Senior Center News, March 8, 2019

North Central Senior Citizens Center, March 11-15

Monday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

Wednesday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; TOPS at 8 a.m. .; mall shopping from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday — Transportation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

March Menu by Earlene DeWinter

(Subject to Change)

Monday — Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, veggies, cookies

Tuesday — Spiced applesauce, roast pork, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli Normandy, rolls, cake

Wednesday — Hamburgers, macaroni salad, baked beans, fruit

Thursday — Corned beef with cabbage, potatoes, carrots, dessert

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

Attention All Seniors

Tax aides are here at the Senior Center. Appointments began Feb. 4, and will be scheduled on Mondays and Tuesdays only. Call us at 265-5464 to get your appointment scheduled now.

From Police and Fire Fighters

The Code Red system will be used to send critical communications, from evacuation notices to missing child alerts.

Caller ID: When you see the following displayed, you will know the call is from us.

• Emergency Notifications

1-866-419-5000 or Emergency Communications

• General Notifications

1-855-969-4636 or General Communications

Privacy: Your contact information remains private and will only be used for community notification.

Join Our Database: To make sure you receive notifications, please register at http://www.ci.havre.mt.us/police-department/.

Scroll to the bottom and click the CodeRed box.

Why You Should Never Call Back An Unknown Number

You notice a missed call from a familiar-looking number that isn’t in your contacts. Your first instinct might be to call back and see who it was, but that’s the last thing you should do. You might assume calling back is safe because a number happens to be from your area code. Scammers are adept at spoofing phone numbers for caller ID purposes. Just because a number shares your area code doesn’t mean the caller is from your town. Crooks purposely use familiar area codes to gain your trust. It’s the concept that people think they may have missed an important call. At the very least, answering the phone or calling back makes you vulnerable to future scams. When you call back not only are you certifying the number is attached to a real person but that you’re willing to make the effort in calling back an unknown number. This puts you at risk for scammers to talk to you at a different time and try to scam you with another ploy. And at worst? That call could cost you major money. The numbers are sometimes hooked up with 900 number such as sex lines that charge by the minute — and it adds up fast. You’re paying $17 for the first minute, and $9 for every minute after that. Plus even answering with a one-word reply — yes — could let them steal your money without asking for any more information. Never trust — always verify.