 Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
 Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
For information on federal, state and community resources available to seniors, call 270-4330 or 270-4315. Newtownâs Municipal Agent for the Elderly is Alisa Awalt. She can be reached at 270-4330.
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. Monday from 1 to 3 pm the mini-bus will go to Sand Hill Plaza. Fridays, the bus will alternate going to Danbury Fair Mall and to Berkshire Shopping Plaza. Cost is 60 cents each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75 cents 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 January 3-7
Please join us every Monday for BIBLE STUDY. We meet at 1 pm.
BOOK EXCHANGE: Put one in, take one out⦠Come browse our Book Exchange shelves and trade your good condition paperbacks or hardcovers.
TAP DANCING CLASS â Pat Babbage is starting a beginnerâs tap dancing class. Call 270-4310 to sign up. Any hard-soled shoes are fine.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN A PIANO/KEYBOARD CLASS should call 270-4310. All levels are welcome.
NEW HORIZONS meets the first Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is Tuesday, January 4.
THE BEREAVEMENT GROUP MEETS every Monday for the newly bereaved. It is totally private and there is no charge. Call 270-4310 to sign up.
The London and Paris trip is filled; there is now a waiting list. Bermuda and Ireland info is still available. Day trip booklets will be available early next year.
Come join us in fabulous NEW ORLEANS. Information is now available at the center. We are departing September 27 for five fun-filled days.
From all of us at the Senior Center, we wish everyone a Safe, Happy and Healthy New Year.
Menu For Week Of January 3-7
Reservations must be made three days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Meals include milk and margarine.
Monday: Roast turkey w/ gravy & stuffing, beets, pumpernickle roll, apricots;
Tuesday: Cream of spinach soup, unsalted crackers, fish & chips (fried fish filet w/ tartar sauce & cole slaw), fresh fruit;
Wednesday: Fresh ham w/ gravy, sweet potatoes, peas, dinner roll, grape juice, spice cake w/ icing;
Thursday: Pot roast w/ gravy, boiled sliced potatoes, whole baby carrots, oatmeal bread, pistachio pudding w/ topping;
Friday: Lasagna w/ marinara sauce, broccoli florettes, soft breadsticks, fresh fruit.
Activities Schedule, January 3-7
Monday: AM Pinochle/Bridge, walking (meet at Dickinson Park pavilion), art; PM yoga, Bible study group meeting;
Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise, keyboard class (Level I); PM needlecraft, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);
Wednesday: AM line dancing, Pinochle; PM Bingo;
Thursday: AM exercise, Pinochle, tap dance; PM crafts, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes);
Friday: AM sewing/quilting group, mah jongg; PM knitting.
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Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.