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Senior rides to Iowa, then across Iowa

By TIM GALLAGHER

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LAWTON, Iowa | Bill Brandon of Zephyrhills, Fla., writes his cousin, Leslie Howard, alerting her he’ll be stopping by to see her in Lawton on July 18, a few days before the 2013 RAGBRAI commences.

Little does Howard know her cousin would come to Lawton from Florida on his bike!

Bill Brandon leaves home on June 14 and bikes 2,101 miles to Lawton to spend a few nights with Jack and Leslie Howard.

It’s his custom to stay with them prior to the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) start in western Iowa.

To bike halfway across the country to see them? That’s so very 2013.

“I’m 70 years old and retired,” Bill Brandon says with a laugh. “I’ve got plenty of time to bike across the country.”

Brandon, a native of the Greenville neighborhood in Sioux City, pedals for five days before getting out of

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In this July 22 photo, riders pass tall grass during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, from Harlan to Perry. Sioux City native Bill Brandon, 70, of Zephyrhills, Fla., completed the ride, after riding his bicycle from Florida to Lawton, Iowa, then to Council Bluffs where the ride across Iowa began.

Florida. He then crosses parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri before getting to Iowa and heading north to Lawton.

“For the most part, I followed the Lewis & Clark Trail, but I deviated a little,” says Brandon, who completes his sixth RAGBRAI at the end of July. “I worked on the

railroad for years, so I like seeing the converted rails-to-trails we’ve got.”

After hearing many cyclists talk of crosscountry adventures, Brandon figures now was his time. At 150 pounds, he’s in great shape. He’s also able to ride self-contained, opting to pitch a tent many nights this summer.

“Biking all alone you

have to solve all your own problems,” says Brandon, who dabbles in retirement as a skydiving instructor. “You get to make your own route, too. When you bike with 10,000 others on RAGBRAI, a lot of things like the route are handled for you.”

Going it alone may be more rewarding, he says, but it isn’t more fun.

“I stayed in a national park and I could hear some sort of wildlife approaching my tent one night,” he says.

“You do feel vulnerable when you’re camping alone out in the middle of nowhere.”

The middle of nowhere? Try hopping on a bike near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, before dawn. That’s what Brandon does the day RAGBRAI begins.

He then pedals 88 miles south to join the RAGBRAI launch at Council Bluffs.

At RAGBRAI’s conclusion, Brandon’s plan is to see his brother, Bob Brandon, of Long Grove, Iowa, on the Mississippi River.

That’s how he generally

bookends RAGBRAI, with a cousin on the west side and a brother on the east side.

“I had no scrapes with traffic on this trip and only a couple of thunderstorms,” Bill Brandon says.

What an interesting and challenging way to spend 44 days.

After the completion of RAGBRAI, Brandon estimates he’s cycled 2,317 miles. Not bad for a man who turns 71 this fall.

“This was probably my most memorable RAGBRAI because of the way I got to Iowa,” he says. “One year, I biked up the East Coast and left my car before flying out here.”

His cousin in Lawton figured he’d be doing that again. She still can’t believe she saw him pull up to her house on his bicycle. All the way from Zephyrhills.

“I didn’t want my cousin to worry, so I didn’t tell her I’d be riding to Lawton from Florida,” he says. “I know if I had someone biking across the country alone, I’d probably be worrying too.”

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Bill Brandon, 70, of Zephyrhills, Fla., is shown starting his 2013 RAGBRAI at Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, on July 20. Brandon cycled from Sergeant Bluff to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where the ride formally began. He cycled from Florida to Lawton, Iowa, where he visited a cousin that week.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. | St. Albans resident and U.S. Navy veteran Robert Harris admits he has nothing to do with the group of volunteers who keep a World War II landing ship plying up and down the nation’s waterways.

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“It’s an ocean-going ship,” said Harris, who is familiar with LSTs from his service in the Navy from 1950 to 1954.

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Harris got his wish over Labor Day weekend, when the historic ship docked in Charleston from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.

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an invasion work,” said Capt. Bob Jornlin, skipper of the all-volunteer crew of LST 325. “They could come in and land Sherman tanks on the beach and not need a dock and not need a crane.”

