Polson seniors for Oct. 30, 2024
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POLSON — Happy Halloween! Drive safely out there.
November 3 is so irritating. Set your clocks back Saturday evening, Montana Standard Time. Or just throw your clock outside and watch time fly away.
Tuesday is election day. I call it race day, and I bet on which TV station will predict a winner, and then renege. Don’t stay up. Get a good night’s rest. Staying up won’t give you the answer. Wait until Jan. 5.
Pinochle is such a strange name for a fun card game; it’s easy to learn and play. We had 17 players on Oct. 24.
The Mission Mountain Spinners group is new to our activity list. Bring your spinning wheel.
Substitute cooks are needed when our regular staff members are absent due to illness or vacation. Pay DOE.
Classes for cell phone/computer use have been postponed until 2025. Try getting assistance at the library or ask a friend, or a teen.
See’s Candy is in and for sale at $27 per box. There is a limited supply. Buy them early and hide them. Don’t forget where you put them.
Activities:
— Bowling: “no-tap” Tuesdays 1-3 p.m. Join any time. Call Don at 406-885-5617.
— Carving Wood for beginners: Wednesdays & Fridays at 1 p.m. Join any week.
Bridge: Inquire at the center.
— Mah-Jong: Wednesdays at noon.
— Board/card games: Wednesdays and Mondays, 12:30-3 p.m. Bring some friends. Play Scrabble - Clue -Sorry …
— VSO (Veterans Service Officer:) first Friday and third Tuesday of each month - 9 a.m.-noon - Walk-ins OK.
— Memory Café by Angel Care: first Tuesday of each month, Nov. 5. Cognitive support group.
— Bingo: Fridays - open at 5:30 p.m. - play at 6 p.m. - also “Playing Card” bingo first and third Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
— Exercise: sitting or standing or dancing - M-W-F, 10:30–11:30 a.m. - video-assisted
— Spinning Wheelers: First Tuesday of each month (Nov. 5) 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Call 208-520-1013
— Pinochle: Thursday: 12:15-3 p.m. 3, 4 or 5 handed; Mondays “no-pass-partners” rules
— Pool: open table from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
MENU (subject to change): lunch ($5 donation) from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
— Wednesday, Oct. 30: taco salad, black bean salad, pretzel Jell-O
— Thursday, Oct. 31: Halloween: scarry cat chicken, bloody beets, croaky frog-eye salad, petrified pumpkin bars
— Friday, Nov. 1: pork tips, rice, mixed vegetables, baked peaches, 5-bean salad, apple cake.
— Monday, Nov. 4: chili-mac soup, cheese bread, cottage cheese, peaches-in-cream
— Tuesday, Nov. 5: Election Day - We’ve got a beef, in goulash, corn, garlic knots, green salad, cookies
— Wednesday, Nov. 6: baked chicken, barley/rice pilaf, green beans, Jell-O, frosted cake
— Thursday, Nov. 7: barbecue ribs, baked beans, carrots, potato salad, pudding parfaits
— Friday, Nov. 8: ham-n-cheese subs, tater-tots, applesauce-n- cinnamon, pasta salad, fruit
Our Community Center is located at 504 Third Ave. E; open 8 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays. Call us at 406-883-4735, email: polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook!
