Hilltowns Senior News for Friday, July 17, 2015

Helderberg

By Phyllis Johnson

Hey! Summer people! Did you know that there is a bus in the Hilltowns that will pick you up at the senior center in Berne (or maybe even at home) and take you to the store every two weeks?

There is, and it goes to Wal-Mart, and then to Whole Foods at Colonie Center. All you have to do is call CDTA in advance at 437-5161, and sign up. The next trip is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, so you have plenty of time to get on board. Why bother with driving and parking when you can be chauffeured?

Charlotte Fuss, our intrepid Senior Services advocate from Knox, will have farmers’ market vouchers for eligible seniors at our lunch on Monday, July 20. These vouchers are good at all registered farmers markets in Albany County.

I know there’s one in Altamont, and you can get a list of others when you pick up your voucher. Fresh local farm veggies are the best.

The lunchtime menu for next week at the Hilltown Senior Center is here. Don’t forget to invite your snowbird friends and visiting RVers. Come and enjoy a lunch that you don’t have to cook. Doors open at 11 a.m., and lunch is served promptly at noon.

We still have games and cards on Monday and Tuesday, and Nancy Freuh brings us live music every Friday.  Upcoming events include chair yoga, gardening classes, and computer skills (as soon as we get our Internet connection for the center).

I’ll send pictures of our bluebird house construction project to “The Enterprise” as soon as they are available. We had fun.

Monday, July 20: Potato crusted baked fish, Mediterranean salad, fettuccini Alfredo, whole-wheat bread milk, and Lorna Doones ; 

Tuesday, July 21: Turkey with gravy, mashed sweet potatoes, cauliflower, corn bread stuffing, whole-wheat bread, milk, and tropical fruit;

Friday, July 24: Beef burgundy with brown gravy, noodles, Brussels sprouts, parsley carrots, whole-wheat brad, milk, and peaches.

Please call 24 hours in advance to 872-9400 to reserve lunch.  E-mail plightbody@nycap.rr.com, or sign up when you come in. Tell us how many are coming, your name, and your telephone number.  If you’d just like to come and help out, give Mary Moller a call at 861-6253, or email her at helderbergseniormeals@aol.com, and put “volunteer” in the subject line.

Lunches are provided by Helderberg Senior Services, the Albany County Office for the Aging, and the Peter Young Housing Industries and Treatment Program. The Hilltown Senior Center is located at 1360 Helderberg Trail (Route 443) in Berne.