I ‘m writing this column just before our dinner and show on Saturday May 3^rd  .It will really be an delightful day of great food and entertainment. I’ve just learned that Madison Lane residents will be enjoying a very special treat when actor and director Frank Ferrante will take time out before his one man performance of “An Evening with Groucho” to make a noontime appearance right here at Madison Lane Apartments. This should really be a lot of fun and I thank Patti von Mechow at the Palace Theater for making this possible. Also our thanks to Carolyn Gherardi and the folks at the Parkside Deli for catering our dinner here   before the show.

            We welcome back SNACK volunteer and Center board member Gary Ryder who has returned from his winter getaway in Arizona.

Tickets are still available for the SNACK program Senior Citizen Picnic on Friday June 13 at Chapman Community Park on Rt 31 in Cazenovia. The picnic starts at 10:30 AM with lunch being served at noon. The menu consists of Pulled Pork, Barbeque Chicken Macaroni Salad, Salt Potatoes and Watermelon and is being catered by the Rusty Rail. Tickets are three dollars and can be purchased at the Center or you can call the Office for the Aging at 315-697-5700. You must provide your own transportation.

            We are filled for our Thousand Island boat tour on Thursday June 26^th, but please give me a call if you’d like to be on the waiting list. The package price is $59.

For all those have signed up, please send your checks to my office by May 26. The address is Hamilton Senior Citizens Center, Box 525 Madison Lane Apts, Hamilton NY 13346.

            We are over half filled for our trip to Cooperstown on Thursday July 31. We’ll enjoy a fabulous buffet lunch at the 100 old Otesaga Hotel. Afterwards there are plenty of rocking chairs to enjoy the great view of Otsego Lake and free time options of visits to the Farmers Museum, Fenimore Art Museum, or the Baseball Hall of Fame. We’ll end the day with a visit to the Fly Creek Cider Mill featuring their wonderful specialty food products. The package price including transportation, luncheon and visit to the Mill is $39,

Our New England Getaway September 15th through 19^th to Boston and Maine may seem a long way off, but in order to secure our travel arrangements we are requesting that you make your reservations within the next few weeks and your down payment of $150 by May 30^th. Please call my office for further details or reservations.

Now that spring has arrived don’t forget to visit our fabulous Farmer’s Market on the Hamilton village green each Saturday morning.

And to all of our wonderful ladies, Happy Mothers Day!