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Phase Two of Your Life

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Where are the top U.S. Senior Swimmers?

Right here in Wisconsin, that’s where

June 2016

Son-in-law, Tom Slattery accompanied Jim McLoone for the day.

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Carol Reinke is at right with the medals with her sister, Joanne

BY JACK PEARSON

ood old summer is back, and with it all the great outdoor sports, baseball, softball, golf, swimming, running and biking and more. It’s also time for the Wisconsin Senior Olympics, now in its 37th year. The games are

more popular than ever. Last year there were more than 1,200 athletes competing in the 22 different sports in the WSO lineup, an all-time record. An even higher total is expected this summer.

This article, however, is not just about the Wisconsin Senior Olympics. It’s mostly about four Senior SWIMMERS continued on page 15A

Being a member of the Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight on May 14 was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

It will forever be a cherished memory.

Let me write that getting up at 3:30 a.m., to get to the Milwaukee airport for 5 a.m. check-in was mandatory. From Milwaukee to Washington D.C, and back to Milwaukee was about a 12 to 14 hour day.

The team that promotes the free flights to and from Washington, D.C. is totally voluntary. Such first was arranged in 2005 in Ohio. The Wisconsin Stars and Stripes served over 4,000 veterans.

HONOR FLIGHT continued on page 12A

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Reasons NOT to Delay Surgery 1. Cataract removal with lens implantation began in 1949 and is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for Americans age 65+.

“The overwhelming majority of patients improve their vision— often to levels not seen in years,” notes Mark Freedman, MD. 2.

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Vision improvement can enhance quality of life (ability to read, write, watch TV, use the telephone, etc.) and reduce psychological distress (worry and frustration). “Removing cloudy cataracts and improving vision can also increase the amount of light and color which enters the eye, thus positively impacting cortisol, melatonin, and mood levels,” states Brett Rhode, MD. “In one study, people who had their cataracts removed and replaced with implants had half the car accident risk of those who didn’t have surgery,” cites Daniel Ferguson, MD.

4. “You'll decrease your risk of falling and hip fractures,” reports David Scheidt, OD. Of the 1,000+ hip fractures that occur each day, many are due to visual impairment from cataracts.

5. “Medicare covers 80% of the allowable cost of cataract surgery and insurance covers a majority (or sometimes all) of the remainder,” notes Daniel Paskowitz, MD, PhD. 6. "Our practice utilizes the latest technology, so the operation itself takes only 15-30 minutes. Afterward, patients go home and resume most all normal activities within hours, and vision noticeably improves within days," says Michael Raciti, MD.

MDs review cataract surgery steps

by Cheryl L. Dejewski

What happens during surgery “Cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis using local anesthesia (often just drops to numb the eye). Typically, a no-stitch, self-sealing micro-incision is made to remove the cataract and insert the lens implant. Utilizing these advanced techniques, the procedure itself usually takes only about 15-30 minutes and total time at the outpatient surgery center is about 2-3 hours,” says Michael Raciti, MD, an eye care specialist who volunteers time teaching future eye surgeons.

In the May issue of 50Plus, we reviewed the symptoms, risks and removal of cataracts. Today, we’ll examine the procedure itself.

Why you need a lens implant “During cataract surgery, once the cloudy lens (about the size of an aspirin) is removed, an artificial lens implant (IOL) needs to be placed permanently inside the eye to restore focusing ability, peripheral (side) vision, and depth perception.

Standard IOLs are like miniature internal contact lenses set for a single prescription power—usually to provide clear vision in the distance for driving, watching TV, and other tasks. Most patients with these lenses still need reading glasses or bifocals.

Newer ‘premium’ IOLs can adjust for astigmatism or provide multiple focusing zones with less dependence on glasses.

Your surgeon will help you determine which type of IOL is best for your eye,

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health, budget and lifestyle,” says Brett Rhode, MD, an eye surgeon with thousands of cases under his surgical cap.

What happens after surgery

How the surgeon prepares “We take the results of your pre-operative tests and enter information regarding the length of the eye and curvature of the cornea into a special computer that calculates which prescription IOL would best restore your vision to pre-cataract levels.

We then customize the type of implant and surgical technique to fit your needs— taking into consideration overall health, any diabetic or retinal problems, lifestyle, and other factors,” says Daniel Ferguson, ophthalmologist and partner at Eye Care Specialists. Fellow partner and skilled surgeon Daniel Paskowtiz, MD, PhD, adds, “We never lose sight of the fact that even though we have performed tens of thousands of cataract procedures, each patient is unique and must be treated as so.”

“After surgery, patients go home to resume most activities within hours, and their vision noticeably improves within days. Most people are so pleased with seeing things brighter and clearer, that they can’t wait to have their other eye done,” notes Mark Freedman, MD, senior partner at Eye Care Specialists.

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It’s getting harder to govern, and it’s not just politicians’ fault

BY LEE HAMILTON

We don’t have many consensus-building mechanisms in our political culture. A lot of groups that helped do this are weaker now.

We may not know who our next president is going to be, but here’s one thing that’s almost certain: he or she will take office with roughly half of the electorate unhappy and mistrustful.

The notion that the president speaks for a broad coalition of Americans who are willing to set aside their differences on behalf of a compelling new vision for the country? It’s vanished.

I’ve spent a lot of time pondering where it went, and though I still haven’t found an answer, I do know this: it’s not only Washington’s — or even the political class’s — fault.

Let’s start with a lament I hear frequently about this year’s crop of presidential candidates: “Is this the best we can do?” I used to believe that the popular argument that the best among us do not seek political office was wrong — that there were plenty of standout Americans who went

into politics. And there are. But there are also a lot of talented people — the kind who could lead us beyond our tired political discourse — who take a look at politics and turn the other way. They don’t want to spend their waking hours grubbing for donations.

They don’t want to put their families through the attacks and vitriol that so often show up in political campaigns now. They believe they have better ways of spending their time than subjecting themselves and everyone they know to the kind of scrutiny that has become part and parcel of political life.

I’ve known a lot of very good people in politics. They were motivated by a true interest in improving the country, were fair-minded, respected other points of view, were skillful consensus-builders, and took the time to develop genuine friendships across the political divide. They saw politics as a competition of ideas, not a mean-spirited clash of ideologies.

I see less of this today. Many politicians seem genuinely not to like one

another. Backed all too often by their constituents and contributors, they distrust the other party’s members — and see a victory by the other party as a threat to the well-being of the nation.

This is a departure from the past, and it’s not a healthy one. There was a time when the parties played a significant role in the system by serving to build consensus. They were collections of diverse constituencies that had developed the capacity to meld disparate interests together — not always harmoniously, but usually effectively. They helped build a unity of effort in the government, as did a variety of public and private organizations — such as unions, charitable institutions and the like.

This was vital: we don’t have many consensus-building mechanisms in our political culture. But a lot of groups that helped do this are weaker now than they were.

Which is a shame in a year like this, when voters are angry and distrustful. Much of this, I believe, stems from economic insecurity. Incomes

remain stagnant, and many of the jobs being created are low-wage jobs. A lot of Americans have lost confidence that their children will have a better life than they had.

This doesn’t mean that fear of terrorism and a general feeling that society is heading in the wrong direction don’t matter this year. Nor does it mean that there aren’t plenty of people who are reasonably satisfied with their lives, and who recognize that the U.S., especially in comparison with other countries, is doing reasonably well.

But overall, economic malaise seems to be front and center in voters’ minds.

This may help explain why voters this year seem not to have much appetite for the substance and complexity of policy. Many of them have responded enthusiastically to candidates who lay out a straightforward vision but don’t bother much with the details of policy. And a lot of voters seem to relish the clashes that this year’s campaigning has produced, and are uninterested in talk of finding common ground.

training, developing better polling site management (e.g. having a greeter at a site can help things go more quickly and efficiently), and increase and target voter education.

The report from Common Cause in Wisconsin may be even more disturbing. Common Cause says that due to gerrymandering only one in ten legislative races for state Assembly and state Senate is competitive (defined as within 10 percentage points, e.g. 55% to 45% or closer). In the November 2016 election this means that only 12 out of 115 Assembly and Senate seats meet the 10 point definition of competitive. Before redistricting (gerrymandering) took place in 2011, 23% of Assembly and Senate races were competitive in the 2010 election.

Through this process legislators create district maps that make majority party seats “safe” and deprive voters of any real choice in 90% of state elections.

Common Cause’s solution: Adopt Iowa’s non-partisan plan for developing fair voting maps.

The argument most espoused for the photo ID law is that we need to

prevent voter fraud even though there is almost no evidence of it. If even one person votes illegally it affects the integrity of the whole process for all legal voters. Conversely, the same argument applies: if even one legal voter is kept from voting it has the exact same affect. Based on extensive anecdotal evidence and the League Report, it is clear as day that way more than one legal voter has been denied the right to vote and we need to fix the problems.

The solutions seem relatively simple— adopt the Iowa plan for redistricting, and allow voters who lack the required photo ID or other requirements, such as proof of residence, to sign an affidavit swearing or affirming that they are who they say they are and are eligible to vote.

I remember when we were proud of high voter turnouts and clean elections in Wisconsin. We must return to those days and make it even better by guaranteeing, not that we prevent one illegal voter, but that we assist all eligible voters in exercising their constitutional right.

Wisconsin’s real voting problems Two recent reports, one from the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and one from Common Cause in Wisconsin, shed light on Wisconsin’s voting problems. And the problems do not include people impersonating other people in order to vote illegally, which is the problem that is supposedly addressed by Wisconsin’s photo ID law. In fact, impersonating someone else in order to vote is already illegal; it is a felony, which is probably why so few people attempt it.

The League of Women Voters Report was compiled based on placing 103 trained volunteers in 202 polling places to observe a range of problems in voting related to the April 5, 2016 election. For most voters everything went smoothly with observers reporting that “poll workers were professional, helpful, and respectful of voters.” There were, however, enough problems reported to raise significant concerns about the integrity of the voting process in the state. There were problems reported that poll workers in some locations did not know the rules associated with all the recent

AGING ISSUES

By Tom Frazier changes in voting laws. For example, voting officials incorrectly telling potential voters that the address on the photo ID (e.g. a driver’s license) had to be the same as their current address.

Other problems included understaffed polling sites, not understanding the law related to provisional ballots, over 300 individuals not able to register or vote for lack of proof of residence, young people and first-time voters not having acceptable ID and therefore not able to vote, and people leaving the polling place without voting because the registration and/ or voting lines were too long. Recommendations to correct these problems include increasing the number of polling staff, improving election official

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EDITORIALS

What’s appearing in our mailbox?

Mailed pleas for financial assistance are appearing in our mailbox in great numbers. I’d like to apologize to the mail carrier for that first check to help provide food, clothing or shelter to some poor soul somewhere.

Being homeless or living in substandard conditions certainly can be dif-

ficult. But the sale of our name and address as a potential donor to God only knows how many other charitable organizations just means fewer donations to the first; there’s not enough money to go around. Sending checks to numerous charities might put us on the recipient - not donor list.

Can we afford later life?

The question about being able to afford later life without becoming a ward of the government becomes more questionable as time goes by. The reason: later life costs such as nursing home care continue to skyrocket as do the costs of medical needs and prescriptions.

Try to hang onto your wallets as long as possible. You may be shocked when you read the following. If you do have a long term care package, you may not feel the brunt of the financial situation as those of us - the majority of older people - who do not have long term care. Why? The main reason being that we could not afford the premiums associated with such protection.

A financial company that also happens to sell long term care insurance coverage issued the following analysis of what’s happening today and projections of what’s to come regarding various types of care that some of us - in fact, that most of us will somewhat utilize before our vertical selves become only horizontal corpses.

