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2 The Savvy Senior:
How retirees can save on prescription eyeglasses
4 ADRC: Powerful
Tools for Caregivers six-week class offered
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Coloring not just for kids
Jim Miller
Syndicated columnist, NBC Today contributor & creator of SavvySenior.org
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
Dear Looking, Prescription eyeglasses today aren’t cheap. You can easily spend $200 for a basic pair, but if you want designer frames or need bifocal or progressive lenses, the price can more than double. Here are a few different options that can How retirees can save on prescription help you save. eyeglasses Medicare/insurance Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for finding affordable coverage prescription eyeglasses? I used to have vision insurance If you are a Medicare beneficiary, through my work, but lost it when I turned 65, retired and you already know that original Medicare (Part A and B) and signed up for Medicare. – Looking For Eyeglasses
Medigap supplemental policies do not cover routine eye exams or eyeglasses (unless you’ve just had cataract surgery), but there are some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans that do. Many of these plans, which are sold through private insurance companies, cover vision as well as dental, hearing and prescription drugs, in addition to all of your hospital and medical insurance. To locate Advantage plans in your area that provide vision coverage, visit Medicare.gov/find-a-plan or call 800-633-4227. But before enrolling in a plan, check the benefit details to ensure the plan’s vision coverage includes routine eye exams, eyeglass frames and lenses. You can switch from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan each year during the open enrollment period, which is SAVVY SENIOR continued on page 3
6 Manitowoc sees
drop in deaths from falls
7 Dogs bring comfort, healing power to hospice
8 Puzzles 9 ON THE COVER:
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10 Puzzle Answers 11 Renaming post
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SAVVY SENIOR continued from page 2 ZenniOptical.com, Goggles4u.com and EyeBuyDirect.com sell prescription eyeglasses for as little as $7 plus shipping. These sites let you upload a photo of your face, so you can see what you’d look like in different frames. Or, for a fancier choice of frames, see WarbyParker.com, which offers singlevision glasses for $95. They even offer a free program where you can request up to five pairs to try on at home for five days. To purchase glasses online, you’ll need your eyeglass prescription from a local eye doctor, plus your pupillary distance number, which is the distance, measured in millimeters, between the centers of your pupils in each eye. Low-income assistance If your income is low, depending on where you live, there may be some local clinics that provide free or discounted eye exams and eyeglasses. Put in a call to your local Lions Club to see what’s available in your area. You may also be able to get free eyeglasses through New Eyes, a nonprofit organization that provides free eyeglasses through a voucher program to people in financial need. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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• They provide affirmation and advocacy. The group serves as a source of validation and can offer avenues to local resources.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers six-week class offered By Cathy Ley
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a sixweek workshop that will teach you how to take care of yourself while caring for someone else. By taking care of your own physical, emotional and financial needs, you become a better caregiver. The workshop will give you the tools to: reduce stress, guilt, anger and depression; manage your time, set goals and solve problems; master caregiving transitions; make tough decisions; and communicate effectively with your care receiver, family members, doctors and paid helpers. The class is on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to noon, April 4 through May 9, and is being held at Aurora Medical Center, 5000 Memorial Drive, Two Rivers. The class is free, but there is a $10 fee for the textbook, which is provided. If you are interested, call Lynn Scheinoha to register at 920-683-4180 or toll-free at 877-416-7083.
Find support in your caregiving role Talk to someone who provides care for their aging loved one and they will tell you what a difficult and stressful job caregiving can be. The American Medical Association states the role of caregiving places demands on the caregiver, which leaves them at risk for health problems, including serious illness and depression.
