Trevorton Seniors
The Trevorton Senior Action Center held its monthly meeting Wednesday, July 3, with eight members present. Manager Diana Smeal and Theresa McCabe from Area Agency On Aging also attended.
The meeting was opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The secretary's report was read and approved as read by Wanda Heath. In absence of the treasurer, there was no financial report for June. Joyce Koppen, a member of the travel committee, gave a financial report and also the up-coming trips being sponsored by the senior center.
The center will be sponsoring a trip to the Sands casino in August and a trip to Ehrharts at Lake Wallenpaupak in October for the fall foliage and a show and dinner. Dates and prices will be announced at the next meeting.
The seniors will be traveling to the Front Street Station Thursday. The sign-up sheet is available. An evening card party will be held at 7 p.m. Friday. Evening bingo on July16 and the Gratz auction July 19 with a members' birthday party to be held at 5 p.m. The center will be making and selling pierogies July 22 and 23, submit orders as soon as possible.
Evening bingo will be held July 23. The VNA will be at the center for blood pressure and blood sugar screenings from 9 to 10:30 a.m. July 26 ; breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. July 29 with a trip to Walmart from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and an evening card party at 7 p.m. An evening bingo is set for July 30 and the next meeting will be held at noon Aug. 1. There are sign-up sheets for all activities.
A special thank you was offered to the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center greenhouse manager George Stahl for providing the center's members with beatiful plants.
McCabe thanked everyone who attended the agency picnic at Knoebels, a great turnout from all the centers, and she also spoke about the greenhouse and how the agency appreciates its thoughtfulness to all the centers.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. with pinochle and a board game following.