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Senior Center

Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.

Free computers/Internet to members: 8-3 p.m.

Morning coffee, snacks, newspapers: 8-10 a.m.

Library/gift shop: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lunch hour: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Suggested donation $2 (60 and older), $3 fee (59 or younger). Meals-on-Wheels are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound.* Meal passes are available for your convenience at the receptionist’s desk.

This week’s lunch menu:

Thursday: Beef stew, salad, fruit

Friday: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, salad, fruit

Monday: Chicken pesto over pasta, cauliflower, fruit

Tuesday: Crab salad sandwich, potato salad, cucumber sticks, fruit

Wednesday: Baked fish, spinach souffle, salad, fruit

This week’s activities:

■ Thursday

8 a.m. — Woodcarvers

1 p.m. — Scrabble/pinochle/ Texas hold ‘em/Chatty Hatters

■ Friday

8:30 a.m. — Book cleaning

9 a.m. — Line dance lessons

1 p.m. — Pinochle/duplicate bridge

Sunday

10 a.m. — United Methodist Church of Boulder City

■ Monday

11:30 a.m. — Mahjong

1 p.m. — Asian mahjong

1 p.m. — Party bridge/Scrabble/bingo/woodcarving/traditional poker

■ Tuesday

9 a.m. — Coin collecting

1 p.m. — Texas hold ‘em/pinochle/RummiKub

2 p.m. — American Lung Association no smoking class

■ Wednesday

9 a.m. — Blood pressure testing

9 a.m. — Computer class

12:30 p.m. — Community Club board

1 p.m. — Open music jam/bingo

6 p.m. — Pinochle

* For appointment or information, call 702-293-3320.

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