08/1988 Senior News FRIDLEY SENIOR NEW
Coming Together MUM'O9
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Starvey To Aak How Older
Funciin� nor the study is being
Mill-11nesoltans Are Faring provided by The Amherst TH.
Wilder Foundation, Minnesota
Board on Aging, the Metropolitan
More than 1,500 Minnesotans age Council Area Agency n Aging,
60 and older will participate the other 12 Area Agencies on
this summer in a statewide . .ging in Minnesota, and
telephone survey designed to tell .eir.ne in County. For further
lawmakers, planners, service: lnf ormation on the study, call Flo
providers and others how older Hauber at 291-64-50.
residents are faring for
themselves. Fareivell Paul and Best of Luck!
The survey, known as the
Minnesota. Senior Needs and
Resources Study, will ask older mid-August, Paul Johnson,
citizens about their problems and Chore Services Coordinator, will
assui-ne his new responsibilities
needs as well as how they are s Pastor-&l Intern with Mount
helping others.. It will e theCarmel Lutheran hurt on St.
first comprehensive, large-scaleAnthonyoulev .rd. His friendly
study of older Minnesotans since smile, sense of humor and caring.
19171. attitude will be missed as well as
Information gathered duringthe the wonderful organizz,41ional
0-minute phone interviews will skills he brought to the Chore
curnent the current economic Services program. He p ore-flses
states of older state residents. not to be a stranger to th-e
Interviews will also askFridley Senior Center. (With his
participants to identify their gray hair, he'll probably try to
needs and concerns in such areas sneer into activities.)
as housing, health care, activities
of daily living, transportation, The new Coordinator will be on
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and personal and sociR. board in August in time for the
adjustment. In addition, they will busy raking season this fall¢
be asked about ways in which
they are resources to their Good bye, Paul and good luck.
commu- itie 4 such as th oug1_B Know that you truly have made
volunteer work or providing care a. difference in many lives an
to fannily members or friends. .0
lor this we will be forever
grateful.
1988 49ers Senioritseif fortunate that they have so
Bowling many cooperative business pl&ces,
Tilling senior workers, and the
pleasant people of Maple L;trees at
The 1988 Senior 4 er Bowling their side® Without Ali
ofthese,
Tournament, noting its 14th year, tl-j� �obably����� I
experienced anotherj
successful not be possible. A great deal of
event with 142 senior bowlers thanks must be given to those
competing for cash prizes and who provide goods and services.
with each bowler receiving I Plans are being made for next
door prize. Forty area.. business year's tournament with hopes
places provided the more. than that it will be bigger an4 better
140 door prizes that were given than seer.
out during the course of the
tournament.
The tournament was set up with
five divisions in each Mens and
o ye s class, with four winners
in each division. First place ---—
inners in each division were as --
follows. The Kinship Program provide.-% an
Mens opportunity for seniors to
Div. 1ID Phillip Bodine =658 develop meaningful friendships.
® Ed Strike =677 1t is the goal of the.. inshRp
1m Bob Tr ®672 Program that these. friendships
.® John Cole -647 will be enjoyable. and rewarding.
5- Markus Perk i -625 This program 1s a ministry of
sharing friends, being friends.
Womens
Div., 1® Audrey Perkkio -651 What is Kinship?
® Florence Malumby ®576 Kinship is a.. friendship , rog am
3® Lois Beach -670 for seniors age 5 years 1 a..ncri
® Penia Cole ®589 older. 1t is a. To r a tra wtii h
5m Elvera Soderberg ®549 brings people together to inteiract
The annual Senior Bowling and develop conipanionship.
Tournament Who are kinship volunteers9
, or anize in 1974,
mainly through the combined 1n 1e men and women.,, couples
efforts of Earl. Ellenwood and -red families.
