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Signs your aging parents need help managing their finances

BY SARAH SKIDMORE SELL Associated Press‌

It’s inevitable. As we age, our bodies and our brains change, and not always like fine wine.

Cognitive skills decline as part of the normal aging process and in turn, so do some of our financial management skills.

Research shows that financial decision-making peaks around age 53, and by age 60 our ability to process new information starts to slow. The shift happens at a different pace for everyone, and it can be accelerated by medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. While some people are capable of managing their own finances throughout their lifetime, others may find their skills suffering.

The impact could be as benign as paying a utility bill twice, or something worse, like falling prey to a scam.

Experts say there are signs that children or spouses can watch out for that will help them know when it’s time to step in and help an older relative with their finances.

“This will probably happen to someone you love or to you,” said Bill Hensley, director of education at the National Endowment for Financial Education.

“The way to deal with it is to plan ahead. Plan ahead, prepare for the worst, put those safeguards in place.”

A new study from the University of Alabama, with support from the NEFE, has identified five signs that aging may be impacting someone’s financial decision making.

The study looked at up to seven years of financial skill performance among cognitively normal older adults. The warning signs of financial decline it found are: ■■Taking longer to complete everyday financial tasks; ■■Missing key details in financial documents; ■■Having difficulty with everyday math; ■■Showing decreased understanding of common financial concepts; ■■Having difficulty identifying risks in an investment opportunity.

Seeing any of these signs doesn’t mean an elderly relative needs to have their checkbook taken away immediately.

But they can be a warning that decline is occurring. And that can be a sign that help is needed.

“Hopefully we are helping people understand the importance of planning ahead so that you are not the victim of your own cognitive decline, or someone else taking advantage of that,” Hensley said.

Unfortunately, this planning often doesn’t occur until after an illness, death or other unfortunate event. But ideally, people should be putting plans and

documents into place to protect themselves by midlife or earlier.

Here are a few tips on how to prepare:

START THE CONVERSATION

If possible, begin talking about how you want your financial matters handled early, before things go awry. Talk to your spouse, your children and other loved ones about your preferences and game plan.

If initiating the conversation about someone else, do so gently. Ask them where basic documents such as a will are stored, or if they even exist. Another effective tactic is to start by saying “I’m thinking of doing X, Y or Z for myself, what have you done?”

Experts also suggest pointing to a loved one’s death or something in popular culture as a starting point. Financial planners say requests for medical directives jumped after the 2005 death of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose family fought a yearslong right-to-die case.

This isn’t a conversation that will, or should, happen in one sitting.

“Assure them we aren’t taking over your finances, but we want to make sure you are protected,” said Amy Florian, whose business specializes in teaching people how to support and interact with those going through lifechanging events.

People often avoid

these conversations because they are uncomfortable talking about money or thinking about death. Florian says to be clear that this isn’t about dying, it’s about living and taking the burdens off your family.

“It’s about living the way you want to until you take your last breath,” she said.

“There are things you can’t control, but control what you can.”

ESTABLISH YOUR TEAM

Pick a team to help monitor and potentially step in if your financial skills start to deteriorate. This can include family, friends or others you trust.

Assign roles to everyone involved: name someone to serve as your medical decision maker should you need one, and someone to act as your financial power of attorney. And consider whether you want one person in charge, or if you want some checks and balances in place.

Talk to everyone involved to make sure they are comfortable with their role.

CREATE ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS

Get some basic legal documents in place to ensure your wishes can be carried out.

At a minimum, write a will, a medical directive and a financial inventory listing all your financial accounts, assets and insurance policies.

Keep these documents

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Retirement

Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the United States and seeing the world,” Mitchell said.

McCowen’s rent in Newly widowed, Kay Ajijic, a community outMcCowen quit her job, side Guadalajara near sold her house, applied Mexico’s Lake Chapala, for Social Security and is half of what she was retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her paying in Texas. And since the weather is husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed moderate, utility bills are inexpensive. away in 2012.

In some countries, “I wanted to find a Mitchell said, retirees place where I could also may find it less afford to live off my expensive to hire someSocial Security,” she said. “The weather here one to do their laundry, clean, cook and even prois so perfect, and it’s a vide long-term care than beautiful place.” in the United States.

She is among a McCowen has a growing number of community of other Americans who are American retirees retiring outside the nearby and has adjusted United States. The well. number grew 17 perBut for others there cent between 2010 and are hurdles to overcome 2015 and is expected to to adjust to life in a difincrease over the next ferent country.

10 years as more baby Viviana Rojas, an boomers retire. associate professor at Just under 400,000 the University of Texas American retirees are at San Antonio, says the now living abroad, biggest obstacle is not according to the Social Security Administration. speaking the language or knowing the culture.

The countries they “Many of the people have chosen most often: Canada, Japan, Mexico, we interviewed said Germany and the United they spoke Spanish, but they actually spoke Kingdom. very little Spanish,” Retirees most often said Rojas, who is writcite the cost of living a book about retiring as the reason for ees in Mexico. “They moving elsewhere didn’t have the capacsaid Olivia S. Mitchell, ity of speaking enough director of the Pension Spanish to meet their Research Council basic needs like going at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton to the doctor or to the store.”

School.

Access to health care “I think that many people retire when they also can be a challenge.

While retirees still can are in good health and receive Social Security they are interested in benefits, Medicare is not stretching their dollars

BY MARIA ZAMUDIO The Associated Press‌

available to those living abroad, Mitchell said.

Joseph Roginski, 71, says that while the cost of living is higher in Japan, access to health care is not. “Things are very expensive here. It is impossible to live off Social Security alone,” said Roginski, who was stationed in Japan in 1968. “But health insurance is a major factor in staying here.”

