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Eight national parks to visit this winter

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FOOTBALL, FRIENDS AND FOOD

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Contents

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November 2018

COVER STORY

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Football, Friends and Food

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PROFILE Speaking His Truth

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GARDENING Don’t Leave Those Leaves

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ROAD SCHOLAR Top 8 National Parks to Visit in Winter

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PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Bidding a final farewell to an old-time newspaperman

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HEALTH What’s Not Covered

by Medicare

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SAFETY The Grandma Scam

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PETS Pet Picks

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CALENDAR SPOTLIGHTS A Holiday Sweet Treat

24 Festival Features 27 Book “Jocie” Author 28

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OUT & ABOUT

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PROFILE

Road scholar

Sid Stein remembers his brothers’ sacrifices

Eight national parks to visit this winter

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FOOTBALL, FRIENDS AND FOOD Tailgating adds to the fun for fans Page 4

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ON THE COVER Tailgaters Billy Morrow, left, and Tony Jones grill chicken for supper before a Kennesaw State University football game.

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FOOTBALL, FRIENDS AND FOOD Tailgating adds to the fun for fans

Georgia State University football fans Sid Crow, left, and George Pierce, meet and dine before games outside the school’s stadium, which in the past hosted Olympic Games and Braves baseball. The two have tailgated together before GSU home games since the university started playing football.

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By Joe Earle ack when Billy Morrow lived in California, he liked to go to San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants games. He’d been a 49ers fan since age 5, he said, and he had season tickets to see both teams play.

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The Morrows went for the full fan experience. The family regularly picnicked in the parking lots outside stadiums as part of the game-day ritual known as tailgating. “Our kids thought they grew up at Candlestick Park,” he joked recently.

After Morrow retired from a management job with Pacific Bell in 1997, he and his wife, Kelsey, settled in Woodstock. They like the Georgia climate and the opportunity to play golf regularly in their community. But “we missed tailgating,” Morrow said.

Loyal to the California teams they had cheered growing up, they never quite connected with any established Georgia sports programs. Then, about four years ago, Kennesaw State University started a football program. The Morrows decided it was time to start tailgating again.

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“We’ve had a great time ever since,” said Morrow, who estimated they had tailgated at 22 KSU games over the past four seasons. They even were named “tailgaters of the week” at the first game, he said, and he figures they’ll stay at it “as long as they have football.”

That could be a long time. Fall means football in Georgia, and at colleges across metro Atlanta, the Morrows and other senior football fans regularly gather family and friends in stadium parking lots to show support for their favorite teams.

Decked out in team colors and armed with coolers full of goodies, they cheer and dine al fresco on anything from freshly grilled steaks to homemade chili to grocery store takeout while they, perhaps, toss back a drink to two.

Like other schools across the South, metro Atlanta colleges have adopted tailgating at football games as part of the fabric of local sporting life. Tailgating has become so embedded in sports culture that it’s featured on sports broadcasts to show the excitement surrounding a team and it regularly crops up in TV commercials.

It’s important to the schools, too, as it helps creates loyalty among fans. “The atmosphere surrounding our home football games is crucial to the game-day environment and ultimately creating a home field advantage for our team,” said KSU Director of Athletics Milton Overton.

“Kennesaw State has extremely passionate fans and even though our football program is only in its fourth season, we are starting to create game-day traditions that will be in place for years to come.”

The Morrows and another couple from their neighborhood, Tony and Penny Jones, regularly spend a few hours tailgating together before KSU home games. Although none of them attended KSU, they like watching the football games and the atmosphere on game days.

Besides, they said, it’s only a short drive from their homes to KSU’s football stadium.

Before each home game, they set up a tent, a grill and some chairs and tables in a parking

lot right across the street from the stadium. They picnic, drink and chat with KSU cheerleaders, university officials and other fans who wander past. “You get to know a lot of people,” Morrow said.

Their tent brims with tributes to KSU football. They fly a blackand-gold KSU flag. On a table at the front, they display a football signed by the coach alongside bobblehead statues of KSU’s owl mascot, “Sturgis,” and an assortment of ceramic owls.

When time came for the KSU team’s pre-game march into the stadium, the Morrows and Joneses had front-row seats. They and their guests lined up on the sidewalk and high-fived players as they passed. “Go Owls!” Kelsey Morrow cheered recently as the players strutted past.

The new director of athletics for Kennesaw State University Milton Overton, left, talks with KSU Owl’s fan and tailgater Billy Morrow.

KSU tailgaters, at left, Tony Jones, Kelsey Morrow, Penny Jones, at right, Reed Johnson and, at bottom, Tom Vipond share snacks and football tales before the start of a game.

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Joanne and Marvin Lewis and Mitch Hardigree tailgate at a Georgia Tech game.

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After a few hours, they lit a small portable grill and began to cook dinner. The menu: grilled chicken on croissants. “The football is almost secondary to the tailgating,” Tony Jones joked.

