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 information about programs offered, 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

*“Sundaes on Tuesdays.” The van will go to a different ice cream location each week on Tuesday at 2 pm. Only the driver knows where that location is. Sign up at the front desk.

*Summer Game Night is every Thursday from 5 to 7:30. Bring a dish to share and play some of your favorite games.

“National Parks of the West” is a nine-day trip from July 23 to 31.

Day Trips

*Annual Summer Picnic at Holiday Hill is Monday, August 22, 9 am to 4 pm. Unlimited buffet, entertainment by Vinnie Carr with dancing and singing, bingo all day long, bocce, horseshoes, mini golf, heated pool, and more. Cost is $28 and must be paid by August 5. Depart at 8 am.

Overnight Trips

Upcoming trips include Nova Scotia Cruise on the Carnival Glory to St John and Halifax; “The Sights, Sounds & Tastes of Lancaster,” September 14–16; “Colorado Trains & Fall Foliage,” September 17–24; or cruise the islands of Hawaii on the Pride of America, November 3–13. Additional information will be published in later issues or details are available at the center.

 Recurring  Activities

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

*Chair yoga classes are Tuesday at 3 to 4 pm and Friday, 11:45 am to 12:45 pm.

*Bridges. A group of students interacting with seniors on Wednesday 2:15 pm.

*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 chair yoga, Tai Chi.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM Bridges.

Thursday: AM hatha yoga; PM Scrabble, iris folding cards.

Friday: AM Mah Jongg, quilts of valor, exercise, chair yoga; PM knitting/crocheting, Zumba Gold.

Menu For Week Of

July 18–22

Monday: Beef and bean chili served over brown rice, corn niblets, tortilla chips, fresh fruit.

Tuesday: Lemon chicken, orzo pilaf, Italian blend vegetables, wheat dinner roll, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Wednesday: Crab cake with tarter sauce and lemon, fresh sweet potato, peas and carrots, seedless rye bread, apple juice, carrot cake.

Thursday: Whole grain spaghetti and meatballs, parmesan cheese, spinach salad with hard-cooked egg and Italian dressing, Italian bread, fruit cocktail.

And for planning ahead—

Monday, July 25: Hot open turkey sandwich on wheat with gravy and cranberry sauce, fresh acorn squash, green beans, pineapple juice, oatmeal cookie.

Tuesday, July 26: Chicken parmesan, ziti with marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, tossed salad with olives and ranch dressing, oat bread, fresh fruit.