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G O L D E N T I M E S A monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by Target Publications Dec. 1, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 12 Christmas Memories A group of seniors recalls their childhood Christmases / Page 12 Senior lunch menus Page 3 Senior Talk Page 20 INSIDE

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Page 1: Golden Times, December 2014

GOLDENTIMES

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

Dec. 1, 2014 / Vol. 24, No. 12

Christmas Memories

A group of seniors recalls their childhood Christmases / Page 12

Senior lunch

menus

— Page 3

Senior

Talk

— Page 20

Senior lunch

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COORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

On the cover: Popular toys from the 1930s and 1940s were much different than the ones

asked for by children in 2014.

Illustration by: Peggy Hayden forTarget Publications

Golden TimesP.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501

[email protected](208) 848-2243

To advertise: contact your Tribuneadvertising sales representative at

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GOLDENTIMESINDEX:Meals on Wheels menu ............... Page 4 Social Security Q&A .................... Page 5Meeting calendar ......................... Page 5Meal site list ............................... Page 5 Briefs .......................................... Page 6Birthdays .................................... Page 7Reader poetry ............................. Page 14Volunteer opportunities ..............Page 15Sudoku solution ..........................Page 17Crossword solution .....................Page 18Sudoku ........................................Page 22Crossword ...................................Page 23

WHO AM I?My birthday is Dec. 1, 1945.

I am an actress, singer-song-writer, comedian and author. I am known for my song “The Rose,” which was also the name of my fi rst fi lm.

I married Martin von Hasel-berg Dec. 16, 1984, and we have one daughter.

Answer on Page 6

The nextGolden Times

will publish Jan. 5

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DECEMBER SENIOR NUTRITION MENUS

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Goldentimes

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

dec. 1, 2014 / Vol. 24, no. 12

Christmas Memories

A group of seniors recalls their childhood Christmases / Page 12

senior lunch

menus

— Page 3

senior

talk

— Page 20

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Lewiston senior nutrition Program

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

2 Baked ham/au gratin potatoes/applesauce/mixed vegetables/coleslaw/cornbread

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

1 Spaghetti/salad/carrots/breadsticks/cookie

24 Closed for Christmas Eve

5 Potato-corn chowder/roll/salad bar/fruit

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

22 German sausage/sauerkraut/potatoes/carrots/salad/roll

16 Barbecue pork ribs/rice/carrots/coleslaw/roll/fruit

17 BUFFET (starts at 11 a.m.): Christmas party

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 nonse-niors. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. A dessert bar is available at each service.

9 Chicken cordon bleu/scalloped potatoes/vegetables

11 Cheese omelet/sausage links/hashbrowns/biscuits

4 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetables

16 Pork chops/creamy rice/vegetables

18 Spaghetti with meat sauce/vegetables

2 Polish sausage/red potatoes/vegetables

23 Prime rib/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetables

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senior round table nutrition Program

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

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

26 Closed for Christmas

4 Breakfast casserole/hashbrowns/spinach/fruit

12 Breaded baked fish/salad bar/fruit

18 Chicken strips/macaroni and cheese/mixed vegetables/blueberry cobbler(no Clarkston delivery/Asotin closed)

23 Ham/mashed potatoes/gravy/sweet potatoes/green beans/roll/apple pie

11 Turkey-noodle casserole/beets/roll/fruit

19 Chicken-noodle soup/roll/salad bar/fruit

16 Hamburger on a bun/lettuce/onion/tomato/jo-jo potatoes/three-bean salad/fruit

9 Pork chops/mushroom gravy/mashed potatoes/broccoli florets/apple-rhubarb crisp

15 Chicken-fried steak/potatoes/country gravy/green beans/salad/roll

9 Lasagna/salad/French bread/mixed vegetables/pudding

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

8 Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/tomato salad/peas and carrots/biscuit

25 Closed for Christmas

25 Closed for Christmas

29 Sweet and sour meatballs/rice/fruit salad/mixed vegetables/roll

30 Old-fashioned ham-burger/potato salad/baked beans/peas/fruit

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

30 Roast beef/mashed potatoes/gravy/carrots/fruit juice/roll/cake/ice cream

30 Macaroni and cheese with ham/vegetables

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valley meals on wheels December menuMeals are delivered to established clients between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 365 days of the year, with delivery guaranteed by 1 p.m. each day.

Individuals can have a hot meal delivered to their residence for $3 per day or a hot meal and a sack lunch for $4 per day.More information is available by calling (208) 799-5767.

Menus are subject to change.

sunday Monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

hot: chicken bowtie alfredo/broccoli

sack: ham-saladsandwich

1hot: swedish meatballs/rice/carrots

sack: turkey and swiss cheese sandwich

2hot: turkey/mashed potatoes/

gravy/cauliflower

sack: krab-salad sandwich

3hot: Roast pork/roasted potatoes/green

beans

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

4hot: Roast beef/mashed potatoes/

broccoli and carrots

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

5hot: Baked ham/rice pilaf/mixed

vegetables

sack: Roast beef and american cheese sandwich

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hot: Roast turkey/garlic mashed

potatoes/broccoli

sack: Bologna and american cheese sandwich

hot: Barbecue chicken/rice pilaf/green

beans

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

hot: Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/

corn

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

hot: teriyaki chicken/fried rice/carrots

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

hot: Beef brisket/red potatoes/

cauliflower

sack: turkey and cheddar cheese sandwich

hot: hammacaroni and cheese/broccoli

sack: tuna sandwich

hot: Braised beef/mashed potatoes/corn

sack: Beef and cheddar cheese sandwich

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hot: Beef lasagna/broccoli

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

hot: Breaded chicken/rice/green beans

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

hot: spaghetti with meat sauce/peas

sack: turkey and american cheese sandwich

hot: chicken-fried steak/mashed

potatoes/corn

sack: ham and swiss cheese sandwich

hot: tuna-noodle casserole/

carrots

sack: tuna-salad sandwich

hot: salisbury steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/

mixed vegetables

sack: Pastrami and swiss cheese sandwich

hot: stuffed shells with meat sauce/green

beans

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

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hot: Beef brisket/roasted red potatoes/

peas

sack: Roast beef and swiss cheese sandwich

hot: chicken bowtie alfredo/broccoli

sack: ham-saladsandwich

hot: swedish meatballs/rice/carrots

sack: turkey and swiss cheese sandwich

hot: turkey/mashed potatoes/

gravy/cauliflower

sack: krab-salad sandwich

hot: Roast pork/roasted potatoes/green

beans

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

hot: Roast beef/mashed potatoes/

broccoli and carrots

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

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hot: Baked ham/rice pilaf/mixed

vegetables

sack: Roast beef and american cheese sandwich

29 30 31hot: Barbecue chicken/rice pilaf/green

beans

sack: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

hot: Meatloaf/mashed potatoes/gravy/

corn

sack: Egg-salad sandwich

hot: teriyaki chicken/fried rice/carrots

sack: chicken-salad sandwich

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Mcclatchy-tribune news service (tns)

Q: I want to apply for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug costs. Can state agencies also help with my Medicare costs?

