STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Lunch & Lit is back for a second summer.
Seniors are invited to partake of lunch provided by The Senior Connection and a reading provided by The Community Library at 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Cimino Plaza at the Children’s Library entrance on 4th Street in Ketchum.
The Senior Connection will be providing meals at a cost of $5 for adults 60 and better and $8 for those under 60. Kids can eat for $4, and scholarships are available if cost is a barrier.
Reservations must be made by 9 a.m. Thursday by calling The Senior Connection at 208-788-3468 or emailing brittany@seniorconnectionidaho.org. Check out the menu at www.seniorconnectionidaho.org/menu.
People are welcome to bring reusable bags to tote their lunch home. But it’s hoped they will stay for the reading and social conversation in the outdoor space.
“Over lunch, with the elders of our community, we can connect with each other through casual conversation, things we’ve read and news we’ve heard - right in the heart of downtown Ketchum,” said Jenny Emery Davidson, executive director at The Community Library. “This is how community happens!”
Teresa Beahen Lipman, the outgoing executive director at The Senior Connection, concurred: “We have been wanting to have more of a visible presence in the north valley for several years now. The Community Library is a great resource to let seniors know the resources we have available.”
Lunch & Lit will continue on Thursdays through August.