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March/April Classes & ActivitiesCall 482-5220 for Registration and InformationAll Classes & Activities held at BCSSI, LebanonCover to Cover Book Club DateBook club will meet Tuesday, March 5and April 2. The book featured inMarch will be “The No. 1 Ladies’Detective Agency” and in April will be“The Secret Garden”.Coffee Connection 2 CommunityThe second Thursday of every monthat 9:30AM for Coffee andConversation. On March 14 pleasebring food, treats or toys for theHumane Society. On April 11 pleasebring Children’s Books for Witham(ages 5 months-1st grade).Game DayEvery Wednesday from 1:30-3:30.Come to for card games, dominoes,Bocce Ball, etc. Bring some snacks toshare and come play with us! Playersare responsible for organizing enoughplayers for their table.Coming Soon!Matter of Balance every Friday fromMay 3 - June 28 (no class on May17), 1:00-3:00PM. Cost for 8 weeksis 10. Maximum of 15 students. CallBCSSI to register.Travel with BCSSI to CanadaArt ClassEvery Thursday, 9:30AM-12:00PMwith instructor Shirley Luttrell. Cost is 5 per class. Shirley will work withbeginner or intermediate students andany medium. There will be an all dayart class Thursday, March 14 andApril 11 from 9:30AM-3:30PM.Artists can attend all or half of the day.The afternoon will include paintingprojects, special papers andtechniques. Cost is 10 for the full day.Call BCSSI to register.Visit Nova Scotia, Prince EdwardIsland and New BrunswickSeptember 9-21Cost is 1699 and includesmotorcoach transportation, 12 nightslodging, 22 meals, guided tours ofAcadia National Park, Halifax,Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg, andPrince Edward Island and admissionto King’s Landing andHopewell Rocks.Valid US Passport or US PassportCard required for this tour.Classy CraftersClassy Crafters will meet at 1:30 onMarch 20 and April 17 Bring yourideas for the new year!Registration begins:April 10th at 9:00AM9

March/April Activities ZionsvilleCall 317-873-8939 for Registration and InformationZionsville activities are held in various facilitiesCaregiver Support GroupThe group will meet the 2ndWednesday of each month from6:00-8:00PM at the Zionsville TownHall, 1100 W Oak St., Rm. 203.Elizabeth Oberholtzer, Social Workerat Zionsville Meadows, will be thefacilitator. Call BCSSI to register.SHIP Counseling & CICOA BenefitsStephanie Balusik-Fultz from CICOAwill be available by appointment toprovide seniors with unbiasedinformation about Medicare, NursingFacilities, Emergency ResponseSystems, Benefits, Nutrition, SocialSecurity, and more on March 27 andApril 24. Call BCSSI for anappointment.Art ClassEvery Tuesday, 9:30AM-12:00PMwith instructor Shirley Luttrell. Classis held in Room 204 of the ZionsvilleTown Hall. Cost is 5.00 per class.Call BCSSI to register.Lunch and Learn2nd and 4th Friday of themonth at noon. Lunch isfree to the first 30 registrantsin the Zionsville Town HallCommunity Room.Call BCSSI to register.March 8Parkinson’sMarch 22 Spring Focus GroupAll are welcome!April 12Food Demo by The Hearth ofTudor Garden’s ChefApril 26Witham: Dr. Vinnie Belamkar onInterventional Pain ManagementCoffee Connection/Sip & LearnYou are invited to join us at ZionsvilleFire Station #91 at 10:30AM onMarch 1 when the topic will be FallPrevention and April 5 Home SafetyAssessments. Sponsored by: CopperTrace Family-first Senior Living.BOTH BCSSI officeswill be closed April 19for Good Friday.This includes allpersonal servicesand transportation services.SAVE THE DATES 2019Boone County Polo Charity: June 28BCSSI Olympics: August 26-29We apologize for any inconvenience.Thank you for your continued support.Boone County Senior Expo: October 510

