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Let’s “hang ten” this silver tsunamiBy Kevin K. VanGundy

The silver tsunami is a term used to describe the wave

of baby boomers that are just starting to retire. You should know that a tsunami is defined as “a huge destructive wave,” and this silver tsunami is defi-nitely huge.

There are about 76 million people in the U.S. that were born be-tween 1946 and 1964. Neither the “greatest genera-tion” that came before them or the “X generation” that’s following in their wake come anywhere close to the size of the baby boomer generation.

Is it destructive? Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain: Neither the State of Colorado nor the federal government is anywhere near prepared for what lies ahead. That should scare the hell out of all the lit-tle trick-or-treaters out and about this Halloween season.

Don’t take my word for it. At a recent state-spon-sored presentation in Grand Junction, Bob Semro with the Bell Policy Center spoke about how he feels like the little boy with his finger plugging a hole in the dike when he presents these is-sues to state lead-ers, many who have little concern about possible problems 10 to 20 years in the future when they’re struggling to survive the next

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can ride and survive this silver tsu-nami or we can sink and die under the tide. The fate of America’s baby boomers is in our own hands.

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By Jan Weeks, Rebecca Sanders & Cloie Sandlin

At 57, Elaine Harris decided it was time to start living.

“I’ve lived for everyone else. Now it’s time for me,” she said.

To commemorate this new stage of life, Harris got a tattoo.

Tattoos have come a long way, judging from the number of people over 50 who are ven-turing into studios in record numbers.

Instead of skulls, dragons and snakes, boomers are turn-ing to images that embody their passions.

Harris is working on a full tattoo sleeve (tattoos that cov-er the entire arm) to symbolize her loved ones. Dragonflies, butterflies and forget-me-nots represent her children, daisies characterize her grandchil-dren’s innocence and the ferns symbolize their fascination.

“My passion is family,” Harris said.

Winding through those sym-bols is a spider web, reminis-cent of a dear friend.

“We were both writers,” Harris said with a sad smile. “She explained that in her Na-tive American culture, spiders stand for creativity. So when I see a spider, I think of her and remember to write.”

Harris plans to get a spider tattooed on her shoulder, com-pleting her homage to her lost friend.

According to Melora Coyle, a tattoo artist at The Raw Canvas, 507 Main St. in Grand Junction, older men tend toward inking their calves with symbols that represent hobbies and sports, such as mountain biking, football and skiing. Women are look-ing for permanent “bracelets” and “anklets,” requesting hummingbirds, lilies and hearts.

“Older folks come in for a tattoo and say it’s on their bucket list or that their grandkids have inspired them to try one,” said Arlo DiCristina, an-other artist at The Raw Canvas.

Diane Hopkins, 51, has a butterfly on her shoulder, which she got last year before she went on a cruise.

"It was a spur-of-the-moment thing," she said. "It also covered up a home-

made tattoo I got when I was in my 20s. I figured I was go-ing to be in a bathing suit and I didn't want to have an ugly tattoo."

She chose a butterfly to honor her mother, who has passed away.

"She loved butterflies," she said.

The Raw Canvas’ owner, Justin Nordine, was a high school art teacher in Denver and is now booked a year in advance by people wanting him to work his ink magic on their bodies.

Tattoos have become the new art form.

Browsing through the iPad gallery of art, one sees pictures that resemble statuary from Medieval times, portraits that would hold their own in any cathedral or museum, and sleeves of jungles, flowers and of course, Goth constructs consisting of spiders, vampires and otherworldly creatures done in meticulous detail.

Sher Geske, a semi-retired financial planner and part-time chef at the Moose Lodge in Grand Junction, got her first tattoo “well after 50.” Her first one, on her right ankle, shows four dragonflies, a large one representing her and three smaller ones representing her three children.

“Getting a tattoo was not an act of rebellion but an act of free-dom," she said. "I feel free and so do my kids, all of whom were born on odd-numbered years and on Fridays before noon.”

Her second tattoo is an ankle “bracelet” on her left leg, showing the initials of her husbands. Both of her daughters and all her grand-daughters also have tattoos.

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SECOND thoughts about your ink?Back in the day, tattoos were perma-nent and you were stuck with whatever your 18-year-old self decided was cool. Nowadays, people can get un-inked, no matter how big or complicated the original work.

Laser tattoo removal can eliminate most tattoos, although some swelling and mild pain might follow the proce-dure. There may be a little pain when the pulsating light beam does its work, in which case a local anesthetic can be applied. The procedure takes only a few minutes, but additional sessions may be required to completely remove the tattoo. Sessions are scheduled several weeks apart to give the skin time to heal. If blistering occurs, clients may be prescribed antibiotics and cold packs to alleviate the symptoms.

If you want to send your body art to the “cleaners,” consult a certified laser specialist or dermatologist.

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Justin Nordine, owner of The Raw Canvas, adds a skull onto a client's sleeve of tattoos.

Pandora's Piercing Owner Jennifer White gives Krista Bryant, 21, a nose piercing.

October 2014 www.BeaconSeniorNews.com COVER STORY 5Although tattoos used to be consid-

ered the choice of people less edu-cated or more defiant, that no longer holds true.

“My granddaughter achieved a perfect SAT score and wants to be a marine biologist,” Geske said. “Her body is covered with starfish and other marine creatures.”

For those contemplating getting permanent pigments, Geske offers some tips.

“It’s very expensive, so make sure you aren’t shorting your budget when getting one,” she said.

The cost of a tattoo depends on size and the time and detail put into it. At the Raw Canvas, tattoos start at $80. An artist’s time costs $125 each hour after that.

“Also, make sure that your artist is reputable,” she said. “Check out the cleanliness of the shop and the equipment. Then look at the art and pick what appeals to you and what you want to have on your body for the rest of your life."

Harris said she looked for an artist who would enjoy the project and who did quality work. She found Greg Heinz in Montrose.

“He’s having a ball,” she said.Harris is building her tattoo sleeve

in increments, as most people do. Heinz schedules appointments for

each tattoo he does rather than tak-ing walk-ins because he said appoint-ments are conducive to better art.

“I don’t want to be stressed or rushed,” he said. “I want to give my clients a hands-on, personal experi-ence.”

He said that while he has some cli-ents over 50 that come in to continue their existing tattoos, many come to him for their first.

“Anyone can get a tattoo,” he said. In fact, he said sometimes it’s easier

for an older person to get a tattoo than an 18-year-old who has no expe-rience with pain.

Hopkins said getting a tattoo only hurts a little.

"It's a tactile pain," she said. "It's just a pinch, but as soon as the needle

stops, it doesn't hurt any more."Heinz spends time with his clients,

helping them decide on a design tai-lored to them.

“You can show me a drawing or I’ll hammer out what you want,” he said. “Either way, custom work is the way to go.”

Harris said tattoos add beauty to a person of any age.

Hopkins said, "You're only as old as you feel. I get a lot of compliments on my tattoo from people of all ages."

Call Greg Heinz at 596-8178.

Piercing: Anything goesWhen boomers were growing up,

piercing your ears was considered to be the ultimate rebellion against conformity. Now anything goes.

Jennifer White, owner of Pandora’s Piercing, 418 Main St. in Grand Junc-tion, has photo albums showing pierc-ings she’s done. She has been piercing for 11 years and she said most of her older clients don’t need a reason.

“The 30- to 45-year-old women say, ‘I’m too old.’ But once they hit 50, they just do it,” White said.

She pierced one 65-year-old woman who said, “I’ve always wanted to do it and now I can.”

There are many reasons people wait until they’re older to get pierced.

“Some have just gotten divorced, so they’re no longer bound by what their partner might have forbidden,” White said. “They also come in to have rings and other piercings added to scars.”

Women with inverted nipples un-dergo piercing to fix the problem.

White has also done many father-son genital piercings. And there’s one photo of a man she fondly calls “Mr. Jingles,” due to the numerous rings he added to places most men would rather have remain unpierced.

From henna and aboriginal orna-mentation to state-of-the-art tattoo studios and piercing salons, body embellishment has been with us for centuries and will continue as long as people wish to express their individ-uality through wearable art. ■

Cover PhotoDiane Hop-kins, 51, shows off one of her two but-

terfly tattoos. For Hopkins, this particular tattoo is a beautiful way of honoring her deceased mother, who had a special fasci-nation with butterflies.

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By Jan Weeks

As autumn gathers in falling leaves and waning light, chills and thrills and ghostly tales

abound, and Grand Junction has its share of eerie tales and apparitions.

Joanne Fiser recalls meeting with a specter back in the ’60s at the old boat docks on the Gunnison River, just around the bend from what is now the Business Incubator.

“Three friends and I had gone out to the river to hang out and party,” she said.

Her girlfriend said she was too scared to get out into the starlit night, so she stayed in the car with her boyfriend. Joanne and a male friend got out and were leaning against the car, probably downing a couple of brewskis, talking about life, love and all that jazz.

Giant cottonwoods stood tall against the night sky, blotting out summer stars, shim-mering in pale moonlight and summer breeze. Suddenly a white figure appeared and drifted past them.

“It was about nine feet tall,” Fiser said. “It seemed to be draped in a long robe with a hood over its face. I had the impression it was female, and it was moaning.”

Her friend took off after the ap-parition and Fiser followed. The figure drifted behind a cottonwood trunk. The friend went to the left and Fiser went to the right, hop-ing to corral whatever it was. Only seconds had passed since the spirit appeared, yet when they rounded the trunk from opposite directions, there was nothing there.

dith Blevins, also the office manager for the district attorney, lived in such a house on Rood Avenue.

“I bought the house in 1994,” Blevins said. “My daughter, Shelly, was living with me at the time, and we fell in love with the 100-year-old place and its Victorian charm.”

She also didn’t believe in ghosts—then.

They lived there for several months before Blevins experienced her first ghostly encounter.

“My daughter was at work and I was curled up in bed with a book, ready to doze off, when I heard stomping sounds on the staircase,” she said. “Thinking someone had broken in, I jumped up and ran to the head of the stairs. No one was there.”

That was the only time that Blevins felt frightened.

There were two bedrooms on the second floor and one bathroom. Late one night, Blevins went to the bathroom and banged her leg on

a drawer that was open. Thinking Shelly had left it pulled out, she de-cided to speak with her later. Before she could do so the next day, Shelly mentioned that she had banged into the same drawer, which Blevins had shut. For the eight years that they lived there, the drawer was routinely found open.

Doorknobs turned without any physical stimulus. Their neighbor told them that the previous resident hung ladles, cleavers and knives from a rack in the kitchen, and that the utensils would sometimes sway on their own. Sometimes while the two women sat talking in the living room, an unseen entity softly whistled a wandering tune, but the whistling would stop as soon as the Blevinses stopped talking. It would resume when they began to talk again.

A scent of perfume that neither of them recognized would some-times drift through the house. Shelly decided the ghost must be female and named her Betty.

“We were never afraid of Betty,” Blevins said. “Betty was a friendly spirit and caused us no harm so we were not concerned about the strange occurrences. Part of the charm of the house was the mystery and intrigue generated by Betty.”

When the women moved in 2002, Betty stayed behind.

“Too bad,” Blevins said. “Having a ghost around was pretty cool.”

In a way, we expect the energy of people long gone to inhabit houses with a history, but whoever heard of a ghost haunting a brand new dwelling? The arrona wasn’t Joanne Fiser’s only encounter with the occult.

In 1978, she and her young son Christopher were the first tenants to move into a newly constructed triplex in Palisade.

“The day after we moved in, strange things began to happen,” Fiser said. “When I came home from work, I found an empty box, a box of books and an instruction sheet for the water softener, which I had stored in the coat closet, lined up on the couch.”

