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IF YOU GO Woodbury County Fair: Aug. 3-7, County Fairgrounds, Fair Street, Moville, Iowa. Featuring, tractor pulls, food, rodeo, motorcross, entertainment and even more food! $4 for adults www.woodburycountyfair.com Union County Fair: Aug. 4-7, Union County Fairgrounds, Alcester, S.D. UNCoFair@aol.com. Clay County (S.D.) Fair: Aug. 11-13, Clay County Fairgrounds, Cherry & High streets, Vermillion. 605-624-5571, www. claycountyfair.net Iowa State Fair: Aug. 11-21, Iowa State Fairgrounds, E. 30th St. & E University Ave. Des Moines. 1-800-545-FAIR, www. iowastatefair.com
Marjorie Hoppe, above, Correctionville, Iowa, spins yarn at the 2010 Woodbury County Fair. A heifer, left, peers out of a window at the 2010 Woodbury County Fair in Moville, Iowa.
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Ansley Gydesen, Gretna, Neb., lifts a baby goat in the petting zoo at the 2010 Woodbury County Fair in Moville, Iowa.
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Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in US Boomers worry about cancer, memory loss, but weight is a big threat, too BY LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years. And for all the talk of “60 is the new 50â€? and active aging, even those who aren’t obese need to do more to stay fit, according to the Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll. Most baby boomers say they get some aerobic exercise, the kind that revs up your heart rate, at least once a week. But most adults are supposed to get 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity — things like a brisk walk, a dance class, pushing a lawn mower. Only about a quarter of boomers polled report working up a sweat four or five times a week, what the average person needs to reach that goal. Worse, 37 percent never do any of the strength training so crucial to fighting the muscle loss that comes with aging.
Walking is their most frequent form of exercise. The good news: Walk enough and the benefits add up. “I have more energy, and my knees don’t hurt anymore,� says Maggie Sanders, 61, of Abbeville, S.C. She has lost 15 pounds by walking four miles, three times a week, over the past few months, and eating better. More boomers need to heed that feel-good benefit. Based on calculation of body mass index from self-reported height and weight, roughly a third of the baby boomers polled are obese, compared with about a quarter of both older and younger responders. Only half of the obese boomers say they are are regularly exercising. An additional 36 percent of boomers are overweight, though not obese. The nation has been bracing for a surge in Medicare costs as the 77 million baby boomers, the post-war generation born from 1946 to 1964, begin turning 65. Obesity — with its extra risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis — will further fuel those bills. “They’re going to be expensive if they don’t get
their act together,� says Jeff Levi of the nonprofit Trust for America’s Health. He points to a study that found Medicare pays 34 percent more on an obese senior than one who’s a healthy weight. About 60 percent of boomers polled say they’re dieting to lose weight, and slightly more are eating more fruits and vegetables or cutting cholesterol and salt. But it takes physical activity, not just dieting, to shed pounds. That’s especially important as people start to age and dieting alone could cost them precious muscle in addition to fat, says Jack Rejeski of Wake Forest
University, a specialist in exercise and aging. Whether you’re overweight or just the right size, physical activity can help stave off the mobility problems that too often sneak up on the sedentary as they age. Muscles gradually become flabbier until people can find themselves on the verge of disability and loss of independence, like a canoe that floats peacefully until it gets too near a waterfall to pull back, Rejeski says. He led a study that found a modest weight loss plus walking 2½ hours a week helped people 60 and older significantly improve their
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mobility. Even those who didn’t walk that much got some benefit. Try walking 10 minutes at a time two or three times a day, he suggests, and don’t wait to start. “I don’t think there’s any question the earlier you get started, the better,� says Rejeski, who at 63 has given up running in favor of walking, and gets in 30 miles a week. “If you allow your mobility to decline, you pay for it in terms of the quality of your own life.� When it comes to diseases, nearly half of boomers polled worry most about cancer. The second-leading killer, cancer does become more common with aging. “It’s the unknown nature, that it can come up without warning,� says Harry Forsha, 64, of Clearwater, Fla., and Mill Spring, N.C. Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer, but it’s third in line on the boomers’ worry list. Memory loss is a bigger concern. “On a scale of one to 10, seven or eight,� is how Barry Harding, 61, of Glen Burnie, Md., puts it. “It’s more talked about now, Alzheimer’s and dementia.� In fact, more than half of boomers polled say they regularly do mental exercises such as crossword puzzles.
