Golden Times, November 2018

Pomeroy’s Edith Cole shares secrets on how to bloom where you’re planted / PAGES 10-13

A monthly magazine for the region’s seniors

NOV. 5, 2018 / VOL. 28, NO. 11

Reader essay | 3 Medicare open enrollment help | 6-7 Meal menus | 17-18

‘Mums’ golden the word TIMES

Birthday index:

INDEX:

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Reader Essay: Fall road trip ......................................... 3

Lee Flerchinger Red Boyer Ruth Bosserman

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Helen Vernon Marvin Jackson

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Birthdays ................................................................... 8-9 Briefs ..........................................................................4-5 Meal site list ................................................................ 16

Medicare: It’s open enrollment time ......................... 6-7

ON THE COVER: This photo by Pete Caster shows Edith Cole looking at a variety of flowers on display at the 34th annual autumn flower show last month at Patt’s Garden Center in Clarkston. See the story, Pages 10-13.

More Americans choosing to die at home .................. 15

SUBMISSION DEADLINE for the December issue is 5 p.m. Nov. 15.

‘Mums’ the word: Edith Cole’s colorful garden ..... 10-13

EDITOR: Julie Breslin, (208) 848-2241/jbreslin@lmtribune.com

Meals on Wheels / senior meal menus ...................17-18

Scam stopper: Tips on staying safe ............................ 14

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Volunteer Opportunities ............................................ 19

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Autumn road trip offers solace for body and mind

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ummer wanes and kids are back in school. It’s the best time of year for an adult vacation.

Driving through the country, I am delighted by lavender skies blushing with the dawn of a new day. The autumn dress of gold, copper and bronze adorns the trees as the car glides down the road adjacent to the Clearwater River. The once-green bluffs are now the color of ripened wheat. Pumpkins grow along the river banks where old apple orchards retreated. God paints from a full palette of beautiful tones

and shades.

I turn north into a small town where a local festival is in full bore. Happy people linger in doorways and spill into the streets. A barbecue smokes, and the scent of burning wood mixed with savory spices is in the air.

There is cider for children and fine wine for adults.

Games of holey board take place in a nearby park. It is childhood revisited when I see kids in gunny sacks race toward a finish line.

An elderly man and woman sit on a bench watching grandchildren play in sand at their feet. He takes her hand and brings it slowly to his lips.

She pats him gently on the knee.

How blessed I feel to live in a place where one can drive less than 40 miles and step back in time to a simpler life of days gone by, a vacation for the mind overcome by business of daily life.

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BRIEFS Meet an author, write a novel The Asotin County Library has a handful of free adult events planned for this month: • Everybody Reads — Author Emily Ruskovich will be on hand for a discussion of her book, “Idaho.” When: 7 tonight • NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month is an annual, creative writing project in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript from Nov. 1 to 30. When: Meetings are 2 to 5 p.m. today, Nov. 19 and Nov. 26. More information: (208) 503-3921 • Holiday closures — Nov. 12 for Veterans Day and 4 p.m. Nov. 21 through Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Color Me Happy — All supplies are provided for this color therapy event. When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 13 • 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.

Unless otherwise noted, 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) 758-4601; and the Asotin branch is at 215 Sec-

ond St., Asotin, (509) 243-6010.

AARP offers smart driver courses AARP is offering driving safety classes this month in Moscow.

According to a news release, the classes aim to reduce crashes and help drivers maintain confidence behind the wheel by reviewing proven safety strategies.

Idaho and Washington drivers 55 and older who complete the course may be eligible for a three-year insurance discount.

Idaho drivers of any age who complete the course may be eligible for a reduction in their traffic law violation count.

Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Early registration is strongly recommended by calling the course instructor.

A session is 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 13-14 at Good Samaritan Moscow Village, 640 N. Eisenhower St. Call (509) 878-1429 to register.

The November session in Lewiston is full; information on spring classes is available by calling Kay Gaines at (208) 816-3450.

Valley Community Center schedule Activities offered at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, include: • Foot care: By appointment Mondays (call (509) 330-1857 for

cost) and Wednesdays (call (208) 743-1459 for cost) • Painting class: noon to 3 p.m.

Mondays • Fitness class: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays • Pinochle: 12:45 to 3 p.m.

Tuesdays and Fridays • Line dancing: 10 a.m.

Wednesdays • Blood pressure checks: 11:30 a.m. Thursdays • Bridge: 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays.