The benefits of attending support group meetings can help you feel less alone, give you new strategies to cope with day-to-day stressors, and help you feel affirmed in your work as a caregiver. Reading information like this can The result will be a healthier, happier make caregiving sound very bleak and YOU, which in turn means better care discouraging. But we also know that for your loved one. caregiving can be a very rewarding job. By taking time to care for your physiThe key difference between a caregiver cal and emotional needs, you will diswho is barely holding on and one who is cover you can feel more joy and contenthappy and at ease is having proper sup- ment in your role. port in their role as a caregiver. Healthy Several options for support groups and content caregivers receive help with exist in the area. They are held at the tasks like providing personal cares and ADRC of the Lakeshore, 4319 Expo housekeeping and they take regular Drive, Manitowoc, 920-683-4180 or tollbreaks from caregiving. But most imporfree at 877-416-7083. tantly, they also have found an emotional support network. • All Caregivers – Third Thursday of the month, 2-3 p.m. Contact Lynn The American Medical Association Scheinoha. suggests to physicians that a “referral to a support group should be recommended • For Men – Third Wednesday of the to all caregivers.” Often, people hear the month at the ADRC of the Lakewords “support group” and immediately shore, 9-10:30 a.m. Contact Paul tune out. They are uncomfortable with Kersten the idea of sharing their feelings. Sup• Early Stage Memory Loss Support groups are much more than that, port Group – First Tuesday of the and the benefits they offer are valuable. month, 10-11 a.m. This meeting will The definition of a support group is a host two groups simultaneously in gathering of people in similar situation separate meeting rooms: one group who provide each other moral support, for individuals affected by dementia practical information and coping tips. and/or memory loss (early stage) Here are some of the benefits of atand one for the family caregivers of tending support group meetings. the individual affected by dementia. An assessment for this group is nec• They provide valuable information essary prior to the first session. Conthat will increase your knowledge of tact Kim Jacquart-Franzen. caregiving. One of the best resources for caregivers is other caregivers. Medicare sessions offered
According to the American Journal of Public Health, middle-aged-and-older women caring for their spouses are six times more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety disorder than their noncaregiving counterparts. The result of this decline in health by the caregiver not only affects the person giving the care, but it may also compromise the care they are providing their loved one.
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• They teach coping skills. The inforThe ADRC of the Lakeshore will ofmation and advice the group pro- fer information sessions about Medicare vides can assist in problem-solving and its different parts. the many different challenging situThe sessions, titled “Medicare A-D,” ations you may be experiencing. should be attended by anyone of any age • They are a place to share common who is/will be new to Medicare or who concerns and joys. is already on Medicare and is interested • They provide emotional support in more information. and are a safe place to identify and The sessions are a free public service, express stressful feelings. Having but registration is required by calling the this support can improve your mood ADRC of the Lakeshore at 1-877-416and decrease feelings of distress. 7083.
Sessions will be held: • Tuesday, April 19, 3-5 p.m., at Manitowoc Office Complex, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc; and • Tuesday, April 12, 1-3 p.m., Algoma Public Library, Algoma.
Lakeshore Memory Café Have you heard about the Lakeshore Memory Café? Memory Cafés welcome those experiencing early stage dementia, mild memory loss or cognitive impairment, and family and friends of those affected. It’s a great opportunity for lively discussions, information gathering, refreshments, camaraderie, and lots of creative fun. We have a dementia specialist professional on hand to answer questions and an enormous wealth of experience among participants to be shared. We’d be delighted if you would join us. Upcoming sessions will be held: • Wednesday, April 6, 10-11:30 a.m., Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc; • Saturday, April 16, 10-11:30 a.m., Lester Public Library, Two Rivers; • Wednesday, May 4, 10-11:30 a.m., Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc; and • Saturday, May 21, 10-11:30 a.m., Lester Public Library, Two Rivers. April’s theme is Good Old-Fashioned “Game Day” – remembering all the table games we used to play with popcorn and soda. May’s theme is Roll-A-Garden. Lakeshore Memory Cafés are a program of the Dementia Friendly Community Committee – a partnership of many local organizations that have joined together to make Manitowoc County more dementia friendly. For more about the program, call Kim Jacquart Franzen at 877-416-7083.
