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

By LINDA BAUER

Published: Feb 13, 2009 12:00 am

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 65Â¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75Â¢ 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 Weekâs

Programs

*Senior Center will be CLOSED on Presidentsâ Day, Monday, February 16.

*Join us for SCATTERGORIES on Wednesday, February 18, at 1 pm.

*Appointments can be made to review and/or sign up for PART D DRUG PLANS on Mondays between 10 am and noon. Call for an appointment, 270-4310.

Upcoming

Programs

*Wii BOWLING TOURNAMENT on Thursday, February 26, at 1 pm.

*COMMISSION ON AGING will be Monday, February 23, at 5 pm.

*AARP INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE, for lower and medium income, Mondays only from 9 am to noon, through April 6. Bring last yearâs tax return and any other pertinent information. Call 270-4310 for an appointment.

*Apply for SENIOR TAX BENEFIT on your real estate taxes on March 10 or 25, 9 am to noon, March 31, 1 to 4 pm and April 14, 9 am to noon. For information call 270-4320.

*LIFE LINE SCREENING is an ultrasound technology that views plaque buildup in arteries. The screenings will be at the center on Friday, March 27. Register for the stroke, vascular disease, and heart rhythm package screenings by calling 888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

Day Trips

*ACE IN THE HOLE presents the show, âCarnival in Veniceâ an Italian-style Mardi Gras, at The Brownstone in Paterson, N.J., on Tuesday, February 24, featuring Italian American tenor DaVido and also Italian-style street performers, and the I Ragazzi Band will provide daylong listening and dancing pleasure. Cost is $86; depart center at 8:30 am.

*SHOWTIME at the Log Cabin featuring the Dublin City Ramblers on Wednesday, March 11. Depart at 7:30 am for Holyoke, Mass., stopping at the Christmas Tree Shop and then onto the Log Cabin for a St Patrickâs Day luncheon, while listening to ballads, folk, humor, and foot-tapping music. The fee is $85.

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.

*VALENTINE 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 DAY on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2 pm. Enjoy a good âfavoriteâ movie with a friend.

Monday: AM hatha yoga, exercise, PM chorus group.

Tuesday: AM country-western line dancing; PM Tai Chi, bowling, movie.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM bingo, Scattergories, exercise.

Thursday: AM hatha yoga, cards; PM mah jongg, Scrabble.

Friday: AM mah jongg, Quilts of Valor, PM knitting, movie.

Menu For Week Of

February 16â20

Monday:Â Closed for Presidentsâ Day.

Tuesday: Baked ham with pineapple glaze, sweet potato pone, green beans, dinner roll, cherry pie.

Wednesday: Oven roasted chicken quarter, brown rice pilaf, spinach, whole wheat bread, mandarin oranges.

Thursday: Pasta fajioli with crackers, seafood salad plate with lettuce and tomato and beet salad, Portuguese roll, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

And for planning aheadâ

Monday: February 23: Chicken parmesan, penne with marinara sauce, tossed salad with tomato and Italian dressing, parmesan cheese, garlic bread, apricot halves.

Tuesday: February 24: Mardi Gras Special: Cajun pork roast, Louisiana rice, spinach, buttermilk biscuit, pecan pie.

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

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