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The Indianapolis Edition Reaching Marion And Surrounding Counties32,500 CirculationVol. 33, No. 2

At Oasis, learning never takes a “winter break.”

“We often say that we do spring, summer and fall and then there are those months post fall and pre-spring where there temperatures dip,” said Mary Dorney, executive officer for Indianapolis Oasis.

Of course the cooler tem-peratures do little to stop lifelong learners who are eager to engage with others, revisit an old inter-est or try something new. And at Oasis, they can do all of the above and so much more.

“A number of people include Oasis as part of their New Year’s resolutions, especially when it comes to our exercise classes because it is something that they can do with their peers. It is peer

led by certified trainers and it is geared specifically for them,” said program manager Angela Pell-man.

Founded in 1982, Oasis is a non-profit educational organiza-tion active in 40 cities and reaches more than 50,000 individuals each year. The organization’s vision is to offer active adults across the country opportunities to pursue vibrant, healthy, productive and meaningful lives.

Headquartered in St. Louis, the Oasis Institute develops national programs and provides training and support for Oasis educa-tion centers and partners, These education centers are located in community sites and include hundreds of partners ranging from health providers, corpora-tions, senior centers, community organizations, libraries, universi-

ties, colleges and more. These partnerships share knowledge, of-fer evidence and researched-based programs and conduct evaluations and adapt to meet the needs of diverse audiences.

“Oasis services are a conduit for people who want to stay relevant in a variety of ways. Our classes are engaging and comfortable while promoting discovery in a non-intimidating format,” Dorney said.

Classes range from arts and entertainment opportunities; exploratory options, which include outings, guest speakers, financial lectures and tours; health and wellness programs and seminars; computers and technology; volun-teer opportunities within Oasis as well as the organization’s Inter-generational Tutoring Program. Continued on page 2

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Continued from page 1“Oasis members have a rich

skill set and many of our present-ers, educators and volunteers are those who have had varied career experiences and still have some-thing to share,” said Dorney.

In 2018, Oasis will travel to Butler University to take in a number of performances includ-ing six-time Grammy winning Irish act The Chieftains, The Reduced Shakespeare Company and the ballet of “Cinderella.” They will also hold classes on cy-cling safety, which will culminate in several rides throughout the year on the Indianapolis Cul-tural Trails and more as well as computer and technology classes, social media lessons, tie dye art classes and the opportunity to join Oasis’ very own orchestra!

“Oasis is a world of discovery just waiting to be explored,” said Dorney. “It is affordable, comfort-able and offers opportunities that aren’t available to the general public.”

Pellman agreed. “So many individuals make a resolution to get involved and do something for themselves for a change, and this is the perfect place to get involved. Come find your Oasis with us!”

For more information: OASIS Indianapolis is located at 10800 E. Washington St., Indianapolis. Call (317) 396-3751 or visit www.oasisnet.org. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Key Positions

Mostly unseen, he’s working to protect you night and day

He is not a cop, fireman or

EMT. Tom Spacke, building in-spector with Indianapolis Depart-ment of Business and Neighbor-hood Services, makes sure new and remodeled structures are built to health and safety stan-dards that protect the occupants.

“Today is a four-part inspection at this new carriage house under construction. I have already inspected the foundation. Today I am checking electrical, plumb-ing, structural and framing,” said Spacke, 60.

Some violations may seem minor, as he points to a metal fastener connecting two struc-tural 2 inch by 4 inch rafters in this 1760 square foot building that, according to building codes, is inadequate, requiring Spacke

to notify the builder for corrective measures.

“When I first arrive at a job site I check the permits before I leave the car, and if inspections have been scheduled correctly,” he said. “Once inside I look at the blueprints to make sure they have been approved downtown and then see that the layout is constructed according to the prints.”

Spacke also inspects remodel-ing work to make sure it cor-responds to submitted plans, including the installation of HVAC systems. “Half the time I don’t find problems, but the other day I discovered four different violations on one furnace. They were minor oversights, possibly a new guy who merely missed these items, but everything needs to be installed correctly to ensure the safety and efficiency of the unit,”

he noted. Inspecting the carriage house

construction, Spacke notices an electrical outlet is missing from the kitchen, and two of the trusses supporting the ceiling and roof have been damaged, likely in shipping. “That’s a violation,” he added. “The engineer at the truss company will have to decide how to mend the damage and the contractor will do the work. The damage is something that the ho-meowner may not notice. People don’t look up.”

With a degree in architectural engineering and a background in commercial construction of steel mills, power plants and highways, from which he retired, Spacke likes the change of pace in inspecting residential.

“I literally dusted off my col-lege books to learn the hundreds of codes and it has been an in-

teresting challenge. When I first started, if it did not look right I would check the code book. Now I

can spot most violations quickly,” he noted.

There are 67 total inspec-tors working in the Department of Building and Neighborhood Services of which 21 do building construction services inspections, according to Josh Napier, chief project coordinator construction services. “Tom works in Meridian Kessler, which has different chal-lenges than in Franklin Township where many production homes are going up,” he noted.

Upon completing each inspec-tion, Spacke files a report, with pictures of problem areas, from a computer in his car and sends it to the office where staff can immediately review the situa-tion. He will do a final inspection after the drywall goes up and the building is occupant ready.

He and his wife have six grand-children.

Nature’s anti-bacterial colloidal silver: tried and true

Our holy temple was master-fully designed to announce sinus infection symptoms before it sets in. Sandi and I’ve learned to listen to our temple’s subtle, early signs: “ugh-oh, something’s wrong.”

At that moment, Sandi and I stop whatever in its tracks with colloidal silver: the most contro-versial agent in the armamen-tarium of natural anti-bacterial compounds.

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Macedonia, silver was widely used to control infections. Hip-pocrates taught silver healed wounds and controlled dis-ease. Popularity of medicinal sil-ver arose throughout the Middle East from 702 through 980 AD.

EarthClinic.com shares colloi-dal silver is an effective natural remedy to treat the ears, nose and throat. Like antibiotics, CS fights bacterial infections, not vi-ral infections. A natural mineral, CS effectively treats a wide range of conditions, sinus infections in particular. “How much CS can I take safely each day?”

According to the Silver Safety Council, the formula for deter-mining your maximum safe dosage level if you plan on using colloidal silver daily: first, multi-ply your body weight by 12. And then divide that total by the ppm listed on the label of the CS solu-tion you’re using.

Though I don’t suggest using it long term unless you want to look like a Smurf. For centuries royal families ate and drank from silver utensils and were rarely sick. They were called

“blue bloods” because their blood had greater levels of silver. WebMD warns excessive daily CS can cause argyria: a permanent bluish-gray discoloration of the skin.

Stephanie Burner of George-town Market shared: “at the first signs of a sinus infection, flush sinuses frequently with five drops added to a Neti pot with warm water and 1 eyedropper three times a day for two days under the tongue. Eat a container of plain yogurt/kefir or drink probi-otic kombucha frequently to sus-tain your temple’s good bacteria. Always apply caution … about anything you’re taking. CS may cause poor absorption of certain antibiotics and thyroxine used to treat thyroid deficiency.”

Despite opposition by medi-cal bureaucrats, the WHO, FDA and the CDC report CS actually appears to work against the rag-ing Ebola virus in East Africa. Medical establishment and Big Pharma use silver medical products on hospital equipment and medical tools as well as in anti-infection burn remedies to

prevent MRSA, www.silversafety.org/pyramid.html.

Yet, the director of the Health Sciences Institute said in ’99, the FDA claimed there’s no scientific evidence to support the use of colloidal silver. Despite FDA’s red flag, people successfully use CS to treat infections due to bacterial yeast infections, emphysema and bronchitis, sinusitis TB, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, pneumo-nia, leprosy, gonorrhea, stomach ulcers, parasites, viruses, shin-gles, herpes, and warts, psoriasis, cystitis and colitis. (WebMD)

Wellnessresources.com sug-gests Pharma’s worst nightmare is people taking colloidal silver to combat bacterial infections – that it might actually work? Life teaches what we don’t know is much more powerful than what we do know. Colloidal silver is a perfect example- an ancient medicine as profound as penicil-lin.

