Golden Times, February 2013

GOLDENTIMES

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

Feb 4, 2013 / Vol. 23, No. 2 TIMESTIMESProviding Comfort

Sister Margie Schmidt finds her way around life’s tragedies at St.

Joe’s / Page 10

INSIDE

Senior lunchmenus— Page 3

Volunteer of the Month

— Page 13

HouseCall

— Page 14

SeniorTalk

— Page 15

WHO AM I?My birthday is Feb. 4, 1913.I became famous following my arrest on Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Ala. In 1932, I married a barber named Raymond. We eventually moved to Detroit where I worked as a secretary for a senator.I died Oct. 24, 2005, at the age of 92.

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INDEX:

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

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

Birthdays .................................... Page 6

Reader poetry .............................. Page 9

Volunteer opportunities ..............Page 12

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

Sudoku solution ......................... Page 18

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

Crossword solution .....................Page 20

EDITOR: Mary TatkoCOORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

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

On the cover: Sister Margie Schmidt travels the halls of St. Joseph Regional Medical Cen-ter on a daily basis, providing spiritual nur-

ishment for patients and their families.Photo by: Kyle Mills of the Tribune

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Goldentimes

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

Feb 4, 2013 / Vol. 23, No. 2 timestimesA monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by Target PublicationsA monthly magazine for the region’s retirees by Target Publications

Providing Comfort

Sister Margie Schmidt finds her way around life’s tragedies at St.

Joe’s / Page 10

INSIDE

Senior lunchmenus— Page 3

Volunteer of the Month

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HouseCall

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SeniorTalk

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Senior Round Table Nutrition Program

serves hot lunches at Pautler Senior Center, 549 Fifth St. No. F, Clarkston; and Tuesdays and Thursdays (except the 3rd Thursday each month) in Asotin. A salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m. Fridays only. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Cost is $7 for nonseniors.

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 avail-able at 11:30 a.m.

Lewiston Senior Nutrition Program

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8 Split pea and ham soup/cook’s choice salad/roll/pineapple

12 Tatertot casserole/green beans/beets/garlic bread/fruited Jell-O

14 Ham/scalloped potatoes/venetian-blend vegetables/roll/strawberry shortcake

15 Hot dog on a bun/cook’s choice salad/peach-es (No Home Delivery)

19 Hot-turkey sandwich/mashed potatoes/gravy/peas and pearl onions

21 Beef stroganoff/noodles/carrots/biscuit/apple-berry crisp

22 Chicken noodle soup/roll/peaches/cook’s choice salad

26 Pork roast/mashed potatoes/gravy/winter-mix vegetables/cake/ice cream

28 Baked chicken/gravy/chicken rice/broccoli/corn muffin/peaches

4 Meatloaf/potatoes/ gravy/corn/coleslaw/roll

5 Lasagna/green beans/salad/breadsticks/ pudding

6 Roast pork/mashed potatoes/gravy/mixed vegetables/Jell-O salad/roll

11 Chicken-fried steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/broccoli Normandy/salad/roll

12 Swiss steak/rice pilaf/cucumber salad/green beans/muffin

13 Fried chicken/ potatoes/gravy/carrot- orange salad/corn/biscuit

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26 Beef stroganoff/ buttered noodles/green beans/salad/roll/fruit

27 Roast beef/mashed potatoes/gravy/calico corn/Jell-O salad/roll

12 Stuffed cabbage/ potatoes/vegetable

7 Swai (white fish)/ potatoes/vegetable

14 Chicken cordon bleu/rice pilaf/vegetable

19 Salisbury steak/mashed potatoes/gravy/vegetable

21 Country-fried steak/gravy/potatoes/vegetable

26 Hamburgers/fries or jo-jo potatoes/vegetable

28 Roast turkey with all the trimmings

6 Meatloaf/gravy/ garlic mashed potatoes/peas and carrots/fruit/custard

8 Swedish meatballs/noodles/beet/roll/fruit

13 Turkey/mashed pota-toes/gravy/peas/cranberry sauce/pumpkin custard

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Q: I am 57 years old and I currently receive Social Security disability benefi ts. Can I still get my regular Social Security retirement benefi ts when I reach full re-tirement age?

A: If you are still receiving Social Security disability benefi ts when you reach your full retirement age, we will automatically switch you from disability benefi ts to retirement benefi ts at that point. The money amount will remain the same. For more information, visit our website on disability benefi ts at www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.

———Q: Is it illegal to laminate your Social Security card?

A: No it is not illegal, but it’s best not to laminate your card. Laminated cards make it diffi cult, if not im-possible, to detect important security features. Also, your employer may refuse to accept it. The Social Se-curity Act requires Social Security to issue cards that cannot be counterfeited. We incorporate many features to protect the card’s integrity. That includes highly spe-cialized paper and printing techniques — some visible to the naked eye and some not. Further, we continue to explore and adopt new technologies that hamper dupli-cation. Keep your Social Security card in a safe place with your other important papers. Do not carry it with you. Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.

———Q: I’m planning to retire next year. I served in the

U.S. Navy back in the 1960s and need to make sure I get credit for my military service. What do I need to do?

A: You don’t need to do anything to apply for the special credit for your military service — it is added automatically. For service between 1957 and 1967, we will add the extra credits to your record at the time you apply for Social Security benefi ts. For service between 1968 and 2001, those extra military service credits have already been added to your record. So you can rest as-sured that we have you covered. Read our online publi-

cation, Military Service and Social Security, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10017.html. And when the time comes to apply for retire-ment, you can do it conveniently and easily at www.socialsecurity.gov/retireonline.