The former military language and intelligence specialist said he pays $350 annually to be part of Japan’s national health insurance. His policy covers 70 percent of his costs. The rest is covered by a secondary insurance program for retired military personnel.

Japan experienced biggest growth, 42 percent, of American retirees than any other country between 2010 and 2014, according to data from the Social Security Administration.

The large U.S. military presence in the country may be a factor.

There are more than 50,000 U.S. military servicemen and -women stationed in Japan. The presence is so large that in the island of Okinawa, the U.S. military occupies about 19 percent of the area, according to Ellis S. Krauss, professor emeritus of Japanese politics and policy-making at the University of California, San Diego.

Roginski, who volun-

teers for the Misawa Air Base Retiree Activities Office, said he helps connect more than 450 retirees and their families living in Northern Japan with resources.

He said he would never move back to the United States.

“We have a real strong sense of security here,” he said. “I can leave my door unlocked and no one will take anything.

When I go to another country I feel nervous, but when I come back I feel like I’m home.”

Mexico has become

home for retired firefighter, Dan Williams, 72, and his wife, Donna, 68. The couple has been living near the same retirement community in Lake Chapala for 14 years.

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“The climate and the medical services are very good,” Williams said.

Williams teaches painting to adults and children and puts together a monthly magazine for the local American Legion. He is also a member of the Lake Chapala Society, which offers daily activities for American retirees.

It was those same services that attracted McCowen to the region.

“Before moving, I found out how many widowed and divorced women lived here,” she said. “There is comfort in numbers.”

She says she loves being in a lively community.

“I see older people walking year round. I see them all over the place even in their wheelchairs. If they were in the U.S., they would probably be in a nursing home,” she said. “I don’t think I could move back.” ___ EDITOR’S NOTE — Maria Ines Zamudio is studying aging and workforce issues as part of a 10-month fellowship at The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which joins NORC’s independent research and AP journalism. The fellowship is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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In this photo taken May 13, 2011, Joseph Roginski, right, holds a package in a storeroom of the Misawa City Hall in Japan, where donations of clothing and supplies were being kept for earthquake relief efforts.

He says that while the cost of living is higher in Japan, access to health care is not.

“Things are very expensive here. It is impossible to live off Social Security alone,” said Roginski, who was stationed in Japan in 1968.

“But health insurance is a major factor in staying here.”

The former military language and intelligence specialist said he pays $350 annually to be part of Japan’s national health insurance. His policy covers 70 percent of his costs. The rest is covered by a secondary insurance program for retired military personnel.

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Finances FROM PAGE 4

in a safe place and let your team know where to access them.

Seek professional assistance from a lawyer, estate planner or

financial planner along the way if needed.

Florian also suggests that people prepare a “diminishing capacity letter” giving permission to a financial planner or other professional to contact loved ones if they believe

their mental capacity is weakening.

“Be proactive, plan as if this will happen, even if it never does, have a plan in case it does.”

MANAGE YOUR PLAN It’s important for families to be in sync about what needs to happen if it becomes necessary to take over a loved one’s financial decisions, said

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Sprawling White Sands Range has history museum, missile park

BY TERRY TURNER‌

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – The sprawling White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico is where the United States Army tests many of its latest weapons.

The site is probably best known as the place where the first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945.

While most of the base is off limits to civilian visitors, just inside the main gate is a missile park displaying all the missiles and rockets tested there, and nearby is a museum telling the history of White Sands. Both are open to the public.

Up until the 1800s the New Mexico desert was largely ignored by most people and even scorned by some. It was said that in 1848 a young military officer was sent to the area after the Mexican– American War to report on what the United States had won. The young officer’s name was William Tecumseh Sherman, who would go on to become a successful Union General during the Civil War. When Sherman reported back to Washington, D.C., he told President Zachary Taylor, “Sir, we may have to go to war with Mexico again.” The president was shocked and asked why that would be. Sherman replied, “To make them take the damned place back.”

If you go What: White Sands Missile Range Museum.

A replica of the original Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, is one of the displays at the White Sands Missile Park. The Trinity Site at White Sands Missile Range was where the first atomic bomb was tested.

Where: In south-central New Mexico off US Highway 70 between Las Cruces and Alamogordo.

The museum is just inside the Las Cruces/ Alamogordo Main Post Gate. Before entering the base go to the visitor center to get a pass and directions to the museum.

Hours: Open year round.

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the week and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Closed Sundays and holidays.

Admission: Free.

More info: Visit the website at www.wsmr-history.org or call (575) 678-3358.

Army’s WAC Corporal and the Loon, which was the Navy’s version of the German WWII weapon the V-1 rocket.

There are also modern missiles like the Terry Turner photos The Pershing II missile is one of the largest missiles on Pershing II and Patriot. display at the White Sands Missile Park in New Mexico.

The White Sands Missile Park includes everything from the There are more than 50 The Pershing II was a mobile, intermediate-range ballistic early days of rocket and missile research along with the missile deployed by the U.S. Army at American bases in West items on display. modern Pershing II and Patriot. There are more than 50 Germany beginning in 1983. items on display.

