Senior Bulletin Board & Menus

Meals for people 60 or older are served at the Community Center five times a week. Reservations must be made 48 hours ahead by calling 743-8333 weekdays from 9 to 1. A donation of $1.75 is requested.

Van transportation is available daily for medical and social appointments, also with 48 hours' notice. The COA office is open from 8 to 4. Taxi and cabulance tickets are sold Monday through Wednesday from 9 to 3.

Congregate meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Room at Town Hall. For reservations, call Anna Chagnon at 623-2397.

Activities for the week:

Tuesday: 10:30 -- Blood pressure clinic in the Senior Citizens Room, Town Hall.

Friday: Noon -- COA potluck lunch in the Senior Citizens Room, Town Hall.

Nutritious meals by Elder Services of Berkshire County for people 60 and older are served Wednesdays at 11:45 at the Community Center on School Street. A $1.75 donation is requested, and reservations should be made two days in advance by calling Phyllis Sanderson at 743-9719, or Elder Services at 499-0524. A blood pressure clinic is held the fourth Wednesday of the month for all residents.

The COA van is available from 9 to 3 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A $1 donation is requested. Call 743-1690. Van mobile phone: 446-2559.

Activities for the week:

Tuesday: 2 to 4 -- Craft class and drop-in.

Wednesday: 2 to 4 -- Senior Citizens Club and bingo.

Cummington

Luncheons are held every Tuesday at 12:30 at the Community House on Main Street. The meals are provided by Highland Valley Elder Services. Those wishing to attend should make reservations by Monday at 9 a.m. For more information or to make a reservation, call 634-2262.

Nutritious meals for people 60 years and older are served at the Community House on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reservations must be made by calling 684-2000 by noon the day before. A $1.75 donation is requested.

COA drop-in hours are Monday through Friday from 8 to 4. BRTA and SERVE reservations may be purchased during regular office hours.

The COA van is available for all Dalton elderly and handicapped residents from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance by calling the COA at 684-2000.

Activities for the week:

Monday: 10 -- Stop & Shop bus; 2 -- LIFE Group at Craneville Place; 4:30 -- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Tuesday: 10, 12:30 and 6:30 -- Healthy osteoporosis exercise class; 11:30 -- Luncheon, serving stuffed cabbage.

Thursday: COA closed for Thanksgiving; van not running.

Friday: COA closed; van not running.

Saturday: 11 and 8 p.m. -- "On Track with the Dalton COA," Channel 16.

Sunday: 1 -- Lunch at First Congregational Church hosted by First Congregational Church of Dalton.

Nutritious meals for people 60 and older, weekdays at 11:45. Reservations must be made by calling 528-4118. Transportation is available for elderly and handicapped.

For reservations for medical, social, shopping, lunch at the Senior Center, etc., call 24 to 48 hours in advance at 528-4773. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Acitivities for the week:

Monday: 9:30 -- Low-impact exercise with Teresa Decker; 11 -- Tap dancing with Fran Kelsey; 11:45 -- Lunch; 12:30 -- Scrabble; 2 and 6 -- Pat Hogan's art class;5 -- Sharing Our Stories.

Tuesday: 10 -- Pool players meet; 11:45 -- Lunch; 12:30 -- Bingo; 1:30 -- Line dancing.

Wednesday: 9:30 -- Yoga class; 10 -- Pool players meet; 11:15 -- Kevin Bell Music during lunch; 11:45 -- Lunch; 12:45 -- Poetry class with Michael Houlihan; 1 -- Macramé or rug-hooking class; 1:30 -- Fall prevention program; 4 -- Weight Watchers; 7 -- Folk Art Class with Jean Johnson.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving Day.

Friday: 10 -- Pool players meet; 11:45 -- Lunch; 12:30 -- Sociable sewing; 1 -- Duplicate bridge.

Nutritious lunches for people 60 and older are served at the Hinsdale Town Hall, 39 South St., twice a week. Reservations must be made two days in advance by calling the meal site, 655-2310, or the nutrition program, 499-0524. A $1.75 donation is requested.

Activities for the week:

Wednesday: 10 -- Walking club; 11:30 -- Lunch; Noon -- Bingo.

