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from a poor, uneducated, backward older their reputations, their fortunes, their past our white man, knowing that the world he rep- awards and honors, and even their friends. Not in family resented was quickly changing and he was Certainly, past ill behavior raises a Back in the 1970s, a progressive TV sit- the top of the Nielsen ratings — the most- the one being left behind. question about a person’s character, com poked fun at certain members of an watched TV show in America — for five And yet, even as we tuned in each week which is not some ephemeral thing, but older generation for their consecutive years. to laugh with our family and friends at rather should reflect a person’s core val- prejudices and beliefs, at the The opinions expressed whatever outrageous opinions Archie ues. same time revealing a by Archie were decidedly would spout this time, we all knew that Even so, don’t we also believe that peo- glimpse of the humanity backward . He was an un- certain members of our own families or ple make poor decisions sometimes? And that could sometimes shine couth bigot who relentlessly workplace shared some of Archie’s be- that they can change their attitudes and through the tough, stained stereotyped women, gays, liefs. We might even occasionally have behavior, sincerely apologize for past in- exterior of a bigot. African Americans, Latinos, thought to ourselves, “Gee, do I some- sensitivity, learn from their mistakes and, The family portrayed in Jews, you name it. times say or think that?” at some point, do sufficient penance, or All in the Family consisted Yet, we loved to watch In its over-the-top way, the show and its show evidence of a new heart, so that they of Archie Bunker, a man full him, even though he couldn’t immense popularity generated a subtle deserve some type of forgiveness? of more bunk than one comprehend the changes in pressure on people to change their atti- In individual cases we may decide a par- would have thought possi- FROM THE attitudes and behaviors that tudes, open their minds and see things ticular person or behavior does not de- ble, his clueless but loveable PUBLISHER were occurring in America in from another perspective. serve to be forgiven. But to close off the wife Edith, their flighty By Stuart P. Rosenthal the 1960s and ‘70s. He was And perhaps most importantly, All in very possibility of forgiveness — what is daughter Gloria, and their an embarrassment to his the Family helped us see that by laughing called today zero-tolerance, even of past radical son-in-law Michael daughter, but he was still her at others (and ourselves), we could more sins — seems too harsh to me. (aka “Meathead”). It was a cast of stereo- Daddy. She loved him, and he still loved easily let go of opinions and attitudes that Is that really a standard we can all live types brought together to crush other her (and yes, in a way, his son-in-law). didn’t withstand scrutiny in today’s world. with? Especially when the list of behaviors stereotypes. Archie helped us see how senseless and My, how times have changed! now seen as irredeemable seems to grow All in the Family was a phenomenon. It baseless racist, sexist and anti-Semitic views We no longer laugh at bigots, or even by the day. ran for nine seasons, and was literally at were, but we could laugh at them coming make allowances for bigoted behavior that We can — and should — raise our stan- may have taken place years ago at a time dards and boost our expectations of our MARK YOUR CALENDAR when standards were very different. leaders over time. But as we do so, we SCRABBLE SESSION It’s one thing when the behavior rises need to remember we are all human, and Apr. 7 to the level of abuse of others, or when the that means we all have failings. Grab your dictionary and enjoy an afternoon of Scrabble on behavior has continued into the present That, to me, was one of the chief take- Sunday, April 7, from 3-5 p.m. at Book People, 536 Granite day. Here, I’m thinking of the parade of aways from the All in the Family sitcom. Ave., Richmond. This free event is open to new and experienced players alike. Hollywood execs whose appalling treat- Every character had failings galore, in one For more information, call (804) 288-4346. ment of starlets and others was so recently area or another. But even so, they all re- splashed across the papers almost daily. mained family. But more recently, we have learned of Those were the days... people in high positions whose insensitive acts appear to have occurred long ago. And yet, they may not only be ostracized or criticized for it, but can lose their jobs, a publication of The Beacon Newspapers, Inc. Letters to the editor Editorial Mission: Fifty Plus is dedicated to providing readers with accurate information, professional guidance, and useful resources. Our publication is Readers are encouraged to share their opinion on any matter intended to both reflect and enhance fifty-plus lifestyles, and to encourage addressed in Fifty Plus as well as on political and social issues of the reader dialogue and input. day. 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The bottom of their food! ad says “Managed by Beacon Residential Fifty Plus Richmond • PO Box 2227 • Silver Spring, MD 20915 Our family always looks forward to the Management,” which is not affiliated with PH: 804-673-5203 • [email protected] new month, when another copy of Fifty Plus the Beacon Newspapers, Inc. © Copyright 2019 The Beacon Newspapers, Inc. appears in our local stores. Thank you all. We will approach them about a possible Frances Nunnally disclaimer. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com 3 Feature Story Celebrating 170 years of caring By Glenda C. Booth Meeting needs since 1849 S E C I V R E S Y L I M A F H S I W E J Y B O T O H P Every day, the telephone rings at the With the motto “Transforming lives, home of Richard, a Richmond widower Strengthening our community,” Jewish (who asked that his real name not be Family Services is a cadre of professional used). Since his wife’s death several years and volunteer caregivers who love caregiv- ago, he’s had trouble coping, he said, and ing. the daily call makes his day. Since 1849, it has helped, among oth- “Every morning I get to talk to people ers, Confederate soldiers, widows, or- who actually care about how I am doing,” phans, refugees, transients, draft dodgers, Richard said. “They make me feel like the sick, the poor, the elderly, the dis- somebody.” abled, the lonely, the unemployed, run- Those phone calls come from volunteers aways, children, families — basically, at Richmond’s Jewish Family Services anyone needing support. (JFS), a nonprofit human services agency The group provides an array of serv- that started as the Ladies’ Hebrew Benevo- ices — from adoptions to home health lent Association 170 years ago this year. care to companionship — to people in the Among those volunteers is Irving Scherr, Richmond area of all ages. a retiree who’s been on JFS’s telephone re- “People ask, ‘What can you do?’” CEO assurance team for 15 years. He checks in Wendy Kreuter said. Her answer is, with older or isolated people to see, for ex- “What do you need?” ample, if they’re out of bed and have had That in a nutshell is the philosophy of breakfast. Jewish Family Services. With a staff of A mother and her son attended the Jewish Family Services’ annual volunteer Scherr, married to his wife for 62 years, 150, “If we can’t do it, we can find a re- luncheon, which honors its dedicated volunteers. The Richmond family re- said he particularly enjoys calling “lonely source” who can, Kreuter said. ceives telephone reassurance from the nonprofit. widows, the suddenly single, to give them She added that their nurses, social work- companionship and bring a little ray of ers, LPNs, RNs, home care aides and others ligious affiliation (70 percent of its clients are mond’s Beth Ahabah synagogue, inspired sunshine into their lives.” “learn a lot as we go. We’ve changed with not Jewish). by Rabbi Maximilian Michelbacher, formed Although he has never met many of the the times.” Many social services, such as the the Ladies’ Hebrew Benevolent Association. people on the other end of the line, he The organization practices the Jewish tra- YMCA and Catholic Charities, have their “To Jewish women, charity was more feels he knows them. “I bring a little joy dition of tikkun olam (“repairing the world”) origin in churches, which fulfilled a need than a nice gesture. They considered it their and let them know we care,” Scherr said. through acts of kindness and service. But its long before social services became a paid duty as Jewish women to help the unfortu- services are available to all, regardless of re- or degreed profession. Similarly, in 1849, women from Rich- See JFS, page 5

Calling all volunteers Last month, a rather unusual new phone, the callers try again shortly. “If Ê volunteer walked into the office of Jew- we can’t get them by the third call, we’ll MAIL OR FAX FOR ish Family Services. He was born in a reach out to their emergency [con- concentration camp. Yet the Holocaust tact’s] number,” Marston said. FREE INFORMATION survivor wasn’t seeking help from the Marston’s volunteers are motivated For free materials on housing communities and group; he was offering it. to make the calls because they know real estate services, just complete and clip this coupon “The first thing out of his mouth it’s fulfilling work. “As we get older, you was, ‘Some people have been so good begin to realize how many people don’t and mail it to Fifty Plus. to me that I want to give back,’” said have family members left, or their kids Judy Marston, director of the senior don’t have time to call them,” Marston J David Mize, Real Estate Broker (see ad on page 5) engagement and volunteer services said. “The folks who [do the calling] J Dominion Place (see ad on page 5) programs at Jewish Family Services. say it’s just as important to them as [to] “He’d been helped by so many families the people they call.” J Guardian Place (see ad on page 15) and people along the way…and that’s As for her newest volunteer, the J Sandston Plateau (see ad on page 11) why he wanted to give back.” Holocaust survivor, Marston said he Launched more than a dozen years joked that he had another motivation Name______ago, the senior engagement program for donating a few hours a week to Jew- Address______trains and utilizes about 60 volunteers. ish Family Services: “It gives him a Most of them are retired because re- chance to get out of his house and get City______State_____Zip______tirees tend to have the most free time, away from his wife for a while.” Phone (day)______(evening)______Marston said. For more information about this and E-mail______Her team is responsible for making other volunteer opportunities at JFS, “reassurance calls” —checking in with visit their website at jfsrichmond.org, Please tear out and mail this form to:

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Participants were responsible for The American Heart Association backed evidence yet that vaping can help smokers are battery-powered devices that typically purchasing follow-up supplies. e-cigarettes in 2014 as a last resort to help quit cigarettes, with e-cigarettes proving heat a flavored nicotine solution into an in- “If you have a method of helping people smokers quit after trying counseling and ap- nearly twice as effective as nicotine gums halable vapor. with smoking cessation that is both more proved products. The American Cancer So- and patches. Most experts agree the vapor is less effective and less costly, that should be of ciety took a similar position last year. The British research, published in the harmful than traditional cigarette smoke great interest to anyone providing health An editorial accompanying the study New England Journal of Medicine, could in- since it doesn’t contain most of the cancer- services,” said Kenneth Warner, a retired and co-written by Borrelli recommended fluence what doctors tell their patients and causing byproducts of burning tobacco. University of Michigan public health pro- e-cigarettes only after smokers have tried shape the debate in the U.S., where the Food But there have been conflicting studies on fessor who was not involved in the study. and failed to quit with FDA-approved prod- and Drug Administration has come under whether e-cigarettes actually help smokers ucts. pressure to more tightly regulate the bur- kick the habit. Last year, an influential panel Some caveats Borrelli also noted that after one year, geoning industry amid a surge in teenage va- of U.S. experts concluded there was only Several factors may have boosted the 80 percent of the e-cigarette users in the ping. “limited evidence” of their effectiveness. results: All the participants were recruited study were still using the devices. Only “We know that patients are asking about In the new study, researchers tracked from a government smoking-cessation nine percent of the participants in the e-cigarettes and many doctors haven’t nearly 900 middle-age smokers who were program and were presumably motivated other group were still using gums and been sure what to say,” said Dr. Nancy Rig- randomly assigned to receive either e-cig- to quit. They also received four weeks of other nicotine-replacement products. otti, a tobacco treatment specialist at Har- arettes or nicotine replacement products, anti-smoking counseling. vard Medical School who was not involved including patches, gums and lozenges. The researchers didn’t test e-cigarettes Will regulation follow? in the study. “I think they now have more After one year, 18 percent of e-cigarette against new drugs such as Pfizer’s Chan- The FDA has largely taken a hands-off evidence to endorse e-cigarettes.” users were smoke-free, versus 9.9 percent tix, which has shown higher rates of suc- approach toward vaping. It has not scien- At the same time, Rigotti and other ex- of those using the other products. cess than older nicotine-based treatments. tifically reviewed any of the e-cigarettes on perts cautioned that no vaping products “Anything which helps smokers to Funding for the study came from the the market and has put off some key reg- have been approved in the U.S. to help avoid heart disease and cancer and lung British government, which has embraced ulations until 2022. smokers quit. disease is a good thing, and e-cigarettes e-cigarettes as a potential tool to combat FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has Smoking is the No. 1 cause of prevent- can do that,” said Peter Hajek, study co- smoking through state-run health services. said he doesn’t want to over-regulate an able death worldwide, blamed for nearly 6 author and an addiction specialist at Some of the authors have been paid con- emerging industry that could provide a million deaths a year. Quitting is notori- Queen Mary University of London. sultants to makers of anti-smoking prod- safer option for adult smokers. ously difficult, even with decades-old nico- The study was more rigorous than previ- ucts. The delay has come under intense tine aids and newer prescription drugs. ous ones, which largely surveyed smokers There is virtually no research on the criticism amid an explosion in teenage More than 55 percent of U.S. smokers try about e-cigarette use. Participants in this ex- long-term effects of chemicals in e-ciga- vaping, driven chiefly by devices like to quit each year, and only about 7 percent periment underwent chemical breath test- rette vapor, some of which are toxic. Juul, which resembles a flash drive. Ac- succeed, according to government figures. ing. “We need more studies about their safety cording to a government survey, teenage Smokers in the e-cigarette group received profile, and I don’t think anyone should be use surged 78 percent between 2017 and Less harmful, more effective a $26 starter kit, while those in the nicotine- changing practice based on one study,” said 2018. Electronic cigarettes, which have been replacement group received a three-month Belinda Borrelli, a psychologist specializing — AP Change Medicare Advantage plan by 3/31 Medicare Advantage enrollees get a But finding better coverage is no simple vantage plan or opt for original Medicare Medicare Advantage plans can include new, second chance to find the right task. Kaiser Family Foundation Medicare and then pick prescription drug coverage. attractive options like low premiums, den- health coverage this year. expert Tricia Neuman says people need to This sign-up period replaces a shorter en- tal coverage or gym memberships. They The government added another enroll- approach this new opportunity cautiously. rollment window that also started Jan. 1 also can change from year to year and ment window that started Jan. 1 and lasts “In many areas there are more than a and allowed Medicare Advantage cus- limit the doctors covered in the plan’s net- until March 31. It gives people with privately dozen plans available,” she said. “The tomers to switch to original Medicare. work. run versions of the federal Medicare pro- choice can often be overwhelming.” Any changes you make will start the first Enrollees might wind up with a plan that gram a chance to change plans or switch to Here are some points to consider. month after your plan gets your request, ac- wasn’t as good as they thought when they regular Medicare. cording to the Centers for Medicare and signed up last fall. Others may have kept Until now, Medicare Advantage cus- The rules Medicaid Services. the same plan from the previous year and tomers who wanted to make a big switch out- You can make one change during this found out that it now excludes a favorite side the program’s annual fall sign-up period new window and only if you’re already en- Who might consider this doctor. had to rely on a shorter, more limited win- rolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. Anyone who dislikes their coverage or dow. You can switch to another Medicare Ad- has had a change in care needs. See MEDICARE, page 6 FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com | Fitness & Health 5 JFS From page 3 nate,” wrote Peter Opper, a previous execu- A history of service tive director, in a history of the organization. Here are excerpts from old annual re- necessary medical attention, clean whole- Center to help “troubled college stu- ports describing some of the services per- some recreation and education within dents and young people….The second A dedicated staff formed by volunteers from Richmond’s their capabilities.” floor of the building was rented to ac- In fiscal year 2018, the nonprofit served Jewish Family Services over the years: “The very old, like the very young, commodate an eclectic variety of pro- about 1,450 clients with about 135,000 1921: “Our Association is looking must be housed, clothed, fed, given med- grams that would attract young people: hours of services. Sixty-four percent of the after eight old men and women, as well ical attention, recreation, and often the yoga classes, an evening meal served clients earn less than $25,000 per year, as two boys at Covington, an incorrigible care of nurses and attendants.” one day a week, a crash pad for young and over half use Medicaid or Medicaid girl in a suitable institution, and also we 1950: On helping immigrants: “The people who would otherwise sleep on waivers as their primary health insurance. had to place a mother in an asylum.” agency has evolved a basis of help to the the street. Jewish Family Services, which is sup- “The question, which is confronting the client that is the first requirement in en- An attorney was hired to counsel ported solely through grants, foundation U.S. at present and has since the end of abling the Newcomer to adjust to this those who were contesting the draft… support and donations, helps clients navi- the World War, is the one of Immigration community….We recognize that our .In 1972, the Rap Center had 10,000 gate the financing. — what to do with the hordes of poor and clients have within them the strength and client contacts.” The group’s home care division, staffed disheartened, who seek shelter under our desire to want to change and improve 1980s, 1990s: “In 1989, JFS re- by 100 skilled medical professionals, serves gloriously free Stars and Stripes….It is their situations. sumed resettlement of Jews from the 82 clients who receive medical care in their hard to ignore their appeal in their hour of We approach them with the recognition former Soviet Union. Emigres divide homes. Services include nursing care, greatest need and distress.” that each person has the right to seek out into two groups: Family reunification physical and occupational therapy, and as- 1940: “We look after orphans, half-or- his own way of life, that it is not for us to and ‘Free Cases,’ those without family sistance with daily activities to help people phans, children who have been deserted decide what is right or wrong, but that our in the Richmond area. stay at home and avoid hospitalization. by their parents or who have been taken role is to give them that extra ‘push’ that Synagogues contribute the majority One client named Clive, who asked that from them by the Juvenile Court….We is needed to set them and keep them on of volunteers for this program. Over the his last name be withheld, shared the story must see to it that they have the proper the path they choose.” years of the program, JFS resettled of his mother, Sarah (not her real name), environment, are clothed, fed, have the 1970s: In 1971, JFS opened the Rap more than 500 individuals.” and her Jewish Family Services aide, Ruth. “Ruth comes every day and helps her with bathing, housework and washing up. Ruth to go with her. Shopping, hair appoint- Earning trust Colegrove coordinates the needs of When Ruth came, Mom’s whole de- ments…my mom is even teaching her to Lisa Colegrove, the nonprofit’s director of 40 clients — including health care, gro- meanor changed,” Clive said. cook. She and Ruth are the best of friends.” Care Support Services, says people needing cery shopping, laundry, bathing and “She was on a downward slide. But when Sarah adds, “I don’t have many friends help often say to her, “I don’t know what I meals — whether the person is at home Ruth arrived, Mom could again do all the because I [moved here] when I was 72 don’t know. I don’t know where to go [for years old. Ruth is an absolute blessing.” things she wanted to do because she had help].” Jewish Family Services figures it out. See JFS, page 6

