Senior Lifestyles Water aerobics If you want to work up a sweat without feeling it in your muscles the next day, a YMCA water aerobics class is for you. page 3
Elderly nutrition Jasper County Elderly Nutrition provides healthy food options to social seniors and those who need assistance at home. page 5
Illa Guthrie Whether it’s traveling, volunteering or a daily walk at the Newton Arboretum, former county treasurer remains busy. page 6
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Water aerobics provides seniors effective cardio By Jamee A. Pierson Daily News Staff Writer If you want to work up a sweat without feeling it in your muscles the next day, a water aerobics class at the Newton YMCA has a class for you. Starting at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for 50 minutes, a large group of older citizens take part in a water aerobics class led by Mandy Bower, aquatics coordinator. “You can do pretty much everything in the water. Even if you have joint issues, arthritis issues, weight issues especially. The water just makes you so weightless that you’re just able to do so many more things,” Bower said. “We do cross country skiing, jumping
jacks, jogging while punching, ab crunches, what you would think would be a typical aerobic exercise, we do it in the water.” The class begins with 10 minutes of stretching and warm ups followed by an active cardio set for about 35 minutes, with a five minute cool down. Exercises are led by an instructor and participants can modify them for whatever their bodies can do and whatever their energy level may be. Bower said most of the people in class are in their 60s and 70s with their oldest member being 92 years old. The biggest advantage for the older generation to working out in the water is the weightless effect. Even if you
can barely walk on land, in the water you float which helps relieve pain and provides much more mobility. “Jumping jacks would never happen on land, but in water it just kind of floats you,” Bower said. For those who have sustained injuries or recently had a surgery, the water can provide relief and the ability to rehab because of the weightless benefit of the water. Bower said she has had people with hip replacements, knee replacements, back surgeries and shoulder issues to name a few. “A lot of doctors suggest, so I’ve been told from a lot of participants, just go walk in the water. So if someone has surgery and comes back ‘I’m
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in the gym but Bower said that couldn’t be further from the truth. “I would encourage anybody who thinks that to come and join a class. They would be winded and they would have to take breaks and they would have to build up their endurance just like anything else. They would be quite surprised,” Bower said. She also suggests people who work out in the gym get in the water for about 10 or 15 minutes and then go home. It will cushion the muscles so much that they will not be sore the next day, she said.
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JC Elderly Nutrition still providing seniors a healthy choice By Mike Mendenhall Daily News Staff Writer A console piano playing various golden oldies and “God Bless America” echoes through the hall full of Newton seniors at the Jasper County Community Center. It’s 11 a.m., and lunch is about to be served. Jasper County Elderly Nutrition Director Anne Fincham prepares to make an announcement as she finishes her tally of seniors eating the day’s lunch of beef and noodles, cauliflower and orange glazed carrots. “Let’s all thank Betty for playing the piano for us today,” she said as the musician’s audience begins to applaud. “Just a reminder next Wednesday is birthday day and we’ll be celebrating all September birthdays.” The Elderly Nutrition program in Jasper County began in 1976. The congregate and home delivery service provides 300 meals daily to seniors 60 years of age and older. Congregate programs are held at the Colfax Senior Citizen Center, Monroe City Hall and the Jasper County Community Center in Newton. Program Director Kelli Van Manen said seniors who come to the center have a group of friends that they enjoy sharing meals and others might have lost a spouse but know there is always a dinner group ready to chat. “We like to have the seniors come out if pos-
sible because there is the group interaction and we have activities,” she said. But Elderly Nutrition also delivers to seniors who may be confined to their home due to medical, emotional or mental reasons. The program will deliver meals from county line to county line, and only requires a physician’s recommendation for the need. The program is funded through a federal grant offered to Aging Resources of Central Iowa — the organization which also set the nutrition guidelines for the service. It’s an entitlement initiative, so they do not charge for the meals. Van Manen said Elderly Nutrition also received taxpayer funding from Jasper County and gets a small amount of revenue through a few fundraisers and private donations. According to Aging Resources, Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in the percentage of population over the age 65. Currently, Van Manen and her crew serve 50 meals per day just at the Newton site. “So the meal is well balanced, and local seniors know they are getting that meal once per day. This ensures they’re not at home munching on chips or different things,” she said. In the front of the hall near the kitchen service window sits a group which Van Manen calls “the welcoming table.” This group of program regulars gossips, talks about their vegetable gar-
dens and brings homemade pies for the center several times a week in flavors such as sour cream raisin and apple. Donna Randol said they’re “a real talkative bunch.” “We come every day. We have live entertainment usually, and we have our friends. This is our circle,” the 63-year-old said. Gary Van Baale said the steady healthy diet he receives from the program has benefited his digestive needs, and gives him a chance to socialize. “It sure turned my stomach sickness around for me. I feel much better,” Van Baale said. “It’s about the friendships and the people you meet. Eventually you establish your sitting place.” Millie O’Brien has attended the program for a little over a year. As a diabetic, she said she wouldn’t get the healthy options if she didn’t participate in elderly nutrition. “It’s a great way to get my vegetables and the right kind and portents of food that you’re supposed to have that I wouldn’t have if I was at home,” she said. “I would eat all the wrong things. I feel like coming here is giving me cauliflower and carrots and many other things. The meals the last year have been just outstanding and really improved.” For questions regarding Elderly Nutrition’s services contact Van Manen at (641) 792-7102. Contact Staff Writer Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com.
