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Linking seniors on the North Coast
Vol. 30, No. 10
October 2011
Anticipating change in
adult day health services
Photo: Jana Gilbert
by Carol Harrison
A grinning Herrmann Spetzler, left, shakes on the new contract with Dan Johnson of Danco Build While changes may be a possibility
ers. In the back from left are Kathy Yorks, Danco project manager; Efren Del Rio, project engineer;
for adult day health care services for the
Christopher Peters, Open Door chief adpoor and frail, a window to a full range of
vancement officer; between the signers
long-term care services may be opening in
are Cheyenne Spetzler, Open Door COO
Humboldt County.
and Kevin Pressey, HMR Architects lead
Joyce Hayes, executive director of
architect; then Dwayne Lemos, Open
the Humboldt Senior Resource Center
Door facilities manager; James Bella,
(HSRC), believes a multi-year effort to
Open Door CFO; Michael O’Brien, HMR
bring the Program of All-inclusive Care
project architect; and Laura Kadlecik,
for the Elderly (PACE) to the North Coast
Open Door project representative.
could bear fruit within 18 months.
Tydd Street elevation
“The earliest target to be up and runby HMR Architects
ning would be January 2013,” Hayes said.
“We’ve done everything possible to make
sure this is doable and we need to go
forward. We’ll have the first part of the application done by the end of September.”
Danco selected to build Community Health Center
PACE is a comprehensive managed care
the contractor. With the help of
design of our new Eureka facility
by Christopher Peters
system for nursing home-eligible
seniors
many people, we’re finally ready
reflects our best thinking. It will
Open Door Community
NW Perspective Overall
age 55 and older. The program, which
to begin construction,” Herrmann
provide greater access to a larger
Health Centers has selected
would be administered by HSRC, offers
Spetzler said.
array of services than any clinic
Danco Builders Northwest to
a full range of long-term care services
in our system.”
construct its new 27,500-square “The time frame is definitely
to recipients and receives payment from
foot community health center on
a challenge, but we are confident
Open Door was awarded a
Medicare and, for low-income participants,
Tydd Street in Eureka.
of meeting the deadlines. We
multi-million dollar grant in
Medi-Cal.
expect site work to begin in the
October 2010 to construct the
“We are pleased to select a
The program is licensed through the
next few days,” said Johnson.
new facility by the federal Health
local company for this important
California Department of Health Services
Resources and Services Adminisproject,” said Herrmann Spet Spetzler said the official
and Medicare and “provides a substantial
tration under the Affordable Care
zler, chief executive officer of
groundbreaking ceremony is
cost savings to the state and federal governAct. The grant came with one big
Open Door Community Health
scheduledT Y D D
for October,
“but T | E U R S T R E E
ment” compared to 24-hour skilled nursing
condition — the building must be
Centers. “The construction will
we’re not waiting to get the concare, the Area 1 Agency on Aging’s Health
finished by September 2012.
have immediate impact on our
struction started.”
Committee wrote in its August report to the
economy; and, in the long run,
“It has been a race to get ev Christopher Peters is chief
Advisory Committee.
the finished health center will
erything done, from purchasing
advancement officer for Open
contribute more new jobs and
“For most participants, the comprethe land to designing the building
Door Community Health Cenopportunities to the area.”
hensive service package permits them to
to gaining the necessary approvters. His e-mail is cpeters@
continue living at home while receiving
als from the city and selecting
Danco was selected in a
opendoorhealth.com.
services — rather than be institutionalcompetitive bid process. “We’ve
ized,” wrote the legislative analyst for AB
signed the contracts. We’re ready
574, co-authored by Bonnie Lowenthal and
to go,” Spetzler said. A ceremoWes Chesbro.
nial groundbreaking is scheduled
for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22,
AB 574 went to Governor Brown’s desk
business, family or youth group
by Kelley L. Kyle
at 2200 Tydd St.
for signature on Sept. 13. The bill seeks to
that has made an effort to help
We live in an environment
expand the maximum number of authorized
According to Dan Johnson,
people include healthy eating
that does not always make the
PACE sites from 10 to 15. According to
president and chief execuand activity into their daily lives.
healthy choice the easy choice.
analyst Robert MacLaughlin, California
tive officer of Danco Builders
Humboldt Healthy Heroes are
Humboldt
CAN
(Community
currently has five authorized sites and “sevNorthwest, “We recognize the
working with Scout groups,
for
Activity
and
Nutrition)
is
a
eral” applications in process.
importance of this project to
tribal organizations, youth sports
collaboration
of
local
businesses,
the community on many levels.
The five in operation are based in major
leagues, service clubs, civic organonprofit agencies and individuWe’re excited that we can be part
metropolitan areas: AltaMed Senior Buena
nizations, schools and churches
als committed to building a uniof expanding health care in our
Care in Los Angeles County; Center for Elto make healthy changes for all.
fied movement toward increasing
region. We believe this will be a
ders Independence in Alameda County; On
There are many ways to create
physical activity, healthy eating
showcase facility long into the
Lok Senior Health in San Francisco County;
an environment that empowers
and
active
public
transportation.
future.”
Sutter Seniorcare in Sacramento County;
others to be healthy and active.
Its Humboldt Healthy Heroes
and Community Eldercare of San Diego in
Designed by HMR Architects
Some examples include developcampaign celebrates and recogSan Diego County.
of Sacramento, this is the second
ing healthy meeting, beverage
nizes organizations and individutime Open Door and HMR have
“Sometimes rural areas can’t get PACE
and snack guidelines for a work
als that make healthy eating and
collaborated. “We opened a great
going because they don’t have a building or
site, community group, sports
physical activity choices connew facility in Crescent City in
structure or the capacity to develop the proteam or classroom celebration,
venient, enjoyable, affordable,
2007,” said Cheyenne Spetzler,
gram,” Hayes said. “Humboldt County has
and encouraging walking, bicymore enticing or easier.
Open Door’s chief operating
the buildings and the skilled staff that has
cling and being active as part of a
A Humboldt Healthy Hero
officer. “We all learned from our
run the Senior Resource Center’s Adult Day
group’s culture.
is an organization, individual,
Del Norte experience, and the
Continued, page 4
Continued, page 3
New Open Door Clinic
O P E N D O O R C O M M U N I T Y H E A L T H C E N
Humboldt Healthy Heroes
New web site nurtures community
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Senior News • October 2011
Remembering Spirit
Renewal is the key to healthy future
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Change is inevitable. Every
day parts of our lives are different from the day before. It’s
how we manage change and acknowledge the new perspective
that decides our health status.
Healthy transitioning depends on adopting a positive
attitude to make change acceptable. Whether it is retirement; loss of a job, spouse,
close friend or relative; moving to a new location; loss of
health and independence or
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After a necessary period
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fairy tails and myth, the ugly
duckling becomes a swan or
the Phoenix rises from its ashes — and we see that renewal
is part of the human experience. The new life will look
and feel different and may take
a while to accept. Recognizing
that the old role is gone and
reinventing the new one is the
new job. And it is hard work.
I saw a woman in the
market standing still with her
empty basket. I asked her if
she was OK. Her reply, “My
husband is gone. I knew what
to buy for him. I have no
idea what I want for myself.”
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Dear Yenta,
ity rises and self-knowledge
begins.
It’s time to play a serious
game of What Do I Want.
Making lists helps with this.
Maybe writing a list of what
we don’t want is a place to
start. In self discovery, it is often easier to say what doesn’t
fit or belong anymore.
My story was losing my job
of 32 years because of a workrelated injury. I spent about
eight months in physical and
emotional pain. I was isolated,
felt rejected, depressed and so
on. One morning I woke up
and said, “If I’m going to keep
on waking up, I’d better do a
better job than another day of
wallowing.”
That was the day I went
To the editor,
Prior to attending Ferndale’s fair,
I learned that no
wheelchairs were
available for my
wife, Dorothy,
because they had all
been stolen.
Assistant Administrator
Susan Combes explained that
wheelchairs and walkers were
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Ask Yenta
W
e must always change,
renew, rejuvenate ourselves;
otherwise we harden.
~Goethe
looking for my new identity.
Who am I without the role? It
didn’t happen overnight but
the journey begins with awareness of the need for renewal,
another chance at life, a way
of bringing up all the interests
that were on the back burner
while working.
What helped me the most was
having family and friends who
were willing to let me tell my
story over and over until I used
up the energy of the past and had
a space for newness to fill. Then
I could consider how I could go
forward into the unknown world
and learn new skills, meet new
people, and share my experiences and hear others.
After any loss, there is a
time of confusion followed,
hopefully, with a time of recovery, where self-confidence
is restored and life becomes
new and exciting again. We
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points us in the direction of
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Renewal is key to a healthy
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nowadays is too
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ous fair attendees
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potentially dangerous. You
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My youngest grandchild is appointment so you can ask
well.
