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The Senior Program at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, located at 22010 SE 248th St. in Maple Valley, invites all adults ages 50+ to come and see what we are all about! Call us at 425-432-1272 with any questions or visit our website http://www.maplevalleycc.org for more information and our monthly calendar.

We would like to offer our sincere thanks to Covington Place Sr. Apts. for their continued support of our programs.

Trips, Groups, Special Events

Payment for all trips is due at time of registration. Cancellations are refunded if seats can be filled; a $5 non-refundable service fee will be applied. Trip costs include all Community Center and travel expenses.

Thursday/Friday Nov 28/29 CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

Monday, Dec 2 Book Club Get reading and join the conversation! Reading is fun, interesting, and good for you. Join our monthly book club for lively conversation and to meet new people, too. Selections for our club include titles from both fiction and non-fiction. We meet on the first Monday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 10am in the GMVCC library. There is a $1 suggested donation to support on-going GMVCC Health and Wellness programs and you are responsible for getting your own copy of the book. This month we will be discussing In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez.

Thursday, Dec 5 Victorian Country Christmas The Victorian Country Christmas Festival at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup is one of the Seattle regions favorite holiday traditions. In addition to being a massive Victorian-themed marketplace featuring crafts, food, and commercial booths, the festival includes a variety of holiday entertainment and activities each day. We will leave GMVCC at 9:15, and depart the festival at 2:30. Cost for this trip is $30. Bring money for lunch which is available on site.

Friday, Dec 20 Holiday Lunch Celebrate the season with friends at our annual Holiday Lunch. On this day, Bingo will run from 10-11a.m., followed by a vocal performance by the Honor Choir at Lake Wilderness Elementary, and a very special visit from Santa (with photos)! Lunch will be served at noon. Cost for lunch is a $4 suggested donation for those age 60 and over, and a $7 fee for anyone 59 and under. Please sign up in advance for this event so we know how many to expect.

Senior Fitness

Mon/Wed/Fri at 9:00 a.m. Walking Group Meeting in the GMVCC lobby MWF at 9:00 a.m., we walk on the Lake Wilderness Trail as a group, rain or shine. Everyone walks at his or her own pace; covering approx. 3 miles round trip. This is a drop-in activity; no need to call ahead. There is a $1 suggested donation to support on-going GMVCC Health and Wellness programs.

Mons and Weds., at 9:00 a.m. Aging-Well Yoga Instructor will help you gently increase strength, flexibility, posture and balance. Everyone will be working at their own pace. 4-class punch card is $30; 8-class punch card is $50; 12-class punch card is $70; drop-in rate is $10. No reservations are necessary; pay in class. This class is held in The Den. Call us with any questions.

Mons., Weds. and Fris. at 10:30 Fall-Prevention Exercise The Fall StopMove Strong exercise program was designed specifically to improve balance and strength. It is a series of 3 different 12-minute sessions. This is free and no sign-up is necessary. Please note: no exercise on party days.

Socials and Games

Time and availability might vary because of holidays and parties. Suggested donation of $1 in the activity donation box.

Mons. Bingo at 11:00; Pinochle at 12:30; Ping Pong 12:30

Weds. (2nd & 4th Weds.) Quilting & Sewing at 10:45 in the Den; Bingo at 11:00, Pinochle at 12:30

Fris. Bingo at 11:00, Painting at 1:00, Ping Pong 12:30, Pinochle and Mah Jong at 12:30

Fris. at 1:00 Painting Calling all painters (all mediums) to come in to use our main hall to paint, socialize, and share ideas. Tables and space to spread out is available, however, there are no easels for use, and no instruction given.

Lunch Menus

Lunch served each Mon., Wed., Fri. at 12:00. For those age 60+ there is a suggested donation of $4. For all others, there is a $7 fee.

All menus are subject to availability of food items. Milk, coffee, and tea are available for all lunches.

Wed., Nov 27: Stuffed shells w/meat sauce, warm pears, garden salad, garlic bread, milk

Fri., Nov 29: CLOSED

Mon., Dec 2: Shepherds Pie, broccoli, tropical fruit, milk

Wed., Dec 4: Chicken Veggie Soup, grilled cheese sandwich, fruited jello, milk

Fri., Dec 6: French dip, kale salad, pears, milk

Health and Wellness

Routine Pedicure/Footcare Karens Foot Care is offered to seniors on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month and the 4th Thurs. Cost is $32. Please call GMVCC to make an appointment as this popular service fills quickly.

