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Advertising supplement brought to you by Kenosha News and Kenosha County Aging and Disability Resource Center LOCAL FEATURE Stories of Recovery Special Report- Kenosha News: By Karen Mahoney January 22-28 marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Addiction affects both the lives of the people with a substance use disorder and their loved ones. Now Dear Readers, in long-term recovery, the three I am fortunate to work in a field in which I individuals featured here help am surrounded by elders, many of whom have others on the road to recovery. shared their words of wisdom with me throughout errified something would the years. There are two messages I hold happen to her four children especially dear. One is a message shared at when she was drunk, Tracy every meeting the Ethnic Elders, a group of elders T who meet once a month, have. It is simple and Kiesler, 48, tried to curb her drinking, but when she wasn’t drinking, she had profound. “Be grateful for today.” The other is cravings, urges, shaking and pain in from Terry Lynch, who told me once, “Do her body until she succumbed again. something you enjoy every day.” “I felt awful, looked awful and I These messages are gifts worth more than knew my children deserved better,” anything I may have received in December for Christmas. They are words to live by. I wish you she said. “I worried that I would lose PHOTO COURTESY OF Terry Maraccini, KENOSHA NEWS custody of them. I envisioned them Jessica Beesley, white shirt, and her support group friends. (left to joy and health in 2018. right) Matthew Cook, Matthew Scherer, Shannon Pickos and Anthony being a bit older and not wanting to McCoy. Paula J. Clark, Kenosha County ADRC bring friends home because their mom 262-605-6616 At nine years of sobriety, Tracy loves life. While would be drunk. I never wanted to sign them [email protected] up for activities because that would take time away being sober didn’t solve all her problems, she 8600 Sheridan Road, Kenosha, WI 53143 from drinking. This wasn’t the kind of mom I wanted developed skills to handle the challenges. to be. The guilt was crushing and the anxiety and “I’ve had opportunities in sobriety that I never depression were unbearable. Alcohol stopped thought I’d have. One of them is working for Hope working. It stopped being fun or a relief. It had Council on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse. I am back become a curse and I knew I had to stop.” in college studying to be a counselor,” she said. “My Tracy’s journey with alcohol began when she was kids have a sober mom that they can count on to be 12. She and her best friend sneaked a beer from the there for them. My life has purpose and I never felt a refrigerator during a family party. She quickly purpose when I was drinking.” became hooked on alcohol, drinking whenever Pauly A. grew up in a nice middle-class family. He • Baby Boomers at Risk for Hep C possible and enjoying the excitement. The blackouts began using drugs at 13, getting in legal trouble and • Seeing Higher Prices at Your and vomiting did not deter her. pleading guilty to car theft. He was given the option Pharmacy? Fast forward to early parenthood, Tracy realized she to serve a year at Lincoln Hills or attend a drug and • It’s BIG READ Time! needed help. She began attending support meetings alcohol abuse program. He chose treatment. • A Guide for Family Caregivers: and took two years to get sober. “The R.O.A.D.S. program was a 90-day intensive On-Line Dementia Training • Supporting the Needs of a Client: “I eventually started seeing a counselor to help me inpatient facility on the grounds of the Winnebago The Roll of an APS worker with my anxiety and depression, which I believe were Mental Health Institute in the summer of 1980,” he with me from childhood,” she said. “I just didn’t have said. “I graduated from the program and when I • Local Makers Demonstrate at the knowledge of what it was when I was young. I returned to Kenosha, I began going to AA and Mini-Maker’s Faire didn’t feel I belonged anywhere. To be able to get had every intention of staying clean and sober. • Don’t Let Clutter Be Your Legacy Unfortunately, I was the only person my age involved help for depression and anxiety were key for me in • Friendly Visitor overcoming addiction.” in recovery in this area. There was no narcotics anonymous in Kenosha at the time, so I had to use AA • Wobbly Cinderella for not only my drinking but my drug addictions also.” • Who Is Entitled?

