Golden Times, February 2014

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

Feb. 3, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 2

TIMES LOVE STORIES

Two couples share their stories of finding love at an age when most have accepted being alone — Page 10 Senior lunch menus — Page 3 Senior Talk — Page 17

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WHO AM I?

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I was born Feb. 3, 1894, and died at the age of 84 on Nov. 8, 1978.

Social Security Q&A................... Page 4 Briefs .......................................... Page 5

I was a simple illustrator/ painter who got my start at age 18 when I illustrated a book for Carl H. Claudy. I also, early on, created the cover art for the Boy Scout publication “Boys’ Life.”

Birthdays .................................... Page 6 Wandering dementia patients ....... Page 9

COORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

Sudoku solution ..........................Page 13

Cover photo by: Kyle Mills of the Tribune

Volunteer opportunities ..............Page 14

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In 1916, I married Irene O’Connor, but the marriage only lasted 14 years. I married a second time; this time to Mary Barstow and we had three children. She died in 1959 and I married a third time in 1961. My third wife, Mary Punderson, was at my side when I died.

Reader poetry ............................. Page 15 Blood pressure medications ........Page 16

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

FEB. 12: Valley Community Center, annual membership meeting and election, noon, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

FEB. 15: Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129, noon, Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

FEB. 18: Sixth Street Senior Center, board meeting, 9 a.m., 832 Sixth St., Clarkston.

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

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

FEB. 26: National Active and Retired Federal Employees, noon, Emerald Gardens, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.

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

Cost is $5 for nonseniors.

tuesday

wednesday

3 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/corn/salad/ roll

4 Chicken-fried steak/ potatoes/country gravy/ carrots/coleslaw/biscuit

5 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Baked chicken

10 Spaghetti/salad/ green beans/French bread/cookie

11 Roast beef/mashed potatoes/gravy/mixed vegetables/Jell-O salad/ roll

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

17 closed for president’s day

18 Baked ham/au gratin potatoes/applesauce/ green beans/cornbread

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

24 German sausage/ kraut/potatoes/mixed vegetables/salad/roll/ cookie

25 Chicken-breast sandwich/Jell-O salad/ baked beans/carrots

26 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast pork

Moscow Senior Nutrition Program serves lunch at noon in the Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older.

Cost is $6 for nonseniors.

Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. Soup and dessert is available at each service.

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

Cost is $7 for nonseniors.

thursday

friday

4 Burritos/rice/beans/ vegetable

6 Stroganoff/noodles/ vegetable

11 Pork chops/mashed potatoes/vegetable

13 Roast beef/seafood fettuccini/baked potato/ vegetable

18 Fried chicken/ potatoes/vegetable

20 Salisbury steak/ mashed potatoes/ vegetable

25 Polynesian fish/rice/ vegetable

27 Pulled-pork sandwich/ potatoes/vegetable

4 Salisbury steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/green beans/fruit/roll

6 Breaded-baked fish/ scalloped potatoes/peas and carrots/Jell-O with fruit

7 Deluxe salad bar/fruit

11 Hot-roast-beef sandwich/mashed potatoes/mixed vegetables/fruit

13 Spaghetti with meat sauce/Italian-blend vegetables/garlic bread/ strawberry cheesecake

14 Soup/roll/salad bar/fruit

18 Taco salad/fiesta corn/cottage cheese with pineapple/fruit juice

20 Pulled-pork sandwich/ coleslaw/fruit (no Clarkston delivery/Asotin closed)

21 Hamburger/salad bar/fruit

25 Pork roast/mashed potatoes/gravy/roll/fruit/ cake/ice cream

27 Chicken-noodle casserole/green beans/ roll/fruit

28 Deluxe salad bar/fruit

A menu was not received from Kendrick-Juliaetta Senior Center. We are sorry for any inconvience this may cause and hope to have the menu included in March’s issue.

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Regional Senior Meal Sites Cottonwood Community Church 510 Gilmore, Cottonwood, (208) 962-7762 Meals at noon on Tuesdays Grangeville Senior Center County Road, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033 Meals at noon on Mondays and Fridays Kamiah Senior Center 125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 935-0244 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Kendrick Senior Citizens Center 104 S. Sixth, Kendrick, (208) 289-5031 Meals at noon on Wednesdays and Fridays Lewiston Community Center 1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 743-6983 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Orchards United Methodist Church 1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays Moscow Senior Center 412 Third St., Moscow, (208) 882-1562 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays Nezperce Senior Citizens 501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Orofino Senior Center 930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 476-4328 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays

Pomeroy Senior Center 695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Potlatch Senior Citizens IOOF/Rebekah Hall, Pine St., Potlatch, (208) 875-1071 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays Pullman Senior Center 325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 338-3307 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays Riggins Odd Fellows Building 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 628-4147 Meals at noon on Tuesdays United Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Valley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816 Meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Weippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center 115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553 Meals at noon on Mondays and Thursdays Winchester Senior Citizens Center Nez Perce Ave., Winchester, (208) 924-6581 Meals at noon on Wednesdays Pullman Meals on Wheels (Whitman County Council on Aging) (509) 397-4305 Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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Q: How can I get a new Medicare card?

A: If your red, white and blue Medicare card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can request a new one at www.socialsecurity.gov.

However, you can use our online application only to request a Medicare card. If you need a Medicaid card please contact your state Medicaid office.

——— Q: My parents recently moved into a retirement community and they are signing their house over to me. Can I still get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or will home ownership make me ineligible?

A: You can own a home and still receive SSI as long as you live in the home you own. In most cases, when determining SSI eligibility we don’t count as a resource the home you own and live in or the car you use.

——— Q: Who is eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?

A: People who receive SSI are age 65 or older, blind or disabled with limited income and resources. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov for income and resource limits. The general fund of the United States Treasury makes SSI payments. They do not come out of the Social Security Trust Fund.

——— Q: What’s the best way to find out if I might be eligible for SSI? A: Our online Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) will help you find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers.

Based on your answers to questions, this tool will list benefits for which you might be eligible and tell you more information about how to qualify and apply. Find BEST at www. benefits.gov/ssa.

——— Q: I have a 38-year-old son who has been disabled by cerebral palsy since birth. I plan

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Feb. 3, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 2

times Two couples share their stories of finding love at an age when most have accepted being alone — Page 10

Senior lunch menus — Page 3 Senior Talk — Page 17

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to apply for retirement benefits. Will he be eligible for benefits as my disabled child?

A: Yes. In general, an adult disabled before age 22 may be eligible for child’s benefits if a parent is deceased or starts receiving retirement or disability benefits. We consider this a “child’s” benefit because we pay it on the parent’s Social Security earnings record.

