Siouxland Prime January 2013

YOUR GUIDE TO LIVING ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES www.siouxlandprime.com | January 2013

Rollin’ on the river Museum chronicles river’s history | Page 14

Spare time?

He doesn’t strike out

6

Paper pushing Origami finds new fans

10

Celebrity seeds Look for grafted vegetables to score

11

2 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Index Publisher | Steve Griffith Editor | Mitch Pugh Advertising Manager | Nancy Gevik ©2012 The Sioux City Journal.

Prime is published monthly by the Sioux City Journal. For advertising information, please call (712) 224-6285. For editorial information, please call (712) 293-4201.

YOUR GUIDE TO LIVING ACTIVE, REWARDING LIVES

PO Box 3616 Sioux City, Iowa 51102 712-293-4250

On the cover

Calendar....................... 24 Senior Activities........... 25 Local Services.............. 26 Terry’s Turn.................... 4 Several working riverboats are docked in the boatyard behind the National Mississippi River Museum in Puzzle Page.................. 12 Dubuque. Page 14

City of

Sioux City

Sioux City

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

January 2013 | 3

Terry’s Turn

Fatty Arbuckle Follies I recently added a DVD from the early days of film to my collection of silent movies. It’s called “Fatty Arbuckle Follies” and stars Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle in four silent films all made between 1913 and 1918. I didn’t know much about Arbuckle before getting the DVD except he was a popular star back then and he had been involved in some kind of scandal, so I did some Terry Turner research on him. tturner174@longlines.com Arbuckle’s story is one of tremendous success followed by a swift fall from grace.

Roscoe Arbuckle started in show business as a teenager traveling the West Coast on the vaudeville circuit. Then in 1913 at the age of 26 Arbuckle hit it big when he signed with Mack Sennett’s Keystone Film Company and became one of the famous Keystone Kops. Arbuckle was a big guy weighing between 250 and 300 pounds and he made his size a part of his comedy. Even though he was big he moved gracefully and did all the routines other silent performers did including throwing pies, exaggerated movements and falls.

In 1921 Arbuckle signed a 3 year contract with Paramount Pictures for the unheard of sum of $1 million.

A goodly amount now, but it was a fortune back then. To celebrate the completion of three films all done at the same time and to celebrate his new contract with Paramount, Arbuckle and some friends drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 3, 1921, for a Labor Day weekend party. It was to be a party no one would ever forget.

The happy group checked into a suite on the 12th floor at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco and

4 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

on Monday, Sept. 5, the revelry started early with a pajama clad Arbuckle serving drinks. Large amounts of alcohol were consumed even though Prohibition was in effect. Around 3 p.m. Arbuckle left the group to change clothes to go sight-seeing with a friend. There are different versions of what happened next.

Maude “Bambina” Delmont, who was reported to have set up famous people in order to blackmail them, claimed Arbuckle lured 26-yearold Virginia Rappe into his bedroom. Delmont then said she heard screams and tried to open the door but it was locked. When Arbuckle opened the door, Delmont testified she saw Rappe naked and bleeding behind him.

Arbuckle denied that claim and said he went to change clothes and found Rappe vomiting in his bathroom. He assumed she’d had too much to drink and left her. When he returned to the room a few minutes later he found Rappe on the floor.

He put her on the bed then went for help. When the other party guests arrived they found Rappe tearing at her clothes, something she reportedly often did when drunk.

The hotel staff was contacted and Rappe was moved to another room.

Since it appeared Rappe was being cared for, Arbuckle left for his sightseeing trip and then returned to Los Angeles.

Although Rappe didn’t improve she wasn’t taken to a hospital until 3 days later. Virginia Rappe died on Thursday from peritonitis caused by a ruptured bladder. Arbuckle was soon arrested and charged with her murder.

Newspapers went wild with the story of supposed Hollywood debauchery with Arbuckle guilty and Rappe as an innocent young girl. The papers left out the fact that Rappe had a history of abortions and may have had one shortly

William Randolph Hearst, who was never one to let the truth get in the way of a good story, led the way in exposing what was obvious (to Hearst anyway) another example of Hollywood immorality. Hearst boasted to comedian Buster Keaton that Arbuckle’s story sold more papers than the sinking of the Lusitania. before the party. William Randolph Hearst, who was never one to let the truth get in the way of a good story, led the way in exposing what was obvious (to Hearst anyway) another example of Hollywood immorality. Hearst boasted to comedian Buster Keaton that Arbuckle’s story sold more papers than the sinking of the Lusitania.

Theaters across the country stopped showing Arbuckle movies even though he was yet to be found guilty of any misdoing. It took three trials, the first two ending in hung juries before the final trial ended with a verdict of not guilty.

The last jury even wrote Arbuckle a letter of apology for all he’d been through. The letter in part read, “Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great injustice has been done him. We feel also that it was our only plain duty to give him this exoneration.

There was not the slightest proof adduced to connect him in any way with the commission of a crime.”

In response to the much publicized scandal Hollywood established a self-policing organization headed

by Will Hays who immediately banned Arbuckle from filmmaking, but lifted the ban later in the year.

Even though he was exonerated, Arbuckle’s acting career came to an end. He was able to get some jobs directing and even acted in several comedy shorts for Warner Brothers but never regained the popularity he once enjoyed. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle died of a heart attack June 29, 1933. He was 46.

Arbuckle’s story illustrates how we can sometimes be too quick to judge people and how that judgment can ruin lives. Maybe there’s a lesson there for all of us.

Terry Turner is a Prime Writer who can be reached at tturner174@longlines.com

Right at Home

Snuggling in style with a throw KIM COOK

Associated Press‌

Sweater-y cable knits, textural weaves, rich faux furs ... this winter, throws are showing up in all the retailers’ collections.

Basically small couch blankets, throws set the stage for comfy days spent on a comfy chair cocooned in a comfy — well, you get the idea.

What makes a throw a must-have is its wrapability. It shouldn’t be too weighty, and should have a soft, pliant feel. Today’s woolens and blends are very different from the scratchy, itchy, heavier versions of the past. And the new synthetics are a tactile wonderland of supple, velvety plushness. In a great color that coordinates with your furniture, a snuggly throw is a functional, stylish accessory.

Elaine Griffin, a contributing design editor to Better Homes & Gardens, recommends restraint when using this decorative element. “Solid colors and discreet patterns add style to living rooms and dens; leave the boldly striped and patterned throws for across the foot of your bed or in children’s spaces,” she advises.

But she also encourages a little color play.

“Throws are guilt-free occasions to indulge in the season’s trendiest colors,” she says. If you can’t commit to a burgundy or citron wall, consider a throw in those hues.

Karma Living’s got a fun, honeycombed Indian cotton throw with pompom trim, available in a kaleidoscope of playful colors. (Honeycomb throw, $32, www.fab.com) Homegoods has a big selection of luscious faux furs in chocolate, mink and ivory, sure to get the family pet vying for some cozy real estate. The off-price retailer also has a reversible black and gray fleece throw printed with the invitation “Wrap Around Me.” Appliquéd flowers add extra flair to a fuzzy confection of organic-hued wool and acrylic. And to evoke the winter cabin vibe, there’s a homey reindeer and snowflake patterned throw in cranberry and white. (furs, $39.99; Wrap Around, $29.99; appliqué, $39.99; reindeer, $49.99, www.homegoods.com ) Those looking for sumptuous, high-end throws might turn to the “Luxe Lodge” fall collection from Schumacher, which includes the Bancroft throw in a windowpane-check Scottish wool, available in sable, malt or oxford gray. ($312.50, www.decoratorsbest.com) Yves Delorme’s pastel-striped, baby alpaca Cote-aCote throw, and his rich, mulberry-hued Reflet jacquard throw, are elegant choices. Rosita Missoni’s Lenny and Montgomery throws, in the iconic Italian house’s signature designs, would work in a variety of interiors. And Rani Arabella’s opulent cashmere throw can even be worn as a shawl. (Cote-a-Cote, $390; Reflet, $435; Missoni, $365-$590; Arabella, $650, www.gracioushome.com).

Garnet Hill’s fall collection includes a vibrant colorblock design, perfect for a contemporary space. ($278, www.garnethill.com ) Wilhelmina Jacobs does pricey but unusual faux fur throws in ocelot, Tibetan lamb, cow print and chinchilla. (WJ Home Collection, $89.99-$499, www.amazon. com )

January 2013 | 5

Volunteer

In ‘spare’ time, volunteer sets pins, socializes with seniors

BY TIM GALLAGHER

tgallagher@siouxcityjournal.com

KINGSLEY, Iowa | Nine women, seven friends and four volunteers gather Friday afternoons for bowling and happy hour at Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center.

Brian Vondrak, an ever-present ray of sunshine here, leads the cheers and sets the pins.

