HILLSBOROUGH: Senior citizen calendar for week of June 23

CHAPTER A
    Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members.
    Doors open at 11:30 and meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. We enjoy coffee and doughnuts at the end of the meeting.
    Bring your checkbook so you can sign up for trips we offer.
    If you have a question, you can call our president, Dick Meier, at 908-359-6948.
    Events coming up:
    • July 6 — “Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang” at Fulton Theater, Lancaster, Pa. This is a new place for us. Cost is $82 for show and lunch at Willow Valley. Bus departs from the Pathmark lot at 9:30 a.m.
    • July 7 — At the regular meeting, we’ll have a speaker on the care of your feet.
    • July 10 — Anniversary party at Falcons Camp, noon to 4 p.m. Lunch and dancing, or you can watch those who do the chicken dance. Cost of $25 is refunded for members. It’s $35 for guests (not refunded).
    • Friday, Aug. 12 — Monmouth Race Track. Bus leaves at 10:30 a.m. from Pathmark lot. Cost is $70 for admission and a great meal at Basile’s. Large, comfortable bus, so you can snooze going home.
    • Aug. 14 — Annual picnic at Falcons camp from noon to 4 p.m. Cost of $15 is refunded on arrival. Festivities start at noon and go till 4 p.m. with two seatings of food, with games in between.
    • Sept. 15-19 — Boston and historical environs. We’ll have step-on guides when we visit Lexington and Concord; a visit to Cambridge, home of Harvard University; and Gloucester, “America’s Oldest Seaport” with Old Ironsides.
    The trip of five days and four nights includes four breakfasts and four dinners. Cost is $440 for a double and $575 for a single. You’ll need $75 at sign-up, with the balance in three equal payments. We’ll park our cars in the municipal parking lot.
    If there are open seats, we’ll be happy to accommodate non-members. Keep this in mind and inquire.
    On Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. the regular card-playing group meets in the senior room. You don’t have to be a member of the club.
    On Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to noon or longer, the mah jongg players are in our senior room. I see these players bring a fine spread of goodies to keep up their strength.
    Need transportation? Know that the Hillsborough bus service for seniors is there. Call 908-369-3880.
    For this time only, we’ll go to Atlantic City on July 11, instead of the first Monday of the month, which some people thought interfered with 4th of July festivities. Bus departs from the Pathmark lot at 9 a.m. Please note this so you won’t be disappointed. Call Jo for details at 908-359-6418.
    — Elsie Slusser
(908-369-4478)
CHAPTER B
    Our next meeting for Chapter B members will be July 14 at the Municipal Building on South Branch Road. Our doors will open at 11:30 a.m. to give everyone an equal opportunity to buy tickets for events on sale that day. Tickets are sold between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Meetings start promptly at 12:30 p.m.
    July is our annual ice cream social and you will be able to create your own sundae, so start saving your calories.
    This meeting will be your last opportunity to purchase tickets to our annual picnic, which will be held on Aug. 11 at the Polish Falcon Hall. Cost is $20 and you will get a return of $15 upon attendance.
    Also tickets for a one-day trip to Mt. Airy Lodge scheduled for Oct. 5 will go on sale. This trip includes bus, $35 coin return and a comedy show called “Sex, Please —We’re Sixty.” If not sold out, we will again sell in September. Cost is $56. What a bargain.
    Also available are tickets for a trip scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16, to the famous Green Dragon Farmers & Flea Market in Lancaster, Pa. This market is the largest indoor and outdoor market on the East Coast. After a morning of shopping, we will head out to the famous Miller’s Restaurant (also in Lancaster) for a delicious lunch before heading home. Cost for this trip is $55.
    Please note that lots of good trips are being offered for sale in July so remember to bring your checkbook with you so that you do not get left out.
    Our trip on Aug. 26 to Monmouth Raceway is sold out. We are taking a waiting list.Our annual special ‘Breakfast with Seniors’ is being held at the Municipal Building today, June 23. Cost is $3.00. This is our breakfast where invited guests from Emeritus Assisted Living and Avalon Assisted Living attend. Pancakes, eggs, pastry and bagels along with coffee and juice are on the menu. Games and prizes will follow breakfast. We expect about 70 people to attend.
    Need more information? Call 908-359-8412.
    — Nancy Greggo
Hillsborough Senior Center
    The center at 339 South Branch Road is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Its phone is 908-369-8700.
Blood pressure screenings are the third Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Caram (an East Indian game, similar to billiards) and other games are played every Thursday.
    Cards are played daily. You can flex, stretch and tone with Rose on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
    Daily programs:
    Friday, June 24 — Lisa’s homemade pizzas (pizza party).
    Monday, June 27 — Trip to Montgomery for guitar and keyboard performance by Jess & Christopher Aggabao.
    June 28, 29 and 30 — Fire safety.