Salt River Senior Center

Enter as Strangers Leave As Friends

March 2023
540 Washington
PO BOX 883
Afton, WY 83110
Why do we wear green on St. Patrick’s
307-885-3780 Day...and what happens if we don’t!!
www.saltrivercenter.com
Email:[email protected] There are several superstitions that people follow an St.
Board of Directors Patrick’s Day. The biggest held superstition is that you must
wear green! There are many reasons for wearing “the green”
President: Kim Tippetts
which include associating green with Ireland, also known as
Vice President: Bill Day the Emerald Isle, or that shamrocks are green, but According
Secretary: Dave Larson to the New York Irish Center, wearing green actually started
Board Members in the late 18th century as a political movement for Ireland to
DeeAnn Gardner become an independent republic. In the 19th century, the Irish
Lynette Beus immigrants that came to America wore green on St. Patrick’s
Gary Hancock day to celebrate their heritage.
So what is the pinching all about? Is this an ancient
Director:
cultural practice passed from generation to generation? Or
Lisa Paul
Administrative Assistant:
just a silly game someone played on their siblings?
Iris Jasperson
Well...according to folklore, you get pinched for not wearing
Data Entry: green because green makes you invisible to leprechauns! And
Jennifer Jensen Leprechauns like to pinch people! So whatever your St. Pat-
Head Cook: rick’s day traditions, from corn beef and cabbage to wearing
Linda Barrus green...Have a wonderful day!
Assistant Cook:
Kaydence Johnson
Drivers:
Sandi Wells
Barb Jensen,
Kristen Combe
Volunteer Drivers:
Cindy Sypherd
Gary Paul
Sandy and Don Capps
Craig and Shelly Vorwaller
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PLEASE call to re- NOTICE 1 2 3
serve your curbside Zuppa Toscana Soup Sweet & Sour Hamburger Steak
meal Meals are Chicken Mashed Potatoes
@ 307-885-3780 subject to Salad Bar Steamed Rice Vegetable
before 9:30 am Pickup
available between
change without Roll Vegetable Tossed Salad
11:30-12:30. notice at any- Dessert Tossed Salad Homemade Bread
Monday-Friday time. Roll Dessert
Dessert

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Turkey, Bacon & Cheeseburger Tomato & Mac Soup Chicken Strips Pork Chops
Swiss Sandwich Potato Wedges 1/2 Ham & Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Vegetable Coleslaw Sandwich Vegetable Vegetable
Pasta Salad Dessert Tossed Salad Salad Tossed Salad
Roll Dessert Bread Roll
Dessert Dessert Dessert

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Swedish Meatballs Chicken Haystacks Taco Soup Ruben Sandwich Hot Turkey
Pasta Rice 1/2 Grilled Cheese 3 Bean Salad
Sandwich
Sandwich
Vegetable Vegetable Relish Tray
Tossed Salad Salad Salad Dessert
Mashed Potato
Cinnamon Roll Vegetable
Roll Roll
Tossed Salad
Dessert Dessert St. Patrick’s
Roll
Day Lunch
Dessert

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Fish & Chips Parmesan Chicken Veg Beef Soup Meat Loaf Smothered Chicken
Garlic Pasta Tuna Salad on Lettuce Mashed Potatoes Rice
Potato Wedges
Vegetable Relish Tray Vegetable Vegetable
Vegetable
Salad Dessert Tossed Salad Tossed Salad
Tossed Salad
Roll Bread Dessert
Roll
Dessert Dessert
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Honey Mustard Tamale Pie Chicken Chow Mein
Potato Soup Ham
Chicken Calif Blend Vegetable Rice
Chef Salad Scalloped Potatoes
Steamed Rice Garden Salad Vegetable
Roll Vegetable
Vegetable Dessert Salad
Dessert Tossed Salad
Salad Dessert
Roll
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 Upcoming Activities
Sunday March 12 –
Day light Savings Time begins….
Spring Forward

