golden times, august 2013

GOLDEN

TIMES

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

Aug. 5, 2013 / Vol. 23, No. 8

Ready, Set, Go!Helen Holmes, 70, recently

completed her 100th triathlon, coming in first in

her age group / 0

INSIDE

Senior lunchmenus— Page 3

HouseCall

— Page 13

SeniorTalk

— Page 15

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

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

Volunteer opportunities ............... Page 6

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

Reader poetry .............................. Page 7

Sudoku ........................................Page 14

Remaining independent ...............Page 16

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

Excersizing for seniors ................Page 17

Crossword ...................................Page 19

Crossword solution .....................0

Walt Whitman poem ....................Page 20

EDITOR: Mary TatkoCOORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

Golden Times is inserted in the Tribunethe first Monday of every month.

On the cover: Helen Holmes, 70, of Clarkston, has taken competing in triathlons

to a whole new level from when, at 43, she took part in her first one with her daughters.

Photo by: Kyle Mills of the TribuneGolden Times

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Thought for the month

“Since you are like no other being ever cre-ated since the begin-ning of time, you are incomparable.”

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J-K Senior Mealsserves meals at noon at 104 South Sixth St., Kendrick. Dessert is served both days. Suggested donation is $3 for people age 60 and older, and $5 for those younger than 60; Children younger than 6 years eat for free.

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 nonseniors. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. Soup and dessert is available at each service.

Lewiston Senior Nutrition Program

serves hot lunchs 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.

MoNday tueSday wedNeSday thurSday friday5 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/green beans/salad/roll/cookie

6 Chicken-fried steak/ potato/country gravy/ carrots/coleslaw/roll

7 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Italian food

12 Baked ham/scalloped potatoes/mixed vegetables/applesauce/cornbread

13 Roast beef/potatoes/gravy/peas/salad/roll

14 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Chinese food

19 Lasagna/salad/corn/French bread/cookie

20 Turkey/mashed potatoes/gravy/mixed vegetable/ three-bean salad/roll

21 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Mexican food

26 Swiss steak/rice/ carrots/salad/roll

27 Roast pork/mashed potatoes/gravy/Jell-O salad/green beans/roll

28 BUFFET (starts at 11:30 a.m.): Chicken

13 Stuffed peppers/mashed potatoes/vegetable

8 Pork chops/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetable

15 Meat or cheese tortellini with meatballs/garlic bread/vegetable

20 Barbecue riblet/jo-jo potatoes/vegetable

22 Roast turkey with all the trimmings/vegetable

7 Baked fish/garlic-potato wedges/peas/strawberry shortcake

9 Cook’s choice/potato bar/green salad/peaches/spice cake

14 Open-faced roast beef sandwich/mashed potatoes/gravy/corn/fruit cup

16 Spaghetti/garlic bread/green salad/pear with cottage cheese/ice cream

21 Barbecue beef or pork/baked beans/potato salad/watermelon

23 Fried chicken/mashed potatoes/gravy/mixed veggies/coleslaw/zucchini bread

28 Shepherd’s pie/green salad/beets/peach cobbler

6 Sweet and sour meatballs/rice/vegetable

30 Ham/scalloped potatoes/mixed vegetables/pineapple/Jell-O cake

27 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetable

29 Salisbury steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetable

Senior nutrition menuS for auguSt

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Q: How many Social Security numbers have been issued since the program started?

A: Since numbers were first issued in November 1936, we have assigned about 460 million numbers. There are about one billion possible combinations of the nine-digit Social Security number. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/history/ssn/ssncards.html for a complete history of the Social Security number.

———Q: How do I change my citizenship status on Social Secu-

rity’s records?A: To change your citizenship status shown in Social Se-

curity records:Complete an application for a Social Security card (Form

SS-5), which you can find online at www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.html; and provide documents proving your new or revised citizenship status (acceptable documents as proof of citizenship include your U.S. passport, a certificate of natu-ralization or a certificate of citizenship. If you are not a U.S. citizen, Social Security will ask to see your current immigra-tion documents), age and identity.

