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To tell or not to tell in our share-all world LEANNE ITALIE

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NEW YORK | In 1976, as a 24-year-old grad student, Samira Beckwith was diagnosed with the thing people still whispered about: cancer.

She was in and out of the hospital, had five surgeries and endured round after round of chemotherapy and radiation as she battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Beyond a few professors and close friends, she didn’t routinely tell people of her bleak diagnosis as she focused on staying alive.

Years later, as she was about to turn 50,

disaster struck again.

This time it was breast cancer and a double mastectomy. Her desire for a bit of privacy was the same, but society and sickness had become a share-all whirl.

“Back the first time around, people didn’t want to hear or talk about cancer. But the boundaries changed, and the second time it was breast cancer.

People really like to talk about breast cancer,” said Beckwith, now 59 and clinical director of a health care services company in Fort Myers, Fla. “But there are still many people who want

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to keep their illness, keep the decisions that they’re making, within a close circle,” she said.

“They don’t want to be out there on Facebook.

It’s almost like there’s something wrong with them because they don’t want to share.”

Nora Ephron might have agreed. The humorist who chronicled her life in books and lent romance a laugh in movies kept her leukemia largely locked down to the point that her death last month at age 71 stunned even some close friends. If she had any wisecracks about cancer, she didn’t share them with the world.

There’s no one right way to handle news of a life-threatening diagnosis, but how difficult is it for people to tell or not tell, and at what cost?

Michael Jaillet, a senior executive at Dell, learned June 20, 2011, that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. It was the “ultimate horror,” he said. Only his wife and three brothers knew for several months as he sought out a diagnosis, then second and third and fourth opinions.

Among those initially left out of the loop were co-workers and his three children, now 14,

13 and 11.

“It became, in a lot of ways, a bigger burden than the disease,” Jaillet said of the secret. “It’s guilt, tiptoeing around, talking in code. It’s clearing out your email or your Internet browser every night because you know your kids are going to get on and you don’t want them to see what you’ve been researching.”

Now “out” and active in raising money for research and supporting others with ALS, the 41-year-old Jaillet sees dignity in going public and embracing a broader base of emotional support.

“I feel like I’ve got a torch that I have to carry,” he said.

Often with limited energy and a need to maintain normal routines, people faced with life-changing illness may not know how to go about deciding when, how and how much to disclose.

“Someone’s going to know. Word’s going to get out and then you’re in a position and they’re in a position of sort of dancing around the elephant in the room,” said psychotherapist Fredda Wasserman, who has spent 40 years helping people navigate that journey.

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Joslyn Castle

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OMAHA | It was around 1880 when George and Sarah Joslyn (then spelled Joslin) arrived in Omaha. In the years that followed the Joslyns would become one of the wealthiest and most influential couples in the Midwest.

They gave generously to many community organizations and built a magnificent 35 room mansion they called “Lynhurst” but was known around Omaha as “The Joslyn Castle.” The home is now open to the public.

George Joslyn was born June 30, 1848, in rural Vermont. George left home as a teenager to seek his fortune in Montreal, Canada. He went to work for his uncles in a company that made paper shirt collars. Back then men wore collarless shirts and attached disposable paper collars to the shirt to save on laundry.

George returned to Vermont in 1872 to marry Sarah Selleck and although details are sketchy it seems the young couple came to Omaha via Des Moines around 1880. George later claimed he and his bride arrived in Des Moines with only “nine dollars and a satchel of old but serviceable clothing.” They stayed briefly in Des Moines before moving to Omaha where George became manager of

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The Joslyn Castle in Omaha is a 35-room mansion built by George and Sarah Joslyn in 1893 at a cost of $250,000 which is about $6 million in today’s money. the Omaha Newspaper Union, a “ready print” newspaper company.

The company published a newspaper with national and international news but left blank pages for small local newspapers to print their own advertisements and news.

When the Joslyns arrived in Omaha it was a growing metropolis of 30,000. It was the perfect location for an enterprising young man like George. In fact in just 10 short years George controlled the company. Over the years his genius for business made him one of the richest men in Nebraska and allowed him to build the magnificent home he called, Lynhurst.

The 35-room mansion with 19,360 square

feet of space sits on over 5 acres of beautifully landscaped property. Visitors to the home enter through a wrought iron door weighing nearly a ton.

The home has a lower floor below ground and three levels above ground. Amazingly the mansion was built in 1893 in just 11 months at a cost of $250,000 which is about $6 million in today’s money.

The castle was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was designated as an Omaha landmark in 1979.

Although the massive home is in beautiful condition, Judy Alderman, director of education and tours for the Joslyn Castle said

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The Joslyn Castle from page 5 many of the rooms have in recent years undergone painstaking and detailed restoration. “The drawing room is one of three areas in the castle that has been completely restored,” said Alderman. “The drawing room was restored in 2005 and cost $75,000. A lot of the cost came from the chandelier and wall sconces. They were plated with 24 carat gold.” She said the restoration was not without problems. “A couple of years ago we had a rain storm on the 4th of July and at the time we were having the roof redone.

Workers had left the roof uncovered and when we came in a couple of days later a quarter of the ceiling was lying on the floor.”

She said the wood in the room is oak. “Oak is typically a light wood but this is dark.” The process to make the wood a rich dark color is somewhat unusual.

“It’s not stained. They exposed it to ammonia fumes to make it dark,” said Alderman.

