Boomers & Beyond September 2015 Issue by SylvaniaAdVantage

Sassy • Spirited • Successful

September 2015 INSIDE • Bike to Work Out • Apples, Glorious Apples

Walking Meditation—Tai Chi • Sassy Boomer Speaks • Boomers and Blue Grass

Sassy • Spirited • Successful “Autumn—the year’s last loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant

Fall in love with FALL—Apple cider, crisp air, football and assorted fun. In this issue we hit the road with a sassy Boomer (pg. 4), celebrate the glorious apple (pg. 5), follow the trail to award-winning wine (pg. 8) and discover the benefits of Taoist Tai Chi (pg. 9). We also celebrate the strength of the human spirit as we learn how a bold Boomer journeyed from grief to finding her groove. As the sun begins to set sooner and summer days come to an end, we hope you find that with every end comes a new beginning.

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BOOMERS Enjoy this issue! & Beyond 3 • Peddling to Work Out Bodacious Boomers Mary Helen Darah Nancy Jomantas Connie Torrey Beyond Boomer Consultant Sharon Lange Contributing Writers Neil Garrison, Louise Crawford Kahle, Sharon Lange, Jennifer Ruple Boomer’s Digital Media Specialist Layne Torrey Boomer Wanna-Be-Layout and Design Elissa Cary Boom Your Business with Advertising boomersandbeyond2014@gmail.com 419/824-0100 Bond with the Boomers infoboomersandbeyond@gmail.com On The Web sylvaniaadvantage.com/boomers-beyond Boomers Hangout 5655 N. Main St. #1, Sylvania, Ohio 43560

• Don’t Knock It

• Apples, Glorious Apples

• Financial Success

• Follow the Pioneer Wine Trail 8 • Feel the Energy-Taoist Tai Chi 9

• Apples, Glorious Apples: The beloved apple pie takes center stage this season. –Photo by Jennifer Ruple

• A Boomer with the Blues

• Books for Boomers

• Crossword Fun!

• Community Snaps

• Going Beyond

• A Boomer With the Blues: Fossil Creek band members Dave Borkowski, Krista Solars, Jerry Spitler, Jan Hudson and Tom Galbraith.

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Peddle to Work...Stay Fit in Mind & Body No Spandex Required!

By Sharon Lange For the last 10 years or more, Lou Ann Fletcher can good workout at the same time. I liked the idea of that kind of multi tasking!” be found peddling to and from work at Lourdes University from her Richfield Township home five “And this routine really works for me. My clothes miles away. “I get my bike out as soon as fit better during my cycling season. I the roads are clear, usually in mid feel much more energized and I’m March, and I don't put it away able to eat everything I want. until the first of December or But best of all, I don't have to even later, weather feel guilty about that second permitting. If we have a cookie!” she added. mild winter, I may ride Fletcher also realized through the whole year,” some very positive said Fletcher, who has unintended consequences been the lead receptionist as a result of her workout for Lourdes University for routine. “I am doing my bit over 22 years. for the environment by “Other cyclists with their having one less automobile official garb and spandex are on the road each day. I am also probably getting a good laugh creating one more very desirable when they see me peddling down the parking space for others on campus,” road in my reflective construction vest, she said. Lou Ann Fletcher helmet, pearls and other bling, flip flops “I find that the 40 or so minutes it takes and my bag in my bicycle basket,” she me to ride to and from work serve as a great time chuckled. “I must be quite a sight to them!” for reflection, meditation and even prayer, although In case Fletcher's work responsibilities call for I do keep one eye on the road and traffic. I also see dressier attire, she dons pants for the bike ride and so many interesting sights along the way; things brings a change of clothes for work. “I'm just a you would never notice from a car window. And, I little hesitant to wear a skirt while I ride as I am find lots of stuff, as well,” she stated. “Riding my afraid that it would get caught in the chain,” she bike to work has been so very beneficial for me in said. so many ways and it certainly suits my lifestyle.” Fletcher is able to take the lesser-traveled back Fletcher's husband and two daughters Anne Osborn roads on her route to and from work. “There is and Andrea Fletcher, both Lourdes alumnae, are some traffic on my ride but it is not very supportive and encouraging. “They think it’s overwhelming,” she noted. great that I ride my bike to work,” she said. Not daunted by northwest Ohio's unpredictable weather, Fletcher rides prepared with a rain poncho in her bag, just in case. “I also have any number of 'safe havens' along my way in case the weather gets For a new you too severe for me to ride. However, I have only had to stop a very few times over the years,” she (419) 466-2847 recalled. The idea of riding a bicycle to work occurred to Fletcher as she was searching for a way to balance work, family and staying fit. “I started riding my SueNewTrition@aoI.com Sue Barchick bike around my neighborhood on weekends,” she stated. “As I added more miles to those rides, it www.GoHerbalife.com/sbarchick dawned on me that I travel 10 miles a day to and Facebook - NewTrition Sylvania from work. I could ride my bike to work and get a

