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On the cover: Boats docked along Erie Canal in Fairport, New York Photo by Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com
Recipe of the Month 5
Zucchini Bread with a Twist........ Wendy Guild Swearingen
Home & Garden 6
Beekeeping with Grandkids..................... Carol Ann Harlos
Being Well 7
Magnesium for Optimal Health................ Catherine Stack
Features: Learning & Working 12 University Express.........................................Rick Falkowski 14 Flexible Job Options...................... Wendy Guild Swearingen
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As we head into fall in Western New York, we're still uncertain about many things. Will we be able to travel to see loved ones? Will they be allowed to visit us here? Is a safe and reliable coronavirus vaccine on the horizon? We don't know when theaters will reopen or how our kids and grandkids will navigate school. One thing is certain, though, and that is that we're all in this together. Our behavior—wearing a mask in public, maintaining social distance, frequent and thorough handwashing—could very well be the difference between life and death for people we encounter and everyone they subsequently come into contact with, and so on, and so on. New York state has done a good job of flattening the curve, and sustained vigilance will keep us on the right path. Please take note that health professionals are stressing that it's more important this year than ever to get a flu shot. It's especially vital for frontline healthcare workers, educators, seniors, and kids. No one wants the double whammy of COVID-19 coupled with the flu.
Your health insurance or Medicare should cover the cost. But, it's not all doom and gloom. Cooler late summer and early autumn mornings may be the best time to get outside and get some fresh air and exercise. It's a great way to start your day, boost your immune system, and get a shot of feel-good endorphins. Take care of yourselves and one another.
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FOREVER YOUNG *SEPTEMBER RESOURCES *PLEASE CONTACT EVENT/PROGRAM ORGANIZERS TO CONFIRM INFORMATION PROVIDED Do you have an event or resource to list? Email it to wswearingen@buffalospree.com Buffalo MEDITATION El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Free every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. 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 Online LAUGHTER WELLNESS Come as you are, just bring your laughter! Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Brighton FREE. Visit www.facebook.com/Buffalo-Laughers for information. Online ELDER LAW SESSIONS Erie County Department of Senior Services presents free online Webex seminars about legal issue affecting seniors Wednesdays at 10 a.m. www2.erie.gov/seniorservices/ index.php?q=elder-law-sessions Gowanda HEALTHY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Activities open to the public age 50+, (no residency requirements), Concord Senior Center, 1 School Street, Gowanda; for schedule, visit communityalliance.org; 532-1010
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+ and want to make a difference, call 285-8224 Jennifer Britton (ext. 217) for Senior Companions and Kelly Carr (ext. 228) for Foster Grandparents Williamsville MEDICARE EDUCATION PROGRAM offers complimentary services through the WNY Medicare Resource Center. Appointments encouraged, 833-0252 Buffalo HEADWAY SUPPORT GROUPS For individuals who have sustained brain injuries, their families, and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement. Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org
Southtowns NEW HORIZONS MUSIC Calling all musicians 50+ interested in music. For info, email Janet Stout at 354janet@gmail.com and visit newhorizonsmusic.org. Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males; call 626-0600 or visit alz.org/ wnyc for info. Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Call 706-0060 or visit bcnwny.org for more information. West Seneca AMANA GARDEN CLUB OF WEST SENECA, is welcoming new members interested in gardening, floral arrangement, and more. For mor information, contact Marie: 884-8543 Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT: Coordinated with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms. Info: 632-3700 or mcguiregroup.com
Buffalo LGBTQ MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS PROGRAM: The Pride Center of WNY offers support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. For information: 8527743 or pridecenterwny.org Online NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB, An active 50+ crowd. for Find info on FaceBook: SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB or call 550-1232 TOPS CLUBS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Clubs offer tools, programs, support, fellowship, and recognition for healthy living and weight management. Akron For information call Diane 5424980 Cheektowaga For information, call Karen at 247-2334 Cheektowaga TOPS #391 For information, call MaryAnn 895-4414 Farnham For information, call 934-9619 Tonawanda Meetings 6 p.m. at Zion Church of Christ, 15 Koenig Cir. For information, call 693-5161
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CROSSWORD 20. Nebraska's largest city
45. Decorated
22. Jet travel fatigue
49. Kind of caviar
24. Relating to food intake
51. Pined
25. Pulsating pain
54. Newspapers and such
26. a.k.a. Pleasant Island
56. Cause for food recall
27. Lhasa land
57. One of Five Ws
29. *"American Pastoral" author
58. Seed coat
31. W-2, e.g.
59. Type of parrot
32. *"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" author
60. Commoner
33. *"Fear of Flying" author
62. "Put a lid ____ ____!"
