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SB SeniorIF YOU ARE 50 OR OLDER YOUBeacon SHOULD READ IT!! OCT., 2009 Vol. 28: No. 3 Established Aug., 1982 327 Consecutive Months! Social Security Cash Shortfall Next Year...... 1983, and is sure to create new pressures According to the CBO’s most recent ers retire...... Will IOUs on Congress to make major changes that budget and economic update, there “Beneficiaries need to know whether the would raise taxes and cut benefits, warns will be a cash shortfall of $10 billion in government intends to continue paying Pay Your Bills? The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one 2010, after recent forecasting in January their full benefits, and how that will be Alexandria, VA (September 22, of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors that predicted a cash surplus of $25 bil- done,” says Daniel O’Connell, Chairman 2009) A new report from the Congres- groups. The situation also is sure to prove lion. The summer report also forecasts of TSCL. Since 1983 Social Security has sional Budget Office (CBO) predicts a incendiary among retirees already un- shortfalls in six out of the next 10 years. received more in revenues than required cash shortfall in the revenues needed to easy over proposals to cut Medicare and Climbing unemployment is curtailing the to pay benefits. By law, Social Security pay the Social Security benefits of 51 mil- predictions that there will be no annual payroll taxes while enrollment is grow- revenues not immediately needed to pay lion Americans next year. This would be Social Security cost-of-living adjustment ing, as senior workers who lose their jobs benefits are used to fund other govern- the first Social Security cash crisis since (COLA) next year. turn to Social Security and Baby Boom- SEE “SHORTFALL” PAGE 3. RetireSafe To Senate: Stop Proposed Rationing RetireSafe to Senate: Stop Phillips. For seniors seeking the finest stressed. quality study done by the Centers for Proposed Rationing of in orthopedic or cardiac care, physician He continued, “Physician hospitals offer Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) High-Quality Hospital Care hospitals are an obvious first choice,” the best in patient care, and rate far higher showed that patients rated physician hos- - Medicare Needs More Phillips said. “This outrage must not be than most of the big chain and so-called pitals 37 points higher than the national Physician Hospitals! allowed to stand, and Medicare benefici- ‘community’ hospitals they compete average, while another federal study of Washington, DC (September 24, aries must act now, before it’s too late,” against. Study after study proves that physician hospitals found the length of 2009) Today RetireSafe, representing he added. the smaller physician hospitals provide a stay was anywhere from 17 percent to 31 400,000 senior citizen supporters across “We need more of these out- higher nurse-to-patient ratio, more physi- percent shorter at specialty hospitals than America, called on the U.S. Senate, start- standing facilities to serve the growing cian control of hospital operations, and at their community counterparts,” Phil- ing with the Senate Finance Committee, millions of older Americans on Medi- minimal patient disruption during recov- lips stated. (More detailed information on to stop the proposed rationing of high- care,” Phillips emphasized. “Health care ery,” Phillips noted. hospital quality studies can be found in quality hospital care to Medicare patients. reform would deny our seniors access “A recent (August 2009) Consumer Re- the “health” section at consumerreports. “The health care reform bill now being to new physician hospitals, and put the ports study involving more than one mil- org or in the paper “Why America Needs considered in the Finance Committee ones we now have out of business,” he lion hospital patients nationwide, ranked More Physicians Hospitals” at seniorsfor- would deny Medicare beneficiaries access added. “Clearly the Finance Commit- physician hospitals as the number one cures.org.) He concluded, “Responsible to the best in hospital care by limiting the tee or the Senate should act to strike the hospital in 19 states, and near the top in Senators must stand up for better care, operation and growth of physician hospi- physician hospital limitation language the other states in which they operate,” and oppose the rationing of Medicare tals,” charged RetireSafe President Thair from the health care reform bill,” Phillips he pointed out. “One federally mandated hospital benefits at physician hospitals.” New Choices For 2010 Medicare Supplement Insurance Denver, CO. Buying health tially purchasing a Medicare Supplement currently enrolled. However individu- insurance can be one of the most confus- or who are changing companies. To date, als who want to change coverage have a ing and frustrating events for individuals insurance companies have offered stan- guaranteed enrollment for the new Me- regardless of age. The task does not be- dardized plans A-L. All plans sold in digap plans. Current Medicare beneficia- come easier as one qualifies for Medicare. Colorado offered the same benefits. For ries who choose to exercise their “Trial For some individuals, it can be even more example, Plan F was the same regardless Right” for the Medicare Health Plan be- confusing. Most individuals who turn 65 of the insurance company. The variation tween now and June 1, 2010, and who are eligible for Medicare Part A and B. In occurred with pricing and service. have gone off Medigap will not be able to addition, although voluntary, individuals Next year, insurance companies re-enroll in the original plan. should enroll in Part D as well. will no longer sell Plans E, H, I and J to The Center for Medicare and Medicare Part A covers hospital- beneficiaries new to Medicare. A slightly Medicaid Services (CMS) will be mail- ization, nursing home care, some home as out-patient hospital visits, cancer different version of plans A-D, F, K and ing notices to Medicare beneficiaries re- health care, and hospice care after the in- treatments, and emergency room visits. L will continue to be sold, with the main garding these changes. Individuals who dividual pays the deductible. Part B cov- Medicare Advantage plans may also of- change in these being the addition of Hos- receive a letter from Medicare explaining ers physician services, labs, x-rays, out- fer additional benefits such as vision and pice co-insurance to the Part A, and the the new Medigap plans and enrollment patient hospitalization, emergency room dental care. removal of preventive health care cover- rights and options who have questions visits, ambulance trips, and durable medi- Most importantly these plans age from Plan F and In-Home Recovery can call 1-800-Medicare or 303-333- cal equipment as well as many preventive often offer a coordinated care model in from Plan D. 3482. services such as flu shots, mammograms, which the care is managed and undupli- Also beginning June 1, 2010, in- To learn about these and other prostate screenings, cholesterol screen- cated services are eliminated. Individu- surance companies will have the option changes, join us at Medicare Monday on ings, and more, however, Medicare Part als who use a Medicare Advantage Plan to begin offering two new standardized November 16, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am A and B do not cover all of the costs. Part usually (unless they enroll in a Private Medigap plans, M and N. Coverage for at five locations in the Denver, Pueblo, D covers prescription drugs. Fee For Service Plan) are required to use both of these plans will be similar to the Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction. After an individual has enrolled the services of the network. This can be new Plan D, with M having a 50% co- Experts from Medicare will be available in Medicare, the beneficiary should select an advantage for people who are having insurance for the Part A deductible and to share information and answer ques- either a Medicare Advantage plan (Part difficulty identifying a physician who ac- Plan N having a coinsurance of $20 for a tions, as well as many of the health plans. C) or a Medicare Supplement to cover cepts Medicare. physician visit and $50 for an outpatient For more information, call 303-333- the deductibles, co-payments, and co-in- The findings of the National emergency room visit. Individuals who 3482. surance that is not covered by Medicare. Committee indicate that 80% of Medi- have Plan F will continue to have the Eileen Doherty, M.S. is the Executive According to the National Com- care beneficiaries are enrolled in original most comprehensive coverage of Part A Director of Senior Answers and Services mittee to Preserve Social Security and and B deductibles, co-payments, and ex- and the Colorado Gerontological Society. Medicare with a Medicare Supplement. She has more than 35 years of experi- Medicare, approximately 20% of the Individuals usually purchase a Medicare cess charges by the providers. ence in gerontology in administration, population is enrolled in Medicare Ad- Supplement to cover the costs not cov- Medicare beneficiaries who are research, training and education, and vantage Plans. These plans usually of- ered by Medicare for Parts A and B. already enrolled in a Medigap plan will clinical practice. She can be reached at fer lower monthly premiums but require Medicare has recently announced not see any changes in coverage. The 303-333-3482 or at [email protected]. co-pays for most office visits, hospital some changes that will occur in June 1, current Medigap coverage will continue admissions and other procedures such 2010 for individuals who are either ini- with the plan in which the individual is Page 2 - Senior Beacon - Oct., 2009 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info I’m Still Above Ground by James R. Grasso, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer country. Simply Not True! Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person I received a call from one of our advertisers last month and she asked me in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each a curious question. Apparently a lady (let’s call her LW) berated her for running an address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data. advertisement in Senior Beacon beacause Senior Beacon doesn’t allow any informa- The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census tion of a political nature unless it’s from a conservative source. LW also said that worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice: if she continued to advertise in the newspaper that LW would take her business ** If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a elswhere. I told her that LW’s rant was unfounded and untrue. It is no secret that handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. Ask to I adhere to conservative principles including most especially limited government. see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, I welcome an open forum. Problem is, all I ever get are rants that have nothing to you should never invite anyone you don’t know into your home. do with the subject matter. Very few responses, so far, have been well thought out ** Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address points of view. They seem to be emotional ramblings with broad brushstrokes and information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking infor- all-encompassing generalizations calling me a bigot, a fascist and so on. mation to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census. I do my very best to write with empirical data that is easily fact-checkable (if While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as there is such a word) and then draw a conclusion. When I use specific quotes I give a salary range, the Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit to the person I’m quoting. As for not allowing other streams of consciousness, credit card numbers nor will employees solicit donations. that is a totally bogus claim. “Blog With Us” is available at www.seniorbeacon.info Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in per- and anyone can say anything, within reason, and it gets published for the whole world son at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on to see. Our e-mail address is published for people with any comment on any subject the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census. as well as our phone number and fax machine. So everyone has ample avenues to Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are suppos- vent their political frustrations without resorting to lies or half-truths and blackmail. edly from the U.S. Census Bureau. When and if I get a reasonable comment(s) from someone who doesn’t For more advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit www.bbb.org throw nasty language and unsubstantiated “facts” at me I will always publish them as I have in the past. For What It’s Worth This threat to an advertiser speaks to a deeper problem. It is the right for LW I am taking much heat from many people who refuse to see that this admin- to complain and even to say she would withhold her business from the advertiser. istration and congress are taking our freedoms away. “You are fear-mongering” But the mentality of LW to threaten because LW doesn’t like someone’s else’s words they say. When BHO says and I quote, “Cap and Trade will make electricity bills written in a free society publication that has nothing to do with the advertiser and her skyrocket,” it isn’t me who is saying this, it is BHO. business strikes me as something Jesse Jackson always did and that is shakedown And when BHO tells us the healthcare bill will allow us to keep our doctors businesses he didn’t agree with into giving him and his causes money and in return and our present insurance he is technically correct but in the bill it states that as soon the business wouldn’t be harrassed by like-minded Jackson supporters. It’s a form as anything changes in our current health insurance (even a co-pay rise) we MUST of blackmail. Of course, it doesn’t surprise me coming from the Liberal Left. Please join the government plan. These are not my words. don’t bear false witness as it concerns Senior Beacon. We are told that this healthcare bill won’t break the bank but how are they going to insure 40 million more people and actually cut healthcare costs? Since you Here Is Something Interesting I Read use healthcare when you are infirm, then how can they cut the costs of healthcare? THE FIRST TIME? The only logical conclusion is they will have to cut healthcare somewhere. That is a For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an no brainer, isn’t it? Guess who uses most of the healthcare in the United States? Yep, increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment). we seniors! Are you hearing me on this? In fact, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation predicts there may not be any Finally, BHO wants to redistribute wealth so we are all equal. He has a czar COLA for the next three years. he appointed that will make sure that bankers and by extension, anyone else they care However, the per person monthly Medicare insurance premium will be to pummel, will have salaries and bonuses capped. Now isn’t that special? Let’s see, increased from the 2009 premium of $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010 and to $ 120.20 for this country is made up of immigrants (more on that later) and the reason why these the year 2011. immigrants came to America was so they could have a better life for themselves, and And here is something from Susan Johnson concerning a directive from most importantly, their children. America offers the opportunity for poor people to the Better Business Bureau. “With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better become rich and even allows a poor person like Bill Clinton to become president. Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to If we take BHO at his word, he wants to take more and more from the achievers become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is of America and give it to the people that don’t achieve in effect taking away the under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the achiever’s reason to achieve. If this is accomplished, then everyone will be “equally” unachieving and there will be no hope of bettering your lot in life. see “Op-Ed” Page 19.

