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April 2012 VOL. 37 • NO. 4

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Linda Lovgren opened the Lovgren Marketing Group more than 30 years ago. The only female to chair the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Lovgren will be inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame on April 24. Leo Adam Biga chronicles Lovgren’s life and her career.

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Color ful Terry Strauss, 64, a Corrigan Senior Center participant, has been painting professionally for 25 years.

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Independent Ella Reichart – a regular at the Louisville Senior Center – is going strong and living in her own home at age 98.

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AARP survey shows older Nebraskans want to receive long-term care services in their homes

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recent AARP survey shows AARP members age 50 and older in Nebraska want to be able to stay in their homes when faced with the need for long-term care and support additional access to informational and support services.

Eighty-nine percent of those surveyed say it would be extremely or very important to stay at home as long as possible if they or their family members needed long-term care. Further, 86 percent believe it should be a top or high priority for AARP in Nebraska to ensure the availability of a broad range of long-term care services that will allow them to stay in their homes.

It’s estimated that 70 percent of adults age 65 plus will need long-term care services at some point in their lives.

Nebraska caregivers provide approximately 210 million hours of unpaid care valued at $2.2 billion annually.

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Members have an opportunity to sign up for dinners, plays, trips, card games, and movies.

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The 2011 Survey of Nebraska Members on Long-Term Care and Caregiving Issues reports that Nebraskans are getting older. By the year 2030, more than 375,000 residents – 21 percent of the population – will be age 65 or older. That’s a 54 percent increase from the estimated 243,000 Nebraskans ages 65 and older in 2010.

The older baby boomers will reach age 80 in 14 years. At that point, Nebraska will begin to see a dramatic increase in the demand for long-term care that will continue for decades, according to Connie Benjamin, state director of AARP Nebraska.

“Nebraska needs to begin preparing for 2030 today,” she said. “As a state, we have the opportunity to begin planning to support this growth in long-term care demand to ensure that all Nebraskans have the option to choose the most appropriate long-term care services for themselves and their families.”

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afford long-term care services for themselves or their family, and only 23 percent are extremely or very confident they could find long-term care services to remain in their home if needed.

• Nearly 20 percent of AARP members in Nebraska say they are currently or have previously provided caregiving services within the past two years. Nebraska caregivers provide approximately 210 million hours of unpaid care valued at $2.2 billion annually.

• One-third of caregivers surveyed live with the person they care for and almost half (49 percent) have been providing care between one and five years.

• Sixty-nine percent of caregivers spend up to 20 hours each week on average providing care and more than half (51 percent) have an annual household income before taxes of less than $50,000.

• Most AARP Nebraska members surveyed (85 percent) find it either extremely or very important to have access to longterm care information in one place. The large majority (93 percent) of those who rate their health as poor find it is extremely or very important to have a central place to receive unbiased information.

AARP members in Nebraska indicate that they would find the following caregiver support resources extremely or very helpful: • Information about available caregiver resources in their community (72 percent).

• Assistance in completing government forms and applications (71 percent).

• Establishing a state income tax credit for caregivers (64 percent).

• Short breaks from caregiving (63 percent).

• Assistance with transportation (62 percent).

• Help with understanding medical bills (61 percent).

The survey was conducted between October and December 2011 among 827 AARP members ages 50 and over living in Nebraska. For the fully annotated 2011 Survey of Nebraska Members on Long-Term Care and Caregiving Issues, visit www.aarp.org/research/surveys.

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Former Marine creating colorful paintings in his home, studio near Henry Doorly Zoo

By Jeff Reinhardt New Horizons Editor

“I like to blow people away with color,” said Terry Strauss, a 64-year-old Omaha artist and participant at the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging’s Corrigan Senior Center, 3819 X St.

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Strauss – whose studio is inside his South Omaha house just north of the Henry Doorly Zoo – describes himself more as a colorist than a painter. Several walls in his home are decorated with expressionist pieces Strauss has created since he began painting professionally in 1987.

A retired Marine who served in the Vietnam War, Strauss carries on despite suffering a stroke that cost him much of the sight in his right eye in 2003. He also needs to use a cane, the result of a 1979 motorcycle accident that kept the Chicago native in the hospital

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Terry Strauss said he’s sold more than 300 paintings; some for as much as $1,000. for more than nine weeks.

A former roughneck in the Oklahoma oil fields and a bell captain in a hotel near Palm Springs, Calif., Strauss said he’s sold more than 300 paintings; some for as much as $1,000.

After leaving the Marine Corps in 1968, Strauss settled in Madison, Wis. To escape the cold, he spent several winters in exotic,

With his landlord’s permission – Strauss who had careers as an Oklahoma roughneck and a hotel bell captain – would like to turn his South Omaha home into an art gallery.

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far off places like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, and Singapore.

“I’d make (pencil and ink) sketches of the things and people I saw in Asia, then paint those scenes and people when I got back to Wisconsin,” he said.

One day, he decided to see if he could make a living as an artist. “I didn’t like having a boss,” Strauss said as he scratched his salt and pepper colored beard. “I supported myself as an artist for 15 years.”

Strauss said he doesn’t have artistic talent; he has ability. “Talent comes from God. Ability is something you learn on your own through a lot of hard work,” he explained.

Over the last quarter century Strauss has developed a unique artistic style where he expresses his feelings in color. While some of his pieces have been started and finished in a day, Strauss said most take two to three weeks to complete.

“I paint when I can,” he added.

His art has been displayed at more than 40 shows in coffeehouses and meeting rooms in places like Chicago, Madison, and Los Angeles.

One day, with his landlord’s permission, Strauss would like to turn his house into an art gallery. “Paintings need people to look at them,” he said. “They’re not getting that now.”

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Nebraska leads the nation in number of river miles “Rivers are moving roads, which Missouri River. carry one where one wishes to go.”

All of these sites offer a --Blaise Pascal (1623 to 1662) bonanza of recreational facilities besides financial benefits to local “A river is the coziest of friends. communities. Surprising to many You must love it and live with it is Lake McConaughy draws nearly before you can know it.” one million visitors a year with --George William Curtis more than a third of them from the (1824 to 1892) Denver area.

“Ol’ man river, dat ol’ man river, he keeps on rollin’ along.

--Oscar Hammerstein (1895 to 1960)

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ring up the subject of rivers and for most people it brings up a boatload of differing thoughts.

Here in the Midlands, many would think of the Missouri River and the destruction it brought last summer to Iowans and Nebraskans.

Farmers often think of rivers as a source for irrigating crops.

Outdoor recreation enthusiasts envision catches of rainbow trout and channel catfish, canoeing, and floating.

Most major cities and small towns, acknowledge they exist because of their proximity to a river.

Nebraskans who are into facts and figures about their state probably would be quick to point out we’re home to more miles of rivers than any other state and the very name Nebraska is derived from the Indian word, “nebrathka” meaning land of flat water, referring to the Platte River.

Nebraska rivers are all these things and more. But as winter turns to spring and spring to summer, our state’s waterways mean vacations and weekend fun. No matter where you live in this 500-mile wide state, river recreation is nearby.

• Two Rivers State Recreation Area: Twenty miles southwest of downtown Omaha near the village of Venice is a good example, drawing its name from the convergence of the nearby Elkhorn and Platte Rivers. Besides the popularity of its trout-stocked sandpit lakes, it provides unique accommodations for overnight stays. Ten Union Pacific cabooses parked on salvaged rails have been converted into modern “cabins,” each sleeping up to six persons. The site also has 208 pads capable of hosting pup tents to RVs. Think, too, of many Nebraska reservoir lakes that owe their existence to water from rivers, such as Ogallala’s McConaughy, North Platte’s Maloney, Cozad’s Midway, and Lexington’s Johnson, all dependent on mountain-born Platte River waters.

Add to those the Calamus fed by the Calamus River; Loup City’s Sherman, filled by the Middle Loup; Alma’s Harlan County Reservoir by the Republican River; a cluster of reservoirs surrounding McCook fed by a handful of Republican tributaries; and northeast Nebraska’s Lewis & Clark, the last of the five flood control dams of the

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Water, water everywhere, yours to enjoy

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ake McConaughy is Nebraska’s largest lake at 35,000 acres and a 105mile shoreline. Harlan County Reservoir ranks second at 13,000 acres and a 75-mile shoreline.

AAA’s North Central Tour Book lists 90 state recreation areas.

DeLorme’s Nebraska Atlas refers to 228 fishing sites. Sandpit lakes,

the only one with significant rapids.

All open the door to scenic sites that would be missed via roadway travel.

• On metro Omaha’s western doorstep are four launching sites for canoeing and tubing on the Elkhorn and Platte. Developed by the PapioMissouri River Natural Resources District, they are Graske Crossing, off West Dodge Road at the Elkhorn bridge; Platte River Landing at State Highway 64 and the Platte River; West Maple Landing at West Maple Road and the Elkhorn River; and Elkhorn Crossing, 252nd Street and Bennington Road.

Besides launching sites, other recreational facilities are available at each. For more details log on to www.papionrd.org.

The Platte River is often referred to as a mile wide and an inch deep, which would seem to discourage

Travelogue

By Barc Wade many on private property or residential developments, dot the banks of the Platte River from one end to the other.