Get Out and Go with BCSSI!Trips depart from: BCSSI LebanonZionsville, Thorntown or Jamestown pick-up available for some tripsSpecial InterestShoppingTippecanoe MallShopping in Avon:Tues. March 12Hobby Lobby,9:00AM 6.00Michael’s and LunchThurs. March 289:00AM 6.00Atlanta IN: BrowseMercantile 37, havelunch in Wheeler’sCafé and take homea pie from Lisa’s PieShopGreenwood Park Mall Tues. April 16and Old Time Pottery 9:00AM 10.00Lunch and Learn on the RoadSaturday, March 23rdMystery CaféDinner Theatre atBuca Di Beppo’s 55Price includestransportationONLYLunch and Learn on the RoadWednesday, May 22ndAmish Acres inNappanee, IN 60A day of wagonrides, house &farm tours & more! Thresher’s Mealwith soup, salad, entrees, bread anddessert is included.Registration begins March 25!Enjoy a family style Italianlunch and “Death By Disco”a comedy youmay play a part in!Call BCSSI to register!Welcome toour newestBoone AreaTransit DriverMax Allen!Thurs. April 259:00AM 10.00BCSSI isgrateful for thesupport ofBoone Countyto providepublic transit forall ages! Because of your support wehave recently added threenew vans to our fleet.11

Generous, compassionate,devoted, caring, and energetic .If any of these words describe you, then youhave the characteristics of a volunteer andBCSSI would love to have you join our FriendlyVisitor program. Volunteers provide avaluable service to our senior community.Whether you can donate an hour a week orFriendly Visitors Paul & Katherinn Seppel three hours five days a week, you’re providingwith their special friend Betty Runyon.more than a service, you’re offeringcompanionship and support to someone inneed. Currently we have clients who need a friend. As a volunteer, you have theopportunity to learn new skills, develop lasting friendships, and take pleasure inknowing you are helping others. If you feel you would be a valuable asset to thisprogram or feel like you could add an additional client, call today!A Friendly Visitor makes regular visits to home bound seniors to offer support,friendship, and concern. Visits are one day per week for a minimum of one hour.For more information contact Barb Carrell, Director of Volunteers andActivities, at 765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939 or bcarrell@booneseniors.org.Looking For A Good BookTo Read?Stop in and select a new book fromour BCSSI Book Shelf located in ourLebanon office lobby.BCSSI Client Edna MayCunningham turned 100 onJanuary 29th!In 2018, 1143books weretaken from thebook shelf andenjoyed byreaders!Thank you toBook Clubleader KayMartin formaking the BookShelf possible!12

The History of 'APRONS'I don't think our kids know what an apron is. Theprinciple use of Grandma's apron was to protectthe dress underneath because she only had afew. It was also because it was easier to washaprons than dresses and aprons used lessmaterial. But along with that, it served as apotholder for removing hot pans from the oven.It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used forcleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carryingeggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in thewarming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding placesfor shy kids. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around herarms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hotwood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in thatapron.From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had beenshelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in applesthat had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, itwas surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter ofseconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, wavedher apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields todinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that willreplace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes. Send this to thosewho would know (and love) the story about Grandma's aprons.REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sillto cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They wouldgo crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don'tthink I ever caught anything from an apron - but love. --Hawk Seeker of Truth-BCSSI CORE VALUES: Choice for older adults and their families Enhance, protect and preserve the dignity of older adults Fiscal responsibility Cooperation with other agencies13

The Boone County Senior Services Foundation boardwill host the 2019 Legacy Dinner at Dull’s Tree Farm,Thorntown on Saturday, May 4th. This year’s themeis “Denim, Diamonds and Blues”. A reception will beheld at 6:00PM followed by delicious meal and programat 6:30PM. Special entertainment will be provided aswell as a silent auction! Come casual and wear yourboots and jeans! Proceeds from the event will supportthe Foundation’s mission which is to build a fund fromgifts and bequests so that BCSSI can continue serving older adults in our community.Tickets can be purchased for 60 per person or 360 for a full table sponsorship (6seats) . Event sponsorships are 650 each and will include a table for six and specialname recognition during the event. RSVP by April 19th! For more informationcontact Sonya Shoup, 765-482-5220 or sshoup@booneseniors.org.Thanks to the support of our donors, the Foundation recently gifted 25,000 to BCSSI. The money will be used to support the 2019 BCSSIannual budget and several of the agency activities planned for later this year.BCSSI and the BCSS Foundation welcome all gifts of any size.Both organizations are 501(c)3 organizations andyour donation may be tax-deductible.We hope that you will consider gifting to us in the future.You Can Still Gain TaxBenefits from CharitableDonationsmay have changed considerably formany people. Are there still taxbenefits to making a charitabledonation?Here’s some background:Previously, you may have been ableto deduct your charitable donations ifyou itemized deductions on yourincome tax return. So, for example, ifyou were in the 25 percent tax bracketand you gave 1,000 to a qualifiedcharity, you may have been able todeduct 250.But under the new tax laws,the standard deduction is almostLike most people, you probablyknow several organizations worthy ofyour philanthropy, and you may wellhave contributed to them, perhaps onan annual basis. In the past, whenyou’ve made charitable donations, it’sbeen a win-win: You were able toprovide support to a worthyorganization and you received somevaluable tax benefits. But with thepassage of the new tax laws, things14

