Golden Times, April 2019

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APRIL 1, 2019 / VOL. 29, NO. 4

Lewiston man recalls Garfield County snake encounter / PAGES 10-11

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Linda Carr Audrey Types Mardean Keile Brenda Johnson Ronald Jones Jim Barnett

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House Call: Bone up on vaccine recommendations ..... 3 Birthdays ....................................................................... 4 Briefs .......................................................................... 5-7 Care for caregivers is crucial .................................. 14-16 Meal site list ................................................................ 19 Medicaid vs. Medicare: What’s the diff ? .................... 13 Scam stopper: Tips on staying safe .............................. 8 Senior meal menus / Meals on Wheels ..................17/18 Volunteer Opportunities ............................................... 9

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TIMES ON THE COVER: This shot of a coiled snake is from MetroCreativeConnection. We’re rather glad we had no photographic evidence of the actual snake story shared by Lewiston’s Bruce Matteson on Pages 10-11.

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Levi Frasier, PT

Musculoskeletal strength and flexibility testing is important in the justification of physical therapy due to its impact on function.

Screening tests are used frequently in physical therapy but there is limited specific data on indicators for musculoskeletal fitness required to maintain a good quality of life and increase survival.

2002 participants completed a sitting to rising test (SRT) to and from the floor. Results of the study concluded that lower SRT scores were predictive of higher mortality rates and results are statistically significant. They further concluded that a one point increase in the SRT score which is score out of 10 points improved survivability by 21% in this population.

Physical therapy emphasizing proper screening and evaluation can positively influence survival rates. Specific screening tools for function including the Selective Functional Movement Screen can accurately assist in diagnosing movement dysfunction. The test will allow the therapist to focus specifically on the areas of the body that need to be addressed to meet the demands of the sitting to rising test.

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Vaccine recommendations to safeguard older adults E

ach year, thousands of older adults (whooping cough). This is given in the in the U.S. get sick from diseases childhood vaccine series and needs to be that could be prevented by vacgiven again to adults to replace one of the cines. Some people are hospitalized, and every-10-years Td (tetanus and diphthesome may even die. ria) vaccines.

Vaccines lower chances of getting sick SHINGRIX VACCINE protects against by reducing vulnerability to certain disshingles for those 50 or older. The new eases and accompanying complications. shingles vaccine is called Shingrix and They also lower the chance of contains two doses, two to six spreading certain diseases. Inmonths apart. The previousl zoster fants, older adults and people with shingles vaccine was a one-time weakened immune systems (such dose. Shingles is a painful disease, as those undergoing chemotherand risk of contraction increases apy) are especially vulnerable to with age. About one out of three vaccine-preventable diseases. people in the U.S. will develop Some vaccines wear off over shingles in their lifetime if not time and require booster vaccines vaccinated. Two doses of Shingrix HOUSE CALL vaccine are more than 90 percent later in life. Factors that can put people at risk for contracting an effective in preventing shingles. illness include age, job, lifestyle, HEPATITIS B VACCINE travel or health conditions. Here protects against hepatitis B, a are some vaccinations commonly virus that affects the liver, may recommended for seniors: be chronic, and is transmitted INFLUENZA VACCINE is recthrough sex and transmission ommended every year between fall and of blood that contains the virus. Those spring to protect against seasonal flu. with diabetes, HIV/AIDS and healthcare There are many different manufacturers workers are recommended to obtain the of the influenza vaccine. hepatitis B vaccine series.

PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE is HEPATITIS A VACCINE protects recommended to protect against serious against hepatitis A, a virus that affects pneumococcal diseases, such as pneuthe liver — usually temporarily, unlike monia and bacteria in the blood. This is a the hepatitis B and C viruses. It is obchildhood vaccine that is recommended tained by eating foods infected with the again in adults older than 65. Younger hepatitis A virus. This vaccine is recomadults with asthma, heart or lung dismended for patients with blood clotting ease, cochlear implants, kidney disease, disorders, such as hemophilia. liver disease, sickle cell disease, a weakMENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE protects ened immune system, diabetes, HIV/ against mengitis and is recommended for AIDS, smokers, alcoholics or who lack a those with no spleen or a damaged spleen. spleen also are recommended to have the HIB VACCINE protects against H.Inpneumococcal vaccines. fluenza B virus that may cause ear infecThere are twotypes of pneumococcal tions in young children and meningitis, vaccines — Prevnar type 13 and Pneublood stream infections and pneumonia movax type 23. It is recommended by in children and older adults. the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) These vaccines may be obtained at a for all adults 65 or older to have a dose local pharmacy, hospital, health departof type 13 Prevnar followed by type 23 ment and in some physician offices. For Pneumovax one year later. Alternatively, more information about vaccine schedif someone received one or more doses of ules or vaccine-preventable diseases, type 23 vaccine, they are due for a dose contact the CDC.gov website or talk to of type 13 at least one year after they your primary care doctor. received the most recent dose of the type 23 pneumonia vaccine.

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Linda Carr, 90

Mardean Kiele, 80

Ronald Jone s, 98

Linda Hamilton Carr of Lewiston was born to William Hamilton and Elizabeth Vail Cooksey in 1929 in Pasadena, Calif.

The family, which grew to include younger sister Jane, moved to their former home in New Haven, Conn., when Linda was 6.

Linda later spent two years in Mills College in Oakland, Calif., then married Firth Womack of Firth, Idaho. The couple had three daughters, Neita, Dee and Kathy.

Following a divorce, Linda and the girls moved to Bozeman, Mont., where she soon met and married Don Allen Carr from Wilsall, Mont. They had a daughter, Niki Jane.

In 1965, Don and Linda bought a small ranch on Harris Ridge near Kooskia. For 50 years, they enjoyed raising kids, cattle and horses and enlarging their ranch. In 2015, they sold the ranch and retired to Royal Plaza.

An openhouse celebration is planned from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Royal Plaza Retirement Center, 2870 Juniper Drive. Cards are welcome, but Linda requests no gifts.

Mardean Earl Kiele of Lewiston was born to Melvina and Carl Kiele in 1939 in Kamiah.

He worked for Carl Nelson Logging in Pierce, as a custodian with the Kamiah School District.

He has been disabled and retired, because of medical conditions, for more than 30 years.

Mardean married Dorothy Woods on May 8, 1960, in Kamiah. They have a son and two daughters, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Mardean enjoys wood carving, fishing, hunting, camping spending time with family and spoiling his great-grandchildren.

A family gathering is planned by Mardean’s children at his son’s home on his birthday.

Ronald F. Jones of Lewiston was born in 1921 on the Garrett Ranch at Nezperce. He grew up on Cherrylane Ranch in Lenore and rode a horse to Myrtle Grade School. He attended Lewiston High School, graduating in 1939.

Ron served in the 4th Armored Division in Europe during World War II. He was employed by the Camas Prairie Railroad Company for 42 years.

He was a self taught telegrapher, starting in June 1940. He worked in Headquarters, Grangeville and Lewiston as an auditor and freight agent, retiring in 1980.

Ron served as mayor of Lewiston from 1970 to ’74. He also served in United Way, Lewiston Chamber of Commerce, as an elder of the Congregational-Presbyterian Church of Lewiston and Orchards Sports. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners of Calam Temple and Elks. Interests include golf, hunting, fishing, candlemaking, current events, gardening — especially roses, dogwoods and tomatoes — and carpentry, having built two homes.

Ron and his wife, Mildred, married 76 years, have enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling, golfing and many trips south for the winter. They are close to their five children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. They still are very active with friends and their church.

> > APRIL 17 Brenda Johnson, 83

Brenda (Baker) Johnson of Lewiston was born in 1936 in Olympia. She graduated from Olympia High School, then graduated from St. Peters Hospital in Olympia, where she began a longtime career as a nurse.

Brenda was married for several years and had a daughter, Cathy, and sons Casey and Michael. > > APRIL 11 In addition to nursing, Brenda also worked Audrey Types, 81 at Capital Savings and Loans as a bank teller Audrey Types of Lewiston was born in 1938 for a few years. in her family’s home in Lapwai. She was one Horses are her main interest, including of 11 children. training, as well as camping, reading, playing, All her schooling through high school grad- occasional dancing and having a good time. uation was in Lapwai. She worked at OpportuBrenda will be honored at a celebration at > > APRIL 30 nities Unlimited Incorporated 2:30 p.m. April 22 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 for many years.