Coloring not just for kids
Manitowoc adults join coloring book trend SARAH KLOEPPING USA TODAY NEWTWORK-Wisconsin
Amy Eisenschink wasn’t worrying about the laundry. She wasn’t keeping track of a grocery list in her head or thinking about paying the bills. The only thought she had on a recent Friday afternoon was deciding whether to choose the yellow- or green-colored pencil after finishing with the purple one. “It takes me back to my youth. It takes me back to a time when all I had to worry about was what color I was picking next,” Eisenschink said. “I love it. This is just for me.” While adult coloring books aren’t new, their popularity dramatically increased nationwide in 2015. Pages often contain intricate patterns meant to relieve stress and offer an artistic outlet for the selfproclaimed inartistic. “You can color outside the lines and still make it look good,” said Mary Davis, Manitowoc Public Library adult services associate. The library started a coloring club for adults last month in response to the growing trend. The group, which varies in size from week to week, meets from noon to 2 p.m. Fridays in the Franklin Street Room. Participants are welcome to bring a lunch and come and go as they please. Some
supplies are provided. “It’s peaceful. It’s destressing,” club regular Janice Wolowicz said. “It takes away the outside world for a while, and heaven knows we need all the help we can get.” The club gives Wolowicz — and other empty nesters — the chance to socialize as well. During the first session in March, the ladies in attendance casually talked about everything from their past careers to community events to ballroom dancing. Talking points come and go quickly, but when it comes to coloring, Jeanette Smith doesn’t jump right in. After finishing up a fire-breathing dragon using pastels applied with Q-tips, which took about two hours to complete, she moves on to a fairy in a leafy dress. First, she looks at the picture for a minute or two while deciding on the palette and tools to use. “I’ve got regular colored pencils, water colored pencils, neons, some glitter paint, felt tips,” said Smith, while wearing a bright purple shirt and lime green socks to match the colorful atmosphere. “I always, always did coloring. My grandfather was an artist, so that kind of stuck with me.” Adult coloring is meant to be fun and relaxing. It’s not necessarily just crayons to paper — though crayons are allowed,
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too. Techniques like shading and mixing colored pencils with markers for a different effect often come into play. “Images of something symmetrical or something repetitive or things that are abstract in general — adults can get into, and they tend to help people relax because (abstract representations) help get us in the zone,” said Lacy Mucklow, Washington, D.C.-based art therapist and author of the “Color Me” book series. Manitowoc County artist Kim Geiser said she’s been designing coloring pages for the last eight years. She’s sold self-published coloring Coloring continued on page 10
Janice Wolowicz works on her coloring sheet during the Manitowoc Public Library adult coloring club hours on Friday, March 4. The club meets every Friday from noon to 2 p.m. (Yi-Chin Lee/USA TODAY NETWORKWisconsin)
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Manitowoc sees drop in deaths from falls MARCUS NESEMANN
USA TODAY NEWTWORK-Wisconsin
The image of an elderly person who has “fallen and can’t get up” has become somewhat of a parody, but falling is no laughing matter. This is especially true for Manitowoc County. The county had the highest fall-related death rate in the state as recently as 2006, with 40 deaths that year. As an added caveat, Wisconsin was the state with the highest fall-related death rate in the nation at the time. “At that point, we declared that you were more likely to die from a fall here than at any other place in the United States,” said Amy Wergin, health officer with the Manitowoc County Health Department. “So the question was, why? Why was this going on?” That question led Wergin and her staff to form the Manitowoc County Falls
Sue Bohlin participates in Tai Chi class at Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA. (Yi-Chin Lee/ USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
