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Western New York Golf Domes | Dave Kozak | Staycation in Buffalo

JANUARY 2017

Book Reviews

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Tom Droz

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Buffalo Staycations

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On the cover: Top: Belinda Stoll running the Y 10-mile Race, February 2016. Photo courtesy of Diane Sardes Bottom Left: Miniature golf at the Paddock Dome. Photo by Ron Monsanto Middle: South Buffalo ninja warrior and Spartan racer Dave Kozak. Photo by Craig Johnson Right: The luxurious Mansion on Delaware Photo courtesy of the Mansion on Delaware

Life & Leisure

Cover: Staying Active

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Winter Fun .............................................................StatePoint Media

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Becoming a Better Me .........................................................Ted Rickard

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Book Reviews: Love After Loss ................................. Judith A. Rucki

Food 8

18 Dave Kozak......................................................Devon Dams-O’Connor 20 Golf Domes........................................................Ronald S. Montesano 21 Challenge Accepted!................................................. Judith A. Rucki

Getaways

Bold Combinations ................................................... Hilary Diodato

22 Buffalo Staycations.......................................................Sandy White

My WNY

Home & Garden 9

16 Thousands of Miles..................................................Matthew Biddle

Garden Resolutions.......................................................Carol Ann Harlos

24 Paul Chimera.......................................................... Judith A. Rucki

Being Well

Arts

26 Alternative Pain Management............................... Catherine Stack

10 January Theater Review....................................................Donna Hoke

27 Let’s Talk About “Forever Young”.............Samuel Shatkin Jr., MD

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

Stay Young!

Stay Active!

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Saturday, January 7th 10am - noon Saturday, January 21st 10am - noon

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From the Editor

It’s January in Western New York, and it may be that the last thing you want to do is lace up a pair of running shoes and head outside for a jog. But, consider leaving your cozy home for a walk or run in the brisk air. Once you’re outside and your body is moving, you’ll quickly begin to feel energized as your heart pumps and your muscles work.

While you may not be a longdistance runner or super athlete like some of the people featured in this issue, I hope their stories will inspire you to challenge yourself.

Even a twenty-minute walk once a day reaps myriad health benefits.

And, if you’re like me, you’ll have the added incentive to walk off all those holiday cookies, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate, glasses of egg nog, candy, fruit cake...

Speaking of challenging yourself, check out Judith Rucki’s article on how you can shake things up by making small changes.

Last month we announced the results of the “Forever Young Faves” survey; congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwab for sending in the winning ballot!

For my part, in 2017, I’ll work to bring you stories and news about the great things going on in our region. Happy New Year!

Wendy Guild Swearingen wswearingen@buffalospree.com 783-9119 ext. 2253

FOREVER YOUNG JANUARY CALENDAR

1+ Erie County STAY FIT DINING 2+ PROGRAM offers a hot noon meal at

45 locations in Erie County. Menus and site list at erie.gov/stayfit or 858-7639.

1+ Springiville SCENE Springville Concord Eldernetwork events (open to the public age 50+, no residency requirements) are held at the Concord Senior Center, 40 Commerce Drive (off Waverly) in Springville; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 592-2768 or sceldernetwork@gmail.com 1+ Buffalo MEDITATION, 2:30

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

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SPRINGVILLE CONCORD ELDER NETWORK (SCENE) invites the public ages 50+ to any of their scheduled activities. Visit communityalliance.org for an updated schedule or more details. Concord Senior Center, 40 Commerce Dr., Springville

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Niagara Falls SENIOR C O M PA N I O N / F O S T E R GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children.

Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+, have a minimum of 15 hours per week to give and want to make a difference, contact Nora Aloian (SCP) at 285-8224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

Buffalo TAI CHI: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. For more information, contact monicazucco@gmail.com.

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Niagara Falls T.O.P.S. CLUB, Enjoy light sitting and standing yoga at 5:30 p.m. before weigh in 6 p.m., and a brief interactive educational program at 7 p.m. Facebook: TOPS #173 Niagara Falls, NY. or call 5501232. Meets Tuesdays at Riverside Presbyterian Church, 815 - 84th St., Niagara Falls

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Tonawanda T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Claremont Avenue. For information, call 836-7255.

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WNY IDEAL WEIGHT CLASSES taught by Ida Shapiro are offered every Tues. at 6:15 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ (Koening and Parker, Tonawanda) and every Thurs. at 6:15 p.m. at St. Gregory the Great (Maple Rd., Williamsville). Over 40 years experience. 636-3698.

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Buffalo HEADWAY SUPPORT GROUPS, 2635 Delaware Ave. For individuals who have sustained brain injuries as well as their families and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement.

Peer Support (enter at Suite B), first and third Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Caregivers Support (enter at Suite B), first Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Women’s

Survivors Support (enter at Suite E), first Tuesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org

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WNY RESPITE SERVICES for those with Alzheimer’s and related dementia on first Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in Williamsville, and third Saturday, 11 a.m. in Amherst. Location info: (800) 272-3900.

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Amherst FREE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Trinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive. Held first Wednesday of the month, for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia.

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

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5+ Cheektowaga T.O.P.S. MEETING, Thursdays at 9 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Drive (corner of Union Road). Come for the love, support and friendship. For information, call Karen at 247-2334 5+ Akron T.O.P.S. CLUB Every Thursday, 5:30-6:45, at the Akron/ Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd. WE offer tools, programs, support, fellowship and recognition for healthy living and weight management. For information call Diane @ 716-542-4980.

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Buffalo GENTLE YOGA, 11 a.m. Thursdays, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. Bring a yoga mat. Info: 828-1093

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

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

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

7+ Lockport T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly

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

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

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Middleport T.O.P.S. CLUB

Scout House, Rochester Rd., Middleport. Wednesday weighin: 3:15-4 p.m.; meeting: 4-5 p.m.

Contact Terry at 735-7666

meetings 9 a.m. Saturdays at Odd Fellows and Rebekah Nursing Home, 104 Old Niagara Road. Call 433-1693

Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. Call 7060060 or visit bcnwny.org. Professional support group will be held at 8 p.m.

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West Seneca UNITED CHURCH MANOR’S LUNCH PROGRAM is looking for volunteers in the West Seneca/Cheektowaga area. Information: 668-5804.

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Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 716912-6875 January 2017 | www.foreveryoungwny.com 3

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FOREVER YOUNG JANUARY CALENDAR

Orchard Park ALIENATED G R A N D P A R E N T S ANONYMOUS, INC., meetings 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of month, 4295 S. Buffalo St.

G. H. Hardy. 4 p.m., Roycroft Film Society Parkdale School Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora, 14052.

Please stay for the post-film discussion $6 members, $8 non-members, roycroftcampuscorporation.com

11 East Aurora THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor

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

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Daughters’ Support Group is also second Weds., 5 p.m. at Harris Hill Monthly support groups coordinated in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms. For more information, call 632-3700 or visit mcguiregroup.com

18 West Seneca FREE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SESSION, hosted by The McGuire Group for anyone coping with grief, sadness or loss at 5 pm at Seneca Health Care Center, 2987 Seneca St. Held third Wednesday of the month.

Those interested in attending can call 828-0500.

18 Amherst WNY NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) held third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in two locations for families of people living with mental illness: St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. Southtowns: Lake Shore Behavioral Health, 3176 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park.

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Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB An active 50-plus crowd. Dances on the third Friday every month at 7pm at the Buff Social Club, 2565 Young St,.

Niagara Falls, NY. Cost: $6 (Members $4) Monthly activities include game nights, restaurants, picnics and parties, with door prizes and 50/50 raffle.

Check Facebook: Singles Social Club for events and photos or call 550-1232

DANCE CALENDAR MONDAYS W. Seneca BALLROOM DANCING BY CAROL is a 6-week class @ St. David’s Church, 3951 Seneca St. 7:30– 9:30 p.m. Info: 824-0504.

