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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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Retain your self confidence as you age
Senior
Living
Scott
McKay
D
O EVER FEEL YOU’RE NOT
as sharp in conversations,
or you can’t complete a hike
with friends, or you don’t want to
take a trip because of how many
times you’ll have to stop (and we
know the reasons why!)? You feel
you’ve lost the confidence to meet
any challenge and you avoid doing
the things that have made life
worth living.
You are not alone. According to
an article in the June 2019 issue of
Harvard Men’s Health Watch, it’s
not uncommon to lose confidence
as we age because of the life chang-
es we face: Retirement, health
issues and loss of a loved one. Self-
esteem generally peaks at the age
of 60 and then starts to decline.
The reason is during midlife we
typically are working, involved in
relationships, and more adventur-
ous. In contrast, as older adults we
often lose these roles as we enter
the later stages of life.
The best way to regain confi-
dence is to remind yourself of your
capabilities, focus on what you
can do and build from there while
addressing what keeps you from
feeling confident.
Here are five strategies that can
help you gain greater confidence
and realize that your best days lie
ahead.
1. Look good. When you look
good, you feel good — which my
wife often reminds me when she
buys that nice new outfit.
2. Challenge yourself physical-
ly. Set a goal you can realistically
meet and create a plan to achieve
it. Besides improving your physical
and mental health, it can build
confidence in your ability to be
active. But I’ve always found the
first month is the hardest.
3. Learn something. Activities
like learning to paint or playing an
instrument or studying a foreign
language can show that you can
accomplish new things — although
for me it takes a little longer to
learn something new — okay, a lot
longer! And if you make mistakes, it
doesn’t really matter.
4. Stay connected. Lack of
confidence can make socializing a
challenge. Try volunteering where
you can meet new people, use your
skills, and you find rewarding.
5. Seek help. If you feel down or
anxious or you’ve found other ob-
stacles to feeling more confidant,
help is always a good thing.
Finally, don’t believe the age ste-
reotypes. Age does not determine
whether you have the ability to be
successful at a given task. Often we
fall into the trap believing we can’t
do something when there are many
reasons we can.
It’s true you can’t do everything
you once did but with confidence
you can still live an active and satis-
fying life — just stay off that ladder!
•••
“This morning I saw a neighbor
talking to her dog. It was obvious
she thought her dog understood
her. I came into my house and told
my cat. We laughed a lot.”
•••
The name of the parking valet
in the television series “77 Sunset
Strip” who was constantly combing
his “piled-high, greasy-styled teen
hair” was Edd “Kookie” Byrnes.
I received correct answers from
Diana Weston, Sandy Haechrel,
Lana Tepfer, Julie Carter, Sandra
Fritz, Kim Birge, Tina Castañares,
Carol Earl, Gene Uczen, Rose
Shultz, and Ed Stager, this week’s
winner of a quilt raffle ticket.
I was more into soul music, but
I know there are a lot of country
and western music fans out there.
For this week’s “Remember When”
question, who was the female sing-
er who recorded “I Fall to Pieces”,
“She’s Got You,” and “Crazy” before
her untimely death in a 1963
plane crash? Email your answer to
mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, leave
a message at 541-296-4788 or send
it with a DVD of the 1985 motion
picture Sweet Dreams.
•••
Well, it has been another week,
wondering, “Have I said that
before?” Until we meet again, I
can now look forward to spring
guilt-free, having had our winter
snowstorm.
•••
“Do not take life too seriously.
You will never get out of it alive.”
— Elbert Hubbard
•••
Nutritious home delivered meals
and pick-ups for anyone over 60.
Hood River Valley Adult Center
— For Meals-on-Wheels, call 541-
386-2060. Pick up a drive-thru meal
from 11:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
The Dalles Meals-on-Wheels —
Call 541-298-8333 to sign up for
home-delivered meals. Call before
10:30 a.m. to pick up a meal at
noon at the Mid-Columbia Senior
Center.
The Sherman County Senior and
Community Center — Call 541-
565-3191 by 10:30 a.m. and leave a
message with the number of meals
needed and names of each person.
Klickitat County Senior Services
— Call the Goldendale office (509-
773-3757) or the White Salmon
office (509-493-3068).
Skamania County Senior
Services — Call 509-427-3990.
