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Silver Quill

NOVEMBER

2015

VOLUME 33,

NO. 11

Senior Programs 2

Blood Pressures 3

Nutrition 4

Family Caregiver Fair 5

Social Security Q & A 6

Foot care 6

Rural Cass News 7

Center Highlights 8

Donations 9

Farewell Jenny 11

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Happy

Thanksgiving!

Valley Senior

Services will be closed on

November 26th for

the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Join us for a traditional

Thanksgiving meal with turkey

and all the trimmings!

The meal will be on Tuesday,

November 24 at the West Fargo

and Fargo Senior Centers.

Tickets are required for the

Thanksgiving dinner;

they are available at the

seniors centers.

Valley Senior Services P.O. Box 2217 Fargo, ND 58108 www.valleyseniorservices.org Directors:

Pat Dimmer Les Hazlett Juanita Tewksbury Wilbert Fischer Frank Lenzmeier Henry Kucera Duane Fontaine LeAnne Dressel Laverne Sansted

Executive Director:

Brian Arett

Director of Transportation: Paul Grindeland

Options Counseling Director: Bernie Johnson

Metro Senior Ride Operations Supervisor: Cheri Ringdahl

Dispatchers: Brenda Kraft/Sarah Reger

Nutritionist: Janet Brown

Options Counselors: Patty Dahley Nicolette Schaefer-Vrchota Sheena Nelson Jill McCall Maren Johnson Kayla Frank

Data Entry/Office Assistant: Em Janes Lynelle Martin

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.

Statement of Identification - Silver Quill Published Monthly by: Valley Senior Services, Inc. 2801 32nd Ave. S, P.O. Box 2217, Fargo, ND 58108

To receive the Silver Quill call 293-1440 or toll free 1-877-827-1916

or e-mail us at:[email protected]

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Senior Programs

There are several assistance programs that seniors should be aware of this fall:

Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment

This year’s annual enrollment period is Oct. 15-Dec. 7. When you enroll in a plan during this time it will begin on Jan. 1, 2016. Plans can change from year to year, and by doing a plan comparison you can select the best plan available for you.

Options for enrollment assistance:

· You can compare plans using Medicare’s online Drug Plan Finder at www.medicare.gov

· You can also do a plan comparison by calling 2-1-1 twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week through Nov. 20

· Contact the State Health Insurance Counseling Program at 1-888-575-6611.

· Valley Senior Services is offering limited enrollment assistance; please call Bernie at 356-1422 for an appointment.

Low Income Subsidy (LIS) A Social Security program called Low Income Subsidy (LIS or also known as Extra Help) may help pay your Medicare premiums and drug costs.

If you have limited income and assets, you may qualify for Extra Help with the costs of your prescription drugs. The Social Security Administration and Medicare work together to give you this extra help.

Income for 2015 cannot exceed: Single: $17,655

Couple: $23,895

Assets for 2015 cannot exceed: Single: $13,640

Couple: $27,250

To apply for LIS, contact the Social Security Administration at 1.800.772.1213 or www.socialsecurity.gov or call the State Health Insurance Counseling Program at 1.888.575.6611.

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November

Blood Pressures

Ed Clapp Park Center - 2801 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

Tuesday, November 10 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Faith Lutheran - 127 2nd Ave E, West Fargo

Tuesday, November 10 11:00 a.m.

NP Depot Center - 701 Main Avenue, Fargo

Tuesday, November 17 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

701-293-1440www.valleyseniorservices.org

2801 32nd Ave S • Fargo, ND

Call Today!WE CAN HELP!WE CAN HELP!

FOR AD INFO CALL Jim Byrne at 1-800-678-4574 • www.4LPi.com Valley Senior Services, Fargo

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Tips from the New Dietitian

Hello! My name is Janet Brown and I am the new dietitian for Valley Sen-ior Services. I am excited to start working with all of you as well as menu planning, writing articles and presenting on current topics.

My professional history starts in Tuc-son, where my husband and I at-tended the University of Arizona. Af-ter completing my internship, I worked at 2 different hospitals. In 2000, we moved to Ohio where I worked at 2 different doctor’s prac-tices, one family medicine and one internal medicine. The internal med-icine practice had 19 providers with 13 different specialists including car-diologists, gastroenterologists (GI), rheumatologists and one endocrinol-ogist. The endocrinologist nurtured my interest in diabetes prevention and education which became a pro-fessional and personal passion. Through this work experience, I was able to obtain my CDE (Certified Di-abetes Educator) in 2002 and main-tained it until 2012.

In 2007, my husband became the Bison baseball coach. Our family moved to Fargo, where I have accu-mulated 5 part-time jobs. I work at both North Dakota State University’s and Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Wellness Centers. Also through NDSU I work as a clinical

instructor for dietetic students. Earlier this year, I joined the team at Prairie St John’s Hospital. And last but certainly not least, Valley Senior Services has welcomed me as their new dietitian.

