Senior Life - Allen County - October 2022

It’s ‘all in the family’

family history.

Our ancestors have left their marks on us. In the past, family history was held in high regard by many types of people, carrying the honors and dishonors of everyone who came before them.

In the medieval ages, one’s lineage was of such importance entire texts were created tracing the lineage of every noble person in various lands. Later, in many places, one’s family history was written into the front blank pages of the family Bible.

October is labeled “Family History Month.” Many people find there is a certain comfort in knowing where they came from. Taking an opportunity this month to think and talk about our family origins may encourage folks to delve into the people who came together to make them who they are today.

Older family members, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles or other relatives, can be vitally important to the ability to keep one’s family history alive. In addition, some people are fortunate to have a family member who has or had a passion for genealogy and will have started the footwork for them.

Today it’s a little easier than it used to be when folks had to physically go to the places where their predecessors lived. We are fortunate in the Fort Wayne area to have one of the largest physical genealogy collections in the world at the Allen County Public Library. It’s one of the best places in the country to research one’s

Many folks, however, are not heavily into genealogy but they do know some fascinating facts they’ve heard through the years about members of their family. Maybe they’ve even heard some sordid details about a so-called “black sheep” of the family. But we put those negative stories aside as we asked some people, “What is the most fascinating fact you’ve learned about your family history?”

“This isn’t historical, but my dad found an abandoned baby on the church steps when he stopped in to say a prayer for my brother who was in the University of Michigan Hospital having surgery,” related Diane (Peltier) Detter. I don’t know what happened to the baby, however. I was just a child myself when it happened.”

Tom Sherbondy recalled a family story he heard many times. “The 100-year-old cottage on Sylvan Lake in Rome City was built by my grandpa (Sherbondy) and my dad. It always had boats,” he said, “but actually grandpa had the first ‘motorized’ boat on Sylvan Lake and a wood structure to house it in what we all now call a boat house,” he quipped.

“My wife, Anne (Olry) Sherbondy, has a story,” he added. “Her dad, Al Olry Sr., was born and raised in Faith, S.D. When his dad, Leo Olry, was looking to settle in the Brimfield/Rome City area in the 1920s they would ride the train east and would be dropped off on the side of the tracks in Brimfield. They lived in houses in Brimfield and Rome City and ended up in Fort Wayne.”

Bonnie (Burns) Peters said her father, James

Aloysius Burns, was named after his uncle of the same name, the Rev. James Aloysius Burns, Congregation of the Holy Cross. Father Burns graduated from the University of Notre Dame, was a professor of chemistry from 1895 to 1900, served as rector of Sorin Hall, became Assistant Superior General of the Order of Holy Cross and served as president of Notre Dame from 1919-1922, related Peters.

“While he was president, Knute Rockne was the university’s football coach and George Gipp was a star on the team,” she said. “When Gipp flunked out of school, it was Father Burns who had him reinstated, supposedly based on an oral exam he conducted himself.”

In addition, Peters’ uncle, Hugh Burns, served as the trainer of Notre Dame’s football team during Coach Frank Leahy’s run of four national championships in the mid-1940s. “Hugh later became the head trainer for the Detroit Lions and also the trainer for Notre Dame’s basketball team,” she said.

“My father, Albert M. Tucker, was in the Army in the 1940’s,” said Mitchell Tucker. “Before June 6, 1944, he was lined up with his unit ready to head overseas. They had their serial number blacked out and all were ready to be shipped off,” he said.

“A sergeant came down the line asking if anyone could cook. My dad said he could cook and the sergeant said, ‘Come with me.’ Dad stayed behind to be a cook and his unit was sent to Normandy Beach. All of the men in that unit, except my dad, died on Normandy Beach,” he emphasized.

Allen

Key Positions Every day is different for community liaison

Karen L. Richards is someone who wears many hats and loves every one of them.

For that reason, no two days look alike as community liaison working on special programs associated with Fort Wayne’s mayor, Tom Henry.

“All I can say at this stage of my life is that I am truly blessed,” Richards said. “To be able to have a schedule that suits me and allows me to navigate it to fit the schedules of others is an honor. My schedule for the day depends on my evening meetings, which consist of two a week. I have the best of both worlds, since I work with seniors on programs, high school students, in The Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council, and then all the rest in between.”

The world truly is her oyster, whether she travels to other places or others arrive on her doorstep. In July, she managed activities when Polish visitors came to town. In September she got an 11-person delegation together for a sister city trip to Gera, Germany. She’s engaged in getting everyone, young and notso-young, involved, too.

“One of the programs I serve on is the Cities Liaison for our four sister cities and one Friend-

ship City — Fort Wayne Sister Cities International,” Richards said. “Being part of this program teaches me and others that traveling opens our minds and

puts us beyond our familiar. I have been given the opportunity to travel to most countries we are involved with. Fort Wayne Sister Cities has a division for student

travelers, which is minimum in cost for them.”

She has a gift of giving her full attention to whatever request she might receive, and carrying out duties with gusto and enthusiasm. When tapped to lead the Blue Star Banner Program — one of the many projects she has a hand in — she ended up personally connecting with the families of the currently serving military personnel who are featured.

“Excitement for me is interviewing students who are interested in joining the (youth engagement) council, expanding their knowledge of the city they live in and growing experiences with the diversity the council brings,” she said.

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graduated students who shares with me what is going on in their life. When people ask, ‘When are you going to retire?’ I comment, ‘Why? What would I do next?’ ”

She has a heart for those in need, in part from previously working in marketing and fundraising for the Community Harvest Food Bank. She volunteers with the YWCA’s circle committee, raising funds for the Shelter for Women and Children.

Married to Steve, her childhood sweetheart of 55 years, whom she met at a music concert both attended, the couple has two grown daughters and are grandparents. “He went to North Side High School and I went to Central Catholic, which no longer exists,” she said. “I’m originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., and still have a sister there.”

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SPOTLIGHT ON 45th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony

In Celebration of the Family Caregiver

Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Inc. (AIHS) is excited to, finally, host its 45th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony: In Celebration of the Family Caregiver on Tuesday, October 25th at the Parkview Mirro Center. Each year AIHS hosts nearly 600 people at its Annual Meeting as a time to reflect on the year passed and shine light on what is to come.

Following the 2-year hiatus due to COVID, AIHS has so much exciting news to share about how it is continuing to serve the region’s most vulnerable older adults,

people with disabilities and their caregivers.

Additionally, AIHS will award its Communities for a Lifetime Honorees. These awards are for individuals who exhibit certain characteristics which allow people of all ages and abilities to live independently and exercise choice and control in ways that are beneficial to and affordable for them and society. The individuals excel at maximizing independence; optimizing physical, mental and overall health and well-being; addressing basic needs; promoting social and civic engagement; and

supporting ongoing personal development. The 2022 Communities for a Lifetime Honorees will be announced soon.

Following the luncheon and program, attendees will hear from actress, author and family caregiver Kimberly Williams Paisley. Best known for her role as “Annie” in the 90s classic ‘Father of the Bride I and II,’ Williams Paisley will share her own personal journey as caregiver to her mother. Highlighted in her memoir ‘Where the Light Gets In’ Williams Paisley shares all the ups and downs of caring for a loved one

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Swapping jigsaw puzzles deepened friendship

COVID-19, which cooped up most everyone for a year and a half, is credited with rekindling interest in doing jigsaw puzzles.

Tennis started the friendship between longtime Fort Wayne resident Don Walters and relative newcomer Chester Baran and swapping jigsaw puzzles has cemented it.

