Golden Times, October 2022

STIs are rising among seniors

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ON THE COVER: This photo is by Golden Times photographer August Frank. Companionship offers health benefits at any age. But the risks are seldom considered by older people, according to Idaho health experts, and sexually transmitted infections have risen substantially. The story is on Page 8.

INDEX

Briefs............................................................................. 3

Clip-and-save Scam Stopper....................................... 14

Column: An unexpected trip

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Column: Recalling the Columbus Day typhoon........... 6

Column: The secret to cooking success ........................ 7

Octogenarian brothers’ business burgeons ................ 10

STIs among those 55 and older on the rise .................. 8

Senior events calendar................................................ 16

Senior meal menus / meal site list .......................15/16

Travelogue: Food for thought in ’90s Russia ...............4

Volunteer opportunities.............................................. 12

EDITOR: Julie Breslin, (208) 848-2241/jbreslin@lmtribune.com

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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ opens next week

Lewiston Civic Theatre plans a three-weekend run of the killer comedy “Little Shop of Horrors,” starting Oct. 14 in Lewiston.

Amanda Marzo directs the PG-13rated musical, written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, a timid, poor floral assistant, who lives downtown on Skid Row.

Seymour is constantly berated by his boss and longs to be noticed by his beautifully flawed co-worker, Audrey. When Seymour discovers a mysterious plant, he names it Audrey II, and takes it back to his rundown flower shop.

Thanks to Audrey II, Seymour’s life is suddenly filled with recognition and riches. But unfortunately, the plant has an unconventional thirst for something other than water. Seymour is faced with the tough decision of feeding Audrey II’s unseemly demands and continuing down the path to success, or returning to his simple life.

Performances are 7 p.m. Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 and 2 p.m. Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the Normal Hill Campus (former Lewiston High School Auditorium), 1114 Ninth Ave.

Cost is $20 for adults, $17 for seniors age 60 and older, $15 for students age 12 and older, and $12 for kids 6-11. Also available are season tickets — $80 or $70 for seniors — which include entry to five shows: “Almost, Maine,” “Elf,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Mamma Mia” and “Noises Off.” Tickets are available at lctheatre.org, by calling the box office at (208) 746-3401 or at the door.

Sidewalk book sale continues through Friday

The Asotin County Library book sale at its downtown Clarkston branch, 417 Sycamore St., began Monday and will run through Friday.

Money raised from the Friends of Asotin County Library event helps support library programs and special projects.

Hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today and Wednesday; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.2 p.m. Friday.

More information is available by calling (509) 758-5454 or at asotincountylibrary.org.

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shopping in Russia is no trip to Albertsons

November 1991

Moscow, Russia

When my son Ken came to Russia last January (1991), the official exchange rate for rubles was six to a dollar. By now, the currency has devalued to 47 per dollar. This makes things very inexpensive for Americans.

The currency of preference here is the U.S. dollar. American goods of any kind seem to be in high demand. I even saw a can of “American” brand beer — labeled especially for the Soviets, I expect.

Some merchants are now demanding dollars and refuse to accept rubles in payment for their goods

and services. We usually avoid these transactions.

Some taxi drivers have asked for $5 instead of the going rate of 25 rubles. You can see the difference.

The effect of the devaluation has been to raise the price on many items, making it harder than ever for the Soviet citizen to make ends meet.

Ken and I went to the central market last Sunday. Peddlers were selling lettuce, grapes, mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, spices, oranges, pickles, sauerkraut, cabbage, turnips, peppers, onions, cucumbers, carrots, beets, cauliflower and cranberries, as well as beef, pork, veal, chick-

ens, geese and homemade cheese, butter and sour cream. We spent about 800 rubles buying a week’s supply of perishable food. Consider that the average Soviet family earns 350 rubles a month, and you can see the problem.

Compounding the poor exchange rate for rubles is a system stacked against the lessfortunate.

There are long lines at the food stores. We went into a food store on Saturday. It sold potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, farina, salt, a Soviet breakfast cereal and gallon jars of apple juice. Meat and dairy products wouldn’t normally be sold in this store. Visualize in your mind the rows at Albertsons and compare it to the above list. At every food store, there are long lines of people waiting to buy whatever is available.

The people at the central market were entrepreneurs, selling merchandise they raised or made or reselling merchandise purchased from other entrepreneurs in far-off places. They are aggressive salespeople. Most of the fresh fruits and vegetables this time of year come from Central Asia. The food stores sell from the communal farms at prices set by the govern-

ment, which are very low. Entrepreneurs stand in line, buy up a quantity of an item, say carrots, then go out on the sidewalk in front of the store and sell them for a much higher price — which many customers pay to avoid the long lines. It is done every day. The bottom line is, most items are available if you have enough rubles, while too many Soviets simply don’t have enough to subsist.

rapid growth in the use of fax machines.

Also, Soviet buildings aren’t built to a standard like ours. Buildings constructed in the 1960s in the U.S. are still sound and considered modern, if not new. Here, buildings from just 30 years ago are old and dilapidated.

Of all the problems that beset this society, the one I would fix first if it were my choice would be the communications systems. Production, sales, transportation commerce of every kind rely on a dependable communications system.

The telephone system here is a mess. People who would expect a malfunctioning phone line to be repaired within the hour in the U.S. go for days without reporting the problem here, because the system is so bogged down that requesting repairs is futile.

