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Birthdays.................................................... 17-20 Briefs.............................................................. 22 Crossword puzzle/solution......................... 9/21 Cryptofun puzzle............................................. 20 Four conditions that aren’t symptoms of age...... 6 Housecall: When to trust your gut ................. 3 Libraries deliver......................................... 12-15 Loneliness network project launches................. 10 Marijuana use growing among baby boomers....11 Meeting calendar............................................ 4 Meal site list.................................................. 22 Reader Essays............................................... 4-5 Senior meals menus.................................. 23-24 Social Security Q&A....................................... 16 Sudoku puzzle/solution............................. 16/21 Survey results on tech-savvy seniors.............. 16 Volunteer opportunities................................... 7 Word Scramble puzzle.................................... 16 Word Search puzzle/solution....................... 8/11

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Walter Mallory Ronald Sonnen Vernon Carper Page 18............................

Mary Iverson Eileen Kluss Nancy Gregory Donna Neumayer Virginia Maurer Page 19............................

Edna Webber Irene Bennett Jeanne Schrempp Dede Miller Frankie Anderson Page 20............................

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Diverticulosis vs. diverticulitis: What’s the difference?

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my practice of the development of divergastroenterology, I ticulosis. Fiber is thought find most patients to decrease the intracoare familiar with the term lonic pressure and to speed “diverticulosis,” but many the transit time through cannot define it, the colon. and few can disIn the United tinguish it from States only 1 per“diverticulitis.” cent to 2 percent Diverticulosis of people youngrefers to small er than 30 have pouches called significant di“diverticula” verticulosis, but that form at weak the prevalence spots in the wall increases to beHouse Call of the colon tween 50 percent (large intestine). and 66 percent by The prevalence age 80. of diverticula in Diverticulosis the colon definitemay be found ly increases with incidentally on a age, especially if CAT scan or by an individual is genetically colonoscopy. On a day-topredisposed by a family day basis, a person with history of diverticulosis. diverticulosis will have Men and women are equal- no symptoms. However, ly susceptible. A diet low complications of bleeding in fiber also seems to play or diverticulitis can oca major role in promoting cur. There is a 15 percent

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to 20 percent lifetime risk of a diverticular rupture that allows fecal material and bacteria to spill into the abdominal cavity. The resulting inflammatory response to this infection is termed “diverticulitis” and is characterized by pain at the left lower abdomen, fever and altered bowel function. If the symptoms are mild, treatment may be as simple as a liquid diet for a couple of days. For severe diverticulitis — complicated by abscess formation or extensive perforation of the colon — antibiotics and even emergency surgery maybe necessary.

The other potential complication of diverticulosis is diverticular bleeding.

Fortunately, the lifetime risk is less than 10 percent. Diverticular bleeding is rarely subtle. When the bleeding first starts,

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including catheterization of the bleeding vessel, colonoscopy to clip the bleeding diverticulum, and/or surgery.

Finally, no discussion of diverticulosis is complete without addressing the role of diet. A high-fiber diet (fruits and vegetables) may reduce the risk of diverticulitis. The myth of seeds, nuts and popcorn being triggers for diverticulitis has been debunked.

An individual who often develops abdominal pain after eating these foods is advised to avoid them, but these dietary restrictions do not apply as a general rule for most patients with diverticulosis.

——— Morgenstern is an employee of the St. Joseph’s Medical Group and is on staff at both St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and Tri-State Memorial Hospital. His office is at 1630 23rd Ave., Suite 701 in Lewiston, where he can be reached at (208) 743-3998.

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the patient usually experiences some cramping that leads him to expect diarrhea. However, when he instead passes up to a cupful of fresh red blood and clots, it is obviously a much more serious problem. I counsel my patients with diverticulosis to go to the emergency room immediately after the first passage of a large amount of blood even if it occurs in the middle of the night, on Christmas Eve, etc. In about 80 percent of cases, the bleeding will stop spontaneously after several hours or maybe a couple of days, but the patient is typically admitted for observation, and if bleeding continues he may receive a transfusion. Furthermore, there are some therapeutic interventions that can be employed to stop persistent bleeding,

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The delightful part of being “old” is having a lot of life to look back on. As I’ve lived, I’ve written careful details that help me step back into that reality as I saw it.

Today, shut in by a surprising blast of winter, I’ve been smiling because a neighbor came over to shovel my walks. It gave me extra time to look back in my writings. Look This essay was what I found: handwritten and sent in with hen we a delightful were in introduction to our 50s, set the mood and Merlene (Kothis charming liner, deceased) apology atand I decided tached: “Sorry, to accept an My computer invitation to won’t print or try cross-counsend. Is it its try skiing. We age or mine?” drove to the Winchester State Park, where in half an hour we got rudimentary instructions, skis and were on our way. One by one, we fell, laughed, picked ourselves up and continued on. Even our instructors fell. Delighted by our new skill, we asked to take the 15-minute tour again. Reality set in; we were tired. However, we put the experience to good use for the next few years.

On one of our trips to Fields Spring, skiing a trail around the perimeter of the hill, we saw deer tracks in the 3-foot snowpack and wondered how it would be for them to walk in it.

Coming onto an open ridge, the view of near and distant mountains overhung by benign clouds in a clear sky was breathtaking.As birdwatchers, we were charmed by a singing nuthatch.

The snow glistened with its icy cover. Patterns in the snow drifts made by trees, fences and even a single weed stem caused us to stop and ponder. The mouse in the road found our bread crust and ate it in our company. The entire scene was enhanced by the wind humming in the gently swaying pine trees.

This memory is enshrined as I go back and back in that moment.

spent my childhood with my family at Moyie Springs, Idaho.

There was never a shortage of snow in the winter time. It was not unusual to see icicles hanging outside our windows in the winter.

My siblings, I and neighbor children would spend many happy evenings after dinner and weekends sledding down a hill near our house. In the evening, the snow and the moon gave us enough light to play until bedtime.

The only heat we had at our house was a wood stove. I would snuggle under the covers until morning when I heard the voices of my mother and father in the kitchen. The aroma of coffee was spreading through the house. I was always glad when my mother was making pancakes, instead of that oatmeal she always said was so good for us.

My father was the rural mail route carrier. During the winter, he would always have stories about helping people who had slid off the slick roads.

On school days, I, my brother, Conrad, and my sister, Amy, would ride to school in a bus.

Once at school, we would play all kinds of games in the snow. We built forts, had snowball fights; made an ice slick to slide down, made snow angels and did other fun things.

I will always have fond memories of fun in the snow at Curley Creek School. But one of my fondest memories is of one night when a friend loaned his horse to us. My father took us for a ride with the horse pulling a sled that night. We bundled up in blankets, and lay there riding along, taking in the beauty of the snow-covered forest in the moonlight.

