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Klickitat County Senior Newsletter Klickitat County Senior Services Goldendale 773-3757 White Salmon 493-3068 AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST AUGUST 2016 2016 2016 2016 Dear Marci 2 Clutter 3 Dental Help 4 White Salmon 5 Goldendale 6 Menu 7 Health Tip Support Groups 8 In Memory of 9 Volunteers Needed 10 Featured Volunteer 11 Inside this issue: Join Us for the Klickitat County Annual SENIOR PICNIC FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th at Daubenspeck Park, Bingen, WA ALL SENIORS IN KLICKITAT COUNTY ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL PICNIC. Lunch will be served at noon. Food, drinks, and place settings will be provided by Senior Services. Anyone who has lawn chairs if they would like to bring, please do so. Live Music Entertainment provided by: Simcoe Boys with Floyd Farrell on Steel Guitar The Klickitat County Senior Advisory Board will be recognizing our county volunteers and presenting the Volunteer of the Year Recognition Award. Please call the Goldendale or White Salmon Senior Services office to sign up for the picnic as we need a count of persons attending so Cindy & Jacky will be able to provide enough food. If you need transportation to the picnic please call your nearest Senior Services office to get on the bus list. East End of Klickitat County Call Stacy at 773-3060, West end of Klickitat County call Lisa at 493-4662. ---PAGE BREAK--- Dear Marci, Does Medicare pay for Ambulance services? Janette Dear Janette, Yes, Medicare can cover emergency and non-emergency ambulance services if the following requirements are met: • Ambulance transport is medically necessary, meaning that an ambulance is the only safe way to transport you, and the reason for your trip is to receive a service or return from a Medicare-covered service that you need; • You are transported to and from certain locations; and • The ambulance carrier or supplier meets Medicare ambulance requirements. Keep in mind that Medicare defines an emergency as a situation in which your health is in serious danger and every second counts to prevent your health from getting worse. Medicare may cover non-emergency ambulance services under limited circumstances. However, keep in mind that lack of access to alternative transportation alone will not justify Medicare coverage. Specifically, Medicare may cover non-emergency ambulance services if you are confined to your bed, meaning you are unable to get up from a bed without help, unable to walk or unable to sit in a chair. Medicare may also cover non-emergency ambu- lance services if you need vital medical services during your trip that are only available in an ambulance. An example of this includes the monitoring of vital functions. If you have Original Medicare, the traditional Medicare program administered directly through the federal government, Medicare will pay 80 percent of its approved amount for Medicare-covered ambulance services. You or your supplemental insurance will be responsible for the remaining 20 percent coinsurance. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as a Medicare private health plan, contact your plan directly to learn how your plan covers ambulance services. Lastly, know that Medicare will never pay for ambulette services. An ambulette is a wheelchair-accessible van that provides non-emergency transportation for people with disabilities. -Marci ---PAGE BREAK--- Aging Mastery Program® Join the adventure! Klickitat County Senior Services will be running the Aging Mastery Program® soon! The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) encourages mastery—developing behaviors across many dimensions that will lead to improved health, stronger financial security, and overall well-being. Our second 10 –week series will start in Goldendale at the Goldendale Senior Center-115 E. Main Street. It will be held on Wednesdays from 12pm to 1:30pm and include a healthy lunch. By participating in this program, you will: • Make and maintain small but impactful changes in your health behaviors, financial well-being and enrichment in later life. • Get REAL incentives and rewards for taking small steps that can improve your well-being. • Meet new friends, provide support and encouragement to your peers, and become more involved in your community. Limited spots available: Sign up now! This series will launch on September 7th, 2016, but participants have to be signed up by August 22nd. Please RSVP to: Klickitat