Contributing Writers: Howard Erman Les Goldberg Ronnie Greenberg Dr. Robert Horseman Judith Rogow Debbie L. Sklar

VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 Nick Thomas

FEBRUARY 2019 “Serving The Needs of Orange County & Long Beach Seniors Since 1974”

Willie Nelson

“There is only one map in the journey of life, and it lives within your heart.” —Willie Nelson

What’s Inside.... Calendar of Events...... 5 Classifieds...... 6-7 Willie Nelson...... 10 Gadget Geezer...... 12 Fabulous Finds...... 14 Book Club...... 21 Destination Lancaster...... 22 Busy Boomers...... 31 In The Spotlight...... 35 Tinseltown Talks...... 41

Orange County • Long Beach Page 2 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Tips For Finding Good Nutrition According to the U.S. Depart- Organizations in the ment of Agriculture, one out Community of every eight U.S. households If your challenge is less about experiences food insecurity. $2,945 finding sources of healthy food Access to healthy food is an $2,745 than getting to them, there important factor in your health, are options that can help you and for millions of Americans, $3,185 shop for groceries, or even do it remains elusive. $2,745 it completely on your behalf. There are also food banks, $575 “An inability to access healthy There are many ways to some of which have off-site food, and the important nutri- get any help you need distributions, even in rural ar- ents they contain, can cause to be sure you have eas. If you are a senior citizen, both immediate and long-term enough nutritious food. you can find out about them by health problems, especially for contact?ing your area agency children. For many Americans on aging. of lesser means, this problem also offer cooking demon- strations. Some supermarket can stem from a lack of healthy Look for Faith-Based companies specialize in offer- food sources in their neighbor- Groups hood and means of transporta- ing products, programs and Religious institutions of all tion to access sources in other services that better meet the faiths generally have it in their communities,” said Dr. Andrea needs of people with limited mission to provide aid to those Gelzer, senior vice president financial resources. At the very in need. Some organize food of medical affairs for Ameri- least, large grocery stores offer drives or even prepare meals Health Caritas, a national lead- a much wider variety of fresh for the neediest. They may also er in Medicaid managed care produce, whole grains and oth- help find other organizations and other health care solutions er healthy foods than are often that provide such services. for those most in need. “As a available in small neighbor- Medicaid managed care orga- hood stores. AmeriHealth Caritas is part nization (MCO), we are plac- of the Independence Health ing an increasing emphasis on Many low-income communi- Group in partnership with Blue helping our members find and ties lack such grocery stores, Cross Blue Shield of Michi- access sources of fresh pro- and people without their own gan. Ameri?Health Caritas is duce, grains and other nutri- transportation may have diffi- one of the nation’s leaders in tious foods.” culty accessing healthy food health care solutions for those sources. Medicaid enrollees most in need. Resources that Americans who are eligible for home and most in need can turn to for community-based services Learn More finding and obtaining healthy (HCBS) can get transportation For further information, visit food include: for nonmedical services such www.amerihealthcaritas.com. as grocery shopping. Senior Grocery Store citizens may also be able to ac- Programs cess paratransit services. Med- An increasing number of gro- icaid enrollees who are cov- cery stores have nutritionists ered by a managed care plan on staff. They meet with cus- but don’t qualify for HCBS tomers, explain how to make or senior citizen services can their diets healthier, and even check with their health plan to teach them how to find healthy see what resources might be foods. Some grocery stores available. Page 3 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Problem Solving By Jim McDevitt

weighed about a pound and the dryer and turned it back on, I know all seniors my age have I figured that what the spin but the dryer wouldn’t turn. It their aches and pains. These cycle didn’t get out I would seems the pillow pounding in years are, after all, the Golden wring out with my guerrilla the dryer broke the axle. My Years for doctors. At night I type hands. Thirty minutes wife solved that problem also. Planes of Fame was waking up with pain in later the washing machine had For $618 we now have a new Air Museum my hip when I slept on my stopped. I removed the pillow electric dryer and for another 14998 Cal Aero Drive Chino, CA 91710 side. So, I did what all men and instead of it weighing a $27 I have a new ComfiLiefe do, I complained to my wife. pound it felt like it weighed pillow. I probably will never She is the problem solver in 20 or more pounds with all live this story down. our family. She gets on her the water saturating it. I tried computer and finds a solution. strangling it with my hands to She convinced me I could get more water out, but the pil- solve my problem by buying low wasn’t about to give up an With A a ComfiLife pillow online for ounce of water even. sciatica pain relief. It seems all you have to do when you I put it back in the washing Heart sleep on your side is wedge it machine on just the spin cy- in between your thighs. cle. About 20 minutes later I for removed the pillow and it was I felt I was competent enough just as heavy. I then took it to to do this. The pillow arrived a the bathroom and using my Seniors few days later and I started us- best guerrilla imitation tried to ing it right away. It was great. squeeze it in the sink, pushing I woke up with no pain. After and turning it to try and remove a few weeks I noticed that the the water. I think if I was able cover on this foam rubber pil- to do this in the desert for 2 low was getting dirty. I took years, I might get a little water the pillow in my hands and dis- out of it. The pillow just hung covered a small 2-inch zipper. on to that water like it was a I would have to unzip this and camel in the desert. I thought try and pry the cover off the of taking the pillow outside pillow. I tried to pull this pil- and driving over it with the low through this small 2-inch car but that would have made opening. No matter how hard it dirty again and defeated the I tried I could not do it. May- whole purpose for washing it. be if I were a guerrilla I could do it, but my guerrilla genes no I decided the only thing to do longer exist in my body. was put the pillow in the dryer for an hour. It was thumping I like to apply American in- hard as I left and went up- genuity to solve a problem. stairs. An hour later I came Without consulting my wife back downstairs and opened for advice, I decided to wash the dryer door. It was still the whole darn pillow in the full of water. What was going washing machine. It only on? I put the pillow back in Page 4 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Overcoming Life’s Messes You don’t have to live with clutter and chaos; a professional organizer can help

Each January, people set res- professions, fees vary olutions for the New Year, widely based on experi- but according to U.S. News & ence, geographic location, World Report, approximately and the type of services 80 percent of resolutions fail rendered. Some profes- by the second week of Feb- sionals may charge by ruary. If organizing is your the hour or project, while Achilles’ heel, the solution is others offer packages of PURCHASE, REFINANCE to tap into local profession- services. Avoid selecting als to help guide you through someone strictly on price. and REVERSE MORTGAGES the process and give you the by the National Association Investing in a consultant with tools necessary to sustain or- of Productivity & Organizing the personality and skill set der. Whether you commit to Professionals. To help, Delap that match your needs will of- downsizing a storage unit of offers this advice on how to fer greater, and faster, returns. inherited items, want to find get organized with the help of a Professional Organizer or more family time, or desire to Identify an expert. We all have Productivity Consultant: design a more peaceful living friends and neighbors who space, a Professional Organiz- pride themselves on being or- Get specific about your needs. er or Productivity Consultant ganized but this isn’t a job for Professionals offer a wide (714) 831-1315 can help you tackle these tasks your mom! Hiring a certified range of residential and busi- BRIAN DOLAN, MBA when you don’t know where to professional or one who has [email protected] ness services, so make a list of USMC, Ret. begin. aligned him- or herself with a www.CertHomeLoans.com what you want to accomplish. CalBRE #01801002 professional organization that VA •FHA • USDA • FNMA • JUMBO NMLS #1263264 Are you just clearing out years “Studies prove that a declut- has a code of ethics offers an of clutter or do you need some- tered environment contributes added level of security. one experienced in dealing to productivity and happiness, with a mental health or trau- so getting organized should be matic situation? Do you need Applaud yourself for taking at the top of your list of reso- help organizing your office or the first step! Your choice is lutions,” explains Ellen Delap, guidance on how to manage not irreversible. If you begin CPO®, president of the Nation- your time more effectively? working with an organizing or al Association of Productivity productivity professional and & Organizing Professionals Make a connection, interview are not happy with responding (NAPO). “Finding and hiring candidates and be honest. It is to his or her style, speak up. a productivity professional is in your best interest to be as You are rarely under obliga- no different than choosing an candid as possible about your accountant, personal trainer, tion to continue the relation- needs and goals. You will be or doctor. You’ll want to work ship. More than likely, he or inviting this person into your with someone who takes the she will be happy to recom- home or workplace so it is crit- time to get to know you, un- mend a colleague. ical to have a good rapport. An derstands your needs, and has experienced professional will the expertise to advise you and When you are ready to find a ask questions about you and help you achieve your goals.” your needs and dig into the professional, you can check issues that thwarted your past out the NAPO Professional January is Get Organized & attempts to move forward. Organizer and Productivi- Be Productive (GO) Month, ty Consultant Search Tool at an annual initiative sponsored Set a budget. As with most www.NAPO.net. Page 5 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 February Calendar of Events

