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  • A quiet change of pace

    Sue Howe, Saratoga Senior Center|Mar 30, 2016

    There were six people for bridge Monday. High winner was Betty McIlvaine. Second high went to Bob Johnson. There were nine people here for bingo on Tuesday. Two dollar winners were, Winnie Allen, Grace Johnston, Sue Howe, Betty Dean and Janice Kerpan. Janice Kerpan, Winnie Allen, and Madaline Forbes shared a $3 round. Grace Johnston won the $5 blackout round. We were open on Good Friday and had a very good turnout. The Easter Bunny even showed up with some eggs for everyone. We want to welcome Shirley Harnden to our little group here. She is...

  • King, Queen to be crowned Friday

    Sue Howe|Feb 17, 2016

    There were four people for bridge Monday. High winner was Sue Howe. There was a tie for second between Barb Wise and Bob Johnson. There were nine people here for Bingo on Tuesday. Two dollar winners were Berneil McCord, Sue Howe and Madaline Forbes. Madaline Forbes and Berneil McCord shared a $2 round. Sue Howe won the $5 blackout round. We did not crown a new King and Queen. We have decided to do it closer to our birthday dinner which is this Friday. Hope you are all making plans to join us. We want Jane Fluty to know we all wish her a speedy...

  • Upgrades in the works

    Sue Howe|Feb 10, 2016

    There were six people for Bridge Monday. There were nine people here for Bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Carl Kerbs, Nadene Kerbs, Janice Kerpin, and Lila Worden. Nadene Kerbs and Berneil McCord shared a $2 round. Berneil McCord, Janice Kerpin, Gen Haas and Grace Johnston all shared the $5 blackout round. We have our center pretty much put back together and it is so nice. We are really enjoying the new floor and how it makes our center look. We are going to be getting a new shed so we can put our extra tables and...

  • Center looking for Bridge Players

    Sue Howe|Feb 3, 2016

    There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Susan Howe. We are looking for more Bridge players. They have been down to only four players this last couple of months, so if you play Bridge and would be interested in playing on Monday afternoon please call the center and come and play with us. There were eight people here for bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Winnie Allen, Carl Kerbs, Nadene Kerbs, Madaline Forbes and Lila Worden. Nadene Kerbs and Sue Howe shared a $2 round. Lila...

  • New floor afoot

    Sue Howe|Jan 27, 2016

    Four people played Bridge Monday with Sue Howe as the high winner and second high going to Gertrude Herold. We are still looking for more Bridge players, so if you have a free Monday afternoon, come join us. Our new floor was installed this weekend and it looks great. We had several people pitch in and help move furniture on Tuesday, so the old floors could be buffed. I could not believe how fast it went. The new floor is installed in the dining room and it looks great. We still have the kitchen, restrooms and my office to finish. I had been...

  • Good dinner turnout

    Sue Howe|Jan 20, 2016

    There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Bob Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold. There were seven here for Bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Winnie Allen, Berneil McCord, Madaline Forbes and Lila Worden. Berneil McCord won the $5 blackout round. They are looking for more Bridge players. They have been down to only four players the last couple of months. So if you play Bridge and would be interested in playing on Monday afternoon please call the center and come and play with us. We had a...

  • New floor delayed

    Sue Howe|Jan 13, 2016

    There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Bob Johnson. Second high went to Betty Mcllvaine. There were seven here for Bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Carl Kerbs, Nadene Kerbs, Sue Howe, Grace Johnston, Winnie Allen, and Lila Worden. Carl Kerbs and Berneil McCord shared a $2 round. Berneil McCord won the $3 blackout round. We were not able to get our new floor put in this past weekend. We are thinking it might be on the weekend of Jan. 22, but right now we are not sure. The puzzle ladies are just putting one puzzle...

  • Floor coming Jan. 8-10

    Sue Howe|Dec 30, 2015

    There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Bob Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be very happy to help you fill it out if you would like me to. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet. So please be watching for your form. We will be getting a new floor installed here in our center Jan. 8-10. So if there are any able-bodied men out there that could come and help us move all the furniture out we would appreciate it. They will b...

  • Center needs help moving furniture

    Sue Howe|Dec 23, 2015

    There were six here for bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Betty Dean, Madaline Forbes, and Carl Kerbs. Sue Howe and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round and also Betty Dean and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round. Madaline Forbes won the $4 blackout. There were only four people for bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Bob Johnson. LIEAP forms are being mailed. When you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form we can print one. We had our birthday anniversary dinner on Friday....

  • Strong backs needed

    Sue Howe|Dec 16, 2015

    There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Bob Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out if you would like. If you do not get a form we can print one. So please be watching for your form. We will be having our Christmas Birthday dinner on Dec. 18. If you are not a regular please be sure and call ahead so we have plenty cooked. Hope to see you all here. We will be having a breakfast on Wednesday before Christmas from 8-10...

  • At the Senior Center

    Sue Howe|Dec 9, 2015

    There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Lila Worden, Grace Johnston, Sue Howe, Carl Kerbs, Marjorie Uhling and Berneil McCord. Carl Kerbs and Marjorie Uhling shared a $2 round. Lila Worden won the $5 black out round. There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Bob Johnson. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out. When you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet, so please be watching for...

  • Come share memories

    Sue Howe|Dec 2, 2015

    We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Lila Worden, Grace Johnston and Berneil McCord. Grace Johnston won a $3 round. Grace Johnston and Sue Howe shared a $2 round, and Grace Johnston and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round. Berneil McCord won the $4 black out round. There were only six people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Betty Mcllvaine. Second high went to Bob Johnson. Winnie Allen brought her son George, daughter-in-law Ann, and grandsons, Gaven and Blane in...

