BINGO - Bingo is held every Monday at 1 p.m. Donation is 60 cents per card. Callers are Lucy Gifun, Marina Haley, Charlotte Howard, and Betty Ray. Trea­surer is Dot Callahan. All mon­ey is returned as prizes. Note: No bingo February 16th .

BRIDGE – Bridge is played ev­ery Tuesday at 10 and Thursday at 1 p.m. COMPUTERS- You can use the computers on your own anytime. CRIBBAGE - Come join us for cribbage on Wednesdays and/or Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon at the Senior Center. GAME DAY – Every Wednes­day afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The Senior Center is now a proud owner of a Wii. Come and try out your skills. We have new games for our Wii.

HAIR CUTS – Thursday, Feb­ruary 11th at 9 a.m. will be the next time the hair dresser will be at the Senior Center to cut and wash hair. Call for an appoint­ment. Price: $10.

KNITTING CLUB – Fridays at 10 a.m. The members have named themselves the “Knit­wits”.

Chemo caps are always needed. The new project is Lap Robes for Nursing Homes. Call the Senior Center if you need yarn.

LIBRARY – Read at home pro­gram continues with the coop­eration of the Norfolk Library and the Council on Aging. If you are homebound, books will be delivered to your home. Call and ask for an application if you are interested in this program. We have a list of large print books that are available at the library.

MOVIE –Friday, February 12th at 1 p.m. “The Star Chamber” Michael Douglas stars in this spellbinding, intelligent thriller about the consequences of tak­ing the law into your own hands. Root Beer floats are served. POETRY CLUB – If there is anyone interested in starting up the poetry club again please call the Senior Center. Richard Morris has agreed to lead the club. POOL TABLE - The COA will be starting a billiards “ladder” this year which will be open to adults and seniors. Interested? Call the Senior Center for more information.

SCRABBLE - Every Thursday from 10 – 12 noon. Join in on the good time and friendship. The group plays other days also. Strength Videos – New videos now available every Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9 – 10 a.m. “Easy Does It video is ex­actly as it describes itself and is the perfect starting point for the person who is older or is post ill­ness,

injury or surgery. These exercises are simple, easy to un­derstand and perform. Daily us­age of this program should allow the participant to gradually and painlessly regain the strength and flexibility necessary to re­sume an active and healthy life­style.”

Tai-Chi – Yang Style-Instructor Paula Morrison Instruction continues every Tuesday at 1 p.m. This is for students who are advanced, be­ginners and those who prefer chairs. The cost of the class is $2.00.

Walk Club – Every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Betty Ray is our certified instructor. Weather permitting the group will walk around town.

YOGA – Monday at 11:30 a.m. - At every age, yoga can provide you with health benefits and some believe reverse the aging process. There is a fee of $2 per class. TRIPS Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Gro­cery Shopping at Shaw’s Market in Franklin. On Tuesday, Feb­ruary 9th (Weather permitting) we will shop at the Market Bas­ket in Bellingham. Please call the day before for all shopping trips

On Thursday, February 18th, 9:30 shopping at Christmas Tree Shop in Foxboro. (Weather Permitting) Call the Senior Cen­ter if you would like to go.

Did you know the Betro Pharma­cy in Walpole provides free pre­scription delivery to any Norfolk resident? 1(508) 668-0018

Health Screenings Wednesday, February 10th - Tonya Spagnuolo, a licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist from Miracle-Ear will be at the Center at 10 a.m. to provide mi­nor adjustments and cleaning of hearing aids. Wednesday, February 17th - The Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association will hold their clinic at 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Cen­ter. All seniors are welcome. If you need a ride, please call the Senior Center. Wednesday, February 24th - Dr. Cooper (podiatrist) is scheduled to be at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. to cut nails and treat corns & calluses. Please call the Senior Center for an appointment. The fee is $30 for the Senior Center and $50 for a home visit.

Gerry’s Place Monday, February 8th . The menu for the month of February is either Fish & Chips or Chicken Cacciatore. The price is $6.95. Your choice includes salad, full course meal, dessert and all the coffee you can drink. Call to sign up before February 4th . The bus will pick up at 10:45 a.m.

WHIST PARTY February 19th – Starting at 1 p.m.

There will be a fee of $2.00, which will be used for prizes. An optional door prize is 50 cents or 3 for $1.00. Mark your calen­dar. A whist party will be held on the 3rd Friday this month. Ev­ery game consists of four hands – and each player deals a hand. A set of rules will be available.

Breakfast at the Senior Center Tuesday, February 9th - $1 Join us at 8 a.m. for a hot break­fast. Cold cereal is also avail­able. If you plan to attend, please call before the close of day on the Thursday before the breakfast. The “Friends” of the Council on Aging subsidize this event. Remember to sign up

Council on Aging Meetings The Council on Aging meets on the 3rd Monday

of the month (unless otherwise posted) at the Senior Center Lower Level. The next meeting is February 22nd – 9:30 a.m.

Massage Michelle Cody, Certified Mas­sage Therapist, will be at the Se­nior Center on Tuesday, Febru­ary 16th from 1 to 3 p.m. to give massage therapy. A 15-minute massage is $10 and 30 minute $20. These are special rates for 65 and over. Under 65 regular rates will be given upon request. Sign up is a must, as health in­formation

forms must be filled out beforehand. This program is held in the Health Screening room.

Friends of the Norfolk Council on Aging Well February is upon us. It’s a very busy month. We have Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays, we have Groundhog Day and of course we have Val­entine’s Day, the day of lovers. As the 17th century French play­wright Moliere wrote “To live without loving is not really to live,” I’ve decided to make the theme of this months Friends of the Council on Aging meeting on February 16th, to be the pursuit of Amour.

To that end we will combine aspects of three holidays for our lovefest, Christmas, Groundhog day and Valentine’s day. We will get a woodchuck (that’s what a groundhog re­ally is) and put him in a cage and suspend him from the ceil­ing like a mistletoe and anyone caught underneath is fair game for kissing and for becoming someone’s Valentine. Now I realize this could be somewhat dicey but Norma and Ray have come to the rescue. They have volunteered to put a diaper on Mr. Woodchuck.

So please come to the meet­ing and enjoy this romantic in­terlude, this shameless outpour­ing of raw passion. Let’s hope we don’t get raided.

Bill Crane, President