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JulyAugust2013Volume 7, Issue 4Inside this issue:Page 1 Senior LuauSenior SparkleShenandoah County Parks and Recreation600 N. Main Street, Suite 108, Woodstock, VA 22664Phone 540-459-6777 - Fax 540-459-8040http://www.scpr.info (general website)https://www.scprsignup.info (registration website)Senior Fellowship PicnicPage 2 TripsIt was Hawaiian fun at our Senior Luau held at the WoodstockMoose Lodge on June 4. There were lots of flowered shirts anddresses along with fun and games. Hula and limbo were popularactivities and everyone enjoyed the slides of the department’s tripto Hawaii last year. The luau themed lunch prepared by the MoosePage 3 July CalendarPage 4 August CalendarPage 5 Basket ClassesPainting ClassCell Phone ClassValley League BaseballPage 6 Fellowship InformationStargazing DatesJuly 6, 8:30pm(New Moon)Soccerplex,Meems Bottom, Mt. JacksonAugust 10, 10:00pm(Perseids)Shenandoah County ParkJoin SCPR and theShenandoah AstronomicalSociety for stargazing at theSoccerplex, Meems Bottom,Mt. Jackson and/or theCounty Park in Maurertown.Feel free to bring yourbinoculars or your owntelescope, and dress for thenighttime temperatures. Thehosts will providetelescopes andinstruction. This is aweather-permitting event; ifit is cloudy or raining, theevent will be cancelled.Check our cancellation lineat 459-6777, Option 0,before heading to the park.for us was very tasty. If you missedthis fun activity, you need to bewatching for the special seniorevent to be announced for nextyear!Senior Fellowship PicnicThe Woodstock/EdinburgSenior Fellowship hostedthe annual fellowshippicnic at the EdinburgTown Park on June 17.Good food and fellowshipwas accompanied with“Minnie Pearl” dropping infor a guest appearance!A fun time was had by all!Above—best dressed participants and winners (front row)from left to right 4th-Arlene Thompson, 3rd-ThelmaBussey, 2nd-Joy Fisher, 1st– Delores HaynesBelow—Limbo Winners! A twelve way tie!Betty Showman as “MinniePearl”Enjoying the show!

Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation 600 N. Main Street, Suite 108, Woodstock, VA 22664Phone 540-459-6777 - Fax 540-459-8040 - http://www.scpr.info; https://www.scprsignup.infoTRIPS TRIPSCheck out our Summer brochure for all the details and prices!TRIPS55 and overNational Aquarium & Baltimore’s Inner Harbor—August 15You won’t want to miss this fun day at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor! We will start the day at the National Aquarium at yourleisure and enjoy the 4D movie. After your time at the Aquarium, take the rest of the day to shop Inner Harbor, enjoythe waterfront and the many restaurants. This would be a great trip to enjoy with your grandchild or other special child inyour life. All meals are on your own. We will not leave Baltimore until 6pm so you can enjoy dinner and this beautifulwaterside scenery! Feel free to bring your lunch and any snacks/drinks with you. We will leave Mt. Jackson at 6:45am andmake stops going north. Approximate return time to Shenandoah County is 8:30pm. For ages 55 and over (grandchild 618 years) Deadline to register is July 15. 75 adult/ 62 child.National D-Day Memorial & Lynchburg trip—October 2 & 3There’s a little something for everyone on this overnight trip to Bedford and Lynchburg. We will enjoy a lunch cruiseaboard the Virginia Dare and have a Park Ranger from Smith Mountain Lake State Park provide informative andentertaining information about wildlife above, in & around the lake, usually after lunch is enjoyed on board. We will travelto Bedford to enjoy the National D-Day Memorial, shopping at Bedford Country Store and dinner at the Liberty Station.Staying overnight in Lynchburg and touring the Lynchburg area the next day. Deadline to register is August 14. 203pp/double occupancy.All agesLeaf-Peeping & Lobsters: Maine’s Coast in Autumn—September 15-21. Join us as wehead to Maine’s rocky shore for a fabulous autumn tour of the coastal towns. Stopping at Portland for a visit to thePortland Head Lighthouse, visiting Kennebunkport, and stopping at Ellsworth for the Great Maine Lumberjack Show.Scarborough will include a visit to Len Libby’s, and a two-day visit to Bar Harbor includes a visit to Acadia National Park.Trip includes six nights accommodations, welcome reception, six breakfasts, one lunch and four dinners to include twolobster dinner choices, along with your deluxe motorcoach transportation, standard taxes, meal gratuities and baggagehandling. Registration and Final payment due July 30, 2013.Cost: 1,209/person double-occupancy; 119/person travel ins. 1,549/person single-occupancy; 171/person travel ins.Gardenfest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond—December 7.Join us as we do an early bird tour of Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond for their GardenFest of Lights. Thisholiday tradition features more than a half million lights, botanical decorations, trains and much more. We’ll go behindthe scenes and be on site when the switch is flipped to turn on this holiday wonderland. We will make a dinner stop,which will be on your own, after the tour. Leaving Woodstock Lowe’s at 12:30pm , estimated return time 11:30pm.Deadline to register is November 7. Cost: 63 per person.Glaciers & Geysers: National Park Trip-of-a-Lifetime—August 10-20, 2014.SCPR has acustom trip you will not want to miss—Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park,Custer State Park, and Mount Rushmore.Trip includes roundtrip airfare, motorcoach transportation to & from airport andbetween national parks, your nightly hotel accommodations, park entrance fees, one breakfast each morning and yourstandard taxes and meal gratuities. See our Summer brochure for more details. Registration opens July 1, 2013. 250deposit will hold your reservation and you can make payments. Cost: 4,344 single; 3,299/person double; 3,079/persontriple.