County Senior Services at (509) 773-3757 or [EMAIL REDACTED] by August 22, 2016 if you would like to enroll. This class is a $99 value and we are offering it for FREE. ---PAGE BREAK--- Do You Need a Dental Screening?? Do you have dental work that needs to be done but you cannot afford it? We often hear from seniors that they do not have regular dental cleanings or dental services because they are unable to afford it or cannot find a local provider that will accept their insurance. Dental health is important to overall health so we have been working with other agencies such as the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW), the Washington State Dental Foundation, New Day Dental, and Mobile Dental Services in the hope of getting resources and partner support in order to make oral health screenings and proper cleanings available in our senior centers. Dental Hygiene Mobile Services in partnership with New Day Dental will be providing dental screenings and scheduling follow-up appointments for dental cleanings two days in August at the Pioneer Center Senior Center at 501 NE Washington Street, White Salmon. Appointments are being scheduled from 8am to 3:45pm on Wednesday, August 17th and Wednesday, August 24th. Please call the White Salmon Senior Services office to schedule your appointment. Oral health screenings for seniors with no insurance will be $10.00 (assistance is available if that is a hardship) and Dental Hygiene Mobile Services can also bill Provider One for those Seniors that have Washington State Apple Health. Cleaning appointments for non-insured seniors will be available for $65.00 and that will include a periodontal assessment and fluoride treatment. More involved dental treatment and care will be coordinated with New Day Dental or your preferred dental provider. Call Senior Services at [PHONE REDACTED] to scheduled your appoint- ment or for more information. All participants will be required to complete a Patient Information Packet to receive services. ---PAGE BREAK--- Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:30 Exercise 2 2pm Strong Women 3 9:30 Exercise 11:30EMS Blood pres- sure checks 4 Noon Pinochle 12 pm Aging Mastery 2pm Strong Women 5 10:30 Klickitat County Sr. Advisory Board Meeting in Dallesport 6 7 8 9:30 Exercise 9 2pm Strong Women 10 Hood River Shopping Trip 9:30 Exercise 11 Noon Pinochle 2pm Strong Women 12 13 14 15 9:30 Exercise 16 2pm Strong Women 17 9:30 Exercise 11:30EMS Blood Pres- sure checks 18 Noon Pinochle 2pm Strong Women 19 Annual Senor Pincic in Bingen Daubenspeck Park Lunch at 12pm 20 21 22 9:30 Exercise 23 2pm Strong Women 24 9:30 Exercise 25 Noon Pinochle 2pm Strong Women 26 27 28 29 9:30 Exercise 30 2pm Strong Women 31 9:30 Exercise MUSIC 8/1 Shades of Country 8/3 Huskey Family 8/8 Old Time Friends 8/10 Simcoe Boys 8/15 Simcoe Boys 8/17 Simcoe Boys 8/22 Shades of Country 8/24 Simcoe Boys 8/29 Country Roads 8/31 Simcoe Boys White Salmon Events August 2016 ---PAGE BREAK--- Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat MUSIC 8/11 Simcoe Boys 8/18 Jackie 8/25 Simcoe Boys 1 2 11am EMS Blood pressure checks 1pm Exercise 3 4 1pm Exercise 1pm Bingo 5 Pinochle 6 7 8 9 10am Toenail Care 1pm Exercise 10 10:30am Caregiver Support Group 11 1pm Exercise 1pm Bingo 1:30pm Zumba 12 Hood River Shopping 12 Pinochle 13 Dufur Threshing Bee 10am Parade 14 15 16 11an EMS Blood pressure checks 1pm Exercise 17 18 1pm Exercise 1pm Bingo GD Library Ice Cream Social 6:30pm 19 Senior Picnic Daubenspeck Park 12 Pinochle 20 No Senior Breakfast 21 22 23 1pm Exercise 24 25 1pm Exercise 1pm Bingo 1:30pm Zumba 5pm BBQ Klickitat Co 26 The Dalles Shopping 12 pinochle 27 Fair Parade 28 Klickitat County Fair &Rodeo 25-28 29 30 1pm Exercise 31 Goldendale Events August 2016 ---PAGE BREAK--- August 2016 Menu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Menus subject to change 1 WS Chicken Pot Pie 2 GD & Lyle Chicken Pot Pie 3 WS Ham & Scal- loped Potatoes 4 GD Ham & scal- loped Pota- toes 5 6 Lyle Breakfast 7am to 10am $7 Adults, Children 6-12, Under 5 Free 7 8 WS Salisbury Steak 9 GD & Lyle Salisbury Steak 10 WS Spinach Salad w/ Chicken 11 GD Spinach Sal- ad w/ Chick- en 12 13 14 15 WS Cook’s Choice 16 GD & Lyle Cook’s Choice 17 WS Baked Chicken 18 GD Baked Chicken 19 Senior Picnic Daubenspeck Park BINGEN 20 No Goldendale Senior Breakfast 21 22 WS Taco Salad 23 GD & Lyle Taco Salad 24 WS Chicken Salad 25 GD Chicken Salad 26 27 28 29 WS Beef Stroganoff 30 GD & Lyle Beef Stroganoff 31 WS Soup & Sandwich September 