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Senior News, Sept. 23

Pahrump Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) and activities for the week of Sept. 26 – Sept. 30. Two percent milk and juice available daily:

Monday – Black bean soup, turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, carrot/celery sticks, mandarin oranges;

Tuesday — Sweet and sour pork, brown rice, carrots, three-bean salad, whole wheat roll, apple crisp, soup;

Wednesday — Chicken parmesan, angel hair pasta, green salad, garlic bread, fruit cup, soup;

Thursday — Tomato basil soup, grilled ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread, corn, sliced tomato, carrot/celery sticks, peach crisp;

Friday – Lemon baked fish, parsley potatoes, zucchini, Waldorf salad, whole wheat roll, yogurt with fruit, 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.; Medical Marijuana Seminar - Dr. Julie, 10 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Wednesday — JK Nelson Attorney, call 775-727-5008 for appt.; Crafty Ladies, 12:30 p.m.;

Thursday — Exercise class, 9:30 a.m.; Rippets (knitting and crocheting), 10 a.m., haircuts, 1 p.m.;

Friday — T.O.P.S. meeting, 7 a.m., 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. 26 – Sept. 30:

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 — Oven fried chicken, baked potato, steamed peas and carrots, garden salad, whole wheat bread, Jell-O with fruit;

Tuesday — Pork chow mein, steamed rice, chopped spinach, balsamic vinaigrette dressing, whole wheat bread, apple butter, sliced pineapple;

Wednesday — Meatball sub, cucumber in sour cream, fresh orange, split pea soup;

Thursday — Chicken parmesan, spinach noodles, California blend vegetables, orange spinach salad, toasted breadstick, lite fruit cocktail;

Friday — Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, yogurt with fresh fruit, orange juice.

Beatty Senior Center

The menu (subject to change) for the week of Sept. 26 – Sept. 30:

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 — Pork chow mein, steamed rice, chopped spinach, balsamic vinaigrette dressing, whole wheat bread, apple butter, sliced pineapple;

Thursday — Chicken parmesan, spinach noodles, peas and carrots, orange spinach salad, toasted breadstick, lite fruit cocktail, apple juice.

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