Senior Center News, Jan. 22, 2021

North Central Senior Citizens Center, Jan. 25-29

Menu by Earlene DeWinter, subject to change

Monday — Chicken pepper steak, rice, vegetables, cookies

Tuesday — Salad, Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, bread stix, cake

Wednesday — Chicken fried steak, mash potatoes and gravy, peas, dessert

Thursday — Cabbage rolls, baked potato, corn, cheese cake with cherries

Friday — Soup, chef’s choice, dessert

Tax preparation information

We do not know what is happening with AARP tax preparation at this point in time. We are creating a list with your name and phone number to contact so the AARP tax crew can call and set up appoints when they are allowed to see people. As soon as things open up and appointments can be made, you will be called if your name is on the list. Answer your phone … If it’s a scammer just hang up on them.

The senior center is providing medical transportation only. Jan. 25-29 the rides will be very limited as we are short-staffed and need to work around the meal delivery schedule for Meals on Wheels. Remember to call ahead for Friday’s appointments.

You may get a card in the mail with your COVID-19 Relief funds on it. If you have any questions, feel free to call 406-265-5464 or go to the Economic Impact Payment Card website http://www.eipcard.com. People can also reach this site through the Social Security website.

The senior center’s doors are still closed to the public. We are providing limited services by phone with individuals bringing their paperwork down to the center. Help is being given over the phone when possible.

With the isolation, challenges are being felt by some people. Contact a senior or a veteran that may be facing challenges just to see how they are doing. The personal contact will help them feel a great deal better.

Congregate folks: We are still continuing to provide meals at the Hill County senior center as grab-and-go meals while we are still closed. If you would like to pick up a meal, please be sure to call the center before 10 a.m. to order your meal through the kitchen. Your meals may be picked up at the center from 11:45 until 12:15 M-F. If you would like to, you may order a meal for one day or put in your order for the entire week. If you would please let us know which meals you would be like ahead of time, it would be beneficial in preparation so we are aware of how much food to fix each day.

With the individuals we’ve lost the last few weeks, I do have some openings for commodities for the Hill County area. Call 265-5464 for an application.

Important phone numbers

• Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

• Tumbleweed Runaway and Family Crisis Program: 259-2558 (local) 1-888-816-4702 (toll free)

• Friendship Line by Institute on Aging - The Friendship Line is both a crisis intervention hotline and a warm-line for non-emergency emotional support calls. It is a 24-hour toll-free line and the only accredited crisis line in the country for people aged 60 years and older, and adults living with disabilities. Toll-Free Line: (800) 971-0016

• For those seniors getting frustrated with staying home and needing someone to talk to you can call 1-877-688-3377 for Montana's Warm Line.

More of the Hardest “Would you rather” questions for

grandparents to ask their grandkids:

19. Would you rather always need to shout whenever you speak or always have to whisper?

20. Would you rather live one single life that lasted 1,000 years or 10 different lives that each lasted 100?

21. Would you rather have 10 siblings or only one sibling?

22. Would you rather have to sleep in the wilderness or in a sleeping bag for the rest of your life?

23. Would you rather be the President of the United States or just an average person?

24. Would you rather have to share your house with two lions or with 1000 honeybees?

25. Would you rather forever be the youngest sibling or forever be the oldest sibling?

26. Would you rather not have to go to school but have 12 hours of homework or go to school for 12 hours but not have any homework?

27. Would you rather it snow every single day or rain every single day?

28. Would you rather be the best artist in the world or the best sports player in the world?

29. Would you rather have to read at least one book every week or never read a book again?

30. Would you rather be able to travel anywhere in outer space or straight into the middle of the earth?

31. Would you rather have a single best friend who you could trust all the time or 10 good friends who you could trust only sometimes?

32. Would you rather only be able to watch movies in the movie theater or in your home for the rest of your life?

33. Would you rather only be able to watch TV shows or movies for the rest of your life?

34. Would you rather only be able to drink apple juice or milk for every meal of the day?

35. Would you rather have a tiny freckle right in the middle of your forehead or one huge freckle on your arm?

36. Would you rather stay young for as long as you live or be an adult as soon as you were born?

37. Would you rather drive in a police car or in a fire truck?

38. Would you rather earn 1,000 dollars per day for your whole entire life or have the chance to win 100 million dollars?

39. Would you rather have a personal interview with your favorite actor or be in a movie with them?

40. Would you rather take care of other people’s kids or other people’s dogs?

41. Would you rather be able to eat ice-cream for every meal or have a famous ice-cream bar named after you?

42. Would you rather have to ride a train to get everywhere or always have to take an airplane?

43: Would you rather be the tallest person in the world or the shortest person in the world?

44: Would you rather be extremely healthy but never eat desserts or be extremely unhealthy but be able to eat any food that you want?

45: Would you rather make 1,000 dollars a day but never see your family or make 10 dollars a day and always be able to see your family?

46: Would you rather turn into your mom or your dad for one day if you could only choose one?

47: Would you rather be able to understand animals but they not be able to understand you or not be able to understand animals but they understand you?

48: Would you rather always see the world in black and white or always see the world in color but with stripes?

49: Would you rather always be dressed up in your fanciest clothes or always be dressed up in your dirtiest clothes?

50: Would you rather never know what time it is or never know what day it is?

51: Would you rather only be able to celebrate Christmas or only be able to celebrate your birthday?

52: Would you rather buy 100 one dollar toys or buy one 100 dollar toy?

53: Would you rather be able to play any new video game that comes out or be able to get the latest new phone when it comes out?

54: Would you rather it be necessary to use a bike or use a scooter to get around everywhere?

55: Would you rather only live to be 50 years old but be rich or live to 100 years old but be poor.

56: Would you rather be the world’s most famous singer or the most famous dancer?

57: Would you rather have a nose the size of Pinocchio’s or ears as large as Dumbo’s?

58: Would you rather have to eat a diet that was only planted or eat a diet that was only meat?

59: Would you rather buy your own amusement park like Disney or buy your own private island?

60: Would you rather have water that tastes like your favorite drink or vegetables that taste like your favorite dessert?

61: Would you rather be able to skip all of your dentist appointments or all of your doctor’s appointments?

62: Would you rather win a lottery ticket worth 100,000 dollars or have your friend win a lottery ticket worth 1,000,000 dollars?

63: Would you rather only be able to see out of one eye or only be able to hear out of one ear?

64: Would you rather never be able to see your grandparents again or never be able to see your best friends again?

65: Would you rather be able to stay up as long as you wanted or sleep in as long as you wanted?

66: Would you rather eat homemade meals or fast food for every single meal as long as you lived?

67: Would you rather be the best player on a winning team or the worst player on a losing team?

68: Would you rather be required to use a spoon or a fork every time you eat if you could only choose one?

69: Would you rather only be able to watch one TV show or have to watch all of your TV shows in black and white?

70: Would you rather read an excellent book or watch a great movie?

71: Would you rather be all alone in the desert or in the jungle?

72: Would you rather spoil a movie for a friend that they haven’t watched or had a friend spoil a movie that you haven’t watched?

73: Would you rather be the center of attention or stand in the corner at a party?

74: Would you rather be able to speak to any animal or know every language in the world?