SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

                        
SEPTEMBER      1        Public Schools Return to School
SEPTEMBER      6        "LABOR DAY HOLIDAY"
SEPTEMBER      9        Dept. of Motor Vehicle
SEPTEMBER     14        Primary Election
SEPTEMBER     18        Fort Fall Crawl Running Race
SEPTEMBER     18        Fall Adventure Weekend (Busy Barn Farms)
SEPTEMBER     23        Dept. of Motor Vehicle
SEPTEMBER     23        AAUW Book Sale - Fort Armory
SEPTEMBER     25        City Wide Rummage Sale
SEPTEMBER     25        Fall Adventure Weekend (Busy Barn Farms)                    
     
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UPCOMING INFORMATION
 

• SEPT. 20th    Nashville trip participants final itineraries meeting at 1:00 p.m.  Be sure and bring along already filled in emergency cards.

• SEPT. 29th    Sharon Olson will be at the Fort Senior Center to show and discuss technology devices that can help you with everyday living. This is free.

• OCT.  20th    Nazareth Rehab Center Bingo just like regular Bingo just a different sponsor.  1:00 p.m. start time.

• OCT.  27th    Halloween Party there will be Bingo and cards with lots of goodies to eat.  Regular prizes for Bingo.  Cost of the party is $2 payable that
                        day at the door, but sign-up is needed so we have enough food.

• NOV.   8th    FREE Vets Meal - more info to follow!

• NOV. 13th    Craft Fair - Crafters needed - call (920) 563-7773.  Hours are 9-1 p.m.

• DEC.    6th    Christmas Party 2010.  Held again at Jansen's @ noon.  Tickets will go on sale November 1st.                        
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  INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
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    SENIOR EXERCISE 

This senior exercise program is an ongoing fitness program which meets every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., at the Fort Atkinson Area Senior Center.  This unique exercise program incorporates the new Wii Fit Video equipment that helps improve balance and coordination.  The center also has a stationary bike, fitness balls, weights and much more plus a fitness trainer leading the sessions.  These classes are FREE.  You may join in a class anytime.  Claire, a fitness trainer from the Sport and Spine Clinic of Fort Atkinson, leads this exercise program.

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Foot Care

 

        Foot care for 2010 will continue.  All clinics run Mondays from 9 to 11am. Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20.  Mark your calendars so you know at a glance when foot care takes place.

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AAUW ANNUAL BOOK SALE

Friday, September 24 (Noon - 7 p.m.)
Saturday, September 25 (9-3 p.m.)
Sunday, September 26 (9-3 p.m.)



Books are very reasonably priced, and the money goes to a good cause.  Plan on spending sometime browsing, there are lots and lots of books.

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PRIMARY ELECTION



SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 IS A PRIMARY ELECTION.  POLLS OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.
FOR MORE INFORMATION WATCH YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER OR CALL YOUR LOCAL CLERK TREASURER.
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CITY WIDE RUMMAGE SALE

Annual City-Wide Rummage Sale
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Rain or Shine  8-5 p.m.


Contact the Fort Atkinson Chamber of Commerce at 563-3210 for information on registration fee's, forms or maps.

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BUSY BARNS FARMS
HWY 12, 4 MILES WEST OF FORT
Join them every weekend this fall for their farms "Autumn Adventure" weekends.  Take a hayride, visit the u-pick pumpkin patch, touch and feed the farm animals, try the trivia corn maze, climb in the straw play barn, run through the corn stalk cavern, ride around the trike track, sway on the pony swings, dig in the corn box, sit on the antique tractors, milk Holly the Holstein, race on the obstacle course, test your rodeo skill in the western area, run over the tractor tire trail and much more.  Take in a puppet show at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and watch an animal demonstration at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Many agricultural experience and learning opportunities will occur at your day on the farm.
First weekend of season is:

Saturday, Sept. 18th and Sunday, Sept. 19th
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EXCITING 2010 TRIPS
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"BARN QUILT TOUR"
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Cost: $52 with payment and registration due by Sept. 22nd.
Check made out to the Fort Atkinson Senior Center.