Also included in the Joslyn Castle are a reception hall, music room, ballroom and library. In the sunroom addition to the library is a beautiful Art Nouveau-style art glass window that contains more than 2,000 individual pieces of glass.

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In the entry alcove of the Joslyn Castle is an intricate mosaic tile design. alcove is mosaic tile that Alderman said was made through a painstaking and delicate process. “The way they did it back then was they had a narrow strip of tile and used a nibbler to make the pieces. And each individual piece had to set in place by hand,” said Alderman.

In recent years the castle has been the setting for weddings, receptions, family reunions and business events.

The Joslyn Castle hosts events throughout the year including several special events for the upcoming holiday season in November and December. For more information about those events visit their web site at www.joslyncastle. com.

If You Go The Joslyn Castle is located in Omaha at 3902 Davenport St., one block north of Dodge at 39th St. The Castle is open to the public on the first and third Sunday of each month.

Guided tours are given at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For more information about the castle and how to purchase tickets for tours or special events visit their web site at www.joslyncastle.com or call (402) 595-2199.

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USD professor brings elder law to the airwaves LAUREN MILLS

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VERMILLION, S.D. | For the past 10 years, Professor Michael Myers has been channeling his fighting spirit into his weekly radio program, which focuses on the tough issues facing senior citizens.

The University of South Dakota law professor addresses such topics as Medicare, Social Security and finances during his show, “Elderlaw Forum.”

Myers recorded his 500th show in late September.

“I’ve always enjoyed providing a service and confronting or challenging the system, and I like the idea of advocating for seniors,” he said.

The show airs at 7 a.m. Sundays on radio station WNAX-AM

and reaches portions of Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota.

The radio program is an extension of the University of South Dakota School of Law’s free Senior Legal Helpline, which Myers runs. People can call the helpline with questions and to discuss issues of importance to those 55 and older.

“Professor Myers can tell people where to get help because sometimes the legal and health care systems can be very overwhelming. People don’t know where to start,” said Tamara Nash, Myers’ research assistant.

One of Myers’ recent episodes focused on how Medicare could be affected by this year’s general election.

His guest, Elizabeth Smith, a political science professor at

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An old friend Sam I ran into an old When he was four, friend of mine the the family moved to other day — Sam. I’ve Hannibal, Mo., which know him since grade would later provide school when the setting he took me on for “The some great Adventures of adventures Tom Sawyer” I’ll never and the sequel forget. We “Huckleberry floated down Finn.” the river and After his even explored father died a dark and when Twain mysterious was 12 he left Terry Turner cave. His school and tturner174@longlines.com apprenticed full name was Samuel as a printer Clemens but most and later worked as a people know him as typesetter for his older Mark Twain. I recently brother Orion’s newsbought his book, “Life paper. He also wrote on the Mississippi” in articles for the paper hopes of renewing our using a couple of differfriendship. ent pen names. But like I was probably around every young man living 10 years old when I first near the river Twain met Twain in the pages wanted to be a riverof “The Adventures of boat pilot.

Tom Sawyer.” At the When he was 17, time I didn’t realize it Twain went to St. Louis was an old book first where he got a job as published in 1876. But a printer. It was there it didn’t matter. I was his desire to pilot a hooked from the first riverboat was fulfilled. words. This book wasn’t He left the printing like others I’d read. For business and became a one thing this one didn’t master riverboat pilot use perfect English. but then in 1861 with The characters talked the outbreak of the like real people. And Civil War his career on the main character was the river came to an a young boy like me. abrupt end. Once hosThe creator of this tilities started all river wonderful world of traffic ceased. Although Tom Sawyer was born his career on the river Samuel Langhorne ended he was able to Clemens in Florida, use his experience to Mo., on Nov. 30, 1835, give him his pseudonym the same day Halley’s Mark Twain which Comet came blazing means two fathoms or across the night sky.

12 feet and safe to naviYears later Twain would gate. predict he would leave After serving briefly this world when the in the Civil War Twain comet returned. went to Nevada with

his brother to seek his fortune in mining.

He failed at that but worked once again as a reporter for a newspaper. There he wrote “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” The story went nationwide becoming an 1800s version of going viral.

Twain had found his true calling.

His first book was “The Innocents Abroad” published in 1869. His most popular books were “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” published in 1876 and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in 1885. By today’s standards Twain was a superstar. He made a fortune on the lecture circuit but lost most of it through bad investments. Twain was considered by many to be the most well known and best loved man on the planet. During his lifetime he wrote a total of 28 books and numerous short stories, letters and sketches.

He built a magnificent home in Hartford, Conn., that today is a popular tourist attraction. His boyhood home in Hannibal is a museum and the whole town has embraced his legacy. Calaveras County in California holds its annual fair and frog jumping contest in his honor every year on the third weekend in May. His books are still in print and his name is as well known today as

it was in the late 1800s.

Mark Twain died April 21, 1910, at the age of 74 one day after Halley’s Comet returned.

Many of Twain’s quotes still survive today. A few years ago I had the opportunity to visit Hannibal and the Twain Museum. I bought a coffee mug at the gift shop that has one of my favorite Twain quotes. It reads, “My books are water.

Those of the great geniuses are wine.

Everyone drinks water.”

The other day I told my wife I’d like to be the next Mark Twain and since I’d never be able to emulate his literary style maybe I could at least look like him. I could start by only wearing white suits wherever I go. Then I could let my already gray hair grow long and grow a big bushy mustache. Then I could start smoking 40 cigars a day (something Twain did until his health began failing). It was at this point my wife put a stop to my dream of literary immortality. “First of all you don’t like white suits, second I’m not kissing you or anyone else with a big bushy mustache and finally there’s no smoking allowed in this house!”