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Medicare open enrollment.............. 4
Ask Yenta............................................... 2
Business Spotlight 2011........................ 7
Goble’s Fortuna Mortuary
Calendar • Community....................... 16
Calendar • Senior Centers.................. 8, 9
Classified Ads...................................... 15
Focus: Health
• New Open Door Clinic.................... 1
• Humboldt Healthy Heroes.............. 1
• Renewal........................................... 2
• Staying healthy................................ 6
• Exploring vertigo........................... 13
Eel River
• Wired for Joy class Oct. 4................ 5
• New Multi-Purpose Center............ 14
• Fortuna Senior Services................. 14
Humboldt Senior Resource Center
• October events.............................. 10
• Focus: Alzheimer’s
It Takes Two.................................. 10
• Fran’s Garden................................ 11
• Super Volunteer............................. 11
Letters.................................................... 2
Nosier News Puzzle............................. 13
Stories
• PACE program................................. 1
• What’s blooming in October........... 3
• AARP Driver Safety.......................... 4
• CSL Annual Meeting set................... 5
• Veterans Stand Down...................... 5
• Humboldt Pioneers....................... 12
• Humboldt history.......................... 12
• Let’s talk trash............................... 13
• Del Norte cardiac clinic................. 15
• CR Plus Over 50............................ 15
Writers
• Carol Harrison................................. 1
• Chris Cooper................................... 5
• Christopher Peters........................... 1
• Courtney Hunt-Munther................ 15
• Evelyn King.................................... 12
• Jessica Osborne-Stafsnes................ 6
• Jessie Wheeler............................... 12
• Kelley L. Kyle................................... 1
• Lynne Page..................................... 13
• Martha Johnson............................... 4
• Marc Widdoes................................. 7
• Mary Ann Andrews........................ 13
• Mary Ella Anderson......................... 5
• Michael Blackwell.......................... 10
• Rachael Riggs................................. 10
• Reid Hausch.................................. 13
• Sharon McKinney............................ 2
• Susan Deschenes........................... 11
• Wanda Rigby................................. 14
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A solution for Adult Day Health, continued from page 1
Health Services for 25 years.”
That’s a resource that
brings the cost of PACE
implementation down from
$5 or $6 million to $2 million,
Hayes said.
“If it’s managed well, it is a
proven, sustainable program to
provide the highest quality of
care for our most frail elders,”
Hayes said. “But PACE eligibility has a much narrower
focus than adult day health. It
is really only a partial solution
for meeting the client needs
that ADHS can meet.”
Unless the governor does an
about-face on his decision to
eliminate Medi-Cal’s optional
adult day health care benefit in
California, it may also be the
only hope for some of the 206
Humboldt County participants
in adult day health care, about
half of whom have dementia or
developmental disabilities and
70 percent of whom require
skilled nursing care.
Seven months ago, every
Democrat in the Assembly
voted to support the governor’s proposal to eliminate the
ADHC benefit.
“It is a vote I regret daily,”
said Mariko Yamada, chairwoman of the Assembly Committee on Aging and LongTerm Care since 2009.
According to Yamada, that
vote was done on the belief
Brown would support a smaller program based on medical
acuity. It was outlined in AB
96, authored by Bob Blumenfield and known as Keeping
Adults Free from Institutions.
Brown vetoed AB 96 in July.
Hayes and Julie Damron
of Adult Day Health Care of
Mad River say 75 percent of
their day health clients rely on
Medi-Cal. The roughly $76
per day it reimburses the
organizations for care recipients provides anywhere from
one to five days a week.
“We will still be here, but
we can’t be here for everyone,” Damron said.
Damron said Mad River
Community Hospital has been
“very supportive” of the day
health program over the years,
offering a “unique space”
without a “whole lot of rent.”
The overhead is a little
different at HSRC, which as
a nonprofit took on the task
of building the cutting-edge
Alzheimer’s Resource Center
next door to its overcrowded
day health care center on
California Street in Eureka.
Like Damron, Hayes is hoping
to offset some of the potential
loss of Medi-Cal funding by
growing participation among
private-pay users, veterans,
and regional center clients.
Hayes called it “unrealistic” to expect a lot of growth
from those places.
“We are hoping to bridge
the gap with a small adult day
health program until we can
get PACE up and running,”
she said.
“We strongly support the
availability of the PACE program in Humboldt County,”
said Cindy Denbo, executive
director of the Area 1 Agency
on Aging.
“But it is at least a year or
more away. The issue right
now, this day, is that adult day
health care is slated to be eliminated. That goes against the
social contract Californians
have supported for 40 years —
our commitment to a network
of support for the most frail
seniors. Make no mistake: the
elimination of ADHC will affect us all.”
Hayes, Damron and Denbo
all expressed frustration with
a state plan to transition those
impacted by the loss of the
optional Medi-Cal benefit.
“The state in its transition
plan says there will be other
services, but there aren’t any,”
Damron said. “Every dayhealth program in the state
will tell you the same thing.”
“It’s a transition to nowhere,” Denbo said. “From
what I hear, folks in other rural
counties are telling their Assemblymembers the same thing.”
“There may be a plan, but
the services aren’t going to be
there to give them what they
need and get in ADHS,“ Hayes
said. “People will have to
make decisions about entering
into residential care, getting
more private pay in homes, or
going to skilled nursing.”
Hayes said a disability
rights lawsuit to be heard
Nov. 1 could reverse the
outcome for adult day health
services. The lawsuit could
also confirm it, or lead to an
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“Right now, when we look
at this year, our projections
have the assumption of six
months of Medi-Cal dollars
taking us through Nov. 30,”
Hayes said.
Once the Medi-Cal dollars
dry up, Damron expects hospital emergency departments to
fill up.
“People will still need the
services, and they won’t be
able to get them,” she said.
“We help people with daily
monitoring. We give medication. We can run over to the
hospital next door to do a
lab. We do a lot that enables
people to stay in their homes,
out of the emergency room
and out of skilled nursing.”
Denbo said there is still an
opportunity to delay the cut
until March. In mid-September, Yamada submitted such a
request, signed by 31 Assemblymembers, to Toby Douglas,
director of the Department of
Health Care Services.
“PACE is the future — a
future some of our frailest and
poorest seniors may not live to
see if this short-sighted approach
to balancing a budget is allowed
to proceed,” Denbo said.
Carol Harrison writes for
Area 1 Agency on Aging. This
was previously published under
the Gray Matters heading
in the TimesStandard’s
Boomers
and Beyond
section.
Photos by Nancy Spruance
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Humboldt Healthy Heroes, continued from page 1
A Humboldt Healthy Hero a healthier community and
is seeking effective models
makes healthy choices easier
and more accessible for others, and policies that groups are
Medicare open enrollment Oct. 15-Dec. 7
implementing. If a group is
for instance by making free
by Martha Johnson
Advantage plans also change
their insurance carriers.
interested in help setting some
and
clean-tasting
water
avail October will be a busy
what
is
covered
and
what
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simple goals, Humboldt CAN
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fresh
month for Medicare beneficopays
will
be
charged.
The
information about changes for
is a resource and is committed
fruit
to
a
meeting,
ensuring
ciaries who will receive their
Medicare publication, “Medi2012 to Medicare prescripto helping groups get connectthat
choices
in
the
vending
annual notice of change from
care and You, 2012” will also
tion drug plans and Medicare
ed to the resources they need.
machine
are
healthy
ones,
or
Advantage plans. Some plans be mailed this month, which is
setting
nutrition
guidelines
a comprehensive booklet that
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may not be offered next year,
for
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purchased
with
an
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coverage
a
story at www.Humboldt
and at the least, changes will
agency’s
money.
and
options.
HealthyHeroes.org,
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insurance.
Nov. 9 & 10, call 826-7764;
Medicare beneficiaries
and McKinleyville Nov. 19,
AARP
Driver
Safety
Promay also call Medicare for
call
839-3300. There will be
gram
instructors
have
schedhelp at 800-633-4227. Medino
classes
in December.
uled
two
certificate
renewal
care agents will be available
classes
for
participants
who
All participants completing
24 hours a day. Call during
have
previously
taken
an
AARP
an AARP Driver Safety course
evening or weekend hours for
Driver
Safety
course.
Contact
receive a certificate good for
shorter waiting times.
Serving all of Humboldt County
the instructor for details.
three years. Ask your insur Martha Johnson is HICAP
For the class in Bayside on ance agent about savings. The
manager. Appointments are
Call:
444-3367
Oct. 20, call 839-3300, and for fee for all classes is $12 for
available in Redway, Fortuna,
Visit: 539 G Street, Suite 106, Eureka
the class in Fortuna on Nov. 5, AARP members and $14 for
Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville,
non-members. Pre-registration
E-mail: [email protected]
Willow Creek and Crescent City. call 768-9701. No other fouris recommended.
hour
certificate
renewal
classes
Call 444-3000 or 464-7876.
Helping Hands
In Home Services
Page 5
CSL annual meeting set
Range of proposals are before the Senior Legislature
by Mary Ella Anderson
CSL Legislative Committee
The California Senior Leg- during the summer.
islature (CSL) will consider 61 Of the proposals on this
proposals from its members
year’s agenda, 31 state proposwhen it meets in Sacramento
als originated in the Senior Asthe last week in October.
sembly, which also produced
Selecting legislation to pro- 16 federal proposals. Fourteen
state proposals and three fedmote at the state and federal
eral proposals originated in the
level is a primary mission of
Senior Senate.
the CSL. Legislative proposals are submitted by members The issues addressed this
in the spring and vetted by the year include emergency trans-
Stand Down
Ferndale Fairgrounds site of
three-day veterans assistance
The sixth annual North
Coast Veterans Stand Down
will start Friday, Sept. 30, and
continue through Sunday, Oct.
2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Ferndale Fairgrounds. The
Red Cross is providing places
for veterans to sleep over the
entire weekend.
It is a time and place for
veterans to recuperate and
receive services, said Deborah
Reeves, president of the North
Coast Stand Down board. More than 400 veterans are
expected to avail themselves of
services that range from finding
homes to receiving dental care.
More than 50 support organizations will be on hand to provide
information from federal benefits and interviewing techniques to alternative health care
treatments like Reiki massage
and chiropractic adjustments.
Some of the sponsors are
the Redwood Vet Center, the
county Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Employment Development Dept. and the North
Coast Veterans Resource
Center.
portation for elders and frail
elderly, including one specifically for the Diablo Canyon
Nuclear Plant, foreclosure protection and housing security,
prescription drug recycling,
caregiver training, financial
abuse, parcel tax reform,
terminating the COLA reduction for SSI recipients, and
sex discrimination in federally
funded programs. A number of
the federal proposals deal with
Social Security. One seeks to
eliminate the windfall elimination provision, raise burial
benefits and fix the financing
of the program.