“Come on, Millie! Throw the ball right here,” says Vondrak, taking a position on his hands and knees before the head pin.

Vondrak, 50, is here at least six days a week. Sometimes seven.

“If he’s not here doing something like bowling, he’s in a resident’s room reading them the newspaper or just sitting and visiting with them,” says Terri Carley, an activity aide at Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center.

“He’ll go outside with our residents and sit with them. He’ll light their cigarettes if they smoke even though he doesn’t smoke.”

“I lived in Sioux City and the traffic got to me,” says Vondrak. “My mom lives at Kingsley and I moved out here to be with her.”

He moved back in April and started showing up at this residential care facility that currently serves 35.

He throws dice with residents each Tuesday night. That’s a highlight that comes close to – but doesn’t match – the thrill of Friday bowling and the wine-and-cheese happy hour that follows.

The bowling ball, by the way, is made of rubber. The pins are plastic.

The fun is authentic. They clear the dining room for this competition, one that culminates with a trophy presentation for high score honors.

Vondrak collects smiles, high-fives and a few barbs. He even throws a few balls at the end of the session, collecting his own strikes and spares.

Tim Gallagher photos, Sioux City Journal He worked for years at two resiBrian Vondrak, 50, of Kingsley, volunteers almost daily at the Kingsley Nursing & Rehab dential nursing homes in Sioux City Center in Kingsley, Iowa. and found himself visiting with

We have several Medicare supplement plan options to fit your lifestyle and budget. To learn more about our Medicare supplement coverage, call today and ask about our Pocket Guide for Retirement.* For a limited time, Avera Health Plans is offering Open Enrollment.** Plan F is starting at $90.70 for females, age 65. * This is a solicitation and you will talk to an Avera SELECT sales associate but are under no obligation to purchase.

Underwritten by Avera Health Plans

SLT-045

Always connecting you with exceptional health care at Mercy Medical Center.

Network restrictions apply. Neither Avera Health Plans nor its agents are connected with Medicare or State or Federal Government.

6 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Call toll-free 1 (877) 322-4885 today!

Brian Vondrak shows a resident at the Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center where to throw the bowling ball.

residents as he cleaned their rooms.

Volunteering seemed a natural fit when he moved back home to this Plymouth County town.

“We’d be lost without Brian up here,” says Rachel O’Keefe, a registered nurse. “He even keeps residents calm when they get upset or excited about something.”

“You couldn’t find a nicer guy,” Carley adds.

“You can get this spare! You can

get this!” he hollers at a bowler seconds before she picks up a tough combination. Cheers and smiles fill the room at the end of the work week.

“We had to start bowling earlier because we’ve got so many wanting to participate,” Carley says.

The activity gets residents exercise and social time. It gets Vondrak on his hands and knees, begging for the next shot in the pocket.

“I like to see the residents have a good time,” says Vondrak, whose own work time is limited because of a neck injury. “I try to get here each Friday because I know they can’t wait to have a good time.”

Oh that every community or rehab center had a committed volunteer like Brian Vondrak.

As a resident finished her smoke and sat in the breeze, Vondrak sat patiently, waiting to take her back

“We’d be lost without Brian up here. He even keeps residents calm when they get upset or excited about something.”

Rachel O’Keefe, a registered nurse inside for a little more social time.

His motivation? Simple, really.

“I’ve always had a feeling that it’s good to help people,” he says.

January 2013 | 7

Associated Press photos

Pumpkins made with wool in Dundee, Ore. Alison Comfort is inspired by the forest floor to create realistic natural forms like mushrooms, pebbles, moss and acorns.

Acorns made with wool.

8 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Associated Press

Crafts

Felt can add texture, warmth, fun to winter days

Test ingGlaucoma?

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

require hemming,” says Jodi Levine, designer-at-large for Martha Stewart Living.

April Tatom of Louisville, Ky., sells felting supplies on her website, www.feltorama.com. When she decided to try her hand at appliqued clothing for children and experimented with various fabrics, “I found that nothing matched the lush texture of felt. It just beckons to be touched and adds a cozy dimension to any project. There’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ side to it. Felt toys are wonderfully tactile for little fingers and visually stimulating for kids of all ages.”

For her own kids, Tatom recently completed a felt “picnic” set complete with a lunchmeat-, cheese- and lettuce-filled baguette, and a cookie for dessert. She also recreated one of her son’s favorite book characters, Lowly Worm, from Richard Scarry’s “Busytown.”

Food is a popular subject for felt crafters, often as soft children’s toys but sometimes so realistically rendered that it’s elevated to something more artful.

Roving, a washed and carded wool with a texture similar to cotton candy, is the

You’ll Like What You Hear

basis for many sculpted felt creatures and items. The fiber is pulled into strands that can be formed and poked with fingers or needles into shapes. Many of the animals on Etsy and in stores are crafted this way; it’s easy to manipulate roving and no sewing is required. Check out www.livingfelt.com for supplies and kits.

Alternatively, a method called wet felting uses hot, soapy water and agitation to enmesh wool or other fibers so tightly that they cannot be pulled apart.

Additional online sources for wool and wool-blend felt, Levine says, include: www.purlsoho.com, www.achildsdream. com and www.commonwealthfelt.com .

Or you may not have to buy anything at all if a common laundry mishap occurs.

“If you’ve ever shrunk a wool sweater, scarf or hat, you’ve created felt,” Levine laughs.

Check the closet for sweater castoffs, then machine-wash and dry them on hot settings and get crafting. Projects like pillow covers, patchwork blankets and pouches are on www.marthastewart. com.

Today’s hearing aids are barely visible, highly effective and easy to afford. Come hear for yourself!

tru

“There’s something so dear and precious about starting with a natural material in its raw state, using a simple tool and my own hands, and transforming it,” she says.

There are guides online for making felt candy canes, but if you aren’t crafty and still love the look, consider Land of Nod’s delicious-looking versions; here too, KIM COOK Associated Press round ornaments in felt stripes or gathIt’s that time of year when texture, char- ered layers. All would look cute on a kids’ acter and warmth define the most success- tree. www.landofnod.com At Crate & Barrel, laser-cut felt placeful decor. The perfect time for felt.

This season has seen a variety of creative, mats with seasonal motifs, felt ball garlands, and a collection of tree ornaments decorative felt items for table and tree. including gingerbread men, Swedish style You’ll find it sewn, lasercut, appliqued or otherwise manipulated to create eye-catch- birds and owls add homespun charm. A felt pillow with appliquéd partridge in a ing fashion accessories, charming toys and pear tree might make a welcome hostess sculptures, and chic items for the home.

Or you can try your hand at felt-making gift. www.crateandbarrel.com The nature of felt — soft, pliable and and crafting yourself. (More on that later.) able to take on a variety of colors — makes In Portland, Ore., designer Alison it terrific for crafting, not only for deComfort offers a woodsy wonderland of little felt pumpkins, acorns, mushrooms, signers but for creative amateurs.

“Felt is one of my favorite materials. It’s nests and forest animals — small sculpan extremely easy material to work with tures that might add charm to a holiday because, unlike most fabrics, it’s nontable — at her Etsy.com shop, www.etsy. woven, so it won’t unravel and doesn’t com/shop/houseofmoss.

st!

fessionals you c an Pro

Holiday season’s a great time to feel the creative vibe with felt

Kathy Rizk, M.S., CCC-A

Michael Sloniker, Au.D.

Call today for an appointment to evaluate your hearing!

2916 Hamilton Blvd. • Lower C Suite 103 • Sioux City, IA

712-258-3332

January 2013 | 9

Paper fun

Origami takes on new facets, new fans Origami thrives as a spark to creativity in arts, science, math

intersection between art and science.

Some practitioners turned to the craft to explore scientific problems — from understanding protein folding to designing safer airbags. Some are applying mathematical techniques to their designs, allowing for models with increased complexity and realism.

MELISSA KOSSLER DUTTON Associated Press‌ Today, origami designers can develop models that require 200 to 300 steps.

Sara Goheen, a junior at the MassaFifty years ago, designers created models chusetts Institute of Technology, often with 20 to 30 steps. folds placemats or straw wrappers into “People have really discovered properinteresting shapes while she’s waiting at a ties of the paper and possibilities of the restaurant for the food to arrive. paper that were literally deemed impos“It’s super satisfying to see a flat piece sible,” Gould said. of paper turn into something — whether Origami can be a fun way to explain it’s a rhino or a star,” Goheen said of her geometry and other mathematical conpassion for origami. cepts, said Michael Vass of Rogers, Ark., “Empowering,” is the word used by Richard Alexander, who with partner Mi- who home schools his 7-year-old daughchael LaFosse publishes books and videos ter, Hannah.

“It’s all geometry,” he said. “When you about origami and runs an origami and unfold, you see a geometric pattern.” papermaking studio in Haverhill, Mass.

