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EDITOR: Julie Breslin, (208) 848-2241 / jbreslin@lmtribune.com GOLDEN TIMES P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501 goldentimes@Lmtribune.com ON THE COVER: This Golden Times photo by Kyle Mills shows Lewiston actor Cathy Zeller.

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Betty Golla Phyllis Fisher Dolores Von Bargen Arthur Johnstone Lois Bird Moore George Parkins Page 9 .............................

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Back pain in adults: Prevention and treatment B nerve). There are many nerves ack pain is one of the most that exit the spinal canal and supcommon complaints at the doctor’s office. As many as 84 ply the extremities with motor (movement) and sensory (touch, percent of adults have back pain pain, temperature and pressure) at some time in their lives, and more than 25 percent of U.S. adults function. When a nerve is inflamed report having back pain in the past because of pressure by a disk, or by spinal stenosis (see below), three months. Back pain has there may be abnormal high costs, both direct and nerve function, causing indirect, and it is a common pain, numbness and even reason for missed work. weakness in the extremiThere are four main reties. Sciatica nerve pain is gions of the back, including caused by nerve compresseven cervical vertebrae sion specifically on the sciin the neck; 12 thoracic atic nerve in the lower part vertebrae in the upper of the spine, producing pain back; five lumbar verteHouse Call in the buttock or in the back brae in the lower back; and of the thigh down to the calf the sacrum and coccyx (or and even to the toes. tailbone), which are fused l Spinal stenosis. In this bones found at the base of condition, the vertebral the spinal column. canal, which is the open Back pain may be acute space inside the vertebrae (recent) or chronic (long that houses the spinal term). It may result from Part 1: cord, is narrowed. This is an injury or may be a grad- This is the often caused by inflamual development over time. first in a mation because of one or Common causes include: two-part more damaged disks. This l Degenerative disk dis- series on is more common in older ease because of wear and back pain. adults. It does not always tear, causing breakdown Pain mancause pain. of the spinal discs which agement l Spondylolithesis. This normally provide cushion. will be the This is part of aging and focus of the is a condition in which one does not always cause pain. final install- of the vertebrae of the spine slips forward in relation to l Facet joint arthropament to another. It is usually caused thy refers to arthritis in be printed the joints that connect the next month. by stress on the facet joints of the back, and it may be vertebrae to each other associated with facet arthropathy (called facet joints). This is also (arthritis). This can cause back related to aging and may or may pain and sciatica symptoms. not cause pain. l Pulled muscle, also known l Herniated disk, also known as disk protrusion or slipped disk. as muscle strain. Ligaments may also be torn or strained. There The disk may become damaged are many supporting muscles and suddenly or chronically, leading to a portion of the disk moving out ligaments along the spine. When of its correct area. This may cause there is an injury causing tearing (strain) of these muscles or ligaleg pain or weakness if the disk ments, pain may occur. presses on a nerve root. Hernil Spinal compression fracated disks usually heal over time tures because of weakening or because the body reabsorbs the disk material, relieving pressor or thinning of the vertebrae because irritation on the nerve. Herniated of osteoporosis (bone thinning). l Poor posture. People who disks may cause no pain and be incidentally found on back imaging. have poor posture caused by osteoporosis, scoliosis, obesity, l Nerve involvement (pinched

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pregnancy or other causes, may l Regular exercise keeps the have pain caused by the angles of body strong and flexible. Stretchstress that are placed on the spine. ing helps prevent tight muscles, l Less common causes of back which may be more prone to injupain include infection, tumor or ry and tearing. Strong abdominal a disorder called cauda equina and back muscles help support syndrome, which causes weakthe back and keep pressure off ness and bowel or bladder dysthe vertebrae and disks. function as well as low back pain. l Avoid activities that may cause In younger people, low pain to the back. Wear back pain associated supportive shock-absorbwith morning stiffness ing shoes while running may be caused by an to help prevent repetitive inflammatory condition forces placed on the back. called ankylosing sponl Psychologic factors dylitis. may also contribute to ——— back pain. These include Prevention of low depression, anxiety, House Call is a back pain is important stress, boredom, tension, monthly column to reduce injury, chronic dislike of job and how the written by various pain and missed time body responds to everyregional healthfrom work and school. day physical demands. care providers.

Common methods of preResolving these psychoMedical profesvention include: logic factors improves a sionals interested l Bending and lifting patient’s chances of rein contributing to House Call may correctly. Proper lifting of covering from back pain. contact Golden heavy objects is done by l Mattress choice. In Times editor keeping the back straight, one study, medium-firm Julie Breslin bending at the knee and mattresses were more at jbreslin@ tightening the abdominal likely to improve chronic lmtribune.com or muscles, instead of usback pain compared to (208) 848-2241. ing the back. Back supfirm mattresses. This is port braces may be used to help often a matter of personal choice. support the back with lifting but Our backs are important for evdoes not replace proper lifting erything we do. In addition to caustechnique. Divide heavy loads into ing time missed from work, back smaller loads. pain also limits sufferers from l Proper posture. Avoid slouch- enjoying life fully. It is important ing and keep back in an upright to take care of our backs and avoid position to help avoid back injury. Not every patient with back problems. Avoid carrying heavy pain needs to have imaging or see backpacks on one side (instead a specialist — most patients with consider a rolling bag or distribute back pain treat themselves. But if the weight evenly over both shoul- back pain that doesn’t respond to ders). Avoid holding toddlers or rest, ice/heat, anti-inflammatories babies on one hip to prevent back and/or stretching, an appointment strain. Using strollers or carrying with your primary care doctor may packs for babies or toddlers may be needed to discuss diagnosis and help prevent back issues. Avoid management. sitting for prolonged periods of ——— time (sedentary jobs). Get up often Todd, MD, FAAFP is a board-certified to stretch and move around. family physician at Moscow Medical at l Obesity is a common problem 213 N. Main St. in Moscow. A former Army that leads to back pain. Achieve and physician for 13 years and with Providence maintain a healthy weight through for three years, she moved to the Palouse healthy eating and exercise to prein the summer of 2016. Her office may vent some back problems. be reached by calling (208) 882-7565.

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B r i ef s Parcel out possessions without acrimony A free workshop on how to divide personal property while minimizing family rifts will be held at 1 p.m. April 20 at the Royal Plaza Retirement Center in Lewiston. “Who gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?� will be taught by Karen Richel, the financial extention educator from the Latah County Extension office.

Richel will present tips to help attendants pass on personal possession according to their wishes in the event of death or a major life change. Discussion topics will cover factors to consider, including what you want to accomplish, what fair means, various distribution options and consequences, and how to manage conflicts that arise.

The workshop will be in the activity room at Royal Plaza, 2870 Juniper Drive.

More information is available by calling Sharon Heuett at (208) 746-2800 ext. 232 or by emailing sheuett@empres.com.

drivers 55 and older who complete the course may be eligible for an insurance discount. Idaho drivers of The Alzheimer’s Asany age who complete the sociation plans two free course may be eligible for workshops on how to talk a reduction in their traffic to loved ones who may be law violation count. suffering from dementia.

