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Established in 1997, the Milwaukee County Senior CitCompare your portfolio izen Hall of Fame honors five outstanding seniors in Milwauto a baseball team kee County each year who have page 5A served the community as volunteers to improve the lives of people as advocates on behalf of older adults. By KarenMilwaukee Ellenbecker County and the Milwaukee County Commission & Julie Ellenbecker Travel to Roanoke centered on-Lipsky Aging have made a comin a beautiful valley mitment to affirm the dignity and value of older adults of this page 16A county by supporting their choic-
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es for living in and giving to our community. The Senior Citizen Hall of Fame awards are an integral part of Milwaukee County’s celebration of Older American’s Month. We will honor and celebrate all senior citizens and the five to be inducted into the Milwaukee County Senior Citizen Hall of Fame on Friday, May 23, 2014. This day is in recognition of the significant volunteer contributions of these outstanding individuals, who give their time and
talents to our community and in celebration and recognition of National Older American’s Month. The following will be inducted: Jean Haase, Greenfield; Fred Knueppel, Franklin; Lennie Mosley, Milwaukee; Robert Pietrykowski, Milwaukee; and Dorothy Smith, Milwaukee.
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T Doctors look at Dry Eye Disease causes & treatment immune alteration) in order to prevent later disability, scientists recognized the need to develop an eye drop that goes beyond providing temporary relief for dry eye symptoms to one that aggressively treats the inflammatory process that causes the condition.
Dry eye is more than just a nuisance; it's a disease that affects millions of Americans. Until recently, treatment focused on alleviating symptoms by using artificial teardrop products (like Refresh and Tears Naturale) as often as every hour. Now, however, a prescription medication is available that goes beyond treating symptoms to actually attacking the underlying cause of dry eye disease. We asked the doctors at one of Wisconsin’s leading ophthalmology practices to answer the following questions about this common concern.
■ What is dry eye disease? Mark Freedman, MD: The tear film on your cornea is more than just salt water. It is made up of layers of mucous, water and oil that, when present in the right amounts, help your eyes feel comfortable, see properly and stay healthy. Dry eye disease is a painful and irritating condition involving a lack of or an imbalance in these tear film layers.
Do you have symptoms? n Redness
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n Mucous strands
n Crusty eyelids
n Fluctuating vision
n “Tired” eyes
n A “gritty” or “filmy” sensation n Irritation from smoke, fumes, air-
conditioning, drafts & low humidity
n Less tolerance for contact lenses n Watery eyes (you’re producing even
more tears to try to soothe your eyes)
■ What causes dry eyes? Brett Rhode, MD: The most frequent cause is the natural decrease in tear production that occurs with aging, which can cut tear volume by up to 80% by the time a person is 70 years old. This condition is called "keratoconjunctivitis sicca" and most often occurs in women over age 40. Dry eye disease may also be caused by hormonal changes (pregnancy, menopause); environmental factors (smoke, allergens, heating, air conditioning); various diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, Parkinson's, etc.); or medications (like antihistamines that dry out the eye's surface).
■ How serious is it? Daniel Ferguson, MD: Dry, scratchy, irritated eyes are a very common problem, affecting people of all ages, especially older adults. For most people, dry eyes are uncomfortable but not visionthreatening. In some cases, however, a faulty or diminished tear film can affect the cornea’s focusing ability and increase the risk of infection.
■ Why do women
■ Can you explain this
Daniel Paskowitz, MD: There is a substantial link between hormones and dry eye disease. For example, estrogen can inhibit the function of oil-producing glands, including one in the eyelid needed for maintaining a normal tear film. In a Harvard study, of the 25,000 participants age 49 and older, those taking estrogen were about 70% more likely to have dry eyes than women not taking the hormone. And, women taking both estrogen and progesterone had a 30% increased risk of dry eyes.
Freedman: Dry eye disease occurs when the eye’s surface becomes irritated by any of a number of environmental or physical factors, including aging, diseases, contact lenses, computer work, allergens, smoke and medications. In a normal functioning eye, there is an anti-inflammatory component that keeps the disruptive effect of this irritation to a minimum. However, if this component is lacking and the irritation is not controlled, the eye does not produce adequate tears. This irritation causes the body's immune system to activate its troops of inflammatory cells, including T-lymphocytes. Thinking that the eye is under attack, these T-cells
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options are available?
Michael Raciti, MD: Dry eyes are usually a life-long condition that can be controlled, but rarely cured. The most common treatment has been to alleviate symptoms with artificial tear drop products (like Refresh, Thera Tears and Tears Naturale) used as often as every hour. If frequent use of artificial tears doesn't provide relief, some patients undergo a simple, five-minute office procedure that places tiny silicone "punctal" plugs into the drain openings in the corner of the eyes to eliminate tear loss and retain natural moisture. And, another option is Restasis.
release special proteins called 'cytokines.' This starts the inflammatory cycle, whereby inflammation of both the eye's surface and tear-producing glands results in "abnormal" tears and symptoms of dry eye. Since the tears are abnormal, the irritated eye is not properly nourished or lubricated. This causes the cycle of inflammation and symptoms to repeat again and again.
■ How does Restasis work? Rhode: It regulates the immune reaction to dry eye stimuli by reducing the number of inflammatory cells that are activated and blocking the production of destructive inflammatory chemicals.
■ Who can use Restasis?
inflammatory process?
Ferguson: Anyone who suffers from dry eyes or uses artificial tears without relief may be a candidate for Restasis. Your eye care specialist can conduct tests to make an accurate diagnosis and determine if Restasis is right for you. Beneficial effects (like decreased artifical tear use) take about three months to occur.
For a FREE booklet on dry eyes, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes or macular degeneration or to schedule a comprehensive examination of the inner and outer components of your eye, call 414-321-7035 or one of the offices listed below.
See the best you can see . . . See an Eye Care Specialist Trusted by more than 125,000 doctors & patients since 1985 “TOP DOCTORS” - M Magazine - Milwaukee Magazine Mark Freedman, MD Brett Rhode, MD Daniel Ferguson, MD Daniel Paskowitz, MD Michael Raciti, MD David Scheidt, OD
■ Why is RestasisTM
"revolutionary?"
David Scheidt, OD: Because it views dry eye not as a nuisance, but as a disease. Just as researchers shifted from treating the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis to aggressively attacking the cause (a related
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Looking for (voting) cheaters If I did not know better, I would think that the governor and the state legislature were trying to erect an obstacle course for the voters of Wisconsin. First, they passed a strict voter photo ID law that would have created a hardship for thousands of voters, including about 18% of older voters who do not possess photo IDs, to obtain a photo ID or be denied the right to vote. Fortunately, in my opinion, that law has been challenged in both state and federal courts on the grounds of violating the Wisconsin Constitution, or the Federal Voting Rights Act. Decisions are expected in these cases sometime this summer. Now, before the State Legislature recently adjourned, it passed three more laws to add to the obstacle course. The first law, Act 146 (Senate Bill 324), restricts the time for in-person absentee voting. This law limits in-person absentee voting only to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. It prohibits such voting on weekends and holidays. In vetoing a provision that would have further limited in-person absentee voting to no more than 45 hours a week, Governor Walker
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said that the new law “will help ensure consistency of the voting process throughout the state.” According to the Wisconsin Blue Book, the voting age population in Milwaukee County is over 708,000 people while in Florence County it totals a little over 4,000 MOVING IN indicate THE persons. Logic would seem to RIGHT DIRECTION that it might take aBy little longer for evBruce Nemovitz eryone in Milwaukee to vote, but the STATE CAPITOL COMMENT words “consistency” and “uniformity” sound reasonable. By Matt Pommer The second law, Act 177 (Assembly Bill 202), allows election observers to stand “not less than 3 feet from or more than 8 feet from” the table where voters announce their name and AGING ISSUES address to be issued a voter number or Tom Frazier the table where votersByregister to vote. Whether this will improve the election MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
process or provide a means to intimidate some voters is not obvious to me. The third law, Act 182 (SB 267), requires all voters, except a military or an overseas voter, to provide proof of residence when registering to vote. Under prior law, a voter who registered before the close of registration (third Wednesday preceding an election) was not required to provide proof of residence when registering to vote. In addition, this law requires the muMONEY nicipal clerk or clerk’s agent,SENSE and the By Karen Ellenbecker Government Accountability Board, & Julie Ellenbecker to -Lipsky maintain a record of the type of document submitted by the elector as proof of residence. In regard to the legal challenges of the photo ID law, Jay Heck, DirecAPRON tor of Emma Common Cause in Wisconsin, said that he expects STRINGS either the federal Aunt EmmaCourt court and/or the StateBySupreme to overturn the ID law, and, in that circumstance, the governor will call a special session of the legislature to MONEY SENSE pass an ID law thatByitKaren believes will Ellenbecker & Julie Ellenbecker meet the courts’ concerns. -Lipsky In the Governor’s veto message mentioned earlier, he also stated that “We should all be focused on mak-
ing it easier to vote, but also ensuring the integrity of the voting process by making it harder to cheat, and I fully support all efforts to do so.” But recently, State Senator Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, took exception to his colleagues’ obsession with finding cheaters. “It’s all based on some belief there is a massive fraud or irregularities, something my colleagues have been hot on the trail for three years and have failed miserably at demonstrating,” Schultz said. Although he voted for the voter ID bill passed in 2011, he said he now believes that a lack of access to the polls poses a far greater threat to the integrity of state elections than voter fraud. Recently, a PEW Foundation study indicated that Wisconsin was the third best state in the country at administering elections, and we have consistently been number two in voter turnout. We should be aiming for number one, not creating more obstacles to voting by looking for cheaters that we can’t seem to find.
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The University of Wisconsin System has moved closer to the edge of political waters with hiring a lobbyist with links to Gov. Scott Walker to be vice president for university relations. Jim Villa had been chief of staff to Walker when he was Milwaukee County Executive. Villa listed Walker as his first reference for the System Administration job. He is expected to begin the university job early in May. A university screening committee forwarded Villa’s name along with four others as finalists. The appointment clearly pleases the Walker administration. The governor likes friendly faces in jobs that deal with the Legislature and the press. Shortly after he took office, the governor asked, and the Republican-controlled Legislature quickly approved, removing civil service status for persons who lead legislative liaison and public information efforts at other state agencies but that move wouldn’t affect Villa’s executive-level hiring.
