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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), $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: Tomato bisque soup, tuna stuffed tomato on lettuce, cottage cheese, peaches

Friday: Chili cheese baked potatoes, steamed carrots, banana bread, yogurt and blueberries

Monday: Memorial Day brunch: Denver omelet casserole, potatoes, fruit bowl, biscuit and jelly, juice

Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, steamed spinach, salad, yogurt pops

Wednesday: Chef salad, chili bowl, peach yogurt

This week’s activities:

n Thursday

8 a.m. — Woodcarvers

9 a.m. — Toenail clinic

9 a.m. to noon — Commodities

11 a.m. — Medicare questions with John Chase

11 a.m. — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s representative

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

n Friday

8 a.m. — Farmers market

8:30 a.m. — Book cleaning

9 a.m. — Line dance lessons

10 a.m. — Boulder City Hospital’s New Seasons: Retirement Planning, Money Management, How to Stay Financially Healthy

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

n Sunday

10 a.m. — Boulder City United Methodist Fellowship

n Monday

11:30 a.m. — Mahjong

1 p.m. — Asian mahjong

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

n Tuesday

9 a.m. — Coin collecting

1 p.m. — Texas Hold ’em/pinochle/RummiKub

1 p.m. — Karaoke

1 p.m. — Grief management

n Wednesday

9 a.m. — Blood pressure testing

9 a.m. — Computer class

10 a.m. — Better Breathers

1-3 p.m. — Senior Share

1 p.m. — Bingo

4-8 p.m. — AARP driving class

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

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