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Open 10:30 am - 5:00 pm 7 days a week! &REMONT$Rs#A×ON#ITY #/  Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Oct., 2009 - Page - 3 RetireSafe Seniors’ Health Care ‘Bill Of Rights’ by Thair Phillips - President RetireSafe Steele, chairman of the Republican Na- vention” that will help ensure that sen- Safe’s 400,000 plus supporters have been RetireSafe calls the Seniors’ Health tional Committee for outlining some iors will receive access to quality health outraged at the proposed health care re- Care Bill of Rights the Real Cure for crucial steps for health care to protect care,” stated Thair Phillips, RetireSafe form plan which would have senior citi- Older Americans * senior Americans. “We look at The Sen- President. RetireSafe is a bipartisan, zens paying a steeper price and their treat- Washington, D.C. August 24, iors’ Health Care Bill of Rights, unveiled grassroots senior advocacy organization ment options reduced or rationed. 2009 - RetireSafe applauds Michael today, as an “emergency medical inter- based in Washington, D.C. According to Phillips, Retire- SEE “BILL’ PAGE Shortfall In Social Security The ‘Real Deal’ For Future from page 1. ment programs. The Treasury borrows in full, the Social Security Trust Fund has rejected general revenue financing To learn more, please visit www.Seniors- the excess monies, issuing special non- will need to redeem the interest and then for Social Security. League.org or call 1-800-333-8725 for marketable bonds that are IOUs to the IOUs. In turn, the Treasury will need to TSCL believes that it would be more information. Trust Funds. The IOUs also earn interest provide cash from general revenues. But irresponsible for Congress to delay any With over 1 million supporters, The which is counted as income to the Trust the cash can only come in three ways, longer the work needed to ensure Social Senior Citizens League is one of the Fund. through some combination of borrowing, Security’s finances. “The longer we de- nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors “But the bonds and the interest increased taxes, or cutting benefits and lay, the more we will pay,” O’Connell groups. Located just outside Washington, only represent authority for the govern- other spending. says. However, TSCL says that Congress D.C., its mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and ment to pay benefits, not the real cash “There’s absolutely no financial should avoid enacting changes that would alert senior citizens about their rights and resources to do so,” O’Connell explains. or historic precedent of the government negatively impact people who are already freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect “TSCL’s seniors are skeptical, frankly,” funding Social Security benefits through retired, or close to retirement, including and defend the benefits senior citizens he says. “They question whether their long-term borrowing,” notes O’Connell. proposals that would slow the growth have earned and paid for. The Senior Citizens League is a proud affiliate of The power companies and grocery stores will Funding benefits from general revenues of COLAs, and increase taxes on Social Retired Enlisted Association. Please visit accept Social Security IOUs as payment,” was considered during the Social Se- Security benefits,” O’Connell says. “It’s www.SeniorsLeague.org or call 1-800- he wryly notes. curity financing crises in the 1970s and essential for seniors and those nearing 333-8725 for more information. When Social Security’s cash rev- 1980s as an alternative to payroll tax in- retirement to stay informed and get in- enues become inadequate to pay benefits creases, but Congress for the most part volved in the process,” O’Connell urges. RetireSafe To America: Support The ‘Access To Repair Parts Act’ RetireSafe Applauds Solution sumers can continue to choose high-qual- nies have obtained an increasing number which in turn may force insurers to add to Looming Car Company ity, low-cost alternative collision replace- of design patents on visible crash parts, an estimated $3 billion to consumers’ pre- ment parts when repairing their vehicles. attempting to block competitors from miums. With increased parts prices, cus- Parts Monopoly This “repair clause” legislation preserves producing affordable alternatives. New tomers of independent repair shops may WASHINGTON - Today Re- competition in the automotive replace- research suggests that several character- skip necessary repairs, resulting in a loss tireSafe, on behalf of its 400,000 senior ment parts market, providing options for istics of the crash parts market grant the of business for repair shops, and vehicles citizen supporters, urged all Americans budget-conscious consumers and helping car companies an unusual ability and an that are less than safe to drive, especially to join in support of the “Access to Re- to keep businesses afloat in these tough incentive to use design patents to raise for seniors. pair Parts Act,” as introduced by Rep. economic times. For seniors on fixed in- prices and harm consumers. Again, this “RetireSafe is committed to sup- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Senator Shel- comes, this legislation is critical. collision parts monopoly will fall most porting the ‘Access to Repair Parts Act’ don Whitehouse (D-RI). The Access to Aftermarket competition affords heavily on older Americans. and the protection it gives to consumers Repair Parts Act (H.R. 3059 and S. 1368, consumers a savings of up to $1.5 billion Increased costs for crash parts and the aftermarket industry,” said Thair respectively) would guarantee that con- each year. 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RetireSafe is a grassroots organization representing more than 400,000 older Americans nationwide. Its mission is to preserve, protect and enhance the options and benefits of seniors and near-seniors.

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He has an annoying case of what August in cold-case murders from 1986 change locations from time to time, de- two rival camel-ride vendors in the Ca- one opthalmologist called “haemolacria,” and 1994 but had not yet been charged at pending on the moods of the bribed au- ble Beach resort area had erupted again, or bloody tears. The boy seems to bleed press time). thorities. An August dispatch in London’s this time involving allegations of camel uncontrollably from the eyes, up to three A News of the Weird Classic (August The Guardian reported that a nearly pure theft and tossed camel dung. (2) In July, times a day, according to a September 1998) gram costs the equivalent of about $14 as the legal brothel business declined pre- ABC News report, but so far, specialists, -- Golf Imitates Miniature Golf: ($22 for “premium”), served by waiters cipitously in Germany, owners adopted employing ultrasound, an MRI, and a CT In May 1998 at Beaver Brook Golf Course in an empty CD case, with straws, but such gimmicks as free shoe-polishing and scan, are unable to determine the cause. in Haydenville, Mass., Todd Obuchowski bar drinks are also available. Route 36 discounts for retirees. However, when Bovine Madness was credited with a hole-in-one on a par 3 is well-known to backpacking tourists. several brothels began offering flat-rate -- (1) Britain’s National Farmers hole after his tee shot went over the green Recalled one waiter, “We had some Aus- plans (based on restaurants’ all-you-can- Union issued a general alert in August, and onto a highway, hit a passing Toyota tralians; they stayed here for four days. eat model), police cracked down, judging after four fatal attacks on people by cows, driven by Nancy Bachand, ricocheted (T)he only time they left was to go to the them as a little too excessive. that dogs should not be walked near graz- back to the green, and rolled into the cup. ATM.” Science on the Cutting Edge ing fields. “The cattle are interested in the At least eight golfers witnessed the shot. Police Follies -- Sharron Thornton had been dog, not the walker,” said an official. (2) Compelling Explanations -- Small Town: In Jericho, Ark., blinded nine years ago from a severe re- During a three-day period in August near -- Improbably Successful Pick- alleged harassment by cops got so bad, action to medication that caused her mu- the village of Lauterbrunnen, Switzer- up Line: In September, school officials according to an Associated Press report, cus membranes, including the eye’s lens, land, “dozens” of cows killed themselves in Australia’s Queensland state said they that the fire chief went to court twice in to die and shed (and caused her also to by leaping off of a particular cliff. Of- were investigating an incident earlier in the same day in August to complain about lose hair, skin and nails, though the lat- ficials discounted accidents as the cause the year in which two teenagers had con- speed traps. The chief’s charge angered ter three grew back). In a revolutionary since cows in the area generally become sensual sex that they recorded on a cell the seven officers attending the hearing, procedure, the Bascom Palmer Eye Insti- familiar with the dangers of cliffs. phone camera. The girl reportedly said and a courtroom scuffle ensued, result- tute at the University of Miami (Fla.) had Least Competent Criminals she was convinced to lose her virginity ing in the chief’s being shot in the back the bright idea to shore up her eye with a -- Recurring Themes: (1) Bro- out of fear that the world would soon end and hospitalized. WMC-TV reported that piece of her tooth and jawbone (the cus- ward County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office is as a result of the scheduled re-start of the shooter has not been charged but that pid, or “eye tooth”) so that a prosthetic looking for the man who robbed the Citi the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, an arrest warrant has been issued for the lens could be implanted. That was only Trends store in Oakland Park in Septem- Switzerland, later this year. chief, who was then fired by the mayor. part of it: The tooth portion, with the im- ber and has released the surveillance vid- -- Police in Deer Lake, New- The police force has been disbanded by planted lens, had to be micro-sculpted eo, showing the man removing his mask. foundland, decided in August not to press the Crittenden County sheriff, and all and implanted first into Thornton’s chest However, the man continued trying to charges against three boys whom they firefighters have resigned. for access to nutrients. Thornton’s vision shield his face, using only his hands, but had previously believed had harassed a -- Big City: George Vera, who is now 20/70 without eyeglasses. the video makes him appear to be play- young moose so badly that it had to be put weighs nearly 600 pounds, was booked -- Recent Inexplicable Side Ef- ing peek-a-boo, according to a WFOR- down. A final piece of evidence against into jail in Houston in August and was fects of Brain Injury: (1) Malcolm Dar- TV report. (2) David Perticone, 46, was prosecution came from the father of one in custody for more than 24 hours before by, 70, awoke from surgery following a arrested in Severn, Md., in August and of the boys, who vouched that the three he casually informed cops that they had stroke in Oakham, England, last year to charged with stealing about $25,000 could not have committed such a crime missed finding the 9 mm handgun and find that he had near-perfect vision (after worth of items from a woman’s house since they had been busy at the time, van- two clips that were hidden in his rolls of having worn eyeglasses since age 2) but just down the block. The woman discov- dalizing a nearby church. fat. later discovered that he no longer spoke ered the items in Perticone’s front yard, -- Not My Fault: (1) A 60-year- The Entrepreneurial Spirit! or understood French. (2) A 37-year-old part of a yard sale he was conducting. old highway worker was injured when -- Questionable Business Model: German woman, who had been treated The Classic Middle Name (all-new!) struck by motorist Catherine Stotts, 62, In September, in downtown Longview, for epileptic seizures in 2006, reported -- Charged recently with murder who was speeding down a blocked-off Wash., a 23-year-old man held up a sign recently that among the side effects were and awaiting trial: Michael Wayne Lim- road construction lane near Willits, Calif., offering to be kicked in the groin for $5. occasional feelings that she had under- ley, St. Joseph, Mo. (August); Timothy in July. The worker required hospitaliza- Wayne Sanders, Suffolk, Va. (Septem- tion, but Stotts complained about receiv- ber); Marcus Wayne Barber, Port Arthur, ing a traffic citation, telling officers that Texas (September); Robert Wayne the man could have jumped out of the Howell, Longview, Texas (September); way faster. (2) Alexander Kabelis, 31, Barney Wayne Keizer, Salmo, British was arrested for slashing tires on almost Columbia (September). Murder trial or- 50 vehicles in Boulder, Colo., in May, but dered: Bryan Wayne Hulsey, Glendale, offered several explanations, including Ariz. (charged in 2007, trial rescheduled being overwhelmed by radiation from the for October 2010); Benjamin Wayne Hol- nearby Rocky Flats nuclear facility and croft, Goulburn, Australia (September); having been forced by his mother to wear Billy Wayne Hall, Sparta, Mo. (trial site braces on his teeth as a child. changed, September). Sentenced for mur- -- What Century Is This? During der: David Wayne Alexander, Pittsburgh the recent influence-peddling trial against (September); Benjamin Wayne Watta, Ottawa, Ontario, Mayor Larry O’Brien, Seal Beach, Calif. (January). Commit- local politician Lisa MacLeod, 34, gave ted suicide after (according to police) SEE “WEIRD” PAGE 21.

