Golden Times May 2011

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Among school children

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Briefs / PAGE 4 Birthdays / PAGE 4 Poetry / PAGE 8

Volunteers at The Learning Club help students succeed / PAGE 10

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SOCIAL SECURITY Q&A MCCLATCHYTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Q: I am 27 years old and have applied to receive Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. I was

surprised when the Social Security representative told me that my payment will be reduced because I live with my parents. Why is this?

A: SSI is a needs-based program, so any other income you

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Q: How long does a person need to work to become eligible for retirement benefits?

A: Everyone born in 1929 or later needs 40 Social Security “credits” to be eligible for retirement benefits. You can earn up to four credits per year. So, you need at least 10 years to become eligible. During your working years, earnings covered

by Social Security are posted to your record. You earn credits based on those earnings. Each year the amount of earnings needed for a credit rises as average earnings levels rise. In 2008, you receive one credit for each $1,050 of earnings, up to the maximum of four credits per year. You should keep in mind, though, that the amount of your Social Security benefit is determined by the level of your earnings over a 35-year period.

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A: Yes. Social Security understands the need for all workers to do a better job of planning for their retirement.

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About two to three months before your birthday, we will send you a Social Security Statement, as long as you are a worker age 25 or older and not already receiving benefits.

The Statement lists your earnings and the amounts of Social Security taxes you have paid over the years. It also gives estimates of the Social Security benefits you (and dependent family members) may be eligible to receive now and in the future. The Statement is intended to help workers plan for their financial future.

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receive — including non-monetary income such as help with your bills or other expenses — can affect your benefit payment. Your SSI payments may be reduced if you are receiving food, shelter or monetary assistance. We consider this to be the case if you live in someone else’s household and pay less than your fair share of the household expenses. If you move, or if the situation in your parents’ household changes, be sure to contact Social Security.

based on my own earnings to a higher widow’s benefit on my husband’s work record.

But then my SSI check was reduced. Why did you give me money with one hand and take it away with the other?

A: SSI is a needs-based program. In other words, the amount of your SSI is based, in part, on your income and resources. So if your income goes up and your financial need decreases, your SSI payment also will decrease.

When you started getting the higher widow’s benefit from Social Security, your other income went up, so your SSI payment had to go down. For more information, you can visit our webpage about SSI at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi. Or you can call Social Security’s toll-free number at (800) 7721213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask for the publication, Supplemental Security Income.

Q: Can I get a new Social Security number if someone has stolen my identity?

A: We do not routinely assign a new number to someone whose identity has been stolen. Only as a last resort should you consider requesting a new Social Security number.

Changing your number may adversely affect your ability to interact with Federal and State agencies, employers, and others. This is because your financial, medical, employment and other records will be under your former Social Security number. We cannot guarantee that a new number will solve your problem. To learn more about your Social Security card and number, read our online publication on the subject at www.socialsecurity. gov/pubs/10002.html.  This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration.

For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security tollfree at (800) 772-1213.

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birthdays

AARP driver safety class offered in Pomeroy

Valley diabetic group to meet May 9

The only AARP driver safety class to be offered in Pomeroy this year is set for 1 to 5 p.m. May 18 and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 19 at Garfield County Memorial Hospital in the Learning Center.

Class size is limited and pre-

The Valley Diabetic Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. May 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 920 Eighth Ave., in Lewiston.

The speakers will be students at Lewis-Clark State College and their instructor, Vonnie Mulonie.

registration is required. Cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. Completion of the class may result in an insurance discount.

To register or for more information, contact Dave or Sharon Mudra at (509) 758-2871.

Local historian to speak to retired feds

Local AARP chapter sets luncheon The local chapter of AARP will meet at noon May 4 at the Pautler Senior Center in Clarkston. The noon meal features half an egg salad sandwich, coleslaw and an ice cream cookie.

Entertainment will be provid-

Chapter 515 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees will hear from Lewiston historian Garry Bush at its meeting at noon May 25 at Macullen’s Restaurant, 1516 Main St. in Lewiston.

School. Doug Renggli will talk about the history and future of the Pautler Senior Center.

All area seniors are welcome.

More information can be gained and reservations made by calling Ruth at (509) 758-2448.

This will be the group’s last ed by singers from Lincoln Middle meeting until September.

All current and retired federal employees are welcome to attend and discuss possible changes to retirement benefits now being discussed in Congress.

More information is available by calling (509) 758-8791.

Sons of Norway plan May meeting The Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129 will meet at noon May 21 at the Pautler Senior Center, 549 Fifth St., in Clarkston.

The meeting will begin with a potluck followed by a short business meeting.

The program will be on Syttende Mai.

Seniors can dance twice a week in Clarkston Dancers can cut a rug to Swede Olson from 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday in April at Asotin County Gerontology Center.

On Thursdays from 6:30 to

They will discuss dental hygiene for the diabetic. All diabetics and their families are welcome.

More information is available by calling Arlene Mansfield at (208) 743-6676.

9:30 p.m., they can dance to the Heustis Kountry Band.

The Asotin County Gerontology Center is at 832 Sixth St. in Clarkston.

This will be the club’s last meeting until September.

Sons of Norway is open to everyone of Scandinavian descent or who’s interested in Scandinavian culture.

Visitors are always welcome.