All of the proposals have
been divided among the committees of both houses. I will
be meeting with the Assembly
Finance and Insurance Committee, which will review
the Social Security financing
proposal and other finance or
insurance-related proposals.
Senior Sen. Jack Alderson has
moved up from vice chairman
to chairman of the Senate State
and Local Government Committee. This committee will
hear proposals such as the foreclosure proposal and a funeral
expense exemption proposal.
Fortuna
Wired for Joy classes start Oct. 4
by Chris Cooper
Do you find yourself numbing out to television? What
about binging on sweets,
salts and fats when you feel
stressed out? Do you spend
more money than you have or
overwork yourself? Would you
like to find genuine joy and
happiness in your life? If so,
the Wired for Joy class with
Kristi Colbert is right for you.
Wired for Joy classes for
anyone 18 years or older will
begin Oct. 4 and continue
through Nov. 15 at the Fortuna
Branch Library. Classes will
meet on Tuesdays from 6:30
to 8 p.m. with the first class
going until 8:15 p.m.
Classes will cover the basics
of Emotional Brain Training
(EBT), a program developed at
UCSF that integrates mindfulness with cutting-edge neuroscience. Topics will include
easing stress without relying on
[email protected]
food, shopping or television,
retraining the brain to be more to make reservations.
mindful of thoughts, and creating genuine joy in life. The
instructor asks that students
plan to attend every class, as
6210 Avalon Drive • Eureka
each one builds on the last. The
class size will be limited to the
443-9484
first 12 applicants.
Catering to seniors
The instructor is Kristi
with a 10% savings
Colbert, an RN and certified
every day
diabetes educator who has
on everything*
worked in the nursing field for
*excluding sale items
25 years. She is also a certified
We have time for you!
EBT provider with the UCSF
medical school affiliated Institute for Health Solutions.
The classes are free. The
Fortuna Library is located at
753 14th St., across from St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church.
These classes are sponsored by
the Melvin and Grace McLean
Foundation.
Chris Cooper is the Fortuna branch Librarian. Call
him at 725-6731 or e-mail
Greenlot Nursery
On a personal note, last
year my proposal was to create
a state-owned bank similar to
the one in North Dakota. It
was a popular proposal with
the legislative staff that assists the committee members,
but the committee rejected it
because it wasn’t specific to
seniors. This year, in light of
the dire financial condition in
the state, I tried to come up
with something that would
be helpful, inexpensive and
specific to seniors.
My proposal, which is
designated AP-1, is for a
statewide Senior Volunteer
Appreciation Day to recognize
all the older people who give
their time and expertise to
schools, hospitals and nonprofits throughout the state. It
doesn’t solve our economic
problems, but it does acknowledge the importance of all the
retired teachers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, administrators,
engineers, and so many more,
who step up to do their part for
California.
Soon each member of the
CSL will receive a book of all
61 proposals to study before
the October session. On the
last day of the session, both
the Senate and Assembly will
vote for those proposals they
would most like to see enacted and a top 10 list will be
created. In January, members
of the Legislative Committee
will be walking the halls of
the State Capitol in search of
sponsors to get them enacted
into law.
The CSL has a web site
where you can follow the process. Go to www.4csl.org to
stay informed about what we
are doing.
Mary Ella Anderson is the
Senior Assemblywoman representing Humboldt and Del
Norte counties in the California Senior Legislature. Her
e-mail is [email protected].
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Staying healthy
Humboldt County Alliance encourages patients
to care about their care
Toni Martin is a greatgrandmother, artist and an
“intelligent partner” in her
health care. Since being
diagnosed with diabetes eight
years ago, Toni has become
an active participant in man-
aging her own health and an
advocate for encouraging others to participate effectively
in their own health care.
Toni has been fortunate
to have an excellent partnership with her physician and
has received quality health
care. While she
knows caring
about the care
she receives is
important, many
are unaware that
receiving quality
health care should
even be an area of
concern.
In the United
States we spend
more money per
person on health
care than any
other country in
Toni Martin
the world. Yet, compared to
other countries, the care we
receive is low in quality and
high in cost.
Hospitals and health care
providers can provide excellent
care and often do, but research
shows that good quality health
care is not provided regularly
enough. In fact studies show
that patients only get the appropriate care for their health
condition about half the time.
The Humboldt County
Aligning Forces for Quality
(AF4Q) Alliance is working to
address this issue in our community to ensure the care that
is offered to county residents
is safe, effective and high
quality. This local work is part
of a larger endeavor to transform the delivery of health
care nationwide.
An initiative of the Robert
Photos by Lynn Johnson
Dr. Bruce Kessler, left, Toni Martin, right, and staff from
Eureka Internal Medicine meet to discuss their work as a
Primary Care Renewal Team.
Wood Johnson Foundation,
Aligning Forces for Quality
is a national effort to bring
together patients, providers
and employers to improve
health care at local, regional
and national levels. Humboldt
County is one of the 16 grantees participating in this effort
and serves as the rural model
for the rest of the nation.
“When [health care] consumers speak up, it changes
the conversation,” said Dr.
Carolyn Clancy of the Agency
for Healthcare Research and
Quality.
In Humboldt County we
believe this to be true. Patient
involvement is a core feature
of the Alliance’s strategies to
improve health care. From offering the opportunity to look
at local health care performance information on a free
community web site (wwww.
communityhealthalliance.
org), to creating opportunities for patients to share their
perspective on the experience
of health care with local doctors, the Humboldt County
AF4Q alliance feels that the
participation of patients in
improving health care quality
is crucial.
Toni Martin has been an
important partner in the local
health care conversation. There
are opportunities for others to
become involved, too.
The Humboldt County
AF4Q Alliance encourages the
community to find out more
about health care quality by
visiting www.communityhealthalliance.org or www.
careaboutyourcare.org.
For more information about
projects and services that
can help you or your family
become active participants in
your health care, call me at the
Community Health Alliance,
445-2806 ext. 2.
Jessica Osborne-Stafsnes
is the consumer engagement
specialist for the Community
Health Alliance
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by Jessica Osborne-Stafsnes
ceramics • fused glass • jewelry
October 14-16
Friday noon to 9
Saturday 9 to 4
Sunday 9 to 2
Fire Arts Center
520 South G Street, Arcata
(across from the marsh)
826-1445
fireartsarcata.com
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Business Spotlight 2011
Goble’s Fortuna Mortuary
Goble’s since 1946 in Fortuna
by Marc Widdoes
The original funeral home
was known as Fortuna Mortuary and was founded and built
in 1940 by Rex Henry Musser,
his then-wife, Charlotte Evers
Musser, and brother-in-law,
Cecil Evers. They sold the
mortuary to Max A. Goble
and his father Clyde in 1946,
and they renamed it Goble’s
Fortuna Mortuary.
Later Jim Widdoes, who
started his mortuary career in
Santa Rosa in February 1958,
graduated from San Francisco
College of Mortuary Science
and was hired by the Goble
family in July 1961. He was
asked to become a partner in
the business in 1970.
After the death of Max
Goble in 2004, Jim Widdoes
brought his son Marc Widdoes
and son-in-law Tom Howe
into the business.
Before the mortuary was
built at the corner of 12th and
L streets, a garage and blacksmith shop was torn down in
1940 to make room for it. In
1940, 12th Street was still a
dirt road.
The Assembly of God
Church next door to the
mortuary was purchased by
the Goble family in the 1960s
Goble’s Fortuna
Mortuary staff are,
from left, Tom Howe,
David Lewis, Jim Widdoes,
Rod Sanderson and
Marc Widdoes
and became a full part of
the mortuary in 1976, when
everything was remodeled
after a fire. Behind Goble’s,
where U.S. Bank is today, was
a neighborhood of residential
homes where staff members
lived. One of the homes was
moved to Eighth and N streets
and another was moved to
Ross Hill Road and became
the parsonage for the Church
of the Nazarene.
Marc Widdoes is one of the
owners of Goble’s Fortuna
Mortuary. For information,
call 725-2294.
Business Spotlight
Senior News is celebrating
its 30th year of publication. As
part of that celebration, we’re
spending the year focusing
on one advertiser each month
who has been supporting our
paper since records began to
be kept in 1994. We’re grateful to them for their continuing
advertising. See Goble’s ad
this page.
2011
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Choices
Goble’s
When a loved one passes, we know you have choices
to make concerning the ceremony. We encourage you Fortuna Mortuary, Inc.
FD-697
to really look at your options and decide what is best
560 12th Street, Fortuna, CA
for your family. If you choose us, you can expect the
725-2294
best service possible.
October
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Eureka
Eureka
Eureka
Every Tue.8:30-4:30 Computer Lab
Every Tue.8:30-4:30 HICAP counseling by
appt. 444-3000
Every Tue. 9-12 Firewood Sales
1-2:30 Firewood Sales
Every Tue. 9-10 Coffee Hour
Every Tue. 9-11 Haircuts by Bob
Every Tue.
10 Bingo (exc. 10/4)
Every Tue. 12:30 Billiards
Every Tue. 12:30 Beginning Spanish
Oct. 4
10:15 Music by Ray, Chuck
& John
6pStamp Club
Oct. 25
Every Thur.8:30-4:30
Every Thur. 9-12
1-2:30
Every Thur.9-10
Every Thur.
10
Every Thur.
10
Arcata
Arcata
Every Wed.8:30-4:30Computer Lab
Every Wed 9-12 Firewood Sales
Every Wed. 9-10 Coffee Hour
Every Wed.
