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A MON T H LY M AG A Z I N E F OR T H E R E G I ON ’ S R ET I R E E S B Y TA R G ET P U B L I C AT I ON S

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Q: Recently, I was told I shouldn’t be carrying my Social Security card around. Is that true? A: We encourage you to keep your Social Security card at home in a safe place. Do not carry it with you unless you are taking it to a job interview or to someone who requires it. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, and the best way to avoid becoming a victim is to safeguard your card and number. To learn more, visit our Social Security number and card page at www. socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber. ——— Q: My father receives Social Security retirement benefits, and I will be in charge of his estate when he dies. Should that occur, do I need to report his death to Social Security or will benefits automatically stop? A: When your father dies, please notify Social Security as soon as possible by calling us at (800) 772-1213 (TTY [800] 325-0778). Another person, such as a spouse, may be eligible for survivors benefits based on his record. Also, we might be able to pay a one-time payment of $255 to help with funeral expenses. We suggest reading a copy of our online publication “How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies” at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10008.html. ——— Q: I have been getting Social Security disability benefits for many years. I’m about to hit my full

retirement age. What will happen to my disability benefits? A: When you reach “full retirement age” we will switch you from disability to retirement benefits. But you won’t even notice the change because your benefit amount will stay the same. It’s just that when you reach retirement age, we consider you to be a “retiree” and not a disability beneficiary. To learn more, visit our website at www. socialsecurity.gov. ——— Q: I can’t find my Medicare card and I need a replacement. Do I need to come into the office? A: You can get your Medicare card replaced without leaving your home. Just go online to www. socialsecurity.gov/medicarecard/ and get your new Medicare card sent to your home. Simply fill out the requested information and you’ll get your new Medicare card within 30 days; it will be mailed to your address on record. If you need temporary proof of Medicare coverage, call our tollfree number at (800) 772-1213 to request a letter and you will receive it in the mail within seven to 10 days. If you need immediate proof of your Medicare coverage, please visit your local Social Security office.

 This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at (800) 772-1213.

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The Lewiston meal sites for the Senior Nutrition Program serve hot lunch at noon Mondays-Wednesdays 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. There is a charge of $5 for those younger than 60.

Clarkston meals are served Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Pautler Senior Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F. Asotin meals are served Tuesday and Thursday. There is a salad bar at 11:30 a.m. Fridays only. Suggested donation is $4 for those 60 and older. Cost is $7 for those younger than 60.

Moscow meals are served at noon Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 East Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for people age 60 and older and $6 for those younger than 60. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. The dessert bar and soup is served year-round.

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Tuesday, Aug. 7

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Tuesday, Aug. 14

WED., Aug. 8

Roast pork / mashed potatoes and gravy / green beans / fruit / roll / dessert

Friday, Aug. 10

Potato-corn chowder / cheese slice / cook’s choice salad / apricots

Monday, Aug. 13

Lasagna / vegetable salad / corn / breadsticks / cookie

Tuesday, Aug. 14

Chicken-fried steak / mashed potatoes and gravy / summer squash / roll / fruit cocktail

Thursday, Aug. 16

Tuesday, Aug. 14

Sausage gravy with biscuits / hashbrowns / applesauce / carrots

Thursday, Aug. 16

German sausage / sauerkraut / scalloped potatoes / peas with pearl onions / roll / pears

Tuesday, Aug. 21

WED., Aug. 15

Chicken-fried steak / mashed potatoes and gravy / Jell-O salad / peas / biscuit / dessert

Friday, Aug. 17

Cream of broccoli soup / cook’s choice salad / peaches

Monday, Aug. 20

German sausage / sauerkraut / potatoes / peas / coleslaw / roll / cookie

tuesday, Aug.. 21

Tater-tot casserole / green beans / beets / bread / pineapple

Tuesday, Aug. 21

Swiss steak / rice / mixed vegetables / vegetable salad / roll

thursday, Aug. 23

WED., Aug. 22

Chicken / mashed potatoes / carrots / cucumber salad / roll / dessert

friday, Aug. 24

Turkey noodle soup / cook’s choice salad / prunes

Monday, Aug. 27

Turkey and noodles / vegetable salad / broccoli / roll / fruit

tuesday, Aug. 28

Pork roast / mashed potatoes and gravy / broccoli Normandy / cake / ice cream

thursday, Sept. 6

Tuesday, Aug. 28

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thursday, Aug. 30

Chicken patty on a bun / oven-roasted potatoes / carrot-raisin salad / applesauce

tuesday, sept. 11

Chicken cordon bleu / garden rice / vegetables

WED., Aug. 29

Roast beef / mashed potatoes and gravy / green beans / Jell-O salad / roll / dessert