I will always have happy memories of the winters during my childhood.

— Louise LaVoie, 91, Clarkston

— Phyllis Collins, 72, Lewiston

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Conquering the 10th Street Hill in Potlatch

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otlatch Lumber Company sure could not turn, you would shoot over owns everything … maybe. the edge of a very steep hill and roll Pine, larch, cedar, spruce, to the highway at the bottom. oak, elm, maple. Children The adult in me tries to in Potlatch were taught this remember what happened That has at the bottom to memorize the order of of the sled long been hill when the right turn was the streets. We lived on the north end of Cedar Street. one of my successfully made and after The sledding hill was right short distance your sled faults, the ashot outside our door. out onto Onaway Road need to During bad winters, the where traffic was allowed. city would close off 10th they watch out for us? know why. Did Street to motorized traffic.

Did we watch out for them?

It now became the sledding Probably both, but I don’t hill. This was a fairly steep remember anyone ever behill with a wicked right turn at the ing run over. bottom. You could really get up I also remember my dad saysome speed by the bottom. Missing ing ride the sled on the road and the turn was usually painful. If you stay off the wooden sidewalks. He

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never said why, so of course I had to find out for myself. That has long been one of my faults: the need to know why. I can tell you what happens when you put paraffin on your sled rails so you can get up a good speed and are lying on the sled zooming down the hill on the wood walkway and hit a bare patch of walk because someone shoveled a bit too well. The sled stops; you, however, do not. If you remember the term road rash from falling off your bike on a gravel road, think splinters and a lot of scraped skin. OK, Dad, now I know why.

This is the first installment of a new monthly Golden Times feature: Reader Essays.

Readers are invited to share essays of 300 or fewer words on monthly themes. Staff will chose the best for publication.

February’s theme is My First Valentine. The deadline is 5 p.m. Jan 23.

Anyone 55 or older in the readership area may submit one essay per month. Electronic submissions are preferred at goldentimes@ lmtribune.com. Essays may also be directed to the Tribune office at 505 Capital St., Lewiston, ID 83501. Entries must include the writer’s name, age, city of residence and contact information. Golden Times edits submissions for grammar, factual errors and to conform with Associated Press style.

Questions may be directed to Golden Times editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune. com or (208) 848-2241.

— Carol Rueppel Kraut, 70, Moscow

Flying down Melvern Drive … and way beyond

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R.G. Nourse concluded this essay with this clever anecdote: “Born in Washington, D.C., now a resident of the Correct Washington for 30 years.”

hen I think of winter fun, I remember sledding down Melvern Drive, where I grew up. The street has a steep grade, maybe a 40-degree angle. Riding my bicycle down the hill in the summer was fun, but sledding on a snowy winter day was even better.

Zoom, and I was at the bottom in no time. Usually, a slide down the hill sped halfway along the level street below. One night stands out in my memory.

Dad had his childhood Flexible Flyer sled, almost as long as he was. One night, he and I walked to the top of Melvern Drive, pulling that large,

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awesome wooden-slat sled, with faded red runners. He lay down on the sled and told me to climb on his back and hold on tight. I did, and we pushed off down the hill.

Instead of slowing down on the next street, however, we kept going. Dad again said, “Hold on.” He turned the sled to the right, where another street sloped downhill. Not as steep as Melvern Drive, there was enough momentum to keep us going another block.

And another block.

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on and we were going so fast. I closed my eyes and held on even tighter to Dad’s coat. We slid over the bank, and he steered the sled to the right and along the ice. Finally, we came to a stop.

Out of breath and exhilarated, we rolled off the sled.

We climbed up the bank to the street and headed back to Melvern Drive. By the time we were back at the bottom of our block, we’d agreed to no more sledding that night.

And we won’t tell Mom about that adventure!

— R.G. Nourse, 66, Clarkston

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“People have a perception, promulgated by our culture, that aging equals decline. That’s just wrong.” …

Many older adults remain in good health for a long time, and “we’re lucky to live in an age when many remedies are available.”

Dr. Jeanne Wei, a geriatrician who directs the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Fatigued? Don’t write it off as ‘old age’ You’re not just ‘growing old’ if this happens to you

By Judith Graham of Kaiser Health News

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hen Dr. Christopher Callahan examines older patients, he often hears a similar refrain.

“I’m tired, doctor. It’s hard to get up and about.

I’ve been feeling kind of down, but I know I’m getting old and I just have to live with it.”

This fatalistic stance relies on widely held but mistaken assumptions about what constitutes “normal aging.”

In fact, fatigue, weakness and depression, among several other common concerns, aren’t tobe-expected consequences of growing older, said Callahan, director of the Center for Aging Research at Indiana University’s School of Medicine.

Instead, they’re a signal that something is wrong and a medical evaluation is in order.

“People have a perception, promulgated by our culture, that aging equals decline,” said Dr. Jeanne Wei, a geriatrician who directs the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

“That’s just wrong,” Wei said. Many older adults remain in good health for a long time, and “we’re lucky to live in an age when many remedies are available.”

Of course, people’s bodies do change as they get on in years. But this is a gradual process. If you suddenly find your thinking is cloudy and your memory unreliable, if you’re overcome by dizziness and your balance is out of whack, if you find

pected death. Between 15 and 30 percent of older adults are believed to have what’s known as the “anorexia of aging.”

Physical changes associated with aging — notably a reduced sense of vision, taste and smell, which make food attractive — can contribute. So can other conditions: decreased saliva production (a medication-induced problem that affects about one-third of older adults); constipation (affecting up to 40 percent of seniors); depression; social isolation (people don’t like to eat alone); dental problems; illnesses and infections; and medications (which can cause nausea or reduced taste and smell).

If you had a pretty good Tribune News Service/Heidi de Marco appetite before and that Four common health concerns that should spark attention include fatigue, loss of appetite, changed, pay attention, depression and weakness. Experts say that people who experience a sudden onset of any of said Dr. Lucy Guerra, director of general internal these or other conditions should see their doctor. medicine at the University of South Florida.

“If someone comes into my office walking at a snail’s pace Treating dental proband tells me ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing down,’ I’m like, ‘No, that isn’t right.’ lems and other conditions, You need to start moving around more, get physical therapy or occupational adding spices to food, adjusting medications and therapy and push yourself to do just a little bit more every day.” sharing meals with others can all make a difference.