I have 2 children. Our son is a high school freshman and enjoys baseball and soc-cer. Our daughter is a 7

th grader and

loves every form of dance. I enjoy attend-ing all of our family’s activities, exercising and every form of puzzle.

I would like to close with some key point-ers on nutrition. Eating healthy does not have to be hard or expensive. Keep the following in mind: ¨ Eat breakfast to ‘break’ the fast. ¨ Eat smallish but fairly often (a fire will

burn if you keep adding fuel) ¨ Make each plate colorful ¨ An occasional treat makes everyone

happy (everything in moderation)

Looking forward to getting to know the Valley Senior Services community!

Healthy Regards, Janet Brown, RD, LRD


Family Caregiver Resource Fair

The first Annual Family Caregiver Resource Fair will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Event Center at Dakota Medical Foundation, 4141 28

th Ave. S., Fargo, ND.

This Family Caregiver Resource Fair will offer valuable resources, answers, and links to community re-sources and services in an effort to support them in their important role. The Fair will help caregivers and those who anticipate assisting their spouses, aging parents, friends or neighbors. Experts from community-based organizations will host information booths and provide education on services and products available to assist caregivers questions.

The Fair will offer mini health talks on topics important to caregivers: ¨ The Family Caregiver Support Program

¨ AARP Caregiving Resource Center ¨ Mindfulness

This is a free event open to the public. Refreshments and doors prizes will be part of the event.


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Foot Care Sanford Home Care will provide a nurse to cut and file

your toenails at the following locations:

Trollwood Center 3105 Broadway, Fargo

Tuesday, Nov. 3 Wednesday, Nov. 4

Thursday, Nov. 5 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Wednesday, Dec. 2

Thursday, Dec. 3

10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Call 280-4033 for appt.

Fargo High Rise

101 2nd St. S, Fargo Thursday, Nov. 12

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Call 280-4033 for appt.

Ed Clapp Park Center 2801 32nd Ave. S, Fargo

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Thursday, Nov. 19

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Call 280-4033 for appt.

West Fargo High Rise 230 8th Ave W, West Fargo

Wednesday, Nov. 25 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Call 282-3443 for appt.

Appointments should be made

by the day before the scheduled foot care clinic. The fee for foot care is $16.00 at

senior centers and $70.00 per

hour for a nurse to come to

your home. To arrange a home visit you can call 280-4034. A 24-hour notice is required if you

need to cancel your

appointment.

Social Security

Ques!ons and Answers

Ques!on: I am ready to file for Social Security re"rement. What do I

need to know?

Answer: Being ready to file for re"rement should include that you have

es"mated your benefit amount using Re"rement Planner tools in the SSA

Re"rement Benefits sec"on at www.socialsecurity.gov/re"re researched

your ques"ons, created a personal my Social Security account and used it

to review your earnings record on your Statement for accuracy.

Many Social Security re"rement and other applica"ons are completed

online. You can file for Medicare online, even if not re"ring yet. SSA rep-

resenta"ves, some"mes but not usually from your local office, review

online applica"ons and contact you if needed. The online applica"on is

linked from the Re"rement Benefits page.

Clicking on the “Apply for Re"rement Benefits” link brings you to helpful

informa"on, including a short video introduc"on. Compete the en"re

applica"on at one "me or save it to complete later as you prefer. Status

of your completed applica"on can be checked online.

Other op"ons are filing by telephone or in-person at your local office. For

these an appointment is recommended and can be made by calling the

SSA na"onal toll-free number, 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778), from

7:00am – 7:00pm local "me, Monday – Friday, standard business days.

Complete your applica"on about 3 months before you want benefits to

start. Re"rement applica"ons for January 2016 are already being pro-

cessed. However you complete your applica"on, reviewing the checklist

in the “Apply for Re"rement Benefits” will be helpful. SSA benefits for a

month are received the following month.

Specific ques"ons depend on your situa"on. For example, if married, ex-

pect to provide the name of your spouse and date of marriage. Details

about previous marriages are asked. There are ques"ons about military

service dates and recent employment. To establish direct deposit of ben-

efits to your bank, have available the bank rou"ng number and your ac-

count number. These ques"ons are to help you receive all benefits possi-

ble.

(Informa!on taken from “Ques!ons and Answers,”

Social Security Administra!on, Sept. 14, 2015)


Rural Cass News

Congregate Dining: Page Cafe, Page, ND (668-2254): T,Th, F 11:30-12:30 (for senior center information,

see page 8); Leonard Cafe, Leonard, ND (645-2240): M,W,F 11:00; Hunter Cafe & Bakery, Hunter, ND

(874-2253): M,W,F 11:00. Please call one day ahead to sign up for a congregate meal.

