On Wednesday afternoon, nine members of Take Off Pounds Sensibly Chapter #16 weighed in with a 4.6 pound loss. Jean was the weekly loser in waiting and Virginia was the officer of the week.
The nickelodeon item was pasta of any kind. Members are to skip the potatoes this week and try spaghetti squash and pomegranate. Elaine gave a healthy tip, and this inspiration was shared: “One person can make a difference. You do.. Every day!”
Elaine was presented with her five year KOPS award. She has achieved her healthy weight goal and has been able to keep her goal for five consecutive years. The chapter is very proud of her.
Dianne gave a helpful tip, dressing a big butt: wear sturdy fabric, dress your curves with material that has structure such as cotton blends and wool blends.
Jamie presented the program and shared some helpful hints out of the Woman’s World magazine. Items that were spoken about were tricks for stronger bones such as brewing bagged tea first thing in the morning to help with one’s bones. Sipping three cups daily will lower the risk of osteoporosis by 30%. How to reduce thinning of bones? Jump for two minutes daily — try jumping during commercials.
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Frances Sherman VFWA met Wednesday evening in the VFW club rooms at 94 Barbour St.
Draping of the Charter was observed for deceased life member Scott Bloomgren and for Past Department President Jean Gasior. Amy Peterson and Marilyn Thrush officiated.
National Salute to Veterans Week is Feb. 14-20.
The auxiliary will be doing a few fundraisers. Thinking outside the box, members have decided to hold a basket raffle drawing virtually and also egg grab prize drawing virtually. Details will be posted on the VFW Facebook page.
On March 13, there will be Reuben sandwiches and fries from 3 to 7 p.m.
On March 27, there will be soup and dessert from 3 to 7 p.m. Soups choices will include Italian wedding, stuffed pepper, vegetable beef and cheddar broccoli.
Pre-orders for both are recommended.
The membership contest runs until the end of February. Any members who know of someone who is eligible, is asked to get them in for an application. Members can be entered into a drawing for $100.
The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 17.
