seniors

Polson

By Pete Mangels for the Valley Journal

POLSON — May 5 brings us the “mesmerizing flower” full moon. I call it the sneezing pollen allergy moon.

Commodity food for those in need are distributed on a monthly basis. You can help us by recycling your clean and gently used Super One Foods green plastic grocery bags. We use this brand bag only, as they better serve our purposes due to their strength and capacity.

Repurposed cabinets were installed in the “game room” to provide storage for card and board games. We need gently used board games to add to our inventory.

Activities:

- Thursday early evening may be available for those interested in a weekly “board /card game night.” Call us.

- Bingo: $100.00 payout on blackout guaranteed! Bingo games Friday at 7 p.m. “Playing Card” Bingo first and third Wednesdays.

- Exercise: Low impact on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

- Pinochle on Thursdays from 12-3 p.m.

- Pool: Open table from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

- Veteran’s Rep: The first Friday (May 5) and third Tuesday (May 16) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Menu (subject to change): Sit-down or take-out; call before 10 a.m. for delivery. 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. for $5.

Thursday, May 4: Ham and scalloped potatoes, peas, cornbread, spiced apples, cookies

Friday, May 5: Cheeseburger, ranch potato wedges, coleslaw, frosted cake

Monday, May 8: Corn chowder, banana muffins, green salad, chocolate pudding

Tuesday, May 9: Beef enchiladas, refried beans, Frito salad, lemon bars

Wednesday, May 10: BBQ chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, devilish eggs, cake roll

Thursday, May 11: Hamburger stroganoff, pasta, peas, stewed tomatoes, oranges

Friday, May 12: Hashbrown casserole, link sausage, applesauce, jello, cookies

We are located at 504 3rd Ave. East and are open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Call 406-883-4735 or email us at polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com.

Ronan

By Donna Daniels for the Valley Journal

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center (across from St. Luke’s

Hospital in Ronan) is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities.

Our menu is the following:

- May 5: Mexican Day, salad and dessert

- May 8: Stroganoff, salad and dessert

- May 10: Goulash, salad and dessert

- May 12: Ham hocks and beans, salad and dessert

Area VI Council on Aging is having a Cookbook Fundraiser. If you would like to submit a recipe, stop in and get a form.

Pinochle is held every Monday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the center. Everyone is welcome.

We also have pool available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come join the fun.

We will be doing a raffle for Fourth of July. Tickets are available from a senior member or at the Center. One for $1 and six for $5.

Anyone is welcome for our meals no matter what age. We ask for a $7 donation for our Monday, Wednesday, and Friday meals and $10 for our Sunday meal.

If you would like a meal delivered to your business just call us by 10 a.m. Also, we will gladly send you a menu if requested.

We are recruiting board members for the center. If you are interested give us a call.

St. Ignatius

By Barb Plouffe for the Valley Journal

ST. IGNATIUS — We are having a Mother’s Day Basket Raffle. Some of the items included are a $30 gift certificate to Bev’s Bloomers, yard decorations, handmade potholders, kitchen items with more are coming in. We have been selling raffle tickets since April 19. We will be having a bake sale for Mother’s Day on May 12 and 13 so mark your calendars and come enjoy. We will have a variety of goodies - cookies, bread pudding, zucchini bread, brownies, and many more good items.

We are looking for an assistant cook. if you are interest, call 406-7454462 and leave message if no one answers. You can also apply at the Lake County Job Service.

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a meal with us on the following days. We would love to have old neighbors and new neighbors come and enjoy our meals. If you would like a menu, please call and we can email it to you, you can come pick one up, or we will mail you one. You do not have to be a member of the Senior Center, but we may ask if you want to join for $10 a year. You don’t have to be a senior to join and support our Center.

Friday, April 28Lunch at noon: chicken spaghetti, veggie, fruit, garlic bread, sugar cookie bars

Tuesday, May 2Lunch at noon: scalloped potatoes and ham, spinach and blueberry salaD, buns and dessert

Wednesday, May 3 - Supper at 5:30 p.m.: roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, apple jello salad, buns, mixed berry buckle

Friday, May 5 - Lunch at noon: sweet and sour chicken, rice, tossed green salad, dessert

If you are interested in a takeout meal, please call, 406-745-4462 by 10 a.m. and leave a message if no one answers.

Mark your calendars for Women for Wellness event on May 18, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at SKC. Lots of information, testing and interaction. Registration is open and you can register at w4w.skc.edu. Men are welcome and there is a lot of health screening, education materials and interaction with health care providers from various health care facilities.

Foot Hill club meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. for snacks and cards.

Gentle Yoga resumed on March 29. If you are interested, please call Bonnie Kiser at 4062253-0171. Her rates are five sessions for $60.

Our Senior Center is open to people renting it. If you are interested, please call 406-745-4462 and leave a message. We will call you back with the information you need.

The Senior Center has a computer that is available for use by the public. If you are interested in using the computer, come in on Tuesday or Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or call and leave a message. We will return your call.

If you need help with other areas of your life such as transportation, respite, home health services, or other information, please call the friendly people at at Lake County Council on Aging (LOCCOA) in Ronan at 406-676-2367.