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January/February 2021 Golden Glow GOLDEN GLOW Published by Schuyler County Office For the Aging and NY Connects Office for the Aging (OFA) Schuyler County Office for the Aging 323 Owego St., Unit 7 Montour Falls, NY 14865 (607) 535-7108 www.schuylercounty.us Nutrition Reservations: (607) 535-7470 OFA Transportation Requests: “Your Connection to Long Term Services and (607) 535-3555 Supports, REGARDLESS of AGE” Vol. 48 No. 1 January/February 2021 Committee on Underage Drinking and DIRECTOR’S CORNER Drugs (SCUDD) to become a member. By: Tamre S. Waite Similarly, when it became clear that s I am writing this, the COVID cases continue to increase. We affordable housing was a critical issue A have yet to see what happens following the holidays when for the county, he initiated the families and friends gather to celebrate, but by the time you are reorganization of the defunct Habitat for reading this, we will know the answer to that. It is my hope and Humanity affiliate. Since then, Habitat prayer that we will begin to see numbers and the intensity of the has built two homes and is looking illness decrease following the administration of the vaccine. forward to its third. Father Hartney serves As we continue to work through this, please remember to make on the Southern Tier Regional decisions that will be good for you as well as those around you. This Development Board’s evaluation team for includes wearing a mask and staying at least six (6) feet apart. I can’t federal funding of human services stress enough the importance of thorough hand washing. This is projects. Additionally, he has organized a necessary not only for protection against COVID but for any type of fund to financially assist county residents illness. Given we are in the midst of flu season, hand washing should when other county agencies are unable to be a priority for all of us; and speaking of flu, be sure to get your flu help. shot if you haven’t done so already. It is not too late. When asked about volunteering, Father Over the past several months, we have looked at different ways of Hartney says: “If you live in a providing services and have found new ways to make things happen. community, you have to become It has taken a good deal of creativity, adjustment and getting out of involved; otherwise, you are reaping the one’s comfort zone. That said, I want to give a very special thank benefit of living there but are giving you to my staff who have done an amazing job of keeping everything nothing back. Volunteering often takes flowing. This has included providing meals differently both at the you out of your comfort zone to experience someone else’s life and congregate sites as well as for home delivered meal recipients. Only circumstance. It is a perspective that everyone should gain.” two congregate sites reopened as of this writing and included new Thank you to Father Hartney and all the volunteers, formal and practices such as taking temperatures, limiting seating and instituting informal, who give every day to make Schuyler County a wonderful mandatory mask wearing when not eating. The required home visits place to live, work, play and grow old. for assessments had to be switched to telephone and Zoom visits. In addition to recognizing Health insurance counseling has been offered via phone calls or individuals for the service they Zoom more frequently than in-person visits, and this included the provide to their respective Open Enrollment period for Medicare. The precautions that had to be communities, the Association on taken to accommodate all the requests for Open Enrollment in-person Aging in NY annually presents counseling required a good deal of planning and organization. The the Innovations Award to one use of YouTube and Facebook was incorporated for Nutrition local Area Agency on Aging to education. Health and wellness transitioned from in-person classes to recognize the inventive ideas of virtual teachings. We are thankful to Lifespan of Greater Rochester volunteers serving their for their offerings in this area. Very importantly, we could not have community. To read about this done all we have during this time without the help of the wonderful special award that was given to and dedicated volunteers who have given selflessly. To the honor the work of two incredible volunteers who have delivered meals, transported individuals to volunteers and all those they appointments, shopped on behalf of someone else, provided health recruited to assist them in offering insurance counseling, collated the Golden Glow, made phone calls to a learning pod to local students, others to alleviate isolation and loneliness and served on our go to page 12 for the story. Father Michael Hartney Advisory Council, we extend our heartfelt thanks. You have been incredible! Speaking of volunteers, we enjoy the wonderful opportunity