2016 Groton Trips

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Groton

TRIPS with Groton!

Our trips are not just for Groton seniors – they are open to the public. Yet, an additional fee is charged to nonresident for trips unless otherwise noted. For more informaton on any of these trips please email cmorrison@groton-ct.gov  

*OATS (Outdoor Active Traveling Seniors)  Group excursions call 860-441-6623  for details

Payment is required at time of sign up for our trips!

 

 Saturday, October 1 Red Sox game at Fenway Park (time not announced yet TBA) $110/res.

Thursday, October 6th Newport Playhouse & Cabaret :PLAZA SUITE  GSC $62/res

Monday, October 3 OATS hike –Bluff Point State Park 2 pm  free MUST sign up!

Monday, October 10-18  CANYON COUNTRY trip (Collette)  no additional non resident fee

Friday, October 14  Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Lunch Excursion $55/res

Tuesday October 25 OATS hike –Groton Utilities Reservoir 1 pm  free  MUST sign up!

Wednesday, October 26 Newport Playhouse: Last Of the Red Hot Lovers  GSC $62/res

Monday, November 14 American Veterans show at Aqua Turf w lunch $58/res.  GSC bus

Wednesday, November 9 Gillette’s Castle hike 10 am  (minimal cost TBA )  MUST sign up

Fri-Sun November 11-13 “SAMSON” at Sight & Sound Theater (Lancaster, PA)  $513 dbl

Thursday, November 17 OATS hike—Haley Farm 10am    free    MUST sign up!

Tues– Mon. Nov 8-14 Spotlight on PARIS trip. (Collette) no additional non resident fee

Wednesday, December 7  The Company Men & luncheon at Aqua Turf  (coach bus) $106/res

Sunday, December 11 The Nutcracker at Garde Arts Center 1:30pm show GSC bus  $47/res

Thursday, December 15 Christmas in Newport featuring LaSallette Shrine $115/res

Halloween Party

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Join us for our annual Halloween Party on Monday, October 31st. We will give away a free lunch to the first 30 seniors that sign up AND arrive in costume.  We will also have a spooky cake and raffle prize drawings at 12:30pm.  All those that arrive in costume will be entered to win a free trip to the Mohegan Sun Casino on November 3rd or a Big Y Gift Card.  Come celebrate the day with us!! Please remember that you need to call (860)434-4322 and sign up for lunch before 10:45am on October 28th.

Free Memory Screening

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Free Memory Screening

Sign up today for a FREE memory screening appointment on Friday, October 28th from 1:00pm on with Deborah Ringen MSN, RN-BC, Visiting Nurses of the Lower Valley.  It’s free and confidential.  A memory screening is like many other routine health check-ups.  It is a simple, non-invasive test designed to gauge memory, thinking and language skills. Screening consists of a brief series of questions and tasks and only lasts about ten minutes and can be combined with the Use it or Lose it Memory Games Program.  Early memory screenings can be helpful!   Call to sign up.

Use it or Lose it Memory Games

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Join us on October 28th from 1:00pm-2:00pm for fun group games to enhance your memory. Call to sign up. Can be combined with the memory screening (which will take place simultaneously) if desired.

Energy Assistance

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Do you need help with Energy Assistance Applications?
TVCCA will be here on Thursday, October 27th from 8:30am -12:00pm. Call (860)434-1605 ext 240 for more information or to sign up for an appointment..

Energy Assistance

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Appointments for energy assistance are available. Sign up is required. Call 860-434-1605 ext 240 for an appointment

Witches in Connecticut

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Join us for the Witches in Connecticut presented by the CT Historical Society on Wednesday, October 26th at 1:00pm. Come learn the harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England that continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years. Hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches and learn how Connecticut successfully controlled the spread of witch accusations long before Salem erupted in panic and violence.

Trailblazers

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Hiking with the Lyme Land Trust. Hikes will take place on the Tuesdays in October at 9:30 am.

Check the Lyme Land Trust Website for more information.

www.lymelandtrust.org

Come Meet Local Author Bill Rockwell

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Come Meet Local Author Bill Rockwell

Come meet local author Bill Rockwell who will be here on Tuesday, October 25th at 1:00pm. to present his book Not Privileged to Know.   Reviewed by Reader John Ihn “Not Privileged to Know has an exceptional plot delivered in an out of the ordinary writing style. The author has two styles in this tremendously interesting story. His in-depth perceptions of what the characters are thinking and his use of specific developmental conversations give added insight into a very unique and exciting plot. I would highly recommend it to any lovers of crime or mystery novels.”  Books will be available for signing.

Free Flu Shots

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Lyme / Old Lyme

The Old Lyme VNA will be offering flu vaccinations to Old Lyme and Lyme residents 40 years old or over FREE OF CHARGE (no insurance paperwork necessary!).
• Foot Screening (free)
• Eye Screening (free)
• Hearing Screening (free)
• Balance Testing (free)
• UV Face Scanner (free)
• Blood Testing (a small fee is charged)
• Blood Pressure Screening (free)
The date will be October 22nd from 8 am to 12 noon