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Talk Line: Susie Welch shares upcoming Lee County Council On Aging events · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: Hey there, Waking crew. It's now eight seventeen on your
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday morning, and you're here with us on FM ninety
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  Speaker 1: five one and A fourteen sixty WIX. And now it's
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  Speaker 1: time for talk line and I'm joined today by our
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  Speaker 1: good friends from the Lee County Council on Aging. It's Susie. Welch, Susie,
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  Speaker 1: how are you wonderful?
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  Speaker 2: It's great to talk to you, Brandon.
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  Speaker 1: It's great to talk to you, Susie. Been far too long.
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  Speaker 1: How have you been?
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  Speaker 2: I can't complain, but boy do I got a lot
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  Speaker 2: of stuff going on to tell you about.
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  Speaker 1: I cannot wait to hear about it. Hit me with it, Susie.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, you all probably know that we have a caregiver
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  Speaker 2: support group every Tuesday, the first Tuesday of the month.
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  Speaker 2: But now we're going to have a four part workshop
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  Speaker 2: I Refill my Cup, just for the caregivers in the area,
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  Speaker 2: and that's going to be on the third Tuesday of
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  Speaker 2: the month, so April twenty first. It's going to be
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  Speaker 2: our first workshop. You're not going to miss you want
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  Speaker 2: to miss it.
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  Speaker 1: I absolutely love that. And what's kind of the focus
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  Speaker 1: of this, it's not refilling my coffee cup right, because
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  Speaker 1: I'm getting low as we're speaking, and I could use
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  Speaker 1: a refill.
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  Speaker 2: Me too. No, this is about refilling yourself because most
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  Speaker 2: of our caregivers are so war out, so needing a
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  Speaker 2: little bit of peace inside to go on to do
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  Speaker 2: the duties that they do do for their loved ones.
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  Speaker 2: So not only not only is this workshop going to
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  Speaker 2: do that, but also our support group meeting the first
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  Speaker 2: Tuesday and the month starting in April, they're going to
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  Speaker 2: have a massuit come in. So I mean, this is
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  Speaker 2: all going to be a whole bunch of pampering for
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  Speaker 2: caregivers this month.
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  Speaker 1: That's a great focus. You know, people who who often
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  Speaker 1: care for other people seldom take time to think of themselves,
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  Speaker 1: and so this is just a great way to give
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  Speaker 1: back to them.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, and we're so glad we get to do it.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, And I'm so glad you folks are out there
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  Speaker 1: and taking care of them. And you know, speaking of
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  Speaker 1: taking care of things and people helping other people, you
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  Speaker 1: know that can you can sometimes that leads you to
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  Speaker 1: get your hands dirty, but you know, you folks have
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  Speaker 1: a way to get your hands dirty in the best way.
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  Speaker 2: That's right. Not only do we have a community vegetable
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  Speaker 2: Garden that we're going to be starting again this year.
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  Speaker 2: We also have on April sixteenth, our master Gardener, Nancy Watsworth,
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  Speaker 2: is going to lead us in a make and take
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  Speaker 2: window herb garden workshops. So this is going to be great.
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  Speaker 2: You know, come in and make your own herb garden
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  Speaker 2: and take it home and put it in your window.
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  Speaker 2: It's gonna help us help you. And also if you
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  Speaker 2: had fun getting your hands dirty and might want to
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  Speaker 2: join us and volunteer to help with our community gardens.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, you know, a great way to great way to
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  Speaker 1: get involved, you know, get your feet wet or your
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  Speaker 1: hands dirty, as we should say. And you know, for
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  Speaker 1: those wanting to help shape the future of programming, there's
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  Speaker 1: an even better way to do that at your annual
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  Speaker 1: planning meeting. Is that right?
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  Speaker 2: That's right. We're going to be having an annual meetings.
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  Speaker 2: It's designed to let us know what kind of programming
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  Speaker 2: you want for the next year. So last year's programming meeting,
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  Speaker 2: we brought in you know, the seniors came in and
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  Speaker 2: told us that they want a book book club, So
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  Speaker 2: now we have a book club. They came in and
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  Speaker 2: said we need to get Tom Wadsworth here. So now
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  Speaker 2: he's coming in every other month and given one of
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  Speaker 2: his wonderful historian lectures for us. As a matter of fact,
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  Speaker 2: he's coming in today at one o'clock. You're not gonna
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  Speaker 2: want to miss it.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, folks, you're hearing it live on wi XN.
