Silver QuillValley Senior Services of Ransom & Sargent Counties

SEPTEMBER2017

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INFORMATION & REFERRALS

ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING OUR LISBON

OFFICE - 683-3131 OR

Toll free: 877-857-3743

Tidbits 2

Help Wanted 2

Nutrition 3

New Medicare Cards 5

Sargent County Info 6

Ransom County Info 7

FREE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE To lower your energy bills Through funding that we receive from LIHEAP and the Department of Energy we are able to provide weatherization assistance to low-income households.

Households need to have a current Fuel Assistance (LIHEAP) approval date through Social Services or meet the income guidelines. A household size of one not on fuel assistance would have to have a gross household income below $24,120. To request more information or to request an application contact the Energy & Rehab Department at SENDCAA or visit our website at www.sendcaa.org

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SENDCAA 3233 S. University Dr.

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Installing insulation in

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SENDCAA3233 S. University Dr.

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701-232-2452www.sendcaa.org

ValleySenior Services

PO Box 387Lisbon, ND 58054

Office phone: 683-3131Toll free: 877-857-3743Fax: 701-683-0352For meals or transportation: 701-683-3131 or 877-857-3743Executive Director: Brian ArettValley Senior Services 701-293-1440 or 877-827-1916Resource Specialist:Morgan Weber (701) 683-3131Meal & Transit Coordinator:Nannette “Nan” SeversonMeal Delivery:Russel AndersonRansom Kitchen Staff:Angie Elijah; Kendall Groettum; Dar-lene Dahl; Elise Nylander; Vee Rohn; Nita KitchenSargent Kitchen Staff:Gwen Anderson; Rita Preble; Cheryl Roder; Janet KieferSargent Kitchen Subs:Carolyn Harrison; Marie Colemer; Lois Keifer, Sandra Hanson; Delores Lysne; Sarah HernandezTransportation:Kevin Brummond;Cheryl Holmstrom; Lyle Milbrandt; Judy Milbrandt; Charlie Orn; Marlene Hogness; Wilfred Anderson; Bryan Stotts

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Statement of Identification - Silver QuillPublished Monthly by: Valley Senior Services

2801 32nd Ave. S, P.O. Box 2217, Fargo, ND 58108To receive the Silver Quill call 683-3131 or toll free 1-877-857-3743

or e-mail us at: nseverson@valleyseniors.org

If you are qualified, your rights to receive the services provided by this organization without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap are protected by Federal Law.

If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact:

Brian Arett, Valley Senior Services,

P.O. Box 2217, Fargo, ND 58108. (701) 293-1440.

Tidbits• Bingo has started at the Lisbon center on Mondays at 1:00

p.m.• Help Wanted: Meals on Wheels Deliverers - If you would

like to help with the Meals on Wheels (MOW) delivery, please call Nannette at 683-3131.

• Recycle your unneeded bath benches, wheelchairs, toilet risers,etcbycontactingourLisbonoffice

• Reminder: schedule your appointments between 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. for Ransom bus & Sargent van transporta-tion. Ransom & Sargent transportation open to the public!

• Transportationnote:pleasecalltheLisbonofficeat1-877-857-3743 or 683-3131 to schedule your rides, do not call the drivers at home.

HELP WANTED: Substitute cooks needed in all locations, this is an as-needed position to fill in when someone is ill or on vacation.

Call 702-683-3131 for more information.

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Bone up on your CalciumJanet Brown, RD, LRD – Dietitian for Valley Senior Services

What is Calcium? Why do we need it? How much do we need? What are the best sources? What are creative ways to incorporate Calcium into my diet?

Calcium is a required mineral for our bodies. We need Calcium, with Vitamin D, to help our bones and teeth and to prevent disease. As we age, our bones don’t absorb Calcium as well and this puts us at risk for osteoporosis (weak bones). Women’s bones tend to weaken earlier than men, therefore the Calcium requirements increase earlier for women. Women, 51 and older, and men, 71 and older, need 1200 milligrams of Calcium per day. Consuming enough Calcium and regular weight-bearing exercise (walking, climbing stairs, weight training and dancing) may help prevent osteoporosis or at least maintain bone health.