Continued on page 3 2 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 LOCAL FEATURE TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE Stories of Recovery, continued from page 2 reatment for substance use disorders transportation, specialized living may include various services. situations, self-help and support groups, After a year of sobriety, Pauly completely lost everything that peer support, drop in centers and club stopped going to meetings and made me human,” she said. TIndividual and Group houses, education. began using again. His trouble Counseling Jessica’s bottom came the day with the law resurfaced and at Counseling can be provided at the 12-Step Programs she called a dealer and asked for 18, pled guilty to two counts of individual or group level. Individual Mutual support groups including heroin. burglary. counseling often focuses on reducing or Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics “When I hung up the phone, I stopping substance use, skill building, Anonymous and other 12-step programs, “Thankfully, Judge Baker felt I broke down sobbing,” she adherence to a recovery plan, and social, provide peer support for ending or had enough chances and admitted. “I remember feeling so family, and professional/educational reducing substance use. sentenced me to 18 months in outcomes. Group counseling is often used helpless. I never felt so lost and Learn more about local options for prison. It saved my life,” he said. in addition to individual counseling to alone and completely helpless as treatment and recovery support services “When I entered Green Bay provide social reinforcement for pursuit of that very moment. I wanted to die. by contacting the Mental Health and maximum security prison, I recovery. Professionals may provide a I didn’t want to hurt my family Substance Abuse Resource Center at weighed 115 pounds. I had been variety of therapies which may be tailored anymore. I decided the only way 262-764-8555 or the HOPE Council at binging on alcohol, speed and to specific populations such as youth out was to take my life.” 262-658-8116. cocaine for the previous six versus adults. months. I was paroled after nine Thankfully, Jessica’s grandmother months and for the next six years, I intervened. Normally, she would Inpatient and struggled to find my way.” cook, babysit and clean the house Residential Settings while Jessica slept off the effects of Hospitalization or short term Married and with two small withdrawal. residential treatment may children, Pauly got sick of being be needed for medical sick and tired and returned to “She came over like she usually managed detoxification and AA on February 17, 1989. He’s did and told me that if I didn’t get stabilization with initial intensive remained clean and sober ever help, she was done,” said Jessica. treatment with the goal of return since. Now 54, Pauly is the father “I knew I needed to get help or I to community-based settings. of three adult children. He has was going to die. My grandmother devoted his life to giving back spent all morning on the phone Medication Assisted by starting 12-Step groups, calling rehabs and clinics around Treatment (MAT) chairing meetings at the Racine the country. Finally, I spoke to a In this model, medication is Correctional Institute and nurse at Roger’s Memorial used in combination with volunteers on the Opioid Task Hospital in Milwaukee. I stayed counseling and behavioral Force in Kenosha County. there for seven days and that was therapies. Medications can the start of my recovery.” reduce the cravings and “’You must give it away to keep other symptoms associated with it,’ is the philosophy I believe in,” Now clean and sober since withdrawal from a substance he said. “The single greatest May 2015, Jessica recently by occupying receptors in the action I can take to insure my own accepted the role of Chairperson brain associated with using recovery is to help another person of the Recovery and Treatment that drug (agonists or partial recover.” subcommittee in Governor agonists), block the rewarding Walker’s Opiate Task Force. She Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, sensation that comes with using also shares her recovery story at Jessica Brown, 32, was prescribed a substance (antagonists), or 12-step meetings. opiates to deal with daily pain. induce negative feelings when a Her dependence increased to the “My advice to others that may be substance is taken. point of getting more prescriptions struggling is to not give up. Don’t Recovery Support from different doctors, to lying, give up on yourself. There is hope Services stealing and cheating her way to out there. No matter how far we Recovery support services are her next fix. Jessica’s addiction think we’ve fallen down the ladder, non-clinical services that are caused her to lose her marriage, there’s always a way to climb out. used with treatment to support children and herself. Take every situation in life one individuals in their recovery day at a time. Do your best just “I was unemployable and didn’t goals. These services are often for today and tomorrow when you even recognize myself when I provided by peers, or others wake up, you can try again.” looked in the mirror. I had who are already in recovery. Recovery support can include: Monday, December 25, 2017 | KENOSHA NEWS | MY LIFE 3 Baby Boomers at Risk for Hep C

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4 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 Seeing higher prices at your pharmacy? ome Medicare recipients might see the cost of their prescriptions dramatically increase after January 1. Each Scalendar year the private Part D prescription drug plans can change their premiums, deductibles and co-pays in addition to their drug formularies. People are encouraged to compare plans during Medicare’s Open Enrollment period, October 15 – December 7, Learn about the 4 choices you’ll need to make. to see these changes and make sure their Part D plan is still the Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center right choice. sponsors monthly Medicare workshops for people new to This year there are significant price changes due to Preferred Medicare and their families. Learn the basics of Medicare coverage, Pharmacy negotiations. A drug plan will offer its best price at a options for private health and drug coverage, pharmacy in its preferred network or may even have no coverage and public benefits that can help with health care costs. at an out-of-network pharmacy. If your prescription prices have Welcome to Medicare Workshop – increased dramatically since December, your Part D plan likely ChoOse from 2 dates: dropped your pharmacy from its preferred network this year. Friday, January 12, 2018 What are your options? 