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What happens when the boomers go bust?

God bless America!

Thank you to our veterans for your service!

By Kevin K. VanGundy

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oth candidates for president are at the leading edge of the baby boomer generation. That’s sad, as neither of them have addressed one of the greatest issues we are facing as a nation—the aging of America.

As wealthy and privileged people they can both afford any retirement lifestyle they want. You and I, not so much.

The AARP has a much-ignored effort underway called “Take a Stand,” aimed at getting politicians to address the looming Social Security crisis. (It’s worth noting that when this system was started, most people lived to about 62 years of age. Now it’s a ripe old 80.) Not many seem to give a damn and that’s a shame, as it is estimated that 51 percent of Americans have no retirement savings.

Zippo. Nada. Nothing.

In 2010 there were seven caregivers for every care recipient. By 2030 the number of caregivers will drop in half. The 80-and-older population will grow by 44 percent between 2030 and 2040, and I’ll be one of them.

(Don’t build that wall yet, Mr. Trump.

We may need our friends from the south to care for us as we age.)

Perhaps we’ll have better candidates in 2020. Or perhaps they’ll just start rounding up everyone with gray stars on their chests into ghettos for old people.

In the meantime, I’m going to celebrate Thanksgiving in the greatest country on God’s green planet, eat some turkey, drink some beer and watch a little football.

God bless America! Thank you to our veterans for your service! ■

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Letters from the past:

Daughter takes heart from father’s wartime words

By Melanie Wiseman

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t 5 feet 7 inches tall and 110 pounds, Fred Plummer was 17 when he headed off to military training camp in 1938.

Just over a year later, he enlisted in the Navy, where his ship, the USS Peary, was bombed and sunk in Darwin Bay, Australia, in February 1942.

“Despite the fact that we Fred Plummer headed off to military were extremely close, the training camp at age 17. war was seldom mentioned,” said his daughter, Stephanie Tartaglia, 71.

Fred died from colon cancer in 1978 at age 57, leaving an enormous hole in Stephanie’s heart.

Windows to his soul Stephanie’s grandmother died in 1989, but it wasn’t until almost a decade later that Janis, Fred’s half-sister and Stephanie’s aunt, came across a treasure trove of letters while cleaning out her mother’s house. They were letters he had written home during the war.

Stephanie’s mother was facing early stages of dementia, so Janis passed these letters on to Stephanie, along with a heartfelt letter she wrote about the day her brother left for war.

Though I was in the first grade when the war started, I remember well the events that took place—loved ones leaving home, lives changed forever. I’ll never forget the day Fred left, walking down the street away from the house to the depot to leave. Mother and I stood in the living room and watched him walk out of sight and then had a good cry. He was just so young and such a small fellow. He undoubtedly had real fears even then of what he was getting into…

The day he came back to Earle [Arkansas] on the train, I think everyone was at the depot to greet him—never saw such a crowd.

Fred came back a changed person, changed by mental and physical suffering—I’m sure it happens to all.

For Stephanie, reading her father’s letters opened a window to his soul.

“Getting these letters was pretty overwhelming and made me miss him terribly,” she said. “Without these letters, I would never have the insight and connection with my dad that I do now.”

Lifelines over sea Letters were a sailor’s lifeline between home and sea. Shortly after he joined the military, the American Red Cross Field Director wrote Fred's mother about their impact.

It is of the greatest importance that he receive frequent and cheerful letters from home, as he is now in the process of readjustment to an efficient man-of-wars man.

Letters also tend to make homesickness less acute.

Through her father’s letters, Stephanie learned about his sense of responsibility he had to his family. The letters ended the same selfless way: Don’t worry about me because I am just fine and hope everyone else at home is. Tell everyone to write!

Fred scrimped on his modest monthly income of $36 per month so he could send $5 home as often as possible. A year’s worth of clothes cost him $4.70, laundry was 50 cents per month and a stamp was three cents.

He beefed up on Navy food and quickly put on 20 pounds. He said he was seeing the world. He talked about the friends he was making and the crew’s spirits.

I am listening to Bing Crosby. He is talking about patriotism and singing, ‘[You’re] a Grand Old Flag.’ You should see the sailors listening in rapt attention.

Stephanie’s dad gave her a glimpse of life on a Navy ship. Quarters were small, as he shared the 16-by-16-feet space with 21 other men.

