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Rushing to Save Time… For What? BY JANICE DOYLE Dear Readers, “Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” —Will Rogers
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ush, rush, rush . . . I’m so busy. I’m rushing to save time, and for what? What do I do with the time I saved by hurrying all through the yesterdays of past years? In a recent airport baggage claim area, I was witness to a typical 2011 “slice of life” scene. The carousel had spit out the bags which had come in on our flight when … oh, no… a big-ego, 70ish man with a New Jersey accent began blustering. He paced and tried to find someone among the departing passengers who cared. But, alas, we were all headed out the door, rushing to our own destinations—thankful that our bags were in hand. Twisting, looking about for someone to blame, he bellowed, “They can’t even get a bag on the right plane!” Wait a minute, Buddy! You flew from Newark to Tampa in just over three hours and your bag won’t come in until tomorrow morning—at which time it will be delivered to your door. Well, you just show ‘em, I say! Next time you drive that distance and keep your bag with you every single minute. See if you can do it without making any mistakes at all. No wrong exits, no choice of a bad
restaurant, no tired body from long days in the car! Try it, Buddy! See, in his hurry to rush about, he forgot to factor in being happy and thankful for the time and weariness he’d saved by flying. I read this last week: “One of the great illusions of our day is that hurrying will buy us more time, without considering what we will do with that extra time.” Why does everything have to be fast? If I say “my computer is really slow today,” I usually mean it’s taking 30 seconds to open a website which will instantly gratify me with the information I have requested. Hospitals are even trying to hurry up emergency room service to make the public happy. You see, we really are in a hurry, even when we’re sick. It’s true, we don’t want to wait on what is often routine medical care which millions on the planet will never ever have available no matter how far they would walk and how long they would be willing to wait. So now we see the billboards advertising “26 minutes wait time at XYZ Hospital Emergency Room.” The numbers are digitally controlled and can change with the supposedly changing time required. So, at some point, one guesses, the time might actually be—could it be real?—10 minutes, or—two hours, etc. A Detroit hospital guarantees treatment in their announced number of minutes or the treatment is free! The sales gimmick worked and business rose 30 percent in the ER (although someone commented that no statistics are available for the mortality rate).
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ast month my husband David and I visited the Reagan Presidential Library in California which is also home to the Air Force One plane used by seven presidents from 1973 to 2001—Nixon, Carter, Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush. Be sure to read inside this issue about the 13 presidential libraries and how each is uniquely tied to the president it represents. Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 4
Fortunately I’ve not had occasion to challenge the digital numbers, but I wonder how accurate the signs are. And how fast do we really want some things to go, like if I’m the patient that day? Unfortunately, we want even God to be an American and act in a hurry on our behalf, regardless of whether we’ve been hurrying about on His behalf lately or not. When trouble comes, we plead and implore and beg Him to take care of our situation instantly so that we won’t have any difficulties today. We’re in a hurry, don’t you see, God? It’s really not new to be busy. Even Jesus’ disciples felt rushed when they were with Him. Mark writes in his Gospel: “For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.” As the world grows smaller with technological and transportation advances, we more and more want to have everything done yesterday. It all comes at a price, doesn’t it? We say of our children and grandchildren, “Their lives are so busy.” Friends and neighbors get neglected because we are “so busy.” I’m trying to make myself slow down both physically and mentally, to allow time for quiet pursuits of the soul and mind. Robert Louis Stevenson said it this way: “To sit still and contemplate . . . is this not to know both wisdom and virtue and to dwell with happiness?” Be well and relax in the Florida sunshine.
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Barrier Islands Guided Walk at Bowditch Point Park. Free w/ $1/hour parking. Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. (239) 707-1885.
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Coin and Paper Money Show by Fort Myers Coin Club. Elks Lodge, 1900 Park Meadows Dr., Fort Myers. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. 30 independent dealers; buy, sell, some give free verbal appraisals of collections. Free. 17 Regular club meeting (3rd Thursdays) 7 p.m. Riverside Community Center. (239) 699-7719 or e-mail: gelewis@aol.com.
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– 13 Beach Shrimp Festival and Parade, Lynn Hall Memorial Park, Ft. Myers Beach. Parade at 10 a.m. Sat. (239) 463-9738.
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– 13 Bonita Blues Festival, Riverside Park, Bonita Springs. $15 and $20 tickets. (239) 927-0715.
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“Enjoy the Day” fashion show fundraiser by the Fort Myers Republican Women’s Club Federated at The Helm Club, The Landings. Men’s fashions modeled by Sheriff Mike Scott and State Attorney Steve Russell. Public invited. 10 a.m. $30. Reservations at (239) 489-4701.
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Flying Irishman story theme aboard the Murder Mystery Dinner Train. Tickets at 2805 Colonial Dr. Phone: (239) 275-8487.
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Third Saturday Downtown Ft. Myers Music Walk. 18+ venues, street performers, more. Info at (239) 332-0161.
Naples Cyclery 813 Vanderbilt Beach Rd. Naples, FL 34108
“Jury’s Irish Cabaret” at Fleamaster’s Music Hall. Toe-tapping Irish song and dance. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30.p.m. $15/advance. $20/door. (239) 334-7001.
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Fort Myers Schwinn Cyclery 3630 Cleveland Ave. Fort Myers, FL 33901
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– 21 Antique Engine Show with the Florida Flywheelers, U.S. 41 and Corkscrew Rd., Estero. See 1910 Koreshan 80 HP diesel engine produce electricity. Interactive demonstrations. Opens 9 a.m. $5/vehicle. (239) 992-0311.
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Physicians’ Expo by Charlotte County Medical Society at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, Punta Gorda. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Physicians lectures, free screenings (blood pressure, body composition (BMIs), blood sugars and C-Pap (sleep apnea), more. Call (941) 661-0051 for more information.
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“Ethnobotany and the Calusa Indians” class at Lee County Extension Office, 3406 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers. 1 – 2 p.m. $5/ person. (239) 533-7514 or online at lee.ifas.ufl.edu (WebTRAC).