10 a.m. – Noon • Call your Part D plan provider at the number on the back of your OR insurance card and ask if they have a preferred pharmacy near you and compare prices. You may be able to save costs by Monday, January 29, 2018 switching pharmacies. If you missed the Open Enrollment period, 2 – 4 p.m. you likely cannot change your Part D plan this year. Exception: Kenosha County Job Center people who have both Medicare and Medicaid (Forward Health) 8600 Sheridan Road, Kenosha WI insurance may change Part D plans at any time. Conference Room S11, Entrance D • SeniorCare, a Wisconsin prescription drug program, is available RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to persons 65+. You may enroll at any time for an application fee Seating and materials are limited. of $30 for twelve months. The level of coverage and how much Kenosha County ADRC: 262-605-6646 OR 800-472-8008 SeniorCare will cover, depends on your gross annual income. Once the deductible or spenddown is met (if your level of SeniorCare has one), the co-pays are $5 for generics and $15 Annual Calendar for Health & Wellness* for brand name prescriptions. More information and applications The Kenosha County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC), Aurora Medical Center and Kenosha Area can be found at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/seniorcare/ Family and Aging Services are working together to offer year-round health and wellness opportunities. index.htm. These workshops fill up quickly so be sure to register soon! * Rewards for participating in a wellness program may be available through your Health Insurance Company. • Ask your pharmacist or doctor about options for pharmaceutical JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE assistant programs or less expensive alternatives. • Contact the Aging & Disability Resource Center at 262-605-6646 for information about other resources available. • Mark October 15 – December 7 on your calendar to compare your Part D plans for next year! No one should pay more for JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER prescription drugs than necessary. NO NO CLASSES CLASSES

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6 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 Supporting the Needs of a Client: The Roll of an APS worker here is often a community misconception when it comes to what Adult (as outlined in articles presented at the National Conference on Elder Abuse – G.J. Protective Services (APS) can or cannot do when a referral is made. Some Anetzberger, Ethical Issues, May 1988 and C.A. Miller/S. Foreseman, Nursing Care of Tof the common reactions we encounter include: “APS is going to come in Older Adults: Theory and Practice, 1990 Glenview, IL) and take mom out of her home”, “Let’s call APS, because they can fix this” or “I It is the goal of APS to help individuals remain safely in their home. For don’t want APS intervention because only bad can come from it.” example, an APS staff member might work with the client to set up services While these common responses are different, they are unfortunately all consistent with the client’s wants and needs, such as Meals on Wheels, misguided. State and local APS programs actively educate and advocate for the transportation, etc. For more information contact the Kenosha County ADRC at rights of all vulnerable adults to be safe from abuse, neglect, self-neglect and/or 262-605-6646. exploitation. While APS units may vary in how they operate, all have these basic principles which are recommended by the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). • Adults have the right to be safe. • Adults retain all their civil and constitutional rights, i.e., the right to live their lives as they wish, manage their own finances, enter into contracts, marry, etc., unless a court adjudicates otherwise. • Adults have the right to make decisions that do not conform with societal norms as long as these decisions do not harm others. • Adults have the right to accept or refuse services. (Developed by National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) Education Committee – September 2013, Adopted by the NAPSA Board of Directors – October 2013) There are ten specific principles the Kenosha County APS adhere to. 1. freedom Over Safety 2. Self-Determination 3. Participation in Decision-Making 4. least Restrictive Alternative Choose the best. 5. Primacy of the Adult 6. Confidentiality 7. Benefit of Doubt 8. Do No Harm 9. avoidance of Blame 10. Maintenance of the Family Monday, December 25, 2017 | KENOSHA NEWS | MY LIFE 7 LOCAL FEATURE Local Makers DemonstrateDemonstrate atat MMini-ini-MMaker’saker’s FaireFaire Special Report-Kenosha News: By KAREN Mahoney arilyn Propp, studio artist and Carthage art professor, learned Mpapermaking when she was teaching art at Columbia College in Chicago and took two semesters at the Center for Book and Paper. “I produced a number of round abaca and cotton handmade paper sheets with pulp painting and began using it in my practice,” she said. “Ten of my pieces are in a traveling exhibit, Pulped Under Pressure.” Her work was featured at the second annual Pleasant Prairie Mini-Makers Faire in November at the LakeView RecPlex. The free event attracted nearly 1,500 visitors. As a teacher and artist, Marilyn, age 70, said she enjoys the interaction with the community and sharing her knowledge of handmade papermaking. “I encourage participants to ‘make a sheet, take a sheet.’ The paper they make is then given out at the next pop-up event that I do, since it takes the paper about a day to dry,” she explained. “For my own paper, I add pigment both into the vat of pulp and the water and while the paper is forming, adding pulped pigment through gridded material to PHOTO COURTESY OF Terry Maraccini, KENOSHA NEWS People of all ages enjoyed the Mini-Maker’s Faire. create patterns and texture. When the paper is dry, I print woodblock and linoleum relief “There was a robot called Master Cylinder. There The 62-year-old showed his Lost in Space replica prints on it.” was always a robot in the early black and white robot at the Milwaukee Maker Faire the past four days, such as in The Three Stooges, Outer Limits and years, last year’s Pleasant Prairie Mini-Makers Faire Her work expresses the clash/co-existence between the Twilight Zone,” he said. “My real interest started and took his creation to Texas and California for B9 marine life and industrial waste. She hopes those at ten when Lost in Space came on and a robot out of build offs and to Colorado for Starfest Denver. He who view her work will think more of the precarious control was trying to destroy the Jupiter 2.” enjoys showing the robot at various fairs and events. state of the ocean today and the effects of plastic, industrial debris, bottom trawling and climate change While he tried creating the robot for several years, “People feel good about seeing the robot; they go on the ocean and marine life. it wasn’t until he took a robotics class at Gateway, away happy. Kids want to know how it works and that he became successful in animating his Lost in how to make one. Everyone should be inspired; Marilyn and her husband, David Jones, co-founded Space robot. maybe they can’t all build a robot, but everyone has the Center for Collaborative Research in Kenosha, something they do well,” Gordon said. “The two main “Mine is animated with a Parallax Basic Stamp. This www.centerforcollaborativeresearch.blogspot. questions I get are, how long did it take and how makes the arms move, the claws open and close, and com. They are hosting a two-person exhibit at the much does it cost? I stopped counting after 10 years the torso turn,” he explained. “The radar is animated Kenosha Public Museum in August – September 2018 and $5,000. That is only $10 a week.” where visitors can view more of Marilyn’s paper art. with an Arduino nano and the lights blink with some sequencing microchips. The voice is provided with Matthew Schultz, Technology and Engineering Gordon Smith brought a full-size replica of the Lost software recorded by the original robot voice of Dick Instructor at Lakeview Technology Academy, offered in Space robot to the Faire. He became hooked on Tuffeld. You can choose from hundreds of phrases or a popular stop for visitors at the Makers Faire as he robots after seeing his first on a Felix the Cat cartoon let it play random phrases.” and his students demonstrated underwater robots, program when he was 5-years old. Continued on page 9 8 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 LOCAL FEATURE

Local Makers Demonstrate at Mini-Maker’s Faire, continued from page 8 Ingredients: cardboard boats, laser engraver projects, 3D printed projects, cardboard video • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese games, energy efficient vehicles and drift trikes. halves • 2 tablespoons sour cream • 4 teaspoons taco seasoning mix (optional) He became involved early on, when the idea of a Mini Maker Faire was only a • 1 cup salsa conversation among a few people. Directions: “I was invited to a planning meeting and was super excited to see how I 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees could get my students and classes involved,” he said. “At Lakeview, we are all “Makers.” Both students and teachers are constantly designing, fabricating, 2. Place chicken breasts in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle innovating, testing and breaking things. The ability to gather all of our projects taco seasoning on both sides of together for the public to see, excited us.” chicken breasts, and pour salsa over all. Matthew, 34, hopes that attendees were inspired to go home and create after seeing what his high school students were making. 3. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is tender and juicy and “I love getting people excited about making juices run clear. 4. Sprinkle chicken evenly with and sharing with them that it isn’t brain cheese, and continue baking for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or surgery, but actually very doable for the until cheese is melted and bubbly. 5. Top with sour cream if desired, everyday person. Making, just takes a person and serve. who is excited and motivated to create. A lot of my ideas for projects has been through the Your Family Is Our Family! motivation of seeing others’ work.” “We had to sell our mom’s home, “I love getting people excited about making and sharing with them that it isn’t brain surgery, but actually very doable for the everyday person. Making, just he was so compassionate and takes a person who is excited and motivated to create. A lot of my ideas for projects has been through the motivation of seeing others’ work.” understanding. He advised us Inventing is important to Matthew, because it allows him and other inventors to what we had to do and what he express inner creativity. The first question others ask is how he finds the time to was going to do, the house sold in invent. “My response is always the same, remove television from your life and you will less than a day.” be amazed at the time you have to do cool stuff,” he said. “There is a sense of Kenosha’s Premier Full Service, Discount Real Estate Brokers fulfillment when a project you have been working on gets completed. The more We Have The Area’s Lowest Commission & Rates…Period! issues and difficulties that arise as you invent and as you overcome those obstacles, the more success and fulfillment you feel. Inventing builds confidence and excitement for continuing to learn.” Working with high school students is rewarding for Matthew as he understands that kids are curious by nature, creative and enjoy exploring. By teaching process, project based learning, students are designing, building, fabricating, refining design and testing many projects. He understands that children are the makers of tomorrow. 4515 Washington Road “You can teach this generation almost anything and they absorb it like sponges,” Kenosha, WI 53144 he said. “I consider myself more of a facilitator than a modern-day educator. I 262-947-4559 teach them the skills, then provide them with the tools and materials to have the

