Senior activities: West

5/19/2004

FULTON COUNTY

SENIOR CENTER

240 Clinton St., Wauseon.

Today: exended bingo, 10 a.m. to noon.

Tomorow: Blue Grass Prairie Band performs, 11 a.m.

Monday: Better Food Choices, 11 a.m. Nutrition bingo, 1 p.m., no pennies required to play.

Tuesday: Honoring Country and Flag, a talk by Nancy Vela, 11 a.m.

Wednesday: Pepper party, 1 to 3 p.m.

May 28: third grade pen pals visit for lunch and interaction, 11 a.m.

Thursdays: Bingo at 10:30 a.m.

Weekdays: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. activities and daily lunch for senior citizens 60 or older. Lunch reservations: 419-337-9299 or 1-800-686-9217.

Basic computer classes offered to Fulton County residents age 60 and over. Information: 419-337-9299.

ARCHBOLD

NUTRITION SITE

Scout Cabin

320 West Holland St.

Monday: Storyteller Pastor Tom Lutz, 11 a.m.

Wednesday: current events information and sharing, 11 a.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. activities for seniors age 60 and older.

Fridays: Bingo at 11 a.m.; transportation for bill-paying and grocery shopping at 1 p.m.

Information and lunch reservations: 419-445-3590.

DELTA

NUTRITION SITE

Memorial Hall

401 Main St.

Thursdays: Bingo at 10:45 a.m. Transportation for grocery shopping and bill-paying at 12:45 p.m.

Information and lunch reservations: 419-822-3452.

FAYETTE

NUTRITION SITE

Opera House 1055 East Main St.

Tuesday: Gardening, Plantgs, and Memory Lane, 11 a.m.

May 27: White elephant bingo, 11 a.m. Take a wrapped gift for a prize.

Tuesdays,Thursdays: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. activities for area seniors 60 or older.

Transportation for grocery shopping and bill-paying available at 1 p.m. Tuesdays.

Information: 419-237-1340.

SWANTON

SENIOR CENTER

Trinity United Methodist Church

210 North Main St.

Tomorrow: The Victory Center for cancer patients, speaker at 11 a.m.

May 28: Pharmacist will speak and answer questions, 11 a.m.

Fridays: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mondays: cards and games at 11 a.m.

Wednesdays: grocery shopping and bill paying, 12:45 p.m.

Third Wednesday: Blood-pressure checks at noon, reservations required.

Lunches are served at noon; reservations are required at least a day in advance.

Information, reservations: 419-826-9776.

LUCAS COUNTY

BERKEY

SENIOR CENTER

Township Fire Hall, 5817 State Rt. 295.

Second Thursday: free blood pressure checks and health counseling for seniors ages 60 and over, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

HOLLAND

SENIOR CENTER

330 Oak Terrace Blvd.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Bingo from 10 a.m.-noon.

Tuesdays: Game day for playing cards and dominoes, 10 a.m.-noon.

Wednesdays, except the second week each month: free blood-pressure screenings and health counseling for ages 60 and over, 9 a.m.-noon.

Thursdays: Educational movies or a speaker, 10 a.m.-noon.

Weekdays: Hot lunches for seniors 60 and older, with reservations due a day in advance. Donation for lunch is $1.75. Reservations: 419-865-1340 or 419-868-1340.

Musician volunteers needed to perform for the residents.

LUTHERAN VILLAGE

AT WOLF CREEK

2001 Perrysburg-Holland Rd.

Volunteers needed to escort residents to the beauty shop, play card games, tend flower gardens, work in the village store, play music for residents.

Information: 419-861-5531.

AARP DRIVER SAFETY

Cost is $10 for the eight-hour course, four hours each day. No exam given, no driving required.

Information: 419-867-9818.

HEALTH DEPT.

Free blood-pressure screenings and health counseling for people 60 or older at these locations:

Holland: Second Wednesday of each month, 1:30-4 p.m., Village Meadows Retirement Community residents only, 1140 South McCord Rd. First Thursday, 1:30-3 p.m. Providence Lutheran Church, 8131 Airport Hwy.

Monclova Twp.: Third Tuesday of each month, 12:30-3 p.m., Monclova Community Center, 8115 Monclova Rd.

