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Polson Seniors: Thanks to all the laborers

by Pete Mangels
| August 29, 2024 12:00 AM

Labor Day already? Thank you to our staff and all the laborers in America. We celebrate all workers who continue to keep America as great as it always has been and always will be.

The Annual Membership Meeting was held last Friday. The Annual Report was given as well as elections of leadership positions in the Polson Senior Citizens, LLC. Copies of the report and results of the election are available at the center.

You can look forward to our annual membership drive in September. Dues are only $15 a year.

A Nutrition Director is wanted, full or part-time. Apply at the center.

Activities at the Polson center, open to all, include: wood carving for beginners, 1 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, join any week; self-guided, video-assisted exercise, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, sitting or standing; bingo, 6:30 p.m. Fridays ($100 blackout), with playing card bingo on the first and third Wednesdays; pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m. Thursdays (walk-ins are welcome); Wednesday is game day – bring a game and a group of friends from 1-3 p.m. Inquire at the center about bridge.

The pool table is open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.

A veteran’s service officer visits the center on the first Friday and third Tuesday of each month.

Meals are available for sit-down, take-out or delivery from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays; a suggested donation of $5 helps support the nutrition program. The menu is posted each week at the center, although it’s subject to change. Call before 10 a.m. for grab-n-go.

Upcoming main dishes include: stuffed peppers, Aug. 29; beanie-weenies, Aug. 30; spaghetti, Sept. 3; hot turkey sandwiches, sept. 4; barbecue ribs, Sept. 5; and sloppy Joes, Sept. 6.

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