The increasing longevity of our nation’s population contributes to the increasing burden of Alzheimer’s dementia on our society — especially caretakers. As a state, we face unique challenges due to our large number of kupuna and our geographic isolation. There are problems ahead, but I am excited about some very capable individuals and organizations working to benefit our elderly.
Let’s dispel some common myths about Alzheimer’s dementia:
Antone G. Bento, 101, of Honolulu, a Hawaii County lead painter, an Army veteran who served with Company C, 298th Infantry Regiment, and recipient of the Good Conduct Medal and Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, passed away on August 2, 2015. He was born in Hilo.
He is survived by sons Gerald and Anthony G. Jr., daughters Geri Mehrtens and Antoinette Lovell, 17 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren.
Private inurnment.
Taken from the Savvy Senior website
Dear Savvy Senior,
What are the best Medicare coverage options for retirees who travel a lot?
–Almost 65
Dear Almost,
The best Medicare options for retirees who travel extensively depends on your destination.
Let’s start with a quick review of the different coverage choices Medicare offers beneficiaries today.
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President Obama informed Congress Friday that he’ll follow through with plans to cap military pay raises at 1.3 percent next year, as part of an effort to keep down mounting defense spending.
In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Obama called the move unfortunate but necessary.
The Obama administration has decided that Medicare will pay for one of the newest, most expensive cancer medications, which costs about $178,000 for a standard course of treatment.
Patients, doctors, hospital executives and insurers have expressed concern about the high cost of prescription drugs, especially new cancer medicines and treatments tailored to the genetic characteristics of individual patients. Medicare officials recognized the cost and value of one such product, the anticancer drug Blincyto, by agreeing to make additional payments for it starting October 1. The drug is made by Amgen for patients with a particularly aggressive form of leukemia.
Aug. 27, 2015
Albert John DeMotta Sr., 81, of Pepeekeo, Hawai‘i, a retiree from the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. in Pepeekeo and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 27, 2015. He was born in Hilo.
He is survived by wife Mary R. Rios; sons Nelson and Sheldon DeMotta, and Tommy Anduha; daughters Lena Carver, Eileen Rodrigues, Terry Valenciano, Stacie Anduha and Shaylyn DeMotta; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Services and celebration of life: 7 p.m.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is designing a next-generation high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) surveillance airplane, known internally as RQ-X or UQ-2, as an optionally-manned successor to the U-2 and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
U-2 program officials told reporters at the Skunk Works headquarters in Palmdale, California, that its engineers have been mulling designs for stealthy HALE platform that would combine the best of the U-2 and its unmanned rival, the Global Hawk.
Kountry Style Kitchen opened recently in Ewa Beach. It’s a home-style breakfast and lunch diner owned and run by two Hawaii Air National Guard retirees – Celia and Rolando Espinosa.
Celia served as a recruiter for many years and Rolando was in the maintenance complex on the heavys side.
Kountry Style Kitchen is located in the Ewa Pointe Marketplace, 91-101 Kaimalie Street in Ewa Beach. The diner is open 6:00 am to 3:00 pm daily. You can dine in, take out and they take phone orders (808) 689-9000.
Check out their Facebook page Kountry Style Kitchen for photographs of their food and comments of their satisfied customers.
Support Guard run businesses!
Changes are coming to your Military Star card.
Gone is the option to redeem points for cash, but you’ll still earn points that can be redeemed for military exchange gift cards.
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
During August, the following postings received a high number of viewings.
Laminating Medicare Cards. Honolulu Star Advertiser reporter June Watanabe did an outstanding job with her Kōkua Line column. She published answers to readers’ questions after she does her usual comprehensive research.
In a 2013 column, a reader asked about laminating HMSA, Medicare and Social Security Cards. The answers are interesting, but more important, the article provided links to Medicare and Social Security websites where you can request replacement cards.
Lessons in Leadership from a Janitor. William “Bill” Crawford certainly was an unimpressive figure, one you could easily overlook during a hectic day at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Mr. Crawford, as most of us referred to him back in the late 1970s, was our squadron janitor.
2015 DOD Retirement and Service Award Luncheon. On behalf of Major General Arthur “Joe” Logan, Adjutant General, Hawai‘i National Guard. He requests the pleasure of your company at the State of Hawaii – DoD Retirement and Service Award Luncheon held on Friday, the Twenty-Fifth of September, two thousand and fifteen at eleven o’ clock in the morning. This year’s venue will be the Hawai‘i Okinawan Center (94-587 Ukee Street, Waipahu, Hawai‘i 96797).
From the This Day in Aviation website
31 August 1955: The first production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 55-3118, named City of Renton, made its first flight with company test pilots Alvin M. (“Tex”) Johnston and Richard L. (“Dix”) Loesch on the flight deck. Built as an aerial refueling tanker to support the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-52 strategic bombers, an initial order for 24 tankers was soon increased to 250. Eventually 732 KC-135As were built by Boeing, and an additional 81 of other versions.
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The US Navy Band singers doing a Frankie Valii and the Four Seasons melody. They are very good!
Thanks to Fred Hyun for sending this to Retiree News