Italian wedding soup / cook’s choice salad / mixed fruit

thursday, sept. 13

Frittata and quiche / vegetables

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Stuffed green peppers / mashed potatoes and gravy / vegetables

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Identity theft is a growing problem in Idaho and across the nation. To help residents stave off this growing threat the Lewiston office of Idaho Legal Aid is presenting a free identity theft seminar for the public. The seminar is from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 24 at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. Information on exactly what identity theft is and what to do if

BRIEFS you suspect you are a victim will be presented during the seminar. Tips on how to avoid being a victim will also be given. A panel discussion about the problem here in the LewistonClarkston Valley will give the audience an opportunity to ask questions. Panel members include:

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Dancing at senior center twice a week The Heustis Kountry Band continues to get seniors moving at two weekly dances held at the Sixth Street Senior Center in Clarkston. The band plays country music two-step, waltzes and some pop tunes, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday each week at the center. Cost is $4 per person. The center is having its monthly “clean-up the center” today at noon and its board meeting is at 9 a.m. Aug. 21. Pinochle is played each Thursday at 1 p.m. and singers practice is from 10 a.m. to noon each Saturday. The Wednesday noon meals are as follows: this week is a pancake feed with sausage; Aug. 15 will be soup and sandwiches; Aug. 22 is the month-

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Blood drive being held at Pautler A blood drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Pautly potluck with meat furnished by ler Senior Center in Clarkston. Emeritus at Juniper Meadows. Other activities at the senior center include the general board meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday and August driver safety Bingo will be played from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20. A hearing specialclasses being held ist will be available from 9:30 a.m. There will be two AARP Driver to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 and the Seaport Quilters will meet at the center Safety classes offered in August. The classes are designed for from 5:45 to 9 p.m. Aug. 27. those age 50 and older, but are open to all ages. Completion of the course may result in lower Activites galore for auto insurance rates and point reduction for Idaho drivers license Pullman seniors holders. A shopping trip in Moscow will In appreciation for service to begin a month full of activities for the community, anyone associated Pullman Senior Citizens group in any way, now or in the past, and Steve Bell, senior program with an educational institution coordinator, is having a barbecue will be able to attend one of the at 4 p.m. Saturday. August classes at a reduced rate Also on the schedule this month of $5; cost for AARP members is is a trip to Northern Quest Casino $12 and non-members is $14. Aug. 14, leaving Pullman at 9 Both classes will be held Sata.m., and a trip to Couer d’Alene urday. Summer Theatre for “Ragtime” is  From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break, at Aug. 19, also leaving at 9 a.m. A Gritman Medical Center, 700 S. group will be headed to the LenMain St., Moscow. To register for til Festival parade at 11 a.m. Aug. this class contact Linda Shepard at 18. Also Aug. 18, is the deadline to register for the Boise sights trip (208) 883-1002.  From 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 27-30. For information on these and with a half-hour lunch break, at the Soltman Center South, 600 W. other activities planned through Main St., Grangeville. To register the Pullman Senior Citizens Asfor this class contact Jay Hinter- sociation contact Bell at (509) long at (208) 962-7170 or Wilmer 338-3307.

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AUG. 2  BETTY CHASE

 WILMA G. BLY Wilma G. Bly of Clarkston and formerly of Asotin celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends

Saturday. She was born to Harry and Ella Taylor Greer in Oaksdale, Wash., Aug. 2, 1922. She has four children and many grand- and great-grandchildren. She worked at Valley Bank and Lewiston Grain Growers as a bookkeeper until she retired. She is a member of the Methodist church, the Methodist Women’s Association and Eastern Star.