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25, 26 Florida Frontier Days Festival at Bayshore Live Oak Park in Charlotte Harbor. Artisans, craftsmen, re-enactors from Charlotte County’s past. Hands-on activities: dip candles, braid cloth, make a kite, more. Old-fashioned games; vendors. Saturday: marble shooting contest and cracker cowboy poet. $3/ daily adults. Info at (941) 629-7278 or at CharlotteFl.com. Click on Historical Center link. Send Around Town news to Mature Lifestyles Magazine, 1602 S. Parsons Ave., Seffner, FL 33584; fax (813) 651-1989. News must be received by the 10th of the month prior to event (i.e. March 10 for April event.) Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 5
Old Bridge Village—The Best Of Fort Myers O
ld Bridge Village is a residentowned, gated, 55+ manufactured home community. In Old Bridge Village, the homeowner has the opportunity to own the real property rights to their home site or lease the home site from the Co-op. The community is quietly secluded on the Caloosahatchee River and the Inter Coastal waterway, allowing access to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast of Florida. The community has canal-front and river-view homes that have their own docks. For homes not located on canals there is an 81-slip marina and an easy access boat ramp. Although secluded and quiet, the community has a bank, super market and shopping center located within a two-minute ride by car, golf cart or bicycle. Just minutes away are several shopping centers. Nearby Route 75 gives the community easy and quick access to all major cities in Florida, and Old Bridge Village is only 30 minutes away from RSW International Airport.
Just a short distance away are three hospitals, along with many medical and dental offices and specialized health care facilities. A new V.A. facility is being constructed only ten minutes away. You enter the community through the 24-hour manned gate, and arrive at the astro-turf putting green and the state-of-the-art fitness center. Nearby is the recreational center with ping-pong and pool tables, two heated pools, hot tub and an upgraded clubhouse with a beautiful view of the marina and the river. We are minutes from Lee County Civic Center and Downtown Fort Myers with its many theatres, cultural events, dinner shows and festivals. There are many dining establishments within a short drive—more than enough food choices to please anyone’s taste
buds. If you would like to venture to a beach, we are within an hour’s drive to 17 public access beaches in the area. You must visit our community to see the lifestyle we enjoy in the Old Bridge Village. You can set your own pace each day and participate in as many activities as you like. We have a very active Yacht Club which has 137 events planned for 2011. There is kayaking, shuffleboard, bocce, horseshoes, golf leagues, water aerobics, two tennis courts and two very active and competitive softball teams (cheerleaders too!) For those who are seeking indoor activities there is world-class entertainment scheduled each year, dances, happy hours, community dinners, fish frys, pancake breakfasts—yes, even quilting and
computing classes. There are indoor games and activities as well: dominoes, bingo, two Wii bowling leagues, line dancing, bridge, poker, euchre, cribbage, pinochle, our crafts and our coffee each Saturday and informal coffee each Tuesday—even movie nights. Your home choices in our community are as varied as our activities. You can own or lease the lot your home is on. There are empty lots in Old Bridge Village; allow us to help you and design a custom home for you. Sound like a fantastic place to live? You bet it is. Come pay us a visit and see for yourself. Old Bridge is a community of caring friends—an extended family, if you will. The greater Fort Myers area has so much to offer: the beaches on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach, boats to Key West, spring training baseball, hockey, offshore boat racing, theater, golf, many parks and wilderness tours. To learn more, call (239) 543-3005.
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t’s a show filled with death-defying feats, the whir of engines and a hushed crowd anticipating the next great dive towards earth. The 2011 Florida International Air Show returns to the skies March 26 – 27 at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda. This year’s show offers new and unique performers, exhibits and displays. Spectators can look forward to a feature performance by the new Heavy Metal Jet Team piloted by Top Guns, world-record holders and former Thunderbird pilots. Launching their inaugural year with their first Air Show appearance at FIAS, this five-ship aerobatic civilian-owned jet team is the first of its kind and unique to any Air Show in the country. Another must-see performance is the F-22 Raptor, the Air Force’s newest
fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.
Go up close and see the power of our Nation’s modern warfighter. Meet true American heroes! Known for their famous raid during World War II, three of the five surviving members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will be featured guests and available to meet and sign autographs with fans. The
2011 Florida International Air Show
Doolittle Raid took place in 1942 and was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s highest military priorities—a payback attack on the Japanese Home Islands (Honshu) during World War II. Known as a mission that changed the war, the Tokyo Raid was once called “one of the most courageous deeds in military history.” Finally, don’t miss seeing exciting and death-defying stunts performed by some of the best pilots in the business. Enjoy expanded aircraft exhibits, displays, a kids’ area and refreshments. Join us for one of the biggest and best air shows in the country. Proceeds benefit Southwest Florida working charities. Tickets are now on sale at www. FloridaAirShow.com. Follow the air show on Facebook at Facebook. com/FloridaAirShow, or visit their website at Florida AirShow.com. 2011 Partners - “Thank You” to these generous sponsors
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Richard Thomas: Time Bandit
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But then things get a little haywire when Richard meets another newcomer to the paper—Dick, who seems to know a whole lot about Richard’s life, and how he became the person who ran away, rather than confront, his troubles. Dick reveals he’s actually Richard, 30 years older, and he’s here to help him become the man he should be. With Dick offering advice, Richard learns to face a number of challenges—including re-acquainting himself with his former high-school sweetheart Jackie, who is now engaged. Richard is assigned a story that could change the course of Richard’s career … and the fate of his quaint, small town. So wait—amidst the romance and metaphysics and rewriting of history, is “Time After Time” also hiding a warning message about big box stores? “Of course!” laughs Thomas. “This film has a social message about valuing the smaller in our society.” Thomas, son of ballet dancers, took to the stage as a child and, in spite of having partial hearing loss (he uses hearing aids now), earned accolades for his work on stage and screen, including live-on-TV appearances in several Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, beginning with 1958’s “The Christmas Tree.”
