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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.*

 

This week's lunch menu:

Today: Swiss steak, pasta, mixed vegetables, spinach salad, fruit

Friday: Pork roast, roasted potatoes, carrots, salad, fruit

Monday: Sausage with bell peppers, pasta, salad, fruit

Tuesday: Lemon chicken, country rice, Brussels sprouts, pudding, salad

Wednesday: French dip, fries, salad, fruit

 

This week's activities:

Thursday

Woodcarvers (8 a.m.), Medicare presentation (9 a.m.), writers group (10 a.m.), Medicare questions with John Chase (11 a.m.), Scrabble, pinochle, Texas hold 'em (1 p.m.), Chatty Hatters (1 p.m.), art class (6 p.m.)

Friday

Blood pressure testing (9 a.m.), bingo, pinochle, duplicate bridge (1 p.m.)

Sunday

Boulder City United Methodist Fellowship (10 a.m.)

Monday

Mahjong (11:30 a.m.), Asian mahjong (1 p.m.), party bridge/Scrabble/bingo (1 p.m.), woodcarving (1 p.m.)

Tuesday

Coin collecting (9 a.m.), senior law (11 a.m.), Texas hold 'em/pinochle/RummiKub (1 p.m.), karaoke (1 p.m.), grief management (1 p.m.)

Wednesday

Computer class (9 a.m.), line dancing (9 a.m.), stamp club (9 a.m.), Senior Share* (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Commodities* (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), veterans seminar (11 a.m.), bingo (1 p.m.), open music jam (1 p.m.)

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

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