The “adult child” — including an adopted child, or, in some cases, a stepchild, grandchild, or step grandchild — must be unmarried, age 18 or older, and have a disability that started before age 22.

——— Q: How can I get proof of my benefits to apply for a loan?

A: If you need proof you get Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income and/ or Medicare, you can request a benefit verification letter online through your my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount. This letter is sometimes called a “budget letter,” a “benefits letter,” a “proof of income letter,” or a “proof of award letter.” You can even select the information you want included in your online benefit verification letter.

——— Q: Is it true that 10,000 people are retiring each day? What is the best way for me to apply and avoid long lines in my Social Security office?

A: Yes, it’s true. The best way is to use our online retirement application at www. socialsecurity.gov. You can complete it in as little as 15 minutes. It’s so easy. You can apply from the comfort of your home or office at a time most convenient for you. Once you’ve electronically submitted your application, you’re done. In most cases, there’s no need to submit any documents. There’s also no need to drive to a local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative.

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A Smart Driver class will be offered

MOSCOW — The February class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a onehour lunch break, on Feb. 22 at Gritman Medical Center, in the conference room, 700 S. Main St., here.

The class will be taught by Linda Shepard and registering for the class in advance is recommended. Registration can be completed over the phone by calling Shepard at (208) 882-1002.

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

Community center offerings for seniors The Lewiston Community Center offers classes and activities for seniors. All classes are at the community center unless otherwise noted. l Tai Chi is being offered at 11 a.m. Fridays, beginning Feb. 21. Registration for this class must be completed by Feb. 19.

The class is $50 per person or $45 per person with a friend. l A day trip to the Palouse

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Feb. 18.

All area seniors age 60 and More information is available older can attend the lunch by calling (208) 883-2241. served at the 1912 Center in the great room, 412 E. Third St., here.

Sons of Norway The salad and dessert bars will group will meet open at 11 a.m. and the main meal will be served at 11:30 The Sons of Norway Elvedalen a.m. The menu (also found on Lodge No. 129 will finalize plans for its Scandinavian breakfast, page 3 of this publication) will be “surf and turf,” roast beef which is set for March 15.

The meeting will begin with a and seafood fettuccini, a baked potluck at noon Feb. 15. A short potato and a vegetable.

Meals are served at the cenbusiness meeting will follow the ter most Tuesdays and Thurslunch.

A heritage program will also days. be given during the meeting at the Valley Community Center, AARP tax preparation 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

The organization is open to services being offered all people of Scandinavian deThe AARP Tax-Aide program scent or those interested in offers free tax preparation to the culture. More information low- and moderate-income inabout the group and its meet- dividuals and couples with an ings is available by calling (208) emphasis on seniors. The pro798-8617 or (208) 743-2626. gram is sponsored by the AARP Foundation in conjunction with the IRS. It is staffed by certified Moscow senior center Two Lunch & Learn will have a free lunch volunteers.

The free service will be ofprograms being held MOSCOW — The free lunch fered today through April 15 at MOSCOW — The Lunch and for Moscow-area seniors will be- the following locations: Learn program is offered gin with soup available at 10:30 l Asotin County Library, 417 through the University of Idaho a.m. by the Friendly Neighbors Sycamore St., Clarkston, from extension office in Moscow.

The brown-bag lunches are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gritman Federal Building in the second floor conference room, 220 E. Fifth St. Lunch is not provided.

The first class’ topic is responsible couponing and is Tuesday.

Debbie Freeze RHIT Traci Kingsley Executive Director Marketing/AdmisThe second class’ topic is is planned. A shuttle will leave Lewiston at 9 a.m. Feb. 21 and will make stops at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, lunch at Basilio’s Italian Cafe in Pullman, the Washington State University creamery and cheese production center and the Palouse Mall in Moscow. The trip fee is $50 per person and registration deadline is Feb. 14. l Regular activities offered through the community center include line dancing at 10 a.m. on Mondays and at 9 a.m. on Thursdays; pinochle at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays; painting at noon on Thursdays; and bridge at noon on Fridays.

Registration for all activities can be completed at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St., Lewiston, by calling the Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department at (208) 746-2313, or online at www.cityoflewiston.org/parks andrec.

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Center raises price to attend dances The Sixth Street Senior Center, 832 Sixth St., Clarkston, has raised the cost to attend the twice-weekly dances it offers.

The dances will now cost $5 per person and take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the center with live music performed.

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briefs Groups and organizations can submit information, pertaining to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine.

All submissions are subject to space availability and editing.

Submissions should be emailed to: goldentimes@Lmtribune.com or mailed to: Target Publications P.O. Box 957 Lewiston, ID 83501 Information for March’s issue must be recieved by Feb. 17 to be considered.

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

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formation on the group and its meetings is available by calling (208) 743-1615.

There will be a Valentine’s Day lunch served at noon on Feb. 14. Cost is $5 per person.

There will also be a pancake feed from 9:30 to 10 a.m. next Monday at the center. Cost is $4 per person. The monthly center potluck will be at noon Feb. 24.

Foot care will be offered by Dayna starting at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday.

No foot care at Valley Community Center

NARFE to hear about Valley Vision Doug Matoon with Valley Vision will present a program on the organization and its efforts here in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 515 meeting.

The meeting is at noon Feb. 26 at Emerald Garden, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston. More in-

There will not be foot care offered in February at the center.

The center’s annual membership lunch with board meeting and election will take place at noon Feb. 12.

The center is located at 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

Activities offered at the center in February include painting from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Mondays; fitness from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; pinochle from 12:45 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays; blood pressure checks are at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays; and bridge is played from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.

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BIRTHDAYS Feb. 2  Ernestine Lewis Ernestine Lewis of Lewiston turned 80 on Sunday.

She was born Feb. 2, 1934, in Bismark, N.D., to Thomas and Esther Berg.

Lewis worked in the shipping department of Sears before she married Edwin Lewis. They were married on April 4, 1952, in International Falls, Minn. After marriage, Lewis was a homemaker, raising the couple’s five children.

Her husband died in 1985.

Lewis is very involved in her church and loves the Lord Jesus. She has always been a prayer warrior.

She was a foster mother from 1969 to 1975 in which time she cared for more than 30 children.

Her family celebrated her birthday Sunday.

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FEB. 9  WELD D. HUFFAKER

 LILA DEVAULT L i l a DeVault of Lewiston will be 90 on Tuesday.

She was born Feb. 4, 1924, the third of five daughters born to Arthur and Leila Hirengen in Casper, Wyo. DeVault came to Lewiston in 1938 and attended Lewiston High School.

She worked at Potlatch Forests Inc., Omark and then

she went into the indoor painting business, owning Your Lady Painters until her retirement in 1996.