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Faith

White light and a spiritual warrior

At 16, Rosie Kinsey experi-enced archetypal teen angst: “No one understood me, adults are the enemy, life’s unfair and the world would be a better place if I were gone.” So, Kinsey attempted to end it all.

Life ebbing from an overdose, “I travelled to a place I’d never been before, saw unfamiliar people and a white light at the

end tunnel. Raised Catholic, I knew suicide was a ticket to hell. Though, this place didn’t feel hellish. In fact, I felt wonder-ful, happy and I wanted to stay. Walking toward the light, someone stepped in front of me saying I couldn’t pass. I pleaded they didn’t understand what I was going through. ‘No. You don’t understand! You have a higher purpose. Your job’s not done on Earth. You must return.’ I didn’t understand, but years later it made sense and enriched my faith. I’m careful sharing this because it might not be widely understood and accepted.” 

Kinsey was born into a Hispanic Catholic home and attended parochial school. “Even from a young age I questioned everything the church taught me; continuously told I was going to burn in hell for my questions on the infallibility of Catholicism. ‘Never question church teach-ings,’ was the usual answer when I posed anything to the nuns.” 

“Mother believed in God and knew he was behind everything in the universe. She taught us to pray and live correctly. She was the pillar of the family since my parents divorced when I was 3. She raised us alone — pulled us ahead in life, keeping us ground-ed in the faith there was a higher power in control.”

In college Kinsey met souls of all faiths. “The sheltered exis-tence of Catholic school prevents you from knowing other religions. I met Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans,

Atheists, Agnostics, Pagans and Wiccans, who also had the same fundamental message, only pre-sented differently. They taught me to love everyone just as Christ said to ‘Love one another.’”

Kinsey met her husband, a Quaker pastor, and experienced the Protestant point of view. “Comfortable with my beliefs at this stage, I liked their view-point, but something was still missing. My beliefs eventually outgrew my Quaker spiritual mold and I began attending the Spiritualist Church of Indianapo-lis. Today, I no longer hide my gift of healing touch and have become certified in Reiki I. I’m at a good place right now and know the future holds even more spiritual growth.”

For years, Kinsey assumed her gift was a singing voice. “One day, I couldn’t sing like I used to. Then, while attending a healing workshop, my “healing part-ner” recognized I was a healer. By placing my hands on her shoulder, she felt healing energy coming from my hands. Over the years as a pastor’s wife, I had to keep this gift to myself and only use it if God directed someone to me. Usually people ask for heal-ing without me telling them I have the gift of healing energy.”

In 2015, Kinsey joined the like-minded Spiritual Church of Indianapolis and accepted her calling: to be a warrior in all things spiritual. “It all finally made sense. This is my higher purpose.”

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Finance

Through our three-fold approach of lifelong learning, health and wellness and volunteer engagement, OASIS serves adults 50+ throughout the greater Indianapolis area. Join Oasis for these FREE classes that are relevant to the financial well-being of seniors today.

Your Money Matters

Tax Reform and Your Investments#218 – Broad Ripple-Flanner BuchananWednesday, Feb 7 1:00–2:00

Investing With Impact#415 – Washington Park CenterTuesday, Feb 13 10:00–11:00

Caregiving#609 – Speedway-Flanner BuchananWednesday, Feb 21 1:00–2:00

Making the Most of Your Fixed Income Investments#818 – First Baptist Church GreenwoodTuesday, Feb 27 10:00–11:00

Classes are sponsored by Stapleton Fox Group at Morgan Stanley

To register, or for more information, call 317-396-3751 or go to OasisIndy.org.

Understanding Social Security —

You can do it: assembling your financial futureRosie the Riveter is an

American icon representing the women who worked in factories during World War II. These women learned new jobs and filled in for the men who were away at war. They produced

much of the armaments and ammunition to supply the war effort.

They also paid FICA on their wages, contributing to the Social Security program.

These “Rosies” embodied the

“can-do” spirit im-mortalized in a poster by J. How-ard Miller. Both the image and the spirit live on today.

If you asked Rosie about Social Se-curity, she would use her rivet gun to drive home the value of Social Security for women.

More Rosies work today, and nearly 60 percent of people receiving benefits are women. Women tend to live longer than men, so Social Security’s inflation-adjusted benefits help protect women.

You can outlive your savings and investments, but Social Security is for life.

Women provide their own ba-sic level of protection when they work and pay taxes into the Social Security system. Women who have been married and had low earnings or who didn’t work may be covered through their spouses’ work.

Today’s Rosie will turn her “can-do” spirit to learning more about Social Security and what role it will play in her financial plan for the future. She focuses on our pamphlet called “What Every Woman Should Know,”

available at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10127.html for a game plan.

She rolls up her sleeves and sets up her “my Social Security” account (socialsecurity.gov/my-account) to review her earnings and estimates. If she finds an incorrect posting, she’ll locate her W-2 form and quickly con-tact Social Security to correct it because she understands these are the earnings used to figure her benefits.

She dives into understanding benefits at our planner pages at socialsecurity.gov/planners.

She examines how marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, work and other issues might affect her benefits.

She studies our fact sheet “When to Start Receiving Re-tirement Benefits” at socialsecu-rity.gov/pubs/ to help her decide when it’s time to lay down the rivet gun.

And when the time is right, she will file for retirement benefits online at socialsecurity.gov/retire.

Whether it was keeping the war effort production lines

humming or discovering what is available to her from Social Security, Rosie symbolized the motto “We can do it.” Rosie and millions like her rely on the financial protection provided by Social Security in assembling their own financial futures.

Women’s Fund brings former First Lady Michelle Obama to Indy

Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, will host “A Moder-ated Conversation with former First Lady Michelle Obama,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Bank-ers Life Fieldhouse. This event was made possible through the generosity of sponsors Cindy Simon Skjodt, Derica Rice & Robin Nelson-Rice, and Deborah Joy Simon.

Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com or at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office.

As a transformative First Lady, Obama launched and led four key initiatives: Let’s Move!, to address the challenge of child-hood obesity; Joining Forces, to support veterans, service mem-bers and their families; Reach Higher, to inspire young people to seek higher education; and Let Girls Learn, to help adoles-cent girls around the world go to school.

“Michelle Obama and Wom-en’s Fund share common inter-ests,” said Jennifer Pope Baker, the organization’s executive director. “We are both invested

in improving the lives of women and girls. It is an incredible honor to be able to host this special evening. Obama’s work is an inspiration.” Baker added Women’s Fund is working with select grantees to distribute 500 free event tickets to women and girls who may not otherwise be able to attend the event.

Alecia DeCoudreaux will serve as moderator for the eve-ning. A founding board member of Women’s Fund, DeCoudreaux is the former president of Mills College, a liberal arts college for women, as well as a former Eli Lilly and Company executive. Heather McLaughlin and Robin Nelson-Rice will co-chair the event.

For more information, visit WomensFund.org.

Women’s Fund was founded in 1996 and is now a special interest fund of Central Indi-ana Community Foundation. The fund invests in the lives of women and girls in central Indiana because when a woman is successful, her community is strengthened. Women’s Fund raises money, gives it away and teaches philanthropy.

Why in the world would I plan my own funeral?

“There’s no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can’t do any business from there!” Colonel Sanders.

We do try to plan as much of our lives as we can, but many of us strongly avoid the thoughts and plans for the end of our

lives. But there are a lot of good reasons to do otherwise.

We frequently hear two completely different comments. The first, “I’ve never done this before, I have no idea what to do.” Unfortunately, that is music to the ears of many companies in the funeral industry. In any pur-chase, an uneducated consumer can easily be oversold. But Continued on page 7

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Teamwork between family and home care company can keep seniors home longer

One of the benefits of own-

ing a franchised non-medical home care company is the ability to gleam nuggets of wisdom from other owners. I remember one of my first conferences, they had a seg-ment called “Panel of the Pros” where five owners sat on stage and answered questions.

One of my favorite people said: “It takes a village to raise a senior.” And she ex-plained — each person needs so many people in their lives,

doctors, equipment companies, transportation, friends, fam-ily, to keep them as safe and healthy as there can be.