AUG. 4  MARY DOUGLAS Mary Douglas of Orofino turned 92 on Saturday. She was born Aug. 4, 1920, in Evansburg, Pa. She moved to Orofino from Saukville, Wis. She married Joseph Douglas Nov. 6, 1943. Her husband died Dec. 1, 1977. She has two sons.

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Betty Chase of Orofino turned 86 on Thursday. She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Dalhart, Texas, and moved to the Northwest in 1946. She married Palmer Chase and they have four children, 12 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. She taught school at Orofino Elementary School for 22 years before retiring in 1988. She is a member of the Clearwater Senior Citizens, P.E.O. Chapter AW, and the Hit and Miss Club.

Jim A. Cole of Lewiston will have his 80th birthday Thursday. He was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Eaton, Ohio, to Delbert (Red) and Nola Warner Cole, and has one brother. He married Sharon Sundberg Walker in June 1972 and acquired four sons. His wife died Sept. 14, 1984. He operated dump trucks in the Lewiston area for 35 years and retired in 2005. An open house to celebrate AUG. 5 his birthday is planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at his home  LILLIE THIESSEN off of Tammany Creek Road at Lillie Thiessen of Orofino 29921 Dawn Lane. turned 84 Sunday. She was born Aug. 5, 1928, to Sylvia and Denver Snyder. She received her education in Weippe, graduating from Weippe High School. She married Gordon Thiessen April 8, 1945. The couple have two daughters, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Their son died while serving in the U.S. Air Force. LMTribune.com

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Aug. 12  Wayne Howard Hoskins Wayne Howard Hoskins of the Myrtle area will celebrate his 91st birthday during a private family gathering. He was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Fossil, Ore., to Myrtle and Angus Hoskins. The family moved to the Gifford area when he was 4 years old. He attended school at the Black schoolhouse, near Myrtle, until eighth grade, and attended high school in Lapwai and Culdesac. He married Wanda Johnson in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and following his discharge the couple started a dairy farm,

which they operated went on to graduate with a bachelor’s of arts  George E. Herman for 37 years. He sold George E. Herman of Lewiston degree in education from Eastern Washington the cows in 1971, for will celebrate his 85th birthday University in 1955. 10 days, before getHis teaching career spanned 31 years that Sunday. ting bored and buying included teaching at St. Maries, Lapwai and He was born Aug. 12, 1937. them back. The couLewiston high schools. He joined the U.S. Navy at age He is a lifetime member of the Veterans of ple officially retired 17 and served during World War II. Foreign Wars, the Elks and the Presbyterian in 1990 but still work Upon his discharge from the Navy church. with beef cattle and he attended North Idaho College He and his wife have two sons, five grandchilhay. They also enjoy of Education (now Lewis-Clark State College), dren and three great-grandchildren. They also gardening. He used to enjoy riding his where he met his future wife, Bee Johnson. He have one son who died at the age of 6. horses but traded that hobby for four-wheeling in recent Aug. 13 years. In June he had an acciHoisington on Potlatch Ridge, near Juliaetta. dent on his four-wheeler but  Lauren Hoisington intends on riding again once He married Catherine Maund in April 1947. In In honor of Lauren Hoisington he is healed. 1974, they built a home in Juliaetta, where he of Juliaetta turning 90, family He and his wife are memstill resides. She died in 2007. and friends are invited to gather bers of the Cottonwood Creek He farmed the Galloway place, with his brothfrom 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday Community Church. er Frank, on Big Bear Ridge between Kendrick at the Kendrick Grange Hall, 614 They have five children, 16 and Deary until retiring in 1989. E. Main St. grandchildren and 34 greatHe has one son and four daughters. His family He was born Aug. 13, 1922, the grandchildren. eldest of nine children, to Cletis and Beatrice will be hosts for the celebration.

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 Lou Weaver Lou Weaver of Lewiston will be honored at a birthday celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Edge Student Edge Ministries, 818 18th Ave., Lewiston. She will be 80. Her family will be hosts for the celebration. She was born Aug. 13, 1932, in

Casper, Wyo., to Lelia and Arthur Hirengen. She married Ted Weaver in Lewiston on Sept. 15, 1949. They have five children, 13 grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren and are expecting their first great-greatgrandchild in November. She has worked in the upholstery business for 50 years, and has owned and operated Weaver’s Upholstery for about 41 years. She enjoys golf, bowling and playing music with the Old Time Fiddlers. She plays harmonica, accordion and violin, all by ear.