———Q: I have young children at home and I

plan to retire next fall. Will my children be eligible for monthly Social Security checks after I retire?

A: Monthly Social Security payments may be made to your children if they are:

Unmarried and under age 18; Age 19 if still in high school; or Age 18 or older, who

became severely disabled before age 22 and continue to be disabled.

In addition to biological children — legally ad-opted children, dependent stepchildren and grand-children could be eligible. For more information, please read our publication “Benefi ts for Children” at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10085.html.

———Q: I thought I’d be eligible for Supplemental Security

Income (SSI) and I was going to apply until I talked to my neighbor. She said I would be turned down because I have children who could help support me. Is this true?

A: Whether you can get SSI depends on your own income and the things you own. If you have limited in-come and few resources, you may be able to get SSI. However, if you are receiving support from your chil-dren or from anyone else, it could affect your monthly benefi t amount. Support includes any food or shelter that is given to you, or is received by you, because someone else pays for it. For more information, visit our website about SSI at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi.

———Q: I got a notice from Social Security that said my

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case is being re-viewed. What does this mean?

A: Social Security reviews every SSI case from time to time to make sure the individuals who are receiving payments are still eligible and should continue to receive those payments. The review also will make sure you are receiving the correct amount in benefi ts. We could be paying you too much or too little. To learn more, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi.

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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The regular scheduled Thursday night dance at the Sixth Street Senior Center will be a sweetheart dance on Feb. 14 for Valentine’s Day. Cost for the dances is $4 per person and music is provided by the Heustis Kountry Band. The dances take place at the center from 7 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

There will be foot care at the center at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The monthly board meet-ing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Feb. 19.

Meals served at the center this month include a pancake feed at noon on Feb. 13; soup and sandwiches at noon Feb. 20; and the monthly potluck with meat furnished by Emeritus Juniper Meadows is at noon Feb. 27.

The center will continue its Thursday afternoon pinochle game each week at 1 p.m.

Senior center to have joint talk

St. Joseph Total Joint Center of Excel-lence will put on a talk titled “Learn About Your Joints” at Pautler Senior Center in Clarkston at 12:30 p.m. Friday. The talk is free and open to everyone.

There will not be any foot care at the center on Feb. 18. Foot care will be avail-able by appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each of the other Mondays and Wednes-days of the month. Appointments can be made by calling (509) 758-2355.

The general board meeting is at 9 a.m. Feb. 13 and the annual Pautler Senior Cen-ter Board meeting and elections are at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 with coffee and pie. There will be a blood drive for the Red Cross from 1 to 6 p.m. Feb. 20.

The center offers senior fi tness classes from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, and a painting class from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Monday.

NARFE meeting will include tax talk

The National Active and Re-tired Federal Employees Chapter 15 will have its monthly lun-cheon meeting at noon Feb. 27, at Macullen’s restaurant, 1516 Main St., Lewiston.

Linn Pemberton will present a program on the 2012 tax season, complete with fi ling tips and in-formation. The group will discuss the actions taken by Congress that will affect retirement ben-efi ts. For more information about the meeting or group call (509) 751-8791.

Sons of Norway Lodge turns 30

The Elevedalen Lodge No. 129 will turn 30 this month.

The group will remi-nisce about years gone by during its monthly potluck meeting at noon Feb. 16 at the Pautler Senior Center in Clarkston.

Also, during the meeting the group will fi nialize plans for the annual Scan-dinavian Breakfast held in March. The program will be on the history of rose-maling.

The club is a non-profi t group open to all people of Scandinavian descent or those interested in the Scandinavian cul-ture. Meetings are held the third Satur-day of each month at the senior center, located at 549 Fifth St. Visitors are al-ways welcome. More information about the meeting and group you can call (208) 798-8617 or (208) 743-2626.

Tax aid available through AARP

The AARP free tax aid program is be-ing offered at several locations through-out the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley for seniors and other taxpayers who will fi le a simple form return.

The assistance will be available through April 15 at the following locations:

Lewiston Center Mall — from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday-Wednesday and Fridays; and from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Asotin County Library — from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday-Thurs-day. Lewiston Community Center — from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays only.

Taxpayers should bring social security cards for them and all of their dependants, along with all income docu-mentation. Service is provided on a fi rst-come

fi rst-served basis at all three locations.

Drivers’ safety classes planned

There will be two AARP Driver Safety classes offered in the region this month.

The fi rst class will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with an hour lunch break, on Saturday at Gritman Medical Center, 700 S. Main St., Moscow, in the confer-ence center.

The second class is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with an hour lunch break, on Feb. 23 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, 415 Sixth St., Lewiston, in con-ference room C.

The cost for each class is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. The classes are designed for those age 50 and older but are open to all ages and may result in a point reduc-tion on drivers licenses and/or insurance dis-counts. Reg-istration for classes is re-quired and can be com-pleted for the Moscow class

by calling Linda Shepard at (208) 883-1002 or for the Lewiston class by calling Arnold Lee at (208) 301-8844.

KRLC Quilters in need of materials

The KRLC Quilters are looking for do-nations of cotton and cotton-blend fabric, yarn, crochet thread, sewing thread and gently used sheets. Monetary donations or donations of batting would also be ap-preciated. All donations can be dropped off at the KRLC radio station located at 805 Stewart Ave. in the Lewiston Or-chards during regular business hours.