Friday: 11:30 -- Lunch; Noon -- Bingo.

Activities for the week:

Tuesday: 10-- Walking Club at Berkshire Mall; 11:30 -- Lunch; Noon -- Cards and pool.

Wednesday: 10 -- Fall-prevention exercise.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving.

Nutritious lunches for people 60 and older are served at the Community Center two days a week, Mondays and Fridays, with a suggested donation of $1.75 per meal. Reservations may be made a few days in advance by calling 499-0524.

Transportation to lunch, medical appointments and other destinations is available Monday through Friday. Thursday afternoons the senior van provides transportation for shopping at the Lenox Plaza from 1 to 3. Call the COA 637-5535, in advance, for reservations. Discounted BRTA taxi tickets are sold during office hours.

Blood pressure clinics are scheduled the second Wednesday morning and the third Tuesday afternoon of each month. Call 637-5535 for appointment. Foot clinics are held every other month on the second Thursday. For information and appointments for both, call 637-5535.

SHINE counseling (insurance, health care, pharmacy) is available the first and third Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and every other Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Call for an appointment, 637-5535.

Activities for the week:

Monday: 11:30 -- Lunch.

Tuesday: 9 -- After Fifties Fitness, call 243-3918; 9 to noon -- Retired Men's Pool Club; 9:30 -- Gentle exercise program.

Wednesday: 10 to noon -- Quilting Club; 11:30 -- Lunch.

Thursday: 9 -- After Fifties Fitness, call 243-3918; 9 to noon -- Retired Men's Pool Club; 9:30 -- Gentle exercise program; 1 to 4 -- Bridge Club.

Friday: 11:30 -- Lunch.

The Spitzer Center at 116 Ashland St. offers lunch five days a week. A $1.75 donation is requested. Call 662-3125 for reservations two days in advance. The COA office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 3:30.

The COA operates two wheelchair-accessible vans, Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4, for individuals 60 and older or disabled.

The van is available for medical appointments, social/recreation, education, nutrition and shopping; Wednesday morning grocery-shopping program provides door-to-door services and transports to all three supermarkets in North Adams; $1 per one-way trip in North Adams, $1.50 per one-way trip to Williamstown or Adams. Call Sandy or Brenda at 662-3125.

Activities for the week:

Monday: 8:30 -- Walking Club; 9 to 3 -- Taxi tickets sold; 9:45 -- Van transportation to meal site; 11:30 -- Lunch.

Tuesday: 9 to 3 -- Taxi tickets sold; 9:45 -- Van transportation to meal site; 10 -- Cards and socializing; 11:30 -- Lunch; Noon -- Bingo; 1 -- Low-impact aerobics.

Wednesday: 8:30 -- Walking Club; 9 to 3 -- Taxi tickets sold; 9:30 -- Tai chi; 9:45 -- Van transportation to Big Y; 10 -- Van transportation to Price Chopper; 10:15 -- Van transportation to meal site; 11:30 -- Lunch; 1 -- Craft class; 1 -- Advanced osteoporosis exercise and prevention class.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving.

Friday: Closed.

Sunday: 11:30 -- Lunch.

The Senior Center is open Monday through Friday from 7 to 4, Saturdays from 9 to 3, and taxi and cabulance tickets are sold from 9 to 2:30. The coffee shop is open from 7 to 11, and lunches are served Monday through Saturday at 11:30 for people 60 and older.

For reservations call 499-9346 before 12:30 for next-day reservations. Social day-care program is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 3. Van transportation is available by calling 499-9346 or 499-9347 for an appointment.

Activities for the week:

Monday: 7 to 11 -- Senior strength training at YMCA (also Tuesday & Wednesday); 8:30 -- Low-impact aerobics; 9 -- Line dancing, Golden Senior Collections, osteoporosis class; 10 -- Poetry class, bowling at the YMCA; 12:30 -- Cards, Sequence; 1 -- Sewing, mah-jongg.

Tuesday: 9 -- Woodworking; 12:15 -- SHINE; 1 -- Bridge; 1 to 3 -- Computer class, RSVP crafts.