Inside the museum are artifacts from the But many years later, The first major weap- ert. It generated the er location called Hot prehistoric culture of after WWII began, the on to be tested at White destructive power of Target Areas where the area along with Army started looking Sands was the atomic 15,000 to 20,000 tons of real warheads are used. the story of the Old for a remote place to bomb. On the mornTNT. The tower holding The first thing visiWest in New Mexico test weapons and they ing of July 16, 1945, the bomb was vaportors see at White Sands and displays about the found it at White Sands. the bomb was detoized. after entering the main missile range. Since The huge, desolate area nated. Scientists and After the war White gate is the Missile Park every missile or rocket was perfect for their dignitaries positioned Sands continued to test displaying a variety launched had to be phoneeds. The range is an themselves 10,000 other less destructive of missiles and rocktographed, there are amazing 3,200 square yards from the site to military weapons, rock- ets tested at the base. numerous film and still miles, making it as observe the explosion. ets and missiles. The These include everycameras once used at large as Rhode Island The mushroom cloud test range now has an thing from the early the range. Also on disand Delaware put roared 40,000 feet in area for testing high days of rocket and mis- play in the museum are together. the air above the despower lasers and anoth- sile research, like the several

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control stations used for tracking the missiles.

One display in the museum is dedicated to the Missile Tracking dogs at White Sands.

When a missile is launched it can travel miles downrange before returning to earth.

During the 1960s scientists were having a difficult time tracking the missiles even though they carried instruments on board that transmitted their location and they were tracked by radar. The solution was to coat the missiles before launch with squalene, a shark liver oil almost odorless to humans but easily detected by dogs.

After the missile’s general landing area was located by radar, dogs and their handlers were taken to the site by car or helicopter. The dogs usually found the missile within an hour.

The museum also has a gift shop with paintings and sculptures from local artists Terry Turner photos along with a variety Although it looks like a flying saucer, the Balloon Launched Decelerator Test Vehicle was used to test the Viking Mars Lander Decelerator in a simulated of clothing, books and atmosphere of Mars. souvenirs relating to New Mexico and White Sands.

Inside the museum are artifacts from the prehistoric Small missiles and rockets once tested at White Sands are on display in the museum. culture of the area.

Since every missile or rocket launched had to be photographed, there are numerous film and still cameras that were once used at the range on display in the museum.

Also on display in the museum are several control stations used for tracking the missiles.

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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 is now on display. 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; a reception will follow the program. 712-2245242.. www.siouxcitylcic.com.

Through February

Women of Excellence Nominations, Women Aware, 520 Nebraska St. #237, Sioux City. Nominate a remarkable woman in one of six categories, including “Women of Promise”for under age 18, or nominate a man in Men of Excellence category.Women of Excellence Nomination forms available from Women Aware, by calling 712-2584174, or 1 800-465-6165. Form can be downloaded from website. Award recipients will be announced at the banquet, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. $55. womenawarescia. org/.

Through Feb. 5

The LeGrand Collection: A Regional Reflection, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. This exhibition will feature a significant portion of the nearly fifty artworks in the donation by Sioux Cityan Ritch LeGrand. Closed Mondays and Holidays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 712-279-6272. www.siouxcityartcenter.org/.

Through Feb. 19

Photographs by Robert E. Gillespie, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. Sioux City artist Robert E. Gillespie has been an avid amateur photographer since acquiring his first camera as a young boy in 1959. The exhibition contains nearly two dozen prints, including several large panoramic prints. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.siouxcityartcenter.org.

the precise craftsmanship of a trained draftsperson. Closed Monday and holidays.

10 a.m.-9 p.m. www.siouxcityartcenter.org.

History of Brewing in Sioux City, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., Sioux City. History of Brewing in Sioux City details early breweries such as Rudolph Seltzer’s Pioneer Brewery, which opened in 1860 as the city’s first major brewery, and concludes with Jackson Street Brewery, a taproom owned by brewer Dave Winslow that operates across the street from the museum. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www. siouxcitymuseum.org/.

hike to try and hear owls calling in the night.

Pre-registration is appreciated. Dress for the weather. 7-8 p.m. 712-258-0838.. www. woodburyparks.org.

Tesla, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., TESLA’s music is often referred to as heavy metal, but is better described as blues metal. 8-11 p.m. $40.50-$80.25. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

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Demonstrations of cutting-edge photography techniques, Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, 900 Larson Park Road, Sioux City. Presentations by the Sioux City Through May 28 Camera Club. 2-3 p.m. www.sccameraclub. ”Korea Remembered” photo exhibit, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen org/.

World Championship ICE Racing Series, Park Road, Sioux City. A photo exhibit honoring Siouxland veterans of the Korean Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. Featuring the biggest names in War produced by Journal newsroom staff. professional motorcycle ice racing. 7:30 712-224-5242. www.siouxcitylcic.com. p.m. $20-$25. 800-514-3849. tysoncenter.

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James Johann with Ronnie & Donnie, Sioux City Symphony, Orpheum Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. Singer3rd St., Sioux City. Comedy. 8-10 p.m. songwriter John Ondrasik, best known by $16.05-$26.75. 844-222-7625. https://www. his stage name, Five For Fighting, joins the hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com. symphony for an evening of fan favorites.

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Mark Eddie & Ben Jones, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. Comedy. 8-10 p.m. $16.05-$26.75. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Feb. 9

2017 Face Off For Charity, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City.

Applebee’s dinner, featuring Musketeers players serving dinner on the ice at the Tyson Events Center. Additional silent auctions during the Musketeers games, Feb. 10 and 11. Proceeds go to support Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc. Doors open at 5 p.m. Call for reservations.

6-8 p.m. $25 adults, $10 children (10 and under). 712-252-2116. www. boysandgirlshome.com.

Sioux City Camera Club meetings, First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska St., Sioux City. The Sioux City Camera Club meets on the second and last Thursday of the month. Guests are welcome. Parking is available in the parking lot on the north side of the church. Enter through the lowerlevel. 7-9:30 p.m. 712-234-2729.. www. siouxcitycameraclub.com.