Blood Pressure Checks are offered on the 1st and 3rd Fridays between 10:30 and 11:00. This service depends on availability of MV Firefighters.

Services

Community Center Shuttle Need a ride in? Our shuttle runs M/W/F between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and provides rides to GMVCC for programs and lunch. Shuttle rides are $1 each way within our transportation boundaries. Call 425-432-1272 for availability at least 24 hours in advance. $20 bus passes (good for 20 rides) are available.

Volunteer Transportation Need a ride to a medical appointment? Call Janet at 425-432-1272 at least one week in advance to arrange a free volunteer-provided ride. This Volunteer Program is now in great need of drivers. If you think you would like to help seniors get to medical appointments, please call the above number to become a volunteer.

Meals on Wheels (by application only). Applications must be obtained from and submitted to Sound Generations (call 206-448-5767 or mealsonwheels@soundgenerations.org and http://www.soundgenerations.org). A new, expanded menu is now available.

Free Pet Food In partnership with the Seattle Humane Society, the Greater Maple Valley Community Center offers free pet food for qualifying low-income seniors.

Medical Lending Closet Free walking aids & bathroom equipment are available from our lending closet free of charge (call for current items). We also welcome donations of these items!

Cell Phone Drop Off Drop off your old cell phones here to be distributed to US military as well as people in general disaster areas. This is part of the Phones for Soldiers Program. More information can be found at: http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com

Eye Glass Drop Off Drop off old prescription glasses here for the Lions Club to refurbish and redistribute to those who need them.

Computer Assistance Volunteer Curtis Patterson specializes in working with senior citizens and provides free, caring, patient, one-on-one computer assistance including repairs, upgrades, diagnostics, tutoring, virus/spyware cleaning, and more. PC and Android are his specialty, but Curtis is willing attempt to help with Apple products as well. Call us at 425-432-1272 to arrange and appointment. Age requirement is 50+.

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Maple Valley Senior News Updated 11-26-2019 - Voice of the Valley

It's common that when trainers hear "women" and "gym," they, on instinct, talk about how women shouldn't be afraid to lift. In fact, we spoke to Katie Crewe, CSCS, in a past interview, who specifically said that women generally don't work their arms enough. And a number of trainers have debunked the myths that weightlifting will get you bulky right off the bat purposely bulking up is extremely hard to do and that women need different equipment than men. They don't.

Kayla Itsines, SWEAT app founder and creator of the popular BBG programs, absolutely wants women to lift weights, but there's something else she urges them to do first. When asked what they should practice more of at the gym, Kayla told POPSUGAR that core stability and postural work are a huge part of fitness that they could be missing. She explained that "taking it back to the real basics in building the foundation" is important. Note: a strong core can manage back pain and keep your form intact while doing a variety of weighted exercises.

Kayla used the example of a house: "If you don't lay the foundation, what's going to happen?" Well, it'll crumble. Working on that foundation first, starting with the basics, and then building the house aka muscle is the best way to prevent injury. Kayla knows this from her own recent journey regaining strength after giving birth to her daughter, Arna, in April 2019. Kayla talks more about the process in detail here, but she was cleared seven weeks post-delivery by her doctor and began doing foundational work to prime her core and movements focussed on posture. Then, she eased her way back into her own BBG workouts and lifting weights. She started at beginner level post-baby, but now, through a slow progression, she's back to where she used to be.

"When you say, 'women' and then 'exercise,' trainers want to empower women to not be scared in the gym," Kayla said. "I think maybe if you asked me that a few years ago I would've probably said the same thing, but now that I've done all of this, and being a trainer for 10 years, I have the experience to say 'build that foundation before going into lifting weights.'" She advised ensuring that you can lift the correct way without injuring yourself prior to picking up the heavy dumbbells, and core stability is key for that.

Kayla recommended doing a lot of planks, side planks, and mobility work (transferring balls from side to side, for example), as well as band pull-aparts for posture. It's also important to take care of your body after workouts, especially due to the fact that it's common for people to slouch while sitting (thank you, desk jobs!). "A lot of women come to me like, 'My back's sore,' or 'My this is sore, my that is sore.' It's actually because the muscles are supertight," Kayla said.

