Golden Times, December 2017

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Lost & found Siblings reunite six decades

after being separated / PAGES 11-15

ACHY JOINTS? BLAME THE WEATHER PAGE 3

QUICK TRIP TO COLORADO PAGE 5

BOOMERS STILL DRIVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY PAGE 6

BIRTHDAYS PAGE 7

BRIEFS PAGES 8-9

CAN YOU HELP? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PAGE 10

AGEISM — SO PREVALENT WE DON’T EVEN SEE IT PAGES 16-18

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TIMES A monthly magazine for the region’s seniors

DECEMBER 4, 2017 / VOL. 27, NO. 12

SOCIAL SECURITY GIVES, MEDICAL EXPENSES TAKE AWAY PAGES 20-21

SENIOR MEAL MENUS PAGES 23-24

Birthday index: Page 7 ............................. Leita Beard Laura Thompson Lawrence Wassmuth Hat Hatfield John Morbeck Sr.

DON’T GET BURNED JANUARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS: Send your information to Golden Times by 5 p.m. Dec. 15.

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Ageism is so prevalent we don’t even recognize it ...................... 16 Auto industry is still driven by the baby boomers........................ 6 Birthdays ....................................................................................... 7 Briefs ..........................................................................................8-9 Crossword / solution .............................................................. 22/10 Cryptofun ............................................................................... 20/21 Health care: Merge the VA and Pentagon systems? ................... 20 Meal site list ................................................................................ 23 Meeting calendar .........................................................................17 Meals on Wheels / senior meal menus ..................................23/24 Quick Trip to Colorado ................................................................. 5 Social Security generally eaten up by medical costs................... 19 Sudoku / solution .................................................................... 21/7 Volunteer Opportunities ............................................................ 10 Weather fingered in joint inflammation ...................................... 3 Word scramble .............................................................................. 3 Word search / solution .............................................................. 4/8

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Bear Creek Falls spills out beneath the “Million Dollar Highway,” between Ouray and Silverton, Colo. The wagon road was completed in the late 1880s at a cost of nearly $10,000 per mile by transportation pioneer Otto Mears. His original toll bridge at these falls — placed well above the Umcompahgre River canyon — made it impossible to get through without paying $5 per wagon team, and $1 for each head of livestock. A single horse-and-rider was charged 50 cents. Today, Highway 550 has few guardrails, allowing snow to be plowed directly off the sides. The drive provides spectacular views of the Victorian village of Ouray and the San Jan Mountains.

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WHEN: May 2017 PLANE, TRAIN OR AUTOMOBILE: Train and automobile. WORST MEMORY: A late spring snow storm that dropped 6-plus inches of heavy, wet snow on the highway around Silverton for our first trip across the passes between Ouray, Silverton and into Durango.

Steep rock walls straight down to the river show how little light reaches the Gunnison River at the bottom of the canyon, giving it the name Black Canyon. The walls average 2,000 feet tall, with only 40 feet separating the North and South walls in a section aptly called “The Narrows.” The Painted Wall in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is 2,300 feet tall. The patterns were created when molten rock was squeezed into fractures and joints in the existing rock, then cooled and hardened. The pattern is three-dimensional, so when a section breaks off, a new pattern is revealed. It is one of the few canyon walls that sees full sun.

BEST MEMORY: Riding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad from Durango to Silverton and back.

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gage Railway (DSNGR) steam engine puffs along the High Line, a rock ledge 240 feet above the Animas River, as it makes its way to one of the many tight turns that a narrow gauge train can maneuver. The train has been featured in many movies, including “Denver & Rio Grande,” “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid,” and “Around the World in 80 Days.”

TOP STOP: Driving the “Million Dollar Highway” (Highway 550) and experiencing the amazing engineering feat. Allow plenty of time for traveling the narrow, winding road when traveling between Ouray and Durango. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose, Colo., was an interesting stop. Joan Bowen photos

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With Pigeon Peak in the background, the DSNGR moves into snow on the way to Silverton. The train makes a 90-mile round-trip run between Durango and Silverton along the Animas. Passengers are treated to stunning views on the trip, which includes time to visit the historic mining town of Silverton, elevation 9,300 feet.

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Boomers, not millennials, most influence auto industry By Casey Williams of the Chicago Tribune

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or baby boomers, the automobile has always been a symbol of style and freedom. The generation of 76.4 million born between 1946 and 1964 who once romped in the back seats of their parents’ station wagons has determined what we drive for over a halfcentury. With advanced technology and designs catering to this demographic, boomers will influence our rides long past when they hang up their key chains. In their youth, baby boomers were enticed with a Jetsonsonian future in which turbine-powered cars like GM’s 1956 Firebird II concept drove themselves. Reality has been slow to catch up. “This generation was born into economic prosperity,� said Sheryl Connelly, a futurist for Ford Motor Co. “They witnessed the first man on the moon. They believe anything is possible.� Former Ford and Chrysler executive Lee Iacocca anticipated baby boomers wanted to drive something fun with the 1964 Mustang, which created an entirely new segment and established a benchmark for accessible American sports cars. In its first three years, the Mustang sold 1,288,557 copies compared with just 74,224 Corvettes during the same period. “Our market researchers confirmed that the youthful image of the new decade had a firm basis in demographic reality,� Iacocca wrote in his autobiography. “Millions of teenagers