Then Christopher would wake to find the clothes stored in the draw-ers under his captain’s bed scat-tered about the room. Within days, the clothes hanging in the closet joined those on the floor. Then the poltergeist moved on to Fiser’s un-derwear drawer. Soon, she found empty boxes that she had stored in her bedroom closet lined up in perfect order in front of the open closet doors.

Fiser said she was more annoyed than frightened.

“I got tired of having to clean house every time I came home,” she said. “I even accused the land-lord of giving a key to someone who was then coming in and mov-ing things.”

Not true, the landlord said.She began to get nervous when

“It had simply vanished,” Fiser said. “I’m sure it was the ‘arrona,’ (some-times known as Delrona), a spirit who walks the waterways searching for her child who drowned years ago. I never saw it again, but I talked to several people who had also seen it. All in all, a very strange night on the river.”

Grand Junction has its share of haunted houses, too. Local author Ju-

October 2014 www.BeaconSeniorNews.com FEATURE STORY 7she found papery cocoons lying in a pile in the exact center of Christo-pher’s doorway.

“I searched but found nothing, like bugs, that could have deposited them,” she said. “They were about two inches long and I just flushed them down the toilet.”

Then she began to find the strange husks piled in the center of the living room.

Sitting on the couch one evening, she heard what she thought was her cat scratching at the door. She got up to let it in, but there was nothing out-side, and when she turned around, she saw her cat asleep on the back of the couch.

One night, after she’d drifted off over a book, she was wakened by the eerie feeling that someone—or something—had been standing over her bed, leaning over to examine her. That was enough for her.

“Even though I still had two months left on my lease, I moved out,” she said.

Later she found out that dur-ing construction of the building, a worker had dropped a hammer, which hit another worker on the head and killed him.

Humans aren’t the only spirits that come back.

Liz Showalter and her son, Jax, live in a third-story pet-less apart-ment. Yet they see a cat’s tail whisking around a corner or feel the weight of a cat walking across the back of the couch. Jax has even felt it jump onto his bed and settle on his legs at night.

“It’s really scary,” he said. “My

aunts say I should just tell it to settle down, but that’s scary, too.”

Occasionally they hear a meow, as if the spirit is asking to be fed.

“Too bad they don’t make ghostly cat food,” Showalter said.

She suspected that it might be the spirit of Kiki, a kitten they had that passed away, al-though not in their apartment.

“I think Kiki just wants to be part of the family again,” she said.

Homes are not the only places that attract spirits. The Melrose Hotel in downtown Grand Junction sports a collection of ghosts, and the Blue Moon Bar and Grille is reportedly haunted. The C&F Food Store at the corner of Ninth Street and Pitkin has also had a resident ghost since the early 1990s, according to manager Anna Scott.

“A homeless man fell asleep in the Dumpster,” she

said. “The trash truck came for pick-up and he didn’t get out in time.”

Ever since then, particularly late at night, doors open by themselves and shelved items are found on the floor.

“It’s not particularly scary,” Scott said, “just odd and annoying.”

Whether departed spirits stick around for revenge or nostalgia for a life once lived, plenty of them seem to have taken up permanent, though invisible, residence in the Grand Valley. For those who don’t believe such stories, George Bernard Shaw had the last word:

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Dear Old Bag: I talk too much. I know I do and I don’t like it. But I can’t seem to stop it. My husband says it’s getting worse. He tunes me out and some-times even goes to sleep while I’m talking. I am an old dog that needs a new trick! Help. Signed, Yak, Yak Dear Yak: According to Wikipedia, compulsive talking goes beyond the bounds of what is considered to be a socially acceptable amount of talking. You are lucky that you realize you talk too much. There are three things that are needed in order to change.

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Some people are avoided because they talk too much. In normal con-versation talking is a give-and-take arrangement. Talkaholics are not good listeners and have to be taught to listen. They spend time while the other person is talking, waiting for a place to jump in. Try buying a three-minute hourglass and carry it with you. When you are engaged in con-versation, put the hourglass in front of you. When the sand slips through, stop talking. Tell the other person that you have a problem with talking too much. I think they will appreci-ate your honesty. When the other person begins talking, turn the hour-glass over again. During that time you are not allowed to talk, except to ask questions. Make sure you tell the other person that you are not timing their talking, but teaching yourself to listen. I think after a while you will be able to limit your conversation without the hourglass. If not, using

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10 HEALTH & WELLNESS www.BeaconSeniorNews.com October 2014

Fighting the battle of breast cancerBy Barbara Ward

When a woman goes in for her yearly mammogram, the

thought of having breast cancer is always in the back of her mind. Like many women over 40, Charlotte Heath of Montrose went in for her mammogram every year. When she had to have a biopsy at age 61, she wasn’t too concerned since she had them in the past and was always de-clared cancer-free.

But this time was different. In November 2008, her doctor’s office called, and she heard those dreaded words: breast cancer.

“Oddly, I wasn’t too upset,” she said. “I just thought it was something to deal with.”

After a mastectomy and several months of chemo-therapy, Heath finally re-ceived some good news: It didn’t seem that the cancer had spread.

“The chemo was not as bad as I had heard it could be,” she said. “The worst part was the nausea, and I was disappointed that my hair didn’t come back as well as I hoped.”

Heath was doing a lot better, but when she went in for a regular checkup in 2010, the doctor saw something suspicious and he ordered an MRI. The cancer had come back, except now it was in her liver.

Heath traveled to Denver for sur-gery and underwent more chemo. She is currently cancer free, but she takes two drugs and continues with chemo as a precaution.

She experiences side effects from the chemo, but not for more than a day or two. She said the second diag-nosis was much harder for her.

“I thought that after the first time, I was through with cancer,” she said. “But I have come to terms with it. It’s just a part of my life. I don’t worry about it. I have learned that whatever happens, it will all be okay.”

Part of Heath’s positive attitude comes from knowing that there are a lot of new medicines and research

being done to find a cure. “Don’t read all the negative stories

about cancer,” she advised others. “Remember that every case is differ-ent. Until you have cancer it is very natural to fear it because it is some-thing you don’t understand. Knowing the facts about the particular cancer you have helps lessen some of that fear.”

How can you support a loved one who’s fighting cancer?

Jane Schwartzberg was a 31-year-old newlywed when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. She

underwent treatment and was eventually declared cancer free. She moved on with her life, giving birth to two children and launching a technology company. Then, when she was 42, the cancer re-turned. She’s now 45.

She said many people are shy when it comes to asking about how

they can support a loved one, friend or colleague in their battle against cancer. In fact, she said many people simply avoid the question altogether and offer nothing.

“It’s okay to wonder, and it’s okay to ask. Be direct,” said Schwartzberg, who has been battling stage 4 meta-static cancer for several years. “I’m a fighter, and the support I’ve received from my family and friends has given me an immeasurable amount of strength, without which I don’t know what I would do.”

Schwartzberg offers these sugges-tions for providing support.

Do it without any expectations or requirements for a response. “I’m often asked, ‘What can I do to help?’ What I’ve suggested is, ‘Be in my life at my pace. Let me take the lead. Make your presence, availability and sup-port known, but do it without any expectations or requirements for a response,’” she said.

Embrace their big dream, even if it doesn’t sound realistic. During a very low point, Schwartzberg was asked

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October 2014 www.BeaconSeniorNews.com HEALTH & WELLNESS 11by a friend, “If you could have any-thing, swinging for the fences, what would help you get out of this pit?”

Without skipping a beat, she an-swered, “I want to take [comedian] Larry David out to lunch.”

As impossible as it seemed, her friend encouraged her to write to the co-creator of “Seinfeld” and he accepted.

“As terrible as having terminal cancer is, there is that undeniable quality of embracing every moment, including asking your heroes out to lunch,” Schwartzberg said. “Cancer brings out the boldness in people, which may entail a dream vacation to Hawaii. Don’t be afraid to embrace their wishes.”

Don’t hesitate to say, “You look beau-tiful,” when health has returned. After her chemotherapy treatments ended, Schwartzberg slowly started looking like her old self. Part of reengaging with life is caring about the superfi-cial things, at least to some extent. On the unforgettable day she met Larry David, the maître d had beforehand told her that she looked beautiful, to which she responded, “You have no idea how much I appreciate that.”

Schwartzberg is the co-author of a new book, “Naked Jane Bares All.” This multi-layered story is told with humor and candor of how she learned to embrace life when she was down for the count. For more information, visit www.nakedjane baresall.com.

Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month with free mammograms

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and The Women’s Wellness Connection and the Ameri-can Cancer Society urge women aged 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors about screening for breast cancer. Women who can’t afford mammo-grams may be eligible for free screen-ing from a local health care provider.

“Screening saves lives,” Women’s Wellness Connection Manager Emily Kinsella said. “Please take the time during October to reflect on the consequences of breast cancer in your life, get involved in local breast cancer awareness events, and talk to the women you love about getting a

mammogram.”Breast cancer is the second leading

cause of cancer death in Colorado among females, killing more than 500 women annually. But when breast cancer is detected early, 98 percent of those diagnosed can survive.

The Women’s Wellness Connection offers free breast and cervical can-cer screening to low-income women through 46 community providers statewide.

For more information on where to find a provider, visit www.wom enswellnessconnection.org or call 1-866-951-WELL (9355). For more in-formation on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, visit www.nbcam.org. ■

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How can I prevent gas and bloating?

By Fred Cicetti

Oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen from swal-

lowed air make up a large part of gas or “flatus.” When you chew gum, you swallow often and some of what you’re swallowing is air. In addition, artificial sweeten-ers such as sorbitol, found in some gums, can give you gas.

The unpleasant odor of some flatus is the result of trace gases, which are pro-duced when foods decom-pose in the colon.

Most people produce between a pint and a half-gallon of gas each day. Normal people pass gas about 10 times each day, but even 20 times daily is considered normal

We release gas by belching and by flatulence. When we swallow air and don’t release it by belching, the air will work its way down and out the rectum. About half the gas passed from the rectum comes from swal-lowed air.

Some people suffer from bloating caused by gas. Most who suffer from bloating do not generate excessive gas, but they don’t move swallowed air fast enough. Sometimes gas moves in the wrong direction, returning to the stomach. The gas accumulates, which produces discomfort.

Another major cause of gas is par-tially digested food passing from the small intestines to the colon, where bacteria process the food and pro-duce gas.

Discomfort from gas is usually nothing to worry about. However, you should go to a doctor if you have other symptoms, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipa-tion, weight loss, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract and excessive heartburn.

Here are some ways to alleviate bloating.

Eat multiple small meals during

the day instead of two or three large ones.

Eat slowly. Chew food thoroughly and don’t gulp.

Don’t eat when you’re nervous or hurried.

Don’t smoke; it makes you swal-low more air.

Avoid gassy foods. Some of the usual suspects are beans, onions, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauli-flower, artichokes, asparagus, pears, apples, peaches, prunes, whole wheat bread, bran, beer, soda and ice cream.

Cut down on fatty foods. Fat slows digestion, giving food more time to ferment.

If you take a fiber supplement, try cutting back and then build up your intake gradually.

Reduce consumption of dairy prod-ucts or try using products that help digest milk sugar (lactose).