I’ve sat and talked with many families. As a home care owner, I’ve seen the one key factor that can keep a person home the longest is when they have a positive, helpful relationship with at least one member of their family. One who will assist them when our caregivers are not on shift.

It can be an adult son, daughter, spouse, niece or nephew. Someone who will assist in the overall well-being and step in. They are so criti-cal to that senior’s “village.”

When we, as a home care company, can have a solid relationship with a senior, and their close family member, hands down the senior is go-ing to win. My biggest wish is more family members culti-vate a positive relationship as to who is the office staff in their loved one’s home care company.

It helps so much, to under-

stand their preferences, hob-bies, personalities. We know someone is looking out for their medical appointments and we get calls so their schedule can be adjusted. We know that family member will assist in keeping them warm, clean and fed.

When we have a positive relationship with a family member, it’s easier to have a conversation with them, to find out why their loved one is becoming more upset. Sometimes if we can be made aware of a change they’re go-ing through, like the death of a pet; of a food preference; or a television show preference, it helps us help them.

And in the end, when fam-ily members are working with a home care company, the cli-ent gets better care, they get piece of mind and the client can stay home longer. Home care — just one more partner in the village of raising a senior.

For more information call Bigham at (317) 664-5135.

especially at such a difficult time when a loved one dies. That’s why planning in advance when one has their “wits about them” is so smart.

Research by Forethought Life Insurance Company shows strong benefits of planning ahead:

More than 40 percent of all deaths are unexpected.

People who plan funerals in advance make wiser decisions.

People who plan funerals in advance spend less.

The survivors of loved ones who planned their funerals in advance are far more satisfied with the services.

Most don’t want their loved ones to be burdened with mak-ing those decisions and paying for it. And then there are some, frankly, who don’t trust their loved ones to make those deci-sions or know who will step up and pay for it.

Full traditional service or private graveside? Traditional service with open casket and cremation to follow or cremation with memorial service? What kind of casket, wood or steel? What’s the difference? What is a burial vault and what kind to I need? Which cemetery and why is that so expensive?

What should I do with the cremated remains? Bury? Scat-ter? Partial scattering? Where? Should I buy an urn? What kind? Who will lead the service? Where should it be … at my church, the funeral home or my Legion or VFW Post? You mean I can have a service at my post?

Newspaper obits are so expen-sive, what do I want it to say? In what papers should it run? What are the online alternatives for obits? Donations to what charity? There are several I care about, should I list a couple so people have a choice? What happens if I move to another city or state?

The other comment we often hear, “I am so relieved they (we) planned this ahead!”

For more information, visit www.indianafuneralcare.com or call (317) 636-6464.

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Why in

Since 1962, we’ve put down roots in Hendricks County with a commitment to delivering high-quality, comprehensive healthcare close to home. We are thrilled to further our mission with the opening of our new Hendricks Regional Health Brownsburg Hospital on January 8, 2018.

The new hospital, located at 5492 North Ronald Reagan Parkway (on the northwest corner of Interstate 74 and Ronald Reagan Parkway near exit 68), extends the services currently available at our facilities across Hendricks County to Brownsburg, Zionsville and surrounding areas. The innovative healthcare center will house the county’s fi rst side-by-side Emergency Department and Immediate Care Center, allowing patients the option to choose a level of care with respect to their condition and copay.

Our Brownsburg Hospital supports local families by providing a full continuum of care and enhanced sports medicine and women’s services, including a New Life Associates offi ce for OB-GYN care. It also features an inpatient unit; physical, speech and occupational therapies; cardiac rehabilitation; lab and imaging services; primary care physician offi ces; and much more.

Hendricks Regional Health believes in growing healthcare for our community, giving patients more opportunities to stay local with their care. Learn more at HENDRICKS.ORG/BROWNSBURG.

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Roller skating: Recreation or sport

On this frigid winter Sunday morning, you will find seven cars in the parking lot out-side the Franklin Skate Club rink in Franklin. Inside, you can hear nostalgic melodies playing while dedicated senior roller skaters glide effortlessly across the hardwood floor warming up to work out with their coach, Cathy Carmack.

At 65, Carmack has been roller skating all her life. She is a professional competition coach and teacher of group beginning skaters. Growing up in Alexandria, where family entertainment consisted of a roller rink and a bowling alley, Carmack’s mom and dad chose the roller rink where every Sunday afternoon their five children learned to skate as soon as a pair of skates fit them. Now, a favorite child-hood memory is when the Sun-day skate session was finished, the entire family went out for a hamburger and a root beer.

Carmack continued her skating career winning several national championships and beginning a coaching career

in tandem with elementary school teaching. She currently serves as chairman of the Great Lakes Regional Board for five-states: Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wiscon-sin. That board’s purpose is to oversee its national competi-tion qualifying.

Carmack recently retired after 34 years from her Mar-tinsville school teaching posi-tion. “While I loved my school teaching job, I’m now free to devote my time to teaching skating. Skating has been my passion. I don’t remember ever not skating,” Carmack said.

Currently, Carmack teaches skating exclusively at the Franklin Skate Club, 2680 N. (US Highway 31) in Franklin, Morton Street. She teaches students a young as 3 and as old as 80 and coaches 14 com-petitive students. When the skating season begins in Oc-tober, she works with as many as 30 students a week. By the end of the season, in October, she may have as many as 75 students.

While Carmack does not currently compete, she said there just wouldn’t be enough time to adequately prepare. “I

spend 1-3 quality hours with my competitors and they are my priority.”

Carmack’s message to any-one considering roller skating at any level is, “Skating is a terrific physical activity, but that’s not all it is. It is much more. Skaters, particularly competitive skaters, are so-cial, mental and it works for all aspects of your health. For instance, when skaters come to prepare for a dance, they have to remember the steps, the techniques and react to the musicality. They are work-ing their mind and brain to get the rest of their physical being to put it together for a dance. There are so many aspects of this sport that goes way beyond physical.

“Skating has blessed me with a terrific crew of knowl-edgeable skaters. I have been with them at the Franklin Skate Club for 32 years and thoroughly appreciate this family.”

Carmack has one son, Todd, 37, daughter-in-law, Jennifer, 34, and grandson, Colton, 6. Todd has won numerous skating national competition titles.

Don’t text and walk

A woman on her cellphone fell through a sidewalk in New Jersey recently.

Not long before, a young woman texting was caught on surveillance video tripping into

a fountain in an Arizona mall.Texting and driving is illegal

in most places. The incidence of distracted cellphone usage outside the car, meanwhile, has grown at an alarming rate — so much so the Honolulu City Council has passed a law that prohibits looking at your cellphone while walking.

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Elder LawWhat is Medicaid?

Medicaid is a federal program that was established in 1965 with Medicare. It is designed to cover the cost of nursing facility care for those that meet the following requirements: 1. American citizen; 2. 65 or older, blind, or disabled; 3. medically eligible; and 4. have less than $2,000 in assets.

Though Medicaid is a federal program it is administered by the individual states; meaning each state has their own interpretation of the eligibility rules. Application of the rules varies significantly from state to state, and sometimes county to county.

A local elder law attorney can best determine how the Medicaid eligibility rules in your state/county apply to your loved ones’ individual circumstances. However, it is important that you are familiar with the general federal guidelines.

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Daily senior luncheon — 11:30 a.m. at The Social of Greenwood, 550 Polk St., Green-wood. Luncheon is open to the public and membership in the center is not required. A $2 do-nation is suggested for ages 60+, and $6 is charged per person for under 60. Diners are asked to call (317) 882-4810 by noon the day before to make a reservation.

The luncheon is located in the new Center Cafe.

Bethany Village Gives Back to Seniors — 4-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Madison Grill, 3003 Madison Ave., Indianapo-lis, during their senior night. Seniors 62+ receive a half price entree and they can register for a chance for Bethany Village to pay for their meal. Ten meals to be awarded. For more informa-tion, call Ben Porter at (317) 783-4042.

VA Lunch — Every Tuesday at Westside Garden Plaza, 8616 W. 10th St., Indianapolis. Call (317) 271-1020 for times.

