Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 12, 2011

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 12, 2011 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

Recipe of the Week:

Activities: 

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

Pan-Seared Pork Tenderloin with 
Rosemary Balsamic and Orange Sauce

Treating The Person, Treating The Condition

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: City Hall & Hart Park House/
Senior Center Closed on February 21 

• 12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café: Come enjoy 
a hot meal with others. Donation for seniors 
(60+) of $2.00; visitors $3.75. Please call 355-
0256 to make your daily reservation. 

• 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 

• 12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily 
reservations needed 355-0256 

• 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 

• 12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily 
reservations needed 355-0256 

• Free Income Tax assistance - 1 pm to 2 pm. 
For an appointment, please call 355-7394 

• 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: 

• 12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily 
reservations needed 355-0256 

• 1:00 to 3:30 pm: Game Day. Join us for 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 355-52 

Friday: City Hall Closed on February 11 & 25 

12 noon: Intervale Lunch Café; daily 
reservations needed 355-0256 

Saturday: 

11:30 am: Senior Club brown bag lunch and 
BINGO at 12:30 pm. The Senior Club always 
welcomes new members ($5 membership 
dues per year) so please stop by to learn more.

INGREDIENTS:

PORK 

6 tablespoons olive oil 

1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 

1 tablespoon salt 

2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest 

2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary leaves 

2 1/2 pounds pork tenderloins, trimmed 

Rosemary Balsamic and Orange Pan Sauce* 

1 large shallot, minced 

1/2 cup red wine 

1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth or stock 

3 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 

1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves 

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

PAN SAUCE 

2 to 3 tablespoons minced shallot or onion 

1/2 cup wine 

1/2 cup low-sodium broth or stock 

3 tbsp cold unsalted butter or heavy cream 

Vinegar or lemon juice, to taste 

Fresh herbs or other aromatics 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix 3 tablespoons olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, salt, 
orange zest, and minced rosemary in a small bowl. Rub the oil 
mixture all over the trimmed pork tenderloins and place them in 
a large baking dish. Cover and let the pork marinate 20 minutes.

 Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over 
medium-high heat. Add the pork and sear, cooking until browned 
on all sides. Remove the pork tenderloins from the skillet and 
place into an oven-safe dish; cover. Roast the pork until a meat 
thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads about 
145 degrees F, about 15 minutes.

 For the pan sauce: Pour off the majority of the cooking fat leaving 
any browned bits in the pan. Heat the pan over medium-high heat 
and add the shallot and the wine. Continue cooking until most of 
the wine has cooked off, scraping the browned bits off the bottom 
of the pan.

 Add the broth and continue cooking until the sauce has reduced 
by half. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, 1 piece at a time, 
until fully incorporated.

 Stir in vinegar, rosemary, orange zest, salt, and pepper, to taste. Let 
the pork rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Drizzle sauce on pork.

 
The better that we, as practitioners, 
understand how various conditions 
develop, the more effective our treatment 
outcomes will be. With diagnostic tools 
such as MRI’s, CAT scans and sophisticated 
lab procedures, we know more about the 
inner workings of the patient than ever 
before. This allows for precise treatment 
of a variety of health challenges. The 
consensus is that if we can continue to 
develop even better protocols for diagnosis 
and treatment of disease, we will eliminate 
or dramatically reduce its occurrence. 
While this is a worthy goal, it may be only 
part of the picture.

Involving the Patient

 Dean Ornish, M.D., author of many 
books on the prevention and reversal of 
heart disease, uses a simple example to 
demonstrate the importance of the doctor-
patient-community model:

Illness vs. Wellness

 It is his belief that, in order for lasting results to be realized, the patient must come to some 
level of awakening regarding his or her condition. In the process of discovering oneself, the 
healing is complete. This approach places the treatment of the individual over the treatment 
of the condition, while not excluding the latter.

Here, You Fix It

 To be fair, when we pay someone to help alleviate our suffering, we expect something in 
return for our money: we expect results. According to a recent article in Consumer Reports 
magazine, 79% of patients felt that their doctors delivered on this expectation, while only 
37% of the doctors felt they had. The percentage of patient satisfaction dropped to 31% when 
it came to treating fibromyalgia, headaches, back pain, depression, anxiety and immune 
system disorders. What this suggests is that there may be a point in certain disorders where 
patient involvement can make all the difference. In his book Shopcraft vs. Soulcraft, Matthew 
B. Crawford describes how, after leaving the corporate world and opening a motorcycle shop 
in Berkeley, he became clear on one thing: he did not design or manufacture the bikes that 
were placed in his charge. It became necessary to approach each bike with the perspective 
that he could work with the bike as well as on it.

