Hilltowns Senior News for Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The February meeting of the Hilltowns Seniors was another chilly one. But being a hardy bunch there were 40 of us ready to enjoy the day's activities.

Birthday celebrations were sung to Barbara Hindenlang, Alyce Gibbs, Kathy Walls, (who is in Florida, but we don't care), and Jean Wright.

A very special “Happy Birthday” to Ruth Mudge who celebrated her 100th birthday. 

Anniversaries for the month were celebrated by John and Millie Rossman, 57 years, Linda and Bill Carman, 49 years, and Sharon and Mike Vincent 48 years.

Our sympathy goes out to the family of Donald Moser. He and his wife Roz have been wonderful in helping our organization and he will be missed.

Upcoming trips

The trip committee said there will be flyers at the next meeting for this year’s trips.There were a lot of oohs and aahs when they mentioned a trip to Boston, Vermont Country Store, Lake George Dinner Theater, and an over night trip to Lake Champlain. We are more than ready to hop on the purple bus and takeoff.

Activity

We were entertained with Valentine bingo and a quiz about Ground Hog day. Everyone knew that Ground Hog day was Feb. 2. We really are a very smart group.

I would like to remind you to watch out for all the scams out there. John Wood, our private detective, talked about some new ones that we weren't aware of. And be careful of these smart TVs.

Upcoming events

The NEAT dinner has been cancelled this month, due to the freezing temperatures, We want to keep everyone safe.

The Lutheran Church in Berne is serving breakfast on Feb. 28. Also, visit their thrift store.

Our meeting for March will be at the Berne Reformed Church for corned beef and cabbage. Call Rosemary Porter or Linda McDermott for reservations.

Stay warm everyone and remember to check on your neighbor.

Quote of the day: "I am trying to read a book to relax, but I keep falling asleep!"