Slap Together Cake

Linda LaRue shared a few of her recipes with us.  She made her "Slap Together Cake" for last Wednesday's luncheon.  It's terrific!!!  There are a couple of her other recipes you might want to try out, too!  Thanks for sharing your recipes Linda!

February 2017 Menu for Rainier Senior Center

Bob Logan's Memorial

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Charlene Logan & her family for the loss of her husband of her husband, Bob.  Bob has been a fixture in our community for decades.  He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

His memorial was held January 14th at Valley Heart Assembly of God Church in Rainier, WA.  A reception followed at the Rainier Senior Center.

2016 Christmas Party & 50th Wedding Pictures

The Rainier Senior Centers Annual Christmas Party was held the week of Christmas followed by a White Elephant Gift Exchange . It also was the 50th wedding anniversary for two of its members Heinz and Angela Denman.  It was quite a party!

After a wonderful Christmas dinner of ham and all the fixings, prepared by our wonderful cook Teena Scott, the Yelm Prairie Rod Association passed out gifts to each off our members.  Needless to say  we all left full, happy and filled with Christmas cheer!

Our cook, Teena Scott - in action!

Prairie Street Rod Association

Contact: William Weller, President

WorkPO Box 2362Yelm WA 98597Work Phone: 360-894-3951Website: Prairie Street Rod Association

January 2017 Menu

Cookie Exchange 2016

The Rainier Senior Center was filled with bakers & their families for the Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange!  There were dozens of cookies to choose from!  I've never seen so many cookies in one place!  We all got to sample cookies, before we chose the ones we wanted to take home.  The cookies were not only wonderful eye candy - they tasted great, too!

We had a white elephant gift exchange after people picked cookies to take home.  The gift exchange was a lot of fun.  Georgia was the first person to choose a gift.  Her's was stolen 3 different times, so it was frozen.  She ended up with the apron George and I brought to the exchange.  She gave it to her grand daughter, who loves to bake.

All in all, it was wonderful to see everyone and get a variety of cookies to bring with us to our family Christmas.  They're in the freezer, now!

Rosemary Sanders took the picture below with all of the cookies:

Caroling for Cans December 10th

We will be “Caroling for Cans” in Rainier on December 10^th.  Our Carolers will be singing Christmas carols door to door from 4:30 to 6 pm. We are leaving this bag in case you would like to donate non-perishable food to our food bank and senior center.  If you are not going to be home please leave the filled bag by your door and we will collect it.  If by some chance we miss your home you may take the food donation to City Hall and leave it in the barrel provided,

Thank you for helping your community.  If you would like to join us, we are meeting at the high school at 4:30 on the 10^th.  This event is being sponsored by Cub Scout Pack #307. 

December 2016 Menu

NVN Article about Halloween in the Park 2016

Members of the Rainier Senior Center, Teri & Bill Rendahl, Chris Beck helped George Johnson & Art Runyan, who organized this year's Halloween in Boo-Kowski park.  Over 200 kids attended for fun, games and treats, along with their parents.  Many groups turned out this year to celebrate a safe Halloween, here in town.  This celebration just grows and grows, every year.

Here's a copy of the Nisqually Valley News article about our 2016 Halloween in the Park fun:

It's All Happening in Rainier 2016

Here's a copy of the article we wrote for the Senior News this month.  Halloween's already over, but the other events at the Rainier Senior Center are coming up!

Halloween at the Rainier Senior Center 2016

The Rainier Senior Center held their annual "Halloween Potluck" Monday.  Several of us dressed up for Halloween.  There was a costume contest.  There were 2 grand prize winners: Bea Carpenter, in her Seahawks costume and a woman in her black cat costume. Darling costumes!  

We had quite the potluck!  Jumbolia, crab quiche, meatloaf, meat balls, casseroles, jello salad, creamed potatoes with carrots and peas, potatoes with ham - along with several kinds of desserts.  Angela made a special Halloween birthday cake and pumpkin bars. Thela made fudge and pumpkin spice caramels.  Alice Ames made eyeball cake pops with forks in them.  Spooktacular!

Group Picture

Bea Carpenter

Bev Randal

Judy Smith

Judy Lashley

Alice Ames

Linda Johnson

Linda LaRue

Shirley Roger

Teena Scott

Gaye Newby

November 2016 Menu

Halloween in Wilkowski Park 2016

Christmas Cookie Exchange December 4th

Pumpkin Spice Caramels

Thela made these to share at the Rainier Senior Center.  They were a hit.  She shared 

the recipe, in case our members would like to make them for friends and family.