GOLDENTIMES

A monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by Target Publications

April 7, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 4

Playing Games

Seniors and WSU athletes learn from eachother during

game time at Pullman Senior Center / Page 10

INSIDE Senior lunchmenus— Page 3

Volunteer ofthe Month— Page 14

HouseCall

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SeniorTalk

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COORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

On the cover: Donna Fischer and Washing-ton State University athlete Eric Oertel con-stantly chatter at each other during a game of dominoes at the Pullman Senior Center.

Photo by: Barry Kough forLewiston Tribune

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GOLDENTIMESINDEX:Social Security Q&A ................... Page 4

Meal site list ............................... Page 4

Briefs .......................................... Page 5

Meeting calendar ......................... Page 7

Birthdays .................................... Page 7

Volunteer opportunities ..............Page 13

Reader poetry ............................. Page 15

Sudoku solution ..........................Page 16

Crossword solution .....................Page 17

Sudoku ........................................Page 22

Crossword ...................................Page 23

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april senior nutrition menusmonday tuesday wednesday thursday friday

Lewiston senior nutrition Program

serves hot lunches at noon at the Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St. and the United Methodist Church, 1213 Burrell Ave. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $5 for nonseniors.

7 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/corn/salad/roll

8 German sausage/kraut/potatoes/roll/broccoli/ Jell-O salad

9 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast beef

14 Spaghetti/green beans/salad/breadsticks/cookie

15 Sweet and sour pork/fried rice/three-bean salad/corn/roll

16 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Easter dinner

21 Hamburger-steak with fried onions/ potatoes/beet salad/mixed vegetables/muffin

22 Chicken penne/green beans/salad/fruit/roll

23 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Italian dinner

28 Baked ham/scalloped potatoes/applesauce/peas/cookie

29 Hot-turkey sandwich/mashed potatoes/carrots/coleslaw/fruit

30 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Roast pork

moscow senior nutrition Program

serves lunch at noon in the Great Room of the 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $6 for non-seniors. Salad bar is avail-able at 11:30 a.m. Soup and dessert is available at each service.

15 Ham/potatoes/ vegetable

10 Stuffed cabbage rolls/potatoes/vegetable

17 Quarter-pound angus burger/potatoes/ vegetable

22 Sweet and sour fish/rice/vegetable

24 Beef stew/vegetable

8 Chicken tortellini/meatballs/vegetable

29 Tamale pie/rice/beans/vegetable

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senior round table nutrition Program

serves hot lunches at noon at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston and the Asotin United Methodist Church, 313 Second St. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $7 for nonseniors.

8 Chicken-fried steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/broccoli/roll/fruit

11 Baked breaded fish/salad bar/fruit

10 Spaghetti with meat sauce/Italian-blend vegetables/garlic bread/fruit

18 Deluxe salad bar/fruit

17 Hot dogs/baked beans/salad/fruit(no Clarkston delivery/Asotin closed)

29 Pork roast/mashed potatoes/gravy/winter-blend vegetables/fruit juice/roll/cake/ice cream

24 Beef and cheese burritos/fiesta corn/salad/fruit

25 Chicken with rice soup/roll/salad bar/fruit

22 Ham/scalloped potatoes/peas and carrots/fruit/roll/cookie

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Cottonwood Community Church 510 Gilmore, Cottonwood, (208) 962-7762 Meals at noon on TuesdaysGrangeville Senior Center County Road, Grangeville, (208) 983-2033 Meals at noon on Mondays and FridaysJuliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center 104 S. Sixth, Kendrick, (208) 289-5031 Meals at noon on Wednesdays and FridaysKamiah Senior Center 125 N. Maple St., Kamiah, (208) 935-0244 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysLewiston Community Center 1424 Main St., Lewiston, (208) 743-6983 Meals at noon on Mondays-WednesdaysOrchards United Methodist Church 1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston, (208) 743-9201 Meals at noon on Mondays-WednesdaysMoscow Senior Center 412 Third St., Moscow,

(208) 882-1562 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and ThursdaysNezperce Senior Citizens 501 Cedar St., Nezperce, (208) 937-2465 Meals at noon on Mondays and ThursdaysOrofino Senior Center 930 Michigan Ave., Orofino, (208) 476-4328 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and FridaysPomeroy Senior Center 695 Main St., Pomeroy, (509) 843-3308 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysPotlatch Senior Citizens IOOF/Rebekah Hall, Pine St., Potlatch, (208) 875-1071 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and FridaysPullman Senior Center 325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman, (509) 338-3307 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and FridaysRiggins Odd Fellows Building 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins, (208) 628-4147 Meals at noon on Tuesdays

United Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin, (509) 758-3816 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and FridaysValley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston, (509) 758-3816 Meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and FridaysWeippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center 115 First St. W., Weippe, (208) 435-4553 Meals at noon on Mondays and ThursdaysWinchester Senior Citizens Center Nez Perce Ave., Winchester, (208) 924-6581 Meals at noon on WednesdaysPullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

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An AARP Smart Driver class is planned in Lewiston this month.

