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Oak Park Arms: Maintaining Its Original Charm In 1922, Oak Park was a young suburb with an elegant hotel/apartment building - the Oak Park Arms, and it was the epitome of style and sophistication. The Arms was always busy with meetings of all kinds, galas and wedding receptions.

By the 1970’s, however, hotel chains were springing up everywhere. The Oak Park Arms’ future was in doubt, until it was purchased by two friends who wanted to create active retirement living in a community that was full of life, service and spirit.

Today the Oak Park Arms is still owned by those two friends who remain involved and committed to excellence. It is flourishing as an independent living or an assisted living retirement community offering residents as full a life as they wish.

The word “choices” applies to everything. There is an abundance of appealing options for dining, learning, fitness, care and camaraderie. Residents enjoy an unbeatable combination of value, flexibility, life enrichment and fully integrated senior services. With more than 300 events a month, residents can

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create a day as exciting – or as relaxing – as they wish.

Books are delivered from the renowned Oak Park Library. Complementary transportation is available to appointments, the grocery store and the shopping mall. Within the Arms is an elegant dining room, ballroom, meeting rooms, barbershop, hair salon, doctors’ offices and a wonderful place for a massage.

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The Arms shares space with the Lifelong Learning Center (the local Senior Center), and more than ten other providers of senior-centered care are within the Arms.

There are assisted living services if and when they are needed. Short term or respite stays are popular. The Adult Day Care program invites participants to spend their daytime hours at The Arms and then return home in the evenings.

Winner of multiple awards, the Oak Park Arms has maintained its original charm. It is an affable and affordable home for older adults and a great resource to Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park and surrounding suburbs.

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Come to the Oak Park Arms and enjoy the company of our family with full independent, assisted living and short-term care accommodations.

Enjoy the warmth of new friends and comfortable home-like surroundings.Let us take care of all your needs. It’s all at the Arms!

Call today to schedule a tour -708-386-4040 Oak Park Arms • 408 S. Oak Park Ave. • Oak Park, IL, 60302 www.oakparkarms.com

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he Panton Eye Center has provided state-of-the-art eye care for over fifty years. Board-certified ophthalmologists and optometrists offer comprehensive optical, medical, and surgical care including five treatment lasers.

Peter J. Panton, M.D., senior surgeon, comments on the advances made in cataract surgery over the last several decades: “Cataract was once a blinding disease. Surgery required a lengthy hospitalization and patients wore thick spectacles post-operatively. That is a thing of the past. Today’s no-shot, no patch, no stitch cataract surgery allows the restoration of normal vision for nearly everyone.

What we now consider routine was unimaginable just a generation ago.”

Dr. Panton explains his subspecialty focus – refractive surgery – the total elimination of the need for glasses: “The refractive components of the eye are the cornea (in the front of the eye) and the lens (inside the eye). There are two major refractive procedures: (1) LASIK is the use of a laser to reshape the cornea; (2)

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Refractive Cataract Surgery is the combination of the bifocal implant with no-shot cataract surgery. For both our LASIK patients and our Refractive Cataract Surgery patients, life without glasses is the anticipated outcome.”

Robert W. Panton, M.D., fellowship-trained corneal surgeon, defines ALL LASER LASIK: “ALL LASER LASIK is the combination of two lasers to correct vision. The first makes a thin flap of cornea which is gently folded back. The second reshapes the cornea. The flap is repositioned without the need for stitches. Prior to surgery, the patient is able to see only the bigE. The morning after ALL LASER LASIK, the patient drives himself for his follow-up exam.”

Elizabeth Panton Karkazis, O.D. explains how contact lenses complement refractive surgery in a comprehensive practice: “Teenagers are too young for LASIK and not every adult is a suitable candidate for LASIK. When surgery is not an option, contact lenses remain a valuable tool to satisfy a patient’s optical needs.”

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Dr. Peter Panton Discusses Cataract Surgery & Bifocal Implants Dr. Panton, what is a cataract and how is it treated?

A cataract is the clouding of the lens inside the eye. Neither drops nor pills can prevent or cure a cataract. The only treatment for a cataract is its surgical removal and its replacement with a clear artificial lens or intraocular lens implant (IOL).

Dr. Peter J. Panton, a graduate of the Brown University School of Medicine, is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and former president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society.

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What is the difference between a monofocal implant and a bifocal implant?

In the past, the IOL corrected distance vision only; this is called a monofocal implant. Patients who undergo cataract surgery with a monofocal implant still need reading glasses. Recent advances incorporate a bifocal into the IOL. The bifocal implant allows patients to read without glasses, drive without glasses, and do virtually all of their activities without glasses.

What will I experience during cataract surgery with a bifocal implant?

Cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis using eye drops to numb your eye; no shots are necessary. The operation takes approximately 20 minutes after which you will rest for a short time before going home. Post-operatively, you will be asked to instill eye drops for a few weeks after surgery. You will have 90% of you vision back within one day and your eye will be completely healed within two weeks.

How do I find out if bifocal implants are right for me?

