THE CENTER

Menus
Wednesday, May 9: chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy country-blend vegetables, fresh-baked roll, butterscotch brownies. Thursday, May 10: pork ribs, sweet potato, coleslaw, homestyle biscuit, poke cake. Friday, May 11: fried fish, brown beans, coleslaw, cornbread, cherry cobbler. Monday, May 14: orange chicken w fried rice, Tuscan-blend vegetables, egg roll, Mary Lee’s dump cake. Tuesday, May 15: pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, country-blend vegetables, homestyle biscuit, peach cobbler. Wednesday, May 16: sweet ’n’ sour meatballs, seasoned potato wednesday, Italian-blend vegetables, fresh-baked roll, Oreo cheesecake. Thursday, May 17: meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, homestyle biscuit, cherry cobbler.

Activities
Thursday, May 10: crafters corner 10 a.m., Bingo 1 p.m., music jam session 6 p.m. Friday, May 11: arthritis exercise class 1 p.m. Monday, May 14: arthritis exeercise class 1 p.m., Bingo 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15: dominoes 10 a.m., straw hat day: wear a straw hat and enter to win. Wednesday, May 16: board meeting 1 p.m. Thursday, May 17: crafters corner 10 a.m., Bingo 1 p.m., music jam session 6 p.m.

OATS
OATS transportation is available to the entire county and to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion or national origin. If you don’t see your area listed, call driver Angela Pleasant, 417-343-0573, for help arranging your ride. For rides from Bakersfield, Caulfield and Dora, call Jean Lawing, 284-7377; from Theodosia and Gainesville, call Mary Piepergerdes, 679-4142.To arrange rides to Springfield, call Lawing or Pleasant.
This is the schedule for the rest of May: Every Thursday of the month, Caulfield and Bakersfield go to West Plains.  Monday, May 14: Pontiac, Gaines-ville and Theodosia go to Springfield. Tuesday, May 15: Theodosia and Gaines-ville go to Mountain Home, Arkansas. Monday, May 21: Caulfield and Bakersfield go to Mountain Home. Tuesday, May 22: The whole county goes to Gainesville. The business meeting, open to the public, will be this day at The Center at 12:30 p.m. The food pantry will be open this day at a special time for OATS riders only.

Ozark County Times

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Gainesville, MO 65655

Phone: (417) 679-4641
Fax: (417) 679-3423