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I’m going to have to get me one of those Like most people I picking up the remote to occasionally feel sorry change the channel on the for myself. In the past I TV. Along with an exercise would wallow in self-pity program at the hospital I and totally ignore all of also began walking. Since God’s blessings that surthe weather was still cold rounded me. At those times I walked inside at the I concentrated on what I Southern Hills Mall early didn’t have instead of all in the morning before the the abundance in my life. stores opened. It was there But all that ended one day one cold and dreary winter Terry Turner when I saw a stranger who tturner174@longlines.com morning a stranger who taught me the value of just I know was sent by God living life in total happiness. changed my life forever. It happened a few years ago after I That morning I parked my car in had a heart attack. I had a brief stay the mall parking lot and sat there. in the hospital where they inserted I stared at the gray and gloomy a stint in a blocked artery and then sky that matched my mood. I didn’t went home ready to resume my really want to be there but finally normal life. But I couldn’t go back somehow managed to open the door to the way things had been. I had to and go inside. make some changes. For one I had to I began my walk around the mall get more exercise. Before the heart wrapped in a shield of self-pity no attack the only exercise I got was one could penetrate. I felt sorry for
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those,� he said as he waved goodbye and continued happily on his way. I stopped. I couldn’t move when the realization of what had just happened hit me. I stood there riveted to that spot. It was then I began to think about what I had been doing the past few weeks. Here I was feeling sorry for myself when I had so many blessings to be thankful for. I had survived a heart attack. My father had a heart attack in 1950 when I was just 8 years old but he didn’t survive. It was then I began taking an inventory of all of God’s blessings myself because the heart attack that surrounded me. I had a wife made me realize I was no longer and family who loved me. My retireyoung and couldn’t do all the things ment fund wasn’t going to make I used to do. People walked past and me rich but we had enough money gave me a cheery “hello� but I tried to live a comfortable life. And that to ignore them. I didn’t want anyyoung man who just passed me was thing or anyone interrupting my feel- someone who would probably never ing sorry for myself. have all the advantages I’ve had in As I walked past one of the my life. Someone who would never entrances to the mall I noticed the experience many of the joys I’ve van from a nearby care facility had had in my 60 plus years. What right arrived with people who had mental did I have to feel sorry for myself? and physical disabilities. I had seen If anyone was going to feel that way them before. Some had caregivers it should be him but instead he was with them while others were free extremely happy. to walk by themselves. I had previSome might argue he doesn’t ously noticed one young man who understand he’s handicapped and he was always in front of the group doesn’t know about all the disadvanand said “Hi� to everyone he met. tages he has. But I believe he does But I barely noticed him or anyone realize all that and it doesn’t matter else in the mall that morning. The to him. He’s determined to be happy young man who by now was way out anyway. in front of his companions passed From that day on I began to look me and shouted a happy “Hello!�. at life a little differently. I began to I responded back with a less than focus on all of God’s blessings and enthusiastic greeting. He continued appreciate them more. And whenevtalking to me. “I like your hat!� he er I catch myself getting wrapped up said. I was wearing a black baseball in self-pity I think of that young man cap with U.S. Air Force emblazed in walking in the mall and sometimes gold letters on the front. I even shout out loud, “I’m going to “Thank you,� I replied. have to get me one of those!� “What does it say?� he asked. I realized he couldn’t read. “It says Terry Turner is a Prime writer and U.S. Air Force.� can be reached at tturner174@long“I’m going to have to get me one of lines.com
I STOOD THERE RIVETED TO THAT SPOT. IT WAS THEN I BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I HAD BEEN DOING THE PAST FEW WEEKS. HERE I WAS FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF WHEN I HAD SO MANY BLESSINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
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Center volunteers provide care from the heart REMSEN, Iowa – Happy Siesta Health Care Center provides its residents with quality compassionate care “from the heart.� However, it takes a lot of hearts to make that happen. That’s why the facility is always in search of volunteers, said Activities Director Karen Paulsen. “We want to meet the needs of each resident,� she stressed. “To do that we maintain a comprehensive, wholesome environment.� At the same time, Paulsen pointed out that residents have a right to enjoy life. “We want our residents to make choices for filling their day that make them happy and feel in control,� she said.
“We believe our residents have the right to live, laugh and love.� Paulsen acknowledged the best person to be in charge of the residents lives is themselves. “But we couldn’t do it without our volunteers,� she said. “We took a group of 39 people to Cirque de Soliel and all of us wondered how in the world they made their bodies do that,� she said. “We also took a trip to the Shrine Circus.� Both of those outings needed escorts and a good number were found, Paulsen said. “We appreciate the families of our residents and other volunteers so much,� she said. “That support means as much to us as it does to our residents.�
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DETAILS For more information on volunteer opportunities, contact Happy Siesta Health Care Center, 423 Roosevelt St., Remsen, Iowa, (712) 786-1117 or email activitydept@midlands.net. The residents aren’t always on the road, Paulsen stressed. “We have organized Wii games, music opportunities, baking, card games, Bingo, and luncheons,� she said. “Since many of our residents are of the Catholic faith, we have mass twice a week and the recitation of the rosary every Friday. Lamplighters (affiliated with the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod) come every month for a prayer and music service.�
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IRS eases rule for spouse’s tax debt BY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for some “innocent spouses” to escape responsibility for the tax debt of their husband or wife. Under the law, taxpayers who file joint returns are generally liable for the tax debts of their partners. However, spouses may qualify for relief if they didn’t know their partner was cheating on their taxes, or didn’t participate in the scam. In some cases, spouses can escape responsibility if they can prove they were in abusive relationships and didn’t believe they had an option not to sign a return. The IRS has required innocent spouses to apply for relief within two years of the agency starting a collection action. On Monday, the IRS eliminated the two-year time limit for some applications after lawmakers and advocates complained that many abused or divorced spouses may not become aware of IRS collection efforts for years. “These are taxpayers, most often women who are in abusive situations, who find themselves in tax debt to the IRS through no fault of their own,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “They still need to prove that they didn’t know about this situation, they weren’t complicit in the situation, that they really were an innocent victim.” To qualify for relief, taxpayers must apply for an “innocent spouse” designation. There are several types of taxpayers who can qualify for the designation, and some will still have to abide by the two-year time limit. Those include taxpayers who were simply unaware that their spouse had failed to report income, but found out about IRS collection efforts within the two-year limit. Among those who may be eligible for additional time are spouses in abusive relationships or those who had no reason to believe their spouses didn’t pay the tax bill and were never notified about IRS collection efforts. For these people, the IRS said it will no longer apply the two-year limit on new applications or pending ones. People who had their applications denied in the past because of the time limit can reapply, the agency said. The IRS receives about 50,000 innocent spouse applications a year. About 2,000 are rejected each year because they didn’t meet the deadline for applying, though the IRS says some of those applications might have been rejected for other reasons.