A couple of dozen miles to the south down I-75, Georgie Pierce and Sid Crow spent part of that same Saturday afternoon downing hot wings and sipping cocktails in the parking lot across Hank Aaron Boulevard from the stadium where the Atlanta Braves once played baseball and Georgia State University’s football team now plays its home games.

Both wore blue shirts and caps bearing GSU logos. At 71, Pierce teaches microbiology at GSU. Crow, 73, retired from a career teaching the same subject.

They’ve been tailgating together since GSU’s first football game in 2010, Pierce said. They devote a couple of hours to tailgating together before every game.

Pierce even tailgates at a few away games, having traveled as far as Memphis and North Carolina to watch his team.

“It’s part of the college of experience…,” Pierce said. “When we grew up, that’s what you did on fall weekends. There were not a lot of TV stations back then.”

The appeal, as Pierce sees it, is simple: “You get food and you get football.”

Pierce and Crow beat the mid-day sun by sitting beneath a GSU-blue tent pitched between their parked vehicles. The smell of grilling meat drifted across the parking lot. Up the hill, a tent filled with a large family of GSU fans blared music. Tailgaters were

scattered around the parking lot.

They make a signature cocktail for each game. In the past, it’s been mojitos or mint juleps. For this game, it was a pitcher of cosmopolitans.

Pierce believes that because GSU’s football program is relatively new, tailgating before games helps the program get established. “It’s starting something,” Pierce said. “How many chances do you have at over 70 to be a pioneer in starting a tradition?”

Tailgating already is a longestablished tradition at Georgia Tech, where football fans with cars and coolers fill fields and parking areas before home games. Marvin Lewis, a Tech graduate who turns 73 this month and lives in Dalton, says he’s been tailgating at Tech home games for more than a dozen years.

Lewis says his tailgating group brings together friends from other Georgia towns and from as far as South Carolina. They bring along their children and grandchildren and old friends and everyone has a chance to catch up.

The real appeal is “just the companionship, the camaraderie,” he said. “We all live in different places. It’s a chance to renew friendships… We don’t spend a lot of time talking about football. For the most part, our tailgating is just a chance to see each other and say, ‘I’m glad we’re together.’”

And, of course, there’s also the chance of a cold beer and a game of football on a sunny fall afternoon.

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PROFILE

speaking his truth

Sid Stein is motivated by his brothers’ sacrifices

By Mark Woolsey A forward thinker with a ready grin. A diligent researcher and self-described “news junkie.” A deft marketer and self-promoter. And a practiced and impassioned speaker.

Is this a fresh-faced millennial with a newly-minted MBA taking the podium at a Toastmasters meeting that we’re discussing? Far from it.

Eighty-two-year old Sid Stein embodies all those qualities — and he’s used that toolbox to build a retirement avocation as a speaker and arranger of speaking programs. It’s a busy and rewarding road, and had it not been for a pair of Purple Hearts languishing in a dark corner for decades, he might never have taken the first step.

An estimated 60 speeches in the last seven years and he doesn’t charge a dime. It’s the emotional payoff and the sure sense of bringing knowledge to seniors that’s priceless, he says.

“I’m a showboat anyway,” Stein said at a North Fulton coffee shop as he shared his story and memorabilia from his appearances. “I like to introduce the speakers, “he said. “Sometimes I tell jokes.

And the satisfaction I get is when someone comes up to me afterwards and says, ‘I really enjoyed that speech.’ “ Stein’s road to the podium began on Sept. 27, 1936. He was born to parents who owned a department store in Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

He describes his immediate and extended families as go-getters “who followed the Stein tradition of working hard and making a little money.”

It’s a prescription his older brothers apparently followed to a T. Stein really doesn’t remember much about them, except for their funerals.

Hyman and Morris Stein were

quick to volunteer after Pearl Harbor and found themselves in the Army infantry.

Both wound up overseas and neither was to return. Hyman, the younger, was the first to perish. He had been fighting in Sicily before being sent to England. Morris rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and was shot dead by a sniper in the spring of 1945 while leading his troops through a dense jungle in the Philippines.

Their bodies were returned from overseas in 1948 and buried in Nashville’s Jewish Cemetery under a simple headstone declaring “brothers.”

“My parents were devastated, so broken up they gave away all my brothers’ possessions,” said Stein — including those Purple Hearts. They passed from one

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Sid Stein holds his brothers’ Purple Heart medals.

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younger brother, who turned them over to him.

“I was overcome with emotion and would tell my story to friends, family, anybody who would listen,” he said. Stein began asking questions about the brothers he never knew, bringing them into sharp focus. He thinks Hyman would eventually have taken the reins of his father’s store after working diligently in the shoe department. As for Morris, his buddies described him as a “natural born leader-with killer good looks to boot.”

Stein chuckles. “My dad said that was why he sent him to an all-male military academy, so that he wouldn’t get in trouble with the women.”