Wednesday: 8:30 -- Low-impact aerobics (also Friday); 9 -- Line dancing, woodworking, osteoporosis class; 9:30 -- Computer class; 10 -- New Member Day; 10:30 -- Senior lap swim at YMCA (also Friday); 11 -- Senior Aquafit at YMCA (also Friday); 12:40 -- Eggman; 1 -- Bingo.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving.

Friday: Closed.

Saturday: Closed.

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, 235 East St., offers a Senior Adult Lunch Program in conjunction with Elder Services of Berkshire County. Kosher hot meals are served every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at noon. Open to members of the general public. A nominal donation is suggested.

Reservations are required to attend meals and programs, as space is limited. Call before to 10 a.m. For information: Cindy Bell-Deane, director of food services, 442-4360. The following kosher meals and activities will be available this week:

Monday: Noon -- Sloppy joes, minestrone soup, corn, salad, fruit, cookies and tea; 1 -- "The Lighter Side of Current Events" with Herb Fishman.

Tuesday: 11 -- Senior Yoga with Milton Berkowitz, $2; Noon -- Roast turkey, chicken soup, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and pearl onions, gravy, salad, rolls, apple pie and tea; 1 -- Film.

Wednesday: 1:30 -- Course on playwright Eugene O'Neil, taught by Gertrude Knepper.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving.

The Senior Center at Dewey Hall on Main Street is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 2:30. Rae Eastman is the director.

Meals on Wheels are available Monday through Friday, except holidays, for the disabled or temporarily disabled.

To determine eligibility, (800) 544-5242. For local volunteer services and information on the center's programs, call 229-7022.

Activities for the week:

Tuesday: 9 -- COA meeting; 9:30 to 10:30 -- Fitness class, $4

Wednesday: 9:30 to 10:30 -- Tai chi class, $3.

Thursday: 9:30 to 10:30 -- Fitness class, $4.

Friday: Noon -- Free movie, bring a lunch.

Meals for seniors are served twice weekly at Heaton Court, donation $1.75. Reservations: the COA office at 298-3118.

Foot-care clinics by Countryside Nurse at Heaton Court on first Monday of every other month beginning at 9. Appointments: 298-3118. Transportation for medical appointments and other purposes available upon request, three-days notice required, 298-3118.

Activities for the week:

Tuesday: 9 -- Transportation for grocery shopping; 11:30 -- Lunch.

Wednesday: 1:30 to 2:30 -- "Moving into Well-Being" dance exercise program at Heaton Court.

Thursday: 11:30 -- Lunch at Heaton Court.

Hot lunches are served Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday through the Elder Services Nutrition Program. Call 48 hours ahead for reservations, 458-8350 or 458-5156.

Van transportation is available daily for medical and social appointments by calling 458-8250 or 458-5156 with 48 hours' notice. The office is open weekdays from 8 to 4. Taxi tickets are sold during office hours.

Activities for the week:

Monday: 10:30 -- Exercise; 11:30 -- Lunch; 1 -- Line dancing, Van to Sweet Brook Nursing Home for visiting; 3 -- COA Meeting.

Tuesday: 9 -- Oil painting with Jacqueline Toomey; 9:45 & 10:45 -- Van to Stop & Shop; Noon -- Flu shot and foot clinics.

Wednesday: 9 -- SHINE; 9:30 -- Van for banking; 10:30 -- Exercise; 11:30 -- Lunch; 1 -- Bridge.

Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving.

Friday: Closed.

Sunday: 11:30 -- Lunch.

The Council on Aging provides transportation for seniors by calling Connie Arnod, coordinator at 684-3707. The senior room is open Fridays from 10 to 3 in the town office.

Wednesday: 9 to 10 -- Osteoporosis exercise program, town office conference room with instructor Doug Pierce.

Senior Menus

Elder Services

Monday: Cheese lasagna, vegetable beef soup, broccoli and peaches.

Tuesday: Stuffed cabbage, peas and carrots, beets, and lemon pudding.

Wednesday: Ham steak, scalloped potatoes, French green beans and pineapple.

Thursday: Thanksgiving, no meals served.

Friday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, braised cabbage with carrots, and fresh fruit.