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ptember 2009 The Senior Voice

By Ron Rutz, Attorney

Legal Correspondent

Last month, I discussed what needsto be done with probate, a simpleprocedure in Colorado used to settlean estate. This is the second part of

that column, showing what you need

to do after filling out four forms: JDF910; JDF 911; JDF 913; and JDF 915.

The forms are available at www.

courts.state.co.us/Forms/Index.cfm.After filing those forms with the countyclerk, the forms will be processed and

returned to you, along with seven certi-fied Letters Testamentary.

At that point, the PersonalRepresentative needs to do the

Information of Appointment (FormJDF 940), which notifies interested

parties that a proceeding has beenstarted and that a PersonalRepresentative has been appointed.

The original information is filed withthe Court, and the Personal

Representative sends a copy to eachbeneficiary listed on the Application.

A Notice to Creditors (Form JDF943) needs to be published in a news-

paper in the county in which the

probate is being done.

costs about $50. After tpublished, the newspaper

Affidavit of Publication, wfiled with the Court.

Thereafter, nothing e be submitted to the Coestate is ready to close.

paid and assets distributedly. An Inventory is normathe beneficiaries of the Wi

Statement of Personal ReClosing Administration

965) is filed with the CoPersonal Representative wsend copies of the Verifie

to the beneficiaries lisInformation of Appointm

them that the estate proceended.

When done by the probate cost is around

probate is often a desirabColorado.________________ Attorney Ron Rutz will a

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By Michael Hollis, DirectorSocial Security Office, Greeley

Its becoming more common formature people to have minor chil-dren in their care.

So its important to know that ifyou receive Social Security benefits

and have minor children whodepend on you, you might be ableto receive benefits for them, too.This is true whether you receivebenefits as a retiree or you receiveSocial Security disability orsurvivors benefits.

To get benefits, a child musthave a parent (or in some cases agrandparent) who is disabled orretired and entitled to SocialSecurity benefits; or died afterhaving worked long enough in a jobwhere he or she paid Social

Security taxes.The child also must be unmar-

ried; younger than age18; or 18-19years old and a full-time student(no higher than grade 12); or 18 orolder and disabled. (The disabilitymust have started before age 22.)

A child might receive up to one-

Social SecuritHistoric Stover Househe historic Frank Stover house inFort Collins is among thoseured on this years historic homesr sponsored by the Poudredmarks Foundation. Memberan Hoskinson provided theowing information about the

ver house. For tour information,484-7137.

Frank Stover owned the Stoverg Store (later City Drug) in Fortlins for 40 years beginning in4. He and his wife Mary built ae home near City Park that still

stands at 1320 West Oak Street.It was a Tudor Revival style home

designed by Minneapolis architectMarion Alice Parker, and it was oneof the finest homes in Fort Collins inits time.

In 1882 Stovers drug store andother buildings were heavilydamaged by a fire. That prompted the

city to build the new water works todeal with such fires.

Stover was a city leader, and hisname is still engraved in the stoneabove the water works entrance.

half of the parents fullor disability benefit, orof the deceased pareSocial Security benefit.

The maximum famican be from 150 to 180the parents full benefit the total amount pay

family members exceedeach childs benefit proportionately untiequals the maximum amount.

For example, if youwith a minor child and ypayment is $1,000 a mminor child could get uthat each month, However, if you had children in your care, theyour entire family couwould be between $

$1,800. Thats $1,000 fbetween $250 and $400

If you have minoryoull want to reaSecuritys online pBenefits for Childrensocialsecurity.gov/pubs/

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Quick and easy swine flu tests usedin some doctors offices are notreliable, according to a report from theU.S. Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC).

Kits for the tests have been avail-able for several years, and resultsfrom them can be known in a fewminutes. But they are accurate only

about half of the time, saidresearchers.

The best test is a doctors personalevaluation of symptoms and a consid-

eration of what type of community. There is nfor the judgment of thesaid Michael Shaw at the C

More accurate tesrequire 24 hours for resmeantime, a doctor will treatment with an antivira

People who have the

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One glass of wine per day mightbenefit women who undergo radi-ation therapy for breast cancer, says areport in the International Journal ofRadiation Oncology Biology Physics.

The radiation often causes skin

problems for women. Researchersfound that a daily glass of winereduced the problems by two-thirdsa significant amount.

