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September 2013
anteaters to extinction
EUREKA!
BRAIN SWEAT
You're taking a long drink of water. Which happens first: The glass
is 5/16ths empty or the glass is 5/8ths full?
Daily Discoveries
PRIME NUMBERS
90 — Estimated barrels of oil, in billions, believed to exist within the
Arctic region
3 — Number of years that amount would satisfy current global demand
1,670 — Estimated amount of natural gas, in trillions of cubic feet,
BIG TREES,
beneath Arctic
BIG TROUBLE
15 — Number of years that amount would satisfy current global
The famous big trees of Yosemite
WHAT
demand
National Park declined 24 percent
Source: Scientific American
during the 20th century, and not just
because of insanely stupid acts like BRAIN SWEAT ANSWER
cutting tunnels through their bases.
The glass becomes 5/16ths empty
The giant sequoia "Wawona" tree in first.
Mariposa grove was 227 feet tall, with
Five-eighths equals to 10/16ths,
a 90-foot circumference at its base. which means that if the glass
The tunnel through it was finished in were 10/16ths full, you would
1881; the tree fell down in 1969.
have emptied 6/16ths.
S c i e n t i s t s f r o m t h e U . S . You empty 5/16ths of
Geological Survey and University the glass first.
of Washington say climate change
appears to have measurably impacted 'TRUE FACTS'
the number of large-diameter trees
More than 60,000 metric tons
in the park. Warmer weather has of nuclear waste are in temporary
increased the length of the dry season storage at 131 civilian and military
and reduced the local snowpack, sites around the country.
BURGER ANYONE?
which provides much of the water
during the trees' growing season.
WHAT IS IT ANSWER
The scientists also found a local
Folks living around Mount
shift to fire-intolerant trees in some Laguna, east of San Diego, have
forests that had not experienced blazes been asking themselves this very
for nearly a century, meaning that question for weeks: What is this little
more frequent and severe wildfires beetle? The bug has appeared in large
are possible in these areas and may numbers on parts of the mountain.
put more big trees at risk.
Some locals insist they've never seen it
before. Some fear it might be another
YAWN
invasive, destructive pest like an oak
It’s hard to figure out what borer beetle.
causes yawning in humans because
Fear not.
we tend to yawn when we see others
According to entomologists
do it. Which is cause and which is questioned, the tiny (smaller than a
effect? Researchers at Binghamton ladybug) iridescent green insect is
University in New York get around a common flea beetle of the genus
this problem by using parrots that are Altica. It is harmless (to trees and
immune to contagious yawning.
people) and abundantly common.
In the latest issue of the journal The swarms of beetles seen at some
Animal Behaviour, the scientists note Laguna campsites recently were
that budgerigars — more commonly probably just congregations of this
called budgies or parakeets — yawn year's hatched generation.
more as ambient temperatures rise,
suggesting that a gaping mouth (at ANTHROPOLOGY 101
least for birds) helps cool the brain.
- A Slavic love charm required a
girl to dig up the footprint of the man
VERBATIM
she loved, place the dirt in a pot, then
"Pangolins save us millions of grow a marigold in that pot. It was
dollars a year in pest destruction. believed that a marigold never faded
We cannot afford to overlook their and, in the same way, the man's love
ecological role as controllers of would last forever.
termites and ants."
— Simon Smart of the
- In the highlands of Scotland, a
International Union for Conservation midwife traditionally gave a newborn
of Nature on how Chinese demand baby a small spoonful of earth and a
for pangolin meat is driving the scaly tot of whiskey as its first meal.
by Scott LaFee
IS IT?
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How The Affordable Care Act
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The View
From My
Recliner
By E.E. Rickey
FINANCIAL ADVICE
The other day, one of my coworkers formally announced his
retirement. He had been announcing
his retirement on a regular basis for
the past couple of years, providing a
number of days, hours and minutes
count to anyone who would listen.
Actually, it made no difference to
him whether anyone was listening or
not. This proved to be annoying for a
couple of reasons. First of all it was a
constant reminder that he was retiring
and the rest of us were not. Secondly,
he had actually quit doing any work
once he began the count down two
years ago, which meant more work
for the rest of us.
This got me to thinking about
my situation. I called my financial
guru and part time taxidermist, Earl
OFFER EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Flynn.
After some small talk about the
difficulties of stuffing small animals,
I got to the point.
“Earl, can I think about
retiring?”
“Of course you can,” he
responded enthusiastically.
“You mean I can retire?”
“No, you can’t,” he responded
just as enthusiastically.
“But you said, I . . . “
And he cut me off with, “I said
you can think about it, I didn’t say you
could do it.”
“But Earl, what about all those
investments in my portfolio – like
the stock in that South African gold
mine?”
“It was the subject of a hostile
take-over,” he explained.
“By another company?”
“No, the workers became hostile
and took over the mine. Don’t you
read the South African papers?” he
shot back.
“And those government backed
securities?”
“The government was
overthrown,” he said.
“Our government was
overthrown?” I asked with no small
amount of shock in my voice.
“It wasn’t our government
backing the securities. In fact I am
not sure how to pronounce the name of
the country, but it would have yielded
a great return. Darn extremists.”
“Earl! What about all those
bonds?”
“Several on those guys skipped
out,” he explained.
“How do municipalities skip
out on their bonds? Was I invested in
Detroit?”
“What municipalities? I had you
in bail bonds. In fact I think several of
the fugitives did skip to Detroit. So I
guess you are invested in Detroit!” he
exclaimed with laughter.
Before I could respond, Earl
hurriedly said, “Someone’s knocking
at the door. Can’t figure out how they
found me!
“Who, the Securities and
Exchange Commission?” I asked.
“No! It’s those guys from the
State Taxidermy Board. Never should
have told them to get stuffed. Gotta
go!” and the phone went dead.
Before your portfolio consists
solely of IOU’s from Bernie Madoff
and the Greek government, consider
these financial warning signs:
- Your retirement plan centers
around winning the lottery;
- You cornered the market on
Avon glass containers;
- Others clip coupons on their
bonds, you clip coupons for Food
Lion;
- You’ve been turned down for
a Sam’s Club Membership;
- If you were playing Monopoly
with your finances, you couldn’t
afford the rent on Baltic Avenue.
- You think an IRA is a reference
to the Irish Republican Army;
- You consult The Magic 8 Ball
or a Ouija Board for stock tips;
- You were surprised to learn
that a hedge fund has nothing to do
with preserving shrubbery;
- It upsets you that the Fortune
500 is not carried on the NASCAR
Channel;
- Buying one of those metal
detectors with headphones to use on
the beach starts to look like a good
investment, and finally,
- After trying for weeks to make
contact with your financial advisor, he
calls you collect from a country with
which we have no extradition treaty.
In the meantime, I sit at work
asking myself who will get first dibs
on my co-workers cubicle and would
he like some stock in a South African
gold mine as a retirement gift?
September 2013
Strange
BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
U It was famed film producer and
studio executive Samuel Goldwyn who
made the following sage observation:
"The most important thing in acting is
honesty. Once you've learned to fake
that, you're in."
U Sarah Bernhardt, the French star
of stage and early film, who was
often referred to as "the most famous
actress the world has ever known" and
"the divine Sarah," often slept in a
coffin. She said it helped her to better
understand tragic roles.
U Have you ever suffered from
ottorrhea? If you've had a puscontaining discharge from your ear,
you have.
U In the original "Star Trek" series, a
pair of the false ears worn by Leonard
Nimoy in the role of Spock would last
only three to five days of shooting
before they had to be replaced.
U I'm sure you've heard that President
Richard Nixon was sometimes called
"Tricky Dick," especially toward the
end of his troubled career, but you may
not be familiar with other nicknames
he had. In college his perceived lack of
a sense of humor prompted the name
"Gloomy Gus," and his tendency to
spend long hours sitting and studying
earned him the moniker "Iron Butt."
U Records show that
during the last seven
months of Elvis Presley's
life, he had 5,300 different
medications prescribed
for him.
U In 1938, Fortune magazine published
a prediction that, in hindsight, turns
out to have been rather egregiously
off the mark: "Few scientists foresee
any serious or practical use for atomic
energy. They regard the atom-splitting
experiments as useful steps in the
attempt to describe the atom more
accurately, not as the key to the
unlocking of any new power."
Thought for the Day:
"Success usually comes to those who
are too busy to be looking for it."
-- Henry David Thoreau
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TREATING
HEARING
LOSS
to depression as well as isolation
and the inability to handle everyday
functions, including earning potential.
Advances in hearing aid technology
can help bring back enjoyment and
quality of life.
Most people ignore or try to
By Chelle Cordero
hide hearing-loss symptoms, thinking
erroneously that it's something to be
According to the National embarrassed about. Family members
Institutes of Health, an estimated oneand friends who
third of the people in the United States
show concern
between the ages of 65 and 75 and
and point
close to one-half of those older than 75
out the
have some degree of hearing loss. This
gradual and common form of hearing
loss is called presbycusis. Exposure
to loud noises, viral infections, some
medications, chemotherapy and
radiation, heredity, head and inner
ear trauma, and ruptured eardrums can
contribute to hearing loss.
