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Senior News

Dinner, dance aims to take Dunkirk Seniors to 1950s

The Dunkirk Senior Center will be sponsoring a ’50s theme dinner/dance on Thursday, June 29. The meal will consist of sub, chips, dessert, and root beer floats. Doors open at 4 p.m. with dinner at 4:30 p.m. Music will be provided by DJ Joe Gould. Sign up in the Center office starting Tuesday, ...

Dunkirk Seniors making getaway plans

The Dunkirk Senior Center will be having a trip to the Windmill Farm & Market, Saturday, June 3. The Windmill Farm hosts over 175 indoor and outdoor shops with numerous hand-crafted items. There will be fresh produce, flowers, wineries, artistry, etc. Sign up in the Senior Center Office. ...

Getting fired up over the start of grilling season

May is the unofficial start of grilling season, so get the grill cleaned off and pull out that bib or apron because it is about to get messy. Grilling is beloved part of the summer. Some of the benefits of grilling include health, convenience, gets us outdoors, takes the formality out of ...

Grape Belt Seniors plan getaways

The Grape Belt Seniors meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Masonic Lodge for their aerobics and weights class from 9 to 10 a.m.. You must be a member to attend and the classes are $1 each time you attend. Upcoming trips include: ¯ June 8 the group will be going to the Niagara Falls ...

Don’t hesitate to speak up regarding ageism

May is Older American’s Month, the time to celebrate all older adults and recognize the contributions older people are making in our communities and across the country. According to the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), there are 935,000 individuals aged 60 and over in New York ...

Stay healthy with state’s nutrition program

Are you over 60? Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is for you! SNAP helps New Yorkers buy food. New York’s older adults are a very large and diverse group of people, differing in age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, health status, and more. Seniors may ...