Senior activities
Upcoming
AARP Safe Driver Courses – Today, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Opportunity Christian Fellowship, 1313 S. Pines Rd.; call 924-1392. Today and Friday, 1-5 p.m., Deer Park Senior Center, 316 E. Crawford Ave.; call (509) 995-1642. Wednesday and next Thursday, noon-4 p.m., Central Grange, 7001 E. Bigelow Gulch Road; call 464-4273.
Roots of the Blues: 1900-1950 class – Wednesdays through Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m., at Sullivan Square Center, 15412 E. Sprague Ave. Cost is $27; call for 533-4756 for reservations.
Folk Roots of Country Music: class – Today-Dec. 8, Thursdays, 7-8 p.m., at the Southside Senior Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Cost is $27; call 535-0803 for reservations.
Medicare Part D presentations – Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, 9-11 a.m., Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood; and Wednesday and Nov. 30, 1-3 p.m., Deaconess Education Center, 910 W. Fifth Ave. To register, contact Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington at 458-2509, ext. 280.
Ongoing
$1,000 Raffle – Tickets are on sale through Friday at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th. Drawing will be held at the center’s annual Oktoberfest dinner. For more information, call 535-0803.
Carebears Support Group – For those widowed or alone, this group meets every Monday from noon-1 p.m. at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th. For more information, call the center at 535-0803.
Fly Fish Casting – The Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th, is forming a fly-fishing class. For times, call the center at 535-0803.
Internet Classes – Learn about the Internet, e-mail and more at Rockwood Retirement Manor, 2903 E. 25th, on Tuesdays at 9:10 and 10:30 a.m. Classes are $10 per hour. Call 891-5330 for information.
Jam Sessions – The Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th, is hosting these informal jam sessions every Monday at 1:30 p.m. For information, call the center at 535-0803.
Knitwitters – Knitting group meets every Thursday, 12:30 p.m., Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Bring your project and prepare to have fun. Free. Call 535-0803.
Learn to Tie Flies – Classes at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Dates and times vary. Call 535-0803 to sign up.
Reader’s Theater – Anyone with or without theater experience is invited to this informal theater group, Mondays at 2 p.m. at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th. For more information, call 535-0803.