Senior Center News, Mar. 24, 2017

North Central Senior Citizens Center, March 27-31

Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; exercise class from 10 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; bingo at 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday — Transporta-tion from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; TOPS at 8 a.m.; cards at 1 p.m.

Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cards at 1 p.m.; exercise class from 10 to 11 a.m.

Friday — Medical transportation is available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., but people must make a request at least 24 hours in advance.

Pinochle — First place, Bill Nelson; second place, Elva Van Dessel; third place, Diane Andrews; pinochle, Marge Matzke and Bill Nelson

Menu by Earlene DeWinter

Monday — Sloppy Joe with buns, french fries, coleslaw, oranges

Tuesday — Salad, baked por chops, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, rolls, peach crisp

Wednesday — Beef tips with onions, rice, Venetian blend vegies, coffee, cake

Thursday — Chicken and dumplings, relish tray, cake

Friday — Soup, salad bar, chef’s choice, dessert, milk

Center exercise class will make a change

Some of the gals would like to try coming to exercise class twice a week, still on Mondays and we will be adding Thursdays. The time will remain the same, starting at 10 a.m. The class will continue to be in the back room at the Senior Center. At times, the back room is not available, so we will have to work that out also.

Remember, we added the second day Thursday, March 23. Hope to see you there in the future.

Some secrets to help you transform your life, end pain and help you feel your best: Exercise makes everyday tasks easier and less painful. Whether it’s for gardening, grasping or opening jars, you’ll find easy exercises will help improve grip strength and range of motion and ease joint pain.

Try the “Cat’s Claw”

• Open hand wide, fingers straight,

• Slowly bend fingertips and thumb toward the base of your fingers,

• Hold 6 seconds, open hand and repeat.