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The university vice-presidency was created in 1984 but all previous holders of the job had experience in working with higher education. SPORTS But Villa’s lack By ofJack experience Pearson in working in higher education didn’t bother UW System PLANTING President Ray TOMORROW’S Cross. UW-Oshkosh DREAMSChancellor TODAY Richard Wells, who chaired search By Bradthe Olson committee, said: “We were very impressed with Jim’s vision and his track record of success. I’m pleased that the UW System will have a new leader who can strengthen the University’s connections to the broader community and widen support for higher education in the state.” SPORTS
Cross said Villa STRINGS stood out for legAunt Emma comislative ties and “goodBystrategic munications.” Villa had served for five years as chief of staff for State Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, who is co-chair of the Legislature’s budget writing Joint Finance Committee. Villa’s name appeared repeatedly in the 28,000 pages of emails and other documents released in the criminal investigation of former Walker aide Kelly Rindfleisch. Villa was not charged in the investigation. The governor has repeatedly refused to discuss the email, telling reporters that it was “old news.” A spokesperson for the governor’s office said Walker is Wright looking forward By Enis to working with the university staff. The university drew sharp legislative criticism after reports surfaced showing the system had accumulated surpluses in excess of $650 million. Villa, 42, holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Marquette University. The expected size
of the university salary and his close ties to the governor indicates Villa will be a powerful figure within the university system across the state. Democrats criticized the university decision to hire Villa, with a party spokesperson calling Villa a “henchman” of the governor. Scott Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, labeled it “cronyism.” But having a person with Villa’s ties could help the university in the next decade. In 2011 the Republican-controlled government drew legislative boundaries to assure themselves the GOP would have legislative majorities through 2022. President Cross suggested Villa’s role will be in providing “proactive” communications with legislators. That means Villa’s role will be to head off criticism from the State Capitol. Cross also defended Villa’s lack of previous experience in higher education. There are enough other people with that exFRAZIER continued on page 11A
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Compare your investments to a baseball team STATE CAPITOL Spring is on its way, and so is COMMENT baseball season. What doesPommer baseball By Matt have to do with investing? There are many similarities between America’s favorite pastime and your investment portfolio. The Milwaukee Brewers don’t wait until March to start developing their team for the season. It’s important to choose the right players and poIN THE sitions well before MOVING the season begins. RIGHT DIRECTION At Ellenbecker Investment Group, we By Bruce Nemovitz understand the importance of choosing the right investments before a new market climate. It takes preparation, vision and patience to cultivate a team of winning investments. It takes discipline to actively monitor each player and cut a holding when it is not in alignment with the overall plan. AGING Once you have a healthy roster of ISSUES talented players, it isBytime to master Tom Frazier the fundamentals of the game. Determining a game plan prior to the first pitch results in a more successful day at the ballpark. It is not enough to hit the ball. There is a tactical approach to consider. What have players done in the past? What are the current field PLANTING conditions? How willTOMORROW’S the current cliDREAMS TODAY By Brad Olson
They have the ability to outperform at any moment but they also play a solid game in almost any condition. We trust these players and our confidence doesn’t waiver when they come up to the plate. The bench warmers are most closely aligned with the fixed income part of the investment portfolio. They are always there to assist when other players are in need or struggling. Without the bench warmers, the team would be at risk. The fixed income part of an investment portfolio is where the downside protection and stability is established. An important step in maintaining a competitive edge and a healthy investment portfolio is rebalancing. Some players are traded, some don’t perform as expected, and some get injured. Monitoring the situation closely and the willingness to modify the team is key to building a successful ball club. Start with a solid coaching staff. One head coach making all the decisions doesn’t provide enough experience, insight or ability to manage the whole team. At EIG, we have a team
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volunteer at our Clinton Rose Senior Center in Milwaukee, and help older adults find services and resources available to them throughout their community. They enjoy their Ambassador role due to the reciprocal relationship between themselves and older adults. “We’re there to reach out and be available and to do so openly and honestly. ... The clients appreciate our help and we appreciate their time,� Lewis said. Nominees in the “Courage to Change the World� category are our volunteers of any age who have discovered new ways to use their acquired skill sets to be vibrant change agents within our community. The volunteers with whom we interact, on a regular basis here at Interfaith, so often show amazing courage in who they are and what they do for others. Pearls of Wisdom Benefit Dinner The Ninth Annual Pearls of Wisdom Benefit Dinner being held on Thursday, May 8, at Pier Wisconsin at Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. This event is vital to our ability to continue providing the services and support our senior neighbors and their caregivers need. Older adults’ needs range from a daily safety “check-in� phone calls, rides to a doctor’s appointments, help with snow removal or yard work, to caregivers visiting them at home. This year guests will enjoy Emcee and Auctioneer Thelma Sias, VP of Local Affairs for We Energies, great entertainment and lots of fun. Sponsors for this event include: UnitedHealth Care Medicare Solutions, US Bank, Milwaukee County Department of Family Care, Milwaukee County Department on Aging, 50 Plus Publications, Helen Bader Foundation, BMO Harris Bank, AARP, Independence First, Alzheimer’s Association, Renouard Family Trust, Wegner CPAs and Cleary Gull. Tickets are still available for this year’s event. Purchase online at www. interfaithmilw.org/pearls or call 414220-8644.
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motes relaxation and tranquility. Massage helps relieve back pain, neck pain from injuries, and strained and painful muscles. It can even improve athletic performance. Massage is soothing and sensual. It can help depression, anxiety and actually enhance your immune system. Touch is an essential emotional need. In a calm, safe setting, the benefits are substantial. Massage is beneficial for many chronic problems that are in part caused by or aggravated by stress. Massage reduces pain, stiffness and fatigue, and improves sleep. There is also evidence that massage can improve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, presumably by alleviating stress. It is also helpful as a component of therapy for chronic back pain. Research has shown that when administered by a well-trained masseuse, and in combination with physical therapy and pain medications, therapeutic massage is of great value and more effective than acupuncture. Touch is one of the most important ways of communication, and lack of touch has a negative effect, causing loneliness and isolation. Americans virtually never touch each other. An interesting study done in coffee shops in various countries showed that in Puerto Rico couples touched each other 180 times an hour, and in Paris, it was 110. By contrast, in the United States, the average couple touched each other twice hourly, and in London, couples almost never touched. Public displays of affection, or “PDA,” as some of my best friends call it, is considered a cardinal sin. What a tragedy. Perhaps this is the reason massage is not more popular in the United States. We are resistant to massage therapy because of reluctance to be undressed and touched by strangers, and by viewing it quite erroneously as an erotic rather than therapeutic experience. Touch by itself is very important and beneficial for individuals of any age. For example, premature babies given three 10-minute loving massages daily gain weight 47 percent more rapidly and leave the hospital earlier than those who are not massaged.
In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, therapeutic massage and touch induce calm and reduce agitation and disruptive behavior. Nursing home residents who are frequently and therapeutically touched by trained staff remain healthier, lose less weight and are hospitalized less than those who are not. One of the greatest benefits of owning a pet is the ability to touch and stroke it, and both give and receive unconditional love. These days, many nursing homes allow pets in their facilities and have outdoor farm animals and periods of actual pet therapy when residents are able to love and stroke cats or dogs. As a new massage addict, I would recommend it to all who can afford it. Cost, in my view, is the only good excuse not to have a massage. Being too busy, too tired or too lazy are good reasons to have one. And if you cannot afford one, remember the important roles that touch plays in fostering happiness and health. Sit and hold hands in the movie theater and in restaurants. Never, ever leave the house without a hug and kiss, and sit together on the same couch at night while relaxing and watching TV. And consider back and foot rubs. Who does not like them? We must always remember that many older people are isolated and deprived. Make sure you visit them frequently, and always touch and hug them, and hold their hands. Don’t discourage older persons from having a pet just because of difficulties with upkeep. Choose an apartment building or assisted-living center that allows pets. Physical contact is an essential element of the way we interact with each other and promotes lifelong health and happiness. Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book “Breaking the Rules of Aging.” To find out more about Dr. David Lipschitz and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Mister Baseball? That title could go to Dan “The Beer Man” McKinney By Jack Pearon When it comes to loving the game of baseball and longevity in being involved, there are few in these parts who can compare with Dan McKinney, who is now 77, and with the Sports Service Co. at Miller Park. Perhaps there are some who are as fond of the game; that aspect is impossible to measure. But in longevity? No one. Not Bud Selig, now Commissioner of Major League Baseball and the man who brought the Brewers here in 1979; not Robin Yount, the Hall of Famer who patrolled short and center for the Brew Crew for 20 years, the most ever for the team; nor Bob Uecker in the radio booth. All three have had long careers here in baseball, but Dan “The Beer Man” McKinney has them all beat in tenure. When Dan was a young fellow of 17 back in 1954, he applied for a job with the old Milwaukee Braves in their home in County Stadium. It was the Braves’ second year in existence here. Like other Major League teams then, they handled their own beer sales and other concessions. So if your math abilities are still intact, you may have already deduced that from ’54 to now is a whopping 61 years, and the meter is still running. If you know of anyone in a sports facility who has been working in a truly tough job such as hawking beer and other merchandise up and down steps for more than six decades, please let me know about it. I’m not aware of any.
