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SENIOR CALENDAR

Garden Plain Senior Club pot luck dinner and card games, noon Friday, 1006 N. Main, Garden Plain. Program on container vegetable gardening by Rebecca Bandle of the Sedgwick County Extension Service.

Book discussion, "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, 1 p.m. Friday, Orchard Park Senior Center, 4808 W. Ninth St. Books available at Wichita Public Library.

Pancake Supper with Chris Cakes, 6 p.m. Friday, Kechi City Hall, 220 W. Kechi Road, Kechi.Proceeds benefit Kechi Police Department bicycle fund.

Friday Morning Breakfast/Coffee Club, 9 a.m. Fridays, Auntie C's Restaurant, 425 E. 61st St., Park City.

Driving Safety Class, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Hindu Temple of Greater Wichita, 320 N. Zelta. Cost $10. Discounts available. Call Prem Bajaj, 316-683-3060.

Asbury Park retirement community open house, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 415 S.W. 12th St., Newton.

Parenting the Second Time Around, for grandparents raising grandchildren, 6:15 p.m. Monday, Kansas Children's Service League, 1365 N. Custer. Call B.J. Gore, 316-942-4261, ext. 1315, or e-mail bjgore@kcsl.org.

Butler County Association of Retired School Personnel, for any retired school personnel, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Andover Pizza Hut Italian Bistro, 307 N. Andover Road, Andover. E-mail duettc@sbcglobal.net or call Carol Musick, 316-733-2064.

Prairie View caregiver group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Life Care Center of Andover, 621 W. 21st St., Andover. Free.

Kechi Fire Safety Blitz meeting and covered dish dinner, 6:30 p.m. May 15, Kechi City Hall, 220 W. Kechi Road, Kechi. Information on home inspections and free smoke detectors. Inspection appointments for those who cannot attend, 316-744-1337 or kechiseniorcenter@cox.net.

Andover Senior Center breakfast, 7 to 10 a.m. May 17, 410 Lioba, Andover. $3 adults, $1.50 children.

Derby Senior Center breakfast, 7 to 10 a.m. May 17, 611 Mulberry, Derby. Cost $4 for biscuits, gravy, eggs and juice.

Douglass Senior Center breakfast, 7 to 9:30 a.m. May 17, 124 W. Fourth St., Douglass. Cost $2.50 for biscuits, gravy, eggs, juice and coffee.

National Association of Retired Veteran Railway Employees, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20, 616 S. Ridge Circle.

Ongoing

Advance Care Planning Clinic, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Kansas Health Ethics, 5900 E. Central. Documents for durable power of attorney for health care, living wills and other directives. Notary public available. Free. Information, 316-684-1991.

Sedgwick County RSVP Volunteer Program has opportunities for adults 55 and older. Call 316-660-5134.

Good Grief of Kansas, for people who are mourning the loss of a loved one, 11 a.m. Thursdays, Mike's Steakhouse, 2133 S. Broadway, and 10 a.m. Saturdays, Spear's Restaurant, 4323 W. Maple. Information, www.goodgriefofkansas.org or 316-264-8900.

Coping with Grief, for people who have experienced loss of a loved one through divorce, separation or death. Information, 316-776-9340.

Senior Employment Program, to help people 55 and over find jobs, Senior Services, 200 S. Walnut, 316-267-1771.

AARP meetings

No. 45, second Thursdays, 316-838-8413

No. 2614, third Wednesdays, 316-524-5410

Good Neighbor nutrition menu

Reservations, 316-219-4020

May 5-9

Monday: Spaghetti, Mediterranean vegetables, apple gelatin, French bread

Tuesday: Mexican beef patty, Spanish rice, combination salad, pineapple, dinner roll

Wednesday: Turkey chef salad, potato soup, banana, oatmeal cookies, sodium-free crackers

Thursday: Beef patty with onion gravy, baked potato, pickled beets, apricots, whole-wheat bread

Friday: Egg scramble with bacon bits, oven-fried potatoes, bananas and strawberries, blueberry muffin