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Minot Area Senior Coalition to present ‘Salute to Seniors’

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The Minot Area Senior Coalition is busy getting ready for our upcoming 24th “Salute to Seniors” Tuesday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Minot Municipal Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Salute to First Responders.” Our main feature is Danny Elvis who will be doing the Danny Elvis and Johnny Cash shows. Jerry Schlag & friends will play fantastic accordion music. There will be great dancing music for both events. We will have a speaker from the Minot Police Department and a variety of informational vendors who will be helpful for our seniors. Ed Schmaltz will be ...

The end of 3G may affect cell service, security, med alert systems

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In 2022, major wireless carriers will shut down their third generation (3G) networks and replace them with faster 5G, making older cell phones and devices, including home security and medical alert systems, useless. People with devices that rely on 3G will no longer be able to make or receive calls and texts, including calls to 911, or use data service. The major wireless phone companies will completely shut off their 3G networks on these dates: Verizon: Dec. 31 AT&T: February Sprint 3G: March 31 Sprint LTE: June 30 T-Mobile 3G: July 1 Because discount providers like ...

The Wellington bustles with many activities

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Spring has sprung! At least for us at The Wellington Independent and Assisted Living! We are excited and eager to see what 2022 has in store and we continue to take each day one day at a time. The Wellington has been bustling with activity thanks to our Life Enrichment coordinator and her assistant. Residents have participated in many activities, such as The Wellington Olympics, music performances, bingo, and more! There is plenty to choose from on our monthly activity calendar. In addition to scheduled monthly activities, Wellington residents can participate in a monthly Dinner Club ...

Current update on volunteer status, changes at Trinity Homes

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My name is Shelly Swearson and I am new to the “Senior Scene.” I am however, not new to the “senior scene” or new to Minot. I have been working in health care for 32 years and 30 of theose years have been at Trinity Homes in Minot. I have been the director of Social Services at Trinity Homes for 22 of those years and last spring I also became the director of Activities and supervise the Transport Aides and the Trinity Homes Beauty Shop. The most challenging thing I have faced in my 32 years working in health care has been the last two years during this pandemic. To watch the ...

You can have a Porterhouse Steak as long as it’s rare – a rare treat

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – It sometimes seems that the world is determined to classify senior citizens as an endangered species, telling us that we need to exercise more in order to keep in shape and eat foods not because they are tasty but because they’re good for you, says Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. “They are right, of course, whoever ‘they’ are. But does that mean we can’t take an occasional break -- that we can’t take it easy every once in a while or have a meal not because it is particularly good for you but because you crave the ...

Estate planning goes high-tech

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The pandemic has shown us that doing business in the traditional face-to-face sense is becoming a thing of the past. Gone are the days where you must drive into town to attend a meeting because you can join a Zoom call instead. Signing paper documents at the bank is being replaced by using your finger to sign on a tablet instead, and PDF copies are immediately sent to you via email. In that same vein, North Dakotans have new, convenient options for accomplishing routine legal matters and I will describe three of those: online remote notarization, electronic Wills, and the online health ...