She and Everett DeVault were married in 1974 and will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this year.

The couple have spent many winters in Yuma, Ariz.

DeVault’s hobbies are sewing everything from doll clothes to wedding dresses, playing pinochle and keeping up with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

FEB. 9  ARLIE J. ARMITAGE Arlie J. Armitage of Southwick will be honored during an open house at 1 p.m.

Saturday at KendrickJuliaetta S e n i o r Center, 104 S. Sixth St., Kendrick. The occasion is his 80th birthday.

He was born Feb. 9, 1934, in Southwick, to Tom and Rachel

Armitage, and has lived in the area all of his life.

Armitage was a farmer and rancher, and a logger during his working years. He retired in 1995.

He and Priscilla Armitage were married on April 1, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Kendrick.

The couple have one daughter and two granddaughters.

They had a son who died in 1991.

Armitage enjoys reading and has served on the Pine Hills Cemetery board for 43 years.

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Weld D. Huffaker of Lewiston will turn 75 on Sunday.

He was born Feb. 9, 1939, in Idaho Falls to Weld Reuel and Blanche Tracy Huffaker. He attended school at the Burton School, a one-room schoolhouse. He graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho, in 1957.

Huffaker joined the U.S. Army Reserves and was stationed in Virginia for one year. He returned to southern Idaho following his service where he went to work for Blazer Finance in Idaho Falls.

He met his future wife, Peggy Ann Ogden, in Idaho

Falls and they were married in 1961. They were transferred to Denver branch and lived there for three years.

In 1966, he was once again transferred, this time to the Lewiston Division of Blazer Finance, where they have remained.

In 1979, Huffaker, with Dick Coles and Leonard Johnson, started the fledgling company Welenco Manufacturing.

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Welenco manufactured wood burning fireplace inserts. He sold his interest in the local retail store to his son and finally retired in 2006.

His hobbies include real estate, working on home improvement projects, and his family’s genealogy.

Huffaker and his wife have six children, 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

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 Lola M. Boyer

 Effie McAllister

Lola M. Boyer of Culdesac will celebrate her 80th birthday with family and friends at an open house from 2 to 5 p.m.

Saturday at Towne Square in the Salsberg Room, 504 Main St., Lewiston.

She was born Feb. 10, 1934, at Flat Iron, near Waha, to Henry and Zulah Anderson.

She grew up and received her education in Lapwai and Lewiston.

She and Jack Boyer were married Feb. 9, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colo., while he was serving in the military.

The couple owned and operated Jack and Lola’s Cafe in Lapwai in 13 years. They also farmed in Lapwai for more than 50 years.

Boyer’s hobbies include gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.

The couple have two children, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Effie McAllister of Orofino will be 90 on Feb. 13.

She was born in 1924, near Orofino and has spent her life there, except during World War II when she worked as a welder in Portland, Ore. McAllister also worked at

Feb. 18  C. Jean Ackerman

C a r o l J e a n Ackerman of Lewiston will cele b r a t e her 80th birthday with a trip to Hawaii accompa Raymond Rooper Jr. nied by her Raymond he was a recruiter for the husband and several of their H u g h National Guard. Collectively, children.

She was born Feb. 18, 1934, Rooper Jr. he served a total of 26 years. in Troy. of Lewiston Upon returning to civilian She and Lloyd Ackerman will cel- life, he worked in property ebrate his management while attending were married Jan. 12, 1955.

80th birth- college. He earned a degree They lived in the Grangeville day on Feb. in elementary education and area, where he worked in the logging industry and she was  Shirley Seeley 13 taught math for the Lewiston a stay-at-home mom to their He was School District for 15 years. nine children.

Seeley has five children.

Shirley Seeley of Orofino born in Rooper married his wife, Ackerman encouraged all of Her husband died July 4, will turn 76 next Monday.

Detroit to Patricia, 59 years ago. The her children to continue their She was born Feb. 10, 1938, 2009.

Katherine and Raymond H. couple have two daughters, education and to go where Seeley is active in the Rooper Sr. in 1934. at Burns Hospital in Orofino. four grandchildren and one they needed to for their She married Bud Seeley senior citizens group and her Rooper served during the great-grandchild. careers. It has given her a church.

Sept. 21, 1957.

Korean and Vietnam wars as They enjoy traveling, line reason to travel from the West a staff sergeant in the U.S. dancing, volunteering and to the East Coast, which she Army. Following the wars staying active. has truly enjoyed.

Got old photos you’d like to She and her husband moved share? Send them to to Lewiston after retiring, Feb. 20 where they are active in the blasts@lmtribune.com  Leonard Galloway All Saints Catholic Church.

She has always loved getting Leonard (Pete) Galloway He worked for Union Pacific outside and continues doing of Orofino will be 83 years Railroad after he returned that with her daily walks, BY old on Feb. 20. from serving with the U.S. berry picking and camping.

SANDIE HADDOX She enjoys the family’s campHe was born in 1931 at Army.

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The couple have two sons ing trips, which gives her a chance to catch up with her Galloway married Lois Kirk and two grandchildren.

Aurochs was a large20 grandchildren. at Warm Beach, Wash.

He enjoys traveling. sized cattle-species. It is Ackerman’s hobbies include recorded to have gone playing pinochle whenever possible and embroidering. into extinction in 1627.

“Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be a Potlatch logging camp, and was a housekeeper at the Greer Nursing Home and the convalescent center.

She married Jesse McAllister. The couple have two children and three grandchildren.

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By Helena Oliviero

Tom Reilly of Orofino will be 87 on Feb. 26.

He was born in Grand Forks, N.D., in 1927.

Reilly joined the U.S. Navy and served as a cook on a troop ship.

He married Rosemary Shoemaker in 1951.

Reilly worked construction as an operating engineer and got a pilot’s license in 1947.

He flew mail out to Michigan and North Dakota. He owned two airplanes: an Aeronca Champion and a Cessna. The family moved to Orofino in 1966 and he continued his route there.

His wife died in 1993.

Reilly has six children.

Feb. 27  Lenore T. Schlader

Lenore Theresa Schlader of Lewiston will celebrate her 100th birth-

day on Feb. 27.

She was born to Helena Krebsbach and Emile Braun at Russell, Idaho, in 1914.

She has four brothers and three sisters.

She married Wilfred (Bill) Schlader on Oct. 12, 1938.

They lived in Nezperce and enjoyed farming for many years in the Russell Ridge area.

Schlader is well known for baking delicious desserts for her many nieces and nephews, as well as neighborhood children who would stop to visit.

She was an active member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church before moving to Royal Plaza.

A private family celebration will be held in her honor.