34. *"Chronicles: Volume One" author 36. Not counterfeit 38. Leaf gathering tool 42. Pep gathering
61. Golfer's destination 63. Nessie's loch 64. Pencil type 66. Romanian money
THEME: AMERICAN LIT ACROSS 1. Popular cook-off dish
53. Printer button
6. School of thought suffix
55. *"To Kill a Mockingbird" author
9. *"The Fountainhead" author
57. *"The Color Purple" author
13. Example of an eclipse
60. *"The Crying of Lot 49" author
14. Roman road
64. Spasm of pain
15. Red fluorescent dye
65. Not well
16. Binary digits code
67. Nary a soul
17. Part of circle
68. Like Al Yankovic
18. New Mexico's state flower
69. Born, in society pages
19. *"The Age of Innocence" author
70. Island off Manhattan
21. *"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" author
71. "For Your Eyes ____"
23. Not bright
72. President Taft's addition to the White House
24. Like Roman god Janus
73. Fare reductions
25. Explosive network? 28. Hindu wrap
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30. ____ and talented
1. Old-fashioned tub foot
35. Age of Aquarius flick
2. Movie theater admonition
37. Field worker
3. Machu Picchu builder
39. Olden-day marriage tradition
4. Scottish landowner
40. Bumpkin
5. Inflammation of iris
41. Rose oil
6. Psychologist Pavlov
43. Not top-shelf at a bar
7. McCartney or Starkey, e.g.
44. Artemis' companion
8. Last European colony in China
46. Maori war dance
9. Fat and flour sauce
47. Muscovite or biotite
10. Fungal spore sacs
48. *"Bloodchild" author
11. Santa's preference
50. Bank on
12. Genetic info carrier
52. A Bobbsey twin
15. Pupil protector
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The solution for this month’s puzzle can be found on page 20.
FOOD
Zucchini Bread with a Twist BY WENDY GUILD SWEARINGEN
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his warm and sunny summer has been a boon for backyard gardeners. If you’re like me, you may have a bumper crop of zucchini to unload on unsuspecting friends and neighbors. Rather than dropping them on their front porch in the dead of night, why not put those summer squash to tasty use and bake up a batch of delicious zucchini bread? This recipe, adapted from sallysbakingaddiction.com, uses protein-packed Greek yogurt to produce a moist crumb and lemon zest for a fresh zing. Greek Yogurt Zucchini Bread Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 4 hours (includes cooling) Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup honey or real maple syrup 1 large egg, at room temperature 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, at room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 medium-large) 2 teaspoons lemon zest optional: 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan. Whisk the oil, honey, egg, yogurt, and vanilla together in a medium bowl until combined. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Avoid overmixing. Fold in the zucchini, lemon zest, and walnuts (if using). Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes; the bread
is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you find the top of the bread is browning too quickly in the oven, loosely cover it with aluminum foil. Remove the bread from the oven and set on a wire rack for half an
hour. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely before slicing and serving. Wrap and store bread at room temperature for up to five days. FY
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HOME & GARDEN
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s I am sure you know, I love sharing my gardens with other people and do so often. Recently, our almost-eight-year old grandson Joshua paid us a visit from Virginia. I have been sending Joshua pictures and videos of the beehives and of honeybees drinking water from our fountain. Since he really wanted to see the inside of a hive, I ordered a child-size beekeeper outfit complete with veil and gloves. I explained that we would open a hive only if it was not raining or overcast. Otherwise the honeybees most likely would be in a bad mood and aggressive.
CAROL ANN HARLOS The day came—it was sunshiny! We talked about pollinators, why I use a smoker to calm the bees, the parts of a hive, and so forth. First, we walked outside and observed the hives from a distance. We talked about the incoming bees who were
carrying nectar and pollen, the bees that received their load, and about the guard bees that serve as sentries. We went inside and suited up. I lit the smoker. Joshua and I stood to the side of one hive and simply watched the honeybees. Then I applied smoke to the entrance, removed the top cover, smoked again. We simply stood and watched. He was enchanted! The bees went about their business. A few landed on our suits. He commented on them. I explained that honeybees glue everything in a hive with a substance called propolis. I used the pry bar to remove a frame of honey, which I showed to him. Much discussion; he is so smart (one of my grandsons, of course!). I set it aside and proceeded to examine and
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show him the rest of the frames in the super. I was replacing the frames, but he wanted to see the supers beneath. Now we were down to the queen excluder. This is a screen that prevents the queen from laying eggs in the supers where there is honey. She is too big to get through the excluder. “Why can't she go there?” he asked. “Is she fat?” I love kids! Eventually, I got everything back together. I explained that I don't take a hive apart except for inspection. I asked, “Would you like it if somebody took the roof off your house to inspect it?' When we came inside, he asked, “Nana, don't you have a new extractor? Can I see it?” So, I heated my electric knife, cut off the caps from several frames of honey, placed them into the extractor, and turned it on. It spun out honey which collected in the bottom. Way cool! I gave him his own honey to take home.