10 Computer with Mark
Every Wed.10-11:30Blood Pressure /Bob
11 Bread Distribution
Every Wed.
Every Wed. 12:30 Billiards
1 Exercise w/ Angie
Every Wed.
Every Wed. 1:15 Inter. Line Dancing
Every Wed. 3:30 Arthritis Exercise
Class
Every Wed.
4 Beg. Line Dance
10 Bingo
Oct. 5
Oct. 5
5:30pOLLI Basic Drawing
Oct. 12
11 Dale Wingett, singer
Oct. 20
8:30-10
Arcata
Oct. 20
10
Oct. 27
12
10
12
10
10
10
STRONG Exercise
Sewing Group
Site Council
Silver Quills Writers
Halloween Party
Every Mon. 8:30
Every Mon. 11:30
1
Every Mon.
Every Mon.
1
Every Mon. 1:30
Closed
Oct. 10
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
11:30 Halloween Costumes
Every Mon.
9 Moving It Off
Every Mon. 10:20 Moving It Off
5pSTRONG Exercise
Every Mon.
1st Mon.
2 Book Club
New Number
W. John Moore
TOLL FREE
877.677.3298
www.srfinance.com
3117 E Street in Henderson Center, Eureka 95503
Tide Pools
Rehab Group
Oct. 12, 26
Every Wed. 8:30 Tai Chi
Every Wed.
10 Needlework
10 Blood Pressure Tests
Every Wed.
Every Wed.
12 Mahjong
Every Wed.
1 Sewing
9:30 Cher-Ae Heights bus
Oct. 5
Oct. 5
10 Genealogy
12 Luncheon –
Oct. 26
Meatballs & Gravy
Crescent City
Del Norte Senior Center
Every Wed. 8:30 Exercise
Every Wed.
10 Chair exercise
Every Wed. 10:30 Blood Pressure
Every Wed.
11 Boon Dock Band
Every Wed. 1:30 Japanese Flower
Arranging
Oct. 19
1 Spooky Bingo
Fortuna–Methodist Church
Every Tue.
9
Every Tue. 10:10
Every Tue. 1:30
2nd, 4th Tue.10:30
Ferndale
Maintaining Mobility
Maintaining Mobility
Senior Stitchers
Grandparents Support
Group
Every Wed.
Fortuna–Presbyterian Church
Every Mon. 9:30 Tai Chi
Every Mon.
11 Line Dancing
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Redway
Every Mon. 10:30 Senior Fitness,Vets
Hall, Garberville
Every Mon. 12:30 Senior Lunch
Every Mon. 1:30 Cards & games
Oct. 10
Closed Columbus Day
Oct. 17, 31 HICAP by appt.
800-434-0222
2 Seated Tai Chi
3 STRONG Exercise
Everyday walking
FortunaRiver Lodge
Monday through Wednesday
Walk with a group, 8:30 a.m.
845 10th Street, Suite 202B
Arcata • 707.599.5763
Is your loved one
experiencing challenges?
• memory loss
• attention deficit issues
• autism symptoms
• speech articulation
Evaluation & treatment of disorders
impacting communication and
dysphagia (swallowing problems)
[email protected]
445-4126
Every Thur.
9 Katie’s Krafters
Every Thur. 9-10 Chair Massage
w/ Pete (donation)
Every Thur.
10 Tai Chi $3 drop-in
Every Thur.
10 Senior Aqua Aerobics,
$5, HealthSport
Oct. 6, 20
9-2 Basic Haircuts by
appt. 825-2027, $5
Oct. 20
10:15 Swing & Sway Trio
Oct. 20
10:30 Commodities
McKinleyville
Every Thur. 9:30 Osteo X
Every Thur. 10:40 Stretching
Every Thur. 11-3 Soup & Bread
Every Thur. 12:30 Bingo
Every Thur.
2 Crafting & Visiting
Redway
Every Wed. 11:30 Blood Pressure Check
Every Wed. 12:30 Senior Lunch
Every Wed. 1:30 Bingo
McKinleyville
Every Fri.
8:30
9:30
Every Fri.
Every Fri.
1
Oct. 7
10
Oct. 14, 28
Tai Chi
Crafts
Pinochle
Diabetes Group
HICAP counseling by
appt. 444-3000
Crescent City
Every Fri.
8:30 Exercise (exc. 10/28)
Every Fri.
10 ChairExercise (exc.10/28)
Every Fri. 12:30 Pinochle
11 Bake Sale
Oct. 7
Oct. 14 Legal Services by appt.
464-3069
Oct. 28
11:30 Birthday Luncheon
Fortuna–Mountain View
Redway
Feldenkrais
Ping Pong w/Pete
Merry Melody Makers
Staff Training
Birthday Celebration
Every Thur. 12:30 Computer Class
Every Thur. 1:30 Line Dancing
Oct. 20
11 Foster Grandparents
Oct. 27
8:30 Exercise
10 Chair Exercise
Oct. 27
Every Wed.
9 Moving It Off
Every Wed. 10:20 Moving It Off
5pSTRONG Exercise
Every Wed.
1 Tai Chi
Every Fri.
9
Every Fri. 10-12
Oct. 7,14,2112:30
Oct. 21
Closed
Oct. 28
Ferndale
Every Thur.
9 Maintaining Mobility
Every Thur. 10:10 Maintaining Mobility
Oct. 20 4:30, 6pComputer Classe
Every Wed.
Arcata
Crescent City
Every Wed.
Every Wed.
Every Thur.
Every Thur.
9 Cards & Games
3 Seated Tai Chi
Every Thur. 10:30 Senior Fitness at Vets
Hall, Garberville
Every Thur. 12:30 Senior Lunch
Every Thur. 1:30 Cards & Games
Oct. 13
1-3 Brown Bag and
Commodities pickup
Oct. 20
1:30 Haircuts
Every Fri.
9 STRONG Exercise
Every Fri. 10:15
Every Fri.
11
Oct. 7
Oct. 21
Closed
Oct. 28
12
Physical Exercise
Mental Exercise
Wear Jeans Day
Staff Training
Birthday Celebration
Fortuna-Presbyterian Church
Every Fri.
9:30 Fun & Games
Redway
Oct. 7
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Eureka
Oct. 15
5:30 Soroptimist Bingo
5 Bingo for Bulldogs
Youth Football
5:30 Potluck Dinner
Saturdays
12 Nooners’ Luncheon at
Oriental Buffet, 5000
Valley West, Arcata
McKinleyville
Oct. 8, 15
12:30 Cribbage
Fortuna
10 FSS monthly meeting
and potluck
Mike Holmes, aortic valve surgery
“There is no need
to leave town. I’m
so glad I had the
procedure here.”
Mike Holmes had no idea he was living with a potentially fatal congenital defect in his heart. Unbeknownst
to him, Mike had a failing aortic valve that had caused
his heart to enlarge and dilate the aorta to the point of
potential rupture.
Mike chose to have cardiac surgery at St. Joseph
Hospital – and is grateful he did. Cardiac surgeon
Dr. John Postel and the team at the Heart Institute
successfully repaired Mike’s failing aortic valve without
having to replace it – a procedure that is rare for rural
areas like Humboldt County.
“I thought I would have to leave the area for the surgery,” Mike said, “but there’s no need to leave town. St.
Joseph Hospital, Dr. Postel, the staff – everyone was
wonderful. I’m so glad I had the procedure here.”
The Heart Institute.
Quality care close to home.
www.stjosepheureka.org
Redway
Questions
about
Activities
Eureka • 443-9747
1910 California St.
McKinleyville • 839-0191
1620 Pickett Rd.
Fortuna • Mountain View Village
725-6245 • 2130 Smith Lane
Arcata • 825-2027
Arcata Community Center
Del Norte Senior Center • 464-3069
1765 Northcrest Drive
Fortuna • Methodist Church
726-9203 • 9th & N streets
Ferndale • 786-4141
Community Center
Redway • 923-2399
Healy Senior Center, 456 Briceland
726-9203 • 1431 Ross Hill Rd.
Fortuna • Presbyterian Church
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Every Fri.8:30-4:30 Computer Lab
Every Fri.
9-10 Coffee Hour
Every Fri.
9 Falun Dafa
Every Fri.
10 Beginning Tai Chi
Every Fri.
11 Yoga
Every Fri. 12:30 Billiards
Every Fri.
1 Bridge
2 Swedish Class
Every Fri.
Oct. 7
12:15 First Friday Flicks
Oct. 14
6pFriday Line Dance
Closed Staff Training
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
11 Birthday celebration w/
Reid Hausch, music
Oct. 15
Lima’s Professional Pharmacy
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Every Thur. 12:30
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Every Thur.
Oct. 13
2
Optometrist
Family Vision Care
Eye Examinations
Prescriptions Filled
Fashion Eyeglasses
Contact Lenses
Every Thur. 10:45
1 Pinochle
5pBingo
Fridays
Eureka
Computer Lab
Firewood Sales
Firewood Sales
Coffee Hour
Intermediate French
Cribbage, Chess &
Scrabble
Grocery Bingo – bring
a can of food
Billiards
Exercise
Senior News Editorial
Advisory Board – All
readers welcome
Commodities and
AniMeals Pet Food
Computer consultations w/ Brian Small
Board Meeting
9 STRONG Exercise
Dr. Martin E. Turkis
CA Licensed Speech Pathologists
Chi Gong
STRONG Exercise
Afternoon Crafts
HICAP counseling by
appt. 444-3000
10 Dance, Old Gold Band
McKinleyville
Oct. 11
10 Site Council
Oct. 11, 25 11:30 Wellness Talk
Oct. 18
10:30 Music w/ Ray & Chuck
707.442.3300
9 TOPS – Take Off
Pounds Sensibly
9:30 Osteo X
10:40 Stretching
11 Computers
12:30 Bingo
1:30 Exercise
9 STRONG Exercise
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PROGRAM
Every Wed. 9:30
Every Wed.