Maple Lanes nes has been growing in
a.tten a ce and popularity over What are the benefit's?
the years. The Fridley Senior The Kinship friends wil,I share
Center is now the prime sponsor their knowledge. and wisdorn
of the event and a senior tournament committee as been 1t someone h� really!; listen� s
formed that helps with the This mutual friendship ill be. �i.
planning of the tournament. The rewardina-, experience.
Fridley Senior Center considers It Ahl Begins With A Friend.
. Senl'ois Lament Don't forget
Thought I'd let my doctor check registration for Fall
me
"Cause I didn't feel quite ri ht� Programs begins
All those aches and pains
annoyed me, Monday, August 22.
And I couldn't sleep at night.
He could find no real disorder, Check the City
But he wouldn't let me rest.
What with Medicare and Blue Fridley Recreation
Cross
Itwouldn't hurt to do some tests. Brochure for a
To the hospital he sent me,
Though I didn't fell that bad. complete list of
He arranged for them to give me a,9F
Every tear that could be had. programOTTerings.
was fluoroscoped and Non-residentsare welt nie t
cystoscoped,
My aging frame displayed, participate in all Fridley nio
Stripped upon a.n icy:-cold table Center iv'tiesexc udin
I was checked for oris ani g the
Fridley Lions'Christmas
para-sites Registration for non-residents
Fon fungus and the crud., egin p August�� t "2_ t .
While the pierced me with long �
-acedles prior to this ate you ill be
Taking samples of my bloods placed on a waltuir list.
Doctors came to check me all
over,
Probed and pushed and poked
.around,
And to make sure I was living,
They wired me fors ued.
They have finally concluded: I's Falir .
rpFl
` heir results have filled a page)
What I have will someday kill The van will be going to theoff® County and State Fairs n 'Senior
My
fliction is old age.
Days. If you would like ride,
Author unknown contact Connie at the ,Senior
Center, 571-1304. If you ;Iould
like lunch at the County Fair
(August 3rd), call Mary at Senior
�" Dieing; 571-6085.
What 'is Arthri t"s OF rheumatic diseases can harm
other supportive or connective
To understand arthritis, which is tissue like skin, and even internal
really more than 100 dif ferent organs-
diseases,
r a s-
d.is ries, some of them life
threatening, it helps to Easier Liv in a e m Gardening
understand the structures that
make up a, joint and how they Even though it's mi =summer, it's .
work. not too late to enjoy the
. . joint is any place in the body satisfaction of gardening-. For
where two bones meet. You have some: people it's plea.sant
hundreds of joints, and you're recreation, but for others it"s an
aware of them only when they absorbing hobby that takes ones
start hurting. mind off problems and pain. Be
The hoes ends are covered with careful not to cause: more lain by
cartilage, a tough elastic tissue planning your activities. Her
that acts as a. shock absorber and are some suggestions to help you
keeps bones from rubbing nurture your garden and take
together® The hone ends are good care of your body.
enclosed in a capsule lined with
an inner skin called the synovia..l Use toy gardening tosyls$ t
membrane. This membrane child"s version is lightweight,
protects the bone ends and smaller, and easier to manipulate,
secretes a fluid that lubricates especially if your hands are
and nourishes the cartilage. affected.
Covering the joints are muscles, For especi&lly se=nsitive hands,
tendons, and ligaments which buy gloves that are. one or two
provide support and help bones si ns too large and place: f aanil
move correctly. Tendons are- padding in them. This extra
strong, cordlike structures that layer will reduce: pressure on
attach to eons.. Ligaments are: painful joints.
like tendons except they connect
the bones to each other. Bursa If you're going to be working in
.are small fluid-filled sacks near wet soil, wear rubber boots
joints that prevent friction they are easier to put on and t
irritation as the muscles, tendons clean than leather sines.
and ligaments move: across each Sit on a low stool (perhaps on
other and the bones. wheels) to avoid bending and to
Understanding joint anatomy is make weeding easier.
necessary f or understanding
these diseases. Use a lightweight wheelbarrow
The many forms sof arthritis or cart to carry tools and
belong to a larger category f ertilizer.
known as rheumatic diseases.
s��t rheua.t.ic diseases involve. Alternate heavy and light chores.
inflammation sof one or more of lin t� reit I minutes for every
the tissues that support and hour of work.
connect the joint parts like Share your garden chores - and
muscles an d- tendons. Some space. e with a. friend or neei. h mor.
