New Scotland
Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St. Matthew’s Social Center on Mountainview Street in Voorheesville.
Anyone 60 years old or older who lives in Albany County is welcome to enjoy lunch prepared and served by LifePath and funded by the Albany County Department of Aging.
If you want to eat on Wednesday or Thursday, call Deborah Engel by Monday of that week at 518-439-9038 to reserve a meal.
Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; doors open at 11 a.m. A $3 donation is suggested, but not required.
Each meal, in addition to the main course listed in the menu below includes the appropriate starch, vegetable, dessert, and milk.
Masks are required when not seated at a table and actively eating or drinking.
Menu
These meals will be served next week:
— On Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Wyman Center: sweet-and-sour ham, baked fish, or an egg-salad sandwich; and
— On Thursday, Aug. 4, at St. Matthews Social Center: pepper steak or baked fish.
Location:
Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St. Matthew’s Social Center on Mountainview Street in Voorheesville.
Anyone 60 years old or older who lives in Albany County is welcome to enjoy lunch prepared and served by LifePath and funded by the Albany County Department of Aging.
If you want to eat on Wednesday or Thursday, call Deborah Engel by Monday of that week at 518-439-9038 to reserve a meal.
Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; doors open at 11 a.m. A $3 donation is suggested, but not required.
Each meal, in addition to the main course listed in the menu below includes the appropriate starch, vegetable, dessert, and milk.
Masks are required when not seated at a table and actively eating or drinking.
Menu
These meals will be served next week:
— On Wednesday, July 27, at the Wyman Center:chicken chili, baked fish, or a meatloaf sandwich; and
— On Thursday, July 28, at St. Matthews Social Center: potato-crunch fish or baked chicken.
Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St. Matthew’s Social Center on Mountainview Street in Voorheesville.
Anyone 60 years old or older who lives in Albany County is welcome to enjoy lunch prepared and served by LifePath and funded by the Albany County Department of Aging.
If you want to eat on Wednesday or Thursday, call Deborah Engel by Monday of that week at 518-439-9038 to reserve a meal.
Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; doors open at 11 a.m. A $3 donation is suggested, but not required.
Each meal, in addition to the main course listed in the menu below includes the appropriate starch, vegetable, dessert, and milk.
Masks are required when not seated at a table and actively eating or drinking.
Menu
These meals will be served next week:
— On Wednesday, July 13, at the Wyman Center: Southwest chicken, baked fish or tuna salad sandwich; and
— On Thursday, July 14, at St. Matthews Social Center: Swiss cheeseburger or baked fish.
Meals for seniors are offered in New Scotland every Wednesday at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, formerly a schoolhouse, on Old Salem Road in New Salem, and are offered every Thursday at St. Matthew’s Social Center on Mountainview Street in Voorheesville.
Anyone 60 years old or older who lives in Albany County is welcome to enjoy lunch prepared and served by LifePath and funded by the Albany County Department of Aging.
If you want to eat on Wednesday or Thursday, call Deborah Engel by Monday of that week at 518-439-9038 to reserve a meal.
Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; doors open at 11 a.m. A $3 donation is suggested, but not required.
Each meal, in addition to the main course listed in the menu below includes the appropriate starch, vegetable, dessert, and milk.
Masks are required when not seated at a table and actively eating or drinking.
Menu
These meals will be served next week:
— On Wednesday, June 22, at the Wyman Center: chicken chili, baked fish, or meatloaf sandwich; and
— On Thursday, June 23, at St. Matthews Social Center: Potato crunch fish or baked chicken.
Location:
For the time being, New Scotland Seniors are meeting only on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Due to COVID-19, we have not been able to schedule bus trips although we hope to in the near future.
Here is a schedule of upcoming meetings:
— Jan. 5 at 1 p.m.: Senior Citizens business meeting at the community center, refreshments served, stay and play games afterward;
— Jan. 19 at 12:30 p.m.: Senior Citizens congregate meal, come early and spend some time with friends, lunch at 12:30 — bring a dish to share and a plate and place services at the community center, stay and play games afterward;
— Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.: Senior Citizens business meeting at the community center, refreshments served, stay and play games afterward;
— Feb. 16 at 12:30 p.m.: Installation of Officers Luncheon, Maple on the Lake, menu to be announced, $15 per member/$25 per non-member;
— March 2 at 1 p.m.: Senior Citizens business meeting at the community center, refreshments served, stay and play games afterward; and
— March 16 at 12:30 p.m.: Senior Citizens congregate meal, come early and spend some time with friends, lunch at 12:30 — bring a dish to share and a plate and place services at the community center, stay and play games afterward.
