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Terry’s Turn

Do you smell something burning?

It was my wife’s fault. She left me home alone again with no adult supervision. Apparently she didn’t listen to that nice policeman the last time. So it’s obviously her fault.

It all started one night not long ago when my wife was about to go out to one of her club Terry Turner meetings. “Are tturner174@longlines.com you sure you’ll be all right by yourself?” she asked.

“Of course,” I replied. “I’ll just watch a DVD. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.”

Since I have a DVD collection

that would make Bruce Miller proud, I knew I’d have no problem finding something to watch. I said goodbye to my wife as she reluctantly left and I went to pick a movie. I chose one of my favorites, “Rio Bravo,” made in 1959 starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson. You can’t go wrong with the Duke.

I put the DVD in the player and sat down to enjoy the movie. Wait, I thought to myself. I can’t watch a movie without popcorn. I paused the movie, went to the kitchen and put a bag of popcorn in the microwave. I punched in a few numbers and the microwave started zapping those little kernels of corn.

As I watched the little carousel go round and round in the microwave I wondered about popcorn and its

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history. I went to my laptop and my source for all information, the Internet.

I found out that the first use for corn was probably for popping.

Popcorn was consumed throughout the centuries as a staple and a snack. Popcorn sales soared during World War II because most of the sugar was shipped to the troops overseas leaving very little left for manufacturing candy.

I remember my mother popping popcorn back in the ‘50s. First she’d drag out her 150-pound cast iron skillet then she’d put a couple of scoops of lard in there to melt.

Once that was done, she’d put one kernel in the pan and wait. When that kernel popped, the grease was hot enough and time to cover the bottom of that huge pan with corn. As they were popping she kept shaking the pan to keep the popcorn from burning. Sometimes there was so much it would push the lid off the pan. I thought that was cool.

When my kids were little we’d buy Jiffy Pop popcorn. It came in its own frying pan which made for easier cleanup and it was fun to watch that pan expand with all that popcorn.

But then along came microwave popcorn. The microwave was actually invented in the 1940s but took a while to become affordable and popular. Today, microwave popcorn is the most popular way to make the delicious snack and has about $250 billion in yearly sales.

As I was reading all about popcorn on my laptop, I noticed something. It was getting cloudy.

Strange, I thought, especially since I’m in my house. Suddenly the smoke alarm went off. Hmmmmm ... maybe I cooked that popcorn a little too long. I ran to the kitchen and sure enough there was an orange glow coming from the microwave. The bag was on fire!

I quickly shut it off and pulled the

flaming sack from the microwave and threw it in the sink. Just then the phone rang and the combined noise of the smoke alarm and phone was just about deafening. I looked at the caller ID. It was my wife!

If I don’t answer it she’ll think something’s wrong. If I do answer it she’ll know for certain. I took a chance and picked up the receiver.

“Hello?” I shouted over the din of the wailing smoke alarm.

“What’s that noise?” she asked.

“Is that the smoke alarm?” She’s very perceptive. I greatly appreciated that she didn’t add “again” to that question.

“Well, yes,” I stammered. “I guess I cooked the popcorn a little too long.”

She sighed. “The new microwave is more powerful than the old one, you know.” Ah yes ... we did just get a new microwave. Great. Now I have an excuse. “Did you open the windows?” she asked. Open the windows? What a great idea.

“I was just about to do that,” I lied. In reality I would have just sat there in that cloud of smoke wondering why it didn’t go away. I opened the windows and in just a second the alarm went off. “There.

Everything’s fine now.”

“Maybe I should come home,” she said.

“Nonsense. It’s all over. Besides, now we know the smoke alarm still works,” I chuckled. I could tell she wasn’t amused.

“That microwave has a popcorn button on it, you know,” she said.

I looked at the panel. By golly, it does.

I reassured her all would be fine and she reluctantly hung up. Silly woman. She thinks I can’t handle something as simple as a microwave. I looked at the sink and the soggy and charred remains of the bag of popcorn. “I think I’ll just have some ice cream.”

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The year in food: Trans fats and Paula Deen Hostess Brands goodies were relaunched by new It wasn’t Paula Deen’s owners after disappearcareer implosion. Nor ing in 2012 when the the rise and fall of the company went out of Cronut. It wasn’t even business. the Sriracha apocalypse.

One thing that won’t This year’s most sigbe coming back? nificant food moment Artificial trans fats. was more seismic, an The FDA announced event 125 years in the in November it will making. For 2013 was require the food industhe first time in a long try to phase out the time that the food world ingredient that once was had something new to Associated Press a staple of baked goods, say about Thanksgiving. Celebrity chef Paula Deen dissolved into tears during a microwave popcorn and Turkey Day converged fried foods.

“Today” show interview about her admission that she with Hanukkah, creatBetter make sure you used a racial slur in the past. ing a holiday mashup keep those new Twinkies that hasn’t happened away from school since 1888, and won’t butter in a piping hot before shipping. cafeterias. Federal again for 79,000 years. skillet.