A couple years ago when Chester mentioned to Don that his wife, Marianne, loves to work puzzles, Don shared a 1,500-piece puzzle of Alaska’s Mount Denali. Since then, the two have been regularly swapping jigsaw puzzles and their friendship has grown even deeper.

“After the Denali puzzle,” said Baran, “I really got hooked on them. In fact, I’ve pretty went gung-ho on puzzles. My wife and I work on them together. We always have one, generally a 1,000-piece scene, going on the dining room table.

“When we begin, we have specific tasks. One will search out the edge pieces while the other will sort pieces into piles with matching colors or backgrounds. After that it comes down to an intense competition to see which of us can put in the most pieces. Working with her has been a nice bonus because it has added a sweet pastime we share together.

“My parents were crossword puzzle enthusiasts and I was always outside playing baseball, riding my bike, having a snowball fight or sledding. Jigsaw puzzles didn’t come into my life until I got married. At neighborhood garage sales we always look for puzzles. Our kids have been getting us puzzles as holiday gifts, we swap with friends and neighbors and even will rework a favorite ‘old chestnut.’

“We’ve worked some irregular-frame puzzles and a few gadget puzzles, but aren’t really big fans of that kind. We presently have an ‘impossible’ one that is taking far too much time. The verdict is still out on it. When we’re finished we either unload them at a garage sale or pass them along to another puzzler.”

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For 88-year-old Walters, his first memory of doing a puzzle was in the early 1970s. “I think it was a gift. Until the last couple of years my wife, Bonnie, and I only did puzzles occasionally. Since COVID-19, we’ve got one in process all the time. Last Christmas my children got me 16 of them.

“When I open a puzzle I start by doing something I

learned many years ago that helps limit the time it takes to search the shape piece I need. First I sort by shape and put them in rows or columns for pieces with one tab and three slots, two tabs and two slots, three tabs and one slot and miscellaneous pieces. Next is to put down the border pieces.

“I’ll do 500- to 1,500-piece puzzles, but draw the line at 2,000. Our dining room table isn’t big enough. I prefer puzzles of natural scenes and art and presently have a stack

of 10 puzzles waiting to be done. I’ve never encountered one that has frustrated me to the point of quitting, but then I’ve never tried those that have wild-looking pieces that fit inside each other or come with extra pieces to confuse you. Just ordinary puzzles are the best for me.”

Both men agree that though some puzzles can be quite frustrating, they are an enjoyable pastime, a great way to improve hand/eye coordination and keep mentally sharp.

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“Bill Blass: Ghost Army Hero and Fort Wayne’s Fashion Designer,” 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. For more information, call (260) 426-2882.

Rummage and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, and a bag sale 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 21, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 9909 Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne, southeast of the I-469 and Wayne Trace overpass at the corner of Wayne Trace and Emanuel Road.

The Fort Wayne Area Community Band will perform at the John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the Purdue

Fort Wayne Campus at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. The band will play a variety of works such as “All Glory Told,” an American Revolutionary War piece entitled “Chester,” “Opa,” “Four Dances” from “West Side Story” and more. Admission is $9 adults, $8 seniors, children under 18 and Purdue Fort Wayne students/faculty are free with valid ID; non-Purdue students are $5.

Craft Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, sponsored by the Altar Circle of Martini Lutheran Church, 333 Moeller Road, New Haven. A light breakfast and lunch will be served for a nominal cost.

$35 per booth. Contact Kim Wietfeldt at (260) 348-9551 or martinibazaar@gmail.com or Cheryl Sicks at (260) 804-1191 to register. All are welcome.

Woodlands Senior Activity Center

All activities will be held at Woodlands Senior Activity Center, 710 Opportunity Drive, Columbia City.

Euchre: 9-10 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. every Tuesday, 9-10 a.m. every Friday.

Bible Study with Cheryl: 9-10 a.m. every Tuesday.

Exercise with Brittney: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 25.

Dominoes: noon to 1 p.m. every Tuesday.

Exercise with Carrie: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 14, 21.

Tech Savvy (weeks 4-7): 1-2 p.m. every Wednesday.

Pixie Bingo: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 19.

Crochet and Knitting Circle: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.

Movie Tuesday: “Prince of Tides” noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.

Ice Cream Social: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13.

Family Feud: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Stillwater Bingo: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Halloween Costume Judging: noon to 1 p.m. Thursday,

Meditation repudiation

Mary Ellen and I just got back from a trip to visit my sister and brother.

In my sister’s lovely condominium in Great Neck, N. Y., she has a little windowed room off her kitchen that’s no more than 6 by 8 feet. In that room she meditates every day, and she claims she has achieved some degree of calmness and peace in her life.

I am jealous of Linda — I want what she has. No, not serenity and peace, but a little room like hers where I can go every day, down a few beers, vent my anger and frustration with the world and kick over a bookcase. Very relaxing!

My sister thinks I should meditate like she does. This point of view has been echoed by one of my physicians, my wife and several people at our Unitarian church. They all tell me it would help. Help me

with what, I wonder? What’s wrong with me? When I ask this question, my doctor says it will help address my insomnia. When I ask my sister, she always says, “Sorry, I have another call coming in.” It’s odd: whenever I ask her why I need help, that same person keeps calling her.

All the folks advocating this approach have sent me to a website with detailed instructions for achieving “one with everything,” which, by the way, is exactly how I order a hot dog at a nearby deli. I’m going to try some of these methods, but as you will see, I’m a skeptic.

They begin the lesson by asking the reader to assume a comfortable position. (I decided I wanted to be a restaurant critic for the New York Times.) We are also told to “learn” these exercises. Why is that word in quotes? I won’t eat “crab” salad or chopped “meat,” so I’m a little wary of digesting what this program is feeding me.

One section of the directions is labeled “Thinking About Body Parts.” When I hit 75, I tried to stop obsessing about my aging back, limbs and butt.

Several of my parts are just not working the way they used to and the last thing I want to do is think about that. The list includes: “Think About Your Throat.” Really, my throat? I’ve never thought much about my throat, but thanks for giving me something else to worry about.

Later in the guidelines, they assign the number 3, which is to be the personal symbol for complete body relaxation, a mantra I will need to repeat

continually until I achieve serenity. I think I should be able to pick my own number. First of all, 3 is way too easy to guess. I don’t want strangers hacking into my meditation session. My mantra should have capital and lowercase letters and at least one symbol. I want my relaxation code to be F3&b@. Yeah, try to guess that! Of course, I’ll never remember it, which will also stress me out.

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Oct. 27.

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

All events will be held at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Main parking lot admission is $8, preferred lot $12, bus/RV $16.

Gun and Knife Show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. $8 adults, $6 seniors 60 and older, free for kids 12 and under.

RV Show: noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29-30. $10/adult, free for kids under 16.

titled “Scheduled Worry.” Here the authors advise you to think about a problem at bedtime that needs to be resolved and then ponder possible solutions. If you can’t come up with an answer, they direct you to not think about it until tomorrow. Well, that worked for Scarlett O’Hara ...

Mary Ellen asked me to assure her I would give meditation a try. I told her I would, and to consider that a “promise.”

Heart attack can’t wait for donors

You catch someone by surprise and they’re likely to blurt out that you almost gave them a heart attack.

If they did suffer an attack, they would be among the more than 800,000 people who are struck by such a sudden attack every year. If they’re lucky, they might be among the more than 300,000 heart transplant patients.

However, almost 400 people died last year because there’s a shortage of organ donors.

While the public overwhelmingly supports organ donation — more than 90% said they would donate a family member’s organs if that was their wish — only slightly more than half of adults have granted permission to have their organs donated after they die.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death, accounting for one out of four fatalities in this nation.

