Golden Times, March 2014

A monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by Target Publications

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TIMES March 3, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 3

Nurturing Creativity The art class at Valley Community Center offers attendees a place to express themselves / Page 10 Also local artist Donna English shares her talent / Page 11

Senior lunch menus — Page 3 House Call — Page 20

Volunteer of the Month — Page 15

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Social Security Q&A................... Page 4 Meeting calendar......................... Page 4 Meal site list ............................... Page 5 Briefs .......................................... Page 6 Birthdays .................................... Page 7 Sudoku solution ..........................Page 14 Crossword solution .....................Page 15 Volunteer opportunities ..............Page 16 Reader poetry ............................. Page 17 Sudoku ........................................Page 22 Crossword ...................................Page 23

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march senior nutrition menus monday

Mealsite:

Lewiston Senior Nutrition Program serves hot lunches at noon at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. and the United Methodist Church, 1213 Burrell Ave. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $5 for nonseniors.

tuesday

wednesday

3 Meatloaf/mashed

4 Chicken-fried steak/

5 BUFFET (starts at

10 Lasagna/green

11 Turkey/mashed

12 BUFFET (starts at

17 Spaghetti/salad/

18 Sweet and sour pork/ 19 BUFFET (starts at

24 Baked ham/scalloped

25 Porcupine meatballs/ 26 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast beef Jell-O salad/potato

potatoes/corn/salad/ roll

beans/salad/French bread/cookie carrots/roll

potatoes/applesauce/ peas/cornbread/cookie

potatoes/country gravy/ mixed vegetables/ coleslaw/biscuit potatoes/gravy/corn/ Jell-O salad/roll rice/cucumber salad/ green beans/muffin/ pudding

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friday

11:30 a.m.): Chicken

11:30 a.m.): Roast pork 11:30 a.m.): Corned beef

pattie/corn/biscuit

31 German sausage/

kraut/potatoes/mixed vegetables/beet salad 4 Beef stroganoff over

6 Baked chicken/

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noodles/green beans/ beets/roll/fruit

7 Split pea and ham soup/ roll/salad bar/fruit

serves hot lunches at noon at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston and the Asotin United Methodist Church, 313 Second St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $7 for nonseniors.

11 Pork chops/

13 Chicken burger/

14 Deluxe salad bar/

18 Corned beef/

20 Cook’s choice (no Clarkston delivery/Asotin closed)

21 Clam chowder/roll/

25 Beef roast/mashed

27 Fish/rice pilaf/

28 Baked potato bar/

4 Stuffed green bell

6 Sweet and sour

11 Meat or cheese

13 Corned beef/

18 Barbecue rib

20 Chicken cordon bleu/

25 Grilled salmon/rice

27 Pork chops/ potatoes/vegetable

Moscow Senior Nutrition Program serves lunch at noon in the Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $6 for nonseniors. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. Soup and dessert is available at each service.

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Monthly meeting calendar MARCH 8: Sixth Street Senior Center, membership meeting, 9 a.m., 832 Sixth St., Clarkston.

MARCH 10: Twin City Square and Round Dance Club, board meeting, 7 p.m., 2130 Fifth Ave., Clarkston.

MARCH 12: Valley Community Center, general board meeting, 9 a.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

MARCH 19: Retired Educators of North Central Idaho, 11:30 a.m., Red Lion, 621 21st St., Lewiston.

MARCH 24: Seaport Quilters, 6 p.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

MARCH 26: National Active and Retired Federal Employees, noon, Emerald Garden, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.  If you would like to have your group or club meetings included in this monthly calendar send complete information to goldentimes@ Lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501.

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information, we recommend you read Disability Benefits, available online at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

——— Q: What is the earliest age I can receive Social Security disability benefits?

A: There is no minimum age as long as you meet the strict Social Security definition of disability and you have worked long and recently enough under Social Security to earn the required number of work credits. You can earn up to a maximum of four work credits McClatchy-Tribune News Service each year. The amount of earnings required for a credit increases each Q: How does Social Security decide year as general wage levels go up. whether I am disabled?

A: For an adult, disability under The number of work credits you need Social Security law is based on your for Social Security disability benefits inability to work because of a disabling depends on your age when you become condition. To be considered disabled, disabled. For example, if you are under Social Security must determine that age 24, you may qualify with as little as because of one or more disabling con- six credits. But people disabled at age ditions you are unable to do the work 31 or older generally need between 20 you did before and unable to adjust to and 40 credits, and some of the work any other work that exists in significant must have been recent. For example, numbers in the national economy. Also, you would need to have worked five your disability must last, or be expected out of the last 10 years. Note that to last, for at least one year or to result eligibility requirements are different in death. Social Security pays only for for Supplemental Security Income, total disability. No benefits are payable which does not depend on work credits. for partial disability or short-term dis- Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/ ability (less than one year). For more disability.