Yea, living on a ship is swell. I sleep with my head about six inches below the same table I eat on. Take a bath in a two-gallon bucket in a bathroom with about 800 other sailors.

Boy, it’s fun! I really do like the Navy though.

But the tone of the letters began to change around 1940 as the men prepared for war.

For two days now we have stood condition II watches, four hours on and four off. Condition II is set when we are expecting a battle.

We have changed battle stations and I am now in the magazine. In time of war, I and three others would be locked in, and if a shell hit, well that’s something else. Everyone on board is expecting war any minute so don’t be surprised if you should hear it, too. We have shell and powder hoists loaded with service ammunition and that has never been done before in peacetime.

“He kept the family informed about the type of work he was doing, which I find highly commendable,” Stephanie said.

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Thanksgiving Day, 1940; I went to a prayer service this morning. More of a pep talk than anything else. Something is bound to happen.

I, and everyone else here can sense it in the air.

When it comes, may the Lord help us, for we’ll need it. I am thankful today for many things— a mother like you, brothers like Carrol and Norman, and the way Janis loves me.

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As time went on, he began complaining about the food. Letters from home were received less frequently and homesickness was greater. Post-Pearl Harbor letters came home censored.

After his ship was attacked on February 19, 1942, wires home listed him as missing. It wasn’t until more than two months later that his mother received a letter from a nurse caring for him, letting her know he was alive.

He incurred second- and third-degree burns on over 70 percent of his body and lost most of his right ear. Six months after being honorably discharged, Fred married Reba, the love of his life, in March 1943. Stephanie was born two years later.

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Stephanie arranged her father’s letters chronologically in a notebook. Many were missing dates or envelopes, so organizing them was an ongoing project.

After Reba’s death in 2007, Stephanie came across some post-war letters from her father, which she also added to her notebook. Her father’s words in one particular love letter to her mother made a lasting impression.

“To express his love the way he did—to think that he’s this man so in love with my mom,” she said. “How at 21 years of age could he write [this] letter when most men that age are still boys?"

The letter was written to his bride three weeks after their wedding. ■

This newspaper clipping, published July 31, 1948, features Fred in a story about the survivors of the USS Peary, and his vivid recollections of war and the day the ship was attacked.

My Darling Reba,

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This is my first attempt at writing such a letter because I have never been in love before. I love you is a well-worn phrase I know, but it is the only way I know to convey my feelings for you.

You are the fine and beautiful things of the earth gathered together into me. The simple things I mean, the true things. Seeing dew on a rose reminds me of your kiss, the good black earth full of grain and cotton that smells so fresh reminds me of holding you and drawing you close to me. To see you talk and laugh and hear you is like hearing good music played by the peerage of musicians.

You are a combination of the nicest and finest things in the world. The best part is that you grow better everyday. ‘I love you’ is still the best way of saying I want to be near you and with you always.

As Ever, With all my love, Fred.

Six months after he was honorably disc harged, Fred married Reba Vernon, the love of his life.

Photos courtesy of Stephanie Tartaglia.

Cover Photo: Stephanie Tartaglia, 71, holds up a notebook containing her father's letters, photos, newsclippings and other memorabilia from his military days.

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Image artist tells veterans’ stories through commemorative posters

By Arlyn Macdonald

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or many veterans, painful memories of war are intermixed with memories of good times and accomplishments to share with family and friends. Veterans have had a tremendous effect on image artist Joyce Corley, who wanted to do something special to honor their positive memories.

Corley, whose specialty is photography and images, makes commemorative posters for vets, personally interviewing them and collecting pictures that help tell their stories.

“The idea to make veterans commemorative posters just came to me when I was asked by the Montrose Center for the Arts what I could contribute to the community as an artist,” Corley said. “I wanted to

help veterans create something that would remind them of the good parts of their military service and all the things they benefited from during that service. I also wanted to honor their service.”

Corley has always had a special place in her heart for veterans. As a child, her father would take their family to visit her uncle in the Sawtelle Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles every Sunday. Her uncle was a World War I veteran and never recovered from being gassed in the trenches in France. He inspired young Corley with his stories.

The commemorative posters Corley creates are 11-by-17 inches. She personally interviews the veterans and helps them fill out a questionnaire, which asks their name, rank, branch of service and years of service. Corley asks where they were stationed and about their

medals and honors.

Some of her questions dig deeper, such as, “What five words immediately come to mind when you think of your war experience?”

She incorporates these words into the poster.

