Aging Well in the Gorge April 10th 2018
When I was growing up, my family always played cards when we went camping. The four of us would play Hearts, Pinochle, and the family favorite Euchre – which we still play whenever the McKays get together. (And if you would like to play Euchre, call the Center and we’ll see if we can get […]
Aging Well in the Gorge April 3rd 2018
We all know walking is one of the best exercises, but why is walking with a group such a good idea when you can walk by yourself at any time you want? On reason is that “any time” you want often becomes “no time” at all. I’ve been telling myself for the last two years […]
Aging Well in the Gorge March 27th 2018
Who do you call if you have questions about services and supports for older adults? One of the agencies you could have called was the Region Nine Area Agency on Aging (AAA) which served Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam and Wheeler counties and was administered by the Mid-Columbia Council of Governments (MCCOG). But because of […]
Aging Well in the Gorge March 20th 2018
Yeah, it’s finally spring! I know I’m supposed to appreciate the special beauty of winter, but I just can’t help feeling relieved when spring finally returns. But there is one downside. With the arrival of spring, my wife has this Pavlovian response to clean the house. Usually I have resisted, but this year it’s going […]
Aging Well in the Gorge – March 13th 2018
Have you found you are just not interested in most of your parent’s stuff? And neither are your children. Times change, and styles and tastes change accordingly. (I’m still waiting for my suede coat with the big lapels to come back into style.) For example, these days depression era furniture has little value, while quality […]
Aging Well in the Gorge March 6th 2018
What do most of us have in common? A pill box of assorted medications? We’re a little slower but smarter? A sense we’ve all been through this before? Well, yes. But what we also have in common is most of us have visited the Emergency Room at least once during the last ten years. In […]
Aging in the Gorge February 27th 2018
The thought of losing your memory is scary and it’s not reassuring knowing that by 2025 7.1 million adults 65 and older will exhibit dementia with 60% of those individuals still living in their own homes and 1 in 7 living alone. (And every time I accidently put the cheese in the freezer, I wonder, […]
Aging in the Gorge February 20th 2018
Last week you may have read an article in the Chronicle’s 2018 Life Planning Guide, encouraging parents to start a conversation with their adult children about such things as their hopes and fears, their financial situation, their personal property and long-term care. But as adult children, what should you say to your aging parents, or […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 13th 2018
It’s a mystery! A box of exquisite, embroidered quilt blocks was found in an empty house and donated to the Center’s Quilters. Each of the sixty-three quilt blocks had a signature stitched into them, but the blocks were never made into a quilt – until now. Francie Yuhas assembled the blocks into a queen size […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 6th 2018
It’s February, that time when you find out whether you paid Uncle Sam too much or not enough. There are many excellent tax preparers in the Mid-Columbia region, but if your tax situation is relatively simple, there is free help available through AARP Tax Aide. Since Tax Aide is supported by the AARP Foundation but […]