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Senior News • Feb. 27 – March 3

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of Feb. 27 – March 3. Meals are served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Chicken Verde, stewed tomatoes, macaroni salad, apple crisp, soup;

Tuesday — Spaghetti w/ meat sauce, squash, salad, 7-grain bread, yogurt, soup;

Wednesday – Open-faced turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, fruit cup, soup;

Thursday — Low-sodium hot dog, baked beans, peach cup, black-eyed pea soup;

Friday – Minestrone soup, cottage cheese, fruit, low-sodium whole wheat crackers.

ACTIVITIES

Monday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Hope Cancer Care Center Seminar, 10 a.m.; beading class, 12:30 p.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.;

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

Wednesday — Captel (free phones for hearing impaired), 10 a.m.; Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Old Men’s Club, 8 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippets (Knitting and Crocheting), 11 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 Feb. 27 – March 3:

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 — Hot turkey sandwich, peas and carrots, tomatoes vinaigrette, oatmeal raisin cookies, fresh orange sections;

Tuesday — Fish tacos, coleslaw, Pico de Gallo, white sauce, frijoles churros, chocolate pudding;

Wednesday — Honey mustard chicken, brown rice, Brussel sprouts, three-bean salad, fresh apple;

Thursday — Sloppy joe on whole wheat bun, baked beans, baby carrots, green salad, fruit cocktail;

Friday — Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, low-sodium sausage links, oatmeal, fresh fruit in season, blueberry yogurt.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Feb. 28 – March 3:

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

Tuesday — Fish tacos, coleslaw, Pico de Gallo, white sauce, frijoles churros, chocolate pudding;

Thursday — Sloppy joe on whole wheat bun, baked beans, baby carrots, green salad, fruit cocktail.

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