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The story of the program to relocate homeless children is told at the Orphan Train Museum in Concordia. The museum is located in a former Union Pacific depot.

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In this 1935 photo, President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Bill in Washington.

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Things to know about Social Security at 80: Overhaul time?

And the timing is bad: Social Security faces these WASHINGTON | Soproblems as fewer emcial Security turned 80 in ployers are offering traAugust, and the massive ditional pensions, forcing retirement and disability older workers to think hard program is showing its age. about how they will afford Social Security’s disretirement. ability fund is projected to “This is a program that’s run dry next year. The rebeen immensely popular tirement fund has enough since it began,” said Nancy money to pay full benLeaMond, executive vice efits until 2035. But once president of AARP. “Inthe fund is depleted, the creasingly, people recogshortfalls are enormous. nize that saving for retireThe stakes are huge: ment is becoming harder Nearly 60 million retirees, and harder, and Social disabled workers, spouses Security is becoming even and children get monthly more important.”

Social Security payments, President Franklin Dela number that is projected ano Roosevelt signed the to grow to 90 million over Social Security Act on Aug. the next two decades.

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to know about the federal government’s largest program on its 80th birthday:

WHY IS SOCIAL SECURITY AT RISK?

Social Security’s longterm financial problems are largely a result of demographic changes. Every day, about 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65. These are the baby boomers.

Typical boomers, however, didn’t have as many children as their parents did. As a result, relatively fewer workers are left to pay taxes.

In 1960, there were more than five workers for every person receiving Social Security. Today there are fewer than three. In 20

years, there will be about two workers for every person getting benefits.

Americans are also living longer. In 1940, someone who was 65 could be expected to live about 14 more years, on average.

Today, they can expect to live an additional 20 years, on average.

BENEFITS

Last year, Social Security paid nearly $850 billion in benefits — about a quarter of all federal spending. The average monthly payment is $1,221. That comes to about $14,700 a year.

For most retirees, Social Security accounts for the majority of their income, according to the Social Security Administration.

and to encourage disabled WHAT HAPPENS IN 2016? workers to re-enter the The trust fund that sup- workforce. ports Social Security’s Democrats are much disability program is promore eager to defend the jected to run dry in late disability program, noting 2016 — right in the middle that its modest benefits of a presidential election. keep millions of disabled If Congress allows that to workers and their families happen, it would trigger an out of poverty. They say automatic 19 percent cut Republicans are manufacin benefits to the 11 million turing a crisis by refusing people who receive Social to redirect tax revenue beSecurity disability. tween the trust funds.

Congress has an easy fix available. Lawmakers HOW BIG IS THE LONG-TERM could redirect tax revenue PROBLEM? from Social Security’s The numbers are beyond much bigger retirement comprehension. program, as it has done in Social Security uses a 75the past. year window to forecast its If Congress redirects the finances, so the projections tax revenue, the retirement cover the life expectancy of fund would lose one year every worker paying into of solvency, so both the re- the system. Over the next tirement program and the 75 years, Social Security is disability program would projected to pay out $159 have enough money to pay trillion more in benefits full benefits until 2034. At than it will collect in taxes, that point, Social Security according to agency data. would collect enough in That’s not a typo. taxes to pay 79 percent of Adjusted for inflation, it benefits, according to the comes to $35.3 trillion in program’s trustees.

2015 dollars. That’s nearly Republicans are balktwice the national debt, ing at the fix. They see the which took the entire fedfunding crisis as an operal government 239 years portunity to improve a dis- to accumulate. ability program that they believe is plagued by waste DID CONGRESS ALREADY SPEND THE TRUST FUNDS? and abuse. They want Yes. For much of the to change the disability past three decades, Social program to reduce fraud

A cake made by the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) celebrates the 80th anniversary of Social Security at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial on Aug. 14.

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Security produced big surpluses, collecting more in taxes than it paid in benefits. Social Security invested those surpluses in special U.S. Treasury bonds, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

They are now valued at $2.8 trillion.

But as Social Security was generating surpluses, the rest of the federal government was running deficits, for all but a few years around the turn of the century.

To finance deficit spending, the Treasury borrowed from the public and from other federal programs, including Social Security.

DIDN’T CONGRESS FIX SOCIAL SECURITY UNDER REAGAN?

Yes. Social Security was on the brink of insolvency in the early 1980s when Congress and President Ronald Reagan agreed to gradually increase payroll taxes and to reduce benefits, in part by gradually raising the retirement age. Those changes didn’t permanently fix Social Security, but they provided enough revenue to pay full benefits for about 50 years.