1 GD Soup & Sandwich Senior Meal Site Locations BICKLETON: The 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 11:30am at the Market Street Cafe GOLDENDALE: Every Tuesday & Thursday at 12pm-noon at the Goldendale Senior Center, 115 E Main Street LYLE: Every Tuesday at 12-noon at the Lyle Lions Community Center WHITE SALMON: Every Monday & Wednesday at 12-noon at the Pioneer Center, 501 NE Washington. TROUT LAKE: Thursday, August 11, at 5:30pm, at Trout Lake School $3.50pp requested donation for those 60 and older. Spouses of those 60 and older can dine with their spouse at the senior rate. Non-seniors $6.50pp fee. With varied needs of seniors, flexibility is the key. Persons 60 years of age or older who are homebound and unable to shop or prepare their own meals may be eligible for home delivered meals. Hot & Frozen Home Delivered meals are available call Senior Services for more information. Goldendale 773-3757 White Salmon 493-3068 ---PAGE BREAK--- Energizing Support Groups Goldendale Diabetes: 4th Tues. 6-7pm, August 23, Goldendale Library Camplin Room~[PHONE REDACTED] Goldendale Bereavement Meeting: call Margaret at 773-0380 Alzheimer’s Association Support Group For Unpaid Caregivers Second Wednesday, August 10th 10:30am at the Goldendale Senior Center Parkinson's Support Group: First Wednesday of each month, August 3, 2pm Water’s Edge Conference Room, 2nd floor ([PHONE REDACTED]) National Do Not Call List If you have begun to receive calls from telemarketers and would like to be put on the “No Call List” there are 2 options. 1. Call 1-[PHONE REDACTED]. You must be calling from the number you wish to register. You will get an automated recording that is very simple to use; just a few choices are asked and the process is com- plete. The request will be good for five years. 2. If you would like to do it online go to www.donotcall.gov. Also, Virginia & Jill are able to assist with this request. HEALTH TIP Stroke, a disease that occurs when the brain does not get the blood and oxygen it needs in order to function, is among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Strokes affect women more than men, and risk factors and present dif- ferently between the sexes. While high blood pressure and smoking increase both men and women’s risk of stroke, pregnancy, lupus, migraine headaches, birth control pills, and hormone replacement therapy are risk factors unique to women. There are also certain stroke that are only seen in women. Knowing the warning signs of a stroke can help you or your loved one seek care in a timely manner. seen in both men and women: • Numbness or weakness of the arm, face, or leg on one side of the body • Trouble speaking or understanding speech • Trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Dizziness, loss of coordination • Severe headache without known cause specific to women: • Sudden face and limb pain • Sudden hiccups, nausea, general weakness • Sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations Altered mental status, meaning disorientation, confusion, or hallucination ---PAGE BREAK--- Klickitat County Fair August 25 to 28, “Star Spangled Celebration” Thursday, August 25th, 11am The Grounds entertainment begins, 5pm County Products & Produce Kick-Off Barbecue $8pp Jimmy & Jimmy with Mary Jo Olson singing at 7pm Repertoire covers the 1920s to 1980s. Ogden Mopar Limo Service to the Klickitat County Fair Don’t let a need for transportation keep you from attending the fair. Folks driving in from the country can also call Ogden’s Mopar and get a ride from one of the Churches’ parking lot. The taxi will take you to the fair and then bring you back to your car when you are ready to go home. The taxi loads and unloads right behind the Fair Office, which is a short walk to the grandstand, exhibit halls, and the cattle barn. August 25 to 27 Hours: 9am to 7pm Sunday, August 28 9am to 5pm June HOURS TRANSPORTATION 720.5 Hours NUTRITION 659 Hours NEWSLETTER 15 Hours SR. EXERCISE 13 Hours MUSICIANS 18 Hours Volunteer Hours IN MEMORY OF Thank you to the Kerber family and friends for their generous donation in Memory of Wayne Kerber. The donation will be used to help purchase a meat slicer for the Pioneer Center kitchen. ---PAGE BREAK--- Goldendale & White Salmon VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed in Senior Services in positions from volunteer driving to helping with meal preparation and clean up at the meal site. We currently are looking for volunteers in Goldendale who would be interested in