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Volume 4 Issue 9 SEPTEMBER• 435) 257-9455 • fax(435)257-9454 • 435-230-0309 • 510 W 1000 N . mlayne(tremontoncity.com

Our winner for the quilt was, Lana Yokum.. She was really happy.A ‘Thank you’ to everyone that participated in the raffle. We raised$596.00. We will have another quilt to give away at Christmas. TheSenior Center uses the money for our programs and equipment atour center. Our next project is to purchase card tables to play cardsand games on. We would like 6 more tables. Thank you for themicrowave oven. We need one more. Keep in mind Medicare andthe changes to the program. Call and get your appointment madefor November and early December. These will be Wed. and Thurs.If you would like to change your provider or compare it call us.

Mon Tue WedReal Friends are those, There are two things I 1 Card Making 11:00 2 Country Quilters 3 Entertainmentwho when you feel have learned: PrimRose-Sponsors 1:00 Odell Summersyou’ve made a fool of I. There is a God. lunch 12:00 Civic club 4:00 11:30yourself, don’t feel you’ve 2. n rm not himdone a permanent job.

6 7 County DUP 1:00 8 Better Hearing 9 Reflections 4:00 10 Entertainment

CT OD Eating Right to help BiNGO 1:00 Good Sammers 6:30 Becky Kimball 11:30U L)Ld with Cancer & Heart Essential Oils 6:30 Self Essentials

LABOR DAY Disease/Ed Filla 6:00 (public welcome) Viral Infections 6:00(public welcome) (public welcome)

13 Garland DUP 14 Better Hearing 15 Better Hearing 16 Care for the Care 17 EntertainmentFoot Clinic 1:00 giver 11:00 Westernaires 1 1:30Weight Watchers Pet Fair, come in a get GAME DAY Rudd Funeral Home5:00 a pet, walk your pet. Cards and Board sponsors lunch 12:00Close at 4:30 for (balloons) games Alpine Home HealthEmployee Party 9-4 lunch and learn

Civic Club 4:00Reflections 4:00Am. Legion 6:30

20 Midland DUP 21 B & B Club 10:00 22 23 Flu Shots 8:30- 24 Entertainment1:00 Medicare Fraud- by 11:30 Best Friends 11:30

Weight Watchers 5:00 Happy Harvesters BRAG 12:15 lunch Reflections 4:0010:00 and learn

27 28 29 30 WELCOMETOWeight Watchers 5:00 B&B Club 10:00 Reflections 4:00 FALLfft

A father was approached by his small son who told him proudly, “I know what the Bible means!” His father smiledand replied, “What do you mean you know what the Bible means?” The son replied, “1 do know.” “Okay”, said hisfather. “So, son, what does the Bible mean?” “That’s easy Daddy, it stands for Basic Information Before LeavingEarth!”

Happ Birthday To:

Laree Allen, ErmaAnderson, MaryChristensen, NaDeanBjorkman, LaRee Carter,Wilma Newman, WinonaBallard, Dot Conger,Ruth Litchford, CharlotteMeservy, Marlene Pingel,Dennis Montgomery, CJPeterson, Jay Peterson,Nyla Mecham, GeorgeWelsh, Ruth Frisbie, JohnKrey, Scott Ravesten,Ross Peterson, VedaAuger, Ronald Dennis,Virginia Mason, ShermanSavage, Jim Thomas,Wilford Snow, DarwinBrough, Diana Barnes,Cleo Denier, ODeanJensen, Wanda Lewis,Eloise Anderson, LanaChristensen, BarbaraNelson, Barbara Nelson,Lamont Richards, MarvinAshby, LaVerl Anderson,Lyle Peterson, AllanBarfuss, Janet Selman,Terry Harrison, JayBriscoe, Allen Wardle,Cleo Cervantez, JimSpurlock, James Palmer,Robert Letham, RobertFewell, Avelina Juarez,Allen Ridge, GracieDavis, Joanne Okada,IlaMae VanValkenburg,Gay Billings, Keith Fridal

Sometimes - when you are angrywith someone, it helps to sitdown, take a moment to cool off,and think about the problem....