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included in the plan’s network in case you plemental coverage that picks up some of at www.medicare.gov that can help people Medicare become sick. This is a decision you may the costs original Medicare doesn’t cover. compare options. From page 4 h ave to live with until the next enrollment But those plans have a big catch. In many Insurance brokers also know how to Compare everything window arrives in October. states, insurers can consider your health guide customers through a search and Medicare Advantage plans come with a “People tend to look at premiums be- when deciding whether to provide coverage. what variables they should consider. But maze of variables to consider. Don’t make cause premiums are easier to compare,” Neuman said shoppers should apply for they may receive a commission for working a change for one reason — like keeping Neuman said. “There’s so many other fac- a supplemental plan first to see if they can with you. that favorite doctor — without considering tors that affect how good the coverage is.” get that coverage before dumping their pre- For help from someone who doesn’t other important factors. vious plan. have a financial stake in your decision, Think about how the new coverage will Confirm supplemental insurance contact the Virginia Insurance Counseling affect your prescriptions. Consider how Enrollees who shift from Medicare Ad- Where to find help and Assistance Program, VICAP at Senior many local hospitals or cancer centers are vantage to original Medicare may want sup- The government operates a plan finder Connections, (804) 343-3000. — AP

physical and mental disabilities and hesi- cate on my behalf.” dren of all ages in foster care. JFS tated to trust others because of some neg- Another team provides personal care Sydney Fleischer, JFS chief operating of- From page 5 ative past experiences. management for people age 40 to 105, in- ficer and a clinical social worker, grew up in or living in a facility. But a staffer, Lisa, gained Marjorie’s cluding people with disabilities. They help Richmond, moved away and came back. “I give the family peace of mind,” she trust. “It would be really hard without with medications, and make sure medical Why does she do this work? “It’s meaning- said. An example: One client named Mar- them,” Marjorie said of JFS. “Not many records are shared among various ful. So many things make you feel good.” jorie (last name withheld) struggles with people listen to me, so I need Lisa to advo- providers, for example. She remembered a story about a The team also takes on money manage- woman who had fallen at her home. When MARK YOUR CALENDAR ment, paying bills, walking pets, rehoming the emergency personnel arrived, the UNDERSTANDING OBESITY EVENT pets and even remediating mold. Once, only thing in the woman’s wallet was a Apr. 3 they even helped a client buy a washing card that said, “Call JFS.” The Science Museum of Virginia welcomes Dr. Peter L. machine. Compassionate care, empowerment, re- Goodman on Wednesday, April 3, from noon to 1 p.m. The gastroenterologist Another program called “friendly visitors” spect, helping people over the lumps and and former chief of medicine at Richmond Memorial Hospital will present sends people to clients once a week to chat humps of life, Jewish Family Services is al- and play games like checkers. If there’s any- ways there. “New Thoughts on the Problem of Obesity” at this free event. Bring your own thing amiss, the volunteer finds help. That’s why Scherr has volunteered for lunch. The museum is located at 2500 West Broad St., Richmond. For more JFS also provides counseling to more the group for 15 years and counting. “It’s information, call (804) 864-1400 or visit https://smv.org/upcoming- than 1,000 children, older adults, couples fulfilling. I’m a mensch, someone who events/lunch-break-science-april-3. and veterans. And last year, JFS partnered gives of themselves,” he said. with Connecting Hearts to help facilitate “Over time we become part of the fam- adoptions with a focus on reducing chil- ily,” Kreuter said. “We’re here for you.”

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Mar. 21 SAFETY FIRST Chesterfield County public safe- ty officials discuss the programs and initiatives their agencies have to keep older adults safe on Thursday, March 21, from 10-11 a.m. Refreshments will be provided. This free event happens at the Southminster Presbyterian Church, 7500 Hull Street Rd., North Chesterfield. For more information, contact Aging and Disability Services at (804) 768-7878 or [email protected].

TIPS TO SAVE Mar. 20 LIVES Learn how to con- trol life-threatening bleeding and help save a life at this free com- munity class on Wednesday, March 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, 1602 Skipwith Rd., Richmond. For more information, call (804) 200-7519 or visit bit.ly/henricostopbleeding to register. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com | Fitness & Health 7 Palliative care is different from hospice Q: My friend has bad kidneys and nurses, pharmacists and other specialists toms that are a result of that disease. Palliative care may not always be sug- has to start dialysis. She said she also working with her. The palliative care team Most insurance plans, including gested by a person’s primary care provider. wants to get palliative care, will also work with her other Medicare and Medicaid, will cover it. Peo- If your friend is thinking about palliative but I told her that’s only for providers. They will make ple with any of the following health condi- care, she should let her doctor know. Her people who are dying! She sure she receives the best tions could benefit from palliative care: doctor can give her a referral, or she can doesn’t believe me; can possible care so that she can Alzheimer’s disease or dementia visit www.getpalliativecare.org for a direc- you explain it to her? have the best quality of life. Cancer tory of providers. A: It sounds like you are The palliative care team will Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jessica Roller, R.N., is a fourth-year mistaking palliative care with work to help her better under- (COPD) Pharm.D. student at VCU School of Phar- hospice care, and you aren’t stand her disease and treat- Congestive heart failure macy. She earned an associate of applied sci- alone. Palliative care and hos- ment options. They will offer HIV/AIDS ence in nursing from J. Sargeant Reynolds pice, or end-of-life, care are emotional support for the Kidney or liver disease Community College and a bachelor of science commonly thought to be the stress she may be experienc- Parkinson’s disease in biochemistry from Virginia Common- same. DR. RX ing due to her disease. And Stroke, and more wealth University. It is true that palliativee car By Jessica Roller they will discuss her goals for and hospice are both consid- treatment and her desires re- MARK YOUR CALENDAR ered comfort care. Both services can pro- garding her quality of life. MID-DAY MEDITATION AND BACH vide symptom relief and reduce stress. In addition to these services, the palliative Mar. 13+ Experience the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with a height- ened sense of awareness. A Chrysalis Institute instructor However, there are a few key differ- care team will also work with your friend to leads an introduction to meditation before a performance by a ences between them. Hospice is designed provide relief of symptoms such as: solo instrumentalist every Wednesday in March from 11:30 a.m. to noon at for people who have six months or less to Pain or discomfort 1708 Gallery, 319 West Broad St., Richmond. This event is free; no prior expe- live. It’s important to note that a person re- Anxiety rience with meditation or classical music necessary. For more information, ceiving hospice services is no longer re- Depression visit bit.ly/meditationandbach. ceiving treatment for their disease. Sleep problems Palliative care services, on the other Shortness of breath ONLINE GENEALOGY hand, can be used at any stage of disease Fatigue Mar. 30 Registration opens on Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. for a free from diagnosis to cure. And palliative care Nausea “Introduction to Online Genealogy” class happening at LaPrade does not replace treatment. Instead, it is Constipation Library on Saturday, April 13, from 2-3 p.m. Learn how to con- duct genealogical research using the library’s free online tools, including offered together with medical treatments, Lack of appetite Ancestry.com. The library is located at 9000 Hull Street Rd., North Chesterfield. such as dialysis in your friend’s case. Palliative care is a great option for any- For more information, call (804) 318-8988 or visit bit.ly/April13genealogy. When your friend starts to receive pallia- one living with a serious illness who is also tive care, she will have a team of physicians, dealing with pain, stress and other symp-

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Being diagnosed with high blood pres- cline, is the accumulation in the brain of a Jiang and his team cultured mouse Health Shorts sure doesn’t necessarily mean you need protein called b-amyloid. These proteins brain cells and exposed them to the toxic medication right away; the first step is form “plaques” and bind to unique proteins b-amyloid proteins, then treated some aiming for a healthier lifestyle, even for on the surface of brain cells called recep- cells with ALI6 and compared levels of cell Nearly half those who are prescribe d medicine. Poor tors, causing widespread cell death. death between groups. diets, lack of exercise and other bad Now, UCLA researchers have discov- ALI6 treatment almost completely pre- of us have habits cause 90 percent of high blood ered a drug that blocks b-amyloid plaques vented the cell death caused by b-amyloid, pressure. from attaching to brain cells, preventing suggesting that the drug could eventually cardiovascular Other highlights of the report: the extensive cell death. The study was be explored to treat Alzheimer’s disease. disease — Heart and blood vessel disease is published in the journal Nature Chemistry. ALI6 is a promising candidate. Not only is linked to 1 of every 3 deaths in the United Lin Jiang, Ph.D., assistant professor of it non-toxic but it can also move from the A new report estimates that nearly half States and kills more Americans than all neurology, working with David Eisenberg, a bloodstream to the brain, a critical trait for of all U.S. adults have some form of heart forms of cancer and respiratory diseases professor of chemistry and biochemistry any drug aimed at treating central nervous or blood vessel disease — a medical mile- like pneumonia combined. and of biological chemistry at UCLA, first system disorders such as Alzheimer’s dis- stone that’s mostly due to recent guide- — Certain groups have higher rates identified the plaque binding site of b-amy- ease. lines that expanded how many people than others: 57 percent of black women loid. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading have high blood pressure. and 60 percent of black males. Jiang and his team then used computer cause of death in the United States, with The American Heart Association said in — Coronary heart disease, or clogged software to assist them in searching for a an estimated 5.5 million people currently its annual report that more than 121 million or hardened arteries, caused 43 percent of drug “that could block the receptor like a living with the disease. adults had cardiovascular disease in 2016. cardiovascular deaths in the U.S., followed shield, preventing b-amyloid from binding The findings of this study would need Taking out those with only high blood by stroke (17 percent), high blood pres- to and killing brain cells,” Jiang said. to be confirmed in further tests in animals pressure leaves 24 million, or 9 percent of sure (10 percent) and heart failure (9 per- In order to find molecular candidates before human studies could begin. adults, who have other forms of disease, cent). to block the b-amyloid/brain cell inter- © 2019 www.awellnessupdate.com. Dis- such as heart failure or clogged arteries. — AP action, Jiang and colleagues searched a tributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Measuring the burden of diseases shows library containing more than 32,000 areas that need to improve, the heart associ- New drug may molecules. ation’s chief science and medical officer, Dr. This list contained drugs that are ap- Every minute of Mariell Jessup, said in a statement. protect brain proved for human use, are currently in exercise counts High blood pressure, which had long been clinical trial, or are naturally occurring. defined as a top reading of at least 140 or a cells in This meant that many characteristics of in new activity bottom one of 90, dropped to 130 over 80 Alzheimer’s the drug candidates were already known under guidelines adopted in 2017. It raises and they were safe for human use. guidelines One of the hallmark traits of Alzheimer’s the risk for heart attacks, strokes and many From this list of molecules, one drug, Exercising just one or two days a week other problems, and only about half of those disease, a debilitating disorder marked by ALI6, showed promising results in cell- with the condition have it under control. memory deficits and general cognitive de- based experiments. See HEALTH SHORTS, page 9 Are You A Veteran?
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The so-called weekend warriors had a it’s easier to pull a muscle if you exercise of movement, counts toward that goal — Health shorts 40 percent lower risk of death from heart only once a week. not just 10-minute bouts of activity, as past From page 8 disease than people who were inactive. Also, a consistent, daily exercise pat- guidelines recommended. may lower the odds of dying of heart dis- The findings reinforce what previous re- tern may lower stress and is more likely Throughout the day, move more and sit ease, according to a recent study. search suggests: in terms of longevity, you to help with weight loss. less. Work toward reducing the amount of The findings were based on the self-re- get the biggest bang for your buck when The new Physical Activity Guidelines time you spend sitting every day. ported exercise habits of more than 63,500 you move from being inactive to getting for Americans make it easier to reach your If you sit at a desk, get up and walk around people 40 and older. The researchers com- some activity. weekly physical activity goal. The recom- at a brisk pace every hour. Keep some light- pared people who exercised only one or However, there are other advantages if mended weekly exercise time is the same weight dumbbells or a kettlebell at your two days per week and met the federally you can find even a little time to exercise as the previous guidelines — at least 150 work station to do some quick resistance ex- recommended amount of physical activity during the week. to 300 minutes of moderate intensity exer- ercises. (at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity More frequent exercise even in small cise or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous in- © 2019 President and Fellows of Har- exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous activity doses can prevent joint stiffness. And it tensity exercise per week. vard College. All rights reserved. Distrib- each week) to people who were inactive. may be less risky in terms of injuries, since But now all activity, even a few minutes uted by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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URGENT CARE THAT COMES TO YOU 7 DAYS A WEEK 8 AM - 10 PM 10 Fitness & Health | www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Body makes trade-off in fighting viruses A Yale research team has revealed how ill. A team of researchers, led by Ellen rette smoke or tree pollen. “They survive the cigarette smoke but cells in different parts of the human air- Foxman, set out to determine why. However, in nasal cells, the antiviral re- can’t fight the virus as well,” Foxman said. way vary in their response to the common The research team used epithelial cells sponse was stronger, while in bronchial This finding points to a delicate balance cold virus. Their finding could help solve from healthy human donors. The cells cells, defense against oxidative stress was between the body’s different defense the mystery of why some people exposed were derived from either the nasal pas- more pronounced. mechanisms, Foxman said. to the cold virus get ill while others don’t, sages or the lungs. “Your airway lining protects against said the researchers. They exposed both cell types, main- Multiple threats can overwhelm viruses but also other harmful substances Rhinovirus is a leading cause of the tained under the same conditions in cell In additional experiments, the research that enter airways. The airway does pretty common cold, asthma attacks and other culture, to rhinovirus. To their surprise, team found evidence for a trade-off: The well if it encounters one stressor at a time. respiratory illnesses. When the cold virus the researchers observed a more robust defense response against oxidative stress But when there are two different stressors, enters the nose, cells that line the airways, antiviral response in the nasal cells. shut off antiviral defenses. there’s a trade-off,” Foxman explained. known as epithelial cells, respond and They also found that both cell types To probe this further, the team exposed “What we found is that when your air- often clear the virus before it can replicate generated an antiviral response and a de- nasal cells to oxidative stress in the form way is trying to deal with another stress and trigger symptoms. fense response against oxidative stress — of cigarette smoke, and then to the cold type, it can adapt, but the cost is suscepti- But in other cases, individuals exposed a form of cell damage induced by viruses virus, and found this time that the nasal to the virus get either mildly or seriously and other inhaled irritants such as ciga- cells were more susceptible to the virus. See VIRUSES, page 11

