Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 11, 2011

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THE GOOD LIFE

 Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 11, 2011 

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

Today’s Subject: 

SENIOR HAPPENINGS

Activities: 

Recipe of the Week:

TRAUMA

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

GRILLED SALMON WITH 

MUSTARD WINE SAUCE

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.


A young lady in her early thirties came to our 
clinic a while back, seeking relief from some 
symptoms she had experienced on a plane a 
few days before. “Ann” (not her real name) said 
she had suffered an asthma attack, followed 
by a panic attack, while flying to California to 
attend a memorial. During the routine patient 
history, she stated that she had occasional 
asthmatic episodes and had a number of known 
allergies. She also shared that she had been in 
a life-threatening auto accident ten years before. 
When asked if she had asthma as a child, she said 
no, nor did she remember when the attacks had 
started. Had she experienced the asthma before 
the auto accident? No, they had started shortly 
afterward; she seemed surprised as she shared 
this information.

What Goes in Must Come Out

In his book, Awakening the Tiger,Peter A. 
Levine Ph.D. describes the process by which 
our bodies respond to, and recover from, stress 
and trauma. In the simplest of terms, he states 
that when an injury occurs, the nervous system 
must supply an equal and appropriate response. In cases such as auto accidents, the ability to respond 
appropriately may be overwhelmed and the “absorbed’ energy may get” locked” into the system. With 
nowhere to go, the energetic impression exerts a lasting influence on the way the body functions on a 
daily basis. Further, the learned experience from the traumatic impression may increase the individual’s 
sensitivity to future stress, creating the potential for panic attacks and other disorders such as asthma.

An Extra Dimension

During my session with “Ann,” it became clear that just connecting her present symptoms with the 
memory of the car accident reduced a great deal of anxiety. It seemed that a part of her was waiting to 
be acknowledged and, once recognized, was able to move through the trauma.

In the many auto accident patients that we have seen over the years, it has become evident that, 
unless this treatment process is completed, the patient may be prone to re-injury in the future. Unless 
one is fully “seated” back in the body energetically, a very necessary dimension of healing is not present.

To your good health! Dr. John

INGREDIENTS: 

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

6 salmon fillets (6 oz. each)

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon paprika

3/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1/4 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio

1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil leaves

1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves

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. 

1. Prepare a grill for high heat (450° to 550°; you can hold 
your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 2 to 4 seconds). 
In a small bowl, combine garlic, salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper, the oil, 
and lemon juice. Brush mixture over salmon, then cook, 
turning once, until done the way you like, about 6 minutes 
total for medium.

2. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in 
flour and cook until starting to brown. Whisk in remaining 
1/2 tsp. pepper, the paprika, milk, mustard, wine, and 3 tbsp. 
water. Cook until simmering, then spoon over salmon and 
sprinkle with herbs.

June Birthdays

Pat Fujiwara, Nellie Haynes, Mary 
Carney, Theresa Daley, Ann Disbrow, 
Ann Durgerian, Joan Ellison, Ruth 
Kirkby, Irene Kudirka, Marilyn McKernan, Anne 
Montgomery, Trini Ornelas, Martha Spriggs, and 
Patricia Starkey.


Meals-On-Wheels


John M. Talevich, D.C. 

CHIROPRACTIC: Simple, Elegant, Effective

31 S. Baldwin Avenue Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

626-355-4710

Meals are delivered to home-bound 
seniors by volunteer drivers through 
the YWCA Intervale Lunch Program 
M-F (with frozen meals for the weekend.) 

Meals are delivered to the home-bound seniors 
by drivers through the YWCA Interval Lunch 
Program M-F (with frozen meals for the 
weekend.) 

 

 Call the YWCA at (626) 214-9460 for more 
information. 

How Work Can Affect Your Social Security


Dear Savvy Senior

I’m looking at retiring sometime this year and 
starting my Social Security benefits, but would 
also like to work part time. Will this affect my 
benefits, and if so, how much?

Social Insecurity

 

Dear Insecurity

You can collect Social Security retirement 
benefits and work at the same time, but depending 
on how old you are and how much you earn, it 
can cost you temporarily. Here’s what you should 
know.

Working Rules

Social Security says that if you’re under your 
full retirement age (which is 66 if you were born 
between 1943 and 1954; if not, see ssa.gov/pubs/
ageincrease.htm to find your full retirement age) 
and are collecting benefits, then you can earn up 
to $14,160 in 2011 without jeopardizing any of 
your Social Security if you don’t reach your full 
retirement age this year. But if you earn more than 
the $14,160 limit, you’ll lose $1 in benefits for 
every $2 over that amount.

 In the year you reach your full retirement age, a 
less stringent rule applies. If that happens in 2011, 
you can earn up to $37,680 from January to the 
month of your birthday with no penalty. But if you 
earn more than $37,680 during that time, you’ll 
lose $1 in benefits for every $3 over that limit. 
And once your birthday passes, you can earn any 
amount by working without your benefits being 
reduced at all.

 Wages, bonuses, commissions, and vacation 
pay all count toward the income limits, but 
pensions, annuities, investment income, interest, 
and government or military retirement benefits 
do not. To figure out how much your specific 
earnings will affect your benefits, see the Social 
Security Retirement Earnings Test Calculator at 
ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/RTeffect.html.

Temporary Loss

It’s also important to know that if you do 
lose some or all of your Social Security benefits 
because of the earning limits, they aren’t lost 
forever. When you reach full retirement age, your 
benefits will be recalculated to a higher amount to 
make up for what was withheld. For details and 
examples of how this is calculated, see ssa.gov/
retire2/whileworking3.htm.

 Tax Factor

You also need to factor in Uncle Sam. Because 
working increases your income, it might make 
your Social Security benefits taxable. Here’s what 
the IRS says. If the sum of your adjusted gross 
income, nontaxable interest, and half of your Social 
Security benefits is between $25,000 and $34,000 
for individuals ($32,000 and $44,000 for couples), 
you have to pay tax on up to 50 percent of your 
benefits. Above $34,000 ($44,000 for couples), you 
could pay on up to 85 percent, which is the highest 
portion of Social Security that is taxable. About a 
third of all people who get Social Security have to 
pay income taxes on their benefits.

 Savvy Tips: For more information on how 
working can affect your Social Security see ssa.
gov/retire2/whileworking.htm and ssa.gov/
pubs/10069.html, or call the Social Security 
helpline at 800-772-1213 and ask to receive a 
free copy of publication number 05-10069, “How 
Work Affects Your Benefits.” And for information 
on Social Security taxes call the IRS at 800-829-
3676 and ask for their free publication 915, “Social 
Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement 
Benefits,” or see www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.
pdf.

 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.

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. 

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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