Some lists of Nebraska rivers surprisingly include “creeks” such as Lodgepole Creek, Salt Creek, and Turkey Creek. Creeks are defined in the dictionary as a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. A river is a natural stream of water of considerable volume.

Having grown up in central Nebraska I always wondered how the Wood River got to be a “river” when it might even have had a tough time qualifying as a creek.

Yes, the “Great American Desert,” as early pioneers once referred to Nebraska, has plenty of visible water as well as North America’s largest underground storage of water known as the Ogallala Aquifer.

If you’re tempted to explore Nebraska’s water-based recreational sites, start by ordering a copy of the state’s Official 2012 Travel Guide.

Call 888-444-1867 or by e-mail at tourism@visitnebraska.org.

From that you can find sources for destinations most to your liking.

Here are come other things to consider about Nebraska’s water wonderland: • The Nebraska Game and Parks recognizes 10 rivers as good for canoeing, kayaking, and tubing: Calamus, Cedar, Dismal, Elkhorn, Niobrara, North Loup, Platte, Republican, and two sections of the Missouri near Gavins Point Dam. Canoes, kayaks, and tubes are available from outfitters along all these rivers. Nine outfitters can be found in the Valentine area of the Niobrara River. Most of these rivers are slow moving with the Niobrara

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watercraft. Enterprising Tim Bryson solved that by offering airboat tours from Fremont to individuals in search of great scenery and photo opportunities. Bryson contracts with seven airboat owners to offer tours seven days a week from April to October. For more information, call 877-972-8627 or log on to brysontours@aol.com.

• The Missouri River is 2,315 miles long from its birthplace in southwestern Montana, flowing northward to western North Dakota where it is joined by the Yellowstone River before tumbling southward through South Dakota and serving as state borders for Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. It empties into the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. The two rivers combined measure 3,710 miles in length, draining 1,250,000 square miles.

By comparison, the world’s longest river is the Nile at 4,160 miles.

Known in early days for its itinerant nature, the meandering Missouri would frequently change its course, leaving behind oxbow lakes. One of the most interesting of these was the creation of Carter Lake which left a piece of Iowa on the Nebraska side of the river, totally confusing visitors arriving at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield who find themselves driving through a chunk of Iowa on the way to the downtown area.

Twenty miles north of Omaha at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is another Missouri River-created lake featuring visual proof the river once flowed through there. That proof is in the display of 200,000 artifacts salvaged from the on-site wreckage of the Bertrand, a mid-1800s sternwheeler boat that capsized on the Missouri River while loaded

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with mining and groceries meant for delivery upstream.

Visitors can view the salvaged items at the DeSoto Visitor Center.

712-642-4121 or www.fws.gov/ midwest/desoto.

• The Platte River, which empties into the Missouri at Plattsmouth, has two parents. The South Platte emerges from the mountains of Colorado, the North Platte from those of Wyoming. They join east of North Platte near Brady.

The Platte River is the only river that extends from Nebraska’s furthermost borders from east to west. The Niobrara, which has its roots in Wyoming, comes close, extending to its hook-up with the Missouri near the western shores of Lewis & Clark Lake.

From its entrance to Nebraska at the tiny town of Henry on the Wyoming border, the Platte River slowly flows downward by some 3,000 feet to its blending with the Missouri at Plattsmouth.

If you dropped a bottle containing a note into the North Platte at Henry, it would probably take about 110 days to reach Plattsmouth, and that’s only if it makes its way through water-robbing canals and lakes.

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he hills of Douglas and Sarpy County are laced with four Papillion Creek branches and other smaller waterways that feed lakes. What remains flows into the Missouri.

These creeks have created 10 popular metro area recreational/ flood protection lakes: Prairie View, Glenn Cunningham, Standing Bear, Zorinsky, Wehrspan, Walnut Creek, Newport, Shadow, Midlands, and Lawrence Youngman. For additional information about the recreational facilities at each of these lakes log on to www.papionrd. org.

The Republican River’s water source is in Colorado, flowing close to the Nebraska-Kansas border until it dips down into the Sunflower State south of Superior. That “dip down” became a headache for Nebraska in recent years when Kansas brought suit against its neighbor to the north for hogging too much of the Republican’s water, finally resulting in a settlement favoring Kansas in 2009.

Several other major Nebraska rivers have more than one part.

These include the Loup which combines the flow of the North, Middle, and South Loups. Loup, by the way, is the derivative of the Pawnee-Sioux word “skidi,” which means wolf. The Elkhorn has north and south branches that converge near Ewing. The Big Blue is the blending of the West and Little Blue Rivers which empty into the Missouri near Falls City.

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10 creeks, among them three that are prized destinations for fishermen including Frenchman, Red Willow, and Medicine creeks, all renowned for fishing.

The town of Niobrara was moved from its original site with the building of the Gavins Point Dam. The dam created a back up of ground water from the convergence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers, putting the town in jeopardy. Nearby, 1,260-acre Niobrara State Park features 19 modern housekeeping cabins and a campground with 76 pads and 10 tent camping sites.

Recreation activities include horseback trail rides, hike/ bike trails, fishing, river raft tours and a swimming pool.

A brochure describing all Nebraska State Parks can be ordered by calling (888) 444-1867 or logging on to www. visitnebraska.gov.

The Snake River gives its name to the tallest waterfall (90 feet) on a Nebraska waterway, located on the edge of Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest. However, tributaries along the Niobrara east of Valentine, most on private property, are said to contain as many as 233 falls and still counting. Smith Falls may actually not be the highest.

Supported by a financial grant, Leonard Mason, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, cataloged the reclusive falls in 2005, while exploring the remote areas near the Niobrara. During his visit, local residents told him of a much larger falls on private property which he couldn’t get permission to visit.

So what all this means to water recreation-lovers is that you don’t have to flee to Minnesota or the reservoirs of Missouri, because there’s plenty to be found in our own backyard.

Enjoy the great outdoors in Nebraska.

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Correction needed to list of local hospice care providers

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n the March 2012 edition of New Horizons, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of several local hospice care providers were listed. The list included two hospice providers with the name Compassionate Care Hospice. The hospice provider Pathways to Compassion Hospice is located at 287 N. 115th St. Its telephone number is 402-333-3149. Pathways to Compassion Hospice is no longer doing business as Compassionate Care Hospice. Compassionate Care Hospice is located at 6818 Grover St. #201. Its telephone number is 402-309-2492.

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• 84 percent of the respondents said New Horizons is very effective in providing information on aging services in Douglas, Sarpy, Dodge, Cass, and Washington counties.

• 98 percent of the men and women who responded to the survey said New Horizons does an adequate job of covering events and doing stories about people and places in their county.

• 79 percent of the respondents patronize the advertisers featured in New Horizons.

• 72 percent of the men and women who completed the survey rated New Horizons as excellent. The other 28 percent rated the publications as being good.

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For musicians age 50 and older and age 25 and younger First Christian Church • 6630 Dodge Street Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information and appointments, call Asst. IGO Project Director Elizabeth Ferrin at 402-618-5067 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. www.igo-omaha.org

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he Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging’s three National Senior Corps Association (NSCA) programs recently received a $2,500 grant from the NSCA and Novo Nordisk, Inc. ENOA’s Foster Grandparent Program, Senior Companion Program, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, with assistance from the Creighton University School of Pharmaceutical and Health Professions, will use the money to help educate the public about the 2012 Medicare Diabetes Screening Project.

ENOA’s programs were one of the 15 recipients selected among 56 applicants nationwide to receive grants totaling $35,000.

The Medicare Diabetes Screening Project is a coalition of patient, provider, business, government, and private sector organizations. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of Americans age 65 and older by encouraging them to use the free, yet underutilized, preventive diabetes screening benefits that exist under Medicare. Early diagnosis is critical for successful diabetes management to avoid complications like stroke, heart attack, vision loss, or amputations.

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Medicare covers free annual screenings for beneficiaries who are at risk for diabetes. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, however, suggest only 10 to 12 percent of the beneficiaries are screened.

A National Institutes on Health trial showed people age 65 and older with prediabetes could lower their risk of developing diabetes by 71 percent with modest changes in their diet and physical activity level.

ENOA’s Foster Grandparent Program, Senior Companion Program, and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program staff members along with students and staff from Creighton University will distribute educational materials about the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project to their volunteers, to ENOA senior center participants, and at health fairs.

“We’re pleased ENOA’s NSCA programs were selected to receive this grant,” said Chris Gillette, director of ENOA’s Community Services Division. “We’re excited about the opportunity to help educate older Nebraskans and their families about the importance of being screened for diabetes.”

Things to consider, questions to ask when selecting a rehab facility following surgery, other procedures dexterity. Look for a proFlorence Home Health Care Center gram that can offer services seven days a week.

• Does the program ofmagine you’re planning fer real-life experiences? to have joint replaceWhen you return home from ment or heart surgery. a surgery, you won’t be simAfter you leave the ulating real-life tasks. You’ll hospital, where will you go cook your meals, do your to recover? You’ll want to laundry, and make your find a program and a place bed. Rehab programs that that will help you recover offer occupational therapies fast and get you back home that allow you to practice as quickly as possible. completing these daily tasks How do you choose a during your rehab will help rehabilitation program that will best help you meet your to ensure your independence goals? Make sure to include when you return home.

