There’s plenty of fun to be had this fall at the Juanita Pohl Center, Tualatin’s Active Aging Center. The Pohl Center offers a variety of exciting day trips and lifelong learning programs for active adults.
Join us for day trips, including birding at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, dinner at Amaterra Winery, a haunted Halloween-themed ride on the Mt Hood Railroad, the Global Roller Derby Championships, goat yoga and more! Try out one of our new educational programs, including Food for Life, a series of cooking classes focusing on plant-powered foods for health; Wellness Initiative for Senior Education, an evidence-based class full of information about healthy lifestyle choices and behaviors; Parenting the Love & Logic Way, where parents and grandparents can learn how to stay calm and set enforceable boundaries with the children in their lives; and much more! Pre-registration is required for all-day trips and lifelong learning programs.
The Pohl Center will highlight Fall Prevention Month in September. Learn about Building Strong Bones at a Nutrition Workshop and how to reduce the risk of falling at a Balance Workshop. Participants can also sign up for computerized balance testing! Pre-registration is required for all Fall Prevention Month programs.
Save the Date for the Veterans Recognition Breakfast!
Friday, November 8, at 9 a.m. Free for all veterans, $12 for non-veterans. Registration opens September 9. Veterans plus one guest will be given priority registration until September 30 by calling 503-691-3061.
This fall, let the Pohl Center make it easy for you to improve your health, increase social opportunities and have fun doing it! Enjoy good company, make new friends, and try something new with the Juanita Pohl Center, “Where Active Adults Engage!” Register NOW for fall trips and programs online at www.tualatinoregon.gov/recreation or call 503-691-3061 for more information.
Juanita Pohl Center Fall Day Trips
Birding at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Learn the basics of birding or practice your skills with an expert birding guide at this refuge bordering the Columbia River followed by lunch at local food carts. Fee includes birding hike, escort and transportation.
Wednesday, September 18 | 9:30am-2:30pm
$36 resident/$45 non-resident
Amaterra
Experience stunning views and culinary delights at this state-of-the-art, gravity-flow winery on the sloping West Hills of Portland. Fee includes dinner, escort and transportation.
Wednesday, September 25 | 4:30-8:30pm
$64 resident/$83 non-resident
Memory Den Vintage Mall
Check out the largest vintage mall in Portland! Featuring over 140 local vendors across two floors of a 1937 warehouse in the Central Eastside Industrial neighborhood, discover unique furniture, home décor, clothing and more from decades past. Fee includes escort and transportation.
Thursday, October 10 | 12:30-3:30pm
$22 resident/$28 non-resident
Mt Hood Railroad – “Phantom of the Rails”
All aboard this spooky train adventure! Enjoy a thrilling ride through the dark forest to a creepy factory full of ghosts and work together to solve the mystery surrounding the strange hauntings. Fee includes ticket, dinner, escort and transportation.
Friday, October 25 | 2-8pm
$114 resident/$142 non-resident
Global Roller Derby Championships
Come watch as some of the best roller derby teams from around the world compete in Portland to be the global champions! Enjoy three matches with us at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Fee includes day pass, escort and transportation.
Friday, November 1 | 9am-3pm
$76 resident/$95 non-resident
The Original Goat Yoga
Goat yoga is about disconnecting from day to day stress and focusing on happy vibes. Join us for a private beginner-level yoga class taught in the company of adorable little goats! No yoga experience required. Fee includes ticket, goat cuddles, yoga mat rental, escort and transportation.
Wednesday, November 13 | 9:15am-12pm
$69 resident/$87 non-resident