The group meets twice weekly be-tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Church of New Hope, 1423 Powers Ave., Lewiston. Quilters who have an interest in joining the group can attend one of the meetings or call Sandy Peck at (208) 798-3023.

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She married Lawrence Sotin on Dec. 18, 1947. The couple made their home in Harpster. After her husband died in 1953, she moved to Lewiston to attend Lewis-Clark Normal School.

She married Vincent Nau on Dec. 26, 1958. They lived in Ferdinand. Her second husband died in 1997, and she moved to Lewiston and then to Deary.

She taught at Ferdinand and Cottonwood schools before retiring in 1992. Since retire-ment she has spent her time traveling and volunteering at Gritman Adult Day Health. She also writes and had her fi rst book, “Aftermath,” published in 2007 and her second book, “Into Your Hands,” was pub-lished last year.

She has eight children, 20 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

BONNIE RAE MOSERBonnie Rae Moser of

Lewiston will be hon-ored at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lewiston Community Center. The occasion is her 80th birthday.

She was born Feb. 9, 1933, in Asotin to Clifford and Gladys Evans. She went to school in Clarkston and graduated from Clarkston High School in 1952.

She married Gerry Moser in 1962 and they lived in Genesee

until 1971 when they moved to Lewiston.

She was a house-keeper for 20 years before becoming a homemaker.

Her husband died in April 2010.

She has one daugh-ter, two grandchildren and two great-grand-daughters.

She is a member of the Catholic church.

She enjoys painting sun catchers with tri-chem paints.

LORIS LAVELLE HAYHURSTLoris LaVelle Hayhurst of

Lewiston is turning 95 today.She was born Feb. 4, 1918,

to James W. Williams and Olive Parks Williams in Grangeville. She graduated from Grangeville High School and attended Kinman Business School in Spokane.

She married Wayne Hayhurst Nov. 24, 1938, and the couple farmed in Grangeville before moving to Fernwood to raise cows. They later moved to Lewiston.

While in Grangeville, she was a lifelong member of Mizpah Rebekah Lodge No. 12. She was a member of the Syringa Button Club in Lewiston and had a large button collection for which she won several state awards. She currently resides at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Lewiston, where she enjoys playing bingo. Her husband died in May 2010.

A birthday party was held while her grandson and great-grandson were visiting from Texas.


Birthday submissionsBirthdays starting at 70, and every year after, will be

accepted for publication 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 [email protected].

March birthdays must be received by 5 p.m. Feb. 18.

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in Burns Hospital at Orofi no.She married Bud Seeley

Sept. 21, 1957.She has fi ve children.Her husband died July 4,

2009.She is active in the senior

citizens group and her church.

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BoB Hyde

Bob Hyde of Lewiston will be 83 Feb. 24.

He was born in 1930, to Glen and June Hyde in Memphis, Mo. He was the fourth of seven chil-dren. He moved to Idaho after graduating from high school at age 17.

Most of his life was spent

working as a logger in Idaho, Wyoming and along the Pacific Coast. He retired as a chain saw operator in 1990 from McLaughlin Logging in Clearwater County.

He and Marlene Minden have been married for 56 years. They have four children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The couple lived

in Weippe for 40 years where he was active in the community.

The couple enjoy travel-ing and have traveled to Asia, Europe, the British Isles and Mexico since retiring.

His interests include social-izing with family and friends, gardening, fishing, reading, crossword puzzles and walking.

Florecene KressFlorecene

Kress of Lewiston will celebrate her 92nd birthday Feb. 12.

She was born in 1921 at Indianapolis to Arthur and Irma

Court. The family moved to Clarkston, where she graduat-ed from high school in 1939.

After working for three years at the shipyards in Portland, Ore., she moved back to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley where she met Wendell Kress.

They were married Aug. 17, 1947, and spent many years ranching, farming and raising vegetables for the fruit stands they operated in the valley.

Her husband died in April 2004.

She has one daughter, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


Feb. 12 Feb. 13eFFie McAllisterEffie McAllister of Orofino

will be 89 Feb. 13.She was born in 1924, near

Orofino and has spent her life there except during World War II when she worked as a weld-er in Portland, Ore.

She also worked at a Potlatch logging camp and was a housekeeper at the Greer nursing home and convales-cent center.

She married Jesse McAllister. The couple have two children and three grandchildren.

Feb. 15rAyMond KunzeRaymond Kunze of Lewiston

will be 88 on Feb. 15.He was born in 1925, at

Appleford, Wis. and was the second of six children.

He moved to Idaho in 1948 and spent his working years as a heavy-equipment opera-tor. He retired from DeAtley in 1970.

He married Peggy Howerton. She died after 41 years of mar-riage in 2009. The couple spent many years working in Alaska before settling in Lewiston.

For several years he and his wife owned and operated the grocery store in Culdesac.

In retirement, he and his wife traveled extensively through the U.S. and Europe.

He has three stepchildren, six step-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

He was an active member of the Elks Lodge for many years.

He enjoys socializing with family and friends.

He currently resides at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Lewiston.

Feb. 20leonArd (Pete) GAllowAyLeonard (Pete) Galloway

of Orofino will be 82 years old on Feb. 20.

He was born in 1931 at Juliaetta.

He married Lois Kirk at Warm Beach, Wash.

He worked for Union Pacific Railroad after he returned from serving with the U.S. Army.

He has two sons and two grandchildren.

