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Senior Calendar

Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St. Call 702-293-3320.

Check out the website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.

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

Morning coffee, snacks, newspapers: 8 a.m. to 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 older).

Meals-on-Wheels are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound.*

This Week’s Lunch Menu:

Thursday: beef veal in gravy, rice, corn, salad and fruit

Friday: hot roast beef sandwich, potato patty with gravy, peas and onions, salad and fruit

Monday: chicken pot pie, salad and fruit

Tuesday: homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes/gravy, carrots and salad bar

Wednesday: cheese and broccoli soup, ham melt sandwich, salad bar and fruit

Meal passes are available for your convenience at the receptionist’s desk.

This week’s activities:

n Thursday

8 a.m. woodcarvers

10:30 a.m. writers group

1:30 p.m. Texas hold ’em

1 p.m. Scrabble/pinochle

1 p.m. Chatty Hatters/Community Club Board

6 p.m. art classes

n Friday

8:30 a.m. book cleaning

9 a.m. line dance lessons

1 p.m. duplicate bridge

1 p.m. 500 cards/pinochle

n Sunday

10 a.m. UMC of Boulder City

n Monday

11:30 a.m. mahjong

12:30 p.m. traditional poker

1 p.m. Asian mahjong

1 p.m. woodcarving

1 p.m. party bridge/Scrabble/bingo

n Tuesday

9 a.m. coin collecting

9:30 a.m. Creekside BP Clinic

11:30 a.m. lunch with lawyer

1:30 Texas hold ’em

1:00 Pinochle/Rummikub

n Wednesday

9 a.m. blood pressure

9 a.m. stamp club

11 a.m. vets seminar

1 to 3 p.m. PM Senior Share

1 p.m. bingo

1 p.m. open music jam

* Call for appointment or information 702-293-3320

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