The city government of Montebello provides a number of free services for local senior citizens, including some fun activities. The parks and recreation department offers regular classes in activities such as painting, ceramics and tai-chi. There also is a Wii class that allows seniors to learn the finer points of playing Wii video games, focusing on the ones that encourage exercise. The parks and recreation department also has several senior citizen clubs that meet regularly, such as Club Latino and the Gad A'Abouts.
Montebello is home to the historic Montebello Golf Course, an 18-hole municipal course built in 1928 that has been a city course since 1941. The course administrators encourage senior citizens to avoid the busy weekend crowds, offering steep discounts to seniors to play their rounds of either 9 or 18 holes on weekdays. In addition, the city offers a discount card to seniors that gives them additional bargains on golf. The Montebello Golf Course has a schedule of tournaments each month, including some designed for seniors, and offers lessons in English, Spanish and Korean.
The adobe home at the Sanchez Adobe Historic Site and Museum dates to 1844 and offers edifying activities for seniors and others throughout the year. Visiting hours at the adobe are limited to Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., but admission is free. The adobe, which is operated by the Montebello Historical Society, has educational programs throughout the year available to the general public, including activities such as old-fashioned candle and butter making. The museum features photographs from Montebello's history and memorabilia and clothing of the Sanchez family, who built the adobe.
The Montebello Library, which is part of the Los Angeles public library system, offers a variety of activities for seniors and others, including book club meetings and speakers. The library is also the home of the Asian Pacific Resource Center. The center was designed for immigrants from East and Southeast Asia, but it offers anyone interested in those cultures the opportunity to learn more about them. The center, which serves all of Los Angeles, showcases artwork, literature, history and culture of Asian and Pacific Island Americans, and it has special speakers related to those topics.
