Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 25, 2010

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 25, 2010 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

A Word From The Trenches

FYI: 

September is Senior Center Month

 NCOA’s National Institute of Senior 
Centers has designated September as 
Senior Center Month “Senior 
Centers, Your Place to Connect”

Join us on... 

September 11th - Family Preparedness 
Festival; 9 am to 3 pm in Memorial 
Park. Free items & information 
including eye & ear screenings plus the 
Senior Commission will be handing out 
the new File of Life medical information 
packet to residents.

September 13th - The Braille Institute is 
starting a FREE seminar every Monday 
focused on daily living with sight loss; 
10 am at the Hart Park House/Senior 
Center.

September 14th - Blood Pressure Checks 
& Give-a-ways; 11 am to 12 noon at the 
Hart Park House/Senior Center.

September 20th - Experience the new 
Wii Fit - join Lisa for her free stretch 
class & learn how a new video game can 
help you stay fit; 1 pm in the Hart Park 
House/Senior Center.

September TBA - Lunch with the City 
Manager

September 30th - The Final Scoop - come 
build your own ice cream treat as we end 
our month of celebration; 12:30 pm

For more information about the activities 
listed, please call the Senior Desk at 
(626) 355-7394.

UPCOMING EXCURSIONS

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.

Thursday, October 14th - Kellogg House 
& Arabian Horse Center at Cal Poly 
Pomona; cost is $35 per person and 
includes a lunch buffet. Minimum 
of 20 people for this price. Registration 
opens September 7th in person or 
online.

Thursday, November 18th - Historic 
Mission Inn Tour & Lunch Buffet 
in Riverside; cost is $43 per person. 
Maximum of 30 people for this trip. 
Registration opens September 27th in 
person or online.

Friday, December 17th - Candlelight 
Pavilion Theater Christmas Show & 
Lunch; cost TBA Maximum of 32 
people & maximum of 4 tickets per 
person. Registration opens October 4th 
in person or online.

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:

APPLE UPSIDE DOWN PIE

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup chopped pecans 

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 

1/3 cup butter, melted 

1 (15-oz.) package refrigerated piecrusts, divided 

4 medium-size Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut 
into 1-inch chunks (about 1 3/4 lb.) 

2 large Jonagold apples, peeled and cut into 1-inch 
chunks (about 1 1/4 lb.) 

1/4 cup granulated sugar 

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Stir together first 3 ingredients, 
and spread onto bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Fit 1 
piecrust over pecan mixture in pie plate, allowing 
excess crust to hang over sides.

2. Stir together Granny Smith apples and next 5 
ingredients. Spoon mixture into crust, packing tightly 
and mounding in center. Place remaining piecrust 
over filling; press both crusts together, fold edges 
under, and crimp. Place pie on an aluminum foil-lined 
jelly-roll pan. Cut 4 to 5 slits in top of pie for steam to 
escape.

3. Bake at 375° on lower oven rack 1 hour to 1 hour and 
5 minutes or until juices are thick and bubbly, crust 
is golden brown, and apples are tender when pierced 
with a long wooden pick through slits in crust. Shield 
pie with aluminum foil after 50 minutes, if necessary, 
to prevent excessive browning. Cool on wire rack 10 
minutes. Place a serving plate over top of pie; invert 
pie onto serving plate. Remove pie plate, and replace 
any remaining pecans in pie plate on top of pie. Let 
cool completely (about 1 hour).

 A recent article in the Berkeley Wellness 
Alerts asks the question: “You woke up with 
a crick in your neck and along your shoulder 
blade, making it painful to turn your head or 
even use an affected arm. Now what?” The 
article then goes on to explain that over-the-
counter medications and a warm shower may 
be helpful, or get a massage ~ even, perhaps, 
physical therapy. All good advice, but didn’t 
they leave something out?

 Cricks

 The article explains that orthopedists 
don’t have a real definition of “crick”. I do. 
We chiropractors call them subluxations, 
and we correct them with specific adjustive 
techniques. Nowhere in the article did 
the authors ever come close to suggesting 
chiropractic or our brothers and sisters in the 
art of manipulation, the osteopaths.

 So, What About the General Public?

 You may have noticed a trend when it comes 
to reading about back and neck pain. It’s 
possible, even commonplace, to read an entire 
article without manipulation ever being mentioned. If it is discussed at all, it is regarded with very 
little attention, kind of a last resort. From a scientific point of view (research), there is a considerable 
body of knowledge supporting the effectiveness and safety of manipulation.

 Last Thoughts

 As I finished looking over the newsletter, the following exchange came to mind:

 “Hello, Mrs. Smith. What brings you in today?”

 “I have a crick in my neck, doctor.”

 “How long have you had it?”

 “Oh, a week or two, maybe more.”

 “Have you had it before?”

 “On occasion.”

“Well, let’s see what we can do....how does it feel now?”

 “It’s gone! I can’t believe it! It’s a miracle.”

 “Thanks, Mrs. Smith, have a good day!”

 A very real experience from the trenches to the philosophers at Berkeley.

 Have a healthy 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. 

September Birthdays

Edwina Garcia, Yvonne Osti, Donna 
Andersen, Lena Boyadjian, Teresa Chaure, 
Cathy Gunther, Esther Macias, Maria 
Padgett, Edna Peyton, Sheila Pierce, Denise 
Reistetter, Shirley Seiler, Nancy Shollenberger, 


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LifeWorks! Chiropractic Center

Individually Tailored Wellness Programs

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710

Activities: 

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

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.

MENU BELOW

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


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DIAL - A - RIDE TICKETS

Tickets can now be purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / Senior Center

Sierra Madre Library

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.

Meals-On-
Wheels


SIERRA MADRE’S 

FARMERS MARKET

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.

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.