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Sloan CLOGGING LESSONS

by Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St., Bldg.

1. kickinrhythmcloggers.com, (585) 457-4455.

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

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

Church, 6864 Campbell Blvd.

688-6026 or 625-8306.

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

691-8654.

Ongoing WNY BELLYDANCE CLASSES 560-1891, nadiaibrahim.com.

Kenmore JACKIE’S DANCE Monthly dance.

Call 691-8654 for details.

WNY BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE, Argentine tango and belly dance instruction with Carol Allen; N. Collins and Amherst.

337-3092 or callen8801@aol.com.

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

WNY DANCE W/ ERIN BAHN 997-7190 or erinbahn.com.

ARGENTINE TANGO IN BUFFALO Dancing & Classes www.traviswidricktango.com Contact Travis @ 716.517.7047

CROSSWORD 22. *Roast a chest____ over an open fire 24. Cavalryman’s foot holder 25. #61 Across, sing.

26. Bear Down Under 27. In the Asteraceae family 29. Again 31. Wood file 32. Buzz Aldrin’s first name 33. Plumed military headdress 34. *Ice Angler’s drill 36. *Warm winter day occurrence 38. *Winter Holiday, for short 42. Abracadabra, e.g.

45. Preserved in a can

49. “Fancy that!”

51. Go back into business 54. Cover story 56. Horace’s poem 57. Dart 58. Prefix in levorotary 59. Like a zealous fan 60. Pauper’s permanent state 61. Bridge 62. Units of work 63. Cut and run 66. *Gingerbread creation 68. 60 mins., pl.

THEME: WINTER FUN ACROSS 1. *e.g. “A Winter’s Tale”

by Mark Helprin 6. Bag in Paris 9. *Cold-weather lip trouble 13. Speak one’s mind 14. “What?”

15. What phoenix did 16. Used a lot in sports 17. ____ of Aquarius 18. Misrepresent 19. *Troika ride 21. *Has two eyes made of coal 23. Beluga yield 24. Found in a wall 25. Reggae precursor 28. Whiskey without water 30. Mother of Calcutta 35. What little kittens did with their mittens 37. Computer operating system 39. Ascetic holy Hindu 40. Hippocrates’ promise 41. Chemically induced waves, pl.

43. Good obtained illegally 44. Garment fold 46. Sandwich alternative 47. Northern freshwater fish 48. No, they don’t really crawl in one’s ear 50. Substance abuser

52. Neither 53. Type of tide 55. Jamie ____ Curtis 57. *Popular cold weather fabric 61. *Desired winter destination, pl.

64. Don McLean: “Drove my chevy to the ____” 65. *Elf on the Shelf, e.g.

67. *Remove its furniture in winter?

69. Like a Harvard building?

70. Call to Bo-peep 71. Painter Degas 72. Mrs. Lincoln’s maiden name 73. Weary traveler’s destination 74. Lofty homes DOWN 1. Us, in Mexico 2. Prefers 3. Tiny bottle 4. “C’mon in!”

5. Wound 6. Persian king 7. Precedes Sep. 8. Maiden’s “hope” storage 9. Captain’s team 10. Islet in a river 11. Half-way around the world 12. Part of a hammer 15. Residences 20. “Faster!” to a horse

The solution for this month’s puzzle can be found on page 28.

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LIFE & LEISURE

Becoming a Better Me

BY TED RICKARD

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his year, I resolve to take charge of my life, the way the speakers on the PBS station this morning said I should.

I’m going to rid myself of clutter and distraction, “the two deadly enemies of a maturely decisive lifestyle” and “obstacles to becoming the full person that everyone ought to be.” I took notes. Those folks on TV sure know how to spark a fellow up.

So, among other changes to be made, I have had enough of this absentminded indulgence in distractions and losing track of the important things like objectives. Take the receipt for the wrong-sized batteries, for example, which I now can’t find to return to the store.

When my wife got the correct-sized batteries a few days later, the flashlight still didn’t work; I’m supposed to get a new bulb. The whole battery project was in response to last week’s TV topic. This one was headlined

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“Be Prepared”—apparently scripted by a former Boy Scout on the TV station’s creative staff. The idea was that we could suffer a power outage just any old time and for any number of reasons, like an overflow of the Great Lakes or the folks at the electric company just getting fed up with their jobs, or something. So a flashlight was essential and one “in good working order” —a caveat stressed just in case we thought a flashlight that didn’t light would be OK. The host also pointed out that we’d need the flashlight to

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avoid stumbling in the dark of the blackout while we groped for candles, which made me realize we hadn’t seen matches in the house for years. The host writer failed to mention matches.

Maybe he thought we had one of those butane lighter things they use in the better restaurants so the waiter has something to fuss with while you’re getting used to the menu prices.

But, while I was foregoing distraction and concentrating on getting a working emergency light in the house, this morning’s show included one of those bright red and yellow commercials for a major discount chain. They feature a “home security special” on flashlights this week for about half the price I paid for the batteries that were the wrong size. This solves the disaster-readiness problem. A couple quick returns and we buy the brand new flashlight. But now I can’t find the receipt to the right-size batteries and I can’t find the wrong-sized ones, either.

Come to think of it, do they even sell matches anymore?

“Did you look in the kitchen drawers?” My spouse headed me off from fluttering away from the project. Our kitchen drawers are filled with knives and forks in the top and descend into drawers full of melonballers and cookie-cutters and onto things like screwdrivers and picture hooks still in the transparent package we were unable to open. Everything, apparently, except flashlight batteries.

On the other side of the kitchen, there is another single drawer at the top of a cupboard which barely constrains the pots and pans inside. The last time I looked, this drawer held several sets of keys for a car that we traded in

years ago, a golf ball and two tees, one broken, along with various bits of our lives that nobody knows just what to do with. Now charged as I was with the exhortation from the inspirational program on preparedness, I launched a direct attack on this trivial clutter.

For example, nobody reads the tiny print on the bottom of the credit card statement, so why keep it? Besides, they don’t have debtor’s prisons any more if you miss a payment. And who really needs the recipe for something called a Red Rider—a tall-glass blend of grenadine, peppermint schnapps, and bourbon? Uncle Dudley wrote this out for us on the back of a traffic ticket just a few days before he joined AA, so he doesn’t need it anymore.

There is also the old newspaper clipping that I saved for some reason, but I can’t remember which side of it I was interested in. Whatever gem it held for me, my life has apparently moved on successfully without it.

Likewise the rather dog-eared predigital photographs of some people I swear I haven’t laid eyes on my entire life. How did they ever get into our kitchen drawer? Best, I think, to simply them leave there. Maybe they’ll turn up at the back door some day and I’ll recognize them then.

I see the change in my critical life focus already—just like the TV guy promised if I take charge of myself.

It’s the result of mature decisiveness and deliberately ignoring trivial distraction. It doesn’t come this easy to everybody. FY Ted Rickard’s book, Anything Worth Knowing I Learned from the Grandkids, is available from Amazon. com.

LIFE & LEISURE

Books on Love and Loss

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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wo books with a similar theme are now available for anyone trying to find his or her footing after losing a spouse. homes, dating, and the Loving Again After a Spouse Has of it; you have to go into it. By doing challenges and frustrations Died was written by Janice Sargent so, you open up the possibility for they experienced and Wiemeyer, Ph.D. She was a clinical something new coming into your life.” eventually overcame. psychologist in Utah and Washington Suddenly Single After 50: The They cover a lot of practical State until her retirement in 2011.

