Montrose & Delta Counties-February 2016

FEBRUARY 2016

Vol. 30 No. 2

Montrose & Delta Counties’ Newspaper for Adults 50+. Over 13,650 Readers.

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ROMANCE with a change of scenery

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The BEACON is B-O-O-M-I-N-G! And, we’re hiring too!

By Kevin VanGundy

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n the news, you may have heard how well Colorado’s economy is doing. Unfortunately, when other people talk about our state, they’re usually referring to the Denver Metro Area. And that’s certainly the case here.

Truth is, “Colorado’s Great Economic Upswing” has not reached the Western Slope yet. Grand Junction’s economic engine is sputtering along; Montrose’s engine is having a hard time even turning over; and Delta?

Well, Delta is in need of a whole new engine.

And, of course, you’ve no doubt heard that newspapers are dead.

I don’t feel dead. Do you?

Now here’s an unexpected headline: “Montrose-Delta BEACON is hiring!” How can that be? Because the same youngsters who declared that “print advertising is dead” are the same youngsters who think that anyone over 50 years old is “nearly dead.”

An economic development idea Consider that America’s “baby boom generation” is the wealthiest group of individuals in history. Seniors are the fastest growing demographic of our population. Seniors rule! And their influence on our society will continue to grow over the next decade.

What do people want when they retire?

According to many surveys, when people retire they want: • Good medical care.

• Affordable housing.

• Safe neighborhoods.

• A moderate climate.

• Natural beauty, which affords recreational opportunities.

• And, stuff to do.

If you notice, we have everything on that list. Although, I think we need to work on that last one a bit more.

What do people NOT want when they retire?

Unless you’re already retired, think for a moment what would be on your list or your children’s list. What would be your number-one criteria for choosing a place to live? I hope that you answered, “Jobs” – because that is the main reason people move somewhere. What a coincidence!

How insanely fortunate are we? Retirees aren’t looking for jobs and we don’t have any jobs to offer.

Learn the basics about will and trust estate plans and common issues that can make what seems simple, complicated. Learn how these documents can be used with powers of attorney to ensure your wishes are followed and your specific goals accomplished.

The BEACON is B-O-O-M-I-N-G! It was just a year ago that the Montrose-Delta BEACON was split off from an eight-page section in our Mesa County publication. It has since grown to 24 pages and now boasts a readership of over 13,650 people.

And, we’re hiring too!

Specifically, the Montrose-Delta BEACON Senior Newspaper is looking to hire: • Editor - We need someone who is part of, and connected to, the community. We’ve tried to manage the paper from our main office in Grand Junction, but that hasn’t worked very well. We’d like someone who can direct our team to write the stories of interest to readers age 50 and older.

• Writers - Do you like meeting new people? Do you like hearing their stories? As a freelance writer, you can write on your own schedule.

• Photographers - Do you like capturing moments? Do you have an eye for photography? Showcase your work by being a freelance photographer for us.

• Salesperson - Working part-time from your own home, you will call upon local businesses that are interested in advertising to our booming local senior market. Training, materials and ongoing support are provided.

If interested, please send a cover letter and your resume to: Beacon@PendantPublishing.com. ■

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A room of one’s own in Paonia

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Away games: Rekindle romance

with a change of scenery

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he Bross Hotel Bed & Breakfast was built in 1902 to house the miners, fruit merchants and other business representatives who visited the town during its heyday as the North Fork Valley’s commercial hub. It’s the only hotel from that time that continues to receive visitors at its original site, 312 Onarga Street.

Renovated in the mid-1990s and added to the National Register of Historic Places last year, the two-and-a-halfstory hotel has 10 guest rooms. Each is furnished with artwork from a specific part of the world to spice up the building’s Late Victorian charm.

Lodgers can relax in the hotel’s intimate, homelike setting when they’re not exploring nearby Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park or the West Elk and Raggeds wilderness areas. Room rates include a full breakfast.

From February 6-19, the hotel is offering a Valentine’s special, including a beautiful room, a romantic gift basket and a dinner certificate at one of Paonia’s finest restaurants.

For reservations, call 970-527-6776 or email brosshotel@paonia.com.

To see more details about the Bross Hotel Bed & Breakfast, visit www. paonia-inn.com.

Photo courtesy of Glenwood Hot Springs

By Sandy Nelson

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f all the seasons, winter seems the most relentless, the most likely to overstay its welcome.

Even the most ardent outdoor enthusiast eventually retreats to warmer surroundings, and by late February, domestic relations can start to feel like a cage match.

When you and your mate have had enough, it’s time for a complete change of context—as long as it’s change you both embrace. If you desire one-on-one time at a rustic, remote cabin, be sure your partner isn’t turned off by an ambience that’s more suitable for a witness-protection hideaway.

Coming up with a theme for your romantic retreat might help you decide where to go and what to do.

Steamy stuff The Yampah spring keeps things hot in Glenwood Springs, no matter how cold it is outside. This natural water source supplies millions of gallons of mineral water at a scalding 122 degrees Fahrenheit, though the businesses that provide access cool it

down to more manageable temps.

Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge has two pools—one at 104 degrees and a gigantic pool that’s maintained at 90 to 93 degrees. If you don’t want to travel far after soaking in the waters that the Utes called “big medicine,” book a room at the lodge (800-5377946), eat at The Grill restaurant and baby yourself at the on-site Spa of the Rockies. The lodge’s special Romance Package includes spa treatments, champagne and a gift card for the nearby Glenwood Canyon Brewpub.

Near the tram base to Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Iron Mountain Hot Springs features a large family pool and 16 soaking pools with different temperatures—ranging between 99 and 108 degrees—so your Goldilocks will find one that’s just right. The business enforces a quiet zone around these pools.

The Yampah Hot Springs Vapor Caves are another place to enjoy geothermal therapy, as the Utes did for centuries before white settlers arrived. Gunfighter Doc Holliday frequented the natural saunas in one cave until he died of tuberculosis in

1887—the same year the original Ute cave on the south bank of the Colorado River was sealed to accommodate railroad construction.

The modern facility has three subterranean chambers where you can breathe the natural steam and fantasize about midsummer in 110to 112-degree heat. Rest between sessions in cooling rooms, cold-water tubs or the upstairs solarium, or indulge in a massage, facial or body treatment at the in-house Yampah Spa. Hot water isn’t all that Glenwood Springs offers. Couples can get playful on thrill rides at the adventure park or go underground with a tour of the Iron Mountain caverns. Sunlight Mountain Resort is the place for downhill sports, and history buffs will have lots to talk about after visiting the Frontier Historical Museum or Glenwood Railroad Museum. For more ideas, visit www.visitglenwood. com/things-to-do.

