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Silver Creek Senior Citizens hold meeting SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Seniors met on Oct. 19 with 28 members present. President Ed Newman opened the meeting with the Pledge to the Flag and everyone singing America the Beautiful. Carm Tampio offered a prayer and blessing of the food. Attendees enjoyed brown bag lunches and desserts. The 50-50 winners were Angie Logan, Carol Prowse and Janice Snyder. Gifts were won by Eleanor Lemiszko, Jim Spano and Sally Shevlin. Wheel of Fortune lucky winners were Jim Spano (2 times), Gene Chesbro (2 times), Ginny Chesbro, Ed, Janice (2 times), ...

Caregivers provide a tremendous service

October is National Family Caregiver’s Month, the time to recognize caregivers and the tremendous service they provide to their loved ones and society. Many people do not recognize themselves as a caregiver. Instead, they just see themselves as helping out a friend, neighbor or family member who is having trouble getting around or cannot do certain tasks on their own. Getting groceries, shopping, driving to medical appointments, or chores like laundry, food preparation, and paying bills are all considered caregiving. Caregiving does not mean the person you are helping cannot do ...

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month: Are you aware of the benefits?

By CAREY SKELTON, MS MPH RDN CDN Consulting Registered Dietitian October is Vegetarian Awareness Month, a national celebration of reducing meat intake and putting fruits and vegetables front and center of your plate! There is much to be gained from eating a more plant-centric diet including health benefits, environmental sustainability, and delicious foods for experimenting. Research shows us that those following a vegetarian diet are one-third less likely to die or be hospitalized for heart disease. A vegetarian diet has been linked to lower blood cholesterol and blood ...

Medicare Open Enrollment starting soon

Once you’ve been enrolled into Medicare, you’ll have various opportunities to change your coverage. Here is a brief overview: During the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7), you can make a variety of changes to your current Medicare plan for the following year, including: ¯ Switch from Medicare Advantage to Original Medicare or vice versa. ¯ Switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another. ¯ Switch from one Part D prescription plan to another. It is highly recommended that all beneficiaries use the Medicare.gov planfinder each year to compare ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens install officers

The Silver Creek Seniors mt on Tuesday, Oct. 5 with 33 members present. President Ed Newman opened with the Pledge to the flag and everyone singing God Bless America. Pauline Flitt’s spiritual reading was “Did I,” followed by a blessing of those in attendance and the Pot Luck lunch ...

Silver Creek seniors meet, celebrate birthdays

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Seniors met on Sept. 14 with 33 members present. The group started with singing happy birthday to the July and August honorees, followed by cake and ice cream and an assortment of cheeses and pepperoni. President Ed Newman then opened the meeting with the ...