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What men should know about new prostate cancer screening guidelines BY MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK
Men ages 55 to 69 should talk with their health care provider about prostate-specific antigen (PSA)based screening for prostate cancer. That’s according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Clinicians inform men ages 55 to 69 years about the potential benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening for prostate cancer. Many men will experience potential harms of screening, including false-positive results that require additional workup, overdiagnosis and overtreatment, and treatment complications, such as incontinence and impotence. The task force recommends against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer in these men age 70 years and older.
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“The recommendations don’t change for men over 70. If men over 70 are asymptomatic with no family history, they don’t’ need to have PSA tests every year,” says Mayo Clinic urologist Dr. Matthew Tollefson.
“Those men have very low risk of dying from prostate cancer. But for men who are from 55 to 69, there can be a benefit seen with screening. This is where the task force is now giving nuance to the discussion and saying there isn’t a blanket statement for everyone.” The PSA blood test is the most common method to screen for prostate cancer. Tollefson says there are benefits of PSA prostate cancer screening, but it’s not risk-free. “Screening men from ages 55 to 69 is the benefit of catching a cancer earlier, when it’s easier to treat and potentially cure,” he says. “If men are screened, then, potentially, that tumor can be identified when it’s at a curable state. Then, they can undergo curative treatment and reduce their risk of dying of prostate cancer.
“The risk of being screened, in a lot of ways, comes with the risk of being treated. If a man is screened, and the test shows he is at risk of prostate cancer, frequently, the next step is to get a prostate biopsy. There is a small, but real risk of infection to arise after a biopsy. Then, with treatment – both with radiation as well as surgery – the risk of incontinence and erectile dysfunction can be a real issue for some men.” Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in American men. The American Cancer Society says about one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Tollefson says it’s important for men to have a conversation with their health care provider to determine the best option that weighs risks and as well as personal preferences. August 2017 | 3
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Hot days can seriously affect seniors’ health BY TAMMY SMITH
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.)
“Is it hot enough for you?” That comment might deserve an eye roll, but you might consider tweaking it to, “Is it too hot for you today?” With daytime temperatures in the 90s during mid- to late summer and the heat index even higher, hot days can indeed be too hot. Heat can make everyone uncomfortable, but for older adults, that discomfort can also mean danger. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, older adults are more prone to heat stress for at least three reasons. One, as we age, we don’t adjust as well as young people to sudden changes in temperature. Seniors also are more likely to take prescription medicines that affect the body’s ability to control sweat or body temperature. And seniors are more likely to have a medical condition that affects body response to heat.
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First of all, make sure you have access to air conditioning. Don’t rely on a fan to do the job. “If your home doesn’t have air conditioning, contact your local health department or locate an air-conditioned shelter in your area,” the CDC advises. Drink more water than you usually do; don’t worry about the bathroom consequences. And don’t wait until you’re thirsty; just make sure you stay hydrated. If your doctor doesn’t want you drinking past a certain limit on water or you’re taking water pills, check with your doctor on how much water you should drink. Avoid using the oven or stove-top if you can. Instead, opt for refrigerated salads or other cold foods, or foods you can microwave. Avoid using your dryer in the heat of the day. Limit activity on hot days. If you must get outdoor exercise, go for a short walk early in the morning.
Heat exhaustion: Nausea or vomiting; heavy sweating; dizziness; weakness or tiredness; headache; fainting; cold, pale, clammy skin; muscle cramps and a fast or weak pulse. What to do: If you have symptoms of heat exhaustion, move to a cool place, loosen your clothes, sip water and put cool, wet cloths on your body or take a cool bath. Seek medical help if you’re throwing up, your Dreamstime symptoms get worse or they last Seniors should limit their time outside on more than an hour, the CDC advises. particularly hot days to mornings. Heat stroke: Body temperature of 103 degrees or higher; confusion; Wear light-colored or loose-fitting nausea; fainting; fast, strong pulse; clothing to help keep cool. hot, red, dry or damp skin; headache Cool baths or showers can help. and dizziness What to do: If you have symptoms KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS of heat stroke, call 911 immediately. Would you recognize the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion? You Move to a cool place and use cool cloths to help bring body temperamight think they’re the same thing, ture down. Do not drink anything; do but heatstroke is more serious; it’s not give a person with heat stroke a medical emergency that requires symptoms anything to drink. immediate help.