doubled for 2018, to 24,000 for jointfilers, and 12,000 for single filers. As aresult, far fewer people are likely toitemize their deductions. If you’re in thisgroup, you may find that you have lessincentive, at least for tax reasons, tomake charitable gifts.However, receiving a taxdeduction is not the only tax benefit ofmaking a charitable gift. If you own anIRA and you’re 70 ½ or older, yougenerally must start taking withdrawals –technically called required minimumdistributions, or RMDs – from yourtraditional IRA. (Roth IRAs are notsubject to RMDs until after the death ofthe owner.) If instead of withdrawing themoney, the IRA owner decides totransfer the funds directly to a qualifiedcharity, the distributed amount can beexcluded from the IRA owner's income.So, in effect, you can get a sizable taxbenefit from your generosity. In fact, youmay be able to move up to 100,000from your IRA per year to an eligiblecharity and have it count as your RMDs,even if the amount donated is more thanthe required minimum withdrawal.Even if you aren’t 70 ½ yet, youmight still gain some tax benefits fromcertain types of charitable donations.When you itemized, and you donatedappreciated stocks, you were generallyallowed a charitable deduction for the fullfair market value of the stocks on thedate of the transfer, even if your originalcost was only a fraction of that value.Now, if you don’t itemize, that charitablecontribution is not deductible, but youcan still avoid the capital gains taxesyou’d have to pay if you sold thesecurities, rather than donating them.Finally, you could name aqualified charity as a beneficiary ofyour IRA or 401(k). This can allow theassets to pass free of income tax tothe charitable group.Given the increased standarddeduction resulting from the new taxlaws, many charitable groups areworried about the potential loss ofcontributions. Nonetheless, as we’veseen, you can still find ways to getsome tax benefits from your owncharitable gifts. And you’ll still get thesame satisfaction from supporting agood cause.This article was written by Edward Jones foruse by your local Edward Jones FinancialAdvisor. Edward Jones, its employees andfinancial advisors cannot provide tax or legaladvice. You should consult your attorney orqualified tax advisor regarding your situation.Donations canbe made to thefollowing:Boone County Senior ServicesFoundation, Inc.515 CrownPointe Dr.,Lebanon 46052Or, go to: booneseniors.org765-482-5220, 317-873-8939 orsshoup@booneseniors.org15

Meal Vouchers Offered ForWitham HealthServices CafeteriaClients Served in 2018:Transportation:982Homemaker:95Personal Friendly Visitor:44Respite:11Volunteers:207Tax, Legal & Insurance:88Activities:692Workshops/Support Grps: 146Other Volunteers:245Total clients served:BCSSI has meal voucher cards thatcan be used at the Witham Cafeteriafor breakfast and lunch. The meals arevalued at 6.75 and will be offered toages 60 for a 1, 2 or 3 donation,based on income. You may use up toeight vouchers in a month. A limitednumber is available each month.Contact BCSSI with questions:765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939Sponsored by:CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutionsand Witham Health Services2,602Do you or someone you knowneed a little extra help?Try BCSSI Personal ServicesCaregiver’s CornerHomemaker, Personal Care, RespiteA bi-monthly newsletterfilled with information andresources for peoplecaring for others. If youwould like to be placed onthe mailing list contactJessica Evans atjevans@booneseniors.orgor call 765-482-5220 or317-873-8939.Contact:Cindy Hickson765-482-5220 or 317-873-893916

