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Unless otherwise noted, RSVPs are required. Failure to attract 30 or more reservations 2 business days before the forum will result in a cancellation of that specific forum. Call 419-504-0585 to register, or send an email to Mail@ServingOur Seniors.org to reserve your seat. If the forum is cancelled, you will be notified by phone.
Real Estate Taxes & Later Life (Part II):
What Are Our Lawmakers Doing to Create a Fix?
UAW Hall, 3114 Hayes Ave. in Perkins Twp.
Friday, April 25, 2025 e 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Serving Our Seniors and the Sandusky Register will be hosting Real Estate Taxes & Later Life (Part II): What Are Our Lawmakers Doing to Create a Fix?
The purpose of this forum is to update Erie County older adults on the legislative actions, currently proposed. Do these bills prevent older adults from being taxed out of their home, now and in the future?
Speakers will be:
- DJ Swearingen, Ohio Representative
- Theresa Gavarone, Ohio Senator
Lending a local perspective on the panel are:
- Caleb Stidham, Erie County Treasurer
- Rick Jeffrey, Erie County Auditor
Pre-registration is required, no later than, April 21, 2025. Contact Serving Our
Seniors reservation line 419-504-0585 or e-mail Mail@ServingOurSeniors.org
MEDICARE, May 14, and June 11, 2025, noon to 1:00 p.m., Medicare Lunch & Learn. Serving Our Seniors 310 East Boalt Street, Sandusky. Bring your lunch and ask your questions with no appointment needed.
MEDICARE, May 14, and June 11, 2025, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., New to Medicare. Serving Our Seniors, 310 East Boalt Street, Sandusky. OSHIIP- Certified instructors will discuss Medicare enrollment and coverage options, Parts A, B, C and D, and Medicare financial Assistance Programs. Registration is required one week in advance by calling 419-624-1856.
April 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. I’ve Fallen and I Can Get Up. 620 East Water St., Sandusky, Ohio. Speakers may include Timothy Albrethsen, Physical Therapist, Firelands Health: and, Tina Sluga, Healthcare Advocate Trainer, Serving Our Seniors.
April 25, 2025, 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Real Estate Taxes and Later Life, Creating a Fix. Local 913, 3114 Hayes Ave., Sandusky. Speakers are State Senator, Teresa Gavarone, and State Representative D.J. Swearingen. Rick Jeffrey, Erie County Auditor, and Caleb Stidham, Erie County Treasurer, will also be on he panel.
April 28, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00. How Real Estate Taxes are Calculated. EHOVE 316 W. Mason Rd., Milan, EHOVE, Center. The speaker is Rick Jeffrey, Erie County Auditor.
May 15, 2025, Bed Bugs and Bed Bug Removal, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, 247 Columbus Ave. 3rd Floor, Sandusky, Ohio. Speakers will include Dr. Seun Oladipupo, Ohio State University; Eliot Dyer, Erie County Health Department; a Rusty Zeller, Restore Pro; and, Micah Gilbert, Delving Pest Control.
May 29, 2025, Understanding Medicare Summary Notices, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., 620 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. The speaker will be Susan Marshall.
June 12, 2025, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Homeowners Insurance: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You. Erie County Senior Center, 620 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. Speakers include, Brent Gardner, Gardner & Strayer Insurance Group; and John Frankel, Attorney, Sandusky.
June 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m., The Health Care Labor Shortage: Why We Have to Take Care of Ourselves in Later Life. Erie County Office Bldg., 3rd Floor, 247 Columbus Ave. (downtown) Sandusky, Ohio, Speakers include Tim Sarko, Date Dissemination Specialist, U.S. Census; and Dr. Ashley Rosko, MD, Professor-Clinical Division of Hematology,