Girlfriends’ Guide to Navigating Loss, ground with advice on everything She says more than one million Restoring Hope, and Rebuilding Your from how to stage a home when Americans lose their spouses each year; Life is the work of Barbara Billinger putting it up for sale to slimming down Having grown up in the 50s and approximately two-thirds are women. and Margaret Crane, long-time friends 60s, they adhered to the belief that and toning up after years of neglecting The death may be the result of a and well-known writers. They also diets and exercise programs. sex was something one did with one’s long illness or occur unexpectedly. write and maintain the weekly blog Perhaps some of the most helpful spouse. But as Crane says, “Today, Wiemeyer points out that while there lifelessonsat50plus. there is something wrong with women information is in regard to finances. are “scores of books” about grieving After twenty-nine years of marriage, In a chapter called “Show Me the if they don’t have sex ...” and mourning and loss, she found Billinger’s husband announced he had Despite not wanting to be labeled a Money,” they explain how to become “virtually nothing” about how widows never been happy. She says, “I honestly “senior slut,” Crane began a relationship financially savvy. Along with finding and widowers might approach finding never knew.” The divorce took four and says that yes, sex can be enjoyable a good financial adviser, they discuss a new partner or what challenges they years. the importance of having a lawyer in later life. Ballinger concurs. might face.

Two different books—one message.

Crane and her husband had been who can help navigate updating While discussing their own issues, happily married for forty-two years wills, establishing a health directive, Life goes on, full of possibilities, Wiemeyer and her now husband, Alan, when he was diagnosed with cancer.

FY purchasing long-term care insurance including love. decided to write Loving Again. They He battled cancer for five years before and creating an estate plan. They also interviewed twenty-six couples over a he died.

Judith A. Rucki is a public relations suggest creating a master list of what seven-year period to determine how consultant and freelance writer. Readers In spite of the tragedies and one owns and where it is. If all things widows and widowers find new love. difficulties both women faced, Suddenly financial had been left to a spouse who may contact her via the editor at The women interviewed ranged in wswearingen@buffalospree.com with Single After 50 is witty, poignant, and is no longer in the picture, it can be age from twenty-seven to eighty-three; ideas for making the golden years sparkle, chock full of solid advice garnered difficult and time-consuming to figure the average age was sixty-one. The sizzle, and shine. through personal experience. out where one stands financially. ages of the men interviewed ranged Both authors share stories of dealing As far as resuming a sex life goes, the from forty-five to eighty-six years; the with grown children, downsizing authors weigh in on that subject, too. average age was sixty-eight.

Wiemeyer discovered that not everyone who loses a spouse is ™ devastated by the death. There is no start or stop time when it comes to grieving. And love, loss, and grief can co-exist.

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FOOD

Bold Combinations

see if you can like something new.

Sweet and Spicy: Cardamom cookies with white chocolate chunks Bitter and Sour: Pear and endive salad with cider dressing Chocolate and What?!: South of the border cocoa steak Cardamom cookies with white chocolate chunks Yield: 2 dozen cookies Ingredients 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cardamom ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 ½ cups light brown sugar, packed ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs 2 cups white chocolate chunks

BY HILARY DIODATO

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est easy—although it is January and this is a food column, I will not be featuring foods that are part of a fad diet. No: this month, don’t limit your sense of adventure to what you do; be adventurous in what you eat, too! You may find a few new favorites that you can use to wow company when they wonder what the certain je ne sais quoi is in your dish.

Of course, at its core, whether or not food is considered out of your comfort zone is relative. In my opinion, many food preferences seem deep rooted from childhood, but don’t fear that you’re reduced to peanut butter and jelly-level tastebuds forever if you

tend to favor traditional, less-spiced foods. I’ve often found that the more you taste something, the more you get accustomed to it and learn to like it. Here are three different spins on traditional flavor pairs to encourage you to get out of your food rut and

Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, cardamom, and baking soda. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream the sugar and butter until thoroughly mixed.

Add the vanilla and eggs and beat on medium speed until the mixture appears light in texture.

Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients in two portions. Continue to mix until a soft dough forms. Lastly, stir in the white chocolate chunks.

Roll the dough into tablespoonsized balls. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes.

Remove from pan, cool and serve.

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Pear & Endive Salad with Cider Dressing Yield: 2 servings Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 2 teaspoons maple syrup 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Salt and pepper 2 heads endive lettuce 1 large red pear Directions In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon, and a large pinch each of salt and pepper. Set aside.

Cut off the base of the endive.

Chop the endive into thirds crosswise. Wash and dry the leaves.

Cut the pear into very thin slices, leaving the peel on for color.

Toss together the dressing, endive, and pear slices. Serve immediately.

South of the Border Cocoa Steak Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 strip steaks Directions Combine the cocoa, salt, pepper, and spices. Rub this mixture on both sides of the steaks.

After rubbing, allow the steaks to sit at room temperature for one hour.

Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill over medium high heat.

Place the steaks on the grill. Allow them to cook for 3-4 minutes, flip.

Cook for 6-7 minutes for medium, 9-10 for medium-well.

Remove the steaks to a plate, rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. FY Hilary Diodato writes about preparing tasty and wallet-friendly foods.

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This Gardener’s New Year’s Resolutions J

anuary is for looking backward to last year’s garden and forward to the next. I am hoping that by writing down my gardening resolutions for 2017 and sharing them, I will be more likely to keep my resolutions. Here it goes...

CAROL ANN HARLOS I don’t want to disturb the wildlife (namely insects) that have used my plants as a winter home. I will, however, check the honeybees on warmer late winter days to see if they have made use of the patties I placed on the top of the hive in early December as an emergency backup in case the honey supply runs short.

I hope to try to enjoy my garden’s relationship with the natural world and not try to control it so much. I tend to want perfection, but the garden is alive with more than just the plants.

I hope to observe more, photograph more than just the plants, especially insects.

I hope to use “garden failures” as learning experiences rather than a reflection of me. After all, that’s where many of my garden stories come from! I still remember the great Colston Burrell who said, “I don’t think I have gotten to know a plant unless I have killed it!”

I hope to make more garden cuttings from lavender, pussywillows, and viburnums to better both our gardens and other gardeners as well.

This means making cuttings as early as March and sticking them in vermiculite. I will be so happy later on!

I will take more time to share my gardens with others. I love to take people by the hand and say “Come, you’ve just got to see this!” I want to get more people “down and dirty.”

I will also share more plants with others, not just gardening groups but community gardens.

I hope to add more native plant species. This means less likelihood of disease but more plants marred by insect damage from a local insect. I can live with that. After all, someone has to feed future butterflies!

I will register the garden as a pollinator garden. This means the gardens will have to conform to specifications for pollinator species.

Wonderful! I will place the sign in front of the house, not to show off (well, maybe a little!) but to elicit conversations with passersby—one of my greatest pleasures. This also gives me a chance to further my “everyone should garden” agenda.

I will add another beehive to the garden. The more bees the better!

If something goes wrong with one

hive, there will be backup. I will then learn how to split a hive or be able to combine hives if necessary and strengthen the weaker hive. FY Now I want to hear from you! What are some of your goals for the 2017 garden? Write me at caharlos@verizon. net or herbgardener.com.

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The program matches qualified Companions assist participating seniors in activities such as: grocery volunteers with participating seniors shopping and errands, light cooking, age 55 or over who live independently housekeeping, reading, processing mail, that may benefit from social contact alerting doctors and family members and assistance. Volunteers, also age to potential problems and providing a 55 or older who live in Erie county, break for caregivers. Volunteers provide are screened and serve 15 to 40 hours in-home support to seniors in Erie per week. They receive pre-service orientation and training and must county.

The volunteers gain a lot, too. “It pass a physical exam and background gives me something to do and a chance check. Volunteers are also reimbursed to meet great people,” said Gene for travel and meals and may qualify to Herzog, People Inc. Senior Companion earn a tax-free hourly stipend.

