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: Nov 14, 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

*COMMISSION ON AGING will be Monday, November 17

*JERRY KING LIVE entertains with hit songs from Broadway and the movies on Tuesday, November 18, at 1 pm.

*Play BINGO on Wednesdays, November 19 and 26, at 1 pm.

*BLOOD PRESSURE check will be Wednesday, November 19, at 1:30 pm.

*DINNER AND A MOVIE on Wednesday, November 19, from 4 to 6 pm. Cost is $5 and bring a dessert to share.

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

*AARP Driver Safety Program, Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21, 12:30 to 4:30 pm, refresher course. You must attend both days. A fee of $10 is payable first day of class.

Upcoming Programs

*The Senior Center will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28, in observance of Thanksgiving.

*Share some of the most memorable moments in dramatic literature with Richard Clark as he recreates Shakespeareâs Greatest Hits on Tuesday, December 9, at 1 pm.

*ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY at The Waterview on Thursday, December 11, from 11 am to 3 pm. Enjoy music and entertainment, gourmet buffet, 50/50 raffle, and champagne toast. Cost is $35; call for reservations 270-4310.

Day Trips

Tickets are still available for the following day trips.

*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 of 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.

RecurringÂ 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 OfÂ

November 17â21

Monday: Chili with beans served over half baked potato, corn niblets, cornbread, butterscotch pudding with whipped topping.

Tuesday: New England clam chowder, cold cut grinder with salami, ham and cheese on grinder roll with lettuce and mustard, coleslaw vinaigrette, mandarin oranges.

Wednesday:Â Sliced turkey with stuffing and gravy, fresh sweet potato, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce, wheat dinner roll, apple cider, pumpkin pie.

Thursday:Â Spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, tossed salad with olives and Italian dressing, Italian bread, birthday cake.

And for planning aheadâ

Monday: November 24: Montreal chicken quarter, rice and beans, green beans, wheat dinner rolls, apple juice, cling peaches.

Tuesday: November 25: Cheese lasagna, turkey sausage, parmesan cheese, tossed salad with cucumber and Italian dressing, garlic bread, 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.

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