Collins 50 Plus Seniors

Activities for the week of Feb. 17 through Feb. 23

Monday, Feb. 18: Exercises with Pat, 10 a.m., L.K. Painter Center gym.

Tuesday, Feb. 19: Active Senior Aerobics with Kim, 9 a.m., Painter Center gym, small fee. Soup & Sandwich Lunch, noon, Painter Center Yellow Room. Come out and enjoy a delicious lunch of homemade chili, green salad, dessert and drink for only $3.

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Exercises with Pat, 10 a.m., Painter Center gym. Quilting with Florence,10:30 a.m., Collins Library Community Room. Games & Crafts with Pat, 1 p.m. Painter Center Yellow Room. Senior Bowling, 1 p.m. at K&L Lanes in Gowanda, small fee.

Thursday, Feb. 21: Yoga with Donna, 11 a.m., Painter Center gym, small fee.

Friday, Feb. 22: Exercises with Pat, 10 a.m., Painter Center gym.

In case of bad weather check out Channel 2 WGRZ and Channel 7 WKBW for closings listed under 50 Plus Seniors.

*Join the Collins 50 Plus Seniors on Wednesday, May 1 as they travel to Erie, PA for the Station Theatre comedy show “Four Old Broads.” Flyers are available at the Collins Town Hall lobby or the L.K. Painter Center. We will be traveling by comfortable coach bus, dinner and show all for $89. Call 532-2006 ext. 21 for more details and to sign up.

**The next AARP Defensive Driving Class will be held on Tuesday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the L.K. Painter Community Center in Collins. To sign up, call 532-2006 ext. 21 and leave a message with your name, phone number and if you would like to have the lunch. The fee for the class is $20 for AARP members / $25 for non-members. Make your check or money order (no cash) out to “AARP” and bring it with you when you check in on the day of the class. The fee for the lunch is $3 and will be collected when you check in on the morning of the class. Class begins at 9 a.m. sharp. Please check in by 8:30 a.m. Bring your check, your AARP member card (if a member), your driver’s license and a pen.

Dunkirk Senior Center News

Travel updates for 2019:

Monday, March 11 is a trip to del Lago Casino. This trip is sold out. There is a waiting list only.

Wednesday, April 17 will be the annual Easter shopping trip to the Broadway Market. The cost is $45 per person. Lunch will be at Chef’s Restaurant, with the menu choice to be made at the time of sign-up. Sign-up has begun. A few seats are available and a waiting list will be established.

Tuesday, May 28 will be a Sounds of Summer Matinee Show at the Seneca Allegany Casino. The cost is $73 per person and includes $20 casino bonus and a free lunch buffet. Sign-up begins Monday, March 11 at 9 a.m.

Monday, June 10, a trip is scheduled to see an Elvis Presley Tribute Show starring Terry Buchwald at the Depew Polish Falcons. The $58 per person price includes a buffet, the 11:30 a.m. show and a stop at Antoinette’s Sweets on the way home. Sign-up begins Monday, March 4 at 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 25, a customer appreciation casino trip is planned for the Seneca Niagara Casino. The cost is $30 per person and includes $30 casino bonus and free lunch buffet. Sign up will begin Monday, April 15.

Tuesday, July 23, a second customer appreciation casino trip is planned for the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca. The cost is $30 per person and includes $30 casino bonus and a free lunch buffet. Sign up will begin Monday, May 13.

From Sunday, Aug. 25 through Thursday, Aug. 29, the 5 day, 4 night extended trip to Atlantic City at the Hard Rock Cafe Casino has been confirmed. The price is $550 per person double occupancy (and $34 for optional insurance) and includes $60 casino bonus and $80 in food. There is an optional side trip to Smithville for no charge. The single occupancy price is $820 per person and $45 for optional insurance. Sign up begins Friday, March 1, with $275 and insurance due at the time of sign up. The balance is due on Friday, June 28. Call the center at 366-7530 for information.

2019 membership dues ($5) are past due. The year runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. You must have an active membership to participate in all programs.

The office, located at 45 Cliffstar Court, is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday all day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Grape Belt Senior News

Aerobics and Weights with Catherine on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. In the event that Catherine cancels aerobics and weights, she will post it on the Grape Belt Seniors Facebook page, on her own Facebook page, WDOE and Chautauqua Today.

