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January • 2020 | Active Seniors • 1 JANUARY 2020

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The official monthly publication of the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

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January 31st for Bow Ties &

Pearls fund-raiser

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January 29Boost Your Brain

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We H ave Community Service Opportunities for YOU!Here’s the scoop:

We need your help to meet the needs of Senior Citizens and Adults with Disabilities who wish to remain aging in their own homes

You could off er to help with:

Shopping Transportation Reading Dog walking Walking outdoors Arts/CraftsLight housekeeping Snow removal Meal Prep Friendly visits Handyman projects Yard work

This will be so rewarding for you!_______________________________________________

Community Service opportunities are according to YOUR schedule and what YOU are interested in helping with

Please pick up the phone and call us today:

Klamath & Lake Counties Council on Aging

(541) 205-5400Ask for Lisa

Or email: [email protected]

FINDING YOUR NICHE

Volunteers are an integral part of the work we do. By donating your time, you can play an invaluable role in supporting our older adults, people with disabilities and their families.

Just a few hours of your time is priceless to the older adults we serve every day.

“The best way to fi nd yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”Mahatma Gandhi

Administration: Volunteers help with reception, clerical and data entry as needed in various programs.

Drivers: Help those who no longer drive, get to their appointments, run errands and grocery shop.

Friends of Veterans: Provide weekly visits to lonely and isolated senior veterans. (Muffi n Mondays)

Maintenance Helpers: Conduct minor repairs at the Senior Center and assist maintenance with work orders.

Meals on Wheels: Drivers assist with daily deliveries to homebound adults in Klamath County.

BINGO: Assist with Bingo set-up, calling and monitoring.

SHIBA: (Statewide Health Insurance Benefi ts Advisors) Trained to help older adults understand their health insurance options, including private, prescriptions and government plans.

Dance: Every Wednesday. Set-up room and dance with the seniors.

We Celebrate LifeFor more information please stop in at

2045 Arthur StreetKlamath Falls, OR 97603

or callGinnie Reed, Volunteer Coordinator

541-883-7171 ext. 128

Volunteer opportunities for everyoneHave you considered giving back to your

community? Volunteer opportunities at the Klamath

Senior Center include: Meals-On-Wheels drivers and kitchen

helpers Transportation drivers using Senior

Center vans Computer and tech skills instructors Gift Shop clerks and helpers Bingo callers and � oor helpers (Thursday and Saturday evenings)Visit our WEB site at www.klamathseniorcenter.comContact Marc Kane, executive director at 541-883-7171 Ext 128.

Contact informationGeneral Information — Joanne Campbell: 541.883.7171

Donations — Shawn McGahan: 541.883.7171 ext. 136

Meals On Wheels AssistanceContact Klamath Lake Counties Council On Aging —at 541.205.5400

Transport Dispatcher — Cindy Dupart541.850.7315

Bingo Information —Linda Breeden: 541.883.7171 ext. 115

Medicare Counseling —541.883.7171

Executive Director —Marc Kane: 541.883.7171 ext. 117

Volunteer Coordinator —Ginnie Reed: 541.883.7171 ext. 128

Website —www.KlamathSeniorCenter.com

All content for this publication has been provided by the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center. For questions, suggestions and general information regarding this publication, please contact the Klamath Basin Senior Center at 541.883.7171.

Produced in conjunction with the Herald and News.SENIOR Center receptionist

Joanne Campbell

FIND YOUR PURPOSE

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This last December another senior cen-ter patron celebrated their 100th birthday, and our centenarian ranks are growing. Our latest “Club 100” member is pictured in the SAIL class announcement on page 15. She had been a regular in our daily exercise class for years and is living evi-dence of the effectiveness of maintaining an active lifestyle.

We are fortunate to live in a Blue Zones Project Community where all aspects of healthy living are now promoted in policy, built environment, healthy eating, life-style and in � nding purpose. The senior center is proud to be an active partner in that project.

It’s that time of year when resolutions are made to change our ways for the coming year. This could be the year that you join the ranks of those truly acting to improve their health and collectively with others improving the health ranking of our entire community. Take a look at all the activities we offer here at the senior center to keep you active, to engage in opportunities for volunteerism and � nd purpose in your life.

There are so many other opportunities throughout our community especially in the development of trails and open spaces for recreation and gathering. The Klamath Community is a very special place to celebrate life.

This year we have a new project to bring senior high school students and older adults together for a series of classes in which they will share their experiences, write monologues and make public presenta-tions of their work together. See the article titled What I Know For Sure on page 9 for a more complete description and note in the donor’s re-port on page 17 those that have already come together to help � nance this new project. We are excited over this new opportunity to bring the generations together. Want to participate? Apply to be in the class.

While our patrons are aging so is our building. We hope to replace the roof this next year along with the HVAC systems that heat and cool the building. Yet another heating unit has failed and it will be a week before new parts are available. Thanks to all who have already contributed to our capital campaign to fund these projects. We need to raise another $120,000 in this campaign. Local contributions will

make a big impact as those help us lever support from foundations. One foundation for example will consider a signi� cant grant, but only after we raise the � rst 50% of the funding.