As Americans, we cannot fathom working in a world without rapid, if not instant, communication devices — witness the

In many areas, the buildings are right next to the sidewalks and remind me of that New York City feeling where the streets are lined with tall buildings. Here, structures often are shallow or hollow in the center with a courtyard designed behind them. Nearly every building has a courtyard, big or small. Some are like parks; others are junk piles better off out of sight.

I am sending this to my office and requesting that they mail it on to you. I can send out only a few letters each week by rapid mail. The regular way takes months. Hope to see you all soon. — Jeanne

Keatts is a retired Clarkston businesswoman who ran an accounting office for many years. She loves to travel and has agreed to share excerpts from notes sent to loved ones detailing her adventures with Golden Times readers. Previous tales, starting in May 2022, can be found online at lmtribune.com under the “Special Pubs” tab.

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TRAVELOGUE

enjoyable trip

It began as a lovely, sunny day and I was looking forward to dinner that evening with my family, and friends from Colorado. I didn’t mean for this to happen, but I caught my toe under the corner of a storage bench that sits at the foot of my bed. I went down with a resounding crash.

When I fell, I broke the femur in my left leg and was in excruciating pain. Two emergency medical technicians arrived and two more were called to help stabilize and move me. One of the EMTs announced that he had helped me before.

Oh yes: I had been in the kitchen after groceries had been put away. There was a box sitting on the floor ready to go outside for recycling. I stretched over it to get an item sitting on the counter. It was a little beyond my normal reach and my knee buckled and found its way into that box, where it became wedged. Imagine being in my predicament and having to call for help. One loses a little pride when you realize your inability to get out of an embarrassing situation. However, that wonderful EMT

MOVING FORWARD Ruth Bosserman

was able to extract me, with the help of an equally capable female EMT.

Now back to my recent tumble: I was transported to Tri-State Hospital and had surgery the following day. After seven days in the hospital, including a bout of pneumonia and a blood transfusion, I was moved to Cascadia in Lewiston for rehabilitation. Both facilities are filled with highly trained, compassionate individuals who have shown me such kindness.

On the second morning at Cascadia, a gentleman walked by my room with a dog. The canine wanted desperately to come into my room but wasn’t permitted to do so. Later that day,

the dog escaped and visited me. Fortunately, my hand was able to pat his furry head before he sat down on the floor beside my bed. It was delightful having him visit. Eventually he was discovered by a nurse and returned to his owner.

I am thankful for all the support I have received from family and friends through cards, flowers, prayers and messages. Cards adorn my closet door, where I can see them daily. All these blessings remind me to be thankful even though I would rather be home and not in this situation.

The road ahead won’t be easy, but my goal is to try to be patient and happy and to lean on the Lord as He restores me. Blessings to all of you.

Bosserman, 93, is a retired Clarkston first grade teacher. She may be reached by email at ruthboss20@gmail.com.

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Physical Therapy and Knee Pain

Knee osteoarthritis can create joint pain, muscle weakness, stiffness, limitations in motion, motor and sensory dysfunction and functional limitations to daily activities. Regular participation in physical activity has been recognized for several years as being beneficial in the management of knee osteoarthritis.

Physical therapists can create and provide a variety of interventions to address functional, strength, stability, and joint limitations to enhance ability to complete activities of daily living. Treatment can include manual therapy, taping, stability, strength, agility, coordination and balance training.

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AstudyfromFitzgeraldetal.describedacasereportinwhichagility training techniques (quick stops and starts, changes in direction, etc.) and a series of balance and perturbation training techniques (tilt board and roller board techniques) were used in conjunction with range of motion and strengthening exercises for an elderly female with bilateral knee OA who complained of knee instability. After 12 treatment sessions, the patient no longer complained of knee instability and was able to return to walking, tennis, and golf. Another study on the benefits of strengthening exercises and manual techniques provided by a physical therapist: Deyle et al. [12] reported significant improvements in pain, the 6-minute walk test, and selfreported function scores in the manual therapy plus exercise group compared with the control group after 8 treatments delivered over 4 weeks. Significant treatment effects remained present at a 1-year follow-up examination.

Physical therapy can offer a variety of supplemental treatment approaches that will help patients overcome functional limitations and decrease pain with functional tasks. Physical therapists design an individual program for each patient to reach their specific goal and help them regain ability to participate in their daily and recreational activities. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Institute of Physical Therapy to allow us to assist in your care.

Weathering the ‘terrible tempest of the 12th’

It’s my second year at Manning’s. It’s an upgraded cafeteria with chandeliers, padded chairs and thick carpet. I’m in charge of cutting and serving desserts. Our patrons are mostly older people who live in the apartments above the stores in downtown Port land, Ore. From the prices of food here, I think these “guests” are pretty well off. It’s a treat to choose anything from the line for my dinner — well, anything except the prime rib. It’s Columbus Day,

Oct. 12, 1962, and there’s a storm brewing. People blow through the doors, gasp and say, “Thank goodness you’re open. Lights are out everywhere. Wind is furious.”

The manager tries to hang onto the swinging glass doors and is swung right out onto the side walk. The younger staff are hysterical. Moms are crying because they can’t get home to their families. The lights go out. We light candles for each table.

I finish my cleanup, grab my coat and head to the

bus stop four blocks away. I step out the door and lose my balance. “This wind is extreme,” I think. “I can hardly stay on my feet. Whoa, the air is full of all kinds of flying objects.”

I walk sidewise with my body flat against the build ings. No cars are moving. I crawl across crosswalks, not even waiting for lights. The wind roars down the streets. At the post office corner, I grab the wrought iron fence which surrounds the building. Hand over hand, I pull my weight, picket by picket down the block, turn the corner and cling to the fence. Yippee!