Dr. Lee Ann Lindquist, professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago Depression. You’re sad, apathetic and irritable snail’s pace and tells me yourself tossing and turn- adults age 51 and older for weeks or months at a ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing experience fatigue, acing at night and running time. down,’ I’m like, ‘No, that urgently to the bathroom, cording to a 2010 study in Depression in later isn’t right,’ ” said Dr. Lee the Journal of the Ameridon’t chalk it up to norlife has profound conseAnn Lindquist, a professor quences, compounding the can Geriatrics Society. mal aging. of geriatrics at Northwest- effects of chronic illnesses (Other estimates are Go see your physician. lower.) There are plenty of ern University’s Feinberg such as heart disease, The earlier you identify potential culprits. Medica- School of Medicine in and deal with these probleading to disability, afChicago. tions for blood pressure, lems, the better. Here are fecting cognition and, in “You need to start sleep problems, pain and four common concerns extreme cases, resulting moving around more, get gastrointestinal reflux that should spark attenin suicide. tion — only a partial list of can induce fatigue, as can physical therapy or occuA half century ago, it infections, conditions such pational therapy and push was believed “melanchoissues that can arise: yourself to do just a little as arthritis, an underaclia” was common in later tive thyroid, poor nutrition bit more every day.”

Fatigue. You have no life and that seniors natuenergy. You’re tired all the and alcohol use. rally withdrew from the Appetite loss. You don’t world as they understood All can be addressed, time.

Don’t underestimate the doctors say. Perhaps most feel like eating and you’ve their days were limited, been losing weight. impact: Chronically weary important is ensuring Callahan explained. Now, This puts you at risk that older adults remain older adults are at risk of it’s known this isn’t so. losing their independence physically active and don’t of developing nutritional Researchers have shown deficiencies and frailty become sedentary. and becoming socially that older adults tend to and raises the prospect “If someone comes into isolated.

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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. For more information and other volunteer openings, visit www.waidvolunteercenter.org or call Disability Action Center-NW (208) 746-7787. Some of the Inc. is a nonprofit organipressing volunteer needs zation that assists people this month include: with disabilities to live l Tax-aide counselors: independently. It offers a Volunteers are provided variety of services from with training to do basic peer-to-peer independent individual tax returns using Need a hand– living support, medical a computer program.

Lend a hand equipment exchange and l Local hospital has volunwas formerly durable medical goods teer positions available at published as exchanes, help with selfthe front lobby information Volunteer advocacy and access to desk, admissions and day Opportunities. assistive technology. Consurgery waiting rooms, and This monthly tact person is Mellowdee the hospital gift shop. feature is a free Brooks at (208) 746-9033 l Meal sites need regular public service. or mbrooks@dacnw.org. and substitute meal delivery Its goal is to drivers. A valid driver’s Need a hand? connect area license and auto insurance Area residents with disvolunteers with are required. abilities who could benefit folks in our l Food banks need people from the services listed communities to help stock shelves, staff above are invited to conwho need their front counter, box and distact the Disability Action services. tribute food.

Center-NW. l Nonprofit needs a recepLend a hand tionist. General knowledge of comThe Disability Action Center-NW Inc. puters and other office equipment needs a volunteer receptionist in its is helpful, but not required.

Lewiston office to answer phones, l Nonprofit thrift store needs cagreet and direct visitors and pershiers, sales floor, general cleaning, form various clerical duties. Hours pricing, and other tasks as needed. are flexible.

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. The regional office can be contacted at jlouisecasa@gmail.com or (208) 746-3378.

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Wedgewood Terrace, a nonprofit assisted living facility at 2114 Vineyard Ave. in Lewiston, has several volunteer opportunities available.

These and other positions can be tailored to volunteers’ interests, abilities and schedule. More information is available by calling (208) 743-4545. l Art docent: provide monthly art appreciation talks l Bingo and card game assistants l Exercise assistant: lead low-impact exercise classes for residents l Librarian: organize and loan out the

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Fatigued > Continued from Page 6 be happier than other age groups: only 15 percent have major depression or minor variants.

Late-life depression is typically associated with a serious illness such as diabetes, cancer, arthritis or stroke; deteriorating hearing or vision; and life changes such as retirement or the loss

of a spouse. While grief is normal, sadness that doesn’t go away and that’s accompanied by apathy, withdrawal from social activities, disturbed sleep and self-neglect is not, Callahan said.

With treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy and anti-depressants, 50 to 80 percent of seniors can expect to recover.

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You may have sarcopenia — a notable loss of muscle mass and strength that affects about 10 percent of adults over the age of 60. If untreated, sarcopenia will affect your balance, mobility and stamina and raise the risk of falling, becoming frail and losing independence.

Age-related muscle atrophy, which begins when Weakness. You can’t rise people reach their 40s and easily from a chair, screw accelerates when they’re the top off a jar, or lift a in their 70s, is part of the

problem. Muscle strength declines even more rapidly — slipping about 15 percent per decade, starting at around age 50.

The solution: exercise, including resistance and strength training exercises and good nutrition, including getting adequate amounts of protein. Other causes of weakness can include inflammation, hormonal changes, infections and problems with the nervous system.

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es. “If you’re not as strong as you were yesterday, that’s not right,” Wei said.

Also, watch for weakness only on one side, especially if it’s accompanied by speech or vision changes.

Taking steps to address weakness doesn’t mean you’ll have the same strength and endurance as when you were in your 20s or 30s. But it may mean doctors catch a serious or preventable problem early on and forestall further decline.

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The growing ranks of ‘elder orphans’ — seniors with no relatives to help them deal with physical and mental health challenges — has prompted a national movement to fight loneliness.

Grow old with me

Creating a safety net for isolated seniors

By Sharon Jayson

of Tribune News Services

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hyllis Krantzman knows what she should do, but like many of her peers, the 71-year-old doesn’t know how to approach a casual acquaintance to ask who will take care of her when she needs it most.

Krantzman, of Austin, Texas, is among a growing number of seniors who find themselves alone just when aging and end-of-life care becomes real.

Unmarried, with no children, her younger sister, by seven years, died in 2014.

Krantzman’s social network is limited to a handful of work colleagues and a few acquaintances.

“I’m very fearful of when I reach that place in my life when I really need help and maybe can’t take care of myself anymore,” she said.

“I have nobody to turn to.”

Krantzman represents a universe that’s come to be known among geriatric specialists as “elder orphans” — seniors with no relatives to help them deal with physical and mental health challenges. Their rising numbers prompted the American Geriatrics Society this week to unveil guidelines for a segment of these older adults who can no longer make their own medical decisions and have no designated surrogates.

The nonprofit dubbed them “unbefriended” and called for a national effort to help prevent a surge among incapacitated seniors who don’t have a decision maker and face a health crisis.

Single seniors have always existed, but demographic and social changes have slowly transformed aging America. In 1900, average life expectancy was 47. Now, the combination of increased longevity, the large and graying

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Boosting social ties among elders is part of a national campaign launched last month by the AARP Foundation and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, a nonprofit. The aim is to combat loneliness. baby boom generation, the decline in marriage, the rise in divorce, increased childlessness and family mobility has upended the traditional caregiving support system.