A: When you file your applica-tion for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug (Medicare Part D) costs, you also can start your appli-cation process for the Medicare Savings Programs — state pro-grams that provide help with other Medicare costs. When you apply for Extra Help, Social Security will send information to your state unless you tell us not to on the application. Your state will contact you to help you apply for a Medicare Savings Program. To apply for Extra Help and learn more visit the Social Security website.

While we’re on the subject of open seasons, the open enrollment period for qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act is Nov. 15 to Feb. 15. More informa-tion is available at www.healthcare.gov.

———Q: Can I delay my retirement

benefits and receive benefits as a spouse only? How does that work?

A: It depends on your age. If you are between full retirement age and age 70, and your spouse is receiving Social Security benefits, you should apply for retirement benefits and request that the pay-ments be suspended. Then, you can choose to receive benefits on your spouse’s Social Security record. By doing so, you will earn delayed retirement credits up to age 70, as long as you do not collect your benefits on your own earnings record. Later, when you do begin receiving benefits on your own record, those payments could be higher than they would have been otherwise because you earned delayed retirement credits.

This column was pre-pared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at (800) 772-1213 or visit www.socialsecurity.gov.

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Cottonwood Community Church 510 Gilmore, Cottonwood (208) 962-7762 Meals at noon on TuesdaysGrangeville Senior Center 108 Truck Route, Grangeville (208) 983-2033 Meals at noon on Mondays and FridaysJuliaetta-Kendrick Senior Citizens Center 104 S. Sixth, Kendrick (208) 289-5031 Meals at noon on Wednesdays and FridaysKamiah Senior Center 125 N. Maple St., Kamiah (208) 935-0244 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysLewiston Community Center 1424 Main St., Lewiston (208) 743-6983 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and WednesdaysOrchards United Methodist Church 1213 Burrell Ave., Lewiston (208) 743-9201 Meals at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and WednesdaysMoscow Senior Center 412 Third St., Moscow (208) 882-1562 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and ThursdaysNezperce Senior Citizens 501 Cedar St., Nezperce (208) 937-2465 Meals at noon on Mondays and ThursdaysOrofino Senior Center 930 Michigan Ave., Orofino (208) 476-4328 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays

Pomeroy Senior Center 695 Main St., Pomeroy (509) 843-3308 Meals at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysPotlatch Senior Citizens IOOF/Rebekah Hall, Pine St., Potlatch (208) 875-1071 Meals at noon on Tuesdays and FridaysPullman Senior Center 325 S.E. Paradise St., Pullman (509) 338-3307 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Mondays and FridaysRiggins Odd Fellows Building 121 S. Lodge St., Riggins (208) 628-4147 Meals at noon on TuesdaysUnited Methodist Church 313 Second St., Asotin (509) 758-3816 Meals at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and FridaysValley Community Center 549 Fifth St., Clarkston (509) 758-3816 Meals at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and FridaysWeippe Hilltop Senior Citizens Center 115 First St. W., Weippe (208) 435-4553 Meals at noon on Mondays and ThursdaysWinchester Senior Citizens Center Nez Perce Ave., Winchester (208) 924-6581 Meals at noon on WednesdaysPullman Meals on Wheels (509) 397-4305Valley Meals on Wheels (208) 799-5767

Regional Senior Meal SitesSocial Security

Q & A DEC. 10: Valley Community Cen-ter, general board meeting, 9 a.m., 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

DEC. 17: Retired Educators of North Central Idaho, 11:30 a.m., Red Lion, 621 21st St., Lewiston.

DEC. 17: National Active and Re-tired Federal Employees, noon, Emerald Garden, 701 Sixth St., Clarkston.

DEC. 20: Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129, noon, Valley Com-munity Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

If you would like to have your group or club meet-ings included in this monthly calendar send complete information to [email protected] or Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston, ID 83501. More information is available by calling (208) 848-2243.

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Final Smart Driver class of 2014 planned

MOSCOW — The final AARP class teach-ing safe driving will take place over two days.

The class will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 11-12 at Gritman Medical Center’s conference room at 700 S. Main St., here. This class will only satisfy Idaho state requirements for insurance reduc-tion.

Registering for this class can be done by calling Elaine Broyles at (208) 883-8612.

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

Sons of Norway next meeting planned

The Elvedalen Lodge No. 129 will have

its Christmas potluck meeting at noon Dec. 20 at Valley Community Center, 549 Fifth St., Clarkston.

A short business meeting will follow the meal. The program will be on Norwegian folk tales and stories. The group will also be assembling cookie plates for public servants who will be working during the holidays.

The organization is open to all people of Scandinavian descent and those inter-ested in the culture, and visitors are always welcome. More information about the group and its meetings is available by calling (208) 798-8617 or (208) 743-2626.

No Senior Roundtable Dec. 25-26Valley Community Center will be closed

for the Christmas holiday Dec. 25-26, which means there will be no meal ser-vice either day. The center will reopen Dec. 29 and will have Senior Roundtable that day at noon.

Foot care is available at the center on Mondays by appointment. To make an appointment call Marcia at (509) 330-1857.

All regularly scheduled events will take place in December with the exception of Thursday and Friday activities during the holiday closure.

Regular activities include: painting

classes from noon to 4 p.m. on Mondays; fitness classes from 10:15-11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; pinochle from 12:45-3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays; blood-pressure checks at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays; and bridge from 12:30-4 p.m. on Thursdays and from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Moscow American Legion is looking for donations

MOSCOW — The American Legion Dudley Loomis Post No. 6 is working on replacing some of the older American flags flown in downtown Moscow during the Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4th and Veterans Day holidays. The group is also looking to expand the number of flags they are able to place in the downtown area.

Increasing the number of flags flown will also require more poles, mounting brackets, storage containers, etc. The group estimates the cost of this project to be around $3,700, to which the Lions Club has contributed but more money is needed.

Contributions to this project can be sent to Dudley Loomis Post 6, P.O. Box 8195, Moscow, ID 83843. For more information contact Christopher Bailey at (208) 882-6284 or via email at [email protected].

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briefsGroups and organizations can submit information, pertaining to seniors in the region, to be published in Golden Times monthly magazine. All submissions are subject to space avail-ability and editing.submissions should be emailed to: [email protected] mailed to:Target PublicationsP.O. box 957Lewiston, iD 83501Information for January’s issue must be recieved by Dec. 22 to be considered.More information is avail-able by calling (208) 848-2243.