My bus is in front of the building. I get as low as possible, make a run for it and pound on the door. It opens. I crawl up the steps.

“Man, young lady. You’re just in time,” the driver says. “I was getting ready to leave before this gets worse. You look like you’ve been in hurricane.”

I FEEL like I’ve been in a hurricane. Only four other people are on the bus. The driver helps me into a seat.

I watch trees whip, shin gles fly and signs take wing as we travel over the river and up Hawthorne Street. My heart’s pounding.

The driver drops me in front of my apartment. I lower my head, buck the wind and turn the knob. The door flies open and smashes into the wall.

Nothing like entering with a bang.

The headlines in the paper read: Rare Typhoon Hits Portland. I had caught the last bus out of downtown; all the roads were blocked by downed trees.

I write letters to let ev eryone know I’m OK: Oct. 13, 1962

Don’t worry. I’m perfectly

all right. In fact, there was little damage to the school and not one of our students was injured, although there were many close calls.

Typhoon Freida certain ly took her toll on Portland. I was at work when it was at its worst. We were the only café with electricity in all of the down town area, so we got all the custom ers and of course all the news of the outside wind storm.

Funny things and tragic things happened. The big plate glass windows on a lot of stores were broken. A big shoe store down the block had its windows torn out and shoes went sailing through the air everywhere. A jewelry store had the same problem and the owners were grabbing diamonds and watches as fast as they could. Three of the corner windows shattered on Meier and Frank. One of their mannequins went flying through the air, lost her wig but kept her fur coat on un til she hit the pavement five blocks away. You couldn’t walk down the street for flying objects. Big boards, pieces of metal and roofing soared like birds down the streets. People huddled in alleyways and stair wells. The two main parks downtown look like some lumberjack went crazy and slashed down all the trees.

their house.

Sharon Chase Hoseley

The only problem we had at work was our glass swinging doors. Our manager, a tall, distin guished-looking gentle man, decided to hold onto it. A big gust of wind swept him and the door out onto the sidewalk. When a lady wanted in, it took the door, the lady and the manager and threw them back outside. There was no controlling it. Our lights did go out for about 20 minutes. We gave the cus tomers candles on their tables. It was a lovely atmosphere in the middle of a horrible storm.

We have no electrici ty or phone service and are pretty much isolated from the rest of the world. Oregon has called out the National Guard to help with mop-up.

I wasn’t a bit afraid. I spent most of my evening at work on the floor at Man ning’s consoling panicky girls and hysterical moth ers who were caught by the storm and not able to get home to their families.

Our beautiful Mount Tabor looks like a war zone. It fought the wind and the wind won.

Nature’s destruction is more sad than buildings. Buildings can be repaired. Trees and shrubs take years to repair.

A tree by the library split in two. One half fell into the library door and the other speared a taxi cab and killed the driver. Fourteen people were killed. One of the neighbors of a girl my roommate works with was killed when a tree fell on

I thank God I caught the last bus out of downtown and made it safe to my apartment.

Chase Hoseley is a freelance writer and retired kindergarten teacher who lives in Clarkston. She can be reached at shoseley8@gmail.com.

THINKING OUT LOUD

My grandmother suffered a stroke early in the life of my mother, so Mom had little instruction on how to cook well. Mom tried; she did — but I don’t have fond memories of vanilla-perfumed fragrances in the kitchen.

Sugar was rationed. Lack of funds left no room for waste, so Mom stuck to what she could make to feed a family of four on what we could raise, grow or afford to purchase. There were few spices in her pantry and I don’t remember any cookbooks.

She rarely measured with cups or spoons, but would grab a handful of flour, a pinch of salt or an estimate of baking powder or soda.

We wasted nothing. The tail of the pig went into a pot of beans, the feet were pickled, fat rendered.

In childhood, I swore I would never eat beans or rice again as an adult. Bacon grease and lard seemed to be in everything Mom cooked. She could, however, make great gravy from the drippings in the bottom of the pan, and it created a flavorful,

GALLIVANTING GRANNY Hazel Christiansen

warm jacket for the rest of the meal. My father would even pour gravy over cake.

Mom encouraged me to take home economics in school, but as a new bride, my cooking skills left something to be desired. I will never forget my horror when I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner and had left the paper-wrapped neck and giblets inside the turkey. Thankfully, I’d received a Betty Crocker cookbook as a wedding gift and I discovered that I actually liked to cook.

Making food beautiful or fun seemed a way to show love. I cooked for someone lonely or ill, to take to family celebrations or potlucks. Baking was my favorite, and I learned to make and decorate cakes for birthdays, anniversaries or weddings. The few extra pounds around my waist attest to the fact that I still

like to bake and share.

Apple butter and strawberry jam often dripped from the chins of kids in our house. They consumed jars of canned cherries, and drank the juice. Later they brought me gamebirds they’d harvested or fish they’d caught.

One winter day my grandson, who was in the military, called to say, “I’ve been sitting here eating a bowl of chicken noodle soup, but it never tastes as good as it does at your house.”

“You forgot to add something,” I said.

“What?”

“The love, darlin’, the love.”

Oh, and these days I do pay for and eat rice and beans in the Mexican restaurant, and they call it fine dining. My, how times have changed.

Christiansen, 79, lives in Lewiston. She can be reached at petpal535@gmail.com.

Killingthemood

By RACHEL SUN FOR GOLDEN TIMES

High blood pressure, diabetes and other age-related health issues are concerns that commonly come up when senior patients visit their health-care providers. But one topic — sexual health — tends to be overlooked.