www.coverealtyllc.com opportunity to create and explore.” Monday, December 25, 2017 | KENOSHA NEWS | MY LIFE 9 2018 DON’T LET 2018 CLUTTER BE YOUR REMARKABLE OLDER AMERICAN AWARD NOMINATION FORM LEGACY f your son or daughter had to help Nominations are being accepted for Kenosha’s 2018 Remarkable Older American Award which will be you downsize or sell your home presented at the Older American’s Month Celebration on May 24, 2018. Iwhat would they find? Will they be able to distinguish between trash and Individuals being nominated for the award must meet the following criteria: treasure? Will they enjoy the memories · Kenosha County Resident or curse the junk? · 60 years of age or older · Outstanding services to his/her community through Military service, volunteerism, commitment to family Sorting and packing a household can and/or career achievements which have a made a substantial and positive impact be overwhelming for owners as well as helpers. Even if a move isn’t on the Individuals, organizations or businesses may nominate an individual for the award. Prior award recipients are horizon, how are you feeling about the not eligible, however, previously nominated persons are eligible. Nominations must be received by kitchen drawer that gets stuck with Friday, March 9, 2018. Please include with this form a separate sheet of paper stating why you believe your spatulas? The hutch with too many nominee should receive the Remarkable Older American Award, based on the criteria listed above. photos? Or the shoes that keep your closet door from closing? Let’s PLEASE LIMIT NOMINATION COMMENTS TO 300 WORDS OR LESS. face it, over-flow is stressful, while de-cluttering, a kind of cleansing. Take Questions may be directed to: Lindsay Ternes 262-960-5169 one room at a time and ask yourself Nomination forms and comments should be submitted to: about the items in it: Older Americans Month Planning Committee • Does it serve a purpose? c/o Lindsay Ternes The Villa at Lincoln Park • Does it bring you joy? 1700 C.A. Becker Drive • Does it fit? When you do lose weight, Racine, WI 53406 will the item still be in style? Or email: [email protected] • Does it work? The non-stick pan NOMINATOR:______that’s lost its coating? The duffle bag with a broken zipper? COMPANY (OPTIONAL):______• Have I used it in the past year? The past 3 years? TELEPHONE NUMBER:______• How many do I need? Pens, paring EMAIL: ______knives, mugs, plastic containers? We don’t like to throw out things NOMINEE:______that are “still good.” Thank goodness several non-profit organizations make ADDRESS: ______it easy to part with goods, knowing that they will be given to others, sold at low TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______cost or recycled. Some donation centers have staff or volunteers to help you Thank you to our Older American’s Month Committee: unload your car. Here are two. For a Paula Clark: ADRC, Lindsay Ternes: The Villa at Lincoln Park, Erika Rooney: Brookdale Senior Living, Dina Cucunato: full list contact the ADRC. Right at Home, Ted McMahon: Hospice Alliance, Arely Ortiz: ADRC, Kimberly Butler: ADRC, Donna Menarek: Society’s Assets, Kimberly Christy: The Addison of Pleasant Prairie • Goodwill Store & Donation Center, 6100 75th Street, Kenosha • St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store, Kenosha County 7531 30th Avenue, Kenosha Aging & Disability Resource Center

10 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 friendly visitor Pomegranates nassuming from the outside, cut a pomegranate open and watch a child’s discovery of all the bright red seeds they can pop in their Umouths. Adults love them too. Add some sparkle to your New Year’s Eve celebration by dropping a few seeds into each glass of Champaign. In season from September to January, pomegranates are native to Iran and Iraq. Their seeds are high in antioxidants, and studies have found they may help in the prevention of heart disease and cancer. Use pomegranate seeds as a snack or blend them into a smoothie. Add them to a spinach salad with a vinaigrette dressing or make a dip by oanne, 90, is independent and enjoys gardening and watching her favorite pureeing them television shows. A few years ago she began limiting her driving to a nearby with roasted red grocery store during daytime hours only. She kept her grocery list small peppers, walnuts J and olive oil. because it was difficult to carry a lot of heavy bags into the house. She always enjoyed a walk around her neighborhood, making sure to bring a treat for the dog next door. All of this changed after Joanne fell last year. She no longer drives, and with no family in town, she found herself spending more time at home alone. Staying active and enjoying life is important to Joanne so she has found new Are your dentures loose? ways to do so. Part of her new active life includes spending time connecting with others through KAFASI’s group telephone program, Senior Center Without Walls Can you eat an apple? (SCWOW). Each week Joanne looks over a calendar of topics, deciding which are of interest to her. These calls are often peer led and participant driven. Topics range from reminiscing, guided meditation, a monthly book club and guest topic programs. Having a strong social network helps individuals like Joanne stay healthier and live longer. November’s issue of AARPs Public Policy Institute reported that socially isolated individuals 65 and older are at greater risk of having poor health and are more likely to use skilled nursing facilities than their counterparts. For- tunately, social isolation does not have to be a reality for individuals in Kenosha County. KAFASI’s Friendly Visitor Program helps people connect and socialize. Joanne joined the program last year and has already made a new friend. She You may be a candidate for dental implants. still maintains her independent spirit and now looks forward to having someone Dental implants can replace a single missing tooth or an entire dentition. with whom she can discuss gardening or take a walk with and make sure the neighborhood dog gets his treat! She even has someone to help with groceries NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME and an occasional errand. F.C. Chiappetta, DDS KAFASI provides many opportunities to combat loneliness and isolation including seven Senior Dining sites and a variety of volunteer opportunities. Wendy Haugstad, DDS Volunteers are currently needed for The Friendly Visitor Program where several 262.654.6535 individuals are waiting to be “matched”. One hour a week can make a big difference. The program is very flexible and can work with most schedules. Con- 6121 7th Avenue, Kenosha

