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Newspaper Page TextIllinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Tuesday, December 3, 2003 Page 7 WARM HEARTS - Volunteers at this year’s Cave Junc- tion Cares Thanksgiving dinner served approximately 250 people turkey, ham, stuffing, desserts and other tasty fixings on Thursday, Nov. 27 in Jubilee Park. I.V. resident Lynn Boucher spearheads the event each year and has done so for more than a decade. (Photos by Sam Newton) at the Dome School Holiday Bazaar Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 & 7 $10 - $20 Bargains Holiday Ornaments Hummingbird Feeders Hanging Vases Table Vases Lampshade Specials Oil Candles Dome School 9367 Takilma Rd. 1-541-476-2127 Many “Baby Boomer”-age workers are poised to take service jobs when they retire from their current positions. The Boomers — often called the best educated of recent generations — say they are willing to take service jobs as they exit their long-term careers or professions in the future, a new AARP poll reports. Workers aged 50 to 70, a group that includes a number of leading edge Boomers, were asked in the survey to do some crystal ball thinking about possible new careers. Of- fered a list of occupations likely to experience high growth through this dec- ade, they said they were most willing to take these 10 jobs: * Customer service representative * Teaching assistant * Teacher * Retail salesperson * Landscaper or groundskeeper * Cashier * Computer support specialist * Real estate agent * Secretary or recep- tionist * (tie)Truck driver or courier; bookkeeper or accounting clerk; child care worker The national AARP survey, titled "Staying Ahead of the Curve 2003: The AARP Working in Retirement Study," He that would have fruit must climb the tree. -Thomas Fuller- WHERE? Of course, at Junction Inn TIMBER ROOM LOUNGE FOR WHAT? THE ‘ELVIS EXPERIENCE’ with Jerry Hurley LOOKS LIKE ELVIS! DANCES LIKE ELVIS! SINGS LIKE ELVIS! You can have a good time with only a $5 cover charge. Come and enjoy THE ‘ELVIS EXPERIENCE’ at the Timber Room Lounge - 9:30 p.m. 406 S. Redwood Hwy. For tickets, reserve a seat or for more information. 120 seats available only. Phone (541) 592-3106 showed that many of the workers between the ages of 50 and 70 plan to work far into what has tradition- ally been viewed as their "retirement years", nearly half (45 percent) envision- ing themselves either working into their 70s or later. Reasons for working in retirement varied, but many pre-retirees indicated that their motivation re- volves around "a need for money" (22 percent). Sev- enteen percent said that they planned to work be- cause of a "need for health benefits." Other leading reasons cited were a desire to remain "mentally ac- tive" (15 percent) and to remain "productive or use- ful" (14 percent). The report outlined a number of recommenda- tions for the retirement security of older Ameri- cans, including "the prompt enactment of a pre- scription drug benefit in Medicare (as)...an essential first step..." Also recom- mended was positive ac- tion to strengthen Social Security and the private pension system and to en- courage individuals to save and invest wisely. (c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc.