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For active seniors, cohousing offers cozy alternative to downsizing

BY SHARON JAYSON AND HEIDI DE MARCO Kaiser Health News‌

The 5-mile hikes, yoga classes and communal dinners are now routines for the residents at PDX Commons Cohousing in Portland, Ore. These 39 individuals (about half partnered but largely strangers at first) started forging relationships well before they moved in late this summer to join a trend called cohousing.

“Here, you walk in and know every one of the people and you know them well,” said Steve Fisher, 63, a retired transportation planner who leads the weekly hikes. He and his wife moved from San Jose, Calif., to PDX Commons. “You greet them. They’re your friends. You do stuff with them. It’s the opposite of the isolation you sometimes get in the urban areas.”

It’s not a commune and there’s no sharing of income, though decision-making is by

Heidi de Marco, KHN

The nation’s first senior cohousing community opened in December 2005 with eight homes and a dozen individuals at Glacier Circle in Davis, Calif., about 15 miles from Sacramento.

Seven of the initial group remain.

consensus. Cohousing bolsters sharing – a lawnmower, tools or an on-site laundromat, as well as guest quarters for out-of-town visitors.

Homes are private, clustered near a common space where homeowners meet regularly to share meals and build community.

Of the nation’s 168 cohousing communities, almost all are intergenerational. But now, as increasing numbers of aging adults eschew the idea of institutional living, cohousing has become an attractive

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In 2010, no U.S. cohousing communities were geared toward seniors. PDX Commons is now the nation’s 13th such community for the 55-and-older demographic. Two more are under construction and 13 others are in the early stages.

“Interest in cohousing has not only increased in general, but especially in the senior world,” said Karin Hoskin, executive director of Coho/US, the Cohousing Association of the United States, a nonprofit that supports cohousing communities nationwide.

While groups of friends may discuss growing old together on common ground, in most cohousing communities, the residents start as strangers who plan to help each other for the rest of their lives. Fisher said part of the home-buying process includes months of getting-to-know-you

activities that precede the purchase.

“We are people who have the ability to live independently who intended to come together to form a community,” Fisher said of the group that ranges in age from 57 to 80. “We made it really clear: We’re not a care facility.”

Trudy Hussman, 68, bought into PDX Commons in June 2016 after retiring two years ago.

“I had been living alone for a long time and was feeling fairly isolated since I retired.

I was used to it but not happy with it,” she said. “I started thinking that living in a community with other similar people would be an antidote.”

Clinical psychologist Elizabeth Lombardo, of Chicago, agrees. Social support is critical to health and well-being, with countless studies showing those with social ties live longer,

are physically healthier and happier and have less stress, she said.

“From a psychological and physical health perspective, it’s a pretty cool idea,” Lombardo said of cohousing.

“It depends upon how open-minded and like-minded people are.”

Sidney Ewing, 82, and his wife of 54 years, Margaret Ewing, 77, had second thoughts about moving to the cohousing Oakcreek Community in Stillwater, Okla. The couple, both retired professors from Oklahoma State University, were among the group’s founders but dropped out.

“We decided the social load might be too heavy for us,” he said. “We are much more introverts.”

Two events changed their thinking. A neighbor fell down the stairs at home and was on the floor eight hours before being found. And, they got a notice from Oakcreek of an approaching deadline. They rejoined in time to get in on the planning and moved in five years ago when the community opened.

Cohousing came to the U.S. after architects Charles Durrett, 62, and his wife, Kathryn McCamant, 57, learned about the concept in Denmark. The Nevada City, Calif., couple became advocates and have designed more than 55 such projects in the USA and consulted on others. Cohousing fulfills a variety of needs, from saving money through sharing to having ready companions.

Cohousing developments include private homes (typically 20-40 such homes, with square footage reflecting a downsized lifestyle) clustered around shared space designed to promote frequent interaction. The legal entity is usually a condo or homeowners association with monthly fees, generally between $100-$350, Durrett said.

“Structurally, they’re infinitely different,” he said. “It needs to be designed from scratch for each group.”

At some senior projects, one of the guest rooms in the common house was designed for future caregivers to assist homeowners; however, the cohousing communities say they haven’t been used that way because anyone who might have needed such help hired someone privately.

Cohousing communities don’t aim to be continuing-care or nursing facilities, homeowners say.

“None of us moved in here with the idea of bathing or dressing our neigh

bors,” said Pat Darlington, 66, of Oakcreek. “There are certain things we’re committed to doing and certain things we’re not.”

The nation’s first senior cohousing community opened in December 2005 with eight homes and a dozen individfuals at Glacier Circle in Davis, Calif., about 15 miles from Sacramento. Seven of the initial group remain.