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Don’t Knock It ‘Til You Try It

A Sassy Boomer Girl Speaks Out! By Louise Crawford Kahle

“I am sitting on a bus with a bunch of old people, watching them play a lively game of Bingo. Good Lord, somewhere I’ve crossed a line.” Facebook post, May 3, 2015 At 64, I thought I was too young for senior centers. What on earth could they be doing that would be of any interest to me? That was before someone told me I should check out the Margaret Hunt Senior Center in south Toledo. She informed me they have fun trips. Three months later, I found myself on a motor coach traveling to New Orleans. With a trolley stop in front of our hotel, the Maison St. Charles, and plenty of free time in addition to planned events, I knew that if I didn’t have a good time it would be my own fault. The first morning we got a tour of the city with guide, Ina (pronounced eena). In her beautiful Cajun accent she told us all about the history and what is currently going on in her beloved city. She took us to a local café for beignets. She sang “Jambalaya,” (you know the one, “goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh.”) I would have liked to have spent the rest of the day hanging out with Ina but she had other plans. We toured Mardi Gras World where artists were working on floats for this year’s parades. At the World War II Museum we sat in seats that vibrated making us feel as though we were amidst the battle depicted on the screen has moved to Main Street! Come visit us in our NEW location!

surrounding us. One beautiful afternoon we boarded the steamboat, Natchez, and cruised on the Mississippi. My husband and I visited an aquarium while others gambled at the casino across the street. I ate a lot of Cajun and Creole food. I had a few drinks. I strolled Bourbon Street one evening (not recommended for the faint of heart) and I took wonderful early morning walks all by myself. Everywhere we went there were Mardi Gras beads hanging from tree branches and electrical wires. They were for sale everywhere but the new shiny ones didn’t interest me. One morning while walking near the hotel, I spotted a string of four green beads nestled in a crack on the sidewalk. They were dirty and pitted but I knew they were my souvenir beads. They had a history. They had already been to the party. Would I travel with a bunch of senior citizens again? Yes! Fun people, plus, where else can you get transportation, six nights in a hotel, six dinners and admittance to all the venues for $629? In fact, since I’ve been home, I’ve been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them and I’m signed up for a four day trip to Hershey, Penn., in December. Now I wonder where the other senior centers are going? I’m going to find out.

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Apples, Glorious Apples

Apple Season Kicks Off in Ohio By Jennifer Ruple We Ohioans love our apples. Apple cider, apple fritters, apple pie, caramel apples – anything apple will do. As September signifies the beginning of apple season in our region, it’s time to enjoy the fruits of the harvest and late summer weather Enjoy the late summer weather with apple picking, apple festivals, apple and pick your own. baking, and just plain old apple eating. Really though, who can resist the shiny red,

perfectly packaged fruit? Bursting with flavor and nutrients, apples are seriously versatile in that they can be used in sweet or savory dishes, not to mention they smell amazing baking in your oven. Apple pie may be the most quintessential apple dessert out there, but why not use that just-picked bushel for apple tarts, apple bars, apple bread or apple Apple bars get better with age. anything?