Hot and cold Explore the full spectrum of hot and cold in the mountain town of Ouray, or generate your own heat

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in one of the Grand Mesa’s winter shelters.

Ouray is home to sulphur-free mineral springs that can be enjoyed in public or private settings. The outdoor Ouray Hot Springs Pool holds nearly 1 million gallons of water and is open all winter, while the Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings (970-325-4347) is open to outside visitors and guests. Overnight lodgers can soak in relative privacy during their stays at Box Canyon Lodge and Hot Springs (970-325-4981) and Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs (970-325-4427).

Ouray has dozens of places to eat, whether you prefer pub fare or fine dining. Through mid-March, get a vicarious thrill watching athletes scramble up the frozen falls at the Ouray Ice Park—a man-made ice-climbing hot spot in the Uncompahgre Gorge. If your romantic chemistry needs a reboot, do some research at the Ouray Alchemist Museum and Penthouse.

But nature’s most reliable love potion might be the single-digit temperatures found at the Grand Mesa’s higher elevations.

You don’t have to ski to stay at Powderhorn Resort’s two lodging sites: SlopeSide at Powderhorn is a hotel that’s walking—or skiing—distance from the Flat Top Flyer highspeed ski lift. Even though three’s a crowd, the rooms accommodate four (970-697-2001). Goldenwoods Condominiums at Powderhorn offer one-bedroom lodging; rates fall by $40 from mid-April to mid-November.

Call 970-268-5040. The condos offer kitchens, but the Powderhorn Pizza Pub is a good place to eat if you don’t feel like cooking.

Those on a budget can find more affordable options at Thunder Mountain Lodge, which has 10 cozy cabins. Most have one bedroom, but a few have two. Each has a full kitchen, shower, sink and toilet. You can rent snow sports equipment at the lodge or bring your own.

trip along the 133-mile-long Unaweep/ Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway.

From Grand Junction, your first option for lodging or food is Gateway Canyons Resort and Spa on the byway’s Highway 141 leg, where Unaweep Canyon gives way to the Dolores River’s narrow redrock gorge.

The upscale inn is one of the few places to sleep, eat or participate in organized recreational activities on this scenic stretch. It’s also a base camp for couples who want a quiet place to relax after daily adventures in the Dolores River Canyon and its many offshoots. If you just want to laze around in your PJs, try the spa and swimming pool. Or whet your wanderlust at the Gateway Auto Museum. Ask about local discounts (970-931-2458).

Other accommodations on this remote road include the Norwood Inn (970-327-0307) and the Angler Inn in Placerville (970-728-5580). The Colorado Department of Transportation has more route information at www.codot.gov/travel/ scenic-byways/southwest/unaweep-tabeguache.

If you prefer a picnic along the river and have the energy and time for more traveling,

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catch the San Juan Skyway at Placerville. This 236-mile loop takes at least six hours to complete and snakes through the communities of Telluride, Cortez, Durango, Silverton, Ouray and Ridgway before reconnecting at its point of origin.

Check with CDOT before committing to the entire route, as some mountain passes, such as Red Mountain in the San Juan range, are prone to temporary closures and are especially treacherous in winter.

Pack food, warm clothing and other survival gear (and keep your vehicle amply fueled) if your amorous agenda includes driving where services and settlements are sparse. ■

Redrock road trip If the idea of being cooped up in a cabin, even with a significant other, makes you stir-crazy, consider a road

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feel! Rejuvenate together at romantic places like the Ouray Hot Springs.

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Friendship launched through words

By Joyce Elizabeth Corley

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bout 10 years ago, I enrolled in a class called “Writing Your Life Stories,” offered at Delta Vocational and Technical School. Our class was a diverse group of people, ethnically, culturally and socioeconomically. We also came from vastly different regions of the country.

Our teacher, Maria Hodkins, gave us one of the best incentives to successful writing: Turn off your internal editor. Once we were able to do this, it was amazing to see what emerged. A great trust developed between us and we ended up writing about things we had never openly shared before.

Following the formal class, three of us—Renee Porter, Holly von Helms and myself—continued to meet weekly to write about mutually agreed topics. Based on our experiences, we each have written on at least 50 topics, ranging from our earliest childhood memories of family life, to courtship, marriage, parents, school, social life, travel, our hometowns, illnesses, deaths

and lifestyle challenges. Since each of us loves books and reading, we also self-published some of these stories in anthologies.

Writing these stories revealed our personalities. Holly wrote serious pieces that related minute details of her life experiences. Renee wrote Best friends, left to right: Joy ce, Renee and Holly lyrical, beautiful prose that captured emotions and passionate the joy and successes of parenting, feelings. I was the comedian who overcoming challenges and finding wrote about unbelievably humortrue love. ous experiences and escapades.

We have become the best of Each week we looked forward to friends and our relationship conmeeting and sharing our recollections. We produced poignant, funny tinues to grow today, well beyond the writing experience. We are and profound stories each week. confidantes, comforters and unIt is remarkable how the three of wavering allies. Our spouses and us have come up with such difother family members have been ferent stories based on the same embraced by this unique friendship themes. In writing and sharing as well, and they also look forward these stories, a phenomenal thing to hearing the latest stories. Most occurred. We discovered all the of all, we genuinely love each other shared values we have as Amerand spend numerous hours simply icans and as women. Recurring sitting together or sharing recent themes emerged about the anguish of love, loss and pain, as well as events in our lives, but mostly

laughing.

Many people who write their memoirs want to preserve memories because they fear that age and illness will rob them of these precious vignettes. The three of us share these same concerns, of course, but we also write because we want our family members and descendants to know and understand what made us who we are.

Together we have freely shared advice, wisdom and humor. In reality it has been a 10-year therapy session that did not cost us anything—and gave us rich, undying friendships in return. ■

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Joe and me

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can’t remember not knowing Joe. Like the gaggle of sisters who tormented and protected me, he was, simply, always there. It was a quick run through the sagebrush to his house at the bottom of the hill and even now, nearly five decades later, the sweet smell of sage reminds me of Joe and the idyllic days we spent growing up together in small-town western Colorado.

It was a different time in a beautiful but insulated place. On a good day our black & white TV could pull in two fuzzy stations. We got one radio station by day, one by night. Our telephone was a black rotary-dial model that weighed as much as a bowling ball. Personal computers and the Internet were dreams of the future.

We grew up de-wired, unplugged and connected only to the people who surrounded, nurtured and disciplined us. It was an environment that challenged us to create our own fun and gave us the freedom to do so, and Joe and I took to the challenge with zeal.

During the summer we had one basic rule: Be home for dinner at 6:30.