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Aug. 16  Eugene J. Tarola Eugene J. Tarola of Lewiston will celebrate his 96th birthday Aug. 16. He was born in Elk River Aug. 16, 1916, and moved to Orofino in 1921. He graduated from Orofino High School in 1933 and went to work at the Orofino post office as a clerk. He and Margaret Englehardt were married in 1949, and had five children. She died in 1997. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941, serving in the Corps of Engineers. He was stationed in Hawaii as well as other Pacific islands. Following his service, he

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returned to Lewiston and purchased the Rickfield Service Station. He later worked as a station agent for Empire Airlines and West Coast Airlines. He was also a private pilot for more than 40 years, owning several planes. At one time he flew mail between Orofino and Lewiston. He retired from the vocational department at Lewis-Clark State College in 1981. His favorite hobby is flying. He took his first flying lesson in 1931 in a Waco 10 open-cockpit biplane. He is a past Civil Air Patrol commander, and is a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Elks Lodge.

 Norma Sorenson Norma Sorenson of Lewiston will celebrate her 80th birthday Aug. 17. She was born Aug. 17, 1932, in Okanogon, Wash., the second child, to Myrtle and Fred Huggins. She married LeRoy Sorenson in 1949 and they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary before he died in 2006. The couple spent many wonderful hours traveling, fishing and gardening. Some of her hobbies include sewing, participating in her grandchildren’s activities, involvement in her church family, reading and meeting with friends. She has four children, 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Her children will be hosts for a birthday party from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Community of Christ Church, 1315 Highland Ave., in Clarkston.

Aug. 20  Donald Lee Edwards Donald Lee (Skeeter) Edwards of Winchester will celebrate his 78th birthday Aug. 20. He was born Aug. 20, 1934, in Centralia, Wash. He served in the U.S. Army and three years in the National Guard. He worked as a timber cutter, millwright and hydraulic/pneumatic technician along the Pacific Northwest corridor. He and his wife, Caroline, along with their parrot, Guacamayo, retired to Winchester. He has two sons, one daughter and six grandchildren. His hobbies include traveling to Mexico to see the Mayan Ruins.

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Bell as a telephone operator for 30 years. Mildred A. Timme of In her retirement she Lewiston will celebrate became “nanny” to her her 80th birthday Aug. three grandchildren. 16. She has one daughter. She was born Aug. She enjoys working on 16, 1932, to Henry C. her family history and and Anna D. Lindemann photo albums, watching Timme, and was raised her favorite team — the Atlanta in Gifford with her five sib- Braves, and taking care of her lings. grandpup, Marley. After moving to Lewiston, she Her family wishes her a worked for Pacific Northwest Happy Birthday.

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Aug. 22  Esther KnightEdwards Esther KnightEdwards of Grangeville will turn 90 years old Aug. 22. She was born in Creston, Wash., Aug. 22, 1922. She and her first husband moved to Grangeville in 1946 and opened the Grangeville Flower Shop in 1947. She continued to operate the shop until

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retiring in March 1986. Her hobbies have included camping, gathering wood, growing flowers and gardening. After retiring, she became active in the Eagles Auxiliary. She currently resides at Meadowlark Homes where she is involved in the daily activities. A celebration for her birthday will be held at the home.

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 Marge Zierlein Marge Zierlein of Orofino will celebrate her 82nd birthday Aug. 23. She was born Aug. 23, 1930, in Parma, Idaho. She lived in California for a short time before moving back to Idaho. She married Shelton Myers. After Myers died, she married Cliff Zierlein. She has four children.