egrets? Everyone has a few, unless perhaps you’re Frank Sinatra. For the rest of us, time marches on whether we make the right decisions or not—and it’s hard to not look back on the past and wish we’d been able to guide our younger selves. But in the March 19 Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Time After Time,” Richard Thomas gets to play a man with a rare opportunity—the ability to tweak his past by getting to know his brasher, if more fearful, 30-year-old self. Thomas, onetime John-Boy on “The Waltons,” says it’s not about the sci-fi, but about people and relationships. “It’s about how moments are precious and you shouldn’t squander them,” says Thomas, who turns 60 in June. “The present is all we have. It’s an admonition about how you make your choices in the present.” If the present is all we have, then it’s a good thing Thomas’s character Dick Kern shows up when he does in “Time After Time.” The 30-year old Richard is an ambitious journalist based in Tulsa who flees his job and the state when a story goes wrong. He ends up back on Long Island, Richard Thomas’ character meets a New York, working for younger version of himself in Hallmark the small town paper Channel’s new movie, “Time after Time.” where he got his start. Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 10
He landed his most notable role in “The Waltons” in 1971, and then left in 1977, returning to the “John-Boy” part several times over the years for various movie specials. For years it was the way in which most people recognized him, though over the decades that’s tapered off—in part to his New York residency, which affords him a certain amount of anonymity. But it took a while before he could shake off being “John-Boy” to everyone. “When you first leave a show you know you’ll have to do some heavy lifting to balance the scales,” he says. “You can’t expect everyone to be on your schedule, just because you left the show and want to play other parts. But it’s astonishing—people still come up to me in England and France and recognize me. I’m glad that’s the TV series I’m known for.” Over the decades, Thomas built a career of playing to the “John-Boy” expectations—and against them, with a career that includes everything from appearances on “Law & Order” (2009) to feature films like “Wonder Boys” (2000) and adaptations of Stephen King works like “It” (1990). He says making “Time After Time” was a unique experience. “I’ve made over 50 TV films over the years—but we shot this film in 15 days. That’s a new land speed record in my life,” he says. “At first I wasn’t sure if they were sending it to me to play the younger guy or the older guy,” he chuckles. Clearly, he was destined for the elder part of Dick, and specifically asked if he could let it all hang out to play the part—that is, just be himself. “I thought, I want to be a little heavy and look my age and not have anything airbrushed out and see how it is.”
As a father of seven—with ages ranging from 34 to 14—Thomas is grateful that films like the ones Hallmark makes still exist, which is why he likes returning to the fold. “Hallmark is one of the few places left where I can do a film that appeals to the kind of family viewership that loved ‘The Waltons.’ A lot of those people have a hard time with what’s on television right now. It’s family entertainment, and family entertainment is not just children’s programming; it’s a show the whole family can watch together, and when it’s done they can have a discussion. That doesn’t mean it can’t have edges—it just has to be aware of its audience. This picture is that kind of picture,” he says.
“The Waltons,” 1971.
But would he want to time-travel back and give advice to his younger self? Thomas feels like he already does, every time he talks to his kids. “I have a wife I adore, and a 14-year old kid I never thought I’d have, and if I’d done things slightly differently, maybe I wouldn’t have that now,” he says. “But people ask themselves this question all the time. One always does things that one isn’t so proud of, treating a person a certain way, or saying something wrong. But it’s a teaching device. If you can admit to yourself there are things you would change—what does that teach you?” “Time After Time” premieres March 19 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C). (Crown Features Syndicate™)
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Mardi Gras Dinner and Show with Music City Brass. Dinner Theater – A Tribute To Nat King Cole. 5:30 p.m. and 12 Arts and Crafts Show. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. “Let’s Hang On!” Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Tribute. 2 and 7 p.m.
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All shows at Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte. Tickets, times and info: (941) 625-4175.
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Burnt Store Presbyterian Church Praise Team, 5:30 p.m., Center Stage.
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Alzheimers Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter presents Memory Mobile at Fishermen’s Village, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information contact Chris Jaeger at (941) 235-7470.
• Charlotte County “Fit for Life” 2011 Senior Games, March 4 – 20. Visit the games and cheer on your favorite teams. For competetors: selected sports are still available for same-day registration. Sign up early to participate! For more information, call (941) 627-1074.
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Marcille Wallis & Friends, 6 – 8 p.m., Center Stage at Fishermen’s Village. Celtic music, Irish Dancers in traditional costume. Free. (941) 575-3007.
• Florida International Air Show March 26 – 27 at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda. See exciting and death-defying stunts performed by some of the best pilots in the business. Enjoy expanded aircraft exhibits, displays, a kids’ area and refreshments. Tickets and details at FloridaAirShow.com or (941) 575-9007.
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. Celtic and Irish music, dancing, Lee County Pipes and Drums and more. 5 – 9 p.m. at Fishermen’s Village. Free. Details at (941) 575-3007.
• Senior Fun Fest! April 12, 2011 at the Charlotte Cultural Center. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live music, free bingo games. The Walgreens Wellness Tour Bus will offer six free health screenings! Over 60 exhibitors, free coffee and snacks, prizes, giveaways and more! Call (239) 265-2141 for details.
Join Us For Our April 2011 Edition!
• R.S.V.P. (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program): (941) 613-2299. • Meals on Wheels/Friendship Cafe Dining Sites: (941) 255-0723. • Elder Helpline of Southwest Florida: 1-800-398-4233.
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Senior Centers and Resources • Senior Friendship Centers: (941) 255-0723 or friendshipcenters.org. • Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Florida: 1-866-413-5337 or aaaswfl.org. • O.C.E.A.N. (Our Charlotte Elder Affairs Network): (941) 235-4500 or ocean-fl.org. • Charlotte County Council On Aging: (941) 627-2177 or charlottecoa.org.
Fishermen’s Village is on the waterfront in Punta Gorda. Call (941) 575-3007 for details.
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Aging in Place – My Place or Yours?
BY ALISA SINGER
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e raised our kids with the help of baby monitors and nanny cams and now, in our role as the “meat” of the sandwich generation, we boomers are discovering that technology can also help us keep tabs on our aging parents. The developments in “aging-in-place technology” further the goal of allowing our parents to safely stay in their own homes and out of nursing homes. The devices and sensors already available allow us to see who’s ringing their door bell or calling their phone, whether they’ve taken their medication, gotten out of bed in the night, their heart rate and even how much time they’ve spent in the bathroom.
