Local senior meals program shutting down

SD Dept. of Human Services looking into options to continue service
  • Gina Simon, manager of the Timber Lake-Isabel Senior Meals Site located in the Timber Lake Community Center, checks on a dish in the oven while preparing boxes for delivery through the Meals on Wheels Program. The program serves 25-30 clients per day, five-days-a-week. The program is slated to discontinue service this Friday, Sept. 13. Photo by Jon Flatland
    Gina Simon, manager of the Timber Lake-Isabel Senior Meals Site located in the Timber Lake Community Center, checks on a dish in the oven while preparing boxes for delivery through the Meals on Wheels Program. The program serves 25-30 clients per day, five-days-a-week. The program is slated to discontinue service this Friday, Sept. 13. Photo by Jon Flatland
  • The Timber Lake Elementary School’s Fifth Grade Class were ready to “Run Over the Thunder” as the U.S. Olympic Triathalon Team during last Friday’s Homecoming Parade from the school to a pep rally at Doug Kraft Field. Photo by Jon Flatland
    The Timber Lake Elementary School’s Fifth Grade Class were ready to “Run Over the Thunder” as the U.S. Olympic Triathalon Team during last Friday’s Homecoming Parade from the school to a pep rally at Doug Kraft Field. Photo by Jon Flatland
    Just over a year after moving from Isabel to Timber Lake, the Meals on Wheels program that serves meals to senior residents in both communities is discontinuing the service this Friday, Sept. 13.A public town hall meeting at which the site will be discussed is scheduled at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12 - the day before the closure - in the Timber Lake Community Center.The program i...

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