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CONCORDIA, Kansas | Back in the mid-1850s, an unbelievable 30,000 children were homeless and living on their own on the streets of New York City.

For various reasons those children were abandoned and left to fend for themselves as best they could. Jobs were scarce and many fathers were unemployed which meant that children as young as six were working in unsafe factories to help support their families. When those families could no longer afford to buy food or pay rent they simply broke up and the children were left to live on the streets.

Then around 1854, Charles Loring Brace founded the Children’s Aid Society to help those homeless kids. That organization still exists today. Brace developed a program to take children off the streets of the city and relocate them to homes across the country.

The reason there were so many homeless children was due mainly to the huge influx of immigrants into the United States during the 1800s.

The unemployment rate was high and families were living in abject poverty. Crowded conditions and disease killed many adults leaving their children alone and abandoned.

Those abandoned chil-

Around the complex at the Orphan Train Museum in Concordia, Kansas, are statues depicting children saved by the Orphan Train program.

If you go The Orphan Train Museum is located at 300 Washington St. in Concordia, Kansas. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed from noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays the museum is

dren were transported to new homes across the country though a program that would

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ing the Orphan Train Movement, a program that would become the about the Orphan Trains can open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning of foster care be purchased.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 in America.

For more information about for children 4 and up. Tickets The story of the prothe Orphan Train Museum call can be purchased at the gram to relocate those Morgan-Dowell Research Cen- 785-243-4471 or visit their children is told at the web site at www.orphantrainter. The center also has a gift depot.org. shop where books and DVDs Orphan Train Museum in Concordia. The museum is located in a become known as the abandoned and homeless former Union Pacific Orphan Trains. From children were placed depot. The depot has 1854 to 1929 an estithroughout the United been restored and now mated 250,000 orphaned, States and Canada durcontains artifacts and

displays relating to the history of the Orphan Trains.

The first stop in touring the museum is the nearby Morgan-Dowell Research Center where tickets to the museum can be purchased. A volunteer will then take you to the museum and give you a brief tour of the exhibits. You’ll then be allowed to explore the museum at your

The baggage room in the former Union Pacific depot now has displays and artifacts telling the story of the Orphan Trains.

The baggage room in the former Union Pacific depot now has displays and artifacts telling the story of the Orphan Trains.

Luggage belonging to Orphan Train riders is on display.

own pace.

Before they boarded the train, the orphans were given a suitcase, one toy and two changes of clothes. Any other toys or photos they had with them were taken away. The idea was to not let the kids have any reminders of their past life. Luggage and toys once belonging to the orphans are on display. Also on display are letters written by the children who were on the trains.

Anna Laura Hill joined the Children’s Aid Society in 1908 as a Placement Agent. Hill once said, “The requirements for a worker at that time were physical strength, fearlessness, imagination, sense of humor, love of chil

The Morgan-Dowell Research Center is the first stop in touring the Orphan Train Museum.

dren…and a missionary spirit…I tackled the job, much as fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

Once a year agents like Hill visited each placement home to find out if the child was receiving proper care.

Each child was also required to write the Children’s Aid Society twice a year with an update on life in their new home. Hill worked

The story of the program to relocate homeless children is told at the Orphan Train Museum in Concordia. The museum is located in a former Union Pacific depot.

Personal belongings and photos of Orphan Train riders.

for the agency until retiring in 1932 and remained in contact with many of the children. Over the years Hill was invited to many

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Persons 60 years and older, and their spouses July participate in the elderly nutrition program in Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served Tuesday-Friday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 1817 Riverside Blvd. ; on Monday at Riverside Gardens’ Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave. Fairmount Park, 210 S. Fairmount St. and Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. A suggested contribution is $3.75.