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stopped work on the exact same dates, and earned the very same amount every year of your careers, you wouldn’t get the same benefit as your cousin. Social Security benefits are based on many years of earnings — generally your highest 35 years. To learn more about Social Security retirement benefits, visit www.socialsecurity.gov and select the “Retirement” link.

——— Q: I am nearing my full retirement age, but I plan to keep working after I apply for Social Security benefits. Will my benefits be reduced because of my income?

A: No. If you start receiving benefits after you’ve reached your full retirement age, you can work while you receive Social Security and your current benefit will not be reduced because of the earned income. If you keep working, it could mean a higher benefit for you in the future. Higher benefits can be important to you later in life and increase the future benefit amounts your survivors could receive. If you begin receiving benefits before your full retirement age, your earnings could reduce your monthly benefit amount.

After you reach full retirement age, we recalculate your benefit amount to leave out the months when we reduced or withheld benefits due to your excess earnings. Learn more about Social Security reading our publication, How Work Affects Your Benefits, at www. socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10069.html.

——— Q: I recently applied for a replacement Social Security card, but I might be moving before it arrives in the mail.

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A: Once we have verified all your documents and processed your application, it takes approximately 10 to 14 days to receive your replacement Social Security card.

If you move after applying for your new card, notify the post office of your change of address and the post office will forward your card to your new address. If you do not receive your card, please contact your local Social Security office. To get a replacement, you will have to resubmit your evidence of identity and United States citizenship, or your lawful immigration status and authority to work.

——— Q: What’s the average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker? How is the retirement benefit amount calculated?

A: The current average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker is $1,294. Social Security benefits are based on earnings averaged during most of a worker’s lifetime. Your actual earnings are first adjusted or “indexed” to account for changes in average wages since the year the earnings were received. We calculate your average monthly indexed earnings during the 35 years in which you earned the most. We apply a formula to these earnings and arrive at your basic benefit amount.

Cottonwood Community Church 510 Gilmore, Cottonwood, (208) 962-7762 Meals at noon on Tuesdays Grangeville Senior Center County Road, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033 Meals at noon on Mondays and Fridays Juliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center 104 S. Sixth, Kendrick, (208) 289-5031 Meals at noon 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 Orchards United Methodist Church 1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Moscow Senior Center 412 Third St., Moscow,

 This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration. Answers to specific Social Security questions can be answered by calling toll-free (800) 772-1213. More information is also available at www.socialsecurity.gov.

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golden times (208) 882-1562 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays Nezperce Senior Citizens 501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Orofino Senior Center 930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 476-4328 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays Pomeroy Senior Center 695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Potlatch Senior Citizens IOOF/Rebekah Hall, Pine St., Potlatch, (208) 875-1071 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays Pullman Senior Center 325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 338-3307 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays Riggins Odd Fellows Building 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 628-4147

Meals at noon on Tuesdays United Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Valley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816 Meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center 115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Winchester Senior Citizens Center Nez Perce Ave., Winchester, (208) 924-6581 Meals at noon on Wednesdays Pullman Meals on Wheels (Whitman County Council on Aging) (509) 397-4305 Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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BRIEFS Groups and organizations can submit information, pertaining to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine. All submissions are subject to space availability and editing.

Submissions should be emailed to: goldentimes@Lmtribune. com or mailed to: Target Publications P.O. Box 957 Lewiston, ID 83501 Information for April’s issue must be recieved by March 24 to be considered.

Questions about submitting information can be sent via email or by calling (208) 848-2243.

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A Smart Driver class planned in Moscow MOSCOW — The class will be a two-day class. It is scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 19 and 20 at Good Samaritan-Fairview Village.

Fairview Village is located at 403 Samaritan Lane, Moscow. Registration in advance is encouraged and can be done by calling Doug Pals at (208) 301-4479.

The cost for the class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. The classes are designed for those age 50 and older but are open to all ages and may result in a point reduction on drivers licenses and/or insurance discounts.

Recreation has planned a trip to Spokane to see Sister Act at the INB Performing Arts Center.

A shuttle will leave the Lewiston Community Center at 11:30 a.m. March 28. The group will see a matinee at 2 p.m. Following the play the group will get dinner before returning to Lewiston.

Cost is $125 and registration deadline is March 21.

Registration can be completed at the Parks and Recreation office inside the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays or online at www.cityoflewiston.org/ parksandrec by downloading the 2014 winter-spring programs brochure and filling out the registration form on page four. More information is available by calling (208) 746-2313.

M O N D A Y, M A R C H 3 , 2 0 1 4 titled “Taking Care of Yourself as a Care Partner” will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

March 12 at Pullman Regional Hospital.

The hospital is located at 835 SE Bishop Blvd. More information about the seminar is available by calling Sarah at Circles of Caring Adult Day Health at (208) 883-6483.

The seminar is being presented by Circles of Caring Adult Day Health and Inland Northwest Alzheimer’s Association.