Feb. 10

Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. vs. Chicago. 7:05 p.m. $9.50-$20. 712-2247825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

Dylan Scott & LANco, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City.

Country music. 8-11 p.m. $15-$35. 844222-7625. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity. com.

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Bagels & Birds, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Prepare for the upcoming Great Back Feb. 3 – Feb. 19 Yard Bird Count. View and Feb. 7 Escanaba in da Moonlight, Sioux City count birds at the Dorothy Seed Starting, South Sioux City Public Community Theatre, 1401 Riverside Blvd, Pecaut Nature Center bird Through March 12 Library, 2121 Dakota Ave., South Sioux Sioux City. An SCCT reprise of one of our feeders while we snack Contour Paintings by Jodi Whitlock, City. Learn how to start your own plants, best-loved comedies. Shows 7:30 p.m. on tasty bagels. This Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska tomatoes, peppers, etc. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 402Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. program is free of charge St, Sioux City. This exhibition presents 494-7500. www.southsiouxcity.org/library.

7:30 p.m. $18 adults, $15 students, $12 and open to the public. paintings that are based on straightforward Tangled Yarns, South Sioux City Public children ages 3-12, children under 3 are Please pre-register. For more vintage portrait photographs. Closed Library, 2121 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux free. 712-233-2719.. www.SCCTheatre.org. information call 712-258-0838 or Monday and holidays. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. www.

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Ben Pratt, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Owl Prowl, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, p.m. to ply their needlecraft and to teach Nebraska St, Sioux City. Ben Pratt combines 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Meet a one another new techniques in crochet, PLEASE SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 13 his creativity and knowledge of art with knitting and other needle work. 6:30-7:30 live owl, learn about owls and take a short 12 | Prime | www.siouxlandprime.com

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Presbyterian Church, 4327 Morningside, Sioux City. For all those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another FROM PAGE 12 dementia. 10-11:30 a.m. 712-587-7926..

John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party, Auggie Smith, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. Comedy.

111 3rd St., Sioux City. John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party” is the official live and 8-10 p.m. $16.05-$26.75. 844-222-7625. authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour.

Feb. 16 6:30-8 p.m. $15-$44. 844-222-7625. www.

History at High Noon: Sioux City Brews, hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Sioux City Public Museum, 607 Fourth St., The Film Lounge, Stoney Creek Hotel Sioux City. A free photographic presentation & Conference Center, Palmer’s Pub, 300 featuring a different topic each month.

Third St., Sioux City. Join us to celebrate Attendees are invited to bring their own filmmaking in Iowa at the “The lunches. 12:05-1:05 p.m. 712-279-6174..

Film Lounge” Watch Party, siouxcitymuseum.org/history-at-high-noon. hosted by the Sioux Feb. 17 City International Film Festiva. Watch Marty Stuart, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Iowa movies, and Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. 8-11 meet filmmakers! p.m. $42.8 -$80.25.844-222-7625.. https:// The event kicks www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com. off the 2017 Sioux City Feb. 18 International Film Festival. 7-9 p.m. www.

Attack of the Killer Dodgeball siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Tournament, Morningside College Hindman Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Hobb HPER Center, 1501 Morningside Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City.

Ave., Sioux City.

Teams can register by vs. Tri-City. 7:05 p.m. $9.50-$20. 712-224calling 712-274-1610 ext.

206. Teams must 7825. www.musketeershockey.com. consist of 5 men and 5 women 14 years Feb. 12 old or older. The public is encouraged to Rockin’ ALS Awareness Benefit Concert, come and watch the tournament and cheer Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, on your favorite team. Admission to the 111 3rd St., Sioux City. All proceeds from tournament is a free will donation. $500 a donations and silent auction items will go to team. 712-274-1610. www.facebook.com/ benefit local people with ALS. Must be 21 siouxlanddodgeball. or older to attend. 2-6 p.m. 844-222-7625.

Bridal Fair, Marina Inn Hotel & www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Conference Center, 385 E 4th St, South All-America Concert Band, Eppley Sioux City. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $7. www.

Auditorium, Morningside College, 3625 bridalfair.com/.

Garretson Ave., Sioux City. Benefits CarneySteins and Vines Beer and Wine Hogan Scholarship Fund. Conductor Larry Festival, Sioux City Convention Center, Williams. 2:30 p.m. $10.

801 Fourth Street , Sioux City. Sample beers and wines from Feb. 14 across the area with Nature Tales, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. many local options.

Pre-schoolers, join us with an adult for this Admission includes 50 sample tickets for any special story time about owls. We’ll hike too, weather permitting. Please pre-register beer or wine, coffee and food samples, seminars, by calling 712-258-0838 or email tkruid@ live entertainment and woodburycountyiowa.gov. 10-11:30 a.m. souvenir tasting glass. www.woodburyparks.org.

Must be 21 or older.

Saving Seeds, South Sioux City Public Advance tickets at 800-514-ETIX or at www.

Library, 2121 Dakota Ave., South Sioux City. etix.com. VIP tickets are $40 and gets you Learn the process for saving seeds from entry to VIP room with appetizers catered year to year. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 402-494-7500. from Sneakys Chicken from noon-1 p.m. www.southsiouxcity.org/library/.

Designated driver tickets are $10 and can Feb. 15 be purchased day of event. 1-4 p.m. $25 Caregiver Support Group, Faith United advanced, $35 day of event. steinsvines.

com.

STARS Denim & Dreams Goes to Mardi Gras, Marina Inn Conference Center, 385 E 4th St, South Sioux City. Enjoy a night of Mardi Gras revelry with music and performances by Krewe de Charlie Sioux and Soccora Performing Arts Studio. All proceeds benefit STARS sponsored animal assisted therapies to improve the well being of individuals with disabilities throughout Siouxland. Costumes are encouraged. 5:3010 p.m. $75 per person. 712-239-5042. scstars.org.