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ATLANTA — Eleanor Alexander never deviated from her nighttime routine. She’d eat a light dinner, let her dog Spot out, let him back in, double-lock the screen door. And then, she and her companion would call it a night.

The evening of July 26 started the same way. The 78-yearold told her son she would eat a few bites of the vegetable soup he had brought her, then go to bed. She already had on her pink-striped pajamas when he left.

Yet for unknown reasons, instead of going to bed, she stepped outside her rural Coweta County, Ga., home and started walking, dressed in nothing more than night clothes and slippers.

Within hours, search teams — deputies and volunteers, people on horseback and guiding four-wheelers, some with search dogs straining at leashes — spread out across the

barely: her body temperature had dropped to 84 degrees.

Cases such as Alexander’s have been rising, posing challenges for public and private agencies. Dementia sufferers who wander — 6 of 10 will at some point — can trigger extensive and expensive searches, and not all are found.

Several law enforcement agencies are adopting new technologies to track individuals with dementia, but none is perfect. Experts also say families can be slow to recognize a loved one is at risk of wandering.

Before she went missing, Alexander’s son and daughterMCT in-law had encouraged her to Kim Franklin (right), Alzheimer’s Association, places move in with them. But she balked at the idea and insisted a medic alert bracelet on the arm of Carol Moore. on having her own place.

Moore is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

landscape, looking for a tiny patch of woods about a mile target: a woman with wavy from home. She was alive, but white hair, blue eyes, barely weighing 100 pounds.

They found her three days later. Alexander, suffering Relax with coffee or in a barbed-wire fence in a a fresh deli meal in

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Love stories aren’t just for the young Losing a spouse or getting divorced doesn’t have to mean spending your golden years alone

By Michelle Schmidt Target Publications

Jan Kautz has a singular fault, according to her husband.

She prefers crunchy peanut butter over creamy.

Cal Kautz reveals this, of course, with a sly tone and a spark in his eye.

And it turns out it’s the teasing that got him in this very mess in the first place.

Had he not attended the exercise class at church, he wouldn’t have noticed one of the single women also taking the class. Had he not teased and talked with her until he landed a date, then his Adams creamy peanut butter would not be sharing space in the refrigerator with her Adams crunchy peanut butter. And there would be no ceremonious scraping of the knife between sandwiches.

The complaint is not convincing, given the smile that comes with it.

Cal and Jan, of Lewiston, and Don and Noreen Anderson, of Clarkston, are two local couples who married at a time when most people their age have written it off. Their stories serve as reminders that love can be found at any age.

Cal moved to the LewistonClarkston Valley from the Seattle area after losing his wife to diabetes in 1998. His daughter, one of five kids, asked him to come after she learned the house next door to hers was going on the market. He had already retired from his job as an engineer at Boeing, so he made the move.

Jan had grown up in the area, married, had four children, and then found herself divorced and raising her kids on her own. She lived in the region — in Spokane and the Tri-Cities — while working as a bookkeeper and cost accountant. She had dated on and off, but gave up after encountering one ill-intentioned man after another. A few years before retirement, she moved back to the valley to be with her aging parents.

It wasn’t long until the two of them ended up in the same exercise class at the Congregational-Presbyterian Church in Lewiston.

“I noticed her smooth movements,”

Cal said, while Jan hid a smile.

After some weeks of teasing and after-class conversations that lasted long after the last person had left, he asked Jan if she’d be interested in going dancing sometime at the Sixth Street Senior Center.

And she was.

Before long they were spending quite a bit of time together, sharing meals, watching TV, enjoying music and sometimes just talking in the car after returning from an outing.

They were so comfortable together.

Their interests and preferences — aside from the peanut butter — seemed to mesh perfectly. Neither of them had been looking to remarry — Cal was in his 80s when they met and Jan had reached a contented acceptance of her singleness.

But after a few months of dating, Cal asked Jan to marry him. Three months later, she did.

The Andersons, on the other hand, took their sweet time to tie the knot — or even date for that matter. It wasn’t because of Don’s lack of persistence.

Don first noticed Noreen at the Valley Community Center (formerly the Pautler Senior Center) in Clarkston.

She went there on occasion to have lunch with friends, who were quick to point out the new, good-looking man who’d been coming to the center. She wasn’t interested. When he came over to introduce himself one day, Noreen assumed Don just wanted to converse with her friends and excused herself early in the conversation.

Don was not to be dissuaded so easily. He was friendly with all the ladies there — Noreen insists he still is — but she was different from the other women he’d met there.

“I was looking for somebody. When I saw her, I thought — ‘Aha! She looks good.’ She was my kind of gal,” Don said.

Knowing she had recently lost her husband to cancer, he kept a respectful distance, interacting only every so often. Eventually she would greet him by name and engage in polite conversation, but she didn’t seem to be interested in anything further.

Then came the fateful day in the Albertsons parking lot. After visiting

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ABOVE: The one thing the Kautzes disagree on is their peanut butter, Jan perfers crunchy, while Cal says there is only one type of peanut butter and that’s creamy. BELOW: Don and Noreen Anderson of Clarkston crossed paths for the first time while eating lunch at the Valley Community Center.

After four years of getting know each other and dating, Don and Norene tied the knot. the center, Don had stopped there to drop off some movie rentals.

Coming out of the store, Don saw Noreen drive by. She saw him too and rolled down the window to say hello. Don took advantage of the opportunity and asked her out on a date. She said yes.

So they went out once and then a few more times. They met up with friends for breakfast at the casino and met for walks on the levee, all the while Noreen insisting he was just a friend.

It took a few years before Noreen saw there was more to it than just friendship. Their relationship developed slowly. Having lost her husband of 31 years, Noreen was open to friendship, which she had plenty of — having lived in the valley her whole life — but she simply wasn’t ready to fall in love again.

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LEFT: Don and Noreen Anderson enjoy a card game at their Clarkston home. RIGHT: After striking up a conversation after an exercise class Cal and Jan Kautz hit it off; a short courtshipled them to get married.

Don’s story was different. He moved to the area from Southern California following a divorce in 1997. He knew then he wanted to remarry but despite his friendly nature and regular meals at the senior center, he hadn’t found what he was looking for — until he spotted Noreen from across the room.

After that first date, their friendship steadily progressed until Noreen called a halt to things. She just felt it was too much, too fast and she told Don she just wanted to be friends.

Her request threw Don off. He went home and thought about it and decided he wasn’t just going to back off so easily.

“So I just ignored it and kept on going,” he laughed.

A couple days later he called her up and asked her to go on a walk and she agreed.

Noreen enjoyed his company, she was just uncomfortable with dating. Since friends go for walks, she told herself, going for a walk with Don was OK. The relationship didn’t skip a beat.