Lunch & Learn classes planned

MOSCOW — There will be two brown-bag lunch classes in March.

The first class topic is Stress and Finances, and is taking place Tuesday. The second class is titled Feeding Your Body and will be March 18.

Free seminar being Both classes are from noon 1 p.m. at the Gritman FedSpokane trip planned offered for care givers to eral Building, in the second The Lewiston Parks and PULLMAN — The seminar floor conference room, 220

E. Fifth St., Moscow. More information about the classes is available by calling Karen at (208) 883-2241 or email krichel@uidaho.edu.

Annual Scandinavian breakfast is March 15 The Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129 is having its annual fundraiser at Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

The breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m., and cost is $7 for adults and $2 for children ages 6 years and younger.

The menu consists of a variety of Scandinavian dishes including Oslo egg and sausage casserole, pankakors, Swedish tea ring, Danish puff, lefse krumkaka, rosettes and risengrynagrot with raspberry sauce.

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MARCH 1  PAT WOODRUFF P a t Wo o d r u f f of Lewiston turned 85 on Saturday.

He was born March 1, 1929, in Juliaetta and moved with his family to Lewiston at an early age. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1947.

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Foot care returns to senior center Foot care is being offered today at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

To schedule an appointment call Marsha at (509) 330-1857.

The Valley Community Center board will meet at 9 a.m.

March 12.

Weekly activities at the center include painting from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Mondays, fitness classes from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, pinochle from 12:45 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, bridge from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Blood pressure checks are done at 11:30 a.m. each Thursday.

Woodruff joined the U.S. Air Force and served from 1948 to 1952, during which time he was stationed in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Texas.

He began working for Potlatch Forests Inc. originally in 1945 and went back following his discharge from the military. He continued working there as a paper machine foreman until his retirement in 1991.

Woodruff married Zada Jones on July 28, 1957, and began helping her raise her three sons. Together they had another son. The couple also have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He has enjoyed snowmobiling, spending time at their cabin, fishing and four-wheeling. Most recently he enjoys their bowling league and spending time with family.

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 WALLY RUGG Wally Rugg of Lewiston will be 91 on Saturday.

He was born March 8, 1923, in Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada.

He was the third of seven children born to Clarence and Ella Mae Humphrey Rugg. His family moved to Peck when he was age 4 and he graduated from Peck High School in 1942.

Rugg served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45, two years of which were spent in the South

Pacific Theater.

He married Louise Conard in 1946 and they made their home in Orofino. They later divorced.

Rugg retired from the Clearwater Tribune in Orofino as a printer, after 27 years of service.

He was past commander of the Orofino Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3296 and is a lifetime member. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.

Rugg moved to Lewiston in 1993 to be close to his children. He currently resides at the Highlander Apartments in Lewiston.

His hobbies include fishing, baseball, playing cribbage and attending a dance or two.

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Lou Jean Covey of Lapwai will celebrate her 82nd birthday on Saturday with her children and grandchildren at the family home.

She was born March 8, 1932, at Hibbing, Minn., and was raised by Joe and Mary Caldwell.

She and Dave L. Covey were married on Aug. 5, 1950, at the home of Wilbur and Erma Maynard.

Covey worked for Twin City Foods, and Reed and Hattie Ingram at Ingram’s Grocery during the 1960s.

She was an avid bowler in her younger years and currently enjoys playing Bunko.

When Covey’s children were growing up she enjoyed attending their sporting events.

She has four children, 12 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Midge Wilson of Orofino will turn 91 on Sunday.

She was born March 9, 1923, at Arrow Junction and has lived in the area all of her life.

She married Barney Wilson in 1941.

Wilson has three sons, several grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She also had a son who died.

Wilson worked at the bowling alley for many years and retired several years ago.

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 CLIFFORD ZIERLEIN Clifford Zierlein of Orofino will turn 89 Sunday.

He was born March 9, 1925, in Emmett, Idaho. The house he was born in is still standing. He attended schools in many places including New Meadows, Idaho.

In 1943, Zierlein was drafted into the U.S. Navy, and served in the South Pacific and the Philippines.

He met his first wife in 1946 and was married in 1948. They were married 53 years and nine months before his wife died.

Zierlein was a baker for 20 years and worked at Potlatch for 19 years. He retired in 1985 for health reasons.

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ď ˇ Lois Galloway

ď ˇ Margaret Holloway

Lois Galloway of Orofino will be 78 on March 13.

She was born in 1936 at Shelton, Wash.

Galloway attended Walla Walla College.

She married Pete Galloway Sept. 2, 1959, and they moved to Freeman Creek. The couple later moved to Orofino.

They have two sons and two granddaughters.

Galloway’s hobbies include collecting dolls, playing pinochle and traveling.

Margaret (Peggy) Holloway of Clarkston will be honored with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m.