sider meeting a new friend by becoming a Friendly Visitor volunteer. Or become a part of SCWOW and meet many new friends! “Hometown Dentists... World Class Care” For more information contact KAFASI at 262-658-3508 x110. www.libraryparksmiles.com Monday, December 25, 2017 | KENOSHA NEWS | MY LIFE 11 GETTING YOUR Z-Z-Zs tudies have found strong associations beween sleep and health outcomes. The CDC recommends habits that can improve Ssleep health: • Be consistent. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the Wobbly Cinderella same time each morning, including weekends By Maren Orlowski • Make sure your bedroom is quiet, dark, relaxing, and at a comfortable hen my sister Sage and I were little, our grandfather took us on dates. temperature He would dress up in the brown suit he’d had since 1985, complete • Remove electronic devices, such Wwith its matching pocket handkerchief, and rev up his black Jeep as TVs, computers, and smart Tracker to take us to a lavish meal at Applebee’s. We felt like fancy grown-up phones from the bedroom ladies. Now that we’re older, my sister and I go on dates together. Typically, we go to the symphony. My sister and I are both huge classical music nerds, to the • Avoid large meals, caffeine, point that we both usually finish every concert holding hands, curled up in the and alcohol before bedtime cheap seats sobbing because the cello soloist was so amazing. • Get some exercise. Physical activity The outfit is important. Not only does looking classy put one in the proper during the day can help you fall mindset for symphony-watching, it also greatly increases the odds that, if there is asleep at night a dashing Prince-Charming type attending our very own symphony as a single man, he will fall madly in love with one of us and carry us off to a future of ballroom dancing and champagne. Because, obviously, that’s how real life works. If we’re going strictly off of Prince Charming’s first impressions here, Sage is getting the castle. My cerebral palsy diagnosis means I’d surely fall down the stairs while making Cinderella’s dramatic midnight exit. While Sage would be able to gracefully bound away from her prince’s pursuit, I can’t run. If I ever sprint past you, it’s a pretty good indicator something is chasing me and you Kenosha Funeral Services should start jogging as well. My sister is also the epitome of grace in heels, whereas if I attempt stilettos, my complete lack of coordination would result in me & Crematory clomping around like an elephant before falling very ungracefully at the prince’s feet. Nevertheless, I don’t generally resent my sister for fitting into the Cinderella image better than me. There are days I feel like a second-choice stepsister, and think about how much easier dancing, walking, and life in general, would be if I didn’t have cerebral palsy. However, my disability doesn’t define me, and it is a part of my identity that, over time, I’ve become proud of. I may have a disability, but I’m no damsel in distress. I don’t need some prince to gallop up on his white steed to carry me off into the sunset. I’m a realist, 3UHSODQQLQJIRU7RPRUURZ not Little Miss Sunshine. Everyone, disability or not, has times when they wish their long-lost fairy 0HDQV3HDFHRI0LQG7RGD\ godmother would show up and turn their pumpkin situation into a magical carriage. Family Owned and Operated. But focusing on what you’re not just Known for Our Quality, Value & Service. wastes time that could better be spent, for example, in the nosebleed seats of a Our Family, Helping Yours. concert hall blubbering like a fool while watching the symphony. In the end, my disability has helped shape the person Allen J. Braun Sue Braun I am today, and I wouldn’t want the Owner Funeral Director Owner glass slipper to fit any Licensed in Wisconsin and Illinois other way. Kenosha-Funeral-Services.Com About the author: Maren Orlowski was born 8226 Sheridan Road • Kenosha, WI • 262.652.1943 with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. She focuses on human rights legislation and advocacy. 12 MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS I Monday, December 25, 2017 Who Is Entitled? n the past, people worked hard, paid into Social Security and Medicare, and were seen as deserving and entitled to these GRAY ByI pauLa J. cLaRK benefits. It was their contribution to future Tuesd56THay STR, JeeanuT aRTary & 2, T R2018eaSuRe MondcoLLecayTio, JNa nufocuaryS :22, ReN 2018ie BReSKiN y husband and i rarely have schedules that afford aDaMS well-being. Nearly two-thirds of persons age TaiMa Chi-RK eMovingT for Better Balance Exhibit: Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and us long vacations, so we find ourselves taking MATTERS! Saturday, July 01, 2017 Wednesday, July 12, 2017 65 andmini-vacations over receive whenever more than we gethalf the of chance. their these 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Babies M 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Racine Art Museum treasuredincome tripsthrough of one Social or two Securitydays in which benefits. we leave our cares AdditionalRhode Center Dates for the Arts 10:00441 Main a.m. St.,Racine, – 5:00 WIp.m. behind, foster a fun-filled mission to find nearby small towns and Tuesday,514 56th JanuarySt, Kenosha 9 WI AdditionalMuSeuM cRDatesaWL hiddenThe gemsprograms of wisconsin don’t andmake n orthernpeople illinois. rich. BelowMost is the first in a series of our vacation locations i’ll be sharing with you. Tuesday,fiRecRac JanuaryKeR 10K 16 RuN/5K WaLK Wednesday,Friday, July 14, December 2017 27 retirees live on low or modest incomes and their WestoshaSunday, July Senior 02, 2017 Community Center Tuesday,6:00 pm - 10:00January pm 2 ceconomicedarburg, security Wisconsin is related to their health security. Limited finances causes 192008:30 am 93rd Street, Bristol, WI Monday,Kenosha Public January Museum 8 someat just overpeople an hour’sto delay drive, or (approximately forego needed 65 medicalmiles one-way) or dental care that require a 5500 First Ave., Kenosha, WI cedarburg offers the perfect weekend getaway. the 100-year-old 2017 KeNoSHa ciVic VeTeRaNS Kenosha Public Museum co-pay or aren’t covered by insurance. While Medicare covers many health Saturday, January 13, 2018 town’s limestone and cream city brick buildings have stood the test PaRaDe 5500KeNo FirstSHa Ave., PRiD eKenosha, MaRcH WI services, beneficiaries still have high costs: deductibles for hospital stays, Melvin Gordon Bowl-A-Thon Fundraiser of time, lending a quaint look to many of the restaurants, shops Sunday, July 02, 2017 Sunday, July 16, 2017 monthly premiums and deductibles for Part B, monthly premiums for Part Charity Event to Knock Down Sunday, January 28, 2018 and galleries. while you’re there make sure you visit the places 1:00 pm 12:00 pm D. 