Forever Young April 2019

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Buffalo Recycles | Green Jobs | Trash to Treasure

APRIL 2019

Shawn Marie Cichowski

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We go to Owego

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Cover: Bottom left: Reuse and recyling at Dash's Market. Photo by Bridget Houck; Bottom right: A discarded washing machine drum repurposed as a planter. Photo by Rebecca Cuthbert

Home & Garden 6

Feature: Earth Day. Every Day.

Gardeners Celebrate the Earth................ Carol Ann Harlos

18 Green Education.........................................Judith A. Rucki

My WNY 7

Shawn Marie Cichowski...............................Judith A. Rucki

Arts 8

16 Catching up with Susan Attridge...............Matthew Biddle

April Theater.....................................................Donna Hoke

News

20 Sustainable Products................................ Olivia McCarthy 22 Upcycling in the Garden.......................... Rebecca Cuthbert

Getaways 23 Explore Buffalo: Tri-Main....................... Olivia McCarthy 24 Let's Go Owego ................................... Christine Smyczynski

10 One8Fifty–Donate Life.................. Wendy Guild Swearingen

Being Well 26 Preparing for Retirement........................... Catherine Stack

Ever y Issue: Calendars 3 | Bingo Buzz 12 | Classifieds 28 | Noteworthy 29

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From the Editor

We celebrate Earth Day 2019 on Monday, April 22 (and Dyngus Day in Buffalo). But, why limit our care for the planet to just one day a year? This month, we've included several articles on how to change small, everyday habits to get you thinking green all year long. From increasing recycling to choosing environmentally-friendly and efficient products to upcycling "trash" to use as attractive garden features, we can all do our part to help save our big, blue marble.

Now that the weather is (hopefully) warming up, we're proposing two getaways to try.

If you've never been to Owego, a charming town hugging the curves of the Susquehanna River, here is your invitation, along with a list of things to do, see, and eat. And, if the weather is not so nice, Explore Buffalo offers an indoor tour of the historic Tri-Main building.

Tune into WECK Radio at 8:40 a.m. on the second Friday of each month when I discuss highlights of the issue with Tom Donahue and Gail Ann Huber.

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FOREVER YOUNG APRIL CALENDAR 1+ Erie County STAY FIT DINING

PROGRAM offers a hot noon meal at 45 locations in Erie County. Menus and site list at erie.gov/stayfit or 858-7639.

1+ Gowanda HEALTH

COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Activities open to the public age 50+, (no residency requirements), Concord Senior Center, 1 School Street, Gowanda; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 5321010, or beemana@hcanetwork.org

1+ Niagara Falls SENIOR

COMPANION/FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance, and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+, have a minimum of 15 hours per week to give and want to make a difference, contact Nora Aloian (SCP) at 285-8224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

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Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 912-6875

2+, 4+,

Tonawanda UKULELE SING ALONG Ukuleles provided during class. All levels welcome beginner–experienced Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays 1:30 p.m.

Brighton Place Library 999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda. Call to register 332-4375 $5 suggested donation

2+ Farnham T.O.P.S. CLUB weekly

meetings held Tuesdays at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 10633 Church St., starting at 9 a.m. Call 934-9619.

2+

Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. $3 For more information, contact monicazucco@gmail.com.

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Buffalo GENTLE YOGA, 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. $3 Bring a yoga mat. Info: 828-1093

2+, 4+

Orchard Park ZUMBA Day and evening classes, Thursday at 11 am and Tuesdays at 6 pm. Sessions cost $30 for an 8-week session. Orchard Park Senior Center, 70 Linwood Ave., Ph: 662-6452.

2, 16 Buffalo HEADWAY

SUPPORT GROUPS, 2635 Delaware Ave. For individuals who have sustained brain injuries as well as their families and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement. Peer Support (Suite B), first and third Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m.; Caregivers Support (Suite B), first Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m. Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org

3, 17 West Falls MEMORY CAFE

A gathering place for friends with Alzhiemer's and their caretakers. 1011:30 a.m. the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month. West Falls Center for the Arts, info: westfallsartcenter.org or 5706520

3+ Orchard Park TAI CHI

Classes are Wednesdays at 1 pm. 8-week session costs $30. Orchard Park Senior Center, 70 Linwood Ave., Ph: 662-6452.

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Amherst FREE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Trinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive. First Wednesday of the month, for those caring for loved ones

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Tonawanda MAKE YOUR OWN GREETING CARD BOX Some dexterity is required. Bring scissors and a ruler. All other supplies are provided. Limit 20 people. 1 p.m.

Mondello Wellness & Family Center, Schofield Residence, 3333 Elmwood Ave., Tonawanda. Register: 436-6399 SchofieldCare.org

3+ Orchard Park

TAI CHI

Advanced Tai Chi in the Park at Brush Mountain, Wednesdays at 1pm. Build endurance, increase flexibility and balance. New students are welcome.

Contact the Orchard Park Senior Center at 662-6452 for information. Cost $30 for a 8 week session

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Boston HATHA YOGA Wednesdays at 7 pm. Gentle and meditative. Bring your own mat. Faith United Church of Christ, 8651 Boston State Road, Boston, NY. For more info call church office 716-941-3529

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Tonawanda LAUGHTER YOGA Come as you are, just bring your laughter!

Thursdays 11 a.m. Brighton Place Library, 999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda. FREE

4+ Cheektowaga T.O.P.S. MEETING,

Thursdays at 9 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Dr.

Akron T.O.P.S. CLUB Every Thursday, 5:30-6:45pm, at the Akron/ Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd. We offer tools, programs, support, fellowship and recognition for healthy living and weight management. For information call Diane 542-4980

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Lockport T.O.P.S. 9259, Meets every Saturday morning @ 8:30 for weigh-in and 9am to 10am for weekly meetings, Christ Episcopal church 7145 Fieldcrest Dr., Lockport. Offers tools, programs, support and friendship for healthy living and weight management.

Contact: Wendy, 200-2618 or Mary, 433-1693

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Buffalo MEDITATION, 2:30 p.m., El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Free every Sunday. Meditation unites with creative arts and pain management. Practitioner Sondra Holland welcomes people of all ages. Wear comfortable clothes. For information, Sondra: 947-5092; store: 885-6343

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Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT GROUPS: General Support Group is second Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville; Daughters’ Support Group, 5 p.m.

Monthly support groups coordinated with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms. For more information, call 632-3700 or visit mcguiregroup. com ; kenancenter.org.

• All utilities included

2+

BALANCE 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday,

LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP 5:45 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Sheridan Surgical room, 4510 Bailey Ave., Williamsville. Call 908-4149

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We know what it takes to keep you Safe, Secure, Comfortable, and most importantly at a price that seems too good to be true. For over thirty-five years, our family owned and operated business strives to offer you this and so much more. Come be a part of our family.

class. All levels welcome beginner experienced. Tuesdays 8 p.m. Church of the Advent, 54 Delaware Rd., Kenmore $5 suggested donation. 481-5735

2+ Buffalo TAI CHI FOR BETTER

3 Williamsville WOMEN’S

(corner of Union Road). Come for the love, support and friendship. For information, call Karen at 247-2334

Safety, comfort, affordability.

Kenmore UKULELE SING

ALONG Ukuleles provided during

Tonawanda T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Claremont Avenue. For information, call 834-7992

with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia.