Seniors of Mosier Valley — Call
541-503-5660 or 541-980-1157 at
least one day in advance to order
a Grab-N-Go meal. Monday and
Wednesdays from 11-11:30 a.m.
Pick-up at the Mosier Senior
Center. Delivery is also available.
GLENWOOD NEWS
Corbin Schuster makes his mark in disease research
Pierce
■ By For Mary
Columbia Gorge News
A former
Glenwood
kid has had
his research
published by
the National
Institutes
of Health
Mary Pierce
(NIH) in
Washington,
D.C.
That’s the exciting lead-in
to this great news regarding
Corbin (CJ) Schuster, son
of Regina Hernandez of
Glenwood.
Over the past few years,
I have proudly shared
news regarding CJ’s stud-
ies in pursuit of a career in
biomedical research. CJ is
just a few months away from
finishing his doctoral studies
at Oregon State University
and will receive his Ph.D. in
microbiology in April.
A recent news release
from the NIH Office of
Research Infrastructure
Programs (ORIP) described
CJ’s biomedical research
with an emphasis on micro-
organisms and infectious
diseases. In fact, the title of
the news release said, “ORIP
Supports the Scientific
Career of a Promising
Young Investigator Studying
Parasitic Infections in
Zebrafish.” As a member of
the Yakama Nation, CJ has
focused his study on human
diseases, most specifically,
diseases that affect Native
peoples. The news release
states, “Mr. Schuster is inter-
ested in the study of human
diseases that have a higher
incidence among Native
peoples, such as toxoplas-
mosis (a parasitic infection),
as well as diseases of fish like
salmon, which are central
to the food,
culture, and
religion of
the Yakama
people.“
The news
release
contains the
Corbin
following
Schuster
statement
from Dr.
Michael Kent, professor of
microbiology and biomedi-
cal sciences at Oregon State
University: “Mr. Schuster has
qualities that are important
in a biomedical researcher:
He has the right demeanor
for research. He works hard;
he doesn’t get flustered
when things don’t work. He’s
been really good in the lab.”
Congratulations, CJ.
Here’s a reminder that the
Mt. Adams Community 4-H
Club will soon be wrapping
up its annual fruit sale.
Please contact a 4-H kid or
Bo Arnold if you’re interest-
ed in buying delicious fruit
such as apples, pears, orang-
es, grapefruit, and kiwis, and
help support a great cause.
Laurene Eldred shared
some of the recent wind-
storm figures. On Feb. 4, her
weather station recorded
high gusts of 30 mph. On
Feb. 5 the high was 36 mph,
the Feb. 6 had 39 mph, and
Feb. 7 had high gusts of 40
mph with an average of 27
mph, extremely high for
here. We knew it was rough,
as shown by all the downed
trees, building damage, and
power outages, but it’s nice
to have the numbers. Thank
you, Laurene.
The snowy conditions
resulted in canceling school
last Friday, giving the
Glenwood kids a four-day
weekend. The road con-
ditions also necessitated
the Republic Services trash
pickup crews to cut their
day short and return to their
station.
We are sorry to hear of the
passing of Charles “Charlie”
Allen, one of the strong
pillars of the Glenwood
Rodeo Association for many
decades. Charlie was well
known and loved by many
here in Glenwood. He was
invited by Tye Murray to
join the Glenwood Rodeo
Association more than 50
years ago. His mechanical
and carpentry skills were
invaluable in completing
the work that needed to be
accomplished each year
to repair and improve the
arena and equipment. As
the oldest active member,
Charlie’s incredible memory
and knowledge of rodeo
history and procedures
were wonderful resources
that were called upon often
during each rodeo season.
Charlie also served in the
capacity of either director
or one of the officers of
the association for many
decades. There will never be
another like him and there
are not adequate words to
express what a treasure he
was to the Glenwood Rodeo
Association. Charlie passed
away last week at home with
his grandson Jake, grand-
daughter-in-law Kellie, and
beloved great-granddaugh-
ter Haylee by his side. Our
deepest condolences go out
to them and all the rest of his
family.
Mark your calendars for
future Kids Jams on March
19, April 16, and May 21.
If you have any questions,
you may call the Glenwood
Church at (509) 364-3571.
Please send any news items
for next week’s paper to gmp-
ierce09@gmail.com.
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