Hilltowns Senior News for Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Happy 2014 to all seniors. You missed a great Hilltowns Seniors meeting on Saturday, Jan. 11.  We had fabulous food and Bingo. We also had Rick Otto give us a talk about adults with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

Please remember that we meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month with a social starting at 10:30 a.m., and a meeting to follow at 11 a.m.  

Plans include a Valentine party for February and a corned beef and cabbage dinner for March.  Please call either Linda Carmen at 872-2248 or Alyce Gibbs at 872-0586 for more information.

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, a Senior Forum will be held at St. Sophia’s, 440 Whitehall Road, in Albany.  A free lunch will be provided.  You must RSVP by calling 436-1006, or the town of Berne, by Jan. 24, if you plan on attending.  Come and address concerns of your senior community. 

If you would like transportation the Senior Shuttle will be available to pick you up at the Berne Senior Center.  Please call the Berne town hall at 872-1448 for pickup time.

I would like to thank Leo Bartell for his kindness in donating supplies to our seniors. We really appreciated everything.

The upcoming schedule for the Shopping Shuttle will be Jan. 22, Feb. 5 and 19, and March 5 and 19.  Please call the CDTA at 437-5161, at least 48 hours in advance, to arrange for pickup.

We are hoping to have our meal program up and running once a week for the spring. More information will follow as we get the pieces in place. Computers for the senior center are being worked on and we hope to receive them sometime in April. We hope to get a few people to teach us how to use them.  

We also welcomed Berne town board member Karen Schimmer as our town liaison. She will help us get information to the Berne town board. Welcome aboard, Karen.

I’ll be away for the next two months, but Linda Carmen will keep you up to date on all of our activities.  Stay well and warm.