• Board meeting: 9 a.m. Nov. 14 • Senior meals: Noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at VCC and Asotin Methodist Church, 313 Second St., Asotin

See “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” at 2 p.m. Nov. 17.

• Library board meeting: 5 p.m.

Nov. 21 • Local History: The Idaho and Local History Room is open 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and by appointment.

The library, 411 D St., www. lewistonlibrary.org, is normally 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 by calling (208) 798-2525 or library@ cityof lewiston.org.

Parks & Rec offers events

Regular weekly activities at the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department include: Lewiston library plans activities • Mommy and Me Playgroup — The Lewiston City Library has Adults chat as kids play during a handful of free adult events this casual class for parents/ planned for this month. grandparents and children ages • Everybody Reads — Author newborn to 5. Adults must stay Emily Ruskovich will be on hand to play with the children. When: for a discussion of her book, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays through “Idaho.” When: noon today April 19. Cost: Free. Registration • Craft & Create: Cardmakisn’t required. ing at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the • Inclusive recreation — An opMakery. portunity for people with disabil• Tabletop adventures: “Magic: ities to participate in recreational The Gathering” tabletop gaming activities. Events: Thanksgiving event at 2 p.m. Saturday party and board games Friday, • Holiday closures — Nov. 12 Christmas party and holiday for Veterans Day and Nov. 22 to 23 cards Dec. 14 and New Year’s for the Thanksgiving holiday. party and zumba dance lesson • Family Afternoon Movie — Jan 11. When: 1 to 3 p.m. Cost:

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• Messy Hands Preschool Art Class & Playtime — Introduce the young grands (ages 2 to 5) to art. Weekly projects will be posted at www.face book.com/lewistonparks recreation. When: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays to April 16. Cost: $2 per class.

Registration isn’t required.

Regular weekly activities include: • Line dancing — 10 a.m.

Mondays and Thursdays • Pinochle — 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays • Painting group — noon Thursdays

• Bridge — noon Fridays • Senior lunches — Noon Mondays and Tuesdays, and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Suggested donation: $4 per senior 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 open to Lewiston-Clarkston residents 50 and older and 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;

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Which letter? Find the right Medicare package >>FREE MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT HELP The yearly Medicare open enrollment season opened Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 7.

Free help in understanding plan options and changes, signing up for an appropriate plan or altering existing plans is available to Idaho and Washington seniors.

Because Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plan providers can and often do change premiums, co-pays, co-insurance rules and medications covered, Medicare recipients are encouraged to review their coverage every fall to ensure they’re getting the best coverage and value possible. Participants should bring a list of medications and dosages and their Medicare card.

IN IDAHO Certified Medicare counselors will provide help at the following annual enrollment events.

For more information, call (800) 247-4422 or visit doi. idaho.gov/shiba. l Orofino: Walk-in event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Orofino Health Clinic, 1055 Riverside Ave. l Lewiston: A session planned for Wednesday is full. A second session is 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 28 at WA/ID Volunteer Center, 1424 Main St. Registration is required by calling (800) 247-4422. l Moscow: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday at Marketime Drug, 209 E. Third St. Registration is available at (208) 882-7541.

IN WASHINGTON The Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors program provides this free public service, which is paid for by the Washington State Insurance Commissioner office and locally sponsored by Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington. More information is available at www.insurance. wa.gov or by calling SHIBA at (800) 562-6900.

ASOTIN COUNTY Trained volunteers will be available to review plans from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Southeast Washington Aging & Disability Resource Center, 744 Fifth St., Suite E, Clarkston. Help is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

WHITMAN COUNTY Help is offered on a first-come, first-served basis: l Pullman: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays through Dec. 5 at the Pullman Senior Center, 325 S.E. Paradise St. l Colton: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. next Monday at the Colton Library, 760 Broadway Ave. l Garfield: 2 to 5:30 p.m. next Monday at Garfield Library, 109 N. Third St. l Colfax: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nov. 14 at the Whitman County Library Colfax Branch, 102 S. Main St. l Uniontown: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Uniontown Library, 110 S. Montgomery.

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By MICHELLE SCHMIDT FOR GOLDEN TIMES

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picking a Medicare plan makes you panic, you’re not alone.

Most people avoid the whole thing as long as possible, but “it’s not as scary as it seems,” said Jim Murphy, a Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors volunteer in Moscow who offers free advice about health insurance to senior adults.

With enrollment currently open for Medicare parts C and D, now is the time for many seniors to take some decisive action.