Rob Schneider with Jeff Richards, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. Emmy-nominated actor Rob Schneider is known the world over for his trademark blend of character and comedic acting. 7-9 p.m. $20-$53. 844-222-7625. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Ballet Des Moines, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. The dance company will present Triple Bill: 3-3-3 at The Orpheum Theatre. Triple Bill: 3-3-3 by Ballet Des Moines features three short ballets by three choreographers in one evening of dance. Tickets available at the Tyson Events Center box office or online. 7:30 p.m. $14-$48. 800514-3849. orpheumlive.com.

Sioux City. The last Wednesday of every month.Sponsored by Support Siouxland Soldiers. 9-11 a.m.

Documentary Night, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third St., Sioux City. The best SHORT documentary films (30 minutes or less) will be presented at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, in Gallery A. You will be surprised. 7-10 p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Willie Farrell, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. Willie Farrell has been one of the country’s most requested corporate performers for the past 10 years. 8-10 p.m. $16.05$26.75. 844-222-7625. https://www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Feb. 23

Afternoon Re-Play of Documentary Night, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third St., Sioux City.

Wednesday evening we showed the best short documentaries, and now you can see these great docs on Thursday afternoon.

Tickets are just $5. 1-3 p.m. www. siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Filmmaker Workshop, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third St., Sioux City. Round-table discussion with filmmakers. 3-4 p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest. org/.

Short Shorts! 5 minutes or less, Stoney Feb. 19 Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Silent Film at the Orpheum, Orpheum Third St., Sioux City. Enjoy a fast-paced Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. program of really short films: 5 minutes or Enjoy classic short silent films, with less. You won’t believe the range of styles.

LIVE accompaniment on the Mighty Some are mini-movies, some are animated, Wurlitzer Organ by Jeff Rapsis. Sunday’s some funny - maybe even scary! Perfect for performance will include two short comedy people with short attention spans. You will films, a short break, and then the 1924 LOVE it! 7-10 p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest.

Buster Keaton comedy, ‘Sherlock Jr.’, which org/. runs 44 minutes and is a real stunner. You Feb. 24 won’t be able to figure out how Keaton Afternoon Re-Play of Short Shorts, performed all the crazy stunts and effects Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, almost a hundred years ago. 2-5 p.m. www.

300 Third St., Sioux City. Enjoy the short siouxcityfilmfest.org/. shorts we presented Thursday night. Fun! Feb. 21 – Feb. 23 1-3 p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Chicago The Musical, Orpheum Theater, Workshop with Filmmakers, Stoney 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. CHICAGO has Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third everything that makes Broadway great: a St., Sioux City. Round-table discussion and universal tale of fame, fortune and all that hands-on learning with filmmakers. 3-4:30 jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest.org/. and the most astonishing dancing you’ve Horror Night, Stoney Creek Hotel & ever seen. 7:30 p.m. 712-279-4850. $32.50- Conference Center, 300 Third St., Sioux $67.50. 800-514-3849. OrpheumLive.com. City. OMG! Short, scary films! This is the night for you if you are a fan of suspense, Feb. 22 Waffles for Warriors, 1551 Indian Hill Dr. PLEASE SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 14 Suite 102, 1551 Indian Hill Dr. Suite 102, February 2017 | 13

Health

What are early signs of Alzheimer’s disease? disease to look for as we get older.

The Sun Herald‌ The Alzheimer’s You’re deep in a conAssociation offers versation with a friend these 10 early signs and suddenly you can’t and symptoms you remember an acquainmight want to consider tance’s name. if an aging friend or You can see her face. loved one’s behavior That name is almost, has changed recently. almost there. But not They could signal quite.

Alzheimer’s or another Blushing, you form of dementia. laugh, call it “a senior “Every individual moment” and move on. may experience one or Five minutes later, that more of these signs in person’s name comes to you. You might overlook a different degree. If you notice any of them, it, but then you might please see a doctor,” alz. wonder, “Am I losing org says. my memory? Should I MEMORY LOSS THAT DISRUPTS be concerned?”

DAILY LIFE Probably not. We all There’s forgetting have memory lapses that name, and then every now and then, there’s forgetting someand with information thing you just learned overload on a daily or asking the same basis, it’s no wonder. questions repeatedly.

But there are some New, extreme reliance signs of Alzheimer’s

BY TAMMY SMITH

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NOT recommended for children under 16 or those with weak hearts! Medical professionals will NOT be standing by. 7-10 p.m. www.siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. vs. Lincoln. 7:05 p.m. $9.50-$20. 712-2247825.. www.musketeershockey.com/.

Brothers Osborne with Me and My Brother, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. 8-11 p.m. $21.40-$48.15. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Feb. 25

7th Annual Winter Bike SUX Ride, Miles Inn, 2622 Leech Ave, Sioux City. Starting at

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on memory prompts, such as lists, is another sign.

DIFFICULTY PLANNING OR SOLVING PROBLEMS

A family member might have trouble following a recipe that has been a kitchen staple for 30 years or keeping track of monthly bills.

DIFFICULTY COMPLETING FAMILIAR TASKS

This includes losing your way to the church you attend regularly or to a friend’s house, or forgetting the rules of SEC football when you’ve been a fan since your college days.

TIME OR PLACE CONFUSION

forget what month or season of the year it is.

TROUBLE WITH SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS

This can affect driving or walking. It includes trouble judging distance, color and contrast.