A two-day session is 8:30 “Dementia Conversations� will offer tips on how a.m. to noon April 4 and 5, to have honest, caring con- at Good Samaritan Retirement Center in Moscow. versations about doctors’ A two-day session is 9 visits, deciding when to a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27 and stop driving and setting up 28, at CrossPoint Alliance legal and financial plans.

Church in Lewiston.

Meetings are 2 to 3:30 A two-day session is 9 p.m. April 13 at the Area a.m. to 1 p.m. May 9 and Agency on Aging Community Action Partnership 10, at the Pullman Senior conference room, 124 New Center.

Cost is $15 for AARP Sixth St., in Lewiston; and members and $20 for 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 14 at the Unitarian Universalist nonmembers. Early registration is strongly Church (behind the 1912 Center), 420 E. Second St., recommended by calling Kay Gaines in Lewiston Moscow. at (208) 816-3450, Elaine More information is Broyles in Moscow at available by calling (208) (208) 883-8612 or Den666-2996. nis Griner in Pullman at (509) 878-1420.

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for this month: l Color Yourself Happy: 6:30 p.m. April 11. l AARP tax aides will be available at 9 a.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays through April 12. l The Job & Career Catalyst Center is available at 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 1 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Activities are at the Downtown Branch of the Asotin County Library at 417 Sycamore St., Clarkston, (509) 7585454. The Heights Branch is at 2036 Fourth Ave., Clarkston, (509) 758-4601; and the Asotin Branch is at 215 Second St., Asotin, (509) 243-6010.

Ever Have Family� by Bill Glegg, 10-11 a.m. April 7. l Let’s Talk About It: Reading and discussion series of Pulitzer Prizewinning books; “The Grapes of Wrath� by John Steinbeck with speaker Georgia Tiffany, starting at 6:30 p.m. April 11; “Honey in the Horn� by H.L. Davis with speaker Mary Clearman Blew starting at 6:30 p.m. April 25.

The library, 411 D St., www.lewistonlibrary.org, may be contacted at (208) 798-2525 or library@city oflewiston.org.

Sixth Street Senior Center plans activities

Activities planned at the center, 832 Sixth St. in Clarkston, (509) 758-6872, include: The Lewiston City Lil Coffee and cookies: brary has a handful of free 10 a.m.-noon Monday adult events planned for through Friday this month. l Foot care: 9:30 a.m., AARP offers smart l Local History: The by appointment (509) 552driver courses Local History & Genealogy 0545 Asotin County Library AARP is offering driving collection is open to the l Music: 10-11:30 a.m. schedules activities safety classes this month public 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays Wednesdays in Moscow and Lewiston The Asotin County and Thursdays. l Dancing: 7-10 p.m. and in May in Pullman.

Library has a handful of l Coffee & Books: Read Thursdays and SaturIdaho and Washington free adult events planned and discuss “Did You days, $5

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B r i ef s Quilt batting wanted A local volunteer quilting group is seeking donations of batting to complete blankets to be used to keep people warm in the Quad Cities area.

Donations may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the WA-ID Volunteer Center, 1424 Main St., Lewiston.

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Lewiston Parks & Rec plans jaunts Residents 50 and older are eligible to take part in trips being planned by the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department. All trips begin at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. Cost doesn’t include meals or wine tasting fees. Registration is required and can be completed at the Parks and Rec office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays; by calling (208) 746-2313; or online at www.city oflewiston.org/parks andrec.

Lunch and a Tour trips: All trips depart at 11 a.m. l Dining on the Edge and Dworshak Dam Tour, April 21: Trip to Orofino begins with lunch at Dining on the Edge, then a tour of Dworshak Dam. Cost: $25. Registration deadline: April 17. l Cinco de Mayo and Basalt Cellars Winery Tour, May 5: Lunch at

Lewiston’s El Sombrero, followed by a tour and tasting at Basalt Cellars in Clarkston. Cost: $25. Registration deadline: May 1.

Another trip planned: l Lilac Festival, May 20 and 21 in Spokane, featuring a flower festival, car show and parade in honor of Armed Forces Day. The tour departs from the center at 11 a.m. and will return about the same time the next day. Cost: $176 covers transportation and an overnight stay at the Northern Quest Casino, but not meals. Registration deadline: May 2.

Fun at the Parks & Rec Activities planned this month by the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department include: l Line dancing: 10 a.m. Mondays and 9 a.m.

Thursdays l Pinochle: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays l Painting club: noon Thursdays l Bridge: noon Fridays l Senior lunches: Noon Mondays and Tuesdays,

and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Suggested donation: $4 per senior (60 and older) and $5 per non-senior guest. Senior Nutrition Program home-delivery meal options are available seven days a week: (208) 743-6983.

All activities are held at the community center at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. Registration for activities and trips is required and can be completed at the Parks and Rec office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays; by calling (208) 746-2313; or online at www.cityof lewiston.org/parksandrec.

Valley Community Center offers activities Activities offered at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, include: l Foot care: By appointment Mondays, (509) 330-1857, and Wednesdays, (208) 7431459; call for cost l Painting class: Noon3:30 p.m. Mondays l Line Dancing: 10:15-

11:15 a.m. Wednesdays l Fitness class: 10:1511:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays l Pinochle: 12:45-3 p.m.

Tuesdays and Fridays l Roundtable meals: Noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at VCC and Asotin Methodist Church, 313 Second St., Asotin l Blood pressure checks: 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays l Bridge: 12:30-4 p.m.

Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. l VCC Indoor Yard Sale: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8 ——— TO SUBMIT BRIEFS: Groups and organizations may submit event information pertaining to seniors in the region for free publication in the monthly Golden Times magazine.

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The early days of Idaho Territory were rich slip him a gold piece, and we could get to the head of the line. I can’t be standing here waiting all day. You stay here for now.”

Surprised by JP’s impatience and insolence, Richard remained silent.

By DANIEL R. MILLER SPECIAL TO GOLDEN TIMES The trail was narrow, and all the horses ahead bore WRITE HERE: This packs, jutting out awkissue’s Write Here excerpt wardly. JP’s horse, wide was contributed by Lewwith packs, had trouble iston physician Daniel negotiating around many Miller. Below is an excerpt of these beasts, bumping found on Pages 36-41 of pack to pack, nearly tearhis historical novel “Tin ing off one or two. Several Cup Johnny.” men in line shouted angrily at him, “Get back in line, he trail south out of you dumb son of a b____!

Lewiston was dry, the Who do you think you are?” grass low and tan, They were men deterand the poplar trees barren mined to strike it rich, and of leaves. The horses blew they had no patience for puffs of steam from their this pushy stranger. Finostrils in the cold, dry air nally, JP turned his horse as they ascended the footaround and went back to hills south of town.