So off we’d go on our bikes to play baseball, bodysurf the river, swim in the more sedate municipal pool, or hike the surrounding mountains. We did this all without helmets, flotation devices or meaningful adult supervision and somehow survived.

On occasion, Joe and I got into trouble. The day a field of dry grass went up in flames, we didn’t mean to burn the WHOLE field, just a little patch that we would quickly stamp out. Predictably, it got away from us, and in our panic we ran to Joe’s house with the clueless intention of getting a bucket of water to douse a fire that, by now, covered a good acre of ground. Fortunately, no structures, livestock or little boys were consumed in that inferno, though our punishment was severe: No playing together for a week.

Joe was not just a friend, he was part of my family. And I’ll never forget the summer day his older sister came to get him from my house, her face a picture of anguish. We were both too young to comprehend what was happening, but my parents finally got through to me that Joe’s mom had been killed in a car accident. I saw my friend scared and confused, and could do nothing but put my arm around him and let him know I was there. That may have been the only really bad day that Joe and I shared.

Today, Joe lives in Oregon where he and his wife raise lambs and release white doves for special events.

On October 12, 2015, I lost my mom.

It was another really bad day. But on that day, back in Oregon, Joe released the white doves. At the moment the white doves soared, I swear I could smell the sweet fragrance of sage.

And I knew, though a thousand miles away, my friend was there for me. ■

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A Valentine’s Dance for you

By Kevin K. VanGundy

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ome join us for a special night out this Valentine’s weekend, Saturday, February 13, from 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. at The Commons of Hilltop’s Garden Room, 625 27-1/2 Road in Grand Junction.

Hilltop’s Senior Living Communities and the BEACON Senior Newspaper are hosting a special Valentine’s Dance for couples and singles age 55 and older, with an emphasis on socializing and companionship.

Social directors and dance partners will be on hand to assure that everyone has a good time.

Advance tickets are just $20 per person or $40 per couple and are available by calling the BEACON at 243-8829. Tickets can also be pur-

chased at the door for $25 per person or $50 per couple.

The evening will be complete with hors d’oeuvres, two free drinks from the bar and live music performed by Clark Gault’s Swing City Express, a 12-piece big band featuring the talents of some wonderful local musicians.

Dancers can glide across a real wooden dance floor enveloped in an art deco theme that will contribute to the romantic ambience and will help make this night one to remember.

There will be plenty of tables and chairs available for attendees to sit and socialize or enjoy the music.

Single? Don’t think you can dance?

Don’t worry. Singles are welcome, as this event will be a great opportunity to have fun and meet other area seniors.

“I can’t dance, but I’m still going,” said Hap Jordan, a writer for the BEACON. “For $20, I wouldn’t miss it!” ♥ If you can dance we’re needing six men to be dance hosts at our Valentine’s Dance.

You’ll have fun, get a free ticket and two free drinks!

Call the BEACON at 243-8829.

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By Gayle Lagman-Creswick Dear Old Bag: A few months ago I joined an online dating service. I have had about 10 dates for coffee or lunch.

The big turnoff for me is that every one of them kept touching me and talking about cuddling on the first date. Now I am no prude, but I don’t like that kind of touching and talking when I’ve just met a guy. I cuddle with men I feel affection for and that requires getting to know them first. The other turnoff is their neediness. I realize that many are starved for affection, but let’s take this one step at a time. When I explain this to them, they seem hurt or embarrassed and don’t call again. Do you think I am being unreasonable?

Signed, Slow Mover Dear Slow Mover: I don’t think you are being unreasonable. One of the advantages of online dating is that you can be choosy and search for someone who thinks and acts like you want. So keep on trying. You may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince! Good luck.

Dear Old Bag: The other day my friend and I came out of a restaurant and there was a homeless man near our car, which was parked about a halfblock away. I gave him $5, and when we got in the car my friend started laughing at me, saying I had just been taken for a ride. I said, “How do you know?” She said, “Some of those guys make more than you do, or they just want money to buy alcohol or drugs.” I didn’t know what to say. I don’t give to everyone like that, but when they look authentic, and I have the money, I do.

Am I wrong? Signed, Giver

Dear Giver: This seems to be coming up to me more and more. Maybe we have more needy people. In my opinion, it’s not a matter of right or wrong. It’s a matter of conscience— your conscience. Each of us has to behave in ways that are true to ourselves. A few years ago, I kept seeing this man on a ramp to the freeway, where it was not convenient to stop. It was very hot outside, he was shirtless and had a sign. I would see him every few days and he was becoming sunburned. One morning I saw his photo in the paper, and an article that he had been rushed to the hospital where he died. I have never forgotten that man, and I wish I had listened to my heart. OB Dear Old Bag: I live in a retirement community. I love it here, but sometimes these narrow-minded people frustrate me. We have a few gay couples living here and some people look down on them and make jokes about them. I used to think that as people got older, they became more loving and tolerant. That is true about the majority, but these gossipmongers get to me. Anything I can do about them?

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Dear Frustrated: Verbalize to them what you said to me. Let them know that acceptance comes with spiritual aging. If they continue, avoid them.

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You become more of what you were as a younger person. OB ■

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LAUGHING MATTERS Everything is funny as long as it’s happening to someone else.

a Coke,” then turned to the ostrich. “What’s yours?”

-Will Rogers

The ostrich said, “I’ll have the same.”

appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there.”

People always ask me, “Were you funny as a child?” Well, no, I was an accountant.

A short time later, the waitress returned with the order. “That will be $9.40, please.” The man reached into his pocket and pulled out the exact change for payment.

“That’s brilliant!” said the waitress.

“Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you’ll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!”

The next day, the man and the ostrich came in again and the man said, “A hamburger, fries and a Coke.”

“That’s right. Whether it’s a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there,” said the man.

The ostrich said, “I’ll have the same.”

The waitress asked, “What’s with the ostrich?”

-Ellen DeGeneres You can lead a man to Congress, but you can’t make him think.

-Milton Berle I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

-Elayne Boosler Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

-Jim Carrey Go to heaven for the climate, hell for the company.

-Mark Twain I can resist everything except temptation.

-Oscar Wilde

The Ostrich Submitted by Heidi Bowen

A man walked into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asked them for their orders.

The man said, “A hamburger, fries and

Again the man reached into his pocket and paid with exact change.

This became routine until the two entered again. “The usual?” asked the waitress.

“No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and salad,” said the man.

“Same,” said the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brought the order and said, “That will be $32.62.” Once again the man pulled the exact change out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

The waitress couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer. “Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?”

“Well,” said the man, “several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a genie

The man sighed, paused and answered, “My second wish was for a tall chick with a big ass and long legs who agrees with everything I say.”

Parachutes Submitted by Sue Bowen

An airplane was about to crash, with five passengers on board, but only four parachutes.

