Golden Times Jan 2012

Making ResolutionsAllan Jones of Lewiston and Freda Frances of Clarkston talk about resolutions they’ve made / Page 8

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Senior Talk / Page 11

January 2, 2012/ VOL. 22, NO. 1 / A Target Publication

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EDITOR: Mary TatkoCOORDINATOR: Peggy Hayden

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(208) 848-2292. On the cover: Allan Jones volunteers at the Jack

O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center as part of a New Year’s resolution to

give back to the community. Photos by: Barry Kough of the Tribune.

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

Volunteer opportunities ................................. Page 9

Reader Poetry ............................................. Page 13

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Clarkston meals are served Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Pautler Senior Center, 549

Fifth St. No. F. Asotin meals are served Tuesday and Thursday. There is a salad bar at 11:30 a.m. Fridays only.

Suggested donation is $3 for those 60 and older. Cost is $6 for those younger than 60.

The Lewiston meal sites for the Senior Nutrition Program serve hot lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

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. There is a charge of $5

for those younger than 60.

Chicken-fried steak / potatoes / carrots / coleslaw / biscuit

Barbecue meatballs / scalloped potatoes / green beans / beets / bread / mandarin oranges

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Thursday, Jan. 5

Friday, Jan. 6

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Thursday, Jan. 12

Friday, Jan. 13

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Thursday, Jan. 19

Friday, Jan. 20

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Thursday, Jan. 26

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Wed., Jan. 4

Monday, Jan. 9

Frittata / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Pork chops / mashed potatoes with gravy / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Eggplant / pasta / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Liver and onions or chopped steak / potatoes with gravy / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Barbecue riblet / baked potato / barbecue beans / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Pot roast with oven-baked vegetables / buttered noodles / soup / dessert bar

Stuffed green peppers / mashed potatoes / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Chicken cordon bleu / rice / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Polynesian fish / rice / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Beef stew / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Turkey with dressing / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Sweet and sour meatballs / vegetables / soup / dessert bar

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Moscow meals are served at noon Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Great Room of the 1912 Center,

412 East Third St. Suggested donation is $4 for people age 60 and older and $6 for those younger

than 60. Salad bar is available at 11:30 a.m.

Moscow Friendly neighbors nutrition Program

Wed., Jan. 11

Monday, Jan. 16

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Wed., Jan. 18

Monday, Jan. 23

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Wed., Jan. 25

Monday Jan. 30

Friday, Jan. 27

Chicken-fried steak / mashed potatoes with gravy / broccoli with cheese / muffin / fruit cocktail

Baked fish / potato patty / cook’s choice salad / biscuit / peaches

Hot turkey sandwich / mashed potatoes with gravy / winter mix / bread / apricots / cookies

Roast pork with gravy / mashed potatoes / carrots / fruit Jell-O / roll / applesauce / chocolate pudding

Corn chowder / sliced cheese / crackers / cook’s choice salad / peaches

Lasagna / winter mix / French bread / juice / fruit cocktail

Macaroni and cheese / beef patty / peas and pearl onions / bread / pickled beets / apple crisp

Beef stew / cornbread / cook’s choice salad / pears

Baked chicken / mashed potatoes / beets / pineapple / roll / cherry crisp

Beef tater tot casserole / mixed vegetables / vegetable Jell-O / biscuit / applesauce

Hamburger with bun / lettuce / onion / pickles / potato patty / mandarin oranges

Baked ham / scalloped potatoes / mixed vegetables / appleslaw / cornbread / dessert

Beef stroganoff / coleslaw / corn / roll / cookie

Swiss steak / rice / cauliflower / pea salad / roll

Fried chicken / mashed potatoes / Jell-O salad / green beans / roll / dessert

Lasagna / vegetable salad / green beans / French bread / fruit

Hot turkey sandwich / mashed potatoes / tomato salad / mixed vegetables

Roast pork / potatoes / cottage cheese salad / carrots / roll / dessert

Meatloaf / mashed potatoes / vegetable salad / carrots / roll

Sweet & sour pork / fried rice / peas / coleslaw / muffin

Roast beef / potatoes / Jell-O salad / corn / roll

German sausage / sauerkraut / potatoes / spinach / vegetable salad / roll

Parks & recreation senior nutrition Program

senior round Table nutrition Program

Senior lunch ScheduleS

Tuesday, Jan. 3

Thursday, Jan. 5

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Thursday, Jan. 12

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Thursday, Jan. 19

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Thursday, Jan. 26

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Thursday, Feb. 2

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Thursday, Feb. 9

Roast beef / mashed potatoes with gravy / corn / roll / fruit Jell-O / cake and ice cream