Our board president, Pam Ruddock, is busy leading the board development committee in putting together what promises to be our biggest and best annual banquet fundraiser, Bow Ties and Pearls. It promises to be a great evening of enter-tainment, great food and a super silent auction. Hope to see you all there at the County Fair-grounds Exhibition Hall on Friday, January 31st.

See announcement on page 14. Come as you are and join us. We Celebrate Life!

Welcome

Centenarian Fern speaking with Marc Kane

We Have Another Centenarian!

or mail this form to : P.O. Box JE, Klamath Falls, OR 97602

BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS

Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

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THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS

(Closed Thursday January 2, 2020 )AT THE SENIOR CENTER

2045 ARTHUR STREET, KLAMATH FALLS, OR

GAMES START AT 6:00 pm - DOORS OPEN AT 4:30

Lake County Senior Citizens Assoc. October event schedule

Nancie’s CornerBy Nancie Carlson, Blues Zones reporter,health and wellness counselor

It’s that time of year where resolutions are in the air. Are two of yours weight loss and � tness? -- perennials for many of us. Me included. Because of the in� uence of the Blue Zones Project and personally having digestive challenges, I’ve changed my food choices substantially. Weight loss is no longer a concern, but food choices are. As for � tness, that’s become habitual. How about you?

Jennifer Lehman, Dietitian and Nutrition Coordinator at the Live Young: Sky Lakes Wellness Center, and I recently had a brief conversation about my aging digestive issues. Subsequently, I took a deep dive into Jennifer’s focus at the Center. As a bonus, the � tness instructor Susie Waugh joined us.

The Wellness Center offers a “Live Young Lifestyle Change Program,” a year-long personalized approach that assists clients in making sustainable choices and changes. Many of their clients have struggled with weight loss and inactivity for years. Signi� cantly, the evidence-based team approach includes a physician, a dietitian, a behavioral therapist, a nurse and a � tness instructor. A substantial number of their clients are seniors, ages 50-70 on into their 80s.

Harvard’s Healthy Plate is the nutritional guideline used at the Center. Its focus is on healthy oils; more and greater variety of veggies; fruits of all colors; water, tea or coffee with little or no sugar; less dairy and juice; variety of whole grains; limiting red and processed meats and cheese; choosing � sh, poultry, beans and nuts instead. Here’s how a healthy plate is divided: 1/2 vegetables and fruits; ¼ whole grains; ¼ protein; healthy oils in moderation. Staying active is has a critical mention as well. For further detail: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/healthy-eating-plate.

Fitness instructor, Susie, went over Wellness Center classes offered which include � tness and yoga chair classes, water walking, strength training in and out of the water and aerobics. Classes are held at the former Recovery Zone, now Sky Lakes Rehabilitation Services.

I’ve touched brie� y on just two parts of an extremely inclusive approach at the Wellness Center. Yet these two--food and � tness choices—might likely be directly related to your New Year’s resolutions!

For more information about the Wellness Center: https://liveyoung.skylakes.org/.

If you’d like to become more active and need a kick-start, contact me through the Senior Center’s reception desk.

Nancie CarlsonHealth & Wellness Counselor

Perennial Weight Loss and Fitness Resolutions

First three Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. (January 7, 14, 21) — Klamath Falls Trips for Medical Appointments & Shopping. ( $20 donation when you sign up. $30 for Medford or Bend) We are now offering weekly trips from Lakeview to Alturas. Free monthly shopping trips from Christmas Valley to La Pine the 1st and 3rd Wednes-

day (January 1, 15) of the month.Free day of local transportation in Lakeview scheduled in the 1st Thursday (January 2)

of the month. 1st Tuesday, January 7, FRIENDS meeting @2:00. Every Tuesday and Thursday our Thrift Shop is open 1 to 4 p.m., and

second Saturday, January 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Birthday Lunch second Friday, January 10, at noon. Join us for birthday cake. Tuesdays and Thursdays stop in for a puzzle swap. (Bring some to trade or share and

take something new for you!) Tuesdays & Thursdays join us for the Strong People Program! 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Noon to 1 p.m. — Lions: Lunch Meeting.

We rent rooms evenings and weekends. For space during working hours, just call to reserve a space for your crafting group, card players, nonpro� t, etc. We appreciate dona-tions. We have plenty of space to share, call and see how we could work together.

We serve hot meals to everyone Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It’s only $7 for those under 60 and we request a $5 donation for those over 60. We provide home delivered meals weekly. Lunch is served at noon. Join us! Seniors and disabled may request local medical transportation with advance notice.

Contact us at: 11 North G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630 (541 )947-4966, ext. 101.We have a Volunteer position open for someone quali� ed to take blood pressures

on Mondays before the lunch hour.

Lake County Senior Citizens Assoc. January event schedule

Closed January 1 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!Closed January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day!


