Senior Scribbles (Jan. 8, 2014)

Hillsboro Senior Center

Now that 2014 is here, we hope everybody will make a New Year?s resolution and join us for lunch.

Chair massages are available Jan. 8, and anyone interested is asked to call for an appointment.

Bingo is also planned Jan. 8 after the noon meal.

Show ?n Tell is Jan. 10, and we are asking everyone who is participating to wear their favorite apron. Show ?n Tell includes men, too.

Footcare is Jan. 14. To set up an appointment, call us. Greenhaw Wellness is providing footcare services at a cost of $20.

Haris Zafar of Wichita will be doing hearing aid checks at 11 a.m. Jan. 15.

This winter gala fundraising event is Jan. 25 at the Milk & Honey Bed and Breakfast. The cost is $100 per person.

Proceeds will go to replace the senior center?s air conditioner/heater. We hope others can join us for this worthwhile cause.

We hope everyone is blessed in the new year.

The suggested meal donation for people 60 and over is $3.15 and those under 59 is $5. We are located at 212 N. Main St., or call 620-947-2304.

?Brenda Moss, director

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8

Spaghetti with meatballs, broccoli or green beans, Jell-O, garlic bread, milk.

THURSDAY, Jan. 9

Fresh pork patty, carrots, biscuit, cream gravy, mixed fruit cup, milk.

FRIDAY, Jan. 10

Borscht, crackers, pineapple, muffins, milk.

MONDAY, Jan. 13

Spaghetti with meat sauce, peas, orange slices, cookie, bread, milk.

TUESDAY, Jan. 14

Oven-fried chicken, sour cream chive mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed veggies, fruited pudding, bread, milk.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15

Baked pork chops, baked sweet potatoes, green beans, Jell-O, frosted grahams, bread, milk.

Marion Senior Center

Happy New Year.

My wish is for decent weather so people can come in and eat with us. Being housebound is no fun.

We received a card from Keith and Norine Holtsclaw, who now live in Topeka. They brought us up-to-date on their activities.

Joyce Jackson brought in treats for her birthday. Her birthday occurred while she was gone for the holidays so she observed it here Dec. 31.

We sang, ?Auld Lang Syne? before lunch on the last day of the year.

Come join us Jan. 15 on Senior Center Day. There is always a good program.

For information on volunteering, renting the senior center building or making a lunch reservation, call 620-382-2942 by 9 a.m. the day of the meal. We are located at 309 S. Third St.

? Janet Bryant, director

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8

Elvis movie: Pork chops, baked sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruited gelatin, graham crackers, whole wheat roll, milk.

THURSDAY, Jan. 9

Oven-fried fish or grilled chicken patty, corn, fresh fruit, whole wheat roll, milk.

FRIDAY, Jan. 10

Cheeseburger, lettuce, onion, tomato, potato wedges, coleslaw, fruit, milk.

MONDAY, Jan. 13

Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruited pudding, whole wheat rolls, milk.

TUESDAY, Jan. 14

Chicken casserole, carrots, pickled beets, fruit crisp, whole wheat rolls, milk.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15

Senior Center Day: Ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, lima beans, pineapple, Rice Krispie Treats, whole wheat rolls, milk.

Peabody Senior Center

The cold weather is here, and I want to remind everyone to take extra care when getting out this time of year.

We are cautioned that anyone with heart or lung problems should be extra careful with these frigid temperatures.

Commodities will be given out from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Peabody Senior Center.

We will have our monthly local board meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13.

Feel free to attend. This is a good time to have input into what goes on at your senior center.

On Jan. 15, we will have ?Lunch with the Doctor,? which is a good time to attend as Randolph Whitely shares valuable information with us about areas of health that concern older citizens.

Bingo is also on the calendar and we encourage everyone to come play. We already have the prize basket full, so all you have to do is show up and play a card or two. It is always a fun time.

The Marion County Board meeting will be Jan. 17 in Hillsboro. If you would like to attend, reservation must be made by Jan. 15.

Contact either Judy Mellott or Dinah Richmond for additional information.

Our center will be closed on Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Day.

Anyone wanting a frozen meal for that day needs to contact us and we will make plans to deliver the week prior.

Lavetta Jarrett with the Peabody Care Center will speak to us Jan. 21 after lunch and our regular board meeting. She will have some pertinent information to share.

Sara Claassen will be here Jan. 24 after lunch. She is a former missionary and has sung opera in her travels. She will talk about her travels.

Gayla Ratzlaff, with the Marion County Department on Aging, will be with us at 9 a.m. Jan. 30 to assist with Homestead Taxes. Call to make an appointment.

We are located at 106 N. Walnut or call 620-983-2226.

We have an answering machine that will pick up if we are not here.

We are open from 9 a.m. until around noon.

?Ruth Lott, director

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8

Birthday dinner: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, fruit, birthday cake, wheat roll, milk.

THURSDAY, Jan. 9

Fish, diced potatoes, corn, fruit, wheat bread, milk.

FRIDAY, Jan. 10

Pork roast, potato wedges w/catsup, vegetables, cinnamon baked apples, wheat roll, milk.

MONDAY, Jan. 13

Meatloaf, baked potato, vegetables, Mandarin oranges, wheat bread, milk.

TUESDAY, Jan. 14

Taco soup, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15

Roast beef, potatoes, gravy, vegetables, fruit, wheat bread, milk.

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