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Informative & Protective Services
Click here to download the flier on the ARRP Smart Program and Signups FEBRUARY 2014 AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM
This new four hour smart driver course (formerly driver safety)
is open to all licensed drivers age 50 and older. New concepts are provided to better compensate for age-related changes in
vision, hearing, and reaction time. After completing this course, participants
Mr. Milton Mayhew is the current instructor. He has been most accommodating. I was looking at the May date for PCRTA. You certainly may attend at a time most convenient for you.
November- December 2013 REED MEMORIAL LIBRARY STAR PROGRAM The STAR (Stay and Read) program is an after school reading club held at each of the Ravenna elementary schools. Students in grades 1-3 enjoy educational programming provided by the staff of Reed Memorial Library. There is no cost for the program and this fall nearly 240 students were involved. The Friends of the Library raise funds through the book sales each year. They recently got 20 more iPads to add to the 30 tablets they already had for this program. Visit their next book sale to support this wonderful program. Kay Wise
August-September 2013 The Mazza Museum June-July 2013 Know your Medications!
A handy site to get information on medication is : http://www.aarpmedicareplans.com/aarpoptum/family-guide-to-medicine-safety Free Blood Pressure Screening will be held
at the July18th Meeting!
02-01-13 Free Memory Screenings
On the back of "Robinson Today," Winter, 2013, is a Community Calendar for January-April where I noticed Free Memory Screenings being provided by the health education nurses. They are given on Tuesdays in February from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Call the Robinson Health Education Center at 330-297-2576 for more information. I found the room at the hospital for the memory screening. I recognized the name Mindy Gusz who did the screening. I kidded her about my wearing a necklace with a K so I wouldn't forget my name. The weekend before my son, Victor, teased me about forgetting to go to the screening. I was told the name and address of a person. About five minutes later I was asked to repeat it. The person was John Brown and an address. Then I was given a circle and asked to put the numbers of a clock. Then I was given a time and told to indicate the time on the clock. There were nine items on the ten-minute assessment in all, and I got them all right. I received a certificate of participation that said the test used for screening was the GPCOG test, the General Practitioner assessment of COGnition. The testers said I could give the certificate to my general physician. A memory screening is a simple and safe evaluation tool that checks memory and other thinking skills. It can indicate whether an additional check up by a qualified healthcare professional is needed. Alzheimer's disease is a slow, progressive brain disorder that results in loss of memory and other cognitive function and eventually death. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. It is estimated that as many as 5.1 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and the incidence is rising in line with the nation's aging population. The presence of Alzheimer's disease doubles every five years between ages 65 and 95. A rarer form of the disease, known as young onset, can affect people as young as in their 30s. Alzheimer's disease is among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. Early detection is critical to maximize available medical treatments and support services. I was given an Alzheimer's Foundation of America fact sheet, "Facts About Alzheimer's Disease," and a publication called "Memory Screenings." The Alzheimer's Foundation of America will send 25 copies to be available at our next luncheon. There is a website for the National Memory Screening Day which will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. If you can't make it at this February, maybe you can get screened then. Mark it on your calendar. Visit the website for more information: www.nationalmemoryscreening.org
My Precious Doll (November-December 2012)
When I was just two years old, my appendix ruptured. My mother was a supervising nurse, and she had her bed moved into my hospital room. I was very sick. One evening, my grandfather, a tall stern German, walked through the door to visit. He was holding a beautiful doll for me. Her body was soft. Her head, arms and legs were made of wood. I loved my doll. When I grew up, I wrapped my doll in blankets and stored her for years. She moved from house to house with me. You can imagine how sad I was when I unwrapped her and found that the wood had cracked from heat. I was very dismayed because it seemed as if I hadn't taken good care of my precious gift . Recently, I read in a Sunday Akron Beacon Journal than an artist in Fairlawn had restored a doll that had been on the Titanic. I began to wonder if she could restore my doll. She could and she did. I was delighted! My restored doll is beautiful and sits on a chair in the living room not far from a picture taken at our wedding with my grandparents. You can imagine what fond memories the doll evokes. Others have mentioned to me that they have dolls from their own childhood that are in poor condition. If you have a doll that you would like to have refurbished, contact: Toland Dolls, 25 Ghent Road, Fairlawn, Ohio, 44333. The Toland Dolls phone number is 330-865-7349. Be Aware of Scams! (September
2012)
Please be aware of scans involving finances, sweepstakes and lottery, online dating and socila media, check cashing, identity theft, phishing, home renovation, job seeker, and sales. Always contact the Better Business Bureau at (800)825-887 or visit www.akron.bbb.org . Brimfield's Chief Oliver and Backers Frazzle Phone Scammer After a report from a Brimfield grandmother about a caller saying her grandson