APPLE BARS Like fine wine, these apple bars get better with age - becoming moister each day. Don’t leave off the frosting - its sweetness balances the flavors in the cake beautifully. –Servings: 25 4 cups chopped, unpeeled ¾ cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs Braeburn or Gala apples 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 ¾ cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter, softened 2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 15x10-inch jellyroll pan with nonstick baking spray with flour. In a large bowl, combine eggs and salt. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until frothy, about 1 minute. Add sugar and oil; beat until blended. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to egg mixture; beat just until blended. Fold in apples, nuts, and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned and set. In a medium bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, butter, and enough milk to achieve a spreadable consistency. Spread over cake. When frosting has set, cut cake into bars. (Adapted from fall 2010 issue of Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate)

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On the Road to Financial Success Thoughts To Consider By Neil Garrison Your longevity As a baby boomer approaches the day of transition from fulltime career to full-time fun, a 180-degree career change, or part-time work, we have to consider sources of income and how to efficiently receive income. For example, Neil Garrison longevity can play a significant role when deciding to receive social security benefits. There are many people that think age 62 is the time to start receiving social security benefits. Since it’s almost football season, I am going to go with Lee Corso’s line, “not so fast my friend.” There are a lot of moving parts to consider in this decision: your health, your family’s history of longevity, spousal benefits, continuing to work and several others. There are many great financial tools that you can utilize, along with your financial advisors level of expertise, to decide what makes sense for you. I must tell you that I am a huge fan of waiting as long as possible to start social security benefits. Our team has done a lot of work in this area and the statistics are astounding if someone lives a long life into their 80s or 90s. That being said, we know that this is an individual decision based on beliefs and circumstances. Your plan The assumption I am making is that you have a plan and just went through the last month not thrilled with the results of our global markets within the context of a properly diversified portfolio. We have gone through a part of the summer like a Cedar Point roller coaster and the irony is we still haven’t had a 10% correction (as of this writing) since May 2011. We can’t help but hear the financial noise and think that something is seriously wrong. My experience indicates that if we do get a 10% correction anytime soon, it will relate to something that is not in the mainstream press as of today. If it happens, this is where your plan and the discipline your plan brings to your financial journey comes into play. Over the last several weeks, I have visited with some of the top asset managers in the country

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and have come away with positive thoughts pertaining to the continuation of the secular bull market we are experiencing in the United States. Your confidence I have learned over the years that things are never as good or as bad as the press indicates. We will likely continue to see positive results in the United States and in other developed countries over the next several years for a variety of reasons: low interest rates, earnings growth, potential for pro-growth policies and our nations ingenuity ... just to name a few. Let’s take a look at interest rates first. We are starting at a virtually zero percent federal funds rate. Do you remember interest rates from the late 70s to early 80s? I remember it like yesterday and as we begin the process of normalizing interest rates in this country, our leaders will be sensitive to the impact higher rates will have on our economy, currency, and the global markets. Although the overall earnings growth appears to be flat, year to date, I see easier comparisons for a lot of companies as we head to 2016 after this year’s carnage in a few of our sectors; the assumption is that we get some stability in various commodities. What kind of policies could stimulate growth in our nation? Let me take you back to my M.B.A. program at the University of Notre Dame. I had a professor that explained how corporate tax law plays a critical role in determining corporate investment decisions and policy pertaining to the disposition of overseas profits; repatriating profits back to the United States at high tax brackets doesn’t make sense in a lot of scenarios. The negative impact our high corporate tax rates have on reinvesting here in plant and equipment, hiring workers, research and development, etc…is well documented. Our nation has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the FINANCIAL SUCCESS TO 14