I wonder if Mark Twain had this much trouble when he was working on becoming an American icon.

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From Minuteman to G.I. Joe, American soldiers don’t like to lose

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“Something’s seriously wrong with us. We’re soldiers. But we’re American soldiers! We’ve been kicking a – for 200 years! We’re 10 and 1! … All we have to do is to be the great American fighting soldier that is inside each one of us.”

— Bill Murray, inspiring the troops in “Stripes” America has learned a lot of lessons from its many, varied wars, dating back to the American Revolution, when we first started kicking ... our enemies around. But sometimes the lessons are missed and changes that should be made are too slow in coming. And mistakes have been made.

There is not a lot to celebrate, for instance, about the War of 1812, which a USD history professor sees as arguably America’s most unpopular war. Even more unpopular than Vietnam.

As the country has changed, so has the military, evolving from the citizen-soldier of 1776 to the welltrained professional of 2012. It just took a little time.

Such are the lessons we gleaned from a talk with Kurt Hackemer, longtime history professor at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, a teacher whose specialty is American military history.

“When we start thinking about why we fight the wars we fight, how we think about the military in those wars and what comes out of them, you’re working with a very different set of assumptions back in our past than you are now,” Hackemer said.

With the Revolutionary War and the Redcoats as models, for example, you’re going into a war with a political ideology that sees any kind of a standing army as a threat to liberty and democracy, he said.

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Women build a belly covering for a C-87 transport in Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 25, 1942 during World War II. The women have built many of these during the war effort, which foremen declare equal in the construction and quality to those turned out by experienced workmen in the plant’s other departments.

“There’s this political understanding that says standing armies become tools of tyranny. They can be used by political leaders to suppress liberty, and therefore they are dangerous,” he said. “So what you’ll find very consistently from the Revolutionary War through the end of World War I, this constant

sense that wars should be fought by citizen-soldiers, not professional military. As soon as you finish fighting a war, the first thing you should do is automatically disband as much of the military as soon as you possibly can, and you don’t provide any kind of significant funding or resources for our military to function.”

THE REVOLUTION The Continental Army led by Gen. George Washington, the core of the American effort, was by far the smallest piece of the military puzzle. It was made up of men from the lower classes whom Congress refused to pay to the point where they almost staged a coup.

Cover story Hackemer said some went for years without pay, then with the war over, they were seen as a threat. After the war, the army shrunk almost immediately to less than 3,000 fighting men.

“And there’s this corresponding piece that says, all right, then who should the nation rely on for its defense? And the answer for a long time is the citizen-soldier, which becomes like this mythical Minuteman who grabs his rifle ... militias,” he said.

Militias did fight well in the Revolutionary War. “But there’s this consistent refusal to sort of give the regular military its due and to always see them as a threat,” he said.

Then along came President Thomas Jefferson, whose vision was that our military should not be equipped to be an aggressor. He wanted an army of engineers and explorers, folks like Lewis and Clark whose expedition was a military one.

WAR OF 1812 “The danger is when you get to your next war, the War of 1812,” he explained. “What happens when you pick a fight with a superpower? The answer is that you almost really lose the whole country because you’re misusing the army that you have.”

We made a lot of mistakes in that war, not least among them the decision to invade and “free” Canada from British rule. The problem was that the Canadians didn’t want to be part of the United States. They liked England. And today, Canadians celebrate the war more than Americans do, claiming it as a great victory over the United States.

“The best explanation I’ve heard for the War of 1812 is that you have a series of regional wars that are really run by independent warlords who generally operate independently of Washington,” he said. “Andrew Jackson was running around in the southwest, doing his own thing. And actually the Battle of New Orleans, that’s a very real touchstone for those very different visions for what it is that the Army done.”

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR Then along comes a very different kind of war.

“It’s the first war where the United States is really an aggressor nation.

The future What’s next for the U.S. military?

“It’s hard to say,” Kurt Hackemer said, “because what’s clear is that the military is going to be smaller. We literally can’t afford the military that we have right now. That will be an interesting fight because what the military wants does not necessarily equal the smaller military that the politicians want, even in terms of force structure.”

The armored and infantry divisions of the past, the big-single-purpose units that proved so successful in the past may not be the answer.

“What the Marines have shown us already is that the future is probably more in smaller, more self-contained expeditionary forcetype units,” he said. “Where a Marine expeditionary force has its infantry, its armor, its artillery, its air capability, sort of all melded in a smaller unit that can be deployed.”

Even with the Navy, there is some concern about whether the carrier battle groups should be relied upon as they were during World War II. “So there’s a real lack of clarity about what the next war might be, what it might look like, which is kind of frightening,” he said.

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Kurt Hackemer, professor of history at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, discusses the evolution of the U.S. military through America’s wars going back to the Revolution. He is standing in front of a picture of one of his favorite presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, in his office.

body thought that there would be one quick battle and the war would be done. Both sides are saying that in in quick battle, they’ll recognize We pick a border fight with the I mean his lead engineer who’s mak- that we are right and the war will be Mexicans, and then you have the ing all of this possible is Robert E. over, and then suddenly it’s not that same tension between volunteers and Lee. at all. regulars,” he said. “It’s mostly volun“But there is a sense out of the “What we learned is that warfare teers, with a corps of regulars. But Mexican War that professionalism had gotten so big that we didn’t know here is this sense out of the Mexican of some kind is important, that the how to deal with it.”