Next, take or mail your completed application and docu-ments to your local Social Security office.

All documents must be either originals or copies certified by the issuing agency. We cannot accept photocopies or nota-rized copies of documents. For more information, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.

———Q: What are the rules for getting Supplemental Security

Income (SSI)? I’m thinking about applying based on my dis-ability.

A: To be eligible to receive SSI benefits, you must be dis-abled, blind, or age 65 or older and have limited income and

resources. Income is money you receive such as wages, Social Security benefits and pensions. Income also includes the value of such things as food and shelter you receive from others. Re-sources include real estate, bank accounts, cash, stocks and bonds. You may be able to get SSI if your resources are worth no more than $2,000. A couple may be able to get SSI if they have re-sources worth no more than $3,000. Learn more by reading our publication, Supplemental Secu-rity Income (SSI), at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/11000.pdf.

———Q: I have an appointment to apply for Supple-

mental Security Income (SSI). What kind of infor-mation will I need to take with me?

A: To help make the application process go quickly and smoothly, you should bring:l Your Social Security card.l Your birth certificate or other proof of your

age.l Information about the home where you live,

such as your mortgage, or your lease and land-lord’s name.l Payroll slips, bank books, insurance poli-

cies, burial-fund records, and other information

about your income and the things you own.l Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.If you are applying for SSI because you are disabled or

blind, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of doc-tors, hospitals and clinics where information related to your condition is kept.

Learn more by reading our publication, “You May Be Able To Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)” at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/11069.pdf.

———Q: Can I apply for retirement benefits online?A: Yes, you can and it is quick, convenient and easy.

You’ll find the application information at www.socialsec urity.gov/applyonline. You also can calculate your estimated benefits by using our Retirement Estimator at www.social security.gov/estimator. Apply online and save a trip to the of-fice and a wait in line.

———Q: I worked the first half of the year, but plan to retire this

month. Will Social Security count the amount I earn for this year when I retire?

A: Yes. If you retire mid-year, we count your earnings for the entire year. We have a special “earnings test” rule we ap-ply to annual earnings, usually in the first year of retirement. Under this rule, you get a full payment for any whole month we consider you retired regardless of your yearly earnings. We consider you retired during any month your earnings are $1,260 or less, or if you have not performed substantial ser-vices in self-employment. We do not consider income earned, beginning with the month you reach full retirement age. Learn more about the earnings test rule at www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/rule.

———Q: Can I receive Social Security benefits and Supplemental

Security Income benefits at the same time?A: You may be able to receive SSI in addition to monthly

Social Security benefits if your Social Security benefit is low enough for you to qualify for SSI. Whether you can get SSI depends on your income and resources (the things you own). If you have low income and few resources, you may be able to supplement your Social Security benefit with an SSI payment. You can find out more about SSI by going to www.socialsec urity.gov and selecting the “SSI” tab at the top of the page.

This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at (800) 772-1213.

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Foot care offered at senior center

Foot care by Dana is Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. at the Sixth Street Senior Center in Clarkston.

Dances are held from 7-10 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, and are open to all. The Heustis Koun-try Band provides live entertain-ment and cost is $4 per person.

Players are always welcome to join the weekly pinochle game at 1 p.m. on Thursdays.

The center is open for coffee each weekday morning at 9. There are also meals served at the center each month at noon: on Aug. 14 there will be a pancake feed and on Aug. 21 stuffed green peppers will be served. Both meals cost $4 each, per person. On Aug. 28 there will be a potluck at the center at noon with meat furnished by Emeritus Juniper Meadows.

The Sixth Street Senior Center board will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 20 at the center.

Benefit yard sale at Moscow Village

MOSCOW — The 21st annual benefit yard sale for the Good Samaritan Society here will take place this week.

