Senior Scribbles (Week of April 16, 2007)

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 16 May 2007 08:26

Haris Zafar will check and clean hearing aids at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Hillsboro Senior Center. Following the noon carry-in meal, Sheila Schmitt, associate professor of piano and piano pedagogy at Tabor College, will give a piano performance.

Saline County extension agent Sherri Mahoney will speak after lunch Thursday, May 17, about the history of sandwiches. Men’s coffee will follow at 3 p.m.

The birthday dinner is Monday, May 21, with special music by Lonn and Bev Richards following the meal.

Gordon Mohn will share on the school district bond issue after lunch Wednesday, May 23.

The center will hold a fund-raising garage sale and silent auction June 8 and 9. The center is looking for donated clothes, household items, small appliances and miscellaneous items, which may be dropped off at the front entryway. Profits will be used for ongoing expenses.

Those who would like to begin receiving the monthly newsletter can call 947-2304 or stop by the center.

A big thank-you to our weekly volunteers: Frances Rempel, Frieda Birkle, Irma Koop, Irma Groening, Leon and Betty Barr, Kathrine Heinrichs, Carol Hicks, Judy Goering, Ann Fast and Mariann Unruh.

HILLSBORO SENIOR CENTER MENU

WEDNESDAY, May 16

Haris Zafar, 11:15 a.m.

Carry-in meal; bring your own table settings.

Sheila Schmitt, Tabor music department, special music.

THURSDAY, May 17

Crispy baked chicken, party potatoes, Harvard beets, bread, applesauce.

Sherri Mahoney, “History of Sandwiches.”

Men’s coffee, 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, May 18

Meatballs with gravy, noodles, cucumbers and onions, bread, jellied citrus salad.

Visit Your Relatives Day.

MONDAY, May 21

Birthday dinner: Meatloaf, noodles Romanoff, three-bean salad, bread, tropical fruit.

Special music, Lonn and Bev Richards.

TUESDAY, May 22

Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, creamy gravy, succotash, bread, heavenly hash.

WEDNESDAY, May 23

Turkey tetrazzini, spinach, bread, hot spiced peaches.

Gordon Mohn, school district bond issue.

GOESSEL SENIOR CENTER MENU

WEDNESDAY, May 16

Beef stew, creamy lettuce and pea salad, biscuits, watermelon.

THURSDAY, May 17

Pork roast, O’Brien potatoes, marinated carrots, bread, fruit tapioca cream.

FRIDAY, May 18

Bierocks, corn, fruit cocktail, brownies.

MONDAY, May 21

Exercises, 11:15 a.m.

Turkey tetrazzini, spinach, bread, hot spiced peaches.

TUESDAY, May 22

Chicken-fried steak, creamy gravy, mashed potatoes, succotash, bread, heavenly hash.

WEDNESDAY, May 23

Birthday dinner: Ham loaf, noodles Romanoff, three-bean salad, tropical fruit salad.