According to a recent analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more seniors might want to have those conversations. Data showed the rate of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, are increasing in people 55 and older faster than among any other group.

Though seniors still have a lower STI rate than other groups, the population-adjusted number of infections in that age range more than doubled from 11.8 per 100,000 to 24.5 over five years.

Part of the increase is the result of a larger Baby Boomer population moving into the senior years, said Chris Skidmore, Whitman County Public Health director. Another is that older adults often underestimate their risk.

“It’s just not really on their radar,” he said. “A lot of other health issues are, but STIs are generally not one of them. And so I think it kind of lowers their guard a little bit, when they are engaging in sexual activity.”

Between 2014 and 2018 — the most recent CDC statistics available — the rate of STIs, including HIV, increased by roughly 107% in people 55 years

and older.

Safe sex is important for all: Seniors’ STI rates on the rise

Idaho residents 55 or older saw a roughly 181% increase, with 24.8 infections per 100,000 people.

Idaho seniors had a 93% increase in chlamydia, 190% increase in HIV, a 488% increase in gonorrhea and a 25% reduction in syphilis.

WHAT’S CAUSING THE INCREASE

Sexually transmitted infection rates have generally been on the rise across the county. But some risk factors may be different for middle aged and senior adults.

Because of older adults’ comparatively low STI rates, doctors and public health programs often put more effort into testing and educating young patients on safe-sex practices, said Deb Wiser, chief clinical officer at the Community Health Association of Spokane.

Young people are more likely to be asked about their sexual activity, and more likely to be screened for STIs as a generally recommended protocol, she said.

“It gets a little bit more muddy when people get older, where the screenings are recommended for people who are considered ‘At risk,’ which is a little bit relative,” Wiser said. “So I think in the medical community, we could get better about asking people about sexual partner changes and sexual activity and having those proactive conversations.”

Mike Larson, a nurse for Public Health Idaho – North Central District, said people 55 and older account for roughly 1% of STIs in the region.

The largest population associated with STIs are the three age groups between the ages of 15 and 29, he said. But it’s hard to be certain how accurate that statistic is when some groups are tested more frequently than others.

“Those age groups are routinely tested as part of their normal screening. So I would think that if more screening was done in the 55 (plus) age group, there’s a likelihood that you’re going to find more and more cases that are possibly going untreated,” Larson said. “It’s that mentality of, ‘That age group isn’t involved in these behaviors,’ which is the fallacy.”

Divorcees and widows may be less educated about safe-sex practices than their younger counterparts, Wiser said, who often get more sex education in schools or through public health campaigns than generations before them.

“Those populations that had probably been in some monogamous relationship for a long time and are newly back into that dating world are oftentimes not as aware of the risks of sexually transmitted infection as people who are in the younger populations,” Wiser said.

Pharmaceuticals to treat erectile dysfunction also have extended many men’s sex lives, and in turn increased the opportunities to spread STIs. Because seniors don’t need to worry about unwanted pregnancy, they may also forgo condoms, which protect against STIs.

“(People) in these generations may not have either ever learned to use them, or have gone through many years of

sexual activity without ever needing to use condoms,” Wiser said. “So it’s not part of what’s normal for them.”

STOPPING THE SPREAD

Even though some risks associated with STIs such as infertility are less of a concern for seniors, any infection still has the risk of causing additional problems or spreading beyond the genital area.

Syphilis, for instance, can turn into neurosyphilis and destroy brain tissue if left untreated. And while young people are more likely to get infected, they also tend to have a more robust immune system, Skidmore said.

“When you’re talking about people over the age of 55, over the age of 65, their immune systems aren’t quite up to snuff, so to speak. And that could lead to much more serious complications from an STI,” he said.

Though less common than some other STIs, HIV is still the most dangerous STI, and people engaging in higher-risk sexual behaviors such as unprotected sex or sex with multiple partners should be screened for HIV regularly as well.

“Even though HIV treatment is very successful, it still is easily passed on in exactly the same way (as other STIs). And it should be something that people are worried about,” Larson said. “In that 55-plus age group, developing a new case of HIV could lead to a very dramatic, sudden change in their health.”

Some common STI symptoms for men and women include

Killing the mood

By CLAUDIA TORRENS ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — For years, Miguel and Carlos Cevallos made a living by drawing posters for neighborhood nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants in Queens, painting in the businesses’ basements or on their tables and attracting clients by word of mouth.

Until an Instagram account changed that.

Now, hip Brooklyn ice cream shops and Manhattan retro diners wait their turn to get one of the brothers’ colorful signs. They’re in demand in San Francisco music stores, national restaurant chains, bars in Belgium and bakeries in South Korea.

It doesn’t matter that the brothers are more than 80 years old or that the

two, born in Ecuador and raised in Colombia, speak limited English. They have

embraced their new customers and draw all day in the Manhattan apartment they have shared for nearly 20 years.

“Destiny is like this. Sometimes one finds success later in life,” Carlos Cevallos said recently, while sipping a tea in an empty Manhattan diner. Dressed in suits and ties, as they are every day, the brothers shared a muffin.

Recent commissions have come from a bagel shop in Manhattan’s Little Italy neighborhood, a newsstand in Manhattan’s West Village, an Oregon-based restaurant chain and a Los Angeles pop-up veggie burger shop. NYCgo, the city’s official guide for tourists and New Yorkers, recently

asked the brothers to draw Queens’ iconic Unisphere, the giant metal globe built for the 1964 World’s Fair.