The next day, we had lunch in the gazebo. The gardens around it were covered with pollinating insects: honeybees, several wasp species, ground bees, bumblebees, and female monarch butterflies laying eggs on the underside of the milkweed! (Question for you: How do we know they were female monarch butterflies?) Then hummingbirds came to the verbena bonariensis and a few new flowers on the weigela. A hummingbird moth came to the bee balm (monarda)! Well, then Joshua was interested in how my sewing machine works, as I am a quilter. But this is a gardening column, so no more today! FY Next month I will discuss questions sent to me by readers this summer. I love hearing from you! caharlos@verizon.net
BEING WELL
Magnesium Let it soothe and move you BY CATHERINE STACK
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econd to vitamin D3, magnesium ranks as one of my favorite supplements. No other supplement can noticeably improve a variety of conditions in such a short amount of time. Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in your body. It helps to maintain muscle and nerve function, helps keep heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis. Suffer from muscle cramps, muscle pain, and restless leg syndrome? Taking magnesium can improve your symptoms in as little as a few days. Chronic headaches, including migraines, will likely become less frequent and may resolve themselves altogether. For those of you who worry about your heart and may have high blood pressure, magnesium may help you as well. Magnesium has been shown to regulate heart rhythm, prevent angina, control high blood pressure, and limit the complications of congestive heart failure. I’ve had extremely impressive results in my practice helping those with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation. Magnesium deficiency is a common finding in the constipated individual. Constipated people typically suffer from frequent headaches, and magnesium helps both problems. In the world of obstetrics, magnesium plays a very important and potentially lifesaving role in preventing seizures in women who have pre-eclampsia or HELLP syndrome. Many pregnant women also suffer leg cramps and constipation, and oral magnesium supplementation will help both of these common complaints. Deficiency of magnesium can
present psychiatric symptoms including depression, anxiety, restlessness, and irritability. Children with ADHD are deficient in many common minerals, most often magnesium, zinc, and iron. Magnesium supplementation significantly decreases the hyperactivity symptoms in children with ADHD. Some foods that contain magnesium are green vegetables such as spinach, as well as nuts, seeds, and whole unrefined grains. Food alone will not easily remedy magnesium deficiency. While there are many reasons for poor sleep, it is believed that using a magnesium supplement could be your best bet for insomnia relief. Because magnesium relaxes your body
muscles and has a calming effect, it will help bring you a more restful sleep by reducing stress and anxiety, as well as calming jumpy legs and jerkiness. Much research points to the fact that magnesium deficiency is often related to restless leg syndrome (RLS), insomnia, and other sleep disorders. In many, many cases, upon taking magnesium supplements, people have awakened less and have slept for longer periods through the night, giving them their much needed deep sleep, which is imperative for the body to regenerate itself. Multiple sclerosis, as well as epilepsy, have also been linked to magnesium deficiencies. Symptoms of MS that are also symptoms of magnesium deficiency include muscle spasms, weakness, twitching,
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HOLY MOTHER OF THE ROSARY CATHEDRAL Fellowship Hall, 6298 Broadway, Lancaster 11:30 am...................................... 683-7527 FATHER JUSTIN K OF C 2735 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 7:30 p.m...................................... 681-7251 AMERICAN LEGION POST 1041 533 Amherst St., Buffalo 7 p.m........................................... 875-9276 AM. LEG. POST NO. 567 3740 N. Buffalo Rd., O. Park 7:30 p.m...................................... 662-9780 ST. AMELIA 2999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda 7:15 p.m...................................... 836-0011
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TUESDAY AMVETS MEDALLION POST NO. 13 25 Review Pl., Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 874-0559 ASSUMPTION PARISH 435 Amherst St., Buffalo 1 p.m........................................... 876-1038 FATHER JUSTIN K OF C 2735 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 1 p.m........................................... 681-7251
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH 1525 Sheridan Dr., Kenmore 7:30 p.m...................................... 873-6716 OUR LADY OF POMPEII 129 Laverack, Lancaster 7 p.m........................................... 683-6522 WHEATFIELD NO. 1451 6525 Ward Rd., Sanborn 7:25 p.m...................................... 731-4712 GEORGE F. LAMM POST 962 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville 7:30 p.m...................................... 204-2405 RESURRECTION BINGO 130 Como Park Blvd. 7 p.m........................................... 683-3712 HARTLAND VFC 8945 Ridge Rd., Hartland 7:30 p.m. ARMOR VOL. FIRE CO. 4932 Clark St., Hamburg 7:30 p.m...................................... 649-9821 ST. ANDREW CHURCH 111 Crocker St., Sloan 7:30 p.m...................................... 892-0425 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 7 p.m........................................... 549-4389