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boomer-driven SUV boom. “Cars became such an important marker for them� Connelly said. “It was romanticized with independence, an opening gateway to freedom and an extension of effort, work ethic, and aspirations. In the ’80s, their families’ formative years, the minivan had appeal. Then, came SUVs that fell under the umbrella of ‘no boundaries, no limitations.’ � In middle age, boomers embraced crossovers, which first outsold cars in 2016. That trend is not waning. Larger crossovers are ideal for those with kids still at home while smaller ones allow boomers to downsize with space for grandchildren and leisure pursuits. “They’re in their 70s now and are aging quite

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to shape what’s being offered in new cars. According to AAA, 80 percent of people in their 70s suffer from arthritis and inflammation that makes moving difficult. Weaker muscles and reduced flexibility inhibit ability to grip the steering wheel and press pedals. As a result, those over 75 face increased fatality rates per mile traveled. Today’s vehicles offer around-view cameras, rear cross path detection, and parking sensors to ease maneuvers. On the road, blind spot warnings, collision alert systems, and crash mitigation braking help avoid mishaps. “Safety features aid awareness,� Caldwell said. “Driving assistance features will be helpful — especially as mobility becomes challenging. When it is difficult to turn your head, a backup camera and parking sensors will be helpful.� While the features are luxurious, AAA recommends heated steering wheels and seats, and lumbar support to soothe arthritis and back pain. Auto power tailgates require no strength, while leatherwrapped steering wheels are easier for aging hands to grip. Leather seats make it easier to slide in and out. Baby boomers once again are steering the automotive industry into giving them what they want and will have a far greater impact on the cars we drive than did their parents. This is not a generation that will quietly hand over the keys to their children. And they

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Lawrence Wassmuth of Grangeville was born at home in 1920 in Greencreek to Clemens and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Wassmuth. He graduated in 1939 with the first class to attend all four years at Greencreek High School. For several years, Lawrence was a pitcher for the Greencreek baseball team. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radar operator on the aircraft carrier USS Sitko Bay in the Pacific. After completing his military service, he worked as a sawyer in the Grangeville sawmills for 40 years, missing only 6 ½ days of work in his career. Lawrence married Dorothy Wilson at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Greencreek on Dec. 29, 1948. Dorothy died in 2014. Lawrence has six daughters and three sons, 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He follows Gonzaga basketball on TV and the Grangeville Bulldogs on the radio. Lawrence enjoys Grangeville Border Days, and he always watches the parade from the same seat on Main Street, so family and friends can find him to share a hug and a visit. His family is planning a July birthday celebration.

Gene “Hat” Hatfield of Lewiston was born in 1936 at home in Parkdale, Ore. It was the height of the Depression, and his parents couldn’t afford the 16-mile drive to the hospital. Hat attended Parkdale Grade School, then grades 6 through 9 at Parkdale High School. In 1952, the Parkdale and Odell, Ore., schools were consolidated into a new high school called Wy’East High, where he attended through graduation in 1955. He was married for 16 years, and had a son and daughter. He has four grandchildren. Hat served in the U.S. Army from 1960-62. He was a 2nd Division Soldier of the Month six times and was promoted to Sergeant E5 in 16 months. Afterwards, he was an insurance broker for 18 years. Hat was an avid skier, enjoyed golf and tennis and was on the tennis team in high school. He did white-water rafting and was a tour guide for two years. He been very involved in the LewisClark Model Train Club since 2013. Hat will be honored at a celebration at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wedgewood Terrace, 2114 Vineyard Ave., along with other birthday celebrants. The public is welcome to attend; reservations are requested by calling (208) 743-4545.

John Morbeck Sr. of Lewiston was born in 1929 in Uniontown and graduated from St. Boniface High School in 1948. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Army and spent time in the Korean conflict. When he returned home, he worked as a welder for various companies and in 1971 opened his own shop, John’s Welding, in Lewiston. John’s wife, Eileen, died in 1993, and in 2000, he married Peggy Kammers. Since his retirement, he and Peggy enjoy spending time in their fifth-wheel trailer at family property along Freeman Creek. He’s a member of All Saints Catholic Church, sings in the All Saints Choir, and has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 69 years. John has two children, six stepchildren, 18 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and three greatgreat-grandchildren. ——— To submit birthdays: Birthday announcements starting at age 70 and every year after will be accepted for free publication in the month of the birthday only. Length limit is 200 words. All submissions must include the name and phone number of the person submitting information. Photos are welcome. To have photos returned, please include a stamped, selfaddressed envelope. Submissions may be sent to goldentimes@lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. Questions may be directed to editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@ lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2241. January birthday announcements must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 15.

Laura (Ramsland) > dec. 6 Thompson of Lewsiton was born in 1923 in Almont, Leita Beard, 99 N.D., a small town seven Leita Beard was born in miles north 1918 at Weiser, Idaho, to of Belmont. Harry and Martha (GorShe atdon) Swisher. She had an tended older sister, elementary LaVera. school in The family Underwood, moved to N.D., middle Paradise, school in Ore., and Leith, N.D., and returned a brother, to Almont for high school. Bob, was Laura married Theodore born. Thompson on April 2, 1953. The children went to He died after they had grade school at Deer been married for 46 years. Creek school near ParaShe has five children dise and high school at — three boys and two girls the nearby town of Flora. — four grandchildren and Leita completed her senior two great-grandchildren. year in Enterprise, Ore., Laura worked for about staying with Dr. and Mrs. three years as a waitress Hocket, working for her in Almont. After marryroom and board. She then ing, she was busy being a completed two years of wife, mother and homebusiness college at Lamaker on a farm. Grande, Ore. She has always loved Leita married Leo craftwork and baking, esBeard of Paradise in pecially her special lefsa, 1941. They built a home a Norwegian treat. She enin Lostine, Ore., and joys reading, doing word two daughters, Carolyn search puzzles, working on and Sharon, were born her plastic canvas needlewhile there. work and spending time Leo and Leita logged with her family. and ranched for many Laura will be honored at years in Wallowa and a celebration at 2:30 p.m. Asotin counties. Leo Dec. 18 at Wedgewood Terdied in July. They were race, 2114 Vineyard Ave., married 76 years. Leita along with other December lives along Asotin Creek birthday celebrants. The with three grandsons public is welcome to attend; and five great-grandreservations are requested children nearby. by calling (208) 743-4545.