10
Every Wed. 12:30
Oct. 12,19,26 9-1
Every Tue. 12:30 Computer Class
Every Tue.
2-4 Crochet & Knitting
Every Tue. 4:30 Gentle Yoga
Every Tue. 7:30pFolk Dancing
Oct. 4, 18
2-7 Blood Bank
1-3 Commodities
Oct. 25
FHA Lending Limit of
9
9-10
9:30
10
Crescent City
Every Mon. 8:30 Exercise
Every Mon.
10 Chair Exercise
Every Mon. 12:30 Pinochle
Oct. 10
Closed Columbus Day
Oct. 17
3 Diabetes Support
11 Widowed Persons
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
11:30 Costume Party
Oct. 31
Katie’s Krafters
Chair Massage w/ Pete
Blood Pressure
Senior Aqua Aerobics,
$5, HealthSport
Every Tue. 12:30 Bead Jewelry Class
Every Tue.
Crescent City
Every Mon.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
Every Tue.
McKinleyville
Tai Chi
Readers Circle
Humor Club
Party Bridge
Computer Clinic
Columbus Day
Ferndale
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Thursdays
Every Mon.8:30-4:30 Computer Lab
Every Mon. 9-12 Firewood Sales
Every Mon. 8:30 AniMeals pet food
bagging
Every Mon. 9-10 Coffee Hour
Every Mon. 10:15 Karate w/Jerry Bunch
Every Mon. 12:30 Billiards
Every Mon. 12:30 Movie Matinee
1 Exercise w/Angie
Every Mon.
Every Mon. 3:30 Arthritis Exercise
Class
Oct. 31
11:45 Halloween Parade
McKinleyville
www.humboldtfence.com
Wednesdays
Eureka
Every Mon.
Every Mon.
Oct. 10
Oct. 10, 24
Oct. 31
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2 Open Mic Music Jamboree at Monday Club
2700 Dolbeer Street • 707-269-3770
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Humboldt Senior Resource Center (HSRC) • 1910 California St. • Eureka, CA 95501 • 443-9747 • Activities, ext. 1228, [email protected]
Focus: Alzheimer’s
October at HSRC
by Michael Blackwell
Firewood
The firewood season is well
under way with hundreds of
people already participating in
our firewood partnership with
the Sheriffs Work Alternative
Program (SWAP). Until now,
households have been allowed
to purchase up to two cords of
firewood.
We are pleased that we will
now be able to provide a third
cord. If you haven’t bought
any wood yet, you can still
come and buy vouchers for up
to three cords.
Monday Oct. 3, is the official day that we will begin sell
a third cord voucher. We will
sell the wood Monday through
Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon
and 1 to 2:30 p.m. We will
continue the sales until we are
out of wood.
Low-cost wood vouchers
are available for sale to seniors at the Humboldt Senior
Resource Center, 1910 California St., Eureka, on a sliding
scale based on income. People
meeting the following require-
ments may purchase wood:
• Household member age 55
and older
• Living on a low to moderate
income
• A resident of Humboldt
County.
Once purchased, one
voucher can be redeemed for
one cord of wood at the Humboldt County SWAP lot behind
General Hospital in Eureka.
Bring the following with
you to purchase wood:
• Proof of address
• An identification document
as well as a current utility
bill to demonstrate proof of
address.
• Proof of household income,
such as, but not limited to,
a 2010 tax return, Social
Security Award letter or two
pay check stubs.
Cash and local checks will
be the only accepted form of
payment. The HSRC Activity
Program encourages people to
purchase their wood as soon as
possible. Call 443-9747, ext.
1240, with questions.
Halloween
Monday Oct. 31, is Halloween. Join us in the Eureka
dining center for Ghoulish
Green Lasagna, Earthy Green
Salad, Freaky French Bread
and Spooky Eyeball Pudding.
At 11:45 a.m. prepare for a
parade of ghosts and ghouls
dressed up as all sorts of characters. Come dressed up and
participate,
or stay at
your table;
either way
you can have
a frightening
good time
that will be
sure to lift
your spirits.
a lively look aT life afTer 50!
TWO SHOWS: fri. & SaT., ocT. 28 & 29
dies
Aging Bo
Tracey Barnes Priestley & Valerie Gillett Bourne
7 P.m.
ArCATA PLAYHoUSe
Sex
Relationsh
ip
s
ich
Sandewration
Gen
Marri
age
Tickets: $15/person.
Available at OLLI at HSU
(SBS Bldg., Suite 207)
or call OLLI: 826-5880
Divorce
Empt
A BenefiT for
INFORMATION: (707)
by Rachael Riggs
Sally takes a deep breath
as she prepares to answer the
same question, again. Sally
cares for her husband who
has Alzheimer’s disease. She
loves him dearly, but at times
she feels frustrated with the
challenges of caregiving. Sally
wants to know how to handle
the personality changes of
her husband as the dementia
affects the way he behaves and
his ability to care for himself.
Sally needs the workshop, It
Takes Two: Understanding
Dementia Behavior.
It Takes Two is a popular
workshop for family caregivers who care for a person with
dementia. Caregivers will
learn how to increase their
Lobby art
abilities to understand, com We love to bring in difmunicate and remain connectferent art to show off in our
ed with their loved ones. This
lobby. For the months of
workshop will also help family
November and December we
caregivers understand and
would love to show pictures of
modify troublesome dementia
your family.
behavior and gain the partici The picture can be more
pation and cooperation of their
recent or something from when loved ones while assisting in
Continued to right activities of daily living.
The Second half
Featuring
Understanding dementia behavior
y Nest
Adul
Childrt
en
Activities, continued from left
you where a kid — or anywhere in between. We can hang
up to 30 pictures at once, and
we can rotate some if we need.
If you would like to have
a picture of your family hung,
please contact the senior
service office at 443-9747,
ext 1240, between now and
Dec. 10. We will do our best
to show off your family. The
sooner you call us, the sooner
we can be sure to hang your
picture.
Michael Blackwell has
taken on more responsibili-
ties as the new Nutrition and
Activities program manager.
He will oversee three dining
sites in Arcata, Eureka and
Fortuna, the home-delivered
meals program serving people
from Fortuna to Trinidad and
the activities program.
Receptionist Sam Grace
will become the Activities and
Nutrition Program support
coordinator, taking over the
tasks of activities. For questions or inquiries, call Michael
at 443-9747, ext. 1256, or Sam
at ext. 1228.
Senior News is now
all color
826-5880 • www.humboldt.edu/olli
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) IS OFFERED BY HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF EXTENDED EDUCATION
This workshop will be presented by Redwood Caregiver
Resource Center, a program
of North Coast Opportunities;
and the Alzheimer’s Resource
Center, a program of the Humboldt Senior Resource Center.
It Takes Two will take
place on Monday Oct. 17,
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the Alzheimer’s Resource
Center Library in Eureka.
This is a wonderful opportunity for family caregivers to
learn more and care for their
loved ones while reducing the
frustrations that can come with
caregiving.
The cost of the workshop
is $30 per person. Participants
have the choice of bringing
their lunches to the class or
purchasing lunch for an additional $5. To register contact
the Redwood Caregiver Resource Center at (800) 8341636.
Rachael Riggs is program
manager for the Alzheimer’s
Resource Center, a program of
the Humboldt Senior Resource
Center, www.humsenior.org.
To advertise,call 476-9258
ACTIVITIES, ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES, ALZHEIMER’S DAY CARE AND RESOURCE CENTER, CARE MANAGEMENT
Many thanks to those who have made gifts in recent months. Donations are used to provide
outstanding senior programs and services. Please send your donation to HSRC, 1910 California St., Eureka, CA 95501
We appreciate these generous
donors to our programs. This
list represents HSRC donors
between Aug. 29 and Sept.
15, 2011. Sincere thanks to
everyone.
*$100 or more
** $1,000 or more
INDIVIDUALS
Lucinda Bradshaw*
Daryl & Phyllis Chinn
Elsa Cline
Joanne & Kirk Conzelmann
Nancy Corral
Robert & Ellen Durfee
Douglas Durham
Manuel & Mary Ferreira
James Forman
Ray Glavich
Neil Grossman & Sari Swede
William Hunsaker
Rich & Carolyn Hunt
James Lambert
Susan Lefever*
Marilyn McKenzie
Loran Miller
Thelma Pavlich*
Indicus & Rachael Riggs
Harold & Pat Smith*
John & Mickey Strang
Margaret Strong
Cindy & Dennis Sullivan
Richard Will
Mary Will*
BUSINESSES
Lawrence A. Ford & Son
Ranch Co.**
IN MEMORY OF
Preston Betz
John (Short Port) Cardoza
Randall Walstrand
William Will
HOME DELIVERED MEALS, HOT LUNCHES, OMBUDSMAN, SENIOR NEWS, SUPPORT GROUPS
Page 11
HSRC News & Notes
707-443-9747 • Web site: www.humsenior.org • E-mail: [email protected]
Super Volunteer
Eureka Dining Site
by Susan Deschenes
all of her life. She graduated
“Get up and go,” says Sha- from Eureka High School and
ron Olson, this month’s Super was involved in tap, ballet and
Volunteer at the Eureka dining jazz, and played clarinet in the
site. Sharon says this is her ba- Eureka High Band.
sic philosophy for living each She has three grown childay, and she certainly shows
dren, eight grandchildren and
this attitude
recently happily
every day at the
greeted her first
Eureka site.
great-granddaughter.