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BIRTHDAYSDec. 6

Elva Hewett of Culdesac will cel-ebrate her 95th birthday on Saturday.

She was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Seattle to Homer and Laura Eaton, the youngest of two children born to the couple. The family moved to the area when she was 3 years old.

Hewett attend-ed schools in Cloverland, Asotin and Clarkston. She

graduated from Mounce’s Beauty School in Lewiston.

She and Earl Hewett were married Aug. 27, 1938, in Lewiston. They cel-ebrated their 76th wedding anniver-sary this year. The couple farmed in Culdesac and worked in construction throughout the Northwest for several years.

Hewett has two children, five grand-children, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

She is a past-member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Garden Club, both in Culdesac. She is a current member of Culdesac Community Church.

In her younger years, Hewett enjoyed traveling and camping in their fifth-wheel camper trailer, fish-ing, square dancing, bowling and attending her grandchildren’s sports activities.

She enjoys visiting with family and friends, taking care of her flowers and watching baseball on television.

Elva HEwEtt

Dec. 12

Lawrence Wassmuth of Grangeville will celebrate his

94th birth-day on Dec. 12.

He was born in 1920 at home to Clement and E l i z a b e t h S c h m i d t Wassmuth in Greencreek.

Wassmuth graduated from Greencreek High School in 1939. He and his six class-mates were the first to grad-uate from the high school after attending the school all four years.

After serving in the U.S. Navy as a radar operator aboard the USS Sitkoh Bay, he worked 40 years as a sawyer in the saw-mills in Grangeville. In his entire career, he missed less than a week of work.

On Dec. 29, 1948, Wassmuth and Dorothy Wilson were mar-ried at St. Anthony Church in Greencreek. She died July 19.

He has nine children, 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Wassmuth enjoys repair-ing small engines, growing tomatoes from saved seeds, watching his garden grow, and sharing the garden produce with family and friends.

He has been a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, and is a charter member of the Pine Tree Credit Union where he served on the board of directors for many years.

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Birthday submissionsBirthdays starting at 70, and every

year after, will be accepted for publica-tion in Golden times in the month of the birthday only.

The limit for each submission is 200 words. Photographs are welcome.

Birthday submissions must include the name and phone number of the person submitting information. If you would like your photo returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

If you have questions about submitting a birthday, please call (208) 848-2243.

Mailed information may be sent to: Golden times, P.O. Box 957, lewiston, ID 83501; emailed submissions should be sent to [email protected].

January birthdays must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 22.

Got old photos you’d like to share? Send them to

[email protected]

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Dec. 12

Elaine M. (Sparky) Sparkman of Pomeroy will celebrate her

90th birth-day on Dec. 12.

She was born in 1924 at Spokane to Sinclair and B l a n c h e E c h o D a w s o n M o n r o e , j o i n i n g

older brother Gerald.Sparkman graduated from

North Central High School in 1944.

She met John Sparkman and they were married on March 17, 1946, in Spokane. The couple moved to John’s birthplace — Pomeroy — and lived for 64 years in the house where he was raised. Her hus-band died May 1, 2010. She moved to Memory Manor on April 20.

Sparkman worked as a clerk, waitress, childcare pro-vider and gardener. She and her husband enjoyed camp-ing, golf, fishing and build-ing Forrest Grove around their home with the help of their neighbor R.J. Weiland.

ElainE M. SparkMan

Dec. 13

Earl Hewett of Culdesac will celebrate his 96th birth-

day on Dec. 13.

He was born in 1918 to H a r l e n and Bertha Hewett in Southwick where he grew up.

The fam-ily moved

to Clarkston where he grad-uated from Clarkston High

School. He loved and was very active in sports, espe-cially baseball.

Hewett married the love of his life, Elva Eaton, in 1938 and the couple celebrated their 76th wedding anniver-sary this year.

In 1943, the couple moved to Culdesac where Earl oper-ated the family farm for 25 years and worked in road construction until his retire-ment in 1980.

Hewett is a past member of the Knights of Pythias, the 49er’s Saddle Club, and

the Elks and Eagles fraternal orders.

He enjoyed camping, fish-ing, and square dancing, bowling, playing town-team baseball in his younger years. He currently enjoys cheer-ing on his grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews at their sporting events. He also enjoys tending to his garden and lawn, as well as watch-ing sports on television.

Hewett has two children, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Earl HEwEtt

Dec. 15

LuNet ta W r i g h t Vaughn of L e w i s t o n will reach her 80th birthday on Dec. 15.

She was born in 1934 on a

cold afternoon in an old farm house in the country.

She and Harold Vaughn were married Jan. 16, 2009. The couple have made their home in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley.

Vaughn retired from self-employment.

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By Gail RosenBlumStar tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — She’s a therapist and career coach, cheerleader and wise woman, secret keeper and borscht pusher.

Mostly, 85-year-old Gretta Freeman of Golden Valley, Minn., is chief executive officer of perhaps the most endearingly run support group in the Midwest, and likely beyond. Unfortunately for us, membership is closed.

For 18 years, Freeman has guided her seven grandchil-dren, now grown, through a myriad of life passages and challenges. She has done this through her Grandma’s Roundtable, a periodic gather-ing of grandmother and grand-children, where food and wine are abundant, judgment is banned, and no question or concern is off-limits.

“I think they had a lot of respect for my life,” Freeman said, reflecting on the impact of her roundtable, which con-tinues today when schedules allow. “And that I was so open.”

She needn’t talk in past tense. The grands, spread out across the country, many of them married with kids, remain viscerally connected to her, and immeasurably grateful.

“I went to college more relaxed, more focused on what

I wanted and, above all, more confident I would be OK,” said Jenny Cukier, 35, the oldest of the bunch.

“Grandma’s Roundtable solved my quarterlife crisis,” said Jenny’s little brother, Zach, 30.

“We are so fortunate to have a grandma who can get real with us,” added cousin Rebeccca Lesure, 32.

Jenny recalls the round-table began organically with just her and Freeman talking about what mattered to a high school senior. Jenny loved that Grandma was paying atten-tion. “I remember being very candid with her,” Jenny said, “opening up and talking, talk-ing, talking. I didn’t realize I had so much to say. She pulled it out of me. I remember leaving conversations feeling lighter and better.”

Soon, Jenny’s sister, Katie, joined in. The girl-fest met several times a year, often around holidays. Eventually, Zach joined them, then cous-ins Rebecca, Michael, Ben and Matthew.

Grandma’s Roundtable migrated from her dining room table to the backroom of the Lexington restaurant in St. Paul, where the two gen-erations sat for hours talking themselves out over Szechuan green beans.

