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Elderly Nutrition

Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2008
Persons 60 years of age and older and their spouses may participate in the elderly nutrition program in Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served Tuesday-Thursday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 1817 Riverside Blvd.; on Monday at Riverside Gardens' Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave., Fairmount Park, 210 S. Fairmount St., and Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1522 Douglas St.

A suggested contribution is $2.75 or what each person can afford without causing a financial hardship.

Reservations are required a day in advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site, 943-5356; and Mount Olive site, 255-5465, or the Siouxland Aging Services nutrition office at 279-6900, ext. 15. For more information about other available meal sites, call Siouxland Aging Services at 279-6900.

Monday: Pizza casserole or tavern on a bun, lettuce salad with dressing, pears, pudding

Tuesday: Roast pork, bread dressing or boneless chicken breast, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, peaches

Wednesday: BBQ chicken on a bun or hamburger on a bun, potato salad, peas, gelatin cubes with topping, fresh apple

Thursday: Tater tot casserole or fish on a bun, coleslaw, fruit cocktail, brownie

Friday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, wax beans, lettuce salad with dressing, mandarin oranges

Siouxland senior center

The Siouxland Senior Center, 217 Pierce St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Weekly classes, programs:

Monday: Tap class, 9 a.m.; book worms, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; fitness with Dixie, 3 p.m.

Tuesday: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; yoga (Melissa), beginning Spanish, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; walking off the pounds, intermediate Spanish, creative writing, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; advanced Spanish, 11 a.m.; pitch, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, tap class, 1 p.m.; tap with Laura, 2 p.m.

Wednesday: Spring Fling Senior Fair, beginning at 10:30 a.m., with the talk show presented by John Kluver, "Container Gardening."

Thursday: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; walking off the pounds, 9 a.m.; yoga (Melissa), Men's Club, line dancing, music theory, 10 a.m.; beginning German, 11 a.m.; beginning line dance, noon; cribbage, 12:45 p.m.; German (1-2), basic line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, 1 p.m.; yoga, 3 p.m.

Friday: Fitness with Sandy, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; bridge group, 11:30 a.m.; bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Burt Heitboldt Band, 1 p.m.

Saturday: Jam session, 7 p.m.

This week's menu:

Monday: Pulled pork sandwiches, baked potato, corn, ice cream

Tuesday: Chicken strips, potato wedges, Calif. blend veggies, cookies

Wednesday: Homemade pizza, cheese or veggie, breadsticks, sauce, cake

Thursday: Deli sub sandwiches, soup, apple crisp

Friday: Tater tot casserole, soup, assorted desserts

South Sioux City senior center

The South Sioux City Senior Center, 1501 W. 29th St.; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. office hours Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. services Monday through Friday.

Activities: 9 a.m. senior bowling at Harmony Lanes, Monday; 11 a.m. Card Club, Monday and Friday; 9 a.m. billiards tournaments, second, third, and fourth Tuesday; 1 p.m. line dance lessons with Arlene Whalen, Tuesday; 10 a.m. music by Erwin and Marguerite O'Neill and Elsie Brown, Thursday; 7 p.m. jam session by Sonny Woten, Friday.

A daily meal is served from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pre-registration the day before is appreciated. Suggested donation is $3 per meal for persons 60 and over, and $5 for persons under 60. Take-outs available (same donation rate as eat-in meals). Home-delivered meals at $3.60. Prefer advance notice, call 494-1500.

Home-delivered meals are available in South Sioux City, Dakota City and surrounding area to elderly and handicapped persons. Menu and newsletter available monthly.

This week's menu:

Monday: Glazed ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, pineapple

Tuesday: Goulash, applesauce, peas, lettuce salad

Wednesday: Chili, lettuce salad, cheese slice, diced pears

Thursday: Broasted fish, augratin potatoes, sour cream, corn, fruit cocktail

Friday: Spaghetti with meat, hard-boiled egg, garlic bread, tropical fruit, beets

North Sioux City senior center

North Sioux City Senior Service Center, 114 Main St., office hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dakota Senior Meals prepared on site and served noon to 1 p.m. five days a week for persons age 60 or over and their spouses. These individuals are eligible at a suggested donation of $3 per meal. Individuals under age 60 are more than welcome at $6.60 per meal. Home delivered and take-out meals are available (donation rate same as eat-in meals) for those confined to their home or have a temporary illness. The Center serves North Sioux City and the immediate surrounding area. Reservations are required a day in advance by calling 232-0808. The meal site is closed on federal holidays.

This week's menu:

Monday: Lasagna rotini, french bread, tossed romaine salad, dressing, mixed fruit

Tuesday: Pork chop with celery sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, plums

Wednesday: Cacciatore chicken, baked potato with sauce from chicken, green bean almandine, applesauce

Thursday: Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, parslied carrots, seasonal fruit

Friday: Beef stroganoff, parslied carrots, ruby beet salad, orange juice

Adult day care

Senior day services, 420 Chambers St. Open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call Alzheimer's Association, 279-5802 or 1-800-272-3900.

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