Drive Alive

THOMASTON - The Thomaston Senior Citizens Council has joined with the AARP to offer Drive Alive mature driving courses at the Town Hall Senior Center on Friday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both days must be attended.
  Drive Alive is a refresher course highlighting tips on driving, rules of the road and local driving problems. Classes are conducted by trained instructors. Insurance companies in Connecticut are required to provide a premium discount for a minimum of two years. The cost is $10 per person. To register, please call Stephanie Radulewicz at 283-5463.

THOMASTON- The Thomaston Recreation Department will be sponsoring golf lessons for ages 16 to adult beginning on Monday, May 9. The program will run on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays on May 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, and 20th from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. each night. The first three nights will be held at the Thomaston Center School in the cafeteria and will feature the theory and fundamentals of the game. The final three nights of hands on instruction will be outside at Black Rock State Park. The instructor is Bob McQuarrie and the cost is $50 per person for the 12-hour program. To register, call Marty Egan at 283-6927. Payment is required to hold your registration.

Ireland Trip

THOMASTON - Free Transportation is now available for Veterans to the VA Hospitals in Newington and West Haven.  Veterans are encouraged to make their appointments at the hospitals two weeks in advance and in the early morning hours. Free rides can be scheduled as follows: Newington VA Hospital - Van available from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 667-6759, West Haven VA Hospital - Van available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call (203) 932-5711. Rides should be scheduled as soon as the medical appointments are confirmed.

THOMASTON - For $3 round-trip resident Veterans are now being offered rides to the VA Clinics in Winsted and Waterbury - St. Mary's Hospital, through the town's Senior mini-bus. The bus, with wheelchair accessibility, will leave for Winsted at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings, and for Waterbury at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays mornings. Vets will be picked up and dropped off at their homes. Veterans are asked to schedule their appointments at the clinic in the morning, but after 10:30 a.m.  For information about the clinics, please contact Veterans Affairs Officer John Dipesa at 283-0130. After appointments are scheduled, Veterans may contact the mini-bus at least one day in advance, at 601-7754 to schedule a ride. Any problems, contact Lorraine Babb, Social Services director, at 283-0756. (Please note, the bus to Newington and West Haven is a separate service).

Advisory Council

THOMASTON - Thomaston High School will host a series of informational meetings for parents of THS students in grades 7-12 these meetings will be held in the THS library at 7 p.m. on the following Thursday, May 12.
 

Happy Trails with Happy Travelers

THOMASTON - Trips planned for the Thomaston Happy Travelers for the 2005 year are:

May 9-12 - Tulip time in Ottawa, Canada $360 per person, need confirmation as soon as possible.
May 23 - The Black Watch, Canada's royal highland regiment from Montreal. will perform at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Experience a delicious lunch featuring a choice of roast turkey or New England scrod at Delaney House. The cost of the trip is $57 per person. The bus departs at 9 a.m. and returns home at 5:45 p.m.
June 8 -  Lobster Feast at the Log Cabin $70 per person including entertainment, etc.
July 26 -  Twin Lobster special at Hu-Ke Lau $61 per person.
August 28 - Experience the St. Anthony Feast in Boston with Harbor Cruise. Cost is $50 per person.
September 11 - "Menopause" the musical is showing in Boston. A deposit of $25 is due with sign up, and balance is due by August 5. The total cost is $70 per person.
September 12-16 -  San Antonio Getaway etc, Insurance recommended, $1099 per person with Collette Tour.
October 7-17 - Mount Rushmore, 11 day $749 per person with Diamond Tour. Need commitment on this trip, need 35 people to go.

 Call Loretta at 283-6014, for more information and reservations. Mailing address is 13 Lake Plymouth Blvd., Plymouth, CT. 06782.

Senior Center Spring Schedule

THOMASTON - The Thomaston Senior Citizen Council announces its Spring Schedule of Events:    

• The Pool Room - is open Mondays through Fridays (excluding holidays) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Senior Center (back room). Call Vinnie at 283-8617. Pool lessons for men and women are offered Fridays, 1 p.m. through April only.
  
• Creative Writing
- is offered Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Senior Center.
• Cards and Crafts - is offered Mondays from 12 to 3 p.m. to men and women at the Senior Center.
• Yoga - will run on Mondays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and will be held in the Community Room. Men and women are welcome.    
• Intermediate Line Dancing - will be held Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Community Room.
• Bingo - Tuesdays at 1 p.m., in Clare Hall at Green Manor.
• Bowling - will be held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Thomaston Lanes.
• Senior Meetings - Followed by refreshments will be held every other Thursday. Speakers are planned for most meetings.

Bargain Shop

THOMASTON - The Bargain Shop is now open Fridays from noon to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a final winter clearance sale going on. Spring clothing is now on the racks, reasonably priced. The shop, located in the basement of the old firehouse next to Town Hall/Opera House, is operated by volunteers in supports of adult and children's programs at the Thomaston Public Library.
  For information about making a donation, contact the library at 283-4369. Donations may also be dropped off during hours that the Bargain Shop is open, or in the mornings prior to opening. Please do not leave donations at the door during closed hours.

Woman's Club Writes To Military

THOMASTON - The Thomaston Woman's Club is sponsoring a letter writing campaign to active members of the military from Thomaston. This also includes friends and family of Thomaston residents. If you know of someone in the military and would like letters written to them please send their address and name to the Thomaston Woman's Club, C/O Barbara Albert, 26 Karen Drive, Thomaston, Ct 06787.

Discover Tuscany

Softball Tryouts

Plymouth Family Resource Center

Creativity Time