SENIOR CENTER E-NEWSLETTER |
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266 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View CA 94040
Phone: 650-903-6330
HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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- The Mountain View Senior Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
- Our Annual Pancake Breakfast returns Saturday, Feb. 11 (Details in Special Events).
- AARP Tax prep will return Feb. 8 with appointment reservations beginning Jan. 3. (Details in Social Services).
- Workshops this month include Alzheimer's communication, Proper Rose Care and CTAP for both Android and iPhone users. (Details in Workshops).
- Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, ping pong balls will be available for sale ($2 each) at the Front Desk. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own equipment.
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The Senior Center 2023 Winter/Spring Class Guide is now available. Click here to view
- Masks are strongly encouraged inside the Senior Center regardless of vaccination status.
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Please sign up for workshops in advance; send email to senior.center@mountainview.gov, call the Front Desk at 650-903-6330 or stop by in person. This will allow us to contact you if there is a program change.
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Communicating with People with Alzheimer's |
Alzheimer's Disease is only one of the several kinds of dementia, although it is the most common. Alzheimer’s can start with mild memory loss and can lead to an inability to carry on a conversation. Come learn the best tools and techniques on how to communicate with people with Alzheimer’s. |
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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A glorious flush of spring blooms and healthy growth will result with winter rose care. Learn from UC Master Gardener, Pamela Roper, how to prune, fertilize, mulch, and reduce disease for a beautiful garden display of roses. |
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) - Android Class |
Let the expert trainers at CTAP help you make the most of your smartphone. Learn how to operate basic functions, send text messages, make text larger, connect Bluetooth devices, make smartphones louder/ easier to hear, and more. |
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) - iPhone Class |
Let the expert trainers at CTAP help you make the most of your smartphone. Learn how to: operate basic functions, send text messages, make text larger, connect Bluetooth devices, make smartphones louder/ easier to hear, and more. |
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, Feb. 11
9 - 11 a.m.
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Please join us for our Annual Senior Pancake Breakfast at the Mountain View Senior Center on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 – 11 a.m. This event will include a hot breakfast of 2 pancakes, 2 breakfast sausages and 1 serving of eggs. From Jan. 3 through Feb. 6, tickets will be sold at the Front Desk ($5 each). Tickets can be purchased, CASH ONLY, during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Day of walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Please call 650-903-6330 for any questions. Event is for 55 and over.
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Community Services Agency’s Senior Nutrition Program has a full dine in meal distribution in the Social Hall of the Mountain View Senior Center. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Sign in will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served starting at 11:45 a.m. The Social Hall will close at 1 p.m.
Grab and go is no longer offered. Contact Meals on Wheels Mountain View at 650-323-2022 for home delivery from the County of Santa Clara.
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Movies are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m.
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Come to one of our movie showings in Multipurpose Room B.
Maximum seating for movies is 36. First come, first serve.
When available, screenings have captions for the hard-of-hearing. There is no fee to enjoy these popular movies and seating begins 30 minutes before the show.
NOTE: Please bundle up or bring a lap blanket with you to the movie. The room tends to be on the cooler side.
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The Two Faces of January
Jan. 3, 4 & 6
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A glamorous American couple, the charismatic Chester MacFarland (Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Dunst) arrive in Athens by boat via the Corinth Canal. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Isaac), a young, Greek speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette’s beauty and impressed by Chester’s wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands and Chester’s affable exterior hides darker secrets. |
Genre: Thriller/Romance
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
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Marry Me
Jan. 10, 11 & 13
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Pop superstar Kat Valdez is about to get married before an audience of her loyal fans. However, seconds before the ceremony, she learns about her fiancé’s cheating ways and has a meltdown on stage. In a moment of inspired insanity, Kat locks eyes with a total stranger in the crowd and marries him on the spot. As forces conspire to separate the unlikely newlyweds, they must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love together.
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Genre: Romance/Comedy
Starring: Jennifer Lopez/Owen Wilson
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
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Uncharted
Jan. 17, 18 & 20
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Treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan recruits street-smart Nathan Drake to help him recover a 500-year-old lost fortune amassed by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. What starts out as a heist soon becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada can get his hands on it. If Sully and Nate can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure -- but only if they can learn to work together. |
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes
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Redeeming Love
Jan. 24, 25 & 27
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Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the bestselling novel by Francine Rivers REDEEMING LOVE is a powerful story of relentless love and perseverance as a young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. It is a life-changing story of the power of unconditional and all-consuming love which shows there is no brokenness that love can't heal. |
Genre: Drama/Romance
Starring: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 Hours 14 Minutes
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Where The Crawdads Sing
Jan. 31, Feb. 1 & 3
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Abandoned by her family, Kya Clark, otherwise known to the townspeople of Barkley Cove as the Marsh Girl, is mysterious and wild. "Where the Crawdads Sing" is a coming-of-age story of a young girl raised by the marshlands of the south in the 1950s. When the town hotshot is found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl becomes the prime suspect in his murder case. |
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 Hours 5 Minutes
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The Senior Center is need of volunteers for the Front Desk and the Nutrition Program.
The Front Desk offers assistance to our patrons as well as the Staff.
The Nutrition Program relies heavily on volunteers so that service is timely and enjoyed by all.
To volunteer for the Nutrition Program, contact Earlene at 650-964-6586 or emailing eminnis@csacares.org
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The Second Harvest Free Grocery Program distribution is located in Multipurpose Room A. The Program will operate from 8:30 – 10 a.m. on the first through fourth Tuesday of each month. To register for Second Harvest please call 1-800-984-3663.
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AARP tax aide certified volunteers will return to provide free assistance and e-filing for low-to-moderate income taxpayers, especially for those over 60. In-person appointments will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning Feb. 8, 2023 through April 13, 2023. To schedule an appointment, please call the Senior Center at 650-903-6330 or stop by the Front Desk beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023
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SALA has returned to in-person appointments at the Senior Center on the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. In order to receive free legal services, patrons must be at least 60 years of age and a Santa Clara County resident. To schedule an appointment please call the Senior Center Front Desk at 650-903-6330. |
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HICAP provides free and objective information and counseling about Medicare. Appointments are available on the third Monday of each month. Volunteer counselors can help you understand your specific rights and health care options. To schedule an appointment, stop by the Front Desk or call 650-903-6330. |
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The Book Mobile will be available on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
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The book selection for the Jan. 10 Book Club meeting at 11 a.m. is "Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl" by Timothy Egan.
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266 Escuela Ave. Mountain View, CA 94040
650-903-6330
Ashleigh Bittle – Senior Recreation Coordinator
Anthony Cukar - Recreation Coordinator
Roy Day – Administrative Assistant
Sueli Tissera – Recreation Specialist
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