Private nursing home rooms and what generally goes with them, on average, now are approaching $100,000 annually. How’s that for an asset crunch? The median annual billing for such is just under $100,000. Don’t ex-

pect Medicare to pay this bill. It does not cover such expenses until you’re close to being broke and then can be covered by Medicaid. However, if and when Medicaid kicks in, there’s perhaps no better than a semi-private nursing room in your future.

Let us assume that you’ll only need assisted living in a nice place.

Such could be $82,000 annually. In home health, aides could cost even more, closer to $4,000 a month.

So you say to yourself, I will care for mom or pop at home and only send him or her to adult day care.

Would you hazard a guess at this annual cost: possibly $18,000, on average, yearly.

Once you run out of assets, there’s a governmental program, Medicaid.

If you would like to talk to someone knowledgeable about Medicaid, there is a government agency, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov) or seek out this information in the human services section of your phone book; that is, if you still have a phone book. Also, your local Area Aging Association may be of help.

Long Care Insurance no longer seems too expensive to consider. But at most of our age, it is too late to apply for such.

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I attend church services regularly on Sundays and often hear the gospels as derived from the writings of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. These guys of 2,000 years ago still can give us spiritual wisdom and insights into life as it should be lived. This makes me stop to think about modern writing and the scribes we are familiar with. Most of them are disgustingly

SENIOR ANSWER MAN DEAR SAM: A man I know is having some financial problems now as he also is in need of memory care. He was in military services for a few years. Do you think there is a VA program that will help him out?

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CRABBY interested only in writing things that will sell. Do you even care a bit about whose picture is on a certain amount in U.S. currency? By the way, perhaps we should wonder how Matt, Mark, Luke and John survived money-wise just writing about Jesus Christ? They tell me that his promised benefits will be in the next life. I’d be darned crabby if I missed out on them.

DEAR JOHN: I do believe your friend should contact the veteran service officer in his county. There are various programs that he might be eligible for. I will tell you what I know. If he was in service during one of the wars, World War II, Korea, Vietnam or Persian Gulf, there could be a special pension aid. This assists in defraying the cost of such services as in-home care, assisted living and nursing home care. These benefits are even if the man’s problems are from past service time.

Killing TIME WITH JIM MCLOONE Life will be exciting with the arrival of June and great weather. Thank goodness there’s no expiration date for most of us. aaaa The most precious thing a person can ever lose would be his/her integrity. aaaa A friend says what he needs the most is a good night’s sleep. What about prayer, exercise, friends, good food, self-confidence? A good night’s sleep can always be replaced by an afternoon nap. aaaa A friend says he always tries to park in a lot near a new car, as the owner wouldn’t want a scratch. If he can’t find such a place, he tries for a parking space next to four door cars as they have shorter doors to swing out. aaaa As a kid, I was told the June rains would never hurt the rhubarb. When’s the last time you ever had a piece of rhubarb pie?

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The cart before the horse…Timing your next move!

Which comes first, selling and moving, selling then finding your new home, or finding your new home then selling?

There are so many factors running through your mind as you enter the thought of changing where you live.

Sometimes it seems so overwhelming you just give up the idea of moving and move those thoughts to the back of your mind for another day…and another day! Don’t worry, you are human.

You are following your inner guardian who protects you from harm. We are all programmed to move away from fear and uncertainty and drift towards protection and normalcy. Changing your environment is a major disruption to your psyche as well as your familiarity with your surroundings.

It is critical that you begin to assess your goals and your personality at the same time. So often you move into a project or a new idea and then find you jumped the gun…ready, fire, aim! It is so important to dream and improve your life by making new connections with people as well as altering your surroundings to match who you are

MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

By Bruce Nemovitz today, not the person you were when you first bought your home. The question is how to go about a change in location without making the mistake of either moving too soon or too late. You want to avoid making a major decision that cannot be reversed. Let’s move on to some solutions!

First, know thyself. That is critical to any important decision you make in your life. If you are going to move to your new community or condominium, think about how you will approach this process. I find the most successful moves were accomplished by my clients gathering information about the options available as well as how to begin downsizing and preparing their homes. The first step I would

recommend is to have a Senior Real Estate Specialist stop over, at no cost to you, and evaluate the home you will sell. They will suggest inspections if needed such as basement or roof examinations to determine if you have any structural defects. Preparation cosmetically is critical these days to attracting a satisfactory price. The specialist will recommend decluttering and some minor updates such as carpet, paint, etc. They will let you know the value of your home in today’s ever changing market so you understand the asset you will have to add to your portfolio. Now that you have that piece of the puzzle in your possession, it is time to go out and look at the options available. If you are going to purchase a new home or condominium, this same Realtor can give you a list of properties that match your needs for location and price range. If you are considering a senior community or apartment, there is a great magazine called Senior Resources which is online. Get a copy and check out the communities and apartments which match your budget, physical needs, and location. Go out

and drive by these homes or communities so you get a feel as to what you can afford as well as where you want to live. If you are going to a senior community or apartment, check out the models. Find out what services are provided. Get a feel for the activity level and services provided.

Once you have gathered that information you will know what you can afford as well as how you are going to move forward. If you have enough assets to move first and then sell…do it!

Moving first is the easiest move you can make. That way, you take what you want, move, then have the contractors make any repairs or upgrades without the chaos of dust and noise while you are living there. When on the market, you won’t have to leave every time there is a showing. One caveat; know thyself as I said earlier. You may have the financial means to move first and then sell, but if you are the worrier type and can’t mentally handle the thought of your home not selling right away or it being vacant, then take a step back and re-think the process. You don’t want to

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Estate planning and long term care Estate planning from a qualified estate planning attorney, a financial advisor who specializes in estate planning or a CPA planner is needed in the design of documents to provide the orderly transfer of assets and property to the next generation. Wills, living trusts and a myriad of other trust documents or business arrangements to avoid estate taxes, income tax and real estate capital gains are some of the principal documents used. Estate planning also concerns issues of business succession or disability of a business owner.

Over the years I have found that there is a major deficiency in estate planners aggressively addressing long term care. Many times they are not discussing with seniors and their families the devastating effects long term care costs will have on the estate.

Estate planners need to become more involved in the planning process for long term care, by helping

PLANNING TOMORROWS DREAMS TODAY

By Brad Olson in the production of a written long term care plan. This should include meetings with potential family caregivers and instructions or checklists for these people. This important aspect of planning is often overlooked.

Elders or their families who are assisting them should insist on more careful planning for long term care issues when doing an estate plan.

Genworth’s 2015 Cost of Care Survey Wisconsin* for the Milwaukee/Waukesha area projected the annual cost for a semi-private skilled care facility to be $110,900 for one

year, for assisted living $48,930 and for home health aide services around $52,624 (annualized). Understanding the cost of long term care is necessary when creating a plan to finance it. Remember, for every couple studies show* that there is a 70% chance one will need some sort of care!

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Withdrawing claim might be best option

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: I am 64 years old. I retired last year and decided to file for my Social Security in November. I got my first check in December. But now I’ve been offered a job that will pay me a rather substantial amount of money for short periods of time. Specifically, I would make $40,000 in May of this year and then another $40,000 in October. I realize that $80,000 is well over the earnings penalty limit of $15,720. But since I am only working two months of the year, can I keep my Social Security checks for the other 10 months?

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: No you can’t. Before I explain, let me tell you right up front that you really need to think about withdrawing that Social Security claim you filed last year. I am normally not a big fan of advising people to withdraw a previously filed Social Security claim. But your situation seems tailor-made to employ that strategy. So now let me go over all the rules that will help you understand why a claims withdrawal might be your best option.

The earnings penalty rules say that if you are under age 66 and working and earning more than $15,720 per year, then an amount equal to half of anything you earn over that limit must be withheld from your Social Security checks. Your anticipated $80,000 income puts you $64,280 over the earnings threshold. So half of that, or $32,140, must be deducted from your 2016 Social Security benefits. You didn’t give your benefit rate, but I’m sure that would be all the benefits you are due this year.

Normally, you might be protected by something called the “first year of retirement rule.” What that rule says is that in the first year you start getting Social Security benefits, you are guaranteed a full Social Security check for any month you earn less than $1,310.

(That’s one-twelfth of the $15,720 limit.) In other words, because you are only earning money in May and October (albeit $80,000), you would still be due your Social Security benefits for the other 10 months of 2016.

However, you’ll note that provision is called the first year of retirement rule. And, unfortunately, because you got Social Security checks for November and December last year, that makes 2015 your first year of retirement. And that means the special monthly earnings exception cannot be used in 2016. So again, your anticipated $80,000 in annual income counts against you for the whole year. In other words, not only are you not due any future benefits this year, but you were not due any of the benefits you already received for 2016.

So, what can you do about this?

Well, you’ve got two options. You could just let your current claim ride out. Assuming you’re going to keep working like this for the next several years, you won’t be due any more benefits until age 66. That’s when the earnings penalties go away. At age 66, your Social Security checks will start up again, and they will be refigured at that time to remove the original reduction you took for early retirement. As part of this deal, you will have to write a check to the Social Security Administration to repay them for those 2016 benefits you already received that you are not due. (You would be able to keep the 2015 benefits.)

Because you have to write that check anyway, that’s what makes your other option, the claims withdrawal option, more attractive. You would call SSA at 800-772-1213 and tell them you want to withdraw that claim you filed last November. (You have 12 months to withdraw a claim.) As part of this process, you will have to repay all benefits you’ve received. Because you will have to repay all 2016 benefits anyway even if you go with the first option, you’ll only have to pony up an extra two month’s worth of benefits (the checks you got for November and December 2015) to complete the withdrawal process.

With a withdrawal, you’ll essentially have a clean slate when it comes to your Social Security. Then you can refile for full benefits at age 66. Or, if this lucrative job of yours continues, you might want to consider putting off filing for Social Security until age 70, when you would get a 32 percent “delayed retirement bonus” added to your

monthly checks.

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Yes, it’s a no-brainer: Stay active and eat your greens

BY MARILYNN PRESTON

Every 67 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer’s.

I can’t remember where I read this terrifying fact, but it stuck in my brain the way you remember your first lover or your last root canal. (Why can’t I remember where I read that study?

Is this a sign of age-related mental decline? Or just Trump-induced stress?)

Get me to the running path. A lifestyle that includes time in your day to walk, jog, bike, dance or even garden is one of the best ways you can stop kvetching about your memory and remember this: There are things you can do that can boost your brain power, even if the lights are dimming elsewhere.

GROW YOUR GRAY MATTER. The research is in, again and again: Physical activity is essential when it comes to growing your gray matter, particularly in those regions of the brain responsible for memory and higher-level thinking.

(An example of higher-level thinking would be tossing out all products with artificial sweeteners.)

According to an important new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, brain scan studies now confirm what neuroscientists have been telling us for ages: Physical activity can prevent and postpone mental decline in aging brains. It can even substantially reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. Imagine that. No

magic pills, no fetal-lamb-cell smoothies. Just you and your body in motion, a few times a week, and the researchers aren’t talking about hardcore, super-strenuous workouts. Nope. That’s part of the wonder of it all. Even recreational amounts of cycling, walking and pulling out weeds make a big difference when it comes to keeping your marbles.

EAT SMART. I’m not a fan of diet as a verb, but there are certain types of diets-as-a-noun that are worth discussing.

The latest for brain health is the MIND diet, developed by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. (Full disclosure: Rush is my maiden name and Chicago is my hometown, but other than that, it’s all a coincidence.)

The MIND diet is the love child of the DASH diet (targeted for lowering blood pressure) and the gold-standard Mediterranean diet. Besides blueberries, for the antioxidants, it also wants you to eat healthy fats such as salmon, nuts and olive oil.