Foam rolling your traps and your chest can alleviate that pain, she explained. And, along with foam rolling, stretching and targeting your core will help, too (here's a good place to start). "Building that strength [and] doing all those exercises helps correct posture, and then you're able to complete exercises and not feel so sore," Kayla said.

Moral of the story? Trainers who encourage weightlifting are completely in the right. Muscles are the very thing that keep you moving and they can bring all the confidence in the world if you're new to strength training, here's a four-week plan but don't build your house before making sure the foundation is solid enough to hold up the walls.

Image Source: SWEAT / Stuart Miller

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Kayla Itsines Says Women May Be Missing Out on an Important Step at the Gym - POPSUGAR Health and Fitness Australia

NEW YEAR | NEW GOALS | NEW YMCA | NEW YOU

Enjoy our holiday and New Years gift to you, your family, your friends, your neighborsEVERY BODY!

Join us in December and January and get your joining fee of $95 waived! Look forward to being a part of the BRAND NEW Berkeley Heights YMCA and the Summit YMCA! Discover a whole new way to enjoy 2020 and beyond.

When you join one branch of the Summit Area YMCA you receive access to not only both the Berkeley Heights YMCA and the Summit YMCA, but free access to over 700+ participating Ys as part of our Nationwide Membership Program!

As a nonprofit community organization, the Summit Area YMCA provides a variety of programs, events and services that focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibilityin other words, we serve all ages in many different ways in order to build up every individual and strengthen community. From quality child care to preventing senior isolation with adult enrichment, from helping individuals achieve their wellness goals to providing life-saving swim lessons, or teaching teens skills to prepare for college and careers, there's something for everyone at the Y. When you join the Y, you're joining more than just a gym, you're joining an organization that works everyday for a more connected community, for a better us. Join today!

Promotion ends January 31, 2020.

For more information, to schedule a tour, or to register to become a member, click on a link below, contact us or come visit us in-person!

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Full-sized Gymnasium 2 Group Exercise Studios Yoga and Barre Room Indoor Cycling Studio State-of-the-art Fitness Center & Equipment Dedicated Functional Training Zones Locker Rooms Lobby & Common Areas After School Child Care Cheerful, Secure Kid Zone ADA Accessible Facility 2 Indoor Pools Sauna & Steam Rooms

As an adding benefit of being part of our Y family, your Y membership* allows access to over 700 participating YMCA's in the United States and Puerto Rico, at no additional cost! Because being a part of our Y family means you'll be close to 'home' everywhere you go. Whether you are traveling on the west coast for business or visiting relatives down south, all Ys are open to Y members to provide a safe and welcoming environment for everyone - no matter where you are. Nationwide Membership is an essential part of our collaborative cause to strengthen communities across the nation.

Find your passion or try something new! The Y offers over 100+ group exercise and fitness classes EACH WEEK for all ages, all levels and all interests. From low-impact exercise like Ageless Grace and Shallow Water Arthritis to LES MILLS programs like CXWORX and BODY COMBAT, we offer High Intensity Interval Training classes like INSANITY and Cardio HIIT, indoor cycling and rowing, more relaxing classes like Vinyasa Yoga & Pilates and so much more! There's something for everybody, no matter what your schedule or exercise style is like.

SCHEDULES

From the best in the industry and some brands you may not have heard of *yet*. The Berkeley Heights YMCA & the Summit YMCA mean business when it comes to equipment and free weights. We offer free customized demos to help members make the most of their individual workouts! Our Wellness Staff is qualified and trained to explain and demonstrate all the equipment found in our Fitness & Wellness Centers, along with the ability to recommend exercise routines and circuit plans.

SAMPLE DEMO

At the Y we have professional trainers and coaches whose sole purpose is to help you reach your wellness goals in both mind and body! We offer a variety of opportunities in personal training, small group training, wellness navigation, nutrition coaching and more for you to become a healthier version of yourself. Each session is tailored completely to your needs, goals and even mood! You have our full attention, and we are here to help build not just muscle, but confidence with ongoing support and motivation that will help keep you on track in your wellness journey.