War that professionalism of some Army as a professional organizaSo for the next 30 years, the Army kind is important, that the army as tion, at least in its officer corps, is an will try to figure out how to fight a professional organization, at least important thing, though there’s still on a modern battlefield without losin its officer corps, is an important this kind of sense that the bulk of ing huge numbers of men. The first thing.” the fighting is best done by citizenplausible solution comes with the Many of the top leaders on both soldiers.”

Infantry Drill Tactics manual of sides of the next conflict, the Civil CIVIL WAR 1891, but even that doesn’t work very War, earned their stripes in Mexico.

The armies in the Civil War are well. It’s a problem nobody solves.

Unfortunately, many of the lessons mostly made up of civilian volun“But what’s interesting is that the these men learned were bad lessons, teers. There is still the sense that Civil War is seen, by and large, as an Hackemer said. there’s something inherent about aberration at the time. We had this Gen. Winfield Scott’s successful democracy that makes citizens well big dustup between ourselves. We campaign from Vera Cruz to Mexico suited to defend it. Then when the fought it. The war is over. What the City, for instance, showed that you fighting is done, they’ll put down Army really exists to do is defend can win battles by maneuver rather their weapons and go home, he said. our coast from hostile attack and to than by absolutely crushing the The lessons from the Civil War? serve as a constabulary force on the enemy. “And so when you take a list “It’s partly industrial might. It’s frontier, basically keeping Natives at who all of Scott’s junior officers partly manpower. It’s partly better and Anglo settlers apart so that they are, it is a who’s who of Civil War strategy,” Hackemer said. “The Civil Soldiers, page 12 generals, all his captains and majors. War is interesting because everyNovember 2012 | 11

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Soldiers: Citizens from page 11 won’t kill each other,” he said.

A lot of military leaders rejected the idea that the U.S. should have a European-style professional army. And the Army was downsized in a major way.

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Then comes the Spanish-American War, one of those cases where the politicians are the aggressors and the war was fought by a corps of regulars, the majority of whom are volunteers, like Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders.

“What the SpanishAmerican War does is it demonstrates just how absolutely broken the Army is,” Hackemer said. It shows that maybe we’re not as professional as we think we are, that we have no real way of mobilizing a large military force and deploying it. Out system is completely broken.

Out tactics are outdated.

Our military health care is terrible. The vast majority of the men who died in the SpanishAmerican War died of disease. Very few are killed in battle.

“The war is sort of a benchmark of how the military functions. It’s an absolute disaster, and it leads to one of the most intense periods of reform in American military history.”

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Members of Battery D, 101st Coast Artillery, Camp Stewart, Ga., attached to the Fourth Corps “Reds” for the Carolina war maneuvers, draw bead with a wooden 3-mm antitank gun.

19th century, Hackemer said. Then Root said the United States is going to deliberately build an army that is designed for a modern, European style of war.

“So World War I is a vindication of a lot of the changes that happened after the Spanish-American War, especially the way again that officers are personalized and educated,” he said. “In World War I, there are still a fair number of citizensoldiers obviously, but this is the point where you see what looks like a more professional American Army.”

The wars that followed in the 20th and 21st centuries, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, Korea and Vietnam, the Gulf wars and Afghanistan, showed the continuing evolution of the Army as a professional force, the development of the Navy and creation of the Air Force, the big fight after World War II over who gets the atomic mission, and the shift from planning for a land war in Europe to dealing with bordercrossing insurgents.

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Pet Loss can be heartbreaking. There are several items to choose from to help you remember your pet forever. Items range from urns, stone markers that can be personalized with your pets name, frames, figurines, sympathy cards and literature on grieving.

Lending Library

The Lending Library offers a wide range of books that can be checked out to comfort you or a loved one in your time of need.

We have a large selection including: Grief of Child, Children’s Grief, Teenage Grief, Spiritual, Hope/Encouragement, Women’s Interest, Holidays, Death of Parent, Child and Miscarriage/Infant Death, Suicide, and Pet Loss.

We also have books for purchase.

Keepsakes

Seraphim Angels make a wonderful remembrance gift. Angels are a symbol of hope and healing. When you need a special touch and to show you care, angels make a nice choice.

Inspirational figurines and statues often help express your thoughts of faith, hope and love. We have the perfect item for you.

Personal Expressions

Our selection of unique pendants and jewelry can help to hold your loved one close to your heart. Stone Markers with several sayings help to create your own memorial garden in honor of your loved one or pet.

Cards always let people know just how you feel. Our card department is endless and includes Sympathy cards, Get Well, Birthday and Thinking of You cards for that special occasion.

When words don’t express what you feel we invite you to visit us at our Family Resource Center located at 1819 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, Iowa. or call us at 712-276-7319.

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Calendar Arts

Through Nov. 4 Anne Frank & Me, LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market St. Presented

by THE Young People’s Theatre at LAMB in THE BOX–What happens when World War II meets the Millennial Generation? A show about the importance of tolerance, courage, and history. Touching, thought-provoking and funny. Seating is limited; reservations are encouraged. 7 p.m. Nov. 1-Nov. 3 and 2 p.m. Nov. 3-4. 7–9 p.m. $12/$15/$17.

