Senior News

St. Ignatius

Seniors showing up at the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center for lunch in Mexican garb may win a prize as the center celebrates a fiesta day on Sept. 20. The center will hold its annual Fall Rummage and Bake Sale in October. Good, clean donated items for the sale will be appreciated.

The following are the senior center activities for the rest of September: Sept. 8 quilters; Sept. 9 stroganoff over noodles lunch; Sept. 12 pinochle, 7 p.m.; Sept. 13 Polish sausages potatoes and kraut lunch; Sept. 15 quilters; Sept. 16 baked chicken and birthday lunch; Sept. 16 board of directors meeting, 10 a.m.; Sept. 20 taco casserole lunch; Sept. 20 Fiesta Day; Sept. 21 pork roast dinner, 5:30 p.m.; Sept. 22 quilters; Sept. 23 shepherd’s pie lunch; Sept. 27 chicken pot pie lunch; Sept. 29 quilters; Sept. 30 ham and potato casserole lunch. Bingo is played after every lunch.

For more information about the center and its activities and services, call the center at 745-4462 or Mack McConnell at 745-4151 or write to: St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center, Box 758, St. Ignatius, MT 59865.

Polson

Our membership drive Banana Split Social will be on Monday, Sept. 12 and will be served for our lunch dessert. Come on down and have lunch with us and enjoy one of Kaye’s famous Banana Splits. If you are not a member and would like to join please come on in. We would love to have you as a member and for those of you who are members and haven’t got around to paying, this is the perfect time to pay your dues and enjoy a goodie too. We hope to see you all on the 12th.

Don’t forget the Toe Nail Clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The nurse is only here once a month, so come on in and get those toes done!

Board meeting is on Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. Hope to see all the board members there.

If you have missed the last few AARP driving classes, there will be one more before Clara heads south. The next one will be on Tuesday, Oct. 18. If you would like to sign up give us a call here at the center and we’ll get you on the list. Our number is 883-4735.

Hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend and I hope that we have a beautiful next few weeks before the cold sets in. Have a really good week and we’ll talk again soon.

Now, for some card scores. Bridge scores for Aug. 26 had Neil Baker first and Rachel Valett second and for Aug. 30 Jeanette Brown was first and Fred Sego was second. Pinochle scores for Sept. 1 were Ward Grilley first and Jan Kaschke was second.

Luncheon menu: Thursday 9/8 chicken fried steak; Friday 9/9 hot turkey sandwich; Monday 9/12 sausage gravy and biscuits; Tuesday 9/13 hamburger steak; Wednesday 9/14 baked chicken.

Dixon

It’s not that often that Dixon people get together as a community, but there were two occasions in one week which brought an outpouring of interest. Our annual Melon Days celebration has been well reported already and it disappointed me greatly to have missed the annual event.

I spent Saturday trying to locate a doctor to treat an “owie” from falling on my hand. Nothing broken that could be seen, but I’m wearing an eye-catching black laced splint for several weeks. At least it’s my left hand!

Sharon Cole was the winner of the cribbage tournament. (Her delight was increased by defeating her often-opponent, Rudy King, who’s had his share of victories). Another of our seniors, Marie Ardis, was happy to receive an overnight at the Rimrock Lodge and restaurant in Thompson Falls. We were all winners who enjoyed the Dixon Melons. What a treat!

The other gathering of townspeople was an informational meeting regarding the possible closure of the Dixon Post Office. It was very well-intended and produced many questions and answers. Another meeting is expected to allow working people to attend. It’s a good thing to have our center available for such gatherings. It was nice to see Harley Hettick (Mr. Melons) out in his wheelchair, while recuperating from a stroke this summer. Another welcome senior was Faye Pitts, always such an uplifting, cheerful visitor — she could be a poster girl for aging gracefully!

Did you catch the television coverage of Jerry Hamel’s Oreo Cows last week? They are such a special sight — another unique thing about Dixon. It’s worth a trip to National Scenic Highway 200 just east of Dixon to glimpse at these lovely critters.

If you’re thinking about coming celebrations — showers, receptions, reunions, meetings... consider renting the senior center. For more information call Marie Ardis at 246-3528.

September meals coming up will be: Thursday, Sept. 8 Roast beef; Monday, Sept. 12 elk meatballs; Thursday, Sept. 15 Creamed chicken; Monday, Sept. 19 cabbage patch stew.

All ages are welcome to join in meals — Mondays at 5 p.m. and noon on Thursdays. Take-out meals are available. The best deal in town (with home-made bread)! We’ll be expecting you.

Ronan

Now that the last holiday weekend of the summer is over, maybe things will start to slow down a little. Most of the local schools are going now, and with it staying darker longer in the mornings, please be careful of the kids on their way to school.

The yard sale is this Thursday and Friday, so come on down and see what kind of bargains that we have for you. This is a fund-raiser for both COA and the senior citizens to help us maintain our programs for the area seniors. Thanks to all who have donated to this sale, and to all who have helped with it.

Thanks to all who have provided us with fresh produce out of your gardens. We appreciate your generosity, and it helps us out with our food bill.

The Veteran’s rep is here this Thursday (8th) from 1 until 3 in the afternoon, and our evening meal is that evening at 5. We will be serving chicken and all are welcome to join us.

The card party will be held here in Ronan on Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., and the next foot clinic will be here on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. until noon.

Our condolences to Marie Cowen and Marlys Heoldt on the loss of their family members. We have several members who are not feeling well, and we wish them all a speedy recovery.

Our menu for the following week is: , Friday, Sept. 9 is taco soup, Monday, Sept. 12 is salad bar, Wednesday, Sept. 14 is ham and scalloped potatoes and Friday, Sept. 16 is turkey casserole.

Come on in and join us for some food and fellowship. We serve at noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 5 p.m on the second Thursday of the month.

We have bingo after lunch on Monday and Friday and the pool table is always ready for use. Have a great week, and enjoy the cooler weather.