The class will be two, four-hour sessions from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21-22 at CrossPoint Alliance Church located at 1300 Powers Ave. Registration for the class can be completed by calling Kay Gaines at (208) 816-3450.

The cost for each class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. The classes are designed for those age 50 and older but are open to all ages and may result in a point reduc-tion on driver’s licenses and/or insurance discounts.

Spring in the air at senior center

PULLMAN — A spring fling brunch is planned from 10:30

to 11:30 a.m. April 15 at Pull-man Senior Center. Cost is $8 for residents and $10 for non-residents. Sign up by Friday at the Pullman Senior Center to attend the brunch.

The Pullman Senior Center wii bowlers are taking on the Hillyard Senior Center Wii bowl-ers. The Wii Bowling Challenge will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23 at Pullman Se-nior Center. Lunch will be avail-able for $5 and spectators are welcome.

Pullman and Hillyard senior centers are planning a trip to visit Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills of South Dakota Sept. 28 through Oct. 4. The seven-day, six-night trip will include a visit to the Crazy Horse Memori-al, the Black Hills, Mount Rush-more, Deadwood, the Journey Museum and 10 meals. Cost is $629 each for double occupancy or $819 for single occupancy. More information about the trip and registration is available by calling Steve Bell at (509) 338-3307.

The center will have free bin-

go at 12:30 p.m. April 18. Prizes will be awarded. The monthly shopping trip to Moscow will be April 16 and the Pullman Senior Center supper club will travel to Lewiston April 24 for dinner at the Wayback Cafe. The group will leave city hall at 4:30 p.m., with home pick up starting at 3:30 p.m. An Easter bonnet con-test will be held at the center at 12:30 p.m. April 21. Award categories include most color-ful, most original, the craziest and the most unique. The free movie of the month is “Gravity” and will be screened at 1:30 p.m. April 30 at the center with popcorn and soda.

Lunch and Learn classes planned

MOSCOW — There are two Lunch and Learn classes com-ing up.

The classes are as follows:l Who gets grandma’s yel-

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briefsGroups and organizations can submit information, pertain-ing to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine. All submissions are subject to space avail-ability and editing.submissions should be emailed to: goldentimes@lmtribune.comor mailed to:Target PublicationsP.O. box 957Lewiston, iD 83501Information for May’s issue must be recieved by April 21 to be considered.More information is available by calling (208) 848-2243.

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in the second floor conference room of the Gritman Federal Building, 220 E. Fifth St., Mos-cow. The classes are free and attendees are encouraged to bring along their lunch. More information about the Lunch and Learn series is available by calling Karen Richel at (208) 883-2241 or by emailing her, krichel@uidaho.edu.

Norway during WWII program being given

The culture directors of the Sons of Norway Elevadalen Lodge 129 will present the program on the state of Nor-way during World War II at the monthly meeting.

The meeting, which is open to visitors, is at noon April 19 at the Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St. in Clarkston. A pot-

luck lunch will precede a short business meeting followed by the program.

The organization is open to those of Scandinavian descent and individuals interested in the culture. More information about the group and its meet-ings is available by calling (208) 798-8617 or (208) 743-2626.

NARFE will hear presentation on Lions programs

The presentation by Lion Linn Pemberton will focus on the group’s sight and leader-dog program, and will be made during the National Ac-tive and Retired Federal Em-ployee Chapter 515 monthly meeting.

The meeting is at noon April 23 at Emerald Garden, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.

The organization is open to all current and retired federal employees. More information about the group and its meet-ings is available by calling (208) 743-1615.

Easter dinner being severed

The Sixth Street Senior Center will have its annual Easter din-ner at 1:30 p.m. April 20 at the center, 832 Sixth St., Clarkston. Cost for the meal is $5. Other meals served this month at the center include a pancake feed at noon next Monday with blue-berry pancakes and ham for $4 and a potluck, with meat fur-nished by Juniper Meadows, at noon April 28.

The board will meet at 9 a.m. April 15. Pinochle is played at the center at 1 p.m. each Fri-day, and there are twice-weekly dances from 7 to 10 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday. Cost for dances is $5 per person.

AARP tax assistance is available

The service is available for seniors and individuals with low to moderate incomes. All tax preparers are certified and the service is free. Tax service loca-tions and hours are as follows:

l Lewiston Center Mall, 1810 19th Ave., across from JC Pen-ney; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 4-7 p.m. Thursdays; the last day of ser-vice at this location is April 14.l Lewiston City Library, 411

D Street; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; the last day of service at this location is April 15.l Asotin County Library, 417

Sycamore St., Clarkston; 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; the last day of ser-vice at this location is April 14.l Moscow 1912 Center, 412

E. Third St., Moscow; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fri-days; the last day of service at this location is April 11.l Orofino Senior Meal Site,

930 Michigan Ave., Orofino; noon to 4 p.m. Mondays and 3-7 p.m. Thursdays; by appoint-ment only, call (208) 476-5724; the last day of service at this location is April 14.

Parks and Rec offers regular activities

The Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department offers classes and trips for those who are at least 50 and active.

Regular activities offered through the community cen-ter include line dancing at 10 a.m. on Mondays and at 9 a.m. on Thursdays; pinochle at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays; painting at noon on Thursdays; and bridge at noon on Fridays.