The two-day yard sale is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Mos-cow Village.

More information on the sale is

available at (208) 882-6560.

Array of activities offered at Pautler

Pautler Senior Center in Clarkston offers bridge and pinochle games four days a week.

Bridge is played from 1-4 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. The twice-weekly pi-nochle game is from 12:45-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, following Senior Roundtable meals.

Foot care service is provided at the center on Mondays and Wednes-days. Appointments for foot care are required and can be made by calling (509) 758-2355. Fitness classes are held from 10:15-11:15 a.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, and blood pressure checks are done at 11:30 a.m. each Thursday. A painting class is offered from 12:30-4 p.m. each Monday.

The Pautler Senior Center board will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 13.

Senior Roundtable meals are served at noon each Tuesday, Thurs-day and Friday at Pautler. Cost is by donation only. Suggested donation is $4 for those age 60 and older, and $7 for those younger than 60.

Trying to form WWII vet social group

A time to reminisce for World War II veterans’ group forming.

The group will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1443 located at 829 15th St., Clarkston.

More information is available by calling Thomas Reed at (509) 751-0952. Reed can also arrange rides for those in need of one.


briefsGroups and organizations can submit information, pertain-ing to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine. All sub-missions are subject to space availability and editing.submissions should be emailed to:[email protected] mailed to:Target PublicationsP.O. box 957Lewiston, iD 83501Information for september’s issue must be recieved by Aug. 19 to be considered.Questions about submitting information can be sent via email or by calling (208) 848-2243.

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The center can also be found online at www.waidvolunteercenter.org.

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in August. America Reads is in need of tutors to help students with

their reading skills. Volunteers for this program must be able to commit at least one hour per week for the entire school year. No teaching experience is necessary. The Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Educa-

tion Center at Hells Gate State Park is in need of hosts on Mondays. Individuals should have meet and greet abilities,

friendly personality and be able to answer questions about the displays at the center. Some sales of merchandise may also be needed. Community Action Partnership 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 positions. The food bank is also in need of volunteers to help at the front counter. This position requires some computer work. The Hells Canyon Visitor’s Bureau is looking for

volunteers to assist visitors to our area by answering ques-tions and supplying literature about available activities in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. This position requires the ability to get along with all types of personalities, acquire

knowledge of area tourist attractions and events, put together welcome bags and help with the oc-casional mailer. St. Vincent de Paul social services is in

need of volunteers to assist families in need, help with food pantry, clothing, household items and furniture. There is also a need for volunteers at both thrift stores to sort clothing. The Lewiston Community Center is in

need of volunteers to keep up with coffee and wiping down counters in the Senior Lounge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

The Idaho State Veterans Home has several volunteer opportunities available. There is a need for a special-event planner, help with gift wrapping, one-on-one reading and assistance in other daily ac-

tivities.For more information on any of these or other volunteer

opportunities offered through the WA-ID Volunteer Center call Cathy Robinson at (208) 746-7787.

———Interlink Volunteers — Faith in Action in Clarkston offers

volunteer opportunities throughout the area. The offi ce, lo-cated at 817 Sixth St., is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. They can be reached at (509) 751-9143. Handymen are needed for a variety of volunteer projects,

including: installation of grab bars in bathrooms, gutter clean-ing and minor roof repairs. Volunteers must use their own tools. Materials are provided by Interlink. Volunteers with some carpentry skills are needed to

help build entry steps and wheelchair ramps, and construct and place outdoor handrails. Volunteers must have their own tools, but materials are provided by Interlink. Volunteers are needed to provide transportation to and

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Volunteers interested in any of these projects must com-plete an application. More information about the organization, volunteer opportunities and the application is available online at www.interlinkvolunteers.org.


Volunteer opportunities

READER POETRY

Golden Times prints original short poetry from seniors on a space-available basis. Submissions must include the name, age, address and phone number to be considered

for publication. Send poetry

submissions to: Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501;

Deadline for poetry to be included in September’s edition is Aug. 19.

