 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. Monday from 1 to 3 pm the mini-bus will go to Sand Hill Plaza. Fridays, the bus will alternate going to Danbury Fair Mall and to Berkshire Shopping Plaza. Cost is 60 cents each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75 cents 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 November 1-5
TAP DANCING CLASS â Pat Babbage is starting a beginnerâs tap dance class. Any hard-soled shoes will be fine. Call 270-4310 to sign up.
THE NEW HORIZONS group meets the first Tuesday of each month, so the next meeting will be November 2.
THE BEREAVEMENT GROUP is meeting Monday, November 8, at 3:30 pm, at the senior center. We meet every Monday. The group is for the newly bereaved. It is completely private, and there is no charge.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN A PIANO/KEYBOARD CLASS should call 270-4310. All levels are welcome.
OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY will be Wednesday, December 8, at The Fireside Inn, from 11 am to 3 pm. Line dancing and a gourmet buffet will be available. Cost is $19 per person, and reservations and payment are due by December 1. Tables will be in groups of eight. Call 270-4310 to sign up.
THE WALKING GROUP has been taken over by Pat Babbage, our exercise teacher. On Monday mornings at 10 am, the group meets at the Dickinson Park pavilion. Pat will be calling on those who have participated in the past. Those interested in joining the group should call 270-4310 for more information.
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS are being worked on each Friday at 10 am. Join us for a variety of projects. Crafts include trees, angels, Santa, etc. A small fee will be charged to cover the cost of materials, and a schedule will be posted which must be followed. Call 270-4310 to sign up.
TRIPS: ATTENTION â Please remember, you have ten working days after sign-up to pay for trips. Please pay promptly. Payment is now overdue for The King & I. The bus for that trip, which is set for November 17, will leave the senior center at 9:30 am.
The November 3 Pennsylvania Thanksgiving bus will leave the center at 8:30 am.
Year 2000 trip information is now available at the center. Trips are being planned for London and Paris, Bermuda, and Ireland. Day trip booklets will be available early next year.
Menu For Week Of November 1-5
Reservations must be made three days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Meals include milk and margarine.
Monday: Baked ham w/ gravy, sweet potato, peas, grapefruit juice, rye bread, oatmeal cookie;
Tuesday: Matzoh ball soup, unsalted crackers, stuffed peppers, corn, French cut green beans, whole wheat bread, apricots;
Wednesday: Spaghetti w/ red clam sauce, broccoli, pineapple, garlic bread, chocolate pudding w/ topping;
Thursday: BBQ chicken, macaroni & cheese, Italian green beans, soft bread stick, pears;
Friday: Vegetarian burrito, rice, Mexican corn, nacho chips & salsa, grapes.
Activities Schedule, October 18-22
Monday: AM Pinochle/Bridge, crafts, walking (meet at Dickinson Park pavilion), art class, bereavement group; PM yoga, Bible study group meeting;
Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise, New Horizons group meeting; PM needlecraft, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);
Wednesday: AM (PA Thanksgiving bus departs 8:30 am) line dancing, Pinochle; PM Bingo;
Thursday: AM exercise, Pinochle, PM crafts, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);
Friday: AM Christmas crafts, sewing/quilting group; PM knitting.
 Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.