NEW SPEAKING OR WRITING DIFFICULTIES

One example is being in the middle of a conversation with friends and suddenly be unable to continue in the conversation, perhaps unable to continue a thought or to keep up with what others are saying. The person may struggle with oncefamiliar words or call things the wrong name.

In addition to forgetting where they are MISPLACING ITEMS, DIFFICULTY or how they got there, those possibly suffering BACKTRACKING We all misplace from Alzheimer’s might

Miles Inn (they will open at 8 a.m., group photo at 8:45, we leave at 9 a.m. Stops include: Half Moon, Whiskey Dick’s, Bob Roe’s, Paxton Tap, Tav on the Ave and ending back at Miles Inn. Optional stops at Jim’s Lounge and Pete’s 20th. This is a free will ride. Costumes are encouraged! Having fun is required. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Legislative Town Hall, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 4th St., Sioux City. The League of Women Voters of Sioux City is sponsoring a Legislative Town Hall meeting.

The public is invited to attend and share questions or concerns with their elected representatives. Legislators will be asked to comment on their current activities in the legislature, followed by questions from the audience. 10-11:30 a.m. 712-251-1008.

Best of the Midwest, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. Saturday afternoon, see the BEST short films from Iowa and the area around us on the BIG

things, but a person with early onset of Alzheimer’s might put them in unusual locations (car keys in the freezer, for example).

Once the item is misplaced, the person has difficulty retracing steps to locate it. The person might accuse others of stealing, and this problem can increase over time.

POOR JUDGMENT

The scary incidents include giving large sums of money to strangers, but more subtle signs include a marked decrease in grooming or keeping themselves clean.

WITHDRAWAL FROM ACTIVITIES This includes withdrawing from clubs, sports or social gatherings that once brought

screen at the beautifully restored Orpheum Theater. Some amazing films are produced right here in the Midwest, and you are going to be impressed and satisfied.

Huge range of film styles, and every film is 30 minutes or less. 1:30-4 p.m. www. siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Festival Showcase, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. The big final night of the 2017 Sioux City International Film Festival. See the most amazing short films from around the USA and the world. PLUS we will showcase the VERY BEST films from the previous nights of documentaries and short shorts. After the show, stick around to vote for the grand prize winners and snack on hors d’oeuvres as we compile the results. YOU determine who wins! 7-10 p.m. www. siouxcityfilmfest.org/.

Noah Towns and The Other Brothers, Marty’s Tap, 1306 Court St, Sioux City. Part

enjoyment. The person might have trouble following the rules of the sport, or because they can tell something is amiss, they want to avoid others so the problems are less likely to be detected.

MOOD, PERSONALITY CHANGES

Has someone close to you who is aging suddenly become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxious?

Is that person touchy if serious lapses are noted? Is he or she easily upset at home or somewhere out of the comfort zone?

The Alzheimer’s Association advises scheduling an appointment with a doctor if these signs are apparent. The sooner they are addressed, the sooner help will be available.

of the 8-week Tiny Stage Concert Series.

9:30 p.m.

Feb. 26

Woodbury County Conservation Foundation Annual Meeting, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. The Annual Meeting will be followed by a program with ZooMobile from the Great Plains Zoo. 1:30-2 p.m.

712-258-0838. www.woodburyparks.org.

ZooMobile and Great Plains Zoo presents All About Animals, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. The Zoo comes to the Nature Center. Explore the characteristics of creepy crawlies and the “big five:” mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Come and meet some live animals in this free program. Sponsored by the Woodbury County Conservation Foundation. 2-3 p.m. 712-258-0838. www. woodburyparks.org.

Terry’s Turn TERRY’S TURN

A Valentine’s Day mistake that worked out

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t’s February, the month with a day of romance – Valentine’s Day, February 14. I did some checking on the history of Valentine’s Day and discovered it was named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century. But my experiTERRY ence with TURNER Valentine’s Day only goes back to the 5th grade.

I’m sure we did things for Valentine’s Day before that but it was around 5th grade that I discovered those wonderful and highly complex creatures called, girls.

From then on Valentine’s

Day took on a whole new meaning.

A few days before Valentine’s Day our teacher announced that we should all get enough valentines to give one to each student in the class. When I got home I told my mother I needed valentines and she suggested I make some. I quickly rejected that idea as being way too much work. My mother reluctantly gave me some money and I went to the variety store in our neighborhood and bought valentines for everyone in the class. I didn’t really want to buy the boys any cards but it was a requirement to get one

for every student in the class, even the boys.

The night before the big day I dutifully sat down at the kitchen table and signed all my cards. I tried to separate the ones that were a little mushy from the ones that were a little tamer. The mushy ones would go to girls.

I picked one and set it aside. This one was special and it would go to a special girl. This was a girl I admired from afar. I admired her from afar because at the time I was way too shy to express my undying love in person to her or anyone else. In reality it must not have been undying love since I can’t remember her

name. Nevertheless I selected the mushiest of the mushy cards to give to what’s her name.

The next morning I gathered up my cards and headed to school. I might not be able to talk to my 5th grade goddess but at least I could express my love with that card. It was a perfect plan but like most of my perfect plans this one too went astray.

The time came for everyone to march around the room and deposit their cards in the makeshift containers we had taped to the front of our desks.

I nervously walked around the room putting one card in every box. As I got close to

my beloved I looked for that special card.

There were only a few left but it was gone! I had put it in someone else’s box by mistake!

I looked around the room and tried to figure out who got my secret sweetheart’s card but I had no idea. I finished delivering my cards and reluctantly sat down devastated by what had just happened.

It was about that time I noticed Fred, the biggest kid in class and my arch enemy glaring at me while holding a valentine.

And not just any valentine. It was the one for my secret sweetheart.