During the next four years the friendship slowly turned into a dating relationship until Don asked her to marry him. When he did, Noreen said yes — she was finally ready.

The beginnings of the two relationships may be different but the end result is the same for both local couples — they have someone with whom to laugh.

One of the first things Cal and Jan say about their relationship is how much they have in common. They share a farm upbringing, an interest in music, their Christian faith and diverse skills in remodeling.

Their home is visible evidence of this.

Old, brown carpets throughout the home

have been ripped up and replaced by hardwood and tile flooring. The large deck off the dining area — perfect for warm-weather entertaining — has been redone, along with the deck off the master bedroom. Bathroom floors, counters and the shower have all been retiled.

They’ve done each project together, Jan specializing in the tiling and Cal in laying hardwood. It’s not just something they are able to do, it’s something they enjoy.

“We’re together 24-7 and then going through this remodeling project — we’re still together, so that’s pretty good,” Jan said.

She credits much of the success to Cal’s humor and his consideration of her.

“He’s so sweet and kind. He still opens my doors … ” she started.

Cal interrupts to make sure the statement has gone on record. They both laugh.

“We’re very, very compatible,” Don said of his and Noreen’s relationship.

They spend a lot of time out and about.

They’ve got a group of friends they meet up with for meals or a barbecue. They still go out to movies and they’re out at most of the car and RV shows that take place in the area.

And there’s a good bit of laughter. Noreen tells about the surprise 70th birthday party she threw for Don, complete with black balloons and attire, and a fake skeleton sitting in his chair.

“We’ve had some good times,” Noreen said.

Don agrees.

“I often wonder how this would’ve worked out had I not met her in the parking lot,” he said. “I mean, what are the

chances of meeting like that?”

And when they talk about their weddings the two couples do so with the fondness of newly-weds.

Cal laughed as he described he and Jan’s wedding as a disaster. Jan voiced a protest, but Cal went on with the story.

He had proposed in January 2006 and the two were married the following April, so they had a few months to put together a ceremony that included friends and family. Or at least most of the family.

Cal’s daughter, a missionary who had returned to the U.S. for the ceremony, was to read a passage from the Bible and had been commissioned to pick up the cakes from Costco for their reception. She had left for the errand with plenty of time to bring the cake to the church and be in place for her role in the ceremony.

But when the wedding was to start, there was no sign of her. They waited. She was nowhere to be seen. They began the ceremony without her in hopes she would sneak in at the last minute. But she still hadn’t arrived by the point in the ceremony she was to do the reading; the pastor did it himself. The ceremony concluded and she arrived late to the reception. She had taken a wrong turn and ended up lost in Asotin.

The ceremony — which had gone smoothly except for this — was followed by a honeymoon in Hawaii. Cal jokes this was how he suckered Jan into marrying him. But a little observation will tell you that given the chance, she’d do it again.

Don and Noreen may have taken their time to fall in love, but once they got there, they wasted no time getting married. He proposed in December 2008 and

they were married on Jan. 2, 2009.

Don wanted a wedding, Noreen didn’t.

His experience as a wedding photographer — a second job he held for several years — told him the bride always got what she wanted.

So while they had arranged to get married in their pastor’s office at the Congregational-Presbyterian Church, Noreen later learned the ceremony had been “bumped” to the chapel. As a last-minute surprise, she arranged for fresh flowers and invited their closest friends to the ceremony, telling them to keep it quiet so she could surprise Don. The surprise worked — Don didn’t even recognize what was going on at first — and the ceremony was followed by a much larger reception at the senior center where they had met. After a busy day and cleaning up, the two went out for pizza and beer.

A few days later Don’s son called and asked where he had taken Noreen for their honeymoon. Don told him the only thing that was accurate: Pizza Hut. They couldn’t help but laugh until they nearly fell over.

So every year for their anniversary, Don and Noreen go out for pizza and beer to celebrate.

“I don’t want to change it,” Noreen said.

“It was kind of special when I got to thinking about it. I mean, who does that?”

Theirs is a marriage built of persistence, laughter, appreciation — and maybe a little pizza and beer.  Schmidt can be reached by email at themichelleschmidt@gmail.com

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TIPS TO PREVENT WANDERING l Having a routine can provide structure.

“I couldn’t have imagl Reassure the person if he or he feels lost, abandoned or ined she would ever go out disoriented. solo,” said Becky Alexander, l If the person with dementia wants to leave to “go home” or who believes her mother-in“go to work,” use communication focused on exploration and law likely has Alzheimer’s validation. Refrain from correcting the person. For example, although she’s never been formally diagnosed. “She was “We are staying here tonight. We are safe and I’ll be with you. a homebody. In hindsight, We can go home in the morning after a good night’s rest.” we should have had someone l Ensure all basic needs are met. Has the person gone to the objective weigh in.” bathroom? Is he or she thirsty or hungry?

In the spring of 2004, Mattie l Avoid busy places that are confusing and can cause disoriMoore, a 67-year-old Atlanta entation. (ie., shopping malls, grocery stores or other busy woman, wandered away from home. Her body was found venues.) eight months later in a woodl Place locks out of the line of sight. Install them either high ed area, just 250 yards from or low on exterior doors, and consider placing slide bolts at the her front door. top or bottom.

Moore’s death prompted Georgia legislators to create a statewide alert system to tia or other mental illnesses. Call” disseminates informaMuch like the “Amber Alert” tion about a person’s disaphelp find missing adults with Alzheimer’s disease, demen- for missing children, “Mattie’s pearance to the media, other law enforcement agencies, as well on Georgia Lottery machines and signs. The missing person is also listed in the National Crime Information Center database.

Since “Mattie’s Call” went into effect in 2006, the number of alerts has increased nearly fivefold. In 2007, there were 31 across the state. Last year there were 150.

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This can be as simple as a bell placed above a door or as sophisticated as an electronic home alarm. l Provide supervision. (Never lock the person with dementia in at home alone or leave him or her in a car without supervision) l Keep car keys out of sight.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It started when an alert broker called to let Alan Sims know that $3,360 was being withdrawn weekly from his 103year-old friend’s brokerage account. Turns out that a livein caretaker was padding her hourly wages, writing checks of varying amounts that could have pushed her annual salary to more than $165,000 a year.

Sims, executor of his elderly friend’s estate, and her attorney had to step in and confront the caregiver, who was immediately fired.

“It was devastating,” said Sims, recalling the events eight years later. “Not only the amount of money that was taken, but the trust that was broken.”