And thanks to volunteer advisers, it’s not something you have to figure out on your own.

Murphy offered this basic information about Medicare, the current open enrollment season and help that is available for those seeking to enroll: Q: What are the different parts of Medicare?

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Q: When do I enroll for Medicare?

A: It depends. People younger than 65 who are already receiving Social Security or railroad retirement benefits will be automatically enrolled in Medicare parts A and B when they turn 65.

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during a seven-month window called the Initial Enrollment Period that begins three months prior to the month of their birthday and continues through their birthday month and the three months following. Some people are automatically enrolled for Medicare parts A and/or B, and some must enroll manually. Advisers can help individuals determine if they need to enroll.

A person can also enroll during the General Enrollment Period from Jan. 1 to March 31, but there can be late-enrollment penalties for not signing up for Medicare when you are first eligible.

If a person has health coverage through their employer or spouse’s employer, however, they can delay Medicare Part B enrollment without penalty by enrolling during the General Enrollment Period or an eight-month Special Enrollment Period that begins the month the employment or health coverage ends.

Q: Am I required to enroll in Medicare?

A: No. However, if you do not enroll when you are first eligible, you may have to pay higher premiums as a penalty when you enroll later.

Q: What is the purpose of the current open enrollment season?

A: The current enrollment season allows those with Medicare to enroll in or make changes to Medicare parts C or D without penalty. The enrollment window runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.

More information about enrolling in other parts of Medicare is available by talking to a SHIBA volunteer adviser or visiting www.medicare.gov.

expensive plan that covers a larger percentage of drug costs, while another would not benefit from the same plan. Likewise, Medicare Advantage Plans vary significantly in cost and coverage, and many people benefit from personalized advice.

Q: How do I get help selecting a Medicare Plan D or Medicare Advantage Plan?

A: Each state provides advisers to help people select Medicare plans that are best for them.

In Idaho and Washington, this free service is offered by SHIBA. The advisers are pri-

marily volunteers who are certified after training each year to help people understand what their options are and the best way to get health care coverage. They don’t sell insurance or recommend one company or agent over another, but they provide unbiased and confidential help in determining options.

Q: How do I meet with a volunteer advisor?

A: You’ll want to meet with an adviser that specializes in the options available in your county. Someone in Whitman county, for example, is able to access a list of op-

tions in Asotin county, but will not be as familiar with them. To find a volunteer adviser in your area and make an appointment, see the accompanying information in “Free Medicare open enrollment help” or call the state office: (800) 562-6900 in Washington and (800) 247-4422 in Idaho.

Q: What should I bring to the appointment?

A: Bring your Medicare card, along with a list of your medications and dosages. If you aren’t currently enrolled in Medicare, do that first, as it will take a few weeks to receive your Medicare card.

Q: Why might I want to get help selecting a Medicare Plan D or Medicare Advantage Plan?

A: There are many Medicare Part D plans to choose from, and a person’s prescription drug needs are highly personalized.

The number of prescriptions people take Q: How do I enroll for and where they buy them Medicare? will influence how much A: There are three ways their Medicare Part D to enroll for Medicare coverage will cost. For parts A and/or B. You can example, there are 25 visit your local social secu- Medicare Part D plans rity office, call (800) 772available for Latah 1213 or go online to www.

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Lee Flerchinger, 90

Robert “Red” Boyer, 90

Ruth Bosserman, 90

Lee Michael Flerchinger of Clarkston was born in 1928 to Orville Eugene Flerchinger and Alice Elizabeth Hooley in Pomeroy.

Lee graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1946 and moved to Asotin to farm. He married Peggy Udine Johnson in 1950, and they had three children, Mollie Peg, Rebecca Lee and Dan Michael.

The family moved to Dayton, where Lee had an International Harvester dealership for a short time. Moving back to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, he worked for Twin City Foods for a number of years and simultaneously had an 18-wheeler going coast-to-coast hauling freight. After 25 years of marriage, Lee and Peggy divorced.

Lee joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married Rae Von Skeem. They spent one season helping her father put up hay in Nevada. Back in Pomeroy, he worked for Dixon Farms then Flerchinger Farms. At that time, Flerchinger Farms was renting the Latter-day Saints-owned farm west of Clarkston.

After retirement Lee and Rae Von served a twoyear mission in Ghana, West Africa. Returning to his almost-a-farm in Clarkston, Lee finds time to grow sweet potatoes, work on genealogy and add wisdom to the couple’s pet-sitting hobby.

