Senior community calendar
Upcoming events
• Thursdays, May 2-June 13: Strong People progressive weight training class at the Golden Eagle Senior Center (eight-week session) at 11 a.m. $2 per class. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
• Today: Non-medical foot care (toenail trimming, foot soak) at the Golden Eagle Senior Center, 9-11 a.m.
• Wednesday: No senior lunch at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center on this day. Instead, we are meeting at the Summit County senior center for the annual Senior Awards ceremony.
• Fridays, May 3-June 21: Strong People progressive weight training class at the Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center. Call 970-328-8831 for more information.

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Ongoing weekly activities
Mondays
• Senior Spot for engaging activities and socialization (must be 55 or older), 1 to 4 p.m. It is located at VSSA/Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center. Call 970-977-0188 for more information.
• Full-body fitness exercise class, 9 to 10 a.m. at the Golden Eagle Senior Center in Eagle. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
Tuesdays
• Senior lunch, noon at the Golden Eagle Senior Center in Eagle. Call 970-328-8896 for reservations and information.
• Seated stretch and strengthen exercise class, 11 a.m. to noon at the Golden Eagle Senior Center. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
• Transportation for errands (bank, post office, etc.). Call 970-328-8896.
• Joint Relief Water Class, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Avon Recreation Center. Call 970-328-8831 for more information.
• Water aerobics class, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Gypsum Recreation Center. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
Wednesdays
• Senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. at VSSA/ Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center. Call 970-328-8831 for reservations.
• Nordic walking at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center, 10 a.m.
• Chair yoga at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center, 11 a.m.
• Grocery shopping, bus leaves Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center at 12:30 p.m.
• Poker game at the Golden Eagle on the first and third Wednesday of every month, 1 to 3 p.m.
Thursdays
• Senior lunch, noon at the Golden Eagle Senior Center in Eagle. Call 970-328-8896 for reservations.
• Senior crochet group, 1 p.m. at the Golden Eagle.
• Grocery shopping, bus leaves the Golden Eagle at 1 or 2 p.m., depending on shopping location. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
• Water aerobics class, 10 to 11 a.m. at the Gypsum Recreation Center. Call 970-328-8896 for more information.
Fridays
• Senior lunch, 11:30 a.m. at VSSA/Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center. Call 970-328-8831 for reservations.
• Third Friday of every month: Poetry Group at the Eagle Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Fourth Friday of every month: Bingo at the Golden Eagle, 1 p.m.
Vail community celebrates life of Nick Courtens, a talented horticulturist and dependable friend, at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
A celebration of life for Vail local Nick Courtens took place on Friday in the same location where Courtens arranged a memorial for his friend Spencer Cooke eight years earlier. Courtens, 34, died in a …