“We’re declining and holding on and trying to be good to each other,” said Stan Dawson, 86, president of its homeowners association. “There’s no sense that anyone wants to move out to a nursing home yet, unless they absolutely have to.”

Dawson said the community connected as members of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Davis but didn’t really know each other.

“As time has gone on, we’re more of a family,” he said.

Their thrice-weekly communal dinner has expanded to Monday-Friday most weeks. From the beginning, they hired a cook, but now that the members are aging, Dawson said they’re also hiring out other needs.

Among the newer senior projects is Village Hearth Cohousing in Durham, N.C., where construction is to begin in April and move-in is scheduled for the summer of 2019. It’s an “LGBT and allies” community for age 55-plus, said Pat McAulay, 62.

“My wife and I actually started the group in 2015,” she said, based upon “dozens of beach trips with our friends – a bunch of women together in a house. We said ‘Let’s do this when we retire.’ “ But none of those friends bought in, so they started looking for prospects in April 2015 and bought 15 acres in August of that year. So far, 11 households are sold.

Alan O’Hashi, 64, who moved to senior cohousing at Silver Sage Village in Boulder, Colo., in 2010, offers newbies some advice.

“The best thing about cohousing are neighbors and the worst thing about cohousing are the neighbors,” he said. “You get to know people in ways you wouldn’t. You’re putting up with everyone’s positives and negatives and striking a balance between being in community and being an individual.”

Lew Bowers, 65, said PDX Commons is learning that. “In consensus,” he said, “you have to think about what’s good for the group.”

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Senior Activities Nutrition program

a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m.

Creative Writing, Walking Off Persons 60 years and older, and Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; their spouses may participate in 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; the elderly nutrition program in 12:30 p.m. Hoopla, Tap Class, Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are Penny Bingo; 1 p.m. Mexican served Monday-Friday at Riverside Train, Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m.

Gardens’ Community Room, 715 Ping Pong.

Bruner Ave., Fairmount Park, 210 Dec. 6: 8:30 a.m. Enhance S. Fairmount St., and Centennial Fitness w/YMCA Instr., Novice Manor, 441 W. Third St. Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m.

A suggested contribution is Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess $3.75.

Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show “Medicaid 2018” Reservations are required a John Dovovan, United Healthcare; day in advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site at 943-4669 or 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.the Connections Area Agency on Aging nutrition office at 279-6900 12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 1 p.m. Choreographed ext. 25. For more information Ballroom, Phase 10, Coloring about other available meal sites, Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m. call 279-6900.

1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Siouxland Center for Active Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Generations Duplicate Bridge.

Siouxland Center for Active Dec. 7: 8:30 a.m. Penny Bingo; Generations, 313 Cook St., is 9 a.m. Yoga, Beginner 2 Line open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dance; 10 a.m. Beginning Bridge, Monday through Friday.

Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m.

Weekly classes, programs: Balance Class w/YMCA Instr.; Dec. 1: 8:30 a.m. Enhance 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; Fitness W/YMCA Instr., Exercise 12:30 p.m. Woodcarving; 1 p.m.

Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian & Women’s Social Group, Inter.

Miller, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m.

Pong.

Blood Pressure/St. Luke’s; 11:30 Dec. 8: 8:30 a.m. Enhance a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

Fitness W/YMCA Instr., Exercise Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m.

Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Terry & Miller, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Three on the Road.

Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m.

Dec. 4: 1 p.m. Christmas Blood Pressure/Mercy; 11:30 a.m.Party (pre-register); 8 a.m.

12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Basic Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. w/Amanda; 9:30 a.m. Interm Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Bridge, Duplicate Bridge Class, Wii 500, Friday Dance “Shirley’s Big Bowling; 10 a.m. Knitting & Band.”

Crocheting; 11 a.m. American Dec. 11: 9:30 a.m. Grief Support Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Program; 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; Lunch; 12 p.m. ACBL Duplicate 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Bridge; 1 p.m. Christmas Party, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle, Interm Duplicate Bridge Class, Woodcarving.

Wii Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m.

Dec. 5: 9:30 a.m. Coffee Talk Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m. with Cheryl; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Knitting & Crocheting; 11 a.m.

Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

American Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. ACBL Penny Bingo, Senior Yoga; 9:30

Duplicate Bridge; 1 p.m. Birthday Party Entertainment: Kevin Blosch Hosts: 500, Coloring Corner & Mexican Train, Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle, Woodcarving; 2 p.m. Walking Off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Dec. 12: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr., Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Hoopla, Tap Class, Penny Bingo; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Dec. 13: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

Yoga w/Dixie, Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show “Positive Thinking & Affirmation” Gretchen Wheelock, ARNP, Briar Cliff University; 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11 a.m. Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 1 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom, Phase 10, Coloring Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Blood Pressure/St. Luke’s; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m.

Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Jerry O’Dell & His Country Flavor Band.”

Dec. 18: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m.

Interm Duplicate Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m. Knitting & Crocheting; 11 a.m. American Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m.

Movie “The Nutcracker; 1 p.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle, Woodcarving; 2 p.m. Walking Off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Dec. 19: Lunch & Learn about Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr., Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Hoopla, Tap Class, Penny Bingo; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Dec. 20: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

Yoga w/Dixie, Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; Dec. 14: Lunch & Learn w/ 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit Meridian Clinical Research; 8:30 after 40; 10:30 a.m. No Talk Show; a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Yoga, 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11 a.m.

Beginner 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.Beginning Bridge, Walking Off 12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m. Balance Class w/ Session; 1 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom, Phase 10, Coloring YMCA Instr.; 11 a.m. Advanced Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m.

Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter.

Dec. 21: 8:30 a.m. Penny Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Bingo; 9 a.m. Yoga; 10 a.m.

Pong.

Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Dec. 15: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Club; 10:30 a.m. Balance Class w/ Fitness W/YMCA Instr., Exercise YMCA Instr.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m.

Miller, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m.

Women’s Social Group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Dec. 22: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness W/YMCA Instr., Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m.

Blood Pressure/St. Luke’s; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch. We will be closing at 1 p.m. today. Many activities are cancelled.

Dec. 25: Closed for Christmas.

Dec. 26: Closed due to Christmas.

Dec. 27: Donuts & Bingo for Members & Grandchild or Special Little Friend; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

Yoga w/Dixie, Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. No Talk Show; 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 1 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom, Phase 10, Coloring Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m.

1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Dec. 28: “Beauty & the Beast Movie for Members & Grandchild or Special Little Friend. 8:30 a.m.

Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Yoga; 10 a.m. Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m. Balance Class w/ YMCA Instr.; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Dec. 29: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness W/YMCA Instr., Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m.

Blood Pressure/St. Luke’s; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Country Brew.”

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Travel

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is filled with historic race cars and memorabilia from the very early days of racing right up to today.

Terry Turner photos

Race into history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

BY TERRY TURNER‌

INDIANAPOLIS – Just a few miles from downtown Indianapolis is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of automobiles and auto racing. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is filled with historic race cars and memorabilia from the very early days of racing right up to today.

In 1956 Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr. and Karl Kizer, the museum’s first director, got together to form a museum to display race cars primarily associated with

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the Indianapolis 500 race.

The pair began the museum in the southwest corner of the property and filled it with vintage race cars, but it wasn’t long before they ran out of room, so in 1975 Hulman built a much larger and more modern facility inside the Speedway oval track. The museum opened the next year during the Bicentennial celebration of 1976. The new building has 30,000 square feet of display area along with two gift shops. In 1987 the Speedway grounds received the honor

of being designated as a National Historic Landmark.

The Auto Racing Hall of Fame was established by the American Automobile Association in Detroit in 1952 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of auto racing and the development of the auto industry. The Hall of Fame honored inductees in 1952, 1953 and 1954. The group suspended operations until Hulman revived the Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1962 and moved it from Detroit to the Indianapolis

Motor Speedway offices.

At the beginning of each year since then, a committee of racing historians, media representatives, veteran drivers, and those who spent their lives in racing, along with officials of the U.S. Auto Club, select the year’s inductees. In May the committee selects the new honorees that include not only drivers but chief mechanics, automotive engineers and designers, team owners, journalists, historians and racetrack officials.

The Indianapolis Motor

Speedway Museum collection includes not only cars that have raced on the Indy track but also NASCAR, Formula One, Sprint, Midget, motorcycles and drag racing cars.

Also on display are some of the cars manufactured in Indiana that once had ties to racing. The museum has cars such as Duesenberg, Marmon and Stutz Marques.

There are motorcycles, dragsters, cars and other vehicles that have set world speed records.

On display are many of the winners of the Indianapolis

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Some young race fans reenact the tradition of “kissing the bricks” at the start/finish line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The tradition began when NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett won the Brickyard 400 in 1996 and he and crew chief Todd Parrott both knelt down and kissed the Yard of Bricks as a tribute to the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

One unusual car on display in the museum is the Oldsmobile Aerotech that set a world speed record in 1987. The car was driven by legendary racecar driver A. J. Foyt. The futuristic car had an average speed of 257.133 on a closed course.

LEFT: The winning car from the 1950 Indianapolis 500 driven by Johnny Parsons is one of many cars on display at the museum.

IF YOU GO

What: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Where: 4790 W. 16th St., Indianapolis Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March through October; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through February Admission: Adults $10, children 6 to 15 $5, under 5 are free More info: Visit the website at www. indianapolismotorspeedway.com or call (317) 492-6784.