A morning snack and nutritious lunch are provided. For more information on registering for the program, call 836-4868

Angle Park Senior Complex

1&2 Bedroom Apartments Units Starting at $650

2766 Angle Road Orchard Park, New York 14127 Income Eligible Seniors 55 & Older (716) 675-2777

• Number one in WNY for crafts and activities • Coin-op laundry

• On-site management • Pet friendly

• 24 hr. maintenance

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FOREVER YOUNG APRIL CALENDAR 9

Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CARE-GIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males at Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Pkwy. 2nd Tues. 626-0600, alz.org/wnyc

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Tonawanda MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF AGING Mr. Fitness, Richard Derwald, shares how to stay youthful and strong as we age. 1 p.m.

Mondello Wellness & Family Center, Schofield Residence, 3333 Elmwood Ave. Register: 436-6399 SchofieldCare.org

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Orchard Park ALIENATED GRANDPARENTS ANONYMOUS, INC., meetings 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of month, 4295 S. Buffalo St.

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Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. Call 706-0060 or visit bcnwny.org.

Professional support group will be held at 8 pm

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Hamburg INVESTING: OUTLOOK AND OPPORTUNITIES Sonja JensenSchell, Financial Advisor from Edward Jones, discusses what to consider when developing your investment strategy. Free. 1pm; RSVP by April 8, reservations required 649-1205. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Ave.

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Orchard Park SIPS, SUDS & SWEETS Senior Wishes, an organization dedicated to honoring WNY’s lower income seniors by bringing their wishes to fruition, hosts its sixth annual fundraiser 6–9 p.m. at Fox Run at Orchard Park.

For more information, contact Wendy Miller Backman at 508-2121 or visit www.seniorwishes.org/event.

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Getzville ASBURY POINTE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SEMINAR Ssee firsthand the convenience and maintenance-free lifestyle retirement community living offers. Free. 1–4 pm; 2235 Millersport Hwy. Information 810-7500.

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East Aurora OF GOD AND MEN Based on actual events, an order of monks living among the Muslim population of Algeria must decide whether to stay among the residents, or flee the encroaching fundamental 4

terrorists. 4 pm. Roycroft Film Society, Parkdale Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora; roycroftcampuscorp.com. $6 members, $8 non-members

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Hamburg GENTLE CHAIR YOGA Gentle Chair session focusing on the basics of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga to quiet the mind and improve strength, mobility, and balance. Free. 1pm; RSVP by April 11, reservations required 649-1205.

St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Ave.

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Tonawanda VIRTUAL TOUR OF KEUKENHOF GARDENS Kenmore Garden Club member Maryann Jumper gives a virtual tour of one the world’s largest flower gardens in South Holland, Netherlands.1 pm.

Mondello Wellness & Family Center, Schofield Residence, 3333 Elmwood Ave., Tonawanda. Register: 436-6399 SchofieldCare.org

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Buffalo LGBTQ MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS PROGRAM: The Pride Center of Western New York offers the LGBTQ Memory Loss Caregivers Program providing support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. Third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m., Pride Center, 200 South Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 852-7743 or pridecenterwny.org

18West Seneca NEW HORIZONS

MUSIC GROUP Calling ALL Musicians interested in forming a music group the Buffalo Southtowns. It meets in the daytime and is for people 50 & over. Email Janet Stout: 354janet@ gmail.com or vist newhorizonsmusic.org.

11 a.m. in the library at Ebenezer UCC, 630 Main St.

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Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB, An active 50+ crowd, dances third Friday each month at 7 p.m. at the Buff Social Club, 2565 Young St., NF. $6 ($4 members). Monthly activities include picnics, parties. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle. Info: 439-8387

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Hamburg INVESTMENT RULES OF THE ROAD Move toward achieving your financial goals with Edward Jones’ 10 Rules of the Road to investing. Free. 1pm; RSVP by April 22, reservations required 649-1205. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Ave.

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Hamburg TEA IN THE PARK See how living at St. Francis Park can enable you to sit back and enjoy life. Join us for light refreshments and a casual presentation, followed by a tour of this unique senior living community. Free.

1pm; RSVP by April 23, reservations required 649-1205. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Ave.

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Tonawanda FOOD FOR THOUGHT: NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES Andrea Langston instructs about eating to support

minds and bodies as we age 1 p.m., Mondello Wellness & Family Center, Schofield Residence, 3333 Elmwood Ave., Tonawanda. Register: 436-6399 SchofieldCare.org

29 North Tonawanda THE POWER

OF: BALANCE, LAUGHTER, MUSIC Council of Older Adults in Niagara County presents its 2019 Spring Conference. RSVP by April 15. Info: 285-8224 Ext. 215 or barner@hanci. com 9:30 a.m.– 2 p.m. at Gratwick Fire & Banquet Hall, 110 Ward Rd.

DANCE CALENDAR MONDAYS

THURSDAYS

Sloan CLOGGING LESSONS

by Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St., Bldg. 1. (585) 457-4455.

Kenmore JACKIE’S THURSDAY NIGHT DANCES @ Brounshidle Post, 3354 Delaware Ave. Lessons: 7 p.m. Open dancing: 8 p.m. 691-8654.

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ Call 832-1010 ext. 4

SATURDAYS

TUESDAYS

Buffalo LINDY FIX 8–10 p.m. @ Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant St. lindyfix.com, swingbuffalo.com.

WEDNESDAYS

N. Ton. DANCING WITH DOTTIE AND FRIENDS country-style line lessons, 7:30 p.m. @ Pendleton Center Meth. Church, 6864 Campbell Blvd.

625-8306.

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 11am- 12pm.

FREE for ages 55+ Call 716 832 1010 Amherst AMHERST VICTORIAN DANCE SOCIETY Authentic music, dress and dance of Queen Victoria's time. New members and guests welcomed! 1st Wednesdays @ Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village in Amherst & 4th Wednesdays @ VFW Post in Village of Williamsville.

7:00 p.m. Info: Geraldine, 8770222 or amherstvictoriandance.org

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING at East Community High School 820 Northampton St, Buffalo. 11:30am - 12:30pm. FREE for all ages. Free Lunch. Www.HustleforHealth.com

ONGOING

WNY BELLYDANCE CLASSES 560-1891, nadiaibrahim.com.

Kenmore JACKIE’S DANCE Monthly dance. Call 691-8654 for details.

WNY BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE, Argentine tango and belly dance instruction with Carol Allen; N. Collins and Amherst. 337-3092 or callen8801@aol.com.

West Seneca BALLROOM DANCE classes @ 1761 Orchard Park Rd., 771-3110, ballroomiliana.com.

WNY DANCE W/ ERIN BAHN 997-7190 ARGENTINE TANGO IN BUFFALO Dancing & Classes. traviswidricktango.com.

Contact Travis @ 517-7047

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HOME & GARDEN

Gardeners Celebrate the

CAROL ANN HARLOS

A Family Community in Orchard Park For the past 20 years, the family owned and operated Angle Park Senior Apartment complex has offered both one and two bedroom apartments tailored specifically to the needs of an elderly population.

Conveniently located in the Town of Orchard Park at the corner of Angle Rd and Southwestern Blvd, Angle Park features generous kitchens equipped with modern appliances, wall-to-wall carpet, and offers special features like grab bars in the bathrooms and private television satellite service.

The complex boasts community rooms accessible from all apartments.

These social areas provide the opportunity for lounging, card playing and TV watching. They are available for resident group activities and the large community room can be reserved for family events and special parties.

Laundry facilities are located on each floor, on-site supervision and maintenance is provided, and each tenant has a separate storage area easily accessible to their apartment.

A security entry system enables each resident audio and video contact with their guests before entering the complex.

The apartments’ location is accessible to all major points of interest in the Southtowns Community, just minutes from “Five Corners” in Orchard Park. Lighted parking and recreation areas provide a safe and comfortable setting.