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As seniors get sicker, they’re more likely to drop their Medicare Advantage plans BY FRED SCHULTE
value. They strive to keep patients healthy by coordinating their mediWhen Sol Shipotow enrolled in a cal care through cost-conscious netnew Medicare Advantage health plan works of doctors and hospitals. earlier this year, he expected to keep But some critics argue the plans the doctor who treats his serious eye can prove risky for seniors in poor condition. or declining health, or those like “That turned out not to be so,” said Shipotow who need to see specialists, Shipotow, 83, who lives in Bensalem, because they often face hurdles getPa. ting access. Shipotow said he had to scramble A recent report by the Government to get back on a health plan he could Accountability Office, the auditing afford and that his longtime eye arm of Congress, adds new weight specialist would accept. “You have to criticisms that some health plans to really understand your policy,” he may leave sicker patients worse off. said. “I thought it was the same covThe GAO report, released this erage.” spring, reviewed 126 Medicare Boosters say that privately run Advantage plans and found that 35 Medicare Advantage plans, which of them had disproportionately high enroll about one-third of all people numbers of sicker people dropping eligible for Medicare, offer good out. Patients cited difficulty with
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health plans, though it urged federal health officials to consider a large exodus from a plan as a possible sign of substandard care. Most of the 35 health plans were relatively small, with 15,000 members or fewer, and had received poor scores on other government quality measures, the report said. Two dozen plans saw 1 in 5 patients leave in 2014, much higher turnover than normal, the GAO found. Medicare Advantage plans now treat more than 19 million patients, and are expected to grow as record numbers of baby boomers reach retirement age. Kristine Grow, a spokeswoman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group, says Medicare
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We’re more distrusting than we used to be, but expert on lying says all is not lost fell from 46 percent to 31 percent.] People suspect social media of playing a role because there’s been a There’ve been a lot of refermassive increase in its use. But its ences lately to the childhood tale of Pinocchio, whose nose grew when he effect actually is the opposite. Q: How so?? You’d think its imperlied, or the schoolyard chant of “Liar, sonal nature would make it easier to liar, pants on fire.” Our political lie. landscape is rife with charges and A: With people we know, technolcountercharges of lying. ogy does not lead us to a rampant Yet Jeff Hancock says it’s imporincrease in deception because that tant to remember that most of the would damage relationships. Besides, time, people do tell the truth. computers and such also leave Honest. records of everything, and that’s Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, is known really bad if they show that you’re lying. for his research into lying, and the It’s different with hostile foreign effect (a positive one!) of technology and social media on honesty. We governments or scammers. They’re using people we don’t know to lie and spoke to him about how we evolved create fake news and fake personas to believe others, social media’s and bots. Now, say, I hear a story impact on lying and how we’ve from Kim. I believe it because I Ubered ourselves into new forms of know Kim and trust Kim. But Kim’s trusting. Q: Are we hard-wired to lie? Is it a been fooled, and I don’t know that. It’s almost like a biological model natural human trait? of a virus. Cancer tricks a cancer A: Actually, I think we’re hardwired to trust. We have what’s called cell into thinking that replicating itself is the right thing to do for “truth bias,” which means that we the body. The analogy is introductend to believe other people – and ing a fake story to people who think there are cognitive, philosophical they’re doing the right thing by reasons that that’s the case. spreading it. If you and I were standing in a Q: The job of fact-checking is field and you said, “There’s a lion important these days. Can there behind you,” if I have a truth bias, I really be alternative facts? Or duelwill believe you. From an evolutioning lies? ary bias, that’s good, because if I A: It’s massively challenging. When don’t believe you and you’re telling it comes to opinions, you can see how the truth, I’m dead. If you are lying, things can be ambiguous. What is a I may look bad because you fooled fact and is not a fact has led to the me, but I’m alive. The point here is that a lot of work hyperpolarization we see. Here’s an example: I believe in clishows that our first instinct is to trust other people. Then, sometimes, mate change and the scientists who say it’s caused by human activity. we may become suspicious. Q: But everyone seems to be more But I didn’t do any actual research, and may even have a hard time skeptical these days. understanding it. And the people who A: Since 1972, the General Social say they don’t believe in it, they’re Survey has been asking: Can people making judgments the same way I be trusted? And the rate has been decreasing over time. [Between 1972 am. and 2016, the share of adults who PLEASE SEE DISTRUST, PAGE 18 think that most people can be trusted
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Arabia Steamboat Museum tells unique story of sunken vessel BY TERRY TURNER
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An accurate replica of the paddlewheel is on display in the museum. “The original wheel was in bad shape and couldn’t be saved,” explained Ashlee, a tour guide at the museum. 10 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Back in the 1800s riding on a steamboat was a popular way to travel for many Americans. It was faster than other forms of transportation and it had the allure of adventure. But it could also be dangerous. Rivers were filled with snags, portions of trees that were many times hidden beneath the water just waiting to trap a boat. To some the risks were worth it. A steamboat could be built for as little as $15,000 and could earn as much as $80,000 in a single trip. But a Missouri River boat only had a lifespan of about three years, and many fell victim to snags or fire. One of those steamboats caught by a snag was the Arabia. The unique story of the Arabia and steamship travel on the Missouri is told at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City. On Sept. 5, 1856, the Arabia hit a snag in the Missouri River near Kansas City and quickly sank beneath the water with 200 tons of cargo. The Arabia was only one of many steamships to succumb to the hazards of river travel, according to Ashlee, an Arabia Steamship Museum tour guide. “Almost 400 steamships were lost in the river.” She said because of the recovery of the Arabia the museum has the largest collection of pre-Civil War artifacts in the nation. The museum offers visitors a glimpse into the lives of those hardy pioneers of the 1800s through objects used by ordinary people of the period. A visit to the museum begins with a guided tour that includes a short film telling the story of the discovery and eventual excavation of Arabia. The story is told by those who found the steamboat. It all began in the spring of 1987 when Bob Hawley, his sons Greg and David, along with family friend Jerry Mackey, began planning the
The museum has a full-scale replica of the main deck of the Arabia.