“Not to be able to grow old is just as ridiculous as to be unable to outgrow childhood.” ­— Carl G. Jung

Aug. 28  Loris JonesDudley Loris Jones-Dudley of Moscow will be honored with a 90th birthday open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the University Inn-Best Western in Moscow. She was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Emporia, Kan. Her family moved to Long Beach, Calif., when she was 15. She moved to the Palouse after marrying Donald L. Jones, who was from Genesee. She farmed and raised a family while working at the Daily Idahonian (now the MoscowPullman Daily News), where she retired in 1987. Her first husband died in 1983. She later married Robert

Dudley, and the couple will celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary along with her birthday. Her retirement years have been spent learning to play golf and tennis, continuing her square dancing with the Palouse Promenaders and playing bridge with several local clubs. She enjoys gardening, crocheting, doing crossword puzzles, listening to classical music, watching sports and Jeopardy, and reading. She and her husband also enjoy spending time with their family. She is a member of Bridge Bible Fellowship and attends Bible study on a regular basis. She is also a member of the Gritman Medical Center Auxiliary.

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READER POETRY Yakima

This young actor has a pleasant voice. He rides well, and walks the same. On the rough rangeland of the coulees, He can even sing a bit. “John Wayne” near Palouse River’s mighty falls, is his new name. a young cowboy handles cattle, until Now if you like your Western movies, new adventure calls. with fist-fights in the dust. It is Hollywood that beckons. He leaves The credits will show, “Action: by Washtucna’s arid scene. Yakima Canutt.” He shows his hard-earned skill with “Breakheart Pass” gets filmed in Idaho, horses on the silent silver screen. on the Camas Prairie line. My wife’s dad thinks he’s a hero. He Charles Bronson and his wife come knows him by his rolling walk. here. The cast is mighty fine. He is a top box-office draw, until films The venerable locomotive, with its begin to talk. antiquated cars, His harsh and raspy voice throws his wait at Arrow, on a siding. They are career into a rut. also “movie stars.” Alas! Heros should sound better than Fight in the tunnel on the grade. Lurch Yakima Canutt. through every till and cut. So he invents stunt-fighting, rides Fall from Lawyer’s Canyon Trestle, in midst the feet of racing teams, stunts by Yakima Canutt. lies dragging from one stirrup, creates Remember when we walk or ride, or the best of action scenes. maybe even soar, Marion Morrison needs lessons: we are standing on the shoulders of the Yakima takes his young charge aside. ones who came before. He schools him in his rolling walk, teaches him to rope and ride. David Wahl, 72, Genesee

Our Garden Our Garden is in full bloom, we see it from our dining room. New birds peek from the birdhouse door; Mr. Cat eyes them from the porch floor. A humming bird hovers above, red syrup, his love. Snapdragons reach for the sun’s rays, where butterflies float always. Hollyhocks will bloom soon, Petunias reflect the silver moon. Pansies pose for our pleasure, we enjoy zinnias for good measure. Each meal made better with the sight of our blossoming delight. Lucille Magnuson, 92, Moscow

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Supporters of the airport take over local air festival Friends of the Airport members are taking an active role in promoting the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport By Mary Tatko

