Community programs curb isolation in nursing homes nationwide
A survey by the American Health Care Association shows nursing homes across 48 states engage residents in community activities to combat isolation and loss of self worth. AHCA President Ted Carcich notes the aging population and chronic illness as key factors. A rural Illinois health care centers initiative earns praise for aiming at total care and resident self sufficiency.
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Ted Carcich
The
American Health Care Association
AHCA
Carcich
Illinois
Community Outreach Programs Connect Elderly to Care
Athens Messenger highlights outreach services for chronically ill residents including Telecare by volunteers in nursing homes, a Help Line crisis program in Litchfield Illinois, and Meals on Wheels. Illinois homes offer part time nursing at home, Sunshine Express provides free senior transport, and White Plains NY volunteers engage in charitable work and bring outside involvement to residents.
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Illinois Nursing Homes
White Plains
N.Y
American Heart Association
Salk Advice on Time and Discipline for Teens
Dr Salk advises strict rules to curb lateness including exclusion from activities and delayed meals to teach the value of time. He warns that tolerating lateness erodes discipline and that time is the most valuable asset.
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Mrs. F.F
Pipe Dream Decor: Economy Furnishing Trends
A feature discusses affordable decor ideas appealing to students and young professionals. It notes using clay pipe looks as a design theme and repurposed items like wooden spools and masonry blocks as furniture supports and tables to cut costs.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Nursing enrollments rise in Vienna as campaign succeeds
Vienna sees 1,110 women and 46 men apply for fall nursing studies, exceeding available municipal spaces. Officials plan facility expansion as training enrollments total 1,171 women and 65 men, with 257 diplomas expected this year and 265 in 1977. Terra cotta pipe designs offer DIY end tables shelves lamps using simple cuts and epoxy joins.
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Vienna
Fortney Family Reunion Attendees Span Several States
Descendants of the late Jacob S Fortney and Virginia B Fortney gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fortney in Guysville for a family reunion. Attendees included Ben Fortney Gladys Fuller Paul and Lisa Robinson Larry and Teresa Randolph Mabel Brandeberry Bill McPherson Willard Brandeberry and others from Coolville Athens and beyond. Additional attendees hailed from Belpre Stewart Lumberport Albany Virginia and Pennsylvania with numerous Fortneys and related families present.
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Jacob S
Virginia B Fortney
Richard Fortney
Guysville
Ben Fortney
Gladys Fuller
Paul Robinson
Larry Russell
Willard Brandeberry
Teresa Randolph
Mabel Brandeberry
Bill McPherson
Coolville
Paul Fortney
Belpre
Ed Sweeney
Stewart
George Robert Fuller
Athens
David Mantle
Albany
Gilbert Scott
Vicki
Jimmy Hustead
Doyle Alkire
Ralph Stansbury
Lumberport
W Va
Jakie Fortney
Pennsylvania
Art Tice
Mark Fortney
Louie Mathews
Virginia
Monomoy Theatre Brings Ohio Flavor to Cape Cod
A Cape Cod visit highlights the Monomoy Theatre operated by Ohio University. The venue, housed in a former toy factory, offers a Shakespeare garden and a welcoming patio. Director Spencer Steenrod and OU figures mingle with patrons as the season sails past sold-out shows.
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Sally Walters
Cape Cod
Ohio
Cape
Monomoy
Ohio University School of Theatre
Catham
Ohio University
Kathleen Stafford
Midwest
Christopher Lane
Spencer Steenrod
Nelsonville
John Baker
Eugene O'Neill
Athens
Jay Patterson
Stew Massa
Mar Roach
Audienc
Mr. Lane
Monomoyi
Dear Abby column letters on dining discretion and honesty
A reader rebukes Abby for advising to disguise spoiled food at a host’s table and urges telling the hostess. Other letters discuss a cheapskate boyfriend and whether a 35 year old should reveal her age before marriage talks. The column ends with guidance to disclose age if it changes his view.
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Abby
Female Design Expands Influence in Sports Equipment
In Chicopee Massachusetts AP reports women influence sports gear and fashion beyond tennis. Spalding executive notes women shape product design from balls to clothing and drive budget impacts in schools. the US law channels more funds to women’s athletics.
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Chicopee
Mass
Spalding
Richard M. Geisler
Geisler
Hockingport 4-H Club Grows Seeds and Skills
Hockingport Hands Helping Hands met at the Community Building for a planting and photography lesson. Melissa Hall and Lisa Stalnaker led demonstrations on gardening and camera use while project books were checked and members visited Forked Run.
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Hockingport Hands
Melissa Hall
Lisa Stalnaker
Barb Coen
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