“They have a special touch, so nice and colorful,” said Marina Cortes, manager of the West Village diner La Bonbonniere. The brothers’ “Breakfast All Day!” sign is displayed on the restaurant’s terrace.

“A Life Without Anything Good, Is Bad” reads a poster the brothers drew for Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. “Daily Special. Pick Any Two Sandwiches and Pay For Both!” reads another they did for Regina’s Grocery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Done with acrylic paints, the Cevallos brothers’ playful, childlike

Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press

Brothers Miguel Cevallos, left, and Carlos Cevallos are shown at a meeting in August in New York. For years the Cevallos brothers made a living drawing posters for nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants, attracting clients by word of mouth, and now through Instagram.

posters have big letters and a nostalgic look.

Miguel does the drawings and Carlos the coloring, together crafting about six posters per week.

The brothers field five to 20 requests weekly for their work.

The family moved from Ecuador to Colombia to follow an uncle who was a Catholic priest and worked in Bogota. Used to drawing since they were kids, Carlos, Miguel and their oldest brother, Victor, opened an art studio and poster shop in Bogota’s Chapinero neighborhood.

Victor moved to New York in 1969, and Carlos joined him in 1974. For

club called La Esmeralda.

“They would pay so little per poster. It was sad,” Carlos said. The posters featured such artists as Mexican singer Armando Manzanero and Chilean Lucho Gatica.

Miguel, meanwhile, took care of their mother until she died at age 101. He moved to New York in 2005 to join his siblings. Victor, a mentor to his younger brothers, died in 2012.

Eventually, Aviram Cohen, who builds and installs audiovisual art at museums, saw the brothers’ posters in Queens and tracked them down to request one for his wife’s new yoga studio. In 2018,

after meeting them, I understood that it would all disappear. Most of the businesses would throw away the posters,” said

Cohen, 42. “I felt strongly that different kinds of people and subcultures could enjoy their art.”

He was right. The ac-

count now has more than 25,000 followers and has become an archive of their work, as well as a source of orders.

“I just love their story,” said Happy David, who manages the Instagram accounts of La Bonbonniere and Casa Magazines, a Manhattan newsstand for which she has also commissioned the brothers’ work. It reminds her of signs seen in her native Philippines.

In a digital world, “a lot of people are going back to craft,” David said. “We want to connect, and we want to feel that there are hands that made these.”

When asked whether they plan to retire soon, the Cevallos brothers answer with a quick “no.”

Where do they get their energy?

“We eat healthy,” they respond with a smile.

Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press Marina Cortes, manager of the La Bonbonniere diner, shows off a calendar created by the Cevallos brothers, along with a breakfast poster, behind, commissioned for the diner.

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The WA-ID Volunteer Center, in the Lewiston Community Center at 1424 Main St., strives to provide individualized volunteer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Orofino area. Information and other volunteer openings can be found at waidvolunteercenter.org or by calling (208) 746-7787.

Volunteer needs include:

• Tutors — America Reads needs tutors to help K-third grade students become proficient readers. Volunteers need to be able to commit to at least an hour a week for the school year. Back ground check required.

• Companions — The Senior Companion pro gram provides companionship and respite care to the elderly and dis abled. It allows lowincome senior volunteers an opportunity to assist those who need minor help to continue living independently. Senior Companions visit clients in their homes, but it isn’t an in-home care program.

• Food bank help — Volunteers are needed to re-pack frozen and dry foods for distribution. Front counter volunteers and drivers for morning food pickups also are needed.

• Meal sites — Volun teers are needed as regular and substitute meal delivery drivers. A valid driver’s license and auto insurance are required.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

with computers helpful. Training and materials are provided.

• Project Warmup — Crafters are needed to make hats, scarves, mittens and lap blankets (yarn is provided) and to help tie quilts. Completed items are donated to local nonprofit agencies.

• Project Warmup Lead— Organize and stock yarn, manage and inventory completed cold-weather items, and help staff to prepare and complete fall disbursement event.

• Local Hospital Aux iliary — Greet people, deliver flowers, courtesy cart, deliver mail, gift shop assistant, create baby and child items, clerical, provide hospital tours and more.

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• Lewiston City Library — Volunteers needs in clude circulation support, tech tutors and programming support.

• Mobile blood drive canteen — Volunteers serve refreshments to do nors immediately following donations, help maintain a comfortable atmosphere, talk with donors and answer questions while observing the donors for possible adverse reactions.

• Disaster services — As the first responders of the American Red Cross, the Disaster Action Team volunteers provide comfort and direct assistance to those affected by disaster as they begin the

recovery process.

• Museum docents — Skills include meet-andgreet abilities, friendly personality and the ability to answer questions about the displays at the center. Training is provided.

• Household repairs (mi nor) — Tasks range from changing light bulbs and checking fire alarms to re pairing steps and installing grab bars to prevent falls.

• Transportation— Drive seniors or disabled community members to and from destinations across the LewistonClarkston Valley. A valid driver’s license and auto insurance are required.

Interlink Inc. is a nonprof it organization in Clarkston that matches community volunteers to people need ing assistance to remain independent in their own homes. For information about becoming a volunteer, call (509) 751-9143.

Volunteer applications and additional information also can be found online at interlinkvolunteers.org.

Current volunteer needs include:

• Drivers to take people to appointments; mileage is reimbursed.

• People who can do small home safety repairs for seniors.

• Help with cabinetry and hanging large pictures and white boards in the Interlink Office.

• People to work on the Christmas Concert and other fundraising events.

• People interested in serving on the Interlink Board of Directors, especially from Asotin County.

