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Exercise Class at Burns Park Senior Center, August 1990 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Exercise Class at Burns Park Senior Center, August 1990 image
Year:
1990
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 11, 1990
Caption:
Senior citizens go through an exercise routine at the Burns Park center.

Kay Forsythe Ends Tenure as Director of the Burns Park Senior Center, December 1991 Photographer: Robert Chase

Kay Forsythe Ends Tenure as Director of the Burns Park Senior Center, December 1991 image
Year:
1991
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 14, 1991
Caption:
Kay Forsythe, right, is director of the Burns Park Senior Center. Here she is working with seniors on Christmas projects. Forsythe made a career switch from teaching junior high students to working with seniors.

Burns Park Senior Center Bridge Club Members, March 1987 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Burns Park Senior Center Bridge Club Members, March 1987 image
Year:
1987
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 28, 1987
Caption:
Bridge At 90 - There's no age limit for bridge players at the Burns park Senior Center. All but one of these ladies is over 90. From left, front row: Edna Salisbury, Josephine Clem and Clara Burch. Back row: Leanna Delhey (89), Lillian Shadford, Jean Hoag, Charlotte Prince, and Eva Stabler. Three other nonagenarian players not pictured are Irene Alling, Bertha Baumgartner and Marcia Minnis.

Volunteers and Members Enjoy Potluck At Burns Park Senior Center, June 1988 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Volunteers and Members Enjoy Potluck At Burns Park Senior Center, June 1988 image
Year:
1988
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 10, 1988
Caption:
Pride Week - It's Pride Week at the Burns Park Senior Center, and over 100 volunteers have been recognized for helping with center activities. A potluck Thursday celebrated 19 years of programming at the center. Rebecca Root pours bubbly (apple sparkle) for Alice Benson. Around the table are also Walter Mason, Elaine Trombly, and Anne-Marie Mason.

Burns Park Senior Center Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary, June 1989 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Burns Park Senior Center Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary, June 1989 image
Year:
1989
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 9, 1989
Caption:
Happy Birthday, Senior Center - Becky Root, member of the Burns Park Senior Center Advisory Board, lights the candles on a cake at a luncheon celebrating the center's 20th anniversary Thursday. Those persons who were involved in getting the center started were honored.

Burns Park Pipers Practice at Senior Center, May 1985 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Burns Park Pipers Practice at Senior Center, May 1985 image
Year:
1985
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 28, 1985
Caption:
Above [this photo], members of the Burns Park Pipers practice for a performance, while below, instructor Donna Pointer checks postures in an 'ageless' yoga class.

Howell Minges and Linda Radzvickas Participate in Exercise Class at Burns Park Senior Center, September 1982 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Howell Minges and Linda Radzvickas Participate in Exercise Class at Burns Park Senior Center, September 1982 image
Year:
1982
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 28, 1982
Caption:
Exercise Time--If you think activities at the Burns Park Senior Citizens Center on the near east side consists of card-playing and sitting you should come around on Monday and Thursday mornings. That's the time for exercise classes in which older adults participate in a variety of group and individual exercises. Above, Howell Minges and Linda Radzvickas test their pulling powers during a regular session of one of the classes.