By Ashley M. Casey
Associate Editor
Halloween isn’t just for little boos and ghouls. Canton Woods Senior Center is offering drive-up Halloween treats at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Seniors who wear a costume will be entered into a prize drawing.
“It’s a chance to get out of the house and see some of your friends that will be over there giving away candy,” Baldwinsville Mayor Dick Clarke said in his Oct. 21 video with Shelley Hoffman of Heart, Home and Community.
Mayor Clarke and his wife, Linda, are hosting a weekly “Down Memory Lane” Zoom chat for Baldwinsville seniors to reminisce about the good old days. Join the Down Memory Lane chat at 4 p.m. every Monday at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87158717101 (Meeting ID: 871 5871 7101, Passcode: 528651).
Also, Linda Clarke is once again selling calendars to benefit Canton Woods. The calendars, which feature local photo submissions of beautiful Baldwinsville scenes, cost $20 each. Pickup can be arranged Monday through Friday at Canton Woods, or you can have your calendar mailed for an additional $5. To learn more, visit facebook.com/Baldwinsville-Calendar-Sales-106200140869361/.
Mayor Clarke also reported Oct. 21 that renovations continue at Canton Woods. The floor has been replaced and work continues on the dividing wall in the dining room. The Baldwinsville Department of Public Works plans to paint the walls after brush pickup concludes and before snowplowing begins.
Senior nutrition
As the holidays approach, the Rescue Mission is once again offering Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for homebound seniors in need. Contact Canton Woods at 315-638-4536 to sign up. The deadline for Thanksgiving is Nov. 6 and the deadline for Christmas is Dec. 4.
Canton Woods is offering a drive-thru/walk-up takeaway lunch through the Onondaga County senior nutrition program and PEACE, Inc., at 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call the center at 315-638-4536 for more information and to make a reservation. Suggested donation is $3.50.
Canton Woods Senior Center is located at 76 Canton St. in Baldwinsville. To learn more or to register for programs, call 315-638-4536 or visit baldwinsville.org/canton-woods-senior-center/.