L-C Valley Habitat for Hu manity welcomes volun teers of varying interests

to help the organization work toward the Habitat vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place to live.” Habitat seeks to provide a hand up to low-income individ uals and families in Nez Perce and Asotin coun ties. If you are interested in being involved, we can find a spot for you. Days and hours are flexible around volunteers’ avail ability. More information is available by calling the community relations manager at (509) 7587396 or signing up at l-cvalley habitat.volunteer hub.com.

Needs include:

• Administrative office receptionist — Answer phones and do light office work.

• Social media specialist — Create and schedule posts for L-C Valley Habitat’s various social media pages through an easyto-use platform.

• Habitat ReStore — An online store assistant is needed to help facilitate the creation of an online store, including selecting items, taking photos, writing descriptions and generating posts.

• Carpentry and wood working — Furniture repair and basic projects around the store. If you are good at tinkering and fixing things, we would love to have your help for a few hours a week.

Need a hand

Lend a hand VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES is a free public service published monthly in the Golden Times. Its goal is to connect area volunteers with folks in our communities who need their services.

• Photographer, videographer and/or photo/video editor — Cap ture and prepare images for publication in print and online. Limited time commitment required.

• Event help — Habitat will be gearing up for its annual pumpkin patch soon. People are needed on the planning committee.

• Development Com mittee — Habitat is in the process of creating a de velopment and fundrais ing committee. Help is needed from those good at soliciting donations from businesses, groups and individuals or plan ning fundraising events.

• General store help — The ReStore needs people interested in providing general customer assistance, stocking shelves with donations or doing light cleaning.

Valley Meals on Wheels provides daily homedelivered meals to seniors, homebound and special needs clients in the LewistonClarkston Valley. If you or someone you know would benefit from in-home meal service, contact the office between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at (208) 799-5767 or by email at valleymeals@aol.com.

Golden Times publishes Volunteer Opportunities in the LewistonClarkston Valley monthly as a free public service. Area agencies may send information to goldentimes@ lmtribune.com or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. All submissions are edited for brevity and clarity, and will run as space allows. Questions may be directed to editor Julie Breslin at jbreslin@lmtribune.com or (208) 791-6635. Deadline for the October edition is 5 p.m. Sept. 15.

unusual discharge, and burning, discomfort or sores.

Some STIs like chlamydia and gonorrhea (the first and second most common STIs in the region, respectively) can have similar symptoms to that of a UTI, such as a burning sensation while urinating — so it’s important to disclose changes in sexual activity to physicians.

“In the office, if we’re not aware that this older adult is in new relationships, we may not try to ask about those sexual activity questions,” Wiser said. “But it may not be on our radar as much.”

The spread of STIs has negative downstream effects for any community, no matter the age group,

Wiser said.

Limiting sexual partners, using barriers including condoms and regular testing are all effective in reducing the spread of STIs. Anyone engaging with a new sexual partner should talk to that person about STIs, new partners and whether they’ve been tested, Wiser said.

“I think a lot of people underestimate the sort of mood benefits and relationship benefits of having

a healthy sexual part of a relationship,” Wiser said. “I would emphasize that working on that sexual health means being able to talk about what makes that relationship healthy. And that means being able to talk about the good stuff, and also being able to talk about the risks in an open way, which is something we can do a lot better now than we could 20 or 30 years ago when sex education was not quite what it is now.”

Sun may be contacted at rsun@ lmtribune.com or on Twitter at @Rachel_M_Sun. This report is made possible by the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation in partnership with Northwest Public Broadcasting, the Lewiston Tribune and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

Oct 9, 8AM - Oct 15, 5PM

Trip,Fly Rods, Fly Reels, Fly Tying books and Material, Apparel

SCAMSTOPPER

Financial predators are alive, well and on the prowl, hoping to separate you from your money. Catfishing predators may claim to be looking for romance. Here are a few tips on how to avoid becoming their next victim. Feel free to clip this and tape it near your phone and/or computer.

> RED FLAGS INCLUDE CALLS, EMAILS OR LETTERS THAT:

 are unsolicited (you didn’t initiate contact)

 are threatening in tone, promising scary or embarrassing consequences for noncompliance or

 are euphoric in tone (great news, you won the lottery — we need your bank account number to deposit your winnings)

 request personal information

 request money — usually in the form of a prepaid debit or credit card

 carry an aggressive sense of urgency

> IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’RE BEING TARGETED BY A SCAMMER: DON’T  share any personal information

 send money DO  hang up the phone

 delete the email or  shred the letter

 Check legitimacy of claims if desired, but not using a number supplied by the caller. Instead, look the company up in the phone book or online.

 Report the scam (more information follows).

> THINK YOU’VE BEEN TAKEN?

It’s a good idea to pay attention to details on bills and other financial transactions; discrepancies can be a red flag for identity theft. But many fraudulent schemes currently circulating are sophisticated and able to trick even the most savvy. Anyone who believes they’ve been contacted by a scam artist and/or fallen victim to a fraudulent scheme may …

 Report it to local police at (208) 7460171 in Lewiston, (509) 758-2331 in Clarkston, (208) 883-7054 in Moscow or (509) 334-0802 in Pullman. Police can alert the community to new scams and help victims

take steps to minimize damage and protect themselves.

 Report it to their bank or credit institution if money was taken or information was shared.

 Report it to the business or organization involved.

 Report it to the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us.

 Report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaintor by calling (877) FTC-HELP.

 Find a list of current known scams and more information on avoiding scams, at www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alert.

