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Crawford County Senior Gazette March 2017 Highlights: Pg 2 Tax Appointments Special Nutrient Needs of Older Adults Pg 4 Volunteer Spotlight Francis Hummel Eating Fiber right and Pg 5 Free Concert: Eat more Great Lakes Graham staying fit are fiber-rich & the Fiddleman important no foods to stay SPRING FORWARD Pg 6 Mahjong matter what regular. Fiber Change Your Clocks Pg 6 TrueNorth Pres. your age. As also can help March 12th Pg 6 Take Care of Your Feet we get older lower your Pg 7 St. Patrick’s Dinner our bodies risk for heart Pg 7 Ongoing Activities have different disease, Our regular activities needs, so control in alphabetical order certain your weight Pg 7 Support Groups nutrients and prevent Pg 8-9 March Calendar become especially important for of Activities & Menu Type 2 diabetes. Eat whole-grain good health. breads and cereals, and more Pg 10 Services, Classes & Resources beans and peas — along with Take Me Out to Calcium and Vitamin D the Ballgame Pg 11 Social Security Tips fruits and vegetables which also Older adults need more See pg 14 Pg 11 Drivers Needed provide fiber. calcium and vitamin D to help Pg 12 Word Search Find us by maintain bone health. Have Potassium searching for Crawford Pg 12 Cook’s Corner three servings of vitamin D- Increasing potassium along County Commission Pg 13 Free Munson fortified low-fat or fat-free milk or Breakfast & Health with reducing sodium (salt) may on Aging & Senior Presentation yogurt each day. Other calcium- lower your risk of high blood Center Pg 14 A Big Thank-You rich foods include fortified pressure. Fruits, vegetables and Pg 14 Detroit Tiger Trip cereals and fruit juices, dark low-fat or fat-free milk and Hours of Pg 14 DHHS Assistance green leafy vegetables and yogurt are good sources of Operation Pg 15 NEMCSA Outreach canned fish with soft bones. If potassium. Also, select and Event you take a calcium supplement prepare foods with little or no Monday - Wednesday Pg 16 Senior Companion Volunteer or multivitamin, choose one that added salt. 8:30am to 6pm Pg 16 Up Coming Concerts contains vitamin D. Know Your Fats Thursday 8:30am to 7pm Money Saving Coupons: Vitamin B12 Foods that are low in Pg 5 Spike’s Many people older than 50 do saturated fats and trans fat help Friday Pg 8 Art Van of Gaylord not get enough vitamin B12. reduce your risk of heart 8:30am to 5pm Pg 11 Save-A-Lot Fortified cereal, lean meat and disease. Most of the fats you eat Pg 14 Congregate Meal some fish and seafood are should be polyunsaturated and 308 Lawndale St sources of vitamin B12. Ask your monounsaturated fats. Check Grayling, MI 49738 doctor or a registered dietitian the Nutrition Facts panel on food Phone (989) 348-7123 nutritionist if you need a vitamin labels for total fat and saturated Fax (989) 348-8342 B12 supplement. fat. Taken from http://www.eatright.org www.crawfordcoa.org Director @crawfordcoa.org Senior Gazette Staff Tax Appointments are Still Available! Alice Snyder SSA-1099, Railroad Retirement RRB- Editor Tax and Home Heating Credit Appointments Available 1099, Interest 1099-INT, Dividends 1099- Christine Sayad DIV, Stock Sales 1099B, Retirement, Creative Director Volunteers are available this year to assist with filing taxes and home heating credits. To Annuity, IRA Distributions 1099-R, Lynn Cheney Unemployment Compensation 1099-G, Advertising Manager qualify for an appointment, your income Any Other Income Documentation, 1099- Ann Rowland cannot be over $40,000. Tax appointments are still available every MISC, FIA/FIP Obtain DHS Statement, Cheryl Melroy SSI Fed/State Bank Statement Robert Simpson Tuesday & Thursday up thru April 13th. These • Daycare Total Amount Paid, Providers Id Gretchen Stelter appointments are available on a first come, Contributing Writers first serve basis until full. Number or SS Number •Mortgage Interest Ken Wright You must bring your social Contributing Photographer security cards and picture ID Statement •Your Property Tax Bills For The Senior Gazette for yourself and each person you are claiming on your tax Last Year: Summer And 308 Lawndale St. Winter Tax Grayling, MI 49738 return. No social security card and/or ID = no appointment. •(Renters May Qualify If A The Senior Gazette is published monthly When coming to your Portion Of Their Rent Is For by the Crawford County Commission on Taxes ) Aging. The publication is distributed free appointment, you will need to to Crawford County residents by direct bring the following: •Your Heating Costs From mail and at local businesses. • November 1, 2015 Thru Picture ID(s); Driver’s “Views and comments expressed in the Senior License for everyone October 31, 2016 Gazette are not necessarily the views and • Social Security Card(s) For Your Spouse • (Renters May Qualify Even If Heat Is comments of the Crawford County Commission And Dependents Included In Rent) on Aging, its staff or its board. The