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"Speak-Out" Reports Of Older Americans Community Forum reports which will feed in­ formation into the 1961 White House Conference on Aging, were presented at an af­ ternoon luncheon by com­ mittee representatives of each county. Hedy Malki represented McHenry county. Recognition awards were distributed to 105 persons who assisted in planning and conducting the 138 local forums held in the eight counties of Region Two. Over 6,000 older Americans attended these "speak-out" sessions and identified their concerns and recom­ mendations on both the problems and the op­ portunities facing the elderly. Farm Bureau Some of the major issues addressed included. (1) An urgent need to help with payment of medical bills. (2) The need to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce tax burdens and utility bills for seniors. (3) The need to raise the allowable income for eligibility in SSI, food stamps, energy assistance and weatherization programs. (4) The need for low cost housing especially in rural areas. (5) Concern that Social Security is not fair or adequate for women. (6) Encouragement to private and public em­ ployers to hire older workers. The input has been summarized by Region II and will be submitted to the Illinois Department on Aging and the U.S. Ad­ ministration on Aging. Region II Area Agency on Aging has responsibility for development and coor­ dination of a network of services for older persons throughout the eight counties of DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will, and informs and advises appropriate public and private agencies and the public of the needs of older persons living in the region and acting as an advocate on their behalf. f lt\ ool > staff psychologist new* liom the family Semite jnd Menui Health Clin.t o! McHem> Count>. SECTION 2- PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17,1980 Set Heart Fitness Program At YMCA Outline Critical Issues Illinois Farm Bureau President Harold B. Steele cautioned Illinois farmers that it would be an error on their part to view the Nov. 4 election results as a panacea for the nation's economic problems. "Intercepting an op­ ponent's pass does not win the football game," Steele said. "But with the ball in our possession and our of­ fensive team on the field, we do have an opportunity to score if we have an aggressive game plan and the courage, determination, strength and team spirit to implement it." Steele's remarks came Monday in his address to the general session of the Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting in Chicago. He indicated that the Nov. 4 election which sent many free spending liberals back home was a step in the right direction, but he said it will take a commitment from everyone to solve some of the critical issues that concern farmers. The first and perhaps most basic issue concerning farmers involves how farm commodities will be allocated, Steele said. He noted that in the past five years grain consumption has increased 15 percent while production has only gone up <12 percent. "As available supplies shrink", he asked, "what will be the method of allocation and price determination? Will it be the market place, or govern­ ment embargoes and other trade restrictions?" "This issue must be met head on", he said. "The best approach is to attract and retain professional people committed to the free en­ terprise system - people willing and able to enter into tough negotiations and to spar on an equal footing with their opponents at the trading table." Other agricultural con­ cerns expressed by Steele included preservation of top Learn About Trees On Saturday, Dec. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at Marengo Ridge • Kunde Woods conservation site, MCCD Interpretive Naturalist, John Shiel will lead a short walk through the evergreen plantations. Thousands of pines, spruces, and firs make up dense stands of green on what were agriculture fields before 1955. Program participants can learn to identify the different evergreen trees on the site plus learn a little bit about the ecology of conifer plantations in our part of the world. The walk will last an hour or less. "This is not a invitation or an opportimity for people to cut their own Christmas tree" emphasizes John Shiel, MCCD Interpretive Naturalist, "rather it's a chance to see trees com­ monly used for Christmas ornaments living and growing in McHenry comity. Meet at the lower parking lot near the water pump. Call the MCCD office at 815-678-4431 or 815-338-1405 for further information. Student Written Play O n S t a g e J a n . 9 - 1 1 The McHenry West campus creative dramatics class will be presenting For the Sake of a Thrill, Jan. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and the eleventh at 2 p.m., in the West campus auditorium. For the Sake of a Thrill was written by Keith Belzer, a senior at McHenry West campus high school. This play is the first play written and performed by the Creative Dramatics class students under the direction of Charles Pot Keith Belzer plays the famous lawyer, Clarence Darrow; Tony Lazalde plays State's Attorney Crow; and Jo^-Van Dinther plays the judge. For the Sake of a Thrill is a recreation of a 1924 trial, in which two men were put on trial, not to decide if they were guilty, but to determine if they should go to prison or be hung. This play is based on history, but does not contain all the historical facts. McHENRY HEARING AID CENTER ROBERT STENSLANO-mm . (IS Yr». iipirlmi) ROBERT DECKER-- m.a . Audiologist 15 YRS OF SERVICE IN MCHENRY 3937 MAIN ST. 385-7661 SERVICE CENTER HOURS 3 WEDNESDAYS ONLY 10 TO 5 EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT Sales & Service All Makes ALL REPAIRS GUARANTEED BATUMIS % PRICE DECEMBER SPECIAL SALE Behind-the^Ear-Heoring Aid $249 SALE PRICE! 