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April 18, 2020 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At Mike’s Fieldhouse in Steen’s Sports ParkSell your household treasures or home business products

at the BFF (Big Freakin’ Flea Market) this spring

THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO REGISTER:• Online at: www.heraldandnews.com/BFF• Call or email Heather at 541-885-4444 –

[email protected]• Fill out this registration form and mail or deliver to:

2701 Foothills BlvdKlamath Falls, OR 97601

Reserve your table early Space will go fast

BFFFLEA MARKET

Klamath

Falls

Table only Early Bird Price- $75 • Table and one Garage Sale ad: Early Bird price- $99 Access to Power: $10

($99 or $129 with Garage Sale ad for reservations after February 1, 2020)

Name: ____________________________________________________________Address: __________________________________________________________City/State: ________________________________________________________Email Address: _____________________________________________________Number of Booths: __________________________________________________Merchandise Details__ Household items __Kitchen items __Clothing __Art & Cra� s __Memorabilia __Second hand items

__Antiques __Woodworking __Makeup & Cosmetics __ Handmade soaps & lotions

_ Services (make-up artist, masseuse, etc)

__Other

*No fi rearms, weaponry, or Cannabis or Cannabis related product sales** You are responible for your own licensing and permits if required by law***We are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged merchandise or goods

Are you struggling withanxiety, depression, or grief?

You are not alone.

Call today if you experience any of the following symptoms:

Klamath Basin Behavioral Health is here tohelp you with these challenges and more.

Medicare, Medicaid, andmost insurance plans accepted.A sliding fee scale is available.

No one is turned away for inability to pay.All services are con�dential.

www.KBBH.org541.883.1030

2210 North Eldorado Avenue | 541.883.1030KBBH.org

2210 North Eldorado AvenueKlamath Falls, OR 97601

• Anxiety

• PTSD

• Suicide Risk

• Depression

• Substance Abuse

• Alzheimersor Dementia

• Grief and Loss

• Loneliness

• Feelings of isolation

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Drop in at the Klamath Senior Center between 10am and 1pm on Tuesdays andThursdays and talk to Kathleen Rutherford, LMSW, at no cost to you.Or call 541.883.7171 to make an appointment at the Senior Center.


1006 Main St.Klamath Falls, OR

97601541-883-7547 v/tty

Closed January 1st for New Years HolidayClosed January 20th for Martin Luther King Holiday

SPOKES Unlimited

December Calendar of Activities

21 — American Council for the Blind meeting, 12-2 p.m., Red Roosters Grill and Pub, 3608 S. 6th Street 22 — Social Security Workshop, 2-3:30 p.m. in SPOKES of� ce. Free Independent Living Skills workshop to learn about eligibility, required paperwork and medical records in order to start your SSA application. Workshop limited to 15 people, come early as admittance is � rst come, � rst served.

All support groups follow con� dentially guidelines.

All meetings/events listed are held in a wheelchair accessible location. Please notify SPOKES 48 hours in advance if you need an assistive listening system, sign language interpreter or materials in an alternate format.

Call 541-883-7547 v/tty

SHIP TALK

Now that Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 to December 7) is over, let’s look at the myriad array of other enrollment ti mes and deadlines that you should know about. Annual Enrollment is for (1) switching drug plans and (2) switching from original Medicare with a supplement to an Advantage plan or vice versa. That’s it.

Signing up for Medicare: The prescribed time is your birthday period (three months prior to your birthday month, your actual birthday month, and three months after your birthday month. This is also the time to initiate your drug coverage (Part D). During this period you can choose either regular Medicare or an Advantage Plan. Unless you have other creditable coverage (such as an employer plan as an example), you will be penalized for not signing up for Medicare during this time period. However, if you do miss your birthday period, Medicare also features the General Enrollment period during January, February, and March. However, your coverage will not begin until July 1. If you are enrolling in Part A and B during this period, you then can sign for Part D drug insurance from April 1 through June 30. Effective date of Part D insurance will also be July 1. After these periods are over, you will have to wait until the next general enrollment period. (Are you confused enough yet?)

There’s yet another time frame at the beginning of the year to be aware of if you’re in an Advantage plan. You can switch from one Advantage Plan to another from January 1 through March 31. In Klamath Falls, we have only two Advantage plans available, Moda and Atrio.

Mention should be made of the special enrollment periods available when you lose other coverage you may have had. First, if you decide to retire and lose your Employer Group Health Plan (EGHP), you do have up to 8 months after active work ends to sign up for Medicare. (You also can sign up for Medicare while still participating in your EGHP and your EGHP will probably become your secondary insurance.) That depends on your employer’s policies, so you need to coordinate this with your employer. However - here’s where it gets confusing – you only have 60 days after EGHP ends to sign up for Part D drug insurance. So, in effect, you should get all of it taken care of within the 60 day time period. During this 60 day period you can choose either regular Medicare or an Advantage plan.

