Golden Times, November 2014

A monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by target Publications

Golden times

nov. 3, 2014 / Vol. 24, no. 11

Precinct Workers Catching up with three precinct chief judges with 50 years of experience between them / Page 20

de i s in senior lunch menus — Page 3

meals on Wheels menu — Page 4

Volunteer of the month — Page 25

House Call — Page 29

senior talk — Page 35

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The next Golden Times will publish Dec. 1

Meeting calendar......................... Page 6 Meal site list ............................... Page 6

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Social Security Q&A................... Page 7

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Briefs .......................................... Page 8

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Crossword solution .....................Page 18

Birthdays ....................................Page 10

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Reader poetry ............................. Page 22 Volunteer opportunities ...............Page 26

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Thought for the month “No one has a right to grade a President—even poor James Buchanan— who has not sat in his chair, examined the mail and information that came across his desk, and learned why he made his decisions.”

— John F. Kennedy WHO AM I? I was born Nov. 3, 1921, in Pennsylvania and died Aug. 30, 2003, at age 81.

My acting career spanned more than four decades, during which time I played many characters. I acted in many dramas and thrillers through the years but am best known for my part in the 1970’s series “Death Wish.”

I was married three times and have seven children. I married for the irst time in 1949 to Harriett Tendler. We divorced in 1965. In 1968, I married Jill Ireland and we were married until her death in 1991. My inal spouse was Kim Weeks and we were married until my death.

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SENIOR NUTRITION MENUS FOR NOVEMBER meaLsite:

monday

Lewiston senior nutrition Program serves hot lunches at noon at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. and the United Methodist Church, 1213 Burrell Ave. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $5 for nonseniors.

tuesday

wednesday

3 Meatloaf/mashed

4 Baked ham/mashed

5 BUFFET (starts at

potatoes/gravy/green beans/salad/roll

sweet potatoes/ applesauce/mixed vegetables/pudding/ cornbread

11:30 a.m.): Roast beef

10 Barbecue meatballs/

11

rice/coleslaw/corn/roll

Closed for Veterans Day

17 Spaghetti/salad/

18 Sweet and sour

green beans/ breadsticks/cookie

chicken/rice/Oriental vegetables/Jell-O fruit salad/muffin

24 Chicken-fried steak/

25 Old-fashioned

mashed potatoes/ country gravy/broccoli and carrots/salad

hamburgers/pasta salad/baked beans/ peas/fruit

thursday

friday

12 BUFFET (starts at

11:30 a.m.): Chicken 19 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast pork

26 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Thanksgiving dinner: turkey and ham with all the trimmings

4 Beef stroganoff/mixed

6 Sweet and sour

7 Beef stew/corn

senior round table nutrition Program

vegetables/salad/roll/ fruit

chicken/rice/Oriental vegetables/biscuit/fruit

muffin/salad bar/fruit

11 Baked fish fillet/

13 Breaded baked ish/

14 Beef stew/corn

serves hot lunches at noon at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston and the Asotin United Methodist Church, 313 Second St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $7 for nonseniors.

oven-browned potatoes/ peas and pearl onions/ Jell-O with fruit

Jo-Jo potatoes/coleslaw/ fruit/corn mufin

muffin/salad bar/fruit

18 Pork roast/mashed

20 Hamburger gravy

21 Hot dog/salad bar/

potatoes/gravy/carrots/ roll/fruit juice/cake/ice cream

oven-baked potatoes/ vegetables/apple crisp

fruit

25 Turkey/dressing/

27

moscow senior nutrition Program serves lunch at noon in the Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $6 for nonseniors. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. a dessert bar is available at each service.

mashed potatoes/gravy/ green beans/cranberry sauce/pumpkin pie

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Precinct Workers Catching up with three precinct chief judges with 50 years of experience between them / Page 20

6 Tilapia/garden rice/

noodles/vegetables

vegetables

11 Meatballs in brown

13 Roasted pork loin/

gravy/mashed potatoes/ vegetables

scalloped potatoes/ vegetables

18 Patty melt with onions/french fries/ vegetables

20 Roast turkey/

25 Chicken/mashed

27

potatoes/gravy/ vegetables

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Golden Times online at

e sid in senior lunch menus — Page 3

meals on Wheels menu — Page 4

Volunteer of the month — Page 25

House Call

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Page 29

senior talk — Page 35

Closed for Thanksgiving

4 Tuna casserole/egg

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Closed for Thanksgiving

dressing/gravy/green bean casserole Closed for Thanksgiving

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valley meals on wheels november menu Meals are delivered to established clients between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 365 days of the year, with delivery guaranteed by 1 p.m. each day.

Individuals can have a hot meal delivered to their residence for $3 per day or a hot meal and a sack lunch for $4 per day.

More information is available by calling (208) 799-5767.

Menus are subject to change.

sunday

Monday 3

hot: Barbecue chicken/rice pilaf/green

tuesday 4

hot: Meatloaf/ mashed potatoes/ gravy/corn

wednesday 5

hot: teriyaki chicken/fried rice/carrots

thursday 6

friday

hot: Beef brisket/ potatoes/ caulilower

7

saturday

hot: ham macaroni and cheese/broccoli

8

hot: Braised beef/mashed potatoes/corn

beans

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

9

hot: Beef lasagna/ broccoli

hot: Breaded 10 chicken/rice/ green beans

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

16

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

hot: Beef brisket/roasted red potatoes/peas

17

hot: chicken bowtie alfredo/ broccoli

sack: Roast beef and swiss cheese sandwich

sack: ham-salad sandwich

hot: Roast turkey/garlicmashed potatoes/broccoli

hot: Barbecue 24 chicken/rice pilaf/green beans

sack: Bologna and american cheese sandwich

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

23

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

11

hot: spaghetti with meat sauce/peas

sack: turkey and american cheese sandwich

18

hot: swedish meatballs/rice/ carrots

sack: turkey and swiss cheese sandwich

25

hot: Meatloaf/ mashed potatoes/ gravy/corn

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

sack: chicken-salad sandwich hot: chickenfried steak/ mashed potatoes/corn

12

sack: turkey and cheddar cheese sandwich

13

hot: tuna-noodle casserole/carrots

sack: Roast beef and cheddar cheese sandwich

sack: tuna sandwich hot: salisbury 14 steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/ mixed vegetables

15

hot: stuffed shells with meat sauce/green

sack: ham and swiss cheese sandwich

sack: tuna-salad sandwich

sack: Pastrami and swiss cheese sandwich

beans sack: Roast beef and american cheese sandwhich

hot: Roast turkey/mashed potatoes/gravy/ caulilower

hot: Pork 20 roast/roasted potatoes/green beans

hot: Roast beef/mashed potatoes/broccoli and carrots

hot: Baked 22 ziti with meat sauce/mixed vegetables

sack: “krab” salad sandwich

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

19

hot: teriyaki 26 chicken/fried rice/carrots

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

hot: Beef brisket/ 27 potatoes/ caulilower

sack: turkey and cheddar cheese sandwich

21

hot: ham 28 macaroni and cheese/broccoli

sack: tuna sandwich

hot: Braised 29 beef/mashed potatoes/corn

sack: Roast beef and cheddar cheese sandwich

hot: Beef 30 lasagna/broccoli

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

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Monthly meeting calendar

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NOV. 12: Valley Community Center, general board meeting, 9 a.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

NOV. 15: Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129, noon, Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

NOV. 19: Retired Educators of North Central Idaho, 11:30 a.m., Christmas auction, Red Lion, 621 21st St., Lewiston.

NOV. 19: National Active and Retired Federal Employees, noon, Emerald Gardens, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.

NOV. 24: Seaport Quilters, 7 p.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

Groups and organizations can submit information, pertaining to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine. All submissions are subject to space availability and editing.

Submissions should be emailed to: goldentimes @lmtribune.com or mailed to: Target Publications P.O. box 957 Lewiston, iD 83501 Information for December’s issue must be recieved by Nov. 17 to be considered.

More information is available by calling (208) 848-2243.

ď ˇ If you would like to have your group or club meetings included in this monthly calendar send complete information to goldentimes@Lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. More information is available by calling (208) 8482243.

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Regional Senior Nutrition Meal Sites Cottonwood Community Church 510 Gilmore, Cottonwood, (208) 962-7762 Meals at noon on Tuesdays Grangeville Senior Center 108 Truck Route, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033 Meals at noon on Mondays and Fridays Juliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center 104 S. Sixth, Kendrick, (208) 289-5031 Meals at noon on Wednesdays and Fridays Kamiah Senior Center 125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 935-0244 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Lewiston Community Center 1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 743-6983 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Orchards United Methodist Church 1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Moscow Senior Center 412 Third St., Moscow, (208) 882-1562 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays Nezperce Senior Citizens 501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Oroino Senior Center 930 Michigan Ave., Oroino, (208) 476-4328 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays Pomeroy Senior Center 695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Potlatch Senior Citizens IOOF/Rebekah Hall, Pine St., Potlatch, (208) 875-1071 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays Pullman Senior Center 325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 338-3307 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays

Riggins Odd Fellows Building 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 628-4147 Meals at noon on Tuesdays United Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Valley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816 Meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center 115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Winchester Senior Citizens Center Nez Perce Ave., Winchester, (208) 924-6581 Meals at noon on Wednesdays Pullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305 Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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Social Security Q&A Mcclatchy-tribune news service

Q: I’m thinking about getting disability protection from a private company. If I become disabled and have a private policy, would it reduce my Social Security disability beneit?

