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D e f i a n c e C o u n t y S e n i o r S e r v i c e s

O ur S pon sor s

The Defiance County

Senior Services Tax Levy

The Defiance County

Commissioners

The Area Office on

Aging of Northwest Ohio

The Defiance County

Senior Services

Auxiliary

Generous Donations

from people like you!!

Thank you!

I n s i d e th i s i s su e :

Dawn’s Defiance Bulletin Board

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DCSS Activities Calendar

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Eyes on Nutrition 4 & 5

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Linda’s Hicksville Happenings

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Hicksville Activities Calendar

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For Your Health 8

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Do you or someone you love have diabetes? Diabetes Counts is a program that encourages small lifestyle changes while learning about your diabetes and the way

it affects your health. Have fun with friends and family while learning how to manage diabetes through a no-cost educational workshop. Enjoy the benefits of a healthier, more energetic lifestyle by signing up today!! Join us if you:

Have diabetes or pre-diabetes

Are 60 years of age or older

Have Medicare or Medicare/Medicaid

Details:

Six weekly workshops-Held each Friday July 5 through August 9th @ 12:30-2:30 @ Defiance County Senior Services

NO Cost to participate!!

Call Dawn at 419-782-3233 by July 3rd to register

This program is presented by: Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.

What: Ice Cream Social

When: August 1, 2019

Time: 4 pm –7 pm (dinner 4:00 –5:30)

Where: UAW Park

Menu: Grilled Hamburger Or Brats

Potato Salad

Baked Beans

Watermelon

Defiance County Senior Services Auxiliary Homemade Ice Cream

Cost: $6 donation suggested

Entertainment: The Bud Widmer Rube Band 6-7 pm

Pre registration tickets go on sale starting July 1, 2019 see Dawn or Harriet @ the Defiance Center 419-782-3233 and Linda in Hicksville @419-542-5004. Tickets will be available at the event also.

F o r Yo u r H e a l t h

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D e f i a n c e C o u n t y S e n i o r S e r v i c e s

MEMORY CHATS

With Lynn Ritter

Do you have questions or concerns about your memory or

that of a loved one? Lynn Ritter PhD. Program

Coordinator from the Northwest Ohio Alzheimer’s Association will be joining us

the second Friday of each month for memory chats.

Please call Sheri Schliesser RN at 419-783-4812 to set an appointment with Lynn.

Appointments are available at 10am or 11am on July 12th and

August 9th at the Defiance Center.

Defiance County Senior Services says Thank you for your support of the 7th Annual

For the Health of It Presenters: Genesis Healthcare & Great Lakes Caring along with Defiance County Senior Services and Auxiliary

Speaker: Lynn Ritter PH.D. Education Coordinator Northwest Ohio Alzheimer’s Association

Gold sponsors: Americare Home Health Services; Fountain Park Assisted Living and Memory Care; Mercy Health Defiance Clinic; Ohioans Home Healthcare; Okuley’s Pharmacy & Home Medical; P&R Home IV Service Inc.

Silver Donors: Brookview Healthcare; Home Helpers; Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc.; The Laurels of Defiance; Villas of Wayne Trail

Bronze Exhibitor: Defiance Public Library System; Kingsbury Place; Defiance County Veteran’s Office; Allcaring Home Health Services; Northwest Ohio Community Action Commission; Ohio Department of Insurance/OSHIIP; Maumee Valley Guidance Center; Hickory Creek at Hicksville; DeTray Chiropractic Center; Visiting Angels; Beltone; Fairlawn Retirement Community; Fulton County Health Center Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center; Defiance County General Health District; Relay for Life of Defiance County; Mercy Health Defiance Hospital; Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio, Inc. Caregiver Support Program & Passport Program; ProSeniors’ Ohio SMP; Anytime Fitness; Defiance Area Society for the Handicapped; Allwell from Buckeye Health Plan; Interim Healthcare; Heartland Hospice; Paramount Health Care; Hall Donated by: UAW Local211 Water donated by: Service Master & Ron and Tina Hiler Entertainment: Awesome Darlings Thank you also to our many volunteers There were 223 seniors, caregivers and vendors served at this year’s health fair!!

Thank you for making it a success!!

Auxiliary Members Needed!