The first passenger, Holly Madison, said, “I have my own reality show and I am the smartest and prettiest woman at Playboy, so Americans don’t want me to die.”

She took the first pack and jumped out of the plane.

The second passenger, John McCain, said, “I’m a senator and a decorated war hero from an elite Navy unit from the United States of America.”

So he grabbed the second pack and

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jumped.

So he grabbed the pack next to him and jumped out.

The third passenger, Donald Trump, said, “I am going to be the next President of the United States. I am the smartest man in our country and I will make America great again.”

The fourth passenger, Billy Graham, said to the fifth passenger, a 10-yearold-schoolgirl, “I have lived a full life and served my God the best I could. I will sacrifice my life and let you have the last parachute.

The little girl said, “That’s okay, Mr. Graham. There’s a parachute left for you. The smartest man in America took my schoolbag.”

Her and Him Submitted by Kevin Ray

For her A husband gets naked and asks his wife, “What turns you on more, my broad shoulders or my handsome face?” His wife looks him up and down and replies, “Your sense of humor!”

For him A wife asked her husband how many women he’d slept with. He told her, “Only you. The others kept me awake all night!”

Did you hear...

• A pun, a play on words, and a limerick walk into a bar. No joke.

• The joke wasn’t there because it was busy parking the car. ■

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Free tax return preparation in Montrose, Delta & Cedaredge

Mondays............................................................. 12:30–6 pm Wednesdays........................................................ 12:30–3 pm

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ou don’t have to be an AARP member to get help from the local AARP Tax Aide Program, which provides free tax return preparation. Anyone is eligible to have their taxes done, with the exception of those taxpayers having two businesses, farm, or rental income (due to extra forms and specialized tax rules, which would include depreciation of assets, etc.).

The AARP volunteers will prepare returns for all ages—students to retirees—regardless of income. If you can afford to have your taxes done elsewhere, please do, so those truly in need have the opportunity to use this free service. Our economy has pushed the use of our free services up 10–16 percent annually over the se & Delta Counties – FREE

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last five years. Last year we assisted 3,612 taxpayers by e-filing their current year returns, we assisted another 1,350 taxpayers with filing amended returns, past year returns, and PTC104 State Rebate forms, and we answered many questions.

The TaxAide program is co-sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the IRS. The Tax Aide Program has been in effect for over 40 years.

Locally the program operates out of space at the Montrose Senior Center, the Delta Senior Center and the Cedaredge Community Center.

We all need to let our hosts at the above-mentioned locations know how appreciative we are of their cooperation. Without them, there would not be a free tax service in our community.

Returns are prepared by volunteer preparers who are trained in current tax law, then tested and certified through the IRS each year. Many are returning volunteers with many years of tax preparation experience.

If you would like to have your taxes done, just go to one of the locations listed below, with all your tax paperwork.

Be prepared to wait until a

Cedaredge Community Center– 140 SW Second Street Call for an appointment: 874-7837 volunteer is available. Wait time will vary, with the first few weeks being the busiest. There are no appointments, only walk-in (first come, first served). However, if you have 1099 investment, please wait and come into one of the locations in March, since many investment companies send out amended information to the taxpayer after the original filing January 31 – we need them to do an amended return.

Please bring in your prior year’s tax return if possible; bring all W-2 forms, 1099 forms (includes unemployment income, Social Security, SSI, interest and other income), any documents that show federal/state tax withheld, and receipts that you think can be itemized. You must bring in Social Security cards and numbers for yourself and for any dependent on your tax return. Bring a valid source of identification (driver license/state ID, etc.) – this is to help prevent ID theft. ■

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Life’s a dance

“Life’s a dance, you learn as you go.

Sometimes you lead,

The road to Grand Junction

sometimes you follow.

Don’t worry ’bout what you don’t know, life’s a dance, you learn as you go” “Life’s a dance.

Take a chance on love.

Life’s a dance. you learn as you go.”

- “Life’s a Dance”

by John Michael Montgomery

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By Melanie Wiseman

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osalinda Steele didn’t have to change her last name when she married Boyd Steele last December.

“We both love music and how dancing makes us feel,” Boyd said.

“She likes cats and I have three of them. We both have Toyota Highlanders. When I discovered her last name was also Steele, spelled just like mine, I couldn’t believe it.”

It was a crazy coincidence, but it’s one of the many things these two people who are so deeply in love, have in common.

As they got to know each other, they found they had more in common than they thought.

Philippine-born Rosalinda (known to many as Rose or Linda), 69, moved to the U.S. with her three daughters in 1981. She married a wonderful man who worked at the Pentagon and they had one daughter together. When he retired in 1985, they moved to Grand Junction.

Boyd, 78, grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania, attended law school and had a career with the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. The year 1993 was a turning point in both their lives. Rose experienced a huge loss when her husband passed away suddenly from a heart attack.

The same year, Boyd’s divorce was final and his retirement started the same week. He traveled the southwest and settled in Grand Junction a year and a half later.

They each remained single until they met—and to this day, they can’t believe they didn’t run into each other sooner.

Finding love at the dance

Boyd went dancing at the Grand Junction Senior Center a few times after moving to Grand Junction, but went less often as he became involved in other local activities.

As the years went on, Boyd found himself lonely and depressed, so he started going back to the Senior Center a year ago.

“I was pretty rusty at dancing at that point,” he said. “I sat with the guys, but asked all the women to dance. Rose seemed unapproachable and intimidating because I found her so attractive. I thought, ‘What chance do I have with her?’”

Little did he know that Rose was having similar thoughts.

“I was also attracted to him, and would watch him walk away after we danced,” Rose said. “We hardly talked at the Senior Center. We made a lot of eye contact, but I was scared. I hadn’t been seriously involved with anyone since my husband.”

Boyd mustered the courage to approach her, and after a memorable night of dancing, she invited him to

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“It makes me cry when I think about our story, because after so many years I found someone.” a potluck and dance at the Moose Lodge. He walked her to her car at the end of the evening, which led to their first official date on April 30.

Their first date was dinner out, and of course, dancing at the Senior Center.

“He told me he wanted to teach me how to ballroom dance,” Rose said.

“I had to remind him not to spin me too fast.”

The evening ended with a quick peck on the lips and a clumsy bumping of noses.

“By this time, I was infatuated with her,” Boyd said.

Travels after their first date separated them for a month, but they talked on the phone every day.

“My daughter said, “What are you doing on the phone all the time?’”

Rose said. “We had a phone romance going on.”

They returned from their travels on June 7 and have spent every day together since.

“For me, I saw something there,” Rose said. “I saw a man with a good heart. Over the last 22 years I dated but never made any commitments.