Roast beef / vegetables / soup / dessert barTuesday,

Jan. 31Tuesday, Jan. 31

Tuesday, Feb. 14

Porcupine meatballs / mixed vegetables / broccoli salad / biscuit

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A six-week class for family caregivers will begin Jan. 17. The class will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. each Tuesday through Feb. 21 in Conference Room B at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston.

The program will help care-givers get the tools to reduce their stress, improve their self-confidence, communicate more clearly to the person they are car-ing for and the doctor, increase their ability to make tough deci-sions and locate resources.

Registration is required and the deadline is Jan. 13. The class is free for Washington resi-dents and cost is $10 for Idaho residents. To register in Asotin

County call (509) 758-2355 and in Nez Perce County call (208) 798-4198.

New tax laws will be topic at meeting

The monthly meeting for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees will include a program on current tax laws by Linn Pemberton.

The luncheon meeting will be at noon Jan. 25 at Macullen’s Restaurant, 1516 Main St., Lewiston. More information about NARFE and the meet-

ing is available by calling (509) 758-8791.

New year brings new meeting time

The local AARP chapter will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Pautler Senior Center Annex in Clarkston.

The Friday morning time will the meeting time for the year. Following each meeting, the group is invited to stay for the Senior Roundtable salad bar and lunch. The lunch will cost $3 for those age 60 and older. The

annual club dues of $4 will be collected at the first meeting and new officers will be elected.

Group’s new officers will take helm

The newly elected officers for the Sons of Norway Elvedalen Lodge No. 129 will be installed at the Jan. 21 meeting.

The meeting is at noon at Rowdy’s Texas Steakhouse, 1905 19th Ave., Lewiston. The meeting will begin with a no-host lunch followed by the regular meeting.

Meetings are open to any-one of Scandinavian descent or anyone interested in the culture. More information is available about the club and its meetings by calling (208) 798-8617 or (208) 743-2626.

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Welcome to a new year and to the heart of cold season. Most “colds” are the result of common viruses. There remains no cure for these af-flictions, and antibiotics are not helpful in most cases. However, there are effective strategies for prevention and symptom management.

Begin preventing illness through healthy diet, exercise and sleep habits, and don’t smoke. Most viral infections are spread through contaminated surfaces like doorknobs and computer keyboards.

Viruses cannot enter your body through intact skin on your hands, but if you touch your eyes, nose or mouth, the virus invades. Avoid contract-ing and spreading viruses through frequent, vigorous hand washing.

Common symptoms of colds are sore throat, sneezing, con-gestion, cough, wheeze, head-ache, body ache, fever, chills and fatigue. Average duration is seven-10 days, but symptoms may linger for weeks.

Acetaminophen treats pain and fever, but can be very dan-gerous if overdosed. Anti-in-flammatories like ibuprofen and naproxen are also effective, but may not be safe for those with kidney disease or heart failure and can cause irritation to the stomach. Guaifenesin is an ex-pectorant that loosens phlegm from the lungs. Decongestants like pseudoephedrine help with congestion, but may elevate blood pressure. Antihistamines like diphenhydramine or chlor-pheniramine may be effective, but generally cause drowsiness.

It is less costly to buy generic medications individu-ally and avoid combination medications that may contain unnecessary ingredients you don’t need. Honey is a good natural cough suppressant as is menthol in the form of loz-enges and rubs. Warm vapor

soothes irritated airways and plenty of rest helps with healing.

Contact your doctor if your symptoms are not controlled with these medications and seek assistance for severe breathing trouble, persistent high fever, severe headache or if you have chronic medical conditions that leave you at risk for more seri-ous infection.

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BIRTHDAYSJan. 1

Walter Mallory

Walter Mallory of Lewiston celebrated turning 95 on New Year’s Day.

He was born Jan. 1, 1917, on Texas Ridge, near Deary, to Leslie and Carrie Mallory.

He graduated from Deary High School in 1935 and from the University of Idaho in 1940, receiving a bachelor’s degree in forestry.