My heart sank as I imagined getting pummeled

by Fred on the play-

ground, on the long walk home and probably other places in between for giving him the valentine designated for my love.

I worried about that all day, but, like so many other things I worry about, nothing happened.

I don’t know if Fred thought I was a little weird or what but he never bothered me that day. As a matter of fact he never came near me again.

So even though I didn’t get my mushy valentine to my sweetheart, I did manage to rid myself of a bully, so it turned out to be a pretty good Valentine’s Day. Terry Turner is a Prime writer who can be reached at turnert185@outlook.com.

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SENIOR ACTIVITIES Media Art Class, Fitness with Dixie of Recover Health; 10 a.m. Blood Pressures/St. Luke’s; 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; Noon Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Bridge, 500, Friday Dance Feb. 6: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga with Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Poker, Beginning Dup. Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Computer 1-on-1 (Preregister), Tap Class; 9:45 a.m.

Review Tai Chi; 10 a.m. Knitting & Crocheting; 11:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch;12:30 p.m. Mexican Train, Movie “P.S. I Love You;” 1 p.m.

Pinochle, American Mah Jong, Woodcarving; 2 p.m. Walking off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness with SIOUXLAND CENTER Kelly FOR ACTIVE GENERATIONS Feb. 7: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Siouxland Center for Active Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Penny Generations, 313 Cook St., is Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. a.m. Painting Class; 9:45 a.m.

Monday through Friday.

Blood Pressures/ YMCA; 10 a.m.

Weekly classes, programs: Creative Writing, Walking off the Feb. 1: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; Fitness w/ YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi; Yoga w/ Dixie of Recover Health, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 11:45 a.m. Adaptive Aerobics; a.m. Computer 1-on-1 (Pre12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny register/Pre-pay), Painting Class; Bingo; 1 p.m. Scrabble, Balance 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit Class w/ YMCA Instr., Painting after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show; Class, Pitch; 2 p.m. Ping Pong 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11:30 Feb. 8: 8:30 a.m. Enhance a.m. Lunch, Jam Session; 12:30 Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. p.m. Beginning Bridge; 1 p.m.

Choreographed Ballroom, Coloring Yoga w/ Dixie of Recover Health, Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m. a.m. Computer 1-on-1 (Pre1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. register/Pre-pay), Painting Class; Fitness with Kelly Feb. 2: 8:30 a.m. Penny Bingo; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk 8:45 a.m. Beg. 1 Line Dance; 9 a.m. Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Drum Circle; Show; 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 9:45 a.m. Beg. 2 Line Dance; 10 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 12:30 a.m. Book Club, Walking off the p.m. Beginning Bridge; 1 p.m.

Pounds, Men’s Club; 11 a.m.

Choreographed Ballroom, Coloring Advanced Line Dance;11:30 Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m. a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Fitness with Kelly Woodcarving; 1 p.m. Beginning Feb. 9: 8:30 a.m. Penny Bingo; Bridge Class, Men’s and Women’s 8:45 a.m. Beg. 1 Line Dance; 9 Social Group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. a.m. Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Drum Circle, Ping Pong Beginning Bridge I; 9:45 a.m. Beg. Feb. 3: 8:30 a.m. Enhance 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m. Walking Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Exercise off the Pounds, Men’s Club; 11 Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling; a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed NUTRITION PROGRAM Persons 60 years and older, and their spouses may participate in the elderly nutrition program in Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served Monday-Friday at Riverside Gardens’ Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave., Fairmount Park, 210 S. Fairmount St., and Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. A suggested contribution is $3.75.

Reservations are required a day in advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site at 943-4669 or the Connections Area Agency on Aging nutrition office at 279-6900 ext. 25. For more information about other available meal sites, call 279-6900.

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a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. Beginning Bridge Class, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong Feb. 10: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed Media Art Class, Fitness w/ Dixie of Recover Health; 10 a.m.

Blood Pressures/Mercy; 10:30 a.m. Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; Noon Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m.

Bridge, 500, Friday Dance Feb. 13: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga with Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Poker, Beginning Dup. Bridge Game, Grief Support Group, Computer 1-on-1 (Pre-register), Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m. Knitting & Crocheting; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train; 1 p.m.

Birthday Party, Pinochle, American Mah Jong, Woodcarving; 2 p.m.

Walking off Pounds; 2:30 p.m.

Fitness with Kelly Feb. 14: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 9:45 a.m.

Blood Pressures/YMCA; 10 a.m.

Creative writing, Walking off Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts with Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:45 a.m. Adaptive Aerobics; 12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny Bingo; 1 p.m. Scrabble, Balance Class w/ YMCA Instr., Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m. Ping Pong Feb. 15: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

Yoga w/ Dixie of Recover Health; 9:30 a.m. Computer 1-on-1 (Pre-register/Pre-pay), Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show; 10:45 a.m. Guitar Practice; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 12:30 p.m. Beginning Bridge; 1 p.m.

Choreographed Ballroom, Coloring Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m.

1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Fitness with Kelly Feb. 16: 8:30 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:45 a.m. Beg. 1 Line Dance; 9 a.m. Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Drum Circle, Beginning Bridge I; 9:45 a.m. Beg. 2 Line Dance;10 a.m. Walking off the Pounds, Men’s Club; 11 a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. Beginning Bridge Class, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong Feb. 17: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed Media Art Class, Fitness w/ Dixie of Recover Health; 10 a.m.

Blood Pressures/St. Luke’s; 10:30 a.m. Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; Noon Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Bridge, 500, Friday Dance Feb. 20: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga with Amanda; 9:30 a.m. Poker, Beginning Dup. Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Computer 1-on-1 (Pre-register); 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m. Knitting & Crocheting; 11:30 a.m. Duplicate Bridge; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train; 1 p.m.

