Ottawa County Senior Resources and Magruder Hospital present this year’s Spring Senior Extravaganza-Casino Day on Wednesday May 8,  starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. The Casino theme will feature the “Showcase of the Stars” – presented by Jimmy Bilgin, featuring the music of the Las Vegas circuit, like Andy Williams, Tony Bennett and Wayne Newton. They will also be presenting the annual Ottawa County 2013 Senior Hall of Fame Awards.

Edgewood Manor is inviting the community to attend a free light lunch and fall risk assessment on Tuesday, April 9th . The assessments will last approximately 15 minutes and they will require a reservation. They will be offered every 15 minutes beginning at 1:30 p.m. 

The therapy team at Edgewood will perform the individual assessments to community members who want to be evaluated for balance, strength, and endurance. When identified early on, small adjustments and strengthening can be done to avoid large problems in the future.

The Senior Centers of Ottawa County and Walker Funeral Homes of Ottawa County are sponsoring a raffle for a trip to the Toledo Hollywood Casino. All proceeds will benefit the Ottawa County Senior Citizens’ Levy. The Hollywood Casino package includes a Limo ride to and from the Toledo Hollywood Casino, $500 in chips for the Hollywood Casino, and dinner for 4 at the Epic Buffet (located in the Hollywood Casino). There will also be cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners, respectively. 

Raffle Tickets sell for $5 per ticket and can be picked up from any Ottawa County Senior Center. Winners will be announced at the Spring Senior Day at Camp Perry on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. For more information, please contact Danbury Senior center at 419-798-4101.

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) created the March For Meals campaign in 2002 to raise awareness about senior hunger. We Are Meals On Wheels, so no senior goes hungry™ is the rallying cry of the campaign and MOWAA. March For Meals unites Meals On Wheels programs in a collective effort to improve the visibility of senior hunger. Since 2002, there has been tremendous growth in the number of participating Meals On Wheels programs in the annual March For Meals campaign.

Back by popular request, Chuck Grindstaff will present his program on old Port Clinton, using glass slides donated to the Ottawa County Museum by Rudy Dracka.  The audience will be challenged to identify the locations of photographs taken around 1915, followed by recent photos taken from the same vantage point as those by the early photographer.  Although the program will use digitized copies of the slides, the original glass slides and projector will be on hand for audience members to view.

The program, sponsored by the Ottawa County Museum, will be held in the Ida Rupp Public Library Community Rooms at 2 p.m. on March 10.  The museum, located at 126 W. Third St., across from the library, will be open that day from noon to 2 p.m.