By Mary Tucker

April 16: What a nice, warm, sunny day to go to a meeting. Many members of the Andes Senior Citizens Club turned out for our April meeting. The program, after the usual tasty lunch, was a talk given by Teri Stratford from Walton. She introduced us to an innovative practice called permaculture that renews soil, forests, unused land and unusable land. In this way nature, instead of technology, is used to produce food, energy, and shelter. Use of oil and gas is drastically cut back and decreases the world’s dependence on oil. For more detailed information contact Ms. Stratford at 607-865–7889 or by email tsstrat@sixcats.net.

May: The Delaware County Senior Council is sponsoring a Sunday Brunch at the SUNY Delhi Hospitality Center on May, 3, 2009 from 10 AM to 2 PM. A sumptuous assortment of fine foods prepared by the banquet management class will be served. The proceeds will benefit elderly programs and services. The cost is $15 for adults and $5 for children aged 5 to 10. Children under 5 eat for free. Shuttle service will be available from parking lot E. Tickets can be purchased from senior council members, at the Senior Dining Center, Office of the Aging on Court Street in Delhi or from Evelyn Norris.

June: A bus trip in planned for June 17 or June 18. We will be seeing historic Albany during a 90 minute tour riding in an AquaDuck, a bus-like vehicle that travels on land or water. Our bus leaves Andes at 9:00 AM, will stop for passengers in Delhi at 9:30 AM and arrive in Albany at 11:30 AM. After a quick lunch, the tour of Albany will begin, ending with dinner at a nearby restaurant. The trip home will begin at approximately 6:30 PM returning to Andes at 8:30 PM. For more information and reservations call Gerald Norris at 845-676-3281 or Mary Tucker at 845-676-4508 by June 1. Cost of the trip is $40 for members, $55 for others. This price includes dinner but not lunch. ~