Senior Center shares upcoming class schedule

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Silver Swans Virtual Ballet with Emily Anton by Zoom, Wednesdays from 11am-12pm

Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for older adults on Wednesdays, 11am-12pm by Zoom. Improve your mobility, posture, stability, and balance with this movement class that has been specially designed for seniors. Rediscover your love for ballet or find it for the first time! Fees are $75 for 5-classes or $15 per class. To register and other inquiries, contact Emily directly at 541-441-0022 or emilyanton@me.com. Adults of all ages welcome.   

Emily Anton has toured the United States dancing ballet professionally for over ten years, taking residency in New York City, the San Francisco/Bay Area, and Seattle. Emily has a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance and movement, studied anatomy and physiology, Hellerwork Structural Integration, Franklin Method, and BodyTalk. To learn more about Emily, visit her website at emilyanton.com/dancer.

Notary Service by Lisa Spesard @ Orcas Senior Center – Monday, November 14, 9:30am-1pm 

Do you need documents notarized? Drop by Orcas Senior Center on Monday, November 14, 9:30am-1pm for notary services provided by Lisa Spesard. A donation to OSC is suggested for services, but not required. For questions, please contact Lisa at 360-865-4193 or notary2thesanjuanislands@rockisland.com or visit www.notary2thesanjuanislandswashington.com for more information. Notary services will be available the second Monday of every month at Orcas Senior Center.

Breakthrough Speech-Language Pathology Healthcare @ Orcas Senior Center – Monday, December 12

Speech-Language Pathologist, Libby Lewis, will offer free cognition and swallow screenings at Orcas Senior Center on Monday, December 12. Screenings involve a review of concerns, a brief one-page assessment of cognition or observation of consumption of one food and one liquid item. A discussion of next steps to consider will follow.

Libby will also give a brief presentation about aging and memory at 1pm. Join this discussion at Orcas Senior Center about normal memory changes with age and learn tips and tricks on how to manage them.     

Libby provides speech-language services to adults throughout the region. Her services target assessment and treatment in the following areas: speech articulation, expressive and receptive language, cognition, voice, and swallow safety. To schedule an appointment with Libby at OSC on Monday, December 12, please contact her directly at libby@breakthrough-speech.com or 360-230-8010. To learn more about Libby, visit http://www.breakthrough-speech.com/.

Life Line Screening Event @ Orcas Senior Center – Tuesday, November 15

The mission of Life Line Screening is to provide affordable and convenient health screenings that supplement your traditional healthcare. Life Line Screening will offer these non-invasive and painless health screenings at Orcas Senior Center on Tuesday, November 15. These screenings will help identify dangerous plaque buildup or blockage, a major risk factor for stroke and heart disease. The screenings are accurate, affordable and will give you valuable information about your health that you can share with your doctor. 

Life Line will offer a package of five screenings to identify risk for stroke, heart disease and other chronic conditions, including Carotid Artery Screening (Plaque), Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Atrial Fibrillation, Osteoporosis Risk.

These five vital screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. Get pricing information and register by calling toll free 1-888-653-6441, text the word “circle” to 797979 or online at https://llsa.social/HS.

Living Well with Diabetes Support Group @ Orcas Senior Center – beginning Monday, November 14 at 5pm

Are you living with diabetes and interested in joining others who are also managing this disease? In hopes that peer support from people with similar goals and challenges will help motivate the group to live better with diabetes, Orcas Senior Center, in collaboration with Orcas Island Lions Club, will host a monthly diabetes peer support group called “Living Well with Diabetes” beginning Monday, November 14 at 5pm at Orcas Senior Center. The group is for adults living with diabetes and aims to encourage and support behavioral changes leading to increased exercise and healthy eating habits. Anyone interested in participating in the “Living Well with Diabetes” peer support group is encouraged to attend. For additional information, please contact Stephen Bentley at 360-376-2299 or stephen@swbentley.com.