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Seniors Services of Eagle, Garfield & Pitkin Counties are Honoring the Senior Population

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Chad Federwitz, Manager Senior Services for Pitkin County Judy Martin, Manager for Senior Programs for Garfield County Carly Rietmann, Healthy Aging Manger for Eagle County Seniors Services of Eagle, Garfield & Pitkin Counties are Honoring the Senior Population Story and Photos by Annie Uyehara Depending on the society one lives in, the elderly population can be seen as wise and honored family members or they’re seen as a burden to society and a stress on the health system. But if we choose to get to know them better we’ll find a population in our mountain towns that has a rich history, amazing stories of challenges and victories, and that has a wealth of resources and at the same time a great lack of them.   The best way to introduce our elderly population is to begin with the foundation of what resources are available to older adults.   There are generally five programs counties provide: transportation, meal programs, nutrition, information and referral, health and wellness progr