Seniors

Dixon

By Heather Rush for the Valley Journal

DIXON — Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also accepting take-out meal requests for $5 per serving.

The menu for the coming week is: — Thursday, Jan. 13: hamburger casserole, vegetables, fruit, dessert — Monday Dinner, Jan. 17: lasagna, salad, bread, dessert — Thursday, Jan. 20: chili, cornbread, salad, dessert

Pinochle will be back in the spring. We will take a break during the winter for the safety of our seniors.

Feel welcome to place an order in advance by calling 406-2463310. All ages are always welcome.

Polson

By Pete Mangels for the Valley Journal

POLSON — We are located at 504 Third Ave. E, and open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays for $5. Dine-in, take-out, and delivery to a shut- in are available. Individuals and small groups are always welcome to lounge, work puzzles, read, play card or board games, billiards, etc. Our activities are a great way to meet old friends and create new friendships. Call us with your questions at 406-883-4735, or email us at: polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com.

Activities: — Exercise for mobility: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (low impact or seated if desired). — Bridge: Tuesdays and Fridays: postponed - Call the center or come in to place your name on the players list. — Mahjong: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. (multiple tables) — Pinochle: Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. We play 3, 4, or 5 hands per table. Coaching available. — Bingo: Fridays, 7 p.m. — Pool: We need expertise in repair of some well used cue sticks. Also, if you have some gently used cue sticks, or cue tip repair kits, we could use them. Practice for weekly free open pool tournaments - 50 plus (younger if supervised by a parent) Play will be at 3 p.m. on Thursdays, or any other time or day preferred by players. Pool is free with no entry fee. The rules are to play nice and insure fun for everyone. Call the center or come on down and practice with a friend. Organized weekly pool games are set to begin the week of Jan. 6. Practice pool from 8- 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30-3 p.m. on most week days. This year is the 50th anniversary (19722022) of our Polson Senior Center. We are looking forward to a great celebration. If you have stories or pictures to share from previous years, let us know. Our historian and directors are beginning to compile a display. Menu: — Wednesday, Jan. 12: sweet and sour pork, rice, mixed vegetables, spinach salad, pistachio pudding — Thursday, Jan. 13: Shepherd’s pie, roll, apple sauce, Watergate salad, cobbler — Friday, Jan. 14: chicken salad sandwich, potato wedges, coleslaw/apples, pineapples, lemon pudding — Monday, Jan. 17: chicken noodle soup, PB&J sandwich, pear/ cheese salad, cookie — Tuesday, Jan. 18: Salisbury steak, potatoes, gravy, corn, veggie/ Jell-O salad, coffee cake

— Wednesday, Jan. 19: pulled pork barbecue sandwich, tots, baked beans, creamy fruit salad, apple pie — Thursday, Jan. 20: meatloaf, baked potato, green beans, green salad, tapioca pudding

Other events:

Hearing clinic — every third Thursday (Jan. 20) from 10 a.m.-noon

Veterans’ representative — every first Friday (Jan. 7) and third Tuesday (Jan. 18) from 10 a.m.-noon

The Polson Senior Center will host a licensed (DPM) podiatrist giving free visual exams of your toes and feet. Any work on nails, calluses, corns, etc. will require an additional fee(s) starting at $25. The clinic will be held on Friday, Jan. 14, from 10 a.m.-noon. Call 406-257-8686 for more information.

Ronan

By Auggie Peterson for the Valley Journal

RONAN — Good day from the Mission Valley Senior Center in Ronan. Hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Right now there isn’t much going on at the center. We will start having taxes done by AARP representatives around the first of February. We will let you know out the exact dates just as soon as we find out and then you can call the center to set up an appointment. Our menu is: — Wednesday, Jan. 12: pot luck dishes, salad, dessert — Friday, Jan. 14: lasagna, salad, dessert — Monday, Jan. 17: turkey and dumplings — Wednesday, Jan. 19: tater-tot casserole Put it on your calendar that the second Sunday of each month we will be serving dinner at the center from noon to 1:30 p.m. Come after church and meet your friends for a meal. The men also have a pool game going on. Come and join them. Please be careful out there in all the snow and drive careful. See you at the center.

St. Ignatius

By Irene Pritsak for the Valley Journal

ST. IGNATIUS — Saturday, January 15, there will be bingo played at the St. Ignatius Seniors Center at 2 p.m. We are inviting all community members to try their luck. Our meals are served on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week at noon and on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to come eat; there is no age requirement. We welcome families and hungry folks from all walks of life. Meals-on-Wheels is a program that delivers meals for folks 60 years old and above. We have funding for those who qualify and accept payment from those who can pay. Please call the office at 406-745-4462 if you would like more information. Also, Meals-on-Wheels members are asked to please be on the lookout in the next week for a new information form and a new nutrition assessment form. Please fill these out and return as soon as possible. If you have a current e-mail address, please enter that also, along with any address and phone changes. Menu for the week:

Friday, Jan. 14: chicken dinner, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, veggies, fruit, spice cake Tuesday, Jan. 18: soup, sandwich, veggies, fruit, dump cake

Wednesday, Jan. 19: dinner at 5:30 - meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, fruit, cupcakes The annual membership meeting of the St. Ignatius Senior Center will be held on Jan. 19 after dinner. Please plan on coming to dinner and staying for the meeting to vote on board positions and discuss plans for the senior center. Have a good week.