He enjoys traveling.

Feb. 23elisA PerKins

Elisa Perkins of Orofino will

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She was born in 1917.

She and her husband were

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LOUISE EAGENLouise Eagen of Lewiston

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She was born in 1923.She and John Eagen were

married 68 years ago. The couple have two sons, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.

She enjoys cross stitch and crocheting, and shares her creations with many.

An open house is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. March 23 at the Clarkston Eagles to celebrate her birthday.

MILDRED (MIMMIE) JOHNSONMildred (Mimmie)

Johnson of Lewiston will celebrate her 95th birthday on Feb. 25.

She was born in 1918 at Avon, the fi fth of eight children, to Clarence and Tillie Lundgren Anderson. The family lived in the Texas Ridge area until she was 8 years old when they moved to Deary. In 1929, the family moved to Weippe.

There she met Sanders (Sandy) Johnson and they were married Jan. 20, 1946. The

couple purchased property in the Lewiston Orchards and built several home together. He died in 1989 after 43 years of marriage.

She is the sole sur-viving member of her immediate family but has many nieces and nephews nearby.

She loves visiting with family and catch-

ing up on the phone, reading gossip magazines and going out to lunch.

Her family sends their love and wish her a great 95th birthday.


FEB. 24 FEB. 26TOM REILLYTom Reilly of Orofi no will be 86 on Feb.

26.He was born in Grand Forks, N.D., in 1927.He joined the U.S. Navy and served as a

cook on a ship.He married Rosemary Shoemaker in 1951.He worked construction as an operating

engineer.He got a pilot’s license in 1947 and fl ew

mail out to Michigan and North Dakota. He owned two airplanes: an Aronca Champ and a Cessna. The family moved to Orofi no in 1966 and he continued his route there.

His wife died in 1993.He has six children.

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It’s A Peanut Butter WorldHere’s something if you fancy a fight:

Your wife is gorgeous — well, not ugly. Right?

What if she looked like every other dame?

Their eyes, noses, lips — all the boring same.Now imagine food

with but one blah flavor,nothing ever on your fork

to munch and savor.Picture yourself,

how you’d spit and sputter,if even watermelon tasted like

peanut butter.Well, I miss whitewall,

two-tone paint and fins.Parked, my car has a hundred clones,

like twins.Getting into yours,

best be careful what you do.Yesterday, I tried to start someone else’s Subaru.

Dan J. Williams, 82, Lewiston

Snow StormWoke up to the howling wind, the

snow was coming down, everything was so white, couldn’t see the ground.Built a fire in the stove to make it warm, pretending it was spring.Winter is not my favorite time,

it’s too cold for me.Icicles hang from the roof,

snow covered trees, icy side walks slick as can be.

Snow began to drift across the yard, by morning it will be so deep,

can’t even see the car.Got to get out the shovels, soon as morning comes,

there will be lots of work to do.Shovel for hours before we get it done.

Our ladies will keep us going with hot chocolate all through the day.

We will pray for summer so the snow will go away.

Eva Herring, 82, Lewiston

HowardAn encomium for Howard Norskog

Many folks can tell a story.Very few can make it rhyme.

And yet, my friend, you did it all, you were with us, for a time.

You told of rugged ranch life, and the hardiness it takes.

How the canyon country beckons, out on the Salmon River breaks.

Your words have painted pictures, I recall them now as then.

I remember things that never happened,

I recall places I’ve not been.

Memories of hard, but good times still light

my mind inside.I’m so thankful that you passed my way;

It has been a wondrous ride.

David Wahl, 72, Genesee

Slippin’ and Slidin’

My car was havin’ a hell of a good time

today,

it got a mind of its own.Talkin’ to my car, I was sayin’ “knock it

off, you’re gonna hit another car.”I think it wanted to, seemed like that.Oh those great days of snow, and ice,

not so much!I don’t like it at all,

but my car was havin’ fun.I was in the drivers seat,

but I was not driving.I wanted it to stop,

but it was having so much fun!To brake, no way!

It just goes the other way!My car was sayin’

“I’m having so much fun!Whoopee!”

No, hell no, not me!No fun!

Give me the sun!That’s fun!

My car does not have a mind of its own with the sun!

No more slippin’ and slidin’Yvonne Carrie, 69, Lewiston

Are You The One?Are you the one

who sent that card on time?Who wrote sweet words

in heartfelt loving rhyme?Ah yes,

you won the lifetime sweetheart then.You knew you were the luckiest of men.Each year has been

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You are the one, knowing the truest love,

Sweet Valentine, with blessings from above.

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sister Margie schmidt is a nurturer, and not just of people.

“i like plants and so i can’t throw starts away,” schmidt said, pointing out a specimen

with long, thin leaves cascad-ing from a small ceramic vase. “i take these starts and plant them in coffee mugs, tea pots … .”

she figures she plants 300 to 400 starts a year.

every three months, she places them outside of her of-

fice door on the second floor at st. Joseph regional Medical center in lewiston for staff and visitors to take. They’re usually gone within half an hour or so.

“They take one and they pray a prayer for someone,” she said. “i call them pastoral care

prayer plants.” Despite her success with

the prayer plants, schmidt, 67, who is director of pastoral care at st. Joseph regional Medi-cal center and chaplain for st. Joseph Family Hospice and Palliative care, admitted she does not have a green thumb.