He then went to work for Potlatch Corp., where he

retired in 1981, after 41 years.

He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was called to active duty in 1942,

spending more than four years overseas during World War II in a truck battalion operating from India over the Burma Road.

In 1944, he and Alice Blaskowsky were married, and had two sons and a daughter.

They also have six grandchil-dren and two great-grandchil-dren.

After he retired, the couple traveled the U.S. and spent winters in Arizona for many years. They enjoyed boating, fishing, hunting and golfing with family and friends. His wife died in 1996 after 52 years of marriage.

Until recently he was an active member of the Shriner’s Oriental Band, par-ticipating in numerous parades and other activities.

He enjoys watching sports on TV, attending weekly retired Potlatchers’ luncheons, and spending time with family and friends.

Jan. 1

ron SonnenRon Sonnen of Greencreek

celebrated his 80th birthday New Year’s Day.

He was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Greencreek, to Albine and Olivia Sonnen.

After graduat-ing from Greencreek High School, he served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1952 to 1954.

Upon his discharge from the military he returned to the family farm.

He and Doris Schmidt were married April 21, 1956. He continued working on the farm, buying it in 1970. He retired in 1994 from farming.

They have seven children.The couple enjoys traveling.

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Fay GilkeyFay Gilkey of Orofino turns

89 today.She was born Jan. 2, 1923,

near Orofino. She grew up on a farm on Gilbert Ridge.

She and Don Gilkey were married Jan. 6, 1940, and have two children, a son and a daughter.

Jan. 4

Charlotte BaBCoCkCharlotte Babcock of

Clarkston will celebrate her 95th birthday Wednesday.

She was born Jan. 4, 1917.She was a child prodigy who

finished grade school at age 10 and high school at 14. She went to college for one year and then went to work.

She challenged the test for government work and passed, making it possible for her to work for the Internal Revenue Service for numerous years. She retired from the IRS as the assistant branch chief.

Her husband of 65 years, Edward Merle Babcock, died in 2006.

She has three children, one deceased, 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

In her early years of retire-ment, she enjoyed traveling to Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, and several trips around the U.S. She loves to read, and enjoys family get-togethers. She has a healthy lifestyle and loves visiting with friends.

She is a member of the Clarkston Seventh-day Adventist Church and contin-ues to attend regularly.

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JESSE ELLSWORTHJesse Ellsworth of Orofi no

will celebrate his 72nd birth-day on Wednesday.

He was born Jan. 4, 1940, in Winchester and has lived in Idaho his entire life

He and Virginia were mar-ried in 1958 at Boise, where they made their home until 1968 and then moved to Lewiston. In 1992, they moved to Orofi no.

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VIRGINIA ELLSWORTHVirginia Ellsworth of Orofi no

will celebrate her 72nd birth-day Sunday.

She was born Jan. 8, 1940, in Keeline, Wyo., and moved to Pocatello when she was in the third grade. During high school she moved to Boise.

She met Jesse Ellsworth and they were married in 1958. They have four children. The couple moved to Lewiston in 1968 and Orofi no in 1992.

They have 12 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

MARIE VANDERPOOLMarie Vanderpool of Orofi no

will celebrate her 86th birth-day Jan. 11.

She was born in Weippe to Sylvia and Denver Snyder Jan. 11, 1926. She attended fi rst and second grade in the Wilson School house on the Weippe Prairie, followed by the next two grades at Weippe Elementary.

Her parents died and she moved to Spokane to live with an older sister. She then moved back to Weippe and graduated from high school there.

She married Floyd Vanderpool and the couple had two daughters. They lived in Pierce for 31 years.

She worked at several gro-cery stores before going to work for First Security Bank of Idaho where she worked for 17 years. She was manager of the branch when she took early retirement.

She was the fi rst treasurer for the city of Weippe after it became incorporated.

She and her husband were married for 56 years when he died in January 1999. After his death she moved to Orofi no and then to Seattle, where she married Deane Arndt. He died in 2004 and she moved back to Orofi no.

JAN. 11

EILEEN KLUSSEileen Kluss of

Lewiston will cel-ebrate her 90th birthday Friday.

She was born the oldest of fi ve children to Ed and Marguerite Funke at Cottonwood Jan. 6, 1922.

