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 the 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 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. 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

*Join us at the senior center on Wednesday, October 19, at 1 pm, for A FRIGHTFULLY GOOD TIME WITH BILL MICHAELS, complete with some Halloween entertainment.

Don’t forget to dress up!

News For Week of October 17-21

*Join us on Wednesday, October 26, at 1 pm, for a HALLOWEEN BINGO PARTY.

Miro Cervinek the Magician will be here for additional entertainment. We’ll have a hoot of a time playing Bingo, with some haunting prizes, topped off with an entertaining show.

Don’t forget your costumes!

*The next FLU SHOT CLINIC at the senior center is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1.

The clinic will run from 10 am to noon, and appointments should be made in advance; call 270-4910 as soon as possible to set up yours. This clinic is for senior citizens and those who are at risk.

The vaccine is billed to Medicare Part B, Anthem Blue Cross of CT, ConnectiCare, Health Net, or Health Net Smart Choice (Senior Plan). Be sure to bring your insurance card with you.

If you don’t have any of those plans, cost is $30.

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REMINDERS: ConnPace/MEDICARE PART D: If you do not understand the letters from Social Security pertaining to changes in Medicare Part D, call 270-4330 for help.

If you need help with your prescriptions and your income is less than $21,400 (single person) or $28,900 (couple), you should apply for ConnPace. You will still sign up for Medicare Part D and if you qualify for ConnPace, you will not pay the $37 monthly premium.

*Has it been a while since you’ve played BRIDGE? Would you like to learn how? Stop by the senior center any Monday at 10 am for a game or two.

*ETHEL KAUFMAN is at the senior center every Monday at 1 pm to lead a CHORUS GROUP. Come enjoy some festive music with your friends.

*COMPUTER CLASSES are being offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3 to 4:30 pm. All levels of computer users are welcome.

This class deals with email, Word and the Internet. Stop in for details.

*Pat Babbage teaches EXERCISE classes on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Classes begin at 10:30 am.

*HATHA YOGA classes are offered on Monday and Thursday mornings at 10. Try a class with Helen Herbold to get rid of stress and anxiety while learning to breathe correctly. Bring a mat or towel to lie on and wear loose clothing (no belts; sweats are perfect). Also learn how to use all the muscles in your body through relaxation.

*Lynn Flanders is teaching COUNTRY-WESTERN LINE DANCING each Tuesday morning from 10:30 until 11:30. Cost for each class is $1.

Join Lynn for a fun hour of line dancing which includes the following steps: the slide, cha cha, vines, shuffles, kickball change, fan and waltz. Enjoy the music of Kenny Rogers, Patsy Cline, Tanya Tucker, Billy Ray Cyrus and Alan Jackson.

*Join us at BROOKFIELD LANES each Tuesday and Thursday for a great time bowling. We meet at noon; the cost is $1.25 per game.

*Anyone interested in learning HOW TO PLAY MAH JONGG? Lessons will be given on Thursday mornings at 10 am.

*REGULAR MAH JONGG PLAYERS are reminded that the advanced group plays at 9 am on Fridays.

*QUILTING CLASS meets on Fridays at 10 am.

*Municipal Agent ANN PICCINI VISITS the senior center on Thursday mornings from 10 until noon to help with Conn Pace, medical information and Title 19 issues you may be having. Call ahead or just stop in to talk with someone who can help you figure your way through these sometimes confusing subjects.

If you can’t catch up with Ann during one of her visits at the senior center, try reaching her at her office at 3 Main Street (below the police department), Monday through Friday. Call her there at 270-4330.

*Also on Thursdays, Newtown’s seniors are invited to stop by between 2 and 3 pm to have their pictures taken and to fill out pertinent information that will be stored in the glovebox of your car, all of which is part of the new NEWTOWN YELLOW DOT PROGRAM.

This is a Triad Project that will help save lives, and it’s the first project of its kind in our state. The project consists of an information card and a yellow dot sticker that is affixed to your car window. In the event of an emergency, first responders can identify the vehicle as being part of the Yellow Dot Program and will look for the information in an envelope inside your car, saving time and supplying life saving information. The project is a partnership between the community’s senior citizens, People’s Bank and Newtown Police Department.

*NY Life Securities will offer a program on MANAGING YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME on Thursday, October 27.

This program will begin at 1:30. There will be an assortment of desserts and beverages served up with some very important information.

*Newtown seniors are invited to participate in a four-day trip to WASHINGTON, D.C., departing Sandy Hook on November 10 ($569/single, $419/double or $399/triple).

Upcoming day trips include gambling at MOHEGAN SUN on November 3 ($24 per person).

Stop by the senior center for full details for any of these outings.

Menu For Week of October 17-21

Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday: Stuffed salmon with dill sauce, brown rice pilaf, green beans, rye bread, citrus sections;

Tuesday: Vegetable gumbo, unsalted crackers, Oriental stir-fry chicken, fluffy white rice, oatmeal bread, pineapple tidbits;

Wednesday: Hearty beef stew, buttered egg noodles, tossed garden salad with French dressing, buttermilk biscuit, seasonal fresh fruit;

Thursday: BBQ chicken quarter, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, whole wheat bread, mixed fruit juice, apple pie;

Friday: Baked ham with raisin-pineapple sauce, scalloped potato, fresh zucchini, pumpernickel bread, diet fruited Jell-O with topping.

Also, for planning ahead—

Monday, October 24: Turkey grinder with lettuce and tomato, mustard, potato salad, cranberry juice, seasonal fresh fruit;

Tuesday, October 25: Hungarian stuffed cabbage, mashed potato, peas and diced carrots, dinner roll, canned pears.

Activities Schedule, October 17-21

Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga, exercise; PM chorus group, computer class;

Tuesday: AM country-western line dancing; PM computer class, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), computer class;

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM Bingo;

Thursday: AM hatha yoga class, Municipal Agent visits, mah jongg lessons; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), TRIAD/Yellow Dot photos taken;

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, quilting; PM.

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