Hearing loss is generally not
reversible. High fevers, large doses
of aspirin or anti-malarial drugs can
cause tinnitus (ringing in the ears,
often temporary) and changes to the
inner ear. Common symptoms of
hearing loss include difficulty with
comprehension, needing high volume
on the TV, not hearing conversations
suspected
on the telephone, confusing words, and
hearing problems
having difficulty with select pitches are often greeted with anger and
and sounds. If there is pain, bleeding, denial. Demands that the person
dizziness, sudden or fluctuating go for a hearing test will often be
hearing loss, or some form of head ignored, especially if they seem to
trauma, medical attention should be be self-centered (complaint about
sought immediately.
the noise level of the TV). Appealing
Hearing loss and ensuing to emotions may have a much more
problems may not be the same for positive effect. Try a call for action,
everyone. There are three primary such as reminding Grandma that she
types of hearing loss:
missed little Johnny's one stage line
--Conductive hearing loss to emphasize her need (not yours) to
involves volume rather than the ability seek treatment.
to understanding.
Depending on the results of
--Sensorineural hearing loss hearing tests, the doctor may remove
affects understanding ability.
wax buildup, put in a cochlear implant
--Mixed hearing loss is a (to replace a damaged part of the
combination of the two.
ear) or recommend a hearing aid.
Untreated hearing loss may lead A hearing aid can help by making
sounds stronger and easier to hear.
Available hearing aid styles include
those that are completely in the canal
and nearly invisible, in the ear and
visible or behind the ear. Today's
hearing aids may feature Bluetooth
interfaces, digital noise reduction
and instruments that learn based on
changes made by the wearer. You may
need to try more than one device to
find one that works well for you.
AARP offers these tips when
choosing a hearing aid:
--Bring along a
friend to help make
sure you
are hearing and
understanding the options
offered.
--Know your provider's skills and
reputation. Audiologists hold degrees
in audiology.
--Know what you want from the
hearing aid -- whether you want it for
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normal conversation, watching TV,
playing in the outdoors, etc.
-- Have your hearing tested so
that the audiologist or hearing aid
specialist knows what kind of hearing
loss you have.
--Try before you buy. The
provider should be able to give you a
real demonstration of the device.
--Ask about add-ons. Every addon comes with a price, so choose only
what you will realistically need.
--After you buy your hearing aid,
don't leave the office without checking
whether it fits. And does it do what you
want it to do?
--Get it in writing. Get a
signed copy of a contract
with the model and make
of hearing aid, the price,
any nonrefundable fees, the
warranty and a specified trial
period.
--Ask your audiologist about
aural education and rehabilitation.
Some auditory training can be done
at home with a personal computer or
through group sessions.
--The average hearing aid can
cost between $1,200 and $3,700, and
is usually not covered by Medicare or
insurance companies. Don't be afraid
to negotiate.
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I lost my khakis
What it means in Ohio
What it means in Boston
iBoobs
Apple announced today that
it has developed a breast implant
that can store and play music. The
iBoob will cost from $499 to $699,
depending on cup and speaker size.
This is considered a major social
breakthrough because women are
always complaining about men staring
at their breasts and not listening to
them.
At Home with
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TRISH: “Do you know what
today is sweetie?”
MARK: “Ummmmmm...
Valtinebirthsary Day?”
The friendly skies
europa
A young woman in New York
was so depressed that she decided to
end her life by throwing herself into
the ocean. She went down to the docks
and was about to leap into the frigid
water when a handsome young sailor
saw her tottering on the edge of the
pier, crying. He took pity on her and
said, "Look, you have so much to live
for. I'm off to Europe in the morning,
and if you like, I can stow you away on
my ship. I'll take good care of you and
bring you food every day." Moving
closer, he slipped his arm around her
shoulder and added, "I'll keep you
happy, and you'll keep me happy."
The girl nodded yes. After all,
what did she have to lose? Perhaps a
fresh start in Europe would give her
life new meaning.
That night, the sailor brought
her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat.
From then on, every night he brought
her three sandwiches and a piece of
fruit, and they made passionate love
until dawn. Three weeks later, during a
routine inspection, she was discovered
by the captain.
"What are you doing here?" the
captain asked.
"I have an arrangement with one
of the sailors," she explained. "I get
food and a trip to Europe, and he's
screwing me."
"He certainly is," the captain said.
"This is the Staten Island Ferry."
It was mealtime on a small
airline and the flight attendant
asked the passenger if he would like
Confession
dinner."What are my choices? " he
asked.
I used to be a people person, but
"Yes or No," she replied."
people ruined that for me
So this duck walks
into a bar
A Duck walks into a bar.
Duck: You got any bread?
Barman: No, sorry, we don't have
any bread
After a few minutes...Duck: You
got any bread?
Barman: Look, we don't have
any bread.
In a little while...Duck: You got
any bread?
Barman: We don't have any
#@&%*^ bread!
Some time later...Duck: Got any
bread?
Barman: If you ask me if I've
got any %&^*#@ bread once more
I'm gonna nail your &%^$% bill to
this bar!
Duck: You got any nails?
Barman: NO!
Duck: You got any bread?
One from your editor
My son, Matthew, asked me if he
could go see a 50 Cent concert.
I said, “Here’s a dollar, take your
brother too”.
lawyer up
Two lawyers are leaving the
office. "I can't wait to get home," says
one of them. "As soon as I walk in the
door, I'm going to rip my wife's panties
right off."
"I know the feeling," the other
says.
"No, I'm serious," says the first.
"They're killing me."
September 2013
blondage
80,000 blondes meet in the
Kansas City Chiefs Stadium for a
"Blondes Are Smart Convention". The
leader says, "We are all here today to
prove to the world that blondes are not
stupid. Can I have a volunteer?"
A blonde gingerly works her way
through the crowd and steps up to the
stage. The leader asks her, "What is
15 plus 15?" After 15 or 20 seconds
she says, "Eighteen!" Obviously
everyone is a little disappointed. Then
80,000 blondes start cheering, "Give
her another chance! Give her another
chance!"
The leader says, "Well since
we've gone to the trouble of getting
80,000 of you in one place and we
have the world-wide press and global
broadcast media here, gee, uh, I guess
we can give her another chance.
"So he asks, "What is 5 plus
5?"
After nearly 30 seconds she
eventually says, "Ninety? "The leader
is quite perplexed, looks down and just
lets out a dejected sigh -- everyone is
disheartened -- the blonde starts crying
and the 80,000 girls begin to yell and
wave their hands shouting, "GIVE
HER ANOTHER CHANCE! GIVE
HER ANOTHER CHANCE!"
The leader, unsure whether or not
he is doing more harm than damage,
eventually says, "Ok! Ok! Just one
more chance -- What is 2 plus 2?"
The girl closes her eyes, and
after a whole minute eventually says,
"Four?".
Throughout the whole stadium
pandemonium breaks out as all 80,000
girls jump to their feet, wave their
arms, stomp their feet and scream...
"GIVE HER ANOTHER CHANCE!
GIVE HER ANOTHER CHANCE!"
I’m just sayin’
I wish the dollar store would sell
gasoline.
tug-o-war
If you think women are the weaker
sex, just try pulling the blankets back
on your side of the bed.
gramps
A little boy was lost at a large
shopping mall. He approached a
uniformed security guard and said,
"I've lost my grandpa."
The guard asked, "What's he
like?"
"Jack Daniels and pretty women,"
the boy replied.
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Lest
We
Forget
by Neil R. Dell Arco
LEST WE FORGET:
THE U.S. NAVY’S
CONSTRUCTION BATTALION
THE SEEBEES
This article is a reminder of my
brother Lewis and Fred who served
with honor during World War II on
the island of Guam.
THE NAVY MASTER BUILDERS
The island–hopping war the Allies
fought in the south Pacific depended
in large measure on a rough and
tough breed of engineers who
proudly called themselves
the damnedest, toughest
road gang in history.
Members of the U.S.
Navy’s Construction
Battalion, known as
the Seabees from
the initials.
These versatile
performers could magically transform
the thickest jungle into a full –blown
air and naval base; build roads
and railroads and clear underwater
obstacles.
The speed and ingenuity of the
Seabees became legendary throughout
the South Pacific. Recruited from the
ranks of American workers-mainly
from the construction industries, the
240,000 Seabees were for the most
part already masters at their trades
when they signed up. They were
outfitted in an incongruous mix of
combat gear from other services.
The Seabees liked to call themselves,
“The Confused Bastards”,
and received little formal
training, but they operated so
near the front lines that they
joined in the fighting.
The Seabees lived by
a simple code: “No job was
too big or too difficult” for
them to accomplish. They
converted the muddy swamps
of Merauke, Dutch New
Guinea into a finished airstrip
in just eight days. In Tinian
in the Marianas, they moved
more than eleven cubic yards
of mud and coral to build
the world’s biggest bomber
base, six strips, each a mile
and a half long. The Seabees
constructed fuel tanks,
barracks and hospitals. They
pushed through highways
and railways on Guam,
carving out and
surfacing 100 miles of
road in 90 days. They
worked so hard and
with so little regard for
creature comforts, that
one of their officers
said they, “smelled like
goats, lived like dogs
and worked like horses.” But
so essential were they to Allied
operations that U.S. Secretary of
the Navy James Forrestal said, “The
Seabees have carried the war in the
Pacific on their backs.”
To carry out one of the most
difficult jobs, the docking and
unloading of ships in the shallow,
reef-riddled waters of the South
Pacific islands, the Seabees employed
a multi-purpose steel pontoon. The
pontoon was a prefabricated boxlike
structure five feet wide, five feet tall
and seven feet long. The Seabees
also fashioned floating dry docks
on the pontoon for PT boat repairs.
