Silver Quill. Free - Take One! FREE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE. Valley Senior Services of Ransom & Sargent Counties SEPTEMBER 2017

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1 Free - Take One! Silver Quill Valley Senior Services of Ransom & Sargent Counties SEPTEMBER 2017 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: FREE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE Installing insulation in attics, walls & foundations Weatherize doors and windows Furnace cleaning and filters LED lighbulbs Sealing up ductwork Smoke and carbon monoxice detectors Tidbits 2 Help Wanted 2 Nutrition 3 New Medicare Cards 5 Sargent County Info 6 Ransom County Info 7 See contact information on page 2. s 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 SENDCAA 3233 S. University Dr. Fargo, ND INFORMATION & REFERRALS ALWAYS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING OUR LISBON OFFICE OR Toll free:

2 Valley Senior Services PO Box 387 Lisbon, ND Office phone: Toll free: Fax: For meals or transportation: or Executive Director: Brian Arett Valley Senior Services or Resource Specialist: Morgan Weber (701) Meal & Transit Coordinator: Nannette Nan Severson Meal Delivery: Russel Anderson Ransom Kitchen Staff: Angie Elijah; Kendall Groettum; Darlene Dahl; Elise Nylander; Vee Rohn; Nita Kitchen Sargent Kitchen Staff: Gwen Anderson; Rita Preble; Cheryl Roder; Janet Kiefer Sargent Kitchen Subs: Carolyn Harrison; Marie Colemer; Lois Keifer, Sandra Hanson; Delores Lysne; Sarah Hernandez Transportation: Kevin Brummond;Cheryl Holmstrom; Lyle Milbrandt; Judy Milbrandt; Charlie Orn; Marlene Hogness; Wilfred Anderson; Bryan Stotts 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 (701) 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 Recycle your unneeded bath benches, wheelchairs, toilet risers, etc by contacting our Lisbon office Reminder: schedule your appointments between 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. for Ransom bus & Sargent van transportation. Ransom & Sargent transportation open to the public! Transportation note: please call the Lisbon office at or 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 for more information. Statement of Identification - Silver Quill Published Monthly by: Valley Senior Services nd Ave. S, P.O. Box 2217, Fargo, ND To receive the Silver Quill call or toll free or us at: nseverson@valleyseniors.org Page 2

3 Bone up on your Calcium Janet 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 creative 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 Creamsicle ½ frozen banana ½ cup orange juice ½ cup low-fat Greek yogurt Sweet Greens ½ cup frozen raspberries ½ cup Kale 1 cup low-fat milk Raspberry Cheesecake 1 cup frozen raspberries ½ cup cottage cheese ½ cup low-fat milk Chocolate Chia 1 cup chocolate milk 2 Tbsp Chia seeds ½ frozen banana Page 3

4 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 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 number. 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) Ransom Sargent Senior Services, a branch of Valley Senior Services, is a non-profit organization serving senior citizens in Ransom and Sargent Counties. Our services include: Home Delivered Meals, Frozen Meals, Community Dining, Transportation, 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 information on our services please contact our office at or Your tax deductible contribution to Valley Senior Services of Ransom and Sargent will help us to continue to meet the increasing demand for services. Your gift can be mailed to VSS, P.O. Box 387, Lisbon, ND Your gift can be designated to Home Delivered Meals Congregate Dining Outreach Assistance Transportation Medicare Part D Assistance Page 4