• Does the program the following questions.

• Is the program focused have a transitional living environment? Transitional on short-term rehabilitaliving environments have tion? Long-term care programs can provide excellent functional kitchens, bedcare for someone who plans rooms, and bathrooms. They are designed to give you the to stay at the care community, but look for a program experience of being at home and caring for yourself, with that will embrace your goal the assurance that caring of returning home. staff members are close by • Does the community offer therapy services sev- to help if you need them.

• Will the program fit en days a week? You want your living preferences? to maximize the time you spend building strength and Look for a program that ofBy Jen Vogt

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fers schedule flexibility and resident-focused care. Staff members should focus on your individual needs, and no two recovery processes will be alike. Programs that value you as an individual will be a better fit than a program with rigid policies and timelines.

• Do you feel comfortable in the environment?

Even though you only plan to spend a short time in the rehab program, you want that time to be as comfortable as possible. Look for amenities to make your time enjoyable when you’re not focusing on therapy such as wireless Internet access, a place for your friends and family to visit during your recovery, and comfortable living areas.

During your visit to a rehabilitation program, you’ll also want to take the time to meet with the team who will be assisting you in your recovery. Ask questions and get as much information

about the program as possible. With the right shortstay program and a positive

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AARP providing computer classes for beginners age 50 and older in April AARP is offering computer classes for beginners age 50 and over this spring at the Kids Can Community Center, 48th and Q streets.

The nine-hour course is taught in three sessions each lasting three hours. The course costs $15 and includes computer terms and basic operating procedures, and how to format and type documents, set up files and organize documents, back up data on a flash stick, insert clip art, use spell check, cut and paste, delete unwanted files safely, and surf the Web. The spring session begins in April and runs through June.

For more information or to sign up for a class, call the AARP Information Center at 402-398-9568.

Corrigan Senior Center You’re invited to visit the Corrigan Senior Center, 3819 X St. this month for: • Thursday, April 5: Easter Lunch & Bingo. Come early for an invigorating 10 a.m. T’ai Chi class or 11 a.m. game of chair volleyball. T’ai Chi is gentle movement with many proven benefits including better balance and memory. Stay for a noon lunch with bingo following.

• Monday, April 9: Birthday Party. Enjoy accordionist and vocalist Becky Livermore from the Merrymakers @ 10:30 a.m. The music is followed by a Meet and Greet with State Sen. Heath Mello @ 11:30 a.m. Stay for bingo following lunch.

• Monday, April 9: WhyArts? Workshop. Join awardwinning artist Joseph Broghammer from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for the first in a five-session acrylic painting class. Thanks to WhyArts? for again sponsoring classes on April 9, 16, 18, 23, and 30. Call 402-731-7210 for details and to sign up for the classes. No experience is needed.

• Thursday, April 19: Dinner & Mega Bingo. Enjoy a delicious noon lunch and your chance to win part of $100 in cash prizes during bingo. The menu is baked ham, Au gratin potatoes, peas with mushrooms, a lettuce salad, a wheat roll, and strawberry rhurbarb pie. The reservation deadline is noon on Tuesday, April 17.

• Monday, April 23: National Humor Month Celebration. Enjoy humorist Kirk Estee @ 11 a.m. followed by lunch and bingo.

• Wednesday, April 25: Trip to Ameristar Casino.

The bus leaves Corrigan @ 11:30 a.m. and returns around 4:15 p.m.

• Monday, April 30: Volunteer Month Celebration.

Meet our great volunteers, and then enjoy lunch and bingo.

The Corrigan Senior Center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon. A $3 donation is normally suggested for the meal. Reservations are normally due by noon the business day prior to the meal you wish to enjoy.

We offer card games, bingo, ceramics, exercise, woodcarving, and loads of fun!

For meal reservations or more information, please call Lynnette at 402-731-7210.

Food specialist offers seven tips

Preventing foodborne illness in the supermarket

By Carol McNulty

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oodborne illness can be prevented not only in the home where food is cooked, but also at the supermarket or grocery store.

Food specialist Julie Albrecht, Ph.D., offers the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s seven tips for preventing these illnesses while shopping for food: • Check for cleanliness. Buying from a retailer who follows proper food handling practices helps ensure food is safe. Check the general impression of the facility to determine if it looks and smells clean.

• Keep certain foods separated. Separate raw meat, poultry, and seafood from other foods in the grocery shopping cart. Place these foods in plastic bags to prevent their juices from dripping on other foods. It’s also best to separate these foods from other foods at checkout and in grocery bags.

• Inspect cans and jars. Don’t buy food in bulging or dented cans. Also, don’t buy food in cracked jars or those with loose or bulging lids.

Because foods sold in cans or jars are processed to be sterile, they can keep for up to a year or the use by date if the can or jar is intact. Albrecht says a bulging can or jar lid may mean the food was under-processed and is contaminated. A dent in a can, especially if the dent affects a seam, may cause an opening in the seam, which may allow contamination, as would a crack in a jar.

A loose lid on a jar means the vacuum has been lost and the product may be contaminated. Don’t buy a food product with a seal that seems damaged.

• Inspect frozen food packaging. Don’t buy frozen food if the package is damaged. Packages should not be open, torn, or crushed on the edges. Also, avoid packages above the frost line in the store’s freezer. If the package cover is transparent, look for signs of frost or ice crystals. Frost and large ice crystals could mean food in the package has either been stored for a long time or thawed and frozen again. In such cases, pick another package.

• Select frozen foods and perishables last.

Meat, poultry, fish, and eggs should be the last items placed in a shopping cart. Always put these products in separate plastic bags so drippings don’t contaminate other foods.

• Choose fresh eggs carefully. Before putting eggs in a cart, open the carton and make sure the eggs are clean and none are cracked. Buy only refrigerated eggs and follow the “Safe Handling Instructions” on

the carton.

• Be mindful of time and temperature. It’s important to refrigerate perishable products as soon as possible after shopping. Food safety experts stress the two-hour rule. Because harmful bacteria can multiply in the danger zone, between 40 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit, perishable foods should not be left at room temperature longer than two hours. Modify that rule to one hour when temperatures are above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, as they often are in cars that have been parked in the sun.

If it will take more than an hour to get groceries home, use an ice chest to keep frozen and perishable foods cold. Also, when the weather is warm and the car’s air conditioner is being used, keep groceries in the passenger compartment, not the trunk.

(McNulty is an educator with the University of Nebraska extension office in Douglas and Sarpy counties.)

Monthly workshops designed for persons new to Medicare

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olunteers Assisting Seniors (VAS) sponsors free New to Medicare workshops on the last Wednesday of each month for persons: • Approaching Medicare age who are confused about their options.

• Who are employed but aren’t sure how Medicare works with their employer insurance.

• Who are caring for their parents and have questions about Medicare coverage.

The New to Medicare workshops are held at Vatterott College, 11818 I St. For more information or to register, please call VAS at 402-444-6617 or visit www.vas-nebraska.com.

Free program will focus on long-term care insurance The Coalition to Protect Aging Adults will sponsor a community educational presentation on the pros and cons of long-term care insurance for older adults on Tuesday, April 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the New Cassel Retirement Center, 900 N. 90th St. Marlene Lund will lead a discussion on the topic and then be available to answer questions.

While the program is free, participants are asked to register by sending an e-mail to feelhaver@tconl.com.

Call 402-827-5656 in Omaha

Phone line gives older Nebraskans free access to legal information Legal Aid of Nebraska operates a free telephone access line for Nebraskans age 60 and older.

Information is offered to help the state’s older men and women with questions on topics like bankruptcy, homestead exemptions, collections, powers of attorney, Medicare, Medicaid, grandparent rights, and Section 8 housing.

The telephone number for the Elder Access Line is 402-827-5656 in Omaha and 1-800-527-7249 statewide.

This service is available to Nebraskans age 60 and older regardless of income, race, or ethnicity.

For more information, log on the Internet to http:// www.legalaidofnebraska.com/EAL.

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April 2012 calendar of events 13 Lend Me a Tenor Through May 6 Omaha Community Playhouse $24 & $40 402-553-0800

22 Omaha Symphony: Cartoon Classics Holland Performing Arts Center 2 p.m. $7 to $9.75 402-342-3560

Opera Omaha The Mikado Also April 15 Friday @ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday @ 2 p.m.

Orpheum Theater $19 to $79 402-345-0606

24 Fiddler on the Roof Through April 29 Orpheum Theater $25 to $67 402-345-0606

14 Omaha Symphony: The Wizard of Oz With Orchestra Holland Performing Arts Center 7 p.m. $15 to $65 402-342-3560 20 East Texas Hot Links Through May 13 John Beasley Theater & Workshop 3010 R Street Thursday – Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday @ 3 p.m.

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27 A Streetcar Named Desire Through May 27 Omaha Community Playhouse $21 & $35 402-553-800 Omaha Symphony: The Gershwins – Here to Stay Friday & Saturday @ 8 p.m.

Sunday @ 2 p.m. $15 to $80 402-342-3560

Fontenelle Tours Omaha/Council Bluffs: 712-366-9596

Quoted prices are per person, double occupancy. For more information about our tours, please call Ward or Kathy Kinney at Fontenelle Tours at the numbers listed above.