SYLVANIA

SENIOR CENTER

7140 Sylvania Ave.

Today: Health insurance questions answered, 10:30 a.m., appointments required. Low vision support group, 1 p.m. Book Club, 2 p.m.

Tuesday: Seniors legal advice, by appointment.

May 27: Blood pressure checks, 9 to 11 a.m. Podiatrist by appointment, 9:30 a.m. Lend an Ear support, 1 p.m.

Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every second and fourth Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesdays: Knitting, crocheting, embroidery group meets at 9 a.m. to do volunteer work for the center. Continuing wellness classes, 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Wednesdays, Thursdays: Gentle Yoga classes Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Fridays: Simply Lite Jazzercise 9 to 10 a.m. and Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Thursdays: Low Vision support group meets 1 p.m. the third Thursday each month. Lend an Ear support meets 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday.

Wellness programs: Tai chi, "Simply Lite" Jazzercise, and gentle yoga. Call for a detailed schedule.

Information and activity schedules: 419-885-3913.

SPRINGFIELD TWP.

SENIOR CENTER

Glass City Christian Fellowship, dining room.

8201 Angola Rd., Holland.

Weekdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bingo and other games. Hot meal at 11:30 a.m. for a $1.75 donation.

Information and reservations: 419-867-7794.

TOLEDO

OFFICE ON AGING

OF NW OHIO INC.

Senior Net Computer Lab, 2155 Arlington Ave. offers computer classes designed for older adults. No previous computer experience required. Class sizes are limited to 8. Information: 419-382-0624 ext. 627.

ELEANOR KAHLE

SENIOR CENTER

1315 Hillcrest Dr.

Tuesdays: dinner at 5 p.m., donation of $1.75. Call by Friday for reservations.

Weekdays: senior nutrition lunches at 11:30 a.m. for $1.75. Reservations required a day in advance, 419-476-2969.

SeniorNet Computer classes offered.

Information: 419-476-2745.

LYMAN W. LIGGINS

SENIOR CENTER

1171 Oakwood Ave.

Daily: hot lunches are served at noon at the center and must be reserved in advance. Lunches cost $1.75. Call 419-243-7346 for reservations.

REYNOLDS CORNERS

SENIORS GROUP

1700 North Reynolds Rd.

Mondays, Thursdays: meals at 11 a.m. for a contribution of $1.75. Reservations are due a day in advance. Call 419-531-2706.

Tuesdays: art class from 2 to 3:30 p.m. by a certified instructor. Supplies are provided.

First, third Tuesdays: board games at 10:30 a.m.

Second Tuesdays: birthday party day and Bingo, beginning at 11 a.m. Seniors are asked to take a salad or a dessert to share.

Last Tuesdays: 11 a.m. business meeting, followed by a potluck lunch and Bingo.

Information: 419-531-2706.

SECOR GARDENS

SENIOR CENTER

First Antioch Baptist Church of Christ

3201 Dorr St.

Weekdays: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with noon lunches costing $1.75 for seniors.

Fourth Thursdays: free blood pressure screenings and health counseling for ages 60 and over, 10 a.m.-noon.

Information: 419-534-3789.

SENIOR ADULT

CENTER

An affiliate of the Jewish Community Center, 2700 Pelham Rd.

Weekdays: programs for seniors age 60 and older, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday: The Symmetrix perform, 7 p.m.

Today: Bargain Mystery Lunch, half price.

Tuesday: monthly birthday party after the Friendship Club meeting.

Aug. 2-6: Camp L'Chaim offers art classes, tai chi exercises, a ToledoMud Hens home game.

Thursdays: Card club at 1 p.m. Sewing, quilting, and crocheting from 1 to 4 p.m.

Fridays: Yiddish Club, Poker Gang.

Saturdays: video movies at 7 p.m.

Mondays: Visit with the nurse, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bagels and coffee from 10 a.m. to noon, mahjong from 1 to 4 p.m., and Bingo at 7 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: exercises from 11 a.m. to noon. Transportation for medical appointments and grocery shopping.

Tuesdays: Walking Grou meets. Friendship Club, 1 p.m.

Wednesdays: Book Club at 10 a.m.

Information: 419-531-2119.