Vineyard Ave., along with other April birthday Jim Barnett, 90 Audrey loves animals and celebrants. The public is welcome; reservaJames R. Barnett of Lewiston was born to always had cats at home. She tions are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

Orville and Florence Barnett in 1929 in Indiwas a member at the Methodist anapolis, Ind. He has one sister, MariJo, who and Catholic churches in LapTo submit birthdays: Birthday announcements starting at age still lives in Indiana. wai. She is known for being an 70 and every year after will be accepted for free publication in Jim served in the U.S. Air avid walker. People regularly the month of the birthday only. Length limit is 200 words. All Force from 1952 to ’55, specialwould offer her rides, but she submissions must include the name and contact information of izing in aerial photography and always preferred to walk wherever she went. the person submitting information. Current photos are welcome achieving the rank of sergeant.

Audrey will be honored at a celebration at While he was in the USAF, he — please no dated pictures. To have photos returned, please 2:30 p.m. April 22 at Wedgewood Terrace, met and married the love of his include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions may 2114 Vineyard Ave., along with other April life, Donna J. Scott, in 1952. be sent to goldentimes@lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. birthday celebrants. The public is welcome; They settled in South El Monte, Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. Questions may be directed to editor reservations are requested by calling (208) Calif., and raised three chilJulie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2241. May 743-4545. dren: Mike, Russell and Teri. When the kids birthday announcements must be received by 5 p.m. April 15. had grown, Jim and Donna opened a 7-11 in Redding, Calif., which they operated for 10 years. In 2003, they moved to Idaho.

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BRIEFS system. available to help them, ac- as including people who cording to a news release. provide transporation to • Exchange practical According to the release, medical appointments and information on caregiving The Idaho Department 1.25 million Washingtonians shopping, fix meals, help challenges and possible of Insurance SHIBA provide care for children with yard and house work solutions. program is offering free or adult family members, and help manage finances.

• Talk through issues Medicare workshops for 92 percent of whom receive More information is and ways of coping. new participants this available by contacting • Share feelings, needs Pomp & circumstance: What no pay. The state leads the month in Lewiston. nation in providing options Lynne D. Van Horn, family and concerns. happened to Sacagawea’s baby According to a news to help older Americans caregiver support pro• Learn about communirelease, the program’s Lewiston historian remain safely in their own gram coordinator, at (509) ty resources. information will be most Garry Bush will give a homes, and unpaid family 965-0105 or vanhol@dshs.

The group meets at relevant for those who free interactive presencaregivers saved the state wa.gov.

Community Action Partare new to Medicare tation focusing on Sa$10.7 million and the United nership Area Agency on because they are turning cagawea’s son, “Pomp,” States $470 billion in 2015, Aging, 124 New Sixth St. Monthly support for those who 65 or becoming eligible this month in Lewiston. according to an AARP More information care for dementia patients for Medicare because of According to a news restudy. is available by calling a disability in 2019. The lease, the famed baby who A support group for The goal of the fair is to presentations will guide accompanied the Lewis and help alleviate the physical, people caring for someone Kremer at (208) 798-4197 or visiting www.alzwa. attendees through getting Clark expedition was adopt- mental and emotional toll with dementia is held 1:30 org. An online community started in Medicare and ed by explorer William to 3 p.m. the third Monday that providing care for a using benefits effectively.

Clark. He was well educat- chronically sick person can of each month in Lewiston. support system, ALZConnected, may be accessed at Events are 6 to 7:30 p.m. ed and grew up to become The meetings, presented take on caregivers. Inforwww.alzconnected.org. A April 24 at St Joseph a famed fur trader during mation will be available on: by the Washington chapter 24-hour helpline is availRegional Medical Center the formative years of the of the Alzheimer’s Asso• resources able at (800) 272-3900.