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Bingo Calendar B.O.Y.S. ASSOCIATION OF LACKAWANNA VFW, 2909 South Park St., Lackawanna 7:20 p.m...................................... 948-0316
WEDNESDAY ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 4263 St. Francis Dr., Athol Springs 7:30 p.m..................................... 627-2710 SHAWNEE VOL. FIRE COMPANY 3747 Lockport Rd., Sanborn 7:30 p.m. ................................... 731-3666 AM. LEG. MCKEEVER POST 1770 S. Park Ave., Buffalo 7:30 p.m..................................... 822-6400 KENMORE K OF C 1530 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo 1 p.m........................................... 875-5780 FATHER JUSTIN K OF C — SPONSORED BY THE JUSTINETTES 2735 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 7:30 p.m...................................... 681-7251 FATHER BAKER K OF C at the Matthew Glab Post 1965 Abbott Rd., Lackawanna (on hiatus until 4/22) 825-3733
LANCASTER K OF C 6114 Broadway, Lancaster 11:45 a.m..................................... 684-2901 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 1 & 7 p.m.................................... 549-4389 ST. ALOYSIUS RCC 156 Franklin, Springville 7:30 p.m...................................... 592-2701 ST. AMELIA 2999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda 7:15 p.m...................................... 836-0011 ST. MICHAEL’S BINGO 140 Warsaw, Lackawanna 7:15 p.m...................................... 825-9415
THURSDAY FATHER JUSTIN K OF C 2735 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 1 p.m............................................ 681-7251 BLESSED TRINITY 317 Leroy Ave., Buffalo 8 p.m........................................... 833-0301 ST. BERNARD’S CHURCH Clinton @ S. Ogden, Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 822-8856
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PVT. LEONARD POST 2450 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga 7:30 p.m...................................... 684-4371 ST. JAMES DEPEW 500 Terrace Blvd., Depew 7:30 p.m.......................................683-2746 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH 1525 Sheridan Dr., Kenmore 7:30 p.m.......................................873-6716 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 7 p.m........................................... 549-4389 FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS 1345 Indian Church Rd., West Seneca 7:00 p.m....................................... 674-2374 K OF C MADONNA COUNCIL NO. 2535 755 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda 7:20 p.m.......................................693-5470 VFW COL. WEBER POST 989 2909 South Park Ave., Lackawana 7:30 p.m...................................... 823-9605
FRIDAY AM. LEG. MCKEEVER POST 1770 South Park Ave., Buffalo 7:30 p.m..................................... 822-6400
ASSUMPTION PARISH 435 Amherst St., Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 876-1038 KENMORE K OF C 1530 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 875-5780 OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS 4125 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 7:30 p.m...................................... 634-3420 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 7 p.m.......................................... 549-4389 ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA 157 Cleveland Dr., Cheektowaga 7:30 p.m...................................... 833-1715 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH 1525 Sheridan Dr., Kenmore 7:30 p.m...................................... 873-6716 DALE ASSOCIATION CENT. 33 Ontario St., Lockport 7 p.m........................................... 433-1886 SANBORN VFC 5811 Buffalo St., Sanborn 7:45 p.m...................................... 731-4616 MILLGROVE VFC 11621 Genesee St., Alden 7:45 p.m...................................... 937-7612
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Bingo Calendar GASPORT CHEMICAL HOSE 8412 State St., Gasport 7:30 p.m...................................... 772-7751 OUR LADY OF PERP. HELP 115 O’Connell St., Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 852-2671 ST. PHILIP THE APOSTLE 950 Lossen Rd., Cheektowaga 7:00 p.m...................................... 668-8370
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ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA 157 Cleveland Dr., Cheektowaga 1 p.m........................................... 833-1715 OUR LADY OF POMPEII 129 Laverack, Lancaster 7 p.m. (1st Sat.).......................... 683-6522 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 1 & 7 p.m.................................... 549-4389 ST. ANDREW CHURCH 111 Crocker St., Sloan 7:30 p.m...................................... 892-0425 PALLOTTINE FATHERS 3452 N. Falls Blvd., Wheatfield 7 p.m........................................... 694-4313 SOUTH WILSON VFC 4193 Chestnut Rd., Wilson 7:30 p.m...................................... 751-6079 CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH 199 Clark St., Buffalo 2 p.m........................................... 896-1050 OUR LADY OF BISTRICA 1619 Abbott Rd., Lackawanna 7:15 p.m...................................... 822-0818 BUFFALO GAY BINGO/ AIDS PLUS FUND OF WNY Westminster Church, 724 Delaware Ave., Buffalo 7 p.m (2nd Sat.)........................... 882-7840