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GERTRUDE HEIMGARTNERGertrude Heimgartner

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She and Eldon

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Heimgartner was a member of The Friendship Club. She is known for the many quilts she has made through the years. She was also a longtime member of the Cottonwood Creek Community Church.

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READER POETRYStack The Deck

While you live life,in all that you do,

you stack the deck.Don’t do things you regret,

just do things that will reward you all the time.And when you stack your deck,

make sure you have prepared a good hand.If you think about the way you do things,

odds are in your favor.In life, if you stack a good deck,

you will have a good hand to live a good life.Think before you stack the deck!

Yvonne Carrie, 69, Lewiston

BIRTHDAYSAUG. 2

BETTY CHASEBetty Chase of Orofi no celebrated her 87th

birthday Friday.She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Dalhart,

Texas, and moved to the Northwest in 1946.She married Palmer Chase and they have

four children.

Chase taught school at Orofi no Elementary School for 22 years and retired in 1988.

She is a member of the Clearwater Citizens Organization, P.E.O., Chapter AW, and the Hit and Miss Club.

In addition to her children, Chase has 12 grandchildren and fi ve great-grandchildren.

AUG. 4MARY DOUGLASMary Douglas of Orofi no

turned 93 Sunday.She was born Aug. 4, 1920,

in Evansburgh, Pa.

She married Joseph Douglas on Nov. 6, 1943. Two sons were born to the couple.

Her husband died in 1977.Douglas moved to Orofi no

from Saukville, Wis.

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times

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

Aug. 5, 2013 / Vol. 23, No. 8

Ready, Set,

Go!Helen Holmes, 70, recently

completed her 100th triathlon, coming in first in

her age group / Page 10

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HouseCall

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EugEnE TarolaEugene Tarola of Lewiston

will celebrate his 97th birth-day on Aug. 16. He was born in 1916 at Elk River. The family moved to Orofino in 1921 and he graduated from Orofino

High School in 1933.Tarola worked as a

clerk in the Orofino post office until April 1941 when he joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He spent five years serving in the central Pacific and Asiatic theaters during World War II.

Upon his return from ser-vice, he purchased the Richfield service station in Lewiston and operated it for five years.

Tarola married Margaret Englehardt in 1949 and they reared five children.

After he sold the service

station, he joined Empire Airlines, fol-lowed by West Coast Airlines and then Air-West. In 1967, Tarola joined the Vo-Tech faculty at Lewis-Clark State College. He retired in 1981.

His wife died in 1997.

Tarola loves flying, he took his first flying lesson in 1931 and flew private air-craft for more than 40 years. He also enjoys watching the Seattle Mariners.

In addition to his children, Tarola has six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Doris V. PETTichorDDoris V. Pettichord of Orofino

will celebrate her 93rd birthday Aug. 14.

She was born in 1920 to Claude and Marie Davis at Johnson, and lived in the Union Flats area of Colton until graduating from high school.

She and William L. (Bill) Pettichord were married on July 9, 1946, in Pullman. They raised one daughter.

Pettichord’s husband died Nov. 26, 1986.

Her hobbies include visit-ing with friends and family,

listening to old-time music, sewing, judg-ing flowers at local fairs, growing all types of plants, and helping her daughter and son-in-law.

Pettichord is a member of the Clearwater Valley Eagles, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Hill and

Valley Garden Club, and the Lewis-Clark Judges Council.

She has two step-grandchil-dren, and several nieces and nephews who live in the area.

lilliE ThiEssEnLillie Thiessen

of Orofino is 85 today.

She was born Aug. 5, 1928, to Denver and Sylvia Snyder. Thiessen graduated from Weippe High School.

She and Gordon Thiessen were married on April 8, 1945.

The couple have two daugh-ters, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Their son was killed in an airplane acci-dent while serving in the U.S. Air Force in Germany.