A coronary attack can be silent and unobtrusive or strike like a sledge hammer. Onethird of its victims don’t experience any chest pain, leading to misdiagnosis of their problem.

Global studies indicate folks with symptoms such as sweating, fainting, vomiting, nausea and shortness of breath are more likely to have their condition misdiagnosed and are three times more likely to die in the hospital than patients suffering the telltale chest pain.

A myocardial infarction, the high-fallutin’ label for a heart attack, normally occurs when a blood clot or fatty buildup in an artery blocks a vessel to the heart. This deprives the organ of the oxygen and nutrients it needs.

This leads to a feeling of deep pressure or tightness of the chest.

When you or someone near you experiences this, call 911.

Research reveals that heart attack victims taken to hospital by ambulance are treated more quickly and have better outcomes than those who arrive on their own.

If your heart stops on the way, the ambulance staff have the training and equipment to provide emergency treatment. Many such units are equipped to perform an EKG en route to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of your problem.

There are many signs to watch for that indicate you’re having a heart attack.

Any chest discomfort or pain that lasts for more than a few minutes requires immediate medical attention.

Less common symptoms include pain or discomfort in the back, neck or jaw, between the shoulder blades, your left shoulder and in one or both arms.

Other red flags include shortness of breath, cold sweat, nausea, vomiting, a feeling of indigestion, dizziness or lightheadedness, sudden fatigue or weakness and a sense of impending doom.

If any of these last more than five minutes, call 911.

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A big Hair ‘do’ a Broadway show

“Hair” was a popculture phenomenon that rocked and shocked over 30 million theatergoers during the late 1960s. So, what was all the fuss about? Well, actually, a number of things. “Hair” rejected every Broadway convention when onstage hippies promoted peace, love and understanding, as well as plentiful doses of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.

And — briefly — naked flesh. The “Hair” history began in 1964 when two off-Broadway actor pals — James Rado and Gerome Ragni — decided to create a rock musical about Manhattan’s East Village longhairs. Dubbed “The Tribe,” these young counter-culturists spent their days hanging out, getting high and avoiding the draft. (At the time, hippies nationwide were protesting the Vietnam war, racism and sexual politics.)

Rado once described the inspiration for his would-be participants as “a combination of some characters we met in the streets, people we knew and

our own imaginations … There was so much excitement in the streets and the parks and the hippie areas, and we thought if we could transmit this excitement to the stage, it would be wonderful.”

While Rado and Ragni focused on dialogue, they assigned songwriting chores to a straight-laced, non-counterculture Canadian named Galt MacDermot, who explained years later, “I never even heard of a hippie when I met Rado and Ragni.” McDermot did, however, share their enthusiasm about creating a radical rock ‘n’ roll drama.

The show’s title was inspired by a museum stroll that Rado and Ragni took one afternoon, when they spied a painting of a tuft of hair (not surprisingly labeled “Hair”) by pop artist Jim Dine, who had been associated with numerous art movements over the years.

In 1967, the first production of “Hair” opened 40 blocks away from the Great White Way in an East Village off-Broadway venue called the Public. The presentation featured 20 songs and fully clothed performers.

Broadway investors had soberly turned thumbs down on the controversial offering; “Hair,” however, quickly became the

hot ticket for hip, younger Big Apple theatergoers.

On April 29, 1968 — six months after making its debut — a revised “Hair” opened at Broadway’s Biltmore Theater and included some major changes. Thirteen additional songs had been added. The stage cast had become multiethnic. And, because a city ordinance allowed nudity if the actors remained motionless, the end of Act One featured

a dimly lit tableau of the unclothed.

Four years later, Broadway’s first rock musical closed after a record-breaking 1,750 performances. When the original stage cast recording sold three million albums, New York Times critic Charles Isherwood advised, “For an escapist dose of the sweet sound of youth brimming with hope that the world is going to change tomorrow, listen to ‘Hair’ and let the

Mature travel matters

Pack For Delays

If you do decide to travel by air, take only a carry-on so you can be nimble when one or more of your flights are delayed or cancelled. You can almost count on that because the major carriers are canceling flights willy-nilly, blaming it on staff shortages and weather.

Cram a lot into your carry-on to be able to survive any delays or cancellations.

Pack a toothbrush, extra underwear and all your medications, which you can swallow by using the reusable water bottle you’ve taken with you. It’s still pandemic time around the globe, so squeeze in several face masks and tuck in a comfortable blanket.

A portable charger will be

handy to keep your phone working, and cleaning products, such as hand and face wipes, will help refresh you should you be stuck in an airport all night.

Travel For Free

It’s long been a practice by those who are inventive and adventurous – swap houses

with folks living where you’d like to visit and who want to visit where you live.

You can go a step further by offering to babysit a house in the locale where you’d like to spend some time. Joining a volunteer organization for a stint somewhere around the globe can also be arranged.

You can hire on as a crew member on a cruise ship or drive someone’s car crosscountry.

sunshine in.”

During its remarkable run, “Hair” had generated millionselling singles for the Fifth Dimension (“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’), the Cowsills (“Hair”), Three Dog Night (“Easy to Be Hard”) and Oliver (“Good Morning Starshine”).

A dazzling light at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, “Hair” would eventually inspire Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease and Dreamgirls.

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‘Off the Beam’ in World War II

eye?” GI: “The sergeant’s a liar.” Pays to check ahead of time, I’d say! (Writer’s opinion).

During WWII, Baer Field’s weekly newsletter, The Beacon, ran a humorous column called “Off the Beam.”

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1943, found the GIs laughing with the very first line: “In Italy now, the game has been changed to ‘Benito, Benito. Who’s got the Benito?’” That’s terrible, but successful, part of the war needs no explanation to our GI heros who fought in Italy.

On a more humorous note, the column continued with Dogface: “Where’d you get that black eye?” GI: “I was out with the sergeant’s old girlfriend.” Dogface: “But why the black

And we must not forget the GI toast: “May we kiss the girls we please and please the girls we kiss.” This writer is still trying to figure out just what those GIs had on their minds. Best to go on to the next “Off the Beam” entry.

Now every GI loves a bugler at 5 in the morning. Well, maybe not everyone as the next entry tells us. PFC: “Would you be so kind as to donate three bucks to bury a bugler?” Pvt: “Here’s 15 bucks. Bury five of them.” How appropriate Irving Berlin’s song might be if the GIs sang “Oh How I Hate to Get up in the Morning.”

And last but not least, the

gal many GIs may have known: He: “Smoke?” She: “No, thank you.” He: “Drink?” She: “Nope.” He: “Neck?” She: “Oh, no.” He: “Whatinell do you do?” She (coyly): “I tell lies.”

Thank goodness there were those who were “On the Beam” during 1943, and the duration of WWII.

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Tickets on sale for upcoming Embassy Theatre shows

Tickets are on sale now for three upcoming shows at the Embassy Theatre.

All tickets can be purchased at fwembassytheatre.org, ticketmaster.com or the box office by calling (260) 424-5665 or visiting 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne.

The Adventures Of Tortoise And Hare The Next Gen

• Public performance, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. $5 per ticket.

• Learn it Live programs for grades K-4, 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25, 26. CoComelon Live! JJ’s Journey

• Performance, 6, p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17. Tickets $30/$45/$60/$75 with VIP opportunities available.

Lindsey Stirling Snow Waltz Tour

• Performance, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Tickets $41/$51/$66/$96 with VIP opportunities available.

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Delay travel delays

Fort Wayne Northeast

If you’re thinking of traveling these days, rethink your plans and destinations.

Airports are spilling over, airlines are cancelling and delaying flights by the thousands and airfares are soaring. They climbed 20% in one month earlier this year.