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Starbucks’ population an expansion of similar the culinary media Heat fiends ended the density... Please make it rules launched last year trenches, the wretches year angsting over the stop. I understand that for meals. But no need who must reinvent the future of Sriracha, the trends tend to be cyclito cut back just yet; foods of both holidays trendy hot sauce with cal, but let’s rush this the changes won’t take year after year. Fair the rooster on the bottle. one back to the ‘80s, effect until next sumenough. Luckily, there The trouble started shall we? mer. were plenty of other when people living near And while we’re at it, Meanwhile, how to food world distractions. the Irwindale, Calif.let’s also rid ourselves trim the nearly $80 bilDeen, for example. based Huy Fong Foods of the most overused lion-a-year food stamp For a second year runcomplained that odors food term of 2013 — program was the bigning, she earned the top from its manufacturing celebrity chef. There gest deal breaker in conspot in the “catastrophic plant were burning their are plenty of people in gressional budget talks PR” category. In 2012, eyes. A court ordered the food world who truly on the five-year farm she was flogged for the company to halt pro- deserve that title. They bill. The Republicanannouncing she had both duction until the odors tend to be smart enough controlled House this diabetes and a lucrative could be brought under to not use it. And PR summer passed a $4 endorsement deal for a control. people, take note — any billion annual cut, while drug to treat the condiThen last month even time I see somebody the Democratic Senate tion she’d until then shipments of already described as a celebpassed a version cutting hidden. This summer, bottled Sriracha were rity chef, I assume they just $400 million a year. she acknowledged havstopped after California aren’t and hit delete.

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Researchers compile interesting sounds from greater Yellowstone area

By BRETT FRENCH The Billings Gazette‌

It may sound like the lead-in to a joke, but would a southern white-tailed deer have a different accent, maybe a drawl, from one that lives in Montana or Wyoming?

Yes, according to Kenning Arlitsch, dean of the Montana State University Library. No joking.

“If you get isolated populations different from each other, it’s not so crazy,” he said.

Arlitsch has helped launch a new website that the university is hosting, called Acoustic Atlas. It offers free online access to a variety of sounds — from animals, people, nature — many of them recorded in the greater Yellowstone area.

“We think this is important because sound is such an important communication mechanism for all creatures,” Arlitsch said.

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“It’s getting difficult to find places without intrusions,” Arlitsch said, just as it’s hard to find night skies unadulterated by electric lights.

University host The MSU site plays host to a variety of sounds made by wildlife — including the kazoo-like whine of a pika — as well as ambient sounds from nature such as a boiling geothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park.

It also contains interviews, such as the odd one with Howard Spangler explaining how he has learned to record ant sounds by holding the insects gently between his teeth.

“There are very few sound atlases,” Arlitsch said. “And most of them tend to be general in scope.”

He’s hoping the one

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A grizzly bear cub searches for fallen fruit at Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on Sept. 25. A new database is chronicling types of animal communication. based at MSU will be more specific to the greater Yellowstone area. But that will take time. Right now, the site is pretty small, with a catalog of only 30 sounds. Hundreds of other recordings are in a queue waiting to be modified for the website.

The sound files are fairly short and contain a description of where the sound was recorded and the equipment used to make the recording, a map and a photograph.

Local sounds Many of the sounds were recorded by Jeff Rice, director of the MSU program, as well as a sound recordist and primary content producer. Arlitsch partnered with Rice to develop a similar

audio archive at the University of Utah — the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Western Soundscape Archive.

With the help of a three-year federal grant, the Utah archive grew to about 2,500 sound files.

“We hope to attract funding for infrastructure and trips to add to the (MSU) library, too,” Arlitsch said.

Rice said the MSU program will involve a lot of different people in recording sounds because some of them — especially mammal and reptile sounds — can be difficult to capture.

“If you’re going for a particularly rare species, you could spend a lot of time to try to get a 30-second clip,” Rice said.

The payoff for all

that time spent in the field is that sometimes recordists will pick up sounds they never expected to hear, he added.

Even though the Utah project contained thousands of sounds, Rice said the MSU files will still be unique.

“Every place has its own sound signature,” Rice said. “Every place is worthy of its own study and sound collection. This will be sounds that are meaningful to people in Montana and the West.”

Other possibilities The National Park Service has contributed some recordings to the Acoustic Atlas.

MSU’s librarians and staff help by formatting the information and adding context to

the website’s information. MSU maintains the website and provides the hardware and software needed to stream the audio across the Internet.

Arlitsch sees other possibilities for the audio archive.

“It’s not just about recording an elk,” Arlitsch said. “You could record different seasons, different times of day and record ambient sounds as well, like the way a stream sounds.”

He said he’d like to see the library’s fly-fishing collection digitized and melded with the sounds of a particular stream and maybe even the sound of an angler casting, creating a virtual experience.

“So, there are a lot of possibilities for creating an archive of sound,” Arlitsch said.

Rice agreed.

“As far as sound recording goes, we’re just at the tip of the iceberg, especially online,” he said. “There are great resources out there, like Cornell’s bird sounds, but nobody can have a complete collection.

“Even birds will sing in dialects. So if you have a recording of a white-crowned sparrow, that species can have a different sound signature only a mile away. So even if you make one recording of a white-crowned sparrow, you’re not going to have all of the sounds it makes.”

N.Y. gingerbread village named ‘largest’ NEW YORK | GingerBread Lane, a 300-square-foot village made entirely of edible gingerbread, icing and candy, has been designated world’s largest gingerbread village by Guinness World Records.

The 1.5 ton village is currently on display at the New York Hall of Science in Queens through Jan. 12.

It’s comprised of 160 gingerbread

houses, numerous candy trees, gingerbread cable cars and trains, an underground candy subway station and a skating rink.

Gingerbread Lane took a year to develop and complete and is the brainchild of chef Jon Lovitch.

Lovitch plans to give away the gingerbread houses at the close of the exhibit. – Associated Press

GingerBread Lane, created by Chef Jon Lovitch, is shown on display in the New York Hall of Science on Dec. 12. The 1.5-ton, 300-square-foot village that is made entirely of edible gingerbread, royal icing, and candy, has been acknowledged as the largest gingerbread village in the world by the 2014 Guinness World Records.