She listens to the veterans’ stories and begins to get a feeling for what they wish to remember. Then Corley invites the veterans to bring her photos of themselves, their war buddies, any medals and honors they received and anything else they might want to include. She carefully copies their photos and medals and creates a unique poster that expresses their personal military heritage.

“The uniqueness of each poster touches my heart,” Corley said.

Corley said she learns more about the fortunes and trials of military service every time she works with a veteran.

Last year she contacted Welcome Home Montrose (WHM), a unique veterans’ alliance community initiative that her husband, Ronald, a Korean War vet,

Welcome Home Montrose Executive Director Emily Smith, left, visits with Joyce Corley, right, about the commemorative posters she creates for veterans at the Warrior Resource Center. is involved with. WHM was delighted to co-sponsor the project, which is now one of many services offered to more than 1,230 veterans at the Warrior Resource Center, the organization’s community-based center located at 11 S. Park Ave. Corley remembers each and every veteran and the special poster she created for them. One of her fondest memories is of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lynn Emert of the Army National Guard, known as “Bike Man,” who passed away in January. She made his wife a special heart poster because she told her “he was my heart.”

Corley encourages the veterans to frame the posters and hang them in a place of honor. She said she feels extremely proud to be able to give this gift to veterans.

Veterans wishing to have a commemorative poster made may call Welcome Home Montrose at 765-2210 to schedule an appointment with Corley. ■

Two of the posters that image artist Joyce Corley created for Montrose veterans.

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Language groups gather for conversation in Montrose

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any world travelers know gracias, merci and danke. While these words are a solid start, there’s much more to these rich languages.

With this in mind, Clay Goldberg and Shannon Neil organized Spanish, French and German conversation groups across Montrose. The groups are designed to help members keep up their language skills with like-minded people.

“Those attending speak at many different levels,” Goldberg said.

“Some are just beginners, some have lived overseas, some have studied a language formally and some have experience as language teachers.”

The Montrose Regional Library hosts the Spanish group weekly and the French group monthly in its meeting room. The German group, recently relocated to Montrose Memorial Hospital's Lobby Grille.

“We have a core group of people who attend regularly, but many people, including Shannon and I, attend when we can,” Goldberg said.

Each meeting has a theme to help guide the conversation. Members write a few sentences in advance, enabling them to focus on a smaller section of vocabulary.

Many members joined the group out of a desire to communicate

better when they travel. Alan Read, a member of the French conversation group, said that knowing a foreign language can help travelers feel at home in different countries.

Other members, such as Jean Bower, who is part of the Spanish group, are there to prevent their abilities from getting rusty.

"It is essential to practice a second language in order to maintain skills, and the camaraderie is just plain good," Bower said. "Anyone who wants to practice speaking and listening Spanish would benefit from attending the group."

The Spanish conversation group has an extra level of immersion. The group meets the English conversation group, composed of Spanish language speakers, at noon Mondays to continue the dialogue.

"This group helps me learn English and civics for my citizenship class at the same time," said Elizabeth Limon.

A better understanding of culture is what these groups are all about.

"You need to understand the language to understand the culture," said Caroline Evans, a member of the French group. ■

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The good news for people with foot and ankle pain

By Jack Bradley, DC, Good News Chiropractic

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e don’t normally go around telling everyone how good our feet feel, unless we have recently found relief from foot pain. Everyone who has suffered (or is now suffering) from foot or ankle pain knows it’s not easy to ignore.

People with foot and ankle pain endure different symptoms. The intensity of these symptoms can range from mild to severe, and can include numbness, tingling, burning, aching, cramping, sharp or dull pain, a pins-and-needles sensation, or a tight band-like feeling. Maybe your feet feel heavy, or you feel like there might be broken bones in your feet. Your feet might feel painfully swollen inside although you don’t see any visible swelling.

As a former foot pain sufferer, I had often described my own painful feet feeling “like someone beat on them with a pool stick.” Due to a misalignment of the bones in my feet and ankles, sometimes my right foot would roll outward (invert) on uneven ground. The good news is that chiropractic turned my life around, including my foot and ankle pain.

What can cause misalignments or injuries to your feet? It could be something as little as walking on uneven ground. Jumping out of the bed of a pickup truck, stepping off a curb, jumping across a ditch, kicking a ball, lifting something heavy with your foot (or having something heavy fall on your foot)—all of these can cause damage.

