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Five vitamins Seniors shouldTake daily

People can get all the nu-trition they need by eating a variety of food, but di-etary supplements in some cases can help get adequate amounts of essential nutri-ents.

These are the expert’s top recommendations for these supplements for seniors:

#1 A daily multivita-min—They fill in the nutri-ent gaps and there doesn’t appear to be any harm in taking one as directed.

#2 Vitamin B12—Is helpul for metabolism and red cell formation. A B12 deficiency can cause ane-mia, fatigue, weakness and neuropathy. Some seniors have difficulty absorbing B12 from food. You can get the recommended daily al-lowance (RDA) from forti-fied breakfast cereal. Since the RDA is so small you could get what you need from a regular multivita-min.

#3 Calcium—Because there is such a variance in the studies on calcium, you should see your doctor if you think you need a calci-um supplement. Too much calcium can lead to kidney stones or risk of stroke.

#4 Vitamin D—You get Vitamin D from exposure to sun but the elderly may not be able to get out enough, especially in winter, to get what’s needed. NIH rec-ommends 600 IU of Vitamin D daily for adults over age 50, and 800 IU for adults age 70+.

#5 AREDS—Age-related eye disease studies recom-mend taking a combination of Vitamin C, vitamin E, lutein, zeaxanthin and zinc to slow the advance of age-related macular degenera-tion. There are many on the drug store shelves but none are approved by NIH or FDA. Talk to your eye doc-tor for a recommendation.

And remember, don’t think that taking more of a vitamin will help you more. There are serious issues for taking some of them in ex-cess of RDAs. And beware of any supplements that promise quick, miraculous cures or scientific break-throughs. Even mention of secret ingredients or boast-ing of personal testimonials may be hazardous to your health or even just your pocketbook.

Mrs. Sondra Stine, left, a member of the Mountain View School Board, received recognition for 16 years of service at the board meeting on November 9, 2015. She was presented a certificate, adding her name to the PSBA “Honor Roll of School Board Service.”

Mrs. Karen Voigt, Superintendent, right, spoke about Mrs. Stine’s years of dedicated volunteer service to children, the community, and public education. She has worked hard to make Mountain View School District a district of excellence. Her son and daughter were also present as she was honored.

School directors are spending more of their personal time on school-related activities. More than half devote 16 hours or more a month to school board business. That is a real commitment on their part.

Mountain View School Board Director Honored

Forest City Regional students in grade five who participated in the events.

Forest City Regional students in grade six who participated in the events.

Forest City Regional students in grades fourth, fifth and sixth grades helped with the Forest City tree lighting and decorating and singing at the Forest City Senior Center. Forest City

Regional students in grade four who participated in the events pictured above.

FCR students participate in Tree Lighting

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FCR Pre-K registration April 28 & 29

The Forest City Regional School District has scheduled K4-Pre-Kindergarten Registra-tion for Thursday & Friday, April 28 & 29, 2016. Appoint-ments will begin at 9:00a.m.

Parents are required to phone the elementary office (570)785-2410 to schedule an appointment. The registra-tion process will take approxi-mately 45 minutes. The child’s medical/health information will also be recorded.

District policy requires K4-Pre-Kindergarten students to be 4 years of age on or before the first day of school.

Parents/guardians must bring the following items to registration:

child’s birth certificate,proof of residencyproof of income,child’s social security num-

ber; andchild’s immunization re-

cords.Immunizations should in-

clude:3 DpT3 Polio1 MMR3 Hepatitis 2 Varicella or history of

Chicken Pox diseaseWe look forward to meeting

the students and parents of the Class of 2030!

Rep. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) has an-nounced her monthly satellite office and veterans assistance hours for the month of Febru-ary.

On Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Preston Township Building on Crosstown Highway (Route 370) in Lakewood the satel-lite office will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and include the following services:

Driver’s license and vehicle registration applications and renewals.

Assistance with PennDOT paperwork (lost cards, chang-es, corrections, special regis-tration plates, vanity plates and temporary placards for persons with disabilities).

PACE and PACENET appli-cations for seniors.

Property Tax/Rent Rebate applications.

State tax forms. Student aid applications. Free state maps, state park

information and PA Vacation Guides.

Referrals to agencies to re-solve state-related matters.

“Senior citizens are remind-ed to stop by the district offic-es, and take advantage of the satellite office hours, if they need assistance with filling out or filing their 2015 Prop-erty Tax/Rent Rebate applica-tions,” said Major. “There is no cost for this assistance and the deadline to apply is June 30.”

In addition to the state ser-vices her offices provide, Ma-jor has also teamed up with the American Legion to provide assistance to veterans seeking

information on VA benefits and services. This service is available in her Honesdale dis-trict office on the second Mon-day of each month. . The office is located at 32 Commercial St., Suite 300, in Honesdale. Anyone interested in speaking with the department service officer should call the office at (570) 253-5533 to schedule an appointment.

Some of the services avail-able to veterans and their de-pendents during these special hours include assistance with compensation, pension, death benefits, education and health care, as well as any issues per-taining to veterans benefits. An individual requesting service does not need to be a member of the American Legion.

Major’s full-time office in Montrose, Susquehanna County, is located at 16501 S.R. 706, Suite 2. The phone num-ber is (570) 278-3374 or toll free at 1-800-418-5048. She can also be contacted via her web-site at RepMajor.com, email at SMajor@pahousegop.com or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RepMajor.

Representative Major Feb. office hours

By Kathie ShellyThe Ararat Supervisors Jo-

seph Holmes, Arthur “Max” Straway and Peter Seman held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd. They welcomed about 10 guests and entertained public comments. When asked about the solici-tor, Chairman Joe Holmes not-ed that Atty. Marian O’Malley will continue for the present. Other topics: using a time clock and road signage.

Auditors will meet Tues. Feb. 23, 2016, at 9:00 am until done.

Roadmaster Joe Holmes re-ported that he is working on a new record-keeping system to better track storms, anti-skid on roads, plowing hours and materials. He noted his plea-sure that his request that sev-eral vehicles be moved out of a road right-of-way prior to a snow storm was heeded with-in hours.

Planning Commission Chair Kathie Shelly reported that the 2016 Planning Commission

meeting time is changed to the 4th Monday at 7:00 pm.

COG representative Peter A. Seman was thrilled with his first meeting as a newly elected Ararat Twp. supervi-sor. He brought back a lot of information from COG about guard rails, calcium for dust control and other topics. He brought written materials for the Township office.

On the agenda: extended warranty on the new truck. Holmes had a quote for a 7-year, 250,000 mi. warranty on engine and exhaust. Based on experience with similar trucks, Tina Beach recom-mended purchase of an ex-tended warranty.

The supervisors discussed a hiring policy, to include preferring new hires have a CDL license and start with a 3-month trial period.

Secretary Mavis Cottrell read and explained price breaks in a (road)salt contract. One question, due to lack of snow this year, was how much

salt to buy. A decision will be made at the March meeting.

Shelly volunteered to serve on a committee to recognize former employees, a ques-tion placed on the agenda by Supervisor Peter A. Seman. Shelly was appointed chair-man and directed to form her committee.

The supervisors passed a resolution making Supervisor Seman a signor on the Town-ship bank accounts, replacing former supervisor Richard Cottrell..

Holmes and Seman gath-ered information on guide rails for Township roads and the supervisors voted to have them check, measure and pri-oritize areas needing this safe-ty project. They plan to meet with a contractor this winter and get on the calendar to have the work done as soon as the weather permits.

The supervisors signed the bills, voted to authorize pay-ment and adjourned the meet-ing.

Ararat Township SupervisorsDiscuss roadwork and trucks