The Shepherd A This story is the background for
the Shepherd of the Hills Pageant,
The Shepherd of the Hills by which we will see on the Ozark
Harold Bell Wright is the story Mountain Trip. I'm sure: you will
of life in the .Ozark Mountains in enjoy the story as uc1-I as I
the late 1800s. Mutton Hollow is enjoyed re-reading it R.f ter
the homestead of Grant Matthews originally reading it back in high
1 .an f-xis wife "Aunt Mollie."' Young school. If you would like. to read
Matt, their son, has a, sheep it, a. volume. is available on the
ranch in the valley. Above the. book-cart in the Senior Center.
valley, on the :southern slobs of
the mountain peak, Dewey Bald, Virginia Horton
live Jim Lane and his daughter
Sammy.
To this quiet mountainside comes Reservations for the Ozark Mountain
... stranger m a well-educated Trip are Mill being accepted an a
city-man, Daniel Howitts. He first-come first-serve basis. if you
becomes a shepherd pher Of the are interested contact the Fridleg
Matthews" sheep and eventually,because of his wisdom, kindness Cdr Center, � 571-13134.
R $100.0a
and deep love of people, becomes refundable deposit will hold Maur spot
the "Shepherd f the Hills" to the for this beautiful fall tour.
inhabitants.
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The story centers around the
effect the stranger's presence has o
e
on the inhabitants in that part of
the mountains$ Besides the main
characters, there is a mysterious
"H-ant"90 a strange "'woods-colt"'
Bei., son of the Matthews' dead
daughter; a group of outlaws,
"The Bald Knobbers Gang" led by
the principal villain of the: story '00 Host Hostess
and the beautiful Love story of needed for Wednesaaam
Young Matt and Sammy.
The tales ends with a very
® Responsible
surprising twist, when the set up ana aweeting.
Shepherd discovers that his
vanish.d son is the mysterious
"Hant'"' who is living in the: lost Con I act Connie to
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Do You Remember hen? cosmetics, there was no c e'
a �v, � , li stick.
Grandma' For social occasions, hX11 she
By Blanche Sullivan wanted her checks pink, she
would wet a piece of red crepe
" an may work from sun to paper and rub it on theme, t
un darken her eyebrows, she used
But a man's work is never the end of a burned matchstick.
done." She washed her lair with soap,
and curled it with a hot curling
Ingrandmother's ay, this iron or rolled it on kid curlers,
adage was really true. She was and wore them over night. She
bush' all day with household had never heard of face-lifts, nor
chores. and then often up in the f any other kind of body lifting,
night taking care of babies, who and would have been shocked at
seemed to often have the croup. such going-ons. She believedthat
We don't hear much about that being clean and neat were all the
ailment any more. She used rules a: woman needed, and said
"C st ria" for children's illnesses, she certainly didn' t want to look
and for herself, "Lydia inkha `s like: & hussy. Shedidn't jog, do
Vegetable Compound." This was aerobics, setting up exercises or
supposed to cure all feminine weigh weekly on a. bathroom
complaints. In ca-se of chest scale. In fact, the only scale she
colds, she applied a mixture of ever saw was one at the local
goose grease and turpentine, and grocery store, Granf ather
covered the chest and neck ithr�� that "� oman.'s work
flannel 1ot 9 1� assuredu was never one," and �f t��
that this Was more effective than wondered how grandmamanaged
a mustard plaster, another home to be so "fat and sassy" And for
application. him, "just what the doctor
ordered."
