The Chronicle - August 2009, #196

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AUGUST 2009 I ISSUE 196
A Call to
Greatness
Reverend Norma Carter
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& Disability Services
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Kenosha, WI 53143
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What’s Happening in Kenosha
August 1, 2009, Kenosha HarborMarket, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Along 2nd
Avenue between 54th St. and 56th St. 914-1252.
August 1-2, 2009, Taste of Wisconsin, Sat. 11 a.m. to
10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kenosha Harbor, 6th
Ave & 54th St. 654-7307 ext 11.
August 1 – 2, 2009, Weekend Wine & Cheese Tasting,
Call for time, AeppelTreow Winery. (262) 878-5345.
August 3, 2009, The Johnson Foundation and its Environmental
Program UW-Parkside by Sarah Wright. Adventures in Life Long
Learning (ALL) 2 P.M., UW- Parkside Campus, Student Center. Call
262-595-2137 or www.uwp.edu.
August 5, 2009, Kenosha Pops Concert, 7 p.m.
Sesquicentennial Bandshell at Pennoyer Park.
653-4080.
August 5, 2009, Bristol Farmers Market, 2 to 6 p.m.,
Veterans Park, 83rd St./AH and Route 45, west side
of Town Hall. (262) 857-9796.
August 6, 2009, Peanut Butter & Jam Noontime and
After Hours Concert Series, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
and 6 to 8 p.m. Veterans Memorial park, 54th St. &
6th Ave. (262) 653-4000.
August 17, 2009, Kenosha Harborpark and the importance of Design
UW-Parkside by Ray Forgianni, Adventures in Life Long Learning
(ALL) 2 P.M., UW- Parkside Campus, Student Center. Call 262-595-2137
or www.uwp.edu.
August 19 – 29, 2009,
Kenosha County Fair,
Kenosha County
Fairgrounds in Wilmot.
(262) 843-2016 or (262) 862-6121.
August 22, 2009, HarborPark Jazz
& Blues Festival, Gates open at 2:30
p.m., HarborPark’s Celebration Place,
544th Street & Lake Michigan.
(262) 654-2412.
Ride Western Transit
to the
Kenosha County Fair!
September 6, 2009, 6th Annual
Car Show to Benefit Our Troops
& Veterans, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Simmons Island Park, 5001 Simmons
Island. (262) 656-1193.
Western Kenosha County
Transit will be serving
the Kenosha County Fair
Wednesday August 19 September 11, 2009, Lakeside Players Saturday August 22nd.
Presents “Spitfire Grill”, Rhode
Wednesday is
Center for the Arts, 514 – 56th St.
Senior Day at the Fair!
(262) 657-7529.
Buses run 8:00 - 5:00 pm.
Call 888-203-3498
for more information.
August 8, 2009, Second Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., Several of Kenosha’s
Downtown, Harborside and Union Park district businesses are open.
(262) 605-4745.
September 26, 2009, Oktoberfest,
4 to 10 p.m., Lawn of Anderson Arts
Center, 121 – 66th Street.
(262) 657-6005.
August 9 – October 11, 2009, Anderson Arts Center: League of
Milwaukee Artists Exhibition, Grounds open at 6 p.m., concert 7 to 9
p.m., South lawn of Anderson Arts Center, 121-66th Street. (262) 657-6005.
September 26, 2009, Women and Children’s Second Annual Women
and Men’s Golf Outing, 11 a.m. registration, Twin Lakes Country
Club, 1230 Legion Dr., Twin Lakes. (262) 656-3500.
September 27, 2009, Danskin Chicagoland Triathlon, 7 a.m., Lakeview
RecPlex and Prairie Springs Park, 9900 Terwall Terrace. (610) 687-3955.
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Daybreak now has three locations that provide
activities and socialization for someone in the
early to mid-stages of Alzheimer’s disease
or similar Dementia. Activities are planned
around each participant’s ability to succeed in
a comfortable and safe environment. To learn
how DAYBREAK can help you and your loved
one, call the Aging and Disability Resource
Center, 605-6646 or 1-800-472-8008, or the
program directly.
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Reverend Norma Carter:
A Call to Greatness
By Paula J. Clark
Community Outreach Coordinator
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Reverend Norma Carter
‘When the Lord
speaks to you,
you know it’s Him,’
recalls Norma
diabetes, arthritis and neuropathy,
which makes walking difficult.
However, the strong-willed, everdetermined Norma Carter is only
just beginning.
