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Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of May 8 -May 12. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Chicken Cordon Bleu, parsley potatoes, green beans, cake, veggie soup;

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

Wednesday – Turkey bacon wrap, corn, cucumber salad, fruit cup, pinto bean soup;

Thursday — Orange chicken, rice, snow peas, oriental salad, fruit, Northern bean soup;

Friday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, spinach, salad w/tomato, whole wheat bread, fruit cup, 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.; Humana, 10 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Wednesday — Senior Dimensions, 10 a.m.; Infinity Hospice seminar “Dementia”, 10 a.m.; 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 8 – May 12:

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 — Chicken tenders, oven fries, steamed spinach, peaches, chocolate pudding;

Tuesday — Sloppy joes on whole wheat bun, baked beans, baby carrots, fruit cocktail;

Wednesday — Baked pork chops, twice-baked potato, steamed broccoli, applesauce, lentil soup, cookie;

Thursday — Beef stroganoff with noodles, baked acorn squash, orange-spinach salad, whole wheat bread, apple;

Friday — Scrambled eggs w/onion and peppers, biscuits and gravy, low-sodium sausage, oatmeal w/raisins, fresh fruit, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of May 8 – May 12:

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 — Chicken parmesan, whole wheat spaghetti, steamed spinach, tossed salad w/chick peas, pineapple chunks;

Wednesday – Chicken salad sandwich, baby carrots, celery sticks, grapefruit sections, onion soup;

Thursday — Taco casserole, Spanish rice, seasoned zucchini, pumpkin bread, banana.

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