Senior • • Birthdates For Spouses And Dependents For Direct Deposit: Bank Routing And Gazette is funded by advertising dollars, but the • If One Of Your Dependents Is In School, Account Number or Bring A Blank Check Commission on Aging does not necessarily To schedule an appointment, please call endorse any one business or organization.” Bring A Report Card Or Some Document Showing They Are Attending School the Commission on Aging & Senior Center at For advertising or addition to the (989) 348-7123. mailing list, contact us at • Copy Of Last Year’s Tax Return (989) 348-7123 or • Any Income, W2's, Tips, Gambling PLEASE NOTE: Appointments are available on a first come, first serve basis until full. [email protected] Winnings, Your Social Security Statement Commission on Aging Stay in the Know! Board Members: Sign up for FREE e-mail news about Matt LeBlanc, Chairman Karl Schreiner, Vice Chair the Senior Center activities Jamie McClain, Commissioner/Secretary Receive the latest information about the Senior Center Rev. Elizabeth Chace, Member activities, delivered directly to your home via e-mail. The Crawford County Cheryl Hopp, Member Signing up is easy; just send an email to Commission on Aging & Lorelei King, Member Senior Center accepts and Jason Thompson, Member [email protected] The Senior Center respects your privacy and does not sell welcomes SNAP/EBT Commission on Aging Staff: or make available to others our patrons e-mail list. customers. Alice Snyder, Director Melanie Conway, Assistant Director Lynn Cheney, Admin. Asst. Our Mission… Jennifer Bricker, Advocacy/Resource Coordinator The mission of the Helen Nolan, Activities/Volunteer Coordinator Commission on Christine Sayad, PR Coordinator Aging is to Denise Conte, Cook Jared Tunison, Kitchen Aide advocate and Erika Mudry, Homemaker promote the Kathy Jacobs, Homemaker MAP to Senior Ann Bilyeu, Homemaker Center well-being and Sarah Pollock, Homemaker 308 Lawndale St. independence of all Cathy Beutler, On-Call Homemaker behind Burger older adults of Janelle Buchinger, On-Call Cook King Laurie Harteau, On-Call Cook Crawford County. 2 Donate in Memory or Honor of Someone Special Monetary gifts to the Crawford County Commission on Aging are a fitting tribute to the memory of those no longer with us or in honor Our Sponsors Donations of those we love. Your tax Blood Pressure Checks by Nova Anderson deductible gift in their name will enable us to continue to InTeliCare Health Services, LLC Paula Barton grow to provide and initiate programs which promote the Robert & Carol Becks well-being and independence of all older adults of Crawford Blood Pressure/Sugar Checks by Shirley Bordeaux County. In memorializing or honoring a loved one, you have Munson Home Health Care Roy Bryant the opportunity to support vital aging programs in this Bob & Judy Cooper community. Birthday Dinner Flowers Donated by Diana Doremire Family Fare Lockey & Jim Fredlund If you’re interested in making a Donation in Honor or in Bob & Pat Gallagher Memory of Someone, you can buy a Plaque to be displayed Bingo Coupons Donated by in the Senior Center Dining Room. The Medicine Shoppe Mary Garcia Mary Jo Gingerick Sally Hartig Hearing Clinic Offered by Advantage Audiology Marilyn Hawkins 2x4 Actual Size Robert Hollis $50 Donation Foot Clinic Sandy Lakanen Offered by Comfort Keepers Tom Lampane Kirsten Lietz Make a Donation Legal Aid Offered by Michael & Maureen today by talking to a 1x5 Actual Size Jason R. Thompson Law Office PLC McNamara Commission $25 Donation Adam T Vernon, PLLC Valerie Miller on Aging staff member. Pantry Bingo Sponsored by: Ann Mitchell InTeliCare North Central Area Heartland Homecare Credit Union Only Available 2x5 Actual Size Sandy Parks in Black with Gold $100 Donation Zumba Sponsored by: Lettering Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Dorothy Peacor Community Deb & Tom Rawlings Donna Richmond Sponsoring Agencies Senior Center Wish List… Pat Sanders Important Phone Numbers The Commission on • Cans of Air Fresheners Social Security Karl & Marjorie • Aging is funded by Schreiner Pens 1-800-772-1213 or senior donations, state • Hand Sanitizer 1-866-739-4802 & federal grants, Clif & Linda Schultz • Sponsorship of the Gazette Medicare - 1-800-633-4227 Crawford County Joyce Sorenson for a year 12 issues ~ only millage monies, the $20.00! Veterans Administration United Way, Great • 1-800-827-1000 Lakes Energy People Volunteers and Candy for Reception • Fund, and the Region Contributions Reams of Copy Paper for Alzheimer’s Assistance 9 Area Agency Computers 1-800-272-3900 received after on Aging. February 10th will Crawford County Levels of Giving: $25 to $49 $50 to $99 $100 to $249 be acknowledged in $250 to $499 $500 to $999 $1000+ the next edition of Commission on Aging the Senior Gazette. & Senior Center Method of Payment: Cash Check Gift Amount $ _________ I would like to receive monthly emails about activities and events.