Join us Thursday, March 16th for

our St. Patrick’s Day lunch.
Find a hidden Shamrock for a Tuesday March 14
FREE lunch Pi Day
Friday March 17– St. Patrick’s Day (Pi=3.14159….
But..
“Let’s Get Ready For SPRING!” Ours will be
Monday March 20-First Day of Strawberry
Spring Rhubarb!)
Our dining room will be filled with
flowers! Name them all to win a
FREE lunch

Star Valley Historical Society

Happenings
March 16th @ 7pm
Salt River senior Center

We would like to invite you Kdell Bagley will instruct us

to come to the Center before on the vast numbers of sheep
lunch, and stay after. Enjoy that came from all over the
state for summer grazing and
great company, work on a dipping in Star Valley. The
jigsaw puzzle, tie a quilt, movement of livestock is a big
part of our history.
watch a movie…...
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free account at Medicare.gov to
manage your Medicare ac-
count? Check your claims as
soon as they are available to
catch any errors. If you need
assistance, call the Wyoming
Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) at
1-800-856-4398.
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1 Barbara Barrus
2 Laura Tolman
3 Julie Johnson
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3 Susan Hepworth
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Check out all their info at 5 Lynn Clark
Www.wyomingseniors.com 6 Butch Bonner
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You can get 15 Chad Erickson
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your free 17 Tommy Cynova
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blood pressure 19 Kathie Lamb
check on 21 Laura Anderson
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Friday March 23 Carolyn Walton
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Kathy Elliott
James Fournier
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FORGOTTEN

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Don Napples

Looking for any-

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Wyoming news For more
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 Interactive Learning Available for Older Adults this Winter

A slate of free interactive online programming, supported by the Wyoming Department of

Health and designed to increase activity and wellness among older Wyoming adults, is
currently featuring a number of winter holiday options.

Jeff Clark, Community Health Section manager with the WDH Aging Division, said the
“GetSetUp” digital education platform is designed to help older adults bridge the digital
divide, combat social isolation and live more connected lives.

“Wyoming residents can access thousands of interactive classes taught by older adults to
their peers on GetSetUp,” Clark said. General subjects available range from how to effec-
tively use digital technology, to health and wellness through fitness and cooking to a full
range of enrichment classes.

More than 4,000 Wyoming residents have participated in classes over the last year since
WDH began its partnership with GetSetUp.

“The loneliness we hear many older people feel can sometimes get worse during the win-
ter when weather conditions and the holidays can lead people to feel more isolated,”
Clark said.

GetSetUp classes are a simple way to connect with others from one’s home throughout
the holiday season and the winter. Online holiday programs include topics such as Christ-
mas market tours, photography tips, recipe help and craft ideas. The GetSetUp program
also helps active agers become more fit, learn to manage their finances, develop new
skills and even supplement their income. Special “New Year, New Me” programming is
running into the new year to help people accomplish their goals in one or all three learn-
ing tracks on Health and Wellness, Money and Business and Growth and Development.

GetSetUp helps address aging health by assuring older adults stay connected to the tech-
nical tools they need to age in place at home. “Research has shown older adults who
learn how to use their tech devices to stay connected with family and interact with others
will age more successfully,” Clark said.

Wyoming’s older adults can safely and easily connect with a worldwide community by vis-
iting https://www.getsetup.io/partner/wyoming online.

Because of the WDH Aging Division partnership with GetSetUp, the classes are free for
state residents. To avoid fees, residents should use the coupon code “Wyoming” while
booking classes.
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 Connor Cooks
Connor is Iris’ 8 year old Grandson and he loves to cook! He has borrowed
the Taste of Home magazines from our library to pick, cook and taste test
recipes just for you! Here is his tasty dish for March (this thas been passed
down in Iris’ family for generations
Onion dyed Easter Eggs

Ingredients: Take a raw onion and dip it in water. Put sever-

al layers of dried onion skins around the egg.
Yellow onion skins Wrap the wrapped egg in a cloth (I use cheese
Eggs cloth as it will dye your cloth) and rubber band
shut. Sit eggs in a pan and fill with cold water.
Let sit until room temp then bring to a low boil.
Boil for 10 minutes. Run pan and eggs under
cold water until cool to the touch. Unwrap eggs
and let cool completely. Shine with a little veg-
etable oil. Now you have the perfect GOLDEN
egg! This method also works with carrot peel-
ings, beets (both fruit and leaves)….

