Archuleta Senior, Inc, board members voted to amend the vaccination requirement for community members to use dine in and programming services at the Pagosa Senior Center until further notice. The entire community is now welcome to use any and all services provided despite your vaccination status. However, we do ask that if you are sick to please stay home and have your food delivered to you via our MET service or Meals on Wheels program.
Our desire is to make healthy choices easier during your visit at the Center so we will be providing and encouraging masks and sanitizer for your use during visits. We ask that community members continue to be respectful of each other and do what they can to protect our community.
To provide additional options for dining with us we will now be open for service Monday through Thursday for dining in and the pickup option will be available throughout the week as well as Friday. We do ask that you please call or text before 9:00 am and indicate if you will be dining in or picking up a Grab-n-Go when you leave your message. For more information contact us at 970-264-2167.
Big Band Benefit This Saturday September 23 from 5:30 – 8:30pm
This week friends and community, join us! Put on your dancing shoes, and join us for an evening of Be-Bop and Boogie Woogie Big Band Era Music. Featuring Bob Hemenger & Debbee Tucker along with other talented musicians. We have some great prizes for our raffle! Proceeds will benefit the Archuleta Seniors Inc. and the Pagosa Senior Center. Tickets for the event are available at https://www.pagosacenter.org
Digital Literacy Classes
We have an opportunity for you to participate in a valuable program that provides a variety of free virtual classes to help you better use popular technology. Are you interested in learning more about different ways to use a computer, tablet, or smartphone? Join this free program starting in October 2022. Five weeks of virtual classes covering topics such as: accessing health and wellness information and telehealth, communicating with tools like Zoom, talking and sharing photos with friends and family and using your device to do what you want to do!
Six months of access to tech support through a phone-in and email help desk. Simple criteria for participation: Age 55 or older, have an email address, schedule a required one-on-one phone call with our partners at Candoo Tech, and own one of the following devices: iPhone, iPad, Windows computer running Windows 10 or later, Android phone or tablet. Interested? The program starts next month, and space is limited. You can register at https://www.candootech.com/mather2
Mobile Food Pantry Service Available for Seniors
The Pagosa Senior Center would like to remind the community about our mobile food pantry services we provide in partnership with Archuleta County MET to seniors age 60 and older throughout most areas of Archuleta County. In order to participate in this program, community members must visit with Barbara Noriega at the downtown Senior Center located in the Ross Aragon Community Center to fill out an application to qualify for hot meal delivery service and/or the mobile pantry service. The application, called the dining assessment form, is also available on our website at the bottom of the Community Cafe page http://www.psseniors.org/community-cafeacute.html. For more information contact us at 970-264-2167.
Farmers Market Vouchers
Farmers Market Vouchers for seniors continue to be available and now $50 is offered instead of $25! If you love to shop at the farmers market, are 60 or older, or if you are 200% of poverty please call Debbie at 970-403-2164 at the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to put your name on the list for $50 in vouchers to redeem for local foods. Then visit the Pagosa Farmers Market any Saturday during the growing season (June – September) to pick up your $50 voucher to support the local food artisans and growers in southwest Colorado and northern New Mexico. The Pagosa Farmers Market is located on the 3rd row of the East Side Market and is open only on Saturdays from 9 am – 1 pm through September.
Mahjong
Mahjong is a 19th Century Chinese tile-based game that is commonly played with four players. Each player receives 13 tiles with a goal to make matching sets and pairs (like Poker). To win, a player must form four sets and one pair. Come to the Senior Center to learn or play every Tuesday at 1:15 pm. Proof of vaccination is required.
Kitchen and Desk Volunteers Needed
The Community Cafe at the Pagosa Senior Center is requesting volunteers to help with greeting customers. Please call or text us at 970-264-2167 to volunteer or for more information.
Community Cafe Menu
Thursday, September 22 – Hawaiian Pork w/Peppers Coconut Rice, Mango Salad, Garden Salad, Fruit.
Friday, September 23 – Vegetarian Potato & Onion Tart, Braised Red Cabbage, Garden Salad, Fruit, Carrot Cake.
Monday, September 26 – Ham with Brown Sugar Citrus Glaze, Scalloped Potatoes, Buttermilk Biscuit, Garden Salad, Fruit.
Tuesday, September 27 – Tuna Salad on Greens Broccoli Salad, Garden Salad, Fruit, Lemon Mousse.
Wednesday, September 28 – Vegetarian Artichoke & Tomato Fettuccine w/ Alfredo Sauce, Garlic Bread, Garden Salad, Fruit, Brownie
Thursday, September 29 – Beef Stroganoff w/ Egg Noodles, Asparagus Hollandaise, Garden Salad, Fruit.
Friday, September 30 – Chicken Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Black Beans w/ Peppers Garden Salad, Fruit.
Requesting Donations
ASI has an immediate monetary need to support ongoing operations and programming that provide critical services to some of the most vulnerable in Archuleta County. Please consider donating to Archuleta Seniors Inc. You may mail your donation to PO BOX 3444, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 or please visit our website: http://www.psseniors.org/. Donation checks can be written to: Archuleta Seniors, Inc.
We are located at 451 Hot Springs Blvd., in downtown Pagosa Springs. For more information about ASI, please visit http://www.psseniors.org/.
Rose Chavez is Executive Director for Archuleta Seniors, Inc. and Public Health Consultant at Archuleta Food System/Food Equity Coalition.