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 more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 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 65¢ 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.

This Week’s Programs

*Weatherman ART HORN will be at the center on Monday, June 22, at 1 pm.

*BINGO will be Wednesday, June 24 at 1 pm.

*SCRAPBOOKING will be every Tuesday at 10 am. Bring a 12 by 12 scrapbook with top loading pages and pictures, the center supplies the rest.

*Friday LUNCHEON will be June 26, with kielbasa, baked beans, corn on the cob, potato salad, pasta salad, dessert. Afterwards The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will be shown at 1 pm. The cost is $5.

Upcoming Programs

*BINGO will be Wednesday July 1 at 1 pm, with special prizes will be awarded if wearing red, white, or blue.

*Enjoy Tuesday, July 7, 1:30 to 2:30 pm with BOB MELL with songs such as “Summertime,” “Summer Wind,” and “Under the Boardwalk.”

*SENIOR NUTRITION TRAVELING CHEF will be preparing Italian panini in the dining room on Thursday, July 16, at noon. Also included will be soup and ice cream. Reserve a seat for $4.50.

*HOLIDAY HILL PICNIC in Cheshire will be Monday, August 24, 9 am to 4 pm. Food galore, bocce, horseshoes, shuffleboard, bingo, mini golf, and heated pools. Free transportation from the center. The cost is $27.

Day Trips

*Enjoy lunch at the GRISWOLD INN, then step aboard the ESSEX STEAM TRAIN, and then a RIVERBOAT RIDE up the Connecticut River on Tuesday, June 30. Depart at 9:45; cost is $76.

*On Thursday, July 9, depart for Boston and lunch at Vinny T’s. After lunch cruise around the harbor and past the TALL SHIPS docked. After the cruise, browse around QUINCY MARKET. Depart 7 am; cost is $116.

*The BOSTON POPS with JAMES TAYLOR at Tanglewood in Lee, Mass., on Sunday, August 30. Enjoy a luncheon at the Cork N’ Hearth complete with all the fixings. Reserve seats for the Boston Pops. Only a few tickets left. Depart 9 am; cost is $110.

Overnight Trips

*UPCOMING TRIPS: Las Vegas on October 26–30 at Flamingo Hilton or Harrah’s; Saratoga and the Lake George area on August 16–17; and an Atlantic Canada Cruise, September 7–12, Nova Scotia Cruise on The Carnival Triumph. More information can be obtained at the center.

Recurring Activities

*Patty the hairdresser will be at the center on June 22.

*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.

*SCRAPBOOKING every Tuesday at 10 am.

*MAKE CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday 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 “favorite” movie with a friend.

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

Tuesday: AM cards for troops, line dancing; PM Tai Chi, movie.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM exercise.

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

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

Menu For Week Of

June 22-26

Monday: First Day of Summer Special: Turkey hot dogs on rolls, hot spicy mustard, beef and bean chili, chilled coleslaw, ice cream cup.

Tuesday: Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, Roman blend vegetables, whole wheat bread, fresh fruit.

Wednesday:  Sausage and pepper grinder, cavatelle with marinara sauce, fresh zucchini, cranberry juice, pears.

Thursday:  BBQ chicken quarter, macaroni and cheese, green beans, buttermilk biscuit, birthday cake.

And for planning ahead—

Monday: June 29: Baked ham with pineapple glaze, baked sweet potato, Scandinavian blend, oat bread, apple juice, apricot halves.

Tuesday: June 30: Mushroom barley soup with crackers, chicken salad platter on bed of lettuce with tomato, pasta salad and Italian dressing, Portuguese roll, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

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