toms include spicy foods, citrus, tomato grains. The trick is making them flavorful. Eat vegetables raw. Tomato sauce may Q & A sauces and vinegar. Fatty and fried foods Here are some ideas to keep dazzle in your bother you, but a fresh tomato may not. In- From page 9 linger longer in the stomach. That may in- diet. stead of vinegar or citrus dressing for your The most common cause of heartburn crease stomach pressure and force open If spices bother you, try using only small salads, consider a yogurt-based dressing. is called gastroesophageal reflux disease the muscles that keep stomach acid out of amounts, and be mindful of blends that con- Use sauces, but cut the fat. For example, (GERD). It occurs when stomach acid the esophagus. tain cayenne or chili powder. Or use fresh blend low-fat yogurt with cucumber and backs up into the esophagus, the tube con- Other common heartburn triggers in- herbs instead. Fresh herbs are less concen- basil, or sauté mushrooms in a little olive oil necting the mouth and stomach, usually clude chocolate, caffeine, onions, pepper- trated and may be less irritating. Or make a pesto. Blend basil, pine nuts, because the ring-like muscles that prevent mint, carbonated drinks and alcohol. Another way to bring out flavor: roast your Parmesan cheese and a dash of olive oil or backflow stop working properly. But the foods that bother people with acid food. This makes vegetables sweeter. The water. Pesto goes great with pasta. In addition to heartburn, GERD may reflux are different for everyone. That’s why natural sugars come out and caramelize. By Howard LeWine, M.D., an internist and cause nausea, a sour taste in the mouth, it’s a good idea to keep a journal noting Carrots, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broc- assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. difficulty swallowing, a sore throat, cough- which foods trigger your symptoms. coli, squash and Brussels sprouts work well. © 2019 President and Fellows of Har- ing, and tightness in the chest. You can still enjoy lean meats, fish, poul- Broiling, sautéing or grilling food also brings vard College. All rights reserved. Distrib- Typical foods that trigger GERD symp- try, vegetables, legumes, fruits and whole out intense flavor. uted by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com | Fitness & Health 11 Protein powder can be useful supplement By Matthew Kadey, M.D. The basics two of protein powder to their daily menu contain all the necessary amino acids — Among muscle men, protein powders Protein powders are essentially made is an insurance policy worth taking out to has made it easier than ever for vegetari- have been held in high regard for several by isolating the protein in a food item such make sure they’re getting enough. ans and vegans to get what they need. decades. But now, protein powders are being as milk or yellow split peas and then dehy- Diets should be analyzed on an individ- Just be sure to read product labels care- marketed to more than bodybuilders and frat drating it into a powder. Each serving of a ual basis to determine whether a protein fully so you understand what you’re buy- boys, turning it into a multibillion-dollar in- protein powder generally provides at least powder is helpful to meet dietary needs or ing, and be wary of fanciful marketing dustry. 15 grams of protein; some have up to 30 if it would simply contribute an extra ex- claims. The products are popular for a wide va- per serving. pense. A dietitian can be a great resource The bottom line is that while using a riety of reasons: Many users like that they They’re typically mixed with water or to help with this decision. scoop of protein powder to boost your are a convenient, dependable and portable other ingredients in blended smoothies, but morning smoothie likely won’t hurt, these source of protein to fit into busy lifestyles. the powders can also be stirred into items New and improved powders should be looked upon as supple- Athletic individuals believe they can im- like oatmeal, yogurt and pancake batter. The good news is that a new generation ments, not food. prove muscle recovery and growth after So, do you need it? It’s recommended of protein powders on the market has im- You should still be getting most of your workouts. And vegetarians might feel like that at a minimum we get 0.8 grams of pro- proved what is available, with consumers protein from foods like yogurt, beans and their diets are lacking in this particular tein per kilogram of body weight. That now finding more options that are less fish that provide a nutritional mix no pow- macronutrient otherwise. translates to about 51 grams of protein for heavily sweetened and gritty tasting. der can match. The powders’ increase in popularity also a 140-pound woman. Certainly, this level You can even now find whey protein Reprinted with permission from Environ- coincides with the recent push towards eat- can be achieved by eating protein-rich food. sourced from grass-fed cows, and pow- mental Nutrition, a monthly publication of ing higher protein diets to help spur weight But many nutrition experts suggest ders enriched with vitamins, antioxidants Belvoir Media Group, LLC, 800-829-5384, loss. 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The researchers hope the finding will lead across the U.S. Online at www.awellnessup- © 2019 www.awellnessupdate.com. Dis- Viruses to the discovery of new strategies to combat date.com. tributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. From page 10 respiratory viruses, which cause an esti- bility to rhinovirus infection.” mated 500 million colds and two million hos- The study, she said, shows a mechanis- pitalizations in the United States per year. tic link between environmental exposures A Wellness Update is a magazine devoted Please tell our advertisers, and susceptibility to the common cold. It to up-to-the minute information on health is- also may explain why smokers tend to be sues from physicians, major hospitals and clin- “I saw you in Fifty Plus!” more susceptible to rhinovirus infection. ics, universities and health care agencies 12 Fitness & Health | www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Tired? Four simple ways to boost energy By Matthew Solan medicine at Harvard Medical School. ter to eat small meals and snacks every Exercise regularly When I’m dragging and feeling tired You may not be able to overcome all as- few hours than three large meals a day, ac- Exercise can boost energy levels by during the occasional low-energy day, my pects of age-related energy loss, but there cording to Komaroff. raising energy-promoting neurotransmit- go-to elixir is an extra cup (or two or are ways to help your body produce more “Your brain has very few energy re- ters in the brain, such as dopamine, nor- three) of black French press coffee. It ATP and replenish dwindling energy levels. serves of its own and needs a steady sup- epinephrine and serotonin, which is why gives my body and brain a needed jolt, but The most common strategies revolve around ply of nutrients,” he said. “Also, large you feel so good after a workout. it may not help where I need it the most: three basic concepts: diet, exercise and meals cause insulin levels to spike, which Exercise also makes muscles stronger my cells. sleep. then drops your blood sugar rapidly, caus- and more efficient, so they need less en- What we call “energy” is actually a mol- ing the sensation of fatigue.” ergy and therefore conserve ATP. It does- ecule called adenosine triphosphate Eat small, frequent meals n’t really matter what kind of exercise you (ATP), produced by tiny cellular struc- Boost your ATP with fatty acids and pro- Drink enough water do, but consistency is key. tures called mitochondria. ATP’s job is to tein from lean meats like chicken and turkey, If your body is short on fluids, one of Some research has suggested that as store energy and then deliver that energy fatty fish like salmon and tuna, and nuts. the first signs is fatigue. little as 20 minutes of low-to-moderate aer- to cells in other parts of the body. However, while eating large amounts can Although individual needs vary, the In- obic activity, three days a week, can help As we grow older, our body has fewer mi- feed your body more material for ATP, it also stitute of Medicine recommends men sedentary people feel more energized. tochondria. “If you feel you don’t have increases your risk for weight gain, which should aim for about 15 cups of fluids per enough energy, it can be because your body can lower energy levels. “The excess pounds day, and women about 12 cups. When to visit your doctor has problems producing enough ATP and mean your body has to work harder to move, Besides water and beverages like cof- You should see your doctor if you expe- thus providing cells with enough energy,” so you use up more ATP,” Komaroff said. fee, tea and juices, you can also get your rience a prolonged bout of low energy, as it said Anthony Komaroff, M.D., professor of When lack of energy is an issue, it’s bet- fluids from liquid-heavy fruits and vegeta- can be an early warning of a serious illness. bles that are up to 90 percent water, such “Unusual fatigue is often the first major red MARK YOUR CALENDAR as cucumbers, zucchini, squash, strawber- flag that something is wrong,” Komaroff said. HEALTHY HABITS ries, citrus fruit and melons. Lack of energy is a typical symptom for most Mar. 21 major diseases, like heart disease, anemia, The Alzheimer’s Association presents “Healthy Habits for Your Get plenty of sleep many types of cancer, and autoimmune dis- Brain and Body” on Thursday, March 21, from 2-3 p.m. at Twin Research suggests that healthy sleep eases such as lupus and multiple sclerosis. Hickory Area Library, 5001 Twin Hickory Rd., Glen Allen. Learn how to create a can increase ATP levels. ATP levels surge Fatigue also is a common sign of de- plan for healthy aging that includes the latest research on diet and nutrition, exer- in the initial hours of sleep, especially in pression and anxiety. And fatigue is a side cise, cognitive activity and social engagement. For more information, contact the key brain regions that are active during effect of some medications. waking hours. 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place your feet on the footpads, flip a switch muscles from your legs to your midsection. 84301 FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com | Fitness & Health 13 14 Fitness & Health | www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS What’s your core, and why strengthen it? By Lauren Elson, M.D. movement. ity can help treat and prevent certain types Learning to activate the core requires When most people think about core For the average person, this helps them of incontinence. concentration, and leads to being more in strength, they think about an abdominal maintain the ability to get on and off the tune with the body. six-pack. While it looks good, this toned floor to play with their children or grand- Problems with a weak core There is no one method of core strength- outer layer of abdominal musculature is children, stand up from a chair, sit com- As we age, we develop degenerative ening that works for everyone. Some peo- not the same as a strong core. fortably at a desk, or vacuum and rake changes, very often in the spine. The ple do well with classes (though it can be What is your “core” and why is core without pain. structures of the bones and cartilage are easy do the repetitions without truly under- strength so important? For athletes, it promotes more efficient subject to wear and tear. standing the targeted muscle groups). Oth- The core is a group of muscles that sta- movement, therefore preventing injury Often, we are able to completely control ers use Pilates or yoga to discover where bilizes and controls the pelvis and spine and improving performance. Having a and eliminate symptoms with the appro- their core is. (and therefore influences the legs and strong or stable core can often prevent priate core exercises. Having strong and Physical therapists are excellent re- upper body). overuse injuries, and can help boost re- stable postural muscles helps suspend the sources, as they can provide one-on-one Core stre ngth is less about power and siliency and ease of recovery from acute bones and other structures, allowing them instruction and find a method that works more about the subtleties of being able to injury. to move better. — for any person with any background at maintain the body in ideal postures — to The core also includes the pelvic floor Scoliosis, a curving or rotation of the any ability level. unload the joints and promote ease of musculature, and maintaining core stabil- spine, can also often be controlled with the It sometimes takes patience for people correct postural exercises. to “find” their core, but once they do, it MARK YOUR CALENDAR Having an imbalanced core can lead to can be engaged and activated during any problems up and down the body. Knee activity — including walking, driving and TRASH OR TREASURE Mar. 16 pain is often caused by insufficient pelvic sitting. Learn how much your family heirlooms are worth at the stabilization. Some runners develop neck While building the core starts with and back pain when running because the awareness and control, athletes can further Chesterfield Historical Society’s annual antiques evaluation on Saturday, March “shock absorbers” in their core could use challenge their stability with more complex 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Professional evaluators will be on site at the some work. movements that can be guided by athletic trainers and other fitness specialists. Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Rd., Chesterfield, to provide How to improve your core Daily practice of core engagement can oral evaluations on a variety of items. Free parking; concessions available to A good core program relies less on lead to healthier movement patterns that mindless repetition of exercise and fo- allow for increased mobility and independ- purchase. Cost is $10 per item or three for $25 (unlimited items allowed). For cuses more on awareness. People with ence throughout the course of our lives. more information, call (804) 796-7121 or visit www.chesterfieldhistory.com. good core strength learn to identify and © 2019 President and Fellows of Har- activate the muscles needed to accom- vard College. All rights reserved. Distrib- plish a task. uted by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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804-355-3013 1620 N. Hamilton Street Richmond, VA 23230 16 Fitness & Health | www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Meds and supps to be taken with food By Suzy Cohen Supplements to take with food There is much confusion about when to Ashwagandha: This popular stress re- take herbal supplements, vitamins and med- ducer should be thought of as food be- ications. Do you take them on an empty cause it’s an herb. All herbs should be stomach or with food? taken with a snack or a meal in order to No matter what you take, you should be amplify the benefits and reduce nausea. drinking a full glass of water to make sure CoQ10: Some people take this powerful the pill doesn’t linger in your esophagus and antioxidant for cellular energy production cause irritation. to support their heart, pancreas, liver and When a dietary supplement, enzyme or brain. CoQ10 (ubiquinone) should be taken medication states the directive to “take with with food or a fatty meal to speed absorp- food,” it usually means to take while you’re tion. eating, or a few minutes beforehand. Fish Oil: Some people take fish oil to But since food stays in your gastroin- help with cholesterol, triglycerides, de- testinal tract for a little while, it would be pression and blood joint health. Taking fine to take the pill right after you eat, as fish oil supplements (EPA, DHA or both) well. with food or fatty meals is ideal because it boosts the absorption. Medications to take with food Magnesium: Some people take magne- Antacids: These help with heartburn sium for depression, regularity, reduction of or reflux. They should always be taken leg cramps and blood pressure support. with food so that they can neutralize the Like most minerals, taking magnesium with acid that is secreted while you’re eating. a snack can minimize diarrhea and stomach Amoxicillin: This is the most popular discomfort. antibiotic, especially for children. I recom- Multivitamins or prenatal vitamins: mend it be given to toddlers and teens Because there are so many constituents in with food in order to reduce indigestion, these supplements, it’s best to take them nausea and vomiting. with food in order to minimize stomach Aspirin and Ibuprofen: Ideally these are upset and nausea. taken with food. Selenium: This mineral is taken for thy- Corticosteroids: These are used for roid inflammation, bone health, prostate pain, allergic reactions, rashes and overactive support and immune support. It’s ideally immune systems. Some examples include taken with food. prednisone, hydrocortisone and dexametha- Vitamin D: You can take this without sone. regard to meals, according to the newest These should always be taken with food research. However, most of the older sci- or milk. entific literature says to take it with food Enzyme supplements or medications: since it’s fat-soluble. Some people can’t digest food normally, so This information is opinion only. It is not they take enzyme supplements, which break intended to treat, cure or diagnose your con- down the starch, fat and protein in a meal. dition. Consult with your doctor before Take these with meals. If a medication using any new drug or supplement. (e.g., Creon) is required to restore pancre- Suzy Cohen is a registered pharmacist atic function, it must be taken with meals. and the author of The 24-Hour Pharma- Metformin: Taken for diabetes, this cist and Real Solutions from Head to medication is best taken around meal time Toe. To contact her, visit www.SuzyCo- to reduce blood sugar levels after eating. hen.com. MARK YOUR CALENDAR Apr. 4 AN AMERICAN FAMILY Charlottesville-based author, Muslim American and Gold Star father, Khizr Khan discusses his new memoir, An American Family, on Thursday, April 4, at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad St., Richmond. The free event includes a reception at 5:30 p.m., the program from 6-7 p.m. and a book signing to follow. For more information, call (804) 692- 3726, email [email protected] or visit bit.ly/americanfamilyapril4.