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A complimentary service to our members, we provide up to two hours of free supervised playtime in a safe, enriching environment through non-structured, age appropriate play activities so your little one can develop social skills while you make time for your own development. The safety of your children is our top priority. Parents, teachers and students with education and training in child development make up our team of dedicated staff. Strict reference and background checks are conducted on all YMCA staff and volunteers. All staff are required to be trained in and certified in infant and adult CPR and First Aid.

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Is group exercise not your thing? We'll always have good old fashion sports. The Y offers a variety of sports and recreation programs for all ages, all levels and all interests. Open Gym at the Berkeley Heights YMCA runs at least twice a day, where you can enjoy hours of basketball, volleyball, soccer and more. We also have sessions for pickleball and tennis players, and plenty of other sports clinics throughout the year.

EXPLORE

Enjoy the Berkeley Heights Community Pool at the YMCA, a brand new, Olympic-sized heated outdoor pool in the summer season, as well as the Summit YMCA's two heated indoor 25 yard pools for lap swim, group exercise and swim lessons. Lap Swim is available multiple times a day, everyday. But there's more than lap swimmers making waves in our pools! Our pool facilities also offers a variety of water fitness classes. From prenatal to parent & child to senior arthritis to Ai Chi and more, including family swim where you can enjoy the water with your kids. Looking for swim lessons? We've got those too! Click below to find a time that works best for you!

POOL SCHEDULES

SWIM LESSONS

So much more! Follow our website and social media to find out all the latest and greatest going on in our Ys! From youth programs to seniors, teens to adults, free programs to paid sports clinics, we have truly have it all. Whether you are seeking to build muscle, lose weight, becoming more healthy in general, learn a new skill, find community, embrace diversity or get involved with the cause, we strive continually to provide staff, programs, resources and equipment that can best help you to achieve your goals!

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We can't wait to meet you! For more information, to schedule a tour, or to register to become a member, click on a link below, contact us or come visit us in-person!

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As a nonprofit, we are committed to enhancing the lives of individuals and families in our community. With the generous donations of members, donors, and partners in the community, the Summit Area YMCA is able to offer financial assistance for our programs to those in need.

Financial assistance at the Summit Area YMCA can be used for membership, child care, summer camp, enrichment and/or sports programs where additional fees apply, such as soccer or swimming lessons.

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Questions? Contact the membership team at the branch you are interested in joining!

Membership DirectorBERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA

maria.nolting@thesay.org(908)464-8373 Ext. 2024

Senior Director of Strategic Innovation & MembershipSUMMIT YMCA

pam.halpin@thesay.org(908)273-3330 Ext. 1134

About the Summit Area YMCA

The Summit Area YMCA is one of the area's leading 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. Founded in 1886, the Summit Area YMCA has a history steeped in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income and background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Each year, we serve more than 10,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those with demonstrated need.

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$0 Join Fee | Discover More in 2020 With the Y - Patch.com

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees union said that an email sent by the agencys leader threatening to fire anyone for leaking information to the media was an illegal attempt to intimidate whistleblowers, according to a copy of a letter the union sent to Department of Homeland Security officials on Tuesday.

The acting leader of USCIS, Mark Koumans, sent the email to employees last week, telling them that as they regularly handle sensitive information, they need to guard it closely.

Koumans also said that recent unauthorized disclosures of sensitive, for official use only, and internal use only information by USCIS personnel to media outlets have brought this issue to the forefront.

He added that any staffer would be reprimanded and potentially suspended for two weeks for a first offense, another two weeks for a second offense, and terminated or removed from their job for a third leak.

The head of the union which represents more than 13,000 USCIS workers and the Government Accountability Project wrote to Koumans and the acting deputy director of DHS, Ken Cuccinelli, on Tuesday to raise their concerns with the language in the email.

The letter claimed that the directive from Koumans was intended to illegally intimidate whistleblowers from lawfully reporting ongoing abuses by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Koumans email, the letter explained, did not contain the necessary language to inform USCIS employees of their whistleblower rights.

That it is intended to chill employees from engaging in protected whistleblowing is demonstrated by the fact that the directive was issued just days after current and former USCIS employees publicly blew the whistle on significant misconduct, particularly concerning MPP the Migrant Protection Protocols or Remain in Mexico policy as well as a new policy ordering the deportation of asylum seekers to Guatemala, the letter stated.

