La Vista Senior Activity Center La Vista Community Center 8116 Park View Blvd. La Vista NE 68128 402-331-3455 La Vista Community Center Staff Hours for Community Center: Monday-Friday 8 am - 9 pm Saturday 8 am - 6 pm Sunday 1 pm - 9 pm www.cityoflavista.org Your online source for information about the City and your Community. Scott Stopak, Director Dave Karlson, Asst. Director Rich Carstensen, Program Coordinator Ryan South, Program Coordinator Sue Tangeman, Admin. Assist. Preston Sears & Fran Cervantes Front Desk Staff Senior Meals at La Vista Senior Center Bring a friend or come join others for a home-cooked meal on Monday s, Wednesday s and Friday s at 11:30 a.m. The suggested contribution for the meal is $3.50 for adults 60 yrs and older. For those under 60, the cost of a meal is $9.25. To participate, all you need to do is reserve your meal by 12:00 Noon the business day before you intend to join us for lunch. Be sure to look at the other activities - you may want to come early or stay later! The meal program is sponsored by Eastern Nebraska on Aging, and catered by Valley Food Service. Remember to please call and cancel your meal if you are unable to attend. Special Event Registration Registration is required for some of the special events at the Center. Sign-up sheets are in the back of the lunch sign-up book. Be sure to sign up for lunches and special events (just signing the special events sheet does not get you a meal!) You may register by calling the Community Center at 402-331-3455 OR Sign up in person (please sign up in the book personally, not by just telling someone). When a special event is full, a waiting list will be started. Any openings that occur will be filled in the order of the waiting list. Fees will usually be paid at the event, but sometimes have to be paid in advance. We will let you know of this ahead of time. We normally have one van (holding 14 passengers), and occasionally will provide two vans. If needed, we will also carpool to events. Meal Assistant Volunteers The La Vista Meal Program depends on our many volunteers to help prepare and serve our senior meals. We want to give a big Thank You to all those who have been volunteering, and to those who may be volunteers in the future. We are always looking for more! If interested, talk to Rich Carstensen. La Vista/Ralston Special Services Van The Special Services Unit operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. This service is available for all senior residents (age 60 and older) and all handicapped residents of La Vista and Ralston. The bus will take you to a variety of destinations including senior centers, shopping, appointments, etc. (Accommodation depends on prior commitments). Fares are $1.00 in city; $3.00 & $10.00 out of city; multiple stops are an additional $1.00. If Papillion-La Vista or Ralston Public School District is closed due to weather conditions, the bus service will not operate. On days when Papillion-La Vista and Ralston Public School Districts are opening late due to weather conditions, the Special Services Bus will operate normal hours. Omaha, Bellevue, Millard Public School Systems etc. do not apply. For rules, questions and/or scheduling requests, please call 402-657-3550. Join us for our Grillin-N-Chillin early New Years Celebration with the Jr s Band on Tuesday, December 29 th
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND/OR TAKE NOTE! The La Vista Community Center will be closed for the Holidays, starting on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24 th, and then Christmas Day, Friday, December 25 th. It will open at 8:00am on Saturday December 26 th. We will be closing at 5:00pm Thursday, December 31 st New Years Eve. We will be closed all day on Friday, January 1 st for New Years Day and reopen on Saturday, January 2 nd. Remember, when the Omaha and/or Papillion-La Vista Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather, senior lunches will not be served. Also, the La Vista/Ralston Special Services Bus will not be running if schools are closed. Watch the local news for weather related school closings, and closings for the Community Center. Ariel Morsang Maxine Citta Phyllis Nespor Helen McKeighan Sharron Bailey Kay Campbell Trish Donoghue Nadine Gates Earl Collins Camilla White Joanne Winter December 4 th December 9 th December 14 th December 16 th December 19 th December 25 th December 26 th December 26 th December 28 th December 29 th December 31 st Meals Mon 12:00noon Wed & Fri 11:30am B-Day Celebration 2 nd Wed 11:30am Walking Club M,W,F 10:30am -11:30am Bingo Mon 12:45pm Fri 12:30pm Remote Control Airplanes Mon 11:30am-1:30pm X-Box Bowling M 10:30am-11:30am Chair Volleyball Wed,& Fri 10:30am-11:15am Tai Chi Mon & Thur 11:00am-11:45am Quilting Class/Sewing Hr Wed 9:00am- 11:30am Pinochle 1 st Wed 12:15pm