A tour guide at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum tells visitors some of the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

500, including the very first in 1911.

The winning car was a six-cylinder, single-seat Marmon “Wasp.” The car was driven by Ray Harroun and relief man Cyrus Patschke. Harroun was criticized by other drivers during practice runs for not having a place in his car for a mechanic, saying he was a potential safety hazard. Harroun answered the complaints by installing what is believed to be the first rearview mirror ever used on an automobile.

One unusual car on display in the museum is the Oldsmobile Aerotech that set a world speed record in 1987. The car was driven by legendary racecar driver A. J. Foyt. The futuristic car had an average speed of 257.133 on a closed course.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened June 5, 1909, with balloon races.

A couple of months later on Aug. 14 motorcycle races were held on the track.

The original surface of the track was crushed rock and tar, but during the fall of 1909 3.2 million paving bricks each weighing 9.5 pounds were laid. Over the years asphalt was applied to rougher sections of the track in the turns. By 1937 the entire track was paved with asphalt except for the middle portion of the front straightaway.

Then in October 1961 the front straightaway was finished in asphalt with the exception of a yard-wide strip at the start/finish line. That strip of original brick remains today and has become part of a tradition at the track known as “kissing the bricks.” When NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett won the Brickyard 400 in 1996 he and crew chief Todd Parrott decided to walk back to the start/finish line. When they got there they both knelt down and kissed the Yard of Bricks as a tribute to the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The rest of the team joined them for a group kiss of the bricks and a tradition was born. Since then winners of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 have all “kissed the bricks.”

One of the most recognizable and prominent structures at the motor speedway is the Panasonic Pagoda, which was built during a huge construction project from 1998 to 2000. The structure stands 153 feet tall and is equivalent to a 13-story building and is centered on the start/finish line. The Pagoda houses state-of-the-art facilities for race control, safety, timing and scoring, along with radio broadcast booths. A plaza behind the pagoda offers spectators a place to take a break from viewing the action on the track. The 10-level pagoda encompasses a total of 65,000 square feet.

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Calendar ONGOING Building Bridges to Better Lives, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. An exhibit focusing on the East Bottoms beginning of the almost century-old Mary J. Treglia Community House. East Bottoms, a neighborhood near the Sioux City Stockyards, meatpacking plants and expanses of railroad tracks, was home to many new immigrants in the first half of the 20th century. Admission will be free. Closed Mondays. 712-224-5242. www.siouxcitylcic.com.

THROUGH DEC. 2 2017 NAIA Volleyball Championship, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. See the best in NAIA women’s volleyball as teams compete for the national championship title! Tickets on sale at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, online at www.etix.com or by calling 800-514-3849.

For more information and to pre-register, visit www.NAIANetwork.com.

THROUGH DEC. 9 The Truman Decision, Shot in the Dark Productions, 413 Nebraska St, Sioux City.

Join us for the World Premiere of “The Truman Decision” the inaugural play in The American Playwright Series from Shot in the Dark Productions and generously sponsored by the Gilchrist Foundation. $18, $15 students. tickets.thetrumandecision. com.

THROUGH DEC. 10 Our Town, Sioux City Community Theatre, 1401 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City.

The fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, stands in for Everytown, U.S.A. in this quintessential American classic, which celebrated playwright Edward Albee once described as “the greatest American play ever written.” Purchase tickets online or call our box office at 712-233-2788 for information on season tickets and group rates. Open Tuesday through Friday from 1-5 p.m. Show 7:30-10 p.m. $18 adult, $15 student, $12 kids 12 and under. 712-2332719. www.scctheatre.org.

THROUGH DEC. 10 James & The Giant Peach, Lamb Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market St, Sioux City. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach.. and launches a journey of enormous proportions. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $25 Regular $19 Senior 62+ $13 Student.

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

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THROUGH DEC. 21 29th Annual Santa’s House, Santa’s House, 409 Nebraska St, Sioux City.

Admission to Santa’s House is free.

Children can visit with Santa, create free holiday craft projects, and listen to Christmas stories read by Mrs. Claus and the elves. For a small charge, guests may enjoy delicious treats from Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, have a picture taken with Santa, or purchase raffle tickets. Visitors may also shop Santa’s Gift Shop for affordable gifts - most gifts in Santa’s Gift Shop are less than $5, with nothing more than $10. unitypoint.org/siouxcity.

THROUGH DEC. 31 Honoring Our Armed Services: 18612017, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. Explore the military contributions of Siouxland residents past and present. The exhibit will feature uniforms, weaponry and equipment from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm and the post9/11 wars. It will also highlight important military installations in the Sioux City area during the past 160 years. A slideshow will feature historic photographs of area military installations, service members, and veteran’s organizations. 712-279-6174. siouxcitymuseum.org.