Shenandoah County Parks & Recreation Activities July 2013Fo r m o re i n fo rma ti on o n a ny o f th e se a cti v i tie s, plea se c al l o ur o ffic e at 45 9 -6 77 7SUNMON1 Woodstock/Edinburg SeniorFellowship10:00amTUE2WEDTHUFRISAT3456 Stargazing8:30pmSoccerplex78 New Market9Senior Fellowship10:00am101112 Dive-InMovie 8:00pmStrasburg TownPool“Dolphin Tale”1314151617 StrasburgSeniorFellowship11:00am1819202122232425 Mt. Jackson/Forestville SeniorFellowship11:00am262728293031Senior Fellowship Meeting Info 1 - Woodstock/Edinburg - 10:00am Edinburg VFW. Marie Spence will speak to the group on John S. Mosby. A covered dishluncheon will follow. Members are reminded to bring non-perishable items for the food pantry. 8 - New Market - 10:00am at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Fellowship Hall. Members will enjoy a craft project and bringa wrapped gift for bingo. Members are reminded to wear red, white and blue. A covered dish luncheon will follow. 17 - Strasburg - 11:00am Strasburg United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Denise Pearson will present a program on aHeart Healthy Diet. A covered dish luncheon will follow. Members are reminded to bring a non-perishable item(s) for the foodpantry or item(s) for the Animal Shelter. 25 Mt. Jackson/Forestville - 11:00am Solomon Lutheran Church in Forestville. Members are reminded to bring an item forShow and Tell. A covered dish luncheon will follow.All Fellowships are open for ages 55 and over, male and female. If you are looking for some fellowship, fun and good food—joinus at one of these meetings!VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME—FEEL FREE TO VISIT ANY FELLOWSHIP

Shenandoah County Parks & Recreation Activities August 2013Fo r m o re i n fo rma ti on o n a ny o f th e se a cti v i tie s, plea se c al l o ur o ffic e at 45 9 -6 77 7SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT12345 Woodstock/6Edinburg SeniorFellowship 10:00am789 Movie on thePitch 8:00pmSoccerplex“Oz: The Great& Powerful”10 Stargazing8:30pmShenandoahCountyPark1112 New MarketSenior Fellowship10:00am13141516171819202122 Fellowship 23trip to DaytonFarmersMarket2425262728293130Senior Fellowship Meeting Info 5 - Woodstock/Edinburg - 10:00am Edinburg VFW Hall. Investigator Poe of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Departmentwill be speaking on gang and narcotics activity in the area. Members are reminded to bring a non-perishable item(s) for thefood pantry. Lunch is available for purchase at the VFW. 12 - New Market - 10:00am Seventh Day Adventist Church Fellowship Hall. Marie Spence will be speaking to the group. Acovered dish luncheon will follow. 21 - Strasburg - will not meet this month due to Fellowship trip to Dayton Farmers Market. 22 - Forestville - will not meet this month due to Fellowship trip to Dayton Farmers Market. 22 - Fellowship Trip to Dayton Farmers Market. Leaving Strasburg Food Lion at 9:00am, stopping in Woodstock and Mt.Jackson. Lunch on your own at the farmers market. Estimated return to Shenandoah County 5:00pm. 10 each person.Sign up with SCPR.All Fellowships are open for ages 55 and over, male and female. If you are looking for some fellowship, fun and good food—join us at one of these meetings! VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME—FEEL FREE TO VISIT ANY FELLOWSHIP

Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation 600 N. Main Street, Suite 108, Woodstock, VA 22664Phone 540-459-6777 - Fax 540-459-8040 - http://www.scpr.info; https://www.scprsignup.infoLET’S MAKE A BASKETIn this class you will weave a cute basket to keep or give as a gift. So get those fingers moving and comelearn this skill. A different basket will be made in each class. Class time is 9:00am-1:00pm; class will beheld at 944 Moose Road in Woodstock. Fee: 28 per basket and includes all materials.Deadline to register is the Wednesday before class.Left - July 16 - Ole Time Market BasketRight - August 20 - Trash basket (you loop agrocery bag over the handles to hold thetrash)P.Y.O.C (Paint Your Own Canvas) Art ClassUnleash the artist within you! Join this five week class to celebrate painting as arelaxing and fun art medium. You will create and walk away with your ownmasterpiece each and every week. Deadline to register is July 18. Supply fee of 25 is payable to the instructor the first class.Tuesdays, July 23-August 20Time: 9:30-11:30amCost: 75 plus supply feeCell Phone 101Need a little help with your cell phone? Do you have messages and are not sure how to hear them?Then you won’t want to miss this class! We will cover the basics along with sending and receiving pictures,download and deleting apps and much more. Bring any cell phone and your questions will be answered.Deadline to register is July 22.When: Monday & WednesdayJuly 29 & 31Where: Shenandoah County Government Center, Room 100ATime: 6:30-8:30pmFee: 25TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAMEEnjoy Valley League Baseball with the New Market Rebels, Woodstock River Bandits and the StrasburgExpress. We have five nights of baseball fun. times and locations are listed below. So come on out andenjoy America’s favorite pastime!Tuesday, July 9, 7:00pm Strasburg Express at First Bank Park adjacent to SandyHook Elementary School 1 admissionWednesday, July 17, 7:30pm New Market Rebels at Rebel Park in New Market 1 admissionThursday, July 18, 7:30pm Woodstock River Bandits at Central High SchoolAdmission is free to anyone 60 and over