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Conference Room D, 415 ciation, offer “a safe place • support groups The program, “The Life Sixth St.; and 10 a.m. to • educational opportuni- for caregivers, family and and Times of Pomp: Jean noon April 25 at CommuFree tax-filing help friends of persons with ties and Baptiste Charbonneau – nity Action Partnership of dementia,” according to • one-on-one consultais still available Lewiston, 124 New Sixth St. Sacagawea’s Son,” will tions designed to help care- a news release. Goals of Free tax preparation help Registration is available feature accurate period the group, facilitated by givers deal with changing is now available in Lewisby calling (800) 247-4422. gear. It will be held from 2 roles and responsibilities.

Richard Kremer, include ton, Moscow and Pullman. to 3 p.m. April 30 at Royal helping group members: The news release dePlaza Retirement Center, >> See BRIEFS, Page 6 • Develop a support fines caregiving roles Drug take back is planned 2870 Juniper Drive. More Three opportunities are information is available by planned this month for free, calling the center’s comsafe disposal of unused or munity relations director, expired pharmaceuticals.

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BRIEFS are able to prepare most tax-filing forms. More information is available by calling (208) 798-9574 in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley or (208) 882-5406 in the Moscow-Pullman region.

ommended by calling the course instructor. Planned The service is offered sessions are: by the AARP Foundation • April 2 from 8:30 a.m. through it’s tax-aide proto 4 p.m. at CrossPoint gram, according to a news Alliance Church, 1330 release from AARP. Help Powers Ave., Lewiston. is available to low- and Call Kay Gaines (208) 816middle-income taxpayers, 3450 to register. with a special emphasis on • April 22-23 from 8:30 AARP offers driving courses those age 60 and older. a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Good AARP is offering driving Samaritan Moscow VilHelp is available through safety classes in April and lage, 640 N Eisenhower April 12 at the following May in Lewison, Moscow locations: St., Moscow • 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Pullman.

• May 14 and 15 from According to a news through Thursdays at the 8:30 a.m. to noon at Royal release, the course teaches Plaza Retirement CenSalvation Army meal site, proven strategies to reduce ter, 2870 Juniper Drive, 1220 21st St., Lewiston crashes and help drivers • 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lewiston maintain confidence.

Wednesdays and Fridays • May 20 and 21 from 9 Idaho and Washington at the 1912 Center, 412 E. a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pullman drivers 55 and older who Third St., Moscow Senior Center, 325 SE Parcomplete the class may be adise St., Pullman • 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. eligible for a discount on Thursdays at the Senior Registration is availtheir auto insurance. Idaho able for Lewiston classes Center, 325 SE Paradise drivers of any age who St., Pullman by calling Kay Gaines complete the course may Taxpayers wishing at (208) 816-3450; and be eligible for a reduction for Moscow or Pullman to take part are asked in their traffic law violaclasses by calling Dennis to bring social security Griner at (509) 878-1420. cards, photo identification, tion count.

Cost is $15 for AARP Residents of both Idaho all income and expense members and $20 for and Washington are weldocuments and previous nonmembers. Early regis- come to attend class in years tax returns. tration is strongly receither state.

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children, fiction and nonfiction, and video and audio The Asotin County Limaterials will be for sale. brary in Clarkston is sendProceeds will go toward ing out the call to patrons library programs and speand library lovers to donate cial library projects. More during #LibraryGivingDay, information is available by an inaugural one-day online contacting Adult Services fundraising event April 10.

Librarian Erin Kolb at The online campaign be- ekolb@aclib.org. gan with the Seattle Public Library Foundation and Library kicks off film now is a statewide event, according to a news release. series tonight Money raised will help The Asotin County ACL expand its collection Library presents a film of books, ebooks, Rokus series highlighting foreign and Hotspots, provide free and award winning movies. job and careers services Films will be shown at 7 and more. Individuals, p.m. on Mondays through businesses and community April 22, beginning today organizations are providing in the meeting room at the matching opportunities, downtown branch, 417 Sycaccording to the release, so amore St. in Clarkston. local donations “can have The series includes fordouble the impact.” eign and award-winning More information is avail- films. They are labeled able at www.asotincounty “not rated,” haven’t been library.org or by contactprescreened by library ing ACL Director Jennifer staff and may contain Ashby at (509) 758-5454 or content not suitable for jashby@aclib.org. minors. Movies include: • Tonight: “Jasper Books for adults and

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BRIEFS Jones” — One night, local mixed-race outcast Jasper appears at the window of Charlie, a young bookish boy, and the pair embark on a journey.