Supplemental Plans: Finally, and this is very important, if you’re in regu-lar Medicare and want to purchase a Medicare supplemental plan, you have six months after enrollment of “guaranteed issue “ Guaranteed issue” means that the supplemental insurance plan MUST sell you a policy during this initial six month period of signing up for Medicare.. After that they are free to turn you down be-cause of pre-existing condition(s). This means, in effect, you may never be able to get a supplemental plan. Also, Oregon is fortunate to have the “birthday rule”. This means you can switch (not initiate) supplemental plans each year in the 30 days following your birthday – guaranteed issue.

That’s it for this month. And don’t forget - SHIBA counselors are available at the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center to help guide you through the Medicare maze. Just call 541-883-7171 and make an appointment.

Anne HartnettSHIBA Coordinator, Klamath Basin Senior Citizens Center

OPEN ENROLLMENT IS NOW


Do You TakeYour MedicationCorrectly?

If you have trouble taking your medication asprescribed, you are not alone. Medications are taken asprescribed only 50 percent of the time. Many factorscould affect this: medication cost, unpleasant sideeffects, multiple medications with different routines,forgetfulness, confusing directions, or medication doesnot appear to work.

You have control of your health, so make sure tofollow the medication routine your provider gave to you.

❖ Always take your medications at the same timeand tie it with a daily routine (like brushing yourteeth).

❖ Keep a calendar to track when you took yourmedications.

❖ Use a pill container and re�ll it on the same dayeach week.

❖ Talk with your provider or pharmacist if youhave questions about the directions, concernsabout side effects, or cannot afford themedication.

Use the tips listed above to ensure you take yourmedications as directed. Taking medications correctly

can maintain your healthand quality of life. Youmay even be able to avoida hospital stay. Ask family,friends, caregivers, andmedical professionals for

help if you need assistance taking your medications.-Patricia Pahl, Quality Management Analyst

Source: fda.gov

Medication RoutineCorrect DoseCorrect Time

Correct Frequency

Boost Your Brain and Memory Classes Begin January 29th at 10 am

Pictured left are just a few of nearly 100 Air National Guard Members from Kings-ley Field that arrived at the senior center the week before Christmas to help dis-tribute the 135 food and gift baskets to local seniors. The senior center raises funds all year long at its bingo game raffles to fund the supplies that fill these bags and boxes. Guard members divide themselves into 20 different teams to deliver the goods. Thank you to our

National Guard for supporting our community in many ways.

Air National Guard Distributes 135 Senior Christmas Baskets

All seniors want to maintain their mental capacities as long as possible. Being informed is a key to our overall physical and mental wellbeing. An oppor-tunity to learn strategies to maintain our brain health and memory is available to seniors in the Klamath Basin. Starting in January, KBSCC will again sponsor Boost Your Brain and Memory, an 8 week course designed by the Mather Life-ways Institute on Aging.

What is Mather Lifeways? For more than 70 years, this not-for-pro� t, award winning, nondenominational organization, founded by Alonzo Mather, has been dedicated to developing and implementing ways to age well. Boost Your Brain and Memory was created by Mather Lifeways in conjunction with experts from Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rehabilitation Institute of Chi-cago, University of Illinois at Chicago and The University Center for Cognitive Wellness.

Designed on evidence-based research, this program uses whole-person approaches that provide older adults with practices that can help them live a healthier lifestyle as well as remember things better, be more organized, pay closer attention, and regulate their emotions. The program demonstrates what older adults can do now to reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Follow up studies (2013) showed that participants who had com-pleted the program were more optimistic and self-con� dent about maintaining their memory.

The class is limited to 12 participants, and is low-keyed, friendly and supportive. Participants will be encouraged to set goals and share their own experience and knowledge. This program is intended for older adults who do not have diagnosed dementia. It is recommended for adults who are motivated to protect and enhance their mind’s capacities.

Those registering for the class are asked to commit to attending at least 6 of the 8 scheduled sessions. The program will be presented at the Klamath Basin Senior Center on eight consecutive Wednesdays from 10 to11:30 A.M. A donation of $2.00 is recommended for each of the eight classes. Program workbooks and materials will be provided at no cost and have been funded graciously by the Cascades East Clinic. If you have questions or to sign up, call the Klamath Basin Senior Center: (541) 883-7171.

Boost Your Brain and Memory will be presented by Kate Murphey RN and Marla Ingram NRCMA from Cascade East.


HOT LUNCHES MONDAY-FRIDAY 11:30-12:30 2045 Arthur St., Klamath Falls Need Meals-On-Wheels ? Call 541-205-5400Daily calendar for January 2020

DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASSES, January 8th & 15th 1:00-4:00

Closed Monday, January 20th – MLK Day Water Color Class Starts January 6th— 8 week class – 10 to 11:30

Another Class Starts January 7th— 8 week class – 10 to 11:30

“Buried in Treasure” Group with KBBH — Every Tuesday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Gift shop Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. , Friday 10 to 2

Special classes, events in December

Every Monday 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Senior Center, 2045 Arthur St.