The letter also pointed to an earlier claim by Cuccinelli, who was previously acting director of USCIS, that the agency had disciplined a number of leakers. BuzzFeed News requested details of the statement but did not receive a comment from USCIS.

USCIS messages to employees in the form of illegal gags and threats seek to, and likely will impede, the exercise of their whistleblower rights, said the letter. Employees reading their agencies rules will not know they have the right to contact Congress or the media to expose misconduct. Even employees who know their rights may be intimidated from speaking out of fear of violating agency policy.

Union officials are calling on USCIS to issue a corrected letter to the agencys employees, better detailing their rights as whistleblowers.

The agency has been on the forefront of the Trump administrations overhaul of the asylum system. In the past year alone, the administration has forced asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico for their cases to be heard in the US, barred asylum for those who crossed through Mexico, and, last Wednesday, began a program to deport those at the southern border seeking protection from Honduras and El Salvador to Guatemala.

USCIS officials, including asylum officers and others, have been pushed to administer all three controversial programs. BuzzFeed News first revealed the implementation of the program on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Later in the day, Reuters, which also reported the program starting up, posted training materials for asylum officers on the plan to deport individuals to Guatemala.

We want to get the publics attention on this, along with our representatives in Congress, in making sure that our agency follows the law, said Michael Knowles, an asylum officer and spokesperson for the National CIS Council 119.

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A Top US Immigration Official's Threat To Fire Workers Who Leak Info Was Meant To Intimidate Whistleblowers, Union Says - BuzzFeed News

A correct book can really create a change in the mind of the people who is reading it, isnt it? It can not only influence the thinking of people but it can also motivate them to do according to the things suggested in the book. Yes, its really true the right book leaves a really powerful impact on the readers mind which can help people to change the world. Andstop the insanitywas one amongst them.

There are still many people who are unknown about this phrase- stop the insanity? Well if you are also one of them then you are in right place. In this article further, all you are going to know about is the book written by the very famous writer- Susan Powter. She has written a very popular book which is much in demand for much time now. Well if you ask the Reason? Then this might be due to the book which is empowering women and its thoughts to a greater extent.

Who is Susan Powter?

She was born on the 22nd of December in the year 1957. She is an American woman who is following so many professions and the best part is that all of them are successful. She is not only an author of many books, but she is also a motivational speaker, a personal trainer, and a nutritionist. But what made her so much famous is a very important question which is what answered in this article for you.

She was suddenly much famed in the year 1990 with a catchphrase which she used as a title of her one book and the phrase was none other than stop the insanity. Well, you might be thinking why the name of the book is this? This does not indicate much about the book. What is it about and why this phrase has been used? Well, it is a very interesting phrase which has created a large amount of the buzz at the time when it was published and distributed. Your this confusion will be solved soon but first know more about this amazing writer, nutritionist, personal trainer- Susan Powter!

Television

Do you know she also hosted one of her own talk show format TV programs whose name was- The Susan Powter Show which approximately ran for almost one season? Her show was all about fitness and nutrition and other related topics that she discusses during the show.

Nutritionist and motivational speaker

She is a supporter of low-fat food,organic food, regular cardiovascular, strength training exercises, etc. In addition to this, Susan Powter also condemned the whole diet industry.

She used to be barefoot when she is addressing herself in front of the audience as she is a well known motivational speaker. She is an aggressive speaker and a really influential p[personality.

Blogger and author

She is an author of a lot of books and some of her prominent books are Fitness Stretch Lifestyle Exchange, Lifestyle Ex-changes Circuit Training Upper Vol.3, The Politics of Stupid: The Cure for Obesity, etc. In addition to this, she is also a blogger.

All about- stop the insanity

In Susans amazing creation-book she revealed some of the secrets which can help an individual to maintain their overweight in a very easy manner. She is a well-known face on television and also a renowned authority on wellness. Thus, with the help of her this book she explained- how people can smoothly control their life. Controlling the life here is used in context with controlling to create better health, improved self-esteem via the diet routines, the importance of mental fitness, and the power of the intimacy in attaining the control.