LSTs could load and unload through a set of massive hinged doors built into the bow of the ship. More than 300 feet long, an LST could carry dozens of tanks and trucks and hundreds of troops, and their ability to operate in very shallow water allowed them to come right up to the beach.

More than 1,000 of the vessels would be built by the United States, Canada and Great Britain during the war.

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If you listen carefully you can hear the sounds of the start of the school year. It’s a strange combination of groans from the kids and a collective sigh of relief from parents.

Even though most schools started classes last month it still lingers in the air.

When I was a kid growing up in Omaha the school year started in September – after Labor Day. And no kid in their right mind ever looked forward to Labor Day. It signaled the end of freedom, the end of warm summer days filled with baseball, swimming or just lying around doing absolutely nothing. But once school started it was all over and we began another ninemonth sentence in that penitentiary for little people adults called elementary school.

But before that we would all have one last fling at the end of summer. For some it meant going on a family vacation to some far off and mysterious location most of us could only dream of like California. To others it was spending those days at some place like Peony Park, an amusement park in Omaha that also had a giant swimming pool. But for my family it meant we would travel to Kansas to visit my grandparents, aunts, uncles

and cousins. the tool Although not department at as exotic as Sears or one California of the other and the only big stores. swimming Grandpa’s pool was the tools were livestock crude by water tank today’s stanat my uncle’s dards but farm, it was they worked Terry Turner still fun. tturner174@longlines.com and he took My grandcare of them. parents lived in the Plus there wasn’t a small town of Glasco in power cord in sight. All the north central part his tools were operated of the state. I’m sure it by hand or in at least didn’t have more than one case, by foot. a few hundred people Grandpa had one tool and it was a big change that resembled a stafrom the metropolis of tionary bike of today.

Omaha but I loved it.

It had a large grindThey lived in a small ing wheel in front and two-bedroom house Grandpa would get on the edge of town on the bike and pedal. and although they had Once the grinding running water inside, wheel got up to speed the bathroom was in a he could sharpen all his little house out back. tools on that wheel.

Their house also lacked One day while we a lot of the other conwere in the workshop veniences we had in he asked me if I wanted Omaha. For one thing to help him replace a they didn’t have a tele- washer on a leaking vision set which meant faucet in the kitchen. It no Howdy Doody or was a dream come true.

Lone Ranger, which is I was going to help what I called roughGrandpa fix something! ing it. They did have We gathered all the a radio but all I ever necessary tools for the heard coming out of it job then went to the was farm reports. kitchen. I marched in One of my favorite with Grandpa. I carplaces at my grandried the tools he needed parent’s house was and proudly said to my Grandpa’s workshop. It mother and grandmothwas a small shed near er who were having the house and it was coffee at the kitchen full of tools. Tools have table, “Stand back always fascinated me ladies. Men at work!” and they still do. Today We had a couple of pipe I like nothing better wrenches, a pair of plithan to walk through ers and a screwdriver

and I arranged everything neatly on the kitchen floor then got ready to hand them to Grandpa as needed.

He bent over the sink, looked at the dripping faucet then said, “Screwdriver.” I handed him the tool and he quickly removed the handle. “Wrench,” he said. I handed it to him like a surgical nurse carefully giving a scalpel to a doctor. Grandpa started removing the valve and suddenly a stream of water shot to the ceiling like Old Faithful erupting.

Grandpa dropped the wrench and ran outside. When he returned he sheepishly said as he mopped up the water, “Let that be a lesson to you, Terry.

Always shut the water off first.” I nodded my head in agreement as I heard giggling coming from the direction of the kitchen table.

Those late summer days I spent in Kansas are among my most precious childhood memories and, of course, I learned some valuable lessons too.

Now whenever I work on a plumbing problem I always do two things.

Shut the water off and, most important, make sure no one is watching.

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LOS ANGELES – Sunny was 16 when she was left at an animal shelter by the family she had lived with all her life. The 75-pound bulldog-pit bull mix had cancer and infected eyes, and shelter workers figured the family probably couldn’t handle medical costs.

“She was so sad and depressed, lethargic, sick looking. She wouldn’t even lift her head for a treat,” said photographer Lori Fusaro, who was taking pictures of old dogs at the Los Angeles shelter that day in June 2012.

