Senior Meals: April 13-17, 2020

By Nancy Vogt

April 12, 2020 at 8:00 AM

NOTE: The Senior Nutrition Program still offers a nutritionally balanced meal at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday in Pine River and Crosslake, but people must pick them up at the door at Heartland Apartments, 445 Snell Ave., in Pine River, or have meals delivered by Meals on Wheels.

To order a meal or Meals on Wheels in Pine River, call 218-587-2921. To order a meal by noon a day in advance or for Meals on Wheels in Crosslake, call 218-692-4271.

The suggested voluntary donation is $5 per meal for those over 60 and $7.15 for those under 60. Menus are subject to change.

Meals are served with bread, margarine and low-fat milk.

April 13-17

Monday

Tater tot casserole, green beans, peach halves, breadstick.

Tuesday

Ginger citrus chicken, brown rice, Oriental vegetable, pear halves, fruit crisp.

Wednesday

Beef cabbage bake, boiled potatoes, crinkle cut carrots, biscuit, pudding dessert.

Thursday

Roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli florets, dinner roll, cookie.

Friday

Hamburger on a bun, potato salad, baked beans, ice cream.

By Nancy Vogt

Nancy Vogt is editor of the Pineandlakes Echo Journal, a weekly newspaper that covers eight communities in the Pequot Lakes-Pine River areas - from Nisswa to Hackensack and Pequot Lakes to Crosslake.

She started as editor of the Lake Country Echo in July 2006, and continued in that role when the Lake Country Echo and the Pine River Journal combined in September 2013 to become the Pineandlakes Echo Journal. She worked for the Brainerd Dispatch from 1992-2006 in various roles.

She covers Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Lake Shore and Crosslake city councils, as well as writes feature stories, news stories and personal columns (Vogt's Notes). She also takes photos at community events.

Contact her at nancy.vogt@pineandlakes.com or 218-855-5877 with story ideas or questions. Be sure to leave a voicemail message!