Dan was with the Milwaukee Braves from the start of ’54 on through to the end of the ’65 seasons, 12 years. He worked every game he could, and missed only the day games during the week, as his regular fulltime job was as a high school teacher and he couldn’t be in two places at once. Back then the Major League season was 154 games long, making the home portion 77 games. Dan estimated that he worked an average of about 70 games every summer. I’ll do the math this time: 12 seasons times 70 games, or a total of about 840 games. Then in the ’66 through ’69 seasons, when there was no Major League franchise in Milwaukee, there were 20 games the Chicago White Sox were nice enough to play here. Over more than 40 years, he also worked about 160 Green Bay Packers’ games, and at least 10 rock concerts. From 1970, when the Brewers began playing here, Dan was with them from day one. The home seasons became 81 games long, and Dan worked roughly 75 a season. More math. Add up all the Braves games, then the White Sox, the Packers, the concerts and all the Brewers games, 45 seasons at about 75 games each summer, and you get a grand total of almost 4,000 games, at County Stadium and then at Miller Park. And the total is just an estimate. It is mind boggling. We are not talking here about a soft desk job or something similar over those thousands of games and more than six
decades. Being a beer vendor is one of the most strenuous, the most taxing jobs in the business of baseball. Try to imagine it - carrying one and often two cases of beer, with two that’s more than 70 pounds, up and down those steep steps, nonstop, for three and four hours straight, twice
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When Dan initially came to the Braves back in ’54 looking for a job, he wanted to be a beer vendor. In those days the team handled their own vending work. (Today the Brewers and all Major League teams job the work out to organizations like Sports Service.) But since Dan was still in his teens, the Braves told him that by law he was too young to sell beer. They then told him that they could give him a job selling popcorn, peanuts and soda, and he happily accepted. To give you an idea of how long ago that was and the changes in costs, Dan told me that
Left to Right. Jake McKinney, Laine McKinney Schmitt, Lisa McKinney, Luann McKinney, Dan McKinney, Vince Cupertino, Laura Larson, Jim Cupertino, Linda Cupertino, Erik Larson, Michael Cupertino, Elaine McKinney, Ed Schmitt, Sarah Larson, DJ Cupertino (kneeling ) Mariel McKinney Schmitt-all in the family. that when they had double headers. That’s just the carrying portion of the job. There’s also opening every bottle and pouring it into cup, no spills and with minimal foam, making change and doing it correctly, staying jolly and cheerful throughout, remembering faces and names and everything else. Dan usually worked in the upper deck, and up there the rows and steps are even steeper than they are in the lower stands. There’s more. I‘ve just told you about Dan’s work at County Stadium and Miller Park. He also worked 15 or more races over 40 years at State Fair Park; worked many Wisconsin Badger football, basketball and boxing events every year in Madison. And since Sports Service also worked for the Chicago White Sox, he worked many games for them at Comiskey Park during the times when the Brewers were on the road. All this while
working full time at his teaching positions at Washington and Vincent High Schools in Milwaukee. “If I had been married to any woman other than my wonderful wife Elaine, none of all that would have been possible,” he said. “No other wife would have put up with it. I was gone all day at my teaching job, then gone almost every night selling beer. Elaine never complained. She even volunteered to cook hot dogs for the players and coaches during doubleheaders. I’ll tell you, she really deserves some kind of an award.” Baseball, the Braves and the Brewers were an integral part of the family at the McKinney home. Three of Dan and Elaine’s daughters, Linda, Lisa and Luann worked as stand managers in concession stands at County Stadium when they were younger (They also have another daughter, Laura).
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the prices for those products were 15 cents each. “Beer was only 30 cents a bottle,” he laughed, “and one year, I think it was Gettleman’s, they had a special on for only 26 cents a bottle. Only four cents, but back in those days a penny made a difference.” I asked Dan if beer vendors were paid a salary, or were paid a commission on their sales. “Very definitely commission,” he answered. “In the early years with the Braves I was paid 90 cents a case. Since I was one of the tops in sales and sold about nine MCKINNEY continued on page 22A
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FRED KNUEPPEL “Fred Knueppel is admired for his volunteer efforts and concern for his community. He has spent thousands of hours volunteering in many different capacities.” Fred is the President of Franklin Senior Citizens Inc., giving of his time with an unselfish attitude. He has also been appointed to the City of Franklin’s Planning Commission by two mayors because of the valuable insight he has on zoning and planning topics, as well as his familiarity with the needs and wants of the large senior population. Fred is a long-time member and officer of the Lions Club. He championed the creation of a technology center for the senior citizens of the City of Franklin’s meal site where they become acquainted with computers. They use the devices to network and communicate with other seniors in their communities and throughout the world. Fred received the 2009 “Inspire by Example” award from the Volunteer Center of Milwaukee for his development of a computer repair program at Independence First. The used computers are solicited, repaired and refurbished, then donated to low-income people and people with disabilities who, otherwise, would not have been able to acquire one. He also volunteers his time consulting with seniors and maintaining the technology for the Brenwood Senior Apartments complex. Among of the most giving features about Fred and his wife, Cindy, is the fact that they have taken in a couple of homeless friends who had no place to go except for the streets. These people lived, free of charge, in Fred and Cindy’s home until they could get back on their feet. A very kind neighbor to many, a friend to all. LENNIE MOSLEY “To know Lennie Mosley is to love her!” A statement summarizing descriptions offered by almost everyone you talk with about her. Lennie is a devoted wife and mother, but she is also considered a “Community Activist.” Some of her outstanding qualities and community service have been expressed by community leaders, friends, and associates. “Outstand-
ing leadership in community service and tireless efforts in humanitarian services for the benefit of Wisconsin citizens - especially the elderly.” “She is an eager and valuable member of the Halyard Park Association for 30 years. She is selfless!” A member of Cream City (WI) Chapter The Links, incorporated for the past twelve years. “Hard in-depth work with a follow through, follow up attitude in completing tasks.” “The quality of life of residents in the 6th District and City of Milwaukee is enhanced by her work and deeds.” Lennie served as a “working” member of numerous boards throughout the city, and has received recognition and honors for her outstanding and invaluable service to the community, but especially, the help she gives to an elderly church member, lovingly called “Mother” Shakespeare. As a member of St. Francis of Assisi church, she devoted 500 plus hours of volunteer time throughout the years helping organize successful church fundraising events and many other activities. Lennie Mosley’s level of service to her family, friends and community is phenomenal.
ROBERT PIETRYKOWSKI Leader, planner and developer, humble gracious and dedicated; these are the words used to describe Bob Pietrykowski. Mr. Pietrykowski has demonstrated his strong commitment to Milwaukee County through his passionate work with various groups and organizations. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Milwaukee County Department on Aging Disability Resource Center Governing Board, as well as CORE/
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of organizations and agencies. They include, Social Development Commission, Next Door Foundation, Milwaukee College Prep, Walnut Way Conservation Corp, Uniting Garden Homes, National Hookup of Black Women Organization, Black Health Coalition, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Interfaith Older Adult Neighborhood Outreach Program. She received an award for being among the Top 100 Black women by Holy Redeemer, who recognized her efforts in community service in Milwaukee County. As a single parent, Dorothy was a foster parent to over twenty children, adopting three and raising two more with five of her own to raise along the way. She provided much love and care to all of her children, all while volunteering her time and energy to so many organizations. Dorothy comes packaged and ready with a warm smile and hearty laugh every day. She makes everyone feel at ease and is genuine through and through.
DOROTHY SMITH Dorothy has given her time and energy over the course of many years to the community in various capacities, educating young parents, advocating for those less fortunate and providing a strong voice, fundraising and mentoring. Her strong commitment to help others comes from somewhere deep inside her as she has dedicated many years of service to a number
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Roanoke: Serving as an attractive destination for centuries The number one place for a celebration of early exploring inhabitants who came to America in sailing ships from Western Europe some 500 years ago may not have seen Roanoke as their primary destination. However, the locale of the James River figures in early history as we know of it now as it meanders through the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. There’s a certain flavor to Roanoke that beckons tourists as they travel the Blue Ridge Parkway and observe the vibrant Vir-
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ginia vistas that center on Roanoke and the valley around it. Roanoke – some claim its name came from a husky early inhabitant (perhaps Native American), who traveled the nearby waters while paddling an oaken log with a trimmed limb. Roanoke is reachable via several different major highways, but the visually pleasing Blue Ridge Parkway runs along the western side of the city. Highway 220 goes directly into the city center at milepost 121. There you will find 13 galleries, studios and museums plus the home of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. To accommodate daytime-busy people, the galleries are open on First Mondays until 9 p.m. This area is near to the Hotel Roanoke, which also has a large convention center. The Taubman Museum of Art is an architectural wonder as well as home to 2,050 pieces in its permanent collection. You may contact the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, 1-800-635-5535, for details as
Blue Ridge Mountains - credit Bruce Henderson to current events and specialized activities. Right now, while most popular seasonal events are past or forward into the future, we do know that they celebrate Independence Day in grand style. In addition to the Roanoke Convention and Visitors’ Center, the large and beautiful Hotel Roanoke has an events’ calendar that is available to all-comers at Hotel Roanoke.com. Taking a journalists’ tour of Roanoke and environs means a quick, but still thorough tour of what makes Roanoke a popular vacation or convention destination. We’ll take a brief tour of the sights and sites thought to be of more than just passing interest. First of all, we will write that it is steeped in history of our country and its peoples from the earliest of times. Actually, the first white settlers arrived in what is now Roanoke in the 1740s. The original town was called Old Lick, later Big Lick and later Roanoke, which really was derived from an Indian word, Ra-re-nock. This last was the name for shell beads worn by the Native Americans and often used as trade goods. We’ll first take a dive into summer as there is endless excitement and adventure exploring along the rivers, streams and lakes that meander through the valleys and mountain passes. The views are next to breathtaking. There also are 22 miles of greenways where visitors can walk, run,
bike, picnic or just view the scenery. The Roanoke Star and Overlook provide a bird’s eye view of the city. The star there is said to be the largest such to be man-made. Convenient to Interstate Highway 80 is Carvin’s Cove Natural Preserve,
an area of family fun. Nearby Smith Mountain Lake has over 500 miles of shoreline and many activities including cruises aboard the Virgin Dare
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The view from Star attracts tourists. sidewinder boat that is a 19th century replica ship. There’s also the Appalachian Trail to explore, the James River, Eagle Landing, the Upper Blackwater River Blueway and Green Hill Park. The treasures to be found in the Virginia Blue Ridge country go far beyond the adventuresome outside to the Historic Roanoke City Market, and if you tire here, there’s the Blue Ridge Antique Center in nearby Rocky Mount. While it was not visited, we’re told that the Salem Farmers Market and the Vinton Farmers Market are worthwhile stops. The entire valley has a population of just over 300,000; city itself about 10,000. The Booker T. Washington National Monument commemorates the birthplace of America’s most prominent African American educator and orator of the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University in Roanoke is a premier art destination. Renew your senses this spring or enjoy the summer in vibrant surroundings as your eyes capture the vibrant landscape. If you happen to be a retiree, you might treat yourself next fall or winter to Roanoke on your way to or from Florida. The fall season in the valley is said to be spectacular from about mid-October to early November as nature paints the mountainous landscapes in colors of red, orange and yellow. But right now, you could be reveling in the best of the season along Virginia’s portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. At any time of year, you’ll enjoy small-town southern hospitality, great restaurants, big city amenities and the proud heritage that makes Roanoke the nice city to visit.
