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. 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 the new Wal*Mart store on Route 6). Cost is 60¢ 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.

News For Week of         January 26-30

*Join us next month for LUNCH AND PERFORMANCE AT WESTCHESTER DINNER THEATER. On Wednesday, February 18, join us for a performance of Footloose, based on the popular Kevin Bacon movie. Cost is $63 per person, and departure from the senior center is $63. Seating is limited so call soon to sign up if you are interested.

*Also in February AARP INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE will be returning. From February 2 to April 2, each Monday between 9 am and noon, Newtown seniors can take advantage of free tax help. There is no charge, but appointments are necessary. Call the senior center to set up an appointment as soon as you decide you’d like some help.

*TRIP BOOKLETS for 2004 will be available at the senior center by the first week of February. Call or stop by for details.

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REMINDERS: Massage therapist ANITA MOTT has begun visiting on the first Monday of each month to offer massage for a fee, by appointment only. Her next visit will be on February 2, and she will be here between 10 am and noon. Call for details on the cost of a massage and to make an appointment.

*NEW HORIZONS, a support group for widows and widowers, meets on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on February 3 at 3 pm.

*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 MARY MATERN’S BRIDGE GROUP.

*Grab your walking shoes and catch up with Marilyn Place for WEEKLY WALKS AT FAIRFIELD HILLS each Monday at 10 am. She starts each week from Newtown House.

*CHAIR EXERCISE: Debbie’s chair exercise class is offered twice each week. Join us Monday afternoons at 1 pm and/or Wednesday mornings at 10.

This is a low-level chair exercise class. We target the seniors who haven’t exercised in a while and those who would like additional upper body stretching.

*Our SEWING CLASS is working on chemo caps, totes for cancer patients, and trach bibs. If you are interested join us on Mondays at 1 pm.

*HATHA YOGA CLASSES are Monday and Thursday mornings at 10. Bring a mat or towel to lie on and wear loose clothing (no belts; sweats are perfect).

*ART CLASSES are Monday afternoons at 1.

*Join Debbie Kenyon on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 am for EXERCISE CLASSES that are vigorous yet gentle, with lots of stretches. The class incorporates resistance band work with some low-impact cardio and lots of stretches. Participants are encouraged to go at their own rate and finish feeling refreshed, invigorated and with more energy.

* AFTERNOON CRAFTS are offered Tuesdays at 1:30.

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

* CHORUS GROUP is at the senior center each Thursday afternoon at 1 pm. Pianists are also invited.

*MAH JONGG players have two opportunities on Fridays. The advanced group plays at 9 am, and a beginner’s group plays at 1.

*QUILTING CLASS meets on Fridays at 10 am.

*Thinking about doing some TRAVELING this year? Trips are being scheduled to Beijing in February, Philadelphia in March, Nantucket and Pennsylvania in April (separate trips), Santa Fe in May, and a special “America’s Rockies By Rail” package in August. Stop by the senior center for more details.

Menu For Week of          January 26-30

Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday: Beef stew, noodles, tossed salad with Italian dressing, biscuit, vanilla pudding with topping;

Tuesday: Stuffed salmon with rosemary cream sauce, rice pilaf, broccoli-cauliflower mix, rye dinner roll, fresh fruit;

Wednesday: Herb baked chicken quarter, mashed potato with gravy, peas and carrots, corn bread, cranberry juice, lemon cake;

Thursday: Baked ham with raisin sauce, sweet potato pone, green beans, pineapple juice, rye bread, chocolate chip cookie;

Friday: Cheese baked ziti with sauce and sausage turkey, tossed salad with ranch dressing, soft breadstick, peaches.

 

Activities Schedule,     January 19-23

Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga class, walking group (at Newtown House, Fairfield Hills); PM chair exercise class, art class;

Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);

Wednesday: AM Pinochle, chair exercise, line dancing; PM Bingo;

Thursday: AM Pinochle, exercise, hatha yoga class; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), chorus/sing-along group;

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM beginner’s mah jongg, knitting.

 Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.