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Christmas Connection/ Toys for Tots programs seek help Christmas Connection program organizers are seeking donations for this year’s Toys for Tots and food gifts for the less fortunate in the LewistonClarkston Valley. Donations provide a community dinner for families, grocery gift cards and new toys for children 15 and younger. St. Vincent de Paul and Toys for Tots will distribute donations gathered through Christmas Connection events Saturday in Lewiston. A dinner open to anyone is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at All Saints Catholic School gym in 641 Fifth Ave. Families must be signed up for the gift program, with pickup at the St. Stanislaus Parish center, 633 Fifth Ave. According to a news release, the annual distribution is entirely funded by individual and business donors, and 100 percent of donated money goes directly to local families in need. New toys also are welcome, and all donations can be mailed to or dropped off at St. Vincent de Paul, 604 Second St., Clarkston, WA 99403. Volunteers also are welcome to help put on the community dinner. Questions and names of families in need also may be directed to Sharon Berry or Betty Riebe at (509) 758-7061.

Seniors welcome to take part in Asotin County Library activities The Asotin County Library has a handful of free adult events planned for this month: l Family Christmas craft workshop:

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Projects for all ages, 6-8 tonight l The Job & Career Catalyst Center: Available at 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. l Holiday hours: Closed Dec. 25 for Christmas and Jan. 1, 2018, for New Year’s Day Activities are at the downtown branch of the Asotin County Library at 417 Sycamore St., Clarkston, (509) 7585454. The Heights branch is at 2036 Fourth Ave., Clarkston, (509) 758-4601; and the Asotin branch is at 215 Second St., Asotin, (509) 243-6010.

Lewiston library plans activities The Lewiston City Library has a handful of free adult events planned for this month. l Holiday songs and winter wassail: Hot cider will be served as Lewiston High School’s Gold Voices sings holiday songs; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday l Coffee & Books: Read and discuss “Today Will be Different” by Maria Semple; 10 a.m. Friday l Library board meeting: 5 p.m. Dec. 13 in the library meeting room l Holiday hours: Closed Dec. 2325 for Christmas and Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day l 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.lewiston library.org, is normally open 10 a.m. to 8 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@ cityoflewiston.org.

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B r i ef s Fun at the Parks & Rec A Christmas floral arrangement class is planned for 6:15 p.m. Dec. 20 at Floral Artistry, 1008 Main St., Lewiston. Mike Hollenbeck will provide materials and instruction for making a fresh flower arrangement. Cost is $50 per person or $90 for two. Registration is due Dec. 14. Regular weekly activities at the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department include: l Line dancing: 10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays l Pinochle: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays l Painting group: noon Thursdays l Bridge: noon Fridays l 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 LewistonClarkston 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; by calling (208) 746-2313; or online at www.cityoflewiston.org/parksandrec.

Lewiston Parks & Rec plans jaunts Residents 50 and older are eligible to take part in trips being planned by the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department. All trips begin at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. Registration is required and can be completed at the Parks and Rec office between 8 a.m.

and 5 p.m. weekdays; by calling (208) 746-2313; or online at www.cityoflewiston. org/parksandrec. Monthly Lunches: Explore local and regional eateries on the first Friday of every month. Cost: $15 per person covers transportation but not meals. l Jan. 5: The Lunch Box Deli & BBQ in north Lewiston features Texas-style barbecue. Registration deadline: Jan. 2 Other trips: l View the Holiday Lights of the LewistonClarkston Valley: Departure time: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13. Registration deadline: Dec. 11 Cost: $25 per person covers transportation and refreshments l Bavarian Ice Festival: An overnight trip to Leavenworth is Jan. 13-14. Festivities include a snow sculpture competition, IceFest games and activities, a snowmobile sled pull, chain saw ice carving, and more. Departure time: To be determined. Cost: $250 per person covers transportation and hotel stay, but not meals. Registration deadline: Wednesday

Valley Community Center offers activities Activities offered at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, include: l Foot care: By appointment Mondays, (509) 330-1857, and Wednesdays, (208) 7431459; call for cost l Painting class: Noon to 3:30 p.m. Mondays l Fitness class: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays l Pinochle: 12:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays l Line dancing: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays l Blood pressure checks: 11:30 a.m. Thursdays

l Bridge: 12:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. l Senior meals: Noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at VCC and Asotin Methodist Church, 313 Second St., Asotin

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Sharon Richardson (front right) of Lewiston was adopted and separated from her siblings at a young age, but later reconnected with sisters Sandy Ellenberger (back left) and Kathy Beeman. Finally, they all reunited with their youngest brother, Rex, this past spring. Here, the four look at photos during a visit to Richardson’s house in Lewiston in September. A fifth sibling, Gary Lauritsen, didn’t make the trip.