Use over-the-counter aids. Add products such as Beano to high-fiber foods to help reduce the amount of gas they produce. Try using simethi-cone, which helps break up the bubbles in gas. Charcoal tablets also may help. ■

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October 2014 www.BeaconSeniorNews.com SENIOR GAMES RESULTS 13

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PICKLEBALLDOUBLES Men’s: 3.0-3.5 Kenny Long & Corey Elliott & Rich Garrett & Bobby Howard Frank Jones Mike Watkins 4.0 Dan Oliver & Scott Campbell & Mike Cox & Scott Moore Bob Klarich Walter CummingsWomen's: 2.5 Linda Fulham & Gayle Gerson & Sonya McAfee & Judy Hollingshead Terry Yates Jane McKnight3.0-3.5 Cindy Marino & Sharon Gartner & Brenda Furnace & Nikki Schmalz Nancy Paregien Mariann TalgmanMixed:2.5 Tom Brown & Doug & Maureen Debbie & Terry Linda Fulham Beyer Newton3.0-3.5 Corey Elliott & Jerry Follet & Nikki Schmalz & Cindy Marino Jan Kerr Mike Watkins4.0 Walter Cummings & Mike Cox & Cindy Marino & Sydney Hays Connie Guillory Dan Oliver

5K RUN/WALK RESULTS 5K RUN Female: 60-64 Liz Norris Yong Mueller 65-69 Galina Tucker Male: 50-54 Kevin Keppel 55-59 Ernie Sauer 60-64 Daniel Norris 70-74 Jerry Nolan Wayne Tucker5K WALK

Female: 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek 65-69 Annemieke Ambrosier Bobbie Stacy 90-94 Bunnie Merrill Male: 60-64 Richard Sandoval 65-69 Gary Ambrosier Frank Stacy David Rivera 75-79 Daniel Poliak

GOLF CHIP, PUTTING, AND LONGEST DRIVE RESULTSGOLF CHIP Female: 60-64 Lynette Randleman Yong Mueller 65-69 Barbara Johnson Bobbie Stacy Galina Tucker tied Mary Lee Bowen 70-74 Maureen Bloemsma Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Daphne Blankenship Joyce Gillooly Barbara Dutton 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 55-59 Mike King tied Dan Oliver 60-64 Mike Hill Bill Schapley Richard Sandoval 65-69 David Rivera Steve Boyer Richard Franco 70-74 Ed Andrews Wayne Tucker 75-79 Bruce Dutton Warren Kinzel Daniel PoliakGOLF PUTT Female: 60-64 Lynette Randleman Yong Mueller 65-69 Bobbie Stacy Barbara Johnson Shirley Losordo 70-74 Maureen Bloemsma Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Barbara Dutton Joyce Gillooly Daphne Blankenship 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 55-59 Mike King Dan Oliver 60-64 Richard Sandoval Bill Shapley Gary Mueller 65-69 Jim Eller Richard Franco Lee Kreidler 70-74 Ed Andrews Wayne Tucker 75-79 Warren Kinzel Bruce Dutton Daniel PoliakLONGEST DRIVEFemale: 60-69 Lynette Randleman Barbara Johnson Shirley LoSordo 70-79 Jeannie Marachin Maureen Bloemsma Daphne Blankenship 80-89 Verna QuintanaMale: 50-59 Dan Oliver 60-69 Steve Boyer Richard Franco Dave Rivera 70-79 Warren Kinzel

2-PERSON GOLF SCRAMBLE Lynette Randleman & Dan Oliver & Walter Cummings & Dennis Stenger Larry Oliver Ken Hobbs

CRIBBAGE RESULTS Lynette Randleman Nancy Gore Berta Jameson

BLACK JACK RESULTS Berta Jameson Don Opp Frank Martinez

PINOCHLE RESULTS Bobbie Stacy Don Opp Doris Hogarth

SWIMMING RESULTS 25 BREAST Female: 50-54 Michelle Andrews Liz Rosendale 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek Carole Jenkins Cathy Soto 65-69 Patricia Leland Barbara Johnson Jennifer Holton 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale

We were pleasantly surprised at the number of registrants at the 14th annual Western Colorado Senior Games. They will have to work harder

next year to find space to accommodate the growing number of participants and events.

The Western Colorado Senior Games is an annual competition put on by the City of Grand Junction’s Parks and Recreation Department every August.

Speaking of participation, Gregor said 95 percent of all who registered read about the games in the BEACON.

Anyone age 50 and older can participate in the Western Colorado Senior Games. You don’t even have to live on the Western Slope—or even in Colora-do! This event attracts competitors from the Front Range and even Wyoming.

Attesting to the fact that age is just a number, seniors age 50 to 90+ entered events such as bocce ball, golf, cribbage, basketball, track, swimming, bil-liards, bowling, and of course, pickleball.

Thank you to all the participants and supporters of the Western Colorado Senior Games. If you are one of the contenders below, give yourself a pat on the back. If you see a name you know, congratulate them. If you didn’t partici-pate, consider joining in the fun next year! ■

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55-59 Ernie Sauer 65-69 Lee Kreidler 70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan John Rodwick 75-79 Richard Unruh Bob Kline25 FREE Female: 50-54 Michelle Andrews Liz Rosendale 60-64 Michelle McCurdy Leota Sweetman- Cathy Soto McPeek 65-69 Patricia Leland Jennifer Holton Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop Lee Kreidler 70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan John Rodwick 75-79 Warren Kinzel Richard Unruh Bob Kline25 BACK Female: 50-54 Michelle Andrews 60-64 Cathy Soto Michelle McCurdy Carole Jenkins 65-69 Patricia Leland Jennifer Holton Barbara JohnsonMale: 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop Lee Kreidler 70-74 Jerry Nolan Jean Maye John Rodwick 75-79 Bob Kline50 BREAST Female: 50-54 Liz Rosendale 60-64 Victoria Pasterz Leota Sweetman- Carole Jenkins McPeek 65-69 Jennifer Holton Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 55-59 Ernie Sauer 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop Lee Kreidler 70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan John Rodwich 75-79 Richard Unruh Bob Kline50 FREE Female: 50-54 Michelle Andrews Liz Rosendale 60-64 Michelle McCurdy Cathy Soto 65-69 Galina Tucker Jennifer Holton 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop Lee Kreidler 70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan John Rodwick 75-79 Warren Kinzel Richard Unruh Bob Kline50 BACK Female: 60-64 Cathy Soto Michelle McCurdy Carole Jenkins 65-69 Patricia Leland Jennifer Holton Galina TuckerMale: 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop Lee Kreidler 70-74 Jerry Nolan John Rodwick Jean Maye 75-79 Bob Kline100 IM Female: 60-64 Michell McCurdy Cathy SotoMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop 70-74 Jerry Nolan100 FREE Female: 50-54 Michelle Andrews 60-64 Cathy Soto Victoria Pasterz 65-69 Jennifer Holton 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 65-69 Burkie Wynkoop

70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan John Rodwick 75-79 Bob Kline500 FREE Female: 60-64 Michelle McCurdy Leota Sweetman- Victoria Pasterz McPeekMale: 50-54 Ed Rosendale 70-74 Tony Stroeve Jerry Nolan Ed Wacker

HORSESHOES RESULTSFemale: 60-69 Debra Scott 70-79 Joyce Gillooly Jeanni Marachin 80-89 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 50-59 Robert Adams 60-69 Frank Estes Steve Boyer Michael Hill

POOL 8 BALL AND 9 BALL JACK & JILL RESULTS8 BALL JACK & JILL Richard Means & Frank Stacy Milton Dodson & Berta Jameson Victoria Pasterz9 BALL JACK & JILL Don Opp Frank Stacy Richard Means & Bobbie Stacy8 BALL Male Don Opp Frank Martinez Frank Stacy8 BALL Female Bobbie Stacy Berta Jameson9 BALL Male Frank Martinez Al Radford Don Opp9 BALL Female Bobbie Stacy Berta Jameson

LINE DANCING RESULTS TEAM Dancin Boots Dancin Divas Sweet TartsCOUPLES Katy & Ray TIED Ellen & Mary Lee Flo & Peggy Mo & Jim

BOWLING RESULTSMEN’S BOWLING Franklin Estes David Rivera Dan OliverWOMEN’S BOWLING Deb Scott Linda Bishop Shirley Dalla

BASKETBALL RESULTS HOT SHOT Female: 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek 65-69 Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne Marriott Joyce Gillody Barbara Dutton 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 55-59 Dan Oliver Mike King 60-64 Mike Hill Richard Sandoval Franklin Estes 65-69 Gary Ambrosier Larry Oliver Steve Boyer 75-79 Marshall Marriott Frank Martinez Richard McPeekFREE THROW Female: 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek 65-69 Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne Marriott Daphne Blankenship Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 55-59 Dan Oliver Mike King 60-64 Richard Sandoval Franklin Estes Mike Hill 65-69 Gary Ambrosier Larry Oliver Steve Boyer 75-79 Marshall Marriott Warren Kinzel Bruce Dutton Tied Frank Martinez3 POINT Male: 55-59 Mike King Dan Oliver 60-64 Mike Hill Richard Sandoval Franklin Estes 65-69 David Rivera Gary Ambrosier Steve Boyer

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75-79 Marshall Marriott Dick McPeek Warren KinzelFemale: 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek 65-69 Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne Marriott Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen Roberts

FIELD RESULTS SHOT PUT Female: 60-64 Cathy Soto Leota Sweetman Liz Norris McPeek 65-69 Galina Tucker Annemieke Ambrosier Mary Lee Bowen 70-74 Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Joanne Marriott 80-84 Verna Quintana Romanine Webb 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson 55-59 Alden Yates Dave Mullennex 60-64 Don Schroeder Gary Phillips Franklin Estes 65-69 Lee Beavers David Rivera Gary Ambrosier 75-79 Richard Unruh Richard McPeek Bruce DuttonDISCUS Female: 60-64 Cathy Soto Leota Sweetman- Liz Norris McPeek 65-69 Galina Tucker Annemieke Ambrosier Mary Lee Bowen 70-74 Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Joanne Marriott Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana Romaine Webb 90+ Ellen Roberts Maria DietvorstMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson 55-59 Alden Yates 60-64 Don Schroeder Michael Bickers Gary Phillips 65-69 Lee Beavers David Rivera Gary Ambrosier 75-79 Richard Unruh Warren Kinzel Dick PcPeekSOFTBALL THROW Female: 60-64 Joan Norris Liz Norris Cathy Soto 65-69 Mary Lee Bowen Galina Tucker Annemieke Ambrosier 70-74 Bonnie Clark Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Joanne Marriott Daphne Blankenship Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana Romaine Webb 90+ Ellen Roberts Maria DietvorstSOFTBALL SLUG FEST Male: 50-54 Kevin Keppel Eric Johnson 55-59 Alden Yates Dan Oliver 60-64 Van Seyler Franklin Estes Tim Menger 65-69 Lee Beavers David Rivera Martin Clark 70-74 Steve Cline 75-79 Marshall Marriott Richard Unruh Warren KinzelFemale: 60-64 Joan Norris Cathy Soto Leota Sweetman-McPeek 65-69 Annemieke Ambrosier Galina Tucker Mary Lee Bowen 70-74 Jeannie Maraschin 75-79 Joanne Marriott Daphne Blankenshio Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana Romaine Webb 90+ Ellen Roberts Maria DietvorstSTANDING LONG JUMP Female: 60-64 Leota Sweetman-McPeek Liz Norris Cathy Soto 65-69 Annamieke Ambrosier Galina Tucker Mary Lee Bowen 75-79 Joanne Marriott 80-84 Romaine Webb Verna Quintana

