2024 Keynotes Medicare Edition
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These Nurses Know Medicare!
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Not everyone who connects with a Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) counselor during Medicare enrollment season will review their Medicare drug plan choices with a nurse. But those who have appointments with Michelle Long or Mary Abitz will.
Read MoreHe's for the Birds!
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When Richard Kill started building birdhouses in 2012, he had no idea they would become such a “big deal” to his neighbors and friends.
Read MoreJust the Facts, Man!
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Ross Boelling claims that he has spent adulthood “living every little boy’s dream.” “I’ve played with trains, firetrucks, police cars and computers,” he said.
Read MoreWhy Do the Leaves Change in Autumn?
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The other day, I witnessed a couple of people arguing about what triggers leaves to change colors. “Shorter days!” exclaimed one. “Cooler nights!” proclaimed the other.
Read MorePumpkins Pack Big Nutrition Punch!
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As we are quickly seeing the leaves change and the Halloween decorations put up, Kansans will soon see their favorite fall vegetable for sale - the giant orange pumpkin.
Read MoreThey Don't Want Your House!
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Paul Shipp answers one of the most common legal questions he gets when families look at aging and long-term care costs - “How can I keep the government from taking away my house?”
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day - A Call to Serve
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On this day of remembrance and service, we gives thanks and remember that we are all called upon to widen the circle. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021
Read MoreIt's the Season for Giving Back to the Community
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The holiday season is one for giving, and that includes giving our time to help others in our community. Members of the K-State football team volunteered to deliver meals for the Riley County Senior Center on Wednesday, December 16th.
Read MoreThe 2020 Legislative Session - in the Rear View Mirror
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We take a moment to look back at the abrupt ending of the 2020 session in Topeka.
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He Helps People With Medicare Plan Choices
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Chuck Henry is a familiar fixture this time of year as a SHICK Counselor at the Riley County Seniors’ Service Center in Manhattan, where he helps many people each week throughout Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Surges in North Central Kansas
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COVID-19 continues its rampage through Kansas, and the NC-FH AAA region is not immune. COVID-19 presents particular dangers to seniors 65 and older,. Please be safe.
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Helping Hands and Hearts
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Head Cook April Brooks and volunteer Bob Flores at the Riley County Senior Services Center prepare meals for Justin Tadtman, a volunteer from Farm Bureau Financial Services, to deliver to senior Kansans in Clay Center. After COVID-19 complications led the center there to temporarily close, the Riley County Senior Services Center stepped up to provide the much needed meals.
Read MoreExpecting Frost
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Fall is a beautiful time across the Flint and Smoky Hills of north central Kansas., with the long stem bluegrass gradually turning colors and squirrel’s are gathering acorns. A professional meteorologist muses on family, the beauty of fall in the Flint Hills and the coming of the frost.
Read MoreKeynotes is Coming!
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The next edition of Keynotes will soon be in the mail! - with extensive information on Medicare Open Enrollment, SHICK Counseling, and much more.
Read MoreShooting Pool in Abilene
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Who are these masked players? It’s the winning team from the pool tournament held at the Abilene Senior Center on July 21, 2020.
Read MoreUnpacking the Details on Medicaid Expansion
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With Medicaid Expansion for Kansas in limbo until the legislature returns on April 27, Keynotes tries to unpack the details on what the current bill, SB 252, actually does.
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