2077801 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Oct., 2009 - Page - 5 For A Healthier You Putting Breaks On Early Rheumatoid Arthritis According to a recent article gender specific. sity of Manchester in Manchester, United published in the May/June issue of Ar- The Steroids in Very Early Ar- Kingdom. thritis Today, a new study suggests that thritis (STIVEA) trial divided 265 peo- About Arthritis a three week course of steroid injections ple who had polyarthritis for less than 12 Arthritis is the nation’s most given at the first signs of rheumatoid ar- weeks into two groups, one that got ster- common cause of disability with a nation- thritis (RA) may prevent 1 in 10 people oid injections and one that got placebo wide economic impact of more than $128 from progressing to RA for at least one shots. billion annually. The condition strikes year. At one year, 60 percent of those all ages and knows no racial or ethnic The earliest signs of rheumatoid who did not get these injections and half boundaries. 46 million people have been arthritis (RA) are often pain, stiffness of those who did had RA. Further, 10 per- doctor diagnosed and 300,000 children and swelling in two or more joints (also cent of people in the placebo group were are affected. called polyarthritis) in the hand. RA oc- arthritis-free at one year, compared with The Arthritis Foundation is the of disability. For more information, con- curs when the body’s immune system at- 20 percent of people who received ster- only nationwide, nonprofit health organi- tact the Rocky Mountain Chapter, serving tacks the joints and can lead to significant oids. zation helping people take greater control Colorado, Montana and Wyoming at 800- joint destruction and disability. It affects “The earlier the treatment, the of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, 475-6447 or online at www.rockymoun- over 1.3 million people, including chil- better the results. (This does) not apply control and cure arthritis and related dis- tainarthritis.org dren, in the United States. to people who have already had their ar- eases - the nation’s most common cause Polyarthritis is any type of ar- thritis for more than 12 weeks,” says in- thritis which involves five or more joints, vestigators Deborah Symmons, MD and New Physicians At Kaiser may be experienced at any age and is not Susan Verstappen, PhD, of the Univer- Permanente Pueblo North COLORADO SPRINGS – Kaiser Permanente is pleased to introduce three Ride the Rails: Senior Tickets physicians that will provide primary care services to Kaiser Permanente members at the new Pueblo North Medical Offices, 3670 Parker Boulevard, which is scheduled to Buy One, Get One Free open for clinical care on October 12, 2009. These physicians are Just in time for fall foliage…ask a friend to ride the rails from La Veta and members of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG), Alamosa on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad. In October, buy one regularly priced the physician side of Kaiser Permanente. senior ticket departing from Alamosa or La Veta and receive one senior ticket for free Richard Stiphout, MD, is board certified in internal medi- (senior pricing is for 60+). cine and is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University Medi- With the changing of the leaves, fall is an ideal time to travel by train and cal School, Cleveland, OH, with a graduate degree from Uni- visit eclectic Colorado towns along the historic route. Tucked away in the La Cu- versity of California-Irvine. Prior to joining the Pueblo North chara Valley below the twin Spanish Peaks, the tiny art town of La Veta may be one Medical Offices, Dr. Stiphout was a primary care physician at of the last, best undiscovered spots in Colorado. The trip traverses over historic La the Kaiser Permanente East Medical Offices in Denver. He has Veta pass-the highest point in which standard gauge crosses the Rockies. been a member of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group since 1997. On the other end of the tracks, located in south central Colorado and sur- Paul McCaffrey, DO, is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board rounded by the dramatic Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountain ranges, Alamosa of Family Practice with a certificate in geriatrics and is a graduate of the Philadelphia is the San Luis Valley’s largest town and serves as its cultural and economic center. College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has served as medical director of Life Care of Central to attractions and recreation opportunities for all ages, Alamosa offers visitors Pueblo, Pueblo Extended Care and Westwind Campus of Care in Pueblo and is also an a range of activities. The town’s Main Street pubs, cafes, coffee shops and retail shops assistant clinical professor with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Prior are just a short walk from the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad’s depot. to joining Kaiser Permanente and CPMG, Dr. McCaffrey was in private practice with Take a ride aboard the historic Rio Grande. Call 1-877-726-RAIL (7245) and ask our Associates in Family Medicine, Pueblo. reservationist for the Golden Ticket for Seniors promotion. More information, in- Rebecca Nickell, DO, is board certified in family practice and is a graduate cluding a daily departure schedule is available at www.riograndescenicrailroad.com. of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in family medicine with the South- strength compassion hope innovation expertise ern Colorado Family Medicine program. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente and CPMG, she was a primary care physician with Touchstone Health in Pueblo. Dr. Nickell will begin seeing pa- tients at the Pueblo North Medical Offices in February, 2010. Kaiser Permanente members can make appointments Smaller home. with these physicians by calling Member Services at 1-888-681- 7878 or the Kaiser Permanente Call Center at 1-800-218-1059, effective immediately. Bigger circle The Pueblo North Medical Offices, Kaiser Permanente’s first medical office in the Pueblo area, will offer primary care, lab, X-ray, and pharmacy services for all Kaiser Permanente members. Kaiser Permanente’s Grand Opening celebration will be held at the medical of friends. offices, 3670 Parker Boulevard in Pueblo, on Sunday, November 1, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend to tour our offices and meet our staff. 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Ustekinumab Researchers randomly picked ticipants in the placebo group reported patients with moderate to severe psori- is a naturally occurring protein that 146 people with psoriatic arthritis to a reduction in pain, disability, disease atic arthritis responded to an experimen- is important in regulating the immune receive either four weekly treatments activity and number of tender joints. tal biologic drug after 12 weeks than to a placebo. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by inflammation Golf And Arthritis of the skin (psoriasis) and joints (arthri- October 2009- According to a re- stress and pain on the finger joints. • Use tees whenever hitting the tis). Approximately 10% of patients who cent article published in the May/June issue • Try wearing wrist braces and ball, even on the practice range to avoid have psoriasis also develop an associat- of Arthritis Today, golf is a very adaptable gloves on both hands to stabilize joints if striking the ground and jarring joints. ed inflammation of their joints. Patients sport that can be tailored to meet the phys- arthritis is more prevalent in the hands. • Keep the tension on the shaft who have inflammatory arthritis and ical capabilities of almost anyone. Playing • Wear comfortable walking shoes consistent. Don’t let arms become too rig- golf can enhance the strength and mobil- or spikeless golf shoes. id. psoriasis are diagnosed as having psori- ity of the upper extremities, spine, hips and Preparing to Play. • If back pain is present, find a atic arthritis. lower extremities, and can increase range Whether a veteran golfer or a be- classic swing that is comfortable. 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Social Security benefits lost about 20 percent of their buying power over the past decade,” But seniors are reporting that their costs are going up and many believe the O’Connell says. government’s inflation index is not accurately measuring those costs, says The Senior No COLA for two years would make the situation far worse. More than 69% Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors groups. “To pre- depend on Social Security for the majority of their income. “Seniors already are at risk vent an erosion in the buying power of their benefits, seniors need an emergency COLA for not having enough income to cover Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs, in 2010 and 2011,” says TSCL chairman Daniel O’Connell. especially when they get into their late 70’s and 80’s,” O’Connell points out. In a recent survey conducted by TSCL, 79% of respondents said that their drug A major problem is the way the government calculates the annual COLA. “It doesn’t plans increased costs in 2009. “Those rising drug costs are just one example of seniors’ make sense,” O’Connell contends. The annual increase is determined using a CPI that expenses that aren’t accurately reflected in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to cal- measures the market basket of younger workers rather than seniors or the disabled who culate the COLA,” O’Connell explains. In addition, 81 percent of people responding to make up the biggest portion of Social Security beneficiaries. But younger people don’t TSCL’s survey reported that their COLA for 2009 raised their monthly benefits by less spend as much on health care costs as seniors and the disabled, and those costs are rising than $79, yet 75 percent said that their monthly expenses rose by more than $80 over the several times faster than overall inflation. Thus, COLAs tend to rise more slowly than they otherwise would if the government were to more accurately measure how seniors Bill Of Rights For Seniors spend their money. from page 3. “The federal government’s measure of inflation is simply not adding up for sen- Phillips continued, “America’s ‘comparative effectiveness research’ iors,” says O’Connell. TSCL is calling on Congress to provide an emergency COLA for greatest generation is grateful to have the could lead to government boards ration- 2010 and 2011 to protect the buying power of Social Security beneficiaries. Providing an RNC Chairman join us in the battle to ing treatments based on age. This is an emergency COLA set high enough to offset rising Medicare premiums would prevent a protect their rights in this debate. We are unfair sacrifice, and if the president’s plan reduction in Social Security for more than 6 million seniors at risk when the government gratified that some of our nation’s leaders passes, they’ll literally pay through the automatically deducts the higher Medicare premiums from their checks. have taken a stand to resuscitate, instead nose, teeth and every other body part as TSCL also strongly supports using a seniors’ CPI like the Consumer Price Index of debilitate, the health care plan for the well,” he said. for the Elderly (CPI-E) to calculate the annual COLA. Research performed for TSCL elderly,” he said. According to RetireSafe, the has found that the CPI-E tends to increase about 10 percent faster than the CPI-W. Had RetireSafe agrees with the stand RNC contract is the shot in the arm that the government used the CPI-E to calculate COLAs since its creation, a person who re- the RNC is taking to prohibit government older Americans have needed since this tired with a monthly benefit of $676 in 1984 would have received about $17,596 more from getting between seniors and their debate started. “It’s the ‘code blue’ for in benefits during retirement. Today their monthly benefit would be $1,554, rather than doctors. Phillips emphasized, “What sen- saving the nation’s elderly from a pro- $1,448 - $106 higher. iors want and need is to maintain their posed system which does not have their TSCL is organizing a grassroots seniors effort to persuade Congress to provide a valued relationship with their doctors, best interest at heart,” concluded Phil- modest COLA and prevent reductions in Social Security benefits due to rising Medicare and to have the ability to make quality lips. premiums. To learn more, please visit www.SeniorsLeague.org or call 1-800-333-8725 health care choices. They don’t need nor RetireSafe is a grassroots organ- for more information. want a health-care program that gives ization representing more than 400,000 them far less power to control their own older Americans nationwide. Its mission medical decisions,” he stressed. is to preserve, protect and enhance the Where Are They Now? RetireSafe also applauds the options and benefits of seniors and near- by Marshall Jay Kaplan RNC for opposing efforts to ration health seniors. RICHARD BENJAMIN care based on age. “The Administration’s Although movie and television fans remember Richard Benjamin as an actor, the seventy-one year old would Contact Senator Udall - Senator Bennett - Congressman rather be remembered as a director – an Salazar And Express Your Fears and Misgivings About the off-camera role that he continues to work at today. Healthcare Plan As It Is Written. Richard Benjamin was born in Ask Them If It Is Possible To Get The Same Healthcare As New York, New York on May 22, 1938. They Have As Members Of Congress. He attended the High School For Per- forming Arts and while at university, studied drama and acted in plays. Moving to Los Angeles in his early twenties, Richard met actress Paula Prentiss. The two married on October 26, 1961. Although Paula’s career took off first, rather than be jealous, he embraced her stardom and focused on building his continued to direct successful films, that own niche in Hollywood. It took eight showed his range as both a dramatic and years for Richard to start making a name comedic director – similar to his range as for himself. an actor. The decade of the late 1960’s to His films as a director include the late 1970’s was Richard’s prime as an Racing with the Moon (1984), City Heat actor. During this period, he was nomi- (1985), The Money Pit (1986 with Tom nated for countless awards, winning a Hanks), Little Nikita (1988), Mermaids Golden Globe Award for his role in The (1996 with Cher), Made in America Sunshine Boys (with George Burns and (1995) and Mrs. Winterbourne (1996 with Walter Matthau). His other film roles dur- Shirley Maclaine). ing this period included Goodbye Colum- In recent years, Richard has had bus (1969 and his breakout performance), an equal balance of acting and directing. Catch-22 (1970), Diary of a Mad House- Television audiences saw him recently on wife (1971) and Westworld (1973). The the hit TV series, Pushing Daisies, and he latter becoming a sci-fi classic, based on recently directed Judy Davis in A Little the Michael Crichton novel and co-star- Thing Called Murder. ring Yul Brynner. Richard has remained married to Prior to becoming a director, Paula Prentiss for 48 years and the couple Benjamin made two entertaining com- have have two grown children. They are edies, House Calls (1978 with Glenda both very proud of their 1967-1968 sit- Jackson) and Love at First Bite (1979 com, He and She, which was ambitious with George Hamilton). In 1982, Rich- and far ahead of its time. The two reside ard decided to switch gears and focus on in a lovely home in Beverly Hills. directing. His directorial debut was My Does Richard Benjamin have Favorite Year (starring Peter O’Toole) any advice for up and coming directors? – earning many awards and an Academy “You should only remake flops, not hits!” Award nomination for O’Toole. The new Well, Richard, your career and personal chapter in Benjamin’s life was set and he life has been anything but a flop. Blog With Us! Why not get on your computer and Blog With Us? You can wax poetic about any topic at all. We don’t care. It’s an open forum and the best part is no one interrupts you. But be prepared to be challenged and perhaps you might even change your mind or better yet, change someone else’s mind. We hope to be posting new messages at least once a week or more and interacting with you. So, got to www.seniorbeacon.info and click on the “Blog With Us” icon and tell us what you think. It’s fun, it’s easy and most of all it’s free! Page 10 - Senior Beacon - Oct., 2009 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Tips To Stay Healthy During H1N1 Flu Activity The Pueblo Public Health Direc- Dr. Nevin-Woods explained “We home when they are sick.” She described, schools on proper sanitation and ways to tor urges early vaccination for seasonal face the unique challenge of H1N1 flu “When you or your child are sick with a prevent spreading the flu. The schools are flu and following public health guidelines (Swine Flu) and seasonal flu this year. fever stay home 24 hours after the fever is doing all they can to keep their students – such as frequent hand washing and Vaccine for H1N1 flu will probably not no longer there without using fever reduc- healthy and parents should not keep their staying home when one is sick to slow be available until sometime in October ing medications or medications contain- kids home out of fear. One of the schools down spread of flu as a double-whammy and then it may be available in limited ing fever reduction additives (Tylenol®, even has disinfectant wipes by the water of season flu and H1N1 flu is expected amounts.” Current high priority groups Advil®, Motrin® etc.). Do not use aspirin fountains for use after drinking. this fall. for the H1N1 flu vaccine include pregnant in children with flu symptoms. Dr. Nevin-Woods also encour- “Get your seasonal flu vaccine women, people who live with or care for Symptoms of H1N1 Flu ages family preparedness now to prepare as soon as possible,” stated Dr. Christine children younger than 6 months of age, • Fever if your family shows flu-like symptoms in Nevin-Woods, Public Health Director of healthcare and emergency medical serv- • Chills the future. the Pueblo City-County Health Depart- ices personnel, persons between the ages • Sore throat ment. She added, “Vaccine for seasonal of 6 months and 24 years old, and people • Cough Family Preparedness Tips: flu is now available in many places in ages of 25 through 64 years of age who • Congestion • Keep basics on-hand like food Pueblo. I urge everyone to schedule an are at higher risk for novel H1N1 because • Headache, body aches and water, medications and necessities to appointment now to get your seasonal flu of chronic health disorders or compro- • Fatigue care for ill family members vaccination. This is more important than mised immune systems. • Vomiting • Prepare to keep your fam- ever.” Seasonal flu illness has not been As of today, there have been three • Diarrhea (especially in chil- ily functioning and supervised if you get detected in Pueblo. confirmed H1N1 flu cases that involve dren) sick Dr. Nevin-Woods urged calling two schools within Pueblo City School H1N1 symptoms are the same as season- • Prepare for an emergency that your doctor or health care provider’s of- District. Dr. Nevin-Woods stated, “We al flu symptoms except for the gastroin- might require staying at home a week or fice first to schedule a flu shot. Doctors expected this to happen. We knew there testinal symptoms appear more often with more appreciate their clients getting their flu was H1N1 flu in the community however H1N1. Ramona Chisman-Ewing shot with them. Seasonal flu shot infor- it is now confirmed.” Dr. Nevin-Woods Dr. Nevin-Woods encourag- Executive Assistant mation is available by calling 2-1-1 (from emphasized, “To control the spread of es well children to attend school. The Pueblo City-County Health Department (719) 583-4513 - Phone a cell phone 719-583-6611). flu it is important that everyone stay Health Department has been working with (719) 583-4554 - Fax Long-Term Care: America’s Real Health Crisis by Teresa Heinz and Jeffrey Lewis our health care system to help the unin- Questions to Answer’’ series (www.ten- heaval that comes from making decisions (NAPSI)-Every morning, mil- sured. questionstoanswer.org)--information to in the midst of a health crisis. With long- lions of American women wake to tough Meanwhile, it’s the women car- assist consumers and family caregivers term care, there are no easy answers. Our economic times with growing anxieties egivers whose unpaid labor is helping who are planning for, choosing and man- goal is a simple one--provide information about how to care for their aging parents, Congress, by relieving budgetary pres- aging long-term care. The series guides to help everyone understand that they are their own families and their own retire- sures. In purely economic terms, research- consumers in thinking about all the avail- not alone. ment years. It’s mostly women who are ers estimate the value of services that able long-term care options while focus- Teresa Heinz is chairman of the responsible for the care of elderly rela- family caregivers provide at $148 billion ing on quality of life. Heinz Family Philanthropies; Jeffrey tives--seven out of every 10 adult chil- to $188 billion a year, helping seniors en- Having a plan in place gives Lewis is president of the organization. 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Visitors can journey through than 80 percent of all the lettuce con- More compre- accounts of Salinas and its treatment of seven themed galleries with attractions sumed in the nation. It also has become a hensive custom migrant workers. They burned his Pu- that include listening to stories on period major producer of wines and wine grapes, tours also are litzer Prize-winning novel, “The Grapes telephones and viewing episodes of films as well as dozens of truck crops. offered. of Wrath,” on Main Street. They shud- made from Steinbeck’s works -- “The That agricultural bounty also S a l i - Salinas Valley, an ag- dered when he nosed around the Salinas Grapes of Wrath,” “East of Eden,” “Can- brings visitors to this 100-mile-long val- nas Valley also ricultural hub 17 miles Valley to get material for “East of Eden,” nery Row,” “Tortilla Flat,” “Of Mice and ley sandwiched between two mountain is home to a inland from Monterey, his best-selling novel about the region. Men” and others. Inside a boxcar, they ranges. Some of them come to buy fresh number of large Calif., is a major pro- ducer of wine and wine “This isn’t my country anymore. can look at crates of lettuce, the region’s vegetables, some to taste wines at valley vineyards and grapes. photo: David Guber- And it won’t be until I am dead,” the au- prime product. They can crank up the en- wineries. And some come simply to enjoy excellent win- nick/Monterey County CVB. thor wrote when such personal attacks gine of a real Model T truck, peer inside the panorama of endless acres of lettuce, eries, most with prompted him to move east to New York the pickup camper in which Steinbeck artichokes, broccoli, celery, strawberries, tasting rooms. City. toured the country with his poodle Char- squash, tomatoes, asparagus and dozens A little-known fact is that a substantial It was a prophetic statement. ley, and listen to excepts from the book of other crops. amount of wine grapes grown in the val- Today, Steinbeck, who died in 1968, is a he wrote about that saga, “Travels With A good way to get a compact ley are shipped to Napa Valley so that revered figure here. A major museum, the Charley.” Admission is $10.95 for adults, sense of this agricultural region is to stop wineries there can label their wine “Bot- National Steinbeck Center, brings many $8.95 seniors/students/military, $7.95 at The Farm, which is both an agricul- tled in Napa.” thousands of visitors to this agricultural ages 13 to 17, $5.95 ages 6 to 12. tural education facility and demonstra- Standouts among wineries I hub 17 miles inland from Monterey and Also part of the center is the Ra- tion farm. 