Reservations recommended. www.humsenior.org Arcata Eureka Fortuna 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway 707-825-2027 1910 California Street 707-443-9747 ext. 1242 Gene Lucas Community Center 3000 Newburg Road • 707-725-6245 Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Arcata Café closed Café open Café open Café open Café open 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eureka Café open Café open Café open Café open Café closed 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fortuna Café closed Café open Café closed Café open Café open 12 noon-12:30 p.m. Heritage Café Pop-Up Drive-Through Meal Pick-up Days Tuesdays Fortuna’s Thursdays Fridays McKinleyville Willow Creek Rio Dell Heritage Café Pop-Up Drive-Through Meal Pick-Ups Heritage Café Pop-Up Drive-Through Meal Pick-Ups Heritage Café Pop-Up Drive-Through Meal Pick-Ups Monthly menus and the HSRC Activities calendar can be found at humsenior.org or by calling your closest Heritage Café. No senior 60 and over will be denied a meal. $3.50 is the suggested contribution. For those under 60 there is a $12 fee. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Heritage Café serves meals on Fridays 12-12:30 p.m. Call 707-725-6245 for reservations. 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. McKinleyville Senior Center 1620 Pickett Road 707-496-7036 VFW 20 Gower Lane 707-496-7036 Volunteer Fire Hall 50 Center Street 707-496-7036
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