Card party, trips

planned by Senior Council

PLATTSBURGH -- The Clinton County Senior Citizens Council has several activities scheduled, including the annual dessert/card party at 6:30 p.m. today, at the Senior Citizens Center. There will be door prizes and raffles. Bring cards and/or board games.

This event is sponsored by Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Mary Immaculate 479. Art classes for interested seniors are under way. Acrylic painting began Tuesday, and drawing sessions will begin Thursday. The classes are from 10 to 11 a.m. and run for eight sessions.

The council will sponsor two trips next month. The July 16 trip is to Akwesasne Casino. Transportation departs the Senior Center at 8 a.m., departs Akwesasne at 3 p.m. and arrives back in Plattsburgh between 4:30 and 5 p.m. The cost is $35 and includes transportation and all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. Make reservations by July 1.

The July 17 trip is to the Depot Theatre in Westport to see the show, "Five Guys Named Moe," by Clarke Peters, featuring the music of Louis Jordan. The bus departs Senior Citizens Council at 11:30 a.m. and returns to Plattsburgh between 6 and 6:30 p.m. The cost is $55 (includes bus transportation, bag lunch and the theatre show.) Reservations are required by Friday. There must be 36 participants for this trip to happen.

For more information, call Amy at 563-6181.

Birthday lunch, evening meal at St. Regis Adult Center

ST. REGIS FALLS -- The St. Regis Falls Adult Center will hold an evening meal at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. The menu will be chicken Parmesan with noodles, Italian mixed veggies, marinated cucumber slices, Italian bread, and vanilla pudding for dessert. Reservations may be made by calling the St. Regis Falls Adult Center at 856-9861 before 4 p.m. June 23. The meal is open to all age 60 and over. The suggested donation for the meal is $2. Guests under age 60 may also attend, and will be asked to pay a charge of $6 for the meal. There will be dancing and music by the Old Timers Band from 6 to 9 p.m. The center will be hosting its monthly birthday luncheon on Tuesday, June 24, for everyone who celebrated a birthday during the month of June. The menu will be lasagna, green beans, tossed salad, French bread and cake and ice cream for dessert. Call for reservations by June 23 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

These meals are offered as part of Franklin County's Senior Nutrition Program, which provides daily meals to seniors at eight adult centers and home-delivered meals to the county's frail elderly.

Forum to address Community for All Ages'

PAUL SMITHS -- An educational forum will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, in the Stirling Tomkins Pine Room, Joan Weill Student Center at Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths (parking area 8 or 6).

The speaker, Nancy A. Henkin, Ph.D., will present "Communities for All Ages," an approach to community planning that takes into account the entire lifespan perspective -- the well-being of children, youth, adults, and elders -- viewing neighborhoods and communities as a whole, rather than focusing on the needs of one particular age group. Henkin is the founder and executive director of the Center for Intergenerational Learning at

Temple University. She is the co-author of "Connecting Generations, Strengthening Communities: A Toolkit for Intergenerational Program Planners." Community residents of all ages are invited to attend: representatives that work with older adults, children and youth, families; health-care providers, educators, local government representatives, community planners, clergy and religious persons and local civic and cultural organizations.

Pre-registration is required by Monday, June 23. Reserve a place by e-mail to: sschneck@adkmercy.org or call Sheila at 523-5583. There is no fee to attend the educational forum, which is sponsored by Mercy Care for the Adirondacks.