90+ Maria Dietvorst Ellen RobertsMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson Kevin Keppel 55-59 Alden Yates Dave Mullennex 60-64 Van Seyler Don Schroeder Richard Sandoval 65-69 Martin Clark Lee Beavers Gary Ambrosier 70-74 75-79 Richard McPeek Marshall Marriott Richard UnruhFOOTBALL THROWMale: 50-54 Kevin Keppel Eric Johnson 55-59 Alden Yates Dave Mullennex 60-64 Van Seyler Richard Sandoval Tim Menger 65-69 Lee Beavers Russell Copelan David Rivera 70-74 75-79 Marshall Marriott Bruce Dutton Warren Kinzel

TRACK RESULTS50-METER DASH Female: 60-64 Liz Norris Cathy Soto 65-69 Galina Tucker Annemieke Ambrosier 75-79 Joanne Marriott 80-84 Verna Quintana 90+ Ellen Roberts Maria DietvorstMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson 55-59 Ernie Sauer 60-64 Van Seyler Richard Sandoval Franklin Estes 65-69 Lee Beavers 75-79 Richard Unruh Warren Kinzel 80-84 Al Radford 85-89 Everett Sauer100-METER DASH Female: 60-64 Liz Norris Yong Mueller 65-69 Galina Tucker 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Kevin Keppel 55-59 Douglas Scheve Ernie Sauer 60-64 Van Seyler Franklin Estes 65-69 Lee Beavers 75-79 Richard Unruh Warren Kinzel 80-84 Howard Skinner200-METER DASH Female: 60-64 Liz Norris 65-69 Galina Tucker 70-74 Bonnie Clark 75-79 Joanne MarriottMale: 50-54 Kevin Keppel 60-64 Richard Sandoval Franklin Estes Daniel Norris 75-79 Richard Unroh 80-84 Howard Skinner 85-89 Everett Sauer400-METER DASHFemale: 60-64 Yong Mueller Liz Norris 65-69 Galina Tucker 70-74 Bonnie ClarkMale: 55-59 Douglas Scheve 60-64 Daniel Norris 75-79 Richard Unruh400-METER WALK Female: 60-64 Liz Norris Carole Jenkins 65-69 Annemieke Ambrosier Mary Lee Bowen

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75-79 Joyce Gillooly 80-84 Verna Quintana Romaine Webb 90+ Ellen RobertsMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson 60-64 Richard Sandoval 65-69 Martin Clark Gary Ambrosier 70-74 Ed Wacker 75-79 Richard Unruh Warren Kinzel Bruce Dutton 85-89 Everett Sauer800-METER WALKFemale: 60-64 Liz Norris Yong Mueller Cathy Soto 65-69 Annemieke Ambrosier Mary Lee BowenMale: 65-69 Martin Clark 75-79 Bruce Dutton Warren Kinzel800-METER RUN Female: 60-64 Liz Norris 65-69 Galina TuckerMale: 60-64 Daniel Norris 70-74 Steve Cline1600-METER WALKFemale: 60-64 Liz Norris Carole Jenkins 65-69 Mary Lee BowenMale: 50-54 Eric Johnson 65-69 Gary Ambrosier Martin Clark 70-74 Ed Wacker 75-79 Daniel Poliak1600-METER RUNMale: 50-54 Kevin Keppel 60-64 Daniel Norris 70-74 Steve ClineFemale: 60-64 Liz Norris Yong Mueller 65-69 Galina Tucker 70-74 Bonnie Clark

BOCCE BALL RESULTS Shirley Lasordo & Richard Sandoval & Richard McPeek & Steve Boyer Barbara Johnson Jeanine Maraschin

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November 5- 8 2014 Ages 50 and over

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To register for these programs, call the Grand Junction Parks and

Recreation Department at 254-3866 or visit www.gjparksandrec.org.

October 15 Garden Talk: Dried Arranging Johnson's House of Flowers Floral Manager Chris Garner will teach you how to create amazing dried arrange-ments. Class is at noon at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens. Cost $5.

October 15 Deuces Wild Count your winnings with a great evening of food, fun and gaming from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Senior Recreation Center. Enjoy a tasty din-ner and then take a gamble on play-ing the wheel, blackjack or poker. At the end of the night, use your earned chips for a chance to win amazing prizes. Cost is $5. Register by October 10.

November 14 Murder Mystery Dinner - Lethal Luau Aloha and welcome to Hawaii! It’s sunset on the beach and Chase’s friends have gathered at a luau to cel-ebrate his birthday. But wait! Some-one has poisoned the private detec-tive! You will receive your character and costume suggestions in the mail. Dress the part, come play and have fun! Dinner takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Recreation Center. Cost is $14. Register by November 3.

DANCEMondays (October 6-27) Beginning Line Dance Learn fun dances that will improve your balance, strengthen your heart, and stimulate your mind. No part-ner or previous dance skills needed. Class is at 12:15 p.m. Mondays at Lincoln Park Barn. Cost is $12.

Mondays Intermediate Line Dance Improve your line dancing skills from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays at Lincoln Park Barn. Cost is $34 for a 10-punch pass and $5 to drop in.

Senior Dances with Live MusicDance to live music from 7:30 p.m.- 10 p.m. every Thursday and 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month at the Senior Recreation Center. Cost is $3.

HEALTH & FITNESSTuesdays & Fridays Gentle Active Yoga This class teaches flexibility of mind and body in a fun and supportive environment. Students must be able to get up and down from the floor unassisted. Class is 8 a.m.-9 a.m. at Lincoln Park Barn. Cost is $7 to drop in or $50 for a punch pass.

Thursdays Beginner and Chair Yoga This class can be enjoyed with or without a chair assist. Class is 1 p.m.-2 p.m. at Lincoln Park Barn. Cost is $7 to drop in or $50 for a punch pass.

October 31 Friday Hikes: Ribbon Trail The Ribbon Trail in the BLM Bangs Canyon Management Area is on slick rock and Morrison formation (color-ful clays, mudstone and sandstone). The upper area of Ribbon Trail is a great place for exploration. Descend-ing into the wash will become chal-lenging and some scrambling will be necessary. Distance is seven miles and difficulty is strenuous. Hike is free. Meet at the trailhead at 8:30 a.m. Bring water and lunch. Register by October 29.

SPORTS

Fun after 50 Softball Program is open to both men and women 50 and older and is an excel-lent avenue for exercise and friendly competition. Call Carl at 255-6688.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESThe Trail Host Program is ongo-ing throughout the year. Get your volunteer application in now and don’t miss any of the fun. Become an ambassador for the Riverfront Trail System. Call Lorie at 254-3876. ■

Fun after 50Activities offered by GJ Parks and Recreation

Senior Recreation Center550 Ouray Avenue - 970 243-7408

The Senior Recreation Center offers activities for seniors age 50 and older. The center is open Monday - Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Annual membership is $10.

Se n i o r re c re a ti o n ce n te r Mo n th ly ca le n d a r o f ev e n tS

Monday 9:00 a.m. Cribbage 9:30 a.m. Cards 10:30 a.m. Computer Classes 12:00 p.m. Gray Gourmet 1:00 p.m. Card Bingo & Dominoes 5:30 p.m. Singles Pinochle (1st & 3rd Monday)

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Cribbage & Pool Tourney 12:00 p.m. Gray Gourmet 1:30 p.m. Bingo

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Ladies Pool & Cribbage 9:30 a.m. Jack & Jill Pool Tourney 10:00 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Clinic (3rd Wed) 12:00 p.m. Gray Gourmet 1:00 p.m. Pinochle & Canasta

Thursday 9:00 a.m. Cribbage & Dominoes 10:00 a.m. Dance w/Music (1st Thursday) 10:30 a.m. Membership Meeting 12:00 p.m. Pokeno (Starts at 1 p.m. on 1st Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Dance

Friday 9:00 a.m. Painting Class & Pool Tourney 12:00 p.m. Gray Gourmet 12:30 p.m. Bible Study 12:45 p.m. Bridge 1:00 p.m. Canasta

Saturday 9:00 a.m. Bridge 1:00 p.m. Bingo

Sunday 1:00 p.m. Dance (1st & 3rd Sunday)

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Laughing MattersEDITOR’S NOTE: As many of our keen readers pointed out to us, the punch line to the following joke was cut off in last month’s BEACON. Sorry about that. We were just try-ing to keep you on your toes! Here’s the joke in its entirety.

What you should know about Mom Submitted by Terry Kostro

A little girl’s mother was driv-ing her to her friend’s house for a sleepover.

“Mommy,” the little girl says, “how old are you?”

“Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age,” the mother warns. “It’s not polite.”

“Okay,” the little girl says, “How much do you weigh?”

“Now really,” the mother says, “these are personal questions and are really none of your business.”

Undaunted, the little girl asks, “Why did you and Daddy get a divorce?”

“Those are enough questions,” her mother says.

The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play.

“My mom wouldn’t tell me any-thing,” the little girl says to her friend.

“All you need to do is look at her driver’s license,” her friend says. “It’s like a report card. It has everything on it.”

Later that night, the little girl says to her mother, “I know how old you are. You are 32.”

The mother is surprised and asks, “How did you find that out?”

“I also know that you weigh 140 pounds,” the little girl replies.

“How in heaven’s name did you find that out?” her mother asks.

“And,” the little girl says trium-phantly, “I know why you and Daddy got a divorce.”

“Oh really?” the mother asks. “Why?”

“Because you got an F in sex.”

Blond man jokes Submitted by Ronald Puckett

1. A friend told a blond man, “Christmas is on a Friday this year.”

The blond man replied, “Let’s hope it’s not the 13th.”

2. Two blond men find three gre-nades and decide to take them to a police station.

One man asked, “What if one ex-plodes before we get there?”

The other man replied, “We’ll lie and say we only found two.”

3. A woman called her blond neigh-bor and said, “Close your curtains the next time you and your wife are hav-ing sex. The whole street was watch-ing and laughing at you yesterday.”

The blond man replied, “Well the joke’s on all of you because I wasn’t even home yesterday.”

Outdoor woman Submitted by Susan Capps

During her physical, a doctor asked a retired woman about her physi-cal activity level. She said she spent three days a week outdoors.

“Yesterday afternoon was typical,” she said. “I took a five-hour walk about seven miles through some pretty rough terrain. I waded along the edge of a lake, and pushed my way through two miles of brambles. I got sand in my shoes and in my eyes. I barely avoided stepping on a snake. I climbed several rocky hills, and I went to the bathroom behind some big trees. I ran away from an irate mother bear and then ran away from an angry bull elk. The mental stress of it all left me shattered, so at the end of it all I drank a scotch and three glasses of wine.”

Amazed by the story, the doctor said, “Wow, you are one heck of an outdoor woman.”

“No,” the woman replied, “I’m just a really, really bad golfer.”

Creation of the Midwest Submitted by George Wheeler

On the sixth day, God turned to the archangel, Gabriel, and said, “Today, I am going to create an area of land called the Midwest. It will be a land of outstanding natural beauty. It will

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“But Lord,” Gabriel said. “Don’t you think you are being too generous to those Midwesterners?”

“Not really,” God replied. “Just wait and see the winters I’m going to give them.”

Community picnic Submitted by George Wheeler

A Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest met at the town’s annual Fourth of July picnic. Being that they were old friends, they began their usual banter.

“This baked ham is really deli-cious. You ought to try it,” the priest teased the rabbi. “I know it’s against

your religion but I can’t understand why such a wonderful food should be forbidden. You just haven’t lived until you’ve tried Mrs. Hall’s prized Virginia baked ham. Tell me, Rabbi, when are you going to break down and try it?”

The rabbi looked at the priest with a big grin and said, “At your wed-ding.”

The cost of kisses Submitted by Charles Craig

A pretty teenage girl spots some nice material for a dress at a fabric store. She asks the young male clerk how much it cost.