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? Ifyou’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions. How oldare you... “I’m four and a half” ...You’re never 36 and a half...and you’re four and a half goingon five! That’s the key. You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to thenext number. “How old are you? “I’m gonna be 16.” You could be 12 but you’re gonna be 16.And then the greatest day of your life happens...you become 21. Even the words sound like aceremony...you BECOME 21...YESH! But then you turn 30 ooohhh what happened there?Makes you sound like bad milk ... He TURNED, we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now.What’s wrong??? What changed?? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, your PUSHING 40... stayover there, it’s all slipping away...You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, you’re PUSHING 40, youREACH 50 ... and your dreams are gone. Then you MAKE IT to 60 ...you didn’t think you’d doit!!! So...you BECOME 21, you TURN 30, You’re PUSHING 40, you REACH 50, you MAKE ITto 60...then you build up so much speed you HIT 70!!! After that, it’s a day by day thing. After thatyou HIT your 80’s you HIT. My grandmother won’t even buy green bananas: It’s aninvestment you know, and it may be a bad one. •

• - ; ;; ;iand reserve a spot. This is a great class with lots of fun ideas and helps thatkeep our brain working correctly longer. Our “Care for the Care Giver” Serieswill start on Sept 16th and will be every 1 and 3d Thursday at 11:00am. Caregivers get burnt out so quickly, this class is for you. Learn how to protectyourself as you take care of you l9oved one. 257-9455 or 257-9456

We have had some contact with aperson interested in teaching‘Zumba’ here at our center. If youwould like to participate give us acall. We would like to have an ideaof how many would be in a class.It is a great way to have fun and notfeel as if you have to exercise.And.. .you can lose weight while youdance. Give us a call if you have ainterest. We will pass it on.

Items ¶Th PurcIase.. . forEmergency StorageAdd diapers, feminine hygiene Supplies, a hand shovel, items related toindividual medical needs for your 72-hour kit. Add 5 lbs. cocoa (datefor rotation)

Myth #1:

The Medicare program is part of Social Security and administered by the Social SecurityAdministration.This is a half-truth. The Medicare program is closely associated in the public mind with Social Securityretirement and survivor cash benefits, and is authorized by the law called the Social Security Act.However, the Medicare program is run by a different Federal agency called the Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services or CMS.

Myth #2I will not become eligible for Medicare until I reach my full retirement age (which is beyond my 65thbirthday) and collect my Social Security retirement benefits.This is not true. The age of eligibility for Medicare remained 65 even when the cash benefits full retirementage started to rise above 65. Therefore, a person can be 65 years old, begin to receive Medicare benefits,and yet not apply for or receive cash Social Security benefits until a later point. In addition, seniors whochoose to receive (reduced) Social Security benefits earlier than age 65 (“early retirement”) may bereceiving checks for several years before they become eligible for Medicare at age 65.

Myth #3Once I start receiving Medicare benefits, any other health insurance I may have becomessecondary. Medicare pays first and other insurance is supplementary to fill in gaps in Medicarecoverage.This is another half-truth. It is true that much of the private health insurance seniors have is “Medi-gap” innature and “wraps around” their Medicare coverage to reduce their out of pocket costs. However, thereare some kinds of insurance that are primary. These include employer-provided health insurance benefitsfor seniors still working, certain workers compensation benefits, and some amounts paid in connectionwith automobile accident liability claims. Medicare employs a coordination of benefits contractor whichcollects information to identify potential situations in which Medicare is the secondary and not the primarypayer.