712-255-9536, www. lambtheatre.com Nov. 1–Nov. 3 “The Wrestling Season,” Briar Cliff Theatre, 3303 Rebecca St. This play is about bullying and how young people struggle in their search for identity and at the same time deal with the destructive power of rumors. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2 and 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Call 712-2795542. Tickets are $8/adults, $6/senior citizens and children.

Nov. 2–Nov. 3 Benson Burner Group Art Show, Benson Building, 705 Douglas St. Seven local Sioux City artists will host the “Benson Burner” group art show Nov. 2, 5-9

p.m., and Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For artist information and artwork images, visit www.bensonart. carbonmade.com. This show is free and open to the public.

Nov. 3 Opening Reception for Larry Roots: On the Surface, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska Street. Celebrate the opening of the Art Center’s new exhibition, Larry Roots: On the Surface. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition remains on display through Feb. 3. 712-279-6272, www.siouxcityartcenter.org Nov. 8 Fashion As Art, Marina Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 385 East 4th Street, South Sioux City. See a live catwalk fashion show of artistic statements by La’Ventura, models with the latest in jewelry fashion

by Gunderson’s Jewelers and enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres with your friends! 5 p.m.–10 p.m. $50/person. 712-279-6272, www.siouxcityartcenter.org Nov. 15–Nov. 18 Almost, Maine, KlingerNeal Theater, 3700 Peters Ave. 7 p.m. Nov. 15-17 and 2 p.m. Nov. 18. 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. webs. morningside. edu/theatre/

Nov. 16–Nov. 18 Batman Live, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. Faithfully adapted from the DC Comics characters and stories, BATMAN LIVE focuses on Robin’s quest for justice, which leads him to follow in the footstps of his hero–the mysterious vigilante known as Batman.

Show times are 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 16, noon and 4 p.m.

Nov. 17 and 1 and 5 p.m.

Nov. 18. $19. 50-$89. 50. www.tysoncenter.org Nov. 18 Richard Scarry’s “Lowly Worm and Huckle Cat’s Busytown Busy”, Orpheum Theater, 520 Pierce St. The stage show is based on Scarry’s catalogue of more than 300 children’s books.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, 401 Gordon Drive, and at Ticketmaster locations.

1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

siouxlandaging.org Nov. 3 Falconry Program, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road. Kay Neumann, Master Falconer, will share the basic art and sport of falconry. Please pre-register by calling 712258-0838 or email tkruid@ sioux-city.org. A free-will donation will be accepted to assist with Neumann’s nonprofit raptor rehabilitation program. 1–4 p.m. www. woodburyparks.com Nov. 7 Armchair Adventure– 100th Anniversary of Stone Park, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road.

Kevin Pape, Park Ranger, will share the colorful and successful history of Stone Park during its 100- year existence as an Iowa State Park. 11 a.m.

Nov. 8 Lunchtime for the Animals, Dorothy Pecaut Classes & Lectures Nature Center, 4500 Nov. 2 Sioux River Road. Join us Welcome To Medicare every second Thursday Seminars, Siouxland Aging of the month at this Services, 2301 Pierce St. time to view us feed the An unbiased, informative American Kestrel, snakes, 2-hour seminar for new turtles and salamanders.

Medicare beneficiaries. Pre- Learn more about these registration is required as amazing animals and their space is limited. 1:30–3:30 adaptations. 4:30 p.m. p.m. 712-279-6900, www. www.woodburyparks.com

Nov. 15 Done in a Day, St. Luke’s Imaging & Breast Screening Center, 2730 Pierce St. Partner with your physician to conveniently schedule your healthcare exams in one day.

Services available include female annual exams, screening mammograms, bone density scans and BRCA breast cancer gene screening. Physician order required. Call 712-2947688 to learn more. 9 a.m.–10 a.m. 279-3481, www.stlukes.org Nov. 15 Holiday Grief Workshop, Bickford Senior Living/ Assisted Living Cottage, 4020 Indian Hills Drive.

Please join speaker, Angela Nilles, LMSW at an informative, heartfelt and interactive workshop.

She will be providing ways to help us cope with our grief during the holiday season. 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Bickford Senior Living, 712-2392065, jeanne. steinkamp@ enrichinghappiness.com.

available at the door. Baked goods also available for purchase. 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. 712-255-5559.

Nov. 15 Glass Apple Christmas Open House, St. Luke’s Glass Apple Gift Shop, 2720 Stone Park Blvd.

Shop beautiful seasonal gifts and decorations while enjoying free cookies. 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m. 712-279-3636.

Meetings

Nov. 8 Coffee with the Council, City Council Chambers, 405 Sixth St. The monthly meetings, held the second Thursday of the month, let residents share concerns and suggestions with city staff and elected officials.

Free parking is available at the Wilbur Aalfs Library, 529 Pierce St. 8:30 a.m.– 9:30 a.m.

Music

Nov. 2 Where in the World is Rockestra?, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St. Enjoy songs about your favorite places as we take you on a musical Community trip you will never forget.

Nov. 4 8 p.m. $10-$36. www.

Grecian Dinner, Holy siouxcityrockestra.com/ Trinity Greek Orthodox Nov. 4 Church, 900 Sixth St. DineThe Hunts, Eppley in or carry-out. Tickets

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Calendar Auditorium, Morningside College, 3625 Garretson Ave. The Hunt Family Fiddlers are an awardwinning family of Irish step-dancers, fiddlers and singers. They perform Celtic, bluegrass, inspirational, country and light rock music plus a selection of their own music. 3 p.m.–4 p.m. $17-$22. 712-276-2212, concertcourse.com Nov. 8 Morningside College Department of Music Presents Jazz Ensemble Concert, Morningside College Eppley Auditiorium, 3625 Garretson Ave. 7:30– 10 p.m. 712-274-5210.