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Bob Leskovar, his pals and the amazing sport of dartball By Jack Pearson In any sport there are players who eventually become stars, some even superstars. That rather obvious maxim thus applies to dartball, the sport featured in this column. Dartball is somewhat of an enigma to most people, so perhaps what follows will clear the air. To begin with, throwing darts is nothing new. There have been games played with darts in a somewhat baseball oriented manner, and this is called dartball. So here is a brief rundown of the game as well as a bit about some of the people who play in it, and especially one of them, whose accomplishments in the sport are quite incredible. His name is Bob Leskovar, and he is past 71 now and lives in the south side of Milwaukee. At that advanced age he’s not merely hanging on; he’s the best dartball player in Wisconsin, quite possibly the best in the whole country. This is part of the very special magic and uniqueness of dartball; in a highly competitive, physical sport played by all ages, it is a grandpa in his 70s who is the best player. Up front I must point out that Bob did not request this story and especially not the commentary about himself. The topic was my choice, not only because the game of dartball is such an interesting sport, but also because it is all but ignored by the media today. Over the years, Leskovar regularly sent in the results of local dartball tournaments to the 50 Plus office, so I surmised that he’d be a good source of information. I called him, and he was most obliging, sending a pile of background material, internet sites and names of people to interview. He never mentioned his own input or his mind boggling array of accomplishments. I came up with those on my own. If you read on, you’ll learn of them and perhaps agree with my assessment. One wouldn’t think an activity that was conducted primarily in taverns and church basements could be considered a legitimate sport. Yet that’s exactly where the game of dartball is played. Over the long and cold winter months, there are few places any-
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where in the world where as much dartball activity exists – league competition and tournaments as well as simply social gatherings – than here and throughout Wisconsin. It has been that way for some time. More than 70 years ago, on March 31, 1941, Life magazine ran a feature citing Philadelphia, where the sport originated, as well as Milwaukee and Kansas City, as being strongholds of the game in America. Today there are more than 40,000 who play the game in Wisconsin, and more than 2,000 teams. It was noted earlier that dartball could be described as a form of baseball. It is, and is played inside with darts and a dartboard instead of outside on a playing field with bats and balls. As in baseball, there are usually nine innings to a game, but teams can be two person, four person or nine-person, and there are coaches, umpires and scorekeepers, with far fewer fans and media coverage and infinitesimally less dollar involvement. Darts are thrown underhanded from a line on the floor exactly 20 feet from the target, which is a four-foot square that contains a diamond-shaped hit zone. Sounds simple to do, but then so does hitting a golf ball. It seems easy… until you try it. Dartball has grown steadily over the years since it was introduced back in the early 1920s by a dartboard company in Pennsylvania. It soon became very popular there, and for some reason here in this area soon after. Perhaps it was because of Milwaukee’s plethora of bars and churches that had large meeting rooms where games could be played that was the attraction. Or maybe there was an enterprising dartboard salesman ala Professor Harold Hill and his band uniforms who alighted from a train one year and converted the Milwaukee Buerg-
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Six of Dartball’s star players, from the left, Jim Hickle, Bud Bolling, Archie Dadian, Mike Studer, Bob Leskovar and Jerry Mathwig.
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Bob Leskovar and the tools of his sport, darts and a dartboard. Bob is considered the top Dartball player in Wisconsin, and although he denies it, he is just that. ers. The first major dartball tournament in Wisconsin was held in 1939. Today there are nine such events; one in November, one in December, three in January, one in February, two in March, all culminated by the annual State Championship in April. Two of those tourneys, one in January and the other in February, are held in Pat’s Oak Manor in South Milwaukee, and both, by way, are conducted by Leskovar. By 1951, the Wisconsin Dartball Committee was formed, a body created specifically to govern and to promote the sport. It was the first such dartball authority of its kind in the country. One of the initial things the committee did was to draft an official dartball rules book. Prior to then, all the leagues in the state had been op-
erating under their own set of rules, a real hodgepodge. Afterwards everyone was on the same page. In 2009, the committee began the Wisconsin Dartball Hall of Fame. Both the rules book and the Hall of Fame were the first in the nation. It’s curious to note that in order to be voted into the Hall, the bylaws call for all inductees to be at least 50 years old and have played the game competitively for at least 25 years. Why its advocates love it is easy to understand. There is a warm camaraderie that prevails during matches, not only among teammates, but between opposing teams as well. Competing teams’ benches are within a few feet of one another during play, and chattering and laughing, kidding and jibing, yet also words of encour-
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agement when a shot is missed and praise when a difficult one is made, are always there, too. Every player tries his best to win, of course, but good sportsmanship and having an enjoyable time are equally important. This is what sport really should be all about but, often, this has been all but forgotten in too many other sporting venues. There are other reasons for its popularity. The costs for dartball are surprisingly low, both for equipment needed and in fees to play. A player’s outlay for an entire season can be less than he’d pay for one round of golf. It’s also a game for everyone: women as well as men, and all ages, from the teens on up to seniors in their ‘90s. One does not have to be a super athlete to play, either. Many dartball players have never been proficient in any other sport. That’s enough on background of the sport. Now for more on Leskovar. Baseball fans know that two of the greatest hitters in the history of the game were Ty Cobb and Ted Williams. Cobb had a lifetime average of .367, and Williams was the last major League player to top .400 in a single season, .406 in 1941. Now remember, it was noted earlier that dartball was a form of baseball, using darts, but with hits and runs and batting averages. Leskovar has been active as a player for 55 years; it would have been 57 but he was in the Army for two years. In every one of those 55 seasons, he hit over .500! In 35 of them he hit over .600; and in three of them he hit over .700. No dartball player in Wisconsin, and I never heard of one anywhere, has ever come anywhere close to those accomplishments. His .717 average over the 1983 season is the highest ever attained in Wisconsin. Most dartball players are thrilled if they manage to be on the championship team in just one state tourney. Bob has been on 11, an unprecedented feat. “When I think back on how it all began I have to laugh,” Bob said. “I was such a skinny, scrawny kid, not tall or strong enough for any of the major sports. My dad was in a church dartball league, and one day took me along with him. I was about 15 then, and as I recall, I became hooked right away. I finally found a sport I could
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More Dartball icons, this group from nearly a half century ago, the 1965 Wisconsin State Champions, Vans’s Shop Rite of West Allis. That’s team manager Jerry Mathwig just left of the trophy, the late Jack Willison, lower left, and Jim Hinckle, upper right. All three are now in the Wisconsin Dartball Hall of Fame. play. Four or five days a week I’d go down into the basement and practice shooting darts at my dad’s dartboard. Hundreds and hundreds of practice throws, until I couldn’t lift my arm. But I thrived on it.” Besides all his hitting feats, awards and championships in dartball, Bob has been an active member of the State Dartball Committee for 26 years, and has served as the secretary treasurer of the South Milwaukee Dartball League for 34 years. He has also run those two tournaments in South Milwaukee for the past several years. All of the above hitting feats and other accomplishments by Leskovar I learned of through the Internet or from newspaper records. The man just does not blow his own horn. “That’s Bob, the way he’s always been,” said Pancho Palesse, another of his long time buddies and an area sport legend himself. “I’ll bet he didn’t tell you he was the pitcher for the Schaff Funeral Home team in our Monday Senior VMP Softball League, either. Well, with him pitching, they’ve won the championship of the league for the
past three years.” By the way, Bob and his wife, Lucille, have three children and two grandchildren. Considering the similarities between dartball and other sports, one that comes to mind is the existence of dedicated individuals who have been and are responsible for the game’s growth and well being. For example, here in Wisconsin, people such as Curly Lambeau, and what he meant to football, and Bud Selig, and likewise what he meant to baseball fit that bill. Had Lambeau not been around, there wouldn’t be any Green Bay Packers or Lambeau Field, and had Selig not been on the scene, there wouldn’t be any Milwaukee Brewers or Miller Park Stadium either. It has been the same in dartball. Back in the early years, men such as Harold “Zip” Morgan, Ernie Dorrow Sr. and Jack Willison Sr. were the hard working honchos in charge. Fast forward to the present day. Besides Leskovar, there are a good number of individuals in this area who have and still are doing much to keep the sport healthy. Some include Jim
Hinckle of St. Francis, Jerry Mathwig of West Allis, Archie Dadian of South Milwaukee, Bud Bolling of Milwaukee, Mike Studer of Franklin, and Cliff Mengert, formerly of Milwaukee but who now lives in Alabama, to name just a few. JIM HINCKLE - It’s easy to spot Jim, now going on 70, at any dartball event. He’s the one with the long, white beard and looks like Santa Claus. Considering all Jim has done and continues to do in the sport, this column could have been written just about him. To begin with, he’s been one of the game’s top players since 1959. He is also the founder and current editor of the online Dartball News, a newsletter sent to players in eight states. In another journalistic effort, he is busily at work putting together a history of the sport. (Since he keeps adding to it, he many never finish it, but when and if he does, I’ve promised to feature it in this column.) “Most Dartball players got started in the game by watching their dads play,” Jim said. “In my case, would you believe, it was my wife, actually DARTBALL continued to page 22A
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May 3 – 4 Civil War Live Encampment Dousman Stagecoach Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield Civil War demonstration, fashion show, food and much more from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visit elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org for more info and fee to attend. May 11 All Mothers have a wonderful day! May 11 Wehr’s Annual Plant Sale Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave, Franklin Come early for the sale of native plants suitable for sun or shade and wet or dry areas of your yard. Certain selections sell out fast. Open from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. May 17 – 18 15th Annual Milwaukee / NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes Tour includes 15 recently completed remodeling and home improvement projects from Brookfield, Greenfield, Mequon, Waukesha and Whitefish Bay. For details, visit www.milwaukeenari.org or call 414-771-4071. May 25 Maxwell Street Days Firemen’s Park W65 N796 Washington Ave., Cedarburg
Vendors represented with a varied selection of antiques, collectibles, crafts, fine arts, pottery fresh produce, seasonal items and so much more. www.cedarburgfiredepot.com May 26 Memorial Day Downtown Milwaukee Parade starts at 2 p.m. at 4th and Wisconsin, heads East on Wisconsin Ave. to the War Memorial Center. Visit www.war-veterans.org/Parade. htm May 28 Bill Engvall Potawatomi Bingo Casino 1721 Canal St., Milwaukee A true Hollywood story, Bill’s career is centered on his marriage (to the same woman) for over 30 years and fatherhood. As he returns to stand up, Bill Engvall has plenty to say! Visit paysbig.com/entertainment/box-office or call 414-847-7922 for tickets. FUTURE EVENTS June 5 - 12 9th Annual Downtown Dining Week This eight day smorgasbord will highlight forty restaurants, each with a special menu of three-course favorites at 12.50 for lunch and $25 - $35 for dinner. Visit www.milwaukeedowntown.com/diningweek for a list of restaurants. July 23 – August 3 Phantom of the Opera Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee Critics are raving that this breathtaking production is “bigger and better than ever before.” This PHANTOM features a brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, new choreography by Scott Ambler, and a new staging by director Laurence Connor. Visit marcuscenter.org or call 414-273-7206. Great mother’s day gift!