PATSY CLINE TRIBUTE Mar. 23 Hum along to Shannon Brown’s soulful interpretation of coun- try great Patsy Cline’s hits at the Henrico Theatre on Saturday, March 23, from 7–8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10. The theatre is locat- ed at 305 E Nine Mile Rd., Henrico. For more information, call (804) 652-1460 or visit bit.ly/henricopatsycline to purchase tickets. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 Pull out and save this section www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com B1

The Resource for Aging Well Formerly “Mature Life”

Executive Director’s Message !orking at and Dr. Thelma Bland Watson Beyond Years of Age Executive Director, Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging

enior Connections extends we are using the theme “Celebrate best wishes to all for a suc- Service.” The value of volunteers cessful,S happy and fulfilling year in for Senior Connections is price- 2019, which is well underway with less, and we celebrate them year- numerous opportunities and chal- round. lenges. We appreciate the tremen- You will see reflections about dous support we receive from volunteer service in many of the program participants, community articles in our newsletters and partners, funders, contributors other publications. Thank you for and supporters. joining us as we celebrate and As we embrace 2019, we reflect thank the many volunteers who on our rich history and plans for give generously of their time, tal- the future. We touch the lives of ent and expertise. more than 24,000 individuals each During 2019, we will give con- Senior Connections Senior Employment Program Staff Members: Doris Williams, Carolyn year in important ways, and pro- siderable attention to continuing Webster and Erika Payne vide critical services to approxi- to “transform” our very popular mately 4,000 older adults and newsletter from its long-time By Erika Payne, Senior Connections’ Senior Companies are starting to realize the value caregivers annually. name, Mature Life, to its new one: Employment Program Coordinator of mature workers, and see their eagerness to As in the past, we have received Engage at Any Age. This is part of In its dedication to help older adults “main- continue working. Given that, many compa- another “clean audit” without find- our effort to take advantage of the tain quality of life and independence as they age,” nies are hiring older workers for a variety of ings or recommendations for the wide distribution of Fifty Plus by Senior Connections’ Senior Employment Pro- innovative programs. period of October 2017 to Septem- including our newsletter every gram provides assistance to adults 55 years or According to the AARP article, workers 65 ber 2018. We have talented staff other month inside that monthly older with finding employment opportunities. or older account for the net increase in em- and volunteers who eagerly serve publication. In today’s labor market, workers are re- ployment that has taken place in the United and support the needs of older Those who have been on our maining in the workforce well past their tra- States since 2000. That means about 17 million adults and caregivers in communi- mailing list for Mature Life are ditional retirement age. For some, their jobs are going to older workers. ties throughout the region. We are being mailed this edition of Engage financial situation makes finding or keeping a Senior Connections’ Senior Employment Pro- extremely pleased to have numer- at Any Age. This will, however, be job necessary. For others, working is a way to gram helps seniors prepare for today’s job mar- ous successful collaborations with the last copy you will receive in the stay active and involved. ket by providing one-on-one support with community partners. mail. Fortunately, with the current low unemploy- Employment Specialists. Our employment spe- In the coming months, we look Going forward, to read our ment rate in Virginia, many opportunities are cialists identify resources, provide training, and forward to many challenges and newsletter please pick up Fifty available for jobseekers 55 and older. According help find job leads in order to assist senior job opportunities. These include: Plus at any of its more than 300 to AARP’s online article, “Good News for Job seekers gain employment. Senior Law Days for Legal Doc- free distribution sites throughout Seekers Over 50,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobseekers 55 and older no longer have to uments (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Greater Richmond, look for a copy predicts workers 65 or older will be in the fastest wonder where to start. They can simply con- Advance Care Plans) of this newsletter distributed lo- growing age segment of the U.S. labor market nect with Senior Connections today! Input Sessions for a New Four- cally at Friendship Cafés and other through 2024. Year Plan for Services (Home and Senior Connections locations, or Community Services for Older read it on our website at senior- Adults and Caregivers) connections-va.org. Open House at Senior Connec- Please share your comments and tions on Tuesday, May 21 (10 a.m. suggestions about these changes to noon) with us by calling Penny Jordan at Five Year Capital Campaign for 804-343-3046 or emailing her at the Building at 24 East Cary Street, [email protected]. Thank you Richmond (Safe Environment, for your support and interest. Work Efficiency, Accessibility, Ap- pearance and Visibility) Sincerely, In April each year, time is set aside to recognize the special con- Thelma Bland Watson, tributions of volunteers. This year, Executive Director B2 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com Senior Connections MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Volunteering in Later Life – How You Can Make a Difference By Shana S. Beverly, Volunteer Program they enable older adults and their families said they experience a sense of security networks in the nation for volunteers who Coordinator to make informed decisions regarding and safety when their trusted volunteer are age 55 and older. RSVP is funded by the Senior Connections, The Capital Area their Medicare insurance coverage. helps them with money management. Corporation for National Community Serv- Agency on Aging is supported by commu- Our VICA P Volunteer Data Entry Spe- ice (CNCS). nity volunteers who make our mission of cialists support the program by capturing Friendship Cafés RSVP volunteers serve at different “empowering seniors to live with dignity the total amount of hours donated by Senior Connections sponsors 20 Friend- types of organizations, such as hospitals, and choice” possible. We will never be VICAP Counselors, and submitting the in- ship Cafés throughout the Greater Rich- food banks and thrift stores. Some of the able to sufficiently thank our 375 volun- formation to a national database. As a re- mond area, and we rely on volunteer support benefits available to RSVP volunteers in- teers who contributed 42,057.19 hours of sult, we are able to evaluate the program to administer the program. clude invitations to recognition events, service to our commu nity this past year. and see how much time we spend coun- Friendship Café Volunteers assist café mileage reimbursement, and additional We do understand how invaluable our seling older adults in the community. managers with food service and activities. insurance for accidents and injuries that volunteers are and hope they know just They also greet and welcome program par- may occur during the course of volun- how important they are to our success. Let TeleBridges Program ticipants to the café. Their support is invalu- teering. us tell you how Senior Connections’ volun- TeleBridges program participants re- able and allows Senior Connections to offer teers help support our mission. ceive regular phone calls from our Tele- more activities for program participants. Foster Grandparents Bridges Volunteers, who check in with Last year, our Deep Run Friendship Foster Grandparents are volunteers age Compassionate Care participants two to five times a week. Café had a visit from the Foreign Service 55 and older who serve as role models and Connection TeleBridges Volunteers offer a listening Institute. Twenty-six diplomats volun- mentors to children in their communities Compassionate Care Connection vol- ear and encouraging word, helping older teered and interacted with program par- with exceptional needs. The Foster Grand- unteers assist older adults who are not adults feel comforted and safe. ticipants by sharing stories and listening parent program is funded by the Corpora- able to afford necessary brand-name pre- The phone calls provide program par- to program participants’ life experiences. tion for National Community Service scription medications. These volunteers ticipants with a sense of community that Additionally, for the sixth consecutive (CNCS). help older adults apply for Manufacturer- many no longer feel due to having lost year, Branch Out college students volun- Foster Grandparents serve at non- Sponsored Patient Assistance Programs, family and friends. The calls also serve as teered for a week during their spring profit child development centers that referred to as PAPs. a check-in to make sure the participant is break. They spent the week interacting help children learn to read, and provide If the Compassionate Care Connection doing okay. with the program participants at the one-on-one tutoring, care for premature volunteer is successful, program partici- Te leBridges Volunteers also send per- Friendship Cafés, and developed mean- infants or children with disabilities, and pants may receive their needed medica- sonalized greeting cards to program par- ingful relationships we hope will continue. help for children who have been abused tions free of charge. Sometimes the PAPs ticipants for holidays, birthdays, or just to or neglected. are the last resort for the program partic- let them know they are thought about. Office Volunteers The hours of service donated by the vol- ipant. Older adults who have received Our Office Administration Volunteers unteers who serve on our Board of Direc- help are so grateful! Volunteer Money support our efforts in the Senior Connec- tors and Advisory Council represents time Management tions office. They faithfully volunteer each spent developing programs, establishing VICAP Counselors The Volunteer Money Management week by preparing materials to take to pre- relationships with community partners, The Virginia Insurance Counseling and program provides participants with help sentations, transcribing phone messages, helping with fundraising goals and much Assistance Program (VICAP) is supported managing their finances. Money Manage- filing, organizing and providing other in- more. Each member volunteers many by volunteers we call VICAP Counselors. ment Volunteers visit program partici- valuable program support. Their support hours each year in order to ensure Seniors Our VICAP Counselors spend thousands of pants at their home each month and help allows us to extend our program to more Connections’ success. hours counseling older adults about them with writing checks and preparing community members. We want our Senior Connections vol- Medicare. their bills for payment. unteers to know that we cherish them VICAP Counselors are able to dispel Some participants, with volunteer sup- RSVP Program and are grateful for the time they spend the fears and anxieties of Medicare ben- port, are able to open and maintain a sav- The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, helping us serve older adults and persons eficiaries and their families. By doing so, ings account. Program participants have or RSVP, is one of the largest volunteer with disabilities in our community. e All Need Somebody To Lean On

By Shana S. Beverly, Volunteer Program citement recently in an email to me. EVERYTHING! I’m ready to get started Coordinator “I’m so excited! The entire time you next week. I won’t let you, JB or my When people volunteer, it makes lives and I were talking during orientation and granddaddy down.” better. And it’s not just the recipient training, I kept thinking about my grand- You never know exactly how a volunteer whose life is improved. The person who father and how this program would have and program participant match is going to volunteers also experiences a better been so awesome for him in his last go. When you hear about a good connec- quality of life. days. I’m driven in large part to help sen- tion being made, it is heart-warming. How do we measure the impact a vol- iors because of my love for my grandpar- With Stephanie, it was even more spe- unteer has — both on their own life and ents, who I no longer have with me.” cial because she felt a connection to JB on the lives of the people they serve? It’s Shortly after receiving her new assign- because of his similarities to her grandfa- pretty easy to count the total number of ment, Stephanie wrote to me again. “It ther. This is how I replied to Stephanie: hours volunteered. It’s no t so easy to cal- was exciting to get your email! When I “Oh, Stephanie, I’m tearing up! I just culate the impact. How do those hours saw the client’s last name, I thought to shared this with Karen who is here with make a difference? myself, great! My granddaddy’s last name me in the office today and has volun- Shana Beverly — Senior Connections’ TeleBridges is a Telephone Reassur- was the same. Then I opened the link to teered with TeleBridges since 2005. TeleBridges Volunteer Coordinator ance program at Senior Connections. The get the remaining information and saw Karen is tearing up, too! program provides older adults, who may the program participant’s birthday, and it “She and I have both had the privilege was needed. And we are both glad he has be isolated and alone, a connection to the is February 8, which also happens to be of working with JB. JB was a volunteer been assigned to you, because we know community through weekly phone calls. my granddaddy’s birthday. caregiver for a former TeleBridg es client he will be working with someone who is Volunteers call program participants to “I cannot lie, tears came to my eyes. I who was one of his neighbors. And now caring and kind.” check in on them and to give them a believe it’s a s ign from him telling me he’s he is in a place where he needs a friendly And as I thought about this connec- sense of belonging. Stephanie, a new happy that I’m looking out for someone call. We appreciate all that he did to pro- tion, I remembered Bill Withers’ quote, TeleBridges volunteer, expressed her ex- else. I can’t believe the coincidences of vide assistance to his neighbor when he “We all need somebody to lean on.” FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 Senior Connections www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com B3 The Benefits of Volunteering