• Next Monday: “I Am Not a Witch” — When 9-year-old orphan Shula is accused of witchcraft, she is exiled to a witch camp.

She has to resign herself to this life or take a risk for freedom.

• April 15: “La Familia” — Twelve-year-old Pedro roams the streets with his friends, raised by the violent urban atmosphere around him.

• April 22: “THEEB,” nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. — In 1916, a war rages in the Ottoman Empire, and two brothers are asked to escort British Army men to Mecca.

More information is available by contacting Adult Services Librarian Erin Kolb at ekolb@aclib. org or (509) 758-5454.

Additional events planned for this month include: • Glass etching class — Learn how to use the Cricut Maker. Registration is required because of limited space and supplies. When: 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday • I Love My Uke – LC Valley — A group meets to learn and play ukuleles. All skill levels are welcome; bring your own instrument.

When: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20 and May 4 • Book sale — Runs Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon. See brief above for details.

• True Story: A Nonfiction Book Club — Discuss “Indian Creek Chronicles,” by Peter Fromm.

When: 10:30 a.m. April 17 • Book Night — Read and discuss “Last Bus to Wisdom” by Ivan Doig.

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• The Job & Career Catalyst Center — Drop in for resume and job search help. When: 2 to 5 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Activities are at the downtown branch of the Asotin County Library at 417 Sycamore St., Clarkston, (509) 758-5454. The Heights branch is at 2036 Fourth Ave., Clarkston, (509) 7584601; and the Asotin branch is at 215 Second St., Asotin, (509) 243-6010.

Lewiston library plans events The Lewiston City Library has a handful of free events planned for this month. Unless otherwise noted, events are at the library.

• Coffee & Books — 10 a.m. Friday • Family Fun Day — 2 p.m. Saturday • Saturday Sleuths Book Club — 11 a.m. April 13 • Bookend painting — 5 p.m. April 16 • Beginning beekeping — 11 a.m. April 20 • Movie Day — “The Greatest Showman,” 2 p.m. April 20 • Evening Book Club — 6:30 p.m. April 22, Blue Lantern Coffee House, 326 Main St., Lewiston • Dugout canoe presentation — 6:30 p.m. April 29 The library, 411 D St., is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday. Information is available at (208) 798-2525 or www.lewiston library.org.

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Cost: $4 When: Noon next Monday • Lunch: Easter ham Cost: $5 When: Noon April 15 • Membership meeting: 9 a.m. April 16 • Lunch: Potluck Cost: $5 When: Noon April 22 • Coffee and cookies: 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday • Music: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesdays • Dancing: 7 to 10 p.m.

Thursdays and Saturdays, $5 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. All submissions are subject to editing and space restraints and must include the name and phone number of the person submitting the information.

Questions may be directed to editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune. com or (208) 848-2241. Submissions may be sent to goldentimes@ lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501.

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>> THINK YOU’VE BEEN TAKEN? It’s a good idea to pay attention to details on bills and other financial transactions; discrepancies can be a red flag for identity theft. But many fraudulent schemes currently circulating are sophisticated and able to trick even the most savvy. Anyone who believes they’ve been contacted by a scam artist and/or fallen victim to a fraudulent scheme may … l Report it to local police at (208) 7460171 in Lewiston, (509) 758-2331 in Clarkston, (208) 883-7054 in Moscow or (509) 334-0802 in Pullman. Police can alert the community to new scams and help victims take steps to minimize damage and protect themselves. l Report it to their bank or credit institution if money was taken or information was shared. l Report it to the business or organization involved. l Report it to the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us. l Report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint or by calling (877) FTC-HELP. l Find a list of current known scams and more information on avoiding scams, at www. consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alert. l Find information on scams circulating locally on the Lewiston Police Department’s Facebook page, where citizens also may sign up for news alerts. l Ask door-to-door solicitors to show their licenses, and call the police if they don’t.

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Director and delivMore information ered by volunteer is available by drivers. The office VOLUNTEER calling Volunteer is on the second OPPORTUNITES Coordinator Betty is a free public floor of St. Joseph Weeks at (208) service pubRegional Medical lished monthly 799-5275.