We are looking for some additional Auxiliary board

members, if you are interested in learning about this volunteer

position please contact Tina Hiler @ 419-782-3232

C o m mo d i t y S up pl emen t a l Fo o d

Pro g ra m D o n ’ t Fo rg e t t o p i ck

u p y o u r f oo d b o x ! Wednesda y J u l y 24

1pm -2 :30pm Thi s box o f food

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pounds o f nu t r i t i ous foods , i nc lud ing

f ru i t s , vege tab l es , p ro t e in , gra ins and a 2# b lock o f ch eese . You mus t app l y an d

the re a re i ncome gu ide l ines . P l ease ca l l

Sue in Def i an ce a t 419 -782 -3233 o r

L inda in Hicksv i l l e@ 419 -542 -5004 fo r

app l i ca t ions .

Hicksv i l l e Happen ings

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Commodity Supplemental Food Program

July 5th Antwerp Manor

July 16th CHP

&

July 26th with Linda

Day Trippin’!

!!CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!!

July 11th to Grocery Shopping and Farmer’s Market in Defiance

FREE

July 19th Paulding Pancake House, Bargain Bin shopping, Antwerp Veterans Memorial and Antwerp Root Beer Stand

$5 for Transportation

All trips require a reservation with Linda and 6+ are needed for the trip to be made. Defiance and Indiana seniors are welcome to join us but

need to meet at the Hicksville location to board the bus.

Cost of food and other activities is at the senior’s expense unless otherwise noted.

All daytrips end with supper at one of Hicksville’s local churches

Please Note:

There may be days when the Hicksville location does not open at 8am so that we

may transport seniors to appointments. Please leave

a message and we will return your call. Please

note opening times on the front door.

WIN A GIFT CARD-how do I win you ask??

Come and join in the offered activities at the Hicksville location. You will receive a prize card for each time you win at Farkle, Ladder Ball, Corn Hole, Penny Pitch or Spoons. Collect 10 prize cards and receive a $10 GIFT CARD from: Walmart, Meijer, Dollar General or McDonald’s!

Do 15 minutes of Chair exercises, stretches, chair dancing or ‘Let’s Move’ and you will also be awarded a prize card. Come join the fun, make new friends and earn gift cards while doing so !!

Thank you for your generous support of our annual garage sale. Your donations will be used to financially support many of our activities and some improvements to the center. Some items purchased from previous garage sales include: popcorn machine, new bingo cards, front entry furnishings, corn hole set and activity tables. We raised $525!

Your continued support is greatly appreciated!

All Defiance County Senior Services Offices will be closed in observation of July 4th.

J u l y 2 0 1 9 H i c k s v i l l e F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n P l e a s e c o n t a c t L i n d a @ 4 1 9 - 5 4 2 - 5 0 0 4

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i

1 10 Penny Pitch 12:15-2:15 Euchre

2 10 Shipwreck 12:15-2:15 Euchre

3 10 Alan Seibert-”The Music Man” 12:15-2:15 Euchre NO Daytrip Thursday

4 CLOSED

5 10 Bingo with Antwerp Manor 11:45 Birthday Lunch 12:15 –2:15 Euchre

8 10 Spoons 12:15-2:15 Euchre

9 10 Morning Stretch 12:15-2:15 Euchre

10 10 Skipbo 12:15-2:15 Euchre Hot Fudge Sundaes!!

11 Day Trippin` to Grocery Shopping and Defiance Farmer’s Market FREE TODAY. RSVP needed

12 10 Seniors Choice 12:15 –2:15 Euchre

15 10 Ladder Ball or Spoons 12:15-2:15 Euchre

16 10 Puzzles, Games, Coloring 12 Bingo CHP 12:15-2:15 Euchre

17 10 Coffee & Conversation 12:15-2:15 Euchre

18 10 Seniors choice Activities all day

19 10 Inspire Me-the rewards of random acts of kindness 12:15-2:15 Euchre Day Trippin` for Paulding Pancake House, Bargain Bin shopping, Antwerp Veterans Memorial & Root beer stand $5 for transportation

22 10 The Price is Right 12:15-2:15 Euchre

23 10 Cards & Games 12:15-2:15 Euchre

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10 Senior’s Choice

12:15-2:15 Euchre 1-2:30 CSFP food box distribution

25 CLOSED For Staff Training

26 10 Bingo 12:15-2:15 Euchre

29 10 Farkle

12:15-2:15 Euchre

30 10:15 Let’s Move!