The Commander of the Corps, Lieu
September 2013
Beating Heart
Disease,
Know The Facts
By Eliot A. Brinton, M.D., FAHA, FNLA
General Thomas Holcomb, said that
the Marines and Navy’s construction
men, “performed miracles” while
other Marines expressed it differently
but with no less feeling….
The Marine Raiders on
Bougainville offer a tribute to the
Seabees. The Seabees themselves
liked to boast that the Marines would
find Seabees-built streets not only
in Tokyo but also in heaven (where
according to the celebrated Marine
Hymn, they would eventually stand
guard).
SOURCES-World War II-Time
Life Books; Alexandria, Virginia by
Rafael Steinberg and the Editors of
Time-Life Books -Island Fighting
(NAPS)—While heart disease
is America’s No. 1 killer, it can
be preventable, thanks largely to
cholesterol-modifying drugs called
statins.
Since statins were first introduced
in the late 1980s, dozens of clinical
trials in hundreds of thousands of
patients have proven that statins can
prevent heart attacks and stroke and
save lives. Statins work by greatly
reducing LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol,
which can prevent or reverse hardening
of the arteries, the primary cause of
heart disease and stroke.
Unfortunately, statins don’t work
if patients don’t take them— and as
many as three-quarters of patients
refuse to take statins or stop taking
them within a year. So why do so many
patients stop taking their statins—or
refuse them in the first place?
A common concern is the myth
that statins cause liver damage. Statins
can increase the blood lev- els of
some liver enzymes, so it has been
assumed that they harm the liver, or
even lead to liver fail- ure. Recent
studies, however, have shown that
people taking statins have no more
liver damage than people who don’t.
For this reason, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration removed their
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September 2013
2013 Valley
Legacy Awards
Nominees
Announced
Put the Emphasis on Family This
Grandparent's Day
Celebrations Need to Evolve as
Grandparents Change
Grandparents today are a bit
different than previous generations.
Gone are the days that Grandma
could usually be found in her
rocking chair, baking cookies or
sewing a quilt. These days, you are
more likely to find "Glam-ma" (or
"Glamorous Grandma") busy at her
job, volunteering in her community,
taking classes at the local community
college or traveling.
Whatever you choose to do
this Grandparent's Day, include the
entire family and it is sure to be a hit.
Modern grandparents are actively
engaged in life, but are also playing a
much larger part in the lives of their
grandchildren.
In fact, 2.5 million grandparents
are responsible for most of the basic
needs of one or more grandchildren
who live with them, according to the
most recent research, and 1.5 million
of these grandparents are in the labor
force, too.
National Grandparents Day,
Sunday, September 8th this year,
honors grandparents and emphasizes
the strength, guidance and information
that grandparents can offer to other
generations.
Just as grandparents are evolving,
so is Grandparents Day. Many families
are seeking activities that include all
generations, emphasize physical
activity and focus on fun. Here are
a few ideas your family could use to
celebrate the day.
Have a "day camp" in your yard
or local park. Pitch tents, go fishing,
have a cookout, arts and crafts lessons
and more.
Organize a miniature golf
tournament that pits grandfather/
grandson and grandmother/
granddaughter teams against others,
with a prize for the winner of each
hole.
Go boating, biking, hiking or
just walk around the neighborhood
together.
Hold an "Odd Olympics" with
goofy athletic events, such as walker
races, cane tosses, backwards races
and more.
Play a game of "Are You Smarter
Than a Fifth Grader?" pitting the
parents and grandparents against
real fifth graders (or fourth, third,
second...).
Get in the kitchen and cook
together. Hand down old family recipes
or create new dishes that incorporate
everyone's favorite ingredients.
Volunteer together as a family.
Pick up litter in the park, offer to
do chores for neighbors or contact a
local organization to see what help
they need.
Whatever you choose to do,
include the entire family and it is
sure to be a hit. Happy Grandparents
Day!
Nominees were announced
today for the 2013 Valley Legacy
Awards. Now in its ninth year, the
annual event honors civic-minded
seniors and senior advocates for
their contributions to the Mahoning
Valley. The 26 nominees will be
recognized and the Valley Legacy
Awards presented to four Outstanding
Seniors and one Outstanding
Advocate for Seniors at a luncheon
on October 3rd. Those nominated
by members of the community are:
Outstanding Seniors
- Alma Apicella, Salem
- Betty Jean Bahmer, Warren
& Anna Mae Cuchna, Niles
- Paul Burgeson, Boardman
- Marion Calpin, Canfield
- Carol Faustino, Girard
- Mary Ann Fees, North Lima
- “Doc” Hager, Youngstown
- Louise Joachim, Poland
- Kay Lavelle, Austintown
- Bill & Rosemary Lowery, Warren
- John E. Malys, Boardman
- Daniel Mathey, Warren
- Robert W. Ray, Warren
- Jean Rider, Austintown
- Marilyn Schmidt, Canfield
- Thomas Soltis, Farmdale
- Donna J. Tompkins, Warren
- Marjorie Wise, Columbiana
Outstanding Advocates for Seniors
- Carla Chahine, North Lima
- Roberta Cykon, Niles
- Mayor Ralph Infante, Niles
- Kay Lavelle, Austintown
- David Mirkin, Youngstown
- Roxanne York, Warren
The Valley Legacy Awards
Luncheon will be held Thursday,
October 3, at Avion on the Water, 2177
W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield.
Tickets are $25 and the event is open
to the public. For tickets or more
information, call Lynn Miller at 330530-4038, ext. 2057.
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Myth 5: Muscle strength and
flexibility can't be regained.
Reality: While we do lose muscle
as we age, exercise can partially restore
strength and flexibility. It’s never too
late to start an exercise program. Even
if you've been a "couch potato" your
whole life, becoming active now will
benefit you in many ways—including
protection from falls.
Debunking the Myths of Older
Adult Falls
Many people think falls are a
normal part of aging. The truth is,
they're not.
Most falls can be prevented—
and you have the power to reduce
your risk.
Exercising, managing your
medications, having your vision
checked, and making your living
environment safer are all steps you
can take to prevent a fall.
Every year on the first day of fall,
we celebrate National Falls Prevention
Awareness Day to bring attention
to this growing public health issue.
To promote greater awareness and
understanding here are 10 common
myths—and the reality—about older
adult falls:
Myth 1: Falling happens to other
people, not to me.
Reality: Many people think, "It
won't happen to me." But the truth
is that 1 in 3 older adults—about
12 million—fall every year in the
U.S.
Myth 2: Falling is something
normal that happens as you get
older.
Reality: Falling is not a normal
part of aging. Strength and balance
exercises, managing your medications,
having your vision checked and
making your living environment safer
are all steps you can take to prevent
a fall.
Myth 3: If I limit my activity, I
won't fall.
Reality: Some people believe that
the best way to prevent falls is to stay
at home and limit activity. Not true.
Performing physical activities will
actually help you stay independent,
as your strength and range of motion
benefit from remaining active. Social
activities are also good for your
overall health.
Myth 4: As long as I stay at
home, I can avoid falling.
Reality: Over half of all falls
take place at home. Inspect your
home for fall risks. Fix simple but
serious hazards such as clutter, throw
rugs, and poor lighting. Make simple
home modifications, such as adding
grab bars in the bathroom, a second
handrail on stairs, and non-slip paint
on outdoor steps.
September 2013
important in helping many older
adults maintain or improve their
mobility. However, make sure you
use these devices safely. Have a
physical therapist fit the walker or
cane to you and instruct you in its
safe use.
Myth 9: I don’t need to talk to
family members or my health care
provider if I’m concerned about
Myth 6: Taking medication my risk of falling. I don’t want to
doesn't increase my risk of falling.
alarm them, and I want to keep my
Reality: Taking any medication independence.
may increase your risk of falling.
Reality: Fall prevention is a
Medications affect people in many team effort. Bring it up with your
different ways and can sometimes doctor, family, and anyone else
make you dizzy or sleepy. Be careful who is in a position to help. They
when starting a new medication. Talk want to help you maintain your
to your health care provider about mobility and reduce your risk of
potential side effects or interactions falling.
of your medications.
Myth 10: I don't need to talk
Myth 7: I don't need to get my to my parent, spouse, or other older
vision checked every year.
adult if I’m concerned about their
Reality: Vision is another key risk of falling. It will hurt their
risk factor for falls. Aging is associated feelings, and it's probably none of my
with some forms of vision loss that business.
increase risk of falling and injury.
Reality: Let them know about
People with vision problems are more your concerns and offer support to
than twice as likely to fall as those help them maintain the highest degree
without visual impairment. Have your of independence possible. There are
eyes checked at least once a year and many things you can do, including
update your eyeglasses. For those removing hazards in the home, finding
with low vision there are programs a fall prevention program in the
and assistive devices that can community, or setting up a vision
help. Ask your optometrist for a exam.
referral.
- See more at: http://www.
ncoa.org/improve-health/fallsMyth 8: Using a walker or cane prevention/debunking-the-myths-ofwill make me more dependent.
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Notes from
the
Lilly Pad
By Pastor G. Coleman Lilly
Restoration Church
Bought anything really nice
lately? Maybe a new car, or something
for a loved one? I bought my wife
a new watch for our anniversary. In
the early spring I bought myself a
new putter for my golf game – now I
routinely sink nearly every six to eight
inch putt I am challenged to make. The
putter cost more than the watch but the
watch is far more dependable.
