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: Apr 27, 2007 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

*SOCIAL GATHERING POT LUCK will be on Tuesday, May 1, from 4 to 6 pm. Dinner choice this month is a roast with baked potatoes, variety of veggies, salad, rolls, tea and coffee. Bring desserts to share. Cost is $5. Call the Center for a reservation.

*GREETING CARD CRAFT is on May 8, 1 pm. Make cards and envelopes âFor Our Troopsâ with a few simple items (almost like scrapbooking).

*MOTHERâS DAY TEA & BINGO on Wednesday, May 9, at 1 pm.

*BINGO: May 9, 16, and 30; all at 1 pm.

*AARP SAFETY DRIVING COURSE will be May 17 and 18, from 12:30 to 4:30 pm, $10 per person.

*COMPUTER LESSONS are given every Monday and Tuesday at 3 pm.

*BEGINNERâS 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 TIME on Fridays at 1 pm. Enjoy a good âfavoriteâ movie with a friend. We supply the video and popcorn.

*LARRY AYCE is back for song and dance on Tuesday, May 29, at 1 pm.

Day Trips

*ITALIAN FEST at Mount Haven Resort, May 11, in the foothills of the Poconos, only an hour and a half by bus. Complete breakfast and dinner buffets and live entertainment of Italian music. Cost per person is $66; bus departs at 8 am.

*Tour The CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Thursday, May 31, in Hyde Park, N.Y., enjoy a Northern Italian cuisine at Caterina De Medici, and then onto Millbrook Vineyard in Millbrook, N.Y., for a wine tasting. $82 per person; bus departs at 8 am.

*THE ROCKETTES at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, November 9, with lunch at Rudyâs. Early booking special, $105 per person.

*Visit Broadway and see JERSEY BOYS and have lunch at Oscarâs at the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Wednesday, December 5. Depart the Senior Center at 9:15 am; cost is $193 per person.

Overnight Trips

*FUTURE TRIPS include a 3-day trip to Pennsylvania Dutch countryside and visit the King Tut exhibit in Philadelphia, July 25â27; an 8-day tour of Scotland, August 22â30; and an Atlantic Canada Cruise September 3â8. Trip booklets are available at the front desk.

Menu For Week of

April 3âMay 4

Reservations must be made

3 days in advance.

Monday: April 30: Crunchy fish fillet, mashed sweet potatoes, bean & carrot blend, tartar sauce, seedless rye bread, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Tuesday: May 1: Chicken parmesan, penne pasta with marinara sauce, chopped spinach, Italian bread, seasonal fresh fruit.

Wednesday: Succulent roast pork loin with gravy, mashed potato, diced carrots, applesauce garnish, potato bread, mandarin oranges.

Thursday: Beef barley soup with crackers, mushroom quiche wedge, broccoli and cauliflower mix, whole wheat bread, angel food cake with berries and whipped topping.

Also, for planning aheadâ

Monday: May 7: Pineapple glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, peas and onions, seedless rye bread, orange juice, cling peaches.

Tuesday: Hungarian stuffed cabbage roll, mashed potato, diced carrots, oatmeal bread, chocolate pudding with whipped topping.

Activities Schedule,

April 3âMay 4

Monday: AM pinochle, hatha yoga, exercise, PM computer classes, chorus group.

Tuesday: AM pinochle, country-western line dancing; PM Tai Chi & Chi Kung, walking for fitness, computer classes, crafts, social gathering Pot Luck.

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM bingo, crafts.

Thursday: AM Breakfast Club, hatha yoga, cards; PM walking for fitness, board games.

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting, PM movie time, knitting, cards.

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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Your statement: "The EPA is now telling us there is no Climate Change", I believe is incorrect. Can you provide documentation for this? The The fact that there is climate change, I believe is a generally accepted consensus by all sides of the climate debat. What's driving this climate change and it's ultimate impact on society, is where the consensus fractures. I do appreciate your pointing out President Nixon's role in creating the EPA. Nixon is also responsible for signing into law both the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Respectfully, James Swift

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Jeff, thank you for setting the record straight and for focusing on facts over speculation. It’s clear you’re working collaboratively, in the open, and always with Newtown’s best interests at heart. As a First Selectman, you’ve shown that leadership is about results, not partisanship, political slogans, or bashing the other guy. That’s the kind of honorable, steady, experienced, and community-focused leadership this town needs — progress that actually works for everyone, not just a political agenda.

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Looks like someone is getting the politics 101 course and is leaning heavily on the “status quo” and “stagnation” talking points, the reality is that our current First Selectman is only completing his first term in office. Hardly the entrenched, decades-long politician Bruce suggests. In fact, in just this one term, the current selectman has delivered meaningful progress — addressing core infrastructure, keeping budgets responsible, and ensuring that Newtown remains a strong and vibrant community. That’s not “stagnation.” That’s steady, thoughtful leadership in action. If Bruce were truly ready for a challenge, he would have answered my July questions on how to would handle large-scale protests and rallies at the flagpole? Our current First Selectman put forward an option for positive change, and was met with shouting from the mob. What would Bruce do differently? And just how responsive and open to real change will he be when facing that same kind of pressure, or would it not matter when clearly Bruce wants to play the partisan line?

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