Agency Memorial & Honorarium GiftsRuss & Lois ByrkettLee & Donna EmmonsBob & Kathy HillThe Whiteley Family, Kyle & MeganCarol DullBrent & Shelly Miller & FamilyMike & Judy Maddock & Joel PearsonCraig & Mary Ellen StephensonBarney & Teresa LewisRon & Beth ForsytheBlair & Tammy BrindleEmma Shelton FamilyLouise, Don, Cindy, Eric Stump & FamilyDana & Ellen WitteStewart BausermanIn Memory of Ron LindFrances LindIn Memory of Frank VickeryEric & Cindy Goodnight &Marjorie PadgettIn Memory of Vic JonesLinda JonesIn Memory of Shirley SchenkelKeith & Marty CampbellIn Memory of Wayne JenkinsJerry & Eva BohannonAnonymousIn Memory of George DonaldsonMonte & Florence JuilleratIn Memory of Garnett E. McMahonNancy StumIn Honor of Vickie DaupertRichard & Betty SpencerIn Honor of Jack & Kay ChaseJoe & Breann FinkIn Honor of Craig Anderson,Ordinary Hero AwardThe Scoop, LLCIn Memory of Linda ReaganRex & Nancy GoldsberryCecil & Nancy GosserVivian MontgomeryKeith & Marty CampbellCheryl Edmonds & Denise WrightIn Memory of Ernie Pyle Chapter of the WWIIRoundtable Members: Jim Limp, WWII Veteran Marvin Bishop, Battle of the Bulge/earlyarrival liberation of Aachen, Germany Floyd Newkirk, Mediterranean/Europeantheaters Phil Thrine, USN Note Truelock, USN Caribbean Odette Chase, Child in France underoccupation Irwin Martin, Combat Infantry Korea Terry Bayles, Combat Infantry, Tet Offensive,VietnamDonation, Memorial and Honorarium FormI would like my donation to be used for (select one below):A donation to the Agency A donation to the FoundationA memorial in memory of:An honorarium in honor of:Please send notification card to:Street Address:City, State, Zip:Thank you for your gift. Please mail form with payment to:17

Attention!!!SoutheastransStandard MedicaidTransportation ReservationsTrip Reservation Line: 1-855-325-7586Call this number for a reservation, anychanges or cancellations and when yourappointment is finished. Your preferredprovider is Boone County SeniorServices/BATS.Let BATS takeyou door to door this winter!Boone Area Transit SystemCounty Wide, All Ages482-5220 or 317-873-8939Monday-Friday7:30AM-4:30PMBoone Area Transit System operates by appointments made in advance. We welcomecalls for LAST MINUTE transportation for non-medical, unscheduled appointments! Pleasecall to check the schedule and hopefully we can help you get where you need to go!Boone Area Transit Pricing 2019Due to increasing demand please allow 2 weeks noticeto book your next transit appointment.SENIOR SUGGESTED DONATIONSInside city limits (unlimited stops)Outside city limits in Boone Co. (unlimited stops)SENIOR OUTSIDE COUNTY COSTSThorntown, Lebanon, Jamestown, Advance to Indy or anyother city in the counties surrounding Boone round tripZionsville, Whitestown to Indy or any other city in thecounties surrounding Boone round tripAirport one-way mandatory pay per personAny trip over 30 miles or more one way add 5.00PUBLICCharge each time client boardsDrive-thru to drop off prescriptions onlyDrive-thru to pick up medicine, bank, or fast foodOutside city limits in Boone Co.18Cost: 5.00 10.00Cost: 20.00 15.00 25.00 5.00Cost: 3.00N/C 3.00 5.00

Boone Area Transit System (BATS) is looking for drivers!Individuals must be willing to obtain (or already have) aPublic Passenger License, must pass a physical exam,drug test and background check and must be able tooperate a wheelchair lift (training provided). ContactDirector of Transportation Cindy Elliott 765-4825220 or 317-873-8939 or cindy@booneseniors.orgfor a complete job description. Boone CountySenior Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Deviled Eggs With BaconRecipe by: Incredible Edible Egg14 hard-boiled eggs1/2 c. mayonnaise1/2 c. sour cream1 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard1 tsp. lemon juice1/4 tsp. pepper1/3 c. crumbled, cooked bacon1/4 c. finely shredded cheddar cheese2 Tbsp. chopped chives or green oniontopsCut eggs lengthwise in half. Remove yolks to a medium bowl. Reserve 24egg white halves. Finely chop remaining 4 halves. Mash yolks with a fork,add all ingredients through pepper and mix well. Add remaining ingredientsand mix well. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of mixture into each egg whitehalf.Garlic Parmesan Roasted AsparagusRecipe by: Belle of the Kitchen1/2 lb. fresh asparagus1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. pepper3

BOONE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES, INC. Volume XL Number 2 March/April 2019 . Boone County Senior Services, Inc. 2019 Board of Directors provide enriching opportunities for . Thank you to Lana Hale (center) representing Xi Eta Nu Sorority, for providing Christmas gift bags to our clients. Lana is pictured with BCSSI staff