Registration for all activities can be completed at the Lew-iston Community Center, 1424

Main St., by calling the Parks and Recreation Department at (208) 746-2313, or online at www.cityoflewiston.org/ parksandrec, where you can also find a full list of offerings.

Free dementia class being offered

MOSCOW — The class “Demen-tia and Challenging Family Situa-tions” will take place 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Good Sam, 640 Eisenhower St., Moscow.

The class is part of a series of-fered through Circles of Caring Adult Day Health and the Inland Northwest Alzheimer’s Associa-tion.

Fundraiser on tap for center

The Valley Community Cen-ter will have an Easter goodies sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at the center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

The baked goods and Easter baskets will be sold in the din-ing room. All proceeds will be used for the Senior Nutrition Program, home delivered meals as well as congregate dining at Asotin Methodist Church.

Other activities at the center include: painting from 12:30-4 p.m. each Monday; fitness from 10:15-11:15 a.m. each Tues-day and Thursday; blood pres-sure checks at 11:30 a.m. each Thursday; bridge from 12:30-4 p.m. each Thursday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday; pinochle from 12:45-3 p.m. each Tuesday and Friday.

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APRIL 9: Valley Com-munity Center, general board meeting, 9 a.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.APRIL 14: Twin City Square and Round Dance Club, board meeting, 7 p.m., 2130 Fifth Ave., Clarkston.APRIL 15: Sixth Street Senior Center, board meeting, 9 a.m., 832 Sixth St., Clarkston.APRIL 16: Retired Edu-cators of North Central Idaho, 11:30 a.m., Red Lion, 621 21st St., Lewis-ton.APRIL 19: Sons of Nor-way Elvedalen Lodge No. 129, noon, Valley Commu-nity Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.APRIL 23: National Ac-tive and Retired Federal Employees, noon, Emerald Garden, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.APRIL 28: Seaport Quil-ters, 6 p.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

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BIRTHDAYSApril 1

Bennie Wolfe of Orofino turned 96 Tuesday.

He was born April 1, 1918, in Glenwood, Idaho.

Wolfe and his late wife Edna White have three children. The couple lived in Weippe until moving to Orofino.

BennIe WOLfe

April 2

M a r y Morris of L e w i s t o n celebrated her 90th b i r t h d a y S a t u r d a y with fam-ily and friends.

She was born April

2, 1924, in Lewiston and has lived here her entire life.

Morris’ father owned the first A&W Root Beer stand in downtown Lewiston. She has many fun stories about Main Street Lewiston in the 1920s and ’30s.

She entered nurse’s train-ing at St. Joseph Hospital during World War II, becom-ing a nurse cadet. The war ended before she completed

her training, so she was not deployed.

Morris spent most of her nursing career as a regis-tered nurse at St. Joseph.

Her favorite hobby has always been working in her yard. Morris’ family and friends have also benefited from this hobby. She enjoys sharing her beautiful yard and has given away multiple plants through the years.

Morris has three children, and several grand-, great-grand- and great-great-grandchildren.

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APRIL 3

S y l v i a Williams of L e w i s t o n celebrated her 80th b i r t h d a y Thursday.

She was born April 3, 1934, in Ferdinand to Eva and

Rudy Herzog.Williams grew up in

Ferdinand.She married Dan Williams

in 1954, and the couple cel-ebrated their 60th wedding

anniversary on Jan. 2. They have one daughter and one granddaughter.

Williams worked at the White Pine Cafeteria located at the Potlatch Forests Inc. mill in Lewiston before mov-ing to Burns, Ore. After mov-ing to Caldwell, she went to work in the Canyon County Welfare Offi ce and retired after 30 years there, in 1996, as director.

She enjoys each day she has with her husband, visit-ing family and friends, play-ing cards, dining out and living.

SYLVIA WILLIAMS

APRIL 5

Palmer Chase of Orofi no turned 89 on Saturday.

He was born April 5, 1925, to Charles Irvin and Agnes Joanne Chase. The third of four sons.

After Chase’s father became ill, the family moved to the Lewiston Orchards. He attend-ed the old Orchards school through the eighth grade and graduated from Lewiston High School.

He served in the U.S. Navy and Army during World War II.

Chase attended college at what is now Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston and grad-uated from University of Idaho where he got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

He retired from teaching and administration at pub-lic schools in 1988. His wife, Betty, is also a retired teach-er.

He has two daughters and two stepsons.

PALMER CHASE

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Playing Games

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game time at Pullman Senior Center / Page 10

inside senior lunchmenus— Page 3

Volunteer ofthe month— Page 14

HouseCall

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APRIL 6

E u g e n e W. (Gene) Mulalley of L e w i s t o n turned 90 on Sunday.

He was born April 6, 1924, in Moscow to Walter and G e o r g i a

Mulalley. He attended schools in Moscow and Genesee, and graduated from Genesee High

School in 1943.Mulalley worked for Latah

County Grain Growers for 32 years and retired in the mid-1980s.

He and Claudia were mar-ried in 1975 at a church in Potlatch.

Mulalley has a son and three stepchildren.