needed money to get out of jail in Peru, a common scam, Chief Oliver called the phone number and rattled the scammer by tying
up his phone line. The man told Oliver, "I makes more money in a week than you do in a year by telling people their relatives have been arrested." Some 6,000 fans of the Brimfield PD's Facebook page also called the number and kept it tied up as a form of payback. Don't mess with Brimfield, scammers! AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS-SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR ORTA
MEMBERS (July 2012)
AARP is offering an Educator Appreciation Promotion in July and August. It allows ORTA members to take advantage of AARP Driver Safety's classroom course for just $5...a savings of up to $9. The AARP Driver Safety classroom course is the nation's first and largest course designed for drivers age 50 and older. You'll learn proven safety strategies to maintain your confidence behind the wheel. Plus, you could get a great discount on your car insurance! Each class is 4 hours long on one day. There are 3 classes offered in Portage County. Call the telephone number at each venue to register for the class. July 13, 2012 10:00 am Streetsboro Senior Center, 9184 State Rt. 43, Streetsboro, OH 44241 330-626-2398 July 14, 2012 12:30 pm Robinson Memorial Hospital, Room 3-A, 6847 Chestnut St., Ravenna, OH 44266 330-297-2576 July 23,2012 12:00 pm Aurora Parks and Rec, 129 W. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH 44202 330-995-9148
Rembrant in America at the Cleveland Art Museum Do you recognize this artist? Yes, Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1668) The Cleveland Museum of Art's major spring exhibition Rembrandt in America and its companion show Rembrandt Prints from the Morgan Library & Museum are up and running. Attendance at the show is likely to escalate as the weeks roll past; the attendance at the North Carolina Museum of Art approached nearly 150,000 visitors. The exhibition offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see more than 30 Rembrandt paintings together with another 20 that are at one time thought to be autographed Rembrandts but are now attributed to his workshop or followers-or the artist himself with a bit of help from his studio. Dean Yoder has a project that was inspired by the idea that a sophisticated photographic analysis of a painting, coupled with the experience of expert conservators and curators, could help precisely sort out events in the life history of a work of art. The Rembrandt exhibition features a study room built around this project, which examines in depth the painting Portrait of a Woman using a variety of photographic and digital imaging techniques. Each of three lighting conditions and three energy sources offers different information about the construction and condition of paint layers. Here through May 28, 2012, Rembrandt in America is the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting history of Rembrandt paintings in America. Call 216-421-7350 or go to www.ClevelandArt.org for more information.
Looking for a great place to visit? The museum is open Wednesday-Friday from 12 noon to 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm. Its permanent home is the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, 1000 N. Main, Findlay, OH. The museum was dedicated on September 13, 1994. It began with 4 pieces of art valued at $1,700. Currently it contains nearly 5,000 pieces of art valued at many millions of dollars. The Mazza Museum is the first and largest teaching gallery in the world specializing in the art from children's picture books. It has hosted over 415 artists and authors. It has held 17 Annual Mazza Summer Institutes and 12 weekend institutes hosting book arts and authors from around the world. The Mazza annually provides formal tours through the galleria for over 5,000 children and adults. In November, my husband and I visited on a Saturday to see Steven Kellogg receive his honorary Ph.D. The conference began at 9 am and the presentation was at 7 pm. Steven Kellogg had given over 200 original pieces of art to the museum. My ticket number to get an autograph was #373, but luckily someone gave me her #186 ticket because she wasn't going to get an autograph. I got my books autographed and we were on our way home by 10 pm. There is an incredible book store there. Become a Mazza Enthusiast (member) and you receive notifications of programs, a discount at the book store, and a calendar with beautiful illustrations from children's books. Check them out at http://www.mazzamuseum.org!
Out With The Food Pyramid, In With The Plate! Here are some websites you can visit to slim
down with the government experts. Go to http:/www.choosemyplate.gov to find out about making a your own daily food or exercise plan, print out activity
or food tracking pages, learn about the different food groups, or use an interactive graph to enter your foods for the day
and compare them to your personal eating plan. Losing even a little weight can help you lower your blood sugar and blood pressure.
Here are some aids to dieting found at the AARP Website http://arrphealthcare.com/tools. This site offers several tools, including the Healthy Weight Calculator, a Fitness
Assessment, and a Calories Burned Calculator. Check them out! Kay
June-July 2011 ARRP Driver
Driving School Was a Success! Just look at these PCRTA Members hard
at work learning how to be better drivers at the AARP Driver
Safety Program offered recently at the new Ravenna High School. Starting
right off with a quiz...some of us quickly found out we didn't know as much as we thought
about some of the signs and laws regarding the skill of operating
our cars safely. Do you know what the 3-second rule is about road safety?