After a 40-year career as a manufacturers rep in the textile industry in Tennessee and Georgia, Stein retired to Duluth at age 70. He occupied his time indulging hobbies, traveling and spending time with his kids and grandkids.

A November 2010 AJC article about his brothers inspired Stein to begin telling their story. He applied his hustle and people skills, sending out feelers hither and yon, taking gigs mostly around Memorial Day, Veterans Days and the

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Fourth of July.

Stein would pepper his appearances with a strong visual element, incorporating a variety of photos and memorabilia from World War II. He appeared before veterans’ groups, church groups, civic clubs, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, even the local chapter of an association of retired FBI agents. (They gave him a standing ovation.)

He estimates in the past seven years he’s done about 60 speeches, first focusing on his brothers, then later incorporating other war heroes in his family and beyond, ending with a patriotic flourish.

As Stein puts it, “My message is that they made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. I end quoting the Lee Greenwood Song, “God Bless the U-S-A: ‘I’m proud to be an American, cause at least I know I’m free.’”

His periodic appearances at the Jewish center did not go unnoticed. Stein was tapped to be co-chair of the center’s Knowledgewise speaker series for adults over the age of 60, eventually taking over the whole shebang. A good fit as it

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Morris Stein leading his platoon in the Pacific theater.

turns out, because he sets great store by lifelong learning.

“It keeps you stimulated,” he said. “Since I started speaking, my memory has improved. No matter how old you are, you shouldn’t stop learning.”

Working contacts made through his own speeches, networking and scouring the media has won him a roster of solid and occasionally dazzling speakers. They range from comedian Jerry Farber and a health dean at Emory University who did groundbreaking word on AIDS at the CDC to retired KGB operative Jack Barsky, who spied on Americans for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Earl Finley, head of programs for mature adults at the Marcus Center, shakes his head in amazement, calling Stein “very passionate” about Knowledgewise and their general speaker series as

well. “He goes way above and beyond. He’ll go out and get and get speakers I’ve never heard of and they’re amazing.”

Arranging some 20 speeches a year is a heavy lift, but Stein’s not content with that.

He signed on with the nonprofit Senior University, where he coordinates a class called Potpourri, which features a roster of college-level lecturers and others.

The push to keep learning shines through as Stein talks about his unintended speaking career. Tell him something he doesn’t know and his eyes light up. If it tickles him, his face creases into a grin. He engages quickly and asks the right questions.

And he shows no sign of slowing down. “I enjoy what I’m doing,” he said simply. “And I’m going to keep on doing the same thing.”

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■ Average high temperature in December through January: 26 to 31 degrees F ■ Average annual snowfall: 28 to 43 inches

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CLAUS MIKOSCH / ADOBE

One of the things that takes some getting used to as you get older is that you have so Joe Earle is editor-at-large much more to remember. Not new things; at Reporter Newspayou forget those. Old things. Something pers and has lived in you see will set off a little Roman candle in metro Atlanta for over 30 years. He can be the back of your brain and suddenly you’re reached at joeearle@ remembering something that happened in reporternewspapers.net 1969 or someone you knew in 1975.

The confluence of recent high-profile funerals for John McCain and Aretha Franklin sparked in me the memory of the quite different memorial event that occurred a generation ago. I hadn’t thought about my friend Jim in a long time, but (although I was living half a continent away at the time, so I wasn’t present in person) stories I heard of his funeral stick with me all these years later.

It was either the saddest or the most affectionate memorial I’ve ever heard of. And I still can’t quite figure out which it is.

Jim was an old-fashioned newspaperman. He was a little guy, had a white beard and wore a coat and tie to work every day. He’d hacked his way for years around small-town papers scattered across the Carolinas. I knew him when I was just starting my career at the afternoon paper in my hometown and he was finishing up his as the daily columnist on the bigger morning paper.

Jim was like other newspaper columnists I’ve known through the years — very little like the man his readers thought he was.

In real life, he was a quiet guy who was friendly, but mostly kept to himself. He dated a woman on the copy desk and may have been married before, but he never talked much about his personal life or history. He smoked a lot of cigarettes and loved a cherry-flavored soft drink called Cheerwine that was made in his hometown

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and that he enthused over in print whenever he couldn’t think of anything else to write about.

The person he appeared to be in his column was quite different.

He came off as a complete extrovert, a friendly guy who loved to chat anytime, anyplace about anything. People who’d never met him thought he was a gabby, bubbly guy. He wasn’t.

There were a few stories about him that made the rounds, of course. One time, the office wags said, Jim was sitting quietly in the newsroom when a call went out over the police scanner about an armed robbery that had just taken place.

The dispatcher described the getaway car and Jim looked up, bemused. The car sounded a lot like his car. Then the dispatcher called out the license plate number and it was his license plate number. Then the dispatcher broadcast Jim’s address and said officers were being dispatched there immediately to arrest him.

Jim scrambled to the phone to call the cops and say it couldn’t be him because he had been sitting in the newsroom all morning surrounded by fellow reporters and please don’t come arrest him.