2019 dues are now being collected at the Center.

All trips, extended as well as day trips, are open to the public; members and non-members. Fliers for upcoming trips for 2019 are available at the Center.

Trips planned for 2019 FIRST PAID – FIRST RESERVED!

May 13: DelLago Casino. Get $25 slot dollars and free lunch buffet. $32 per person. Pay by Feb. 10.

May 24: BPO “An American Salute.” Includes lunch at Pearl Street Grill. Sign up today. Pay by Feb. 10.

June 3: Murder at Lost Memories Manor. $97 per person. Interactive murder mystery at downtown Buffalo’s newly restored 115 year old landmark The Barrel Factory. Includes buffet luncheon. Check out Lakeward Spirits craft distillery, Pressure Drop Brewing craft brewery, Bar Cultivar, Distillery and Tasting room, and more. A “sweet” mystery stop will be made on the way home.

June 9: 1:10 p.m. Yankees and Cleveland Indians game. All you can eat buffet until 7th inning. Club seating!

This trip is full and finalized. May sign up in case there are cancellations.

June 26: Customer Appreciation. Seneca Niagara. Pay $30. Get $30 in slots and free buffet.

July 20: Great Wellsville Balloon Rally. $55 per person. See 35 Hot Air Balloons take flight from Island Park, making a delightful rainbow of color that floats over the Wellsville area. Enjoy the entertainment, food and vendors at the Main Street Festival.

July 26: Customer Appreciation. Seneca Niagara. Pay $30. Get $30 in slots and free buffet.

Aug. 21: Belhurst Castle. Built in the 1880’s overlooking Seneca Lake. $115 per person. Visit Three Brother Estate Winery. Enjoy 5 free tastings at three wineries and a microbrewery. Buffet lunch at Belhurst Castle. Belhurst Winery for 5 tastings. A stop at Muranda cheese factory before departing for home.

Sept. 4: Grove City Shopping and Oh, So Much More. $73 per person. Includes stop at Campbell Pottery in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Shopping at Grove City Outlet Mall. Includes lunch at Hoss’s Restaurant. Over 140 Brand Named Outlets. Final stop is Wendell August Forge featuring handcrafted metal giftware.

October: “Witches Brew” the Musical – Bradford, Pennsylvania. $106 per person. First stop is Zippo/Case Museum. Next, enjoy a sit down lunch at Beefeaters Restaurant, followed by the Broadway style show, “Witches Brew, the Musical” featuring Enchante Cabaret. After the show, visit the Main Street Mercantile and the Tin Ceiling Gift Shop.

Casino trips with shows:

Oct. 8: Musical Tribute to Beautiful and Carole King. Fun-filled, all male Carole King Tribute. Family friendly comedy. Custom musical arrangements. A cast from NYC. $78 per person for show, $20 free slot play, and buffet lunch. Seneca Niagara Casino.

Nov. 5: The Rat Pack. Tribute to Dean, Frank, and Sammy. Seneca Allegany. $78 per person for show, $20 free slot play, and buffet lunch.

Dec. 10: The Lettermen Hits and Holiday Show. Seneca Niagara. $78 per person for show, $20 free slot play, and buffet lunch.

Extended trips for 2019: David Wendt will be at the Center on Monday, Feb. 25 at 10:15 a.m. to discuss the extended trips.

Mid-Atlantic Rail Adventure: April 24 to 27. Final payment is due immediately. Trip includes motor coach transportation to Pittsburgh and a river cruise on the Gateway Clipper. Rail transportation to Washington, D.C. aboard Amtrak’s full-service Capitol Limited. Monuments and memorials. Baltimore – Inner Harbor. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Arlington National Cemetery. Return trip by motor coach departing from Baltimore.

New York, New York on July 4: July 3 to 6. Includes Hyde Park – F.D. Roosevelt’s home, West Point Military Academy, Hudson River/NYC Harbor Cruise – view Macy’s fireworks from the Capt. J.P. II. Two-night stay at Edison Hotel in the Times Square area. Shopping. Tour of NYC. Broadway musical. Travel is by motor coach. Seats are still available.