While most cataract patients are candidates for this technology, it is best to seek consultation with an ophthalmologist with experience in bifocal implants. If you want to reduce your dependence on glasses after cataract surgery, call Dr. Panton at 708-452-7200 to schedule an appointment.

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With 2017 Class of `60 Over 60’ Honorees, Celebrating Seniors Coalition Continues Great & Grateful Tradition

By Matt Baron

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ince the inaugural Celebrating Seniors Week in 2011, one of its recurring spotlight events has been Rib’bon Fest.

On that evening, over a dinner consisting of barbecue ribs and other culinary offerings from local restaurants, Celebrating Seniors organizers preview the week of activities to be held throughout Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest.

But the gathering’s primary purpose is to turn the spotlight on the latest class of “60 Over 60” honorees. Through the first six years of its history, the Celebrating Seniors Coalition has offered this recognition to more than 400 people. And with this year’s group of men and women, the organization on Thursday, May 11th will carry on a tradition that teems with greatness and gratitude at the Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave. in Oak Park.

The seventh crop of individuals ranges from a few 60-year-olds, Paul McKenna and Kathy Onayemi, to longtime River Forest resident Marian Brennen, whose 100th birthday is May 17th—perfectly timed the day

before Celebrating Seniors Week kicks off on Thursday, May 18th.

In addition to the Rib’bon Fest event, all honorees are included in a Celebrating Seniors Resource Guide, along with their photographs and brief biographical information.

Alphabetically, the class begins with Evelyn Allen, 82, a longtime Realtor and River Forest resident who has served on a variety of boards and committees, and concludes with Paula Waldron, 86, who moved to Oak Park five years ago and then developed a series of art appreciation courses for seniors through the Park District, including art-related field trips.

The average age among honorees is in the mid-70s, with at least eight in their 90s and seven husband-and-wife duos, including longtime Oak Park Township Supervisor David Boulanger and his wife, Mena.

One of the other couples: 90-yearold Herman and 87-year-old Hertha Holstein. Herman provided a profound quote, which will appear in the Celebrating Seniors Resource Guide: “There are times in life when you just have to listen to your inner voices, such as the time I heard ‘It’s time to go,’ just prior to slipping across the border into Switzerland in April of 1945, a month before Germany surrendered to the Allied forces.”

The Resource Guide, which is free and will be available at a variety of locations starting in early May, will contain “words to live by” that represent a must-read

for anybody who considers himself or herself a lifelong learner. Among those precious pearls of wisdom:

“I thrive through curiosity, gratitude and grit.” ~Janet Barkley-Stock

“Hope for the best, cope with the rest.” ~Marian Brennen

“Dull women have spotless homes.” ~Julie Conmy

“Surrounding yourself with kindness and love makes life worth living.” ~Wayne Garbe

“Follow the fun!” ~Chris Hauri

“Always be that someone who cares.” ~Harriet Hausman

“I awake every day grateful of what I’ve been given and eager to give back.” ~James Hugunin

“Being young only comes once in a lifetime. The trick is to make it last as long as you can.” ~Donna Marrocco

“Keep your eyes and ears open. You never know when you might find someone who can learn from you, or teach you something valuable.” ~Mary Milanovich Nick Preys, in his third year as chairman of the “60 Over 60” selection committee, has been instrumental in identifying honorees, then collecting biographical details as well as photographs of each of them.

“The most amazing part has been reading the `words to live by,” said Preys. “I have enjoyed seeing the similarities,

and the uniqueness, of these remarkable honorees. This has been a labor of love for me, and for all the volunteers who are part of Celebrating Seniors.”

Between May 18-25, about 40 Celebrating Seniors events will be held throughout the three villages. Their focus is to educate and entertain, and nearly all of the sessions are free of charge and open to people of all ages.

For more details, visit www.celebratingseniors.net and click “Events.”

The marquee event, on Tuesday, May 23rd, will feature Famous Amos founder Wally Amos delivering a keynote at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St. in River Forest.

His 11 a.m. talk at Lund Auditorium will be followed by a luncheon and panel discussion at Noon in Mazzuchelli Hall.

The panel topics is “The Silver Gold Rush: Aging’s Impact on Business and Community,” with Amos joined by Marla Levie, CEO of marketing agency Focus on Aging, Rosanna Marquez, AARP Illinois State President, and Claudia Santin, Dean of the College of Business at Concordia University Chicago.

Tickets are $25 for Amos’s speech, $50 for the lunch, or $65 for both. Tickets are available at the Oak Park and River Forest Chamber of Commerce’s website, at www.oprfchamber.org.

Founded by Jim Flanagan, chairman of the Oak Park/River Forest Township Senior Services Committee, Celebrating Seniors provides financial support to seniors in need—more than $70,000 has been raised since the group’s inception.

The group’s other three objectives: to facilitate cooperation between the business community, government agencies and non-profit organizations for the benefit of the senior population; to promote senior groups and organizations that serve persons 60 and older; and to raise public awareness of issues affecting seniors.

Celebrating Seniors is online at www.CelebratingSeniors.net. On Facebook: www.facebook.com/ CelebratingSeniors; on Twitter: www. twitter.com/CelebratingSrs. Phone: 708-386-3100.