Senior Spotlight, Dec. 29
For the City Times
The ADRC Nutrition Program serves noon lunch at noon at these senior dining sites: Monday through Friday – Hi Rise Manor, Lincoln Center and Faith Lutheran Church, Rosholt; Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Jensen Center in Amherst; Tuesday and Thursday – Junction City Village Park Lodge and Plover Municipal Building.
Telecare is a telephone reassurance program for seniors and adults with disabilities who live alone, offering a daily check on their well-being. RSVP volunteers call participants daily between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. If a participant can’t be reached, family members, neighbors or emergency personnel are called. The service is free-of-charge. For more information or to register, call RSVP at 346-1401.
This week’s RSVP volunteer opportunity:
The Boys and Girls Club is looking for volunteers that can spend approximately 1 hour tutoring children for 1 or 2 days per week. If you enjoy children and want to share your time to help them succeed, consider becoming a tutor; contact Portage County RSVP at 715-346-1401.
Unless noted otherwise, the following take place at Lincoln Center, 1519 Water Street. Dining site bingo and special events are after the noon luncheon unless otherwise noted.
Monday, December 29
7:30 Walking Club
9:00 Basic computer training; pool tables open play; resistance chair exercise
10:00 The Holly Shoppe open
11:30 Music by Agnes Mallek
12:30 Bridge
1:00 Scrabble
Lunch menu: Turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, gravy, apricots, whole grain dinner roll, sherbet.
Bingo at Amherst and Lincoln Center senior dining sites.
Tuesday, December 30
7:30 Walking Club
9:00 Pool tables open play
10:00 Fun & Fit exercise; The Holly Shoppe open
11:00 Arthritis Foundation exercise
11:30 Music by Lee Way
1:00 Bridge – beginners practice
3:30 Walking club
5:30 Wisconsin River wood carvers
Lunch menu: Cabbage rolls, boiled baby red potatoes, copper penny salad, whole grain bread, pears.
Birthday party and bingo at Junction City senior dining site; bingo before lunch at Plover senior dining site.
Wednesday, December 31
7:30 Walking Club
9:00 Basic computer training; cribbage; pool tables open play; resistance chair exercise
10:00 The Holly Shoppe open
1:00 Dominoes; pinochle
Lunch menu: Seasoned chicken breast, rice pilaf, broccoli salad, cranberry garnish, Jell-O with fruit cocktail.
Bingo at Amherst senior dining site; birthday party and bingo at Rosholt senior dining site; games day at Lincoln Center senior dining site
Thursday, January 1
Closed for New Year’s Day holiday – no lunch served.
Friday, January 2
7:30 Walking Club
9:00 Pool tables open play
11:30 Music by Roger Nelson
12:00 Resistance chair exercise
1:00 Duplicate bridge
7:00 Wheel n’ Deal Square Dance Club
Lunch menu: Ham and Swiss on rye, bean soup, tropical fruit salad, brownie.
Bingo at Amherst and Lincoln Center senior dining sites.
Saturday, January 2
The Holly Shoppe closed for inventory
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Portage County, Lincoln Center
1519 Water Street, Stevens Point, 54481
Phone 715-346-1401 or 1-866-920-2525 Web: www.co.portage.wi.us/adrc
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Email: [email protected]