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Bright colors make front door comeback Colorful first impression: Painting the front door can improve the look of the whole house

trend toward colorful front doors and spiced-up entryways.

“People don’t want that cookie-cutter look that comes with having the DIANA MARSZALEK “Just that little bit of color can give same door that’s on everybody else’s Associated Press‌ you the lift that makes everything house,” Fielding says.

When Tracy Proctor Williamson look better.”

Besides adding color, homeowners bought her house in Larchmont, N.Y., Smith — whose job includes advisare opting for doors with different a year ago, it was “just a kind of ing everyone from paint companies textures, more ornamental detail and dark and sad-looking building.” to the film industry on color choices decorative glass, he says.

The front door and trim were a — says homeowners like Williamson “It’s all about curb appeal and perdepressing “yucky cream color,” are making the right move by makceived value,” Fielding says. “If you says Williamson. The town assessor ing bland front doors bold. As the look at a neighborhood and every categorized the architecture of the entryway to your home, a front door house has a six-panel door that is two-story brick home simply as “old should be an attention-getter, she black, the one that is painted red is style.” says. going to pop.”

Since then, Williamson has tried “You want it to be the focal point,” Smith says the most popular to bring the house back to life, she says. Emphasizing the front door front-door colors this year among most notably by boosting its mood can “improve the look of the entire homeowners who want to make a with a sun-kissed yellow front door. house.” statement are tropical blues, vibrant “At first I was horrified because I Smith tells people selling their oranges, violet, mustards and plums. thought the neighbors would hate homes that if they “can’t do anything Those who want to perk things up me,” she says. “But I like it. It makes else, put some time and energy into but stay more subdued are choosing me feel really good.” your front door.” blues a notch brighter than navy, Associated Press Painting the front door a color that The trick, however, is getting it warm reds and classic grays, she Color expert Kate Smith predicts we’ll packs a punch is one of the quickest right; it can be a fine line between says. see more homes with doors painted in and easiest ways to change a house’s bold, eye-catching color and neon Williamson worried initially that tropical blues, energetic oranges and look and help it stand out from the that looks better on paper than on painting her door bright yellow was deep purples in 2014. rest. doors or walls. going to make her house “look like “It’s the difference between choosSmith advises choosing a fronta bumblebee,” but that in fact “the ing classic red or something that has door color that jibes with your ters should also be considered. So lemon yellow is really nice,” particua little bit of fuchsia in it — somehome’s other features, starting with should a home’s architectural style. larly on gray days. thing more like the color you love,” the style and color of the roof. The Derek Fielding, who oversees “I just decided that if some people says Kate Smith, a Newport, R.I., colors of fixed features, such as win- product development for the door don’t like it, I don’t care,” Williamson color consultant. dow grids, as well as trim and shutmanufacturer Therma-Tru, sees a says. “It makes me happy.”

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Ghosts of the past Abandoned Arizona town finds new role as tourist destination

BY TERRY TURNER‌

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. | Located 4 1/2 miles northeast of Apache Junction on the historic Apache Trail is Goldfield Ghost Town, an authentic 1890s western mining town. During its heyday, Goldfield boasted three saloons, a boarding house, general store, blacksmith shop, brewery, meat market and a school house.

The settlement of Goldfield, in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains and the Goldfield Mountains, began in 1892 and the following year was formally recognized with an official post office.

Miners seeking the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine or another rich vein of gold flocked to the area.

A mine opened when high grade gold ore was found in the area and the town grew to a population of 1,500. Unfortunately, that rich vein played out within five years and the town began to die. The post office closed on Nov. 2, 1898, and Goldfield became another desert ghost town.

But Goldfield refused to die. Some miners remained in the area and tried to reopen and operate some of the existing mines, but to no avail.

Enter George Young, who was the secretary of Arizona and the acting governor. Young brought new mining methods and equipment to recover the ore and the town came alive once more. The post office was reopened on June 8, 1921, and the town was given the new name of Youngsberg.

But the rebirth lasted about as long as the first incarnation and the post office once again closed on Oct. 30, 1926.

Then, in 1966, Robert Schoose came to the area and fell in love with desert living. He moved to Mesa, Ariz., and a few years later found Goldfield. The former mining town was little more than some shacks

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The Goldfield Ghost Town features gunfighters who entertain the crowds daily.

The Superstition Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad gives visitors a narrated 20 minute trip around the ghost town. The engineer tells the history of Goldfield, the Superstition Mountains and the desert southwest. and a few foundations where buildings once stood. About five miles away, Schoose found the abandoned Goldfield Mill and decided to buy the 5-acre site and began to reconstruct Goldfield Ghost Town in the new location.

Today, Goldfield is a complete town with a collection of authentic 1800s buildings. The buildings in Goldfield have new framework and foundations but are covered with original 1800s facades. Those buildings include a chapel, a livery stable

offering rides for both novice and experienced riders, a saloon and a bordello. Goldfield also has a reconstructed mine featuring a 25-minute underground walking tour given by knowledgeable guides. There’s a museum with exhibits on the history of the area including a dress coat once owned and worn by legendary gunfighter Doc Holiday.

Tours of Lu Lu’s Bordello tell the history of women in the 1800s and what it was like for them to leave their lives in the east and move to

Church at the Mount at Goldfield Ghost Town is complete with an 1800s organ, a pulpit that was once a pipe organ in the famous Hammond Theater, pews built in 1931 in the style of the 1800s, chandeliers made from old wagon wheels and a rough hewn wooden cross. Worship service is held every Sunday at 11 a.m. the western territory. The tours are suitable for the whole family.