Center, 415 Sixth in the Golden St., Lewiston, and Times. Its goal Lend a hand is open daily from is to connect CASA (Court 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. area volunteers Appointed Special with folks in our Drivers are communities Advocate) is a needed and can who need their national associchoose how often services. ation in need of to help out. More volunteers. CASA details are availadvocates help abused or able at (208) 799-5767 or neglected children who valleymeals@aol.com. have been removed from Need a hand? their homes. Training is provided. More informaDisability Action Cention is available by contactter-NW Inc. is a nonprofit ing Zara Hasselstrom at organization that assists casacoordinator2@gmail. people with disabilities to live independently. It offers com or (208) 746-3378. a variety of services from Lend a hand peer-to-peer independent The WA-ID Volunteer living support, medical Center, located in the Lewequipment exchange and durable medical goods iston Community Center exchanges, help with at 1424 Main St., strives self-advocacy and access to to provide individualized assistive technology. Convolunteer opportunities for tact person is Mellowdee those wishing to serve in Brooks at (208) 746-9033 or Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, mbrooks@dacnw.org.

Pomeroy, Moscow and the Area residents with dis- Orofino area. Information abilities who could benefit and other volunteer openfrom the services listed ings are available www. above are invited to conwaidvolunteercenter.org or tact the Disability Action (208) 746-7787. Pressing Center-NW. volunteer needs include: • A local library seeks Lend a hand volunteers who like books to help work with new mateSt. Joseph Family Hosrials, book mending, disc pice is seeking applicants cleaning or pulling book refor volunteers. Needs

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• A local library seeks volunteers who enjoy working with teens, tweens, and children to help build its youth audience. Opportunities include the Teen Loft Party, Tween Scene and Storytime programs.

• A nonprofit organization needs a receptionist.

General knowledge of computers and other office equipment is helpful but not required.

• Project Warm-Up: Join a small group of volunteers to knit, crochet or weave from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays. The hats, scarves, mittens and lap robes created will be donated to more than 30 nonprofit agencies in the fall. Yarn is provided.

• A quilting group needs volunteers to help tie quilts on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• A local hospital has volunteer positions available at the front lobby information desk, in admissions, day surgery waiting rooms and the hospital gift shop.

• A nonprofit organization needs volunteers to paint and decorate interior walls; artists to paint murals and positive messages for children; landscapers to garden and weed; and a volunteer to set up a donation/clothing storage room, and organize a library collection.

• The Moscow Mentors Program is in need of adult mentors to meet with Moscow School District students one hour per week during the school day on school grounds.

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• Food banks need help stocking shelves, staffing front counters, boxing and distributing food. Current need is for Monday through Friday.

• A food bank needs a team leader to oversee groups of volunteers. The leader will work with food bank staff, provide orientation and supervise projects.

• Nonprofit thrift stores need people to work as sorters, cashiers and on the sales floor and to do general cleaning, pricing and other tasks needed.

• Senior meal providers have an immediate need for regular and substitute meal delivery drivers. Volunteers may choose days they’d like to help, but a regular weekly schedule commitment is needed.

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Lend a hand Interlink provides volunteers to enable elders and those with disabilities to live independently in their own homes. The office is located at 817A Sixth St., Clarkston; office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The phone number is (509) 751-9143. Volunteer applications are online at www. interlinkvolunteers.org.

To submit Volunteer Opportunity items: Golden Times publishes Volunteer Opportunities in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley monthly as a free public service.

Area agencies who wish to take part may send information to goldentimes@lmtribune or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. All submissions are edited for brevity and clarity, and will run as space allows. Questions may be directed to editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2241. Deadline for the May edition is 5 p.m. April 15.

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‘It felt like time stood still’ Lewiston man recalls ‘rather shocking’ snake encounter

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was the late 1970s, and Bruce Matteson was overseeing replacement of three small bridges tucked away among the swells of Garfield County’s vast sea of farmland.

He’d recently been hired as assistant county engineer, and the first two jobs along the Stember Creek drainage area were uneventful. But the strange event that unfolded on that third job is indelibly burned into his mind’s eye.

The work had progressed smoothly through the chilly days of late fall.