and trucks, shop the vendor’s more than 100,000+ and permanent art fixtures to Anniversary booths and enjoy delicious hundreds of booths in a span discover artists demonstrating Celebration Besides Valentines’ Day there food. Well-behaved dogs on of a three-day weekend event. their creative process live Feb. 23-24 are plenty of events, races and leashes are welcome. At, San Visitors are immersed with for curious onlookers. At, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more to attend in and around Juan Capistrano Community a vibrant array of traditional the crawl stretches from To celebrate its 21st year the area this month. Mark your Center/Sports Park. foods, live entertainment, Anaheim Blvd., to Harbor of business and to show calendars now! festive games, and customs Blvd. and along Center Street appreciation to all its loyal D. Yoder Family celebrating the Vietnamese Promenade. Art lovers can customers Irvine Park is rolling Annual Monarch Sundays Lunar New Year. At, OC Fair walk, crawl or climb aboard back to its original 1996 prices Butterfly Day San Clemente & Event Center, Costa Mesa. the Anaheim Resort Transit during its anniversary weekend Fountain Valley Feb. 3 (ART) for complimentary … including $2.00 train rides. Feb. 2 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Timberwolf 5 K rides throughout Anaheim’s The anniversary celebration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. D. Yoder Family Sundays Run/Walk Art Crawl Experience. Call, will also feature other $2.00 OC Parks invites the family to are held on the first Sunday Irvine (714) 956 3586. activities and concessions learn about Monarch butterflies of each month for activities Feb. 9 including carnival games, and their natural habitat with and a program thematically The Timberwolf 5K Run/Walk, Los Alamitos hot dogs, sodas, ice creams, an up-close look at the 10th based on Casa Romantica’s and the 1K Fun Run, feature ‘Race on the Base’ popcorn, Bounce House annual Monarch Butterfly Casa Captivating programs for breathtaking views, food, Los Alamitos tickets and cotton candy. Day. Activities will include all ages. Free admission. At, event T-shirts. Proceeds from Feb. 22 & 23 Face painting and panning for interpretive presentations, Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida registration and sponsorships The yearly event provides not gold (gold panning requires children’s crafts, face painting Granada, San Clemente. benefit Northwood High only a forum for local avid two $2.00 tickets). FREE and a balloon artist. This event School and Families Forward, runners and walkers but has giveaways include Irvine Park is recommended for ages 4 to a local non-profit providing Laguna Beach Music also instills a sense of pride Railroad balloons. At, Irvine 12. Event and parking are free. supported housing programs, and teamwork between the Festival Regional Park, 1 Irvine Park At Mile Square Regional Park, counseling, food, referrals, Los Alamitos City Council, Laguna Beach Road, Orange. Call, (714) 997- Forest Shelter near parking lot school supplies, career the citizens of Los Alamitos, Feb. 6 - 10 3968. C, 16801 Euclid St., Fountain coaching, and other services the Rossmoor Community This festival is dedicated Valley. Call, (714) 973-6600. for families in crisis. At, Services District, and the local to artistic excellence and Northwood High School, 4515 business community. The race innovation, featuring an Rotary/CARE Car Portola Pkwy. Irvine. is held on the run ways at the internationally acclaimed Show to Benefit Joint Forces Training Base mentor musician or ensemble Rotary charities Art Crawl Experience in Los Alamitos and features along with other talented Feb. 2 Anaheim helicopters, planes and artists in a week-long list of 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 military vehicles with music The Car Show promises a performances and education. Art Crawl Experience or throughout the course. Events fabulous display of more than At, Laguna Beach. “ACE,” is an auditory and activities for all. Call, 400 antique and classic cars explosive art walk and arts (562)-430-1073. and trucks. The return of the Tet Festival festival and been acclaimed by Irvine Park Railroad popular New-Car Row will Costa Mesa local artisans as the Downtown show the latest models from Feb. 8-10 Anaheim Arts District. During local dealers. Come and see Helping preserve Vietnamese the evening of an ACE, the impressive rows of cars culture, the Tet Festival attracts attendees stroll among outdoor ª ª ª ª ª ª ª Page 6 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 CLASSIFIED & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

REAL ESTATE / RENTALS HOME & HEALTH CARE

I BUY HOUSES RAINBOW HOME CARE All Cash, Attendants make life easier any Condition All Orange County From $684.00 to $1045.00 Call Jeff Mobility, Errands, Housekeeping, Meal Prep, Transportation @ Month 714-582-5866 Toll Free #1-800-811-9767 2 bdrm from WE CAN HELP $820.00 to $1253.00 Estate Sales Glinda Davis Certified Appraiser 714-943-1818 e-mail: [email protected] Lic. #GDD0001 www.glindadadvisestatesales.com

AUTOMOTIVE

Your Ad Here

HEALTH BOUND SERVICES IN-HOME SENIOR CARE COMPANIONSHIP, MEDICATIONS PERSONAL HYGINE, TRANSPORTATION MEAL PREPARATION, APPOINTMENTS 714-980-1790 HOURLY, PER-DAY, LIVE IN 714-679-5153 949-566-4661 MISC. AUTOMOBILES WANTED CARS, TRUCKS, WANTED/ I BUY MOTORCYCLES Lladros, Capodimontes, Waterford, Laliques, etc. WE BUY ALL KINDS OF QUALITY LATE MODEL Only $499.00 High end merchandise VEHICLES OR NON-RUNNING KLUNKERS, BAD for resale TAGS, BAD PAPERWORK OR SMOG ISSUES, WE Complete! Nick BUY ALL... FAIR PRICES PAID CASH! WE PICK UP. Call Greg 714-679-5153 (949) 851-4969 949-566-4661 562-684-0901 • 714-767-2834 Page 7 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 CLASSIFIED & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

PLUMBING PLUMBING GARDENING / LANDSCAPING GARDENING One Time Cheaper Yard Cleanup Trimming, Weeding, Planting, Drought Tolerant, Ground-Cover, Landscaping, Design, Hauling Plumbing Small / Big Jobs Welcome Free Friendly Estimates Drains Cleared GK: 949-344-4490 gklandscape.biz Visa/MC/DC/Amex • Lic. #918209

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING E.V. LANDSCAPE AND OC Landscaping $ GARDENING SERVICE and Hauling Trimming, Weeding, As low as Planting, Drought Tolerant, $25.00/weekly Ground-Cover, Garden/Yard/Slope Cleanups, Clean-ups, trimming, Design, Hauling 39 Small / Big Jobs Welcome All Plumbing Repairs trees, sprinklers, sod Free Friendly Estimates 714-822-1870 GK: 949-344-4490 MOVING \ STORAGE Call Elvis Vega gklandscape.biz Senior Discount Visa/MC/DC/Amex • Lic. #918209 SENIOR MOVING SPECIALISTS West Coast Relocation & Storage 714-215-1083 INSURANCE

AC & HEATING Moving or Storage Costs

(714) 252-4989 (626) 415-6776 PERMANENT MAKE-UP Your

PAC MASTERS LLC Ad We assemble and disassemble for you. We Also Pack AndOrganize Garages Here We Now Hang Pictures And Mirrors Buy And Sell Furniture FREE ESTIMATES • Call 888-250-2204 Page 8 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Fifties Flashback By Randal C. Hill “Boom Times in the Bronx”