Parents were off-limits, but significant others were invited

— if they fit the criteria. “They had to be close to engaged,” Freeman said. “They had to be able to handle it.” It being conversations around drugs, drinking, sex, media, suicide, feminism, peer pressure, poli-tics, religion and, “above all, love and relationships,” Jenny said.

The latter could have been trying and complicated to a woman born in 1929. But we’re talking about Grandma Gretta here.

Katie remembers breaking down at a roundtable after she began dating a man who was Mormon. No one in the immediate family had married outside the Jewish faith.

“I was scared what my

parents’ reaction would be,” Katie recalled. “How could we possibly build a life together and even think about raising a family? Grandma’s Roundtable was the first time I truly dealt with this relationship strug-gle.”

Grandma Gretta asked a lot of questions. She let Katie cry.

“The next thing I knew,” Katie said, “she was calling me to say she had talked to a rabbi, as well as a bishop from the Mormon church. It was not going to be easy, but she would be there to support us.” Katie and her Mormon boyfriend, Jake Giesting, got married six years ago and just welcomed their second daugh-

ter. “We could not be hap-pier,” Katie said.

The dining room table of Freeman’s sunny condominium is elegantly set as she shares reflections, with an overflow-ing bowl of fresh fruit, coffee with cream in a tiny Lalique pitcher and three kinds of spreads for bagels, still warm-ing.

“Not quite toasty enough,” she announces from the kitch-en, where a sign over the sink reads, “What happens at grandma’s stays at grand-ma’s.” “It’s corny, but I love it,” she said.

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She wears a blush-colored vest and stylish scarf. The phone rings. “If it’s bad news,” she said, “I’m not going to answer. Omigod, my bagels!”

She grew up on the old North Side, a vibrant Minneapolis community of Jewish immigrants. Her father, Irv Rudick, was a newspaperman. “Hubert Humphrey used to call him ‘Little Irv,’ ” she said. Her mother, Ann Rudick, was a St. Paul girl who modeled on occasion. Freeman has one brother, who lives in Scottsdale, Ariz. They call him “Art, the little guy.”

Freeman, also as big as a minute, attended college for two years. In 1949, she married Earl Freeman, of St. Paul, who owned a business with his brothers manufac-

turing marine equipment. They met on a blind date.

“Everybody got married by 20,” she said, “or some-thing was wrong with you.” She was 22 when her first son, Doug, was born. “That was the other rule,” she said. “Three children before 30.”

Sons Todd and Rich arrived soon afterward. Freeman volunteered with the National Council of Jewish Women and Head Start, and helped to form one of the first senior citizens groups in the country, at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center.

When Earl died at 82 in 2006, a grieving Freeman called together the round-table for comfort. Then the tables turned in a big way. A year later, 78-year-old Freeman began dating widower Bobby Rubenstein, whom she’s known her whole life. “How do you date at

this age?” she asked them. Jenny’s husband, Aaron, took her through it.

“First, you see each other on occasion. Then more frequently. Then you have the talk.” Everybody rolled their eyes at that.

“They were thrilled about Bobby,” Freeman said of her “constant companion,” who will be 92 in November. “They love him. We are poster children for senior citizen romance.”

And she is proof of what generosity of spirit can foster. Freeman recently asked her grandchildren to reflect upon the heyday of Grandma’s Roundtable. From across the country within days, loving letters flooded in. (Grandma Gretta does not have email.)

“After I got their stories, I just cried,” Freeman said. “All you have are memories. My footsteps are in the sand with my grandchildren.”

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By COLETTE M. JENKINSAKRON OHIO BEACON JOURNAL

AKRON, Ohio — They call themselves “Seniors Riding with a Mission.”

Their mission is raising money — and awareness — for Haven of Rest Ministries in Akron.

“The idea of cycling for a cause is not mine. I have seen many events where people ride or race to raise money,” said Don Hutchison, 68. “A couple of years ago, there were four young guys who did a ride for a local charity and I thought if four young guys can do that, why can’t a group of old guys?”

Hutchison shared his idea with his Saturday bike riding group, which includes four other seniors from his home church, Community Church of Portage Lakes. His sugges-tion led to the first “Seniors Riding with a Mission” event last year that netted more than $16,000 for the pri-vate Christian social service agency that provides food, shelter, clothing and other services to the homeless.

Recently, the five men (ranging in age from 68 to 70) set out on their second three-day, 150-mile bicycling excursion near the Lake Erie Shoreline at Geneva State Park in Ashtabula County. Their trek ended at Haven of Rest, where staff welcomed them and celebrated their accomplishment.

“The support and the turn-out have been tremendous. We are very blessed with

these guys and their heart for the ministry,” said the Rev. Jeffrey A. Kaiser, execu-tive director. “It’s just excit-ing to see them take a hobby and use it to benefit others. I’m just thankful.”

One of the five cyclists, the Rev. Ben Walker, is the retired executive director of Haven of Rest. His pres-ence in the cycling group is the primary reason the social service agency was selected to receive the pro-ceeds from the sponsorships of each cyclist. Walker, of Canal Fulton, still serves as an ambassador for Haven of Rest. He said that in addition to raising money, the group has helped educate people in Northeast Ohio about the work done by Haven of Rest.

“As we’re riding, we always run into people who are ask-ing questions about what we are doing. That gives us a chance to share what Haven of Rest does to help peo-ple who are in need,” said Walker, 70. “For us, it’s a great time of fellowship and a chance to do something meaningful. Even though we ride to keep in shape, this is different because we know that every mile that we rode is to help somebody else.”

Haven of Rest was founded in 1943 as a small storefront rescue mission in Akron. Today, it provides more than 315,000 free meals and more than 71,000 nights of free

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lodging annually.Hutchison, who serves as

chairman of the mission board at Community Church, said the bike ride — which is expected to bring in about $20,000 this year — is considered a short term mission trip.

“The bike ride ended up being a lot more successful than we ever thought it would be and we are thankful to all

of the people who have con-tributed to help serve people meals and give them a place to sleep,” Hutchison said, of Coventry Township. “It’s not every day that five old guys can take something they like to do and turn it into such a wonderful thing. It’s a real blessing to us and a blessing to Haven of Rest.”

The other three cyclists are Jack Ford, of New Franklin; Bob Young, of Coventry Township and Paul Wright, of Barberton.

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TNSRev. Ben Walker, retired executive director of Haven of Rest Ministries, leads a group of bike riders up East Market Street to the finish of their 150-mile ride at

the Haven of Rest in Akron, Ohio.

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By Lois Joy JohnsonAARP MediA

Hold on to your Spanx, girl-friends. We’re going where no grandmother has gone before.