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(Skeeter) Edwards of Winchester will celebrate his 79th birthday on Aug. 20.

He was born in 1934 in Centralia, Wash.

Edwards worked as a timber cut-ter, millwright and

hydraulic/pneumatic technician along the Pacifi c Northwest corridor.

He served in the U.S. Army National Guard for three years.

Edwards has three children and six grandchildren.

He enjoys traveling to Mexico to see the Mayan ruins.

Edwards, his wife Caroline and their parrot Guacamayo are all retired.

HELLENMERIE WALKERHellenmerie (Rie)

Walker of Lewiston will be 88 on Aug. 18.

She was born in 1925. Walker earned an asso-ciate degree in business and a bachelor’s degree in history.

In 1942, Rie was one of the fi rst cadets in the Oregon Wing Civil Air Patrol.

A variety of jobs have kept her busy from being one of the fi rst 12 females in Oregon to be trained for service station work to fi ling on roller skates, working as a licensed practical nurse, real estate agent, property management and offi ce manager.

After her husband died, she rejoined CAP and worked up to lieutenant colonel.

Walker joined the Peace Corps in 1989, and was part of the VISTA program in the United States. Every time she prepared to go to Africa, fi ghting would break out and there wasn’t a need for “grannies in tenny runners.” She had to take extended leave, which she is still on.

A stroke has put a hold on most every-thing except church and Red Hat Society activities.

She is the mother of eight, grandmother of 13, great-grandmother of 33 and great-great-grandmother of one.

Her favorite hobby — genealogy — start-ed from her time earning her degree in history.


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Helen Holmes was 43 when she participated in her first triathlon, the gold nugget Triathlon in anchorage, alaska.

in May, the clarkston resident, now 70, returned to compete again in the gold nugget for her 100th triath-lon, taking first place in her age group — for the first time ever. since then, she has completed two more triath-lons, in coeur d’alene and Hayden lake, idaho.

“i have never considered myself an athlete,” she said. “When i first started doing them, i was like 26th out of 28 people in my age group.”

gradually she moved up, some-times finishing in fifth or sixth place, but it was years before she earned a ribbon, she said.

“My joke to myself was in order to win i was going to have to outlive all my opponents,” she said, laughing. “seriously, that’s what’s happened.”

before her first gold nugget 27 years ago, Holmes said, she had never participated in anything like a triathlon.

“i ran, but just a couple miles — two, three miles — that kind of thing, just for exercise,” she said.

she lived in anchorage with her two daughters, who were 13 and 15, when she learned about the gold nugget, a sprint triathlon for women.

“i said ‘oK, we’re going to go do something together that’s fun.’ ”

one of her daughters was on the track team, and the other did gym-nastics and swimming, so Holmes figured they would be up to it.

“We just decided — i decided — that we would do this as a family,” Holmes said.

as they began preparing, they learned they’d be swimming 500 yards but didn’t know how to measure the distance.

“We asked the lifeguard how many times that was up and down the pool and he said 10,” Holmes recalled. “We counted different, though.”

as it turned out, the lifeguard meant 10 laps — across the pool and back was one lap. They prac-ticed 10 lengths — half the actual distance they would be swimming in the event.

“both my daughters were in before i was because they have these staggered starts. They did 250 yards — they did half of it — and they thought they were done. and so they both got told no, you’ve got that much more to go,” Holmes said, laughing. “and i’m thinking they’re gonna kill me.”

They weren’t much better pre-pared for the cycling portion of the race.

“i think i had a schwinn 3-speed,” Holmes recalled. “We bor-rowed motorcycle helmets so that we’d have a helmet.”

she remembers showering, donning a new outfit and fixing her hair after the swim portion of the event. Their strategy wasn’t for speed, but all three of them finished.

“i don’t know why i got so hooked on it, because honestly i felt like i’d been run over by a semi,” Holmes said. “i was so sore. and my daughter, she told me it took her three days to recover.”