Can you possibly listen to “Sh- ‘boom’ and make it sound like to the Chords’ playful but ob- Boom” without smiling? The a bomb: ‘shhh-BOOM!’ ” viously erotic narrative: classic ‘50s hit opens a capel- la, with five unpolished voices The lads employed scat sing- Every time I look at you, some- united in razor-sharp harmony, ing and tossed numerous non- thing is on my mind promising that “Life could be sense syllables into the lyrical If you’d do what I want you to, a dream” before launching stew, including such deathless Baby, we’d be so fine into teen-romance lyrics punc- phrases as “hey nonnie ding tuated by nonsense syllables. dong,” “a flip a dooba dip” and In the summer of 1954, the Silly but fun, and one of the “a lang a lang a lang.” (Eat Crew-Cuts’ cover shot to No. most enduring of Rock’s ear- your heart out, Bob Dylan!) 1 and stayed there for nine ly Doo-Wop anthems, “Sh- weeks, while the Chords’ su- Boom” emerged just as black A talent agent discovered the perior original followed close- music was beginning to weave Chords singing while using ly behind and reached No. 5. itself into the fabric of early the echoey acoustics of a sub- Thankfully, the Crew-Cuts’ (mainly white) Rock ’n Roll. way station to enhance their version has since faded into vocalizing, and the group the mists of time, but the Yet this iconic ditty and the eventually found their way to Chords’ offering was given group who created it almost a recording session at Atlantic new life when it was featured never found fame. Records. Atlantic, however, in the Disney Pixar’s “Cars.” opted to promote the young Perhaps more important is The Chords, who formed in men doing a cover version — the fact that the Chords’ “Sh- 1951, had all attended Mor- a perfectly legal business ma- Boom” became the first Top 10 ris High School in the Bronx. neuver at the time — of Patti hit by a black harmony group They often met after school on Page’s recent smash “Cross and helped lay the foundation street corners to practice their Over the Bridge” and relegat- of mainstream Rock ’n Roll. collective composition. (All ed “Sh-Boom” to the typically

five members are listed as the ignored B side of the single. Bibliography writers.) But hip DJs soon “flipped” the Book: disc and sent “Sh-Boom” into Miller, James. Almost Grown: The Rise of Rock. London: William Heine- Much of the ditty was based the stratosphere. mann, 1999. “Sh-Boom,” pp. 73 – 79. on local slang, part of which Research Project: Salem, James M. “’Sh-Boom’ and may have been influenced by Taking advantage of the song’s the Bomb: A Postwar Call and Cold War concerns of the time soaring popularity, Mercury Response.” www.columbia.edu., concerning Russia dropping an Records brought Toronto’s 1/24/2005. Internet: EVERY MORNING MY atom bomb on us. Chord Bud- Crew-Cuts into their Chicago HUMAN SHAVES OFF Goldberg, Marv. “The Chords.” dy McRae once said: “When studio, where orchestra lead- www.unclemarvy.com, 2003, 2009. HIS FACE FUR, HE’S [the kids on the block] talked er David Carroll created a Both Chord-member quotes are from FUNNY LIKE THAT. this interview. to each other, they’d say, ‘Hey, peppy but bland arrangement — T U C K history-of-rock.com.: Chords adopted 05-04-11 man, boom, how ya doin’?” that bleached out the rawness songfacts: “Sh-Boom” of the Chords’ original. Even Fellow member Jimmy Keyes the Crew-Cuts’ spoken bridge added: “’Boom’ was the slang in the middle became a pop word … We would take the throwaway reading compared Page 9 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

“I offer a $500.00 rebate for all listing referrals”

J. Phil Hall, Ph.D Licensed Psychologist, PSY11440 47 years of experience in the Mental Health field

Specializing in Mood Disorders and Issues of Aging

5816 Corporate Ave, Ste 170, Cypress, CA 90630 714 527-7886 Ext 1 Cell 714 612-3095 Medicare Provider Page 10 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Willie ‘On the Road Again’ Nelson By Les Goldberg

It seems that whenever I get mian Polka as its lead singer lie and Phases and Stages.” In behind the wheel of my car and guitar player. After grad- 1975, he switched to Columbia and take off on a weekend road uating from high school in Records, where he recorded trip with my family, my mind 1950, he joined the US Air the critically acclaimed album goes into overdrive with one Force but was later discharged “Red Headed Stranger.” The song, and one song only, forc- due to back problems. same year, he recorded another ing me to sing loudly in chorus outlaw Country album, Want- most off tune. That tune? “On After his return, Nelson attend- ed! The Outlaws, along with the Road Again” by the one ed Baylor University for two In 1960 he moved to Nashville Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and only Willie Nelson. years but dropped out because and later signed a publishing and Tompall Glaser. he was succeeding in music. contract with Pamper Music Now 85, you could say that During this time, he worked which allowed him to join Ray this true Country-Pop music as a disc jockey in Texas radio Price’s band. Two years later legend or, as he is referred to stations and a singer in honky- he recorded his first album, “ in the Country Music Hall of co-authored several books, tonks. Nelson moved to Van- ...And Then I Wrote.” Due to Fame, is a national treasure. and has been involved in activ- couver, Wash., where he wrote this success, Nelson signed His contributions to American ism for the use of biofuels and “Family Bible” and record- in 1964 with RCA Victor and culture are forever inscribed the legalization of marijuana. ed the song “Lumberjack” in joined the Grand Ole Opry into folklore as a singer, song- 1956. the following year. After mid- writer, author, poet, actor and Music and the Child chart hits in the late 1960s and activist. Born during the Great Depres- the early 1970s, Nelson retired sion and raised by his grand- in 1972 at age 39 and moved parents who were musical and to Austin. The ongoing music taught Willie the guitar at an scene of Austin motivated Nel- early age. Nelson traces his ge- son to return from retirement, nealogy to the American Rev- performing frequently at the During the mid-1980s, while olutionary War, in which his Armadillo World Headquar- creating hit albums like “Hon- ancestor John Nelson served ters. eysuckle Rose” and recording as a major. hit songs like “On the Road Again,” “To All the Girls I’ve He also worked as a disc jock- Loved Before,” and “Pan- He wrote his first song at age ey at various radio stations in cho and Lefty,” he joined the seven and joined his first band Vancouver and nearby Port- The critical successes of his at 10. During high school, he Country supergroup The High- land. In 1958, he moved to “Shotgun Willie” (1973), toured locally with the Bohe- waymen, along with fellow Houston after signing a con- “Red Headed Stranger” singers Johnny Cash, Waylon tract with D Records. He sang (1975) and “Stardust” (1978) Jennings and Kris Kristoffer- at the Esquire Ballroom weekly albums made Nelson one of son. the most recognized artists in and he worked as a DJ. During Country music. He was one that time, he wrote songs that Assets Seized of the main figures of outlaw would become Country stan- In 1990, Nelson’s assets were country, a subgenre of Coun- dards, including: “Funny How seized by the Internal Revenue try music that developed in the Time Slips Away,” “Hello Service, which claimed that he late 1960s as a reaction to the Walls,” “Pretty Paper,” and In 1973, after signing with At- owed $32 million. The diffi- conservative restrictions of the “Crazy” that was recorded by lantic Records, Nelson turned culty of paying his outstand- Nashville sound. Nelson has Patsy Cline and became the to outlaw Country, including ing debt was aggravated by acted in more than 30 films, biggest jukebox hit of all time. albums such as “Shotgun Wil- Continued on page 30 Page 11 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

Jan 12 Jerry Herman Legacy For more information contact: Announcing a change in the lineup for Irvine Concert Karen Drews Hanlon Barclay Theatre’s 18-19 Broadway Cabaret Series Jan 27 Krysta Rodriguez & Director of Communications Scott Barnhardt in Coming (949) 509-2813 Irvine Barclay Theatre was • DONNA McKECHNIE - bine to create an unforgettable Home [email protected] recently informed that Bebe TONY® winner A Chorus evening of music, laughter and Apr 13 Sutton Foster Neuwirth is withdrawing from Line; leading Broadway roles memories of the Great White her concert engagement at Ir- in Company and State Fair Way. The evening is under vine Barclay Theatre on March the musical direction of New 16th. Scheduling conflicts will • FAITH PRINCE - TONY® York’s premier singer/pianist, preclude her from being able winner Guys & Dolls; leading Billy Stritch, also known for to perform at the Barclay as role in Bells Are Ringing on his work with Liza Minnelli planned. Broadway and TV’s “Drop and Tony Bennett. Dead Diva” In her stead, the Barclay is an- Tickets for the March 16th nouncing a performance on the • LILLIAS WHITE - concert will automatically be same date, March 16, 2019 at TONY® winner The Life, transferred to 4 Girls 4. Patrons 8pm, of 4 GIRLS 4 featur- leading Broadway roles in who wish, may have their tick- ing four legendary Broadway Fela!, Dreamgirls ets exchanged into a different singers and actresses. show or have their tickets re- These four dynamic ladies funded. Ticket holders should • MAUREEN McGOVERN have appeared in some of contact the box office at (949) - multiple GRAMMY® nom- Broadway’s favorite musicals, 854-4646. inations; Drama Desk nomi- as well as numerous film and nation Little Women on Broad- television appearances. Each way; and #1 Gold record “The one is a headliner in her own Other concerts in the series are Morning After” right, but together they com- not affected.

