Alliance Senior Center update for week of Oct. 17
Activities
Shuffleboard – 1 p.m. Mondays.
Cornhole – 10 a.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Thursday.
Ping Pong – 1 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday.
Members Euchre – 1 p.m. Monday.
Open Cards – 9 a.m. Thursday.
Results:
Shuffelboard – Dean Lair and Kathy Ulbricht.
Members Euchre – Mark Kohler, first; Bev Flickinger and Joan Wade, tied for second.
Open Cards – Marilyn Haren Stockburger and Ruth Sundberg, tied for first.
Other activities
COVID VACCINES – Alliance City Health Department plans a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the updated bi-valent booster from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Alliance Area Senior Center, 602 W. Vine. This clinic is by appointment only. Schedule your appointment by contacting the call center at 330-249-1013. Do not contact the Senior Center or Health Department. The bi-valent booster is for those ages 60 and older and those with an underlying medical condition and who have completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccine and are two months since their last booster.
STITCH OF THE MONTH CLASS – 1 p.m. Wednesday. Learn the Lemon Peel Stitch while making a keyhole kitchen towel. It is designed to hang from your oven handle or can be used as a hand towel. It would also make a lovely hostess gift this holiday season. The cost is $25 per person and includes all supplies for the class. Sample of the keyhole kitchen towel is available to view at the Senior Center front desk. Class size is limited, and because of the close proximity, face masks will be required. Call the center to register at 330-821-3348.
CHRISTMAS PAINTING – 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Senior Center. Create your own ceramic Christmas tree. The folks from Jonesworks will offer instruction for you to create your own special tree. Trees range from large to x-small, and priced according to size. Price includes tree, base, light, star and cord. Choose between clear, multi-color or blue lights. Choose clear or orange star. Call the center to make your reservation.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING – Senior Center plans an electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24. Bring items to the center to be recycled. Fees of $20 per monitor and $50 per television will be assessed.
Tours
Tours from the Senior Center are open to the public. Call 330-821-3348 to make reservations.
RIVERS CASINO TOUR – Nov. 1. Participants will get $10 in free play. Members cost is $34; and non-members will pay $39. Call to make a reservation.
ALASKA TOUR INFORMATION MEETING – 1 p.m. Thursday. Discussion of Alaska Discovery Land & Cruise, which will run Aug. 9-20. Trip will run 12 days, with 26 meals, including 11 breakfasts, seven lunches and eight dinners. Highlights include Fairbanks, Sternwheeler Discovery, Music of Denali Dinner Theater, Denali National Park, Tundra Wilderness Tour, Luxury Domed Rail, Anchorage, Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Alliance Senior Center update for week of Oct. 17