She is a member of the Civic Engagement Committee whose focus
is to educate and motivate senior
citizens to become involved in their
communities. She is also a member
of the Ethnic Elders group. Ethnic
Elders was organized in 1986 for the
purpose of empowering elders to
reach out in their communities by
becoming actively involved in healthy
lifestyles, educational community
programs and intergenerational
opportunities. The group meets once
a month and are involved in special
events throughout the year. For
more information about the Ethnic
Elders please call Jennifer White at
the Aging and Disability Resource
Center, 605-6646.
Most recently Norma has joined
forces with her son who has started
a non-profit organization called
Grassroots of Southeast Wisconsin.
The non-profit’s mission is “To
help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS
and other diseases by providing
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the mothers were the sole support,
where finances were tight and needs
ran high.
Adopt a Neighborhood grew
under Norma’s guidance and
many programs were born: the
Neighborhood Garden’s program,
a children’s book program and
a school supply program which
provided supplies for hundreds of
elementary students who lived in
the surrounding neighborhoods.
The program eventually grew to be
city-wide.
Norma retired in 2000 and moved
to Kenosha to live with her son,
but she has not stopped believing
in the importance of community
involvement. At 82, Norma copes
with a range of health issues
including high blood pressure,
PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
information, testing and counseling;
to promote the general well-being
of the community; and to explore
the mysteries, expose the myths
and expunge the stigma.” She is
working closely with her son to
put together a group of community
leaders and volunteers to help
support this new initiative. If you
are interested in learning more about
this organization call Norma at 6523998.
Born to civically minded parents,
Norma’s father Robert was a great
scholar. She can still remember her
father teaching her “There is nothing
great that has ever been done in
this country that did not involve
black people.” Those words wove
themselves into Norma’s entire
approach to life and still resonate
today. Indeed she has accomplished,
and will continue to accomplish,
many great things.
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everend
Norma
Carter
received a call in 1981. Not the
typical kind of call we think
of, but a divine call. “When the Lord
speaks to you, you know it’s Him,”
recalls Norma as her thoughts take
us back to one of the turning points
in her life. At the time Norma was a
member of a church that didn’t allow
a woman to be ordained. This proved
however, merely an obstacle, not a
deterrent. Norma, a determined and
focused woman, found another way.
She had already taken the necessary
courses for ordination in order to be
a missionary. After a bit of research,
to her astonishment, Norma found
she could be ordained right at city
hall. And so she was.
Recently divorced, with no
spousal support, Norma was
still raising the youngest of her 5
children. As she began to build her
congregation, Gospel Assembly, she
came to realize she would need an
additional source of income to make
ends meet. She set her sights on
becoming a licensed practical nurse.
The local college had no openings
for new students, so she moved
her youngest daughter to Madison
and enrolled in classes, putting her
ministry on hold.
Graduating with honors, Norma
returned to Racine. She worked as
an LPN on the surgical floor at St.
Mary’s Hospital by night and began
to re-build her congregation by day.
Together with other civic leaders, she
attended a meeting at Wingspread,
designed to look at the problems
facing youth. Through this initiative,
the non-profit organization, Adopt
a Neighborhood, was born and
Norma became an integral part of
it. As she immersed herself into
the community surrounding her
church, she found that what the
families needed most was hope.
“They felt as if they had no control
over their lives and the situations
they found themselves in,” Norma
shared. She believed that hope came
in the form of answers, and she set
out to deliver the answers. There
were a lot of households in which
Voice of a Caregiver
Voice of a Caregiver articles highlight
the long term care worker. In their own
words, caregivers share their dedication
and satisfaction of their professional
careers, with all the hopes and challenges
experienced in their everyday work.
How do people laid off from manufacturing find new careers? Sometimes their new occupations are a better fit for them than any other
work they have done before. The following two stories are about people,
who for years were employed in construction and manufacturing, but
now have found real pleasure in their employment as caregivers.
Daniel Callahan
From Construction - To Nursing
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aniel Callahan is in his forties and has had many jobs
in construction, often shifting from one job and employer to
another. That was until last year
when he helped a friend change
his arm bandage and was told that
he did a better job than the nurse
did. This got him thinking about
nursing as a career. So he took the
nursing assistant class at Gateway and found that the training
seemed like “second nature to me.
I liked it!” Dan is now employed
as a Certified Nursing Assistant at
Grande Prairie Health and Rehab.