each Office Closings year to honor individuals in our community who have given of them- selves to serve others. Every May, we celebrate Older Americans There will be no office hours, meal delivery or congregate sites. Month, and as part of that, the New York State Office for the Aging hosts a beautiful event in Albany to say thank you to volunteers from January 1, 2021 Happy New Year! every county across the state. Since we were unable to have the event January 13th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in May, it was postponed to November. We were still unable to meet February 15th Presidents’ Day in person in November, so NYSOFA staff designed and executed a virtual event that reached far and wide. The in-person event is open to invited guests only due to spacing limitations. Since that was not a What’s inside: factor this time around, the event was created and then posted on YouTube and Facebook which literally spanned the globe. How Silver Spoon Café Menu.…………..………. 2 Nutrition Spotlight…………….…………… 3 awesome is that?! HIICAP……...………….…………………. 4-5 This year, Father Michael Hartney was recognized for his NY Connects……………………….………. 5 volunteer work within the community. Father Hartney became fully Caregiver’s Corner…………….…………… 6-7 involved in the civic affairs of Schuyler County when he moved to Volunteerism……………………………….. 8 Watkins Glen in 2006. He served two terms on the Schuyler County Health Promotions………………………….. 9 Youth Board and then two terms on the Watkins Glen Area Chamber Veterans……………..…….………………... 10 of Commerce Board. Realizing that underage drinking was a critical Web Site Showcase………………...………. 11 issue for the county’s youth, he sought out the Schuyler County Bulletin Board…………………………….... 11 Page 2 Golden Glow January/February 2021 Meals served at 12:00pm/ Montour site 11:45 am For reservations call 535-7470 by 9:00a.m. Silver Spoon Café Menu Menu Subject to Change Dates Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri OFA CLOSED January 1 Vegetable Lasagna Lemon Baked Fish Macaroni & Cheese Glazed Baked Ham Spanish Rice January Carrots Parsley Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Sweet Potatoes Mixed Vegetables 4-8 Fruit Cocktail Green Beans Four Bean Salad Brussel Sprouts Molded Cucumbers Grape Juice Apple Crisp Strawberries w/ Cabbage Pineapple Salad Whole Grain Whole Grain Blueberry Whipped Topping Salad Peaches Dinner Roll Muffin Whole Grain Dinner 12 Grain Bread Whole Grain Dinner Roll Roll Pepper Steak Baked Ziti W/ Four Turkey Stew Chili Con Carne Herb Baked Chicken January Au Gratin Potatoes Cheese Peas & Pearl Onions Baked Potato w/ Sour Rice Pilaf 11-15 Beets Italian Green Beans Molded Apricot & Cream Carrots Applesauce Pineapple Cheese Salad Peaches and Pears Seven Layer Salad 12 Grain Bread Lime Dessert Salad Whole Grain Biscuit Corn Bread Mixed Berries Whole Grain Garlic 12 Grain Bread Roll OFA CLOSED Shepard's Pie Chicken & Biscuit Fish Morney Roast Pork w/ January Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Confetti Rice Sauerkraut 18-22 Pineapple Tidbits Carrot Raisin Salad Carrots Mashed Potatoes LS V8 Juice Peaches Coleslaw Vegetable Blend Whole Grain Blueberry Mandarin Oranges Sunshine Salad Muffin 12 Grain Bread Whole Grain Spice Muffin Chicken w/ Spaghetti w/ Meatballs Roast Turkey w/ Sweet & Sour Pork Cheese Strata January Mushroom Gravy Waxed Beans Gravy Brown Rice Carrots 25-29 Mashed Potatoes Tossed Salad w/ Mashed Potatoes Broccoli California Salad Mixed Vegetables Dressing Winter Squash Calico Salad Cinnamon Apples Fruit Cocktail Molded Green Salad Cranberry Fruit Salad Blueberry Crisp Whole Grain Dinner 12 Grain Bread Whole Grain Garlic 12 Grain Bread Whole Grain Apple Roll Roll Muffin Sauerbraten with Swedish Meatballs Baked Ziti w/ Four Turkey Tetrazzini Baked Fish Kiev February Gingersnap Sauce over Pasta Cheese California Vegetables Red Skinned Potatoes 1-5 Sweet Potatoes Carrots Wax Beans Rosy Apple Relish Spinach Green Beans Chic Pea Salad Tossed Salad w/ Fresh Orange Apricot & Cheese Salad Peaches Mixed Berries w/ Dressing Whole Grain Dinner 12 Grain Bread 12 Grain Bread Topping Cinnamon Applesauce Roll Whole Grain Spice Whole Grain Garlic Muffin Roll Savory Pork Roast Vegetable Lasagna Pepper Steak Macaroni & Cheese Herb Baked Chicken February Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Au Gratin Potatoes Zucchini & Tomatoes Mashed Potato 8-12 Vegetable Blend Tossed Salad w/ Italian Mixed Tangy Bean Salad Casserole Apple Slices Dressing Vegetables Mixed Berries w/ Peas & Pearl Onions Whole Grain Banana Fruit Cocktail Fruit Ambrosia Topping Apple Crisp Muffin Garlic Biscuit 12 Grain Bread Whole Grain Dinner Cinnamon Raisin Roll Biscuit OFA CLOSED Stuffed Peppers Beef Stew Roast Pork w/ Turkey Tetrazzini February Carrots Tomato & Bean Dressing/Gravy Mixed Vegetables 15-19

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