She attended school, fi rst at Cottonwood, arriving on snowy days in a horse-drawn buggy. She later went to school in Ferdinand, where she graduated in 1940.

After high school she moved to Lewiston and attended Lewiston Business School. She then went to work at Idaho First National Bank in Lewiston.

In 1946, she married

Ralph Kluss.In 1962, they

opened Kluss Appliance and she worked there until its closure in 2011.

The couple have fi ve children.

Her husband died in 1997.

She enjoys going on trips to visit her children and grand-

children. Her family enjoys her delicious apple pies. She plays bridge once a week at the Eagles Lodge, and volun-teers at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in the gift shop.

She is a member of All Saints Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters.

She also has six grandchil-dren.

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are you starting 2012 with promises to lose weight, exer-cise more or quit smoking?

area seniors who have made positive changes in their lives say attitude is more important than age when it comes to making resolutions. it’s a new year, they say, no matter how old you are.

allan Jones, 64, of lewis-ton, saw his dad live to age 95. “it really helps if you don’t think you’re old,” Jones said.

clarkston resident freda francis, 84, agrees. “Your mind-set makes so much difference, i think,” she said.

francis, who retired from the Department of social and Health services in clarkston in 1989, took up yoga more than a decade ago. she took classes for several years but now watches a television program to guide her. “it’s easier for me if i have someone to watch or to listen to,” she said.

she spends a half hour in front of her TV each morning, fol-lowing along with whatever is on Pbs – yoga, back exer-cises, stretching.

“and also, i got myself

a little dog,” francis said. “When the weather’s good, we go for walks. He keeps me pretty active, too.”

loretta Tye, a massage therapist, group exercise instructor, certified yoga in-structor and personal trainer who owns northwest natural Healthcare in lewiston, gives francis’ approach a thumbs-up. “The body is meant to move,” Tye said.

it’s a sentiment echoed by Jones, himself an active re-tiree. “it’s important to have that attitude — keep moving,” he said.

attitude, not age, has the biggest impact on people’s health, Tye said. “i think, if you’re focused on it, you can always improve. if you always do the same things, you can always expect the same results.”

for seniors who want to be more fit, Tye encour-ages trying new activities, such as ballroom dancing. “Keep it fresh,” she said.

Having a new challenge each day, something as simple as walk-

ing 10 steps farther than the day before helps. Walking is an excellent choice for seniors, she said, because it’s a weight-

bearing exercise, which is es-pecially important for those with low bone density.

improving balance is another common concern for seniors, Tye said. she recommends this simple daily exercise: Holding the back of a chair, stand on one foot. repeat with the other foot. “it makes your whole body work,” she said. “as they go along, if they can let go of the wall that’s even better. but holding a chair or wall is fine.”

Tye periodically leads an hour-long fitness bootcamp three times a week for eight weeks. The exercises are aimed at weight-loss, cardio-vascular health and flexibil-ity. “i just push you to what you can give 110 percent of,” she said.

The program’s oldest par-ticipant to date was 74. The final challenge was a hike up the steep slopes north of clarkston. “He did fine,” Tye

said. “He climbed the hill up past the ‘c.’ ”

Jones started a walking regimen in 2005 when he was laid off from his job as an engineer at aTK. “i looked in the mirror when i was laid off, and i looked old,” he said. “i decided i was going to get in a little better shape.”

Walking was something to do during days suddenly full of free time, and his dog was a good partner for walks around his neighborhood. it was a year spent getting healthier physically, mentally and spiritually, Jones said.

He went back to work in 2006, retired in april 2007 and 10 days later found him-self having cancer surgery. “so i’m a cancer survivor. not a victim; a survivor,” he said. “being in better shape helped me get through that better.”

Jones doesn’t have many idle moments. He fixes computers in his spare time, operating under the theory

that using his brain keeps it from getting rusty. “i make the joke that i’m the ancient geek,” he said.

“When you’re retired, no one’s making demands on you,” he said. “You have to make the demands on your-self.”

before moving to lewiston in 1987, Jones worked as a forensic scientist at a crime lab in Texas. after retiring from aTK, he considered returning to his previous career but settled on a dif-ferent option. “after the cancer surgery, i had a long talk – hopefully a long listen – with the guy upstairs,” he said.

His soul-searching led to the decision to “not chase the almighty dollar, but give back to this community that has given so much to us,” he said. “living in lewiston has been so rich.”