2012 MOTORCOACH “Singin’ in the Rain” on a Sunday Afternoon. August 5. $89. Enjoy another great performance at the Lofte Community Theater in Manley, NE. This Sunday afternoon performance will be followed by a home cooked meal at the Main Street Café in Louisville, NE where you will have your choice of three great selections.

Iowa State Fair. August 15. $89. Come along to one of the best state fairs in the country. Enjoy mouth-watering food, free entertainment, grandstand concerts, and plenty of blue-ribbon competition. We will also arrange for (we’ll pick it up, have it on the bus, and return it) rental of a scooter for the day.

Nebraska State Fair & “Chances R”. August 24. $99. Come along for opening day and check out the fair’s new location in Grand Island! Besides mouth-watering food, free entertainment, contests, competitions, parades, and just plain state fair fun, enjoy dinner at “Chances R” in York on the way home. We will also arrange for (we’ll pick it up, have it on the bus, and return it) rental of a scooter for the day.

Chicago and the Cubs. August 28 – 31. $699. Take a tour of Wrigley Field, see Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers afternoon game, Chicago highlights tour, Adler Planetarium, Food Tour, Willis Tower, Tommy Gun’s Garage dinner theater, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Magnificent Mile, dinner cruise on Lake Michigan, and much more!

James and the Giant Peach Through May 13 The Rose Theater Friday @ 7 p.m.

Saturday @ 2 & 7 p.m.

Sunday @ 2 p.m. $16 402-345-4849

Nebraska Junk Jaunt. September 28 – 29. $245. Come along on our fourth annual “Junk Jaunt,” covering more than 220 miles in central Nebraska. Participating towns have citywide garage, yard, and bake sales. Two full days of treasure hunting!

Daniel O’Donnell in Branson. November 14 - 17. $689. Daniel O’Donnell, “SIX,” The Knudsen Brothers, “Joseph” at the Sight & Sound Theater, Chubby Checker, Gatlin Brothers with Debby Boone, and the Brett Family. A total of six great shows! Stone Castle Hotel with a hot breakfast buffet each morning, comfortable Arrow Stage Lines Motor Coach, seven delicious meals and plenty of time for exploring the shops in Branson! (Only six seats left!)

Kansas City Christmas. Early to Mid December. Enjoy theater, Christmas lights, some shopping, and a few surprises. More details when new theater schedules are available.

LAUGHLIN

Omaha Symphony: Sacred Voices Also April 21 Holland Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. $15 to $75 402-342-3560

29 Crescendo Concert Series: Las Tres Gitantes Dundee Presbyterian Church 7 p.m.

FREE 402-558-2330

21 Genealogy: Searching the World’s Records Mormon Trail Center 9 a.m. to noon FREE 402-706-1453

Nebraska Wind Symphony Concert Strauss Performing Arts Center U. of Nebraska at Omaha campus 3 p.m. $5 & $10 402-216-0325

Laughlin in Spring (by air). April 28 – May 2. $349. Includes non-stop, round-trip airfare to Laughlin, Nevada, four nights lodging at the Riverside Resort and Casino on the banks of the Colorado River, and shuttle transportation to and from the airport. Register early…these trips fill up fast!

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLETTE VACATIONS Heritage of America. May 25 – June 3. Tour New York City, visit Philadelphia, Lancaster, Gettysburg, Shenandoah National Park, Monticello, Williamsburg, and Mount Vernon. In Washington, D.C. visit the Smithsonian, Capitol, monuments, memorials, museums, White House Visitor Center, Arlington National Cemetery including Kennedy gravesites, and more.

Islands of New England. June 8 – 15. Enjoy a tour of Providence, Rhode Island, Newport’s historic mansions, Marble House, Boston, a cranberry bog, Plymouth Rock, enjoy a New England lobster feast, tour Martha’s Vineyard, cruise to Cape Cod, ride the ferry to Nantucket, tour Hyannisport; home of the Kennedy compound, and enjoy dinner aboard an elegant dinner train.

Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park. July 17 – 24. Beginning in the Canadian province of Alberta, travel to Waterton Lakes National Park, then Glacier National Park and the Going to the Sun Road. Tour Banff, overnight at the Castle in the Mountains, travel to Jasper by way of the Icefields Parkway, see the Maligne Canyon, and visit the vibrant city of Calgary.

San Francisco with Lake Tahoe. August 23 - 29. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of San Francisco with the Twin Peaks, Seal Rocks, and Golden Gate Bridge, visit Fisherman’s Wharf, Union Square, ride a cable car, visit the wineries of Sonoma Valley, Monterey, Pebble Beach, the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the old west town of Virginia City, and spend two nights at the Montbleu Resort & Spa in Lake Tahoe including a cruise on beautiful Lake Tahoe.

Greece and its Islands. September 23 – October 6. See the Acropolis, Royal Palace, and Olympic Stadium in Athens, visit Thermopylae, Kalambaka, remote monastaries in Meteora, the ski resort town of Arachova, Delphi, tour Olympia where the first Olympic games were held, visit the excavations at Mycenae, ferry across the Aegean Sea to Mykonos, sail to the island of Santorini, see vineyards, whitewashed chapels, volcanic cliffs, mountains and valleys in this beautiful country.

Alpine Christmas. December 4 - 11. Explore the Christmas markets of Austria and southern Bavaria. Stay in the Austrian Alps in same hotel for the entire trip! Tour Innsbruck, visit Munich, Oberammergau, Salzburg, and much more.

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Lovgren’s sterling career garners business hall of fame induction

By Leo Adam Biga Contributing Writer

“I’ve kind of always been a carpe diem or seize the day sort of person,” says 2012 Omaha Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame inductee Linda Lovgren.

The highly respected public relations maven began her Lovgren Marketing Group in 1978 at age 30. It was an era when relatively few women, especially women that young, went into business for themselves.

Growing up and working on her family’s far northwest Iowa farm taught the former Linda Hoeppner the independence and conviction necessary for being an entrepreneur.

Her parents were both teachers but they left that field to run a farm and later formed another business. With that enterprising model as an example, Lovgren made the leap from working for others to working for herself only eight years after graduating from college.

“It never occurred to me I could fail,” she says.

Lovgren’s keenly aware of the glass ceiling many women report encountering in the corporate world, then and now, but she didn’t experience it herself.

“I felt like when I started my business I had an equal opportunity to go after new business or to make people aware of what I was doing and to integrate into the community,” she says. “Now those aren’t things you do overnight, it takes time to grow a business, to grow relationships, and one connection

leads to another connection. It’s this large linkage you begin to build.”

With businesswomen scarce then, Lovgren’s mentors were from the opposite sex.

“As I discovered there weren’t very many women in business and so that made it a little bit tougher, and so a lot of my business mentors have been men.”

She says former Omaha Chamber president Bob Bell was a big help at the start.

“I went down to get a Chamber membership and I met Bob and told him what I was going to do and he said, ‘Well, let’s see what we can get you involved in that would be good.’ He kind of started to help connect me in various ways.”

Those connections not only aided Lovgren in getting established but also forged a strong relationship with the Chamber that culminated in her serving as its first female chair in 2003.

Several other prominent men have taken her under their wing.

“Hal Daub was clearly one of them,” says Lovgren, who’s been active in Republican Party politics.

“I got to know Hal when he was running for Congress and he hired me to do marketing work with him.

We became very good, lifelong friends. In fact, when he was running for reelection in 1980 I had young children at home. One night we needed to have a meeting but I couldn’t leave (home) because my husband had some obligation and I had kids to put to bed. So the meeting came to my house and Hal put my kids to bed. He read them the

Linda opened the Lovgren Marketing Group in 1978. stories while his staff and I worked on the campaign. We always chuckle about that a little bit.

“Roy Smith, another Omaha icon, was a great mentor. I met him through the Chamber and Hal. Mike McCarthy of the McCarthy Group has been a great business advisor to

me over the years.”

The late Bob Reilly, an Omaha PR and advertising legend, proved an invaluable resource as well.

“When I first started in business I realized I knew a lot about advertising and public relations but I didn’t know a lot about running the business. I didn’t know the business management practices for billing and managing. I called up Bob, who had been a partner in Holland, Dreves, Reilly and was teaching at UNO at the time, and I said, ‘Can I hire you to consult with me and help me through this startup phase?’ We talked things over at what turned out to be a long lunch and we developed a long friendship and great relationship.”

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A passionate angler, Lovgren is seen here fly fishing at a backwoods lake in the Canadian Rockies.

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or someone as forward thinking and confident as Lovgren, making a go of it on her own was a strategic move to advance her career. She entered the adventure with a come-what-may attitude that prepared her for whatever happened.

“As I look back on it now I just kind of looked at it as this is the next step in what I’m going to do, and if it works out that is spectacular – and it has been – and if it doesn’t work out, there will be another door opening.”

Besides, when she and her husband moved to Omaha after college she tasted the disappointment of not finding the dream job she had her sights set on, yet she landed on her feet anyway, and soon found the pathway to her career.

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Ability to balance family, hectic schedule key to Linda’s success --Continued from page 13. had gone around and knocked on all the doors and dropped off my resume and nothing happened.”