March 15 at the Clarkston Methodist Church, 1242 Highland Ave. A potluck will follow. The occasion is to celebrate her 100th birthday.

She was born March 14, 1914, at Enterprise, Ore., to Walt and Ida Teel.

Holloway attended schools in Eden Beach, Troy and Flora, Ore., as well as Asotin.

She and Marvin Holloway were married Jan. 1, 1935, and they ranched in Oregon

March 15 ď ˇ Alice Hendren Alice Hendren of Kooskia will be honored during a family reception from 1 to 3 p.m.

March 15 at the Kooskia Community Center.

The occasion is in celebration of her 90th birthday.

She was born March 15, 1924, to Thomas and Martha Keough at Kooskia.

She and Ira R. (Bob) Hendren were married in 1946, and lived most of their married life in the Kooskia area.

Hendren and her husband owned and operated Bob’s Recycle in Kooskia prior to

until 1948, when they moved to Asotin. In 1958, they moved to Pomeroy, where she operated a laundromat and her husband worked for the Forest Service. They retired in 1971 and moved to Clarkston.

Holloway’s husband died in 1983.

Her hobbies include gardening, flowers, crocheting and working the crossword puzzle in the paper everyday. She also enjoys visiting with her many friends.

Holloway is an active member of the Asotin Methodist Church. She volunteered at the Asotin County Food Bank until she was 98.

She has four children, 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 20 great-greatgrandchildren.

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Finding the artist within, one class at a time For some art comes naturally, but for others it requires a little encouragement

to learn, create and encourage each other in their artistic endeavors. The medium of choice is watercolor paint, though here and there a person will dabble in other mediums.

On a typical day, the group explores a new painting technique and then everyone is on their own to try it out for a couple hours, which is how long most of them need to finish a project.

The last portion of the class is spent in positive critique — each person puts up their work and piece by piece, the group tells what they like about the work and what could be changed.

The group has been meeting for who knows how long — after some back-and-forth, the group’s best guess is around 10 years. It has changed in that time, but three things have stayed the same — the group has always been open to new members, it has always been free and it has always been open to all ages.

Everyone has something to give.

Even though the group is held at the Valley Community Center, which has a variety of activities and services for area seniors, group participants range in age from early 50s to late 90s. Some come with an art background and others have to keep at it before they are able to create something they feel ready to display.

Luella Schulze, one of the longeststanding members of the group, feels the group’s success and growth has been — at least in part — due to the mix of ages.

“They say, if you want to stay young, you hang around younger people,” Schulze said. “But we learn a lot from the older ones, too.”

“Everyone’s been here long enough that they all have something to teach,” said Val Earl, who has been instructing the class for the past few years.

The older classmates are the “moms” Target Publications/Michelle Schmidt of the group, who not only encourage Students of the art class at Valley Community Center in and support the developing artists, but Clarkston gather around instructor Val Earl as she gives offer a perspective on life situations and world events that only comes with them pointers on the technique of creating a focal point. living for so many years. The more experienced artists provide helpful tips who is not painting with watercolors.

By Michelle Schmidt Target Publications But at nearly 97 years old, no one gives to those who’ve only been at it a few months. The new artists bring a fresh Every Monday afternoon Ferne her a hard time about it. Then again, passion and new perspective on the Talarico drives herself, a sketchbook no one is giving anyone a hard time, work. And everyone contributes a good and a bag of pencils to art class. She they’re too busy painting and learning sense of humor. finds her chair and starts to draw.

— and laughing.

There is a strong camaraderie among Today it’s cattails, but her book also Talarico is one of 15 people in the those in the group, which has grown has horses, flowers and quite a few side room at the Valley Community from an average class of 10, to one birds.

Center. Every Monday, rain, snow or of more than 15. Everyone pitches in She is the one person in the room shine, this group gathers at 12:30 p.m. each week for a donation to the Valley

Community Center to help cover utility costs and coffee. They share snacks.

And there’s a stash of art supplies everyone helps stock for those who forget or don’t have their own.

But as much as the sharing of objects, there’s a sharing of life.

Meeting weekly means everyone knows how everyone is doing and when a regular doesn’t come to class for a while, someone will call and find out why.

The class settles into place. Chairs scrape across the floor, brush collections unroll, coffee is poured, paints are set in place.

Finally, after everyone is sitting and updates from various absent members have been made, Earl begins the day’s exercise. She calls out for a place and points to the first person seated in the half circle set up in the room.

“Mountains,” she said.

“Mood?” Earl asked.

“Happy,” the next person added.

“Time of day?” Earl asked.

“Sunset,” a third member said.

Camping. Tents. Campfire. Water.

Trees. Birds. Wildflowers. The scene builds as each person calls out an element. When they’re done, Earl gathers the group around her and they build a scene while she asks more questions: How do we begin? What is our focal point? What movement is in the scene?

She demonstrates how to create a focal point by contrasting dark values and lighter values, all with blue paint.