He has been or is a member of every gem club in the area, and enjoys rock collecting and making jewelry.

EUGENE W. MULALLEY

Kenneth Willoughby of Lewiston celebrated his 78th b i r t h d a y Sunday.

He was born April 6, 1936, in S a n d e r s , Idaho, and

attended school in Oakesdale, Wash., before moving to Lewiston.

Willoughby married Tootie

Harrington in 1955. They will celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary in June.

He used to enjoy hunting, fi shing, camping, and riding four-wheelers with family and friends. Now he enjoys getting together for coffee, a good card game and spending time with family.

Willoughby retired from Potlatch Corp. after 34 years.

He has two children, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

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J o l e a n Olson of Weippe will ce l eb ra te her 80th b i r t h d a y with her family on April 26.

She was born April 25, 1934,

to Joe and Flora Conway in Winegar, Wis.

Olson moved to Weippe

in 1947 where she has remained.

She married Billy Olson on Oct. 12, 1952.

Olson chose to quit her job at the post office and be a stay-at-home mom after her first child was born.

She and her husband enjoyed 57 years of marriage, having many outings camping, fishing, berry picking, garden-ing and even getting wood for the winter.

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Doro thy Nichols of C l a r k s t o n will be hon-ored with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 26 at Holy F a m i l y ’ s new Parish Hall. The

occasion is her 80th birthday.She was born April 25, 1934,

to Leo and Eva Meyer of Colton, where she grew up.

Nichols attended Guardian Angel School and Notre Dame Academy.

After moving to Lewiston, she met her husband, Jack Nichols, and they were married Oct. 7, 1955. Shortly after getting

married the couple made their home in Clarkston. They raised four daughters, and have 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Nichols’ husband died in 2011.

She worked, selling Avon, for more than 30 years and made a lot of friends along the way.

Nichols has spent many years volunteering to provide funeral dinners for Holy Family Parish.

She is an active member of The Catholic Daughters of America.

Nichols enjoys spending her free time gardening, making baby quilts and putting chal-lenging puzzles together. She enjoys the many friends she has made during her volunteer work at the church.

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April 27

H e l e n McLean of Grangeville will be h o n o r e d during an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. April 26 at the Grangeville Church of

the Nazarene, 515 W. North Second St. The occasion is her 90th birthday.

She was born April 27, 1924, to Charles and Minnie Altman in Minnesota, and moved, with her family, to Grangeville in 1932.

McLean worked as a tele-phone operator in Boise during the war.

She married Leslie McLean on Oct. 2, 1946, in Asotin and they raised their family in Clearwater.

McLean has always enjoyed her garden; having a garden every year for nearly 70 years. She also enjoys cooking and hosting meals at her home.

She has three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

helen Mclean

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PullMan — it’s not something you see every day — four Washington state university football players getting schooled in a game of dominoes by a gray-haired woman half their size.

but that’s exactly what was happen-ing on a recent Monday afternoon at the Pullman senior center. There was a good deal of shushing and correcting,

and perhaps an unprintable name or two being directed at the four young men, but based on the laughter and energy coming from that corner of the room, it’s fair to assume everyone was having fun.

The rowdy game of dominoes was one of six game tables set up at the senior center, all part of the new senior buddies program, which started in the fall. The partnership between the Pullman senior center and Wsu athletic Department

pairs student-athletes with seniors for an hour of game playing each week.

if you picture family game time at grandma’s house after Thanksgiving din-ner, you’ll get a good feel for what’s hap-pening in the room. everyone at the vari-ous tables looks relaxed. They’re smiling, teasing and letting out exclamations of defeat. They’re visiting and laughing at their mistakes as if they’ve been together for years, but this is only the second time this group has gathered.

card tables are set up with at least four to a table, a different game at each. The games vary week to week. Most

of the tables are playing some type of card game, old-fashioned favorites like cribbage or hand and foot canasta. but there’s the group playing dominoes and another playing rummikub, too. Most of these games are new to the students and long-time favorites of the seniors.

What Donna Fischer lacks in size she makes up for in sass. The guys around the table really didn’t stand a chance.

as students arrived at the senior cen-ter and groups formed, four young men — all on the football team — wasted no time in getting to Fischer’s table where she was setting up a game of dominoes.

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Donna Fischer plays a spirited game of dominoes with Washington State University athletes Eric Oertel, Kalafitoni Pole, Leon Brooks and Andrei Lintz. The game is part of the Senior Buddies program through the Pullman Senior Center.

Two had played the week before; the other two were newbies to the game. There’s a lot of noise as they set out tiles and arrange their boards and finally Fischer’s voice rises above it all:

“Are you ready to listen, please?”It’s not a request. The table quiets im-

mediately while Fischer explains how the game works and basic rules. They begin to play. There are questions, laughter, demonstrations, teasing, more laughter, hesitant plays, corrections and even more laughter. Clearly one person at the table is having to exercise a little patience while the others figure things out.

Steve Bell, the senior program coordi-nator, walks by to make sure Fischer has things under control. Make no mistake — she does.

The game continues. Since the goal of the game is to be the first to run out of tiles, one student, Andrei Lintz, jokes about hiding a tile that’s not at all helping him.

