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

*24th Annual STATEWIDE SENIOR OUTING at Holiday Hill in Cheshire, on Monday, August 25, from 9 am to 4 pm; bus will depart at 8:30 am; $25 per ticket. All day food and ice cream, entertainment, three pools, bocce, hayrides, and horseshoes.

*ROBERT CLARK, a pianist with pizzazz, percussion, and loads of popular music, will perform Tuesday, August 26, at 1 pm.

*A CRAFT CLASS to make a terracotta bird feeder will be Thursday, August 28, at 1 pm.

*HAIRCUTS will be offered every Monday by appointment between 12:30 and 2 pm. Cost is $12 for women and $10 for men. Call 270-4310.

*COMMISSION ON AGING will not meet in August.

 

Upcoming Programs

*The Senior Center will be closed on LABOR DAY, Monday, September 1.

*WHAT’S NEW at the center is a billiards room, poker/card room, ping pong, and Wii bowling, golf, tennis, and baseball.

*HARVEST BAZAAR is coming! If you have a special craft or hobby and would like to donate it to sell at the bazaar, call 270-4310.

 

Day Trips

*See the Mel Brooks musical, The Producers, at WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE on Wednesday, September 3. Depart at 9 am; $76 per person.

*Take a bus trip to THE BIG E FAIR on Wednesday, September 17, which is Connecticut Day. Depart at 8:30 am. Cost is $50.

 

Recurring Activities

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

*YOGA classes are Monday and Thursday at 10:30 am.

*Wii BOWLING, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons.

*CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday morning from 10 am to noon and 1 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.

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

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

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM 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.

 

Menu For Week Of

August 25–29

Monday: Oven fried chicken, macaroni salad, coleslaw, corn bread, chocolate chip cookie.

Tuesday: Crab cakes with remoulade sauce OR roast beef sandwich on whole wheat with mayo, tater tots with ketchup, chopped spinach, cranberry juice, vanilla pudding with whipped topping.

Wednesday: Italian wedding soup, chef salad with ham, turkey, cheese on a bed of lettuce with tomato and French dressing, Portuguese roll, pineapple tidbits.

Thursday: Sliced turkey with gravy, herb stuffing, French green beans, cranberry sauce, wheat dinner roll, lemonade, birthday cake.

And for planning ahead—

Monday: September 1: Closed for Labor Day

 

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