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Prevention Coalition. Teaming with municipal fire and police departments, medical facilities and other entities, the coalition has helped cut the number of fall-related deaths in half since 2014. Preliminary figures for 2015 show 16 fall-related deaths. The coalition began by investigating issues related to the high number of deaths. Wergin said the county has “always had a really good system of identification of causes of death because our coroners have always had a health background,” which may have led the county to have more accurate, and higher, numbers than other counties. That still left the county with the problem of having too many of its citizens dying as a result of falls. Wergin said the next step was revamping how the county and other medical providers react when patients show up with injuries related to falling. “We weren’t reacting appropriately when people fell,” Wergin said. “If someone showed up in the emergency room who fell, they’d fix them up and send them home without taking time to look at why the person fell. What’s happening? What can we do to keep this from happening?” Furthermore, Wergin said “people were frightened to report falls because they thought that if they told somebody — their children or their doctor — that they had fallen, the solution wouldn’t be seeing what can be done to keep from falling again, but instead it would be to institutionalize them, and people don’t want that.” The coalition also investigated why people fall. Wergin said reasons for falling include strength and balance, medication side effects, vision issues and a person’s environment — stairs, bathroom accessories, household lighting and other variables. Those investigations showed the
Certified Tai Chi instructor Jerry Galas, right, teaches Tai Chi class at the Manitowoc - Two Rivers YMCA. The Tuesday and Thursday Tai Chi classes at the Y are free to the public. (Yi-Chin Lee/ USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
coalition the first line of defense was working with local medical facilities to better identify and treat those who have fallen or are susceptible to falling. “At doctors’ offices now, if you’re over 65, every year you get an assessment for falls risk,” Wergin said. “And if you are at risk for falls, they look at what your issues are that put you at risk, and then try and help you.” That includes patients who show up at emergency rooms with fall-related injuries. “When somebody comes into the emergency room, they don’t just fix them and send them on their way,” Wergin said. The coalition realized it couldn’t only focus on what health care providers were doing — it also needed to work with the community. “Not everything relates to a treatment or a service that you get through your health care provider,” Wergin said. “Things like the tai chi classes that Jerry (Galas) does at the (Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA) and at Felician Village, exercise programs they’re doing at the Senior Center and senior meal sites, those things all help people maintain their strength and balance.” Added Marcia Donlon of Holy Family Memorial: “We tried to get stakeholders from everywhere to come together to fight this problem and get the word out about what we’re trying to do and what’s available to those who need it.”
Galas has proven himself a reliable asset with his tai chi classes. He not only focuses on helping elderly people maintain their core strength and balance, but also works with people of all ages to prepare the body to grow older. “Some of my students are 35,” Galas said. “They need this, too. How many people do we see walking around hunched over? That’s going to pull you over. There’s no reason to look at the ground, especially when you’ve got your core strength. People need to keep that strength up so they can avoid problems as they get older.” Galas also said people need to work on paying attention when moving and need to make sure they are in control of their breath. Wergin said the key is getting people to begin thinking about the issue before getting their AARP card. “People who die are typically over age 80, but that doesn’t mean that’s when they start falling,” Wergin said. “The issue is one that you really need to think about preventing at a much younger age. People in their 30s, 40s and 50s need to think about maintaining their strength and balance so that as they age, they don’t have as many issues.” For more about the coalition and services available, contact Wergin at 920-683-4155. Reach Marcus Nesemann at 920-242-4866 or mnesemann@gannett.com.
