Announcements:

Holiday Mountain Market and Silent Auction Results: We extend our warmest thanks to the many who made our Holiday Mountain Market such a success. Hundreds of shoppers purchased over $34,000 in goods from our 60 Artisans/Crafters (helps our town’s tax base!), over $9,000 in silent auction items from 140 donors, and consumed over $1,000 of snacks at our Café, while dozens of

musicians/dancers volunteered their performance talents, and about 45 volunteers and staff managed the event. Everyone worked hard to make it all happen for a magical weekend!

Donor Appreciation: Over a hundred cash donors chipped in this past giving season to contribute thousands of dollars that we need to keep our programs running and our meal prices low. Thank you, everyone for your generous support!

Vote for Us to Win!: We may win hundreds of dollars if everyone votes online for our photo posted by staff member Omayra Acevedo at a contest run by our insurer the Nonprofit Insurance Alliance Group. Voting is only available from Monday, 1/7/19, through Friday, 1/11/19, but everyone is allowed to vote every 24 hours – so 5 times during the contest period. The voting boxes on the site will appear beginning 1/7. Please vote early and often for our photo!https://review.wizehive.com/voting/view/winter-2018-2019-photo-contest/0/5534541/0

Updated EcoPass System: Residents in the Nederland EcoPass District who are 65 years and older qualify for a discount pass. It benefits the district to update your pass to reflect the reduced

fare rate of each use. The cost to operate the Eco Pass program is based on the amount of swipes of each pass annually and the cost incurred to RTD. Discount cards cost the district 50% of the normal charge. Please stop by Nederland Town Hall any Wednesday and ask to have your Eco Pass updated to reflect the senior rate. Call 303-258-3266, ext. 0 for more information.

Via zTrip Cancelled: Via no longer offers the z-Trip 5-day-a-week program for mountain passengers, due to insufficient use. A better fit for our community may be their continued Friends and Family reimbursement program, which pays $.50 cents per mile, with some restrictions/limits, for neighbors to help older adults who register for this program. For additional information, please call 303-447-2848, ext 1014, between 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Beware of Frauds & Scams: The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning that scammers are spoofing the Social Security toll-free number to call folks and request that they verify personal information to receive a benefits increase:https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/10/hang- spoofed-ssa-calls. If you receive such a call, hang up immediately and report it to SSA’s Office of Inspector General at 1-800-269-0271 or https://oig.ssa.gov/report. We will learn about more scams at our dinner on January 25 and our lunch on February 6.

New Website: Watch in late January for the launch of our new website, Facebook and email system! It will be our new official site for information on menus, activities calendars, and general information about our organization. We apologize for the delay.

Mountain Peak Life Membership: Membership offers access to fellow members contact info

(unless they request it be withheld), as well as some future outings pricing differentials we plan to offer. Becoming a Member also permits you to vote at our board elections each December. (Want to be a member, but can’t afford the $20 annual dues? Call Serene to tap into a donated sponsorship for this purpose…)

NAS Offers Home-Delivered Meals: Our Monday and Wednesday lunch program offers home- delivered hot meals to those age 60+ who are recovering from hospitalizations, ill, injured, or similarly unable to join us at meals. Our current volunteers deliver within a few miles of downtown Nederland; for those further afield, your volunteer efforts or creative solutions to help carry meals are appreciated. Volunteers deliver meals after 1pm.

Sunday Matinee Open Caption Movies: The Backdoor Theatre at the Nederland Community Center features all regularly scheduled Friday & Saturday night first run feature films on Sunday afternoons at 2pm with open captions, especially helpful for those of us who have trouble hearing the mumbled dialogue or understanding accents. For more information: info@nullthebackdoortheatre.org.

Thank you and Welcome, NAS Board Members: Thank you to Rebecca Lundberg and Debbie Gager for your year of service on our NAS Board. We welcome new board members Elektra Greer and Lois Ott – thank you for offering to serve!

EVENTS CALENDAR – Mark Your Calendar Now!

Lunch at Nederland Community Center — RSVP 2 days ahead Every Monday & Wednesday, Noon

Mtn Peak Life Breakfast/Brunch, Nederland Community Center —RSVP one week ahead if possible Second Sat Most Odd # Mos, 8:30am/9:00am; Second Sun Most Even # Months, 11:00am/11:30am

Mtn Peak Life Dinner at Nederland Community Center —RSVP one week ahead if possible Most Fourth Fridays, 5:00pm/5:30pm (Third Fridays in 4th Quarter)

Exercise at St. Rita’s Catholic Church; freeEvery Monday & Wednesday, 10:30am

Pickleball at Nederland Community Center; Ned CC fees Every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, 10:00am

Writing Skills Nederland Community Library; free Every 1st and 3rd Monday, 1:00pm

Writing Life Stories at Nederland Community Library; free Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1:00pm

NedKnits at Nederland Community Library; free
Second Thursdays, 1:00-3:00pm, Nederland Community Library

Day

Date

Entrée

Vegetable

Carbohydrate

Salad

Fruit

Wed

1/2/19

Lemon Baked Fish

Sautéed Spinach

Potato Wedges WW Roll

Grapes

Mon

1/7/19

Szechwan Chicken

Stir-fried Vegetables

Brown Rice

Mixed Greens

Orange

Wed

1/9/19

Roast Pork Loin

Oven Potatoes

Tossed Salad

Apple

Saturday Breakfast

1/12/19

Vegetable Quiche w/Turkey Sausage on side

Grilled Zucchini

Blueberry Muffin

Mixed Fruit

Mon

1/14/19

Meatloaf

Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Potatoes

Greens Salad

Strawberries

Wed

1/16/19

Egg Salad Sandwich
on WW Bread

Tomato Soup

Romaine Salad

Pear

Mon

1/21/19

Bratwurst

Peppers / Onion / Potato

Dark Greens Salad

Apple

Wed

1/23/19

Chicken Pot Pie

Peas / Carrots / Potato

Mixed Greens

Fruit Compote

Friday Dinner

1/25/19

Provencal Fish Soup

Mushroom / Spinach
Pate a Choux

Greens Salad w Roasted Vegetable

Strawberries

Mon

1/28/19

Oven Fried Fish w/Tartar Sauce

Rosemary Potatoes

Cucumber & Tomato Salad

Mixed Fruit

Wed

1/30/19

Swedish Meatballs

Broccoli

Egg Noodles

Peach