More information is available by calling (208) 798-8617 or (208) 743-2626.

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may 3  Mary Bloodsworth Mary Bloodsworth of Orofino will celebrate her 87th birthday May 3. She was born May 3, 1924, in Weippe.

She married Richard Pearsall in 1942, and they reared two children.

She married Alvin Bloodsworth in 1996, and he died in 2008.

In addition to her children, Mary has five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

may 3  Marie McGoldrick Marie McGoldrick of Orofino will celebrate her 90 birthday May 3. She was born May 3, 1921, in Walla Walla.

Marie married Brian McGoldrick in 1952, and they reared four sons. They moved to Orofino in 1955.

She has been a homemaker all her life.

On Cats As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.

— Ellen Perry Berkeley The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.

— Paula Poundstone I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.

— Bill Dana I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing happened.

— George Carlin

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may 5  Yvonne Fairfield Yvonne Fairfield of Lewiston will celebrate her 80th birthday May 7 with family. She was born May 5, 1931, to Con and Ruby Ward in Lewiston and grew up in the Lapwai area. She graduated from Lapwai High School in 1949. She then took nurses training at St. Joseph Hospital in Lewiston and graduated in 1952. She married Bud Fairfield in Lewiston that same year, and they reared three children.

Yvonne worked as a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital and in private duty care. She retired in 1988.

She enjoyed gardening;

her flowers and vegetables often won ribbons at the Nez Perce County Fair.

She was involved in Little League, Cub Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and the Lewiston High School Band. She is still involved in the Hell’s Canyon Boat Club and is a member of Grace Lutheran Church.

Yvonne is passionate about fishing. When she’s not fishing, she and Bud are camping on the Lochsa or driving to see big game.

She enjoys traveling to Alaska to visit family, and to go fishing.

In addition to her children, Yvonne has five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild with another imminent.

may 5 with the U.S. Coast Geodetic Survey and Idaho Department of Transportation.

He and Georgia Burril married in 1949, and they reared five children.

Mark worked at the Texaco Bulk Plant in Lewiston and then in the lumber industry. He retired in 1986.

He has been involved in rodeo most of his life.

In addition to his children, Mark has seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

 Clara Marie Hill Clara Marie Hill of Lewiston will celebrate her 98th birthday with family at Royal Plaza Care Center. She was born May 7, 1913, to John and Marie Dammon Dehning in Gifford.

She married Sheldon Lee Hill in Gifford in 1934, and they reared four children. He

died in 2004 after 70 years of marriage.

Clara is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She enjoyed quilting, making braided rugs, crocheting and pinochle.

In addition to her children, Clara has nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

may 7  Ron Ruddell Ron Ruddell of Lewiston will celebrate his 80th birthday with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m., May 7 at the VFW building in Lewiston. His sons will serve as hosts for the event. He was born May 7, 1931, in Pomeroy, and his family moved to Idaho three months later. Ron grew up on a farm on Cottonwood Creek with his five siblings.

He attended the Blewett

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 Mark Wayne Burnam Mark Wayne Burnam of Clarkston will celebrate his 87th birthday May 5.

He was born May 5, 1924, in a log cabin in Viola. His mother died when he was 3. Soon after he started school the family moved to Lewiston and he attended St. Stanislaus and Lewiston High School.

Mark had great affection for horses and gained a lot of experience with them while working on area farms. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 when he was 18. He went overseas in 1944 and was assigned to Gen. Patton’s 3rd Army.

He became a staff Sgt. and squad leader. He saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and crossed the Siegfried Line into Germany. He was wounded and received the Purple Heart. He returned home in 1945.

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Ron bought a merchandising truck and operated it

for several years as a salesman, including a few years in Seattle. He and Donna moved back to Lewiston, and he went to work at Potlatch Forests Inc., in the woods products division, for 20 years. He spent two of those years in Coeur d’Alene. He has built or remodeled numerous houses in the valley and in Las Vegas.

In addition to their sons, Ron and Donna have seven grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.

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may 13 ď ˇ Helen See Helen See will celebrate her 91st birthday with a potluck at noon May 7 at the Kooskia Community Center. No gifts, please.

Helen was born May 13, 1920, to Ben and Myrtle Reed at Redfir near Kooskia. She attended grade school in Redfir and high school in Kamiah and Kooskia. She married Guy See in Grangeville in 1938 and they reared two sons.

Helen attended Lewiston Business College and nurses training at Tri-State Hospital, graduating in 1964.

She worked at State Hospital

North and Clearwater Valley Hospital in Orofino before moving to Kamiah and working as nurse for Dr. Cruz at the Kamiah Clinic.

Her husband died in 1985.

Helen enjoyed doing many crafts and still does some tole painting on wood. She enjoys going to jam sessions, and she spent several years traveling in her motor home.

In addition to her sons, Helen has 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.

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McCammon for 54 years. They reared seven children.

Mary Ellen enjoys making wreaths for the Owl and watching the Seattle Mariners and the Gonzaga Bulldogs on television. She recently attended three Gonzaga games, and she will take in a Mariners game in Seattle later in May. In addition to her children, Mary Ellen has 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

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ď ˇ Wayne Shriver Wayne Shriver of Orofino will celebrate his 86th birthday May 15. He was born May 15, 1925, and has lived in Orofino all his life with the exception of the time he spent in the Merchant Marines in 1944.

