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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 Aug. 28 – Sept. 1. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Chicken teriyaki, fried rice, layered salad, oranges, soup;

Tuesday — Beef tacos, ranch style beans, Mexicorn, rice pudding, soup;

Wednesday – Pulled pork, baked potato, broccoli, peach crisp, split pea soup;

Thursday — Beef tips and mushrooms, rice, asparagus, applesauce, soup;

Friday – Hamburger, hot dogs, lettuce/tomato/onion, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans, fruit, 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.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; bunco, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.;

Wednesday —Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Support, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Men’s Club breakfast, 8 a.m.; exercise class, 10:30 a.m.; Rippits (knitting club), 10:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m. -3 p.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 Aug. 28 – Sept. 1:

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 — Turkey chili, cornbread, mixed green salad, low-sodium/low fat Italian dressing, ambrosia;

Tuesday — Roast beef au jus, steamed white rice, steamed baby lima beans, sliced tomato, oatmeal bran muffin, apple jelly, canned apricot halves;

Wednesday — Chili-cheese baked potato, steamed broccoli, whole wheat banana muffin, peaches, fat-free yogurt;

Thursday — Chicken pot pie, peas and carrots, mixed greens with garbanzo beans, fruited gelatin dessert, 7-grain bread;

Friday — Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, low-sodium sausage, oatmeal, strawberries and banana with yogurt, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Aug. 28 – Sept. 1:

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 — Lasagna, chopped spinach, garlic bread, fresh orange;

Wednesday – Sweet and sour pork, steamed brown rice, peas and carrots, pineapple slices;

Thursday — Beef patty on whole wheat bun, baked beans, sliced tomato/lettuce/onion, cantaloupe chunks.

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