Just in case you haven’t heard, the Mower County Senior Center is pleased to announce we will be offering a 10-week health and wellness package to residents 55 and over starting at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 18. The program is called the Aging Mastery Program. It was developed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA).

This is a wonderful opportunity for adults to participate in, and reap the benefits of this cutting edge wellness program. We are currently recruiting 30 adults ages 55 and over to participate in a ten-week educational program.

Here are the listings of the classes, speakers, dates and times for the 10 week program.

1. Navigating Longer Lives: The Basics of Aging Mastery — 2 p.m. April 18 with Mary Holtorf, certified trainer.

2. Exercise and You — 2 p.m. April 25 with Rena Langowski, personal trainer and Terri Bergstrom, massage therapist.

3. Healthy Eating and Hydration — 2 p.m. May 2 with Linda Baumann, nutritionist.

4. Falls Prevention — 2 p.m., May 9 with Dick McIntosh, Senior’s Helping Senior’s.

5. Sleep — 2 p.m. May 16 with Dr. Kubas, Sleep Medicine Mayo.

6. Medication Management — 2 p.m. May 23 with Chris Meyer, pharmacist

7. Health Relationships — 2 p.m. June 6 with Bonnie Reitz, community leader.

8. Advance Planning — 2 p.m. June 13 with Mary Kittelson, community services

9. Financial Fitness — 2 p.m. June 20 with Paul Knorr, COO Accentra Credit Union

10.Community Engagement — 2 p.m. June 27 with Michael Maas, RSVP program coordinator

Hope to see you there. Please sign up by April 11 if you are interested in attending. Sign up by stopping by or calling Teresa at 507-481-3332.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. Tuesday we are having Chicken noodle hotdish for only $2. You are always welcome at the center.

 Upcoming events

Monday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Naps, 9:30 a.m.; Coloring Class, 10 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 1 p.m.; Facebook Class, 6 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Hormel Breakfast, 9 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.;

Chicken noodle hotdish, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge, 500) 12:30 p.m.; Eye Glass Clinic

Wednesday: Tai chi, 9 a.m., Wood Carvers, 9 a.m.; Weight Watchers, 12:15 p.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage), 12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.;

Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Exercise with Evie’s Friends, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; Hearing Aid Checks, 3:15 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Friday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage, 500), Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

March 28, two tables

1st Dave Solomonson, 1st Lois Johnson, 2nd Jaynard Johnson, 3rd Bob Krausheer, 4th Anne Dvorak

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

March 2, five tables

1st Orrion Rosen, 1st Barb Ingbritsen; 2nd Bud Higgins, 2nd Vandy Newman; 3rd Sue Mann, 3rd Gail Nelson; 4th Ray Schmidt, 4th Gail Schmidt; 5th Joyce Crowe, 5th Millie Seiver

Tuesday 500

March 29, two tables

1st Elvina Solomonson,

2nd Sally Michels, 3rd Roman Kikuts, 4th Gene Rauen

Friday Bridge

No Results

Wednesday Duplicate Bridge

March 29, four tables

1st Orrion Roisen, 1st Dave Ring; 2nd Stan Schultz, 2nd Tom Flaherty; 3rd Eunice Michaelis, 3rd Warren Behrends; 4th Gene Domino, 4th Rick Stroup

Pinochle

Dave Solomonson

Friday Cribbage

April 1, two tables

1st Steve Stoltenberg

2nd Bernice Scholer

3rd Loretta Nelson

Friday 500

April 1, three tables

1st Dennis Bray, 2nd Romans Kikuts, 3rd Carol Hamilton, 4th Bernice Scholer