Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose 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 information about programs offered, call 203-270-4310.

You may drop in at the Senior Center 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 Walmart Route 6). Cost is $1 each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip. Call 203-748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

This Week’s Programs

*This is an updated list of canceled classes: No Yoga: May 14 and 17; No Chair Yoga: May 15, 18, 22, June 15 and 22; No Zumba: May 18, June 15 and 22; No Exercise: May 18, 23, June 15, 22, 25 and 27. Tai chi is canceled on May 22.

*Looking for bakers to bake for our Mother’s Day tea on May 23; drop off donations no earlier than May 22.

*Bring your dinner on Tuesday, May 15, from 5 to 7 pm, and partake in game night. The second Tuesday of every month will be set aside for game night.

*Lobsterfest and cabaret show at the Newport Playhouse on Tuesday, May 15. Cost is $106 per person; departure time to be announced.

*A “Spring Fling” at Inn at Villa Bianca on Wednesday, May 16, will include an all-you-can-eat family-style luncheon of rigatoni ala vodka, salad, fresh ham, buttered potatoes, squash, and strawberry shortcake, along with a complimentary drink, and live entertainment, music and dancing. Cost is $29.95. The van seats 16 or car pool. Depart at 10:30 am.

*Come decorate a hat on Thursday, May 17, at 10:30 am to wear to the Mother’s Day tea.

*“Hospice Medicare Benefit” is the Lunch and Learn Series topic for Friday, May 18, at noon. Learn about specific care and services covered under Medicare and who is eligible for hospice and also the disease-specific indicators by diagnosis for the most appropriate and timely access for the services. Lunch is provided; call to reserve.

Upcoming Programs

*On the third Monday of every month, there will be a bake sale from 9 to 10 am. We are looking for donations of baked goods to be brought in before that time.

*A presentation on the opportunity to fight fraud will be given on Tuesday, May 22, at 1:30 pm. Bring your questions on recent changes to Medicare. Call to sign up.

*The Mother’s Day tea will be on Wednesday, May 23, following Bingo at 1 pm.

*“End Stage Dementia and Hospice” is the Lunch and Learn Series topic for Friday, June 15, at noon. Learn how to identify significant symptoms of end-stage dementia and how hospice care can help. Lunch is provided; call to reserve.

Day Trips

*The Aqua Turf in Plantsville is hosting an inspirational concert to salute our armed forces on Thursday, May 24. Transportation is provided by the senior center (limited 16 seats). Cost is $60; departure time is 10:30 am.

*Day trips and overnight booklets are now completed. Stop by the Newtown Senior Center to get one.

Recurring Activities

Monday: 10 am, pinochle; noon, lunch; 1 pm, chorus/sing-along; 1:30 pm, art class.

Tuesday: 10 am, Cards For Troops; 10 am, pinochle; 10:30, line dancing; noon, lunch; 2 pm, tai chi.

Wednesday: 10 am, bridge or pinochle; 10:30 am, exercise; noon, lunch; 2:30 pm, Bridges.

Thursday: 10 am, board games or pinochle; 10:30 am Iris fold cards; noon, lunch; 1 pm, Scrabble.

Friday: 9 am, mah jongg; 10 am, pinochle; 10:30 am, quilting; noon, knit or crochet.

Other items available at any time are: Wii (bowling, tennis, baseball, golf), pool table, ping pong table, card table, and various board games.

Menu For Week Of 

May 14–18

Monday: Montreal chicken, brown rice pilaf, California blend vegetables, seedless rye bread, cranapple juice, apricots.

Tuesday: Swedish meatballs served over bowtie noodles, Scandinavian blend vegetables, wheat dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie.

Wednesday: Chicken noodle soup, seafood salad plate with lettuce, three-bean salad, seafood salad, cucumber, Italian dressing, Portuguese roll, fresh fruit.

Thursday: Roast pork with gravy, baked sweet potato, peas and carrots, oat bread, cinnamon applesauce.

And for planning ahead —

Monday, May 21: New Orleans chicken over brown rice, broccoli, oat bread, pineapple juice, mandarin oranges.

Tuesday, May 22: Minestrone soup, tuna sandwich on seedless rye bread, carrot and raisin salad, brownie.