Richard. “Bastards,” he Facing the glow of the said. “I can’t get through. low winter sun in the after- Well, they may stand in my noon, they reached the for- way now, but I’ll get the midable Fountain Grade, best of them in the end.” the first of several steep “Our animals could use trails leading onto the some feed and water,” timbered plateau. Here, a Richard said. “I’ll see to long line of pack animals that.” Richard dared not and miners, strung out like say what he was thinking, a lumpy spotted snake, that these men would soon waited their turn to ascend be potential customers the narrow trail. Richard when they got to the gold stopped his horse and his country. If they had seen pack train at the rear of the bribe, they would have the line, and JP rode up resented it and might not to him. Seeing the line of give JP the business he horses, mules and men, he was expecting. said, “I bet I could go up After two hours of waitto the first guy in line and ing, it was their turn to go

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up the grade. The sun’s faint light was waning fast. In the near darkness they climbed, the horses stumbling and slipping and panting up the steep, rocky trail onto the plateau, where the country was a mix of snowcovered meadows and timber. They camped near a grove of stately Ponderosa pine and stowed their precious cargo. In the light of their fire they ate, drank some coffee spiked with whiskey, and chatted. After they had loosened up a bit, Richard asked JP how he got to the area.

“In Ohio,” JP said, “they called me Little Johnny Goddard, because of my size. During college I studied chemistry … had a knack for it, I guess. I worked in a print shop to make a few bucks, and they needed a better ink, one that didn’t smear. So I went to the lab and made a better formulation. I patented it and sold the patent to an ink supplier, and they pay me based on the quantity of ink they sell. That’s how I got started, and it’s been good, the income, but that could end as soon as somebody comes up with a better formula. So I need to make a living another way.

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They awoke at dawn to the bustling of travelers on the trail. They packed, progressed and camped the next night again in the forest. On the third day, nearing the gold camp of Florence, they found patches of barren hillside where miners had cut down trees for firewood, and deep pits where they

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they’re wrong. I make my own luck … and intend to make plenty of money.

The retail store is doing fine, and the Northern Pacific Railroad just hired me to be their local agent.

Yep. The railroad is going to bring more than just goods, at least to Little Johnny Goddard.”

had dug into the gold-bearing gravel of an ancient river.

Richard and JP entered the camp, a ramshackle collection of tents and sheds, where miners of all colors and shapes ambled. A grizzled, chubby man was taking down a tent.

His sign said, “DRY GOODS CLOTHES BOOTS.” Richard asked him what was going on and where could a fellow set up shop. “Set up shop here, if you want, mister. Nobody cares where you put your shop. I done OK here. Sold out.”

So JP and Richard unpacked their tent and put a makeshift table out front. That was when JP went to work.

“Whiskey!” he called out.

“Kentucky whiskey! Whiskey by the cup … whiskey by the tin cup or bring your own jug!

Good cigars, domestic and Cuban cigars! Whiskey by the cup … a tin cup full of whiskey for a pinch of gold!”

Miners’ heads turned.

JP said it again: “A tin cup full of whiskey for a pinch of gold! You miners might have a pinch of gold.” And then he added, “Kentucky Whiskey for a pinch of gold.”

The whiskey was still in the original casks, from Kentucky, and it was good.

The miners tried it, sipped it, then chugged it and told their buddies that indeed there was Kentucky whiskey to be had — at a price, to be sure, but a price they could afford, as long as they had gold dust.

“Cigars!” JP cried. “From Cleveland … a pinch of gold gets you a good Cleveland handmade cigar and two pinches for a Cuban. I’m not talkin’ about a fake Cuban, but a real Cuban cigar still in the original box, straight from Havana, with all the right aromas and flavors of a rich, earthy Cuban, and you know what I mean if you’ve ever tasted one! And if you ain’t tasted one, now is your chance. Yes, out here in Florence, this is your chance to taste a real Cuban! Only two pinches of gold. And try one with a tin cup of Kentucky whiskey, straight out of the original Kentucky oak keg, guaranteed by me, Johnny M O N D A Y, A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 7

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with opportunity Goddard, to be authentic.”

Word got around about the “special store” and a guy selling whiskey by the tin cup, a guy named Johnny something.

“Where can I find Tin Cup Johnny?” the miners asked one another.

With Richard at his side, JP, the newly named Tin Cup Johnny, sold whiskey and tobacco all hours of the day and night, especially whiskey by the cup, the same tin cup for each serving. After a man drank his whiskey, JP wiped the lip of the cup with a small towel and refilled it. Many of the men chewed tobacco and had brown saliva, so after an hour of selling and wiping, the towel became a smeared brown mess. JP replaced the towel with a fresh one, but not the cup, because he only had one.

As their wares dwindled, the price rose. After several days it was two pinches for a tin cup of whiskey, and then three pinches. It was the same with the cigars. As the supply dwindled, the price went up.

“Simple economics, my dear Richard,” JP said. “We are doing quite well, quite well indeed.”

When they ran out, Tin Cup Johnny’s pockets were full of gold dust, trussed in little leather bags, some of which he brought with him and some he stitched up himself at night by the light of the kerosene lamp. Nothing is as prone to disappearance as gold dust in a cloth purse, for it will penetrate the cloth and be gone.

One miner, thirsty for whiskey but without gold, traded his Winchester rifle and a box of shells for a small pot full of whiskey. Richard watched with dismay as JP held the rifle with one hand in the middle and waved it around carelessly as he found a place for it in the tent. He could tell JP did not know much about guns.

Richard picked up the Winchester, held it vertically, and checked to see the hammer was in the safety position.

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stopped what he was doing to listen and watch.

“We’d best empty it and reload it so as to know what we have.”

Richard went through the process of reloading it as JP watched intently.

“Then we’ll prop it up in a safe place so it won’t fall and accidentally fire,” Richard said.

By noon, they had packed up what little freight they had and rode out of Florence.

A couple of miles outside of town, in a quiet grove of trees with nobody around, Richard dismounted and invited JP to bring his new rifle into the forest for a little practice.

He said, “If you don’t mind, sir, I’ll try the first shot. New rifles have been known to explode if something is wrong with them.” Richard turned sideways and spread his legs fore and aft for support. “I’ll lever a round into the barrel, pull the hammer back, line up the sights, and squeeze the trigger.”

“BOOM!” went the Winchester, and Richard felt a hard kick in the shoulder.

“Here, boss. You try it.”

JP copied Richard’s actions. BOOM! After several rounds, he got used to the weapon and became a better shot, and they walked back to the horses.

Lewiston doc, history buff has two books book,” Miller said.

“I’m always searching for a new topic, and they’re not always easy to come Daniel R. Miller retired from his by because quite a lot has been written longtime Lewiston ear-nose-and- about the Lewiston valley.”

When he does come across something throat clinical practice 15 years ago. But “retired” isn’t a choice word to describe fresh, “I chase it very hard.”

Johnny Goddard, a man still actively serving the commuthe main character in nity as historian, writer and physician.

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> April 3 Betty Golla, 95 Betty was born April 3, 1922, in Lewiston, where she still lives. She is a 1939 graduate of Lewiston High School.