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hen you haven’t seen your down their youngest brother, Rex Bolen. brother in 59 years — a lifeUntil this past spring. time of hoping and searching — expectations of meeting * * * * * again on this Earth grow dim. efore April of this year, the story by You learn to not last time the five siblings MICHELLE SCHMIDT dwell on it. You get on with life. had been together was photos by But that dream, it just won’t quit. around 1957. They lived with BARRY KOUGH By age 9, Sharon Richardson their parents, Edward and of Lewiston was separated from Jewel Lauritsen, in Walla Walla OF THE TRIBUNE both parents and all four of her at the time. Edward Lauritsen siblings. Names changed, famiworked as a magnetic crane lies moved, and information that could help operator at a scrap metal yard, which reunite the children was kept from them supplied a number of the children’s toys. — at least for a time. By their 20s, the four Jewel Lauritsen was often out of the oldest children had found their way back to each other. But they weren’t able to track See BROTHERLY LOVE, on Page 12 GOLDEN TIMES

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Continued from Page 11 house. Richardson remembers the time only vaguely. “We fended for ourselves quite a bit,” she said. Once when her mom was at the neighbor’s house, Richardson was helping her younger sister get a still-hot frying pan from a shelf high above the wood stove to fix something to eat. Using her dress as a hot pad, Richardson reached for it, but the pan flipped over, spilling scalding grease over her hand. She was badly burned but afraid of the scolding she’d get by bothering her mom next door. She went over anyway and got help. The family scraped by in this way until the day Jewel Lauritsen left, taking the oldest child, now Sandy Ellenberger, with her. Richardson was around 7 at the time. She remembers her father loading up the rest of the kids and leaving them at a home some distance away. Richardson’s understanding was that he was going to get Ellenberger back, and she remembers crying and begging him to take her with him. He didn’t return. Whether he had really intended to come back, Richardson doesn’t know. But when he didn’t retrieve his children, they ended up in state care. Richardson didn’t see him again until a court hearing. She was sitting on a hard wooden bench. He told the court he thought it was better for the kids to be adopted out. * * * * *

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Beeman, a year younger than Richardson, was adopted next, by a family in Grandview. The family wished to adopt both girls, Richardson said, but it wasn’t permitted. Someone in the state system decided the sisters should be separated because Beeman was said to dominate her sister. Richardson says the opposite was true. The arbitrary decision was a painful one for the close-knit pair. The day her sister was taken away, Richardson sat by the window watching and crying, knowing she wasn’t coming back.

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ichardson’s oldest sister was still living with her mom. Her older brother, Gary Lauritsen, was placed in a state-operated facility. He had mild special needs, although he was able to live on his own later in life and was married for a time. Richardson and her two younger siblings, Kathy Beeman and Bolen, were kept together and shuffled around to a couple of foster homes. Richardson remembers most of the caregivers they stayed with during that period as being “really mean” and described hiding out with her siblings in a woodshed. The hope was for the three to be adopted together, but it’s difficult enough to find a family willing to adopt one older child, much less three of them. At age 3, Bolen, was the first to be adopted, by a family from outside the Walla Walla area.

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The five siblings got together in April for the first in almost 60 years at Kathy Beeman’s home in Mabton, Wash. From left are Beeman, who was the one to finally track her youngest brother down; Sharon Richardson of Lewiston; oldest brother Gary Lauritsen of Stanfield, Ore.; Rex Bolen of Puyallup, Wash.; and Sandy Ellenberger of Stanfield.

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1959, Walt and Helen Bargewell visited an adoption agency. They were there because Helen Bargewell decided she wanted a little girl for her birthday. The two had grown children from previous marriages. They were drawn to a photo of a girl with blond hair and a sweet smile. That girl was Richardson, then 9. She met the couple and told them they could adopt her if they bought her a new bike. They agreed, and Richardson moved to

their home in Yakima. She got along well with her new dad, Walt Bargewell, and the two grew close. Though Helen Bargewell did her best, Richardson said, she could be controlling and verbally abusive. From the moment Richardson entered their home, her new mom began removing every connection she had with her past. Her mother wanted her to forget everything that had happened, Richardson said, and to start fresh and build a new life as a Bargewell. The woman who adopted Beeman wanted the sisters to maintain contact, but Helen Bargewell refused. When her sister’s family would visit the Bargewell’s bar and restaurant — her sister’s favorite place to eat — Bargewell would send Richardson downstairs or out to a movie so the two wouldn’t meet. The few family mementos Richardson had left included a photo of her sister, that she would look at while hiding under her blankets and crying. When her mom found out, she took the photo away. The girls had been given matching dolls, but Richardson’s was taken away and given to her aunt. The aunt, who didn’t approve of the forced separation, kept the doll and returned it to

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hings changed after Richardson’s family moved to Seattle when she was around 12. At about age 15, a cousin told her where her sister lived and her new last name. Richardson wrote it down in hopes she would be able to find her someday. When her mother discovered the information, she was angry; but the incident may have convinced her it was only a matter of time until the sisters found each other. For whatever reason, she eventually relented and arranged for Richardson to meet her sister when she came to Seattle for an ear surgery. Richardson was 16, her sister was 15. “I was really excited,” Richardson remembered, but it was also a bit awkward. She and Beeman hadn’t seen each other for seven years and were M O N D A Y, D E C E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 7

The only items the sisters had to assist them in their search for their brother Rex, shown as a toddler in this photo, were his birth name and date.