“i don’t do so well with plants that aren’t hardy,”

schmidt said, laughing.What she does have a knack

for is connecting with patients, families and hospital staff, often in their most difficult moments.

schmidt and the medical center’s three other chaplains visit patients throughout the facility each day, checking to see that their spiritual and

A calling to heal the soul

Sister Mar-gie Schmidt talks with Tim Sayler, CEO of St. Joseph Re-gional Medi-cal Center, as she makes her rounds at Lewiston hospital.

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“I have the priviledge of being the hospice chapling. I get to be in people’s homes, especially in the last weeks and months of their journey” — Sister Margie Schmidt

other needs are being met. Those serving in pastoral care frequently act as liaisons between patients and families, especially in the emergency room, she said. Another service they provide is helping seriously ill patients and families with advance directives, Schmidt said, such as liv-ing wills and power of attorney.

“I think we provide a calmness,” she said of the pastoral care team.

Often, she is present during a patient’s last moments.

“It’s very profound,” she said. “It’s a profound job, or ministry.”

In addition to her ministry at St. Joe’s, Schmidt visits patients outside of the hospital’s walls through her work with the hospice program.

“I have the privilege of being the hospice chaplain,” Schmidt said. “I get to be in people’s homes, espe-cially in the last weeks and months of their journey.”

Schmidt and the other chaplains also serve the hospital’s staff.

“Sometimes they need to debrief,” she said.

“It’s not uncommon to see a staff member running her down in the hall asking for help,” St. Joseph CEO Tim Sayler said.

Sayler said he appreciates the multiple roles Schmidt fills and the Christ-centered focus she brings to her work.

“You know, she does all kinds of things here,” he said. “She helps lead our culture of caring.”

Schmidt, who grew up the youngest of six children in Greencreek and went through formation at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, has not always worked in a health-care setting. She taught grade school for 12 years in Grangeville and Boise, was a youth and family minister at parishes in Payette and Parma, Idaho, and was parish life director at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lewiston, where she has lived for 20 years.

In addition to her training at the monas-tery, Schmidt has two master’s degrees, in religious education/ministry from Seattle University and in counseling from the Col-lege of Idaho at Caldwell. She worked for several years as a divorce and child custody mediator for the courts and had a small private counseling practice.

In every phase of her life, she said, her work has been informed by — and she has received support from — the Benedictine community in Cottonwood where her

career began. The start she got there and the various jobs she’s held since were good preparation for her current ministry, she said.

“I think I have skills and maybe a little bit of wisdom to share.”

Also key to her success at St. Joe’s, Schmidt said, has been her sense of humor.

It’s been nearly eight years since she started at the medical center, where she had to overcome a lifelong fear of blood and hospital smells.

“Never thought I’d be in a hospital,” she admitted. “Now I can’t imagine being any other place.”

She was worried she would pass out at the sight of blood or of someone getting a shot, but she remembers the day that changed.

“I made up my mind,” Schmidt re-counted. “I was with a patient in the ICU, and his wife asked me to sit with him. They came in and started doing some type of a procedure, and I stayed – and that took care of it.”

When Schmidt makes her rounds at St. Joe’s, she doesn’t wait around for the elevators that access the medical center’s five floors. She said she feels blessed to be in good health and she doesn’t take it for

granted. She’s getting ready for her 14th Bloomsday this year and taking the stairs is a good way to exercise when the weather isn’t good.

“I’m a fair weather walker,” she said.Schmidt walks the well-known 12K race

in Spokane every May with good friends Toni Kraut, Cindi Durgan and Carmen Haddock.

“Those are the Bloomsday buddies,” she said.

They usually finish in about two hours. “We’re walking at a nice brisk pace,” Schmidt said. But camaraderie, not speed, is the goal.

“It’s the being with those women,” she

said. “And also just the 40,000 people or whatever is there.”

She also participates in the 10K Seaport River Run in Lewiston each April and an annual walk to support multiple sclerosis research.

On paper, such as when she marks her age-group on a race registration, Schmidt might appear to be retirement age. But she remains immersed in her career – and her calling.

“I love it. I am challenged and humbled each and every day,” she said. “I’ll do this as long as I’m able. It is life-giving.”

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

Tribune/Kyle MillsABOVE RIGHT: Sister Margie Schmidt has walked in all but one Bloomsday during the last 15 years and has

the T-shirts to prove it. ABOVE LEFT: She gets plenty of training for the event walking the halls of St. Joseph

Regional Medical Center.

“You know, she does all kinds of things here. She helps lead our culture of caring.” — Tim Sayler, CEO of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center


The WA-ID Volunteer Center in the Lew-iston Community Center at 1424 Main St. provides individualized volunteer opportu-nities for those wishing to serve in Lewis-ton, 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 February.l Idaho Legal Aid is in need of a volunteer with office skills to help with receptionist

duties. Volunteers for this position will need to have office attire, professional demeanor and the ability to answer phones efficiently and cheerfully. Client confidentiality is man-datory.l America Reads is in need of volunteers to work with children on their reading skills

for the remainder of the school year. No teaching experience is necessary. Those interesed in this volunteer opportunity must be able to devote one hour once a week to their stu-dent.l Community Action food bank is in need of a volunteer driver to be a substitute on

regular routes as well as a helper to ride with a driver on Fridays. Both positions require the ability to do some lifting. There is also a need for a volunteer at the front counter. This position does require some computer skills.l The American Red Cross is looking for an instructor for Reconnection Workshops,

which are dedicated to military service personnel and their families. The program goal is to support and ease the transition home. The focus is on individual/small group discussion that enhances a positive connection among family members and helps service men and women adjust to civilian life. Training is provided.

l There is an immediate need for meal delivery drivers for the Senior Nutrition Program and Valley Meals-On-Wheels in Lewiston, as well as the Senior Round Ta-ble senior meal program in Asotin County. Individuals must be able to commit to one

day per week. Volunteers must have a valid license, insurance and personal vehicle. New volunteers are partnered with current drivers to learn routes. Some of these programs offer mileage reimbursement and a meal.

