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KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 3 Debbie’s Redi-Ride offers transportation option for seniors By Kevin Groenhagen Americans Month. However, public transportation is not an ideal option for ccording to a recent AARP survey, all seniors who are no longer able to Aabout 20% of Americans over 65 drive, especially those who are in their do not drive. In fact, seniors typically 80s and 90s. Some supermarkets will outlive their driving years by nearly deliver groceries after customers place PHOTO KEVIN GROENHAGEN a decade. This situation has created orders online. However, this is not what Transportation for America calls an option for seniors who don’t have a “mobility crisis,” a crisis that will access to the Internet. expand as the 78 million members of That’s where Debbie Stringer comes in. the baby boomer generation grow older. “I was raised by my grandparents “Absent access to affordable travel and I have always worked in hospitals, options, seniors face isolation, a reduced nursing homes, and did in-home care,” quality of life and possible economic Debbie said. “I lived and worked with hardship,” a recent Transportation for seniors for years. I have cerebral palsy America report noted. “A 2004 study and I realized that I couldn’t lift or turn found that seniors age 65 and older who patients anymore. I knew that I still no longer drive make 15 percent fewer needed something to do and realized trips to the doctor, 59 percent fewer that there was a need for reliable trans- trips to shop or eat out, and 65 percent portation for seniors.” fewer trips to visit friends and family, After much prayer, Debbie launched than drivers of the same age.” Debbie’s Redi-Ride in November 2014. In Topeka, seniors who wish to age “I’m just a driver,” Debbie said. in place in their own homes do have a “God is the one who has made this Debbie Stringer few transportation options. For exam- business possible.” ple, the Topeka Metro has bus routes Debbie has driven hundreds of appointments, supermarkets, restau- would not be able to travel to on their that cover most of the city. The Topeka seniors to doctors’ appointments, hair rants, and other destinations that they CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR Metro even offers free rides for seniors during May in conjunction with Older

Kaw Valley SeniorMonthly Kevin L. Groenhagen Editor and Publisher Kaw Valley Senior Monthly is published monthly by Groenhagen Advertising, L.L.C., Lawrence, Kansas, and is distributed at over 160 locations throughout the Lawrence- Topeka area. Any opinions expressed by our writers are not necessarily those of Groenhagen Advertising, L.L.C. Subscription rate is $8.50 for 12 monthly issues. Contact us: MAIL 2612 Cranley St. Lawrence, KS 66046 PHONE / TEXT 785-841-9417 E-MAIL [email protected] Senior Monthly is locally owned and operated. 4 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY meal during the day. Debbie and her customers. often has enough time to take another Debbie Stringer “I don’t come home very often “Today I picked up one lady, then client to an appointment. CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE during the day,” Debbie said. “Most of picked up another lady who was done “I don’t sit and wait unless I have the time I don’t have time for lunch. I’ll with her hair appointment, and then nothing else to do,” she said. own. She even does grocery shopping just have a granola bar or something. I picked up another lady, so I had three In addition to driving customers to for some of her customers. do try to eat a good breakfast before I passengers,” Debbie said. “I dropped doctors’ appointments, hair appoint- “This gives people the ability to be a walk out the door.” off two, and then picked up two more. ments, and supermarkets, Debbie has little more independent,” Debbie said. Debbie’s Redi-Ride may sound a bit We have a lot of fun. They might fi nd an older couple who occasionally likes “They don’t have to bother a family like a taxi service. However, there is out that they grew up in the same town to go out to eat. member, a neighbor, or a church one major difference. or went to the same high school years “This gentleman likes to take his member. They can call me. A family “A regular taxi would just drop ago. I meet people who I never would girlfriend out for dinner,” she said. “It’s member doesn’t have to take off work. seniors off at the curb and say, ‘See have run into if it hadn’t been for Redi- his wife but he likes to call her his girl- They still feel as if they’re in charge ya,’’ Debbie explained. “I help them Ride. They’re wonderful people. They friend. They pay for my meal and I pro- because they’re paying a fare.” get into the door and make sure they become my family. My husband, Randy, vide the ride. They don’t drive, so that’s Debbie operates her business Monday get settled. If they don’t feel well, I’ll calls me a ‘daughter to the world.’” the only way they can go out to eat.” through Saturday and often works long make sure they get a glass of water or Debbie typically limits driving cus- Debbie will occasionally drive days. For example, she began her day anything else they need before I leave. tomers to appointments or supermar- customers to destinations outside of on March 14 at 6:35 a.m. with her fi rst I want to make sure they’re okay and kets within Topeka since she needs to Topeka. pick up and ended it at 7 p.m. help out when I see a need. That’s what be able to be back in time to pick them “I’ve been known to do an airport “Some days are longer than others,” it’s about. Door to door and so much up when they are done. run at three in the morning,” she said. she said. “If I have to shop for some- more. I can give more attention to “If I drive them to Dillons or Walmart, “But during the week I have to stay one, I can’t do that in the middle of the seniors than the taxi companies can.” I drop them off, and then come back to in Topeka during business hours. But day. I can’t do that until after I have Another difference between Deb- pick them up at the time they decide I can do airport runs during the early gotten everyone home. So, shopping bie’s Redi-Ride and the taxi companies they want to be picked up,” she said. “I morning and later in the evening. I will makes the day a little longer. God gives is her customers always know who’s give them a business card so they have also do airport runs on Sundays. But, you the energy and stamina that you picking them up. Debbie’s regular cus- my number to call when they are ready typically, I don’t drive on Sundays.” need to keep going.” tomers know they will see her familiar to be picked up, or we set a prearranged With airport runs, Debbie comes Unfortunately, Debbie’s schedule face. This situation has led to an almost time for pick up.” right to the customer’s home for pick often leaves no time to sit down for a family-like relationship between While the client is shopping, Debbie CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY WWWHILLSIDEDESOTOCOM 6 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY VNA updates its Telehealth program By Billie David The system has the added advantage they see it because they imagine lots of again the next day.” of consistency because the patients equipment,” Ahlert-Caffey said. In addition, patients receive a note- he Douglas County Visiting Nurses monitor themselves the same way on Instead, they fi nd that the equipment book that provides step-by-step instruc- TAssociation (VNA) has updated its the same equipment at the same time consists of a mini-monitor that resem- tions and, as can happen with elderly Telehealth program, making it much each day. bles an iPad, a blood pressure cuff, a patients when they have trouble using easier for patients—especially those Telemedicine had its beginnings in clip that goes on the fi nger to measure the devices, their children may step in who are hesitant to try modern techno- 1989, when health oxygen saturation and to help them take the measurements. logical devices—to use. information was trans- heart rate, and a scale The equipment itself is also designed “We have been using Telehealth for mitted over telephone to check the patient’s to walk patients through each step, years,” said Douglas County VNA lines, and in 1990 the weight. starting with its greeting of “Good clinical director Debbie Ahlert-Caffey, system was updated “It’s very easy to morning,” and continuing until it has “but we got a newer system back in to include mobile use,” she said of the directed them all the way through the November.” phones. new system. “That’s process. Telehealth involves the use of an “It does more now,” why we got the newer “It can be done in fi ve minutes, but electronic device that monitors vital Ahlert-Caffey said. “It model.” for most people it probably takes 10 statistics in the comfort of the patient’s was so bulky at fi rst To introduce patients minutes,” Ahlert-Caffey said, adding home. The information gathered is that patients didn’t to the Telehealth that the system allows each patient transmitted to the VNA offi ce, where want to use it. It was equipment, VNA staff individually enough time to fi nish. it is reviewed. The daily monitoring a hassle. But now it is personally come out to Before the patient begins taking ensures the safety of early interven- so convenient that it has become very the patient’s home to show them how the measurements, they are asked tion because the patient’s healthcare popular.” to use it. some questions that help VNA staff provider can be alerted immediately if And although patients may be hesi- “They try it out several times during with patient monitoring, including there is a troublesome change in mea- tant to try Telehealth at fi rst, their anxi- the visit,” Ahlert Caffey said, “so it’s whether they have taken their medi- surements such as blood pressure and ety is soon put to rest. easy to feel comfortable with it. If cations yet, if their ankles and feet “Some of them are intimidated until they still feel uneasy, we will come out oxygenation levels. CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

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EQUAL HOUSING :DOQXW6WƔ:HOOVYLOOH.DQVDV OPPORTUNITY KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 7 Another advantage is that if the device from 30 to 60 days. Telehealth patient indicates that they aren’t feel- “It’s available to all our patients at CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX ing well on a particular day, the VNA the start of care. For however long can check on them personally. they are on our service, they can have swollen, and if they have shortness of “We can see how they are doing it,” Ahlert-Caffey said, adding that breath. that day,” Ahlert-Caffey said. “If they it provides patients with an added Patients are asked to fi nish the pro- are short of breath, we can check sense of security and helps reduce cess by 11 a.m., and a technician their oxygen saturation and make an anxiety because they are assured that comes by the VNA offi ce to check the extra visit. Physicians can see trends their vital signs are being monitored information at noon. in the data, too. By detecting prob- closely. “If they don’t do it by 11, the moni- lems early, we are potentially keep- “We are excited to offer our patients tor comes on and says, ‘Time to check ing patients out of the emergency this modern technology,” Ahlert- your vitals,’” Ahlert-Caffey said. “If room and keeping them out of the Caffey said of the new system. they don’t answer the second time, we hospital.” For more information about VNA’s call them.” The Douglas County VNA typically Telehealth program, contact Ahlert- By taking the measurements daily, has about 10 patients using the monitor Caffey at (785) 843-3738 or Debbie. VNA staff can watch for trends. at a time, and patients generally use the [email protected]. “When you see a week’s worth of information, you can detect subtle changes in their health status. We send the vitals to their physician once a week,” Ahlert-Caffey said, explaining that the information can help the phy- sician monitor the patient’s medication needs as well. For example, if their blood pressure is showing a steady increase or decrease, the physician may need to adjust their blood pressure medicine accordingly.