2 YEAR GUARANTEE I soil and the government's involvement in v that preservation, dumping of nuclear, chemical and in­ dustrial waste in Illinois, preservation of the family farm, foreign investments in American farmland and high estate taxes. (Editor's note; This is another in a series of especially written articles for McHenry county readers. Joseph Cools is a psychologist on the Family Service & Community Mental Health Center staff. This article is "Coping - Holiday Depression ") The holiday season, supposedly the happiest of all times during the year, is ironically the most miserable for many people. As children we can remember the excitement and expectation that all of our dreams would be magically fulfilled. Of course, as the child grows up the dreams become in­ creasingly more com­ plicated and less easily satisfied by the transient joy of the holidays. Yet the importance given to Christmas in our society seems to perpetuate the expectation that the same feeling of childhood should be recaptured in mid- December. If a person is mildly depressed during most of the year, the joyfulness evident in others around him may arove a painful reminder to the depressed person that his own life has not been par­ ticularly happy. Often, as the holiday season approaches, a person builds up an expectation that finally things will improve, if only for a couple of weeks. When this expectation is not fulfilled as the holidays get closer, one may be left with a sense of hopelessness, disillusionment, and a deepening feeling of depression. Psychiatrists have long noted the increase in suicide attempts during the holiday season. People susceptible to holiday depression may need a great deal of support before and during the holidays, with an assurance that the depression should be significantly alleviated shortly after the holidays. Those who have ex­ perienced depression during the holidays in previous years may profit from seeking professional help before the holiday season approaches. Many times, simply the insight that the supposed joyfulness of the holidays is not the same after childhood for anybody The sky rocketing cost of medical care in America is just one of the reasons why YMCAs across the country are developing car­ d i o v a s c u l a r f i t n e s s programs in an effort to decrease the risk of coronary disease, said Phillip Baaske, program executive of the Lake Region YMCA. "Preventive measures are a whole lot cheaper than medical treatment these days", Baaske said. "Of course, YMCA car­ d i o v a s c u l a r f i t n e s s programs can't toally p r e v e n t c o r o n a r y problems", he hastened to add. "But they are designed to help control some of the risk factors associated with such diseases". Among the cardiovascular fitness programs being offered by the Lake Region YMCA are mens or womens can explain the feeling of letdown. Taking the mystery out of the reason for depression can be of significant value in alleviating the actual symptoms. If the depression recurs with regularity every year, professional help should be sought before the onset of depression. exercise programs available mornings or evenings. Baaske pointed out that some of the Y's more traditional programs are also useful in the Y's overall effort to build car­ diovascular fitness He cited the Y's swimming program as one example. "Swim­ ming", he said, "is one of the best all-around body con­ ditioners available. The easy, rhythmic swimming movements stimulate a healthy flow of blood which is good for the heart and lungs Water is buoyant, eliminating the need to fight the strain of the body's weight; and swimming in cool water tones up the body generally". Launched three years ago, the YMCA's National Cardiovascular Health program was designed in close cooperation with the medical profession and allied health personnel. Why were cardiovascular diseases chosen as targets of YMCA's new thrust? Baaske pointed out that coronary diseases have for some time been the nation's number one killer. Heart and blood vessel diseases cost the nation an estimated $22.7 billion dollars in 1971), a figure which is probably much higher today. In ad­ dition to lost income and expenditures for medical care, an estimated 52,000,000 man days of production are lost each year. Other hidden costs, losses in management skills, production "know- how", personnel training and labor turnover, are almost impossible to determine Another reason cited by Baaske lies in the fact that many of the risk factors which appear to lead to coronary problems can be changed; and it is these risk factors, obesity, lack of exercise, smoking diet, that YMCA cardiovascular fit­ ness .programs have been designed to control For information on your YMCA's cardiovascular health programs, you can drop by the "Y" at 7315 S. Route 31, Crystal l^ike • • • • We do not want to disappoint anyone; con­ sequently, we made no predictions. Opinions are neces­ sary, but you don't have to make other people agree with yours. • • * * Alert children are al­ ready acutely aware that it is less than a month to the Christmas holidays. 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