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Joe Stortini: “10 percent of life is what happens. 90 percent is how you react to it”
One of the mottos at Joeseppi’s Italian Ristorante and Deli in Tacoma is “Community Service, A Way of Life,“ owner Joe Stortini proudly proclaims. And he should know. The 86-year-old has practiced what he preaches during careers as a politician (he never lost an election as a state legislator and in county government, including its highest office—county executive), in education (he taught government and history classes and coached football and baseball teams that included future pros such as National Football League star Ahmad Rashad), and now is a restauranteur who jokes that he spends “eight days a week” at the North Tacoma eatery.
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News
According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, approximately 150,000 people in Washington who are eligible for a Dual Special Needs health plan (DSNP, or dual plan) aren’t enrolled in one. That means dual-eligible consumers could have up to three different coverage entities providing their care – the U.S. government, the state and a
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Wheels for a good cause
Representatives of Mountain View Community Center in Edgewood and Pierce Transit celebrated the awarding of a used, 12-passenger transit van to the center to take seniors on day trips and children to summer camps. When Pierce Transit’s vans and shuttles reach the end of their use for public transportation, the agency donates them through its
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Social Security’s trust funds appear to be holding steady or gaining years in their long-term financial status, although the program isn’t expected to completely cover benefit payouts in the years ahead. The Social Security Board of Trustees, in its annual report in April, said the combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and
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Gig Harbor’s senior center has lost the roof over its head and is looking for a new one. For the past 10 years, the Senior Club, as it’s called, occupied part of the Jim and Carolyn Milgard Family HOPE Center. But the Peninsula School District, through a bond measure that voters approved in February, enabled
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Lifestyles
Jewish grandparents and their legacies The first-ever national study of Jewish grandparents has shined light on their attitudes and beliefs, behaviors and needs in relation to grandparenting, including their desire to share their legacies in an age of complexity and change. In the research commissioned by the Jewish Grandparents Network in partnership with 17 national organizations and Jewish federations, nearly
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Senior Eats
Homegrown tomatoes add color and flavor to meals Impress your guests with a garden, container and dinner table filled with tasty and colorful winning tomato varieties. Small-fruited varieties are perfect for salads and snacking, and those with larger fruit are ideal for slicing, canning and sauces. These winning tomatoes were tested nationally by All-America Selections (AAS), a non-profit plant trialing organization (all-americaselections.org). Volunteer
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Senior Adventures
Opportunies (such as Iceland) to keep on going Life is so short, and most of us are at an age where we are losing those close to us. In the not-too-distant past, I have lost a couple of 102-year-olds, but I am attending a birthday party for a 109-year-old. They all have had wonderful stories to tell of the things they have done
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Health & Fitness
Best response to strokes: Know the warning signs and dial 9-1-1 Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. On average, someone in the United States suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes, and nearly 800,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. A stroke occurs when not enough oxygen-rich blood is reaching
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Business/Personal Finance/Products
New retirement community in Puyallup busy with move-ins It’s been moving day a lot lately at Wesley Bradley Park, Wesley Homes’ latest retirement community and first in Pierce County. The 19-acre property in Puyallup, purchased in 2009 by faith-based, not-for-profit Wesley, became home to more than 100 residents in April and May, with more moving in daily. The community features a five-story lodge
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