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Commonly, an audi- For more information, visit www. ologist can assist you in using a hear- mayoclinic.org. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: For the ear to release an electrical signal. The ing aid, white noise machine or another © 2017 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education past several months I’ve had a high- signal travels from your ear, through the similar device to help mask tinnitus and And Research. Distributed By Tribune Content pitched ringing in my ears. It comes auditory nerve and into your brain. Your make your symptoms less bothersome. Agency, LLC. All Rights Reserved. and goes, but lately it seems to happen brain interprets the signal as sound. more frequently. My doctor said that If the hair cells inside your inner ear it is tinnitus and is quite common, are broken, bent or otherwise dam- Advance but I’m concerned and want to know aged, they may spark random electrical Put your mind at ease funeral planning what could have caused it. Could it be impulses to your brain, causing tin- is a way to achieve related to stress? Does it ever lead to nitus. Some of the ear conditions that comfort and hearing loss? can lead to tinnitus include exposure to peace of mind. ANSWER: Tinnitus involves hear- loud sound, age-related hearing loss, Compassion and Service ...More Than Just Words ing noise in one or both ears that’s not earwax buildup and changes within Lawrence 843-1120 caused by an external sound. Tinnitus your ear bones. Eudora 542-3030 is common, but it is not a condition It’s not only ear problems that can www.warrenmcelwain.com on its own. Rather, it’s a symptom of lead to tinnitus, however. Other condi- another underlying condition. tions that can cause it include cardio- The noise of tinnitus often sounds like vascular disease, allergies, anemia and a ringing in the ears, but it can also be some jaw disorders. Other factors such buzzing, clicking, roaring or hissing. as diet, stress and certain medications The noise may vary in pitch from a low can play a role in the development of roar to a high squeal. In some cases, the tinnitus, too. sound can be so loud that it interferes Reviewing your medical history with with your ability to concentrate or to your primary health care provider, along hear actual sound. Tinnitus may be pres- with getting a thorough physical exam ent all the time, or it may come and go. and having diagnostic tests, can help pro- You need additional evaluation to vide vital clues to the cause of your tin- see if the cause of your tinnitus can be nitus. You may be referred to an otologist found and treated. If after that assess- for a more thorough evaluation of your ment the cause remains unclear, then ears and possible cause of your tinnitus. you and your health care provider In many cases, a hearing exam com- should discuss how to best treat your pleted by an audiologist is a key part symptoms. Although severe tinnitus of a tinnitus assessment. This test can interfere with your hearing, the involves listening for sounds played condition does not cause hearing loss. through earphones into one ear at a Tinnitus is a symptom associated with time and signaling when you can hear many ear disorders. A common cause the sounds. This exam is not painful. A of tinnitus is inner ear damage. Tiny, hearing exam may be able to help iden- delicate hairs in your inner ear move tify ear disorders or hearing problems. with the pressure of sound waves. That Imaging exams, blood tests and other movement triggers the cells in your procedures may be necessary, as well, The History of Lawrence, Kansas by Richard Cordley Available at the Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St., Downtown Lawrence. 14 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY then increase up to 20 as you can. If your Standing on one foot: move the oppo- HEALTH & WELLNESS symptoms are not as severe, consider site leg out to the side and back, fl ex the starting with some weights and stepping hip and knee like marching, extend the activities. The best machine for weights leg back. Do each one of these for three is a leg press: a machine you sit down on sets of 10 repetitions. Stay Active: Knee place your feet out in front of you on a - Brian Klamm is a PT at LMH and platform and press it away. Other ways has been practicing for over 15 years. to use weights are through resistance His primary location is in the outpatient Arthritis and Exercise bands or ankle weights applied to the department at the hospital in Lawrence ankle then doing at least three different and his primary focus is in orthopedics that people with arthritis who exercise By Brian Klamm, PT motions through the hips, in standing. with a background in Athletic Training. will often experience less pain and steoarthritis (OA) is process that have an overall increase in satisfaction Omany of us will face as we age. It is with participation in life activities. The a process of wear and tear on the ends of important thing to be aware of is what the bones at the joint surfaces. To help type of exercise and how to exercise. you visualize this, imagine a brand new In general, any activity you can do and road surface that is nice and smooth and not have pain is encouraged, and on the fl ip side, activities that cause sharp pain and swelling should be avoided. Due to the wear and tear coming from impact, we generally advise participa- tion in low or non-impact exercise. Low LMH Therapy and non-impact exercise are things like: bicycling, elliptical, swimming or water Services aerobics, walking, and strength training. When walking, there are a few things your car rolls over it smoothly. Now to keep in mind. First make sure you imagine this road with potholes and have on a newer (less than a year old) pitting in the surface, and as your car pair of shoes made specifi cally for rolls over it you feel all of the different walking/running. If you are not sure of bumps. The second image is similar to what type of shoe to get, a dedicated what happens with Osteoarthritis. running store (these shoes work just There are other types of arthritis that as well for walking as they do for run- are different than Osteoarthritis, such ning) will make sure you get fi t in the as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). RA is a best shoe for your foot structure. Make condition where the body attacks itself sure you are walking on surfaces that at the joint surfaces, whereas OA is have a little give: treadmills, dirt/grass, simply a wearing out of the joint sur- asphalt, or a local high school track – face with time and use. make sure to avoid the hard surface of Where Families Knee Pain: The knee is one of the concrete in malls and on sidewalks. And Come Together most common joint surfaces that wear out fi nally, make sure you have a balance of with a lifetime of use. The larger joints of strengthening exercises. 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Start with 10 repetitions and vintageparkassistedliving.com KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 15 once awake at night, diffi culty going noise (e.g., fan, air purifi er, etc.) HEALTH & WELLNESS back to sleep. g. Removing all light from bed- Other symptoms of insomnia include room sleepiness during the day, fatigue, irri- h. Diet avoiding low blood sugar There are many natural tability, relying on stimulants to keep which can keep you up at night. awake during the day, and problems i. Different medicinal plants that concentrating or remembering things have been used to help people sleep, ways to treat insomnia during the day. Causes of insomnia can including Lemon balm, Valerian, Pas- ave you ever had trouble fall- key to getting a good night’s sleep. be related to a health condition, stress, sion fl ower, Hops, California poppy, Hing asleep? A recent survey of Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is environmental factors, or medica- Ashwagandha, Lavender, Kava Kava, approximately a million Americans defi ned as diffi culty falling asleep or tions. St. John’s Wort, and Chamomile. found that those who reported sleeping staying asleep. There are two types of Treatments for insomnia range from j. Some of the common supple- around seven hours per night had the insomnia. Primary insomnia is when natural to conventional methods that ments to help people sleep are magne- lowest rates of mortality compared to insomnia is not related to any other include prescription medications. sium, arginine, melatonin, or theanine. condition or health problem. Second- Treating the underlying conditions or k. Other natural therapies include ary insomnia is when insomnia is health problems that are causing the acupuncture. Dr. caused by an outside factor such as insomnia is imperative curing insom- Conventional treatment will pre- a health condition or stress. Insom- nia. Natural ways to treat insomnia dominantly include prescription drugs, Farhang nia can vary in how long it lasts and include: including antihistamines, benzodiaz- how often it occurs, and is classifi ed a. Behavioral therapy learning how epines, non-benzodiazepines, anti- Khosh as acute insomnia or chronic insom- to relax and deal with stress. depressants, melatonin, opioids, an d nia. Acute insomnia can last from one b. Avoiding stimulants (caffeine, antipsychotic. night to a few weeks. Chronic insom- nicotine, etc.) after 4 p.m. There are many ways to treat insom- those whom were sleeping four hours nia lasts at least three nights a week for c. Exercise. nia fi nd the right one for you is the key or fewer. In addition, the study showed a month or longer. Classic symptoms d. Going to bed only when sleepy to getting a good night’s sleep. that diffi culty in sleeping, or the medi- of insomnia include diffi culty fall- and avoidance daytime naps - Dr. Farhang Khosh, N.D., is a cal term “insomnia,” is much more ing asleep, waking up to early in the e. Getting up at the same time every Naturopathic Doctor practicing at common in women than in men. morning, feeling tired upon waking, morning. Natural Medical Care in Lawrence. He Understanding insomnia is the waking up throughout the night and, f. Blocking out sounds with white can be reached at 785-749-2255. 16 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY other assets controlled by a benefi ciary ity. The best practice is to have at least ESTATE PLANNING designation you failed to update. a simple Will which can act as a safety If you have set-up a non-testamentary net in the event a transfer lapses or you transfer and later wish to alter its pro- have a windfall just before you die. TOD & POD Designations visions, then you must use the proper • • • procedure. For a TOD Deed, you must Two Free Seminars in April: On April ast month’s column highlighted Title a designation of benefi ciary(ies) to fi le another TOD Deed (naming dif- 12, I will be presenting “Fundamen- Lthe perils that arise from the pres- whom the vehicle shall be transferred on ferent benefi ciaries) or a Revocation tals of Estate Planning” at the Senior ent ownership interest created by joint the death of the owner. After the own- with the Register of Deeds. For a bank Resource Center, 2920 Haskell Avenue, tenancy. However, there exist non- er’s death, the benefi ciary(ies) complete account with a POD designation, you at 6-7:30 p.m. On April 21, I will be testamentary transfers of property that Form TR-82, Transfer on Death Affi - must go back to the bank and complete giving a shortened version at Meadow- do not transfer any ownership interest davit, and take the completed Affi davit its paperwork to change or remove the lark Estates, 4430 Bauer Farm Drive, to the benefi ciary until the death of the and other documentation to the County designation. And so on. An unrevoked at 1:30-2:30 p.m. as part of its Health owner. Neither do they affect the abil- Treasurer’s offi ce to make application non-testamentary transfer will not be & Aging Conference. Those attending ity of the owner to sell, mortgage or for a new Certifi cate of Title. altered by a differing distribution pro- either seminar receive a free copy of take any other action with the property. Pay-on-Death (POD) Designations vided for in a later Will or Living Trust. Estate Planning Overview. See the Cal- for Deposit Accounts: The owner of While potentially useful, non-testa- endar Section of this issue for details. a deposit account (such as checking, mentary transfers can lack fl exibility. - Bob Ramsdell is an estate planning savings, money market or certifi cate Designations may fail if people die out attorney with Thompson Ramsdell of deposit) at any bank, credit union, of the “expected” order. For example, if Qualseth & Warner, P.A., in Lawrence. Bob or savings and loan located in Kansas you name your daughter the sole benefi - He can be reached at 785-841-4554. Ramsdell may specify that the balance of the ciary of a TOD Deed—expecting her to The Kansas Elder Law Hotline, a toll- account, or the owner’s legal share of survive you—and then both of you die free legal advice and referral service the account, be paid at his or her death in a common accident, the transfer will for Kansas Seniors, can be reached to one or more benefi ciaries. lapse. And an inheritance, lottery win, at 1-888-353-5337. The information Transfer-on-Death Deed: A TOD TOD Registration of a Securities settlement or other receipt of property in this column is intended to provide Deed must be in writing, identify one Account: A registering entity that too soon before your death to arrange general public information, not legal or more grantee benefi ciaries and the originates or transfers a security title for its disposition is always a possibil- advice. property, be acknowledged by the by registration may offer to accept reg- present owner, and be recorded prior to istrations in benefi ciary form and, if the death of the owner with the Regis- so, establish the terms and conditions ter of Deeds in the county where the under which it will do so. real estate is located. You can name Benefi ciary Designations: Distribu- alternate grantee benefi ciaries in case tions of life insurance proceeds, annui- the primary grantee benefi ciary(ies) do ties, deferred compensation / pension not survive you. plans, retirement accounts, etc. are At the death of the owner (who may controlled by the benefi ciary designa- be the last surviving joint tenant), the tion on fi le. Be sure these are up-to- grantee benefi ciaries document the date and coordinated with other aspects death and resulting transfer of the of your estate plan. property by fi ling a Death Certifi cate By law, if you are divorced after or an Affi davit of Death & Survivor- making a Will, all provisions in that ship with the Register of Deeds with- Will for the spouse from whom you are out the need for any probate procedure divorced are revoked. However, if you or court action.. don’t update the benefi ciary designa- TOD Titling of Motor Vehicles: tion on your life insurance, then your A motor vehicle may be titled in TOD insurer will pay your ex-spouse at your form by including in the Certifi cate of death. The same would be true for any