ON-GOING Alzheimer’s Support Group Cedar Bay West, Fellowship Hall, 5595 County Road Z, West Bend. Meets the second Wednesday of each month from 1 - 3 p.m. For details, call (262) 306-4230. Alzheimer’s Support Group Jackson Crossing Lakeshore Building N168 W22026 Main St., Jackson Support group held the third Wednesday of each month; 6 p.m. Respite care is available. Please call for reservations at (262) 993-2838. Afternoon Dance American Legion Post #449 3245 N. 124th St., Brookfield Everyone Welcome! Second Monday of every month, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Big Band dance, $3. • • • • • Charles Horwitz Planetarium S14 W28167 Madison St., Waukesha For more information on upcoming programs visit - www.waukeshaschools.com/planet. • • • • • Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr. Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday Sunday. Call (414) 224-3200 or go to www.mam.org. • • • • • Milwaukee County RSVP – Interfaith Older Adult Programs, Inc. Contact Eddie at (414) 220-8655 to be a volunteer. • • • • • Milwaukee Dancing Grannies Interested in becoming one of Milwaukee’s dancing grannies? Contact us at (414) 630-4493. • • • • • Museum of Wisconsin Art 300 South Sixth Ave., West Bend Public hours, Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 1 - 4:30 p.m. (262) 334-9638/ www. wisconsinart.org. • • • • • O.A.S.I.S. 2414 West Mitchell Street For seniors Fifty-Five Plus Travel Club meets monthly, second Friday of the month 8:30 a.m. Website: milwaukeerecreation.net/travel. • • • • •
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22A • 50PLUS • MAY 2014 DARTBALL continued from page 19A my wife-to-be, that I was watching as she threw the darts. It was in a CYO league, and she, Bonnie is her name, and her brother were competing on a team. We were all about 15 years old, and, of course, I thought she looked pretty good. I reasoned that the best way to get to know her was to join into the dartball action, too. I was successful in my plan, obviously, as we have been married for a half century, have five kids and three granddaughters. So all in all, Dartball has been very, very good to me.” JERRY MATHWIG. - You’ve heard of the super long careers of sports stars such as George Blanda in football and Minnie Minoso and Milwaukee’s own Warren Spahn in baseball, all between 25 and 30 years, which is quite commendable. But in reality they’re all pikers in the longevity area in comparison with dartball’s Jerry Mathwig. Jerry began playing Dartball in 1943 when he was 14 years old (Roosevelt was still President, you could buy a glass of beer for a dime and the only one with a cell phone device was Dick Tracy). Anyhow, Jerry took to the game with such enthusiasm that he never stopped and is still competing 71 years later (and still counting). Even at his age, he can still hold his own with all the young MCKINNEY continued from page 13A cases a game, my take was a little over eight dollars a game,” he said. “That sounds ridiculous today, but keep things in perspective. As noted, beer sold for 30 cents a bottle back in the ‘50s, and with 24 bottles to a case I was getting about three and a half cents a bottle. That’s better than 10 percent, which was and is quite re-
“whippersnappers.” Longevity actually runs in Jerry’s family. His uncle, Elmer Mathwig, was reportedly still playing dartball on a competitive basis at age 96, and stopped only because they took his driver’s license away and he couldn’t get to the matches. Elmer lived on until he was 101. Jerry was one of those first three gentlemen to be inducted into the Wisconsin Dartball Hall of Fame. His high season average was a .575 in 1946; he’s competed in 60 state championship tournaments; and has been on the State Committee for 44 years. Jerry and his wife, Janice, have three sons, 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandkids, proving that he does find time for a few things other than dartball. ARCHIE DADIAN - Besides his athletic achievements, Archie is one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet. He’ll chat with you for as long as you choose, and is wonderfully gregarious for being such a superstar. Aside from that, how many guys have been inducted into the Halls of Fame of two different sports? One of Wisconsin’s all-time great golfers, he was named to the WSGA Hall of Fame in 1980, and to the Wisconsin Dartball Hall soon after its creation in 2009. He won an almost unbelievable
total of 117 golf tournaments in Wisconsin and elsewhere, including 11 Billy Sixty Bestball events and 10 WSGA Senior Bestballs, both with several different partners. Besides golf and dartball, he was a top basketball player in high school and college, and won the conference scoring title when he was at the old Spencerian College. His first sport? You’d never guess: marbles. “Hey, I was pretty good,” he said, laughing. “My brother won the state championship one year, and I could beat him.” That Archie has been so active and successful athletically is a wonder. He’s had several major operations over the years including three complete hip replacements, the most recent just this past month. Get this: Archie’s dartball team consists of him and Vern Kappes, both 81, Bud Bolling, 85, and Marty Guadian, 89. That totals 256 years, and they’ll take on anyone in the world, of any age. Archie, Bud and Marty are all in the Dartball Hall of Fame, and Vern is a world champion speed skater. A word of advice: Don’t bet against them. He and his wife ‘Shirley’ have four children and eight grandkids, all of which has led to a new career for both of them—babysitting. “Every day, too,” Archie said, “from ear-
ly morning to late afternoon.” How much do you get paid?, I asked. “Hah! he replied. “You have to be kidding.” In addition to those players, others whom Leskovar listed as men who have not only been top notch players over the years, but who have done much to help the game include Bud Bolling, Mike Studer and Cliff Mengert, as well as Marty Gaudian, Chuck Spahn, Mark “Doc” Drow, Mike “Wimpy” Wendorf and Rick “The Bay View Bomber” Fare, “to name just a handful,” Bob said. “You could list dozens more.” So our apologies, but we’ve already exceeded our space limit. Something Leskovar emphasized was the need to bring new, younger players into the game. “You must have noticed that all the players you’ve written about are getting up there in age,” he said, “in their 60s, 70s and 80s. The only way that the sport is going to be able to continue is if young people come along to replace us old-timers. Dartball is a great game, anyone can play, and the costs are minimal. I know 50 Plus is read by seniors, but seniors have kids and grandkids that they can talk to. If anyone is interested they can call me at 414-321-5916 or E-mail www.wisdartball.com.”
spectable. Also, since I worked about four hours a game, I was making better than two bucks an hour. A lot of hourly workers then were making only a dollar or a dollar and a half an hour.” By way of comparison, today beer vendors at Miller Park are paid $18 a case.
“But making a commission was only one of the reasons we worked as beer vendors,” Dan pointed out. “I can’t speak for everyone, but for me, being out there in a Major League Baseball stadium with all those great players (Dan was a track man in school and one year broke the Big Ten Conference record in the 880 dash) and being part of it all was a thrill every day I worked. And equally important was the interaction with the fans. My customers all became friends, good friends, as did all the other vendors and concession workers. You might think it’s a tough job; I never did. I always loved it.” You may have noticed that in those last comments Dan was speaking in the past tense. About seven years ago, after three knee replacements, Sports Service management talked Dan into taking an inside administrative type job. One, obviously, with less walking
and carrying of heavy cases. “One of these days I guess I’ll have to pack it in,” he said, looking out over the field. “I have to start spending more time at home with Elaine, and with the grandkids, too.” Dan and Elaine have nine grandchildren, and all are active in one sport or another. “The Brewers have asked me to toss out the opening pitch at an upcoming game, I guess to sort of honor all my years of service, and I’m really looking forward to that.” “So does that mean you’re finally going to retire,” I asked him, giving him a jab on the shoulder. He punched me back. “Why do you ask that?” he replied, looking as if I’d called him a name. “I’m still in pretty good shape. What’s 61 years? How can one or two more matter?” I did not attempt to argue with that logic.
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We Saw You At
the 90th Annual Realtors Home & Garden Show
By Margaret Pearson Always a most welcome harbinger of spring, the event has been called the nation’s largest long running home and garden show. Again conducted in the Exposition Center of the Wisconsin State Fair Park, the show included more than 10,000 square feet of garden promenade and exhibits by more than 350 companies. Some of the smiling faces belonged to:
Thomas Freimund and Sandy Ostrowski of West Allis.