Our tour will begin in Monroe and then travel to the countryside for 2 hours of seeing barn quilts.  Lunch will be an Amish Lunch at Country Lane Bakery and consist of a home-cooked meal of meatloaf, chicken, vegetables, mashed potatoes/gravy, salad, rolls and of course homemade pie.
Then it's off to Maple Leaf Cheese & Chocolate Haus in New Glarus for tasting and buying.  Our final stop will be Hoesley's Meats for local sausages and much more from the area.
Depart:  Fort Kmart     7:00 a.m.        Return:  5 pm
Depart:  Senior in the Park   7:30 a.m.        Return:  4:30 p.m. 

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FIRESIDE 2010
 

RESERVATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR THE  FIRESIDE PROGRAMS.  STOP AT THE FORT ATKINSON OR WHITEWATER SENIOR CENTER TO PICK UP A 2010 SCHEDULE AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS.
COST:  $ 67.00
PAYABLE TO:  FORT ATKINSON AREA SENIOR CENTER
ALL PERFORMANCES  10:30 A.M.
 

FIRESIDE 2010 SCHEDULE

 

Wed., October 20th - "HAIRSPRAY"
Broadway Musical
Resv/Payment Deadline September 17, 2010
Cost is $67.00

Hairspray September 2 - October 31, 2010 One of the most popular musicals of the last decade is coming to The Fireside in a sparkling, all new, hilarious, and touching production. The Fireside is the first professional theatre in Wisconsin to produce the smash Broadway hit HAIRSPRAY. It’s 1962 and in the city of Baltimore young Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion – to dance. When she wins a spot on a popular TV dance show she is transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. But can she win the love of handsome Link Larkin and defeat the evil plans of teen princess Amber Von Tussle? HAIRSPRAY is a classic fairy tale told with humor and heart amid the exciting rhythms of 60’s rock and roll and featuring some of the most high-energy, spectacular dancing you’ll ever see on the stage.

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

OCTOBER, 3-9, 2010
$659.00
 

    A down payment of $75.00 is due at signup to secure one's reservation. 
Final payment is due July 28, 2010.
 

     For all you Country music lovers, here is your dream trip.  The Fort Atkinson Area Senior Center and Seniors in the Park in Whitewater are excited to sponsor a trip to Nashville.

This trip has many features that were hand-selected to make it the best trip for the price.  Some of the features include motor coach transportation, six nights lodging, four consecutive nights in Nashville, 10 included meals, two shows, the Grand Ole Opry and Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater.

There also will be a guided tour of Nashville, Diamond Tours dinner party with entertainment, admission to the Country Music Hall of Fame, Loretta Lynn's ranch, Belle Meade Plantation, a tour of the RCA Studio B (where Elvis, Chet Atkins and Eddy Arnold recorded their hits) and Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon, Ill., plus lots more.

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Chip-In Casino Resort
2 Days/1 Night
October 18, 19-2010

     The Chip-In Casino Resort also known as the Island Resort is located near Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  The hotel now features two towers of rooms with an indoor pool and sauna.  Michigan allows craps, let it ride, and table poker gaming along with slots and blackjack.

Cost is:  $79 per person (based on double occupancy)  $109 single, $74 triple per person

Includes:
     Deluxe Motorcoach Transp.
     1 Night stay at Chip-In Resort
     Pay $25 get $50 at Oneida plus $2 off meal coupon
     $40 total in Free Credits on Players Card at Chip In ($20 each day)
     $3 off Dinner, $2 off Lunch, and Free Breakfast at Chip In

Reservation/Payment Deadline September 17th, 2010
 

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SALUTE TO VETERANS
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
(open to everyone over age 55)

Reservation/payments due October 15th

 

     Our trip begins with a ride up to Fort McCoy.  There we will tour Fort McCoy including a stop at the commemorative area, Museum, WWII barracks just as they were left and static equipment.  Along with some good old story telling just for the fun of it.

Then it's off to Ginny's Cupboard, in Sparta for lunch.  It will consist of choice of homemade soups, shredded homemade hot beef on homemade bread with shredded cheese, chips, pickle, cookie and choice of coffee or soda.

Next stop in Burnstad's to see Deborah at Candy Creations demonstrating candy making techniques and sample 44 flavors of fudge and purchase some to take home.

Our final stop will be Humbird Cheese with over 100 varieties to sample and buy to have on the bus and at home.

Cost is:  $48 and Veterans get $2 off.

Depart Starin Park - Whitewater     @  7:00am
           Kmart        - Fort Atkinson  @ 7:30 pm

Return Kmart        - Fort Atkinson @5:45 p.m.
           Starin Park - Whitewater    @6:15 p.m.