New Scotland Senior News for Friday, February 9, 2018
Believe it or not, we are finding and scheduling great trips into May of this year. Come join us on a great adventure. Bring a friend or tell a friend or make a friend on the bus. 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.
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:
— Thursday, Feb. 8, Westerlo lunch of hors d’oeuvres, vegetable minestrone soup, and sandwiches, homemade dessert for a suggested donation of $5;
— Friday, Feb. 9, Coxsackie Antique Center shopping trip with Susan Kidder, leaving at 9:15 a.m., lunch at Cask & Rasher with the cost on the seniors;
— Tuesday, Feb. 13, Ocean State Job Lot, leaving at 9:45 a.m., lunch at United Buffet and groceries at Price Rite in Schenectady;
— Wednesday, Feb. 14, New Baltimore lunch of vegetable lasagna, tossed salad, heart cookies with a sing-along of popular oldies led by Steve Schwebler; lunch is on a donation basis;
— Saturday, Feb. 17, Stone House Farm Pancake, Waffle, and Sausage Breakfast for $6, leaving at 8:30 a.m. with Larry;
— Sunday, Feb. 18, Onesquethaw Fire Company’s all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, home fries, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, sausage gravy, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk; breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and costs $10;
— Tuesday, Feb. 20, Spectrum Theatre for any movie, from 3:15 to 4 p.m. with dinner out at Romo’s restaurant; the cost is on the seniors;
— Wednesday, Feb. 21, Senior Citizens’ Congregate Meal, a catered lunch at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m.; stay to play cards and games afterward;
— Thursday, Feb. 22 Westerlo lunch of hors d’oeuvres, salad, and dessert with the main course to be announced for a suggested donation $5;
— Friday, Feb. 23, bingo at the Community Center from noon to 3 p.m. for $2; hot dogs before the game cost $1.50;
— Saturday, Feb. 24, Berne Lutheran Church Pancake Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis; the menu includes plain or blueberry pancakes, eggs, bacon, and sausage;
— Monday, Feb. 26, German Night Dinner at the Casola Dining Room at the Schenectady County Community College at 7 p.m. for $22 inclusive, 12 seniors only;
— Tuesday, Feb. 27, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch for $5.95 and chances to win the grand prize for the day with a Club 55 card, departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m. with a suggested bus donation of $5 each way;
— Wednesday, March 7, Senior Citizens have a business meeting at the Community Center at 1 p.m. with refreshments served, then stay to play cards and games;
— Thursday, March 8, Westerlo lunch with hors d’oeuvres, the main course to be announced, salad, and dessert for a suggested donation of $5;
— Saturday, March 10, Stone House Farm for a breakfast of pancakes, waffles, and sausage for $6, leaving at 8:30 a.m. with Larry;
— Tuesday, March 13, New York State Museum, leaving at 9:30 a.m. for a suggested donation of $5, to see “A Spirit of Sacrifice” about New York State in World War I, “100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State,” “A Celebration of the Erie Canal,” and many more permanent exhibits including the carousel that is free to ride;
— Wednesday, March 14, New Baltimore lunch of corned beef and cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish soda bread, and Wearing o’ the Green Cake. Hilary Schrauf and George Ward will play traditional Irish music. Payment is on a donation basis;
— Sunday, March 18, Onesquethaw Fire Company’s all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, home fries, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, sausage gravy, orange juice, coffee, tea, or milk; breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and costs $10;
— Wednesday, March 21, Senior Citizens’ Congregate Meal — bring a dish to share and a plate and plate service — at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m.; stay to play cards and games afterward;
— Thursday, March 22, Westerlo lunch of hors d’oeuvres, main course to be announced, salad, and dessert for a suggested donation of $5;
— Saturday, March 24, Peaceful Valley Maple Farm breakfast with the works for $11, limited to one bus, leaving at 9 a.m.;
— Saturday, March 24, Unionville Church “Reuben Casserole” dinner with seating at 5 p.m., free-will donation;
— Tuesday, March 27, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch for $5.95 and chances to win the grand prize for the day with a Club 55 card, departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m. with a suggested bus donation of $5 each way;
— Friday, March 30, bingo at the Community Center from noon to 3 p.m. for $2; hot dogs before the game cost $1.50;
— Wednesday, April 4, Senior Citizens have a business meeting at the Community Center at 1 p.m. with refreshments served, then stay to play cards and games;
— Wednesday, April 11, New Baltimore lunch of “Blue Moon Chicken,” multigrain rolls, puff pastry, tarts, on a donation basis, with Ron Gabriele on the History of Old-Time Radio, Part II;
— Thursday, April 12, Westerlo lunch with hors d’oeuvres, the main course to be announced, salad, and dessert for a suggested donation of $5;
— Friday, April 13, lunch from the H&L Food Truck on the Hudson lunch with Larry who says it’s “the best fish fry I have ever had.” Order off the menu with the cost on the senior;
— Wednesday, April 18, installation of officers at a luncheon with the place and cost to be announced;
Tuesday, April 24, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch for $5.95 and chances to win the grand prize for the day with a Club 55 card, departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m. with a suggested bus donation of $5 each way;
— Thursday, April 26, Westerlo lunch with hors d’oeuvres, the main course to be announced, salad, and dessert for a suggested donation of $5;
— Friday, April 27, bingo with prizes at the Community Center from noon to 3 p.m. for $2; hot dogs before the game cost $1.50;
— Saturday, April 28, Berne Lutheran Church Pancake Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis; the menu includes plain or blueberry pancakes, eggs, bacon, and sausage; and
— Sunday, April 29, Washington County Fiber Tour, driving to three farms and one mill to see how they raise the animals and use the fiber to send to market or weave items right on the farm with sheep, cashmere goats, and lots of babies to pet and hold, and eating a late lunch after the tour.