Activities Planned For Seniors

Elizabethtown Area Senior Center, located in the GEARS Community Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, has planned a variety of activities. For more information or to make reservations for meals or attendance, readers may call the center at 717-367-7984.

Face masks and social distancing are no longer required. Reservations are required and must be made two days in advance. Donations will be accepted at the door.

The senior center serves hot lunches at noon on Mondays through Fridays. Reservations are required two days in advance.

On Thursday, Sept. 2, the senior center will offer coffee, table games, and puzzles at 8:30 a.m.; a ring toss at 9:30 a.m.; the Beat the Caller game at 10:30 a.m.; and pinochle at 1:30 a.m. Lunch will be a tuna salad sandwich, soup, and an orange.

Activities on Friday, Sept. 3, will be coffee, table games, and puzzles at 8:30 a.m.; breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; laddergolf at 9:30 a.m.; and a craft at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be a baked chicken cutlet, scalloped potatoes, a tomato and cucumber salad, and gelatin.

The senior center will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.

The schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 7, will include coffee, table games, and puzzles at 8:30 a.m.; Book Nook at 9:30 a.m.; and bingo at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be a hot dog with sauerkraut, barbecue butter beans, potato salad, and tropical fruit.

On Wednesday, Sept. 8, seniors can avail themselves of coffee, table games, and puzzles at 8:30 a.m.; walking at 9 a.m.; darts at 9:30 a.m.; and the advisory council and table games at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be a warm roast beef sandwich, Parmesan potatoes, carrots, and a banana.

The senior center will hold a gift basket bingo on Saturday, Sept. 18. Doors will open at noon, as will the kitchen. Bingo will start at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance or for a higher fee at the door. To sponsor a basket, giveaway drawing prize, or door prize, contact the senior center.

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