Folding also builds creativity. Often, “You take a simple square and with the as you fold, you realize that other shapes power of what’s between your ears, you can be made with similar steps, he said. can make thousands and thousands of “If you make a flapping crane, you can go interesting things,” he said. back a couple of folds and make a basset Origami, which began hundreds of hound or an angel fish,” he said. years ago in Japan, has in recent decades Vass leads a monthly workshop at attracted the attention of artists, scienthe Bentonville Public Library. He and tists and mathematicians, said Vanessa Gould, director of the 2010 documentary Hannah recently taught children how to make pumpkins and turkeys for “Between the Folds.”

“So many different kinds of people are Thanksgiving.

“It’s fun,” Hannah said. “It’s not hard.” coming at it at the same time,” she said.

James Peake, education director for “It’s thriving in so many directions.” the Firelands Association for Visual The film uses origami to study the

Dr. Laura Giese Accepting New Patients

Wheelock, Bursick & Giese General Dentistry

The Friendliest Staff in Town

712-274-2038 or 800-728-2038 4100 Morningside Ave. Suite B, Across From McDonald’s

10 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

“You take a simple square and with the power of what’s between your ears, you can make thousands and thousands of interesting things.”

Richard Alexander,

who runs an origami and papermaking studio in Haverhill, Mass Arts in Oberlin, Ohio, appreciates origami’s appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds “That’s one of my favorite things about origami. It’s such an intergenerational activity,” he said. “I’m always amazed at how many kids I meet that already have origami skills.”

Peake has organized several conferences at which folders at all different levels come together to create origami models.

MIT, which has an active origami community, held its second convention earlier this year, said Goheen, who is president of the OrigaMIT club. Part of origami’s appeal, she said, is that there are always new models to learn.

“It’s a nice release from schoolwork. It’s kind of calming,” said Goheen, an ocean and mechanical engineering major who likes to fold modular spheres.

Beth Johnson of Ann Arbor, Mich., is another enthusiast; she attended a convention in 2011 hosted by OrigamiUSA,

the national organization. During the event, Johnson was recognized for her contributions to origami.

“It’s an extraordinary experience.

You’re folding from 8 a.m. to midnight,” she said. “I love that everybody’s carrying the same passion.”

Johnson started folding as a child after she received an origami book for Christmas. “I took to it right away,” she said. “I enjoyed it as much for the challenge of it as for the art of it.”

In recent years, she has begun designing her own origami patterns, exhibiting her pieces and teaching classes. She works with engineers from the University of Toledo in Ohio to examine how patterns in origami may be used in designing materials with improved mechanical properties, such as increased shock absorption.

“It’s definitely a passion,” she said. “It’s something I can’t ever imagine not doing.”

Your Medical Supply Headquarters Exclusive Brands SunMark, Entrust and Excel from McKesson HBOC Home Health Care.

Walkers, wheelchairs, canes, bandages, Depends and much more. We give flu & shingle shots.

Free cItYWIDe DelIVerY

Newly Expanded Home Health Care Department “We Give Service The Way You Prescribe”.

Insurance Billing: We do Medicare and Insurance billing for you. On blood Glucose Strips and Lancets.

greenville Pharmacy

Home HealtHcare

2705 Correctionville Rd. Sioux City, IA • 712-258-0113

Open 9-9 M 9-8 T-F 9-5 Sat. 10-4 Sun.

Food

Grafted veggies are next season’s celebrity seeds Seed catalogs and stores promote grafted veggies for higher yields, better taste

LIVES

We offer outstanding care through a team of compassionate and respectful care givers who have a passion for celebrating life!

DEAN FOSDICK

Associated Press

In many of the seed catalogs arriving soon in mailboxes, the headliners will be grafted vegetables, in which one or more different varieties grow from a single rootstock. Tomatoes seem to be the grafted transplants most frequently offered, providing greater disease tolerance, bigger harvests, increased vigor and better taste.

Side-by-side tests done by Ball Horticultural Co. in Chicago have shown at least 50 percent higher yields from grafted tomatoes than from non-grafted varieties. That total varies from garden to garden and gardener to gardener, but it means more fruit or larger fruit.

Grafted plants are also pricier, in part because grafting is labor intensive.

“You’re also paying for disease insurance and a greatly improved yield,” said Scott Mozingo, product manager for Burpee Home Gardens, a Ball Horticultural subsidiary.

“You’re paying more but what you’re getting is so much more.”

Grafting is an ancient horticultural practice that fuses tissues from one genetically different plant to those from another, combining, for example, disease management with heirloom flavors. Think apple trees, grapevines and roses.

Vegetables have been late entries in large-scale grafting programs intended for home gardeners, particularly in the United States. But that is about to change.

“It’s been primarily because the (horticultural) industry here hasn’t been set up for it,” Mozingo said.

“Grafted vegetables have been big in Asia for 70 years. In Europe, for

TOUCHING

Associated Press

Side-by-side tests run by Ball Horticultural Co. show at least 50 percent higher yields from grafted tomato transplants, left, over non-grafted varieties, right, as seen here at Log House Plants Nursery, in Cottage Grove, Ore.

about a decade. It’s been largely a supply problem, but I think they’re going to be a very big thing in seed catalogs next season. A very big thing in retail, too.”

Grafted plants aren’t any more difficult to work with than nongrafted ones, but do require slightly different management. That includes:  Planting them deeper. “They’re tall tomato plants so they need a deeper base,” Mozingo said. “But don’t bury the grafts. Those should be above the soil line or you cancel out the benefits.”  Pruning. “The plants are so vigorous that they produce a lot of vegetative material,” said Josh Kirschenbaum, product development coordinator and spokesman for Territorial Seed Co. in Cottage Grove, Ore. “There won’t be as much fruit production if they don’t get pruned.”  Adding trellises. “Towers or cages are pretty close to being mandatory,” Kirschenbaum said. “These plants are so energetic and grow so tall that it’s important you give them

some kind of support.”  Easing off on the chemicals.

Grafted vegetables have better natural defenses against groundborne diseases and insects. Fewer pesticides and herbicides are needed.

The potted plants will be offered with single or double grafts. Grafted peppers and eggplant will be offered along with tomatoes in many catalogs. Grafted cucumbers and watermelons may be added to the inventory once nurseries solve the logistics.

“Both vine out pretty quickly,” Kirschenbaum said. “We aren’t ruling them out, but we will have to come up with a clever way to get those plants shipped to our customers.”

At least one additional benefit can be derived from gardening with grafted plants: their entertainment value.

“It’s fun to say you can grow red cherry tomatoes and orange cherry tomatoes on one plant,” Kirschenbaum said. “Or Beefsteaks with a Roma.”

Touchstone Living Center is honored to bring Outstanding service to our community Memory care unit and hospice unit An awesome annual nursing survey A very high therapy success rate with rehab patients returning home Restaurant-style dining with main course options and soup and salad bar

1800 Indian Hills Dr. • Sioux City, IA 712-239-4582 • touchstonelivingcenter.com January 2013 | 11

Puzzle Page THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

TOPIV ©2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CRUNH TARLOM

Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jumble

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

SINOCA Answer here: Saturday’s

Jumbles: Answer:

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) PUPPY ALIAS UNWISE GIGGLE The electrician would get done if he kept — PLUGGING AWAY

CheCk out our New 2013 Motor CoaCh tours with Paul and elaine dejong

Texas Gulf Coast Winter Escape .......... Feb. 5 – 15

Idaho’s Rocky Mountains

Myrtle Beach and Azalea Adventures .......................April 22 – May 4

Autumn in New England ..........September 19 – 30

Featuring San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Galveston Island and Scenic Wonders .......................August 13 - 24 Rocky Mountains Vistas and Valleys on this NEW 2013 tour!

Featuring Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Myrtle Beach

Yellowstone, Glacier & N. Dakota Badlands..................June 24 – July 3 A wonderful favorite to 3 beautiful national parks

Pacific Northwest Grandeur............... July 18 – 30 Northwest scenery abounds on this summer favorite!

Fall foliage at its best in the beautiful northeast!

Washington DC & the Historic East ......Oct. 7 – 18

Celebrate our nation’s capital with us as well as Gettysburg, Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown – where our nation began!

DOWN 1 Hindu prince 2 Stern rival 3 All Things ___ 4 Stretch out 5 San Antonio five 6 Wayne’s World actor Rob 7 Former Davis Cup captain 8 Part of a necklace 9 JFK flier 10 Author of The Stranger 11 Produced fine wine 12 Boast 13 Not mad 18 Drive the getaway car 19 Secretary’s break 24 Expansive 25 Spends too much energy 26 Indian address 27 Up and about 28 Skin layers: anat.

All trips have a Sioux City, LeMars, Orange City and points in route departure!

