Yelm Senior Center

Yelm Senior Center 501c3 non-profit organization providing free services to seniors (50+). Friends, fun and activity is what you will find at the Yelm Senior Center.

Exercise, informative programs, games, creative arts, entertainment and many other special events are offered. The center also provides information on senior programs and resources available in Yelm and the surrounding areas. The Yelm Senior Center began in 1972 as a member run nonprofit organization. Costs are covered through membership dues, fundraisers, donations and grants. Our members are val

ued for all they contribute to our community, whether financial support, volunteering or lifting our spirits with a smile and a laugh! The membership fee is $50 per year for people 50 and older, due in January of each year. It can be paid yearly or bi yearly only. If you join throughout the year, the fee is adjusted accordingly. Under 50 and want to join? Contact the center for membership fee.

06/07/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 7th:
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Did you know? Mr Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV.

Laugh for the Day: Three boys on the playground were bragging about their dads. One said. “My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a song and they pay him $50.”

“Oh, yeah. My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a poem and they pay him $100.”

“That’s nothing,” said the third kid. My dad scribbles a few words, calls it a sermon and it takes six people to collect all the money in the room!”

Thoughts to Ponder: "Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful." Imam Ali

06/06/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 6th:
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Did you know? More than 1/5 of all the calories consumed by humans worldwide is provided by rice alone.

Laugh for the Day: A Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest were good friends. At a picnic one day, the priest was eating a ham sandwich.

“You know,” he said to his friend, “This ham sandwich is delicious. I know you’re not supposed to eat ham, but I don’t understand why such a good thing would be forbidden. When will you break down and try it?”

To which the rabbi replied, “At your wedding.”

Thoughts to Ponder: "Family is the most important thing in the world. " Diana (Princess of Wales)

06/05/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 5th:
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? When you wake up in the morning, you’re about one centimeter taller. That’s because at night when you’re lying down, the spine stretches and decompresses. But throughout the day, the soft cartilage between your bones gets squashed and compressed.

Laugh for the Day: By the time Bobby arrived, the football game had already started.

“Why are you so late?” asked his friend.

“I couldn’t decide between going to church and going to the football game. So I tossed a coin,” said Bobby.

“But that shouldn’t have taken too long.” said the friend.

“Well, I had to toss it 35 times.”

Thoughts to Ponder: "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Ralph Waldo Emerson

06/04/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 4th:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 am ~ Pinochle
10:00 - 11:00 am ~ Exercise
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Lemon Basil Pasta w/Shrimp, Salad, Garlic Bread, Dessert
12:30 pm ~ Hand & Foot

3:00 pm ~ Bunco! Open to the public.
$5 buy in. Bring your own drink and a snack to share.

Did you know? The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.

Laugh for the Day: After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and as I approached, there in the window were a host of chocolates, donuts, and cheesecakes.

I felt this was no accident, so I prayed … “Lord, it’s up to You. If You want me to have any of those delicious goodies, create a parking place for me directly in front of the bakery.”

And sure enough, on the eighth time around the block, there it was! God is so good!

Thoughts to Ponder: "You’re never going to be happy being anyone other than yourself." Thibaut

06/03/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 3rd:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 am - 11:oo am ~ Line Dancing
9:30 am ~ Cards
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Stir Fry Noodles w/Veggies & Chicken, Dessert
11:00 am ~ Produce (please bring your own bag)
12:30 pm ~ Mexican Train Dominoes or Member's Choice

Did you know? The smallest ocean is the Arctic ocean. It is also the shallowest and the coldest ocean among the world’s five ocean basins. The Arctic ocean is about 1.5 times the size of the United States.

Laugh for the Day: A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card that had printed “Revelation 3:20” on the back of it for just such an occasion, and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned.

Added to it was this cryptic message, “Genesis 3:10.” Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.” Genesis 3:10 reads, “I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked.”

Thoughts to Ponder: “Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” Roy T. Bennett

06/02/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 2nd:
Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:30 am ~ Pinochle
10:00 - 11:00 am ~ Exercise
11:30 am ~ Lunch $5, Tomato Bisque, Toasted Ham & Cheese Sliders, Fruit
12:30 pm ~ Cards

Did you know? You share your birthday with 19 million people. On average, a person will share a birthday with 19 million other people from a population of over 7 billion. If you were born on the least common day of the year, you would still share the same birthday as 18 million people.

Thoughts to Ponder: “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams

06/01/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, June 1st:
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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:
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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

Happenings at the YSC today, May 30th:Center closedDid you know? Uppercase letters came from printing presses. “Upper c...
05/30/2026

Happenings at the YSC today, May 30th:
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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

Address

16530 103rd Avenue SE Mailing/POB 474
Yelm, WA
98597

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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