Those who rescue and care for old pets say it seems more are being left at shelters for health reasons and more owners are facing personal age or health problems and can’t keep their pets.

Fusaro, 44, had always avoided adopting older dogs because she didn’t think she could handle it when they died. Sunny changed her mind. “No old dog should be left to die alone, unloved and broken-hearted on a concrete slab in a strange place,” she said.

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Fort Hartsuff recalls era of early Nebraska settlers in hostile land

By Terry Turner‌

BURWELL, Neb. | Following the Civil War, homesteaders streamed into the new state of Nebraska eager to farm the fertile land in the North Loop River Valley.

But the promise of free government land and opportunity for a new life came with a cost.

The area had long been home to roaming tribes of Sioux Indians who resented the new settlers encroaching on what they believed was their land.

The Sioux also had a long standing feud with the peaceful Pawnee and many times settlers would be caught in the middle between the two warring Indian nations.

A skirmish on the Sioux Creek in 1873 between settlers and Indians along with the death of a settler in a fight near Pebble Creek

brought a call for military protection.

In order to safeguard both the settlers in the area and the Pawnee who lived on the reservation in Genoa the government decided to build a new fort near Burwell. The fort was built for the then outrageous sum of $110,000.

The nine original buildings of Fort Hartsuff have been restored as a state historical park open to the public.

Construction on the new fort began in 1874.

The fort was initially known as the Post on the North Loop but was later renamed Fort Hartsuff in honor of Civil War Major General George L. Hartsuff who had died earlier in the year. Because trees were scarce on the prairie the fort was built using locally available materials

said Fort Hartsuff Park Superintendent Jim Domeier.

“They used a lot of coarse gravel,” said Domeier, “but very little cement because they had to go to Grand Island to get it.”

He said instead they used a lot of lime which was readily available in the local area.

Domeier said frequent prairie fires destroyed most of the trees in the area.

“There were some canyons around here that had trees that didn’t get burned. That’s where they got the lumber to frame the roofs, and build the doors and windows. They had a steam-powered sawmill set up along a creek near here and that’s where they would cut the lumber.”

In 1881 when the threat of the Sioux

The blacksmith’s shop at Fort Hartsuff is one of 9 buildings that have been restored by the Nebraska Park Service.

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was gone and the Pawnee were moved to Oklahoma the fort was abandoned and was initially sold to the railroad who planned on turning the property into an immigrant center.

“But then they built the railroad on the other side of the river and that fell through,” Domeier said. “Then they sold everything to farmers and ranchers.”

The buildings were then used for everything from private homes to hog barns and granaries.

In 1961 the fort was donated to the State of Nebraska by Dr. Glen and Lillian Auble of Ord. Today the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is responsible for restoration and maintenance of the Park as a part of the state-wide Historical Terry Turner photos, Sioux City Journal Parks system. The Fort Hartsuff Park Superintendent Jim Domeier stands in the doorway of the First Sergeant’s Office at the fort.

Park and surrounding

The enlisted men’s barracks at Fort Hartsuff housed the soldiers stationed at the fort.

If you go Fort Hartsuff is located 4 miles northwest of Elyria, Neb., on Highway 11 at 82038 Fort Ave. It’s approximately 100 miles north of Grand Island off of I-80 at exit 312. There is an admission fee of $2 per adult and $1 for children under 13. Kids under 3 are free.

The grounds are open year-round, daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A Nebraska Park permit is required. For more information call (308) 346-4715 or visit their web site at www.forthartsuff.org.

district were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

A tour of the park begins at the former headquarters building which is now the visitor’s center where tickets can be purchased.

The center also has a theater showing a video of the history of the fort and a gift shop featuring books on the history of the area.

Visitors can tour the nine original permanent buildings of the fort and walk the grounds where on average more than 50 soldiers lived, worked and provided protection on the Nebraska prairie.

All the buildings contain unique artifacts from the era of the fort.

Domeier said when the state took over the property the buildings were empty.

“We found some of the artifacts around here,” he said, “and some of them are borrowed from

the State Historical Society. Others were just donated to us and some we found at auctions.”