The bad news is that whatever can cause minor misalignment in the joints of the feet can pull on the surrounding soft tissues, leading to abnormal stress on that joint and starting a sequence of events leading to wear and tear and pain in those joints. You can end up with the following injuries and conditions: subluxations, fasciitis, tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis, neuritis, bunions, ligament laxity and loss of the arch.

Consider for a moment what your feet endure daily. Your stride when walking puts the whole weight of your body on the heel first, then the ball with each step—one foot at a time. Toes are so delicate and small by comparison, yet at one point in our stride, the weight of our entire body can briefly be on a few toes. No wonder our feet hurt!

You have 28 bones in the area of each foot and ankle, which is more than 25 percent of the bones in your entire body. Each one of these bones can go out of alignment and cause pain.

Your specialists, physical therapists or massage therapists may not have explained this to you.

Because of my own terrible experiences with pain, finding misalignments and correcting them has become my personal crusade. Nearly two decades of clinical experience in the science and art of chiropractic care has armed me with the knowledge, experience and skills to bring the good news of chiropractic relief to pain sufferers. ■

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ASK THE OLD BAG Advice Column for the Over 50 Crowd

By Gayle Lagman-Creswick Dear Old Bag: I want to tell you and your readers about romantic scams. I got caught in one from a dating site.

This man turned up as one of my matches and we chatted for over a month. I have been a widow for five years and I’m extremely lonely. He eventually said he loved me and when he retired he wanted to come see me.

It was so wonderful to have him say how beautiful I was, and how he was so happy he found me. I was walking on air. Then one day he told me he was going to Egypt to do his last archeology dig and would be there 17 days.

He even sent me a copy of his airline itinerary. He sent me texts each day about the dig and some of the artifacts he found. One day he told me he was upset by something that happened. He said the Egyptian inspectors came that day and told him he had the wrong kind of permit and they closed down his site until he produced the proper papers. He said the permit was going to cost $45,000 and he only had $20,000 with him. He asked if he could borrow the remaining $25,000 so he could get the permit and he would pay me back when he got back to the states. Then I knew it was a scam.

I emailed him back and said, “You should be ashamed of yourself and I am going to pray for your soul.” That was the last of him. I did report him. I am certain there are some unsuspecting widows out there who would fork out the money, and I want to warn them to be suspicious of everyone they chat with on a dating site. Thank You, Scammed

Dear Scammed: Thank you for writing about another type of scam that is growing. I am amazed at the creativity these predators use to capture the interest of a woman. My advice is this: 1. Don’t answer a dating site request from someone out of town.

2. Don’t friend someone on Facebook that you don’t know.

3. Never give them any personal information about you. Don’t share your email address, phone number or anything.

4. When you do wish to connect with a local person that you like, suggest meeting for coffee in a public place.

Make sure you are the first one to arrive.

5. I joined a dating site because I have received many questions from my readers about them. I have met and had coffee with five nice guys, but none of them were for me. I have met two that I am still friends with.

Be careful and cautious! I do not know if these same things happen to men, but I would like to hear from you if they have. OB Dear Old Bag: I want to thank you for the advice you gave me about attending my granddaughter's wedding to her gay partner. I went, I loved it and I love my granddaughter's choice of a partner. We are all at peace. You kept me from making a serious mistake. Signed, Grateful Reader Dear Grateful: Woohoo! ■

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LAUGHING MATTERS Thank God Submitted by Jerome Bowles

I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, and fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind and can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine.

I take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded and subject to blackouts. I have bouts with dementia.

I have poor circulation—I can hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. I can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. I’ve lost all my friends. But thank God I still have my driver's license.

The loan

$5,000. As collateral, the lady hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce parked on the street. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the lady returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we learned you are a multimillionaire. Why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

The lady replied, “Where else in New York can I park my car for two weeks for 15 bucks?”

her hand for the ticket and he opened his trench coat and flashed her. Without missing a beat, she said, "Sir, I need to see your ticket, not your stub."

The workhorse Submitted by Anthony Flory

An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolate area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big, strong horse named Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, “Pull, Nellie, pull!” Buddy didn't move.

Then the farmer hollered, “Pull, Buster, pull!” Buddy didn't respond.

Once more the farmer commanded, “Pull, Coco, pull!” Nothing.

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Then the farmer nonchalantly said, “Pull, Buddy, pull!” And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch.

A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets.