Role models like Jane Seymour, Carole Middleton, Kris Jenner, Goldie Hawn, Vanessa Williams and Suzanne Somers have reinvented gran-nyhood with attitude, extra love and nonstop sizzle. Skip the mom jeans and support hose, the buns and bifocals (unless they’re leopard read-ers). We new glam-mas bake kale, wear Lululemon and neon Nikes, dance like Beyonce, sing along to Katy Perry and Skype when we need a major grannie fix from far away.

Want to know how to be a sexy, contemporary grandma? Here are a few tips:

Create balanceSigning on as a grandmoth-

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Go beyond ‘good for your age’

There’s no stopping hor-mones and genes, but you

can control the impact on your appearance and atti-tude. Don’t bother trying to look like you’re 25.

Every day there will be a new diet pill, miracle cream, fitness craze and fashion trend to learn about and ignore. A glam-ma doesn’t need cosmetic surgery, fill-ers, a personal trainer, nutri-tionist, salon spray tan or designer wardrobe. She can DIY with body shapers, sun-screen, good skin and hair care, daily exercise and a healthy diet. Clean up your act.

Be a magnet for grandkids

Get rid of frown lines, stained teeth and age-spotted skin. These three things make us look angry, unapproachable, old and unhealthy. Botox your fore-head crease or, for a cheaper alternative, cut camouflag-ing bangs, whiten your teeth with drugstore strips, and banish brown spots at the dermatologist. You can go lighter on foundation and your flawless hands will rock any shade of polish — even shimmery mermaid blue.

Be the permissive oneGrandies are allowed to

be sneaky, impractical and even naughty. We smuggle in crunchy veggie chips, dark chocolate kisses and forbid-den s’mores; buy complicat-ed dresses (read non-machine washable) with glitter, appli-que or sequin trims and ridic-ulous cashmere onesies for newborns to poop in. We get

the longed-for puppy or kit-ten birthday gift and retro toys like Barbie, checkers and crayons. Unlike moms, we like the unexpected and the reactions they inspire.

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ask a group of people who grew up during the 1930s and 1940s about the christmases of their childhood and you’re likely to get a different picture than the holiday we experience today. everything has evolved through the years — toys, decorations, tradi-tions — even the treats of the season.

it’s only the memories that remain unchanged, as evidenced by the stories of a handful of people at congregational-Presbyterian church in lewiston. Three times a week, a group of older adults meet for exercise and visiting in the church’s fellowship hall. it was over cookies that a few of them gathered around a table and shared some of their childhood memories of christmas.

Simple toys bring memorable joyThe toys children received for christmas in years

past differ from today’s toys in one main way — none had batteries, screens or cords. They didn’t make sounds, except the ones children provided, and they didn’t fall apart by the third day of use.

“i must have been about 7 or 8,” betty Thornton said. “My sister, who was 10 years older, was married and her husband took me to see ‘a christmas carol’ on christmas eve.”

The outing was more than just a fun holiday expe-rience — it was a ruse to get her out of the house while her parents put gifts under the tree.

“That was the year i got a great big Peter Pan book,” she said.

The big, heavy book was full of illustrations and lasted not only through her own childhood, but through her children’s childhoods, she said. in fact, she still has it today.

some gifts, like the book, came ready to use — others required some creativity.

“The best christmas gift i ever got was a rubber ball,” cal Kautz said. “it was the best gift because then i could go out and play basketball with it. it wasn’t basketball size but it was rubber so it bounced pretty good.”

Of course, he didn’t have a typical basketball hoop either. He found a metal wastepaper basket that was wider at the top and narrowed at the bottom. He said he knocked out the bottom and nailed it to the woodshed. The not-quite basketball and not-quite basketball hoop provided hours and hours of enter-tainment, cal remembered.

Dolls were another popular gift. The typical dolls had cloth bodies and porcelain extremities. several

of the women gathered remembered getting a new doll each christmas.

but finances didn’t always allow, alice baugher said. she wanted a doll for christmas, but a new one wasn’t in the family budget. instead, her mother found an old doll that had belonged to her older sister. its paint had faded and hair had worn off, so her mom repainted the porcelain and, with a touch of frugal ingenuity, replaced the doll’s hair with hair the neighbor had just cut off. The main problem, she said, was the neighbor hadn’t washed her hair prior to cutting it.

“That hair stunk so bad,” alice said, laughing at the memory. “i never liked that doll, it was awful.”

When new, store-bought dolls were under the christmas tree, it was common for them to be accom-panied by a homemade outfit or two. connie alford said she was particularly lucky this way. she had an aunt who spent her days at home caring for her bedrid-den husband.

“every year aunt ina would call my mom and say, ‘What kind of doll are you getting connie this year?’ ” connie said.

On christmas, connie would receive a full layette of doll clothes, the result of the house-bound days her aunt spent caring for her uncle.

Shopping in the time before Amazoncatalogues also play heavily into childhood

christmas memories for most in the group. Perusing

the goods in either the sears, roebuck and co. or Montgomery Ward catalogues was a typical pre-holi-day activity, they said.

“We’d look forward to going through the cata-logue,” alice said, “but we never got anything from it. i don’t know why my mom had us do that if she knew we weren’t going to get anything.”

Don Thornton remembered the lucky year he found a $5 bill on his way home from school.

“i took it home and we bought presents for the whole family,” he said. That $5 got three dresses and four pairs of good leather shoes, with a little left over. The dresses, he recalled, were 89 cents each and a pair of shoes was 35 cents.

On the family farm in south Dakota, cal remem-bered always ordering from Montgomery Ward because they got better service, being based out of Denver. One Mackinaw coat from the catalogue stood out in his memory, he said, as “the best coat i ever had.”

but not everything came from the catalogues. norma bradshaw, who grew up in the lewiston-clarkston Valley, is among those in the group who remembered being given $1 to buy christmas gifts for the family. she would go to Woolworth and other department stores to do her shopping.

and then, of course, were the bounty of homemade toys and gifts, like rubberband guns or homemade dresses, that were a regular part of the holiday giving.

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From shopping to gifts and decorations to treats the Christmas of yesteryear was celebrated differently than it is today

Exercising the memory of Christmas past

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Members of the senior exercise group at Congregational-Presbyterian Church in Lewiston (left to right) Sally Zimmerer, Betty Thornton, Donald Thornton, Norma Bradshaw and Dick Sherman gather to remember Christmases of their childhood.

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“Gifts that were made were more important to people then,” Don said.

Simple and festive decorationsOne of Betty’s more distinct Christmas memories

was the aluminum tree her family got around 1936. She compared the shiny silver tree to the artificial trees available today, only it was aluminum instead of plastic. As she recalled, they only used the tree one year and she never saw one like it again.

