Retired men's program on bioptics for low vision

MANCHESTER — The Retired Men's Association will host a presentation — “The Bioptic: What it is, What it Does and How it Enables the Low Vision Driver” — at its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 21.

With a bioptic, a driver uses a small telescopic system intermittently to enhance and sharpen vision. During the presentation, the men will be able to look through a bioptic and see how it magnifies signs, road environments and conditions, giving the driver with low vision more time to adjust driving requirements.

The presenter, Rene Paquin, has a master's in education from Boston College, with a specialty in “peripatology,” or the science of walking about, and a certificate in low vision. He teaches blind people to travel with a white cane and visually impaired people to adapt magnifiers, telescopes and electronic devices to enlarge areas of their world they need to see.

The association meets monthly with a social hour and refreshments at 10:30 a.m., followed by a guest speaker from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meetings, which are free, are at Community Health Services (formerly called Prime Time) on the ground floor at 195 McGregor St., across from Catholic Medical Center. The group is open to any men interested.

For more information, contact Tom Arnold at tomtarnold@att.net or 965-3573.

The association also has a computer group, which meets the second Thursday of the month, and a cribbage group, which meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. For more about the computer group, email Jim Theodosopoulos at jimtheo@comcast.net . For cribbage information, contact Bob Campbell at 669-4944 or soupie28@comcast.net.

Shuffleboard club announces results

MANCHESTER — The Manchester Department of Parks and Recreation's senior shuffleboard group has named the top scorers from its competitions last month:

July 3: Bob Beaudoin, 469; Pauline Thibeault, 428; Roland Lavigne, 372; Lucille Ouellet, 334.

July 10: Simone Joyal, 378; Paul Ouellet, 320; Louise Bouscuet, 284; Lavigne, 282.

July 17: Lavigne, 314; Lucille Ouellet, 298; Gail Bartoshevich, 286; Claire Vanasse, 278.

July 24: Beaudoin, 263; Ed Joyal, 262; Simone Joyal, 255; Bartoshevich, 229.

July 31:1 Beaudoin, 384; Thibeault, 341; Lavigne, 337; Mary Lessard, 334.

The group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at JFK Coliseum. Walk-in players are welcome. For more information, call Claire Vanasse at 494-2244.

Bone Builders volunteer training set

Manchester—The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has scheduled an all-day workshop to qualify volunteer trainers for Bone Builders, the RSVP osteoporosis exercise program.

The workshop will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the VA Medical Center, 718 Smyth Road.

Those who complete the workshop will lead Bone Builders programs in Nashua or Manchester. To sign up for the training, call 668-8010 ext. 6022. No experience is necessary.

RSVP, which is a program of Southern New Hampshire Services, says medical research shows the program prevents the development of osteoporosis and can even reverse the effects of the disease.

Littleton center planning food drive

LITTLETON — Littleton Area Senior Center, 77 Riverglen Lane, is gearing up for its annual food drive for local food pantries on Friday, Aug. 24.

The “grocery round-up” will have a Western theme, so seniors are encouraged to get out their cowboy hats. The day also will include a barbecue and Western skit, and each food item donated will be exchanged for a raffle ticket for prizes.

The center also will collect cat food for Second Chance Animal Rescue.

“Italian Day,” including an Italian dinner and entertainment by Dick Alberini, is planned this Friday. An ice cream social and music with Lucille Bedard is on the schedule Tuesday, Aug. 14. An afternoon of card and board games is on the agenda Wednesday, Aug. 22, after lunch.

The Books Worms Club will meet after lunch Tuesday, Aug. 28, to put together a reading list for September to May. Members are encouraged to bring books and ideas. New members are welcome.

For more information about activities, visit the center or call 444-6050.

Mascoma program on medications

CANAAN — Staff from the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association will present an AARP program designed to help people with their medications.

The Mascoma Area Senior Center, 1166 Route 4, will host the program— “Wise Up on Meds — Your Medications and You!” — at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13.

The session will cover topics such as medication management, talking to health care providers and generic medications. Anyone is welcome.

A garden tour and luncheon, with music from the Mill Band, is planned Tuesday, Sept. 4. The deadline to sign up is noon Thursday, Aug. 30. To reserve a spot, stop by the center or call 523-4333.

Golf league registration under way

PLYMOUTH— The deadline to sign up for a senior fall golf league offered by Plymouth Regional Senior Center is Friday, Aug. 17.

The league, which is open to men and women 60 and older, will play nine holes at the White Mountain Country Club, beginning Thursday, Aug. 23, at 1:30 p.m. A noon lunch at the center will precede golf.

The cost is $126, which includes golf, lunches and prizes. Checks are payable to PRSC. Carts are $5 per person, payable at check-in. To sign up, call Ron at 536-1204.

Other activities this month at the center, 8 Depot St., include a summer tea party at 10:30 a.m. Thursday during which senior are encouraged to wear their “finery”; brunch bingo from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17; and dinner on the deck and entertainment with Mary Robertson at 4:30 p.m Monday, Aug. 20. The center will be open for regular daily activities, but the meal of the day will be served at 5 p.m.

Movie night to feature 'Secretariat'

NEW LONDON — Chapin Senior Center, 37 Pleasant St., will feature “Secretariat” during its Movie and Pizza Night at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.

The next Conversations With Lunch is scheduled for noon Monday, Aug. 27. For more details, call the Kearsarge Council on Aging at 526-6368.