The Ontonagon Senior Expo took place at the Ewen Trout
Creek School Wednesday. The Thirty Sixth Annual
Ontonagon County Senior Festival was organized and
produced by Joan Harris, Director of the Ontonagon
Commission on Aging. There were some concerns that the
weather would curtail attendance at this unique event.
That was not to be the case. Nearly 170 seniors were
served lunch at the event, indicating that the
attendance was nearing the 200 mark.
Pictured above winning the prize for the longest married
couple present at the festival were Frank and Dee Jezek
who have been married an amazing 62 years!
At the Expo, seniors meet local healthcare providers as
well as other entities that focus on senior care and
senior interests. There was free blood pressure checks,
blood sugar tests and bone density testing.
One particularly interesting item was DUMP - the
availability to discard unused meds in a safe manner.
The seniors who chose to stay for lunch received a great
lunch for just $3.75. The meal consisted of Sloppy Joes,
pork and beans, potato salad, fruit salad, a beverage
and a large array of desserts. Accompanying the meal was
live music performed by Ron Howard and Bob Lubbers.
OnTran provided bus service to the senior event.
Ray Maki, Geraldine Raymond and Barb Wolfe and Pee
Wee Karainen greeting seniors
Mary Brady, Hilda Kleffman and Jim Hicks do
blood pressure screening
Pictured above Irene Hokens won a prize for being the
oldest female present at the festival. The Ontonagon
resident will celebrate her 101st birthday August 26th.
Lynn Siren representing Ontonagon Community Health
gave bone density tests.
Sue Guilbaulc and Dan Rantala help seniors in
safely disposing of old prescription drugs
Brenda Burke was at the senior expo representing the
Alzheimer's Association
Sandra Maki and her mom Armida Maki were selling
coffee and a donut for fifty cents. They are members of
the Crossroads Senior Citizens organization.
Nancy Hillier pictured above is a MMAP
representative. MMAP is a free counseling service for
Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries and their caregivers.
Since 1984, MMAP has provided education and counseling
assistance to Michigan’s Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries and their families or representatives.
From Hancock, Little Brothers representatives Joyce
Koski - Angele Lapier
Betty and Kasey representing Horizon Home Care
Elsie Lubbers is a volunteer from the Bergland Museum.
The museum is located in on M28 just west of northbound
M64 intersection in Bergland. You can't miss the new
brightly colored sign on the Southside of M28.
above - Gary Gustafson representing Marquette
General Hospital
Alissa a Ewen volunteer prepared more than 150 sets
of eating utensils for the large crowd.
More kitchen volunteers Eleanor, Brenda Metas
and Ryan Perttala
Ron Howard and Bob Lubbers provide the day's
entertainment
Dorothy Kuehnl Cloverland from Ewen run the day's
many raffles
Even more volunteer cooks from r-l: Myaa, Sabrina, Alissa,
Eleanor, and Kelley,
Polar Bear
Cookbook
Thank you
to everyone who submitted
recipes for the Polar Bear
Hockey Cookbook. The cookbooks
are now available. The cost for
the cookbooks are $10.00 so make
sure to grab one for yourself
and maybe one or two as a gift.
They can be purchased at the Pat
O'Donnel Civic Center concession
stand or by contacting Kerry
Roehm or Micki Sorensen.