“Only one kiss per yard,” the clerk said with a smirk.

“That’s fine,” the girl said. “I’ll take 10 yards.”

Filled with excitement, the clerk quickly measured the cloth, wrapped it up and teasingly held it out. The girl took the bag and pointed to the old woman standing behind her. She smiled and said, “Grandma will pay.” ■

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By Kathy KimbroughQ. I’ve heard about winterizing your lawn in late fall, but I’m not sure what I should put on my lawn and when.

Winterizing your lawn means to fertilize your lawn in the fall, just be-fore the grass goes dormant. It’s also the best time of year to fertilize Colo-rado’s bluegrass lawns. Fall fertilizing can give you a healthier turf before winter, a healthier root system and a lawn that greens up earlier in the spring without excessive top growth.

Fertilize your lawn with nitrogen anywhere from mid October to late November, depending on your altitude. A good source of nitrogen fertilizer is ammonium sulfate, which is available at any garden center or hardware store. There’s no need to buy special winterizing blends of fer-tilizer because you don’t need the ad-ditional potassium or phosphorous.

For the fertilizer to be effective, the lawn must be green and the soil must be moist when applying the fertil-izer. Generally speaking, apply one pound of nitrogen fertilizer per 1,000 square feet of lawn area.

Q. I planted several new trees in my yard this year and I wonder if I should wrap the trunks to pre-vent sunburn this winter. If this is necessary, what type of wrap do you recommend?

It depends on what kinds of trees you planted. Young, thin-barked de-ciduous trees, such as aspens, honey locusts, ashes, oaks, maples, lindens and willows, are at highest risk of sunburn. In Colorado, sunburn often occurs December through March when high-intensity sunlight heats up the south/southwest side of de-ciduous tree trunks, caus-ing cells to come out of dormancy and become active. After sunset, temperatures may drop below freez-ing and kill active cells and conductive tissue. Come spring,

this injury may appear as sunken and discolored bark. The bark may crack or fall off in patches, revealing dead tissue underneath.

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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) has a unique fan-shaped leaf. The leaves are light green in the summer and turn to a bright gold in the fall. They flutter in the wind like quaking aspen. This long-lived tree is tolerant of poor soils.

Big Tooth Maple (Acer grandiden-tatum) is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. Native to the Rocky Moun-tains, it can tolerate any well-drained soil and can grow to be 20 to 50 feet high. This maple has leaves that turn a brilliant red and gold in the fall.

TREES you have to try Common Hackberry (Celtis occiden-talis) is well adapted to Colorado soils. This large shade tree has a mature size of 50 feet high and wide. The hackberry tolerates wind, alkaline soils and air pol-lution. Its beautiful fall color and berries in the winter (for birds) make it a great choice.

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On the hunt for

Elks PART 1 OF 2By Terri Benson

The Elks Lodge #575 is a private club with more than 100 years of

history in Grand Junction. Today the club is comprised of

individuals whose interests include helping veterans, promoting Boy and Girl Scouts, assisting brain-injured children, and raising funds for a mul-titude of other charities and scholar-ships. With 2,800 chapters world-wide (54 of them in Colorado), that’s a lot of fundraising.

But the order started out as a very different type of organization. In 1867 New York, Algernon Sidney Viv-ian emulated a group he’d belonged to in England and started the first American version of the Jolly Corks.

This group of 15 men used a cork as their badge of membership, and their normal meeting place was a bar. By 1868, the drinking club pro-gressed to the point where they felt the need to be more altruistic. After a short argument over which animal they most admired at the zoo—an elk or a buffalo—the elk won and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was born. Shortly thereafter, for reasons history has not recorded, Vivian was drummed out of the order and never reinstated.

The local Elks have quite a history. They hosted soldiers in World War I and World War II (including sailors from the Glenwood Springs hospital and ski troopers from Camp Hale), they sneaked alcohol into the build-

ing during prohi-bition, they allowed Mesa State Junior College to use the building for their annual soirees and they hosted a beer garden for this year’s farm-ers market.

If you stop in at the local lodge—the big white and red building on the cor-ner of Fourth Street and Ute Avenue—you might find the veterans of Project Healing Waters tying flies and making fishing rods in the Fireside Room, or hear the sounds of the Drum and Pipe Corps practicing.

Boy Scouts could be in the base-ment prepping for a weekend camp out and you might hear someone’s

excitement at winning bingo. The aroma of tacos,

hamburgers, pork loin, fish and chips, or homemade pizza might

entice you. Boisterous cheering for the Broncos could echo in the bar near the clink of

pool balls against cues. You can see antique Elk

convention pins, some from the early 1900s, top hats from 1913, chuck-a-luck (dice)

from the old-time horse races, antique jewels (pins and medal-

lions worn by members), the origi-nal swearing-in Bible from the early 1900s, and the machine that made the original metal membership cards.

Above your head you’ll see bronze chandeliers with elk heads and clock faces with Roman numerals. The doorknobs have etched elk heads. Windows from the bar into the Heri-

tage Room are remnants of the time when ladies weren’t allowed in the bar and had to order and be served drinks from the lounge.

Then there is the Lodge Room, a beautifully proportioned space with an oval, stained glass coffered ceil-ing, alabaster chandeliers and station chairs labeled Brotherly Love, Justice, Charity and Fidelity. This is where the indoctrination ceremony takes place for new members.

Maybe you’ll see the resident ghost in the Trustee Room while you admire photos of past members and officers. Original button light switch-es and huge elk mounts are all still there. And so is the beautiful, carved mahogany woodwork, sadly painted over with white paint. Members also get discounted rental fees for the ball-room, and can hold quiet meetings in the Lodge whenever they want.

The Elks also love veterans. If you had a notion, you could tag along on a veterans’ bowling night or other events in conjunction with the Veter-ans Services Department/Community Life Center at the VA.

If all that doesn’t make you to want to sign up right now, think about the gym and sauna, full commercial kitchen, ballroom and the ability to enter any Elk’s lodge in the world just by showing your current member-ship card. You can also stay for up to 14 days in your camper with water and electricity available for $15 per night.

You’re never too old or too young to join the Elks. The original founder

A floor mosaic clock face with Roman numerals. The whitewashed mahogany woodwork. The oval, stained glass coffered ceiling in the Lodge Room.

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of the Grand Junction Lodge was 33. The image of aged members comes from the fact that members tend to stay in the lodge as long as they are physically able to. The average length of membership is 33-1/2 years.

According to Lodge Secretary Ed Crilly, of the 298 current members, three are in their 30s, and one is in his 80s (the older members are known as “silvertips”).

The Elks Lodge accepts male and female members (since 1994), but all members are called “brothers.” The Grand Junction Lodge has several “dual members,” meaning that hus-band and wife are both members.

Application fees vary depending on age and length of membership, and are prorated to the “fraternal year” starting in April.

Do you think you’re ready to join the ranks of the Elks?Joining might not be as simple as you think, but it’s worth it. To become an Elk, you have to be sponsored by an existing member and have two more member references. You must pass a background check, swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not belong to a group that wishes to overthrow the U.S. government, not be convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, live in the lodge jurisdiction for at least five months, pay your dues, be initiated within four months of being elected to join and vow to be morally, socially and financially responsible. You must also agree to serve on committees and participate in lodge activities.

If you know a member, you can visit the lodge three times before being asked to join. Lodge meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Stained glass frames in the Lodge Room hold names of deceased lodge members.

BELOW: The flagpole dedication on February 22, 1934.LEFT: The Grand Junction Elks Lodge today.

The original swearing-in Bible from the early 1900s

For more information, call Ed Crilly at 243-0675 or email elks575@gmail.com. The Lodge is located at 249 S. Fourth St.

Read more about the history of the Elks lodges in Delta and Mon-trose in November’s BEACON. ■

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By Teresa Ambord

If you could know how long you will live,

would you want to be told? What about that person you are about to marry? Before you tie the knot, wouldn’t you want to know you have a good chance of spending a nice long life together?

Life insurance compa-nies go to great lengths to determine how long the average person like you is likely to live. They set premiums by betting on your life expectancy so they have a vested inter-est in knowing how many years you have left. Some researchers believe the answer is as close as your mirror.

According to a recent article in the Washing-ton Post (“Can Your Face Reveal How Long You’ll Live?”), there is some evidence suggesting that people with faces that age well tend to live longer. Of course, we all know of some guy who was the picture of health and then keeled over on the track during his daily jog. Every rule has excep-tions, but suppose that in a general sense, it’s true. If you look younger than your true age, researchers say it could mean you can expect a long, healthy life, barring accidental death. Think of the implications.

• Will insurance companies charge higher rates for life insurance be-cause your face is saggy, making you an apparent poor risk?

• Will your boss have your face analyzed before promoting you to a position of power or investing train-ing in you?

• How about presidential candi-dates? Hillary Clinton will be 69 in

How long will you live? The answer may be in your mirror

2016. If she runs, should she and other candidates be subjected to facial scans, to predict if they will survive at least one term?

• If you’re preparing to marry later in life, will your beloved check out your life expectancy through a facial scan before saying “I do?”

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tists are now working on a system that would analyze details of your face to determine how long you are likely to live.

Of course we all know that sag-ging skin and facial lines happen with age. But researchers also look at how well you…senesce. That’s just a fancy word for “grow older” and is pronounced “sih-ness.” It’s also a friendlier-sounding verb than “age.”

Who’s doing the research and how are they doing it?

The article focused mostly on the work of Jay Olshansky, a biodemogra-pher from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

“We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some more slowly. We also know that the children of people who se-nesce more slowly tend to live longer than other people,” he told reporters.

According to the article, a com-puter scans your face for signs of aging, analyzing each section of the cheek, eye, brow, mouth and jowl, looking for variations in shade which signal that change is coming. Change, as in lines, dark spots and drooping. They factor in race (darker skin ages more slowly because more pigment protects the skin from sun damage), gender (men age more slowly be-cause the fat and blood vessels in the face are distributed differently) and smoking history (smoking may cause lines to form around the mouth). They also compare your scan with others in your age group with similar backgrounds.

Part of the reason for the research is the size of the baby boomer gen-eration and the realization that a growing amount of resources will need to be devoted to seniors. More old people equal more cost to care for them, I suppose.

Researchers like Olshansky theo-rize that it’s not specific diseases that kill or disable people, as much as it is overall aging. If studying the aging process eventually helps increase life expectancy by even 2.2 years due to slower aging, that could save $7.1 trillion in disability and entitlement

payments over 50 years, according to their estimates. They also predict that living to 100, with an improved quality of life could become com-mon.

Face-age technologySo what is needed to further the

studies into face-age technology? They’ve created a website called Face My Age, where people can log on and submit their photos, along with a little biographical information. The photos must depict subjects who are not smiling, not wearing makeup, and who have not had plastic surgery.

In exchange for participating, you get feedback about what your face says about your longevity prospects, although I’m baffled about why anyone would want that information about him or herself.

They’re hoping to get 10,000 to 20,000 voluntary photos. But their research was recently given a boost when thousands of old photos were contributed. Many of those folks have since died, which gives research-ers some insight into the lifespan of those individuals.

It’s an interesting topic. I can see where it would inspire curiosity. If you feel so inclined, check out www.facemyage.com and send in your photo. Of course, it is far from an exact science, if it’s a science at all. And in the long run, you might regret knowing the answer. ■

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By Rev. Blaine M. Scott, First United Methodist Church

Planning ahead does not acceler-ate self-fulfilling prophecies. It

helps you lay out options for the next season of your life and relationships. And in the midst of so many choices, utilizing spirituality as a resource to sift through the opportunities is a wise choice in itself.