The best sources of Calcium are milk, yogurt, and cheese, including cottage cheese. One cre-ative way to obtain your days’ worth of Calcium is to have 1 serving of each of these sources every day. Valley Senior Services provides ~1/3 of your days’ requirement with the ½ pint of milk served at mealtime. Other sources of Calcium include tofu, soybeans, dark leafy green vegetables (kale) and canned fish with bones (sardines and salmon). Calcium-fortified foods are available for those that are lactose-intolerant. These foods include Calcium-fortified juice, soymilk, rice milk and almond milk.

Try these creative smoothies to Bone up on your Calcium:(Add all ingredients to a blender or Magic Bullet or Ninja and Enjoy!)

Orange Creamsicle½ frozen banana

½ cup orange juice½ cup low-fat Greek yogurt

Raspberry Cheesecake1 cup frozen raspberries½ cup cottage cheese

½ cup low-fat milk

Sweet Greens½ cup frozen raspberries

½ cup Kale1 cup low-fat milk

Chocolate Chia1 cup chocolate milk2 Tbsp Chia seeds½ frozen banana

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Ransom Sargent Senior Services,abranchofValleySeniorServices,isanon-profitorganizationservingseniorcitizensinRansomandSargentCounties.Ourservicesinclude:HomeDeliveredMeals,FrozenMeals,CommunityDining,Transpor-tation, Senior Centers, Outreach Assistance and Medicare Part D assistance. In addition, we distribute a monthly publication - The Silver Quill - detailing current and upcoming events of interest to the senior community. If you would like additional informationonourservicespleasecontactourofficeat683-3131or1-877-857-3743.

Your tax deductible contribution to Valley Senior Services of Ransom and Sargent will help us to continue to meet the in-creasing demand for services. Your gift can be mailed to VSS, P.O. Box 387, Lisbon, ND 58054.

Your gift can be designated to *Home Delivered Meals *Congregate Dining * Outreach Assistance *Transportation *Medicare Part D Assistance

New Medicare Cards Debut in 2018

Here’s what you need to know about the new cards:

• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin mailing the cards to beneficiaries in April 2018.

• The cards will automatically be mailed to all 58 million current beneficiaries. You don’t need to do anything special to receive one.

• To help alleviate identity theft, the new cards will not have your Social Security num-ber. The new cards will instead feature a randomly assigned Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) made up of 11 letters and numbers.

• Your benefits won’t change under the new MBI.• Scams relating to the new card are already surfacing. Some Medicare recipients

report getting calls from scamsters who tell them that they must pay for the new card and then ask them for their checking account and Medicare card numbers. Don’t give out either number. “Anyone saying they are going to charge you for a card is a scammer,” says Paul Stephens, director of policy and advocacy with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse in San Diego. “In the case of CMS, they will never need you to tell them what your Medicare card number is because they already know it.”

(Information taken from aarp.org, May 2017)

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Sargent County Transportation--Open to the public

Call 683-3131 or 1-877-857-3743 and leave a message

Rides provided Tuesday through Thursday on request. Rides provided within the county and sur-

rounding areas - Oakes, Lisbon, Fargo.

CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

SARGENT COUNTY

Open: Monday-ThursdayMeals:

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Forman Center724-3928

Open: Mon-Thur Meals:

Mon, Tues, Wed, ThursInternet available

Every Monday @ 10:30 - Chair YogaEvery Tuesday & Thursday @ 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise Program

Gwinner

Call for information about home de-livered meals in the city of Gwinner. Please call if you have a home deliv-ery interest. 683-3131 Rutland Center

724-4074Open Monday-Thursday

Meals:Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Daily puzzles; Club meets 2nd Tuesday @ 1:00. Video Lead Yoga—Monday, Tuesday, and by demand.Every Monday & Tuesday@ 10:30 - Chair Yoga (call Janny for details)

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Milnor Center427-9327

Open Tuesday-FridayMeals:

Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Cards every Tuesday & Friday; Club meets as needed. Internet available.

