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 10 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 mini-bus 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 the new Wal*Mart store on 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.

News For Week of

November 1-5

*Danbury’s newest ophthalmologist, Sarah Baroody, MD, a member of EyeCare of Danbury, will offer a PRESENTATION ON CATARACT SURGERY on Monday, November 8. Dr Baroody’s program will begin after lunch, at 1 pm.

She will be here to discuss modern cataract surgery. Please call the senior center to sign up.

*Our next POT LUCK DINNER will be Tuesday, November 9, from 4 to 6 pm. The center will take care of cups, plates, utensils, coffee and tea. Diners will supply the “pot luck” and conversation. Please join us – and remember, you need to sign up in advance.

*The senior center will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of VETERANS’ DAY. We’ll see you again on Friday,

*The next BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS will be at the senior center on Thursday, November 18, from noon until 1 pm.

*A CRIME PREVENTION PRESENTATION will be offered at the senior center on November 18, at 1 pm.

Speakers will include Officer Amity Robinson, M.H. McCarthy, and S.A.L.T. Council members. Stop by and become an informed senior citizen with the latest crime prevention information. This will be a TRIAD program presentation.

*Mark your calendar: Believe it or not, plans are already well underway for this year’s Newtown SENIOR CENTER HOLIDAY PARTY.

This year’s party will be Thursday, December 9, from 11 am until 3 pm, at The Fireside Inn. Join us for live music and entertainment, gourmet buffet, and a raffle.

Tickets are $22 per person. Call the senior center to sign up.

 

This Week’s Programs

*Join ANN-McGRATH on Tuesday, November 2, for a special AUTUMN FALL CRAFT CLASS. The program will begin at 1 pm, and pre-registration is requested.

*****************

REMINDERS: Has it been a while since you’ve played BRIDGE? Would you like to learn how? Stop by the senior center any Monday at 10 am for a game or two.

*ART CLASSES are Monday afternoons at 1.

*AFTERNOON CRAFTS are offered Tuesdays at 1:30.

*Join us at BROOKFIELD LANES each Tuesday and Thursday for a great time bowling. We meet at noon; the cost is $1.25 per game.

*MUNICIPAL AGENT ANN PICCINI VISITS the senior center on Thursday mornings from 10 until noon to help with Conn Pace, medical information and Title 19 issues you may be having. Call ahead or just stop in to talk with someone who can help you figure you way through these sometimes confusing subjects.

*Also on Thursdays, Newtown’s seniors are invited to stop by between 2 and 3 pm to have their pictures taken and to fill out pertinent information that will be stored in the glovebox of your car, all of which is part of the new NEWTOWN YELLOW DOT PROGRAM.

This is a Triad Project that will help save lives, and it’s the first project of its kind in our state. The project consists of an information card and a yellow dot sticker that is affixed to your car window. In the event of an emergency, first responders can identify the vehicle as being part of the Yellow Dot Program and will look for the information in an envelope inside your car, saving time and supplying life saving information. The project is a partnership between the community’s senior citizens, People’s Bank and Newtown Police Department.

*Newtown senior citizens are invited to take part in A TASTY THANKSGIVING at MT HAVEN RESORT on Wednesday, November 17.

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving but with a feast – and not just one, but two! You day will start with a complete breakfast buffet, soup to nuts. After breakfast a full day of activities is planned including Bingo, movies, comedy and singing.

A complete dinner buffet, accompanied by a four-hour open bar with beer, wine, soda and cocktails, is also included in this day trip.

Cost is $60 per person, and departure is 8:45 am. Call the senior center or stop in for details. Early reservations are strongly recommended.

Menu For Week of

November 1-5

Reservations must be made one or two days in advance.

Meals are subject to change.

Monday: Roast pork with gravy, roasted potato, green beans, cranberry juice, rye bread, chocolate pudding with topping;

Tuesday: New England clam chowder, unsalted crackers, French dip sandwich on grinder roll, mashed potatoes, fresh zucchini and yellow squash, raisins;

Wednesday: Oven fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, spinach, whole wheat bread, pumpkin bread with topping;

Thursday: Southern breaded fish with tartar sauce and tater tots with ketchup OR tuna sandwich on rye with lettuce, tomato and pickle, corn bread, fresh fruit;

Friday: Baked potato boat with chicken, broccoli and cheese, tossed salad with Italian dressing, sun dried tomato roll, fruit salad.

Activities Schedule, November 1-5

Monday: AM Bridge, hatha yoga class PM Bingo, chair exercise class, art class;

Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), autumn crafts class;

Wednesday: AM Pinochle, chair exercise, line dancing;

Thursday: AM Pinochle, exercise, hatha yoga class, Municipal Agent visits; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), TRIAD/Yellow Dot photos taken;

Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM beginner’s mah jongg, knitting.

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