SENIORS’ CORNER
YOUR CLIP AND SAVE GUIDE TO AUGUST’S EVENTS
The American Legion in Calgary is open to U.S. servicemen and women and U.S. citizens who served with an allied service. E-mail postcn20@hotmail.ca, or call 403-230-4430. Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at the Forest Lawn Legion, 755 40th St. S.E.
Ex-Allied military personnel who served in Burma during the Second World War are invited to join us for lunch at noon on the last Tuesday of each month at the
Royal Canadian Legion, 9202 Horton Rd. S.W. Call Bryce Chase, 403-249-6924.
The Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners (CALL) is a dynamic, member-led, notfor-profit organization offering innovative and affordable learning opportunities for people 45 and over. Association, program and registration is available at calgarylifelonglearners.ca.
The Canadian Federation of Canadian Pacific Pensioners Association clubrooms are in the CP Ogden Shops administration building off Ogden Road and 69th Avenue S.E. Free parking. Clubrooms are open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. On the second Tuesday of each month, the clubrooms are open when a lunch is served at noon. All members invited. Call Irna Wiebe, 403-262-1238, during club hours, or 403-262-8852 at other times.
+55 Connections is a social club where singles (widowed, single or divorced) meet for social activities and friendship. Most members are 60-plus, but are active and enjoy many social activities. Activities include potluck dinners, card and games nights, lunches, movies and barbecues and picnics in the summer. Meet us for coffee at Glenmore Landing. Call Pat at 403-240-0903 or Harriet at 403249-8724.
North Hill 60s Curling Club is looking for curlers 55 and over for draws Tuesday and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Shift workers welcome. Call Allan Smith at 403-208-3261, or e-mail bearshouse@shaw.ca for more information.
Ogden House 50+ Activity Centre, 2102 69th Ave. S.E. There is a full calendar of events for July. Activities include move and mingle exercise group, fit to age, zumba gold, glee club, square dancing, drama club, table tennis group, tai chi, crafts and card games, oil painting, quilting group, monthly trips to casino, Wednesday potluck lunches, ladies snooker and weekly wood carvers group. Call 403-279-2003 for more information.
Open Door Seniors, 1307 4th St. S.W. Open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Activities include bridge, cribbage, music appreciation, movies, shuffleboard, ping-pong, monthly luncheons and trips, reflexology, Stage West trips, exercise classes, watercolours, special speakers on topics of interest to seniors: health and safety, etc. Yearly membership $15. Call 403-269-7900 for more information.
Royal Canadian Legion Jubilee Branch No. 286 is at 9-6208 Rundlehorn Dr. N.E. It’s open seven days a week. Homestyle dinner served on Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. The cost is $7 and is on a first-come, first-served basis. On Sundays, join in for a country and western jam, from 3 to 7 p.m. Call 403-280-4264, or go to www. rcl-286.weebly.com for more information.
Senior’s Slo-pitch. Men, 55 and over, interested in playing slo-pitch with Calgary Senior Men’s SloPitch League from May through to September, contact Peter at 403-273-1472 or visit the website for more details at www.grandslamslopitch.com.
Western White Hatters Camping Club holds 10 threenight, mid-week camp-outs within a two-hour drive of Calgary. The club is always in an enclosed shelter mostly at group camps. Activities include potluck dinners, hikes, games, cards and lunches in the winter, Call Dick 403-2748587 or e-mail dickandjoan@ gmail.com or kathy@kavee.net for more information.
Confederation Park Activity Centre holds dances twice a month at 2212 13th St. N.W. Check the website or call for event listings. Doors open at 7 p.m. Dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets: $10. Call 274-325, or visit www.linkingboomers.com for further information.