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KeNoSHa BaND BooSTeRS ice • Armbruster Jewelers, Cedarburg’s oldest jewelry store, and 5130 4th Ave., Kenosha, WI Medicaid dollars also cover long-term care costs when one’s own assets run 5411cRea GreenM Socia BayL Rd., Kenosha, WI Milaeger’s my personal favorite, has been family owned and operated Tuesday, July 11, 2017 4838KeNo DouglassSHa PoPS Ave., coN Racine,ceRT WI out. Among people 65 and over, two-thirds will need some long term services Tuesday, January 16, 2018 since 1884. the history of the store, combined with gorgeously 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Wednesday, July 26, 2017 anddisplayed supports jewels, during nestled their amongst lifetimes. the store’s About antiques one-third make itof a Medicaid spending is Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Wednesday, January 31, Kemper Center, Inc. 7:00 pm fortruly long-term a one-of-a-kind care. jewelry Medicaid store alsoshopping provides experience. health insurance to low income Kenosha & Racine 2018Pennoyer Park 6501 3rd Ave.,Kenosha, WI persons who can’t afford, or don’t have access to employer insurance 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Signature3601 7th Ave., Spotlight: Kenosha, 80 WI Years of Song including many persons with disabilities. Additional Dates 9:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, February 20 Additional Dates Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid have kept many elders, persons Tuesday, March 20 , INC. Sunday, December 31, 2017 with disabilities, people with mental illness and the working poor out of soup Tuesday, April 17 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. kitchens, emergency rooms and even jail cells. They are the “entitlements” The left photo was taken in 1916 and was of John S. Tuesday, May 15 Racine Theatre Guild athatrmbruster, some politicians the original have owner. brandished The right asphoto a dirty is current word. “We can’t afford Gateway Technical College 2519 Northwestern Ave., Racine, WI andthese is of‘entitlements’ the armbruster anymore” family whothey ownsclaim. the Cutting store today.domestic programs is the 3520 30th Ave., Kenosha, WI • Cedarburgway some Coveredcongressmen Bridge, expectthe last andto fill sole the surviving deficit covered hole engorged by certain tax The Summer of ’69 proposals. Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid are among the targets for Celebrating 48 years of Kenosha Area Family & Aging Services bridge of wisconsin, is just three miles north of cedarburg’s futurecity and cuts. a must see! take an afternoon drive, picnic at covered Bridge park, go fishing and enjoy a stroll through time across the Appetizers • Music • Cash Bar • Games coveredWhen bridge.you hear “entitlement reform” remember that they’re largely talking • Farmer’sabout the Market, programs located that in Firemen’sprovide Parkretirement on Washington income, health insurance or th Thursday, August 10 , 2017 • 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. • $20 in advance; $25 at the door long-termavenue, you care can coveragefind fresh produce,for someone flowers, you bakery know. and crafts Cortese’s Supper Club • 1300 Sheridan Road • Kenosha, WI wednesdays, June – october, 3 – 7 p.m. what’s not to love! • Cedarburg’s Six Festivals make it a year-round travel Get your tickets at the KAFASI of ce, 7730 Sheridan Road destination. with each spectacular season of wisconsin, by calling 262-658-0237; or visit www.kafasi.org. comes a great festival, with an extra two squeezed in for good measure. enjoy the winter Festival, cedarBrew, %522.6,'( Strawberry Festival, wine & harvest Festival, oktoberfest and &$5( a cedarburg christmas. &(17(5 Monday, June 26, 2017 | MY LIFE I KENOSHA NEWS M15 0$.(86

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READY? https://www.facebook.com/kenoshacountyadrc/ rotect yourself from getting stranded this winter. Store emergency items in your vehicle to handle cold weather, ice, Pand snow. There are also maintenance checks to keep you safe, your vehicle warm, and your engine running. CHECK • Antifreeze levels Kenosha County • Battery and ignition system Aging & Disability Resource Center • Brakes • Exhaust system • Fuel and air filters NAMI Kenosha County Family-to-Family • Heater and defroster • Lights and flashing hazard lights • Oil • Thermostat • Windshield wiper equipment • Washer fluid level • Winter tires A FREE education program specifically for adult (18+) family members and friends of loved ones who live with mental illness. Taught by NAMI-trained KEEP IN YOUR CAR • Shovel family members who get it – who have been there. All course materials are • Ice scraper, snow brush free. Includes presentations, interactive exercises, group discussions , • Boots, mittens, warm clothes resources and access to a community of people who relate to YOU! • Blanket(s) Addiction, Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia. • Tow chain or rope • Road salt and sand • Tire chains or snow tires Location and Time Class Curriculum – 12 sessions SEATS ARE LIMITED! 1. Learn about feelings and facts. January 9, 2018 – March 27, 2018 weekly 2. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and mania. on Tuesday nights from 6:30 until 9:00 3. Mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, PM. Enroll and select your preferred posttraumatic stress disorder, location on our website. addiction/alcoholism 4. Brain basics and the biology of recovery. 5. Problem solving workshop. 1. County Class: Kenosha County Center 6. Medication review. (Highway 50 and Highway 45 ) 7. Empathy workshop - what it's like to have a brain 2. City Class: Kenosha County Job Center disorder. 8. Communication skills workshop. (8600 Sheridan Road) 9. Self-care and relative experiences. 10. Rehabilitation and recovery. We offer a class in Spanish if enrollment is 11. Advocacy: fighting stigma. high enough. 12. Review and certification ceremony.

Talk to someone who understands…someone just like you. For more information and to enroll, please visit our website www.namikenosha.org or call 262-652-3606.