A: Having private insurance does not affect your eligibility for Social Security disability beneits. But workers’ compensation and certain other public disability payments may affect your Social Security beneit amount. You can learn more and even apply for disability beneits on the Social Security website. Also, read our publication, “How Workers’ Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Beneits.”

———

Q: I understand that to get

Social Security disability beneits, my disability must be expected to last at least a year. Will I have to wait a year to receive beneits?

A: No. You do not have to wait a year after becoming disabled to receive disability beneits. In fact, you should apply for disability beneit as soon as you become disabled.

It may take months before a inal decision is made on your claim. If your application is approved, we will pay your irst Social Security disability beneit for the sixth full month after the date your disability began.

For example, if your disability began on Jan. 15, we would pay your irst disability beneit for the month of July. However, Social Security beneits are paid at the beginning of the following month. So, you will receive your July beneit in August. To learn more visit

of the SSI federal beneit rate. nation’s consumer protection To learn more, read “Supple- agency) recommends you: ——— 1. Place a fraud alert on Q: Does where I live affect mental Security Income (SSI)” your credit ile by contacting available online. the amount of my Supplemenone of the following compatal Security Income (SSI) ben——— eits?

Q: How can I protect myself nies (the company you contact is required to contact the othA: It might. First, where you against identity theft? live might affect your beneit A: First, don’t carry your er two, which will then place amount because some states Social Security card with you. alerts on your reports): Equifax: (800) 525-6285 add a supplement to the fed- Keep it secure at home with Trans Union: (800) 680-7289 eral payment. If you live in your other important papers.

Experian: (888) 397-3742. your own place and pay your Second, don’t readily give out 2. Review your credit report own food and shelter costs, your Social Security number. for inquiries from companies regardless of whether you own While many banks, schools, you have not contacted, acor rent, you may get up to the doctors, landlords and othcounts you did not open, and maximum SSI amount payable ers will request your number, debts on your accounts you in your state. You also can get it is your decision whether to cannot explain. up to the maximum if you live provide it. Ask if there is some 3. Close any accounts you in someone else’s household, other way to identify you in know, or believe, have been as long as you pay your food their records. tampered with or opened If you are the victim of idenand shelter costs. If you live fraudulently. in someone else’s household tity theft, you should report it 4. File a report with your loand don’t pay your food and right away. To report identity shelter costs or pay only part theft, fraud or misuse of your 4 See social security, of them, your SSI beneit may Social Security number, the page 8 be reduced by up to one-third Federal Trade Commission (the the Social Security website.

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5. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at (877) 438-4338 [TTY (866) 653-4261].

——— Q: How can I apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?

A: If you are applying for SSI based on a disability, you can start the process by going online to complete the disability report on the Social Security website. Then call the toll free number provided below to schedule an appointment with a Social Security representative. When you meet with a representative, bring the items listed in our online publication, Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Even if you do not have all of the things listed, apply anyway.

The Social Security staff in your local ofice can provide guidance to help you get the information you need.

——— Q: I was turned down for Supplemental Security Income (SSI); can I appeal the decision?

A: Yes, if you disagree with a decision made on your SSI claim, you can appeal it. Learn more about appealing a decision, including how to submit your appeal online.

——— Q: Does Social Security provide special services or information for people who are blind or visually impaired?

A: Yes, Social Security offers a number of services and products speciically designed for people who are blind or visually impaired. If you are blind or visually impaired, you can choose to receive notices and other information from Social Security in ways that may be more convenient for you. To ind out more about this service visit our website to read “If You Are Blind Or Visually Impaired — Your Choices For Receiving Information from Social Security.”

Many of our publications, such as brochures and fact sheets, are available in Braille, audio cassette tapes, compact discs or in enlarged print and can be obtained by calling the toll-free number.

——— Q: How do I know if I’ve worked

long enough to get Social Security disability beneits?

A: To get Social Security disability beneits, you must meet the deinition of disability under the Social Security Act. And you must have worked long enough — and recently enough — under Social Security to qualify for disability beneits.The amount of work you need to qualify for disability beneits depends on your age when you become disabled. Generally, you need 10 years of work, and must include working ive out of the last 10 years, ending with the year you become disabled. However, younger workers may qualify with as little as 1½ years of work earned in the three-year period ending when the disability starts.

See our Disability Planner on our website for credit requirements at different ages. column was pre This pared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at (800) 772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov.

Briefs 12:45-3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays; and bridge is played from 12:30-4 The Valley Commu- p.m. on Thursdays and nity Center will have an from 10:30 a.m. to 4 indoor garage, baked p.m. on Saturdays. goods and craft sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Driver Safety class Saturday at the center, set for November 549 Fifth St. An eight-hour class for There will also be a craft sale at 9 a.m. Nov. Washington and Idaho 22 with lunch available residents will take place over two days from 9 to purchase.

Foot care appoint- a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13ments with Marcia are 14 at CrossPoint Alliance available on Mondays Church, 1330 Powers at the center by call- Ave., Lewiston To reing (509) 330-1857. Also serve a spot for this class on Mondays is painting call Kay Gaines at (208) classes from noon to 4 816-3450.

The cost for each class p.m.

Twice a week there is $15 for AARP members are itness classes at the and $20 for nonmemcenter from 10:15-11:15 bers. The classes are dea.m. on Tuesdays and signed for those age 50 Thursdays. Also twice a and older but are open week there are pinochle to all ages and may reand bridge games; pi- sult in a point reduction nochle is played from on driver’s licenses and/

Clarkston center to have fundraiser

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Holidaze Show and dinner.

This trip is Nov. 21 and leaves the Community Center at 2:30 or insruance discounts. p.m. Cost is $125 per person and registration can be comat the center or by callChampagne Sunday pleted ing (208) 743-2313. The group brunch trip planned will stop at Timber Creek BufThe Lewiston Parks and Rec- fet in Spokane Valley before reation Department will take going to INB for the show.

50-plus active seniors to the famed Davenport Hotel in Spo- Elvedalen Lodge No. kane. Participants will leave at 8 a.m. Dec. 21 from the Lew- 129 will meet Nov. 14 iston Community Center, 1424 The Sons of Norway chapter Main St. will have a potluck meeting at After brunch the group will noon at the Valley Community have time to do some shopping Center in Clarkston. in downtown Spokane’s River A business meeting and heriPark Square. The cost is $100 tage program will follow the per person and registration is lunch. required by Dec. 2. The fee inThe group meets the third Satcludes brunch, and transporta- urday of each month Septembertion to and from Spokane. Reg- May. It is an organization open to istration can be completed in those of Scandinavian descent person at the Community Cen- and individuals interested in the ter between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. culture. All meetings are open to weekdays, by calling (208) 746- visitors.

2313 or online at www.cityoMore information about the lewiston.org/parksandrec. meeting and organization is Today is the inal day to reg- available by calling (208) 798ister for the Cirque Dreams 8617 or (208) 743-2626.

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 Birthday submissions Birthdays starting at 70, and every year after, will be accepted for publication in Golden Times in the month of the birthday only.

The limit for each submission is 200 words. Photographs are welcome.

Birthday submissions must include the name and phone number of the person submitting information. If you would like your photo returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

If you have questions about submitting a birthday, please call (208) 848-2243.

Mailed information may be sent to: Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501; emailed submissions should be sent to goldentimes@lmtribune.com.

December birthdays must be received by 5 p.m. Nov. 17.

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It is best to call ahead for time, but most walk-in’s are welcome.

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BIRTHDAYS NOV. 3  Dale Brock Dale Brock of Lewiston is celebrating his 80th birthday today.

He was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Te a k e a n , Idaho, to Ellwood and Claudia Chaldek Brock. He was the middle of three children born to the couple.

Brock graduated from Teakean High School in 1952 and attended Lewis-Clark State College.

He served in the U.S. Army

Did you know:

NOV. 6  Irene Uptmor

from 1955-57.

Brock began working for the Idaho Department of Highways in 1954 and returned to work there after his time in the military. He retired from the department in 1994.

He and Beverly Bechtel were married in 1959. They divorced in 1987. In 1990, he and Barbara Wormell were married in Lewiston.

Brock has three children, ive stepchildren, 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild with a second on the way.

He enjoys hunting, ishing, camping, gardening and spending time on his computer.

I r e n e Uptmor of Lewiston will turn 100 years old on Thursday.

She was born Nov. 6, 1914, to Herman and Mary Uptmor at Keuterville.

Uptmor attended elementary school in Keuterville and high school at St. Gertrude’s

Academy in Cottonwood.

She and William (Bill) Uptmor were married on Sept. 4, 1934. The couple lived for many years near Keuterville until moving to Boise where they owned and operated a service station.

They retired to Lewiston in 1972 and her husband died in 1982.

Uptmor has seven children, 16 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren.

She used to enjoy playing cards, and continues to enjoy visiting with family and friends.

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 Eldora WEEks Eldora Weeks of Moscow will celebrate her 89th birthday on Thursday.

She was born Nov. 6, 1925, on Little Bear Ridge, near Troy, to Ernest and Anna Bovencamp.

Weeks was the only girl, with three brothers. She attended school at Yellow Rose Schoolhouse on Little Bear Ridge before going to school in Troy.