Sadly, it’s not unusual. Every year, thousands of examples of elderly financial abuse occur, often at the hands of friends, family or caregivers. In 2010, the annual amount of losses due to financial exploitation of seniors was estimated at $2.9 billion, according to a study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

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Certainly, financial exploitation of seniors is nothing new.

In recent years, local, state and national organizations have attacked the problem on numerous fronts, encouraging more awareness, better reporting and stiffer penalties.

Plenty of older Americans are more than capable of handling their own affairs and value their independence. But for many, “admitting that we can no longer manage our financial affairs can be as traumatic as having to give up driving,” noted Eleanor Blayney, consumer advocate for the Certified Financial Planner Board in Washington, D.C. Getting Help: An estimated 50 million-plus U.S. residents are 62 or older. As cognitive abilities fade or health issues intervene, it’s a given many of us will be — or already are — picking up the financial reins for aging parents, family, friends or neighbors.

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

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in February. l America Reads has an immediate need for tutors to help students with their reading skills. Volunteers for this program must be able to commit at least one hour, one day per week for the remainder of the school year. No teaching experience is necessary. l The Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center at Hells Gate State Park is in need of hosts. Individuals

should have meet-and-greet abilities, a friendly personality and be able to answer questions about the displays at the center. Some sales of merchandise may also be needed and training is provided. l Community Action Partnership Food Bank is in need of drivers and back-up drivers for regular routes. There is also a need for a helper to ride along on routes to help with loading and unloading. The ability to lift is needed for these positions. There are weekday and weekend times available. The food bank is also in need of volunteers to help at the front counter and in the warehouse.

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

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There is also a need for volunteers at both thrift stores to sort clothing. l The Idaho State Veterans Home has several volunteer opportunities available. There is a need for a special-event planner, help with gift wrapping, one-on-one reading and assistance in other daily activities. l The Lewis-Clark Literacy Council is in need of volunteer tutors for basic language and grammar skills to help with English as a second language.

It is not necessary for tutors to speak another language. Tutors are also needed for math skills preparation for the general education certificate tests. Individuals interested in this opportunity must be able to commit to three hours a week for at least six months to work oneon-one with a student. l The Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce is in

need of a couple of volunteers to help with receptionist and office duties. Volunteers will help with guest reception and answering phones. This opportunity can be a regular schedule or as a fill-in position. l The Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program is in need of a volunteer to help with clerical work. This position is for those with office skills, who are dependable, able to keep confidentiality and is available about 10 hours per week.

For more information on any of these or other volunteer opportunities offered through the WA-ID Volunteer Center call Cathy Robinson at (208) 7467787.

——— Interlink Volunteers — Faith in Action in Clarkston offers volunteer opportunities throughout the area. The office, located at 817 Sixth St., is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. They can be reached at (509) 7519143. l Handymen are needed for a variety of volunteer projects, including: installation of grab bars in bathrooms, gutter cleaning and minor roof repairs.

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There is a need for those with and also those without a truck, to help pack, load and move household items. l Yard Work volunteers are needed to help with raking and picking up leaves, and other yard debris. Interlink will hall away. l Van — There is a continued need for a volunteer with a lift van capable of transporting wheelchair-bound individuals.

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They can be reached at (208) 935-0244.

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

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g o l den t i me s He sliced to the right, and talkin’ ’bout Joe, and thought that it might be okay, and thinkin’ that they could have all helped Joe find his ball. but guess what he got?

They knew what they did The ball disappeared in the trees. was stinkin’.

This brought poor Joe Joe hasn’t been seen to this day. down to his knees.

Search parties went out, He went out to look, so they say. and with him he took With Open Heart It’s really a shame, some bug spray in case of but who is to blame?

One by one this day, there were bees.

We just hope that Joe is okay.

I reread each card.

The other three golfers Oh, there’s that red one Ken Taylor, 77, Clarkston were waiting up on the green, that made me laugh hard. and debating.

Life’s Journey Soon the large stack How long should they wait? is ready to save with ribbon bow. ’cause it’s getting late.

When life begins, First I must hold them Joe’s slow play was irritating. so does the journey. close to my heart, I know Two foursomes played through, Who knows where it will go.

Manger’s message is: and no Joe. Every journey is different; “With Open Heart” Their patience was starting to go. every journey is unique, With no Joe in sight, Lucille Magnuson, 93, Moscow and set aside one said, for everyone under the sun.

Editor’s note: This poem is “well, it might be time to move on.

Some journeys last a long time, being republished due to a So let’s go!” some are short.

Target Publications error in The three played nine Some will abort before it begins.

January’s edition of Golden Sometimes the journey is sweet. and went drinkin’,

READER POETRY

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Sometimes it is sour.

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We try to make it our own, but each journey is known beforehand.

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4 Reader Poetry, continued from page 15 to witness this love of theirs.

He has become her left side since her stroke two years ago.

For 35 years of the last 65 years, he has brought her morning coffee.

Forty years ago, I would approach their bedroom door and be invited in, watching them reading the morning paper and drinking coffee.

I would sit on the floor and grab the funnies.

Thirty years ago, when they retired to the ranch and I visited, I would enter their bedroom, they would be propped up on pillows, drinking morning coffee and discussing the farm.

Twenty years ago, I would stop in at their summer home

in my hometown feeding families with and join them for coffee, flour to make their bread. and Dad’s cooked cereal From miles around, was always offered. folks brought grain to be ground, Love enduring, to be stored for months ahead. with its ups and downs.

Never a hungry day was known The simple act of a cup of coffee as long as and Dad helping Mother the Robeson mill grinders did go. with hand lotion so she has hands What stories it could tell soft enough to hold of the owners and onto 65 years of love lasting. the folks who bought its wares.

My eyes will always have All of us wish it could be, this picture of them recalling memories and its legacy. holding hands for all eternity.

Eva Herring, 83, Lewiston

Deborah Haverman, 62, Orofino

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I stand majestic in the sun, recalling all the work I’ve done; The years have passed, the grounding sounds have ceased at last.

My broken windows, warped boards and a moss covered roof, viewed by anyone who goes by.

Some will wonder why.

I’m silent as I stand beneath the sun lit sky.

Once I was busy in a family’s care,

Resolutions

Garden catalogues crowd my mail, they promise new seeds won’t fail.

My resolutions are made to follow rules with hoe and spade.

Wait for bright sun, wait for warm rain, anticipating spring success.

Cheerful flowers to impress.

Faithful promises to keep, seeds are planted not too deep, harvest of blossoms soon to reap.

Lucille Magnuson, 93, Moscow

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Fewer people could be prescribed high blood pressure medications in light of new guidelines published, which also call for raising the threshold to initiate drug therapy in people 60 and older.