Should that strike transocean travel off your list, a motor trip might be given consideration. A visit to the relatives, or the shore, or some to-do sights such as Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. How far they are matters because you’ll have to afford the gasoline that’s doubled in price since last year and is still rising in cost.

Look around your city or community for sites tourists pay good money to visit. If you live in a coastal town like Seattle, San Diego, Miami or Myrtle Beach, you already have a major lure — the seashore. Look around for other nearby attractions — Nashville and Las Vegas, for example. Or look to a ski vacation this winter in Colorado or Utah.

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Food can be the curse or the cure

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½ cup sliced almonds, toasted Sesame Dressing

¼ cup toasted white sesame seeds

¼ cup maple syrup

¼ cup rice vinegar

¼ cup tamari or coconut aminos

2 tablespoons tahini

½ teaspoon garlic powder

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. asks “What if all Americans:”

Ate a large bowl of green salad daily.

Had a large serving of steamed greens daily.

Ate a cup of beans daily.

Had an ounce of raw seeds and nuts daily.

Ate at least three fresh fruits daily.

Had some tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, herbs and garlic daily.

In his book, “Eat to Live,” he points out that “longevity and disease protection should be the ultimate goals for dietary advice…We have an unprecedented opportunity in human history to live longer and better than ever before.” The most consistent findings show that as fruit and vegetable consumption increases, chronic diseases decrease.

Food truly can be the curse or the cure for so much that is aging us and adding chronic disease instead of health to the aging society. We know ordering the salad is the right thing, but oh boy, does the cheeseburger and fries order roll off the tongue nicely.

Twenty-five percent — that’s the percentage of females that die of their first heart attack because they didn’t know they had heart disease and it is also the percentage of patients that undergo angioplasty who’s arteries clog right back up again within six months. Why? Because they didn’t change their way of eating.

What would happen if all Americans ate the list above? Their belly’s would be too full for the cheeseburger and fries for one thing. Healthcare costs would go down along with obesity, cancer and diabetes.

Every day, every meal, is a choice, sometimes a hard choice, but always the right choice when you choose to eat for health.

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Cat Wilson lives in South Bend and transitioned from a vegetarian diet to eating a plant-based diet over two years ago. She may be contacted at cwilson@the-papers. com.

Why is Medicare so confusing?

But there are times when even I have to scratch my head and wonder who came up with the idea to begin with.

If you feel like you have just gotten off a whirly ride when you start talking to a salesperson about Medicare — you are not alone. As with most industries that involve a specific vocation or specialty trade, there are agents and brokers who are here to help guide you through the Medicare maze.

Breaking things down in simplistic terms:

Original Medicare

Original Medicare has two parts, generally categorized as Hospitalization (Part A) and Outpatient Services (Part B).

Part A is generally “free,” but Part B has a monthly premium collected by Social Security. You

will have out-of-pocket expenses because Original Medicare does not pay 100% of your health care needs.

Original Medicare does not cover prescription medications (retail or mail order).

Medicare Advantage

You must be enrolled in Original Medicare (Part A & Part B).

Contracted independent insurance carriers pay your Original Medicare eligible claims.

You can put your Original Medicare card away for safekeeping.

Often low or no premium.

Network/Service Area based:

• HMO

• HMO-POS

• PPO

Plan types:

• Medical Only (MA)

• Medical with Prescription Drug Coverage (MAPD)

• Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Coverage (PDP)

Medicare Supplement

You must be enrolled in Original Medicare (Part A & Part B).

Supplements Original Medicare. Has a monthly premium. Does not cover prescription medications (retail or mail order).

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Overconfidence about flu leaves people vulnerable

the effects of the flu.

While the whole world seems to be focusing on the perils of the pandemic COVID-19, more than half the population underestimates the severity of the flu, according to a not-long-ago survey.

The polling was designed to examine the attitudes and actions of physicians and the public about flu and uncovered a potentially dangerous doctor-patient disconnect regarding the perception of

Millions of people were found to have their guard down and be more vulnerable to catching the flu.

While nearly 80% of doctors consider the flu to be a “very severe” or “extremely severe” illness compared to other typical illnesses, only half that percentage of the public agreed.

Further, the survey revealed that dehydration is a serious yet often overlooked side effect of the flu.

Despite the fact that the

majority of doctors consider dehydration the single most dangerous flu side effect and that leading authorities specifically cite dehydration as a key flu complication or cite the importance of drinking plenty of liquids for flu patients, less than 10% of physicians and of the public in the survey mentioned dehydration as a factor.

The survey findings raise a red flag that is a wake-up call to millions of Americans who might underestimate the flu’s severity as well as the risk of

becoming dehydrated if they do get the flu.

Other survey results include:

– Despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control considers seniors a high-risk group, barely half consider flu to be “very” or “extremely” severe.

– Nearly 40% of seniors don’t see the doctor when they get the flu.

– More than one-third of seniors don’t get an annual flu vaccination despite the fact that more than 90% of

the doctors recommend their patients get an annual flu shot.

– A mere 3% of seniors said they address dehydration when they have the flu.

– The most common responses to the question ,“Why don’t you get a flu vaccine?” were “there is no need” or “not necessary.”

– Women are more diligent than men about getting an annual flu vaccine. More than half of the women got a shot while only one-third of men did.

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SIGNS MY LOVED ONE NEEDS HELP

A. This is the time of year that we are gearing up for the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for 2023 plans. In order to properly inform you of the changes that are being made to your current plan, Medicare Advantage carriers are required to send you an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC). These generally start hitting the mailbox around mid-September.

ANOC’s are designed to point out the differences between the plan you have currently and the plan that the carrier intends to have you enrolled in for the next calendar year. It’s important to understand that the new plan may not be the “best” plan for you during the next calendar year. Prescription drug formularies often

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A. Refusal to accept help is a common challenge friends and family encounter when first addressing a need for care for their loved one. Sometimes when care is offered, individuals may feel as if their independence is being threatened.

The first step to take is to call our ADRC. We have highly trained Options Counselors on staff who can help answer any questions you have as you navigate the best way to keep your loved one healthy, happy and at home. After learning about your unique situation, the Options Counselor will act as a connection to the community, referring you to resources that will meet your needs.

The ADRC may refer you and other caregivers to our Family Caregiver Center. The goal of the Family Caregiver Center is preventing caregiver burnout.

This program also offers valuable resources such as respite care and support groups specifically for caregivers, no matter their age. To see our support group schedule, visit our website: www.agingihs.org

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San Diego birthplace houses California history

Diego River in 1769 to soften relations between the intruders and the natives.

There’s more to San Diego than the zoo.

The history of California and, as follows, of the western United States is rooted in a promontory overlooking the bay Spanish conquistadors first sailed into what has become the nation’s southwesternmost metropolitan complex of more than 3 million people.

Whether you drop down into San Diego on I-5 from the Los Angeles megalopolis or slide in along I-8 from the great southwest, the two freeways meet at the Presidio.

Parked around a solid earlyCalifornia tower is what is now a 40-acre Presidio Park that anchors the 21-mission chain forming the backbone of the Golden State.

The park is the home of the museum that honors Franciscan Friar Junipero Serra, who planted a cross on the hill that might have been intended to be the site of the first U.S. mission but gave way to rebellious Kumeyaay Indians who resented the Spanish iron hand.

The first permanent mission, San Diego de Alcala, was built about 5 miles up the San

The growth of Alta California grew out of the Presidio; however, the Franciscans accompanied the Spanish soldiers and built the mission chain over the next half century until Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821.

The Mexican government secularized the missions a decade later and rich rancheros came north to claim the spoils.