Location:
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:
— Thursday, March 12, (1) Westerlo lunch, catered meal in memory of a loved one donated by the family. Suggested donation is $5. Leave area at 10:45 a.m.;
— Wednesday, March 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;
— Tuesday, March 19: 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;
— Thursday, March 26, (1) Westerlo lunch with German sausage, potatoes, vegetables, bread, salad, dessert, and more, suggested donation $5, Leave area at 10:45 a.m.;
— Friday, March 27, Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, March 28, Berne pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more.Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Saturday, March 28, Onesquethaw Fire Department SPOON DINNER, more information to follow, from 4 to 6 p.m.; and
— Tuesday, March 31: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way.
April
— Wednesday, April 1, Senior Citizens Business Meeting at the Community Center at 1 p.m. – refreshments served. Stay and play games afterward;
— Friday, April 3, (1) South Bethlehem Church Supper , chicken & biscuit dinner, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, beverages and more, $10. Leaving the area at 4 p.m.;
— Tuesday, April 14, (1) LaFiesta Mexican Restaurant, All You Can Eat Buffet or order off menu. Leaving the area at 10:30 a.m.;
— Wednesday, April 15, Senior Citizens catered lunch at the Community Center at 12:30 p.m. `Come early and spend some time with friends. Stay and play cards and games;
— Thursday, April 16, movie at the Spectrum Theater. Any movie from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Dinner to be announced;
— Saturday, April 18, (1) Stone House Farm Pancake Breakfast includes: sausage, bacon, waffles, pancakes and beverage, All You Can Eat, the cost is $7. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Friday, April 24, Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, April 25, Berne pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more.Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, April 28, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way; and
— Thursday, April 30, Bavarian Manor County Inn & Restaurant, Purling, NY, Prime Rib Dinner includes: Choice of soup or salad, vegetable, dessert and coffee $20, or order off large menu of German dishes, or seafood or chicken or beef. The cost on senior, Leaving the area at 4 p.m.
May
— Wednesday, May 6, Senior Citizens Business Meeting at the Community Center at 1 p.m. – refreshments served. Stay and play games afterward;
— Friday, May 8 (1) South Bethlehem Church Supper, roast turkey with gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes, rolls, vegetable, beverages, desserts and more, $10. Leaving the area at 3:30 p.m.;
— Wednesday, May 20,, 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;
— Saturday, May 23, Berne pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, May 26, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for the day with Club 55 card. Depart around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m.; suggested bus donation $5 each way; and
— Friday, May 29, Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, the cost is $1.50.
Location:
New Scotland
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:
— Thursday, Feb. 13, Westerlo lunch of beef stew, cornbread, rolls, salad, and desserts, suggested donation is $5, leave area 10:45 a.m.;
— Wednesday, Feb. 19, Senior Citizens Congregate Catered Meal, come early and spend some time with friends. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Community Center, stay and play games afterward, Guest Speaker, Paul Pettit, Medicare, Supplemental Insurances and Long Term Care;
— Thursday, Feb. 20, (1) Spectrum Theater Movie, any movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., dinner TBA;
— Saturday, Feb. 22, Berne Pancake Breakfast, plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, bacon, juices, coffee, tea and more. A free will donation, bus leaves area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Feb. 25, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Thursday, Feb. 27, Westerlo Lunch includes: Baked chicken with special sauce, roasted potatoes, vegetables, desserts and more, Suggested donation $5, Leaving the area at 10:45 a.m.; and
— Friday, Feb. 28, Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50.
March
— Wednesday, March 4, Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. The guest speaker is Deb Riitiano, Commissioner for the Department of Aging. There are light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Wednesday, March. 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, March 19, (1) Spectrum Theater Movie, any movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., dinner TBA;
— Friday, March 27, Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, March 28, Berne Pancake Breakfast, plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, bacon, juices, coffee, tea and more. A free will donation, bus leaves area at 9 a.m.;
— Saturday, March 28, Onesquethaw Fire Department Spoon Dinner, more information to follow, from 4 to 6 p.m.; and
— Tuesday, March 31, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way.
April
— Wednesday, April 1, Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— April 15, Senior Citizens catered meal, come early and spend some time with friends, Lunch
at 12:30 p.m. at the Community Center, stay and play games afterward;
— Thursday, April 16, (1) Spectrum Theater Movie, any movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., dinner TBA;
— Friday, April 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, April 25, Berne Pancake Breakfast, plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, bacon, juices, coffee, tea and more. A free will donation, bus leaves area at 9 a.m.; and
— Tuesday, April 28, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leaving the casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way.