As a nursing assistant, he performs
basic healthcare under the supervision of a registered nurse. Besides
basic healthcare, patient care may
include feeding, bathing, dressing,
grooming, ambulating and other
forms of restoration care.
“My friends and family are not
surprised at my career choice. They
say it’s in my nature and personality to help people. Caregiving is
not just a job to me. It is not about
punching a clock or working just
to get paid. It is about striving to
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make my patients comfortable
and happy. Caregivers must
have compassion for people, all
people. It’s about people!”
“I love my job! I even love the
challenges caregiving can bring.
I find it hard when it’s necessary
to walk away from demanding
residents. Some residents have
their call light on all the time.
Even when I know that they are
safe and secure, I wish I could
take more time to give each of
them something more.”
“I like to figure out what
makes people smile, especially
the ‘grumpy’ ones. Each individual is unique, so I focus on
them and learn the things they
like. Most times that works!
Simple things like learning to
put their socks on ‘just right’, or
getting them to the library and
finding just the right book, or
just talking to them about their
life. It is those little things that
make them smile. It’s all about
them!”
With more ‘hands-on’ experience, Dan is sure he will make a
better decision about the kind of
nursing he will do in the future.
Ideally, he will soon be able to
continue his education at Gateway, become an LPN (licensed
practical nurse) and learn even
more. He stays focused on the
future.
and family are not
surprised at my career
choice. They say it’s
in my nature and
personality to
help people.”
CNA wages are low compared
to construction, but Dan feels right
now, during this current economic
slowdown with many people being laid off, that all wages are going
down. His wage is barely adequate
to support himself and his daughter,
but he hopes to soon qualify for benefits. Dan feels strongly that he will
find excellent support from coworkers at this job. He can work and still
continue his education in nursing.
Long term care healthcare is a perfect fit for him, now and hopefully
in the future.
Dan’s supervisor reported, “Although Dan has only been with us
for a month now, his dedication to
quality of care is exceptional. You
often do not see this attribute right
away in individuals newly certified
and new to LTC (long term care).
Especially when the individual had
a career in another industry, transition is not easy, but Dan has made
a significant impression and many
residents look for him to arrive on
duty. I look forward to him continuing to be a valuable member of our
team at Grande Prairie and to watching him grow in his new career.”
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iane Laughlin worked as a
fork lift driver in a factory
warehouse for 30 years.
She says that her job was very
stressful and she finally had to quit
because of arthritis and fibromyalgia. She admits that the pay was
good at $16 an hour, but production is constantly go, go, go and
the work environment isn’t always
pleasant. Diane says, “Factory
work is cut throat. People stay for
money, not for the job. Caregiving
is much more important work. It is
not just a job, you are responsible
for someone’s well being. I think
all caregiving work should be paid
more than factory work. Although,
there is one thing for sure, the personal rewards are priceless. Now I
look forward to going to work!”
Two years ago, Diane answered
a Right-at-Home newspaper ad
and was hired to become a supportive home caregiver. She told
herself, “I can do this” and soon
learned she loved helping people
in their homes with their activities
of daily living (ADL). “At first I
did only light housework; laundry,
preparing meals, some errands and
providing client companionship.
Now I am also trained to provide
personal care, such as, bathing,
dressing and personal grooming.”
When asked why caregiving is
better than factory work, Diane
quickly replied that it is not nearly
as stressful. “I focus on one person
at a time, know my routine and am
well trained on what to do. I have
job continuity but still have flexibility to arrange a day off or vacation. In forty hours, I may take
care of three to four clients. I have
the time to really get to know them
and I love to hear their stories. I
have learned so much by listening to them reminisce about their
families, careers, trips and experiences.”
Right-at-Home owners say, “Our
policy is to carefully match client
many elderly and disabled find
themselves happier. These are
“Caregiving
... is not just a job,
you are responsible for
someone’s well being
... there is one thing
for sure, the personal
rewards are priceless.
Now I look forward to
going to work!”
with caregiver. Most caregivers
build close personal relationships
with their client, especially over
time.” Diane understands this well
for she recently experienced the
passing away of a client she had
cared for over two years. “You get
so attached and I miss her terribly.
