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General News · 31st July 2023
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Our Calendar for August / Person of the Month – George Lerchs / Blue Super Moon / Bingo! / Smarts for Seniors / and more ...

You are invited to join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+. The Society manages the current Seniors Village, pays for renting of Manson's Hall to allow for seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors, organizes island-wide events, works closely with Better at Home and other seniors’ programs providers, and more. To find more information about our programs and activities, check this Tideline post or our Facebook page.

Membership in the Society is very important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming.

CISS CALENDAR FOR August 2023

Luncheons

No scheduled lunches in August but meet on Wednesdays in Julie's Cafe (Community Cafe in the Pioneer Room) for a lunch served by Julie and Sandy! Invite your friends and be there at 12:30 p.m.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan with Judyth Weaver

• Tuesdays, 9 a.m., OM Studio, Manson's Hall, with Judyth Weaver, by donation to CISS.

Judyth Weaver is leading her classes for free. Your donation goes entirely to CISS! This is remarkable! Thank you, Judyth! Take this opportunity while it is AVAILABLE!

Carpet Bowling

• Wednesdays, Manson's Hall. Call De0305 for more information.

BINGO NIGHTS!

• coming soon in Manson's Hall! Watch for announcements. Read more below.

Jazzercise

• Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. Contact Ruth6478 or Victoria6594 if you are interested in coming, to Manson’s Hall.

Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery

• AUGUST 4 to 14 – Solo Show, Vijen Vijendren – My Life in Three Chapters
• AUGUST 18 to 27 – Solo Show, Christann Kennedy – Chroma
• SEPTEMBER 1 to 10 – Annual Members Show
• Fridays, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Saturdays & Sundays, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

DeathCaring Collective

• Our regular monthly meetings will resume in the fall. See more below...

Walking Group

The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m., in Manson's Hall parking lot, for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee. Coffee location TBA.

Love Fest

• Saturday, August 12, Linnaea Farm

Sandcastle Day

• Sunday, August 13, Smelt Bay

Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes

• Museum, 957 Beasley Road, Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Tuesdays to Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m.
• watch Tideline for announcements of the Museum's series of events throughout the summer organized by Alex Woywitka.

PERSON OF THE MONTH – George Lerchs

To read George's life story, see our [https://mailchi.mp/6617751ad8dd/ciss-august-2023-news] email newsletter or the pdf file attached below.

DEATHCARING COLLECTIVE

The Compassionate Community Project is underway. If you, or anyone you know, is experiencing serious illness, caregiving, isolation, dying, or grieving, please call Carina at 935-6793. For any death-related questions, even on short notice, call Emma 250-208-4468 or Margaret 250-204-3709. Our monthly meetings will resume in the fall.

BINGO NIGHTS in Manson's Hall!!!

The CISS will be hosting Bingo on the first and third Saturdays of the month starting September 3 in the Pioneer Room, from 1 to 3 in the afternoon. If there is enough interest, we will continue into the winter. And if we need more space, we will use the main hall. STAY TUNED!

Blue Moon in August!

Read more about the blue moon and super moon in our email [https://mailchi.mp/6617751ad8dd/ciss-august-2023-news] newsletter!

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More interesting items of information can be found in the pdf attached below and the [https://mailchi.mp/6617751ad8dd/ciss-august-2023-news] email version of the newsletter delivered to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of every month.

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If you are a CISS member, you should be getting an email with the newsletter every first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your email box – check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM"; if it is not there, inform Gina250-935-0080.