Dogs bring comfort, healing power to hospice Holy Family Memorial seeks more volunteers, therapy pets SARAH KLOEPPING USA TODAY NETWORKWisconsin
Jim Broeckert has always been a dog person. So during a severe bout of pneumonia, his family thought a furry visitor might lift his spirits. Broeckert has a blood disorder that weakens his immune system. He was taken off all medications and entered into Holy Family Memorial’s hospice care, which offers the option of pet therapy to patients. “Jim’s always done really well with dogs and vice versa,” said Broeckert’s brother, Steve. “It’s something we knew Jim would benefit from ... just the interaction. It’s like a friend for
him. I think (patients) stop thinking about themselves and kind of feel more normal interacting with something normal.” Skipper, a miniature fox terrier, and his owner, Patti Quinn, visited Broeckert a few times at Felician Village in Manitowoc through the program. Broeckert recovered from the sickness, thanks to what his family calls a fighting personality. And maybe Skipper even helped a bit, too. “I just gave him a hand and he licked it,” Broeckert said of his visits with the therapy dog. Quinn, who’s been involved with the program since 2010, is the only volunteer with a trained therapy dog
after the recent retirement of another. HFM is looking for more volunteers to complete the training and spend time with hospice patients. “You can just see a big change, like they wake up,” Quinn said. Pet therapy is something HFM has offered for at least five years, serving an average of 20 patients a year. Research shows therapy dogs can help reduce pain, anxiety, depression and fatigue in patients, according to HFM. “It’s a comfort to them. It brings back good memories. It puts a smile on their face,” said Cindee Vogel, hospice core specialist. “We had one patient who had a dog with the same name as Skipper. When Patti took Skipper to visit him, he was just delighted. And they actually took a nap on the bed together.” Of course, not just any dog can become a therapy pet. Vogel said a calm, friendly personality and good obedience skills are musts. Dogs and their handlers both need to become
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certified and shadow another volunteer for a few months before visiting patients on their own. Volunteers are typically only working with one patient at a time and visit with them once a week for various times depending on patient preference and need. Vogel said she wants to expand the group of hospice volunteers without pets, too. She’d like some men, perhaps with military backgrounds, to join her 13-member team. They should be available about five hours a month to spend time with a patient who may not have anyone to pray with, watch a TV show with or simply talk to. “I have to do kind of a match game whereby I try to pick the perfect volunteer for the patient,” Vogel said. For more details, contact Vogel at 920320-4232 or cvogel@hfmhealth.org. Reach Sarah Kloepping at 920-686-2105 or skloepping@htrnews.com.
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From housewife to ‘elderpreneur’ Manitowoc County native starts business at 85
TODD MCMAHON
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
SUAMICO - To many, Alice Baryenbruch is known as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The 85-year-old native of Manitowoc County has four children, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandkids. She recently inherited a new title: “el-
derpreneur,” a unique name bestowed by her daughter, Barb Luhring. After decades of being a housewife, Baryenbruch (pronounced Bear-inbrook) is part of the business world. She and Luhring created Sniffles Pals facial tissue, which is being sold throughout Wisconsin and online. Featuring an animal theme in a
three-dimensional design on the outside of the box, the locally produced novelty is catching on with its target audience — those with young kids. “They love them,” Baryenbruch said. A runny nose is never fun for anyone. Baryenbruch was reminded a few years ago of her many years of trying to get her children to take the initiative
to properly wipe their noses when she went in for a medical checkup and saw kids in the waiting room. “I see all of these other fancy boxes (for tissue) … and I thought it would be kind of nice if they had something,” said Baryenbruch, who lives in Suamico. “I thought, of course, the animals,”
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elderpreneur continued from page 9 as a lure for the kids. After a little more than two years, her idea for the colorful tissue boxes came to fruition last fall. Luhring, 58, a Sister Bay resident with experience in printing and web design, created the artwork for the three wraparound designs on the square boxes. Customers can choose between a fox, an owl or a frog. The tissues are manufactured by Precision Paper Converters in Kaukauna, a contract manufacturer that specializes in facial tissue and dry wipes. Jeff Anderson, Baryenbruch’s son-in-law, is president of the company. The pre-designed flat boxes are made in Sheboybgan by Sheboygan Paper Box Co. “Everything is Wisconsin made. It’s not
Coloring just American made,” Luhring said. “It could use another flag on there, the state flag, but there’s no room.” Baryenbruch’s and Luhring’s names are on the bottom of the box, along with the stamps of a small American flag and the Precision Paper Converters logo. “It’s kind of unbelievable. My name is on there!” said Baryenbruch, who gets a kick out of seeing the Sniffles Pals boxes on the shelf every time she goes shopping at her nearby Festival Foods store. Festival Foods has been selling the product at its 21 Wisconsin locations since December. Sniffles Pals also is available at two spots in Door County: Main Street Market in Egg Harbor and Birchwood Lodge in Sister Bay. The tissues also are available online at snifflespals.com. A 75-count box costs about $1.30. Anderson said sales of the first several hundred cases of Sniffle Pals are
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encouraging. “We’re pretty early in the process, but sales are off to a good start,” Anderson said. The Sniffle Pals website includes a blog, downloadable coloring pages in English and Spanish and examples of how customers are reusing their empty boxes. “The kids kind of don’t want to get rid of them right away,” Luhring said. “It’s kind of a fun thing to have on hand, to give to kids.” Kids as well as adults are prone to do a double-take when they see another unique aspect of the product. The box opens on the back side. “It was Jeff ’s idea to make the tissues come out of the rear end (of the character),” Baryenbruch said with a straight face. Since the boxes for the fox and the owl have ears that stand on top, the tissue opening was moved to the odd spot to balance the weight of the box, Luhring said. More Sniffles Pals characters are being hatched by the creative motherdaughter duo. “We want to do another batch of ’em,” Luhring said.
