Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 2, 2011

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views-News Saturday, April 2, 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

THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS

TOO MUCH 

CHOCOLATE CAKE

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.


We have a persistent belief in the U.S. that we 
enjoy the best health care in the world. Why 
else would people come from all over to get 
their special needs met here? Let's take a 
minute to examine this belief and see where 
it leads.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, health adviser to President 
Obama, responded to questions regarding 
our status with this statement: "Let's bury 
this (notion that we are #1 in health care) once 
and for all. The U.S. is number one in only one 
sense: the amount that we shell out for health 
care. We have the most expensive system in 
the world per capita, but we lag behind many 
developed countries on virtually every health 
statistic you can name." As an example, one 
indicator used to measure population health 
ranked the U.S. at #72, and at #37 in health 
care delivery.

Alternatives

In a number of columns, I have mentioned 
a better model for health care: 1) Life style 
changes (we bear the responsibility for our wellness) 2) Natural, non-invasive approaches such as 
nutritional supplementation, herbs, chiropractic, acupuncture, osteopathy, massage/bodywork and 
3) Drugs and surgery if needed but not excluding the first two categories.

Start Now

A few years ago, there was a report in one of the prestigious medical journals stating that more people 
visited practitioners of alternative therapies than they did mainstream doctors. This would indicate 
that the alternative has become the mainstream and vice versa. It's important to consider whether 
to explore health care options with practitioners outside the medical realm. The fear is that they may 
not be as highly trained as M.D.'s are. When it comes to the use of high-powered pharmaceuticals, 
that is true and only the osteopaths can handle these cases. It's been my experience that, as a rule, 
they try to guide the patient to a more conservative approach if there is one found to be effective.

Think About It

D.C.'s (chiropractors), N.D.'s (naturopaths), LAc's (Licensed acupuncturists), nutritionists are all 
ready and waiting to offer you a lower-tech, lower cost, more effective form of health care ~ all you 
have to do is ask. Now may be the perfect time.

Have a healthy week! Dr. John

INGREDIENTS:

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake 
mix 

1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate 
pudding mix 

1 cup sour cream 

1 cup vegetable oil 

4 eggs 

1/2 cup warm water 

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 

DIRECTIONS: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F 

(175 degrees C). 

In a large bowl, mix together the cake and 
pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs 
and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and 
pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt 
pan. 

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is 
springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick 
inserted comes out clean. 

Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour 
and a half before inverting onto a plate If 
desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar. 

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. 


March Birthdays

Ella Guttman, Santos Ruiz, Viky Tchatlian, 
Mary Cooper, Georgina “Snooky” Greger, 
Sun Lui, Helen Wallis

John M. Talevich, D.C. 

CHIROPRACTIC: Simple, Elegant, Effective

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710

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.

DATE: April 1 & 2Time-: 9am-4pmLocations-Essick House550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA, 91024Proceeds to benefit 
Sierra Madre Woman’s Club
WISTARIA THRIFT SHOPSPRING SALEThank you for your donation, please drop off 
donation before 3 pm or Saturday when shop is opened. 
Shop is located on Sunnyside St.
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. 

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.

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. 


MORE 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. 

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. 


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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