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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Of a certain age
Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth is designed to
connect safe and appropriate adult volunteers as mentors
for a child with an incarcerated parent or caregiver.
bad, which is definitely the
case for my dad. He’s had
hearing aids, but needs new
ones — and given his pro-
pensity for losing or break-
ing things, there’s a concern
with investing in expensive
devices that might end up
vanishing into the land of
missing or broken glasses.
But it needs to be done.
It’s just too important.
Many years ago, the
Sisters Folk Festival,
at the impetus of co-
founder Dick Sandvik,
launched a pilot project
for bringing live music
to senior care facilities
in Central Oregon. The
organization at that time
lacked the capacity to
continue the program, but
it’s an evergreen idea —
and with an ever-aging popu-
lation here, one that is more
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sports, or simply hanging out
and talking.
On Saturday, September
22, COPY will offer an ori-
entation/training class. This
six-hour class covers pro-
gram policies, how to estab-
lish a mentor relationship,
the impact incarceration has
on families, and communica-
tion skills. There is no cost to
attend, but advanced registra-
tion is required.
For more information
call 541-388-6651 or email
COPY@deschutes.org
Additional program infor-
mation is available at the
Sheriff’s Office website at
www.sheriff.deschutes.org/
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Central
Oregon
Partnerships for Youth
(COPY), a program of the
Deschutes County Sheriff’s
Office, is offering a class to
prepare volunteers to become
mentors for children with an
incarcerated parent.
After initial training
and comprehensive back-
ground checks, volunteers
are matched with children
in Sisters that share similar
interests and activities and
commit to spending a few
hours a week together for a
minimum of one year. This
time is often spent going to
community events, working
on homework, attending art
programs, participating in
relevant now than ever.
Sharing music with elders
is rewarding for both the
musician and the audience,
and reinforces something that
anybody who has ever loved
a song knows intuitively:
Beloved music lives on and
on — and connecting with
it is good for
you.
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AARP and the Sisters-
Camp Sherman Fire District
Fire Corps group are spon-
soring a CarFit program at
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
Department Station 701 on
Saturday, September 22, from
1 to 4 p.m. While specifically
designed for seniors, this event
can benefit drivers of all ages.
Older drivers are often the
safest drivers in that they are
more likely to wear their seat-
belts, and less likely to speed
or drink and drive. However,
older drivers are more likely to
be killed or seriously injured
when a crash does occur due
to the greater fragility of their
aging bodies.
Why? Older drivers are
more physically fragile than
their younger counterparts,
and they’re generally less able
to withstand the impact of a
vehicular accident.
There are ways for drivers
to adapt to their cars — and
adjust their “fit” within them
— in order to reduce their risk
of injury during a crash.
CarFit is a free educa-
tional program created by the
American Society on Aging
and developed in collabora-
tion with AAA, AARP, and
the American Occupational
Therapy Association, to
help address safety concerns
related drivers. Checking to
see that you and your vehicle
fit well together can be as
important to your safety as a
mechanical checkup.
Trained technicians will be
on hand to assess your fit in
your vehicle and make indi-
vidual adjustments to find
the best person-to-vehicle fit.
These adjustments will help
you to benefit from your vehi-
cle’s safety features and help
drivers feel more comfortable,
and in better control behind
the wheel.
The event is by appoint-
ment only. To schedule an
appointment, contact Sharon
at 541-390-6075. For more
information contact the
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District at 541-549-0771.
Class prepares
volunteers to mentor
MEMORY: Music
is good for mental
acuity and health
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Be safer
in your
car with
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