“but i just did (get hooked on triathlons). it was so much fun. and i just decided next time i was going to train a bit more so i didn’t hurt so bad.”

in the years since, she’s learned how to better prepare and acquired more conventional gear.

“i have the bike, i have the racing wheels, i even have an arrow hel-met,” she said. “i’ve got all the toys now. That’s been fun.”

In the last two-plus decades Helen Holmes has taken triathlons from a fly-by-your-pants family event to a serious part of her life

Age is just another number in triathlons

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Helen Holmes of Clarkston isn’t your typical senior. In her spare time she trains for and competes in triathlons throughout the region.


Though she was more prepared for her 100th triathlon than her first, she still had a few funny fashion moments this year in Anchorage. She was expecting mild weather, but the thermom-eter dipped to 37 degrees and she ended up starting the race in her down dress coat. Later, she crossed the finish line in long johns, a balaclava and swim top.

Holmes moved from Alaska to Spokane in 1996 and to Clarkston in 1998.

She and her partner, Bill McPherson, 67, met six years ago on a bike ride.

“Bill is an awesome cyclist,” Holmes said. “He competes a lot in the Spokane area and down here. If you look at his times in the senior games, he’s really, really good.”

The two split their time between Sandpoint, Idaho, where McPherson is from, and Clarkston.

Holmes trains year-round, swimming at the Asotin County Family Aquatic Center two days a week, doing a run/walk three times a week — “never more,” she

said — and biking three to five days a week.

“She’s pretty diligent,” McPher-son said.

“This is just a wonderful, wonderful place to ride,” Holmes said. “There’s so many country roads, people are so considerate here — really, really considerate of cyclists.”

The couple also trains together on a tandem bicycle.

“We got the tandem after my knee surgery, because (cycling) was part of what I needed to do for rehab,” she said. “But then I can keep up with him — because even in my prime I couldn’t even begin to keep up with him. Now he can’t get away from me.”

They continue to ride together frequently, including participat-ing in a tandem rally in Spokane and the I Made the Grade race up Lewiston’s Old Spiral Highway the last few years.

It’s the variety of activity triathlons require and the fact she never has pushed herself too hard that have kept her going all these years, Holmes said.

“Maybe because I wasn’t a

super athlete 20 years ago, maybe that’s what’s helped me last so long,” she said. “Sometimes, seri-ously, I think people burn them-selves out, they race so hard. (For me) it’s just been fun, fun, fun.”

“I just feel really blessed that I like triathlons and that I got into that, because I also think it saves me. Because before that I was a jogger, and I loved that, but I think the people that just do jogging are out sooner than me not doing so much of any one thing.”

Holmes emphasized complet-ing more than 100 triathlons doesn’t mean she’s athletically gifted. She’s had five operations in the last decade and stretches of downtime she’s overcome through rehabilitation and a stretching regimen.

She’s also had to make choices about her activities so she could continue with triathlons: Three of her surgeries were skiing-related and she’s since given up the sport.

Triathlons have “a lot of good energy,” she said. “And like I tell my friends, it always feels good when you’re done.”

Holmes said triathlon partici-

pants are particularly friendly and encouraging. Racers usually have their age on the back of their leg, she explained. “And of course I get a lot of ‘I want to be like you when I’m that age.’ ”

The triathlons she’s done have been sprints and Olympic dis-tance. She said sprints generally include a 500-yard or half-mile swim, a 12-mile biking portion and a 3-mile run — although the Gold Nugget run is 4 miles.

“They vary a little bit,” she said.Among Holmes’ 100-plus tri-

athlons, the farthest-flung events in which she’s participated were in Cancun, Mexico, and Queen-stown, New Zealand. Both were Team USA championships, ama-teur events that include age-group finalists from around the world.

There were about 3,000 participants from 19 countries at each event, she said, but most of the participants in her 60-64 age group were from the United States.