The stop the insanity is basically a program that was promoted by Powter on a wider level. Now, why is the word- insanity used here for? So let us know about it in detail-

Insanity

It is a term used for the multimillion-dollar food diet plan industry which is chiefly failing to help all the heavy weighted women to lose the weight eternally. Also, to the so-calledfitness industrywhich leaves out the unfit people. And to the women who hate the way they look and are unsatisfied with their looks.

According to Susan Powter, the prime reasons and principals upon which this book is based on are as follows-

Diets really dont work:

Why to skip the food which are not at all working in your favor but you love it the most, right? Well, many of the dieticians plan the diet for their customers and eliminate much of the food which they believe will work on reducing the weight. This is the misconception among the people and this is what Susan Powter cleared in her book.

Reduce the weight even after eating the high volume- low-fat foods:

Yes, it is absolutely possible and you can also see the outstanding results after following this diet and eating a high volume of the low fat-based food.

Exercise as much as possible to burn the fat:

Dont worry; exercising will not take much of your time. You just have to invest your time daily on excising and you can see the wonders more than expectation. It will not only burn the excessive fat in your body but it will also sufficiently oxygenate all the parts of your body as well.

On the other hand, she rejected the older idea of measuring the weight in terms of the clothes that do not fit you anymore. And the exhausting exercises instead she has appointed a number of innovative and creative ideas such as programming materials like booklets, audiotapes, andvisual learning guidesthat teaches an individual the technique of converting the ciphered food labels to plain text and easy to follow exercise techniques and tips to keep you motivated as well.

Thus Susan Powters book stop the insanity was quite influential to many of the people from all around the world and motivated numerous people to change their weight loss routine.

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Give a closer look to the book stop the insanity written by Susan Powter - Times Square Chronicles

Edgewater library announces December programs

The Edgewater Public Library, 103 W. Indian River Blvd., is offering the following free programs in December:

Chair yoga: 1 p.m. every Monday in December. This gentle form of yoga uses a chair for seated poses or for support during standing poses. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. Beginners of all ages are welcome.

Seniors get moving: Noon every Friday in December. This adult exercise program offers seniors a low-impact way to stay fit and get moving. Bring a bottle of water and wear loose, comfortable clothing. Newcomers are welcome.

Paint a wine glass candle holder: 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Get inspired in this adult craft program. All materials are provided. Registration is required.

Paint a festive holiday work of art: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. Do you want to learn how to paint, but dont know where to start? Library staff member Caitlin will help you. This class offers a step-by-step tutorial using acrylic paint to create a festive holiday work of art. All supplies are provided. Registration is required.

Families can create holiday craft: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Families can build gingerbread houses out of non-edible craft supplies. Take your gingerbread house home, or leave it at the library to be put on display and entered into a Gingerbread Contest. All supplies are provided. All ages are welcome.

Get ready for mistletoe kisses: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Learn how to make a peppermint lip balm and fizzy face mask. All supplies are provided. Participants will go home with instructions and a sample. Registration is required.

To reserve your spot, visit volusialibrary.org or call 386-424-2916.

Holiday open house

Trinity United Methodist, 306 W. Wisconsin Ave., DeLand, will host its annual Gingerbread Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. To celebrate the first Sunday in Advent, individuals and families are invited to make their own gingerbread house for the holidays. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks and hot chocolate will be served. Advanced reservations are required; call the church office at 386-734-4425. For information, visit http://www.trinitydeland.org.

Take a walk with the Happy Wanderers

The Happy Wanderers will host the following programs:

Walk event, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, Monroe Harbor Marina, 531 N.Palmetto Ave. Sanford. Cost: $3.

Christmas Lights Walk, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, Willow Run Park, 100 School House Drive, Port Orange. Cost: Free

For information, visit happywanderersfl.org or call 386 214-3890

Christmas concert

The Daytona Beach Concert Band will perform a Christmas concert from 6:30 to 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Volusia Mall, 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.

Join Daytona's community band in a presentation of contemporary and standard renditions of favorite Christmas music. The event is free. For information, email dtravis1@cfl.rr.com

Chamber players to perform holiday classics at NSB library

The Lakeside Chamber Players will perform at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway. The established Florida chamber ensemble is composed of professional, classically trained musicians. The audience can look forward to performances of Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday favorites presented in the style of music composed for small instrumental ensembles. The event is free and registration is not required. For information, call 386-424-2910, option 4.