By Mary France, CNCS Program Manager The following examples demonstrate and motivation. — Foster Grandparents & Retired Senior how volunteering has improved the qual- Roselyn Faines, 66, says, “Volunt eering Volunteer Program ity of their lives. has given me a synergy for life, an emo- Research has revealed that volunteering Volunteering increases your social tional connection to others, and has re- leads to better physical and mental health and relationship skills. stored laughter into my life”. for those who volunteer. Many older adults lose their sense of Brown says, “Working with babies brings At Senior Connections, we know this is community when they lose family and me so much joy,” and Pleasants adds, true because of the experience of five older friends as they age. In fact, social isolation “Working with children keeps me laugh- adults who volunteer in the Senior Connec- in later life is a growing epidemic in the ing.” tions Foster Grandparent Program, a pro- United States. If you are an older adult, consider vol- gram funded by the Corporation for Volunteering helps older adults feel unteering somewhere. You may find that National Community Service (CNCS). connected to the world and is an excel- the individuals you are helping are not Foster Grandparent Volunteers mentor lent prescription for fighting loneliness. the only ones benefiting from your serv- young children in nonprofit child devel- Older adults are able to establish new re- ice. opment centers. These volunteers have lationships that are often meaningful and learned that they also benefit from help- rewarding. ing others. Edwina Van Zandt, 65, says volunteer- ing has improved the quality of her life. “It is not good to sit home. Volunteering gives me the opportunity to socialize with teachers and children, and I enjoy feeling like a part of a community.” Edwina Van Zandt, Foster Grandparent Joanne Pleasants, 65, explains her vol- unteer experience by saying, “volunteer- ing gets me out of the house, and I feel nitive functioning has improved. Lillie better when I help someone else.” says, “Volunteering has improved my Volunteering is good for your mind and memory, increased my ability to spell body. words, and helped me communicate bet- Performing volunteer work helps older ter with others.” adults increase their activity, especially if Foster Grandparent Shirley Brown, 74, they are not active otherwise. In addition, says, “Volunteering helps me not think volunteering helps reduce stress and about my aches and pains.” symptoms of depression, while increasing Volunteering brings fun and fulfill- self-confidence and providing a sense of ment to your life. purpose. Volunteering is a fun and easy way to Volunteering helps Lillie Welch, 73, to explore your interests and passions. It Shirley Brown, Foster Grandparent be more physically active — and her cog- also provides you with renewed creativity Joanne Pleasants, Foster Grandparent How Serving Your Community Can Improve Your Quality of Life By Lee Owens curtail unnecessary expenses and safe- It could be said that one of the keys to guard against fraud. Leycester “Lee” Owens III is the improving one’s quality of life is to take This has also been the experience for current CNCS Program Coordinator the opportunity to enhance the lives of Kathy Myers, 62, who volunteers for Mercy (Retired Seniors Volunteer Program others in the community through volun- Mall. Myers helps by stocking the Mercy & Foster Grandparents) for Senior teering. Mall boutique. She enjoys helping clients Connections, The Capital Area This has indeed been the experience of shop for needed items such as food, cloth- Agency on Aging. five volunteers who are participants in ing and furniture. After receiving his Master of Public the Senior Connections Retired Senior Some RSVP volunteers feel that volun- Administration (MPA) degree from the Volunteer Program (RSVP) — a program teering enables them to gain more empa- University of South Dakota, Lee funded by the Corporation for National thy for others. This has been the worked for Bon Secours Richmond Community Service. experience of Bettie Walker, 74, who Health Systems from 2005 until 2018, RSVP volunteers generously donate serves as an “I’m Okay” monitor for the first in Human Resources and then as their time by volunteering at various or- Richmond Redevelopment and Housing a Volunteer Coordinator. ganizations throughout the community. Authority (RRHA). During that time, he also received By doing so, they enable many members of She visits residents in order to make his Master of Business Administra- their community to live fuller, happier sure that they are safe and well. Walker tion (MBA) degree from Strayer University. lives. says that volunteering in this capacity has Lee, a South Dakota native, lives in Midlothian, Va. with his wife, Christine, One of the benefits that RSVP volun- given her a greater empathy for seniors and their two boys, Lee IV and Cooper. He enjoys spending time with his family, teers receive is the knowledge that they and the challenges that aging individuals walking his dog Peri, running, skateboarding and golf. are helping others in their community by face. providing for their needs and teaching Another benefit derived from volun- them practical life skills. teering is the opportunity to meet new herd, 76, an RSVP participant who has Shepherd added that she has made This has been the case for Raymond people and make lasting friendships. volunteered at Bon Secours Memorial Re- many friends during the course of her Tu rner, 78, who volunteers with the Sen- Dorothy Hatcher, 74, also volunteers for gional Medical Center for over a decade. volunteer tenure and that this has greatly ior Connections Money Management RRHA. She states that she enjoys meeting She states, “I’m not a morning person, but improved her outlook on life. Program. Turner explains that he finds people with many different backgrounds the people with whom I volunteer on All of these individuals have said, in one satisfaction in using his money manage- and personalities. Monday morning make it worth getting way or another, that their lives are posi- ment skills to help others save money, Sharing this sentiment is Carol Shep- up early.” tively affected because of helping others. B4 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com Senior Connections MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Dream Catching in My Seventies

By Carole Olsen was limited, and having friends scared Now that I’m retired, my husband tells me. “Either I change or I die,” kept going people that my job is to have fun — and I do through my mind. It was by far the lowest a very good job at it. By no means did this part of my life. attitude happen overnight. It took taking One sunny day, in an attempt to be re- risks and going outside my comfort zone to lieved from my anxiety, my husband, Eric, attain this. and I ventured to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I have found that retirement is like a full- We hiked a trail near Humpback Rocks. time job, but instead of a paycheck, you get It was just a couple of miles, but this rewards of fulfilling your dreams and living was the first time in a few years where I life to its fullest if you desire it. felt connected to anything spiritual. The By my late fifties, I was at a crossroads air of silence was so refreshing to my rac- in my life. I started to realize that after all ing mind; the nature surrounding me these years married to my husband I was pacified my aching soul. scared to venture out on my own; my life I knew this must be the way to heal. I had voiced this to Eric, who is a golfer and not much of a hiker. So here was where I had to leave my comfort zone and literally branch out on my own. But where do I start? I found a computer site, Meetup.com. I told the Meetup people that I was inter- Rapidan River. Mrs. Hoover pursued her not to mention the great hikes along the ested in hiking near the Richmond, Vir- endeavors with organizing the Girl Scouts James River right here in Richmond. ginia area, and their wise guru spit out of America. Altogether, it sounded like a I hiked the Great Smokies a few years hiking groups that I could join. very interesting first hike. ago for my 67th birthday. With a group, I With a click of a button I joined a It was very nerve-racking experience summited, 6,594-foot Mt. Le Conte. It group, and immediately signed up for a for socially awkward me to meet this new was a challenging hike, sometimes walk- five-mile hike in Shenandoah National group of people to hike with. They all ing on rocky ledges and holding onto a Par k. To be more specific, the hike was to were at least ten years younger than my- safety cord so I didn’t fall thousands of venture up to the Rapidan Hoover Retreat self and seemed to be experienced feet below. Compound. This retreat cabin complex trekkers. The girl who couldn’t walk to the top housed President Hoover and the First We started our hike slowly over a cou- of the bleachers in high school for fear Lady when they needed a break from the ple of little creeks which led up to the of falling was now dangling on ridges and White House. Hoover would fly fish in the Hoover’s retreat. I really enjoyed the tour depending on a wire bolted into a rock of the complex, but was nervous about to keep her alive. Could this really be keeping up with everyone after the tour. me? It was a struggle at first, but I managed I plan on doing this for as long as I can. to get into the rhythm of it; then it went Then I’ll have to go back to the drawing through my mind that I was really doing this table and see what else is in store for me. and felt a part of it. I remember coming My mantra is, “A day of waking up (alive) down the mountain after two miles, onto a is an opportunity to go through my fears wide grassy path where trees arched over- and live out my dreams.” head, giving it almost an arbor effect. I hope this article has helped you see This was a sign of a new beginning. I that anything is possible if you want it, had made it to the other side of the and it is not as hard as you think. Just mountain and a new way of life. have a positive mind and show up. I have been actively hiking f or several Your dreams may not be like mine, but years since that day. I have covered thou- may be walking in a park, joining a theatre sands of miles throughout the U.S. and group or book club — whatever goes other countries, wearing out many pairs through your mind and dares you to fol- of hiking boots. I even backpack now, low its path. comfortably carrying a 25-lb. pack on my You may contact me at colsen954@ 4’11” 115-lb. frame, venturing out to sleep gmail.com if you need a hand to hold for under the stars with the comradery of support, or some direction to pursue fellow backpackers. your passion. I would be happy to oblige. I keep on thanking the God of the Uni- Carole Olsen is a published author who verse for giving me legs to hike with; put- has written articles for local publications. ting one foot in front of the other, bringing She resides in Mechanicsville, Virginia me to places I never dreamed I would see, with her husband, Eric, and dog, Zoey. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 Senior Connections www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com B5 Calendar of Events There are many Caregiver Support Groups A Matter of Balance is an award-winning Kinship Connection Support snack they can make at home, and learn in the Greater Richmond Area. For a full program designed to reduce the fear of Group how to play fun games that get everyone listing of support groups, please visit the falling and encourage activity. Participants Thursday, March 21 moving at their own pace. Practical tips Alzheimer’s Association – Richmond Chap- learn to view falls and fear of falling as con- 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. on healthy eating and physical activity ter website. trollable, set realistic goals to increase ac- Chesterfield Community Development will be presented, along with information tivity, change their environment to reduce Building Multi Purpose Room about the U.S. obesity epidemic and the Diabetes Self-Management chronic illnesses linked to overweight Workshop fall risk factors, and exercise to increase 9800 Government Center Parkway strength and balance. Sponsored by Sen- Chesterfi eld, VA 23832 and obesity. Sponsored by Senior Con- February 28 – April 4 ior Connections. For more information Contact: 804-748-7878 nections. For more informat ion, contact 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and to register, contact Kathy Brown at Cost: Free — child care provided with Kathy Brown at [email protected] or My Sleep Clinic pre-registration (804) 343-3004. 208 E Brookland Park Blvd. [email protected] or 804-343-3004. Richmond VA 23222 Leading Women of Richmond, Kinship/Grandparent Connection is a Powhatan People program of the Senior Advocate’s office Wednesday, March 27, 2019 March 1 – April 5 Part 1 that offers two monthly support groups 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 and resources for grandparents and other Huguenot Community Center Powhatan County Health Department 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. kin who are raising a child. 7945 Forest Hill Avenue 3908 Old Buckingham Road Huguenot Community Center Building #26 Powha tan, VA 23139 7945 Forest Hill Avenue Our support group is non-threatening Richmond, VA Building #26 and non-judgmental. We offer complete The Live Well, Virginia Diabetes Self-Man- Contact: 804-646-1082 — RSVP required Richmond, VA confidentiality and a safe place to come agement Program was specifically devel- Contact: 804-646-1082 — RSVP required and talk, cry or just listen. Come and oped for people living with diabetes. It Sponsored by the City of Richmond, Office share your experiences and concerns. includes many topics such as physical ac- on Aging & Persons with Disabilities in as- The program is free and open to any tivity and exercise, dealing with difficult Sponsored by the City of Richmond, Office sociation with the Valentine Museum. grandparent (or other relative raising a emotions, with monitoring blood sugar, skin on Aging & Persons with Disabilities in as- child) in the area. and foot care, sick days, preventing compli- sociation with the Valentine Museum. Chesterfield Council on Aging cations, nutrition and other diabetes-spe- Healthy Habits for Adults Thursday, Marc h 29, 2019 cific topics. The companion book, Living a 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Leading Women of Richmond, March 25 Healthy Life With Chronic Conditions, ac- Lucy Corr Villiage, Mast Auditorium companies and supplements the material Part 2 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. St. Luke Lutheran Church Open University 6800 Lucy Corr Blvd. presented in the workshop. Sponsored by Wednesday, March 13 Chesterfield, VA 23832 Senior Connections. For more information 7757 Chippenham Parkway 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Contact: 804-768-7878 and to register, contact Kathy Brown at Richmond, VA 23225 Huguenot Community Center Cost: Free and open to the public [email protected] or 804-343-3004. Cost: Free 7945 Forest Hill Avenue Matter of Balance Workshop Building #26 March 26 and April 25 The Chesterfield Council on Aging seeks to Richmond, VA enhance the quality of life for older adults March 4 through March 29 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Contact: 804-646-1082 – RSVP required and adults with disabilities through educa- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Chesterfield Baptist Church Henrico Doctor’s Hospital 16520 Hull Street Rd tion, advocacy and community service. 7607 Forest Avenue Sponsored by the City of Richmond, Office Mosely, V A 23129 Meetings include a speaker on topics rele- Richmond, VA 23229 on Aging & Persons with Disabilities in as- Cost: Free vant to older adults, as well as reports from Cost: Free, registration required sociation with the Valentine Museum. Participants enjoy a delicious nutritious Council committees and activities. A note to our readers