If you go What: Arabia Steamboat Museum Where: 400 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last tour starts at 3:30 p.m.), Sunday noon to 5 p.m. (last tour starts at 3:30 p.m.). Admission: Adults $14.50, seniors (60 and older) $13.50, children (4 to 14) $5.50, under 3 are free. Special rates are available for school groups. More info: Call (816) 471-1856 or visit the website at 1856.com
project to unearth the steamboat that sank 130 years prior. It was David who located the Arabia. Over time the river had changed course and the steamboat was now buried deep beneath a Kansas cornfield at least a half mile from the river. Finding treasure was nothing new to the group, who had previously explored abandoned mine shafts in search of gold. The group gained permission from the land owner to dig up the sunken ship with the understanding the field had to be ready for spring planting.
One display in the museum features glass beads and the only money found on the Arabia. It totals 27 cents.
A preservationist at the museum explains the Hardware supplies were just one part of the painstaking process of preparing artifacts 200 tons of cargo aboard the Arabia when it for display at the museum. sunk.
The unique story of the Arabia and steamship travel on the Missouri is told at the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City.
On display are the original boilers, engines and water pumps.
The stern portion of the Arabia’s hull is on display in the museum.
Throughout the summer and fall of 1988 they arranged their equipment, which included bulldozers, backhoes, well-drilling equipment and a 100foot crane to move massive amounts of earth and water. One huge problem was as they dug deeper the hole began to fill with water. It took 20 irrigation wells 65 feet deep that drained as much as 20,000 gallons per minute out of the hole and into the Missouri to keep the excavation from flooding. After two weeks of digging, the top of the Arabia’s paddlewheel was finally visible. An accurate replica of that paddlewheel is on display in the museum. “The original wheel was in bad shape and couldn’t be saved,” explained Ashlee. More digging revealed the deck of the steamboat. “There were 200 barrels of Kentucky bourbon on the deck,” said Ashlee. “But I’m sorry to say they apparently broke free and floated down the river.” Also on the deck was the only casualty in the sinking of the steamboat. The excavation team discovered the skeletal remains of a donkey saddled and bridled with the bit clenched in its teeth. The owner of the mule had tied it to some heavy sawmill equipment and apparently didn’t have time to release the animal before the ship sank. The team felt sorry for the mule and gave it an appropriate name. Lawrence of Arabia. Abel Kirk, one of the survivors aboard Arabia, told what it was like. “There was a wild scene on board,” Kirk told a reporter at the time. “The boat went down till the water came over the deck and the boat keeled over on one side. The chairs and stools were tumbled about and many of the children nearly fell into the water.” Even though the boat sank in less than 10 minutes, all 130 passengers and the crew survived. The museum now has a huge collection of part of the 200 tons of cargo on board the steamship, and museum workers are still working on many of the artifacts that were recovered. Only about half of the collection is on display. Visitors can watch a preservationist at work restoring items that will eventually go on exhibit. The collection includes clothes, tools, guns, dishware and more. The museum also has a fullscale replica of the main deck of the Arabia along with the original boilers, engines and water pumps. August 2017 | 11
Calendar Through Aug. 6
Vibrant Bounty: Chinese Folk Art from the Shaanxi Region, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. Experience the folk art from an area of China that shares the unique Loess landforms with western Iowa. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 712-279-6174. siouxcitymuseum.org. Monty Python’s Spamalot, Sioux City Community Theatre, 1401 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City. Lovingly ripped from the classic film comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. Did we mention a bevy of beautiful show girls? Shows 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 7:30 p.m. $18 adults, $15 students, $12 children ages 3-12, children under 3 are free. 712-233-2719. www. SCCTheatre.org.
Through Aug. 13
The Hidden Works of Jay N. “Ding” Darling, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. A traveling exhibit featuring the works and personal artifacts of the pioneering conservationist, creator of the Duck Stamp and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist who grew up in Sioux City and started his career at the Sioux City Journal.
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Yoga in the Park, Sgt. Floyd River Museum, 1000 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. Yoga classes will be offered each Saturday in the green space at Sgt. Floyd River Museum. Free and open to the public. Classes will be structured for everyone from first-timers to the regular yoga practitioner. Participants should bring their own yoga mat and a bottle of water. No registration required to attend this class. For more information or inclement weather, contact Parks & Recreation at 712-279-6126. No yoga held July 1. 9 a.m.10 a.m. Parks & Recreations Department, 712-279-6126. www.sioux-city.org/recreation/669-family-programs. Yoga on the River, Norm Waitt Sr. Ymca, 601 Riverview Dr., South Sioux City, Neb. Get your downward dog on during Yoga on the River at the YMCA! These sessions will be every Saturday o9:30-10:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA. These sessions are free to the community.