It must be a mistake. It wasn’t. It turned out the robbers had stolen his car from a parking lot to use in the holdup.

Jim was probably best known among us younger reporters for his group beach trips. He’d worked at a lot of papers and knew a lot of writers, so every year — sometimes twice a year — he’d gather a crew of 15 to 25 at the Cadillac Motel in Myrtle Beach for a long weekend of poker, drinking, fishing and eating seafood.

Jim loved to play a game we called “monte.” A player started with a two-card or three-card hand and could improve it with several draws of replacement cards followed by betting. Best twocard or three-card hand won. Jim liked it because it moved fast and a lot of us could play at once. He also liked it because he won a lot. He didn’t drink alcohol, so he’d sit at the table with bottle of Cheerwine and quietly stack up the chips as the rest of us grew drunker through the evening.

After Jim died, there was some sort of service, but his buddies held on to his ashes. A few months later, some of the beach trip regulars carried his urn along on a poker trip to the Cadillac Motel.

At some point during the evening, someone called for a round of monte. They set Jim’s ashes at the head of the table, opened a bottle of Cheerwine and set it next to him and dealt him a hand.

Jim won the hand. The players gathered the chips and put them in the urn with his ashes and raised a glass to him. The next morning, they dumped the ashes and chips into the ocean at a spot where Jim like to fish.

There were no anecdote-filled eulogies or public outpourings of affection and grief that I ever heard about. Just a few guys sharing a last card game and a drink. Perhaps that’s sad. But I think Jim would have liked it that way. He always kept to himself.

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HEALTH

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Medicare Parts A & B, C and D were covered in the August, September and October Atlanta Senior Life Health columns. You can find the articles at atlantaseniorlife.com.

This month, we do a quick follow-up with the health expenses that are NOT covered by Medicare.

Judith L. Kanne, RN, BSN, BA is a registered nurse and freelance writer who lives in Atlanta.

There’s a lot to learn about Medicare and what the program covers. One of the most important things to find out is what Medicare doesn’t cover. That’s the best way to know how to protect both your health and finances.

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Today, hospitals are required to provide information to patients stating any “observation status.” Although you may be in a hospital bed, or in a critical access hospital, you may still be considered as an “outpatient” for billing purposes.

That’s a surprise to many Medicare patients. And even more so to their children who thought their parents were protected.

If you go to a rehab facility or a nursing home (unless you were admitted as an in-hospital patient before the transfer), the high cost of rehab could mean family bankruptcy. According to an AARP study, of the 2.1 million people who were in hospitals under observation status in 2015, about 150,000 were discharged with instructions to go to a skilled nursing facility for rehab or other skilled care. Only 50,000 did so. Some paid the tab out-of-pocket, says AARP. Others did without the care they needed so they could save money.

Vaccines are not always free Dr. Mark Perloe received a surprise bill for vaccines required by his volunteer activities at a children’s hospital recently. He needed specific shots for volunteering with his dog through Happy Tails Pet Therapy.

He says his last-minute surprise came to a $432 bill for shots before he could visit a children’s hospital with his mini-golden doodle Andrew.

“My T-dap [Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis] was covered,” said Perloe, “but the insurance company would not pay for the MMR [mumps, measles and rubella].”

Why not? Well Part B, Part C and Part D can be confusing when it comes to immunizations and vaccines. Medicare’s annual flu shots are covered by Part B — as are pneumonia and hepatitis B shots.

However, other shots are only covered if they are directly related to the treatment of an injury or direct exposure, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians website.

Part B covers vaccines after you have been exposed to a dangerous virus or disease. For example, Part B will cover a tetanus shot if you step on a rusty nail or a rabies shot after a dog bite.

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This is general information to help older adults begin learning about Medicare.

Part A, however, will pay for certain dental services that you get when you’re in a hospital. (Perhaps you were admitted for an over-the-handlebars bicycle accident where you were admitted to a hospital with serious facial damage.)

For specific and personal information, contact Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

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Dr. Mark Perloe learned vaccines aren’t always covered while volunteering at a local children’s hospital with his mini golden doodle Andrew.

Payment for Part D-covered vaccines and their administration are made by each person’s participating prescription drug plan (Part D).

If you have a Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan, it may vary from company to company — and year to year. Perloe was on Part C at the time.

Bridges that fall down Do not look to Medicare to cover most dental care, dental procedures or supplies, like cleanings, fillings, tooth extractions, dentures, dental plates or other dental devices — even bridges.

I lost a 20-year-old bridge about six years ago, which required a permanent tooth implant and three oral surgeries. After accruing a $6,000 bill, I learned that none of the expenses were covered.

If you notice your hearing isn’t quite what it used to be, remember that Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) will only cover the following: ■ A hearing and balance exam — IF your doctor or other healthcare provider orders it to see if further medical treatment is required.

■ Hearing aids or hearing aids fittings are NOT covered – in other words, you pay 100 percent for exams and hearing aids.