“You leave it out here, smart mouth,” ordered Fischer.

Even though she sounds stern, it somehow comes off like an expression of endearment. Everyone laughs. The teas-ing — which goes both ways — seems to communicate an acceptance and appre-ciation between the two generations.

There are little celebrations of lucky picks or strategic moves. The banter and noise level make it seem like the group has been playing together for a long time. The game is fun, but that’s not the only thing that brings them out.

“It keeps us humble,” said Eric Oertel, one of the students at the table. “And when you’ve got people like Donna, it’s a great time.”

If the ease of interaction between students and seniors is surprising, so is the fact none of the students have to be there. Yes, student-athletes at WSU are encouraged to get involved in the com-munity, but it’s not required.

Kari Sampson coordinates community service for WSU’s student-athletes and was looking for more variety in the op-portunities. Many of the students would rather spend time with seniors than building houses with Habitat for Human-ity or mentoring school kids, but there weren’t good opportunities available.

Sampson contacted Bell and they came up with an idea for a Wii Bowling tournament. When Sampson put it out to the student-athletes, she didn’t know it would be as popular an idea as it was — volunteer sign-ups were full in one day.

So the next year, they did it again. And again, there were more students interest-ed in participating than there was room in the program.

“I thought to myself, ‘I think we’re on to something here,’ ” Sampson said.

She was glad to see the success of the tournament, but wanted something more sustained, a weekly opportunity rather than a “one-and-done” event.

Last fall they piloted a six-week program partnering seniors and stu-dents for table games. The response was overwhelmingly positive. This spring’s program is seven weeks.

At first, the game of hand and foot ca-nasta didn’t seem to have the energy level as the neighboring game of dominoes. But Nicole Proulx and Emma Johansson, both on the WSU swim team, are new to the game.

It takes a few minutes for their senior table partners, Tania Dreyer and Freida Winterroth, to explain the game and then the group makes a tentative start. But by the end of the hour, as the game draws to a tight close, the energy level builds.

The Proulx-Dreyer pair appear to be ahead and Winterroth bemoans another play in their favor.

“Should I cry for you, Freida?” Dreyer asked her opponent.

“No, I can do my own,” Winterroth said.

The casual manner isn’t reserved for peers.

“Can you get rid of every card?” Winterroth asked Johansson. She begs her newbie partner to wrap up the

game for a win.“No!” Johansson answered. “I can’t!”“Look again!” Winterroth pleaded.The pair ended up winning the game,

but not before Dryer disclosed, through the course of conversation, that she is a Ukrainian born in Korea, raised in Shanghai, China, and educated in a Rus-sian school.

When they heard this, the students immediately stopped playing and looked at her. It doesn’t seem to be the sort of past they expected from the woman seated at their table. They ask to hear the story, but today all they’ve learned is that there is a story to be told.

One reason, Sampson said, WSU doesn’t require student-athletes to vol-unteer is they seem to get more out of the experience if students genuinely want to be there. If students want to be there, they find themselves naturally developing relationships with the seniors.

Bell has watched a mentoring-type process naturally take place between the students and seniors as they play together. Seniors begin to share stories and perspectives, and the students ask a lot of questions.

“The life experiences are quite surpris-ing to a lot of students,” Bell said. “Just hearing the things they’ve done, the things that have happened, that opens up

a lot of eyes.”Bell has also observed a growing

respect between the two generations as they come together to interact. This works both ways — as they begin to un-derstand each other more, students gain respect for the seniors and seniors for the students.

“Our seniors find a whole new per-spective of what college students can be like,” Bell said.

All that was required for these rela-tionships to develop was a setting to do it in, which is what the Senior Buddies pro-gram provides. Playing games provides a relaxed and informal environment where interaction just happens, without any awkward silences and uncomfortable expectations.

Even though Sampson and Bell can’t yet point to an ongoing friend-ship between a senior and student that developed through the program, Bell looks at the long-term impact even a single-semester commitment can have on students.

“They’ll find themselves sitting across the table from a senior one day,” Bell said. “And they’ll know what to say because they’ve learned how to talk to seniors. It

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Julia Monroe found three active card players at the Pullman Senior Center, Barbara Palmer, Sharon Meldrum and Eileen Ankerson, to play Hand and Foot Canasta with and maybe pinochle.

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P h i l Rowan of H a r p s t e r will turn 82 on April 28.

He was born in 1932 in Powersville, Mo., to R a y m o n d

and Reva Rowan. The family actively farmed and he soon shared his father’s passion for repairing anything mechani-cal.

After graduating from high school, Rowan was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea during the Korean Conflict.

He married Ellen Roberts in 1955 and they lived in Missouri before moving to Ellen’s home state of Idaho. They settled in Harpster in 1957.

Rowan has great passion in whatever he dedicates himself to, as he did in his 50-year career as a lumberman; cut-ting timber, driving truck and being a log yard supervisor.

Since retirement, he has enjoyed more time calling square dances and teach-ing lessons, a love lasting 25 years. He also returned to his love of all things mechanical.

Rowan can be seen in local parades in the replica 1901 curved dash Oldsmobile that he designed and built.