One special artifact on display is a rifle once owned by Marion Littlefield the settler killed at Pebble Creek in 1873. The breech loading rifle is a 50-70 caliber military issue Springfield. It’s not known how Littlefield acquired the rifle since he was not in the military. It was donated to the fort by Dr. Roy Cram of Burwell.

Along with housing for officers, enlisted men and civilians who worked there the fort had a hospital, quartermaster storehouse, stable, laundry and guardhouse.

Those buildings have been restored and a wagon scale, blacksmith-carpenter shop and privy have been reconstructed.

Fort Hartsuff Park Superintendent Jim Domeier uses a quill pen in the First Sergeant’s Office at the fort.

The officer’s quarters at Fort Hartsuff included such amenities as a piano.

The flagpole at Fort Hartsuff at 95 feet is just 2 feet shorter than the original. Unlike the first flagpole this one was carried to the fort by helicopter.

Inside the quartermaster stable at Fort Hartsuff are several The officer’s quarters at Fort Hartsuff housed the fort’s officers and their families along with their servants. About 18 carriages like those once used at the fort. people lived in the house at any one time.

The commanding officer’s house is one of 9 restored buildings at Fort Hartsuff near Burwell, Nebraska.

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Natural sculpture exhibit features works by Jamie Burmeister, Doug Boyd, Shannon Sargent, Hilde DeBruyne, Ken Peterson, Sharon Boyton, Paul Chelstad and Deb. McColley.

Benefits for the Sioux City Conservatory of Music. 10 a.m. -6 p.m.

Sept. 13 – Oct. 6 BARK! The Musical, LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market St. BARK! follows six canine characters for one day at Deena’s Doggie Daycare.

Evenings at 7:30 p.m. ; Sunday Matinees at 1:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. $23/$18/$13. 712255-9536. www.lambtheatre. com.

Sept. 14 Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Chalk Art Festival, 33 1st St. NE, 33 1st St. NE, Le Mars, Iowa. www.lemarsiowa.com 10 a.m. -11 a.m. Le Mars Chamber of Commerce, 712546-8821.

Sept. 15 International Dance Exposition of America, Orpheum Theatre, 528

402-494-4225 402-287-2082 712-239-3033 712-252-3256 712-252-3700 712-423-1060 712-874-3286

Non-Members Welcome For more information on joining the Royalty Club please call Lois at 402-494-4225 ext. 1013.

TRAVEL SHOW Marina Inn Sept. 30 @ 5:30

China Trip

Oct. 14-22, 2014 RSVP to

402-494-1626

4400 Sergeant Road. Calling all sweet tooths! Let’s have fun and make homemade ICE CREAM! Meet under the tree.

Ages 4-12. 6 p.m. -7 p.m.

712-252-1551. www.scheels. com/events.

Sept. 6 Welcome To Medicare Seminar, Connections Area Classes & Lectures Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce St. This unbiased, Sept. 3 informative 2 1/2 hour Family Storytime, Perry seminar for new Medicare Creek Branch Library, 2912 beneficiaries is held the Hamilton Blvd. Come to first Friday of every month. the Perry Creek Branch Pre-registration is required Library for a half-hour shared storytime experience as space is limited. There is no cost to attend. To for children ages 2-5 and pre-register, or for more a parent/grandparent! information, contact 11:15 a.m. -11:45 a.m.

Connections Area Agency on Jeanette Bobeen, jbobeen@ Aging at 712-279-6900, 800siouxcitylibrary.org, 712279-6916, or on our website 255-2933 x 231. www. at www.connectionsaaa.org. siouxcitylibrary.org.

1:30 p.m. -4 p.m.

Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Family Storytime, iPad Basics, College Morningside Branch Library, Center, 1001 College Way, 4005 Morningside Avenue.

South Sioux City. Participants Come to the Morningside must bring their own iPad Branch Library for a half-hour to the class.

9 a.m.-noon shared storytime experience $29. 402-241-6402. www. for children ages 2-5 and collegecenter.org. a parent/grandparent! iPad Beyond the Basics, 10:30 a.m. -11:15 a.m.

