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. 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
February 23-27
*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 March 1, 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 March 2 at 3 pm.
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REMINDERS: And Now For Something A Little⦠Twain: On Thursday, March 18, at 1 pm, the senior center will host a one-man performance of And Now⦠Mark Twain! which will offer a delightful look at the life and work of Americaâs foremost humorist. The one person play, performed by the actor Richard Clark, is full of wit and wisdom and the special brand of storytelling that made a one-time Hartford resident a legend during his time.
Mr Clark has spent recent years working professionally in New York theater and television. His credits include The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Guiding Light, As the World Turns and Saturday Night Life. He has also appeared in many regional theaters, with major roles in Inherit the Wind, One Flew Over the Cuckooâs Nest, The Crucible, The Foreigner, To Kill A Mockingbird and Whoâs Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
*The AARP DRIVING COURSE has been scheduled for Newtown seniors for Monday and Tuesday, April 19-20. Participants must attend both days in order to qualify for an insurance discount.
Pre-registration is required and there are only 25 openings available. Call the senior center to sign up.
*AARP INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE has returned. Each Monday until April 2, Newtown seniors can take advantage of free tax help between 9 am and noon. There is no charge, but appointments are necessary. Call the senior center to set up an appointment as soon as you decide youâd like some help.
*Thinking about doing some TRAVELING this year? Visit the senior center for full details on any trip including the following:
Celebrate ST PATRICKâS DAY AT GAVINâS RESORT on Tuesday, March 16. Cost is $66 and departure is 8:30 am.
There is also the opportunity to join a FEAST OF ST JOSEPH CELEBRATION on Wednesday, March 31. Cost is $68 and departure is 9:30 am.
Menu For Week of
February 23-27
Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Monday: BBQ chicken quarter, macaroni & cheese, California vegetable blend, orange juice, oatmeal bread, pineapple tidbits;
Tuesday: Roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, rye bread, applesauce garnish, fresh fruit;
Wednesday: Minestrone soup, unsalted crackers, turkey a la king, biscuit, broccoli florettes, brownie;
Thursday: Spaghetti with meatballs and sauce, Parmesean cheese, fresh zucchini, garlic bread, birthday cake;
Friday: Leap Year Special â Quarterly chicken, rice pilaf, 29 peas, dinner, leaping grasshopper.
Activities Schedule,
February 23-27
Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga class, AARP income tax help (by appointment); 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);
Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM beginnerâs 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.