Douglas Senior Center on Pace to Shatter Annual Attendance Record with Months to Spare

DOUGLAS -- October 8, 2025, Douglas Senior Center reports nearly 6,300 visits in nine months, closing in on its full prior-year total. Council on Aging Director Patrice told the board at the October 8 meeting that the center has recorded 6,236 visits since January 1, roughly 100 short of the entire previous year's total, with three months remaining. The center also logged 2,006 van rides and prepared 1,282 in-house meals over the same period. A local business owner donated and installed a replacement double oven after learning his mother had become a regular, saving grant funds the director said will be redirected to other needs. The Sunshine Club reported a sold-out ham and beans supper, a successful Oktoberfest, and upcoming events including a December 1 gingerbread event and a January 9 New Year's party. An informational forum on a right-to-farm bylaw heading to a town vote is scheduled for October 21 at the center, running 10 to 11 a.m.