The new recommendations — the first in a decade — were produced by the Eighth Joint National Commission on Hypertension and posted online by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Panelists reviewed reams of new clinical trials and agreed overwhelmingly on this point: Lower blood pressure is not necessarily better in terms of health outcomes.

Guidelines now recommend prescribing medications to

people 60 and older at a reading of 150/90, or higher. Prior guidelines set the threshold at 140/90.

The new recommendations also raise the threshold for starting therapy at 140/90 for people between ages 20 and 59 who have diabetes or kidney disease. That is up from 130/80.

Health benefits were no greater at the lower readings for any group, panelists found.

“There has been a mantra out there that the lower the blood pressure, the better,” said Dr. Paul A. James of the University of Iowa, who cochaired the conclave of experts.

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Note to self: Never wear high heels when bowling — even if it is just on a Nintendo Wii. I recently traveled to Pullman to see for myself the Wii bowling team for the Pullman Senior Center. And they let me join them for a game during their practice session.

Now, I do own a Wii and bowl on it — I actually had the misconception that I was OK at it. Then I played with them.

They were practicing for a tournament later this month against the team at Bishop Place. I don’t know how well that team bowls but I would advise them to practice as much as possible between now and the tournament.

In defense of my dismal 145 score, I was wearing high heels for the first three frames and had a hard time keeping my balance; I also had surgery just a month prior to  Hayden can be reached at phayden@ my visit at the senior center. But honestly I haven’t scored much higher than that at home in my bare feet without an lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2243. audience — so perhaps my score was what it was because I’m just not very good at it.

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A Wii It’s great exercise for the bowler was body and mind, helps with balance and coordination, unable to and provides seniors with pick up the an activity that is fun and spare during can be plyed anytime of year.

Wii bowling The high scorer of the practice at day was JoAnn Ailor, of Pullman, who made getthe Pullman ting a strike look easy. She Senior wasn’t the one person who Center. got a turkey that day, but she did get the best score out of the two rounds I was there for.

They gather for Wii bowling following the lunch served as part of the Senior Nutrition Program at the center on Mondays. Steve Bell, the center’s director, sets the Wii up and determines how many players there are for each round. He also is in charge of setting up the tournaments for the group.

It was fun to watch and participate in the Wii bowling, and I plan on attempting to redeem myself sometime in the future — after I get a lot more practice.

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4 Financial Abuse, continued from page 13 interests above their own. It takes many forms. It could be a daughter who has power of attorney for financial or medical decisions on a parent’s behalf.

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Keep a detailed list or a file of all money you receive or spend. Include the date, amount and purpose of checks paid or deposited, as well as names of people/companies involved.

Keep receipts and notes, even for small expenses. For example, write on the receipt: “$50, groceries, AllBrands Grocery Store, May 2.”

After Sims was given power of attorney for the financial affairs of his 103-year-old friend, for instance, he maintained a written journal and took meticulous notes of every financial transaction he made on her behalf.

Also, checkbooks and other financial documents were safely put away where they weren’t accessible to caregivers.

Avoid Conflicts: No matter what kind of fiduciary role you’re taking, it’s imperative to keep the senior’s money separate from your own, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. For instance, it might be OK to buy a car with the senior’s funds to drive to doctors’ appointments or to do

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Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

l “Managing Someone Else’s Money”: Four free guides covering how-tos of being a financial fiduciary, as well as potential signs of elderly financial abuse, provided by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

For copies, go to: ConsumerFinance.gov or call toll-free: (855) 411-CFPB (2372). l “Financial Self-Defense for Seniors”: Free booklet from the Certified Financial Planner Board covers 10 “red flags” of financial abuse and how seniors can avoid getting scammed.

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Don’t be a dinosaur at the office MINNEAPOLIS — Linda DiCicco is 53 going on 20.

She works at a computer store in Southdale mall, in Edina, Minn., where many of her customers are half her age, and so are her co-workers.

“I went to a training seminar in Atlanta where my roommate was 22,” she said. “I was looking for people my own age to hang out with, but I couldn’t find any.”

Fortunately for her, she’s comfortable around younger people and is excited about learning things, especially involving technology. It’s an attitude that not only serves her well now but will be an even bigger factor in the future.

As they move into the latter stages of their careers, baby boomers are discovering the

norms applied to previous generations no longer hold sway.

While their parents were able to rely on experience accumulated from decades on the job, today’s older workers are seeing their jobs change around them — and sometimes disappear out from under them. Equipment and processes are evolving quickly, rendering useless much of the knowledge and skills they spent years amassing.

As a result, older workers can end up feeling like the office dinosaur: outdated, irrelevant and obsolete.

But it doesn’t have to be that way, say career counselors, educators and people like DiCicco who refuse to be intimidated by the situation.

There’s still a need for experienced employees.

“It’s all about adding value, at any age,” said Michelle Love, chief marketing officer

for MRA, parent company of the Plymouth, Minn.-based human resources consulting firm Trusight.

“It’s the total package: having the skills, having the confidence, and then also understanding that the same rules apply when you’re in your 50s as when you’re in your 20s. At the end of the day, those who add value to the organization are highly sought after.”

Baby boomers are rewriting the book on how age affects lifestyle, including their roles in the workforce. The number of full-time employees 60 and older is higher than it’s ever been, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and predictions are it will continue to rise as the remainder of the generation charges toward what used to be retirement age.

Instead of lamenting things aren’t like they used to be, older workers should embrace

interested, active — not even the changes, Love said.

“Where we are in our 50s just active, but on the leading is so different from where edge — despite age. And it is people were in their 50s just 4 See office dinosaur, 30 years ago,” she said. “We page 20 have people who are vibrant,

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Stereotypes are one of the biggest hurdles faced by older workers, but not just the labels assigned to them by younger workers; the bigger danger is older workers buy into typecasting and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

“Our society is hung up on statistical averages and overgeneralizing based on age or generation,” said Verna Monson, an educational psychologist who is founder of Fifth Wave Evaluation Consulting in Minneapolis.

“There’s a lot more individual variation in ability and motivation. Not all 20-somethings

golden times are interested in learning technology, and I’ve met 80year-olds who can whip out their iPhone to look up stock prices.”

A person’s mind-set is crucial. “It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about technology or sports or playing the piano,” Monson said. “If you believe that you can or can’t do something, you likely will be right either way.”

Stephen Brookfield has spent nearly 40 years studying the supposed barriers to older-adult learning, and the professor in the School of Education at the University of St. Thomas has come to the conclusion most of them are overrated.

“That idea that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is an absolute myth,” said

Brookfield, whose research has focused on adults who go back to school, often as a result of needing more education to keep current in their professions or being forced to learn something new because their jobs have evaporated.

Mental acuity changes as people age, but not always for the worse, he said. On the contrary, some of the changes are for the better.