Please call (716) 675-2777 for a tour of the facility.

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Earth W

hat could be a more natural fit than gardeners and Earth Day? Since Earth Day was established forty-nine years ago, many gardeners have begun to rethink their relationship between themselves and the part of the planet they inhabit. For the serious gardener, every day is Earth Day because we appreciate the earth itself—the living soil that feeds us, provides us with beauty, and gives life to myriad creatures.

Gardeners should be focused on what effect our activities have on the planet. Although all of us are earth trustees, gardeners can be more so.

We should be thinking about our soil disturbance, replacing what we remove from the soil, and how we can nourish the life in the soil.

We should be thinking about what happens to our yard and kitchen wastes. No one wants landfills near them, but we can have a profound influence on where our garden and kitchen wastes do end up—in the compost heap preferably!

Today, there is a great emphasis on pollinators. Don’t spray every time you see a six- or eight-legged creature in your garden or in your home.

I must share an anecdote with you dear readers. The other day, I went into our basement to read the water meter that’s housed in a covered box.

I opened the lid, and there was the most beautiful cellar spider! I didn’t

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disturb it. I read the meter and, by the time I was ready to close the box, it had disappeared. It has a place here, too.

If you go into your garden and never see another form of life, there is something wrong. I love it when I hear or see insects on the flowers.

That is life. It needs to be encouraged.

Insects, especially caterpillars, provide baby birds with food. If you spray everything with insecticides, you’ll have no caterpillars and fewer birds.

(Promise me that you will not be like the lady who contacted me to find out how to keep birds out of her yard because of their droppings. I laughed and said, “Use a big umbrella.” She was not amused.)

Earth Day should also make us think of water conservation. Planting at least some native plants that adapt more easily to our local environment, mulching our gardens, collecting rainwater in barrels to keep it out of

storm sewers, and watering seldom but deeply are wonderful conservation practices. By the way, a great mulch to use when creating a new garden bed or redoing an existing garden is newspaper. Lay it down about seven or eight layers deep. Cover with soil or compost. It keeps out light, kills many weeds, and becomes part of the earth. A win-win!

Of course, I hope that you practice IPM or integrated pest management.

Simply put, it means that you identify a possible problem, decide whether you and/or your plants can tolerate it, and choose the simplest most non-destructive way to deal with it, or do nothing at all. This means not grabbing a spray every time you see a creature on a plant.

For gardeners, then, every day is Earth Day. Celebrate! FY I love hearing from you: caharlos@ verizon.net OR herbgardener.net

MY WNY STORY

Shawn Marie Cichowski

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

Local life coach and reiki master Shawn Marie Cichowski Photo courtesy of Aubri Minerd of Aubri Design

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hawn Marie Cichowski, owner of the WNY Life Coaching Center, is both a reiki master and an integrative health and life coach. She describes reiki (pronounced like “ray-key”) as “hands-on natural healing using the universal life force energy.”

Cichowski’s journey began as a work. Eventually, she felt a calling to student at St. Bonaventure University, practice reiki and became certified. “It where she earned a bachelor of arts is a spiritual healing touch practice,” degree in psychology and sociology. she says. “Reiki is not a religion. There She also studied at Thames Valley is no dogma. People feel a spiritual University in London, England. experience; we can heal from that.”

The word “reiki” is made of two While in England, she interned at Contact a Family, a not-for-profit Japanese words—rei, which means organization for children with special “God’s wisdom or the higher power” and ki, which is “life force energy.” needs.

Her credentials include “The founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui, Meditation/Mindfulness Instructor called reiki ‘the secret art of inviting as certified by the American Institute happiness and the miraculous of Health Care Professionals, and medicine of all diseases,’” Cichowski registered Dual Reiki Master through notes.

Reiki helps enhance healing efforts the International Center for Reiki. A highly skilled professional integrative and restores and balances a person’s health and life coach, she has over energy system. It activates the body’s 10,000 hours of coaching experience. ability to self heal. Reiki is a very simple and gentle process that usually Cichowski’s interest in becoming produces a profound effect in one’s a reiki master began when she was working with practitioners from well-being and health.

So, what happens during a Reiki Sedona, Arizona, but, at the time, “It did not resonate with me.” As session? The client lies on a table, time went on, she became a yoga fully clothed. Cichowksi explains, instructor for children and became “Reiki is the laying of hands using a light touch. We work with energy. fascinated with meditation and breath

There is music, and I invite people to try aromatherapy.” She will also do a guided meditation if the person chooses.

Experts believe our life force flows within the physical body through pathways called chakras, meridians, and nadis. It also flows around us in a field of energy called the aura. Our body’s organs and cells are nourished by the life force, which also supports them in their functions. If our life force is disrupted, function can be diminished in one or more of the body’s organs and its tissues.

Reiki is a holistic approach to wellness that unharnesses the body’s energy to focus heat and energy on the areas that need attention.

While yoga moves energy through the body, Cichowski says, “Reiki works with life force energy. It taps into universal life force energy. It’s much like everything is energy. When it is flowing, we feel optimal. If it is blocked, we can feel depressed.

“We keep energy flowing. Reiki works on an energetic level. It facilitates your energy system. Some people call it ‘vibration.’ If people have blocks, reiki is the key. People feel an energetic shift and are usually not resistant.

It is like an active meditation. Reiki is very gentle, it gives power back to the person. In one or two sessions, a person may go into a relaxed state.”

Cichowski believes anyone can benefit from Reiki, which works in harmony with other kinds of treatment, including medical care and psychological care. It has been time tested and readily accepted by hospitals.

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In operating rooms and intensive care units, reiki can benefit sufferers of virtually every known illness and injury, including multiple sclerosis, heart disease, cancer, insomnia, anxiety, impotence, pain, addiction, and depression.

Cichowski has worked “with every client possible—athletes, CEOs, children, highly sensitive clients, the elderly, cancer patients, and people who were depressed, suffering addiction, in injury recovery, and those who were anxious.” She works even with animals.

“What is right for the client will always be delivered through reiki. It helps with chronic pain issues and overall well-being. The highest-guided energy supports chronic ailments.”

She says the benefit of reiki is immediate, and she offers both thirtyminute and one-hour sessions. In addition to personal reiki sessions, Cichowski offers all levels of reiki certification training, ecotherapy, stress reduction/reiki services, and reiki healing workshops.

The WNY Life Coaching Center is located at 5500 Main Street in Williamsville. For more information, visit wnylifecoaching.com or call 5606552. FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer. Readers may contact her via the editor at wswearingen@buffalospree.com with ideas for making the golden years sparkle, sizzle, and shine.

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BY DONNA HOKE

Desde el Puente Raíces Theatre Company For the fifth showing of its bilingual short works festival, Desde el Puente (which roughly translates to “from the bridge”), Raíces Theatre Company will showcase musicals. “It’s an ambitious plan, but it’s time,” says artistic director Victoria Pérez.

In the first year of the festival, Raíces put out an open call for tenminute works that centered Latinx lives, but found that even among 200 submissions, the pickings were slim.

“A lot of them were the same type of play, unfortunately stereotypical plays about identity or immigration and not real people,” Pérez shares. “[The right plays] are culturally specific, but on any subject or theme.”

When the next year’s selections proved even less fruitful, the sixteenmember ensemble decided to try creating their own. “We’re supposed to be an ensemble company that develops rounded theater artists, so we said, ‘let’s set out to write, direct, and perform by the ensemble.’ And that’s

what we did the second year. And the third and fourth, and this is the fifth year,” says Pérez. “It became like a teaching theater; if you tell me you’re interested in this, I’ll find to way to get you the resources necessary, so you learn under someone.”