A celebration was held Saturday.

Robert “Red” Boyer of Lewiston was born in 1928 to Philip and Wilma Boyer in Nezperce.

He married Janette Johnson June 14, 1951, in Nezperce.

He farmed in Idaho and Oregon and owned a custom harvesting operation in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.

Janette died in 1983. Red and Sandra Luke Albers were married June 19, 1986, in Coeur d’Alene.

Red’s children are Peggy (Nick) Egland, Phyllis Kuther, Steve (Kim) Boyer, Larry Boyer, Donna (Sherm) Hann and Stan (Janet) Boyer and deceased sons Randy and Keith Boyer. Sandra’s children are Steve (Liz) Whipple, Kellee Whipple, Jeff (Carolatta) Whipple, Robin (Tally) Albers and Brooke (David) Klaveano. Together, they have 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Red enjoyed golf and trapshooting, and he helped build the bowling alley in Craigmont. He also has owned several airplanes and has flown more than 3,000 hours. He still enjoys playing bridge.

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Ruth Bosserman of Clarkston was born in 1928 to Alfred and Mayme Merryman Gilliam on a farm near Princeton.

She was the 10th of 12 children.

When Ruth was 3, her mother died shortly after giving birth. Ruth lived with Louie and Lena Cone until age 5, when the state of Idaho placed all of the younger children in the children’s home in Lewiston. She was adopted

by Henry and Bettie True of Clarkston and entered first grade. Ruth graduated in 1947 and attended North Idaho College of Education in Lewiston (now Lewis-Clark State College).

Ruth married Lloyd Bosserman in 1950.

They celebrated their 60th anniversary one month before he died in 2010. Their family includes Beth Shirley, June Litchfield and Rena Blair, five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-greatgranddaugher.

Ruth taught for 18 years at Parkway Elementary in Clarkston. She played violin in a string quartet for 40 years and directed the First Christian Church choir for 23 years.

Ruth and Lloyd traveled often, exploring Europe, Hawaii and the Oregon Coast. Ruth wrote a memoir, “The Tenth Child.”

Her daughters are holding an open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Quality Inn, 700 Port Drive in Clarkston.

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Although the field of telegraphy was going out, he spent a year relieving many telegraphy operaMarvin Jackson, 90 tors while they took vacation. That meant moving every few weeks.

Marvin L. JackThen the railroad quit using son of Clarkston telegraphs, so he moved back to was born in 1928 to Clarkston and started working H. Lynn and Marat the Speer bullet factory along garett Jackson in Snake River Avenue in Lewiston.

Lewiston.

Later, while working at Speer, He graduated from Clarkston High School in 1948 he started working part time at Lewiston Exterminating Co. He and attended North Idaho College worked for the pest control comof Education (now Lewis-Clark State College) before being drafted pany for 18 years. He decided to start his own business, Sun Serinto the Army in 1950. vices Pest Co., which he sold in While attending NICE, he met his wife, Laura Tiede in chemistry 2001, when he retired.

Marvin and Laura raised five class. They were married while Marvin was on leave before going sons: Marlin, Kelly, Lynn, Keith and Jay. They also have 12 grandto Japan in the spring of 1951. children. The family is planning After returning, Marvin enrolled a party. in telegraphy school in Spokane.

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Helen Vernon, 84 Helen Vernon was born in 1934 to Iver and Beulah Pederson in Orofino, where she still lives. She graduated from high school in 1954.

Helen married Jim Vernon on April 3, 1970. He died in June 1983.

She is a 50-year member of Bluebell Rebekah Lodge. She has been a volunteer for 30 years, and still volunteers twice a week at the local site where senior meals are served.

Helen’s hobbies include bingo, music and dancing.

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The mum queen

POMEROY’S EDITH COLE GROWS AND APPRECIATES BEAUTY

By MICHELLE SCHMIDT • MSCHMIDT@LMTRIBUNE.COM

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omeroy isn’t the best place to grow chrysanthemums.

The heavy loam soil retains moisture. The frost comes early. The wind whips through the hills. And the deer — well, they’re not inclined to turn down a tasty garden snack.

And yet, just east of Pomeroy is where you’ll find the biggest chrysanthemum garden in the region, grown by nationally certified flower judge, Edith Cole.

Cole, 84, lives in the same home in which she grew up.

