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: Oct 24, 2008 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

*HARVEST BAZAAR on Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25, from 9 am to 4 pm. Donations of crafts, white elephant, or baked goods can be donated to sell at the bazaar. Call 270-4310.

*ANNUAL FLU SHOT CLINICS will be Tuesdays, October 28, from 9 am until noon. Appointments are not necessary.

*HALLOWEEN BINGO PARTY, Wednesday, October 29, Costumes are a must! Prizes, Halloween punch and chips and dips.

*MOHEGAN SUN casino bus trip on Thursday, October 30, 8:30 am, includes food coupon two match plays and driverâs gratuity for $30.

Day Trips

*Thanksgiving at MOUNT HAVEN RESORT in Pennsylvania. Enjoy a breakfast buffet, full day of activities, including bingo, and later feast at a dinner buffet with a four-hour open bar. Depart at 8 am; cost is $73.

*Have lunch and see A WONDERFUL LIFE at Westchester Broadway Theatre on Thursday, November 20; depart at 9 am; cost is $85.

*CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII show at the Hun Key Lau Restaurant and Dinner Theater in Chicopee, Mass., Wednesday, December 3. Enjoy lunch, Polynesian dancers, and Christmas songs. Next stop is to the Christmas Tree Shop and then onto Bright Nights at Forest Park, with 2Â½ miles lighted Christmas displays. Depart at 9:45 am; cost is $68.

*See the UConn Womenâs Basketball Team at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, December 14, at 2:30 pm. The ticket also includes admission to the Rutgers vs Army game at noon. Time of departure is to be announced.

*Ace in the Hole presents BIG BAND NEW YEARâS BASH on Tuesday, December 30, in North Haledon, N.J. A New Yearâs Eve party in the afternoon with lunch, favors, balloons, champagne toast, daylong dancing, and comedian Danny Curtis. Depart at 8:45; $94 per person.

Recurring Activities

*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.

*CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday morning 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 TIME on Fridays at 1 pm. Enjoy a good âfavoriteâ movie with a friend. We supply the video and popcorn.

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

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

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM bingo, crafts.

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

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

Menu For Week Of October 27â31

Monday: Apricot glazed chicken quarter, brown rice pilaf, fresh zucchini, seedless rye bread, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Tuesday: Ham and cheese on a hard roll with lettuce and mustard, marinated cucumber and tomato salad, bag of pretzels, seasonal fresh fruit.

Wednesday: Daveâs meatloaf with gravy, mashed potato, broccoli cuts, dinner roll, marble cake.

Thursday: Corn chowder, turkey salad platter on a bed of lettuce with tomato and three-bean salad, croissant, pineapple tidbits.

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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