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Dennis Dykema - This is my Reply, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. Dennis Dykema studied art at Morningside College and received a master’s degree in painting from University of Northern Iowa in 1970. He began teaching art at Buena Vista University immediately after graduating from UNI and continued until retiring in 2001. Since 2006, he has lived in Spirit Lake.
Through Oct. 28
Activities will include jack & the parachute, tower topple, decorate a beanstalk and grow a beanstalk. This event is included in your admission, and fun for all ages! 5:30 p.m. 712-224-2542. www.launchpadmuseum. com/ Bill Riley Iowa State Fair Contest, Woodbury County Fair, 210 Fair St, Moville, Iowa. The Woodbury County Fair will sponsor a Bill Riley Iowa State Fair Contest Ongoing at Moville. The contest dates are Aug. 3 Building Bridges to Better Lives, and 5. Prizes of $75, $50, and $25 are Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 being awarded each day in a Sprouts (2-12) Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. An exhibit division, and a Seniors (13-21) division. focusing on the East Bottoms beginning Acts must pre-register since this is a Bill of the almost century-old Mary J. Treglia Riley competition. For more information and Community House will open Jan. 14. East entry forms, call Kathy Clarkson 712-251Bottoms, a neighborhood near the Sioux 9844, Lawton or Tom Gerking, Sloan, 712City Stockyards, meatpacking plants and 899-6344. 7 p.m. expanses of railroad tracks, was home to Country Dance Class, Galaxie Bar and many new immigrants in the first half of Grill, 1951 Leech Ave., 2nd floor, Sioux City. the 20th century. Admission will be free; a reception will follow the program. 9 a.m.-5 You will learn the 2 Step, Waltz, Triple 2 p.m. 712-224-5242. www.siouxcitylcic.com. Step, Stationary Cha Cha, Teton and many more. This is lots of fun, good exercise and Aug. 1 a great way to meet new friends. DO NOT Tangled Yarns, South Sioux City Public need a partner to join class. Thursdays Library, 2121 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux 7-8:30 p.m. Only $5. Starts January 19. City, Neb. Tangled Yarns is a group of Classes will be held at Galaxie Bar and Grill. needle workers who meet each Tuesday For more info, call Karen at 712-276-6694. at 6:30 p.m. to ply their needlecraft and 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. to teach one another new techniques in Aug. 3 – Aug. 6 crochet, knitting and other needle work. Sioux City Explorers Baseball, Lewis & Everyone is invited to attend. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr., Sioux City. vs. 402-494-7500. www.southsiouxcity.org/ Wichita Wingnuts. 7:05 p.m. Thursdaylibrary/. Saturday, 6:05 p.m. Sunday. $8-$14. Tickets, Aug. 1 – Aug. 2 712-277-WINS. www.xsbaseball.com. Sioux City Explorers Baseball, Lewis Aug. 4 & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr., Sioux City. 1st Friday Coffee, Springboard vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes. 7:05 p.m. $8-$14. Coworking, 700 4th St, Sioux City. 1st Tickets, 712-277-WINS. www.xsbaseball. Friday Coffee is an hour of hearing from com. a new startup business in Siouxland, Aug. 2 – Aug. 6 networking with leaders from the Woodbury County Fair, Woodbury entrepreneur community and coffee! The County Fair Grounds, 206 Fair St., Moville, speaker has 10 minutes to tell their story Iowa. Livestock, crafts, woodworking, of how they got started with their new photography and many more exhibits plus business and where they see themselves in all kinds of food and entertainment. the future. The audience engages by asking Dakota-Thurston County Fair, South questions and giving feedback. 9-10 a.m. Sioux City Fairgrounds, 1547 Stable Drive, 605-351-5807. springboardcoworking.com/. South Sioux City, Neb. 712-259-2305. Tavern / Hot Dog Stand, Immanuel www.dakotathurstonfaironline.com/. Lutheran Church, 315 Hamilton Boulevard, Aug. 3 Sioux City. Immanuel Lutheran Church Kid’s Thursdays: Dino Days, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. will have their Tavern/Hot Dog Stand. Menu: Taverns, Hot Dogs, Chips and Pop. Geared to families with young children. On Saturday, the food stand will be open Adults and children explore hands-on learning activity centers. Pre-registration not in conjunction with the Rent-a-Space required. 10 a.m.-11 a.m. $1 per child. 712- Community Rummage Sale. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 712-255-4729. 279-6174. www.siouxcitymuseum.org. Free Friday Night Swim, Riverside Pool, Storybook Adventures, LaunchPAD 1301 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City. 7-9 p.m. Children’s Museum, 623 Pearl St, Sioux Friday Night Magic: the Gathering, City. Join us the first Thursday of each Games King, 504 Nebraska St., Sioux City. month for Storybook Adventures! Read Standard Magic at 7 p.m. Friday Night. $6 a classic story and then work on STEM entry fee adds 1.5 packs (rounding up for projects from the book! This month, our odd numbers) into the prize pool. Promos featured story is “Jack and the Beanstalk”. Sioux City Farmers Market, Tyson Events Center Suite Parking Lot, corner of TriView Avenue and Pearl Street, Sioux City. Enjoy the bounty of the locally grown produce, baked goods and hand-crafted items. Open Wednesday and Saturdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 712-870-0436. www. siouxcityfarmersmarket.com.