The History of Lawrence, Kansas by Richard Cordley Available at the Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St., Downtown Lawrence. KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 17 and penalty rules vary depending on exceptions. JILL ON MONEY your age. Generally speaking, because Unlike with a traditional IRA, you you have contributed an after-tax need not take a required minimum dis- dollar into the account, you can with- tribution (RMD) from a Roth IRA. You Why you should consider a Roth IRA draw contributions at any time tax- and never have to withdraw money if you penalty-free. To do so, you will need choose not to do so. However, upon the he Roth IRA turns 20 years old this from your Roth IRA, you do not have to to keep spotless accounting records on death of a Roth IRA owner, the benefi - Tyear. The retirement vehicle was pay taxes on the money. your annual contribution amounts. ciaries must take RMDs, although the part of the Tax Relief Act of 1997, and Not everyone can contribute to a Roth Five years must have elapsed since distributions remain tax-free. it was seen as such a boon to savers that IRA; there are income limits. For 2016 the tax year of your fi rst Roth contribu- The advantages of a Roth IRA are many believed that it would not survive. tax fi ling season, you can contribute to tion before you can access the earnings simple: If you are in a low tax bracket, Two decades later, it is alive and well. a Roth IRA if you have taxable com- (as opposed to the contributions, as the Roth allows you to pay taxes at As many Americans consider funding pensation and your modifi ed adjusted discussed above) in the account with- your current rate, and when you take retirement plans this tax season, it’s a gross income (AGI) is less than: out taxation. This rule applies to all your distributions, you avoid paying good opportunity to review the Roth. -$194,000 for married fi ling jointly owners, regardless of age. Presuming taxes at your future (hopefully) higher or qualifying widow/widower (contri- you reach the fi ve-year hurdle, you can rate. The Roth is also great for those bution reductions start at $184,000); access funds after 59 1/2, but there are who want to enjoy tax benefi ts during -$132,000 for single, head of house- a number of exceptions that may allow their lives and then be able to pass on hold, or married fi ling separately and you to access your Roth before age 59 funds that have already been taxed to Jill you did not live with your spouse at 1/2. For example, you can use Roth their heirs. Schlesinger any time during the year (contribution funds for a fi rst-time home purchase - Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a senior reductions start at $117,000); (up to a $10,000 lifetime maximum), business analyst for CBS News and the -$10,000 for married fi ling sepa- to cover qualifi ed education expenses Senior CFP Board Ambassador for the rately and you lived with your spouse and to pay for unreimbursed medical Certifi ed Financial Planner Board of A Roth IRA is an individual retirement at any time during the year. expenses or health insurance if you’re Standards, Inc. Contact her at askjill@ plan that allows participants to save As with a traditional IRA, you can unemployed or if you become totally JillonMoney.com. for the future. Unlike other plans such put $5,500 into a Roth every year. If disabled. 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s 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments s Organized Activities & s Townhomes Day Trips s Washer/Dryer s Library Red Carpet Connections Service s Emergency Monitoring s Weekly Grocery Van System Available s On Site Storage s 24 Hour Emergency s Exercise Room On-Site Staff Age 62 & older. 4950 SW HuntoonsTopeka 785-273-2944 18 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY every month. To learn more about classes and to who’s-who of Washington insiders and report- SENIOR CALENDAR register, see The Merc’s website. ers to explore a complex season in U.S. politics. LAWRENCE, 785-843-8544 Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefi sh Dr., Editor’s Note: While every attempt has MONDAYS & THURSDAYS themerc.coop/classes 4-5:30 p.m. LAWRENCE, 785-864-4900 been made to ensure the accuracy of the AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 400 ONGOING doleinstitute.org events listed below, some changes may 3029 NW US Highway 24, 6:30 p.m. FREE INSURANCE COUNSELING occur without notice. Please confi rm TOPEKA, 785-296-9400 Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas APR 5 any event you plan to attend. WEDNESDAYS (SHICK) representatives will meet one on one ROBERT KAPLAN to answer questions and offer assistance with Explore the complex world of U.S. monetary If you would like to include your event(s) PINECREST APARTMENTS Medicare, Supplemental, or Long Term Care policy and the central banking system in the 924 Walnut, 12:30-1 p.m. in our monthly calendar, please call Insurance or the Medicare Prescription Drug 2017 Dole Lecture with Robert Kaplan, presi- Kevin Groenhagen at 785-841-9417 or EUDORA,785-542-1020 Program. Stormont Vail Health HealthWise dent and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Clinic, 2252 S.W. 10th Ave. Call for times and Dallas. Only the second KU alum to deliver the email [email protected]. You WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS appointments. Dole Lecture, Kaplan will discuss his career may also add events on the Kaw Valley VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS TOPEKA, (785) 354-6787 as leader of one of the 12 banks in the Federal Senior Monthly Facebook page. 3110 SW Huntoon, 6:30 p.m. Reserve System and the role of the Federal TOPEKA, 785-235-9073 FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH Reserve in the U.S. economy. Dole Institute of MEDICARE MONDAYS Politics, 2350 Petefi sh Dr., 7-9 p.m. Free. ARTS/crafts WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas LEGIONACRES LAWRENCE, 785-864-4900 (SHICK) counselors help you navigate through doleinstitute.org TUESDAYS 3408 W. 6th St., 6:45 p.m. the complex maze that is Medicare. Bring your THE BLANKET PROJECT LAWRENCE, 785-842-3415 questions. Topeka & Shawnee County Public APR 10 Calling all knitters, crocheters, and quilters FRIDAYS Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave., 1-3 p.m. HEALTHWISE SENIOR SUPPER who want to gather for a good cause—You are EAGLES LODGE TOPEKA, 785-580-4400 “Research Matters: An Overview of the Cotton invited to participate with the residents at Arbor O’Neil Clinical Research Center” is the topic of 1803 W. 6th St., 7 p.m. Court Retirement Community to create needed FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH the monthly Stormont Vail HealthWise Senior blankets for the Pregnancy Center of Lawrence. LAWRENCE, 785-843-9690 COFFEE TALK Supper from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Mary Martell, With Tim Leach of Midwest Tax & Financial, This is also an opportunity to teach and learn. FRIDAYS director of research services for Cotton O’Neil, If you want to learn a new art form, we are here Inc. Join us to discuss current issues affecting is the speaker. $5 per person for the meal. to assist you as well. Arbor Court Retirement ARAB SHRINE your tax and fi nancial future. To register call or Reservations requested by Wednesday, April 5. Community at Alvamar, 1510 St. Andrews Dr., Mini Bingo 6:30 p.m., Regular Bingo 7 p.m. visit us online. Please call. 2 p.m. TOPEKA, 785-234-5656 TOPEKA, 785-232-6923 TOPEKA, 785-354-5225 LAWRENCE, 785-841-6845 midwesttf.com FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH APR 10 FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH PARKINSON’S DISEASE UPDATE FIRST FRIDAY ARTWORK 2806 North 155th, 7 p.m. COFFEE TALK Join Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence The artwalk takes place all across Topeka BASEHOR, 913-526-0080 With Tim Leach of Midwest Tax & Financial, Inc. Neurology Specialists, and the Lawrence from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each fi rst Friday of the Join us to discuss current issues affecting your Parkinson Support Group for a special program month—and of course, some businesses open DAY TRIPS/TOURS fi nancial future. HyVee Clubroom, 3504 Clinton to be held at the Lawrence Public Library. Rob a little earlier or keep their doors open later, Pkwy, 9 a.m. To register, call or visit us online. Beck, MD, will provide an overview and update but please check individual Facebook pages for SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH LAWRENCE, 785-838-4380 of what is new in Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis information about hours. Find the latest listing FREE SATE EAST SIDE BREWERY TOUR midwesttf.com and treatment strategies. This program is free of gallery features on our home page—or pick and no registration is needed. Lawrence Public East Side Brewery offers tours on the second FRIDAYS up a printed copy of the artwalk map at any Saturday OF THE MONTH at 2 p.m. Tours are Library Auditorium,6:30-8 p.m. participating business. You can sign up for our HEALTHWISE TV LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 free, and open to the public, but the brewery “HealthWise TV” offers interviews on health monthly Artwalk enewsletter to get the updates reserves the right to cap the tour size at a in your email. and wellness topics of interest to seniors and APR 12 manageable level, if necessary. Please enter at caregivers, as well as a 20-minute, low-impact ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR TOPEKA, artsconnecttopeka.org the far west end of the building, closest to the exercise segment. Airs from 9 to 9:30 a.m. On How will your property be distributed at Burroughs Creek Trail. The tour will last around LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH WIBW-TV, Channel 13. your death, and who will be in charge of the 45 minutes. All ages are welcome but if you FINAL FRIDAYS distribution? If you have minor children, who are of legal drinking age, with ID, there will be Final Fridays is a celebration of the arts that THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH will become their guardian? How can you use a an opportunity to enjoy some samples after the includes special exhibits, performances and LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER trust to ensure assets are safeguarded and used tour. 1923 Moodie Rd. demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence on Look Good, Feel Better is a non-medical for the benefi t of a benefi ciary? How can you LAWRENCE, 785-550-9718 the Final Friday of the month. See website for public service workshop that teaches beauty name the people to handle your fi nances and participating locations. www.freestatebrewing.com techniques to cancer patients to help manage make medical decisions if you are alive but LAWRENCE, 785-842-3883 MAY 3-5 any appearance-related side effects of cancer incapacitated? Fundamentals of Estate Planning treatment. Held on the third Wednesday of each fi nalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com PELLA TULIP FESTIVAL answers these questions and more. The seminar month at the LMH Oncology Center. Offered is relevant to adults of all ages, not just seniors. Spend an entire day with full pass to this and supported by the American Cancer Society. It is free and open to the public, and lasts about favorite regional festival. Other stops include BINGO Services are provided at no charge by trained 1½ hours with time for questions. Those attend- the World Food Prize, Pappajohn Sculpture Park volunteer beauty professionals. Call to enroll for ing get a free copy of the book Estate Plan- SUNDAYS & TUESDAYS and Des Moines Art Museum. Cost: Double the workshop. 1-2:30 p.m. ning Overview. Senior Resource Center, 2920 $395 before March 20/$415 after; Single $492 AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 1 LAWRENCE, 785-505-2807 Haskell Avenue, 6-7:30 p.m. No pre-registration before March 20, $526 after. Offered by Law- 3800 SE Michigan Ave, 6:30 p.m. required. rence Parks and Recreation. TOPEKA, 785-267-1923 APR 5 LAWRENCE, 785-841-4554 LAWRENCE, 785-832-7909 PRESIDENT TRUMP: THE FIRST 100 DAYS SUNDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS Fresh off a dramatic election season, KU alums APR 17 CAPITOL BINGO HALL EDUCATION Henry “C.J.” Jackson (POLITICO) and Johanna NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS Minis start at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Maska (former White House Director of Press DAY: UNDERSTANDING ADVANCE on Wednesdays and Fridays. Regular sessions ONGOING Advance) will examine and interpret the fi rst DIRECTIVES start at 6:30 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on 100 days of the Trump administration as they COOKING CLASSES In honor of National Healthcare Decisions Wednesdays and Fridays, 2050 SE 30th St. The Merc offers many healthy cooking classes happen. Jackson and Maska will welcome a TOPEKA, 785-266-5532 CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 19 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 APR 20 Day, come and learn why advance care plan- FOSSILS OF THE KANSAS INLAND ning is important. Review information about SEAWAY, HAYES TO CO advance directives including durable power Explore the great inland seaway and its fos- of attorney for healthcare and living will. This sils that covered western Kansas during the is the fi rst in a series of programs devoted to 75-million-year-old Cretaceous period. Learn end of life issues. Sponsored by the Lawrence about the life and ecology of mosasaurs, Public Library, Lawrence Memorial Hospi- plesiosaurs, giant fi sh, the fi rst known toothed tal, C.H.E.C. (Lawrence Area Coalition to birds and their associated marine environment Honor End of Life Choices), and other partner from central and western Kansas. Registration agencies. Free. Register at lmh.org as space is is required. You may register for the class at any limited. Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, Lawrence recreation center, or on-line at www. 7-8:30 p.m. lprd.org. For more information please contact LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 Gayle Sigurdson, Lifelong Recreation program- mer. East Lawrence Center, 2-3:30 p.m. Fee. APR 17 LAWRENCE, 785-832-7909 CARD MAKING WITH CINDY Learn how to make two greeting cards with the APR 20 & 21 help of a local expert. Registration is required AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASS and can be done at http://tscpl.org/register. Part Park in the back of the building. Bring a sack of the library’s Senior Life series of programs. lunch or you can go for lunch 12-1 p.m. Bring Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, your Kansas driver’s license. Bring your AARP Marvin Auditorium 101C, 12:30-2 p.m. card if a member. United Way Building, 2518 TOPEKA, 785-580-4662 Ridgeview Court, Suite 200, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. both days. Fee. APR 18 LAWRENCE, 785-312-4627 SENIOR SUPPER AND SEMINAR This month’s topic: “Swelling in the Older APR 21 Adult.” On the third Tuesday of each month ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR (except December), seniors are invited to come How will your property be distributed at your and dine at LMH for $5.50 and enjoy a healthy death, and who will be in charge of the distri- three course meal prepared by the Unidine bution? If you have minor children, who will chefs, plus conversation with others. After the become their guardian? How can you use a trust meal, there will be a short educational program to ensure assets are safeguarded and used for the on a health or wellness topic of interest to older benefi t of a benefi ciary? How can you name the adults. Reservations are required for the meal people to handle your fi nances and make medical due to limited seating and must be made at least decisions if you are alive but incapacitated? Fun- 24 hours in advance. Call LMH Connect Care damentals of Estate Planning answers these ques- at (785) 505-5800 or send an e-mail to con- tions and more. The seminar is relevant to adults [email protected]. Supper: 5 p.m., Educational of all ages, not just seniors. It is free and open to presentation: 6 p.m. the public, and lasts about an hour with time for LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 questions. Those attending get a free copy of the book Estate Planning Overview. Meadowlark APR 19 Estates, 4430 Bauer Farm Drive, 1:30-2:30 p.m. PREDIABETES CLASS Please RSVP to Kelly Chilton at (785) 842-2400. This free class is for those at risk for develop- LAWRENCE ing diabetes or have already been told that they have prediabetes. Topics include preventing or APR 24 delaying Type 2 diabetes, diet, exercise, weight TOPEKA SPORTS HALL OF FAME loss, medications and avoiding potential com- Come learn about Topeka and Shawnee Coun- plications. Taught by LMH Diabetes Education ty’s very own Sports Hall of Fame that’s housed Center staff. Lawrence Memorial Hospital, at the library. Nate and Dave will talk about 6-7:30 p.m. who’s in it, their accomplishments, where they LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 are now, and give a brief tour of the Hall which is located in the West Wing. Topeka & Shawnee APR 19, 26 & 30 County Public Library, Marvin Auditorium STAR GAZING CLASS 101C, 12:30-2 p.m. Learn about the stars, asterisms, constellations TOPEKA, 785-580-4662 and the celestial motions that govern the sky. Participants will learn to use tools, including APR 27 telescopes, planispheres, star charts and apps to STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY QUITTING better navigate and understand constellations SMOKING that make up the cosmic zoo. Each class will Thinking about quitting smoking? Plan to attend end with observing the sky using the naked this free class to learn more about the basic eye, binoculars and telescopes. Registration is steps to successful quitting. Topics include: required. You may register for the class at any ways to break the smoking habit, pharmaceuti- Lawrence recreation center, or on-line at www. cal and nicotine replacement assists, preventing lprd.org. For more information please contact weight gain and dealing with stress during the Gayle Sigurdson, Lifelong Recreation program- quit process. Advance registration required. This mer. Baker Wetlands Discovery Center. April class needs 5 registrants in order to be held. 19 and 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. and April 30, 2-3 Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 6-7:30 p.m. p.m. Fee. LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 LAWRENCE, 785-832-7909 CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 20 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 APR 14 APR 2 p.m.; Sunday Matinee, 2:30 p.m. Fee. LAWRENCE, 785-843-7469 APR 30 FREE STATE STORY SLAM MNOZIL BRASS This is a don’t-miss occasion to hear and share Seamlessly blending technical virtuosity theatrelawrence.com/season/2016-17_ ELIZABETH DOLE WOMEN IN whoppers, MOTH–style, the second Friday of and comedic brilliance, this brass septet has Season/Noises_Off.html LEADERSHIP LECTURE each month (excluding December). Raconteurs become an international sensation. With over APR 21-MAY 6 Join the Dole Institute for the inaugural lecture step up to the mic to bring laughs, tears, sur- 130 performances a year, the group has sold in a special new signature series, the Elizabeth prise, amazement, and the occasional awkward out houses worldwide. It is no wonder that TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Dole Women in Leadership Lecture, delivered by moment. All are welcome, bring a tale to tell on their videos have garnered millions of YouTube It’s 1935, and racial tensions are high in former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. Dole will dis- the theme for the evening, or just come to listen. views and their fans travel countless miles Maycomb, Alabama. Nonetheless, young cuss her long career in public service, including Never the same story, or evening, twice. Adults, to hear them play. Recently celebrating their Jean Louise Finch—or Scout, as she is fondly her years as commissioner on the Federal Trade 18+ only. Live music starts at 7 p.m., Slam 20th anniversary, the group returns to North called—manages to live a rather carefree, privi- Commission, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, at 7:30 p.m. Cocktails throughout. Donations America with a show that seamlessly blends leged existence, insulated from issues of race. U.S. Secretary of Labor, president of the Ameri- encouraged. Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New original compositions with classical favorites, All that changes when Scout watches her father, can Red Cross and a U.S. senator representing Hampshire. jazz standards and popular hits. As always, the Atticus Finch, defend an innocent man, Tom the state of North Carolina. Dole Institute of Poli- LAWRENCE, 785-843-2787 repertoire is presented with the group’s iconic Robinson, against a potential death sentence, tics, 2350 Petefi sh Dr., 4-5:30 p.m. Free. humor and wit in scenes so clever that they which looms threateningly against him because LAWRENCE, 785-864-4900 MAR 31-APR 9 would be worthy of Monty Python. McCain of prejudice due to race. Scout begins to realize doleinstitute.org THE (ALMOST) TOTALLY TRUE STORY OF Auditorium, 207 McCain Auditorium, 7:30 that just because society portrays something HANSEL & GRETEL p.m. Fee. as being true doesn’t mean that it actually is ENTERTAINMENT Pity poor Streptococcus - it should be a piece MANHATTAN, 785-532-6425 fact. With the help of Atticus, and her older of cake for a fairy godmother to tell the story k-state.edu/mccain/events brother Jem, Scout learns that “growing up” SUNDAYS of Snow White but her wand is bent and things often means doing what is right, even when it aren’t going quite as they should. Then, to make APR 7 comes at great cost. Topeka Civic Theatre and LAWRENCE IRISH TRADITIONAL Academy, 3028 SW 8th Avenue. Dates and SESSION things worse, she’s interrupted by a couple of TROJAN WAR: OUR WARRIOR CHORUS The Aquila Theatre and American combat times vary. Fee. The Lawrence Irish Session is a lively gathering English policemen who are hot on the trail of veterans/actors of the Warrior Chorus collabo- TOPEKA, 785-357-5211 of musicians sharing Irish traditional tunes each two very devious and dangerous criminals - rate on a unique theatrical experience — “The topekacivictheatre.com week. Beginners and experienced players are children who are causing no end of trouble in Trojan War,” where the classic myths of ancient welcome. Come to listen, learn and share tunes the forest. Their names? Hansel and Gretel! APR 22 Greece and Rome are set against the compel- and songs of Ireland, and best of all, have a Streptococcus doesn’t believe a word of it and ling narratives of modern war in a multimedia BOBBY MCFERRIN great time. Henry’s on 8th, Upstairs in the Pub, neither do a well-behaved pair of kiddies in the format that uses live action, fi lm, bold projec- To some people, Bobby McFerrin will always be 11 E. 8th St., 5:30-9 p.m. audience who volunteer to help her tell Hansel tions, and thrilling music. “The Trojan War” the guy who sang “Don’t Worry Be Happy.” But LAWRENCE, www.lawrencesession.com and Gretel’s familiar tale. Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 SW 8th Avenue. Various uses epic moments from Homer’s Iliad and if that song is all you know about Bobby McFer- THURSDAYS dates and times. Fee. scenes from other classical Greek drama and rin, we suggest the following: Go to YouTube, TOPEKA, 785-357-5211 poetry to propel a thrilling chronicle of men and type in Bobby’s name, sit back and prepare for JUNKYARD JAZZ a serious boggling of the mind! You’ll join the topekacivictheatre.com women at war. The clash of gods and heroes, Put on your dancing shoes and dance to the millions who have marveled at Bobby’s stun- sounds of The Junkyard Jazz. American Legion, the rage of Achilles, the suicide of Ajax, the MAR 31, APR 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 fall of Troy and the rise of Rome are among the ning rendition of the Bach prelude “Ave Maria.” 3408 West 6th St., 7-8:30 p.m. You’ll fi nd Bobby’s shockingly inventive LAWRENCE, 785-842-3415 THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENTS many stories of war and homecoming told by the Aquila Theatre alongside members of the appearance on the NBC music program “The “ANON(YMOUS)” BY NAOMI IIZUKA Sing Off,” his unparalleled interpretations of SATURDAYS A search for identity in the American melt- Warrior Chorus. “The Trojan War” is Aquila’s Beatles songs, his collaborations with everyone ing pot. Fleeing his war-torn native land and most ambitious production to date. McCain JOHN JERVIS, CLASSICAL GUITAR from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to pianist Chick Corea to separated from his mother, young immigrant Auditorium, 207 McCain Auditorium, 7:30 Classical guitar player, John Jervis, who plays comedian Robin Williams. McCain Auditorium, Anon journeys through the United States p.m. Fee. every Saturday morning, 8-11 a.m. at Panera, 207 McCain Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Fee. encountering a variety of people—some cruel, MANHATTAN, 785-532-6425 23rd St. and Louisiana St. Enjoy wonderful MANHATTAN, 785-532-6425 classical and baroque music. some kind. Anon navigates a chaotic, ever- changing landscape as he searches for his family APR 11 k-state.edu/mccain/events LAWRENCE TAKACS QUARTET in this modern adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey APR 22 & 23 MAR 3-APR 1 Recognized as one of the world’s great ensem- . Directed by Jason Bohon Scenic Design by BALLET MIDWEST’S SWAN LAKE ROCK OF AGES Taylor Zimmerman Lighting Design by Mark bles, the Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth and humor, combining Experience the tragic love story of this quintes- It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hol- Reaney Costume Design by Iman Hinton. Uni- sential ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless and lywood, and the party has been raging hard. versity Theatre, 1530 Naismith Dr., 7:30 p.m. four distinct musical personalities to bring fresh insights to the string quartet repertoire. The romantic score. With breathtaking choreogra- Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor fl ow freely LAWRENCE, 785-864-3982 phy, you will not want to miss this classic! Per- at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary kutheatre.com/performances quartet has received numerous accolades includ- ing the Grammy Award, BBC Music Magazine formances are on April 22 at 8 p.m. and April venues, a place where sex machine Stacee 23 at 3 p.m. There is also a special shortened Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad group- APR 1 ‘s Disc of the Year and the Order of Merit of the Knight’s Cross of the Republic of Hungary. children’s performance on April 22 at 1 p.m. ies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. BRIAN WILSON PET SOUNDS TOUR Ballet Midwest is a local non-profi t repertory He is one of popular music’s most deeply revered During the 2016-2017 season, the ensemble will Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and dance company who has been bringing profes- fi gures, the main creative force behind some of focus on the seminal Beethoven quartet. Lied resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take sional level ballet performances to the Topeka the most cherished recordings in rock history. Center of Kansas, 1600 Steward Dr., University the stage as the next big thing (and longs area for 40 years. Please join us in celebrating Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson of Kansas, 7:30 p.m. Fee. for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus the moving art of ballet. Topeka Performing one of the most infl uential composers of the last LAWRENCE, 785-864-2787 from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the Arts Center, 214 SE 8th Ave. Fee. century. Originally released on May 16, 1966, lied.ku.edu/calendar rock and roll fairy-tale is about to end when TOPEKA, 785-608-0598 German developers sweep into town with Pet Sounds is universally hailed as one of the APR 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 & 30 balletmidwest.net/index.php/performances/ plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another greatest albums of all time. Brian Wilson and capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the his band will be joined at Prairie Band Casino NOISES OFF springballet gang save the strip–and themselves–before & Resort by former band mates Al Jardine and Enjoy both onstage and backstage views of a manic menagerie! A cast of itinerant actors is APR 27 it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Blondie Chaplin for a live performance of Pet STOMP Sounds in its entirety, as well as top hits and fan rehearsing a fl op called Nothing’s On. Doors Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, favorites spanning Wilson’s 54-year career with slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an hold the answer. Topeka Civic Theatre and witty, and utterly unique — an unforgettable The Beach Boys and as a solo artist. Prairie Band errant herring all fi gure in the plot of this hilari- Academy, 3028 SW 8th Avenue. Various dates experience for audiences of all ages. The Casino & Resort, 12305 150th Rd., 8 p.m. Fee. ous and classically comic play that is spectacu- and times. Fee. international percussion sensation has garnered TOPEKA, 785-357-5211 MAYETTA, 785-966-7777 larly funny! Farce by Michael Frayn. Theatre topekacivictheatre.com Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Rd. Evenings, 7:30 CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 21 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 selects the honorees, and the awards are given by variety of wines from local and national winer- a great time building friendships with fellow the governor and the Kansas Arts Commission. ies, live entertainment and a souvenir wine walkers. FREE. Lawrence Parks and Recreation. armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has The award is meant to elevate the public profi