Church at the Mount at Goldfield Ghost Town is complete with an 1800s organ, a pulpit that was once a pipe organ in the famous Hammond Theater, pews built in 1931 in the style of the 1800s, chandeliers made from old wagon wheels and a rough hewn wooden cross. Worship service is held every Sunday at 11 a.m.

The Prospector’s Place offers everyone a chance to become a prospector and pan for gold. A gold expert guides amateur prospectors in how to find those elusive slivers of the precious metal and any gold found can be taken home.

Visitors can also take a ride on the Superstition Scenic Narrow Gauge Railroad that resembles an 1800s train and includes a passenger car and caboose. The train circles the town on a mile and a half track while the engineer tells the history of Goldfield, the Superstition Mountains and the desert southwest.

Terry Turner photos

The settlement of Goldfield in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains and the Goldfield Mountains began in 1892 and the following year was formally recognized with an official post office. Today the town is a popular tourist attraction.

The Goldfield Ghost Town Museum has exhibits on the history of the area, including a dress coat once owned and worn by legendary gunfighter Doc Holiday.

If you go

Goldfield Ghost Town is 4 and 1/2 miles northeast of Apache Junction, Ariz., on the historic Apache Trail (SR-88) at 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Road.

The town is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit goldfieldghosttown.com or call 480-983-0333.

A couple of gunfighters get ready for a performance at Goldfield Ghost Town.

The Goldfield Ghost Town has a livery stable offering rides for both novice and experienced riders.

Right: One of the reconstructed buildings in the Goldfield Ghost Town is Lu Lu’s Bordello. Guided tours are available and the resident girls tell the history of women in the 1800s and what it was like for them in the west.

One of the displays in the Goldfield Ghost Town Museum is a collection of bottles dating back to the 1800s.

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Through March 23 “Barns of Iowa”, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road. Exhibit of images by Cedar Rapids photographer Michael Harker comprises 20 blackand-white images, interpretive text and descriptions written by former state historian Loren Horton accompany each photograph. More information, 712-2245242.

Through April 30 ‘Don Cunningham Says’, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road.

“Don Cunningham Says,” an exhibit linking images of Siouxland barns with stories of a Sioux City Stockyards market reporting icon. The black-and-white images illuminate stories by Marcia Poole about Cunningham’s Monday-through-Friday Sioux City market reports pioneered in the early 1940s on radio and published in the weekly Sioux City Stock Yards Radio Supplement. 9 a.m. -5 p.m. 712-224-5242. www.siouxcitylcic.com.

Jan. 4 The Film Train Presents: “Charade”, Riviera 4 Theatre, 714 Fourth Street. A widow allows a new friend to help her search for a fortune left behind by her late husband, all while a trio of greedy criminals is right behind. Starring Carey Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy. 11 a.m. -12:55 p.m. $2. 50. 712-212-5025. thefilmtrain.com.

Jan. 17–Feb. 1 Annie JR. LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market Street. Presented by the Young People’s Theatre. The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. 7 p.m. $13/$9.

712-255-9536. www.lambtheatre.com.

Jan. 26 Hello Dolly!, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St. Starring Sally Struthers as the strong-willed matchmaker Dolly, who travels to Yonkers, N. Y. to find a match for the ornery “well-known unmarried half-amillionaire” Horace Vandergelder. 7 p.m.

712-279-4850. broadwayattheorpheum. com.

Benefit & Fundraiser

Jan. 22 Lunch With the Chargers, Texas Roadhouse, 5130 Sergeant Road . Briar Cliff University will be hosting our annual Lunch With the Chargers event. Lunch will

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be at Texas Roadhouse in Sioux City and will be served by Briar Cliff student athletes with seatings at 11:15 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

All proceeds will benefit scholarships for Briar Cliff students. 11:15 a.m. -2 p.m. $40.

712-279-1705. www.briarcliff. edu.

Classes & Lectures

Jan. 2 Loess Hills Audubon Society Meeting, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road. Rex Rundquist will present a video by American Bird Conservancy entitled “Endangered Hawai’i” which addresses the plight of many of the endemic birds in our 50th state. 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 3 Welcome To Medicare Seminar, Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. This free, unbiased, informative two-and-a-half hour seminar for new Medicare beneficiaries is held the first Friday of every month. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. To register, or for more information, contact Connections AAA at 712-279-6900, 800-432-9209. 1:304 p.m. www.connectionsaaa.org.

Jan. 8 Natural Soaps by Bloom Wild, Dorothy Pecau Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Rd. Vanessa Wodtke of Hinton shares information about making your own natural soaps and balms. This program is part of the O. W. L. S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) series for adult learners. 11 a.m.

712-258-0838. www.woodburyparks.com.

Jan. 11, Jan. 25 Beginning Beekeeping Classes, Loess Hills Honey LLC, 4200 War Eagle Drive.

Course instruction on bees, equipment and care of hives. Information to get a new beekeeper started. Two dates to choose from: Jan. 11 or Jan. 25, 2014. Preregistration required. 9 a.m. -3 p.m. $4550. 712-251-7484.

Community

Jan. 1 New Year’s Day of Play at the Y, Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA, 601 Riverview Drive, South Sioux City. Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA will help Siouxlanders kick off the New Year with a fun-filled day of activities for the entire family all free of charge. Swimming, bounce houses, group fitness classes, games and more! 10 a.m. -6 p.m. 402-4048439. nwsymca.org/event/new-years-dayof-play/.

Jan. 4 1st Saturday Family Storytime--”Island Jack” Puppet Show!, Sioux City Public Library–Wilbur Aalfs, 529 Pierce Street.