Sharon Richardson (left) and her sister Kathy Beeman bought matching outfits when they reunited as teens.

very different people. Beeman wore makeup and fixed her hair nicely; Richardson didn’t. Beeman was quiet, and the more talkative Richardson couldn’t get much out of her. Richardson now realizes her sister was just more reserved, but at the time she didn’t know what to make of it. “We didn’t know each other,” Richardson said. During the visit, the two went to downtown Seattle and got matching outfits. Richardson doesn’t remember writing her afterwards, but soon after Beeman joined them on a family vacation, and the two became close again. When Richardson was a sophomore in high school, her adopted dad died. At the end of the school year, Helen Bargewell and Richardson moved to Lewiston. Now just three hours from her sister in Grandview, Richardson remembers numerous trips to visit Beeman. The two eventually decided to find their biological parents. Richardson didn’t remember much from her childhood, but Beeman recalled visitM O N D A Y, D E C E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 7

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dward Lauritsen was still in the Walla Walla area and was happy to be reunited with his now-grown children. He told Richardson that he knew she would come find him. She had been his favorite, her siblings told her later. If ever they wanted permission or a treat, Richardson would be sent to ask. After finding their father, the sisters also reunited with their mother and older sister and brother, who were living in the Yakima area. All six were together long enough for a picture — but there was still one family member missing. Richardson and Beeman worked hard to locate their youngest brother. They visited the courthouse more than once and were told there were no records for him. Richardson is unsure if the records didn’t exist or if they just lacked the legal authority to see them.

By then, each of the sisters had married and began families of their own. After hitting so many roadblocks, they were forced to put the search on hold. The youngest brother was never forgotten, but they didn’t know how to find him. Later in life, they searched the internet for him. But armed with only his birth date and first and middle name — which might easily have been changed — they got nowhere. At one point they even dreamed about trying to get on “Oprah” for a family reunion show, but that didn’t happen either. They didn’t know it at the time, but through their long wait for answers, modern science and technology was catching up with them.

life. The first hint he had of it was when he was around 8 or 9 and had been pestering his brother, who was three years older. “He told me, ‘Leave me alone; you’re not my brother, you were adopted,’ ” Bolen said, in a phone interview. Bolen retaliated and then dismissed the idea. It didn’t resurface until he was 16 and had to get a copy of his birth certificate for a job. When he saw it, he realized his brother had been right; but the news didn’t seem to affect him much. He just went on with life. Bolen joined the military nine days after turning 18 and made a career of it. He thought about his biological family off and on. He once clipped a newspaper article about siblings that had been reunited * * * * * after being adopted out as children — but he delayed pursuing a eanwhile, Bolen was living search of his own. in Seattle with no idea anyThen in 2014, Washington one was looking for him. changed its rules on access to He had no memories of his adop- birth certificates. As a result, tion or life before it. He didn’t even know he was adopted until later in See BROTHERLY LOVE, on Page 14

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Continued from Page 13 those 18 and older could get their pre-adoption records. This allowed Bolen to learn his birth family’s last name. He also discovered he had a brother and two sisters. Though the number of sisters listed was incorrect, for the first time he knew he had biological siblings. Bolen did some research and joined ancestry.com in an effort to locate and find out more about his biological family. In March 2016, he took a DNA test. The test is commonly used to help determine a person’s ethnic background, but it can also help find possible relatives who also have done DNA testing through the website. After months of fruitless waiting for a possible match, Rex grew frustrated. By October 2016, he had stopped checking his account. * * * * *

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bout that same time, Beeman, who now lives in Mabton, Wash., was first hearing about ancestry.com’s DNA testing service through a friend who planned to try it. Beeman wasn’t interested. She was “too cheap,” she said in a phone interview, and looking for her brother was no longer at the forefront of her mind. But then curiosity got the best of her. The test results confirmed her Scandinavian heritage and listed possible degrees of relation with others who had taken the test. Among them was a match for a possible sibling. He even had the same first and middle name of her younger brother. Right away, Beeman sent a message through ancestry.com. There was no reply. She sent another.

A snapshot of the mostly reunited family shows (from left) the children’s mother Jewel, Sharon Richardson, father Ed, Kathy Beeman, Gary Lauritsen and Sandy Ellenberger with her two children. The only sibling missing was Rex, who wasn’t located until this year. He wasn’t able to meet his parents, who had died in the years since this picture was taken. Still no reply. In order to protect privacy, the site doesn’t provide additional contact information. Beeman wasn’t sure what to do next. She didn’t know how to reach the person. She didn’t know if it really was her brother, and she didn’t know how he’d respond even if he was. It looked like another dead end. A couple of months later, Beeman was talking with a grandchild who asked how the search was

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going. The discussion inspired her to try yet another online search, now that Beeman had a full name to work with. It seemed like a long shot since most people have traded in landlines for cell phones, but she was in for a happy surprise. A person with the same name and age range was living in the Seattle area. Beeman told Richardson what she’d found. She was scared to initiate contact, but Richardson urged her to at least call and leave a message. “It was a little unnerving,” Beeman said.