Roger and Lois Knutson of Wales.
Joy Newlund of Cottage Grove and John Woodrum of Oconomowoc.
Jeff Hart and Jutta Kennedy of Racine.
Sharon and Warren Hatch of Elkhorn.
Vanessa Tyska of Sharon and her sister, Theresa Tyska of Marengo.
Nancy and Ron Williams of Burlington.
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Whats INSIDE . . . . . . Be Wary of Potential Scams. . . . . . . . .19B
Prepare for Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . 22B Attend Golden Idol Learn and View Marasco Art . . . . . . . 20B Competition June 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24B
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BERKSHIRE AT KENSINGTON
1800 Kensington Dr., Waukesha
262-548-1449 • FREE Utilities • Spacious Floor Plans • Free Indoor Parking • Pets Welcome (limited) • Social Activities • On-Site Bank, Chapel,
Beauty Salon, Fitness Center • Convenient Elevators • Transportation to Shopping • Located on City Bus Line • Pergola and Gazebo w/BBQ grills
BERKSHIRE AT WEST ALLIS
BERKSHIRE OCONOMOWOC
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1414 S. 65th St., West Allis • FREE Heat, Hot Water • FREE Underground Parking • Elevator • Courtyard with Gazebo, BBQ Grill • Social Activities for Everyone • Near Historic West Allis Shops
BERKSHIRE Communities Smoke-Free
BERKSHIRE GREENDALE 7010 W. Grange Avenue, 53129
414-421-4900
• Near Historic Downtown • Laundry rooms on each Greendale & Southridge Mall floor • Spacious floor plans with • Free underground/surface walk-in closets parking • Balcony or patio with all • Business & fitness centers, homes community room & BBQ • Heat and hot water included patio • Pets cherished • Select homes with washers • Alive with daily social & dryers activities! Professionally Managed by OAKBROOK CORPORATION
• On-Site Exercise Room & Classes • Beauty Salon & Library • Near Senior Center, Walgreens, Banks • Located on Bus Line
210 S. Main St., Oconomowoc
• Pet friendly with some • Spacious floor plans restrictions • Ceiling fans • Walking distance to the • Elevator service to all floors downtown area and two lakes • Laundry room on each floor • Activities w/Oconomowoc • Free heated underground parking Area Senior Center on site • Free heat and water
Two bedroom apartment homes currently available. Call for our rent specials!!
ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITIES (55+)*
Smoke-Free 2014
BERKSHIRE SUNSET
S30 W24890 Sunset Drive, Waukesha, 53189 (Corner of Prairie Ave. & Sunset Drive)
262-548-0131
• Full-size balcony/patio with every home • Spacious open floor plans with walk-in closets • Free underground/surface parking • Heat & water INCLUDED • Laundry rooms & storage
Smoke-Free
BERKSHIRE GRAFTON 1004 Beech St., Grafton
262-376-9661
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units on each floor • Convenient shopping at the New Shoppes on the Fox River • Pet friendly (restrictions apply) community, library, computer & fitness areas • Social Activities for every one!
Join our carefree style of living!
• Convenient location in the heart of Downtown Grafton • Heat & water included • Free underground/surface parking • Same floor storage units
• Patio or balcony for each unit • Media center, fitness room, community room & patio for everyone’s enjoyment
Affordable Living In The Heart of Grafton!
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BERKSHIRE – GREENDALE 7010 W. Grange Ave., 3 Greendale Contact Person: Joann Cizel 414-421-4900 BERKSHIRE AT KENSINGTON 1800 Kensington Dr., Waukesha 262-548-1449
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Welcome home. Luther Manor offers retirement housing options to suit the unique personal preferences and lifestyles of those who call the community their home. With amenities ranging from a pharmacy and bank to an onsite grocery store, as well as a variety of health and wellness opportunities, everything you need is here. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact our Client Relations team at (414) 464-3880 or live@luthermanor.org.
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BERKSHIRE SENIOR APTS 1004 Beech St., Grafton, WI Contact Person: Jill Recore 262-376-9661 www.berkshire-grafton.com BERKSHIRE WEST ALLIS 1414 S 65th St., West Allis Contact Person: Chris Sorensen 414-258-2720 berkshire-westallis.com
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Breezewood Village is located in a park-like setting with a meal site next door.
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BREEZEWOOD VILLAGE
450 Sunnyslope Dr., Hartland Contact Person: Cathrine Boerschinger
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BRENWOOD PARK
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BROOKFIELD HIGHLANDS 20825 George Hunt Circle, Brookfield Contact Person: Trish Driver 262-798-9898
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HighlandsCommunities.com Spacious, remodeled one and two bedroom apartments, no entrance or endowment fee. Fireside Community Room, Guest suite, Hair Salon, Garden, Social activities and more!
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It’s not just my apartment, it’s my home! Capri Senior Communities was recently rated one of the TOP 5 Senior Living Companies in the nation!
Independent Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care Germantown Thiensville Milwaukee Waukesha West Allis Whitewater Sun Prairie Sturtevant Kenosha
I. capricommunities.com E. info@capricommunities.com T. (262) 798-1224
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BURNHAM VILLAGE 5202 W. Burnham Street, West Milwaukee Contact Person: Ken Becker 262-240-9406
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City and quiet residential park-like setting. Capri Senior Communities provides exceptional independent, assisted living and memory care communities with an array of unique amenities and services. Our beautiful communities are located in Germantown, Thiensville, Milwaukee, Waukesha, West Allis, Whitewater, Sun Prairie, Sturtevant, and Kenosha.
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CEDAR LAKE VILLAGE HOMES 5595 County Road Z, West Bend Contact Person: Jill Pink 262-338-4626 CEDAR LANDING AT ELKHART LAKE 101 Cedar Lane, Elkhart Lake Contact Person: Monica Smith 920-876-4050
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Looking for Value?
You will find it here! Williamstown Bay Senior Apartments
starting at
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AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS FOR THOSE 55+ • Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Units • All Appliances • Elevators • Intercom, Entrys • Community Kitchen & Living Rooms • Walking Distance to Shopping, Parks & Entertainment • WIFI Available in Community Areas
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www.cedarcommunity.org Spacious homes nestled on 245 acres on Big Cedar Lake. Clubhouse, activities, access to Cedar Ridge restaurant, pool and more!
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Stoney Creek Senior Independent Living
Our One- and Two-Bedroom Apartments Feature:
* Patio or Balcony * Full Kitchen with Appliances * Laundry Appliances * Cable TV * Heated Underground Parking Other Amenities Include: * Library * Craft Room * Wood Workshop * Chapel * 24-Hour Security Located on 10 Beautiful Acres
414-481-8580 3400 E. Ramsey Ave. • Cudahy Professionally Managed by Oakbrook Corporation Income Limits May Apply
414-422-4686 • www.stoneycreekadultcommunity.com S69W14142 Tess Corners Dr. • Muskego, WI 53150
CEDAR RIDGE APARTMENTS
113 Cedar Ridge Drive, 3 West Bend Contact Person: Nicole Pretre 262-338-2811
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COTTONWOOD TRAILS APARTMENTS
4600 S. Nicholson Avenue, Cudahy 414-483-9969 Contact Person: Andrea FORESTHILL HIGHLANDS 8930 West Highland Park Ave., Franklin Contact Person: Lori Woodie 414-425-6611
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FOREST RIDGE, A WIMMER COMMUNITY SENIOR RESIDENCE
11077 W. Forest Home Ave., Hales Corners Contact Person: Mary Zurowski 414-425-1148
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www.cedarcommunity.org Restaurant, market, activities, wellness nurse, woodwork shop, 2-hole golf course, college courses, business & shipping center all available on site. Cottonwoodabearproperty.com Cottonwood Trails is located in a quiet-residential community setting and also has a beauty shop, library, podiatrist, community room with social activities, elevator and massages are available. HighlandsCommunities.com Spacious one and two bedroom apartments and townhomes. No entrance or endowment fee. Fireside Community Room, Hair Salon, Library, Social Activities and more! www.WimmerCommunities.com Quiet-residential community. Senior & Assisted Living, dining, in-house MD clinic, transportation to shopping & activities, bank, fitness center, chapel, store, beauty salon, computer center, bank.
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GONZAGA VILLAGE 1415 S. 92nd St., West Allis 3 Contact Person: Ken Becker 262-240-9406 www.beckerpropertyservices.com
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GREENBROOK
4955 S. Greenbrook Terrace Contact Person: Karin Strubel 3 414-282-5020 HERITAGE LAKE APARTMENTS 5020 South 55th Street, Greenfield Contact Person: Ruby Thiel 414-282-0506 HIGHLANDS AT RIVERWALK
10954 N. Cedarburg Rd., Mequon 262-243-8888
HIGHLANDS AT WILDWOOD LAKE N77 W17700 Lake Park Dr., Menomonee Falls Contact Person: Kelly Duncan 262-251-9999
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HighlandsCommunities.com Spacious one and two bedroom apartments. No entrance or endowment fee. Fireside Community Room, Guest Suite, Hair Salon, Theater, Social Activities and more!
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www.shorehavenliving.org Lake Terrace is located in a quiet-residential and park-like setting. Gracious independent living on the shores of Lac La Belle. Private Clubhouse, library, woodworking shop, art studio, game room and wellness clinic. Six floor plans to choose from.
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LUTHER MANOR 4545 N. 92nd St., Wauwatosa
Heritage Lake Apartments are located in a park-like setting. Hospitality Suite available.
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JACKSON CROSSINGS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY N168 W22022 Main St., Jackson 3 Contact Person: Amy Lloyd 262-993-2838
1380 W. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc 262-567-8341 Contact Person: Lisa Recht, Housing Manager
Greenbrook is located in a park-like setting.
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HighlandsCommunities.com Spacious one and two bedroom apartments and townhomes, no entrance or endowment fee. Fireside Community Room, Walking Path, Library Social Activities and more!