Call for more details or our new 2013 catalog. Send us your e-mail address for regular updates to ocallied@orangecitycomm.net

1201 Albany Place SE • Orange City, IA 51041

For more information call Paul & Elaine De Jong, travel reps.

Call (712) 737-2116 or e-mail ocallied@orangecitycomm.net 12 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

ACROSS 1 Houston university 5 Hunks of marble 10 These are hailed in New York 14 Out of control 15 Sits 16 Site of the Taj Mahal 17 Get it?

20 Balaam’s mount 21 Yorkshire terrier, for one 22 Persuasive push 23 Folk singer Burl 25 Emmitt Smith scores them: abbr.

26 1976 Peace Prize winner 28 Discoverer of radium 31 Reeling in the Years group Steely ___ 34 Dumbfounds 35 Thoroughly ___ Millie 36 ___ Jima 37 Hmmmmmm . . . I’m not sure 40 “I like ___” 41 Farewells, to Henri 42 Section section 43 Breakfast companion 44 1966 hit 96 ___ 45 Capri and Wight 46 Unit of resistance 47 Pilaster 48 Northern constellation 51 James Dean’s last movie 54 Diamonds, to a cat burglar 57 Irwin Shaw novel?

60 Renaissance family 61 Saw a ghost?

62 Nautilus commander 63 Small dam 64 Alfred Nobel, e.g.

65 Greek god of war

PIVOT CHURN MORTAL CASINO Answer: The jury reached its decision with — CONVICTION

29 Source of milk 30 Famous uncle 31 Denial of responsibility 32 On top of it 33 The Highwayman poet 35 Internet connection 38 1967 Raquel Welch romp 39 Hop kiln 45 Taking part 46 Earth tone 47 Battery terminal 48 Teenage sleuth Nancy 49 ___ and shine!

50 Broadway beginning 51 Chew on 52 Wait at the red light 53 Copied 55 “I ___, I saw, I conquered” 56 Adam’s grandson 58 Harvest goddess 59 Genetic inits.

Going viral

How best to prevent, fight colds; dispelling myths

BY NANCY CHURNIN

Dallas Morning News

Nobody wants the common cold as a guest, but the upper respiratory infection keeps knocking at the door, never more frequently than during the winter holiday season.

Some experts have suggested it offers a service in building up a child’s general immunities. Bah, humbug to the cold bug on that, responds Dr. Jeffrey S. Kahn, director of infectious diseases in the department of pediatrics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

“I would not favor exposing young infants to respiratory viruses as this can lead to lower respiratory tract disease like pneumonia and upper respiratory tract infections, which often lead to otitis media (ear infections) which can be serious and lead to increased use of antibiotics — not good,” Kahn said.

“While I agree that there may be a prevailing germ phobia in our culture and not all microbes are bad, I would not put the cold viruses in this category.”

That said, here’s a look at common myths and how best to prevent and fight colds, according to Kahn and to Dr. Amber Hyde, an independent primary care physician at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; Dr. Paul Kim, a family practitioner associated with Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine; and Dr. Janna Massar, an internist associated with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano.

COLDS ARE CAUSED BY COLD WEATHER.

No, they are caused by viruses. However, you might be more susceptible to colds in the winter

months because you tend to go indoors in crowded environments where you are more likely to pick up other people’s viruses.

Plus, there are some strains of cold viruses that thrive in the cold, and cold weather can dry out your sinuses, making them more vulnerable to infection.

THE BEST CURE IS VITAMIN C.

No, there’s no proof that vitamin C helps, but vitamins C and B-12 have fans among medical professionals, and they can’t hurt.

Some experts strongly recommend zinc lozenges, but because of divergent studies, the National Institutes of Health only asserts “zinc lozenges might YOU CAN CATCH A COLD BY be useful as a treatment GOING OUTSIDE WITH WET option.”

HAIR OR DAMP CLOTHES. It recommends more No, but being wet can weaken your immune sys- research and caution, particularly after the U.S. tem, which makes it more Food and Drug Adminislikely that you can catch a tration warned consumers cold. to stop using three Zicam intranasal cold-remedy IT’S EASY TO SPOT A COLD. No, it can be challenging products containing zinc to diagnose because there’s when some users lost their a lot of overlap among up- sense of smell.

In contrast, studies per respiratory infections. show that good old chickUntreated allergies can en soup, which seems to lead to colds, and colds have anti-inflammatory can be a breeding ground properties, might reduce for bacterial infections. the length and severity of You can help your doctor colds. distinguish between an Drinking lots of fluids, allergy and cold by telling gargling with salt water him or her if you get your and breathing warm, husymptoms consistently at specific times of year when midified air that moistens your sinuses can help, too, certain allergens might be by easing congestion. in play.

YOU’RE LESS LIKELY TO GET SICK IF YOU WASH YOUR HANDS AND USE HAND SANITIZERS.

Yes, hand sanitizers can reduce your chances of getting sick by killing the viruses that cause the common cold. Washing hands frequently with soap and water for 30 seconds at a time is recommended. Kissing and hugging people who have colds is not recommended.

YOU SHOULD RUSH TO THE DOCTOR AT THE FIRST SYMPTOM FOR ANTIBIOTICS.

No, antibiotics can only kill bacteria in a bacterial infection; a cold is a viral infection for which there is no cure. Doctors vary on how soon an otherwise healthy adult should go in for help. Some believe you can lessen the severity and duration of the cold by prompt, aggressive action, while others say you should wait it out unless you have severe vomiting, nausea or diarrhea or severe shortness of breath, because those symptoms indicate a bacterial infection, flu or asthma. Kids, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are the

Want to make a difference in your local community?

Or need some extra $ each month?

Consider joining the Senior Companion Program.

Senior Companions provide friendship, understanding and assistance to homebased adults in your community.

Volunteers, age 55 and older, may receive a Federal tax-free stipend that does not affect any type of assistance.

The Senior Companion Program 4200 War Eagle Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51109

Phone: 712-577-7848 or 712-577-7858

most vulnerable and should be treated right away.

THE FLU IS JUST A BIG COLD – WAIT IT OUT.

No, the flu is a virus, as the cold is, but you should seek treatment right away as the flu has the potential to be life threatening.

Deaths in a three-decade period ranged from 3,000 to as high as 49,000 per season, while an average of 200,000 people a year are hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

You know you’re dealing with the flu, rather than a cold, if your temperature is 103 F or greater and you have a sudden onset of high fever, body aches and pains in six hours or less, which is not the case for colds.

Better yet, don’t wait to

South Sioux City, NE Wakefield, NE Sioux City, IA Floyd Blvd.

Hamilton Blvd.

Singing Hills Blvd.

Onawa, IA Hornick, IA

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

get the flu, say the experts at the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. If you haven’t been vaccinated yet, they advise getting immunized now – particularly children, senior citizens, pregnant women or those with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease, as these factors put you at high risk for serious flu-related complications.

The vaccine usually takes one to two weeks to give protective immunity, but the flu season typically lasts six to eight weeks or longer.

Plus, the good news, according to the CDC, is that this season’s vaccine should protect against most of the flu viruses that have been currently identified.

Wishing Everyone the Best of the New Year!

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

To learn more about our affordable housing services, call (712) 548-4108.

For Telecommunications Relay Service, Dial 711.

620 14th Ave NE • LeMars, IA 51031 All faiths or beliefs are welcome. 11-G1924

January 2013 | 13

Travel

History flows at Mississippi River Museum

By Terry Turner‌

DUBUQUE, Iowa | Rivers have If you go long been a source of transportation The National Mississippi River Museum and and commerce around the world.

Aquarium is located in the Port of Dubuque, The story of those rivers, their hisat 350 East Third St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Memorial Day weekend tory and importance in the develthrough Labor Day. From Labor Day through opment of America is told in the Oct. 31 hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m.

National Mississippi River Museum to 5 p.m. from November through Memorial and Aquarium in Dubuque.

Day weekend. The museum is closed ThanksOne of the most important rivers giving and Christmas Day and closes at 2 in America is the Mississippi River. p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Mississippi is the main river in For more information call (800) 226-3369 or the largest river system in North visit their web site at www.mississippiriverAmerica and has a long history in the museum.com. development and expansion of the United States.

It was in 1705 that the first cargo is now the states of Indiana and Ohio. floated down the river from the That first shipment was a load of Indian country around Wabash which 15,000 bear and deer hides brought

Displays in the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium tell the story of rivers around the world.

14 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Terry Turner photos

A set of smokestacks and boilers from a river steamboat are on display at the National Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque.

There are several working riverboats are docked in the boatyard behind the National Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque.

downstream for delivery to France.

The invention of the steamboat in the early 19th century brought with it a new era of travel on the river.

The first steamboat to navigate the 2,320 miles of the Mississippi was the “New Orleans.” In addition to tons of cargo, steamboats carried passengers to stops all along the river.

