Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose 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 information about programs offered, call 203-270-4310.

You may drop in at the Senior Center 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 Walmart Route 6). Cost is $1 each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip. Call 203-748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

 

This Week’s

Programs

*Newtown Senior Center will be closed on Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day.

*Polynesian and Hawaiian dance lessons with Jasmin will be on Thursdays, September 6 and 13, from 3 to 4 pm. Learn the basic movements to rhythmic South Seas Island music through ancient and modern dances. Call center at 203-270-4310 to sign up.

*Country & Western line dancing has been canceled until further notice.

Upcoming

Programs

*The Golden Noters are looking for people to join the chorus for a weekly sing-along of the oldies with Ethel Kaufman every Monday at 1 pm.

*A bake sale will be on the third Monday of the month from 9 to 10 am. Bring donations of baked goods in before that time.

Day Trips

*Travel to the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York and visit the world’s largest kaleidoscope, shop at unique country stores, lunch at the Sportman’s Alamo Cantina, and visit the Stucki Embroidery Works on Thursday, September 20. Cost is $ 86; departure time is 8:30 am.

Overnight

Trips

*Upcoming Trips: Tour Italy: Sorrento, Naples/Pomell, the Isle of Capri, and more on October 11–19; King Neptune’s USO Show in Virginia Beach on October 14–18; and Bermuda with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines on the Explorer of the Seas on October 28–November 4. To find out about these trips and others that are being offered, visit the Newtown Senior Center.

Recurring

Activities

Monday: 10 am, pinochle; 10:30 am, exercise; noon, lunch; 1 pm, chorus/sing-along; 1:30 pm, art class. 2 pm yoga.

Tuesday: 10 am, Cards For Troops; 10 am, pinochle; noon, lunch; 2 pm, tai chi; 3 pm, chair yoga.

Wednesday: 10 am, pinochle; 10:30 am, exercise; noon, lunch; 2:15 pm, Bridges.

Thursday: 10:30 am Iris fold cards; noon, lunch; 1 pm, Scrabble; 1 pm, yoga; 1:30 Wii bowling; 3 pm Polynesian/Hawaiian dance lessons.

Friday: 9 am, Zumba Gold and mah jongg; 10:30 am, quilting or sewing; noon, knit or crochet; 3 pm, chair yoga.

Other items available at any time are: Wii (bowling, tennis, baseball, golf), pool table, ping pong table, card table, and various board games.

 

Menu For Week

Of  September 3–7

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Clam chowder, crab cake, tarter sauce, brown rice pilaf, green beans, oat bread, fresh fruit.

Wednesday: Hamburger on bun, mushrooms and onions, coleslaw, pickle wedge, brownie.

Thursday: Roast turkey, gravy, apple stuffing, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce, dinner roll, pineapple.

And for planning ahead —

Monday, September 10: Tomato basil soup, broccoli quiche, fresh zucchini, roasted potato, dinner roll, fresh fruit.

Tuesday, September 11: Lasagna with meat sauce, broccoli, cauliflower, Italian bread, apple juice, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.