Coffee • Muffi ns • Conversation

Veteran’s GroupMuf� n Mondays

Veteran’s Group

Muffin Mondays

For more information: Jennifer Smith ● 541-882-2902

[email protected]

www.klamathhospice.org

10:30-11:30 a.m. Senior Center

2045 Arthur St. Every Monday

Coffee ● Muffins ● Conversation

Calendar of Events

(must attend both classes) Register at the front desk

Sign up at the front desk

The following are regularly scheduled classes and programs offered at the Senior Center.

Mondays The center will be closed January 20th for MLK Day

SAIL classes 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. and 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. – Suzan Library 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vets Muf� n Monday 10 a.m. Speakers at 10:30 a.m.: January 6— Dan Hill Performing January 13— Sagebrush Rendezvous/ Renea Woods January 20—Senior Center Closed January 27— KCEDA/ Rick & Randy Watercolor class (make sure you get on the waiting list) 10 to 11:30 a.m. Golden Age Club bingo and card games, 12:30 p.m. Movie at 12:30 p.m. January 13— Downton Abbey January 27— Judy Sitting Yoga 4 P.m. to 5 P.m. (Closed January 20) Yoga 5 to 6 p.m. (Closed January 20)

Tuesdays Tai Chi: Advanced/Intermediate 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Intermediate 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Beginner/Intermediate 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Beginning 10:30 to 11:30 Advanced 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Watercolor class 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Pickleball 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tai Chi: Advanced 6 to 7 p.m. Ukulele 6:30 p.m. (First and third week: Jan 7th & 21st)

Wednesdays SAIL class 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. And 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. – Mary Dancing with the Take 4 Band 1 to 3:15 p.m. QI Gong 4 p.m. To 5 P.m.

Thursdays Craft class 9 to 11 a.m. KBBH counseling 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. SAIL 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. J.D. Howell Hearing Aid Service, 8 a.m. to noon (January 16th) Golden Age Bingo and card games, 12:30 p.m. Library 1:30 to 4 p.m. Bingo fundraiser: open 4:30 p.m., call at 6 p.m.

Fridays SAIL 8:45 to 9:45 and 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. – Mary County Library 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. KBBH counseling 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., � rst, third, fourth and � fth week of

each month; 12 to 2 p.m. second week of the month Dementia class for caregivers 11 a.m. to noon (January 10th) Pickleball 1 p.m. Line dancing 7 p.m.

Saturdays Nickle Bingo: open at 10 a.m., call at noon Bingo fundraiser: open at 4:30 p.m., call at 6 p.m.

Sign up at the front desk


What Do You Know for Sure?The Senior Center is proud to announce an inter-generational writing and performance project happening this spring. In What I Know For Sure four older adults and four

senior high school students at Eagle Ridge High School will each write eight-minute monologues about an experience which taught them an important life lesson and, together, perform those monologues for the public.

We are looking for senior citizens who think they might like to participate in this project. It will involve taking part in six weekly writing workshops and then three per-formances in late spring. The writing workshops will take place at Eagle Ridge High School and the performances will occur in the Cultural Center at the Ross Ragland Theater, at the downtown branch of the Klamath County Library and at Eagle Ridge High School.

Each of the eight participants will be paid a stipend as a thank you for taking part.Older adults (the PC term for Seniors) who might like to participate are asked to deliver an application to the center director. In about a page tell us a bit about yourself

and why you’d like to take part. Also please tell us about the experience you’d like to write about. What happened, when did it happen, and what crucial lesson(s) about life did it teach you? Have you lived your life differently in large or small ways as a result of this experience? You might have in mind more than one experience as a potential focus of your writing, and it’s � ne to tell us about more than one, though for the monologue you’d be choosing just one experience.

Please include your contact information, including your name, phone number and email address if you have one. We’ll be in touch to meet in person to tell you about the project in more detail and hear about the experience(s) you’d be writing about.

The project facilitator is Carol Imani, who has been a community college writing instructor for many years and done three similar projects in the past. The � rst two, which occurred in Portland, were With You on the Journey, in which family members of people in prison wrote about their experiences, Shaping a Future: Life After Prison, in which people who had been in prison for signi� cant amounts of time wrote about why they were in prison, prison life and reentry into society after leaving prison This past spring seven students at Klamath Community College who had signi� cant barriers to a college education wrote about their college experiences in Education/Trans-formation and performed their monologues at KCC and at the First Presbyterian Church.

What I Know For Sure is funded by the Gordon Elwood Foundation, the Autzen Foundation, the Klamath County Cultural Coalition, the Kiwanis Club in Klamath Falls and funding from other sources is pending. This project will be an opportunity for the gener-ations to share between themselves and the public important lessons about life, what to leave behind and what to take with us.

Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center

formation and performed their monologues at KCC and at the First Presbyterian Church.

Klamath Basin

(must attend both classes) Register at the front desk

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Your Care by Our Team

In the new Sky Lakes Collaborative Health Center located on the medical center campus.