Specializing In Senior Home Care 24 Hour Live In And Out Home Care Services Personal Care Caretakers Available For Cleaning - Cooking Groceries - Driving- Household Chores Spring Cleaning - Garage Cleaning - Ect. Professional Services At Reasonable Rates Call Maggie at 714-542-1304 Page 12 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 The Gadget Geezer By Les Goldberg

The magazine re- Forget Olds, Buicks & Pontiacs ports that while the list includes My father, like so many Amer- to buy a new the needs for se- icans of his post World War II Buick, Olds- nior drivers, “they era, loved cars. And, as was mobile or Pon- are comfortable the trend in the 50s through tiac, you would 2019 Chrysler Pacifica and safe choices the 80s, he became a fan of be out of luck. for anyone looking to buy a the large family sedans. In They no longer (AEB) and blind-spot warning car.” It also adds that “there’s his case it was the Buick. I re- exist. (BSW). They are ranked here: really no substitute for test member him taking me to the driving a car to ensure it’s right annual auto show at the Pan While senior • Subaru Forester for you.” Pacific Auditorium in L.A. car buyers in • Subaru Outback and admiring the newest mod- particular con- • Kia Soul Isn’t that the best part of car els. A few weeks later, he was tinue to lean • Chrysler Pacifica shopping? showing off his new Buick to Subaru Forester towards their • Subaru Legacy our neighbors. favorite brands, they are now world – Japan, Korea, Germa- doing more than kicking the • Kia Sportage ny, Sweden, Italy – dominate tires, looking under the hood • Toyota Highlander the market, giving consumers and selecting exterior and inte- • Toyota RAV4 choices they never had before. rior colors. • Honda Odyssey Most American vehicles are a • Nissan Rogue Nissan Rogue Interior composite of internationally According to Consumer Re- Nissan Rogue • Ford C-Max I can only imagine what his re- made parts, are more cost-effi- ports, the leading watchdog • Toyota Sienna action would be today to what cient, safer, and many are run- publication for prospective • Honda Pilot has happened to the auto in- ning on gas, electricity or both buyers of goods and services, dustry. Cars from all over the (hybrid). In fact, if you tried senior drivers and others with • Honda CR-V limited mobility need a car • Kia Forte • Hyundai Sonata • Ford Escape Toyota Highlander • Toyota Corolla • Subaru Crosstrek • Honda HR-V • Kia Sorento • Hyundai Santa Fe Toyota Highlander • Kia Cadenza that is “easy to get into and out • Audi Q7 of, with controls that are easy • Hyundai Santa Fe Sport to reach and intuitive to use.” The publication has published a list of the Top 25 New Cars that meet those criteria, includ- ing front-seat access, visibil- Wayne Roby ity, controls, headlights, for- Lic. #2E53390 • (310) 251-8091 ward-collision warning (FCW), [email protected] automatic emergency braking 2019 Kia Soul Page 13 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Laguna Beach Arts Alliance Names Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 13th Annual Art Star Awards Artist Scott Moore will be Marine Corp balls held at technical skill and a clever FOA Foundation has awarded the recipient of 2019 LBAA Hilton Hotels. Scott also did sense of humor, Scott boldly over $2.7 million in grants (Laguna Beach Arts Alliance) graphic design for the Festival ventured into the world of to the art related non-profit Lifetime Achievement Award, of Arts. surrealism from traditional organizations in and around which will be presented during art. His art has a mystical the community of Laguna the 13th Annual Art Star Scott painted traditional quality that captures viewers Beach. Scott and his wife Awards on April 7, 2019. watercolors up until 1985, and draws them into the scene Carol have resided in Laguna receiving numerous awards itself to enjoy a rare adventure Beach for the past 39 years. He Scott Moore grew up in on a national level. Around in art.” said Wayne Baglin is currently the vice-president Bellflower, California, playing that time, while showing at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts of the Festival of Arts. Marine Corps at the age of 20, baseball, delivering newspapers Festival of Arts, he not only and Arts Alliance Director. graphic designer at age 22, and drawing in his spare added oil painting to his skills, “I am very honored to receive and full time artist/painter by time. His father, Carl, was but began transitioning into As a past president of the this award from the Laguna the time he was 29. He was a watercolorist and graphic the world of surrealism. He Festival of Arts, and while on Beach Arts Alliance. The designer for an advertising stationed in Hawaii during his has been featured in numerous the board in 2002, Scott helped members of the Laguna Beach agency in Los Angeles. stint as Official Artist for the publications. Scott has been a create a 40-year lease with the Arts Alliance make up the Working with art materials United States Marine Corp Festival of Arts exhibitor for city of Laguna Beach. Scott is cultural glue of this amazing brought home by his father, where he designed publicity 39 years and a Sawdust Art currently the president of the arts community, and it makes Scott developed a skill posters, created illustrations Festival Exhibitor for 30 years. FOA Foundation, a non-profit me proud to be chosen by such for drawing. Scott was an and graphics for servicemen’s organization created in 1989 illustrator for the United States books and made décor for “With artistic creativity, by the Festival of Arts. The Continued on page 14

Complete Health Care + Home Care + Rehabilitation + Activities Exercise + Transportation At CalOptima PACE, you are at the center at your of your health care. Dance, plant a garden, exercise and stay active at your PACE.

