Thursday, 17 April 2008
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American Fork

Contact information -- The center is located at 54 E. Main St. and offers van pickup and dropoff for $1. To arrange for a ride, call the center at 763-3090. Gloria Parker is the center secretary, and the director is Ted Strong.

 

Center hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. Lunches are served daily at noon.

Tuacahn trips -- The American Fork Senior Center is planning two Tuacahn trips in June with a Mesquite stopover. Both trips will take in "Les Miserables" and "Sound of Music" at the Tuacahn Theater. Registration for the June 10-12 or the June 17-19 trips can be made at the center.

Ladies Club -- The Ladies Bridge Club meet every Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Eagle Mtn.

For Eagle Mountain residents, ages 55 and over, there will be an Outdoor Planter Potting Party on April 25 at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 1650 E. Stagecoach Run. Plant your own outdoor planter and make new friends.

The Eagle Mountain Senior Council hosts a monthly activity the fourth Monday of each month. All activities are free of charge. For more information, contact Carroll Johnson at 318-1595.

Lehi

Hearing clinic --Brent Fox will be conducting a hearing clinic on April 24 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Lehi Senior Center.

Location -- The Lehi Senior Center is located at 123 N. Center St., within the Lehi Legacy Center. The center phone number is 768-77165, and the director is Jan Jonsson. The center provides social activities, exercise equipment and health clinics to community seniors from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rides available -- Round-trip rides are offered to seniors for a minimal cost. Rides can be arranged at 427-2030.

Wills and such -- Attorney Eric Paulsen will be at the Lehi Senior Center at 12:15 p.m., Friday, April 18, for a brief discussion on wills, trusts and estate planning during lunch.

Pleasant Grove

Winter hours ¬­-- The Pleasant Grove Jacob Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Location -- The center is situated at 242 W. 200 South in Pleasant Grove. The contact phone number is 785-2818.

Boutique ¬­-- Caroline's Boutique provides a variety of crocheted and quilted items and is open during the center's regular hours.

Bingo -- Held every Monday morning at 10:30 a.m., Bingo is a fun activity to help work up an appetite at the Jacobs Center.

Tax assistance -- Volunteers will be available every Tuesday through April 15 by appointment at the center to help seniors with income taxes. Call 785-2818 for an appointment.

Other activities -- There is a new quilt to finish, billiards, card games, exercise equipment and other activities to do at the Jacobs Center.

Luncheons

Those who haven't been to a center lunch for a while are asked to call one day in advance so enough meals for those attending can be provided. The suggested donation for the meal is $2 for 60-plus seniors and $4.90 for those 59 years old and younger. The suggested donation for salads is $2.25 for seniors and $5.65 for those 59 or younger. Mountainland Association of Governments and the state of Utah fund the senior lunch program.

MENU

Friday

Barbecue chicken breast, herbed rice, California vegetables, vitamin salad/ranch, peach shortcake, whole wheat roll.

Monday

Meatloaf and gravy baked potato and sour cream, wax beans, fruit salad, carrot cake, whole-wheat roll.

Tuesday

Cabbage roll, sliced carrots, tossed salad and thousand island dressing, apple cobbler, whole-wheat roll.

Wednesday

Macaroni and cheese, green beans, apple, marble cake, whole-wheat roll.

Thursday

Baked cod and tartar sauce, fried Tater Tots, peas and carrots, coleslaw, peanut butter cake, white roll.

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