Lovgren then considered working in television, whether in front of or behind the camera. She acted in theater productions and did public speaking throughout high school and college. She studied broadcast journalism as part of her communications program at Indiana University, where she interned at the school’s TV station.

“I really wanted to work in that creative field of writing and production.”

Among other things, she was the IU station’s weather girl. “I knew nothing about the weather,” she admits. “It was all about the performance.”

And about a pretty face and nice figure. Thus, she says, “My first job interview in Omaha was to do the weather on KMTV. But Carol Scott got the job.”

With her TV and advertising aspirations foiled, Lovgren moved onto the next best thing.

“I went to work for KRCB Radio in Council Bluffs. I was doing the writing for all the direct accounts and doing a lot of voice-over production. If the newsperson got sick I did the news. It was a small family station at the time. This was before it was acquired by the Mitchell Broadcasting Company.”

Her big break finally came when veteran ad man Howard Winslow offered Lovgren a position with his Winslow Advertising agency.

“His clients included Sears, McDonalds, Shavers Food Marts, and a number of retail stores. As creative director I was the writer-producer of all the spots we did. I really was

well suited for that. I enjoyed working with the clients.”

In seven years with Winslow Lovgren says “I got a broad education from him. That was a good foundation.” He was the first in that string of male mentors who aided her professional development.

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ranching out on her own after working for Winslow was “a defining moment” in Lovgren’s personal and professional life, she says. Making it an even greater challenge was the fact she had a 16-month old child at home, with her second child on the way.

Going it alone while pregnant was a big decision. She knew being a mother, wife, and owner-operator would severely test her and the family.

Lovgren got the idea to go in business for herself when, she says, “some of the clients I had been working with came to me and said, ‘We know in a few months you’re going to take some time off but we would really like to continue to work with you.’

“So I thought about that for awhile and decided I was going to start the company.”

She says she and her husband, Robert W. Lovgren, then a fresh from college Mutual of Omaha manager and now a longtime executive with the company, discussed the pros and cons. “We talked about all of this and he said, ‘I know you really well and I know you’re not going to be happy unless you try because you’ll always look back and say, Should I have done this?’

So I had great support from him to start with.”

Lovgren concedes there were sacrifices and struggles being a work-

Linda loading her first 4-H Hereford steer on the Hoeppner family’s Iowa farm in preparation for the County Fair. ing mom but she wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.

“I know I was a happier person because I was working, which means my children were probably happier kids. It meant that when we spent family time together we spent very focused, productive family time together, and so that’s a positive. It was just a matter of figuring out how to make all the pieces fit.”

Finding the right balance, she says, was key. That was no easy thing either for this self-described “workaholic.” Having a driven

nature is characteristic of virtually every successful entrepreneur and she’s no different. Her hectic schedule as a new business owner and mother was all she could handle.

“I had childcare in the mornings, so that’s when I’d see my clients and do my work outside of the house. Then I’d come home in the afternoons and do naps and activities with the kids, fix dinner at night, and put the kids to bed. We would do that as a family. And then I’d resume work again.

“I’ve always been a late night person which probably was a good thing in this case. I would always enjoy that peaceful time in the evening to work and think about the strategies for my clients and do creative things.”

Lovgren says young entrepreneurs need “to think about how they want to use their time and what kind of balance they want in their life.

As their business grows and if they have a family, then the pressures on priorities start to grow as well.

“There were times when I don’t think I did the best of job balancing those priorities but now when I talk to my kids who are adults and have children of their own they say, ‘Boy, Mom, we didn’t realize it then, but we’re kind of wondering how that all worked out.’ And it did, too, because they both have great families.”

A Lovgren with a rainbow trout she snared while fly fishing in a Montana stream.

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favorite way Lovgren maintains balance in her life is by enjoying the great outdoors, particularly her sport of choice, fly fishing.

“I grew up on the MinnesotaIowa border and my mom, dad, brother, and grandmother loved to fish. I learned to spin fish for bull--Please turn to page 15.

Lovgren says fishing combines solitude, nature, and lots of fun --Continued from page 14. heads and crappies and bass when I was growing up.”

She says she hadn’t fished for maybe 20 years when she and her husband were off on one of their backpacking, hiking, and camping trips in Estes Park, Colo. She noticed a promotion for a fly fishing instructional.

“I thought, that looks really interesting, I’m going to go do that, so I went on this Sunday night four-hour excursion to learn how to fly fish and that was it. I have taken to it you might say like a fish to water. I love it. Part of the reason I love it is it’s physical and what I do day-today isn’t very physical.

“I also enjoy the peace and quiet and just the serene atmosphere.

It’s just you and the fish. It’s an opportunity to think about things that aren’t day-to-day work. It’s just kind of that emotional release and, of course, catching a fish is a lot of fun. It has skill and it has art.

But most of all it has an emotional attachment with the people I’m around when I fly fish.”

The sport took on deeper meaning for her when it became part of her own and other women’s ongoing healing as breast cancer survivors.

“About three years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was home recovering from a minor surgery reading a fly fishing magazine. There was something about an organization called Casting for Recovery. It’s a program that does fly fishing retreats for breast cancer survivors because the therapy of the fly fishing is good for the muscles in the arms and chest area. I contacted them and got together a group of friends and we had our first retreat in Nebraska last September. (We had) 14 women. We went out to Valentine and fished on the Snake River.”

Lovgren emphasizes she was “very lucky” in her own bout with cancer because the doctors caught it early.”

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ife throws curves at her like it does at everyone else and Lovgren says it helps to culti-

vate positive attitudes and friends.

“I guess you could say I always had confidence but it didn’t mean I always got what I wanted. I think that’s really an important lesson to learn, too – that sometimes even though you think you’re the best or you’ve done it the best you aren’t going to win all the time, and in a way those are good growing experiences, too. I’ve never regretted and I’ve never looked back.

“I surround myself with a very eclectic group of people that I like to be around. They’re all energetic; they’re all achievers in their own way. Some are professionals, some are stay-at-home moms. Some of them are my fly fish pals. They all like to get out and do things.

They’re all looking forward to what’s the next adventure we can have. They’re also people that are very loyal to each other. If you need help and you call them, they’re there.”

It helped that she knew what she wanted when she launched Lovgren Marketing. Thirty-four years later she still looks forward to coming

Lovgren Marketing Group has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America’s Nebraska Chapter for its work on the Clean Solutions for Omaha program.

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to the office every day. Her hunger has never left and it’s reflected in the can-do attitude she brings to the image enhancement, branding, message control, and media liaison work she does.

“Get there, do what you can, do it with enthusiasm, and if things don’t go the way you want, pick up the pieces and find out how to put them back on track. That’s what I love about it, and no two days are ever the same.

“What keeps me going every day is that I really love what I do and I enjoy the relationships I build with clients.”

One of her firm’s big ongoing projects is the Clean Solutions for Omaha or CSO Program that includes sewer separation in northeast Omaha. Lovgren Marketing has been recognized for its work on the project with multiple awards from the Public Relations Society of America – Nebraska Chapter.

“When the city’s CSO project came along we were selected to do the public involvement work on it, so for the last six-plus years we’ve been doing public education in all sorts of fashions: marketing materials, media management and training, speaking to civic groups, working with schools, and doing presentations to students about the environmental reasons for the project and how it will affect them into the future.

“It will be 15 years before the project’s implementation is finished and many years beyond that before we finish paying for it. I’ve gotten to meet people from literally every corner of this city, from the Mormon Bridge to Bellevue, from the Missouri River to Elkhorn, and I really get energized by talking to other people and finding out what they’re thinking and why they’re thinking it.”

She says public involvement projects like this are a new niche for her firm.

“When we started out we were primarily a retail advertising organization. We worked for restaurants, a clothing store, an appliance store, a car dealer, a bank, and for Countryside Village shopping center.

Krug’s Men’s and Boys Clothing was our original client. We were very active in political campaigns for two and a half decades. About seven years ago we started doing a lot of work with municipal organizations.”

Lovgren Marketing Group also led the advocacy campaign for the Omaha Convention Center and Arena bond issue.

Her company also does its share of earned media and event marketing. “We’ve done things like the groundbreaking and ribbon cutting for Pay Pal and Gallup and the CenturyLink Center.”

As communications has evolved so has Lovrgren’s business.

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GOP involvement led to plane, car rides with Ronald Reagan --Continued from page 15. and news releases,” she says. “It involves Facebook and Twitter and all the social media activities that are available now to help people get their messages out and to help manage messages. So staying up with technology, understanding how that technology can impact a client; those are all important.

“As time has gone on our business has changed dramatically.

Twenty years ago we didn’t have personal computers. We do probably three times as much business with one person because of the computers and the Internet and the ability to communicate and get more information quickly. We can design more quickly and certainly make design changes more efficiently, and that’s good for the client.”

knowing we helped a client or clients take one more step toward their success. You got the meeting you needed or got the ad finished and it looks great. Whatever that is it just makes you feel good when you go home.”

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I certainly met people all over the state. It was a great time.”

While working on the state committee to elect Ronald Reagan Lovgren went on a campaign junket the then-candidate made across Nebraska. She flew on the press plane and then got to sit next to Reagan in his limo on the way to a speech he was making in Grand Island.