Plates and Places

Follow the trail to award-winning wines By Jennifer Ruple

There’s no need to travel to Napa for great tasting wines, just head across the border to Southeast Michigan’s wine region and hit the Pioneer Wine Trail. The trail, made up of a cluster of eight wineries, stretches north Jennifer Ruple from Adrian to Haslett, a suburb of Lansing. There’s no real start or finish to the trail though – you can begin your tour at either end or right in the middle. And traveling between wineries is half the fun. Along the way, you’ll encounter rolling hills, antique shops, quaint boutiques, and cozy bed and breakfast inns in case you’d like to stay a night or two. Having visited several of the wineries along the trail, I can vouch for the fact that each one has a vibe all its own – much like the wines they produce. From left: Susan Serafin, event For example, the coordinator for the Pioneer Flying Otter Winery Wine Trail, and Maria Measel, is an off-the-beaten- Nathan Sparks and Dan Measel path, mostly outdoor of Pentamere Winery are happy setting with beautiful to share their wines and stories with visitors. views of the vineyards while Pentamere Winery is an urban venue and tasting room right in the heart of

downtown Tecumseh – they’ve got some great wine-related gifts too. Thanks for the cellar tour, Dan Measel. Here are highlights from a few more locations we visited: Housed in the historic Hayden-Ford Mill, also in Tecumseh, is J. Trees Cellars, an industrial-farmhouse The café at Sandhill Crane style tasting room Vineyards offers a variety of designed with old barn sandwiches, salads and wood, metal chairs and appetizers to complement its wines. factory pendant lighting. Cherry Creek Cellars is located in a historic 1870s’ brick schoolhouse near Michigan International Speedway where visitors can sample wines like Raceway Red at the knotty pine bar. Wander through the rows of maturing grapes then grab some lunch at the cozy café before or after wine tasting at Sandhill Crane Vineyards. The Pioneer Wine Trail also hosts many events throughout the year including The Big Grape Bus Tour on Oct. 31, when participants will travel to each winery Cherry Creek Winery, in an by motor coach and old schoolhouse, is in close experience wine and proximity to Michigan food pairings. International Speedway. While each winery along the trail is unique, they all have one thing in common – friendly and knowledgeable proprietors who are happy to share their stories and awardwinning wines with you. Jennifer Ruple is the author of the blog somedaycowgirl.blogspot.com

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Feel the Energy

The Taoist Tai Chi Society By Mary Helen Darah

Taoist Tai Chi, on the physical level, is a series of turning and stretching movements designed by a Taoist monk to exercise the entire body. On the emotional and spiritual level, it has been called “walking meditation” that reduces stress and increases a participant's sense of calm. The Taoist Tai Chi Society is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to improving health and well-being by making Taoist Tai Chi available to all. Classes are beginning in September.

Plates and Places Pioneer Wine Trail Locations www.pioneerwinetrail.com Burgdorf’s Winery 5635 Shoeman Rd., Haslett, Mich. Chateau Aeronautique Winery 1849 Rives-Eaton Rd., Jackson, Mich. Cherry Creek Cellars 11000 Silver Lake Hwy., Brooklyn, Mich. 2199 North Concord Rd., Albion, Mich. Flying Otter Winery 3402 Chase Rd., Adrian, Mich. J. Trees Cellars 703 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, Mich. Lone Oak Vineyard Estate 8400 Ann Arbor Rd., Grass Lake, Mich. Pentamere Winery 131 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, Mich. Sandhill Crane Vineyards 4724 Walz Rd., Jackson, Mich. 3685 Central Dexter, Mich. (fall only) Join now • SYLVANIA’S

The movements of this 800-year-old “soft” form of martial arts consist of slow movements that use gentle turns and stretches. Participants have experienced improved balance, flexibility, circulation and strength. You do not need to be an athlete or, for that matter, coordinated or flexible to try a Tai Chi beginner class. Check out the start dates and locations: Maumee: Tuesday, Sept 1, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 - 10:30 a.m. Beginner Tai Chi classes of Taoist Tai Chi Society will begin Maumee Center, 406 Illinois Ave., Maumee, Ohio

