Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
For information on federal, state and community resources available to seniors, call 270-4330 or 270-4315.
You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 10 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 mini-bus 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 the new Wal*Mart store on Route 6). Cost is 60¢ 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.
News For Week of September 6-10
*A reminder that the senior center will be CLOSED on Monday, September 6, in observance of LABOR DAY.
*A TRUE VERMONT EXPERIENCE: Newtownâs senior citizens are invited to spend a day on Adamâs Farm, a working family farm in southern Vermont that has been featured on Good Morning America and CBSâ Early Morning Show. Cost is $64 per person, and departure will be at 7:15 am.
There will be animal interaction â someone will get to milk a goat, someone else will bottle-feed the lambs, and others will cuddle bunnies. Participants will take a comfortable wagon ride through the 210-acre hillside farm, which will end with a tea luncheon.
Sample a selection of Vermont cheeses accompanied by a variety of tea sandwiches. Lunch will also include Adams Farmâs own lamb sausage, pumpkin bread, cucumber and farm fresh egg salad, and fresh scones with maple butter, and more. Later in the afternoon the group will even visit North River Winery for a tour and tasting.
Visit the senior center for more information or to sign up.
*Tracy from COLLETTE TOURS will be offering an OVERNIGHT TRIP PRESENTATION on Thursday, September 23. She will be here at 1 pm with a program about next yearâs trips. Everyone attending will not only learn about upcoming trips, but will also be entered in a raffle. Call to sign up for what promises to be a very informative offering.
This Weekâs Programs
*Join ANN McGRATH for a special CRAFT CLASS on September 7. The class will have an autumn theme, and will begin at 1 pm. Call the senior center to sign up.
*Our POTLUCK SUPPERS are becoming so popular, weâve added another one for next week! Join us on Tuesday, September 7, from 4 to 6 pm; call the senior center for more information including food coordination. The center will supply the cups, plates, utensils, coffee and tea. Diners will supply the âpotluckâ and conversation.
The next potluck supper will be on Tuesday, October 5, also from 4 to 6 pm.
*Please note the departure time from the senior center on September 8, the day area senior citizens are invited to spend the day in and around the waters of Mystic, is 9:45 am. Previous editions of The Bee had the time incorrect. Details about the trip are below.
*The next BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING session at the senior center will be on Thursday, September 9, from noon to 1 pm.
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REMINDERS: Has it been a while since youâve played Bridge? Would you like to learn how? Stop by the senior center any Monday at 10 am for MARY MATERNâS BRIDGE GROUP.
*UPDATE ON CLASSES: The senior center has different forms of exercise classes available. Why not stop by and find a class that fits your needs?
YOGA classes are offered on Monday and Thursday mornings at 10. Try a class to get rid of stress and anxiety while learning to breathe correctly. Bring a mat or towel to lie on and wear loose clothing (no belts; sweats are perfect). Also learn how to use all the muscles in your body through relaxation. Helen Herbold is our yoga instructor.
Maybe LINE DANCING is your thing. Each Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 am, you can find Jane Dwyer dancing to all types of music. Lessons are given every week if needed; the rest of the time is open for dancing.
We also offer CHAIR EXERCISE for the senior citizens who havenât exercised in a while, and an AEROBIC-RESISTANCE BAND class for those who are on the go and still exercise regularly. Instructor Debbie Kenyon leads the chair classes â a low-level class thatâs perfect for those who havenât exercised in a while and those who would like some additional upper body stretching â on Mondays at 1 pm and Wednesdays at 9:15 am, and the resistance band classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am.
Call the senior center to find out more, or just stop in and be ready to move!
*Our SEWING CLASS is working on chemo caps, totes for cancer patients, and trach bibs. If you are interested join us on Mondays at 1 pm.
*ART CLASSES are Monday afternoons at 1.
* AFTERNOON CRAFTS are offered Tuesdays at 1:30.
*Join us at BROOKFIELD LANES each Tuesday and Thursday for a great time bowling. We meet at noon and the cost is only $1.25 per game.
* CHORUS GROUP is at the senior center each Thursday afternoon at 1 pm. Pianists are also invited.
*MAH JONGG players have two opportunities on Fridays. The advanced group plays at 9 am, and a beginnerâs group plays at 1.
*QUILTING CLASS meets on Fridays at 10 am.
Menu For Week of September 6-10
Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Monday: No lunch today â the senior center will be closed for Labor Day;
Tuesday: Meatloaf with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, whole wheat bread, chocolate pudding with topping;
Wednesday: Tuna salad platter (tuna salad, bed of lettuce, tomato), pasta-vegetable salad, seedless hard roll, peaches;
Thursday: Manhattan clam chowder, unsalted crackers, chicken a la king, rice, mixed vegetables, biscuit, melon;
Friday: Turkey chili, baked potato with cheddar cheese, cucumber-onion salad with vinaigrette dressing, corn bread, strawberries with topping.
ALSO, Monday, September 13: Veal parmesan, shells with sauce, parmesan cheese, fresh zucchini, Italian bread, mandarin oranges;
Tuesday, September 14: Oven friend chicken quarter, scalloped potatoes, peas, corn bread, ice cream bar, low sodium tomato juice;
Wednesday, September 15: Pot roast with gravy, roasted potato, green bean medley, challah, grape juice, honey cake.
Activities Schedule, September 6-10
Monday: No activities today â senior center will be closed for Labor Day. See you tomorrow!
Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), Autumn Craft Class, pot luck supper (4 pm);
Wednesday: AM Pinochle, chair exercise, line dancing; PM;
Thursday: AM Pinochle, exercise, hatha yoga class; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), blood pressure screenings;
Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM beginnerâs mah jongg, knitting.
 Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.