12:15-2:15 Euchre

31 10 Jeopardy 11 12:15-2:15 Eu-

chre

1 NO DAY TRIP JOIN US FOR THE Ice Cream Social Transportation available-Call Linda

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Card players -schedule your card club to meet at the Hicksville center 8-2:30 or just walk in for a random game. We have nice chairs, tables and will supply cards and refreshments. Call Linda to schedule-419-542-5004

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr i

1 10 Crochet & Knitting Bee 10 Zumba 3 Yoga

2 10 Tai Chi 10 Bible Study 1pm Ashely Hanefeld From Southern Care In Reflections room 4 Yoga

3 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 12:30 Shop at Kroger NO OPEN MIC

4 CLOSED 5 9:30 Cards 10 Tai Chi 10 Crafts 11:30 Birthday Lunch 12:30-2:30 Diabetic workshop

8 10 Zumba 12:30 Bingo with Kingsbury Place 3 Yoga

9 10 Tai Chi 10 Bible Study 4 PM Seniors Night Out at Jackie Blu’s in Bryan 4 Yoga

10 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 10 B/P by Allcaring 12:30 Shop at Kroger

11 9:30 Cards 10 Stretch Band 10 Zumba 12:30 Shop at Meijer 1:30 Alzheimer’s Support Group 4 Yoga

12 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 10 Tai Chi 10-12 Memory Chats with Lynn Ritter 12:30-2:30 Diabetic workshop

15 10 Crochet & Knitting Bee 10 Zumba 1 Euchre Tournament 3 Yoga

16 10 Tai Chi 10 Bible Study 4 Yoga

17 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 12:30 Shop at Kroger

18 9:30 Cards 10 Stretch Band 10 Zumba 10:45 B/P by CHP 12:30 Shop at Meijer 12:30 Bingo Twin Rivers 4 Yoga

19 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 10 Tai Chi 12:30-2:30 Diabetic workshop

22 10 Zumba 10 Nails & Tales 3 Yoga

23 10 Tai Chi 10 Bible Study 4 Yoga

24 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 12:30 Shop at Kroger 1-2:30 Senior Food Box pickup 5-7Evening Meal With entertainment by Awesome Darlings

25 CLOSED for Staff Training

26 9:30 Cards 10 Crafts 10 Tai Chi 12:30-2:30 Diabetic workshop

29 10 Zumba 12:30 Bingo with Senior Center 3 Yoga

30 10 Tai Chi 10 Bible Study 4 Yoga

31 9:30 Card Party 10 Crafts 12:30 Shop at Kroger

1 4-7 Ice Cream Social at UAW

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Dawn’s Bulletin Board @ Defiance

419-782-3233

Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission has announced the 2019 Summer Crisis Program. The program is a a cooling assistance program that may provide a one-time payment towards an electric bill, and/or an air conditioner or fan, and/or central air unit repair for those who meet the program eligibility requirements. The program begins July 1, 2019 and runs through August 31, 2019.

Please call: 1-844-493-1193 or go online to:

https://capappointments.com to schedule an appointment.

2 person household with monthly income of $2466.04 or

1 person household with monthly income of $1821.46

Defiance County Senior Services will be closed July 4th.

In life we plan for everything from the birth of our children to college educations to retirement. What we seldom prepare for is end of life!

Join Ashley Hanefeld BSN, RN on July 2nd @ 1pm in the Reflections Room for an informative discussion about living wills, advanced directives and

Medicare’s best kept secret-Hospice.

Thank you for your sponsorship of activities at both locations for the month of July!

Kingsbury Place

Antwerp Manor

AllCaring

Community Health Professionals

Genesis Twin Rivers

Area Office on Aging of N.W.O.

Who wants to learn to line dance?? If you answered ‘I do, I do’ then please call Dawn at 419-782-3233.

We have a volunteer ready to teach line dancing if we have an interest.

We can’t wait to get started!!

Toe Nail Clinic at Defiance July 3rd

Call Dawn for Appointments

Evening Meal

Entertainment- Awesome Darlings

July 24th 5-7 PM

Presale tickets are available now.

Suggested Donation $5

See Dawn or Harriet at Defiance and Linda in

Hicksville

Raffle Winners:

Grand Prize Rocking Chairs-Ron Hiler

2nd Place Jacobs meat bundle-John Briskey

3rd Place –Gas Card Alice McDowell

Pictured Front L-R Tina Hiler & John Briskey 2nd Row L—R Auxiliary members

Donelda McWilliams & Sue Amore

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Eyes on Nut r i t ion

What is the difference between a portion and a serving?

