Lunches
The Warren-Forest Area Agency on Aging will serve the following menu at Allegheny Community Center and other Warren-Forest centers June 4-8: spaghetti Monday, soup and sandwich Tuesday, hamloaf Wednesday, Swedish meatballs Thursday and cheese omelette Friday. Locations at Marienville, Sheffield, Tidioute and Endeavor will serve menus from Monday, Tuesday and Friday for the three-day sites. Eligible participation is 60 years and older with a suggested donation of $3. Call 723-3763 for information regarding congregate meal sites or center locations. Menu is subject to change based on availability.
Marienville
MACA Building
927-6607:
Wednesday, Thursday: cards, games; lunch, noon; bingo.
Endeavor
Township Building
463-7774:
Tuesday, Friday: cards, games; lunch, noon; bingo.
Tidioute
25 First St.
484-3020:
Tuesday, Thursday: cards, games; lunch, noon; bingo.
Sheffield
Main at Pickering
968-5667:
Monday: Farmers Marker vouchers 9-11, pool & games 9 a.m., lunch at noon, pool & games 1 p.m., exercise 3 p.m.
Tuesday: Rotary at noon, kitchen band at Cambridge 1 p.m.
Wednesday: shop in Warren 8:30 a.m.
Thursday: pool & games 9 a.m. , advisory meeting 10:30 am, lunch at noon, exercise 3 p.m.
Friday: pool & games 9 a.m., lunch at noon, pool & cards 1 pm, bridge 2 p.m.
The month of June brings the always popular Farmers Market vouchers which will be distributed June 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. To be eligible you must be at least 60 and income guideline of $20,665 single or $27,991 couple. Please bring ID.
Senior games will be June 13 Betts Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., so sign up to ride the bus. The cost of participation is only $6 and includes lunch of sloppy joes. Registration forms are available here at the center.
The annual boat ride is July 24, and we are off to Cleveland aboard Goodtime for a lunch cruise of Lake Erie. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is our next stop to enjoy music of our era. The cost is $95 with a pick up in Warren and Sheffield.
The next extended trip is a nine-day/eight-night cruise aboard Enchantment of the Seas from September 20-28. We will be leaving from Baltimore with the first stop in Portland, on to Bar Harbor, Me., Bay of Fundy and on to Nova Scotia. Prices from $999 and deadline for sign up is June 5.
The first picnic of the year is June 28 here at the center. Bring a wrapped gift to be auctioned off.
Highlights:
June 4: Farmers Market vouchers from 9-11
June 5: Kitchen band at Cambridge
June 7: Advisory council meeting
June 11: blood sugar testing 8:30-11:30
June 12: casino trip
June 13: senior games
June 19: spaghetti and meatball dinner 4:30-6:30
June 20: mystery lunch
June 25: blood pressure check from 10-12
June 26: senior night out
June 27: shop in Erie
June 28: picnic at the center
Allegheny Community Center, TAWC Building at 42 Clark St., 723-3237
Monday: Coffee, 9 a.m.; Wii games, blood pressure testing, 10 a.m.; knit & crochet hour, 11 a.m.; line dancing at Canterbury Court, 12:45 p.m.; bingo, quilting, games galore, 1 p.m.; yoga, 5 p.m.; Tai chi, 5:30 p.m. Center is open until 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Get Farmers' Market vouchers at ACC if last name begins with A-F. Coffee, 9 a.m.; Trivial Pursuit, bus leaves for Riverside Inn, 10:00 a.m.; Bible study class, 10:30 a.m.; exercise, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; line dancing at Canterbury Court, 12:45 p.m.; pinochle, 1 p.m.; bocce at Warren Mall, 2 p.m.
Wednesday: Coffee, 9 a.m.; cards, Auxiliary meets, walking at Betts Park, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, Nails by Brenda, 12:45 p.m.; Yoga, 5 p.m. Center is open until 7 p.m.
Thursday: Get Farmers' Market vouchers at ACC if last name begins with G-M. Coffee, 9 a.m.; stamping class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii games, 10 a.m.; Bistro meals, 10-1 p.m.; exercise, 11 am; vision screening, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; T.O.P.S., bingo, 12:45 p.m.; Brazilian embroidery,1 p.m.; bocce at Warren Mall, 2 p.m.; Dinner out, 4 p.m.
Friday: Coffee, 9 a.m.; Jammers play, 10 a.m.; cards, pool, 12:30 p.m.; Games galore, hand & foot Canasta, 1 p.m.; doors open, 4 p.m.; bingo starts, 6 p.m. Last day to register for Senior Games.
Carol Brocius, from the Sight Center of NW PA, will be at ACC on Thursday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Screening includes visual acuity, macular degeneration and glaucoma and is free. Public is welcome.
Special reminder that Senior Games of Warren and Forest Counties, coordinated annually by RSVP & YVC, will be held on Wednesday, June 13 at Betts Park DeFrees Pavilion. All seniors are invited to participate in the games or to be part of the cheering section that day followed by a nice lunch. Plus, there will be entertainment by Ron Carrington. Good times and good food! You need to register to do this. Stop by ACC for a registration form which must be completed and returned, along with your money, no later than June 8. Game participants need to be there at 9 a.m. with games beginning at 9:45 a.m. Just call the RSVP office at 723-7751 or stop by ACC for more information. Please bring your own lawn chair.
All non-casino trips leave from the CRI parking lot located on Pennsylvania Avenue West, just over the railroad tracks on the left (along the river) unless otherwise instructed to park elsewhere. Salamanca Casino trips depart from the Big Lots parking lot at the Warren Mall, as always. Not sure, just call 723-3237!
Exciting day trips: Riverside Inn Oscar and Felix, June 5; Dinner Out at New Beginnings in Busti, June 7; Presque Isle Downs Erie Casino, June 14; Scenic ride around Kinzua Reservoir, June 21; TAWC bus to Erie, Salamanca Casino, June 27; Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants ball game, July 8; American Idol Winner Scott McCrery at Chautauqua, July 13; Erie Canal boat cruise in Lockport, NY, July 16; Picnic at Chapman Dam, July 16; Audubon tour in Akeley, July 25; Bradford retro dinner, July 30; Temptations & Four Tops at Chautauqua, Aug. 3; tours of PNC Park and Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Vince Gill at Chautauqua, August 17; The Lettermen at Chautauqua, Aug. 23; Straight No Chaser at Chautauqua, Aug. 24; Fall foliage trip to Kinzua Overlook, Sept. 24; PA Grand Canyon fall foliage trip, Oct. 1; Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers, October 3; Riverside Christmas, Dec. 1. For details and sign-up, please call 723-3237.
Some great overnight and extended trips planned: Lancaster to see Jonah, June 12-13; Virginia Civil War & Plantation tour, Sept. 15-21; Lancaster to see Jonah, Oct. 8-10; New England Cape Cod and Hyannis Harbor, Oct. 15-19; Baltic tour, Aug. 17-Sept. 2, 2013. Questions about these trips should be made to Margaret Sleeman at 723-7143 or 730-9364. Please call 723-3237 for costs and to sign up. ACC membership is required for these trips. This is a special reminder to all trippers that the ACC Trip Policy is available at the Center.
ACC is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. M-F with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Mon. & Wed. ACC is closed for all activities and meals on legal holidays. Hot lunches are available Mondays-Fridays at noon. You can call your reservation to 723-3237. Bistro lunch is available on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No reservation required. Take-outs available.