“We want our focal point to happen with color, that’s why we’re doing this exercise,” Earl explained as she painted.

Then it’s everyone else’s turn. They return to their seats and set pencils to their blank sheets of watercolor paper.

Everyone’s scene has the same elements and begins with the same blue paint and yet, as the shapes form, no two landscapes look the same.

Earl took over the class from the previous leader a few years ago. Her mere presence at the class speaks highly of her commitment; she ranches land up by Buffalo Eddy and has to cross the river by boat each time she makes the 24-mile trek to town.

Earl provides creativity and expertise for the group. She studied art in college and was working toward a bachelor’s degree when life interrupted, preventing her from finishing. Her pursuit of art didn’t end there — since then, she’s been actively creating her own work and teaching.

“She’s full of information and ideas,” Shulze said.

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A life’s work, done one sketch at a time From billboards to burl wood, Donna English has painted it all

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This floral is just one on the many pieces created by students of the art class at Valley Community Center in Clarkston.

She described Earl as quiet, but strong and purposeful. She’s not holding an art club where everyone does what they feel like, but an art class where each person is learning and growing.

“What Val teaches us is to stretch our mind and try all types of art,” Shulze said.

This means Earl won’t let everyone sit around painting flowers week after week. The group paints a variety of exercises, which include animals, landscapes, even painting to music and zen painting.

“She keeps teaching us new stuff and maybe we don’t like, but we try it,” Shulze said with a laugh.

As much as she teaches them technique and creativity, Earl shows the class how to enjoy the process.

“I guess that’s why it works for us, she’s taught us to love what we do,” Shulze said.

“I always thought, ‘I’m not one of those,’ ” Marlene Brooks said.

Brooks had no artistic background when she came to the group a few years ago. She didn’t see herself as “one of those.” She defined an artist as someone who was precise and detailed.

And yet, here she was in the class, learning she doesn’t have to be perfect — she’s too fun and carefree for that, anyway. And in the process, she found she actually is “one of those” — someone who loves to paint.

“This is what moves people at this age,” Brooks said.

Brooks is pretty active — she just came from a line dancing class — but she knows art is a

skill she can take with her long after her dancing days are over.

Painting is a way to stay active and enjoy life even when the body doesn’t work like it used to, as evidenced by her classmates whom have varying degrees of mobility.

The class is a place people can learn something new, Brooks explained, but in a low-pressure environment. It’s easy, comfortable and positive, and it doesn’t own her — she’s still free to travel and pursue all the other aspects of her life.

The first week she came to the class, she painted a vase. The critique time arrived all too soon and Brooks held hers close, begging for an exemption. It wasn’t granted. But when her vase went on the wall, the humiliation she expected didn’t come. Instead, she heard encouraging words.

“It makes you want to dance around,” Brooks said.

Those around her agreed. This is the one place where they are guaranteed some “feel-goods” each week, even if not everything in their piece is perfect.

“We don’t teach creativity, we nurture it,” Earl said.

That’s something that can only happen in a positive environment, she said. A simple glance at the paintings on the wall and faces of those creating them tells you it’s working.  Schmidt can be contacted at themichelleschmidt@gmail. com or at (208) 305-4578.

Painting a billboard may not have been the most conventional job for a middle-aged woman, but there she was, standing on scaffolding high above the ground.

Having done large-scale work before, it was a simple enough job for Donna English — until the wind picked up. Designed for readability and not aerodynamics, the structure began to sway. She held on for dear life, praying the wind would stop so she could get down.

English lived to tell the tale, but learned there are certain benefits to doing her painting a little closer to the ground.

That’s just the sort of artist she is — she does whatever is around her to do. Through the years, “whatever’s around her” has ranged from pencils and paper — her favorite — to calligraphy and lettering, to oil paintings on burl wood decor, to poster paint for backdrop scenery for churches, to signs and the sides of trucks.

“Art is very much a part of my life,” said English, who lives in Clarkston.

It is as true for her now at nearly 80 years old — penciling in images on whatever scratch paper is lying around — as it was when she was a little girl and getting in trouble for drawing on her homework.

Art, whether drawing or painting — has been necessary for functioning — almost like breathing.

“When I had kids at home, I’d start getting antsy and I couldn’t figure out why,” she said.

She came to learn that’s how she feels when she hasn’t taken time to draw or paint. So she’d pull a project out, amidst the busy activity of her five children, and start into it. After a few hours, the feeling would subside, though it was often replaced with frustration at the creative touches her kids had added. She might not have a wall-ready piece, but at least she could function normally again.

Because of her diversity of skill and ability to make whatever materials she had work, her art has followed her life and adapted to the settings she was in.

When her family lived in Pierce, she was paid to do oil paintings on burl wood that was turned into wall decor, clocks and tables. When the family moved to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley 30 years ago, she moved on to more commercial work, making signs, and painting on trucks and billboards. She did largescale scenery, too, creating backdrops for church productions and was even invited back to Klamath Falls, Ore., where she grew up, to paint a backdrop for a museum.