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Services: Dakota City, Neb., 987-3445 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 494-7555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312
274-4200 Prime Time Connections: Mercy Medical Center, 279Sioux City 5700. Social support program Better Business Bureau: using volunteers who provide 1-800-222-1600 companionship for elderly City Hall: 405 Sixth St., experiencing depression 279-6109 Siouxland Mental Health: Department of Human 625 Court St., 252-3871 Services: 822 Douglas St., Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills 255-0833 Adult Day Programs Drive, No. 204, 255-3808 Elder Abuse Awareness: Adult Day Program: Employment and Volunteer 1-800-362-2178 Alzheimer’s Association, 420 Service Emergency: 911 Chambers St. 279-5802. RSVP (Retired and Senior Fire Department: 279-6314 A safe, nurturing group Volunteer Program): Center Police Department: 279environment for functionally for Siouxland, Johnalyn Platt, 6960 (general) impaired adults who need Post Office (Main): 214 supervision. Available Monday 252-1861, ext. 21 Senior Community Service Jackson St., 277-6411 through Friday from 7 a.m. to Employment Program: 2700 Siouxland Aging Services: 6 p.m. Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900. 274-1610 Information and referral Counseling Experienced Works: services, case management. Catholic Charities: 1601 Siouxland Workforce Senior Advocacy Program, Military Road, 252-4547 Development Center, 2508 Chris Kuchta, program director. Heartland Counseling Social Security Office: 3555 Service: 917 West 21st., South Fourth St., assistant; Faye Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext. 1020 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 Sioux City, 494-3337 Senior Companion Program: South Sioux City Lutheran Social Service: 4200 War Eagle Drive, 712City Hall: 1615 First Ave., 4240 Hickory LaNeb.276-1073 577-7848 or 712-577-7858 494-7500 Mercy Behavioral Care Department of Social Center: 4301 Sergeant Road,
Financial Assistance Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 2796606 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Social Security Administration: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City Community Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861, Tax Counseling Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy assistance
Financial, Insurance and Tax Counseling Consumer Credit Counseling Service: 705 Douglas St., 252-5666 Siouxland Senior Center: 217 Pierce St., 255-1729, tax counseling
SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program): Information available from either Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, or The Center Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861. Conservatorship service, provides money management and protective payee services Woodbury County Extension Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, 276-2157
God, 410 First St. S.W.) Mid-City SHARE: Center for Siouxland, Johna Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21, (Distribution Site: Mary TreglIowa.900 Jennings St.) Sioux City SHARE: Center For Siouxland, Lisa Thomas, 259-7412 (Distribution Site: DAV, 5129 Military Road) South Sioux City SHARE: Sherry Stubbs, 494-6477 (Distribution Site: First Lutheran Church, 3601 Dakota Ave.) Siouxland Senior Center: 217 Pierce St., 255-4240, Food Iowa Department of Human congregate meal site Siouxland Tri State Food Services: 822 Douglas St., Bank: 215 Douglas St., 255255-0833 Meals on Wheels: Siouxland 9741 South Sioux City Community Aging Services, 2301 Pierce Action Center: 2120 Dakota St., 279-6900, deliver noon Ave., 494-3259 meals, suggested donation South Sioux City Senior $3.72 per meal Center: 1501 West 29th St., Salvation Army: 510 Bluff 494-1500, congregate meal St., 255-8836 site Le Mars SHARE: Betty St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Dutcher, (712) 548-4229 (Distribution Site: Assembly of Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd.,
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Health Care Information Alzheimer’s Association: 420 Chambers St., 279-5802. Referral and information about Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and respite care Dakota County Health Nurse: 987-2164 Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Lifeline: Personal emergency response system: St. Luke’s, 279-3375, Jenny Herrick; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036, Karen Johnson Marian Health Center: Community Education, 2792989 Siouxland Community Health Center: 1021 Nebraska St., 252-2477 Siouxland District Health:
