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
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.
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This Weekâs Programs
*BINGO will be Wednesday, November 25, at 1 pm.
*The Newtown Senior Center will be CLOSED on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, for Thanksgiving.
Upcoming Programs
*LARRY AYCE will perform old-time and new favorites to sing-along and/or dance to on Monday, November 30, at 1 pm.
*Senior Star KARAOKE REGIONAL COMPETITION, hosted by the Newtown Senior Center, Wednesday, December 2, at 1 pm, includes area senior centers. Three members from each area will compete and the winner will go on to the state competition. Come enjoy the music.
*SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, December 8, Annual Christmas Party at The Waterview, $35 per person for gourmet buffet, champagne toast, music and entertainment. Reservations are being taken now.
*Visit MOHEGAN SUN on Thursday, December 10. Depart at 8 am. Cost is $30.
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, 9:30 am with Mary Matern.
*Iris card folding CRAFT CLASS every Thursday at 1 pm.
*MOVIE DAY Fridays at 2 pm. Enjoy a good âfavoriteâ 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, exercise class, PM Ecumenical Bible study group, knitting, movie.
Menu For Week Of
November 23â27
Monday: Chicken stew served over rice, chopped spinach, buttermilk biscuit, apricot halves.
Tuesday: Tomato Florentine soup, tuna boats on hot dog roll, coleslaw, pickle chips, chocolate chip cookie.
Wednesday: Sliced roast beef with gravy, mashed potato, cut green beans, wheat bread, seasonal fresh fruit.
Thursday: Closed in observance of Thanksgiving.
And for planning ahead â
Monday: November 30: Glazed ham, scalloped potato, peas and onions, seedless rye bread, pineapple juice, cinnamon applesauce.
Tuesday: December 1: Roast pork with gravy and applesauce garnish, scalloped potato, peas and onions, oat bread, grape juice, Lindleyâs own bread pudding.
Remember, you must call at least one day in advance to book a ride, 203-270-4310; the Senior Bus, 203-748-2511.