Learn more at: PACE PACE caloptima.org 1-855-785-2584 Program of All-Inclusive Participants must receive all needed services, other than emergency care, from CalOptima PACE providers and will Care for the be personally responsible for any unauthorized or out-of- Elderly network services. The people in the photographs that appear in this document are models and used for illustrative purposes only. H7501_AD16_4d Page 14 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 CalOptima’s 13th Annual PACE Program Art Star Awards Fabulous FindsContinued from page 13 Continued from page 13 By Debbie L. Sklar a prestigious organization,” This is the month to get Great DVD Classics for a suggested retail price of nourish while soothing the said Scott Moore. yourself in fine shape for your around $23. scalp. Cruelty-free and free of Valentine and if you don’t have parabens, phthalates, sulfates To purchase tickets to attend one, do it for yourself. Some of Texturizing Finishing and mineral oil. Price: $24; the 13th Annual Art Star Awards, please contact: info@ this month’s great Fab Finds Spray travel size: $12; available at lagunabeacharts.org. Tickets include terrific hair products, This Valentine’s Day give the Glamsquad.com. are $100 each and include as well as some neat Chinos to special people in your life a dinner as well as all the sport around. gift they’re sure to love: film festivities. collections featuring their Cool Chinos favorite movie stars. The Standard, new Audrey Hepburn 7-Movie off-the- DVD Collection features the rack chinos luminous actress in beloved and dress classics including “Breakfast For the ultimate texturized, pants offer At Tiffany’s,” “My Fair Lady,” tousled finish look, Glamsquad’s The Laguna Beach Arts the classic “Funny Face,” “Roman translucent, dry finishing spray Alliance was established styling Holiday,” “Sabrina, “Paris adds buildable volume and texture in 2002 as the result of an many When It Sizzles” and “War that lasts for the perfect, lived- exciting partnership among men want and Peace.” With a suggested in waves. Formulated with more than 20 Laguna Beach for office wear, dinner and retail price around $23, this is Acai fruit oil to infuse moisture organizations. The mission other dress-up events, but a sensationally affordable gift and prevent dryness, Vitamin is to serve as an advocate for the design of these pants can that sparkles like diamonds. B to boost hair elasticity, the arts, promote collaboration become difficult to wear as Then there’s the new Paul hydrolyzed vegetable protein and networking among the we age. Arthritic fingers and Newman 6-Movie DVD to strengthen hair over time, arts organizations of Laguna other medical conditions like Collection boasts classic films and polymers to provide a Beach, and to serve as a united stroke, Parkinson’s disease, highlighted by Newman’s matte finish. Cruelty-free and voice for the arts in the city. etc. can make it impossible Oscar-nominated performance free of parabens, phthalates, Members of the Arts Alliance for men to grip and maneuver in “Hud.” The collection also sulfates and mineral oil. Price: include City of Laguna Beach buttons, zippers and snaps that includes dramas “Road to $22, travel size: $12; Available Arts Commission, Blue Water Green Earth, Community close the fly on most pants. Perdition” and “Fat Man and at Glamsquad.com. Or, try Art Project, Festival of Arts, MagnaReady has created a Little Boy,” the comedy/drama Glamsquad IN-BETWEEN First Thursdays Art Walk, line of chino pants for men “Nobody’s Fool,” the romantic Dry Shampoo. Stretch the life KX 93.5 Radio, Laguna Art- with hidden magnetic closures comedy “A New Kind of Love,” of your blowout with this dry A-Fair Festival, Laguna Art that hold the fly securely and the acclaimed whodunit shampoo. In-Between absorbs Museum, Laguna Beach closed while sitting, standing “Twilight.” The collection oil and product buildup while Craft Guild, Laguna Beach and moving about, but is easy has a suggested retail price of eliminating odor, leaving Live!, Laguna Beach Sister to open with limited finger and just $23. The Mark Wahlberg hair feeling instantly clean Cities Association, Laguna hand mobility. Customers have 5-Film DVD Collection and fresh. It provides texture College of Art & Design, said they like wearing them celebrates the charisma and and volume and doesn’t Laguna Concert Band, Laguna because it makes going to the range of one of today’s biggest leave behind any residue. Dance Festival, LOCA Arts Education, Laguna Playhouse, bathroom in public easier, and stars. Featuring action-packed Formulated with rice starch Laguna Plein Air Painters no one can tell you are wearing thrills, dark comedy and to provide intense absorption Association, Lagunatunes adaptive clothing because of drama, the collection includes at the roots and texture at Community Chorus, No the high-quality of the pants “Shooter,” “Pain & Gain,” the lengths, coconut water to Square Theatre, Sawdust Art and the inconspicuous design. “The Fighter,” “The Italian balance any dryness, and aloe Festival, [seven-degrees], and Visit MagnaReady.com. Job” and “The Gambler” vera leaf juice to hydrate and Visit Laguna Beach. Page 15 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Hearty And Healthy California WANT AN AMAZING CELL PHONE DEAL? Sweet Potato Chili

NO-CONTRACTS

Here’s a new take on an old favorite. Loaded with fiber, vitamins and minerals, it’s easy to make. Serve with an array of garnishes, allowing diners to customize their bowls.

California Sweet Potato 100% Risk-Free Chili Serves 6 2 T oil Some restrictions apply 1 lb ground beef, turkey, chicken or pork Talk, Text & Data as low as $18\month! Salt and pepper 1 onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 T chili powder 1 T smoked paprika 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes 2 c low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

Continued on page 16 Page 16 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Sweet ‘Proud Mary’ Potato Chili Continued from page 15 Credeence Clearwater Revival

MBA, Realtor 2 15-oz cans kidney or pinto By Randal C. Hill beans (with their juices) Seniors List for as low as 1% 1½ lb orange- or yellow- Creedence Clearwater Revival The group’s debut album — recorded it, Fogerty stayed be- fleshed sweet potatoes, or a lead singer John Fogerty once “Creedence Clearwater Re- hind that day and overdubbed combination, diced recalled seeing a Will Rogers vival” — featured the minor all the background vocal movie about old-time pad- swamp-rock hit “Susie-Q,” a parts himself after the other In large saucepan or small dle-wheelers: “I believe at one tune first recorded by Louisian- members had left the studio. stockpot over medium-high, point they actually sing ‘Roll- an Dale Hawkins in 1957. Mu- A long-time fan of black mu- warm 1 T oil. Add meat and ing on the river,’” Fogerty sic fans hailed CCR’s music as sic, he sought a more authen- cook until brown. Add salt and says. “I know that buried deep a refreshing breakthrough, and tic feel and claimed to chan- pepper, transfer to bowl, set inside of me are all these little many were convinced — erro- nel Rhythm-and-Blues icons Advertise in aside. Return to medium-high. bits and pieces of Americana. neously — that the band must Wilson Pickett and Howlin’ Add 1 T oil. Add onion and It’s deep in my heart, deep in have come from the South, so Wolf for the re-recording. It The Senior bell pepper, cook until crisp- my soul. As I learned in En- authentic was their sound. was Wolf’s bluesy influence Reporter’s tender, 2 minutes. Add garlic, glish 101, write about what that led Fogerty to pronounce spices, and 1 tsp salt and you know.” Fogerty had a small notebook turnin’ as toinin’ and burnin’ CLASSIFIED & cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add in which he scribbled song-ti- as boinin.’ PROFESSIONAL remaining ingredients. Bring Starting in the late 1960s, Fo- tle ideas: “My first entry was to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer gerty’s band brought images of ‘Proud Mary,’” he says. “I “Proud Mary”— a Billboard SERVICE until sweet potatoes are tender, rural America to the world with didn’t know what those two No. 2 chart hit — came from 25 to 30 minutes. a unique musical style dubbed words meant, but I liked how CCR’s second album, “Bay- DIRECTORY “Swamp Rock,” which fea- they sounded together.” ou Country,” a million-seller Learn more at www. tured Southern Country mu- which fed the music-from-the- casweetpotatoes.com. Only sic, gritty blues and a heavy, Fogerty took his guitar and South rumor even more. danceable beat. began playing a song intro- / duction he had been working For Ike and Tina Turner, their $37.50 CCR hailed from California, on, the chord riff based on the sizzling 1971 remake became mo with a 6-mo. a million-seller — and their commitment and none of its members had opening to Beethoven’s “Fifth never been to the South before Symphony.” “I didn’t like how biggest single ever. fame came their way. The Bay Beethoven had composed it. seniorreporter Bibliography I preferred hitting the first [email protected] Area quartet had started as Books: the Blue Velvets, then became chord hard for emphasis, not Feldman, Christopher G. The Billboard Book of No. 2 Singles: The Complete His- or call the Golliwogs before military the fourth … When I added tory of the Singles That Almost Reached Bill Thomas at obligations caused a tempo- rhythm to the chords, the song the Top of Billboard’s Hot 100. New York: Billboard Books/Watson-Guptill Publica- (714) 458-5703 rary breakup. When the band had the motion of a boat. I had tions, 2000. The opening Fogerty quote members came together again, always loved Mark Twain’s comes from page 107. Marsh, Dave. The Heart of Rock & Soul: they gleaned a new name from writing and the music of Ste- The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. three sources: from phen Foster, so I wrote lyrics New York: Penguin Books, 1989. Creedence Myers, Marc. “Proud Mary.” Anatomy mutual pal Credence Newball, about a riverboat … I finished of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic most of the song in two hours. Hits That Changed Rock, R & B and Pop. Clearwater from a TV beer New York: Grove Press, 2016. The second commercial that promoted the Then I opened my notebook Fogerty quote is from page 144, the third for a song title. There was from page 145. brew as coming “from the land Wenner, Jann S. (Editor). Rolling Stone of sky-blue waters,” and Re- ‘Proud Mary.’ ” 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Special Collector’s Edition). No publication infor- vival for the band members’ mation/2010. commitment to their reforma- Not happy with the way the Internet: en.wikipedia.org. Printout: Proud Mary tion. tune sounded when his band songfacts.com. Proud Mary Page 17 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Page 18 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