However, many providers offer free screenings.

■ Some ear-related coverage following a serious head injury might be approved. Every situation is different. Hospital outpatients will also pay the hospital copay.

Look carefully Medicare doesn’t cover routine eye exams (sometimes called “eye refractions”) for eyeglasses or contact lenses. But Medicare Part B covers some preventive and diagnostic eye exams, such as glaucoma tests and exams to rule out macular degeneration every year.

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You may have Medicare (and hopefully a supplement plan), but there’s still more to consider before your next international trip.

Medicare’s hospital insurance (Part A and Part B) will not cover your healthcare services or supplies outside of the U.S. (although there are a few rare exceptions) according to Medicare.gov.

Many supplemental insurance companies will wait to see what Medicare covers before paying their portion. When making travel plans, Medicare suggests the following: ■ Check your Medigap policy to see if it includes coverage when traveling outside the U.S. ■ Review other Medicare health plans (such as a Medicare Advantage coverage) and learn how they handle medical bills if you’re outside of the U.S. ■ Purchase a travel insurance policy that includes health coverage if you have limited or no overseas coverage.

■ Remember: if you’re looking for Medicare coverage, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa are part of the U.S.

So, is Medicare good or bad?

All in all, Medicare is still pretty great, says Danielle Kunkle, in an online article for “Boomer Benefits.”

“While no program is perfect, we see people who are spending over a thousand dollars a month on [their] COBRA benefits,” states Kunkle. For them, Medicare is a welcome plan.

COBRA, (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their employer’s group health plan if they’re not Medicare eligible. (The plans are for limited periods of time under certain circumstances and known to be expensive.)

For today’s seniors, Medicare delivers a guaranteed level of insurance to people who might not otherwise be able to afford it, says AARP. Before Medicare, about half the older population had no coverage at all, according to the organization.

Seniors may still pay thousands of dollars a year for healthcare, but access is vastly better than before Medicare.

Where to Learn More The annually revised booklet “Medicare & You” makes coverage for Part A and B groups as clear as possible. Even if Medicare does cover a service or item, a deductible, coinsurance and copay may still be yours.

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SAFETY

The Grandma Scam Editor’s note: We’re pleased to welcome Steve Rose as an Atlanta Senior Life columnist. Rose is a retired Fulton County and Sandy Springs Police Captain and freelance writer. He is the author the book “Why Do My Mystic Journeys Always Lead to the Waffle House” and column “View from a Cop.”

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So, let’s set the scene. You’re just about to hop into bed to watch Seinfeld reruns when the phone rings.

“Grandma, its Robby.

Grandma, I’m in trouble and I don’t want mom and dad to find out. I got into a wreck and messed up the car, this other lady’s car and, well, I’m also charged with drinking and

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driving.”

“Are you hurt?”

“No, but I’m in trouble.”

So, it begins.

The “Grandma” scam begins with a desperate plea from the grandchild for help but with the promise that mom and dad won’t find out. This scam is popular, in part due to the emotional connection between grandparent and grandchildren.

Here’s an example. I have the grandkids for the weekend. My daughter calls, via Facetime, to check on the kids. We’re fine. “I hate sugar so don’t let the kids have anything with sugar in it.”

As she’s talking to the kids, I’m careful to position the phone as not to show the Dairy Queen sign next to our table where the kids

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are hitting the banana splits with much vigor.

Grandparents do that. We cut our grandkids slack. We love them. It’s because of this love for our children’s children that we can be vulnerable to rationalizing situations that would normally send up a red flare of caution.

Every scam has a tipping point triggering an internal signal alerting one to tread carefully. Unfortunately, that emotional connection to our family, especially grandchildren, can easily override common sense if you don’t take a step back, take some time and think.

If your neighbor made the same call, chances are you’d begin thinking about it with a dash of common sense, but since it’s your grandson, your emotions overflow and you put on blinders.

By the way, how did they get Robby’s name correct? It

isn’t hard. Facebook, Instagram and a dozen other social media sites provide enough public information that a scammer can look up family members.

The scammer might have inside information, but how they get that name isn’t as important as how they deliver the hook. The hook is where you decide to go along.

Robby tells you his lawyer, or other adult person is on the line with him and can “fix” this problem with some funds sent quickly wired via Western Union or by a pre-paid debit card.

Remember when I said there was a tipping point? This is it. Any request for a pre-paid card or wired money should immediately set you into motion on what you should do.

What should you do next?

Simple. Do not assume and begin asking questions. The fastest way to defeat a scam is to, by default, be skeptical, and then begin asking questions.

Tell Robby that before you can send money, he needs to verify his birth date, home address, and just for laughs, insert a trick question like: What is your girlfriend Joan’s last name? Or, tell him that this problem is too big to keep a secret and it’s time for him to put on his big-boy pants and call mom and dad.

