The Greenville Pioneer - 2022-02-11
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6 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Greenville</strong> <strong>Pioneer</strong> • Friday, February <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>2</strong><br />
County seeks<br />
Honor a Vet<br />
nominations<br />
CATSKILL — <strong>The</strong><br />
Greene County Veterans<br />
Service Agency is looking<br />
to honor veterans who have<br />
gone above and beyond the<br />
call of duty.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Honor A Vet program<br />
honors a veteran each year<br />
who served honorably in<br />
any branch of the U.S. military<br />
on active duty or was<br />
activated with the National<br />
Guard or Reserves.<br />
Nominations should be<br />
sent to Michelle Romalin<br />
Deyo, Director, Greene<br />
County Veterans Service<br />
Agency, 159 Jefferson<br />
Heights, Suite D-303,<br />
Catskill, NY 12414.<br />
<strong>The</strong> nominee will be a<br />
long-term resident of Greene<br />
County who has continued<br />
to maintain strong ties to the<br />
county.<br />
<strong>The</strong> nomination packet<br />
includes a three-page profile<br />
form and two additional<br />
lined pages to write out a<br />
brief biography of the candidate’s<br />
military service. Fill<br />
in the profile form completely<br />
and use the blank lined<br />
pages to elaborate on the details<br />
of the candidate’s military<br />
career and community<br />
service, if applicable.<br />
For example, include how<br />
the veteran decided to join<br />
the service or if they were<br />
drafted; where they went<br />
through training; what they<br />
did in the military, including<br />
their job title and description<br />
of their duties; geographical<br />
locations they went to; war<br />
or war eras they served in;<br />
experiences they had; and an<br />
account of how they received<br />
any medals or awards. Also<br />
include if the veterans participated<br />
in community organizations<br />
such as the American<br />
Legion or VFW, Elks,<br />
Rotary Club, etc. Did they<br />
work with youth? Volunteer<br />
at church or other house of<br />
worship? You may add any<br />
other information you feel is<br />
pertinent.<br />
Ensure that all information<br />
provided is true and<br />
accurate. Verification must<br />
be submitted of military service<br />
and all awards, medals,<br />
honors, etc. that you have<br />
claimed to be true and accurate.<br />
Any award that cannot<br />
be verified by documentation<br />
will be omitted form<br />
the application before being<br />
submitted to the committee<br />
for selection. Any application<br />
found or known to<br />
contain notable inaccuracies<br />
will not be submitted to the<br />
committee for selection.<br />
Send all nominations<br />
directly to Greene County<br />
Veterans Service Agency at<br />
159 Jefferson Heights, Suite<br />
D-303, Catskill, NY 12414,<br />
in person or by mail. Submissions<br />
may also be uploaded<br />
and emailed to veterans@discovergreene.com.<br />
For questions or clarifications<br />
of instructions, call<br />
the Greene County Veterans<br />
Service Agency at 518-943-<br />
3703. Dates are subject to<br />
change.<br />
<strong>The</strong> deadline to nominate<br />
a candidate for the Greene<br />
County Honor A Vet for this<br />
year is March 15. A ceremony<br />
is typically held on<br />
Armed Forces Day, the Saturday<br />
prior to Memorial Day<br />
weekend.<br />
COURTESY OF PEXELS<br />
Exercise can have a significant impact on the body and brain health of seniors, according to the Association of<br />
Mature American Citizens.<br />
Impact of exercise on<br />
America’s seniors<br />
By John Grimaldi<br />
For Capital Region Independent Media<br />
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Every<br />
year at this time there is a call<br />
for seniors to establish an exercise<br />
routine. <strong>The</strong> holidays are over<br />
and so is the copious feasting that<br />
goes with the season. It’s time to<br />
lose a few pounds. <strong>The</strong> Association<br />
of Mature American Citizens<br />
[AMAC] strongly encourages<br />
older Americans to stay in shape.<br />
But we offer this advice with an<br />
abundance of caution. Your health<br />
care providers call the shots and<br />
we recommend that seniors heed<br />
their advice when it comes to what<br />
you should or should not do for exercise,<br />
according to AMAC’s CEO<br />
Rebecca Weber.<br />
Dr. Andrew E. Budson is chief<br />
of cognitive and behavioral neurology<br />
at the Veterans Affairs Boston<br />
Healthcare System, lecturer<br />
in neurology at Harvard Medical<br />
School, and chair of the Science of<br />
Learning Innovation Group at the<br />
Harvard Medical School Academy.<br />
“Changes in strength, swiftness,<br />
and stamina with age are all<br />
associated with decreasing muscle<br />
mass,” Dr. Budson said. “Although<br />
there is not much decline<br />
in your muscles between ages 20<br />
and 40, after age 40 there can be<br />
a decline of 1% to 2% per year in<br />
lean body mass and 1.5% to 5%<br />
per year in strength.”<br />
Dr. Budson notes that aging<br />
can also raise coordination issues<br />
as we grow older, issues that are<br />
associated to the brain and nervous<br />
system. Reduced strength and coordination,<br />
too, is the result of a<br />
lack of physical activity, he added.<br />
Certified Cognitive Behavioral<br />
<strong>The</strong>rapy specialist Brock Armstrong,<br />
agrees.<br />
“Exercise affects the brain in<br />
many ways,” Armstrong said. “It<br />
increases heart rate, which pumps<br />
more oxygen to the brain. It aids<br />
the release of hormones which<br />
provide an excellent environment<br />
for the growth of brain cells. Exercise<br />
also promotes brain plasticity<br />
by stimulating growth of<br />
new connections between cells in<br />
many important cortical areas of<br />
the brain. Research from UCLA<br />
even demonstrated that exercise<br />
increased growth factors in the<br />
brain which makes it easier for the<br />
brain to grow new neuronal connections.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> National Institutes of<br />
Health [NIH] also says that as we<br />
age cognitive issues may emerge.<br />
For example, it can get harder to<br />
make quick decisions.<br />
“Age-related diseases accelerate<br />
the rate of neuronal dysfunction,<br />
neuronal loss and cognitive<br />
decline, with many persons developing<br />
cognitive impairments<br />
severe enough to impair their<br />
everyday functional abilities, the<br />
definition of dementia,” according<br />
to the NIH. “<strong>The</strong>re is growing<br />
evidence that healthy lifestyles<br />
may decrease the rate of cognitive<br />
decline seen with aging and help<br />
delay the onset of cognitive symptoms<br />
in the setting of age-associated<br />
diseases.”<br />
In other words, said AMAC’s<br />
Weber, exercise can be good for<br />
the brain and body as we age; talk<br />
to your doctor about it. He or she<br />
can help you design an exercise<br />
regimen tailored to your needs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2.4 million member Association<br />
of Mature American Citizens<br />
[AMAC] www.amac.us is a<br />
vibrant, vital senior advocacy organization<br />
that takes its marching<br />
orders from its members. AMAC<br />
Action is a non-profit, non-partisan<br />
organization representing the<br />
membership in our nation’s capital<br />
and in local Congressional Districts<br />
throughout the country.<br />
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