With him my heart was feeling love.”

One afternoon in June, Boyd told

Rose how he felt about her.

“She said, ‘How about a friendship ring?’” Boyd said. “And I’m thinking, ‘No, how about an engagement ring?’”

He then asked Rose if she would marry him and she said yes.

The proposal But that wasn’t the story of the proposal. At the next Senior Center dance, Boyd requested the band pause so he could make an announcement.

“I wanted to make a formal proposal,” Boyd said. “When they stopped the music, I looked around and she was nowhere to be found. She was in the restroom!”

When Rose came out of the restroom, she saw Boyd in the middle of the dance floor, ring in hand.

“I had a whole speech,” said Boyd.

“She said yes, and I put the ring on her.”

Rose’s daughters were delighted to see their mother happy and in love.

“My friends all said, ‘It’s about time, so have a big wedding!’” Rose said with a laugh.

Having no children of

his own, being an only child himself and having had parents who were also only children, Boyd had no family. He is overjoyed that his union with Rose has given him an “instant family,” including four daughters, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

“Everybody was absolutely shocked that I was going to get married again,” Boyd said. “I hadn’t even contemplated or anticipated it, but I’m certainly glad it happened. I think we have a brilliant future together.”

Boyd and Rose married on December 26, 2015, at the Moose Lodge. It was a huge party and you can be sure there was a lot of dancing.

“I told him to take care of my heart,” Rose said. “It’s hard to find someone that you love to replace that missing piece of your heart. After 22 years, when I found him, I felt so much love and let him into my heart.

It makes me cry when I think about our story, because after so many years I found someone.” ■

It’s never too late for

LOVE!

Dancing is a great way to meet people and you might just find that special someone. Brush up on your moves on the dance floor at these upcoming events.

Valentine’s Dance presented by the BEACON and Hilltop

Saturday, February 13 7:30-10:30 p.m.

The Commons of Hilltop’s

Garden Room 625 27 ½ Road, Grand Junction Call 243-8829 for details

Montrose Senior Dances 1800 Pavilion Drive, Montrose Senior Center Come dance all evening with great music, snacks and beverages.

Admission is $5. Dancers of all ages, including singles, are welcome!

This month’s dances include:

February 13, 7:30 - 11 pm Music by Country Plus

Feb 27, 7:30 - 11 pm Music by Route 66

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All about orchids

Garden Smarts, By Kathy Kimbrough If you love beautiful flowering houseplants, sooner or later you will find yourself the proud owner of an orchid or two or three or four. Although they have a reputation for being hard to grow, if you can give these lovely plants the right conditions, you will find a few that can thrive in your house.

Orchids are easy to purchase in Western Colorado. In addition to the garden centers and nurseries, most of the big box stores such as Home Depot and Lowe’s carry orchids. Kelly at City Market told me they carry a wide variety of orchids including the ‘Jungle Monarch’ oncidium orchids and the beautiful miltonia pansy orchids.

Here are the five types of orchids recommended for beginners: Cymbidium orchids are best known for their incredibly thick petals that are hard and waxy. The blossom size and number of flowers vary by variety, ranging from an inch to five inches in diameter, and from a few flowers to more than 20 per flowering stem. Cymbidium orchids perform best in very high light.

Dendrobium or spray orchids are

exceptionally easy to care for, but require high light to bloom. The flowers range in color from white to purple, pink and even pale yellows.

Blooms are small, a few centimeters in length, and every raceme can produce up to 15 fragrant flowers, lasting two or three months. Look for the choice Dendrobium kingianum or the Pink Rock Orchid.

Oncidium orchids are becoming very popular for ease of growing and long-lasting sprays of small, distinct flowers that often have unique color combinations and a pleasant fragrance. They will typically bloom once a year and can be grown in the home, as well as in a sheltered area in the garden. City Market offers Jungle Monarch.

sometimes mottled or patterned, and unusual, waxy flowers that are striped, spotted or solid in color. Their care is very similar to African violets. Paps don’t need bright light, so an east-facing windowsill will do just fine.

Phalaenopsis are commonly called moth orchids, named for gently arching, flowering stems with flat flowers that resemble moths in flight. Encourage mature plants to form buds by giving them two months of evening temperatures down to 50 degrees in the fall. Low light requirements and fragrant flowers make this an easy orchid to grow in your home. ■

Paphiopedilums, commonly called lady slipper orchids, are best known for their leaves, which are

Thanks to local orchid expert Roger Stone for sharing a few growing tips for orchids: • 50-80% humidity. Increase humidity with a room humidifier or by placing the pot on a tray filled with pebbles and water. Misting foliage also helps.

• Household temperatures should range from 58 degrees at night to 75 degrees during the day.

• Well-drained potting mix. There are commercial orchid potting mixes available. Add crushed oyster shells (available at feed stores) as top dressing and source of slow-release calcium.

• Re-pot every two to three years when new growth begins, generally in spring. Lady slipper orchids need to be re-potted every year.

• Occasional pests include mealy bugs and scale insects. They also are susceptible to viral infections and root rot. Q-tips soaked in alcohol kills scale, and houseplant insecticidal soap helps with mealy bugs.

• Fertilize twice a month in the spring and summer with specialty orchid fertilizer: much less in the fall and winter.

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Safeguard your money when you travel

By Teresa Ambord

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othing says “easy mark” like an obvious tourist. Thieves know that when you travel, you are focused on fun, relaxation and sightseeing – not expecting to be targeted. Of course this makes you irresistible.

Security experts say protecting your assets while traveling begins before you leave home. Here are tips to enhance your security before and during your trip.

What to do and not do before you leave home Don’t announce to the world via Facebook (or some other social site) that you are leaving for Cancun for 10 days. Forget the illusion of anonymity when you’re on Facebook. Thieves make full-time work of combing

through these sites, piecing together information they can use to crack your passwords, break into your accounts, and drain your assets. Part of what they are looking for is information, like when your house is likely to be vacant.

But it’s not just tech-savvy thieves who are watching. Old-fashioned house burglars are also tuned in, so don’t give your home the appearance of vacancy. Stop your newspaper and have a trusted friend pick up your mail. A bulging mailbox is as good as an invitation to come on in and take whatever they want.

Make copies of your plane tickets, hotel reservations, passport, driver’s license, and credit cards. Leave this packet of information with someone you trust, in case you lose these things

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Pre-travel steps to guard your money • Clean out your wallet and leave most of your credit cards at home.

Take two with you in case you lose one. But whenever possible leave one in the hotel safe so you aren’t at risk of losing both.

• Leave your checks and your debit card at home. Your debit card has the power to throw open your entire bank balance to thieves.