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LAWTON, Iowa – Sixty years after they were married, Keith and Dorothy Miller of are still driving the 1939 Pontiac Club Coupe Sport they took on their honeymoon trip to the Black Hills. Though they don’t really drive it much anymore, mostly just to vintage car shows, the fully restored Saturn gray Pontiac is in much better shape today than when Keith bought the rusty gray, 12-year-old heap for $100 back on May 15, 1951. But even that relatively small payment wouldn’t have done the trick if Dorothy hadn’t kicked in the money he needed to buy a new battery for the car. “It’s been one of the things that brought us together,” Keith said. And the Pontiac has been with them for 60 years. The Millers were married on June 29, 1951, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Albert City, Iowa, before a full house of some 300
guests. Keith a Murray, Iowa, native, who graduated from Storm Lake High School, met Dorothy Moline, an Albert City High School graduate, while they were students at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. Both farm kids, they found themselves just a couple seats apart in Bible class back in the days when chapel service was a requirement. “Back in 1950, I tried to date her, but I dated her girlfriends instead, at first. She was always the one I wanted to get a date with,” he said, but it seems like she was always dating somebody else. The secret to staying together for 60 years? “We have a big relationship with the Lord,” Keith said. “The Lord is first. The family is second. And the job is third. So when we get into an argument, I say ‘Thank heavens,” and you know when to shut it off.”
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Keith and Dorothy Miller stand in front of their honeymoon car in the garage of their Lawton, Iowa, home. Keith purchased the Saturn-gray 1939 Pontiac Club Coupe Sport shortly before their wedding on June 29, 1951, and Dorothy kicked in enough money to buy the battery. The Millers never parted with the Pontiac, with Keith fully restoring it to its pre-honeymoon glory.
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NEW YORK – America’s cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in communities designed for the sprightly. To envision how this silver tsunami will challenge a youthoriented society, just consider that seniors soon will outnumber schoolchildren in hip, fastpaced New York City. It will take some creative steps to make New York and other cities age-friendly enough to help the coming crush of older adults stay active and independent in their own homes. “It’s about changing the way we think about the way we’re growing old in our community,” said New York Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs. “The phrase ‘end of life’ does not apply anymore.” With initiatives such as using otherwise idle school buses to take seniors grocery shopping, the World Health Organization recognizes New York as a leader in this movement. But it’s not alone. Atlanta is creating what it calls “lifelong communities.” Philadelphia is testing whether living in a truly walkable community really makes older adults healthier. In Portland, Ore., there’s a push to fit senior concerns such as accessible housing into the city’s new planning and zoning policies. Such work is getting a late start considering how long demographers have warned that the population is about to get a lot grayer. “It’s shocking how far behind we are, especially when you think about this fact – that if you make something agefriendly, that means it is going 12 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com
to be friendly for people of all ages, not just older adults,” said Margaret Neal of Portland State University’s Institute on Aging. While this fledgling movement is being driven by nonprofit and government programs, New York aims to get private businesses to ante up, too. Last year, East Harlem became the city’s first “aging improvement district.” Sixty stores, identified with window signs, agreed to put out folding chairs to let older customers rest as they do their errands. The stores also try to keep aisles free of tripping hazards and use larger type so signs are easier to read. A community pool set aside senior-only hours so older swimmers could get in their laps without faster kids and teens in the way. On one long block, accountant Henry Calderon welcomes older passers-by to rest in his air-conditioned lobby even if they’re not customers. They might be, one day. “It’s good for business but it’s good for society,” too, he said. The size of the aging boom is staggering. Every day for the next few decades, thousands of baby boomers will turn 65. That’s in addition to the oldestold, the 85- to 90-somethings whose numbers have grown by nearly one-third in the past decade, with no signs of slowing. By 2050, 1 in 5 Americans will be seniors. Worldwide, almost 2 billion people will be 60 or older, 400 million of them over 80. That’s almost always viewed as a health issue, preparing for the coming wave of Alzheimer’s, or as a political liability, meaning how soon will Social Security go bust?