If wine can prevent radiotherapy-induced (skin) toxicity withoutaffecting anti-tumor efficacy...it alsohas the potential to enhance the thera- peutic benefit in cancer patients

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Range Pass is a tradition for manyresidents of southeastern Wyomingand northern Colorado.

When the road opens onMemorial Day every year, snowbanks eight to ten feet high border theroad. This gives way in the spring toborders of the lily-like yellow Johnny

Jump Ups, the first flowers peepingout of the snow melt.

In summer the wild flowers carpetthe meadows. A picnic beside astream like lovely Libby Creek is anexperience that can only be describedas sensationalthe smell of coolmountain air combined with thefragrance of flowers; the sounds ofgurgling water; the taste of an oldfashion repast; and the sight of snow-capped peaks mirrored in sapphirelakes.

Watchful eyes can occasionallycatch glimpses of moose, deer andelk. A favorite hike is to the top ofMedicine Bow Peak, the tallest in therange, with a spectacular view. Its ahalf-day experience that is moderatelydifficult.

A good mountain bike ride is thetrail down six miles from LakeMarie through the French Creekcanyon. The creek is also a finefishing resource.

Trees killed by the pine beetleput a slight blight on the landscape.

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14th annual Cemetery Stroll is aving history presentation that willesented September 19 at 10 am:30 pm, at Grandview Cemetery

rt Collins.he theme is the history of nursing

city. Martha Rhem will discussatterson Fairfield, the daughter ofnent pioneers. Ida was trained inand served in World War I.arol Michie Alford will protray heraunt Jane Michie. Born in 1887,

was trained at Fort Collins Hospital4 and served on the board of direc-

or the hospital.aren Hancock will portray Emmaerwark Alkire Powers, who wasin 1872 and came to Fort Collinsovered wagon with her parents.stimated she helped with the birth00 babies.nnifer Nayan will portray Helen

ey Greenamyre. Born in 1873,n was trained in Wyoming andme the nursing superintendent atCollins Hospital.nita Basham will portray Ethele, who was born in Fort Collins in

She was one of only two nursehetists in Fort Collins.ne Koeckeritz will portray Natalie

Billington, born in 1905. She died of

tuberculosis at age 40 in 1946 but was awell known nurse.

Reid Jacob will portray GeorgeSpaulding, born in 1907 in Salida,Colorado. Several of his familymembers were nurses.

Tickets for either performance are$6, available at the senior center orcemetery.

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About half of the people who havea major stroke do so soon afterhaving a mini-stroke, often within 24hours, according to a report in the

medical journal Neurology.That means people need to get to

an emergency room immediately after

they experience mini-stroke symp-

toms that last more than ten minutessuch as slurred speech, sudden weak-ness or a strong headache.

Quick treatment in a hospital cansave your life and avoid the long-

term effects of a stroke, saidresearchers. Risk of a major strokecan be reduced by up to 80 percent

with standard hospital treatment thatincludes aspirin, Plavix, blood pres-

sure reduction and statin therapy withdrugs such as Crestor, Lipitor and

Zocor.Dont wait until the next day,

said study author Dr. Peter M.Rothwell at the University of Oxfordin England where the research was

conducted on over 1,200 people whohad mini-strokes.

Research on StrokAnother study says i

one stroke, the risk of havone within a few years is

and the second one wimore severe than the first.

Thats the conclusion othe Journal of Neurolo

surgery and Psychiatry.

studied nearly 3,000 stroover a 10-year period.

They found that the risa second stroke within 1

24.5 percent. The risk aftewas 16.2 percent; and the r

year was 7.1 percent.People with a histo

trouble were more likelysecond stroke. So were thistory of heart rhythm

(atrial fibrillation).People who had high

sure before the first strokelikely to have a second s

five years. Being older, htrouble and high bloo

increased the risk of a sewithin 10 years.

Retired Kodak employees haveformed EDRA, Ltd., a non-profitorganization to advocate for the protection of retirement benefits,

according to member Bob Volpe.He says, The group plans to work

directly with state and federal govern-

ment agencies and elected officials,and to reach out to Kodak, to influ-

ence retiree benefit changes that couldtake place in the future.

The group was formed early thisyear after Kodak eliminated its lifeinsurance and dental benefits for

retired employees. Volpe said the

purpose of EDRA is nKodak for the reinstatemfits but to reach out

management and offer to h

solutions and alternatives ongoing benefits for retire

EDRA will also partic

National Retirees Network, a non-partisan gto protecting retirement be

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Tanning beds are now rankedamong cigarettes and asbestos asthe leading causes of cancer, says a

report from the International Agencyfor Research on Cancer.