San Diego’s Old Town at the base of the hill crowned by the Presidio became a trade center as Mexico encouraged foreign trade. Today, it attracts both locals and tourists to its shops, restaurants and 19th century shop workers, such as blacksmiths and woodworkers.

Presidio Hill became a military fort and garrison in the mid-1840s after a combined force of Commodore Robert Stockton and Gen. Stephen Kearney won control of Alta.

The Mormon Battalion Monument honors the Mormon men and women who volunteered to enlist in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War, effectively opening stage routes west and securing those Mexican territories for the states.

Brigham Young was looking for help with his westward migration plans and, enlisting his followers in the army, paid for wagons, horses and other necessities for his grand exodus.

Accompanying the 550-man battalion were 33 women, many serving as laundresses, and 51 children. They earned the church a total of $30,000 in donated salaries, the only religiously based military unit ever established in U.S. history.

Marked trails all around the Mormon monument take you past ruins of the original structures, a bronze statue of the Friar Serra, and the Indian — a statue of a Kumeyaay brave with a freshly killed cougar.

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Sports

Taking hooping to the next level

Fresh off their mile-long march along Main Street in the Grabill Country Fair parade Sept. 10, dressed in bib overalls and carrying ears of corn, the New Haven Hoopers were on stage as the featured entertainers at the Schnelker Park Centennial Bash the following Saturday. The group, which consists of women from 55 to 74 years old, was dressed as 1920s flappers doing the Charleston while hula-hooping.

The Hoopers is an outgrowth of a fitness class instructed by Jane Patton in 2014. “Using the hoops,” said Patton, “promotes good balance, coordination, endurance, stamina and agility. In addition, hooping is a great cardio exercise and gives the body’s core a tremendous workout. Besides that,” she added, “hooping makes you happy.

“The hoops we use are not at all like the lightweight plastic ones that came out 60 years ago. These are a little bigger, they’re thicker, they weigh three pounds and they’re padded to protect the skin. You have to assemble them because they come in a box. When we travel, we take them apart.

“When Kay Sorg returned to New Haven from California to take care of her aging parents, we put our heads together and came up with the idea of taking hooping beyond exercise class and turning it into an entertainment troop.”

The Hoopers’ first venture outside the exercise room at the New Haven Community Center was the Canal Days Parade in 2014 in white USA T-shirts, red, white and blue hats and hoops.

“The next year we really got into it,” said Patton. “It was the city’s 150th anniversary so we billed ourselves as the ‘Canal

Gals’ and dressed in bonnets and long pink skirts with the hoops in the bottom. When we got to the judge’s stand we whipped off our skirts, grabbed our hoops and did a routine in our bloomers to the Beach Boy’s song ‘I Get Around.’ We won a big trophy.”

Since then the group has given 45 performances throughout the area at senior centers, nursing homes, festivals and special events. “A year ago we performed at the Allen County Homemakers Club. They liked us so much we were invited to put on a 45-minute show at the organization’s state convention in Marion. They even paid

us,” exclaimed Patton. “Money we earn or is donated goes to purchase costumes.”

The Hoopers’ wardrobe now includes costumes ranging from silver and gold lamé Elvis impersonators, military outfit complete with overseas hat, chefs and surfer clothes, green and black Irish garb and all black with lighted hoops for performing after dark.

Sorg, who is a New Haven native, said performing on the stage in Schnelker Park brought back a lot of wonderful memories. “I lived just a few houses away and I remember my good friend stopping to pick me up on her

tricycle to play at the park. I’d stand on the back and she peddled.”

Patton said the Hoopers will be performing at Central Lutheran School for its 70th anniversary Friday, Oct. 14, and will be part of New Haven

Holiday Homecoming the day after Thanksgiving. The group meets at 5 p.m. Tuesdays at New Haven Community Center.

Interested persons may call her at (260) 312-0002 or just show up.

Consider liability insurance

A skateboarder clatters by the front of your house, flips on a crack in your driveway, piles up a hefty amount of medical bills and sues you for damages

and payment. What do you do?

You can’t ignore it. You’re going to have to defend yourself.

If you don’t have any liability insurance, you’re going to have to fight for your life to keep your assets — your home, car, bank account, retirement benefits, heirlooms, anything of value that can be turned into cash to pay the injured skateboarder’s claims if the law supports his or her position.

Check with your insurance agent to see if you have an umbrella policy on your homeowner’s or automobile insurance. If you do, find out how much coverage you have and for what. And it’s not just errant skateboarders to worry about.

Do you do a lot of entertaining and have people in and around your house a lot? Do you operate a business out of your home? Do you have children, or grandchildren, who drive your automobile regularly? All of the above increase your risk and place you in jeopardy of possible lawsuits.

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market celebrates 10-year anniversary

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market celebrated its 10-year anniversary with activities in its summer home at McCulloch Park, 1790 Broadway.

The event included Touch-aTruck, safety awareness products for children, handprint painting a snowplow blade, face painting, hair braiding, balloon animals and other familyfriendly games and activities.

Over the history of the market it has become increasingly apparent its customers appreciate the quality of its vendors

Mature health matters

Falls Kill The Aging

More than 36 million people report falling each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths.

One-third of seniors 65 years or older are among those who have fallen, and 25% of those who sustain a hip fracture die within a year.

Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury for men 80 years of age and older and women over 70.

Two-thirds of all falls occur around the house, and individuals over 65 account for 60% of fall-related deaths.

Foods That Fight For Health

No matter how often you say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” it doesn’t diminish the importance of the message.

Nutritionists generally agree that the fruit that caused the downfall of Adam and Eve is not to be discarded, because it contains, among other beneficial ingredients, fiber and antioxidants. Eat them with the peel, where most of the antioxidants are concentrated.

The apple is among the weapons available to help in the body’s ongoing battle against certain types of cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis, as well as battling headaches and viruses.

No one food does everything, but each is pretty good when combined with your daily diet.

Garlic gets a bad rap because of its aromatic behavior after being eaten, but it offers antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties, as do onions.

Dark chocolate also is an antiinflammatory and helps lower blood pressure, as does olive oil, which also helps maintain your cardiovascular system.

Avocados are found to boost the ability to absorb nutrients from other foods and are excellent sources of potassium, as are pomegranates, which lower blood pressure and promote good circulation.

and the year-round harvest.

Many utilize the market as a grocery store for weekly shopping; others come for the ambiance the park offers with a relaxing atmosphere and fresh food as a bonus.

The market has always offered a valuable resource to the community with an ample food supply from its vendors and will continually organize such a fantastic and unique shopping experience for all needs.

FWFM is thankful for the partnerships and services community partners provide to the community through the market, such as Parkview Community outreach Veggie RX community programs and St. Joseph Foundation, which has coordinated involvement with the SNAP Double Up program

for market customers.

FWFM will be moving indoors beginning Saturday, Oct. 8, to Parkview Field, 285 W. Douglas.

Returning to the market will be food trucks and artisan/craft vendors while maintaining a strict rule of 95/5 dynamic — 95% farm, food and natural; and 5% artisan.

Items available at the market range from local produce and meats, spices, sweets and sauces, body products, baked goods, coffees and teas, honey, jams, syrups, artisan crafts and much more. All items are produced no farther than a 100-mile radius of Fort Wayne.

Leigh Rowan, developer of the market, said, “I couldn’t be more excited to have reached this milestone. I am very ap-

preciative for the support we have received along the way for our vendors, from our community partners and most of all the community.

“I never for a moment when I started the indoor market could have foreseen the impact it would have for our community; To assist and grow local accessibility for our community’s farm-to-fork restaurants, small business incubators with shared kitchens, assisting entrepreneurs to move from an idea into their own storefronts.