Join us for a spirited retelling of “Jack and the Beanstalk” with a giant like you’ve never seen before! Shows at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Free; all ages welcome. Seating is limited to room capacity. Parking is free on Saturdays! 11:30 a.m. 712-255-2933 x 231. www.siouxcitylibrary.org.

Jan. 11 Walking Moai Kickoff, Southern Hills Mall Center Court, 4400 Sergeant Road.

Moai Walking Teams are groups of up to 10 people who walk together at least once a week for 10 weeks to points of interest throughout the community. Bring your existing Moai or join a new one!

9-10 a.m. 712-369-3843. https://www. bluezonesproject.com/events/523.

Jan. 18 SCHEELS Ice Fishing Demo & DNR Trout Release, Bacon Creek Park, 5015 Correctionville Road. Test out the latest and greatest ice fishing gear from top vendors. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will continue its popular winter trout stocking with a planned release at 1 p.m. Demo is FREE, Fishing License and trout fees apply (available at Scheels). noon-3 p.m. 712-252-1551. www. scheelscommunity.com/events.

Jan. 25 League of Women Voters of Sioux City Meeting, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St. Members of the League of Women Voters of Sioux City will meet with Commissioner of Elections Pat Gill to discuss voting procedures and voter registration. Persons interested in joining the LWVSC are encouraged to attend. noon-1:30 p.m. 712-274-1948.

Jan. 28 Family Storytime–Perry Creek, Perry Creek Branch Library, 2912 Hamilton Blvd. Shared storytime experience for children not yet in school, and their parent/ grandparent; holiday hours may vary. Every Tuesday. 11:15-11:45 a.m. 712-255-2926. www.siouxcitylibrary.org.

Jan. 29 Family Storytime–Morningside, Morningside Branch Library, 4005 Morningside Ave. Shared storytime experience for children not yet in school, and their parent/grandparent; holiday hours may vary. Every Wednesday. 10:30-11 a.m.

712-255-2924. www.siouxcitylibrary.org.

Music

Jan. 17 Embers, South Sioux City Eagles Club, 801 W. 13th St. South Sioux City. 8 p.m.

-11:30 p.m. Members $6, non-members $8.

Jan. 17–Jan. 18 Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival, Various locations, Cherokee, Iowa. Pub crawls, jam session, evening concert, and youth talent showcase. Call 712225-6414 for ticket information. www. cherokeejazzbluesfestival.com.

Jan. 19 Shirley’s Big Band, South Sioux City Eagles Club, 801 W. 13th St. South Sioux City. Ballroom dancing. 6-9:30 p.m. $12.

50. South Sioux City Eagles, 402-494-2788.

Jan. 30 Open Mic Thursday Nights, Sioux City Conservatory of Music, 1309 Pierce St. All players are welcome. 7-9 p.m.

Shows & Festivals

Jan. 17–Jan. 18 Monster Truck Nationals, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. The 2014 “Monster Nite Out” tour will present an all-star high-caliber lineup of the world’s most famous and powerful monster trucks including the “original monster truck” BIGFOOT. 7:30 p.m. $26.50 / $16.50 in advance; $26.50 / $19.50 day of the show.

Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000. tysoncenter. com/.

Sports & rec

Jan. 1 First Day Hike, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, 272 Westshore Dr. North Sioux City, S.D. Wake up those tired legs and get out to your favorite park for a nice hike. A scavenger hunt will be available for those that want to search for fun things along the way. 2 p.m.

Jan. 3 Sioux City Musketeer Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs.

Muskegon. 7 p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

Jan. 4 Sioux City Musketeer Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs.

Muskegon. 7 p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

Jan. 31 Sioux City Musketeer Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Chicago.

7 p.m. $8. 50 to $15.

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Many seniors have rented all of their lives others have sold a home and moved to an apartment. Sometimes financial considerations are what determines a rental community is the next step. Sometimes the maintenance of a home is the factor that the seniors are using to consider alternative living arrangements. It could also be a death or relocation to an area where a family member can lend emotional or physical support. You could also consider becoming a renter because of life changing circumstances.

Here are some things to consider when looking for an apartment: Parking convenience, Lighting and security, storage, stairs, Transportation, safety within the apartment, location, services within and nearby, and quality of Management. Many will allow a tour ask to see several apartments to get a good feel for maintenance. You will also want to consider (if you are eligible for rental assistance) asking if they will accept the rent vouchers.

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You will find they provide Amenities like meals, housekeeping, laundry and scheduled transportation. Although a community such as this offers services that will allow seniors to remain independent they do not provide assistance with daily living requirements such as bathing or medications. Some independent communities can offer on-site home care services with an outside home health care agency. Some do require a “Buy-in” as a part of their agreement but Medicare or Medicaid does not cover Independent Living.

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Learning to Live On a Fixed Income Difficult financial times have forced many people young and old to alter their lifestyles in order to stay afloat financially.

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Safeguarding a Home for an Elderly Relative

Since the economy began to slip, a notable and often newsworthy trend reported on across the country was the growing number of “boomerang” kids.

After a brief period living on their own, boomerang kids return to live with their parents, mimicking an actual boomerang that returns to where it started after a brief period away.

While boomerang kids might get the most publicity, another trend has also been steadily growing. According to the Pew Research Center, 20 percent of individuals age 65 and older lived in a multigenerational household in 2008. That marked a 3 percent increase from 1990.

While there’s no single reason why more and more elderly residents are moving in with their adult children, the stillstruggling economy has likely played a significant role. Elderly men and women who lost retirement savings as the market tumbled can no longer afford the costly expense of an assisted living facility, causing many of those people to move back in with their children.

