A Canadian Christmas concert on Sunday
Come on by and check out our new decor, our couches and chairs by the fireplace have been replaced.
They do look wonderful. That Carol has a good eye. Thank you to the Needle Art and Quilting Group for the Christmas decorations.
I hope you have Dec. 10 and Dec. 15 marked on your calendars.
On Sunday, the Variety Singers are presenting their concert A Canadian Christmas. This is a must attend for Peachlanders, so come early to get a seat. Admission is by donation. Phyllis and her singers do an amazing job and then follow the concert with a Christmas carol sing-a-long and goodies.
The annual Christmas Potluck Friday is planned for Dec. 15. This is another must attend for everyone. You do not have to be a member to attend. Families are welcome.
Turkey, ham, stuffing and potatoes are supplied, you need to bring a favourite festive salad or dessert to share along with your own dishes. It has been a pretty tasty meal in the past.
Entertainment starts at 7 p.m.. for an hour. The Blu Crew sang for us in September and have been invited back by popular demand. We are really looking forward to their performance.
The Community Christmas Dinner hosted by the Peachland Wellness Centre in collaboration with the 50 + Activity Centre and will be held at the 50 + Centre. Doors open at 12 noon with dinner served at 2 pm. 100 tickets will be available from the Peachland Wellness Centre and are free.
At our November Potluck Friday, we changed things up a bit and invited 2 guest speakers. Mike Sutherland and Jean Saul spoke about the new Vantage One Credit Union in Peachland.
Their main office is in Vernon and they have quite a few branches in smaller communities so are ready to meet our needs. They invited us all to drop in just for a conversation, they are anxious to engage with and support our community.
Dennis Craig, our local fire chief shared some concerning fire statistics as introduction for Kim Evans from iGuardStove. In the U.S., 47 per cent of home fires start in the kitchen and in Peachland from 2014 to 2016 25 per cent of structure fires originated from unattended cooking.
Have you had something on the stove and been distracted by someone at the door or on the telephone? I know I have.
The iGuardStove company actually originates from Kelowna. Your stove plugs into this device which is plugged into your regular stove outlet and will shut off the stove automatically if no movement is detected in the kitchen after a preset number of minutes.
The intelligent version can also be connected to wifi and will send text messages to you if you are away on vacation and it detects movement in your kitchen, if there has been no activity in the kitchen of a loved one by a preset time every day or if the stove hasn't been used for a few days. It can be used on gas and cook top stoves as well.
The stove was originally designed to allow those with brain injuries to live more independently and now many others of all ages are having them installed. Wow, technology at its best.
Well, my pony tail is gone, safely delivered to the local Cancer Society to be used for a wig. Members donated money to the Cancer Society at our November Potluck, $1 per ticket for a chance to be the one to make the cut.
The “winning” ticket belonged to Bill Van Noortwyk. He threatened to cut it with the kitchen cleaver, but relented and used the special scissors kindly lent for the occasion by Lynne from #4 Hair Salon.
We raised $138 and I survived the experience. Thank you to everyone who donated.
All of our programs will be taking a break over the Christmas season, please check with your group leader. Most will end Dec .15 week although Wednesday 50 + Fitness will carry on until Dec 20 and Iron and Silk until Dec 21.
Please note that 50 + Fitness on Fridays will be ending Dec.1. It looks like everything will be starting up after Jan. 4 with Bingo restarting Jan. 4. A very lucky lady won the Looney Pot last week, she took home $700.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you at the Peachland 50 + Activity Centre in the New Year.