A & R Construction of Lewiston had been hired to tear out the old timber structures and replace them with prestressed concrete bridges. The crew was skillful and efficient.

“I was very pleased with their work from start to finish,” said Matteson, 68, of Lewiston.

The final bridge spanned a dry wash that had been cut out decades earlier for field drainage near the top of a grade, as he recalls. “It probably stood dry most of the year, only carrying runoff from melting snow in the spring.”

The new bridge had just been completed and opened to traffic, and removal of the old span was the last task for the day.

“So they used their equipment to bring it down, and it came apart very quickly,” Matteson said.

Using a John Deere 690 excavator, it took only about 30 minutes to reduce the timber bridge to a heap of splintered wood. The crew piled it in the flat-bottomed draw to be burned.

It was an era of fewer regulations, and nobody blinked at that. “At that time, it was an approved disposal,” Matteson said.

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fuel and a match, then stationed themselves atop the rocky bank to keep an eye on things.

“That night there was quite a bit of heat with all that old timber burning ... we definitely had a sizable bonfire,” Matteson said. “And it was just cold enough that the fire felt good, and we just stood there > SHARE YOUR and enjoyed it.”

SNAKE STORY As darkAs the weathness fell and er warms and a seemingly snakes begin to routine day wake up, do you wound down, have a memory things took a to share? You’re freakish turn. in luck. Next “About that month’s Reader time, things Essay theme is started to look “True Snake Stostrange down ries.” Send essays there,” Matof 600 words or teson said. less to Golden “Someone Times Editor Julie said, ‘Look at Breslin at jbresthis.’ And the lin@goldentimes. whole bank com or mail to was moving.”

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by April 15. We’ll slither into pick the best for the coals at publication. the edge of the fire.”

“As the heat started penetrating and warming the rocks, the snakes wanted to come out and warm up,” he said. “And it was an exodus from the bank into the fire.

“As the heat penetrated deeper and deeper into the rock, it was calling more and more of them out of that bank. It was rather shocking, because there was a whole snake population getting obliterated unintentionally.”

“They would usually make it 2 or 3 feet into the coals, coil, flare and turn into a black spiral.” He likened the sight to the glowing coiled elements of an electric stove top.

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This Wikipedia photo offers a close-up view of rat snake’s molted skin.

The ghastly spectacle repeated again and again. Cold, sluggish and half asleep, snakes slithered by the dozens to their deaths. Matteson could only guess how many.

“Easily several hundred, per-

haps a couple thousand,” he said.

“We couldn’t see through the flames to the bank on the other side, but it may have been a mirror image of our side.”

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disoriented serpents was wholly unexpected.

“It was a surprise. We had not encountered any snakes during construction,” Matteson said, and yet here was a large nest of them, spilling out of the hillside under their feet.

He reckoned the average length to be 2.5 to 3 feet. “We couldn’t tell what kind of snake they were,” but he doubts they were venomous.

“All of us — we hadn’t seen any snakes (in the area). Never heard a word about it,” he said. “You only hear about snake country if it’s poisonous snakes.”

The death march seemed to go on and on, though Matteson is unsure how long it actually lasted. “Fifteen minutes? Half an hour? It was so mesmerizing, it felt like time stood still. It was something unreal, and yet it was really happening.”

“None of us said much of anything. We just all stood pretty much in shock and watched it. There was nothing we could do. It was either walk away or watch it — and it was fascinating.”

With Matteson at the site were Myron and Arlie Connerly, who have since died, and possibly another crew member. Everett Connerly, who works at the Connerly family business of A & R, confirmed in a phone interview that he had heard the snake story third-hand from his father, Dirk.

In 1980, Matteson left the job and his small rental in Pomeroy. He bought a house in his hometown, where he has lived ever since because “no place had ever felt like home but Lewiston.”

That surreal night on the prairie didn’t put him off snakes, which never bothered him much one way or the other. But he still thinks about it.

“I didn’t expect to see anything like that then, and I don’t expect to ever have the opportunity again.”

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Medicaid offers care for the most vulnerable among us. While it doesn’t require paying taxes while working, it does have guidelines about how much income and resources you can have to qualify. Medicaid provides coverage for older people, people with disabilities and some families

with children. Each state has its own eligibility rules and decides which services to cover. The names of the Medicaid program may vary from state to state. You can read more at www.medicaid. gov/medicaid/by-state/by-state. html. You can find each state’s Medicaid contact information at www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/contact-state-page.html.

