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Show Senior Citizen News... I Insurance expert to address seniors I Senior Citizens are reminded that La Von Harward will be at the Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to answer questions and help with insurance problems. All senior Citizens are invited to attend. Ruth Hassenfritz, director of the center, asked seniors to begin thinking about signing up for the Ice Capades performance in the middle of September at the Salt Palace. Pleasant Grove Senior Citizens are invited to attend the Orem Senior Center Clinic on the third Tuesday of each month from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The Orem Center is located at 93 N. 400 East, Orem. Seniors are asked to make arrangements ar-rangements through their local centers. Lectures and workshops on modified diets, nutrition guidelines guide-lines and exercise will be held at the centers the fourth Tuesday afternoon of each month. Time and locations will be announced. Services offered at the clinics include complete physical exami-"" nations, allergy or vitamin B shots (medicine provided by the patient), help in finding a physician if needed, answers to questions about health care and medication, assistance as needed from other health care agencies, blood tests for anemia, urinalysis, Pap smear, prostate check, blood pressure check, diet classes to help lose weight safely, and miscellaneous health problems. The AARP 55 Alive program is not sponsored by the local senior citizens but they highly recommend recom-mend this unique program for the mature driver to all those senior citizens who drive. The course will be held Friday, Aug. 19, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the east auditorium audito-rium of the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, 1034 N. 500 West, , Provo. The cost is $7 per person. It is sponsored by the Senior Life Club of the Utah Valley Regional Medical Medi-cal Center and the Orem Community Commu-nity Hospital. The course is for all those 50 years of age or older. Completion of the course provides pro-vides discounts on car insurance premiums, information on the effects ef-fects of aging on driving skills and driver training. For more information call Max-ine Max-ine at 379-7176. Elna L. Burgener, Outreach director for Pleasant Grove, has written a poem entitled, "What Is A Grandma?" "1800's "Someone who, if she didn't live with you, would go to the poor farm. She sits on the porch and rocks and talks and holds the babies, but mostly talks. She's not much good to do any work. She's 'all worked out' they say. But at stories she's good, though she can't chop wood, we'll keep her around anyway. "1900 "She wears long sleeved dresses with aprons starched and pretty, shehas cookies to share andcarries an air of grim determination. She's known times sohard, you cannot be bored, when she starts on her life's revelation. - "1940's " -7""-""""" " "Again life's changed and Gran's rearranged, for working outside the home's been discovered. Grandma now brings in a check, she doesn't do cookies anymore, she says, They'll make you fat,' and that's where she's at and the cookies cook-ies are down to the store. It isn't so bad 'cause Gran makes you glad when she buys you things right out of that store. "1975 "Well Grandma's changed again. She travels a lot, and talks non-stop, about the places she's been. She wears jewelry galore and has surprises in store from the visitor centers she's been in. Now Grandma has a grandpa, they live longer now, they say. He drives their rigs, unloads their boats, but mostly stays out of the way. Grandma tells him what to do and whether it's right or wrong. He has the best disposition. He just keeps whistlin' that same old fashioned song. Grandma dresses awful pretty with her hair so short and all. I just wish she'd sit and hold me. Twould be the mostest fun of all." |