The development of ensemble members’ scripts meant reading and feedback through four or five drafts.

“It’s a lot of conversation,” notes Pérez.

“I advocate to write about what they know, because they’re not playwrights; they’re learning.

Mostly these plays are from personal experience, things that have happened to them and we’re collaborating to bring them to life.”

In the fourth year, Desde El Puente featured a holiday theme to help unify the pieces, and this year, it’s all about the music. “I studied musical theater, my passion is musicals, and we have a whole bunch of musicians in the ensemble,” Pérez points out. “With the success of La Lupe last season, and people really like musicals, it was a matter of capitalizing on this talent, and why not do it?”

Edreys Wajed in The Sidewalk Stageplay Photo courtesy Paul Robeson Theatre

To make it happen, Pérez took pitches from ensemble members and she matched them with one of five composers to collaborate with: Joey Gonzalez, Jeremias Soto, Hansel Herrera, Gillian Quiñones, and Daniel Williams. The resulting mini musicals will feature bolero, salsa, merengue, flamenco, and

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reggaeton music and feature a cast of nine ensemble members, though all members will contribute in some way.

“Nobody’s allowed to act in or direct their own,” says Pérez. “We’re attempting to do all different kinds of musicals, from book, to jukebox, to revue, to concept musical. It’s an ambitious plan, but it’s time.”

Desde el Puente opens April 19 at the Manny Fried Theatre (raicestheatrecompany.com).

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By Laura Eason Director: David Oliver Cast: Peter Palmisano, Diane DiBernardo, Christine Turturro, Jeff Coyle, Nick Stevens “The play takes place in a rock and roll venue in Chicago, a bar with a long

ARTS history of premiering bands who often go onto fame and fortune,” previews director David Oliver. “It focuses on the seasoned bar founder and owner, Hank, and his relationship with his daughter and immediate supporters.

On a broader scale, it’s about identity and the meaning we give to music, or any art form, and how creativity becomes the profound markers for life, the experiential worlds we create and the people we share them with, and the heartfelt struggle of letting go in a changing world. You don’t have to be a follower of rock music particularly to care about what they’re going through as they strive to preserve what’s important to them; in that sense, it’s universal.

RLTP sound designer Katie Menke gets a workout with this play, which will include pre-recorded music to play through and between scenes.

And while there’s no actual band in the play, as Hank, Peter Palmisano will be playing guitar in a couple of private moments “that show a lot about his personal connection to music,” says Oliver. “Road Less Traveled has excelled at presenting the next generation of American playwrights with an effective balance of women writers bringing their voices to wonderful stories. This script gives us great opportunity to explore the details and relationships of people who genuinely care about giving their lives meaning and rising to the challenges of keeping those things alive.” FY Playwright Donna Hoke writes about theater for Buffalo Spree and Forever Young.

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• Alleyway starts the annual Buffalo Quickies April 11 (alleyway.com, 852-2600).

• A musical version of Raíces’ Desde el Puente festival opens April 19 at the Manny Fried Theatre (raicestheatrecompany.com).

• MusicalFare presents the Paul-Simon based Late in the Evenings starting April 24 (sheas.org, 847-0850).

• O’Connell and Company opens an all-female 1776 on April 25 (oconnellandcompany.com, 848-0800).

• Road Less Traveled Productions presents The Undeniable Sound of Right Now beginning April 26 (roadlesstraveledproductions.com; 629-3069).

• Hamlet opens April 26 at Irish Classical Theatre Company (irishclassicaltheatre.com, 853-4282).

• Kavinoky welcomes Equivocation beginning April 26 (kavinokytheatre.com, 829-7668).

• Annapurna opens April 26 at New Phoenix (newphoenixtheatre.org, 853-1334).

• The Book of Mormon opens April 30 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 847-0850).

ALSO PLAYING (in order of closing):

• Post-Industrial Productions’ After the Fall closes at the Manny Fried Theatre on April 6 (subversivetheatre.org, 408-0499).

• The Jungle Book closes at Theatre of Youth on April 7 (theatreofyouth. org, 884-4400.

• Paul Robeson closes The Sidewalk Stageplay April 7 (aacc.buffalo. org, 884-2013).

• Parade closes at American Repertory Theater of Western New York on April 13 (artofwny.org, 634-1102).

• Brazen-Faced Varlets’ production of The Secretary closes April 14 (varlets.org, l_haberberger@yahoo.com).

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pril is National Donate Life Month, featuring an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation. We recently spoke with Thomas Jasinski Jr., founder and executive director of ONE8FIFTY.org about his organization, and his own organ donation story.

How did you get involved with organ donor activism and advocacy?

In September of 2010, I was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure, which put me on dialysis. Through additional testing, we found out that the only remedy for that would be a kidney transplant. While being worked up continuously to be validated as a potential recipient, my wife and I were doing research and found out that New York State was then not only last in the nation as far as percentage of population registered to be donors, but it was below Guam and slightly ahead of Puerto Rico. That had a direct impact on my ability to secure a kidney via the traditional route of being on the transplant donor list and waiting for a cadaveric, or deceased, kidney to come my way.

We were told that, due to the limited registration in New York State, my wait would have been seven to ten years.

We knew that mortality starts at year

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three or four of dialysis. It definitely has a huge impact. We were blindsided by that and decided to take actions to increase the odds for myself at that particular point in time and for future people pending organ transplant.

The dynamic that’s important for people to understand is, although the recipient always receives the best possible match, the preference in the transplant community is that organs come locally, regionally, and then nationally, predominantly because of the time factor involved, depending on what organ you need. Luckily, with kidneys, the timeframe is extended.

It can be as far out as thirty-six to forty-eight hours, though there’s been additional trauma to the organ waiting that long. But, if you’re talking about somebody who needs a heart or lungs, you’re talking about three to five hours, max.

At any given moment in time, there’s about 9,500 New York State

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residents waiting for organ transplant.

The impact is, 500 of those people absolutely will die within one year, because the organs they need are not available. An equal number will have become too ill while waiting to remain being viable transplant patients.

In light of all that information, quite candidly, it scared the hell out of us. We wanted to make sure the opportunity was greater for people who came after me.

You ended up getting a kidney from a living donor.

From my wife’s cousin, yes. We were very fortunate in that regard. I had not had a long or detailed relationship with him; I’d met him briefly at family events. At his wedding, I shook his hand, congratulated him, gave him the card and said, “I’m heading to the bar.” Four or five years later, he’s giving me his kidney. It’s a pretty amazing story.

As crazy as times are right now, it was incredibly encouraging at that point in time and even now, the altruism that really exists. There are kind, caring, considerate people who do things just because it’s the right thing to do and not for their own gratification.

That’s a generous gift.

Incredibly generous.

Tell me about the meaning behind ONE8FIFTY. I joke around that it was harder naming this organization than it was naming my kids. From a marketing perspective, you can understand—you want to create curiosity: what is that?

What does it mean? One-eight-fifty means one donor can provide up to eight lifesaving organs for transplant and impact at least fifty other people through tissue donation.

People do not commonly recognize that, under the umbrella of transplant, all these other things fall into place. At speaking engagements, I’ll commonly ask how many people are athletes, who’s had knee injuries, how many people have had to have ligament or tendon surgeries on their knees. These things come from deceased people, cadaveric donors.

And corneas. My wife and I have talked to volumes of donor families whose loved ones passed away from horrendous cancers and, almost invariably, they’ve been able to use their corneas to give people the ability to see again.