“I spent 15 minutes talking to him. That was very exciting.”

At the 1980 national GOP convention in Detroit she was part of a team that put together a daily newspaper delivered to delegates.

Lovgren was on the convention floor and attended various parties.

“It was a lot of fun,” she says.

“I did stay involved in party politics for a long time after that in other ways,” she adds, but today she’s more calculated in her political deliberations.

“I’m very interested in politics and where it leads because it has an impact on us every day in terms of the policy that’s made. I think it’s very important for people to pay attention to the candidates and the issues surrounding us.”

Just as politics can be topsy turvy, Lovgren’s life and career have had ups and downs but she tries keeping an even keel through it all. She buys into the conventional wisdom that one learns more from failures than successes.

“I do agree with that, and sometimes they aren’t big failures either.

You know, in our business we have great clients but sometimes they merge with someone else or they sell their company or the relationship just doesn’t work and you move on and they move on. I never look at those as failures in the sense that a lot of people might. I look at

them and say, ‘What opportunity does that present for me to build a better company and to build better relationships with the clients we do have?’ So I think you learn from everything you do.”

As a matriarch in her field, Lovgren feels she has something to offer young people coming into the profession and embraces sharing her knowledge base with them.

“I take every meeting that I can get with them. Not only young women but young men, too. I enjoy talking with them because they come with new ideas and fresh perspectives. I think it’s important for them to understand what they want to do, what they want to be, and if I can help them sort that out I’m happy to do it. I haven’t done it all right but I’ve done enough things right.”

She says part of the satisfaction she takes from her career is when a former employee goes on to success of their own and tells her they couldn’t have done it without her.

“That tells me I made a difference for somebody,” she says, “and that’s what we all hope to do in our life.”

For Lovgren, whose give back has included volunteering with the State Fair Board, Nebraska Kidney Foundation, Mid-America Boy Scouts of America, and Habitat for Humanity, “the prize in the end is not one thing,” adding, “The prize is – Did I accomplish what I wanted to accomplish for the people who surround me and work hard for the company, for my family who have come along for this whole effort, for the clients we work for? It’s really more about knowing you have accomplished something that has made a difference for all of those people.”

n indication of the mark she’s made locally is that she’s among very few women in the Omaha Chamber Business Hall of Fame. This year’s unusual in that she’s one of three women inductees, along with Ree Kaneko (Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and KANEKO) and Lori Hogan (Home Instead Senior Care). The other 2012 inductees are Land Title Company founder and former Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey, Midlands Business Journal founder and publisher Bob Hoig and the late co-founder of Pamida, D.J. “Tex” echnology can only take you Witherspoon. so far though. Her profession, Lovgren feels Omaha abounds she says, is still about “think- with many “capable” women proing and strategy to come up with fessionals and that it’s only a matter the best product you can.” She feels of time before more of them fill top her staff of five have some built-in management and executive roles advantages, including “the ability in corporations and other organizato connect our clients to the right tions. She points out that many of people to get their business done. the most accomplished women are, Because we are experienced and like her, Kaneko, and Hogan, ownmature we have a lot of network and ers of their own businesses. Women connection throughout the commuCEOs are harder to find. nity, so we’re able to help people “It will come,” she says. find the right places to get information effectively to market their prodchapter in Lovgren’s life ucts or services.” that once again found her in Lovgren brings a wealth of expea male-dominated field was rience and a considerable toolbox to her involvement with the GOP. “I the table. worked very hard in party politics “I think I’m really good at sitfrom 1976 to 1980.” ting down with a client and saying, She was state party vice chairman ‘What do you want to achieve?’ and before becoming interim chair. “It’s then figuring out very useful straa huge responsibility. I enjoyed it tegic ways for them to meet their tremendously, and I learned a lot. goals through marketing and public relations. And obviously one of the skill sets in that industry is having some creativity, being able to brainstorm with the client what creative ideas might help get that message to the public, what’s going to connect their product or service to their target audience.

“Over the years I think I’ve really honed a skill set that helps me get through all of the discussion and figure out what really is the underlying strategy for doing that.”

She’s quick to add, “I don’t do this on my own. In fact, sometimes I look at the organizational chart and I think I’m on the bottom of it.

There are very talented people on our staff who do design, writing, and PR, and keep the organization functioning as a whole. We’ve had amazing talented people work here whom I have enjoyed a lot. It’s a very collaborative kind of business.

It’s like a family. Everyone has a task to do but as a whole we are so much better doing it together.”

What keeps Lovgren hungry for more after all these years is essentially the same thing that’s always motivated her.

Lovgren says she enjoys meeting with young public relations professionals and talking with them “I think the thing I love the most is getting to the end of the day and because they come to her with new ideas and fresh perspectives.

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Louisville resident Ella Reichart, 98, has no secret to her longevity

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lla Reichart has worked hard most of her life. A life that has spanned 98

years!

Reichart grew up on her family’s 80-acre Sarpy County farm. In addition to helping out with the traditional chores around the place, Reichart and her mother also caught catfish and bass from the nearby Platte River.

“Some weekends we had the whole family over for a fish dinner,” Reichart recalled recently during an interview in her Louisville, Neb. duplex.

Reichart said while her family didn’t have a lot of money they always got by.

“We never asked for help, but we were never hungry and we were never cold.”

Ella, who had four sisters and one brother, attended schools in Springfield and in 1932 graduated from Springfield High School.

“When I graduated (during The Great Depression), I was the only person in my class that had a job waiting for them.”

Reichart made $3.50 a

sons whom Ella proudly said combined for 66 years of Unites States military service. The boys now live in Texas, California, and Lincoln, Neb. Reichart has nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and a great-great grandson who recently celebrated his first birthday.

In 1977, Ella married George Reichart (Schlater’s widower cousin). The Reicharts had been married for eight years when George died in 1985 following a massive stroke.

A A published author, Ella has three sons who have a combined 66 years of U.S. military service. week – no matter how many hours she worked – as a maid for a Sarpy County family. “Some days I’d get up at 4 a.m. and wouldn’t get home until after midnight,” she said.

At a Christmas party she was working, Reich-

art met her first husband, John Schlater. The couple had been married for 42 years when Schlater – who worked at the Ash Grove Cement Company in Louisville – died from cancer in 1976.

The Schlaters had three

review of Ella’s career includes 23 years in the food service department at Omaha’s Clarkson Hospital, working at a variety store and a café in Louisville, and volunteering at Midlands Hospital in Papillion.

In 1997, at age 83, Reichart became a published author. A book – Living in the Wind: Women Write From the Heart of West, by Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydett Collier, and Nancy Curtis – featured a

short story from Ella.

“I didn’t make any money (as an author), but I bought several copies of the book and gave them away as gifts,” she said.

These days, Reichart keeps busy with a variety of activities including visiting the Louisville Senior Center three days a week. When home, she enjoys solving puzzles, polishing her crystal, and playing music on a keyboard which sits in the living room.

She still does her own cooking and the only help she receives is from a maid who visits once a month.

Other days, Ella just likes to relax. “When you get to be 98 years old, you have to rest a lot,” she said.

Reichart has no secret to her longevity. “I wonder myself how I’ve lived so long,” she said, chuckling.

While Ella doesn’t have a “bucket list” of the things she’d like to do before she “kicks the bucket,” she does know where she wants her sons to place her ashes.

“I’ve picked out a beautiful spot near the Platte River.”

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Retired men needed for bridge club

The New Horizons is brought to you each month by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging.

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I would like to become a partner with the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging, and help fulfill your mission with older adults.

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Retired men are being recruited to play bridge on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pipal Park Community Center, 7770 Hascall St. Members can choose to play either or both days.

Players are assigned dates to play so all the tables will have four players.

Substitute players are needed each week because of scheduled absences.

New players are asked to begin by becoming substitutes. As openings occur, subs can move into weekly positions if they wish.

Walk-in players usually can’t be accommodated.

The cost is 25 cents per day, with proceeds going to prizes for the winners. Occasionally, small donations are requested to replace the cards and to provide printed materials.

To learn more about this opportunity to join a group of retired men for a friendly afternoon of bridge, please call John at 402-391-7976.

Traditional funding sources are making it more difficult for ENOA to fulfill its mission. Partnership opportunities are available to businesses and individuals wanting to help us.

These opportunities include volunteering, memorials, honorariums, gift annuities, and other tax deductible contributions.

$30 = 7 meals or 1.75 hours of in-home homemaker services or 1 bath aide service for frail older adults. $75 = 17 meals or 4.75 hours of in-home homemaker services or 4 bath aide services for frail older adults. $150 = 35 meals or 9.5 hours of in-home homemaker services or 8 bath aide services for frail older adults. $300 = 70 meals or 19.25 hours of in-home homemaker services or 16 bath aide services for frail older adults.

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Find out the implications of hiring a family member as a caregiver

By William E. Seidler, Jr. Seidler & Seidler, P.C.

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f you’re a parent or grandparent with assets, you may have thought about whether you should hire someone to help take care of you. In some cases, hiring your child or grandchild might be an option for a successful care plan.

Hiring a family member can pose all the problems of hiring a stranger. Some problems though are unique to family hiring situations.

