The Lake Region Senior Center is for all seniors in the area and is held at Little Falls Activity Center, 40 Acorn St., in Gorham. It’s a drop-in center and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. It will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15, in honor of Presidents Day. A couple of special events have been announced for February – mark your calendars.

On Monday, Feb. 8, a “bruncheon” will be served from 10 a.m.-noon. The cost is $5 and it is open to everyone. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit cup and beverages.

Learn about the town poor farms at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, when Linda Griffin, president of the Windham Historical Society, will speak about Windham’s poor farm and how it was run.

The presentation is free and open to everyone.

Stop in anytime for coffee, tea, socializing, puzzles or other activities. Daily activities include:

Monday, mahjong; Tuesday, crafts, card game; Wednesday, memoir writing on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month; Thursday, table games; Friday, art workshop.

Speaking of the Windham Historical Society, if you remember the Maine forest fires of 1947, you may be interested in a program Saturday, March 19, at 9:30 a.m., at the public library in Windham. Author and storyteller Jo Radner will present a program, sponsored by the historical society, with emphasis on the town of Brownfield, which was 80 percent destroyed. For more information, call 892-1433 or see www.windhamhistorical.org.

Sorry, wrong number

Last week’s column about the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office program called SNAP, a wellness-check program for senior citizens, included an incorrect phone number. The correct number is 774-1444, ext. 2100. You can call that number and get a free folder about this program, which is also free.

Kay Soldier welcomes reader ideas for column topics of interest to seniors. She can be reached by email at kso48@aol.com, or write to 114 Tandberg Trail, Windham, ME 04062.

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