If you take
a moment and
Sharon has
really look at
been a go-getter
Sharon’s photo,
and busy all of
you may see her
her life. If she
dynamic, “golooks familiar
for-it” energy
to you, you may
and her readiness
have seen her at
to serve.
Photo by Patti LeGary the Subway in
Sharon alMyrtletowne,
Sharon Olson
ways says “yes”
where she worked
to whatever needs to be done
for three years; and, before
in the Dining Room, from
that, 10 years at Home Town
assisting our food services as- Buffet. Sharon now works
sistant, Launa, to serving our
part-time as a caregiver and alpatrons, fetching something
ways has time for more clients.
from the kitchen and other
Sharon loves coming to the
trouble-shooting activities.
center each day to serve others
And she is fun. You will
and enjoys being with people.
always feel cheered with Sha- We are lucky to have this ball
ron’s natural positive attitude
of energy in our midst.
energy and cheerfulness.
Susan Deschenes is the
Sharon has lived in Eureka Eureka dining site coordinator.
i n us
C o me j o r
e
i n Oc t ob
HSRC Senior Dining Centers
where you’re welcome for
Meals • Conversation • Friendship • Activities
First week
Oct. 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 6
Oct. 7
Oct. 20
Oct. 21
Salisbury Steak
Closed for Staff
Training
Turkey Chili
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Lemon Herb Fish
Fourth week plus
Pork Roast
Oct. 24 Meat Loaf w/ Gravy
Chinese Chicken
Oct. 25 Apricot Chicken
Salad
Oct. 26 Roast Leg of Lamb
Oct. 27 Hot Turkey Sandwich
Second week
Oct. 10 Pulled Pork Sandwich Oct. 28 Birthday Celebration
Taco Salad
Oct. 11 Chicken Marsala
Oct.
31
Ghoulish
Green
Oct. 12 Clam Chowder
Lasagna
Oct. 13 Chef Salad
Oct. 14
Beef Ravioli
Oct. 17
Oct. 18
Oct. 19
Hawaiian Chicken
Shepherd’s Pie
Half Turkey Sanwich
and Vegetable Soup
Third week
Call for reservations
Arcata • 825-2027
Eureka • 442-1181
Fortuna • 725-6245
People 60+ and spouses of any age are invited.
Photo by Barbara Clark
Fran’s Garden was dedicated on Sept. 1. Executive Director Joyce Hayes, standing
right, speaks to the crowd honoring Fran Davis. Now the garden on the south side of the
Humboldt Senior Resource Center is sunny and ready for visitors. Fran was a longtime
volunteer, then Senior Community Services Employment staff member, then a paid employee of the Senior Resource Center. During all that time she was also working to make
this garden look beautiful.
Page 12
Humboldt history
Family looks back to presidents
by Evelyn King
The town’s description in 1861
made it clear why he chose to
For years my father reemigrate in 1867— “A misersearched his ancestral roots,
able village; the houses poor
finding records back to
and scattered, the streets narEngland. Every time he tried
row, crooked and dirty.”
to talk to me about it, regrettably, I would only half listen. Using Ancestry.com I conThen 18 months ago a second nected with cousins I previcousin on my mother’s side
ously did not know existed.
sent me records of our comWe all have saints and sinners
Photo by Jessie Wheeler
mon ancestry traced back 12
in our ancestry, and sometimes
Kit Clements, Humboldt Historical Society’s executive director, speaks at a recent meeting. generations to the 1600s in
the stories are worth a little
Massachusetts.
wonder and awe. There is an
Humboldt Pioneers still gather history
opportunity to discover where
When I saw I was a direct
current members are encourby Jessie Wheeler
Meetings are held the
we got that chin or how our
descendent of William Bradsecond Friday of each month, aged to bring guests.
The Humboldt Pioneers
ford of the Mayflower, I sat up values were shaped.
except July and August, in the Kit Clements, new execuwas founded in January 1876.
and took notice. Reading letters In our case, it has been to
Oddfellows Hall in Eureka,
The original requirement for
tive director of the Humboldt
left to us by previous generadiscover the part our DNA
with a potluck luncheon folmembership was residence in
County Historical Society, was tions, I discovered father and
played in the great historical
lowed by a program concern- the presenter recently.
Humboldt County as of 1855
son presidents John and John
moments of this country’s
ing Humboldt history.
and Trinity County by 1853,
We were treated to a lively Quincy Adams and patriot
history. And to ask how in the
the year Humboldt was formed. The Pioneers are a diverse discussion about the services
Samuel Adams are my cousins. world did my husband and I
Members have changed these
group who collectively hold an and work of the the Historical My seventh great-grandfather
end up meeting in California
rules several times over the
enormous amount of informa- Society. Clements emphasized settled in Salem, where a disnearly 400 years after our anyears, eventually admitting
tion about our county. New
that the Humboldt Pioneers
tant cousin was hung as a witch cestors, living 40 miles apart,
anyone whose ancestors were
members are welcome, and
were the DNA of local history, in 1692. Each story we have
may well have known each
here 100 years ago.
as we came from the early
uncovered has been a great
other back in Massachusetts in
families who settled here.
serendipitous find.
the 1600s.
Eureka, Arcata,
Fortuna, Scotia,
He
said
the
efforts
of
the
The
Internet
allowed
us
to
Evelyn King is a retired
McKinleyville,
Rio Dell
HCHS and other organizations search the history of HudCrescent City
Twice Daily
director of the Healy Senior
Twice Daily
M, W, F
have pretty solidly documented dersfield, Yorkshire, England
Josey's
Center and a transplant to
M-F
the record of early settlers. Of
where my father’s grandfather Whitethorn from Pleasanton,
Delivery Service
course,
there
will
always
be
bits
Orick,
lived. At age 11 he was work- Calif., 11 years ago. Her eRedway,
Klamath,
and pieces of information pop- ing in the woolen mills 60
mail is evelyn@whitethorn.
Garberville
Crescent City
ping
up
in
the
future,
expanding
hours
a
week
for
$1
weekly.
com.
Daily, M-F
Daily, M-F
on current information.
Daily return to Eureka • 443-0901
An important aspect menLicensed & Insured • PL & PD Cal.T 146615
Continued to right Humboldt PIoneers continued from left
tioned at this presentation was these changes. This history
also needs to be saved and
collecting history from and
recorded.
about folks in the 45- to 65year age group. This era is not The bottom line is — save
as well documented in ongoold photos, mementos and
ing local history.
letters and donate them or
send copies to local historical
These folks grew up after
Dr. James Schipper and Dr. Hugh Parker
the horse and buggy days. Au- societies and museums.
tomobiles and airplanes were
Jessie Wheeler is a fourth
Humboldt Medical Specialists
a part of their lives. The Space generation resident of HumAge was a big event in these
boldt County and Bridgeville. times.
Bridgeville Hotel was oper I can remember how excit- ated by her family, the Coxes,
ed my parents and most people from 1906 through 1912, then
were at the opening of the
owned by them until 1976. Humboldt Bay Nuclear plant
Her great-grandmother,
by PG&E. The building of the Maria Jane Cox, grandfaSamoa Bridge was another big ther Henry Cox and mother,
event as were the pulp mills,
Laura June Pawlus, were
the Bayshore Mall and many
postmasters for a span of 50
other changes.
years. Jessie currently resides
in Eureka and can be reached
The Pioneers have seen a
at bridgevillepioneer@gmail.
lot of places and businesses
com. She is also a member
fade into history, and the
Dr. James Schipper, Dr. Andrew Michaels, and Dr. Hugh Parker of HMS Cardiology.
of the Senior News Editorial
Boomers have seen a lot of
Advisory Board.
new things replace the old.
We are pleased to announce Hugh Parker, MD, and James Schipper, MD
Welcome!
Cardiology
have joined Andrew Michaels, MD, at Humboldt Medical Specialists – Cardiology,
As board certified interventional cardiologists, Dr. Michaels and Dr. Schipper
specialize in treating conditions such as blocked arteries and damaged heart valves.
Their expertise in procedures such as angioplasty will help meet the community’s
growing needs for these life-saving interventions. Dr. Parker is a general cardiologist
with expertise in cardiac imaging, heart failure, and abnormal heart rhythms.
Same day or next day appointments.
No physician referral is needed!
For an appointment, please call (707) 442-1182.
Humboldt Medical Specialists - Cardiology
1773 Harris Street, Eureka • 442-1182
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marijuana industry is part of
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McKinleyville Senior Center
1620 Pickett Road • 839-0191
Let’s talk trash
Exploring vertigo
by Mary Ann Andrews
Recently in an emergency
room, I heard a physician tell
a patient that she was suffering
from an attack of vertigo. He
explained that it was not a disease but a group of symptoms.
The standard treatment was to
treat each symptom with its
specific medication.
Observing the condition
of the patient, and from prior
personal experience, I decided
to research this condition. The
Internet was a generous source
of information.
There are two types of
vertigo, central and peripheral.
Central is a milder form diagnosed and treated by medical
tests. Peripheral vertigo is the
most common form seen in
emergency rooms with a high
incident rate among women
and the elderly.
Vertigo is defined as the
sensation of the body or
objects moving in space. This
instability triggers a group of
symptoms that becomes the
condition known as peripheral
vertigo.
There are no warning signs
that signal an attack. There is
a long list of probable causes
which include head injuries,
rapid postural changes of the
head and neck, motion sickness, disturbances in the inner
ear by a bacterial infection or
disease.
Attacks of vertigo come
on rapidly with a long list of
severe symptoms starting with
a loss of balance or stability,
decreased level of conscious-
ness, rapid eye movement with
focusing difficulty, dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, excessive
sweating and elevation in
blood pressure.
At this point admission to
an emergency room is advised
for the patient to be examined
and evaluated by a physician.
