Emergency Preparedness EXPO in Yelm 2024

Dear Seniors & Friends,

There's an Emergency Preparedness EXPO tomorrow in Yelm at their Community Center from 

10 AM - 2 PM.  Everyone is welcome.  I just found out about it, or I would have shared this with

you earlier.  You can donate blood at this event, too.  Please feel free to attend.

Linda

We Love Rainier WA needs Event Volunteers

 Volunteers NEEDED. We Love Rainier WA needs your help! Come join in creating Rainier FUN!

Tenino Community Service Center Fundraiser Dinner

 Dear Seniors & Friends,

George and I attended the Tenino Community Service Center Fundraiser Dinner last night.  The Tenino Eagles Club was filled with people supporting the TCSC.  Several people from the Senior Center of Rainier - Nancy Bay, Suki Hulen, George Ridout and Debbie Sorrells sat with us.  George R. and Nancy won a raffle prizes!  George J, Nancy B and I won silent auction prizes.

Jody and her volunteers did a wonderful job of cooking, serving and setting up the whole event.  It took a many volunteers to put on this successful event.  There are many volunteers in the pictures, however not all of the volunteers are pictured as they were working while the pictures were being taken.   

Many people from Rainier attended including Pastor Pat Cooley and his wife, Tina from Valley Heart Assembly of God Church, which runs the Rainier Food Pantry.

It took a lot of volunteers to put on this event.  A special "thank you" to all of the volunteers! They did a wonderful job. Jody and Crew worked very hard to put this event together.  Dinner was delicious.  The leftover food was donated to the Senior Center of Rainier, so we will be having Pork Loin, rather than fish sticks for lunch today!!!  

We are all grateful and appreciate the support we receive from the Tenino Community Service Center!  Thank you all for a wonderful evening!

Jody Stoltz presented the ne "Tenino Community Service Center Logo" last night. 

Below are some of the other pictures I took last night:

Medicare Insurance Answers October 16, 2024

 Dear Seniors & Friends,

Elizabeth Thunstedt, with Insurance Answers WA, will be at the Senior Center October 16, 2024.  She will talk privately with anyone who has questions about their Medicare plan.  We look forward to seeing Elizabeth and finding out about the changes to our plans that are taking place in 2025.

If you have any questions or concerns about your Medicare insurance plan, or the changes to a Medicare Advantage Plan. Please feel free to call her at (253) 226-0806.

Senior Driving Class September 25, 2024

 

There will be a senior driving class held on Wednesday, September 25th from 9:00 AM to

3:30 PM at the Rainier Senior Center. The cost of the class is $15.00. One of the benefits of

this class is that you will be given a certificate at the end of the class that will give you a 5 to 10

percent discount over a two to three year period on your automobile insurance. This class

is endorsed by the Washington Traffic Safety Education Association (WTSEA), the Washington

Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), American Automobile Association (AAA) and The

Department of Licensing(DOL).

You must be 55 years old or older to take this class. A "no host" lunch will be available.

The instructor is Gerald Apple who has taught Traffic Safety Education in the Public Schools for 

fifty four years and also provides the DOL written and road tests in several commercial schools. 

Last year he was named the national Traffic Safety Education Teacher of the Year by ADTSEA 

(American Driver Training Safety Education Association). He was president of this association in 

1997. Plus, he is the coordinating Secretary of WTSEA and is currently serving on the ADTSEA 

board of directors

The topics covered in this class are texting and driving and other new TSE laws, driving in bad

weather, handling emergencies, freeway driving, stop positions, reference points, what

to do in case of a collision, road rage, drowsy driving, roundabouts, new traffic signals, head

checks, parking maneuvers, insurance, prescription drugs, new vehicle technology and

other topics.

We have two guest speakers: One from the Washington State Patrol and the other from

Operation Lifesaver (Railroad Safety).  

The contact information for Gerald Apple:  

• Phone 360-480-5330 and his 
• email address:  GeraldAppl@yahoo.com. 

Please register at the Senior Center of Rainier - 360-446-2258

Rainier Pickin'Party '24 Thank you

 

Rainier Pickin' Party '24

It's done. The 30th Rainier Pickin' Party is over. Who would have thought that such a hot and sunny festival season would have produced an honest to goodness stereotypical Pacific NW weekend? Despite the damp, it went well. Thanks to hard-core campers, and the general public's attendance, I would consider the weekend a success.

For those of you who don't know, the festival was started by Art and Char Runyan and the Rainier Lions but, with the Lions' disbanding a few years ago, is now put on by We Love Rainier, WA (WLRWA). Free admission and low camping fees are made possible through volunteers and the generous donation of time and talent by the bands and MC. The bands don't leave empty-handed, however. They are handsomely rewarded with wooden nickels redeemable for hamburgers. This year, using grant money, band members also got a T shirt. Those braving the open mic received the traditional Snickers bars. Let me know if you would like to play next year, we had three bands lined up by the week's end.

Of course there are many others involved, including the sound, stage and WLRWA volunteers. In addition to the usual jamming and shows, there were food vendors, a corn feed and the Sunday gospel show. A short walk away, in town, other activities included the Roundup Days parade, craft market and street dance.

As in years past, performances were recorded by The Right Country, KYLM, Yelm and will soon be available at therightcountry.com. Information about the Rainer festival, a list of NW bluegrass festivals and other info can be found at rainierpickinparty.com.

So, a big thanks to you all for making the festival possible.

Remember to mark the fourth weekend of August on next year's calendar and, when offered a wooden nickel, consider taking it.

See you at Rainier next year.

David Wuller