He has three children, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Phil Rowan

“There are two kinds of light, the glow that illumi-nates and the glare that obscures.”

— James Thurber

becomes natural.”Julia Monroe, a student on

the rowing team, was in the middle of a game of hand and foot canasta — at a different table than the swim athletes — when she discovered her table mates had a skill she wanted to acquire.

“You know how to play pi-nochle?” she asked. “Could you teach me to play?”

The seniors in the group — Barbara Palmer, Sharon Meldrum and Eileen Ankerson — play regularly and Monroe never has. They sort out their schedules and make plans for the inaugural pinochle game to be played a future week.

Later, after the students left, the seniors in the room recog-nized many of the card games they learned in their childhood and have played their whole life are dying out. Between busier lifestyles and wider entertainment options — most of which involve a screen — it’s just not something young people do.

“When we were young, that’s all there was to do,” Meldrum said. Today, she conceded, people have so many other options.

Part of what’s happening in the program is passing on these games, which are more than just a set of rules and goals. For many, these games represent stories and friend-

ships, and a way of life that is becoming increasingly rare.

The Senior Buddies pro-gram is still small. There are 10 WSU athletes who show up regularly and a larger pool of seniors who come when their schedule allows.

“My ultimate goal is to make this more than just one day a week,” Sampson said. “We’re starting small and just build-ing up.”

Growing the local program will take time. Student-athletes are eager to participate, but it takes some coordinating and a large enough pool of inter-ested seniors to maintain the momentum.

Bell sees students as an untapped resource when it comes to caring for seniors and developing community. He is excited about what is happen-ing through the Senior Buddies program and will be presenting the concept to the Washington State Association of Senior Centers in May. He believes others will see the mutual benefit intergenerational game time can bring.

“When a student can say ‘Hi’ to a senior that they see around town, that’s connected-ness,” Bell said. “That’s a com-munity working together.”

Schmidt can be reached at themichelleschmidt@gmail.com or (208) 305-4578.

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The WA-ID Volunteer Center located in the Lewiston Com-munity Center at 1424 Main St. provides individualized vol-unteer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Orofino area. The phone number is (208) 746-7787.

Information about the cen-ter can also be found on-line at www.waidvolunteer center.org.l The Jack O’Connor Hunt-

ing Heritage and Education Center at Hells Gate State Park is in need of hosts. Individuals should have meet-and-greet abilities, a friendly personality and be able to answer questions about the displays at the cen-ter. Some sales of merchandise may also be needed and train-ing is provided.l Community Action Part-

nership Food Bank is in need of drivers and back-up drivers for regular routes. There is also a

need for a helper to ride along on routes to help with loading and unloading. The ability to lift is needed for these posi-tions. The food bank is also in need of volunteers to help in the warehouse and at the front counter — this position requires some computer work.l Asotin County Food Bank

is in need of drivers and back-up drivers for regular routes. There is also a need for a helper to ride along on routes, and help with loading and unloading. The ability to lift is needed for these positions. There is also a need for volunteers to help at the front counter and in the ware-house.l St. Vincent de Paul Social

Services is in need of volunteers to assist families in need of help with the food pantry, clothing, household items and furniture. There is also a need for volun-teers at both thrift stores to sort clothing.l The Idaho State Veterans

Home has several volunteer op-portunities available. There is a need for a special-event plan-ner, help with gift wrapping, one-on-one reading and assis-tance in other daily activities.l The Lewis-Clark Literacy

Council is in need of volunteer tutors for basic language and grammar skills to help with English as a second language. It is not necessary for tutors to speak another language. Tutors are also needed for math skills preparation for the general education certificate tests. In-dividuals interested in this op-portunity must be able to com-mit to three hours a week for at least six months to work one-on-one with a student.l The American Red Cross

Disaster Services is in need of volunteers to help with admin-istrative duties, which include, but are not limited to, answering phones, processing mail, data entry and the ability to prepare general correspondence.

l The Hells Canyon Visitor Bureau is in need of volunteers to greet visitors and inform them about all the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley has to offer. Individuals would need to be familiar with the area, and the events and activities offered here. Minor office duties will also be needed to complete tasks such as mailings and as-sembling of welcome bags.

More information on any of these or other volunteer op-portunities offered through the WA-ID Volunteer Center is avail-able by calling Cathy Robinson at (208) 746-7787.

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Quilt of Valor). He was giving me a hard time and I told him, ‘I will remember you,’ ” she said. “And we have been fast friends ever since.” She con-tinued: “He is the reason that so many of our veterans here in the valley have been awarded (quilts), he gives 24/7 — Ron is an amazing man.”

Volunteer work: Gray orga-nizes Color Guard members to be at veterans’ funerals, works

on Toys for Tots, visits homebound and dying veterans, participates in Quilt of Valor presentations, plays cards with vets at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston, is the commander of the Lewiston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and designed a coin for veterans that is sold with the proceeds going to veterans’ causes. He is the commandant for the Idaho Marine Corps League, is active with the Valley Veterans Council, and is a member of the American League.

Gray participates in two or more funerals a month, depending on weather, and does several activities with the vet-erans home such as taking them fi shing and helping with the home’s Olympics.