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was doubtful at first, but intrigued. He called back. Fifteen minutes after leaving the message, Beeman’s phone rang. It didn’t take long for the two to confirm that they were indeed brother and sister. “It’s bringing me to tears right now, just remembering that part,” Beeman said. “It was amazing, I didn’t expect it to happen. I was lucky to find my sisters, and I just thought that (finding my brother) wasn’t going to happen after all this time.” Beeman and Bolen talked for two hours, until the battery on Bolen’s phone died. As soon as she got off the phone, Beeman called Richardson. “I said, ‘You love me right? Well, now you really love me, because I just found your brother,’ ” Beeman said. Over the next couple of days, Richardson talked to Bolen, as did Ellenberger, the eldest sister, who now lives in Stanfield, Ore. Their conversations lasted more than an hour. Bolen had thought he had two sisters — now he had three. Even though he had no recollection of ever talking to them before, Bolen said it was like they’d known each other all their lives. “I was blown away. Talking to them, it felt like I’d talked to them earlier that week,” he said. “I don’t remember anything (prior to adoption), but it was like we’d never been apart.”

be closure,’ ” Richardson said. “But it turned out the opposite.” The siblings stay in regular contact through texting. “It’s amazing. It’s like we’re old friends,” Richardson said. “He calls me ‘Sis’.” Although it was a long, lonely road, Richardson doesn’t regret the way things panned out. “I’m thankful for my life lessons. It brought me full circle to see how God had his hand on me,” she said, “opening my heart and eyes to the one who loved me so unconditionally that he died for my sins.” She’s grateful, she said, to be born twice and adopted twice — first at age 9 into her second family and then at 26 “into the family of God.” Now her original family has been restored, too. In September, RichardWhen the five siblings finally reunited in April, they took lots of pictures and exchanged son visited Bolen in Puyalgifts, including angel of hope figurines given by Rex and Rosie Bolen. lup, and then he and his wife drove her back and stayed for a visit in LewisSoon after the initial said, ‘Thank you for not giv- have words for it.” connections were made ing up,’ ” Richardson said. He compared the experi- ton. Bolen’s wife has since told Richardson that he has over the phone, the siblings ence to television shows made plans to meet. Both * * * * * that portray similar types of changed since finding his siblings — he’s parents had since died, but reunions among more talkative in April, all five siblings oth Beeman and Bolen family memand open than were reunited — together doubt other people can bers — there’s before, she said. for the first time since understand what it’s just such a wide That first 1957. They met at Beelike to find a family memrange of emoweekend they man’s home. The meeting ber after so many years tions, he said. met, Richardlasted longer than they had unless they’ve experienced Richardson, son remembers planned. There was a lot of it themselves. Beeman said too, was initially talking, Richardson said. it was like having a empty nervous about making con- Bolen telling them the three To celebrate the ochole in you somehow — and tact. She had no idea what best moments of his life. “He said, ‘Marrying my casion, the siblings all that in reuniting, it’s like her brother would be like, wife, having my kids and exchanged gifts. Bolen and having the holes filled up. if he would want them in his wife, Rosie Bolen, pre“It was a very fulfilling his life — and if she would finding you guys.’ ” ——— sented each with an angel moment,” Beeman said. want him in hers. Schmidt can be reached at (208) of hope figurine. As for Bolen, “I can’t “I told myself, ‘At least 305-4578 or mschmidt@lmtribune.com. “They handed it to us and explain,” he said. “I don’t if it doesn’t work out, it’ll

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Those messages are found in jokes, insults, compliments and offhand remarks. They’re in the TV programs and commercials we watch (one study found that people who watched more TV held more anti-age biases). They’re posted on Facebook, which officially bans hate speech based on categories including race, nationality, religion and gender — but not age. They’re in the advertising claims that have built a $200 billion “anti-aging” industry of skin creams, Botox injections, hair coloring, hair restoration and cosmetic surgery. From childhood on, Americans receive messages that old age means “you’re unhealthy, your mind is shot, you’re boring, you’re depressed and sad and lonely,” said Sally Brown of St. Paul, who teaches a course called “Aging With Gusto” through the St. Paulbased Vital Aging Network. True, some older people are unhealthy or lonely — as are some young people. But similar characteristics are interpreted differently by age. A physically fit young person is healthy; a fit old person seems “younger.” A teenager losing the car keys is momentarily careless, an older person is developing dementia. Brown, who is 71, has been alert to cultural ageism for decades. She joined the anti-ageist Gray Panthers at age 36; after meeting some local members of the activist group, she decided they were “really cool people who were living their values.” (She eventually served as the chairman of the Panthers’ national board and as volunteer executive director.) “You see this ‘other’ category of people,” Brown said. “It happens when you’re younger and people are telling you about what old

means and you’re incorporating it. Assuming you live a while and become old, you turn it against yourself and it gets internalized.” Statements that denigrate older people’s functioning, thinking and appearance, advocates say, can lead to old people being stigmatized, isolated, ignored, politically disadvantaged and treated as “others.” Yet despite — or because of — the ubiquity of these messages, people rarely consider that they might be damaging. Compared with other common prejudices, ageism is rarely discussed. “Ageism is a thing, just like racism and sexism, and it’s been under the radar for, well, forever,” said Todd D. Nelson, a psychologist at California State University. While researching the psychology of prejudice in general, Nelson noticed the scarcity of information about ageism. So he published a book: “Ageism: Stereo­typing and Prejudice Against Older Persons.” “In my writing, I ask the very simple question, ‘Why are we hiding that we’re getting older?’ ” Nelson said. “It implies we’re ashamed of getting older, that it’s bad to get older. It’s so deeply embedded in our culture.” Biases take different forms with different targets, so comparisons aren’t always valid, but sometimes swapping groups in a statement can highlight offensiveness. A birthday card that says “ ‘Ha ha, too bad you’re Jewish,’ ” Nelson said, “wouldn’t go over so well.”

‘EVERYONE IS AGEIST’ Ageism is a weird prejudice in several respects. For one, it has an ironic aspect: It’s a bias held by younger people against a group to which they will eventually belong — if they’re lucky. Nelson has called it “prejudice against our feared future selves.”