College Center, 1001 College Jeanette Bobeen, jbobeen@ Way, South Sioux City. This siouxcitylibrary.org, 712course is designed for iPad 255-2933 x 231. www. owners who want to learn siouxcitylibrary.org. how to use their Apple iPad Sept. 4 more efficiently. Participants Christianity: A must bring their own iPad Celebration–The 20th to the class. 9 a.m. -noon Century, Trinity Heights Marian Center, 2509 33rd St. $29. 402-241-6402. www. collegecenter.org.

The final installment of the Sept. 12 Christianity: A Celebration series. 7:30 p.m.

Computer Basic Level II, College Center, 1001 College Sept. 5 Way, South Sioux City. This Computer Basic Level 1, College Center, 1001 College class is for the person who has very limited computer Way, South Sioux City. This knowledge. Handouts will class is for the person who be provided. 9 a.m. -noon has no previous computer $25. 402-241-6402. www. knowledge. Handouts will collegecenter.org. be provided. 9 a.m.-noon $25. 402-241-6402. www.

Lunchtime for the collegecenter.org.

Animals, Dorothy Pecaut SCHEELS Ice Cream Nature Center, 4500 Sioux Making Kids Klub, Scheels, River Road. Join us every Pierce Street. The Yoga College proudly presents the International Dance Exposition of America!

Dances from all over the world will be showcased and Ashiya will be featured! 3 p.m. -5 p.m. $17. 712-2249642. www.theyogacollege. com.

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this fitness dance program!

Experience dance styles with motivating chart-topping hits and tunes. Please meet under the tree. Ages 4-12. 6-7 p.m.

712-252-1551. www.scheels. com/events.

‘Growing Iowa’s & The Midwest’s Economy’ Speakers Series: Garry Smith, Pearson Lakes Art Center, 2201 Highway 71 N. Okoboji, Iowa. Garry Smith, president of American Pop Corn Company, makers of Jolly Time Popcorn, will share how Jolly Time has grown to be the best known popcorn company in the United States, while making Iowa their home. 7 p.m. 712-332-7013. www.lakesart.org.

Sept. 20 Little Naturalist Program, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, 272 Westshore Dr, North Sioux city, S.D. Program for

children ages 2 to 4 years old and their parents or guardian.

Toddlers will learn about each theme through games, crafts, stories and songs. Please pre-register by calling 605232-0873.

Sept. 20 SCHEELS Dutch Oven Demo, Scheels, 4400 Sergeant Road. Join Cassandra Swanson for some cast iron basics and no fear/ no fail dutch oven guidelines!

5-7 p.m. 712-252-1551. www.scheels.com/events.

Sept. 24 Library Tech Talk, Sioux City Public Library, 529 Pierce St. Demos and one-on-one assistance with tech devices.

Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month, or call 255-2933 x 221 to schedule a consultation at a time convenient to you. 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 712-255-2933 x 221. www.siouxcitylibrary. org.

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Sept. 4 Family Storytime, Morningside Branch Library, 4005 Morningside Ave . Children in preschool through first grade, and their parents or grandparents, are invited to share the magic that reading aloud brings to imaginative young minds. 10:30 a.m. -11 a.m.

712-255-2933 x231. www. siouxcitylibrary.org.

Sept. 5 Blue Zones Project Volunteer Orientation Training, American Red Cross, 4200 War Eagle Dr. The Blue Zones Project will have orientation training for anyone interested in being a volunteer. Please contact Terssa Markworth at 712-521861 or terssa. markworth@ centerforsiouxland.com to register for the training.

8:30-9:30 a.m. www. bluezonesproject.com.

If you have glaucoma and are considering cataract surgery, you may be eligible to participate in the COMPASS Clinical Study. The study is evaluating an investigational treatment designed to reduce pressure buildup inside the eye, which may help reduce or eliminate the need for glaucoma medications.

Kathy Rizk, M.S., CCC-A

Michael Sloniker, Au.D.

Call today for an appointment to evaluate your hearing!

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712-258-3332

Through Oct. 26 Sioux City Farmers Market, Tyson Events Center Suite Parking Lot, corner of TriView Avenue and Pearl Street. Enjoy the bounty of the locally grown produce, delicious baked goods and beautifully hand crafted items. 8 a.m. -1 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

712-224-3350. www. siouxcityfarmersmarket.com.

