New Scotland Senior News for Friday, August 5, 2016

Come and join us on an adventure this summer; there are many to pick from. Please share this list with other seniors 62 and older in the town of New Scotland; all are welcome.

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

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 12:30 p.m. for a potluck lunch followed by a business meeting at 1 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, Aug. 10, a tour of Grant’s Cottage historic site for $5 and eat a picnic lunch provided for  $6. We’ll be leaving the area at 9 a.m. There is also a short path to the Eastern Outlook with a view of the Hudson Valley, Adirondacks, Green Mountains, and Catskills as well as a gift shop and visitors center. Walking shoes are advisable;

— Thursday, Aug. 11,  blueberry picking with Larry. Bring something low to sit on while picking, a bucket for berries, and hat and skin cover up. Lunch at the Ugly Rooster, after leaving the field at noon, water in a cooler will be provided. Cost is on senior;   

— Tuesday, Aug. 16, Rensselaer Senior Center for lunch of Philly chicken with cheese sauce, peppers, onions and mushrooms on a long roll, spinach cut corn and a cookie.  Entertainment is“Long Live The King” with Donny Elvis.” Suggested donation of $3.50;

— Tuesday, Aug. 16, Cook’s Park for a free concert at 6:30 p.m. with Rymanowski Brothers, Polish music. Bring a lawn chair, bug spray, and jacket;

— Wednesday, Aug. 17,  Annual New Scotland Senior Citizens Association picnic  at the Swift Rd. park. Sign up is required call 439-9038. Bring a lawn chair and food item you signed up to contribute. We still need members for setup and cleanup committees. Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. come early;  

— Monday, Aug.  22,  Rensselaer Senior Center for lunch of sausage with brown gravy, Italian roasted potatoes, zucchini, long roll, and diced peaches. Suggested donation of $3.50;

—Tuesday, Aug. 23, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. We depart around 9:30 a.m. and leave the casino around 3:15 p.m. Suggested bus donation of $5 each way;

— Saturday, Aug. 27,  Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. Breakfast is on a donation basis;

— Monday, Aug. 29,  Rensselaer Senior Center for lunch liver with bacon, cut corn, peas with mushrooms, and pudding. Suggested donation of $3.50;

— Tuesday, Aug. 30, Watervliet senior center for lunch of roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted squash, stuffing, and applesauce cake. Suggested donation is $4,  with a stop at Schuyler Bakery on the way home;

— Tuesday, Aug. 30,  Cook’s Park for a free Concert at 6:30 p.m. with “Hair of the Dog.” Bring a lawn chair, bug spray, and jacket;

— Wednesday, Aug..  31, to Mountain Bauhaus in Round Top, N.Y.,  order off German menu. Music starts at 7 p.m. We are  leaving the area at 4:30 p.m. The cost is on the senior;

— Friday, Sept. 2, tour of the historic Park-McCullough house in Bennington, Vermont. There will be more details at a later date;

— Wednesday, Sept. 7,  senior citizens business meeting at the community center at 1 p.m. with  refreshments served. Stay and play cards and games afterwards;

— Thursday, Sept. 15, tour of the Sierra Processing Recycling facility at the Port of Albany (1.5-hour tour including a film and questions and answers) lunch to follow at a local restaurant. More details at later date. Time to mark your calendars;  

— Tuesday, Sept. 20, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. We depart around 9:30 a.m. and leave the casino around 3:15 p.m. Suggested bus donation of $5 each way;

— Wednesday, Sept. 21, senior citizens congregate meal (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the community center at 12:30 p.m., and stay and play cards and games afterwards;

— Friday, Sept. 23, tour of Thomas Cole’s home and studio in Catskill, a Hudson River painter. Cost for tour is $11. Lunch at The Barn in Leeds with the cost on the senior.  Leaving the area at 9 a.m.  A total of 22 seniors will be allowed on the two buses due to tour and time limits.

 

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