Thanksgiving dinner at VFW a success

By JOANNE AUSTIN, director

Four County Young-At-Heart

Senior Center

The highlight of this week was certainly the Senior Thanksgiving dinner at the VFW. Thank you to Home Savings for providing this great meal for us. They mentioned this was their 30th year to do so. Hogue's did their usual fine job cooking the feast. We had almost all of the people who made a reservation in attendance.

Winning the Four County Young-At-Heart raffle baskets were Catherine Beat, Alice Burns and Biagio Fontana. Winning prizes provided by Home Savings were Marie Cleveland, Betty Linder and Anna Marie Meyer.

It seems like after we have this dinner, the holidays come quickly. I hope I can keep up.

Also from the dinner on Wednesday -- $279 was collected for Fish and Loaves.

Saturday Night Cards will be held next week on Nov. 14. Plan ahead for that.

Friday Lunch Bunch will have ham sandwiches, macaroni salad, baked beans and dessert this week. As always, they will play SkipBo afterward.

Monday, Nov. 9, is exchange day for library books from the Bellevue Public Library.

Tips for grandparents or great-grandparents with small visitors:

* There is no such thing as childproofing your house.

* A three-year-old's voice is louder than 100 adults in a crowded restaurant.

* When you hear the toilet flush and the phrase "uh-oh," it's already too late.

* Super glue is forever.

* You probably don't want to know what that odor is.

* Baseballs make marks on ceilings.

* Quiet does not necessarily mean you don't need to worry.

* A good sense of humor will get you through the visit.

Useless information -- A woman who wore a size 10-12 dress several years ago and is still the same size will now wear a size eight. Now, doesn't that make you feel good?

Have a good week -- J.

Members celebrating birthdays for the week -- Nov. 9, Trudy Dysard, Rosalie Bookmyer, Marcella Hill; Nov. 11, Linda Beach, Clara Mae Recktenwald.

Bingo winners -- Alda Scagnetti with 21 for first, Bernice Watson with 12 for second and Norma Fritz with zero for the low.

Euchre winners -- Clayton Siesel with 75 for the high, Paul Logan with 68 for second, Paul Bowers with 63, Clara Mae Recktenwald with 62 and Eileen Meyer with 43 for the low.

Pinochle winners -- Eileen Zeller with 766 for first, Bernie Bertsch with 758 for second and Ruth George with 591 for the low.

Bridge winners -- Table one, Jan Adams with 3,130 for the high and Gerri Ware with 1,460 for the low. Table two, Dale Campbell with 1,920 for the high and Sally Hall with 740 for the low.

The menu for Home Delivered Meals:

Monday -- Grilled pork chop, potato pancake, mixed vegetables, bread with margarine, brownie and milk.

Tuesday -- Glazed chicken breast, whole grain wild rice, spinach, bread with margarine, apple dessert with caramel sauce and milk.

Wednesday -- Pork and noodle casserole, buttered beets, pumpernickel bread with margarine, pistachio Watergate dessert and milk.

Thursday -- Swedish meatballs over buttered noodles, lima beans, bread with margarine, mini eclairs and milk.

Friday -- Stir fry rice, buttered carrots, bread with margarine, mandarin oranges and milk.

Activities for the week:

Monday -- 1 p.m., Crafts.

Tuesday -- 1 p.m., Cards.

Thursday -- 1 p.m., Bingo.

Friday -- Noon, Lunch Bunch.