Bavarian Europe: Sept. 10 to 20. Includes air fare to and from Austria. Then tour Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Northern Italy. Highlights include Milan, Matterhorn, Lucerne, Munich, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Danube River, Vienna and more. Fliers re: this trip are now available. Seats are still available

For information and to sign up for any of the extended trips, call Marianne Serio at 672-5274. For more information and to sign up for any day trips, call Judy Marino at 672-5778.

Find Grape Belt Seniors on Facebook. Active members are eligible to join the FB group.

Mayville Senior Citizen Meeting held Feb. 7

After a variety of dishes including casseroles, salads, breads and desserts, Janet Loomis, president, began the meeting. Dianne Goodrich told two funny stories, a poem called “His Presence” and then all recited the Lord’s Prayer. Janet led the Pledge of Allegiance. The secretary and treasurer reports were read and approved. Mary Carlson listed February birthdays and anniversaries and cards sent.

Janet stated that Thursday, Feb. 28 is the last day to sign up and pay for the April 16 trip to Buffalo to shop at the Broadway Market, have dinner at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, then shop at the Made in America Store. $73 member fee and $77 non-member fee.

The kitchen committee was thanked. Guest, Bert Kensellar, was welcomed. Door prizes were won by Joyce Ayers, Kathy Sukalac and Herb Magnuson.

Bill Tornstrom, program chairperson, introduced Judy Wroda, Southwestern Independent Living Center, Inc. Wroda shared personal stories regarding abuse of the elderly and widespread homelessness in Chautauqua County. She is very well informed through both education and personal experience and encourages anyone to call her with problems. She will do her best to give the best possible options to resolve their situation.

At out next meeting, Thursday, Feb. 21 at noon at the Mayville VFW, we are having a soup and sandwich lunch. Please come join us and bring a dish to pass and your place setting including a cup or bowl for soup.

Silver Creek Seniors

The Feb. 12 meeting was cancelled due to an icy mixture of snow, rain, sleet and wind.

At the next 1 p.m. meeting on Feb. 19 at the Senior Center, we will warm up to cozy bowls of soup and chase away the cold winter blues, thanks to volunteers.

United Senior Citizens to resume monthly meetings

Members of the United Senior Citizens came together on Dec. 10, 2018 to celebrate the Christmas season and to hold the final meeting of 2018.

Beginning the festivities an appetizer tray consisting of assorted cheeses, vegetables and pepperoni [crackers], in addition to flavorful punch was enjoyed by all those attending. After the hors d’oeuvres, member Wendy Black offered the blessing and the baked ham dinner was served, complete with tossed salad, smashed baby reds, squash and green beans. Ice cream with chocolate sauce or creme de menthe was the dessert for those with a sweet tooth. It was perfect with a nice hot cup of coffee!

Before everyone was afflicted with “fat baby syndrome” (or ‘falling asleep after being fed’), Vice President Linda Riley called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ed McClenathan and ‘God Bless America’ was patriotically sung by the group. December birthdays were then announced and well-wishes sung to Peggy Pokoj, Sandy Barone and Silvana Bajdas. Member Russell Dalby shared a well-received joke and member Robin Carr recited a few jokes donated by Attendance Taker Genevieve Ludemann. The 50/50 winners for the day were Josie Wierczynski, Joanna Brown, Rosemary Mancuso, David Van Rensselaer and Virginia Nedveski. The Bingo committee had extra prizes to dispense with in addition to the cash prizes to the many winners that chose to stay and play.

The United Senior Citizens meet, greet and eat monthly from March to December at the Fredonia Beaver Club on Prospect Street, Fredonia. If you like to have a catered lunch with friends in addition to shared monthly jokes and the occasional speaker, you are warmly invited to join the group ($5 dues) and come on the second Monday of the month. The catered lunch ($10) is always delicious and includes dessert and coffee. Please join us Monday, March 11 at noon. In lieu of the traditional Irish cabbage & corned beef lunch, we will be served meatloaf, gravy on the side, Redskin smashed potatoes, tossed salad with homemade dressing, vegetable medley, rolls and butter and apple crisp (reminding us ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’!).

Members may renew dues ($5) at this time in addition to reserving lunch. Send ($10/ lunch) check made payable to the United Senior Citizens and send to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk NY 14048 by March 4. Hope you can come!