In my family, the table is set with the appropriate utensils before the dishes with food are set on the table. It’s important to have the right uten-sils in place to help us enjoy the food.

One day, I was helping set the table for an extended family gathering. I asked what the main course was so I could set the appropriate utensils on the table. However, I failed to ask about the appetizer—which was soup. So after everyone was seated and we prayed, we started visit-ing and many of us pulled out our napkins. But suddenly, the movement and conversations stopped and in the awkward silence, my face flushed in the realization that I had not set out any spoons.

Here are a few appropriate utensils to set at the table of your mind, body and spirit when sitting down for vari-ous retirement planning sessions.

Meditation napkin: Place this over your being to help you respond to unexpected spills. Studies point to regular meditation as helping you slow down age-related declines at the neurological and chromosomal level. Lowering your blood pressure and anxiety directly increases your mindfulness and ability to problem solve and plan.

Prayer spoon: It nurtures you with big helpings of spiritually nutritious attributes. Ask the Lord for wisdom and guidance to plan and live in ways that benefit the whole family. The writer in Proverbs encourages, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. It

will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.” (Prov. 3: 5-6, 8)

Scripture knife: It cuts through the outer layers to the source of your strength and help. Read and study for insights. The writer of Hebrews states, “Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)

Values fork: It helps the important things stick throughout the planning process. One retired person articu-lated that it is vitally important for her to remain physically and mentally active in order to live independently as long as possible. Her indepen-dence is at the core of planning and adapting. Note that independence is not synonymous with stubbornness. She knew that she could ask for input and support without losing her inde-pendence. In fact, she views it like this: “When I ask for advice, I’m still independent. I’m just making use of all of my resources.”

Community serving utensils: The shared experiences that dish up companionship and support. The retired years can span 30 years. Sadly, the latter years are too often spent in isolation. Maintaining a high quality of life involves remaining active in the community. Congregations, ser-vice clubs, traveling groups and even game nights with friends can keep you engaged, active and connected with purpose.

Jeremiah encourages the people who had been in exile for 70 years: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13) ■

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Ask the computer guyBy Daniel Ashurst, Alpine Computer Solutions

The process of buying a new car or computer can

be stressful. The salesman may be pressuring you to buy things by playing on your fear of loss. What I mean by this is that in the case of a computer salesman, he may be try-ing to sell you that expensive antivirus software in case your computer gets infected. Or maybe he’s trying to sell you on that complex warranty that cov-ers physical damage to your computer in case you have a meltdown.

While both these things are good to have, they may not be the best products on the market, or perhaps another prod-uct your salesman never told you about would be less expensive and a better fit for you. That’s why it’s important to have a computer professional you trust to guide you and help you decide what products are best for you.

Fast-forward six months after the purchase of your new computer. You’re surfing the Internet and realize your computer is not performing like it once did. You panic, assuming something devastating has happened, and that your precious family vacation photos and important emails are in jeopardy.

Let’s say you have a photo of your grandchildren from a recent family vacation on your computer. You haven’t made prints of the photo and the only file is the one that’s on your computer. In the case that you lose the file, you have no other way to replicate it and it

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This is when your trusted computer professional sug-gests that you back up that photo in the Cloud. The term may be foreign to you, but

your computer professional can show you how to do it or

can even do it for you. Then in the event of a computer catastrophe, he or she can easily restore your picture.

As a computer professional, I consider it one of my responsibilities to relieve clients from the stress of losing their pertinent data—all their emails, docu-ments, photos, etc.

Today, there are affordable and effective tools for removing stressors from your life, such as using the Cloud or external drives to prevent losing your important files. The decision to do something different and unfamiliar may seem odd at first, but finding a professional you can trust may be the best way to relieve stress and to preserve your treasured files.

Call a computer professional today and start on the road of stress-free comput-ing. When you have a computer prob-lem, you will breathe easier, knowing that your treasured items are in safe-keeping. ■

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Why a new helicopter? About 20 months ago, St. Mary’s

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While the previous helicopter ac-commodated two patients, transport for two was seldom required. Medi-cal air transport services in the region work collaboratively, so if multiple patients require transport, another available aircraft is dispatched. The CareFlight helicopter that St. Mary’s sold is still a medical transport, now flying over the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

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By Paula McCormick, Elder Quest

In August and September, I wrote about communication challenges

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In the final part of this series, I will tell you how you can help assess the needs of your loved ones during your visit to their home and how to go about hiring professional help.

Before you visit, ask your loved ones if you need to make any ap-pointments with a professional, such as a lawyer, doctor or dentist, while you are in town.

Once you ar-rive, take note of your surroundings. Look for piles of bills and the refrig-erator’s contents. The freezer might be full but do they cook any of it? Look for safety hazards or behavioral safety issues, such as leaving burners on or unsafe driving.

How good is their vision or hear-ing? Do they suddenly have new “friends” taking them to the bank or store? How well are they managing their medications? Are the bottles lined up like a pistol range on the window sill? Are the pills in contain-ers they can’t see or open? Is the bathroom neat and tidy, or is it dark with no lights on at night? Are they keeping themselves clean and in fresh clothes? Do they have visitors regularly? Is the trash picked up

regularly?You can learn a lot just by observ-

ing but the next step is to ask ques-tions. See if they are receptive to sug-gestions. Start sentences by voicing your concern for their well being and independence.

If your loved ones are willing to consider assistance from friends or a professional, you are off to a good start.

During your stay, call on some professionals and schedule a time to meet with them. Be there to assist

your loved ones with questions and with gathering in-formation. It is im-portant that they are on board with the hiring. If not, they might cancel the service as soon as you leave.

Start with what-ever your loved ones are willing to agree to. If you think they need help with X, Y and Z but they are only willing to consider Z, then just start there. You are asking for a big change and most people need baby steps to get started. Be patient. Care cannot be forced.

Many long-distance caregivers find that once their loved ones have a professional assisting them, who helps maintain their sense of inde-pendence, they are are more willing to accept further assistance.

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• Friendship Force meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Community Hospital’s low-er conference room. Call 260-4653 or visit www.thefriendshipforce.org.• Western Slope Coin Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the VFW Post 1247, 1404 Ute Ave. Get a free coin/cur-rency evaluation before the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Call 241-1770 or visit ww.gjcoinshow.com.• Grand Valley Knights is a group of auto enthusiasts that meet every Sat-urday from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at Spoons Bistro and Bakery with their sport and classic vehicles. Call 462-6762 or visit www.grandvalleyknights.com.• Mesa County Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thurs-day of each month at the Commons of Hilltop and at noon on the fourth Wednesday of the month (bring a lunch) at the Museum of Western Colorado. A help session is at 1 p.m. on the first Friday of the month at one of the Mesa County libraries. Call 640-2388.• Two Rivers Cribbage Club meets from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays at the Ma-sonic Lodge. Call 261-1670.• Happy Feet Rounds meets at the Ma-sonic Lodge on Sundays for a variety of dancing, including waltz, rumba, cha-cha and more. Beginners are welcome from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and intermediate dancers are wel-come from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Call 243-5858.• Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club meets from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month and from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays at the Redlands United Methodist Church. Call 245-8817 or 523-5965.• Levis & Lace Square Dance Club has beginner classes from 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Fridays at the Masonic Lodge. Call 936-8801 or 434-6541.• Art Jewelers’ Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Grandview Apart-ments, 1501 N. First St. Call 243-1220.• Stamp Collectors meet the second

Wednesday at White Star Electric at 7 p.m. Call 986-1502. • Western Slope Non-Smoking Singles meets at 1 p.m. on the third Satur-day of the month at Starvin’ Arvin’s in Clifton for lunch and games. The club also hosts special activities and dines out on the fourth Wednesdays. Call 434-0803 or 589-9309. • Mesa Fiberarts Guild meets at noon the first Wednesday of the month at First Presbyterian Church, and at 6 p.m. the first Thursday at the Cen-ter for Independence. Call 243-3598 or visit www.mesafiberartsguild.org. There will be a special meeting on October 4, at the alpaca farm and mill owned by Cindy McDermott, 3608 E 1/4 Road in Palisade. For more information, call 464-4862.• Blue Lodge Masons meet at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Masonic Lodge. Call 245-5312.• Post 2009 American Legion meets at 5:30 p.m. for dinner at The Atrium of the Grand Valley with a meeting to follow. All honorably discharged veterans are welcome to join. Call 242-9195.• Bookcliff Duplicate Bridge Club wel-comes new members to play at 2923 North Ave. Open games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Call 243-7874.• The Brush & Palette Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Art Center. Members learn, practice and improve techni-cal skills and abilities in all fine art media. Call 241-0410.• Western Colorado Decorative Artists meets at 9 a.m. on the second Satur-day of the month in the dining area at the First Congregational Church, 1425 N. Fifth St. Call 640-2751.• Western Slope Adventurers is an outdoor club that meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month. In Oc-tober through April, the indoor meet-ing includes a speaker on a topic of outdoor interest. Visit www.meetup.com/westernslopeadventurers or call 433-4312 for location. ■

Mesa County Club Activities

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Mesa County CalendarCompiled by Liesl GreathouseOctober 3 HHV celebrates one-year anniversary The Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) Community-Based Crafts Center in Grand Junction is celebrat-ing its one-year anniversary at 10 a.m. at 1670 North Ave. There will be a small car show sponsored by the Just For Fun Car Club, a barbecue, and Clint Buniger’s personal collec-tion of over 10,000 postcards will be on display. There will also be hourly drawings for veterans until 3 p.m. The public is encouraged to see all the wonderful projects our veterans have been working on. For details, call 424-0499.

October 4 Mystery Dinner: A Cereal Killer Thriller! This comedy mystery is fun for the whole family. It is hosted at 5:30 p.m. by Randy’s Southside Diner, 3210 I-70

Business Loop in Clifton. Cost is $25 per person, which includes dinner, a gift bag and one door prize ticket. There is also a silent auction. Pro-ceeds support troops through Op-eration Interdependence. Seating is limited. For more information and to reserve your spot, call 523-4217.

October 4 Alpaca Pen Sale Enjoy farm tours, education and fun from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 2034 J Road in Fruita. Forty alpacas, including herdsires, bred females, open fe-males, yearlings, fiber alpacas and pet alpacas of many different colors and ages will be for sale. Owners of the alpacas will be present to answer questions. For details, call 858-8866.

October 4 & 5 National Safety Fair & Charity Auction Kmart’s National Safety Fair will be held at Kmart, 2809 North Ave. from

10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. The fair raises public safety awareness within the community and raises money for charities at its concession booths, old-fashioned carnival booths and the in-store sports memorabilia auction. All proceeds collected will be do-nated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the March of Dimes. For more information, call 243-6250.

October 8 Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney seminar Learn about will and trust estate plans, focusing on protecting your heirs and assets using trusts. Using advance directives and powers of attorney will also be covered at this free seminar from 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at The Law Offices of Brown & Brown, PC, 1250 E. Sherwood Drive. Registration required. Call 243-8250.

October 10 & 11 Country Quilts, Navajo Rugs and Jewelry benefit Browse over 60 quilts, crafts, au-thentic Navajo rugs and jewelry at this fundraiser presented by the

Nazarene Sisters Quilters, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Palisade Church of the Nazarene, 3595 Front St. These items will be sold to benefit The House (a safe place for Western Slope teens), Navajo cancer patients and a scholar-ship fund for Navajo students. For more information, call 265-7494.

October 11 Walk from Obesity 5K Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Eagle Rim Park in Orchard Mesa. The walk is from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Online registra-tion is $25 and on-site registration is $35. Children under age 12 are free, with a paid parent or guardian. Regis-ter online at www.walkfromobesity.com. For details, call 298-6417.

