Congregate Meals: March 12-16

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.

Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.

In observance of Lent, fish will be offered as an alternative each Friday through April 8. Diners should let the meal site know if they prefer fish when making reservations.

Monday ? chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce, strawberry and banana, chocolate chip bar.

Tuesday ? baked ham, baked potato with sour cream, corn, rosy applesauce.

Wednesday ? potato chowder with saltine crackers, hamburger on whole-wheat bun with tomato, onion and lettuce, Ambrosia Salad, sweet potato custard.

Thursday ? meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, sliced carrots, red fruited gelatin, orange juice.

March 16 ? St, Patrick?s Day dinner, roast beef with gravy, boiled potatoes, cabbage, cinnamon apples, St. Patrick?s Day cookie.

Milk, whole-wheat and whole-grain bread/muffins and margarine are offered with all meals. The menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA?s/RIA?s for adults.

Meals are offered on a contribution basis for persons 60 years of age and older and their spouses of any age. Full cost of meals is: congregate, $5.87; carryout, $6.35; home delivered, $7.73.

Reservations for meals at the Fairfield senior center must be made one day in advance either at the center or by calling 472-4403.

For reservations at Lockridge, call 319-696-2711.

Bingo is played from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in Fairfield.

For information about the Fairfield senior center, call site manager Luann Celotti at 472-4403.