• Definitely don’t carry your Social Security card. If your health card has your Social Security number (SSN) on it, make a copy of it to carry in your wallet, but obliterate or cut out the SSN except for the last four digits.

• While you are cleaning out your wallet, don’t forget to take your driver’s license with you, even if you won’t be driving. You’ll need the ID. • Call your credit card companies and talk to the fraud department to let

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them know when and where you will be traveling. Having this information on file could stop a thief cold. Ask for a phone number to contact them directly from outside the United States if necessary. I do this before traveling, and it takes only minutes. I’ve found the customer service personnel to be very knowledgeable and efficient, and I was left with an added sense of security.

• Freeze your credit. This prevents thieves from opening credit in your name, but still allows you to use your cards. I use this security measure myself. I set up my credit freezes online and it took only minutes. If you are 65 and older it should cost you a total of $15 (that’s $5 for each of three credit bureaus). If you’re under 65, it should cost a total of $30 (or $10 each).

If you have been a victim of ID theft and you filed a police report, a credit freeze should be free. To set up a freeze, contact each of the three credit bureaus:

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Equifax (equifax.com, 800-685-1111), Experian (experian.com, 888-397-3742) TransUnion (transunion.com, 877-322-8228).

• Do you carry a smartphone? Learn the safety settings that will lock your screen with a password. Your wireless carrier can tell you about security apps. While you are checking, ask if there is a service that will erase the data on your phone remotely if you lose it. Consider installing a GPS location-tracking app.

While you are away, beware of…

ATMs that are stand-alone. It’s best to use an ATM at a bank, whether you are at home or away. Stand-alone ATMs can be rigged by thieves to capture your information before you realize it. The more remote the ATM, the better a target it is for thieves.

Even if the machine gives you the cash you request, that doesn’t mean it has not been hijacked.

When you do use an ATM, any ATM, don’t key in your PIN with your fingers. Use a key, a coin, a card, anything but your hands. Even from down the street, a thief can capture your PIN by pointing a device in your direction that reads what you key in

using the heat in your fingertips.

Leaving valuables in your room. Don’t think you can outsmart thieves with clever hiding places. If you cannot lock up your valuables in a hotel safe, take them with you when you are out of the room. If you plan to leave your laptop in your room, check with your computer store before you go. Ask for a device that locks your computer to something in the room, like a heavy piece of furniture. Office supply stores sell several varieties for under $60… however, before you buy one read the customer reviews. Some of these locks have proven to be disappointing.

Wi-Fi. It’s nice to get Wi-Fi when you’re away from home, but be very selective when it comes to entering information on hotel computers or free Wi-fi. Don’t access personal accounts like banks and credit cards on these networks, which are often a feast for thieves. If you really need to check these accounts, use the telephone.

Document thieves. If you are flying, keep your passport and other ID on your body. Thieves are adept at appearing innocent as they rifle through overhead baggage for such items.

[This article was based in part on information from Jim Miller, author of “Savvy Senior.”] . ■

Get a Better Wallet Never underestimate how low thieves will stoop to steal your assets or how clever they are. After all, they make full-time work of taking what isn’t theirs. They can easily buy devices no bigger than a man’s wallet, which collect information off of certain debit or credit cards.

Unlike actual pickpockets, all these thieves have to do is wave the device near your back pocket or your purse, and your financial security could be lost. The credit and debit cards that present this possibility are those which contain an RFID chip (radio frequency identification), and have a symbol on the back that say “pay wave,” “pay pass,” “blink,” or have a symbol resembling a radio wave. As your cards are replaced over time, it is very likely all of them will include this tiny device.

What can you do? Experts suggest taking one of these actions. Purchase an RFID wallet (about $10 at Walmart) or paper sleeves you can slip your cards into to thwart theft (IDStronghold.com has these and other security products). You can also simply wrap your card in a piece of aluminum foil, which does the same but can be awkward. Or carry more than one such debit or credit card with an RFID chip. This causes your personal information to be jumbled and useless.

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It is our commitment to assist you and your family during this difficult time and hope to ease the experience with kind, compassionate professionalism.

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Montrose/Delta Calendar FEBRUARY 4 Lunch and Learn “Dementia Validation for Caregivers” presented by Brandi Garcia, Valley Manor Memory Care Director. Program begins at 12:45 pm. Lunch is served at noon for $5. Reservation is required.

Call 252-7797. For more information, call Marilynn at 252-1040. Program is free.

FEBRUARY 6 Winter Night Skies Join Sky Rangers and the Black Canyon Astronomical Society in learning more about what is happening in the night sky. The evening will start with a special program followed by night sky viewing. Be prepared for cold weather. Hot drinks will be available inside the Visitor Center. Meet at the South Rim Visitor Center at 7 pm. If the weather looks ominous, call 249-1914, ext. 423.

FEBRUARY 6 & 20 Delta Hub Wheelers square dancing Come enjoy a night of square dancing at Heddle’s Recreation Center. All dances start at 7 pm at 531 N. Palmer in Delta. All dances are mainstream with plus tips. Round dances are to recordings and include beginner and advanced levels. Call 874-0923 for more information.

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Snowshoe Walks Experience winter at Black Canyon by

snowshoeing with a ranger among the oaks, open meadows and along the canyon rim. No special skill needed to participate in these 1.5-mile walks.

Allow 2-3 hours for this walk. Snowshoes are available to use, free of charge, for these programs. Walks take place through March 6. Meet at 10 am on Saturdays and 1 pm on Sundays at the South Rim Visitor Center. Reservations required: 249-1914, ext. 423.

FEBRUARY 8 & 15 Estate planning – why there is no such thing as a simple will Discover the basics of will and trust estate plans, and the common issues that arise. In these free educational workshops, you’ll learn how these documents can be used with powers of attorney to ensure that your wishes are followed and your specific goals accomplished. Presented by Brown & Brown, P.C. Registration is required for all workshops. Call 243-8250 or sign up online at www.brownand brownpc.com.

Dates and locations: February 8 - Montrose,

4:30-5:30 pm 300 North Cascade Avenue in Montrose.

February 15 - Delta 4:30-5:30 pm 145 W. 4th St. in Delta (Delta Economic Development Building).

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FEBRUARY 9 Aging and Disability Resources for Colorado (ADRC) This group is a six-county collaboration of businesses, community members, caregivers, and volunteers that serve and work with the aging and disabled populations. The goals are to enhance programs, reduce gaps, and increase access to resources. Anyone serving these populations is encouraged to join the collaboration. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30 am.

FEBRUARY 15 AARP Smart Driver Course - Delta Save money on insurance and keep up with new traffic laws. Program is from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 531 N. Palmer Street in Delta. AARP membership is not required. $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Call John at 856-6924.

