Wiscasset Senior Center

A good crowd enjoyed the delicious seafood Newburg last Wednesday at the Community Dinner. This was the dinner originally scheduled for early in February but kept getting canceled because of snow. It was well worth waiting for.

There was a great variety of seafood including shrimp, scallops and haddock in a fantastic Newburg sauce over a light and flaky pastry shell that Steve baked just before serving the meal. Steve also prepared his famous meat lasagna as an optional entrée. Then there was rice, cooked spinach and cooked string beans as sides for the entrée. Then for dessert there was cherry cake still warm from the oven.

It doesn't get better or fresher then this. Of course all this was preceded by shrimp cocktail, little hot dogs baked in buns, veggies, garden salad and crackers and cheese to munch on before dinner was served.

During announcements Ted asked for a big hand for the chef and all the kitchen help, Doc for once more getting the newsletter out and Natalie for folding all the copies, Bev Lilly for decorating the bulletin board for St. Patrick's Day and Barbara Farrar for decorating the tables with live oxalis (shamrock) plants. The work of many people make the good times possible.

Many said that Leap Year just makes winter one day longer. Some years that may be true, but this year I think it helped to make winter end soon. This year the first of March was Saturday and we had a snow storm. Thus March came in like a lion so it will go out like a lamb.

If it weren't Leap Year, the first of March would have been Friday and that was such a nice day that we would have to say that March came in like a lamb. Therefore March would have gone out like a lion meaning more stormy wintry weather. Doesn't that make sense? Winter is winding down, right?

The First Annual Online Auction will help Spectrum Generations provide support to consumers in the Central Maine area. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction will go to Spectrum Generations in order to provide support to local families and your neighbors. Online bidding will begin at noon on March 8 and end at 5 p.m. on March 30. Go to www.spectrumgenerations.cmar ket.com to see the current list of items and get ready to bid.

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The cribbage tournament winners on Tuesday, Feb. 26, were Ann Merry first, Hal Thayer and Penny Parsons tied for second, Patty Bridgham got low score and Keith Bridgham had the high hand. On Thursday, Feb. 28, the winners were Ron Bodge first, Keith Batchler second, Martha Murray got low score and Larry Clark Had the high hand.

(Reservations please! Call 882-8230 at least two days in advance for meal reservations.)

Monday, March 10 - lunch, franks and baked beans.

Tuesday, March 11 - 9:30 a.m. to noon Cribbage.

Wednesday, March 12 -4:30 p.m. Social Hour, 5:30 p.m. dinner, Corned Beef Boiled Dinner.

Thursday, March 13 - lunch, Broiled Salmon. 6 p. m. Cribbage.