Quilt Connection Guild — 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday at Greenwood United Methodist Church, 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood. Program features experienced quilters sharing their knowledge, workshops, sew days to learn new skills, annual quilt challenges, bees (work on personal or charity projects), an annual action and parties in July and December.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Associa-tion — Meets on the first Friday of every month in the Truman room at the Sottish Rite Ca-thedral, 650 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. NARFE’s mission is to support legislation beneficial to current and potential federal annuitants and to oppose legisla-tion contrary to their interests. All meetings are open to all interested parties. The Cathedral is handicap accessible and has handicap parking. For those who wish to join for lunch, the lunch line opens at 11:30 a.m. All inqui-ries may be directed to Chapter 151 officer, Leo J. Hahn, by phone at (317) 255-4928 or via email at lmehahn@att.net.

IS Dances — (Formerly India-napolis Senior Dances). Ballroom group classes and parties moved to Irsay Family YMCA, 430 S. Al-abama St., Indianapolis. Wednes-days: 11 a.m. dance class; 1-3 p.m. dancing. Fridays: 6:15 p.m. group lesson; 7:30-9:30 p.m. dancing. In-structor and DJ is Monica Lung.

For more information, contact Monica Lung at (317) 590-2655 or visit www.MonicaLung.com.

Coffee with the Curator — 8:30-9 a.m. first Friday of every month at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis. Free for presidential site mem-bers and guests; $6 for non-members.

Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship — Noon Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Mu-seum of Miniature Houses, 111 E. Main St., Carmel. Pam Newell presents her pastels and oil paintings. For more information, call (317) 575-0240 or visit www.museumofminiatures.org.

Monthly Caregiver Support Groups — 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at St. Mark Catholic School, 541 E. Edgewood Ave., In-dianapolis, and Thursday, Feb. 22, at Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100 W. 42nd St., Indianapolis. Catholic Charities Indianapolis sponsors monthly caregiver sup-port groups for family members/friends who are caregivers of

older adults. Meetings are open to current caregivers as a way to share and learn from each other. To confirm attendance or for additional information, contact Monica Woodsworth at (317) 261-3378 or mwoodsworth@archindy.org.

Featuring International Films! — 2 p.m. Feb. 24 War-ren Branch Library, 9701 E. 21st St. Screen and discuss interna-tional films during this series that will feature a different film each month. Learn something new about cultures, history and languages. Contact the branch for information on each month’s featured film. Call 317-275-4550 for more information.

Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship — Noon Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Museum of Miniature Houses, 111 E. Main St., Carmel. Indiana Artisan Jim Dupler shares his wonders at woodworking. For more information, call (317) 575-0240 or visit www.museumofmin-iatures.org.

Is that my echo?

I’m not tech savvy, so when I received the Echo my brother-in-law Tom sent me for a gift, I was hesitant to open the box. This gadget works like the comput-er Captain Kirk talked to on “Star Trek.”

You can pose a question (Who was the 13th president?), request a song or ask it to call someone. Your wish is her com-mand.

The person selling these kinds of products always claims something like “It’s so easy to use. Just plug it in.” This is never true, although I got my new desk lamp working in under an hour.

When using the Echo, you must begin your command with her name, Alexa. I learned the hard way the importance of being precise when addressing her. A few days after I thought I had mastered my new toy, I said, “Alexa, play today’s phone messages.” When she success-fully completed the task, I said, “Alexa, now play yesterdays,” which resulted in her playing the Beatles’ 1962 hit. Then I said, “Alexie, stop the mu-sic.” “Alexie, shut up!” “Alexie, play something else.” Nothing worked. Finally, I ripped the plug out of the wall, realizing I would have to reset the darn thing. Unlike Paul McCart-ney’s, my troubles did not seem so far away. I was going to have to pester my son again to reload all the apps necessary to make the Echo work.

I was saying Alexie instead of Alexa. The lady in the cyl-inder is very particular about this kind of thing, like when I mistakenly call my wife Shirley instead of Mary Ellen. Mary El-len read an article that said if the device is plugged in, it is on and always listening to what you say anywhere in the house. So for the last two weeks, every time I’ve mentioned our fi-nances, vacation plans or medi-cal conditions, my wife shushes me. This has put a crimp in our conversations, not to mention Continued on page 10

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Lindsey to appear at Fiber Arts Festival

Jay County Fiber Arts Festival is set to occur March 9-10 at the Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water St., Port-land. The festival will feature classes, artists, food, vendors, demonstrations, sheep sheer-ing and a kids area to enjoy.

This year’s featured fiber arts lecturer is Kate Larson. She will speak about fiber arts and its unique bridge between art and agriculture. There are a whole host of demonstrators at the festival, including John Lindsey, who has been a long-standing participant.

Lindsey’s craft at dem-onstrating the usage of his spinning wheel and other fiber tools have been a big attrac-tion among festival-goers. It was just over 50 years ago he became acclimated with spinning when he purchased a walking wheel to fill up a space in front of his apart-ment’s picture window. Lind-

sey enjoyed his initial experi-ence at spinning by uniquely teaching himself such skills and his curiosity grew from there.

His knowledge of early American life in the 1850s, teaching skills and research on spinning all helped form his ability to be a proficient spinner.

He has a broad collection of spinning wheels, including the original spinning device, the drop spindle. Lindsey enjoys producing linen and fabric thread while spinning. Lately, he has raised flaxseed plants from seed that are then used as a part of his linen making demonstration. As a left handed individual working with right-handed and footed spinning wheels, he often feels like he is learn-ing to operate these mecha-nisms in reverse.

Lindsey lives with his wife, Gaye in Adams County. They have three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He

spends a lot of his time not only spinning, but also wood-working. Lindsey has a pas-sion of making wooden table and chair sets for his family, along with repairing items that are made of wood. Jay County Fiber Arts Festival organizers are very thankful for Lindsey’s participation at demonstrating his talents to others at their annual event.

Plan to stop in and wit-ness Lindsey’s incredible demonstrations at the Jay County Fiber Arts Festival. He is more than happy to chat with festival-goers about his knowledge of the spinning and wood-working process and craft. If you are interested in more information about the Jay County Fiber Arts Festival, including signing up for classes, visit www.visitjay-county.com/fiberfest

What are some signs you need to consider senior living options?

Deciding when it’s time to move out of your home, whether it’s the home where you raised your children or it’s the home you downsized into, is complicated and dif-ficult. It’s important to know some of the “red flags” that might indicate it’s time … that the safety “pros” out-weigh the practical or emo-tional “cons.”

The most obvious indica-tors are typically health or safety related. Here are some questions to ask yourself: Is it taking longer to get over what you used to consider a minor illness? Do minor illnesses turn into more serious health concerns? Do you have an

ongoing illness that seems to be getting worse? Have you had some near misses in your vehicle or in your home? Have you taken a tumble lately? Have you bumped into some-thing in your car?

Additionally, you might con-sider how you are doing with normal day-to-day activities. Do you feel safe getting in and out of the tub or shower? Are you able to stand long enough to cook yourself a decent meal? Do you find yourself forgetting to take the medications your doctor has prescribed for you? Consider if you’ve gained or lost weight recently? Do you feel notice-ably weaker or shakier? Is it harder to keep up your ap-pearance? Are you no longer able to comb your hair or shave with a steady hand?

Some other aspects of your life to think about are chang-es in how you interact with others. Are you able to enjoy spending time with friends, attending church or pursuing your hobbies as you once did? If not, it may have a nega-tive impact on your outlook on life. You may also notice you are having a harder time keeping up with your home. Continued on page 11

any romance I had anticipated on New Year’s Eve.

Yesterday I got in the car (this is true) and when I plugged in my smartphone, I overheard two people — two complete strangers — on their Echo, having a love squabble. I can’t tell you much about the conversation, because I only listened for 15 minutes. I called my brother-in-law for a technical explanation for what I experienced, and he nailed it: “Wow,” he said, “that is creepy.”

By the way, I think Mary Ellen is getting a bit jealous of Alexa. When I wake up, I say: “Alexa, Good Morning!” In a very cheery voice, I get a return greeting and then a brief synopsis of something that happened on the same date in history. This pithy exchange of fascinating trivia is not some-thing my wife or I expect from each other at 8 a.m. after 35 years of marriage. “Mary Ellen, Good Morning!”