le glass. A limited number of VIP tickets are avail- For more information, contact Stephen Mason. appeared on numerous national television of the arts in Kansas and encourage others to able and include early entry to the event at 5 LAWRENCE, 785-832-7950 shows. The eight-member troupe uses every- achieve and sustain high standards of excellence p.m., and access to a VIP reception that features thing but conventional percussion instruments in artistic achievement and support. Lawrence hors d’oeuvres and samplings of premium wines MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS — matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. only available to VIP guests. Topeka Zoological PICKLEBALL - OPEN PLAY cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps — to fi ll the stage LAWRENCE, 785-843-2787 Park, 635 SW Gage Boulevard, 6-10 p.m. Fee. Monday-Friday at the Sports Pavilion Law- with magnifi cent rhythms. McCain Auditorium, TOPEKA, 785-213-5931 rence. For competitive, recreational and begin- 207 McCain Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Fee. lawrenceartscenter.org topekazoo.org/events-activities/roar-and- ning players. Call the East Lawrence Center for MANHATTAN, 785-532-6425 APR 8 pour-wine-fest/ specifi c days and times. There is no charge for k-state.edu/mccain/events 2017 BENEFIT ART AUCTION open play. APR 28 Established by artists in 1981 as a way to fund a HEALTH & fi tness LAWRENCE, 785-832-7950 not-for-profi t gallery, the Lawrence Arts Center CHRIS PERONDI’S STUNT DOG TUESDAYS Annual Art Auction provides funding for the ONGOING EXPERIENCE exhibitions program now occupying fi ve spaces BADMINTON This cast of performers and dogs will delight in the Arts Center and enriched by Art Talks, PERSONAL TRAINING Players of all skill levels are welcome to join audiences of all ages, with high-energy excite- fi lms, and more. Approximately 150 pieces Need help reaching your fi tness goals? in this friendly game that challenges agility, ment from beginning to end. During the Stunt generously donated by artists will be on exhibit Lawrence Parks and Recreation has certifi ed pace and coordination. Games are played Dog Experience, you will witness some of for four weeks to be auctioned during the April personal trainers to help you make your work- on a drop-in basis so join us when you can. the most incredible stunts and behaviors ever 8 auction event. Bidding on auction works is outs safe, productive and successful. Training Basic equipment is provided; players are performed by dogs. With amazing tricks, big an opportunity to support exhibitions at the and registration are available at all recreation welcome to bring their own racquets. For more air stunts, comedy antics, dancing dogs, and Lawrence Arts Center – all proceeds of sales go centers. For more information, contact Gayle information, contact Gayle Sigurdson at 785- athletic feats, it is the most entertaining show toward continuing to support the program. Fea- Sigurdson. 832-7920. (Lawrence Parks and Recreation). of its kind! You will meet a cast of professional tured Artist: Louis Copt. Lawrence Arts Center, LAWRENCE, 785-832-7920 Location: Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 6-8 p.m. performers along with over a dozen talented 940 New Hampshire St., 5:30-10 p.m. ONGOING No fee. pound pups. The show is one-of-a-kind and LAWRENCE, 785-843-2787 LAWRENCE, 785-832-7950 brings forth pet adoption awareness. All of WELLNESS COACHING lawrenceartscenter.org/event/2017-benefi t- Are you trying to make lasting lifestyle changes FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH the dogs have been rescued from pounds and art-auction shelters from across the country. The mission is related to healthier eating, weight loss exercise, HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC to promote animal rescue, pet adoption, encour- smoking cessation or improving your blood Drop in 8:30-9:30 a.m. at West Ridge Mall age spay and neutering, and encourage people FAIRS/FESTIVALS pressure, cholesterol or glucose numbers? Con- (Food Court, near the restrooms), 1801 S.W. to spend more time with their pets. Lied Center sider meeting with a certifi ed wellness coach. Wanamaker Road. Free. No appointment neces- of Kansas, 1600 Steward Dr., University of APR 8 & 9 LMH offers this service for a fee. To learn more, sary. Kansas, 7 p.m. Fee. CIDER HILL APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL contact Aynsley Anderson Sosinski, RN at (785) TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 LAWRENCE, 785-864-2787 The second annual Cider Hill Apple Blossom 505-3066 or [email protected]. lied.ku.edu/calendar Festival includes hayrides through the Orchard LAWRENCE TUESDAYS to see the Apple Blossoms, Cider Hill Express FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC APR 28-MAY 13 Children’s Train, Children’s Crafts, Local ONGOING Drop in 10 a.m.-noon every Tuesday. Stormont BECKY’S NEW CAR Vendors, BBQ Lunch, Apple Cider Donuts, FIT FOR LIFE Vail Health’s HealthWise Clinic, 2252 S.W. Have you ever been tempted to fl ee your Apple Cider Slushes and much more. Cider Hill Exercise in a safe, supervised and non-threaten- 10th Ave. No appointment necessary. own life? Becky Foster is caught in middle Family Orchard, 3341 N. 139th St. Saturday 9 ing environment. Physician’s medical clear- TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 age, middle management and in a middling a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fee. ance required. 12 sessions. Fee. LMH Therapy marriage—with no prospects for change on KANSAS CITY Services. TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS the horizon. Then one night a socially inept facebook.com/events/187803598365082 LAWRENCE, 785-505-2712 JAZZERCISE LITE Fitness that’s invigorating, not intimidating. and grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the ONGOING car dealership where Becky works. Becky is APR 9 This 60-minute class pairs moderate aero- offered nothing short of a new life…and the TULIP TIME FESTIVAL DAY AT THE LAKE ZUMBA GOLD bics with exercises designed to improve your audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in Attendees will be able to enjoy food and walk Perfect for active older adults who are looking strength, balance, and fl exibility. 10:20-11:20 a way that most plays wouldn’t dare. Becky’s among the fl owers, as well as shop several ven- for a modifi ed Zumba class that recreates the a.m. at 3115 W. 6th St. New Car is a thoroughly original comedy with dors and listen to live entertainment. Ted Ensley original moves you love at a lower-intensity LAWRENCE, 785-331-4333 serious overtones, a devious and delightful Gardens, 3720 SE Yacht Court. $5 donation pace. The design of the class introduces easy-to- romp down the road not taken. Warning: Con- suggested. follow Zumba choreography that focuses on bal- TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS tains adult language and themes. Helen Hocker TOPEKA ance, range of motion and coordination. Come HEALTHWISE EXERCISE CLASS Center for the Performing Arts, 700 SW Zoo ready to sweat, and prepare to leave empowered This fun workout includes chair aerobics, Parkway. Dates vary. Fee. APR 22 and feeling strong. Choose from three class strength training, balance and fl exibility TOPEKA, 785-251-5990 BARNYARD BABIES FAMILY FESTIVAL different class schedules to meet your needs. For exercises tailored to seniors and others looking topekacivictheatre.com Come out to this fun family festival and experi- more information or to enroll, call the Commu- to stay fi t. 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays and ence life on a farm – from barnyard babies to a nity Building or search activity 127102 at www. Thursdays at Stormont Vail Health, 1500 S.W. tractor petting zoo, and fresh produce to kiddie lprd.org. 10th Ave. Cost: $25 punch card covers 20 drop- EXHIBITS/SHOWS pedal pull contests, giant balloon animals, games LAWRENCE, 785-832-7920 in classes. Call for enrollment forms. and much more! Receive a colorful map and Farm TOPEKA, 785-354-5225 MAR 10–APR 8 Passport when you arrive. Visit all the Discovery FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH FEATURED ARTIST: LOUIS COPT Zones, get your Passport stamped and receive a HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Artist Louis Copt has been painting full-time prize. The Discovery Zones share fun and fresh Drop in 9:30-11 a.m. at the Downtown YMCA, FLEXERCISE since 1984. He received a BA in art from adventures of a day on the farm. So much to see 421 S.W. Van Buren. Free. No appointment This exercise program emphasizes safe and Emporia State University in 1971. He has also and do! National Agricultural Center and Hall of necessary. benefi cial movements and routines that will studied at the Art Student’s League in New York Fame, 630 N. 126th St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee. TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 increase your fl exibility, strength and endur- City and has taken classes in drawing and paint- ance. Meets from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at East BONNER SPRINGS, 913-721-1075 MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS ing at the University of Kansas. In 2011, Copt aghalloffame.com/events/barnyard-babies- Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St. was named “Governor’s Artist” by the Kansas family-festival A.M. WALKING CLUB Closed. Fee. Enroll at LPRD.org or at East Arts Commission. Since 1974, the Kansas Arts Need exercise? Come to the East Lawrence Lawrence Center. Commission recognizes individuals in the arts APR 29 Recreation Center (7-9 a.m.) or Holcom Park LAWRENCE, 785-856-6030 who have made outstanding contributions to ROAR & POUR WINE FEST Recreation Center (7-11 a.m.), Monday through the arts and culture in Kansas. An expert panel This adults-only event features samplings of a Friday. You’ll get your heart pumping and have CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 22 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 for an appointment. APR 12 of you. LMH Main Campus (West lobby), 325 TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 KNOW YOUR NUMBERS – CHOLESTEROL Maine St., 8-9:30 a.m. TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS LAWRENCE, 785-505-5800 FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AND GLUCOSE SCREENING Held at the Wakarusa Wellness Center, 4920 FREE HEARING CONSULTATIONS This drop in screening event offers a lipid HISTORY Bob Billings Parkway, located 1 block west of Dr. Matthew J. Brown of Kaw Valley Hearing is profi le (full cholesterol test) and blood sugar (glucose) by fi nger stick. $20/test. A fast of 9-10 Wakarusa at the intersection of Research Park pleased to announce that every fi rst Wednesday APR 14 Drive. From 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. No of the month he will be offering free hear- hours is recommended; water and necessary appointment necessary. ing consultations. Call today to schedule your medications are okay. Please note: each test KANSAS MUSEUM OF HISTORY AFTER LAWRENCE, 785-856-6030 desired appointment time or stop in the fi rst takes about 10 minutes so there may be a short Wednesday of the month. If you currently wear wait depending on how many others are ahead CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS hearing aids stop in for a free clean and check of VACCINE CLINICS your existing hearing aids. Zostavax (shingles), Tdap (tetanus, diphthe- LAWRENCE, (785)748-8034 ria and pertussis (whooping cough)) and Td (tetanus and diphtheria) vaccines are available FRIDAYS by appointment and with a Cotton O’Neil phy- BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS sician’s prescription. HealthWise Clinic, 2252 Arbor Court, 1510 St. Andrews, 8:30 a.m. Open S.W. 10th Ave. Call for information. to the public. TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 LAWRENCE, 785-841-6845 PHOTO KEVIN GROENHAGEN WEDNESDAYS SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH OPEN BOCCE BALL HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Interested in playing bocce ball? There are Drop in 9:30-11 a.m. at the Southwest YMCA, two public courts at Holcom Park. Equip- 3635 S.W. Chelsea Drive. Free. No appointment ment can be checked out from the Holcom necessary. Park Recreation Center. Beginners are invited TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 to join experienced players for open play on Wednesday nights from 6-8 p.m. Call 832-7940 THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH for information or to make court reservations HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC within 24 hours of playing time. Drop in 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Oakland Commu- LAWRENCE nity Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. Free. No appoint- ment necessary. WEDNESDAYS TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 FREE NUTRITION CLINIC Meet with a Stormont Vail Health registered THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH dietitian to discuss your nutrition needs and HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC questions. Appointments available at the Drop in 9 to 10 a.m. at the Rose Hill Place Dozens of visitors attended Pioneer Ridge Independent Living’s HealthWise Clinic, 2252 S.W. 10th Ave. Call clubhouse, S.W. 37th and Gage Boulevard. Free. open house and ribbon cutting on March 8. The retirement community for an appointment. No appointment necessary. TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 offers 77 apartments, a pub, restaurant-style dining, a 36-seat theater, game rooms, a beauty shop, and a barber shop. WEDNESDAYS FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FREE MEDICATION CLINIC HEALTHWISE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Bring questions to Stormont Vail Health’s Drop in 9-10:30 a.m. at the Kuehne Branch trained pharmacy staff regarding your medica- (North) YMCA, 1936 N.W. Tyler St. Free. No tions (prescriptions or over-the-counter). appointment necessary. Appointments available by phone or at the TOPEKA, 785-354-6787 HealthWise Clinic, 2252 S.W. 10th Ave. Call KEVIN GROENHAGEN PHOTO KEVIN GROENHAGEN Lawrence selected as retirement destination Where to Retire profiles Lawrence in its March/April 2017 issue. According to Where to Retire Editor Annette Fuller, Lawrence possesses qualities important to today’s retirees. “It’s the home of basketball inventor James Naismith, and the Jayhawks at the University of Kansas live up to that tradition in many NCAA tournaments. But roundball fans soon learn that sunny skies and pleas- ant downtown strolls abound here. The award-wining public library is a major community gathering place, and the university brings cultural bonanzas such as Pulitzer-Prize winning speakers, NPR show tapings and inspiring classical Hundreds of seniors attended the Lawrence Area Partners in music concerts,” Fuller said. Aging’s 12th annual Resource Fair for Seniors on March 7 at the Sports Pavilion at Rock Chark Park. KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 23 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 Peterson Acres, 2930 Peterson Rd., MONDAYS MONDAYS Lawrence, 1-2 p.m. HOURS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP All events in this monthly series compliment Meets at Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold, 5:30 12-week adult group for recent loss. Midland the special exhibit, Captured: The Extraordi- Lawrence Public p.m. Call Dena for more information. Hospice, Building A, 4-5 p.m. Please call for nary Adventures of Colonel Hughes. Kansas LAWRENCE, 785-979-8362 start dates and information packet. TOPEKA, 785-232-2044 Museum of History, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Library BOOK TALKS MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS 6:30-8 p.m. WATER AEROBICS CLASSES FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH TOPEKA THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts St., 1 p.m. OrthoKansas, P.A. offers aquatic programs and INDIVIDUAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Dr., 2:30 p.m. services, which are open to the public. Special Individual appointments are available, 5:30- Lawrence Public features include warm water therapeutic pool 7:30 p.m., as well as phone support. Other times THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH with deep water capability. Class times are 6:30 are available. No cost. Call Terry Frizzell. Library BOOKMOBILE Pioneer Ridge-Asst. Living, 4851 Harvard Rd., a.m., 9 a.m., and 5 p.m. 1112 W. 6th St., Ste. TOPEKA, 785-271-6500; 785-230-6730 on 10 a.m. 124. fi rst Monday between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. MONDAYS Prairie Commons, 5121 Congressional Circle, LAWRENCE, 785-838-7885 Prairie Commons, 5121 Congressional Circle, 1 p.m. www.OrthoKansasPA.