‘Welcome, children of all ages’: Childress Senior Citizens Center borrows circus slogan

James Votaw checks the range at the Childress Senior Citizens Center following a report of a possible gas leak. The smell of gas recently occurred with the range as the possible source, Childress Senior Citizens Center Director Glenda Goundie said. Photo by Grace Holman
James Votaw checks the range at the Childress Senior Citizens Center following a report of a possible gas leak. The smell of gas recently occurred with the range as the possible source, Childress Senior Citizens Center Director Glenda Goundie said. Photo by Grace Holman

CHILDRESS — A frequent response to an invitation to the Childress Senior Citizens Center’s weekly luncheon is, “but I’m not a senior citizen.”

However, age is just a number, not a criterion to participate in activities, including the weekly meal, at the Childress Senior Citizens Center, according to Childress Senior Citizens Center Director Glenda Goundie.

In fact, Goundie said, Anne Fromm, in the c…