“I think that the women in the United States have an advantage just with our culture, with our economics, that we can still do things like that at that age,” she said.

Holmes is scheduled to compete in three triathlons in September, in Palouse, Kennewick and Portland.

Riding with others makes getting out several times a week easier, Holmes said. She rides with Women on Wheels, which meets most Wednesdays in Lewiston for easy group rides.

“It’s all older women,” Holmes said.

Those interested in more information about Women on Wheels can find it online at www.twinriverscyclists.org. Click on the “events” link.

Tatko can be reached at [email protected] or (208) 848-2244.

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ABOVE: Helen Holmes and her partner, Bill McPherson, ride their tandem bike through Clarkston as part of their training regimen. RIGHT: Holmes

competes in a cycling race during the 2013 senior games held in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley.

Ronald BRoemelingR o n a l d

Broemeling of Clarkston will enjoy his 80th birthday on Aug. 23. He was born in 1933.

He has lived in the Lew i s ton -

Clarkston Valley most of his life, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1952. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.

Broemeling married Leola Haley on Jan. 25, 1958. The couple have two children.

His 42-year working career was spent at Lewiston Furniture Company for 12 years and Skeltons Floor Covering for 30 years. He retired in August 1995.

Broemeling enjoys sports.

noRman l. SavageNorman L.

Savage of Clarkston will be honored with an 80th birth-day party at 5 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Hells Canyon Boat Club in Clarkston.

He was born in 1933 to James H. and Iris Wilson Savage at Asotin. He grew up in the Asotin-Anatone area and graduated from Asotin High School in 1951.

Savage married Shirley Townsend in 1952 and in 1957 they moved to Phoenix where he learned the plumbing trade. They spent 20 years liv-

ing in California and Arizona before returning to Clarkston in 1976.

Upon returning to Clarkston, he start-ed his own plumbing shop. He retired in 1996, but still loves doing a little plumb-ing for friends.

Savage’s hobbies are snowmobiling, bowling, boating,

playing cards and going to the casinos.

He has two sons and three grandchildren. One of his greatest joys has been watching his grandsons play everything from baseball to basketball, wrestling, bowl-ing and tennis.

Betty PaRdueBetty Pardue of

Lewiston will reach the tender age of 90 on Aug. 23. A birthday celebration will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Lewiston United Methodist Church, 1906 Broadview Drive.

She was born in 1923 to Edward and Martha Helt in Cottonwood and has lived in Idaho her entire life.

She married Eldon Barbee in 1941 and they had three children, one of whom died in 1980. Her first husband also died.

She married Lee Pardue and they added two chil-dren to their family.

Pardue has many loves in her life includ-ing her children, 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Also included in her many loves are her church and church

family, her many friends and of course the Wednesday bridge players.

Pardue is very generous with her care, concern and help for those in need.

Her children hope her friends will be able to join them in celebration of Pardue.


Aug. 23maRge ZieRleinMarge Zierlein of Orofino will

be 83 on Aug. 23.She was born in 1930 in

Parma, Idaho. She lived in California for a short time and then moved back to Idaho.

She married Shelton Myers and they had four children.

Her first husband died and she married Cliff Zierlein on Aug. 20, 2009.

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GERRY RIGGERSGerry Riggers of Lewiston will

turn 80 on Aug. 28 and wants to extend the celebration by start-ing early. A party will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Lewiston Golf and C o u n t r y Club to cel-ebrate his

80 steady-paced laps around the sun.

Riggers was born in 1933 and grew up on a large wheat farm in Craigmont. He and his wife Beverly later raised their four children on the same farm.

He is a gregarious man who is known by many, whether it is for his farming expertise (the 10,000-hour rule), his fi shing excursion business, his esteemed golf fame (every Wednesday rain or shine), his highly prized fi shing rods which he makes himself (really), the spin on his bowling ball (still working on that one), or just the too-numerous-to-mention stories harvested from all his adventures, Riggers would love a chance to get everyone in the same place at the same time.

