Veteran’s Appreciation Day: Siskiyou County
will be honoring its veteran’s from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at the
fairgrounds in Yreka. The event is open to the public and includes displays, resource
booths, music and food. An appreciation ceremony to honor our veterans’ service to
our country will be held from 12 -1.p.m. Transportation for vets to the event is
available. For more information contact Siskiyou County Veterans Services Officer Tim
Grenvik at 842-8010.
Health Interest Survey:
The Siskiyou County Rural Health Institute of the College of the Siskiyous is in the
process of surveying our communities to determine local needs for health care information
and training. This will be used to help develop course offerings for the new facility and
health program on the Yreka campus. The public is invited to complete the survey by May
10. http://www.siskiyous.edu/ruralhealth/ For more information about
the survey,
please contact COS Consultant Speranza Avram, (510) 978-4193.
Learning Coaches for the Library Literacy program:
The College of the Siskiyous is offering a course on becoming a “learning coach”
to be delivered via distance learning video facilities at High Schools around the county.
Course dates are June 11, 18 and 25 from 1-4 p.m. The “Education 60 – Reading
Principles” course is helpful for teachers, instructional aides, tutors and those
wanting to provide reading and writing assistance to others. This is a .5 unit course and
costs $23, although there are certain waivers available. Contact Mary Jane Bolton at
841-5916.
Yreka Senior Nutrition:
The City of Yreka will be discontinuing its Senior program on June 30. As of July 1,
Madrone Hospice will assume management of the program. They will expand the program to
offer five meals a week at the Senior site and will expand home delivery to three miles
beyond the city limits. Daily bus service from Weed and Montague to Yreka will be offered by Madrone to bring Seniors
in from outlying areas for shopping, appointments and a congregate meal. Also, a resource
directory for Senior services will soon be available for download from the Madrone website
http://www.madronehospice.org
Senior Surveys: The
various Family/Community Resource Centers have been holding a special Senior luncheon to
survey attendees on their needs and wants. Results of each community’s survey will be
presented at a follow-up luncheon with a discussion of how to fill gaps in needs.
Senior Fair: The annual
Senior Fair will be held on May 13 from 9a.m -1p.m at the Yreka Community Center. This
event includes lots of booths and resources for Seniors.
Family Care of Older Adults:
Passages Caregiver Resource Center will offer a free training entitled “The Family
Guide To Long Term Care.” The class will be offered Monday May 11 and May 18 from 4:30-7:30
p.m. at the Mt Shasta Community Resource Center Annex. To register contact the Resource
Center at (530) 926-1400. |