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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Sept. 9: 9:00 am Chorus, Intermediate Spanish, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 CNOS Injury Screening, Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm Scrabble, 500, 2:00 pm Briar Cliff Class, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly Sept. 10: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off Pounds, Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 pm Ping Pong Sept. 11: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, 10:00 am Beginners Ping Pong, Blood Pressures, 10:30 am Pool Shooting For Women, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Basic Tap, Bridge Group, 1:00 pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Scrabble, Friday Dance Sept. 14: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 Movie, 1:00 pm American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, 2:00 pm Super Strong Seniors with Kelly Sept. 15: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am Senior Yoga,

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Bridge Game, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 am Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm Scrabble, 500, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly Sept. 24: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off Pounds, Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social

Group, Inter. Line Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 pm Ping Pong Sept. 25: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, 10:00 am Card Design Class, Beginners Ping Pong, Blood Pressures, 10:30 am Pool Shooting For Women, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Basic Tap, Bridge Group, 1:00 pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Scrabble, Friday Dance Sept. 28: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 Movie, 1:00 pm American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, 2:00 pm Super Strong Seniors with Kelly Sept. 29: 8:30 am Penny

Bingo, 9:00 am Senior Yoga, Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds, 10:45 am Beginning Tai Chi Class, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Practice, 12:30 pm Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting Class, Pitch, 2:00 pm Ping Pong Sept. 30: 9:00 am Chorus, Intermediate Spanish, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 CNOS Injury Screening, Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm Scrabble, 500, 2:00 pm Briar Cliff Class, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly

Sioux City

HHM Collection Center

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

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

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Glaucoma?

If you have glaucoma and are considering cataract surgery, you may be eligible to participate in the COMPASS Clinical Study. The study is evaluating an investigational treatment designed to reduce pressure buildup inside the eye, which may help reduce or eliminate the need for glaucoma medications.

If you participate, you will receive all study-related eye exams at no cost.

In addition, you may be reimbursed for your time and travel.

For more information: Lisa, Study Coordinator, Jones Eye Clinic (712) 239-7045

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712.276.3821 ext. 3100 Federally subsidized housing program (HUD 202) for elderly & handicapped. Rent is calculated at 30% of monthly income (I.E. $1000 monthly income would be $300 monthly rent.)

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Calendar Arts & Theater

a solemn memorial, a boutique, modelling, an auction, comedy, music

by Tradewinds Band from 8–12, and more. Tickets are available at our offices at 1302 Pierce St. or at the door. 4 p.m. $30.

Sept. 12 Barnes & Noble BookfairBoys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc. Barnes & Noble Book Store, Southern Hills Mall.

Kick off Saturday with a reading of Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa at 11 a.m. Huddle up with ABC9 News Sports Director, Chris Palmquist, at 1:00 p.m. for a children’s sport story reading. Cheer with East High School Cheerleaders at 2:00 p.m. and learn a cheer. All proceeds benefit Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc. Online purchases can be made from 9/12-9/17 visit www.BN.com/bookfairs with our ID 11673407. midnight Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc. 712-293-4700. www. boysandgirlshome.com.

Sept. 13 CROP Walk Rally Day, Grace United Methodist Benefits & Church, 1735 Morningside Fundraisers Avenue Interested Sept. 10–Sept. 11 congregations and other Books are Fun Book & groups wishing to pick up Gift Fair, UnityPoint Health– pledge materials for the 39th St. Luke’s Lower Level, 2720 Annual CROP Hunger Walk Stone Park Blvd. Books set for Oct. 18 are invited and gifts for everyone up to Grace United Methodist to 70% off retail! 8 a.m. -4 Church, 1735 Morningside p.m. 712-279-3636. www.

Avenue, from 1-2 p.m. on unitypoint.org.

Sunday, SEPT. 13 to get Sept. 11 pledge forms and other Doug’s Donors informational materials. 1 Fundraiser, Bev’s On The p.m. -2 p.m. 712-202-2424.

River Restaurant & Lounge, Sept. 19 1110 Larsen Park Rd, 22nd Annual Downtown Sioux City. A locally-based Chili & Salsa Cook-off, Hard charity assists those in Rock Hotel & Casino, 111 need of organ transplants 3rd Street. Big Brothers Big and provides information Sisters of Siouxland will for organ donors. With a host Downtown Sioux City’s mixer, a sit-down dinner, 22nd Annual Chili and Salsa Through Sept. 14 Independence, Evelyn Larson Theater, 413 Nebraska St. Shot in the Dark productions presents the dramatic play, “Independence” set in the small town of Independence, Iowa, the lifelong home of Evelyn Briggs. Call for reservations 712-389-4492.

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Sept. 8–Sept. 9 The Miracle Worker Auditions, Sioux City Community Theatre, 1401 Riverside Blvd. Auditions each night will be from 5 to 5:45 p.m. for young people who could portray ages 7-12 and from 6 to 7 p.m. for adults who could portray ages 21-75. A workshop tailored for young people on how to portray a blind and deaf character but open to anyone will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Aug. 29 at the theater. Individuals are also needed to assist with technical aspects.

