Senior news
St. Ignatius
One of the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center cooks, Julie McConnell, will be retiring at the end of August. The center is looking for a part-time cook to take her place. Anyone interested in the job should call the center on a Tuesday or a Friday and ask for Patty for more information.
The following are senior center activities for early August. For more information, call the center at 745-4462 or write to St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center, Box 758, St. Ignatius, MT 59865. Bingo is played after almost every lunch.
Aug. 1 sweet & sour ribs dinner, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 2 quilters
Aug. 3 baked fish, mac & cheese lunch
Aug. 7 Salisbury steak lunch
Aug. 9 quilters
Aug. 10 baked chicken & birthday cake lunch
Aug. 10 board of directors, 10 a.m.
Aug. 13 pinochle, 7 p.m.
Dixon
It is that great time of year when fresh fruit and produce are available in the markets, if not in your garden.
Betty Wetzel was happy to bring her visiting grandson to join us for lunch recently. Stephen Wetzel lives in Salt Lake City. Though not yet ready to enjoy meals with us, we’ve enjoyed visits from Delene Tufly’s endearing granddaughter, who’s just 10 months old! All ages are welcome at our center--it’s not just for seniors. Coming up this month will be:
Thurs. Aug 2 Elk roast
Mon.Aug 6 Chicken stir-fry
Thurs. Aug 9 Hamburger stew
Mon. Aug 13 Chicken enchiladas
Please note--beginning August 6 the Monday meals will be served starting at six o’clock, instead of at five, until Daylight Savings Time changes in the fall.
The pinochle scores for July in Dixon were: Peggy Johnson had the highest score, the low scorer was Sharon Guenzler. Anita Serbert had the most double pinochles, and Jim Barnes took home the door prize. A hearty “Thank You” again, to Joyce Siers for managing the pinochle party each month.
Polson
The Toe Nail Clinic will be on Wednesday, August 8th starting at 10:30am and going till 12 noon. The Veterans Aide will be here on Thursday the 9th from 10 am till noon and there is a Center Board meeting on Friday the 10th at 10:00.
August is our membership drive month and we will be having free banana splits on August 17th right after Clara’s Fish lunch. So plan on joining us for lunch and a chance to pay your dues for the next year or possibly come check us out and join our Center. Dues are $15.00 per person.
Now for some card scores. Bridge for July 20th had Chuck Aker first and Doris Gorsuch second and on July 24th Bennye Kingsley was first and Millie Mielke took second. Pinochle on July 26th had Dee Adams first and Grace Schumacher was second. Both Dee and Gracie had Double Pinochles. Way to play ladies!
Lunch menu:
Thursday 8/2: Hamburger Steak
Friday 8/3: BBQ Sandwich
Monday 8/6: Pork Chops
Tuesday 8/7: Goulash
Wednesday 8/8: Meatloaf
Ronan
Good-bye to July, and hello to August. With this hot weather, it is hard to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. However, we did have 74 people join us for July’s birthday dinner. Thanks to our cooks for such great roast beef, and to the band for their wonderful music.
The monthly board meeting is on Monday, the 6th. We have new members and new officers, so don’t forget to show up at the Center at 10:00 for the meeting.
The Veteran’s rep will be here on Thursday, the 9th, from 1:00 until 2:00 in the afternoon. Our monthly evening meal is that same day, at 5:00. We will be serving a pork roast dinner.cost is
The foot clinic is on Wed., the 15th, from 10:00 until noon. You don’t need an appointment for this, as it is on a “first come” basis.
The 15th is also the date of our “Senior of the Year” apperication dinner. Come on in have a great chicken dinner and help us honor Moe for all of the volunteering he does.
Cards are here on Monday, the 20th, at 7 p.m. All are welcome to come and join this group as they play Pinochle.
Our menu for next week is: Wed. (1st) is potato bar, with ice cream for dessert, Fri.(3rd) is beef tacos, with cinnamon rolls, Mon.(6th) is goulash and Spanish rice, Wed.(8th) is salads and sandwiches (ham and tuna) Thurs.(9th) is pork roast at 5 p.m., and Fri. (10th) is cook’s choice.