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Seniors line up for medical screening during a visit to an East Harlem market in New York. Their trip was made easier with a school bus ride provided under the city’s “Age-Friendly NYC” program, which use school buses that sit idle between their morning and afternoon runs to transport senior citizens. “We think this is something we should be celebrating,” says Dr. John Beard, who oversees the World Health Organization’s Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities. “They need to live in an environment that allows them to participate.” In East Harlem, a yellow school bus pulls up to a curb and 69-year-old Jenny Rodriguez climbs off. The bus had already dropped a load of kids at school. Now, before the afternoon trip home, it is shuttling older adults to a market where they flock to fresh fruits and vegetables. Rodriguez usually goes shopping on foot, pulling along a small cart. It can be a hike. Supermarkets aren’t too com-
mon in this lower-income part of the city, and there’s less to choose at tiny, pricier corner bodegas. “You can only buy so much. Some streets, the cracks are so bad, you’re pushing the shopping cart and almost go flying,” Rodriguez said, examining sweet potatoes that she pronounced fresher and cheaper than at her usual store. “This is so much easier.” More than 200 times, school buses have taken older adults from senior centers to supermarkets in different neighborhoods. It’s just one of a variety of initiatives begun in 2009 by the New York Academy of Medicine and the city’s government to address the needs of older residents. Already,
they’re showing results. A city report found the number of crashes has dropped at busy intersections in seniorheavy communities where traffic signals now allow pedestrians a few more seconds to cross the street. Benches have been placed in nearly 2,700 bus shelters to give waiting seniors a place to rest. The city’s aging taxi fleet is scheduled to be replaced by a boxier model designed to be easier for older riders and people with disabilities to open the doors and slide in and out. On the Upper West Side, seniors snapped up a report card of grocery stores deemed age-friendly because they offer deliveries, have public
built for the young Piedad Gerena, center, who gives art lessons to seniors, travels helps Wang Huaxian, 73, collect paintings as they prepare to leave La Marqueta, an East Harlem marketplace in New York.
of California, Berkeley, sees a common thread in these changes and the work of other cities. Combat the social isolation that too easily sneaks up on older adults and it has a huge impact not just on how many years they will live, but how well they live them. Cities and suburbs were designed for younger people, full of stairs and cars, he explained. As they become increasingly difficult to navigate, older people gradually retreat. Revamping a lot of infrastructure may not happen in a tough economy. But some communities are building agefriendly changes into planned upgrades or maintenance, such as New York’s street crossings, or into requirements for future development. The WHO’s Beard says some changes aren’t that costly, noting that seniors around the world say more benches and access to bathrooms will help them get out and about. Among other cities’ work: ■ The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Lifelong Communities Initiative is pushing communities that help people age in place. Efforts are under way in six metro areas, including work to adapt zoning codes to allow more of a walkable mix of housing and retail. The Mableton School buses that sit idle between their morning and afternoon runs community of suburban Cobb transport senior citizens to the marketplace and other senior events County is planning that kind of under the city’s “Age-Friendly NYC” program. a town square, and has opened a farmers market – on a weekday morning when seniors prebathrooms – a rarity in the ting hundreds of people of ferred to shop – and intergencity – and sell single portions different ages and with difof fresh meat, poultry or fish, ferent skills essentially barter erational community garden. To the east, DeKalb County is important for people who live services. A retired English alone. teacher may do some tutoring, building a library near a senior Artists volunteer to teach at for example, and use the credit center, planned senior housing senior centers in return for she earns to get computer help and a bus stop. One town pilottested a shuttle for seniors to space to work on or display from another volunteer. supplement bare-bones public their own creations. Aging expert Andrew transit. And a “Time Bank” is letScharlach of the University
Communities take creative steps to prepare for silver tsunami The Atlanta Housing Authority is working with the commission to retrofit highrise apartments that house a lot of older residents, with the goal to improve access to the surrounding community. At one site under construction, changes include a ramp entrance, safer sidewalk to the bus stop and more time for pedestrians to cross the street. The overall move isn’t without controversy. Sometimes younger residents misunderstand and say they don’t want to live in a retirement community, said commission urban planner Laura Keyes. She said boomers, who are classified as being born from 1946 to 1964, and millenials, the children of baby boomers who came of age in the new millennium, ultimately want the same things: access to shopping, green space, more freedom from the car. The idea is a mix of ages but where older residents don’t need to move if their health fails. Keyes became interested in age-friendly communities when visiting friends in nursing homes built in commercial districts – and saw that they had nowhere to take a walk. ■ Philadelphia is the oldest of the nation’s 10 largest cities, with 19 percent of its residents over age 60 – and lots of multi-story rowhouses where seniors are stuck on one floor. “They become prisoners in their homes,” said Kate Clark of the nonprofit Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. In redesigning the city’s zoning code, proposals are being debated that would allow seniors to rent out their upper floors, and to require that a certain amount of new housing be what’s called “visitable” – with such things as ramp
entrances, wide hallways and at least a half-bathroom on the main floor, she said. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, the aging group’s Allen Glicksman is studying if seniors who live in a walkable neighborhood really are healthier as a result. He has found that social capital – think friendly neighbors, low crime and good sidewalks that encourage getting out – is as important to older residents as access to supermarkets, public transportation and good housing. Also, there are calls for agefriendlier parks, with safer steps and places to walk apart from bikers. To sustain momentum, Clark created GenPhilly, a network of 20- and 30-somethings interested in shaping the city they’ll age in by raising senior issues in varying professions. ■ Portland was part of WHO’s initial study of what makes a city age-friendly, an initiative that helped bring about more handicappedaccessible cars for the city’s light-rail system, Neal said. Now, aging experts are among the advisers as the city develops a master plan for the next 25 years. One issue, Neal said, is how to develop more accessible housing when the city’s anti-sprawl policy means a lot of narrow, multistory houses are being squeezed into empty city lots – near transportation but still not agefriendly with all the stairs. Integrating senior-friendly changes into everyday city policies is less visible than, say, a new retirement home but it’s ultimately the goal, says Scharlach, the aging expert.