Rehearsals will begin immediately after auditions.

The play will be presented Oct. 16-25. 5 p.m. 712-2332788.

Cookoff. This year there will be a live band and kid zone!

Participants will compete for over $2,000 in cash prizes and top honors in the Chili or Salsa Division. Public tasters will vote to determine the People’s Choice Chili and People’s Choice Salsa titlists. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 and are $15 presale and $20 the day of the event. Call 712-239-9890 or stop by your local Hy-Vee to purchase. 11 a.m. -4 p.m. $15-$20. 712-239-9890. www.bigbrothersbigsisters. com.

Sept. 20 Siouxland Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 3rd Street. The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

When you participate in Walk, your fundraising dollars fuel our missionrelated initiatives of care, support and research. In addition, your actions, both through fundraising and participating in the event, help to change the level of Alzheimer’s awareness in your community. 1:30-3:30 p.m. 712-279-5802 x8222. act. alz.org.

Sept. 23 $5 Masquerade Jewelry Sale, UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Lower Level, 2720 Stone Park Blvd. Browse a stylish array of earrings, bracelets, scarfs and other accessories each one is just $5! Call 279-3220 for more information. 10 a.m. -4 p.m. 712-490-4813. www. unitypoint.org.

Sept. 26 Her Health Women’s Center Diaper Dash Walk/ Run, Crystal Cove Park, West 39th St, South Sioux City. We invite you to run

Get foot pain relief without surgery Multicare Health Clinic, with their chiropractors, medical doctors and physical therapists, treat pain, injuries & accidents of all types from head to toe.

Multicare has 3D laser diagnostic imaging

Multicare Health Clinic’s treatment software can create a 3 Dimensional image of your arch, depict any altered weight bearing, and demonstrate which joints may be contributing to your foot or back pain.

3930 Stadium Drive

(Between Wal-mart & Explorers Stadium)

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Calendar in a diaper, decorate your baby’s diaper or bring a package of newborn diapers for our youngest “clients. ” Register to participate or donate at www.herhealthdiaperdash. com. All money raised goes to support the work of Her Health Women’s Center, empowering women facing unintended pregnancies with compassionate services and confidential care, all at no cost. 9 a.m. -11:30 a.m. $30 minimum sponsorship.

712-276-0237. www. herhealthdiaperdash.com.

Sept. 26 Pets on Parade, Riverfront, Larsen Park Road. Pledged timed 5k run or 1 mile fun walk with or without your pet. All proceeds go to the homeless and often abused and neglected animals in Siouxland. Food, contests and entertainment provided after the run/ walk. Anyone interested in participating, please contact Missie at melissa@ siouxlandhumanesociety. org or by phone at 712252-2614 ext. 16. Cool prizes available for teams/ individuals raising the most

money for the shelter!

Register at runsignup. com. 11:30 a.m. -3 p.m.

12-252-2614. www. siouxlandhumanesociety. org.

Sept. 27 Fall Walk for Leader Dogs for the Blind, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, McCook Lake, S.D. Bring your dog or dogs to join Muncie and Sybi, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Guide Dogs in Training, for a 1 mile walk at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve. 100% of all proceeds go to Leader Dogs for the Blind. In kind donations are encouraged.

There will be prizes and neckerchiefs for the first 100 registrants. Pre-register now by coming by or calling. 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. $25 per family. 605-232-3647. www. dogwoodpethotel.com.

Classes & Lectures Sept. 4 Welcome To Medicare Seminar, Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. Connections Area Agency on Aging and Mercy Medical Center’s Older Adult Services

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co-host First Friday Coffee: Welcome to Medicare. This free, unbiased, informative 2 ½-hour seminar for new Medicare beneficiaries is held the first Friday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Connections AAA, 2301 Pierce Street.

Discussion topics will include who is eligible for benefits and time frames for applying, understanding Medicare’s benefits and options, supplements, Medicare Advantage plans, prescription drug plans and protecting their Medicare benefits. There will be ample time for questions. Preregistration is required as space is limited. To register, or for more information, contact Connections AAA at 712-279-6900, 800432-9209. 1:30 p.m. -4 p.m. 712-279-6900. www. connectionsaaa.org.

Sept. 14 Nebraska Archaeology, South Sioux City Public Library, 2121 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux City.

Nik Fogerty an Archeology Technician from the Nebraska State Historical Society will be here to give a presentation on Nebraska

Archeology, this year we will have Artifacts for people to see during the presentation.