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Cartilage for reconstructive surgery.

There are so many things that the medical and scientific communities have been able to enhance or adapt in order to create more stable lives for people in need. That includes blood donation and bone marrow.

Many people want to be part of organ donation. How can people be sure that they are actually organ donors and that their wishes will be honored?

About a decade ago, New York used to be a state of intent. Since that time, New York has become a state of consent. In the intent mode, people may have registered to be donors. Their family, friends, doctors may not have been aware of their wishes and there was bound to be a point of contention at their demise with comments from their family or survivors saying, “I don’t remember our loved one saying they wanted to be an organ donor.”

There was an issue with that. Now, generally speaking, because the vast majority of people register via the Department of Motor Vehicles— there will be a heart on the front of your driver’s license indicating you’re a donor. There are other platforms in your medical records when you go to the hospital that signal on your intake that you’re registered as an organ donor.

At ONE8FIFTY, we have a registration platform that’s through Donate Life of America, where anybody in the country can register to be an organ donor. And we are the only organization, to the best of my knowledge, to offer the ability to register via text by texting “register” to 57838. People can also go to ONE8FIFTY.org. You can also go online to the DMV or the health department to join the organ donor registration.

No matter what your wishes are, you should communicate that with your family. One of the missions of ONE8FIFTY is alleviating the stress at point of death on your family. Making sure you have that conversation and loved ones are aware of your wishes and giving them the courtesy of

not putting additional pressure on them at terrible point in their lives is important.

What happens after a donation is made? Does the family know where their loved one’s organs or tissue were donated? Is it too complicated to let them know?

No, not at all. For some donor families, it’s very emotional and they say they don’t want to know.

For other families, they approach at a later point and say they’re now comfortable to know what’s going on. While other families want to know instantaneously—that’s almost invariably the case when young adults or children pass away. The donor families want that comfort and emotional assurance that their loved one didn’t die in vain. The impact their donations have is overwhelming.

There are bonds made between these families that are astronomical. Some of these recipients have become extended family to these donor families.

What do you wish people knew about organ donation?

The majority of the population have misconceptions about organ donation: I’m too old. I’m too young.

I’m too fat. I have all these health issues. At the point of demise, there are two particular things in play. First, it is a brain-dead death occurrence that triggers the inquiry for organ donation. Second, the determination on what can or cannot be used is made by a team doctors at the hospital at the point of the person’s demise.

There’s not a categoric decision that you’re too old or too young—there are varying degrees on what can be used.

For instance, a few years ago, there was a ninety-two year old gentleman who was in relatively good health and they were able to use his liver for a transplant for a sixty-eight-year-old grandmother.

It’s important to know that a living donation is also a viable option and an important consideration for people waiting for organ transplants. Kidney,

partial lung, liver, and partial pancreas, as well as bone marrow, are now commonly accepted living donations.

Register to be an organ donor via text by texting “register” to 57838, visiting www.one8fifty.org, or email info@one8fifty.org. FY Wendy Guild Swearingen is editor of Forever Young.

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Buffalo Recycles the 34 percent solution

BY MATTHEW BIDDLE Susan Attridge talks about reuse and recyling at Dash's Market. Photos by Bridget Houck

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s Buffalo’s director of recycling, Susan Attridge oversees all aspects of the city’s recycling program—from ensuring regulatory compliance and managing operations for everyday curbside pickup, to educating residents and public school kids about reducing their waste. She’s also part of national efforts to combat climate change as a board member for the National Recycling Coalition.

Ahead of Earth Month, Attridge shared how the city is pushing to increase its waste diversion rate to the national average of 34 percent—and how you can help.

How have public sentiments toward recycling and green issues changed since you took this role in 2013?

In 2012, [the city] chose to have the expense of switching over to singlestream recycling. As you can imagine, once you go from giving people 14 gallons to put recycling in to a 65-gallon tote, the rates really skyrocketed.

But what the program lacked, I think, was an educational and outreach component. That was one reason the

city brought me on board. One of the first things we did was hire a consultant to develop a marketing campaign ... that also gave us the goal. Before it was just, “Let’s increase our recycling, everybody participate,” but now we had something to strive for. It was a lofty goal because we were at about 12 percent in 2012 and to get to 34 percent

was going to be a challenge—and it continues to be a challenge. But, to me, although of course I want to reach 34 percent, what’s more important is that our citizens are engaged and we’re seeing more people involved, and I do think we can claim success in that regard.

The city’s diversion rate reached 28.36 percent in 2017. What’s the next step to hit the goal?

The one area we still need work on is our organic waste program. Right now, we have a great composting vendor—Buffalo River Compost down on Katherine Street—and a six-week curbside collection of yard debris, but the rest of the year it’s all drop-off, because it’s very costly to have separate collection for yard waste.

Some municipalities do it—Amherst, for instance—but we just do not have the resources for that. We encourage people to drop [yard waste] off, but let’s face it, we’re not getting as big a bite of that apple—pun intended—as we want. That’s somewhere we can still have a significant impact to get to that 34 percent.

Does the yard waste program include food scraps?

No, but I do have exciting news. Last year, we piloted a program modeled after the New York City compost program: a [food waste] drop-off at the Massachusetts Avenue Project farmer’s markets. This year, we’re expanding it to five locations between June and September. We’ll be giving out little food scrap buckets and educating residents on how they can bring us their food scraps weekly and get them composted.

It’s exciting. Last year, we did almost a ton of debris at one location, so if we do five tons, it won’t get us to 34 percent, but it will engage our community and get the idea into people’s heads that food waste composting is important and smart, and we can work toward an overall goal of someday having a curbside [compost] program.

How can Buffalo residents help get to 34 percent?

We just completed our comprehensive recycling analysis … and it showed our

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Then, just keep it simple. For plastic and glass, it has to be a food container.

If you’re not doing anything, start with paper and cardboard, and that will really help.

We also ask people to participate in our drop-off programs, which include yard waste, electronic waste, and universal waste, things like fluorescent bulbs and rechargeable batteries.

We work with a group called WNY Coalition for Donated Goods that provides convenient locations for people to drop off clothing, which is also a contaminant in recycling.

Any other tips for readers to reduce their footprints?

Reducing your global footprint can be difficult for some people; they think it’s overly complicated. One thing I like about recycling is it’s an impact people can have not only on their

neighborhoods and their homes, but also globally, because landfills are one of the largest sources of methane, which is something that destroys the ozone layer and leads to climate change.

And, there are other things that are not so difficult to do. Take mass transportation; it’s actually easier to take the train down to a lot of events at Canalside. Of course, turn lights off and power down your computer. It’s convenient to keep all of these things going, but it conserves energy to turn them off. And, even though we live in a land of water abundance, definitely conserve the amount of water you use.

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The Future of Work Is Green

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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hen we talk about green or clean energy, we are referring to energy that comes from renewable sources like sunlight, wind, rain, tides, plants, algae, and geothermal heat.

Fossil fuels, like coal, oil, and natural gas, draw on finite resources that eventually may become too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve.

Fortunately, fossil fuels can be replaced by green energy in areas such as electricity, water, and space heating, along with fuel for motor vehicles.

We need workers to perform green jobs, which, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO) “are decent jobs that contribute to preserve or restore the environment, be they in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in new, emerging green sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency.”

According to the ILO, green jobs help improve energy and raw materials efficiency, limit greenhouse gas emission, minimize waste and pollution, protect and restore ecosystems, and support adaptation to the effects of climate change.

