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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 Sept. 18- Sept. 22. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, spinach, salad, whole wheat bread, fruit, soup;

Tuesday — Hot chicken sub, lettuce/tomato/onion, macaroni salad, peaches, black-eyed pea soup;

Wednesday – Beef patty with cheese, baked beans, lettuce/tomato/onion, fat-free mayo, low-sodium ketchup, fruit;

Thursday — Chicken Cordon Bleu, parsley potatoes, carrots, lentil soup;

Friday – Battered cod, rice pilaf, green beans, fruit, soup.

ACTIVITIES

Monday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.; beading group, 1 p.m.;

Tuesday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Nathan Adelson Hospice seminar, 10 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.;

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

Thursday — Men’s Club breakfast, 8 a.m.; exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Infinity Hospice seminar, 10 a.m.;

Friday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Sept. 18 – Sept. 22:

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 — Beef pot roast, potato and herbs, carrots, garden salad, banana;

Tuesday — Chicken Parmesan, spinach noodles, California blend veggies, orange-spinach salad, toasted whole wheat breadstick, fruit cocktail, apple juice;

Wednesday — Beef vegetable soup, sweet Italian sausage w/red peppers and onions, Polenta, steamed broccoli, mixed green salad, banana;

Thursday — Green chile enchiladas, refried beans, Mexi-corn, mandarin oranges;

Friday — Whole wheat pancakes, scrambled eggs with veggies, peaches, oatmeal, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Sept. 18 – Sept. 22:

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 — BBQ chicken, roasted veggies, broccoli salad, cracked wheat bread w/apricot butter, turkey bean soup, fresh orange;

Wednesday – Oven baked pork chop, steamed brown rice, green beans, applesauce, fresh berries;

Thursday — Beef tacos, ranch style beans, Mexi-corn, orange rice pudding.

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