5 ALL MEALS INCLUDE 8 oz 1% MILK SEPTEMBER 2017 REGIONAL MEALS ON WHEELS & MEALS AT CENTERS Suggested donation $4.00 a meal for people 60+ and spouse of 60+ UNDER 60 IS A CHARGE OF $9.00 PER MEAL AND 60+ TAKE OUT MEALS (NOT HOME DELIVERED) IS A CHARGE OF $5.00 SNAP vouchers accepted by calling the Lisbon Office SENIOR CENTER KITCHEN ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY Lisbon MASHED POTATOES Enderlin Call any of our kitchens to CARIBBEAN VEGETABLES Cogswell reserve a meal! CARAMEL APPLE SALAD Forman DINNER ROLL Rutland Milnor BEEF STROGANOFF OVER HAMBURGER ON A WHOLE CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH BAKED SLICED HAM WITH MASHED POTATOES WHEAT BUN W/LETTUCE, MARINARA SAUCE OVER RAISIN SAUCE SCANDINAVIAN VEGETABLES TOMATO AND ONION NOODLES SCALLOPED POTATOES FRUIT BAKED BEANS COUNTRY BLEND VEGETABLES RIVIERA BLEND VEGETABLES BLUEBERRY MUFFIN CREAMY DILL POTATO SALAD FRUIT CUP FRUIT PINEAPPLE WHOLE WHEAT GARLIC WHOLE WHEAT DINNER ROLL BREADSTICK SWISS STEAK WITH GRAVY CREAMY TURKEY OVER TACO CASSEROLE BARBECUE RIBS HERB ROASTED CHICKEN W/ MASHED POTATOES NOODLES MEXICORN BAKED POTATO WITH SOUR STUFFING AND GRAVY BROCCOLI NORMANDY PEAS AND CARROTS ORANGE JELL-O WITH CREAM MASHED POTATOES FRUIT ROMAINE SALAD MANDARIN ORANGES AND COLE SLAW BRUSSEL SPROUTS CHOCOLATE CHIP ZUCCHINI PEAR CRISP WITH TOPPING TOPPING FRUIT TROPICAL FRUIT CUP MUFFIN MEXICORN MUFFIN WHOLE WHEAT DINNER ROLL CRANBERRY SAUCE COUNTRY MEATBALLS LEMON PEPPER COD WITH ROAST TURKEY WITH GRAVY PORK CHOP WITH GRAVY MEATLOAF MASHED POTATOES TARTAR SAUCE SMASHED POTATOES WHOLE WHEAT BUN BAKED POTATO WITH SOUR CRINKLE CUT CARROTS WILD RICE BLEND GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE CREAMED PEAS CREAM APPLESAUCE SCANDINAVIAN VEGETABLES FRUIT SPRING GARDEN PASTA SALAD STEWED TOMATOES PUMPKIN RAISIN MUFFIN CRUNCHY VEGGIE SALAD WHOLE WHEAT BREAD MANDARIN ORANGES FRUIT CUP CHERRY JELL-O W/PEACHES CRANBERRY SAUCE MASHED POTATO WHOLE WHEAT BREAD AND TOPPING CHICKEN PASTA CASSEROLE STUFFED PEPPERS BAKED COD WITH ALFREDO BARBECUE CHICKEN BREAST TATOR TOT HOTDISH FRENCH CUT GREEN BEANS COTTAGE CHEESE WITH SAUCE HASH BROWN POTATO BAKE BEETS FRUIT COCKTAIL PEACHES PARSLIED POTATOES SEVEN LAYER LETTUCE SALAD FRUIT GARLIC TOAST MASHED POTATOES BAKED CORN APPLE CRISP WITH TOPPING WHOLE WHEAT DINNER ROLL ROSEMARY DINNER ROLL PEACH CRISP WITH TOPPING WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WHOLE WHEAT BREAD Page 5

6 SARGENT COUNTY Sargent County Transportation-- Open to the public Call or and leave a message Rides provided Tuesday through Thursday on request. Rides provided within the county and surrounding areas - Oakes, Lisbon, Fargo. Call Nannette for details or leave a message - Please do not call the driver at home Schedule appointments from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sargent County Foot Care Sargent County Food Pantry Tuesdays 1:00-3:00 Sargent County VSS Resource Specialist VSS Resource Specialist Morgan Weber will help link you to programs including home delivered meals and transportation to maintain your independence in your own home. CENTER HIGHLIGHTS Gwinner Call for information about home delivered meals in the city of Gwinner. Please call if you have a home delivery interest Forman Center Open: Mon-Thur Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs Internet available Every 10:30 - Chair Yoga Every Tuesday & 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise Program Cogswell Center Open: Monday-Thursday Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs Rutland Center Open Monday-Thursday Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs Daily puzzles; Club meets 2nd 1:00. Video Lead Yoga Monday, Tuesday, and by demand. Every Monday & Tuesday@ 10:30 - Chair Yoga (call Janny for details) Milnor Center Open Tuesday-Friday 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 ) Every 10:00 - Chair Yoga Every Friday - 1:00 Pinochle Please call ahead to sign up for dinner - All meal sites serve noon meal at 12:00. Page 6

7 RANSOM COUNTY Ransom County Transportation Open to the public Call or and leave a message Drivers close at 4:00 Mon. - Thur. and Fridays at 3:00 Schedule appointments from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please do not call the driver at home to schedule rides. Ransom County Van Schedule Hours: 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 Lisbon Wednesdays: rides from Fort Ransom & back Thursdays: rides from Enderlin & back Bus 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 CENTER HIGHLIGHTS Foot Care Ransom County Public Health - Call for an appointment; Ransom County Food Pantry Call Wednesday to order a basket; Thursday basket pick up 1:00-3:00 Ransom County VSS Resource Specialist Resource Specialist Morgan Weber will help link you to programs (such as home delivered meals and transportation) to maintain your independence in your own home. Enderlin Center Open Monday-Friday Monday through Friday Every 10:00 - Chair Yoga Every 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 program Every Tuesday & 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise Program Regular meetings every other month. IMPORTANT!! Please call ahead to sign up for dinner so the cook can plan enough food! Lisbon Center Open Monday-Friday 12:00 Noon Thursday night pinochle call Shirley Hanson Sept. 1- Birthday Sept. 6 - Golden Rule/Club meeting Every Monday - 10:00 Chair Yoga; 1:00 Bingo Every Tuesday - 1:00 Hand & Foot Every Friday - 1:00 Rummy Every Tuesday & 10:30 - Bone Builders Exercise Program Every Friday - 9:30 Chair Yoga Memorials Pearl Leist Bill Sullivan Fort Ransom No meals being served at this time. Anyone needing frozen meals should call the Lisbon site at Every Wednesday - van to Lisbon (call or ) Sheldon Seniors No Meals - Call the Lisbon office for frozen meals at Potluck 2nd & 4th Friday of the month Every 9:00- Bone Builders Exercise Program Page 7

8 Valley Senior Services, Inc. P.O. Box 2217 Fargo, ND NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID FARGO, ND PERMIT NO Catch a Ride With Us! In Sargent and Ransom counties. Call for details or