As a man approached, she extended

The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong

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name three times.

The farmer said, “Oh, Buddy is blind and if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try.”

With age comes wisdom Submitted by Kelli McCullough

A guy is 75 years old and loves to fish.

He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, "Pick me up."

He looked around and couldn't see anyone. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, "Pick me up." He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog.

The man said, "Are you talking to me?"

The frog said, "Yes, I'm talking to you.

Pick me up. Then, kiss me and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen. I'll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous because you will have me as your bride."

The man looked at the frog for a short

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time, reached over, picked it up carefully, and placed it in his front breast pocket.

Then the frog said, "What? Are you nuts? Didn't you hear what I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful bride."

He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said, "Nah, at my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

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25 cents."

Dumbfounded, her date asked, "What do you mean?"

"Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was: ‘Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!’

It's only 25 cents!"

Her first wedding Submitted by Cherie Isley

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A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience.

"Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?""

The mother replied, "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."

The child thought about this for a moment then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?" ■

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Veterans Day Events Regardless of whether or not he or she saw war, a veteran is someone who at one time wrote a check to the United States of America in the amount of “up to, and including my life.” It’s hard to give more than that. Indeed, some veterans gave all, but all veterans have given some of themselves to protect our freedom.

By writing and publishing the stories of local veterans, we are able to tell the human experience of war. In honor of these veterans and in observance of Veterans Day, we have put our best efforts forward to do just that in this special issue of the BEACON Senior Newspaper.

November 11 Centennial Middle School celebration At 9 a.m., Centennial Middle School will honor veterans with an assembly.

Veterans and the public are welcome to attend.

Ceremony at Grandview Cemetery At 11 a.m., the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion will present a program featuring flags, an honor guard and a guest speaker. The public is welcome to attend.

Free entrance to National Parks In honor of Veterans Day, the National Park Service waives fees for the public to enter National Parks, including the Colorado National Monument.

Free entrance to Colorado State Parks Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers all military men and women free admission to Colorado’s State Parks on Veterans Day. To obtain free admission, veterans, active duty military personnel and their families must show a valid active ID, discharge papers, DD214, reserve or retired military ID card, or an ID card from a Veterans Adminis-

tration, Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Legion. The ID should be presented at the parking gate. All other passengers in the vehicle will be admitted for free.

Warrior Resource Center events for veterans The Warrior Resource Center, 11 Park Ave. in Montrose, has the following events scheduled for veterans this month. Most events are free to veterans and their spouses. If you have not previously registered with the Warrior Resource Center as a veteran, bring a form of military ID with you. For more information, call 765-2210.

• Mondays and Wednesdays: Traveling Gym (3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.)

• Tuesdays: Tae Kwon Do (5 p.m.-6 p.m.) and Tai Chi (6 p.m.-7:15 p.m.)

• Thursdays: Veterans Coffee and Social (8 a.m.-10 a.m.), Veterans PTSD Support Group (10:30 a.m. to noon) and Tae Kwon Do (5 p.m.-6 p.m.)

• Fridays: Wives of Warriors Support Group (2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.) and Music Jam Session (6 p.m.9 p.m. and open to the community)

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ocal veterans are getting a helping hand from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and All Points Transit, which have partnered to provide Delta and Montrose area veterans reliable transportation to medical appointments.

The organizations work together to coordinate rides for veterans who have scheduled medical appointments at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center, the VA Montrose Clinic and other medical facilities throughout the region. All Points Transit can transport veterans to designated pickup points when necessary. Riders are then transferred to the DAV van and taken to their appointments.

David Redman, 65, has been using the service since it started.

“Some people have limited resources or ability to drive,” Redman said.

Plus, “I never trusted my car to travel over 10 miles in any direction.”

The program was put in place after many veterans were unable to make their appointments due to transportation issues.

“Their health was suffering,” DAV Administrative Assistant Richard Teramino said. “Local DAV chapters wanted to help them with that and help them get to their medical appointments.”

The DAV conducted fundraisers for the program and received a vehicle, which was then donated to the VA. “The VA provides maintenance and gas for the van, while the local DAV chapter in Montrose provides volunteer drivers for it,” Teramino said.

Locals who use the van have expressed gratitude for the service.

Paul Bauer, 79, has ridden on the van just once so far, but was grateful for how it helped him.

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The DAV and All Ppoints Transit help transport veterans to their medical appointments via the DAV van.