Payment problems can arise for several reasons. The law in Nebraska assumes children give services to their parents for free. This has been an issue that has come up after a parent’s death when a child would like to make a claim in a parent’s estate for services they rendered while their parents were alive. Without an agreement showing the child was to be paid, Nebraska courts don’t allow children payment for services they gave their parent.

Another problem area is when a child is an agent under a power of attorney that doesn’t say anything about the child being paid for services. Since an agent only has those powers specifically granted under the power of attorney, problems can arise if the child attempts to use the power of attorney to justify making payments to themselves for services.

If a court appointed guardian and conservator has been appointed, a guardian and conservator cannot pay themselves for services rendered to a parent without a court order. Absent a court order allowing the child to pay himself, they don’t have authorization to do so.

So what should a family do?

It’s important to have a discussion among family members about paying family members. Does the child hope to be paid? Does the parent have resources to pay the child?

Does the parent agreed to pay the child? Is the parent capable of understanding what the child is proposing for payment?

If an agreement can be reached about the payments, it’s important to put the agreement in writing. The agreement should include what the rate of pay will be and how it will be calculated. Will it be an hourly rate based on the number of hours or will it be a flat sum? How often will the payment for services be made? Will it be once a month, weekly, or yearly? What services will be paid for? For instance, will taking someone to the doctor be paid for, but time spent watching television together not paid for?

There are income tax reporting requirements and other record keeping requirements that come along with the arrangement. The child must be prepared to pay income taxes on money received. The parent will also have a duty to report payments to the child as wages. There should be a clear understanding about who will keep the records and who will prepare the reports. In some instances the parent may want someone else to review the monthly payments.

Once the agreement has been put in writing, all of the parties should sign the documents.

In these times when families may have children or grandchildren that are unemployed or underemployed while a older family member needs help and has money to pay for care, it can make sense to hire a family member.

(The information contained in this column is general.

Slight changes in individual fact situations may require a material variance in the applicable advice. Don’t attempt to solve individual problems based on this advice.)

Get resource information through 211 network The 211 telephone network has been established in parts of Nebraska to give consumers a single source for information about community and human services.

By dialing 211, consumers can access information about: Human needs resources like food banks, shelters, rent and utility assistance, etc.; physical and mental health resources; employment support; support for older Americans and persons with a disability; support for children and families; volunteer opportunities and donations.

The 211 network is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

RSVP Retired and Senior Volunteer Program The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is recruiting persons age 55 and older for a variety of opportunities. For more information in Douglas, Sarpy, and Cass counties, please call 402-444-6558, ext. 224.

In Dodge and Washington counties, please call 402721-7780.

The following have volunteer opportunities in Douglas, Sarpy, and Cass counties: • The Omaha Visitors Center is looking for a volunteer Ambassador.

• Mount View Elementary School needs a TeamMates mentor.

• Together needs a volunteer intake assistant.

• Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Hospital needs volunteers for its information desks and as patient and family escorts.

• The Omaha Police Department wants volunteers for a variety of assignments.

• Boys Town wants volunteer mentors and a volunteer office assistant.

• The Disabled American Veterans need volunteer drivers.

• The Douglas County Health Center wants volunteers for a variety of assignments.

• The Franciscan Centre is looking for volunteers for a variety of assignments.

• The Fund Fighting

Military Appreciation Day is set for May 27 You’re invited to attend Military Appreciation Day on Sunday, May 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the German-American Society, 3717 S. 120th St. The event will feature the Duffy Belorad Orchestra from noon to 3 p.m., an active military color guard and the singing of the National Anthem at 11:30 a.m., and patriotic and cultural entertainment from 3 to 4 p.m.

Members of the general public are asked to make a $5 donation at the door. The money will be given to the Disabled American Veterans Association. All active and retired U.S. military personnel will be admitted for free.

For more information, please call 402-333-6615 or log on the Internet to www. germanamericansociety.org.

Fibromyalgia is looking for volunteers for a variety of duties.

• The Ronald McDonald House Charities needs a receptionist and an operations volunteer.

• ENOA’s Grandparent Resource Center wants volunteers to help walk sheep associated with the Luv a Lamb Program.

The following have volunteer opportunities in Dodge and Washington counties: • The Fremont Chamber of Commerce wants a volunteer for its visitors center.

• The Blair and Fremont Car-Go Programs needs volunteer drivers.

• The Building Blocks Boutique needs volunteers to help with young mothers and babies.

• The American Red Cross needs a receptionist.

• The May Museum is looking for volunteers to serve as tour guides and for its gift shop and garden.

• The Washington County Recycling Center needs volunteers to handle quality control.

• The Fremont Friendship Center needs help with its Tuesday Supper Club.

CarFit program on April 13

April 17 at 2 & 7:30 p.m.

A free CarFit inspection program to help older adults drive safer and longer will be held on April 13 at the AgeWell Centers by Immanuel Trinity Courtyard, 620 W. Lincoln St. in Papillion from 9 a.m. until noon.

While many driver safety programs are directed toward improving safety by addressing the older adult’s cognitive abilities and skills, CarFit is the first program that improves a older man or woman’s proper fit in their vehicle.

Developed by the American Society on Aging (ASA) in collaboration with AAA, AARP, and the American Occupational Therapy Association, CarFit is an educational program designed to help older drivers find out how well they “fit” with their vehicles and what actions might be taken to improve this fit. A proper fit in one’s car can greatly increase the driver’s safety, and the safety of others who share the roadway.

CarFit includes a 12-point check to ensure that older drivers are sitting properly in their vehicle and that the driver’s seat, seat belt, mirrors, steering wheel, head restraint, gas/brake pedals, and other controls are positioned properly.

Trained technicians representing the Creighton University School of Occupational Therapy and AARP will perform 12-point checks that take approximately 20 minutes.

Participants should call 402-331-3163 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register for the event.

Travelogue series will take armchair travelers to Cuba

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ention Cuba, and one thing probably comes to mind, Fidel Castro.

Cuba, however, is much more than that. It has a deep sense of history and culture.

American documentary film producer John Holod entered Cuba through its “back door” without official intervention to uncover the true story of this mysterious island.

Holod’s film, Cuba at the Crossroads, will be shown on Tuesday, April 17 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the 20 Grand Theater, 14304 W. Maple Road.

Cuba – known as the “Pearl of the Antilles” – is the largest, most diverse, and beautiful island in the Caribbean.

Armchair travelers will walk in Christopher Columbus’ footsteps as they learn about Cuban hero Jose Marti, the Sierra Maestra Mountains, Havana, the Guantanamo Naval Base, the Bay of Pigs story, Cuban cigars, the Hemingway Trail, Cuban cowboys, rural workers, and more.

Cuba at the Crossroads is part of RJ Enterprises’ Omaha World Adventurers Travelogues series.

Admission is $10.

For more information, please call 866385-3824.

Alzheimer’s disease support groups meet The Alzheimer’s Disease Association Midlands Chapter offers more than 30 caregivers support groups for persons caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

These support groups offer an opportunity to discuss strategies to cope with issues affecting caregivers and their loved ones who have dementia.

More information is available by calling Betty K. Chin at 402-502-4301 or logging on to www.alz.org/ midlands.

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Retired fed employees meet at Omaha eatery The National Association of Retired Federal Employees’ Chapter 144 meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Amazing Pizza Machine, 13955 S. Plz. For more information, please call 402-333-6460.

The National Association of Retired Federal Employees’ Aksarben Chapter 1370 meets the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Amazing Pizza Machine, 13955 S. Plz. For more information, please call 402-392-0624.

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Osteo support group HelpLine can provide to meet on April 11 bilingual information The Greater Omaha Osteoporosis Support Group will meet on Wednesday, April 11 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Dining Room D at the Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N. 30th St. That afternoon physical therapist Judy Gale will speak about safe exercises.

For more information, please call Dorothy at 402493-2493 or Susan at 402280-4810.

Bilingual information about hospice care, palliative care, helping loved ones with grief and loss, and caregiving is available through the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership.

The number for the Cuidando con Carino Compassionate Care HelpLine is (toll free) 1-877-658-8896.

The service is offered weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OPD’s Safety Expo scheduled for Saturday, April 28 at Westroads Mall

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he Omaha Police Department is hosting its 15th annual Safety Expo at the Westroads Mall on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature emergency vehicles and helicopters on display, 60 informational booths focusing on a variety of safety issues, child ID kits, free bicycle helmets for kids, and a take back program sponsored by the DEA where older adults can discard their unused medications.

Older adults will also have an opportunity to learn more about the CarFit Program. Sponsored by AARP, AAA, and the American Occupational Therapy Association, CarFit gives older driver a chance to see how well their vehicle “fits” them. It also provides information and materials on resources that could enhance their driving safety and increase their mobility.

While older drivers are likely to wear their seatbelts, less likely to speed, or drink and drive, they’re more likely to be killed or seriously injured in an automobile accident due to the greater fragility of their aging bodies.

At CarFit events, a team of trained technicians and/or health professionals work to make sure participants fit their vehicle properly for maximum comfort and safety. A CarFit check takes about 20 minutes to complete.

CarFit can improve driving safety by teaching drivers how to: • Properly adjust mirrors to minimize blind spots.

• Properly position their feet on the gas and brake pedals.