Nov. 10 Sioux City Conservatory’s annual Orpheum show, Orpheum Theater, 520

Pierce St. Members of the conservatory perform. 7 p.m. www. siouxcityconservatory.com Nov. 11 Stephanie March, cello, First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska St. 3–4 p.m.

712-279-5567.

Nov. 11 Morningside College Student Recital, Morningside College Eppley Auditiorium, 3625 Garretson Ave. Morningside College Music Department presents Beth Fish, mezzosoprano & Ariel Turnquist, soprano 3 p.m.–4 p.m.

712-274-5210.

Nov. 11 Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert, Morningside College Eppley Auditiorium, 3625 Garretson Ave. Morningside College Department of Music

Presents Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 7:30 p.m.– 10 p.m. 712-274-5210.

Nov. 17 Sioux City Symphony: Creation, Celebration, Culmination, Orpheum Theatre, 528 Pierce St. Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Roger Zare, SCSO Composer of the Year 7:30–9:30 p.m.

Tickets, 712-279-4850. siouxcitysymphony.org Nov. 30 Christmas at Morningside, Morningside College Eppley Auditiorium, 3625 Garretson Ave. Presented by Morningside College Department of Music. 7:30–10 p.m. 712274-5210.

Shows & Festivals Nov. 2

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Tri-City 7 p.m. $8. 50-$17.

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The rest of the evening events include: Santa lights the tree at 6:45 p.m.; Santa’s House at 7 p.m.; Fireworks at 7:15 p.m.; Festival of Trees at 7:30 p.m. 712-252-0014. www.downtownsiouxcity. com Nov. 28–Nov. 29 Book Fair, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, 2720 Stone Park Blvd. St. Luke’s Partners will host a two-day book fair with Books are Fun. Perfect for holiday gifts! 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Sports & Rec Nov. 2 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs.

Lincoln 7 p.m. $8. 50-$17.

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Nov. 10 Model Railroad Day, Milwaukee Railroad Shops, 3400 Sioux River Road.

Celebrating National Railroad Month. Noon–4 p.m. 712-233-6996, www. milwaukeerailroadshops. org/ Nov. 19 Downtown for the Holidays, Downtown Sioux City, 4th St. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 231 presents the 2012 Holiday Lighted Parade that will start at 6:15 on 4th and

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Celebrate our nation’s capital with us as well as Gettysburg, Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown – where our nation began!

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Senior activities

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advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, “come & go” bridge, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 2: Exercise Plus program in Siouxland.

50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with In Sioux City, meals are Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 served Tuesday-Friday at Riverside Lutheran Church, a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; tap for fun, 11 a.m.; 1817 Riverside Blvd.; bridge group, noon; open on Monday at Riverside craft time, bridge & 500, Gardens’ Community scrabble, dance with Jerry Room, 715 Bruner Ave., O’Dell & His Country Flavor Fairmount Park, 210 Band, 1 p.m.

S. Fairmount St., and Nov. 5: Exercise Plus 50, Centennial Manor, 441 W. 8:15 a.m.; advanced tap Third St. A suggested contribution class, intermediate bridge class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, is $3.75 or what each person can afford without intermediate tap class, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, causing a financial knitting & crocheting, hardship.

10 a.m.; choreographed Reservations are required a day in advance ballroom, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 by calling the Sergeant a.m.; movie “The Wedding Bluff site at 943-4669 Date,” Mah Jong, pinochle, or the Siouxland Aging woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Services nutrition office fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m. at 279-6900 ext. 25. For Nov. 6: Penny bingo, more information about other available meal sites, 8:30 a.m.; genealogy, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; call 279-6900. painting class, 9:30 a.m.; Siouxland Center For creative writing, walking Active Generations off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap Siouxland Center, 313 practice, 12:30 p.m.; Cook St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m. through Friday.

Nov. 7: Chorus, senior yoga with Dixie, 9 a.m.; November painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; Calendar: beginner tap practice, 3 Nov. 1: Penny bingo, mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line show, “Alzheimer’s and dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, everything you never wanted to know,” 10:30 9 a.m.; Beg. 2 line dance, a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 9:45 a.m.; Library Book a.m.; drama group, 11 Club, senior yoga, Men’s a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Club, German, 10 a.m.;

scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Nov. 8: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 9: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; tap for fun, 11 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Terry & the Remnants, 1 p.m.

Nov. 12: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; advanced tap class, intermediate bridge class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, intermediate tap class, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; choreographed ballroom, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; birthday party, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Senior with Kelly, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 13: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; genealogy, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking off pounds, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 14: Senior yoga

Senior activities with Dixie, chorus, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show “Bringing Blue Bunny to us,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Nov. 15: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, “come & go” bridge, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 16: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with

Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; tap for fun, 11 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Shirley’s Big Band, 1 p.m.

Nov. 19: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; advanced tap class, intermediate bridge class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, intermediate tap class, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; choreographed ballroom, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie, “Letters from Iwo Jima,” Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 2 p.m.