Thanks to Kay Wise, standing, who made the arrangements for the
course with Kathy Lusk, AARP Instructor, seated on the left. Dottie Emerick is
hard at work...Tom, not quite so much. The course cost was $12 for AARP Members and $14 for non-members. Dave and Pat Gynn reported that they contacted their car insurance company and learned they could save $91 a year for the next three years because they took the class. Pretty good return for a $24 investment! Kay Wise offered this class as a part of the PCRTA Informative and Protective Committee of which she is the chair. Other members who took the class were pictured left, Evelyn Park, Terrie Sargi, Mary Jane Brannon, Nancy Granville, and Ron Snowberger. Not pictured were Edie Scott, Peg and Ed Hall, and Pat and Sam Mazzer. If you see any of these educated drivers acting up on the roads, let Kay know! April-May 2011 ARRP
Driver Safety Program is a Go! At the March luncheon meeting, a signup sheet was passed around to see if there was any interest in having an AARP Driver Safety Program for PCRTA members. About twenty people have signed up, so it is a go! Tuesday, May 17 12-4 pm Ravenna High School Auxiliary Gym $12 for AARP Members $14 for Nonmembers
May 13,2007 ARRP Driver Safety Program
Available to PCRTA Members
My husband Ralph and I attended an AARP Driver Safety Program in Salem. When I told my friend, Pat Mazer, about the program, she mentioned that Robinson Memorial Hospital offered the same program. I called Tracie Martin at the hospital, and she said that the next AARP Driver Safety Program will be May 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm in Classroom 3A. The instructor is Kathy Lusk. She suggested that if PCRTA got as many as 6 people to participate, she would hold the class at the Methodist Church at a convenient time for us. Best of all, the AARP Safety Driver Program is only $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. I called my insurance agency when we returned from our class and got an immediate discount on our insurance. I didn't even have to send a paper confirmation; however, you do get a certificate upon completion of the driver safety class. Kathy's
84-year-old mother saved $100 over three years time. There is no guarantee this will happen for you, but it is a possibility.
Each person would have to check with his/her auto insurance company to see if they would be eligible for a discount after
completing the class. * How to deal with aggressive drivers * How to handle problem situations such as left turns, right-of-way, interstate highway traffic, trucks and blind spots * How to safely use anti-lock brakes, air bags, and safety belts I will have a sign-up sheet at the March Luncheon for anyone who would like to have the class at the Methodist Church. If you are interested in the class, but will not be attending the March meeting, call Kay Wise at (330) 297-1110. If you are interested in the class at Robinson on May 13, call Tracie Martin at (330) 297-2576. Kay
September-October 2010 Season for Screening! Last Wednesday when I went shopping at the Ravenna Giant Eagle, I noticed some people doing health screenings. So, on behalf of our members, I made inquiries. The health screenings are done every Wednesday from 10 am to 12 noon. Everyone must sign a Giant Eagle Screening Consent Form, which says that you understand that the screening procedure is a tool to provide information but does not serve to diagnose any particular health condition. The screenings are Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Blood Cholesterol, and Bone Density. You agree to have a pin prick of your finger to obtain a small blood sample, which will be analyzed by a machine. You also need to sign that you understand the potential benefits of early screening and it is up to you to do any follow-up testing for confirmation and treatment. And, of course, that you understand the potential risks, such as discomfort at the needle prick site. You also release Giant Eagle from any and all liability from the procedure or the information you gain from it. The blood pressure, blood sugar and bone density are free. The cholesterol screening costs $15.00. January - March 2010 My first encounter with RSVP, America's largest volunteer network for people over
55, was when Saroj Sutaria volunteered at the Reed Memorial Library book sale. Mandy Zantow, RSVP Program Manager, spoke
to the PCRTA Executive Committee. She is in need of volunteers. I will have handbooks and applications
for you to look over at the March 18 luncheon. RSVP's mission
is to improve the quality of life for all generations in Portage County through the efforts of senior volunteers. As
a retired teacher, you've gained a lifetime of experience. Now is the time to put your skills and talents
to good use by volunteering. Here is an opportunity to meet
new people, make new friends, draw on your experiences, or develop new skills. Volunteers are needed for clothing distribution,
administrative support and management, office and clerical support, arts and entertainment, home maintenance and skilled
trades, mental health support, and library. You can volunteer for food services, personal services, animals, mailings,
fund raising, and advisory council. Talk with Saroj or with Mandy
(330-298-2666) to learn about the program and the insurance and rewards for volunteers. Kay November-December 2009
At the
September board meeting, Ray mentioned that in November members usually receive flu shots. Some members thought
we should have the flu shot in September so we could get the H1N1 flu shot later. So I contacted Robinson Working Partners
and they agreed to provide the shots. It was necessary to call
everyone registered for lunch to alert them the flu shots would be available. Many thanks to those who volunteered to
make the calls. Thirty-one people received the flu shot. Sorry about the late notice on the shots.
Stay well! August-September 2009 I had a phone call from a company in California about a shipment the company was about to make to my home address. I had not ordered anything from this company ever, so I immediately called the bank where I had my credit card account. The bank asked me if I had used the card at Giant Eagle, and I told her I had. Then they asked if I had charged a call to Mexico, and I hadn't. So we canceled the card. There were 48 packages that had been charged to my card and delivered by the post office. The postmaster had told me just to mark them "refused" and return them to the post office. In addition, Fed Ex left a package on
the porch that I returned, and another Fed Ex delivery person asked me to sign for a shipment from China that I also declined
to sign. The moral of the story is if you get calls about products you did not order, please call your credit card provider immediately. If you get packages you did not order, mark them "refused" and return them to the post office. If you get a statement with items you didn't order, mark those items "fraud" and return the statement to the credit card provider. Kay Editor's note: When I talked with Art recently, he told me that someone had also tried to order something on his Amazon account and asked to have it sent to a different address, but Amazon contacted Art to check about it before they did it. Count your personal card numbers! |
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