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SUNDAY CARDINAL O'HARA HIGH SCHOOL 39 O'Hara Rd., Tonawanda 1 p.m..695-2600 x326 OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART 3148 Abbott Rd., O. Park 2 p.m........................................... 824-2935 KENMORE K OF C 1530 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo 7 p.m........................................... 875-5780 ST. BERNARD’S CHURCH Clinton @ S. Ogden, Buffalo 7:30 p.m...................................... 822-8856 OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS 4125 Union Rd., Cheektowaga 7 p.m........................................... 634-3420 SENECA GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 11099 Route 5, Irving 1 & 7 p.m.................................... 549-4389 DELEVAN VFC N. Main St., Delevan 7 p.m........................................... 492-1910 ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH 1525 Sheridan Dr., Kenmore 7 p.m........................................... 873-6716 OUR LADY OF POMPEII 129 Laverack, Lancaster 7 p.m........................................... 683-6522
LOCKPORT ELKS LODGE 41 6791 N. Canal Rd., Lockport 7 p.m........................................... 434-2798 PVT. LEONARD POST 2450 Walden, Cheektowaga 7 p.m.........................................684-43710
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FEATURE
University Express Senior learning BY RICK FALKOWSKI
Rick Falkowski gives a presentation at the Orchard Park Senior Center. Photo by Marsha Falkowski
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he Erie County Department of Senior Services University Express Program began with two classes at two locations. It has grown into one of the most widely attended activities offered by the department, but changes are required this year due to COVID-19. In 2005, the Department of Senior Services noticed that the Community Centers and Senior
Centers, which were created in the 1960s, were attracting a new group of people—Baby Boomers. In
addition to bingo and crafts, this group was interested in life-long learning and social programs.
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Pat Dowling, the coordinator of Volunteer Training & Development for Erie County Senior Services at the time, heard about a program where retired faculty from Columbia University were offering classes at senior community centers in New Jersey. She pioneered University Express, modeling it after the New Jersey program. The first lecturers were offered at two community centers in Orchard Park and the Town of Tonawanda. Promotion of the classes was modest in the beginning: photocopied flyers advertising the time, place, and content of the presentations were distributed at centers across Erie County. Eventually, community center patrons loved the classes so much that they requested that additional presentations, covering a wider range of topics, be offered at more community centers. Katie Earl became the Coordinator in 2019 and has continued to grow the University Express Program, which has expanded to spring and fall semesters at approximately twenty locations and about 75 instructors. The instructors are emeritus professors, retired schoolteachers, medical providers, and other professionals. They offer classes in current affairs, history, humanities, law, finance, science, medicine, wellness, and personal enrichment. These free classes are designed to stimulate the mind and provide opportunities to build social networks. University Express has become a great complement to the other Nutrition and Wellness programs that the Department offers, including the Stay Fit Dining Program, the Aging Mastery Program, and Club 99. Up until this past fall 2019, classes were held at the various locations and people contacted the center to sign up for the presentation. Depending upon the subject matter and capacity of the center, some classes drew close to 100 participants. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring 2020 semester was reimagined and took place virtually. Some
FEATURE instructors recorded virtual classes that could be viewed on the University Express website and some participated in live streaming sessions. The fall 2020 semester will be a hybrid offering of classes. Beginning October 1 through December 11, 2020, at least one new topic will be live streamed every day at 10 a.m. with classes on Buffalo history, poetry writing, budgeting, strength training, and more. A question and answer session follows the presentation. Some locations may offer a viewing party, with people registering in advance to meet at the community center to watch the lecture, with some recorded classes available on the county website. Details are still being finalized and are subject to refinement based upon developing conditions. Be sure to check the program’s website for the most current information. There is no fee to attend or view the presentations, so check them out.