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 Lawrence, 9-10 a.m. Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Dr., FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH Lawrence, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Arbor Court, 1510 St. Andrews Dr., 2:30 p.m. Vermont Towers, 1101 Vermont St., FOURTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH Lawrence, 1-2 p.m. Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Dr., 10 a.m. WEDNESDAYS Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Dr., MEETINGS Lawrence, 9-10 a.m. Arbor Court, 1510 St. Andrews Dr., SUNDAYS Lawrence, 10:30-11:30 a.m. O.U.R.S. 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Group meets once a month on Room at 6:30 p.m. LAWRENCE SENIOR CENTER features include warm water therapeutic pool a Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. To learn more, LAWRENCE, 785-841-0030, 785-979-4692 2:15-3:45 PM, 785-842-0543 with deep water capability. Class time is 5:30 contact cwhiston@sunfl ower.com or visit www.facebook.com/pages/Lawrence-Death- SECOND & FOURTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH FIRST & THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH p.m. 1112 W. 6th St., Ste. 124. LAWRENCE, 785-838-7885 Cafe/520304204753986?ref=hl. ALZHEIMER’S/CAREGIVER SUPPORT GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP LAWRENCE Facilitated by LMH Chaplain Angela Lowe. www.OrthoKansasPA.com GROUP Meets in the LMH Chapel, 2nd fl oor. Lawrence SECOND MONDAY, SEP-MAY Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association-Heart FIRST & THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH of America Chapter. KU Center for Research, Memorial Hospital. HEALING AFTER LOSS BY SUICIDE LAWRENCE CLASSICS, GENERAL LAWRENCE, 785-505-3140 1315 Wakarusa Dr., Rm. 214, 1-2:30 p.m. (HEALS) FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS LAWRENCE, 913-831-3888 FIRST & THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH For those who have lost a loved one by suicide. Volunteer service club. LAWRENCE, 785-331-4575 SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Fellow survivors offer an atmosphere of under- HAPPY TIME SQUARES SQUARE DANCE For adults who have lost loved ones. Call LMH standing and emotional support by encouraging SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH Chaplain Angela Lowe for more information. families and individuals to share healthy ways CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP CLUB of coping and grieving. Contact Steve New- Meets at First United Methodist Church-West LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Being a caregiver can be incredibly stress- comer at for more information. Pozez Education Campus, 867 Hwy 40 (1 block west Hwy 40/ 4-5 PM, 785-840-3140 ful, but you don’t have to do it alone. Come Center, 1505 SW 8th St. K10 Bypass). Plus: 7:30-8 p.m., Mainstream meet and talk to others who are in the same TOPEKA, 785-478-4947 or 785-296-8349 8-10 p.m. Contact Frank & Betty Alexander. FIRST & THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH situation as you. Moderated by April Maddox, LAWRENCE, 785-843-2584 CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH caregiver support specialist at Jayhawk Area Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with the www.happytimesquares.com MAN TO MAN PROSTATE CANCER Agency on Aging. Topeka & Shawnee County responsibilities of caring for a spouse, parent, Public Library, Anton Room 202, 3:30-4:30 THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH or loved one? Do you need information about SUPPORT GROUP - TOPEKA p.m. Free. Meets at St. Francis Health Center’s Cancer LAWRENCE PARKINSON’S SUPPORT Alzheimer’s disease or other disorders? Please TOPEKA, 785-580-4662 join us in one of our Caregiver Support Groups. Center, 1700 S.W. 7th St., 7 p.m. GROUP Sponsored by Douglas County Senior Services, TOPEKA, 785-230-4422 SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2415 Inc. Douglas County Senior Services, Inc., 745 CLINTON PARKWAY, LAWRENCE, 2 PM FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD Vermont St., 2:15-3:45 p.m. AND VETERAN RAILROAD EMPLOYEES LAWRENCE, 785-842-0543 LAWRENCE AREA PARTNERS IN AGING THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH Networking group. Call Ashley at 785-842-0543 Meets at 9:30-11 a.m. at Coyote Canyon Buffet. GRANDPARENT AND CAREGIVER TOPEKA, www.narvre.com EEVERYVERY TTUESDAYUESDAY TTHROUGHHROUGH FFRIDAYRIDAY for more information. $12.00 to attend (includes SUPPORT GROUP MEN’S COFFEE lunch). 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH Strengthening family relationships and improv- Meets in the library at Pioneer Ridge, 4851 FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH LAWRENCE ACTION CIVITAN CLUB ing positive parenting skills. Meets from 6:30-8 Harvard Rd., at 9:30 a.m. Open to the public. p.m. at St. Francis Hospital, 2nd fl oor meeting PARKINSON MEETING Civitans have been helping people since the LAWRENCE, 785-749-2000 organization’s founding in 1917, by a group of rooms. Child care available with 48 hours notice. Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier, 5:30-7 p.m. TOPEKA, 785-286-2329 or 785-231-0763 FFIRSTIRST TTUESDAYUESDAY OOFF TTHEHE MMONTHONTH LAWRENCE, 785-235-1367 or (800) 798-1366 businessmen determined to make a difference in their community. Club meets at 6 p.m. To fi nd THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH BBLOODLOOD PPRESSURERESSURE CLINICCLINIC out current meeting information or other Civitan HHealthWiseealthWise 5555 CClinic.linic. 88:30-9:30:30-9:30 aa.m..m. WWestridgeestridge EVERY OTHER THURSDAY project updates, please visit the Lawrence STROKE SUPPORT GROUP MMallall ((FoodFood CCourt,ourt, RRestroomestroom EEntrance).ntrance). FFree.ree. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP ACTION Civitan Club’s Facebook page at For those recovering from a stroke, and/or their TTOPEKA,OPEKA, 7785-354-678785-354-6787 Ongoing adult group. Midland Hospice, Build- family and friends. Meets at 4-5:30 p.m. For more ing A, 10:30 a.m. Please call for start dates and www.facebook.com/lawrenceactioncivitan or call Jason. information call LMH Kreider Rehab Center. FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH information packet. LAWRENCE, 785-505-2712 LAWRENCE AREA COALITION TO TOPEKA, 785-232-2044 LAWRENCE, 785-691-8520 THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH HONOR END-OF-LIFE CHOICES EVERY OTHER THURSDAY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Works with 31 other Kansas communities to MEMORY SUPPORT GROUP ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP help all Kansans live with dignity, comfort GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Alzheimer’s support group for families and Ongoing adult group. Midland Hospice, Build- Held at The Windsor of Lawrence, 3220 Peter- and peace at the end-of-life, regardless of son Rd., 2 p.m. For more information, please caregivers. Blassingame Home Care, 1835 N age. Members have backgrounds in health- ing A, 5:30 p.m. Please call for start dates and Topeka Blvd., Suite 205, 6-7 p.m. RSVP by information packet. call Amy Homer. care, pastoral care, senior citizens’ services, LAWRENCE, 785-832-9900 calling. funeral home care, library and educational TOPEKA, 785-232-2044 TOPEKA, 785-286-2273 services. Meets at 3 p.m. in Conference E of SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH LMH. STROKE SUPPORT GROUP DIABETES EDUCATION GROUP LAWRENCE, 785-830-8130 The Diabetes Education Center provides a CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meet other stroke survivors, their families, and Join representatives from Lawrence Memorial hear guest speakers discuss topics related to free monthly program for those with diabetes FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH and their support persons, at 6 p.m. Lawrence Hospital Oncology Center and the American MAN TO MAN PROSTATE CANCER recovery. Please contact Randy Williams or Lisa Cancer Society for a general cancer support Rundell for more information. Kansas Rehabili- Memorial Hospital, Meeting Room A. SUPPORT GROUP - LAWRENCE LAWRENCE, 785-505-3062 group. Open to anyone with any cancer diagno- tation Hospital, 1504 SW 8th Ave. ses and/or family members or others affected by Meets at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 5:30 TOPEKA, 785-235-6600 p.m. SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH their cancer. For more information, contact Liv LAWRENCE, 785-393-1256 SATURDAYS SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF Frost at 785-505-2807 or email to liv.frost@ LAWRENCE BRIDGE CLUB TOPEKA lmh.org. FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH LAWRENCE Bring a partner and join us for an evening of Soroptimist International’s mission is to TOPEKA AREA OSTOMY SUPPORT bridge, snacks and prizes. Annual membership improve the lives of women and girls in local THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH GROUP fee. First two visits are free. Kaw Valley Bridge communities and throughout the world. Meets at ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL Our focus is supporting, assisting, and educat- 6:30 p.m. at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Center, 1025 N. 3rd Street, 6:30 p.m. EMPLOYEES ing individuals with colostomies, ileostomies, LAWRENCE, 785-760-4195 Library. Guests welcome. Please email info@ urostomies and continent ostomies. Meets at soroptimisttopeka.org for more information. The Lawrence chapter of the National Active 6 p.m. at St. Francis Health Center, 1700 SW ONE SATURDAY EACH MONTH TOPEKA, 785-221-0501 and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) 7th St. LAWRENCE DEATH CAFE www.soroptimisttopeka.org meets the third Wednesday of the month at Con- TOPEKA, 785-295-5555 At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 25 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 Live BAND providing the soundtrack to this APR 29 MISCELLANEOUS EGG-stravaganza? So, come out and drink a roy’s Pub, located at 3115 W. 6th in Lawrence. ECYCLE few beers, scavenge for hidden eggs and partake A program begins at noon, followed by lunch Bring your used, unused, working or not EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY in this EGG-stremely awesome event. Kansas and a short business meeting. First time lunch electronics for free recycling. If it has a cord SCRABBLE: OPEN PLAY City Renaissance Festival, 633 N. 130th Street, is free. NARFE’s mission is to defend and or runs on batteries it can be recycled. Kansas Anyone interested is welcome-beginner or 1-5 p.m. Fee. enhance benefi ts career federal employees earn. Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, 9 a.m.-1 long timer-just walk in or give a call. Douglas BONNER SPRINGS, 913-721-2110 Employees from all branches of government p.m. Free (some items may cost to recycle). County Senior Service, 745 Vermont St., 1-4 kegsneggskc.com TOPEKA, 785-368-4470 are welcome and encouraged to attend. For p.m. more information, please call Betty Scribner, LAWRENCE, 785-842-0543 membership chairman. LAWRENCE, 785-843-7481 WEDNESDAYS THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH WILD WEE WEDNESDAYS AT THE LUNCH AFTER LOSS DISCOVERY CENTER A social support group to re-engage life after After the big kids are off to school, bring your the death of a loved one. Meets at 11 a.m. at lil’ ones to the Discovery Center for special Paisano’s Ristorante, Fleming Place, SW 10th activities just for them. Preschoolers can explore & Gage. Dutch treat. Requires a reservation. their senses, create crafts and learn about the Call Terry Frizzell at Heartland Hospice of different animals at the Discovery Center. Topeka for your reservation. Parents, guardians, and child care providers can TOPEKA, 785-271-6500 meet other parents and talk with early childhood professionals. Free coffee is available. 