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Derby Senior September 2020 Activity Center 611 Mulberry • 788-0223 Prime Times www.derbyks.com Serving the social, educational, recreational and intellectual needs of Derby’s mature and active adults. Jeni Farres: Every day is a fun and interesting adventure By Elsie Klish that they had mixed up her chest her relatives lived. Many of her Jeni Farres is a creative, tal- x-ray with another person’s. When relatives were founding citizens BreAnna’s Corner ented friend who has lived in Der- she became pregnant her husband of Coppell and everyone in her September is remain socially connected. Did you by since 1975. She is humorous, took off and left her in Denver. father’s family have a street in National Senior know that one-third of Americans witty and enjoys amusing family, Jeni’s mom met her father Coppell named after them. Life in Center Month 65 and older don’t use the inter- friends and others with her fun- who was also in the Air Force, Coppell was fun and Jeni stayed and the theme net? Even among those who use it, ny jokes. She has an interesting when he was a patient in 1950. with her aunts while her mom this year is, roughly one-third aren’t confident history and stories about her They were married and when her worked at the hospital and her Senior Centers: when performing tasks online. By childhood and I know you brother was in school. Delivering vital offering additional resources and will enjoy learning more Her Aunt Jack (Jew- BreAnna Monk connections! providing help to assist with online about her and her family. ell) taught Sunday school This year’s connecting, more aging adults Jeni was born in Mu- at the Methodist Church theme was chosen to highlight would benefit. nich, Germany on June 6, and she got to go with how we provide connections to During the pandemic it is not 1951 to Stringfellow and her to prepare and set up support older adults aging well. easy to find assistance with these Hattie Kirkland. Hattie’s for Sunday’s lesson. They Preventing social isolation is vital types of needs, so use caution mother’s parents died had a pint-sized children’s and a core senior center mission. when doing so. Sometimes mak- when she was eight and play kitchen that Jeni While the delivery methods have ing a phone call to help walk you she grew up living with thought was the greatest changed during the pandemic, we through a process, would provide different relatives for a thing in the world. have continued to try and provide a better turnout. year at a time until she Jeni liked going to knowledge, programming, and Aging adults may also con- was in high school. the grocery store with resources. sider doing challenging activities. Hattie was hired by the BIG door handle and The keywords for this cele- Learning a new skill can improve a couple who were both sign “Mrs. Baird’s Bread” bration are Mind, Body, Spirit, and memory and help your brain be- professors to do light and getting one of her Community. They are important re- come more adaptable in some housekeeping and help aunts to buy her an or- minders to take a holistic approach. functions. This can help compen- care for their school age ange sherbet push-up. sate for age-related changes in child. They provided her Jeni could never remem- Mind the brain. with room and board and ber the name so she al- One way to help with keeping a salary and she was able ways asked for the “thing your mind on the right track, is to – BREANNA: CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 – to save enough money in the toilet paper roll”. to go to nursing school After the tour of after she graduated from Jeni Farres duty in Texas her father high school. was stationed in France. Hattie joined the Air Force and mom got out of the Air Force they Her family lived in a Ardantes, became a lieutenant in the Nurse were stationed in Germany. France about 40 miles from Paris. Core. She was told by the Air Force The family lived in Germany Her family was not large enough to that she had tuberculosis and a until her father’s tour of duty was qualify for base housing. man she had been dating told her up and they were transferred back Their house was heated with he would love to marry her and to the Texas. Ironically, Texas is kerosene heaters. One Sunday take care of her. where both of her parents grew when the family was gone from After the marriage took place up and they purchased a home the Air Force clerks discovered in Coppell, Texas where many of –FARRES: CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 – 1207 NO. PERMIT 67037 KS Derby, Upcoming Events . 4-5 Word Search . 10 KS DERBY this month’s issue INSIDE PAID 100 Suite • Mulberry Health & Information . 5 New Members . 10 611 US POSTAGE US BreAnna’s Corner . 1 Enrichment & Learning . 5 Senior Condolences . 10 Services Senior Derby Calendar . 3 Healthy Active Living . 5-6 Senior Center Information . 10 STD PRSRT Bits & Pieces . 4 Recipe . 7 Birthdays . 11 Virtual/Online Resources . 4 Quizzes . .9 Ongoing Activities . 12 2 Prime Times • September 2020 – BREANNA: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 – by removing loose carpet or throw rugs. 2. Practice gratitude. Looking for and with added years our circle of friends Keep paths clear of electrical cords and noting the small and large graces and and family diminishes in size. Yet study Body clutter, and use night-lights in hallways gifts of each day infuses our lives with after study has shown that those with In the last census, baby boomers, those and bathrooms. Did you know that meaning, even in the midst of great dif- significant ties to others fare better in 65+, accounted for 13% of the population. This people who walk barefoot fall more fre- ficulties. Expressing our gratitude for a the aging process. So, practice making age group grew at a faster rate than the popu- quently? Wear shoes with good support blessed day with helpfulness and humor, new connections and keeping old ones lation under age 45, and it's clear that the US is to reduce the risk of falling. or to our gratitude journal -contributes vital. Don’t wait for others to contact you an aging population. Happily, aging is different 6. Prevent skin cancer. As we age, our to becoming a person for whom others -pick up the phone, write that note, invite now than it was many years ago. Today, there skin grows thinner; it becomes drier and are grateful. a new neighbor for coffee, or send your are more people living longer than at any other less elastic. Wrinkles appear, and cuts 3. Practice wonder. Poet Mary Oliver grandchild that email. And if you value a time in history. In fact, boomers will number and bruises take longer to heal. Be sure in “Instructions for Living” says: “Pay higher level of spiritual connection, put 78 million by 2030. to protect your skin from the sun. Too attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” yourself in the places where you make This generation, associated with social much sun and ultraviolet rays can cause This poem captures the heart of prac- that connection most easily on a regular change including the civil rights and anti- skin cancer. ticing wonder: seeing what is present basis. war movements in the 1960s, has another 7. Get regular dental, vision and hearing all around us and being astonished by 8. Practice resting. One of the laments important cause, staying healthy. We need checkups. Your teeth and gums will last a it, whether it is a sunset, snowcapped of aging is the increased lack of energy to become activists in promoting healthful lifetime if you care for them properly that mountain peaks, the call of a bird or the and the inability to do as much or as behaviors and try our best to remain active means daily brushing and flossing and sweetness of a baby’s smile. When we many of the activities that we previously and healthy the rest of our lives. getting regular dental checkups. Most share our wonders, we build connections enjoyed. We live in a wider culture that You may wonder, how am I supposed to people notice changes to their vision, in- between ourselves and others, ourselves values and validates productivity. A do that? Below are some tips to possibly help cluding a gradual decline in the ability to and the world. counter-intuitive response is to actively live longer and thrive: see small print or focus on close objects. 4. Practice creativity. Many of us gave practice resting -intentionally taking an 1. Quit smoking. Take this critical step to Common eye problems that can impair up on art in grade school when we hour each day, a day each week, where we improve your health and combat aging. vision include cataracts and glaucoma. discovered that we couldn’t draw. But give ourselves permission to do nothing Smoking is dangerous to your health and Hearing loss occurs commonly with ag- discovering new mediums for expressing but rest in whatever way that renews can cause cancer, strokes and heart fail- ing, often due to exposure to loud noise. our innate creativity can be a powerful and restores us. A restful pause, a time ure. Smoking leads to various dysfunc- 8. Manage stress. Try exercise or relaxation antidote to the boredom of passing days.