October 11 & 12 Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival This festival will be from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park in Palisade. There will be art demonstrations, a fiber art gallery, indoor exhibits, animals and more. For details, call 464-7458.

October 2014 www.BeaconSeniorNews.com MESA COUNTY 35October 15 Retirement Roundtable Four retirement experts are present-ing a roundtable discussion from 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at The Law Of-fices of Brown & Brown, PC, 1250 E. Sherwood Drive in Grand Junction. This free seminar will feature infor-mation on financial planning, estate planning, real estate planning and planning for senior living. Registra-tion is required. Call 243-8250 to register.

October 17 & 18 Friends of the Mesa County Libraries Fall Book Sale The book sale takes place at 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. on October 17 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on October 18 at the First Congregational Church, 1425 N. Fifth St., across from Grand Junction High School. There will be all genres of books, CDs, DVDs and more. A special members-only sale will take place 3 p.m.-7 p.m. October 16. For more information or to volunteer, call 201-0868.

October 19 Field to Fork Hoe Down This celebration of the 2014 grow-ing season by Field to Fork CSA (community-supported agriculture) has something for everyone. The hoe down kicks off with free classes on gardening and farming subjects, ranging from water conservation to soil science/health. Later that day, Western Slope Supper Club, Bin 707, No Coast Sushi and Café Sol will pre-pare dinner with help from students in Western Colorado Community College’s culinary program. There

will be live entertainment and farm activities. Cost for dinner is $25 for adults. Please join us as we put our hoes down and kick our feet up for a night of enjoyment. Call 216-2642 to purchase your ticket and to RSVP.

October 20 Medicare Monday Learn more about Medicare cover-age, benefits and 2015 changes at this free presentation sponsored by the Colorado Gerontological Society at 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at The Commons of Hilltop, 625 27-1/2 Road. Refresh-ments will be served. To RSVP or if you would like to schedule an indi-vidual counseling appointment, call 855-880-4777.

October 22 Long-term Care Planning With 70 percent of people over age 65 needing some form of long-term care during their lifetime, there’s a high likelihood that you or your loved ones may need care. Learn about payment sources and more at this free seminar from 4:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. at The Law Offices of Brown & Brown, PC, 1250 E. Sher-wood Drive. Registration required. Call 243-8250.

October 25 Community Contra Dance Come with or without a partner to La Puerta Ballroom, 523-1/2 Main St. in Grand Junction (upstairs in the Mar-gery Building). A new dancers’ work-shop begins at 7 p.m. and the dance takes place from 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Adults are $8. Enjoy live, Celtic/old time music. For details, call 243-6736. ■

River City Singles October 2014 Activity Schedule

“Young-at-heart adults getting together for fun and friendship!”

Fridays at 5 p.m. - Friday Afternoon Club (FAC) meets in the Country Inn’s lounge, 718 Horizon Drive. The first FAC meeting of the month is the business meeting.

Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. - Early Start Breakfast at Denny’s on Horizon Drive. Visitors welcome. Call Debbie Grose at 245-4995 for details.

Tuesdays at 4:45 p.m. - Taco Tuesday in Bailey’s Lounge at the Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd.

Wednesdays at 5 p.m. - Dine out at the following locations every week. Visitors welcome. Call Debbie Grose at 245-4995 for details.

October 1 - Blue Moose BBQ & GrillOctober 8 - Old ChicagoOctober 15 - Outback SteakhouseOctober 22 - The End Zone October 29 - No Coast Sushi (Grand Junction)

Sundays at 12:30 p.m. - Bowling Sunday and card games at Orchard Mesa Lanes, 295 27 Road. RSVP to Bob Lewis at 263-8462.

Saturday, October 4 at noon - Enjoy billiards, games of pool and lunch at Bank 8 Billiards, 2460 Patterson Road. Call Mary Wynn at 255-7370 for details.

Tuesday, October 7 at 4 p.m. - Bob’s Birthday BBQ. RSVP to Bob Risley at 433-7867.

Thursday, October 9 at 11:30 a.m. - NEW! Fun Lunch Bunch at Olive Garden. RSVP to Penny Hopkins at 712-2588.

Saturday, October 11 at 5 p.m. - River City Singles’ Denim & Diamonds Anniversary Party takes place at the Country Inn, 718 Horizon Drive. Enjoy cocktails at 5 p.m. and din-ner at 6 p.m. RSVP to Marilyn Smith by October 3. Call 523-0730.

Friday, October 31 at 5 p.m. - Halloween Party at the FAC. Come in costume and bring a potluck item. RSVP to Arlyne Faulkner at 245-2227.

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Weight loss surgery seminarIf you are considering weight loss surgery, attend a free education session presented by the staff of St. Mary’s Bariatric and Metabolic Sur-gery Center. Learn how the different types of surgery work, who qualifies, and how St. Mary’s will support you as you change your life. Sessions take place at the St. Mary’s Life Center, 2686 Patterson Road in Grand Junc-tion. Call 298-6400 to register.• October 8 - 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.• October 22 - noon to 1:30 p.m.

White Cane Safety DayIn 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed a national resolution that Oc-tober 15 be proclaimed White Cane Safety Day. This day commemorates the independence, achievements and positive contributions of vision-impaired and blind people. The white cane is an important tool for

Mesa County Beacon Bitsthe visually impaired user. It indi-cates low vision but not necessarily total blindness. It is important to be vigilant when someone with a white cane is crossing a road. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides assistance to disabled individuals, in-cluding travel skills instruction, inde-pendent homemaking skills, training, career and job planning, educational opportunities and equipment. For more information, call 248-7103.

Friends of the Libraries seek book donations The Friends of the Mesa County Libraries is accepting good-quality, gently read books for its upcoming fall book sale. All genres of books published after 2010, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes are appreciated. Donations may be placed in the Friends’ Book deposit located at the First Congrega-tional Church, 1425 N. Fifth St. across from Grand Junction High School.

Edward Jones collecting food and non perishable items Ten branches of Edward Jones in the Grand Valley are collecting nonper-ishable canned and boxed goods, paper products, personal care items, pet food and kid-friendly foods for Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies. While the financial advisors, branch office administrators and clients of Edward Jones in the val-ley participate in charitable ventures each year, this year’s food drive hopes to focus some of those ener-gies and resources to the common goal of helping feed those among us who struggle to feed themselves and their families. For details, call 245-2869.

St. Mary’s brings new cancer treatment to Western SlopeSt. Mary’s Regional Cancer Center is excited to announce a partner-ship with the University of Colorado Cancer Center and University of Colo-rado Hospital to establish a Bone Mar-row Transplant (BMT) Program at St. Mary’s Hospital. Previous experience with BMT in the Grand Junction area has been limited to BMT specialists traveling to St. Mary’s for evaluation of potential transplant patients and for post-transplant care. Patients and their families were required to travel to University of Colorado Hospital for the transplant process, which could keep them away from home for 30-60 days. By providing BMT services in Grand Junction, St. Mary’s will be able to relieve patients of some of the emotional and financial strain during the transplant process. Although only autologous transplants will be per-formed in Grand Junction, allogeneic transplant patients will be coming back to this community sooner for post-transplant care. It is anticipated that this life-saving procedure will impact approximately 25 patients per year. Call 298-2435 for details.

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Oncology physicians join Community HospitalCommunity Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. Joanne Virgilio (Medical Oncologist), Dr. Ruth Higdon (Gynecological/Oncology Surgeon), and Michael Appel (Oncol-ogy Pharm.D.) will be joining Com-munity Hospital in December. Com-munity Hospital is working with the physicians to develop a new cancer program. In addition, Community Hospital has signed a letter of intent with the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute to ex-plore partnership opportunities. For details, call 242-0920.

Support groups• Mending Hearts Support Group is for any adult who has experienced the death of a loved one. This group meets from 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. every

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October 4 Spend an afternoon with John Wesley Powell Award-winning humanity scholar and author, Clay Jenkinson, who portrays Thomas Jefferson on public radio sta-tions, will return to Montrose as John Wesley Powell, at 2 p.m. at the Mon-trose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Drive. Jenkinson delves into each of the characters he portrays so the audi-ence feels like they are experiencing that individual. Tickets are available at The Coffee Trader in Montrose, $25 for adults and $20 for students. For details and to buy tickets, call 596-5158.

October 9 AARP SMART Driver Safety Course (Montrose) Montrose County Health and Human Services will host the AARP SMART Driver Safety Program from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1845 S. Townsend Ave. in Montrose. Save money on insurance

and keep up on newer traffic laws. Membership in AARP is not required. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required. For more information and to register, call 249-2436, ext. 203.

October 11 Delta County Museum’s 50th anniversary Join the Delta County Historical So-ciety in celebrating its 50th anniver-sary at this free event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at East Third and Meeker Streets in Delta. There will be antique and vintage vendors, a classic car show, nostalgic fashions, music and book signings followed by a special mati-nee of “Rediscovering Delta History” and bank night at the beautifully restored, historic Egyptian Theatre. For details, call 874-8721.

October 11 & 25 Dances at the Montrose Pavilion The Montrose Pavilion Dance Club hosts dances at the Montrose Pavil-ion, 1800 Pavilion Drive, from 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. On October 11, there will be music by Preferred Country and on October 25, there will be mu-sic by the Ghost River Band. Admis-sion is $5. For more information, call 252-7172.

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October 17 & 18 Autumn Celebrations Arts & Crafts Holiday Show Come to the largest art and craft show in Montrose, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Hall, 1001 N. Second St. in Montrose. It will have over 75 vendor booths bringing you handcrafted items, gourmet foods, small business offerings, and a craft corner for the kids. For details, call 275-6547.

October 20 AARP SMART Driver Safety Course (Delta) Bill Heddles Recreation Center will host the AARP SMART Driver Safety Program from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 530 Gunnison River Drive in Delta. Save money on insurance and keep up on newer traffic laws. Member-ship in AARP is not required. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required. For more information and to register, call 424-1778. ■

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Events for veteransThe Warrior Resource Center, 11 S. Park Ave. in Montrose, has the follow-ing events scheduled for veterans this month. If you have not previously registered with the Warrior Resource Center as a veteran, bring a form of military ID with you. For more infor-mation, call 765-2210.• All veterans are invited for coffee from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. every Thursday.• All military spouses (of any branch or era) are invited to a lun-cheon from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the last Friday of every month. • The public is invited to eagle head cane presentations at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of every month. Beautiful eagle head canes created by Black Canyon Wood Carvers and Wood Workers Guild of Western Colorado are presented to veterans.• The community is invited to an event to Honor Korean Veterans, 6:30 p.m. October 10 at Emeritus at Sunrise Creek, 1968 Sunrise Drive in Montrose.

Delta walking events• Second Saturday Street Fair - Come down to Third Street between Main and Palmer Streets from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and enjoy entertainment, food, crafts, bags, cookware, health and beauty supplies, and more.

Montrose walking events• First Friday Stroll - On the first Friday of each month, stroll along downtown Montrose and see artist demonstrations, enjoy free wine tast-ings and in-store promotional events from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.• Historical Walking & Cemetery Tours - Times and dates are subject to change. For more information, call 249-2085.• Ghost Walk - 6 p.m. October 24, 25, 27 & 28. Meet at the Montrose Historical Museum.

