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SILVERSILVRThreadsThreads February 2021• 25¢ • “50 Years of Delivering a Difference” • Volume 23 Issue #2 Welcome to Brigham Senior Center Welcome to Silver Threads8888888Page 1 Upcoming Events…………………... Page 2 Special Senior Info888888888888888888888Page 3 Museum Maers88888888888888888888888Page 5 Safety & Nutrion 8888888888888888888Page 6 We are so grateful for the services of the Bear River Health Department as we Monthly Acvies888888888888888888888Page 8 all work toward the goal of geng our vulnerable populaons vaccinated. Monthly Menu888888888888888888888888888Page 9 Clinics will connue unl we have met that goal. When the newsleer went to print, all clinics in our county are being held at the Box Elder County Fair- “Picture Yourself”88888888888888888888Page 10 grounds in Tremonton. Registraon is required and at this me is all being Want Ads & Cook’s Corner888888Page 11 done on their website hps://brhd.org/covidR19RvaccineRinformaon/ Gone But Not Forgoen8888888888Page 11 Assistance may be available through the Senior Center if you don’t have com- Word Search8888888888888888888888888888Page 12 puter access or a friend or family member who could assist you. Currently, Happy Birthdays8888888888888888888888Page 13 the focus is on those 70+. Please watch our Facebook page or check in with the Health Department to see when they start vaccinang those that are Center Happenings888888888888888888Page 14 younger. Walk to Vancouver888888888888888888Page 14 We are hopeful that enough vaccine becomes available to ensure that every- News you Can Use8888888888888888888Page 14 one gets vaccinated. The Senior Center will remain closed unl it is safe to Marge’s Meanderings8888888888888Page 16 open to vulnerable populaons. Recreaon88888888888888888888888888888888Page 17 In the meanme, please connue to pracce social distancing, wear your mask and wash your Never Quit Learning8888888888888888Page 18 hands. We are as anx- Wish List & Bus News88888888888888Page 20 ious as you are to have you back in the building and enjoying all the “Promong Wellness, Dignity acvies that we have to offer. and Social Independence for our Communies.” Located at 24 North 300 West, Brigham City Senior Center is the focal COVIDR19 Restricons and Guidelines point in southeast Box Elder County In every phase, highRrisk individuals operate under stricter guidelines because where informaon about and access to they are more likely to suffer from severe illness from COVIDR19. Because a aging services can be obtained. The Senior Center, by design, caters to highRrisk individuals, stricter guidelines must Center is a division of Brigham City be followed. We will not be reopening to the public unl it is safe to do so. In Corporaon, Bear River Associaon of the meanme, your Senior Center has undergone a much needed faceli and Governments and the Utah Division of remodel to beer serve the public when we can open our doors. We miss all of Aging Services. Open 7:30 am R3:00 the fun acvies that we have shared in the past and truly enjoy vising with pm daily. 3:00R5:00 by appointment. those that come to pick up lunches. Our overarching acons are aimed at keep- ing the majority safe and healthy. We connue to provide Meals on Wheels, takeRout meals, Ensure, transportaon and Medicare coun- seling. We are also a listening ear if you just need to visit. Upcoming Events & Travel Expand Your Horizons! Are you an avid walker? Have you recently picked up walking? Do you want to start walking but need movaon? Join us for our 2021 virtual walk! This is a group walk, meaning mileage from all parcipants will be added together to reach the desnaon. We will follow along the old Route 66 highway as we get fit, stay acve, and have fun! We will start in Downtown Chicago and make our way across the country to Santa Monica, California R 2,448 miles. Call Bonnie to register, 435R226R1457. We will be tracking miles and all parcipants will earn a prize. We are taking a breather in Ponac, Illinois Ponac is only 86 miles from Chicago, IL. It is the home of the Route 66 Associaon ofIllinoisHall of Fame and Museum, and thePonacOakland Automobile Museum and Resource Center. For those that prefer a more historical perspecve you can also visit the Livingston County War Museum and the Museum of the Gilding Arts . Ponac Fast Facts: The name “Ponac” comes from the great Oawa Indian Chief Ponac. A famous site to see is the Internaonal Walldog Mural and Sign Art Museum There are 23 large, outdoor, painted murals in the historic downtown shopping district, and nine Looking for Lincoln wayside story boards nearby . Ponac has five Route 66 Scenic Byway roadside exhibits, highlighng the road’s impact on the community Ponac is the only Midwestern city that's home to three swinging pedestrian bridges, and no visit is