How are you doing
financially? Are you able to live comfortably; able to take vacations to
faraway places? Or are you just getting by - barely able meet your basic needs:
housing, food, clothing, transportation and medical?
Because economic security is an
important aspect of health and well-being, Financial Health is the focus for
the month of April in your Passport to Happiness Calendar - and the topic for
the next Passport to Happiness event at the
Center on April 17th from 3:00 – 4:30. Carol Mauser, from the Aging
and People with Disabilities office, and Marvin Pohl from the Area Agency on
Aging will explain and clarify different services available to support older
adults including Qualified Medicare Benefits, SHIBA, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program and Oregon Project Independence. If you haven’t attended any
of the events, it is never too late to start. And don’t forget to bring your
passport - the tear off section at the bottom of your calendar.
April is also National Financial
Literacy Month and on the website www.financialliteracymonth.com, there are suggestions about how to manage your
finances and save money. A few examples include evaluating your health
insurance annually - which means for us “mature” folks to always review our
current medical plans during Medicare Open Enrollment in October; borrow
instead of buy (The Dalles Wasco County Library has a large selection of popular
videos to lend) and to start hand washing instead of dry cleaning one shirt a
month (I’ve never heard of anyone dry-cleaning their shirts! But then, I never
knew you didn’t ask for Thousand Island dressing in an Italian restaurant.)
The Center‘s first spring day-trip is
to WAAAM (Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum) in Hood River on April
13th. That is the second Saturday of the month when WAAAM fires up
their aeroplanes and autos so you can experience what it was like in the
“good-old-days”. The cost is $10.00 for admission, (but I have four two-for-
the-price-of-one coupons, so for the first eight folks to sign up admission is only
$5.00) plus $7.50 for the round trip transportation. But hurry - there is only
room for twelve. We will leave the Center at 9:00 AM and return by 4:00 PM.
OSU Extension, in cooperation with CGCC, is offering the Mastery
of Aging Well course in a five session series on Thursdays from 10:00 – noon at
The Dalles CGCC campus starting April 18th. Each session will
include a 45 minute video presentation, plus an expert speaker to continue the
discussion and answer any questions. The first session is on Memory Difficulties
- followed by
Depression in Later Life, Medication Jeopardy, Food as Medicine, and Physical
Exercise in Later Life. Register by
calling CGCC Student Services at 541-506-6011or online at www.cgcc.cc.or.us. And the cost is $10.00 for
each session.
At the Center’s 11:00 Tuesday Lecture
on April 16th, Corliss Marsh will discuss the proposed new addition to
The Dalles Wasco County Library. And write on your Passport
to Happiness Calendar the Friday Night Out Library Benefit and Auction on May
3rd at the Center. Tickets are $20 and
can be purchased at Klindt's Bookstore, or at the door.
And before the shallow water passes
away to let the deep sea roll, playing tonight at the Center is “Martin and
Friends”. And next week Truman will be serenading you with his Country Gold. Music
begins at 7:00, everyone is welcome and donations are always appreciated.
The answer to last week’s “Remember
When” question was General Douglas MacArthur who at his farewell speech before
Congress spoke the famous lines “old soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
(And this week’s winner is Sandy Goforth.)
This week’s question is about a
common antiseptic from the 50’s which is seldom used anymore. Before my mother
would paint my cuts or scrapes with this orange liquid, I can still remember
grimacing, because I knew it was going to sting like the devil. (But she would
tell me to blow on it - which amazingly did seem to help!) What was the trade name of this antiseptic that
some called “Monkey Blood”? E-mail your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or send it with any memories
of this antiseptic.
Well, it has been another week
enjoying spring but just wishing the grass wouldn’t grow so fast. Until we meet
again, at the end of the day don’t forget to take a deep breath - and count
your blessings.
“I told my wife that a husband is
like a fine wine; he gets better with age. The next day, she locked me in the
cellar”
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