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Around Town: Holiday programs, concerts and more - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Dear Savvy Senior,

Ive read that people with heart problems need to be extra careful during the winter months because heart attacks are much more common. Why is this?

Cautions Senior

Dear Cautious,

Everyone knows winter is cold and flu season, but many dont know that its also the prime season for heart attacks too, especially if you already have heart disease or have suffered a previous heart attack. Heres what you should know, along with some tips to help you protect yourself.

In the U.S., the risk of having a heart attack during the winter months is twice as high as it is during the summertime. Why? There are a number of factors, and theyre not all linked to cold weather. Even people who live in warm climates have an increased risk. Here are the areas you need to pay extra attention to this winter.

When a person gets cold, the body responds by constricting the blood vessels to help the body maintain heat. This causes blood pressure to go up and makes the heart work harder.

Cold temperatures can also increase levels of certain proteins that can thicken the blood and increase the risk for blood clots.

So, stay warm this winter, and when you do have to go outside, make sure you bundle up in layers with gloves and a hat, and place a scarf over your mouth and nose to warm up the air before you breathe it in.

Studies have shown that heart attack rates jump dramatically in the first few days after a major snowstorm, usually a result of snow shoveling. Shoveling snow is a very strenuous activity that raises blood pressure and stresses the heart.

Combine those factors with the cold temperatures and the risks for heart attack surges. If your sidewalk or driveway needs shoveling this winter, hire a kid from the neighborhood to do it for you, or use a snow blower. Or, if you must shovel, push rather than lift the snow as much as possible, stay warm, and take frequent breaks.

Every Jan. 1, millions of people join gyms or start exercise programs as part of their New Years resolution to get in shape, and many overexert themselves too soon. If youre starting a new exercise program this winter, take the time to talk to your doctor about what types and how much exercise may be appropriate for you.

People tend to eat and drink more and gain more weight during the holiday season and winter months, all of which are hard on the heart and risky for someone with heart disease. So, keep a watchful eye on your diet this winter and avoid binging on fatty foods and alcohol.

Less daylight in the winter months can cause many people to develop seasonal affective disorder or SAD, a wintertime depression that can stress the heart. Studies have also looked at heart attack patients and found they usually have lower levels of vitamin D (which comes from sunlight) than people with healthy hearts.

To boost your vitamin D this winter, consider taking a supplement that contains between 1,000 and 2,000 international units (IU) per day.

Studies show that people who get flu shots have a lower heart attack risk. Its known that the inflammatory reaction set off by a flu infection can increase blood clotting which can lead to heart attacks in vulnerable people.

So, if you havent already done so this year, get a flu shot for protection. And, if youve never been vaccinated for pneumococcal pneumonia, you should consider getting these two shots (given 12 months apart) too.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit http://SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior book.

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Its never a bad idea for police officers to stay in shape for when they have to chase bad guys, and now two members of The Colony Police Department will be making sure that happens with everyone at TCPD.

Sgt. Dana LeRond and Det. DeWayne Kyle recently graduated from a fitness program led by the Texas Department of Public Safety and are now certified fitness instructors.

With the certification LeRond and Kyle will implement and coordinate ongoing fitness training and testing for all of the departments officers in The Colony.

We have fitness standards, but we didnt have a minimum score, Police Chief David Coulon said. Weve given incentives for those who did well. But we found that we still had officers that were not up to par of what we expected. So we needed to have a minimum for officers to be hired and to work here.

Throughout the year, officers will have three days a week set aside to work out. In addition, there will be continuous nutrition and exercise programs. Coulon said the department will provide the space needed for workouts.

Kyle said the entire three-month certification process was physically and mentally challenging. Once complete he, LeRond and other first responders across the state became graduates of the DPS Fitness Institute.

Kyle said department leaders want to make sure officers are in the best shape when theyre hired and throughout their career, especially as the demands of the industry are changing.

We need to know how to be fit so that we can support our co-workers and so we can protect the people that weve sworn to protect, Kyle said.

Kyle said the training was extensive. Those in the program studied anatomy, kinesiology and muscle movement. They learned about how to structure different exercise programs for people who are older, younger, pregnant, etc.

Kyle said they learned about basic risk factors that come into play when exercising, such as age, cardiovascular disease history, workout history and how much time they remain sedentary.

