Defensive driving is essentially driving in a manner that utilizes safe driving strategies to enables motorists to address identified hazards in a predictable manner. These strategies go well beyond instruction on basic traffic laws and procedures.

With defensive driving classes, students learn to improve their driving skills by reducing their driving risks by anticipating situations and making safe well-informed decisions. Such decisions are implemented based on road and environmental conditions present when completing a safe driving maneuver.

On the roadways, drivers have to deal with several factors that can affect their driving. Though some of them are beyond the control of the driver, psychological factors can be controlled by the driver if he knows what to look for and how to handle it.

Defensive driving courses tend to focus on how drivers can overcome negative psychological factors such as unneeded stress, fatigue, emotional distress and road rage. They also offer instructions for developing a positive attitude behind the wheel and increasing your focus on the driving task.

The Mower County Senior Center offers four hour refresher defensive driving courses for those 55 and older. Not only are they very informative but the certificate they give you gives you 10 percent off your insurance. Every little bit helps. The next Defensive driving course at the senior center will be held from 9 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Please RSVP by stopping by the front desk or calling the senior center at 507-433-2370. See you there.

We look forward to seeing you at our many programs at the senior center. Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. Tuesday we are having scalloped potatoes and ham for only $2. You are always welcome at the center.

 Upcoming events

Monday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise w/Evie’s Friends, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.;

scalloped potatoes and ham, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge) 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Walking Club, 9 a.m.; Tai Chi 9 a.m.; Wood Carvers, 9 a.m.;

Defensive driving, 9 a.m.; Weight Watchers 12:15 p.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30pm; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Friday, November 6th

Friday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage),12:30 p.m.; Ping pong, 3 p.m.

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

Oct. 19, two tables

1st Dave Solomonson, 2nd Lois Johnson, 3rd Carolyn Higgins, 4th Mary Johnsen,

5th Bob Krauhaar

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Oct. 20, 4.5 tables

1st Rick Stroup, 1st Edna Knobbe; 2nd Bud Higgins,

2nd Vande Newman;

3rd Gene Muchow, 3rd Ron Peters; 4th Joyce Crowe,

4th Millie Seiver; 5th Jim Fisher, 5th Larry Crowe

Tuesday 500

Oct. 20, two tables

1st Quentin Fiala, 2nd Betty Fisher, 3rd Sally Michels

Wednesday Cribbage

Oct. 21, 1.5 tables

1st Barb Dickman, 2nd Mercedes Nordstrom, 3rd Bob Kraushaar

Friday Bridge

Oct. 23, two tables

1st Millie Seiver, 2nd Quentin Fiala, 3rd Dave Solomonson, 4th Jaynard Johnson, 5th Lois Johnson

Pinochle

Dave Solomonson

Friday 500

Oct. 23, four tables

1st Sally Michels, 2nd Eddie Hall, 3rd Dennis Bray

Friday Cribbage

No Results