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1 Mon: NO Meals Closed for Holiday 17 Wed: Beef & Cabbage Casserole, Green Beans, Mixed RESERVATIONS 2 Tue: Spinach Swiss Soufflé OR Chicken Green Salad, Corn Bread, Fruit Cocktail, Chef’s Reservations must be made by 10:30 a.m. at Caesar Salad, Lettuce & Tomato Garnish, Choice least 24 hours, one business day in advance. Multi-Grain Bread, Lumberjack Vegetable 18 Thu: Veal Marsala, Scalloped Potatoes, Stewed Monday cancellations must be called in the Soup, Ranger Cookie, Ambrosia Fruit Tomatoes, Multi-Grain Dinner Roll, Chilled Pears, Beet Friday before. Custard Salad 3 Wed: Spaghetti & Meatball Marinara, Mixed 19 Fri: Potato Crusted Fish Filet, Baked Potato, California Blend LOCATIONS Salad Greens with Chickpeas, French Vegetable, Wheat Bread, Lemon Mandarin Pudding, Serves at Noon M-F Bread, Warm Peach Cobbler, Vegetarian Coleslaw Westosha Community Center Minestrone Soup 22 Mon: Buttermilk Pancakes, Breakfast Sausage, Glazed 19200 93rd Street-Bristol 4 Thu: Tater Tot Casserole, Green Beans, Apples, Orange Juice, Chilled Peaches, Hard Boiled Call Ken at 262-358-5554 Cauliflower & Red Peppers, Mandarin Egg Oranges, Cream of Broccoli Soup 23 Tue: Meatball Sandwich with Bun OR Sliced Turkey Roll New Life Bible Church 5 Fri: Fish Taco, Spanish Rice, Pinto Beans, Up with Spinach & Cheddar with Soft Wheat Tortilla 112 W. Main Street, Twin Lakes Shredded Lettuce, Flour Tortilla, Fresh Lettuce & Tomato Garnish, 15-Bean Soup, Banana, Call Diana at 262-358-5779 Melon Applesauce Serves at 11:45 a.m. M-F 8 Mon: Hot Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, 24 Wed: Slow Roasted Beef with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Northern Beans & Tomato Medley, Whole Brussels Sprouts, Multi-Grain Bread, Chilled Pears, Kenosha Senior Center Wheat Bread, Fresh Orange, Soup du Jour Ranger Cookie, Tomato Florentine Soup 2717 67th Street 9 Tue: BBQ Riblet on a Bun OR Chicken Salad 25 Thu: Chicken Tenders in Country Gravy, Bread Stuffing, Call Debra or Cheryl at 262-658-9311 Lettuce & Tomato Garnish, Cream of Sweet Potato Mashed, Northwest Blend Vegetables, Parkside Baptist Church Potato Soup, Rye Bread, Cinnamon Apples, Cran-Applesauce, Pea Salad 2620 14th Place Chef’s Choice 26 Fri: Hearty Vegetarian Stew, Rotini Marinara, Hot Bean Call Sean at 262-552-7737 10 Wed: Turkey Divan, Vegetable Rice Pilaf, Medley, Garlic Bread, Fruit Cup, Mixed Salad Greens Broccoli, Chef’s Fruit, Biscuit, Oatmeal 29 Mon: Baked Meatloaf with Country Gravy, Cauliflower Serves at 11:30 a.m. M-F Raisin Cookie, Split Pea Soup Mashed Potatoes, Peas & Onions, Whole Wheat Roll, Lakeside Towers 11 Thu: Western Strata Bake, Hash Browned Pineapple Tidbits, Garden Tomato Soup 5800 3rd Avenue Potatoes, Maple Glazed Pears, Raisin 30 Tue: Fish Sandwich on a Wheat Roll, OR Caprese Pasta Call O.B. at 262-654-0103 Bread, Cranberry Juice, Banana Salad with Grilled Chicken, Romaine Leaves & Serves at Noon Fridays Only 12 Fri: Chicken Breast Parmesan, Penna Pasta with TomatoSplit Pea Soup, Chef’s Choice Fruit, Coleslaw Rainbow Lake Manor Marina, Squash Medley, French Bread, 31 Wed: BBQ Chicken Thigh, Oven Fries, Green Beans & Chilled Peaches, Chef’s Fruit Onions, Wheat Bread, Fruit Jello, Vegetable 19900 128th Street-Bristol 15 Mon: Sliced Bavarian Style Bratwurst, Diced Gumbo Soup Call Ken at 262-358-5554 Parslied Potatoes, Carrots, Rye Bread, Fresh Serves at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays Only Melon, Cream of Cauliflower Soup All meals include soup or salad, dessert and Boys & Girls Club 16 Tue: Liver & Onions, Mashed Potatoes OR beverage. 1330 52nd Street Turkey Pasta Salad with Shell Rigate & Meals are offered on a donation basis. Call Diana at 262-658-0237 Crackers, Lettuce & Tomato Garnish, Suggested donation of $3.00 Tomato Lentil Soup, Gramma’s Apple Bar, Serves at 11:30 a.m. Mon-Wed-Fri Pineapple Orange Salad Open to anyone age 60+ and a spouse regardless The Sharing Center of age. 25700 Wilmot Road (Hwy. C) We reserved the right to make menu changes Call Julie at 1-262-948-9890 without notice.

An example of a Senior Dining meal: Special Diets Spinach Souffle, Available at all dining sites. Please ask for additional Bread, Fruit Custard information.

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