“I think it's important because some of us can no longer drive,” he said. “It got me where I had to be for medical treatment.”

The importance of the program cannot be understated.

“So many people are without transportation,” All Points Transit Executive Director Sarah Curtis said.

“It's always amazing to me how many people call to sign up for service and when we ask them who their emer-

gency contact is, they say that they 'don't have anybody.' Without the DAV van, they would be unable to remain at home and many might go to a nursing home.”

Curtis hopes to spread the word about this service so more veterans will be able to get the medical help they need.

The van service is available Monday through Friday. For more information, call 240-4698. ■

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want to share with you a word that can transform your attitude, health, family and life. I want to encourage you to engage this word in your vocabulary so that you can begin to live a life of expectation.

The word is “forward.”

A lesson in forward is wrapped up in this passage of scripture: Philippians 3:12-14: “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Let me share some basics about moving forward: • Your hunger has to exceed your hesitation in order for you to go forward.

• You can’t move forward under your own strength.

• God has a habit of using those who haven’t arrived.

Here are three steps that I use to help me focus on moving forward:

Step #1: Forget the past Most of us have allowed ourselves to get comfortable in our past. We approach life looking back at all of our faults and failures. We get comfortable, not wanting to change because of the uncertainty that change creates.

Someone once told me that when the pain of staying where you are becomes greater than the pain of change, we finally change.

A forward life has a big windshield and small rearview mirror.

Forgetting the past means more than just what you have done—it also means letting go of past hurts and wounds that you may have picked up along the way.

Step #2: Don’t get stuck in idle Most people get stuck in idle because of fear or intimidation. God has equipped each believer to move past that.

2 Timothy 1:7: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Remaining idle also robs us of three valuable investments God has entrusted to each of us—time, talent and treasure. We all should engage these resources at a level of investing our time, talent and treasure to benefit His kingdom and those around us.

Step #3: Press on The windshield of a forward life is going to get covered with the bugs of life. This is where most people get discouraged and fall into the victim mentality.

You are going to face some staggering situations, some challenging circumstances, some rocky relationships and some financial fiascos. But God wants you to know that He has created you to move forward, overcoming all that is in front of you.

1 John 4:4: “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” ■

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Montrose/Delta Calendar NOVEMBER 4-5 Hobby and Craft Bazaar The Montrose Woman’s Club's annual Hobby and Craft Bazaar will be held in Friendship Hall at the Montrose County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday.

Vendors offer Christmas items, decorations, antiques, fine collectibles, jewelry, soap, candles, knitted items and more. For details, call 275-3336.

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NOVEMBER 6-7 Magic Circle Theatre auditions Magic Circle Players will hold auditions for the Oscar Wilde comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and Monday at Magic Circle Theatre, 420 S. 12th St., Montrose. The directors are seeking two males in their 20s or 30s, plus three males in their 30s to 60s. Female roles to be filled are for two young women between ages 18 and 25, and two older women, one in her 50s or 60s, and one between 50 and 70 years old. The show will run March 10-26. Audition packets are available at the theatre. For more information, call 901-7123.

NOVEMBER 8 Aging and Disability Resources for Colorado (ADRC) meetings Monthly meetings alternate between Delta and Montrose. Next meeting is at 9:30 a.m. at Montrose Health and Human Services, 1845 S. Townsend Ave. Call 765-3127 for details.

Children making new friends at Camp Good Grief.

HopeWest Kids grief support program brings back smiles to more than 700 kids this year who have lost a loved one.

Learn how you can change lives by visiting HopeWestCO.org.

NOVEMBER 13 Opening reception for photography exhibit Photographer Denise Bush’s show, “Remnants & Remains,” will have an opening reception from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. The exhibit runs November 13 through January 8.

NOVEMBER 14 & 21 Free estate planning seminars Learn about wills, trusts, estate plans and common issues from the attorneys at The Law Offices of Brown & Brown.

Seminars take place at 4:30 p.m.

Attend the seminar in Montrose on November 14 at Region 10, and in Delta on November 21 at Grand Mesa Oncology. Seminar is free but registration is required. Call 765-3123 to register.

NOVEMBER 15 Time Bank of the Rockies presentation For every hour you spend providing support to another time bank member you earn a time credit to be used to receive a service from another. Learn more at this presentation from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Region 10, 300 N. Cascade Ave. in Montrose. Bring your laptop. For details and to register, call 209-6886.