Why? Because they are the fats your body needs to stay in balance and combat inflammation. Non-fat products, which are mostly fake foods, don’t do that. I know it’s counterintuitive -as in, “Doesn’t fat make you fat?” -- but the bottom line is, nutrition-wise, you can’t fool Mother Nature. Well, you can for a while, but she will probably mess with your brain and make you gain weight.

MIND YOUR GREENS. The MIND diet also includes eating leafy greens.

The Rush University researchers found that people who ate two servings a day had the cognitive ability of someone 11 years younger. Eleven years younger!

Talk about nuts. It’s crazy to think how much money the country could save if citizens started making healthy food choices instead of the ad-induced kind.

“Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in the country,” says the Alzheimer’s Association, advertising these days on Politico, where I hope they are getting through to decision-makers.

“Every hour, Alzheimer’s costs the country $18.3 million dollars. Today, Alzheimer’s costs the country $236 billion a year and that will quadruple to more than $1 trillion over the next generation.”

That blows my mind. A trillion dollars ain’t chicken feed, which is also likely to be a cause of Alzheimer’s, but I digress.

TURN OFF THE TV. I know smallscreen activity is pretty irresistible, but resist you must if you want a strategy to save your brain. A 2005 study in the journal Brain and Cognition found that for people between the ages of 40 and 59, the risk of Alzheimer’s went up 1.3 times with every added hour of TV they watched per day. It’s an old study, but 11 years later, we’re swimming even deeper in the soup of smallscreen disturbance and Distraction Disease is rampant. Attention deficit disorder is just another way of saying “I’ve got to check my email one more time.” A meditation practice -- even 10 minutes a day -- is one wise way to combat technology overload.

Marilynn Preston -- healthy lifestyle expert, well being coach and Emmy-winning producer -- is the creator of Energy Express, the longest-running syndicated fitness column in the country.

All the answers

People who have all the answers may not have understood the questions.

Dreams still can be turned into realities regardless of a person’s age. The secret is to never stop learning, as we know that persistence pays the biggest dividends. We try not to ever stop learning. There is something new out there every day for each of us, but often we must learn to communicate, to

get along with other people. But above all else, we must be honest in what we do and say plus know that responsibly is a two-way street. You don’t win any hearts or minds by being ornery and stubborn.

Before you pat yourself on the back for having all the correct answers, do check over the questions one more time. We all need game plans to score in the game of life.

Understanding the tools of the trade Hearing matters. Helen Keller once said: “Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.” Your hearing matters. In this monthly column I hope to share with all of you a few things I have learned from my decade of experience working with the hearing impaired.

Each month I will dive into a specific topic related to hearing health. Today, I would like the opportunity to simply introduce myself to the readership, and give an overview of some of the topics I will be covering in the months to follow. The landscape of hearing care has become overwhelmed with seemingly identical options that claim to be better than the rest, and promises that sound too good to be true. I hope to arm all of you with the tools you will need to navigate this confusing journey.

My name is John Dykstra and I am a Hearing Instrument Specialist.

Right in my introduction, we see our first opportunity for confusion. What is a Hearing Instrument Specialist? A Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS) is a state licensed professional dedicated to diagnosing and treating appropriate

HEARING MATTERS

By John Dykstra hearing loss through the use of hearing aids. The education for this line of work is generally through apprenticeship and detailed training manuals. A license applicant must be registered with the state as a trainee under an existing specialist with a current license in good standing, then go before the State Licensing Board and pass a three part practical and written exam in order to obtain a license. Ongoing education is required yearly to maintain the license. An HIS is not a medical doctoral degree. It is worth noting that Audiologists and Ear Nose & Throat doctors who wish to treat their patients through the use of hearing aids need to take the same licensing test and continued education as an HIS. A Hearing

Hearing Care It’s what we do.

It’s all we do.

Instrument Specialist’s profession is built around hearing aids and hearing aids only. When a hearing loss has the potential to be treated by other means, it is our responsibility refer them to an appropriate doctor to discuss their options. Any health concerns that hearing loss may be a symptom of must be revealed to the patient and referral to a medical doctor is required. Failure to refer these clients results in loss of licensure. Bottom line: when it comes to hearing aids, the patient should be just as confident with an HIS as any other professional. After a patient is evaluated, they should expect to have their diagnosis explained. They should expect to be told if hearing aids are an option for their impairment, and if hearing aids are the only option for their impairment. This expectation must be upheld regardless of who is performing the evaluation.

As I was saying, my name is John Dykstra. I trained under my mother who trained under her father. Being a third-generation professional, I have been around hearing care my entire life. I have seen hearing devices

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go from simple analog circuits to the complex computerized devices we see today. I have a background in audio recording, sound reinforcement and room acoustics design which gives me a greater understanding of the operations of a hearing device and how to better position patients for success.

Our hearing is a critical component to our overall quality of life. It is a treatment that sees far greater success if treated sooner rather than later.

This is to be the focus of next month’s column. In the months to follow, I will cover a number of topics, including, but not limited to: price of hearing aids, structure of hearing care, hearing conservation, hearing device acclimation and acceptance, etc.. I do hope that you can take something away from this column, and I would like to thank 50 PLUS for allowing me this opportunity.

John Dykstra Hearing Instrument Specialist – State License #1287

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I have something very cool to share with you today, but first I have a story to share about my friend Herta.

It’s been a few years now since she and her husband, Al, came to visit for a few days. In their graciously kind manner, they brought gifts. I thought I’d heard of every hostess gift, but one of these gifts left me wide-eyed and sputtering to find a good response, which I am not sure I did.

Privately, I concluded that this small, supremely elegant spray bottle that Herta was visibly so excited about must be something special in her country. To me, it was it was oddly foreign.

The name on the bottle left me stuttering: Poo-Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray. Herta took me into the powder room to demonstrate. “Look, you just spritz the surface of the toilet water before you go. It stops bathroom odors before they ever begin!”

Herta was so excited to show me this fabulous new product. Me? I was like, whaaat!!

I have to admit that I couldn’t wait to try it, and I did. You know what? It really works. The product is oily. When you spray Poo-Pourri in the toilet bowl (before -- not during or after), it sits on the surface of the water and creates a kind of sealant against, well, let’s just say it, fumes. It traps the odors, sending them down the drain, not out into the room. Get it?

I’m not sure if Herta made the first introduction of Poo-Pourri to America or not, but I like to think so. What I know is that it’s here now.

I see Poo-Pourri in the finest powder

rooms around (my friends know who they are). Not long ago, I noticed a discreet supply of Poo-Pourri in the ladies room at church. Herta would be so pleased.

I do wonder about a couple of things: First, who came up with this?

The idea itself is great, but the person who came up with the name is brilliant! Second, why is it so expensive?

At about $5 for 1 ounce, that works out to about $640 per gallon. Don’t laugh. I think about these things, and I’m sure there are plenty of households, dormitories and frat houses -- to name a few -- that could use it by the gallon. For those folks (and you), I have the best news: You can make it yourself. And you can use the same kind of discreet little spray bottle for dispensing.

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Spritz about 10 times to cover the surface of the toilet bowl water. Proceed.

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My late friend Rich Buhler taught me a very useful life principle to rely upon when dealing with challenging situations and difficult people. No matter how difficult that person or situation may be, always strive to leave a fragrance, never an odor.

Thanks to Herta and Rich, I’m leaving fewer odors than I would be if not for our friendships.

Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate. com. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving. com, a personal finance member website and the author of “Debt-Proof Living,” released in 2014.

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June Poem

Whether potted or wild, almost all flowers now are in bloom.

No potentially serious storms on local horizons do now loom.

Nice weather. What else would we expect for June?

Nature’s whistling winds seem to even play a nice tune.

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Gulf War Study The University of Wisconsin and the Middleton VAMC Gulf Veterans Exercise Study on Pain will soon be underway. Any Gulf veterans wishing

more information on the study may call 608-262-2457.

Military veterans from 1990-91 are needed for the study.

Oh, to have a boat and enjoy being about on the lake.

But first, lake residents of zebra mussels they must rake.

American Legion Convention

Via boaters from great lakes, these rascals were deposited here.

Lake users battle them from far out swimming to shore near.

The annual American Legion Convention will be held at the Madison Marriott West Hotel July 14-17.

National Commander Dale Barnett will be the main speaker. Barnett

Summer comes this month. It’ll be clothed in all its glory.

Everyone enjoys it; so said Tom, Dick, Ed and Morrie.

will lead a walk beginning at 8 a.m.

July 16, to call attention to the needs of veterans. To register for the 1.3 mile walk or for more information, call 608754-1090.

As time marches forward, graduates seek career jobs.

Early employment opportunities attract few snobs.

Politically, Hillary and Donald volunteers don’t collect pay.

These people seek out voters perhaps busily making hay.

Do find new ways this summer to live, work and love.

Who knows? You may find a sweet new turtledove.

As June continues, there always is so much to do.

How about lawn work, painting and window washing, too?

Flag Day should find all of us standing at attention.

It seems patriotism doesn’t receive much mention.

We’ll change course and tell of delicious June peas.

As a refreshing summer drink, many like iced teas.

Many young people soon will flock to Summerfest.

They go to the lakefront from north, south and west.

Wow! What a great time to really have lot’s of fun.

As June closes, activities still will keep you on the run.

real experiences

Tapestry Dinner and auction The Waukesha Interfaith Tapestry Dinner and Auction attracted about 130 diners and bidders as it was held at Westmoor Country Club April 27. The silent and live auction bidding was estimated to have raised at least $30,000 for the non-profit organization.

Co-chair persons for the event were Maureen Slattery of 50 Plus News Magazine and Paul Kwiecien of Thrivent Financial, and co-owner of the Crush Wine Bar in Waukesha.

Kathy Gale, executive director of the Interfaith Senior Programs, Inc.,

indicated that the organization in the last year had served 1,101 seniors fulfilling various needs with volunteers donating 8,888 hours of free time. Of special significance was the total of voluntary hours by senior citizens, 19,701.

An estimated 20 percent of seniors living in Waukesha County are said to be relying solely on Social Security for 90 to 100 percent of their incomes.

The annual event honored Dr. Albert Motzel, Jr., as the 2016 memorial award winner.

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These people, determined to honor the persons who went into service during the various wars, enlisted personnel and officers, leave no stones unturned or better said, no accommodation left undone. This meant caring for, feeding, arranging transportation, providing guides, gifting and answering thousands of questions - some necessary, most not so - during this quite long day of touring Washington, D. C. and zeroing in on sites such as the Changing of the Guard at Arlington Cemetery, the World War II Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, Korean Memorial and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. We missed the Vietnam Memorial due to heavy rains in the time frame for that visit. Many of us, of course,

have viewed the Vietnam Memorial over the years as the traveling memorial has been in Delafield, Brookfield, and Merton among other places over the years.

Ample bottled water and five meals were served along the way at no expense to approximately 140 veterans. The majority on this particular flight was of the Korean conflict, with 12 from WWII and one from the Vietnam War. This gentleman was pushed ahead of his normal flight due to his being stricken with terminal cancer.

A guardian, who had to pay for his/her day, to the tune of, we learned, $500, accompanied each honored veteran. One such man, a laborer, said this was his fourth time as a guardian. He said, “I am just proud to do it.”

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and/or shook hands with many of the approximate 2,000 well-wishers.

A gentleman from the Delafield area, a volunteer and in charge of one of the several buses, has been doing this each time the Stars and Stripes airplanes head to Washington, D.C. since 2009. What dedication!

Something that most of the veterans on the trip to see the monuments, among other sites, never expected was the “Mail Call” that they remembered occurring when they were in service and waiting letters from family and sweethearts at home. Mail Call arrived on the flight back to Milwaukee.