Senior Connections’ longtime quarterly newsletter (formerly called Mature Life) used to be mailed upon request. In order to expand our readership and spread information more widely, our newsletter is being transformed into a bimonthly newsletter called Engage at Any Age. It will be appearing in Fifty Plus from now on. Fifty Plus is a free publication that you can pick up every month at any Kroger’s or Wawa’s, as well as at public libraries, senior and recre- ation centers, government offices and dozens of other locations throughout Greater Richmond. You will also find copies at your local Senior Connections’ Friendship Café and other government offices. This edition of Engage at Any Age is also being mailed to our long-time mailing list, but it will be the last issue so mailed. Please look inside Fifty Plus for future newsletters. Let us know what you think of our changes by calling Penny Jor- dan at (804) 343-3046 or emailing her at [email protected]. B6 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com Senior Connections MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Senior Connections’ Nutrition and !ellness Program A Village Approach to Reducing Hunger, Social Isolation and Chronic Conditions By Missi Boyer, Nutrition and Wellness Last year our Friendship Cafés served Program Director 39,000 meals to 720 participants. We also The Nutrition and Wellness Program of provided transportation to our cafes for Senior Connections serves more than 233 participants — a total of 14,000 trips. 1,200 older adults a week through the Once again, it is our partnerships with Home Delivered Meals Program, Friend- community organizations that make our ship Café Program and Hea lth and Well- Friendship Cafés successful. Several groups ness Program. We provide 2,400 meals and churches provide us with low-cost each week on average. meeting space, which makes it possible for Our Friendship Cafés also offer social us to meet the needs of the community. activities, which help with social engage- In the City of Richmond, we partner ment for older adults who experience so- with the City of Richmond Parks and cial isolation. In addition, we offer several Recreation Department, the Linwood health and wellness classes that make a Robinson Senior Center, Good Shepherd difference in the lives of the older adults Baptist Church, CAPUP Senior Center who participate in them. and the Korean Senior Center. To make this happen, we rely on many Senior Connections provides the meal community partners who share our com- service expertise and program support, mitment to serving older adults. and our partner organizations provide The Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Pro- the meeting space and often staff the lo- gram serves older adults who are home- cations. More importantly, our partners bound, unable to prepare a nutritious coordinate a majority of the program- meal for themselves, and have no in- ming for the participants. home support to make their meals. In Henrico, we partner with Henrico Our HDM program is a success because County Parks and Recreation in order to of our partnership with Feed More, Inc. support two of our Henrico cafés — Deep Feed More is a nonprofit agency that In partnership with Feed More, Inc., Senior Connections’ Home Delivered Run and Highland Springs. serves neighbors across Central Virginia Meals staff delivers nutritious food with a smile. Charles City County recently remod- through their Food Bank, Meals on eled space for us in the Ruthville Gymna- Wheels program and Community Kitchen. such as Ensure, pet food and registered munity Kitchen Director made the follow- sium Complex. This allowed us to open a It is through our partnership with Feed dietician follow-up. ing statement regarding our partnership: Friendship Café in their county. More that we are able to provide nutri- Feed More’s meal delivery volunteers “It’s a joy and privilege to experience the We also have partnerships with Guardian tional support to older adults who are provide a daily safety check and friendly impact that our partnership provides. Not Place Apartments and the Better Housing homebound in the Greater Richmond face to older adults who may not have only do we provide nutritious meals, the Coalition. They host Friendship Cafés at Area. Feed More recruits volunteers who daily human contact otherwise. partnership allows us to reach more and their Monarch Woods, Rockwood Village help their staff make, serve and deliver In addition, Feed More volunteers con- feed more. Our homebound seniors in the and Market Square Communities. tasty and nutritious meals. tact our Home Delive red Meal Coordina- Richmond Metro Area will always be cared Senior Connections is also able to pro- Feed More serves more than 1,450 tor whenever they observe a situation for as long as Senior Connections and Feed vide transportation for participants to 11 of clients daily, and Senior Connections with a client that concerns them. Our More are teaming up together to fight our Friendship Cafés through partnerships supports 575 of those older adult clients Home Delivered Meals Coordinator then hunger in our community.” with various transportation providers, with a daily lunch meal. Feed More also follows up with the client in order to The Nutrition and Wellness program also such as CAPUP, VIP and Van Go. supports some of our clients with evening make sure they are okay. has an internal partnership with our Care And through a partnership with Morri- or weekend meals, dietary supplements Feed More’s Meals on Wheels and Com- Coordination Department, and this also son’s Senior Dining, we are able to provide contributes to the program’s success. Sen- a hot nutritious lunch that meets one-third ior Connections’ Care Coordinators con- of an older adult’s Recommended Daily In- duct an initial needs assessment with each take for nutrition, is low in fat and salt, but A note to our readers new Home Delivered Meal participant. In still full of flavor and tasty. addition, they visit program participants an- The Health and Wellness Initiatives of- Senior Connections’ longtime quarterly newsletter (formerly called Ma- nually in order to do a reassessment and to fered by Senior Connections are a part of ture Life) used to be mailed upon request. In order to expand our reader- determine if participants have any other our Live Well Virginia Workshops. The ship and spread information more widely, our newsletter is being needs. workshops — Chronic Disease Self-Man- transformed into a bimonthly newsletter called Engage at Any Age. It will Senior Connections Friendship Cafés agement, Diabetes Self-Management, A be appearing in Fifty Plus from now on. are neighborhood gathering places where Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention, and older adults receive a nutritious lunch in Oasis Healthy Habits for Adults — are Ev- Fifty Plus is a free publication that you can pick up every month at any addition to participating in fun social ac- idence-Based Self-Management and Kroger’s or Wawa’s, as well as at public libraries, senior and recreation centers, tivities, group exercise, recreation, life- Health Promotion classes. government offices and dozens of other locations throughout Greater Rich- long learning, and health and wellness The community-based classes are of- mond. You will also find copies at your local Senior Connections’ Friendship programs. Senior Connections operates fered and designed to help participants Café and other government offices. 20 Friendship Cafés throughout the learn how their health condition affects their lives. The goal of the workshops is This edition of Engage at Any Age is also being mailed to our long-time Greater Richmond Area. Through the hard work of our staff for participants to gain self-confidence in mailing list, but it will be the last issue so mailed. Please look inside Fifty members, we are able to create a dy- their ability to control their symptoms. Plus for future newsletters. namic program that participants enjoy. The workshops are interac tive and focus Let us know what you think of our changes by calling Penny Jordan at Providing a nutritious meal and offering on skill-building, building social support (804) 343-3046 or emailing her at [email protected]. social engagement is the heart of the Friendship Café experience. (See Wellness program on next page) FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 Senior Connections www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com B7 RVA Reassurance Roundtable — Building Connectedness in RVA Written by RVA Roundtable Members threat to an individual’s ability to age For 10 years, a small group of individ- safely. uals representing nonprofits, for-profits Research shows isolation leads to a and public organizations have been com- greater risk of memory loss, strokes, car- ing together to end social isolation and diovascular disease, and poor immune loneliness within our region. functioning. The mission of the RVA Reassurance The Roundtable’s programs collec- Roundtable is to improve social connect- tively serve close to 3,000 individuals on edness among those who are experienc- a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The im- ing, or are at risk of, social isolation. We pact is personal and real, as these testi- hope to build protective factors to blunt monials attest: the adverse effects that social isolation “I don’t know what I would do without has on mind, body and spirit. them. They give me hope and focus.” Members of the group include organi- “You don’t know how much it means to zations with telephone and/or friendly me...it adds meaning to my day.” visiting programs, and organizations that “It has helped me a lot of times as I provide direct service to older adults, have struggled with depression.” such as medical, nutritional or care coor- The impact is also with staff and our dination support. The group also includes many volunteers. “I am so glad to be a advocates for the aging from four locali- part of this program…. (The person I visit) ties. gives just as much to me as I give to her,” The group meets quarterly to share re- one volunteer said. sources, ideas, support and encourage- The majority of the programs reach Family Lifeline’s Friendly Visiting Volunteer Program provides companion- ment among members as well as to out to individuals who are aging in place ship, conversation, laughs and a good game of dominoes while helping to provide professional support for those and who, for a variety of reasons — such provide social connection to older adults experiencing social isolation. Noel, who want to develop new call programs or as chronic illness, disability, and lack of pict ured on the right, is a longtime friendly visitor who has visited many other related services. The Roundtable transportation — can no longer seek out- older friends during his 10 years volunteering at Family Lifeline. Want to also supports the establishment and ex- side social connections. learn more? Email [email protected]. pansion of similar connectedness pro- The programs are designed for long- grams throughout the Greater Richmond term support and allow staff and volun- area. teers to build meaningful relationships ance Program — Contact: Debbie Preston, Richmond Office on Aging and Per- The Roundtable’s growth has been an with the program participants. This [email protected], 804-768-7878. sons with Disabilities — Contact: Senior organic and grassroots effort. In 2009, model can help identify needs in advance Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Help Line, (804) 646-1082 dedicated staff from JFS Richmond and of a crisis and make necessary referrals Telephone Reassurance/Caregiver Sup- Senior Connections, Capital Area Senior Connections came together with for other services. port — Contact: Diane Hargraves, Agency on Aging RSVP — Contact: Lee Chesterfield’s senior advocate to learn One main goal of the Roundtable is [email protected], 804-545- Owens, lowens@y ouraaa.org, 804-343- and share ideas. collaboration in order to increase the 5916 3050 Since then, the Roundtable has grown number of programs offering social sup- Family Lifeline Visiting Volunteers — Senior Connections, Capital Area Agency to include 14 organizations that offer pro- port in the home — specifically through Contact: Megyn Robertson, mrobert- on Aging TeleBridges Program — Contact: grams and support to individuals. With either one-on-one, or in-person support [email protected], 804-249-5397. Shana Beverly, [email protected], 804- the Roundtable’s assistance, new pro- — as this type of human connection is Feed More/Meals on Wheels — Contact: 343-3024 grams, like the telephone reassurance crucial in diminishing the adverse health 804-521-2500; General Inquiries: info@ Shepherd’s Center of Richmond (Educa- program at Commonwealth Catholic effects of social isolation. FeedMore.org tion, Transportation, Support) — Contact: Charities, have been started and grown. Together with other organizations, Hanover County Community Re- Julie Adams-Buchanan, [email protected], The work of the Roundtable was ac- volunteers and the community, the RVA sources Dept. — Contact: Wanda Trexler, 804-355-7282 knowledged with an honorable mention Reassurance Roundtable hopes to build a [email protected], 804-365- VCU Health Geriatric and Continuum in the 2018 Commonwealth Council on coalition to end social isolation in the 4181 Services (Health Care Caremore Togeth- Aging Best Practices Awards. Greater Richmond Area. Henrico Th e Advocate for the Aging’s erness Program) — Contact: Dayana Cos- Office — Contact: 804-501-4628 sio, [email protected], Fighting social isolation Who is involved? JFS Richmond Telephone Reassurance 804-801-2198 These programs are fueled by studies Care More’s Togetherness Program — and Friendly Visiting — Contact: Judith For more info on RVA Roundtable, showing how social isolation is linked to Contact: Dayana Cossio, dayana.cossio@ Marston or Karen Rodman, jmarston@jf- contact Diane Hargraves at Common- serious health problems. Social isolation is caremore.com, 804-801-2198 srichmond.org or krodman@jfsrich- wealth Catholic Charities, diane.har- recognized now more than ever to be a Chesterfield County Telephone Reassur- mond.org, 804-282-5644, ext 244 [email protected], 804-545-5916.

Wellness program nity at lar ge. One of our Friendship Café with local nonprofits, businesses, muse- Together we all make a difference! It participants, Ms. E., has this to say about ums and civic organizations to share re- does take a village to meet the needs of (from previous page) the YMCA Aging Strong Program: “Since sources and talents. such a diverse older population. Whether the YMCA has come to the café, I can do We contribute to lifelong learning support comes through the Friendship and sharing experiences. a lot of things I could not do before. I feel through partnerships with organizations Cafés or the Home Delivered Meal Pro- The YMCA Aging Strong Program is stronger and more confident.” such as the Valentine History Museum, gram, Senior Connections is committed designed to help older adults improve We are also able to offer these work- the Visual Art Center and Glen Allen Cul- to improving the quality of life for older health outcomes, increase socialization shops to community members through tural Art Center. adults in our community and empower- and maintain independent living. The partnerships with Sheltering Arms, VCU For example, The Valentine History ing them to live with dignity and choice. program offers group fitness and other Medical Center and HCA Hospitals. Fam- Museum presents historical lectures at For more information on Senior Con- activities to promote socialization, im- ily members and caregivers are encour- our Friendship Cafés. Other organiza- nections, CAAA’s Friendship Café, Home prove cognitive functioning and raise aged to participate. tions, such as the Better Business Bureau, Delivered Meals or Health and Wellness awareness about fall prevention. In keeping with our goal of providing VCU School of Dentistry and local Exten- Programs, call 804-343-3000. You may These programs are offered through life-long learning, Senior Connections sion Offices, join the café participants in also visit our webs ite at www.seniorcon- our Friendship Cafés and to the commu- also creates partnership opportunities order to provide important information. nections-va.org. B8 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com Pull out Senior and save Connections this section MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS

Meet Penny Jordan, Agency $elcomes Senior Connections’ Matthe#Jones as Ne# ne# Information Care Coordination Manager Matthew Jones joined Senior Connec- older adults. and Community tions at the beginning of the year as the An avid baseball fan, Matt enjoys Richmond Care Coordination Manager. He supervises Squirrels games as often as he can. During the a team of incredibly talented and hard- cooler months, you can find him inside, en- Outreach Manager working coordinators, connects with com- joying board games with family and friends munity partners, and works to ensure that and caring for his pets, Clyde and Pippin. Penny Jordan joined Senior members of the senior Connections in June 2014 as population in the Capital area receive the best the Public Guardian program service possible. manager. During her time in Matt graduated from that role, Penny became a Na- VCU with a Master’s de- tional Certified Guardian — a gree in Social Work. In national certification few indi- other positions, he has worked with middle and viduals in the Greater Rich- high school youth, mond area hold. refugees, immigrants Penny has also worked as a and people experiencing Care Coordinator in the City homelessness. of Richmond and Goochland His endeavors have enabled him to engage County, and she helped with with communities state- Senior Connections’ community outreach efforts before accepting wide, and he is excited this new position on January 2, 2019. for the opportunity to Penny has been working in the nonprofit field for over 10 years find solutions for the and has held positions at the American Red Cross, the Make-A- growing population of Wish Foundation and JFS Richmond. Penny is a graduate of Vir- ginia Commonwealth University and has a Master’s in Public Administration. Colleen $ilhelm Rejoins Penny has assumed the position previously held by Hannah Robinson as the new coordinator of the Engage at Any Age newslet- Senior Connections as ter (formerly Mature Life). This newsletter will now be a part of the Fifty Plus publication, and will continue to provide articles and in- formation for older adults. the Operations and Penny is passionate about advocating for older adults and wants Senior Connections’ Engage at Any Age publication to “transform Outreach Manager for perspectives” by sharing information and stories that will help older adults age gracefully. While aging gracefully is not always easy, “No $rong Door” one’s attitude towards aging can make a big difference. Penny be- lieves it is important to highlight the positive aspects of aging — Colleen Wilhelm is ex- such as the wisdom, resilience and maturity one gains as they live cited to rejoin Senior Con- through life’s experiences. And she hopes this newsletter will pro- nections as Operations and Outreach Manager re- vide a conduit to help older adults change how they experience the sponsible for building and aging process. strengthening the “No Penny loves the outdoors and in the warmer months can be Wrong Door” partner net- found on hiking trails, in the woods or by a camp fire. She also work in the greater RVA. loves history and spends her spare time metal detecting around No Wrong Door Vir- ginia is a virtual system old home sites and in open fields, looking for lost treasures. Penny and statewide network also has several hobbies, including cross-stitching and making of shared resources, de- wreaths, and she volunteers for several nonprofit organizations in signed to streamline ac- the community. cess to long-term services and supports — connect- ing individuals, providers and communities across the Commonwealth. Before returning to Sen- Attention all readers ior Connections in January 2019, Colleen served as Vice President of Long-Term Support Services This edition of Engage at Any Age is also being mailed to at Family Lifeline. Colleen began her career working with older adults and persons with disabilities almost 30 years our long-time mailing list, but it will be the last issue so ago as a Care Coordinator at the Peninsula Agency on Aging. Since then, she has worked in the mailed. Please look inside Fifty Plus for future newsletters. field for more than 15 years, first as an adult protective service worker in Montgomery County, Va., Let us know what you think of our changes by calling then with Senior Connections in the Meals and Wellness Program and at Family Lifeline as Director of Elder Friends. Penny Jordan at (804) 343-3046 or emailing Colleen has worked in management in the private sector as well. She graduated from her at [email protected]. Christopher Newport College and has completed graduate work at Virginia Tech. She con- siders herself a lifelong learner. FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com 17