THROUGH JAN. 7 Sioux City Camera Club Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. Annual exhibition of themebased photographs by members of The Sioux City Camera Club. “Rivers” is the common theme for the photographers to consider. This led the photographers .

By documenting the many ways in which we find inspiration from the rivers in our region and beyond, the members of the Sioux City Camera Club encourage us to make our own discoveries. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

712-279-6272. www.siouxcityartcenter.org.

THROUGH JAN. 21 Crafting Tradition: Oaxacan Wood Sculptures, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. The wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca in this exhibition are part of a longstanding tradition for creating folk arts and crafts.

Closed Monday & Holidays. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

712-279-6272. www.siouxcityartcenter.org.

THROUGH MAY 28 Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Women’s Role in Camouflage, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park

Rd., Sioux City. The exhibition comprises 40 U.S. government photographs of American women engaged in camouflage activities during World War I. Curated by Roy R. Behrens, professor of Art/Graphic Design at the University of Northern Iowa.

Closed Monday. 712-224-5242. www. siouxcitylcic.com/.

THROUGH JUNE 13 Serving Her Country: Women in the Military, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Rd., Sioux City. A photo exhibit honoring women veterans in partnership with The Sioux City Journal.

Admission will be free; a reception will follow. The closing program will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. Readers also can hear the vets tell their stories at www. siouxcityjournal.com. www.siouxcitylcic. com.

DEC. 1 1st Friday Coffee, Springboard Coworking, 700 4th St, Sioux City. 1st Friday Coffee is an hour of hearing from a new startup business in Siouxland, networking with leaders from the entrepreneur community and coffee! The speaker has 10 minutes to tell their story of how they got started with their new business and where they see themselves in the future. The audience engages by asking questions and giving feedback. 9 a.m.-10 a.m. springboardcoworking.com.

DEC. 1 Power Praise Strength & Tone, Calvary Lutheran Church, 4400 Central St., Sioux City. Weight lifting class with supervision from certified instructor. Each class includes 10 minute warm-up followed by varying exercises targeting entire body and concludes with stretching. Must bring own weights and mat. Weights are optional. Call 712-202-5052 or check www. kingdomfitliving.com/strength-tone for possible changes in venue. 5:25 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

DEC. 1 Snowshoe Hike, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Come enjoy an evening of hiking by starlight through the hills of the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. If snow amounts are greater than 4 inches, we will strap on a pair of snowshoes and hit the trails.

If the snow amounts are less than that, we will still go for a hike and take in the sights and sounds of the loess hills after dark. Dress for the weather. Wearing comfortable hiking or snow boots with

good ankle support is encouraged. Other items you may wish to bring can include water, a headlamp, and a walking stick or trekking poles. Contact Resource Naturalist Tyler Flammang to reserve snowshoes and with any questions at 712-258-0838 or tflammang@ woodburyparks.org. 6-8 p.m. www. woodburyparks.org.

DEC. 1 Jill Miller Christmas, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. Jill Miller holiday concert benefiting Sunrise Retirement Community. 7-9 p.m. $25, kids 12 and under free. 800-514-ETIX. www. etix.com.

DEC. 1 Friday Night Magic: the Gathering, Games King, 504 Nebraska St., Sioux City.

Standard Magic at 7 p.m. Friday Night. $6 entry fee adds 1.5 packs (rounding up for odd numbers) into the prize pool. Promos to 1st, 2nd and 8 at random. 7-10:45 p.m. $6 entry fee. 712-224-4238. www. facebook.com/gameskingstore/.

DEC. 1 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 years and younger $2 each, Students 6-18 years old: $5 each, Adults 19 years and older: $6 each. Skate rental $3 each.

712-279-6126. webtrac.sioux-city.org.

DEC. 2 Tuba Christmas, Various locations, Sioux City. Players register at Ray’s Midbell Music, 4230 Lancelot Lane, at 8:30 a.m. Rehearsal begins at 9 a.m.

Performances: 11:30 a.m. Brookdale Senior Living; 1 p.m. Southern Hills Mall Center Court and 2 p.m. Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. $10 registration fee for players. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 712-276-0351. midbellmusic.com/.

DEC. 2 Holiday Craft Fair, Sunnybrook Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive, Sioux City. Noon-5 p.m.

DEC. 2 Shopkins Live!, Orpheum Theatre, 520 Pierce Street Suite 280, Sioux City.

Join Jessicake, Bubbleisha, Peppa-Mint, Rainbow Kate, Cocolette, and Polli Polish as they perform the coolest dance moves, sing the latest pop songs, and show off the trendiest fashions. 1 p.m. $28.50$99.50. 712-258-9165. orpheumlive.com/ event/shopkins-live/.