You are certain to enjoy them and, best of all, there is no written test at the end of the class. If you would like additional information about the classes being offered, please visit the department website at www2.erie.gov/ universityexpress or contact Katie Earl at katherine.earl@erie.gov. FY Rick Falkowski gives presentations on Buffalo music and history. He is the author of History of Buffalo Music & Entertainment and Profiles Volume 1: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY–the 1800s.
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FEATURE
The Right Time for Flex Time BY WENDY GUILD SWEARINGEN
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any people who officially “retire” from their careers nonetheless keep on working, either because they like the work or they need the money. Whatever the reason, with unemployment rates skyrocketing in the United States now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors looking for jobs will need to get creative—and flexible. And they’re not the only ones. Having a flexible schedule is one of the most desired types of flexible work arrangements, second only to remote work, and well ahead of parttime and freelance jobs. A “flexible schedule job” refers to jobs that
allow workers to vary their hours and mostly be in control of the hours they work. This schedule appeals to seniors because they can work when they want, as well as to younger folk caring for children and/or parents. As many schools are considering
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e-learning and hybrid models of instruction this fall, flexible schedule and remote jobs could be hard to come by as parents, who must try to be both teacher and childcare provider are also looking for more flexible work arrangements. So, what types of jobs are available and particularly suitable for seniors who are looking for parttime or remote work? Common job categories for flexible schedule jobs include education and training; accounting and finance; human resources and recruiting, and medical and health. Job seekers in these industries can search for popular flex-time roles like instructor, auditor, bookkeeper, editor, brand ambassador, occupational therapist, and market research analyst. According to Sara Sutton, founder and CEO of FlexJobs (flexjobs. com), “Flexible schedule jobs are
a great work flexibility option that puts employees more in control of their day so they can create their ideal arrangement, which may even change day by day.” The top ten companies with the most flexible schedule jobs recently posted in the FlexJobs database are CozyMeal, CRGT, Profit Factory, AFIRM, Znyga, Bind Benefits, Steampunk, BAYADA Home Health Care, Peloton Cycle, and Robert Half International. US News & World Report (money. usnews.com/retirement) contributor Rachel Hartman suggests several jobs for retirees that can be carried out from the comfort of their own homes. These also come with flexible hours and provide an opportunity to earn a little extra income each month. HRZone defines median pay as "if all salaries were arranged in order, the
FEATURE median wage would be the one with exactly half the data above it and half below it. It contrasts with the mean wage, which is calculated by adding together all the salaries in a data set and dividing it by the total number of salaries, and the mid-range wage. The median wage is generally considered to be a more accurate reflection of the 'average' wage because it discounts the extremes at either end of the scale. Bookkeeping Bookkeepers help a business manage accounts and payroll. Experience in accounting or finance is likely to be a plus. Median pay: $20/hour Consultant Your background and experience can help companies improve processes and overcome obstacles. You may even be able to do consulting work for a former employer. Median pay: $41/hour
Coach Use your background and passion for fitness, nutrition, or sports to help others work toward achieving wellness goals. Median pay: varies based on expertise Customer service representative Answer and/or make phone calls and respond to customer emails to help customers solve problems and answer questions about products or services. Median pay: $17/ hour
Writer With experience in journalism or publishing, or as a subject specialist, you could produce articles, blog entries, or white papers for companies. The pay range varies based on expertise. Median pay: $30/ hour.
communications. The pay scale depends on the industry; medical transcriptionists, for example, make around $16 per hour. Retireees and seniors can use their well-honed skills and valuable experience to jump to the front of the flexible job seeker's line. FY
Transcriptionist Have excellent typing skills? Earn money transcribing recorded
Wendy Guild Swearingen is editor of Forever Young.
Online teaching/tutoring If you worked as a teacher or have a degree in education, helping students virtually may be a natural fit. Median pay $19/hour, (and much more for STEM subjects or professional tests) Proofreading If you have a keen eye for detail for grammar errors or spelling mistakes, you could proofread documents for companies and individuals. Median pay: $30/hour
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GENEALOGY
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id you know that Hispanics settled in Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1565 and in New Mexico in 1598, many years before the English settled Jamestown in 1607? Not surprisingly, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States with an estimated 18 percent of Americans claiming Hispanic descent in 2019.