“The value of the dollar spent in our community is very apparent when shopping at the Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market. We’re excited to see what the future holds. Because of the growing Fort Wayne food community, we are pulling in more

vendors and they are bringing more diverse products for our customers.

“The Fort Wayne’s Farmers Market will continue to look for ways to meet our community’s needs while enhancing the market shopping experience.”

Opened in 2012, Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market is the only continually operating yearround producer-only market in northeast Indiana offering local foods . FWFM offers a variety of products, ranging from farm and garden, home-based and professionally prepared foods that are minimally processed, natural products and local artisans.

The market is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday year-round. For more information, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.

Probing the Past:

Aaron Burr, the forgotten man

another controversial character, Gen. Benedict Arnold.

If asked who the third man to hold the vice presidency of the United States was, few would know it was Aaron Burr. He is recalled for one historical event — killing U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Hamilton has a prominent place in history as founder of what today is the Federal Reserve and, as such, gets his picture on the $10 bill. He remains historically well-known, especially since a recent Broadway musical loosely depicts his character.

Conversely, Burr’s bio is found in very few history books and primarily deals with his 1807 duel.

Burr was an officer during the Revolutionary War under

Burr so distinguished himself in the battle at Quebec, Canada, that he earned a place on Gen. George Washington’s command staff.

But after only two weeks, Burr asked for a transfer back to the battlefield.

During an ensuing battle when the British landed on

Manhattan, Burr saved an entire brigade from capture, including a young Alexander Hamilton. Evidently miffed because Burr had resigned from his staff, Washington did not commend Burr for his heroic actions on Manhattan.

The snub by Washington led to an eventual estrangement between the two men. Nonetheless, Burr distinguished himself with a number of daring and

heroic exploits during the Revolutionary War. Washington buried the hatchet and promoted Burr to lieutenant colonel in 1777, giving him command of a regiment.

During the harsh winter at Valley Forge, Pa., Burr led a small unit guarding an isolated pass that drove back mutinous troops who tried to escape the miserable Valley Forge winter.

Burr had to leave the Army in 1779 because of bad health, but remained active when assigned by Washington to perform occasional intelligence gathering missions. During his days as a spy, Burr rallied a group of Yale students in New Haven, Conn., to aid a small group of Yankee soldiers in a skirmish with the British. This action repelled the enemy’s advance, forcing the

British to retreat.

In 1792, Burr was admitted to the bar of New York. As an attorney, he entered politics and was twice elected to the New York state legislature, appointed state attorney general and a U.S. Senator.

In those days, the office of president was elected by the Senate. While in the Senate, Burr ran for president against Thomas Jefferson but lost by one vote, relegating him to the office of vice president, where second-place finishers automatically landed.

Burr blamed Hamilton for his defeat. The two men were pillars in New York social, political and business circles and had become bitter enemies. During the selection for president, Hamilton rallied several senators against Burr. A few were enemies of Hamilton but they hated Burr even more.

Thomas Jefferson, who had his own rivals, was looked upon as the lesser of two evils.

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Burr was highly successful in business. He established the Bank of Manhattan, which continues today as JPMorgan Chase. Near the same time, Hamilton founded the competing Bank of New York, deepening their political and business rivalry even more.

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Ironically, it’s their duel that caused Burr to be banished to historical obscurity. What caused the duel is a matter of conjecture. One of the reasons could be traced to Hamilton’s vicious rumors he spread in various newspaper columns.

During their years as business competitors, Burr was widowed and lived with his daughter and her husband. Hamilton reportedly suggested to a newspaper columnist Burr was committing incest with his own daughter. Enraged, Vice President Burr challenged Treasury Secretary Hamilton to a duel in Weehawken, N.J.

It was there Hamilton was mortally wounded and died a day later. His death destroyed Burr’s political and business career and put him into social disgrace.

Years later, Burr traveled west to embark upon what was an alleged attempt to form a new country. He was charged with treason by the federal government but was later acquitted. Still, his reputation as a less-than-honorable man persists despite his many deeds during the Revolutionary War.

Burr spent the remainder of his life in relative obscurity practicing law in New York. He died in 1836. His deadly duel is about the only point of history students of today learn about Burr.

Some 30 years ago Aaron Burr’s life was portrayed loosely by author Gore Vidal in his historical novel, “Burr.”

Faith Dancing with her lifelong passion

Cindy Brandt’s faith is manifested largely through her smile. She’s all about the joy of life, and it is that beaming delight, rather than specific doctrine, that keeps her feet on the dance floor.

Brandt, 77, teaches Zumba classes four days a week at the Jorgensen Family YMCA, invariably with an infectious laughter for all and a sympathetic ear for those going through some rough patch in life.

She views her students more as a small congregation of like-hearted souls who believe in — well, that’s where the inclusiveness enters the frame. “I think they all believe in something. We have so many faiths who come to my class. In Zumba it doesn’t matter what your faith is, it’s like going to church,” she said.

“That’s the spirituality of it. People who come in feeling down leave feeling up. I know all their problems and I talk to them about them. We support each other. I respect all who come.”

For 15 years, she has been a regular at the Jorgensen Family YMCA, and many of her students are nearly as devoted as she is. On her days off, she does other exercises to maintain her personal fitness. From a young age, she gravitated toward teaching and leading others.

“My dad was a swimming coach, so the entire family competed,” Brandt said. “Later I was into gymnastics and ultimately cheerleading where I was a varsity college cheerleader. I started teaching cheerleading in college at the YMCA. That started my journey as an ‘instructor.’ ”

Zumba’s been called a “dance party,” although there is nothing lightweight about the exercise and what it can do for health. The moves can help someone elevate their performance in other sports. Brandt is a certified instructor on four levels and subscribes to receiving new workouts from the organization regularly.

“Zumba is a cardio workout that includes lateral and forward progression of movement,” she said. “Many runners do Zumba as a cross training. Any sport requiring agility would benefit from Zumba.

“Zumba incorporates all your muscles, especially if you do the ‘Zumba Toning’ class. That includes abs, glutes, shoulders, biceps, triceps, etc.”

Of equal importance, if not more so, are the everyday benefits to be gleaned from joining Brandt on the “dance floor” at the YMCA.

“My classes are geared toward age 60 and up. As a senior, I know firsthand about balance issues, strained muscles, etc. Zumba, which is a dance-based program, is kind to our senior bodies. I realize

also, many seniors have lost a partner and find the fun and camaraderie in class helps them heal. I hope to continue spreading fun and camaraderie for years to come.”

The social aspects are something she plays up as a way to keep students coming back for more. “You’ve got to make it fun. You have to set the tone. I will put new students with a buddy,” she said.

She comes to class 15 minutes early and some students are already gathered there, chatting, “laughing and giggling.” They are “Cindy’s Zumba Tribe,” with T-shirts to prove it, and some have gone on vacation together.

Brandt sometimes does giveaways of her own exercise clothing for class members to enjoy. She knows everyone’s name and will begin class with a “silly, stupid story” about herself as an icebreaker.

Beginners will start at a lower level, sometimes marching in place as they gradually learn the dance moves over time. One student told her, “You’ve saved my life.”

Her daughter, Shelley, also teaches Zumba at the facility and daughter, Sara, is a Zumba instructor in Chicago. Husband Greg is not as gung-ho with Zumba, she admits cheerfully.

“There’s nothing else I’d rather do,” she said. “I love it. I love them.”

Be wary of over-the-counter medication

Some over-the-counter medications can make the summer heat more dangerous. Antihistamines, found in cold and allergy medicines, can make the body sweat less, potentially accelerating heat-related illnesses. These medications cause

the mucus membranes in the body to dry up. Since sweat is one of the body’s first defenses against heat, this could be serious.

