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Sadie Says… Ready to get back on a motorcycle

Q: “It’s been years, but now that I’m retired, I’m ready to get back on a motorcycle and have some fun. Any suggestions before I take off?” A: Be in the know before you go! A lot has changed since your early riding years. There is more traffic, faster traffic, motorcycles are larger, heavier and more powerful and there are different risks when navigating in traffic with a motorcycle versus a car. Also, take into consideration age-related changes that affect riding — delayed reaction time, altered balance, vision changes, decreased bone density and decreased muscle ...

Bucknell students build planter box at RiverWoods

RiverWoods Senior Living Community has a new spring planter box, thanks to members of Bucknell University’s Management 101 class. The experiential course at Bucknell offers students an opportunity to fulfill a community service project by developing a business plan. A group of 20 students selected RiverWoods for their community service project. Their professor, Tammy Hiller, said the students chose RiverWoods because they felt strongly about assisting senior citizens who may be experiencing loneliness or don’t have regular visitations from family and friends. The students ...

Opportunities for older adults to explore art

STEP Office of Aging and Artpost Awareness began artistic therapy in early 2017 and the classes are still going strong. George Stefanski, founder of Artpost Awareness with Marianne Olivo, explained that, “Drawing is the most powerful way for a person to be with their inner-self for ...

Milton native volunteers with Meals on Wheels for 46 years

Since Meal on Wheels inception in 1972, one Milton native has been volunteering for the organization at RiverWoods Senior Living Community. Mary Ellen Bartholomew is now 90 years old, but her volunteer service to Meals on Wheels never ended, and she’s been delivering meals for 46 years. ...

Sadie Says… Signs and steps to take against robocalls

Q: Last week I received a live phone call purporting to be from an adult grandchild saying “Hello, Grandma.” I do not have relatives who fit that description. Then came repeated phone calls from “the Microsoft Refund Department,” not to mention numerous robocalls telling anyone who answered about having won a vacation prize. What can I do about these annoying fraudulent calls? A: It’s a well-known fact that scammers defraud consumers more frequently by telephone than by other means. More than 50% of all phone calls are now automated robocalls, and more than 44% of mobile ...

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(EDITORS NOTE: For the nearest senior center in Lycoming and Clinton counties, call 570-323-3096. In Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan counties, call 570-723-0782. For Meals-on-Wheels, service and transportation, call the Lycoming-Clinton Bi-county Office of Aging-STEP at 570-323-3096.) Week beginning March 18 Monday — Chicken barbecue with hamburger roll, sliced cinnamon apples, broccoli and carrots, baked custard. Tuesday — Breaded pork loin, baked beans, cheesy cauliflower, macaroni salad. Wednesday — Swiss steak with herbed mushroom gravy, halushkie, sweet potatoes, gelatin ...