It’s been a couple years since English last did something large-scale for the public. These days she sticks with simple, smaller-scale work.

“I like painting, but I love drawing,” English said.

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ABOVE: Donna English, of Clarkston, shares a sketch she did of a young boy.

BELOW: English freehands images from photographs generally. Sketching is her favorite medium.

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 Birthday submissions Birthdays starting at 70, and every year after, will be accepted for publication in Golden Times in the month of the birthday only.

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R a l p h In Indiana, she and her husJohnson of band were beekeepers. She Moscow will was also a ribbon-winning turn 93 on canoe racer in her younger March 23. years.

He was The couple moved to Idaho born in 1921 in 1989. They have four chilat home in dren and seven grandchildren.

Camp Point, Ill., and went They have enjoyed traveling to school in and participating in many a one-room schoolhouse through elder hostel programs. the ninth grade.

Johnson came west to visit his March 22 brother in Kettle Falls, Wash.

He married and raised six  Laurence Wallace children. Wallace served during Laurence He was born March 22, World War II in the Phillipines and ( L o u ) 1934, to Dollie and Clarence Hiroshima. When he returned home from the war he opened a Wallace of Wallace. service station in Spokane where Craigmont Wallace married Rose on he sold gas for 25 cents a gallon. will be hon- Aug. 28, 1958.

He later went to work building ored with a He worked as a saw- power lines into Colorado. luncheon Wallace and his wife divorced at noon yer for Channel Lumber in and he went to work in Norwood, Craigmont and retired in the on March Colo., where he met and mar22 at the mid-1990s.

Wallace has five children, ried his wife, Norma, who had American three children. The couple had Legion Hall in Craigmont. The 10 grandchildren and 16 one son together. occasion is his 80th birthday. great-grandchildren.

He retired from Washington State University in 1986.

Visit the Tribune online at www.lmtribune.com Ruth Berkheiser of Orofino will celebrate her 92nd birthday on March 21. She was born in 1922 at Fort Wayne, Ind. She married Warren Berkheiser in 1941. Berkheiser was a stay-at-home mom, but volunteered as a trail guide at a state preserve. For many years, she was also a Girl Scout leader and trainer of camping skills.

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MARCH 30  JIM TEFFT

M a y J e r o m e and other military personnel in Jim Tefft Bovencamp Schrempp of Tokyo. of Culdesac of Lewiston Lewiston will will be He married Jeanne Zellerhoff will turn 80 celebrate his in 1950 and they raised four honored on March 88th birth- daughters in the Lewiston from 2 to 4 26. day March 27 home they have resided in for p.m. March She was at a family more than 60 years. They also 29 at the born in 1934 gathering.

Clarkston have seven grandchildren and to Clara He was three great-grandchildren, with Veterans of and George born in 1926 another due in April.

Foreign Wars Barnett. to Otto and Post No. Schrempp worked in the groShe attend- Theresa Schrempp in Eagle 1443, 829 15th St. The occasion ed school in Clarkston and Butte, S.D. He was one of six cery business for many years is his 80th birthday.

Lewiston. sons whom all worked on the before retiring from Lewiston He was born March 30, 1934, Grain Growers in 1989. He then Bovencamp married and family farm. to Joseph P. Tefft and Christine began raising her family.

Schrempp’s father died in did maintenance for Our Lady of She used her talent for home 1942 when he was 16 and the Lourdes Church, where he was a cooking at the Wayside Inn at family moved to Clarkston to be member and an active volunteer Reubens. After moving to Troy, near relatives. He was drafted for many years.

His hobbies include readshe went to work as a school into the U.S. Army at age 18, cook until she retired. and experienced many memora- ing, military history, gardening, Bovencamp still makes her ble events and jobs while in the socializing, and keeping up with pies, bread and meals. service, including being a chauf- his children, grandchildren and She married William (Bill) feur to Gen. Douglas MacArthur great-grandchildren’s lives.

Bovencamp on Dec. 13, 1980.

Bovencamp fills her days with Answer to WHO AM I? cooking, gardening, and working on a quilt for each of her children, grandchildren and greatJean Harlow grandchildren.

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March 31  Leo Hill Leo Hill of Lewiston will celebrate his 85th birthday on March 31.

He was born in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 1929, to Fern and Jewel Hill who moved to the Camas Prairie at Reubens soon after his birth. He attended country schools, riding his pony to school, and later graduated from Craigmont High School.

Hill served in the U.S. Air Force from1948-49.

In 1951, he married Alta May Watson.

The couple celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Feb. 24.

After having various jobs before 1961, Hill spent the next 30 years

working for the Idaho Transportation Department. In 1974, he was transferred to the Lewiston office as the maintenance superintendent, ending his career there after 17 years by retiring in 1991.