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A Boomer with the Blues

One Woman’s Journey from Grief to Grooving By Mary Helen Darah

Author, photographer and first day of the ‘wake me up band member, Jan Hudson, is this can’t be happening’ one busy Boomer with a moment to waking up and GOOD case of the blues. Jan discovering that pain is not Hudson began her career as a the first thing you feel. Do professional photographer at not fear the pain. It can the age of 18. “When I was eventually lead to healing. In 17 I worked for Powell my opinion, it’s better to go Studios,” she recalls. “I didn’t through the tough process of do much but take photos of mourning then trying to mask track teams. I photographed your sorrow with drugs.” Jan Hudson my first wedding at age 18. I Local Band Goes National remember the best man saying,’ I will be damned if Hudson is also a member of The Fossil Creek a woman is ever going to shoot my wedding.’ Back Band. She has always been musically inclined. “I then, women in the photography business were played the piano,” she recalls. “To many people’s rare. I was one of only three female photographers surprise, I started taking banjo lessons. Conley from here to Columbus-3,207 weddings later, I’m [Hudson’s late husband] was a well-known still going strong.” bluegrass musician. After he died I started a The Accidental Author Bluegrass gospel group with Tom Galbraith. In fact, “I never set out to write I book,” states Hudson, Tom’s daughter gave us the band’s name. Ten years “but I wrote and published, ‘Cry When You Cry ago when we started out his daughter said, ‘Look at and That’s OK’ in 2006 after my husband [Conley the old people trying to play like Nickle Creek. You Hudson] died from diabetes and congestive heart should call yourselves ‘Fossil Creek.’ The name failure.” The book has been well received and stuck but we are hardly fossils.” Hudson continues to reach to those mourning The Fossil Creek Band has since morphed into a through the book’s Facebook page. “People do not Bluegrass Americana band that writes its own know where to go or turn to,” she says. “There are music which is currently being played in 33 so many countries. The band’s lead guitar player was the psychological and former lead player for the local rock band, ‘Uncle analytical books Knuckle Funk’ and their fiddle player is a four-time on death out there. Ohio state fiddle champion. The band uses Air Play My book is set up Direct that allows their music to be heard by radio as a journal. I stations across the world. “We were just a local used to think I band having fun and BAM next thing you know we couldn’t live a day are playing the Blue Plate Special in Knoxville, without him, let Tenn. We are big in Ireland, England, Germany, alone a week. My Australia, and Denmark loves us,” states Hudson. book walks you “We are also really big in Canada, where we will right through the travel next year. There are a couple places in process from the A BOOMER WITH THE BLUES TO 11

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Ireland that want us to play but travel expenses for knocked down—especially with $70,000 of my late five people are pricey. We are working on husband’s medical bills--- but I continue to getting sponsors and book several get up and keep going. Life is gigs together overseas.” amazing if you really open your eyes. I have no Go For It formal training in “I grew up with grief support yet I five brothers and end up writing a a mom who said, book that has ‘If you want to helped numerous try something, people, I get to go for it’,” says share the Hudson. “Failure memorable is the worst thing moments of others that can happen.” In through my photography addition to her many and be play with an amazing talents, Hudson also repairs group of talented instruments and builds Members of Fossil Creek, Dave Borkowski, musicians. It’s right in front banjos, guitars and fiddles. Krista Solars, Jerry Spitler, Jan Hudson and of you if you stop being “I find it so relaxing,” she Tom Galbraith hit the airways here and abroad. self-consumed and truly states. “I lose myself during see. I am never going to be a millionaire but I am the process.” Her advice to fellow Boomers is to happy and happiness is priceless. keep trying new things. “You may look at something or meet someone and the next thing you know you are taking a ‘side exit’ to a whole new adventure. I am 60-years-old and I have been

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Books for Boomers Autumn is the perfect opportunity to break open those books you neglected during the warm summer months. Curl up with a warm cup of cider or tea and try some of these cool books for Fall!

By Sue Schafer A Full Life: Reflections at 90, Simon & Schuster, 2015 Manager, Sylvania Branch, By Jimmy Carter Toledo Lucas County Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Public Library international humanitarian and fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor and a few second thoughts.

Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy, Random House, 2015 By Judd Apatow From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years—including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Harold Ramis, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and Lena Dunham.

Go Set a Watchman, Harper, 2015 By Harper Lee Twenty years after the trial of Tom Robinson, Scout returns home to Maycomb to visit her father Atticus and struggles with his bigotry along with personal and political issues as her small Alabama town adjusts to the turbulent events beginning to transform the United States in the mid-1950s. The Harder They Come, Ecco, 2015 By T. Coraghessan Boyle Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people—an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son’s paranoid, much older lover—as they careen toward an explosive confrontation.

Nora Webster, Scribner, 2014 By Colm Toibin Struggling with grief and financial hardships after the death of her beloved husband, widow Nora struggles to support her four children and clings to secrecy in the intrusive community of her childhood before finding her voice.

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ACROSS 1. *It featured Mr. T 6. Middle-earth dweller 9. Slavic monarch 13. Paparazzo’s quest 14. India’s smallest state 15. Haul with a tackle 16. Raja’s wife, pl. 17. Address abbreviation 18. *Bert’s roommate 19. *Gilligan’s domain 21. *Andy Griffith, e.g. 23. *Alex P. Keaton accessory 24. Coal miner’s layer 25. Part of overalls 28. Give up 30. World-wide 35. *Fonzie’s comeback: “Sit ____ ____” 37. On bottom of coffee mug 39. Swelling 40. “No problem!” 41. Brown with a tinge of red 43. Like an ear infection 44. Server’s request 46. Like Gulf Stream 47. Driver’s road display? 48. Complicated situations 50. Air of allure, slang 52. Popular sauce on Chinese food 53. Louboutin’s creation 55. Ford Explorer, e.g. 57. * “Cheers” spin-off 61. Characteristic to consider 64. Cured item popular on bagels, pl. 65. * “Doctor Who” broadcaster 67. ____ Jane 69. Audience’s approval 70. Charged particle

71. Two under on one hole 72. Increases or adds to 73. Foot digit 74. Chased up a tree DOWN 1. Credit card rate 2. Bangkok native 3. Ages and ages 4. Not upright 5. Tessarae artwork 6. “Goodness gracious!” 7. Chop off 8. Casper the Friendly Ghost’s uncle 9. Unit of pressure named after Torricelli 10. Pueblo tribesman

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11. “Clueless” catch phrase 12. Coral barrier 15. “The Love Bug” 20. Must-haves 22. Take greedily 24. Oozing 25. *Kind of buddies 26. Accustom 27. They flock together? 29. *He took over for Bob Barker 31. O in b.o. 32. Greek Bs 33. Friend from Mexico 34. *Cagney’s partner 36. Phil Mickelson’s ball prop

38. * “That ____” with Marlo Thomas 42. Aggregate 45. Withstand 49. Female 51. *Kermit, e.g. 54. Galactic path 56. Type of consonant 57. Bolt 58. *Third from the sun 59. Car shaft 60. Neptune’s realm, pl. 61. Teenager’s woe 62. Zoo room 63. Bathroom flooring 66. Fan’s discontent 68. *____ Flanders of “The Simpsons”

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world and this issue should be addressed in a manner that would be pro-growth and make us more competitive globally. Finally, let’s talk about our ingenuity and I will refer to an observation from a family wedding in early August. My cousin was diagnosed a few years ago with multiple sclerosis and she has been under aggressive treatment and doing well. Over the weekend, her husband and I talked about our families past experience with M.S. as my aunt (her mom) was diagnosed with M.S. in the mid 70s. We talked about how thankful we are that it is 2015 and the advances that have been made over the last 40 or so years. This is one example and there are many more examples of how our great country is at the cutting edge of innovation and will

continue to bring more great advancements in the years to come. I have a lot of confidence today, given our advanced planning capabilities and the prospects for future growth, that our Baby Boomer generation can accomplish our individual goals and objectives. A quote from one of my cohorts still resonates from a long time ago. He once told me, “Neil … it’s always been a bad bet to bet against the United States.” I believe the quote will be accurate again. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Neil C. Garrison is a Financial Advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. Any opinions are those of Neil Garrison and not necessarily those of RJFS, Raymond James, or of this publication