Among the indicators: l A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report this year shows the number of Americans older than 100 years old increased almost 44 percent between 2000 to 2014. l Twenty-two percent of people older than 65 are — or risk becoming — elder orphans, according to a 2015 study by New York geriatrician Maria Torroella Carney. l A U.S. Census report from 2014 projected by 2050 the 65 and older population to be 83.7 million — almost double the 2012 estimate of 43.1 million. l The nonprofit Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C., reported earlier this year that family provides more than 95 percent of informal care for older adults who aren’t in nursing homes.

“Americans are spending

less time than ever in the married state,” said Susan Brown of the National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, which “raises questions about who’s going to care for these people as they age and experience health declines.”

Reference Bureau demographer Mark Mather said the combination of aging boomers and family dislocation is creating “a potential caregiving crisis or at least major challenges down the road.”

The oldest boomers are now 70. With more on the horizon, the impact of smaller family size will become more pronounced: Baby boomers had fewer children than previous generations and significant numbers are childless, said demographer Jonathan Vespa, of the U.S. Census.

“As people have fewer children, there are fewer people in that next generation to help take care of that older generation,” he said.

New 2015 U.S. Census data also reflects more el-

ders who live alone — 42.8 percent of those 65 and older. Yet new twists have emerged, such as cohousing, in which people live independently in housing clusters with a common building for meals and socializing. Such thinking, said gerontologist Jan Mutchler, of the University of Massachusetts Gerontology Institute in Boston, suggests a “shift [in] the way people are thinking about who can I rely on and who’s going to be there for me.”

Katie McGrail, 77, spent much of her working life in San Antonio or New York, finally retiring to Texas five years ago. McGrail and her friends daydream about “having these little houses around the spoke of a wheel and at center have a nurse and a good cook.”

Mary Gleason, 85, is an unmarried only child with no children. She’s lived on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands for 51 years, where she developed a close group of “extremely supportive friends.” Most, she said, are five to 15 years younger,

which proved important in January when Gleason had open heart surgery.

“That was it,” she said, noting she never talked about future care. “Now that I’m feeling so much better, I try to keep away from discussing that kind of stuff.”

It’s a mindset Mutchler knows well.

“People in general avoid planning for unpleasant things,” she said. “A lot of people don’t have wills or think about long-term care or what they would do if they needed it.”

Timothy Farrell, a physician and associate professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City who worked on the new policies, said he would “regularly encounter patients with no clear surrogate decision maker.”

The guidelines include “identifying ‘non-traditional’ surrogates — such as close friends, neighbors or others who know a person well.”

Boosting social ties among elders is part of a national campaign launched last week by the AARP Foundation and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, a nonprofit. The aim is to combat loneliness.

Krantzman says insomnia, which has plagued her for decades, has deepened her isolation.

“I had to give up having close friends and that is one of the reasons why I find myself so alone,” she said.

Although she works part-time and lives in a government complex for low-income seniors, Krantzman said the computer she bought at age 62 has expanded her reach to connect with others.

“The computer is so important to me because I have so few people in my life,” she said. “Having the computer thoroughly altered my entire life.”

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Study: Baby boomers increasingly getting high

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez of Kaiser Health News

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aby boomers are getting high in increasing numbers, reflecting growing acceptance of the drug as treatment for various medical conditions, according to a study published this week in the journal Addiction.

The findings reveal overall use among the 50-andolder study group increased “significantly” from 2006 to 2013. Marijuana users peaked between ages 50 to 64, then declined among the 65-and-older crowd.

Men used marijuana more frequently than women, the study showed, but marital status and educational levels were not major factors in determining users.

The study by researchers at New York University School of Medicine suggests more data is needed about the long-term health impact of marijuana use among seniors. Study participants said they did not perceive the drug as dangerous, a sign of changing attitudes.

The study was based on 47,140 responses collected from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Joseph Palamar, a pro-

living in states that legalized marijuana for medicinal use now can access a drug that has been tested for quality and purity, said Paul Armentano deputy Joseph Palamar, NYU medical School professor and study co-author director of NORML, a nonprofit group advocating for marijuana legalization. tial for abuse.” fessor at the NYU medical September in Colorado.

Benjamin Han, assistant Additionally, the plant is Researchers also uncovschool and a co-author of professor at the New York prescribed to manage disered an increasing diverthe study, said the findUniversity School of Medi- eases that usually strike in sity in marijuana users. ings reinforce the need older age, pointing to an cine and the study’s lead for research and a call for Past-year use doubled increasing desire to take a author, fears that mariamong married couples providers to screen the medication that has fewer juana used with prescripand those earning less elderly for drug use. tion drugs could make the side effects than tradition“They shouldn’t just as- than $20,000 per year.

More people living with elderly more vulnerable to al prescription drugs. sume that someone is not a The study found more adverse health outcomes, drug user because they’re medical conditions also than half of the users sought out marijuana. The particularly to falls and older,” Palamar said. picked up the habit before Growing use of the drug study showed the number cognitive impairment. turning 18, and more than of individuals living with “While there may be among the 50-and-older 90 percent of them before benefits to using maricrowd reflects the national two or more chronic conage 36. juana such as (managing) trend toward pushing ditions who used the drug “We are coming to a chronic pain,” he said, cannabis into mainstream over the past year more point where state lawmak“there may be risks that culture. More than 22 than doubled. Among ers are responding to the we don’t know about.” million people used the those living with depresrapidly emerging consenThe push and pull bedrug in 2015, according to sion, the rate also doubled sus-both public consensus tween state and federal to 11.4 percent. the Substance Abuse and governments has resulted and a scientific consensus Palamar says the inMental Health Services — that marijuana is not in varying degrees of crease among the sick Administration. Seven an agent that possesses legality across the United could be attributed to states have legalized the risks that qualifies it as a States. Palamar says this drug for medicinal use and more individuals seeking legally prohibited subvariation places populato self-medicate. Historicollect taxes from sales, stance,” he said. tions at risk of unknowcally, the plant was diffiaccording to Marijuana ——— Policy Project, a nonprofit cult to research due to the ingly breaking the law Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a advocacy group dedicated government crackdown on and getting arrested for drug possession. The issue national health policy news service. the substance. The Drug to enacting nonpunitive It is an editorially independent Enforcement Administra- poses one of the biggest marijuana policies across program of the Henry J. Kaiser the United States. The tion classifies the plant as public health concerns associated with marijuana, Family Foundation. KHN’s coverage drug has also proved to be a Schedule I substance, of end-of-life and serious illness Palamar says. “defined as drugs with no a financial boon for state issues is supported by The Gordon But unlike the marijuacurrently accepted medieconomies, generating and Betty Moore Foundation. cal use and a high potenna of their youth, seniors more than $19 million in

The findings reinforce the need for research and a call for medical providers to screen the elderly for drug use. “(Doctors) shouldn’t just assume that someone is not a drug user because they’re older.”