FEBRUARY 18 AARP Smart Driver Course – Montrose Save money on insurance and keep up with new traffic laws. Program is from 8:30 am – 1 pm at Montrose County Health and Human Services, 1845 S. Townsend Avenue in Montrose. AARP membership is not required. $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members.

Register with Amy Rowan at 765-3123.

FEBRUARY 13 Valentine’s Dance Dance the night away at the area’s best Valentine’s event, hosted by the BEACON and Hilltop Senior Living Communities. Join us on Saturday, February 13, from 7:30–10:30 pm in the Garden Room at the Commons of Hilltop, 625 27-1/2 Road in Grand Junction. Clark Gault’s Swing City Express band will entertain you with amazing music while you dance and enjoy delectable appetizers, sweet treats and drinks. Whether you come by yourself, with a date, or with a friend, this will be an enchanting night to remember! Tickets are still available, but going fast. Call 243-8829.

FEBRUARY 13 AND 27 Dances You can dance all evening to Country Plus on February 13, and to Route 66 on February 27. Dance begins at 7:30 pm and ends at 11 pm at Montrose Pavilion Senior Center. Excellent refreshments including veggie and fruit trays as well as items furnished by attendees, plus beverages (no alcohol allowed) will be served during the break at 9 pm.

Admission is $5 per person.

FEBRUARY 16 Cross-Country Skiing Learn the basics of cross-country skiing in a two-hour clinic, 12:15 - 3:30 pm.

Meet at the Senior Center at noon. A Black Canyon park ranger will cover simple striding, gliding and traveling in variable terrain and snow conditions.

Fee is $15. You must provide your own ski equipment (rentals are available at Cascade Bicycles for $15/day).

FEBRUARY 20 Full Moon Snowshoe Walk Experience a moonlit winter night on snowshoes! No special skill needed to participate in this 1.5-mile walk. Allow two hours for the program. Meet at the South Rim Visitor Center @ 6 pm.

Snowshoes are available to use, free of charge. Hot drinks will be available after the program. Reservations required: 249-1914, ext. 423.

FEBRUARY 21 Cribbage Tournament It’s time for the City of Delta’s/Lee Martinson’s Annual February Cribbage Tournament! All players must play Singles, but Doubles is also an option.

Bring your own boards if you have them! 1-5:30 pm at Bill Heddles Recreation Center. Please register in advance or day of event no later than 12:30 pm.

All ages are welcome. Come show off your skills and win prizes! The fee is $10/person and $5/per person for doubles. Register at Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta. Call 874-0923. ■

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Montrose/Delta Clubs, Activities & Beacon Bits Taylor Funeral Service & Crematory announced that Chalmer S. Swain of Delta recently qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. Swain is also a Lifetime Member of the Academy.

Singing Valentines! Rocky Road Barbershop Quartet will be delivering Singing Valentines in the Delta and Montrose areas, February 12–14. Just $35 for two Sweetheart songs and a rose; optional special delivery of a gift that you provide. Call Vern at 210-1793.

Barbershoppers of the Year: The Black Canyon Barbershop Chorus announced Barbershoppers of the Year for 2016 at their annual Installation Banquet, which was held at Daveto’s in Delta. MaryAnne Rathburn (Director) and Carol Morrell (Music Vice President) received their certificates from the current BCBC Board President and 2015 Barbershopper of the Year, Larry Cooper.

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• The Montrose Pavilion Dance Club will host this month’s dances on February 13 & 27 at the Montrose Pavilion from 7:30-11 pm. Great music, snacks and refreshments. Dancers of all ages are welcome. Admission is $5 per person. Call 252-7172.

• Western Slope 4 Wheelers monthly meetings are at 7 pm on the first Tuesday at the Montrose Rod & Gun Club’s indoor range, 1211 6450 Road in Montrose. Call 275-0754.

• Montrose Amateur Radio Club monthly meetings are at 7 pm on the third Fridays at the Olathe Community Center. Call 417-6142.

• Black Canyon Camera Club monthly meetings are at noon on the second Tuesday at the First Church of Christ, 1102 Howard St. in Delta. Call 3993674.

• Black Canyon Classics is open to all ages interested in classic cars, street rods, trucks and other vehicles. For times and locations, call 249-6051.

• Black Canyon Audubon Society members are committed to the conservation of natural resources through birding, conservation and educational activities. For dates and times of meetings, call 249-6761, ext. 14.

• Wild Bunch 4WD Club bimonthly meetings are the second Monday of “odd months.” For dates, times and locations, email desertrat27@ hotmail.com.

• Black Canyon Twirlers Square Dance Club members dance mainstream and plus and welcomes all visitors. Monthly meetings are 7-9:30 pm the second and fourth Saturday at the Lions Clubhouse, 602 N. Nevada Ave. in Montrose. Call 596-4252.

• Alpine Photography Club of Montrose monthly meetings are 7 pm every second Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1855 St. Mary’s Drive in Montrose. The public is welcome. For more information, email alpinephotoclub@ aol.com.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • HopeWest in Delta and Montrose is seeking volunteers for a variety of positions. In Delta, call 874-6823 for more information. In Montrose, call 252-2642.

• RSVP in Montrose is seeking volunteers. Those who register with RSVP receive supplemental insurance and recognition for their service.

Call 249-9639.

• The Interpretive Association of Western Colorado is seeking volunteers to help with the operations of the Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum in Delta. Call 874-6695.

• Senior CommUnity Meals/Meals on Wheels needs volunteer meal delivery drivers in Delta. It takes about an

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hour to deliver three or four meals to a homebound senior. Call 835-8028.

• Volunteers of America has numerous volunteer opportunities in Montrose and Delta Counties. We can use your help visiting with our residents in many creative forms, assisting with outings, events or fundraisers, delivering meals or light office work. Call 1-844-VOA-4YOU.

SUPPORT GROUPS • Veterans PTSD support group meets at 10 am Thursdays at the Warrior Resource Center, 11 S. Park Ave. Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 as verification of eligibility of services. Call 765-2210.

• Stroke Support Group meets 11 am to noon twice a month at Montrose Memorial Hospital’s Acute Rehab Unit. For details and meeting days, call 318-2028.

• Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group meets from noon to 1:15 pm Wednesdays at 645 S. Fifth St. in Montrose.

• Caregiver Support Group meets 1-2 pm Wednesdays at Crossroads Assisted & Independent Living model cottage at 1380 Aspen Way in Delta.

Call 773-4214.

• Caregiver Support & Networking Group meets 1:30-2:30 pm on the first Wednesdays and third Thursdays of each month at Region 10, 300 N. Cascade Ave. in Montrose. For details and to register, call 249-2436, ext. 203.