Arrangements had been made for veterans on the flights to receive letters from home. Most of all, they were saluting the veterans for their service,

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Question & Answers from Lake Country Acupuncture

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BY DAVID FIFE, LAKE COUNTRY ACUPUNCTURE

: What type of acupuncture treatments do you recommend for lower back pain?

: Acupuncture works by regulating the nervous system and encouraging circulation to move. When you engage the nervous system in certain ways with acupuncture you can relax agitated nerves and clear out inflammation that generates pain. The type of acupuncture treatment that is used depends entirely on the source of the back pain. If we see an acute trauma we would use a different technique than when we see a chronic herniation in the lumbar discs for example. All of the treatment techniques we would use in the example of lower back problems work to encourage circulation through the specific part of the lower back that is creating pain. Circulation carries with it nutrients, hormones and oxygen and this can help regulate pain. Blood is a major waste removal tool and can be used to break down inflammatory or congestive issues that can a lot of the time be the source of the lower back pain. Acupuncture is a functional form of medicine meaning it can be used to not only treat a person’s lower back problem but can a lot of the times correct it so it isn’t a recurring issue. Every individual is different in their response to treatment, but we get an excellent response when treating lower back pain as a general rule.

Q A

: I do not want surgery or have to take medications. Can you help me?

: Yes. Over the years, I have seen hundreds of patients that have avoided surgery and come off of medication with the use of acupuncture as an alternative to pain relief and correction. We live in a world where we are bombarded with pharmaceutical advertisements everywhere and when it comes to dealing with chronic musculoskeletal issues the other two tools in the conventional bag are surgery or physical therapy. In my personal clinical experience, over ten years and thousands of patients, I can say that about a third of all surgeries I have seen the repercussions of are successful surgeries that have given the patient in question a better quality of life. The rest have not helped or worsened the issue at hand. Physical therapy can be a great adjunct to acupuncture when done properly.

Surgery is not necessary all of the time just like acupuncture isn’t the answer for every single problem, however, it is sensible to try the least invasive treatment options first. Acupuncture can keep people off of pharmaceutical therapy as well as help them avoid surgery.

Osteoporosis in aging, protect your bones with exercise Bones feel solid, but the inside of a bone is actually filled with holes like a honeycomb. Bone tissues are broken down and rebuilt all the time. While some cells build new bone tissue, others dissolve bone and release the minerals inside.

As we get older, we begin to lose more bone than we build. The tiny holes within bones get bigger, and the solid outer layer becomes thinner. In other words, our bones get less dense.

Hard bones turn spongy, and spongy bones turn spongier. If this loss of bone density goes too far, it’s called osteoporosis. Over 10 million people nationwide are estimated to have osteoporosis.

It’s normal for bones to break in bad accidents. But if your bones are dense enough, they should be able to stand up to most falls. Bones weakened by osteoporosis, though, are more likely to break.

“It’s just like any other engineering material,” says Dr. Joan McGowan, an NIH expert on osteoporosis. If you fall and slam your weight onto a fragile bone, “it reaches a point where the structures aren’t adequate to support the weight you’re putting on them.” If the bone breaks, it’s a major hint that

an older person has osteoporosis.

Broken bones can lead to serious problems for seniors. The hip is a common site for osteoporosis, and hip fractures can lead to a downward spiral of disability and loss of independence. Osteoporosis is also common in the wrist and the spine.

The hormone estrogen helps to make and rebuild bones. A woman’s estrogen levels drop after menopause, and bone loss speeds up. That’s why osteoporosis is most common among older women. But men get osteoporosis, too.

“A third of all hip fractures occur in men, yet the problem of osteoporosis in men is frequently downplayed or ignored,” says Dr. Eric Orwoll, a physician-researcher who studies osteoporosis at Oregon Health and Science University. Men tend to do worse than women after a hip fracture, Orwoll says.

Experts suggest that women start getting screened for osteoporosis at age 65. Women younger than age 65 who are at high risk for fractures should also be screened. Men should discuss screening recommendations with their health care providers.

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SWIMMERS continued from page 1A

Olympic swimmers, Melinda Mann, Carol Reinke, Scott Richards and Bob Young. Their stories are every bit as incredible as the one about another Olympic swimmer, old Johnny Weissmuller, who jumped up out of the water, let loose with that crazy yell and became Tarzan.

But first I have to veer off course for a bit and provide some background to the narrative.

As the name implies, the Senior Olympics is for athletes who are 50 years of age or more, men and women. Because of this, it’s a natural story for this magazine. Since there is only so much space in this publication, over the past several years we have zeroed in on a specific sport each summer.

These have included archery, track & field, the triathlon, biking, and even the new sport with the funny name that makes people laugh, pickleball.

Every year the one we’ve always gone to for information and background has been the busy but ever helpful WSO President John White.

It was no different this time. I called him and set up a meeting. Then at it I asked for his suggestion of a sport we could cover this summer. “How about swimming,” he answered. “And not just because I’ve competed in the sport myself but rather because of four very special athletes in our program, two women, two men, unquestionably the most outstanding senior swimmers I’ve ever known. Each of them won five medals at the Nationals, which is a rare occurrence.”

So I spent hours going over the record books, and didn’t find anything to disprove White’s assessment. What Mann, Reinke, Richards and Young accomplished, individually of course but especially collectively, is a tremendous story. I’ll use an analogy to show you what I mean. If a baseball player, such as Ryan Braun, hits 40 home runs in a season that makes for a good story. But if a total of four players on the team, Braun and three others, all hit as many as 40 in a single season, that would be comparatively amazing.

But back to the Games themselves.

The differences between the regular Olympics and the Senior Olympics is often confusing.

The regular Olympic games, which began back in 1896, are conducted every four years and are held in a differ-

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By Jack Pearson ent country each time. Athletes who compete in the Olympics come from countries all over the world, and are usually aged from the late teens on up to the early 30s, and all ages compete against one another equally. For each event, there is only one first place winner, one for second and one for third, for men and women.

In the Senior Olympics, conversely, as the name implies, the competition is for athletes 50 or older, and there are many more opportunities for medals. There are different age classifications for those who compete, all in five-year segments. The first is for ages 50 through 54, the second 55 through 59, the third 60 through 64 and so on all the way into the 100s. There are athletes who are in their 80s and 90s and even past 100 who still compete and do better than you’d imagine. This is not to diminish the value of getting a Gold Medal in the Senior Olympics, by any means. When an athlete who is 65 years of age wins a medal at an event such as a 100 yard dash or a free style swim of 200 yards, he or she has done better than hundreds and even thousands of similarly aged runners and swimmers from all over the country.

The competition is quite intense.

By the way, you might notice that all the distances I’ve talked about this far are in yards and feet. It is in the regular Olympics involving people from all over where the metric measurements are used.

So now let’s look at our “Fab Four.”

MELINDA MANN

In the last Wisconsin Games, Melinda Mann of Oshkosh entered five events in the 55-59 age class, the most allowed in swimming. They were the 50 yard Breaststroke and the 100 yard Breaststroke, the 50 yard Butterfly and the 100 yard Butterfly, and the 100 yard Individual Medley. It was her first Senior Olympic competition, and she wasn’t sure how she’d do. She shouldn’t

Melinda Mann

have worried. She won Gold Medals in all five, and not only that, set all-time records in each as well. Think of that.

Not only beating everyone in her age class, but beating everyone in that age group who has ever competed over the past 17 years.

Melinda’s dominating performance, of course, qualified her to go on to the Nationals last fall in Minneapolis. There she again entered the same five swimming race events, and also in the same age classification. This time she wasn’t competing just against the best in little old frozen Wisconsin, where the swimming season is about two months long. She was going up against the best in the entire country, including those swimmers from Florida and California, where they swim all year long outdoors. How did she do; did she win all five, as she did in Wis-

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consin? No, not quite; but very near. In both the Breaststroke races and both the Butterfly races, she beat them all and took Gold Medals. Also, as she did in Wisconsin, she set all time records.

In her fifth race, the 100 yard Individual Medley, she took second, the Silver Medal, only an eyelash behind the winner.

Melinda is 59 now, but if you saw her at poolside or whizzing through the water in a race you’d think she was half that age. She and her husband, Robert, have three children. Although she’s been racing with the Wisconsin Senior Olympics for only a few years, she has competed in the United States Masters events ever since her college days at Michigan State. There she won a Big Ten swimming championship in her senior year.

SCOTT RICHARDS

Concerning the aspect of age, it isn’t just the ladies who fool me now.

It also occurred when I met Scott Richards of Racine. He and I and John White were going to get together one day not too long ago in the TGI Friday’s Restaurant in Miller Park. I arrived first. After a few minutes the two of them came in. Even though he was walking with White, I thought John had someone else in tow. John had told me that Scott was in his mid-50s. The fellow walking in with White seemed to me to be about 30, sort of studious looking but in good shape. Then they spotted me, came over and John made the introductions. Which un-befudSWIMMERS continued on page 16A

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doesn’t have to pressure himself to do them; they’re a natural part of his day, every day. It’s what keeps him young and limber.” Yes, and to repeat the line in the movie “Chariots of Fire,” it’s also what keeps him fast.

BOB YOUNG

Bob Young comes from further away from Milwaukee than any of our four swimmers; way over in Hudson, Wisconsin. In case you didn’t know where that lovely little community is located, it’s only about 10 miles from Minneapolis, where the National Senior Games were played and about 250 miles from Milwaukee. It’s on the east bank of the St. Croix River. If it had been built on the west bank, it would

close to a thousand-mile round trip to the Illinois games in order to qualify for the Nationals, and there was no assurance that he’d in fact win any medals to do so. Thus, he could be making the long trip for nothing. As it turned out, there was no problem.

And it didn’t take long, either, for him to achieve his goal. In the first race he entered in the Illinois Games, the 100-yard Butterfly, he gathered in the medal he needed to advance to the Nationals, it was the Gold. He did what he had set out to do right off the bat, so he really didn’t have to enter any of the other races. But he did. In the 50 yard Backstroke, the 100-yard Freestyle and the 50 yard Butterfly, he also chose to

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dled me. I had the studious part right, though. As we talked I found out that Scott was an investment banker.

Here’s what he did in the Senior Olympics 50-55 age group last year. In the Wisconsin Games, he was in the maximum number of events, the 100 and 500 yard Freestyle races, the 50 yard Backstroke, the 100 yard Butterfly and the 100 yard Individual Medley.

He took the Gold Medal in the first four, and the Silver in the IM. He thus qualified to go on to the Nationals in Minneapolis, where he entered the above five races and was awarded an extra race to enter if he wished. (In the Nationals, there are different rules for different sports concerning how many events an athlete can participate in.)

Again, like the other three from Wisconsin, what Scott accomplished in his six events was like something in a Hollywood movie. He won Gold Medals in the 100 yard butterfly, the 500 yard freestyle and the 100 yard Individual Medley, and Silver Medals in the 50 yard backstroke, the 50 yard butterfly and the 50 yard freestyle.

By the way, Scott and his wife, Ann, have one child, a daughter.

“Aside from those fantastic accomplishments,” White told me, “or perhaps what made those accomplishments possible, is his equally fantastic work ethic. Most people get up out of bed each day, eat and drink and do their everyday responsibilities without thinking about it, without forcing themselves to do them. That’s the way Scott is with his workout sessions. He

and witty, she’s far better than those gals they have on television advertising cars.

