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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 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

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

Lunch hour: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Suggested donation $2 (60 and older), $5 fee (59 or younger). Meals-on-Wheels are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound.*

To mark October’s observance of breast cancer awareness month, those visiting the center are encouraged to wear a pink shirt every Monday in October.

This week’s lunch menu:

▶ Thursday: Beef stir fry, white rice, beet salad, fruit, fortune cookie

▶ Friday: Chicken and dumplings (noodles), carrot salad, fruit

▶ Monday: Quiche, country style potatoes, biscuits, fruit

▶ Tuesday: Meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, spinach, salad, fruit

▶ Wednesday: Chicken noodle soup, salad bar, fruit, dessert

This week’s activities:

▶ Thursday

8 a.m. — Woodcarvers

9:30 a.m. — E Valley Family Services

10 a.m. — Writers group

10:30 a.m. — Medicare questions with John Chase

1 p.m. — Scrabble/pinochle/Texas hold ’em,

1 p.m. — Chatty Hatters

6 p.m. — Art class

▶ Friday

9 a.m. — Blood pressure testing

11 a.m. — Medicare Part D; state Nevada “Extra Help”

1 p.m. — Bingo/pinochle/duplicate bridge

▶ Monday

11:30 a.m. — Mahjong

1 p.m. — Bingo/Asian mahjong/Scrabble/party bridge

1 p.m. — Woodcarving

▶ Tuesday

9 a.m. — CARE Health Link Insurance/Medicare Help

10 a.m. — Coin collecting

11 a.m. — Senior law

1 p.m. — Grief management

1 p.m. — Texas hold ’em/Pinochle/RummiKub

1 p.m. — Karaoke

▶ Wednesday

9 a.m. — Computer class

9 a.m. — Stamp club

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Commodities and Senior Share (closed from noon to 1 p.m.)

11 a.m. — Veterans seminar

11:30 a.m. — Director’s lunch

1 p.m. — Bingo

1 p.m. — Open music jam

6 p.m. — Pinochle

* Call for appointment or information, 702-293-3320.

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