Cass County Council Meeting: will be the Christmas party on Monday, Dec. 20 at 10:00 a.m. in Page.

Cass County Rural Bus Schedule:

Routes: North Cass Co. Central Cass Co. South Cass Co.

Hunter 8:00 a.m. Tower City 8:10 a.m. Leonard 8:00 a.m

Arthur 8:20 Buffalo 8:25 Kindred 8:30

Casselton 9:00 Casselton 9:00 Horace 8:45

Fargo 9:45 Mapleton 9:20 Fargo 9:15

Fargo 9:40

North route runs November 3,10,17 & 24. Central route runs November 6 & 20. South route runs Novem-

ber 4,11,18 & 25. Please call 356-7433 or 1-877-827-1916 for more information or to schedule your ride.

For Page residents: you can use Steele County bus to Fargo on November 9 & 20. Please call 1-800-845-

1715 to reserve a ride and pick-up information.


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SENIOR CENTER HIGHLIGHTS Trollwood Senior Center Cora Strubbe 298-3975

Every Tues through Fri - 9:30 Richard Simmons Exercise in Sr. room Every Monday - 9:30 Bone Builders in Rosewood Rm; 12:30 Whist & games Every Tuesday - 12:30 Pinochle; 1:00 Grocery bus Every Wednesday - 9:30 Bone Builders in Rosewood Rm; 10:45 Fargo Library; 12:30 Pinochle, bridge & dominoes Every Thursday - 12:00 Church (1st & 3rd Thursday only);12:40 Bingo Every Friday - 12:30 Bridge

Faith Lutheran Church Dianna Hesse 701-433-5460 ext 18

Nov. 3 - 12:30 Dairy Queen trip Nov. 4 - 10:00-2:00 Book Repair Workshop @WF Library Nov. 5 - 12:15 Money bingo (bring coins) Nov. 6 - 4:00 Caramel Apple Day @WFLib Nov. 9 - 12:30 Cop talk Nov. 10 - 11:00 Blood pressures; 12:15 Birthday celebration Nov. 12 - 1:00 Movie “Mr. Holmes” @Lib Nov. 17 - 12:15 Prize bingo Nov. 19 - 12:15 Scam talk Nov. 24 - 12:15 Holiday party/ Entertainment Nov. 26 - Center closed Every Tuesday - 8:30 & 10:00 Bone Builders @ Veterans Memorial Arena; 6:30 Knitty Giddy @ WF Library Every Wednesday - 7:00 HAM Radio operators @WF Library Every Thursday - 8:30 & 10:00 Bone Builders @ Veterans Memorial Arena

All activities are at 12:15 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church unless otherwise noted. Call

433-5460 to register for Library events.

To reserve meals, please call 356-2047 at least one day in advance.

Ed Clapp Park Center Vicki Higdem 298-3976

Nov. 10 - 10:00-11:30 Blood pressures Nov. 11 - 12:30 AARP Driving class Nov. 13 - 1:00 Movie Nov. 18 - 10:00-2:00 Foot care Nov. 19 - 10:00-2:00 Foot care; 2:45 Birthday & anniversary lunch Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26 - Center closed Every Monday - 12:45 Pinochle;1:00 cards or dominoes Every Tuesday - 9:30 Free exercise; 1:00 Whist, cards or dominoes Every Wednesday - 1:00 Mah jongg, bridge, cards, dominoes Every Thursday - 9:30 Free exercise; 1:15 Bingo Every Friday - 9:00 Mah jongg; 1:00 Bridge, cards or dominoes

N.P. Depot Center Em James 232-7936

Nov. 17 - 12:45 Birthday & anniversary Celebration Nov. 24 - 11:00 Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26 - Center closed Every Monday - 1:00 Center closes Every Tuesday - 12:45 Bingo Every Wednesday - 12:30 Pinochle Tourney Every Thursday - 10:00 Partner’s pool tourney-free; 1:00 Center closes Every Friday - 12:45 Bingo

Page Senior Center Mary Burgard 668-2909

Nov. 6 - 12:30-1:00 Blood pressures Nov. 19 - 11:00 Foot clinic Nov. 18 -0 12:00 Birthday bash Every Tues-Thurs-Fri - 11:30-12:3 Congregate Dining @ Page Café - call 668-2254

West Fargo High Rise Lonna Skoog 282-3443

Nov. 3 - 2:30 Fire safety presentation Nov. 4 - 2:30 West Fargo library Nov. 6 - 7:00 First Friday bingo Nov. 10 - 3:30 Club meeting & make Cards; 6:00 Pharmacy club meal Nov. 19 - 2:30 Speaker Nov. 23 - 9:00 Senior day casino trip Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving meal Nov. 25 - 10:00-2:00 Foot care; 6:00 Pharmacy club meal & bp checks Every Monday - 1:30 Bingo @LR; 7:00 Games Every Tuesday - 7:00 Games Every Wednesday - 1:30 Bingo; 7:00 Games Every Thursday -8:00-10:00 Phone in your groceries; 7:00 Games Every Friday - 7:00 Games To reserve meals, please call 356-2047

at least one day in advance.

