Senior Fest planned Friday in Nashua

NASHUA — Senior Fest 2012 is planned from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at St. Philip Orthodox Fellowship Hall, 500 W. Hollis St.

The free event will showcase services and activities available to seniors and their caregivers. Preventive health screenings also will be offered. For more information, call 595-3168.

Birch Hill Terrace begins indoor golf season

MANCHESTER — The fall/winter indoor golf season at Birch Hill Terrace Retirement Community kicked off recently with the 11th annual Team Championship Tournament. Eighteen teams, each comprising one resident and one employee of opposite gender, vied for honors.

In an extremely close finish, the team of 95-year-old resident Dick Chase and employee Jackie Brough carded a 74 to eke out a victory over the team of resident Blanch Aldrich and employee Will Harding, who shot a 74.5, and the defending champions, resident Claire Stepnitz and employee Niki St. Cyr, who shot a 75.

Special “hole-in-one” trophies went to three employee golfers — Steve Chandler, Samantha Ford and Gary Zabierek. The ladies' low gross award was earned by St. Cyr (69), while Ed Rogers and Will Harding shot 71 to lead the men.

Humorous awards for “high gross achievement” went to employees Emily Todt and Gary Morgan, while first-year golfer Paulina Evarts won the “frustration award.”

The next indoor golf tournament, the Coed Blind Draw Tournament, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17.

For more information, contact Betsy Tomaswick at 836-2300 or BTomaswick@birchhillterrace.com.

Merrimack church to start offering foot care clinics

MERRIMACK — Our Lady of Mercy Church plans to begin hosting monthly foot care clinics operated by the nurses of Home Health & Hospice Care.

The clinics will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every other month (odd numbered months), starting Thursday, Sept. 27. The clinics will take place at the church, 16 Baboosic Lake Road.

The clinics are open to anyone 50 and older who lives in Merrimack or the surrounding area. The cost is $22 and is payable by cash or check at time of the appointment. Low-income seniors can complete a simple eligibility form for assistance.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, call Bess at Home Health & Hospice Care at 882-2941.

For a schedule of publicly offered foot care clinics operated by Home Health & Hospice Care, go to www.hhhc.org.

MAREA's luncheon signup deadline is Wednesday

MANCHESTER — The Manchester Area Retired Education Association (MAREA) will host its annual luncheon and fall meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Executive Court and Banquet Facility, 1199 S. Mammoth Road.

Guest speaker Merrill Lewis will talk about New Hampshire's connection to the soft drink Moxie and the history of the mahogany ambrosia.

A social hour is planned from 11 a.m. to noon with complimentary cheese and crackers. Lunch will be served at noon. A short business meeting will begin after Lewis speaks.

Any retired educator living in Manchester and surrounding towns is welcome to attend and become a member. Reservations must be made and paid for by Wednesday. For more information, call Joe at 622-2285.

Mascoma center involved in Canaan yard sale

CANAAN — The Mascoma Area Senior Center will be part of a townwide yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 29.

The center, located at 1166 Route 4, will offer yard sale bargains along with a lunch buffet and a baked goods and canned goods table.

The center is accepting donations of good quality yard sale items, but no clothing, as well as baked and canned goods. Seniors may sign up at the center or talk with a staff member.

Seniors are invited to meet Edgar, a Jack Russell terrier and certified therapy dog, who visits the center at 11:15 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. The center says Edgar knows a lot of tricks and brings a smile to many faces when he visits.

Proceeds from monthly raffles benefit the senior center. Tickets for all items are 50 cents. The drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 26, will be for a handmade apron with a country design. The raffle winner on Wednesday, Oct. 31, will take home an assortment of Halloween candy.

For more about the center's activities, call 523-4333

Plymouth center plans book signing by author

PLYMOUTH — Rita “Toni” Pease, a member of the Writers Group at Plymouth Regional Senior Center and author of “9-11-01” and “Sugaring and Me” will have a book signing at the center from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday. Her books also will be available for purchase.

Breakfast Bingo will return to the center, 8 Depot St., on Friday, Sept. 28. Brunch will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by bingo.

For more about the center's activities, call 536-1204.