Hilltowns Senior News for Wednesday, October 13, 2021
ACCESS (Albany County Center for Essential Supportive Services) is back! This service is not just for seniors but for everyone.
If you’re looking for information on any health-related issues, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) or any other programs, you can make an appointment by calling Dee Albert at 518-447-7192.
She is the acting deputy commissioner and is making appointments at the Berne Community Center at 1360 Helderberg Trail in Berne.
Bingo is back! Join us for some socializing and chances to win prizes. Bingo will be played following lunch on Fridays, Oct. 15, and Nov. 5 and 19.
Seniors aged 60 and older are welcome to enjoy a nutritious lunch offered by the Helderberg Senior Services lunch program. Meals are offered Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays at the Town of Berne Community and Senior Services Center at 1360 Helderberg Trail in Berne.
Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Masks are no longer required to enter the building. A $3 donation is suggested.
You must call Karen Stark at 518-937-5963 by 10 a.m. the day before you plan on attending. She needs 24-hour advance notice to ensure enough meals are provided for everyone.
Menu
Menus provide choices each day:
— Friday, Oct. 15: Roast pork with gravy or baked fish, roasted sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, wheat bread and applesauce, or ham salad sandwich, and chickpea salad;
— Monday, Oct. 18: Chicken ala king or baked fish, egg noodles, carrots, applesauce, wheat bread, and pound cake;
— Tuesday, Oct. 19: Ham with pineapple or baked fish, spinach, grape juice, cornbread, and tapioca pudding; and
— Friday, Oct. 22: Beef & veggie stir fry over rice or baked fish and potatoes, carrots, applesauce, wheat bread, and applesauce cake, or BLT pasta salad with chicken and V-8 juice.