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She and Myrel Weeks were married June 3, 1944, and reared two sons.

In their retirement, they enjoyed spending time with their children and grandchildren, as well as traveling the western states from Alaska to Arizona. They were married for nearly 65 years when her husband died in 2009.

Weeks has seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She enjoys visiting with family and friends. Weeks also likes to listen to the Old Time Fiddlers and other visitors at Good Samaritan Village.

Roy Niswander of Lewiston will celebrate his 85th birthday on Saturday.

He was born to Virgil and Esther Niswander on Nov. 8, 1929.

Niswander attended a one-room school in Woodland, Idaho, and later in Winchester. His father died in December 1943 and the family moved to Emmett, Idaho, where he inished his schooling in 1947.

Upon completing his schooling he moved back to Winchester

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where he farmed and worked at the Winchester mill.

Niswander served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950-53. In 1955, he moved to Lewiston and sold State Farm Insurance.

He and Janet Jensen were married in 1958. They have two sons, ive grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Niswander volunteers for the Senior Nutrition Program at the Lewiston Community Center.

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 GErald rEisEnauEr Reisenauer of Moscow will be honored at a reception from 1-4 p.m.

Nov. 16 at the Senior Center in Genesee.

The occasion is his 80th birthday.

He was born at home Nov. 8, 1934, to Paul M. and Zita G. Welle Reisenauer, near Colton and was the irst of ive children.

Reisenauer began his education at Guardian Angel Elementary School in Colton.

He graduated from Ursuline Academy in Moscow in 1952 where he played football and basketball.

His irst job was preparing dough at Moscow Bakery during the night shift. He then served in the U.S. Army for two years, 1957-59 and the U.S. Air Force Reserve for six years followed by a 30-year career as a farmer in Latah County.

He retired from Moscow Seed Company in 1997.

Reisenauer married Judy Lazelle on July 30, 1957, in

Moscow. The couple have four children, a dog named Oscar, eight grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

He is a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus third and fourth degrees, Elks, Moose and Eagles fraternal orders, all in Moscow.

Reisenauer’s hobbies include spending time with family, gardening, bridge, golf, volunteering, singing in the church choir, camping, and doing sudoku and crossword puzzles.

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NOV. 11  virginia H. Lee

 Louise Beavert Louise Andela Beavert of Clarkston will turn 80 on Saturday.

She was born on her grandp a r e n t ’s — John and Catherine Grasser — c o u c h on Nov. 8, 1934, to Harvey and Violet Carr Grasser at Upper Fords Creek in Oroino.

Beavert spent a lot of time

camping and ishing on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in her youth. Many hours were also invested in mushroom and huckleberry picking. She rode horseback from Oroino to Kelly Creek as a teenager taking pack animals to her grandfather’s hunting camp. When she was young, she enjoyed going to dances at the country school, staying with her relatives, hunting with her cousin and taking piano lessons.

Beavert attended Victory School and graduated from Oroino High School in 1953

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Virginia H. Lee of Clarkston before attending Fred Ulen’s will celBusiness College in Lewiston. ebrate her She and Alvin Beavert were 98th birthmarried in 1954 at Coeur day Nov. d’Alene. They have been mar11. ried for 60 years, and have She was four children, nine grandchilborn in 1916 dren and one great-grandat Weiser, child.

Idaho. She Beavert enjoys traveling, g r a d u quilting and donating many ated from hours at New Bridges Church Caldwell on the encouragement team H i g h and other church activities. School in 1935 and attended She also enjoys trying new Hollywood School of Beauty in recipes and spending time Nampa in 1936.

Lee worked as a beautician with family. for 40 years.

She married L.L. (Windy)

 gertrude ring Gertrude White Ring of Oroino will turn 95 on Nov. 12.

She was born Nov. 12, 1919, at Teaken, Idaho, and received her schooling at Cavendish.

Ring moved to Oroino in 1939

and had various jobs before going to work at the Corner Store (now the Glenwood IGA), where she continued to work for 24 years.

She and Sturlie White of Fraser were married in 1943.

The couple had one daughter.

In 1969, she married Carl Ring. He died in 1973.

Ring enjoys going to the Oroino Senior Center meal site twice a week and visiting with friends.

Lee in 1936 and they had ive children. Her husband and a son have died.

The couple lived in the Caldwell area for a while before moving to Stibnite, Idaho, for a few years then settled in Kooskia in 1946. Lee remained in Kooskia until 2006 when she moved to Evergreen Estates in Clarkston.

Her hobbies are crocheting afghans for her children and grandchildren, and knitting dishcloths.

Before moving, Lee was an active member of the Kooskia Rebekah Lodge No. 64, the Presbyterian Club and the 13 Club.

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 AnnA J. LAyes Anna J. Layes of Culdesac will turn 97 on Nov. 12.

She was born in 1917 at Park Hill Hospital (now Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and C h i l d r e n ’s Hospital) in Spokane to Joseph and Myrtle Hall.

Layes was raised on a small farm outside of Nezperce and attended Mount Vale, a oneroom schoolhouse, through the eighth grade. She graduated from Nezperce High School in 1936.

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before moving to Mission Creek Valley, near Culdesac, in 1960. The couple had six sons, one of whom died. The couple were married nearly 60 years when her husband died in 1998.

Layes has 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She also has a sister, Dorothy Downing.

She stays busy with sewing, baking, watching game shows on TV, going to card parties and dancing at least once a week at the Sixth Street Senior Center in Clarkston.

Layes has devoted her life to God and thanks him every day for all of her blessings — long life and great health.

She is known for telling everyone she lives “without an ache or pain.” olden G Times

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John Lagerquist of Oroino will turn 82 on Nov. 13.

He was born in Ashville, N.C., in 1932 and moved to Redlands, Calif., when the Blue Ridge Parkway took his family home in 1945.

Lagerquist married his wife, Bobbi, in 1955 and they have two children.

He served three tours overseas with the Department of Defense: irst in Vietnam, then in Saudia Arabia and inally in Italy.

Lagerquist and his wife moved to Oroino in 1990.

He is a member of National Active and Retired Federal Employees, the hospital auxiliary, Ascension Lutheran Church and volunteers whenever needed.

Terry J. Owen of Clarkston will be 71 on Nov. 14.

He was born in 1943 to Art and Esther Owen. He grew up on the Snake River in Bishop, W a s h . , east of Wawawai, Wash., where the family owned and operated the Bishop Ranch. While growing up he also raised his own fruit and produce at the ranch.

After the dams were built the family left the ranch and moved to Clarkston.

Owen graduated from Colton High School and later attended Washington State University.

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He married Kathy and the couple have three children and three grandchildren.

Owen built houses for a time then went on to work residential garbage routes and later did routes in the rural parts of the county for many years.

He enjoys playing cards and watching movies. He used to enjoy playing horseshoes with his dad, and they would attend tournaments. His hobbies also include ly ishing and camping, especially on the South Fork of the Clearwater River. He mastered golden-brown fried potatoes during those trips.

Owen has an invigorated and growing faith in Jesus and is excited about becoming a great-grandpa soon.

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NOV. 15 ď ˇ Joseph a. schmiDt

ď ˇ Delores s. Walk Delores S. Walk of Clarkston will celebrate her 90th birthday with a reception from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church, 920 Eighth Ave., Lewiston.

She was born Nov. 15, 1924, in Portland, Ore., to Robert and Margaret Shinall. Her fam-

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ily moved to Lewiston in 1930 where she attended school and graduated in 1942.

After graduating, Walk went to work with the U.S. Ofice of Price Administration Rationing Board. She remained there until she was sworn into the U.S. Navy Women Accepted for Voluntary Service in Seattle on Nov. 15, 1944. She got her training at Hunter College in Bronx, N.Y., and Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was stationed in Washington, D.C., and then Moffett Field, Calif. She served until June 1949.

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were married Dec. 31, 1948.

Joseph A. Schmidt of Clarkston The couple had three children, will be three grandchildren and one honored great-grandchild. Her husband during an died in 1979. open house Walk worked for the for his 95th Clarkston School District for birthday nine years and then for the from 2-4 p.m. Nov. Asotin County Health District 16 in the for 18 years. She retired when new Parish her daughter became ill with Hall of breast cancer.

Holy Family Her hobbies are growing Church, 1109 Chestnut St., lowers, yardwork and learning Clarkston. to use a computer and her new He was born on the family farm in Greencreek on Nov. smartphone.

16, 1919. Schmidt was raised by his grandparents after his parents died.

Schmidt enlisted in the U.S. Army on Dec. 5, 1942, and served in the 14th Armored Division.

He and Agnes Lustig were married on Feb. 17, 1944.

He was awarded a bronze star and was discharged in December 1945.

Schmidt worked as a general contractor and retired in 1986, after 40 years.

He has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 60-plus years and was inancial secretary for 47 years. He is also a member of Holy Family Parish where he served on many boards and committees. Schmidt also is a member of the Elks and Moose lodges. He is one of the founders of Pautler Senior Center (now Valley Community Center) and serves on the board.

His wife died Aug. 9, 2005, and a daughter died in 2004.

Schmidt has seven children, 22 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

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NOV. 23  EvElyn W. ShEEhan

 Edmund ChavEz Edmund Chavez of Moscow will turn 88 on Nov. 20.

He was born, the youngest of three, in 1926 at San Antonio.