Wayne has three children, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

ď ˇ Louie H. Ogden Louie H. Ogden of Pierce will celebrate his 93rd birthday with a potluck dinner from 2 to 4 p.m. May 15 at the Timber Inn in Pierce.

His friends will serve as hosts for the event.

He was born May 15, 1918, in Kendrick to Jessy Chapman and Louie Ogden.

He grew up in Peck and spent many years in the surrounding area before settling in Pierce in 1964 and working in the logging industry. He retired in the 1980s after two knee replacements. He has enjoyed

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Louie has never met a stranger. He is active in the community and is known for conversation, directions and lending a helping hand.

On several occasions he has been honored by the City of Pierce; in 2005 he served as the grand marshal for the 1860 Days parade. On his 90th birthday, he was given the first key to the city.

Louie enjoys sharpening knives, watering flowers, riding his four-wheeler and having coffee with friends.

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ď ˇ Mary Ellen McCammon Mary Ellen McCammon of Lewiston will celebrate her 85th birthday with family May 15. She was born May 15, 1926.

She was the gift manager at the Owl Drugstores for 25 years.

She also owned Nancy’s Pies in the early 1950s and sold pre-baked pies to many local groceries.

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BIRTHDAYS may 16  Mildred (Millie) Channel Mildred (Millie) Channel of Clarkston will celebrate her 90th birthday May 16. She was born May 16, 1921, in Clarkston at 10th and Libby. Her parents came from England, and she is the eldest of four children.

Millie cooked in a supper club in Missoula, Mont., for 15 years. She was also the bacon slicer for 15 years for

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John R. Daily.

She has four children. Millie enjoys traveling, pinochle, dancing, and spending time with her family. She also enjoys having lunch with friends at the Pautler Center.

She exercises twice a week.

In addition to her children, Millie has 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

may 20  James Thomas James Thomas of Orofino will celebrate his 89th birthday May 20. He was born May 20, 1922, in Kentucky.

He moved to the area from

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James has children and grandchildren from a previous marriage.

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 Evelyn Beuke Evelyn Beuke of Clarkston will celebrate her 96th birthday May 22. She was born May 22, 1915, in Boles, Mo., to Harry and Elsie Vogt.

She grew up on a farm near Washington, Mo., and attended school through the 8th grade in a one-room schoolhouse.

She graduated from Washington High School in 1933.

Evelyn married Vincent Beuke in 1939 in Krakow, Mo. After her husband was discharged from the Navy, they moved to Spokane, where they lived until 1951,

eventually settling in Clarkston in 1958.

Evelyn and Vincent reared eight children. In addition to being a homemaker, She worked at various jobs and retired from Omark in 1980 after 15 years.

In her earlier years, she enjoyed sewing, quilting, working in her flower garden and playing pinochle. She is a member of Holy Family Church in Clarkston.

Vincent died in 1993, and two daughters died of cancer. In addition to her six children, Evelyn has 17 grandchildren, 29 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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may 28  Jerome Peer Jerome Peer of Lewiston will celebrate his 89th birthday with family May 28. He was born May 28, 1922, to Margaret and Alphonso Peer and attended schools in Reubens, Winchester, Cold Springs, Woodlawn, Gilbert and Orofino.

Jerome served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World

War II. He married Jean Rugg in Lewiston in 1945, and they reared four children.

Jerome worked in several area sawmills, farmed in Winchester and was a salesman. He retired in 1984.

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dent of the Eagles, a Boy Scout leader in Lewiston, Nezperce and Winchester, a deacon at the Lewiston Congregation Presbyterian Church and a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He enjoys fishing and playing cards with friends.

In addition to his children, Jerome has 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren (with another on the way).

Some days it is ever so sweet, that is such a treat.

Some days it is bittersweet And that is not a good treat.

Some days are bitter and filled with sadness.

Those days are not a treat at all!

All is a perfect mix.

Sweet — bittersweet Bitter — sadness All is well!

Life’s cup: Drink till the cup runs dry.

— Yvonne Carrie, Lewiston

may 29  Irene Trenary Irene Trenary of Kooskia will celebrate her 99th birthday May 29. She was born May 29, 1912, and grew up on a North Dakota farm, the middle child of five born to Roy and Jennie Weld. When Irene was 15, the family moved to Idaho. She graduated from Kooskia High School in 1931.

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Irene was involved in the Presbyterian Church and the women’s group, the Presbyterian Club. They raised hundreds of dollars for charitable work with their thrift sales.

She was known as a great cook and wonderful hostess.

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Sunrise As daylight enters upon the land We know it’s painted by the Father’s hand, In the early hours of the day We seem to know just what to say...

Our minds are clear and we are refreshed Above all people we are truly blessed!

The Earth is moistened by the dew The mourning dove says “all is new... ” Spectacular is this wonderful event It didn’t happen just by accident!

The Creator who made all things to be Portrays to us this mystery...

The Light He is shines in our hearts And gives to us a fresh clean start.

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Silver Buckle You may see I wear a buckle, Made of silver, not of gold.

It was not given me for merit, But its story should be told.

He excelled at work so fine They chose him to engrave

a chalice at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific: World’s Fair in nineteen nine.