to 1st, 2nd and 8 at random. 7-10:45 p.m. $6 entry fee. 712-224-4238. www.facebook. com/gameskingstore/. IBP Ice Center Public Skating, IBP Ice Center, 3808 Stadium Dr, Sioux City. PUBLIC TIMES Friday and Saturday 7-9 p.m. *Days & times subject to change. Children 5 yrs and younger $2 each, Students 6-18 yrs old: $5 each, Adults 19 yrs and older: $6 each. 7-9 p.m. Skate rental $3 each. 712-279-6126. webtrac. sioux-city.org.
Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. Sioux City Sillies Clown Alley 185 will again be hosting Clowns at the Museum at the Sioux City Museum on August 6th from 1:30 to 4:30. We will be offering our rendition of hi-jinks and hilarity in the way of free family friendly entertainment. Costumed clowns will be ready to meet and greet share a smile or sing a song. Fun for all ages. 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.www.siouxcitysillies.com/.
Aug. 7
Open Mic Night at Half Moon Bar & Grill, Half Moon Bar & Grill, 714 S. Lewis Blvd, The Robber Bridegroom, Buhler Sioux City. Test your talents at Half Moon Outdoor Performance Center, 3625 Bar & Grill’s open mic night. The event Garretson Ave., Sioux City. Children’s takes place at 9 p.m. every Monday until musical. All performances are free and midnight. The open mic is hosted by the Big open to the public. In the event of rain, Bad Cash Band. Plug in and play and enjoy performances move to Klinger-Neal Theatre, awesome drink specials (buy one, get the 3700 Peters Ave., on the Morningside second for half price). 9 p.m.-midnight. campus. 7 p.m. Aug. 8 Aug. 5 Storytime and adventure with Clifford Rent-a-Space Community Rummage the Big Red Dog, Sioux City Public Sale, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 315 Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. A visit Hamilton Boulevard, Sioux City. Proceeds from IPTV’s Dan Wardell and Clifford the from your sale are yours. Immanuel’s Big Red Dog at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free. Tavern/Hot Dog Stand will be open 11 712-279-6174. www.siouxcitymuseum.org. a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Welcome - A gathering for people who Saturday. Bake Sale available. Handicapped have relocated to Sioux City, Sunnybrook Accessible. Call 712-255-4729 for more Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Dr., information and/or to register. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sioux City. Join us the second Tuesday of $15. each month for an informal social hour at Sing (PG), Grandview Park, 24th and Sunnybrook Community Church. If you’ve Grandview, Sioux City. Sioux City Parks & just relocated to the Sioux City area or Recreation presents Movies in the Park. moved here a few years ago, we welcome Come watch your favorite family movies everyone to attend. It’s a great way to meet under the stars at the Grandview Bandshell, other people who have also gone through Saturdays starting June 17. Movies will the relocation process, make a few new start at 9 p.m. Bring your own blanket, friends, find out more about the Sioux chairs and snacks and enjoy a great movie City area and Sunnybrook Community with your family and friends. Church! We hope to see you at our next gathering! 5:30-6:30 p.m. 239-437-1838. Aug. 6 Clowns at the Museum, Sioux City Public siouxcitywelcome.blogspot.com/.
Aug. 4 – Aug. 5
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330th St, Sloan, Iowa. Doors open at 7 p.m. All ages welcome. Located in the event center. 8 p.m. $30 advance, $40 day of show. 800-HOT-WINN. winnavegas.com. Moana (PG), Grandview Park, 24th and Grandview, Sioux City. Sioux City Parks & Recreation presents Movies in the Park. Come watch your favorite Aug. 10 family movies under the stars at the Live Animal Lunchtime, Dorothy Grandview Bandshell, Saturdays Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux starting June 17. Movies will start at River Road, Sioux City. Come and 9 p.m. Bring your own blanket, chairs watch our live animals eat. Learn about and snacks and enjoy a great movie their habitat needs and adaptations. with your family and friends. Free! 4:30-5:15 p.m. 712-258-0838. Aug. 13 www.woodburyparks.org. Bruguier Cabin, Riverside Park, Aug. 11 1301 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City. The 7th Annual Cardinal Flea Market, cabin will be open on the second First Lutheran Church, 3601 Dakota Sunday of the month from June Ave, South Sioux City, Neb. 9 a.m.-4 through October. 2-4 p.m. 712-279p.m. 402-494-5461. www.flcssc.org/ 6126. webtrac.sioux-city.org. wordpress/events/. Aug. 14 Evening Campfire, Dorothy Pecaut Siouxland Women’s Connection Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River August Dinner Meeting, Morningside Road, Sioux City. Join the Summer Assembly Of God, 4310 Old Lakeport Naturalists and celebrate a great Rd, Sioux City. Speaker Sharon Wiese, summer of activities while we enjoy from Lake Barrington, Illinois, will time around the campfire complete with S’Mores. Free! 7-8 p.m. 712-258- give a talk titled “Receiving Gifts.” The Special Feature is Tanya Pearson from 0838. www.woodburyparks.org. Posh. All ladies are welcome to join us Aug. 12 for a fun evening! 