Locally, we are finding our higher education institutions are busy preparing students for these jobs.

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Buffalo State College received a $753,000 grant to develop clean energy certificate programs. These programs, which are to be completed in a partnership with the New York Power Authority, are slated to start late next year or early 2021.

Students working for certification earn credits toward a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, or industrial technology.

Students also gain hands-on experience in the clean energy field.

Ilya Grinberg, PhD is a professor of Engineering Technology at SUNY Buffalo State, where he teaches in the areas of power systems, electric machines, and power electronics.

Grinberg says SUNY is positioning itself to become a nationwide model for clean energy workforce training.

“The clean energy field is diverse and broad. Industries have different needs related to clean energy.”

Courses are in development on an as needed basis, and one size will not fit all.

Buffalo State is collaborating with local institutions of higher education to maximize efficiency. “There is no need for two places to compete with each other,” Grinberg says. “We are serving local industries by asking what their needs are. It is not what we want; it is what the industries want.”

Grinberg explains that Buffalo State is closely collaborating with local industries and having individual conversations with companies. “We understand the systems approach to the topic. They are better in everyday operations.”

The end result will be offering courses that are exactly what industry needs for employees to update their skills and become more marketable.

According to its website, The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) offers an Engineering Sciences master’s degree with a focus on clean energy. The intention is to train students for careers in both the energy sector and the renewable energy industry.

Program graduates are prepared for jobs as design engineers, field engineers, plant engineers, utility

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UB’s Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) says it is “accelerating the invention, development and commercialization of emerging clean energy technologies.”

Located at 701 Ellicott Street in Buffalo, the CMI says its efforts are “helping lower energy costs, reduce carbon emissions and promote a cleaner and more sustainable future.”

According to an Environmental Defense Fund report published last year, “Despite shifting energy policy, the clean energy economy remains a big source of jobs—at 4 million, with wind and solar jobs outpacing those in coal.”

It is believed that the job market is still set to grow “as businesses and local governments build demand.” FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer.

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5 Green Products to Try Now

BY OLIVIA MCCARTHY

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t’s easy to become overwhelmed with the idea of switching to more eco-friendly products. Whether it’s the cost, finding the right product, or not knowing what’s out there, the process of “going green” can be daunting. For many people, buying only organic, recycled, or fair trade products simply isn’t realistic. I’ve found that the act of going green isn’t nearly as satisfying thinking green. Rather than overhauling everything that I purchase, I’ve made small but strategic changes that have allowed me to be far less wasteful. By taking on a “use this not that” mentality with regard to some of my most used products, I’ve found that I take more pride in everyday habits. Here are my top five products to try if you are looking to reduce waste and think greener thoughts this April—just in time for Earth Day.

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5. Belkin Conserve Socket Energy Saving Outlet with Timer Think about all of the appliances and electronics that are currently plugged in throughout your living space. Televisions, computers, cell phone chargers, and coffee makers are some of the worst everyday offenders.

When you add up every device, you could be looking at a lot of money being put toward products that aren’t in use. On top of that, the carbon footprint or environmental cost adds up, too.

Surge protectors and timers are an excellent way to control household energy. I’ve started off small on this by getting a Belkin Conserve Socket Energy Saving Outlet with Timer.

It plugs into the outlet and has three options for the timer (thirty minutes, three hours, and six hours). At around $11 each, I use a couple of the sockets for my coffee maker and phone charger to keep my energy use more under control. There are other Belkin Energy Socket options at higher price points, including one that features a switch and a surge protector with a remote.

4. Add reusable cloth “paper” towels to the mix There are paper towel alternatives that focus on recycled paper or bamboo tissue that I’ve come across, but, depending on where you shop, those options may not be available.

Keeping in mind the concept of small strategic changes, I decided to work on using more cloth towels and napkins.

Lucky for me, I was given Unpaper Kitchen Towels – Reusable Paper Towel Roll as a gift recently and love the ease of use. They are square cloths that have snaps in each corner so that the individual cloths can attach and roll together just like a paper towel roll. The convenience of having them on my counter and the traditional paper towels in the cupboard resulted in my paper towel waste and budget being cut in half.

3. Reusable storage bags These bags feel like a no-brainer, and I wonder why I didn’t start using them sooner. Blue Avocado’s durable (Re)zip Leakproof Reusable Storage is perfect for storing leftovers in the fridge or freezer and are very easy to

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clean. There are different size bundles to choose from ranging from snack bags to full gallon-sized storage. A five-pack in assorted sizes is around $20 on Amazon, but can be found at a number of popular stores like Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Wegmans.

2. Bottled body wash and shampoo vs. bars This was the easiest switch on the list for me. The main reason I decided to focus on bar soap was the plastic.

1. Rocketbook Notebook The Rocketbook Smart Notebook is a game changer for anyone who uses pads for reminders or takes notes a lot. I have pads and notebooks for just about everything and started to feel overwhelmed with how much paper I was using every day. Some things are worth keeping in a traditional notepad, but random to-do lists, grocery lists, and messages are headed straight for the recycling bin.

I found the Rocketbook notebook on Amazon one day and thought for $20 I would give it a try. The Letter size has twenty silky smooth pages that at first glance seem like they would smear. With a regular pen that does happen, however, Rocketbooks come

with a Pilot Frixion pen, which is really just a nice erasable pen. There is also a cloth that comes with the notebook to clean off entire pages. The pages hold up well and, if you’re technologically inclined, there is a cell phone app that goes along with the notebook so that you can scan the page and save it in the app. I haven’t used the app all that much and find it’s not necessary for getting your money’s worth.

Small changes, big impact Folding in these five green additions to your routine is a good way to start living more ecologically. With a little thought, we can change the way we use resources one small step at a time.

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Household Trash to Garden Treasure STORY AND PHOTOS

BY REBECCA CUTHBERT

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educe. Reuse. Recycle. We’ve had this mantra drilled into our heads since elementary school, and it’s become a way of life for many of us. But you can do more than bring canvas totes to the grocery store and put your plastics out at the curb, especially if you’re a gardener. There are many ways to keep household waste out of landfills and turn it into useful material for your flower beds and veggie patches.

Compost Instead of tossing all of your kitchen trash in the garbage, start a compost pile. You don’t need a fancy bin or barrel. In a corner of the yard that is far from the house, pile up waste like banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, past-fresh vegetables, and grass clippings. You can even add the leaves you rake in the fall. Just make sure your compost isn’t too wet. After you let your mixture decompose for several months, you will end up with a free beneficial soil conditioner.

Mix it into your flowerbeds, fill in low spots in the yard, and scatter it around shrubs and trees (just don’t pile it up around trunks; that leads to suffocation and rot). You will save money on fertilizer while reducing landfill waste.

Water conservation There are a few ways you can safely “recycle” water for your garden. One of which is to buy or construct a rain barrel with a downspout feeding into it. If you want to save water on a smaller scale, there are plenty of options. If you run a dehumidifier in your home, don’t dump that water down the drain. Instead, pour it into an easy-to-carry watering can and use it to water outdoor plants and hanging baskets. Even using a few 22

gallons of recycled water a month will add up, saving money and resources. Get creative! Freshening a pet’s water dish? Changing the fish bowl? Soaking tired feet? All of that used water can quench your flowers’ thirst. Be careful about water that has a cleaning solution in it, though— you don’t want to poison your garden with harsh chemicals.