2821 Daggett Ave.Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Opens January 6, 2020

Contact Center: 541-274-8400

Opens January 13, 2020

Clinic Call-in: 541-274-6733

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Is Talking About Dying, Insensitive?

Dear Barbara, Sometimes the patient and family doesn’t want to hear the word hospice or end of life care. What words can we use to be sensitive?

I don’t think you do use other words to be more sensitive to end of life issues. This seems to be the problem today with physicians and healthcare workers. Don’t use the “d” word. Address treatments but not “There is nothing more we can do”.

Everybody dies. Our bodies are programed to die. From the moment we are born we begin to die yet no one wants to acknowledge it. Studies show that Americans spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on medical treatment in the last year of their life. For many this results in bankruptcy. Yet in the majority of those cases the result of the medical inter-vention ended in death-----because disease is one of the ways people die.

SO---I think we need to be honest with our patients and families. When I say “we“ I mean all healthcare professionals, from physicians to everyone else. Not being in-sensitive but honest. When a person sits across the desk and we are talking about treatment for a life-threatening illness too often the physician thinks they are saying one thing, but the patient/family is hearing something else. For the patient/family they generally equate treatment with cure. Cure means returning to their healthy life. When the physician is speaking treatment, they are probably talking tumor reduction, or remission at best. Who said, “What we have here is a failure to communicate?”

Someone has to have the courage to say “We’ve done the best we can. We can’t � x you. Let us help you have some quality time”.

We really aren’t doing people any favors by not being honest with them. We aren’t giving their families the opportunity to do and say what needs to be said and done. We are depriving people the opportunity to put their life in order, to say “goodbye and I love you”. We are not only taking their money but their time. So often the last year of a person’s life is spent in hospitals, at doctor’s appointments, in labs getting blood work, in radiology getting treatments, and home in bed too sick to enjoy the time they have.

I know, I work on the downside of the medical establishment. You say I only see the situations where medicine doesn’t work but I say I see the real side of living. We are born, we experience, and we die. That is what life is all about. I don’t have the illusion that the body lives forever and I do have the desire for us to experience the positive side of living until we are dead.

Article Respectfully Submitted by Klamath Hospice

Want to add life to your years? Lessons learned from the original “Blue Zones” or places where people live the longest and healthiest in the world, indicate that pri-oritizing family and surrounding yourself with people who support your well-being (“your right tribe”) are two of the key ingredients in the secret sauce for a healthy, happy and long life.

Blue Zones Project – Healthy Klamath knows when we prioritize our family ev-eryone wins. Family can be de� ned as blood relatives or those friends we “adopt” as family. Spending quality time with family allows children, grandparents and older relatives, as well as parents to thrive. Older relatives gain a sense of purpose when they are engaged and “needed” by their families, parents get an occasional break when other family members participate in child care, and children bene� t from a variety of mentors sharing their love and wisdom.

Families that play together, stay together. Familial bonds strengthen during time spent together. All bene� t from the safe, supportive environment where con� dence, social skills and creating memories can � ourish. Children who spend quality time with their families tend to get better grades, participate in less risky behavior, be-come stronger team players and have fewer behavioral problems.

Friends matter too. Framingham research has determined that loneliness can shave up to eight years off one’s life expectancy. On the other hand, inclusion can be a lifesaver. Who are your friends? Can you count on them through life’s ups and downs? Will they tell you when you are off balance and help you get back on track? Do they support your health and well-being? This is what a true best friend does. They invest in you and you invest in them!

What can you do to help yourself, your family members and friends live healthier, happier and longer lives?

• Eat dinner as a family. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, teens who eat dinner with their families more than three times a week are more likely to excel academically.

• Create a walking group (Moai) with your family and neighbors. Invite a neighbor or two who may be alone to join in. This time walking is time away from distractions including phones, televisions and housework. It is a chance to have meaningful conversations with your spouse, children, teens, friends and neighbors.

• Volunteer with your family, friends or go solo and build new friendships. For ideas visit the website www.JustServe.org

• Make opportunities for your family to get together. If relatives live far away, consider Face-time or Skype as a means to keep in touch visually.

• If you don’t have an “in town” son, daughter, grandchild, etc. consider “adopting” local friends as family. Everyone bene� ts from these surrogate relationships.

• Look for someone who is alone and invite them for a cup of coffee or tea. You never know what a difference reaching out can make.

• Learn more about how to live longer better at www.BlueZonesProject.com and get engaged with the team locally by checking out www.HealthyKlam-ath.org or � nding us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/BlueZonesProject-KlamathFalls

Permission given by Barbara Karnes, RN (www.bkbooks.com).

Prioritize Family & Friends to Live Healthier, Happier and Longer!SUBMITTED BY KENDRA SANTIAGO


To Fast or Not to FastDoes When You Eat Matter?

What you eat matters. Many studies have shown that the types of food you eat affect your health. But what about the timing? Scientists are just beginning to understand that when you eat may also make a difference.

