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Collins 50 Plus Seniors Activities for the week of May 5 to May 11 Sunday, May 5: Pickle Ball at 6:30 p.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Monday, May 6: Exercises with Pat at 10 a.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Wednesday, May 8: Exercises with Pat at 10 a.m., L.K. Painter Center gym; Quilting with Florence at 10:30 a.m., Collins Library Community Room; Games & Crafts with Pat at 1 p.m., Painter Center Rose Room. Thursday, May 9: Yoga with Donna at 11 a.m., Painter Center gym. Small fee. Friday, May 10: Exercises with Pat at 10 a.m., Painter Center gym; Potluck Lunch at noon, Painter ...

Benefits from phytochemicals

By CAREY SKELTON, MS MPH RD CDN Consulting Registered Dietitian There are various components found in our foods. Some of these components are nutrients essential for life such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. However, some discovered components in our foods are non-essential meaning they are not required to sustain life, but a growing body of evidence supports that they are beneficial to our overall health. One such group of components in foods we consume are phytochemicals, which are produced by plants to protect themselves from environmental threats such as ...

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Collins 50 Plus Seniors Activities for the week of April 28 - May 4: Sunday, April 28: Pickle Ball, 6:30 p.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Monday, April 29: Exercises with Pat, 10 a.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Wednesday, May 1: Day trip to Erie, PA to see the “Four Old Broads” show. ...

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Collins 50 Plus Seniors Activities for the week of April 21-27: Sunday, April 21: Pickle Ball, 6:30 p.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Monday, April 22: Exercises with Pat, 10 a.m., L.K. Painter Center gym. Tuesday, April 23: Soup and sandwich lunch, noon, Painter Center Yellow Room. Come out and enjoy a delicious lunch of homemade vegetable beef soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, dessert and drink for only $3. Wednesday, April 24: 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., ...

Pinochle Scores

Share & Care Seniors pinochle scores Tuesday’s Best April 9 Double pinochle: Heather Sinclair 1. Barb Smith 632 2. Lucy Saeli 613 3. Heather Sinclair 573 4. Joe Nocek 563 Peanuts: Fran Sullivan Birdie’s Bidders April 11 Double pinochle: Phyllis Laurito 1. Phyllis Laurito 619 2. Linda Sweenly 610 3. Ed Long 579 Peanuts: Lucy Saeli Birdie’s Flock April 12 Double pinochle: Lynn DiPalma 1. Bruce Patterson 593 2. Lynn DiPalma 591 3. Mary Patterson 582 4. Phyllis Laurito and Lucy Saeli 570 Peanuts: Fran Sullivan Dunkirk Senior Center pinochle ...

Meals on Wheels

Daily main entree 22 Cottage cheese w/pineapple ring, sliced peaches, muffin, baby carrots and ranch dressing, lemon pudding 23 Chicken drumsticks, potato salad, broccoli, cornbread, seasonal fruit 24 Spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, Italian bread, 24 hour fruit dessert 25 Cheeseburger on bun, calico baked beans, carrots, fruit punch, Lorna Doones 26 Chef salad w/tomatoes, ham, turkey, boiled egg, roll, orange juice, pound cake Supplemental evening meal 22 Sliced roast beef on rye, macaroni salad, plums 23 Sliced ham on wheat, 3 bean salad, yogurt 24 Chicken salad ...