Some systems include one or two way video cameras, allowing us to watch our parents going about their daily routine. But beware—the tables will soon be turned. Before we know it our kids will become the salami of the sandwich generation, and it will be information about our most intimate habits and bodily functions that will be sent via e-mail alerts or text messages to their iPhones. Then our kids may amuse themselves viewing videos of mom wandering aimlessly from room to room or dad trying to remember where he put his glasses. This scenario raises many fears in my mind. If I’m too boring to watch for very long, will my caregivers start channel surfing? Will my voyeuristic offspring sit glued to the screen watching some uninhibited octogenarian love making? The thought is too depressing.
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(Not the voyeuristic part so much, but the thought that we might still have to deal with sex in our eighties.) What do they expect to see from these recordings? Will they be waiting for the big event—the catastrophe that justifies the investment in the system: “Look Jenna! Mom’s fallen and can’t get up. Now aren’t you glad we spent all that money on video cameras?” I know our kids won’t wish us ill, but discoveries like that are really the point of the whole thing. And lest anyone become too complacent, it’s worth remembering that the technology is only as good as the people monitoring it. How will my ADHD daughter be able to monitor the text messages regarding the regularity of my bowel movements if she keeps losing her cell phone? Even more frightening is the “medcottage”—or “granny-pod”—to be in the backyards of adult children who don’t want their parents actually living
inside their houses but also don’t want to send them to nursing homes. Imagine a hybrid between a hotel room and a doghouse, wired with stateof-the-art surveillance equipment. I have an image of each of us staring mournfully out of the windows of our Little Houses on the Prairie, our respective noses pressed against the glass as we watch our families in the “Big House” sitting around a table in a brightly lit room, enjoying a comfortable meal, laughing and, perhaps, singing. And then a tornado comes along and, like Dorothy’s house in Kansas, our lightweight trailer-park-for-one is swept up into the funnel cloud and carried off. Unaware, the family in the big house keeps on singing. Well, here’s my thought: If that’s how I’m going to be “aging-in-place,” then I’d like to be allowed to age in some other place—preferably one where the backyard has a nice pool.
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Senior Friendship Centers is Moving! BY KRISTINA RODRIGUEZ Director of Community Engagement and Nutrition Services
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fter more than 23 years at Carrell Corners in Central Fort Myers, Senior Friendship Centers will be moving three miles south to the Summerlin Commons Office Complex near the intersection of Summerlin and Boy Scout Roads on March 1, 2011. Summerlin Commons is made up of ten individual lakefront buildings; Senior Friendship Centers will be located in Building 6. The new facility will accommodate the nonprofit organization’s elder care services geared to help seniors stay independent in their own homes; including Care Management, Nutrition Programs, In-Home Care, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, other volunteer services and the “Living Room” Adult Day Services. Programs and services have doubled in size since opening in 1979. The organization was founded in 1973 in Sarasota County and has been in Lee County for 31 years. “Although we have downsized our square footage, the building has
less wasted space in addition to being energy efficient,” Executive Director Nancy Green-Irwin said. “Our clients will be excited about the fact that we will be better able to accommodate their needs and expand what we do. Our staff is thrilled about the possibilities for the future in our new offices.”
The Friendship Centers also has a wish list of new furnishings for the “Living Room” Adult Day Service. Please call (239) 275-1881 for more information. Senior Friendship Centers is funded by Florida’s Department of Elder Affairs, the Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Florida, Lee County Department of Human Services and is a United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Partner Agency.
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2U (Health To You) is a health and wellness organization affiliated with Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. Members enjoy benefits and resources that support their health, well-being and social life. Reliable health information is essential for a lifetime of good health, and H2U members have access to the most current information, treatment options, medical discoveries and advances through a variety of methods. Our quarterly health magazine is filled with health-related information and a bi-monthly newsletter covers local activities and events. Among other services, the H2U website (H2U.com) offers an impressive lineup of resources for members, including an online personal health assessment, a variety of health calculators to determine healthy ideals, physician referral assistance and a medication library. Janet Walker is Fawcett’s H2U
director. Over the past 15 years, she has built a successful program that has more than 2,000 current members. The members are active, involved community members—many of whom also volunteer at the hospital. Ms. Walker is proud of the variety of activities and events that are offered by H2U, all driven by the interests and requests of H2U members. The H2U Center, located in Port Charlotte’s Promenades Mall, is home to their activities. Groups gather for activities several times a month. There may be card games being played in one room and a scrapbooking group in another. Recently released movies are offered each month on the club’s Movie Day and the arts and crafts group meets every Tuesday. The H2U monthly meeting is held the first Friday of every month at the Cultural Center and provides an opportunity to meet and catch up with friends, learn about activities and
upcoming events and to learn something new about a variety of topics from a featured speaker’s presentation. H2U fitness classes are most popular. Zumba and Karaflex classes are held each week. One of the advantages of being affiliated with the hospital is access to its facilities. The water fitness program is held twice a week at Fawcett Sports and Rehab Center with a certified instructor at the indoor pool. The HeartWalkers walk for fitness and the bowling league has been knocking down pins for 15 years. It’s clear that H2U members embrace healthy, active lifestyles. Monthly “Meet and Eats,” day and overnight trips, local and national discounts, prescription drugs, emergency response systems, dental and vision plans, lectures and health screenings are among other benefits members can enjoy. Members also receive special attention when admitted to the hospital.
H2U is a program for everyone, but it is especially beneficial for retirees and seniors searching for new friends and activities. Fawcett welcomes new members each month with a special orientation program. The annual membership to the program is only $20. For more information, call the H2U Center at (941) 625-3164. Online, visit H2U.com or FawcettHospital.com.
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id you know that sixty percent of all household injuries are from getting in or out of the bathtub? It’s true! So if you don’t have a safe environment in your bathroom, maybe it’s time for a change. David Murabito, owner of DJM Renovations, knows how to make your bathroom safer. “We have many popular tub-to-shower conversions which allow for you to enter and exit with ease,” he says. “Our goal is to provide you with the best product at a fair price. A satisfied customer is our greatest asset. We will strive to live up to, and exceed, your expectations by closely working with you on your bathroom remodeling project.” Health benefits are also high on the list of advantages with safety tubs. For example, hydrotherapy can help with arthritis, back problems, lupus, muscular dystrophy, fibromyalgia and even everyday aches and pains. DJM Renovations features Safety Bath tubs—some of the best in the business. Safety Bath tubs:
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asked the man about the picture, he said the picture was about the basketball player’s ‘worries’ of not being able to get the ball into the hoop. At this point, I began to ask him about his ‘worries’ about not doing things. Apparently this hit home because he shared his concerns about not being able to do the things he used to do, such as being able to express himself verbally and being independent. The man felt relieved being able to share what was enormously difficult to express.