“In ’Nam, I packed many a body bag in order to send them back home and it always kind of bothered me whether they got a decent burial or got what they de-served,” he said. � is is his way of making sure vets get the “send off ” they deserve.

“I don’t ask names. I might ask the branch of service, but I don’t want to know who I’m taking care of,” Gray said.

He does it in the name of brotherhood.Career: He served in Vietnam with the

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Family: Gray has three children and four stepchildren. He and his wife V.J. have been married for 35 years.

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When asked his favorite part of volun-teering, Gray said: “I enjoy all that I do, but I do more funerals than anything. To me honoring the veterans is more impor-tant than anything else.”

“I’m proud of the valley. I’ve lived lots of places … but here in the valley they are more caring about veterans than any place I’ve ever been,” Gray said.

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AARP Book Editor Deirdre Donahue picks the books that defined a generation:l “The Catcher in the Rye”

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Water treatment plants screen mainly for infectious agents, and some chemical and metal contaminants. However it is not possible to test for everything.

Water is precious, however sometimes the pollu-tion is serious and sometimes it’s not. Cancer and birth defects are a major concern; these changes are often due to changes in DNA.

Cancer risk is assessed for the degree of mutagenesis by the Ames test. The test utilizes a bacteria’s ability to form an amino acid (histidine) contrasting exposure versus no exposure to the chemical to be investigated.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Help-ing your parents deal with the challenges of aging can be stressful and require an un-derstanding of personal values and needs.

And there’s no one way to do it.

“There’s all kinds of stress that people go through,” said David Bialik, licensed inde-pendent clinical social worker with the Center for Psychiatric Care in Grand Forks. “Every-one is different.”

People may need to con-sider hiring aides to help with tasks in the home or moving their parents to an assisted-living facility.

Determining the best course of action “depends on what the parents would want,” he said. A parent “might want to stay out of a higher-care envi-ronment.”

“When do you say, ‘Mom and Dad, you need to go’ ” some-where that better fits their needs?

Bialik moved them from Florida into his Grand Forks home. The experience of look-ing after them and address-ing their needs has provided insight he draws from when counseling others who are dealing with similar concerns, he said.

In therapy sessions, he has seen baby boomers who — at the point when they thought they’d have more time and freedom to do what they want — are finding their parents need more help.

“It builds up,” he said. “You notice they don’t drive so well anymore. They’re kind of con-fused, but still doing pretty well. It takes a while.”

Other people he counsels are still busy with their own children at home, trying to be present for them and their activities, while also han-dling their parents’ increasing needs.

Suddenly, you’re left with the pressures of your job, and other obligations and inter-ests, he said. “There’s a ton

of stress that goes along with it.”

And guilt.“People think, ‘(My parents)

need help. What do I do? They raised me. I’m supposed to do this for them. I should be do-ing these things selflessly.’ ”

If outside help is needed, elderly parents may ask, “Why do I have to have a stranger come into my house?” when they may prefer a family member.

Taking on the task of helping aging parents adjust to chang-ing needs opens a Pandora’s Box of emotions, Bialik said.

It’s normal to feel “all kinds of emotions” as parents lose capabilities, he said. “For any feeling you have, there’s usu-ally an opposite feeling.”

Anger may be fueled by feel-ings of being cheated; you’ve lost what you once had.

“The frustration is with your own losses,” he said. “Inde-pendence is lost, the parent is changing. (Their aging) makes you more aware of your own aging.”

If your parent has become very ill, he or she “may not be the same person,” he said. “There’s a personality change. We get shocked. You don’t recognize them and they don’t recognize you.”

“Try to not get angry at them for getting old. It’s our own disappointment about aging that can be hard. The

question is how to turn it into something meaningful.”

Signs of mental and physi-cal decline can spark a deeper realization in children of aging parents.

“There’s the existential loss. You’re watching as they lose abilities,” he said. “We’re losing the parent we knew.”

It’s the finiteness of life “that gives us perspective,” he said. “It’s not easy (but) it’s real, it’s complicated. And we need to find ways to give ourselves time to think about what it means to our exis-tence.”

Bialik encourages people to “recognize and have empathy” for elders who are themselves coping with changes.

“With older people who have a fair amount of their own mental facilities left, they’re trying to maintain a sense of dignity. They’re going through losses, too.

“It’s not that they’re stub-

born. Certain parts of life are going away.”

Be supportive, he said. “Let them know you’re going to help them through it.”

Living in their current home may have become unsafe, he said. “They may be using a lad-der when they shouldn’t” or other conditions may threaten their well-being.

Avoiding these issues may lead to “decisions that are not in their best interests,” he said. “Like with a child, we say ‘no’ because it’s better (for them).”

“They may get angry at you, but we can’t facilitate what’s no longer safe.”

Deciding when change is needed “is never a simple question,” he said. “There’s a fine line.”

Bialik recommends that

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They never cease to amaze me. Their “get-up-and-go” attitudes, their amazing prowess and their agility — all the things that in reality keep them young.

I have gained a bit of weight and began feel-ing very out of shape. So I decided recently if I want to be half as energetic as those I am writing about now, let alone when I am a senior, I need to make some lifestyle changes. After making this decision, I began by chang-ing some of my eating hab-its and joining a gym.