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Though a Broadway stage is bigger than the one at O’Connell and Company, Paolini thinks this is a show that works better in a smaller space.

With no real chorus, the show is more “personal,” and will translate well to the intimate space at the Park School. The director also thinks the show’s all-ages universality will be part of its ultimate appeal.

“Parents will identify with the parents, while the twenty-somethings will find the young couples very familiar,” he says. “It’s hard to compare it to another famous show. It’s fastmoving, short, and very funny, yet touches on things like body image and family dynamics. It’ll be a wordof-mouth success, especially once the ‘secret’ makes the rounds.”

O’Connell and Company opens It Shoulda Been You January 26 (oconnellandcompany.com, 848-0800).

Frankenstein Road Less Traveled Productions

By David Oliver adapted from the novel by Mary Shelley Director: David Oliver

Cast: Steve Copps, Jonas Barranca, Gerry Maher, Candace Kogut, John Profeta, Adam Yellen, Marisa Caruso, Joel Fesmire

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ary Shelley’s tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation was first published in 1818, when the author was just twenty years old, and has since been told and retold in many ways. This month, David Oliver’s original treatment premieres at Road Less Traveled Productions with a cast of eight, and it promises to make audiences see the story in a new way.

“The story is intact, but I’ve taken quite a few liberties. To me, it’s a family drama, a father and son theme, and that’s what I’ve largely focused on,” says Oliver, who also directs the show.

“The relationship between Victor and his father also becomes more significant. In the original, the father was a kindly, never said a harsh word, supportive father who I’ve changed considerably. The conflict between him and Victor is developed, and it speaks to the relationship between creator and creation.”

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ARTS Oliver has also chosen to move the story forward and set it in 1900 at the climax of the industrial revolution and at the beginning of a new century. “I wanted to suggest the future, the idea of progression in entering the twentieth century with all that was happening at the time—upheaval, progression, industry—and where is the humanity in that? I wanted to show the parallel between humanity and machinery.

There’s a different view based on the time setting I put it in; it’s quite an overhaul.” For example, instead of finding a family with a blind man in the woods, the Creature comes across a group of rebels.

In beginning the work, Oliver used dialogue from the book because he loved the quality and expressiveness of the language, but as the project progressed, he found that it necessary to change it. “I whittled and trimmed considerably, but hope to maintain the expressive language of the original and modernize it. I’m still doing that. It’s a long process.”

He also hopes to find the right language for some scenes through improv work with the actors, an advantage of being director as well as writer. “I’m not doing the whole show like that, but if there are any areas where there’s something really organic between the actors, I’ll let them play with it. That’s a nice element,” says Oliver, who previously directly his play, The Big Picture. “You do have to make an adjustment. It’s always a concern of feeling too close to it, but you just have to be aware of that and keep stepping out of your role as writer.”

See the results of David Oliver’s Frankenstein beginning January 20 at Road Less Traveled Productions (roadlesstraveledproductions.com; 6293069). FY

Also Playing

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• Grounded runs at Kavinoky through January 6–22 (kavinokytheatre.com, 881-7668).

• A special engagement of 42nd Street runs January 20–22 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 855-797-3952).

• See Dial M for Murder at Lancaster Opera House beginning January 20 (lancopera.org, 683-1776).

• Theatre of Youth presents The Shakespeare Stealer beginning January 28 (theatreofyouth.org, 884-4400).

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Thousands of Miles— and Counting

BY MATTHEW BIDDLE

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unners are an interesting bunch, particularly in Buffalo. As temperatures dip below thirty, and most of us try to stay under the covers a little longer in the morning, runners are out getting an early workout. As many think ahead to summer vacations, they’re developing training schedules to tackle the next race.

I am a runner, and so are thousands of others around Western New York.

(About 8,300 people registered for races as part of last year’s Buffalo Marathon weekend alone.) Most runners initially start for health reasons and, along the way, find other reasons to stay the course, like the three longtime runners featured here.

And, as each of them said, it’s never too late to start.

“You don’t get older, you get better,” says Belinda Stoll, fifty-six, of Lockport. “You don’t stop just because you’re getting older.”

Marathon addict Stoll started power walking in 1997 to lose weight. As the pounds came off, she started moving faster—until she was practically jogging.

“I thought, ‘I’ll run to that telephone pole,’ and as the story has it, I said, ‘Well that was stupid, I’ll never do that again,’” Stoll recalls.

But, she kept going. Stoll ran with

her husband around Lockport, and together they ran their first half and full marathons in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Since then, she has run twenty full marathons and qualified seven times for the Boston Marathon, the Super Bowl for runners.

“I got addicted to marathoning,” she says. “I like that piece of paper on my fridge that shows what I’m doing today that I can cross off. I like the eighteen weeks of training, the regimented ‘I did it’ feeling with training.”

Stoll also enjoys being part of the local running community, which has grown considerably over the past twenty years. When she first set out, Stoll says she and her husband gained a reputation as “that couple that’s always running in Lockport.” But these days, with races nearly every weekend in the warmer months, she’s part of a robust welcoming community of athletes.

“The neat thing about the running community—and I’ve never found

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this in any other community I’ve been around—is there are no barriers,” she says. “We get together and don’t talk about who voted for whom or our professions. We support everybody.”

And, it’s an easy community to join (see sidebar). Stoll encourages novice runners to get moving and sign up for a race this year.

“Don’t ever worry about being last because chances are you won’t be, and even if you are, everybody is cheering for you,” she says. “Everybody had

COVER it’s good to get up and get moving,” he explains. “I just think it’s enjoyable. It’s good to be outside, get fresh air and keep moving.”

Gene McDonough running at the 2016 Boston Marathon.

Photo courtesy Gene McDonough

to start at one point. If somebody is trying to do their first marathon, people come out of the woodwork to help them. It’s extraordinary.”

61,000 miles Gene McDonough first laced up a pair of running sneakers during graduate school in Philadelphia.

“That was in 1973, when people didn’t run that much. I just started running on the streets of Philadelphia,” says McDonough, sixty-five, of Orchard Park. “For the first thirty years, I ran but rarely raced.

“Since 2004, I’ve done thirty-three half-marathons, ten full marathons— four of which were Boston Marathons—and probably 200 other shorter races,” he continues.

He even ran a 5K late last year with one leg on a scooter, after breaking his foot earlier in the fall. “I was up to forty-nine races for the year when I broke my foot, and I decided I wanted to get to fifty,” he says.

When he’s not training for a marathon, McDonough runs thirty to thirty-five miles a week. Incredibly, he estimates his cumulative mileage to be at least 61,000 miles for the last fortythree years.

“My main motivation is overall health. My job is fairly sedentary, so

13.1 in all fifty states Tom Droz started running in 1992 on business trips. When he and his colleagues got home, they formed an office club, going for runs together on the Amherst bike path. His first race was the Turkey Trot, the 14,000-strong 8K that takes over Delaware Avenue every Thanksgiving morning.

In total, Droz has run more than fifty half-marathons and five full marathons, including ones in Dublin, Ireland, and Poznan, Poland, in honor of his mother and father, respectively.

Now, he’s on a quest to complete one half-marathon in all fifty states; so far, he’s up to forty-three states and the District of Columbia, with Iowa, Idaho, and Nebraska to come this year.

“It’s a great way to see the country,” says Droz, fifty-eight, of Williamsville.

“It’s fun. I’ve never been in a hurry to accomplish it, because I’m enjoying it.”

Droz also serves as president of Checkers AC, the area’s largest running club with more than 600 runners of all skill levels. The group organizes social events, fun runs, Tuesday evening track practices, and a zero-to-5K program for beginners.

“Many people think they can’t run, but everybody can run,” Droz says. “Checkers is more than just a running club—it’s a great social club.