 Find information on scams circulating locally on the Lewiston Police Department’s Facebook page, where citizens also may sign up for news alerts.

 Ask door-to-door solicitors to show their licenses, and call the police if they don’t.

> BEWARE OF CATFISHERS

LOOKING FOR “LOVE”

Catfishing is when someone fakes an online identity to scam victims for money, romance or physical harm. These predatory online relationships can last for months or even years. It’s catfishing if ...

 They ask for money: An online friend or romantic interest whom you’ve never met asks you to send money or provide your bank information.

 They won’t meet. Beware if the contact strings you along but avoids meeting in person. Some catfishers agree to meet but have an “emergency” — such as a canceled flight or a medical issue — that prevents it. Catfishers often claim to be stationed abroad or working on an oil rig as an excuse for not meeting.

 Skyping is off limits, too. Catfishers refuse to video chat.

 They seem too good to be true. Some people who catfish feel bad about themselves and often assume the online persona of a fashion model, actor, successful businessperson, etc.

> DON’T GET HOOKED

Before meeting in person or providing any information about yourself, fact-check claims and verify online identities using Google and SocialCatfish.com

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10 Chicken-fried steak/ veggies/salad/fruit/bread

4 Beef stroganoff/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

M11 Chicken pot pie/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

5 Sloppy Joe/hot veggie/ salad/fruit/bread

12 Tuna casserole/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

OCTOBER2022

17 Turkey a la king/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

24 Chicken Parmesan/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

31 Swedish meatballs/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

18 Biscuits and gravy/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

25 Spaghetti/hot veggie/ salad/fruit/bread

19 German sausage/hot veggie/salad/fruit/bread

26 Quiche/hot veggie/ salad/fruit/bread

WSENIORMEALMENUS

LEWISTON SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM — When: Noon, Mon./Tues. and 11:30 a.m. Wed. • Where: Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St., or call for delivery at (208) 743-6983. On-site meals are every Monday through Wednesday. • Cost: $4 suggested for seniors 60 and older; $5 for nonseniors

• Note: Menu is subject to change.

SENIOR ROUND TABLE NUTRITION PROGRAM — When: Noon, Tues./Thurs./Fri.

• Where: Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston, or call (509) 758-3816 for delivery. • Cost: $4 suggested for seniors 60 and older; $7 for nonseniors • Note: Menu is subject to change.

4 Biscuits-n-gravy/hash browns/sun shine carrots/pears

11 Beef stroganoff/broccoli/veggie Jell-O/ fruit cocktail/Texas toast

18 Chicken-fried steak/mashed potatoes/ Green beans/pear sauce/roll

25 Roast pork/mashed potatoes/baby carrots/juice/cake and ice cream

MOSCOW SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM — When: Noon, Tues./Thurs.

Cost: $5 suggested for seniors 60 and older; $7 for nonseniors.

6 Chicken bacon casserole/veggie med ley/pickled beets/peaches/Texas toast

13 Chili dog/tater tots/corn/applerhubarb cobbler

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20 Company casserole/peas/diced apple/Texas toast/cook’s choice dessert

27 Chicken strips/jojos/peas/peaches/ cookie

7 Ham-n-bean soup/green salad/chicken pasta salad/boiled egg/orange fluff/cornbread

14 CLOSED FOR STAFF TRAINING

21 Chicken noodle soup/green salad/veggie pasta salad/boiled egg/cherry fluff/Texas toast

28 Witch’s stew/scary pasta salad/sliced pickled hearts/slime salad/bloody eggs/Texas chainsaw massacre toast/blood-splattered Oreos

• Where: 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. or call (208) 310-3779 for delivery.

• Notes: Soup (starting at 10:30 a.m.), salad bar (at 11:30 a.m.) and dessert are available daily. Menu is subject to change. • Online: users.moscow.com/srcenter.

4 Chili mac/broccoli/whole-wheat roll/pears

11 Pot roast/mashed potatoes/green beans/fruit cocktail, rye bread

18 Ham/cauliflower/cantaloupe/whole-wheat roll

25 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/mixed veggies/biscuit

Cottonwood Community Hall

506 King St., basement, Cottonwood, (208) 792-2465, meals at noon Tuesdays.

Craig Mountain Senior Center

413 Nezperce St., Winchester, (208) 924-6581, meals at noon Wednesdays.

Daley Senior Care

30302 Harley Lane, Culdesac, (208) 791-7438, meals at 1 and 4 p.m. daily.

Friendly Senior Citizens of Troy

100 S. Main St., Troy, (208) 835-6092, dine-in or pick-up; noon on Sept. 7 and 21.

Grangeville Senior Center

108 Truck Route, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033, meals

6 Polish sausage/potatoes/cabbage/peaches/roll

M W13 Breaded cod/gnocchi/carrots/pineapple 20 Beef-bean burrito/peas-and-onions/Mandarin oranges

27 Frankfurter/whole-wheat bun/salad/coleslaw/peaches

TREGIONAL SENIOR MEAL SITES

are at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Juliaetta-Kendrick

Senior Citizens Center

104 S. Sixth St., Kendrick, (208) 289-5031, meals from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kamiah Senior Center

125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 935-0244, meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Lewiston Community Center

1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 743-6983, meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Moscow Senior Center

412 E. Third St., Moscow, (208) 882-1562,

noon Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Nezperce Senior Citizens

501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465, noon Mondays and Thursdays.

Orofino Senior Center

930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 476-4238, noon Tuesdays and Fridays.