For adult children welcoming a parent or an in-law into their home, a common priority is to ensure the home is safe for an elderly resident. Some safety measures might be easier to plan than others, but the following guidelines should help adults prepare their homes for the arrival of an elderly housemate.

Reduce Risk of Injury in the Bathroom Perhaps no room can be more difficult or seniors to navigate than the bathroom.

Wet tiled floors can greatly increase the risk of falling, so men and women should make sure to have bathroom rugs that are slip-resistant. Slip-resistant rugs typically have a rubber bottom and won’t move even if the floor is wet.

Another step to secure the bathroom is to install grab bars on the walls, including in the bathtub and next to the toilet. Also, make sure the towel bars are secure, as seniors might grab onto towel bars if they feel they are about to fall or need to regain

their balance.

As for the bathtub, be sure to place a non-skid mat or strips on the standing area.

This can help secure arguably the riskiest part of a home not just for elderly residents but all inhabitants of a home. According to the National Safety Council, most falls in the home occur in the bathroom.

Since the economy began to slip, a notable and often newsworthy trend reported on across the country was the growing number of “boomerang” kids.

After a brief period living on their own, boomerang kids return to live with their parents, mimicking an actual boomerang that returns to where it started after a brief period away.

While boomerang kids might get the most publicity, another trend has also been steadily growing. According to the Pew Research Center, 20 percent of individuals age 65 and older lived in a multigenerational household in 2008. That marked a 3 percent increase from 1990.

While there’s no single reason why more and more elderly residents are moving in with their adult children, the stillstruggling economy has likely played a significant role. Elderly men and women who lost retirement savings as the market tumbled can no longer afford the costly expense of an assisted living facility, causing many of those people to move back in with their children.

For adult children welcoming a parent or an in-law into their home, a common priority is to ensure the home is safe for an elderly resident. Some safety measures might be easier to plan than others, but the following guidelines should help adults prepare their homes for the arrival of an elderly housemate.

Reduce Risk of Injury in the Bathroom Perhaps no room can be more difficult or seniors to navigate than the bathroom.

Wet tiled floors can greatly increase the risk of falling, so men and women should make sure to have bathroom rugs that are slip-resistant. Slip-resistant rugs typically

have a rubber bottom and won’t move even if the floor is wet.

Another step to secure the bathroom is to install grab bars on the walls, including in the bathtub and next to the toilet. Also, make sure the towel bars are secure, as seniors might grab onto towel bars if they feel they are about to fall or need to regain their balance.

As for the bathtub, be sure to place a non-skid mat or strips on the standing area.

This can help secure arguably the riskiest part of a home not just for elderly residents but all inhabitants of a home. According to the National Safety Council, most falls in the home occur in the bathroom. Securing a slippery tub with non-skid mats or strips can greatly reduce the risk of a fall.

Keep the Home Illuminated Understandably, many homeowners look to save money around the house, and turning off the lights at night is both common and financially savvy. However, when a home has an elderly resident, it’s best to ensure the home is at least partially illuminated. Nightlights should be used in hallways and along the staircase as well as in the bathroom and the kitchen. Elderly residents likely won’t be familiar with where the light switches are, at least not immediately. So keep the house at least partially illuminated overnight in case a senior housemate must wake up to use the restroom or get a glass of water in the middle of the night.

Clear Out the Clutter A cluttered home is a fire hazard regardless of whom is living inside.

However, a cluttered home is also a considerable safety risk for seniors. When preparing a home for an elderly resident, be sure the bedroom is not overcrowded.

Make certain there is a clear path in which elderly residents can walk around the bed.

Clutter can also collect in the living room. Ideally, elderly residents should have a clear path on which to walk from room to room. Make sure cords from the entertainment system are bundled and

not lying open in the floor. In addition, magazine or newspaper baskets should be moved away from where residents will be walking.

Clutter can also collect outside the home, particularly in homes with young children.

Explain to kids that their toys need to be put away and kept off of walkways to help Grandma and Grandpa avoid injury.

Homeowners who love to work around the house should also clean their work areas thoroughly and put everything away before calling it a day.

The above are just a few of the many steps homeowners can take to make their homes safer for elderly guests.

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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 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.

The Meals on Wheels program is looking for volunteer drivers for this winter. Call the Connections Area Agency on Aging for more information at 2796900.

with Suzi, exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii practice; 10 a.m. knitting & crocheting; 11:30 a.m. duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. movie, American Mahjong, Pinochle, woodcarving, 2 p.m. fitness with Kelly.

Jan. 7: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Mexican language/culture; 9:30 Siouxland Center for a.m. painting class; 10 a.m.

Active Generations creative writing, walking off Siouxland Center, 313 Cook pounds; noon tap practice; 1 St. is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. painting class, pitch; 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. p.m. ping-pong, choreographed Weekly classes, ballroom. programs: Jan. 8: 8:30 a.m. beading Jan. 1: Closed for New class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Years intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m.

Jan. 2: Closed for New painting class, novice duplicate Years Holiday Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30 Jan. 3: 8:30 a.m. exercise a.m. talk show, CNOS injury plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii screening; 10:45 a.m. guitar practice; 10 a.m. card design practice; 11 a.m. drama group; class, blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; 12:30 p.m. Bridge; 1 p.m. noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 painting class, Scrabble, 500; p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 2:40 p.m. 1 mile walk warm up; 3 p.m. fitness with Kelly.

500, Scrabble.