Chavez was still in school when World War II began, but after graduating and turn-

ing 17 his mother allowed him to join the U.S. Navy. He was stationed, as a quartermaster, on a ship in the Paciic. After his service, he used the GI Bill to go to Southwest Texas Teachers College, then the University of Texas in Austin. Chavez was determined to be in the diplomatic corps but found himself drawn to the UT theatre department. He graduated with a master’s in ine arts in theatre degree.

He moved to Moscow in 1951.

NOV. 21  William J. Smith William J. (Bill) Smith of Lewiston will be honored during a birthday celebration at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Wedgewood Terrace in Lewiston. The occasion is his 93rd birthday.

He was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Clarkston and graduated from Clarkston High School.

Smith was married to Monica May Smith for 67 years before she died in February. He has two daughters, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

He is well-known in Lewiston as the owner of Smith’s Garden Square

Evelyn Wilhelmina Sheehan couple moved to Lewiston One look at the dusty Palouse in August and he knew he would of Lewiston where their daughter lived. leave after one year here. After was born 90 Sheehan enjoys reading, 37 years, he retired as a full proyears ago gardening, craft work, and fessor of theater, having been on Nov. 23, especially spending time department chair, participating 1924, to with her growing family. in two foreign teaching assignWilliam and She has four children, five ments in England and Mexico, Dora Radke grandchildren, six greatand is also the emeritus manin San grandchildren and one greatager of the Associated Students Francisco. great-grandchild. She also University of Idaho Kibbie She mar- had two granddaughters who Dome. ried the died. Her grandkids are the Chavez and his wife of 51 love of her apple of her eye and they years, Judy, have four children. life, Thomas Sheehan, Sept. love her dearly.

His wife died in 2004.

19, 1948. They celebrated Sheehan has long believed their 61st wedding anniver- you should treat others as sary before he died in 2010. you would like to be treatSheehan was a homemak- ed, and has been loved and er for several years and then respected by many.

Birthday wishes from those Nursery and Pets in north went to work and retired Lewiston, which he and his from JC Penneys after 25 who love her are encouraged wife founded in 1950 and years as personnel opera- as she is unable to get out tions manager and control- like she used to. operated until retiring.

A family celebration will Smith has enjoyed reading ler. be held.

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NOV. 27  Helen VeRnon

 Ray Coon

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Ira Coon, and was the youngest of six children. He was raised near Melrose, Idaho. He attended the Garner School and later graduated from Peck High School.

Coon served in the Paciic during World War II on Iwo Jima and Guam.

He and Isobel Garner were married Oct. 9, 1949, and they were married 60 years before she died in 2010. The couple owned and operated R.F. Coon Logging for more than 60 years, starting in Peck and later moving to Pierce.

Coon has four children.

Helen Vernon of Oroino will celebrate her 80th birthday from 14 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Orofino with music and dancing, food and cake. She would like all to come help her celebrate her birthday and requests no gifts.

She was born Nov. 27, 1934,

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Tips for dating men in their 50s

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Tip No. 1: Men actually love making you happy — that’s a shocker, isn’t it?

But men really do want to make you happy. The key lies in knowing how to ask them for their help so they’ll want to do anything for you.

The other key is not telling a man how to do what you’ve just asked him to do.

If you want help from a man, graciously and appreciatively accept what he does for you, even if it’s not exactly what you wanted.

A man will feel beaten down by you when he thinks nothing he ever does is right in your eyes. That’s when he stops trying to please you and make you happy.

Tip No. 2: Men can only focus on one thing at a time.

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For men to hunt, they had to focus on their prey and how they were going to bring this prey home as food for their family. For example, if they started admiring the way the plants beautifully draped the entrance of their cave, they’d become the prey themselves versus the other way around.

It’s because of men’s DNA they can only focus on one thing at a time. Keep this in mind when you ask a man to do something, and then start piling other tasks on top of it. He literally can’t do more than one thing at a time.

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California woman inspires enthusiasm at any age

By ANGELA HILL The Oakland Tribune (TnS)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It recently occurred to Vilma Pallette, of Santa Clara, that we all go to great lengths to extend our longevity through nutrition, exercise and healthful lifestyles.

And it’s working, but then — when we finally get to those “extra� years — what do we do with them?

Pallette, who worked with various nonprofit organizations for decades, has launched a new career for herself as a motivational speaker/trainer for the “seasoned set,� as she calls the 50-plus crowd, celebrating the idea of pursuing one’s passions at a later stage in life and also promoting multigenerational discussions in the business world.

Q: Tell us about your background in nonprofits.

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I’m a nonprofit enthusiast.

That’s been my life since I graduated from Stanford. I liked leadership positions, several of which came to me through various avenues when I lived in Southern California for 40 years, working with hospitals and volunteer groups. I had been president of the Junior League of Los Angeles.

This kind of thing evolved, and I was the director of volunteer services for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles — thought I was going to get involved with maybe 5,000 volunteers. We had 32,000!

Then 10 years later, I was the national director of volunteers for World Cup in 1994 with 23,000 volunteers spaced more than nine cities across the country.

After that, I moved to the Bay area, in 1995, and joined a number of nonprofit boards. I was a training coordinator for five years for what was then Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Loved that work, but it was pretty much 24/7.

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Voting, it’s a process that needs help Without the help of election workers the voting process would be hindered to be more available for a whole day of work. And the workers are committed — most stick with the job once they Heading to the polls, signing in, start, Weeks said, that’s why even if waiting in line — if there is one — and voters don’t know their precinct numcompleting the ballot takes a few min- ber, they tend to know “their people.” utes out of a day. But that’s nothing Years of Election Day experience compared to the time put in by elecJanet Sprute is an tion workers. election worker. As A typical election a matter of fact, she worker leaves their is the chief judge for home around 7 a.m.

Precinct 8, which on Election Day. The votes at Valley Chrisfour workers assigned tian Center. Being a to each precinct gathchief judge means she er at the polling place is in charge of that and begin by putting precinct and reup signs, assembling sponsible for making polling booths and sure everything runs arranging supplies so smoothly. they’re ready for the When asked how first voters. long she’s been an At 8 a.m., the polls election worker, she open and workers paused before anare ready to sign in swering, “I think it’s voters, explain the safe to say I’ve been process, provide working elections for the ballot, place the 30 years.” completed ballot in She got started a locked box and, fiwhen a neighbor nally, announce each Tribune/Kyle Mills asked her to help voter by name when one year. As Sprute they have completed Patty O. Weeks, Nez recounted with the the task.

Perce County Auditor. years she worked They do this again elections as a substiand again and again, tute and a precinct until — 12 hours move, there are probably a few years later — the polls close at 8 p.m. Then she could add to that number. From exthe crew packs up supplies, disassembles the booths, counts the number perience, Sprute knows to wear warm boots and a patriotic sweater, and to of ballots to make sure they match the bring her electric pencil sharpener. number of voters signed in and deliver Karen Long and Joy Wolbing may not the ballot box to the courthouse. On have as many years of Election Day exa good night, they’re back home by 9 perience as Sprute does, but they each p.m. have been at it for a decade.

In Nez Perce County, there are beLong and Wolbing worked together tween 130 and 155 people who do this at a bank years before retiring and on Election Day, Nez Perce County Pat- both are chief judges who have worked ty O. Weeks said. Presidential elections at least 10 elections. Long works at see a larger turnout of voters, requiring Precinct 6, which votes at the police more workers and primary elections training center, and Wolbing works at see lower voter turnout, which requires Precinct 5, which votes at the Masonic fewer workers.

Temple.

Weeks oversees the process, inLong said the two jokingly compete cluding the workers, who are paid a to see who gets the most voters at their nominal amount for their time. Most precinct. Though they knew each other election workers are retired — Weeks before and started working elections said this is because retired people tend about the same time, it was other

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U.S. elections work because of election workers. The army of workers who hand out empty ballots and keep track of who has voted put in a 13-hour day. They are the laborers of democracy. contacts who invited them to join the Election Day process.

A dynamite Election Day Election Day is sometimes busy and sometimes slow, but all-in-all usually uneventful. But one year for Long it was not so uneventful. It was later in the day when Weeks and three or four police officers rushed into the polling place, announcing everyone had to immediately get out of the building. There was a threat of explosives next door.

Everyone scrambled to pack up the supplies, and within a few minutes they were out of the building and on their way to the Lewiston Community Center, leaving the training center blocked off with a small sign indicating a change of polling location.

The threat was not a malicious one.

The property next to the training center was being cleaned up and in the process of removing some old vehicles, workers discovered boxes of dynamite.

They immediately called the police, who told them to suspend all work and clear the area so the risk could be assessed and removed.

After the place had been evacuated,

police found the dynamite didn’t have caps and, therefore, posed no threat.

The dynamite was removed and the cleaning continued, but the polling place remained at the community center for the rest of the day. Confused voters who had been delayed by the change in location were still lined up at 8 p.m., but all who arrived by closing time were able to vote.

“That was the most interesting election we had to do,” Long said. “It was all for nothing, but it was exciting at the moment.”

Dynamite may be rare at polling places, but that’s not to say there are never explosions of another type — a more emotional nature.

The voting process is governed by strict laws. The downside is these laws can confuse and frustrate voters. Even though election workers don’t make the laws, they make easy targets for any raw emotion that is vented.

Wobling said primary elections, where voters are required to choose a party before they can vote — are a prime time for frustration.