Jones volunteers at the lewiston civic Theatre, Jack

Age isn’t a factor in keeping resolutionsMany began 2012 with a New Year’s Resolution to change a bad habit or make a lifestyle change to improve health

Tribune/Barry KoughAllan Jones spends a lot of time enjoying his volunteer work at the Jack O’Conner

Hunting Heritage and Education Center at Hells Gate State Park in Lewiston.

Loretta Tye owns Northwest Natural

Healthcare in Lewiston.


The WA-ID Volunteer Center in the Lewiston Community Center at 1424 Main St. provides individualized volun-teer opportunities for those wishing to serve in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin, Pomeroy, Moscow and the Orofino area. The phone number is (208) 746-7787 or toll free at (888) 546-7787.

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

The following are a few of the volunteer opportunities available in January.

The Valley Boys and Girls Club-Clarkston: A person is needed to commit to one hour of time to be served on the first and second Thursdays of each month, making grilled cheese sandwiches. For more information on this opportu-nity, ask for Adrienne when calling the volunteer center.

Project Warm Up: Donations of yarn are being sought as well as volunteers to work from home making hats, scarves, mittens and lap robes for the WA-ID office to distrib-ute to the local community. If you don’t know how to knit or crochet, the loom group can teach you. They meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at the Lewiston Community Center and will have yarn to use. For more information on this opportunity, ask for Adrienne or Cathy when calling the vol-unteer center.

Meal delivery drivers: There is an immediate open-ing for meal delivery drivers in Lewiston and Clarkston for Meals-on-Wheels, the Senior Nutrition Program and the

Pautler Senior Center. This opportunity requires someone who can commit to one day a month or more, has a license and auto insurance, and can use their own car. New volun-teers will be partnered with existing volunteers to learn routes. For more information on this opportunity, ask for Cathy when calling the volun-teer center.

Community Action Partnership: The energy assistance program is look-ing for a computer-literate volunteer to help with office duties. For more information on this opportunity, ask for Adrienne when calling the vol-unteer center.

Afterschool program: Volunteers are needed to assist first- through third- graders in danger of falling behind their peers in learning skills for two hours per week in the afternoons. Volunteers will help students with flash cards, reading and other edu-cational activities. For more information on this opportuni-ty, ask for Cathy when calling the volunteer center.

AARP tax aide program: Volunteers are needed to pre-pare taxes for senior citizens and low- to middle-income households. Volunteers will be trained how to prepare basic individual returns using the Tax-Wise computer program. All training and materials are provided to volunteers at no cost, and training will begin this month. Volunteers will be needed for two days per week for about three hours each day from Feb. 2 through April 15. For more informa-tion on this opportunity, ask for Adrienne when calling the volunteer center.

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Allan Jones walks a lot for his health, including around Hells Gate State Park, where he volun-teers at the Jack O’Conner Hunting Heri-tage and Education Center. It gives him the oppor-tunity to continue with two of the res-olutions he made in previ-ous years.Tribune/ Barry Kough

O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center, and St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, where he sings during Satur-day Masses and at funerals.

“If I would have a resolu-tion,” he said “I would seek more opportunities to serve.”

Serving the community helps keep Francis young, too. Each Monday morning, she volunteers at Parkway El-ementary in Clarkston, where she helps kids learn to read. She’s also one of “the quilting ladies” at Our Savior’s Lu-theran Church in Clarkston; the women in the informal group make quilts to send to needy people around the world through Lutheran World Relief.

“The social aspect I think at that age is huge,” Tye said. “You look forward to seeing people. Emotionally, that’s a

big factor.”To round out a healthy

lifestyle, Tye recommends “eating clean” – reducing sugar and processed carbohy-drates while eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and protein – for everyone, regardless of age. “Doesn’t matter if they’re 20 or 70, I tell them the same thing,” she said.

She suggests seniors make sure they’re getting enough “good fats,” from sources such as olive oil, avocado and nuts, and stay away from trans fats, hydrogenated oils often found in processed foods.

Being a happy, healthy octogenarian is a result of a lifetime of healthy choices, Francis said. “I attribute it to starting off being a healthy individual from my youth,” she said. “I’ve been really well and healthy all my life. I’ve

tried to take care of myself the best I know how.”

But her biggest health boost may come from a more recent decision.