of interest to support a healthy Drink To Your Health gut. However, many probiotic drinks are filled with sugar to f you’re like 64 percent of counter the taste of yogurt. A Americans, you drink a cup of healthy, old-fashioned option coffee every day. to aid digestion is to keep hy- drated by drinking a lot of wa- While many coffee drinkers ter. Drinking too little water still prefer their coffee black slows down the digestive sys- in its most natural form, coffee tem. Perhaps best of all—wa- tastes have evolved over the ter has zero calories. years. Today, the market offers many caffeinated beverages You can enjoy a refreshing pick- me-up without drinking something Sugar Reduction formulated with sugar and fat loaded with fat and sugar Obesity rates in the U.S. con- that add calories and can off- tinue to soar. Fortunately, set the inherent benefits of caf- It contains two grams of sug- it can be easy to cut sugary feine, such as alertness and a ar and no artificial flavors or drinks out of the diet and swap feeling of increased energy. added colors. The 100-calorie with lower-calorie options. In- drink mix is big on taste and stead of hitting the juice bar, Health-conscious consumers, provides 15 grams of protein consider replacing juice with however, are making dramat- and 80 mg of caffeine per serv- fruit. ic changes to their diet and ing. Fridays most games choosing food and beverages Learn More will pay $500 & $400 that not only taste good but of- “Everyone loves the refreshing For more facts and tips, go to fer nutritional benefits as well. taste of iced coffee but not the www.herbalife.com. There is an almost endless calories and sugar that come number of new drink products with many coffeehouse op- that provide more than great tions,” said Susan Bowerman, taste—they help people reduce MS, RD, CSSD, CSOWM, calorie intake and fuel their FAND, Senior Director of day. Recently, the coffee cate- Worldwide Nutrition Educa- gory has started growing with tion and Training at Herbal- novel alternatives to sugary ife Nutrition. “Our high-pro- coffeehouse beverages with tein iced coffee is the perfect healthy ways to start the day healthy snack and is a great or provide an afternoon pick- alternative that can be enjoyed me-up. at home or on the go.”

While people drink coffee Bowerman offered some addi- throughout the day, they are, tional delicious and nutritious increasingly, seeking some- beverage suggestions: thing more than a caffeine pick-me-up. Alternatives are available that are great tasting, Digestive Health low fat, packed with protein Gut health is a hot topic as and deliver a feeling of energy people try to find new ways to all in one. Coffee drinkers who keep the body in balance by want alternatives to sugary consuming foods and beverag- drinks, as well as something es that support a healthy diges- that offers nutritional benefits, tive system. Kombucha, vin- are turning to Herbalife Nutri- egar and probiotic-enhanced tion High Protein Iced Coffee. drinks continue to garner a lot Page 19 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Violence

By Robert E. Horseman, DDS

In an effort to stem the tide of violence so prevalent in our gold bullion, isn’t going to be society today, there appears entirely acceptable. Offering to be a movement to appeal to him some nice zinc-free amal- the bad guys directly instead of gam isn’t going to wash either. through their lawyers. I notice in my travels about town post- We used to collect a small ed notices on some establish- amount of gold from patients ments stating “Bookkeeping who were undergoing ex- materials only within”, “The tractions or replacement of old operator has only $4.50 in gold restorations. Hip patients change”, “The manager does nowadays demand even the not have the combination to dust generated from cutting ances and if you want to take the safe. It is on a time lock out an old gold inlay in a bi- a crack at collecting these ac- that will not open until after cuspid. “Paid $50 for that back counts, good luck! is proba- the turn of the century.” in 1934,” they state. “It’s mine bly not going to suffice. If a and I want it!” Right! Now belligerent person shows up at Any perpetrator reading these what am I going to do when an the window demanding some- discouraging messages will AK-47 is pointed at my bald thing, standard procedure is mutter “Dang!” then do his spot and I haven’t the bak- to offer him an appointment perpetrating elsewhere. At sheesh to buy him off? “Why next Thursday at 2:30. This least that’s the theory. A disap- don’t you try my lab man?” gives him an opportunity to pointed crook may well realize seems kind of self-serving, but cool down, but experience has that crime is just too frustrat- I haven’t ruled it out. shown that your average crook ing unless you’re already rich is not going to take kindly to and seek some other vocation I have rehearsed my reaction this ploy, nor will your offer such as CEO of a savings and to this calamity many times to call 911 to see if he can be loan association or a position and the best plan I have come taken care of sooner elsewhere in the government. On the oth- up with is to grab my dental apt to placate him. If there is er hand, those with short fus- drill and snarl in my best Clint a large caliber gun involved in es may lay waste to the whole Eastwood imitation, “I’ve got this discussion, chances are the shebang, it’s too difficult to an SS White 557 and I know person confronting you is not call. how to use it, punk!” In my a patient. He is either a perpe- fantasy, the crook is always trator or a salesman. In planning for the future, convulsed with laughter and which I understand lies ahead, although I am relieved to find It is a well-known fact in crim- it seems to me that dental offic- he has a sense of humor, he inal circles that dental offices es need to do something more doesn’t seem to consider a have more gold stashed with- to beef up their security oth- sample of Fixodent and a new in than could be found at Fort er than to sterilize everything toothbrush as adequate com- Knox. Trying to convince a in sight. A notice posted on pensation for his trouble. Lit- burglar that although we have the reception room door ad- tle does he know that if I could a lot of polyvinyl impression vising would-be hit men that just get him to stand still for all we’ve got is 500 patient material and a ton of green Continued on page 26 records with outstanding bal- die stone, we’re fresh out of Page 20 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

DRE01526916 949 363-0901

DRE01526916

(949) 363-0901 Page 21 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 February Book Club By Debbie L. Sklar