Do you know a senior that has a wish?

Wishofalifetime.org is helping seniors fulfill their wishes. All wishes
are experience based. They commemorate service, connect loved ones,
celebrate passions, or fulfill dreams. You may wonder why. As stated
on wish of a lifetime website—isolation among seniors is a growing
problem, leading to health risks and depression. But it doesn’t have to
be that way. Recognizing seniors in our lives for their accomplish-
ments and sacrifices is the first step to building a society that em-
braces aging. Helping an older adult achieve a long-held or deeply
meaningful dream can have tremendous positive outcomes on their
health, purpose, and sense of value. Our Wish Recipients report that
they are happier, healthier and feel more involved in the world after
having a Wish granted. Wishes have a ripple effect on the community,
inspiring individuals to start seeing seniors in a new light. One in-
credible life story at a time, we are changing the perception of aging—
not just how we view our oldest citizens, but also how we see and
value ourselves as we age.

You can nominate a friend, neighbor or relative on the

wishofalifetime.org website or reach out to Lisa or Iris to assist
with the wish application.
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Betty Astle Harry & Cynthia Keyfauver
May Baker Lew & Kathie Lamb DONATION:
Bev Baxter Nada Joy Larson
Lynette Beus Dave Larson
Ralph & Mollie Bonner Dennis & Darlene Leahy
Rhonda & Steve Bowen Ed Lisota
Becky & Larry Booth Eldon & Karen Louder
Orson Brierley Durk & Carla Lowe
Michael & Connie Brown Patricia Magee
Ellen Bruderer Joyce McDonald Thank you!
Sherma Campbell Peggy McJunkin
Sandi & Don Capps Buzz & Lori McManus All Donations are greatly
Joan Clark Gwenna Merritt appreciated! If we have forgotten to
Kathy Clark Lauren & Leon Merritt
Ed & Maxine Coffey Max & Mary Merritt acknowledge your generosity,
Richard Collins Gwen Nelson
Farrell & Carol Nield
please let us know.
Roger & Diana Coles
Nancy Cranney Paula Nield
Grady Creamer Gae Perkes
Brenda & Tommy Cynova Lucy Probyn
Bill & Connie Day Ernest Poggetti How many gold coins
Kit DeJournett Bill & Diana Ponciano can a leprechaun put in
Erlean Dickey Ray & Judy Prescott
Darald Erickson Susanne Roberts an empty pot?
Jim & Hermoine Erickson Alice Robinson
Kent & Polly Erickson Kay & Nyla Robinson
Dennis & Sandra Fretag Red Rote
DeeAnn Gardner Judy Shumway
Bernice Grosjean Cindy Sypherd
Loa Mae Harmon Melanie Taylor
Joyce & Gary Hancock Kim & Leslie Tippetts
Sandy Henderson Victor & Susan Tognazzini
Gary Hess Laura Tolman
Nan Hinck Craig & Shelly Vorwaller
Carol Hoskins Elcie Walker
Walt & Gail Humbert Calvin & Judy Wallace
Jim & Janis Hunsaker Jim & Susan Weeks
Clealon, Hyde Malene Wegemer
Ruth Irick Keith Westover empty anymore!
Kirk & Barbara Jensen Linda Williams
Beverly Johnson Only 1! Then it’s not

This publication was in part developed under a grant for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administration on Aging and the Wyo-
ming Department of Health Aging division. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department to Health and
Human Services or the Wyoming Department of Health and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal or stare Government . Opinion s
expressed herein are solely those of the Salt River Center, employees or assignees.
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