Her father purchased the farm, which borders Highway 12, in 1917. It’s the home she was born in — quite literally — and the home she lived in after marrying her husband and the home where she raised her children, Suzanne and Gary. Now, it’s home to dozens of chrysanthemums.

The mums weren’t always there. Cole was a farm wife and mother early in her adult life, cooking for harvest crews that arrived in the fields when the wheat turned.

She would make hot sandwiches in her kitchen and leave them by the grain bins for the crews to eat on their break.

And there would always be homemade cookies for dessert.

“I don’t know I’ve ever bought a cookie in my life,” Cole said.

After lunch was delivered, she’d head back to the house to make a hot supper for the crews to enjoy while sitting around her table when the work day was over.

For decades, she did this year after year.

Then, in 1985, her husband died in a farming accident. The farming operations continued, but his absence left a void.

“After I became a widow, I needed something just for me,” Cole said.

Her friend, Barbara Hepler, gave her a couple of chrysanthemum plants to grow. They did well under her care. Later that fall, she went to the Hi Lo Chrysanthemum Society flower show, and when she looked around at the flowers, she said, “I could do that.” She immediately asked how to join the club. * * * * *

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round 10 years after joining, Cole became interested in becoming a flower show judge. But before she could become a nationally certified judge, she had to join a nationally affiliated club. At the time, the only one in the region was the Hill & Valley Garden Club in Kendrick.

She joined and began attending regularly. Eventually, the All Seasons Garden Club was started in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, and Cole joined that group as well.

But there’s more to becoming a flower show judge than joining a club. Cole took a series of classes in > See MUM QUEEN, Page 12

Edith Cole poses for a portrait alongside her award-winning chrysanthemums (including her Hagoromo mum shown at right) last month at the 34th annual autumn flower show at Patt’s Garden Center in Clarkston. The show is sponsored by the Garden Club for All Seasons and the Hi Lo Chrysanthemum Society.

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Lewiston and Boise that taught and tested her knowledge. She had to pass a final test in order to become an accredited judge. From there, Cole slowly climbed her way from being an accredited judge with the National Garden Club, to becoming a life judge and then finally a master judge. In order to keep her master judge certificate, she has to attend a symposium every three years.

With her three years up in December, Cole is signed up to attend one in Clackamas, Ore., this month.

Judging keeps Cole busy during through the fall.

“Hours and hours and hours,” Cole Golden Times photos/Michelle Schmidt said, of the time spent at county fairs, Edith Cole poses in front of her chrysanthemum garden, the flower including Latah County Fair, Nez Perce colors popping against the brown backdrop of the Pomeroy hills.

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ole’s daughter explains one reason why her mom’s good at spotting the best blooms: “She does it every year,” Grove said.

“She grows more chrysanthemums than anyone in the area. No one even comes close to the number of mums that she has or the varied types.”

And she knows what goes into making an attractive bloom — a lot of work.

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Besides the fairs, this fall Cole is judging a flower show in Portland. It’s not uncommon for the judging to involve some travel. Over the years, Cole has judged countless flower shows in the region, as well as shows in Maryland, Texas, Arizona and Ohio.

It’s a volunteer job that takes a lot of time — so why does she do it?

“To see the beautiful flowers,” Cole said, smiling.

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Cole no longer does the work alone. As she’s gotten older, she has assembled a crew who will do what she no longer can. Grove, who lives down the road from her, does all of the planting and most of the weeding. Ron Heathman and Mark Stevens also help in the garden, rototilling and moving hose, pruning and spraying.

In addition to sweat and muscles, beautiful blooms require a lot of fertilizer. The plants go in with Osmocote and bone meal, after three weeks they get a 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer, and after they’re more mature, they get a fertilizer that increases bloom.

The plants are staked as soon as they go in the ground and more stakes are added as the plants grow to keep blooms upright. Lower flower buds are removed regularly so all of the plant’s energy can go into

creating a stunning display of the top blooms. Like weeding, it’s a task that has to be done all season long.

These are practices Cole learned by experience, not classes. The process begins the second week in January, when Cole places an order with King’s Mums. And it doesn’t end until the flower show in October, which often coincides with the frosts that kill the plants. * * * * *

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hough she studies other flowers and is qualified to judge them, it’s only the mums — even with their high demands — that have earned a space in Cole’s garden.

She loves the colors and variety within the species — there are 13 types of chrysanthemum, and many of them have been grown at

one time or another there on the ground outside of Pomeroy.