Mon., Nov 30 th Tai Chi will go on a planned. La Vista Senior Center Closed, No Lunches! City of La Vista Tree Lighting Celebration. Starts at 5:45pm with lighting of the tree and then come inside for entertainment and free soup supper. Wed., Dec 2 nd Mon., Dec 7 th Tue., Dec 8 th Wed., Dec.9 th Fri., Dec. 11 th Tue., Dec 15 th Wed., Dec 16 th Fri., Dec. 18 th Wed., Dec 23 rd Thur., Dec 24 th Fri., Dec 25 th Tue., Dec. 29 th Paper Snow Flakes. Bring your own pair of Scissors and come cut-out snowflakes with us which we will hang in the Senior Center. Pinochle Card Group to play after lunch. Eat at 11:45am and then have a Musical Performance by Kim Ames from Merry Makers at 12:15pm. La Vista Jr. High Show Choir Performance. This year we will be going to the Jr. High, we will take one Van and others can follow. We will all meet at the Jr. High at 11:15am. Show starts at 11:30am. We will then go to Pizza Ranch for Lunch meeting there between 12:00-12:15. Senior Olympics Have Been Postponed! We will find time in the spring for our Olympics Games. Regular lunch served at 11:30am. December Birthday Celebration. Holiday Lights Tour Leave at 5:30 p.m. We will be taking 2-Vans. Sign up early. Bring extra money for a stop for some goodies or treats. Trip/Tour of the CLASS Factory in La Vista through the Sarpy County Historical Museums. We will take one Bus and leave at 12:40pm to make the 1:00pm tour. Trip will be weather permitting, sign-up early. Mayor s Holiday Pot Luck Deadline! Mayor s Holiday Pot Luck. Bring your favorite dish (salad or desert) the City of La Vista will provide the main course. Sign-Up Friday, December 11 th to come participate in this great holiday event! Senior Center Gift Exchange and Christmas Song Sign-a-long. Bring a $5.00 gift (women bring a woman s gift; men bring a men s gift). Please specify which gender your gift is for. It can be holiday oriented or not use your imagination. The gift exchange is not mandatory! Holiday Cookie Bake & Exchange! Bring a dozen cookies or come Bake cookies to exchange with other seniors at the center. We will Bake and Exchange cookies after lunch. Sorry No Senior Lunch Today or Activities. The La Vista Community Center will be closed from 11:30am to 2:00pm for a city event. Movie day at the Senior Activity Center come watch Christmas Vacation and get a good laugh before we head into the Christmas Holiday. The Community Center is closed for the Christmas Holiday. The Community Center is closed for the Christmas Holiday. Have a Happy and Safe Christmas. Grillin-N-Chillin Early New Year s Celebration! Come celebrate an end to 2015 and bring in 2016 the easy way! We will be Grilling up some fantastic food to help bring in the New Year! You get to do The Chillin and come listen to the The Jr s Band! Don t miss out on this fun day! Fri., Jan 1 st The La Vista Community Center is closed for New Years Day. Happy New Year!
December 2015 Special Events Calendar Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30 LA VISTA SENIOR CENTER CLOSED! NO LUNCHES 11:00 Tai Chi YES!!! LA VISTA TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION AT 5:45PM 1 2 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Pinochle Make Paper Snow Flakes Bring your Scissors! 3 11:00am Tai Chi 4 11:30 Lunch Served 12:30 25 Bingo 5 6 7 11:00 Tai Chi 11:45 Lunch 12:45 No Bingo! 12:15 Music Kim Ames from Merry Makers 8 11:30AM LA VISTA JR. HIGH HOLIDAY SHOW AT LV JR HIGH. THEN LUNCH OUTING TO PIZZA RANCH 9 11:30 Lunch December Birthday Celebration SENIOR OLYMPICS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED HOLIDAY LIGHTS TOUR 5:30 P.M. 10 11:00am Tai Chi 11 11:30 Lunch Served No Bingo Today!!! Sarpy County Historical Museums 1:00pmTour of CLASS FACTORY 12 Pot Luck Deadline!!! 13 14 11:00 Tai Chi 12:00 Lunch 12:45 25 Bingo 20 21 11:00 Tai Chi 12:00 Lunch 12:45 25 Bingo 15 MAYOR S HOLIDAY POT LUCK EAT AT 11:30AM GIFT EXCHANGE & HOLIDAY SING-A- LONG 16 10:30 Wii Bowling 11:30 LUNCH 12:30pm Holiday Cookie Bake and Exchange. 22 23 10:30 Wii Bowling 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Movie Christmas Vacation 17 11:00am Tai Chi 24 CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS! CHRISTMAS EVE 18 NO SENIOR LUNCH OR ACTIVITIES TODAY. COMMUNINITY CENTER IS CLOSED FROM 11:30PM TO 2:00PM 25 CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS! 19 26 Community Center Open Regular Hours. 27 28 11:00 Tai Chi 12:00 Lunch 12:45 25 Bingo 29 Grillin-N-Chillin Early New Year s Celebration with The Jr s Band Eat 11:30am Show 12:15pm 30 10:30 Wii Bowling 11:30 Lunch 31 Jan 1 st NEW YEARS DAY COMMUNITY CENTER IS CLOSED