Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose 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 on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook 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 Wal-Mart 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

*CHRISTMAS AT PLATZL BRAUHAUS in Pomona, N.Y., on Tuesday, December 4, at 8:30 am. Enjoy a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, sing along or dance with the Christmas Band. The cost is $75 per person.

*Visit Broadway and see JERSEY BOYS and have lunch at Oscar’s at the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Wednesday, December 5. Depart the Senior Center at 9:15 am; cost is $193 per person.

*Come watch HOLIDAY MOVIES every Friday at 1 pm during the month of December. Popcorn will be served.

 

Coming Up

*ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY will be on Tuesday, December 11, from 11 am to 3 pm, at The Waterview on Route 34 on the Monroe/Newtown line, with a gourmet buffet, champagne toast, 50/50 raffle, music and entertainment. Call the Newtown Senior Center for reservations, 270-4310; $35 per person.

*Bake 2 dozen cookies and bring recipe to the COOKIE SWAP on  Thursday, December 13, at 1 pm.

*Christmas BINGO party on Wednesday, December 19, at 1 pm. Join in for a Christmas sing-along; RSVP to contribute hors d’oeuvres.

*A 6-week CRAFT CLASS on Japanese brush painting will be offered starting Tuesday, January 8, at 1 pm. Sign up by December 20. No new students after the first class.

 

Day Trips

*MOHEGAN SUN, Wednesday, January 23; snow date is Friday, January 25. Depart at 8 am; $26 per person.

 

Overnight Trips

*UCONN Women’s Basketball at Syracuse and an overnight at The Turning Stone Casino on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 15 and 16. Hotel accommodations, meal vouchers, and choice of Casino or Bingo bonus for day one and day two. Call 270-4310 for reservations; $169 pp for double; $229 pp single.

 

Recurring Activities

*COMPUTER LESSONS are given every Monday and Tuesday at 3 pm.

*BOWLING at Brookfield Lanes for Senior “Fun Bowl,” Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3 pm.

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

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

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

*MOVIE TIME on Fridays at 1 pm. Enjoy a good “favorite” movie with a friend. We supply the video and popcorn.

Monday: AM pinochle, hatha yoga, exercise, PM computer classes, chorus group.

Tuesday: AM, pinochle, country-western line dancing; PM Tai Chi & Chi Kung, bowling, walking for fitness, computer classes, crafts.

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM bingo, crafts.

Thursday: AM Breakfast Club, hatha yoga, cards; PM bowling, walking for fitness, board games.

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting, PM movie time, knitting, cards.

 

Menu For Week of

December 3–7

Reservations must be made 3 days in advance.

Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs, parmesan cheese, Caesar salad with croutons and Caesar dressing, garlic read, pears, cranapple juice.

Tuesday: Stuffed salmon with rosemary sauce, roasted potatoes, green beans, marble rye, coconut custard pie.

Wednesday: Clam chowder/crackers, cranberry glazed chicken quarter, brown rice, mashed squash, whole wheat bread, fruit cocktail.

Thursday: Hanukkah: Pot roast with gravy, potato latkes, applesauce, carrots, rye bread, jelly donuts.

Also, for planning ahead—

Monday: December 10: Fish sticks with tartar sauce and a biscuit or chicken salad sandwich on a hard roll, macaroni & cheese, peas and onions, diet fruited Jell-O with topping, orange juice.

Tuesday: December 11: Chicken orzo soup with crackers, sweet & sour pork over rice, Oriental vegetables, whole wheat bread, pineapple.

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