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Review: Author gives weeds a loving tribute BY MARY FOSTER The Associated Press
After reading “Weeds,” Richard Mabey’s loving tribute to the common weed, you may still pull out the herbicide but feel a little respect for the plants you’re zapping. Mabey, one of Britain’s most respected nature writers, loses no time launching into praise for the plants that seemingly flourish everywhere, even managing to sneak into the tidiest of gardens unless the owner practices constant vigilance. He discovered his fascination with weeds in his 20s, when he was working in an outer section of London that presented “wildness in the city.” In this stretch of urban wasteland, slowly building into an industrial stronghold, Mabey discovered weeds galore, including immigrants
from three continents. In sharing his amazement with the plants that “become weeds when they obstruct our plans, or our tidy maps of the world,” he writes that they can be “botanical thugs” that destroy everything they cover, but can also be great restorers. After World War II, bomb sites in England became so covered with plants that many people claimed the Germans had dropped those seeds as well as bombs. The plant Rosebay Willowherb was called “bombweed” by residents because of its rapid colonization of bomb craters. A weed invasion took place in London, with bracken carpeting the nave of St. James and thorn apples growing in the cellars of Cheapside. One observer counted 126 species in what Mabey calls a weed storm. The history of these plants,
which includes once popular varieties imported for use in gardens and later falling out of favor to those used as medicines and food, includes many myths and beliefs. Mabey can spin both frightening yarns about some species and laughout-loud stories about his adventures – and those of others – in the wonderful world of weeds. But his admiration for the ability of weeds to survive natural disasters, human destruction, climate change and almost every eradication effort ever launched against them is the main reason to read this fascinating book – that and the lessons that these unloved plants may have for humans as they face an uncertain future.
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Monticello home to many of Thomas Jefferson’s inventions BY TERRY TURNER Prime correspondent
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Situated on a mountain top outside Charlottesville, Virginia, is Monticello, a 5,000 acre plantation that was Thomas Jefferson’s beloved home. Jefferson was not only the author of the Declaration of Independence he was the third president of the United States and the founder of the University of Virginia. Monticello is the only historic house in the United States on the United Nations’ World Heritage List. Thomas Jefferson was born April 2, 1743. His father Peter was a successful planter and surveyor and his mother Jane Randolph came from one of Virginia’s most distinguished families. After inheriting a huge estate from his father, Thomas began building Monticello when he was 26 years old. He married Martha Wayles Skelton three years later. They were married 10 years until her death. The couple had six children but only two survived to adulthood. Jefferson never remarried and remained at Monticello for the rest of his life. Throughout that time he was constantly expanding and changing the house. Among his many accomplishments Jefferson was also a prolific inventor and many of those inventions can be seen today at Monticello. While serving as Secretary of State Jefferson became concerned about secret and sensitive information and making sure they didn’t fall into the wrong hands. Between 1792 and 1793 he worked on a wheel cipher that consisted of 26 wooden wheels with a hole in the center so they could fit on a shaft to form a cylinder. Every wheel had 26 letters. Messages could then be scrambled and
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The kitchen area on the lower level of Thomas Jefferson’s home.
IF YOU GO Monticello is located at 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway just outside Charlottesville, VA and is open every day of the year except Christmas. Tickets for the house and grounds tour are $22 for adults March through October, $17 November through February. Children ages 6 to 11 are $8 year round. Children under 6 are free. The guided house tour covers the rooms on the first floor and takes about 35 minutes. Visitors can take a self guided walking tour of the gardens and grounds. A gift shop is available in the visitor’s center. For more information about Monticello visit their web site at www.monticello.org. unscrambled using a code. Jefferson loved to read and designed a revolving stand with five adjustable rectangular shaped rests for holding books. When not holding books, the rests could be folded in to make a smooth surfaced box that attached to the base. One of Jefferson’s most unique inventions was the Great Clock
This unique sundial was designed by Thomas Jefferson and is one of his many inventions on display at Monticello. which dominates the entrance hall of Monticello. Above the doorway is the face of the Great Clock that can be seen from both sides of the doorway. This was to encourage “exercise
The vegetable garden at Monticello had 330 varieties of vegetables in a 1,000-foot long terrace garden. The garden is maintained as it was in Thomas Jefferson’s day. and productivityâ€? in both those working in the house and those taking care of the grounds outside. The clock is powered by two sets of weights made from Revolutionary War cannonballs. The weights are attached to ropes that hang on both sides of the clock. The ropes and weights go to the basement through holes cut in the floor. The position of the cannonball weights as they move also point to the day of the week marked on the wall. There is no minute hand on the clock because Jefferson said, “There need be no minute hand as the hour figures will be six inches apart but the inter space should be divided into Âź seconds and five minute marks.â€? Jefferson felt the hour hand would provide the necessary accuracy. The large flower gardens at Monticello were used by Jefferson in his study of botany. His gardens had ornamental and useful plants from around the world. The vegetable garden at Monticello had 330 varieties of vegetables in a 1,000-foot long terrace garden. Both the flower
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Calendar Nutrition program Persons 60 years of age and older and their spouses may participate in the elderly nutrition program in Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served Tuesday-Friday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 1817 Riverside Blvd.; on Monday at Riverside Gardens’ Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave., Fairmount Park, 210 S. Fairmount St., and Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. A suggested contribution is $2.75 or what each person can afford without causing a financial hardship. Reservations are required a day in advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site, 943-5356, or the Siouxland Aging Services nutrition office at 279-6900, ext. 15. For more information about other available meal sites, call Siouxland Aging Services at 2796900.