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 office is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. They are located at 817 Sixth St. They can be reached at (509) 751-9143. l Handymen are needed for a variety of volunteer projects, including installation of

grab bars in bathrooms, gutter cleaning and more. Volunteers must use own tools. Materi-als are provided by Interlink.l Volunteers with some carpentry skills are needed to help build entry steps and wheel-

chair ramps, and to construct and place outdoor handrails. Volunteers must have own tools but materials are provided by Interlink.l Volunteers are needed to provide transportation to and from appointments Monday

through Friday. This requires a valid drivers license, insurance and own vehicle. Mileage is reimbursed.

Volunteers interested in any of these projects can complete an application and learn more about the organization online at www.interlinkvolunteers.org.

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KRLC QuiltersKRLC Quilters, is the February Senior Volunteer of the Month for

the WA-ID Volunteer Center.WHAT THE GROUP DOES: The group makes and gives quilts to or-

ganizations and people in need. Quilts are distributed to different organi-zations throughout the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley as needed. At any given time they provide quilts for as many as 30 organizations; but in 2012 that number went down to 19, because organizations either did not need them or did not respond to an email declaring a need. Organizations that re-ceived quilts include Family Promise, St. Vincent De Paul, Early Childhood Development, Interlink — Faith in Action, The American Red Cross, many of the valley’s assisted living facilities, the Idaho State Veterans Home and many more. They also provide quilts to groups having a fundraiser to help someone with a special need. The one thing they don’t do — ever — is sell the quilts. When the group has a fundraiser once a year they give those interested in owning a “Blanket of Love” the opportunity to win one by making a donation. They don’t do a raffle or an auction, they just accept dona-tions and put the names of those who have donated in a drawing for a chance to win one.

In 2012, the group distributed 385 quilts. The quilters average about eight quilts a week and have made 5,029 quilts since their inception. And they do it all with donated materials and funds from the com-munity. Donations are taken for the group at the KRLC radio station located at 805 Stewart Ave. in Lewiston.

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What happens after you spent the season being jolly, accumulating a sleigh-full of weight, and then course-correct-ing with the perennial New Year’s resolution to exercise and lose weight?

For some people, medical clearance is sought and reasonable objectives are construct-ed with consultations from a licensed trainer or

therapist, a nutritionist and a life coach. A balanced pro-gram is developed with a series of checkpoints and strategic rewards that keep us on course to the fi nal long-term goal — not just to lose 50 pounds — but to create a “lifestyle change.” Rarely do I treat these patients for heel pain. I’m pretty sure they don’t really exist — maybe in California.

Most of us, including myself, don’t pursue our New Year’s health and fi tness goals with this level of sophistica-tion or commitment. We become disgusted with our appear-ance, dust off our 10-year-old sneakers and hit the road or the weight room. We don’t warm up or stretch our de-con-ditioned bodies prior to exercising. We walk or run day after day without adequate rest or any consideration to starting slowly and gradually increasing the intensity and the amount

of time in which we exercise. This continues until one day we wake up and wonder why our heel hurts so much when we step down on it.

Plantar fasciitis, while not the only — or worst — cause of heel pain, is the most com-mon one I see. The plantar fascia is a strong piece of connective tissue that attaches the heel bone to the ball of the foot and is a big player in stabilizing the foot during both the shock absorption and push-off phases of walking and running. It is one of the soft tissues that help maintain our arch. Plantar fasciitis oc-curs when the attachment of the fascia at the

heel has endured a repetitive pulling or strain

and begins to break down starting an infl ammation or pain response. Infl ammation alerts you that there is damage to this attachment. It is the presence of the infl ammation that hurts so much when you step down in the morning or after being seated for a while. After a few steps, pressure temporarily pushes the infl ammation and its pain markers away from the damaged area of the foot, giving most people a very tempo-rary reprieve from the pain.

Plantar fasciitis does not always present as a result of training errors as outlined above, but the underlying cause is similar — too much load on an unconditioned system. For most, it begins gradually, starting as more of a discomfort be-fore it is perceived as pain. It can soon progress to consistent, life-altering pain — reminding us of its presence with every step.

There are numerous treatment options for plantar fasciitis — too numerous for this forum. For most, a combination of reconditioning exercises that improve calve-muscle fl ex-ibility, modifying activities and an increase in support under the foot are needed to fully recover. Support from footwear, over-the-counter arch supports or even custom-orthotic insoles can help reduce the strain on the attachment of the fascia and to allow its insertion to heal.

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So after taking a month off from the column, I was hungry and thought there was no better place to start this year’s run of columns than the Asotin meal site for the Senior Round Table.

I hadn’t yet visited this group and thought it was about time that I did. It was a recent Tuesday just after we here in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley had received our annual 2 inches of snow … OK it may have been a little more than 2 inches and either way it actu-ally stuck around for a few days, which we here in the “Northern banana belt” are not used to.