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Paper Drive

Ken Leslie, director of community outreach for ‘Exclaim! 2015,’ helped keep things running smoothly at the event held July 26 at the Monsignor Schmit CYO Athletic Complex. The event featured a community outreach tent with information on human trafficking, vendors, exhibits, games, activities and the musical talents of Curtis Stephan, Matt Maher and Francesca Battistelli.

The Holland Pickleball Club donated paper goods for the Victory Center on July 29 in Holland, Ohio. The Victory Center is a nonprofit, located on W. Central Ave., whose mission is to support and educate Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan cancer patients and their families.

Sylvania Triathlon

Joe Rogers of Maumee competed in the Sylvania Triathlon/Duathlon on Aug. 9 at Tam-O-Shanter and Olander Park in Sylvania. The race included a swim, bike and run for participants of all abilities. The event is supported by over 300 local volunteers as well as the local community that annually attends to encourage participants to the finish line.

SEPTEMBER 2015

Executive Director of the Susan G Komen Northwest Ohio Affiliate Mary Westphal crosses the finish line at the annual Sylvania Triathlon/ Duathlon. –Photo by Ferguson Photographic Services

High School Reunion

Karen Aborn Faulkner, DeVilbiss High School class of ‘52, and Robin Hawk Gross, DeVilbiss High School class of 1962, attended the ‘All Toledo Area Class Reunion’ featuring the band, ‘Eddie and the Edsels’ at Centennial Terrace on Aug. 1.

GOINGBEYOND

attendEVENTS

Black Swamp Arts Festival Downtown Bowling Green Sept. 11-13 Art from more than 100 juried artist, music and food www.blackswampfest.org Rock the Lot Downtown Sylvania, behind Chandler Café Sept. 12 Benefit Bash with Tammy & Don, the Polka Floyd Show, craft beers, food trucks. 5-11 pm. www.facebook.com/downtownsylvania Greek-American Festival Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Downtown Toledo Sept. 11-13 A celebration of Greek culture with dancing, live entertainment and authentic Greek Food www.holytrinitytoledo.com Glass City 200 ARCA/Toledo Speedway Sept. 19 27th annual Glass City 200 is known for one of the best short tracks in the country. Rain date Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1 pm www.toledospeedway.com Apple Butter Making Week Sauder Village Archibold, Ohio Sept. 23-26 Experts will cook homemade apple butter and many apple-flavored treats www.saudervillage.org

discoverTRAVEL Marion Popcorn Festival Downtown Marion, Ohio Sept. 10-13 www.Popcornfestival.com

Schedel Arboretum and Gardens Elmore, Ohio Visit the 17 acres of gardens, visit the garden center for gardening tips and ideas. www.schedel-gardens.org

searchWEBSITES

www.nextavenue.org public media’s first and only national service for America’s booming 50plus population www.motherearthliving.com the authority on green living www.hoopladigital.com instantly borrow free movies, books, eBooks and more 24/7 with your library ohiotraveler.com plan your fall foliage drive-it-yourself tours realsimple.com learn to prepare squash in a variety of ways

helpCHARITIES

Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis University of Toledo Medical Center Saturday, Sept. 12, 3-6 pm Teams, friends and families will gather at UTMC for a picnic party then Take Steps toward the cures with a noncompetitive three-mile walk. sarminiak@ccfa.org 3rd Annual Findlay Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Blanchard Valley Hospital Campus, Findlay, Ohio Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 am This race raises significant funds and awareness for the breast cancer movement, celebrates breast cancer survivorships and honors those who lost their battle with the disease. Komenwohio.org

serveVOLUNTEER

Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity www.mvhabitat.org

Food for Thought www.feedtoledo.org Toledo Botanical Gardens Toledogarden.org/volunteer