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

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 is administered by…