Sterling is an alloy Inured to bear the test of time.

Bill made for me this buckle And softly does it shine.

Bill took a wife named Mildred, First cousin to my Dad, During the “War to End All Wars” A mistaken name. It’s sad.

It was “chased” to raise the center And engraved upon the face And finely cut with a jeweler’s saw To make it look like lace.

Their only son, he came of age At the start of World War Two, And he served in the Navy, A courageous thing to do.

When Bill Eldridge was

a young man

He served in the great Pacific, As everybody knows,

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And Mildred got an honor That she hoped she’d never wear.

She became a Gold-Star Mother More than one should have

to bear.

A decade later came my buckle.

Bill crafted it for me.

He might have made one

for his son,

Wrought in pent-up affection, It was a gift to me.

It speaks of great deeds done

by others.

It tells of nothing done by me.

Now recall our Lord and Savior, Sacrificed for you and me, Who is yet alive and well, But our sins died on that tree.

Wrought in pent-up affection, It was a gift to me.

A great deed done by one other, It tells of nothing done by me.

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A place to go for some TLC After-school program developed and run by volunteers gives students from Grantham Elementary a helping hand

By Mary Tatko

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Several years ago when the pastor at her church was “looking for ways to do things all Christians are instructed to do,” retired teacher Annice Edmundson, now 92, was ready with an idea. She envisioned an after-school program where children would have help with homework, organized activities, a safe place to play — and love.

What developed was The Learning Club, or TLC, an afterschool program for children from Grantham Elementary in Clarkston.

“We thought it’d last a couple of years,” Edmundson said.

Seven years later, the program is thriving, receiving an award last month from the Asotin County Youth Commission, which also honored TLC’s coordinator, Cheryl Jurgens, as its adult volunteer of the year.

Jurgens, who has been coordinator for five years, marvels at the successes she’s seen through the program. “It’s all because Annice had a dream,” she said.

Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 18 to 20 first- through fourth-graders from Grantham take a short van ride to First Presbyterian Church where they eat snacks, play games and get help with homework. Organizers hope the academic and social boost the students receive will benefit them the rest of their lives.

From the beginning, when volunteers from First Presbyterian formed a board to oversee the program and began working with the principal and teachers at Grantham, it was agreed there

Tribune/Barry Kough Coordinator Cheryl Jurgens works with the students during indoor games at The Learning Club.

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Tribune/Barry Kough Annice Edmundson is one of The Learning Club founders. would be no proselytizing, no pressuring the kids or parents to attend church. But Christian love would always play a role, Edmundson said, in providing not just an academic program, but a caring place for kids.

Choosing to partner with Grantham was no accident.

Teacher Carol Hernandez, now at Heights Elementary, had been bringing volunteers, mostly retirees from local churches, into her classroom at Grantham to help with reading and seeing excellent results among many of the at-risk students at the school.

“The kids just blossomed,” Hernandez said. “It was just that extra nurturing. The kids just loved having that positive role model.” Extending that model to an after-school program just made sense. Hernandez worked closely with TLC for several years, and to this day Grantham’s principal and teachers continue that involvement with the program, referring students to Jurgens and meeting with her every other month.

After their ride from Grantham, the children enter through the church’s hall, take their school bags to their classrooms, wash their hands, line up to receive a snack and gather around two long tables where they sing grace and eat. The kids

Tribune/Barry Kough Assisting with a healthy after-school snack at The Learning Club are volunteers Jake Deno and Beth Guthrie.

“The kids just blossomed. It was just that extra nurturing. The kids just loved having that positive role model.” — former Grantham Elementary teacher Carol Hernandez follow routines and are expected to complete work, but the environment is relaxed, TLC board president Corrine Truksa said.

“It’s a structured program, but yet there’s a lot of flexibility in the program, too.” Edmundson, now an emeritus member of the TLC board, foresaw a place where kids would get not just academic support, but a sense of community and self-worth.

Today, she sees that carried out in many ways, including when the students gather with their families for pizza night once a month, a time to share a meal, do a craft together, and for the students to show off their work.

Before every pizza night, the children make their own placemats, which are laminated for them to take home.

Pizza night was the brainchild not of TLC staff and volunteers, but of the children’s families, Edmundson said. Several years ago, former board member Max

Jenkins asked the parents for ideas. “They said they’d like something they could do with their children,” Edmundson said.

“That’s one Kendra of the really Harmon wonderful things about this program,” Jurgens said.

“Community.”

Jurgens, TLC’s third coordinator, has a master’s degree in education and curriculum administration and has been an educator for 25 years, including teaching preschool at St. Stanislaus Tri-Parish School in Lewiston. Currently, in addition to coordinating TLC, she teaches Tuesday and Thursday playschool at First Presbyterian’s Kingdom Kids preschool program.

Hers is the only paid position at TLC, though Truksa and Edmundson were quick to point out the pay isn’t nearly enough. “I do it Alex because I love Knoll it,” Jurgens said, dismissing their apologies. “The kids are my pay.”

What makes the program work, Jurgens said, is the dedication of approximately 50 volunteers who come to TLC not just from First Presbyterian but from Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist and other valley churches and from Clarkston High School. “I am amazed at our volunteer corps and how that’s held up,” Edmundson said.