Every Tuesday & Thursday - @ 10:00 - Bone Builders Exercise Every Tuesday - 1:00 Bridge (call Janice at 427-9462)Every Wed. @ 10:00 - Chair YogaEvery Friday - 1:00 Pinochle

Cogswell Center724-3024

Sargent County Foot Care

724-3725

Sargent County Food Pantry

680-7049Tuesdays 1:00-3:00Sargent County

VSS Resource Specialist 683-3131

VSS Resource Specialist Morgan Weber will help link you to programs including home delivered meals and transportation to maintain your inde-pendence in your own home.

* Please call ahead to sign up for dinner - All meal sites serve noon meal at 12:00*

Call Nannette for details - 1-877-857-3743 or

683-3131 - leave a message - Please do not call the driver at home

Schedule appointments from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Memorials

Open Monday-FridayMeals:

Monday through Friday

Every Monday @ 10:00 - Chair YogaEvery Tuesday - 1:00 Hand & Foot plus Whist cards Every Thursday - van to Lisbon (call Lisbon office to schedule a ride)2nd Wednesday of month - 1:00 Bingo hosted by HEART programEvery Tuesday & Thursday @ 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise ProgramRegular meetings every other month.

Enderlin Center 437-2669

Meals:No meals being served at this time. Anyone needing frozen

meals should call the Lisbon site at 683-3131

Every Wednesday - van to Lisbon (call 877-857-3743 or 683-3131)

Lisbon Center683-4295

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Open Monday-FridayMeals:

Monday-Friday @ 12:00 Noon

Thursday night pinochle—call Shirley Hanson 683-5639.

Sept. 1- Birthday club @noon Sept. 6 - Golden Rule/Club meeting Every Monday - 10:00 Chair Yoga; 1:00 BingoEvery Tuesday - 1:00 Hand & FootEvery Friday - 1:00 RummyEvery Tuesday & Thursday @ 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise ProgramEvery Friday - 9:30 Chair Yoga

CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

Ransom County Transportation Open to the public

Call 683-3131 or 1-877-857-3743 and leave a message

Drivers close at 4:00 Mon. - Thur. and Fridays at 3:00Schedule appointments from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Please do not call the driver at home to schedule rides.

Sheldon Seniors

No Meals - Call the Lisbon office for frozen meals at

683-3131Potluck 2nd & 4th

Friday of the month Every Monday @ 9:00- Bone Builders Exercise Program

Fort Ransom

Foot Care Ransom County Public Health -

Call 683-6140 for an appointment;Ransom County

Food Pantry701-308-0905

Call Wednesday to order a basket; Thursday basket pick up 1:00-3:00

Ransom County VSS Resource Specialist

683-3131 Resource Specialist Morgan Weber will help link you to programs (such as home delivered meals and trans-portation) to maintain your indepen-dence in your own home.

RANSOM COUNTY

Ransom County Van ScheduleHours: Monday -Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Monday-Friday: rides within the city of LisbonWednesdays: rides from Fort Ransom & back

Thursdays: rides from Enderlin & backBus Schedule

2nd & 4th Tuesday and every Thursday to Fargo*Schedule appointment between 10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

*Reserve bus ride by 3:00 p.m. the day before riding

IMPORTANT!! Please call ahead to

sign up for dinner so the cook can plan enough

food!

MemorialsPearl LeistBill Sullivan

Valley Senior Services, Inc.P.O. Box 2217Fargo, ND 58108

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDFARGO, ND 58102PERMIT NO. 1123

Catch a RideWith Us!

In Sargent and Ransom counties.

Call for details - 683-3131

or 1-877-857-3743