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WALK ON continued from page 1 You will move at a slow pace as you are sponsorship. It’s a twice a year commit-
spotting birds, and the folks alongside ment to clean the shoulders and ditches. WEB LINKS
tunities around us for enjoyable warm you will be eager to share knowledge When you join an established group, you
weather exercise. Another motto for and help you spot spring’s returning bird get a hardhat, bright vest, pick-up tool,
April: strength without injury. population. Bring binoculars and wear and official trash bags. The thing I like TO INFORM &
There are printed and printable maps layers for changing weather. best is that roadside pick-up is always
to many public trails—from Posses- If you like gardening and want to learn necessary and always easily doable.
sion Point to Deception Pass. You can or share knowledge, the Good Cheer As long as I can bend down (using my INSPIRE…
go online or find maps and signs at a Community Garden in Bayview has open knees) and stand up, pocketing trash is
number of trailheads and parking areas. workdays every Wednesday. Folks will both good exercise and a service project When you have a few quiet moments,
We have many convenient links to parks also be planting community patches many older people can do to help. visit senior-resources.org/weblinks.
and trails in the Weblinks section of our in Langley again this year; you can I’m out walking the dog several times There, you will find web links to resources
website: www.island-resources.org. always buddy up with a neighbor and a day, and I have an extra “you-know- that will provide information and shine a
Many of these places are dog-friendly trade weeding sessions. Or, join the Oak what-for” baggie along; I often carry an light of inspiration to help you navigate
(on leash), some are open to horses and Harbor Garden club and help with a vari- even bigger bag that I can fill. All my today and tomorrow. Each month we
trail bikes. In all my years of wandering ety of civic gardening projects. criteria: will add new resources, so keep checking
Whidbey, I have found people courteous If you just want to sit in the warming • enjoy nature (leave it better than I back. There will also be a tech tip of the
in sharing their use of trails. month! You can also reach the links from
sun and not work, you can enjoy a few found it!), our homepage www.senior-resources.
If you want company, find a few folks deep breaths on a bench at Deception • keep my body limber (walk-walk-walk- org and click “Links” in the upper right
who move at the same pace you do and Pass State Park, or sit on Second Street bend-down-get-up-walk-walk-on), and corner.
make a schedule for when you walk. If in Langley and shoo bunnies away from This Month you will find:
you want a group, Senior Striders meets newly planted beds. • do something that helps me feel that
every Thursday morning from 9-11:00 If you want a little more strenuous ser- I’m a useful member of my community, • 7 Keys to Healthy Aging
AM, starting from Island Senior Resource vice, there’s always roadside “pick-up.” • are met by adding a little clean up to • Positive Attitudes About Aging May be a
(Bayview) and carpooling to fun places My neighborhood association picks up a my daily strolls. “Fountain of Youth”
to hike. People can stroll or power one-mile stretch of Bush Point Road, and Another motto for April: Bend down,
walk—everyone is welcome. other local groups cover other stretches pick it up, straighten up, walk on. It’s • Positive thinking: Attitude to aging is the
If you like looking at birds, join Audubon of Island roadway—often easy to iden- a beautiful world we live in—and it’s key to optimal health
and go on one of their free day trips. tify by the county signs acknowledging spring! • Healthy Sleeping for Seniors

AARP TAX PREPARATION

AARP is offering free tax preparation services at Island
Senior Resources (Bayview) each Thursday in March and
April 1-5pm. This service is available by appointment only
(drop-ins served on a space available basis). Please call
(360) 678-3000 to schedule an appointment.

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Take a Hike – Literally!
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Go take a hike! It’s not an admonishment; it’s the best
advice you can give yourself or someone you care Above all, do not
about. Walking is one of the best forms of full body
exercise, and Whidbey Island is a fabulous place for a lose your desire to
walk. Join in a walk with Senior Striders every Thurs- walk every day. I
day, leaving Island Senior Resources (Bayview) at 9 walk myself into a
a.m., returning at 11 a.m. The Striders carpool to that state of well-being
day’s walking location. Take advantage of this won-
derful opportunity to share time with others, meet and walk away from
new friends, and get fresh air and exercise. There are every illness.
always others who walk your pace.
For over 20 years Striders is a great group of men and women. We walk ~ Kierkegaard
our talk and talk our walk. ~ Participant
Dr. Kristine Jarrell
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