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Alamo Senior Center 528-4881 Business Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m. Social Activities: Birthdays, monthly, last Tuesday Cards: Tuesday, following lunch Senior Meals: Tuesdays, 12 p.m. Foot Clinic: Odd months, Divide County Health Nurse Anamoose Senior Citizens 465-3316 Business Meeting: 1st Monday, bingo & speaker Social Meeting: 3rd Friday Senior Meals: Mondays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Chair Exercise: Mondays & Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Check: 1st Monday Cards & Dominoes: Fridays, 6:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Citizens ...

Year-End Estate Planning Updates

The end of the year is a good time to review the current gift and estate tax rules and stay up to date with the minor changes coming in 2023. Annual gift tax exclusion. This is the amount you can give to another person per calendar year without reporting it to the IRS. The annual gift tax exclusion is $16,000 in 2022 and will increase to $17,000 in 2023. This covers everything from a $500 gift card at Christmas to a $64,000 gift made in four parts (Mom gives $16,000 each to son and daughter-in-law and Dad does the same). Any gifts more than the annual exclusion amount should be ...

Voting insights, resources available to voters

The upcoming midterm elections are when you decide who represents you in the legislature and in Congress. AARP provides several insights and informational resources to help you find voting locations and prepare to vote. 1. Research: A national survey from AARP last spring revealed some of the priorities and concerns of a critical voting demographic that will determine the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections: women voters age 50 and older. Among the key findings was that the top issues for this group is the day-to-day experience of rising prices. — Nearly half (46%) rank ...

Elison Assisted Living looks forward to Norsk Høstfest

September is a special time in Minot. This year, it has an even more significant meaning. In each of the past two years, our beloved Norsk Høstfest has been postponed. But this year, that’s not the case. For the first time in the new decade, Norsk Høstfest will be taking place. It’s safe to say we’re all looking forward to it. Minot is a special place with an incredibly special culture. The festival is a celebration of that culture, a celebration of our city’s heritage and its history. More than that, it’s a celebration of us – the people that live in this city and ...

The Wellington receives special honor

Greetings from The Wellington Independent and Assisted Living retirement community! What a beautiful summer we have enjoyed. It appears that many of our waterfowl have already headed south for the winter. True snowbirds! Did you know you could be a “snowbird” at The Wellington? If you’d rather not shovel that snow or drive on the icy streets, a winter stay at The Wellington may be just the ticket! The Wellington was recently the recipient of a tremendous honor being named “Best Assisted Living” for 2022-23 by U.S. News! We are so grateful for this distinction that comes from ...

Helping a loved one through the estate planning process

My mom and I email back and forth a couple of times a week. She lives a few states away, and email is the perfect way for us to keep in touch during the week between our weekend phone calls. Recently an email with the subject line “Estate Planning Appointment” popped up in my inbox. After a few years of mentioning that she and my dad need to make some updates, there was finally a date and time set to meet with an attorney in their town. Mom emailed me to see if I would come along. She scheduled the appointment so it will coincide with my upcoming trip home later this fall. The ...