At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 we will be hosting a free meal to veterans and a guest to celebrate Veterans Day.

Mayer Funeral Home will be sponsoring this event. The sit-down meal is quarter deep pit BBQ chicken, Morty’s homemade beans, potato salad, coleslaw, roll and butter.  There will be a short program with music and a few words honoring those who served. You must be a veteran or a guest of a veteran to attend. Space is limited so if you would like to sign up for this meal please stop by the front desk or call the senior center at 1-507-433-2370.

Mayo partners with senior center

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester is partnering with the senior center and will be here one more time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 3 for a study.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a program to find atrial fibrillation (AFib) and increase awareness about it in people who have not been diagnosed with AFib.

AFib is a common heart rhythm problem that if untreated may increase a person’s risk for stroke. Many people with AFib may not be aware that they have AFib because they may not have symptoms that cause them to seek medical care. To reduce the risk of having a stroke related to untreated AFib, the Heart Rhythm Society is providing funds to Mayo Clinic and seven other medical centers in the United States to screen people in the community for AFib using mobile devices (as seen above) to record a person’s heart rhythm.

This is open to the public.The study will be done at the senior center and will only take about 20 -30 minutes per participant. There will be no cost to participants and you will be given written information about AFib free of charge.

Lunch at the Mower County Senior Center

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 hamburger stroganoff 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,  9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle and Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 1 p.m.; Facebook class, 6 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 9 a.m.; Hamburger stroganoff, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (500, Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; AMP, 2 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 Evie’s Friends, 9 a.m.; Memoir Writing Class, 10 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo and open chess, 1 p.m.; Weight Watchers, 5 p.m.; Zumba, 6 p.m.

Friday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Walking Club, 9 a.m.;

Cards (500, Bridge Tournament), 12:30 p.m.;

Veterans Dinner, 11:30 a.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

Weekly Card Results 

Monday Bridge

Oct. 16, one table

1st Lois Johnson, 2nd Jaynard Johnson, 3rd Mary Johnsen, 4th David Solomonson

Tuesday Bridge

Oct. 17, six tables

1st Barb Engebritsen, 1st Orrion Roisen; 2nd Joyce Crowe, 2nd Millie Seiver; 3rd Harrier Oldenburg, 3rd Theresa Baldus; 4th John Laurie, 4th Sophie Ehrhardt; 5th Russ Vaale, 5th Lorraine Lippert; 6th Bill Momsen, 6th Larry Crowe

Tuesday 500

Oct. 17, two tables

1st Dennis Bray, 2nd David Solomonson, 3rd Dorran Rickert

Friday 500

Oct. 20, tables

1st Sally Michels, 2nd Wayne Chilson, 3rd Barb Kasel, 4th Russ Vaale

Friday Bridge

Oct. 20, one table

1st Anne Dvorak, 2nd Mary Johnsen, 3rd Millie Seiver, 4th Jaynard Johnson.