Many times, the scam involves Robby being out of the country on vacation, in Cancun for instance. The adult person on the line is a Mexican official who represents the fact that Robby might be headed to Mexican jail if the money isn’t sent immediately. This is another big tipping point.

The last time you checked, Robby was in high school or college, and now he’s in Cancun?

Call and verify.

Listen, we all want to be that cool grandparent but don’t let your love for your grandkids blanket your common sense. If you receive a call resembling this scenario, remember the two responses that will save your hard-earned money. Ask questions and verify everything.

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Pet PickS With cooler weather and the approaching holidays, it’s a good time to think about adding some warmth and comfort to your life with a loving pet. Here are two friends-you-haven’t-met-yet, and they’re ready to join your family.

Chloee Chloee arrived at the Atlanta Humane Society when her owner got sick and could no longer care for her. She was quite nervous around all the sounds, sights and smells in the facility, so they placed her in a quiet foster home where she’s thriving.

She’s a little shy at first, but once she realizes you’re a friend, Chloee will snuggle up close and beg to go on walks with you.

Although she’s an older gal, her age doesn’t stop her from yipping and jumping excitedly when it’s time to go outside — it’s quite a

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Chloee enjoys playing ball and loves nothing more than a peanut butter-filled Kong toy at the end of a long day. Chloee would make the perfect companion in a quiet home, and you can meet this beautiful grey lady by emailing Kelly at kteasley@atlantahumane. org.

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Meet Tampa! This two-year-old coonhound mix has a stunning smile, great leash manners and a personality that will keep you laughing. She’s positively obsessed with toys — rope toys, squeaky toys, rubber toys…she’s not picky!

All she’s looking for in her forever home is a comfy bed and a toybox that she can raid daily. Tampa would do best in a home without other dogs.

She’s a larger girl who would love to lay around and keep you company.

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The Roswell Dance Theatre’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” has become a holiday tradition for families in north Fulton County.

This year’s production, the 30th annual one, will be performed at a new, larger venue in Sandy Springs.

“The Nutcracker sets the stage for the holiday spirit,” Roswell Dance Theatre’s director Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz said. “It’s the perfect time of year to kick off things and it’s a joyous event for friends and family.”

Mindy Elkan, director of the MDE (Motivation, Dedication, Excellence) School of East Cobb, makes attending the Roswell Dance Theatre’s version of the ballet a regular holiday treat for both her students and members of her family.

Elkan danced herself as a young girl. She attended her first Nutcracker performance in New York City at about age 6. “I love the music of the Nutcracker and ballet is a love of mine, so put the music, the dance and the holiday season together and it’s magical for me,” Elkan said.

It was a love that she also wanted to share with her grandchildren.

Her oldest granddaughter, Alexis, first saw the Roswell Dance Theatre show when she was 4, and it so inspired her that she auditioned the next year. At 5, she was cast as a parrot. Ten years later, all three of her granddaughters have become involved in the Nutcracker. This year, granddaughters Alexis, Maizy and Remy are all in the show.

Elkan’s school serves children with special needs. Her students attend a modified version of the performance that is shorter than the traditional ballet and offers more emphasis on the action of the performance.

“We love doing the school shows,” Tolbert Yilmaz said. “The audience

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interacts more and we encourage the children to enjoy it and make noise. They like to cheer for the Mouse King and the Nutcracker like it’s a real battle going on in front of their eyes.”

For members of Angie Monday’s family, the Nutcracker is a tradition that extends beyond the stage. Her son, Presley, is 18 and has autism. He looks forward to the performance every year and has collected many different book versions of the Nutcracker tale.

“He still loves to look through them and retell the story. Going to the performance, hearing the music, seeing the beautiful scenery and watching the graceful dancers just brings it all to life,” she said.

For this year’s holiday show, the Dance Theatre will perform the Nutcracker at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center rather than the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The show features more than 350 performers ranging in age from 5 to 70-plus and the new venue allows for more stage space — from the former 33 feet to 93 feet — and better accommodates the performance, dancers, sets and props, Tolbert Yilmaz said.

Tolbert Yilmaz admits that through 30 years of performances, there have a been a few mishaps onstage. She laughs as she tells a story regarding a snow machine snafu. After putting “snow” into three drums, there was a latch malfunction. Placed high above the dancers, the drums were supposed to rotate and sprinkle snow over the performers, creating a magical wintery effect.

Instead, during one performance, the latch gave way and the snow emptied out in one batch, entirely covering one dancer mid-performance.

“She looked just like Olaf!” Tolbert Yilmaz recalled, referring to the snowman in the Disney movie “Frozen.” “Right there, on stage left, we had an avalanche, and she still kept dancing!”

This year’s show offers some planned surprises for audience members who may think they have seen it all before. One addition is a new, larger onstage Christmas tree that magically grows to a towering 15 feet.

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audience members can expect to see an array of new costumes.

“The tutus [for the Sugar Plum Fairy costumes] were handmade” and “took over four months” to construct, said Lynn Gillen, Roswell Dance Theatre manager.

