddles in another a 0 pro haunt canned before get Ting involved with the Centre i found out by doing it that i like it Means Complete from absolutely some of them had classes got a taste of it and wanted ers just wanted to try something says their husbands laughed at their friends made fun of but they kept doing there Laid Back and want to have which i find kind of refreshing in instruction there really canoeing is the kind of sport a lot of people think they know and int hard to that Treyve done some so they know it these people Are very the group has a five Day Canoe trip planned for september in Northwestern and is considering another excursion from lower fort Garry to the along with its trips for the Dis wild Wise has also run Rock climbing Environ mental awareness trips for school and River cleanup programs with local among other vacation service fills care Gap for seniors bus Tours explore backyard by Dave Bedard free press correspondent concerns for their own especially after a certain Are keeping Many vacation minded seniors at but a new local company is out to help get clip and save at the quest 367 Ellice Avenue at Carlton cocktails at dinner at dance at 1995 Calendar july 78 october 13 August ii october 27 August 25 november 10 september 8 november 24 september 22 decembers new years Everall for details everyone Welcome plus tax Caw 956otoo to Reserve free parking a popular event for singles couples 50t them where they want to vacation founded this year by longtime nurse and instructor Eileen Aims to provide in onsite care for those who want to get away but cant because of health a study Ward quotes from the University of Manitoba Centre on aging shows that one Quarter of surveyed seniors Haven travelled in the last two years of 31 per cent cite declining another is per cent cite a family health concern another eight per cent worry about health when the Ward also shows travel to fall off by 20 per cent after age it reports that 44 per cent of people 85 or older compared to 79 per cent Between to and 64 per cent Between Ages 80 to who has a staff of experienced casual nurses to draw Aims to remedy any concerns by providing nurses to accompany u of Centre on aging study outlines decline in cites health worries any people or groups throughout an entire vacation its a highly specialized Busi which involves preparing for an emergency with none of the usual says staff Are also trained to Deal with passports or other or even drive the touring Ward people want the Security of knowing someones there if some thing says in i found a tremendous number of people who love to and can afford to but cant take on the added responsibility of caring for a Ward gives one example of what her company offers she accompanied a senior couple on a trip to the husband had Termi Nal it was the most wonderful he knew he was seeing the the Tower of London one last and it gave him much an accompanying nurse can also assist in foreign where not knowing what to do can Lead to big medical she on one Ward saw a woman who had fallen on the stairs at Hearst Castle instead of the dress ing Ward said the injury the woman got a awkward one and an equally ungainly travel seniors agencies and even airline stewardesses have told Ward her idea is a valid stewardesses thought this was the greatest because they All had horror stories just doing if youre Lay per can be As stressful As it would be if i were asked to Fly the the Manitoba table Tennis association invites All seniors to come out and try their hand at table thursday nights from pm at the Winnipeg chinese cultural Community Center 2nd 180 King Street in the Exchange District for further information Terry in the table Tennis office at every Frame in the store seniors bring in this and with the Purchase of Complete Eye Wear 2 for 1 Contact lenses daily Wear opticians doctors making House Calls am pm phone 7864444 not for life threatening emergencies services covered by Misc 101233 Kennedy St medical arts bldg 9423523 seniors ride 10 off the metered rate for july August just show seniors card 9253131 Cash Only by Dave Bedard free press correspondent seniors wanting to get away without the hassles of the big trip Are turning to their own bus Tours in and around Winnipeg its something you want to do just on says Diane tour coordinator for feh Way for i probably just get in the 6ar and drive out to a Hutt Erite Colony by but if someone has organized a and sets it up for that its a Way of getting seeing places and meeting people that very says san dra feh ways Vic Epresi citing Price ranges from to about fora Day Janzen her company now averages about excursions each popular destinations include a heritage tour of Hecla an adventure tour and fish Fry on and a recent run to Altona for that towns Centennial the trip included a guided tour and return trip on the Prairie dog Central steam each tour carries a qualified escort to provide information on sights along the and to help organize entertainment in were showing people Manitoba and Winnipeg Are fun places to says All the buses Are showing videos also its All designed to get people excited about especially with this year being its new this year Are Tea for two showcasing the provinces Tea which Are often set up in stately Homes or heritage build the company also offers Day Long mystery trips to unknown customers up to age 90 have travelled on the company Fehr Lions Manor travel which organizes Day trips using Beaver plans its trips around accessibility for the number of stops along the and possibilities for a theme the average age of people Tak ing the Lions Manor trips is says coordinator Sherry the buses used Are kneeling with a step that Lowers to the curb for better Access and wheelchair Harris says the Lions Manor ser vice used to organized trips As far off As Florida and but How concentrates More on Day the camaraderie and the food Are very and you dont have to worry about filling tank or following a Lions Manor resident Council president Effie Sippola a just picked up tickets for theres so Many people around you you dont Geta Chance to know until you go of a tour like Lions Manor Tours include an evening on the with dinner at the new Branigan on Leila Avenue and a showing of Rainbow stages Oklahoma others include a Beach a Spruce Sands visit with stops at Treherne and kurts schnitzel House in and a Gimli trip with a visit to the sea Grams bus Fehr Points pro vide customers for Many Small Manitoba in planning feh Way tries not to put a bus on the same Highway it uses when other bus tour destinations companies offer include Oak Hammock the International peace the Souris swinging Lake of the the and Winkler and Morden for town Winnipeg first Complete residential care retirement Community cordially invites you to an sundays to life care Centre at the quest inn 367 Ellice at Carlton transportation provided refreshments rates from to per month includes activities outings Access to inhouse visiting professionals commercial services such As hair cocktail dining Lite cafe Centre trial periods offered for information Call up to a month is Linda Ouellet 9560100 available to eligible t o As registered nurse o housekeeping i Linen service All utilities ;