NOVEMBER 15 & 22 Weatherization and home modification program Struggling to pay your utility bills? Do you need some housing upgrades and modifications? This presentation discusses qualifications for LEAP, weatherization and USDA home modification grant and loan programs. Delta seminar takes place at 11 a.m. November 15 at Grand Mesa Oncology. Montrose seminar takes place at noon on November 22 at Region 10. Call 765-3123 to register.

NOVEMBER 17 AARP Driver Safety Course Class is from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Montrose County Health and Human Services, 1845 S. Townsend Ave. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Preregistration required.

Call 765-3123.

NOVEMBER 19 San Juan Weavers Guild Show and Sale The San Juan Weavers Guild will hold its annual show and sale from 9 a.m.4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express in Montrose, 1391 S. Townsend Ave. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.sanjuanweavers.org or call 249-2981. ■

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NOVEMBER 26 Kick-Off to Christmas Downtown merchants offer specials for Small Business Saturday. Mac & Cheese cookoff starts at 4 p.m. and parade starts at 6 p.m. with an appearance from Santa. A tree lighting ceremony will be after the parade.

DECEMBER 3 Cedaredge Parade of Lights Santa will be on Main Street from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. followed by the parade.

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NOVEMBER 4-5 Hobby and Craft Bazaar The Montrose Woman’s Club annual Hobby and Craft Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in Friendship Hall at the Montrose County Fairgrounds. Vendors offer Christmas items, decorations, antiques, fine collectibles, jewelry, soap, candles, knitted items and more. Call 2753336 for details.

NOVEMBER 19 San Juan Weavers Guild Show and Sale The San Juan Weavers Guild Show and Sale will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 1391 S. Townsend Ave. in Montrose. Admission is free. For details, visit www.sanjuanweavers.org or call 249-2981.

NOVEMBER 24 Community Thanksgiving Dinner Enjoy a traditional community Thanksgiving celebration, including a meal with all the trimmings, locally baked pies, entertainment and door prizes from noon to 3 p.m. at the Montrose County Fairgrounds’ Friendship Hall.

NOVEMBER 25 Montrose Tree Lighting Get ready to be dazzled as the festive tree lights up in front of the Montrose County Courthouse, 320 S. First St., at 5:30 p.m. Sing carols, sip on complimentary hot cocoa or cider, and keep warm during the celebration with the outdoor heaters available. We’ll welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to town and take a short walk with them as

they open their cabin for the season in the Uncompahgre Event Plaza.

Go to www.visitmontrose.com or call 240-1400 for details.

DECEMBER 1 Home for the Holidays Craft Fair Do your holiday shopping while enjoying music and storytelling from 1 p.m.7 p.m. at The Homestead at Montrose, 1819 Pavilion Drive.

DECEMBER 2-3 Winter Celebrations Art and Craft Show Enjoy arts, crafts, food, home decor and more for free at the Montrose County Fairgrounds. The show is open from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.7 p.m. on Saturday.

DECEMBER 3 Montrose Parade of Lights The Parade of Lights on historic Main Street takes place at 5 p.m. Go to www.visitmontrose.com/parade or call 497-8558.

Happy Holidays DECEMBER 3-4 Christmas by Candlelight The Valley Symphony Orchestra per-

forms traditional holiday favorites and encourages the audience to sing along. Concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Montrose Pavilion. Tickets are $17 for adults and $16 for seniors.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.valleysymphony. net or call 249-7015.

DECEMBER 9-11 & 16-18 Garden of Lights Brighten the season at the Montrose Botanic Gardens with the Garden of Lights from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. An entry fee will be requested. For details, visit www.montrosegardens.org.

DECEMBER 28 Ari Hest: An Intimate Holiday Concert Ari Hest is a New York City-based singer/songwriter who recently completed an album with singer Judy Collins. Seats for this special holiday concert are limited. Visit www. healthyrhythmcommunityartgallery. bigcartel.com to RSVP.

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Montrose/Delta Beacon Bits FUN & GAMES Game answers from page 17 Photography exhibited in Ouray “Remnants & Remains,” a fine art photography exhibit by Denise Bush will be exhibited in the Wright Opera House in Ouray from November 13 through January 8. The public is welcome to the opening reception, held at 3 p.m. on November 13.