“Dick, on this day every week, they pick up the garbage. I hear the truck. Get out of bed and take our can to the curb!”

Despite all of this, my wife wants her own Echo. But being the lady she is, she told me it will be hard to tell Alexa to “Shut up!”

Well, it worked effectively on me any time I tried to talk dur-ing “Downton Abbey.”

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Robotic Pet Therapy found to provide comfort

Did you know loneliness and isolation is as detrimental to your health as smoking? Or isolation can lead to more serious chronic conditions such as cardio-

vascular disease? Recently, Westminster Village

North, a local retirement com-munity south of Geist Reservoir in Lawrence, introduced a Ro-botic Pet Therapy program. Sister residents Ruth Iliff and Dot Ryan purchased “Buttercup,” a Joy For All Companion Pets robotic cat, for their own enjoyment. After seeing the happiness it brought to others, including friends in the memory care unit, they cam-paigned to raise funds to purchase more. Iliff said, “Everyone who wants a kitty, should have a kitty.”

The robotic pets were created by Hasbro. They are about the size of a real animal and respond to human touch. The cats can raise and lick their paws, roll over, open and close their eyes, meow and purr, all depending on how and where you stroke the animal. The fur is sort of life-like, and they come in many different colors. There are also pet therapy dogs that do many of the same things, including barking. The animals cost $100-$125. “No litter

box. Just love” is the slogan on the Hasbro website.

Since mid-July, Westminster Village has purchased more than 20 robotic pets for residents who wanted them. Resident Donna Williams is among the beneficia-ries of the initiative. Williams’ cat, which she named Fancy, reminds her of a Persian cat she used to own. While Williams knows the cat is not real, she said, “She sleeps with me and keeps me company. I really love her.”

Another use for the robotic pets is for residents with Alzheimer’s disease. When introduced to a resident in the memory care unit, he joyfully smiled as he stroked his cat’s back. “The pets can help reduce anxiety and agitation that often accompanies Alzheimer’s and dementia. They remind us of past happy years when we had pets,” said Activities Manager, Patricia Whitener.

Many times, Alzheimer’s and dementia causes passivity, and the cats give residents the op-portunity to be in an active and

empowered role again. Whitener originally thought residents could share the pets, but after see-ing the bond created, decided to campaign to purchase one for all who wanted one. Some have been purchased by families for their

loved ones, others have been pur-chased from donations from staff and residents.

To learn more about Robotic Pet Therapy, contact Roman, at (317) 826-6064 or via email at Lroman@westminstervillage.com.

Museum of Miniature Houses receives legacy fund grant

The Museum of Miniature Houses announced the museum has received a grant from the Legacy Fund board of directors to support its “Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship” series in 2018. The Legacy Fund is a Central Indiana Community Foundation affili-ate.

The museum is about fine and decorative arts in minia-ture. The museum staff believe all arts are linked because they all encompass creativity and craftsmanship, hence, the creation of the “Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship” series. These presentations en-able guests to experience all of the arts under a single roof.

The year 2018 will be the fourth year of the celebrations series. Every second and fourth Wednesday of each month, mu-seum staff invite poets, paint-ers, musicians, singers, glass blowers, jewelry makers, textile artists and others to perform and/or present their work at the museum at noontime. The poet laureate of Indiana, the first violist of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, a steel drum player, several novel-ists and short story writers, Hoosier Salon painters, mem-bers of the Hamilton County Artist Association, and singer/songwriters from Martinsville, Carmel, and Indianapolis have all participated. Programs are offered free of charge.

All events will be posted on the museum’s website, www.museumofminiatures.org, as soon as they are scheduled. For any additional information, please call (317) 575-9466 or send an email to info@museu-mofminiatures.org.

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Forty-four percent of 60- to70-year-olds retire with a mortgage

American Financing — a leading national mortgage banker — recently released the results of its 2017 Retire-ment and Mortgages Survey, a study examining mortgage, retirement and homeowner-ship trends and preferences among 60- to 70-year-olds.

According to the findings, 44 percent of 60- to 70-year-olds bring their mortgage into retirement, with 32 percent predicting that it will take them more than eight years to pay off, and an additional 17 percent saying that they will possibly never pay it off. These results are a fitting follow-up to Fannie Mae’s own recent findings, which showed that today’s Baby Boomers demonstrate a greater likeli-hood of carrying mortgage

debt than previous genera-tions.

“Part of the American dream, and homeownership, is the expectation that after years of hard work, you can retire with financial security — but the unfortunate real-ity for many of today’s baby boomers is that their debt burden remains high,” said Carrie Niess, business analyst at American Financing. “As concerning as this is, there are still many untapped op-tions, such as refinancing and reverse mortgages, which a lot of folks could benefit from.”

Additional survey high-lights include:

• A majority (64 percent) of 60- to 70-year-old homeown-ers plan to remain in their current home — with 62

percent of these individuals planning to leave the home to their children/estate.

• A majority (58 percent) have refinanced their loan at some point, and 72 percent of these individuals did so in order to lower their mortgage rate.

• Nineteen percent of 60- to 70-year-olds do not know what a reverse mortgage is, while 15 percent would be open to considering one.

In addition, the survey revealed that a majority (71 percent) of 60- to 70-year-olds would be likely to make home renovations rather than move in the event that a health issue affected their mobility and/or comfort at home. But the ques-tion remains, how would these individuals afford to do so if

they ran out of savings? Fur-ther, nearly half (48 percent) of those surveyed reported being unsure of what they would do in the event that retirement funds ran low.

More details and key find-ings from the study can be found in American Financ-ing’s full report, available at www.americanfinancing.net/reverse-mortgage/mortgage-

options-after-retirement.Methodology:The study was conducted

online using Survey Monkey. Eight hundred participants between the ages of 60 and 70 were polled, spanning across the United States. The demographic of those polled represented a broad range in household income, geographic location and gender.

Aging slows perception of falls

Seniors need twice as long as young adults to realize they are falling, a delay that puts them at increased risk for seri-ous injury, according to a new

study from the University of Waterloo.

The findings will help shape the development of wearable fall prevention technology and allow clinicians to more accu-rately identify at-risk individu-als. Falls are the leading cause of death and hospitalization in Canada.

“Falling threatens one’s sur-vival,” said Michael Barnett-Cowan, a kinesiology professor at Waterloo and senior author on the study. “When the ner-vous system’s ability to detect a fall and compensate with protective reflexes diminishes, the risk of injury or death increases significantly. Age and associated delays will need to be seriously considered when designing any aids to help seniors mitigate this risk.”

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, between 20 and 30 percent of seniors fall each year. Seniors also make up the fastest growing segment of the global population. By 2040, more than one billion people will be over the age of 65.

“Measuring fall percep-tion not only is important in prevention efforts, but also provides information about how the brain processes sen-sory information and how this changes with age,” said Julian Lupo, a graduate student and the study’s lead author.

To measure fall perception, researchers presented study participants with a sound at different times relative to a su-pervised fall. They found that young adults required the fall to happen about 44 millisec-onds before the sound in order for both cues to be perceived as occurring simultaneously. But adults over 60 years old required fall onset to occur about 88 milliseconds before the sound.

“This lag means that by the time older adults realize they are falling, it’s often too late for them to consciously do any-thing about it,” said Barnett Cowan. “Given that falls are often the catalyst for a transi-tion to long-term care, these findings highlight both the importance of adequate assess-ment for older adults and the need to expedite new preven-Continued on page 13

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Historical Hindsight —

Movie star ranks high in military role

Several Hollywood luminar-ies joined the armed forces during World War II, but none topped the service of James Stewart. He was the first major screen star in uniform — and the only one who rose in rank from private to full colonel in just four years.

Stewart completed some three dozen missions as a B-24 pilot before resuming his career as an actor. But he never cut his ties to the military. He stayed in the re-serves; worked his way up the ranks to major general; and spent active-duty time during the Vietnam War.

James Maitland “Jimmy” Stewart, born May 20, 1908, was among the most-honored and popular stars in movie-dom history. His distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona helped him portray middle-class American men in crisis.

The 6-foot-3 actor starred in more than 90 films and television programs. He was

nominated for five Academy Awards, winning a Best Actor Oscar in 1941 for his role in “The Philadelphia Story.”