I have another question for
you – have you sold out yet? Are
you one of the many who have
substituted political correctness for
truth? Have you compromised what
you know is right for that which is
more convenient? Have you boughtin to the lies of moral relativism and
modernism? Have you made the
reckless transition from a “Father
Knows Best” morality to a “Family
Guy” philosophy? Are you part of the
cowardly, narcissistic throng of moral
midgets who foolishly trod the path of
least resistance discarding your values
and dignity along the way? What’s
going on in your heart at this moment?
Are you standing
tall on the inside
or are you bent
over in shame?
Are you being true
to what you know
is right or have
you thoughtlessly
changed with the
times? Are you
standing on a moral and spiritual
rock or are you floundering in the
shifting sands that will eventually bog
you down and destroy you and those
around you?
In the pages of the Bible we find
these ancient words of wisdom from
the pen of King Solomon and the
inspiration of the Holy Spirit: “Buy
truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom
and instruction and understanding.”
Proverbs 23:23. The prophet Isaiah
spoke about a time of spiritual decline
and said: “Justice is turned back,
and righteousness stand far away;
for truth has stumbled in the street,
and uprightness cannot enter.” Isaiah
59:14.
While we were busy with life and
having fun – while we were building
our nest egg and “doing our thing” –
while we were too busy to pray and
too lazy to check things out – a terrible
thing happened on the way to eternity:
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either walk around it, step over it
or pretend it isn’t
there. It’s one thing
to be ignorant and
innocent and pray
for mercy. But we
know better! To
know what is right
to do and not do it
is what God calls
sin; and it should
bother us and convict us and pierce
our hardened hearts.
We need to send the U.S.
Congress to Sunday school, ask
every member of the U.S. Supreme
Court to read the Bible followed by
the U.S. Constitution; and we need to
pray that our President will discover
the true meaning of the final verse
of “The Star Spangled Banner” by
Francis Scott Key.
O thus be it ever,
when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home
and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace,
may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made
and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must,
when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto:
"In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner
in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave!
But we cannot place all the blame
on those in elected offices. They
are but a reflection of our collective
lethargy, apathy, and cowardice. We
are no longer on a moral slippery slope
– we are in a spiritual free-fall. God
has shed His grace on America and
now more than ever we need to fall on
our faces in contrition and appropriate
that amazing grace and beg for mercy.
AND DON’T SELL THE TRUTH!
September 2013
HEART DISEASE
...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
recommendation for regular liver
testing in statin users.
Another recent concern is that
statins can cause diabetes, but this risk
is small compared to the protection
against heart disease. Further, a
recent analysis found that statins
may cause diabetes only in patients
already at high risk of developing
diabetes.
Some patients worry that sta­tins
may interfere with other medications.
It is true that 84 percent of statin users
take a prescription, over-the-counter
medication or dietary supplement
that could react with their statin.
That’s why all patients who are
prescribed statins need to provide their
doctors with a list of all medications
and supplements they’re taking.
Doctors and patients then can create
a personalized plan for the best
statin, and non-statin, treatment,
customized to the patient’s unique
medical situation, cultural perspective
and personal circumstances.
Widespread statin use accounts
for much of the progress we’ve made
against heart disease, but the problem
is far from solved. Patients must be
proactive by having their cholesterol
levels checked, and then by following
up with their doctors for whatever
treatments may be needed, whether
this requires changes to diet and
lifestyle and/or the use of a statin or
other medications.
Statin drugs can save lives—if
we take them intelligently.
Dr. Brinton is the Director of
Atherometabolic Research at the
Utah Foundation for Biomedical
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U.S. survey of statin users, the
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that group—more than 30 million
Why does this matter? As
The Dawn of inpeople—were
aged 55 to 64. So while Families USA found in 2011, it matters
provision of law will benefit to seniors and their families because
a Bright New this
everyone looking for coverage in the 15 percent of America's seniors—and
marketplaces, its biggest and almost 45 percent of people with
Day in Health new
most direct positive impact will be on disabilities—receive health coverage
a d u l t s between age 55 and the through Medicaid. But until now,
Coverage
age
of Medicare many people just below age 65 have
By Ron Pollack, Executive Director,
Families USA
On the first day of October,
health insurance “marketplaces”
will open in every state. Three
other key provisions of the health
reform law, the Affordable Care
Act, will also go into effect that
day, and they will greatly benefit
older Americans.
The first of these provisions
will benefit everyone
who shops in the new
marketplaces, but it will
be especially valuable to
adults between the ages of
55 and 64. On October 1, people
with pre-existing conditions, who
may have previously faced denials of
coverage or burdensome additional
charges because of those conditions,
will have the opportunity to buy
health insurance that covers their
conditions without having to pay
additional costs.
This is more than a token change.
In 2010, Families USA worked with
one of the nation's top health care and
human services consulting firms to
study the breadth of problems people
with pre-existing conditions face. We
found that approximately 57.2 million
Americans under the age of 65—more
than one-fifth of that age group (22.4
percent)—had diagnosed pre-existing
conditions that could lead to a denial
of coverage in the individual health
insurance market.
Even more astounding was the
finding that almost half of the people
eligibility.
A second key provision of the
law that goes into effect on October1
is the expansion of Medicaid. States
that have decided to expand Medicaid
will have new opportunities to offer
health coverage to all low-income
adults. This could be particularly
helpful to those below age 65 who
aren’t yet eligible for Medicare. In
these states, the income eligibility
level will be raised and standardized
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The third big provision
of the law that takes effect
on October1 will benefit
everyone shopping for
health coverage, not just older
people. On that day, consumers
shopping for coverage in the
marketplaces will be able to
tap health care “premium tax
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health care premiums each
month, making their health coverage
much more affordable. Those with
the lowest incomes will receive the
greatest financial assistance and will
pay the lowest premiums. Families
with incomes as high as $62,400 for
a household of two will be eligible for
this assistance.
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so with nonstick pans that won't
twist tops that can be difficult if
--Pilot Dr. Grip Pen & Pencil, have you scrubbing during cleaning
ARTHRITIS than
not impossible for an arthritis sufferer with a wider barrel for easier grip to and lining cooking sheets with foil
to open.
reduce writing stress and fatigue.
before baking a lasagna, pie or other
HELPERS
At http://ArthritisToday.org,
drippy menu item, which prevents
By Sharon Naylor
The Arthritis Foundation makes
it easy for you to find top-quality
gadgets and tools to help make your
everyday activities more comfortable.
Its Ease-of-Use Commendation is
a label much like the Consumer
Reports "recommended" list or the
Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval,
noting products that have been put
through rigorous independent testing
by experts and found to make life
easier for people who have arthritis
and other physical limitations.
Since arthritis sufferers
experience pain from some of the most
basic movements, such as squeezing,
twisting and lifting objects, and since
there are more than 100 different types
of arthritis each presenting its own
physical limitations, it's a benefit to
know which products are proven lifeenhancers.
For instance, the Arthritis
Foundation suggests choosing drinking
glasses with a bumpy texture, which
can be easier to grasp than glasses
with smooth exteriors. And look for
products with flip-top caps, zippers
and larger, easy-to-open lids, rather
you'll find the complete and current
list of Ease-of-Use Commendationearning products, which at the time
of this writing include:
--Cordless phones with oversize
buttons.
--Lightweight Tramontina-brand
nonstick cookware (since heavy castiron pans can be difficult to lift and
maneuver, posing injury risks).
--EZY-Dose Push-Button Pill
Reminder cases, which hold your
medications in organized slots, with
easy flip-top access.
--IMAK Active Glove, which
provides compression in your hands
and wrists, yet with its open fingers
still allows for dexterity.
--Tempur-Pedic pillows, neck
pillows and bedding for improved
sleep.
--Pre-filled medication
syringes.
--A range of lightweight gardening
tools to keep you in the garden and
maintaining your landscaping with
ease.
--Fiskars Easy Action Micro-Tip
Scissors, an improved scissor that
automatically snaps back open after
easy-pressure squeezes.
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A pizza-cutter with a wide
handle for easy gripping can be used to
cut sandwiches, meats and other foods
for which knives are harder to manage.
Using a small kitchen appliance to
chop vegetables with the press of a
button removes the hand strain of
slicing and dicing.
The Arthritis Foundation also
recommends sitting on a barstool at
your kitchen counter while preparing
meals, so that your legs, back, hips,
knees and feet get a break from use.
--Pedometers and other fitnessoriented products, including exercise
equipment.
*Accessories
The Arthritis Foundation also
suggests switching from a heavy
handbag to a cross-body bag with
padded straps, made of lightweight
nylon or thin leather to take stress off
of your wrists, elbows and arms, and
choose wallets or totes with oversize
zipper pull rings, perhaps with a
tassel to add extra ease of opening
and closing. Check out the AmeriBag
Healthy Back Bag (http://www.
ameribag.com).
A large, heavy wallet can cause
pain in the back and hips, so the
Arthritis Foundation mentions the
Back Saver wallet, using a spring clip
that folds to half the thickness of most
wallets (http://www.coreproducts.
com).
