A New Season With New Beginnings

PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF

COLLETTE JACOBS cjacobs@adamsstreetpublishing.com

What is the meaning of life?

Co-publisher/Chief Financial Officer

MARK JACOBS mjacobs@adamsstreetpublishing.com

What is the recipe for Reggie Peacock’s barbeque sauce?

Assignment Editor RILEY RUNNELLS mleditor@adamsstreetpublishing.com

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

LIBBY CASSIDY, JULIE POMPA, JONI JOHNSON, FRED CICETTI, LAURIE BERTKE

ADMINISTRATION

Accounting ROBIN ARMSTRONG rarmstrong@adamsstreetpublishing.com

What will the winning Powerball numbers be now that it is $350 million.

Distribution KARENA ADAMS distribution@adamsstreetpublishing.com

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES

Sales Coordinator

LIBBY CASSIDY sales@adamsstreetpublishing.com

What is actually happening when we dream?

Account Managers

AMY BJARKE (amy@adamsstreetpublishing.com)

What happens to a thought when we forget it?

GABRIELLE HUFF ghuff@adamsstreetpublishing.com

Does everything really happen for a reason?

BONNIE HUNTER bhunter@adamsstreetpublishing.com

JEN LEACH jleach@adamsstreetpublishing.com

Why do bad things always happen to good people??!!

Classified Sales classifieds@adamsstreetpublishing.com

ART & PRODUCTION

IMANI LATEEF imani@adamsstreetpublishing.com

What is the invisible barrier between salt and sweet water?

LEAH FOLEY leah@adamsstreetpublishing.com

WEB/DIGITAL MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

NATE LIGHT digitalmedia@adamsstreetpublishing.com

The number 42.

MARGOT JACOBS margot@adamsstreetpublishing.com

One season is winding down while another is on the horizon as summer sun and relaxation transitions to falling leaves and cozy sweaters. However, the change of season is also an opportunity for a new emotional beginning. The grandkids are headed back to school, preparations are being considered for major holidays and a new normal continues to evolve.

In this issue of ML we encourage you to embrace the new normal — pursuing continuing education opportunities, learning about professional organizers who can clean up your living space or dance classes to unleash your creative side.

As part of a new beginning at MLiving let me introduce myself to you. My name is Riley Runnells, and I am now the Mature Living Assignment Editor. Of course, some might see irony with one of the youngest Adams Street Media Co. employees directing the content of a publication geared toward the 55+ community, however, my love for this audience and my passion for providing fun and helpful content will bridge any age gap.

Another elephant in the room? I want to acknowledge that most of you probably don’t feel like you qualify for being a “Mature Living” audience member. Though you might wake up in the morning with some aches in your joints, that does not mean the spring is out of your step. My hope is that I can keep that younger fire burning, because after all, age is just a state of mind.

I can’t do it alone, though. I am counting on you to work together with me to keep M Living comprehensive, informational and, most importantly, fun. Let me know what you want to read about? What topics and community events do you want to see covered? Send me an email at mleditor@ adamsstreetpublishing.com or call 419-244-9859 and ask for Riley and we can chat. Let’s take on M Living’s new beginning together.

Riley Runnells Assignment Editor

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Alison Avendt has joined Mercy Health as the President of Mercy Health - Perrysburg Hospital. Avendt previously served as the chief operating officer at McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital. Andrea Gwyn, who was serving as both the president of Mercy Health - St. Anne Hospital and Mercy HealthPerrysburg Hospital, will focus only on St. Anne Hospital. Of her new position, Avendt said, “I am grateful to Mercy Health for the support and compassion they have shown to our St. Luke’s employees and our community and I am thrilled to join the Mercy Health - Perrysburg family!”

Congrats to the Greater Toledo Community Foundation as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of “Funding Futures.” In honor of the organization’s 50th anniversary, GTCF hosted a concert series with four performances, and sponsored a special book written by Jennifer Feehan documenting the history of the organization. For more information about the Foundation, the anniversary or the special edition book, visit 50yearsfortoledo.com or toledocf.org.

Leading Families Home, an organization committed to helping those faced with homelessness, opened a new overflow emergency shelter, Beach House Ashland. The space, which can accommodate up to 75 additional individuals facing homelessness, will greatly impact the growing list of families seeking emergency shelter in Lucas County. Located at 2283 Ashland Ave., Beach House Ashland has opportunities to sponsor a room at the facility. lfhtoledo.org/beach-house-ashland.

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library won a National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This prestigious award, which had 15 U.S. libraries as finalists, was bestowed upon four winners nationwide, including the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. The IMLS dedicates itself to supporting U.S. archival institutions and has presented this award to exemplary institutions since 1996.

Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum, 1502 W Central Ave., hosts a walking program, “Wednesday Walkers,” now in its 11th year. The 2-mile walk around the cemetery takes place every Wednesday at 9 am. The program runs weekly through October 25 and walkers will have guides available to tell them about the arboretum and the many trees around the cemetery. Call Woodlawn Cemetery at 419-472-2186 or visit the website, historic-woodlawn.com.

Nature’s Nursery, the non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center, is expanding with a new facility to serve more animals. Currently, Nature’s Nursery operates out of an old farm house in Whitehouse, but will be expanding into a facility on Dutch Road in Waterville. For more than 30 years, Nature’s Nursery has grown its reach — from assisting 159 animals in 1989 to now helping nearly 4,000 animals each year. The new facility comprises 5,700 square feet and 8 acres of land. The organization is seeking donations to help offset the cost of the new building. To donate or to learn more, visit natures-nursery.org.

Nature’s Nursery is also becoming a little greener with a new program. The wildlife refuge and conservation education center is jumping into action with its latest project, “A Greener Garden.” This garden will grow enough greens, and eventually other produce, to self-sustainingly feed the animals in the Center’s care. The Center received a grant from the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania for $6,000 to launch this project in collaboration with Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center and Toledo GROWs. The garden project is open to volunteers. To learn more email aaey@natures-nursery.org or call 419-344-2988.

“Ultimate Dinosaurs: A New Breed of Beast” takes Imagination Station visitors back in time to see prehistoric creatures. The exhibition features 20 fully-articulated dinosaur specimens from unusual locations in the Southern Hemisphere. With new groundbreaking research from scientists, this exhibit features the breed of dinosaurs that evolved in isolation in South America, Africa and Madagascar – dinosaurs that are unfamiliar to most North Americans. The exhibition will explore the differences between the southern dinosaurs and their North American counterparts. imaginationstationtoledo.org.