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National Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of the culture and proud history of Hispanic Americans, begins September 15. This date signifies the day Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and ...is BACK HOME Nicaragua achieved independence from Spain. Mexico and Chile also WEEKENDS commemorate their independence days this month (September 16 and September 18). There’s no more perfect time for Americans with Hispanic roots to honor their respective cultures by doing a little family history research. Searching your Hispanic ancestry may ultimately lead to Spain, but it’s likely that you’ll find a number of ancestors settled in other areas such as Central America, South America, or THE GREAT the Caribbean. Like the United States, AMERICAN SONGBOOK many of these countries are considered STANDARDS of YESTERDAY & TODAY “melting pots” so it’s not uncommon that individuals of Hispanic descent OLE • KRALL • HOLIDAY • MARTIN • STEWART • BUBLE DAY • DARIN • KENT • SIMONE • TAYLOR • TORMEwill • Mctrace their family tree back to locations such as France, Germany, STREAMING LIVE AT Italy, Eastern Europe, Africa, and WEBR1440.COM DAVE GILLEN
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Portugal. Here are some tips to get you started on your journey: Hispanic surnames Spain has a unique naming system in which children are commonly given two surnames, one from each parent. The middle name (first surname) comes from the father’s name, and the last name (second surname) is the mother’s maiden name. Sometimes, these two surnames may be found separated by “y” (meaning “and”), although this is no longer as common as it once was, but good to know as you look through old records. You may also find the two surnames reversed— mother’s surname followed by father’s surname—in more recent records. Women also retain their maiden name when they get married, making it much easier to track families through generations. Immigration records Passenger lists, border crossing
records, and naturalization and citizenship records often provide the first documentation of our immigrant ancestor’s arrival in the United States. If your Hispanic ancestor emigrated early on, the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain, is the repository for Spanish documents dealing with the Spanish colonial period (1492-1810) in the Americas. Here you will find records from the years prior to the discovery of America through the present, and it’s a fantastic source of information for Spaniards who immigrated to the United States, including permits for travel to the New World. Many of these records have been digitized and are available online at http://pares. culturaydeporte.gob.es/archivosestatales.html. The Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York Here you will find resources to connect you with primarily Puerto Rican resources online at
GENEALOGY hispanicgenealogy.com. The society also operates PRroots.com, where researchers share their knowledge and genealogical gems. FamilySearch FamilySearch has recently been focusing its digitizing efforts on records from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. To search, go to familysearch.org and scroll to the map and region list. Select either Caribbean, Central and South America, or USA, Canada and Mexico. A list of record collections from that region will appear on your screen; click a collection title to search it. Genealogy of Mexico The site at http://garyfelix. tripod.com/index1.htm can be overwhelming, but grab a coffee and settle in. Here you’ll find lists of early settlers and explorers from the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries along with resources for researching your surname.
Cuban Genealogy At cubagenweb.org you will find military records from the Cuban War of Independence (1895 to 1898) and the 10 Years War (1868 to 1878), passenger lists, cemetery transcriptions, and marriages. Tracing your Hispanic roots may, eventually, lead you to Spain, where genealogical records are among the oldest and best in the world. Remember to begin with US records, then trace your family back to the country of origin. Once you’ve discovered your roots, you’ll have even more reason to celebrate! FY Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits is a National Genealogical Society member, Association of Professional Genealogists member as well as a guest lecturer and freelance writer. Carol is also a board member and President of the Niagara County Genealogical Society. Send questions or comments to her at noellasdaughter@gmail.com
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GETAWAYS
Cruise the Canal STORY AND PHOTOS BY DEBORAH WILLIAMS
Cruising the Erie Canal in Lockport
“I got a mule and her name is Sal; fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.”
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his iconic song rang out as we cruised down the Erie Canal in Lockport onboard the Lockview VI operated by Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises. This section of the Erie Canal was the last to be completed and proved to be most challenging.
