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Rev. Paul H. Holsinger, pastor of the First Presbyte- rian church, pointed out the fact that visual instruction in our primary and elemen- tary school systems is one of the big aids in "putting over" truth to the growing mind. This is based on the scientif - ically proved fact that we re- member about 10 percent of what we hear, about 15 per- cent of what we read, and about 90 percent of what we see. Incidentally this is the power of the movies. Thus it is easy to see the efficiency of different methods of edu - cation. — March 29, 1924 90 years ago... Seeing is believing and remembering, declares Holsinger The Senior Nutrition Pro- gram serves meals Monday through Friday at noon at the Red Bluff Community- Senior Center and 11:30 a.m. at the Corning Senior Center. The suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $2.75. For those guests un - der the age of 60, the guest charge is $7. A donation is not a requirement for you to receive a meal if you qualify for the program. Reser vations must be made a minimum of one day in advance by calling 527-2414. One percent m i l k is ser ved w ith each meal. Menu is subject to change. March 31 through April 4 Monday Veal Parmesan, Cauli - flower, Carrot Raisin Salad, Whole Wheat Roll, Peach/ Blueberry Compote Tuesday Sloppy Joe w/Cheese, Br o ccol i G r ap e S a l ad , Whole Wheat Bun, Spiced Apples Wednesday BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad, Black Bean Salad, Mixed Berries Thursday HEART HEALTHY DAY Minestrone Soup, w/ Mixed Vegetables, Seasoned Bread, Luau Fruit Cup, Pine - apple Orange Juice Friday Hot Turkey Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Orange Juice, Apri - cots senior menu Lu nc h me nu s fo r Se ni or Nutrition Program For some reason I kept finding things to do that in- terfered with my completing my columns for this week. My thoughts traveled to a subject of brain processing. I began to remember some recent writ - ings. I was interested in some articles that had to do with the actions and the processing of the human brain. A few people in the crowd of acquaintances that cross paths with me have expressed some similar concerns about brain processing saying that often a well known name of someone they know es - capes them at the moment it is needed and comes to their mind sometime during the midnight hours. Others have regular routine exercises they do to keep the mind sharp, like doing crossword puzzles or acrostic word puzzles. Some people take the phys - ical approach and take routine walks or put in a few hours ev- ery day at the health club ex- ercising. We all think it is help- ing with our brain process- ing; the fact is that several of us still have what is referred to as "senior moments." vi- ously were written by Robert Sylwester /Ed. (no, not Syl- vester, the "w" in his name is correct. He had been an emer- itus professor of education at the University of Oregon. He had written several books and over 150 journal articles on the subject of the brain. In one of his columns he re - fers to the writing of Elkhonon Goldberg who had written the book, "The Paradox of Wis- dom: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grow Older." Goldberg had drawn on extensive cognitive neuro - science research and his own experience as a clinical neu- ropsychologist to write about a positive possibility of cog- nitive potential especially for the elderly. Hmmm, I wonder if that includes the "chronologically more mature." He presents the fact that competence rep- resents our ability to relate new challenges to existing knowledge or skills, and wis- dom represents its supreme manifestation. He stated that talent suggests promise, com- petence is realization. Talent and genius are commonly as- sociated with youth, and wis- dom with maturity. As we age or become "chronologically more ma- ture" we may resent novel challenges, (change) because we lack the requisite energy they require. This is some - times referred to as "being set in our ways." With youth and their time and energy is spent on play/game activities that prepare them for adult challenges. It also appears that such physical and cog - nitive exercise is equally im- portant later in life. "Children prepare for a qualitative life, the aged seek to maintain it." Wisdom emerges in older people who have developed a large resource of useful solu - tions to life's challenges and can effectively incorporate them into the resolution of new challenges. Young peo - ple (chronological less ma- ture) live in the here and now and don't actually recognize or give credit of wisdom of elders who often decry cur - rent culture and talk and yearn of the old days. Gold- berg suggested that perhaps we "chronologically more mature" people may benefit from having a cognitive per - sonal trainer (like personal trainers in a fitness center) who can help with what is here and now in the cogni - tive life of the elderly. The whole gist of this brain thing is that it has become increas- ingly important to enhance our cognitive as well as our coaches, my grandchildren and great grandchildren are, yes younger than me. I now re- alize I can return the favor of their contributed knowledge with a large dash of wisdom. I may do this while reminisc - ing about the good old days when we used manual type- writers instead of comput- ers, hand held palms, digital cameras, I-pods, and used or- dinary caps on medicine bot- tles that were not child-proof and could be removed by the most arthritic of hands. In reality most of now current technology has served us well. The truth is that my Great Grandchildren are extremely able to use many current I-pads, I-pods, books, cell phones, and many more items that I have not learned how to use. I am sure they will have the most fun when they re - alize they will have to teach me more and more and more. Thanks, kids. Carolyn Barber has been writ - ing her column in the Daily News since 1992. She can be contacted by email at hurcar@ yahoo.com. Carolyn BarBer Ro ut in e ex er ci se s ke ep t he m in d sh ar p Mercy High School will stage "Shrek the Musical" in four performances begin- ning Friday April 4. Based on the Oscar win- ning film, Shrek brings the story of everyone's favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage. 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