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Bailey County Senior Center: Where all who enter as guests leave … – Muleshoejournal

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The Bailey County Senior Citizens Center provides community services for the seniors in the area. In addition to organizing a strong retired and volunteer program, the center hosts a variety of games, exercise programs, language lessons, art classes, weekly lunches, and activities designed to keep individuals active and involved.

In addition to the many activities the Muleshoe Center has to offer, it provides free exercise equipment, pool tables, games such as dominoes, Yahtzee, etc. and Wi-Fi access. The center also supplies many low and affordable rental fees.

Other events that have been held at the center includes dances, family reunions, school reunions, 4th of July parade & activities, auctions, Veterans Appreciation Day, birthday celebrations, and yes, even a funeral was held inside the building.

In fact, my husband Royce Turner and I were the first to hold our wedding at the center. The building was decorated beautifully and packed with family and friends. At the time Royce was the Board President at the center and I was the Director there. The wedding proved to be a big success.

Things were going so well until Covid reared its ugly head. We had to close our center temporarily. We ended up losing many of our seniors to the pandemic. We are still struggling to get our center up and running again. But we havent given up. We are diligently working to get our center back to where it used to be.

Unfortunately, our numbers in attendance are way down and money is needed. New personnel and a new board has been put into place. Royce and I have agreed to work with the new board members in planning new events and fundraisers.

As part of this effort, I have agreed to visit with our present members and get ideas on what needs to be done to improve our efforts. Here are some of their responses:

Shirley White told me that there are senior citizens here in Muleshoe who are unaware of what we do at our center. She suggested we do more advertising or invitations to get those people involved. Shirley comes to our center every day to exercise. We have an exercise section with tread mills, rowing machines, weights, etc. There is no charge to use the exercise equipment. Like so many of us, Shirley wants to see our membership grow and prosper.

Marilyn Wilson Nickels is another member at our center. Marilyns health makes her unable to cook so she comes every day to get a good healthy meal. I come to enjoy the fellowship and the food, she told me.

Shug McCamish comes to our center 4 to 5 days per week. Shug lives alone so she enjoys just getting out and being with friends. She enjoys visiting with everyone at the center. She loves to play 80 and she was one of the first Presidents when the center first opened.

Our oldest member, Ruby Green tries to make it every day. Ruby is 103 years old and says she hopes to be there for many more years. Ruby said that she enjoys most of the activities and crafts held at the center. She says she will keep coming every day except those days when the West Texas wind blows.

Nina Landers is another one of our members who comes everyday she can. When asked why she comes to our center she responded, Why it beats the heck out of cooking at home. Nina told me that she hasnt found anything at our center that she doesnt like. She went on to say, Everyone here is like family. We support each other, have a great time, and come back the next day for more!

Mark and Marge Pilman moved to Muleshoe from Wisconsin. They come to our center almost every day. Mark suggested that we bring Bingo back as we did before Covid. Another idea he had was to get paper placemats on the tables and work with the businesses to place a discounted coupon on the mats. This way, the center members will use the coupons and the business will get advertising for their place of work. Mark and Marge said they come to the center just to watch, talk to people, and be a part of the games and events.

Ray and Jeanetta Precure have been coming to our center for over 20 years. Jeanetta said that she would love to see a planned exercise program done 2 or 3 days a week for anyone who is interested. Ray & Jeanetta both said they love to play dominoes every day. Ray & Jeanetta are also good at working and repairing things at the center. We had a vibrating machine to malfunction one day. I commented to them that it was my favorite work-out machine. The very next day Ray and Jeanetta tore the machine apart and then put it back together. I have used that machine every day at my 8:00 am exercise work-out. It is still working and I will forever be thankful to them for getting it done.

Doroteo Barron comes quite regularly to our center. He told me that he didnt participate in a lot of the activities but he thoroughly enjoys the meals. His friend, Tony Chacon agreed with him that the food is always good. And it must be. Tony drives all the way from Earth to visit and enjoy the meals.

Gail Gladden told me that she has invited some of the widows to come and get involved. She said that she loves the entertainment. However, sometimes its a little too loud for those who want to visit. She also said that she likes the days that Ann Johnson entertains us playing the piano.

Marcha Rasco had some good comments about the lunch meals. She also likes to participate in the activities each day. She did say that she would like to see the time changed when it comes to the activities. Rather than late afternoon, she would prefer them starting right after lunch which is 1:00 pm.

One of our newest members is Rosie Blanchard. Rosie moved here from California a year and a half ago. Her husband passed away, but before his death, he told her to go to the Bailey County Senior Center and check it out. She did just that. After her husbands death, the center became her refuge. She comes every day now that she can and enjoys it thoroughly.

These twelve people that we presented to you were chosen randomly. Some are in their 60s. Some in their 70s & 80s. A few others are in their 90s. Again, Mrs. Ruby is our oldest at 103. These individuals are all learning to put the past behind them, put the future in proper perspective and live each day at our center as it might be their last. They are keeping active, getting involved, and they all agreed that the Bailey County Senior Citizens Center is exactly where they need to be!

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