In fact, tanning beds can increase

the risk of developing melanomacancer by 75 percent, especially if used

by children or adults under age 30.Tanning salons are a multi-billion

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me birth control pills are safer thanhers. Thats because some containestrogen and progestogen, whichcrease the risk of dangerous bloodn the legs and lungs, according to

ort in the medical journal BMJ.ou cannot tell which pills contain

of the hormones by readingmation on the packages. Youto ask a doctor.he risk of blood clots from theis small but could be importantobese woman with a family

history of blood clots.Researchers were surprised to find

that newer pills on the market containmore estrogen and progestogen thanolder pills. They advise women who

might be concerned to take the oldersecond-generation pills instead ofthe newer fourth-generation pills.

None of the money for the studycame from manufacturers of the pills.Researchers did that to avoid conflictsof interest that have been associatedwith some recent medical studies.

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Migraine sufferers might have anew treatment available beforelong. Its a skin patch called Zelrix,produced by drug maker NuPathe, Inc.

The company says the patchdelivers a powerful migraine drugknown as sumatriptan and providesrelief within two hours from pain,nausea and other symptoms

commonly associated with migraines.It is especially effective in treating thenausea that more than half of migrainesufferers experience, said officials.

The company studied its effects on

over 500 patients. Side emild itching and tingling where the patch was appli

Approximately 30Americans suffer from according to the NationaFoundation.

Another recent treatdeveloped for migraines i

is inhaled, called Levmaker, MAP Pharmaceutwill bring relief within and last 48 hours. Reseadrug involved nearly 800 p

New Migraine Treatme

Statin drugs used to lower choles-terol might also protect peoplefrom eye cataracts, according to aresearch report in the AmericanJournal of Ophthalmology.

Researchers examined over 3,500mature people and followed them fora ten-year period in the BlueMountain Eye Study conducted byresearchers at the University ofSydney, Australia.

They concluded that the peoplewho were taking statins such as

Lipitor or Zocor to lowerreduced their risk of dcataracts by nearly 50 perc

Cataracts cause a cloueyes and can lead to Researchers think antioxidathat may be present in staeyes avoid cataracts. But thresearch is needed to confir

On a related note, thesaid that oxidative stressfactor in causing cataantioxidants might avoid t

Statins May Affect Catar

About 70 million Americans over

age 40 have inner-ear problemsthat can cause them to experience aserious injury from falling, accordingto a report in the Archives of InternalMedicine.

Vestibular imbalances need to betaken seriously because falls can befatal and injuries can be painful, leadto long hospital stays, and result insignificant loss in quality of life, saidresearcher Dr. Lloyd B. Minor atJohns Hopkins University.

About 85 percent of Americans

over age 80 have som

balance problem. Falls kmately 13,000 mature peand cause more than 1hospital emergency room

The researchers survthan 5,000 men and wom40 for the study. Participainner-ear dysfunction times more likely to suffepossibly fatal fall.

Researchers said all dto do more screening forlems.

Inner Ear Problems Com

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woman told her friend, Before

writing a prescription for my six-

old daughter, the pediatrician

d her if she was allergic to

hing, and I saw her whisper

thing in his ear.

That night before I gave her the

cine, I read the directions on thee. The doctor had written, Do

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ut we are in loveand she is

nant. She has a stack of wood

will get us through the winter

in her trailer. We will get some

y from marijuana we will grow

e woods, and we can trade with

neighbors who have cocaine and

stuff.

We plan to have many children

and hope that a cure for AIDS will be

found soon so Susie can get better.

Well come back to visit some day so

you can see your grandkids.

Love, JohnnyPS, None of this is true. I just

wanted to remind you there are worse

things than the bad report card in my

desk drawer.

A man on his Harley was riding

along a California beach when

suddenly lightning flashed and, in a

booming voice, a genie said, I will

grant you one wish.

The biker pulled over and said,

Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can

ride over anytime I want.

The genie said, I can do it, but

your request involves enormous chal-

lenges and will exhaust many of the

earths natural resources. It is hard to

justify. Take a little more time and

think of something that could possibly

help mankind.

The biker thought for a while and

said, I wish that I and all men could

understand women. I want to know

how they really feel, what they think

when they give me the silent treat-

ment, why they cry, and how I can

make a woman truly happy.

The genie said, Do you want twolanes or four on that bridge?

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