In Your Prime Winter 2012

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YOUR

PRIME IN

A quarterly supplement serving Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties

WINTER

2012

A hands-on new career at 62 Slifko becomes massage therapist after job downsized By ABBEY MILLER Ohio Community Media

Where most people saw an obstacle, Phyllis Slifko saw an opportunity. After Calmar outsourced her job in 2009, the Fayette County resident is finally living out her dream as a massage therapist — at 62 years old. “I’ve been interested in massage therapy and acupressure since I was 28,

but as a single mom with no help, I thought I could never find time and or money to go to school,” Slifko said. Slifko said she became interested in massage therapy and acupressure after a chiropractor remedied a health issue. “I was pregnant, and I had started to miscarry. I went to my regular doctor, and nothing they were giving me was helping. A

Phyllis Slifko holds her diploma from the Self Help Incorporated school of Integrated Massage in Lebanon.

friend referred me to a chiropractor who had done some acupressure work. After one session, the bleeding stopped right away. I carried my son full term,” Slifko said. “After that, I was a believer.” As a single mother, Slifko worked at Calmar in quality control to support her family. “I started at Calmar in 1980. Because of the time of day my shifts were,

going to school wasn’t an option,” she said. Then Calmar closed. “They made the announcement the doors were closing and they were moving January of 2009,” she said. “Luckily, because Calmar took the job out of the country they had to pay for school. I didn’t even have to think about it, I knew I wanted to go to massage therapy school. “I don’t think anyone else at the company my age took the school option.” See SLIFKO, 7

Keep the brain busy Quilting just one activity for Anna Bohl By MARSHA MUNDY Ohio Community Media

You’re never too old to learn something new and according to Anna Cornetet Bohl, 78, of Mt. Orab, the key to living a full life is to keep active and keep your brain working. Bohl was raised in the small village of Macon, the fourth child in a family of six children. She attended Fincastle Elementary School and graduated from Winchester High School in 1952. “I never really did well in school,” said Bohl. “It wasn’t easy for me but I did enjoy playing the alto horn in the band. I really Anna has won blue ribbons for her quilting.

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IN YOUR

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Different classes are available to SilverSneakers members to help them work on improving their cardiovascular health, muscle strength and range of movement.

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Get fit, have fun with SilverSneakers Clinton County’s YMCA is one of many facilities offering SilverSneakers — “a fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events,” according to the Silver Sneakers website. SilverSneakers members get full access to the Clinton County YMCA facility and classes at the Y, not just SilverSneakers classes. Sun Dunn is the local SilverSneakers instructor for aerobic classes. SilverSneakers® Muscular Strength & Range of Movement Have fun and move to the

music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. A chair is used for seated and/or standing support. SilverSneakers® Cardio Circuit Combine fun with fitness to increase your cardiovascular and muscular endurance power with a standing circuit workout. Upperbody strength work with handheld weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a SilverSneakers ball is alternated with non-impact

At 102, Sister Irene Thompson (seated, left) celebrates her birthday at her home in Peebles with (l-r) Pastor Charlene Toller, Brother Tom Toller and Sister Barbara Stephenson.

Sister Irene still in charge at 102 By CARLETA WEYRICH Ohio Community Media

PEEBLES — Eighteen U.S. Presidents have served in the White House since one native of Adams County was born. The first was William Howard Taft, but her favorite was Ronald Reagan, because he saw the end of communism in Russia. Sister Irene Thompson, an active board member at Peebles Holiness Mission, has begun her 103rd year of life. “She’s touched the lives of many people over the years who don’t even know she was behind the generosity,” Pastor Charlene Toller, of Peebles Holiness Mission, said of Irene. “She has been a wonderful blessing for churches, families “Old Rover dog,” as Irene and neighbors. For Thompson calls him, watches years I delivered her over sisters Katheryn, Ruby tasty fudge to Plum and Irene Simmons at their Run stone quarry to home near Peebles in the early 1900s. be enjoyed.” Opal Irene Simmons’ grandfather delivered her into the world in the winter of 1909. He was the community of Lawshe’s doctor, John Wilson McGloughlin. Her parents were Blanchard and Louisa (McGloughlin) Simmons. She had three older brothers, Estle, Harold and Wilson. After Irene came along two more girls, Kathryn and Ruby Anna Mae. The family lived on a well-stocked farm two miles from Tranquility on Old State Route 32. Her parents saw that the gardens were filled, and meats from beef, pork, chicken, ducks and sheep were prepared for winter, along with squirrels and rabbits. The family dog would bring in the squirrels, while Irene had a talent for trapping rabbits. One day, however, to her surprise, one catch was a skunk. See SISTER, 8

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