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Bingosize at ACC! Photo provided to the Times ObserverLooking for a new, fun way to be more active and connect with others? Join us at the Allegheny Community Center for BINGOCIZE! Bingocize® combines exercise and health information with the familiar game of Bingo, which has shown to be a great, fun way to get moving and socializing. Light refreshments will be available and prizes will be offered as well! The program is FREE and paid for in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. Bingocize will run from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays from February 28 through May 19th and you can attend as often as you are able.

Tax season is on the horizon and the ACC will be offering free tax services. The service – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) – is available both virtually and in person to anyone making less than $65,000 per year. As a COVID-19 mitigation effort, the following procedure will be required for all seeking assistance: Come to the back entrance of the ACC and a large envelope and intake form will be there. Take that home with you and complete it, including a phone number, whether you received the Child Tax Credit and the amount of your third stimulus payment. Copies of driver’s license and Social Security card(s) should be included as well as a voided check if you wish to receive your return electronically. Return all of that material to the back entrance of the ACC where a lock box will be located on the right. Lift the lid and places your completed forms on the platform. Closing the lid allows your tax documentation to drop down into a secure lock box.

TACO DAY

Feb. 16 will be Taco Day at the Allegheny Community Center. The event is set to kick off at 1 p.m. Call the center to sign up.

COOKING CLASS

On the first and third Wednesday of every month the Allegheny Community Center will hold a Cooking and Nutrition class. Come join us as we make many different foods and baked goods. We are learning about, and using Air Fryers and have had presentations on cooking with Instapots. We have made Gluten free dishes and plan on doing some sugar-free baking. We ask that you bring a recipe that we can use so that we can prepare it and put it in a calendar that we would like to publish. We have made; Muddy Buddy cookies, Imperial chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins and gluten free blueberry muffins, cinnamon chip Snickerdoodles Air Fryer chicken wings and potato chips. Class starts at noon and usually goes to two o’clock in the kitchen at the Allegheny Community Center and all are welcome.

PAINTING CLASS

Artist Gail Bidwell will be starting painting classes at the ACC in the dining room on Tuesdays The cost is $10.00 per class with supplies included unless a special project is requested. Call the ACC to sign up.

COVID-19

PROTOCOLS

Experience Inc. wishes to remind everyone that masks are required at all senior centers for the protection of seniors and staff.

TRANSPORTATION OFFERING

The Transit Authority of Warren County offers shared ride door-to-door bus service for persons 65 and over that will pick you up at your door. Reservations are needed to utilize this service and must be called in at least a day in advance. The bus will take you to senior centers, medical appointments, visiting, shopping or just for a day out. TAWC buses are available to the handicapped. The buses are lift-equipped for passengers in wheelchairs or who have difficulty with steps. Give TAWC a call at (814) 723-1874 for more information.

TIA CHI FOR

ARTHRITIS

The Allegheny Community Center is offering a Tia Chi for Arthritis class this winter. Classes are held at 10 a.m. every Monday at the center.

RECEPTIONIST NEEDED

The Allegheny Community Center is in need of a receptionist for a noon to 3 p.m. shift on Wednesday. Anyone interested is asked to stop in or call (814) 723-4180.

EXERCISE ROOM OPEN

The ACC has a treadmill, a stationary bike, a stet machine, yoga matts and weights. If you like to walk, ten times around the inner perimeter of the Center is a half a mile.

SUPPORT FOR

SENIORS

The Allegheny Community Center has applications on-site for various programs such as LIHEAP (for heating), Water and Waste to help with water and sewer bills as well as a rental assistance application. Anyone with questions asked to call the Community Assistance Office at (814) 723-6330. Rental assistance questions can be directed to the Warren-Forest EOC at (814) 726-2400, ext. 107. The EOC also has an application of second Harvest food distribution at the Lutheran Church.

HOSPICE IS A TREATMENT

CHOICE

“Hospice” can be an intimidating word– but it’s a lot less intimidating when you understand how Hospice can help you AND those who care for you. If you’ve found your life has grown into a pattern where your only outings are medical appointments, ER visits and hospitalizations, you should ask about Hospice as a treatment option. Hospice is a treatment for anyone who has a life-limiting diagnosis, and their death is likely within 6 months without life-sustaining treatment. What does “without” life-sustaining treatment mean? It’s a series of choices advocating for your quality of life. Most hospice care takes place in your own home, or the place that you call home. Hospice decisions are about life quality versus life quantity. Hospice of Warren County is the only not-for-profit Hospice provider in Warren County. To find out more please stop in at the Hospice House located at One Main Ave. in Warren- or call (814) 723-2455.

UPCOMING MEALS

Here’s a look at the meal calendar for November which is, unfortunately, subject to change due to supply chain issues. Remember that you must order meals two weeks in advance. Please call your local center to order or – if needed – cancel meals.

Feb. 28: Chicken bruschetta with pesto pasta, mixed greens, vegetables, roll and angel food cake.

Mar. 1: Pot roast with mashed potatoes, coin carrots, Italian bread and cookie.

Mar. 2: Crab cake slider, parmesan noodles, baked beans, dinner rolls and mandarin oranges.

Mar. 3: Egg omelet with cheese, sausage patty, breakfast potatoes, wheat muffin and fresh fruit.

Mar. 4: Vegetable lasagna, tossed salad, garlic breadstick, cherry chip cake and fruit cocktail.

Mar. 7: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, wheat bread and sliced pears.

Mar. 8: Hot dog, sauerkraut, cheesy potatoes, roll and sliced apples.

Mar. 9: Baked cabbage roll, whipped potatoes, carrots, dinner roll and fresh fruit.

Mar. 10: Sloppy joe with bowtie pasta, tossed salad, wheat bread and fresh fruit.

Mar. 11: Tuna salad sandwich with potato salad, beets, wheat bread and sliced peaches.

Mar. 14: Roasted pork with whipped sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, biscuit and fresh fruit.

Mar. 15: Roast beef and dumplings, creamy coleslaw, buttermilk biscuit and cinnamon applesauce.

Mar. 16: Roasted turkey with gravy with mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread and cookie.

Mar. 17: Corned beef and cabbage, boiled potatoes, green beans, dinner roll and pistachio pudding.

Mar. 18: Salmon cake with white rice, broccoli, wheat bread and mixed fruit.

Mar. 21: Taco salad, Spanish rice, corn and black bean salad, nacho chips and pineapple delight.

Mar. 22: Stuffed pepper with whipped potatoes, coin carrots, white bread and fresh fruit.

Mar. 23: Orange glazed pork loin, vegetable rice pilaf, cauliflower and sliced apples.

Mar. 24: Crispy chicken salad with mixed greens, vegetable soup, dinner rolls and warm peach crisp.

Mar. 25: Potato crusted fish, macaroni & cheese, stewed tomatoes, wheat bread and fresh fruit.

Mar. 28: Baked meatloaf with baked potato, green beans, white bread and sliced peaches.

Mar. 29: Chicken marsala with rice pilaf, broccoli and cauliflower blend, wheat bread and mixed fruit.

Mar. 30: Pineapple glazed ham with whipped sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, wheat bread and fresh fruit.

Mar. 31: Hawaiian pork chop with rice pilaf, island blend vegetables and strawberry shortcake.

HOURS & CONTACT INFORMATION

Allegheny Community Center, Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; (814) 723-4180.

Endeavor, Tues, Wed., Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; (814) 463-7774.

Marienville, Tues.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m.; (814) 927-6607.

Sheffield, Mon., Thurs., Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; (814) 968-5667.

Tidioute, Mon., Tues., Thurs., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; (814) 484-3020.