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German, 11 a.m.; inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 5: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; bridge group, noon; bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Art and Gwen, 1 p.m. Aug. 8: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; experienced tap class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, guitar practice, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, 9:45 a.m.; tap dance workshop, 10:30 a.m.; ballroom dance lessons, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; birthday party, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Senior with Kelly, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 9: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; advanced Spanish, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; genealogy, painting class, 9:30 a.m.; beg./interm. Spanish, creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, noon; painting class, pitch, tap practice, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 10: Chorus, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, duplicate bridge lessons, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show, “Clowning Around,� 10:30 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, zumba gold, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.; duplicate bridge club, 6 p.m. Aug. 11: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, beginning German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, advanced German, 11 a.m.; inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 12: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.;
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blood pressures, 10 a.m.; bridge group, noon; bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Shirley’s Big Band, 1 p.m. Aug. 15: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; experienced tap class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, guitar practice, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, 9:45 a.m.; tap dance workshop, 10:30 a.m.; ballroom dance lessons, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie, “A Night at the Opera,� Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m. Aug. 16: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; advanced Spanish, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; genealogy, painting class, 9:30 a.m.; beg./ interm. Spanish, creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap practice, noon; painting class, pitch, tap practice, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 17: Chorus, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, duplicate bridge lessons, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show, “Medicare update,� 10:30 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, zumba gold, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.; duplicate bridge club, 6 p.m. Aug. 18: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, beginning German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, advanced German, 11 a.m.; inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 19: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; bridge group, noon; bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Burt Heithold Band, 1 p.m. Aug. 22: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 p.m.;
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Calendar experienced tap class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, guitar practice, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, 9:45 a.m.; tap dance workshop, 10:30 a.m.; ballroom dance lessons, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie, Parkinson’s meeting, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Seniors with Kelly, 2 p.m. Aug. 23: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; advanced Spanish, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; genealogy, painting class, 9:30 a.m.; beg./ interm. Spanish, creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, noon; painting class, pitch, tap practice, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 24: Chorus, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, duplicate bridge lessons, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show, “What’s new at WITCC,� 10:30 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, zumba gold, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.; duplicate bridge club, 6 p.m. Aug. 25: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, beginning German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, advanced German, 11 a.m.; inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 26: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; bridge group, noon; bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Terry and the Remnants, 1 p.m. Aug. 29: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 p.m.; experienced tap class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, guitar practice, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, 9:45 a.m.; tap dance workshop, 10:30 a.m.; ballroom dance lessons, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie “Father of the Bride,� Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m. Aug: 30: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; advanced Spanish, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; genealogy, painting class, 9:30 a.m.; beg./ interm. Spanish, creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap practice, noon; painting class, pitch, tap practice, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. Aug. 31: Chorus, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, duplicate bridge lessons, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show, “The Museum – see it to believe it,� 10:30 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, zumba gold, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm
up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.; duplicate bridge club, 6 p.m.
Arts & Theatre The 62nd Juried Art Exhibition, through Sept. 25, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. Closed on Mondays. Free. 712-279-6272. ‘The Things I Carry’ Art Exhibit, through Aug. 28, Le Mars Arts Center, 200 Central Ave SE, Le Mars. 605-223-1278, www. prairiefire-studio.com
7545, www.southsiouxcity.org Lunch & Learn eReader Class, 12:301:30 p.m. Aug. 24, South Sioux City Public Library, 2121 Dakota Ave., South Sioux City. Bring a sack lunch learn about OverDrive and your eReader. 402-494-7545, www. southsiouxcity.org Computer Class: How to Clean-up Your Computer, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 30, South Sioux City Public Library, 2121 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux City. 402-494-7545, www.southsiouxcity.org
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Music Lakeport Commons Summer Concert Series, through Aug. 25, Lakeport Commons, 5001 Sergeant Road. Aug. 4-Benny Barnes, Aug. 11-Mike Langley, Aug. 18-Bobby Frankl, Aug. 25-Bob Larson. Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Thursdays. www. shoplakeportcommons.com Friday’s on the Promenade, 6-8 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 19, Historic Fourth Street and Virginia. Aug 5-Andrew Jr. Boy Jones, Aug. 19-TBD. $2.