“I guess people didn’t like them,” she said.Living in the Idaho forest near Pierce and Weippe,

Christmas trees were always fresh cut for Don and his family.

“We used to go out and cut our trees and drag them back to the house,” he said. “It was always something the family went out and did together.”

Whether artificial or fresh-cut, once inside the tree would be decorated. Typically with candles that were clipped or tied to the tree boughs. Today people will leave a tree’s electric lights on all day, but when candles were used, they were lit only for a short time. Several in the group had traditions related to lighting the candles, where the family would gather and sing a few carols. After a song or two, the candles were extinguished.

Besides candles, trees were decorated with hand-made adornments.

“For Christmas decorations, we would tear out the colored pages in the catalogues and cut them into

strips,” Jan Kautz said.Her mother would then mix up a flour-and-water

paste, she said, and they would create paper chains by gluing the strips together.

Norma remembered doing the same thing, only using red, green and white paper. Norma, along with others also strung popcorn together to decorate the tree. Some in the group strung both cranberries and popcorn to hang on the tree.

Homemade treatsChristmas is a time not only for festive decora-

tions, but also holiday food. Jan remembered the days before Christmas were spent assembling fig pin-wheels. The fig filling took time to make, but once the pinwheels were finished, they served as gifts for neighbors, friends and others.

Betty’s favorite homemade Christmastime treat was potato candy. The candy was made of mashed potatoes, sugar and other goodies (like cherries, raisins and nuts), which was then portioned out and dipped into chocolate, she explained.

Sally Zimmerer married into a Swiss family who were recent immigrants and retained most of their traditions. One of those Christmastime traditions was making springerle cookies. Sally described them as having a licorice flavor, thanks to the anise that was added to the dough. The dough was rolled flat and then a cookie press, either blocks or etched dow-els, would impress designs into the dough.

Snow, song and laughterThe days around Christmas in years past were

not full of last-minute shopping and office parties. Instead, Christmas caroling was the norm and people would gather a group of friends or church members to carol around the neighborhood. Carolers typically receiving bags of popcorn or other goodies from those they visited.

Having neighbors who lived far from each other in the rural Idaho woods, Don’s dad would hook the horses up to the sleigh — winters in the area would bring several feet of snow — and all the kids would pile into the sleigh and go caroling to the neighbors.

The plentiful snow also made for ideal sledding opportunities. Don remembered fashioning a home-made sled out of the bumper off of a Model A Ford and a couple planks of wood. The sled could steer and a dozen kids would pile on the contraption and race down the tracks left in the road by logging trucks.

“Man, that bobsled would really get going,” he laughed. He doesn’t remember anyone ever getting hurt, though he said he didn’t think kids today would fare as well.

“We did about everything wild we could think of. We learned how to survive,” he said.

TOP LEFT: The selection of dolls that might have been in-cluded in letters to Santa by little girls were vast, as seen here in the pages of a 1937 catalogue. BOTTOM LEFT: Pages from this 1938 Sears Roebuck fall catalogue show bicycles, a tradi-tonal Christmas gift for children for many decades. RIGHT: Boys liked to play with the type of machines dad used, as shown on this 1940s catalogue page.

Illustration by Peggy Hayden

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Growing up on a grain farm in the plains, Cal said, he too had a make-shift sled.

“We would grab one of those grain shovels — it’s got a big, curved scoop — we’d turn it around, stand in the shovel, get a hold of the handle and go,” he said with a laugh.

The 1930s and 1940s were not a time of economic abun-dance. Many in the group remembered living off what the garden and animals produced, with the sale of cream or other extras providing funds to buy what couldn’t be grown, like sugar and flour. Money was tight, but they never went hungry — “we didn’t know we were poor” was a sentiment echoed by many.

But holiday memories from this time reflect joy, not lack-ing. Christmas, after all, was a time of simple pleasures, meaningful traditions and togetherness.

Schmidt can be contacted at [email protected] or at (208) 305-4578.

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4 christmas memories, continued from page 13 READER POETRY

It’s The Joy Of Christmas

Bells ring carolers sing,it’s the joy of Christmas.

Oh what a joy,Santa’s on his way Christmas day

and the children play.Oh what a day,

Christmas is here,Christmas brings lots o’ cheer.

It’s the joy of Christmas.After all this time Santa is still here.

He waits all year the toys appear.Children wait all year,

and all the girls and boys hope he will bring lots of toys.

It’s the joy of Christmas.Yvonne carrie, 70, Lewiston

Going HomeHome, my heart points me home.

Memories cause me to glow with anticipation.

I long for unconditional caring.I welcome traditions,

warmth, shelter.The sound of

the paperboy’s squeaky bike.The rattle of milk bottles.Aroma of bacon cooking!

Dad’s shaver buzzing.I’m going home!

Doreen Broyles, 76, colfax

My Friend, My CatHe’s been my buddy,

My little pal.He’s such a blessing,

to this old gal.He keeps so clean and neat.His demeanor always sweet.Ready to play and bat a ball,

but loving his naps best of all!He’s always there

to snuggle by Mom.Doing his part

as the comforting Tom.Part of his day he catches mice

(tells them he can’t always be nice)!

He has no friends but me,as lonely as he can be.But he loves his yard,

and his home.Eleven years and no wish to roam.God’s given me this loving cat.

We’re both content with where we’re at.

When he calls me to my final rest,I pray my kitty will find a nest!

June Fowler, 94, asotin

Light Of The WorldCrystal raindrops pierce

the bank of fogAs sunbeam dares

to penetrate the grayAnd illuminates the humble shed

Where sound of dainty dove wings is heard

Our fragile child lays on a bed of straw

Awaits his future knowing what he brings

To a world whereof an angel sings

As glorious burst of light announces

Joyful news and hope for all mankindLucille magnuson, 94, moscow

Jesus’ BirthA baby boy was born on

Christmas Day,he blessed the world

in a special way.God’s only son

Jesus was born to save.Mary was blessed to be his mother,chosen by God,

there could be no other.A census was called.

Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem

by the King’s demand.Tired and weary,

no room could they find.You can use the stable the

Inn-keeper replied.Later in the evening a star was

shining bright above,Mary gave birth to Jesus;

she looks on him with love.Shepherds left their flocks,wisemen followed the star.

All come to worship the baby,as on the hay he lay.

Wisemen brought gifts they had traveled far.

Even the animals looked on with praise beneath

the shining star.Sing our praises for our

Savior’s birth;He is our king of kings,born to rule the Earth.

eva herring, 84, Lewiston

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located in the Lewiston Community Center at 1424 Main St. provides individual-ized volunteer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Orofino area. The phone number is (208) 746-7787.