Indeed, many old people themTHE NEW OLD selves are ageist, having spent Studying bias against old peotheir lives absorbing the same anti- ple is a relatively new phenomeaging messages as everyone else. non, partly because old people are “Everyone is ageist because we a relatively new phenomenon. For are all biased,” said Ashton Aphundreds of millennia, the averplewhite, author of age human lifespan “This Chair Rocks: rarely reached 40. From childhood on, A Manifesto Against There have always Americans receive Ageism” and a blog been some people messages that old of the same name. who lived well Everyday ageism beyond that age. age means “you’re is so widespread that born in 470 unhealthy, your mind Socrates, people tend to use B.C., died at 70 (of is shot, you’re boring, execution by poison“young” and “old” as almost synonymous you’re depressed and ing, not age). Harwith positive-versusriet Tubman, born in sad and lonely.” … negative traits. 1822, died at 91. “Someone will say, But 20th-century Similar characteristics ‘My mom is 94 but health care advanceare interpreted she’s not old,’ ” Apments and other differently by age. plewhite said. Wrong. factors caused life “She may be peppy, A physically fit young expectancy to skyshe may be having rocket. An American person is healthy; a wild sex every night, born in 1900 lived, fit old person seems on average, just she may be a lingerie model, she may be a “younger.” A teenager more than 47 years. marathon runner. But 1960, that numlosing the car keys is By she is old.” ber had jumped to momentarily careless, almost 70. Seemingly upbeat remarks about aging Meanwhile, old an older person is demay reflect ageism. people have become veloping dementia. “Fifty is the new more segregated. 30” is intended to Throughout most of Sally Brown of St. Paul, be a positive statehuman history, difwho teaches a course ment, Brown said. ferent generations called “Aging With Gusto” “Yet the reason it is usually lived topositive is because gether or nearby. But of ageism” — it’s assuming that the Industrial Revolution lured younger means better. younger people into cities for jobs, “It is also pretty ridiculous, in and urban living quarters couldn’t my mind, to think that 50 and 30 accommodate extended families, are equivalent in any real way,” Nelson said. Grandparents and Brown said. “That denies 20 years great-grandparents were transof life experience.” formed from familiar household Nor is the best defense to members into relatives who lived showcase old people performseparately and often distantly. ing unusual physical feats. As Nelson mentioned an even less Applewhite put it, “I do not like obvious reason for the changing the narrative that to age well is status of old people: the invento run marathons and look like a prom queen.” See Ageism, on Page 18

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> Continued from Page 17 tion of the printing press. Before then, old people were respected sources of valuable knowledge handed down from earlier generations and accumulated through their years of experience. Books made knowledge readily obtainable from strangers. This transition 500 years ago seems echoed in today’s supposed gap between “digital native” millennials and older people who, according to conventional wisdom, are technologically inept. Still another theory holds that ageism reflects our deep fears about dying. Death, once a normal household event, now usually occurs in nursing homes and hospitals — unfamiliar and unsettling places. “Reminders of our mortality make us very anxious,” Nelson said. “Older people are a great reminder of our mortality.”

A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY People who accept negative age stereotypes are likelier to suffer cardiovascular problems and symptoms of Alzheimer’s, according to extensive research by Becca Levy, a professor of public health and psychology at Yale University. Meanwhile, Levy found that people with more positive images of aging had better psychiatric health and physical functioning. Her subjects were studied over periods of years, minimizing the possibility that worsening health conditions shaped their outlook rather than the other way around. In one study,

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people older than 60 with ist joke or point out that negative images of aging it’s problematic? Brown were more than 30 percent endorses challenging agemore likely to show memism when you encounter it. ory decline. In another, At the very least, don’t be people with positive images complicit — don’t repeat of aging lived longer by an the joke. average of 7.5 years. The Gray Panthers’ Levy theorizes instructions on that young people Researchers resisting ageism are especially not lying have found include likely to absorb about your age, numerous ageist stereotypes letting your hair because they don’t links between be its natural identify with older color and not comcultural people and feel plimenting people ageism no need to defend on how young they against the inand health look. sults. Later, when Even beauty problems they become old, magazines, — physical, traditionally they turn those attitudes back on cognitive and purveyors of themselves, exattitudes, emotional — ageist periencing health may be gainamong older ing awareness. problems they’ve grown up expectAllure magazine people. ing old people to announced on its experience. September cover, Even health-care prowith Helen Mirren, that it fessionals may treat older would stop using the term patients differently than “anti-aging” and called they do younger ones. on the industry to follow suit. “Growing older is a WE’RE ALL OK wonderful thing because Fighting ageism might it means that we get a begin with examining chance, every day, to live one’s own preconceptions a full, happy life,” the and looking for ways to inside article said. substitute upbeat thoughts But lifelong lessons can for downers. be hard to escape. Even Start thinking of old age Brown admits she strugas “a time of growth, learn- gles not to feel flattered ing, exploration, advenif someone tells her she ture,” Nelson suggested. looks younger than she is. Sally Brown agrees “It’s really not a compeople must change their pliment,” she said. “It’s mind-sets. “Embrace age saying that who I really as a natural process that am is not OK. To make me begins at birth and conbe OK, you have to tell me tinues throughout life,” I’m younger than I am.” she said. Remember that Actually, she said, peoeverybody gets older every ple of every age are OK. day, and those who get to ——— be old are the lucky ones. This article was written with the Consider your own resupport of a journalism fellowship sponses to ageist language from New American Media, the or behavior — do you Gerontological Society of America laugh politely at an ageand the Silver Century Foundation.

