By the year 2050, an estimated 100 million people or nearly one in 85 individuals worldwide will be affected by dementia.

Since there is no real cure for dementia and so far there isn’t any great drugs out there that significantly slows the effects, the assumption is that dementia is easier to prevent than to reverse.

Candidate factors include low involvement in leisure activities and social interactions, sedentary state, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The latest report is in the February issue of Archives of Neurology concluded there is an association between hearing impairment and dementia and offered support to the hypothesis that hearing impairment contributes to cognitive dysfunction in older adults.

Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults.

Hearing loss may be casually related to dementia, possibly through exhaustion of cognitive reserve, social isolation, environmental deafferentation or a combination of these pathways.

None of us want this but for some it may be unavoidable. Regardless let’s not isolate ourselves, let’s do what we can to help slow or prevent this.

Come down to the senior center and socialize, exercise your body and mind. We have lots of things going on every day.

Meet an old friend at the C-Store for some 50 cent coffee, grab a book from the lending library or check your email, facebook or stock on our internet lab. You are always welcome at the Senior Center. See you soon.

Upcoming Events

Monday: Presidents Day Senior Center Closed

Tuesday: Exercise with Evie Anderson, 9 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle and Duplicate Bridge.

Wednesday: Wood carving, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi classes, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Cribbage Tournament; Duplicate Bridge; Stitching Bee’s. Bring your handy work, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.

Thursday: Exercise with Evie Anderson, 9 a.m.; Investing class, 10 a.m.; Cards, noon; Pinochle; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.

Friday: Tai Chi, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Bridge Tournament.

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

Tournament result for Feb. 7, two tables.

1st Russ Vaale; 2nd Jaynard Johnson; 3rd Dave Solomonson; 4th Mabel Vaale; 5th Lois Johnson.

Tuesday Afternoon “500”

Tournament results for Feb. 8, four tables.

1st Hilton Henschen; 2nd Marion Zimmerman; 3rd Eddie Hall; 4th Helen Broitzman.

Weekly Cribbage

Tournament result Feb. 9, 3 and 3/4 tables.

1st Mable Vaale; 2nd Jaynard Johnson; 3rd Jessie Swain; 4th Dorothy Peterson.

Friday Bridge

Tournament result for Feb. 11, four tables.

1st Mabel Vaale; 2nd Arne Lang; 3rd Dave Ring; 4th Dave Solomonson.

Friday Cribbage

Tournament result for Feb. 11, three tables

1st Hilton Henschen; 2nd Dorothy Peterson.

Duplicate Bridge

1st Dick Hanson, 1st Larry Crowe; 2nd Bud Higgins, 2nd Jim Fisher; 3rd Betty Jorgenson, 3rd John Allen; 4th Dave Solomonson, 4th Loraine Lippert.

Weekly “500”

Tournament results, Feb 11, four tables

1st Collene Bronton; 2nd Jim Fisher; 3rd Sam Bronton; 4th Marion Zimmerman.

Semcac Daily Meals

Week of Feb 21-25 Monday: Taco or Enchilada

Tuesday: Ham/scalloped potatoes. Alternate: Beef pattie

Wednesday: Roast pork

Thursday: Vegetable soup

Friday: Baked fish. Alternate: Pork steak.