He was active in building the ALACCA Bible Camp in Harpster and served there for many years, as well as serving in church and Sunday school ministries.

He and his wife played music in different care centers for more than 20 years.

Hill and his wife attend Emmanuel Baptist Church in Lewiston.

The couple has one daughter, one bonus daughter, four grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. He had another grandson who died in 1998.

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She received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for volunteering at least 4,000 hours. On average she volunteers between 24 and 27 hours per month. She began volunteering in admissions at the hospital, which she did for six years and for the last seven years she has volunteered at the front desk.

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Career: Byers was a housewife before going to work as a bookkeeper at the age of 50.

Family: She was born and raised in Portland, Ore., and came to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in 1969.

Byers has three daughters, one of whom died eight years ago. She also has four grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Hobbies: She used to enjoy bowling and playing bridge, now she enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles.

When asked her favorite part of volunteering, Byers said, “My favorite part is just meeting people, doing something that you think helps other people. I found I loved it, and we’re treated extremely well at TriState. ‌â€?

There are many volunteer opportunities at Tri-State of varying types, she said, and someone should be able to find something that fits them.

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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.

The phone number is (208) 746-7787.

The center can also be found online at www.waidvolunteer center.org.

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in March. l America Reads has an immediate need for tutors to help students with their reading skills. Volunteers for this program must be able to commit at least one hour, one day per week for the remainder of the school year. No teaching experience is necessary.

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Volunteer opportunities l The Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center at Hells Gate State Park is in need of hosts. Individuals should have meet-and-greet abilities, a friendly personality and be able to answer questions about the displays at the center. Some sales of merchandise may also be needed and training is provided. l Community Action Partnership Food Bank is in need of drivers and back-up drivers for regular routes. There is also a need for a helper to ride along on routes to help with loading and unloading.

The ability to lift is needed for these positions. There are weekday and weekend times available. The food bank is

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also in need of volunteers to help at the front counter and in the warehouse. This position requires some computer work.

There is an immediate need for a volunteer with nutritional knowledge for an upcoming series of classes called “Cooking Matters.” The class will focus on how to prepare nutritious meals on a budget. Classes are scheduled to start soon. l Asotin County Food Bank is in need of drivers and backup drivers for regular routes.

There is also a need for a helper to ride along on routes, and help with loading and unloading. The ability to lift is needed for these positions. There is also a need for volunteers to help at the front counter and in the warehouse. l St. Vincent de Paul Social Services is in need of volunteers to assist families in need, help with food pantry, clothing, household items and furniture. There is also a need for volunteers at both thrift stores to sort clothing. l The Idaho State Veterans Home has several volunteer opportunities available. There is a need for a special-event planner, help with gift wrapping, one-on-one reading and assistance in other daily activities. l The Lewis-Clark Literacy Council is in need of volunteer tutors for basic language and grammar skills to help with English as a second language.

It is not necessary for tutors to speak another language. Tutors are also needed for math skills preparation for the general education certificate tests.

Individuals interested in this opportunity must be able to

commit to three hours a week for at least six months to work one-on-one with a student. l The Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program is in need of a volunteer to help with clerical work. This position is for those with office skills, who are dependable, able to keep confidentiality and available about 10 hours per week. l The American Red Cross Disaster Services is in need of volunteers to help with administrative duties, which include, but are not limited to, answering phones, processing mail, data entry and the ability to prepare general correspondence.

More information on any of these or other volunteer opportunities offered through the WA-ID Volunteer Center is available by calling Cathy Robinson at (208) 746-7787.

——— Interlink Volunteers — Faith in Action in Clarkston offers volunteer opportunities throughout the area. The office, located at 817 Sixth St., is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The phone number is (509) 751-9143. l Handymen — volunteers able to do minor home maintenance such as installation of grab bars in bathrooms, gutter cleaning and minor roof repairs are needed. Volunteers must use their own tools. Materials are provided by Interlink. l Carpentry — Volunteers with the skills to help build entry steps and wheelchair ramps, and construct and place outdoor handrails are needed.

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Volunteers interested in any of these projects must complete an application. The application as well as more information about the organization and volunteer opportunities are available online at www.interlink volunteers.org.

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The meal site is located at 125 Maple St., Kamiah. The phone number is (208) 935-0244.

The center has the following volunteer opportunities: l Delivery drivers — volunteers are needed to deliver meals for the Kamiah route on Fridays. The route takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. l Kitchen help — volunteers are needed to help with the preparation and serving of meals at the senior meal site. Individuals interested in this opportunity can volunteer Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday.

More information on either of these volunteer opportunities is available by calling meal site Manager Joe Kolar at (208) 935-0244.

——— My Own Home, a Moscow nonprofit that serves seniors, has the following volunteer opportunities.

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READER POETRY Snowfall Where, oh where, is spring?

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I do not like this thing called snow at all; oh no!

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I cannot feel spring in the air at all.

