Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 28, 2011

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 28, 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

Coffee Revisited

FRESH STRAWBERRY 

UPSIDE DOWN 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: 

• 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 April 8th & 22nd

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.


Is it good for us, or isn’t it? Is it a guilty pleasure 
or is it an essential health food? The latest 
research from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm 
suggests that, at least for women, it’s heads 
up. Susanna Larson, Ph.D. analyzed data from 
34,670 women who were initially free of cardiovascular 
disease and cancer, and followed them 
for ten years. At the end of the study, 1,680 strokes 
were recorded and, after adjusting for other stroke 
factors such as smoking, researchers found that 
women drinking at least one cup of coffee 
daily were 24% less likely to suffer a stroke. 
There was no distinction made between decaf 
and regular; however,few people drink decaf 
in Sweden. It was also noted that drinking 
more than three cups a day demonstrated no 
increased benefits.

Larson commented in “Stroke Magazine” : 
“Given that coffee is one of the most popular 
beverages consumed worldwide, even small 
health effects of substances in coffee may have 
large public health consequences.” Some of 
those substances include compounds such 
as polyphenols which improve blood vessel 
function and insulin sensitivity. It is unclear 
whether caffeine contributes to the value of 
the brew, but in other studies there are indications 
that decaf is just as effective.

Does coffee do as much for men as women? 
The Swedish studies couldn’t say, but an 
English study done on both men and women 
showed a 30% decrease in stroke risk from a 
twelve year study.

So, should we drink up? Leaded or unleaded? 
One cup or two? If the research is any indication, 
we may want to reconsider our relationship to 
that cuppa joe. If we can’t handle caffeinated (you 
know who you are, and if you don’t, ask a loved 
one!) why not try on a little decaf?

 Have a healthy week! Dr. John

INGREDIENTS: 

2 cups crushed fresh strawberries

1 (6 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin mix

3 cups miniature marshmallows

1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix, batter prepared 
as directed on package

Directions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread crushed strawberries on the bottom of a 9x13 
inch baking pan. Evenly sprinkle strawberries with the 
dry gelatin powder, and top with mini marshmallows.

Prepare the cake mix as directed on the package, and 
pour on top of the marshmallows. Bake in the preheated 
oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes 
out clean, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 
15 minutes. Run a knife around the pan to loosen the 
sides, and turn the cake out onto a serving tray. Store 
cake in the refrigerator.

DIRECTIONS:

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. 

May Birthdays

Juanita Loera, JoAnn Serrato-Chi, Barbara 
Soulanille, Joanne Anthony, Carole Axline, 
Kika Downey, Shirley Hall, Dorothy 
Murphy, Annie Scalzo, Janet Ten Eyck, Jayne 
Thomas,


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.


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.

EXCURSIONS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH — The Rose Story 
Farm. Join us as we take a deluxe coach bus to 
Carpentaria to see this beautiful 15 acre rose 
farm and see over 18,000 rose plants including 
150 varieties of roses. 

Cost per person is $46 - which includes 
transportation, driver’s tip, and a catered 
lunch in the garden. This is a walking tour 
so you are encouraged to wear comfortable 
walking shoes and to wear a shade hat. 

This excursion will leave & return from the 
Hart Park House Senior Center, 222 W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. (Memorial Park) 9:30 am to 3:30 
pm

To register for the excursion, please visit the 
Senior Center or go online to: 

www.cityofsierramadre.com/
onlineregistration

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

Save the Date: FRIDAY, JULY 8th —The 
Pageant of the Masters - Laguna Beach. 
Registration will open online and at the Senior 
Center starting May 1st


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 

Call (626) 355-0256 by 

12 noon the day before. 


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. 

SIMPLIFIED COMPUTERS FOR SENIORS 

Dear Savvy Senior

Do you know of any home computers that are 
specifically designed for senior citizens? I would 
like to get a computer for my 73-year-old mother, 
but she’s not computer savvy at all. 

Look Around

 

Dear Looking,

There are actually several computers on the 
market today that are designed specifically for 
older boomers and seniors who want, and need, 
things simple. Here are some top options to check 
out. 

Telikin: For seniors that have little or no computer 
experience the new Telikin “touch-screen” 
computer is a wonderful option. Ready to go right 
out of the box, this innovative computer comes 
pre-loaded with simplified software that makes accessing 
the web, e-mail, games, video chat, photo 
sharing, news, weather and more, just a touch of 
the screen away. And since it runs on Linux software 
instead of the standard Windows or Mac OS, 
it’s a virus-free computer too. 

The Telikin comes with a sleek 18.6-inch LCD 
touchscreen (a 20-inch touchscreen will be available 
in mid to late June), 320-gigabyte hard drive, 
built-in speakers, webcam, microphone, wired 
keyboard and mouse, and provides a unique “tech 
buddy” feature that can help seniors get computer 
assistance when needed. Priced at $700, (the 20-
inch model will retail for $995) Telikin comes with 
a 60-day trial period, 1-year warranty and free 
support for the first 60 days. Visit telikin.com or 
call 800-230-3881 to learn more. 

It’s also worth noting that Telikin has a partnership 
with firstSTREET (firststreetonline.com, 
800-704-1209), a senior product direct marketing 
company which is also selling this computer 
rebranded as the “WOW! Computer for Seniors.”

Senior PCs: Sold through Enablemart (enablemart.
com, 888-640-1999), Senior PCs are 
Hewlett-Packard computers that also come completely 
set-up and ready use, but depending on 
your mom’s needs, you’ll have several options to 
choose from.

If you’re your looking for simplified “goof-
proof” operation, the Autopilot desktop is the best 
model. This PC comes equipped with QualiWorld 
software that provides one-click solutions for tasks 
like letter writing, preparing a document, surfing 
the Internet, sending and reading e-mails and 
much more. The Autopilot also comes with OnTimeRx 
medication and appointment reminding 
software, HOYLE Crossword and Sudoku puzzles, 
a high contrast keyboard, mouse, 17-inch monitor, 
speakers and a color printer all for $1,125. 
They also offer this same Autopilot computer in a 
laptop edition for $1,165. 

Or, for seniors with low vision their Vision Plus 
model may be a better fit. This computer comes 
pre-configured with everything you need to see 
your PC, including state-of-the-art screen magnification 
software, a high visibility keyboard, 
and an all-in-one printer/scanner for scanning in 
books, mail and other reading materials for magnification. 
It also comes with OnTimeRx medication 
reminder software, HOYLE Crossword and 
Sudoku puzzles, a 17-inch monitor, mouse and 
external speakers. The price: $1,255 for the Vision 
Plus desktop, or $1,895 for the laptop edition.

 Kiwi PC: If you’re looking for something more 
affordable, the new Linux-powered Kiwi PC for 
seniors is another option to consider. Priced at 
just $380, this user-friendly computer provides 
a simplified navigation system, with oversized 
tool bar, large icons and text that makes it easier 
to see and use. Other features include a customizable 
“Me Menu” that provides quick and easy 
access to frequently visited websites, e-mail and 
programs straight from the desktop, a color-coded 
keyboard, 19-inch monitor, and a toll-free phone 
support line that’s available 24/7. See kiwipc.com, 
or call 855-255-5494.

 Savvy Tip: While it’s not designed specifically 
for seniors, the Apple IPad2 ($499) is another 
user-friendly option that has gotten great reviews 
from older users. See apple.com to learn more.

 Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. 
Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.
org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today 
show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

DIAL - A - RIDE TICKETS

Tickets can now be purchased at:

Sierra Madre City Hall

Hart Park House / 

Senior Center

Sierra Madre Library