New Scotland Senior News for Friday, June 8, 2018
Come join us and have an adventure this summer. 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, 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:
— Wednesday, June 20: Senior Citizens have a catered lunch at the New Scotland Community Center at 12:30 p.m.; stay and play cards and games afterwards;
— Saturday, June 23: Berne Lutheran Church Pancake Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more;
—Tuesday, June 26: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. Departing area around 9 a.m. and leaving around 3:15 p.m. and suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, June 27: Glass Barge from Corning Glass Museum for a demonstration. This is free limited to one bus lunch is to be announced;
— Wednesday, June 27: Cooks Park free country concert “Skeeter Creek” leaving area at 5:30 p.m. bring a lawn chair, jacket, and walking shoes;
— Thursday, July 5: H&L Food Truck on the Hudson for lunch with Larry order off menu and cost on Senior, leaving area 11 a. m.;
— Wednesday, July 11: Business meeting, changed from July 4. Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center at 1 p.m. Refreshments served and stay to play cards and games;
— Wednesday, July 11: Cooks Park free country concert “Swings Docs” leaving area at 5:30 p.m. bring a lawn chair, jacket, and walking shoes;
— Thursday, July 12: Dinner at the Bavarian Manor Country Inn. The special is prime rib and includes soup or salad, dessert and coffee with a cost of $20 or order off menu German dishes, seafood, chicken or grill. The cost is on the senior. Leaving the area at 4 p.m.;
— Sunday, July 15: Westerlo Picnic in the Park “Free” hamburgers and hot dogs, tableware and drinks provided. Please bring a dish to share and a comfortable chair from noon to 4 p.m. “all are welcome”. If raining we are not going;
— Tuesday, July 17: Tour the Victory View Vineyard with a tasting for $5 plus a souvenir wine glass. Lunch is at The Greenwich Village Café’and a tour of the New Skete Monastery plus a tour of the Nuns Cheesecake Factory for $10. Leaving the area at 8 a.m. a lot of uneven ground with a fair amount of walking is involved;
— Wednesday, July 18: 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, July 19: Dinner at The Pointe at Carondelet with “Happy Hour” first the “On the Patio Grilled Buffet” approximately. $20 plus tip and tax. Or eat in the dining room and order off the menu with the cost is on the senior. Leaving the area at 4:30 p.m.;
— Monday, July 23: Blueberry picking at Winnery Farm, for three hours, leaving the area at 8 a.m., with lunch at the “The Deli” and the cost is on the senior. Bring something to sit on, a bottle of water, containers for your berries with your name on, and sun protection;
—Tuesday, July 24: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. Departing area around 9 a.m. and leaving around 3:15 p.m. and suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, July 23: One and a half hour cruise of the Hudson River. Bring a lunch. The cost is $25 paid at sign up to Larry Walley. No refunds;
— Wednesday, July 25: Cooks Park free rock, pop and swing concert “Electric City Horns” leaving area at 5:30 p.m. bring a lawn chair, jacket, and walking shoes;
— Saturday, July 28: Berne Lutheran Church Pancake Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more;