Polson Seniors: A dependable taxi service

Need a ride in the Polson area? We have a dependable taxi service if we get 24-hour advance notice, and call-ins earlier are handled as well if the driver is available. The cost is $8 for a round trip and $1 extra per additional stop. Stops are available for medical, banking, groceries, and other shopping or personal needs within a five-mile radius of the center. 

Activities at the center, open to all, include: Wednesday Play Day to play cards, board games, dominoes, chess or mahjong (invite a foursome); self-guided, video-assisted exercise, 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; bingo at 6 p.m. and playing card bingo at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (elimination-style); and pinochle, 12:30 p.m. on Mondays (no pass) and Thursdays (standard).

The pool table is open for play 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays. Bridge and Mahjong groups meet regularly at the center. We also have a variety of five-handed, no-partner pass-one-card games. Cribbage will be organized weekly on Wednesdays. A name and phone number are required. All skill levels are welcome. This is not league-affiliated and has no fees.

The Bowling Fun League is on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Sportspage Bowl. The Spinning Wheelers meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; call 208-520-1013.

A veteran’s service officer visits the center from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on the first Friday and third Tuesday of each month. Kiwanis meets at 12 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the center. 

We have space for small groups to meet for social, health or educational purposes. Wednesdays are best; other weekdays are as well. Our community center is open for special events on weekends and evenings. Call for details.

Sit-down meals are available from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays and are delivered to qualified people who call before 10 a.m. A suggested donation of $5 helps support the nutrition program.

Upcoming main dishes include: sweet and sour chicken, May 7; pizza, May 8; creamy tomato soup, May 11; hamburger stroganoff, May 12; chicken salad, May 13; spaghetti, May 14; and sausage links, biscuits and gravy, May 15. 

The Polson Senior Community Center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at 504 Third Ave. East. It has space available for your special event (large or small), daily, on weekends, or in the evenings. For more information, call 406-883-4735, email [email protected] or visit us on Facebook.