books and digital copies of individual pages — mostly inspirational word art and whimsical doodles — throughout the years and now is working with a publishing company to produce a 128-page book with coloring pages and artist tips for release in January 2017. “A lot of people said to me, ‘I wish I could write like you or draw like you,’ and I just thought this was a way they could kind of take my art and play with it and make it their own,” she said. “I think we’re all creative, it’s just that most of us don’t make time for that in our lives. And you need it. (Adult coloring) can give you a glimpse of that without being too scary.” Geiser said her husband recently took to coloring one of her published drawings. He used Geiser’s “good markers,” and for two hours simply sat, colored and stopped thinking. “He’s an engineer, so that’s kind of a big deal for him,” she said. “He had so much fun coloring that page, and it was fun to watch him almost be childlike.” Perhaps adult colorers stay inside the lines a bit more than they did as kids, but the satisfaction it provides is the same. “I try to concentrate on my breathing and just staying calm,” Eisenschink said. “I don’t do yoga very well, but I can color.”
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Renaming post office after war hero passes Congress SHARON ROZNIK
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A bill by a Wisconsin senator to rename the local post office after a Fond du Lac war hero has passed Congress. Now, all it awaits President Barack Obama’s signature. The honor goes to Fond du Lac native Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas. Sen. Ron Johnson, who introduced the bill, called him one of the nation’s most revered soldiers. Megellas, who turned 99 on March 11, served with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and is recognized as the most decorated officer in the history of the division. “I’m pretty excited,” Magellas said from his home in Texas. “Coming from my hometown, this has a lot of meaning to me, and I lived in Fond du Lac most of my life.” He and his wife, Carole Magellas, plan to return to Fond du Lac for the post office renaming celebration. The legislation passed the Senate by unanimous consent last August. “His heroic actions helped ensure the liberation of Europe and our nation’s continued freedom,” Johnson said in a news release. “It is appropriate that the Fond du Lac post office carry the name
of one of the finest among us. It will remind us of his heroism for generations to come.” Efforts are still underway for Megellas to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest award of the U.S. Military. He was originally recommended for the award, but it was downgraded to a Silver Star due to details omitted from the report. Megellas participated with distinction in the landing at Anzio, in Operation Market Garden, and in the Battle of the Bulge, among other battles. He and his fellow troops crossed the Waal River in the Netherlands in small boats under substantial machine gun fire.
James Megellas, left, poses with fellow veterans at the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands Sept. 16, 2009. The veteran will have the Fond du Lac post office renamed in his honor. (USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin file photo)
He was elected first president of the Fond du Lac City Council, and was later appointed by President John F. Kennedy to the directorship of the U.S. Agency for International Development and posted to Yemen, Panama and Vietnam.
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Magellas said that, though he tires a little easier, he still feels pretty good. He and his wife are traveling to Holland next week by invitation from Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. His story is told in the autobiography “All the Way to Berlin” and in the documentary “Maggie’s War.”
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