SUNDAYAUGUST 2007 Bill and Carol Muhl-hauser are chief cooks-and bottle washers literally and figure-ativelythe Elma-Senior CenterDAVID HAERLE DAILY WORLD WRITER ELMA Walk through the-doors the Elma Senior Cen-ter and one the first things-you notice the aromasmells like homehome-from Norman Rockwell paint-ing with something made from-scratch baking the ovenPeople feel home when-they're the modest building-Main StreetIt's why scores-East County seniors gather-there every weekdayIt's good foodgood friends-and the hospitality Bill and-Carol MuhlhauserThe Muhlhausers have been-running the senior center for-years now with little fan-farethough they've made the-place active hub this-small cityThey've done that not only-feedingbut seeing the needs-their loyal clientele of-eldersBill and Carol Muhlhauser take break from serving lunch seniors the Elma Senior CenterThe couple have been running the senior center for the past yearsRetirement fulltime job and start cookingCarol saidusually close between and p.m.sometimes some-times but we're normally-open 8-4Then Tuesday-night there's quiltingwe-stay and home around p.m. Wednesday night go-home because have-bingowhich fundraiser-because you knowneed-funds keep the center run-ningThere's lot them who-tell You knowthe center-wasn't here wouldn't bother-even getting out bedsaid-Carol Muhlhauserthe direc-tor the senior centerThe center provides hothomemade meals five days weekorganized activities and-lot camaraderieCarol-Muhlhauser said the kitchen-puts out more than 100 meals-per daywhen you count the-center's Meals Wheels pro-gram and freezer meal ser-viceEVI

Aug 1, 2007

Ann Fowler