The story of the Mississippi River and other rivers around the world is told through displays, artifacts and hands-on activities in the 10-acre campus of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

Visitors entering the museum pass by a giant paddlewheel from the National Landmark Steamboat William M. Black. The 277-foot long William M. Black steamboat is permanently moored in Ice Harbor behind the museum. This was one of the last steamboats built with the technology of the 1930s.

Inside the museum are 12 aquariums, numerous galleries and interactive displays. Fish such as giant catfish, sturgeon and other aquatic

creatures native to North American rivers are on display along with exotic fish such as piranha from South America. One display allows kids the opportunity to get together to pick up a realistic looking 60-pound plaster anaconda. A real one can weigh as much as 200 pounds. Another display features an indoor pond where visitors can get a close up view of several species of ducks along with frogs and turtles.

One gallery in the museum is dedicated to the story of the development and use of the steamboat.

Although many people credit Robert Fulton with inventing the steamboat, the idea to use a steam engine to power a large boat was first proposed by John Fitch. Fitch came up with his design in 1786, two decades before Fulton. The display has a quote from Mark Twain that fits the story of Fitch and Fulton. Twain wrote, “It takes 1,000 men to invent a telegraph or a steam engine ... and the last man gets the credit and we forget the rest.”

Also included in the complex

The entrance to the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium features the starboard paddlewheel from the National Landmark Steamboat William M. Black.

is the National River Center, a 50,000-square-foot newly completed building. The Rivers to the Sea exhibit in the center tells the story of how water from streams and rivers get to the ocean. The exhibit has four salt-water aquariums filled with sharks, rays and schooling fish found at the mouth of the Mississippi.

River Works is also in the National River Center and features hands-on

displays and activities for children of all ages to show what rivers mean to everyone. The exhibit includes a crawl-through beaver lodge and a pedal-powered water cycle.

The center also has a large format 3D/4D theater showing high-definition movies with special effects including dramatic sound, wind, mist, seat movement and smells of the on-screen action.

January 2013 | 15

Living Advertisement

Arrangements

Maybe you’ve noticed your mom can’t get around like she used to, or your dad can’t mow the lawn anymore. It is easy to pass these off as just a sign of aging, but sometimes the best thing you can do for your family member is acknowledge that there is a need and help get them the assisted care they require to remain safe and healthy. Below are a few questions you should ask yourself.

1. Is there a physical or mobility problem becoming apparent?

2. Is memory loss becoming more noticeable to others?

3. Is there a change on skin due to bruising, which may indicate bumping into furniture or doorways, due to difficulties with balance?

4. Are there any vision or hearing changes recently?

5. Are there a variety of nutritious foods in the refrigerator? Have they expired?

6. Are medications being taken as directed?

7. Are there hygiene concerns?

8. Are doctor’s appointments being forgotten or skipped?

9. Are there signs of loneliness or anger?

If you notice any of these signs, your loved one may need assisted living. The best time to check out an assisted living facility is BEFORE you need it. StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living in Dakota Dunes will help you determine if you or a loved one is ready for assisted living and show you all the advantages that StoneyBrook Suites has to offer.

Call StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living today for a tour at (605) 242-0013 or go online to www.stoneybrooksuites.com. StoneyBrook Suites is located at 301 Dakota Dunes Blvd.

16 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Enjoy Life Again • 24 hour care for peace of mind • Weekly housekeeping and personal laundry service • Emergency call system for immediate assistance • Daily social activities • Wellness programs for strength and health

This is living!

The drive that pays dividends

605-242-0013

301 Dakota Dunes Blvd. • Dakota Dunes, SD stoneybrooksuites.com

There’s no Place Like Home

At the Shawnee Estates!

Updated 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath apartments w/garage Quiet building in Wonderful Indian Hills Location Main floor units $695 / 2nd floor units $675 / Water Paid!

Advertisement

Home Healthcare

After being released from a hospital or while under doctors' care for an illness or condition that does not require hospitalization, some patients require care beyond what their family is able to provide. Home health care is an option that allows such patients to remain at home, rather than going to a personal care or nursing home.

Home health care involves providing medical and personal care for a person at home. It can involve many types of care, including checking vital signs, changing dressings, administering dialysis or oxygen and performing rehabilitation exercises.

Types of Professionals A number of types of professionals work in home health care, including

registered nurses, personal care aides who help with bathing and dressing, companions who assist with meal preparation or accompany patients to medical appointments and speech, respiratory, occupational and physical therapists. Some patients see more than one type of professional throughout their home health care.

Features Many people rely upon home health care agencies to screen, select and place workers to care for them in their home. Others hire health care workers directly or receive free services through community organizations, charities and hospices.

On site laundry • Extra storage • Dishwasher • Patio

Jan/Feb Move-in special / FIRST MONTH FREE CALL ROBIN 712-203-1385

Affordable...Quality...Apartments Throughout Iowa Anthon Retirement Homes - Anthon Country Site Homes – Correctionville Cushing Housing Development – Cushing Fair View Apartments – Moville Kirkendall Apartments • Valley Apartments – Sloan

1 & 2 Bedroom Units • Stove & Refrigerator Furnished On-site Laundry Facilities • Rent Is Based On Income In Most Towns

Rental Assistance Available

Murphy Realty & Management, Inc. Bill Murphy

208 E. State St. • P.O. Box 476 • Algona, IA 50511 murphyenterprises@netamumail.com Office: 515-295-2927 Fax: 515-295-5946

Choosing housing that will work for you what ever your needs!

You are 80 years old and live alone. Your eyes are failing and housekeeping is becoming a more difficult task. The home repairs are getting more expensive every year.

You ask yourself how much longer can I manage on my own?

Choosing housing or residential care for seniors can be a difficult task.

No matter what the needs become we are seeing many forms of help for seniors when it comes to living arrangements.

Seniors may need help with cooking, bathing, using the facilities, medical care, transportation or just companionship.

Seniors and their caregivers work together to find that just right accommodation. You can find the alternatives are endless: Choosing from Continuing-Care Retirement Communities, Independent Living, Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Facilities, Long Term Care and more.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as the AARP are both good resources

when you first get started considering living alternatives.

When choosing what type of living arrangements are right for you or your loved one here are a few tips to consider: • Care for special needs • Custodial Care • Medical Care • Cost • Privacy • Independence • Needs Assessment • Location • Payment Options You will need to consider a needs assessment first for yourself or loved one before deciding on the type of care to consider. This assessment can be a short- term or a long-term process. It can also be re-evaluated as needed by a doctor or someone in the field that will guide you to the exact living arrangement that is ideal for you or your loved one.

You can even set up a care planner, which like any other planner, is a tool for making appropriate decisions.

December 2012 | 17

Advertisement

What type of Senior Housing is available?

• Apartment style living can consist of many things from changing light bulbs, to fixing things depending on what type of services your agreement consists of. Many of the apartments are now looking at adding small fees to the rent to include incidentals such as light bulb changing etc.

Seniors only apartments are age-restricted apartments, usually reserved for 55 or 62 plus residents. The apartments follow HUD Regulations, which allow for such “Age Discrimination”. If restrictions are 55 plus at least one resident must be 55 and must have no more than 20% of all residents under the age of 55. If it is a 62 plus resident community the residents must be all 62 and over.

Exceptions are made by HUD

regulations for renters who are under the minimum age, if they are handicapped.

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.

• Independent Living is designed for seniors who are able to live on their own yet prefer The security and convenience offered by community living.

Most independent living communities offer daily social and recreational activities. 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.

• Assisted Living is a style of living arrangement in which personal care such as meals, housekeeping, transportation, and assistance with activities of daily living are available as needed to people who still live on their own.

In most cases, the “Assisted Living” residents pay a regular

Rehab

continued to page 19

After Surgery

Our program is specifically designed to help residents return home!

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

3501 Dakota Ave. • South Sioux City, NE. • 402-494-4273 18 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Advertisement

Continued from page 18

monthly payment. You can also expect additional on top of the rental fee for additional services you receive.

Many will have free independent facilities close to or integrated housing complexes. Most residences consist of single or semi-private rooms or apartments with private bathrooms. They offer group dining areas and most facilities provide residents access to cooking areas.

Rooms or suites usually will be furnished with the resident’s personal belongings. Many services can be provided for the residents of an Assisted Living Community. These styles of facilities usually cater to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other related memory disorders or dementia. There is a growing trend in facilities that provide up to three meals a day usually served in a common area with supervision & assistance as needed.

Additional supervision and assistance can be provided with daily activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, walking, laundry and linen services, transportation.

You can find many additional things that Assisted Living Facilities provided for residents such as health and wellness programs, recreational activities, social activities.

For most part the Assisted Living will have as many as 80 and up to 100 residents.

