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The Auburn Senior Activity Center enhances the quality of life of senior adults in the community through social, recreational, health and wellness, educational and nutritional services and programs.

The center, at 808 Ninth St. SE, serves individuals age 50-plus with a variety of activities and social needs. The center is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended activity evening hours, Monday-Wednesday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

An activity brochure is produced every other month that lists upcoming classes, activities and events. There are many opportunities to get involved either as a volunteer or a participant.

Recreational opportunities include hiking and

By the numbers: 2011 • Number of volunteers: 190 volunteers • Volunteer hours recorded: 22,416 • 41,662 visits were made to the center, which equates to approximately 165 visits per day.

• 1,320 customers using the Senior Savers Pantry, 80 of whom were first-time users.

• 104 clients were served by the Meals on Wheels program.

17,608 meals were delivered in the program. 50 cases of Ensure were delivered to home-bound seniors.

• 18,625 luncheon meals were served by Catholic Community Services, up 13 percent from 2010.

• Free AARP tax assistance was given to 307 clients between Feb. 1 and April 15.

• $3,762 was netted at the annual rummage sale. Proceeds were used to purchase a new sound system for the Millennium Room.

• 80 people participated (21 were new) to the hiking program; 56 hikes were offered for a total of 239 miles nature walks, snowshoeing, chair yoga, line dancing, variety of exercise classes, travel options,

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The Auburn Senior Activity Center serves lunch Monday to Friday. The salad bar begins at 11:30 a.m. The main meal is served at noon. Cost is a suggested $3 donation for ages 60 and over, $5.75 for those younger than 60. COURTESY PHOTO

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The importance of powers of attorney for health care. These two types are completely separate.

They deal with different areas of your life and both are required for effective estate planning.

Power of attorney for finances, legal matters

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A POA for property gives the designated “attorney” – the person you name on the POA document as your decision maker – legal control over all your property.

“Property” refers to both real property (real estate) and personal property (all other assets including stocks IRA’s, and bank accounts).

The purpose of a POA is to make it easy for your designated attorney to access your finances and, in that way, take care of your property.

The language in the document controls anything the agent can do. As such, it must be carefully drafted according to your desire. Most POA’s allow a wide range of Mark Albertson

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A power of attorney document is an extremely important part of estate planning, yet one of the most misunderstood.

Everyone has been told that it is important to have a will, but for many older people, the most important documents are powers of attorney. They are, quite frankly, the neglected stepchildren of estate planning, yet in my practice, they serve to be more important than wills.

Many people confuse the power of attorney (POA) with a will, but these documents are two very different things and have two very different functions. A will goes into effect on the day you die. A POA applies during your lifetime and ceases to apply when you die.

So you actually need both a POA and a will as they complement, and do not overlap, each other.

To add a twist to the subject, there are two types of POA: one for finances and legal matters, and one

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Richard “Rich the Hat” Geiler performed his Trick Shot Show at the Auburn Senior Activity Center this past summer – one of the special visits to the center. Geiler, who has been playing pocket billiards for more than 50 years, was ranked No. 32 in the world by the Men’s Professional Billiards Tour in 1993. His trick shot exhibitions have been entertaining audiences throughout the world for more than 30 years. His shows consist of a combination of trick shots and lessons.

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[ CENTER from page 12 ] The center hosts a variety of special events and luncheon celebrations.

There is a daily lunch program, a monthly supper club and a monthly coffee hour with the mayor and Auburn City Councilmembers. A food pantry is offered two days a month and provides access to a wide variety of items such as cereals, grains, cheeses, spices, raisins, juice and soup at bulk discount prices, perfect portions for small households.

Educational and learning opportunities are offered through book club, computer classes, driver’s safety, Spanish

classes, art and creative writing classes. A variety of health and wellness programs are offered each session, including foot care, blood pressure clinics, massage and dental cleaning.

Ongoing social time at the center includes games such as Mah Jongg, Scrabble, Bingo, Mexican Train Dominoes, Hand and Foot, Canasta, Pinochle, Contract Bridge and puzzles as well as a coffee bar and movie days.

To learn more about programs at the center or those offered through Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation, please call 253-931-3016 or visit www. auburnwa.gov.