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here are ways to eat at Applebee’s Beware of thinking that vegetable and not challenge your calorie means low-cal when you eat out. counts, carbs or fat grams. But it’s Applebee’s Spinach & Artichoke not easy. The Chicken Dip will take up three Fajita Rollup weighs fourths of your in at 1,450 caloday’s calories ries. So, what can if you let it. you eat at AppleThe spinach bee’s and keep and artichoke’s your health intact? only purpose is One way is to stick to provide texture with the 9-ounce Sirloin to what’s otherwise a and Seasonal Veggies meal Applebees’ Steak and massive puddle of fat and top it with either grilled from cheese and cream. Grilled Shrimp onions or sautéed garlic If it’s salt you’re for a 400 to 600-calorie range meal. watching, avoid Applebee’s Sizzling Another good choice is the Steak & Steak Fajitas. They arrive sizzling Grilled Shrimp (NOT the fried shrimp all right and they taste good, but option). It’s just 390 calories, 6 g of they give you 5,700 mg of sodium saturated fat and 1,680 mg of sodium. (way more than a day’s worth) and Other good choices include their 27 g saturated fat. Don’t do it! Bruschetta Chicken Sandwich (at Flavor, atmosphere and good presen530 calories, 3.5 g saturated fat and tation are all fine at this neighborhood 1,500 mg sodium) or the Margherita restaurant, but it’s a restaurant Chicken which packs 700 calories of that warrants careful ordering if good taste on a plate full of flavor. you’re sticking to a healthy diet.
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here can be far more salt in meals than people realize, and the proof can be found at hospital emergency rooms. Heart problems aggravated or unmasked after ingestion of a significant amount of salt tend to make big meals, like a family reunion or holiday dinner, a problem. For persons who have heart failure, salt can be a very dangerous component of the foods that they ingest. Salt promotes additional water retention, a dangerous thing for people who have weak hearts if they ingest significant amounts of salt. They often experience shortness of breath, chest pains and sweating, which, in a very severe state, almost feels like they’re drowning. There are over a million hospital admissions in the U.S. every year of patients with acute decompensated heart failure, costing the country more than $20 billion annually on hospitalization. To prevent a trip Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 18
to the ER, take precautions when preparing and ingesting big meals. Reduce salt intake: use herbs, spices or other natural flavorings when cooking instead of table salt or condiments like relish, mustard and ketchup, which can be loaded with sodium. Preparing meals from scratch allows better control over the amount of salt that’s eaten. Another tip: spread food intake out over the day rather than having one large meal, which can increase workload on the heart as increased circulation is required to metabolize and digest all that food. To enjoy dessert without gaining the weight or feeling bad after eating it, share dessert with a fellow family member or friend, or take little sample bites of each dessert offered. Also cut back on starches such as potatoes, bread, and biscuits at dinner. Moderation and balance are key. Enjoy the meal, but enjoy people more.
Basketball Hero Returns Home BY SAM HATCHER, WILSON POST
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e’s recognized as one of the greatest basketball players of all time at his college alma mater. Tom Marshall and his wife Betty, originally from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, a town near Nashville in the middle part of the state, made their way south years ago to enjoy a retirement life in south Florida.The couple now resides in The Landings on the south side of Ft. Myers. In February, Tom and Betty returned to their roots in Tennessee to be recognized at the high school where he played basketball and by all accounts from the fans that packed the gym that night as they waited for his homecoming he may just be the greatest basketball player ever to dribble a ball in his home county. Marshall, 80, dominated high school basketball in the mid-state during his playing years. His court talents earned him honors
(692), field goals attempted in as All-State, All-Mid-State, a four-year career (1,647), All-Star and other accolades. free throws made in a game He later attended Western (18), free throws made in a Kentucky University where, season (265) and free throws according to Western’s attempted in a season (359). athletic department, “Tom His number 41 is one Marshall ranks as one of of only six that has been the most dominant basretired at WKU. He has ketball athletes in Western been named to the OVC Kentucky cage history.” Half-Century Team and the A member of the Western OVC 40th Anniversary team. Kentucky Sports Hall of A 6’4” forward, Marshall Fame, Marshall’s teams at was drafted by the Rochester Western Kentucky for the Royals after college with the four seasons he was there won 7th pick of the 1954 NBA Draft. 99 out of 123 games for a winAfter a promising rookie season, ning percentage of 80.5 percent. he was drafted into the Army When Marshall completed Tom Marshall and missed the 1955-56 season. his career at Western in 1954, In a four-year NBA career, he played he was the school’s all-time leading for the Royals (in both Rochester scorer with 1,909 points, a mark and Cincinnati), as well as for the that places him as third on WKU’s Detroit Pistons. all time scoring leaders list. In his final year as a player (1958-59) Marshall still holds six school he served as a player-coach and then records—rebounds in a game (29), coached the Cincinnati Royals for one field goals attempted in a season
additional season (1959-60) after retiring from playing. The Royals eventually became the Sacramento Kings many years after his retirement. Back in Ft. Myers, Marshall’s spending his retirement exploring new sports. While Marshall’s athletic talents are reserved more for the basketball court, you might find it interesting to know that this natural athlete has managed to record 16 holes-in-one in the process of sharpening his skills on the golf course. Ed Rice, a friend of Marshall’s who visited with him and his wife recently in Florida, said he remembers Marshall’s greatness on the basketball court but he said he also remembers how impressed he was with the size of Marshall’s hand. “He has one of the biggest hands I’ve ever seen,” Rice said. According to Rice, Western Kentucky ran a promotion to “let anyone in a game free who had a hand larger than Tom’s. Nobody ever got in free.”