Given the conditions, Cole sometimes has to get creative.

She isn’t above trickery when it comes to varieties bred to bloom in November. In order to skirt freezing temperatures and make the October flower show, Cole and her daughter set up a shade system. For a couple of months, the shade goes up at 7 a.m. and back down at 7 p.m., mimicking the shorter days of fall. In this way, the flowers are “tricked” into blooming early. The result is a space that is vibrant with color.

As she walks through her garden, you can see the affection these flowers receive. She smiles proudly at a yellow softball-size Goldfield bloom. Her face lights up even more, pointing out the purple Hagoromo, whose sprawling petals uncurl to the size of

a small plate. The garden holds showstopper-type flowers of unusual shape and color alongside those that are more traditional.

The uneven ground is no deterrent to Cole’s perusal — she uses her cane to steady her step and point out the most spectacular of the blooms. She’s quick to point out a flower’s distinctive qualities and answer any questions about each variety and form. Her tone falls when she points out flowers hit by frost the prior week, though she knows that’s always part of the growing cycle.

“Yes, it’s a challenge,” Cole said, of the work. But she continues to rise to that challenge, strong and sure, just like the flowers in her care.

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A peaceful goodbye: More Americans dying at home

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The American way of dying seems to have become less frantic, desperate and expensive.

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The research also showed the proportion of American seniors who were admitted to the intensive care unit during their final month of life has stabilized after rising between 2000 and 2009. By 2015, 29 percent of dying patients insured

by Medicare spent part of their final month of life in the ICU. The study also chronicled a slight decline in the proportion of Medicare patients who spent time on a ventilator during their final days and whose last three days of life were affected by a transfer from one institution to another — say, from a nursing home to the hospital.

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In all, just short of 20 percent of Medicareinsured patients who died in 2015 did so in an acute-care hospital, down from 32.6 percent who did so in 2000.

About 40 percent of these patients died in a home, hospice, assisted living facility or other community setting in 2015 — up from about 31 percent in 2000.

Those shifts took place during a period of sweeping changes in U.S. medical care.

As the 21st century got underway, palliative care gained a foothold in U.S. hospitals. This new medical specialty focused on improving the quality of life for very ill patients.

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Physicians began to ask themselves and their patients whether their profession’s dedication to such “heroic measures” was saving patients’ lives — or poisoning their deaths.

In 2014, that debate culminated in a report by the National Institute of Medicine that defined a “good death” as one that is “free from avoidable distress and suffering for patients, families and caregivers” and “in general accordance with patients’ and families’ wishes.”

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

THE WA-ID VOLUNTEER CENTER, located in the Lewiston Community Center at 1424 Main St., provides individualized volunteer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Orofino area.

Information and other volunteer openings are available www.waid volunteercenter.org or (208) 746-7787. Pressing volunteer needs include: • A tax aide program that offers free federal and state income tax preparation to seniors and low-to-middle income people needs volunteers to prepare taxes and greet clients. Free training is provided.

• A nonprofit organization needs an archives organizer, financial consultant, librarian, medical consultant and receptionist.

• 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 an organizer to set up a donation and clothing storage room, and organize a library.

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• America Reads needs reading tutors to help students become proficient readers. Volunteers need to be able to commit to at least an hour a week for the school year.

• 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.

• 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.

• The State Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) program needs volunteers to assist local seniors with Medicare questions. Training is provided.

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tion needs a receptionist.

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

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

• 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. A regular weekly schedule commitment is needed. A valid driver’s license and auto insurance are required.

• The Idaho State Veterans Home needs people willing to read, play games, plan activities and/or just socialize with residents.

• CASA: Court-appointed Special Advocates are needed for Asotin and Garfield counties. Training is provided.

• 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.

CASA (COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE) is a national association in need of volunteers. CASA advocates help abused or neglected children who have been removed from their homes. Training is provided. More information

is available by contacting Zara Hasselstrom at casa coordinator2@gmail.com or (208) 746-3378.

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 December edition is 5 p.m. Nov. 15.

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ST. JOSEPH FAMILY HOSPICE is seeking applicants for volunteers.

Needs include: Visiting with patients, families and other caregivers at home or in an assisted living/ nursing home setting; running errands; doing simple household tasks; preparing simple meals; relieving caregivers for short periods or time; scrapbooking with patients and much more. Training is provided, and hours are flexible. More information is available by calling Volunteer Coordinator Betty Weeks at (208) 799-5275.

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