Carol is now 79, and last year competed in the 75-79-age classification at the Nationals in Minneapolis. Prior to that in the Wisconsin Senior Olympics she had won gold medals in all four of her chosen events; the 200 and 500 Freestyle and the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. That got her into the Nationals with a bang. There she won Golds in three of the Breaststroke races, the 50, the 100 and the 200, won a Silver in the 200 yard Freestyle, a Bronze in the 500 yard Freestyle, and in her extra race took a 4th place ribbon. All that was quite outstanding, so you’d think she would have liked to talk about it.

Well, a little, but what she really wanted to talk about was her sister, Joanne Moder, who often accompanies her to the Olympic events and who also competes. “Joanne isn’t very big,” Carol said. “Just a size 2. But that doesn’t stop her. At the Nationals in Minneapolis, she won two Silver Medals and Two Bronze. I’m so proud of her. We’ve competed together many times, and cheer for each other.”

Bob Young

be in the state of Minnesota. When a senior athlete can’t compete in his or her state games for any reason, he or she can do so in another state’s games.

Many Illinois seniors who live in the northern part of that state often compete in the Wisconsin Games, which are closer for them to travel to than the Illinois Games in Springfield.) Thus last year, when the Wisconsin Olympics were being conducted, the dates conflicted with some other of Young’s responsibilities (he’s a busy coach), as were the state games in Minnesota, so he had to travel down to the Games in Illinois. Bob had passed the age of 50, and thought it would be nice to enter the National Senior Olympics in Minneapolis, only a few miles from where he lived. But in order to compete in the Nationals, as I have noted, one must first compete in a state Senior Olympics and win either a gold, silver or bronze medal there, among other things. So he found out that the Illinois Senior Olympics were being competed at a time that did not conflict with his other obligations, and that’s what he did. He was taking a chance in so doing, however. He was going to make

compete, and he won Gold Medals in each one. I’m sure all of those Fighting Illini people down there in Springfield were kind and gracious to visitor Bob after all his wins, but they probably wished he had stayed home, too.

So then later at the Nationals in Minneapolis, he didn’t exactly duplicate his phenomenal showing in the Illinois Olympics, but did very well anyhow. He won Golds in the 50 and 100-yard Butterfly races and in the 100 yard Freestyle, took a Silver in the 50 yard Freestyle and a Bronze in the 50 yard Backstroke. In his sixth event, the bonus race, he took a 4th place ribbon.

So in his first year of Senior Olympic competition, state and Nationals, he competed in 11 races and won medals in 10, including 8 Gold. Not bad for a rookie, even though he was a 50-yearold rookie. Bob’s wife, Jennifer, was quite proud of Bob’s great showing as was everyone else up there in Hudson.

CAROL REINKE

I never met our fourth medal winner Carol Reinke of Luxemburg, as she lives quite a ways away. But we did talk at length on the phone, and she is a delightful conversationalist. Lively

Carol Reinke

Carol’s husband, James, died a few years ago, and since then she spends the winter months down in Florida.

“I used to tell people down there that I was from Luxemberg, Wisconsin and no one knew what I was talking about.

So now I tell them I’m from Green Bay, a much larger city. But then they don’t know where Green Bay is either. All anyone outside of Wisconsin knows

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And they’re off!

about Green Bay is that they have a football team.”

When I spoke to Carol in late April, she was just returning from her hiatus in the land of sun. “I always love coming back home, though,” she said.

“I have my children and grandchildren again, and my nice little home, right on the water.”

Because she’ll be 80 this coming December, in the coming Wisconsin Senior Olympics, Carol will be competing in the 80-84 age bracket.

THERE ARE OTHER WINNERS

The four athletes written about above aren’t the only Wisconsin seniors who excelled at the Nationals, by any means. One who really deserved recognition was Bill Pryor of Madison, who raced in the 85-89 class in swimming. He was in four events. The 50 yard Butterfly, the 100 yard Individual Medley, and the 200 and 500 Freestyle races, and won Gold in all of them.

Also in swimming, Candy Christianson of Manitowoc, competing in the 65-69 age class, took Silver Medals in the 50 and 100 yard Breaststroke and in the 50 yard Butterfly, and a Bronze in the 100 yard Individual Medley.

Kim Virden of Madison took two Golds in the woman’s 50-54 class Hammer Throw and also in the Javelin.

In Badminton, another senior who has done well over the years in the

Senior Olympics was Mary Bladino of West Allis, who won a Gold in the 6569 singles; a Silver in the doubles with Andrea Weiss and a 4th place in the mixed doubles with Ignatius Yee. In Badminton also, Wolfgang Arlt of Milwaukee won two Golds, one in the 8589 singles event, and the other in the doubles with George Beran.

The sport of table tennis always seems to be dominated by the Chinese.

Well, the name Ladislav Sranko surely doesn’t sound Chinese, and he’s another Wisconsin senior who starred in the Nationals. In the 60-64-age class Sranko, from Milwaukee, took a Silver in the singles, paired with Valek Lubomir for a Gold in the doubles, and then with Yali Carpenter won another Gold in the mixed doubles.

In Archery, Wisconsin seniors who won gold were Danielle Stauffacher of Beloit, Jeff Button of Cottage Grove, Bruce Trimble of Elmhurst Junction and Richard Pickles of St. Germain.

And there she was again, the incomparable Agnes Reinhard of West Allis, who entered a whopping nine events in track & field and won medals in all of them (8 Silver and 1 Bronze).

As noted in 50 Plus in a March, 2015 feature, what the 91-year-old Agnes has achieved over the decades in both the Wisconsin Games and the Nation-

als defies belief. Her Gold Medals alone total more than 500, an insurmountable figure that will stand for all time. And last year’s nine medals in nine events by someone in her nineties; no one, anywhere does that.

Our diligent WSO President John White also competed in the Nationals in Minneapolis, his eighth consecutive.

He was in four swimming events in the 60-64 age class and although he didn’t win any medals, he was always near the top. He also competed in the super-tough Triathlon. Again, he didn’t

get a medal but had a commendable finish time for his age, 1:52.38. His wife, Mary, also competed in several swimming events as well as the Triathlon.

All told, it was the finest performance by Wisconsin senior athletes in the history of the National Senior Olympics.

Come Join Our Happy Crew Don’t just read about the Senior Olympics and its participants, join them. The people in the Senior Olympics are not all super athletes so don’t let that stop you. Many of the 22 different sports in the WSO lineup are designed for seniors who may not have been top stars in their youth. Such sports include shuffleboard, horseshoes and lawn bowling.

There are others, too, such as the basketball free throw; archery and regular bowling that can be enjoyed by anyone. It you’re interested and/or would like more information, call 414-931-1903 or email info@ wiseniorolympics.com.

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Prescott is everbody’s hometown

BY JIM MCLOONE

Prescott, the mile-high city located in Arizona’s central mountains has been named “Everybody’s Hometown”.

The 40,000 inhabitants enjoy mountain views, an easy going and genial lifestyle, a mild climate with four seasons of temperatures ranging from 50 to 90 degrees and a pioneer past with 637 local buildings named on the National Register of Historic Places.

Prescott (pronounced Pres-kitt by the locals) is located 96 miles northwest of Phoenix and 90 miles south of Flagstaff, has been named number one in a list of the 20 Best Places to Retire

in the United States.

With the discovery of gold in 1863, it was important to locate the territorial capital close to the source of the newly discovered wealth so that Prescott, not far from the river where the golden ore was found, became Arizona’s first capital city. Later, the territorial capital was moved to Tucson, then a larger center of population. The Arizona state capital then was moved to Phoenix where it remains today.

We visited Prescott on a day trip from Phoenix and had an opportunity to see the sights with a sister and brother-in-law as tour guides. They have a summer home there.

After viewing their home, our tour began at the Yavapai Indians’ Prescott Resort and Casino on a mountaintop overlooking the city.

Buses were busily loading and unloading passengers as we entered the hotel. In addition to fantastic views and the casino, the resort hosts the world’s largest Gingerbread Village, which is displayed in December.

As we drove through the city, we recognized Victorian-style architecture on homes and numerous business buildings. This architecture was reminiscent of that in the Midwest and New England from which most of the settlers had relocated to Prescott. Our tour guides explained that Prescott is known as “Everybody’s Hometown” because it reminds many residents of where they grew up. The historic downtown is centered around the County Courthouse Plaza with its green lawns and spreading trees.

Across the street from the courthouse is “Whiskey Row,” a row saloons, which at the turn of the century, were said to be hangouts for gamblers

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and “good time girls”.

Many of the older buildings now house boutiques, book stores, restaurants, galleries and antique shops.

Antiquing is a popular diversion for locals as well as visitors.

We had lunch at Murphy’s, just a block from the courthouse. It at one time had been a mercantile store, one of the oldest in the southwest. It has been historically renovated. Our lunch, served in this old time setting, was great as was the service.

For history buffs, a tour of the Sharlot Hall Museum is the highlight of a Prescott visit. Sharlot Hall was a local resident. She moved to Prescott as a youngster and became a poet, historian and founded the museum in 1928. It occupies the site around the original territorial governor’s mansion.

There are historic buildings and exhibits; many steps back in time for visitors, who learn of the Indians, miners, soldiers and early businessmen responsible for shaping the histo-

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be in a situation where you take any offer just to get it done and over. If you are the type that moves right into fear when confronted with something like a home sale, maybe you should sell first, then move.

If you decide to sell first then move, start with downsizing. Hire a company to help with this project.

There are many excellent companies that will pack, sort, bring a dumpster, have an estate sale and take items for donation. They will even draw a picture of your new home and help you to decide what you can take that will fit that new apartment or condominium. The next step is to have a painter do some touch up if needed, repair any defects, and settle on a price based on how your property will show to a prospective buyer. Your Realtor will help with that decision. Next, make a commitment to wherever you are moving.

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aaaa When I heard there was going to be a TED class taught nearby, I wondered what his last name was and what he was going to teach. It turns out that TED stands for Technology, Education and Design. aaaa We’re told that many people toss chips from different casinos into the collection baskets at churches in Las Vegas. The chips then are taken to a monastery where the monks sort them by casino. Is it any wonder that these monks are known as the Chipmonks? Ugh! aaaa John and Cindy Lindstedt traveled over 25,000 miles in the Pacific Ocean as they created a movie of World War II as fought there. The movie visited Pearl Harbor and the Marianna’s. aaaa From what we have heard and read recently, the caregivers may be in greater need of help than the Alzheimer’s patients. When a person moves from frustrating half heimers to Alzheimers, he doesn’t even realize it. aaaa Would you call Senator Ron Johnson or his challenger, Ex-Senator Russ Feingold an innovative leader? How

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first payment in two months ahead, so you have time to sell and close your home sale. This way you can easily coordinate the timing with your new buyer. You can even work out a rent back when you sell your home. Example; if you put your home on the market in June, you have a move in date for September. Your home sells in two weeks (assuming you listened to your agent on pricing) and you decide when it will close and when you will move. It takes about 45 days to close. Let’s say your closing is in August, but you want to stay until you get your apartment in September. No problem! You put a clause in the contract where you can stay as a renter in your own home for the extra month. Now the pressure is off. You can take your time, close your transaction and then move.

There are so many different scenarios when thinking of making that move to your new home. The key is to educate yourself by attending sem-

inars, talking to your financial advisor or trusted friends and family, as well as having a Senior Real Estate specialist visit with you. The more you know, the less you will move to fear and procrastination. By taking this advice you will move from ready, fire, aim to ready, aim, and fire away to your new home because you took the time to know yourself, get the facts and then time your move based on who you are and what you have learned from the professionals out there who are ready to help. Now you can move in the right direction!

