Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm. A hot meal is served at noon for which you must reserve three days in advance.

Newtown has daily door-to-door minibus service Monday through Friday. Buses also run all day from the Senior Center to Sand Hill Plaza. On Fridays, the bus alternates between rides to Danbury Fair Mall and Berkshire Plaza in Danbury (to Wal-Mart Route 6). Cost is 65¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75¢ each way for out of town. Call 748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

This Week’s Programs

*ANNUAL PICNIC is Tuesday, June 12, 11 am to 3 pm, at Dickinson Park. Bring a lawn chair and a snack or dessert; listen to live entertainment. Cost is $5 per person.

*Visit Emerson Place in Mount Tremper in the Catskill Mountain area, home to the WORLD’S LARGEST KALEIDOSCOPE Wednesday, June 13. Lunch at Catskill Rose and then visit Stucki Embroidery Work. Last stop is “Chocolate Cheers.” Depart 9 am; $76 per person.

*Join meteorologist ART HORN on Thursday, June 14, at the Senior Center at 1 pm, for a 50-minute slide show  on “Weather of the USA.” Space is limited, so call to reserve a seat.  

*COMPUTER LESSONS are given every Monday and Tuesday at 3 pm.

*BOWLING at Brookfield Lanes for Senior “Fun Bowl,” Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3 pm.

*BEGINNERS BRIDGE LESSONS on Wednesday, 9:30 am, with Mary Matern.

*BOARD GAME DAY is every Thursday at 1 pm. Coffee or tea and snack will be supplied.

*MOVIE TIME on Fridays at 1 pm. Enjoy a good “favorite” movie with a friend. We supply the video and popcorn.

*VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with flower boxes, side garden, garden by the stairs, making cards for the troops, and folding and addressing our newsletter.

 

 

Day Trips

*GYPSY at the Westchester Broadway Theater, depart at 9:30 am on Thursday, June 21; $71 per person.

*Summer Festival at PLATZL BRAUHAUS in Pomona, N.Y., Tuesday, July 10. Enjoy three meals, a dip in the pool, shuffleboard, bocci, or listen to the band play. Bring your swimsuit. Depart at 8:30 am; cost is $75 per person.

*On Thursday, July 19 visit the New England Carousel Museum and then have a lunch buffet and cruise down the Connecticut River on the Lady Katherine. Next to Lyman Orchards and visit the “Apple Barrel.” Depart 9 am; cost is $66.

*On Tuesday, July 31, view Plymouth Rock at Plymouth Memorial Park, Lunch at Issac’s on the waterfront, a tour of Plymouth Harbor on a Mississippi-style paddle boat and visit Cranberry World at Ocean Spray. Cost is $74; depart from Senior Center at 7 am.

*THE ROCKETTES at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, November 9, with lunch at Rudy’s. Early booking special, $105 per person.

*Visit Broadway and see JERSEY BOYS and have lunch at Oscar’s at the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Wednesday, December 5. Depart the Senior Center at 9:15 am; cost is $193 per person.

 

Overnight Trips

*FUTURE TRIPS include a 3-day trip to Pennsylvania Dutch countryside and visit the King Tut exhibit in Philadelphia, July 25–27; an 8-day tour of Scotland, August 22–30; and an Atlantic Canada Cruise September 3–8. Trip booklets are available at the front desk.

Menu For Week of

June 11–15

Reservations must be made

3 days in advance.

Monday, June 11: Crunchy fish fillet with tarter sauce or ham and cheese sandwich on rye with mustard, mashed sweet potato, bean and carrot blend, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Tuesday, June 12: Chicken parmesan, penne pasta with marinara sauce, spinach, Italian bread, seasonal fresh fruit.

Wednesday, June 13: Roast pork loin with gravy, mashed potato, diced carrots, applesauce garnish, potato bread, mandarin oranges.

Thursday, June 14: Beef barley soup, unsalted crackers, mushroom quiche, broccoli and cauliflower mix, whole wheat bread, angel food cake with berries and whipped topping.

Also, for planning ahead—

Monday: June 18: Pineapple glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, peas and pearl onions, seedless rye bread, orange juice, cling peaches;

Tuesday: June 19: Hungarian stuffed cabbage, mashed potato, diced carrots, oatmeal bread, chocolate pudding with whipped topping.

Activities Schedule,

June 11–15

Monday: AM pinochle, hatha yoga, exercise, PM computer classes, chorus group.

Tuesday: AM pinochle, country-western line dancing, Annual Picnic; PM Tai Chi & Chi Kung, bowling, walking for fitness, computer classes, crafts.

Wednesday: AM Emerson Place, exercise; PM Art Horn, bingo, crafts.

Thursday: AM Breakfast Club, hatha yoga, cards; PM bowling, walking for fitness, board games.

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting, PM movie time, knitting, cards.

Remember, you must call at least one day in advance to book a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.