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health is one of the reasons the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America focuses on the nation’s estimated 16 million unpaid caregivers.

With no cure on the horizon, the foundation has been highlighting the necessity of better support for those caregivers through a national tour.

At the live events, Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians offer guidance on a number of topics, including how to ensure safety for patients at home, care planning and even how to entertain someone with memory loss.

The organization promotes in-person and telephone support groups, since being a caregiver is often a barrier to getting out of the house alone. Virtual support systems showed effectiveness at reducing loneliness, stress and depression in a small 2014 study.

“We have to do everything we can to educate a caregiver, to provide them with the best practices on caring for somebody,” said Charles Fuschillo Jr., the AFA’s CEO.

“There’s a lot of ... glory given to the whole idea of someone being long-suffering and staying at home and giving up their life, basically, to care for their loved one.

It makes it harder for people who can’t do that.”

APRIL SIMPKINS, WHO WAS UNABLE TO KEEP HER JOB AND CARE FOR HER HUSBAND AT HOME For example, the AFA recommends family members: • Feed Alzheimer’s patients one food at a time. “A busy plate can be confusing,” the group says.

• Mark rooms in the house with signs to avoid unnecessary confusion.

• Remind a person with Alzheimer’s to use the toilet; don’t wait for them to ask.

• When traveling, stick with familiar destinations.

• Watch for a cough while eating; it can signal a swallowing disorder in people with dementia.

• Schedule overnight stays at a memory-care facility so the caregiver gets some respite.

Just as important, Fuschillo said, “we want to do everything we

can to avoid caregiver burnout.”

The breaking point sneaks up on even the most committed caregiver, say Alzheimer’s advocates, especially as the nights grow more sleepless. Alzheimer’s patients can tend to pace, or wake up their partner every few minutes. They can become violent. Or, perhaps worse, they can leave the house.

“And I’ve had some issues at night that I had to take care of alone,” Pam Hawkins, who cares for her husband with Alzheimer’s, said during a support session.

“But I’m not ready to have anyone there at night.”

For now, she said, her husband usually sleeps all night. And if there’s a problem, her son-in-law is 15 minutes away.

She has had to hire caregivers during the day. Knowing how to find and hire the right person is a shared concern by Alzheimer’s family members that inspired a checklist for navigating the process. Tips include these: Interview the aide in the home. Over-share information about the patient.

Ask what kind of quality control a supervisor would provide.

Hawkins is adamant about keeping her husband at home, whatever the cost.

“He’s not going anywhere,” she said. “He’s staying at our home until he moves to heaven. We made that decision a long time ago.”

But many caregivers have no choice.

April Simpkins said tending to her husband became all-consuming, and she’s young enough that she still needs to keep her job; she works at a local university.

“It was not possible for us to keep Joe at home,” she said.

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gotten dressed. Even tips on how to reduce the odor from incontinence are offered with a loving laugh. >> Continued from PAGE 15 The support group ends have to call her husband’s with hugs. Some women siblings to settle him down head for the parking lot. over the phone. One night, Others buzz through the she had to dial 911 when locked doors to see their he kept yelling in the husbands. hallways of their condo Simpkins sits down for building. lunch with Joe, who is a And yet she felt some former state employee societal pressure that she and a youthful-looking 66 wasn’t doing enough. years old. She drapes an “There’s a lot of ... glory arm around his slumping given to the whole idea of shoulders and assists him someone being long-sufas he spears a cold strawfering and staying at home berry with his fork. and giving up their life, “You know, there are basically, to care for their some days,” she said, inloved one,” Simpkins said. terrupted by a random re“It makes it harder for peo- flection from Joe. “Yeah, ple who can’t do that.” some days are clearer Everyone around the than others.” table nodded in agreement.

Simpkins tries to stop by Whatever stage of illness to see her husband every their loved one is experiday. But it’s a wicked kind encing, these caregivers of blessing, she said, that understand the complicated when she misses a visit, existence that many have Joe no longer notices. dubbed “the long goodbye.”

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