from traditional Watching You Tripp, also lives on the same frying methods. A Novel street, and she’s not convinced An air fryer offers By Lisa Jewell her teacher is as squeaky clean a healthy cook- as he seems. For one thing, he ing option for has taken a particular liking keto dieters and to her best friend and fellow is the perfect tool February is a great month to classmate, and Jenna’s moth- to cook a wide range of ke- find a terrific book to curl up er — whose mental health has to-friendly foods from steak with and spend time reading admittedly been deteriorating to tofu, bacon to vegetables, be it on your eReader or an in recent years — is convinced and even desserts. The “I Love actual book. Check out these that Mr. Fitzwilliam is stalking My Air Fryer Keto Diet Cook- titles below for some of the her,” according to Publisher book” will introduce you to newest titles out there! Atria Books. 175 tasty and easy keto meals day together at the memorial. you can make with your air The ‘I Love My Air But after that, Brady never saw How to Hold a Grudge fryer. Fryer’ Keto Diet Jenna again. Every year when From Resentment to Recipe Book he returns, he leaves a note for “Melville Heights is one of the Contentment—The “Learn how to make satisfy- From Veggie Frittata to her in hopes that he might find nicest neighborhoods in Bris- Power of Grudges to Trans- ing, whole-food dishes for Classic Mini Meatloaf, 175 her again. tol, England; home to doctors form Your Life Fat-Burning Keto Recipes every meal from breakfast to and lawyers and old-money By Sophie Hannah dinner, appetizers, to side dish- By Sam Dillard “This year, Ashley Baxter academics. It’s not the sort of es and desserts, and of course, (Part of “I Love My” Series) Blake and her sister Kari Bax- place where people are brutal- great snacks. With this guide, ter Taylor and their families ly murdered in their own kitch- you’ll discover how perfectly take a spring break trip that in- ens. But it is the sort of place the air-fryer fits into your keto cludes a visit to the site to see where everyone has a secret. diet!” according to Publisher the memorial’s famous Survi- And everyone is watching you. Adams Media. vor Tree. While there, Ashley spots a young man, alone and “As the headmaster credited To the Moon and troubled. That man is Brady with turning around the local Back Bradshaw. A chance moment school, Tom Fitzwilliam is A Novel leads Ashley to help Brady beloved by one and all — in- By Karen Kingsbury find Jenna, the girl he can’t cluding Joey Mullen, his new (Part of The Baxter Family) forget. neighbor, who quickly devel- “Brady Bradshaw was a child ops an intense infatuation with “While an appliance that when the Oklahoma City this thoroughly charming yet “Ashley’s family is skeptical, promises a lower-fat cooking bombing killed his mother. unavailable man. Joey thinks “The first and only compre- but she pushes them to support method like the air fryer may Every year, Brady visits the her crush is a secret, but Tom’s hensive examination of the her efforts to find the girl and seem counterintuitive to the memorial site on the anniver- teenaged son Freddie — a universal but widely misunder- bring them together. But will high-fat keto diet, you’ll be sary to remember her. Eleven prodigy with aspirations of stood practice of grudge-hold- it work? Will her husband, pleasantly surprised to learn years ago, on that day, he met becoming a spy for MI5 —ex- ing that will show you how to that air fryers don’t remove fat Jenna Phillips, who was also Landon, understand her inten- cels in observing people and use grudges to be your happi- from foods. Instead, they use a child when her parents were tions? And is a shared heart- has witnessed Joey behaving est, most optimistic, and most the natural fats in the foods to killed in the attack. Brady and ache enough reason to fall in strangely around his father. forgiving self. cook them without adding ad- Jenna shared a deep heart con- love? …according to Publisher ditional fat or oil that comes nection and a single beautiful Howard Books. “One of Tom’s students, Jenna Continued on page 25 Page 22 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Destination Lancaster’s ‘24-hour Getaway’ to Los Angeles’ Mojave Desert Story by Ronnie Greenberg • Photos by Joe Hilbers Brimming with hidden gems Lancaster has always distance. The ranch offers mashed potatoes, and cast- had much to offer. You’ll educational tours, ostrich iron veggies; Sagebrush be thrilled to discover the viewing and feeding, farm chicken with sage cream magic and majesty where fresh chicken and ostrich sauce, roasted potatoes and Southern California’s Mo- eggs. Located at 44420 cast-iron veggies; Pobla- jave Desert and the Ante- North Shaffer Road in Lake no, a veggie stuffed pobla- lope Valley cuddle between Hughes. Call, (661)724- no pepper with goat cheese, two mountain ranges, just 1592 or visit www.quail- cheddar, Forbidden Rice, 60 miles north of Los An- runostrichranch.com Creole sauce and cilan- geles. tro pesto. The sumptuous Getting hungry? You are in Black Angus steaks grilled Its history over the centuries Mural along Lancaster Blvd. for a delicious culinary ex- over an oak fire with a hint has run the gamut from the perience with a feel of the of smoke flavor include the Native Americans who first cessful downtown revital- furnished rooms and suites Old West at the Broken Bit. 10 oz. ribeye; 8 oz. filet roamed the region to re- ization and beautiful state with comfy beds and fur- A classic American cowboy mignon and if so desired, markable aviators who flew parks including the iconic niture, a microwave, mini the skies. In more recent California Poppy Reserve, fridge and a flat panel TV. years it was a stop on the it’s a great base for day trips Start your day with a tasty railroad and center for local and extended explorations. breakfast buffet, offering farming. Today it is a thriv- an abundance of hot and ing community where you Here’s all the excitement cold dishes. For the more can fill your days with ev- you can encounter in Desti- ambitious souls there’s a erything from extreme sport nation Lancaster: workout room, indoor pool, adventures or relax in a lux- and hot tub. Other amenities urious spa. Unwind at night Day 1 are free Wi-Fi and a busi- with great food, world- You’ll feel right at home ness center with available class entertainment and the hanging your cowboy hats fax and photocopy, and free hospitality of friendly hosts and bonnets at the Hampton parking. Located at 2300 W. who’ll make your stay truly Inn & Suites in Lancast- Double Play Way in Lan- View of Museum of Art & History memorable. From its suc- er. There’s 85 traditionally caster, call (661)729-2390 steakhouse with a dining ex- smothered with mushrooms, or visit www.hamptoninn3. perience that combines con- and set alongside a baked hilton.com temporary American cuisine potato that takes up half the with a Western flair that plate. The menu is overseen Head out to the Quail Run is loved by locals, as well by the culinary skills of Ostrich Ranch for an in- as visitors. The bar staff Chef Jouil Mick who gets a formative visit. Established serves up whiskey, specialty well-deserved round of ap- in 1988, this family venture and traditional cocktails, a plause when he comes out has three generations living fine menu of wines includ- of the kitchen. Located in and working on the proper- ing many locals, and craft Quartz Hill, a special com- ty. Ostrich are the largest beers. Mouthwatering din- munity that takes pride in its flightless birds and run the ner entrees that are cooked Country Western heritage third fastest of any species to perfection include: and lends itself to cowboys sprinting more than 40 mph wood-fired grilled salmon, and cowgirls riding hors- Exotic Feline Breeding Compound for long periods of time and with soy barbecue glace, es down the streets. Locat- Page 23 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Destination Lancaster’s ‘24-hour Getaway’ to Los Angeles’ Mojave Desert continued

iday decor, and songs and poetry performed around a blazing bonfire. Check the website for 2019 dates. The museum is open to the pub- lic on Saturdays and Sun- days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located at 15701 East Ave. M (between East 150th and 170th streets) in Lancaster. Call, (661) 946-3055 or on Facebook at www.facebook.