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February February is like Tuesdays

It’s not the beginning or the end It’s not related to sunshine Or gifts you have to send This month is not like April With showers coming through The anticipation of flowers Or taxes becoming due February is not like Wednesday That’s the middle of the week Cause June, July and August Is when we hit our peak February isn’t a chosen month Won’t even fit into a rhyme February must be Tuesday It’s just filling up space in our time.

Barbara Saur, 69, Lewiston

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Then she showed a slender flute, held it to her lips and blew a soft toot.

Next she laid the flute down and danced, showing us how to practice and pranced; Lifting knees high, pointing toes.

We clapped for joy, hope she knows!

She then lovingly played a fiddle tune.

We tapped our toes, felt like the month of June.

Aged violins have sweet tone for us to enjoy.

We again offer our appreciation for harmony joy.

Our sincere thanks go out to volunteers.

They patiently, smilingly come here many years.

Lucille Magnuson, 93, Moscow

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Rather than getting intimidated, she decided to join them in chatting on Twitter and sharing videos through Tout.

“You’re not just sitting there saying ‘I don’t know how to do this,’ ” said Batulis, executive director of the Minnesota Recruiting and Staffing Association. “You say, ‘Can you show me how to do this?’ Then you’ll be able to do that the next time.”

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Technology in the workplace changes so fast hardly anyone can keep up and those on the far side of 40 are often assumed to be the farthest behind.

But Batulis and others who approach new tools with a mix of confidence and curiosity have found good reasons to tap into the latest technology.

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“Age discrimination is real,” said Mary Schmidt, area manager for Minnesota Workforce Centers in Ramsey and Washington counties. “If you are an older worker, you want to be careful about how you are perceived.”

Experts say something as simple as carrying a smartphone goes a long way toward conveying someone is savvy and reachable via email, text and maybe even Twitter. It also implies employees are plugged in beyond the traditional 9-to-5 workday, as is often required in the modern workforce.

“A few years back, I didn’t have email on my phone and a client said, ‘Are you serious? Get with the program,’ ” said Catherine Byers Breet, a career coach who advocates anyone serious about their career have a smartphone and a social media presence.

“In the old days, you had to go to the company parties to stay relevant. Now you have to get connected and techsavvy to be considered relevant.”

But where to start? Social networks are ever-multiplying. There are thousands of

apps that do everything from taking voice memos and calendar management to booking a hotel or calling a cab.

No matter the industry, it seems software updates come just as people adjust to the older version, demanding a new routine. It can be tricky to understand which media would best serve you in your career.

“There’s a fear of failure and fear of technology in general,” said Sunny Ainley, associate dean for continuing education at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn. “You’re overwhelmed with the lightning speed at which everything is developing and changing.”

Often adjusting to technology, Ainley said, comes easiest by diving in without worrying about mastery right away. She suggests identifying a goal — say compiling and analyzing data for a presentation — and then focusing on learning the tools to allow you to accomplish that task.

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Qwirkle is a game, similar to dominoes, in which players match up shapes and colors.

It has proven beneficial to Alzheimer’s patients. It aids at a cognitive level, adds mobility and provides a social activity. That’s what got John and Holly Schmid interested.

The Schmids own Best Alzheimer’s Products, which offers games and activities for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Their website (best-alzheimers-products. com) offers help and information for those with loved ones touched by these afflictions.

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Ten essential boomer albums

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Rock critic Nelson George says these are the classic boomer albums: l Bob Dylan “Highway 61 Revisited” (1965) Going electric rankled folk fans, but Dylan expanded his audience and influenced a generation with songs that have been analyzed (and lionized) ever since. l The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967) The culmination of years of artistic maturation and bold experimentation. The original rock concept LP. l Marvin Gaye “What’s Goin’ On” (1971) The sexy love man embraced civil rights and inner-city turmoil as subject matter, changing the tone of R&B, both lyrically and musically. l Carole King “Tapestry” (1971) King’s songs of love lost, found and wasted spoke to the Me Generation’s turn toward introspection. l Led Zeppelin. “Led Zeppelin IV” (1971) Mystical and bombastic, acoustic and brash, Led Zeppelin’s untitled fourth album defined ’70s rock (and FM radio). l The Rolling Stones “Exile on Main Street” (1972) Incorporating blues, soul,

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Alicia Nesvacil, 48, built her career by continuing to acquire new skills, starting as a clerk at a hospital and now working as a program manager for health information technology at HealthPartners.

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Let’s face it: The older we get older and the number of funerals we’re attending And while I will be at the get the more funerals we atGram leading the goes from one a year to one a week we revert back to family gathering in June, I tend — it’s part of life. procession at my attending out of obligation — sometimes force. am getting my closure in There is no one thing that When I’m of the age that all my friends start dying I another way — by writing a wedding in 2010. is more personal — or varied Commentary believe I will no longer attend funerals. column in her honor.

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