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Volume 64 | Number 5
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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 64 YEARS
Inaugural Winemaker Dinner at Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
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he inaugural Winemaker Dinner at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is scheduled for Saturday, October 20 starting at 5 p.m. in the Francis Crocker Room. A five-course dinner menu designed by Chef Frank Decker with wine pairings is $99 per person including tax, gratuity and tram fare. According to Gary Givens,
Peaks Restaurant assistant general manager, “We decided to feature Italian wines at our first winemaker dinner. There will be selections from Lamole di Lamole, Santa Margherita and Kettmeir, and Chef Decker has prepared an extraordinary pairings menu.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 760-325-1449 during regular business hours starting
September 24. Seating is limited, so reservations are suggested. Additional information and menu details are available at pstramway.com/special-events. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the world’s largest rotating tram car. Opened in 1963, the Tram’s 80-passenger cars travel along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon from
the Valley Station (elevation 2,643 ft.) to the Mountain Station (elevation 8,516 ft.) in approximately 10 minutes. Tickets are $25.95 for adults, $23.95 for seniors (65+) and $16.95 for children (3-10). For more information, please visit pstramway.com. Also, download the free mobile tour now available in the App Store/Google Play.
Senior News Line: Helping Seniors Stay at Home By Matilda Charles
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cross the U.S. there are 296 communities in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. These represent 75 million people who live in areas that work to provide all that’s necessary to create livable communities for everyone, especially seniors. AARP gives grants to these communities for specific efforts, such as to improve the walkability of downtowns, train volunteers in dementia programs, build raised
planters in community gardens, create age-friendly trails and bike paths, and install key-code boxes outside the homes of elderly so EMTs can gain quick access. To find out if you’re in an area that has senior services like these, go online to aarp.org and search for Age-Friendly Network. Scroll down to see if your community has joined the AARP network. If it isn’t listed, you can learn how to get started in your area. Other organizations also help seniors. Aging in Place, for exam-
ple, has information on how mobility options can allow seniors to stay in their homes. Whether it’s in-home stair lifts or transportation to appointments, Aging in Place has information on its website at aginginplace.org. Depending on the level of support from individual states, some local Aging at Home groups adapt their help according to what is needed by those in the community. Some show support by providing services such as yard work, food delivery, snow shoveling and
handyman chores. Social opportunities are big, with exercise classes, game nights, nutrition programs and luncheons. Transportation, especially in rural areas, helps to get seniors to their appointments with doctors and friends. To find senior services in your area, go online to search for “at home senior services” and your state. The organizations have names like Home Instead, At Home, Aging in Place and others. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.