Serving Our Seniors Magazine April - June 2025

CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 25, 2025, 10am – 11:30pm, Real Estate Taxes & Later Life (Part II): What Are Our Law Makers Doing to Create A Fix? Tentatively scheduled for the UAW Hall, 3114 Hayes Ave, Perkins Twp. RSVPs required. (see page 9 for details) May 15, 2025, 1:30pm – 3pm, Bed Bugs and Bed Bug Removal, Erie County Office Building, 247 Columbus Ave, Sandusky. Bed bug expert/ researcher, Dr. Seun Oladipupo, PhD, OSU; Rusty Zeller, Restore Pro, extermination services for bed bugs. June 5, 2025, 1;30 – 3pm, How to catch fraud on Your Medicare Summary Notice. Susan Marshall, Certified Crime Prevention Specialist, Ohio Senior Medicare Patrol, Erie County Senior Center, 620 East Water St., Sandusky. June 12, 2025, 1:30pm – 3pm, What You Should Know About Your Homeowners Insurance, But Probably Don’t, Erie County Senior Center, 620 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. Speakers include, Brent Gardner, Gardner & Strayer Insurance Group and John Frankel, Attorney, Wickens Herzer Panza. June 26, 2025, 1:30pm – 3pm, The Health Care Labor Shortage: Why We Have To Take Care of Ourselves in Later Life. Tim Sarko, Data Dissemination Specialist, U.S. Census; Dr. Ashley Rosko, MD, Professor – Clinical Division of Hematology; Peter Schade, Health Commissioner, Erie County Health Department. Tentatively planned for the Erie County Office Bldg, 3rd Floor, 247 Columbus Ave. (downtown) Sandusky. Pre-registration is required 7 business days in advance, unless noted otherwise. Call Serving Our Seniors reservation line 419-504-0585 or e-mail Mail@ServingOurSeniors.org . Leave your name, phone number and date of the forum you wish to attend. If the forum has a change in venue or is canceled you will be notified by telephone. April 9, 2025, May 14, 2025, June 11, 2025, 12pm – 1pm, Medicare Lunch & Learn, Serving Our Seniors 310 East Boalt Street, Sandusky. Bring your lunch and ask your questions. No appointment needed. Just drop in! April 9, 2025, May 14, 2025, June 11, 2025, 6pm – 8pm, New to Medicare Serving Our Seniors, 310 East Boalt Street, Sandusky. OSHIIP- Certified instructors will discuss Medicare enrollment and coverage options, Parts A, B, C and D, and Medicare financial Assistance Programs. Registration is required one week in advance by calling 419-624-1856. April 10, 2025, 1pm – 2:30pm, The Local Truth About Medicare Advantage Plans. Erie County Senior Center, 620 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. Speakers: Jeremy Normington-Slay, CEO, Firelands Health; Heather Welch, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle, Firelands Health: Patricia Stineman, Medicare Education Specialist, Serving Our Seniors; David Painter, Community Liaison, Ohio Department of Insurance, Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP). April 11, 2025, 8:30am – 4:30pm, This is the last day to buy your tickets to The Ed Sullivan & Soul Train Show. Purchase tickets at Serving Our Seniors, 310 E. Boalt Street – Sandusky. No tickets sold the day of the show. April 12, 2025, 12:30pm doors open for The Ed Sullivan & Soul Train Show fundraiser. See page 14 for details. April 17, 2025, 1:30pm – 3pm, I’ve Fallen and I CAN Get Up. Erie County Senior Center, 620 East Water St., Sandusky. Speakers include Timothy Albrethsen, Physical Therapist, Firelands Health, and Tina Sluga, Healthcare Advocate Trainer, Serving Our Seniors. 5