*In the Kitchen
Opening jars is a challenge for
arthritis sufferers, so look to kitchen
utensils with padded grips to give
you extra traction in your twisting
motion. And using a Crock-Pot means
not having to wield multiple pots
and saute pans to make a meal,
as the one Crock-Pot holds and
prepares your meal. When you do
cook in the oven, consider doing
*Cleaning
Buy cleaning products in smaller
containers. They may not be the
most cost-efficient, but a lightweight
detergent bottle is far easier to use
than a supersized bottle. And for
cleaning tasks that require scrubbing,
the Arthritis Foundation says, "Simple
cleaning tools, such as microfiber
cloths and gloves, or Mr. Clean Magic
Eraser remove dirt with just a little
water and minimal muscle."
The association's Ease-of-Use
Commendation has gone to several
lightweight upright vacuum cleaners,
and it's advisable to have one vacuum
cleaner on each floor of your home
so that you don't have to lug it up and
down stairs. Separate cleaning supply
caddies on each floor is also a winning
suggestion. And instead of using dust
rags that require a grip, slip a cotton
sock or glove on your hand to perform
easier dusting.
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click and slide your daily activities,
symptoms, stress levels, medications,
sleep quality, pain levels and more to
monitor your wellness and share your
daily details with your physician.
When you're armed with easeof-use tools and technology, life can
be easier and more painless, and
you maintain your autonomy, while
enjoying your hobbies and home
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The Senior News
The
Idora Park
Ballroom
between Vaughn Monroe and his
Ork and Charlie Barnett and his Ork.
One day after playing “on the air,”
Stan Kenton’s “Peanut Vendor,”
are Such Things” and you’re sitting
there watching the lovely Youngstown
“Chicks” walk by. WOW!!! Doesn’t
get any better than that.
I was reminded by “Louie,” my
barber, that Stan Kenton appeared
at the Ballroom and when the time
arrived to do “Peanut Vendor,” the
trumpet section of the band left the
stage. Everybody wondered what
was happening...they found out
when the band struck up “Peanut
Vendor” and each trumpet player had
located himself in a different corner
of the ballroom where they blew their
trumpets. Louie the barber said the
effect was fabulous.
As a teenager I loved music of the
big bands and there were times when
I didn’t have the money to go into the
dance, then my buddies and I would
sit on the park bench right across
from the entrance to the Ballroom and
we could hear the band just as good
as if we were inside. You guys just
picture this...a warm, balmy summer
evening sitting on the park bench
across from the ballroom, look to
your right and you’ll see the beautiful
colored waterfalls from the “Tunnel
of Love.” The band begins to play
and it’s Frank Sinatra singing “There
When I was a teenager it never
entered my mind that I would one day
act as master of ceremonies for an
event in the Ballroom. Well back in
the 60’s when Dick Thompson, Boots
Bell, George Barry, myself and others
worked as DeeJays at WHOT, the
station each year would have WHOT
Day at Idora Park. The station would
bring in big name stars like David
Cassidy and Bobby Sherman. Bobby
Sherman drew 7,000 to the Park, one
of the largest crowds in years. It was
one of my great thrills to introduce
Bobby Sherman to that huge audience
of teenagers.
For a long period of time, the
Idora Ballroom on Friday nights
hosted the teenage “Record Hops.”
Back in the 50’s it was Dan Jay then
Dick Biondi and all through the 60’s,
“your bearded buddy,” Boots Bell of
A blast-from-the-past Senior News
article by Johnny Kay
Monday, March 5, 2001, I must
admit I shed a tear when the radio
news reported the Idora Ballroom was
burning out of control. My memory
flashed back to the day, after the Parks
closing, the auction was held and the
famous Idora Merry-Go-Round went
to a bidder from Brooklyn, New York.
After the conclusion of the auction, I
walked the midway with Max Rindon,
an Idora Official, and asked him,
“Max what do you think will happen
to the Park?” To which he replied, “It
will probably be torched.” Talk about
being prophetic. After the closing, the
North end of the Park was “torched,”
including the Heidelberg Gardens and
the old Fun House. Then, of coarse,
the Idora Ballroom.
What a sad ending to
“Youngstown’s Million Dollar
Playground, Beautiful Idora Park.”
But to those of us old enough, the
beautiful memories linger on. I recall
doing a survey some years ago on my
radio show and asking people to call if
they met their mate while dancing or
roller skating at the Idora Ballroom.
All the “big” name bands came
to Idora, like Tommy Dorsey with
Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford and the
Pied Pipers, Sammy Kaye with Don
Cornell, Benny Goodman with Peggy
Lee, Les Brown with Doris Day...
they all came to the beautiful Idora
Ballroom.
Perhaps one of the more
memorable events was the battle of
the bands, when on the same evening
a huge crowd witnessed the battle
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WHOT. Can you think
of a better setting for
teenagers to enjoy
themselves then the
Ballroom at beautiful
Idora Park? The kids Johnny Kay
could dance to their favorite music
from DeeJay “Boots” as well as a live
band and then stroll the midway.
Many of you went to the Ballroom
to dance to your favorite
Polka Bands. The PennOhio Polka Festival
drew large crowds to
the Ballroom.
My last memory
of an event in the
Ballroom is a beautiful Boots Bell
one. Jim Martin and myself were
asked to host and emcee the Harry
James Ork at the Idora Ballroom. It
was a wonderful evening as I got to
meet one of my favorite hero’s of the
Big Band Era. Harry’s girl singer was
a lovely blonde named
Lynn Roberts. We play
her “Tribute to Harry
James” on WSOM.
This was one of
the last of the great
swing bands at Idora Dick Thompson
if not the last. Harry James passed
away a year after this appearance.
A few years ago I interviewed
Ray Anthony and the first thing he
asked me was, “Is the Idora Park
Ballroom still there?”
In conclusion I’m sure all of us
would say to the wonderful memories
given to us by the beautiful Idora
Ballroom...“May I have this dance for
the rest of my life?”
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Taking
Care
by Lisa M. Petsche
On their own: Helping a relative
who is newly alone
When the loved one they have
been living with passes away, many
older adults face the challenge of
learning to live alone - often for the
first time.
If there was a division of labor
with their partner, they must either
learn new life skills - for example,
managing the household finances,
maintaining their home’s condition
inside and out or performing domestic
tasks such as cooking, cleaning and
doing laundry - or obtain help if
feasible. If their spouse was the more
physically or mentally able of the pair,
living independently may pose special
challenges.
If you have a parent or other
close relative who is new to living
alone, read on for some areas of
potential concern and how to help.
Helping tips
Medication management Request a medication review by
your relative’s primary physician to
determine if all medications being
taken are still necessary. Ask their
pharmacist about available aids for
organizing and remembering to take
medications. Ensure all prescriptions
are filled at one pharmacy.
Nutrition - Set up a schedule to
take your relative grocery shopping,
arrange for a grocery delivery service,
stock their freezer with heat-andserve foods or arrange for “meals on
wheels” service. Signing them up
for a “Cooking for One” class at an
adult education center or community
center is another idea. If your relative
finds it hard to eat alone, encourage
them to tie in mealtimes to radio or
television programs of interest, look
into communal dining programs and
regularly have them over for dinner.
Household maintenance Arrange for regular housecleaning
service and, if applicable, yard
maintenance service. If your relative
has limited income, they may qualify
for a subsidized community program.
Consult the local office on aging, an
excellent source of information on a
wide variety of community services.
Transportation - Provide your
relative with a bus pass or taxi gift
vouchers, or investigate volunteer
driver programs for seniors. If
necessary, find out about accessible
transportation services in their
community.
Vision - Ask your relative’s doctor
for a referral to an ophthalmologist.
If nothing can be done to improve
their vision, get them a magnifier for
reading small print, and other adaptive
items such as a large-keypad telephone
and a clock with oversized numbers.
List important phone numbers on a
poster board (use black lettering on
white), and place it on the wall by
their phone.
Falls - Perform a safety
assessment of your relative’s home
to identify potential hazards - for
example, clutter, poor lighting and
lack of proper stair railings - and do
what you can to rectify them. Visit a
medical supply store and check out
the many products that might make
daily activities easier and safer. Sign
up your relative with a personal
emergency response service, whereby
they wear a lightweight, waterproof
pendant or bracelet that has a button
to press if they run into a crisis and
need help.
Finances - If money management
is an issue, arrange for direct deposit
of pension checks and automatic
bill payment from your relative’s
bank account. Assist your relative
with contacting a lawyer to assign
September 2013
power of attorney for property to
one or more people they trust. If they
are experiencing financial hardship
without their spouse’s income, ensure
they apply for all possible government
and private benefits, such as survivor’s
pensions and income supplements. If
necessary, assist them in moving to a
smaller house or apartment or applying
for income-geared-rent housing.
If your relative has cognitive
impairment and their partner was
compensating, deficits may now
be more pronounced, or perhaps
apparent to you for the first time. If
this is the case, arrange through their
primary physician for a geriatric
assessment. Research home supports
such as telephone reassurance services,
therapeutic day care programs and
home health services that offer
personal care, homemaking, nursing,
dietary consultation, physical and
occupational therapy and social work.
A live-in caregiver is another option if
finances permit. If your relative needs
more help than community programs
can provide and the cost of private-pay
services is prohibitive, options include
moving them in with you or another
family member.