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That statement, made by Alexa Eccles, director of the Lewiston City Library, isn’t just rhetoric. Area libraries back that sentiment up with a number of services that make books available to people, whether they are at the library, sitting on their couch at home, traveling or in a long-term care facility. story by And it’s not just books that libraries pro- MICHELLE SCHMIDT vide. Both the Lewiston City and Asotin County libraries offer technology services photos by and programs that are popular with older BARRY KOUGH adults in the area. These opportunities all FOR GOLDEN TIMES come free of charge and are often tailored to the needs and interests of their users.

Here are number of library services that may be of special interest to older adults in the area:

Digital collections make books available from anywhere Books are no longer limited to existence on paper, printed and bound. Over the past several years, books have been released from the constraints of the physical world by taking digital form. Because of that, library users with smartphones, e-readers and tablets can check out books from any place with Wi-Fi or a cell signal, whether at home or away.

This is especially valuable in rural areas, Eccles said, where people would otherwise have to drive longer distances to access public books. Now, all you need is a smartphone and basic skills to pick from a number of titles.

“We have a really amazing collection,” said Eccles.

Access to digital books in the VALNet library system requires use of Overdrive, which enables use of the digital library collection. Using either the Overdrive website or app, users can browse electronic books or audiobooks and check them out.

When books are due back, they are automatically “returned” to the collection, making it available for other digital users.

The Overdrive system has been simplified over the years.

Eccles admitted that early users often got frustrated with the “clunky” process, but recent upgrades have improved the experience. She encouraged those who tried it early on and gave up to give it another go.

Another change, she noted, are improvements to wireless technology. Upgrades not only made it easier to get a book on a device, but listening to an electronic audiobook in the car no longer necessarily requires a handful of cords.

Both the Lewiston and Asotin County libraries have staff or volunteers available to help library users access digital books.

The Asotin County library has a weekly volunteer technology coach who meets with patrons for one-on-one instruction, and staff at the Lewiston library is available anytime to help patrons

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A staff member at the Asotin County Library at the corner of Fifth and Sycamore streets in Clarkston gathers books for delivery by volunteers.

A staff member at the Asotin County Library at the corner of Fifth and Sycamore streets in Clarkston gathers books for delivery by volunteers.

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frequently. Audiobooks on CD are also available Volunteers who deliver the books often get when listening to a book is preferable to reading. feedback from users, which helps to further access digital collections. They are also offering refine the book selection.

The Asotin County Library also provides an a class on how to use Overdrive and the digital The service can be helpful for family members onsite low-vision machine that magnifies print. library Jan. 21. of homebound patrons, Eccles said, who often Patrons use it to read magazines or newspaIn addition to the VALNet collection, Asopers, Ashby said, or sometimes struggle to keep track of reading prefertin County residents also have access to the to read bills. Often, people will ences or what books have been read.

Washington Anytime Library. The Asotin get their own after trying it at Books through the Asotin County Li( County library also provides music available the library. brary are delivered by volunteers weekly, > Can you help? for digital checkout. Access to both services Talking Books is a service said Jennifer Ashby, adult services librarLocal libraris available through that delivers audiobooks to ian at the Asotin County Liies rely heavily their website, asotin those who are blind and visually brary. The Lewiston library on volunteers countylibrary.org. impaired, as well as those who makes monthly deliveries, to help with are unable to hold a book or turn Eccles said, though special book delivery, pages because of temporary or requests can often be acreshelving, Homebound services permanent physical limitation. commodated. preparing books bring books to users Because it is state-funded, it’s In addition to private for use, teachLibrary users who not administered through the residences, the homebound ing, tutoring aren’t able to come to and more. Those libraries, but libraries offer delivery system services the library personally interested in assistance to those interested long-term care facilities. not only have digital volunteering in learning more about the proAs individuals get settled, collections to draw can contact gram or seeing if they qualify.

Leveta Rose, the activity from, but both libraries their library. The director at Kindred Tranalso offer a homebound Asotin County sitional Care and RehaFree tech help Library downservice that delivers bilitation in Lewiston, will town branch print material.

One of the most popular typically offer the service. phone number is “These are people library services among older She has observed how it can (509) 758-5454 whose life and world adults is technology support be especially calming for and is at 417 has gotten small, and and training. Both libraries certain residents for whom Sycamore St., this is their connechave a volunteer technology reading is a lifelong activity.

Clarkston. The tion to the bigger coach available on Wednesday Jacquelyn Ciboci, the Lewiston City world,” Eccles said of afternoons to help patrons acactivities director at BrookLibrary phone the program. cess digital books or use their dale Assisted Living in number is (208) The service fills a smartphones, laptops or other Lewiston, said the books 798-2525 and is gap, she said, by conelectronic devices. This oneprovide a good alternative.

Golden Times photos/Barry Kough at 411 D St. necting these people on-one instruction is available Helen Hogden volunteers at the Aso- One resident doesn’t typito what’s happening by calling the Asotin County cally enjoy group activities, tin County Library, delivering books in culture or with Library at (509) 758-5454 or Ciboci said, but when the books to housebound clients. family and friends. the Lewiston City Library at (208) 798-2525. come in, her face lights up. AnothFor example, she citThe Asotin County Library offers regular er resident, she said, reads a book ed a grandparent who might want to connect technology classes. Basic computer classes every few days, and it provides a valuable and with grandchildren by reading the “Harry covers basic use for beginners. The three-sesinteresting topic for conversation with others.

Potter” series to them.

Carolyn Shull, a volunteer who delivers the sion course is offered around six times a year, The delivery service is available for both books, sees the value in the program. She has usually during the day. temporary and long-term use. Users comMicrosoft Imagine Academy classes are also readers who go through more than 15 books plete a questionnaire about their preferences offered around three times a year. These classes in a month.

— maybe there is a genre or author they like provide instruction on using Microsoft Word and “It’s a great service to people,” she said.

— and the library will select books, audiobooks Microsoft Excel. It is a more rigorous course that and/or movies that fit into those preferences. meets for several weeks, typically in the eveSpecific titles can also be requested. Eligibility Libraries offer resources for visually impaired ning. Classes are available to adults of any age. requirements for the program vary per library.

Mary Ackerman of Clarkston has taken mulFor individuals whose eyesight has diminStaff at both libraries help coordinate and tiple technology classes through the library. ished over time, local libraries provide ways select materials. A computer system makes “It’s personal growth,” she said. “It’s free to continue accessing books and information. suggestions and tracks what users have read education, which I love.”

Large-print books have long been available so they don’t receive the same title twice.

