Mountain Views News          Saturday, August 7, 2010

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The Good Life

 Mountain Views News Saturday, August 7, 2010 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

MINDFULNESS

FYI: 

SIERRA MADRE 

SENIOR EVENTS

AARP SAFE DRIVING CLASS

Next class: August 10 & 11 

9 am to 1 pm both days 

$12 for AARP Members & $14 for 
Non-members

Please call the Senior Desk at (626) 
355-7394 to register in advance (10 
person minimum for class to run) or 
for more information. 

SMOOTH AS SILK

Join the Senior Community 
Commission for a silk painting 
workshop presented by Sierra Madre 
artist Rhea Jeffereis Vittal

Wednesday, July 21st 

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

$5 per person

Hart Park House / Senior Center

Sierra Madre

Participants will paint a beautiful 
Habotai Silk scarf which they will be 
able to take home.

No art experience needed but the class 
is limited to 12 seniors so advance 
sign-ups are required by speaking 
with Susan in person at the center or 
by phone at 355-7394

UPCOMING EXCURSIONS

August 19th - Sam Maloof House & 
Gardens Tour (Alta Loma, CA) with 
lunch before at Walter’s Restaurant in 
Claremont; $15 per person for tour & 
transportation. You will need to bring 
additional cash for lunch (entrees run 
$10-$15). 

 This excursion is limited to the first 
12 people to register in person or 
online at www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregistration. 

September 16th - Long Beach Aquarium 
& lunch on the Queen Mary.

More information on the September trip 
will be available in the next newsletter 
or later this month by calling the 
Senior Services Desk at (626) 355-7394.

Pasadena Highlands & 
Accredited Sponsor 

Bingo Prize

Pasadena Highlands, an independent 
and assisted living community, is 
proud to provide a special gift basket 
on the first Tuesday of each month. 
Accredited In-Home nursing care 
will provide a special prize on the 4th 
Tuesday of each month. Bingo takes 
place every Tuesday at 1:30 pm in the 
Hart Park House / Senior Center in 
Memorial Park. The game begins 
at 1:30 pm but those wishing to play 
must arrive 10 minutes before to 
secure your Bingo cards. 

Join us on the 1st & 4th Tuesday of 
each month for your chance to win 
these special prizes. 

Recipe of the Week:

Garlic Shrimp Linguini

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound uncooked linguine 

1 tablespoon butter 

3 tablespoons white wine 

2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley salt and 

 pepper to taste 

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

DIRECTIONS:

 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. 
Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al 
dente; drain. 

 In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium 
low heat; add wine, cheese, garlic, parsley and salt 
and pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat for 3 to 
5 minutes, stirring frequently. 

 Increase heat to medium high and add shrimp 
to skillet; cook for about 3 to 4 minutes or until 
shrimp begins to turn pink. Do not overcook. 

 Divide pasta into portions and spoon sauce on top; 
garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley, if 
desired.


Mindfulness, the moment to moment 
process of being aware of what we are 
doing, thinking and feeling, is currently 
the focus of numerous research studies, 
including many funded by the National 
Center for Complementary and 
Alternative Medicine. Why are these 
studies of so much interest, one may 
wonder?

For many of us, our inner workings are 
much like a runaway train. Agitation, 
worry, anger, isolation, fatigue and 
anxiety are the principal actors on our 
inner stage, a veritable improv. These 
thoughts, feelings and actions create 
a physiology that leads to exhaustion. 
By establishing the presence of a calm, 
nonjudgmental, attentive self (picture a 
kind, compassionate and wise creative 
director sitting in the audience) our 
mindscape is altered and high levels of stress hormones are reduced.

If reducing stress and developing peace of mind are not enough, how about the bottom line? 
Raytheon? Bose? Harvard Law School? Federal prisons? LAPD? Hospitals? All have 
provided training in mindfulness.

The best thing about mindfulness is that it is free. No prescription drugs, no travel, no long 
hours of study, no expenses for new wardrobes, no money to join: nothing but awareness. 
In fact, I feel a bit guilty in writing about it, kind of like selling you your own car! If this is 
new to you, consider exploring the concept on line (google Mindfulness), and if it’s old hat, 
consider these words a friendly reminder.

Finally, next week we will discuss a few practices which help reduce stress and anxiety. Here 
is one to utilize this week: When you first get into your car, the initial response might be 
to turn on the radio. Instead, take a few breaths, be aware of yourself and enjoy the quiet. 
Gently resist the urge to reach for the radio as you go about your business, instead breathing 
and being awake to what your are doing, feeling and thinking.

Have a great week! Dr. John

Dr. John Talevich, D.C. has practiced in Sierra Madre 
for thirty years. His clinic, LifeWorks! Chiropractic, 
offers patient-specific approaches to the alleviation 
of pain and individually tailored wellness programs. 