If feelings of isolation and
loneliness are the main concern, your
relative may wish to consider taking
in a boarder, sharing accommodations
with a relative or friend, relocating
to an active adult community or, if
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Stereotypes Explain Us but May
Depression and World War II and
Not Define Us
are generally seen as dedicated, hard
We are at an unprecedented
time as a society and as a state. For
various reasons, there currently are
four distinct generations of people
in the workforce. Depending on an
organization's size, you may find
people of many different
generations working
side by side in the same
division, on the same
project or even
doing the same
job. Generations
are shaped by the
times in which they
develop. Political
and economic
factors, scientific
and technological
advances, and
even trends in
entertainment give
each generation
a unique set of values, interests and
needs.
For the most part, people want to
be seen as individuals and judged by
their own actions, but we often can't
change the assumptions others make
of us based on our age. What we can
do is understand the characteristics
attached to each generation and how
those play out in the workplace.
There are four distinct generations
of people in the workforce:
People born before 1946 are
considered the "mature" or "veteran"
generation, and Fortune magazine
estimates there are about 11 million
of them in the current U.S. workforce.
They grew up during the Great
workers who are willing to sacrifice
for the common good. They respect
authority and strive for conformity.
They are patient and can accept
delayed reward. They follow rules and
put duty before
pleasure. While
most in this generation are retired,
those that remain in the workplace
usually are in positions of authority
or are working because they want to,
giving them a unique perspective.
The Baby Boomers were born
from 1946 to 1964 and, at 62 million
strong, comprise 45% of the modern
workforce. They saw the prosperity of
the 1950s and the social upheaval of
the 1960s and 70s. They are generally
seen as more individually focused
than the generation before them. They
are optimists who value personal
gratification and growth. They are
interested in health and wellness and
maintaining a sense of youth. They are
drawn to teams and being involved in
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Generation X was born between
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largest group of workers, with about
44 million currently in the workforce.
Many in this generation came of age
as their parents were being forced
out of their jobs due to corporate
downsizing, so they tend to
have
much different attitudes
about workplace loyalty
and authority than
previous generations.
They value diversity
and balance.
They embrace
t e c h n o l o g y.
They also are
seen as informal
and interested in
deriving enjoyment
from what they
do.
People born
after 1980
are referred
to as Generation
Y or the Millennial Generation. They
represent the fastest-growing segment
of the workforce. They grew up with
technology like the Internet and
e-mail, and many of them knew how to
September 2013
navigate the World Wide Web before
they could read. They have a global
perspective and strive to not only
balance work and life, but interweave
the two. They are optimistic, like the
baby boomers, believe in civic duty
like the matures and are confident
like Generation X. Generally, they are
social and value diversity, morality,
and street smarts.
And, more change is coming.
The youngest people entering the
workforce were born in 1994 and will
be shaped by events of the last two
decades, including the widespread
political scandals, the rise of terrorism
and a global recession. We are only
beginning to understand what impact
this will have on the workforce.
While many of us don't feel
that we are fairly described by the
generational label given to us, we
do tend to judge others by theirs.
Stereotypes give us some perspective
to understand people we don't know as
individuals. It's when stereotypes are
held above the individual's actions that
they become a problem. Understanding
the assumptions made about you will
help you shape your actions to change
or reinforce others' opinions of you
and shake negative stereotypes.
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Trish’s Dishes
Can you believe it is September
already? Where does the time go? It
seems like only a few weeks ago I was
planting flowers and scrubbing my
patio furniture and now I am sweeping
a trickle of leaves from my front porch
and turning the outside lights on at
8:00pm. Yes it is true…the older we
get…the faster time flies…even when
we are not having fun.
As we turn the page into fall, I
want to believe it comes as a welcome
to most of us. Oh sure, there’s that
leaf raking thing that’s a pain and the
closing up of pools and patios... but
wow! The beauty of those colorful
changing leaves and the smell of
them burning somewhere in the
neighborhood. Oh the simple joy
of donning a sweater and venturing
outside with a hot cup of cocoa to
enjoy the fall scenery.
As mums and pumpkins start to
replace petunias and geraniums on
front porches, so too do our appetites
yearn for different foods. Gone like
an 85 degree July day, is our taste for
summer salads, ice cream drinks and
shrimp on the Barbie, replaced by
foods and desserts…fresh from the
oven. Area gardens are offering up
the last of their seasonal goods and
fall pickings in abundance and local
apple orchards will be in full swing
in a week or two. Fresh apple cider is
right around the corner!
So…as the leaves start to fall,
local football teams gear up for the
season and you wake to the sound of
big yellow school buses rolling down
your street, pull out all your favorite
fall recipes and let’s get started.
Following are some great fall recipes
you might like to try.
Trish’s Dishes
September 2013
Apple & Sausage
Pie
A pie for dinner instead of
dessert!
1 frozen pie dough crust, rolled
out into a 9 or 10 inch pie pan
2 large Granny Smith apples,
peeled & sliced thin
1 med. Onion, chopped
Cranberry Pork
Maple Glazed
1 tsp. sugar
Roast
Acorn Squash
3 tbsp. butter
Quick, easy and semi-healthy…
A tart twist on an everyday Pork
¾ lbs. sweet Italian sausage
what else could we ask for?
Roast!
(remove casings)
2 medium acorn squash, halved
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. minced garlic
3 cups water
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 cups shredded provolone
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 boneless rolled pork loin roast cheese
4 tbsp. brown sugar
(app. 3 lbs.)
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup jellied cranberry sauce
¼ cup feta cheese
½ tsp. ground ginger
½ cup orange juice
2eggs, slightly beaten
½ tsp. salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine salt and pepper; rub Line the inside of a pie shell with
Scoop out and discard seeds from over the roast. Place roast, fat side heavy aluminum foil, pressing dough
squash. Place cut side down in a up, on a rack in a greased roasting against the sides. Bake for 8 minutes.
13x9-in. baking dish; add water. Bake, pan. Bake uncovered at 350° for 40 Remove foil; poke the bottom of
uncovered for 45 minutes. Drain minutes. Meanwhile, combine the the pie crust with a fork to create
water from pan and turn squash cut cranberry sauce, orange juice and air vents. Return crust to oven and
side up. Combine syrup, brown sugar, brown sugar in a saucepan; cook over bake for an additional 4 minutes, or
cinnamon, ginger and salt and pour medium heat until cranberry sauce is until crust begins to brown. Remove
into squash halves. Bake uncovered melted. Drizzle a fourth of the glaze from oven and let cool. Reduce oven
for10 minutes or until glaze is heated over roast. Bake 20 minutes longer, temp. to 350 degrees. Melt butter in
through. basting frequently with remaining a large skillet on medium heat. Add
glaze. Let stand for 10 minutes before apples, onions and sugar and cook,
Snickerdoodle
slicing. Warm remaining glaze to stirring occasionally for about 5
serve with roast. minutes, adding the garlic during the
Cake
last minute. Transfer the mixture to
Caramel Apple
For all you snickerdoodle lovers
a separate bowl. Increase the heat to
out there…this is fabulous!
medium high and in the same skillet
Bread Pudding
1 pkg. white cake mix
add the Italian sausage. Cook until
2 cup s applesauce
1 cup 2% milk
sausage is browned on all side and
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sour cream
is cooked through. Remove sausage
1 cup packed brown sugar
6 tbsp. butter, melted
from skillet and drain excess fat. In a
5 to 6 eggs (beaten)
3 eggs
medium size bowl, mix together the
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
cheeses and beaten egg. Place sausage
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
on the bottom of the pre-baked pie
8-10 cups cubed day-old bread
FROSTING:
crust. Layer the cooked apple/onion
1 cup chopped peeled apple
1 cup butter, softened
mixture over the sausage. Pour the
1 cup chopped walnuts
5 cups confectioners’ sugar
cheese/egg mixture evenly over the
1 cup whipped topping
2 tbsp. 2% milk
layered pie making sure that it covers
1 cup caramel ice cream top1
tsp.
ground
cinnamon
the pie. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to
Cheesy Baked Dip
ping
1 tsp. vanilla extract
40 minutes or until a knife inserted in
In a large bowl, combine the
Here’s a new recipe that would
1 tbsp. cinnamon-sugar
the center comes out clean. Let stand
be great at your next party! I know I
In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, milk, brown sugar, eggs, for 10 minutes before serving
am going to try it very soon!
first 7 ingredients; beat on low for vanilla and cinnamon. Fold in bread
8 oz. sour cream
30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 cubes and apple; let stand for 15
8 oz. cream cheese
minutes. Transfer to two greased minutes or until bread is softened.
16 oz. grated cheddar cheese
and floured 9-in. round cake pans. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish coated
4 oz. chopped green chilies
Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until with cooking spray. Bake uncovered
Green onion chopped (optional) a toothpick inserted near the middle at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until a
1 cup ham (cubed)
comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, knife inserted near the center comes
½ lb. cooked bacon, chopped
move from pans to wire racks to cool out clean. Serve warm with whipped
1 hard round fresh bread loaf, completely. In a large bowl, beat butter topping and caramel topping. Refrighollowed out
until fluffy. Add the confectioners’ erate leftovers. Mix first 7 ingredients and sugar, milk, cinnamon and extract;
Food for Thought:
put into bread loaf. Bake at 350° beat until smooth. Spread frosting Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air,
uncovered for one hour. Served with between layers and over top and sides
birds and calmness,
cubed leftover bread from loaf and/or of cake. Sprinkle with cinnamonyear’s end and day’s beginnings.
tortilla chips.
sugar. Store in the refrigerator.