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In riage, they simply had grown apart and Several factors are converging. The you no longer love and respect appearso t the past 25 years, the divorce rate for wanted to go it alone. stigma of divorce is disappearing. Even be a sacrifice not worth making for many. Americans over the age of 50 has more Tipper asserts that it was not that Al Pope Francis and the Catholic Church are than doubled. was dull and boring or cheating on her. re-examining their posture toward the Financial considerations While divorce rates for other age groups They are a classic example of a gray di- church’s stance on divorce. OK, you have decided to call it quits in have leveled off or even fallen, one out of vorce. People are also living longer, and so the your twilight years, what do you have to every four people going through a divorce Are people expecting more of a sense prospects of remaining in an empty rela- know about the money side of your rela- in the United States is 50 or older, accord- of happiness and fulfillment today than tionship don’t bode well for many people tionship and life on your own? ing to research by sociologists Susan L. they were before? It’s possible. It seems today. They are allowed to act to change Alimony is almost always granted after Brown and I-Fen Lin. that couples are just not willing to put up their future. long-term marriages. Compare that to 1990, when fewer than with a loveless marriage anymore. Another reason for the increase in gray When you divorce in your younger 1 in 10 people who got divorced was over You may have grown up seeing your divorce appears to be the economic gains years, usually “rehabilitative” alimony is 50. The research went on to note that it parents or your friends’ parents going women are making, according to an NPR granted, which will supply support while wasn’t just remarried older people who through the motions of marriage, and not report quoting Brown. “Many no longer the spouse gets back on their feet. were getting divorced — more than half engaged in a loving partnership. have to choose between a bad marriage However, if it’s a long-term marriage, in of all “gray” divorces are with couples who Have you ever been at a restaurant and poverty.” most cases alimony is given for life. If end- have been married for over 20 years. and seen couples eating and not interact- The advent of easy online dating may ing a second marriage that was short, al- ing at all? Many of us just thought that also have given older people hope for a bet- imony may fall in between the above Tipper and Al Gore Syndrome was the way advanced married couples ter relationship. Online dating is accepted circumstances. The story of the Gores is much the acted, that was the way it was supposed and is the norm for all age groups. Seniors same as for many long-term marriages. to be. are also meeting via activities and travel. See GRAY DIVORCE, page 18 18 Law & Money | www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com MARCH 2019 — FIFTY PLUS Cash rules as stocks and bonds waver By Stan Choe a pretty good place to exist.” Some investors have peeled off a por- Even cash has its risks Suddenly, cash is king again. Investors now can find rates of 2 per- tion of the big profits made from stocks in But before jumping back into the safe For years, cash languished at the bot- cent or higher while hiding out in cash, recent years and plugged it into cash in embrace of cash, it’s key to remember that tom of the investment rankings, weighed and that 2 percent looks even better when hopes of preserving it. this may be close to as good as it gets. down by nearly non-existent interest rates. compared with the whiplash-inducing ride Others, meanwhile, have pulled back The Federal Reserve has indicated it But with the Federal Reserve raising that stocks forced investors to endure last from the riskier bonds they bought in may slow its pace of interest-rate increases short-term rates four times last year, year. search of higher income when rates were this year, with perhaps two more in 2019, money-market funds and online savings S&P 500 index funds lost more than 4 at record lows, moving back into money- which would cap the increase in returns accounts began paying intere st that came percent in their worst showing in a decade, market funds, certificates of deposit and that cash provides. close to approaching inflation. but they also dragged investors through online savings accounts. The Fed raised rates a total of seven This while stocks, bond funds and gold more than a dozen days where they lost Nearly $90 billion went into money-mar- times in the prior two years. Some ana- all posted losses in 2018. more than 2 percent on the way there. ket funds during the first 11 months of last lysts even expect the central bank could “It took us a while to get above zero,” The steady-and-not-so-slow-anymore re- year, according to the Investment Com- make zero moves this year as fears rise said Deborah Cunningham, chief invest- turns for cash, plus expectations for even pany Institute. They were more popular about slowing economic growth around ment officer of global money markets at more market volatility in 2019, means than bond funds, which attracted a net $67 the world. Federated Investors, about cash. “But now strategists along Wall Street are seeing billion, and much more so than stock And while the steadiness of cash can be that we’re in a slow-growth environment cash as a viable investment option for the funds, which saw $171 billion head for the with interest rates normalized, it becomes first time in years. exits. See CASH, page 20

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They most environmentally-friendly states in range from rugged ocean coastline to dense the country, tops in recycling and produc- evergreen forests, from glaciers to barren ing renewable energy. desert, from grassy prairies to volcanoes. In addition, a combination of other en- That variety provides a wide choice of to- dearing traits beckons many people to fol- see’s and to-do’s. For some, it means op- low in the path of the historic Oregon portunities to visit wineries that invite Trail. (More about that later.) guests to learn about their craft, sample their products and understand why they’re Diverse in many ways advancing in the world of fine wines. Laid-back and laissez-faire were among Those who follow wine trail routes enjoy The 11,250-foot-peak of Mt. Hood rises above Oregon’s pristine farmlands the first words that crossed my mind shortly a combination of sipping and scenery. For ex- and vineyards. It is literally the high point for many Oregon tourists, offering the longest skiing season in North America. Mt. Hood valley is home to many after I arrived in Oregon. Those impressions ample, the 60-mile-long Vineyard and Valley organic farms and vineyards. were underscored by locals whom I encoun- Scenic Tour Route winds through serene tered. countryside and showcases the commin- map of the Oregon Territory referred to var- River Gorge tour, which combines dra- “We’re very accepting of various lifestyles,” gling of outstanding wine with history and ious Indian tribes, including the Atfalati Tu- matic views of the breathtakingly beautiful a 30-something woman told me. “A lot of ec- agriculture. Farms and orchards line the alatin Klpuyan Indians, hunter-gatherers canyon with plummeting waterfalls and centric characters live here,” according to a route and, when in season, produce stands who made the fertile Tualatin Valley their stunning mountainous terrain, including gentleman whose gray hair was twisted into offer fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. home. the tallest mountain in the state. a long ponytail. The agricultural riches of the area at- And the 35-mile-long Hood River Another distinction is the pronunciation tracted Native Americans who settled in the Lewis and Clark and beyond County Fruit Loop leads to 28 farm stands, of places, some because of their Native northwest at least 14,000 years ago. An 1855 After the Lewis and Clark expedition berry farms and wineries. traveled to, and through, the Oregon Ter- For those who prefer walking tours, a M O C . D N A L T R O P T I S I V . 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Visitors today may follow sections of volcano offers the longest ski season in that trail and others that provide an immer- North America, including runs on 12 gla- sion in various aspects of the local lore. ciers and snow fields. The past comes alive along the Mt. In summer, the dense wilderness, fields Hood Territory Heritage Trail. It includes of wildflowers, Alpine lakes and rushing stops at the Museum of the Oregon Ter- rivers in the million-plus acre Mt. Hood ritory and the End of the Oregon Trail In- National Forest attract hikers, campers, Art Walks in Portland’s Pearl District have attracted regular crowds since the terpretive Center. fishermen and sightseers, along with ex- monthly street festival started three decades ago. Once an industrial area, A different experience awaits those today the Pearl is a vibrant neighborhood of breweries, restaurants, stores and who take the Mount Hood and Columbia See OREGON, page 24 galleries. 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DATE TOUR PER PERSON PRICE DATE TOUR PER PERSON PRICE Mar 16 Highland Maple Festival ...... 60 Aug 17-24 Niagara Falls / Montreal & Quebec ...... 1325 Mar 18-24 ** Baseball Spring Training / Florida ...... 995 Aug 19-23 Sands / Foxwoods / Dover Downs ...... 650 Mar 30 “A Bronx Tale” / Washington DC ...... 195 Aug 20-24 Wisconsin / Racine / Milwaukee ...... 825 Mar 31-Apr 8 Travel Like ARock Star ...... 1550 Aug 23-25 Smokey Mountain Railroad / Cherokee ...... 550 Apr 7-9 Sands Casino & Resort / Bethlehem, PA ...... 295 Aug 24 Museum of the Bible / Washington DC ...... 200 Apr 12-14 ** Washington DC / Cherry Blossom Festival ...... 450 Aug 28-31 Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg...... 795 Apr 13-21 Charleston / Savannah / Jekyll Island ...... 1375 Sept 1-3 Sands Casino & Resort / Bethlehem, PA ...... 295 Apr 17-May 5 Southwest & California Motorcoach ...... 2975 Sept 2-6 Baseball / Three Stadiums ...... 875 Apr 19-20 “Jesus” / Lancaster, PA...... 350 Sept 4-7 Creation Museum / Ark Encounter ...... 595 Apr 22-May 3 Texas “The Lone Star State” ...... 1995 Sept 6-7 “Jesus” / Lancaster, PA ...... 350 May 1-4 Allbout A Atlanta ...... 695 Sept 6-8 Mystery Tour – “We are still not telling!” ...... 395 May 3-5 New York City / Springtime ...... 995 Sept 6-8 Ohio Amish Country...... 525 May 6-27 San Francisco, CA & Pacific Northwest ...... 3195 Sept 7-15 Branson / America’s Music Show Capital ...... 1475 May 7-10 Tulip Festival / Holland, Michigan ...... 750 Sept 13-14 Tygart Flyer / Gandy Dancer Theater ...... 350 May 7-10 Cape May New Jersey ...... 795 Sept 14-21 New England Trains ...... 1695 May 11 Tangier Island ...... 100 Sept 14-21 Niagara Falls / Montreal & Quebec...... 1325 May 15-18 Creation Museum / Ark Encounter ...... 595 Sept 15-21 Agawa Canyon Railroad ...... 1225 May 18-26 Branson / America’s Music Show Capital...... 1475 Sept 16-27 Nova Scotia & New England / Fall ...... 1950 May 19-27 Baseball / Texas Stadiums ...... 1425 Sept 19-22 Loretta Lynn’s Homeplace / Pikeville, KY ...... 550 May 20-22 Sands Casino / Bethlehem, PA ...... 295 Sept 21 -27 New England In The Fall ...... 1195 May 24-28 Nashville / “Music City USA” ...... 725 Sept 27-29 Neptune Festival / VA Beach ...... 525 June 1-8 Castles, Capitols, Countryside ...... 1775 Sept 26-28 “Jesus” / Lancaster, PA ...... 525 June 1-8 Niagara Falls / Montreal & Quebec ...... 1325 Sept 28-Oct 4 New England / Fall ...... 1195 June 2-8 Mystery Tour SSHHH! It’s A Secret ...... 1295 Sept 29-Oct 2 Atlantic City, NJ / Resorts Casino ...... 370 June 9-16 Michigan & The Grand Hotel ...... 1795 Oct 1-16 Hawaiian Islands / Four Island Tour ...... 5575 June 8-17 Nova Scotia & The Atlantic Provinces ...... 1725 Oct 2-5 Shipshewana / Indiana Amish Country ...... 595 June 9-15 Florida’s NE Shore / Amelia Island ...... 995 Oct 4-22 Southwest & California / Motorcoach ...... 2975 June 12-16 Hall of Fame / Sports & Music ...... 775 Oct 5 Cass Railroad / National Observatory ...... 100 June 14-30 Canadian Rockies / Land / Fly ...... 4275 Oct 5 *** Graves Mountain Harvest Festival ...... 80 June 16-19 Atlantic City, NJ / Resorts Casino & Hotel ...... 370 Oct 11-25 Exploring Britain / Ireland ...... 4325 June 20-22 “Jesus” / Lancaster, PA ...... 525 Oct 12-16 * Niagara Falls / Toronto ...... 825 June 20-22 Chincoteague Island ...... 475 Oct 17-21 Nashville / “Music City USA” ...... 725 June 22-23 Baseball / Washington Nationals ...... 350 Oct 19-20 New River Train Excursion...... 450 June 29-Jul 7 Branson / America’s Music Show Capital ...... 1475 Oct 19-27 Branson / America’s Music Show Capital ...... 1475 June 30-Jul 9 Hawaii / Honolulu /Waikiki ...... 3695 Oct 21-25 Sands / Foxwoods / Dover Downs ...... 650 July 3-8 Baseball / Fourth of July / Chicago / MN ...... 1195 Nov 1-3 Sunshine Tours Family Reunion ...... 550 July 5-20 Alaska & Canada Fly / Land ...... 4995 Nov 14-17 Biltmore / Smoky Mountain Christmas ...... 775 July 6-22 Canyonlands / Our Most Scenic Tour ...... 2895 Nov 17-20 Sands Casino & Resort / New York City ...... 475 July 6-Aug 4 Alaska & Canada’s Yukon by Motorcoach ...... 5595 Nov 27-30 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ...... 1325 July 6-13 Summer New England / Martha’s Vineyard ...... 1525 Nov 30-Dec 8 Branson, MO / Ozark Christmas ...... 1450 July 20-Aug 5 Newfoundland / Labrador / Nova Scotia ...... 2775 Dec 1-4 Christmas Mystery ...... 695 July 21-24 Sands Casino / Bethlehem, PA / NYC ...... 475 Dec 4-8 Charleston / Savannah / Christmastime ...... 975 July 24-Aug 5 America’s Northwest Fly / Land...... 3550 Dec 5-7 “Miracle of Christmas” / Lancaster, PA ...... 525 July 25-29 Nashville / “Music City USA” ...... 725 Dec 5-9 Norman Rockwell Christmas ...... 795 July 30-Aug 3 Amish Acres Festival / Napanee, Indiana...... 685 Dec 5-9 Nashville / Country Christmas / Opryland ...... 1275 Aug 2-5 “The Crooked Road” / Virginia Music Trail ...... 625 Dec 6-8 New York / Radio City Christmas Show ...... 1175 Aug 5-26 San Francisco, CA / Pacific Northwest ...... 3195 Dec 9-12 Christmas in Cape May ...... 725 Aug 10 Tangier Island ...... 100 Dec 12-16 Nashville / Country Christmas / Opryland ...... 1275 Aug 10 “Aladdin” / Washington DC ...... 195 Dec 13-15 Myrtle Beach / Christmas ...... 450 Aug 12-18 Elvis / Tupelo / Memphis...... 950 Dec 13-15 New York / Radio City Christmas Show ...... 1175 Aug 12-23 The Great Lakes ...... 2395 Dec 26-31 Florida / Christmas at Disneyworld ...... 1295 Aug 13-19 Baseball / New York / Toronto ...... 1325