It’s a group of people who are trying to better themselves, whether that’s to run a 5K or run a marathon.”

For Droz, the benefits of hitting the pavement are threefold: improved health and wellness, the opportunity to meet new people, and the opportunity to see the country.

“Running has just opened up a whole new world for me,” he says. “It’ll change your life—it changed mine.

You become an active participant in life.” FY Matthew Biddle has run two halfmarathons and hopes to complete his first full marathon this year. He contributes to Forever Young and Buffalo Spree.

Above: Tom Droz running in the 2013 Poznan Marathon Right: At the 2016 Buffalo Marathon Photos courtesy Tom Droz

Running Resources

If you’d like to start running, here are a few resources that can help.

Checkers AC, checkersac.org The area’s largest running club offers a variety of programs, including a zero-to-5K to help newbies prep for their first race.

Fleet Feet, fleetfeetbuffalo.com Located on Delaware Avenue, the Buffalo running store offers free monthly clinics and social runs, the WalkFIT program, pub runs, and more.

Runner’s Roost, therunnersroost.com Orchard Park’s premier running store has all the gear you need and a free running group on Thursday evenings.

Greater Buffalo Track Club, greaterbuffalotrackclub.com Open to all experience levels, the club hosts track workouts at University at Buffalo North Campus once a week.

Lancaster Striders, lancasterstriders.com Open to members from across the region, the Lancaster-based club hosts weekly summer picnics and runs.

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Age Is No Obstacle

BY DEVON DAMS-O’CONNOR

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tall grey-haired professorial gentleman strides confidently to the stage. His kind eyes are focused on the performance he’s about to give. He steps up to the stage, takes a breath to compose himself, and waits for his cue to begin.

Then the crowd erupts as he springs into action. His lanky frame bounds onto Nicknamed “Ageless” by the the first of a series of slanted platforms twenty- and thirty-somethings against staggered one after another to form an whom he competes, Kozak is a retired obstacle alley called the “Quintuple Air Force and commercial airline Steps.” He lands in a crouch, shifts his pilot who spent nearly forty years in weight back, and leaps on all fours to the cockpit and flew 188 missions in the next landing pad.

Vietnam. He took up adventure racing Meet Dave Kozak, a sixty-ninein 2012 at the age of sixty-five when his year-old South Buffalo ninja warrior son and daughter-in-law invited him and Spartan racer.

Sixty-nine-year-old South Buffalo ninja warrior and Spartan racer Dave Kozak Photos by Craig Johnson

to join their team for a Spartan Race near their home in Colorado. The fivemile, thirty-obstacle course took the Kozak team two hours and forty-five minutes to complete. Although he had been running for most of his life, the area’s 6,000-foot elevation and a plethora of military-designed obstacles made the race exhausting says Kozak, who was the only sixty-five-plus athlete registered. The very next day, he signed up for the following year’s race, committed to improving his strength and endurance, and finished the 2013 race more than forty-five minutes faster. He was hooked.

One year and several Spartan races later, Kozak saw an ad in the paper for a summer Buffalo Ninja Warrior competition that invited spectators to Hybrid Fitness on Ellicott Street in downtown Buffalo. The course was modeled after the national television show with a series of obstacles designed to test balance, coordination, and grip strength and featured both local amateurs and competitors who had become famous from the NBC television series American Ninja Warrior. Kozak watched the entire 18

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competition, thought it looked like a lot of fun, and said to himself, “I bet I could do that.”

If anything was standing in Kozak’s way, it was his hip. Fifty years of running had worn it out, and certain movements were becoming quite painful. He was scheduled for a full hip replacement surgery the following January, and in the six months he had left before going under the knife, the then sixty-seven year old planned to run two more Spartan races. When he finished those, he started training to become a ninja warrior.

“It was humbling,” says Kozak. “It was so much harder than I thought.”

Kozak trained for only three weeks before his first ninja competition in October of 2014. His hip made it impossible for him to complete one of the obstacles called the “Jumping Spider,” so he went as far as he could, and bowed out gracefully. Although he was out of the running for the title of Buffalo Ninja Warrior, the emcee asked him to complete a few more obstacles to demonstrate that age doesn’t matter—and the crowd went wild. The support from fellow

COVER athletes and spectators, he said, has been overwhelming. But, there’s one fan in particular who stands out as his favorite.

Vera, Kozak’s wife of thirty-eight years, is a patient, petite redhead with smiling eyes who fully supports her husband’s obstacle pursuits. She even drove him to the gym for weeks following his hip surgery so he could hobble in on a walker and maintain his upper body strength, and again eleven months later when it took eight screws and steel plate to rebuild his heel and ankle after he broke both during a fluke fall at competition in Ohio.

Although it was quite painful and frustrating, Kozak took advantage of his months-long ankle injury recovery to put together an audition video for the nationally televised American Ninja Warrior. And, in May of 2016, he got a call from the show’s producers with an invitation to run the regional qualifier course in Philadelphia—just two weeks after he finished rehab and four weeks after being diagnosed

with bursitis in the same replaced hip.

He questioned whether to accept the invitation, because he still wasn’t even walking one hundred percent.

“I had heard about other people who were inspired to start moving after seeing a ninja my age, and it didn’t feel right to back out,” he explains. “If someone could watch a sixty-nineyear-old on the starting block of this show, and it was enough to get them up off the couch and taking a walk around the block after supper, it would be worth it.”

The combination of his injuries and the slick dew that had formed on the obstacles during late-night filming caused Kozak to fall on the third Quintuple Step of his run. Out of 600 competitors in five cities selected to appear on the show, he was the second oldest (Chuck Mammay, also a military veteran, was seventy-two; he fell on the second step).

Kozak remains undeterred. He has submitted an audition video for the 2017 American Ninja Warrior

Dave Kozak, along with some Buffalo Ninjas in training

season. In it, he tells producers about the underlying injuries that weren’t apparent during his 2016 run, and posits that now fully healed and stronger than ever, he could be the oldest competitor to make it through the 2017 course at age seventy. He’ll find out in May. Until then, Kozak continues to work on his balance and strength—and on supporting the younger members of his family who have shown an interest in

Spartan and ninja training, including his two teenage granddaughters and two grand-nephews, ages five and seven, all of whom are pretty proud of their kind-hearted patriarch. He laughs and shakes his head when he explains that the two younger boys tell their friends, “Our great uncle Dave is a bad ass!” FY Devon Dams-O’Connor is a writer and co-owner of karncreative.com.

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Golf Domes STORY AND PHOTOS

BY RONALD S. MONTESANO

The hitting bays at the Paddock Dome

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anuary has arrived and you may (or may not) have a mid-winter getaway planned to a warmer climate. In either case, your golf game won’t suffer. The Paddock Dome (Brighton Park, Tonawanda) and The Dome (Wehrle Drive, Clarence) offer a complete golf facility during the bad-weather months for Westenders and Eastenders alike.

The Paddock dome, visible from the I-290 corridor, offers two tiers of hitting bays and nearly 100 yards from tee to dome wall. In that space, any golfer gets a sense of the ball’s movement.

If it didn’t slice or hook badly in the first ninety yards, it probably won’t.

Knowing your current tendency is important if you’re heading somewhere warm. If you’re not able to get away, keeping a perspective on your game through the indoor weeks is critical to a good start in the spring.

In addition to the hitting bays, the Paddock dome offers a sand bunker from which to practice long bunker shots. A speedy putting green is available to hone the short game, and an eighteen-hole putting course completes the golf offerings. As with golf courses, the Paddock dome offers a nineteenth hole, where delightful food offerings and beverages are on offer. Although the dome itself closes at 9 p.m. each evening, The Grill at the dome is open most nights until 11 p.m.