~Terri Guillemets
By Trish Fielding
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personals
SWF – 60, looking for SWM, 58 to 64
who works as I do, or is retired. I like
fishing, camping and slow dancing.
Call 330-448-6636, leave a message.
Attractive Retired DM wants attractive
true love female, 45 to 67. I like
staying in shape, going out to eat,
movies, sports, Tribe, etc. I like
romantic music and romantic nights.
Call me 330-856-4577
W-female seeking W-male in 70’s
for dating and companionship 330898-5706
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W/M, late 70’s, sincere, honest, goodhearted & caring, enjoyable guy for
dating and going about together. A
one woman guy! Be ready for me,
a nice gal! You can be retired or be
a business guy, lets enjoy life, call
anytime 330-965-0194. Make my day
as I will to you.
for sale
Personal and For Sale Ads Only $5 per Month!
wanted
Looking to Buy – Chevy Malibu 2008 ST JUDE NOVENA, May the Sacred
or newer with low miles. Call 330- heart of Jesus be adorned, glorified,
747-9112
loved and preserved throughout the
world now and forever. Sacred Heart
All Toy Trains and Older Toys!
of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker
Buying Lionel, Marx, American
of miracles, pray for us, St. Jude, help
Flyer, HO or any other trains. I will
of the hopeless, pray for us.
buy one piece or complete sets in any
Say this prayer 9 times a day for
condition. Get my prices before you
9 days. By the end of the 8th day your
sell! Call Bill at 330.758.2119.
prayer will be answered. It has never
Retired Army Veteran will pay cash been known to fail. Publication must
for WWI, WWII, and Vietnam war be promised.
relics such as guns, uniforms, medals, “Thank You Sacred Heart of Jesus and
helmets, daggers, swords, knives, etc. St. Jude” - Kathryn
Serious local collector. 330-518-0016
Thank You Saint Jude & Sacred Heart!
ALL ANTIQUES WANTED! – Cash B.H.
paid for your old furniture, dishes,
glassware, all gold, silver and old Thank You Sacred Heart and St. Jude.
costume jewelry, pottery, Roseville, H.L.
Depression, quilts, toys, jukeboxes,
bookcases, cupboards, Hoosiers, and Thank You. - P. Baker
most anything over 50 years old! Call
Mr. Fox at 330-424-9486
For Sale – VHS Tape Cases, clear,
used, 5 cents each, have hundreds;
magic chef gas stove, white, very WANTED LIONEL TRAINS –
clean, safety shut-off, call 330-788- Made before 1969, 330-533-9361 or
5311
330-402-8429. I Pay Better Prices!
For Sale – Photo Dark Room
Equipment, too many items to list…
B/W and Color, make an offer 330770-8191
For Sale – Figurines – asking more
than $200.00 for them, one has
a marble bottom. Paid more than
$250.00 for them. NO Antique Dealers
Please! 330-783-0885
novenas
WANTED ESTATE CARS – also
buying low mileage old cars, trucks,
corvettes! Give me a call when you
want to sell what’s sitting in your
garage. Frank 330-506-9389
HAM RADIO GEAR. Buying
used ham radio equipment. Radios, amplifiers, mics, keys, etc.
Items or estates. Call Mark at
The Senior News. 330-270-5442, or
email [email protected]
For Sale – Amana Smoothtop
Stove with standard and convection
baking and broiling, self – cleaning
for rent
oven, storage drawer, bisque color,
immaculate condition! $500.00, Youngstown, upper west side,
(was $800.00 new) 216-374-0493 clean, spacious, 1000 ft. 2 bedroom
apartment, ½ of Duplex, full basement,
Boardman
dlb. garage, nice quiet neighborhood,
WeatherTech DigiFit floor liners, senior discount (55+) available, call
both front and rear. Fits 2008 to 2011 330-518-4601
Subaru Impreza/WRX/STI models.
SERVICES
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completely lines the interior carpet
giving “absolute interior protection. “Spend time reflecting on your loved
New price was $169.90. Selling for ones and leave the sight appearance
$75. Black. 330.770.5442
to us” Currently serving Trumbull/
Mahoning Counties. If we can be of
service to you/your family, call 330402-1068
maintenance
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in all types of chimney repair work,
concrete caps, tuck pointing, and flue
replacements. Expert in ALL roof
repairs and slate work, roof tune-ups.
Call John Davanzo 330-757-4558
HANDYMAN available! Having
trouble locating someone you can
count on? Call me! Exterior or Interior
painting, putty repair, exterior caulking,
chimney caps, tree and shrub trimming,
landscaping, lawn clean up. Mulching,
gutter cleaning, driveway sealing. Call
Wayne Elliott 330-782-7956 or 330720-9640.
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PLACES TO GO...THINGS TO DO...PEOPLE TO SEE
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Professor Plum
with a Rope in
the Library
‘TILL DEATH DO WE PART MURDER/MYSTERY DINNER
Will Sophia and Glenn have a
long lasting marriage? Come to our
“mock” wedding reception where one
of the bridal party will not be leaving
the same way they came. You will be
We Could All Use
Some Good Humor
The Mahoning Valley Historical
Society is hosting a free Founders
Day Open House at the Arms Family
Museum on Sunday September 15th
from 1-5 p.m., in celebration of the
Society’s 138th anniversary. The
museum will be open for tours, the
education staff will have indoor and
outdoor games and activities for all
able to help the detectives solve the
crime!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
5:30pm to 8:30pm at Saxon Club, 710
South Meridian Road.
For more information and
tickets, visit our website at www.
darkshadowghosttours.com or call
1-800-657-4319
ages and Executive Director Bill
Lawson will lead a historic walking
tour of Wick Avenue at 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments, including Good
Humor ice cream bars, will be
available. For more information, call
the Society at 330-743-2589 or visit
www.mahoninghistory.org.
6th Annual Women's Leadership
Conference. September 27, 8:30 am to
1:30 pm. YWCA of Youngstown. 25
W.Rayen Avenue.
The Keynote address Women
in the 21st Century will be given by
Stephanie Hunter.
Will also cover topics such as
Champagne Shopping on a Beer
Budget, Working from Home, Women
in Manufacturing, Investing In Your
Future, How to be a (Shameless)
Social Media Self-Promoter, and
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA) Healthcare Reform.
The event will also include a
basket raffle, door prizes, networking
opportunities, and resource and vendor
tables.
Breakfast and Lunch are also
included. Registration ends September
20. For more information call the
YWCA at 330-746-6361
Photos for the Annual
Columbiana Street Fair Amateur
Photography Contest are being
accepted at the Columbiana Area
Chamber of Commerce office, 328
N. Main Street, Monday-Friday from
9:00am-1:00pm.
Entry forms are available online
at www.columbianachamber.com or
in the Chamber office. Entry fee is
$4 per photo, limit three (3) entries
per person, per category. For more
information please call 330-4823822.
You Want Fair?
A Meetin’ Of The
Go To Columbiana
Womens
Riding Along In
My Automobile
Trumbull County Probate Court/
Senior Court AARP Driver’s Safety
Program offers a certified instructor
to provide a review of driving skills
and techniques as well as strategies to
help seniors adjust to physical changes
that may affect their driving ability.
Retrouvaille of Youngstown, $12 for AARP members and $14 for
a peer ministry that helps troubled non-members. Class will be held at the
marriage relationships will hold a Austintown Senior Center on October
weekend marriage workshop Oct. 18 from 10am to 2pm. Refreshments
25-27 at the Villa Maria Educational and lunch will be served. Call to
and Spirituality Center, 2105 reserve your place 330-953-1416 or
Evergreen Road, Pulaski, Pa. For 330-675-2521. Co-sponsored by the
more information, call 330-979-7787 Austintown and Mahoning County
Sheriff Senior Services Unit.
or log onto helpourmarriage.com
Peer Presure
Brick-a-Brac
“Survivor’s Bloom” Fashion
Show Dedicated to Fundraising for
Yellow Brick Place
A future cancer wellness center
in the Mahoning Valley moves closer
to becoming a reality with the support
of the community. Yellow Brick
Place continues to delve into a huge
undertaking – building, or renting a
space that will help cancer survivors
and those closest to them by offering
complementary support and programs.
“We believe with the continued
volunteer effort of our friends and
supporters, we will continue to see
growth and dedication to our mission,”
says Donna Detwiler, co-founder of
“Yellow Brick Place”.
The non-profit organization was
founded in 2010 with the help of cofounder Anna Aey. Like Detwiler,
Aey is also a cancer survivor and she
is committed to giving flight to the
dream of helping others with cancer.
The Board Members of the
non-profit organization are planning
the second annual fashion show
fundraiser at Antone’s Banquet Centre
on Market Street in Boardman, entitled
“Survivor’s Bloom” on Sunday,
September 22nd from 11:30 a.m.-2
p.m. A canned good or non-perishable
item will be collected at the door
to benefit the St. Vincent DePaul
Soup Kitchen. Tickets are $30 per
person and include a luncheon and
fashions provided by Talbot’s and
The Children’s Loft. Tickets can be
purchased by calling Donna Detwiler
at 330-770-0808 or emailing info@
yellowbrickplace.org
We Are The
Champions
Sale
St. William Church Fall Trunk
It's a one-day garage sale from
the trunk of your car! Saturday,
September 14th from 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at St. William Church
Parking Lot - 5431 Mahoning Ave. in
Champion, Ohio.
