New Scotland Senior News for Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Dress warmly and come out on the Yellow Bus with the New Scotland Seniors.
To sign up, call me, 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 prepay for events with checks made out to the venue with the name and date written on the memo line.
When trips are full, they are no longer listed. Those who have signed up will be called with the time and place of pick-up a day or so before the event.
Scheduled programs and meetings
Every Tuesday and Thursday, there is a free Osteobusters’ class at 10 a.m. at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Salem.
The first and third Wednesday of every month, the New Scotland Seniors meet at the community center at noon for a potluck lunch followed by a business meeting at 1 p.m.
Senior rides
The town of New Scotland has two cars to take seniors living in New Scotland only, for medical appointments Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please give as much notice as possible so we can schedule and find a volunteer to drive you. Dialysis and Chemo appointments take precedent 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.
The program runs on volunteer drivers and money donations from riders. No fee is charged; a donation of $5 each way is suggested for out-of-town trips and of a few dollars each way for trips within town. If you don’t have the means, you will never be denied a ride. The amounts are only suggestions.
Please call 439-9038 if you would like to volunteer to drive either or both vehicles.
If schools are closed because of weather, all trips are canceled. Money for events will be refunded if possible.
Up-to-date information on Yellow Bus trips may also be found online at www.townofnewscotland.com.
Upcoming trips
Join us for these excursions:
— Sunday, March 1, to the Schenectady Green Market for shopping and eating. We will leave the area 10:30 a.m.; then a stop at the Schenectady City Library for a free concert from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.;
— Wednesday, March 4, Senior Citizens business meeting at the community center at 1 p.m., refreshments served then stay and play cards and games;
— Thursday, March 5, to the Arkell Museum for “Portraits and Self Portraits from House Pets to Endangered Species”. The prints and drawings are by Beth Van Hoesen. The admission is $6. We will leave the area at 10 a.m., with lunch in route at Ames General Store, with cost on senior;
— Friday, March 6, to the Spectrum Theater for a movie, showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m.; dinner location to be announce with the cost on the senior;
— Saturday, March 7, to the Ioka Valley Farm for brunch and a scenic ride; we will order off menu. We are leaving the area at 8:30 a.m.;
— Wednesday, March 11, to the New Baltimore Church for a St. Patrick’s Day music celebration with Hilary & George. The menu is corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots, Irish Soda Bread and a green dessert;
— Friday, March 13, to the Ravena Senior Center fish fry at 4 p.m. The menu includes fried haddock, shrimp, scallops or clams including Mac & Cheese, coleslaw, dessert, and coffee. The cost is $9. For an additional $3 clam chowder or broccoli cheese soup is available. A Blooming Onion can also be included for a cost of $5.
— Monday, March 16, Ravena Senior Center for a St. Patrick’s dinner of corned beef and cabbage at 5 p.m. Payment is a donation of $4.
— Wednesday, March 18, Senior Citizens congregate meal at the community center at 12:30 p.m.; please bring a dish to share and a plate and place service; stay and play cards and games, afterwards;
— Tuesday, March 24, to the Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” for a buffet lunch costing $4.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with a Club 55 card. We depart around 9:30 a.m. and will leave around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation is $5 each way, and a $20 voucher for anyone on the bus;
— Friday, March 27, Bingo at the community center from noon to 3 p.m., for a cost of $2. Hot dogs available before the game cost $1.50. There are prizes;
— Saturday, March 28, to Stone House Farm for a breakfast of pancakes, waffles, sausage, coffee, syrup, and OJ. The cost is $6 and we are leaving the area at 8:30 a.m.;
— Wednesday, April 1, Senior Citizens business meeting at the community center at 1 p.m., refreshments served then stay and play cards and games;
— Saturday, April 11, to Stone House Farm for a breakfast of pancakes, waffles, sausage, coffee, syrup, and OJ. The cost is $6 and we are leaving the area at 8:30 a.m.;
— Sunday, April 19, Oakwood Cemetery Daffodil Brunch for a cost of $18 at the door and we are leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, April 21, to the Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” for a buffet lunch costing $4.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with a Club 55 card. We depart around 9:30 a.m. and will leave around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation is $5 each way, and a $20 voucher for anyone on the bus;
— Friday, April 24, Bingo at the community center from noon to 3 p.m., for a cost of $2. Hot dogs available before the game cost $1.50. There are prizes;
Editor’s note: Susan Kidder is the senior outreach liaison for the town of New Scotland.