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Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of: Oct. 19 – Oct. 23. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday — chicken cordon bleu, parsley potatoes, Brussel sprouts, apple crisp, soup;

Tuesday — open-faced beef sandwich, mashed potatoes, cheesy cauliflower, cake, soup;

Wednesday — eggplant parmesan, pasta, carrot raisin salad, yogurt, soup;

Thursday — Salisbury steak, scalloped potatoes, peas, fruit cup, soup;

Friday – battered cod, rice, asparagus, pudding, soup.

 

Activities

Monday — Haircuts, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; square dance class, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.; beading class, 12:30 p.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.;

Tuesday — exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Sheila Winn, End of Life Planning, 9 a.m. to noon; Creekside Hospital, BP checks, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.; Humana open enrollment, 10 a.m., bridge, 12:30 p.m.;

Wednesday — Hand Spa treatment, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.; Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Old Men's Club breakfast, 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.; Senior Dimensions open enrollment, 10 a.m.;

Friday — T.O.P.S. meeting, 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Sheila Winn, "End of Life Planning", 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Patient Care Home Health BP checks, 10 a.m.

 

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Oct. 19 – Oct. 23

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 — mini cheeseburgers, onion rings, peaches, chocolate pudding, lentil soup;

Tuesday — chicken parmesan, garlic bread, mixed veggies, colorful salad, pears, strawberry shortcake;

Wednesday —BLT wrap, pasta salad, baked beans, mixed fruit, applesauce cookies;

Thursday — beef stroganoff with noodles, zucchini, orange spinach salad, pears, turtle cake, creamy tomato soup;

Friday — breakfast burrito, salsa, oatmeal, yogurt and fruit, orange juice.

 

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Oct. 19 – Oct. 23

Two percent milk available daily. Meals are served at the Beatty Senior Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Monday — waffles, bacon, oatmeal, mixed berries with Cool Whip;

Tuesday — enchilada casserole, black beans, rice, peas, pudding, pears;

Wednesday — baked chicken tenders, French baked potatoes, beets in orange sauce, carrots and raisin salad, ambrosia;

Thursday — fish and chips, corn on the cob, Jello with fruit, Cool Whip;

Friday — pork chops, rice, peas, applesauce, cookie.

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