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Former country treasurer enjoys retirement By Kate Malott Daily News Staff Writer
“I just like people,” she said. “I feel like I’m contributing. It’s something worthwhile.” Besides volunteering, Illa also highly enjoys visiting with friends, attending coffee groups, and especially walking, whether it be at the YMCA during the winter months or at the Newton Arboretum throughout the rest of the year. Walking is something she started incorporating into her life before retirement and has continued to make an important part of her daily, routine activities. “I think it helps my mental and physical well-being,” she said. “I like to go every day if I can but that doesn’t always
work.” And in that little bit of extra free time when she isn’t out walking, visiting or volunteer, she also makes time to travel with family or friends. Illa has been all around the United States as well as the world, traveling as far as Hawaii, China, Africa and Europe. This past summer, she took a twoweek trip to Breckenridge, Colo. to see her daughter Amy and her family. Illa went with her sister, Edith Terlouw, and they enjoyed the area hot springs. “That is interesting because you can go in the middle of winter, in the mountains and it’s hot.”
She and a friend are taking an 11-day trip to Maine, a place she has never been. “I think it’s going to be a pretty time to go. I thought well, ‘I better do it now,’” Illa said. “When you go on a bus you don’t have to worry about driving, or where you’re going to stay, or where you’re going to eat. You just sit back and relax.” Since she has been retired, Illa continues to exemplify someone rewarded by remaining active, involved and participating in the community.
Illa Guthrie has spent her entire life giving and serving the community which is why it’s no surprise she continues to do so long into her retirement. Illa grew up not far from Newton, on a family farm in the rural community of Killduff and graduated from Sully High School in 1949. She married W. H. (Wilfred) Guthie, and they raised a family of six children on a farm on the outskirts of Newton. For 45 years, Illa served the commuContact Staff Writer Kate Malott at (641) nity at the Jasper County Courthouse. 792-3121 ext. 6533 or at kmalott@newtondaiShe started as a clerk, was promoted lynews.com. to deputy, and then elected as country treasurer for nine consecutive terms. “Illa, was, and still is a unique, hard working woman who inspires us all. Having worked for years with Illa was a real pleasure,” Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott said, who worked with Illa in the 90s prior to her retirement. Helping individuals and working within the community were two reasons Illa loved her job, and after retiring from office in 1998, she has continued to lead a busy, social life. As a Dollars for Scholars committee member, Golden K Kiwanian and a Skiff Medical Center volunteer, she stays involved and dedicated to newfound outlets of service. “I’ve really enjoyed the group, Kiwanis,” Illa said. “It’s been a real enjoyable experience. We have wonderful speakers and programs that give information about anything. It’s nice to attend.” At Skiff Medical Center, she once volunteered in the cancer center, and now delivers flowers and works at the gift shop. As a long-time veteran of the Dollars for Scholars committee, she enjoys giving back to the community by providing scholarships to eligible youth. “Illa has years of experience with us. She is dedicated to helping with scholarships as well as the home tour, is a good worker and has done a wonderful Kate Malott/Daily News job. We hope she continues for many Illa Guthrie, of Newton, takes a break from her daily walk near the bridge at the Newton Arboretum. Guthrie has been retired for years to come,” Dollars for Scholars 16 years and enjoys staying busy and active by volunteering, visiting with friends, traveling and talking walks. In the spring, summer and fall she enjoys walking at the arboretum which is near her house, and in the winter she walks at the Newton YMCA. President Lee Swenson said.
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