Tablet computer class
Handheld touchscreen tablet computers such as the iPad have been rapidly replacing traditional PCs.
Join the seniors at the Hildreth House computer lab on Friday, Nov. 30, to learn more about how to use this convenient and increasingly popular technology.
Topics will include connecting to the Internet wirelessly, accessing email, checking news, listening to music, watching movies, and surfing the web. The class will also learn how to use the built-in camera to take photos and movie clips. Those who already own a tablet computer should bring it to the class. Call the Council on Aging to sign up. Class size is limited.
On the road with COA
Call the COA office at 978-456-4120 for more details or to sign up for trips.
- Wednesday, Nov. 14. Seniors will visit the Taza Chocolate Factory, which is a “bean-to-bar” chocolate factory in Somerville. The tour group will be able to sample stone-ground Mexican-style dark chocolate, learn about cocoa beans, and see the machinery used to make traditional stone-ground chocolate. Lunch is first at S&S Restaurant in Inman Square, then on to the chocolates. The cost of $15 pays for van and Chocolate Factory. The group will leave Hildreth House at 10:30 a.m. and return by 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 27. Get in the holiday spirit and join a trip to Cataldo Nursery in Littleton. The nursery will be transformed into a holiday wonderland, with more than 40 decorated Christmas trees. Do your holiday shopping, pick up a poinsettia, a decorated holiday wreath, garlands, holiday cards, live Christmas trees, outdoor greens, and much more. The group will leave Hildreth House at 9 a.m. and return at 11:30. a.m.