“I smoked for 60 years, and I quit about five years ago,” she said. “One of the big rea-sons I quit was I was having trouble breathing.”

She hasn’t always had much luck keeping New Year’s resolutions, she said, but, with the help of nicotine gum and patches, quitting smoking was one that stuck.

“You just have to decide what you’re willing to do and work towards,” Tye said. “Age is not a factor, your frame of mind, however, is.”

Tatko may be contacted at [email protected] or (208) 848-2244.


BIRTHDAYSWARREN

BRAUCHERWarren

Braucher of Craigmont will cel-ebrate his 90th birthday with a cake and coffee

reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Craigmont Legion Hall.

He was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Johnson City, Kan., to John and Ethyl Braucher. He was the second of the couple’s nine children. The family moved to Colorado and then in 1937 they moved to Idaho.

He served as a buck ser-geant in the U.S. Army and did a tour in Australia during World War II.

He and M. Louise Lunders

were married Sept. 6, 1947, in Coeur d’Alene.

His early working years were spent as a ranch hand and sawmill worker. Then he joined the Grangeville Carpenters Union, retiring after 40 years with the union.

The couple enjoyed rid-ing Harley Davidson motor-cycles, teaching square and line dancing, hunting and

traveling, making a trip to Brisbane, Australia, in 1998. They also enjoyed farming, and raising cattle and horses.

He played guitar with the Banana Belt Fiddlers for sev-eral years and is a member of the American Legion Post No. 38.

He has four daughters, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

JAN. 16

GENE COXGene Cox of Kamiah will

celebrate his 90th birth-day with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Clearwater 12 Motel Conference Room in Kamiah.

He was born in Boles, Idaho, Jan. 16, 1922, to John W. and Maggie Busick Cox. He was one of four boys and had three sisters.

He grew up in the Lewiston Orchards until

1939, when the family moved to Winchester.

On Sept. 23, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in Okinawa, Japan, until his discharge Feb. 11, 1946.

He and Florence Cason of Winchester were married June 15, 1947. The couple had two children, a son and a daughter.

He worked as an electri-cian for Potlatch in Kamiah

for 27 years and retired in 1984.

He and his wife spent summers pack-ing on horseback in the mountains. During the winters they square danced.

They were members of the Backcountry Horsemen.

His wife died Feb. 21, 2003.

He now enjoys going to the Kamiah Senior Meal site, watching the Seattle Mariners and Gonzaga Bulldogs and dancing.

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I have often found we can gain a lot of wisdom just by lis-tening to those around us. With this in mind, I decided to write a monthly column for Golden Times and call it Senior Talk.

I set out on a jour-ney to fi nd out what seniors in the Lew-iston-Clarkston Val-ley are talking about — what is on their minds. This is, after all, their magazine, produced with them in mind, and to me there is no better way to make something specifi cally for them than to include their voices in it.

The fi rst spot I thought of to meet with local seniors was the Sixth Street Senior Center in Clarkston. So I sat down with the “coffee and cookies” group to enjoy some conversation, camaraderie and laughter. The center is open for coffee and cookies from 10 a.m. to noon weekdays.

This is a place where if you’re 60, you’re a kid, and no matter what your age is you are wel-come to join them.

The conversation included many things, some serious, some anything but serious. The group discussed ways to make the cen-ter a better place to be, as well as ways to make the valley a better place to live.

One discussion at the table was about the unemployment rate. Now, one may think this

isn’t at the forefront of retirees’ minds, but it seems it is for some of them.

The discussion included talk of the differences be-tween the generations and how when they were in the workforce and when they were growing up — you worked. It didn’t mat-ter where or for how little pay, what mat-tered was that you got up each day and went to a job. How you did your best to pay your own way in the world. This is something that some of them believe has escaped younger generations.

One moment, you can be surrounded by serious conversation about things like the unemployment rate, and the next moment

you fi nd yourself laughing at a comment someone has made to lighten the mood.

All in all, these seniors get together to laugh and enjoy the company of other seniors.

There are many stories told about the past — things they have done and witnessed. And through it all the smiles, kind-ness and politeness never leave the room, not even when the conversation turns to the typi-cally taboo subjects of politics and religion. There seems to be a respect shared even if the opin-ions are not.

