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Top senior stories 2011
"Hope I die before I get old." Remember that line from "My Generation" by The Who? I bet Roger Daltrey is singing a different tune nowadays, considering he's a senior himself. I know I am. At 42, I may not reach AARP status for a little while, but I have had the pleasure of surrounding myself with people of a certain age as The Signal's Senior Living reporter for the last few years. Many ...
Senior Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Center closed Tuesday - Chicken jambalaya Wednesday - Pork chop Thursday - Chili egg puff Friday - Swiss steak Note: Menu is subject to change.
Senior Living Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. <p ...
Holiday cheer for homebound seniors
What would the holidays be without goodwill and filled stockings? Thanks to Sonia C. Stodden and her husband, Phillip, many of our valley's most challenged and lonely seniors will never have to find out. For 18 years, the Stoddens have been making holiday stockings and then presenting them to the Senior Center's Supportive Services department for delivery to elders in need. Paid for out of the couple's own pockets, the stockings are filled with night ...
Making age-appropriate resolutions
2012 is just around the corner, and with it comes New Year's resolutions. Setting goals is important at any age, but for seniors, staying active, eating right and making sure your affairs are in order is especially crucial. Ready to get started? Here, local experts give their advice on the top steps seniors can take to make sure 2012 is a memorable year for all the right reasons. Nutrition When it comes to food, Clarissa ...
The impact of optimism
Attitude is everything. It's a popular saying and one Michael Holt, Ph. D, a hypnotherapist and neurolinguistics expert, believes in wholeheartedly. So do the attendees at his "Power of Positive Thinking" class every Thursday afternoon at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center in Newhall. Holt began teaching the class four years ago at the behest of his wife, who works in senior care. "My original focus was on helping children. She said I should help ...
Senior Living Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Peppered steak Tuesday - Herb-baked chicken Wednesday - Beef chili Thursday - Fish with alfredo sauce ...
Warmth for heads and hearts
It's a little bit of warmth or a little bit of home handmade by a perfect stranger. Over the last decade, thousands of hats, blankets, lap robes and scarves have been donated by the Needle Crafters of the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center to everyone from babies to veterans. Recently, the 30-member group added soldiers in Afghanistan to its lengthy roster of recipients, frantically knitting 700 pieces for distribution through a Santa Clarita Valley church. ...
Senior Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Creole chicken Tuesday - Beef taco Wednesday - Barbecue chicken Thursday - Vegetable lasagna Friday - Fish burger Note: Menu is subject to change. Activities ...
Senior Living Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Chicken parmesan Tuesday - Sloppy Joes Wednesday - Oven-baked chicken Thursday - Loin of pork Friday ...
SCV Senior Center earns accolades from L.A. County for its Home-Delivered Meals program
There's always appreciation for a senior center that consistently serves safe, tasty and nutritious food, but a savory satisfaction is also realized when Los Angeles County quality of service oversight professionals recognize those efforts. Such honors were recently bestowed upon the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center's Home-Delivered Meals program and its bustling central kitchen, each department led by Zertihun "Z" Abdulkadir and Jorge Pacheco, respectively. The acknowledgments came in two forms: * The Los ...
’Tis the season to spread glee
It's starting to sound a lot like Christmas in the dining room at the Bouquet Canyon Senior Apartments in Saugus.
Senior Living calendar - Nov. 14 -21
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Barbecue pork riblet sandwich Tuesday - Dijon chicken Wednesday - Krabby cake or knockwurst Thursday - Center closed Friday - Center closed Note: Menu is ...
Help for the homebound
For years, Helen Silver attended the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. It was convenient to her home in Castaic and she enjoyed the classes, camaraderie and travel. "It was my whole social life," Silver said. After almost a quarter century in Castaic, Silver and her husband moved to Thousand Oaks. Shortly thereafter, Sidney Silver died, leaving Helen Silver alone in a senior living apartment complex. "I'm only out of my house one or two days ...
Senior Living Calendar
Senior lunch menu Available Monday through Friday at the SCV Senior Center in Newhall. Meals are also available when you call one day ahead at Bouquet Canyon Seniors, Monday through Friday, (661) 513-9479, and available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Masonic Lodge in Friendly Valley (661) 299-4595. Monday - Swiss steak Tuesday - Chicken jambalaya Wednesday - Pork chop Thursday - Chili egg puff Friday - Tuna salad Note: Menu is subject to ...
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Senior Calendar: Monday,Feb. 25, 2013
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