Calendar DEC. 3 Free Dance Lessons, Rodeway Inn & Conference Center, 1401 Zenith Dr, Sioux City. Two-step, cha cha, waltz and pattern dances.

Exercise for health. 2:45 p.m. twostepne1@aol.com, 712-2043646.

DEC. 3 The Nutcracker Ballet, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. Ballet Sioux’s annual winter ballet production will include two professional guest artists performing the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Prince. More than 100 area actors and dancers

will come together to make this timeless classic come to life in Sioux City. Tickets, $20-$40, are available at the Tyson Events Center Box Office. 6-7:30 p.m.

712-255-0972.

DEC. 6 Free Dance Lessons, Rodeway Inn & Conference Center, 1401 Zenith Dr, Sioux City. Line dance and more. No partner needed.

Exercise for health. 6:45 p.m. twostepne1@aol.com, 712-2043646.

DEC. 9 Winter Fun Day and Artist Open House, Dorothy Pecaut

Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Join us for a fun day of winter activities. We plan to have recycled materials crafts for you to create for holiday gifts if you choose. We’ll also have snowshoeing or hiking and other fun indoor and outdoor activities.

Dress appropriately and join us for some family fun! Free! Area artists will also have their artwork on display and available to purchase.

For more information or to be a vendor contact us at 712-2580838. Limited vendor space is available. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. www. woodburyparks.org.

DEC. 9 82nd Annual Little Yellow Dog auction, Ho-Chunk Centre, 600 4th St, Sioux City. Fundraiser for the Sioux City Journal’s Mr. Goodfellow Charities, which buys Christmas gifts for local children in need. The All-America Concert Band will begin a program of Christmas music at 11 a.m. and will play throughout the proceedings. Auction begins at noon. siouxcityjournal.com/ goodfellows/.

DEC. 9 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. vs. Omaha. 7:05

p.m.-9 p.m. $9.50-$20. 712-2247825. www.musketeershockey. com/.

DEC. 12 Nature Tales, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Pre-schoolers, join us with an adult for this special story time about Animal Tracks. We’ll hike too, weather permitting. Please pre-register by calling 712-258-0838 or email tkruid@woodburycountyiowa. gov. 10-11:30 a.m. www. woodburyparks.org.

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Hall Monument Company designs and produces memorials, granite and bronze, for all cemeteries in the tri-state

area. Through the ages the creation of a memorial has been one of the most important forms of remembrance.

Personalize, “To personify, to make personal, to ascribe personal qualities to”, this is how Webster’s describes the term and its definition is never more apparent than when describing the “personalization” of a monument. Did the person being memorialized have a special love in their life, hobby, maybe a favorite poem? If the memorial is for

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Terry’s Turn

Memories of the games we played Recently I was in a hotel lobby and noticed some kids playing a game on a cell phone or some kind of electronic device.

They seemed to be having a good time, but I’m sure whatever it was, it probably cost a lot of money.

It was then I thought back to my childhood and the much simpler and cheaper Terry Turner games we played turnert185@outlook.com way back then.

We had a lot of different games in the ‘50s, and most of them were played outside.

I remember playing “kick the can,”

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but I don’t remember all the rules.

It seems like someone who was “it” kicked a can while the others hid.

Then if one of the players was spotted by whoever was “it,” they both would race back to the can.

Being a typical boy of the period I loved to play in the dirt. My friends and I would gather up our cars and trucks and build roads and small cities in the dirt. We could spend an entire hot, summer day doing that. I can still remember the shocked look on my mother’s face when I finally came inside after a day of digging in the terra firma of our backyard.

She’d look at me and say, “You’re filthy. Get upstairs right now and take a bath! And use soap this time.”

I’d grudgingly go upstairs, start to fill the tub, then realize I could

Director after serving 42 years. Please attend this open house to greet, thank FROM 11 and wish him well during his retirement. 1-4 p.m.

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Welcome - A gathering woodburyparks.org. for people who have DEC. 15 – DEC. 16 relocated to Sioux City, Sioux City Musketeers Sunnybrook Community Hockey, Tyson Events Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. Join us the Dr., Sioux City. vs. second Tuesday of each Bloomington.

7:05-9 p.m. month for an informal $9.50-$20.

712-224-7825. social hour at Sunnybrook www.musketeershockey.

Community Church. If you’ve just relocated to the com/.

DEC. 20 Sioux City area or moved Caregiver Support Group, here a few years ago, we welcome everyone to attend. Faith United Presbyterian Church, 4327 Morningside, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 239-437Sioux City. For all those 1838. siouxcitywelcome. caring for someone with blogspot.com/.

