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 the 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 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

*ANNUAL FLU SHOT CLINIC, Tuesday, October 31, 10 am to noon. Sponsored by Danbury Visiting Nurse Association. This fills up fast. APPOINTMENT ONLY; call 270-4310.

*BLOOD PRESSURE checks on second Thursday of each month or the last Wednesday of the month.

*TAI CHI & CHI KUNG will be offered on Tuesdays from 1 to 2 pm. Steve Kurimai will instruct the gentle arts of movement that promote mind-body connection, and improve balance, coordination and relaxation.

*WALKING FOR FITNESS every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm for 30 minutes.

*Let’s get together for the BREAKFAST CLUB every Thursday. Meet at center and take the van to the Blue Colony Diner. Limited to 12 persons at a time. Call to reserve a spot.

*REMINDERS:

*Free MAKEOVER CONTEST. Tell us in 500 words or less why you, or someone you know, could use a FREE makeover. Entry deadline is Friday, November 10. Call the Senior Center for more information. The winner will be announced on Thursday, November 16, at 1 pm, at our Feeling Good from the Outside-In Tea. Prizes will be awarded then.

*Sign up for COMPUTER CLASSES on Monday and Tuesday, from 3 to 4:30 pm.

*SWEET HART BUS — Call 748-2511 for reservations and 830-4399, their direct line, to go home so you don’t have to wait at doctor’s office. Also, Saturday service between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm for weekend appointments or shopping.

DAY TRIPS

*FIREPLACE FEAST at the Salem Cross Inn on Wednesday, November 8. Relax by the fire or lend a hand as dinner is prepared for you in old Colonial style. Musical entertainment will be provided. Depart at 9:30 am. Cost is $78 per person.

Menu For Week of

October 30-November 3

Reservations must be made three days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday: October 30: Stuffed salmon in dill sauce, roasted potatoes, mixed vegetables, oatmeal bread, seasonal fresh fruit;

Tuesday: October 31: Halloween Special: Spooky spaghetti, monster meatballs, parmesan cheese, ghoulish green beans, witches brew, batty breadsticks, booberry cake.

Wednesday: Hungarian stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, diced carrots, seedless rye bread, mandarin oranges;

Thursday: Cheese lasagna, sausage, Caesar salad with croutons and Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, garlic bread, chocolate chip cookie;

Friday: Honey glazed chicken quarter, cut sweet potato, broccoli florets, corn bread, apple cake.

Also, for planning ahead—

Monday November 6: Tomato Florentine soup, unsalted crackers, grilled cheese sandwich, peas and onions, fruit cocktail;

Tuesday, November 7: Cajun style pork, Louisiana rice, chopped spinach, whole wheat bread, diet fruit Jell-O with whipped topping.

Activities Schedule,

October 30–November 3

Monday: AM 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;

Wednesday: AM exercise; PM bingo, crafts;

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

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

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