Diuretics and some diet pills can also be potential problems. These drugs make you shed water faster than normal, either by increased urination or sweating. On hot days, this makes the

body more prone to dehydration.

Experts recommend people taking these medications be extra cautious during the summer by avoiding strenuous exercise in the heat of the day, drinking plenty of water and watching for the danger signs of heat-related injuries.

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Bask in Florida timelessness anytime

here can translate it to mean “laid back.”

Thomas More, the 16th century “Man for All Seasons,” would be suited for this part of the world because it’s a land for all seasons.

No need to wait for snow to fall in your backyard before heading here because the sun’s rays bounce off the glistening white beaches of the Emerald Coast that link Pensacola to Panama City keeping them barefoot friendly year-round.

Headquarters for hedonists heading here is the area anchored by Okaloosa Island plunked in the middle of upper Florida’s panhandle.

Storms rarely tumble over Destin and the other communities on the island because of what locals describe as “an Indian phenomenon.”

As far back as anyone can recall, storms go north around the bay. That bay is Choctawatchee Bay, a mixture of fresh and gulf water in the natural recreational reservoir formed between the island and mainland.

While Okaloosa is a Native American word for “black water” to describe the brackish look of the bay, anyone coming

It all began as the last Ice Age came to a close when glaciers retreating to the Appalachian Mountains scraped open massive deposits of quartz that were eventually ground into eye-boggling porcelain colored beaches that encase the tropical emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Signs proclaim it to be “God’s Little Acreage — 189 acres that’s cleaned every day.”

Local officials and residents pick out 15 to 20 tons of trash a month. They take out everything larger than a dime and protect the dune system with sea grass. Sea turtles still come up to lay eggs.

There’s more to lolling around here than basking on the beach.

The sport fishing fleet claims to be the largest in Florida. The choice of boats to clamber aboard and head to sea for rodand-reel recreation or seashell safaris is endless. There are more than 1,000 holes of golf brushed daily by gulf gusts. And there are no Florida flies.

Anything you catch can be taken into the kitchen of several local eateries, where it will be cleaned, filleted and

cooked to your taste — fried, grilled, baked or bronzed. But you don’t have to work for your dinner. Menus feature a grand array of fresh seafood daily.

There are some local treats

to try, including several variations of grits and deep-fried dill pickles. “Heck, you can deep-fry anything,” pointed out a table mate from New Orleans.

The Florida Gulfarium nearby claims to offer the World’s Oldest Marine Show — it opened in 1958 with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.

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“ A Christian Ministry Dedicated To Serving The Seniors”

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HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, LET US HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF @ HOME LLC 2478 Lake Avenue

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Phone: (260) 387-6369

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There’s no place like home to receive compassionate care that tends to the whole person. Body, Mind, and Spirit. We have a new approach to In-Home Assistance. We specialize in YOU! And it’s all from the heart.

Non Medical attendant and companion services for disabled individuals and older adults. Children as well.

AUDIOLOGY

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A service of Stillwater Hospice, formerly Visiting Nurse 5920 Homestead Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46814

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Grief counseling in your home or at our Grief Center, grief support groups, grief education programs/ presentations — all at no charge.

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Fort Wayne, IN 46805

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1335 Getz Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

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• Creating A Higher Standard of Care

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• Offices located in Fort Wayne, Auburn, Angola and Decatur.

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1350 W. Main St.

Berne, IN 46711

Phone: (260) 589-3173

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• Hearing Evaluations, Hearing Aids, Assistive Listening Devices and Auditory Training

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THE HEARING CENTER

Phone: (260) 459-6924 (800) 555-5402

Four offices located in Ft. Wayne. Also in Angola, Auburn, Bluffton, Columbia City, Decatur, Huntington, Kendallville, LaGrange, Marion, Warsaw, Wabash and Van Wert, OH.

333 E. Washington Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Phone: (260) 918-0933 www.brightstarcare.com

At BrightStar, we make every effort to connect with our clients on a personal level and care for them with enthusiasm and kindness. We offer 24/7 support so clients can check on their loved ones any time. We also rigorously screen and background check our caregivers to ensure optimal security and peace-of-mind for the families we serve.

MEMORY CARE

LIFE CARE CENTER OF FORT WAYNE 1649 Spy Run Avenue Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone: (260) 422-8520 www.lcca.com

Denton Hall, Memory Care Unit

We offer a premier special care unit for those with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. We provide a safe, homelike environment to increase and/or maintain each resident’s level of function at its highest sustainable stage.

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* Trial hearing aid program.

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BALANCE AND DIZZINESS

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LIFE CARE CENTER OF FORT WAYNE

1649 Spy Run Avenue

Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Phone: (260) 422-8520

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Newly remodeled facility, top-of-the-line services for rehab patients. Rapid rehab program, separate wing with 30 rehab suites — private single bed for short-term patients. Medicare, Medicaid & insurances accepted.

ENT BALANCE CENTER AT Ear Nose And Throat Associates 10021 Dupont Circle Ct.

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The Premier Balance Program In The Region, ENT Balance Offers Comprehensive Care For Patients With Dizziness, Unteadiness And/Or Falling Problems. State-Of-The-Art Diagnostic Testing And A Full Complement Of Treatment Options Are Available. We May Be Able To Help You Regain A Steadier View Of The World.

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HOME PET CARE

HUMANE FORT WAYNE

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Fort Wayne, IN 46806

Phone: (260) 744-0454 www.humanefortwayne.org

This FREE program helps seniors care for their pets. Services include grooming, walking, waste clean-up, wellness checks, transportation and more.

NORTH WOODS VILLAGE AT INVERNESS LAKES 8075 Glencarin Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Phone: (260) 420-1866

www.NorthWoodsMemoryCare.com

Fort Wayne’s Premier Licensed Memory Care Assisted Living Community. State-of-the-art, secure community designed and programmed specifically for those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and their families.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Phone: (260) 420-4400

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Medicare Assignment Accepted “Personalized Care”

PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE

FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER 750 Broadway Suite 350 Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Phone: (260) 423-2675

• New Patients Welcome

• Most Insurance Companies Accepted

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HOSPICE

STILLWATER HOSPICE

5910 Homestead Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46814

(260) 435-3222 (800) 288-4111

Formerly Visiting Nurse, Stillwater Hospice provides compassion, comfort and guidance along life’s journey. We provide palliative and hospice care wherever you call home or in our Hospice Home, the region’s only freestanding inpatient hospice unit. Grief support available for those who go on living. Hospice involvement not required. Locally based non-profit serving the community since 1888.

Serving Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Noble, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties.

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Travel

Step back in time at Adams Mill near Cutler

Visiting Adams Mill near Cutler, is like taking a step back in time.

The 1845 grist mill, which ground wheat and corn into assorted grades of flour for more than 100 years, is available to tour.

It’s not just a mill, however. It’s also the site of the Museum of Americana and is chock full of mill machinery and related equipment from Conestoga and Prairie Schooner wagons, a McCormick reaper, a buggy and a sleigh to antique hand tools, harnesses and yokes, a butter churn and more.

The story behind the mill starts when John Adams (not the president) moved his family from Pennsylvania to Carroll County in 1831. He walked the Wildcat Creek from Lafayette toward what is today Kokomo in search of a suitable site to build a mill. He chose a spot where the creek makes a big bend, built a dam, dug a millrace and

constructed a mill.