4400 SW THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 10th Ave., 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP TOPEKA, 785-783-8300 Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, 2910 SW www.kansasdiscovery.org Topeka Blvd., 12-1 p.m. SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH LAWRENCE, 785-235-1367 or (800) 798-1366 MONTHLY GUIDED HIKE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Clinton State Park and AmeriCorps invite you to CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP join us for monthly hikes through the park every Administered by Senior Outreach Services in Second Sunday through the coming year. Each cooperation with Jayhawk Area Agency on journey will take you approximately 2 miles Aging, Inc. Designed to be a safe place to assist along the sections of the existing North Shore and empower caregivers of seniors. Rose Hill Trails that fl ow throughout Clinton State Park. Place Clubhouse, 3600 SW Gage Blvd., 1 p.m. We’ll be exploring the understatedly hilly terrain TOPEKA, 785-235-1367, EXT. 130 and abundant wildlife of Eastern Kansas. Ama- teur arborists and bird watchers will be amazed FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH at the numerous species present within the park TOPEKA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY boundaries. Fee. Clinton Reservoir, State Park, TGS promotes and stimulates the education, and Wildlife Area, 798 N 1415 Rd., 1 p.m. knowledge and interest of the membership LAWRENCE, 785-842-8562 and the public in family history, genealogical ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations/ records and research. Meets at the Topeka- Clinton Shawnee County Public Library, 7 p.m. No meeting in April, November or December. APR 8 TOPEKA, 785-233-5762 PAWS IN THE PARK www.tgstopeka.org Paws in the Park is the largest annual fundraiser for Helping Hands Humane Society. On aver- Is the cost of advertising in FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH age, HHHS admits over 7,000 animals a year. CHRISTIAN WIDOW/WIDOWERS The cost to compassionately care for and pro- ORGANIZATION vide world-class medical care for this number the daily newspapers We have a covered dish dinner, a short meeting, of animals can be staggering but unavoidable. and then play dime bingo with playing cards. Paws in the Park helps to raise money to support 5:30 p.m. at 17th and Stone. For additional the animals that enter our doors. HHHS is proud getting to be burdensome? information, email [email protected]. to provide sanctuary for the lost, abandoned and TOPEKA unwanted animals of the NE Kansas commu- nity. Topeka West High School Soccer Field, FOURTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5720 SW 21st St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fee. Call Kevin at 785-841-9417 to find ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL TOPEKA, 785-233-7325 EMPLOYEES pawsinthepark2017.eventbrite.com out how your advertising can reach The Topeka chapter of the National Active APR 8 and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) KEGS ‘N EGGS seniors in Lawrence and Topeka for meets on the fourth Friday OF THE MONTH Drinking and hunting make an EGG-cellent (except Nov. and Dec.) at Aldersgate Village, combination at KEGGS ‘n’ EGGS. The Kansas rates that are not out of this world. 7220 SW Asbury Drive, Topeka. Buffet lunch City Renaissance Festival grounds are wait- begins at noon followed by a program/speaker ing for you to HUNT for hidden Easter Eggs. and business meeting. NARFE’s mission is to Each egg contains tickets to be redeemed for represent government employees, active and prizes and a few GOLDEN eggs are even fi lled retired, before Congress. Employees from all with CASH. If all that hunting is making you branches of federal government employment EGG-stra thirsty, you’re in luck. There will also are welcome, and encouraged to attend. For be Craft Beer Tastings from local and regional information, call Jim Miller. breweries along with EGG-citing games and TOPEKA, 785-478-0651 contests. Did we mention there will also be a 26 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25 BUSINESS CARD DIRECTORY

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Among its leon’s crushing defeat. exhibits is a 1916 battlefi eld replica, Farther north, in the Netherlands, the Low Countries for 2017 visible through a glass fl oor and com- Amsterdam is thriving. In fact, it’s get- plete with mud, shells, trenches and ting so crowded with tourists that the By Rick Steves is closed for 2017 and beyond as it military equipment. mayor—concerned about the fl ood Tribune Content Agency receives an overhaul. The big news for prehistoric art of cheese stores, chocolate shops and A new addition to the Paris shop- lovers is the opening of the Interna- kitschy tourism changing the city into ne of Europe’s best organized ping scene is the Forum des Halles, a tional Center for Cave Art at Lascaux, a kind of amusement park—recently Oregions for sightseeing, France modern mall under a vast glass-and- highlighted by a brand-new replica decided to stop promoting the city, and the Low Countries (Belgium steel canopy. Old timers remember Les cave that faithfully reproduces the rein- even recommending visitors consider and the Netherlands) are better than Halles as Paris’ gigantic central pro- deer, horse and bull paintings found in Rotterdam or Delft instead. ever with new people-friendly zones, duce market. Demolished in the 1970s, the original cave using the same dyes, To control crowds at the popular improved sights and comforting secu- it was replaced with an underground tools and techniques that predecessors Anne Frank House, only people hold- rity. shopping mall. Now the complex has used 15,000 years ago. Reservations ing reservations can visit between the France is a country full of beloved been transformed into a modern shop- are highly recommended. hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tick- sights. While recent terrorist events ping center and a massive underground Finally, France continues to improve ets can be booked online exactly two may have scared away some travel- transportation hub capped by a huge its transportation infrastructure. With months in advance—and should be; ers, I return every year for a reward- city park. the last link complete in its high-speed they sell out quickly. ing experience and feel perfectly safe. The region around Paris is stud- rail line, it’s just two hours from Paris Amsterdam’s fascinating and hidden Regrettably, France’s high profi le and ded with grand chateaux. The grand- to Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace “church in the attic,” the Amstelkring bold leadership in matters of pluralism est of these is Versailles, where the region in northeast France. For much Museum, has a new entrance building. have made it a target, so heightened Queen’s Wing is closed for exten- cheaper (if slower) transit to other large Visitors are greeted with a shop, res- concerns there about terrorism have sive renovation. For cheap and effi - cities in France, as well as London, taurant and educational spaces before led to more safeguards. Travelers can cient day-tripping to two other top Amsterdam and Brussels, OuiBus stepping into the 17th-century Catholic expect a greater security presence and chateaux—Vaux-le-Vicomte and offers convenient and comfortable bus church, built secretly into a hollowed- extra checkpoints at tourist-oriented Fontainebleau—visitors can now pur- service with Wi-Fi and an English- out merchant’s home. sights. For instance, at Versailles, there chase a regional Mobilis ticket, which speaking driver. As you’ll see if you go in 2017, these are now two security checks for the covers any travel within a day in the In Belgium, France’s neighbor to countries—rich in culture and his- chateau—one at the gate outside the greater Paris region, including Metro the north, the capital city of Brus- tory—are working hard to make their courtyard and a second before entering rides to and from the train station and sels has pedestrianized part of the heritage both safe and enjoyable. Join the building. round-trip train fare, as well as the Boulevard Anspach and surrounding in! As usual, Paris is evolving. After a bus connecting the Fontainebleau sta- streets, creating the second largest - Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com) long closure, its Picasso Museum is tion to the chateau (but not the shuttle car-free zone in Europe. Because of writes European travel guidebooks spiffed up and welcoming more tour- from Verneuil-l’Etang train station to this, many bus routes have changed, and hosts travel shows on public tele- ists than ever. A major renovation at Vaux-le-Vicomte). and crosstown cabs take more time vision and public radio. Email him at the Rodin Museum has wrapped up, In Normandy, the D-Day Experi- getting around the downtown core. [email protected] and follow his and the museum is fully open. Mean- ence museum at St-Come-du-Mont Visitors should consider using the blog on Facebook. while, the Carnavalet Museum, which now gives visitors a chance to pre- Metro instead. © 2017 Rick Steves covers the tumultuous history of Paris, tend they’re paratroopers and take a About 10 miles south of Brussels, Distributed By Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 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6:WK6W‡7RSHND‡ZZZWKHILUVWDSDUWPHQWVRUJ EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 30 • April 2017 KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY in his driving career, he has loved to go to do with weather conditions. How- HUMOR fi shing. Dropping a line in the water ever, it did have everything to do with excited him almost as much as getting racing, but Jeremiah wouldn’t be racing behind the wheel of his racecar. Fishing around a track. However, he would be is how he always celebrates his wins back in the winner’s circle. MEGA- Dancin’ In High Gear and cheers up after his losses. TV would be launching a network that Once Jeremiah “Junebug” Jenkins had everything to do with racecars, pit ooking down on the track of the You’ve won twice. How are you feel- made his fi nal lap in his last month’s crews and roaring engines. Jeremiah Letongaloosa International Race- ing?” L Letongaloosa 600, he decided to retire. would be the lead reporter. way, Jeremiah “Junebug” Jenkins “I’m so excited. I had heard this was He wanted to celebrate his retirement A week later, Jeremiah was back at knew today was going to be a horn the fi rst time offi cials had shortened the by fi shing and that’s what he was doing the Letongaloosa International Race- tootin’ sort of day. It was a day that had race because of rain since 1966. I’m on the Sunday he got the message from way. As he walked toward the Win- been 35 years in the making and Jer- glad the offi cials decided to do it again. his grandson, Garrison. ner’s Circle, he was so excited. He emiah was more nervous than a long- I want to thank my sponsors, Hank’s Garrison is the lead meteorologist at felt his feet dancing. He felt like a kid tailed cat in a room full of rocking Hardware, Alvin’s Auto Body. They MEGA-TV in Letongaloosa. He and again. chairs. To be honest, the possibility of were instrumental in helping us get our Jeremiah are as close as a grandson - Larry Day, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., is a this day wouldn’t even be on his radar car on the track.” and grandfather can be. Like Grandpa former foreign correspondent, newspa- if he hadn’t listened to that darn mes- He remembered telling the reporter Sam, Jeremiah took Garrison to see his per reporter and journalism professor. that he couldn’t believe how lucky he fi rst race. Garrison was excited about He has written humorous fi ction— was to have won. He thanked his fellow the race. The roaring of the engines, the sometimes intentionally—all his life. competitors and all of the drivers who speed of the pit crew and watching the had come before him who had inspired drivers run laps around the track didn’t him to start driving in the fi rst place. It faze him. He was more interested in the had been quite a day. Please recycle rain storm that stopped the race. Since When Jeremiah was a boy, his then, Jeremiah has relied on his grand- this copy of Grandpa Sam had brought him to the son to give him the weather report Kaw Valley Letongaloosa International Raceway before every race. Senior Monthly sage his grandson, Garrison, had left to see his fi rst race. The roaring of Retired for a month now, he knew when you are on his voicemail last Sunday. But here the engines, the speed of the pit crew the message from Garrison had nothing through with it. he stood waiting for the next chapter of and the rush of adrenaline he felt from his life to kick into high gear. watching the drivers run laps around Jeremiah closed his eyes, took a the track made him dance with excite- deep breath and continued gazing over ment. It was at that point he knew he the raceway. This is where his career wanted to be a racecar driver when began. This is also the track where he grew up. That was also the day he ran his last lap and won his fi nal his grandfather gave him the name race just one month ago. The feelings “Junebug” because he was so excited of excitement from that race, and all by everything he just couldn’t stop the races he had won throughout his jumping around. career, came rushing back. Memories Jeremiah has now been a part of of the interview from his last Winner’s racing for decades and he has com- Circle played in his head. peted on all stages of competition rang- “Jeremiah, so many drivers have ing from some of the biggest races in tried to win the Letongaloosa 600. the country to the smallest. 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Put the skillet in the oven and 2 large cage-free eggs bake until the omelet is completely set From brunch to supper: Prepare a Spanish- 12 large cage-free egg whites but still slightly moist, about 5 min- 1/4 cup (60 mL) pitted Kalamata utes. style omelet anytime for a satisfying meal olives, sliced If the eggs on top still look a little 3 ounces (185 g) thinly sliced lean underdone for your liking, switch the ’ve recognized an interesting pat- favorites, briefl y sauteing them as I do cured ham, cut into thin ribbons oven to the broil setting, or preheat a Itern from the questions and recipe in the recipe. 6 basil leaves, cut into fi ne strips separate broiler, and pop the pan under requests I’m always getting. With all I make the omelet with mostly egg the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes until they the different food options and occa- whites, adding just a couple of yolks Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). are set and light golden. sions for eating that each week brings, for a touch of richness and golden Heat an 8-inch (20-cm) ovenproof Set the skillet aside to let the omelet most people are concerned about cook- color. (You can save leftover yolks for nonstick skillet over medium heat. settle for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle ing for two main types of meals: week- another recipe for two or three days in Spray with the nonstick cooking spray. with the basil. Cut it into wedges and end brunches and weeknight suppers. a sealable container in the refrigerator, Add the peppers and saute, stirring serve hot, lukewarm or even cold. covered with a little water to prevent occasionally, until they have softened © 2017 Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. them from drying out.) and their edges begin to turn golden, Distributed By Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Because many people love cured about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and pork with such egg dishes, I also fi nish jalapeno, if using, and saute until fra- Wolfgang off the omelet with some strips of lean grant, about 30 seconds longer. Season Puck ham; but, of course, you could also to taste with salt and pepper. Add make a vegetarian version by substitut- the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes ing some sliced or crumbled chorizo- longer. style vegetarian sausage that can be Put the eggs and egg whites in a As you might guess, the styles of found in most well-stocked supermar- large bowl. Season to taste with salt recipes they want for those two occa- kets. and pepper and whisk until thoroughly sions tend to be very different. On a You might wonder how healthful blended. Add the egg mixture to the weekend morning, most home cooks such a generous-looking, rich-tasting skillet with the vegetables and stir con- want to prepare something that feels main dish can be. So it might surprise stantly over medium heat until curds generous, even a little bit indulgent; a you to learn that each serving totals just start to form. Continue cooking until recipe that will impress everyone gath- about 150 calories, with a little bit more the mixture has begun to set but is still ered around the table, helping to make than a quarter of those coming from fat. fairly moist. brunch a special yet relaxed occasion. 