Betty was married to the late Bob Golla. They built their own home on Burrell Avenue in the Lewiston Orchards in 1950. She lived there until moving to Wedgewood Terrace Assisted Living Community in 2014. Her family includes one son, Gene Golla of Lewiston and his wife, Jan. During her career, Betty worked in the accounting for Kelly Robert and Company.

Among Betty’s many interests throughout her life were bridge, bunco, reading, cooking and socializing.

Betty will be honored at a celebration at 2:30 p.m. April 10 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., along with other April birthday celebrants. The public is welcome to attend; reservations are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

> April 4 Phyllis Fisher, 86 Phyllis was born April 4, 1931, in McCook, Neb. She received a high school education and was married for many years to John Fisher, who died 2013. Their five children are sons Jeff and Todd of Lewiston; Vernon (Bud) of Weiser; Gary of Alaska; and daughter Brenda Brittion of Moses Lake.

Phyllis retired from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

Her many interests including cooking, gardening, sewing, embroidery and attending church.

Phyllis will be honored at a celebration at 2:30 p.m. April 10 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., along with other April birthday celebrants. The public is welcome to attend; reservations are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

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Dolores Von Bargen, 87

Lois Bird Moore, 90

Dolores Von Bargen of Cottonwood was born in 1930 to Joseph and Theresa Schmidt in Greencreek.

She was the fifth of nine children, growing up and graduating from high school in Greencreek.

Dolores and Gene Von Bargen were married May 10, 1952, in Greencreek. They are about to celebrate their 65th anniversary.

They lived a short time in Oceanside, Calif., before Gene left to serve our country in Korea. Dolores came back to Cottonwood and started working. She eventually retired from Olive’s Auto Parts.

Dolores keeps busy with her morning coffee group, the Senior Citizen group in Cottonwood, the Happy Hour Club and card-playing groups.

She enjoys watching Gonzaga men’s basketball.

She and Gene have three children, eight grandsons and six great-grandchildren. A family celebration is planned.

Lois Bird Moore of Orofino was born Lois Jean Myers (followed by Robert and Karen) to Floyd and Minnie (Mundt) Myers in 1927.

Lois attended Weippe, Kamiah and Greer schools, graduating from Orofino High in 1945. She married Earl Bird in June 1945. They raised three children, Kathy (Mager), Howard and Bill on their farm near Orofino. Earl died in 1973.

Lois always had large gardens, preserving hundreds of jars of fruits and vegetables. Hunting season found her cutting meat with Charley and Laura Holzhey, and she worked five years with Norm Fitzsimmons in the County Extension Office. Lois was secretary for Wells Bench Grange and Clearwater County Fair Board.

Tricked into becoming a 4-H sewing leader in 1955, sewing became her passion, followed by fabric painting. She has sewn wedding dresses, Western shirts, wool suits and denim jeans. In the past year, she sewed six quilts with hand-painted blocks for great-grandchildren.

She married Ken Moore in 1982, and they lived mostly in Pasco. Ken died in 1996. Lois and her partner of 19 years, Wayne Perkins, moved to Orofino in 2008. Perk died in 2015.

Help Lois celebrate from 2 to 4 p.m. April 7 at Brookside Landing.

> April 4 Arthur Johnstone, 90 Arthur H. Johnstone Jr. of Clarkston was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was married to Martha Johnstone, and they later divorced. He was married to Phyllis Charlo, now deceased. He has four children, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Arthur is active in the Rotary Club and hosted several exchange students through the Rotary down through the years. Hobbies include flying his drone, camping, hunting and fishing. Prior to the installation of Dworshak Dam, he enjoyed trips down the North Fork of the Clearwater River with the Boy Scouts.

Arthur served as a minister for the Presbyterian church in Clarkston. He is finally retired from real estate sales — a job he enjoyed so much he kept at it until age 78.

He was a broker for Valley Real Estate and Thomlinson Realty.

Although retired, his motto “Telephone Johnstone” still applies — Arthur would welcome birthday calls.

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> April 11 George L. Parkins, 80, George Parkins was born in 1937 to Eugene and Vera Parkins in Bremerton, Wash., the third of three children.

He graduated from high school in Clatskanie, Ore., and from Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Ore., where he met his wife, Lin Little. They married in 1968. He earned a BA at Seattle Pacific College.

George worked with Child Evangelism Fellowship in Colfax, then in the state of Virginia. He graduated from Liberty Baptist Seminary before moving to Lewiston. He works part time at the Moneysaver print shop.

George has two children, Joy and David, born in Colfax, four granddaughters and a great-grandson.

He will celebrate his birthday with family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. April 8 at a reception at the Orchards Community Church Connection Center.

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Birthdays > April 20 Gertrude Funke, 95 Gertrude Funke Schmidt of Clarkston was born in 1922 in Fort Benton, Mont., to Fred and Christina Tacke Funke. She grew up on her parent’s ranch in Cottonwood with her four brothers and three sisters.

She graduated from Cottonwood High School in 1940.

On Nov. 10, 1943, she and Richard Schmidt were married in Cottonwood. In the early years they operated a cattle ranched in Kamiah.

In 1952 they bought 13 acres from Walter and Bernice Schweiter in the Clemans Addition of Clarkston.

It was there where they started and operated a dairy business together for 18 years.

On the dairy they built a home where she and Richard raised three daughters, Diana Tippett, Marlene Tippett and Mickie Thompson.

Gertrude was employed at Adams Pharmacy and Wasem’s Drug in the 1970s and retired in 1980. Richard passed away in 1987.

In addition to her three daughters she has six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is a lifetime member of the Ladies of the Elks.

Gertrude knows no stranger. She continues to enjoy visits from family and friends and meeting new people.

> april 24 Richard S. Mickelson, 80 Richard “Mick” of Clarkston was born in 1937 to Leo John Mickelson and Helen Jaymes Mickelson in Jerome. He graduated from Jerome High in 1955 and attended college at Idaho State University in Pocatello.

He started working for the Idaho Department of Transportation in 1956 and retired in 1995 as Resident Chief of District 2 after 39 years of service. In addition to working with the state, Mick received his surveyor license in 1972 and continued surveying until 2008.

Mick continues to enjoy his lifetime hobbies of hunting, fishing, watching sports on TV and, more recently, playing poker.

Family and friends are invited to help celebrate Mick’s birthday from 2 to 5 p.m. on April 29 at the Moose Lodge, 814 Sixth St., Clarkston.

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stops in New York City and Washington, D.C. Josephine Herring, 90 After Del retired from PotJosephine “Jo” Herring of latch and Jo from the TreasurLewiston was born in 1927 in ers Office, they traveled to Manzanola, Colo. Her famAustralia, New Zealand, Fiji, ily later moved Hawaii, Guatemala, Switzerto Nyssa, Ore., land, Germany and Israel. where she graduOver the years, Jo spent ated from high many hours attending her school and met grandchildren’s activities, the love of her volunteering in schools and life, Delbert Herthe hospital, gardening in her ring. They were flower beds and playing piano married in 1945 or organ at her church. and soon had four Jo enjoys reading, working children. In 1955, a new job crosswords and often has a jigfor Delbert relocated them to saw puzzle going. She especialLewiston, where they built their ly loves it when she gets a visit home and raised their children. or call from her grandchildren Family vacations were alor great-grandchildren. ways important. One special Friends are invited to a celeroad trip took the family of six bration from 1 to 3 p.m. April 29 across the United States sightat Orchards Nazarene Church, seeing in 26 states, including 347 Thain Road, Lewiston.