“There’s a difference between what’s called ‘fluid’ and ‘crystallized’ intelligence,” he said. Fluid intelligence is mental nimbleness, and that can decrease with age. Crystallized intelligence “deals with taking skills and concepts and applying them.

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“Grandparents who don’t even know what a (computer) mouse is learn how to Skype when they discover they can use it to keep in touch with their grandchildren,” he said.

“On the other hand, people don’t intrinsically want to learn a new skill set that doesn’t seem to be of any utility. Why complicate life when the old system is working?”

Experience still has a place in the workplace.

“The greatest gift an employee can bring to the table is experience and knowledge,” Love said. “I’d much rather hire someone who is self-sufficient than someone who needs a lot of training.”

There also are little things

one can do to stave off the appearance of being an office dinosaur, Love said.

“This might be controversial, but I’m going to say it anyway: If you’re still carrying around a flip phone, that’s part of the problem,” she said. “If you’re carrying a smartphone or tablet or both, that’s a visible demonstration that you want to remain relevant.”

She’s not arguing it’s all you have to do. “It’s way beyond just getting a smartphone, but that’s one of the basic things,” she said. “Get a smartphone and make sure you know how to operate a tablet — that’s how business operates today. And don’t tell people that you’re not connected. That’s the kiss of death right there.”

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or woman they know gets one is here,’ ” she said. “I need something to do with my day to fill out a form online at www. and what better thing to do than something that is goqovf.org. ing to change somebody’s life.”

Golden “When you get to be 70When asked her favorite part of volunteering, Ledyears old, let me tell you right better said, “The best part of it is the friends I’ve made, Times’ now, your days are numbered the veterans that have really touched my heart. They Volunteer — you know they’re num- have given me way more than I have ever given them.” of the bered — so what you do is She went on to say it really isn’t about her individutry to make the most of each ally. She said without all the quilters who fill the reMonth day you’re given. That’s the quests, she couldn’t do what she does. way I look at it,” Ledbetter said.

Ledbetter advises anyone thinking about becoming Career: She was a homemaker a volunteer to take a look at their life. when her children were very “Look at your own life and what you do best, and young but later worked part time then find that volunteer outlet that allows you to do in banking and bookkeeping. that,” she said. “That’s when it’s going to make the Family: She and Bill Ledbetter most sense to you and, I think, make the biggest imwere married almost 49 years ago. He pact with the community that you’re working with.” served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam, his brother also served in Vietnam and her “Let me show you our cousin died in that war, which beautiful selection of is why she feels so strongly about the Quilts of Valor, she Memorial Headstones said. The couple have three and Benches.” children, two sons and a daughter, who all live close. They also have seven grandchildren and recently became great-grandparents for the first time.

The couple lived on a ranch and raised their family between Pullman and Colfax, Sue Brown in the Shawnee area. They retired in the late 208-743-3351 1990s and moved to Clarkston in 2004.

Hobbies: Ledbetter used to golf until 2010, but gave it up because she decided she wanted to focus her energy on making quilts and being productive.

“It was like this was taking over my life and when I would get out on the course, if it was slow it would drive me crazy and I thought, ‘You know what, I don’t need that part of my life because I can be productive

Sharon Ledbetter, 69, of Clarkston, is Golden Times’ Senior Volunteer of the Month for February.

Nominated by: Kelly McKeehan, who wrote in an email: “Sharon is a dedicated, compassionate and patriotic lady, who lives her beliefs through her volunteer work. She has personally touched the lives of hundreds of veterans, by seeing to it that they are awarded the Quilt of Valor that they have earned.”

Volunteer work: Ledbetter’s volunteer work is all based around quilting, which she only began doing in 2000. She has made quilts for Operation Kid Comfort, which makes quilts and pillows for children of deployed U.S. military servicemen and women. She also has made several quilts for Camp Erin but her main quilting venture is Quilts of Valor. She had a large part in getting the Lewis-Clark Quilts of Valor sewing group started. In the time area quilters have been making the quilts, they have made and given out 1,500 locally.

Ledbetter also helped organize Quilts of Valor groups in Grangeville, Kamiah and Deary.

And, she was recently appointed director of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, which is a volunteer position.

She is going to a Quilts of Valor exhibit and presentation in Falls Church, Va., this month where she will make a presentaDo you know someone who is age 60 or older tion of a quilt to a U.S. Air Force recipient. and gives tirelessly of their time?

Ledbetter is always looking Help Golden Times recognize their service to for veterans who have not yet our community by nominating them for received a quilt for their service and explained all one needs to Volunteer of the Month. do to make sure the serviceman

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Director Oliver Stone picks the movies he thinks define the boomer generation: l “The Graduate” (1967): One of the first movies to address young people as an entity unto themselves - a new form of species, dislocated, alienated. The thought of working in the plastics business was smothering. l “Easy Rider” (1969): Freedom, motorcycles, long hair, and a general contempt for the Southern rednecks who were fighting in Vietnam. l “A Clockwork Orange” (1971): Anarchic and innovative. It respected youth, as divorced from the state. And because we were in an antiauthoritarian age, we embraced it. Many of us anyway.

I think a lot of people didn’t know what the hell was going on. l “The Godfather” Parts 1 and 2 (1972 and 1974): Perhaps the most significant films of the boomer age.

“The Godfather” broke open everything. In ’72, I had just gotten out of film school. I was a cabdriver. That movie was setting the standard. It made you want to do better. l “Jaws” (1975): That summer was incredible. We were young and in the prime of our 1970s mischief. And here was the ultimate enemy. Spielberg in his true glory. l “All the President’s Men” (1976): A naked appeal to liberals who wanted to be free of Richard Nixon. It created

a myth, in a way, that the press was so free. That probably did long-term damage because then the press went to sleep. But it was wonderfully made. Here was a film about office work. A lot of desks. l “Annie Hall” (1977): For me, it was the first woman’s film, although many had been made at that time because feminism was popular in the late ’60s and early ’70s. But “Annie Hall” made this quirky heroine more available to everybody; we saw a woman with a different lifestyle, going about her life. A fascinating movie. l “Apocalypse Now” (1979): It made Vietnam into opera. Grand opera.

Although, as I pointed out later, when I did my movie about Vietnam, it wasn’t really very compassionate toward the Vietnamese. l “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979): You had two great actors, (Meryl) Streep and (Dustin) Hoffman. But it was a small film, a wonderfully rendered story of a divorce and how it impacted the child.

My parents were divorced and I’d had a divorce already.

This became a midlife issue for boomers. l “Reds” (1981): One of my personal favorites. Beatty and Keaton as lovers. It was never a big commercial hit, but it was a liberating movie.

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