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Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of May 1 – May 5. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Chicken parmesan, angel hair pasta, green beans, cookies, fruit, soup;

Tuesday — Ham steak, mixed veggies, au gratin potatoes, carrot salad, Jell-O with fruit, split pea soup;

Wednesday – Sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, peas and carrots, spinach salad, whole wheat bread, muffin, soup;

Thursday — Beef stew, noodles, garden salad, biscuit w/honey, fruit cup, soup;

Friday – Lemon baked fish, brown rice, zucchini/squash, whole wheat roll, pudding, fruit, black-eyed pea soup.

ACTIVITIES

Monday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.; beading class, 12:30 p.m.;

Tuesday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Wednesday — Desert View Hospital monthly celebration for May birthdays; Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Old Men’s Club, 8 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippits (crocheting/knitting), 10 a.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Friday — T.O.P.S. meeting, 7 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of May 1 – May 4:

Two percent milk available daily. Meals are served at the Amargosa Valley Senior Center from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Breakfast served from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Monday — French bread pizza, broccoli salad, rainbow sherbet, oatmeal date bar, chicken noodle soup;

Tuesday — Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, three-bean salad, peaches, gingerbread;

Wednesday — Tahitian chicken, rice casserole, braised red cabbage, 7-grain bread, tangerine;

Thursday — Green chile enchiladas, refried beans, Mexi-corn, mandarin oranges, chips and salsa, brownie;

Friday — Mexican egg casserole w/tomatoes and green chiles, home fries, whole wheat toast, pineapple chunks, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of May 1 – May 5:

Two percent milk available. Meals are served at the Beatty Senior Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Tuesday — French bread pizza, broccoli salad, rainbow sherbet, oatmeal raisin cookie, pink lemonade, chicken noodle soup;

Wednesday – Chicken tenders, pinto beans, steak fries, steamed spinach, apricots;

Thursday — Beef patty on whole wheat bun, baked beans, tomato/lettuce/onion, cantaloupe chunks.

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