The Explorer Magazine Fall 2024 | Page 14

PROGRAMS AT THE SENIOR CENTER

Hendricks County Parks & Recreation is teaming up with Hendricks County Senior Services to bring FREE programs to the Senior Center in Danville !

Join our naturalists at the Senior Center in Danville on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 1:30 p . m . for a FREE nature-themed program !

These programs take place during lunch at the Senior Center , and donations are accepted for lunch . The Senior Center partners with the Central Indiana Council on Aging ( CICOA ) to provide the meals . CICOA ’ s paperwork must be completed upon your first visit . Lunch is prepared by Hendricks Regional Health Hospital . To make a lunch reservation , please call ( 317 ) 910-5356 by 11 a . m . on the day before the program .
FALL INTO THE SEASON ! WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 25 You may have noticed the leaves changing , the temperature dropping , and pumpkin spice returning to the menu at your favorite restaurant , but what other seasonal changes happen as we shift into autumn ? Come chat with a Naturalist as we explore the beauty of Hendricks County ’ s seasonal change .
EEEEK ! OR NEAT ?
WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 23 Do snakes make you break into a cold sweat ? Does the sight of a Cockroach make your skin crawl ? Do Bats make you want to shriek in fright ? Well , have we got a deal for you ! Join one of HCP & R Naturalists as we look at the animals that make Halloween a frighteningly good time . When you understand them better , will you Eeek ? Or will you think they are neat ?
BLAST TO THE PAST !
WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 27 Leave your DeLorean and flux capacitor at home for this trip back in time ! Join us as we reminisce on what it was like to live in Hendricks County from pre-colonization days to early 20th century . We ’ ll look at hunting and gathering techniques , ways of cooking , and forgotten traditions of Thanksgiving . What ’ s your favorite tradition at this time of year ?
Hendricks County Senior Services www . hcseniors . org • ( 317 ) 745-4303 The Senior Center • 1201 Sycamore Lane • Danville , IN 46122
CICOA www . cicoa . org • ( 800 ) 432-2422
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