Location:
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:
— Thursday, Jan. 9: Westerlo lunch, menu to be announced, suggested donation $5, leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Jan. 14: (2) Visit the VIA Aquarium in Rotterdam, Admission $16 per person. Lunch at the Wagon Train BBQ. The cost on the senior, leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Thursday, Jan. 16: (1) Spectrum Theater movie. Any Movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., Dinner to be announced;
— Wednesday, Jan. 22: Senior Citizens Congregate Meal, come early and spend some time with friends. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the Community Center, stay and play cards afterward;
— Thursday, Jan. 23: Westerlo lunch, suggested donation $5, menu to be announced. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Saturday, Jan. 25: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Jan. 28: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, Jan. 29: Red’s Restaurant in Coxsackie, order off the menu, cost on senior, leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Friday, Jan. 31: Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
February
— Wednesday, Feb. 5: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Wednesday, Feb. 19: Senior Citizens Congregate catered meal, come early and spend some time with friends, lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Community Center, stay and play games afterward;
— Thursday, Feb. 20: (1) Spectrum Theater movie. Any Movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., Dinner to be announced;
— Saturday, Feb. 22: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Feb. 25: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Friday, Feb. 28: Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
March
— Wednesday, March 4: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Wednesday, March 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, March 19: (1) Spectrum Theater movie. Any Movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., Dinner to be announced;
— Friday, March 27: Bingo at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, March 28: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more. Leaving the area at 9 a.m.;
— Tuesday, March 31: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way.
Location:
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, Nov. 13, (1), Birthday Lunch at The Orchard Tavern with Larry, order off menu, leave area at 11 a.m.;
— Thursday, Nov. 14, Westerlo lunch, suggested donation $5, chicken & biscuits, vegetables and dessert. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Saturday, Nov. 16, New Scotland Presbyterian Church Dinner, roast turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green B=beans, rolls and butter, beverages and assorted pies.
The cost is $12, seating starts at 4 p.m., NO BUS FOR THIS EVENT, Need to let Dek
Know so we can have accommodations for seating;
— Monday, Nov. 18, (1) Lunch at TAJ Indian Restaurant with Larry, Buffet all you can eat, lunch includes beverage, Cost $10 plus tax and tip Leave Area 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Nov. 19, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for day with Club 55 Card, depart around 9 a.m. and leave Casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, Nov. 20, Senior Citizens Congregate Meal, come early and spend some time with friends. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. (bring a dish to share and a plate and place service) at the Community Center, stay and play cards afterward;
— Thursday, Nov. 21, Spectrum Movie Theater 3:15 to 4 p.m. movie. Dinner TBA;
— Thursday, Nov. 21, (3) Talk on Irish Bridget-Domestic Servant, Delmar Reformed Church.
Lunch at O’Slattery’s Pub in Delmar, cost on senior;
— Friday, Nov. 22, BINGO at the Community Center from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Fee $2. Hot Dogs served before game cost $1.50;
— Saturday, Nov. 23, Berne Pancake Breakfast, plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, bacon, juices, coffee, tea and more, Free Will Donation, Leaving the Hannaford at 9 a.m.;
— Sunday, Nov. 24, Voorheesville American Legion Post 1493 Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Includes turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables and dessert, Free Will Donation, from noon to 4 p.m.;
— Monday, Nov. 25, (1) Shaker Pointe at Carondelet. Lunch, is ordered off the menu, Cost on senior, Leaving area 11 a.m.
December
— Wednesday, Dec. 4, Senior Citizens Business Meeting at Community Center at 1 p.m., refreshments served. Stay and play games afterward;
— Thursday, Dec. 5, (2) Dinner at the Stewart House Athens, Order off the menu, Cost on senior, Leaving area with Larry at 2 p.m.;
— Monday, Dec. 9, Washington Park Holiday Lights, stop at Peaches Café for dessert, All chip in to pay $5 for park tour fee of $25 per bus, leave area at 4:30 p.m.;
— Tuesday, Dec. 10, Shopping trip with Susan Kidder, Witt’s End and Dolce & Biscotti Bakery Clifton Park. Leaving area at 9:30 a.m.;
— Wednesday, Dec. 11, (1) New Baltimore Church Dinner, baked ham, escalloped potatoes, French style green beans, bread pudding. Lunch at noon, Free Will Offering, Traditional Christmas decorations, Leaving area at 11:30 a.m.;
— Thursday, Dec. 12, Westerlo lunch, suggested donation $5. Menu TBA, leave area at 11 a.m.;
—Friday, Dec. 13, (1) Spectrum Theater Movie, any movie showing between 3:15 and 4 p.m., Dinner TBA;
— Monday, Dec. 16, (2) Christmas Adventure in the Berkshires with Larry, lunch stop at Olde Heritage Tavern in Lennox, shopping in Stockbridge, Cost on senior, Leave Area at 10 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Dec. 17,, Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win grand prize for day with Club 55 Card, depart around 9 a.m. and leave Casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested donation $5 each way;
— Wednesday, Dec. 18, Senior Citizens Annual Christmas Party, Details to be announced;
— Friday, Dec. 27, BINGO at the Community Center 12:30 to 3 p.m. fee $2. Hot Dogs served before game cost $1.50;
— Saturday, Dec. 28, Berne Pancake Breakfast, plain or blueberry pancakes, French toast, real maple syrup, eggs, sausage, bacon, juices, coffee, tea and more, Free Will Donation, Leaving the Hannaford at 9 a.m.