Pinochle, American Mah Jong, Woodcarving; 2:30 p.m. Fitness with Kelly Feb. 21: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 9:45 a.m.

Blood Pressures/YMCA; 10 a.m.

Creative Writing; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:45 a.m. Adaptive Aerobics; 12:30 p.m. Penny Bingo; 1 p.m. Scrabble, Balance Class w/ YMCA Instr., Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m. Ping Pong Feb. 22: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m.

Yoga w/ Dixie of Recover Health, Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Computer 1-on-1 (Preregister/Pre-pay), Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:45 a.m. Guitar

Practice; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Beginning Bridge; 1 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom, Coloring Corner, Scrabble, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. Fitness w/ Kelly Feb. 23: 8:30 a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Drum Circle, Beginning Bridge I; 10 a.m.

Walking off the Pounds, Men’s Club; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m.

Beginning Bridge Class, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong Feb. 24: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr., Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Mixed Media Art Class, Fitness w/ Dixie of Recover Health; 10 a.m.

Blood Pressures/Mercy; 10:30 a.m. Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch; Noon Basic Tap, Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Bridge, 500, Friday Dance Feb. 27: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga with Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Poker, Beginning Duplicate Bridge Game, Wii Bowling, Computer 1-on-1 (Pre-register), Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m.

Knitting & Crocheting; 11:30 a.m.

Duplicate Bridge; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train, Movie “Broken Bridges;” 1 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group meeting, Pinochle, American Mah Jong, Woodcarving; 2 p.m.

Walking off Pounds; 2:30 p.m.

Fitness w/ Kelly Feb. 28: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr., Penny Bingo; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 9:45 a.m.

Blood Pressures/YMCA; 10 a.m.

Creative Writing, Walking off the Pounds; 10:15 a.m. Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts with Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:45 a.m.

Adaptive Aerobics; 12:30 p.m.

Tap Class, Penny Bingo; 1 p.m.

Scrabble, Balance Class w/YMCA Instr., Painting Class, Pitch; 2 p.m.

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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 Fire Department: 494-7555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

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: 313 Cook St., 255-1729, tax and Medicare insurance (SHIIP) counseling Woodbury County Extension Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, 276-2157

Food

Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 Counseling Community Action Agency of Siouxland: Catholic Charities: 1601 Military Road, 2700 Leech St., 274-1610 252-4547 Food Bank of Siouxland: 1313 11th St., Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 255-9741 21st, South Sioux City, 494-3337 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Lutheran Social Service: 4240 Hickory Douglas St., 255-0833 Lane, 276-1073 Meals on Wheels: Connections Area Mercy Behavioral Care Center: 801 5th St., Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce St., 279279-5991 6900, volunteer-delivered noon meals (M-F), Siouxland Mental Health: 625 Court St., suggested donation $3.75-$6.50 252-3871 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Drive, No. Siouxland Center for Active Generations: 204, 255-3808 313 Cook St., 255-1729, open to the public, Employment and Volunteer $5.25 meals South Sioux City Community Action Service Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Foster Grandparent & Senior Companion South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West Programs: Rotary Club of Rock Valley Foundation, 4200 War Eagle Drive, 224-2610 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Senior Community Service Employment Park Blvd., 279-3630, Karen Bergenske Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Health Care Information Experienced Works: Siouxland Workforce Alzheimer’s Association: 201 Pierce Development Center, 2508 Fourth St., St., Suite 110, 279-5802. Information and assistant; Faye Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext. 1020 education about Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and services. 24/7 Helpline: 1-800Financial Assistance 272-3900.

Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702 Dakota County Health Nurse: 402-987Courthouse, 279-6606 2164 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-2587

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Lifeline: Personal emergency response 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

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 Home Health Care Floyd House: 403 C Street, Sergeant Bluff, Boys and Girls Home and Family Services: Iowa, (712) 943-7025, Affordable, multiple 2101 Court St., 293-4700 levels of care, studio, one-bedroom, respite Care Initiatives Hospice: 4301 Sergeant Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 Road, Suite 110, (712) 239-1226 West 25th St., 252-2726 Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, 276-9860 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. 3821, contact Jennifer Turner. This is Fairmount, 258-4267, non-medical home subsidized low-income housing with rent health based on income 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 Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, apartments, 57 supervised living apartments and three respite apartments 233-5100, 1-800-897-3840, home health Northern Hills Retirement Community: aides/homemaker services, therapy services 4000 Teton Trace, 239-9400. Studio, oneREM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., bedroom and two-bedroom apartments Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care, home health aides, homemaker services, Northern Hills Assisted Living: 4002 Teton waivers Trace, 239-9402. Studio, one-bedroom and Siouxland District Public Health Nursing: two-bedroom apartments 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119, skilled nursing Oakleaf Property Management: 1309 care in home, home health aide, homemaker Nebraska St., 255-3665, contact leasing services department. Martin Towers, 410 Pierce St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 Hamilton St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Lane; Blvd., 279-3279. In-home nursing, therapy, Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is home medical equipment and supplies, lifeline subsidized housing, rent is based on income. program Prime Assisted Living: 725 Pearl St., Synergy Home Care: Kim Kreber, 600 226-6300. 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 Bickford Senior Living, Assisted Living South Sioux City & Memory Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills Autumn Park Apartments: 320 East 12th Drive, 239-2065 or 239-6851. Family owned St., 402-494-5393 and operated, individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed.

Dacotah House: 316 East 16th St., 712274-9125. Subsidized housing, you must be Community Action Agency of Siouxland: over 62 or handicapped.

2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610. Carnegie Place

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