Support groups• Veterans PTSD support group meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the

Delta/Montrose Beacon BitsWarrior Resource Center, 11 S. Park Ave. Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 as verification of eligibil-ity of services. Call 765-2210. • Stroke Support Group meets 11 a.m. to noon, twice a month, at Montrose Memorial Hospital’s Acute Rehab Unit. For details and meeting days, call 318-2028.• Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays at 645 S. Fifth St. in Montrose. • Caregiver Support Group meets 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays at Cross-roads Assisted & Independent Living model cottage, 1380 Aspen Way in Delta. Call 773-4214.• Caregiver Support & Network-ing Group meetings are structured to be an all-inclusive group for care-givers who care for someone with dementia or any disability or illness in any living environment. For more information and to register, call 249-2436, ext. 203. • Mending Hearts Support Group, offered by HopeWest, is open to adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. The Montrose group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays at the Bosom Buddies Room, 645 S. Fifth St. Call 240-7734.

Volunteer opportunities• HopeWest in Delta and Montrose is seeking volunteers for a variety of positions. In Delta, call 874-6823 for more information. In Montrose, call 252-2642.

Region 10’s Area Agency on Aging Educations Classes are at Region 10, 300 N. Cas-cade Ave. in Montrose unless other-wise noted.• October 9, noon to 1 p.m. – “Using Your Home for a Safety Net” takes place at the Hotchkiss Senior Center, 276 W. Main. We will discuss reverse mortgages and USDA funding and loan options. Call 712-2295.• October 14, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. – “Long-term Care Planning.” Learn about payment sources including

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League of Women Voters eventsThe League of Women Voters of Montrose County, serving Montrose and Delta Counties invites the public to attend the following events in October.• October 2 at noon - November Bal-lot Issues Forum: Montrose County Clerk and Recorder Fran Tipton-Long will give a 2014 election briefing at the Montrose Library Community Room, 320 S. Second St.• October 3, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. - Meet & Greet: State Board of Educa-tion Candidates for District 3 seat at the Two Rascals Brewery, 147 N. First St. in Montrose. • October 7, 6:30 p.m. - Candidate Forum for State House District 61 and State Senate District 5 at Memorial Hall, 175 N. First St. in Hotchkiss.• October 9, 7 p.m. - Montrose Coun-ty Commission District 2 Candidate Forum at the City Council Chambers, 107 S. Cascade Ave. in Montrose. • October 14, 7 p.m. - November Ballot Issues Forum at Memorial Hall, 175 N. First St. in Hotchkiss. A non-partisan presentation of the pros and cons of issues on the ballot.

DELTA SENIOR ACTIVITIESThe following activities are offered at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 530 Gunnison River Drive in Delta. To register for any of the following ac-tivities or for a full list, call 874-0923.• Community Evening Dances - 7 p.m.-10 p.m., third Saturday of each month. Cost is $4 per person. Bring a snack to share• Handgun Safety - 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oc-tober 11. This class provides individu-als wishing to own a handgun with the proper requirements necessary to

acquire a concealed handgun permit. Participants must preregister by 5 p.m. October 8. Cost is $70.• Lay Responder CPR, AED and First Aid Class - 9 a.m.-4 p.m., November 22. Register by October 31. The City of Delta Recreation Department will be offering American Red Cross Lay Re-sponder CPR/First Aid /AED training class. Upon completion of the class you will be certified by an American Red Cross instructor for Lay Respond-er CPR/First Aid /AED. Cost is $80.

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The Montrose Recreation District has the following activities scheduled for seniors 50+ this month. Register one week ahead. Events take place at the Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Drive, or transportation departs from the Montrose Pavilion. Please arrive at each event at least 15 minutes early. For more information on the following activities, call 252-4884.• Hike - 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., October 7. In the Blain Basin Area, hike through open forest with a variety of interest-ing things to see. This is a 4.3-mile (round trip) hike. Cost is $18.• Colorado Culinary Academy Tour and Lunch - 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m., October 9. Learn about this culinary arts pro-gram in Grand Junction where stu-dents gain practical experience in all areas of restaurant management. We will take a tour, followed by lunch at Chez Lena, the student-operated restaurant. Cost is $31.• Escalante Canyon Scenic Drive - 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m., October 16. Enjoy a scenic fall drive through Escalante Canyon, seven miles north of Delta. We will stop at Captain Smith’s cabin, the Walker Cabin, and the Escalante Potholes Recreation Area. Cost is $20. Bring a sack lunch.• Covered Bridge Pumpkin Patch - 12:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m., October 24. Enjoy a Colorado fall day at the 300-acre tree farm and wildlife refuge off of Dave Wood Road. Roast marshmallows, enjoy apple cider and take a hayride around the ranch. Cost is $10. ■

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The most confusing thing I learned from this show is that clothes do not have to match. Rather, they have “to go.” Cliff made that statement on a day he was wearing a black V-neck pullover sweater with a large red diamond design in the center, over a pale blue-and-white-checked shirt. The colors and pattern combina-tions ignited my gag reflex, but his Kelly-green loafers were the piece de resistance that had me bounding for the porcelain throne.

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“I wanted to write and encourage other area seniors to vote ‘NO’ this election. Vote ‘NO’ on what, you may ask? Everything. Including the bums who are already in office.” - Loyd G., Grand Junction

“How come the BEACON doesn’t of-fer election coverage or provide a guide as to how we should vote? Let’s get involved.” - Mary H., Grand Junction

Kevin: Since many BEACON readers are older than I am, I just figure that they know more about what’s best for the country than I do. But I will agree with the gentleman above: If you’re in doubt about what something means, then just vote “no.”

“Why is the weed enforcement so lax in this county? It doesn’t help much if I keep my property up only to glance over at the dope-smoking, tattooed, lazy SOB next door that doesn’t even clean up after his dog takes a S**T, let alone cut the four-foot high weeds that cover his yard. Give him a ticket! Make him cut his weeds!” - Anonymous

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By now, you’ve probably heard of the term “fracking” and have an

understanding that it has something to do with extracting natural gas from the ground. Unfortunately, the term has been spun to mean some-thing new, unnatural and rife with bad consequences, engineer and environmentalist Greg Kozera said.

“Greater independence from foreign oil, job creation, a cleaner environment and a much-needed shot of economic growth is just the begin-ning of what hydraulic fracturing has meant to us in recent years,” Kozera said, “yet many think of fracking as the new dirty word, associated only with corporate greed.”

Kozera is an expert in domestic energy and author of “Just the Fracks, Ma’am.”

“I want to replace the unfounded fears people have about fracking with facts,” he said. “This is simply too important an issue for so many people to make decisions based on misinformation.”

Kozera, who has worked on every aspect of the process as a veteran in the oil and gas industry, debunked the five biggest myths that are hob-bling honest debate in the U.S.

• Myth #1: Fracking is a drilling tech-nique. Actually, it’s a method to improve oil and gas production from a well after it’s drilled. From there, the well is evaluated and the geology is reviewed. Production from the well—if any—is monitored with an electric evaluation log that’s run on most vertical wells and is used to help decide if and how a well should be fracked. After the evaluation is complete, then and only then is the decision made to frack a well and how it should be done.

• Myth #2: Fracking is new. Fracking is nothing new. In 1947, the oil and gas industry discovered the method as a way of improving production in the country’s oil wells. In fact, more than 90 percent of the wells drilled in the U.S. have required frack-ing for gas and oil.

“Without fracturing, we would have no sig-

nificant domestic oil industry and we’d have to rely on imports for nearly 100 percent for our fuel and transportation,” Kozera said. “If this ever happens, you will think gas at $4 per gallon is cheap.”

• Myth #3: Fracking is explosive. The original way that wells were stimulated, go-ing back into the 1800s, involved a process known as “shooting,” wherein explosives were lowered into the well and set off, causing an explosion down the hole that would create a small cavern.

Shooting was dangerous, involving a horse-drawn wagon filled with nitroglyc-erin, which can be very unstable. Hydraulic fracturing replaced shooting because it is safer and far more effective. Fracking is not explosive.

• Myth #4: Fracking causes earth-quakes. According to the United States Geological Survey, the U.S. averages more than 1.3 million earthquakes exceeding a magnitude of 2.0 annually based on data gathered from 1900 to 1999. Remember, fracking didn’t begin until 1947. Earth-quakes are very common and have oc-curred within Earth’s crust for as long as there has been a crust.

• Myth #5: Fracking contaminates groundwater. This is a major concern of the public and understandably so. Clean drinking water is critical to life. However, if fracking contaminates drinking water, it would have done so long before now.

We simply cannot frack up thousands of feet through solid rock. We know that rock is porous and fracturing fluids leak off into the rock and naturally induced fractures. As fluid leaks off, however, the fracture eventually quits growing in height and length, and ultimately does not reach our water sources.

Greg Kozera is an engineer with a master’s degree in environmental engineering and an environmentalist with more than 35 years of experi-ence in the natural gas and oil indus-try. He is the president of the Virginia Oil and Gas Association and the author of “Just the Fracks, Ma’am,” (www.justthefracksbook.com). ■

What the frack?!Debunking the myths of hydrofracking “I’ve been to all four of your Bea-

conFests in Montrose and last week’s was my favorite. I really like that you had restaurants giving away free food. Thanks!” - Audrey N., Montrose

“I went to the Montrose Beacon-Fest and couldn’t believe the food that Starvin’ Arvin’s was giving away. My mom and I had breakfast, walked around visiting the vendors and then ate lunch.” - Amanda B., Montrose

“My husband and I went to Bea-conFest at the Montrose Pavilion and had fun. We even danced to one of the bands you had on stage. You made us feel young again. I had no idea we’d be dancing when we left the house that morning.” - Bethany T., Montrose

Kevin: Bethany, the fact is that I didn’t make you feel young again. My staff and I just gave you and your husband the opportunity to act young again. And I believe, that by acting younger, we stay younger. I applaud your bravery to act on impulse. Don’t ever grow up.

“We sold our trike that we had advertised in the BEACON Senior Newspaper and I wanted to let you know that we had over a dozen calls. So if you ever had any doubt, I think a lot of people read your classifieds. Thanks.” - Karen J., Grand Junction

“I’m happy to have read that the Sweet Adelines are still going strong. My late wife was a member of the group in the ’70s and I always enjoyed watching her have so much fun on stage.” - Mark W., Grand Junction

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Upcoming Events

Stroke Support GroupStroke recovery education, relaxation, therapies, and discussions for those recovering from stroke and their loves ones.

» Third Friday of each month, 1:00-2:30 pm St. Mary’s Life Center, Grand Mesa Room, 2868 Patterson Road, Entrance 40

» NEXT MEETING: Friday, October 17 Dr. Dan Slater, medical director of St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Services

Weight Loss Surgery Seminar Learn how weight loss surgery works and who qualifies at a free seminar presented by the staff of St. Mary’s Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center. Call 970-298-6400 to register.

» Grand Junction, St. Mary’s Life Center, 2686 Patterson Road, Grand Mesa Room Wednesday, October 8, 5:30–7:00 pm Wednesday, October 22, Noon–1:30 pm

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seen or felt. As women age their risk of breast cancer increases. For most women, high-quality mammography screening should begin at age 40. In addition to St. Mary’s two digital Hologic Selenia mammography units, digital breast tomosynthesis, also referred to as 3-D mammography, is now available. This new screening and diagnostic tool, often recommended for women with very dense breast tissue, allows the radiologist to see breast tissue with an increased level of detail. During the 3-D exam, the X-ray arm sweeps in a slight arc over the breast, taking multiple images. A computer then produces a 3-D image of the breast tissue in one-millimeter “slices.” By using 3-D mammography radiologists can provide a more confident, accurate assessment, resulting in fewer call-backs and false positives.

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To schedule an appointment call 970-298-6900.For questions regarding digital and 3-D mammography call 970-298-2249.

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