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Newspaper Page TextA2 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com SENIOR NEWS Increasing your physical activity a worthy challenge You know all the reasons moving is good for you: it strengthens your heart, keeps your brain sharp and helps maintain your weight. But why is it always so hard to ac- tually start? Are you too busy? Afraid of falling? Too embar- rassed to exercise in public? Or just too tired? Well, you are not alone. Only about half of adults get the 150 minutes per week of exercise the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends. But now you won’t have any excuses, because here are six suggestions on how to get moving from the AARP Staying Sharp website: 1. Even though your body constantly reminds you that you’re no longer seventeen, think back to when you were younger and what physi- cal activities you enjoyed. Bicycling? Swimming? Dancing? You’ll keep moving if you enjoy what you’re doing. 2. Start small. Remember the saying: “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Don’t worry about meeting the CDC recommen- dation when you start, just your refrigerator to remind yourself how you are doing. 5. Find someone to work out with. You can hold each other accountable and encourage each other to do a Scott little more until you reach a McKay comfortable but challenging level. Besides, it’s fun to work out with a friend! get started. If five minutes a 6. Double your pleasure day gets you moving, do it. Then add more the next week by doing purposeful tasks until you reach a comfortable that can also increase your physical activity: try walk- level. The idea is to keep it fun. You don’t want to reach ing your dog more often, the point where exercise volunteering to pick up trash becomes a chore. at a Blue Zone event or doing 3. Increase all the phys- my laundry. (I can drop my laundry off anytime that ical activity you already do works for you!) that you don’t think of as So remember what you exercise—vacuuming or once enjoyed, start small, ex- laundry—and when it gets warmer, plant a garden. And tend you non-exercise activ- outside the home, take the ities, measure your progress, stairs instead of the elevator; get a buddy and exercise for or walk inside instead of a purpose. Then pull yourself using the drive-through win- up off the couch and take that first bite (or in this case your dow. Easier doesn’t always first step) because it doesn’t mean better. 4. Use a pedometer or your matter where you start, it’s phone’s step-counting app to where you finish that counts. track your steps each week. ••• Then challenge yourself. Try to increase the number Every year I try to mention of steps by 10 percent each the Original Courthouse week. Record the number on Regional History Forum Senior Living because they always have such fascinating programs. This year’s first program on Feb. 1st is “From Radical Idea to Ratification: Women’s Voting Rights.” The speaker is Janice Dilg, the state coordinator for an online resource for the 2020 centennial of the 19th Amendment which extend- ed voting rights to women. She will tell the story of Sylvia Thompson (D-The Dalles), who introduced the bill ratifying the amend- ment in Oregon’s 1920 special session. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the 1859 courthouse behind The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce. Rhonda Spies, Lana Tepfer, Julie Carter, Rhonda Austin, Cheri Brent, and this week’s winner of a quilt raffle ticket, Dave Lutgens. One last movie question before the Academy Awards. In 1957, David Lean won the Best Director Oscar for the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” and five years later he won his second Oscar for Best Director. For this week’s “Remember When” question, what was the title of the epic historical film he directed about an English officer who successfully united and led diverse Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks? Email your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail. com, leave a message at 541- 296-4788 or drop it off with a ••• map of the Ottoman Empire For last week’s “Remember before World War I. When” question I had to ••• check Wikipedia twice to make sure I had the correct Well, it’s been another movie, because so many were answering, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” But the correct answer is “Lilies of the Field,” whose title came from Matthew 6:27-33. I re- ceived correct answers from ANSWER week, looking for the cherry on top. Until we meet again, start doing what you know you can do. ••• “Never miss an opportu- nity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.” Author Unknown ••• Meals-on-Wheels dinner is served at 12:00 at the Mid- Columbia Senior Center. MENU Thursday (30): Turkey (Music - Tom Graff) Friday (31): Oven Fried Chicken Monday (3): Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwich Tuesday (4): Chicken Pot Pie Wednesday (5): Parmesan Chicken with Noodles XL Phi l l y Pi zza Only $ NEWS IN BRIEF Work underway on E. Scenic E. Scenic Drive was closed to traffic Monday, Jan. 27, and will not reopen for approximately 14 days as Crestline Construction begins work on the E. Scenic Drive Stabilization, Phase 2 Project for the City of The Dalles. Work will take place on E. Scenic Drive approximately 300 feet east of Jefferson Street, between E. 16th Street and Jefferson Street. Work days will be Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., but the road will remain closed for the duration of the project, which is expected to continue through Feb. 12. This section of the road will be closed to all motorists, with local access only provided to residents. Detour routes to get to Columbia Gorge Community College and Sorosis Park will be marked from Dry Hollow Road to 19th Street and then on 18th Street to Jefferson Street. This project is scheduled to end approximately Feb. 12. Motorists are encouraged to be alert to the traffic control signs and drive with caution for the safety of the utility work- ers, local residents, pedestrians and other motorists. Communication expansion requested An application has been received by the community devel- opment department of the City of The Dalles to allow AT&T to co-locate equipment on an existing wireless communica- tion antenna. The antenna will extend approximately 6 feet above the building located at 419 E. Seventh St. in The Dalles. Application includes a request for an enclosed 20-by-20 foot storage area. Questions regarding the application can be addressed to Riley Marcus, associate planner, community development department; 541-296-5481, ext. 1132; or email rmarcus@ci.the-dalles.or.us. Lot division sought A request has been made to divide a 1.24-acre parcel into 64 to 80 lots of varying sizes. The property is located at 2845 E. 12th St., and is zoned high density residential. The appli- cation was made to The Dalles’ community development Must present coupon. Not valid with any other oﬀ ers. Expires 2/29/20. department. Questions can be addressed to Joshua Chandler, planner, community development department; 541-296-5481, ext. 1132; or email jchandler@ci.the-dalles. or.us. 541-296-0099 Public hearing scheduled The City of The Dalles Planning Commission will conduct a quasijudicial public hearing on Thursday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, 313 Court Street, The Dalles, to gather information on a request to reduce a side yard setback of 2.5 ft., and a rear yard setback reduction of 5 ft., a 50 percent reduction of both setbacks. The property is located at 221 W. 15th Street, and is zoned high-density residential. Applicant and property owners are Michael and Christine Irish. Questions can be addressed to Riley Marcus, associate planner; 541-296-5481, ext. 1132; or e-mail rmarcus@ci.the- dalles.or.us. Check us out on Facebook THE DALLES CHRONICLE THE DALLES CHRONICLE (ISSN 0747-3443) is published twice weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday. 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