And, she added, “they’re embellished with over 3,000 Swarovski crystals!”

As Tolbert Yilmaz’ company prepares for new performances of the Nutcracker, her dance school is breaking ground in Roswell on a 23,300 square-foot studio, which is set to be completed in 2019.

“We are so grateful to the community because we couldn’t do this without the support of so many for so many years,” Tolbert Yilmaz said.

“The dance school is about to approach its 40th year and I’m shocked.

I told my husband, “I just feel like I’m going to wake up and someone’s going to say, ‘This was all a dream.’

“In all of my years of teaching, I’ve never been this excited.”

The Nutcracker by Roswell Dance Theatre Performance dates and times: Friday, Nov. 23, 2 and 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2 and 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 1 and 5 p.m.

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book festival features “Jocie” Author Civil rights activist Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg presents her memoir at MJCCA

Author Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg, 78, will present her book “Jocie” at the 27th Edition of the Book Festival, presented by Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA).

A self-proclaimed Southern Jewish American Princess and honored civil rights activist, Jocie has a lot to say. She details it all in this charming, often hilarious memoir that reveals a woman living a feminist’s life decades before anyone else.

Wurzburg was born and raised in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination changed her life and sparked her role as an accidental activist. From Memphis to the State House to the White House, this book charts her journey through sacrifice, crazy situations and a myriad of funny incidents.

The book presentation of “Jocie” is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15, 10:00 a.m. at the MJCCA in Dunwoody. Admission is free and open to the community. Following the presentation, coffee and cookies will be served, compliments of Jewish Home Life Communities.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MJCCA There are many fabulous author events taking place during the 27th Edition of the Book Festival, which runs through November 18. According to Book Festival Co-Chair Bea Grossman, “More than 13,000 people will come to engage with and listen to their favorite authors.” The festival features 45+ authors — from acclaimed actors to renowned political figures, historians, memoirists, and novelists.

“We’re also excited to present many local Atlanta authors,” added Book Festival Co-Chair Susie Hyman. “We truly have something for every book lover in Atlanta.”

Keynote authors include Tom Hanks, Mike Luckovich, Senator Joe Lieberman with Matt Lieberman, Liane Moriarty, Anna Quindlen, Stuart Eizenstat, Michael Coles and Catherine Lewis, Jon Meacham and Peter Sagal. Among the local authors are Jason Sheffield, Jamie Weisman, Michael Coles and Catherine Lewis, Kenny Leon, Susan Stachler and Laura Stachler, Sally Mundell and Ruby Mundell and Jack Barsky.

27th Edition of the Book Festival When: October 30 through November 18, 2018 Where: Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 30338 Tickets: Individual tickets can be purchased, or guests can purchase a series pass. Some events are free.

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Friends of Freeman Poole Thanksgiving Meet and Eat Thursday, Nov. 15, 12 p.m. Don’t miss out on this festive and traditional Thanksgiving celebration. Tim Morgan Caterers will cater the meal consisting of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, green beans and dessert. Invite your friends to join in the fun as the Larry Bailey Band performs. All proceeds to benefit C. Freeman Poole Senior Center. The cost is $15, and no Cobb County Senior Services membership is required to attend this event.

Freeman Poole Senior Center, 4025 S. Hurt Rd., Smyrna 30082. For details, visit cobbcounty.org or call 770-801-3400.

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photograph with Santa will be offered for each child. This free event is sponsored by the Decatur Business Association. City of Decatur Plaza, 101 E Court Square, Decatur 30030. More at decaturdba. com, under the Events link.

Smyrna Coming Home for the Holidays Tuesday, Nov. 27, 5-8 p.m. There’s a parade that begins at 7 p.m. and ends with Santa lighting the Christmas tree. Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna 30080. For more, go to smyrnaga.gov and click on the Events link under the Residents heading.

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Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 22, registration opens at 6:30 a.m. MUST Ministries’ largest fundraiser includes a 10K, 5K, 1K run/ walk and Tot Trot. Glover Park, 50 N Park Square, Marietta 30060. More info: gobblejog. org.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 6-8 p.m. This free event includes special musical performances, visits with Santa, holiday crafts, refreshments, a hot chocolate sale, Toys for Tots collection box and, of course, a Christmas tree and Hanukah display lighting. Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven 30319. Visit brookhavenga.gov, click on Upcoming Events for more info.

Christmas at Callanwolde Designer Show House Nov. 23 through Dec. 9, 12-8 p.m. every day. An Atlanta holiday tradition for 40 years, the Christmas at Callanwolde Designer Show House invites visitors to tour the 27,000 square-foot historic mansion and see the elaborate decorations done by Atlanta’s top interior and floral designers. There are also professional holiday displays, an artists’ market and themed events for all ages. Tickets are $20; ages 3 and under are free. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30306. Got to callanwolde.org and click on the Events Calendar to learn more.