The Microsoft Imagine Academy classes at both libraries, with titles that are updated

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FROM LEFT: Helen Hogden loads bright cloth bags with books collected by the library staff.

• A small cart helps her get as many as 10 loaded book bags to her car for delivery. • She waits for a homebound reader to receive books.

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she took were intense, she said, fine on the laptop, he hasn’t been but not overwhelming. The in as much, he said, but with the instructor was helpful in answer- new printer he recently got, he ing questions and ofimagines he’ll fering individual help. be back to “These are people Learning Microsoft Word the class with whose life and world has helped with her volmore quesunteer work at the food has gotten small, and tions. It’s a serbank and is a skill she he highly this is their connection vice intends to use for other recommends. to the bigger world.” volunteer jobs.

Another enthusiastic Online resources user of the technology Lewiston City Library support is is Art JohnLibraries ofDirector Alexa Eccles stone, of Clarkston. The fer a number of 89-year-old took advanonline services, tage of the opportunity to learn some of which are of special inand ask questions about his lapterest to older adults. top. Now that he’s getting around The Lewiston library sub-

scribes to ancestry.com, said Erin Wallace, adult services librarian at Lewiston City Library, which means library patrons can get free access to the site. Several library computers are available for perusing the site, she said, but the free access extends to those with laptops or devices who are physically present at the library.

Both libraries also offer other online genealogy databases as well, available through their websites.

The Asotin County Library website includes links to SelfE, a self-publishing service that may be of interest to older adults who are writing memoirs or other books.

Programs Both libraries also offer a number of adult programs. Some facilitate book discussion in a group setting, but other programs include classes, lectures by guest speakers, cultural events and coloring nights for adults.

Family storytime and children’s events are geared toward kids, but grandparents and older caregivers often enjoy taking part. Storytimes often include a reading, craft and the opportunity to check out some books. Those interested may check with individual libraries for details.

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Study: Plenty of seniors are tech-savvy

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New research shows seWilliam Chopik, a niors might be more savvy researcher at Michigan at tweeting, Facebook post- State University, studied ing, emailing and Skyping survey responses from than they get credit for.

591 older Americans, with A study published in the average age being 68, the journal Cyberpsychol- and found that more than ogy, Behavior and Social 95 percent were either Networking shows there “somewhat” or “very” satmay be portions of older isfied with social technoladults who use technology ogy. And 72 percent said as often as younger adults, they were not opposed to and that it might have learning new technologies. some health benefits.

“Despite the attention It counteracts the popu- that the digital divide has lar perception that seniors garnered in recent years, aren’t interested in social a large proportion of older media or have difficulty adults use technology to

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Chopik also found that social technology use was associated with less loneliness, which was tied to better physical and mental health. Seniors who used social media also tended to be more satisfied with life, had fewer symptoms of depression and fewer chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes.

Nonetheless, the study did not prove that social media use improved their health.

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In 2003, he was awarded the Aletha Pabst Award, which is Ronald Sonnen, 85 Vernon Carper, 80 given yearly to a non-alumnus volunteer by Lewis-Clark State Greencreek Vernon Carper > Jan. 1 resident Ron Sonof Lewiston will be College in Lewiston.

Walter Mallory, 100 He enjoys attending sporting nen celebrated his honored with an events with friends, and espebirthday Sunday open house from 1 Walter Mallory cially likes watching the Seattle with family. to 3 p.m. Saturday of Lewiston celSeahawks. Other hobbies include He was born in at the Lewiston ebrated a century 1932 in GreenCommunity Center. camping, fishing, hunting, woodof life Sunday. He working, leather working, and he creek to Albine and He was born in was born on New likes spending time with his family.

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1937 in La Grande, Ore., to EuYear’s Day in 1917 He and his wife have two sons, After graduating from Greennice and Roy Carper. on Texas Ridge three daughters and 11 grandchilcreek High School, he served in He served in the U.S. Army near Deary to Lesdren. His children will be holding the U.S. Army in Korea from 1952 from 1957-59, and has lived in lie and Carrie LaBolle Mallory. the celebration. to 1954. Upon his discharge from this area for more than 50 years.

He graduated from the UniverThe community center is at the military, he returned to work He and Fayetta Roberts were sity of Idaho in 1940, receiving a on the family farm in Greencreek. married Jan. 16, 1965, in Lewiston. 1424 Main St. bachelor’s degree in forestry. He He and Doris Schmidt were marIn 1971, he began work at retired in 1981 after working for ried April 21, 1956, in Greencreek. Potlatch Corp. in Lewiston and 41 years for Potlatch Corp.

He continued working on the retired from there in 1998.

In 1944, he married Alice Blasfamily farm and purchased it in He is particularly devoted to kowsky, and the couple had two sons and a daughter. Alice died in 1970. He retired in 1994, and he and volunteer work and has volunhis wife especially enjoy traveling. teered for five years with 1996 after 52 years of marriage.

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Mary (Strong) Iverson of Lewiston was born in 1919 in Valley, Idaho. She attended a country school outside Lewiston and Orchards Elementary School and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1936.

Mary married Gil Iverson, who died in 2012. She has two children who live in Lewiston, Elvin Jensen and Carol Simmons, and two grandchildren.

She retired from working at Holsum Bakery in Lewiston at the time the bakery closed.

Mary enjoys knitting, crocheting, reading and yard work. She also likes cookies, fruit, Western and “old time” music.

The public is welcome to attend a birthday celebration at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., Lewiston. Reservations are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

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Eileen Kluss of Lewiston will celebrate her birthday Jan. 6. She was born in 1922 to Edward and Marguerite (Seubert) Funke, the first of six children. She graduated from Ferdinand High School and later from Lewiston Business College.

In 1946, Eileen married Ralph Kluss.

They had five children — Nancy (Sister Mary Frances), Ed, Judy (Bean), Jim and Bob. They opened Kluss Appliances in 1962. Within the year after Ralph and Eileen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, he died.

Eileen and Ralph were very involved in our Lady of Lourdes Church and School. They enjoyed playing bridge with friends, traveling and simply visiting with people.

Eileen is now a member of All Saints Catholic Church in Lewiston.

She is known for her wonderful cooking, baking and homemaking in general. For many years, she was happy to be an Election Day poll worker and also volunteer at the gift shop at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center.

She continues to appreciate visiting with family and friends, including her extended family of 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, and keeping up on news from newspaper and TV.

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> Jan. 7 Nancy Gregory, 87 Nancy (Phillips) Gregory was born in 1930 in Lewiston, where she still lives. Her father was prominent Lewiston dentist Dr. Frank Phillips, and her maternal grandfather was O.P. Pring. She has fond memories of growing up in a big white house on Prospect Avenue.

Nancy graduated from Lewiston High School and earned a college degree. She married Dean Gregory and has a son, Gary Gregory, and one granddaughter, Kyndal.