and interests together meant getting behind the airport. “Everyone needs They joke their group started as to have a purpose,” SCABs: Secret Committee of Airport Scrabeck said. “And Bums. But Douglas L. Black, Leroy Chausse, this purpose has value to the community and DeAnn Scrabeck and Jim Otey go by region.” the somewhat more dignified Friends “A quarter of a of the Airport now, and Saturday they’ll million people walk present their most ambitious project to through those front date — the Lewis-Clark Air Festival. The event, with the theme “Salute to doors a year,” Black said, noting some are Veterans,” will include a program honoring veterans at 10 a.m. and attendees there to drop off or can purchase rides on the commemora- pick up passengers, so not all are airline tive Air Force B-17 bomber Sentimencustomers. tal Journey Friday through Sunday. Tribune/Kyle Mills Educating the The festival epitomizes the 2-yearA love for aviation and support for the local airport has brought (from community about the old group’s goal of promoting the left to right) DeAnn Scrabeck, Douglas Black, Leroy Chausse and Jim airport’s potential airport, a mission for which these four Otey together to talk about the forthcoming air festival in Lewiston. retirees, all of Lewiston, seem uniquely to impact the basic economy – in areas suited. from agriculture to The three men figure they have school. “And from there it was 50 years about 160 years of aviation experience, tourism – is imporsomething good that’s workable,” he tant, he said. of mayhem,” he said, laughing. combined. said. “Lewiston will never be on an interHe may be joking about the mayhem, Otey said he likes that Friends of the “I don’t know anything about airbut there’s a sense of fun and adventure Airport isn’t recognized in any official planes,” Scrabeck, 73, said. “Except I’ve state, but we do have an airport that will take us around the world,” Scrajust below the surface, enthusiasm that manner. The group has no budget, been around the world (as a passenbeck said. source of income or interest in becom- bubbles over when the group turns to ger).” Black, 83, has served eight years ing an official entity such as a 501(c)(3) the topic of the air festival. In addition to the perspective of a on the city of Lewiston’s solid waste By happy coincidence, Otey exnonprofit organization, though it world traveler, she brings the experiadvisory commission and was instruplained, the Puget Sound Antique has had “fantastic” support from the ence of a career in event management mental in the creation of Syringa Park Airplane Club will be using Lewiston airport authority and manager Robin for insurance and funeral businesses. in his Lewiston neighborhood. Getting Turner, Black said. as a stopping point for a Hell’s Canyon Many seniors find their niche and involved in the airport was another Their group avoids politics, Chausse river tour this weekend, so the associagive back, Chausse, 74, said. For some, project that just kind of fell into place. said, and focuses on the sole aim of cre- tion’s planes are scheduled to be at the that might mean knitting tea cozies. airport Saturday during the air festival. ating awareness about the airport. “You get a gut feeling when you see For this group, putting their life’s skills And since the B-17 airplane couldn’t “It’s to get people interested in what be here last year because of engine the airport has to offer,” he said. trouble, its schedulers offered to make The men described their backit available this year even though it’s grounds as the group made its way not part of the typical rotation. toward the hangar where Otey’s 1946 Aeronca plane is housed. As the Friends continued toward Otey’s plane, Black explained he grew — DeAnn Scrabeck Black got his private pilot’s license up in Everett, Wash., started his career in 1947 when he was a junior in high Of Target Publications

“Everyone needs to have a purpose. And this purpose has value to the community and region.”

M O N D A Y, A U G U S T 6 , 2 0 1 2 with West Coast Airlines in Portland, Ore., served with the Oregon Air National Guard during the Korean War and went on to become a commercial pilot. It was a career that ultimately brought him to Lewiston where he flew Potlatch Corp.’s Learjet until the company’s aviation division was discontinued in 1992 and he retired. Otey, 72, the baby of the group, served as a crew chief and technical inspector in the U.S. Army and later ran a flight school and aircraft maintenance business part-time. When his main career, in banking, came to an end during the frenzy of bank mergers, he went to work for Boeing, where he became a flight test director. He moved to Lewiston in 2000 from the Seattle area and is president of the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Chausse, an air posse member, got his private pilot’s license in 1961 and went on to earn his commercial license, flight-instructor certificate and various endorsements. After a career with the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon, Nevada and Burley, Idaho, he moved to Lewiston in 1985 and worked as an insurance agent. Otey and Chausse still fly. Black said he decided to quit while he was ahead. At the hangar, Otey wheeled out the slight,100 horsepower plane he purchased in 1998 as wreckage. Using his skills as an aircraft mechanic, he has restored the plane — it took six

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years to rebuild the engine — and added some features not original to the 1946 model, such as a radio, a GPS and an alternator, so it would no longer need to be started by hand. “It’s a sweet-flying, easy-tofly trainer intended for training pilots,” Otey said, as his fellow Friends of the Airport looked on in admiration.  Tatko can be reached at mtatko@lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2244.

Air festival soars Saturday

The Lewiston-Clarkston Valley has been home to various aviation events, including The Lewis-Clark Air Festival. This year’s air festival is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport and will include helicopter rides and model aircraft demonstrations, with a “Salute to Veterans” at 10 a.m. It is the first time the Friends of the Airport have organized the event, which was previously organized by the Experimental Aircraft Association . Admission to the festival is free and rides on the B-17 Sentimental Journey are available for a $425 fee. Breakfast and lunch will be available to purchase. The event will include participation by the EAA, Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Air Posse and numerous corporate sponsors. More information is available on the air festival website at: www. lcairfestival.com.