Tests will be done to rule out
other possible causes and fluid
replacement started along with
medications to relieve the
symptoms. After several hours
in a quiet area, under observation, the patient may be
discharged with medications
and advised to expect limited
activity for several days.
There is no underlying
cause for vertigo. There is
no cure. If the attacks continue, the advice is to see your
primary physician for further
testing and re-evaluation of
routine medications.
In the elderly it can be
caused by multiple factors.
Repeated attacks can impair
the quality of life and increase
balance problems and hearing
loss.
It may mean a lifestyle
change with an increased
awareness of head and neck
positioning and a decrease in
stress levels.
Mary Ann Andrews is a
retired nurse and volunteer
with the McKinleyville Senior Center.
For McKinleyville Senior
Center activities, look on
pages 8 and 9.
❖
N
osier News Puzzle
by Lynne Page
Unscramble the anagrams to fill in
the words missing from the quotes
from the September Senior News.
1
From Cindy Denbo’s
article about the cutting
of funding for Adult Day
Health Care:
The _ _ _ _ _ _ -down, less
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ program,
which would have helped
only the most needy of
clients, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ along
with the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that good-faith
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ would be
kept.
a. decals
b. nix peeves
c. hand vise
d. fenced coin
e. mops rise
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plants,
potting soil and garden
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are not
________ .
a. nailed mice
b. lacy ruin
c. is turf
d. create void
e. cosies scare
f. bilge lie
3
From Kathy Dillon’s
article on the historic
home tour:
Five of the tour’s homes
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a variety of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ architectural
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that were
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the
From Michelle Wyler’s _ _ _ _ 19th and early 20th
article about using food _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
stamps to buy plants:
a. sow chase
b. calf urge
While _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and
c. steel men
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ herbs and
d. pulp oar
almost all _ _ _ _ _ _ and
e. teal
vegetable plants are covered
f. tune cries
by EBT food stamps,
2
by Reid Hausch
Area thrift stores are a
godsend to our community.
Generous folks who donate
with best intentions are often
unaware that some gifts hurt
more than they help financially. A thrift shop that fails
is often bankrupted by trash
disposal costs — disposing of
un-saleable items. To be truly
helpful, always call first and
tell them what you will be
bringing in.
Don’t donate
• Used mattresses, box
springs, pillows and pullout sofa beds that can’t be
sanitized for resale.
• Ripped, stained or dirty
clothing or old worn shoes.
• Furniture that is broken,
deeply soiled or has torn
fabric.
Other no-no’s include old
safety helmets, baby gates or
child car seats which are most
likely not up to California
safety codes. Never donate
broken watches, broken stereos or nonworking TVs.
Always call before assuming they’ll accept books,
computer items, jewelry, cameras and household appliances
large or small. Some shops
• Hospice of Humboldt Thrift.
Arcata, 862-2545, no textbooks or electronics.
Helpful items
•
Salvation Army Headquar• Clothing and shoes in very
ters,
Eureka, 442-6475,
good or new condition
takes
food and clothing
• Other items you know that
only (canned fruits, veggies,
your store will accept.
sauces). No glass containers.
Here are special comments
The day before I intended
from managers of four local
to check in with St .Vincent de
organizations that primarily
Paul, its roof sustained damhelp seniors and the very ill.
age and the store is closed
• Cancer Society Discovery
until repairs can be made.
Shop, 443-2155, accepts
children’s toys & fabric. Call Reid A. Hausch of Eureka
about broken jewelry. Some is a member of the Senior
News Editorial Advisory
can be repaired on site.
Board. His e-mail is re• Eureka Rescue Mission, [email protected].
2523, takes large furniture
and most computer items.
will arrange pickup of large
items from your home.
Leave a Legacy
A bequest to
HSRC’s Endowment Fund
goes on giving in perpetuity.
Help ensure the future of
quality senior programs.
Talk to your financial advisor
about including HSRC in your will.
For information
call Roz at 443-9747.
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See Senior Lunch sites below
FSS to get home
Eel River Valley Multigenerational Center on track
by Wanda Rigby
The proposed Eel River
Valley Multigenerational
Center is on track, and Fortuna Senior Services could be
getting a new home as early as
next year.
Carol Kinser, FSS president, said, “The McLean
Foundation has spearheaded
the move to have the center
and selected a community
action group several months
ago.” The group is working
to form a new nonprofit to
run the center and is hoping
to sublease the building on
Newburg Road that formerly
housed the Fortuna Adult Day
Care Center.
Three subcommittees were
created, and chairpersons were
appointed to head them. Keith
Borges is chairman of finance;
John Egan is site selection
chairman; and Chris Cooper
and Carol Kinser are program
co-chairman and -woman, respectively. Pat Whitchurch has
been acting as facilitator of the
Senior Housing in Fortuna
Subsidized For Low-Income Families
Now Accepting Applications Through
December 31, 2011
Newburg Retirement Center
22 one-bedroom and 8 studio units
complete with bath and kitchen
in a two-story building with elevator
October activities
Meeting potluck
APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT
2130 Smith Lane #24-Office
Fortuna, CA 95540
Phone: 707-725-5923 • Fax: 707-725-3438
MANAGED BY LUTHERAN HOME FOR THE AGING
Senior Housing in Fortuna
Subsidized For Low-Income Families
Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m., Fortuna United Methodist Church.
The October meeting will be
a potluck with FSS members
whose last named begin with
A-O asked to bring a main
dish or salad, and members
whose last names begin with
P-Z asked to bring a dessert.
New computer classes
Now Accepting Applications Through
December 31, 2011
Mountain View Village
47 one-bedroom units complete w/bath and kitchen
Units are clustered around open lawn areas
Five units are handicap equipped
APPLICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED AT
2130 Smith Lane #24-Office
Fortuna, CA 95540
Phone: 707-725-5923 • Fax: 707-725-3438
Managed by Lutheran Home for the Aging
Community Action Group. All
are Fortuna residents.
Since its creation approximately eight years ago, Fortuna Senior Services has been
operating out of a small office
in the Methodist Church, and
its classes and other activities
have been held in churches,
schools, homes and parks.
In May 2010, Gene Lucas
of the McLean Foundation
presented the proposed center’s feasibility study report
to members of Fortuna Senior
Services. He described it as
“an outstanding report with
everything necessary to go
forward.”
The center anticipates having separate spaces for teens,
seniors and youth. “Fortuna
Senior Services will be one of
the groups looking to use the
center,” Kinser said.
Oct. 20-Nov. 10 (Thursdays), Beginner from 4:30-6
p.m. and Beginner Plus from
6-7:30 p.m., Fortuna High
School Building B Computer Lab. Cost is $25 for each
class. Contact the FSS office
for more information and to
register.
Open Mic Music
Jamboree
Oct. 23, 2-4 p.m., Fortuna
Monday Club. This free event
Make every moment count
You can find help and
support from multiple
programs offered with
Hospice Care including
those for your furry family
members. Having help
with your pets helps you
focus on what counts...
your time together.
For more information or to request an informational visit at no charge, call 445-8443.
Medicare, Medi-cal Benefit | Private insurance |
veterans adMinistration Benefit | sliding fee scale
Photo by Wanda Rigby
Picnic in the Park. Eventually the sun came out for Fortuna Senior Services’ annual August picnic in Rohner Park.
The organization provided hot dogs and hamburgers, and
attendees brought salads and desserts. The October FSS
meeting will be a potluck at Fortuna United Methodist Church,
10th and N streets.
is open to everyone; all ages
are invited to perform, dance,
or just listen. Refreshments are
served. Beginning this season,
one regular performer will be
especially featured each month.
Mini-trip
Oct. 28, Trees of Mystery,
Klamath. Contact the FSS office for more information and
to reserve a seat on the bus.
FSS Membership
Membership in Fortuna
Senior Services is open to everyone 50 and older residing
Contributions
support breast
health
Some 61 businesses from
Trinidad to Garberville and
even some on-line have signed
up to support services for local
women by contributing 10 percent or more of their sales on a
specific day in October.
Each participant has its
own day. See the complete list
of all participating businesses
at www.hcbhp.org.
Sponsored by the Humboldt Community Breast
Health Project, the fundraiser
will take place throughout
October in recognition of
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some of the
businesses are offering special
deals or special events.
in the Eel River Valley. The
annual dues are $24 for individuals and $36 for couples;
they may be paid monthly.
Checks payable to FSS may
be mailed to P.O. Box 336,
Fortuna, CA 95540.
The office is open from
10 a.m. to noon, Monday
through Friday; the phone
number is 726-9203, and the
e-mail address is admin@
fortuna-senior.org.
Wanda Rigby is a member
of Fortuna Senior Services
and a volunteer for the nonprofit group.
Green's
Fortuna
Pharmacy
Robert & Mary Johnson
1058 main street • Fortuna
725-4431
Blue Moon
GIFT SHOP
Because you are never
too old to have fun.
20%
OFF
65+ Every Day
FREE GIFT WRAP • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
772 Redwood Dr. • Garberville
(707)-923-2632
Ferndale
Community Center • 786-4141
Lunch 1st & 3rd Thursdays
Home-delivered meals & Transportation (95536 ZIPCode)
Fortuna
HSRC Senior Dining Center • 725-6245
Mountain View Village, 2130 Smith Lane
Lunch daily
Garberville – Redway
Healy Senior Center • 923-2399
456 Briceland, Redway
Senior Lunch Monday, Wednesday
& Thursday 12:30 p.m.
www.hospiceofhumboldt.org • 2010 Myrtle Ave. Eureka CA 95501
See activites for area senior centers pg 8 & 9
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Crescent City
Flu vaccine
Because people 65 and older are at greater risk of serious
the team which will hold clin- As board-certified interven- complications from the flu, the
by Courtney Hunt-Munther
ics once a month from 10 a.m. tional cardiologists, Dr. Mi A team of cardiologists
Public Health Branch of the
chaels and Dr. Schipper speto 2 p.m. at 1771 Northcrest
from Humboldt Medical
Humboldt County Department
cialize in treating conditions
Drive in Crescent City. No
Specialists–Cardiology is
of Health and Human Services
such as blocked arteries and
physician referral is required
now offering cardiac clinics
(DHHS) urges seniors to get
damaged heart valves. Their
for patients to be seen.
in Crescent City. Dr. Andrew
their annual flu vaccine.