Bruce Nemovitz is a Senior Real Estate Specialist, as well as Certified Senior Advisor. Bruce has sold residential homes in the four county Milwaukee-Metro areas for 35 years. He has published a book called “Moving in the Right Direction”, A Senior’s Guide to Moving and Downsizing. Bruce has just written his second book for the children of seniors, “Guiding Our Parents in the Right Direction”, Practical Advice about Seniors

Moving from the Home They Love. This book is now available at www.MovingInTheRightDirection.com. Past articles about moving and downsizing and other important information can be found at www.SeniorRealtor.com. Bruce received the 2010 “Realtor of the Year” from the 3,800 membership of the GMAR (Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors). Bruce is a featured speaker at several senior communities in the Milwaukee-Metro area. His discussions center on the challenge of moving from a long time home into a senior apartment or community. He has been listed in Milwaukee Magazine’s 5-Star Agents list for the last three years in a row. As such, he’s one of only a handful of Realtors who are continually included in the top 7% in client satisfaction in the Milwaukee Metro area. He’s rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, and was a finalist for Concordia College’s Ethical Business Leadership Award. He works with his wife Jeanne at Realty Executives Integrity.

about dull and duller? aaaa Cheer up all you golf course owners. Frank Ritter will be back in action soon - or possibly already after pacemaker surgery. Yes, he is a pace maker on the 18, but does sometimes fall a bit behind in the 19th hole. aaaa Would you believe that post-it note pads came about as somewhat of an accident? aaaa Other than foods, what is the most utilized product today? How about Scotch Tape? aaaa What can re-energize the old man on Father’s Day any better than a bratwurst smothered in sauerkraut and a nice cold beer? aaaa Are you content with your life as you live it today? Regardless, I wouldn’t like it to end. Work this through your thought process. aaaa Wouldn’t you know that about two percent of the practicing doctors are responsible for about $85 billion in successful law suits against doctors.

No, this total is not science fiction. aaaa We have read that many wealthy

older folks like to assign their charitable gifts while they are alive and supposedly of sound mind so they know and can direct where it should go. aaaa As real estate sales people begin to deal with the older folks, it seems if they aren’t wearing kid gloves, they had better have been practicing their bedside manners. Convincing some of them to open their minds and hearts to new dwellings will not be an easy task. aaaa Restaurant owner George Pallas recently was presented with an award for his help to veterans. With a soft heart, Pallas is not a hard-boiled person. Is specialty of the house Greek Toast as opposed to the French kind? aaaa Whoever says that our economy is tanking out probably didn’t read where a million and a half new cars were sold in the United States in April. Of this number, about 700,000 were U.S. manufactured. aaaa Bob Hamilton, one of our insurance agents, recently sent us a booklet of trivia. Among other gems was that five hours is the average amount of time travelers can go without making a pit stop. I wonder if Bob, doing this,

might have a coffee or soda along the way. aaaa We recently learned that a truck stop along Hwy. 80 in Iowa has a 300seat restaurant, a movie theater and even a dentist’s office. aaaa There are three cows to every live person in Montana. We have to wonder what they do out there with all that fertilizer? aaaa A guy in Fairview Heights, Illinois, has a convertible car with a faux Old Milwaukee Lite beer top. The onetime promotional vehicle also has side view mirrors fashioned from beer tap handles. Without doubt, that is the most expensive can of Old Milwaukee ever made. aaaa It might be hard to believe, but I guess it is true that 3.6 million Americans are in default on their college student loans. Almost another 7 million either are behind in payments or in postponement periods. Is it any wonder so many young people are for Bernie Sanders and his plans for free tuition.

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EVENTS

Calendar

June 2, 2 pm Free Movie for Grown-Ups – Featuring The Water Diviner Brown Deer Library Community Room, 5600 W. Bradley Rd., Brown Deer Free feature films for adults are shown on the first Thursday of the month. These films are shown courtesy of a movie license paid for by The Friends of the Brown Deer Library.

June 2, 9 am – 8 pm Kohl’s “Thank You Thursday” Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W Wells St, Milwaukee ALL visitors receive FREE general admission to Milwaukee Public Museum on Kohl’s Thank You Thursday, the first Thursday of every month. The Milwaukee Public Museum is fully accessible to people with disabilities.

For additional information, please call 414-278-2728.

June 4, 11 am – 2 pm Community Open House Azura Memory Care, 540 E. Forest Street Set to officially begin welcoming new residents in June, Azura is inviting all community members to come for a family style cookout, entertainment, door prizes and tour of the home to see the variety of services and supports provided. There is no cost to attend and reservations are not required. Azura Memory Care will provide round-the-clock services to those in need of short- and long-term care due to memory loss within their purposely-designed 44 resident home. For additional information call Lauri at 414-405-2205.

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AT SUMMERFEST WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 • 12:00 – 4:00 PM All patrons age 60 and up will be admitted FREE and receive an offer for $2 off a food and beverage (non-alcoholic) purchase over $10. Enjoy music spanning a range of genres, bands, & performances, including: The Grass Roots, Doo Wop Daddies Gold, Ukaladies, and more!

June 7, 9:30 – 11 am Adult Health Clinic Hart Park, 7300 Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa Residents can meet with a public health nurse to consult on a variety of health issues as well as have their blood pressure screened if appropriate. There is no fee for this service. For more information, please call the public health nurse at (414) 479-8939.

June 8, 9 am – 5 pm 33rd Annual Seniorfest Italian Community Center, 631 E Chicago St, Milwaukee Milwaukee Recreation invites you to enjoy a variety of music, dancing, food, prizes, bingo, and activities.

Then, visit with over 75 exhibitors who serve older adults. Tickets cost is $4 in advance; $5 at the gate. Park for free and enjoy the day! Call (414) 647-6041 for details.

June 10, 4 – 8 pm Free Car & Bike Show Seven Seas, 1807 Nagawicka Rd., Hartland The night kicks off the opening of the Lakeside Terrace with a fish and chicken buffet, prices vary. View custom and classic bikes and cars from around the state and vote for your favorite. Awards being given at 7 pm. For additional information or to register a bike or vehicle, contact Amanda at Amanda@weissgerbergroup.com.

June 14, 10 am - 1 pm 7th Annual Flag Day Celebration, Honoring the Dead by Serving the Living The Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion, 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee In partnership with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services-Milwaukee field office, the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is proud to host a formal Naturalization Ceremony as part of this year’s Annual Flag Day Celebration. This community event is free and open to the public; no tickets or advanced reservations are needed.

June 14, 11:30 – 12:30 pm “The Serious Buzz About Bees: Our Essential Pollinators in Gardens Large or Small” ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospi-

tal, 725 American Ave., Waukesha Community members are invited to participate in free monthly Garden Talks that ProHealth Care is holding with University of Wisconsin-Extension master gardeners.

About 75 percent of the world’s major food crops require or benefit from insect pollination. Master gardeners will discuss the importance of bees in our ecosystem and provide information about how to create an environment that attracts and maintains bee habitat. Participants can register by calling 262-928-2745. Learn more at ProHealthCare.org.

June 16, 8:30 - 10 am Senior Breakfast Club 725 Grille’s south dining room, ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital, 725 American Ave., Waukesha Area residents 60 and older are invited to join the ProHealth Senior Breakfast Club — a free club providing socialization, education and fun. There is no charge to attend. ProHealth pharmacist Jessica Nowak will present an “Understanding and Managing Your Medications.” Nowak will talk about reading and understanding prescription labels and special instructions for taking medicine, drug interactions, proper dosages, over-the-counter medicines, supplements and more.

Registration for the Senior Breakfast Club is required. To register, visit ProHealthCare.org/Classes or call 262928-2745.

June 16, 8 – 9 pm Waukesha Civic Band Concert Les Paul Performance Center, Cutler Park, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha Concert includes selections from a famous Broadway musical, a guest soloist, marches and contemporary band arrangements, along with the stirring closing composition, The Stars and Stripes Forever! This and other concerts are free and open to the public, thanks to the generous contributions of local businesses, organizations and individuals.

June 17, 9:45 – 10:45 am Cardio Fit-For Older Adults Hartland Village Hall Community Center, 100 E. Park Ave., Hartland Combine fun with fitness with our new Cardio Fitness for Older Adults

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class. Cardio Fitness is designed to help you improve your overall health and well being with exercises that are safe, heart-healthy and gentle on your joints. The workout includes easyto-follow low-impact steps, upper & lower-body strengthening, core conditioning, stretching and relaxation techniques. Join these 12-session classes and have fun while you increase your energy, strength, balance, and flexibility. Contact the Recreation Department at 262-367-0352 to sign up.

June 19, 1 – 4 pm The New Berlin Historical Society Open House New Berlin Historical Museum, 19765 W. National Ave., New Berlin Visit historic homes, schools and churches. Check out the displays in the museum, including the ever expanding military display of artifacts from many wars. This event is free with food available for purchase. For additional information, please visit www.newberlinhistoricalsociety.org.

June 22, 11:30-12:30 Lunch and Learn, Dementia Aware, Dementia Friendly Watertown Public Library, 100 S. Water Street, Room 2, Watertown

This series will provide essential information on how to support and have a positive, meaningful relationship with those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. These sessions will help care providers, family members, businesses and those with memory concerns better understand how to cope with changes that occur with memory loss.

June 22, 10:30 am Tom Gilding Portrays Mark Twain Regency Senior Communities, 777 N. Brookfield Rd., Brookfield Tom Gilding brings Mark Twain to life in this fascinating, first person recreation of America’s beloved writer, storyteller, and humorist. Gilding is an award-winning former educator, writer, and riverboat pilot who travels the country impersonating Twain.

June 23, 6:30 – 8 pm Thursday Evening Concert Featuring “Our House” Village Park, Garfield Dr. just west of Appleton Ave., Menomonee Falls Bring your picnic baskets, lawn chairs and blankets (and a bottle of wine or a brewski) for a night of fun!

Hot sandwiches and cold drinks will also be available for purchase. This is a free event.

June 23, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Music On Main Summer Concert Series – Featuring FM Rodeo Old Settler’s Park, 200 N. Main St., West Bend Bring your lawn chair and enjoy this free concert sponsored by Albiero Plumbing. FM Rodeo is one of Wisconsin’s newest country bands, and they’re ready to get people on their feet. Comprised of some of Wisconsin’s most talented musicians, these amazing players have come together to create a fun, high-energy show that is bound to get your boots stomping!

The band is determined to play nothing but the best in country music, from the classics to today’s country. With this perfect mix of country sounds, each show is geared to please fans of all ages! An indoor venue is available in case of inclement weather.

June 25, 10 am – 2 pm 8th Annual Garden Tour South Milwaukee Historical Museum, 717 Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee Six beautiful gardens have been chosen for the 2016 tour along with a “Destination Garden” where you can see over 100 types of hostas and purchase them as well. Local artisans and vendors selling a variety of handmade

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goods, art, antiques and more will also be featured. This is a rain or shine event. For additional information contact, Patti at 414-768-9549.

June 25, 6 pm Zoo Ball 2016: Hollywood & Vine Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, this black-tie event has raised almost $10 million for the nonprofit Zoological Society. The evening includes cocktails, gourmet dining, live music, dancing and a silent auction. The extensive auction will feature items such as dining experiences, travel packages, sporting event tickets, spa specials and much more. For an invitation, call Laura at 414-258-2333.

June 30, 8 -9 pm Civic Band Concert Cutler Park; Les Paul Performance Center, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha Enjoy a performance by the Waukesha Civic Band. Each summer concert includes selections from a famous Broadway musical, a guest soloist, marches and contemporary band arrangements, along with the stirring closing composition, The Stars and Stripes Forever!

As we age, the reasons why we must think about the future and what it will hold for us become ever more apparent. Our thinking mechanism might be slowing down, but we must realize that we certainly aren’t getting any younger. The time may be right ahead of us (Let us hope not) when our lifestyle no longer will fit comfortably in our two-story home in the now younger neighborhood. Don’t forget your nest egg, or the money you have now. Will it be enough to carry you through what may become the thick and thin of the future?