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[16] October 26, 2012 [ ALBERTSON from page 13 ] things, including: paying bills, selling your home, managing investment accounts and IRA’s, dealing with the IRS (including signing tax returns) Although a POA for property may be used to help you when you can no longer help yourself, it usually goes into effect the day it is signed. It’s therefore essential that you have

Auburn Lifestyles After 50 great confidence in your designated attorney. They must be someone you can trust, without reservation, to use your property for you and not for themselves, or anyone else.

You can specify in the POA document that you must be mentally incapacitated for the POA to take effect, but this provision is not recommended. That’s because it’s difficult to define and prove “incapacitated” and could mean that your case goes to court in

an attempt to determine whether you can make decisions for yourself or not.

Such a lengthy, complicated and expensive legal process defeats the whole purpose of the POA which, as pointed out earlier, is to give your designated attorney fast and easy access to your finances, when necessary.

In all cases, you want to choose someone who is good at managing money to be your POA. Your partner may not be the best choice if you know they have difficulty with money. However, if your partner is trustworthy with money, they may be the perfect choice.

If you don’t have a valid financial POA in place and you become incapable, the person who wants to manage your property would need to apply to the courts for the right to do so through a process called a

guardianship. Many people call the guardianship a “living probate”, and it should be avoided at all costs. The process is time consuming and expensive, especially when compared to the costs of putting a POA for property in place.

Furthermore, the person who applies for the right to manage your property may not be the person you would have selected. With a POA in place, you can guarantee that a person of your choosing is in charge of your property.

Power of attorney for health care A POA for personal care gives your designated attorney the power to make decisions on your behalf in relation to medical issues, hospitalization and longterm care when you are no

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In the case of a POA for personal care, it is a doctor who determines whether you are able to make such decisions.

If you have specific wishes for a particular treatment or plan of care, you can write them directly into your POA document.

If your wishes are included in the POA document, or if you have expressed your wishes verbally, your attorney is required by law to make decisions based on those wishes. In the absence of any specific wishes, your attorney is left to make decisions based on what they consider to be your best interests.

Once again, you will want to designate someone you trust implicitly to serve as your attorney.

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Everyone needs to designate a power of attorney, no matter what his or her financial or relationship status. POA ensures that a person of your choosing is the one who retains the undisputed right to make key decisions about your life.

Make sure you have created both a both POA’s, in addition to a will.

Drafting a power of attorney is inexpensive, especially when compared to the expense potentially created by not having one in place when the need arises. Cost should not be a reason for you to postpone the process of creating your POA. Mark Albertson is an attorney at law at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC. Reach him at 253-520-5000 or malbertson@ hiplawfirm.com. To learn more, visit www.hiplawfirm.com.

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Healthy aging: Exercising the body benefits the mind, too tion, was the subject of another study presented at the conference. It found that older people’s slower gait could also be a symptom for mental decline. A reduced pace has always been considered as a natural part of aging. But the results of this study seem to indicate that being less swift and steady on one’s feet may be a sign that cognitive functions are suffering as well.

This is potentially a new perspective for health care professionals who treat older patients with mental health issues.

“People who are focused on cognition largely never watch people move,” said Dr. Stephanie Studenski, a geriatrician at the University of Pittsburgh who did not take part in the study, in an interview with the New York Times. “The tests are all done sitting down.”

Simply by observing how older people walk could provide doctors with an additional tool for diagnosing impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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One study from the University of British Columbia, Canada, found that participants with higher levels of intellect, and perhaps education, reaped the most benefits.

The scientists involved in the respective studies agreed that their findings are preliminary at best at this point in time.

“Very little is understood regarding the molecular processes that contribute to enhanced brain health with exercise, or the impact that greater brain volume has on cognitive function,” said Dr. Kirk Erickson of the University of Pittsburgh, who worked on one of the studies. But he also pointed to some immediate implications. “Our findings suggest that the aging brain remains modifiable, and that sedentary older adults can benefit from starting a moderate walking regimen,” he said.

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While regular physical activity has long been regarded as an important component of healthy aging, its impact on mental health has remained less explored – until now.

Several new studies on the role of exercise for the prevention of mental decline in older adults have been presented at this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

For these studies, researchers from the United States, Canada and Japan conducted 6 to 12 month clinical trials with focus on potential benefits of different types of exercising, including weight lifting, aerobics and balancestretching training, for maintaining cognitive abilities at old age.

The results showed that even low-impact activities such as walking can help improve memory and other mental functions. What’s most striking is that the human brain seems to be able to grow and develop even late in life if sufficiently stimulated, not only by staying mentally active but physically as well.

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