Nov. 20: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; genealogy, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking

off pounds, 10 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 21: Senior yoga with Dixie, chorus, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; no talk show; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Nov. 22: Happy Thanksgiving Nov. 23: Closed for Thanksgiving

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Nov. 26: Exercise Plus 50, 8:15 a.m.; advanced tap class, intermediate bridge class, 9 a.m.; Wii practice, intermediate tap class, 9:30 a.m.; beginner tap class, knitting & crocheting, 10 a.m.; choreographed ballroom, 11 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 11:30 a.m.; movie, “Left Behind,” Parkinson’s meeting, Mah Jong, pinochle, woodcarving, 1 p.m.; Super Strong Seniors with Kelly, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 27: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; genealogy, senior yoga, 9 a.m.; painting class, 9:30 a.m.; creative writing, walking

off pounds, 10 a.m.; crafts, 10:30 a.m.; tap practice, 12:30 p.m.; painting class, pitch, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 28: Senior yoga with Dixie, chorus, 9 a.m.; painting class, novice dup. bridge game, 9:30 a.m.; beginning tap practice, 3 mile walk, 10 a.m.; talk show “How does the United Way impact Siouxland,” 10:30 a.m.; guitar practice, 10:45 a.m.; drama group, 11 a.m.; bridge, 12:30 p.m.; scrabble, 500, 1 p.m.; 1 mile walk warm up, 2:40 p.m.; fitness with Kelly, 3 p.m.

Nov. 29: Penny bingo, 8:30 a.m.; beg. 1 line dance, 8:45 a.m.; drum circle, walking off pounds, 9 a.m.; beg. 2 line dance, 9:45 a.m.; senior yoga, Men’s Club, German, 10 a.m.; advanced line dance, 11 a.m.; canasta, inter. line dance, woodcarving, bridge group, cribbage, 1 p.m.; ping pong, 2 p.m.

Nov. 30: Exercise Plus 50, 8:30 a.m.; fitness with Sandy, Wii practice, 9:30 a.m.; blood pressures, 10 a.m.; tap for fun, 11 a.m.; bridge group, noon; open craft time, bridge & 500, scrabble, dance with Bert Heithold Band, 1 p.m.

Elmwood Care Centre & Premier Estates “Where Caring Makes the Difference”

If you have glaucoma and are considering cataract surgery, you may be eligible to participate in the COMPASS Clinical Study. The study is evaluating an investigational treatment designed to reduce pressure buildup inside the eye, which may help reduce or eliminate the need for glaucoma medications.

If you participate, you will receive all study-related eye exams at no cost.

In addition, you may be reimbursed for your time and travel.

For more information: Lisa, Study Coordinator, Jones Eye Clinic (712) 239-7045

Enjoy the ambiance of small town, Onawa, Iowa!

Community interaction and visits from caring volunteers.

Assisted living at beautiful Premier Estates.

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Local & Government Services Siouxland Counseling Catholic Charities: 1601 Directory Military Road, 252-4547 of Elderly Services Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 21st., Sioux City Better Business Bureau: 1-800-222-1600 City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 279-6109 Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Elder Abuse Awareness: 1-800-362-2178 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 2796314 Police Department: 2796960 (general) Post Office (Main): 214 Jackson St., 277-6411 Siouxland Aging Services: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900. Information and referral services, case management. Senior Advocacy Program, Chris Kuchta, program director.

Social Security Office: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City City Hall: 1615 First Ave., 494-7500 Department of Social Services: Dakota City, Neb., 987-3445 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 4947555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

Adult Day Programs

252-1861, ext. 21 Senior Community Service Employment Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Experienced Works: South Sioux City, 494-3337 Lutheran Social Service: Siouxland Workforce Development Center, 2508 4240 Hickory LaNeb.276Fourth St., assistant; Faye 1073 Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext.

Mercy Behavioral Care 1020 Center: 801 5th St., 279Senior Companion 5991 Siouxland Mental Health: Program: 4200 War Eagle

Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Social Security Administration: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 2555525 South Sioux City Community Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861, Tax Counseling Community Action

Rehab

After Surgery Our program is specifically designed to help residents return home!

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Adult Day Program: Alzheimer’s Association, 420 Chambers St. 2795802. A safe, nurturing Employment and group environment for functionally impaired adults Volunteer Service RSVP (Retired and who need supervision.

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Drive, 712-577-7848 or 712-577-7858

Financial Assistance

Commission of Veterans Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 279-6606 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833

Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 274-1610, energy assistance Financial, Insurance and Tax Counseling Consumer Credit Counseling Service: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 ext.

47 Siouxland Senior Center: 217 Pierce St., 255-1729, tax counseling

SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program): Information available from either Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, or The Center Center for Siouxland: 715 Douglas St., 2521861. Conservatorship service, provides money management and protective payee services Woodbury County Extension Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, 276-2157

