Archuleta Seniors Inc will be hosting our first annual Holiday Arts & Craft fair featuring local vendors in the Pagosa Senior Center dining hall this Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 10am to 3pm. If you would like to participate as a vendor please contact us at 505.331.0448. Festive holiday snacks will be available for purchase.
Year End Giving by ‘Adopting a Senior’
To round out our year-end fundraising efforts Archuleta Seniors, Inc. and the Pagosa Senior Center are announcing our “Adopt A Senior” campaign. As food costs continue to rise and cost of living grows in our beloved Pagosa Country, we are hoping the community will stand in solidarity with our Pagosa Seniors and help pay for wholesome and nutritious meals, medical monitoring and social activities for our community in need. We have a variety of price points that can fit anyone’s budget. $10 = 1 Senior Meal $50 = 5 Senior Meals. $250 = 25 Senior Meals $650 = Feeds a Senior for 3 Months $1300 = Feeds a Senior for 6 months and $2600 = Feeds a Senior for 1 year. You are welcome to make your donation via snail mail, online on our website at www.psseniors.org or feel free to walk in during our office hours and drop off your donation.
Covid-19 Test Kits Available
Stop by the Pagosa Senior Center to pick up a pack of 5 free covid-19 tests kits for your personal use. These kits are available to anyone in the public that needs affordable access for health promotion and disease prevention.
Holiday Ornament Craft
Do you want to learn how to make a beautiful and easy gift box for the holiday? And the best part is that it is made from last year’s Christmas cards! Join us on Monday December 5th at 1:15 in the Senior Center Dining Hall to learn how to make this wonderful gift box. No art skills needed – no experience required – and all materials are provided for you! Our teacher will be Denise Fisk who is a former elementary school art teacher from the Iowa Public Schools. Come join us for some holiday fun!
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.
Bridge
The longest played bridge game in Archuleta county takes place on Monday, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 1:00 pm every week. Bridge is a four-player card game with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. It is a trick taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. Come alone or bring a partner.
Hand & Foot Card Game to start up again at the Senior Center Whether you are new to Hand & Foot or interested in learning, please join us most Thursdays at 1:15 at the Senior Center. This card game involves 4 rounds of playing until the final round is reached – some 2 to 3 hours later. Plan to stay and meet some new friends or catch up with those you have missed over the last couple of years. No experience is necessary, so come willing to learn.
Kitchen and Desk Volunteers Needed
The Community Cafe at the Pagosa Senior Center is requesting volunteers to help with kitchen tasks and substitutes for our Meals on Wheels drivers. Please call or text us at 970-264-2167 to volunteer or for more information.
Community Cafe Menu
Thursday, December 1 – Chicken crepes, broccoli, focaccia bread, salad and fruit, carrot cake.
Friday, December 2 – Cottage pie, wilted spinach, salad and fruit.
Monday, December 5 – Pumpkin ravioli with marinara, vegetable medley, garlic bread, salad and fruit.
Tuesday, December 6 – Ginger lime shrimp with grits, caribbean beans, salad and fortune cookies.
Wednesday, December 7 – Bacon cheeseburger with bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and potato chips, salad and fruit.
Thursday, December 8 – Pork kielbasa, german potato salad, sauteed cabbage, salad and fruit.
Friday, December 9 – Chicken tortilla soup with garnishes including tortillas and avocados, salad and fruit.
Grab-N-Go Meals
Reservations and cancellations are required. Please call or text by 9:00am the morning of the day you want to pick up a meal. A suggested donation of $5.00 helps to sustain our program. No one will be turned away for their inability to donate. For ages 59 and younger, the cost is $10.50. Please call or text us at 970-264-2167 to make a reservation.
Meals on Wheels
We deliver fresh Meals on Wheels five days a week (and provide frozen Meals on Wheels for weekends) to homebound Archuleta County residents. Call or text us at 970-264-2167.
ASI Board of Directors has multiple vacant positions open. Terms are 3 years with an option to renew for an additional term. Potential candidates should be at least 55 years of age or older and must have a passion for adult and aging services.
Rose Chavez is Executive Director for Archuleta Seniors, Inc. and Public Health Consultant at Archuleta Food System/Food Equity Coalition.