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A cat ever your bird has most likely never Your smelly dog could actually that is not hungry will bury or store been in any temp lower than 65 uneaten prey animals to be eaten later degrees, as is the coldest it would be something medical on. The cat toys represent prey animals get in ones house. Common sense to the cat and her instinct is telling her would tell us that this should be the f By Marc Morrone absorb the odor somewhat, but really a to store them someplace safe and in temp outdoors that our birds would Tribune Content Agency trip to your vet is in order here. her mind the foot of the bed is the best feel OK. Anything under our ambi- Q: We have a 4-year-old female cat. place to keep the objects. ent room temp that the bird has been Q: Our 2-year-old American Bull- Most nights she sleeps at the bottom of Domestic and wild animals will both living in would feel chilly. dog is a great dog, but he has always our bed. As soon as we are in bed, he do this, however since domestic ani- Just be sure that you have the bird’s has a bad odor and his fur feels greasy. drags two or three of her toys from the mals have lots of free time on their wing feathers trimmed before you start We give him a bath as often as we can living room, across the foray and into hands then the behavior is not as cut to take her outside again, the trimmed but the nice smell only lasts a day or the bedroom and leaves them on the and dry as it would be in their wild ones from last year may have moulted so. What can we do to keep her odor fl oor at the bottom of the bed. Then she counterparts. out and regrown over the winter down? - Dale Jones, Las Vegas, NV jumps on the bed and seems to watch Q: I have a blue fronted amazon months indoors. A: I really do think that this is a med- them before sleeping. Since we have parrot that I got as a baby last spring. - Marc Morrone has kept almost ical issue. In such situations a dog like never had a cat that had an odd habit, Her wing feathers have always been every kind of animal as a pet for the last yours usually has impacted anal glands I was wondering if this is unusual? - trimmed and she spent most of her half-century and he is happy to share or a bad tooth that is causing the smell. Grace Wallace, Chicago, IL summer days outside with me as I his knowledge with others. Although For example, if the tooth is infected A: This is a subject that people love worked in my garden. I had to keep he cannot answer every question, he and causing the dog’s saliva to become to debate and everyone can tell a tale her indoors all winter long but now I will publish many of those that have a smelly and the dog licks herself, then about a dog or cat that they had that have spring fever and want to get out- general interest. You can contact him that odor will be all over her fur. performed some rather mysterious side again to work in the garden. How at [email protected]; please include A quick fi x to an issue like this is to behavior for no particular reason. warm does it need to be outside before your name, city and state. rub dry corn starch in the dog’s coat— Just like humans, animals have ritu- I can take her out with me again? We © 2017 Distributed By Tribune Content Agency, it will get rid of the greasy feel and als. Most are governed by instinct—the have not yet had anything here over 75 LLC. KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 33 on top of our sofa near the ceiling. I inside, we can buy a nice brick home MEMORIES ARE FOREVER watched him shovel wave after wave of in the rich part of Wichita that never muddy slime out our front door, while fl oods.” I would like to receive your memory as Irene, he drove us 16 blocks to his Irene used a garden hose to spray the • • • a child. It should be about 725 words welding shop at 1717 N. Santa Fe fl oor and the base of the walls before By 1958, Wichita had completed more or less and include a photo of Street. As we trudged up the creaky, chasing the last of the silt outside. “The Big Ditch” that kept the Little yourself as a child. You can write your inside back stairs, and carried our After she mopped Arkansas con- favorite memory either longhand or blankets and pillows to the second the fl oors and the tained in its banks, have it typed out. Then mail it to me story, Tex assured us that we were base of the walls preventing the at Tom Mach, PO Box 486, Lawrence, going to have fun camping out in the with a Clorox and river from fl ood- KS 66044. attic until the river receded. water mixture, Tex ing the north You can also send it to me by email Mounds of sparrow nests and a sea lifted me down end of Wichita. at [email protected]. Go to www. of mice droppings left a trail because and we all went Today,very few memoriesareforever.com for more these creatures had come inside to bed and tried to Wichita residents information. Don’t worry about spell- through the broken windowpanes. sleep while ignor- are still around ing or grammar as I would be happy Grabbing a broom and dustpan, Irene ing that overpow- who remember to edit it and send it back to you for immediately started sweeping the fl oor. ering smell. Each seeing sandbag- approval. This column will cease to Tex busied himself untying an old mat- year it fl ooded, we gers working at th exist if I don’t receive memories from tress, which he had suspended from the suffered through a the 18 Street our Senior Monthly readers. Thanks. - ceiling earlier, and placed on rusty box long, dry summer. Bridge trying to Tom Mach springs already on the fl oor to make us As a result, the hold back the a temporary bed. wooden fl oor of fl oodwaters or As I began exploring the loft, I our rental shack seeing the North noticed a large, black safe covered in expanded and end of Wichita dust, featuring a silver dial, a metal shrunk so much under water. As a Tom that the cracks boy, all I had to do handle, and beautiful gold lettering on Don Marler Mach the door. Tex told us that the previous between the to send Irene into owner’s wife informed everyone at the wooden boards opened wide enough in a tizzy was to mention how much fun funeral that there might be a million places that we could see clear through I had camping out in the attic at Tex’s dollars hidden in a locked safe in the to the ground below. Welding Shop. That was over 70 years attic. I asked Tex, “Why don’t we just Sometimes when Tex felt frisky and ago. Even today, I sometimes wake up My One Million open the door and see?” He laughed wanted to tease Irene, he would say, middle of the night and think I hear and said, “Go ahead!” “If you’re tired of our house, we can mice scratching on the fl oor. (I wonder Dollar Memory After trying and failing, I crawled always spend the night in the attic of what my 1959 classmates at North into our makeshift bed and went to my shop. That would give you plenty High think of that.) By Don Marler sleep. Later I woke up with Tex and of time to fi gure out the combina- I never did fi nd out what happened Irene in bed with me. I heard Irene tion on that safe. When you get your to that safe. However, I do have a uring the heavy spring rains of complaining. “What’s that scratching hands on that million dollars locked memory today that’s worth a million. D1944, the Little Arkansas River noise?” Tex laughed and said, “That’s overfl owed its banks three times in mice running around on the fl oor, 11 days, fl ooding our entire northwest trying to fi gure out how get into bed We Help Our Clients Improve neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. My with us.” The next day, Irene com- parents, Tex and Irene Marler, watched plained that she couldn’t go to sleep in the Quality of Their Lives the fl oodwater slowly fl ow past our the attic after hearing the mice. We can provide services to individuals with needs in order to assist intersection at 21st & Arkansas toward Once again, in 1951, The Little our house. Arkansas River fl ooded its banks and them in staying in the comforts of their own homes for as long as As a four-year-old, I watched as we got to camp out in Tex’s welding they wish. We provide assistance in housekeeping, laundry, grocery Irene prayed for the rising murky shop for several days. Just like before, shopping, meal prep, following diets, as well as personal assistance river water to stop once the level when we returned home, Tex and Irene such as bathing, dressing, and grooming. Our nursing staff assesses reached the front porch of our rental started removing about six inches of individual needs and build a care plan to fit the needs of our clients. shack. Tex silently put our furniture stinky mud and twigs that covered our Our goal is continuity of care in staffing for the most consistent care up on cinder blocks, hoisted me onto fl oor and the baseboards of the walls. possible. Our nurses can also set up medication, and our staff can his shoulders and swam out to his I remember how it stunk worse than a remind clients of their schedules. big welding truck to deposit me on pack of wet dogs. Locally owned and serving the Topeka area since 2003, Advantaged the front seat. 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Michelle Dockery’s new movie TINE/LANDOV/MCT VAN DENNIS By Liz Smith So when it was my turn, I stepped up, Tribune Content Agency put my hand out, almost fainted from his friendly smile and stumbled away ou never get a second chance clutching my reward. My real reward “Yto make a fi rst impression,” was Kirk! said Will Rogers. Naturally, I infl ated this non-incident, I’ve told this tale before, so sue me! often name-dropped, put words in the The fi rst movie star I ever saw—in star’s mouth and was a transparent fan. the fl esh—was Kirk Douglas. He is Kirk Douglas made movie after now 100 years old and literally has 91 movie and became top of the heap in movies to his credit. Hollywood and the world. But when I fi rst saw him, I was Eventually, I myself climbed the working on a Dell Publishing movie ladder to a kind of success as a Hol- magazine that was just a PR machine lywood expert and even a competitor for actors-into-stars. One Christmas, to Louella and Hedda. So, thereby, I Mr. Delacorte of Dell ordered all of actually became friendly with Kirk and his worker bees to assemble in a big his wife Anne. I often dined with them room near his headquarters. We were when we met on both coasts. to receive what was called our “annual Kirk, to his credit, always listened bonus,” as a gift. This check must have to my little nothing tale of how we had been a hearty $10 or $15, at the most. “met” when he was on his way up. But as I, a journalism graduate, only To his credit, Kirk, who is now a made $65 a week in the early ‘50s, this superstar, added many movies and was momentous. awards and children and millions of When we were together, Mr. Dela- fans to his bio. He loved my story. corte announced, proudly, that an actor After reminding him and saying that named Kirk Douglas would do the there were at least 150 other Dell honors. employees at that occasion, Kirk would Although “Spartacus” was in Kirk’s lean forward at the table and say, “And future, we knew he was important— I remember you, Liz, out of all those and good-looking and sexy. And he’d others. I remember you!” come across country to thrill us. He He would lean back, beaming. It was leapt onto the tiny stage! so great. I was much taken by his blond, hand- So, it’s no wonder that Kirk Douglas someness and he was wearing a deftly has “chosen” me to receive his latest Kirk Douglas, left, and Anne Buydens arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar tailored Glen plaid suit. I had never book. He described it as “Photos and Viewing Party 2010, at the Sunset Tower, in Los Angeles, California, seen such a suit in all my Texas years. CONTINUED ON PAGE 35 March 7, 2010. KAW VALLEY SENIOR MONTHLY April 2017 • 35 ous Letty Raines, of “Good Behavior.” Ms. Strus’ instantly famous scene with ‘Arrival’ and Emma Stone is ‘La La Liz Smith Although Michelle was attend- Letty, a discussion in which Estelle Land.’ Jeremy Renner and Ryan Gos- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34 ing this Peggy Siegal event at The compares their sexual history; throw- ling are very pretty, of course...” She Museum of Modern Art to talk up her ing shade, most profanely!) broke off laughing, “No, no. They words that, I guess, will be the last of role as Jim Broadbent’s daughter in Dockery also said she was blown are wonderful actors, but those fi lms the Douglas literacy factory.” “The Sense of...” she was not adverse away when she read the pilot script, belong to the women, in my opinion. Running Press, a Hachette imprint, to compliments and discussion about and saw how much Letty drives the And that can’t be bad.” is bringing out Kirk’s book May 2. His Mary or Letty. 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With Bob Jones West won with his 10 and cashed the Tribune Content Agency diamond ace. This was followed by the ace of spades and West had to judge Neither vulnerable. East deals. how to continue. The play to trick one provided the NORTH solution. East would have won the fi rst ♠-Q 8 6 5 trick with the jack of clubs, rather than ♥-2 the queen, if he held that card. West ♦-6 5 2 concluded that declarer held the jack ♣-K 10 7 6 4 of clubs, so he reverted to clubs. East WEST EAST won with his ace and continued clubs. ♠-A 9 4 2 ♠-K J 7 3 South, picked clean of side suit cards, ♥-10 8 ♥-A 9 had to ruff with the jack of trumps ♦-A Q 10 8 3 ♦-K J 4 and continue with the trump king. ♣-9 3 ♣-A Q 8 5 East won with ace and persisted with SOUTH another round of clubs, promoting a ♠-10 second trump trick for the defense. ♥-K Q J 7 6 5 4 3 Plus 800! A beauty. ♦-9 7 Note that declarer might have ♣-J 2 saved a trick had he false-carded with the jack of clubs at trick one. At The bidding: the crucial juncture, West might well EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH have continued with a spade rather 1♣ 4♥ Dbl* Pass than a club and South could have Pass Pass held his losses to -500, a small loss * Negative, values with no clear bid compared to the value of his oppo- nents’ game. Opening lead: Nine of ♣ - Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this news- A six-spade contract, East-West, paper or to Tribune Content Agency, might have succeeded on a fortunate lie LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, of the cards and some good guesswork. Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses We’ll never know. may be sent to tcaeditors@tribune. East won the opening club lead with com. the queen and shifted to a low diamond. © 2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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