About a dozen volunteers participate each afternoon the

program is in session, Jurgens said, with some going to great lengths to be present. One man takes his lunch at 4 p.m. so he can spend his break with the children. Clarkston High School student Jake Deno is the only student volunteer who has participated through all four years of high school. Many of TLC’s volunteers are retirees, a group without which a program like TLC probably would not be possible in any community, Jurgens said. “Retired people have so much to offer.”

Truksa, now in her second year as president of TLC’s seven-member board, got involved when another church member suggested it to her. “It has been a joy, just a joy,” she said. “I have just loved watching some of the changes in the kids.”

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That’s the way many volunteers come to TLC, Truksa said: They see their friends’ enthusiasm and want to join. And volunteers don’t need a background in education to make a difference in children’s lives.

“I’m not a teacher,” Truksa said.

“I can handle the first-graders.”

Learning at TLC happens as many ways as possible.

Students choose their own reading materials, have access to a variety of games (which may or may not be played according to the official rules, Jurgens said), build with clay and other materials and use flashcards.

One computer is available for

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the students, but it is used very little. “These kids need hands on (learning),” Truksa said.

To that end, Jurgens organizes projects that have included planting seeds to see which grows faster, grass or other plants; baking “ugly pie” in conjunction with reading the children’s book of the same name; and an experiment with Mentos and pop to see whether only dark sodas, such as Coke, react with the candy for a fountain-like effect, or whether clear sodas work, too (they do; but diet sodas don’t).

Second-grader Kendra Harmon, 8, and first-grader Alex Knoll, 7, enjoyed a snack at TLC one recent afternoon and considered what they liked best about the program. “That we get to play outside,” Harmon, a sec-

Tribune/Barry Kough The Learning Club President Corrine Truksa helps students during the indoor games.

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ond-year participant said. “That we get to read ’cause I like to read a lot.”

Knoll agreed. “I just like about TLC the learning and the reading,” he said.

The TLC board doesn’t formally raise funds, Edmundson said, but word of mouth has been a powerful source of individual donations. There isn’t ever any extra, but so far they’ve always had enough to get the job done.

“We run on a budget about that big,” Truksa said, holding her index finger and thumb about an inch apart.

The program also gets a boost

from Twin County United Way, Jurgens said. “It’s just awesome to have them helping out.”

Through donations the program has amassed a “huge” library, Jurgens said, and each child has a chance to read aloud to a volunteer for 15 minutes each day. The church also allows the students to use its library and gives them books at Christmas time. At the end of the school year, the children are given subscriptions to Highlights magazine, an endeavor initiated by retired teachers and former TLC volunteers Martin and Helen Castle to encourage the

kids to keep reading through the summer. That effort alone costs about $600.

Though the program is for first- through fourth-graders, most children don’t stay all four years. School testing helps show when they no longer require TLC’s academic program. The goal, Jurgens said, is for the children to outgrow the need for TLC, both academically and socially. “To have the self confidence that, ‘Yeah, I can do this without TLC.’ ” Tatko may be contacted at mtatko@ lmtribune.com or at (208) 848-2244.

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Expert advice on how to reach 100: Don’t worry And I haven’t walked very much either.�

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The Teaneck resident challenges himself by reading three ebooks a week. “You certainly want to be free of lung disease, free of significant cardiac disease, free of diabetes� — and personal behavior has a lot to do with that.

Zysblat and Meyne kept illness and the risk factor of obesity at bay. They feel fine, they seldom go to the doctor and the only pills they take are for blood pressure.

But the lives they have led go only so far in explaining their good shape.

Neither smoked — but their spouses did, suggesting exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. Meyne says her main physical exercise was gardening and walking around Wyckoff, while Zysblat cheerfully admits, “I don’t exercise — never did in my life. How about that?

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Meyne’s parents lived to their 80s and six of her seven siblings made it at least to their 80s.

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HACKENSACK, N.J. — Morris Zysblat and Johanna (Jo) Meyne were born in 1913, a year before the outbreak of World War I. Their similarities would seem to end there.

Zysblat, who is Jewish, fled Nazi Germany; Meyne, a devout Christian, was reared on a Wyckoff, N.J., farm. Zysblat supported his family as a globetrotting businessman; Meyne kept a nice home for her carpenter husband. Zysblat plays the markets, watches CNBC and has 40 Facebook friends; Meyne knits, watches “The Price is Right� and goes to church.

What Zysblat, 98 in February, and Meyne, 98 in July, have in common are robust physical health, sharp minds and sunny dispositions. There’s every reason to believe they’ll be joining that exclusive fraternity of centenarian Americans — now 80,000 strong, 85 percent of them women.

Why some people live 100 years or more is tantalizing to experts and laymen alike.

Genetics plays a big role; scientists in Boston recently spotted genes related to super-longevity. One of those scientists, Dr. Thomas Perls, founded the New England Centenarian Study, which maintains that a positive outlook and ability to manage stress are predictors of a long life, along with the holy trinity of smart health habits: good diet, exercise, no smoking.

There’s no hard-and-fast map on the road to 100, but there are lessons to be learned from the real experts — those, like Morris Zysblat and Jo Meyne, who can almost taste the birthday cake.

Zysblat, who lives independently at Classic Residence in Teaneck, and Meyne, who lives independently at Holland Christian Home in North Haledon, likely have genetics on their side.