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Salazar was responsible still proudly remembers her wage, totype for the 1940s cultural icon “Rosie for riveting together seats that were even- “$1.65 per hour”, which translates the Riveter.” tually used in the B-29 to a respectable $23.88 per hour in Mary Ellen Sala- bomber assembly lines, 2008 dollars. zar, 86, from Cheyenne, although she was una- Wyoming, visited the ware at the time what she The B-29 at the Weisbrod Aircraft Cadet Airman First Class Cassia Brown points Fred Weisbrod Aircraft was working on. Museum, named “Peachy”, is one of out instrumentation on the B-29 Superfortress bomber to Mary Ellen Salazar. Mrs. Salazar Museum on August 15, “It was always very se- only 23 fully-restored bombers of its helped assemble pieces of the B-29 at the Doak while the Pueblo Histori- cret, we never knew what kind in the country. It was donated Aircraft factory in Torrance, California from cal Aircraft Society was we were working on,” to the City of Pueblo in 1976 by the 1941 to 1943, and was touring the inside of hosting “open cockpit” said Salazar, who worked China Lake Naval Weapons Center. “Peachy”, one of only 23 fully-restored Super- tours of the B-29. Pue- in Torrance, California at The aircraft is maintained by mem- fortress bombers, which is housed at the Pueblo blo Eagles Composite the Doak Aircraft com- bers of the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. Squadron cadets assist pany during the years Society, and Civil Air Patrol cadets Photo by Shad L. Brown Cadet Airman First Class Cas- the society and the public sia Brown shows Mrs. Mary 1941 to 1943. Always volunteer to escort visitors inside the of federal, state and local agencies. The by providing tours of the Ellen Salazar (front right) curious about seeing a bomber on a regular basis. members play a leading role in aerospace bomber’s cockpit and ed- the section of a B-29 Super- Superfortress, Salazar Civil Air Patrol, the official aux- education and serve as mentors to more ucating the public about fortress where tail gunners learned about the fully- iliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit than 22,000 young people currently par- the Superfortress and its would access the rear guns in restored B-29 in Pue- organization with 57,000 members na- ticipating in CAP cadet programs. CAP role in securing victory in the bomber, as Cadet Airman blo and traveled with her tionwide. CAP performs 90 percent of has been performing missions for Ameri- First Class Caitlin King and ca for more than 67 years. For more infor- the Pacific Ocean during Carol McAuliffe look on. Mrs. family to see it. This was continental U.S. inland search and rescue World War II. Imagine Salazar assembled tail gun- the first time Salazar had missions as tasked by the Air Force Res- mation, visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com the surprise of the Civil ner seats for the B-29 during ever seen the bomber she cue Coordination Center and was credit- SM Shad L. Brown Air Patrol cadets to learn World War II and is a real-life helped to build almost ed by the AFRCC with saving 90 lives in Public Affairs Officer Pueblo Eagles Composite Squadron that Salazar may have as- “Rosie the Riveter.” Photo by Shad seventy years ago, and fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also per- L. Brown (RMR-CO-179) said she was “amazed” form homeland security, disaster relief Colorado Wing, Civil Air Patrol at the sheer size of the B- and counterdrug missions at the request (719) 250-0887 29. Salazar was extreme- ly impressed with the Vision Loss? 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And people with visual impairments to dramatically tion”, who climbed up are almost twice as likely to fall as others. lessen the chances into the cockpit with the Age-related eye conditions such of a dangerous fall as macular degeneration and glaucoma can and enhance a per- PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD FOR ACCURACY. PLEASEmuch younger cadets and showed them her alter depth perception, visual acuity, pe- son’s ability to live independently. The vid- NOTE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES THAT YOU WANT ripheral vision and susceptibility to glare, TO MAKE. IF YOUR AD IS APPROVED WITH NO CHANGES,pin signifying her work eos are also available on DVD in the AFB PLEASE INCICATE APPROVED AS IS. on the assembly lines at as well as the ability to adapt quickly from bookstore. ______-Doak Aircraft. “She was light to dark situations. These symptoms “Though vision problems increase ______an impressive lady! 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To compliment the exhibition Exhibitions run now through the middle of 11 of whom are new to Representing the Four Seasons, Four Representing The West Art Show & Sale October. West. (For a full list artists, see below.) Directions: Susan in its largest gallery space, the Sangre de Representing the West Art Exhibition & International Watermedia XVI: Pikes Askey - Board- Cristo Arts Center’s Fall Exhibitions will Sale -White Gallery | 9.24.09 – 10.24.09 Peak Watercolor Society - King Gal- room | 8.29.09 feature: Interna- Now in its seventh year, Repre- lery / 2nd Floor Foyer Gallery | 8.15.09 – 10.24.09 tional Watermedia senting the West is a national invitation- – 10.17.09 This exhi- XVI by the Pikes al exhibition that features art in a realist The XVI International Wa- bition presents the Peak Watercolor tradition. Among the artists included in termedia exhibition, organized by the work of Susan Askey. Four Corners, Four Society, Faces and the show are Kim Mackey, Teresa Vito, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, strives to Seasons, Four Directions offers water- Places: Selections Michael Untiedt, Leon Loughridge, Eric present a rich spectrum of original work color collages, her latest creation. from the King Col- Michaels, Kim English, and Nathan by visionary watermedia artists. The ex- Askey was born and raised in lection of Western Solano. New artists include: Jo Gaston, hibition was juried by Thomas J. Owen southern Colorado. She currently lives Art, Gene Kloss: Ginger Wellock, Keith Bond and Dave A.W.S. (American Watercolor Society), with her husband on a ranch southwest of An American Throndson. Due to its popularity, we have N.W.S. (National Watercolor Society).. Pueblo. Askey’s affinity for the western Faces and Places: Selections from the United States and life in the west has nur- Francis King Collection of Western Art tured her respect for the land and its his-  Hoag Gallery | 8.22.09 – 1.02.09 tory. Sacred symbols are seen throughout The King Collection of West- her work, which reflect respect for the en-  ern Art contains many great examples of vironment, indigenous cultures, and spir- portraits and landscapes. Faces and Plac- itual enlightenment. Each element of her es highlights some of the prize landscape art has very special meaning. Orbs rep- and portrait pieces from our fabulous resent creation in a universal sense. They collection. Collection highlights include are the cos- portraits by Bettina Steinke, landscapes mic evo- by Joseph Hitchins, Charles Partridge lution of Adams, E. Martin Hennings, and bronz- matter and es by Larry Heller and Rusty Phelps. all life. Cir- Gene Kloss: An American Treasure - cles reflect Regional Gallery | 8.29.09 – 10.24.09 the cycle The artwork of Gene Kloss is of life, a hidden treasure in the world of South- death, and western art. Perhaps because she was a eternity. They evoke the constant, as woman, perhaps because she was prima- well the ever-evolving world we live in. rily a printmaker, perhaps because she Bones represent perfect sculpture, at the was younger than many of the artists in same time they are both spiritual and sa- the early Taos art colony, Gene Kloss is cred. Her work is reminiscent of Georgia seldom mentioned when discussing the O’Keefe. early Taos art colony. For more information about the She began painting and produc- Representing the West Art Exhibition & ing intaglio prints in the Taos area in Sale, or the Fall Exhibitions, please con- the mid-1920s, and continued through tact Karin Larkin, Curator of the Visual the mid-1980s, yielding a body of work Arts at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center,  which is breathtaking in its scope and at 719-295-7216, or visit www.sdc-arts.  significance. For six decades Kloss doc- org.  umented the cultures of the Southwest The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center through her art, from images of daily life is located at 210 N Santa Fe Avenue, just to those of rarely seen ceremonies. off of 1-25, exit 98b. Galleries and Buell Portraits of the Family Farmer in Children’s Museum are open Tuesday- Southern Colorado: Peter Marchand Saturday from 11a.m. to 4p.m. Admission Photography - 3rd Floor Foyer Gallery | is $4 for adults, $3 for children, seniors, Celebrates 8.29.09 – 10.24.09 students and military. For more informa- This photo documentary project tion call 719-295-7200 or visit us online honors those who earn their livelihoods at www.scd-arts.org. All proceeds benefit from the land, and whose success de- arts education programs. pends upon the health of the land. photo credits:“Santa Fe Mountain” by Gene Kloss, “Play Ball” by Eleanor D. Baker Marchand’s focus is primarily on small (Pikes Peak Water Color Society), or medium-scale agricultural operations “Spring” by Susan Askey) that are based upon simple and efficient Saturday October 3, 2009 technologies (as opposed to ‘industrial- 12:00 p.M. Till 3:00 p.M. 