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Festive Feast
Santa (stand-in Romeo Blackmar) and Mayor Barney Seney at the buffet table at the Commission on Aging's Senior Christmas Party. About 50 attended. Linda Lemmon photo.
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — It was a matter of overload at the Council on Aging’s Senior Christmas Party.
(IBut it's impossible) overloads included festive red attire; choices of pizza and of cookies and of drinks; prizes for the drawing (including pretty much all the money in Mayor Barney Seney’s pocket); do I eat or do I sing Christmas songs along with the country Christmas duo; the number of giveaway candy canes in Santa’s (Romeo Blackmar) bucket; laughter.
Willie Bousquet, Parks and Rec Department director, said about 50 seniors attended. Programs, crafts, parties and even trips are a regular occurrence for the seniors. Most of the COA board members were there helping – some dressed as elves.
One of the large (and dividable) community rooms in the Putnam Municipal Complex is dedicated to the senior citizens each day between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Programs and lunch fill those hours. There's a prep kitchen next door so TVCCA can serve lunch.
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