Contacts
| 60+ Activity Center 20 SE 2nd, Newport, OR 97365 |
541.265.9617 |
| Peggy O'Callaghan, Coordinator | 541.574.5459 |
| Meals on Wheels | 541.574.0669 |
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Hours
| Monday | 8:30AM − 8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30AM − 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30AM − 5:00PM |
| Thursday & Friday | 8:30AM − 5:00PM |
| Saturday | 9:30AM − 4:00PM |
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Ways to Help
Friends of the 60+ Center Amazon Smile
Friends of the 60+ Center Fred Meyer Community Rewards (Listed under "The Friends of Newport Senior Activity Center" #85253)
Educational Activities
Living and Learning ...The City of Newport proudly provides and supports the 60+ community with engaging Educational opportunities. We at the 60+ encourage new ideas and embrace new educational possibilities. Please share your ideas with us.
WATERCOLOR ART CLASSES
August 20 - September 24, 2019
Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Shirley Steinhauer will again be offering a fun art class for those people interested in learning how to create their own watercolor masterpiece! Class time: 10:00 - 11:30. Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required, so call now to reserve your spot!
FREE COMPUTER ASSISTANCE
Mondays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robert Porch, a volunteer, will be offering free computer and cell phone assistance on Mondays, beginning on August 19, 2019, 10:00 am -12:00 pm. Each person will be given a 30-minute appointment, so reservations are required.
To register, call the office at 541-265-9617, or stop by at 20 SE 2nd Street, Newport, OR.
ALCOHOL INKS
Thursday, August 22, 2:45-3:45 pm
Tuesday, August 27, 2:45-3:45 pm
Due to such popular demand, the Newport 60+ Activity Center will be offering two more Alcohol Inks classes. Alcohol ink is a colorful, acid-free medium that is a blast to paint with. The ink is capable of creating colorful abstract collages or more intricate paintings. Cost for this class is $15.00 per tile, and class size is limited. Sign up now!
WHOLE-FOOD, PLANT-BASED LIFESTYLE
Thursday, August 29, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join Michael Stout as he shares the amazing benefits of a lifestyle that will help prevent and reverse our most common diseases.
FILING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
Free Presentation at Newport 60+ Activity Center
November 5, 2019, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Social Security is our country’s single largest Federal program and the sole means of support for many retirees. Remarkably, it offers a high level of flexibility to optimize your retirement income needs. Duane invites you to learn about Social Security’s unexpected options.
This educational presentation about Social Security filing options includes ample opportunity for questions. There is no charge for this event, and you are welcome to bring guests.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PRESENTATION
Date/Time - TBA
Julie Foust, Energy Assistance Eligibility Specialist with Community Services Consortium, will be at the Newport 60+ Activity Center to provide information about the energy assistance program and answer your questions.
The Energy Assistance Program helps people who qualify as low income with a ONCE a year payment to their heating/energy bills.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Tuesdays, 1:00 pm
Fridays, 1:15 pm
2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am
KNITTING GROUP
Tuesdays, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Crafty fun for all ages, make and female, Knitting is a great tool to keep your fingers limber and your mind sharp while enjoying the company of their knitter usually working on a community donation project. Supplies abound, so come and join in on any Tuesday afternoon. This group is led by Barbara Hendricks who has many years of teaching experience.
LE CLUB FRANCAIS
Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
"Parlez vous, francais? Oui, un peu." Come and enjoy this group to listen as well as practice speaking this wonderful romantic language.
MIND GAMES
Thursdays, 11:00 am
Improve your cognitive function with this group. Activities include fun filled computer games, riddles, and puzzles.
WRITERS GROUP
Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 pm
Writers Group is an ongoing activity at the 60+ Center that involves participants writing their own stories. Writers do not have to read, although stories are read to one another at each weekly meeting. Pick up a copy of their published book, "Memoirs," available at the 60+ Center gift shop.
BEACHCOMBING 101: AGATES OF THE OREGON COAST
Thursday, September 5, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Oregon Coast “Rock Doc” and author of the pocket guide Agates of the Oregon Coast, K T Myers, will be at the Newport 60+ Activity Center on Thursday, September 5, 2019, 2:00-3:00 p.m. She will be talking about the most desirable stones from agates to zeolites and everything in between that may be commonly found along the Pacific coastline. There will be a display to see and feel these samples up close and personal.
You are also invited to bring a sample found along the beach that you would like to be identified.
END OF LIFE: NUTS & BOLTS
Saturday, September 14, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Its always too soon, until its too late.....
Wherever you are in this journey of life, there will be an end point. Taking care of business now to help guide both you and your loved ones will make the process easier.
This program helps guide you to organize life and care information. This course is for families, friends, individuals, and caregivers. Facilitator Barbara Bush is an RN with experience in Emergency, Disaster, and Hospice settings.
MEDICARE 101 PRESENTATION
Class date/time: TBA
You are invited to learn about your Medicare choices and next steps at an upcoming Medicare 101 educational workshop at the Newport 60+ Activity Center. The better you understand your options, the better choices you can make to protect yourself from high medical costs in the future.
During the one-hour presentation, you will gain the knowledge needed to make informed decisions and to pick a plan that works best for you when the time comes.
Presenter Audra Fullan is a Regence Medicare Sales Executive in Oregon representing both Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans.