In 1835 he began work on a two-story 26-by-34-foot grist mill. It began operating a year later with a single run of buhrs (grinding wheels). Business was good. In fact, the place sometimes operated around the clock to meet the demand for flour. Adams, a consummate entrepreneur, quickly saw the need to expand. In 1841 he started building a bigger four-story mill with four runs of buhrs and two turbine wheels that could produce 40 barrels of flour a day.

Adams Mill is a prime example of post and beam construction. The handhewn timber framework is held together with wooden pegs. Posts, beams and joists are walnut, oak and poplar harvested locally and shaped on site. The steep stairs are removable to allow large equipment to be hoisted from floor to floor.

In addition to grinding grain into flour, Adams Mill at one time was headquarters for the local Masonic Lodge, served as a U.S. Post Office and in 1913 the mill’s turbines powered a generator to provide electricity to surrounding communities.

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Travel Step back in time

Cutler’s first street lights were powered by the mill. An 11-minute video details its history.

Mark and Jill Scharer purchased it in 1993 and opened it to visitors. They’re now active in Adams Mill, Inc., the present not-for-profit owner. Mark is proud of the fact that his grandfather worked at the mill in the early 1930s.

Even today it’s more than just a mill. Three cabins on the property are available to rent and tent camping is also encouraged. Campers come to tube, kayak and canoe down Wildcat Creek and under historic Adams Mill Covered Bridge that dates back to 1872. By 1974 the 144-footlong bridge was deteriorating badly and was closed. Vandals had torn off sections and dropped them in the creek; it had been set on fire and was covered with graffiti.

Before it could be demolished and replaced with a steel structure, Friends of Adams Mill Valley, Inc. came to the rescue, raised money and secured grants to bring it back to its historic glory. It’s located less than a mile from the mill. It’s presently on the National Register of Historic Places.

Adams Mill and the covered bridge are located near Cutler, on CR S 75 E. Signs in Cutler will direct you to the mill. For more information, visit adams-mill.org.

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It was 50 years ago — ‘Garden Party’ was Nelson’s final Top Ten hit Rick Nelson

“I went to a garden party

“To reminisce with my old friends

“A chance to share old memories

“And play my songs again.”

That’s what Rick Nelson expected when he signed on as a “special added attraction” at a New York oldies concert at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 15, 1971. But a tactical error by Martin led to his storming offstage, his set cut short by several tunes.

A year later, via “Garden Party,” his 19th — and final — Top 10 hit, he told the world his story behind that long-ago Friday night.

Chuck Berry was the show’s headliner, with supporting acts that included Bobby Rydell,

Bo Diddley, the Shirelles, the Coasters and Gary U. S. Bonds.

Each of the performers — Nelson included — had been hitless since 1964, the year that a Liverpool, England, quartet swept Americans off the charts overnight.

“When I got to the garden party

“They all knew my name “No one recognized me “I didn’t look the same.”

That evening, Nelson strolled onstage with ultra-long hair, bell-bottom jeans, a velvet shirt and cowboy boots. His longtime fans were aghast. Nelson would later recount to Rolling Stone, “They kept looking at me and my long hair as if they couldn’t believe I was the same person. But I couldn’t have done it any differently, except by getting my hair cut and putting braces on my teeth.”

He opened with “Be-Bop Baby,” one of his early hits, and for a while Nelson’s classics brought screams of recognition and appreciation. But later in his set he offered a cover version of Bob Dylan’s “She

Belongs to Me,” and the mood of the audience instantly dampened. To make matters worse, Nelson set down his guitar, seated himself at an onstage piano and launched into the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women.” What followed was a tsunami of boos.

Concert promoter Richard Nader later explained, “The people that were in Madison Square Garden were not there to hear contemporary music; they were there to escape it.”

“When I sang a song about a honky tonk

“It was time to leave.”

Nelson played one more number before exiting the stage to seek refuge in a dressing room that night.

He soon renewed performing as he had since his return to the concert stage in 1969, mixing his oldies with some newer material. Outside of the New York debacle, he never encountered any problems; on a 1972 UK tour, for example, Nelson played London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall. His song set was essentially the same

as the one at the Garden, only with more newer offerings.

The exuberant crowd that night demanded four encores.

Nelson would eventually create his story song about that disastrous 1971 night. In doing so, Nelson’s “Garden Party” served notice to the

Protecting our loved ones

victimization — especially in under-served communities.

Fraud

Are you concerned about protecting your older relatives and friends from elder abuse?

The pandemic highlighted the disproportionate impact of tragedy on under-served communities, including older adults, who face high rates of elder abuse, fraud and nursing homes deaths.

It’s important to remember that elder abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or financial status. We are committed to helping and preventing further

A recent Federal Bureau of Investigation report showed that elder fraud has increased.

Older adults in the United States reported over $1.6 billion in losses in 2021. This includes victims of COVIDrelated scams. Older adults in the U.S. also lose nearly 25 times more money to scammers than other groups — an estimated $113.7 billion a year.

Reporting fraud can be difficult and older adults tend to under-report; especially when money is lost. Many older Americans are unsure about

the reporting process or feel too embarrassed to report.

Understaffed adult protective services offices can also cause long processing times and under-reporting.

We work hard to protect beneficiaries from Social Security and government imposter scams. With the right anti-fraud information, you can help protect those you love. Here are the five most important resources about Social Security scams that you should

know about:

• Find out how to spot fake calls and emails and what to do if you get one on our Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams page at ssa.gov/scam.

• Learn about phone scams and how to report them on our Office of the Inspector General’s Scam Awareness page at oig.ssa.gov/scam.

• Read about protecting your Social Security number from identity theft at blog.ssa. gov/protecting-your-social-se-

world that he would never again be part of any strictly “oldies” gig.

“If you gotta play at garden parties

“I wish you a lotta luck

“But if memories were all I sang “I’d rather drive a truck.”

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• Create your personal my Social Security account at ssa. gov/myaccount to help you keep track of your records and identify any suspicious activity.

• Visit our Fraud Prevention and Reporting page at ssa.gov/ fraud to understand how we combat fraud.

Share these important resources with your friends and family — and help us spread the word on social media.

Avoid work-at-home fraud

stuffing envelopes or assembling products or processing billing information.

You see them everywhere: on television, in your local newspaper, on your nearby supermarket bulletin board and on the Internet.

They’re ads proclaiming an easy way to improved financial status by doing no-brainer work at home. They usually require nothing more than

They’re always simple to begin. Just send in a small opening cost, somewhere around $25 to $75, for the materials to get you started. But then there’s another small charge for training.

Some may ask for a third fee to get you “licensed” and then there may even be a

request to open a special bank account for your new business that they can have access to. They’ll probably tell you they need access so they can deposit the money you make from your new enterprise with them.

The only people getting the business here is you. You’ll never make a cent from these folks.

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Where do you want to relocate?

footage, or are you downsizing to a home as close to the same square feet but a one-story instead of two-story home?

There are many options where you want to move after selling your home; however, many people sometimes forget to plan where they are going after they sell their home because they are so busy with the downsizing process.

That is understandable and why we’re here to help.

Are you downsizing to a smaller home with less square

Are you planning to move out of state? Are you planning to move closer to the kids, grandkids or family in general? Have you thought of moving into an assisted living community or retirement home; or a condo/villa?

These are all questions you may need to ask yourself when thinking of making a move after you sell your

home. We are here to with all of these options and assist you in finding the perfect home.

Give us a call today at (260) 459-3911; we’d be happy to help. You can also stop in our office, Ness Bros. Real Estate & Auctioneers ‘Senior Relocation Program,’ 3344 Mallard Cove Lane, Fort Wayne. Ask to talk with one our relocation specialists — Kurt, Katelyn or Chauntell — who are knowledgeable in all aspects helping you move.