In her younger days, Nancy was an accomplished golfer. She was a longtime member of the local Tsceminicum Club and enjoyed history books and travel.

The public is welcome to a birthday celebration at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., Lewiston. Reservations are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

> Jan. 13 Donna Neumayer, 90 Donna Neumayer of Lewiston turns 90 this month.

She was born in 1927 in Astoria, Ore., and spent her early years in Skamokawa, Wash., on a dairy farm with her parents and sister. The family moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, where she attended high school. Following graduation, she attended Washington State University. Returning to Bonners Ferry, she married her high school sweetheart, John Neumayer, when he returned from World War II. John and Donna raised their three children in Lewiston, and Donna worked as office manager for Valley Ear, Nose and Throat until her retirement in 1989.

During their early retirement years, she and John enjoyed traveling with their family and friends. John passed away Nov. 5, 2016.

Donna was a volunteer at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for many years and was active in All Saints Catholic Church.

She enjoys spending time with family and friends and making new friends at Royal Plaza Retirement Center in Lewiston.

She will be honored at an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 14 at the center’s activity room at 2870 Juniper Drive.

> Jan. 15 Virginia Maurer, 95 Virginia Maurer of Lewiston was born in 1922 in Gary, Ind. Virginia held several interesting jobs after graduating from high school in 1940, including work for Bear Brand Hosiery Co., Kingsbury Ammunition Plant and U.S. Steel Co. She married Bill Maurer in 1946. Bill died in 1991. They had three sons (two are deceased) and four grandchildren (two deceased).

Virginia gets around in an electric wheelchair and enjoys senior group activities and friends. She likes this part of the country and its beauty, but keeps in touch with nieces and nephews back in Indiana.

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> Jan. 21 Edna Webber, 80

Edna Mae Webber of Lewiston was born Jan. 18, 1937, in Clarkston, the first child of Merle and Arlene Appleford Graham. She spent her early years on the Snake and Salmon rivers with her parents tending sheep.

In 1942, she moved to Forest, Idaho, to attend school, and graduated there from eight grade in 1950. She attended high school in Winchester and Culdesac, graduating from Winchester as salutatorian in 1954.

In April 1957, Edna married Walter Webber in Lewiston. They were married for 51 years before Walt’s death.

Their children include Gary, Cheryll, Audrey, Jeff and Joyce. They also have 15 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Edna attended Lewis-Clark State College from 1970-74, graduating with a degree in social studies. In 1978, she went to work for Lewis County and retired from there as a residential appraiser in December 1998.

Edna enjoys sewing, family history, attending local county fairs and being the “Cookie Lady” for KRLC radio and the Columbia River Cowboy Gathering.

A no-gifts celebration will be 1-4 p.m.

Jan. 21 at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St.

Jeanne Schrempp, 89 Jeanne Zellerhoff Schrempp of Lewiston was born in 1928 in Colton.

She lost her mother at an early age and helped tend her family of eight siblings on the family farm.

Jeanne married Jerome Schrempp in October 1950, and they recently celebrated 66 years of marriage. They still live in their Orchards home of as many years.

Together they raised four daughters, and they enjoy their seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Jeanne and her daughter Joan taught Sunday school for 40 years. Jeanne and her sisters played piano and entertained at charitable events for many satisfying years as well.

Jeanne enjoys family get-togethers, outings, singing and playing piano. She will celebrate her birthday with her family.

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> Jan. 23 Dede Miller, 86

Dede (Watkins) Miller was born in 1931 in Lewiston, where she now lives. She grew up in Asotin, graduating from Asotin High School, where she was a majorette. She served as Queen of the Asotin County Fair in 1949.

Dede was married to the late Norman Miller. They had four children — Linda Clausen, Norman Miller, Dave Miller and Sue Miller — and numerous grandchildren.

Dede worked as a housewife and mother > Jan. 20 for most of her adult life. Later in life, she Irene Bennett, 92 worked at the Lewiston Kmart for 10 years.

Irene (Smith) Bennett of Lewiston Among her interests are reading, puzzles was born in 1925 in Delaugna, Colo. and crafts, including plastic canvas work.

She attended elementary school in She was an accomplished baker, baking Weippe from the third to sixth grades. frequent pies, cakes and cookies.

She went to seventh grade in Orofino, The public is welcome to attend a birththen back to Weippe, graduating from day celebration at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at from high school in 1943.

Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., Irene was married to Jackson L. Lewiston. Reservations are requested by Bennett for more than 50 years. He calling (208) 743-4545. died in 1995. Because he was in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years, the family > Jan. 26 moved a lot. They have four children: Frankie Anderson, 90 Sheron Porter, Ruth Arnzen, Tom Bennett and David Bennett. Irene Frankie Anderson of Lewisalso has six grandchildren, 15 greatton will celebrate her birthday grandchildren and two great-greatthis month. grandchildren.

She and her twin sister were As a military wife, Irene was a born Jan. 26, 1927, to Guy and homemaker, taking care of her husRhoda Wall in Winlock, Wash. band and family and coordinating the She remained in Winlock many relocations of the family. She until moving to Lewiston in also took care of her mother, Frances 1950. She went to work for Pacific Northwest Smith, for 18 years.

Bell in 1957, and retired from there in 1982.

She has had many interests over After retiring, she began volunteer work the years. She participated in campas a “pink lady” at St. Joseph Regional ing, fishing and hunting with her fam- Medical Center in Lewiston. Before stepping ily. She enjoyed yard work, raising down in 2015, she logged 19,800 hours of flowers, canning and making wonder- volunteer time there, especially many hours ful pies and jams. She enjoys reading in the hospital’s Elizabeth Gift Shop. westerns and gospel country music.

In her younger years, she enjoyed scrapThe public is welcome to attend a booking, knitting and flower gardening, and birthday celebration at 2:30 p.m. Jan. she is a former member of the Telephone 23 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vine- Pioneers of the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. yard Ave., Lewiston. Reservations are She has two sons, one daughter, seven requested by calling (208) 743-4545. grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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Birthdays > Jan. 27 Wendell R. “Toby” Van Leuven, 90 Toby Van Leuven of Lewiston was born Jan. 27, 1927, to Emil Van Leuven and Hazel Hadfield Van Leuven in their farmhouse in Utah.

During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17, before completing high school. He served for two years until the war ended.

He earned his GED certificate, during his service as a police officer in Pocatello. He attained the rank of lieutenant and attended the FBI academy for police personnel in Quantico, Va. He retired after 25 years.

Since that time, Toby owned a bar and grill in Rockland, Idaho, for a couple of years, then worked as a golf course groundskeeper in American Falls, Idaho, and at Bryden Canyon Golf in Lewiston.