“There was one year someone got

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they don’t have to vote for every single he legislative challenge of elections candidate – quiets People inding complaints and elections frustrating voters typically is understandable. return to their An election worker ballots. must verbally anIf it’s not one nounce when the law, it’s another. polls open and Sprute recalled a when they close. time when she told All voters must a person he was provide photo ID not able to vote or sign an aidavit in her precinct swearing they are because he had who they say they moved. The man are. And when had been shuffled they announce the from precinct to name of the voter precinct trying who has turned in to find where he a ballot? hat’s not was supposed to just a nice patriotic vote. By the time touch, it’s an action he landed at her required by law.

So the job of an Target Publications/Michelle Schmidt precinct he’d had enough, Sprute election worker is Janet Sprute, chief judge of said. not just to facilitate Target Publications/Michelle Schmidt Precinct 8 “We tried to the voting process, Karen Long, chief judge of but to ensure voting tell him where he mad that they had to vote a straight Precinct 6 could go, but he laws are followed party,” she recalled. The person got threatened a lawand enforced. angry with the election workers, then suit,” she said. The “You’ve got the gave the ballot back and stomped out of man ended up at the auditor’s office whole physical aspect of a 13-hour day, the polling place. and, after more angry outbursts, police but then you have the whole public proThe sentiment is not uncommon for eventually escorted him away. cess where they have to enforce the law,” those voting in the primaries, though Sometimes the complaints are small Weeks said. most don’t direct their complaint so — people who don’t like to use the pens Added to that are regular changes to forcefully to election workers. Long has or pencils provided by the precinct for the law, she said, that are covered at a found explaining the purpose of the sanitary reasons or those who want to training for workers a week or two before primary election usually helps. place the ballot in the ballot box them- the election.

“I just tell them, ‘That’s what a priselves. Election workers try to accomhrough the years, new technology mary is about, selecting candidates for modate the best they can — providing has been introduced and voting has gone each party. It’s just setting up the balsanitary wipes or hand sanitizer, for from punching holes back to illing in lots for the general election,’ ” she said. example — while still following the law. bubbles. Polling places now have laptops “We try to make it easy,” Long said. that enable voters to register or ind their This — in addition to reminding them polling place. Automated voting machines allow voting privacy for those with disabilities. hese are changes workers have taken in stride.

“We’re all on the same team,” Weeks said. “hey’re so protective of the law, and they’re so considerate to make sure we are compliant.”

Motivated commitment Why do election workers bother?

Each one has a variety of reasons, which generally begin with the people they see year after year.

“I’ve been interested in elections since college,” Sprute said. It’s the people, though, as much as anything, that get her to do this work every election.

“It’s fun to see people,” she said. “I’ve come to know a lot of people in the area this way.”

She enjoys watching parents introTribune/Kyle Mills duce their curious children to the voting process and recalled a mother who Janice and Mike Christianson of Lewiston pass on a civic introduced her young children to the duty to their grandchildren, Elizabeth, 3, and Isiah, 5, by process. hose children are now grown showing them the voting process. and getting married.

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Joy Wolbing, chief judge of Precinct 5 Wolbing agreed it’s about people.

“Being a people person,” she said, “it’s always been about the people for me.”

Long expressed the value she places on the voting process as well as the interaction with people.

“I’m passionate about it,” she said. “My feeling is that if you don’t vote, then don’t be complaining about the results.”

She loves seeing a high voter turnout, she said, which she can usually predict based on the number of absentee ballots.

A high number of absentee ballots usually means there’s interest in the election and there will be a higher number of people at the polls.

“If you have 50 percent voter turnout, that’s amazing — but you always want more,” Long said. “You just want a telephone and a list of phone numbers to call and remind people. You want a bus to bring them there. But you can’t.”

When it comes to voter turnout, it takes an issue or a candidate people feel strongly about, Long said. But even then, she believes, young people aren’t as engaged in the voting process as they used to be. Weeks agreed with that sentiment.

“If you look at the voting age, people start to vote when they hit their 50s,” she said.

What older generations saw as a duty and privilege, Weeks said, younger generations are arriving to more slowly.

But when they do, there will be a group of election workers to welcome them to the polls and walk them through the process. And it’s likely something they will do with excellence and pride, as well.  Schmidt can be contacted at themichelleschmidt@gmail.com or (208) 305-4578.

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READER POETRY Golden Times prints original short poetry from seniors on a space-available basis. Submissions must include the name, age, address and phone number of author to be considered for publication.

Send poetry submissions to: Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501; Deadline for poetry to be included in December’s edition is Nov. 17.

Which emotional tantrum, reveals the most?

Stiff upper lip, cool as a cucumber.

Angry. Sad. Happy. Mad. Sulky. Blue.

Can we be talking about me and you.

We give people the cold shoulder.

We shout, yell, scream.

Sometime we are mellow, rarely serene.

We become moody …

Poinsettias I like the leaves of poinsettias Don’t know the reason why I keep them for years Until they die If they don’t bloom It doesn’t matter to me I don’t notice the flowers It’s the leaves I see Some leaves are tiny Some leaves are large and wide I keep them indoors And don’t put them outside Poinsettias aren’t just for Christmas To later wilt and die I admire their leaves I really don’t know why

Doreen Broyles, 76, Colfax

Fancy Feast

Betty Smith, 80, Moscow

Moods We change our moods, like a chameleon changes color.

Our faces, barometers of pressure.

Hot under the collar, blue in the face.

Are we talking of the human race?

We blush, we flush, we turn white as a ghost.

Thanksgiving is always a fancy feast.

Whether you are young or old this story is often told.

At grandma’s house, or aunt’s, or kin or true friends of old.

Making a story and history begins again.

What a special time of the year.

People come from near and far to connect the good feelings from the past.

Those that last a long time.

What a wonderful season together no matter the weather to be with those you love and make beautiful memories.

It’s a gift from above.

Give thanks before the Lord.

Thanksgiving is a fancy feast!

Yvonne Carrie, 70, Lewiston

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Founded in 1680 as Charles Town, Charleston is South Carolina’s oldest city and famous for its aggressively preserved architecture, whiteglove good manners and abundance of historic treasures, many of them tucked out of view. But you can see these and anything else you’ve got your heart set on when you visit. Charleston loves to show off its charms.

Walk through the doors of the Charleston Library Society, the oldest cultural institution in the South and the third oldest circulating library in the U.S., and enjoy some leisurely browsing time among the stacks. Among the collections are letters from George Washington and DuBose Heyward’s handwritten manuscript of Porgy. With advance notice, you can go behind-thescenes and into the vault to see Colonial-era newspapers; the library has every colonial newspaper dating back to 1732, the year after the printing press arrived in Charles Town.

“Whereas the late Printer of this Gazette hath been deprived of his Life, by an unhappy Accident, I take this Opportunity of informing the Publick, that I shall continue

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by Benjamin Franklin for her business management style, wrote in The South-Carolina Gazette on Jan. 4, 1739, upon taking over the newspaper from her deceased husband.

“Whereas I flatter my self, that all Persons … will be kindly pleased to continue their Favors and good Offices to his poor afflicted Widow and six small Children and another hourly expected.”

The steward for gems like this is bookbinder Brien Beidler, responsible for overseeing the repair and conservation of priceless tomes dating to the 15th century.

Beidler writes about some of his favorite discoveries on his blog, www.BrienBeidler.com: a book bound with a pre-15th century medieval music manuscript; “An easy Method of detecting counterfeited Paper Currency” from the late 18th century; and a record of the first bookbinder mentioned in a city directory — Charles Morgan of Charleston (1782).

Finding these historical documents online is an unexpected treat; seeing them in person and perhaps even holding them in your hands is like touching the past.

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also given her time to Gritman Medical Center, Court Appointed Special Advocates, AARP and was an ombudsman for Idaho at local nursing homes.

“I’m looking for other places to volunteer,” she said. “Because I like to keep busy.”

Career: At age 17, she went to work as a “Rosie the Riveter,” but that wasn’t a career path — just Nau doing her part. After being a member of the first graduating class from Lewis-Clark Normal School after it had reopened in 1955 and obtaining her teaching degree, she became a seventhgrade teacher and a librarian in Cottonwood.

She retired at age 65 in 1992.

Cuckoo clocks, containing carved wooden birds, Family: Nau raised eight children and has 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Bewhich emerge and “sing” to tell the time, were ing in such a small community, she even taught made in the Black Forest of Germany as early as her own kids in school and some of her future sons-in-law.

1730 and are still popular.

Hobbies: She has self-published two novels: “Aftermath” and “Into Your Hands.” She also enjoys reading, driving, canning, gardening and travel. en When asked her favord l o G ite part of volunteering, ’ s Nau said, “I just like Time er people and I like to be nte helpful.”

Volu e h t f o If someone were to Alice Nau th ask her how to get startMon ed as a volunteer she said she would tell them to Alice Nau, 87, of Deary, is check with places like Golden Times’ Senior Volunteer hospitals and nursing of the Month for November. homes.

Nominated by: Nancy Mack “I think I would tell Volunteer work: Circles of Caring them to go to the local is close to Nau’s heart. Her daughter Do you know someone who is age 60 or older hospitals first because they almost is a registered nurse with the organialways need volunteers there,” she zation and she can carpool to the Pullman loand gives tirelessly of their time? cation. Nau had taken some time off from volun- said. “And nursing homes. They Help Golden Times recognize their service to teering for Circles of Caring after it moved from could use more volunteers.”