Shows & Festivals
Woodbury County Fair, Aug. 3-7, County Fairgrounds, Fair Street, Moville, Iowa. $4 for adults. www.woodburycountyfair.com Union County Fair, Aug. 4-7, Union County Fairgrounds, Alcester, S.D. UNCoFair@aol.com. Cardinal Festival Days, Aug. 5-7, South Sioux City. Live music, food, car show and shine, beer gardens, Mighty Mo 8K Run, bike ride and more. Free. (712) 333-7574, www.visitsouthsiouxcity.com Clay County (S.D.) Fair, Aug. 11-13, Clay County Fairgrounds, Cherry & High streets, Vermillion. 605-624-5571, www. claycountyfair.net s 3PACIOUS 3UITES Iowa State Fair, Aug. 11-21, Iowa State s %MERGENCY #ALL 3YSTEM Fairgrounds, E. 30th St. & E University s #OMPLETE $INING 3ERVICE Ave. Des Moines. 1-800-545-FAIR, www. s (OUSEKEEPING ,AUNDRY 3ERVICE iowastatefair.com s 6AN 4RANSPORTATION TO 3HOPPING !PPOINTMENTS Adams Homestead Celebration, 10 s "EAUTY 3HOP s %XERCISE #LASSES a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 13, Adams Homestead s #OMPLETE !CTIVITIES 0ROGRAMING And Nature Preserve, 272 Westshore Drive, North Sioux City. Free, fun event for all ages is full of activities, crafts, music and Come see how our facility can meet your need for a quality lifestyle. demonstrations. 605-232-0873, www.gfp. $AKOTA !VE s 3OUTH 3IOUX #ITY .% s sd.gov Lawton Fire Department 100th Alfred Russel Wallace Exhibit, through Community Anniversary Celebration, Aug. 13, Lawton Aug. 31, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Sioux City Farmers Market, through Fire Department 100th Anniversary 4500 Sioux River Road. 712-336-6352. Sept. 26, Tyson Events Center parking lot, Celebration, 104 W. Maple St, Lawton, Corner of Triview Ave. and Pearl St. 4-8 Iowa. 712-251-3322. p.m. Monday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday Ag-Rail Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. Classes & Lectures and Saturday. www.farmersmarketsiouxcity. 20-21, Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic Kidney Health Options, 1-3 p.m. Aug. 10, Fresenius Medical Care Siouxland, 2530 com District, 3400 Sioux River Road. (712) 233Scoop the Loop, Aug. 17, Olson Cultural Glenn Ave. Free class on treatment options 6996, www.milwaukeerailroadshops.org Event Center, Le Mars. Classic car cruise, for those with poor kidney function. To 36th National Old Time Country/ ’50s and ’60s music, food and beverages. register or for info call (712) 266-1246. Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival & Pioneer 712-546-8821, www.lemarsiowa.com Preserving the Harvest, Noon-2 p.m. Exposition of Arts & Crafts, Aug. 29-Sept. Sioux City Community School District Aug. 13, South Sioux City Public Library, 4, Le Mars, 500 4th St. NE, Plymouth School Board Candidates’ Forum, 7-9 p.m. County Fairgrounds, Le Mars. 712-7622121 Dakota Ave., South Sioux City. Learn Aug. 30, City Hall Council Chambers, 405 the basics of canning veggies. 402-4944363, www.orgsites.com/ia/oldtimemusic
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Christy Smith Family Resource Center Christy Smith Family Resource Center offers many unique gifts unlike any other store in the area.
Pet Loss Pet Loss can be heartbreaking. There are several items to choose from to help you remember your pet forever. Items range from urns, stone markers that can be personalized with your pets name, frames, figurines, sympathy cards and literature on grieving.
Lending Library The Lending Library offers a wide range of books that can be checked out to comfort you or a loved one in your time of need. We have a large selection including: Grief of Child, Children’s Grief, Teenage Grief, Spiritual, Hope/Encouragement, Women’s Interest, Holidays, Death of Parent, Child and Miscarriage/Infant Death, Suicide, and Pet Loss. We also have books for purchase.
Keepsakes Seraphim Angels make a wonderful remembrance gift. Angels are a symbol of hope and healing. When you need a special touch and to show you care, angels make a nice choice. Inspirational figurines and statues often help express your thoughts of faith, hope and love. We have the perfect item for you.
Personal Expressions Our selection of unique pendants and jewelry can help to hold your loved one close to your heart. Stone Markers with several sayings help to create your own memorial garden in honor of your loved one or pet. Cards always let people know just how you feel. Our card department is endless and includes Sympathy cards, Get Well, Birthday and Thinking of You cards for that special occasion. When words don’t express what you feel we invite you to visit us at our Family Resource Center located at 1819 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, Iowa. or call us at 712-276-7319.
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