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Margaret “Marge” Arnzen, 80 Margaret Vada Arnzen of Cottonwood was born in 1937 to Vade and Margaret (Madesh) Spencer in Jerome, Idaho.

She spent her childhood on the Joseph Plains, Doumecq, then Cottonwood, where she graduated in 1955 from Prairie High School. She attended Kinman Business University in Spokane.

Marge and Urban “Shorty” Arnzen were married Dec. 27, 1955. They lived a short time in Tacoma before moving back to Cottonwood, where they worked at the Cottonwood Sales Yard with her parents, eventually purchasing it in 1973. They owned and operated the Cottonwood Sales Yard and Arnzen Auction Service until 1998. Marge then became the bookkeeper for Small Butte Construction, retiring in 2016. She enjoys gardening (but, no grass grows under her feet), playing cards and time spent with family and friends, but she mostly enjoys being very active in the Republican party, helping to “Make America Great Again.”

She has three children, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

To submit birthdays: Birthday announcements starting at age 70 and every year after will be accepted for free publication in the month of the birthday only. Length limit is 200 words. All submissions must include the name and phone number of the person submitting information. Photos are welcome. To have photos returned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions may be sent to goldentimes@ lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. Questions may be directed to editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2241. May birthdays must be received by 5 p.m. April 15.

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Dorothy Anderson, 85 Dorothy (Smith) Anderson of Lewiston was born in 1932 to Amma and Corbett Smith in Reno, Nev. She moved to Clarkston in 1943 and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1949.

She and Jim Anderson were married Oct. 8, 1950. He died in 1996.

They had five children: Dan, Mick, Terri, Shelli and Larry. Mick died in 2012. They also have 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-granchildren.

Dorothy and Jim owned and operated the Lewiston Speedway. She worked at Orchard Lanes and then managed the Strike and Spare for a combined total of 40 years. She was an avid bowler, winning many trophies, awards and tournaments.

Through her many interests — bowling, racing, dancing, the Eagles, Red Hatters, volunteering at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center as a Pink Lady, playing cards and much more — she has made many lifelong friends. She enjoys her Wednesday Girls Night cheering on the Zags and Cougars, coloring and, most of all, anything that has to do with her family.

Friends are welcome to attend a celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. April 29 at the Eagles Lodge.

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STARRING CATHY ZELLER, THE PERFORMER WHO NEVER ACTUALLY GOT BITTEN BY THE ACTING BUG

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athy Zeller never intended to be on stage, she was content just watching her kids on it. But when the longtime Lewiston resident heard “American Phantom of the Opera” was coming to the Lewiston Civic Theatre stage, she decided she wanted in — if only because she wanted a chance to wear the elaborate costumes.

Now, nearly 23 years and 42 shows later, it’s still about the clothes.

“That’s what draws me,” Zeller said. “I like the big costumes — any show with big costumes.”

Zeller makes her own, for the most part. When she

played Marmee in “Little Women” at the Moscow Community Theatre, she found historic patterns and made a costume with elegant details that gave her the correct period look.

As the housekeeper in “My Fair Lady,” she used a mauve upholstery fabric and trimmed the top in such a way that it appeared to have complex detailing from off stage.

And she loves a show set in the 1940s so she can pull out her furs and gloves.

“Society’s never going to go back to that, but if I’m on stage, I can wear it,” Zeller said.

“I just love costumes, making up the costume,” Zeller said. “I like the creative aspect.”

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> CATCH CATHY ZELLER IN THE ACT See her in “Sister Act,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday night or at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday or Sunday. The show takes place at the Regional Theatre of the Palouse at 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman. Tickets purchased in advance are $12/children 12 years and younger and $20/adults; tickets at the door are $14/children 12 and younger and $22/ adults. Buy tickets in advance or get more information by visiting www.rtoptheatre. org or calling (509) 334-0750.

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Cathy Zeller poses in some of the costumes she has created through the years.

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For many years, Cathy Zeller of Lewiston has designed and put together costumes for local theater. Here is part of her collection.

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eller’s theatrical experience began in a chair, two or three rows back from the stage.

Her eldest son, Christian Morgan, began doing theater when he was in grade school, and her younger son, Matt Morgan, was roped into it with him soon after. Zeller wanted to keep an eye on them, so she crocheted her way through years of rehearsals.

Even after her boys were in high school, she never had any inclination to join them on the stage. But that changed when she learned “American Phantom of the Opera” was slated as the next show. She couldn’t resist the draw of the fancy clothes and decided to audition.

Zeller got a place in the chorus and quickly learned there was more to the role than dressing up. She knew that, as part of the chorus, she was just filler; but even that was a stretch for her. It didn’t help that the young college kids who were also in the show didn’t seem to have any trouble hamming it up.

“Just being on stage was hard,” Zeller said.

The height and complex staging of the musical didn’t ease her terror. The role required her to move — and on a catwalk, no less. Luckily, her son was placed next to her. During the early rehearsals while the chorus was singing and doing choreography, she would whisper, “I can’t do this, I can’t do this,” while her son offered an encouraging, “You’ve got this, Mom.” She stuck with it and learned to love it.

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ext up were auditions for “Wizard of Oz”, and she was cast as Auntie Em — her first character part, but one who was only on stage for five minutes.

Each time she auditioned, she pushed herself a bit further. Nearly five years after her first show, she ended up with her first major role as Aunt Eller in “Oklahoma.” She hadn’t auditioned for the part, but the woman who was cast for the role had to drop out part way through the show. In the frantic scramble to replace her, someone threw out Zeller’s name.

“They said, ‘Get over here, you can do this,’ and I said ‘I don’t think I can,’ ” Zeller said. “But I did.”

The experience did more than show her that she could play the part of Aunt Eller; it empowered her in a way she didn’t expect.

“It taught me not to be afraid to talk, it taught me I could (BS) my way through anything,” Zeller said, with a laugh. “It taught me that I could do this.”

And she’s been doing it ever since. Zeller has averaged a couple of shows a year — participating in as many as three shows some years and none others.

She directed JukeBox Saturday Night three times with the Lewiston Civic Theatre, was the costume mistress for a number of years, served on the board of directors and has been involved on the production side for a number of shows.

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own stamp on her character. She decided, for example, that Sister Mary Lazathe same time that she was rus likes Delores despite their conflict. growing in her skills and ——— experience, however, she found increasingly limited ven with 42 shows under her options for her on stage. belt, she still gets butterflies be“I don’t have a big solo voice, and I’m fore stepping out onto the stage. not a dancer,� Zeller said.