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  Speaker 1: Tom Wadsworth giving one of those fantastic trips down memory
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  Speaker 1: lane and through history. He's Dixon's favorite historian, and that
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  Speaker 1: man knows more about history than I think the actual
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  Speaker 1: history books do.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes I know he's just wonderful to listen to. And
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  Speaker 2: if he can't make it today, he's going to be
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  Speaker 2: back May twenty six, So write that down. May twenty
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  Speaker 2: sixth Tuesday, Tom will be back at the Senior Center
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  Speaker 2: at one o'clock.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, May twenty six Tuesday, Tom will be back.
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  Speaker 1: If you can't make it today, Susie, you folks have
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  Speaker 1: so many great programs and events going on. One of
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  Speaker 1: my favorite though that I see you've got coming up
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  Speaker 1: is bingo.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, we are so fortunate. About once a quarter we
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  Speaker 2: have music video single. So Joe helps us out with that.
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  Speaker 2: He makes up the videos for us, put them together,
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  Speaker 2: and this month. It's going to be Lawrence Walk style,
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  Speaker 2: so you're not gonna want to miss it.
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  Speaker 1: No, you definitely don't want to miss that.
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  Speaker 2: That's going to be April twenty four, So make sure
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  Speaker 2: you mark your calendars. April twenty fourth at eleven, No
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  Speaker 2: ten thirty.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, mark that on your calendars. And again,
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  Speaker 1: just events after events, no more, no more than really
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  Speaker 1: a week later, maybe a little shy as my math
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  Speaker 1: is this morning, I haven't finished my first cup of
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  Speaker 1: coffee yet. But you got another event for those turning
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  Speaker 1: sixty five.
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  Speaker 2: That's right. I mean you get to be the age
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  Speaker 2: of sixty five and you wonder am I supposed to
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  Speaker 2: be doing? And I'm still working? So what about this
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  Speaker 2: medic care? Medic care? I don't know what to do.
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  Speaker 2: You come to the post house on April thirtieth, and
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  Speaker 2: our ship Counsulor Diane Fry will be telling you what
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  Speaker 2: steps to take next. So if you're anywhere near sixty five,
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  Speaker 2: come on down. If your parents are turning sixty five,
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  Speaker 2: come on down so you can help them out. We're
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  Speaker 2: going to have complimentary appetizers, some iced tea, and then
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  Speaker 2: a cash bar available for those that are still working
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  Speaker 2: and need the cocktail after work.
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  Speaker 1: There you go. I love that you've got that covered.
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  Speaker 1: No matter what you're doing, you need to wind down, relax.
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  Speaker 1: You guys haven't taken care of talk about and just
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  Speaker 1: a packed April and you know the events don't stop,
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  Speaker 1: you know, looking forward on into May. I love a
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  Speaker 1: good grill. I don't care if the snow's out, and
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  Speaker 1: you guys are going to be making a day of
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  Speaker 1: it at County Market in May.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, that's right, May seconds, starting at eleven o'clock till two,
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  Speaker 2: the board of directors are getting out there. They're going
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  Speaker 2: to be man in the grills. They're going to be
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  Speaker 2: serving you pork, chopped rots or hot dogs, so come
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  Speaker 2: on down. We're also going to be having a senior
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  Speaker 2: led Bakesdale, so you know you're going to be in
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  Speaker 2: for some really good homemade treat pies, cakes, brownies, everything.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, if you didn't have me hooked with grills
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  Speaker 1: and brats before Susie Bake baked Goods, that has me.
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  Speaker 1: I'm the kind of guy who loves to go to
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  Speaker 1: a garage sale just to stop for somebody selling some
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  Speaker 1: homemade cookies and then and then leave. I won't even
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  Speaker 1: buy any you want to look, I'm like, no, this
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  Speaker 1: is It's the best thing when you when you can
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  Speaker 1: go to a good bake sale and come.
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  Speaker 2: I'm down and support the Leek County Council on aging.
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  Speaker 2: This really helps us continue with these types of programming.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we're doing something fun at the Center every day.
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  Speaker 1: You absolutely are, you know, and after we've all kind
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  Speaker 1: of stuffed ourselves on braughts and baked goods the following week,
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  Speaker 1: we can kind of shake off some of those calories
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  Speaker 1: while we're dancing.