He will celebrate his birthday with family and friends in Lewiston.

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R eg i o n a l S en ior Meal Site s 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) 289-5031, meals at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Kamiah Senior Center

125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 935-0244, meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Lewiston Community Center 1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 743-6983, meals at noon on Mondays, Tues-

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Moscow Senior Center

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412 E. Third St., Moscow, (208) 882-1562, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Pullman Senior Center

501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465, meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays

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Orchards United Methodist Church

1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201, meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Orofino Senior Center

930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 476-4328, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays

Palouse Senior Meals

220 E. Main St., Palouse, (509) 878-2301, meals at noon on Wednesdays

Pomeroy Senior Center

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

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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) 758-3816, meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center

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Ja n u ary B rief s Lewiston Parks & Rec plans activities Activities offered this month 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.

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Activities offered at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, include: l Foot care: By appointment Mondays at (509) 330-1857, and Wednesdays at (208) 743-1459 (private pay, sliding fee scale is available) l Painting class: Noon-3:30 p.m.

Mondays l Line Dancing: 10:15-11:15 a.m.

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l Fitness class: 10:15-11:15 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

Sixth Street Senior Center plans activities Activities planned at the center, 832 Sixth St. in Clarkston, (509) 7586872, include: l Coffee and cookies: 10 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday l Foot care: 9:30 a.m. by appointment (509) 552-0545 l Live music: 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays l Dancing: 7-10 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays; suggested donation, $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. Information for the February issue must be received by 5 p.m. Jan. 23.

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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 Spaghetti/green beans/

cabbage salad/garlic bread/fruit

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

9 Chicken enchiladas/carrots/

10 Meat loaf/mashed potatoes/

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

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17 Chicken parmesan/rice/

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

23 Tuna tetrazzini/broccoli/

24 Spaghetti/carrots/cabbage

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

30 Taco pie/corn/refried beans/

31 Teriyaki chicken/rice/corn/

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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 3 Pork chops with stuffing and gravy/green beans/veggie gelatin/applesauce/roll

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12 Baked fish/jojos/carrots/manda-

13 Potato-and-bacon soup/

19 Chili dogs/cucumbers/cranberry

20 Cheddar medley soup/salad

26 Spaghetti with meat sauce/

27 Chicken-with-wild rice

rin oranges poke cake

salad bar/Texas toast bar/Texas toast

soup/salad bar/Texas toast

winter mix veggies/beets/gelatin with fruit/Texas toast

31 Roast pork/mashed potatoes with

gravy/carrots/juice/roll/cake and ice cream

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 3 Spaghetti with meat sauce/garlic

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veggies

26 Baked cod fillet/au gratin potatoes/

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dill-apple salad/orange wedges/roll

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9 Tater tot casserole/green beans/

spinach salad/vanilla pudding

16 Pineapple chicken over rice/

broccoli and cauliflower

23 Roasted pork/herbed potatoes/

cauliflower/chocolate pudding

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California-blend veggies/coleslaw/grapes

18 Taco with fresh veggies/refried

beans/rice/pears

25 Lemon-herb chicken/veggies/

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banana/chocolate cookie

6 Pork fried rice/egg roll/steamed

broccoli/peaches

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13 Breakfast pizza/cantaloupe/

green salad/orange juice

20 Chicken pot pie/green salad/

fruit cocktail in strawberry gelatin

27 Tuna noodle bake/cucumber

salad/cresent roll/peaches

30 Beef stroganoff over egg noodles/

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saturday

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

hot: Meatloaf/ mashed potatoes/veggies sack: Ham-andcheese sandwich/ carrot-raisin salad/ apple or orange

hot: Lasagna/ veggies sack: Seafoodsalad croissant/green salad/cobbler

hot: Barbecue pork loin/ potato/veggies sack: Roast beefand-cheese sandwich/ coleslaw/cookies

hot: Barbecue ribs/mac-andcheese/veggies sack: Krab-salad sandwich/spinach salad/cobbler

hot: Torellini alfredo/veggies sack: Curried chicken-salad sandwich/relish plate/ pudding

hot: Chicken parmesan/ pasta/veggies sack: Tuna salad sandwich/marinated tomatoes and cucumbers/crisped-rice treat

hot: Teriyaki chicken/rice/ potatoes/ veggies veggies sack: Turkey-andsack: Bologna-andcheese sandwich/ cheese sandwich/pasta cottage cheese/ salad/cake fruit cup

9

hot: Glazed hot: Pot roast/ 16 potato/veggies ham/potato/ veggies sack: Eggsack: Roast beef-and- salad sandwich/ cheese sandwich/potato green salad/gelatin salad/cookies hot: Chicken-

thursday

hot: Brisket/ potato/ veggies sack: Pastrami-andcheese sandwich/ spinach salad/ cookies

15

22 fried steak/pota-

wednesday

hot: Mac-andcheese/ham/ veggies sack: Egg-salad sandwich/relish plate with dressing/pudding

2

8

tuesday

hot: Mac-and-

23 cheese/ham/

veggies sack: Egg-salad sandwich/relish plate with dressing/pudding hot: Chicken

30 parmesan/

pasta/veggies sack: Tuna salad sandwich/marinated tomatoes and cucumbers/crisped-rice treat

3

hot: Salisbury

10 steak/mashed

hot: Penne pasta with chicken/veggies sack: Pastami-andcheese sandwich/cottage cheese/apricots

17

hot: Brisket/

24 potato/

veggies sack: Pastrami-andcheese sandwich/ spinach salad/

4

11

5

12

hot: Roast

18 turkey/mashed

potatoes/veggies sack: Chicken-salad sandwich/carrot-raisin salad/applesauce

hot: Beef stro-

19 ganoff/noodles/

veggies sack: ham-and-cheese sandwich/pasta salad/ brownie

hot: Chicken

25 cordon bleu/

rice/veggies sack: Chicken-salad sandwich/pasta salad/ brownie

hot: Meatloaf/

26 mashed pota-

toes/veggies sack: Ham-andcheese sandwich/ carrot-raisin salad/

6

13

hot: Barbecue

20 chicken/mac-and-

cheese/veggies sack: Tuna-salad sandwich/marinated cucumbers/cake hot: Lasagna/

27 veggies

sack: Seafoodsalad croissant/green salad/cobbler

7

hot: Tuna-

14 noodle casse-

role/veggies sack: Ham-andcheese sandwich/ three-bean salad/ brownie

hot: Lasagna/ veggies sack: Bolognaand-cheese/coleslaw/ cookies

21

hot: Barbecue

28 pork loin/

potato/veggies sack: Roast beefand-cheese sandwich/ coleslaw/cookies

hot: Salisbury steak/mashed potatoes/ veggies sack: Bologna-andcheese sandwich/pasta salad/cake

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