T h r o u g h o u t history, people have experienced periods when food was either scarce or completely lacking, says Dr. Valter Longo, an NIH-funded l o n g e v i t y researcher at the University of Southern California. “So, they were forced to fast,” he says.

But current technology—like refrigeration, transportation, and electric lighting—have made food more readily available.

“This has shifted our eating patterns,” explains Dr. Vicki Catenacci, a nutrition researcher at the University of Colorado. “People now eat, on average, throughout a 14-hour period each day.”

Studies suggest that this constant food intake may lead to health problems. Researchers have started looking at whether fasting can have potential benefits for some people.

Going Without Food

Fasting diets mainly focus on the timing of when you can eat. There are many different fasting diets, sometimes called “intermittent

fasting.”

In time-r e s t r i c t e d feeding, you eat every day but only during a limited number of hours. So, you may only eat between a six- to eight-hour window each day. For example, you might eat breakfast and lunch, but skip dinner. In al ternate-day fasting, you eat every other day and no or few

calories on the days in between. Another type restricts calories during the week but not on weekends.

But scientists don’t know much about what happens to your body when you fast. Most research has been done in cells and animals in the lab. That work has provided early clues as to how periods without food might affect the body.

In some animals, certain fasting diets seem to protect against diabetes, heart disease, and cognitive decline. Fasting has even slowed the aging process and protected against cancer in some experiments.

“In mice, we’ve seen that one of the effects of fasting is to kill damaged cells, and then turn on stem cells,” explains Longo. Damaged cells can speed up aging and lead to cancer if they’re not destroyed. When stem cells are turned on, new healthy cells can replace the damaged cells.

Now, studies are starting to look at what happens in people, too. Early results have found that some types of fasting may have positive effects on aspects of health like blood sugar control, blood pressure, and inflammation . But fasting can also cause weight loss. So researchers are studying whether the beneficial changes seen in the body are side effects of the weight loss or the fasting process itself.

Body ChangesFor many people, the main reason to try fasting is to lose weight. Currently, most people try to lose weight by restricting how many calories they eat each day.

“That doesn’t work for everyone,” Catenacci explains. “It takes a lot of focus. It takes a lot of math, and a lot of willpower.”

One of Catenacci’s studies showed that, over a two-month period, adults who were overweight or obese were equally likely to lose about 15 pounds when they either completely fasted every other day or restricted their calories every day.

“For some people, restricting calories every day may be the best approach. For others, it might be easier to not have to count calories every day and use an intermittent fasting strategy for weight loss,” says Catenacci. “The best diet for any given person is the one that they can adhere to. I don’t think weight loss is a one size fits all approach.”


Now her research team is running a similar study to compare how much weight participants lose with fasting versus calorie restriction, but over a one-year period. They’re also testing whether adding a small meal on fasting days will make it easier to stick to as a longer-term weight loss strategy.

But are the benefi ts from fasting all due to weight loss or is there something more to it? “There’s a lot of debate about whether the benefi ts of intermittent fasting are due to the extended fasting period itself,” says Dr. Courtney Peterson, an NIH-funded nutrition researcher at the University of Alabama.

To understand this better, Peterson did a study in pre-diabetic men. It was designed so the volunteers would not lose weight. The men ate an early time-restricted feeding diet for fi ve weeks. They could eat only between 8 am to 2 pm. They then fasted for the next 18 hours. Next, they ate the same amount of food but only during a 12-hour period per day for fi ve weeks. None of the men lost weight.

The longer fasting period alone made a

diff erence. “The early time-restricted diet improved their blood sugar control,” Peterson says. “And we found a blood pressure lowering eff ect equivalent to what you see with a blood pressure medication.”

These fi ndings suggest that an extended fast or the timing of when you eat—even when it doesn’t aff ect your weight—can bring health benefi ts for some people.

Should You Fast?Fasting may bring health benefi ts, but Longo cautions that there’s still a lot we don’t know. For some, fasting may cause problems. For example, studies have found that people who regularly fast more than 16 or 18 hours a day have a higher risk of gallstones. They’re also more likely to need surgery to remove the gallbladder.

Eating for 12 hours and then fasting for 12 hours is likely safe for most people, Longo explains. “That pattern of eating is very common among people who have record lifespans,” he says. “It seems to match both science and tradition.”

Longo and his team are also looking at fasting-mimicking diets, which they hope will be safer and easier to follow than completely fasting. They designed a fi ve-day, monthly fasting-mimicking diet that allows some food, but is low in calories. They tested the diet for three months in a recent study. Those who stayed on the diet lost weight and showed decreases in age-related disease risk factors.

But he and other experts caution against people trying fasting diets that are not based on research. If you’re considering fasting, talk with your health care provider fi rst. People with certain health conditions or who are taking certain medications should not try fasting at all (see the Wise Choices box).

Even if you fast sometimes, you still need to make healthy food choices overall, Peterson explains. “It looks like when you eat matters a lot, but what you eat probably matters more.”