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Portland is a perfect way to experience Hikers may find wilderness within the Quaint, comic paintings and historic Oregon and enjoy much that the city has to offer. city limits in Forest Park, which is criss- photos line the hallways, decorate guest From page 22 The Alberta Arts District is home to a crossed by 30 miles of trails. rooms and even show up on headboards perienced mountain climbers. number of quirky galleries, and hosts a Waterfront Park includes a riverside and exposed piping. Hidden rooms and a Humans share the woods with black bears, monthly street festival that pays homage to promenade that passes boat docks, shops resident ghost add to the atmosphere. elk, mule deer and an occasional cougar. art, food and other facets of that community. and restaurants. Rates begin as low as $60 for a room with Houses in the historic Old Town dis- Council Crest Park sits on a 1,073-foot shared bathroom and $105 with private facil- Art all over trict, where the city was born in 1843, dis- hill and offers dramatic views over the city ities. For more information, call (877) 992- Not to be outdone by the beauty pro- play a never-never land of ornate cast-iron and to distant mountains. Mount Tabor Park 9533 or visit mcmenamins.com/grand-lodge. vided by Mother Nature, a number of Ore- scrollwork and filigree along with human occupies the only extinct volcano within city The setting is very different at Timberline gon’s cities and even small towns compete and animal figures. limits in the continental United States. Lodge, perched 6,000 feet high on Mt. Hood. with collections of outdoor art that aug- West End stretches between Powell’s The sprawling International Rose Test It was built during the Depression as a Works ment the splendor of the surroundings. City of Books — said to be the largest in- Garden, which contains 400 varieties of Progress Administration project, furnished Among works that greet folks who follow dependent new and used bookstore in the roses displayed on more than 10,000 by artisans and decorated by artists. Rates several interconnected art trails in Tualatin world — and the downtown retail core, bushes, has spawned an annual rose festi- begin at $127. For more information, call are a 20-foot-tall metal statue representing which is home to a growing number of val and is a major reason why Portland is (800) 547-1406 or see timberlinelodge.com. the town’s history and the Tualatin River, and fashion boutiques and design shops. known as the City of Roses. Typical of casual restaurants with a col- another that depicts a flock of geese. The Pearl District has evolved from a set- The nearby Japanese Garden is a tran- orful history is the Rock Creek Cavern in The Gallery Without Walls in Lake Os- ting for warehouses, light industry and rail- quil sanctuary that includes a traditional Hillsboro. Its past includes being bombed, wego includes both permanent and loaned road yards to a collection of art galleries, sand and stone setting and a ceremonial run over by a car and destroyed by a fire pieces, some of which are for sale. Other specialty stores and upscale residences. tea house. The Lan Su Chinese Garden in of questionable origin. communities, including Hillsboro and For- Strolling the streets also helps visitors un- the Old Town neighborhood is an oasis of Try them for comfort food. For more in- est Grove, host monthly art walks during derstand the attitude and atmosphere that winding paths and reflecting ponds. formation, call (503) 645-3822 or visit mc- which galleries extend their open hours are unique to the city and its residents, and Nearly two centuries ago hardy pio- menamins.com/rock-creek-tavern. and local artists showcase their work. how it continues to cling to its special char- neers braved extreme hardships and over- For fine dining, the Imperial in the his- Art also enhances outdoor spaces acter and much of its small-town charm. came daunting challenges to seek a better toric Hotel Lucia offers Pacific Northwest throughout Portland, Oregon’s largest One aspect of its attitude is the motto, ad- life in what today is the state. The trip now cuisine at its best. For more information, call city. A collection of statues ranges from mittedly borrowed from another city: “Keep is much less strenuous, but the rewards (503) 228-7222 or see imperialpdx.com. Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt Portland Weird.” Simple, unpretentious and can be just as satisfying. For Oregon tourism information, call to the Greek god Orpheus. An inviting “real” could be substituted for the last word (800) 547-7842 or see traveloregon.com. The open-air sculpture mall is decorated with to describe Portland and its people. If you go least expensive non-stop roundtrip airfare statuary and a created waterfall. Another well-deserved boast is the Accommodations can fit comfortably in from the Richmond area to Portland in late city’s extensive and inviting collection of Oregon’s idiosyncratic reputation. The March is $592 from Richmond International The sites of Portland parks and gardens. The 160-plus parks McMenamins Grand Lodge near Portland Airport on Southwest Airlines. A roundtrip, Visiting neighborhoods that comprise range in size from massive to minuscule. gives new meaning to the word whimsical. one-stop flight on Delta costs $305.

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By Martha Steger In many cases, they S T R A E N I F relied F O M U E S U M A I N I G on R I V © S N master- I L L O C Y E N D Y S Y B O T O H P For years, tourists have purchased post- fully engraved etchings of famous works, cards to show others the interesting sites places and events. they have visited and the beautiful works Today, Richmonders can see rare etch- of art they have seen. ings of an execution in 1641, London be- But what did people do in the 17th cen- fore and after the Great Fire of 1666, as tury, when travel was difficult and there was well as reproductions of artworks and de- no photography? How did those who tailed church interiors at the Virginia Mu- couldn’t travel themselves get a sense of seum of Fine Arts’ (VMFA) newest show, what was out there in the world and what “Hollar’s Encyclopedic Eye: Prints from was happening in other lands? the Frank Raysor Collection.” Wenceslaus Hollar isn’t a household S T R A E N I F F O M U E S U M A I N I G R I V © S N I L L O C Y E N D Y S Y B O T O H P name, but he’s been called “the 17th-cen- tury Bill Bryson,” the kind of artist whose work touches on travel, history, geogra- phy and science. Born into a noble family in Prague in 1607, Hollar lived through tumultuous times and was forced to flee his home sev- eral times — to Stuttgart, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Cologne and, fi- Artist Wenceslaus Hollar completed an etching entitled Warships and a Spout- ing Whale nally, London in 1636, sketching and etch- in 1665, reflecting some of his experiences aboard ship. A detail of the full image is shown. ing all the way. In 17th-century England and Europe, travel was a luxury, so art like Hollar’s A broad range of works Hollar’s work, visitors should take advan- was the only way most people could Five key sections of the show highlight tage of the magnifying glasses the VMFA glimpse other places. the artist’s worldly experiences, begin- provides in each room. The contrast of “Prints like these were a way to share ning with an introduction to his life and Hollar’s soft lines — in women’s fur muffs, information,” according to exhibition co- continuing with works from his time in for example — with the hard lines of his curator Colleen Yarger, VMFA’s curatorial Prague, England and Antwerp. More than seashell etchings is breathtaking. St. Paul’s Choir, Hollar’s 1658, shows assistant for European art and the Mellon 200 etchings make up the exhibit. In addition, some prints have an adja- the interior of the famous London collections, and interim head of the de- They include landscapes and maps as cent block of copy, labeled “Look Closely,” cathedral in exquisite detail. In his day, nearly two centuries before pho- partment of European art. “Through his well as portraits of animals, men and pointing to Hollar’s meticulous techniques tography, Hollar’s etchings enabled work, we can gain a better understanding women, including a rare “Woman of Vir- or his observations that casual visitors people to view places and things they of the things that were important in Eu- ginia” — a copy of a print of an indigenous might otherwise miss. could not visit personally. rope at that time.” tribe member. Hollar’s humorous print, “Five Grotesque It wasn’t plagiarism then Heads,” suggests works by the 18th-century Today we’re apt to think that copying English printmaker and satirist William another’s work is plagiarism. But that was An extraordinary gift Hogarth. But Hollar documented peoples’ not so in the 17th century, when the only Collector Frank Raysor’s promised when I took Saturday art classes there.” lifestyles rather than commenting on the “mass media” were copies of other works gift to the VMFA of more than 10,000 Raysor became interested in prints human condition. through means such as etchings. prints increases the museum’s total and printmaking in his 30s. “I bought Visitors to the exhibit also have the op- Once he arrived in London, Hollar took number of objects by one third. every book I could find on prints and portunity to learn more about the etching a job copying the art collection of the Earl He has collected important works printmaking during weekends for 10 and printmaking process. of Arundel, including works by Albrecht on paper by Charles Meryon, Felix years or so, and I noticed Hollar kept An etching is a method of making Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci. The earliest Bracquemond and Sir Francis Sey- coming up time and time again.” prints from a metal plate, usually copper. of Hollar’s works, dated 1625 and 1626, mour Haden, among others. Named VMFA Collector of the Year The copper plate is first coated with an are small, postcard-sized plates; one is a Raysor, a retired financial analyst for in 2011, Raysor’s name was given to acid-resistant substance, calle the etch- copy of a print by Dürer, whose work in- the Seagram Corporation, said, “I’ve the VMFA’s Frank Raysor Center for ing ground, through which the design is fluenced Hollar. been collecting works by Hollar for over the Study of Works on Paper (more drawn with a sharp tool. The plate’s de- “Citizens across Europe were able to see 40 years, and my relationship with than 15,000 works) to honor his gift to sign is then inked, and paper pressed onto representations of famous works through VMFA goes back to the fifth grade, the museum. the plate reveals the design. 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Warm-season grasses and it usually takes three to four weeks for 2) Follow the appropriate seasonal without a flush of growth, add iron in small are relatively water efficient; however, complete greening. practices for warm-season grasses amounts. Warm-season grasses perform newly established lawns should receive It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to establish or main- Control weeds responsibly best when fertilized between April 1 and adequate water. tain your warm-season lawns. The thick growth habits of zoysia and August 15 in Virginia. Nitrogen (N) fertil- Consider reducing the size of your 1) Do research about your yard bermudagrass inhibit the growth of ization for warm-season grasses should lawn Determ ine your grass type weeds. 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By Hillel Italie brings World War I to life after th . D e T L director S P R O C E L P P A © O T O H P The Beatles’ farewell documentary “Let restored heavily-damaged, grainy footage, It Be’’ is getting an encore, and a reinven- transferred it into 3-D, and even used expert tion. lip readers to restore lost dialogue. “Lord of the Rings’’ director Peter Jack- He is working on “Let It Be’’ with the son announced recently that he is making cooperation of McCartney, Ringo Starr, a new film out of some 55 hours of footage and Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the — shot in January 1969 — that has never widows of John Lennon and George Har- been seen by the public. rison. The original movie, directed by Michael The new project was announced on the Lindsay-Hogg, came out soon after the 50th anniversary of one of the highlights Beatles broke up in 1970, and has long of “Let It Be,’’ the Beatles’ spirited per- been viewed as a chronicle of the band formance on the roof of Apple Records in members growing apart. In a Rolling Stone London. interview given months after the film’s re- No release date has been set. A remas- lease, John Lennon recalled the making of tered version of the original film, which “Let It Be’’ as a miserable experience, “set- won an Oscar for best original score, also up by Paul (McCartney) for Paul. is planned. “That is one of the main reasons the Beatles ended. I can’t speak for George, Early signs of tension The Beatles recorded their album “Let It Be” in January 1969. A new documen- but I pretty damn well know we got fed up In 1969, the movie was meant to show tary, directed by Peter Jackson, will be based on previously unreleased footage of being side-men for Paul,’’ Lennon said. the Beatles turning away from the psyche- of recording sessions for the album taken at Twickenham Film Studios in London. But Jackson says the additional footage delic tricks of “Sgt. Pepper’’ as they jam tells a very different story. on new songs such as “I’ve Got a Feeling’’ with McCartney and unhappiness with Beatles. “It’s simply an amazing historical treas- and “Get Back.’’ Lennon’s then-new relationship with Ono, “Then superimposed on top of that was ure-trove,’’ he said. “Sure, there’s mo- But the Beatles seem far older and wea- who is often by Lennon’s side in the Yoko, and there were negative vibes at ments of drama — but none of the discord rier than the joyous mop tops of a few movie. that time. John and Yoko were out on a this project has long been associated years earlier. “Paul wanted nobody to play on his limb. I don’t think he wanted much to be with.’’ Harrison briefly walked out during film- songs until he decided how it should go. hanging out with us, and I think Yoko was For Jackson, the Beatles movie marks an- ing, and on camera argues with McCart- For me it was like: ‘What am I doing here? pushing him out of the band, inasmuch as other turn to documentaries after his recent ney over a proposed guitar part. This is painful!’” Harrison said in an inter- “They Shall Not Grow Old’’ — a film that Harrison would later blame tension view for a 1990s video anthology of the See BEATLES, page 29 FIFTY PLUS — MARCH 2019 www.FiftyPlusRichmond.com | Arts & Style 29

Queen’s Collection in London as well as Hollar exhibit the National Gallery in Prague and the From page 26 Fischer Library at the University of Hollar’s prints even if they weren’t able to Toronto,” said VMFA Director Alex Ny- see them in person,” VMFA’s Yarger said. erges at the exhibition’s opening. With “That remains the case today, since Raysor’s gift, the VMFA becomes one of some of Hollar’s prints — including his vi- the world’s five major repositories for sual representations of works by Hans works by Hollar, an artist whose “encyclo- Holbein and Parmigianino — are the only pedic eye” still sheds light on history. existing examples of works that have been The VMFA is located at 200 N. Boule- lost or destroyed,” Yarger added. “We owe vard in Richmond. It is open 365 days a an immense debt of gratitude to Hollar.” year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 9 p.m. on The museum’s gratitude extends to col- Thurs. and Fri.), and admission is free. lector Frank Raysor, who donated nearly The Hollar exhibition will be in the Evans 2,500 prints by Hollar to the museum. [See Court Gallery through May 5. sidebar.] For additional information about the “Frank Raysor’s collection of this mas- exhibit and Hollar-related programs, ter 17th-century printmaker’s works rivals visit www.VMFA.museum or call (804) 340- those held by the British Museum and the 1400.

and a choir to the ballad “The Long and Beatles Winding Road.’’ From page 28 In 2003, McCartney oversaw a new and she didn’t want him hanging out with us.’’ sparer version of the album — “Let It Be “Let It Be’’ didn’t come out until May ... Naked.’’ 1970, and Rolling Stone publisher Jann Last fall, McCartney hinted at the up- Wenner would speak of Lennon “crying coming revision of the film. “I know peo- his eyes out’’ when the two saw it together. ple have been looking at the (unreleased) Meanwhile, the accompanying album footage,’’ he said in an interview aired on led to a bitter dispute between McCartney Canada’s Radio X. and his bandmates. The group had “And someone was talking to me the other pushed aside longtime producer George day and said: `The overall feeling is very joy- Martin and brought in Phil Spector, who ous and very uplifting. It’s like a bunch of infuriated McCartney by adding strings guys making music and enjoying it.’” —AP August 30 – September 9, 2019 MARK YOUR CALENDAR PINOCCHIO Mar. 29+ Enjoy a performance of Pinocchio with the grandchildren The winner and a guest will receive airfare to between March 29 and May 5 at the Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Dr., Richmond. The show runs approximately London, England and 4-star hotel accommodations plus: one hour. Tickets start at $21. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Virginia Repertory Theatre at (804) 282-2620 or va-rep.org/. • Visit locations of popular PBS series such as Poldark, Doc Martin and Downton Abbey. WORLD TAI CHI AND QIGONG DAY Apr. 27 Celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day this spring. Includes the Cornwall countryside, Port Isaac Demonstrations will be performed by some of the best masters of Tai Chi in the Richmond and Williamsburg areas. This activity and Bampton Village is suitable for all ability levels, and will include a seated audience participation area for anyone in a wheelchair or using a walker who would like to join in the • Private viewing of the magnificent costumes activities. All ages are welcome to this free event on Saturday, April 27, from from Downton Abbey and Poldark 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 North Laburnum Ave., Henrico. For more information, call (804) 652-1408. • Sample local food and enjoy a traditional English Tea MARK YOUR CALENDAR FROM PAGE 30 • Tour Buckingham Palace and Oxford Mar. 30 VIVALDI’S SEASONS ANSWERS TO Raffle tickets are $100 each and only 2,000 will be sold. The Gellman Room CROSSWORD Concert Series presents “Vivaldi’s You must be 21-years or older at time of purchase and a

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