Usually communities will provide 24-hour To learn more about our affordable supervision, is not housing services, call (712) 548-4108. a nursing home but For Telecommunications Relay Service, will assist with daily Dial 711. living routines such as taking medications.

Although each resident is unique they do provide support for 620 14th Ave NE • LeMars, IA 51031 even frail residents All faiths or beliefs are welcome. 11-G1924 while promoting their

ty Care with i l a u Q

independence.

• Nursing Care is a style of living that is best when the resident needs extensive care to continue quality of life. They will provide administering of Medications all house keeping, all meals, Activity Director, Laundry service, medically planned meals & a Skilled Care Nursing staff designed for seniors who need Licensed nursing staff.

They also provide licensed practical nursing staff and nurses aids 24 hours. Some can be noted as providing on call physicians and physician services, physical, occupational and speech therapy, medications & personal care items for an additional service charge.

Some can even go as far as to provide Acute Care which is generally more intensive that traditional nursing staff can provide, requiring frequent recurrent patient review.

Nursing Homes are regulated and licensed by State Department of Public Health and are each certified by the State for Medicare and Medicaid.

Most nursing homes charge on a monthly basis depending on the service provided and each has many payment options including private insurances carriers, Medicare, Medicaid, and private funds.

Each nursing facility will work with the family or resident to help them determine which financing will be appropriate for the situation.

There is also financing assistance available.

• Continuing Care Retirement Communities are known as residential campuses that provide a continuum of care. Each of these facilities will provide you with private units to assisted living and to nursing home care which ever is needed. Continuing Care Facilities are a multi option facility if you were living in the independent unit and needed surgery you could go over to the nursing or assisted living side to gain your strength back then return to your independent lifestyle at the appropriate point.

Continuing Care provides many different forms of agreements and fees to consider. You could possibly be required to purchase long term care insurance as a requirement for residing in a specific facility. continued to page 20

H o s p n r itality e t s e W ith a smile! w Embassy Rehab & Care Center 206 Port Neal Rd. Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 Ph. (712) 943-3837 Fax: (712) 943-5874

WEL-Home Health Of Sergeant Bluff 112 Gaul Drive • Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 Phone: 712.943.7644 • www.lantisnet.com December 2012 | 19

Advertisement

Continued from page 19

Continuing Care Facilities are strictly regulated by some states and not in other states.

Check with The Continuing Care Accreditation Commission, a non-profit organization for accredited Facilities in your area and the services they provide.

Many facilities that provide Assistance Care such as Alzheimer’s or Dementia Care are growing as the trend toward facilities that give

specialty care as well as housing fitted to each persons unique need also grows. These types of facilities keep their environment controlled so that it can help to diminish confusion and reduce agitation for these residents. The can assist with things like color coded halls, security, and visual clues to guide the residents and reduce their stress.

Now ask yourself what is important to me?

• Location • Cost • Services provided • Can I change services as needed • Privacy • Independence security Now that you have thought it through thoroughly start touring the facilities in the area and have fun learning what they can do for you.

Assisted living residences or assisted living facilities (ALFs) provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs); coordination of services by outside health care providers; and monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. Assistance may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services provided by a trained staff person. Assisted living as it exists today emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for people, normally seniors, for whom Independent living is no longer appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home.

Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity.

Independent living provides services such as meals, housekeeping, laundry, activities, transportation however does not include any care.

20 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU), care home or rest home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Eligible adults 18 or older can stay in a skilled nursing facility to receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness.

712-258-3251

Cherokee, Iowa

Utilities paid Pets allowed • Elevators South Sioux City, Neb.

Sheldon, Iowa

Handicap Accessible Seniors 62 & older, handicapped & disabled.

ReNt ASSIStANCe for Qualifying Seniors

Advertisement

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 still-struggling 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 nonskid mats or strips can greatly reduce the risk of a fall.

continued to page 22

Immediate 1 Bedroom Apartments For Rent

 Riverside Gardens & Evergreen Terrace  ng ousi d!

H r n o SeniSiouxla in

Riverside Gardens

• Must be 62 years of age or older • 1BR Apartment and meet income guidelines • Rent based on income • Handicap accessible • Utilities included in rent, laundry facilities, caring Call Today F on-site resident manager or A Showing and more!

Evergreen Terrace

Also Taking Applications For:

Fairmount Park

TTY#800-735-2943. • Call (712) 279-6900 • Equal Housing Opportunity

December 2012 | 21

Advertisement

Continued from page 21

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.

Elmwood Care Centre & Premier Estates “Where Caring Makes the Difference”

Enjoy the ambiance of small town, Onawa, Iowa!

Community interaction and visits from caring volunteers.

Specializing in long and short term care.

Quiet paced with a variety of activities.

Assisted living at beautiful Premier Estates.

24 hour professional care services.

Speech, physical and occupational therapy.

Please call anytime for a tour at

(712) 423-2510 222 N. 15th Street Onawa, IA 51040

22 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

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. Though unemployment has garnered most of the headlines as the economy has struggled the last several years, it’s not just men and women of working age who have felt the pinch.

In a 2010 study from the University of Michigan Law School, researchers found that people age 65 and older are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population seeking bankruptcy protection.

While there’s no single culprit for the rise in bankruptcy filings among seniors, the state of Florida could offer valuable insight as to why the nation’s older citizens are increasingly filing for bankruptcy.

Many retirees call Florida home, and in the past such retirees could tap into their home equity whenever they began to struggle financially. However, like most

of the country, Florida’s housing market is depressed, making it less viable for seniors to tap into their home equity to solve their financial problems. In fact, according to a study by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings increased by 118 percent in states where the home price index decreased.

For many seniors fearful of financial struggles, living on a fixed income can be a helpful way of ensuring their future does not involve filing for bankruptcy.

Though living on a fixed income is a definite challenge and certainly offers no guarantee that bankruptcy can be avoided, it does provide a framework seniors can rely on to keep their heads above water during difficult economic times.

• Make an honest assessment.

Living on a fixed income involves being honest with yourself and admitting what your resources continued to page 23

Advertisement

Continued from page 22

truly are. Write down any sources of income, including Social Security payments, pension payouts, investments, etc. Then write down how much money you have in savings or print out a statement of all savings accounts.

Once you have an accurate figure of both income and savings, write down all your monthly expenses, including all expenses, no matter how minute they may seem. From here you can determine just how much you can spend each month.

• Prioritize spending habits. Some expenses, including medications and monthly utility bills, will always remain a top priority. However, men and women who must begin living on a fixed income need to prioritize how they spend their discretionary funds. For instance, a membership at the local country club can cost several thousands of dollars per year, whereas the local public golf course only charges players each time they play. While the country club might have a better course, it could be more prudent to choose the public course and save the cost of a private membership instead.

• Find it for free. Men and women pay for many services each month that they could very well find for free. For example, in addition to books, many local libraries now allow members to check out CDs and DVDs at no cost. The same also goes for magazines. Instead of paying a monthly subscription cost, visit the local library and read the magazines there for free.

If the local library does not have your favorite periodical, the content could very well be available for free online.

• Expect the unexpected. One of the worst things that can happen to a person on a fixed income is to encounter an unexpected cost.

This can include an unforeseen hospital visit, a costly auto repair or even inflation that wasn’t factored into your initial fixed income budget.

Men and women on fixed incomes should expect such emergencies and save accordingly each month. Saving money should never go out of style, and those on fixed incomes should still attempt to save money each month. Coming in under budget and making the most of it can make the difference between capably handling an emergency or being forced to consider unattractive alternatives such as filing for bankruptcy.

For more information on living on a fixed income, visit the AARP at www.aarp.org.

December 2012 | 23

Calendar Arts & Theater

Through Jan. 10 Siouxland Film Festival film submissions wanted, Sioux City, Deadline for submissions is Jan. 10, 2013. The film festival will be held Feb. 23, 2013 at the Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. There are two categories of films accepted–Local and Shorts. Local films will be accepted from Iowa, Northeast Nebraska and Southeast South Dakota, and the area commonly known as Siouxland. Shorts is an open program. Graduate film students are encouraged to submit their work in this area. Movies must be no longer than 15 minutes. Any subject matter, such as Documentary, Fiction, Animation, or Experimental, is acceptable. Local submissions must have been made within the last two years: 2011-2013. Shorts must have been made in the last year: 2012-2013. info@siouxlandfilmfestival.org. siouxlandfilmfestival.org Through Jan. 13 David Plowden’s Iowa, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road.

A master of American documentary photography, David Plowden’s capstone photogrpahy tribute to his adopted state, “David Plowden’s Iowa,” is on exhibition.

Through Jan. 21 Orange City Arts Council’s Regional Exhibition call for entries, The Orange City Arts Council is calling for art from regional artists, for its juried exhibition Feb. 15-23.