Refreshments available; selling
books, media; baked goods; and
mums. For more information contact
Debi Hayes 330-847-6556
Sisters’ Silver
Sneakers
Active seniors seeking an
affordable way to exercise and socialize
are invited to join the Healthways
SilverSneakers® Fitness Program at
The Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Rd.
SilverSneakers® is a health, wellness
and exercise program for older adults.
The Ursuline Center is accepting new
participants for the program’s land and
water classes there.
“Get fit, have fun, make friends!”
is the motto of the national program,
and participants at the Canfield location
avow that’s just what they do.
The strong social benefits created
through SilverSneakers® are important
as well. “There’s a lot of camaraderie.
If anyone is sick or misses a class,
everyone wants to know where they
are,” Moylan states. “Some of them go
out to have breakfast afterwards.”
The hour-long land classes,
during which participants exercise
seated and/or standing, are offered
Mondays and Wednesdays at both
8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. The low-impact
water exercise classes are offered at
10:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
“Some do both the land and water
classes,” observes Sister Mary Ellen,
“some do only one.”
“If participants’ insurance covers
it, the insurance will pay for 10
visits a month -- swimming and land
exercises,” she reports. “People can
also be self pay, which is $3 per land
class and $4 per swimming class. They
only pay when they come.”
SilverSneakers® offers cardio
exercises as well as those to improve
strength and range of movement, but
participants adjust their motion to
accommodate physical limitations.
SilverSneakers® is designed
for people ages 55 and older, but
participants in The Ursuline Center
classes, Sister Mary Ellen reports,
range from ages 50 to 90 and include
singles and married couples.
"The participants of the
SilverSneakers® program here at the
Motherhouse are a blessing and a gift
to the Sisters,” says Sister Therese
Ann Rich, program coordinator.
“Our lives are filled with
friendship, play, joy, pain, and the
prayer of those who enter into our
home."
People interested in participating
should contact Sister Therese Ann
Rich at 330-792-7636 ext. 201 or
[email protected].
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PLACES TO GO...THINGS TO DO...PEOPLE TO SEE
You Never Walk
Alone
The following are available
t h ro u g h Tr u m b u l l M e m o r i a l
Hospital
“WE CARE” PROGRAM
Friday’s, September 6th, 13th,
20th and 27th. 9am – Noon, 1 – 4
pm. Conference Room B – Support
Group for family & friends – covering
various topics & needs. Call 330-8411917 for additional information.
DIABETES DAY GROUP
Monday & Tuesday, September
9th and 10th (2:00-3:00pm).
Wednesday & Thursday, September
11th and 12th (1:30-3:00pm)
Class meets in Diabetes Room
905. Call Diabetes Department at
330-841-9689 to register. Physician
referral required.
WOMEN’S CANCER
JOURNEY SUPPORT GROUP
Wednesday, September 11.
6:30pm – 7:30pm TMH Medical
Professional Building, 1353 East
Market Street - Warren. Cancer Center
Waiting Room. Open to all cancer
patients. No registration required. For
additional info call 330-841-1962.
OHIO’S CHOICE HOSPICE
SUPPORT GROUP
Tuesday, September 17, 10
– 11:30 am. Chapel at Trumbull
Memorial Hospital.
Support group for those who
have lost a loved one. Call 330-9807561 for additional information.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOC.
MEETING
Wednesday, September 18.
10:00am – 12:00pm. Conference
Room F – For additional information,
call Erin at 330-533-3300.
CANCER SUPPORT
Wednesday, Sep. 18, 6:30pm –
7:30pm. TMH Medical Professional
Building, 1353 East Market Street Cancer Center Waiting Room. Open to
all cancer patients. No registration.
DIABETES SUPPORT
Monday, September 19, 1:00pm –
2:00pm - Conference Room F - Ground
floor. No registration required.
SENIOR CIRCLE LUNCH &
LEARN
Wednesday, September 25.
12 Noon. Meeting Rooms 1-2-3.
Pyongsoo D. Yoon, M.D., Board
Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
will talk about “CardiacCare in our
Community”.
Call 330-841-5665 by Monday,
September 23rd to register.
How Fast Does
Blood Drive?
HMHP will hold blood drives
at all four of the Shepherd of the
Valley communities and the At
Home With Shepherd Home Health/
Corporate offices during the month of
September.
The blood drives are open to the
public. No appointment is necessary.
o Shepherd of the Valley -
Boardman: September 10th - 7148
West Blvd, Boardman
o Shepherd of the Valley –
Poland: September 12th - 301 W.
Western Reserve Rd., Poland
o Shepherd of the Valley –
Howland: September 17th - 4100
North River Road, NE, Warren
o Shepherd of the Valley – Niles:
September 19th - 1500 McKinley
Ave., Niles
o At Home With Shepherd
Home Health: September 25th - 5525
Silica Road, Austintown
• 10a.m.-3p.m. at all locations
Crafty
Beeghly Oaks is sponsoring a
Craft Show/Bake Sale on September
14. 6505 Market St. Boardman, Ohio.
Located behind Akron Children’s
Hospital. 330-884-2300.
Judy, Judy, Judy
The Rat Pack Returns
Tony Trolio’s Ciao Promotions
will present the return of The Rat
Pack on Saturday Sept. 21st at the
Georgetown in Youngstown.
Suzanne Goulet will be doing
her tribute to Judy Garland. She has
been voted as the best Liza Minnelli
impersonator performing today.
The last six shows sold out two
months in advance. The shows all
With A Little Help
From My Friends
From the folks at Northside
Medical Center
Thursday, September 5 - 2:30 – 4
p.m. Our Living with Stroke support
group meets at Hillside Rehabilitation
Hospital in the Boardroom on the
first Thursday of every month. All
stroke survivors and their families are
welcome to attend. For information,
call 330.841.3891.
include dinner with a cash bar.
Tuesday, September 10 - 5:30 –
There is a Group & Senior 6:30 p.m. Cancer Caregiver Support
Citizen Discount price. Call 330-757- Group – The group meets the second
2779 for more information.
Tuesday of the month at Northside
Medical Center, Building B. All
caregivers are welcome. Call Joyce at
330-652-0071 for more information.
M o n d a y, S e p t e m b e r 1 6 It’s time for the monthly card Myeloma Family Support Group
game at Shepherd of the Valley- serves adults, their adult friends
Poland, 301 W. Western Reserve and family members that have been
Road, Poland. Card players of all kinds diagnosed with the disease. Meetings
are invited to play on Wednesday, on the third Monday of the month at
September 25th from 12pm and Denny’s, 4020 Belmont Ave. For more
information, call 330.770.0808.
4pm.
Thursday, September 19 - 6:30
A box lunch will be available for
p.m.—8p.m.
The Insight Group
$6.00. Box lunch orders are needed by
is a survivor and family education/
Tuesday, September 17th.
To place an order or for more intervention program and a support
group that serves patients who have had
info. call 330-726, 7110, ext. 0.
a brain injury and their families. This
month; “Managing stress & intense
emotions.” In the Hillside Hospital
Boardroom. 330-841-3893."
Dr. Adolfo Roitman, Curator of
the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum,
Jerusalem. Monday, September 16 at
12 pm. Jewish Community Center,
Victorian Opens 22nd Season
505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown. Cost:
$5 in advance, $8 day of (Includes with Classic Comedy
The Victorian Players, at 702
lunch). Please make a reservation to
Mahoning
Avenue, will open their
attend at 330-746-3250 x195.
Dr. Adolfo Roitman is curator of 22nd Theatre Season with the classic
the Shrine of the Book, which houses Thornton Wilder comedy, The
the remarkable Dead Sea Scroll Matchmaker. Set in Yonkers, New
collection at the Israel Museum in York, this rousing tale served as the
Jerusalem, one of the world's leading basis for the long running Broadway
musical Hello, Dolly, which starred
archaeological museums.
Dr. Roitman lectures widely Carol Channing.
The Matchmaker will open on
about the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is also
the author of numerous books about Friday, September 13 for a three
the Dead Sea Scrolls including The week-end run through September 29.
Sectarians from Qumran: Daily Life of Performances at 7:30 pm with Sunday
the Essenes, Envisioning the Temple. matinees starting at 2pm. Adult tickets
Scrolls, Stones and Symbols, and A are $12 with student and senior tickets
Day at Qumran: The Dead Sea Sect being $9. Reservations can be made
by calling 330-746-5455.
and Its Scrolls.
This Ain’t A
Hand...It’s A Foot
Live...
A Meetin’ Of The From The Dead Sea
Mens
Nurse One Vice In
The Catholic Men's Fellowship
Your Bosom
of the Diocese of Youngstown will
hold an informational meeting for
Diocesan Parish men representatives
on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8:30 to 10:30
a.m. at the St. Dominic Parish Center,
77 E. Lucius Ave., Youngstown. The
meeting's theme will be the New
Evangelization and the role of the
Catholic Men's Fellowship.
Keynote speaker will be Fr.
Nicholas Shori, director of the Diocese
office of Evangelization.
Other speakers will be Catholic
Men's Fellowship directors Mark
Izzo and Bryan Maschgan. The final
session of the meeting will be a panel
of Catholic men witnessing how their
lives have been transformed into
becoming spiritual leaders.
For info call 330-501-9377
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Don’t Be Cross Word
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