Decatur Santa on the Square Saturday, Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy a fresh baked cookie with milk or hot chocolate and have your wish lists ready. One digital

men and women with a complimentary lunch. All veterans and active military service members are invited to attend. No ID required. Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Dr., Kennesaw 30144. More info: 770-422-9714.

37th Annual Atlanta Veterans Day Parade Sunday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free and open to the public, the downtown parade starts at Peachtree Street, south of Ralph McGill/ Ivan Allen Boulevard. More info: georgiaveteransday.org.

Woodstock Veterans Day Ceremony Sunday, Nov. 11, 12 p.m. The Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Rd.,

Light Up the JCC! Menorah Lighting and Hanukah Celebration Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Thursday, Dec. 5, 5:15-5:45 p.m. All are invited to three days of Hanukah fun and celebration at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA). Each night features Hanukah songs with Rabbi G, cooking demonstrations with Chef Howard followed by the lighting of the Hanukah Menorah and a short performance. Complimentary Sufganiyot (jelly donuts) and hot chocolate will be served, courtesy of the MJCCA Membership Department. Free and open to people of all faiths and backgrounds. MJCCA-Zaban Park, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 30338. More at atlantajcc.org.

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Learn Something A Holocaust Survivor’s Story Sunday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m. Presented by Gwinnett County Public Library in partnership with the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.

Manuela Mendels Bornstein shares her story of surviving the Holocaust. Recommended for grades 5 and up. Free and open to the public.

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Marist Evening Series Registration opens Friday, Dec. 8. Series runs Monday evenings, Jan. 22 & 29, and Feb. 5, 2019, 7-9 p.m. Three evenings of courses for adults taught by Marist faculty and staff. Course topics include religion and spirituality, art history, photography, technology, history and culture, and self-discovery. Cost is $95 through Jan. 12, $110 Jan. 13 and afterward. Marist School, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta 30319.

Visit marist.com/eveningseries for a detailed course catalog and to register online.

Holiday Markets 8th Annual Elegant Elf Marketplace

bake sale benefits St. Ann’s Preschool, and the Apple Annie Café will serve soup, sandwiches and beverages. Admission is $3 per person, ages 12 and under are free; proceeds go to local charities. Catholic Church of St. Ann, 4905 Roswell Road, Marietta 30062. Visit Apple Annie Craft Show on Facebook for more info.

Back to Nature Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fulfill your gift giving needs and support your local artisans at Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Back to Nature Holiday Market.

Check out the more than 40 local vendors offering hand-made and/or eco-friendly goods for sale. Admission is free.

Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell 30076. Get details by calling 770-992-2055 or visiting chattnaturecenter.org.

Evening of Elegance: Thursday, Nov. 8; Marketplace: Friday & Saturday, Nov. 9 & 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A premier fundraiser of the Sandy Springs Society, the stylish two-day gift market features more than 85 select vendors offering hand-crafted items, artistic creations and gourmet delights, perfect for gifts and your own personal enjoyment.

City Springs Civic & Cultural Center, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs 30328. For more info, call 770-847-0047 or visit “The Elegant Elf Marketplace” on Facebook.

Atlanta Christkindl Market Opens Nov. 30, 6 p.m. and continues through Dec. 23. WednesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 12-7 p.m. The German American Cultural Foundations official holiday event is also Atlanta’s largest German Christmas market. Enjoy authentic German food and beverages in a festive atmosphere while you shop for holiday gifts.

Free admission. Tower Street NW, Atlantic Station. Call 706-4575799 with questions; find a map, details, updated info and the event calendar, visit christkindlmarket.org.

Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show Friday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Apple Annie show has been a holiday tradition for 38 years. More than 120 jury-selected artisans showcase their pottery, jewelry, woodworking, stained glass, holiday décor and more. A large

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This seasonal event benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This year’s showhouse is a new 8,232-square-foot Buckhead estate on a 1.5-acre lot. The English country abode features a locally sourced limestone and brick exterior with open, light-filled spaces. Features of the five-bedroom home include 11-foot ceilings, a massive 6-foot wide fireplace (one of three in the house) and a long gallery of windows on the second floor. General admission tickets are $30 online; Candlelight Tour is $55. 4540 Jett Road, Atlanta 30327. Tickets and info at atlantaholidayhome.com.

32nd Annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Candlelight Tour: Saturday, Dec. 1, 7-9:30 p.m. This year’s tour features six homes in the Church-Cherokee district, all lovingly renovated and decorated for the season. The Day Tour features six homes and a number of historic public buildings; tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the tour. The Candlelight Tour showcases three of the homes, with tickets at $20 in advance and $25 on tour day. A combination ticket is also available for $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the tour. More information is available at mariettapilgrimage.com.

24th Annual Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Seven beautiful homes will be featured in this annual walking tour of one of Atlanta’s most charming neighborhoods. Local restaurants will provide tastings at the YWCA and at each of the Tour homes. Advance tickets can be purchased online for $25; on the weekend of the tour, tickets are available for $30. Get tickets and details at vahitourofhomes.org.

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