The center recently changed its name from the Gerontology Center. Members say the change was made because people thought it was a doctor’s offi ce and that caused seniors to “run for the hills.” This group is any-thing but “old,” many of them are much more active than even I am. An energy that is displayed at the many activities held at the center. There are two dances each week, free meals served on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, and regular cov-ered-dish dinners. The board is looking to add more activities to the lineup this year.

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

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BIRTHDAYSJAN. 17

HELEN BOLEN

Helen Bolen of Clarkston will cel-ebrate her

90th birth-day Jan. 17 with fam-ily.

She was born to Harry and

Hester Santo Jan. 17, 1922, and attended Clarkston High School.

She and Clarence Bolen were married July 3, 1940, in Lewiston. He died in May 1992.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, gardening and raising her family.

She has four daughters, one son, 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

JAN. 18

ELEANORE KUTHEREleanore Kuther of

Clarkston will celebrate her 85th birthday Jan. 18.

She was born Jan. 18, 1927, to Dominic and Marie Duclos in Cottonwood.

She attended St. Joseph grade school and St. Gertrude Academy.

In 1947, she and Cliff Kuther were married and they made their home in Clarkston.

They have fi vechildren.

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BIRTHDAYSMary WahlMary Wahl of

Lewiston will cel-ebrate her 90th birthday Jan. 24.

She was born at Raymond, Wash., Jan. 24, 1922, to Harry and Winifred Gilchrist. She grew up in Raymond, where she graduated from high school in 1940.

Shortly after graduation, she married Russell Knutson. The couple lived in a num-ber of communities in the northwest before settling in Lewiston. Her husband died in 1972.

She moved to Spokane, where she worked for

Holiday Inn. While there she met and married Henry Wahl. After he retired in 1987, the couple moved to Lewiston.

For many years she sang in church choirs. She also enjoyed golfing, swimming, camp-

ing and traveling in her motorhome in her younger years.

She is a member of the Congregational-Presbyterian Church and a life member of the Order of Eastern Star.

She has two children, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Jan. 27Dave

FranklinDave Franklin

of Asotin will turn 70 Jan. 27.

He was born Jan. 27, 1942, in Clarkston, to Lorenzo and Velma Franklin.

He graduated from Clarkston High School and went to work as a journeyman grocery clerk.

At age 19 he and Sharon Payton were married. They raised three children and later divorced.

He worked for Potlatch Forests Inc., for many years, followed by the Idaho Transportation Department, Twin City Foods and other places before opening his own shop as a jack-of-all trades.

He and Linda Johnson were married and have six children together.

He has nine children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

His hobbies include fishing, hunting, gardening, boating and riding his motorcycle.

Jan. 29ken PetersonKen Peterson of Orofino will

celebrate his 83rd birthday Jan. 29.

He was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Lackawanna, N.Y.

He married Claire. The couple have lived in Orofino for several years.

He has four children, seven grandchildren and some great-grandchildren.

Jan. 31

Brian McGolDrickBrian McGoldrick of Orofino

will celebrate his 92nd birthday Jan. 31. He was born in Fallon, Nev., Jan. 31, 1920.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in England.

He married Marie in 1951. They have four sons. The couple owned and operated a heating and sheet metal shop in Orofino for 29 years.

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I remember a timelong, long ago

When I was a kidthings went much more slow

Each task took more timeand was harder to do,

mechanical helpersat that time were few

On the corner of the housethe rain barrel stood.

We used that water to wash clothesthen we’d go get the wood,

put a fire in the stoveso the water would get hotOn the back of the stovewe’d put beans in a pot.

We had one tub to wash inthe other to rinse

the clothes all sorted in pilesnow this was a cinch.

Our lye soap was homemadefrom leftover lard

it’s a yellowish whiteand really quite hard.

We’d plop in the washboardand scrub out each one

wringing each out by handthen the rinsing was done.

Sometimes there were blistersfrom scrubbing so hard;

then we’d go outand hang them in the yard.

In a bag on the linethe clothes pins would wait,

before hanging them upwe’d go shut the gate.

We’d sing a song as we workedthe time would fly by

there was no time to worryand no time to cry.

They were all taken downoff the lines in a row,then into the houseand folding we’d go

about a third needed ironingthe rest put away;

the beans would be donethis was our day.

Now — compare to todaytoss ’em in, turn a knob

why God, am I complainingabout this simple job?