helping in the kitchen on Tuesdays and Thursdays or in manning the front desk a the meal site. In White Salmon volunteers who are interested in helping on Mondays and Wednesdays with home delivered meal delivery or helping with manning the front desk at the meal site. We have many volunteers who dedicate a lot of time and energy and we would like to have some additional support when those volunteers are wanting to travel or take a break. If you are interested in volunteering to help in the kitchen please Call Goldendale: 773-3757or stop by our office (115 W. Court Street) to pick up a volunteer application. White Salmon: 493-3068 or stop by our office (501 NE Washington Street) to pick up a volunteer application. Members Needed for Klickitat County Senior Advisory Board The Klickitat County Senior Advisory Board is a Board of Klickitat County residents who are appointed by the County Commissioners. Members are appointed from each commissioner’s district. At least 51% of the Advisory Board members must be over 60 years old. The purpose of the Senior Advisory Board is to represent the interests of the senior cit- izens of Klickitat County, and assure that proper program planning, budgeting, admin- istration, and evaluation are carried out for the best interest of the Klickitat County Senior Citizens. The Advisory Board provides advice and guidance in program and policy matters to the Director of Senior Services and/or the Board of County Commissioners at their re- quest. The Advisory Board acts as advocates for all senior citizens of Klickitat County and for the programs which serve them. The Advisory Board currently holds a regular meeting on the 1st Friday of each month at 10:30am at the Dallesport Community Center. Mileage reimbursement is provided to attend meetings.New members are needed. If you are interested in submitting your name for membership or would like more information please contact: Sharon Carter, Director of Klickitat County Senior Services at [PHONE REDACTED] or 509- 493-3068 or email at [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- Outstanding Senior Volunteer : Harumi Erickson Congratulations Harumi Erickson! Harumi was selected by the Klickitat County Senior Advisory Board as an outstanding volunteer after receiving multiple nominations from those who see all that she does. Harumi was born in China and then grew up in Japan. She worked in Tokyo until 1968 when she married and came to the United States. She was living in California with her husband and they were on vacation in 1975 in the Columbia River Gorge, they thought it was beautiful so they found a place and moved to Hood River, Oregon where they bought a small apple and pear orchard. They raised her husbands three children and operated the orchard. Harumi also did sewing and antiques and collectibles out of her home and then in a shop in Hood River and Bingen. Her husband became ill in 1994 and she cared for him until he passed away in 2007. She heard about the Senior Center from her friend, Teresa Carli, she was telling her she had time on her hands and wanted something to do to keep busy so she came to the Pioneer Center Senior Center and began volunteering and has been here ever since. Harumi has been volunteering at the White Salmon Senior Center— Pioneer Center since 2007. Harumi is very humble about everything she does to help. It is information from other seniors and staff at the Senior Center that we know how much she does. She helps on Mondays and Wednesdays at the White Salmon Pioneer Center meal site from about 9am to 1:30pm. She helps with food preparation, cooking, serving, kitchen cleaning and organizing, and wherever needed. Harumi has also spearheaded recycling at the senior center and said recycling and the environment is very important to her. When asked—Why Volunteer? Harumi said, “It makes me feel good to do something and to help others——I’m still kicking so why not help people and keep busy.” Thank you Harumi for all the work you do!! ---PAGE BREAK--- Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid White Salmon, WA 98672 Permit #77 Senior Newsletter Edited by irginia GET HELP PAYING FOR MEDICARE You may qualify for extra help paying for your Medicare premium and your Part D plan. Call Senior Services for more information. Virginia in Goldendale: 773-3757 Jill in White Salmon: 493-3068 Senior Newsletter 115 W. Court St. MS-CH-21 Goldendale, WA 98620 [PHONE REDACTED] PO BOX 1877 501 NE Washington Avenue White Salmon, WA 98672 [PHONE REDACTED]