6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

402-494-7545. www. southsiouxcity.org.

Comedy

Sept. 30 Ralphie May, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St. May, when he was 17, he won a contest to open for comedian Sam Kinison, whom he considered his idol. Kinison suggested that May move to Houston, Texas to further develop his comedy routine. May graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.

He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. Must be 21 or older to attend. 8 p.m. -11:30 p.m. Starting at $15. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity. com.

Community

Through Sept. 26 Sense of Place, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road. Exhibition of rural Iowa images by master

documentary photographer David Plowden. Dating from the mid-1980s, the blackand-white photographs capture glimpses of the disappearing face of Iowa’s rural landscape. 9 a.m. -5 p.m. 712-251-0228.

Through Sept. 6 Saturday in the Park: Rockin’ for 25 Years, Sioux City Public Museum, 607 4th St. Commemorating the 25th year of Sioux City’s premier summer music festival, the exhibit features a full run of event posters, memorabilia, and video/audio clips of several performances. 1 p.m. -5 p.m. Sioux City Public Museum, 712-279-6174.

Sept. 1 Tangled Yarns, South Sioux City Public Library, 2121 Dakota Ave. South Sioux City. Join us for a time of needlework and fun each Tuesday. This is a group for all experience levels. Needle workers working together. Join the fun. 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. 402-494-7545. www. southsiouxcity.org.

Through Oct. 21 Sioux City Farmers Market, Tyson Events

Center Suite Parking Lot, corner of TriView Avenue and Pearl Street. Enjoy the bounty of the locally grown produce, delicious baked goods and beautifully hand crafted items. 8 a.m. -1 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

712-870-0436. www. siouxcityfarmersmarket. com.

Sept. 2 Siouxland Friends & Neighbors Open House, Country Inn & Suites, 151 Tower Road, Dakota Dunes, S.D. Membership is open to women across Siouxland; newcomers and lifelong residents are equally welcome! We are comprised of women with diverse interests looking for opportunities to meet new people, discover fun places, and experience unique adventures around Siouxland. Interest Groups include: Short Story Club, Book Club, Gourmet Club, Bridge, Helping Hands, Night Out, Playgroup and More! $30 yearly fee for the monthly newsletter of activities and to be able to participate. 6 p.m. -8 p.m. Siouxland Friends & Neighbors, siouxlandfriends

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p.m. $15. 712-276-5814. www.sunnybrookchurch. org.

Sept. 10 Divorce Care, Sunnybrook Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive. Divorce Care helps group members apply biblical principles as they heal from the hurt of separation and divorce.

Throughout the videos and workbook, participants see how the gospel brings hope and restoration.

6:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. $15.

712-276-5814. www. sunnybrookchurch.org.

Sept. 12 3rd Annual SiouxMazing Race, Doxx Warehouse Bar, 1219 5th St. Individuals or Teams will race around downtown Sioux City on foot completing mental and physical challenges. Anyone over 18 can participate in this event. To Register or for more information about the event, go to www. siouxcitygo.com. Click on the EVENTS tab and fill out the form. Registrations will be accepted online until SEPT. 4th. 10 a.m. -1 p.m. $20 per person, limit four per team. www.siouxcitygo. com.

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Sept. 9 The Salvation Army 2nd Annual Breakfast, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third St. The Salvation Army of Siouxland will host its 2nd Annual Breakfast in honor of Siouxland’s first responders. This breakfast will showcase the work of the Salvation Army and our first responders during the recent disasters in our community. A light breakfast will be served while local first responders speak about their work with the Salvation Army of Siouxland. 7:30 a.m. -8:45 a.m. $10.

712-255-8836. www. salvationarmysiouxland.org.

Sept. 10 Grief Share, Sunnybrook Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive.

Grief Share helps group members apply biblical principles to the healing process after the death of a loved one. Throughout the videos and workbook, participants see how the gospel brings hope and restoration. 6:30 p.m. -8:30

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Sept. 2 Sergeant Bluff Bond Issue Public Meetings, Sergeant Bluff Community Center, 605 Conistion Circle, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

Weekly open meetings will be held to address the expansion needs of our growing community school district. This is a chance for community members to receive information before the Sept. 8 vote. 7 p.m.

-8 p.m. 712-251-2971. bondissue.org/sbl/.

Sept. 6 Open Mic Afternoon at Pierce Street Coffee Works, Pierce Street Coffee Works, 1920 Pierce St. Grab a cup of coffee and test your musical skills at the Open Mic Afternoon every Sunday at Pierce Street Coffee Works. 1 p.m.