He was born in small-town Indiana, Pa., to a hardware store owner much like the characters he portrayed. After college, he and Henry Fonda became roommates and close friends in New York during the summer of 1932.

With Fonda’s encourage-ment, Stewart took a screen test. He got a seven-year con-tract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at $350 a week.

A shy youngster, his dream to become a pilot was enhanced by the legend-ary Charles Lindbergh. He received his private-pilot certificate in 1935, and a commercial-pilot license three years later. He often flew cross-country to visit his parents, navigating his way by railroad tracks.

In 1940, the screen star was drafted into the Army as a private. As a college graduate with more than 400 hours’ flying time, he applied for an Air Corps commission and Service Pilot rating. At 33, he was almost six years beyond the maximum age limit for Aviation Cadet training.

After a lot of red tape, and shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Stewart received his commission as a second lieutenant. He went after an assignment with an operational unit rather than serving as a recruiting symbol.

In early 1942, he was asked to make a film to recruit the 100,000 men the Air Corps estimated it would need to

tion technology.”Falls are a leading cause of

overall injury costs in Canada, with a total economic burden of falls estimated to be $6 bil-lion annually. Seniors who are hospitalized for a fall remain in hospital an average of nine days longer than those hospi-talized for any other cause.

The study appears in the journal Gait & Posture.

AgingContinued from page 12

win the war. He narrated the short film, called “Winning Your Wings.” It attracted 150,000 recruits.

Stewart was concerned his celebrity status and expertise would relegate him to instructor duties, so he appealed to his 30-year-old commander. The commander recommended by-then-Capt. Stewart to the commander of the 445th Bombardment Group, a B-24 Liberator unit.

To inspire his unit, Stewart flew as command pilot in the lead B-24 on dozens of mis-sions deep into Nazi-occupied Europe. He climbed to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

For his wartime duty, Stewart was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the French Croix de Guerre, and an Air Medal with three oak-leaf clusters.

He remained current as a pilot of B-36, B-47 and B-52 bombers. In 1959, he was promoted to brigadier general. In 1966, he flew on a B-52 bombing mission in the Vietnam War. When he retired in 1968, after 27 years of service, he received the Air Force’s Distin-guished Service Medal.

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan awarded Stewart the Presidential Medal of Freedom, simultaneously advancing him to the rank of major general.

Stewart received an Acad-emy Lifetime Achievement

award in 1985. In 1999, he was named the third-greatest male screen legend of the Golden Age of Hol-lywood (behind Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant). The American Film Insti-tute also named five of his

movies to its list of the 100 best American films ever made.

This legend who combined movie and military careers died July 2, 1997.

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Select low maintenance perennial flowersIf you are

looking for an excellent low main-tenance perennial flower that is relatively pest-free and has multiple seasons of ornamental interest, consider planting one of the Peren-nial Plant Association Plant of the Year selec-tions.

Each year the Perennial Plant Association selects a perennial flower suitable for a wide range of growing cli-mates. The following flowers are suitable for sunny loca-tions.

Allium ‘Millenium’ is the 2018 Plant of the Year. This butterfly magnet grows best in full sun to part shade and well-drained soils.

Clumps of grass-like foliage grow 10-15 inches tall. In mid-summer, two to three flower stalks rise above the foliage with each stalk producing two or three showy 2-inch spherical purple flowers that last as long as four weeks.

The 2017 Plant of the Year was butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa). This drought-tol-erant milkweed grows best in full sun and well-drained soils. Plants grow 2-3 feet high with about a 2-foot spread.

The summer-blooming orange flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and the leaves are a food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars.

Japanese anemone “honorine jobert” was the 2016 Perennial Plant of the Year. Windflower grows best in organically rich,

Eagles to perform at Bankers Life FieldhouseDue to the overwhelming

demand for the Eagles sold out concerts and the anticipated re-sponse for shows going on sale, additional concerts have been added to the band’s 2018 tour.

The tour will now kick off March 12 in Indianapolis, with

added shows set for St. Louis, Mo., March 18; Des Moines, Iowa, March 21; Calgary, Ontario, May 14; Edmonton, British Columbia, May 15; Tulsa, Okla., June 17; and New Orleans, La., June 20. Tickets for these newly announced con-

certs are now on sale through Ticketmaster.com. For complete ticket information, visit Eagles.com.

The Eagles, Don Henley, Joe Walsh & Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, set their initial 2018 tour dates featuring stadium concerts in Orlando, Miami, Denver and Minneapolis with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band; Washington D.C. and Philadelphia with James Taylor & His All-Star Band; and Dallas, Texas, with Chris Stapleton sharing the bill. Additional 2018 shows are an “Evening with the Eagles.”

The Eagles are one of the most influential and commer-cially successful American rock bands of all time. With their profound lyrics, harmonies and country-tinged melodies, they created a signature Southern California sound. The Eagles have sold more than 120 mil-lion albums worldwide, have scored six number one albums and have topped the singles charts five times.

The band has been awarded six GRAMMY Awards. The Eagles have performed sold-out concert tours worldwide throughout their career. The Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 in their first year of eligi-bility and received the Ken-nedy Center Honors in 2016.

evenly moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, pref-erably with wind protection.

Honorine jobert is a vigor-ous perennial growing 3 to 4 feet tall on stems that bear attractive dark green leaves. The single 2 to 3-inch diameter white flowers have an attrac-tive yellow center. Expect blossoms in August through September.

The 2011 Plant of the Year was Arkansas blue star (Amso-nia hubrichtii). The plant grows 36-48 inches tall and 36 inches wide. The foliage is 3 inches long and needle-like, creating a fine texture. The leaves turn a bright yellow color in fall.

Small, light blue, star-shaped flowers appear in 2 to 3-inch clusters in spring to early sum-mer. Blue star grows best in full sun and well-drained soil.

Rozanne cranesbill (gera-nium “Rozanne” – also known as geranium “Gerwat”) was the 2008 Plant of the Year. Rozanne can bloom continuously for five to six months (May-October), one of the longest flowering periods for hardy geraniums.

Rozanne has large (2.5-inch), violet-blue flowers with purple-violet veins and white centers. Plants grow 20-24 inches tall and 24-28 inches wide. Choose a site in full sun or part shade (afternoon shade desired in hot weather) and moist, well-drained soil.

Walker’s low catmint (Nepeta “Walker’s low”) was named Plant of the Year for 2007. This perennial has abundant dark blue-purple flowers in clusters on upright arching stems. This catmint will bloom for at least two months beginning in May. If the plants are pruned back

by two-thirds when the initial flowers fade, there may be repeat bloom for another two to three months.

Walker’s low likes full sun and well-drained soil with a neutral pH. This drought-toler-ant plant grows up to 36 inches tall and spreads 30-36 inches, but tends to be wider than tall. It also has crinkled, scented, silver-green foliage.

Q. What Plant of the Year pe-rennials are suitable for shady conditions?

A. No shade garden should be without Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) and variegated Solomon’s seal (Po-lygonatum odoratum “Variega-tum”). Other perennials that tolerate shade include Jack

Frost brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla “Jack Frost”), Jap-anese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum “Pictum”), golden hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra “Aureola”) and sprite astilbe (Astilbe “sprite”).

Q. Where can I find more information on these perennial flowers?

A. Go to the Perennial Plant Association website: www.perennialplant.org/.

Steve Mayer is Extension Educator-Horticulture with Purdue Extension-Marion County. He coordinates the master gardener program in Marion County. To contact a master gardener, call (317) 275-9292, or email: marionmg@purdue.edu.

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Hendricks Regional Health Brownsburg Hospital officially opens

Monday, Jan. 8, marked a monumental day in Hendricks Regional Health history as the doors of Hendricks Regional Health Brownsburg Hospital officially opened to the public for both new and existing patients. Years of strategy, planning and hard work led up to this day. More than 1,300 community members attended the open house in December — further supporting the need for the hos-pital in this area.

The 100,000 square-foot hos-pital, located at 5492 N. Ronald Reagan Parkway, combines a modern health care delivery model with Hendricks Regional Health’s award-winning ap-proach to patient experience. It houses Hendricks County’s first

side-by-side emergency depart-ment and immediate care center, allowing patients the option to choose a level of care with respect to their condition and copay.

