Senior Center To Open Monday

Senior Center To Open Monday
Templeton Council on Aging director encourages people to attend events
Staff Report


TEMPLETON  — The new Templeton Senior Center will open to the public on Monday.

“I hope as many people as possible come,” said Council on Aging Director Dianna Morrison. “We want to see everybody take advantage of what we have to offer.”

People are encouraged to sign up ahead of time so the people at the senior center can better plan each activity.

Activities will include: Monday: 2:30 p.m. blueberry picking- van, 6:30 p.m. book club; Tuesday: 10 a.m. computer skills, 1:30 p.m. animal adventures, 6 p.m. jewlery making; Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. wood carvers, 11 a.m. fit and stretch, 12 p.m. bingo; Thursday: 10 a.m. creative stitchers, 12 p.m. welcome cookout, 1 p.m. cribbage, 2 p.m. golf demonstration; Friday: 10 a.m. new craft, 1:30 p.m. ice cream social/crazy bingo (which had been postponed from July 17).

The new center will feature a library, a multipurpose room, a media room, a game room and a dining room.

The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with special evening events on some days.

Meals eventually will be offered on Monday, Wed­nesday and Friday in Tem­pleton, once the kitchen is up and running, with the van continuing to take Templeton seniors to Winchendon for lunch on Tuesday and Thursday.