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An Interview with Barry Petersen
Part 2 ast month, Caregiver.com Editorin-Chief Gary Barg sat down with CBS News reporter Barry Petersen for an open and frank discussion about Petersens’ life as a caregiver for his wife, Jan, who suffers from earlyonset Alzheimers. In Part 1, Petersen spoke about his wife’s gradual descent into illness, the social and mental isolation of caregiving, his realization that the burden he placed on himself was causing him to decline faster than his spouse, and his determination to seek help for himself so he could take better care of his wife. Part 2 continues this discussion:
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Gary Barg: What do you do about the guilt? Barry Petersen: I talked to people who were good at this; obviously, a therapist is good at this. I asked for their help. They explained this in numerous ways; the most brilliant was the guy in Beijing. I went to him and said, “I am feeling horribly guilty.” This is after Jan is in assisted living in the United States and I am still in Asia. I am having a terrible time getting the wherewithal to get back on a plane and see her. I said, “This is awful. I feel awful about this.” He said, “It is because every time you go back and every time you see her change, you start the process all over again of grieving for what you have lost. It is like going to the same funeral over and over again.” That still goes
on today. We were out there last weekend to see Jan and yes, when there are changes, when you see that she has slipped away a little more, it hurts. That old friend, that old foe, guilt, comes back to haunt you. So I do not think it ever goes away. You ask what do you do about it? I guess what you do is you cope with it. It is going to be there and you deal with it as best you can day-to-day.
“I feel awful about this. He said, ‘It is because every time you go back and every time you see her change, you start the process all over again of grieving for what you have lost. It is like going to the same funeral over and over again.’” Gary Barg: That is why I like the idea of an appropriately led support group. Even though millions of people go through caregiving, each and every one of us thinks we are absolutely alone. Barry Petersen: I think that is on my list of cruelties of the disease. It is so
hard on the caregiver, and the caregiver does not know because you just do not realize it. So I think that to be a caregiver in this disease is dangerous, difficult, and lonely; and, if you do not watch out, suicidal. People do not like to hear that, but I think that is true.
Gary Barg: One other challenging aspect we have as the primary caregiver is, so many times, you make a decision and all of a sudden you start getting terrible flack from people you thought were on your side. What can you recommend for caregivers who are going through this issue? Barry Petersen: In fact, people who were my co-workers did not understand what was going on. Afterward, they read the book and said, “My God, I had no idea!” These are people I work with every day, which gives you a pretty good indication of how clever you can be when you try to hide what is going on. I mean, instinctively, you do this. I do not mean it as a purposeful thing. You just say, “I am doing fine,” but the mistake I made was more than that. I protected other people from how Jan really was. I did not want Jan to be embarrassed. I did not want people
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ear Marci, I am a former military service member and have good drug coverage through TRICARE. Should I still enroll in Medicare Part D? —Tony
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off keeping your TRICARE and not enrolling in the Medicare drug benefit. If you decide you want to enroll in the Medicare drug benefit later, you will not have to pay a penalty as long as you enroll within 63 days of dropping or losing this coverage. Contact TRICARE for more information. Note that if you qualify for full Extra Help, your copays for covered drugs may be less than if you just
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to think that somehow this vibrant person had changed so dramatically that they should alter their view of her, even though she had changed. Even though I thought I was being honest when I sent out e-mails and told people about this, the fact is, I did not communicate it. We are now in our third year of assisted living and there are still people who are really angry with me for how I put Jan into a facility. I think my mistake was not being as open as I could have been about how Jan was doing. Gary Barg: What would be the one most important piece of advice you would like to share with family caregivers?
Barry Petersen: Do not do it alone. Do not get sucked into this vortex, into this black hole; because if you do, it will kill you. If it kills you, what good is that going to be for the person you are taking care of? For some reason, we get a martyr complex when we are caring for someone with this disease. I do not know what it is. I have seen other people. I have had the same thing. I can do it alone. I can take care of it. The more the demands are, the more you deny that you are suffering anything from this. It will take you down; and if you do not realize it, then you are going to hurt the very person you are trying to help—the person with the disease. Barry Petersen’s book, “Jan’s Story,” is available at Amazon.com.
Proven Ways to Protect your Assets BY ROSEMARIE HURLEY, CSA Long-Term Care Insurance Specialist
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have been writing a monthly article in this publication for many years. As a Long-Term Care Specialist, it is my job to know what companies are strongholds in the LTC market and which ones are making changes to products, pulling out of the market or enhancing existing plans. I deal with this daily, so for me to keep you informed is not so difficult, especially when I have this great forum in which to report. In the past, I have met with hundreds of clients to discuss the best ways to protect assets from the financial drain of a LongTerm Care problem. Sometimes people tell me they have heard “horror” stories from neighbors and others that say that Long-Term Care policies did not pay a claim for them or that they had a very difficult time getting a claim started. I explain to people when we first meet, that in my almost 18 years experience, I have never had a claim denied. You have to remember that rumors can be very damaging, especially in that context. Sometimes people do not remember what they actually purchased or they were thinking incorrectly as to what is covered. And other times, the family member did not make contact with the company prior to hiring home health assistance for their loved ones. I like to delve more deeply before making rash judgments. It can all be so misleading. I am constantly reading studies and reports to stay on top of the industry statistics. The American Association of Long-Term Care Insurance, AALTCI, just released results of some research that reported what ten leading long-term
care insurers pay each and every day of the year. It’s $10.8 million . . . 365 days a year. And, it’s 53 percent more than just three years ago . The Long-Term Care Insurance industry often takes a beating in the media. Some additional information in their report stated that in that “$10.8 million a day . . . 135,000 people across America benefit from the coverage they purchased . . . a 53 percent increase over three years . . . from just 10 insurers.” In addition, Associations like the Florida Medical, the Florida Dental, the Florida Bar and the FICPA—groups for which I am the appointed representative—are all producing mailings encouraging their members to act on this protection as soon as possible. The potential threat is real. The Government cannot possibly provide this protection. We must realize that we are all living longer and at some point, will need some additional help at home, or to downsize to assisted living where some chores are handled for us. The bottom line is, Long-Term Care Insurance, if you can qualify for it, is the very best way to protect your assets. Don’t guess. Find about more about it. Call me with your questions. Rosemarie Hurley, President of Senior Insurance Solutions, has worked in the senior healthcare market for over 20 years. She is a Certified Senior Advisor and has been a Long-Term Care Insurance Specialist for more than 17 years. She is the Past President of Health Underwriters, a Past President of the Rotary Club of Estero, Member of the Bonita and Estero Chambers of Commerce, and a graduate of Toastmaster’s International. She represents all of the finest insurance companies in the industry. Can be reached at (239) 274-6678 in Estero, or at her website: www.longtermcareinsurance-online.com.