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If you cannot travel necessary services, including hospital, nurs- icaid is the payor of last resort, so other investment income, if any; to the office, a responsible person can ap- ing home, physician, prescriptions, medi- insurance, including Medicare, must pay • Bank statements for all ac- ply on your behalf. Nursing home residents cal supplies and equipment, skilled home first. counts; should tell the nursing home staff that they care (nurse or Certified Nursing Assistant Apply for Medicaid at your coun- • Copies of title or other proof of are applying for Medicaid. The law prohib- required), and assistance with transporta- ty Department of Social or Human Serv- ownership of any real estate or other as- its a nursing facility from requiring a third- tion. In addition, non-skilled or personal ices. If you are receiving SSI, bring your sets; party guarantee of payment. in-home services are provided by Home and SSI award letter. If you are eligible for SSI • Copies of life and health insur- The Colorado Bar Association welcomes Community Based Services (HCBS) pro- but are not receiving it, first go to your lo- ance policies; your questions on subjects of general grams for specific groups, such as the elderly cal Social Security office to apply for SSI. • Proof of age, such as a birth cer- interest. The column is meant to be used and people with developmental disabilities, You can apply for OAP and Medicaid at tificate; and as general information. Consult your own mental illnesses, AIDS, or other chronic the county Department of Social Services • Medicare and Social Security attorney for specifics. Send questions to disabilities. While there is a co-payment at the same time. Nursing home residents cards. CBA attn: Tara Miller, 1900 Grant St., for some services ($.50 to $10 or more in apply in the county in which the nursing While you may be asked to come Suite 900, Denver, CO 80203 or e-mail Colorado), Medicaid generally pays the en- home is located. You will need to be able back for another appointment with any [email protected]. PACE Hosts: Walk-ability & Bike-ability Challenges Pueblo Active Community Envi- Downtown - Future County Judicial tour designated bike routes and the River teresting history and view a few unknown ronments (PACE) will host two Building Walkability Challenge Trail. hidden jewels of Pueblo. The walks and Walkability Challenges and a • The free walk will assess pe- • Meet at the Health Department, bike ride are free and open to individuals, Bikeability Challenge destrian issues that should be considered 101 W. 9th Street (corner of 9th& Santa families, and groups. For more informa- in the planning process for the Future East Side Walkability Challenge Fe) for a short class on safe cycling in tion call 719-583-4315 or visit www.pue- County Judicial Building and connectiv- • The free walk will highlight the traffic, a map and survey sheet. blohealthdept.org to download the Walk- ity to other downtown business areas. history and diverse architecture of the East • Route begins and ends at the ability or Bikeability Checklist. • Meet at Lake Elizabeth Pavil- Side, as well as provide feedback for a new new Pueblo City-County Health Depart- Sponsored by P.A.C.E. 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Copyright© 2008-Beacon Publishing Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Oct., 2009 - Page - 17 Senior Community Update MESA TOWER DANCES Genealogy Society holds regular meet- AARP Schedule of Activities License Office (in the Conference Room Mesa Towers at 260 Lamar ings on the second Saturday of the month for OCTOBER 2009 on the 2nd floor of the Security Service Avenue in Pueblo will sponsor a dance beginning at 2:00pm in the Meeting Room Pueblo Information Center AARP Federal Credit Union’s building) every Sunday from 7-9pm. Leo Samora B”, Robert Hoag Rawlings Library, 100 PHONE: (719) 543-8876, 1117 Prairie When: 2nd & 4th Mon., of every and Kenny Martinez will be the featured Abriendo Ave., Pueblo. There is a con- Avenue. HOURS: Mon-Sat 10-3pm month, 6:15 - 7:15PM entertainers. It’s a great way to get some tinuing Refresher/Beginners class starting Pueblo, Colorado 81005 Contact: Robert W. Johnson, exercise and socialize and have fun. The at 1:00PM. Call 546-1973 for details.” Safe Driving Classes, Benefits 719-251-8841 cost is $2.00 at the door. The dance is Guests welcome and there is no charge. Check-up, exercising, Tai-Chi, eating STEP-UP PROGRAM open to the public. There will be door SRDA october CALENDAR right, Census Bureau testing, Model T McHarg Park Community Center - 409 prizes and refreshments. Donations are SRDA at 545-8900 has activ- care group, Convergys recruiting, clas- Second Street Avondale, CO. Monday, welcome. Call Eva at 778-6011 for itites for seniors every weekday of the sic cars, Food Share America, Better October 5th; 9:00 – 11:30 am (date change more information. month. From quilting to bridge and from Breathers, preparing taxes, quilters group, due to Holiday) LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE computer classes to movies with popcorn medicare and financial planning assis- Mineral Palace Tower - 1414 N. Santa SUPPORT GROUP and exercise classes, SRDA trries have tance and more available this month. Fe. Thursday, October 8th; 9 – 11:30 am Support group for Lou Gehrig’s offer something for everyone in terms of MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT Memorial Recreation Center - 230 Disease (ALS). Second Thursday each activities throughout the month. Medicare open enrollment sea- E. George Dr, Pueblo West. Thursday, month, 6-7 PM. Thatcher Bldg. 503 LIVING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS? son is upon us and that means you may October 8th; 8:15 – 10:30 am N. Main, Suite 103, Pueblo, CO . Call Osteoarthritis does not only be receiving lots of mail from Medicare, Vail Hotel - 217 S. Grand. Tuesday, Peggie at 719-584-3068 for all the info. strike the knees, hips and hands. In an Social Security, and plans. October 13th; 9:00 – 10:30pm OWLS MEETING estimated one million Americans, it also In October, you should expect Hyde Park Community Center - 2136 The OWLS (older-wiser-livelier- affects the small, vulnerable joints of the to receive your plan’s Annual Notice of W. 16th St. Tuesday, October 13th; 1:00 seniors) invites new members for their neck, and can cause sudden attacks of Change (ANOC), notices from any plans – 2:30pm social group that has activities including severe pain that may radiate into the head that are leaving the Medicare Program, Joseph Edwards Senior Center (SRDA) dining out, bowling, movies, picnics and and arms. But what can patients them- the Medicare & You 2010 handbook, and - 230 S. Union. Wednesday, October 14th; others. For more information please call selves do about this form of arthritis? ads for plans in your area. 9:45 – 12:00 pm Joe or Marie @ 545-2803 How can they ease the pain, deal with the In November, you should Ogden Apartments - 2140 Ogden. RIDE TO CHURCH? limitations it causes, and support their expect to receive reminder notices from Thursday, October 15th; 9:00 – 10:30 am Looking for a ride to church? doctor’s treatment? With the help of some Medicare about plans that are leaving the Fulton Heights - 1331 Santa Rosa. Call Wesley United Methodist Church at of the world’s leading spine specialists, Medicare Program and information about Thursday, October 15th; 1:00 – 2:30 pm 561-8746 and we can make arrangements the American Arthritis Society has com- rate changes from Social Security. Park Hill Christian Church Hall - 1404 to transport you to worship and fellow- piled twelve practical tips for self-care If you have Medicaid or get E. 7th St. Monday, October 19th; 10:00 ship.” that are effective and easy to follow. Extra Help paying for prescription drugs, – 12:00 pm GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Please visit the Society’s website at: watch for special notices from Medicare Minnequa Park Apartments - 1400 E. “The Southeastern Colorado www.americanarthritis.org. on grey, orange, blue or tan paper about Orman Ave. Tuesday, October 20th; 9:00 plan or copayment changes. – 11:30 am. Open enrollment for Medicare Mesa Towers - 260 Lamar. Wednesday, Part D begins on November 15. Plan cov- October 21st; 9:00 – 11:30 am erage and costs can change yearly, so it’s Get Moving with Pueblo StepUp worth taking the time to compare to see Community Exercise Programs: if another plan better fits your needs and Please call Emily Johnson @ your budget. 557-3879 for questions about any of The State Health Insurance Pueblo StepUp’s Health & Fitness Assistance Program (SHIP) can provide Programs. you information to help you choose a SPAGHETTI DINNER Medicare plan or make health insurance There will be a spaghetti dinner decisions. In addition, the counselors at First United Methodist Church from can provide general Medicare education. 12:00 to 5:00 on October 11, 2009. Cost SHIP counselors serving Lake, Chaffee, will be $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for chil- Custer and Fremont Counties are avail- dren 12 and under. This is a money maker able by calling 888-696-7213. for the Pioneer Cemetery Association Also watch for upcoming educa- for the up keep of the Old North Side tion opportunities provided by SHIP in Cemetery. All proceeds to go for restora- your communities. tion of the cemetery. For more informa- Upper Arkansas Area Agency on tion please contact Marge Patterson at Aging is the only agency authorized by 561-1072 or email the Division of Insurance to provide SHIP [email protected]. assistance in Lake, Chaffee, Custer and PEOPLE ON MEDICARE Fremont Counties. People on medicare.! It’s nail- TOASTMASTERS biting time again for Medicare consum- What: Pueblo Toastmasters ers wanting to enroll or make changes in #179 Public Speaking Class their prescription drug plans. the Annual Where: 310 East Abriendo Ave. enrollment period begins November 15 Next to the Dept. of Revenue/Driver’s and ends December 31. Starting October 1, - but not before! (emphasis added) - sales agents can and will target seniors to favor their Pueblo's Premier Practice for over 36 Years Concentrating plans. dick jackson from the state division of insurance will be speaking to medicare on Implants, Dentures, Partials and Extracts. people on where the sales agents’ market- ing “boundaries” are. He will be making three presentations including: the golden age center in Cañon city on monday, sep- tember 28, 2009 at 12:30 pm; Salida com- munity center on September 29, 2009 at 12:45 pm and; leadville senior center on September 30 at 12:45 pm. the presenta- tion will last approximately one hour and It’s free. Call 1-877-610-3341 with your questions. Alzheimer’s Support The second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Ecumenical Church R. M. Saunders, DMD located at 434 S. Conquistador Room C an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group 2047 Columbia Drive - Ste. A will meet Call 544-5720. Tom Reyes, Pueblo, CO 81005 Facilitator. 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Accessed July 14, cians. Know as a “silent killer.”¹ painless,” said Dr. Patrick C. Alguire, 2009. Your Num- High blood pressure is one of the FACP, ACP’s director of education. “Eve- 2). American Heart Associa- bers: A Guide most common conditions in the U.S., af- ryone should know their numbers and get tion. High Blood Pressure. Available at: To Managing fecting roughly 1 in 3 adults.² In fact, as regular blood pressure checkups. Know- http://www.americanheart.org/presenter. High Blood people age, the potential for their blood ing your blood pressure could save your jhtml?identifier=2114. Accessed July 14, P r e s s u r e . pressure to rise increases, so even those life.”6 2009. Available at: with normal blood pressure at age 55 have ACP member physicians can or- 3). National Heart, Lung and http://www. a 90 percent chance of having high blood der the free guidebook by calling (800) Blood Institute. Prevent and Control High acponline.org/ pressure later in life.