  • Good dinner turnout

    Sue Howe|Nov 25, 2015

    There were seven here to play Bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Carl Kerbs, Lila Worden, Nadene Kerbs and Berneil McCord. Lila Worden won the $5 black out round. It was so nice to have Carl and Nadene Kerbs here. Hopefully they can make it more often now that summer is over. There were only six people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Bob Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be very happy to help you fill it out if you would like me to. If you do not get a...

  • Thanksgiving dinner Friday

    Sue Howe|Nov 18, 2015

    There were not enough here to play bingo on Tuesday. There were only six people for bridge Monday. High winner was Joni Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold. The LIEAP forms are being mailed. When you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet. So please be watching for your form. We want to wish Rose Mary Craighead a speedy recovery. She was taken to the hospital over the weekend and was in there most of this past week. It was nice to have Betty Vyvey’s g...

  • It takes a computer ...

    Sue Howe|Nov 11, 2015

    My computer has been down for over a week so I could not get any news sent in. It was a rough time but I think I am finally up and running and back on schedule. I was gone for several days to Thermopolis for a bus training class. I do believe that was one of the very best classes I have ever been to. Now everyone that drives our bus is certified. That is what the state wants. There were not enough here to play bingo on Tuesday. There were two and a half tables for duplicate bridge Monday. High winners were Barb Wise and Bob Johnson. Second...

  • Costume contest coming

    Sue Howe|Oct 21, 2015

    There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Vivien Campbell and Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Pat Bailey and Mary Sjoden. We had our advisory council meeting on Wednesday. It was decided we will have a Halloween party at noon on Oct. 31. There will be a best costume award and also a runner-up prize. It is not a requirement to dress up, just fun. Please join us. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out. When you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the...

  • County board meeting Oct. 20

    Sue Howe|Oct 14, 2015

    There were two-and-a half-tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Vivien Campbell and Sheila Johnson. Second high went to Mariel O’Grady and Mary Sjoden. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be very happy to help you fill it out if you would like me to. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet, so please be watching for your form. It is so nice to have Nadine Caleb back with us. She is coming along. Hopefully she will be back to her old self soon. Also she brought Jack and Jody M...

  • Flu shot clinic this week

    Sue Howe|Oct 7, 2015

    There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Mariel O’Grady. Second high went to Joni Johnson and Marianne Blue. The LIEAP forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be very happy to help you fill it out if you would like me to. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet. So please watch for your form. It is so nice to have Nadine Caleb back with us. She is coming along. Hopefully she will be back to her old self soon. We want to send our sincere sympathy to the...

  • Good birthday turnout

    Sue Howe|Sep 23, 2015

    There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Janet Donelan. Second high went to Mary Sjoden and John Blue. The LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form, we can print one off of the internet. We had a fair turnout for our birthday dinner on Friday. Those having birthdays this month are Sonja Collamer, Vern Hunt, Sandy Bennett, Judy Dixon, Shorty Ballard, Norma Fuller, Dixie Mine...

  • 55 alive well-received

    Sue Howe|Sep 16, 2015

    There was very nice turnout for the 55 alive driving class on Wednesday. Most of them stayed for lunch so that helped our count. Kenda Coleman said she would be happy to come do another class; all we have to do is call her. So later in the winter or spring if you need to renew let me know. The LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form we can print one off of the internet. We had a chili dinner on Tuesday in conjunction with...

  • Tie for Duplicate Bridge

    Sue Howe|Sep 9, 2015

    There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Gertrude Herold. There was a tie for second high between Mariel O’Grady and Mary Sjoden, and Barb Wise and Marianne Blue. We will be having a 55 alive defensive driving class up here at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9. Please call or come by and get signed up to take the class. It does help with your insurance to take it. We will be having lunch up here, and we would love to have you stay for lunch. The menu for that day is tuna casserole, mixed veggies, beaches, and a b...

  • 55-Alive, LIEAP and more

    Sue Howe|Sep 2, 2015

    There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Lila Worden and Janet Lasco. Janet Lasco and Grace Johnston shared a $2 round. Grace Johnston won a $3 round. Sue Howe won the $5 blackout round. Thank you Winnie Allen for watching that card for me. There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan and Vivien Campbell. Second high went to Mariel O’Grady and Barb Wise. We will be having a 55-Alive defensive driving class up here at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9. Please call or come by a...

  • Time running out to get tax refund papers filed

    Sue Howe|Aug 26, 2015

    There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Gertrude Herold and Marianne Blue. Second high went to Mary Sjoden and Janet Donelan. We still have the papers for the tax refund for the elderly and disabled. Come and get the forms or come in and I will help you fill them out. You only have a couple of weeks left to get them filled out. We will be having a 55 alive defensive driving class up here on September 9th at 9 a.m. Please call or come by and get signed up to take the class. It does help with your insurance to take...

  • 55-Alive class offered

    Sue Howe|Aug 19, 2015

    There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan and Mary Sjoden. Second high went to Marianne Blue and Mariel O’Grady. We still have the papers for the tax refund for the elderly and disabled, so you can come and get the forms or come in and I will help you fill them out. You only have a couple of weeks left to get them filled out. We will be having a 55-Alive defensive driving class at 9 a.m., on Sept. 9. Please call or come by and get signed up to take the class. It does help with your insurance to take i...

  • Wedding flowers brighten center

    Sue Howe|Aug 12, 2015

    There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Betty Dean and Lila Worden. Lila Worden won the $5 blackout round. There were two tables for duplicate bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Barb Wise and Janet Donelan. We have the papers for the tax refund for the Elderly and Disabled, so you can come and get the forms or come in and I will help you fill them out. You only have a couple of weeks left to get them filled out. We want to thank Christine Anderson...

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