‘Fom Scratch’ Hot Lunch Mondays through Thursdays for all Ages.
Join us in person for daily hot meals Mondays through Thursdays downtown at the Ross Aragon Community Center between 11 am and 1 pm. Our dining hall is open to all ages and welcomes you with kindness and warmth. We provide hot meals for anyone in the community interested in a hot nutritious and delicious meal for a suggested donation of $10.00, no one will be turned away. Meals include a main course, side dish, fruit/dessert, organic garden salad plus beverage. Our chef works with a team of local food professionals to hand prepare your meal for dine in service in our cozy dining room or for takeout with you on any of your local adventures in Pagosa Country.
Our menu changes daily. Please visit our website psseniors.org to view our rotating menu. To reserve your hot meal for the day please make your reservation via text or phone call 970-264-2167 by 9am weekdays. We look forward to bringing music to the dining hall as the weather warms and seeing you in person, please join us.
Senior Conversations
Join us Mondays at 9:00 am for a series of “Senior Conversations” with local Bill Salmansohn. He will lead the group through a mindfulness exercise and discussion of various topics pertaining to aging in Archuleta County. Explore and discover for yourself answers to your questions and concerns. The meeting will be held at the Pagosa Senior Center in the dining hall.
Healthy Aging & Yoga Therapy Class Series Continues
Gather with local yoga practitioners AJ Connors and Will Sechrist for a series of evidence based healthy aging and yoga therapy classes at the Pagosa Senior Center geared for adults and older adults of all ages. Start 2023 with a yoga series for healthy aging individuals with therapeutic classes offering yoga tools and education for strength, resilience, and wellness. Classes are designed to address different aspects of healthy aging and are geared towards accessibility and gentle practice. The themes for the class will include physical and mental well-being utilizing movement, meditation, and breathing practices. Mats and chairs will be provided; it’s optional to bring a blanket, and please wear comfortable clothing. Classes are free but donations are welcomed. Class is offered Mondays 2:30 pm-3:30 pm throughout the Spring.
Pagosa Springs Scrapbooking Club
The Pagosa Springs Scrapbooking Club holds monthly meetings the second Saturday of each month at the Pagosa Senior Center. This creative tradition has been happening since 2005, started by Melissa Bailey and continued by Kathy Ruth through the years. The group met in the Senior Center dining room until 2020, took a break due to Covid and then resumed meetings in the Community Center. They are truly excited to be meeting in the Senior Center dining area again. They will meet each month from 10:00am – 3:00pm to be creative, share ideas, connect with friends, learn new techniques, share supplies and indulge in a potluck lunch together. Bring your scrapbooking projects – or any crafting project that you may want to work on with the group! If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please send your request to copenhavercreative@gmail.com and you will receive notification each month of the upcoming meeting along with hand tips & tricks for scrapbooking.
Mobile Food Pantry Service
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 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.
Zentangle
The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. “Zentangle” is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com or join our friendly instructor Roberta Strickland, CZT. Classes are every Wednesday at 1:15 pm in the Pagosa Senior Center. This activity is open to all ages. Help us create an intergenerational community. For those under 18 and/or with disabilities you are welcome to join us, but we kindly ask you to please bring an adult chaperone with you..
Admin Volunteers Needed
The Community Cafe at the Pagosa Senior Center is requesting volunteers to help with our front desk pickup meals and in the office in administrative tasks. Please call or text us at 970-264-2167 to volunteer or for more information.
Community Cafe Menu
Thursday, April 6 – Grilled turkey, swiss, tomato sandwich on sourdough, steakfries, garden salad, fruit, pistachio pudding cake and milk.
Friday, April 7 – Pasta primavera with alfredo sauce, garlic bread, garden salad, fruit, carrot cake, and milk.
Monday, April 10 – Singapore coffee bbq ribs, rice, bok choy, garden salad, fruit, butterscotch blondies, and milk.
Tuesday April 11 – Vegetable lasagna, garlic bread, roasted eggplant, garden salad, fruit, and milk.
Wednesday, April 12 – Chicken fajitas, tortillas, salsa, garden salad, fruit, cottage cheese and milk.
Thursday, April 13 – Tilapia with dill sauce, rice pilaf, blueberry cobbler, garden salad, fruit and milk.
Friday, April 14 – Tonkatsu pork ramen bowl, spring roll, garden salad, fruit, lemon bars and milk.
Grab-N-Go Meals
Reservations and cancellations are required. Please call or text by 9:00 am the morning of the day you want to pick up a meal. A suggested donation of $10.00 helps to sustain our program. No one will be turned away for their inability to donate. For ages 59 and younger, the cost is $10.00 also. 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
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 21 years of age or older and must have a passion for adult and aging services.
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.