Saturday, December 25, 2021
Friday, December 24, 2021
Elderly Advice on Modern Life
Can you imagine what life was like before smartphones and the internet? Or what old people think of tinder and selfies? Well, I decided to find out. I met with residents of a retirement community to learn more about their way of life, and if their values differ from ours in this modern digital world.
In Loving Memory of George Turk, 1924 - 2021
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57 Years Apart - A Boy And a Man Talk About Life
Act normal, don’t be silly, don’t bully lots of people' ... We brought together two people with a very large gap of 57 years between them and got them to ask each other questions about life and growing up.
Our aim was to see if people from opposing stages of their lives could learn from each other.
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Our aim was to see if people from opposing stages of their lives could learn from each other.
Source: YouTube
Elderly Couple Become TikTok Stars With Adorable Dancing Videos
An adorable elderly couple with a combined age of 170 have become unlikely TikTok sensations after their daughter began filming them dancing to cheer them up during lockdown.
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Thursday, December 23, 2021
Pa. guardian gets probation for treating girl like ‘a prisoner of war’
LEWISBURG – A Union County woman who a prosecutor accused of treating a young girl with mental issues like a dog has been placed on probation with restrictive conditions.
Judge Michael T. Hudock on Tuesday prefaced his sentencing of Melissa Lin Keiser, 39, of New Columbia, by saying people on both sides would be angry with it.
Keister was found guilty in September of endangering the welfare of a child by starving the girl and making her sleep on a wooden floor in her underwear.
Union County District Attorney D. Peter Johnson argued for a state prison sentence while defense attorney Peter T. Campana sought probation or a finding of guilt without further penalty.
Campana claimed Keiser thought she was properly caring for the young girl and did not think the way she treated her was criminal.
Johnson accused Keister of treating the girl “as a prisoner of war,” seeking to control her every movement.
It is time for her to learn what it is like to be under someone’s control, he said, advocating jail time.
The victim told an interviewer for the preparation of a presentence report that she wanted Keister to go to prison, Hudock noted.
Because the victim was under the supervision of Children and Youth, Hudock asked without expecting an answer where were the supervisors’ supervisors.
The judge acknowledged it was a serious offense but said neither probation nor a lengthy prison sentence was appropriate.
He placed Keister on three years’ probation, the first four months of which she will be confined to home except for a few exceptions. She also must complete 250 hours of community service within nine months.
The sentence is not effective until Jan. 3 because the judge said no GPS device is available until then.
Johnson said he was disappointed with the sentence. He had argued anything less than a prison sentence would depreciate the nature of crime. He cited the frailty of the victim and the emotional harm she suffered.
Keister had testified on her own behalf at trial, denying that she mistreated the girl for which she obtained guardianship after she took her into her home in 2013 because of concerns the mother was not providing proper care.
She acknowledged forcing the girl to sleep in a square taped to the bedroom’s hardwood floor sometimes without blankets but said it was done for safety reasons because she had tried to jump out a window.
She denied the starving allegation, claiming she withheld food only when the girl gorged on something close to a meal.
Keister’s six children, whom she homeschooled, also lived in the house.
Evidence was presented that the girl gained 28 pounds and grew 2 inches within six months after being removed from home in 2018.
The girl attended the three-day trial but did not testify because Hudock found her to be incompetent.
Keister had said after being found guilty she planned an appeal, but she gave no indication in court if that still was the case given the sentence.
Campana noted the conviction will prevent her from being approved to homeschool her children.
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Olmsted County residents scammed out of nearly $500,000
The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office reported that seven county residents were scammed out of nearly half a million dollars within the last month.
By Emily Cutts
The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office is urging people to be vigilant after seven elderly residents were scammed out of more than $475,000.
Within the last month, the sheriff's office has received several reports of elderly people being scammed out of large amounts of money — the largest scam resulting in the loss of $350,000, according to a news release from Lt. Lee Rossman.
"The Sheriff’s Office and Olmsted County Adult Protection would like to remind those with elderly family members or friends to watch how they are managing their money. Not only those who are vulnerable adults but others living alone, lonely or depressed can fall for the smooth conversation of a con man," Rossman wrote in a news release. "Many victims have lost their life savings or go into deep debt after losing money to these criminals."
A Byron man was scammed out of $350,000 after meeting a Danish woman on Match.com. The woman told the man she owned a hotel in Africa and needed money to get it back into working order. The man sent her money in 15 transactions. The scam was reported by the man's financial institution.
A Stewartville-area woman lost $9,000 to a man she met on a "hangout" app. The man said he was trying to leave the United Kingdom but couldn't.
A Rochester woman lost $20,000 and had another $20,000 held up by Fed Ex "after she allowed two men to access her computer and bank account," according to the news release.
A Stewartville woman nearly lost $155,000 in a Publisher’s Clearing House lottery scam. The woman sent $5,000 believing she had won and needed to pay to receive her winnings. The woman was prepared to send $150,000.
A Byron man also fell prey to a lottery scam and sent approximately $80,000 to receive lottery winnings after receiving a phone call. The payments were supposedly for taxes and IRS fees.
Two Eyota men lost a combined $11,200 in utility and phone provider scams. One man paid about $7,2000 to a company claiming to provide utility services while the other lost about $4,000 in gift cards to a person claiming to be a representative of AT&T and DIRECTV.
To avoid falling prey to scammers, the sheriff's office reminds people to not buy gift cards if requested to do so by an unknown person. This is one of the most common and easily recognizable signs of scam.
"Stay in control of your financial records, sensitive documents, and computer access and not allow anyone access. Never give your personal information over the phone and resist the pressure from the caller to act immediately in giving information or sending payment," Rossman said. "Many businesses, such as banks or delivery services, are trained to recognize signs/evidence of someone being scammed and sending money to unknown persons so trust their recommendation if they believe you are being scammed or defrauded."
To report financial exploitation of an elderly person or vulnerable adult, you can call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center at 1-888-880-1574 and they will forward the information to local investigating agencies like the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Police Department or Olmsted County Adult Protection offices.
For more tips and information, you may also contact the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Crime Prevention Office at 507-328-6777.
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