Community Sept. 3 Through Sept. 22 Family Storytime, Perry What Ever Happened To. Creek Branch Library, 2912 . Exhibit, Sioux City Public Hamilton Blvd . Children Museum, 607 Fourth St. Have in preschool through first you been wondering what grade, and their parents or ever happened to the Statue of grandparents, are invited Liberty that stood in front of to share the magic that the old Municipal Auditorium? reading aloud brings to Find out in this new exhibit imaginative young minds. showcasing a variety of 11:15 a.m. -noon Sioux City interesting, yet rarely-seen Public Library, questions@ artifacts from the Museum’s siouxcitylibrary.org, 712collection. 712-279-6174.

255-2933 x231. www. www.siouxcitymuseum.org/. siouxcitylibrary.org.

Sept. 26 Computer Basic Level IV, College Center, 1001 College Way, South Sioux City. The student will learn how to use the Windows XP filing system. Handouts will be provided. Students need to bring a flash drive (1GB or larger) to class 9 a.m. -noon $25. 402-241-6400. www. collegecenter.org.

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second Thursday of the month at this time to view us feed the American Kestrel, snakes, turtles and salamanders. Learn more about these amazing animals and their adaptations. 4:30 p.m. www.woodburyparks. com.

Sept. 19 Computer Basic Level III, College Center, 1001 College Way, South Sioux City.

The student will be taught basic to intermediate level computer skills. Handouts will be provided. Students need to bring a flash drive (1GB or larger and 2 blank CD-R) to class. 9 a.m.-noon $25. 402-241-6402. www. collegecenter.org.

SCHEELS Groove Fitness Kids Klub, Scheels, 4400 Sergeant Road. If you can move, you can GROOVE! You’ll stomp, shake, slide and laugh your way through

If you participate, you will receive all study-related eye exams at no cost.

In addition, you may be reimbursed for your time and travel.

For more information: Lisa, Study Coordinator, Jones Eye Clinic (712) 239-7045 September 2013 | 13

Calendar Sept. 5 Camp High Hopes 1 Year Celebration, Camp High Hopes, 5804 Correctionville Rd. Tour the buildings and activity areas, talk to camp staff, and participate in many fun onsite activities. 4-7 p.m.

712-224-2267 ext. 107.

Siouxland Friends & Neighbors Annual Fall Kick-Off, Country Inn & Suites, 151 Tower Road, Dakota Dunes, S.D. Come and enjoy appetizers and refreshments while finding out what Siouxland Friends & Neighbors is all about! Find us at www.siouxlandfriends andneighbors.org 6-8 p.m. 605-4220263. www.siouxland friendsandneighbors.org.

Sept. 6 Center for Active Generations Dance, Siouxland Center For Active Generation, 313 Cook St. Dance to Shirley’s Big Band Sound. 1 p.m. -3:30 p.m. S. Brandt, swbrandt@ frontiernet.net, 712-7246136.

Sept. 7 Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, Adams Homestead & Nature Center, 272 Westshore Dr. Participants can join the movement by registering and recruiting co-workers, friends and family members to walk and raise money. 10 a.m.

-1 p.m. 1402-571-1101 ext 6887. www.diabetes.org/ stepoutsiouxland.

Exploring the Museum’s Collections, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St. Go behind the scenes for a tour of the Museum’s archival storage area which houses the historical objects and papers. The tour is free, but please call 712224-5001 to pre-register.

10 a.m. Sioux City Public Museum, 712-279-6174.

Senior activities 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 $3. 75 or what each person can afford without causing a financial hardship.

Reservations are required a day in

Sept. 2: Closed to observe Labor Day. Sept. 3: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Mexican

language/culture; 9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking pounds off; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Sept. 4: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

chorus, intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show:Allergies: What to Watch For, CNOS injury screening;

11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjongg; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. Come & go Bridge, intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

Sept. 6: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. card design class, blood pressure/St. Luke’s; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, free Friday dance.

Sept. 9: Yoga with Suzi, Exercise

Plus 50, 8:30 a.m. ; potato jewelry class, tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m. ; knitting & crocheting, 10

A comfortAble trAnsition into senior living

bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 line dance; 9 a.m. walking off pounds, beginning Bridge;

9:30 a.m. drum circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda the RN “Stroke Awareness” library book club, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjongg; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. Come & go Bridge, intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

Sept. 13: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. card design class, blood pressure/St. Luke’s; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, free Friday dance.