She was a nurse and she taught me,
hands on, so much about giving a
good bath. I think of many special
times and the small act that made
her happy. She wanted to try a
KFC dinner bowl, so I stopped to
get her one just weeks before she
died. She was delighted. Remembering this and other ‘small acts’
helps me to feel good now, even as
I miss her. ”
As Diane talks about her clients,
it is easy to understand why her supervisors say that she is “one of our
best.” But, not all clients are without difficulties in this work. “I once
had a very demanding younger
client. It just wasn’t a good match
for both of us. I felt that she took
advantage of me and that it wasn’t
good for her not to do more herself.
In this case, my supervisors found
another caregiver for her. That is
important because caregivers, to
give good care, must have a good
relationship with their client.”
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also the reasons that Daniel
and Diane have found meaningful work. They would say their
work is not about buildings,
possessions or things, but, more
importantly about people, helping people.
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Diane Laughlin
(Diane smiles as she thinks of
another client.) “Caregivers often
have a sixth sense about their clients. One day a client of mine was
so moody, and no matter what I
did, I couldn’t get her out of her
bad mood. Her radio was playing some ‘ole time’ music and I
just wanted to dance. So I did! She
started laughing at me and soon
got up and started dancing too!!!
What a joyful experience we both
had! We danced around for quite
a while. It is the simple ‘small actions’ that make people happy.”
Diane feels blessed to be able
to do this work without worries
for her future or money. “I have
enough to live on and hope to do
full or part time caregiving for as
long as I can.
twenty-five (25) fastest growing
occupations in Wisconsin are
in healthcare. For more information go to http://worknet.
wisconsin.gov/worknet.
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Dear Freddie,
How do I prepare for power outages? I use medical equipment that requires electricity.
There are normal risks of power outages due to damaged lines by storm
or accident. Just a few easy steps preparing ahead of time can make
the inconvenience of power outages less stressful and safer. If anyone in
your home depends on electrically powered medical equipment, or for other
medical reasons cannot remain at home alone without electricity for three
hours, please take the following steps:
• Talk with the medical equipment supplier about procedures for operating the
equipment in the event of a power failure - TODAY!
• If medical equipment has a back-up power source, test it regularly.
• Develop an emergency plan and review it with family members.
• Keep battery operated radio and extra batteries.
• Cordless phones may not operate. Have a plug-in phone.
• Remember that doorbells, garage openers, well pumps, sump pumps, gas appliances
with electric ignition will not operate.
• Food in well-filled freezer that is not opened too often can stay frozen for up to 48 hours.
Understanding Medicare 2009
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AUGUST 2009
T
he Kenosha County Benefit Specialist Program’s monthly Medicare
workshop is called “Understanding Medicare 2009”. The workshop
offers a basic over view of Original Medicare, as well as other health
and prescription drug coverage options. You will learn how to read and understand a Medicare summary notice and how to file an appeal. It also covers
other helpful benefits you may be eligible for. The next Medicare workshop
is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19th from 1:00-3:00pm. The location is
the Kenosha Senior Center 2717 67th St. Seating is limited to 20 persons and
you must be a Kenosha resident. Reservations are required for seating and
handouts. Please call the Aging & Disability Resource Center at 605-6646 or
1-800-472-8008 to reserve your spot.
Suduko
The Kenosha Co. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) can answer these questions and more. If you have a question that you would like to submit to this column,
please mail them to:
Kenosha Co. ADRC
Dear Freddie
Who is Freddie?
8600 Sheridan Rd.
Freddie is a mascot who symbolizes the working
Kenosha, WI 53143
philosophy of the Seattle Fish Market, adopted by
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the ADRC: Be There (for customers and co-workers),
Email: [email protected]
Choose Your Attitude, Make Their Day, Enjoy Your Job.
Freddie is a very “resource” ful fish!
“Linking People to Services is What We do Best”
Free Home Safety Check
T
he Kenosha County Division of Health under a new Healthy Homes
Initiative grant can provide free home safety checks, recommendations to help you stay more safely in your home and reduce your
risk of injury. For more information call the Kenosha Communities Partnership at the Division of Health, 262-605-6762.
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For help or questions with any of the above options, contact a benefit
specialist at 605-6646 or 1-800-472-8008.
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bout this time of year, many
seniors who are enrolled in
a Medicare Part D plan find
themselves suddenly paying the full
cost of their medications. This means
their full retail or total prescription
costs have reached $2,700.00. They
have fallen into what is known as
the “gap” or “donut hole.” Only
when their out of pocket costs reach
$4,350.00 OR full prescription costs
reach $6,155.00 will they get out of
the gap and receive better coverage.
Listed below are several options you
may want to review for possible help
in the donut hole.