³ 523-1546, extension 2600 or through Blood Pressure: Mission Possible. Avail- patients_fami- To help educate Americans about ACP’s Web site at acponline.org. able at: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/mis- lies/products/ high blood pressure, the American Col- “As a leader in cardiovascular sion/partner/midlife.pdf. Accessed July brochures/hypertension.pdf. Accessed lege of Physicians (ACP), in partnership health, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is committed 14, 2009. July 14, 2009. with the New Jersey based pharmaceuti- to offering up-to-date, comprehensive ed- 4). National Heart, Lung and 8). National High Blood Pressure cal company, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. has ucational resources for people who are at Blood Institute, High Blood Pressure Key Education Program, JNC 7: The Seventh created an informational guidebook and increased risk for high blood pressure and Points. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/ Report of the Joint National Committee DVD called “Know Your Numbers: A cardiovascular disease,” said Jonathan dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_Summary.html. on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Guide to Managing High Blood Pres- Jaffe, M.D., FACC, Senior Medical Di- Accessed July 14, 2009. Treatment of High Blood Pressure, De- sure.” You can pick up the guidebook and rector, Hypertension--Therapeutic Area 5). National High Blood Pressure cember, 2003, p. 26. DVD at a doctor’s office or download the Head, Medical Research and Strategy at Education Program, JNC 7: The Seventh 9). American Heart Association. guidebook at the ACP Web site at www. 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One in every 154 families ed fat, cholesterol and salt Therefore, we will all be one big, happy family at the bottom of the rung of faces a possible foreclosure • being physically active, and the ladder with our rulers (BHO wants to be President for life dontcha know - just ask • quitting smoking.7 in Pueblo, Moammar Khadafy AND Hugo Chavez) running the show for us. In addition, many people with Is this what BHO meant when he stated that he was going to fundamentally Don’t Be One of Them! high blood pressure need at least two change America? types of medicine to lower their blood One more item of interest to state. We have heard from the Left that anyone If you think you might have to file for a pressure.8 Such medicines can delay the who dares speak against BHO is a racist. It got me to thinking. The fundamental foreclosure, find out what your options problems linked to hypertension. Patients ® reason for racism was that the founders of this country had slaves. It was dastardly are. Call NeighborWorks of Pueblo should discuss a treatment regimen that for free foreclosure mitigation counseling. business, owning a human being. Having slaves is historic and continues to take place includes diet, exercise and, if necessary, at various places around the world to this day. But I digress a bit. 544-8078, Ext. 102 the proper medication.9 I wonder if anyone has ever done a study on just how many of the approxi- “As the guidebook and DVD mately 350 million of us who now live in the United States actually are progeny of show, there are many ways to effectively slave owners? It can’t be very high given the huge influx of immigrants that came treat high blood pressure,” said Dr. Al- here from 1890 throughout the first two or three decades of 1900. Add to the mix the A Colorado non-profit serving Pueblo for over 30 years guire. “Almost everyone with hyperten- various and sundry millions who wandered to our shores since, especially in the past thirty years, and it would seem that the vast majority of us don’t have a racist bone in our body since we don’t have a clue as to what owning someone is like. On the other side of the coin, there have been many millions of immigrants who are black that have come here in the last 150 years and they weren’t slaves, just immigrants looking for a better life. I wonder what the percentages of black Americans are descendants of slaves? I’m sure it is much higher then my first question but it is a good question just the same. I guess the point is we have to stop playing the race card. It seems that the Left cannot do so. I wonder why that is? Godspeed! 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However, it was ruled of Lockport, N.Y., ending up with his truck assets from his 1995 divorce (which he The Continuing Crisis minimal value by Ontario Superior Court and part of his cargo submerged. And in always denied). Chadwick was the long- -- Elsie Poncher decided reluc- Justice Douglas Cunningham. The judge, Mesa, Ariz., in June, a 27-year-old man est-serving incarcerated American who tantly in August to go back on a promise 69, reasoned that since MacLeod, as a who had rigged a short sword to his steer- had not been charged with a crime. she had made to her late husband. Richard working woman with a long commute ing wheel (aimed at his chest) and driven A News of the Weird Classic (Septem- Poncher had purchased a crypt (for him- that leaves a husband and 4-year-old into a brick wall in an effort to kill him- ber 2000) self) just above the one in which the body daughter at home, has “a number of rath- self, failed in the attempt when an airbag An August 2000 Wall Street Jour- of Marilyn Monroe rests in a Los Ange- er significant things going on in her life” inflated, causing him to lose control of nal dispatch from Nuoro, Sardinia (Italy), les memorial park, but Elsie now needs and must therefore be “distract(ed)” and the car, swerve into a nearby home and described locals’ love for “casu marzu” money and thus offered the crypt for sale thus a less reliable witness. One member plunge into the pool. (rotten cheese), brown lumps of sheep in August, planning to move Richard to of Parliament called Cunningham’s rul- -- Things You Thought Didn’t dairy, crawling with maggots, a “viscous, a less prominent place. Richard had been ing “pathetic.” Happen: (1) Several state law enforce- pungent goo that burns the tongue” and assured by Elsie that he could spend eter- Ironies ment agencies raided a home in Shelton, whose “wiggling worms (often) jump nity lying face down “over Marilyn.” -- Undesirable Medical Special- Conn., in July, breaking up an alleged straight toward the (diner’s) eyes with -- Ultra-Dangerous Activities: ty: Athena Sidlar, 28, was fired in August canary-fighting operation. (A neighbor ballistic precision.” Though the cheese is (1) In May, a man in his 20s was killed from her trainee job at the Allentown called the raid “crazy”: “I can’t picture banned by the government, a black mar- in a fight at a community center in Cal- (Pa.) State Hospital after being accused little canaries with razor blades taped to ket has pushed the price to double that for gary, Alberta, following a dominoes tour- of helping a mental patient swallow met- their feet.”) (2) Convenience-store devel- ordinary cheese. Some locals believe the nament. (2) Kenneth Reppke, 54, was al objects. Belatedly, hospital personnel oper Michael Sesera might have thought live maggots provide authentication, in charged with assault in Fraser, Mich., in discovered that Sidlar, herself, has a his- he was merely following New Jersey pro- that only when the maggots die does the July for allegedly smacking a woman in tory of compulsive metal-swallowing. tocol when he offered Hanover Mayor cheese become inedible. the head, knocking off her glasses, be- -- To Fight Sin, One Must Know Ronald Francioli $20,000 to intercede for Government in Action cause she refused to sell him Boardwalk Sin: In April, the Arizona State Parks him with zoning authorities (i.e., a bribe). -- Scared-y Cat Brits: (1) In June and Park Place in a Monopoly game. Board unanimously chose Renee Bahl, However, Mayor Francioli actually called the Peterborough City Council ordered (3) Jason Keller, 40, was acquitted by a thought to be a dynamic, experienced the police, and in August Sesera pleaded retirees who come together for weekly jury in San Francisco in June of hitting professional, to be director of state parks. guilty. coffee at the public library to give up hot a fellow homeless man in the face with a However, her employment record while Least Competent Criminals drinks, in case one accidentally spilled on skateboard. According to testimony, Kel- an assistant parks director in California in Kevin Ollie, 17, and Damien a child. 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This orchestra shares the earlier performance time) Corbett choreographed the light-hearted “One family, five pianos and iconic music of Jimmy Dorsey and the Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-Prize and often humorous work to music by 50 fingers add up to the biggest musical big band era. Come and celebrate these winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Next sensation in years,” wrote the New York timeless classics through the identifiable, celebrates its 50th anniversary. The plot on the program will be the third act pas Post of The 5 Browns. chart-topping sounds of Jimmy Dorsey’s and characters are loosely based on the de deux from Marius Petipa’s Sleeping This musical family of piano repertoire. author’s observations of her family and Beauty featuring the wedding pas de deux, virtuosos performs atmospheric classical Single performance tickets are $25 neighbors, as well as an event that occurred followed by Dwight Rhoden’s Ave Maria. and jazz-inspired piano music. A twenty- each for all performances and subject to near her hometown of Maycomb, Ala., The program will conclude with Agnes something group of siblings, The 5 availability. Season tickets are also available when she was only 10 years old. The novel de Mille’s iconic Rodeo, set to the Aaron Browns travel the world with their five for $110 for non-members or $100 for Arts is renowned for its warmth and humor, Copland score. grand pianos and perform complex five- Center members. If you are unable to use despite dealing with serious issues. The Best of MOMIX piano arrangements that reveal a deep your tickets, please donate them back to Colorado Ballet Monday, February 1, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. connection to the intent of the music. The the Arts Center Box Office for re-use. This Friday, November 6, 2009 | 7:30 p.m. Known internationally quintet (Ryan, 20 years old; Melody, 21; eliminates empty seats and gives others the The Colorado Ballet, in its fourth season, for presenting work of exceptional Gregory, 23; Deondra, 25; and Desirae, chance to see these exceptional shows. The is under the direction of Gil Boggs, Artistic inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX 27) enjoyed their first wave of critical Arts Center is happy to accommodate all Director. Boggs, whose career spans 21 is a company of dancer-illusionists under attention in February 2002 when People audience members with disabilities. For years, was a former principal dancer with the direction of Moses Pendleton, original magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five” and more information, or to purchase single American Ballet Theatre in New York and director of Pilobolus. 