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List: Senior menus for Pahrump, Amargosa Valley and Beatty

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of Nov. 5 – Nov. 9. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Swiss steak, baked potato with sour cream and chives, veggie medley, whole wheat roll, applesauce, bean soup;

Tuesday — Malibu chicken, garlic noodles, asparagus, apple crisp, veggie soup;

Wednesday – Ham steak, scalloped potatoes, spinach, Jell-O with fruit, bean soup;

Thursday — Beef tacos, ranch style beans, Mexicorn, tropical fruit, rice pudding, soup;

Friday – Baked chicken tenders, French baked potatoes, mixed greens, carrot salad, banana, soup.

ACTIVITIES

Monday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Chad Goins Insurance, Medicare/Humana/Senior Dimensions, 10 a.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.; beading class, 12:30 p.m.;

Tuesday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Humana, 10 a.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Wednesday – Senior Dimensions enrollment, 10 a.m.; Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Men’s breakfast, 7:30 a.m.; Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippits (crocheting/knitting), 10 a.m.; Haircuts, 1 p.m.

Friday — TOPS meeting, 7 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Core Plus, Brent Leavitt, 10 a.m.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Nov. 2 – Nov. 9:

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.

Friday – Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs with low-sodium sausage, oatmeal, yogurt with strawberries and bananas, orange juice

Monday – Baked chicken tenders, French baked potatoes, mixed green salad, carrot and raisin salad, cracked wheat bread, orange;

Tuesday — Hot turkey sandwich on whole wheat bun, peas and carrots, tomatoes vinaigrette, Rice Krispie treat, fresh orange sections;

Wednesday — Roast pork tenderloin, potato salad and spring salad, honey Dijon vegetables, tangy yogurt salad dressing, tropical fruit cup, simmered beans with bacon;

Thursday — Spaghetti with meat sauce, colorful salad with fat-free creamy Italian dressing, garlic bread, orange- mango cup;

Friday — Mexican casserole, scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, fruit in season, cracked whole wheat toast, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Nov. 5 – Nov. 9:

The Beatty Senior Center serves meals Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two percent milk, coffee, tea and juice are served daily.

Monday – Minestrone soup, grilled cheese sandwich, baby carrots, apricots halves, oatmeal cookie;

Tuesday – Roast pork tenderloin, potato salad, honey Dijon veggies, spring salad with yogurt dressing, tropical fruit cup, simmered beans with bacon;

Wednesday – Honey apricot chicken, wild and long-grain rice, California blend vegetables, whole wheat bread, fresh orange sections;

Thursday – Baked meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, pears, whole wheat roll;

Friday – Chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, mixed steamed veggies, black beans, tropical fruit.

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