1.) Call your Part D Plan to see if an
alternative (lower cost) prescription is available. Make a complaint about your difficulty with
prescription prices. They may
suggest you talk to your physician about alternative medications that are covered at a lower
cost.
2.) Check your eligibility for the
Extra Help or Low-Income Sub-
2009 STANDARD PART D COVERAGE LEVELS
Out of Pocket
Costs
By Janice Erickson,
Retail Costs
Benefit Specialist Program Coordinator
1.) Deductible level
$295.00
you pay $0-$295.00
12 month period
beginning each
year.
2.) Initial Coverage Period
$2,700.00
you pay 25% of retail costs up to
Initial
Coverage
Limit
$601.25
3.) The “Gap”
$3,454.00
You pay 100% of retail costs.
=$4,350.00
excluding premium
4.) Catastrophic Coverage
You pay 5% co-payment for
rest of benefit year.
When retail
costs reach
$6,155.00
Your out of pocket drug costs in 2009 would be no more than $4,350.00 before
reaching Catastrophic Coverage level when you pay 5% co-payment for rest of year.
sidy Program. If your monthly
income is less than 150% of the
federal poverty level ($1,353.73
single/$1,821.25 couples) you
can greatly lower drug costs.
Asset limits also apply and are
around $12,000.00 singles or
$25,000.00 couples. Assets are
bank accounts, savings etc. Not
your home or car. Apply with the
Social Security Administration
or on-line at www.ssa.gov.
3.) Consider SeniorCare: SeniorCare offers very good prescription drug coverage. The highest
monthly income level for Senior-
Care is 240% of poverty ($2,166
single/$2,914.00 couples). If you
are in a Part D plan but qualify
for SeniorCare to help cover prescriptions, it can lower your costs
when in the donut hole. For most
people within the income limits,
SeniorCare is a better value than
Part D.
4.) Compare pharmacies. You may
find your prescription at a lower
cost at other local pharmacies.
It doesn’t hurt to call and compare.
5.) Ask your Physicians office or
pharmacist about Prescription
Assistance Programs. Some drug
manufactures offer free or low-cost
prescriptions with an application
and prescription from your doctor.
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change to a new plan during the Annual Election Period (November 15 –
December 31). This period will allow you to switch to a new plan for 2010.
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Here are two websites that list these
programs: www.needymeds.com,
www.PPARX.org
6.) Ask your doctor for free samples.
They may have a supply in the
office. Also, ask your physician
about alternative medications
that are less costly.
7.) November15 – December 31.
Compare plans for 2010 during
the Annual Election Period: May
be able to save costs with a different Part D plan. Compare plans
at www.medicare.gov.
A benefit year runs from January
1 through December 31. You should
be receiving a monthly summary
from your plan letting you know
what your coverage level is. If you
are dissatisfied with your 2009 plan,
you can only change to a new plan
during the Annual Election Period
(November 15 – December 31). This
period will allow you to switch to a
new plan for 2010. Questions? Call
Medicare at 1-800-633-4227.
For help or questions with any of the
above options, contact a benefit specialist at 605-6646 or 1-800-472-8008.
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Reverse Mortgage Scams
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s seniors seek different
ways of securing their
financial future and staying
in their own homes, reverse
mortgages can be a viable option.
However, be cautious and do your
homework. As usual if it involves
money, unscrupulous frauds will
slither their way into an otherwise
legitimate business. The FBI offers
the following advice.
The FBI and the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Inspector General (HUDOIG) urge consumers, especially
senior citizens, to be vigilant when
seeking reverse mortgage products.
Reverse mortgages, also known as
Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
(HECM), have increased more than
1,300 percent between 1999 and 2008,
creating significant opportunities for
fraud perpetrators.
Reverse mortgage scams are
engineered
by
unscrupulous
professionals in a multitude of real
estate, financial services, and related
entities to steal the equity from the
property of unsuspecting senior citizens
aged 62 or older or to use these seniors
Seniors should
consider the following:
n Do not respond to unsolicited
advertisements.
n Be suspicious of anyone claiming that you can own a home
with no down payment.
n Do not sign anything that you
do not fully understand.
n Seek out your own reverse
mortgage counselor.
to unwittingly aid the fraudsters in
stealing equity from a flipped property.
In many of the reported scams,
victim seniors are offered free homes,
investment
opportunities,
and
foreclosure or refinance assistance;
they are also used as straw buyers in
property flipping scams.
