Henniker Music on Main: NO GHSS

This weekend, 3 October, Henniker's annual Music on Main event will take place. GHSS was planning to participate with their Wheel of Fortune but owing to the uncertain weather, we will not be there.

SENIORS ALIVE! FOR OCTOBER

Here is your October issue of  Seniors Alive! You can download this and back issues of Seniors Alive! from Seniors Alive tab above.

Note that there is an interesting schedule of trapsin' around. 

Here is a sampling

13 October,  Tuesday: The first session of the second series of  Tai Chi (Tai Ji Quan), Moving for better balance, will be held in the Deering Town Hall. This class will comprise 8 sessions, on Monday (except for the first one) and Friday at 10:00 am. Paul Carey will once again be leading the class. The cost for the whole series of classes is $45.00. Contact Marie Mogavero (464-4726) or Marie Merrow (464-3067).

Get on the Bus: some GHSS adventures include

4 Oct, Sunday Fiddler on the Roof performed by the Portland Players. Tickets are $18.00 and transportation is $14.00. Leaving at 11 am from  Shaw's parking lot. Stops for snacks will be made both coming and going. Call Marie Mogavero (464-4726) or Marie Merrow (464-3067) to reserve your spot. (min. 10  participants)

13  Oct, Tuesday: Gould Hill Farm for apple picking.  $4.00 for transportation. Leaving from Shaw's at 1:00 pm. Leaving from Shaw's at 1:00 pm. Call Marie Merrow (464-3067) to reserve. 

16 Oct, Friday: Hart's Turkey farm for lunch then Castle in the Clouds for viewing fall foliage, possibly making an ice cream stop at the Kellerhaus on the way back. The charge for the castle tour is $12.00 and for transportation is $10:00. Leaving from Shaw's at 10:00 am. Call Marie Mogavero (464-4726) to reserve.

 21 Oct, Wednesday: The Wright Museum of military vehicles and stories of the sacrifices made by our Men as they faced enemies in the name of  liberty. The cost of the museum is $6.00 and transportation is $9.00. Leaving from Shaw's at 9:00 am. Call Marie Mogavero (464-4726) to reserve.

29 Oct,  Thursday: An adventure to Country Mischief Shops in Templeton, MA. Lots of stuff to buy, including antiques, crafters, gifties, consignment corner, designer corner and a restaurant. You'll receive a 5% discount on top of the 30% discount if you come in a costume. The cost of transport is $6.00. Leaving from Shaw's at 9:00 am. Call Marie Mogavero (464-4726) to reserve.

CHEAP WEEKEND IN BOSTON: GOING....GOING....

You've only got ONE more day

October 1 is the last day to bid on a weekend getaway at a Marriott Hotel near Faneuil Hall in Boston while supporting fresh produce FOREVER from Hillsborough's Food Pantry!

Currently, a bid of around $200 will get you a room FOR FOUR in a posh hotel in the middle of Boston for one of four weekends in November to January. Think: Holiday! Museums! Christmas excitement in the Big City! FOOD! Looks like a good deal to me!

To place a bid NOW go to:https://www.32auctions.com/Apple Fund 

SCAM ALERT!

IRS WILL NEVER CALL YOU!

There is a new scam 

in our southern New Hampshire area

A Hillsborough resident was contacted recently by phone by somebody claiming to represent the US Government Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The caller insisted that our resident owed over $3000 in back taxes and has instituted a legal proceeding against her. Our resident was harassed to call a phone number where she would provide information that would enable the 'IRS' to withdraw money from her account and thereby avoid the legal proceeding. She knew that she did not owe money to anybody. Instead she called the police, who informed her that this is a scam.

THIS IS A  SCAM. IRS NEVER CALLS YOU. IF SOMEBODY CALLS YOU CLAIMING TO REPRESENT THE IRS, THEY DON'T. THEY ARE LYING.

NEVER PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR BANK ACCOUNT TO ANYBODY WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY.

A GOOD MOVIE: KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON

Clark Terry is maybe the greatest jazz trumpeter of all times (which pretty much makes him the best trumpeter of all times because who knows any trumpeters who are not jazz trumpeters... but I digress). Early in his career as a kid in St Louis ('Trumpeter City') he knew that this was what he wanted to do but was unable to get any of the established horn players to take him seriously. This documentary film, Keen on keepin' on, celebrates Terry's life from the vantage point of 90 years and from the vantage point of a master who, having had to teach himself his craft, determined to give to younger generations as much as they could possibly take from him. One of the youngsters is twenty-something aspiring jazz pianist, Justin Kauflin, who also happens to be blind.  Forget testosterone-enhanced broflicks: this is a lovely story of two men, both teachers in their own way, who speak the (cliche warning!) language of jazz and who each have major physical obstacles. Clark Terry is suffering from diabetes that eventually takes both of his legs but this does not blunt his vocal riffs as he and Justin play together at Terry's home, or as Justin prepares for the Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competitions. You don't have to like jazz to be drawn into their relationship, to see their love; to appreciate Clark Terry's overwhelming desire to share what he has learned. 

Keep on keepin' on is available from Netflix either as a DVD or as streaming.

OLDER THAN SUPERMAN AND STILL LEAPING ....

CENTENARIAN IS UPSET AT BREAKING ONLY FIVE WORLD RECORDS!

Don Pellmann,  at 100 years of age, was the most senior athlete in the recently held San Diego Senior Olympics. He became the first centenarian to break 27 seconds in the 100-meter dash and the first to clear an official height in the high jump. He also broke records for men in the 100-and-over age group in the shot-put and the discus and set a record in the long jump. What teed him off was his failure to clear 3 ft 1 3/4 inches in the pole vault, which would have given him a sixth record.  Pellmann, who was born in 1915, is about twenty years older than Superman (where is he now?)  ....  and is still going strong. Click here to read about this amazing man in this article from this morning's NY Times.

TAI CHI RECHEDULED

A second 8-session program of Tai Chi, or Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance will commence on 13 October in the Deering Town Hall. The instructor is again Paul Carey. Classes will be held on Oct 13, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, and Nov 2 and 6 from  10 to 11 am. The cost for the entire class is $45.00. The class fills quickly. To reserve your spot contact Marie Merrow at 464-3067 or Marie Mogavero at 464-4726