The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 15

SP11S7 Frida), December 26, 1980 The Sun, San Bernardino, California It Section Meals on Wheels program brings dinner to shut-ins By MAGGIE MC SHAN Sun correspondent NEEDLES The Meals on Wheels program, sponsored bv the Hospital Auxiliary, brings cheer and nourishing food at a very reasonable price to persons temporarily or permanently unable to care for themselves. Meals are prepared by the Desert Communities Hospital here and delivered by dedicated volunteer members of a committee chaired by Jo McAndrews. Persons receiving the meals pay a nominal amount which financially supports the program. There is no aid from county or state. Presently the charge is $2 for a hot meal with dessert, and $1.25 for a sack lunch with dessert.

Special diets are supplied when feasible. Because of the comparative low cost cost of the 238 firms doing business in Needles pharmacies; four plum- bers; four real estate bro- mea's special screening is done so those ho apply are kers; 15 rental businesses; rea'ly qualified, but McAndrews said there have been very iew aiiempis 10 gei on ine program rjy persons who are not deserving. Sometimes prospects are referred to the committee by ministers, doctors, or the director of social services. There is no age limit. A volunteer driver picks up the meals at the hospital Staff photo Casey searches for cans and bottles at the county dump in Lenwood.

NEEDLES A tally of business licenses at City Hall as 1980 draws to a close reveals that there are firms holding licenses to do business in the city at this time. Staff at the city business offices indicate that the number remains fairly constant. A few firms have closed their doors, but there have been new ones to compensate. Presently there are three firms specializing in accounting and bookkeeping; one in newspaper advertising; three in air conditioning; two in animal care; one attorney; 15 in automobile service; three in automobile supplies; three barbers; three bars. Seven beauty salons; two boat dealers; two campgrounds; three catalogue sales stores; two cleaner and laundromat services; seven clothing stores; one diesel service; three electricians; three listed as enterprises; two florists; three fast foods; two furniture stores; two hardware retail outlets; two insurance agencies; three liquor stores; two lodges; 10 medical services.

Forty miscellaneous; 18 businesses with home addresses; 22 motels; two Senior supplements his savings by scavenging for recyclable items cafeteria at 11:30 in the morning, along with a list of persons to receive them. At this writing there are 15 people receiving the meals but at times there are as high as 21 or 22. When it goes over 22, two delivery teams will be needed, McAndrews said. The Meals on Wheels program was started here in 1977 by the late Judy Stafford, who sent letters to organizations asking for donations of money and time. In the beginning these organizations donated money for insulated carrying cases and receipt books.

At first the Senior Citizens were involved in the' operation, but after Judy was no longer able to chair the program, Mrs. McAndrews was asked to be chairman and the Hospital Auxiliary to take over the sponsorship. There have been many different drivers, and the task of deliveries takes less than one hour. When Patsy Chambers and Margaret Sherman were discussing the rewarding experience of being volunteer drivers, Margaret said: "These shut-ins enrich our lives with their brave outlook and their appreciation for the bit of cheer we bring into their days. Who could call this work?" Genevieve Sharp, age 96, is one of the most enthusiastic of the volunteers.

She does not drive, but for several months has accompanied Sherman on her rounds and often is the one who delivers the repast along with a cheerful greeting to an individual whq is incapacitated. "Gives me a chance to visit old friends," she remarked. Lillian England, Sally Walton, Betty Taylor, Judy Canterbury and Alice Hall are among others who participate in this humanitarian program. They all term it "a labor of love." County assigns Older to a number of panels SAN BERNARDINO First District Supervisor Bob Older has received a number of assignments from the San Bernardino County Board of it 11 restaurants; 17 service stations; two storage rentals; five grocery stores; four variety stores; one utility; and two pest control businesses. In addition there are some license holders with places of business outside the city limits who come into town to conduct business.