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

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in December:l America Reads has an

immediate need for tutors to help students with their reading skills. Volunteers for this program must be able to commit at least one hour, one day per week for the remainder of the school year. No teaching experience is necessary. Background check is required for this opportu-nity.l AARP Tax-Aide is

in need of volunteers to become trained tax coun-selors for the program. All training is provided at the end of which volunteers will be able to help individu-als file simple returns using Tax-Wise. Training is com-pleted in January and tax preparation is Feb. 5 through April 15. Those interested in this opportunity will need to commit to three hours per day twice a week for the entire length of tax season.l Community Action

Partnership Food Bank is in need of volunteers to work in the warehouse, help at the front counter and drivers for regular routes. Some lift-

ing is required for the driver position and some computer work is required for the front counter. A backup driver is also needed.l American Cancer Society

is in need of volunteers to assist cancer patients, care-givers and family members with information about ser-vices and resources avail-able to them. Volunteers also visit with patients and offer support at a critical time. Training is provided.l Tri-State Memorial

Hospital is in need of vol-unteers for the gift shop. Shifts are three to four hours long. Individuals interested in this position must like working with people, and be able to use a cash register and adding machine. Some stocking and pricing of inven-tory is also involved. Training will be provided if necessary. There is also a need for a person to assist the gift shop manager with bookkeeping duties. Time commitment is one to two hours a week. This opportunity will need to be filled by someone with the ability to file and track invoices as well as record weekly sales.l The Lewis-Clark Early

Childhood Program is in need of a volunteer to help with clerical work. Individuals interested in this oppor-tunity should have office skills, be dependable, able to maintain confidentiality, work well with others and be available about 10 hours per week.l Asotin County Food

Bank is in need of a volunteer

to head up the “Backpack for Kids” program. Duties will include helping fill back-packs, and working with area stores to negotiate food donations and area schools to identify students in need. Fundraising will also be a part of this opportunity.l St. Vincent de Paul

Social Services is in need of volunteers to assist fami-lies 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.l The American Red Cross

Disaster Services is in need of volunteers to help with administrative duties that include answering phones, processing mail, data entry, ability to prepare general correspondence and other office skills.l The Salvation Army is in

need of a volunteer to act as receptionist on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons. Duties include answering the phone and greeting guests.l The Lewis-Clark Literacy

Council is in need of tutors with basic language and grammar skills to help with English as a second language and tutors with math skills to help with preparation for the general equivalency develop-ment tests. It is not neces-

sary to be bilingual or have teaching experience. Those interested in this opportu-nity must be able to commit to three hours per week for at least six months to work one-on-one with students.l Wedgewood Terrace is

in need of volunteers to serve as an activities assistant to provide help with bingo and craft projects; a receptionist in the main office answering phones and greeting visitors, or as a marketing assistant to help with marketing and public relations projects.l The ReStore — Habitat

for Humanity is in need of volunteers to do such things as cashiering, sales floor help, general cleaning, com-puter pricing and picture uploading, carpentry and small engine mechanics.l The Nez Perce County

Historical Society and Museum has several volun-teer opportunities available. They include, but are not limited to, artifact and doc-ument preservation, library research. docent, and assist-ing with installation of new exhibits and special proj-ects.l The Center for Arts and

History is in need of volun-teers to greet visitors to the center and show them around the exhibits. Volunteers would also be expected to help with clerical duties and some light cleaning. There is also a need to help with a special children’s work-shop. This opportunity would involve gathering and pre-paring supplies, help with

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hands-on activities and assist with set up and clean up.l The Idaho Food Bank is look-

ing for a volunteer to teach Cooking Matters classes. Volunteers for this opportunity will teach others how to prepare and cook nutritious meals on a budget. This opportunity is perfect for those with a background in nutri-tion who enjoy sharing that knowl-edge with others.l Moscow Mentors is in need of

male volunteers to mentor school-aged boys during school hours at one of the four elementary schools in Moscow. There is an orientation and background check necessary for this opportunity. Mentors are needed

immediately for the current school year.

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

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Action in Clarkston offers volunteer opportunities throughout the area. The office, located at 817 Sixth St., is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The phone number is (509) 751-9143.l Handymen — volunteers able

to do minor home maintenance such as installation of grab bars in bath-rooms, repairing latches on screen doors and gutter cleaning. Volunteers must use their own tools. Materials are provided by Interlink.l Carpentry — volunteers with the

skills to help build entry steps and wheelchair ramps, and construct and place outdoor handrails are need-ed. Volunteers must have their own tools, but materials are provided by Interlink.l Transportation — volunteers are

needed to drive clients to and from care appointments Monday through Friday. This requires a volunteer application to be completed, along with a copy of your valid driver’s license, insurance and own vehicle. Mileage is reimbursed.l Movers — volunteers are needed

to help clients move. There is a need for those with and also those without a truck, to help pack, load and move household items.l Painting — volunteers are need-

ed to paint wheelchair ramps. All paint is provided but volunteers need their own brushes, rollers and rags.

l Yard work — volunteers are needed to help with anything from cleaning yard debris to shoveling snow or raking leaves, as needed. Volunteers need their own shovels/rakes and tools.l Van — There is a continued need

for a volunteer with a lift van, capa-ble of transporting wheelchair-bound individuals.

The volunteer application as well as more information about the orga-nization and volunteer opportunities are available online at www.inter-linkvolunteers.org.

Does your group or organization have a need for volunteers? Email the details of the need to [email protected] to be includ-ed in Volunteer Opportunities.

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Send nominations to: Golden Times, P.O. Box 957, Lewiston ID 83501.

By Lisa ZamoskyChiCago Tribune

LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, Gary Spivack and his sister Betsy Goodkin lost their mother to cancer.

Between her first diagnosis and her death in April, they said, their mother was deter-mined to overcome her illness.

“She was a very stubborn and proud person who fought this and had a lot of support from immediate family and a lot of friends,” said Spivack, 49, a music industry executive who lives in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

“She was going to live out her final minutes as healthy and fighting it as much as she could,” added Goodkin, 51, who describes herself as a “full-time mom” in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.

But even as their mother fought to stay alive and healthy, her children said, she made her end-of-life wishes known: If death was imminent, she want-ed no heroic measures taken to save her life. And she insisted on dying at home.

They said their mother passed away April 13 in just the manner she had hoped. She was

in her own bedroom with the lights low and the mood peace-ful as she held hands with loved ones as she passed.

Dr. Neil Wenger, director of the University of California-Los Angeles Health Ethics Center,

said most patients would prefer to die that way, but few actu-ally do. That’s because they fail to put their final request in writing, he saids.

Without advanced planning, he saids, most people die in

hospital intensive care units, “in not the most dignified cir-cumstances, in a way most said they don’t want to die.”