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PRAIRIE MEADOWS W168 N11278 Western Avenue, Germantown 262-255-9533 Contact Person: Brian & Angela Graham
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REGENCY BROOKFIELD, SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
Contact Person: Terry Sommers 3 262-780-0321 777 N. Brookfield Road, Brookfield
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REGENCY NEW BERLIN SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY Contact Person: Eric Gustafson 262-789-1699 13750 W. National Ave., New Berlin REILLY JOSEPH COMPANY Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Butler, Racine 414-271-4116
Regency-Brookfield, situated on a 23 acre conservancy, (park-like setting) offers a range of health and lifestyle activities for today’s senior. Nine different floor plans, included underground parking, scheduled transportation and an optional Dining Program make Regency a great place to live! For information, contact: Terry.Sommers@phci.org
www.RegencySeniorCommunities.com
REGENCY MUSKEGO SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
Contact Person: Judy Sorce 262-679-0888 W181 S8540 Lodge Blvd., Muskego
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www.RegencySeniorCommunities.com Located in the city with a park-like setting. Regency-New Berlin offers expansive recreational and leisure programming, chef-prepared dining, health/fitness classes, a computer lab, a sports pub and gaming room, along with select health and housekeeping services. Come tour today!
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Several different locations in quiet, residential city settings. Affordable 1-BR for 55+ and 62+. Rent based on 30% of gross income. Laundry & on-site management. Ask about immediate openings.
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7740 West Grange Ave., Greendale, WI 53129
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RIVERSHORES REGENCY LLC
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www.RiverShoresRegency.com Rivershores Regency is in a quietresidential setting. Beautiful community room, w/full kitchen and planned activities, laundry in each unit, salon, library, game room, 2br/2 bath available.
San Camillo is located across the street from the Milwaukee County Zoo in a quiet-residential city setting. Residents have the security of continuum of care St. Camillus offers.
www.sienaonthelake.org Siena on the Lake is in a quiet-residential setting. Onsite chapel services, retreat center, assisted living & future health and memory care, 47-acre campus.
MAY 2014 • 50PLUS
Affordable Housing for 62+
✓ Pay only 30% of gross income in rent! ✓ One-bedroom Apartments Located in
Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Butler and Racine ✓ Call Reilly-Joseph Company Today 50 Plus for an Application!
May 2014 4.75 x 7.3 Run Date: May 2014 Deadline: 4-14-14 Ask About Immediate Openings
Ten years ago I said I’d never move to a senior community.
I lied. “They say when you get older you get wiser and, well, I guess I wised up. Between the lawn, the repairs, my friends and neighbors moving away … the idea of staying in that house the rest of my life lost its appeal. I decided Cedar Ridge might be worth checking out. I got to choose my own décor, have plenty of room, met so many interesting people who share my interests. Now I’m free to enjoy my retirement years. “It’s OK to change your mind! I’m glad I did.”
414-271-4116
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Retirement Community
Senior Living Designed by You! • Independent Living
Luxury apartments with attached heated garages
• Assisted Living Brand New Wing is Open
• Skilled Nursing 24/7 Quality Care
Some amenities/unit styles only available at select locations.
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Six convenient Milwaukee area locations:
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Private Room, up to 28-day stay
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Spacious one & two bedroom apartments & townhomes • Community Room • Fitness Center • Library • Hair Salon • Guest Suite • Media Room • Computer/ Business Center • Heated Underground Parking • Social Activities and more! For a limited time only, take advantage of
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Franklin: 414-425-6611 | Brookfield: 262-798-9898 New Berlin: 262-821-5106 | Mequon: 262-243-8888 Menomonee Falls: 262-251-9000 and 262-251-9999 *Some restrictions apply. On select units. Some apartments reserved for moderate income seniors.
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STEEPLE VIEW 12455 W. Janesville Rd., Muskego Contact Person: Ron Spear 414-525-5500 www.steepleview.org
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STATE CAPITOL COMMENT By Matt Pommer
Never buy pickles in a hardware store! The other day I stopped at a local hardware store to find the exact nuts and bolt for a broken cabinet. While perusing the store, I noticed several jars of pickles strategically placed at the checkout. That is where logic goes out the window and compulsive behavior takes charge. Those pickles must be good, I thought, as they have made it all the way to the front of the store! As it turned out, the pickles were the bulk of my purchase dollars and I couldn’t wait to get home and let my wife know that I had found the ‘golden fleece’ of pickles! I called my wife’s name with excitement, waiting for her to be the test case and forever crown me as the ultimate guy shopper! I opened the jar with great excitement and you could feel the tension in the air. The cover came off, and out of that jar came an explosion of aroma - a very different
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smell. It was a pungent odor that defies an explanation with the limited space for this article. Although our senses were putting up warning signs, we moved forward to taste one of these beauties. I talked my wife into taking AGING that first bite to see where it would ISSUES lead us next. She reluctantly pursued By Tom Frazier this uncharted food territory. I can tell you where that test pickle took us… straight to the garbage can! Oh, this was a very bad idea. Buying this jar of seasonings and garnishes seemed like
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a wonderful idea at the time, but in MONEY SENSE hindsight my instincts and gut told me By Karen Ellenbecker differently. That little voice told me & Julie Ellenbecker -Lipsky to stop at the nut and bolt, but no…I couldn’t resist the possibility that this pickle could be ‘the one’! My questionable decision only involved a few dollars and having to admit to my wife I’d made a mistake. But whenEmma it comes to seniors making housing choices the implications of a By Aunt Emma bad decision are much greater. How often do we tell ourselves a story that we know has very little basis in reality but seems to feel right at the time? We have told ourselves repeatedly to just listen to our gut and follow our instincts when making a major decision. The intelligent part of our brain knows that we should search for referrals from those who we rely on for practicality but we just have to do it our way! We have to open that
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jar and move in a direction that defies logic. I am talking about treating your housing situation the way you would treat your investments for retirement. We have a financial plan intact, we have our insurance policies ready when needed, but we leave where we live to chance. We wait for that sign that lets us know it is time to make a change. Think about your home and the time you spend in your current surroundings. Take a moment to assess your physical and mental needs in real time. We tend to look back at our lives 20 years ago when our home’s floor plan, location, proximity to schools meant everything to us. But today, in many cases, our children are out of the nest and you are left with space, maintenance and a whole lot of stuff. We avoid change as a survival mechanism. Change in years past may
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have meant danger. Our adrenaline responses to perceived threats still kick in when asked to give a speech or facing a new and uncomfortable situation. So it is natural to keep on with the status quo as we will move towards familiarity and away from new surroundings which are unfamiliar to us. Like the pickle at the hardware store, we look to the wrong places when making such an important decision as to where we will live for the next chapter of our lives. We venture out to look at the housing options and find the ‘taste’ of those choices as a negative experience and move back to the same situation, whether it works for us or not. We tend to look in the wrong places trying to find the closest match to what we already possess and then decide to stay where we are. We wait for that sign from above that will let us know when to make a change. Many times that sign comes quickly and harshly in the form of a fall, a health change, or fear of leaving your home that you have cherished so deeply.
My point is to look in the right places. When searching for housing, go where there are healthy choices which match your current needs. Just as shopping for a jar of pickles, go to the place where others have already tested the market and are enjoying their choice. A store with many different brands offers the best chance of satisfaction as others have already tasted the products offered. The winners remain and the losers end up in the garbage so that in most cases you won’t have to endure the wrong choice and wasted dollars. There are so many wonderful housing options available today. There are senior apartments, 50 plus condominium complexes, independent and assisted apartments as well as total life care options. The key is to match who you are today, what your needs are today, and how you live today. How close do you want to be to your children and grandchildren? What do you want to do with the money tied up in your home? Could that equity work to free you from worry and maintenance? Would a different NEMOVITZ continued on page 18B
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5020 South 55th Street • Greenfield • Call 414-282-0506 Beautiful serene country setting overlooking a private lake. Close to shopping, churches and medical facilities. Heated underground parking, blinds and ceiling fan. Beautiful community room. • Heat & Water Included • Air Conditioned • Intercom Access • Appliances • Community Room with Kitchen • On Bus Line starting at • Laundry on each Floor
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200 Southtowne Dr. • South Milwaukee • Call 414-764-5335 Quiet spacious apartments, elevator, underground parking, community room, library and exercise room. Friendly atmosphere. Larger units available. • Heat & Water Included 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath • Air Conditioned • Fitness Center 930 Sq. Ft. • Resident Library • Laundry on each floor starting at $880 / month • Quality Appliances • On Bus Line
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housing option offer safety and comfort and a healthier lifestyle? These are all questions you should ponder as well as discuss with your significant other and trusted advisors. Just as the grocery store may be the better option for your food purchases, the many home options out there which conform to who you are today is that store where you will find the best options and the right purchase. Looking for a home that mimics your current surroundings will be the pickle in the hardware store. You’ll look in the wrong places for your possible new home and find it distasteful and decide to stay right where you are. Getting the right information, opening your mind to new possibilities
will take you to your favorite store where you will make the right purchase and will enjoy the fruits of getting the right information. The result will be satisfying, healthy and will provide comfort and less worry about the future. The next time you are in that hardware store, be practical and walk out with a Weber Grill or light bulbs! Bruce Nemovitz is a Senior Real Estate Specialist, as well as Certified Senior Advisor. Bruce has sold residential homes in the four county Milwaukee-Metro areas for 35 years. Bruce is a featured speaker at several senior communities in the Milwaukee-Metro area. He works with his wife Jeanne at Realty Executives Integrity.