6:30-8:30 p.m. $12. Backyard Barbecue Bash, TBA, 712-258-9420. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. On Saturday, Aug. 15 – Aug. 17 August 12th during Pioneer Valley Sioux City Explorers Baseball, days, we will have a community Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr., backyard barbeque. This is an Sioux City. vs. Fargo-Moorhead opportunity to show off your skills! RedHawks. 7:05 p.m. $8-$14. Tickets, Dust off your grill, pull it out of 712-277-WINS. www.xsbaseball.com. the garage, bring your meat and demonstrate whether propane or Aug. 16 charcoal is best. Contact John Caregiver Support Group, Faith Robinson for details at 712- 203-0212. United Presbyterian Church, 4327 The Cat Attack, South Sioux City Morningside, Sioux City. For all those Boat Ramp, South Sioux City, Neb. caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Catfish tournament. Limit of 75 boats. disease or another dementia. 10-11:30 $125 Entry fee per Team, $140 Entry a.m. 712-587-7926. fee after Aug. 4 or $150 Entry fee morning of tournament. BBQ at weigh Aug. 18 – Aug. 20 Sioux City Explorers Baseball, in for all who want to join in on the Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr., fun. Weigh in starts at 4 p.m. Kids Sioux City. vs. Lincoln Saltdogs. 7:05 can guess the weight of the biggest p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6:05 p.m. fish before noon and win a new 20 Sunday. $8-$14. Tickets, 712-277inch bike. Must be 12 years old and WINS. www.xsbaseball.com. under and must be present to win. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. $150. 712-281-1841. Aug. 19 – Aug. 20 thecatattack.com. Sergeant Floyd Memorial Tai Chi Workshop, The Yoga Encampment, Sergeant Floyd River College, 520 Nebraska St., Sioux City. Museum & Welcome Center, 1000 Tai Chi Workshop The Yoga College! Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. Explore 11 a.m.-noon. $30. 712-224-9642. in an 1804 living history encampment theyogacollege.com. featuring re-enactors, tents, camp Tommy James and The Shondells, equipment, and firearms like those Winnavegas Casino Resort, 1500 used by the Lewis and Clark expedition 42nd Annual Pioneer Valley Days, Sergeant Bluff Recreational Complex, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Pioneer Valley Days is hosted every year. Games and activities are available during the fun and exciting weekend. www. cityofsergeantbluff.com.
during their stay along the banks of the Missouri River. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 712279-0198. www.siouxcitymuseum.org.
Aug. 19
Sgt. Floyd Burial Ceremony, Sgt. Floyd Monument, Business 75, Sioux City. Re-enactors in full dress uniform re-create the 1804 burial of Sgt. Charles Floyd, the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to die during the journey. For more information, contact the Sgt. Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center at 712-279-0198. 6-7 p.m. 712-2790198. www.siouxcitymuseum.org.
Aug. 21 – Aug. 22
Pooch Paddle, Riverside Pool, 1301 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City. Bring your dogs to our dog swim. When the swim season ends for the kids, we open the pools up to the dogs. Small breeds Aug. 21 and large breeds Aug. 22. Small Breeds: Poodle, Corgi, Chihuahua, Terrier Large Breeds: German Shepherd, Weimaraner 5-7 p.m. $5 per dog (one dog per adult).
Aug. 26
Alanis Morissette, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. With sales of over 60 million albums worldwide, Alanis Morissette is one of the most influential singersongwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise, 14 Canadian Juno Awards, 7 Grammy® Awards (with an additional 14 nominations), a Golden Globe nomination, and in 2015, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Alanis has acted on the big and small screen with roles in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dogma,” “Sex and the City,” “Weeds,” “Up All Night,” and has appeared as a celebrity guest mentor on “The Voice.” 8-11 p.m. $45- $100. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.
Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
42nd Annual National Old Time Music Festival, Plymouth County Fairgrounds, 500 4th Ave NE, Le Mars, Iowa. Ten stages, seven days, 500 performers and more. $15 daily Monday-Thursday, $20 daily FridaySunday. 712-762-4363. www.musicsavers.com/.
Aug. 28 – Aug. 31
Sioux City Explorers Baseball, Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr., Sioux City. vs. Kansas City T-Bones. 7:05 p.m. $8-$14. Tickets, 712-277WINS. www.xsbaseball.com.
