HEALTH FAIR | Merrillville
Senior Services will be hosting a free Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 13 at the Merrillville Town Hall, 7820 Broadway. Blood pressure monitoring, balance screening, eye pressure checks and hearing/ear exams will be offered at no cost to senior citizens. Door prizes, giveaways and snacks will be available. Sponsors include Dyna Care, American Physical Therapy, Specialty Eye Care, Affordable Hearing and Home Instead Senior Care. Call to register.
FYI: (219) 769-3501 or (219) 736-8258
SENIOR FITNESS | Crown Point
SeniorFitness is offered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon Fridays at Wittenberg Lutheran Village, 1200 Luther Drive.
FYI: (219) 661-3364
SENIOR YOGA | Portage
The Bonner Senior Center offers senior citizen-geared yoga classes at 9:45 a.m. Mondays at the center, 5800 Lexington Ave. Participants must be 55 years or older and members of the Bonner Senior Center to participate. Membership is $10 per year.
FYI: (219) 762-1522
KIWANIS GOLDEN K CLUB | Lansing
Kiwanis Golden K Club meets at 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Eisenhower Center. Retirees age 55 and older are welcome. The group holds fund-raisers to help local students and organizations. The club contributes to three high schools, Camp Quality for children with cancer, Twin Lakes Camp for children with handicaps, purchases books for kindergarteners, Key Club at Thornton Fractional South and more. Some group activities include sending gift packs to veterans, reading to students, collecting for the Salvation Army and more.
FYI: (708) 474-1882
CHESS CLUB | Highland
A chess club for adults meets from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays in the cafe at Meijer, on Indianapolis Boulevard just north of Main Street. Tournaments cost $1.
FYI: (219) 845-1376
BINGO DINNERS | Lake Station
Enjoy dinner and play bingo on Mondays and Thursdays at American Legion Post 100, 1899 Central Ave. Doors open at 4 p.m., early birds start at 6 p.m., and regular games start at 7 p.m. Various set-ups are available. Coffee and water are free. A two-piece chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, butter and roll is $3 from 6 to 9 p.m.
FYI: (219) 962-6593 or (219) 962-3988
CAPE COD TRIP | New England
Ingalls Senior Life and Royal American Travel present a seven-day, six-night trip to Cape Cod Oct. 7 to 13. Trip includes 10 meals -- six breakfasts and four dinners -- visit to Martha's Vineyard, an exploration of the seaside towns of Hyannis and Sandwich, a tour of the Outer Cape, a visit to the JFK Museum, a New England lobster dinner and much more. Price per person, based on double occupancy, is $629. Add $180 for single occupancy. $75 due upon signing. Final payment due Aug. 1.
FYI: George Walker (800) 522-9906 or Leonard Delisi (708) 895-5454
NASHVILLE SHOW TRIP | Tennessee
Ingalls Senior Life and Royal American Travel present a five-day, four-night trip to Nashville Dec. 3 to 7. Trip includes eight meals -- four breakfasts and four dinners -- a guided tour of Nashville, three nights of entertainment including the Grand Ole Opry and the Wild Horse Saloon, admission to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, a ride on the Delta Flatboats, admission to the Belle Meade Plantation and much more. Price per person, based on double occupancy, is $559. Add $120 for single occupancy. $75 due upon signing. Final payment due Sept. 27.
FYI: George Walker (800) 522-9906 or Leonard Delisi (708) 895-5454
GOLF COURSE | Hammond
Hammond's Lost Marsh Golf Course is open for the season, with adult fees ranging from $5 for seniors playing the par-3 course on a weekday to nonresidents paying $53 to play the 18-hole championship course on a holiday. Carts and a variety of options for daytime and evening play are available.
FYI: (219) 932-GOLF
JOBS FOR SENIORS | Indiana
Low-income Hoosiers 55 and older who want to work but can't find a job can get assistance from Experience Works. Paid training assignments and job-placement services are available for those unemployed, retired and wanting to return to work, or who have never had a job. Experience Works will pay a worker's wages while they learn new job skills at a community service organization, then help the worker prepare a resume and go for interviews. Experience Works has helped thousands of Hoosier seniors get jobs.
FYI: (800) 843-0885 visit www.experienceworks.org
NEW SENIOR SERVICES | Merrillville
Merrillville Clerk Treasurer Eugene M. Guernsey has created a new department within the clerk treasurer's offices at the Merrillville Town Complex, 7820 Broadway. Senior Services, a nonprofit service and an all-volunteer operation, will provide information, literature and guidance to Merrillville seniors. Information on senior health issues, home care services and other resources geared toward senior lifestyles is available. Call Carol Miano, director of senior services, for details.
FYI: (219) 769-3501 or (219) 736-8258