The sensation actually begins It didn’t help that few of the shows staged long before then, when she in Lewiston offered roles that interested her, and even fewer parts that a 60 year old comes home from the first few rehearsals believing this is the role or the show that woman such as herself could pull off. has finally pushed her beyond her abiliAlthough she had deep connections ties. But with encourageto the Lewiston Civic ment from her husband Theatre, she found John, she keeps going. herself looking northPushing through chalward when she learned lenges and her fear has Regional Theatre of led to roles Zeller would the Palouse in Pullman never have considered was holding auditions years before. She has for “My Fair Lady.� She grown in confidence as headed to the audition, she’s identified who she where she learned they is as an actress and what had switched the show she can offer. That has to “Music Man.� She made auditions much wasn’t interested in that easier. She no longer particular production, gets scared because it’s but auditioned anyway not about proving hersince she’d made the self. She sings her song, trip. She landed a part, does her lines and — and a wonderful working “Tah-dah! This is relationship was born. what I’ve got. Is it a fit Tentative concerns or not?� Zeller said. about how open the Stretching herself on group would be to an stage has helped her outsider from Lewiston “When I’m up on stage grow off stage as well. were quickly alleviated.

I can do whatever I want, She credits theater with “They’ve been very helping her become more welcoming,� Zeller said.

I can be whoever I want.� comfortable speaking in Last fall, she played front of a group, and she is one of her favorite CATHY ZELLER better at talking to people roles as Grandmama in in casual conversation. “Addams Family.� “It’s helped me be more social,� Zeller “She was the funniest, messiest thing said.

I’d ever done,� Zeller said.

As the family “kook� with minimal ——— lines, her performance focused on quirky costumes and behaviors, like the scene ith experience and age where she walked in wearing a scuba come both advantages mask. She perfected her “grandma and disadvantages. Shows shuffle� and learned makeup techniques demand a lot of time — she to add years to her face. She worked with has gone five evenings a her dentist to create false teeth that she week for six weeks or more, along with painted to appear rotten.

The current production of “Sister Act� show nights. That kind of time commitment scares many people off, but it’s is Zeller’s fourth show with Regional something that’s more available to her Theatre of the Palouse. The show feanow that her kids are out of the house. tures 12 nuns. Zeller plays Sister Mary On the other hand, grandkids are nice Lazarus, the choir director who gets to have around. bumped out by Delores. “I don’t mind being silly in front of the “I’m one of the old crotchety ones,� grandkids,� Zeller said.

Zeller said, with a smile. “They’re makThey’re a safe audience where she tries ing me wear pajamas.� out various ideas to get honest feedback It’s not a role she would’ve chosen for about what works and what doesn’t. Ninethe clothes, but she enjoys the challenging music and the opportunity to put her year-olds make perfect critics, in Zeller’s

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Cathy Zeller loves a show set in the 1940s so she can pull out her furs and gloves. “Society’s never going to go back to that, but if I’m on stage, I can wear it.” opinion — they’re quick and honest and haven’t yet learned how to be diplomatic.

The grandkids sometimes go to see her shows, and when they don’t, she often brings the show home. A couple of years ago, she played an old woman in “Leading Ladies” at the Lewiston Civic Theatre and came home dressed up to show the kids her costume. But she decided to have a little fun with it and had herself introduced to the kids as their grandpa’s aunt.

With her dark wig, glasses and dress, her young grandchildren bought it. They had no idea they were talking to their grandma. When the ruse ended and Zeller pulled off her wig, the kids were not amused.

“They were so mad because we had carried on for about a half hour,” Zeller said, laughing.

Challenges Zeller faces as a mature actor include limited roles — and knowing when to bite her tongue.

When she’s in a show, it can be hard to hold back suggestions. After 23 years, she has learned teamwork and picked up a thing or two about how things work best — and she wants to share that wisdom. But she knows there’s a time to speak up and a time to hold back.

Those are small frustrations. Overall, the stage remains a place of freedom for Zeller.

“When I’m up on stage I can do whatever I want, I can be whoever I want.”

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The Wichita Eagle/Carrie Rengers ComfortCare Homes The GrandPad features offers long-term dementia Comfort Keepers client Doyle Lamm uses the GrandPad, which large, colorful buttons care, and Comfort Keepers is now part of the service that Comfort Keepers offers. that allow users to e-mail offers companion care for or call at the push of one people who aren’t ready for $70 a month, which They wanted her to be button instead of having for full-time care. includes unlimited access able to have conversato type in addresses and It’s Comfort Keepers from Verizon Wireless. tions, easy e-mails and to numbers. They can also that is distributing the Stark says a man and his share photos. speak commands.

GrandPads nationally. son in California invented “She didn’t want to just A family member, such They’re now part of the the GrandPad. be 91 years old and stuck as a person’s child, is hourly rate for clients.

“They were trying to in the abyss,” Stark says. the administrator of the “That’s the nice thing figure out a way to comHe says the pair serious- GrandPad and can conabout it,” Stark says. “It is municate with grandma,” ly considered what features trol what contact names part of our service.” he says. “Grandma was the elderly would need. and numbers are in it.

Others who would like way past being able to use “They didn’t get a bunch All approved people get the GrandPad can rent one an iPad.” of California geeks togeth- a GrandPad app, and it

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allows them to call GrandPad users and automatically upload photos to the GrandPads.

“That’s pretty cool,” Stark says.

There are games on the GrandPad along with a weather feature. Stark says there’s a lot of access without a need to be connected to the internet, so there’s no opportunity for GrandPad users to be scammed.

Stark says it “gives the family peace of mind that mom can’t end up sending $5,000 to some screwball.”

There’s also a full insurance policy on the GrandPads for loss or damage. Stark says new ones will arrive 24 hours later via FedEx. That could be important because of how popular the GrandPads are already proving.

“What’s really crazy is … they found that the average client that has a GrandPad uses it seven hours a day,” Stark says. “I mean, that’s astounding.”

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ers apartments and condominiums built after March 1991, its requirements aren’t comprehensive and enforcement is spotty.

We asked several experts to describe some common issues mobility-challenged seniors encounter at home, and how they can be addressed. The list below is what they suggested may need attention and has suggested alterations, but is not comprehensive.

By Judith Graham of Kaiser Health News

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hen Dan Bawden teaches contractors and builders about aging-in-place, he has them get into a wheelchair.

See what it’s like to try to do things from this perspective, he tells them.

That’s when previously unappreciated obstacles snap into focus.

Bathroom doorways are too narrow to get through. Hallways don’t allow enough room to turn around. Light switches are too high and electrical outlets too low to reach easily.

Cabinets beneath a kitchen sink prevent someone from rolling up close and doing the dishes.

It’s an “aha moment” for most of his students, who’ve never actually experienced these kinds of limitations or realized so keenly how home design can interfere with — or promote — an individual’s functioning.

About 2 million older adults in the U.S. use wheelchairs, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; another 7 million use canes, crutches or walkers.