Zysblat’s father died of cancer at 52 but his mother lived to her 80s and his only sister is 96.

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serving your community The WA-ID Volunteer Center 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 or toll free at (888) 546-7787.

The WA-ID Volunteer Center is on the Internet at www.hand sonidaho.org or www.waidvol unteercenter.org, www.myspace. com/yourvolunteercenter, twit ter.com/wa_id_volunteer or www.facebook.com/pages/WAID-Volunteer-Center-Inc. The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in May.  Do you like the outdoors and helping with sporting events? The North Idaho Senior Games has events every day for a week in June and is in need of a number of fun loving volunteers to help with timing, measuring, record keeping, etc. This is a yearly event with 17 different sports and

can only be successful with the help of many volunteers. If this sounds like fun to you, please call Cathy at (208) 746-7787  NAIA is just around the corner! Give Adrienne or Cathy a call if you’d like come on out and assist the Clarkston High School Performing Arts Boosters at their food and drink cart. This is going to be a fun job for a good cause!

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Twin River Cyclists Support And Gear volunteers drive a vehicle (pickup or car) with a bike rack that will drive the same route as the cyclists and carry bike pumps, extra water, snacks, etc. for the cyclists. If a cyclist gets tired or has equipment problems, the cyclist can get a ride with the SAG driver. The SAG driver makes sure no rider is left behind. Call Cathy at (208) 746-7787 for more information on how you can be SAG volunteer.  What does a city celebrating 150 years want for its birthday? Volunteers, of course. The Lewiston Sesquicentennial Committee is seeking a few fine folks who can help at the various events. Adrienne can answer all your questions and get you plugged in. Call her at (208) 746-7787.  Serve those who have served for us. If you’re looking for a regularly scheduled volunteer opportunity, we’ve got a great one for you. Canteen volunteers at the Idaho State Veteran’s Home in

Lewiston make sandwiches, sell snacks and visit with residents. Call Adrienne at (208) 746-7787 for more information.  Web designers, would you like an opportunity to beef up your portfolio while giving back to your community at the same time?

Many local nonprofits are in need of skilled web designers to create, re-vamp or maintain their websites.

Call Adrienne at (208) 7467787 or e-mail volunteer@ handsonidaho.org for more information.  If you have an abundance of yarn and would like to donate it to a good cause, Project Warm-up would be a grateful recipient! Project Warm-up volunteers make hats, scarves, mittens and blankets for our area’s needy and vulnerable. Drop off donations at The WA-ID Volunteer Center.  Dedicated volunteers are needed to help seniors choose health insurance plans. Trained SHIBA volunteers offer free counseling for seniors regarding their health insurance so they can make informed decisions. Call today for more information about local training and join this amazing team of volunteers.  There is an immediate opening for meal delivery

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drivers in Lewiston. This is a great volunteer job if you’ve been looking for something meaningful to do and can commit to at least one day a week. You must a licensed and insured driver and be able to use your own car. New volunteers will be partnered with existing volunteers to learn routes and may qualify for mileage reimbursement. Call Cathy at (208) 746-7787 or stop by our office in Lewiston for more information.  Meal delivery drives are also needed immediately in Clarkston for the Senior Round Table. Drivers receive a free meal and mileage compensation. Call (208) 746-7787.  Now is the time to get moving. The Fit for Life Fall Prevention Program in Asotin County is seeking volunteer coach assistants to help guide participants in simple exercises in Fall Prevention Classes. Training is provided. Several days and locations to choose from as well. Call Marlena to learn more about this exciting new program. (208) 746-7787.  The Habitat Store has been gaining in popularity and this success has enabled them to contribute more and more to build houses for our LC Valley families in need. But to continue to be successful, we need volunteers.

Especially needed are a donations coordinator and someone willing to be trained in the pricing area.

Stop by the store location on G Street to find out how you can help, or call Adrienne at the volunteer center (208) 746-7787 for more information.

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serving your community  The LC Valley Literacy Council program need volunteers to help adults learn to read. Would you find reading with an adult and giving them the gift of reading a rewarding experience? If this sounds like something you would love to do, and you can commit to working one on one with them for three hours a week, then please call Cathy at (208) 746-7787 for information.  Do you believe in empowering our youth to ensure their greatest future? The America Reads program needs reading tutors to read with students who are struggling to read and provide an opportunity to improve those reading skills.

Ninety-four percent of the children who received help in the 2009-2010 school year were brought up to their reading level, and 100 percent showed improvement. No teaching experience is necessary to join the America Reads team.

Call Cathy at (208) 746-7787 or toll free at (888) 546-7787 to find out more about this rewarding opportunity.  Volunteer docents support art and culture in our area while meeting visitors from all over the country. We are seeking museum hosts at the LCSC Center for Arts and History. The current exhibitions are On the Edge of Clear Meaning, Tricycle and Palouse Water Color Socius.

Volunteer inquiries can be directed to Adrienne at (208) 746-7787.  Team up with others to put an end to poverty in our valley. The LC Valley Circle Initiative team members empower people to self-organize and work their way out of poverty. Allies are community members who agree to befriend a low-income individual or couple (called Circle Leaders). Along with two other volunteers, allies agree to meet at least once a month with graduates of our Getting Ahead Classes. These meetings are intended to provide support and encouragement for our Circle Leaders as they work towards achieving their individualized goals of selfsufficiency. Call (208) 746-7787 to find out more about this opportunity or other ways you can help the LC Valley Circle Initiative team.