Make a comfortable move to Regency Square during warmer weather.

• Physical Speech Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Spacious Suites • Emergency Call System • Complete Dining Service • Housekeeping & Laundry Service

chorus, intermediate Spanish; p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. Come & go 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice Bridge, intermediate line dance, duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner woodcarving, Bridge group, tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong. a.m. Talk Show:Allergies: What to Sept. 20: 8:30 a.m. exercise Watch For, CNOS injury screening; plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii 10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 11 a.m. practice; 10 a.m. card design class, drama group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 blood pressure/St. Luke’s; 10:30 p.m. painting class, Scrabble, 500; a.m. pool shooting for women; 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. fitness with Kelly. p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, free Friday dance.

Sept. 12: 8:30 a.m. penny

Sept. 16: Yoga with Suzi, Exercise

• Van Transportation to Shopping & Appointments • Beauty Shop • Exercise Classes • Complete Activities Programing

Plus 50, 8:30 a.m. ; potato jewelry class, tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m. ; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m. ; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m. ; movie “Garden State,” American Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m. ; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m.

Sept. 17: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Mexican language/culture; 9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking pounds off; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Sept. 18: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

Come see how our facility can meet your need for a quality lifestyle.

3501 Dakota Ave. • South Sioux City, NE. • 402-494-4273 advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site at 943-4669 or the Connections Area Agency on Aging nutrition office at 279-6900 ext. 25. For more information about other available meal sites, call 279-6900.

Siouxland Center for Active Generations Siouxland Center, 313 Cook St.

is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Weekly classes, programs:

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10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 11 a.m. a.m. ; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m. drama group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 ; movie “Garden State,” American p.m. painting class, Scrabble, 500; Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 1 p.m. ; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m. p.m. fitness with Kelly.

Sept. 10: 8:30 a.m. penny

Sept. 5: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 line dance; 9 a.m. walking off pounds, beginning Bridge; 9:30 a.m. drum circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda the RN “Stroke Awareness” library book club, senior yoga, men’s club, German;

bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

Mexican language/culture; 9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking pounds off; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Sept. 11: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

Sept. 23: Yoga with Suzi,

Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m. ; potato jewelry class, tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m. ; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m. ; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m. ; movie “Garden State,” American Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m. ; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m.

Sept. 24: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

Mexican language/culture; 9:30 a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking pounds off; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Sept. 25: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga,

chorus, intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show:Allergies: What to Watch For, CNOS injury screening; 10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 11 a.m. drama group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 p.m. painting class, Scrabble, 500; 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 p.m. fitness with Kelly.

Sept. 26: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1 line dance; 9 a.m. walking off pounds, beginning Bridge;

9:30 a.m. drum circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda the RN “Stroke Awareness” library book club, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjongg; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. Come & go Bridge, intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

chorus, intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show:Allergies: What to Watch For, CNOS injury screening; Sept. 27: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 11 a.m.

50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii pracdrama group; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 tice; 10 a.m. card design class, p.m. painting class, Scrabble, 500; blood pressure/St. Luke’s; 10:30 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 a.m. pool shooting for women; p.m. fitness with Kelly. noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & Sept. 19: 8:30 a.m. penny 500, Scrabble, free Friday dance. bingo; 8:45 a.m. beginner 1

line dance; 9 a.m. walking off pounds, beginning Bridge;

9:30 a.m. drum circle; 9:45 a.m. beginner 2 line dance; 10 a.m. ask Ronda the RN “Stroke Awareness” library book club, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjongg; 12:30

Sept. 30: Yoga with Suzi,

Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m. ; potato jewelry class, tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m. ; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m. ; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m. ; movie “Garden State,” American Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m. ; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m.

Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Le Mars SHARE: Betty Dutcher, (712) 548-4229 (Distribution Site: Assembly of Sioux City God, 410 First St. S.W.) Better Business Bureau: Mid-City SHARE: Center 1-800-222-1600 for Siouxland, Johna Platt, City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 252-1861, ext. 21, (Distribution 279-6109 Site: Mary TreglIowa, 900 Department of Human Jennings St.) Services: 822 Douglas St., Sioux City SHARE: Center 255-0833 For Siouxland, Lisa Thomas, Elder Abuse Awareness: 259-7412 (Distribution Site: 1-800-362-2178 DAV, 5129 Military Road) Emergency: 911 South Sioux City SHARE: Financial Assistance Fire Department: 279-6314 Sherry Stubbs, 494-6477 Commission of Veterans Police Department: 279Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 279- (Distribution Site: First 6960 (general) Lutheran Church, 3601 Dakota 6606 Post Office (Main): 214 Iowa Department of Human Ave.) Jackson St., 277-6411 Siouxland Center for Active Services: 822 Douglas St., Connections Area Agency Generations: 313 Cook St., 255-0833 on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 279255-1729, congregate meal Salvation Army: 510 Bluff 6900. Information and referral St., 255-8836 site services, case management.

Siouxland Tri State Food Social Security Senior Advocacy Program, Administration: 3555 Southern Bank: 215 Douglas St., 255Chris Kuchta, program director Hills Drive, 255-5525 9741 Social Security Office: 3555 South Sioux City Community South Sioux City Community Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., Action Center: 2120 Dakota South Sioux City Ave., 494-3259 494-3259 City Hall: 1615 First Ave., South Sioux City Senior Center for Siouxland: 715 494-7500 Center: 1501 West 29th St., Douglas St., 252-1861, Tax Department of Social 494-1500, congregate meal Counseling Services: Dakota City, Neb., site Community Action Agency 987-3445 St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., Emergency: 911 Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 274-1610, energy assistance Fire Department: 494-7555 279-3630, Cindy Hanson Financial, Insurance Police Department: 701 Center for Siouxland: Food and Tax Counseling West 29th St., 494-7555 pantry, 715 Douglas St., 252Consumer Credit Post Office: 801 West 29th 1861 Counseling Service: 715 St., 494-1312 Community Action Agency Douglas St., 252-1861 ext. 47 Adult Day Programs of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., Siouxland Center for Active Adult Day Program: 274-1610 Generations: 313 Cook St., Alzheimer’s Association, 420 Health Care 255-1729, tax counseling Chambers St., 279-5802.

SHIIP (Senior Health Information A safe, nurturing group Insurance Information Alzheimer’s Association: environment for functionally Program): Information 420 Chambers St., 279-5802. impaired adults who need available from either Mercy Referral and information about supervision. Available Monday Medical Center, St. Luke’s Alzheimer’s disease, support through Friday from 7 a.m. to Regional Medical Center, or groups and respite care 6 p.m.

The Center Dakota County Health Counseling Center for Siouxland: Nurse: 987-2164 Catholic Charities: 1601 715 Douglas St., 252-1861.

Iowa Department of the Military Road, 252-4547 Conservatorship service, Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Heartland Counseling provides money management Lifeline: Personal Service: 917 West 21st., South and protective payee services emergency response system: Sioux City, 494-3337 Woodbury County Extension St. Luke’s, 279-3375, Jenny Lutheran Social Service: Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, Herrick; Mercy Medical Center, 4240 Hickory Lane, 276-1073 276-2157 279-2036, Karen Johnson Mercy Behavioral Care Marian Health Center: Food Center: 801 5th St., 279-5991 Iowa Department of Human Community Education, 279Siouxland Mental Health: 2989 Services: 822 Douglas St., 625 Court St., 252-3871 Siouxland Community 255-0833 Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Meals on Wheels: Siouxland Health Center: 1021 Nebraska Drive, No. 204, 255-3808 St., 252-2477 Aging Services, 2301 Pierce Employment and Siouxland District Health: St., 279-6900, deliver noon 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 Volunteer Service meals, suggested donation or 1-800-587-3005 $3.72 per meal RSVP (Retired and Senior St. Luke’s Health Volunteer Program): Center Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Professionals: 279-3333 for Siouxland, Johnalyn Platt, St., 255-8836

252-1861, ext. 21 Senior Community Service Employment Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Experienced Works: Siouxland Workforce Development Center, 2508 Fourth St., assistant; Faye Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext. 1020 Senior Companion Program: 4200 War Eagle Drive, (712) 577-7848 or (712) 577-7858

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