Michaels, Dr. Hugh Parker and Clinics will be held on Oct. expertise in procedures such as Senior flu vaccine clinics
angioplasty will help meet the will be held Tuesdays starting
Dr. James Schipper comprise
25, Nov. 29 and Dec. 20.
community’s growing needs
Oct. 4 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
for
these
life-saving
intervenat the Public Health Branch,
CR Plus Over 50 Program
tions. Dr. Parker is a general
529 I St., Eureka. The cost is
• Computer Skills Workshop,
The College of the Redcardiologist with expertise in
$10, though no one will be
Tues., Thurs., Nov. 1 to Nov.
woods CR Plus Over 50
cardiac imaging, heart failure turned way for inability to pay.
29, 1:30 p.m.McKinleyville.
program classes are open to
and abnormal heart rhythms.
Instructor: Joe Reichert, fee
students both under and older
HMS Cardiology is located
$45, eight weeks
than 50.
Eureka
in Eureka with clinics once
• Basic Sewing II, Wednes You can find more class
a month in Fortuna and now
Central Residence
days, Oct. 12–Nov. 2 (four
information on the CR Plus
of Old Town
Crescent City. For an appointweeks), 6 p.m., Eureka
web site, www.redwoods.edu/
ment, call 442-1182 or visit
Independent Living
Fabrics, 412 Second Street,
crplus, or call 839-6290 or
www.humboldtmedicalspecialfor Seniors
Eureka. Instructor, Rachel
269-4000. There are no tests,
ists.com for more information.
Studios & 1 Bedroom
Carlson; fee $75. Class limit
no grades, and no membership
Courtney Hunt-Munther is
Apartments
six.
fees.
On-site Laundry
spokeswoman for St. Joseph
• Pilates Plus, Tues. & Thurs, The McKinleyville site is
Elevator
Hospital. Her e-mail is courton Central Avenue, next to
Nov. 1 to Dec.13, 9 a.m.,
Close
to Bus Route
[email protected].
Safeway.
McKinleyville. Instructor:
On-site Manager
Joanne Fornes; fee $45 per
Christine Campbell’s e-mail
333 E Street • Eureka
section.
is [email protected].
Cardiac clinics now offered
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Community Calendar
music with live swing bands for people 50
and older. $4. Moose Lodge, 4328 Campton
Loleta, Sunday, Oct. 2, 12:30 p.m. Hum- Road. Info: 677-0362.
boldt Swiss Club’s annual Oktoberfest Dinner, Arcata, every Saturday, 2 p.m. Friends of
5403 Tompkins Hill Road. Dancing till 5 p.m. to the Marsh offers guided walks from the InterpreLindy Mantova. Raffle at 3 p.m. $10/$5 children. tive Center, South G Street. Also every Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Audubon Society leads walks
Info: 725-5595.
Eureka, Friday & Saturday, Oct. 7 & 8, from parking lot at foot of I Street. Info: 826-2359.
8 p.m. Eureka Symphony Orchestra performs
Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” at Arkley Center for
the Performing Arts, 412 G St. Info: 442-1956.
Eureka & Arcata, Sunday, Oct. 2, 10:30
Eureka, Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. a.m.ninth annual Humboldt Solar and Efficiency
Silvercrest Residence semi-annual rummage Tour begins at the Aquatic Center with a talk
and bake sale, in the dining room at West and about new energy upgrades. Then tour a “netTydd streets. Snack bar and drawing for paint- zero” home, solar installation, a solar car, a coning. Fundraiser for residence. Info: 445-3141.
verted Eureka bungalow, an off-grid solor home
Blue Lake, Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 8, and an energy efficient affordable housing devel9, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Medieval Festival of opment. Info: www.humboldtplanitgreen.org.
Courage at Christie’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Eureka, Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maze. $5 adults; $3 12 and younger.
Annual Metaphysical Health and Craft Faire at
Arcata, Friday & Saturday, Oct. 28, 29, Unity Church of the Redwoods, 1619 California St.
7 p.m. OLLI bresents a benefit performance of Crafts, psychics, Tarot, massage. Info: 268-0960.
“The Second Half, a Lively Look at Life after 50”
Eureka, Monday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4:30
with Tracey Barnes Priestley and Valerie Gillet
Bourne. Arcata Playhouse, 1251 Ninth St. Tick- p.m. “It Takes Two: Understanding Dementia
Behavior” workshop for family caregivers held at
ets $15. Info: 826-5880.
the Alzheimer’s Resource Center Library, 1901-B
Eureka, every Monday, 7-10 p.m. Friendship Circle dancing to ’30s, ’40s and ’50s California St. Sponsored by Redwood Caregiver
Resource Center. $30. Register: 800-834-1636.
Have Fun
Learn
EVERY TUESDAY is
Senior Discount Day
rs!
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e
Y
30 ay to go s!
Eureka, beginning October, Noon-time
Yoga (M,W) or Ballroom Dancing (T,Th) and Friday Night Swing classes taught by Debbie Weist
at North Coast Dance Annex, Fifth Street between E & F streets. Info: 464-3638.
KEET-TV, Ch. 13, Wednesdays, Oct. 5 to
Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. KEET features local chefs
on second season of North Coast Cuisine offers
six new shows shot on location at local farms,
farmers markets and factories, www.keet-tv.org.
Heal
Ferndale, Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sixth annual
North Coast Veterans Stand Down at Ferndale
Fairgrounds. Housing services, health care advise and alternatives, employment interview
assistance, food, a place to sleep and more for
homeless veterans. Info, 444-8271.
Eureka, Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30
p.m. Free Arthritis Exercise Class at the Humboldt Senior Resource Center, 1910 California
St. Info: Michael Blackwell, 443-9747, ext. 1228.
Bridgeville, weekdays, 10:30 a.m. Strong
and Balance classes at the Bridgeville Community Center. Also TOPS, Take off Pounds Sensibly,
meets every Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. Info: 777-1775.
Service to
Southern Humboldt
Service to Willow Creek
Monday-Friday
443-0826
www.hta.org
HTA Paratransit Service
Southern Humboldt
Serving Garberville,
Redway and Miranda area
Door-to-Door transit service for
ADA qualifying passengers.
24-hour reservations are required.
Call our toll free number to see if
you qualify for this special service.
Storewide!
Do you have a support
group that you would like
to list here? E-mail it to
[email protected].
Wed-Sat 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.-8.p.m.
Arcata
Sunny Brae, Community Center,
14th & B, Westwood Market,
Mad River Hosp., Days Inn
Eureka
Monday-Friday
Wheelchair Lift
SAVE 5%
Eureka, first Monday, 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph
Hospital Stroke Support Group for survivors and
caregivers. Meets at General Hospital campus,
third floor Burre Room. Info: 445-8121, ext 5655
Eureka, first Monday, 6:30 p.m. Diabetes
Support Group, General Hospital. Info: Maureen Lawlor, 442-5239.
Free drop-in weekly Hospice grief support
groups are available in Arcata, Fortuna, McKinleyville and Eureka. Open to anyone experiencing
grief and loss of a loved one. Hospice of Humboldt, 2010 Myrtle Ave. Info: Sheri Whitt, 4458443, ext. 334.
Alzheimer’s Resource Center support
groups for caregivers coping with all types of illnesses and caregiving meet in Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, McKinleyville Call
Rachael Riggs for more information, 444-8254,
ext. 3220.
in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
Cher-Ae Heights
Humboldt Transit
Casino Shuttle
Authority - HTA
Serving Fortuna to Arcata
Serving Scotia to Trinidad
Redwood Transit System is
the Eureka Transit Service
and Arcata & Mad River
Transit Service operating
Monday through Saturday.
W
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or Ne
Seni
Support Groups
1-877-688-0826
Red Lion, 4th & N, 4th & B,
Village Pantry, Marie Callender’s,
Kmart, Jo-Ann’s Fabrics,
15th & I, Silvercrest
McKinleyville Center
Fortuna & Loleta
Wed-Sat for 2 or more people
Must call to schedule
Now serving:
Crescent City, Klamath,
Orick and Willow Creek
Please call for information
677-3611
1-800-684-2464
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Wheelchair Lift
Fortuna Senior Bus - Serving Fortuna
60 years and older • Membership not required
Available to people 50+ & the disabled. $1.25 each way or purchase punch cards.
20 rides for $20 in Rohner Park or from the driver. Call by 8 a.m. the day of ride.
Make reserv. for medical & non-medical appts.
Wheelchair Lift
ARCATA CO-OP
8th and I Streets
822-5947
6am - 9pm
www.northcoastco-op.com
EUREKA CO-OP
4th & B Streets
443-6027
6am - 9pm
725-7625
K-T Net
(Klamath-Trinity
Non-Emergency Transportation)
Ferndale Senior Bus
Serving Ferndale
Serving Willow Creek
Hoopa Valley • Weitchpec
Wautec (Pecwan) Mon-Fri
Available to people 50+ & the
disabled. Wheelchair Lift
Available to the public. Seniors &
the disabled ride with a discount.
786-4141
(530)629-1192
[email protected]

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