“I encourage people to not think Moscow to Pullman but expects to be back at it our community by nominating them for very soon. She also volunteers with the Deary they’re too old to do something,” Volunteer of the Month.

Senior Meals program once a month. And for 14 Nau advised. “I was 80 years old years she has been a member of the Area Agency when I wrote those two novels. on Aging board of directors. In the past, Nau has You’re never too old.”

Give a brief description of why you think they should be Volunteer of the Month. Nominations must also include the person’s name, phone number and age, as well as what type of volunteer work they do. And be sure to include your name “I come from a family where gravy is considered a as well. beverage.”

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Volunteer Opportunities The WA-ID Volunteer Center located in the Lewiston Community Center at 1424 Main St. provides individualized volunteer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Oroino area. The phone number is (208) 746-7787.

The center can also be found online at www.waidvolunteer center.org.

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in November.  America Reads has an immediate need for tutors to help students with their reading skills. Volunteers for this program must be able to commit at least one hour, one day per week for the remainder of the school year. No teaching experience is necessary. A background check is required for this opportunity.  AARP Tax-Aide is in need of volunteers to

become trained tax counselors for the program. All training is provided at the end of which volunteers will be able to help individuals file simple returns using Tax-Wise. Training is completed in January and tax preparation is Feb. 5 through April 15. Those interested in this opportunity will need to commit to three hours per day twice a week for the entire length of tax season.  Asotin County Food Bank is in need of a volunteer to head up the “Backpack for Kids” program.

Duties will include helping fill backpacks, working with area stores to negotiate food donations and area schools to identify students in need.

Fundraising will also be a part of this opportunity.

Action  Community Partnership Food Bank is in need of volunteers to work in the warehouse, help at the front counter and drivers

for regular routes. Some lifting is required for the driver position and some computer work is required for the front counter. A backup driver is also needed.

Cancer  American Society is in need of volunteers to assist cancer patients, caregivers and family members with information about services and resources available to them. Volunteers also visit with patients and offer support at a critical time. Training in provided.  St. Vincent de Paul Social Services is in need of volunteers to assist families in need, help with food pantry, clothing, household items and furniture. There is also a need for volunteers at both thrift stores to sort clothing.  The American Red Cross Disaster Services is in need of volunteers to help with administrative duties that include answering phones,

processing mail, data entry, ability to prepare general correspondence and other office skills.  The Salvation Army is in need of a volunteer to act as receptionist on Tuesday and/ or Wednesday afternoons.

Duties include answering the phone and greeting guests.  The Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program is in need of a volunteer to help with clerical work. Individuals interested in this opportunity should have office skills, be dependable, able to maintain confidentiality, work well with others and be available about 10 hours per week.

Lewis-Clark  The Literacy Council is in need of tutors with basic language and grammar skills to help with English as a second language and tutors with math skills to help with preparation for the general equivalency development tests. It

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Volunteer opps continued They include, but are not limited to, artifact and document preservation, library research. docent, and assisting with installation of new exhibits and special projects.  The Center for Arts and History is in need for volunteers to greet visitors to the center and show them around the exhibits. Volunteers would also be expected to help with clerical duties and some light cleaning. There is also a need to help with a special children’s workshop. This opportunity would involve gathering and preparing supplies, help with hands-on activities and assist with set up and clean up.

More information on any of these or other volunteer opportunities offered through the WA-ID Volunteer Center is available by calling Cathy Robinson at (208) 746-7787.

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gOlDEN tiMEs teer opportunities throughout the area. The ofice, located at 817 Sixth St., is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The phone number is (509) 751-9143.  Handymen — volunteers able to do minor home maintenance such as installation of grab bars in bathrooms, repairing latches on screen doors and gutter cleaning. Volunteers must use their own tools. Materials are provided by Interlink.  Carpentry — volunteers with the skills to help build entry steps and wheelchair ramps, and construct and place outdoor handrails are needed.

Volunteers must have their own tools, but materials are provided by Interlink.  Transportation — volunteers are needed to drive clients to and from care appointments Monday through Friday.

This requires a volunteer application to be completed, along with a copy of your valid driver’s license, insurance and own vehicle. Mileage is reimbursed.  Mover — volunteers are

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There is a need for those with and also those without a truck, to help pack, load and move household items.  Painting — volunteers are needed to paint wheelchair ramps. All paint is provided but volunteers need their own brushes, rollers and rags.  Yard work — volunteers are needed to help with anything from cleaning yard debris to mowing lawns and pulling weeds. Volunteers need their own mower and tools.  Van — There is a continued need for a volunteer with a lift van, capable of transporting wheelchair-bound individuals.

The volunteer application as well as more information about the organization and volunteer opportunities are available online at www.inter linkvolunteers.org.  Does your group or organization have a need for volunteers? Email the details of the need to goldentimes@ Lmtribune.com to be included in Volunteer Opportunities.

American life expectancy hits record high

By RICHARD TRIBOU OrlandO (Fla.) Sentinel (tnS)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hey America, we’re living longer than ever.

Life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high, with the average American topping out at 78.8 years in TNS 2012, according to research released Frances Shevenaugh gets some

by Centers for help blowing out the candles Disease Control on her 107th birthday cake. and Prevention’s National Center for retain lower averages, so Health Statistics. don’t go changing your For women, who on aver- retirement plans expecting age live longer, that age is to be around to see the next even higher — 81.2; Men, Halley’s Comet or anything on the other hand, have an (some of us will and some of average of only 76.4. These ages are good news for chil4 See lIVING lONGER, dren born in 2012. page 40 All of us older folk still

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Thwart Alzheimer’s by eating right and exercising

By DR. JOHN MORLEY Louis Post-DisPatch (tNs)

With the passing of each month I become more convinced the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease is physical exercise and a Mediterranean diet with lots of extra virgin olive oil.

The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability study, presented at the International Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Copenhagen, followed 1,200 older people in Finland for two years. Half received regular health advice while the other half had a more intensive regime of physical training involving muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise, a Mediterranean diet, computer-based memory training and social activity.

After two years, the group that experienced multiple lifestyle changes showed much improved cognition, compared to the group that received only education.

Scientists at Stanford University launch an interesting study, based on research in an animal model that showed injecting the blood of a young animal into an older animal has a rejuvenating effect and leads to the growth of new nerve cells. They will transfuse blood from younger people into patients who have Alzheimer’s disease to see if it will improve memory.

Basic science holds new promise for therapies that one day might treat Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists, including the medical research group at St. Louis University, have shown an antisense compound can slow down brain damage in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease. Antisense, a strand of molecules that bind to messenger RNA, triggers events that prevent excess production of amyloid precursor protein and other molecular compounds implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Mounting evidence also suggests stabilizing mitochondria

(the cell’s powerhouse) will slow damage to the brain. Our studies have shown that metformin, a common drug for diabetes, does this in animals, which makes us hopeful it could work in humans.

Finally numerous animal studies have shown stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood or our own fat cells can help regenerate damaged brain tissue.

After decades of failure to produce really useful drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, I believe we are on the verge of a new future.

Of course, all new medications must undergo a rigorous testing process in humans before they are approved for use by people, and that, unfortunately, is years away. So until new treatments are available, remember exercise can keep your brain healthy.

——— ABOUT THE WRITER: SLUCare physician John Morley is director of geriatrics at St. Louis University and a geriatrician at St. Louis University and Des Peres hospitals.

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Your brain releases dopamine in anticipation of eating good food, and that anticipation makes eating even more pleasurable. What’s more, certain foods, like these five, are blessed with compounds that lift your spirits.

1. Clams — Here’s a great reason to chow down at the clambake: Clams are packed with vitamin B12; low levels of that vitamin can lead to depression, as the brain needs B12 to make dopamine and serotonin. Depressed people who had low levels of B12 (and were taking antidepressants) felt much better three months after adding a B12 supplement. Bonus: even canned clams, including those in chowder, offer a B12 boost. If you can’t have clams every day, you can get the vitamin from other seafood, including trout and salmon, as well as beef, chicken, dairy products and fortified cereals.

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Frequently, people come to my office thinking if they can “lose weight,” their blood sugar problem will improve. Actually, it is the reverse that is truly the best approach.

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Seniors getting up-to-date with computers

By STACEY BURLING The PhiladelPhia inquirer (TnS)

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Flower-arranging class at Barclay Friends, a nursing home, here, with expansive gardens, was winding down when horticulturist Cheryl Bjornson pulled out her newest tool: a computer system called Linked Senior.

It’s loaded with activities meant to appeal to audiences like Bjornson’s — 13 quiet, aged ladies with small vases of zinnias before them and one sleeping man.

To liven things up, Bjornson displayed a garden trivia game on a giant screen.

A woman who used to work at Waterloo Gardens correctly chose the number of flower species (between 250,000 and 500,000). Her classmates clapped. Anna DiGati, 95, was a standout player, guessing the (Persian) origin of the word tulip and an unusual use for sunflower petals.

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Elsabet Haile, center, recreation director at Barclay Friends in West Chester, Pa., works trivia questions on a tablet with Linked Senior software with James and Patricia Keil. switched to a slide show of the animals that were apparently created for the computer. Yes, cats.

Instantly, the ahhhs started.

“Oh, that’s so cute,” one resi-

dent said.

