Spring Gardening in the North Fork Valley: Free 8-week series
Join Master Gardener John Valentine in a discussion of spring planting concerns. Each week will feature a different topic, always with Q&A to follow.
Watering, Drip Irrigation – Thursday May12, 10:00, watering tactics, conservation, barrels, mulching, drought resistance; irrigation
Garden pests– Thursday May 19, 9:30 specific pests found here; methods of control, timing, prevention.
Tomatoes– Thursday May 26, 9:30, all about tomatoes- indeterminate vs determinant, varieties, planting, fertilizing, pruning, training, heat, limitations, pests
Trees- planting, selection, care– Thursday June 2, 9:30, which trees for here, how to get them going and keep them going, problems
Season extension– Monday June 6, 9:30, early and late extension approaches and devices for NFV, including summer shading, microclimates
Field trip to Paonia gardens- Thursday June 23, 10:00, get out and see how Paonians are growing and gardening
FREE at the Paonia Senior Center, 106 Third Street
Book Club for Seniors
In honor of Mother’s Day, that’s this month’s topic: books about the many incarnations of Motherhood (yes, you can read “Mommie Dearest…”) whether fiction or nonfiction.
5/16/22 @ 1:30 pm Paonia Senior Center
For more info: https://nfseniorconnections.helpfulvillage.com/events/137
Brain Boosters
Free 8-week course, facilitated by Randy Campbell and Linda McCone, 2:00 every Tuesday beginning 4/19, Paonia Senior Center.
The Covid positivity rates are going down but it’s not over yet: MASKS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED, but for the health and safety of your fellow seniors, we recommend wearing them at indoor events.
Nature Walks
In MAY (weather permitting) our weekly Senior Connections WALKS resume at a new time: 10:15 each Wednesday at the Paonia River Park. For more details/check the weather, please call us at 527-3482
Lunches at the Senior Center
Available for Pick-up in Paonia, Monday, Wednesday, Friday at noon
Call Debbie at (970) 874 – 7661 for more information or to sign up.
THURSDAY LUNCHES RETURN! The Paonia Senior Center now serves a yummy locally-sourced, catered lunch every Thursday at noon for the first 20 to register by calling 527-3435.
The Hotchkiss Senior Center now serves hot meals cooked on the premises every Tuesday & Thursday at noon. Call (970) 872-3494
Memoir Writing
Wednesdays at the Paonia Senior Center, 1:30 – 3:00 pm.
Contact Yuri Chicovsky at yurichicovsky@gmail.com for more information.
Caregivers Support Group
Thursdays, 1 – 3 PM via Zoom
For more information and to join the conversation by computer or phone, contact Dr. Jess Deegan. Email drdeeganii@gmail.com phone: (970) 510-0724
S.A.I.L. (Stay Active & Independent for Life)
Exercise and Fall Prevention classes presented by the North Fork EMS
Hotchkiss Memorial Hall – Mondays & Thursdays at 9:30-10:30am
Paonia Senior Center – Tuesdays & Fridays at 10-11 am
Crawford Town Hall – Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30-6:30 pm