Senior activities: Michigan/Metro
10/20/2004MONROE COUNTY
DUNDEE
SENIOR CENTER
284 Monroe St.
Information: 734-529-2401.
MONROE
CARING
ALTERNATIVES
2092 South Custer St.
Brief check in and cool down service provided to seniors at risk of heat related health problems. Available during regular business hours to qualified individuals on a cost share basis.
MONROE COUNTY
LIBRARY SYSTEM
Ellis Reference and
Information Center
3700 S. Custer Rd.
Free delivery of library books available to seniors who are unable to get to the library.
Sign up/information: 1-800-462-2050.
MARIAN PLACE
408 West Front St.
Wednesday: Card party at noon.
Today: Health screening and flu shot clinic, 10 to 11 a.m.
Mondays: Shopping at 1:15 p.m.
Tuesdays: Video at 1:15 p.m.
Wednesdays: Ball toss, 3 to 4 p.m.
Information: 734-241-2414.
TEMPERANCE
BEDFORD SENIOR
CITIZEN CENTER
1653 Samaria Rd.
Oct. 28: Euchre tournaments, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oct. 27: Speaker Dick Buchholz, 11:30 to noon.
Oct. 29: Halloween party with cider and doughnuts.
Mondays: Fitness at 9 a.m. and Bingo or Bunco at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: Bridge at 9 a.m., Tai chi at 10:30 a.m., except Oct. 19. Square dance at 1 p.m., line dancing at 2:45 p.m.
Wednesdays: fitness at 9 a.m., hobby and crafts at 10 a.m.
Thursdays: Quilters at 9:30 .am.. Health screenings from 10 a.m. to noon.
Fridays: Square dance at 1 p.m., except for Oct. 1.
Information: 734-856-3330.
ST. ANTHONY
SENIOR CENTER
4605 St. Anthony Rd.
Second, fourth Fridays: potluck dinners and Euchre games at 11:30 a.m. Open to all seniors.
LUCAS COUNTY
TOLEDO
BOWMAN SENIORS
DANCE GROUP
5050 Jackman Rd.
Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
Information: 419-691-6962.
FRIENDLY CENTER
1336 North Superior St.
First, third Thursdays each month: free blood-pressure screenings, health counseling for ages 60 and over, 9 a.m.-noon.
Weekdays: Seniors meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. daily for seniors 60 or older. Donation $1.75. Reservations: 419-241-6009.
FRIENDSHIP PARK
SENIOR CENTER
2930 131st St.
Weekdays: Lunch at 11:45 a.m. for $1.75 a person.
Nov. 13: Fall Harvest Dance, 6 to 10 p.m., doors open 6 p.m. Music by the Sounds Great Band includes polkas, waltzes, line dances, and tunes from the 40s to the 60s. Tickets, $5, include beverages and snacks. Open to all ages.
Wednesdays: free blood-pressure screenings and health counseling for ages 60 and over, 9 a.m.-noon.
Information: 419-936-3079
or visit www.geocities.com/friendshippark.
ELEANOR KAHLE
SENIOR CENTER
1315 Hillcrest Dr.
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.
LINGUES
NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER
401 North Hawley St.
Free daily phone calling service weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to seniors, disabled individuals, and the elderly age 60 and older who live alone and would like to have someone to talk to. To enroll, call 419-244-3142.
LYMAN W. LIGGINS
SENIOR CENTER
Grace Presbyterian Church
1171 Oakwood Ave.
Open Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Daily: noon hot lunches at the center must be reserved in advance. Lunches cost $1.75. Reservations: 419-243-7346.
Activities: ceramics, beginner dance, computer class, table games, Bingo, educational speakers. Young seniors night, every third Tuesday from 5-7:30 p.m. Transportation service available.
Tuesdays: free blood-pressure screenings, health counseling for ages 60 and over, 1-3 p.m.
Information: 419-243-7313.
SECOR GARDENS
SENIOR CENTER
First Antioch Baptist
Church of Christ
3201 Dorr St.
Weekdays: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with noon lunches for $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
CENTERS INC.
2308 Jefferson Ave.
Daily: activities and recreation, van transportation, and training for a foster grandparent program. Crochet and ceramics or a craft most mornings at 9:30 a.m.
Hot meals at 11:40 a.m., with a 24-hour advance reservation.
Light housekeeping and errand services, sliding fee scale.
Information: 419-242-9511.
SENIOR
ADULT CENTER
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.
Thursdays: Card club at 1 p.m. Crocheting, sewing, and quilting 1-4 p.m.
Fridays: Nosh, Nibbles, and News, 10-11 a.m.
Saturdays: video movies at 7 p.m. Call 419-531-2119 for schedule.
Mondays: Nurse available 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, 11 a.m.
Tuesdays: Friendship Club meets at 1 p.m.
Information: 419-531-2119.
J. FRANK TROY
SENIOR CENTER
1235 Division St.
Mondays: bridge class at 1 to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays: free blood-pressure screenings for ages 60 and over, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Speaker, 12:30 p.m. Bingo at 1 p.m.
Wednesdays: Shopping day, 1 p.m.
Daily: cards, board games, continental breakfast, computer games and more.
Information: 419-255-6206.
CHESTER ZABLOCKI
COMMUNITY CENTER
3015 Lagrange St.
Today: Blood pressure day, 10 a.m.
Monday: What is Hospice, a talk at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday: Blood pressure and blood sugar checks, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Speaker at 10:45 a.m. on cholesterol screenings.
Oct. 29: Halloween party, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dancing, costume contest, bingo, special trick or treat.
Thrift shop open 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and noon to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.
Thursdays: Exercise at 10:30 a.m., bunco at noon; movies at 12:30 p.m. in the Lee Weber lounge. Boccie tournament, 12:30 p.m.
Fridays: Yahtzee at 10 a.m. Line-dancing at 10 a.m., fitness walk in the gym at 10:30 a.m., Bingo at 12:15 p.m.
Mondays: Movies at 9:45 a.m. Pinochle at noon.
Tuesdays: Bingo at 10 a.m., boccie tournament at 5 p.m. Tripoli card games at noon.
Wednesdays: arts, crafts at 10 a.m. in the craft room. Fitness walk in the gym at 10:30.
Weekdays: Hot lunches available by reservation; donation, $1.75.