Magic Circle Players presents “Annie” Magic Circle Players bring the award-winning musical “Annie” to the Magic Circle Theatre stage just in time for the holiday season. The muchloved musical opens on November 4 and continues each weekend through December 3. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. on November 13, 20 and 27. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for seniors, and are available online at www.magiccircleplayers.com or by calling 249-7838.

Montrose Community Dinners prepares for Thanksgiving The Montrose Community Dinners, Inc. (MCD) Board is busy preparing for its traditional community Thanksgiving celebration, including a meal with

all the trimmings, locally baked pies, entertainment and a variety of door prizes. All these activities will take place at the Montrose County Fairgrounds’ Friendship Hall from noon to 3 p.m. on November 24. Thanks to the generous community, the event is free of charge.

After November 1, the MCD Board will begin taking calls from community members who would like meals delivered. To order a meal delivered to you, call 240-1699. To volunteer, call 240-4350. Call between 1 p.m.-6 p.m. weekdays. Calls will not be taken after November 22.

San Juan Healthcare Foundation awards $4,000 to All Points Transit All Points Transit recently received $4,000 from the San Juan Healthcare Foundation to support medical transportation on the Dial-A-Ride program.

Dial-A-Ride serves primarily seniors and people with disabilities in Montrose and Delta Counties, and in Norwood in San Miguel County. All Points Transit delivered 80,600 trips in 2015 and is on track to increase that total by about 10 percent system-wide by the end of 2016.

Montrose Memorial Hospital awarded $5,000 grant Montrose Memorial Hospital was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Mable Y. Hughes Charitable Trust. The hospital will use the funds to support payment for UpToDate, a clinical decision support database made available to physicians and practitioners. The database enables caregivers to look up symptoms, diagnoses and treatments for the latest evidence-based information and provide improved outcomes to patients.

Physicians in Montrose practicing outside the hospital are also assisted by this grant because the hospital underwrites the cost of the UpToDate subscription for all MMH-affiliated providers in the area.

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Publisher seeks retirees who worked on TransAlaska Pipeline A nationwide search is underway for senior citizens who worked on the massive Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction project in the 1970s. The multiyear project built an 800-mile pipeline through the Arctic Wilderness. A national search has been started to offer pipeline veterans a complimentary copy of “Four Years Below Zero,” a book written by fellow worker Wilma Knox. If you are among this select group, or if you know someone who is, please send The Trans-Alaska Pipeline cuts across a brief summary of where and the mountainous Alaska landscape when you worked on the project and your mailing address to fouryearsbelowzero@yahoo.com or The Tennyson Press, P.O. Box 1638, Deming, New Mexico 88031. A postpaid copy of the book will be mailed to you as thanks for your work.

Montrose Memorial Hospital’s new surgical robot With the acquisition of the newest da Vinci Xi Surgical System, Montrose Memorial Hospital now offers the most advanced robotic-assisted surgical technology on the Western Slope. Robotic assisted surgical systems are controlled by surgeons who perform minimally invasive surgeries through tiny incisions.

Surgeons move the robotic arms during the entire course of the surgery. As opposed to open surgeries performed without the robot, robotic assisted surgeries enhance the surgeons’ capabilities by offering an increased range of motion and a high-definition 3D view of the inside of the body cavity. Montrose Memorial Hospital has shown a pattern of ordering the latest technology, as it was the first hospital on the Western Slope to feature the da Vinci Si Surgical System in 2009.

Award-winning author seeks sweetheart stories Jan Fowler, author of the best-selling book, “Hot Chocolate for Seniors,” is seeking stories for a forthcoming book about how boomer and senior couples met. To contribute, you need not be married as long as you met after age 50 and are in a committed

relationship. If your tip is one of the 52 true-life accounts selected, you will be contacted for permission to publish your story. Please describe your real-life first encounter in several short paragraphs. Along with your story, please include your full name, email address, phone number and full address. Email this information to jan@janfowler.com or send it to Jan Fowler Senior Productions, 1554 Barton Rd., Suite 251, Redlands, CA 92373. Call 909-7936419 with questions. The deadline is November 30.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Mothers of Preschoolers is seeking some special volunteers to rock babies, play, sing and spoil little ones for two mornings a month. This gives their mamas time to refuel and to be encouraged. Contact Maria at 509619-3062 or MontroseMOPS@gmail. com if you can help support this vital ministry to young moms.

Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver meals to low-income and frail seniors. Drivers are background checked and need to provide references. Contact Betty Hayes at 249-8804. ■

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