April showers will bring May Flowers? With as much rain as we’ve had we’ll most likely all have botanical gardens. We look forward to the nice weather to come and we will start the month off with May baskets at our May Day party today at 11:30 a.m. The menu for today is chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gra­vy, scalloped corn, watermelon and muffins.

Thursday, May 8, we will have our monthly birthday party with co-op and bingo at 5 p.m. Bring in your favorite covered dish with your table service and come have a wonderful meal. We really have some good cooks in our group. We will play bingo after our meal.

Our Mother’s Day luncheon will be held on Friday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m. The menu for the day is pork loin roast, sweet potatoes, steamed cabbage, hot wheat rolls and apple pie alamode.

As always the suggested contribution is only $3 per person 60 years of age and older. For those under 60 years of age, the price is $5.04 per person. Please call and make reservations as soon as possible. It is much easier to know how many to cook for if we have early reservations. All of us at the meal site and the 18-80 Club wish all our mothers a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Wednesday the 14th the Appanoose County Public Health Nurses will be in taking blood pressures and visiting with the seniors about “Allergy Awareness.” They will be in at 10:30 a.m. to take blood pressures and then speak at 11:15.

Please plan to bring your papers to keep a monthly record.

Thursday, May 15, will be our meeting for the Mackinac Island trip at 3 p.m. We will be meeting and getting the necessary papers for the trip so please plan to come. If you will be unable to attend please let me know as soon as possible.

May 21 we will have our Chef Charles Program. Gail Smith will be in as usual, giving the monthly program. The program will start at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will follow at 11:30.

The meal site will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. We hope that you can have a wonderful time with your family.

May 28 we will have Patty Timmens in with Hospice, talking with the seniors about the program and how it works when a family is in need of these services. She will be speaking at 11:15 so please plan to come early.