Myth #4Medicaid covers health care costs for seniors who are poor and Medicare is for everyone else.The fact is that Medicare covers virtually all seniors when they reach 65, regardless of their financialcircumstances. Seniors who are unable to afford Part B premiums, deductibles and coinsurance underMedicare can have those costs met by Medicaid, which is a means tested program. Medicaid also coverslong-term care not as medically intensive as the skilled nursing care and rehabilitation care covered post-hospitalization under Medicare. Because long-term care can be so expensive, even middle class seniorssometimes spend down their assets to the point where they qualify for Medicaid long term care benefits.Medicaid is very different from Medicare not only because it is means tested, but also because it is aFederal-State program that differs significantly in coverage and benefits from state to state. Day to dayoperation of the program is up to state governments, which share in the cost. Also, much of the focus ofMedicaid is on providing benefits for low income women and children.

Myth #5Medicare limits the number of days you can be hospitalized, taking this decision away from yourphysician.This is widely believed, but not actually true. The Medicare payment rules do include a standardizedamount for a given diagnosis or procedure that assumes a typical length of stay for that ailment.However, this is an average and In some cases may require shorter stays while others longer stays. Yourphysician remains the best judge of how long you need to stay in the hospital. Hospital stays are generallyshorter now than in years past, no matter what type of health insurance is paying the bill.

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If Michael Jordan saves bon’t argue with 1 Chef Salad 2 Ham Ball/Rice 3 Turkey Roast100% of his income for an idiot; the Fruit Peas Stuffingthe next 500 years, hewill still have less than people watching Bread Apple Raisin Salad CarrotsBill Gates has at this may not be able Robert Redford Juice Bread Berry Jell-Overy moment to tell the Cake Cookie Roll

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CLOSEb Casserole Rice Enchilada Potatoes/GravyLABOR Cottage Cheese w Chinese Salad Green Salad Mixed VegetablesbAY Pear Salad Egg Roll Peas Americana Salad

Juice Rice Krispie Treat Oatmeal Cookie RollFruit cobbler German Choc Cake

13 Cowboy belight 14 Tuna Casserole 15 Meat Logs 16 Taco Soup 17 Baked ChickenGreen Beans Cabbage Rice Cornbread Potato BakeSpinach Salad Biscuit Peas Frogeye Salad CarrotsJuice Fruit Cup 3 Bean Salad Banana Fruit SaladBread Juice Bread Bread Jell-O Cake RollBrownies Blueberry Bars Applesauce Cake Pumpkin bessert20 Tater Tot Cass. 21 Lasagna 22 Fish 23 Chicken Pillow 24 Turkey SteakPeas Green Salad Baked Potato Apple Raisin Salad Potatoes/GravyYogurt Parfait Mixed Vegetable Coleslaw Red Beets Mixed VegetablesJuice Bread Bread Green Beans Juice Jell-Q Salad7 Layer Cookie Chocolate Cake Bread Juice Rice Pudding Cake

Cookie27 Busy bay Steak 28 Minestrone 29 Chicken Rice 30 Tamale Pie Menu is subject toPotatoes/Gravy Soup Casserole Mixed Vegetables change withoutGreen Beans Hoagie Carrots Pistachio Salad notice.Crunchy Fruit Salad Beets Broccoli Salad Juice Milk and BreadJuice Bread Juice Juice Bread Better Than Cake available for everyApple Crisp Cheese Cake Peanut Butter meal.

BarsWhen I was young we used to go “skinny dipping,” now I just “chunky dunk” ... Wouldn’t it be nice if wheneverwe messed up our life we could simply press ‘CTRL , ALT, belete’ and start all over 2••• Wouldn’t you knowit...Brain cells come and brains cells go, but FAT cells live forever....Why do I have to swear on the Bible incourt when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed in a federal building?...Bumper sticker of the year: “Ifyou can read this, thank a teacher - and, since it’s in English, thank a soldierilL.. It is well documented that forevery mile that you jog, you add one minute to your life. This enables you at age 85 to spend an additional 5months in a nursing home at $5000.00 per month. Are you still running???

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