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or GIs in Europe during WWII, the voice of Nazi Germany was really the voice of an American citizen. Trapped in Germany when war broke out, Mildred Gillars became the reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany by Richard Lucas is the true story of Mildred Gillars, the Maine-born, Ohio-bred woman who went to Hitler’s Germany in 1934 to study music and fell in love with a German citizen. At the outbreak of war in 1939, while the last Americans returned home, Gillars elected to stay in Germany hoping for marriage. Although her fiancée died during the war, a charming former Hunter College professor stepped into the breach. However, Max Otto Koischwicz already had a wife and much bigger plans for Gillars.
Gillars, a failed Broadway actress, learned fast and used her sexy, soothing voice to taunt troops... He enlisted her in the German overseas radio in Berlin where, under his leadership, her position as a simple announcer escalated into master propagandist—becoming the messenger of Nazi propaganda and doom to the American GI. Gillars, a failed Broadway actress, learned fast and used her sexy, soothing voice to taunt troops about the supposed infidelities of their wives and girlfriends back home, as well as describing the horrible deaths they were about to meet on the battlefield. Backed by German military intelligence, “Axis Sally” was able to convey personal greetings to individual U.S. units that naturally caused anxiety among the troops
who felt the Germans knew exactly who and where they were. At the end of the war, Gillars was captured by the Americans after a failed attempt to pose as a refugee. She was returned to the U.S. to stand trial for the crime of treason. Her 1949 trial captured the attention of a nation whose memory of the horrors of war was still fresh. After a three-month trial, she was found guilty and sentenced to 10–30 years. Paroled in 1961 after serving just 12 years, she quietly spent the remainder of her life as a music instructor in a Catholic Girl’s school in Columbus, Ohio until her death in 1988. Richard Lucas leaves no stone unturned in telling the story of Axis Sally—a woman who attempted to rebuild her life in the country she betrayed, after she had become one of the most notorious Americans of the 20th century! The book contains 16 pages of photos covering Axis Sally’s life from her childhood through her days as a showgirl, to Germany and finally her prison in the U.S. Also included are actual transcripts of Axis Sally’s broadcasts.
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Sinatra, Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks … as well as many others that most people aren’t even aware of. You’ll have a front row seat in the courtroom while authors Andrew and Danielle Mayoras replay the “tabloid drama” and point out what went wrong in these riveting cases. You can learn how to avoid similar errors. The husband and wife co-authors are legacy expert attorneys with extensive experience in estate planning, probate, elder law and litigation. “As an estate planner and educator, the most frequent question I’m asked is: ‘How do I get my parents to talk about these issues?’ This book is the answer,” says co-author Danielle Mayoras, a professional speaker, attorney, and credentialed professional gerontologist. For more information visit their website at TrialAndHeirs.com.
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When Blueberries Aren’t Really Blueberries
t’s true. U.S. food companies have been caught faking blueberries with artificial colors. An investigative video revealed “blueberry deception” in name-brand cereals, bagels, breads and bars. In the video, big-name food companies that offer blueberry cereals, muffins, pastries and bars have been caught “faking” the blueberries by creating them out of artificial colors, partially-hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup. This investigation was done by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, as part of the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center. The named companies include Kellogg’s, Target, Betty Crocker, General Mills and other food companies that use artificial colors to create the illusion of real blueberries in their products. One General Mills cereal singled out in the mini-documentary is called Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal. But a Consumer Wellness Center investiga-
tion reveals that this cereal contains neither blueberries nor pomegranates. Follow these steps just to make sure you aren’t getting fake blueberries: 1. Read the ingredients labels and look for artificial colors such as Red #40, Blue #1 and Blue #2. They are usually found near the end of the ingredients list. 2. Don’t buy foods made with artificial colors. If you do, you’re being tricked into something you don’t need. 3. Don’t let kids eat foods with artificial colors. Real blueberries are very good for human health, offering a powerhouse of health-enhancing nutrition. They protect arteries, lower blood pressure and provide an assortment of natural antioxidants to protect the eyes, brain and nervous system. The non-profit “blueberry deception” video can be viewed in its entirety at foodinvestigations.com.