“The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.” — Omar Khayyám (In remembrance of Eva Jensen)

Texas man’s mission is writing to his ‘kids’ in prison ing inmates spiritual guidance, friendship and a few dollars to buy items from the commissary.

FORT WORTH, Texas These days, he does every— Many retirees spend their thing by mail. twilight years golfing, traveling It’s a ministry not everyone or socializing with others their understands. age.

And one not all of his prison Not Earl Phares. pen pals appreciate.

The 78-year-old Navy vet“...I won’t be writing anyeran spends his days hunkered more,” convicted robber over an old-school electric Richard Perez said in his last typewriter, pecking out letters letter to Phares. “I wish you the to Texas’ murderers, rapists, best, Earl, and good luck with burglars and con men. your other pen pals. Myself, “This is roughly about 50 I have no use for someone I inmates right here,” Phares said can’t depend on. ... I underrecently, motioning to a box stand that things and bills filled with letters alphabetized happen but not for six months. by his prison pen pals’ last I know for a fact, others you names. “In the last 35 years, have sent money to in that I’ve had over 500, all told.” time, but you can’t spare 10 or Phares said corresponding 20 dollars for me?” with inmates — and, in many Phares, who is on a fixed cases, befriending them — is income, said he tries not to let not only his pastime, but his letters like those get him down, calling. Many years ago, when pointing to several others he he still drove, he said he would called “letters of testimony.”

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the loneliness and despair they felt after their relatives and friends abandoned them. They tell Phares they appreciate receiving letters from him and having someone to talk to on the outside.

It’s these letters, Phares said, that keep his one-man mission — called Just Another Prison Ministry — going day after day inside his tiny, sparsely furnished Fort Worth, Texas, apartment.

“I just take an interest in the people in prison,” Phares said.

In 1972, after Phares got out of the Navy, he went to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he studied for three years.

Afterward, he took a job as a court clerk in Dallas, where he routinely handled requests from inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who wanted copies of their records.

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Phares found himself delving into their cases, work that was frowned upon.

“I started reading the stuff,” Phares said. “You’re not supposed to take an interest in the people behind the court record; you’re just supposed to shuffle paperwork.”

After a few years, Phares left his job, but he continued to help those behind bars get legal documents. He also tried to lift their spirits by offering words of encouragement or sharing religious-themed stories he wrote.

Soon, his days were filled with visiting and writing inmates, whom he refers to as his “kids” or his “sons.”

Phares even had a shirt made up. The front says, “My son goes to TDC.” The back reads, “That son of a Baptist.”

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Earl Phares, 78, spends part of his time writing letters to pen pals in prison and also spends any extra money he has to help the prisoners get ahead. He is shown at his apartment in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Phares said he doesn’t care about the crimes they’ve committed.

If they write him, he writes back. If they need money, he’ll probably send them a little.

“Share and share alike,” Phares said.

Michelle Lyons, a Criminal Justice spokeswoman, said anyone can correspond with a prison inmate, but she urges caution when writing to someone you don’t know.

“Basically, any person who becomes a prison pen pal should use good common sense

and take heed regarding the personal information that they share,” she said.

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Phares knows all too well that there is a flip side to his mission.

A while back, when he lived in Dallas, he let an inmate stay with him after he got out of prison, and some of his rare stamps turned up missing.

Melanie Taegel, 46, one of Phares’ three children, said she worries that her father is too trusting, which is why she moved him closer to her home four years ago — so she could keep an eye on him.

“He is independent, and he gets around for his age,” she said. “But he is kind of stubborn, and he fell on the ice recently because he had to walk to the post office. As long as I can remember, he has always been up all night typing and writing. That is just his thing. It makes him happy.

“He is a good man.”

On average, Phares receives about 12 letters a week, and each day, he eagerly awaits the mail carrier’s arrival.

Sometimes, he gets a letter from Patrick Murphy, one of the so-called Texas Seven on Death Row. Or from Cleve Foster, a local convicted murderer awaiting execution.

Charlie Summer, who is

serving time for burglary, is also a regular writer.

“Earl, you mean you have been writing to pen pals for 35 years?” Summer wrote in a recent letter. “That is a long time. I can’t wait to get out and take you to get a Big Mac and hear some of your stories.”

Another regular pen pal, Thein Naing, who is serving a life sentence for murder, told Phares that he has no family in the United States and that his girlfriend left him after he got locked up. “You know Earl, I don’t have no one to write to. ... So, I’m here by myself, trying my best to believe God will help me. And trust me, I’m real appreciative by your taking time and writing me.”

Many of Phares’ pen pals also write to Ruth Wilson, 84, of Bricktown, N.J., who is known as “Mama Ruth.” Like Phares, she believes that she is doing God’s work and has 200 prison pen pals, mainly in Texas.

“I don’t know how to tell you how we became a part of these people. It’s not a love that can be explained,” Wilson said.

“Their criminal background, color or creed has no bearing. ... This is the mission God gave me to bring his love to his little brothers and sisters in prison.”

