Are
you a veteran or a spouse of a veteran? And do you know what benefits you may
be eligible for?
Because
of the support of the Wasco County Board of Commissioners, Wasco County has two
Veterans Service Officers, Russell Jones and Patrick Wilburn, to ensure
veterans receive the benefits they are entitled to. This could include
disability compensation, non-service connected pensions for war period
veterans, aid and attendance, VA health care, education benefits, VA loan
information and more.
But
there have been changes in the VA system and Patrick Wilburn is getting out
into the community to spread the word about those changes and what the local
Veterans Services Office offers. He will be at the Center on two different
occasions: in the evening on Tuesday June 18th at 6:00 PM and then
in the afternoon on Wednesday June 19th starting at 1:00. I would like
to thank Patrick for providing these opportunities to learn more about VA
benefits.
You
can also help support our veterans by volunteering at the Veterans Service
Office. There is a need for volunteers to help at the front desk or with other
clerical duties. To volunteer you can call Jean at 541-296-3478 or email her at
oaknook@gmail.com or call
the office at 541-506-2502.
I need
some help. I know, I know you’re probably thinking what’s new. He always needs help
– or is that just what my wife thinks! But this is incredibly important. Could
someone explain to me what’s the big deal about all these emojis? And when should
I use them, and what does each one mean?
I understand
what the thumbs up and the smiley face mean. But what about the upside-down
smiley face, the smiley face with the tears or with the tongue sticking out. It’s
beyond me. And I’m afraid I will use the wrong emoji in the wrong situation and
offend someone or embarrass myself.
In the
past it was simpler. I just had to learn facial expressions and other types of body
language to navigate social situations. But now in this digital world of social
interactions I’m afraid I’m just lost.
If you
understand the world of mystifying emojis, I’ll be glad to schedule a class, so
those like myself can be more socially adept in this new digital age.
Every
year with the help of Ginny McNary, the Center offers several trips during the
spring and summer. There have already been trips to OMSI, The Northwest Senior
Theater and the Rhododendron Gardens - where we’ll go several weeks earlier
next time. But we have five more trips scheduled including our next trip to the
Vista House and Multnomah Falls for lunch on June 19th. The cost is $35 which covers
the transportation, but you are responsible for your meal at the lodge. Then on
July 1st, the Center has scheduled a trip to Timberline which
includes transportation and a delicious lunch at Timberline Lodge for $65. Call
the Center to sign up. Seats are limited.
The
name of the film in which a decorated war veteran was arrested one drunken
night and sentenced to two years on a chain gang where his free spirit clashed
with the “Captain” was Cool Hand Luke. I received correct answers from Becky
Roberts, Cheri Brent, Betsy Ayers, Lana Tepfer, Rhonda Spies, Janet Figg and
Tom Hodge, Dave Lutgens, Jerry Phillips, Deloris Schrader and Mark Battel, who
remembers the famous line “What we have here is a failure to communicate” and is
the winner of a quilt raffle ticket.
Now
that we are in the season of school graduations it only seems appropriate to ask
a question about Dustin Hoffman’s breakout movie from 1967, The Graduate.
For this week’s “Remember When” question, what was the name of the song
especially written for the movie but was originally conceived as a song “about
times past—about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff”? And for bonus points
who was the singing duo that sang the song? Email your answer to
mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, leave a message at 541-296-4788 or return your answer
on the side of a plastic container because “the future is plastics”.
Well,
it’s been another week talking too loud so I can hear what I’m saying to make
sure it is what I meant. Until we meet
again, as the writer Dasheill Hammett once said, “You got to look on the bright
side, even if there ain’t one.”
“Don’t
underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all
the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” A.A. Milne
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