Reprinted with permission from the December 2019 issue of NIH News In Health

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Wise Choices:Before you try fasting

Fasting may bring health benefi ts, but not eating can be danerous for some people. Talk with your health chare provider fi rst, especially if you:

• Are under the age of 25

• Are pregnant or breastfeeding

• Take insulin or other medications to control deabetes

• Have been prescribed any medication that must be taken with food

• Have a seizure disorder

• Word the night shift

• Operate heavy machinery at your job


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Are You a Gladsome?By Donna RasdalSome of us are tallSome are shortSome sleep peacefullyOthers snort

Some eat too muchSome eat just rightSome won’t hold youSome hold you tight

Some sneeze- achoo! achoo!Others sleep-walk at nightSome have no cautionOthers always in fright

Some see real goodOthers wear glassesSome can’t read at allOthers attend many classes

Some like to go placesSome stay at home too muchSome like it cold in the houseSome like the heat a whole bunch

Some mostly grow in their bodiesSome mostly grow in their headsSome don’t even take vitaminsOthers take lots of meds

Some of us are uglySome are pretty or handsomeBut if someone really loves themEveryone is a Gladsome

CATS AND THE PIANOBy Sharon Hudson

I heard the piano, but I’mThe only one home.Then I remembered that myCats are on the roam.

I let out a laugh that Came from deep within,And I felt happy from myToes clear to my chin.

The tune was erratic, butSounded pretty good.Composed by cats, it Played just as it should.

They add to it frequently, And I think it’s a game.I thought of recording it,And giving it a name.

Somehow it wouldn’t beEnjoyed by just everyone.I really like it, and thinkIt’s cute the way it’s done!

It sounds more like Jazz, thanAny other music type.I’ll just listen to it, andTry not to gripe.

These cats are fun, andI love them so!They make me smileWhen I’m feeling low!

Once in awhile they are A nuisance, I guess.But it doesn’t make meLove them any less.

Two fur balls of energyRunning across my house,Like streaks of lighteningOn the prowl for a mouse.

I don’t think I have one,But just in case,Mice stay away. You’re

Not welcome at my place.

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Crackling, snapping, popping…

sparks �ew high Like �re�ies

dancing in the night sky

Warmth from the bon�re made soft

cheeks rosy Coats, gloves, boots

kept kids dry and cozy

Glistening white snow covered the

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Little wooden sleds sailed down the

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Such pictures are revealed, turning

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Klamath County Sheriff’s Staff, Harvest Foundation, Gordon Elwood Foundation, Kiwanis Foundation, Klamath County Cultural Coalition, All Make Grants To Senior Center

The Center continues to encourage you to be a recurring giver. These types of gifts are so important to the Center because they add stability to our funding. They also send a clear message to everyone that you have trust in the Center, its future and its importance to our senior neighbors.

You can become an on-going or recurrent giver by authorizing the Center to charge to your card periodically, such as monthly. You can also contribute by mail, personal visit or with a single telephone call to the Center. There is a giving form on page 3 of this publication.

The IRS has determined that we are a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Our Federal Tax ID # is 46-0716639.

DONORS REPORT

Unidenti�ed contributions November for Meals , Transportation and Other Ser-vices amounted to $3,421.00.

The Senior Center would like to especially recognize the following individuals for their regular and/or recurring gifts during 2018 amounting to at least $600 for the year. They were the following:

The Klamath County Cultural Coalition and Gordon Elwood Foundation both announced grants recently that will fund a new intergenerational project, What I Know For Sure (see article on page 9). This adds to an earlier donation made by the Kiwanis Club of Klamath Falls from their service budget for the project in the amount of $1000. Grants for this project now total $7,000 with another $3,000 yet to raised.

The Kiwanis Club’s Foundation also made an additional grant this month for $2,000 to support the senior meals program. And what may be the last grant of the year 2019 came from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Staff who donated the proceeds from their Christmas staff party raf�e to the senior meals program (see related picture on this page)

The Harvest Foundation has granted $10,000 to our general operating fund. Requests are ongoing for general fund contributions and for the current capital campaign to fund the replacement of the center’s roof and HVAC systems. Yet to be raised before July for the general fund campaign is $60,000 and for the capital campaign more than $120,000.

A big thanks to all our individual contributors for their monetary support of our ongoing programs and to those who make donations when participating in programs that don’t expect to be acknowledged by name. We are grateful to all who support the Senior Cen-ter. November donations of $14,204 were received from the following organizations and individuals:

First Interstae BankJanice RodriguezMichael CaseyRotary Club of Klamath CountyDennis Vander SchaafLynette Harvey

Jon SchneblyDonna MaloneyDorothy WintersErnie PalmerHoward McGeeJames Allen

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January 14, Tuesday Polish sausage & sauerkraut, veggie, salad bar, dessert

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January 16, ThursdayMeatloaf, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, veggie, salad bar, dessert

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January 29, WednesdayBeef goulash, veggie, salad bar, dessert

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February 4, TuesdayMac & Ham, veggie, salad bar, dessert

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