A unique feature at Paddock is the Sportzone simulator space (thegrillatthedome.com).

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carnival games, and even zombie dodge ball are available for individuals, small groups, and large parties. The realism of the games and the provided feedback round out the entire experience.

Out to the east is the reinvented Dome on Wehrle drive. During 2016, the dome was deflated and the skin replaced. The entire footprint was gutted and refitted to improve the golfing experience. Rule 26, the grillroom, has replaced Murphy’s

Miniature golf at the Paddock Dome

for sit-down and bar side eating and celebrating. Facing the golfers is the addition of a second bar space, to provide munchies and libations during the golfing experience. Similar to the defunct Frog Hair on Transit, this option allows golfers to have their cake and golf it, simultaneously.

The space that The Dome offers and Paddock lacks is a golf shop. Woods to Wedges (woodstowedgesbuffalo. com) is no ordinary pro shop. Multiple simulator booths offer Trackman club and SAM putter fitting stations, the opportunity to demo every imaginable shaft and club head, and staff trained in club repair, alteration, and maintenance.

Folks around the country expect that Western New York golfers put their clubs away in October and don’t retrieve them until May. Fortunately for us, we have two extraordinary facilities a short drive away. Whether you win all the winter bets or simply keep the cobwebs off the game, you’ll make golf a twelve-month endeavor, and a successful one at that.

Paddock Golf Dome 175 Brompton Rd., Tonawanda; 504-3663 or tonawanda.ny.us/index. aspx?NID=380 The Dome 8230 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville; 631-3663 or thedomewny.com FY Ronald S. Montesano is an avid golfer and contributor to Forever Young.

Challenge Accepted!

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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how of hands—is anyone making a New Year’s resolution? Is it something other than losing weight or quitting smoking?

Shedding pounds and ending bad habits are worthwhile challenges.

But a new year can also be a great opportunity to challenge yourself to try something outside of your comfort zone. Perhaps there is something you have been wanting to try or do. If not now, when?

Check in with your spouse or significant other and see if he or she is equally tired of the “same old same old” and wants to shake things up with you.

It’s a new year and a fresh slate. Time to hit our personal refresh buttons!

While many of us welcome a challenge, we may approach it in different ways. No matter if we take baby steps or a giant leap, a new year is a great time to get started. First, we need to get into the mindset of trying at least one new thing each year. Begin by setting a goal and plan on making it happen. Let’s start small and work our way up.

Have you had the same style since college? Appraise your wardrobe and think about introducing a few pieces that can change your appearance.

Something as small as a new haircut or

maybe some highlights could give you a whole new look.

How about turning off the television and spending time reading the classics or the entire works of Shakespeare?

Maybe get cozy in front of the fireplace and read poetry to your beloved.

Now may be the right time to get a pet. If you aren’t sure about making a long-term commitment, volunteer at a shelter or consider fostering an animal until it is ready for a permanent home.

Ready to get in good shape? Hit the gym. Make an appointment with a trainer. Try a new class. Prepare your body for adventures like running a marathon, kayaking, or wall climbing.

Think about trying a new sport or return to something you used to enjoy and haven’t done in years. Go bowling.

Try golfing. Join your other half in a sport he or she likes and you’ve never tried. If all of that sounds too strenuous, try a couple’s massage.

Is there a book inside of you waiting to be written? Maybe it’s a short story or a play or even a letter to the editor.

Boot up your computer and have at it.

If you are still working, start

LET’S TALK ABOUT... planning for retirement. Then retire already, if that is what you’ve been dreaming of. If you are already retired and feeling bored, try out a temporary or part-time job doing something different from how you spent your career. Choose a cause that resonates with you and volunteer.

Talk to your partner or spouse.

Really talk. Is your relationship in a good place? If not, it might be time for marriage counseling. A therapist or counselor can help move your relationship forward. If things are fine but dull, plan an outing that is something other than the weekly dinner and movie. Football fans may want to attend a lecture at an art gallery.

Foreign film aficionados could go to a hockey game. You won’t know if you like it unless you try it. Experiment!

You may have had a falling out with a family member or old friend. Perhaps you’ve just gotten out of touch with someone who was important to you.

Make a phone call. Drop a note. Ask to meet for coffee. You may be rebuffed,

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but you also might reconnect with someone who will enrich your world.

How is your spiritual life? If you aren’t feeling fulfilled, it might be time to go back to your religious roots and see what you’ve been missing. It may be a real leap of faith (OK, bad pun), but perhaps it’s time to find a spiritual home that is more in tune with who you are today and what you believe.

A different house of worship, perhaps even a change of religion, could refresh your soul.

Challenge yourself to be the person you always wanted to be. How do you see yourself? Is that the image you project? You may never become a concert pianist, speak perfect Mandarin, or medal in the Olympics, but you could take some lessons or classes and see where they lead.

It’s a new year—isn’t it time for a new, adventurous you? FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer.

“C” IS FOR CATARACT

ataract, which is clouding of the eye lens, affects more than half of Americans aged 65 years and older. This age-related cause of vision loss can occur much earlier due to exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays and a host of other causes (including smoking, use of corticosteroids, and a family history). It is also thought that cataract formation is linked to oxidative changes in the human eye lens, which makes the case for consuming fruits and vegetables containing high amounts of antioxidants.

In fact, recent research involving 324 pairs of twins over a decade showed there was a 33 percent lower risk of developing cataracts among women whose diets were rich in

foods containing vitamin C. The symptoms of early cataracts may be improved with new eyeglasses, brighter lighting, anti-glare sunglasses, or magnifying lenses. If these measures do not help, surgery is the only effective treatment. To learn more, please call the Legarreta Eye Center at 716-633-2203. Our practice is based on the philosophy of providing high-quality comprehensive eye care. We have served the community for over 35 years. We have office locations in Williamsville, Cheektowaga and Lockport.

P.S. Blurred vision, glare and difficulty reading can be early symptoms of cataracts.

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Staycation in Buffalo

BY SANDY WHITE

An aerial view of the Hotel Henry. Photo courtesy of the Hotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center

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ou don’t have to travel far to experience a fun and relaxing break; there are many options within driving distance right here in Western New York. Whether you choose to sleep in your own bed at night or at a nearby hideaway, hotel, or resort, activities can include day trips to local tourist sites, fun activities such bicycle riding, visiting parks, galleries, and museums, and dining out at one of the many amazing restaurants in Buffalo.

According to the American Automobile Association, the average North American vacation will cost $244 or more per day for two people for lodging and meals. Wallet Hub’s review of 150 American Cities places Buffalo very high in their rankings as an exciting staycation city for recreation, food, and entertainment.

Visitors to our area are so impressed by what they see and experience in

our region—arts, culture, history, architecture, food, recreation, and entertainment—that word of mouth attracts world, national, and local travelers to our region.

So, now that you have decided to stay in the area and not go the across country—let’s start with a quick glance and review of just a few hotel and resort locations in our region.

The Mansion on Delaware Want to feel pampered? Why not have a butler attend to your needs? At the Mansion on Delaware, the best of Buffalo is available to you from the Allentown doorstep of the Mansion,

where a complimentary chauffeured Land Rover will transport you to many theaters, restaurants, shops, and attractions. The Mansion is Buffalo’s first and only AAA Four Diamond Award-winning historic luxury hotel that combines Second Empire architecture with modern elegance and comforts. With its signature twenty-four-hour butler service, The Mansion offers a truly unique hotel experience. From arranging an intimate dinner in your guest room or suite to providing complimentary downtown chauffeured transportation, The Butlers are on hand to attend to your requests. The list of complimentary amenities is vast; from valet parking, top-shelf evening cocktails, and European-style breakfast to nightly turndown service, pressing, and overnight shoe shining. The distinctive services of The Butlers create an individually curated “Buffalo” experience for each guest.