Kyle said after spending three weeks learning all of those things they took a certification test before going over a workout/exercise program.

The program LeRond and Kyle will bring to The Colony are used by DPS troopers and is the model for agencies across the state. A big piece of that are row machines that force the person to use both hemispheres of their body.

We use both hemispheres of our body in our job, Kyle said.

Kyle said the DPS method implements various fitness tests a 200-meter row, a four-minute row, a 500-meter row, combat fitness, push ups, sit ups and a 1.5-mile run.

Kyle said that approach has been proven reduce the likelihood of injuries compared to some traditional forms of workouts such as weight lifting and agility runs.

LeRond said it also takes out the element of subjectivity and human error when working out.

Kyle and LeRond will bring those concepts to the police department.

In addition, Kyle said the certified trainers will also teach the officers about nutrition and other health matters such as cardiovascular health, hormones and diabetes.

Kyle and LeRond said there are plenty of benefits to participating in the fitness program. For one, it gets officers moving more than they typically do.

They said officers spend 95 percent of their time in the sedentary state, as paper work, surveillance and patrolling are primary parts of the job.

Kyle said the other 5 percent is in the sheer terror state where the heart rate gets elevated. He said the workout program will get officers in shape for that, too.

We dont know how well react to that, Kyle said. We lose a lot of cognitive thinking. The purpose of this is to put us in the 5 percent so that we can function when we really are in that 5 percent.

The program could save an officers life, they said.

We want the officers to work out and be prepared, LeRond said. If not, thats when they have a heart attack.

Coulon said in anticipation for the program TCPD has already given fitness practice sessions.

Each year we want to increase the bar, Coulon said. We want to get into the 70th percentile in the nation.

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Dr. Chad Leverette wants high schools students to start thinking about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

"That's our goal," Leverette said. "we're trying to help them from high school to career."

As Interim Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Leverette has a major role in hosting USC Aiken's STEM Friday, an annual event designed to educate and give high school students hands-on experience with some of the careers in STEM-related fields.

Leverette said U.S. Department of Commerce research indicates STEM fields are the fastest-growing career fields in the country.

Almost 200 students from 20 high schools from Georgia to the Richland County area came to the event on Friday. Leverette said STEM Friday has been so successful that attendance has grown 672% in the past two years.

"Our desire is to broaden STEM awareness to kind of help students imagine themselves in a STEM career, to think about college and what that can provide," Leverette said. "So we talk a lot about that ... Of course, we want them to be Pacers. But it's really about giving them an awareness and thinking about what the next step is for them."

During STEM Friday, students signed up for interactive programs in fields such as psychology, geology, computer science and engineering.

One of those students was Evan Williams, who attends Silver Bluff High School. Williams, who is a student athlete, signed up for the exercise science program.

"I think STEM day is great," Williams said. "It helps expand my horizons and think about after high school by learning about engineering, math and science and all that. It helps me think about what more jobs are out there, what places like Savannah River Site has to offer ... To learn what's available for a teenager like me."

During the sessions, Williams and his classmates got to learn about how exercise programs are developed for athletes and how the human body reacts to changes such as weight training or smoking.

"I thought it was really cool," Williams said. "They talked about not just sitting around but getting out there and exercising. They talked about how it can really mess you up in the long term by not exercising well."

Some of the teachers who attended STEM Friday spoke of how the event encouraged their students to pursue STEM studies by giving them real-world examples of STEM careers.

"I think it's great," said Caitlin Current, a math teacher at Mead Hall. "I think a lot of these kids don't get exposed to engineering and math ... We talk about it in class, but it's reinforced here."

Kristina Rackley is a general assignment reporter with the Aiken Standard.

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The United States government is a massive employer, and is always looking for qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of open employment positions in locations across the country. Below youll find a Qualification Summary for an active, open job listing from the Department of the Army. The opening is for a Senior Exercise Planner in Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feel free to browse this and any other job listings and reach out to us with any questions!

Senior Exercise Planner Fort Bragg, North CarolinaJoint Activities, Department of the ArmyJob ID: 166916Start Date: 11/19/2019End Date: 11/27/2019

Qualification SummaryWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning, directing and managing operations exercises, provide advice on exercise policies and procedures, assists in the development of new approaches to the exercise program for the organization.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:Oral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

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