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TOP: Douglas Black, DeAnn Scrabeck, Jim Otey and Leroy Chausse walk between planes on the tarmac at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport. ABOVE: Longtime pilots Chausse and Black share stories about flying during their careers. Black has given up his wings but Chausse continues to soar through the air. The group of four makes up the Friends of the Airport, which will host to the Lewis-Clark Air Festival Saturday at the airport.

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For all those who are tired of seeing style and fashion presented solely as a young woman’s game, behold “Advanced Style.� Out in May from PowerHouse Books, this collection of street-fashion photographs of the over-60 set is a joy. Although few of the subjects photographed on the streets of New York City reveal precisely how old they are, they offer lessons in confidence and style that women of all ages will appreciate, which is exactly why Ari Seth Cohen started Advanced Style, the blog that inspired the book. Among the stylish figures in the book is the elegant and refined Rose, age 100, pictured in a paisley caftan, Hermes belt and oversized beads. Her credo? “If everyone is wearing it, then it’s not for me.� Alice, posing in a men’s tweed jacket, jodhpurs, boots, fingerless gloves and a silk scarf, says, “Fie on women in sneakers and sweats.� Then there’s Debra, in electric-blue sunglasses and brocade pants, who approaches getting dressed like an art project and says, “Tomorrow is another day and another look.� Cohen combs the city looking for elder style on the street. “It’s fun to hang out outside the Carlysle Hotel,� he said, which is where he snapped a photo of actress Elaine Stritch wearing one of her signature menswear-inspired looks. “But I don’t spend too much time on the Upper East Side because a lot of the women there have had a lot of plastic surgery.� “Advanced Style� is about embracing one’s age, not fighting it, he said. “In society, women are told to back down from fashion as they get older, and they become invisible. I got an email from one woman who said her grandkids were embarrassed by the way she dresses. She showed them my blog and they changed their minds.� He has learned that there really is no such thing as age-appropriate dressing. The book features its fair share of traditional houndstooth suits, silk scarves and sensible shoes, but it also has women in artsy hats and colorful turbans. “Some women think fashion should be more proper, others don’t care at all. If someone is comfortable and confident, that’s what matters,� Cohen said. “I like to have a mix of

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Summer heat isn’t only thing that stings Summer is here and it’s time to talk about bees, hornets and wasps. Being stung by any of these can be both painful and scary. Some people have serious or even life-threatening reactions requiring immediate treatment. Most people who are stung will develop a local reaction of redness and swelling, while others will have a severe allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis. A local reaction is basically sharp and/ or burning pain, skin swelling and redness — this will resolve in a few hours. About 10 percent of people develop severe redness and swelling; this is called

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Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, were just three of the many determined I should get to the ofďŹ ce and write my seniors having coffee at Snake River Coffee and Cafe column before I forgot all I had learned that morning inside the store. I understand why, too; The coffee was over coffee. good and the company was even better. On the way to the ofďŹ ce, I was thinking how much Lightfoot told me about the recent Crankers Car the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley has changed since I Club tour that led them through Harvard, where they arrived here on July 4, 1993. Then I thought, if I think received diplomas. He joked about unking out of the valley has changed a lot, I can’t imagine how much Princeton, which the club’s tour had gone through ďŹ rst, change my new friends, Larson, Otterstrom, Lightfoot so they had to get their degrees from Harvard. and McVicars have witnessed. I do know one thing for Otterstrom told me a story about a friend of his sure, I like Domino’s but I sure wish the Donut King putting an engine from a 1955 Lincoln into a 1953 was still around — I miss having a good doughnut shop Mercury and the two of them driving 90 mph in it on a to go to. toll bridge, something I’m sure would not be advisable ď ˇ Hayden can be reached at phayden@lmtribune. today — or even then for that matter. com or (208) 848-2243. The conversation at the table included many topics, from water pressure and restrictions in the Orchards to megaloads and debit cards, before the men had to go about their day. Not being ready to head to the ofďŹ ce quite yet, I sat down to chat with Bill Larson of Genesee. He used to farm wheat in Colfax before he retired and turned the farm over to his son. We were soon joined by a friend of Over 200 cars in stock his who wished not to be named. This friend starting at $500.00! had a neat little contraption with him that he had made for Larson’s wife. He called it a y catcher and it was made out of a plastic Bill Beutler, owner jug that had a screw-top. He pierced the 1292 Bridge Street, Clarkston, WA (509) 758-3081 Toll Free: 800-458-3081 www.clarkstonautosales.com jug on two sides and threaded a plastic tube through the holes. The plastic tube had a hole in the middle of it big enough for ies and bees to get through. He told me that if you put a chunk of meat in the bottom of the jug with some water it will attract ies and become trapped. When the jug ďŹ lls up you just pull out the tube, cover the holes and throw it in the garbage. I thought this was a pretty cool invention. After learning about the y catcher, I