Partnering

 The vehicle, the package, that we came in, is unique. We have a mysterious, miraculous, 
self-correcting mechanism within this package. This mechanism also contains within it the 
instructions on how to fix it. We have only to learn its language and seek the assistance of 
those who can help us discover and interpret it.

 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. 


February Birthdays

Aliye “Allie” Atay, Ursula El-Tawansy, Susan 
Henderson, Sylvia Lorhan, Ann Luke, Janet 
“Jan” O’Day, Hilda Pittman, Ana Ptasinski, Jannene 
“Jan” Reed, Winifred Swanson, Lorraine Bush

FEBRUARY EXCURSION 

February 17th - Bower’s Museum - Benjamin 
Franklin: In Search of a Better World - join us 
as we travel to Santa Ana to take a special tour 
of this exhibit which includes an original of the 
1776 "Pennsylvania Constitution" as well as explore 
the museum. Cost is $21 per person for 
transportation & the tour (lunch will be on your 
own at the museum). 9 am to 3:30 pm

To register, please visit the Senior Center or 
go online to www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregistration.

John M. Talevich, D.C. 

CHIROPRACTIC: Simple, Elegant, Effective

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710


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. 

INCOME TAX TIME

Don Brunner will be volunteering his time once again to assist seniors with filing their 2010 
tax return. The service is free but appointments are necessary. 

Every Wednesday - February 9th to April 6th 

1 pm to 2 pm 

Hart Park House / Senior Center, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre (in Memorial 
Park). Please call the Senior Desk at (626) 355-7394 to make an appointment. 

Meals-On-Wheels


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.

MORE SIERRA MADRE SENIOR ACTIVITIES

 The Sierra Madre Library is offering a new program to homebound persons in Sierra Madre 
called “Titles To Go” - Where volunteers bring the library to you! For more information, 
please call Ana Valencia at (626) 355-7186. 

• Sierra Madre Aquatic Center, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., will be open for spring lap swimmers 
& walkers starting March 14 through June 12. Hours: 12 noon to 2 pm (Sunday, Monday, 
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday) and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Tuesday & Wednesday). Cost 
is $100 per person for a spring pass (no daily admission). This is a great opportunity for low 
impact exercise in a heated pool. For more information, please call (626) 355-5278. 

• The Community & Personnel Services Department and Sierra Madre Senior Community 
Commission is excited to take part in a senior outreach partnership with Royal Oaks Retirement 
Community and St. Rita Senior Ministry. This partnership will reach out to all seniors 
of Sierra Madre and nearby communities who would like to attend any and all functions. 
The first FREE event will take place on: Sunday, February 27th at St. Rita Parish-O’Malley 
Hall, 318 N. Baldwin Ave., Sierra Madre 1:30 – 2:00 Meet, Greet & Light Refreshments 2:00 
pm to 3:00 pm - Steven C. Castle, M.D. “Aging Gracefully: The Medical Perspective” 

Dr. Castle is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. He is Professor 
of Medicine at UCLA and Division Chief of Geriatrics at the VA of Greater Los Angeles. 

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.


DIAL - A - RIDE 
TICKETS

Tickets can now be purchased 
at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / 

Senior Center

Sierra Madre Library

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LUNCH & LEARN 

Join the Senior Community Commission 
at the Sierra Madre Hart 
Park House / Senior Center for 
a FREE presentation. Lunch is 
available for a $2 donation by calling 
(626) 355-0256 by 12 noon the 
day before. 

Wednesday, February 23rd - Join 
Sierra Madre Library’s archivist, 
Debbie Henderson, as she gives 
a special presentation on Sierra 
Madre - Then & Now! 

Lunch begins at 12 noon & the 
presentation will start at 12:20 pm

Save the Date

AARP SAFE DRIVING CLASS

Next class: February 23 & 24 

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 or for more information.

WHALE WATCHING 

Saturday, March 12th 

9 am to 4 pm; $25 

We are using a NEW boat 

company & the excursion will be narrated by 
an Aquarium of the Pacific staff member.


*All meals also include low fat milk, whole grain roll with margarine and dessert (fresh fruit or pie). Also, on 
the 2nd Tuesday of the month the Café hosts a special “Birthdays of the Month” party with cake & ice cream.

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