August Birthdays

Karlene Englert, Juanita Fernandez, Joseph 
Kiss, Patricia Miranda, Margaret Aroyan, 
Phyllis Bugh, Phyllis Chapman, Beverly 
Clifton, Mary Kay Gifford, Rosemary 
Morabito, Mary J. Perry, Marjorie Peterson, Susan 
Poulsen, Dorothy Quentmeyer, Genevieve Stubbs, 
Wilhelmina “Miep” Tulleners


Lunch Program: Monday- 
Friday at the Intervale 
Café -12:00 Noon-Call 
(626) 355-0256 to make 
your daily reservation. 
Suggested donation $2.00 
for seniors (60+) and $3.75 
for visitors.

Monday: 

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm: 
Strength training with Lisa 
Brandley. FREE class of 
stretching with light hand 
weights while you sit.

Tuesday:

2nd Tuesday of each month 
FREE blood pressure 
checks by Methodist 
Hospital; 11 am to 12 noon 

3rd Tuesday of each month 
FREE financial consulting; 
10 -12 noon call 355-7394 
for an appointment

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm: 
BINGO; cards are only 25 
cents each so stop by & 
play 

5:30 pm to 7 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please 

call 355-5278 for more 
information

Wednesday:

11 –11:45 am: Balance 
Class with Teryl. FREE 
class designed to improve 
balance & refresh the joints

2nd Wednesday of the 
month: FREE Legal 
Consultations: 10-11:30 
am. Appointments call 
355-7394

Wii Wednesday - 1:00 
pm or call the senior desk 
at 355-7394 to arrange 
another time & day to 
learn how to play. No 
previous experience or 
skills required and it is 
great exercise.

Thursday:

1:00 to 3:30 pm: Game 
Day. Join us for UNO 
and Poker with Bridge on 
the 2nd & 4th Thursdays; 
so please call for more 
information.

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Yoga; 
$7.00 - 50 & over. Please 
call 355-5278 for more 
information

Friday: 

1:00 pm: Ping Pong

Saturday: 

11:30 am: Senior Club 
brown bag lunch and 
BINGO at 12:30 pm

Activities: 

 Unless listed differently, all activities are at the Hart 
Memorial Park (Senior Center) 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., 
Sierra Madre

LifeWorks! Chiropractic Center

Individually Tailored Wellness Programs

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710


Dial - a - Ride Tickets

Tickets can now be purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / Senior Center

Sierra Madre Library

Meals-On-Wheels

SIERRA MADRE’S 

FARMERS MARKET

Meals are delivered to 
home-bound seniors 
by volunteer drivers 
through the YWCA 
Intervale Lunch Program M-F (with 
frozen meals for the weekend.) Call 
the YWCA at (626) 214-9460 or 
Darlene Traxler at (626) 355-0256 for 
more information.


Wednesday 4-7pm

 Fresh vegetables and 

seasonal fruits 

from California 

family farms. 

Specialty foods, vegetarian and vegan dishes, ethnic 
foods and hot food - Everything you’ll find at the farmers 
market has been made or picked fresh, is pesticide-free 
and preservative-free. 

Free public parking on Mariposa.

Headache Prevention 
Presentation

Dr. Ami, D.C. is known as a headache 
specialist and enjoys providing health 
information on how individuals can avoid 
painful headaches in a medicine-free 
environment. This health presentation 
will take place Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 
1:30pm, Arcadia Community Center, 365 
Campus Drive. Dr. Ami has solutions for 90 
percent of all headaches. She will decode your 
headaches, classify them, and show home 
remedies you can implement immediately to 
ease and eliminate headaches.

GI Tract & Swallowing 
Disorders in 
Parkinson’s Disease

San Gabriel Valley Neurologist; Jerome 
Lisk, and Jesse (June-Chih) Liu have 
formed a support group for those with 
Parkinson’s disease. This support group is 
for individuals with movement disorders, 
their family/friends or individuals interested 
in learning about Parkinson’s. The support 
group meets the third Friday of the month 
at 2:00pm Arcadia Community Center, 365 
Campus Drive. This month the group will 
meet on August 20, 2010 at 2:00pm. A guest 
speaker will talk on GI tract and swallowing 
disorders in Parkinson’s disease. 

MEALS-ON-WHEELS NEEDS 
VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER MEALS 
TO OUR HOMEBOUND NEIGHBORS 
**ONCE A MONTH OR WEEKLY** 

Please contact Darlene Traxler at 

626.355.6220 or (626) 355-0256.


If interested in attending either presentation, 
please contact the Arcadia Senior Services 
Department 626.574.5130 asap.

Why Walk?

How About A 
PediCab?

 
At Sierra Madre’s National 
Night Out event, visitors Faye 
Olsen (front) and her mother, 
Sandra Hart of Pasadena 
try out the new Pedicab, 
an electrically or manually 
powered 3-wheeled vehicle. 

 As pictured on the left, the 
unit comfortably seats two or 
can be customized to suit your 
needs.

 Why Walk - Pedicab is a new 
business in Sierra Madre at 
160 East Montecito.

 Contact owner Gina Garcia 
at 407-851-4386 or go to their 
website:

www.whywalkpedicab.com 

to learn more.