Computers permeate life for most of us, but their vast potential to entertain and stimulate as well as trigger memories and connect scat-

tered families has only recently begun being tapped in a rapidly growing, but still small, number of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.

Companies like Linked Senior and It’s Never 2 Late (IN2L) offer simplified gadgets and programming meant to appeal to people with limited exposure to computers and, often, brains in various stages of dementia.

Some places are also using iPads and Wii games. A few are experimenting with a cuddly, interactive Japanesemade baby seal named Paro.

One gushed about the impact of individualized music play lists. Laura Hotinger, resident life coordinator for Kendal at Lexington (Va.), called iPods “one of the biggest revolutions for activity programming.”

One of her residents — blind, hard of hearing, and very anxious — cried when she heard her music through the headphones.

“It’s a real change in how

activities are done,” said Peggy Sinnott, Kendal Corp.’s director for health services.

The Kennett Square-based organization is using Linked Senior in four of its facilities and IN2L in three. Barclay, an affiliate, has both.

As baby boomers age, “we’re going to have computers in every room,” Sinnott predicted.

The computers help longterm care communities offer more varied programming and more activities tailored to individuals. That dovetails nicely with the trend toward “person-centered” care and the growing realization that nursing homes should be caring not just for bodies but for souls. “Engagement” is all the rage these days, a recognition that residents who join in activities make them feel good are likely to have better health and behavior.

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M O N D A Y, N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 4 lived in a Brookdale Senior Living facility in Cleveland before her death, talked to her sister in another state every day by Skype. “They were never going to be in the same room again,� said Juliet Holt Klinger, senior director of dementia care for the organization, which runs 1,150 communities, “but they could see each other and have conversations daily.�

Sunrise Senior Living, another large provider, began experimenting with computers two years ago. It is using structured programs like Linked Senior in 20 of its 270 homes and will soon start more pilots.

Revera Health Systems, which operates nine facilities in New Jersey, is piloting Linked Senior.

A Silicon Valley veteran, Jack York, founded IN2L about 15 years ago after he saw what happened when he donated computers to an assisted-living facility. Clearly there was a need. He couldn’t believe how disconnected the older people were. But the comput-

ers were too hard to use. It took nine years for the company to become profitable.

The systems are now in 1,700 nursing homes, twice the total just two years ago. “It really has been a sea change over the last two years,� York said.

Charles de Vilmorin started Linked Senior after observing his grandmother’s life in a facility in his native France. His company, based in Washington, D.C., is now in 200 locations, double the number 18 months ago.

With 52,000 potential locations, there’s plenty of room for growth, he said.

The obvious question is, “Why did this take so long?�

Money might be part of it.

Linked Senior costs $1,000 to $4,000 up front and, on average, $400 a month. IN2L has initial costs of $2,000 to $10,000 and an average subscription cost of $200 a month.

De Vilmorin said many facilities don’t see engagement as a measure of care. What he hears is “the organizations

31 are in the care business and they’re not in the entertainment business.�

Randy Griffin, a nurse who helps long-term care organizations improve dementia care, is blunter. People with dementia, she said, aren’t in a position to demand better care. “It’s so easy just to do the same thing,� she said. “I can’t tell you the thousands of places that are doing the same old, same old they were doing 30 years ago. Are they bathed?

Are they clothed? Are they dressed? That’s it. “Who is this person?�

Used well, the computer can help you find out.

An Italian artist, who lived in a Vetter Health Services community, lost the ability to speak English as his dementia progressed. This summer, the staff showed him an IN2L art site that allowed him to “paint� on the touch screen with a blunt paintbrush. While he worked, they played Italian music. He painted for two hours. “He was singing and painting and smiling,� said Cameo

Rogers, life enrichment coordinator for the Nebraska-based company. “It was incredible.�

To calm one Catholic woman, a family videotaped the priest she grew up with saying the rosary, York said.

Holy Family’s Belczyk said she uses the computers every day. It’s easier to start a conversation after the residents have watched a video of laughing babies or sung along with a favorite song. They like the trivia questions: How much did milk cost in 1912? Two of her residents play solitaire. It keeps one from sundowning in the afternoon. The other has trouble holding real cards. “The place is more alive,� she said. “I wouldn’t say it’s 100 percent because of the computer. I think it’s because we can do so many activities.�

IN2L’s York, who is, of course, biased, thinks baby boomers, who are making decisions for parents and will soon be residents themselves, will crave better use of technology. “Two or three years from now,� he said, “it’s going to be demanded.�

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Residents forget they’re exercising if they’re enjoying playing games on the touch screen. The IN2L system also offers a flight simulator — a hit with aging pilots — and virtual biking.

There are games to keep brains sharp and videos to help people calm down or reminisce. You can convert a family picture into a puzzle, “paint� a picture, or virtually visit your hometown. Linked Senior created localized slide shows of the Mummers and Amish country for Barclay.

Skype is a big hit because it allows families to stay in touch. “The residents just thought it was the coolest thing ever,â€? said Theresa Belczyk, an activities assistant at Holy Family Home in Southwest Philadelphia. She is 25 and estimates the average age of the residents is near 90. “ ‌ It was hilarious.â€?

One nursing home helped a resident watch her family open the presents she had bought them for Christmas.

One woman in her 90s, who

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The older I get, the more I appreciate what fun we used to have during the holidays.

At Halloween, we would dig through the rag pile barrel in the hall closet, looking for clothes we could turn into costumes. For most of my prime trick-or-treating life I went as a gypsy. After we had our bags filled, we would come home and, much to my dismay, dump all the candy out into a big bowl where everyone got to pick out their favorites. I always grabbed all the Smarties I could find.

At Thanksgiving, the meal was the tradition. We had turkey, of course, but the highlight was my mom’s cornbread dressing. She would bake the bread for days leading up to Wednesday night, when she would combine the

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cornbread with celery and sage and dozens of other things. The smell of sage takes me right back to that kitchen, where I would climb up on the cabinet, out of the way, to watch her work.

At Christmas, we had the traditional fight over the proper way to hang tinsel (my oldest sister insisted we hang it one strand at a time; my dad encouraging us to throw handfuls of it). On Christmas Eve, I would anxiously watch the door for my dad to walk in. That was the sign it was almost time to open the presents.

We always opened our gifts on Christmas Eve. At 5 p.m., we kids would start congregating in the living room, picking our spots waiting for the gift sorter to deliver the gifts to us.

Eventually an adult would signal it was time and the mayhem would begin.

Wrapping paper would fly, we would squeal our delight — even socks and underwear were appreciated, but probably not as much as the toys.

My dad would sit on the end of the couch, his pile of presents growing larger but untouched until we had opened all of our presents.

Then he would open his while we compared our treasures.

On Christmas morning, the gifts from Santa would appear, unwrapped and presorted into piles. We somehow always knew what stack was ours. The heap also would include a sock, usually one of my dad’s black dress socks, filled with ribbon candy and topped with an orange.

When I graduated from college and started out on my own, I brought some of those traditions with me. I still hunt out the Smarties from the post-Halloween hauls my co-workers bring into the office. I never mastered my mother’s stuffing — Stove Top lured me into laziness — but I make her coconut cream pies.

As my siblings married and had children, the traditions changed and morphed to match those of new families.

Christmas Eve spent with us, Christmas Day spent with the spouse’s family. My nephew, Dan, turned 48 this year and I’m pleased to see he is continuing the traditions with his children, although Santa now stuffs actual Christmas stockings, not dress socks, and the elves have started wrapping the gifts.

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Coping with changing healthcare costs in retirement The cost of healthcare care, capping out-of-pocket is one of the biggest outcosts, or covering prescripof-pocket costs tion drugs. For facing retirees retirees younger — and for some, than 65, some the challenge is employers progetting tougher. vide primary Fifteen milhealth insurance. lion retirees on But the numMedicare get ber of employers supplemental covering retirees health insurance has declined coverage from sharply through their former the years, to just employers — and 28 percent in another 2 mil2013, compared lion retirees not with 66 percent yet eligible for in 1988, accordMedicare receive RetiRement Revised ing to KFF. primary coverThe declining age from their coverage levels former workreflect changes places, according in the economy, to research by notes Tricia the Kaiser Family Neuman, senior Foundation (KFF). vice-president at Kaiser and For retirees age 65 and director of the foundation’s older, employer coverage Medicare policy program. typically supplements gaps “Retiree health has typically in Medicare’s coverage been offered by large corpo— paying for vision or dental rations in older industries,”

Mark Miller

she said. “As new companies come on the scene, they’re less likely to offer retiree health care from the start.”

But many employers that continue to provide health benefits are restructuring their programs for current and future retirees. The big trend is the shift to a defined-contribution model, where retirees receive a specific amount toward buying a plan, often in a private insurance exchange offering a range of policies.

That approach shifts cost risk from the employer to retirees.

Health-care cost inflation has been quiet lately.

Fidelity Investments, which publishes an annual report on retiree health care costs, reported last month that a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need to have saved $220,000 to meet health care expenses during their retirement the same estimate the company made

last year. And Fidelity’s 2012 forecast reflected an 8 percent drop in projected costs. Those figures reflect a slowdown in Medicare’s own cost growth. Medicare’s trustees reported recently the monthly premium for Part B (outpatient services) will stay at $104.90 in 2015 for the third consecutive year.

Still, it’s a fair bet many retirees with benefits from former employers can expect to bear a bigger share of costs in the years ahead.