The facility provides enhanced sports medicine and women’s ser-vices; an inpatient unit; physical, speech and occupational thera-pies; cardiology testing; cardiac rehabilitation; laboratory and imaging services; a multi-spe-cialty clinic; and physician offices including Brownsburg North Family Medicine, Hendricks Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and New Life Associates for OB-GYN care.

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HendricksContinued from page 15Brownsburg for many years.

“We conducted focus groups in Brownsburg to gather informa-tion on services individuals wanted to see offered locally and where they thought those services would be best located,” said Hendricks Regional Health Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Gary Everling. “Their feedback helped shape our services. In addition, the partici-pants’ location of choice was on the northwest corner of I-74 and Ronald Reagan Parkway, where the new Brownsburg Hospital now sits. In several ways, the community played a role in the collaboration that developed the hospital.”

In 1962, Hendricks Regional Health put down roots in Hen-dricks County with a commit-ment to delivering high-quality, comprehensive health care close to home. In their history, the health system has focused on

growth and expansion to meet the ever-changing health care needs of western and central Indiana. “By expanding our services to Brownsburg and pro-viding access to high-quality care close to home, we’re building a stronger health system that truly puts our patients first,” said Hendricks Regional Health President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Speer. “We are proud to further our mission in delivering truly innovative, patient-centered health care to our community.”

While the new hospital will serve Brownsburg and sur-rounding areas, the existing Hendricks Regional Health medical office building, located at 1411 S. Green St. in Browns-burg, will remain open to serve the south side of Brownsburg and northwest side of Avon. That facility features a variety of physician offices and laboratory services.

Indianapolis, Madelyn Pugh and ‘I Love Lucy’

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part series.)

—o—While writing for Lucille

Ball’s new radio show, “My Favorite Husband,” Mad-elyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. “helped create a vaudeville act for Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, which became the basis for the pilot episode of ‘I Love Lucy.’”

At the beginnings of the fifth show, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskoph joined the team and with Pugh, Carroll and Oppen-heimer, they “tackled 39 epi-

sodes per season for the run of the series. It is unfortunate that Pugh and Carroll never won the three Emmy Awards for which they were nominated.”

Records reveal that “Pugh and Carroll are credited with helping create the ‘Lucy’ character, which Ball played in one form or another for over 40 years.” Further, “The pair also wrote episodes for ‘The Lucy Show,’ ‘Here’s Lucy,’ ‘The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show’ (a.k.a. ‘The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour’) and Ball’s final series, the unsuccessful ‘Life with Lucy’ (1986).”

Two movies are also credited to Madelyn and Bob; “Forever Darling” with Lucy and Desi and “Yours, Mine and Ours” with Lucy and Henry Fonda. “In September 2005, Madelyn Pugh Davis (now her married name), who lived in California, released her memoirs titled ‘Laughing with Lucy,’ written with Bob Carroll Jr.”

Madelyn was born as Madelyn Pugh, but “Pugh was married twice. She married TV producer Quinn Martin on Dec. 24, 1955, in Los Angeles. They had a son, Michael Quinn Mar-tin. She later married Richard Davis.” Sadly, “Madelyn Pugh Davis died on April 20, 2011, age 90 in Bel Air, Calif.”

Along with Bob Carroll, Madelyn and he “concocted zany scenes in which the hare-brained Lucy dangled from a hotel balcony, posed as a sculp-ture or stamped and wrestled in a vat full of grapes…” Who can forget the scenes where Lucy gets her foot stuck in a bucket of cement or gets ice-coated after being locked in the basement freezer of Fred and Ethel’s apartment building?

And one of the most famous scenes written by Pugh and Carroll are the over-sized loaf of bread coming out of the oven, the Vitameatavegamin commercial and last, but not

least, the conveyer belt in the chocolate factory.

For those of us who are dedi-cated Lucy-Desi fans, we may rightly say that we will never

become tired of watching every show or movie in which Lucy or Desi ever appeared, and watch we will; one time, 100 times or more — forever!

Don’t let the news get you down

Bad news can be bad for your health.

So much of traditional and social media is about bad news. And they shout it out: Terrorist bombs subway! Quake destroys city! Polar ice cap melting! Even celebrity coverage is splattered with catty observations about the princess wearing low-heeled shoes or the Hollywood couple failing to cover their newborn’s head.

All this lousy news can twist your psyche and affect you physically.

There’s a growing sentiment among medical and mental experts reading and hearing about all these goings-on can result in post-traumatic stress disorder — just as if you expe-rienced the mayhem in person. This affects your health as well as your view of the world.

To maintain your health and equilibrium, you have to treat reports as information — not life-changing personal threats.

Otherwise you can become irritable and impatient; sink into depression; and develop a paranoia that will affect your relationships with everybody around you.

An immediate step away from all the turmoil is to shut everything down, according to the non-profit American Counseling Association. Quit checking your television set or mobile phone.

Get selective in your news-gathering. And check several sources, not just those you agree with.

Stay healthy: exercise regu-larly, eat right and get enough sleep.

And find pleasant things to do: play an instrument, paint, have coffee with family and friends, or write your memoirs.

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Travel Talk — A visit to the River of the West and Portland

When we decided to fly to Portland, Ore., the first thing Bud wanted to know was the meaning of the word Oregon. It means River of the West in Shoshone and it’s the Beaver State because of the abun-dance of beaver.

Oregon became a state Valentine’s Day in 1859 and is known for forests, farms,

mountains and beaches.The state was founded as

a refuge from disputes about slavery and at one time its constitution contained a “whites only” clause. Needless to say that clause was deleted some time ago.

Tracing its history, I found Lewis and Clark explored the area in 1805 and the Mult-nomah and Clackamas lived in the area prior to the white man settling there. These Native Americans were first documented by Lewis and Clark. Not only Americans but both English and French fur traders trapped in the area and Astoria was the first per-manent American settlement west of the Rockies. Oregon territory was created in 1848. The land had been claimed by Spain, Russia and England before it became America’s 33rd state.

PortlandWe had never been to Port-

land before, so it was with a new excitement we boarded our plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International and found our first class seats. Yes, we’ve be-

come spoiled and enjoy flying first class on longer trips. And, we found by the time we pay the luggage fee and buy our meals and drinks when flying coach, the cost isn’t that much more.

We found Portland delight-ful. It is located in the Wil-lamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest. Settlement began in the 1830s as it was located at the end of the Or-egon Trail.

It has been called the “City of Roses” since the turn of the century because the weather is ideal for growing the bushes that are home to all types and colors of the fragrant flowers.

Portland carries the nick-name “Bridgetown” because of the many bridges that span the Willamette River. The Hawthorn (1910), the Steel (1912) and the Broadway (1913) bridges have all been designated as historic land-marks. The Tilikum Crossing bridge (2015) is the city’s new-est bridge.

It is the largest city in the state and is famed for being quirky and home of coffee shops, boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants and microbrewer-ies.

Early fur traders called the area “The Clearing.” It is no longer a clearing. It is a mod-ern city with modern build-ings, parks and schools and a large population of mostly friendly people.

We knew the name Portland came from Portland, Maine, but what we didn’t know was how the name came about. It was on the flip of a coin. Having been won by two out of three flips. It seems business partner Asa Lovejoy wanted the new city to be named Boston. His partner Francis Pettygrove wanted it named Portland. Thus the coin toss with Pettygrove winning.

The city was founded in 1845 and incorporated in 1851.

Jeri Seely is editor in chief of Senior Life and has done exten-sive traveling with her husband, D. G. “Bud” Seely, not only in Indi-ana and Ohio but throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries.

‘Take Us Along’ Contest

This month’s Take Us Along winner is Sherryl Wrightsman of Anderson, Ind. She took Senior Life along on a trip to the Mounds State Park and is shown with a copy of the newspaper in front of the park’s sign.

She writes that she is from Michigan but lives in Indiana. Each time she drives up SR 15 to Michigan she tries to pick up a Senior Life and tells us “thanks for a great magazine!”