Jan. 9: 8:30 a.m. penny Jan. 6: 8:30 a.m. yoga

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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, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance; noon Chinese classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. “Come and Go” bridge, intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

Jan. 10: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, Friday dance.

Jan. 13: 8:30 a.m. yoga with Suzi, exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii practice; 10 a.m. knitting & crocheting; 11:30 a.m. duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. birthday party entertainment, American Mahjong, Pinochle, woodcarving; 2:30 super

strong seniors with Kelly.

Jan. 14: 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 off pounds; 10:30 a.m. crafts; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Jan. 15: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, 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; 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.

Jan. 16: 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, senior yoga,

men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance, Sioux City history group; noon Chinese classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m.

Canasta; 1 p.m. intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

Jan. 17: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, Friday dance.

Jan. 20: 8:30 a.m. yoga

with Suzi, exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii practice; 10 a.m. knitting & crocheting; 11:30 a.m. duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m. movie, 1 p.m. American Mahjong, Pinochle, woodcarving; 2:30 super strong seniors with Kelly.

Jan. 21: 8:30 a.m. penny bingo; 9 a.m. senior yoga, Mexican language/culture; 9:30

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HHM Collection Center

City of Sioux City The Swap Shop will be open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. -5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Inventory may change daily.

Wood Chips Available Only $15 per ton!

Sioux City HHM Collection Center 5800 28th St. Sioux City, Iowa

Appointments must be made in advance by contacting the Collection Center at (712) 255-8345

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Local & Government Services a.m. painting class; 10 a.m. creative writing, walking off pounds; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Jan. 22: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, 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, 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.

Jan. 23: 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. senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance, Sioux City history group; noon Chinese classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m. Canasta; 1 p.m. intermediate line dance, woodcarving, Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. ping-pong.

Jan. 24: 8:30 a.m. exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness, Wii practice; 10 a.m. blood pressure; 10:30 a.m. pool shooting for women; noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 p.m. open craft time, Bridge & 500, Scrabble, Friday dance.

Jan. 27: 8:30 a.m. yoga with Suzi, exercise plus 50; 9:30 a.m. tap class, Wii practice; 10 a.m. knitting & crocheting; 11:30 a.m. duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. birthday party entertainment, American Mahjong, Pinochle, woodcarving; 2:30 super strong seniors with Kelly.

Jan. 28: 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 off pounds; 10:30 a.m. crafts; noon tap practice; 1 p.m. painting class, Pitch; 2 p.m. ping-pong, choreographed ballroom.

Jan. 29: 8:30 a.m. beading class; 9 a.m. senior yoga, intermediate Spanish; 9:30 a.m. painting class, novice duplicate Bridge; 10 a.m. beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk; 10:30

Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Social Security Office: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525

Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Sioux City Leech Ave., 274-1610, Better Business Bureau: energy assistance Counseling South Sioux City 1-800-222-1600 Financial, Insurance and Catholic Charities: 1601 City Hall: 1615 First City Hall: 405 Sixth St., Tax Counseling Military Road, 252-4547 Ave., 494-7500 279-6109 Consumer Credit Heartland Counseling Department of Social Department of Human Counseling Service: 715 Service: 917 West 21st., Services: 822 Douglas St., Services: Dakota City, South Sioux City, 494-3337 Douglas St., 252-1861 ext.

Neb., 987-3445 255-0833 Lutheran Social Service: 47 Emergency: 911 Elder Abuse Awareness: Siouxland Center for 4240 Hickory Lane, 276Fire Department: 4941-800-362-2178 Active Generations: 313 1073 7555 Emergency: 911 Cook St., 255-1729, tax Mercy Behavioral Care Police Department: 701 Center: 801 5th St., 279Fire Department: 279counseling West 29th St., 494-7555 6314 SHIIP (Senior Health 5991 Siouxland Mental Health: Insurance Information Program): Information 625 Court St., 252-3871 available from either Mercy Vet Center: 1551 Indian Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hills Drive, No. 204, 255Regional Medical Center, or 3808 The Center Center for Siouxland: Employment and 715 Douglas St., 252Volunteer Service 1861. Conservatorship RSVP (Retired and service, provides money Senior Volunteer Enjoy a secure and convenient management and protective Program): Center for payee services Siouxland, Johnalyn Platt, lifestyle this winter with Woodbury County 252-1861, ext. 21 Extension Service: 4301 affordable assisted living att Senior Community Sergeant Road, 276-2157 Service Employment Regency Square!

Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Food Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Iowa Department of • Physical Speech Therapy Experienced Works: Human Services: 822 Siouxland Workforce • Van Transportation to Shopping & • Occupational Therapy Development Center, 2508 Douglas St., 255-0833 Appointments • Spacious Suites Meals on Wheels: Fourth St., assistant; Faye • Beauty Shop • Emergency Call System Siouxland Aging Services, Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext.

• Exercise Classes • Complete Dining Service 2301 Pierce St., 2791020 • Complete Activities Programing • Housekeeping & Laundry Service 6900, deliver noon meals, Senior Companion suggested donation $3.72 Program: 4200 War Eagle per meal Drive, (712) 577-7848 or Salvation Army: 510 Bluff (712) 577-7858 St., 255-8836 Mid-City SHARE: Center Financial Assistance Come see how our facility can meet your need for a quality lifestyle. for Siouxland, Johna Commission of Veterans Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21, Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 3501 Dakota Ave. • South Sioux City, NE. • 402-494-4273 (Distribution Site: Mary 279-6606 TreglIowa, 900 Jennings Iowa Department of Post Office: 801 West Police Department: 279classic Mahjong; 12:30 p.m.

