Dolores Gallegos has been serving the seniors here in Pagosa Springs for 18 years, making exceptional salads and working hard with our team at Archuleta Seniors Inc to cut vegetables, clean lettuce, serve desserts, and all of the rigorous cleaning duties that our kitchen requires. Next Thursday, October 12, from 11am-1pm, please join us in our dining hall as we bid this lovely, hard working woman a happy retirement from a very long career in food service here at the Pagosa Senior Center.
We will be making Dolores’ favorite meal pork posole with all the fixings, and we will have a special cake and present her with a retirement gift basket. If you are interested in joining us for lunch, please don’t forget to contact us 970-264-2167 by 9am to reserve your meal.
Community Cafe Menu
Join us at the Silver Fox’s Den aka Community Cafe in person for daily hot/cold meals Mondays through Thursdays downtown at the Ross Aragon Community Center between 11 am and 1 pm weekly. Pickup is available all week including Fridays.
Our dining hall is open to all ages and welcomes you all with kindness and warmth. We provide hot/cold meals for anyone in the community interested in a nutritious and delicious meal. For those 60 or older we request a suggested donation of $10.00, but no one will be turned away. There is a $10.00 charge for guests under the age of 60.
Thursday, October 5 – Stuffed portabella mushroom cap, quinoa rice pilaf, garden salad, fruit and milk.
Friday, October 6 – Beef stroganoff, egg noodles, mushrooms, glazed carrots, garden salad, fruit and milk.
Monday October 9 – Indigenous People’s Day Closed
Tuesday, October 10 – Penne pasta primavera, garlic breadstick, garden salad, fruit, cottage cheese, and milk.
Wednesday, October 11 – Honey garlic chicken, vegetable fried rice, sauteed snow peas, garden salad, fruit, key lime pie, and milk.
Thursday, October 12 – Pork posole, cabbage, lime, radish, tortilla, garden salad, fruit, and milk.
Friday, October 13 – Tuna sandwich on wheat bread, potato salad, garden salad, fruit, chocolate pudding, and milk.
Grab-N-Go & Dine-In Meals Reservations and cancellations are required. Please call or text by 9:00 am the morning of the day you want to dine in or 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.
Healthy Aging & Yoga Therapy Class Series
Gather with local yoga practitioner AJ Connors 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. This yoga series promotes healthy aging for individuals with therapeutic classes offering yoga tools and education for strength, resilience, and wellness. Mats and chairs will be provided; it’s optional to bring a blanket, and please wear comfortable clothing. Class is offered Mondays 2:30-3:30pm in the dining hall.
Spanish Fiesta Committee to Reconvene Oct 18
Members of the Spanish Fiesta committee and the general community interested in supporting the 22nd Annual Pagosa Springs Spanish Fiesta are invited to an October 18, 2023 meeting to be held at 5:30 pm in the evening at the senior center dining hall (451 Hot Springs Blvd.) in the Ross Aragon Community Center. The meeting will discuss headliners for 2024, royalty program development and the 2024 Hispanic and BIPOC scholarship fund amongst other details. We look forward to hearing ideas and input from the greater community and will form subcommittees to engage in our planning process for 2024. The meeting will also have a zoom component so more community members can join and participate virtually. For more information and to get the zoom link for this meeting contact Rose Chavez at rosa@psseniors.org.
Senior Conversations
Join us Mondays at 1:15pm for a series of “Senior Conversations” with local Bill Salmansohn. He will lead the group through mindfulness exercises 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, snacks will be provided.
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. 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.
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.
Medicare Call by Appointment
For anyone who needs help enrolling and navigating Medicare plans, the San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging helps with Parts A, B, and D. They can also help you with fraud concerns and troubleshooting any billing issues you may be having. By appointment only. Please call the Medicare line at 970-264-0501; ext 4.
Hand & Foot Card Game
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.
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 button). 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.