There are several others in the San Bernardino County area who operate entirely outside the city but support the community through shopping and use of municipal and utility services. Dohrman bids farewell lo Needles job NEEDLES Harrison Dohrman, who has headed the city Public Works Department for several years, told the City Council goodbye at the recent meeting, and thanked members for the opportunity to serve the city. Dohrman said, "The city-has been real good to me. I feel bad about leaving. If needed, I will be happy to come back and help out in any way I can." His last day of work before retiring was Tuesday.

He said he would like to see clarification of the single-family residential (R-l) zone; and would like the city to pass a basic ordinance that would provide for allowing horses to be kept on half-acre lots. He said, "This is a problem that should be dealt with. Presently you can put horses, jackasses, or elephants in an R-l zone. This has caused many misunderstandings and problems." From the audience, former Councilman John F. Squibb said, "Harrison has rendered great service to the city of Needles." bulletin board the garbage pay any attention to the scavengers, he said.

Occasionally, as Casey found a worthy bottle or can, he would drop it in a cardboard box, then resume his search. He was accompanied by a shy mongrel dog named Linda, which he said lives at the dump. Casey's work gloves were worn to a glossy black, and his boots, gray slacks and red-and-brown plaid shirt were covered with a layer of dust. He explained that his scavenging was not a full-time occupation, but rather was something he did for a few hours two or three days a week. He said he received 25 cents a pound for aluminum cans, a penny apiece for beer bottles.

He said he also collected and sold aluminum chairs, doors, pots and pans. Casey was vague about his background. He said he once lived in Los Angeles and worked 15 years for an air conditioning manufacturer in the City of Industry. He said he moved to Barstow to escape the smog, and now lives by himself in an apartment. He said he has no family.

Casey said he does not have a pension, though he does have a bit of money saved up from his years as a factory worker. That money is supplemented by his earnings from scavenging. In a good week, he said, he can earn $5 to $10. But he said he and other local scavengers have cently hit upon hard times. Ironically, the increased value of recycled material has reduced Casey's earnings, and he said business has declined steadily since recycling became popular.

When he began scavenging, about two years ago, a good day netted him perhaps 15 to 20 pounds of aluminum cans, he said. These days, more and more people scavenge at the dump some days, he said, whole families show up while the volume of cans and bottles declines. Much of the garbage, whether dumped by trash-hauling companies or homeowners, is picked clean of cans and bottles by the time it arrives at the Lenwood dump. Casey said he considers himself lucky if he finds five or six pounds of trash a day worth selling. "Many mornings, you wait and you wait and nothing comes in," he said.

By JAMES NICKLES Sun Staff Writer LENWOOD "They call me Casey," the man with the red-and-white cap said as he poked with a garden hoe among piles of garbage at the countv dump here. Casey, who was rummaging for aluminum cans, bottles and other valuables among the tons of debris, appeared to be about 65 years old, but he declined to state his exact age. "As long as I feel young, then I'm all right. I'm not like an old guy. You know he said, stooping over to mimic a tottering old man.

He was spry and good-humored, but reluctant to talk. He would not state his full name, saying that only "famous people" need to get written up in the newspapers. Casey is one of a group of poor and mostly elderly area residents who can be seen regularly at the dump, scavenging for items they can sell at junk yards or recycling centers. The Lenwood dump is popular among scavengers, Casey said, because there's no caretaker there to wave them away. A sheriff's deputy drives by once in awhile.

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He will be a member of the Mountain-Desert Planning Agency, the Airport Land Use Commission, Victor Valley Transit Service Authority, Southeast Desert Air Basin Coordinating Council and the county's Development Agency. He will serve as an alternate on the Southern California Association of Governments, a regional planning body. Older also will represent the Board of Supervisors on the county Local Agency Formation Commission, a state organization that reviews requests for formations of incorporated cities and annexations to existing cities; on the South Coast Air Quality Management District and on the Watershed Fire Council of Southern California. Along with the other four supervisors, Older is a member of San Bernardino Associated Governments, San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, Omnitrans Board of Directors, Southern California Regional Association of County Supervisors and the County Supervisors Association of California. OjSSSSS Attorney at Law 8 The Sun Stanley W.

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