New Scotland Senior News for Thursday, April 4, 2019
Come join us and bring a friend along. Meet new and old friends and enjoy something new. 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, Deborah Engel, 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 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.
If you need to cancel the morning of a trip, please call Martha Oden at 518-439-5588, or Larry Walley at 518-469-9963 in the event they are scheduled for the weekend.
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, April 3, Senior Citizens Business Meeting at the Community Center at 1p.m.; light refreshments to be served, stay and play games afterwards;
— Friday, April 5, H&L Food Truck on the Hudson lunch with Larry, Cost is on the senior, Leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Saturday, April 6: Ioka Valley Farm Breakfast includes a scenic ride. Leaving Hannaford at 9 a.m. Order off menu with the cost on the senior;
— Wednesday, April 10: Grapevine Farm in Cobleskill browse and have lunch with the cost on the senior — wine shop included. Leaving the area at 10 a.m.;
— Thursday, April 11, Westerlo lunch menu to be announced Leave area at 11 a.m., suggested donation $5;
— Tuesday, April 16: 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, April 17, Senior Citizens Installation of Officers at Maple on the Lake. Buffet lunch, Rof roast turkey with gravy and stuffing, sliced roast beef with gravy, baked haddock with seafood stuffing, dessert, coffee, and tea, Cost for paid Member is $12 and non member is $22. Payment is due at sign up with me at town hall, or Larry Walley or Linda Pietropaoli at a senior meeting;
— Friday, April 18, H&L Food Truck on the Hudson lunch with Larry, Fish Fry & Fries. Cost is on the senior, Leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, April 23: 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, April 24, Albany History & Art Museum, admission $6. Lunch at Burger 21 with the cost on the senior, Leave area 9:30 a.m.;
— Thursday, April 25, Westerlo lunch menu to be announced Leave area at 11 a.m., suggested donation $5;
— Friday, April 26: Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, April 27, Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain, eggs, bacon, sausage, etc.;
— Tuesday, April 30, Arkell Museum in Canajoharie. Leaving the area at 10 a.m. with Larry. Lunch on senior to be announced.
May
— Wednesday, May 1: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Friday, May 3, H&L Food Truck on the Hudson lunch with Larry, Cost is on the senior, Leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Saturday, May 4, Jerusalem Reformed Church for baked ham, mashed potatoes, corn , strawberry shortcake suggested donation $11. Dinner at 4 p.m.;
— Tuesday, May 7, “ Larry’s Hot Dog Excursion”, Cost on senior, Greenville, Palenville and Catskill Leave area at 10:30 a.m.;
— Thursday, May 9, Saratoga Springs Library, Saratoga Lake and her Lost Steamboats” admission is free, lunch at Bailey’s Café, Cost is on senior;
— Tuesday, May 14, Mt. Greylock road trip with Larry. Lunch at Bascom Lodge with the cost on the senior or BYO. Leave area 10 a.m.;
— Wednesday, May 15, Senior Citizens congregate meal (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the Community Center, 12:30 p.m., stay and play games afterward;
— Friday, May 17, Howe Caverns tour, lunch at Brick House Bakery, Leave area 9 a.m. (bring a jacket);
— Tuesday, May 21: 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;
— Friday, May 23, H&L Food Truck on the Hudson lunch with Larry, Cost is on the senior, Leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Friday, May 24: Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, May 25, Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain, eggs, bacon, sausage, etc.;