complete without crossing the Vermilion River on at least one of them. When Illinois was admied to the Union as a State in 1818, Ponac was 40R50% swamp land. Meet me in St. Louis Our first desnaon on our trip is St. Louis, MissouriR the Gateway to the West. St. Louis is about 350 miles from Chicago when you take historic Route 66. On the way, there are several iconic and historic places to stop and sights to see. Stay tuned for more facts and infor- maon about the cies and aracons along route 66 between Chicago and St. Louis. ages and abilies. It is free to parcipate. Contact 435R226R1457 for quesons or to sign up. Kirsten Smith is our Monday & Wednesday @ 10 AM via Zoom App instructor and makes me so you can have an opportunity to visit virtually with your friends following class. Sit and Move is a chair fitness class accessible to all Page 2 • hp://bcutah.org/seniorRcenter.htm Special Senior Informaon Alzheimer’s Support Group & Memory Resource Support Group 226R1457 for an appointment for free Club This group is for anyone in a caregiving assistance applying for extra help. The Alzheimer’s Associaon sponsors this situaon or seniors looking for resources to Staff members are also available to help group and has decided to cancel all in help them remain in their home. This with other Medicare or health insurance person groups unl further noce, as a group will resume once the center has reR needs such as billing issues. Help may also result of the pandemic. The Center has opened. The dates and me of this group is be available to pay for your Part B premium. Schedule an appointment today. made the decision to no longer offer this TBD at the me of reRopening. Please call Katy for assistance with your caregiving We are providing counseling over the specific group. If you need this type of quesons. telephone during the COVID T19 Crisis. support, please feel free to go on the Lower Your Medicare or Please call and ask to schedule a telephone internet to alz.org website. There you will Prescripon Drug Costs! appointment. If needed, we can conduct a be able to find support groups that meet If your monthly income is not more than curbside consultaon. We will connue to through online plaorms, as well as a $1,615 for singles ($2,175 for couples) and provide you the best service possible. variety of informaon to support the your assets are not more than $14,610 for caregiver. If you have addional quesons, singles ($29,160 for couples), you may be Is your monthly income: please contact Katy, InRHome Social eligible for Extra Help, a federal program Single: less than $1,615 Worker, at 435R226R1455. that helps you pay some or most of the Couple: less than $2,175 costs of Medicare prescripon drug VA Benefit Appointments coverage (Part D). Assets include such things as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. If you need assistance with any VA Are your assets: services, our local representave is Debo- Katy and Nancy, our Senior Health rah Crowther from BRAG. For assistance, Insurance Informaon Program (SHIP) Singles: less than 14,610 call Deborah 435R713R1462. counselors, will be happy to help you with Couple: less than $29,160 your needs. Please call the Center at 435R Page 3 • hp://bcutah.org/seniorRcenter.htm In honor and remembrance of all who served, Myers Mortuary is offering up to a $500* discount, for the veteran & their spouse, on a pre-arranged funeral or cremation service. 435-723-8484 For advertising info *Up to a $500 per person discount for a full-service funeral and casket purchase. Discount varies upon the service selected. Ask for Nicholas Atkin. Exp. 12/31/1911/30/19 call: 1-800-950-9952 For ad info. call 1-800-950-9952 • www.lpiseniors.com Brigham City Senior Center, Brigham City, UT A 4C 05-1010 In honor and remembrance of all who served, Myers Mortuary is offering up to a $500* discount, for the veteran & their spouse, on a pre-arranged funeral or cremation service. 435-723- 8484 *Up to a $500 per person discount for a full-service funeral and casket purchase. Discount varies upon the service selected. Ask for Nicholas Atkin. Exp. 11/30/19 In honor and remembrance of all who served, Myers Mortuary is offering up to a $500* discount, for the veteran & their spouse, on a pre-arranged funeral or cremation service. 435-723- 8484 *Up to a $500 per person discount for a full-service funeral and casket purchase. Discount varies upon the service selected. Ask for Nicholas Atkin. Exp. 11/30/19 2021 USU Brigham City Lecture Series Brighamcity.usu.edu/lectures Most lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. All lectures will be available Library Corner on Zoom at aggie/link/BC_Zoom Please check the website monthly to see if inRperson aendance is available. February 11 (Start me 6:30 p.m.) The Importance of Women in Leadership and Representa- onal Roles.