Senior Center Spotlight
Upcoming meals for eat-in only include: Jan. 30-Baked chicken with gravy; Jan. 31-Turkey chef salad; Feb. 1-Sloppy Joes; Feb. 2-Sweet and sour pork; Feb. 3-Stuffed pepper.
St. Marys Senior Center
The St. Marys Senior Center is located at 104 Erie Ave. between Erie Avenue and Depot Street, directly across from the parking garage. Contact Director, Lesa Lamb at 781-3555 to find out more about the center. Stop in to pick-up your monthly menu and activity calendar. The director's hours are 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Coffee hour is 8:309:30 a.m. Activities generally take place between 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Please support your local center to keep it going. Anyone age 55 and over can become a member. Membership dues are being collected for 2023. Make Checks payable to SMSC.
Stretch and Strength, easy exercise class, meets Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:15-11:15 a.m. There is no charge. Call to check on games and to put your name on the list, especially Hand and Foot/Canasta now being played on Mondays after lunch. Left-Right-Center Thursdays at 12:30. Fridays - Color or Craft after lunch. Stop in and win big! 50-50 Fridays at the center.
Information sheets on good healthy habits, Medicare and self-improvement are handed out regularly.
Upcoming events include: Feb. 1-birthday celebration for February; Feb. 8 at 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train Dominoes; Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. Valentine Dinner, lasagna. Call for the details. Feb. 15 at 12:30 p.m. Treasure BINGO – bring a wrapped prize. Your lunch reservation is binding and you are responsible for the meal if you don't attend. A donation is suggested. Participants need to be age 60 or older and must complete a registration form to be eligible for the discounted price. All centers have changed over to a “touch screen” meal ordering system. Stop in for a demo and to get your I.D. card. Meals must be ordered by 12 p.m. the day before at the latest. Announcements begin at 11:45 a.m. followed by lunch.
Fox Township Senior Center
The Fox Township Senior Center is location at 365 Main St. Kersey and can be reached at 814-885-8111.
Please note there are new menu items, come and try them out. 2023 dues are now due.
Activities for January and February include: Bingo at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday; knit and crochet at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday; first Friday of every month Cash Bash Friday live music by Jim Shaffer; Jan. 31-Music by Jim Shaffer and friends at 10:30 a.m.; Feb.7- Music by Freedom Day of Reckoning at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17-Kim Lott doing a presentation on Coyotes and their kin at 10:30 a.m. Denny Iorfida & friends will be filling in for Jim Shaffer the First Friday Cash Bash in February.
Winners of January Cornhole Tournament: Jim Shaffer and Ann Lenox. Winners of January Cinch tournament: First place-Arlene Doran and Second place-Dan Jacob.
We would like to see a large crowd for all the activities at the center to show our entertainers that we greatly appreciate them.
The Fox Twp Senior Center is looking for meals on wheels drivers, please call the center for more information 814-885-8111.
Johnsonburg Senior Center
The Johnsonburg Senior Center is open from 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Join in for cards at 12:30 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mexican Train and Dominoes are Friday at 12:30 p.m. There is line dancing on Mondays at 12 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m. A Stretch and Strength class is held at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays. It is light exercises and muscle strengthening that can
be done in a chair. Knitting Club meets every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Club Bingo is the second Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
Please order lunch by 12:30 p.m. the business day prior to the meal by calling 814-965-5638. A donation is suggested to help cover the cost of the meal. Lunch is served at 11:45 a.m.
The center is looking for more card players for Cinch, 500 and Pinochle. Call the club for more information.
Bennetts Valley Senior Center
The Bennetts Valley Senior Center is located at 149 Plum Street in Weedville.
The center is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mindy Krulia is the director. She can be reached at 814787-7888 during center hours.
Come and join our Coffee Club, the first Monday of the month, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Blood pressure checks performed the second Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. Bingo is every
Tuesday at 1 p.m. Starting Jan. 2 chair yoga is being offered. This is a 20-minute program.
Lunch is served daily at 12 p.m. You must be registered to sign up for lunch. If you are not registered and would like to eat lunch, please call the center and we will register you. You must be signed up the day prior by 12:30 p.m. Lunch is by donation. A donation is suggested. You must be sixty or older and complete a registration to be eligible for the discounted price.
The director would love to see the center filled for the above programs to show our appreciation to anyone who comes and gives up their time to educate or perform for our seniors.
We are always in need of volunteers! Kitchen volunteers are needed to fill in at times. Lunch is already prepared; it just needs served. If you would like to find out more about volunteering, please call Mindy or stop in during center hours.