A serving is the amount listed on the food label. A portion is the amount of food you CHOOSE to eat at one time. Sometimes our portions are 2-3 times what a serving should be. If you double or triple your portion then you also need to double or triple the nutrient information.

If you look at the label to the left and you eat a 2 cup serving then you must also double all of the nutrition information.

How do I manage portion size when eating out?

Take half home

Avoid buffets

Order a healthy appetizer or two instead of a meal.

Pick steamed or grilled instead of fried.

Eat slowly so your brain gets the message you are full.

Order small drinks and salads.

Why is it important to watch nutrition?

Good nutrition is important throughout our lives. Good nutrition helps to manage or avoid common diseases such as: certain cancers, high blood

pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis.

Nutrients are essential for life and to keep our bodies functioning well. Nutrients we need more of include: calcium, fiber, potassium, vitamin A and Vitamin C. Nutrients we need less of include: total fat (especially saturated

fat), Cholesterol and sodium.

Sodium is often a ‘hidden’ nutrient. We need small amounts of sodium to help organs and fluids to work properly but we get more sodium than just the

salt we add to our food. Sodium is often used to preserve food in prepackaged foods.

When reading a label 5% DV is low and 20% DV is high for any nutrient.

Do I have to stop eating sugar because I have diabetes?

The answer is not as easy as it seems. Remember the saying ‘Everything in moderation’ ? It rings true with sugar. Some very nutritious foods contain sugar, i.e. tomato sauce and protein bars. Making sure you are getting enough protein is just as important, if not more so, than watch-ing your sugar. The combinations of foods are what help to maintain blood sugar levels. Eating a small piece of dessert is going to be more satisfying than denying yourself. If you have a small, 2x2 piece of birthday cake or sliver of pie, you will not continue to crave it. You will need to be aware of the carbohydrate count. Not maintaining your blood sugar at a normal level can lead to other health problems such as: kidney disease, heart disease, eye problems, non healing wounds and neuropathy. One thing to always avoid is sugary drinks such as: soda, Gatorade, sweet tea, fruit juice and energy drinks. One can of pop can have 10 teaspoons of sugar in it. Water is your best choice to keep kidneys healthy and dilute blood sugar.

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Open Letter to Home Delivered meal clients;

Beginning on July 1, 2019 we will be implementing some changes to our home delivered meal program.

During the last few months in our newsletter we have been discussing dietary issues that affect many of our

clients both with the home delivery and congregate. Some of those issues include carb consistent diets for

those with diabetes and also new changes many doctors are implementing for those with diverticular

disease.

We have been steadily growing our home delivered meal program in the last few years and now serve

approximately 320 home delivered meals per day. It has become increasingly difficult to manage all of the

requests we receive for modifications of our meals. After extensive conversations with the Area Office on

Aging, other senior centers, two registered dieticians, the Defiance County Commissioners and our nutrition

staff we have made some changes. Beginning July 1st we will be serving only what is listed on our menu. The

meals will now be carbohydrate consistent and therefore appropriate for all to eat, including those with

diabetes. Our menu will be including either 4 or 5 carb choices per meal. All of our fruits are packed in water

or their own juices, Jell-O and puddings will be sugar free and desserts will be offered occasionally as allowed

by our policies.

Because doctors are no longer limiting seeds, nuts or hulls for those with diverticular disease we will also be

providing these fiber rich foods for everyone, please don’t eat something if you should not. We encourage

you to cancel your meal if there is something offered you cannot eat or do not like. We will be no longer

taking requests for changes such as no pork, no V-8, no tomatoes, no corn, no seeds, no mushrooms, no fish,

and no bread. We WILL continue to offer low sodium alternates and chopped or ground meats as requested.

We offer 5 of your 21 meals per week. We will continue to work diligently with you to meet your nutritional

needs while serving approximately 24% of your meals each week.

On a secondary note, the rules of the home delivered meal program are that you MUST be home at time of

delivery or call to cancel by 8am. We understand an occasional doctor’s appointment; however, if you are

able to be out and about on a regular basis we respectfully request you come to one of our centers for our

congregate meals. We now have a waiting list for client’s who need the meals and if you are not home

regularly, we are throwing out meals that other cli-

ents truly need. Please call us if you have questions.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Ginny Wiseman - Nutrition Manager

419-782-3321

Sheri Schliesser RN

419-783-4812