The Artists’ Showcase: Orange City Arts Council’s Regional Exhibition is titled Comedy of Errors. It will be held at the Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre Arts Center, in conjunction with Northwestern’s production of Comedy of Errors. The exhibit is open to artists from Iowa or within a 300-miles radius of Orange City.

Any adult, college or high school-age artist may submit up to three works of 2-D or 3-D art. Submission deadline is Jan. 21. There is no entry fee. Work must be submitted digitally to the Orange City Arts Council, ocArts@orangecityiowa.com. For more information, email, phone 712-7076514 or check the website, orangecityarts. net.

Through Jan. 30 “Picturing Native: Photographs from Edward Curtis, Horace Poolaw and Zig

24 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Jackson”, The University Of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts, 414 E Clark St. Vermillion, S.D. "Picturing Native" also includes campus lectures from Jackson and Linda Poolaw, daughter of Horace Poolaw, along with a reception honoring them from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 at the Day Gallery. Jackson will be on campus to talk about contemporary photography at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Day Gallery while Linda Poolaw will discuss her father’s photographic work at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 in the John A. Day Gallery. The artist lectures, exhibition and reception are all free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on the weekends by appointment. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan. 12 Church Basement Ladies–A Second Helping, Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts, 519 E Maple St., Holstein, Iowa. The year is 1969, and the world is changing. Folks are protesting the Vietnam War, and women are demanding equal pay for equal work. But in their small Minnesota community, the ladies of the Lutheran Church are dealing with changes of their own. With their music, heartwarming humor and hilarious antics, our ladies take us from serving high school students at the Luther League banquet to the rise and inevitable fall of a Vikings Super Bowl Sunday. 7:30 p.m. Box Office, 712-3684849, www.rosemaryclausencenter.com/

Comedy

Jan. 7 All Iowa Reads–Library book discussion, Sioux City Public Library–Morningside Branch, 4005 Morningside Ave. Discuss the 2013 All Iowa Reads selection, “The Year We Left Home,” with other enthusiastic readers at the Library’s Open Book Club, led by Kathy Kelly. All are welcome. 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Sioux City Public Library, 712 255-2933 ext 221, questions@ siouxcitylibrary.org. www.siouxcitylibrary. org Jan. 26 Le Mars Chamber Annual Dinner, Le Mars Convention Center, upper commons, 275 12th Street SE, Le Mars, Iowa. 6 p.m. Le Mars Area Chamber, 712-546-8821.

Jan. 11–Jan. 12 Music Mr. P’s Comedy Show, Mr. P’s Pizza, Jan. 6 Hwy. 75 S. Le Mars, Iowa. Featuring Buzz 32nd Annual Twelfth Night Handbell Sutherland. 8 p.m. $15 in advance, $18 day Concert, Central Baptist Church, 4001 of.

Indian Hills Dr. Free concert featuring 11 area church bell choirs. 4 p.m.

Jan. 25 Larry the Cable Guy, Clay County Jan. 11 Regional Events Center, 800 W. 18th St. Rich Blues and More, National Music Spencer, Iowa. 8 p.m. www.spencerevents. Museum, 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, S.D. Through Feb. 25 com Featuring Rich Patton, from Nebraska, The Permanent Collection, Pearson Lakes guitar, harmonica, and tenor sax. Brown Art Center, 2201 Hwy. 71, Okoboji, Iowa.

Community Bag Lunch Programs are free and open to The PLAC’s Permanent Collection has many Through March 24 the public. Bring a brown bag lunch if you examples of work by prominent midwestern Collecting “Sioux City” Exhibit, Sioux choose. 12:05 p.m.–12:55 p.m. Vicky Lenz, artists as well as examples of national and City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St. 605-677-5306, Vicky. Lenz@usd. edu.orgs. international artists. 712-332-7013, www.

A life-long Sioux Cityan’s extensive usd. edu/nmm lakesart.org collection of recently-donated photographs and memorabilia with an emphasis on Jan. 17 Through April 14 Leeds history. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. www.

Rascal Flatts and The Band Perry, Tyson The Values of Drawing, Sioux City Art siouxcitymuseum.org Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. Country Center, 225 Nebraska St. Works by Blair music superstars Rascal Flatts are scheduled Benz, Larassa Kabel, Justin Meyers, J. Through March 14 to return to the Tyson Events Center. The Marlene Mueller, and Jan Zelfer-Redmond.

Mobile Warfare: Rare Military Vehicles Band Perry will open. Tickets go on sale at Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, 1935-1964 Exhibit, Sioux City Public 10 a.m. Oct. 26. Cost is $59. 75 and $24.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 Museum, 607 Fourth St. A display of a local 75. Tickets will be available at livenation. a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. com, the Tyson Events Center Box Office or collector’s specialized support vehicles Sunday; closed Mondays. 10 a.m.–4 by calling 800-745-3000. 7:30 p.m. Tickets, used by the military in Africa and Asia. 10 p.m. More information, 712-279-6272.

800-745-3000. tysoncenter.com a.m.–5 p.m. www.siouxcitymuseum.org siouxcityartcenter.org Jan. 18 — Jan. 19 Jan. 5 — Jan. 6 Jan. 7–Jan. 8 Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival. Various Bethlehem Revisited, Kramper’s farm, Auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace, Postal 1967 Hwy 77, 2 mi. south of Dakota City on locations, Cherokee, Iowa. Pub crawls, jam Playhouse, 105-1st Street NE, Le Mars, Hwy 77, Dakota City, Neb. Imagine walking session, evening concert, and youth talent Iowa. Auditions for the Le Mars Community through the streets of Bethlehem over 2000 showcase. Tickets available at Cherokee Theater’s production of Arsenic and Old years ago. Experience it for yourself at the Chamber of Commerce, The Copper Cup Lace. 3 women and 9 men needed. 7 p.m. and State Farm Insurance. Cherokee Kramper’s farm–a city within a shed. 10 Margaret Britton, 712-540-7503, lemarsct.

Chamber of Commerce, 712-225-6414. a.m. -4 p.m. Jan. 5 and 1-7 p.m. Jan. 6. org www.cherokeejazzbluesfestival.com 402-987-3254.

Through Feb. 3 Larry Roots: On the Surface, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. Larry Roots has the ability to use paint and a variety of other materials to portray emotions and ideas that are incapable of being expressed well through everyday verbal communication. 712-279-6272. www. siouxcityartcenter.org

Jan. 18 Rawlins Trio, National Music Museum, 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, S.D. With Rodger Kelly (NMM), harpsichord. Brown Bag Lunch programs are free and open to the public. Bring a brown bag lunch if you choose. 12:05 p.m.–12:55 p.m. Vicky Lenz, 605-677-5306, Vicky. Lenz@usd. edu.orgs. usd. edu/nmm

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 Siouxland Aging Services nutrition office at 279-6900 ext. 25. For more information about other available meal sites, call 279-6900.

Jan. 18 Tony Bennett, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St. Seventeen-time Grammy award Siouxland Center For Active winner Tony Bennett will performing a Generations concert to benefit Girls Inc. Tickets on sale Siouxland Center, 313 Cook St., is open at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, all from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster. Friday. com, or by calling 800-745-3000. 7:30 p.m.

January Calendar: orpheumlive.com Jan. 1: Happy New Year, closed.

Jan. 2: Closed.

Jan. 25 Jan. 3: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 USD Music Student Showcase, National line dance, 8:45 a.m; drum circle, walking Music Museum, 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, S.D. Brown Bag Lunch Programs are free 9:45 a.m.; Library Book Club, senior yoga, and open to the public. Bring a brown bag Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; juggling for lunch if you choose. 12:05–12:55 p.m. 605- fun, 10:30 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 677-5306, usd.edu/nmm a.m.; canasta, “Come & Go” bridge, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, Sports & rec cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Jan. 8 Jan. 4: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson fitness with Dixie, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. vs. Fargo blood pressures, 10 a.m.; pool shooting for 7 p.m. $8. 50-$17. Call for tickets, (712) women, 10:30 a.m.; bridge group, noon; 224-PUCK (7825). www.musketeershockey. open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, com dance with Jerry O’Dell & His Country Flavor Band, 1 p.m.

Jan. 11 Jan. 7: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; tap Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; knitting & Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. vs. crocheting, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 Lincoln 7 p.m. $8. 50-$17. Call for a.m.; movie “Six,” Mah Jong, pinochle, tickets, (712) 224-PUCK (7825). www. woodcarving, 1 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 2 musketeershockey.com p.m.

Jan. 8: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; senior Jan. 12 yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive. vs. a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, Sioux Falls 7 p.m. $8. 50-$17. Call for 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; tickets, (712) 224-PUCK (7825). www. ping pong, choreographed ballroom, 2 musketeershockey.com p.m.