This led me to my sub-ject for this column — the senior fitness class at Valley

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The twice-weekly class meets at the center from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays year-round. It is led by 88-year-old Louise LaVoie, who has been leading the class for the last five years. The class on this particular Tuesday had nine attend-ees including LaVoie and myself, as weel as Olive Tillotson, 85, who is one of the longest attending members. She has been going to the fitness class for 18 years.

Now, you may think because this class is for seniors it can’t be very taxing, but I will tell you it serves to keep you fit and agile, no matter your age. And there were points when I had trouble keeping up. They do some modified exercises and use the assistance of a chair but they do a great job at work-ing all the muscle groups using small weights.

The only difference between this class and other fitness classes I have attended is the speed at which they do exercises, and this one is honestly more fun.

The group has a song they sing to get started and halfway through the class they take a short break. When the group comes back together they have sharing time.

On this particular day, LaVoie shared a story about a recent drive she took to rescue her son, who had

gone off to camp and left home without the keys to the ATVs and needed her to also bring his fire pit. She was able to lift the fire pit into her car, much to her sur-prise, and dismay because it was about as heavy as the salt bags she buys for the

water softener.“Now when I buy salt for the water I won’t be able

to use the excuse ‘the bag is too heavy.’ ”After the sharing time ended, it was back to exer-

cising, working the arms, legs, and even the stomach, chest and backside with exercises I will now be doing at my desk.

It’s obvious when this class was put together they were careful to choose specific exercises that would be helpful to those with balance and circulation issues. As I am learning in my own fitness journey there is no cookie cutter way to get and stay fit and healthy. Each of us bring our own problem area to the table — or mat if you prefer. We need to find what works for us, discover exactly what our weak-nesses and strengths are, and determine how to be address our fitness needs.

For me, I knew just joining a gym wasn’t going to be enough to make me get in shape, so I signed up for the “Beach Body Challenge” at Adcope. Because I am competitive, I knew this would make me be seri-ous about losing weight and getting in shape. And, in theory, by the time the challenge is over in June I will be so used to going to the gym that I will just continue doing so.

For, LaVoie, Tillotson, Joan Meisner, Myra Luoma, Betty Kovac, Barb Haley, Shirley Hennigan and Jan Schultz, the enticement is keeping up with their friends, and doing so while getting some exercise is just the cherry on the forbidden sundae.

Hayden may be contacted at phayden@lmtribune.com or (208) 848-2243.

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people fi rst take time to think about their con-cerns, he said. Then gather input.

Sometimes siblings of the aging parent or other family members can get involved, he said. “People who have been part of the family — but not blood relatives — such as other community members or clergy,” may be helpful.

“Don’t do this alone,” he advised. “Find out what other people are doing.”

Once you’ve gathered resources, get the sup-port of others, as well as the support of your par-ents, he said. “Sometimes, parents don’t offer it; sometimes they do.”

Decision-making can be complicated.“Very often, we can’t make a unilateral deci-

sion,” he said, “especially if the parent still has the right to make their own decisions.”

Siblings, including those who live at a distance, don’t always agree on what steps, if any, should be taken. In such cases, those who disagree could be invited to come for a visit to assess matters fi rsthand, he said.

“Give the responsibility to the person who seems to want it. Most of the time, people will support” the sibling who’s most involved, he said. “Don’t

be afraid to ask for help.”In matters involving legal documents, advanced

health care directives, power of attorney and fi -nancial questions, people should turn to profes-sionals in the fi eld, Bialik said.

“I don’t give legal or medical advice, but I’ll dis-cuss anything because people need to process.”

He’ll usually ask, “What do you think about this?” he said. “Maybe you should talk to a lawyer or a nurse who knows about advance directives.”

These professionals can explain, for example, the results of medical actions meant to extend life.

Other people “shouldn’t take on my values,” he said, “but (focus on) their values and their par-ents’ values.”

Weighing the benefi ts of various options for the care of aging parents is no easy task.

“There are so many challenges that people have to deal with — nursing homes, assisted living, what to do about health care directives,” he said.

“Get feedback, get support, and do what fi ts with your personal values. There’s no one way. Go through the best process you can and then live with it.”

People who are trying to meet all their parents’ needs end up spending less time with their kids, he said. Being pulled in different directions takes a toll on individuals and families.

“We get so busy taking care of other people we don’t think about taking care of ourselves. Kids, parents, the job — you come last. There’s a tem-porary wearing out. It costs us our health.

“How do you be there for (parents) while still taking care of yourself?”

He emphasized the importance of self-care and achieving a balance in life to preserve and main-tain your own health, he said.

“Sometimes, you’ve gotta go on vacation. You have to live, too.”

More people will face questions about caring for elderly loved ones as medical advances have ex-tended, and will continue to extend, life spans.

“Now people can live longer,” he said. “What used to be a deadly disease is now a chronic dis-ease. You can live a very long time with congestive heart failure (for example), and live quite well.”

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More information about these volunteer opportunities is available by calling Chelsey Fanara at (208) 882-4100 or email, myownhomemoscow@gmail.com.

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