2120 Dakota Ave., 4943259 South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Cindy Hanson Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, 715 Douglas St., 252-1861 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610 Health Care Information Alzheimer’s Association: Food 420 Chambers St., Iowa Department of 279-5802. Referral Human Services: 822 and information about Douglas St., 255-0833 Alzheimer’s disease, Meals on Wheels: support groups and respite Siouxland Aging Services, care 2301 Pierce St., 279Dakota County Health 6900, deliver noon meals, Nurse: 987-2164 suggested donation $3.72 Iowa Department of the per meal Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Lifeline: Personal St., 255-8836 emergency response Le Mars SHARE: Betty system: St. Luke’s, 279Dutcher, (712) 548-4229 3375, Jenny Herrick; Mercy (Distribution Site: Assembly Medical Center, 279-2036, of God, 410 First St. S.W.) Karen Johnson Mid-City SHARE: Center Marian Health Center: for Siouxland, Johna Community Education, 279Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21, 2989 (Distribution Site: Mary Siouxland Community TreglIowa, 900 Jennings Health Center: 1021 St.) Nebraska St., 252-2477 Sioux City SHARE: Siouxland District Center For Siouxland, Health: 1014 Nebraska St., Lisa Thomas, 259-7412 279-6119 or 1-800-587(Distribution Site: DAV, 3005 5129 Military Road) St. Luke’s Health South Sioux City SHARE: Professionals: 279-3333 Sherry Stubbs, 494-6477 (Distribution Site: First Lutheran Church, 3601 Home Health Care Dakota Ave.) Boys and Girls Home Siouxland Senior Center: and Family Services: 2101 217 Pierce St., 255-4240, Court St., 293-4700 congregate meal site Care Initiatives Hospice: Siouxland Tri State Food 4301 Sgt. Road, Suite 110, Bank: 215 Douglas St., Sioux City, Iowa, 712-239255-9741 1226 South Sioux City Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, Community Action Center: 276-9860

Local & Government Services Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. Fairmont, 2584267, non-medical home health Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Hamilton Blvd., 2334144, nursing care, home health aide/homemaker, social services Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, 233-5100, 1-800-8973840, home health aides/ homemaker services, therapy services REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care, home health aides, homemaker services, waivers Siouxland District Public Health Nursing: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119, skilled nursing care in home, home health aide, homemaker services St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 Hamilton Blvd., 279-

3279. In-home nursing, therapy, home medical equipment and supplies, lifeline program.

Tri-State Nursing Services: 621 16th St., 277-4442, skilled nursing care, Home Health aide services, services ordered by a doctor Synergy Home Care: Kim Kreber, 600 Stevens Port Drive, Suite 102, Dakota Dunes, S.D., (605) 242-6056.

Home Maintenance Siouxland Aging Services: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900, CHORE service, yard maintenance, heavy cleaning (Riley Fields) Hospitals Mercy Medical Center: 801 Fifth St., 279-2010 St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center: 2720 Stone Park, 279-3500 Siouxland Surgery

Center: 600 Sioux Point Road, 232-3332

Contact Connie Whitney or Pat Trosin at (712) 2625965 Maple Heights: 5300 Housing Stone Ave., 276-3821, Sioux City contact Jennifer Turner.

Bickford Senior Living, This is subsidized lowAssisted Living & Memory income housing with rent Care: 4020/4022 Indian based on income Hills Drive, 239-2065 or NorthPark Senior 239-6851, NiCole Gosch, Living Community: 2562 director. Family owned and Pierce St., 255-1200. operated, individualized 48 independent living “level of care”, respite apartments, 57 supervised (short stay) welcomed! living apartments and three Countryside Retirement respite apartments Apartments: Lilac Lane, Northern Hills 276-3000 Retirement Community: Floyd House: 403 C 4000 Teton Trace, Street, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, 239-9400. Studio, one712-943-7025, Affordable, bedroom and two-bedroom multiple levels of care, apartments. studio, one-bedroom, Northern Hills Assisted respite Living: 4002 Teton Trace, Holy Spirit Retirement 239-9402. Studio, oneApartments: 1701 West bedroom and two-bedroom 25th St., 252-2726 apartments.

Lessenich Place Oakleaf Property Apartments: 301 Fifth St. Management: 1309

Airwaves: USD professor from page 8 the university, had appeared on the show before. She said recording a show with him is always a “wild ride.”

“He is a spirited, challenging conversationalist. He never accepts what I say at face value and asks a lot of questions. He is that rare person who engages questions deeply and keeps everyone thinking,” she said.

Calls from the helpline sometimes end up being featured on the show.

In August 2011, a call came across from Rose Wainscoat, of Viborg, S.D. Her husband, James Wainscoat, had been locked up in a

California jail, charged with felony kidnapping and burglary.

The ordeal started when James Wainscoat traveled to Montana after losing contact with his 92-year-old mother, who had gone there to visit one of his sisters.

“When she dropped off the map, we knew something was wrong.

We found her in a lockdown facility. She said she wanted to leave Montana and live with my sister in California,” James Wainscoat said.

His mother had been wrongfully diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and his sister in Montana had won power of attorney, which allowed her to

helpline call, Myers brought Wainscoat’s lawyer on the show place her mother in the and covered the trial, facility, he said.

Wainscoat said.

When James Wainscoat “Myers stayed right took his mother to with it, getting word out California, he was through his radio proslapped with the charges gram. A lot of people and spent the next 10 began to call my family months preparing for his and show support, startMay 2012 trial. ing up a defense fund,” After receiving the

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Riverside Gardens, 715 Brunner Ave., 277-2083; Fairmount Park Apartments, 210 Fairmount St. Sunrise Retirement Community: 5501 Gordon Drive, 276-3821. 64 one and two bedroom ground level homes with attached garage, some with den and sunroom.

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he said.

Wainscoat was cleared of the charges and appeared on Myers’ program afterward.

“He (Myers) has a heart for the elderly. If it wasn’t for people like Professor Myers, who went above and beyond, I don’t know where I

would be,” he said.

Myers said he had found the trial both bizarre and fascinating.

“It is incredibly gratifying to be able to continue to use my experience to help people like Jim. It’s probably why I continue to do this,” he said.

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