That number is set to swell with the aging population: Twenty years from

Getting inside. A ramp will be needed for homes with steps leading up to the front or back door when someone uses a wheelchair, either permanently or temporarily. The estimated price for a fiveto-six foot portable nonslip version: $500 to $600.

You’ll want to take out Dreamstime the weather strip at the A man is able to shave from his wheelchair using this specialized sink. bottom of the front door now, 17 million U.S. house- Home Builders and presi- chairs or walkers. and replace it with an Even less common are dent of Legal Eagle Conholds will include at least automatic door bottom. tractors in Bellaire, Texas. features that promote one mobility-challenged “You want the threshold to “usability” — carrying out be as flat as the floor is,” “I give them a D.” older adult, according to Researchers at the Har- the activities of daily life a December report from Bawden said. Consider inwith a measure of ease and stalling an electronic lock Harvard University’s Joint vard center found fewer Center for Housing Studies. than 10 percent of seniors independence. that prevents the need to Laws that guarantee aclive in homes or apartments How well has the houslean in and insert a key. outfitted with basic features cessibility for people with ing industry accommodisabilities go only so far. that enhance accessibildated this population?

Doors. Getting through The Americans with Disity — notably, entrances “Very poorly,” said doorways easily is a problem ability Act applies only to without steps, extra-wide Bawden, chairman of the for people who use walkpublic buildings. And while remodelers division at the hallways or doors needed the Fair Housing Act covfor people with wheelNational Association of Story continues on Page 18

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Cabinets under the sink ers or wheelchairs. They will need to be removed, should be 34 to 36 inches and storage space for toiletwide to allow easy access, ries moved lower. A movebut almost never are.

Kitchen. Mark Lichter, Laundry. Get a sideable toilet paper holder will the floor and electrical outWidening a doorway by-side front-loading be better than a wall-based lets raised to 18 inches from director of the architecstructurally is expensive, ture program for Parawasher and drier to allow unit for someone with their usual 14 inch height. with an estimated cost of lyzed Veterans of America, for easy access, instead of arthritis who has trouble about $2,500. A reasonrecommends seniors who machines that are stacked extending an arm sideways.

Lighting. Older able alternative: swingeyes need more light and use walkers or wheelchairs on top of each other.

“It really wouldn’t take free hinges, which wrap distinct contrasts to see take time in the kitchen of much effort or expense to around the door trim and well. A single light fixture a unit they’re thinking of Bathroom. When Jon design homes and apartadd about 2 inches of hanging from the center of moving into and imagine Pynoos’ frail father-in-law, ments appropriately in clearance to a door. the dining room or kitchen preparing a meal.

Harry, who was in his 80s, the first place, to make probably won’t offer Typically, cabinets need to came to live in a small cot- aging-in-place possible,” Clearance. Ideally, enough illumination. be taken out from under the tage in back of his house, Pynoos said. Although people using wheelchairs You’ll want to distribsink, to allow someone with Pynoos put in a curbless “this still doesn’t hapneed a five-foot-wide path ute lighting throughout a wheelchair to get up close, shower with grab bars and pen very often,” he noted in which to move and turn Lichter said. The same is a shower seat and a hand- that awareness of what’s around, Bawden said. Often each room and consider repainting walls so their true for the stovetop: The held shower head that slid required is growing and that requires getting rid of area underneath needs to be up and down on a pole. well-designed, affordable furniture in the living room, colors contrast sharply with your floor materials. opened and control panels Even a relatively small products are becoming dining room and bedroom.

“If someone can afford need to be in front. lip at the edge of the more widely available.

Another rule of thumb: Refrigerators with side- shower can be a fall risk for ——— People in wheelchairs have it, I put in recessed LED KHN’s coverage related to aging & lights in all four corners of by-side doors are prefersomeone whose balance or a reach of 24 to 48 inches. the bedroom and the living able to those with freezer movement is compromised. improving care of older adults is supported That means they won’t be

by The John A. Hartford Foundation. areas on the bottom or on Also, Pynoos, a profesable to reach items in cabi- room and install closet We’re eager to hear from readers about rods with LED lights on top. Slide out full-extensor of gerontology, public nets above kitchen counquestions you’d like answered, problems them,” Bawden said. LED sion drawers maximize policy and urban planning you’ve been having with your care and ters or bathroom sinks. lights don’t need to be storage space, as can lazy at the University of South- advice you need in dealing with the health Also, light switches on Susans in the corner of ern California, installed walls will need to be placed changed as often as regucare system. Visit khn.org/columnists bottom cabinets. nonslip floor tile and grab to submit your requests or tips. no more than 48 inches from lar bulbs.

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About 2 million older adults in the U.S. use wheelchairs; another 7 million use canes, crutches or walkers. … Twenty years from now, 17 million U.S. households will include at least one mobility-challenged older adult.

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People rely on several systems for balance including vision, inner ear (vestibular system), and sensation from extremities. These systems naturally decline as we age. Declines in these systems as well as decreasing strength increase a person’s risk of falling. There are steps that can be taken to minimize the changes and decrease the risk for falling. Regular physical activity is the first step in prevention.

It is recommended that older adults get 2.5 hours of aerobic activity each week such as walking. If you are worried about your balance and do not feel safe to begin a regular exercise program on your own physical therapy is a good place to start.

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Receiving housing benefits? A trip to Social Security may not be needed

By Nicole Tiggemann of Tribune News Service

Social Security is constantly evolving to make your life easier. If you are currently receiving benefits from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and are reapplying for benefits, or are assisting someone with their application, a trip to the Social Security office is probably not necessary even if veri-

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We created these data exchange agreements to help you get the support you need at the first point of contact, even if that’s not with Social Security.

If you do need to provide proof of Social Security benefits yourself, we have another way to save you a trip to Social Security.

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hot: Chicken hot: Barbecue hot: Tortellini 10 alfredo/veggies 11 Paprikash/rice/ chicken/roasted veggies red potatoes/ sack: Tunaveggies salad sandwich/cottage sack: Bologna-andcheese sandwich/ sack: Egg-salad sandcheese with paprika/ pasta salad/cake wich/baby carrots/ crisped-rice treat dressing/banana or pear

hot: Beef stroganoff/veggies sack: Turkeyand-cheese sandwich/ tomato-cucumber salad/fresh fruit cup

hot: Tuna hot: Roast hot: Glazed 14 ham/au gratin 15 noodle casseturkey/mashed role/veggies potatoes/veggies potatoes/veggies sack: Krab-salad sack: Curried chicken- sack: Ham-and-cheese sandwich/three-bean sandwich/spinach salad sandwich/relish salad/brownie salad/cobbler plate/pudding

hot: Apple 16 cider chicken/ pasta/veggies sack: Roast beef-andchees sandwich/potato salad/cookies

hot: Pot roast/ 18 potatoes/ veggies sack: Pastrami-andcheese sandwich/cottage cheese/apricots