• Alzheimer-Dementia Support Group meets at 6 pm on the second Tuesday of each month at Valley Manor Care Center, 1401 S. Cascade in Montrose. For details, call 249-9634.

• Caregiver Support Group meets at 1 pm on the first and second Mondays of each month at the United Methodist Church, 19 S. Park Ave. in Montrose.

For details, call 249-3716.

• Validation Dementia support group meets monthly at 6 pm on the second Thursdays at the Valley Manor Care Center Chapel, 1401 S. Cascade Ave. in Montrose. For details, call 2523118.

• Kinship Connections for Kids Support Group meets 6 pm on the

first and third Thursdays of each month at Region 10, 300 N. Cascade Ave. in Montrose. This support/networking group is structured for persons raising children who are not their own. For details, call 765-3127.

EVENTS FOR VETERANS The Warrior Resource Center, 11 S. Park Ave. in Montrose, has the following events scheduled for veterans. For more information, call 765-2210.

• All veterans are invited for coffee from 8-10 am every Thursday.

• All military spouses (of any branch or era) are invited to a luncheon from 11:30 am-1 pm on the last Friday of every month.

• The public is invited to special eagle-head cane presentations at 1 pm the first Thursday of every month.

Created by Black Canyon Wood Carvers and Wood Workers Guild of Western Colorado, the beautiful canes are presented to veterans.

COLORADO RETIREMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS Programs are held at the Montrose Pavilion Center, 1800 Pavilion Drive, Montrose • February 8 - 1 pm: Paul Wahl, Managing Editor, Montrose Daily Press: “Current Events - What’s going on in the world?”

• February 4 - 12:45 pm: Lunch and Learn - “Dementia Validation for Caregivers” presented by Brandi Garcia, Valley Manor Memory Care Director. Free program begins at 12:45 pm. Lunch is served at noon for $5.

Reservation is required. Call 252-7797.

For more information, call Marilynn at 252-1040.

• February 22 - 1 pm: Nelson Jennett: “Detective Stories” Caregiver Support & Networking Group Montrose - Enjoy a safe, supported, resource-filled and confidential environment for caregivers to learn from one another about the challenges and rewards of caring for loved ones with dementia, illness, or disability.

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Resources for Long Term Care Planning for long-term term care does not mean planning for the nursing home. Long-term care planning is looking at variety of benefits, services and supports systems to support aging in place. Tuesday, Feb 23, 11 am – noon, at 145 W. 4th in Delta (Delta Economic Development Building). Free of charge.

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–Linda C.  Hello– I am Dan Baer. I have a little computer shop, here in Montrose, and I have been enjoying The Beacon since I moved here ten years ago. I am writing because I found an unusual article, “PBM greed sickens patients and drives up health costs,” in the January 2016 edition of the BEACON. Letter continued under KVETCH Column on this page…

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This campaign season, let’s fight chronic disease

By Larry Hausner The Republican field is obsessed with rolling back Obamacare.

One candidate is at least willing to discuss the real enemy: chronic disease.

“The next president,” said former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee at the last debate, “ought to declare a war on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.”

This is a fight that all candidates—Democrats and Republicans alike—should embrace. Health care is very expensive, and roughly 85 percent of all healthcare spending is dedicated to treating chronic disease.

Thus far, however, the major candidates have ignored this issue.

Consider the Republican field.

The candidates’ positions are virtually indistinguishable and amount to a simple catch phrase: “repeal and replace.” What that replacement would look like, though, remains shrouded in mystery.

On the Democratic side, the pharmaceutical industry is under scrutiny for rising healthcare costs.

Never mind the fact that prescription drugs account for just 10 percent of healthcare spending -- a figure that has been steady for several decades. Or that innovative new medicines tend to lower long-term healthcare costs by keeping people healthy and out of the hospital.

In September, Hillary Clinton came forward with a plan that would reduce intellectual property protections for advanced biologic drugs, intervene in Medicare’s drug benefit, and legalize the importation of drugs from countries with price controls.

These proposals won’t stop healthcare costs from rising, but they could stifle the innovation and research we need to lick chronic diseases once and for all.

Europe has already experimented with similar policies and the results speak for themselves. In the 1970s Europe developed about 54 percent of all new drugs, while U.S. firms created 31 percent.

Then European countries imposed drug price caps. The United States didn’t. Today, U.S. firms develop about 6 of every 10 new drugs created worldwide. Europe produces just a third of all new medicines.

Admittedly, European-style price controls would slow the growth of pharmaceutical spending. But nothing cuts long-term spending like a cure. The hepatitis C drug Sovaldi has made headlines this year for its high cost—$84,000—of a course of treatment. But unlike its predecessors, Sovaldi actually cures Hepatitis C and saves the high costs of complications, including transplants.

We need similar advances in the fight against chronic diseases. And with the average new drug costing some $2.6 billion to bring to market, the investments required for that fight wouldn’t be made if America, like Europe, chooses to artificially set the price of drugs.

The lion’s share of drug innovation will always come from the private sector, and no doubt drug companies are already spending heavily in these areas.

We would hope that the conversation and debate, on both sides of the aisle, be focused more on healthcare in general and chronic disease in specific.

Winning the fight against chronic disease will bring spending under control. But even more importantly, it will improve the lives of millions of Americans.

Larry Hausner is chief patient advocate of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. ■

Kvetch \ kfech  I am writing because I found an unusual article, “PBM greed sickens patients and drives up health costs,” in the January 2016 edition of the BEACON. Not at all like the sort of articles I usually see in the BEACON. Peter J. Pitts (the author) on health care costs: He speaks of “forbidden medicines” but never says what that means. He says that the paycheck for some un-named CEO is what drives up health care costs. He makes several bold statements as though these were things we should all know, but offers nothing to support them. This is all new information to me. So I have to look things up.

Editor’s note: The letter writer goes on to make some good points about what he found on the Internet. (All of which is posted on our website.)

The BEACON has been very good at presenting me with new information and ideas. And it has always seemed to offer a good objective viewpoint. And I do so dearly love a good balanced viewpoint. But this latest article is simply blatant propaganda. We are shown only one side of the issue.

I often get these kind of “intentionally misleading” articles forwarded to me by misguided friends. But a journalist should recognize this for what it is. Are you, now, publishing “with an agenda”?

What happened, here?

Disappointed Dan Kevin’s response: Thank you for taking the time to read, research and then write me. As this is our opinion page, we take no official stand on what is published.

We receive many professionally written letters that are merely propaganda pieces. We don’t publish most of them, but made an exception for this one. I even had my doctor read it at my last appointment. Like you, he didn’t agree with it. As publisher of this paper, my agenda is to inform our readers, encourage our readers to stay active and to make aging fun!

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