The Mansion’s most popular package is Pamper Your Palate. This package allows guests to enjoy the culinary diversity of downtown Buffalo with a $100 credit to their choice of a Butler curated restaurant—choose from Tempo, Rue Franklin, Buffalo Chophouse, and more. Package prices begin a $275.

414 Delaware Avenue; mansionondelaware.com or 886-3300

A COMMUNIT Y OF C ARING

Wonderful Amenities!

NEW Beauty salon Affordable Independent Living Walk-in showers Emergency pull cords Huge amount of activities

Brand new COMPLETELY renovated apartments!

Beautiful City Gardens Stay fit dining program w/ balanced hot meals 5 days a week!

On Site Parking Secure Building Spectacular Patio

276 Linwood Avenue

881-1120

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A luxurious salon at the Mansion on Delaware Photo courtesy of the Mansion on Delaware

GETAWAYS design and decorated with original Stickley and Roycroft furniture, handcrafted period lamps, and William Morris-styled wallpaper.

With your stay, you will follow in the footsteps of the many prominent guests, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charlotte Bronte, Henry David Thoreau, and Susan B. Anthony. Be sure to have a delicious meal at any of the four dining areas complete with an

artisan-inspired menu from locally produced and seasonal ingredients.

40 South Grove Street, East Aurora; roycroftinn.com or 652-5552 FY Sandy White is a journalist, communications specialist, and owner of the Mustard Seed World Consulting Group located in WNY.

A cozy dining room at the Roycroft Inn. Photo courtesy of the Roycroft Inn

Hotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center Hotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center, scheduled to open March 10, is breathing new life into the National Historic Landmark, Richardson Olmsted Complex.

Both classic and contemporary, cosmopolitan and Rust Belt-urban, Hotel Henry creates distinct guest experiences in the many spaces of Richardson’s historic buildings.

Situated on forty-eight acres, the hotel’s urban resort setting is surrounded by parks, a lake, and museums and is connected to the cultural corridor and vibrant Elmwood Village. The fullservice hotel houses the farm-to-table, independent concept restaurant, 100 Acres; The Kitchens at Hotel Henry, where guests can begin their day with an engaging cup of coffee and breakfast, recharge with a casual lunch indoors or on the urban resort grounds, gather for a more formal dinner around a conversational table, and end the night with custom cocktails wherever they’re comfortable.

Hotel Henry’s innovative use of space and sprawling resort grounds invite you to explore, gather, and tuck away in the unique character of the hotel.

Richardson Olmsted Complex, 400 Forest Avenue; hotelhenry.com or 601-1150

The Roycroft Inn This East Aurora landmark is such a sweet getaway for visitors and is the center for many community activities. In 1905, the Roycroft Inn was opened to accommodate visitors and artisans looking to experience this emerging community and style. The inn was a center of activity then as now and today is a National Historic Landmark site. From the moment you enter the campus and arrive at the inn, you are immersed in the beauty and unique style of the Roycroft artisans. As you step through the grand doors time still seems to stand still, at least for a minute.

In the salon, you are surrounded by the beautifully restored murals created by Alexis Jean Fournier, an original Roycroft artist. Sit in an original Roycroft Morris chair, read a book, or just wander through the series of exquisitely restored rooms and breathe in the history of this historic inn.

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MY WNY STORY

Paul Chimera

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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riter, artist, musician, and educator Paul Chimera is always happy to share his knowledge on a wide range of subjects. A native Buffalonian, Chimera holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University. He also earned a master’s degree in social sciences with a concentration in marketing communications from the University at Buffalo. He lives in Kenmore with his wife Anne and their cat Elsa.

Along with his many other accomplishments, Chimera is a blogger, editor, and historian for The Salvador Dali Society, Inc. of Torrance, California.

His interest in Dali began during a basic art appreciation course in his freshman year of college. He says, “The professor showed a slide of a Dali painting, Soft Construction with Boiled Beans; Premonition of Civil War, and I was immediately blown away by the fluidity of forms, the stunning imagination of the composition, and the precision with which it was painted.

“What I love about Dali is a threepronged answer: his fantastic ideas and imagination, his breathtaking technical skill, and his non-conformity.”

In the 1970s Chimera served as publicity director of the world’s first Dali Museum, in Beachwood, Ohio, before it relocated permanently to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1982.

He is widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Dali authorities in the country and has been interviewed by print and broadcast media. Chimera had the pleasure of meeting with the Spanish surrealist in 1973 and again the following year, both times at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

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Writer, artist, musician, and educator Paul Chimera

Dr. Edmund Klein was a resident of Williamsville, New York, who found a cure for a certain form of skin cancer. He secretly treated Dali for that cancer over the course of about ten years, after which Dali gifted him with fifteen drawings and sketches.

When Chimera was named consultant to the Dr. Edmund Klein Collection in 2006, news of the long-sequestered Dali works spread worldwide.

Chimera’s association with Dali and Dr. Klein’s widow, Martha Klein, led to several local events, including the first-ever exhibition of the Dali-Klein collection at UB’s Anderson Gallery.

Chimera recently published a book, Dali and His Doctor: The Surreal Friendship Between Salvador Dali and Dr. Edmund Klein, which is available at amazon.com. The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg acquired a copy for permanent inclusion in its Dali Library.

Anyone who has visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York City has

MY WNY STORY most likely viewed Dali’s most universally recognized painting, The Persistence of Memory (think melting clocks) painted in 1931 when Dali was just twentyseven years old. Chimera refers to it as, “probably the single most famous Surrealist painting ever, and possibly the most famous painting of the twentieth century.”

Asked if he has tips to help a viewer better appreciate Dali’s work, Chimera says it is helpful to understand how hugely influenced Dali was by the terrain and the landscape of his native Spain, a small hamlet called Port Lligat.

“He was fascinated by the various craggy rock formations, some of which looked like animals, human heads, etc.

And those often appear in his paintings, sometimes modified a bit, which of course was his prerogative.”

Chimera says Freudian symbolism also played a very big role, especially in Dali’s purely Surrealist canvases of the 1930s.

Dali’s wife, Gala, Russian-born and ten years his senior, was an enormous influence in his art and life. She was his leading model and muse, appearing in countless works.

“Dali was not ‘just a painter,’” Chimera says. “He was a renaissance man, because, in fact, he created sculpture, drawings, watercolors, and prints, including etchings, lithographs, and engravings.

“He illustrated a very wide range of books, from Macbeth to The Jerusalem Bible. He made films, including two seminal films with moviemaker Luis Bunuel. He created backdrops for theatre productions, created an opera with libretto; wrote two autobiographies, and a novel called Hidden Faces. Dali was the

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World-famous surrealist Salvador Dali

first major artist to harness holography to produce art holograms and to create stereoscopic paintings. He designed all kinds of commercial products and influenced magazine and TV advertising, fashion, and many other areas of popular culture.”

Chimera notes that in 2017 the Dali Society will publish Salvador Dali Prints: The Catalogue Raisonne—a two-volume book that includes every Dali print that is fully authenticated, making it a valuable resource for collectors and scholars.

Paul Chimera can be reached at paulchimera@aol.com. For more information, visit dali.com. FY

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BEING WELL

Noteworthy Alternatives in Pain Management

BY CATHI STACK

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ain is the alarm bell of disease, the symptom that announces that all is not right with our bodies. Whether due to accident or illness, it is the most common reason that people seek medical assistance. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, it is reported that more than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined.

Sadly, prescription drugs are the second-most abused category of drugs in the United States. From 2000 to 2014, nearly half a million people died from drug overdoses. Sadly, an average of seventy-eight Americans die every day from opioid overdose.