Almost everyone realizes that as they grow older that the two-story

house with the only full bathroom on the second floor can be very inconvenient to older persons. An early sound retirement decision might be where to reside in retirement. Are there safe walking paths? What about access to public transportation? Will you be able to go shopping? Are health services now accessible? You may not like the choices that are ahead of you, but it certainly is much better that they be considered when you’re able to not only make thinking decisions, but are still able to move on them if necessary.

The old saying is so true, “If I knew I would live this long, I would

have taken better care of myself.”

Why is this being written? Is it to scare you into doing something to help secure your future?

Let us tell you a true story. It could be you.

A man we know well was walking daily for exercise and golfing at least once weekly in season. Then abut four or five months ago, persons close to him noticed that his gait became somewhat of a shuffle. A bit later, he would tell strange stories, mostly from the past. The children noticed this and wanted the couple closer to them.

They moved and the man’s mental and healthful deterioration continued.

But the wife and chief caregiver at this point in time had assistance available.

Within six months from the first notice, this person is wheel chair bound, cannot use his hands and has strange thoughts going through his mind.

Whoever told you that you would be immune to such occurrence?

Do plan for your retirement while you are capable of doing so. Let us hope that it will be happy and financially secure. The age at which we should begin thinking of such is right now.

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north of Prescott where gold was discovered.

The inn was built in 1927 and has been refurbished with period décor.

From the beautifully decorated lobby with Castilian oak furnishings to

the award winning dining room, the Hassayampa Inn is very popular and easily deserves its earned title as the “Grand Dame of Prescott.”

A day spent in Prescott created a wish for more such days in which to

explore the beautiful mountain scenery surrounding the mile-high city, participate in the numerous recreational activities available and experience the Wild West during Prescott’s annual Frontier Days.

ry of Arizona’s early years.

Another landmark we visited was the Hassayampa Inn. Hassayampa is an Aztec word and the name of the river several miles

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Emma and Henry shift their gears!

My Henry says that everything happens for a reason. But he also says that not all of the reasons are good ones. Henry, kind of riding on the top side of a downhill curve, continued by telling me that some decisions people make can be so bad that they develop into nightmares.

Now, as he continued, Henry told me that he knows I can’t walk on water (I can’t swim in water that well, either). I asked him why he brought me into the subject matter when he really seemed to be somewhat upset at what is going on at the club with the new manager.

But he claims that is another entirely different story.

This season brings us to a point we reach almost every June - house repairs and even longing for a different place to hang our hats (What about our coats, shoes, etc.?) as we get older. A certain amount of reflection comes with our singing, sighing and meditating about our lifestyle. In addition to his telling me that he knows my feet aren’t big enough to be used like boats on water, he tells me that the

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By Aunt Emma castles I conjure up in my mind as nice places to make a new home really aren’t. Henry says there’s no foundation for them; they are just what they are, dreams. He claims it is okay to dream about loftier places. However, he says, and I do know this to be true about him, that dreamers when they awaken still have to firmly plant both feet on the ground and have them facing forward to the paths of life ahead.

I guess Henry is correct when he talks about reflecting on things in our past lives and how if we spend too much time doing so, we’ll be dissatisfied with our present lives. Henry tells me when he can sense that I am in one of these “I wish I would have done that” moods that a bit of sensible wisdom will tell me to discard what

has passed us by as you might old and no longer fitting clothing.

Henry, to some degree, is rather possessive of me. He watches that I dot all my i’s and cross my t’s. Still, I know and appreciate the fact that there is a lot of love in his soul for me.

There are times, however, when I see the way others act and I then suspect that their lives at home obviously aren’t that jolly. Henry says you can’t tell if a shoe fits until you try it on. He uses this analogy to keep me from trying to look into others’ lives. He claims to have real peace of mind, and I do believe he has, as he has no envy. Henry says there is no cure for negative feelings and jealousy.

Before I go today, let me tell you a little story about Henry. I can tell when he’s upset. He’s somewhat like my crock pot in which I toss everything I can clean out of the refrigerator and which several hours later comes out great when sprinkled with a bit of Kitchen Bouquet. You can tell when that “Slow Cooker,” his brain, is all tangled up in some problem; some-

thing that he just cannot take in stride.

His ears become red.

While I would not dare compare Henry to a crock-pot, I will have to say that while all the facts of a situation are cooking up in his brain, he’s not only analyzing them, but also meditating on ways to find solutions. He says that once in a great while his mind gets lost in the woods of realities. He says it is as though he can’t see the forest because of all the trees in his way. If this last doesn’t make much sense to you, you’re quite normal. I can’t figure it out either.

Now, I don’t pretend to be a Plato or even an Einstein, but I will tell you as I run out of words this month that while I don’t change my opinions very often, I do realize that successful and comfortable people don’t have fixed minds. They must have many differing thoughts and only shift their gears into forward after deep thought. This being the case, I had better just plan on being with you in July.

Good luck.

Enjoy the summer.

Please stop in and try our “Demo” phones at these fine area Locations: ZOUNDS SAM’S CLUB HEARING CENTER: 1540 S. 108th St., 15280 Bluemound Rd, West Allis 53214 Elm Grove 53122 600 N. Springdale Rd., 333 W. Brown Deer Rd, Waukesha 53186 Bayside 53217 BELTONE: VMP-SENIOR CENTER 821 Meadowbrook Rd, 3023 S. 84th St., Waukesha 53188 Milwaukee 53227 3333 S. Sunnyslope Rd, HEAR WISCONSIN New Berlin 53151 10243 W. National Ave., 6805 S. Howell Ave, West Allis 53227 Oak Creek 53154 CONNECT HEARING 8217 S. 27th St., 3180 N. 124th St, Franklin 53132 Wauwatosa 53222 333 Bishops Way AVADA Brookfield 53005 1140 N. Main St, West Bend 53090 1755 W. Paradise Dr/Ste 103 West Bend 53095 RM COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS HOME HEARING 9401 W. Beloit Rd/Ste 202, AID SERVICES Milwaukee 53227 Phone: 262-253-2151 PLUS PUBLICATIONS 128 Cottonwood Dr., Hartland 53029

WISCONSIN HEARING AID CENTERS: 9211 W. Capitol Dr Milwaukee 53222 823 N. 2nd St. Milwaukee 53203

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WE SAW YOU AT . . .

The 25th Annual 50 Plus Fest and Retirement Show

BY MARGARET PEARSON

A quarter of a century; where has the time gone? But guess what? This year’s show, that included terrific exhibits and seminars as well as a fashion show, health screenings and free movie tickets, was better than ever. Ask any of the people in these photos and they’ll agree. The show, by the way, was at the Marcus Theater in Waukesha.

Ken and Phyllis Donlevy of Milwaukee.

Patricia and Toger Oldenburg of Milwaukee and Kathy Oldenburg of Greenfield.

Janet Kastelic of Milwaukee and Barb Figi of Oconomowoc.

More of the 50 Plus family with Mary and Jim McLoone, with Rose Emanuele of Brookfield.

BUSINESS AND SERVICES DIRECTORY United Seniors of Wisconsin www.twomenandatruckwaukesha.com Local & Long Distance • Packing Services Boxes & Packing Supplies • Business Moves CALL TODAY! 262-695-2700

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Call for free estimates!

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I will buy your house “As-Is” Therefore there’s no need to make repairs I will pay all regular closing costs I will pay cash without extra fees or hidden costs Call today to arrange for a FREE no obligation consultation CALL PATRICK TODAY 262-623-7640 EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO: PSCHERER59@GMAIL.COM

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BREEZEWOOD VILLAGE 450 Sunnyslope Dr., Hartland Contact Person: Wendy 262-367-2868 Breezewood-village.com BROOKFIELD CREEKS APARTMENTS 201 S. Brookfield Rd., Brookfield Contact Person: Don 414-297-9880

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Elkhorn | Harvest Pointe Starting at $214,900 Featuring no-step entries for easy accessibility

262.743.1340

UPSIZE YOUR LIFESTYLE Move into a high-quality, low-maintenance ranch duplex or detached condominium by Bielinski Homes, and discover a new sense of freedom. Whichever neighborhood you choose, you can count on superior craftsmanship, tasteful design, and just the right amount of space for the way you live today. Take a tour and see how Bielinski Homes is raising the bar on what it means to rightsize.

All condominiums open by appointment. In addition, Bay Pointe is open 12pm to 5pm | Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues

Detached models available at Bay Pointe only. Prices subject to change without notice.

Waterford | Woodfield Starting at $239,900 262.514.3955 Oconomowoc | Bay Pointe Starting at $319,900 Featuring ranch duplex and detached condominiums

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5202 W. Burnham Street, West Milwaukee Contact Person: Ken Becker 262-240-9406

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Quiet-Residential. Your rent includes underground parking & laundry.

Other amenities: transportation for shopping, salon, chapel, country store and many activities & wellness programs.

On-site Wellness Clinic.

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400 E. Centennial Dr., Oak Creek Contact Person: Teri Zeise

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HERITAGE LAKE

THE REGENCY

HERITAGE LAKE

5020 South 55th Street • Greenfield • Call 414-282-0506 Beautiful serene country setting overlooking a private lake. Close to shopping, churches and medical facilities. Heated underground parking, blinds, and ceiling fan. Beautiful community room.

• Heat & Water Included • Air Conditioned • Intercom Access • Appliances • Community Room with Kitchen • On Bus Line • Laundry on each Floor

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath 930 Sq. Ft. starting at $900/month

THE REGENCY

200 Southtowne Dr. • South Milwaukee • Call 414-764-5335 Quiet spacious apartments, elevator, underground parking, community room, library and exercise room. Friendly atmosphere. Larger units available.

• Heat & Water Included • Air Conditioned • Fitness Center • Resident Library • Laundry on each Floor starting at • Quality Appliances • On Bus Line

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath 930 Sq. Ft. $900/month

Spacious, remodeled one and two bedroom apartments, no entrance or endowment fee.

Fireside Community Room, Guest suite, Hair Salon, Garden, Social activities and more!

Tenants pay 30% of income for rent.

Gas heat and hot water included.

On-site management. Building also includes community room. Cable TV available, but not included.

City setting.

www.beckerpropertyservices.com CEDAR COMMUNITY

5595 County Rd. Z West Bend, 101 Cedar Lane Elkhart Lake 262-306-2100 www.cedarcommunity.org

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COTTONWOOD TRAILS APARTMENTS

4600 S. Nicholson Avenue, Cudahy Contact Person: Andrea 414-483-9969

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8930 West Highland Park Ave., Franklin

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11077 W. Forest Home Ave., Hales Corners

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1415 S. 92nd St., West Allis Contact Person: Ken Becker 262-240-9406

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55 and Better Living at Its Best

Reach out to our beautiful community and private residences enriched with fun social activities, new friendships, fitness and wellness programs, delicious dining, and so much more!

• Senior living in your own spacious private residence starting at $927*/mo.

• Assisted living available from $2,597*/mo. *Prices subject to change.

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Building also includes community room. Cable TV available, but not included. City setting.

SPECIAL

FREE Application Fee with this ad on select residences through June 30, 2016.

PERSONAL TOURS DAILY Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Ask about our newly remodeled units!

New Construction Coming in 2017

11077 W. Forest Home Ave., Hales Corners • (414) 425-1148 • WimmerCommunities.com

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4955 S. Greenbrook Terrace Contact Person: Chris & Lexy 3 414-282-5044 www.greenbrookterrace.com

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Sweetbriar Drive, Elkhorn

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Hospitality Suite available.

