New Scotland Senior News for Thursday, January 10, 2019
Come, join us, bring a friend, and get out of the house on an adventure during the winter — and leave the driving to us. Anyone 62 and older in the town of New Scotland is welcome. The buses belong to you.
To sign up, call me, Susan Kidder, at 439-9038; leave a message and I will call back to confirm. We have 14 seats, to be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
If possible, two buses will be used with a minimum of six people on the bus locally and minimum of eight for out-of-town trips.
Participants must pre-pay for all events with checks made out to the specified venue with the event name and date filled in on the memo line.
When trips become filled, they are no longer listed. Those who signed up will be called with time and place of pick-up a day or so before.
Please note: A new rating system lists a number for some outings:
— 1 is easy with flatter ground and one of two steps, little walking;
— 2 is moderate, with a half-dozen steps required, on and off at several stops; and
— 3 is hard with a lot of steps, a lot of walking, uneven ground.
If you sign up, please note you are responsible for your own equipment; you are welcome to bring an aid or friend with you to assist. The committee tries to look into each venue to see what is required for mobility and safety, access to buildings, parking, bathrooms, etc. Please be advised of the number to better assess your ability to attend.
Scheduled programs and meetings
The free exercise program that is offered at the community center has changed its name. The Healthy Bones for Life program was written by Janet Hakey-Brusgul, a physical therapist at Sunnyview Outpatient Therapy Services and assistant professor of physical therapy at Sage Colleges.
There are now six trained leaders. They meet at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Salem every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Come join them any time you can.
The first and third Wednesday of every month, the New Scotland Seniors meet at the community center at 12:30 p.m. for a potluck lunch followed by a business meeting at 1 p.m.
Every Thursday, there’s a movie at the Voorheesville Public Library. The show starts at 1:30 p.m.
Transportation
The town of New Scotland has two cars to take seniors living in New Scotland only to medical appointments, Mondays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This program runs with volunteer drivers and money donations from riders. No fee is charged; a donation is suggested of $5 each way for out-of-town trips and a few dollars each way within town. If you don’t have the means, you will never be denied a ride. Amounts are only suggestions.
Please give as much notice as possible so we can schedule and find a volunteer to drive you. Dialysis and chemotherapy appointments take precedence over all other appointments. This is a curb-to-curb service. The program is run at the discretion of the senior outreach liaison and the program committee.
Please call 439-9038 if you would like to volunteer to drive either or both vehicles.
If schools are closed because of inclement weather, all trips are cancelled. Money for events will be refunded if possible.
Up-to-date information on Yellow Bus trips can also be found at www.townofnewscotland.com.
Upcoming trips
Join us for these excursions:
— Wednesday, Jan. 16: Senior Citizens congregate meal (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. Stay and play cards and games afterwards;
— Thursday, Jan. 17: movie at the Spectrum Theater. Any movie from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Dinner out at a restaurant with the cost on the senior;
— Tuesday, Jan. 22: Rensselaer Senior Center for lunch the menu to be announced with Make Your Own Sundae Bar for dessert on a donation basis;
— Thursday, Jan. 24: Westerlo lunch with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Friday, Jan 25: BINGO at the Community Center from noon to 3 p.m. with a fee of $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, Jan. 26: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more;
— Tuesday, Jan. 29: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 car. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, Jan. 30: Country ride and lunch with Larry at Jackson’s Old Chatham House. The cost is on the senior; leaving area 10:30 a.m.;
February
— Monday, Feb. 5: Midway Café’ for lunch with the cost on the senior leaving area at 11:15 a.m. Cash only;
— Wednesday, Feb 6: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Thursday, Feb. 7: Dinner at the Bavarian Manor Country Inn. The special is prime rib and includes soup or salad, dessert and coffee for $20 or order off menu German dishes, seafood, chicken or grill. The cost on senior; leaving the area at 4 p.m.;
— Saturday, Feb. 9: Stone House Farm for breakfast in Sharon Springs. Larry’s 10th anniversary trip. The menu includes pancakes, waffles, sausage, real maple syrup, juice and coffee . The cost is $6 and you eat in the sap house. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Feb. 12: movie at the Spectrum Theater. Any movie from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Dinner out at a restaurant with the cost on the senior;
— Wednesday, Feb. 13: New Baltimore for lunch on a donation basis with the menu to be announced ;
— Thursday, Feb. 14: Westerlo lunch with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Feb. 19: Country ride and lunch with Larry at Greig Farm in Redhook. The cost is on the senior and leaving the area at 10:30 a.m. One bus only;
— Wednesday, Feb. 20: Senior Citizens catered lunch at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m., stay and play cards and games;
— Thursday, Feb. 21: South Westerlo Church for lunch with a suggested donation of $5; leaving area at 11 a.m.;
— Saturday, Feb. 23: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more;
— Tuesday, Feb. 26: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 car. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Thursday, Feb 28: Westerlo Church lunch with the menu to be announced with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
March
— Saturday, March 2:Peaceful Valley Maple Farm for breakfast. The cost is $11. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, ham, sausage, home fries, sausage gravy, juice, coffee, and tea with the cost on the senior; leaving the area at 9:30 a.m.;
— Wednesday, March 6: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Thursday, March 7: Plum Blossom in Troy for dinner; order off menu with the cost on the seniors dinner around 5 p.m.;
— Tuesday, March 12: Helderberg Bread Plant watch the production of bread. The tour is one-hour with a lot of walking, free. Lunch at the Helderberg Café’ in Herkimer with the cost on the senior; leaving area 8:45 a.m.;
— Wednesday, March 13: New Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Celebration lunch of corned beef and cabbage with all the extras. The cost is a free will offering;
— Thursday, March 14: Westerlo Church lunch with the menu to be announced with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, March 19: movie at the Spectrum Theater. Any movie from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Dinner out at a restaurant with the cost on the senior;
— Wednesday, March 20: Senior Citizens congregate meal (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. Stay and play cards and games afterwards;
— Thursday, March 21: South Westerlo Church for lunch with a suggested donation of $5; leaving area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, March 26: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 car. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, March 27: Tour the Hyde Art Museum and Historic House free admission to the Permanent Collection, Old Masters, 19th-Century European and American art, and Modern and Contemporary art, Staff selections from the vault, Colorama (Eastman Kodak) with lunch at Cooper’s Cave Imporium with the cost on the senior;
— Thursday, March 28: Westerlo Church lunch with the menu to be announced with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
June
— Sunday, June 2: MacHaydn Theater for a matinee of “Camelot” at 2 p.m. The cost is $32 with checks made out to MacHaydn and into Deb Engel by May 15 to reserve your seat;
July
— Sunday, June 14: MacHaydn Theater for a matinee of “Grease” at 2 p.m. The cost is $32 with checks made out to MacHaydn and into Deb Engel by June 24 to reserve your seat;
— Sunday, July 28: MacHaydn Theater for a matinee of “Ragtime” at 2 p.m. The cost is $32 with checks made out to MacHaydn and into Deb Engel by July 15 to reserve your seat;
August
— Sunday, Aug. 25: MacHaydn Theater for a matinee of “Oklahoma” at 2 p.m. The cost is $32 with checks made out to MacHaydn and into Deb Engel by Aug. 9 to reserve your seat.