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  Speaker 2: That's right. We're bringing back the adult prom We started
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  Speaker 2: last year with it, and I swear our dance floor
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  Speaker 2: isn't big enough. The seniors and the young people all
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  Speaker 2: came out and supported it. They had so much fun
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  Speaker 2: dancing the night away. You can get the tickets at
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  Speaker 2: the Center or line and then we'll be having our
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  Speaker 2: annual King and Queen crownding and then you both monetarily
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  Speaker 2: for them. So it's a great fun evening. We start
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  Speaker 2: at six because some of us need to go to
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  Speaker 2: bed early, and we last till eleven. For some of
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  Speaker 2: us that'd like to stay up late.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, well there you have it. Later hours for for
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  Speaker 1: some of you, you late night creatures. Whether you you
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  Speaker 1: missed your high school prom or just enjoyed it so
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  Speaker 1: much you want to do it again. This is going
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  Speaker 1: to be a great way to do that. Mark your calendars.
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  Speaker 1: And speaking of marking your calendars, the Senior Fair is
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  Speaker 1: going to be coming up in June.
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  Speaker 2: That's right. Vendors come in and you could come in
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  Speaker 2: and take advantage of all them just sitting right there.
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  Speaker 2: They got little trinkets to give away. I tell you
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  Speaker 2: last year, well Spring Spot came out and that was
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  Speaker 2: a big hit, and that Reagan was out there, Reagan mask, Transit,
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  Speaker 2: Countryside manor everyone came out and we filled up the center.
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  Speaker 2: I'm hoping this year we'll have even more vendors and
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  Speaker 2: we'll fill up the center and the post house. You
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  Speaker 2: know that would be great. That's gonna be June sixteenth,
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  Speaker 2: ten to one o'clock.
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  Speaker 1: June sixteenth, ten to one. I bet you guys will
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  Speaker 1: get that full. I've got no doubt about that. Another
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  Speaker 1: exciting announcement is that you have travel opportunities open. I
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  Speaker 1: love travel. What do you guys have on your lineup
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  Speaker 1: this year? Susie, Oh, we.
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  Speaker 2: Got quite the lineup this year, You're not gonna believe it.
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  Speaker 2: We're gonna be going to macnaw Island in August, so
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  Speaker 2: you've got gonna want to miss out on that. Then
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  Speaker 2: we're traveling to Italy this fall. Oh and if you
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  Speaker 2: think that's going to be fun, we have Australia and
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  Speaker 2: New Zealand in twenty twenty seven, and then we're going
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  Speaker 2: to close out the twenty twenty seven with Alaskan cruise.
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  Speaker 2: Does that sound like fun?
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  Speaker 1: I mean that sounds like an awesome year. I mean
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  Speaker 1: checking out the scenic sights at Mackinac Island, grabbing a
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  Speaker 1: pizza in Italy, fighting a kangaroo in Australia, and seeing
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  Speaker 1: the scenic scenes where so many films have been shot
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  Speaker 1: in New Zealand before catching the Aurora borealis in Alaska.
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  Speaker 1: That's amazing, SUSI.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so there's quite a bit. And of course you're
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  Speaker 2: really helping us out by traveling with us, because we
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  Speaker 2: do get to get some funding through the travel that
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  Speaker 2: you get.
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  Speaker 1: To do, that's wonderful. Well, I know seats are usually
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  Speaker 1: limited for these things. Is that the same case here, Susi, Yes,
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  Speaker 1: it is.
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  Speaker 2: So the early year you let us know that you
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  Speaker 2: want us to reserve one for you the better you are,
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  Speaker 2: and that you just want to give Kathy regular in
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  Speaker 2: a call at the office and no matter where she is,
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  Speaker 2: we can patch you into her on cell phone. So
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  Speaker 2: all's good.
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  Speaker 1: All is good. Susie. There you have it. Whether you
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  Speaker 1: need any further trip details, pricing reservations, or just want
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  Speaker 1: to know any any further information about the jam pack
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  Speaker 1: schedule of events that the Lee County Council of Aging
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  Speaker 1: has for you this year, just give them a call
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  Speaker 1: and Susie and the folks there will hook you up. Susie,
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  Speaker 1: we're out of time, but thank you so much for
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  Speaker 1: sharing all this information and for all the wonderful work
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  Speaker 1: that you folks do at the Lee County Council on Aging.
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  Speaker 1: I really appreciate it and I look forward to having
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  Speaker 1: more updates from you a little later this year.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Brandon. It's always great to come and share
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  Speaker 2: with you what's going on at the center.