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Aubrey Parks (Bud) Hemming Aubrey Parks (Bud) Hemming, 81, of Clarkston, is the August Senior Volunteer of the Month for the WA-ID Volunteer Center. Volunteer work: He began volunteering at the Asotin County Food Bank before he joined the group of volunteers at the WA-ID Volunteer Center about 12 years ago. Most recently he has been volunteering for the social services program Home Again at St. Vincent De Paul, doing maintenance and whatever else is needed of him. He also ushers for productions at the Lewiston Civic Theater, and makes hats and scarves on his loom for Project Warm-Up. On his own, he makes pocket crosses to give out in remembrance of his deceased daughter, who began making them when she was ill to share with others. He, with the help of others, have made and distributed more than 20,000 pocket crosses. Currently, he is unable to do much volunteer work because his wife is ill but has, to date, volunteered more than 7,300 hours. Career: He grew up on a 400-acre ranch in California where he remained until 1950 when he joined the U.S. Navy and got married. After serving four years in the Navy, he returned to California and worked at the Los Angeles Union Stock Yards for a few years until they were closed. He then worked for a paper company and finally went to work for the Downey (Calif.) Unified School District Linda, C.F.M. as a custoAmerican Board Certified dian, where he in Mastectomy and Prosthetics spent the rest of his workBring your questions! Private fitting Room. ing days. He ~Swim Suit Line Available~ retired in 1992 Call today for your appointment! and moved to Clarkston. Family : 312 St. John’s Way, Lewiston, ID Hemming is Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5:30pm • Sat. 9:00am-3:00pm (208) 743-7766 • Fax (208) 746-9937 married to

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Ronel Leonard, 71, adds another dimension to the disconnect some seniors feel. “Most comedians are talking about current events and young people,� Leonard said. “Most of it doesn’t have anything to do with me.� Why the shift in values? “Comedy hasn’t changed a bit,� Leonard conceded. “But we have.� So the jokesters did their best to keep it clean and provide a few hours in which seniors could revel in old age rather than worry about its consequences. The show rotates venues; the March program was hosted by Don the Beachcomber, a Hawaiian-themed restaurant that resembles a giant version of Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room. Previous shows have been held at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano and the Improv at the Irvine Spectrum. For $38.50 a person, the seniors sipped iced tea and enjoyed a simple meal of time-tested dishes like chopped salad, clam chowder, grilled salmon and two scoops of ice cream before the show began. Giving seniors such an afternoon out was the goal for producer Bonnie Barchichat, 59. The Fountain Valley, Calif., woman got the idea after taking

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — That kindly gent with the rose garden, the cute little old lady in the deli line, the mahjong master at the community center — anyone could be among a growing portion of our aging population: the senior stoner. In retiree-rich South Florida, some golden-agers are — gasp! — sporting illegal smiles as they discreetly puff on joints to ease the aches and pains of advancing years.

“It’s like taking a magic pill,� said a 70-year-old Boca Raton, Fla., woman who smokes pot almost daily to counteract cancer chemotherapy pain. “I can have a crappy, crappy day and I take one toke and in less than three minutes I’m leveled out and feel wonderful.� Such scofflaws opt to flout convention rather than suffer. And their numbers are hardly insubstantial: 30 percent of Americans 50 and older have tried pot, according to a 2009 government survey. Last year, the National Survey on

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