Alzheimer’s disease or DEC. 15 another dementia. 10-11:30 Retirement Open a.m. 712-587-7926.

House for Director Rick DEC. 21 Schneider, Dorothy Pecaut Winter Solstice Nature Center, 4500 Sioux Snowshoe or Hike, Dorothy River Road, Sioux City.

Pecaut Nature Center, Rick Schneider is retiring 4500 Sioux River Road, as Conservation Board

Sioux City. Take a walk or snowshoe in the woods on the shortest day of the year.

If snow amounts are greater than 4 inches, we will strap on a pair of snowshoes and hit the trails. If the snow amounts are less than that, we will still go for a hike to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Dress for the weather and in layers.

Wear comfortable hiking or snow boots with good ankle support. Call 712-2580838 to reserve a pair of snowshoes. 3-4 p.m. www. woodburyparks.org.

DEC. 22 Fourth Fridays Tea & Tour, Mary Treglia Community House, 900 Jennings St, Sioux City.

Learn about your Siouxland community. We will have a quick tour and time to connect with old and new friends. Held on the Fourth Friday of every month! 9-10 a.m.

continue playing, only now it was in water instead of dirt. I’d run down the hall naked and into my room and gather up anything that was seaworthy and head back to the bathroom while hearing my mother yell, “Don’t be running around like that! Get your clothes on and get in that tub!”

I thought about that for a minute, but decided not to take Mom literally.

The sight of that bathtub when I finished is burned into my memory.

It was plain to see where the level of water had been by the brown, disgusting ring around the tub, which of course did not go unnoticed by my mother. “Oh my Gosh!” she’d shout from the bathroom as I was getting dressed in my bedroom. That would be followed by some grumbling that fortunately I couldn’t quite make out.

After my bath she’d check me out to see how well I’d cleaned up. I can still feel her pulling on my ear as she checked inside. “You could plant potatoes in there!” she’d exclaim as she reached for a washcloth and soap. As she scrubbed the inside of my ears, I wondered if I could really grow potatoes in there. That would be cool. I could see the headlines in tomorrow’s paper. “Boy Grows Potatoes in his Own Ears.” It would probably be front page news, above the fold.

Those wonderful days of playing outside and getting unbelievably dirty are long gone. But sometimes I wish I could relive just one day like that. And maybe, just maybe I could get a crop of potatoes.

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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.

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Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services Sioux City Better Business Bureau: 1-800222-1600 City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 279-6109

Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

COUNSELING Catholic Charities: 1601 Military Road, 252-4547 Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 21st, South Sioux City, 494-3337

Connections Area Agency on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900 Lutheran Social Service: 4240 or 800-432-9209. Information and Hickory Lane, 276-1073 referral services, options counseling, case management, nutrition services, Mercy Behavioral Care Center: transportation options, and advocacy 801 5th St., 279-5991 Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833

Siouxland Mental Health: 625 Court St., 252-3871

Elder Abuse Awareness: 1-800362-2178

Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Drive, No. 204, 255-3808

Emergency: 911

EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Fire Department: 279-6314 Police Department: 279-6960 (general) Post Office (Main): 214 Jackson St., 277-6411 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

Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 2550833 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Social Security Administration: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City Community Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 4943259

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

of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610 Food Bank of Siouxland: 1313 11th St., 255-9741 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 2550833

South Sioux City Community Action Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259

SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance South Sioux City Senior CenInformation Program): Inforter: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, mation available from Connections congregate meal site Area Agency on Aging, Siouxland Center for Active Generations, Sunrise St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: Retirement Community, and Mercy 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Senior Community Service EmMedical Center Karen Bergenske ployment Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Siouxland Center for Active HEALTH CARE INFORMATION Generations: 313 Cook St., 255Experienced Works: Siouxland 1729, tax and Medicare insurance Alzheimer’s Association: 201 Workforce Development Center, 2508 (SHIIP) counseling Pierce St., Suite 110, 279-5802.

Fourth St., assistant; Faye Kinnaman, Information and education about Woodbury County Extension 233-9030 ext. 1020 Alzheimer’s disease, support groups Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, and services. 24/7 Helpline: 1-800276-2157 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 272-3900.

Commission of Veterans AfFOOD Dakota County Health Nurse: fairs: 702 Courthouse, 279-6606 402-987-2164 Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, Community Action Agency of 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 Iowa Department of the Blind: Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 2741-800-362-2587 Community Action Agency 1610, energy assistance

Want to make a difference in your local community?

Lifeline: Personal emergency response system: St. Luke’s, 279-3279; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036

Or need some extra $ each month?

Mercy Medical Center: Community Education, 279-2989

Consider joining the Senior Companion Program.

