[Vision2020] meals on wheels

[Tom Ivie]

This really sounds like a silent tragedy.  I am surprised the papers haven't done anything with this story. I don't think most people realize the situations (physical, mental, social, etc. ) of the people who benefit from meals on wheels. I hope for our seniors sake that this can get resolved soon.  Linda Pike is a real go-getter and if anyone can find a workable solution, she can. 
  
lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:
  This is my understanding also.

Roger
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From: Tom Ivie the_ivies3 at yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:20:30 -0800
To: lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels

> Did this problem start when the new management took over at Latah Health Services? I could have my facts wrong, but It was my understanding that they wanted to charge somewhere around $5 per meal and wouldn't replace the meals on wheels freezer when it died. For now, they are having to get the meals out of Spokane and frozen until something can be either resolved or another arrangement made. 
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> lfalen wrote: I will talk to Fran at the Fairgrounds. There is a Kitchen in the Grange Building.There isn't any backup storage available there. I don't know what the requirements (if any) are. Linda has talked to Jack. I am not sure what the outcome was.
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> Roger
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> From: Tom Ivie the_ivies3 at yahoo.com
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:41:53 -0800
> To: lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] meals on wheels
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> > What about the kitchen at the 1912 building? Is there a kitchen at the fairgrounds that could be used? just ideas. This is a matter that needs serious immediate attention. What about a contract with Sodexo (the UI food service contractor)? Doesn't County CommissionerJack Nelson sit on Latah Health Services board? Why hasn't he taken this issue up?
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> > lfalen wrote: At the AARP meeting today, Linda Pike said that Meals on Wheels had lost their kitchen. They had been using the Commercial Kitchen ar Latah Health Services. Latah Health Services are under new management and trying to get the place in the black They wanted to rase the pice of the meals. Meals on Wheels said that their customers could not afford the increase. At this point they are delivering frozen meals. This is not to satisfactory. I think both sides should go back to the bargaining table. In the mean while does anyone know of another commercial kitchen that Meals On Wheels could use.
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