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Senior News January 2008 - print edition
Download the print edition of the January Minnesota Senior News. |
A message of farewell...from Interim Director Reid Zimmerman
This past year with you has been challenging and rewarding. |
Volunteer at Federation’s St. Paul office
As we go into a New Year, please consider joining the volunteer force that we have at the Minnesota Senior Federation. Here is a partial list of volunteer opportunities. Training is provided for all positions. |
MnSF President's Column
To me, one of the most exciting changes to our Federation is the creation of the Advisory Council. |
Congressional forum focuses on upheavals to come for Medicare
More than 100 registered attendees and several other brave souls slogged through a winter storm to air grievances and hear from congressional representatives on upcoming upheavals in Medicare. |
MnSF hosts preview of legislative session Jan. 15 in St. Paul
In an effort to get a head start on the Minnesota legislative session, the Minnesota Senior Federation will conduct a legislative preview Jan. 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MnSF’s St. Paul office at Iris Park Place, 1885 University Ave. W. |
Senior Federation to host Jan. 29 health care options presentation
The Federation will host a presentation on Senior Partners Care, the Best Buy Drug program and the Federation’s Dental Program Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-noon at the St. Paul Salvation Army, 401 W. 7th St. |
Precinct caucuses Feb. 5
Introductory brochure and Caucus locations |
Place limits on property taxes before calling seniors stingy on schools
An article in the StarTribune on election eve seemed to lay the groundwork for blaming seniors for any failure that may have been forthcoming in the elections. |
Caregiving presentation set for early spring
What is it like to be a caregiver? How can I support a friend who is caregiving? How will caregiving impact my children? |
Federation offers counseling/resources for Dec. 31 Part D enrollment deadline
The Federation has been providing Medicare beneficiaries and their families information about health care options, including Part D, through peer-to-peer phone counseling in our Health Plan Information Center, free community presentations, and our annual publication Health Care Choices. |
From the Regions
Buffalo Ridge regions strategizing for Federation restructuringMankato office hosts legislators at holiday eventMnSF North Star Region restructures as open forumNorthwest office moves |
Mediation is an option for issues with a neighbor
Got problems with a neighbor? His digging, barking dogs, her wild prairie landscaping? Does your landlord refuse to repair your broken dishwasher? Sometimes people need help resolving their disputes. |
Will your television still work in 2009?
On Feb. 17, 2009, analog television broadcasting will end and digital television broadcasting will become the norm. Does that mean your television will stop working? |
To blog or not to blog: that is the question...
A blog - short for weblog - is a way for people who like to write to share ideas and updates on what they’ve been doing, including photos, with the rest of the world by way of the Internet. |
Take a look around and savor the sights and sounds of now
When was the last time you were exactly where you wanted to be and doing exactly what you wanted to be doing? |
Our much-appreciated November donors
Thanks to the following persons who donated $100 or more throughout November |
In Memoriam
Leonard Olson |
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