Siouxland Community Health Center: 1021 Nebraska St., 2522477

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

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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, Meals on Wheels: Connections Area social services Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900, volunteer-delivered noon Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., meals (M-F), suggested donation Suite 320, 233-5100, 1-800-897$3.75-$6.50 3840, home health aides/homemaker services, therapy services Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, 233-5494, Siouxland Center for Active skilled nursing care, home health Generations: 313 Cook St., 255aides, homemaker services, waivers 1729, open to the public, $5.25 meals

Foster Grandparent & Senior Companion Programs: Rotary Club of Rock Valley Foundation, 4200 War Eagle Drive, 224-2610

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

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

239-1226

Siouxland District Health: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 or 1-800587-3005 St. Luke’s Health Professionals: 279-3333

HOME HEALTH CARE Boys and Girls Home and Family Services: 2101 Court St., 293-4700 Care Initiatives Hospice: 4301 Sergeant Road, Suite 110, (712)

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

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

HOUSING SIOUX CITY Bickford Senior Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills Drive, 239-2065 or 2396851. Family owned and operated, individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed.

Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 2741610. Carnegie Place 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, Iowa, (712) 943-7025, Affordable, multiple levels of care, studio, one-bedroom, respite Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 West 25th St., 2522726 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276-3821, contact Jennifer Turner.

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

48 independent living apartments, 57 supervised living apartments and three respite apartments Northern Hills Retirement Community: 4000 Teton Trace, 239-9400. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments Northern Hills Assisted Living: 4002 Teton Trace, 239-9402. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments Oakleaf Property Management: 1309 Nebraska St., 255-3665, contact leasing department. Martin Towers, 410 Pierce St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Lane; Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is subsidized housing, rent is based on income.

Prime Assisted Living: 725 Pearl St., 226-6300. Affordable, spacious one-bedroom assisted living apartments for persons 65 and older.

Income guidelines apply. Accept all sources of payment including Title 19 and private pay.

River Heights: 2201 Gibson St., 2022733. This is subsidized housing that is not handicapped accessible.

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

War Eagle Village Apartments: 2800 W. Fourth St., 258-0801, subsidized housing based on income South Sioux City Autumn Park Apartments: 320 East 12th St., 402-494-5393 Dacotah House: 316 East 16th St., 712-274-9125. Subsidized housing, you must be over 62 or handicapped.

Finance

Not-so-golden years? Shielding seniors from financial fraud spotting unauthorized cash withdrawals or charges. Do this by regularly going over your monthly statements.

You can also enlist a trusted family member to do it. Or have them use an app like Mint, which allows users to view bank and card transactions, but not make any withdrawals or charges.

Also check your credit report regularly. You’re entitled to a free report annually. Get it here: https:// www.annualcreditreport. com/index.action

— Equifax, TransUnion and Experian — and ask them to freeze your credit report.

Each agency will charge between $5 and $10.

This doesn’t prevent you from using the credit cards you already have, though you’ll have to ask to pause the freeze if you want to sign up for a new credit account.

Note that the freeze won’t stop unauthorized charges on your existing cards.

comparison, email was cited in 8 percent of complaints, websites in 8 percent, and Your golden years are mail in just 3 percent. Other supposed to be the time methods accounted for 6 SAFEGUARD IMPORTANT when you live off your percent.

DOCUMENTS retirement savings, see The takeaway here? You Keep your ID, checkbook, more of your family and may reduce the chances of dive fully into leisurely pur- bank statements, utility being the victim of financial suits. Unfortunately, they’re bills and other documents fraud if you screen your with details that could be also the years when you’ll calls. mined to open unauthorized be a prime target of finan“Stop picking up your credit in your name locked cial scams. phone,” said Nofziger. By or out of view from relaSeniors tend to have savnot answering the phone, tives and caregivers. ings, steady income from you deny a potential scamSome studies suggest that Social Security, money in mer “an opportunity to confraud and theft perpetrated retirement accounts and vince you about whatever SCREEN CALLS by family members and other assets, like a home they’re pitching.”

Among fraud complaints others known to the victim that they own. As they age, Never divulge any perFREEZE YOUR CREDIT REPORT called into the Federal the elderly can also become makes up the majority of sonal or financial informaConsider freezing your Trade Commission’s the cases of elderly finanmore vulnerable to being credit report, which guards Consumer Sentinel Network tion to anyone who calls you cial fraud, Karp said. fleeced, especially if they unexpectedly. Companies against having unauthorized (CSN) last year, some 77 live alone, are struggling and government agencies accounts opened. percent of them listed the with illness or begin to show MONITOR YOUR ACCOUNTS Keeping tabs on your bank Contact the three major phone as the way that scam- won’t ask for such details signs of cognitive decline. over the phone. and credit cards is key to credit reporting agencies mers made contact. By Here are some steps

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