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PHOTOS: Senior Spooktacular brings annual haunt back to Redstone Inn

Pitkin County Senior Services provides lunch, vaccinations, dental cleanings

Pitkin County Senior Services' held its annual Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Pitkin County Senior Services held its annual Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday.

Those in attendance could sign up for dental cleanings and screenings, get flu and COVID shots, hear a Medicare presentation, set up veterans services and economic assistance consultations, and receive blizzard boxes.

Blizzard boxes provide a free, three-day supply of shelf-stable food in the event of a power outage or natural disaster in the coming winter season.



“We provide nutrition, outreach information and referrals, Medicare assistance. We do the social, recreational, cultural education to help provide alternatives to isolationm and so people can age at home in their community,” said Pitkin County Senior Services Administrative Specialist Lisa Guida.

Part of fighting the isolation comes from providing meals every day of the week except Tuesdays. Lunch is also provided on Redstone Inn days.




At Pitkin County Senior Services events, lunch is served, as seen at the Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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“I come to most of these events,” said Terry Langley, who will be hosting a Nov. 12 holiday card-making event. “Sometimes you can pick from the menu what you want for lunch, sometimes they give you a few options, and sometimes they just serve you.”

The Redstone Inn is the meeting place for Senior Service’s twice-monthly events, which include guest speakers for anything from the Aspen Historical Society to demonstrations from local photographers on how to use mobile phone photography.

Some of the next events for November are a presentation from a representative from the Northern Ute Tribe on Nov. 26 at the Redstone Inn and Thanksgiving lunch on Nov. 27 at the Pitkin County Senior Services building.

“Everybody knows someone that is 60 or older that could benefit from these programs,” Guida said. “The mission of Pitkin County Senior Services is to facilitate quality of life and independence for individuals over 60.”

Dental cleanings were offered at Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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The dentist had a handful of appointments during Pitkin County Senior Services’ Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Around 30 flu and COVID shots were provided at Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Ayana Pevec Brown, middle, and Dani Mendoza Turbin, right, prepare to give Terry Langley a shot during Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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A guest heads into the Redstone Inn during Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Laurie Cohen opens the door for a guest during Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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The Redstone Inn’s lobby is decorated for Halloween at Pitkin County’s Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Terry Langley will host the next Pitkin County Senior Services event by teaching guests how to make their own holiday cards, which she brought to the Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Twice a month, Pitkin County Senior Services hosts events at the Redstone Inn, like the Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Those who attended the Senior Spooktacular could receive help on Medicare at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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The Pitkin County Low-Income Energy Assistance program was also present during the Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Guests prepare to eat a lunch prepared by the Redstone Inn in the dining room during Pitkin County Senior Services’ Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Enchiladas are served at Pitkin County Senior Services’ Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Terry Langley wears bat earrings at the Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Guests dress up in their Halloween best at the Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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The outside of the Redstone Inn is decorated in time for the Senior Spooktacular on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Redstone.
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Snow clings onto the mountains surrounding Redstone outside of the Senior Spooktacular at the Redstone Inn on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
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