Tuolumne County

SONORA

Tuolumne County Senior Center, 540 Greenley Road
Operated by Sierra Senior Providers, partially funded by Area 12 Agency on Aging. Open 8am-4pm Monday–Friday. About 40 seniors eat lunch here daily; suggested donation $3.50 (60 and over, $5 if under 60) . The center hosts a variety of classes and social events, including exercise classes and card games, live entertainment and dancing. Serves as a focal point for essential senior services, including health monitoring and legal aid, to name a few. Meals on Wheels, based at the center, delivers balanced meals to seniors 60 and older who cannot drive, shop or cook for themselves. Call for details about La Grange area meal program. Mike Ruggles or Joi Reeves, 533-2622, sierraseniorproviders.org.

Senior Lounge and Boutique, City of Sonora Fire Museum, 125 N. Washington St.
Open 9am-3pm Tuesday-Friday. Volunteer-staffed drop-in center hosts a variety of activities including games and cards. Free bingo, 1-2:30pm the third Tuesday of each month (Sept. through May) and live music 10am-3pm Fridays. Seniors may place handmade items on consignment, and may donate clothes and knickknacks; proceeds support the lounge. Bonus: Step back in time with a tour of the fire equipment and memorabilia. Lounge volunteers, 532-7890.

SUGAR PINE

Upcountry Senior Center, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 21476 Pine Lake Drive; meal site for Sierra Senior Providers.  Open 10:30am-1pm each Tuesday and Thursday; free exercise classes both days, followed by noon lunch; suggested donation $3.50 (60 and over, $5 if under 60) per meal. Center also hosts classes, social events, guest speakers. June Kohler, 588-8166.

TUOLUMNE

Tuolumne County Recreation Department’s Free Senior Program for ages 50-plus, Tuolumne Youth Center, 18636 Main St., Tuolumne. Hours, 9am-noon Mondays only. Activities include arts and crafts, games, pool and table tennis, computer use, guest speakers and more. Cassie Williams, 928-4527, 533-5663.

GROVELAND

The Little House, 11699 Merrell Road and Highway 120, Groveland; operated by Southside Senior Services, Inc.; senior meal site for Sierra Senior Providers. Lunch at noon  Tuesdays and Thursdays; suggested donation $3.50 (60 and over, $5 if under 60). Call 962-1050 before 8am for reservations. This site hosts exercise classes, community meetings, legal aid and more. 962-7303, online, thelittlehouse.org.

Calaveras County

MURPHYS

Murphys Senior Center, Faith Lutheran Church, Mitchler Street and Highway 4
9am-4pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Lunch at noon, $4, call before 10:30am for reservations. Exercise, speakers, afternoon games, classes, movies. 728-1672, murphyscenter.com.

SAN ANDREAS

Calaveras Senior Center, 956 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas
8am-2pm, Monday-Friday. Lunch 11:30am-1pm, suggested donation $5, no age restriction. Exercise classes, art, games, blood-pressure checks, socializing. 754-3967, calaverasseniorcenter.org.

OTHER AREAS

Call Common Ground Senior Services, 223-3015, for senior meal sites in Arnold, Jackson, Burson, Plymouth and Ione; and for participating restaurant sites in Angels Camp, Valley Springs, Railroad Flat, Pine Grove and West Point. Online, cgseniors.org.

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