Senior News (The Mesquite News)
*A Christmas light tour will take place. A bus will depart Goodbar Senior Center at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will take place at Golden Corral and the lights tour will follow.

Group to help eligible get Medicare subsidy (Dayton Daily News)
Millions of Americans who couldn't otherwise afford Medicare drug coverage are getting it without paying premiums or deductibles, but another 3.25 million aren't taking advantage of the low-income subsidy that makes it possible. The Access to Benefits Coalition will help some of them Tuesday in Englewood at the Earl Heck Community Center, 201 N. Main St., from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Penalties Will Occur For Late Medicare Part D Applications (KSFX Ozarks FOX)
Time is running out to sign up for Medicare Part D without penalties in 2007. Seniors and their caregivers have until December 31st to decide to enroll in a plan or switch to a new one.

Study finds many unaware, unprepared (Argus Leader)
Morrie and Edith Magnuson of Sioux Falls say it was difficult to sit down with their children to talk about what should happen "when we get to the point when things kind of fall apart for us."