Scurry County Spotlight
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Sherrye Cooper posed in the kitchen on one of her last days on the job. -
Anna Poe, Ruth Morrells and Carolyn Martin (l-r) worked on a quilt at the senior center for its upcoming May Day fundraiser. -
David Cooper cooked hamburgers for a picnic at the senior center. -
Lee Birchfield, Bernie Sealy, Maria Carrisales and Steve Mize played dominoes together after the reopening of the senior center.
The Scurry County Senior Center has reopened with many of its regular activities available as things slowly get back to normal.
Dominos and card games have resumed in the domino room and dine-in meals are being served in addition to carry-out trays for those uncomfortable with the idea of coming to the center.
While some activities are back to normal, other long-time staples are changing.
On Tuesday, Head Chef Sherrye Cooper will retire after 22 years of service to the senior center.
“It’s been a blessing all the way through,” Cooper said. “I’m not saying there weren’t trying times, because there were, but God has blessed me with an awesome job. It’s going to be hard, but I know that it’s time.”
Cooper said that she considers the people she serves at the center as family, and while she will miss working there, she doesn’t intend to stay away for long.
“I’m going to be down here,” she said. “I’m going to learn how to quilt and make crafts, and I’ll still help with May Day in September.”
Activities Director Daphene Thompson has also begun planning for the May Day fundraiser that the center holds annually.
The event is usually held during the spring in the Coliseum, but after being postponed this year due to COVID-19, Thompson decided to reschedule the event with a few changes.
“It is going to be at the (downtown) square. We could have it at The Coliseum, but we decided to do something different,” she said. “It’s going to be like a county fair atmosphere. We’ll do burgers out on the grill, and we’ll still have our craft booth, sweet tooth booth, silent auction and quilts.”
Thompson said that all of the May Day favorites are still planned, including the booths, entertainment, and cake, pie, quilt and silent auctions.
“We have 29 big quilts and six baby quilts ready. We started over in April and are already on number three for next year,” Thompson said. “It should be good.”