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. Come early and review the activities we offer, and, of course, sign up for those that may appeal to you. We enjoy coffee and doughnuts after the meeting.
If you have a question, you can call our president, Dick Meier, at 908-359-6948.
Trips to Atlantic City are held the first Monday of the month. The bus departs from the Pathmark lot at 9 a.m. and everyone is welcome; you don’t have to be a member of our club. The bus goes to the Taj Mahal, where you can play the slots and then stroll on the boardwalk. Call Jo for details at 908-359-6418.
Events coming up:
’’’’ 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 on the way home. You can put on the feed bag, in a manner of speaking, then snooze on the bus after you’ve hopefully bet on the winning horses.
Sunday, Aug. 14 Annual picnic at Falcons camp from noon to 4 p.m. Talk about putting on the feed bag! We’ll have two seatings with games in between. Plenty of parking. Cost of $15 is refunded on arrival.
Sept. 15-19 Boston and historical environs. Some people have been to Boston, but this time we’ll visit Lexington and Concord, known as the birthplace of the American Revolution, and see the site of the “the shot heard ‘round the world.”
We’ll see the USS Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides.” We’ll visit Salem, a coastal city with 300 years of New England history. Salem is where the witchcraft trials of 1692 were held. We’ll visit Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport, which is located on Cape Ann.
The trip of five days and four nights includes four breakfasts and four dinners. Cost is $440 per person for double occupancy and $575 for a single. We’ll have time to shop.
If you have friends who aren’t members, they would be welcome, if we have open seats. Just ask.
’’On Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. the regular card-playing group meets in the senior room. If you like to play cards, you don’t have to be a member of chapters A or B.
On Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to noon or longer, the mah jongg players are in the senior room. Don’t know how to play? They’ll be happy to show you. There is quite a large group and they are very dedicated to their game.
Need transportation? Call 908-369-3880 for senior transportation. Hillsborough is good to their seniors.
Elsie Slusser
(908-369-4478)
CHAPTER B
Chapter B members are meeting on today, Thursday, July 14, at the Municipal Building on South Branch Road. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. to give everyone an opportunity to purchase tickets for upcoming events. Everyone will have equal chance to look over our ticket tables and buy tickets for any events on sale that day.
Tickets are sold between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Meetings start promptly at 12:30. Our annual ice cream social will take place after our formal meeting and you will be able to create your own sundae, so start saving some calories.
Tickets available:
Tickets for our annual picnic, which is held at the Polish Falcon Hall, will be available today. This will be your final opportunity to purchase same.
We have added a trip for this year. It is a one-day trip to Mt. Airy Lodge on Wednesday, Oct. 5. This trip includes bus, $35 coin return and a comedy show called “Sex, Please We’re Sixty.” If not sold out in July, we will again sell in September. Cost is $56. What a bargain.
Tickets for a trip on 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.
Reminders:
Our senior activity rooms are open during the summer; doors open at 9 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. On Tuesday mornings starting at 9:30 you can join a friendly game of bridge. If you don’t know how to play, there is someone there to teach you.
On Friday mornings beginning at 9 we have beginning, intermediate and expert players. We have three tables and there is always a teacher at each table, if needed. Also on Fridays beginning about 11 there are men and women who shoot pool in our game room. All Hillsborough seniors over 60 are welcome to these events.
Also, on many afternoons card and board games are ongoing. Try dropping by, meet new friends and spend some enjoyable time with other Hillsborough seniors.
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:
July 15 Trip to the Montgomery Lower Middle School for the “Frog & Toad” theatrical performance.
July 18 “Mind Your Mind” exercises to strengthen perception.
July 19 “Love Your Kidneys: Know the Score” by Ellen Yoshiuchi, National Kidney Foundation.
July 20 Wii bowling.
July 25 Wii tennis.
July 26 “Medication Management: Unraveling Health Care Reform & Medicare” by Kelly Finnegan, Office on Aging & Disability Services.
July 27 Bingo.
July 29 “Mind Your Mind” exercises to strengthen word fluency, increasing vocabulary and more.