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hot: Baked ham/scalloped potatoes/ green beans sack: Tuna-salad sandwich/beet salad/cookies

hot: Chicken cordon bleu/ rice/broccoli sack: Turkey-n-cheese sandwich/potato salad/applesauce

hot: Ham machot: Garlic-herb hot: Chicken-fried 18 steak/mashed pota- 19 pork loin/rice/ n-cheese/cauliflower green beans toes/creamed corn sack: Turkey-n-cheese sack: Egg-salad sandsack: Pastrami-nsandwich/cottage wich/three-bean salad/ cheese sandwich/ cheese/peaches broccoli salad/cake chocolate pudding

hot: Sesame 20 chicken/roasted potatoes/carrots sack: Tuna-salad sandwich/pasta salad/ brownies

hot: Meatloaf/ mashed potatoes/peas sack: Ham-n-cheese sandwich/carrot-raisin salad/fruit

hot: Lasagna/ 22 broccoli sack: Seafood-salad sandwich/ potato salad/ cobbler

hot: Turkey pot pie/corn-carrots sack: Roast beef-n-cheese sandwich/coleslaw/ cookies

hot: Tuna cashot: Chicken 24 serole/peas 25 marsala/mashed potatoes/ sack: Egg-salad green beans sandwich/beet salad/ applesauce sack: Tuna-salad sandwich/cottage cheese/ pears

hot: Roasted 27 turkey/mashed potatoes/ broccoli-cauliflower sack: Krab-salad sandwich/green salad/ fruit cocktail

hot: Rosemary 28 pork loin/macn-cheese/carrots sack: Roast beefn-cheese sandwich/ potato salad/ cobbler

hot: Spaghetti/ 29 meatballs/ green beans sack: Curry chickensalad sandwich/pea salad/Black Forest cake

hot: Barbecue 30 chicken/roasted red potatoes/ lima beans sack: Ham-n-cheese sandwich/three-bean salad/brownie

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hot: Beef 26 stroganoff/ egg noodles/ creamed corn sack: Turkey-n-cheese sandwich/marinated cucumbers/pudding

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hot: Chicken tortellini/carrots sack: Roast beef-n-cheese sandwich/pasta salad/ Mandarin oranges

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

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

Cottonwood Community Church

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

Craigmountain Senior Center

413 Nezperce St., Winchester, (208) 9246581, meals at noon on Wednesdays

Grangeville Senior Center

108 Truck Route, Grangeville, (208) 9832033, meals at noon on Mondays and Fridays

Juliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center

104 S. Sixth St., Kendrick, (208) 289-5031, meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 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, Tuesdays and Wednesdays M O N D A Y, D E C E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 7

Moscow Senior Center

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

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

Riggins Odd Fellows Building

Nezperce Senior Citizens

325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 3383307, meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays

Orchards United Methodist Church

121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 628-4147, meals at noon on Tuesdays

Orofino Senior Center

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

Palouse Senior Meals

549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816, meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201, meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 4764328, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays 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

Potlatch Senior Citizens

IOOF/Rebekah Hall along Pine Street, Potg o l den t i me s

United Methodist Church

Valley Community Center

Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center

115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553, meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays

Pullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305

Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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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 4 Beef stroganoff/green beans/

spinach salad/fruit/roll

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11 Sweet-n-sour chicken/car-

rot salad/rice/peas/fruit/roll

18 Baked tilapia/rice pilaf/broc-

coli/fruit/green salad/corn bread 25 Closed for Christmas

5 Chicken-fried steak/mashed

potatoes/peas/three-bean salad/fruit/garlic bread

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

Ham

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12 Spaghetti/carrots/coleslaw/

13 CHRISTMAS DINNER BUFFET, please RSVP: (starts

garlic bread/fruit

at 11:30 a.m.): Stuffed pork loin

19 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/

20 Biscuits-n-sausage gravy/

green beans/pea salad/fruit/ French bread 26 Lasagna/green beans/green salad/garlic bread/fruit

scrambled eggs/mixed veggies/tomato salad/applesauce 27 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.):

Chicken

Senior meal menuS for December

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 5 Shepherd’s pie/green beans/gelatin

with fruit/bread/cookie 12 Chicken pot pie/mixed veggies/ pickled beets/peaches/Hawaiian muffin

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19 Ham/sweet potatoes/green bean

casserole/fruit salad/roll/apple pie 26 Closed for the Christmas

holiday

7 Chicken-fried steak/mashed pota-

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toes/corn/applesauce/roll/cookie

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8 Corn chowder/salad bar/

cheddar biscuits

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14 Hot turkey sandwich/mashed po-

15 Italian wedding soup/salad

21 Spaghetti/green salad/bread-

22 Closed for the

stick/cranberry poke cake

Christmas holiday

28 Roast beef/mashed potatoes/baby

29 Ham-and-bean soup/salad

tatoes/peas-n-onions/pears/pudding

carrots/juice/roll/cake/ice cream

bar/cheddar biscuits

bar/cheddar biscuits

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 • online: http://users.moscow.com/srcenter 5 Oven-fried chicken/au gratin pota-

toes/veggies/bread

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12 Tuna tetrazzini/veggies/bread 19 Teriyaki chicken/rice/veggies/bread 26 Barbecue chicken sliders/tater

tots/veggies

7 Pork chops/stuffing/veggies/bread

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14 Hamburger steaks/mashed pota-

toes/veggies/bread

21 Prime rib/au jus/mashed potatoes/

veggies/bread

28 Zucchini-tomato casserole/fruit/bread

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