Seed starters Don’t waste your money and prop up the plastics industry by buying dozens of seed starter trays every season. You have free alternatives at home. These include reusing the small nursery pots you buy annuals in, which already have drainage holes and ample space for seedlings’ roots; making your own biodegradable seedling pots out of toilet paper tubes (stop up the bottoms with strips of brown paper bag or cardboard), cardboard egg cartons (these work well for herbs and flowers), or newspaper (see a tutorials on YouTube); and reusing other recyclable containers like yogurt cups (punch a hole in the bottom for drainage and recycle after transplanting). If you start your seedlings indoors, protect surfaces by setting your pots or cups into old cake pans or plastic food trays that can do one more job before getting tossed

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A garden trellis made of repurposed golf clubs

into the recyclables bin. (Bonus: mark your sprouts-to-be with reused popsicle sticks—since they’re wooden, they are biodegradable, too.)

Containers Think “outside the pot” with your containers in the garden. An old washtub, coffee can, or toolbox can offer quirky charm as a planter when it has outlived its original use.

A discarded washing machine drum makes an especially great home for flowers or veggie plants, given that it has plenty of drainage holes!

Retired golf clubs, lashed together in a lattice pattern with garden twine or strung with plastic netting, can make a nifty trellis. The same goes for rickety metal shelving, splintered wooden chairs, and lonely bike

wheels. Add personality to your outdoor living spaces, upcycle your castoffs into garden gold, and save the environment by keeping those items out of the junkyard.

This season, be a “green thumb” in more ways than one. Reuse your household trash and detritus in the garden for beautiful blooms, nutritious veggies, vibrant lawns, and style your neighbors can’t steal. Then, kick back in your favorite lawn chair and give yourself a pat on the back for being a friend to Mother Nature.

She needs all the help she can get! FY Rebecca Cuthbert lives, writes, and cares for shelter dogs in Dunkirk. She is a frequent contributor to Forever Young.

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BY OLIVIA MCCARTHY

Please visit our website at explorebuffalo.org for more information about this tour and spring tour offerings for 2019. FY Olivia McCarthy is deputy director of Explore Buffalo.

Explore Buffalo is a volunteer-driven nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to promoting Buffalo’s history, architecture, and neighborhoods to learners of all ages.

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xplore Buffalo’s tour of the month for April is Inside Tri-Main. This interior building tour is a special offering for the winter season and it’s wrapping up as we transition to the 2019 tour season launch in May. The two-hour tour is a chance to experience the vibrant and unique mixed-use facility known at the Tri-Main Center. With over one hundred different companies, non-profit organizations and artists who call it home, this six-story, 575,000 square foot building has something around every corner.

Mixed-use buildings and the renovation of former industrial and manufacturing sites are becoming more and more common. A few examples would be Silo City, RiverWorks, Linde Air Manufacturing at 155 Chandler Street, and nearly all of the Hydraulics District, now known as Larkinville. Over the past several decades Buffalo has built a strong reputation for honoring its past through these revitalization efforts. The list of such projects would be incomplete without the Tri-Main Center which stands as a true pioneer.

Located at 2495 Main Street, TriMain progressed and adapted through three distinct eras. The complex was built in 1915 for Henry Ford, designed by Albert Kahn, to be used as a Ford Plant. During the “Ford Era,” popular Model T’s and Model A’s made their way onto the streets thanks to this plant. In fact, the Buffalo plant produced “over 600,000 of the 15 million Ford Model T’s produced by 1927” (https://holtarchitects. wordpress.com/2012/09/14/buffaloarchitectural-history-minute-9/). In

the early 1930s, Ford relocated to Fuhrmann Boulevard which marks the next phase of the Tri-Main Center’s development as the building was taken over by Hercules Motors in order to make engines primarily for Bell Aircraft Corporation.

The era that most Buffalonians are familiar with is probably “The Tri-Co Era” which lasted over forty years.

From 1947-1988, Trico Products Company, at one time the largest windshield wiper manufacturer in the world, worked out of the TriMain, then called Trico Plant #2.

The legacy of the company’s founder, John R. Oishei (1886-1968), endures today through the John R. Oishei Foundation and more recently through the Oishei Children’s Hospital located on the Medical Campus, formerly The Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

On this tour, the docent takes the group through specific sections of the building that help tell the story of these eras. In addition to highlighting Tri-Main’s past, we do our best to incorporate the “Modern

Era” into the tour as well. Thanks to the redevelopment efforts that began in 1989, there are unique spaces and passionate companies throughout the building we have the opportunity to visit. While some shifting takes place due to conflicting schedules, our tours often stop into Neglia Ballet, Great Arrow Graphics, Journey’s End and Buffalo Heritage Press. No matter the date, there is always a space to explore and new organizations to discover.

We welcome everyone to check out this unique interior tour before it retires for the season! Inside Tri-Main tours will take place on Wednesday, April 10th and 24th at 2pm. This walking tour begins in the lobby of the Tri-Main Center at 2495 Main Street.

Please note that the lobby is located at the main entrance on Halbert Street, adjacent to the building’s parking lots.

The two-hour tour is approximately one mile of indoor walking within the building. Stairs are typically used, but an elevator is available if needed.

General admission is $15, student admission is $5 and Explorer Pass Holders receive free admission.

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Most of the travel in Yellowstone will be on a snow coach. Spend a couple of nights in the warmth and comfort of Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Lodge. You’ll have the opportunity to snowshoe or cross country ski on the trails. A sleigh ride in the National Elk Refuge is included as are visits to the Lamar Valley, the Caribou Targhee National Forest, the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole.

If you’d rather shop and tour San Antonio’s Riverwalk and enjoy the holiday decorations, we have a preChristmas trip Dec. 1-5, 2019.

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Owego Small town charm on the Susquehanna River STORY AND PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE A. SMYCZYNSKI Parkview Pub

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he village of Owego, New York, is a great place for a day trip, mother-daughter getaway, or girl’s excursion, with its quaint, walkable downtown shopping district filled with boutiques, antique shops, art galleries, and cafes. The village, located along the Susquehanna River just west of Binghamton, about three hours from Buffalo, was named “The Coolest Small Town in America,” by Budget Travel Magazine in 2009. Most of the shops and restaurants are located in restored nineteenth century buildings along Front and Lake Streets dubbed the Historic Owego Marketplace. the oldest functioning courthouse in and I were intrigued by all the shops; Originally called Ahwaga, “where the village widens,” by the Iroquois New York State. however, my husband and three sons Owego is a good stopping point if weren’t as eager, so we girls decided Nation, the village was founded in you are traveling to points southeast that we would have to return by 1800. As you cross the bridge over the of Buffalo. The first time I visited was ourselves another time to explore Susquehanna River to get to Owego, note the prominent building at the with my family on our way home without anyone hurrying us along. end of the bridge. That’s the Tioga from vacation when we decided to Jennifer and I took a day trip to County courthouse; built in 1872, it’s stop for lunch. My daughter, Jennifer, Owego three years ago, during her

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spring break from college. We started browsing on Front Street at the Goat Boy (175 Front Street), which carries all sorts of things we like, including Vera Bradley items, Polish pottery, jewelry, and gift items.

Across the street, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (206 Front Street), specializes in handcrafted items, especially jewelry and pottery. They even have handcrafted kaleidoscopes.

A few doors down, The Black Cat (214 Front Street), has artwork, as well as handcrafted items. The Left Bank (194 Front Street), features French shabby chic décor, along with a selection of jewelry, antiques, and laces, while Katie’s Kreations (188 Front Street) has a large selection of jewelry, including Wind & Fire jewelry, which is made in the USA from recycled brass.

You could spend hours browsing through The Hand of Man (180 Front Street), as there are literally thousands of items to choose from, including Christmas ornaments, nutcrackers, nesting dolls, antique dolls, glassware, gourmet foods, candles, lotions, and much more.