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Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services
Sioux City Better Business Bureau: 1-800-222-1600 City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 279-6109 Connections Area Agency on Aging: 2301
Pierce St., 279-6900 or 800-432-9209. Information and referral services, options counseling, case management, nutrition services, transportation options, and advocacy 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., 2776411 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
2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy assistance
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
Financial, Insurance and Tax Counseling
Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861. Conservatorship service, provides money management and protective payee services Consumer Credit Counseling Service: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 ext. 47 SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program): Information available from
Connections Area Agency on Aging, Siouxland Center for Active Generations, Sunrise Retirement Community, and Mercy Medical Center Siouxland Center for Active Generations:
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Catholic Charities: 1601 Military Road,
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 Court St., 252-3871 Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Drive, No. 204, 255-3808
Employment and Volunteer Service
Foster Grandparent & Senior Companion Programs: Rotary Club of Rock Valley
Foundation, 4200 War Eagle Drive, 224-2610 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
Financial Assistance
Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702
Courthouse, 279-6606
Community Action Agency of Siouxland:
Community Action Agency of Siouxland: Food Bank of Siouxland: 1313 11th St.,
255-9741
Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Meals on Wheels: Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce St., 2796900, volunteer-delivered noon meals (M-F), suggested donation $3.75-$6.50 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Siouxland Center for Active Generations:
313 Cook St., 255-1729, open to the public, $5.25 meals
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 St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Karen Bergenske
Health Care Information
Alzheimer’s Association: 201 Pierce St., Suite 110, 279-5802. Information and education about Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and services. 24/7 Helpline: 1-800272-3900. Dakota County Health Nurse: 402-987-2164 Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-
2587
Lifeline: Personal emergency response
Apartments, Sixth and Jackson sts.
Connections Area Agency on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900. This is subsidized housing, rent based on income. Evergreen Terrace, 2430 West St., 258-0508; Riverside Gardens, 715 Bruner Ave., 277-2083; Fairmount Park Apartments, 210 Fairmount St. Countryside Retirement Apartments: Lilac Lane, 276-3000 Floyd House: 403 C Street, Sergeant Bluff, Home Health Care Iowa, (712) 943-7025, Affordable, multiple Boys and Girls Home and Family Services: levels of care, studio, one-bedroom, respite 2101 Court St., 293-4700 Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 Care Initiatives Hospice: 4301 Sergeant West 25th St., 252-2726 Road, Suite 110, (712) 239-1226 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276-3821, Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, 276-9860 contact Jennifer Turner. This is subsidized Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. low-income housing with rent based on Fairmount, 258-4267, non-medical home income health Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Hamilton Blvd., NorthPark Senior Living Community: 2562 233-4144, nursing care, home health aide/ Pierce St., 255-1200. 48 independent living homemaker, social services apartments, 57 supervised living apartments Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, and three respite apartments 233-5100, 1-800-897-3840, home health Northern Hills Retirement Community: 4000 aides/homemaker services, therapy services Teton Trace, 239-9400. Studio, one-bedroom REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., and two-bedroom apartments Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care, Northern Hills Assisted Living: 4002 Teton home health aides, homemaker services, Trace, 239-9402. Studio, one-bedroom and waivers two-bedroom apartments Siouxland District Public Health Nursing: Oakleaf Property Management: 1309 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119, skilled nursing care in home, home health aide, homemaker Nebraska St., 255-3665, contact leasing department. Martin Towers, 410 Pierce services St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 Hamilton Blvd., St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Lane; Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is 279-3279. In-home nursing, therapy, home subsidized housing, rent is based on income. medical equipment and supplies, lifeline program Prime Assisted Living: 725 Pearl St., 226Synergy Home Care: Kim Kreber, 600 6300. Affordable, spacious one-bedroom Stevens Port Drive, Suite 102, Dakota Dunes, assisted living apartments for persons 65 S.D., (605) 242-6056 and older. Income guidelines apply. Accept Tri-State Nursing Services: 621 16th St., all sources of payment including Title 19 and 277-4442, skilled nursing care, Home Health private pay. aide services, services ordered by a doctor River Heights: 2201 Gibson St., 202Hospitals 2733. This is subsidized housing that is not Mercy Medical Center: 801 Fifth St., 279handicapped accessible. 2010 Sunrise Retirement Community: 5501 UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Medical Gordon Drive, 276-3821; 64 one- and twoCenter: 2720 Stone Park, 279-3500 bedroom ground level homes with attached Siouxland Surgery Center: 600 Sioux Point garage, some with den and sunroom. Road, 605-232-3332 War Eagle Village Apartments: 2800 W. Housing Fourth St., 258-0801, subsidized housing Sioux City based on income
system: St. Luke’s, 279-3279; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036 Mercy Medical Center: Community Education, 279-2989 Siouxland Community Health Center: 1021 Nebraska St., 252-2477 Siouxland District Health: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 or 1-800-587-3005 St. Luke’s Health Professionals: 279-3333
Bickford Senior Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills Drive,
239-2065 or 239-6851. Family owned and operated, individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed. Community Action Agency of Siouxland:
2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610. Carnegie Place
South Sioux City Autumn Park Apartments: 320 East 12th St.,
402-494-5393
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Terry’s Turn