So, what’s the answer? We all are likely to experience an injury, surgery, or infection that will be greatly relieved by narcotic analgesia, and we will be grateful. But beyond a few days or weeks, plans should be in the works for alternative modalities while tapering down the dose of narcotics. This is the downfall for so many. This is where so many people become addicted and feel there is no other way as the brain actually begins to believe it. Daily pain can limit activity and lead to frustration and even depression.

Inflammation For the majority of pain sufferers, inflammation is the common denominator, and most doctors will recommend anti-inflammatory painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen. While these are excellent non-narcotic choices for short-term use, the downfall can be stomach and esophageal pain and potential bleeding (ulcers). Long-term use can actually delay healing. Fortunately, there are a number of safe alternatives that have been proven to be as effective as many pharmaceuticals without the unwanted side effects.

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Herbals and more Boswellia and Curcumin are proven herbal remedies that help tame paincausing inflammation. Numerous studies have found Boswellia and Curcumin to be very powerful antiinflammatories as well relieving chronic pain. Not all supplements provide the same results. Do your homework and a bit of research to find the most bioavailable forms. They are also excellent remedies for arthritic conditions. ​ Herbal creams such as comfrey cream and homeopathic applications of ​arnica cream (acute injury) are and have always been effective alternatives for pain and inflammation. ​Devils Claw has been studied with impressive results in relieving moderate lower back pain.​ Magnesium is the number one remedy for muscle cramping and restless leg syndrome and has been very effective in relieving lower back pain. Doses vary, as there are many different types on the market. Feel free to email me at cathi626@gmail.com if you would like product or dosing suggestions.

Manipulation Never underestimate the healing power of touch. ​Acupuncture is based on the theory that pathways of energy called Qi (pronounced “chi”) flow through the body and influence our health and wellbeing. It involves the insertion of very fine needles at specific points of the body to relieve pain. Acupuncture has been very

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beneficial in cancer pain relief, as well as migraine headache relief. ​Massage therapy relieves stress and strain from muscles and connective tissues using pressure, kneading, stroking, and other techniques. Studies show that massage using moderate pressure is effective for increasing range of motion and flexibility as well as decreasing pain.​ Chiropractics has typically focused on spinal manipulation for back pain.

Chiropractic treatment for many other problems—including other musculoskeletal pain, headaches, asthma, carpal tunnel syndrome, and fibromyalgia—has also been studied. A recent review concluded that chiropractic spinal manipulation might be helpful for back pain, migraine, neck pain, and whiplash.

Anti-inflammatory diet Anti-inflammatory eating can have an impressive effect on pain and inflammation in as little as two to three weeks. Eliminating sugar and processed foods will accelerate the healing and repair of the body because sugar is the number one inflammatory food we consume. Sugar is everywhere, and we have become extremely addicted as a population. The Blood Type Diet​is a very effective way to remove inflammatory foods from your life.

Developed by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, it has been extremely helpful in reducing inflammation and should be seriously considered in anyone wanting resolution of pain.

Medical marijuana Medical marijuana advocates have used scientific data and compelling patient testimonials to show legitimate uses of cannabinoids, especially for conditions such as chronic pain, epilepsy, and post-traumatic stress disorder, which are notoriously difficult to treat with our standard therapies.

Although the lay public has moved rapidly toward accepting cannabis decriminalization or legalization, the medical community does not generally share this enthusiasm for cannabinoids. New York has recently adopted the use of medical marijuana and more information can be found at health.ny.gov. There is an abundance of documentation to support medical marijuana’s effectiveness in pain management, but there is still much to learn. One thing to note, there has been no documented death due to a cannabis overdose—something to consider. FY Catherine Stack (RN, ND) is the author of the “Natural Health” column for the Niagara Gazette. She is also a practicing Doctor of Naturopathy, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the founder and CEO of Journey II Health Center for Rejuvenation. Her book, Free Yourself from a CONSTIPATED Life, is available on Amazon. Visit her website at journeyiihealth.com or email cath626@gmail.com.

BEING WELL

Let’s Talk About “Forever Young!”

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ore than twenty-seven years ago, I started my career in plastic surgery. At the time, very few elderly individuals were considering plastic surgery. Fast forward to 2017, and not a day goes by where I don’t see a patient in consultation that falls into the elderly range of over seventy-five years of age. These patients come in seeking facelifts, body contouring, Botox, fillers, and even breast augmentation. These requests are often in preparation for upcoming events or celebrations of the big seventy-five- and eighty-year milestones. This has been a recurring theme lately and, when asked, they mostly tell me that they don’t feel their age and want what they see in the mirror to reflect how they feel. and a hug every time she comes in. provided the patient has good overall better and feeling better about I often wonder why there are a health, although careful review of the ourselves. growing number of octogenarians health history and medications is vital Happy New Year, and until next having cosmetic procedures. I think to achieving an ideal result regardless time, be well, Buffalo! FY it is a factor of the rising acceptance of plastic surgery over the last couple of age.

Dr. Shatkin is a board certified plastic So, let’s not just talk about being decades, and these individuals are surgeon at Aesthetic Associates Centre coming in at later ages after having “Forever Young.” Maybe it is time to and columnist for Forever Young. positive experiences with their not let aging get in the way of looking aesthetic doctors in the past. The increased social acceptance and interest in maintaining a youthful appearance has not diminished with SAMUEL SHATKIN JR., MD their advancing age. These patients don’t expect to stop the clock, they I recall a few years back one of wish to turn the clock back and my patients commenting that she perhaps slow the aging process. was bothered by the sad look of the The “eighty is the new sixty” downturned corners of the mouth, mentality brings patients to the office when she didn’t feel sad at all. She who are healthier and more active. went on to add that she was upset They live busy lives and have expanded because her granddaughter asked why community involvement. Many she was always angry. The next day vibrant octogenarians still work or are she called for the appointment. involved as volunteers to important Recently, a patient came in for a local organizations. I am often asked, tummy tuck. She said ever since she “Am I too old to have cosmetic surgery?” had her last child, forty plus years The truth is, there is no chronologic ago, she had wanted a flat tummy. age at which we can no longer perform Just prior to her eightieth birthday, surgery. We look at the physiologic age I performed a tummy tuck on her to determine whether an individual is a and she was so thrilled, she later had good surgical candidate. a breast lift. She continues to come A recent study published in Aesthetic in for non-surgical facial treatments Surgery Journal reported a growing including injectables to relax facial number of elderly individuals are wrinkles and fillers to soften valleys seeking plastic surgery. This study and add volume to the aging face. She also showed that the safety and tells me that she never looked that complication rates were nearly the good at sixty and she jokes about how same as with younger patients. There she is the best looking eighty year old are few reasons not to do surgery, out there! She gives me a big smile January 2017 | www.foreveryoungwny.com 27

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NOTEWORTHY

January 13 Niagara Icewine Festival

January 6 Elvis Birthday Weekend

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James Gibb and Pat Dunn perform in a three-day special concert series celebrating Elvis Presley’s birthday weekend.

Through Jan. 8 at Lancaster Opera House (21 Central Ave., Lancaster; lancopera.org or 683-1776)

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January 17 Third Thursday Trivia Night

January 24 Lumagination Launch Party

BPAC celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year by sharing trivia about Buffalo and Western New York.

Be the first to see the Botanical Gardens lit up with amazing light displays, creative designs, and interactive features, plus specialty cocktails, wine, beer, light appetizers, and a basket raffle.

7 p.m. at Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Ave.; burchfieldpenney.org or 878-6011)

6 p.m. at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (2655 S. Park Ave.; buffalogardens.com or 827-1584)

January 31 The Five Irish Tenors

The concert will feature both famously beloved Irish songs and opera arias in combinations of tenor solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets, and tutti.

7:30 p.m. at Mainstage Theatre (Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst; ubcfa.org or 645-6915)

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