Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose 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 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 Walmart 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

*BINGO will be Wednesday, September 2, at 1 pm.

 

Upcoming Programs

*BINGO will be Wednesday, September 9 and 30 at 1 pm.

*AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM will be Thursday and Friday, September 17 and 18, from 12:30 to 4:30 pm. This is a refresher course and you must attend both days. Cost is $12 for AARP members; nonmembers, $14.

 

Day Trips

*The FALL RIVER, Mass., trip on September 9 has been canceled.

*Depart at 8:30 am on Thursday, September 17 to the Primorski Russian Restaurant for family-style lunch and fun shopping on BRIGHTON BEACH Avenue “Little Russia” and Coney Island Boardwalk. Cost is $74.

*Enjoy a fall excursion on Tuesday, September 22, on a 17-mile train ride through the Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut. Lunch at San Marino and then complete your trip with a tour and wine tasting at Haight Vineyard. Cost is $68.

Overnight Trips

*UPCOMING TRIPS: Las Vegas on October 26–30 at Flamingo Hilton or Harrah’s, cost is $729, $100 deposit due upon signup; and an Atlantic Canada Cruise, September 7–12, Nova Scotia Cruise on The Carnival Triumph. More information can be obtained at the center.

 

Recurring Activities

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

*Billiards room; poker/card room; ping pong; and Wii bowling, golf, tennis, and baseball.

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

*SCRAPBOOKING every Tuesday at 10 am.

*MAKE CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm.

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

*Iris card folding CRAFT CLASS every Thursday at 2 pm.

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

*MOVIE DAY on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2 pm. Enjoy a good “favorite” movie with a friend.

Monday: AM cards, hatha yoga, exercise, PM chorus group, weaving, exercise.

Tuesday: AM cards for troops, line dancing; PM Tai Chi, movie.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM exercise.

Thursday: AM hatha yoga, cards; PM iris card folding craft class, mah jongg, Scrabble, Wii bowling.

Friday: AM mah jongg, Quilts of Valor, PM Exercise class, Bible study group, knitting, movie.

 

Menu For Week Of August 31–September 4

Monday: Apricot chicken quarter, rice pilaf, California blend vegetables, wheat bread, vanilla pudding with strawberry topping.

Tuesday: Tomato Florentine soup with crackers, tuna boats on hot dog roll, coleslaw, pickle chips, chocolate chip cookie.

Wednesday: Hot open roast beef sandwich on wheat bread with gravy, mashed potato, cut green beans, seasonal fresh fruit.

Thursday: Spinach quiche, stewed tomatoes, fresh zucchini, wheat dinner rolls, butterscotch pudding with whipped topping

And for planning ahead—

Monday: September 7: Closed for Labor Day

Tuesday: September 8: Beef stuffed pepper, buttered noodles, diced carrots, dinner roll, seasonal fresh fruit.

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