Needless to say, the group was — intimate — which is to say there were fewer than a dozen people there for lunch. For me it was a great thing, because it meant easy access to all in attendance. For those who missed the chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli Normandy and peaches it was a bad thing, because the meal was wonderful and because it may mean those seniors unable to attend didn’t get a hot

lunch that day.These senior nutrition programs are so important for

many reasons, like providing a meal the seniors might not otherwise have. The reasons they don’t get these meals at home vary: there isn’t enough money in their budget for it; they don’t want to cook for one; they’re a lonely widower who never quite got the hang of the kitchen. Whatever the reason these meals are a wonder-ful thing for our seniors.

At this particular lunch it seemed many of those in attendance had some connection other than traveling to the United Methodist Church in Asotin to have a meal. Either they attended school together or with a sibling of their co-diners. They all had ties to Asotin, having grown up in the area.

The only man in attendance that day was Bob Triplett. He was brought to the lunch by his daughter, who also enjoyed the meal with the rest of us. While we all ate and chatted, Triplett just ate. Through the entire mealtime he only said one thing: “I feel pretty lonely.”

The women at the lunch say it was because he is hard of hearing, but I have to wonder if he might have spoken up a little more if he had another man in the room.

Tracy Krauss has been the site manager for about five years and seems to stay up on the comings and goings of those who regularly attend lunches at the church. Attendees hail from Anatone, Asotin and Clarkston. They come to this meal site because they like it and of those there that day none of them venture

to the Clarkston meal site for the Friday lunch, which is not served at Asotin.

There were moments of silence, which is not some-thing you experience at the Clarkston site or any of the other meal sites I have visited in the region. But that probably had more to do with the size of the group and my tape recorder than it did anything else. But they blamed the silence on the absence of a few of the men who attend the lunch regularly.

When they spoke, the women expelled a lot of knowledge about the area. For instance Merchant’s use to have a mortuary in Asotin, where the museum now is and there is still a casket in the basement. Jo Anne Miller, who works at the museum, talked about some of the stuff they have there. Besides the casket, which has a flag draped over it. The basement is considered the military area complete with a mannequin wearing a U.S. Air Force uniform.

One thing about this meal site that is much different from the others I have been to is when the meal is done everyone not only picks up their dishes and takes them to the kitchen area, they all pitch in with clearing the rest of the stuff off the tables, washing the dishes and packing up the food that was not given out. It’s more like having a meal with your family than it is having lunch at a meal site. It made complete my quaint after-noon meal in Asotin.

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� e group meets on Tuesdays and � ursdays from 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m. at the Church of New Hope in the Lewiston Orchards. � e church donates use of the space to the group and even provides them a space to store equipment, materials and quilts. � e quilters have been gathering at the church for about a decade. � e group also receives support from Warm and Natural in the way of an annual donation of a roll of batting.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN: � e group began out of the desire of Jerene Lowary to make quilts for the community in February 2001. She would make quilts with donated materials that she would ask for through the morning radio show “Call-in Classi-fi eds” on KRLC. � e show was hosted at that time by Steve Kingsley and he suggested that she also get the community involved by asking for others to help her make the quilts. At the time, she wasn’t interested in leading a group but at Kingsley insistence she fi nally decided to ask others to help. So she mentioned on “Call-in Classifi eds” one morning that if there was anyone who had some spare time and wanted to help they could call in to the show.

Some women who heard that show joined Lowary at her kitchen table making quilts. � ose women were Norma Miesen, Bonnie Pe-ters and Frances Cunnington, with

more to follow. � e radio station backed the group from the beginning. � us the name KRLC Quilters. From this the “Blankets of Love” (what they call their quilts) was born and eventually the group grew be-yond Lowary’s kitchen.

MEMBERS: � ere are currently 24 active and semi-active members of the group ranging in age from 59 to 90. � e two 90-year-old members are Grace Henderson of Moscow and Vernis Persoon of Lewiston. � e youngest member of the group, Cun-nington, was one of the fi rst members. � e group works like a factory with each member doing a dif-ferent job, like on a production line, which is how they’re able to get so many quilts made each year. � e members aren’t just working on these quilts the two days per week that they gather at the church; there is work being done at home by many of the members. Lowary isn’t able to be with the group any more because of medical issues, but they all appreci-ate the group she started.

� e group would like the community to know they can always come to them when they need the quilts. And it’s important that organizations not feel like they are being greedy if they have ask for quilts. � at’s why their making them.

“Older seniors like having that check in their hand,” said Patri-cia Beal, executive director of the Senior Center of Elk Grove, Calif. “As we age, we lose control over a lot of things and this is just one more.”

And it’s got some folks riled up.Michigan resident Mike Clem-

ent, after reading online that the Sacramento Bee wanted to talk with those who prefer paper checks, emailed and called to say that he and his elderly mother are “hopping mad” that she is being forced to switch to electronic pay-ment.

“It really should be a matter of personal choice,” Clement said. “Unfortunately, the feds seem not to care a whit about personal pref-erence.”

There’s even organized opposi-tion to the switch. A group called Consumers for Paper Options, based in Washington, D.C., has been fi ghting the paper-free man-date for more than a year.

Many Social Security recipients “are unbanked, while others are simply uncomfortable in the digital world,” John Runyan, president of the group, said in an email to The Bee.

In testimony to a House com-mittee last year, he said it’s unfair to force seniors to navigate “a new and potentially confusing world full of PINs, ATMs and online statements.” He also pointed to instances of direct-deposit-related fraud with Social Security pay-ments.

