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Senior News • Nov. 14-18

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of Nov. 14 – Nov. 18. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Lemon pepper chicken, creamed peas, baked beans, salad, fruit cup, ice cream, soup;

Tuesday — Apple-smothered pork chop, stuffing, carrots, salad, peach crisp, northern bean soup;

Wednesday — Swiss steak, egg noodles, mixed veggies, spinach salad, whole wheat bread, apple, soup;

Thursday — Chicken pot pie, Caesar salad, carrot sticks, peach cup, black-eyed pea soup;

Friday – Sloppy joe w/whole wheat bun, peas and carrots, celery sticks, apple crisp, soup.

Activities

Monday — Exercise class, 9:30 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.; haircuts, 1-3 p.m.;

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

Thursday — Men’s Club breakfast, 7-9 a.m.; Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippits (knitting/crocheting), 10:30 a.m.; haircuts, 1-3 p.m.;

Friday — T.O.P.S. meeting, 7-9 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Humana open enrollment, 10 a.m.; S.H.I.P, 10 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Nov. 14 – Nov. 18:

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

Tuesday — Baked pork chop, mashed sweet potatoes, steamed green beans, mixed green salad, low-fat French dressing, banana pudding and fresh orange, whole wheat bread;

Wednesday — Turkey fajita, Spanish rice, ranch-style beans, pineapple chunks;

Thursday — Beef stroganoff and noodles, baked acorn squash, plums, orange spinach salad, whole wheat roll, apple butter;

Friday — Pancakes, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit in season, oatmeal, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Nov. 14 – Nov. 18:

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 — Baked pork chop, mashed sweet potatoes, steamed green beans, mixed green salad, low-fat French dressing, banana pudding and fresh orange, whole wheat bread;

Thursday — Beef stroganoff and noodles, baked acorn squash, plums, orange spinach salad, whole wheat roll, apple butter.

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