Yelm Senior Center

06/01/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 1st:
Center closed

Did you know? For people whose education was largely focused on the Western world, it may be surprising to find out exactly how huge the continent of Africa is. For instance, it spans all four hemispheres and covers nearly 12 million square miles.

Laugh for the Day: A highway patrol officer stops a young man for going 40 mph over the speed limit. When the officer says, “I’ve been waiting for you to come along all day,”

The young man replies, “I got here as fast as I could!”

Thoughts to Ponder: “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi

05/31/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 31st:
Center closed

Did you know? If your entire circulatory system—we’re talking veins, arteries and capillaries—were laid out flat, it would stretch for more than 60,000 miles. That’s long enough to go around the Earth almost two and a half times!

Laugh for the Day: I had a police officer knock on my door. He said he was looking for a man with one eye.

I told him if he used both, he'd probably find him a bit quicker.

Thoughts to Ponder: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” Isaac Asimov

05/30/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 30th:
Center closed

Did you know? Uppercase letters came from printing presses. “Upper case” and “lower case” referred to the top and bottom drawers of a printing press.

Laugh for the Day: Two small boys, not yet old enough to be in school, were overheard talking at the zoo one day.

"My name is Billy. What's yours?" asked the first boy.

"Tommy," replied the second.

"My Daddy's an accountant. What does your Daddy do for a living?" asked Billy.

Tommy replied, "My Daddy's a lawyer."

"Honest?" asked Billy.

"No, just the regular kind," replied Tommy.

Thoughts to Ponder: “If you see someone without a smile, give 'em yours!”
Dolly Parton

05/29/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 29th:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 - 11:00 am ~ Line Dancing
10:00 - 10:30 am ~ Qi Gong
10:30 - 11:30 am ~ Chair Yoga
11:30 am ~ Lunch, $5 Baked Potato, Beans, Salad, Dessert
12:30 pm ~ Bingo

Did you know? The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.

Laugh for the Day: A woman was found guilty in traffic court. The judge asked what was her occupation.

She said she was a school teacher.

The judge said he had waited years to have a teacher in his courtroom.

He ordered her to sit at a table and write five hundred times “I will not run a red light!”

Thoughts to ponder: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer

05/28/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 28th:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 am ~ Pinochle
10:00 - 11:00 am ~ Exercise
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Baked Ham, Potato & Green Salad, Strawberry Pie
12:30 pm ~ Hand & Foot

Did you know? The most common places to be bitten by insects are by the ankles. This is because this area is rarely noticed by us when insects land on our skin.

Laugh for the Day: Once my dog ate all the Scrabble tiles...
He kept leaving little messages around the house.

Thoughts to Ponder: “‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.” Chico Xavier

05/28/2026

Notary Service will be unavailable from
May 28 - June 23.

05/27/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 27th:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 - 11:00 am ~ Line Dancing
9:20 am ~ Cards
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Pork Taco & Dessert
12:30 pm ~ Cards or Member's Choice

Did you know? Flamingos eat with their heads turned upside down. Flamingos are unable to eat normally due to the structure of its mouth. Their bills are made to filter food from the mud and water. They feed by coming through the mud with their feet and catching their prey in their beaks.

Laugh for the Day: Two blondes were driving along a road by a wheat field when they saw a blonde in the middle of the field rowing a row boat.

The driver blonde turned to her friend and said "You know - it's blondes like that that give us a bad name!"

To this, the other blonde replies "I know it, and if I knew how to swim, I'd go out there and drown her."

Thoughts to Ponder: A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.” Roy T. Bennett

05/26/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 26th:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 am ~ Pinochle
10:00 - 11:00 am ~ Exercise
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Chile, Cornbread, Dessert
12:30 pm ~ Cards

Did you know? Red blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. The red blood cells begin in the bone marrow as immature cells. After a week of maturing, they are sent out to the bloodstream. The bone marrow also produces 60-70% of white blood cells and as well as all of the platelets.

Laugh for the Day: A guy was in a cave, looking for treasure. He found an old lamp, rubbed it, and a genie came out. The genie said "I will grant you three wishes, but your ex-wife will get double."

The man agreed, and said "I wish I had a mansion." The genie granted it, and his ex-wife got two mansions.

The man said "I would like a million dollars." The genie again granted it and his ex-wife got two million dollars.

Then the man said, "Scare me half to death."

Thoughts to Ponder: “No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.” Roy T. Bennett

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 25th:
Center closed

Did you know? The banana contains 75% water. Bananas are rich in nutrients and are a good source of electrolytes. Ideally, a person should eat at least one banana a day.

Laugh for the Day: A cowboy was walking down the street with his new pet dachshund. The passerby asked him why a cowboy would own that kind of dog.

The cowboy answered, "Well, somebody told me to get along little doggie."

Thoughts to Ponder: “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.”
Roy T. Bennett