Jan. 9: Senior yoga with Dixie, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, Nutrition program 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile Persons 60 years of age and older, and their spouses may participate in the elderly walk, 10 a.m.; talk show, “What to know about diabetes,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar nutrition program in Siouxland. In Sioux practice, 10:45 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; City, meals are served Tuesday-Friday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 1817 Riverside scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Blvd.; on Monday at Riverside Gardens’ Jan. 10: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg.

Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave.,

1 line dance, 8:45 a.m; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; juggling for fun, 10:30 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Jan. 11: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Dixie, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; pool shooting for women, 10:30 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Shirley’s Big Band, 1 p.m.

Jan. 14: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; birthday party, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Seniors with Kelly, 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 15: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, choreographed ballroom, 2 p.m.

Jan. 16: Senior yoga with Dixie, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show “Move it for the minute,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Jan. 17: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; juggling for fun, 10:30 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, “Come & Go” bridge, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Jan. 18: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Dixie, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; pool shooting for women, 10:30 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Country Brew Band, 1 p.m.

Jan. 21: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie “Barn Red,” Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m.

Jan. 22: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; senior

yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, choreographed ballroom, 2 p.m.

Jan. 23: Senior yoga with Dixie, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show “Sharp as a tack; keeping an agile mind,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m. (karaoke and treats noon to 2:30 p.m.)

Jan. 24: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; juggling for fun, 10:30 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Jan. 25: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Dixie, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; pool shooting for women, 10:30 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Terry Durr & Three on the Road, 1 p.m.

Jan. 28: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; tap class, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie “Somewhere In Time,” Parkinson’s meeting, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Seniors with Kelly, 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 29: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, choreographed ballroom, 2 p.m.

Jan. 30: Senior yoga with Dixie, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show “Everything you wanted to know about addictions,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Jan. 31: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; juggling for fun, 10:30 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, inter.

January 2013 | 25

Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Sioux City Better Business Bureau: 1-800-222-1600 City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 2796109 Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Elder Abuse Awareness: 1-800-362-2178 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 279-6314 Police Department: 279-6960 (general) Post Office (Main): 214 Jackson St., 277-6411 Siouxland Aging Services: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900.

Information and referral services, case management. Senior Advocacy Program, Chris Kuchta, program director.

Social Security Office: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City City Hall: 1615 First Ave., 494-7500 Department of Social Services: Dakota City, Neb., 987-3445 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 494-7555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

Adult Day Programs

Adult Day Program: Alzheimer’s Association, 420 Chambers St. 279-5802. A safe, nurturing group environment for functionally impaired adults who need supervision. Available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Counseling

Siouxland, Johnalyn Platt, 2521861, 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, 712-5777848 or 712-577-7858

Financial Assistance

Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 279-6606 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Social Security Administration: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City Community Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861, Tax Counseling Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy assistance

Financial, Insurance and Tax Counseling

Consumer Credit Counseling Service: 715 Douglas St., 2521861 ext. 47 Siouxland Senior Center: 217 Pierce St., 255-1729, tax counseling SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program): Information available from either Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, or The Center Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861.

Conservatorship service, provides money management and protective payee services Woodbury County Extension Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, 276-2157

Catholic Charities: 1601 Military Road, 252-4547 Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 21st., South Sioux City, 494-3337 Lutheran Social Service: 4240 Hickory Lane, 276-1073 Mercy Behavioral Care Center: 801 5th St., 279-5991 Siouxland Mental Health: 625 Food Court St., 252-3871 Iowa Department of Human Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Services: 822 Douglas St., Drive, No. 204, 255-3808 255-0833 Meals on Wheels: Siouxland Aging Services, 2301 Pierce St., Employment and 279-6900, deliver noon meals, Volunteer Service suggested donation $3.72 per RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program): Center for meal 26 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Le Mars SHARE: Betty Dutcher, (712) 548-4229 (Distribution Site: Assembly of God, 410 First St. S.W.) Mid-City SHARE: Center for Siouxland, Johna Platt, 2521861, ext. 21, (Distribution Site: Mary TreglIowa, 900 Jennings St.) Sioux City SHARE: Center For Siouxland, Lisa Thomas, 2597412 (Distribution Site: DAV,

St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: Siouxland District Health: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 2791014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 or 3630, Cindy Hanson 1-800-587-3005 Center for Siouxland: Food St. Luke’s Health pantry, 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 Professionals: 279-3333 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., Home Health Care 274-1610 Boys and Girls Home and Family Services: 2101 Court St., Health Care 293-4700 Information Care Initiatives Hospice: Alzheimer’s Association: 4301 Sergeant Road, Suite 110, 420 Chambers St., 279-5802.

(712) 239-1226 Referral and information about

Winter Is Coming!

Home Maintenance

Siouxland Aging Services: 2301 Pierce St., 2796900, CHORE service, yard maintenance, heavy cleaning (Riley Fields)

Enjoy a secure and convenient lifestyle this winter with affordable assisted living at Regency Square.

• Spacious Suites • Emergency Call System • Complete Dining Service • Housekeeping & Laundry Service

Hospitals

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

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

3501 Dakota Ave. • South Sioux City, NE. • 402-494-4273 5129 Military Road) South Sioux City SHARE: Sherry Stubbs, 494-6477 (Distribution Site: First Lutheran Church, 3601 Dakota Ave.) Siouxland Senior Center: 217 Pierce St., 255-4240, congregate meal site Siouxland Tri State Food Bank: 215 Douglas St., 2559741 South Sioux City Community Action Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site

Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and respite care Dakota County Health Nurse: 987-2164 Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Lifeline: Personal emergency response system: St. Luke’s, 279-3375, Jenny Herrick; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036, Karen Johnson Marian Health Center: Community Education, 279-2989 Siouxland Community Health Center: 1021 Nebraska St., 252-2477

home health aides, homemaker services, waivers Siouxland District Public Health Nursing: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119, skilled nursing care in home, home health aide, homemaker services St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 Hamilton Blvd., 279-3279.

In-home nursing, therapy, home medical equipment and supplies, lifeline program.

Tri-State Nursing Services: 621 16th St., 277-4442, skilled nursing care, Home Health aide services, services ordered by a doctor Synergy Home Care: Kim Kreber, 600 Stevens Port Drive, Suite 102, Dakota Dunes, S.D., (605) 242-6056.

Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, 276-9860 Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. Fairmount, 258-4267, non-medical home health Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Hamilton Blvd., 233-4144, nursing care, home health aide/ homemaker, social services Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, 233-5100, 1-800897-3840, home health aides/ homemaker services, therapy services REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care,

Mercy Medical Center: 801 Fifth St., 279-2010 St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center: 2720 Stone Park, 2793500 Siouxland Surgery Center: 600 Sioux Point Road, 232-3332

Housing

Sioux City Bickford Senior Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills Drive, 239-2065 or 2396851, NiCole Gosch, director.

Family owned and operated, individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed!

Countryside Retirement Apartments: Lilac Lane, 2763000 Floyd House: 403 C Street, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, 712-9437025, Affordable, multiple levels of care, studio, one-bedroom, respite Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 West 25th St., 252-2726 Lessenich Place Apartments: 301 Fifth St. Contact Connie Whitney or Pat Trosin at (712) 262-5965 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276-3821, contact Jennifer Turner. This is subsidized lowincome housing with rent based on income

McQueen Monument Has Served the Northwest Iowa Area since 1938 Someday every family will face the task of selecting a monument or marker. Locally owned and operated since 1938, McQueen Monument has been helping families make their selections. Located in Pierson, Iowa, we provide home town value and service.

We offer a wide selection of designs, as well as custom designs and laser etchings for a personal touch.

Our displays of monuments and markers and computer drawings help families make their selection. For your

convenience we can schedule home appointments.

More recently we are seeing families select a monument or marker before the need arises. They have the satisfaction and peace of mind knowing this is done to their wishes.

When you are ready, we are here to help you. You may contact us at 712-375-5414.

Our E-mail is mcqueen-monument@frontiernet.net.

"Memorials of Distinction" Since 1883 “The Funeral Home that goes a step beyond”

Christy-Smith Funeral & Aftercare Services

Morningside Chapel 712-276-7319

Larkin Chapel 712-239-9918

Berkemier Chapel 712-233-2489

McCulloch Chapel (Moville) 712-873-5100

Making the Arrangements

When you don’t know what to do, we do...

Christy-Smith Family Resource Center 1819 Morningside Ave. • Sioux City, Iowa (712) 276-7319

To advertise here call Nancy Gevik 712-224-6281

Near the Junction of Interstate 29 & Hamilton Boulevard in Sioux City 1315 Zenith Drive • Sioux City, IA 712-252-2772 • 888-252-2772

McQueen MonuMent Joel McQueen 712-375-5414

monuments & markers on display family owned & operated since 1938 513 2nd st., pierson, iowa 51048 December 2012 | 27

28 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com