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Walkers: Walkers provide a wider base of support and stability for balance and walking than do canes. Walkers, which can support up to 50 percent of the body weight, are especially helpful for moderately severe balance and gait problems, or when there’s a risk of falling. Walkers are available with two, four or no wheels. Two is best when the user places a moderate amount Canes: Canes provide balance and of weight on the walker. The legs support for walking, handling up without wheels help prevent the to 25 percent of their body weight. walker from rolling away. For those Many types of canes are available. who don’t have to lean on the walker, Aluminum ones are adjustable; four wheels may make it easier to wooden canes must be cut to fit. For move about. A standard walker—no everyday use, a hooked, or candy wheels—provides the most stability. cane-style, cane probably won’t be For fit, the top of the walker should the most comfortable. A swan neck come to the crease in the wrist when handle, which is flatter and puts standing straight up with arms at the the user’s weight directly over the sides. A poorly fitted walker can be cane’s shaft, likely will feel better. For appropriate fit, the top of the cane difficult to use, causing back pain or, worse, increased risk of falling. should reach the crease of the wrist Canes and walkers are available at when the user is standing up straight with arms hanging comfortably. Using medical supply stores, drugstores and discount retailers. It’s a good idea to a cane that’s too long puts strain on the arms, shoulders and back muscles. try several styles before making a decision. In most cases, at least some of the Too short, a cane throws off balance. cost of assistive devices is reimbursed Normally, a cane is held in the through Medicare and other insurers. hand opposite of the weaker side. Adapting to a cane or walker takes With weight on the stronger leg, the time and may require a shift in selfcane and the weak leg swing and concept. Attitude about the device—as strike the ground at the same time. a help not a hindrance—can be as imWhen a cane is needed primarily for portant as the device itself. (Newswise) stability, it can be held in either hand. hen walking is difficult because of arthritis, balance problems, pain or injury, don’t avoid a cane or walker because they are dreaded symbols of old age. Instead, consider the devices as a way to help avoid injury and maintain independence. The Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offered tips for selecting and using canes and walkers:
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he Hearing Loss held and speakers give Club, formerly insightful presentathe Hearing Loss Astions for and about sociation of Charlotte hearing impairment, County, recently the effects on the became a part of the family/spouses as well Cultural Center of as other subjects. Our Charlotte County. purpose is to assist the Steven Tarr of many hard-of-hearing Newtone Hearing residents in our Center is the activcommunity with their ity director for the hearing problems. group. Changes In the meeting room have been made there is an FM to the structure of sound system for the former Hearing hearing assistance Hearing Loss Club Loss Association during the meeting. activity director, Steven Tarr. due to the advancing We would like age of the Board of Directors and to encourage anyone with hearing desire to start moving in a different loss or anyone who is affected by direction for the membership. hearing loss to come and check The Hearing Loss Club meets month- out The Hearing Loss Club at the ly on the first Friday of each month Cultural Center. For more information, at 1 p.m. in the Community Room of please visit www.theculturalcenter. the Cultural Center. Discussions are com or call (941) 625-4175. Mature Lifestyles • March 2011 • page 25
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egardless of what I thought of President Johnson, now I feel like I know what he was all about,” my husband said as we left the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Adding the presidential libraries to your travel plans adds history, nostalgia, culture and understanding to your life.
in Miniature” and “Baseball and the Presidency,” for example. Besides the libraries, presidents have other buildings, such as family homes which are interesting to visit, but nothing gives as much insight into the presidential decisions as the libraries they created and opened to the public. The Presidential Libraries include: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (1929 – 1933) Location: West Branch, Iowa Notable: Includes his Birthplace Cottage, Friends Meetinghouse, burial site and other buildings recalling small Midwestern towns of the times.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (1933 – April 1945) Location: Hyde Park, Our country’s Presidential Library New York System is a network of libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Notable: Tracks the creation of Libraries, which is part of the National the crown jewel of FDR’s New Archives and Records Administration. Deal—Social Security, his greatest These are not libraries in the modern legacy to the nation—as well as sense, but rather they are repositories his leadership during WWII. for preserving and making available Harry S. Truman the papers, records, collections and Library and Museum other historical materials of every (1945 – 1953) president since Herbert Hoover. All of the libraries feature Location: Independence, books, papers, memorabilia, corMissouri respondence, news articles and Notable: Holds the White House gifts. Exhibits in each library give Decision Center where school students visitors a historical perspective of take on the roles of President Truman the president and his decisions. and his advisors facing real-life hisEach library also includes sectorical decisions (dropping the bomb tions about the presidential First on Japan) in a re-creation of the West Lady as well as areas displaying Wing of the White House. See his gifts from foreign dignitaries. famous sign: “The Buck Stops Here.” Behind the scenes are store rooms holding gowns the first ladies wore, Dwight D. Eisenhower drawers of photos (every single photo Presidential Library taken by the official photographers is and Museum kept!) and every piece of mail received. (1953 – 1961) Rotating exhibits can be one of the Location: Abilene, Kansas greatest finds at the various libraries. I’ve seen the “Traveling White House Notable: Tells the story of “Ike”
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and his military achievements, his role in civil rights legislation, the decision to send Army troops into Little Rock and his responsibility for the Interstate Highway System. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (1961 – November 1963) Location: Boston, Massachusetts Notable: Covers his historic political campaign, the Cuban Missile Crisis decisions and the U.S. Space Program (Project Mercury); artifacts include the original coconut on which a rescue message was inscribed by Kennedy to rescue the crew of the PT-109. Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library (1963 – 1969) Location: University of Texas, Austin. Notable: Follows his failures in foreign policy as well as his victories in domestic policy. Details his lifelong fight against poverty. Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace (1969 – 1974) Locations: Yorba Linda, California and College Park, Maryland Notable: Follows events including the end of the Vietnam War and involvement in The Cold War. Covers Watergate, including the tape recorder used in the incident.
Jimmy Carter Library (1977 – 1981) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Notable: Treats issues of his presidency fairly with no apologies—his real success in creating peace between Egypt and Israel is given no grander treatment than failures such as Iran hostage crisis, energy crisis, the SALT II treaty. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs (1981 – 1989) Location: Simi Valley, California Notable: Conveys the private and public life of a popular president. Displays touching letters written by Mrs. Reagan over the years. Includes Air Force One used during six presidencies, and it can be toured. George H. W. Bush Presidential Library (1989 – 1993) Location: University of Texas, College Station Notable: Documents his most difficult decisions and actions while in office, as well as lighter moments. Special focus is on the Gulf War and the fall of communism. Avenger aircraft and mockup of Oval office (the only one where you can have your picture made at the desk!).
William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Gerald R. Ford Center (1993 – 2001) Presidential Library Location: Little Rock, (1974 – 1977) Arkansas Location: University of Notable: Captures a little of the MoniMichigan, Ann Arbor ca Lewinsky and Whitewater scandals Notable: Denotes the changing times in and his impeachment in a section technology communication by the sheer called “politics of persecution.” numbers of audiovisual items, including photographs, videotapes of news Include a presidential library in broadcasts, audiotapes of speeches and your travel plans, and you will come press briefings, film of public events out saying, “It was good getting to and televised campaign commercials. know you better, Mr. President.”
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Recipe It was Mr. Kellogg of cereal fame who actually patented the first peanut butter process. And aren’t we grateful? As for health benefits, the unsaturated fat content in peanut butter helps reduce the risk of heart disease by 25 percent (if you eat 1 oz. per day). Its rich folate and niacin (vitamin B3) content helps increase the HDL (good cholesterol) level by as much as 30 percent, all while being a very good source of proteins (up to 25 percent of peanuts consists of proteins) and dietary fiber. The most unique property of peanut butter, though, is its high
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