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Sept. 6 Siouxland Pride Alliance potluck, First Unitarian Church, 2508 Jackson St. Potluck for the LGBT community and friends on the first Sunday of the

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Terry’s Turn

It’s a dirty job, but somebody...

I was working out in the garage the other day on one of many projects I have in the works when I realized I was covered in dirt and grime. “Yuk!” I said aloud. I went in the house to get cleaned up. As I was washing my hands I thought back to many years ago when I was a kid. Back then I rarely washed my hands or any other part of my body unless forced into it by my mother. Looking back it seems that most of the time I was dirty and I loved it that way.

Getting dirty was fun and it was a badge of honor with the rest of the gang in my neighborhood in North Omaha.

Anyone who was clean and scrubbed was looked upon as weird. That of course did not apply to girls. They always seemed to be clean with freshly laundered clothes, combed hair plus they smelled good Terry Turner which was quite unlike the tturner174@longlines.com rest of us.

We had several ways to apply a layer of dirt to our scrawny bodies. One was simply by playing in it. We would build roads and towns in the dirt and play with our toy cars and trucks. After a few hours of that we were sufficiently covered with a fine coat of terra firma. Other activities like baseball and football games in the park down the street also worked to give us a great coat of grime with the added benefit of being combined with a layer of sweat.

Although I liked being dirty, my mother didn’t share my love of muck and mire. “How did you get so dirty?” she’d ask grabbing my ear and looking inside. “You could grow potatoes in there!” I always wanted to try to do that but never did.

After my mother’s inspection she would hustle me off to the bathroom to get cleaned up.

Although I loved my mother, she never seemed satisfied. After I took a bath and got all that wonderful dirt off me I could hear her clear down the hall in my bedroom. “Look at this tub!” she’d yell.

“There’s enough dirt in here to grow…potatoes.”

You’d think she’d at least pick another vegetable for the several inches of dirt in the bathtub.

Even though I no longer like getting dirty, it’s fun to look back at those days when I wasn’t quite so clean and pressed. When I do I can’t help but wonder if I ever could have grown potatoes in my ears.

Terry Turner is a Prime writer who can be reached at turnert185@outlook.com

Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Counseling Service: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 ext. 47 Siouxland Center for Active Sioux City Generations: 313 Cook St., Better Business Bureau: 255-1729, tax counseling 1-800-222-1600 SHIIP (Senior Health City Hall: 405 Sixth St., Insurance Information 279-6109 Program): Information Department of Human available from either Mercy Services: 822 Douglas St., Medical Center, St. Luke’s 255-0833 Regional Medical Center, or Elder Abuse Awareness: The Center 1-800-362-2178 Center for Siouxland: Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 279-6314 715 Douglas St., 252-1861.

Conservatorship service, Police Department: 279provides money management 6960 (general) and protective payee services Post Office (Main): 214 Woodbury County Extension Jackson St., 277-6411 Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, Connections Area Agency on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 279- 276-2157 6900. Information and referral Food services, case management.

Iowa Department of Human Senior Advocacy Program, Services: 822 Douglas St., Chris Kuchta, program director 255-0833 Social Security Office: 3555 Meals on Wheels: Siouxland Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 Aging Services, 2301 Pierce South Sioux City St., 279-6900, deliver noon City Hall: 1615 First Ave., meals, suggested donation 494-7500 $3.72 per meal Department of Social Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Services: Dakota City, Neb., St., 255-8836 987-3445 Mid-City SHARE: Center Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 494-7555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

Financial Assistance

Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 2796606 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 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy assistance Financial, Insurance and Tax Counseling Consumer Credit

for Siouxland, Johna Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21, (Distribution Site: Mary TreglIowa, 900 Jennings St.) Siouxland Center for Active Generations: 313 Cook St., 255-1729, congregate meal site Siouxland Tri State Food Bank: 215 Douglas St., 2559741 South Sioux City Community Action Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Karen Bergenske Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, 715 Douglas St., 2521861 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610

Health Care Information

Alzheimer’s Association: 201 Pierce St., Suite 110, 279-5802. Information and

education about Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and services. 24/7 Helpline: 1-800272-3900.

Dakota County Health Nurse: 402-987-2164 Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Lifeline: Personal emergency response system: St. Luke’s, 279-3279; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036 Mercy Medical Center: Community Education, 2792989 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 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, 605232-3332

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