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candy. mouth empty, boastful words and, by ap- but His answer Masks conceal many things and pealing to the lustful desires of sinful hu- made it clear are worn by the devil, people of the world man nature, they entice people who are who the sin- and even Christians. Satan uses masks just escaping from those who live in error. ner was. “Je- “MASKS and presents himself as an angel of light They promise them freedom, while they sus heard what TRICK OR TREAT ?” even though he is full of darkness and is themselves are slaves of depravity-for a they were say- Chuckling, I held the basket of the father of lies. God gave him authority man is a slave to whatever has mastered ing, he told them, ‘Sick people need the assorted candies while a little princess, pi- over the lives of humans until they receive him” (2 Peter 2:18-20). doctor, not healthy ones! I haven’t come rate, witch and two ghosts cavorted on the Christ as Savior. The deceiver draws men Another mask satan wears is that to tell good people to repent, but the bad lawn. Amazingly, one night a year, my into wicked and evil schemes, playing of a roaring lion as he seeks to devour his ones’” (Mark 2:17) TLB. Jesus knew He lawn is transformed into a gymnasium. havoc with their lives and souls. He is out prey. But Jesus rendered him a failure and could not help the religious self-righteous Little goblins turn cartwheels, summer- to destroy families, churches, and every a public spectacle at the cross. He may until they humbled themselves and admit- saults, twirl, dance and do jumping jacks. institution established by God. roar but he has no teeth. He is powerless ted their need for a Savior and that their One group after another tries to outdo their The devil can appear as an an- over Christians who stand on truth and re- religion could not save them. friends and siblings as parents stand in the gel of light in false teachers, prophets sist him. Yet humans are defenseless if Mask wearing is hypocrisy. Pre- shadows trying to stifle their laughter. It and preachers among Christians. Please they have not accepted Jesus as their Lord tending to be something we are not is an becomes a comedy show and I love it. heed this warning. Airwaves are perme- and Savior. attempt to project a phony image of our Halloween is the devil’s holiday ated with false teachings of these men and Christians wear masks to hide real self. and he has been tricking humans to rebel women who seek to lead astray follow- emotions. When you greet someone, Masks can be dangerous. Ad- against God since he pulled it off with ers of Christ and to line their own pock- “How are you,” the answer is usually vertisements and commercials attempt to Adam and Eve. I detest Halloween and ets. They prey on lonely, poor, desperate “I’m fine.” Sometimes, this is true but sell products to enhance looks, fashion, what it stands for and try to avoid stores and sick people, making false promises of often this response is concealing because feelings and prestige. Fashion clothes, where clerks wear spooky costumes that things they will receive if they will “plant Christians don’t want others to think eve- new cars and fancy homes are promoted frighten children. Even mellow masks the seed.” They remind the viewer their rything isn’t perfect in their lives. Deal- for appearance and self image. The de- repulse me because of the purpose of the “seed” can be charged on a credit card. Is ing with financial crisis, a child on drugs, sire to make an impression causes some “celebration” and the evil that is glorified. this God’s way? Listen! “But there were an alcoholic husband or the diagnosis of to fall into an over-spending trap. Satan When I learned what was celebrated and also false prophets among the people, just a serious illness, the mask of “I’m fine” whispers in ears, “Trick or treat!” as he of- the horrible things followers of satan do as there will be false teachers among you. seems the easiest reply even though dis- fers the trap disguised as a treat enticing us on October 31, many Halloween nights I They will secretly introduce destructive honest. Happy masks hide pain. Con- with things we are convinced will make us turned off the lights and refused to answer heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord tentment masks hide anger and bitterness. happy. Jesus offers us life abundantly and the door. This was not because of fear who bought them-bringing swift destruc- Tough masks hide weakness and fears. we don’t have to do a trick for it. He is the but to prevent giving glory to the enemy. tion on themselves. Many will follow their Innocent masks declare, “Who me?” “I TREAT! However, the Lord helped me realize He shameful ways and will bring the way of didn’t do it!” “I never said that!” When I was a child, “trick or treat” wants these children to have a REAL treat. truth into disrepute. In their greed these The devil tricks his victims into meant if the home owner didn’t produce a He told me to tell them of His love and teachers will exploit you with stories they thinking others will criticize or ostracize treat then little goblins pulled a trick such to give each a Christian tract along with have made up” (2 Peter 2:1-3). “For they because their lives are imperfect. Don’t as soaping windows or putting yukky stuff step in his trap. Someone will want to on the door step. There is now a twist to it pray and come along side to walk with at my home. When trick-or-treaters knock you through your trials. Pride often ob- on my door, I greet them with a basket structs asking for prayer. of candy, Christian tracts and this ques- Another mask is the religious tion: “Is this trick or treat?” Giggling and mask. “Of course I’m a Christian! I go to bouncing, their little heads nod vigorously. church!” “I’m Catholic!” “I’m Presbyte- Then they are taken aback, dumbfounded - “Door through Door” Service rian!” “I’m Baptist!” “I’m Jehovah Wit- by my next statement. “Okay, if you want ness!” “I was born an Episcopalian and - Friendly, Responsive Drivers a treat, show me your trick.” They look I’ll die an Episcopalian!” These are of- at each other, totally puzzled. “Huh?” - Errand & Concierge Service ten religious masks for those who doesn’t “That’ right! If you want a treat, you have - Late Model, Comfortable Cars have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Sal- to do a trick! Do you have a vation doesn’t come through any religion trick?” Slowly they put down their bags, Call today for a free quote but only through a relationship with Jesus. thinking of things they can do and the fun Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and begins. They try to outdo each other with and more information. the Life. No man comes to the Father but hilarious antics and tricks. Some sing by me” (John 114:6). songs or tell jokes. Others become horses Self righteous masks are prevalent galloping in circles and neighing at the top in the church. This is the mask the Phari- of their lungs. I don’t know who has more see wore when he was with the Publican. fun the children, the parents or me. “Thank God I’m not like other men!” Oc- One thing for sure, my Halloween casionally a letter from a prisoner states he evenings have certainly changed. This is or she refuses to go to church because sex new to most of the children and they don’t offenders or homosexuals attend. This is All drivers and forget it. Nor will they forget the house similar to individuals on the outside who where they didn’t just receive candy for vehicles are bonded, say, “I don’t go to church because it’s full licensed and insured. their bag but the opportunity to work for of hypocrites.” This is no less than what it and to hear that Jesus loves them. I in- the Pharisee said, “thank God I am not clude a tract for their parents too. Try this! like them.” We are all sinners in need of It will be the most fun you have had on 719-543-1996 a Savior. Jesus spent time with vile sin- Halloween night since you were a child. ners. He was ridiculed and reviled for this We have the promise of SWEET rewards! “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward” (Matt 10:42) NIV. . jan McLaughlin is Director of Prayer For Prisoners International and can be reached at 719-275-6971 or by e-mail, prayerfor- [email protected]

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Never Insult Anna Friel -- and a redneck survivalist ers ever find their way a Dinosaur -- portrayed by Danny McBride -- are back home? It’s hard to When meeting a dinosaur, also along for the wackiest adven- care. Because they’re so remember to treat the creature with ture of their lives. It’s a silly movie funny in their new envi- common courtesy. By all means, avoid with ridiculous costumes and sets that ronment, we start think- saying anything hinting at the small almost match those in Ed Wood’s “Plan ing they belong there. size of the huge reptile’s brain. Dr. Ron 9 from Outer Space,” one of the worst Directed by Brad Marshall learns that crucial lesson and films ever made. And I loved it! Silberling (“Moonlight more in “Land of the Lost,” available on As usual, Ferrell (“Blades of Mile”) and based on the DVD October 13. Portrayed hilariously Glory”) gets into his outlandish char- 1970s TV series of the by Will Ferrell, this disgraced scientist acter with every fiber of his being. same name, “Land of the finds himself in a strange parallel uni- He gives Dr. Marshall just the right Lost” asks viewers to take verse after traveling through a space- combination of self-importance and off their thinking caps time vortex. But he’s not alone. An cluelessness. When he says things like and put on dunce hats. admiring research assistant -- played by “Remember to point your toes” while Comic rewards await directing his posse as they swing from for those who agree to ropes to escape a dangerous situation, I do just that. However, I Allowing you or your loved one couldn’t help bending over with laugh- might simply be starved to receive the care you need in ter. I had the same reaction watching for humor. (Released by him sing “I Hope I Get It” (from “A Universal Pictures and the environment that you love. Chorus Line”) as he tries to retrieve his rated “PG-13” for crude Non-Medical Services Provided time travel invention after discover- and sexual content and ing it in a nest of dinosaur eggs about for language including a • Meal Preparation to hatch. And his running battle with drug reference.) • Errands/Shopping television’s Matt Lauer is absolutely • Light Housekeeping hysterical. Halloween • Assistance with personal needs Competition in the acting Movie Quiz • Bathing/Hygiene department comes from – believe it or Question: What is • Respite care for families not -- Grumpy, a dinosaur who hates Dr. Dracula’s favorite film? • Companionship Marshall, and Chaka (Jorma Taccone), Answer: “The Vampire a monkey-man who joins the humans Strikes Back” after they save him from execution Question: Which movie by his peers. Grumpy seems very real is the beautician’s favor- indeed. We can see him think, re-act and ite scary film? rage at Dr. Marshall’s insults. Chaka is Answer: “The Texas Happy Halloween! hard to take at first, but he grows on Chainsaw Manicure” you. He’s especially appealing when he Question: What is the Egyptologist’s Read Betty Jo’s movie reviews at learns to belt out a rousing show tune. favorite motion picture? ReelTalkReviews.com. Autographed GuardianGuardian In Home In Friel (TV’s “Pushing Daisies”) and Answer: “Mummy Dearest” copies of her two books, Services McBride (“Tropic Thunder”) are also Question: What horror flick does the CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE Home Services fun to watch as their characters suffer butcher like best? ADDICT and SUSAN SARANDON: 803 W. 4th St. • Suite V through many humorous crises caused Answer: “The Silence of the A TRUE MAVERICK, are available 803 W. 4th St. • Suite V by the oblivious Dr. Marshall. Lambchops” in Pueblo at Barnes & Noble. 719-583-7870719-583-7870 Will the intrepid time travel- (Sorry, folks, I couldn’t resist.) SeniorGuide’09 www.seniorbeacon.info or pick it up at at St. Mary Corwin, Parkview Medical Center, St. Thomas More Hospital among other locations. At the same website above come and “Blog With Us!”

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