November 2017
Volume 5 • Issue 10
Couple challenges community to match Meals on Wheels pledge BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz
Kennewick seniors get help with home repairs
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Fun for the family at Einan’s Santa’s Village
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Brookdale seniors take home award Page 9
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Veterans Day Parades Sat., Nov. 11 9:30 a.m. Downtown West Richland 1 p.m. Seventh Street, Prosser
Tom Seim wasn’t sure anyone would step up to match his $10,000 pledge. The Richland man threw out the challenge in July, vowing to contribute up to ten grand to the Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels program if others in the community donated the same amount. The donations were slow in the beginning of the Seim family’s “Double our Money” challenge as the Sept. 30 deadline loomed. “A lot of it came in at the last minute. It was literally at the 11th hour — in the last hour of the last day,” said Seim, a 70-year-old retired electronic engineer. Seim said he’s familiar with the continual challenges Meals on Wheels faces to keep operating. He served on the board of directors for Senior Life Resources Northwest, which manages the senior meal program, from 1992 to 2016. “There’s the perpetual need to keep it operating. Only a portion of the funds come from the state to do the Meals on Wheels. … We have to do fundraising to meet to the rest of the needs,” he said. Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels is on track to prepare and serve 185,000 meals this year, nearly 12,000 more meals than in 2016. The program operates eight local dining centers for seniors, as well as delivers meals for those who are homebound. “Demand continues to grow, traditional funding dollars are steady or declining and it takes our community members, like Tom and Della Seim and those who rose to the challenge, to build sustaining support to bridge the widening gap,” said Marcee Woffinden, nutrition services director for Senior Life Resources Northwest, in a release. uMEALS ON WHEELS, Page 2
Stroke survivor Danene Scribner of Pasco holds magnets outlining how to remember the sudden signs of a stroke. Symptoms include face drooping or numbness, weak or numb arms and slurred speech. Scribner spoke at a news conference about stroke awareness and treatment Oct. 30 in Richland.
Stroke experts, survivor encourage awareness about symptoms, treatment BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz
Danene Scribner wants other stroke survivors to know there’s life after a stroke. She visits with stroke patients once a week at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and encourages them to join a monthly stroke support group. “They are survivors, not victims. It just helps me in my journey and I want to help other people in their journey as
well,” she said. Scribner, as well as a nurse, doctor and emergency responder, spoke about the importance of recognizing symptoms of a stroke and why getting treatment quickly is critical during a news conference Oct. 30 at Kadlec. Strokes are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 133,000 people each year and a leading cause of long-term adult disability, according to the National Stroke Association. uSTROKE, Page 8
Members of area’s oldest golf club buy it to save it BY JEFF MORROW for Senior Times
The new owners of the Tri-City Country Club are working to shed the 79-year-old private club’s longtime reputation as a members-only golf course by making the greens public and overhauling the private restaurant into a high-end steakhouse and sports lounge. Members of the Kennewick country club voted unanimously Oct. 3 to turn over the day-to-day operations of running the club and par-65 golf course to a group of 21 people. The 128-0 vote in favor of transferring ownership to the newly formed Save the Club LLC, made up of current members,
prevented it from going to bankruptcy court and then possibly having strangers snap it up. Plans are for the steakhouse, called The Edge, to open Feb. 1 and be open Thursday through Saturday, and the sports lounge open seven days a week. The new owners will rebrand the facility as Zintel Creek Golf Club, named for the meandering creek flowing from Zintel Canyon that sustains the old growth trees providing ample shade for golfers. The Tri-City Country Club is the oldest golf course in the area and the unanimous vote didn’t come without some heartbreak. uCOUNTRY CLUB, Page 10
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