The Erie Canal is in the midst of an eight-year-long bicentennial celebration since construction began in 1817 and was completed against incredible odds in 1825. Tour boat
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historic canal towns of Lockport, Pittsford, and Fairport. Lockport sits on top of a massive ledge of solid rock known as the Niagara Escarpment. Canal boats
traveling West had to be raised seventy feet to the top of the stone mountain and those traveling East had to be lowered the same distance. The solution was two sets of five locks so two-way traffic could be maintained. The twin set of locks is known as the “Flight of Five.” It took two years to build these locks and blast a deep canal channel in the rock west of Lockport. This was the most expensive and difficult section of the canal construction. One set of the old locks remains and has been restored. When the Marquis de Lafayette visited the area in 1825, he declared that Niagara County possessed the greatest natural (Niagara Falls) and man-made (the canal locks) wonders known in the world. Lockport boasts the only set of double locks on the canal. The walls along the sides of the canal are twelve feet thick. Old time canal music plays on and our captain tells stories of the canal construction and its early history as the boat passes under the “Big Bridge” that is rated as the country’s widest bridge. Visitors can step back in time on the Sam Patch, a tour boat designed as an old-fashioned canal packet boat, operating from Pittsford, one of the jewels of canal towns. It parallels the original Erie Canal. The boats carried mostly passengers and provided food and sleeping berths. They were long and narrow to accommodate the constricted demands of the early canal. They were the fastest way to travel the canal because they were pulled faster—often exceeding the four-mile-per-hour speed limit— and were given priority at the locks. Sam Patch is named for the colorful daredevil who jumped Rochester’s Genesee Falls. Although Patch had twice jumped Niagara Falls and survived, he failed to surface after leaping ninety-seven feet to the base of the Genesee Falls on November 13, 1829. The Sam Patch travels through Pittsford outside Rochester to Lock 32 and through the massive forty-ton gates. Once through the lock, the boat continues a short distance then turns to go back through the lock and to
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Schoen Place, its home base. Cher is one of a number of celebrities who have traveled on the boat, and her photo is on display. The tour boat Colonial Belle occupies a prime spot along the canal in nearby Fairport, a well-preserved canal town outside Rochester. The first bridge the boat passes under is the famous Fairport Lift Bridge. Its claim to fame is that it is the only lift bridge in the world built on a bias. The south end is higher than the north end. It is built in a way that no two angles in the bridge are the same and no corners on the bridge floor are square. Its unusual features rated inclusion in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Tours include a history lesson from the captain. The canal had to be dug manually under the direction of people with no engineering experience. “The Great Embankment in Pittsford was an especially tough challenge,” he tells passengers. “Just over a mile stretch of canal took
eight years of backbreaking work. It’s basically an aqueduct built over the Irondequoit Creek Valley. The workers removed dirt from three hills to fill in the valley and construct a base for the canal. They moved five to seven million cubic yards of dirt—by hand.” The boat clears the railroad bridge in Pittsford by inches. Everyone on the upper deck was ordered to sit down and duck—proving the truth of the old canal song with the refrain, “Low bridge, everybody down.” Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises lockportlocks.com; 716-433-6155 Sam Patch sampatch.org; 585-662-5748 Colonial Belle colonialbewlle.com; 585-223-9470 FY Deborah Williams is the author of The Erie Canal Exploring New York’s Great Canals
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What’s New? Forever Young readers: we want to hear from you! Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? Tell us more. Do you have a story you’d like to share? Drop us a line. We want to devote space in Forever Young to what matters most: you. Send your story ideas to editor Wendy Guild Swearingen at wswearingen@ foreveryoung.com.
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28 September 3 Burchfield Penney Art Center Exhibitions After five months, BPAC kicks off its post-quarantine season with seven new exhibitions. Friday-Sunday, the Center will be open to the general public 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. with early entry 10-11 a.m. reserved for those at increased risk, including seniors, as well as members and first responders.
Burchfield Penny Art Center
(1300 Elmwood Ave.; 878-6011, burchfieldpenney.org)
September 26 Swoon: Seven Contemplations Albright-Knox Northland reopens with the special exhibition, an open and meditative environment featuring a number of the artist’s large-scale sculptural installations as well as her first stop-motion animation video.
Albright-Knox Northland (612 Northland Ave., Buffalo, 882-8700, albrightknox.org/community/northland)
Sept 19-Oct 8 Reinstein Woods Fall Festival Reinstein is convening a 20-day virtual celebration, the 20-2020 Festival. To capture the spirit of this popular event, participants are encouraged to visit at least three of 20 participating parks, preserves, and other lands between September 19 and October 8.
reinsteinwoods.org
September 26 Drive-in Style Concert Grateful Dead music for deadheads, by deadheads on the beautiful Kenan Center Campus. Plus specialty vendors, artisans, and raffle.
4-7 p.m., Kenan Center (195 Beattie Avenue, Lockport; 433-2617, kenancenter.org)
September 28 Annual Arts on Ridge Festival Celebrate local arts, diversity, and small business. A portion of Ridge Road between South Park and Franklin closes for the day to celebrate art, food, performances, and live music.
2-7 p.m. at Ridge Rd., Lackawanna; https://www.southtownsregionalchamber.org/events-news/annual-events/arts-on-ridge/ September 2020 | www.foreveryoungwny.com 21
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