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There are so many wonderful things volunteers provide our community, but one of the most important things they do is to touch the lives of those

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unteers who deliver meals to homebound individu-

als throughout our region. The many different senior nutrition programs provide this service, as does the Meals on Wheels organization.

I took a ride recently with Margaret Duncan, who is vice president of the Meals on Wheels board of directors, to deliver her Monday route in Lewiston. During our time together the most important thing Duncan did was reach out

to each of the people she delivered a meal to.

“I try to provide service with a smile,” she said.

But it was more than a smile she pro-vided. She spoke with each client. She knew them — it was more like paying a visit to a friend with the added benefit of leaving behind something for them to eat.

When one of her regular clients was listed to get a meal but wasn’t home she became concerned. She left the meal at the person’s door and made a call to Dawn Hill, or Saint Dawn, as she is referred to by drivers.

Hill is the program coordinator of Valley Meals on Wheels. She is the face of

the program and when drivers can’t do their routes she does them herself. She makes sure each route has the correct number of hot meals and sack lunches, and when there is a problem she is the one who fixes it, which is why she is known as Saint Dawn.

Later, when delivering to another client, Duncan saw the caregiver for a regular who was not on the list that day so she asked if the client was OK. Come to find out this client was fine and was actually sup-posed to get a meal. There had been some confusion and a person being trained to help out had mistaken-ly taken the wrong person off the list for the day. The

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two clients shared the same first name and had similar last names, which made the error understandable. The fact is that if not for the dedication and concern Duncan showed in both instances the error may not have been caught and

someone might have missed getting their meal.After realizing the mistake, we circled back to pick up

the meal that shouldn’t have been delivered and then once all of the other deliveries were made Duncan picked up a fresh meal for the person who was left off the list by mis-take and delivered it on her way home.

It’s that kind of dedication that makes this organization work, from the board of directors, to the people who pre-pare the meals, to Hill and the drivers. And that was just one of the instances that displayed the level of dedication they all have to the process.

Each of the clients I met during my ride-along were so appreciative of Duncan and the others.

“They’re terrific people,” Cindy Moore told me, and she wasn’t the only one to boast about the volunteers who deliver meals.

“They are wonderful. They’re always so happy,” Lavern Crow said. “They’re beautiful people and I love them all.”

It was obvious these weren’t just words of gratitude for the food. It was for the “service with a smile,” to say the least.

There are six routes delivered by the organization’s vol-unteers each day, 365 days a year, to seniors and others, who for many reasons need a meal brought to their home. Some are temporarily homebound by a surgery or injury; some are permanently homebound. Either way the meal is really just a bonus. It’s the daily visit — someone checking in — that makes this such an important part of the person’s day.

Duncan and I delivered meals to 17 people, which is just a drop in the bucket compared to the number of meals delivered each month. On average the program delivers 2,500 meals each

month in Lewiston and Clarkston.The meals are prepared by the kitchen staff at St. Joseph

Regional Medical Center in Lewiston and Hill distributes each route’s bags to the drivers at the dock, which as of late has been an interesting feat with the current construction taking place in that area of the hospital. But they’ve made do with the situation — not letting anything stop the meals from being delivered.

There is always room for more clients. Anyone in Lewiston or Clarkston, including the Clarkston Heights and Lewiston Orchards, needing a meal delivered can call the organization at (208) 799-5767. And of course there is always a need for drivers to volunteer to deliver the meals, which can also be inquired about by calling the number given. All inquiries can also be made in writing to Valley Meals On Wheels, P.O. Box 1711, Lewiston, ID 83501 or via email to [email protected].

Cost for a hot meal delivered daily is $3 per day; to have a sack lunch included is $1 more. There is also the option of having a pint of milk delivered with your meal for 25 cents.

Hayden may be contacted at [email protected] or (208) 848-2243.

Target Publications/Peggy HaydenMargaret Duncan stands next to her SUV, which she uses to deliver meals for Valley Meals On Wheels. She has

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My daughter is about to give birth and I’m thrilled beyond words that a pre-cious new life is entering the world, yada yada.

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Not Grandma. That moni-ker is quaint and oldfangled — and I am neither. No, in true boomer fashion I want my grandmother name to be fun, cool, inventive — or at the very least, not frumpy. And I’m in good company.

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in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that lack of awareness is the most common reason people cite for not having written instructions prepared in advance.

Denial is at play too.“People go into a mode of

thinking — and are encour-aged to — that ‘if I just apply enough technology I will sur-vive it,’ ” said Barbara Coombs Lee, president of Denver group Compassion & Choices. They even continue “In that mode of thinking when it’s perfect-ly obvious they are actively dying.”

Doctors also avoid such talks. Some physicians incorrectly believe patients don’t want to discuss death. Others pass the buck, believing it’s some other doctor’s responsibility to have the discussion.

These talks take time and can be emotional. “Doctors are human and they bring to the table a lot of their own emo-

tions about death and dying, and these can be very dif-ficult conversations to have,” said Dr. Glenn Braunstein, vice president of clinical innova-tion at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

A report by the Institute of Medicine stated medical and nursing education fails to orient health-care providers toward less aggressive forms of end-of-life care, and many providers simply lack the com-munication skills needed to have these conversations.

Also, the report noted, pro-viders are still largely paid to deliver more services, rather than fewer — even when treat-ment is futile.

Experts offer recommenda-tions for putting end-of-life plans in place and what needs to be considered.

● Open up the lines of communication: Frequent conversations about end-of-life goals between doc-tors and patients are essen-tial if unwanted treatment is to be avoided, experts say.

“When people fail to plan for the worst, often they find themselves in a struggle to avoid an imminent and inevi-table death that ends up caus-ing an enormous amount of suffering for them and for their family members,” Coombs Lee said.

● Insist on shared decision-making: End-of-life conversa-tions should be part of shared decision-making between a patient and his or her doctor, Braunstein said.

● Talk about comfort care: Conversations should include discussions about your various treatment options, including palliative care, which empha-sizes a patient’s physical and emotional comfort. Braunstein said palliative care should start well before a patient is termi-nally ill.

Also important is to talk about hospice care — treat-ment when you are no longer attempting to prolong your life but rather focusing on stay-ing comfortable and managing pain in your final days.

Research suggests people who receive palliative and hos-pice care may live longer than ill patients who don’t.

● Select an agent: a family member or close friend to serve as your health-care agent. This should be the person you most trust to represent your best interests and who will make sure your wishes are respected and carried out. Your agent can’t be your doctor.

● Establish an advance care directive: These directives for your last days are legal docu-ments. They allow patients to

state their treatment wishes and appoint someone to make medical decisions on their behalf.

They should spell out what you want to have happen and what you don’t. They must be signed by two witnesses — not your doctor or the person you name as your health-care agent. Alternatively, you can have the document notarized.

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