Bobbi Chandler, 83, Lewiston

Goodbye Old Year

Farewell old timer, you had your good days.

Fade away into memory’s sweet haze.

New hours bring daring tasks to be finished,

responsibility undimin-ished.

See what is coming to chal-lenge each one,

we meet new year as great race to be won.

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has six children, 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a Maltese named CeCe.Hobbies: She makes and sells jewelry, and enjoys all types of dance.She told the Tribune that she got started in vol-unteer work after retiring.“When I retired I had of list of things to do. I finished the list in a year and needed something else to do.”When asked her favorite part of volunteering, she replied “How appreciative people are, they just light up when they thank you.”

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Margarette Kirsch always wondered what it would be like to roll across America in an 18-wheeler. With the help of the Twilight Wish Foundation, the 82-year-old found out.

She spent more than two weeks this summer touring the country in the cab of a semi.

“I enjoyed every minute of it,” she said from her home in Merritt Island, Fla. “Would I do it again? Come down and get me.”

Twilight Wish is one of sev-eral organizations dedicated to granting wishes to seniors. The foundation started eight years ago in Doylestown, Pa., as a way to enrich the lives of se-nior citizens, said organization president Elinor Foltz.

“They have so much wisdom to impart,” she said. Help-ing seniors achieve lifelong dreams is a way to thank them for their contributions to so-ciety, added Jeremy Bloom, a former NFL player who found-ed Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime in 2008. He created the Denver-based foundation as a way of honoring his grand-mother, Donna Wheeler, who helped raise him. Now 86, she lives in Colorado and continues to inspire him, he said.

Organizations like Bloom’s and Foltz’s grant a wide va-riety of wishes, from visits to World War II battlefields and hot-air balloon rides to family reunions. They also help se-niors with household and health needs, providing appliances, wheelchair ramps, hearing aids and dentures.

The organizations solicit do-nations from individuals and corporations. The seniors do not have to be sick or dying as is often the case with groups that grant wishes to children. Most of the organizations require the

recipients to fill out applications and demonstrate financial need.

Jim Young, 85, of Memphis, Tenn., often talked about re-turning to Europe to visit the places where he was stationed during World War II, but was never able to get there.

“I never had enough money to make a trip like that,” said Young, a retired auto body re-pairman.

Then he met Diane Hight, founder and president of For-ever Young Senior Wish Orga-nization, in Collierville, Tenn. Hight routinely takes veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II Memorial. She also organizes trips to European battlefields.

“You and I are free today be-cause of these men,” she said. “I really want to do something for them.”

Young, who first arrived in Normandy, France, after D-Day, said going back in October was exciting and emotional. “It brought back a lot of memories — some pleasant and some oth-er types,” he said.

He met with officials and res-idents in small towns in France, Luxembourg and Belgium. “To try and describe my emotions — it is really beyond me to say how much it means to me,” he said. “It was just a trip of a life-time.”

The trips often give veterans a sense of closure, Hight said. “These are trips of healing for people,” she said.

Although Hight focuses on

veterans, she also grants other types of wishes, and is often surprised by what people re-quest.

“Some are just so simple. Some are very complex,” she said. “When you’re dealing with people and their hearts, and something they’ve always wanted, you never know what you’re going to get.”

Libby Magness, 84, of Cher-ry Hill, N.J., always dreamed of riding on a float in a parade.

“Anytime there’s a parade, she’s there,” said her daughter Ruth Weisberg, who has fond memories of attending the Miss America Pageant parade in At-

lantic City, N.J., and the Phila-delphia Mummers Parade with her mother. Weisberg con-tacted Twilight Wish to see if the group could put her mother in a parade. The foundation ar-ranged for Magness to appear in the Thanksgiving Parade in Philadelphia.

“I was thrilled,” said Mag-ness. “It was one of the high-lights of my life.”

Weisberg, of Philadelphia, loved watching her mother fulfill one of her dreams. “My mom has a definite joie de vivre,” she said. “She has a long list of things she’d like to try. She’s always wanted to ride in a

motorcycle side car. She’d like to go for a ride on fire truck.”

Foltz hopes her organization can help younger people see their elders in a new light.

“Just because you’re 83 doesn’t mean you don’t have dreams and life left to live,” she said. “Our vision is to change how the world views aging one wish at a time.”

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