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Seniors especially are targets of scams The Better Business Bureau warns seniors and their adult children to be on the lookout for scams and to report them. There is a prevalence of scams targeting those individuals over the age of sixty, so extra vigilance is very important. While everyone must be alert to scams, senior citizens are typically more vulnerable. Seniors are the target of fraud and financial crimes because they’re easy to reach at home, are often too polite to hang up on calls from strangers, and are more likely to have nest eggs. They also are more apt to be isolated, trusting, and vulnerable. THE THREE MOST COMMON SCAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGET SENIORS ARE: • Scams about Medicare, medical insurance and discount prescription drug plans - Someone will call or e-mail misrepresenting themselves as being associated with Medicare or insurance companies and ask for personal information or payments. In 2012, WI BBB launched an investigation against a company in rural WI with a “boiler roomâ€? of telemarketers scamming seniors nationwide in a discount prescription drug plan that didn’t deliver any discounts at all. The investigation began due to the volume of complaints from across the country, being reported at WI BBB. The BBB investigator assisted law enforcement agencies and ultimately this company was closed down. But many more of these companies open
them to send money immediately to them. Reported cases of this scam have reached over 40,000 and thousands of dollars have been stolen. It’s believed that many more have gone unreported. This scam is particularly disturbing because scammers prey on the heartstrings; fraudsters usually impersonate a grandchild in distress and beg for cash. The con artist will call and generally say, “Hi Grandma (or Grandpa), it’s me.� When the senior responds with a name, they’re hooked. The caller will then say they are stranded, in jail, hospitalized, or in a car accident, and ask for money. They’ll ask that cash be sent immediately because the situation is urgent. They will instruct the senior to wire transfer money and beg for the senior to not report it to their parents. Once the money is wired, it is gone. every day, and all seniors should be skeptical of telemarketing calls asking for financial information over the phone.
GENERAL TIPS: • Be suspicious of anyone calling unexpectedly and then asking for money or personal information.
• Cemetery and Funeral arrangement scams – Scammers retrieve information from obituaries and call a grieving widow or widower claiming that the deceased had an outstanding debt or bill with them and try to get them to settle these fake debts.
• Never give out personal or financial information to any unknown caller.
• Grandparents Scam - A common scam, typically occurring when students are on spring break. Scammers impersonate a family member and make calls to seniors urging
• Adult children of elderly parents should have this conversation regularly to determine if their parents have been targeted or are receiving calls.
• Set up a password with family members that only you and the family member would know.
NEMOVITZ BOOK GUIDES SENIORS TO HAPPINESS Bruce and Jeanne Nemovitz, a team of realtors, have dedicated the last 20 years of a 30-year real estate sales career to assisting senior clients through the challenges of moving from a longtime owned single family home into a senior community. As Bruce Nemovitz says, “Our goal is to make this process simple and easy and do this with a beginning competitive marketplace analysis all the way through staging, downsizing, packing, sorting and moving. “Guiding Our Parents in the Right Direction� is a newly published, 129 page book that offers practical advice about “Seniors Moving from the Home They Love.� Nemovitz, in the book, offers suggestions on how to help
a person’s parents see possibilities beyond their current arrangements. Nemovitz has been active in the Milwaukee real estate market for 35 years. He consistently is recognized as being in the top one percent of realtors. He is said to be a blessing to persons needing to sell their homes during aging problems. His first book, “Moving in the Right Direction: A Senior’s Guide to Moving and /downsizing has had a second printing due to its popularity. Persons wanting copies of the recently published book should go to GuidingOurParents.com. The Nemovitzs can also be reached at 262-242-6177.
• Remember that parents often are unlikely to report fraud due to embarrassment. • Parents are also fearful that they may lose financial independence if their family discovers the scam. The BBB and other agencies are here to help. BBB issues alerts through local media, and our social media networks on Facebook and Twitter. They investigate unscrupulous companies and work with law enforcement agencies to expose and shut them down. Reporting this type of crime can prevent others from losing money or their personally identifiable information. At BBB you can report scams on our “scam stopperâ€? website at bbb. org, or call our consumer specialist line at 414-847-6000.
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Sports cartoonist Frank Marasco did more than just draw pictures By Jack Pearson In the decades before World War II, during the war and for a short time after, sport pages in newspapers regularly made use of cartoon artwork. The most famous of the artists who created them was Willard Mullin of the New York World Telegram and also the Sporting News. The cartoons were considered as a highly important part of newspapers then, and virtually every major daily in the country had their own sports cartoonist. Here in Milwaukee, in the days when we had two daily papers, both of them had their own; the Milwaukee Journal had Al Rainovic, and Milwaukee Sentinel had Frank Marasco. Those cartoon works were terrific; they told a complete story in themselves, all in a nutshell and often in ways that news copy or photographs couldn’t. But unfortunately, times and customs change. About the only places you can view the creations of men such as Rainovic and Marasco today are in special collections in colleges and universities. Rainovic and many of his drawings were featured in 50 Plus last year. The current story about Marasco is presented here as a result of a suggestion to do so by one of his grandsons, Thomas Scanlon of Whitefish Bay. Tom, who is the Associate Vice President of Investments for the Berg Group of Milwaukee, has maintained an assortment of many of Marasco’s works and provided the ones used here. Marquette University also has a large collection of Marasco’s art in its archives.
In the late 1950s, when I was a reporter for the Journal, most of my friends, oddly enough, were reporters for the Sentinel - writers such as Verne Hohl, Ron Krysiek, Gordy Brehm, to name but a few. I also knew Sentinel Sports Editor Lloyd Larson and a number of others, including Marasco. As I recall, I didn’t think Frank fit the mold of a newspaperman. They were, I felt, always brash know-it-alls in every conceivable subject, were also always full of themselves and were never above stepping on anyone’s toes to get or write a story. I can make all those accusations without a qualm since they also applied to myself. In any case, I didn’t think any of them fit Frank. He was just too nice; soft spoken and reserved, he was considerate of everyone, and despite his significant talent, was the epitome of modesty. I can recall one evening, when a bunch of us writing hacks were wasting time in a cellar pool hall across the street from the old Sentinel building on Michigan, and I was talking with Frank. I had asked him what he thought of a controversial cartoon that Rainovic had drawn the day earlier. But Frank wouldn’t get lured into any dispute concerning his rival. Just the opposite. “I don’t care what you characters say,” he said, in that soft voice of his. “Al is a very good artist and a very competent journalist. I wish I could draw half as well as he does. And he’s a nice guy, besides. So stop trying to stir up something and behave yourselves.” With that, he got up and went home. He was always the first to leave. You could never get him to say anything detrimental about any-
one, which is one of the reasons why he was so well-liked. Frank served as President of the Milwaukee Press Club longer than anyone as he was elected to the position five times. No one, in the long history of the club, has ever done that. That might have been because he was the only person all the divergent writers could agree with. He was also a long time member of the Club’s Board of Governors.
“Well, he liked to go fishing. And he had this small hotplate there in his office, and he’d make chili for himself or for anyone else who was hungry. From what I was told, everyone really liked it.” -Daughter, Rosemary
One year he was awarded the Club’s Knight of the Golden Quill, the highest honor the Press Club bestows on anyone in the news business. Yet he could have been a cop. Frank was originally from Des Moines, Iowa, where he was born way back in 1894. His father was a policeman, and would have appreciated it if Frank had followed him into that worthy profession. But Frank always liked to draw, and that just didn’t jibe with police work. After serving in the Navy during World War I, he went to journalism school at the University of Iowa. After graduation he began his career at the Des Moines Register. He moved to Milwaukee in 1920 and took a job with the Milwaukee Journal as a writer-illustrator. He moved over to the old Milwaukee News a year later, heading up its art department. When that paper folded he signed on with the Sentinel as its art department director, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. Frank loved sports, especially baseball. He became secretary-trea-
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surer of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers of America, and served for 17 years. He also ran the old diamond dinner for 26 years, and that was no easy job. In 1971, he was the recipient of the prestigious Sportswriter of the Year Award. Despite his many accomplishments and honors, one that was reportedly his favorite was the Milwaukee Aerie Civic Service Award presented to his wife, Mary, for her many years of volunteer service at the Milwaukee USO and at the Veteran’s Hospital at Wood. Of their five children, only one is still alive, daughter Rosemary, who is 93 and lives in Whitefish Bay. I called her recently. “I’m so happy you’re writing about my father,” she said. “There aren’t too many around who still remember him, and what a good man he was. I’m not talking just about his work as a sports cartoonist, either. He was a fine family man, a wonderful father, and was active in his church, too. Did you know his brother, Paul, was a priest?” Rosemary also told me about her five chil-
dren. “There’s Tom, whom you met,” she said, “and another brother, David, and three daughters, Mary Miller, Monica Stillwell and Sheila Anderson, with their married names, of course. Would you believe all three of them are nurses, and I’m not quite sure how that all came about.” “So, Rosemary,” I asked, “tell me something else about your dad, something we haven’t talked about thus far, that he really enjoyed doing.” (That’s the kind of a question those squirrelly investigative reporters on television always ask, hoping to get a startling revelation.) She thought for a moment, then smiled, and replied, “Well, he liked to go fishing. And he had this small hotplate there in his office, and he’d make chili for himself or for anyone else who was hungry. From what I was told, everyone really liked it.” And with those affectionate disclosures ends this tale of a man who loved to draw, and occasionally, to go off fishing, and sometimes to cook a little chili for his pals.
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Emma travels from the stadium to Ukraine, Israel MOVING IN THE By golly, that sure was a good beRIGHT DIRECTION ginning to the 2014 baseball season By Bruce Nemovitz for the Brewers. We hope they keep winning. I was not at the game, but I did pass by Miller Park and the odor of smoke from the frying sausages was really something to behold and smell. I rolled down my windows (pushed the buttons) and thought AGINGI’d just passed Sausage Heaven.ISSUES By Tomgoody Frazier I do wonder when some two shoes environmentalist will have fits about this smoke drifting upward into the atmosphere. I just could not ever imagine a brat-less baseball day. Henry says those Milwaukee pitchers are not like trap shooters PLANTING shooting at flying pieces of clay. The TOMORROW’S DREAMS TODAY fact that home plate does not move By Brad Olson must make it easier for the pitchers to zero in on it. They did a good job on opening day. That Atlanta pitcher must still be asking himself why he ever laid that one pitch right over the middle that produced the winning run. I do suspect that electronic gizmo SPORTS that they utilized for the first time in By Jack umpire decision making may Pearson make
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