The Treasury Department, how-ever, says that, unlike paper checks that can be lost or stolen, electronic payments are easily traced and quickly restored in the rare instance of fraud.

The Treasury’s paperless cam-paign is primarily billed as a feder-al cost-cutter, saving an estimated $1 billion in check-processing and mailing costs over 10 years. It also is touted to be safer, easier and more convenient.

Currently, 65 million federal benefi t recipients — or 93 percent — receive their payments elec-tronically. That includes Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, veterans’ and railroad re-tirement, all of which are subject to the switch.

California has the largest number of residents — roughly 399,000 — receiving a benefi t check by mail, followed by New York (308,000), Texas (300,000) and Florida (196,000).

There are some exemptions to the paperless requirement, such as those who are age 91 or older. Those who ignore or miss the man-datory deadline won’t get cut off or face penalties.

“We can’t stop sending their payments. They depend on them,” said Walt Henderson, director of the Treasury’s GoDirect campaign in Washington, D.C. “But we will be communicating with them in a more direct way via letter.”

The paper-free move is partly to address the wave of baby boom-ers who are retiring and entering their Social Security years. Since the paperless plan was announced in April 2011, all new applicants for federal benefi ts are required to choose an electronic payment method.

Beal, from the Elk Grove senior center, said that while seniors may complain about the change, most of them are resilient and will adapt.

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PHILADELPHIA — The mystery began, Graham Farrell said in a phone call from England, when he opened a box that contained his late father’s most important possessions.

Inside was a sealed envelope. And on it, scrawled in his father’s elegant hand, was written: “Very dear to me.”

Farrell, the sole son among six sib-lings, came across the box as he settled the estate of his father, Albert Edward Farrell, in 2003. But only recently could he bear to open it.

In the envelope he found three piec-es of paper: A tattered invitation to a 1946 wedding — in Philadelphia, of all places. A black-and-white photograph of a couple and their children, dated 1953. And an old employment card from Canadian Pacifi c Steamships.

All three bore one name in common: Kay Bonner, the woman to whose wed-

ding Farrell was invited.The younger Farrell, 64,

doesn’t know Bonner, why

his father kept these mementos or what connections they signify. He wrote to The Philadelphia Inquirer in hope that a news story might jog memories and offer answers.

“The whole thing intrigued me,” Farrell said from his home in Liver-pool.

Farrell, who serves as a justice of the peace for the city of Liverpool, was close to his father. And his father was proud that the son of a working-class family should be employed in the service of the queen. The elder Farrell worked as a Liverpool bus driver, a job he took after the end of World War II.

During the war he’d forged a tie to the United States, enjoying the banter and friendship of American soldiers he met while serving in the Merchant Navy.

“He was on the Queen Mary when they were bringing veterans back to the U.S.,” Farrell said. “He loved Ameri-ca.”

His father regularly went ashore in New York, and “I’m almost sure he mentioned he’d been to Philadelphia,” Farrell said.

The senior Farrell lived alone after his wife died. And when he died at age 80, his son found his ditty box, a small wooden container where seafarers keep important papers.

When he fi nally looked inside, he found the sorts of papers that anyone might hold onto. His father kept the certifi cate from his 1930s wedding to his wife, Iris. He kept some war records and his wife’s birth certifi cate.

And the envelope.Dual bells mark the wedding invi-

tation of Katherine Frances Bonner and Francis C. Nuneviller on Aug. 24, 1946, at Holy Cross Church.

Tucked inside that was an employ-ment card from the Duchess of Bed-ford, of Canadian Pacifi c Steamships. Farrell’s name appears in pencil on the front. On the back is written, “Miss Kay Bonner, 244 Sydney St., Philadel-phia, Pa.,” and below, “Eleanor B. Cur-rie, 253 Sydney St., Philly, Pa.”

The 1953 photo shows a group of people standing by a car on a country road, waving to a couple and two chil-dren at a second car. On the back is, “Kay Bonner, Philly, USA,” and a note

apparently penned by her: “Frank, the girls and I, and Frank’s pride and joy — his car.”

Searches by The Inquirer pro-duced no solution to this trans-At-lantic puzzle, but did turn up some additional information:

Offi cials at Holy Cross Church confi rm that Katherine Bonner and Francis Nuneviller were married there in 1946.

Mysterious old envelope leaves son with questions

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Katherine, of Quakertown, died in 2006 at 78, according to her obituary in the Allentown Morning Call. Her funeral was held at St. Ag-nes Catholic Church in Sellersville.

Her husband, Frank, is still alive — an 88-year-old retired truck me-chanic in Quakertown. When he and his wife wed, the war had just ended. Nuneviller had served in the Navy Armed Guard, protecting Lib-erty and merchant ships.

In an interview, Nuneviller viv-idly remembered the war years, but said he could not recall anyone named Albert Farrell. If they met, it would have been one time, at the

wedding. His wife had family in England, Nuneviller said, but all are gone now.

“Albert Farrell, no,” he said. “The name’s not familiar to me.”

Carol McCool knows the people in the black-and-white photo. And that’s her in the backseat, about age 5, with her sister — and her mother and father standing by the car door. The picture was likely taken in Ohio, at a family gathering.

How did the photo end up among the papers of a man in Liverpool? No idea, she said. “The name Far-rell didn’t ring any bells,” McCool said.

Still, the younger Farrell hopes someone — perhaps a long-ago friend or distant relation — might shed light on papers, and memories, that were precious to his father.


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