In her "Hoover" kitchen cabinet,
useful in the times when there
were no built-in cupboards, were
""IvorySoap," "Mrs. Stewart's
Blueing, and "Bon Ami Scouring
1Powder." it was widely HUD AFRAiCatIO11S
a vertize as "Like a chick that's
newly atc e , Bon An-fl has
never scratched." The medicine
cabinet held- "'Pond's Coll ream," r e rt I fil c afil 0 n
and home nude hand lotion,
consisting of a mixture of Aug. 11 and Sep-t. 8
glycerin and rosewater, applied
at night$ Chapped hands were comm. o
uenter
common, no rubber gloves at that
time. Corn medicine was widely Call Pat Wolf ® 571-3450, ext. 133
used, perhaps because of
ill-fitting shoes- cores and
bunions were problems. As for
"Growing Youngervv SPRING WATER cot-ties from a
WOW! What a hot and dry natllra.l groundwater source.. If
summer we have been having, the bottle says "'springy-like" r
hug-0, Because of this, the issue something similar, it �obably
of thirst and dehydration come means that the water isn't from
up in conversations almost daily. , spring. (Just as in orange juice
It is very important to remain -if the product says orange drink,
hydrated in this kind of weather. it probably is not 100"% :orange
This article will focus on water juice*
(of cour=se; the "'magic elixir of DISTILLED WATER has, been �
life") and the many different b,iled, vaporized and condensed.
kinds we have to choose from Any impurities thatdon't boil off
these days. with the water are left behind in
Mother always said "'If you .ane a fly sk*
thirsty, drink water." What I Generally speaking, the nearer to
wonder is if Mother knew that in plain water the fluid you ta-ke in,
years to cone we would have: so the better of f you will be.
many choices of water to drink9 Particularly, people who 4re on
T1 its not just lain tai low caloric diets as the looms
water, but �ttl��.l water, which
caloric diets are associated it
in itself, �: es ins �a.ny forms. the formation of excess uric acid,
In t � f u i al na ins which can cause kidney stones
this re=freshing drink, healthcare �� mut if not flushed f� the
and nutrition professionals system.
: have:n't drawn the line between We do get water from the foods
. ordinary tap water and bottled we eat as well, and from other
water.e Aside from cost, however, forms of fluid such as coffee and
here are sonic differences among tea.. However, these normally
the varioustiled t n° a contain caffeine which as a
CLUB SODA i a carbonated tai diuretic effect.
.ter, often with additives So, remember that water is the
including sodium chloride, sodium very best fluid for rei plarement
carbonate and sodium citrate and maintenance.
which control the acidity and DRINK UP ® ENJOY ® YOUR
retains carbonation. BODY WILL THANK YOU!
SELTZER. is carbonated water.
MINERAL TE is any kind of ass Isn't forget t let laughter
water (snot necessarily from a. light t up your life
springy that has salts dissolved in
it. naturally or otherwise. »
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-s Dear Grandson:
N< 3 We're writing this slow, 'cause Three of your friends went off
•f D we know you can't read fast. We the bridge in a pickup. One was
m `+ don't live where we did when driving. The other two were in
you left. We read in the paper the back. The driver got out. He
where most accidents happen rolled down the window and
within 20 miles of home, so we swam to safety. The other two
moved. drowned, because they couldn't
This place has a washing ma- get the tailgate down. There's
chine. The first day I put four not much more news this time.
shirts in it, I pulled the chain and Nothing much has happened.
haven't seen them since. It only We'll write more later.
rained twice this week—three
days the first time and four days
the second time. Love,
The coat you wanted me to
send you—your Aunt Sue said it
would be a little too heavy to
send in the mail with the big *Xtw�
heavy buttons, so we cut them and C���z��Q,,
off and put them in the pockets.
We got a bill from the funeral
home, saying, "If we didn't make your Grand arents
the last payment on Great-grand- p
ma's funeral bill, up she comes."
Your Uncle John fell in the P.S. We were going to send you
whiskey vat. Some men tried to some money, but we al-
puff him out, but he fought them ready had this sealed.
off playfully and drowned. We
C: cremated him, and he burned for (author anonymous, by
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