Homage - Homage 10.17.2018

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Insurance commissioner helps make sense of Medicare Page 2

Roast some root vegetables for tasty, healthful fall dining

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VOL. 45 NO. 9 | OCTOBER 2018

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RSVP volunteer opportunities Page 4

Volunteer opportunities at Homage Page 5

Four ways to get more fit this fall Page 5

Spruce up your home — and feel younger in the bargain Page 6

Perspectives on the Past: Remembering a World War I hero Page 8

How folk music legend Joan Baez stays so fit at age 77 Page 10

Once a Scout, always a Scout: Man honored for 75 years of service Page 12

Travels With Kathy: Exploring witchy Salem, Massachusetts Page 14 Learn about programs and services available to seniors by visiting www.homage.org.

SHIBA volunteer Kennie Endelman assists Don Marshall at the Monroe Community Senior Center. (Patricia Stuart photo)

Navigating Medicare SHIBA volunteers help older adults save money, get better coverage By Adam Worcester Special to The Herald When Kennie Endelman helped her husband choose a Medicare plan, she was befuddled by the array of options. “I spent weeks trying to figure it out,” she said. A friend recommended Endelman contact SHIBA: Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors. She scheduled a free appointment and met with a SHIBA adviser. “I was so impressed. They made it so easy,” Endelman said. Her experience motivated the retired government worker to sign up herself. Endelman is now one of 40 SHIBA volunteers offering free advising in Snohomish and east Skagit counties during the annual Medicare open enrollment period, Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. During that time, SHIBA advisers will be available for one-hour consultations at the following locations, by appointment: Homage Senior Services; the Edmonds, Lake Stevens,

Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Monroe and Snohomish senior centers; the Camano Island Center; Goodwill Everett South; and the Ken Baxter Community Center. Advisers will also hold one-day, appointment-only events at three more places: the Stanwood Senior Center (Oct. 22); the Stillaguamish Senior Center (Oct. 29); and the Warm Beach Senior Community Center (Nov. 19). Funded equally by state and federal government, SHIBA (pronounced shebah) has been offering no-cost help to Medicare patients for more than 40 years. Snohomish County beneficiaries can choose one of about 30 different individual Medicare plans during open enrollment. They may keep, upgrade, or downgrade their current plan, or switch to another one. “It can be confusing,” said Ramonda Sosa, social services director for Homage Senior Services. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Snohomish County SHIBA Open Enrollment 2018 Appointments offered at the following locations on multiple dates between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. Call 425-513-1900 for availability and appointment scheduling

Lynnwood Senior Center, 9000 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood Mill Creek Senior Center (at Vintage), 4111 133rd St. SE, Mill Creek

Camano Island Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island

Monroe Community Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe

Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett

Snohomish Senior Center, 506 4th St., Snohomish

Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds

One day only events. Appointments available on the listed dates only at these locations. Call 425513-1900 to schedule.

Goodwill Everett South, 228 SW Everett Mall Way No. C, Everett Homage Senior Services, 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville Lake Stevens Senior Center, 2302 Soper Hill Road, Lake Stevens

Stanwood Senior Center: Oct 22, 7430 276th St NW, Stanwood Stillaguamish Senior Center: Oct 29, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington Warm Beach Senior Community: Nov. 19, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood

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