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Senior News Nov. 17 – Nov. 21

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of Nov. 24 - Nov. 28:

2 percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday — Salisbury steak, au gratin potatoes, mixed veggies, fruit cup;

Tuesday — hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, peas, ice cream;

Wednesday — Thanksgiving dinner: turkey with stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit salad, pumpkin pie;

Thursday — closed for Thanksgiving;

Friday — closed.

Activities

Monday — exercise class, 10:30 a.m.; beading class, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 9 a.m.; poker, 12:30 p.m.; Abrams Eye Institute, 10 a.m.;

Tuesday — Senior Dimensions open enrollment, 9:30 a.m.; exercise class, 10:30 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.;

Wednesday — no activities, Thanksgiving dinner;

Thursday — closed for Thanksgiving;

Friday — closed.

Amargosa Valley Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Nov. 24 - Nov. 28:

2 percent milk available daily. Meals are served at the Amargosa Valley Senior Center from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Breakfast served from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Fridays.

Monday — macaroni and cheese with ham, garlic bread, glazed carrots, cheesecake;

Tuesday — Thanksgiving dinner: roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, mixed veggies, candied yams. apple cider, pumpkin pie;

Wednesday — chicken tenders, French fries, tomato soup;

Thursday — closed for Thanksgiving;

Friday — closed.

VFW or Stateline, 372-5614; Cottonwood, 372-1343; Kenna Vallance, Farm Road, 372-5465; or Prudy Stengel, Diablo and Farm Road, 372-5138.

Transportation service is available for those interested in a ride from the home to the senior center.

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