Polson Seniors: Stop the wind please

The Polson Senior Center is seeking an experienced cook for our kitchen. Apply at the center.

March is supposed to come in like a lion, and out like a lamb. This year the wind started like a lion in November and will likely stop when the lambs are two months old. Then the monsoon season starts and stops after the 6th of July.

I like the rain. It will stop the drought, replenish the crops, and fill the rivers and reservoirs. But the wind, that roaring wind! I wish it would ease. At least to a breeze, for a little while. Please?

Over 200 seniors (so far) have taken advantage of tax filing assistance offered by AARP and other government agencies that is available on Mondays or Thursdays from now until April 6 or so. Call for an appointment and info packet.

Sign up at the center to receive monthly calendars for food and activities, special events, detailed reports from the board of directors, news from individual members, etc.

Activities at the center, open to all, include: bowling for fun, 1 p.m. Tuesdays; bridge, 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays (beginners welcome); low-impact exercise, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Tai Ji Quan – Moving for Better Balance, taught by Dixie Bisson, 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays and 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays (new people are welcome); pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m. Thursdays; bingo, 7 p.m. Fridays, with playing card bingo on the first Wednesdays and third Thursdays. The pool table is open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.

A veteran’s representative will visit the center from 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 21.

Meals are available for sit-down, take-out or delivery from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. weekdays and cost $5. The menu is posted each week at the center; call before 10 a.m. for deliveries.

Main dishes include: chicken parmesan, March 2; baked chicken, March 3; creamy chicken soup, March 6; cook’s choice, March 7; baked chicken and dumplings, March 8; and BBQ ribs, March 9.

The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays at 504 3rd Ave. E. For more information, call 406-883-4735 or email polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com.