Senior news
St. Charles Senior Center
1455 Fairgrounds Road636-949-0658
March 14: Bingo, 12 p.m.
March 17: Wood carving, 9 a.m.; pillow making; AARP tax service, appointment necessary.
March 18: Bridge, 9 a.m.; computer class, 9 a.m.; line dancing, 9:15 a.m.; AARP tax service, appointment necessary.
March 19: Bingo, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
March 20: Bingo, 10 a.m.
St. Peters Senior Center
108 McMenamy Road
636-278-2410
March 14: Popcorn and a movie, 9:45 a.m.; no computer class.
March 17: Bingo, 12:30 p.m.; St. Patrick's Day party, Fitness Fanatics to entertain.
March 18: Line dancing, 9:30 a.m.; music and dancing sing along, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
March 19: Balance class, 10 a.m; art class, 1 p.m.; Mayors for Meals
March 20: Trivia, 11 a.m.; meet your alderman, 11:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m.; wear your Easter bonnet and celebrate Easter.
O'Fallon Senior Center
106 N. Main St.
636-272-4180
March 14: Pinochle, 8 a.m.; Internet class, 9:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m.
March 17: Pinochle, 8 a.m.; chair exercise, 9:30 a.m; blood pressure, 10:30 p.m. St. Patrick's Day party.
March 18: Chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Price is Right game, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m.
March 19: Pinochle, 8 a.m.; trivia, 12:30 p.m.
March 20: Chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; computer class, 9:30 a.m.
Wentzville Green Lantern
Senior Center
506 S. Linn
636-327-8720
March 14: Exercise, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 1 p.m.; birthday party, home school band performs.
March 17: St. Patrick's Day party; crafters, 9 a.m.; shop Wal-Mart, 1 p.m.
March 18: Exercise, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 1 p.m.
March 19: Wil Smith sings; AARP tax preparation; crossword puzzles, seek and find word search
March 20: Line dancing, 9 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; shop Schnucks, 1 p.m.; Spring party, Girl Scouts.
SENIOR CENTER MENU
Menu same at all centers. Lunch served 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in St. Charles; 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in St. Peters; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in O'Fallon and Wentzville. Suggested $3 donation. Reservations are required and the menu is subject to change. For home delivered meals call 636-724-8760 in St. Charles, 636-278-1609 in St. Peters, and 636-272-0019 in O'Fallon.
March 14: Lemon pepper pollock, meatloaf sandwich, spinach casserole, mixed vegetables, bread, chocolate chip cookies, diet or oatmeal cookie.
March 17: Corned beef, tuna salad sandwich, new poatoes, cabbage, bread, pears.
March 18: Chicken ala king/rice, ham and cheese sandwich, green peas, stewed tomatoes, biscuit, cinnamon roll, diet pudding.
March 19: Pork choppette, beef burger on bun, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, bread, fresh fruit.
March 20: Beef stew, turkey sandwich, broccoli, garden salad, cornbread, favorite cookies.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Workshop addresses
identity theft protection
The St. Charles Senior Citizens Advisory Committee is offering a workshop on Identity Theft Protection.
The workshop will take place from 9-11 a.m. March 19 at the Criminal Justice Center, 1781 Zumbehl Road. The presenter will be Joan Crenshaw from Frontier Bank.
To register call Teri Hirsch at 636-940-2810.
O'Fallon says
'Let's Talk Legal'
The city of O'Fallon's Senior Advisory Board is sponsoring a free seminar, "Seniors, Let's Talk Legal," from 9 a.m.-noon April 12, at the O'Fallon Senior Center, 106 N. Main St., O'Fallon.
The seminar will be led by attorneys E. Jane Hoyt (Hoyt and Roediger) and Martha Brown (Oelbaum and Brown), who will discuss wills and trusts, powers of attorney, beneficiary of deeds, payable on death property and transfer on death property. Hoyt specializes in estate planning and Brown is an elder law specialist.
Reservations are requested to ensure adequate seating. Call 636-474-2732.
The eight-member O'Fallon Senior Advisory Committee meets at 2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at City Hall to discuss issues, programs and plans concerning residents aged 55 years and older. Meetings are open to the public.
For more information, contact Paula Cody, recreation specialist for O'Fallon, at 636-474-8121. Cody is the staff liaison to the Senior Advisory Committee.
