Senior Center Sets Activities

The Elizabethtown Area Senior Center, located in the GEARS Community Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, invites area seniors to its upcoming programs. The center, a service of GEARS and the Lancaster County Office of Aging, is open regularly on Mondays through Fridays. Interested individuals may call the center at 717-367-7984 for more information or to make reservations.

On Thursday, April 4, the center will offer walking at 9 a.m., Nutrition With Kilene at 11 a.m., and pinochle or bridge at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be chicken Parmesan with marinara and cheese, penne pasta with sauce, tossed salad with dressing, Italian bread, and apple juice.

Activities on Friday, April 5, will include walking at 9 a.m., Bible Study or Table Games at 10 a.m., Senior Moments at 11 a.m., and a TGIF dinner at 5 p.m. Lunch will be a tuna salad sandwich on white bread with lettuce and tomato, lentil soup with crackers, and fresh oranges.

The schedule on Monday, Apri1 8, will include walking at 9 a.m.; shuffleboard at 9:30 a.m.; Strength, Stretch, and Balance at 10 a.m.; a Juniors Helping Seniors activity at 11 a.m.; and pinochle at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be a cheeseburger on a sandwich roll, barbecue butter beans, broccoli salad, and fresh cantaloupe.

On Tuesday, April 9, the center will offer walking at 9 a.m., a morning stretch at 9:30 a.m., a visit from a preschool class at 10 a.m., Pennies From Heaven at 10:30 a.m., and a 10-Minute Tasty Tip at 1 p.m. Lunch will be rotisserie chicken with gravy, whipped potatoes with chives, mixed vegetables, a whole-grain biscuit, and sliced peaches.

Wednesday, April 10, will be Volunteer Recognition Day. The schedule will feature walking at 9 a.m.; a WISE Program from 9 to 11 a.m.; chair exercise at 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling or Shake, Rattle, and Roll games at 10 a.m.; Ukulele Band at 2 p.m.; and Bingo for Bucks at 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be beef braciole with gravy, roasted red-skinned potatoes with rosemary and garlic, green beans, wheat bread, and a fresh banana.

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