The Center news: May 10, 2017
<p class="p1">Thanks to all who turned out for our First Sunday fried chicken dinner. </p><p class="p1">Congratulations to the winners in The Center’s two progressive Bingo games. Deb Guffey won the $122 prize in the blackout game on April 24, and Bette Harfield won $69 in the coffee cup game on April 27. Join us for Bingo on Monday nights and Thursday afternoons.</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>Menus</strong></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. The cost is $6 for those younger than 60; a $3.50 donation is requested for those over 60. Call 679-4746 to order take-out for 25 cents more.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Wednesday, May 10: beef quesadilla, refried beans, corn, cookie and cream extreme brownie. Thursday, May 11: Swedish meatballs, peas and carrots, roll, orange dreamsicle cake. Friday, May 12: fried fish, brown beans, coleslaw, cornbread, dessert.</span></p><p class="p1">Monday, May 15: baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots, rolls, brownie. Tuesday, May 16: orange chicken, rice, mixed vegetables, egg roll, cobbler. Wednesday, May 17: lasagna, spinach salad, carrots, bread stick, cake. Thursday, May 18: steakburger, baked beans, potato salad, blonde brownies.</p><p class="p4"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>Activities</strong></p><p class="p1">Thursday, May 11: American Home Care walk-in foot clinic 10 a.m.-noon, Bingo 1 p.m., music jam session 6 p.m. Monday, May 15: arthritis exercise class 1 p.m., Bingo 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16: Gentle stretching class 9 a.m., center board meeting 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 17: Grace Health Services Beltone service center 10 a.m.-noon, foot clinic by appointment (call 679-4746); Thursday, May 18: Bingo 1 p.m., music jam session 6 p.m.</p><p class="p4"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>OATS</strong></p><p class="p1">OATS transportation is available to the entire county and is available to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion or national origin. If you don’t see your area listed, call driver Angela Pleasant, 417-343-0573, for help arranging your ride. For rides from Bakersfield, Caulfield and Dora, call Jean Lawing, 284-7377; from Theodosia and Gainesville, call Mary Piepergerdes, 679-4142. To arrange rides to Springfield, call Lawing or Pleasant.</p><p class="p1">This is the OATS schedule for the rest of May: Each Thursday of the month Caulfield and Bakersfield go to West Plains. Monday, May 15: Caulfield and Bakersfield go to Mountain Home, Arkansas. Tuesday, May 16: Theodosia and Gainesville go to Mountain Home. Tuesday, May 23: The whole county comes to Gainesville. The business meeting to be held at The Center at 12:30 p.m. is open to the public. The Ozark County Food Pantry will be open this day for OATS riders only. Monday, May 29: The OATS office is closed in observance of Memorial Day; no buses operate that day. </p>
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