Seniors are frequently targeted
for this fraud through local
churches, investment seminars,
and television, radio, billboard, and
mailer advertisements.
A legitimate HECM loan product
is insured by the Federal Housing
Authority (FHA). It enables eligible
Sgt. Gil Benn
Public Information Officer
Kenosha Sheriff Department
homeowners to access the equity
in their homes by providing funds
without incurring a monthly
payment. Eligible borrowers must be
62 years or older who occupy their
property as their primary residence
and who own their property or have
a small mortgage balance. See the
FBI/HUD Intelligence Bulletin for
specific details on HECMs as well
as other foreclosure rescue and
investment schemes.
If you are a victim of this type of
fraud and want to file a complaint,
please submit information through
our electronic tip line or through
your local FBI office. You may also
file a complaint with HUD-OIG at
www.hud.gov/complaints/fraud_
waste.cfm or by calling HUD’s
Hotline at 1-800-347-3735.
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Senior Dining Menu
Gardening
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t’s just about
that time of year
when we’ll all
have more tomatoes
than time to eat them.
What a great problem
to have!
My dad, Babe Kreuser,
always grows the best tomatoes. I remember going out to
Dad’s garden when I was a youngster and pretending to be a giant
among the towering tomato plants.
Now I just can’t wait to eat them.
Nothing tastes like a homegrown tomato.
This year in particular – perhaps
fueled by the economy or just because it’s fun – more people are
rediscovering the benefits of home
gardening.
The Kenosha County University of Wisconsin-Extension office
has been very busy fielding calls,
walk-ins and e-mails from people
with gardening questions. In May,
more than 125 people, and in June,
220 people contacted the office
with gardening questions.
Do you miss the Senior Dining menu in The Chronicle?
Jim Kreuser
County Executive
Whether it’s aphids
on your tomatoes or
spots on your zucchini,
Master Gardener volunteers are available to help Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9
a.m. to Noon. Call 262-857-1942 or
e-mail your questions to [email protected].
If you can’t home garden, make
sure you get a copy of the Farm
Fresh Atlas of Southeastern Wisconsin 2009 to find fresh, locally
grown food year-round. Copies
are available at www.farmfreshatlas.org/southeast, or by calling the
Extension office, 262-857-1945.
I am always interested in hearing
your thoughts about how to make
Kenosha County an even better
place to live, work and raise a family. Please contact me by phone,
262-653-2600, by mail at 1010 56th
St., Kenosha WI 53140, or e-mail,
[email protected].
Due to fewer pages, the Senior Dining menu will no longer appear in
the Chronicle. Here’s where you can get it instead:
Kenosha County Aging
& Disability Resource Center
8600 Sheridan Rd., Entrance D
Kenosha Senior Center
2717 67th Street
Call Mabel @ 658-9311
Nutrition Program Office
7730 Sheridan Road
Call Diana @ 658-3508 ext 112
Or visit their website
http://www.kafasi.org/anpmenu.html
Menus also available at our Dining Sites:
Parkside Baptist Church
2620 14th Place
Call Eva @ 552-7737
Serves at 11:45 a.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
8760 37th Avenue
Call Sandy @ 694-8360
Serves at Noon
Lakeside Towers
5800 3rd Avenue
Call Dorothy @ 654-0103
Serves at 11:30 a.m.
Westosha Community Center
19200 93rd Street – Bristol
Call Mickey or Diana @ 843-3828
Serves at Noon
American Legion
989 Legion Drive – Twin Lakes
Call Mary @ 877-3503 - Serves at Noon
Workshop:
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
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Where:
Westosha Community Center
19200 93rd St. (Hwy C) Bristol, WI
Date:
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Suduko Answer
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he Alzheimer’s Association’s
Bristol Caregiver Support
Group is hosting a workshop
titled, “Understanding Alzheimer’s
Disease” on Monday, September
21st. Paulette Kissee C.S.W., Regional Services Manager with the
Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern WI will be presenting. The
workshop will explore normal and
abnormal memory changes, provide
you with information on the warning signs of Alzheimer’s and what
happens once a diagnosis is made.
Free on-site respite care for your
loved one is available while you attend this workshop. To make your
respite reservation, please call Kathy
Hinks by September 14th at 262-6056646, or 1-800-472-8008.
A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
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Charles Knickrehm’s column will be returning soon.
Please enjoy one of his classics from January, 2002.
