When the holiday season comes to an end and all the festivities are over, you’re left with a new year. For some, that may mean jump-starting an exercise regimen or eating well.

For others, it may mean a commitment to spending more quality time with family and friends. Another alternative might be to simply contemplate where you’ve reached in life so far. Whatever your preferred approach to the New Year, it’s nice to start feeling refreshed and focused, ready to get back into things you’re working on or to get started on new things.

If you have made your New Year’s resolutions and this year you want to stick to them let us help. The Mower County Senior Center works hard to have something available for everyone.

If your resolution was to exercise more, the senior center offers at least 12 classes a week. All of which you are welcome to come try out to see which one you like the most. If it’s your weight you want to work on? Wednesday’s and Thursday’s Weight Watchers meets in the building and Thursday morning’s Tops meets here.

Or if new friends are your resolution, this is the best place to look. Our coffee shop is inviting and there is always a friendly face there for you to talk to. Many of the daily programs meet after in the coffee shop to get to know each other.

Make your resolution to come to the senior center.If we don’t offer anything that interest you, tell us your hobby or something you find fun and we will make it happen.

You may not be old now, but if you’re lucky, one day you will be. We look forward to seeing you at our many programs at the senior center.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and sandwich for 50 cents. Don’t forget Tuesday is hotdish day. We are having pizza pasta skillet casserole for only $2.

You are always welcome at the center. See you here.

Upcoming Events

Monday: Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Walking Club (dome), 9 a.m.; Naps, 9:30 a.m.; Christian Women’s Club,  9:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle Bridge), 12:30 a.m.; Exercise  with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.;  Facebook, 6 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Hormel Breakfast, 9 a.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 9 a.m.; Pizza Pasta Skillet Casserole, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (500, Duplicate Bridge,  Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; Walking Club, 9 a.m.;  Weight Watchers, 12:15 p.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.

Thursday: Tops, 8 a.m.; Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends,  9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo and open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers, 5 p.m.; Annual meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Friday: Bone Builders,  9 a.m.; Cards (Bridge Tournament), 12:30 p.m.; Ping pong, 3 p.m.

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

No Results

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Dec. 27, five tables

1st David Ring, 1st Loren Cleland; 2nd Bud Higgins, 2nd Vandy Newman; 3rd Jim Fisher, 3rd Larry Crowe; 4th Gail Schmidt, 4th Ray Schmidt; 5th Edna Knobe, 5th Rick Stroup

Tuesday 500

Dec. 27, two tables

1st Wayne Chilson, 2nd Barb Dickman, 3rd Sally Michels

Friday 500

Dec. 23, one table

1st Dave Solomonson, 2nd Betty Fisher, 3rd Sally Michels

Wednesday Cribbage

Dec. 27, one table

1st Barb Dickman, 2nd Loretta Nelson, 3rd Mercedes Nordstrom

Pinochle

No Results

Friday Cribbage

No Results

Friday 500

No Results