• Sit more than 10 inches from the steering wheel to help avoid injuries.

For more information about the Safety Expo, please call Bridget Fitzpatrick of the Omaha Police Department at 402-444-6478.

To learn more about upcoming CarFit presentations, please call AARP Nebraska at 402-398-9568.

A Caring Community Called HOME!

ENOA health maintenance clinics

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he Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging offers health maintenance clinics at 17 sites in Douglas, Sarpy, Dodge, and Cass counties. The clinic’s goals are to ensure that older adults have ongoing access to regular health screenings at a low cost.

Services include vital signs and weight monitoring, foot and nail care, preparation and administration of medications (includes syringes and Medisets), injec-

tions, blood glucose monitoring, breast exams, nutrition and health counseling, diet monitoring, and referrals to health care providers.

The maximum contribution request is $5 per visit.

For more information, please call 402444-6444.

Here’s a listing of the sites, addresses, days and times, and how to make an appointment.

DOUGLAS COUNTY To schedule an appointment, call Interim Healthcare @ 402-392-1818

DOUGLAS COUNTY (Cont’d) To schedule an appointment, call Interim Healthcare @ 402-392-1818

Camelot Senior Center 9270 Cady Ave. Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon

Underwood Tower 4850 Underwood Ave. Tuesday – Thursday 1 to 3 p.m.

Christie Heights Senior Center 5105 S. 37th St. Monday – Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

SARPY COUNTY To schedule an appointment, call Interim Healthcare @ 402-392-1818

Bellevue Senior Center 109 W. 22nd St. Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to noon

Corrigan Senior Center 3819 X St. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Crown Tower 5904 Henninger Dr. Tuesdays – Thursdays 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Heartland Family Service Senior Center 2102 S. 42 St. Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. to noon Florence Community Center 2920 Bondesson St. Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to noon

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Fremont Senior Center 1730 W. 16th St. First and third Tuesday of the month 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Snyder Senior Center 2nd & Elm Streets Third Wednesday of the month 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Louisville Senior Center 5th & Elm Streets Third Tuesday of the month 9 a.m. to noon 402-234-2120

Millard Montclair Senior Center 2304 S. 135th Ave. First Friday of the month 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

St. Mary Magdalene Senior Center 1817 Dodge St. Tuesday – Thursday 10 a.m. to noon

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Dora Bingel Senior Center You’re invited to visit the Dora Bingel Senior Center, 923 N. 38th St., this month for the following: • April 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30: Al-Anon meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

• April 3, 10, 17, 24: Grief Support Group meeting @ 10 a.m.

• April 6: Center is closed for Good Friday.

• April 18: Regeneration Lunch featuring music with Joe Taylor at noon. The cost is $3.

• April 19: Red Hat Club meeting @ noon.

• April 25: Birthday Party Luncheon @ noon. Eat free if you have an April Birthday!

• April 27: Hard of Hearing Support Group @ 10:30 a.m.

A nutritious lunch is served on Tuesdays and Fridays; a fancier lunch is offered on Wednesdays. A $1 donation is suggested for the meals, other than $3 for Regeneration.

Round-trip transportation is available for $3.Reservations are required 24 hours in advance for all meals.

Other activities offered at the facility include: Tai Chi class, crochet class (first and third Wednesday of each month and Bible study on Wednesdays and Fridays.

For more information, please call 402-898-5854.

Millard Senior Center You’re invited to visit the Millard Senior Center at Montclair, 2304 S. 135th Ave., this month for the following: • April 4: Helping Hands Tea. • April 6: Health maintenance clinic.

• April 10: Lunch Bunch Easter party. The menu will include baked ham, Au gratin potatoes, peas with mushrooms, a lettuce salad, a wheat roll, and strawberry rhubarb pie.

• April 17: Sweet Treat party.

• April 24: Pinochle tourney.

The Millard Senior Center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is served at 11:30. A $3 donation is suggested for the meal. Reservations are due by noon the business day prior to the lunch you wish to enjoy.

Center activities include a walking club, Tai Chi, Wii sports, chair volleyball, card games, and bingo. Knitting, crocheting, quilting, needlework, and embroidery classes are available.

For meal reservations, please call Rita Mathews at 402-546-1270.

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pplicants whose names are on file in the assessor’s office in Douglas, Sarpy, Dodge, Cass, and Washington counties should have had a homestead exemption form mailed to them by early March. New applicants must contact their county assessor’s office to receive the application.

The 2012 forms and a household income statement must be completed and returned to the county assessor’s office by June 30, 2012.

A homestead exemption provides property tax relief by exempting all or part of the homestead’s valuation from taxation. The state of Nebraska reimburses the counties and other government subdivisions for the lost tax revenue.

To qualify for a homestead exemption, a Nebraska homeowner must be age 65 by Jan. 1, 2012, the home’s owner/occupant through Aug. 15, 2012, and fall within the income guidelines shown below.

Certain homeowners who have a disability and totally-disabled war veterans and their widow(er)s may also be eligible for this annual tax break.

When determining household income, applicants must include Social Security

and Railroad Retirement benefits plus any income for which they receive a Form 1099.

The homestead exemption amount is based on the homeowner’s marital status and income level (see below). Maximum exemptions are based on the average assessed value for residential property in each Nebraska county.

The Douglas County Assessor’s office (1819 Farnam St.) is sending volunteers into the community to help older adults complete the application form. The volunteers will be located at sites throughout the county. A list of these locations will be included with your application.

Assistance is also available by calling the Volunteers Assisting Seniors at 402444-6617.

Douglas County residents can also have their homestead exemption questions answered by calling 402-597-6659.

Here are the telephone numbers for the assessor’s offices in the counties served by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging: Douglas: 402-444-7060; Sarpy: 402593-2122; Dodge: 402-727-3916; Cass: 402-296-9310; and Washington: 402426-6800.

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Metro Area Motorist Assist Program volunteers drive Nebraska State Patrol vans on the Omaha Interstate system looking to help stranded drivers.

Grand Island, and Kearney areas.

“Basically, travelers now have this service available to them from Kearney to the other side of Council Bluffs,” said Lt. Kevin Bridges, who heads the program in the Omaha area.

“We’re looking for volunteers who don’t mind driving in heavy traffic and who don’t mind being out in the elements,” he said.

“They’ve also got to feel comfortable stopping by the side of the road to provide assistance while there’s traffic going past them.”

Lt. Bridges said new volunteers will have an opportunity to find out if they’re a good fit for Motorist Assist by riding along with program veterans before signing up for the training.

Before going out on the road, new volunteers will need to attend a three-hour orientation class. Following completion of the course, they’ll be sent to the Safety and Health Council where they’ll receive their CPR certification.

They’ll also need to complete a four-hour defensive driving class.

“We never ask anyone to do anything they don’t feel comfortable doing. If a situation looks suspicious, and the volunteer doesn’t want to approach the car, they’re instructed to call our office and we’ll have our officers or the Omaha Police Department check things out,” Lt. Bridges said.

He said the State Patrol would like to sign up five more volunteers for its Metro Area Motorist Assist Program. For more information, please call him at 402-331-3333.

AARP wants vols for its info center AARP is recruiting older men and women to serve as volunteers at its Nebraska Information Center, 1941 S. 42nd St. (Center Mall).

Volunteers can choose the days and hours they wish to volunteer at the center which is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, please call 402-398-9568 or 402-393-2066.

AARP offering driving class The AARP Driving Safety Program offers a free fourhour refresher driving class that reviews the rules of the road and emphasizes driving strategies for persons age 50 and older.

Fees are $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. There are no exams or tests involved. Insurance discounts may apply for persons passing the course.

Here’s the class schedule: Saturday, April 14 1 to 5 p.m.

AARP Information Center • 1941 S. 42nd St. Call 402-398-9568 to register Thursday, April 19 1 to 5 p.m.

Bellevue Senior Center • 109 W. 22nd Ave. Call 402-293-3041 to register Wednesday, April 25 Noon to 4 p.m.

Bloomfield Forum • 9804 Nicholas St. Call 402-390-9991 to register

Eastern Nebraska a Office on Aging • 4223 Center Street • Omaha, NE 68105

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The Fontenelle NaHELP Adult Services, has moved to the preferred. To register, or for Representatives from the Douglas ture Association’s SUN Center Mall, 42nd and Center streets. more information, please County Assessor’s Office will be avail(Seniors Understanding The Health (and medical) Equipment call Catherine Kuper at able at the Corrigan Senior Center, 3819 Nature) program has an Loan Program provides items like bath 402-731-3140, ext. 240.

X St., on Wednesday, April 18 from 10 activity for older adults the chairs, crutches, wheelchairs, canes, coma.m. to noon to help older adults file their second Tuesday of each modes, grab bars, scooters, toilet seat ris2012 Homestead Exemption application month at the Fontenelle ers, transport chairs, and hospital beds for forms.

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Big Red Billiards 93rd & Maple • 402-397-6921 Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other extended family 402-345-3232 402-598-5225 Omaha, NE 68105 members of people with disabilities are invited to attend a workshop titled, Grandparents and Extended Family MemOLD STUFF WANTED DO YOU NEED HELP? For Sale ber Workshop. (before 1975) With meals, laundry, errands, Ernest Jennings Wheelchair Thanks!

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