Here are some strategies that can help counterbalance the increased burden.

1. Save with tax-efficiency. One savings vehicle shaping up to be especially well-suited for building a health-care nest egg is the health saving accounts (HSA). Access to these accounts usually comes alongside high-deductible insurance plans, which are

rapidly gaining popularity among employers. Employers and employees make taxfree contributions to the accounts, and balances can be used to meet deductibles. But HSA balances also can be rolled over from year to year, and the accounts are portable. Accumulations and withdrawals are also tax-free.

Roth IRAs are another reasonable option for taxadvantaged savings to meet anticipated health costs in retirement. The big advantage here: Roths are not subject to required minimum distributions in most cases, and most withdrawals also are not subject to taxes.

2. Work longer. It’s not an option for everyone, but a few additional years of work means fewer net years paying Medicare premiums and

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What are you giving away today?

By WINA STURGEON Adventure SportS Weekly (tnS)

One of the hardest times of life after you hit 50 years old is downsizing. The kids are gone, it’s just you and your spouse, or maybe you’re living alone.

That home with the bedrooms and bathrooms and basement is just too big.

The yard work is too exhausting, or too expensive to pay someone else to do.

There comes a time when moving into a smaller space seems like a good idea. But once that decision is made, another reality hits home. What are you going to do with all your stuff?

The problem with ‘stuff’ is it seems to breed. You’re probably not a hoarder, but where did all this ‘stuff’ come from? No one wants to even try to pack all their stuff into a smaller space. But deciding what to do with it all is a serious issue.

Here’s one solution that works well: use one room, or part of one room, as your giveaway site. For example, my friend Margie was moving from her big

thing-cluttered house into a two bedroom condo. Always logical, the first thing she did was to sell all the furniture in the guest room, leaving it totally empty. Next, she began filling it up.

The lovely crocheted bedspread she never actually liked well enough to use went into what became her giveaway room. So did the delicate china figurines her daughter had collected as a child, but no longer wanted. The set of dishes Margie no longer used, the second computer that was only four years old but hadn’t really been used much, the plethora of plants that were a pain to care for — all that and more went into no longer empty room.

Then she began giving it away. Yes, she could have sold things. Some, like the sterling silver serving pieces, were actually worth quite a bit of money. But Margie said giving these things away filled her with joy. It was as if she would go on, while those items were being used and treasured by new owners.

She knows I have a big garden and several fruit trees, so she gave me her

Imagine zooming in on a single conversation in a noisy restaurant

unused dehydrator. What a pleasure!

I’d been meaning to purchase a new dehydrator for a long time, and now I had one. The bulky salon hair dryer that rested in her master bath for so many years went to a woman who was opening a casual salon to cut and style neighbor’s hair in her basement.

“I give something away every day, every single day,” Margie told me. Some things went to people who were nearly strangers. A familiar clerk at a local market had lost about 70 pounds on a diet. She asked if she could give him some gently used clothing, because he was now the same size as her deceased husband. The clerk, who didn’t earn a lot of money, could never have afforded the quality of the wool suits left behind by her husband. Though it was a wrench to give those clothes away, the man’s delight touched her heart.

It was such a captivating idea I decided to try it, even though I’m not downsizing. But I sure would like to get rid of some of the no-longer-used ‘stuff’ taking up my space. After all,

why does anyone need more than a dozen bedspreads, even if they’re all beautiful and were very expensive? I have neighbors with six children; two of the bedspreads went to them. The decorative lamp and the small table it sat on went to a family that works in a nearby convenience store.

Clinging to those things brought me no joy; I didn’t even really see them anymore. But each thing I gave away brought joy to others, and I loved seeing their delight at a mostly unexpected gift.

It’s actually changed my life for the better. I find myself thinking about things I have, but don’t really need, that can add sunshine to the lives of others. I often wake up in the morning and take a moment of pleasure to think, ‘What can I give away today?’

At the same time, I’ve got so much more room it’s like having a new house.

The people I’ve given things to don’t even realize they in fact have given space back to me.

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MOSCOW — Whenever I’m behind the wheel and my 24-year-old daughter is in the car with me I find myself, at some point, saying, “I’ve been driving a lot longer than you.”

Heck, I find myself saying that even when I’m her passenger.

I don’t feel invincible like I did at her age, which I had come to believe made me a safer driver. But I also haven’t wanted to admit my age may still be a factor in hindering my abilities behind the wheel. That is until recently when I attended part two of an AARP Driver Safety class in Moscow.

I went to the class simply to observe — see what they told the 50-plus crowd about driving — but I left

with a check-list of things to think about. shouldn’t we? There is no reason.

Driving, from the time we get our license, means Except the safety of us, our loved ones and everyindependence. You can go where you want, when one else on the road. you want, and you don’t have AARP has made it a mission to depend on someone else to to keep us on the road as long If you go … get where you’re going. Like as possible by reminding us when you were a teenager, The last two AARP classes planned in through these classes about the this is just as important at 30, changes of which we need to be the region for 2014 are: 40 and 80. But what I learned cognizant.

When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13-14 in the Driver Safety class is Those changes aren’t just Where: CrossPoint Alliance Church, the need for independence within us, cars are constantly 1330 Powers Ave., Lewiston. doesn’t excuse us from the risks changing and some of the rules RSVP: Kay Gaines (208) 816-3450. involved with driving. of the road have changed, too.

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8612. to drive safely. And none of us These classes are designed AARP members fee for class is $15. want to admit we aren’t quite with the 50-plus crowd in mind as capable as we once were at and concentrate on the issues doing anything — there is a facing them each time they get natural vanity that comes with aging. We are as good behind the wheel of a car. It also touches on the sub— better — than we were when we were 20. Who ject of when to give up your keys — a decision that is wants to say, “I might not be able to … ” do any4 See senior talk, thing? Especially drive. We all have a little “Head out on the highway, looking for adventure” in us and why page 36

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The next Driving! time you head out on an adventure, try to realistically assess your driving abilities and think about taking one of these classes to enhance your driving ability. You can always find listings for classes in this publication as well as online, and if they don’t fit your schedule there is always the option of taking the class online at www. aarpdriversafety.org.

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4 Motivational, continued from page 19 ing from college and looking for jobs in corporations in the Silicon Valley. That means companies are re-examining the people who are already on staff, and there’s a move to sweeten the pot for those older than 50 so they would be gently moved out to early retirement by age 55.

A lot of them and unless they’re entrepreneurial by nature or willing to retrain in another direction — how will they find a place in the job market of which they were just gently pushed out? And if you can’t do that, we’re all living longer, what are you gonna do for the next 30 years?

Q: Why do you encourage multigenerational discussions in the business sector?

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Younger people will dismiss older people as not having new ideas. It is not intentional, they’re just clueless or we’re not on their radar screens. But if you don’t have multigenera-

gOlDEN tiMEs tional representation in whatever you’re doing, you’re missing out.

Don’t dismiss us. Give us a chance and we’ll promise not to start our sentences with “Back in my day.”

Q: What prompted your move into motivational speaking?

A: The idea has been germinating since the end of 2013 when I was chairing another nonprofit fundraiser.

I said to myself, “It’s time for you to retire from that, but if you do, what will you replace it with?” I had been asked by a couple of women’s groups to give little talks about ways to stay involved. They were mixed generation but heavy on the older person.

I’ve been telling people these are the ascendancy years, not the declining years — it’s an opportunity to reinvent yourself.

Suddenly it dawned on me: Hey, I should be following my own advice: “What do you really like to do?” Well, I like to talk.

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I did a presentation in October at the first meeting of the year of the support group for the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a decidedly multigenerational group. I’ve talked to people at community TV. There’s something coming up with a Rotary Club, a couple of women’s groups in Silicon Valley.

My particular crusade is that I’m a capital-V volunteer. It’s not about marking time and not about just being a do-gooder, but doing it with some thought of the joy it brings.

If you’re not ignited in these years of retirement, then you’re missing a boat here. Assuming you’re not debilitated and have some freedom, this time is an incredible opportunity to enrich your own life.

Life is a cherry orchard out there, folks. We’ve been given a gift. So I’m going to try something new. I may fall flat on my face, but who cares? I’ll pick myself up and try something else.

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2. Walnuts and flax — Nuts and seeds, especially these two, are loaded with alpha-linolenic acid. In research from the Nurses’ Health Study, women who had the most ALA in their diets were less likely to be depressed. Here’s how it works: When your blood levels of ALA are low, so are you; low ALA levels fan the flames of inflammation, which has been linked to depression. What’s more, low ALA also decreases levels of the brain chemicals dopamine, which is responsible for feelings of joy, and serotonin, which inhibits anger and aggression.

3. Coffee — According to Nurses’ Health Study research, women who drank two to three cups of caffeinated coffee a day were about 15 percent less likely to become depressed; those who drank four or more cups were at 20 percent lower risk. We can probably thank caffeine for the happy boost — a psychoactive drug that works sort of like a harmless crack cocaine, increasing dopamine and serotonin transmission within just 30 minutes.

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The same report reveals again the top 10 things killing us: 1. Heart disease 2. Cancer 3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4. Stroke 5. Unintentional injuries 6. Alzheimer’s disease 7. Diabetes 8. Influenza and pneumonia 9. Kidney disease 10. Suicide You can get more details from the CDC website at www.cdc. gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db168.htm.

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