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2. Thank God Meyne credits God for bringing her this far. The former Sunday school teacher attends Sixth Reformed Church in North Haledon, listens to Christian music on the radio and keeps the Lord’s Prayer over her bed in an embroidery she stitched as a young bride.

Others around her feel likewise. “Because we are a Christian home, our residents feel blessed to be here,” said Carol Moore, administrator of Holland Christian Home, where six of the 150 residents are centenarians. “They are brought up in their church and their spirituality carries them through, and gives meaning and purpose to their life.”

Does prayer contribute to a long life? There are no data, Schneider says, but there is value to being part of a church or a religious community because it increases one’s social network — which gives the elderly an extra measure of support.

3. Exercise your brain In the “Living to 100 Life Tribune/Barry Kough Gerald (Sonny) Nummi of Kamiah has become a Expectancy Calculator,” devised Perls of the New England powerlifting champion in his quest to keep dia- by Centenarian Study, people who betes under control. engage in mind-challenging activities add five years to their life expectancy.

It’s worked for Zysblat, who’s been retired nearly 40 years.

The lifelong reader still devours books — three a week on his Kindle.

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After finishing a book, he Sonny Nummi didn’t just break Nummi said he plans to do it adds the title to the computerhis weight-lifting goal, he shat- again next year. tered it.

Nummi, who was featured in April’s Golden Times, celebrat“How wonderful it is that ed his 70th birthday by lifting nobody need wait a single weights as a fundraising effort for Hodia Kids Camp for children moment before starting to with diabetes. Nummi planned to compress a four-day workout improve the world.” into a single day and maybe raise ~ Anne Frank $500 or so for the kids.

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When not reading, Zysblat trades gold and silver at one of his three computers. He started day-trading stocks in the 1990s, but switched to a less volatile sector. It’s a hobby, and he is convinced the buy-and-sell decisions he makes in the course

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West Virginia’s State Bird

Historical society releases book on pioneer schools

Blankets, calendars,

clothes to wear, Salt and Pepper shakers

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A native from West

Virginia, and you’ve probably heard, The cardinal is their state

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know Is if I’ll see one in Idaho?

A fluffy red bird that

sounds his call, Plates, a plaque and

that’s not all.

I’ve seen them with their

bright red wings And for that reason I’m

collecting red bird

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desire, I’m saving things that I

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The project began in 2005 and includes nearly 200 stories about the 36 country schools in Lewis County.

In the past few years, the Golden Times published several photoIlo-Volmer Historical Society graphs and asked readers for help The Ilo-Volmer Historical Society identifying the has published a comprehensive subjects. history of country schools in The book Lewis County. includes photographs of schools, teachers and students shipping and handling or $8 and lists all the students and shipping and handling for two teachers the researchers were books. The CD is $12 and $3 for able to find. It also includes a shipping and handling.

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don’t know how to say it, but I just enjoy doing it.”

Her handiwork has a greater purpose. Meyne knits 7-by-9inch squares that are assembled into blankets, which are then donated to the homeless and disaster victims through a charity called Warm Up America! Knowing others benefit, she aims to complete one square a day.

Setting and achieving goals is important, even more so for those of a certain age.

Zysblat, too, is a man of goals, as evidenced by his ever-growing list of books read.

A man satisfied with his accomplishments, Zysblat wanted to live to see the new millennium. He did, at age 86.

At 95, he set his sights on 100.

“To be healthy and be able to do what I’m doing? It’s amazing,” said Zysblat, who last year blessed the challah at his grandson’s wedding.

Robin Granat, executive director of the Teaneck retirement complex where Zysblat lives, regards her most technologically wired resident as a poster boy for successful aging.

“Morris’ outlook is realistic,” she said. “He himself decided last year it was time to stop driving. He himself decided to use a cane because he’s aware of being a fall risk.

He is aware of his limitations, but doesn’t let them get in the way.”

Granat’s experience is that 98-year-olds of sound body and mind will join the centenarian ranks.

Zysblat’s counting on it.

He has cousins and friends coming from Europe for the 100th birthday party his son and daughter are planning.

Jo Meyne also is up for a little cake.

Pausing from her knitting, she said slyly, “We should have some little celebration, shouldn’t we?”

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reader poetry Letter to My Daughter, Diane Heather

As a baby:

This baby, God’s gift to me to care for,

was mine, totally, for a time.

I was her world and she was mine

How in pride I savored the

joy, love and peace you gave.

for a time.

of memories of the past and dreams yet to fulfill, yearns to leave and become one, separate, to stand with God alone.

How in love, I want to save you from scars. My heart cries out, “Don’t — not that way.” But now you hear someone else say, “You must choose the way.”

As an Adult:

This child of mine so desires to please,

to play, to learn, to love, to sing, to give.

You are now anxious to go and grow

beyond me, on your own — into

the world all around.

How in fear I anticipate the

loss of protection

that will come with our separation.

But, trusting in His wise instruction,

know with peace, growth will come with His direction.

How in my many hopes, fears and dreams,

and anxious apprehensions are twisted together

in the tie that binds me to my daughter

for the time

that God allows.

May your beautiful character continue to

flourish in your spiritual growth toward

dependence on God

to discover His best

and

independence from me

to discover yourself,

for always.

As a Young Lady:

As a child:

This daughter of mine, with trusting bond

In Love, Mom (1982)

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