Palouse Senior Meals

220 E. Main St., Palouse, (509) 878-2301, meals at noon on Wednesdays.

Pomeroy Senior Center

695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308, noon Mondays, Wed-

nesdays and Fridays.

Potlatch Senior Citizens

Potlatch Senior Citizens Meal Site, 645 Pine St., Potlatch, (208) 875-1071, meals at noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Pullman Senior Center

190 SE Crestview St., Building B, Northside Entrance, Pullman, (509) 338-3307, meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Riggins Odd Fellows Building

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

Spud Hill Seniors

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

noon on Tuesdays.

TH FUnited 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, noon Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.

Weippe Hilltop

Senior Citizens Center

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

Pullman Meals on Wheels

(509) 397-4305.

Valley Meals on Wheels

(208) 799-5767.

VALLEY MEALS ON WHEELS — OCTOBER MENU

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

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HOT: Pork loin/mashed potatoes/peas

SACK: Beef/pea salad/pineapple tidbits

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

HOT: Spaghetti/ mushrooms

SACK: Egg salad/green salad/ chocolate pudding

HOT: Pot roast/ mashed potatoes/squash

SACK: Egg salad/threebean salad/cookies

HOT: Stuffed peppers/rice/ carrots

56 78

SACK: Tuna salad/ peaches/lemon snow

HOT: Meat loaf/scalloped potatoes

SACK: Ham/potato salad/apple

HOT: Ham/ stuffing/corn

SACK: Krab salad/pears/vanilla pudding

HOT: Tuna noodle casserole/carrots

SACK: Beef/cottage cheese/Fig Newton

HOT: Goulash/green beans

SACK: Turkey/ crudites cup/cookies

HOT: Pork loin/ rice/squash

SACK: Egg salad/ cucumber-onion salad/ applesauce

HOT: Shep herd’s pie/ mixed veggies

SACK: Ham/beetcarrot salad/brownie

HOT: Chicken Alfredo/broccoli

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SACK: Tuna salad/green salad/ Jell-O fluff

HOT: Spaghetti/cauliflower

SACK: Pastrami/fruit salad/butterscotch pudding

HOT: Chicken cordon bleu/ pasta/carrots

SACK: Turkey/carrot sticks/applesauce

HOT: Barbecue ribs/potatoes/broccoli

SACK: Chicken salad/chips/pears

16 30

HOT: Lasagna/mushrooms

SACK: Egg salad/ cottage cheese/fruit

23 24

HOT: Ham/ stuffing/corn

SACK: Krab salad/pears/vanilla pudding

17 31

HOT: Chicken casserole/ veggie mix

SACK: Pastrami/ broccoli salad/Jell-O

HOT: Tuna noodle casserole/carrots

SACK: Beef/cottage cheese/Fig Newton

18

HOT: Orange chicken/fried rice/corn

SACK: Ham/coleslaw/ lemon tart

25

HOT: Orange chicken/fried rice/corn

SACK: Ham/coleslaw/ chocolate pudding

HOT: Chili/ cornbread/ green beans

SACK: Chicken salad/ spinach salad/cake

HOT: Ham/ scalloped potatoes/peas

SACK: Turkey/banana/ chocolate pudding

HOT: Chickenfried steak/potatoes/veggies

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SACK: Tuna salad/Italian pasta salad/cobbler

HOT: Beef stroganoff/ squash

SACK: Ham/ crudites cup/pears

HOT: Chili/ cornbread/ green beans

SACK: Chicken salad/ spinach salad/cake

HOT: Ham/ scalloped potatoes/peas

SACK: Turkey/banana/ lemon tart

HOT: Chickenfried steak/potatoes/veggies

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SACK: Tuna salad/Italian pasta salad/cobbler

HOT: Beef stroganoff/ squash

SACK: Ham/ crudites cup/orange

Meals are delivered to established clients between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 365 days of the year, with delivery guaranteed by 1 p.m. each day. Individuals can have a hot meal delivered to their residence for $3.50 per day or a hot meal and a sack lunch for $4.50 per day. More information is available by calling (208) 799-5767. Menus are prepared by St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and are subject to change.

SENIOR CALENDAR

For the LewistonClarkston Valley

>Mondays

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, $1 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center, 832 Sixth St., Clarkston.

exercise, 10-11 a.m., Valley Community Center.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Community Center.

Free document shred ding, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., lobby of Valley Community Center.

noon, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Fit For Life, 10-11 a.m., Grange Hall, Clarkston.

Thursday only, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Valley Community Center.

Painting group, noon, Lewiston Community Center.

Dance, 7-9:30 p.m., $5 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Fit For Life, 10-11 a.m., Grange Hall, 2220 Reser voir Road, Clarkston.

Painting group, noon to 3 p.m., Valley Community Center.

Foot care, Valley Community Center. By appointment only: (509) 330-1857.

>Tuesdays

Yoga/low-impact

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, $1 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Pinochle, 12:303:30 p.m., Lewiston Community Center. Bridge, 12:30-4:30 p.m., Valley Community Center.

>Thursdays

Bridge, noon, Lewiston Community Center.

>Wednesdays

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Community Center.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, $1 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Country jam, 10 a.m. to

Yoga/low-impact exercise, 10-11 a.m., Valley Community Center.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Community Center.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, $1 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Bridge group, fourth

>Fridays

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Community Center.

Coffee, 10 a.m. to noon, $1 donation, Sixth Street Senior Center.

Fit For Life, 10-11 a.m., Grange Hall, Clarkston.

GOLDEN TIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 202216 Footcare, Valley Community Center. By appointment only: (253) 218-7091.