Mounds State Park is located off I-69 east of Anderson and features unique “earthworks” built by prehistoric people known as the Adena-Hopewells. The Great Mound, the largest, is believed to have been built around 160 B.C. and was used as a gathering place.

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Who would have thought, shrimp farming in IndianaOne of the

best kept se-crets in the state is the fact there are shrimp farms all over Indi-ana. Darryl and Karlo-nea Brown of Fowler have been raising and selling salt-water shrimp throughout the Midwest and across the country for the past eight years. Their farm, RDM Aquaculture LLC, is one of 11 shrimp farms in the Hoosier state.

They’re extremely proud of the fact they offer the freshest seafood for 600 miles. That’s be-cause their product is delivered live. And also because RDM is an eco-friendly farm that leaves a very small carbon footprint.

Pacific white shrimp, their specialty, are raised indoors in tanks heated by radiant coils in the floor. Heat sticks are used to keep the temperature at the proper level in the nursery tanks. A couple degrees loss in temperature can quickly kill an entire tank of between 13,000 and 17,000 shrimp, which is why they test and constantly monitor the temperatures. Cloth nets over the tanks keep shrimp from jumping out. Or as Karlonea put it, “it keeps the shrimp suicide rate down.”

The difference between RDM shrimp and those imported from other countries (primarily Vietnam) is the fact theirs have no added hormones or antibi-otics. According to Karlonea, RDM shrimp meat is firmer, the shells are thinner and there is no fishy smell when cooked because of the way they filter the water in their pools.

“Cooking on the grill takes just two minutes per side or boil them 15 minutes. When the shell turns pink, they’re ready to eat. There’s no need to devein them because there are no toxins or pollutants in their mud vein. It actually cooks itself out.” She recommends they be eaten whole … head, shell, tail, legs and of course, the meat.

Before becoming shrimp farmers, the Browns raised hogs in an area that became

residential and resulted in them becoming the most hated people in the neighborhood. They moved to the Fowler area and began researching aquacul-ture. “There’s not a great deal of literature on shrimp farming,” said Karlonea, “so we learned by trial and error. The biggest issue was finding the proper temperature for the tanks. When we did, our survival rate went up from 40 to 96 percent.”

Tours are available. The quick tour, which gives visi-tors a look at what shrimp farming is like, costs $5 and takes about 15 minutes. Group tours include a Power-Point presentation. Participants can dip a net full of shrimp out of a tank, pop them on the George Foreman grill and sample the product. Persons interested in shrimp farming can take the three-hour tech tour. Call (765) 583-0052 for more information on tour prices. RDM is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thurs-day; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

“We also offer sweet Aus-tralian red claw crawfish, and hope to branch out to tilapia and oysters. Who knows, some day Indiana may be the shrimp capital of the country.”

To tour RDM Shrimp Farm, head north on I-65 to Brookston and turn east on SR 18. It’s on the north side of the road at 100 N. 850E.

Credit threat isn’t over

Just because the “rhubarb-rhubarb-rhubarb” about the hacking of Equifax has died down doesn’t mean the threat to your credit is over.

Whoever sucked the Social Security numbers, birthdates, credit-card and bank-account numbers, and a slew of other data out of the credit-reporting agency still has it.

If you’re among the 145 mil-lion people whose information was taken, you’re at risk for years to come.

The thieves who have your vital information (or whoever they sell it to) can use your data to clean out your bank

accounts, buy anything they want, get medical care — even file fraudulent tax returns in your name to get tax refunds.

Credit experts are recom-mending you put a freeze on your credit.

A freeze requires stores, lenders and whomever to check with you before granting any credit to anyone — including yourself. You should do this with all three major agencies: Equifax, Experian and Tran-sUnion.

You also are allowed one free report a year from each agency. So spread them out over the 12-month period.

And scan all your credit-card statements closely.Mature Life Features, copyright 2017

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Mr. Hollingshead helps his momOn June 6, 2008, a unique

flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to commemorate a special event. A watershed moment in American history? Well, sort of. The ban-ner honored the 75th anniversa-ry of the drive-in movie theater.

Its beginning can be traced back to 1932, when folks living on Thomas Avenue in Camden, N.J., might have witnessed some strange goings-on from neighbor Richard Hollingshead. He had nailed a bedsheet be-tween two trees by his driveway, set a home movie projector on the hood of his car and placed a radio behind the sheet. Then Hollingshead, his radio blaring at full volume, had projected a movie onto his fluttering “screen.”

Why all that weird activ-ity? Hollingshead had been concerned about his mother, who was a rather large lady. To

Mrs. Hollingshead, a visit to an indoor movie house guaranteed great discomfort in a too-tight theater seat. Richard figured that, if a film could be enjoyed from the comfort of a spacious auto seat, this could alleviate his mother’s problem.

And so was born the drive-in movie concept.

One year later, and with three other investors, Hollingshead bought 400 nearby acres and terraced 336 parking spaces in gentle front-wheel inclines, so that vehicles directly in front of car-cocooned drive-in viewers wouldn’t block the screen.

Newspaper ads for the new Automobile Movie Theater showed a chubby woman trying to squeeze into a movie-house seat.

On opening night, visiting movie patrons handed over 25 cents apiece to see a British comedy called “Wives Beware” on a 40-by-50-foot screen. Customers instantly embraced

Hollingshead’s brainchild — they could relax in their vehicles, smoke cigarettes, bring their kids, chat without being shushed. Drive-ins weren’t just for families, either; for romanti-cally inclined teenagers, the media soon labeled such venues “passion pits.”

Hollinshead’s biggest early problem involved sound. RCA had created three 6-foot high speakers that supposedly guar-anteed equal sound distribution everywhere on the grounds. But front-row people were subject to an ear-pounding volume, while back-row viewers could barely hear. Also, neighbors griped about the nightly noise. Eventu-ally RCA came to the rescue by developing wire-attached speak-ers that hung on car windows.

Thanks to a prosperous econ-omy and a growing car culture, drive-in theaters mushroomed in popularity after World War II. By 1958 the number of such sites — featuring about 25

percent of all movie screens in America at the time — reached its peak with 4,063 locations. The largest such venue was the All-Weather Drive-In in Copiague, N.Y., which boasted 2,500 parking spaces, an ad-ditional indoor sitting area, a playground, a shuttle and a full-service restaurant that offered rooftop dining.

Unfortunately, the unavoid-able passage of time brought unwelcome changes in the form

of soaring land values and competition from increasing technology, especially with the development of popular home video systems.

While most former sites have morphed into housing develop-ments or shopping centers, the remaining weed-infested lots and flea-market locales now stand as sentinels to still-vivid memories of silver-screen sto-ries once told under nighttime skies.

Lilly Endowment approves grant to Jewish Federation

The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis announced recently Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the federation a $1 million

grant to enhance safety and security on its campus and build the capacity of the fed-eration and its five constitu-ent agencies.

The largest grant ever made to the federation by Lilly Endowment, it will be used to support a variety of priority projects. They include security enhancements, up-grades to campus-wide com-puter hardware and software, the development of aligned impact models and strategic plans and implementation of two creative-placemaking initiatives designed to further engage the community.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis plays a vital role in supporting residents of central Indiana, as it has for more than 113 years. The federation and its agencies – Jewish Family Ser-vices, the Jewish Community Center, the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Com-munity Relations Council, and Hooverwood, a residen-tial nursing home – provide programs and services to 2,000 individuals — Jewish as well as non-Jewish — ev-ery day.

“The impact we produce is substantial and includes, among other programs and services: feeding the hungry, helping the unemployed, providing comfort and care to seniors, educating children and adults, helping indi-viduals be physically fit and healthy, engaging in commu-nity workforce development, and building community,” said Debra Barton Grant, federation CEO.

“As the central philanthrop-ic, planning, and community relations organization of the Greater Indianapolis Jewish community, the federation and the Jewish community it represents have a time-honored heritage of support-ing the greater Indianapolis community and providing needed programs and services to people of all backgrounds and religious affiliations. We are honored by Lilly Endow-ment’s generosity and are grateful for this transforma-tional gift that will help us advance our objectives and produce an even greater col-lective impact on the quality of life for all those we serve.”

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