St.) Human Services: 822 Canasta; 1 p.m. intermediate 29th St., 494-1312 6960 (general) Siouxland Center for Douglas St., 255-0833 line dance, woodcarving, Post Office (Main): 214 Active Generations: Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Bridge group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Jackson St., 277-6411 Adult Day Programs 313 Cook St., 255-1729, St., 255-8836 ping-pong.

Connections Area Adult Day Program: congregate meal site Social Security Jan. 31: 8:30 a.m. exercise Agency on Aging: Alzheimer’s Association, Siouxland Tri State Food Administration: 3555 plus 50; 9:30 a.m. fitness; 10 2301 Pierce St., 279420 Chambers St., 279Bank: 215 Douglas St., a.m. blood pressure; 10:30 Southern Hills Drive, 2555802. A safe, nurturing a.m. pool shooting for women; 6900. Information and 255-9741 5525 noon basic tap, Bridge group; 1 referral services, case group environment for South Sioux City South Sioux City p.m. open craft time, Bridge & management. Senior functionally impaired adults Community Center: 2120 Community Action Center: 500, Scrabble, Friday dance.

Advocacy Program, Chris who need supervision.

2120 Dakota Ave., 494Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Kuchta, program director Available Monday through 3259

a.m. talk show; 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.

Jan. 30: 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, senior yoga, men’s club, German; 11 a.m. advanced line dance, Sioux City history group; noon Chinese

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Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Karen Bergenske Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610

Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Hamilton Blvd., 2334144, nursing care, home health aide/homemaker, social services Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, 233-5100, 1-800-8973840, home health aides/ homemaker services, therapy services REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care, home health aides, homemaker services, Health Care waivers Information Siouxland District Public Alzheimer’s Association: Health Nursing: 1014 420 Chambers St., Nebraska St., 279-6119, 279-5802. Referral skilled nursing care in and information about home, home health aide, Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and respite homemaker services St. Luke’s Home Care: care 2905 Hamilton Blvd., 279Dakota County Health 3279. In-home nursing, Nurse: 402-987-2164 therapy, home medical Iowa Department of the equipment and supplies, Blind: 1-800-362-2587 lifeline program Lifeline: Personal Tri-State Nursing emergency response Services: 621 16th St., system: St. Luke’s, 279277-4442, skilled nursing 3279; Mercy Medical care, Home Health aide Center, 279-2036 services, services ordered Mercy Medical Center: Community Education, 279- by a doctor Synergy Home Care: Kim 2989 Kreber, 600 Stevens Port Siouxland Community Drive, Suite 102, Dakota Health Center: 1021 Dunes, S.D., (605) 242Nebraska St., 252-2477 6056 Siouxland District Health: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 or 1-800-5873005 St. Luke’s Health Professionals: 279-3333

Home Maintenance

Siouxland Aging Services: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900, CHORE service, yard maintenance, heavy cleaning (Riley Fields)

Hospitals

Mercy Medical Center: 801 Fifth St., 279-2010 St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center: 2720 Stone Park, 279-3500 Siouxland Surgery Center: 600 Sioux Point Road, 605-232-3332

Housing

Sioux City

Bickford Senior Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills Drive, 239-2065 or 239-6851, Nicole Gosch, director. Family owned and operated, individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed.

Countryside Retirement Apartments: Lilac Lane, 276-3000 Floyd House: 403 C Street, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, (712) 943-7025, Affordable, multiple levels of care, studio, onebedroom, respite Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 West 25th St., 252-2726 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276-3821, contact Jennifer Turner.

First. Best. Whenever. Wherever.

Home Health Care

Boys and Girls Home and Family Services: 2101 Court St., 293-4700 Care Initiatives Hospice: 4301 Sergeant Road, Suite 110, (712) 239-1226 Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, 276-9860 Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. Fairmount, 258-4267, non-medical home health

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This is subsidized lowincome housing with rent based on income NorthPark Senior Living Community: 2562 Pierce St., 255-1200.

48 independent living apartments, 57 supervised living apartments and three respite apartments Northern Hills Retirement Community: 4000 Teton Trace, 239-9400. Studio, onebedroom and two-bedroom apartments Northern Hills Assisted Living: 4002 Teton Trace, 239-9402. Studio, onebedroom and two-bedroom apartments Oakleaf Property Management: 1309 Nebraska St., 255-3665, contact leasing department.

Martin Towers, 410 Pierce St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Lane; Centennial

Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is subsidized housing, rent is based on income.

Prime Assisted Living: 725 Pearl St., 226-6300.

Affordable, spacious onebedroom assisted living apartments for persons 65 and older. Income guidelines apply. Accept all sources of payment including Title 19 and private pay.

River Heights: 2201 Gibson St., 202-2733.

This is subsidized housing that is not handicapped accessible.

Siouxland Aging Services Inc: 2301 Pierce St., 2796900. This is subsidized housing, rent based on income. Evergreen Terrace, 2430 West St., 258-0508; Riverside Gardens, 715 Bruner Ave., 277-2083; Fairmount Park Apartments, 210 Fairmount St.

Sunrise Retirement Community: 5501 Gordon Drive, 276-3821; 64 oneand two-bedroom ground level homes with attached garage, some with den and sunroom.

War Eagle Village Apartments: 2800 W. Fourth St., 258-0801, subsidized housing based on income Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610.

Carnegie Place Apartments, Sixth and Jackson sts.

South Sioux City

Autumn Park Apartments: 320 East 12th St., 402-4945393 Dacotah House: 316 East 16th St., 712-2749125. Subsidized housing, you must be over 62 or handicapped.

Glaucoma?

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.

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 January 2014 | 23

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