University Drive Manor Kim Ingebretson 232-6364

Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving meal Nov. 26 - Center closed Every Tuesday - 8:00 Grocery bus Every Thursday - 10:00 Church Service; 2:00 Bingo

Fargo High Rise Em Janes 237-3074

Nov. 12 - 10:00- 4:00 Foot care Every Tuesday - 10:00 Grocery Bus Every Thursday - 1:30 Bingo

Please Note:

To reserve a meal at one of our senior centers, please call the site by 1:00 p.m. the day before you would like to eat.


Thank You To

Our Contributors!

We appreciate the many donations we have received and thank each and every one of

you for your support. All contributions can be sent to:

Ruud, Sharon in memory of Marcus Evenson

Southdale Senior Citizen Club in memory of Esther Watne

$100.00 and Above

Arlan & Victoria Baukol - $100

Valley Senior Services

P.O. Box 2217,

Fargo, ND 58108

LOCATED IN NORTH FARGO

401 6th Ave. N.

Contact Donna Bye

(701) 234-9326

Heritage HouseRetirement Community

A Wonderful Place to Call Home

Johnson, Ramstad& Mottinger Law

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Senior Programs

Fuel Assistance

The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps eligible individuals and families pay part of their home heating costs. Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2016.

LIHEAP can help pay for the fuel you use to heat the home you live in from October through May if you buy your heating fuel from a fuel dealer or a utility company (fuel oil, propane, natural gas, electricity, wood, coal or kerosene), of if your rent payments include heat and you do not receive a rent subsidy. The amount of benefits you may be eligible for depends on your income, the type and size of your home and the type of fuel used to heat your home.

To be eligible, the total income of all persons living in your household must be counted. Total income must be below these limits:

1 person household: $2,306 per month/$27,682 per year

2 person household: $3,016 per month/$36,200 per year

You can get an application from Cass County Social Services or our office. If you have questions regarding Fuel Assistance, please call the Fuel Assistance office at 241-5761 or one of our Options Counselors at 293-1440 or toll-free at 1-877-827-1916.

Homestead Tax Credit

The homestead credit is a property tax relief program for qualifying homeowners who are age 65 or older (unless the applicant is permanently and totally disabled) in the year for which the application is made. For a husband and wife who are living together, only one may apply for the homeowner’s credit. Only the spouse ap-plying for the credit or refund need be 65 years of age or older.

The applicant’s income, plus the income of a spouse and any dependents, may not exceed $42,000 for the calen-dar year preceding the assessment date. The applicant must consider income from all sources. Medical expenses actually paid during the year are deductible from income if not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.

Additional requirements for homeowners: · A homeowner must reside on and have an interest in the property for which the credit is claimed. · The applicant’s assets may not exceed $500,000, including the market value of the homestead and the value

of any assets gifted or otherwise divested within the last three years. · No person shall qualify to receive the property tax credit if the homestead is rented while the owner is tempo-

rarily absent or the homestead is a farm structure which is exempt from taxation. · The tax credit will reduce the taxable value of the homestead on a sliding scale depending upon the income

of the applicant.

Application for the credit is filed with the local assessor or county director of tax equalization by February 1 (or as soon thereafter as possible) in the year in which your property is assessed and for which the credit is request-ed.

You may call the Office of State Tax Commissioner for more information at 1-877-328-7088, option 6.

For more information on any of these programs,

contact our office at 293-1440 or toll-free 1-877-827-1916.


Farewell Jenny

Jenny Marhula, our dietitian for the last nine years, has resigned her position with our program and her family is relocating to Iowa. During the time that Jenny has worked for our program she has prepared over 200 menus for the 30+ senior centers in our region. In addition she has written more than 100 articles on healthy eating for the Silver Quill and has done countless presentations on nutrition related topics at our senior centers.

We join with the seniors from throughout the region in thanking Jenny for her dedicated service to our program and wish her the very best in her move to Iowa. Thanks so much, Jenny!

Also, we have hired a new dietitian to replace Jenny. Her name is Janet Brown and she started

work for us on October 15th. You will find an article by Janet introducing herself to you on page 4

of this newsletter. Welcome to the Valley Senior Services family, Janet!

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