A
nyone who does crossword
puzzles probably knows
about palindromes, words or
phrases that read the same backward
and forward. A clue would be
something
like
“Palindromic
name,” with the answer “Otto” or
“Hannah”. Palindromes like Mom
and Pop and Bob aren’t remarkable;
but long phrases and sentences are
really ingenious. The title of this
article is an example; just rearrange
the spaces and read it backward.
See?
Explanations sometimes help to
make a palindrome more amusing.
“Madam, “I’m Adam” is suggested
as the first man’s self-introduction to
his newly-created mate. Napoleon
on his island of exile might have
mused, “Able was I ere I saw Elba.”
A Puritan pastor in 1650 could warn
his congregation that “live sin is
evil!” probably bewildering as much
as admonishing them.
Equally
clumsy, but of impressive length, is
“God, a red nugget! A fat egg under
a dog.”
The Greek word palin means
“again,” and the drome is “to run;”
so “running again,” I presume,
suggests the back-and-forth reading
of a palindrome. A dromedary camel
is the one-humped kind, so named
because it was a fast runner, and a
hippodrome-not a word in much use
any more-was a place where horses
ran. From that we might infer that a
hippo is a horse, which it isn’t. But
the Greeks thought it looked like
one when they saw it swimming
in the Nile and they called it a
hippopotamus.
And this invites us to look at
potamus, doesn’t it? A reasonable
guess would be that it has something
to do with rivers. The ancient
Greeks named one of their riverside
cities Potamos, and called the land
between the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers Mesopotamia. Then does
meso mean “between?” Yes, and
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was too valuable to be wasted. So
it was uses again and again, with
erasures making the sheet usable for
new information. Modern scholars
studying these relics, call them
(we often use Greek words when
discussing antiquity) palimpsests,
meaning “rubbed and used again.”
Palim is different spelling of palin
and both mean “again.” So we are
back to where we started. Rather
like a palindrome.
NAMI Kenosha Starts
Family To Family Class
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he Kenosha chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will
offer another 12-week Family To Family class beginning in September. The class, facilitated by NAMI members, is designed to help anyone who has a family member with a mental illness. The course will cover
schizophrenia, mood disorders (bi-polar and major depression), panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder.
Participants will learn coping skills such as handling crises and relapses,
listening and communication skills, problem-solving skills, recovery and
rehabilitation and self-care for worries and stress. Basic information about
medications and current research will also be covered. The course enables
participants to join other families and friends with similar experiences. For
information contact the NAMI Kenosha office at 652-3606 and leave your
name and phone number.
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it survives in modern scientific
vocabulary in words like Mesozoic,
the age in which dinosaurs flourished
and vanished, a time between the
extremely ancient and the very
ancient. Mezzo (we often use Italian
words when discussing music)
describes a singing voice between
acts of a drama is the intermezzo.
Now let us look again at that long
river in Egypt. On its fertile banks
a plant was grown called papyrus.
Its stems were crushed, pressed, and
dried; the result was a surface that
could be drawn written upon. (The
modern English word, of course,
is paper.) This was a laborious
process, and the precious product
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about personal possessions and inheritance?
n The sentimental meaning attached to personal possessions
can make decisions more emotional.
n Objects can involve the process
of grieving and saying goodbye.
n Objects help preserve memories, family history, and family
rituals.
n Personal belongings will have
different value and meaning to
each individual.
n It is difficult to measure the
worth or value of personal property.
n It can be impossible to divide
items equally.
There are resources to help with
AUGUST 2009
Anna also prevented disagreements about who should receive
nna Krueger at the age of
what items.
85, held a family gatherAlmost everyone has personal
ing to discuss who should
belongings such as wedding phoget her personal belongings. With
tographs, a baseball glove, or a yelher four children gathered, Anna
low pie plate that contain meaning
shared family history and stories
for them and for other members
that went
of their family. Often the personal
with the
property creates the greatest chalimportant Marlene S. Strum lenges for families when estates
possessions Ph.D. Family Social Science are divided not the money. When
in her life, University of Minnesota
doing estate planning, families
wishes were
too often talk about the house or
expressed,
the investments; but they forget
and decisions made. When Anna
to plan ahead or discuss personal
died six months later, her children possessions. Do you know what
not only held onto her possesitems have special meaning or valsions, but they also cherished the
ue in your family and why? How
stories of her life. By making indo you get started to communicate
heritance decisions ahead of time, and plan ahead? What’s unique
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