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 203-270-4310.

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 203-748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

 

This Week’s Programs

*Christmas bingo will be Tuesday, December 21, at 1 pm.

*The Newtown Senior Center will close at noon, December 23, and reopen on Monday, December 27. The center will close on December 30 at noon and reopen on Monday, January 3. Happy Holidays.

*Classes for chair yoga, a softer and more soothing experience, will be held on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 pm and Fridays from 11:45 to 12:45.

*Fuel assistance applications and Medicare Part D applications will be accepted through December 31. Call the Newtown Senior Center in advance for requirements.

 

Upcoming Programs

New Year Winter Celebration on Wednesday, January 5, at noon, with chef pasta bar linguini or penne, marinara and sausage or Alfredo with grilled chicken. Reserve your spot by calling 203-270-4310. Cost is $6.

 

Day Trips

*Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mohegan Sun on February 10 and 11. There is a bonus package at check-in, $20 free bet or two buffets, breakfast on the second day, and depart for Mystic Cornerstone Production to see a matinee of Moonlight in Mystic. Cost is $204 single, $144 double, or $139 triple.

*Between February 25 and 27, enjoy an illuminated monument tour of National Air & Space Museum, visit the National Archives, The Newseum, and watch the UConn Women play Georgetown. Cost includes two nights at the Hampton Inn, two breakfasts, two dinners, and your tours. Cost is $391 double, $481 single, and $371 triple.

 

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.

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

*BEGINNERS BRIDGE LESSONS on Wednesday, 10 am with Mary Matern.

Monday: AM hatha yoga, exercise, PM chorus group, art class.

Tuesday: AM line dancing, cards for troops; PM Tai Chi, pinochle, poker, gin rummy etc, Wii bowling.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM pinochle, poker, gin rummy etc.

Thursday: AM hatha yoga, pinochle, poker, gin rummy etc; PM Scrabble.

Friday: AM Mah Jongg, quilting, exercise, chair yoga; PM knitting/crocheting.

 

Menu For Week Of December 20–24

Monday: Baked pork loin with gravy, applesauce garnish, fresh sweet potato, Greek-style green beans, seedless rye bread, chocolate chip cookie.

Tuesday: Cheese and beef baked ziti with parmesan cheese, Roman blend vegetables, chopped spinach, Italian bread, mixed fruit juice, apricot halves.

Wednesday: Mushroom barley soup with crackers, salmon quiche or mushroom quiche, French green beans, zucchini and tomato, herbed breadstick, pistachio pudding with whipped topping.

Thursday: Dave’s meatloaf with gravy, smashed potato, fresh acorn squash, whole wheat bread, birthday cake.

And for planning ahead—

Monday, December 27: Turkey a la king served over couscous, broiled tomato, buttermilk biscuit, pineapple juice, fruit cocktail.

Tuesday, December 28: Chicken noodle soup with crackers, hot open roast beef sandwich on oat bread with gravy, sweet potato fries with ketchup, green beans, coffee cake.