For lunch, we headed to the River Rose Café, located in the back of the Hand of Man. There is indoor seating, plus an outdoor deck that overlooks the Susquehanna River Bridge. We happened to be there on a sunny March day when temperatures were in the 70s, so we enjoyed our lunch on the deck. The menu consists of salads, sandwiches, and paninis, some named after people from Owego’s past. Another dining option is Carol’s Coffee & Art Bar (177 Front Street) which has homemade bagels, soups, salads, and sandwiches, as well as a variety of coffee beverages and baked goods, and displays the work of local artists.

After lunch, we explored some of the shops along Lake Street, including the Riverow Bookshop at the corner of Front and Lake Streets, which has new and used books at discounted prices.

If you like antiques, be sure to stop at the Early Owego Antique Center. This 21,000-square-foot antique center, located in the former

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J. J. Newberry Department Store, has more than ninety dealers on two floors. You could easily spend hours here.

A fairly new addition to Lake Street is the Farmhouse Brewery (17 Lake Street) serving beer and cider made in small batches using locally-sourced New York State ingredients. Live music is featured on Friday nights.

This past year, we have stopped in Owego a couple times on our way to and from New York City, where Jennifer is attending grad school. On one trip, we stopped for lunch at the Owego Kitchen (13 Lake Street), a small restaurant which is located in an 1873 building. It offers a delicious selection of sandwiches, homemade soups, and salads, along with cookies, cakes, and brownies.

On a return trip from New York, my husband and I stopped for a late lunch at the Parkview Pub and Restaurant, which has the most delicious, madefrom-scratch, chicken pot pie. It was huge; I had to bring half home! Other menu items include comfort foods like mac and cheese, liver and onions, and meatloaf. This restaurant, which was established in 1867, is the oldest continually operating business in the village. It is about a block from the shops and it has a number of historic murals painted on the windows. The owners are in the process of renovating eleven hotel rooms in the building.

We strolled on the Owego Riverwalk, which runs from Draper Park, under the Susquehanna River Bridge then behind a block of buildings on Front Street and ends up in Ahwaga Park.

If you have the time, take a selfguided walking tour of the village; download a map from experiencetioga. com or call 607-354-4080 for a free cell phone tour. Many of the village’s beautiful Victorian era homes and buildings are featured on the tour.

Perhaps our next time in Owego we will stay overnight and visit at a more leisurely pace. The Pumpelly House Estate Bed & Breakfast (44 Front Street) looked nice and is within

walking distance of the downtown shopping area. I have also heard that a new bed and breakfast inn, the Belva Lockwood Inn (249 Front Street), recently opened. This inn is located in a building that was purchased by Belva Lockwood in 1863 to be the Owego Female Seminary. Lockwood, a native of Middleport, New York, was the first female lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court and one of the first women to run for president (1884 and 1888). There are also several chain hotels a short drive away.

June is a popular time to visit Owego, especially if you like strawberries. The 39th annual Owego Strawberry Festival is June 14 & 15, 2019. The event features a parade, live entertainment, arts and craft vendors, a 5K race, and of course, lots of strawberry treats!

For more information about Owego and upcoming events visitowego.org For Tioga County information visit experiencetioga.com

Directions From Buffalo, take the New York State Thruway (I-90) east to exit 46 (I-390) and head south towards Corning. The I-390 ends at the I-86.

Take I-86/Route 17 east towards Binghamton. Owego is exit 64. FY Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer’s Guide.

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BEING WELL

Retirement Are you ready?

BY CATHERINE STACK

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ome people live and breathe a countdown to retirement, while others can’t even comprehend the meaning of the word. No matter what your perspective is on retirement, it does evoke a noteworthy amount of stress. In fact, on the “Life Events Scale” used by psychologists to determine stress levels, retirement is ranked as the tenth most stressful life event.

For some, it is the worry about financial security, but for most, that is not the only reason. We humans are creatures of habit and routine. As much as we think we are ready to retire, very few of us prepare to fill the void of work with experiences that will keep our mind and body going. Most of us think we have so much we’re going to do—only to find ourselves becoming attached to the news or spending far too much time scrolling through social media.

There have been numerous studies that suggest retiring early protects health by reducing risk for cardiovascular events and actually adds years to your life. This is due, in part, to reduced stress and better sleep.

Conversely, there are studies that show working to or beyond the average age of retirement may also contribute to longevity. So, which is it?

In the United States, the average age of retirement is 62 with 63 percent of

the population retiring between the ages of 57 and 66. How the next 15 to 25 years (maybe less, maybe more) will go is much more than just your genetic predisposition. Here are some thoughts to ponder: Your personality is not likely to transform with retirement (without help). Did you enjoy your working years? Did you make the time to travel and do fun things? Did you spend quality time with those you care most about? Those who say yes to the previous questions are likely to continue to live this type of life—only better. With retirement comes time and freedom to do more of what you like.

The opposite personality type perceives work as something they cannot wait to finish doing. They will constantly make excuses for why they can never plan or participate in other activities. They may say that when they retire, they will then have the time to

travel or do fun things. They live to retire but, unfortunately, never learned how to live, and their life is not likely to change much as they will continue coming up with excuses why they cannot do things.

Your personality and perspective will dictate how your retirement goes. But here are a few tips that should keep you young at heart after retirement.

Have a purpose. You don’t have to have a “job” to have purpose. It might be occasionally caring for grandkids, caring for pets, or volunteer work.

Having a reason to wake up each and every day gives the soul vibrant energy.

The list of potentials is long. Make sure whatever it is makes you feel good.

There is a huge difference between having purpose and being a martyr.

Having a purpose is medicinal for the soul.

Move. Go for a walk daily. Join a gym. Take yoga classes. There is something for everyone and now there

are no excuses. Take advantage of your new freedom. You will come to love the social interactions and connections you make. Movement releases happiness hormones.

Make new friends. I’m not suggesting getting rid of your established friends, as you can never have enough. Surround yourself with those who make you laugh and you feel happy to be around. Avoid friends who bring you down, constantly complain, or are needy. These individuals will accelerate the aging process for sure.

Unfortunately, this might include family (all the more reason to expand your circle of fun friends).

Learn. Use it or lose it. This can be applied to many aspects in life, but for now, let’s focus on keeping our brains high functioning. Information is easily accessible thanks to the Internet. Learn something new, start a hobby you’ve never had time for, or read more books.

Whatever it is, introducing yourself to new ideas, concepts, and experiences will keep you in a more youthful state.

Stay healthy. Now that your risk of disease has gone down a bit because you do not have the stress of work and are hopefully sleeping better, it’s time to optimize health. Vitamin D3 and B-12 will go a long way when it comes to illness resistance, focus, and energy.

You now also have the time to prepare healthy meals and improve dietary habits. It is never too late, even at age eighty.

Retirement is not an endpoint or precursor to “the end,” it is an exciting beginning with unlimited potential.

Take an inner look at what your expectations and perceptions are when it comes to your future. This may prevent an unexpected blindside and set you up for an amazing Part Two. FY Catherine Stack (RN, ND) is a practicing Doctor of Naturopathy, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the founder and CEO of Journey II Health Center for Rejuvenation. Her book, Free Yourself from a CONSTIPATED Life, is available on Amazon. Visit her website at journeyiihealth.com or email journeyIIhealth@gmail.com.

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April 12 Old Chestnut Film Series— My Darling Clementine More Henry Fonda from Old Chestnut, this time in a 1943 western directed by the venerable William Wellman.

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