Location:
New Scotland
By 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:
— Sunday, Aug. 25: Mac-Haydn Theatre’s “Oklahoma” matinee at 2 p.m. for $32; checks made out to Mac-Haydn and into Deb Engel by Aug. 9 to reserve your seat;
— Tuesday, Aug. 27: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way; and
— Friday, Aug. 30: Rensselaer Senior Center luncheon of sliced ham, potato salad, pickled beet salad, rye bread, and apricot halves, Suggested donation $3, leave area 11:30 a.m.
September
— Wednesday, Sept. 4: Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
—Thursday, Sept. 5: Dog Haus Biergarten Clifton Park, Guptills ice cream stop, with the cost on the senior;
— Friday, Sept. 6: H & L Food Truck with Larry, Fish Fry and Fries, cost on the senior, Leaving area at 11 a.m.;
— Thursday, Sept. 12; Saratoga History Museum admission is $7 at the Canfield Casino in Congress Park.
Tells story of Saratoga Springs from beginning to modern day, Lunch to be determined, cost on the senior. Leaving area at 9 a.m.;.
— Saturday, Sept. 14: Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, vendors, shops, food and entertainment, cost on the senior, Lots of walking, uneven sidewalks, dress accordingly, leaving area at 8:45 a.m.;
— Wednesday, Sept. 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, Sept. 19: Dinner at the River Grill/Stewart House in Athens, order off the menu, cost on the senior. Leaving the area with Larry at 2 p.m. (outdoor patio seating weather permitting);
— Friday, Sept. 20: Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Monday, Sept. 23: Ravena-Coeymans Historical Society Museum, free admission, Lunch at Yannie’s, with the cost on the senior, Leaving area at 12:30 p.m.;
— Tuesday, Sept. 24: there will be a American Safety Institute Defensive Driving Class at the Community Center from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. sign up at the New Scotland town clerk’s office at 518-439-4865;
— Tuesday, Sept. 24: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way;
— Thursday, Sept. 26: Westerlo lunch with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
—Friday, Sept. 27: Wethersfield Estate Tour $15 pp have correct amount, Lunch at Four Brothers Pizza, with the cost on the senior, Leave area at 10:30 a.m.; and
— Saturday, Sept. 28: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more.
October
— Wednesday, Oct. 2 Senior Citizens business meeting at the Community Center 1 p.m. with light refreshments; stay and play cards and games;
— Friday, Oct. 4: H & L Food Truck with Larry, Fish Fry and Fries, cost on the senior, Leaving area at 11 a.m.;
— Tuesday, Oct. 8: Vince Anna Italian Restaurant Dinner, choose from the menu. The cost is on the senior, Leaving the area at 4:30 p.m.;
— Wednesday, Oct. 16: 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, Oct. 17: Artisan Pizza in Cairo, wood fired pizza fresh mozzarella, hand selected gourmet tomatoes, aged dough and fresh herbs, veggies, spices and Italian meats and hams. The cost on the senior, leaving the area at noon;
— Thursday, Oct 24: Westerlo lunch with a suggested donation of $5. Leaving the area at 11 a.m.;
— Thursday, Oct. 24: Jewish Community Center Autumn Afternoon Concert: “Pactric Tobin sings Sinatra”. Tickets $12 payable to JCC must be in to Deb Engel by Oct.2. No refunds, limit to 14 + driver, cost is $15 at door, light refreshments served following concert;
— Friday, Oct. 25: Bingo at the Community Center noon to 3 p.m. The fee is $2. Hot Dogs before the game, cost is $1.50;
— Saturday, Oct. 26: Berne Lutheran Church pancake breakfast 9:30 a.m. on a donation basis. The menu includes blueberry or plain pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, and more; and
— Tuesday, Oct. 29: Saratoga Casino “Club 55 Day” buffet lunch $5.95 and chances to win a grand prize for the day with Club 55 Card. Departing around 9 a.m. and leave casino around 3:15 p.m., suggested bus donation $5 each way.