hot: Teriyaki 19 chicken/rice/ veggies sack: Chicken-salad sandwich/carrot-raisin salad/applesauce

hot: Mac-nhot: Barbecue 20 ribs/beans/ 21 cheese with ham/veggies veggies sack: Ham-and-cheese sack: Tuna-salad sandwich/pasta salad/ sandwich/marinated cucumbers/cake brownie

hot: Mandarin 22 orange chicken/ rice/veggies sack: Bologna-andcheese sandwich/ coleslaw/cookies

hot: Spaghetti/ 25 meatballs/ veggies sack: Pastrami-andcheese sandwich/ spinach salad/cookies

hot: Chicken 26 cordon bleu/ rice/veggies sack: Chicken-salad sandwich/pasta salad/ brownie

hot: Salisbury hot: Chicken 28 parmesan/ 27 steak/mashed potatoes/veggies pasta/veggies sack: Ham-and-cheese sack: Seafood-salad sandwich/carrot-raisin sandwich/green salad/ salad/apple or orange cobbler

hot: Chicken29 fried steak/ mashed potatoes/veggies sack: Beef-and-cheese/ coleslaw/cookies

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4

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hot: Lasagna/ veggies sack: Eggsalad sandwich/green salad/gelatin

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hot: Barbecue hot: Chicken 23 pork loin/roasted 24 alfredo/veggies potatoes/veggies sack: Eggsack: Turkey-andsalad sandwich/relish cheese sandwich/cotplate with dressing/ tage cheese/peaches pudding

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thursday

friday

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saturday hot: Chickenfried steak/ mashed potatoes/veggies sack: Roast beef-andcheese sandwich/ coleslaw/cookies

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hot: Barbecue 30 chicken/roasted red potatoes/ veggies sack: Egg-salad sandwich/baby carrots/ dressing/banana or pear

R eg i o n a l S en i or M e a l S i t es Deary Shared Council

401 Line St., Deary, (208) 877-1717, meals at noon on Tuesdays

Cottonwood Community Church

510 Gilmore St., Cottonwood, (208) 962-7762, meals at noon on Tuesdays

Craigmountain Senior Center

413 Nezperce St., Winchester, (208) 924-6581, meals at noon on Wednesdays

Grangeville Senior Center

108 Truck Route, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033, meals at noon on Mondays and Fridays

Juliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center

104 S. Sixth St., Kendrick, (208) 2895031, meals at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Moscow Senior Center

412 E. Third St., Moscow, (208) 8821562, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Pullman Senior Center

501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 9372465, meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays

Riggins Odd Fellows Building

Nezperce Senior Citizens

Orchards United Methodist Church

1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 7439201, meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Orofino Senior Center

930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 4764328, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays

Palouse Senior Meals

Kamiah Senior Center

220 E. Main St., Palouse, (509) 8782301, meals at noon on Wednesdays

Lewiston Community Center

695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308, meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 9350244, meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Pomeroy Senior Center

1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 7436983, meals at noon on Mondays,

Potlatch Senior Citizens

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Potlatch, (208) 875-1071, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays

IOOF/Rebekah Hall on Pine Street,

325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 338-3307, meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 6284147, meals at noon on Tuesdays

United Methodist Church

313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816, meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Valley Community Center

549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 7583816, meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center

115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 4354553, meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays

Pullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305

Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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Meeting s C alenda r THURSDAYS: Weight Watchers, 5-7 p.m., Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston Fridays and Saturdays: Weight Watchers, 8-10 a.m., VCC April 8: VCC Indoor Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., VCC April 12: VCC board meeting, 9 a.m.

April 15: Sons of Norway, 11:30 a.m., VCC April 24: Seaport Quilters, 7-9 p.m.., VCC

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leWiSTon Senior nuTriTion Program — When: Noon, Mon./Tues./Wed. • Where: Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. and the United Methodist Church, 1213 Burrell Ave. • Cost: $4 suggested for seniors age 60 and older; $5 for nonseniors • note: Menu is subject to change 3 German sausage/mashed potatoes/ 4 Old-fashioned hamburger/

pea salad/carrots/breadstick/fruit

potato salad/fresh salad/fruit

5 BUFFET: (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Chicken

10 Turkey enchilada/Spanish

11 Spaghetti/green beans/

12 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.):

17 Hot chicken sandwich/mashed

potatoes/veggie salad/broccoli/fruit

18 Meat loaf/mashed potatoes/ 19 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast beef gravy/corn/pea salad/fruit

24 Swedish meatballs/mashed pota-

25 Spaghetti/carrots/green

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T

carrot salad/garlic bread/fruit

rice/coleslaw/peas/pears

toes/veggie salad/broccoli/fruit

beans/garlic bread/fruit

Pork loin

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26 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.):

Ham

Senior meal TH F menus for April

Senior round Table nuTriTion Program — When: Noon, Tues./Thurs./Fri. • When: Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston; and the Asotin United Methodist Church, 313 Second St. • Cost: $4 suggested for seniors age 60 and older; $7 for nonseniors • note: Menu is subject to change 4 Hamburger/french fries/pears/cookie

M

11 Chicken fettuccine alfredo/peas-n-on-

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ions/spiced-apple rings/juice/Texas toast

18 Chicken strips/mac-n-cheese/

peas-n-carrots/veggie gelatin/peaches

25 Roast beef/mashed potatoes/gravy/

carrots/juice/roll/cake and ice cream

6 Beef stroganoff/corn/sliced

7 Chicken noodle soup/

carrots/applesauce/biscuit

salad bar/Texas toast

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13 Chicken-fried steak/mashed

14 Ham/scalloped potatoes/veg-

20 Surprise casserole/green salad/

21 Ham-n-bean soup/

27 Spaghetti/winter mix veggies/

28 Bacon-n-potato soup/

potatoes/gravy/corn/peaches/roll carrot poke cake

beets/fruit with gelatin/Texas toast

gie medley/fruit salad/roll/cake

salad bar/corn bread

salad bar/Texas toast

moSCoW Senior nuTriTion Program — When: Noon Tues./Thurs. • Where: Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. • Cost: $5 Suggested for seniors 60 and older; $7 for nonseniors. • details: Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m.; soup/dessert available at each service. • note: Menu is subject to change

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4 Sweet-n-sour meatballs/butter-parsley noodes/veggies

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11 Chicken Chinese stirfry/rice/

cucumbers in vinegar/fruit

18 Tater tot casserole/veggie/fruit 25 Mac-n-cheese/bread/veggies

6 Prime rib dips/au jus/coleslaw/veggies

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W

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13 Roasted pork loin/scalloped

potatoes/veggies

20 Oven-fried chicken/potato salad/

veggies/sliced tomatoes

27 Hamburger steaks/mashed potatoes/

gravy/veggies

GOOD LUCK & CONGRATS! Debbie Freeze

Breanna McKay

Good luck Debbie on your retirement. We will miss you!

Congratulations to Breanna, our new Executive Director!

Please call to schedule a tour or just drop in. We are always available to show you the center and answer any questions you may have.

208-743-9543

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