I Scream You Scream We all Scream for Ice Cream
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y wife and I went to a local ice cream parlor the other day, and as I was waiting for our order I watched the young man behind the counter make an ice cream sundae. It was the typical machine where you lift the gate and ice cream flows out and into the cup. Watching that took me back many years when Terry Turner I too operated a turnert185@outlook.com similar machine. I was a sophomore in high school and I got a job working at a variety store just down the street from my house in North Omaha. At first I stacked shelves, took out the trash and just generally helped out in the store. But then the owner, Mr. Marquart, installed a window in the
Distrust FROM PAGE 6
It’s important to understand that we’re not perfectly rational machines trying to comprehend the world in a purely objective way. We understand the world within a set of belief systems. Q: So what is the future of lying, given our current preoccupation? A: I think the danger is that we think everyone’s lying all the time. As a society, we’re grappling: How do I determine whether the knowledge I have about the world is valid or not? But we’ve been concerned about this for centuries. Quite honestly, another aspect is that the president is very focused on lying. He talks about other people being liars and he says things that contradict himself. [In Trump’s 1987 book, “The Art of the Deal”] , he’s been very upfront about this, saying that he’s a salesman. He tells the “truth with hyperbole.” 18 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com
side of the store and constructed an ice cream stand. And I became what was commonly known as a Soda Jerk, even though we didn’t offer ice cream sodas. Mr. Marquart showed me how to make everything on the menu, including malts, shakes, root beer floats and the twist cone. The cones were a little tricky. In order to get the ice cream to twist I had to carefully turn the cone as I opened the gate on the machine and the ice began pouring out. It took a while but I finally got it right. I had a scale there and I practiced making cones and then weighing them according to small, medium and large. I liked making the large cones because it was a challenge. The hard part was getting the piled high ice cream straight so it wouldn’t tip over. I remember a little kid who ordered a large ice cream cone and after I handed to him it the ice cream stack quickly turned into the leaning tower
What’s different from past presidents is that he far more frequently accuses other people of lying. Q: So how can we better realize that something we believe is a lie? A: It’s actually very difficult to change a belief because emotionally, psychologically, we don’t want to be wrong. But it’s important to remember that most of the time, we are being told the truth. There are costs to being duped, to being taken for money or scammed. But there also are costs of being paranoid and cynical. It undermines relationships. We’re less likely to feel connected to society. There are huge benefits to being trusting and we need to think about ways to restore trust in institutions. Look at what’s happening with Airbnb and Uber, letting people into our homes and our cars. We’re trusting each other in all sorts of new ways. If you ask people about their thoughts, they say they can’t trust anyone. But looking at behavior tells us another story.
of Pisa. It took about 2 seconds for the ice cream to hit the pavement. Since Mr. Marquart wasn’t around I gave the kid another one but not piled quite as high. There was a girl I knew from high school who was there a lot with some friends of hers and she always ordered a root beer float. She was there so much I thought she really must like root beer floats. Many years later I found out it wasn’t the root beer floats she was interested in. It was me. She later confessed she bribed her girlfriends into going to the ice cream stand after they went swimming at the nearby pool just so she could see me. I had no clue. At first I was doing a lot of practicing making cones and weighing them to see if they were the right size. And of course I didn’t want to waste the ice cream – that would be a travesty of the highest order – so, I ate my practice cones. The result was it didn’t take long and I was sick of ice
Medicare FROM PAGE 5
Advantage keeps expanding because most people who sign up are satisfied with the care they receive. She says that patients in the GAO study mostly switched from one health plan to another because they got a better deal, either through cheaper or more inclusive coverage. Grow says many Medicare Advantage plans offer members extra benefits not covered by standard Medicare, such as fitness club memberships or vision or dental care, and do a better job of coordinating medical care to keep people active and out of hospitals. “We have to remember these are plans working hard to deliver the best care they can,” Grow says. Insurers compete vigorously for business and “want to keep members for the long term,” she adds. Some seniors, wary of problems ahead, are choosing to go with
cream and it took years to get over it. One of the jobs I had at the stand was making root beer. I don’t remember the brand but it came as a concentrate. I would fill a jug with water, put in some root beer flavor and pour in a bag of sugar. Not a cup of sugar. The whole darn bag. Today when dieticians warn us about all the sugar in soft drinks they know what they’re talking about. I worked at the ice cream stand for about a year and a half and went on to bigger and better things as a busboy for a cafeteria in downtown Omaha. It was kind of a letdown. I was in charge of the stand since I was the only one there most of the time, but as a busboy I was just one of many. That experience working at the stand has stuck with me. I stay away from soft drinks and rarely eat ice cream. But I occasionally still make root beer floats for that girl who came to see me. We’ve been married for 56 years.
traditional Medicare coverage. Pittsburgh resident Marcy Grupp says she mulled over proposals from Medicare Advantage plans but worried she might need orthopedic or other specialized health care and wanted the freedom to go to any doctor or hospital. She’s decided on standard Medicare coverage and paid for a “Medigap” policy to pick up any uncovered charges. “Everything is already in place,” says Grupp, a former administrative assistant who turns 65 this month. The GAO report on Medicare Advantage comes as federal officials are ramping up fines and other penalties against errant health plans. In the first two months of this year, for instance, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fined 10 Medicare Advantage health plans a total of more than $4.1 million for alleged misconduct that “delayed or denied access” to covered benefits, mostly prescription drugs.
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