His children and grandchil-dren will host the raucous event.


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AKRON, Ohio — You’re nev-er too old to start a new fitness routine.

The thousands of athletes who traveled to Northeast Ohio to compete in the National Senior Games provide great role models for sedentary seniors to get active, Dr. Richard Kratche, medical di-rector for the Cleveland Clinic Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center, said in a recent interview.

The 14th biennial games — at-tracting about 11,000 participants ages 50 and older — includes 19

sports at more than 20 venues throughout the Cleveland area.

The Cleveland Clinic is a spon-sor and medical provider for the National Senior Games.

These elite older athletes are in a select group when it comes to staying active while aging. But all Americans can benefit by embracing exercise regardless of their age, even if it’s just walking 15 minutes a day to start, Kratche said.

“The truth is, it’s never too late to start exercising,” he said. “Ev-erybody can start where they’re at and gradually work up. The ben-efits are huge.”

Two-thirds of Americans are

overweight or obese, resulting in “all kinds of diseases and mala-dies,” he said.

Sedentary seniors who have significant health conditions and illnesses should talk with a doc-tor before getting started, Kratche said.

“That said, you don’t really need a doctor’s note to walk around a store,” he said. “People can start walking. Literally, if they can only walk five minutes, the goal is to walk five minutes, but do it every day, and then after a week or two up it to 10 minutes.”

The goal is to build up activity levels and achieve a weekly mini-mum of 150 minutes of walking at a brisk pace, he said.

Though some types of arthri-tis are crippling, the most com-mon form (osteoarthritis) actually benefits from moderate activity to improve range of motion, Kratche said.

Running tends to be harder on joints than walking, he said. Swimming is another activity many older patients can also en-joy.

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He leads a Walk with a Doc program at 8:30 every Saturday morning in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Outdoor walks are 2.5 miles, and indoor walks are 3 miles.

“The advantage to walking or exercising with others is the time flies,” Kratche said. “We have these wonderful conversations as you walk.”

Athletes of all ages should pay attention to the weather, he said. “When it gets really hot and hu-mid, hydration becomes even more important.”

Stretching also is recommend-ed for all ages before exercising but “probably as we get older, loosening up and taking time to warm up prior to activities is a good idea,” Kratche said.

“Exercise is so important,” he said. “Everybody and anybody can do it. We don’t exercise at our peril.

“Exercise is a wonderful stress reducer, and all of us have stress in our life. Being able to burn some of that off on a walk-ing path or a pool is a great ben-efit. It’s just good medicine,” Kratche said.

People never outgrow the need to exercise, doctor says

MCTTom Lucci of Cleveland, returns the ball to Keith

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for driving. In the summer, she said, many people are visiting family elsewhere or have fami-ly visiting them and just tend to be busier so they get about half the people. In the winter, there are the snowbirds, illnesses and bad roads to contend with but they still serve numerous people in the area.

The ladies don’t do it all by themselves. Bud Holt helps out by arranging entertainment and taking money as people come in to eat. A few others help out by setting up for lunch and picking up afterward, as well as serving food. The senior meal could always use more volunteers to lighten the burden on Lisher and Lewis, but in the meantime they are making do.

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tended, is that after people are done eating they don’t all just get up and leave. Many linger and chat with others, and ev-eryone knows that’s when the world’s problems get solved, just after you’ve finished a good meal.

I sat next to Carol Bartlett and enjoyed hearing about the sun bonnets she makes. As stated in this column before, I am a hat person. So it’s per-fectly natural that my lunch-time conversation include the topic of hats.

Bartlett moved to the Juliaetta-Kendrick area about seven years ago. She and her late husband ran the market in Culdesac until the doctor told her husband the stress was too hard on his health. She is very involved in the community and can be found at the center’s lunches on a regular basis.

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