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Senior news from Pahrump, Amargosa Valley and Beatty

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of July 31-Aug. 4. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Swiss steak, baked potato with cheese/sour cream/chives, veggie medley, whole wheat bread, applesauce, soup;

Tuesday — Herb-baked chicken, baked potato, medley blend vegetables, whole wheat bread, apple, soup;

Wednesday – Ham and swiss sandwich, macaroni salad, celery/carrot sticks, baked beans, fruit, soup;

Thursday — Pork roast, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, yogurt with fruit, soup;

Friday – Lemon baked fish, brown rice, squash, three-bean salad, whole wheat roll, oranges, 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.-3 p.m.;

Wednesday —Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Men’s breakfast, 8 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippits (crocheting/knitting) 10 a.m.; War Patriots Quilt Display, 10 a.m. to noon; haircuts, 1 p.m. -3 p.m.;

Friday — T.O.P.S. meeting, 7 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; War Patriots Quilt Display, 10 a.m. to noon; bridge, 12:30 p.m.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of July 31-Aug. 4:

One 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 — Fish taco, frijoles Charro, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, coleslaw;

Tuesday — Baked meatloaf, mashed potatoes, steamed spinach, lettuce and tomato salad, low-sodium French dressing, whole wheat bread/peach butter, Chantilly fruit cup;

Wednesday — Herb-crusted pork chop, sweet potato, peas, pears, whole wheat roll;

Thursday — Southwest BBQ chicken sandwich, baked beans, corn on the cob, pineapple chunks, apple slices;

Friday — Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, fresh fruit in season, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of July 31-Aug. 4:

One 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 — Chicken pasta primavera, colorful salad, whole wheat garlic bread, orange pineapple mold;

Wednesday – Hot dog, ranch style beans, oven-fried potato wedges, coleslaw, melon in season;

Thursday — Meatball sub on whole wheat roll, cucumber in sour cream, fresh orange, split pea soup.

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