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Ready to retire or downsize?

TWO BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES IN TWO IDEAL LOCATIONS!

With our property management solutions, you can finally retire to warmer weather without the hassle of having to sell your home if you’re not ready. We can find a well-qualified person to rent your home for that extra income you want.

Exceptional Senior Living for those 55 & better!

My-Dwelling is here for you.

Greenbrook is located in a park-like setting.Tenant’s rent is 30% of their income. We offer a community room, on site hair salon, garden plot and more... We are located in a park like setting but close to shopping.

Ranch duplex condominiums with no-step entries for easy accessibility available. Located in a quiet-residential setting.

www.bielinski.com/Condominiums/ harvestpointe-c.aspx

10954 N. Cedarburg Rd., Mequon 262-243-8888

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Phase 2 Opening Summer 2016 Kitchens w/granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and plank flooring. Guest Suite, Theater, Social Activities and more!

Comfortable Lifestyle 1 & 2 Bedroom Options!

Included In Rent .com A SHOREWEST COMPANY

The only thought you have to dwell on is peace of mind.

• Weekly TransportationShopping • Underground Parking • No Cost Laundry Wonderful Amenities On-Site:

• Salon • Country Store • Fitness Room • Wellness • Craft Center Program • Entertainment • Socials • Pet Friendly • Smoke-free!

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Wii Bowling Stay Active!

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4545 N. 92nd Street Wauwatosa

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HighlandsCommunities.com Spacious one and two bedroom apartments. No entrance or endowment fee. Fireside Community Room, Guest Suite, Hair Salon, Theater, Social Activities and more!

Beauty salon/barber, crafts, billiards, woodworing, fitness & aquatic center, libraries, bank & ATM, on-site shopping, on-site pharmacy and clinic, including primary care physicians 5-days/week, plus 7 clinical specialties.

MEETING HOUSE

10901 W. Donna Dr., Milwaukee

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414-357-8596

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MY DWELLING, INC. 101 W. Pleasant St., #106 Milwaukee Contact Person: Mark Wiener 414-935-4505 www.my-dwelling.com

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Situated on a 23-acre conservancy, (park-like setting) offers a range of health and lifestyle activities. Nine different floor plans, scheduled transportation and an optional Dining Program make Regency a great place to live!

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55-plus community on 32-acre natural wildlife paradise with private lake.

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Located in the city with a park-like setting, offers expansive recreational and leisure programming, chef-prepared dining, health/fitness classes, a computer lab, a sports pub and gaming room, along with select health and housekeeping services.

REILLY JOSEPH COMPANY Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Butler, Racine 414-271-4116

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Several different locations in quiet, residential city settings. Affordable 1-BR for 62+. Rent based on 30% of gross income. Laundry & on-site management. Ask about immediate openings.

777 N. Brookfield Road, Brookfield 3 Contact Person: Terry Sommers 262-780-0321

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REGENCY MUSKEGO SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY

W181 S8540 Lodge Blvd., Muskego Contact Person: Judy Sorce 262-679-0888

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REGENCY NEW BERLIN SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY 13750 W. National Ave., New Berlin Contact Person: Stacey Cheney 262-789-1699

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(Pay only 30% in gross income in rent)

ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS LOCATED IN Milwaukee • Wauwatosa • Butler • Racine

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REILLY-JOSEPH COMPANY for an application

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I lied.

“They say when you get older you get wiser and, well, I guess I wised up.

Between the lawn, the repairs, my friends and neighbors moving away … the idea of staying in that house the rest of my life lost its appeal. I decided Cedar Ridge might be worth checking out. I got to choose my own décor, have plenty of room, met so many interesting people who share my interests.

Now I’m free to enjoy my retirement years.

“It’s OK to change your mind!

I’m glad I did.”

Call 262.338.8377 to schedule a visit or receive VIP event invitations.

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17077 W. National Ave., New Berlin Contact Person: Don 414-297-9880

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Single Mom sends SOS

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BY DOUG MAYBERRY

: After a messy divorce, my daughter has moved to an apartment with our 2-yearold granddaughter. As we expected, we’ve got her calling us for support. She lives about 800 miles from us, but our daughter needs help dealing with a young child alone. She’s employed full-time and has few close friends in the area.

Our daughter needs us to help her find a long-term solution. She wants to draw on our experience with young children, but we don’t know what to tell her. What do you recommend looking for in a nanny?

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: I have been told the best nanny you can hire is one who obviously loves and enjoys children. What you should look for is a nanny who is highly energetic, patient, even-tempered, dependable, responsible, punctual, friendly, in

Hat attack

BY SHARON MOSLEY

If you haven’t worn a hat since your mother plopped one on your head 20 years ago, then it’s time to think about having a hat attack. Give them another chance. Hats aren’t just for the Kentucky Derby anymore.

They make a unique fashion statement and set you apart from the crowd. All you have to do is find the hat that works best for you. Here are some tips to topping it off in style: --PLAN A SHOPPING TRIP. You may be able to buy a knit beanie online, but chances are you’ll need to try on several hats to really find the perfect fit. While a good mirror is essential (full-length is even better), a great selfie is another way to “frame up” the whole picture -- the hat, the face, the hair.

--DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT A FRIEND. This is also one time when taking a friend shopping with you is a good idea. A good friend who is style savvy will give you free advice and even take pictures for you. But, just remember, you are always the final judge of what looks good on you ... and what feels comfortable.

good health, safety-conscious, reliable and capable of handling emergencies.

Tell your daughter to be honest and keep you posted about changes so that you can offer more detailed advice and a helping hand. Sometimes you get lucky and find a substitute mother who will fit the bill, but keep an eye on the situation for your granddaughter.

Things change. Your daughter may find another partner, move closer to you or find some other circumstance that lessens the burden. In the meantime, be a part of their lives, even if you’re not physically there for them.

-- Doug

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: I’m getting to the point in my life where many of my oldest friends and loved ones are dying off, which is pretty grim. However, I’m extremely lucky to have my older brother still in my

--CONSIDER THE OCCASION. If you’re searching for headwear for the beach, then you will not be quite as particular as searching for a dressier hat to wear to your daughter’s wedding. For more special occasions, if you know what dress you’ll be wearing, then take it with you when shopping for a hat to accessorize it. It may be rare that you need a hat as special as one you would wear to an event like the Kentucky Derby, but one rule of thumb: If your hat is the star of the show, keep the rest of your ensemble simple.

--KEEP IT IN PROPORTION. Certain hats do look better with certain silhouettes. Just look at Amal Clooney -- the poster model for hat lovers everywhere. Giant platter hats complement flowing garden-party dresses; snappy short-brimmed boaters and fedoras team up perfectly with menswear trousers; dressier veiled hats look best with chic sheath cocktail dresses.

My favorite hat for all occasions? A Western-inspired cowboy fedora -- always a classic that adds a little kick to whatever you wear.

life. Not everyone my age can say the same.

But sometimes I feel like I just can’t stand him! I love him dearly, but our temperaments have always clashed. Sometimes we’re very close, but sometimes we feel the need for some space. I don’t want to miss out and find myself regretting any bad blood.

How can I cope with the tension between our personalities? : Having a sibling can be one of the best things for lifelong development. Sometimes you feel like you hate each other, but you can rely on them to be always a part of your life. Siblings get to have insight into your life for a very long time, and often that means they remember things you’d rather be forgotten.

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Wide brims balance out fuller figures; tall crowns make you look taller; brimless hats like berets and knit beanies flatter round faces.

--THINK ABOUT HAIR. This one can really make or break your hat attack. The hair styles that are trendy today -- long bobs and soft curls--are the perfect backdrop for spring and summer hats. Or you can always pull your hair back or put it up...a real boost for wearing a hat in humid weather and on bad hair days.

--DON’T FORGET SUN PROTECTION. This may be the most important reason to shop for a hat this summer. Whether you’re basking in the sun at the beach or just taking a stroll through your neighborhood, wearing a

concerned. We learn one way of reacting to a stimulus and it becomes habit, and we fall into relationship patterns with each other.

The most important thing to do is something you’ve already accomplished: keeping your goal in mind.

You love your brother and want to have a good relationship, so take that into account when you feel you’re clashing.

The best thing to do is always try to be patient. Instead of reacting instinctively, pay attention to how you interact. Your best bet is to break the cycle of escalating tension between the two of you by slowing down. Good luck! -- Emma, Doug’s granddaughter Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@ msn.com.

brimmed hat (as well as sunscreen) will definitely protect you from those harmful rays.

There are lots of possibilities out there this year -- straw Panamas with a Havana vibe, patchwork bucket hats and iridescent baseball caps. Soft, foldable hats may be your best bets when traveling. Save those knitted beanies for colder weather.

To find out more about Sharon Mosley, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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Compensation for a really kind neighbor?

BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR

DEAR ANNIE: I am 71 years old, and I have taken care of my neighbor, “Martha,” for 15 years. I did everything for Martha, including shopping, taking her to doctor appointments and fixing anything that needed repairs. She passed away last year and had no will.

Martha has one daughter who lives in another state. The daughter left with her stepdad when she was a teenager. She and Martha went 30 years without speaking to each other. After the stepdad died, the daughter got her foot back in the door.

Martha was worth around $100,000. My question is, can I get anything from her estate for taking care of her? I put my life on hold to do it. Martha always said that she was going to make it up to me, but I guess she never got around to it. -- Good Neighbor

DEAR NEIGHBOR: We hope you didn’t take care of Martha solely to get money out of her estate. Because if she didn’t put it in writing, then you are not likely to get a dime unless her daughter chooses to compensate you.

If you bought things for Martha and you kept receipts, or you have documentation about taking her to doctor’s appointments and fixing things, you may be able to be reimbursed from the estate.

You sound like a caring person who made a neighbor feel comforted and cared for. Please let that be your reward.

DEAR ANNIE: I’d like to respond to the letter from “Befuddled Grandma,” whose young granddaughter, “Harper,” has a serious tree nut allergy.

She and Harper’s mother are not doing the girl any favors by making her cousin, “Cyndi,” eat only things that are nut-free. They are setting up these girls for a lifetime of conflict.

I have lived with a peanut allergy for nearly 50 years. My parents were honest about what would happen to me if I ate or touched peanuts. As a result, I wasn’t tempted by what my sister or cousins ate. I always got my own treat -- something I liked and wanted. At home, I was always served first to avoid cross-contamination. We had strict rules about cleaning up and touching things. In 50 years, I’ve had only two reactions from situations involving my family.

I’m not downplaying the danger. I have landed in the ER more than 30 times and the causes were mainly labels that didn’t list peanut oil, restaurants that were not required to tell the truth about food content and skin contact from contaminated surfaces.

The last is now a bigger problem because, these days, people are constantly eating in public. Many snack foods have peanuts and people touch everything.

Please tell “Grandma” and her overprotective daughter that both Harper and Cyndi should be able to eat whatever they want as long as they don’t exchange bites and Cyndi doesn’t touch nuts and then touch her cousin.

-- It Can Be Done DEAR IT: Your parents taught you how to protect yourself at an early age.

Apparently, Harper’s parents haven’t done so, which makes her more vulnerable to cross-contamination. At some point, Harper will have to learn to manage her allergy without Mom running interference. We hope that happens soon.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Seniorfest 2016

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Milwaukee Recreation invites you to the 33rd annual Seniorfest to enjoy a variety of activities that includes music, dancing, and bingo.

Over 75 exhibitors, who serve older adults, will also be on hand to share resources and speak with you. Food and beverages will be available for sale as well. Tickets cost $4 in advance; $5 at the gate. Park for free at the Italian Conference Center and enjoy the day!

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