com/AVIndianmuseum. Jango at the Cat House

Antelope Valley Indian Museum You can end the evening tirely on public donations, ships offer training for indi- on The BLVD the heart of was designed expressly to viduals 18 years and older. ed at 41955 50th St., West. ing for visitors. Some of his the destination’s cultural, protect and preserve the Adoption program, no you Call, (661)943-8228 or visit imaginative descriptions nightlife and dining scene world’s most threatened big don’t get to take a cat home, www.brokenbitsteakhouse. can still be seen in displays where you will find several cats. Its natural habitat cag- but you pay each month for com. Open only for dinner in the museum’s upper gal- spots for a nightcap. es offer close-up viewing of their food bill. Minimum Tuesday through Sunday, lery, his former research some of the world’s rarest commitment 6 months. 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and museum, now called Cali- Day 2 (Your Getaway cats including its “star” the Special events coming up Sunday until 9 p.m. fornia Hall. Continues) Malaysian Tiger Jango. Cat include: twilight tours, eve- Enjoy breakfast at the lovers of all ages will be ning open house (18 years Antelope Valley The museum is adminis- Hampton Inn and then it’s surprised and amazed at the and older), Fabulous Feline Indian Museum tered by California State off to The Exotic Feline variety of wild cat species Follies annual fundraiser; Howard Arden Edwards a Parks. Each year the mu- Breeding Compound’s Fe- found here. It houses more and kids’ day that includes self-taught artist, became seum has an annual event line Conservation Center than 70 wild cats ranging activity table, and educa- enchanted with the desert which includes a country known as The Cat House. in size from the small Sand tional animal show, and scenery around the buttes craft boutique featuring This wild feline breeding cat to larger species such as more. while visiting the Antelope handmade items by local zoo and research facility leopard, tigers, jaguars, as Valley. He homesteaded 160 crafters, homestead era hol- founded in 1977 and run en- well as the local bobcats and Take the Musical acres on Piute Butte and in mountain lions. Located in Detour 1928, Edwards, his wife and Rosamond at 3718 60th St. Check out Lancaster’s Mu- teenage son began build- West. Visit www.wildcat- sical Road made famous by ing a home, which includ- zoo.org or call, (661) 256- Honda’s national TV com- ed a special area he called 3793 for more information mercial when engineers de- the Antelope Valley Indi- or to schedule a tour ( indi- signed cracks and ridges in an Research Museum. In it vidual and VIP behind-the- the road. It is on the only he displayed his collection scenes tours are available); street in America that knows of prehistoric and historic Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. how to hum “The William Tell Overture” (that became American Indian artifacts, Thursday to Tuesday. There the “Lone Ranger’s” theme which he interpreted in a is an admittance fee; and song) as vehicles pass over way that he thought would parking is free. Volunteer be instructive and entertain- Don Sal Cocina & Cantina opportunities and intern- Continued on page 28 Page 24 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Page 25 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 February “What if our grudges are good practice of grudge-holding in • Schedule a tune-up annual- for us? What if we could em- an enlightened way, it will do ly to optimize your car’s per- Book Club brace them, and use them to the opposite — we will be- formance. A well-tuned engine Continued from page 21 help ourselves and others, in- come more forgiving,” accord- delivers the best balance of stead of feeling ashamed of ing to Publisher Scribner. power and fuel economy and “Secretly, we all hold grudges, our inability to banish nega- produces the lowest level of but most of us probably think tive emotions and memories emissions. we shouldn’t, and many of Show Your from our lives? With contribu- us deny that we do. To bear a Vehicle A tions from expert psychother- Show your car you care with • Change the oil and filter grudge is too negative, right? apists as well as extracts from proper maintenance and it can per the owner’s manual. Pe- Shouldn’t we just forgive and Little Love her own extensive catalog of take good care of you. riodic oil and filter changes move on? Wrong, says self-ap- Your car doesn’t ask for much. grudges, Sophie Hannah inves- It’s always there for you, get- keep your engine clean on the pointed grudge guru Sophie White, executive director of tigates the psychological ori- ting you where you need to go. inside. Hannah, in her groundbreak- the nonprofit Car Care Coun- gins of grudges and also offers A little extra care this Valen- ing and irreverent self-help cil. “Being car care aware can not-so-obvious insights into tine’s Day-or any day-in the • Check the tire pressure guide. Yes, it’s essential to add years of useful life to your how we should acknowledge form of an oil change, tune-up monthly, including the spare. think positively if we want relationship with your vehi- —and embrace — them in or- and basic service can be a great Your car’s tires affect its ride, cle and keep you from being to live happy lives, but even der to improve the quality of gift for the one who keeps you handling, traction and safety. more crucial is how we get to our interpersonal relationships going. stranded because of an unex- the positive. Denying our neg- and senses of self. Grudges do pected breakdown.” • Have the alignment checked ative emotions and experienc- not have to fill us with hate “Don’t let your car break annually. Potholes and other es is likely to lead only to more or make us toxic, bitter, and your heart by neglecting to The Council recommends a lit- road conditions, as well as nor- pain, conflict, and stress. miserable. If we approach the take care of it,” advised Rich tle tender loving auto care. Continued on page 26 Page 26 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 second thoughts about walking Show Your Patience off with our unexposed film Continued from page 19 and glove supplies. Vehicle Continued from page 25 three or four hours, I could ir- Possibly the best protection of radiate him to a cinder with the mal wear, can take their toll on all could be afforded by hiring deadly beams from my power- your car’s steering and suspen- an unemployed teenager who ful dental x-ray. sion. A wheel alignment re- has spent the last ten years duces tire wear, improves fuel hanging around mall video I have thought that perhaps in economy and handling, and in- arcades during which he has addition to enrolling my staff creases driving enjoyment and single-handedly annihilated in CPR classes, we should all safety. tens of thousands of bad guys, take up karate or one of those many of whom were from other ritualistic Oriental mar- • Inspect the windshield galaxies you never heard of. tial arts disciplines where, af- wipers and lights on the car. Maybe if we promised to keep ter years and years of training, Lights and wipers play a major him supplied with batteries for we will be able to bust cement role in safe driving, and they his latest model Smart phone, blocks with our foreheads and are normal wear items that he could even be trained to render our hands useless for need periodic replacement. take out the trash. Or answer anything but preventing our the phone, even if it wasn’t for watches from sliding off. This To help make vehicle owner- him. could come in handy if a crook ship more enjoyable, econom- ever breaks into our office and ical and convenient so you can hides behind a cement wall or keep your relationship with a pile of lumber. your car on track, the Car Care Council has a free custom ser- An even better plan might vice schedule available on its be to get a really vicious dog website. to protect our interests. We briefly entertained a menu of The Council is also the source Rottweilers, Dobermans and of information for the “Be Car pit bulls, but abandoned this Care Aware” consumer edu- option after a consideration of cation campaign promoting the inadequacies of our toilet the benefits of regular vehicle facilities. care, maintenance and repair to consumers. The really vicious animal I have in mind is the one about Free Guide the size of a mature hamster, For a free copy of the coun- one that always rides on the cil’s popular “Car Care Guide” lap of an elderly lady, both of or for more information, visit them driving the big Lincoln. www.carcare.org. This dog has been groomed by somebody with a perverse sense of humor, wears a di- amond-studded collar and a pink bow between its ears and as a result, has a massive inferiority complex. It hates everybody. That’s the kind of dog would give footpads and other unscrupulous persons BestCrosswords.com - Puzzle #1 for 1/20/2019

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Page 27 Across SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 1. Branches BestCrosswords.com14 - Puzzle #1 for15 1/20/2019 16 6. Censor's sound 17 1 2 183 4 5 6 7 198 9 10 11 12 13 11. Purse Across February14. First name in cosmetics1. Branches Crossword201421 22Puzzle1523 16 15. ___ luck! 6. Censor's sound24 25 26 27 17 28 29 18 19 16. Modern address11. Purse 30 31 20 21 22 23 BestCrosswords.comBestCrosswords.com - 17.Puzzle To- Puzzletalk, #1 usually for 1/20/2019 in#114. a First for name 1/20/2019 in cosmetics pompous manner 15. ___ luck! 32 24 253326 27 3428352936 18. ___1 Majesty's2 3 Secret16.4 Modern5 address6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Across 1 2 3 37 4 5 30386 7 8 9 103139 11 12 13 Service 17. To talk, usually in a 1. Branches 14 15 16 Across BestCrosswords.com19. Numbered hwy. - pompousPuzzle #1 manner for40 1/20/201941 4232 433344 34 35 36 6. Censor's sound 1. Branches 20. Author17 Morrison1418. ___ Majesty's18 Secret 1519 16 11. Purse 1 2 3 4 5 45 637 7 8 9 10 4638 11 12 13 39 22. Homerun king HankService 6. Censor's14. First name sound in cosmeticsAcross 20 21 22 23 1. Branches24. Depart in a secret17BestCrosswords.com19. manner Numbered14 47 hwy.48 49 - Puzzle1540 #118 for 1/20/2019415042 16 1943 44 15. ___ luck! 24 25 26 27 28 29 11. Purse 6. Censor's28. Large sound woodwind20. instrument Author Morrison 16. Modern address 17 51 118 2 3 524 45 5 619 7 8 9 46 10 11 12 13 11. Purse30. Magistrate30 Across22. Homerun king 31Hank20 21 22 23 14. First17. To name talk, usually in cosmetics in a 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 14. First31. name Myopic in cosmetics Mr. 1.24. Branches Depart in a secret manner20 21 1447 48 49 22 23 15 50 16 pompous manner 32 33 34 35 36 15. ___ luck! 15. ___32. luck! Dark 6.28. Censor's Large24 woodwindsound25 6226 27 instrument6351 28 29 64 52 18. ___ Majesty's Secret 24 25 26 27 17 28 2918 19 16. Modern33. Salt address37 of sulfuric 11.acid30. Purse Magistrate38 39 16. ModernService address 30 65 6653 31 2054 21556756 2257 2358 59 60 61 17. To talk,37. ___-cone usually in a 14.31. First Myopic name Mr. in cosmetics 19. Numbered hwy. 40 30 41 42 43 44 31 17.BestCrosswords.com To talk, usually -pompous Puzzle in a38. #1manner Shakespearean for 1/20/201915. 32.forest ___ Dark 32luck! 243362 25 26 27 63 34 35 2836 29 64 20. Author Morrison 18. ___39. Majesty's ___ Moines Secret 16.33.45 Modern Salt of addresssulfuric4. Wager acid 46 35. "Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie pompous22. Homerun manner king Hank 1 2 3 4 325 637 7 8 9 10 38 301165 3312 13 66 39 31 3467 35 36 Across Service40. Indispensable 17.37. To ___-cone talk, usually5. Make in a sure 36. Ruhr city 24. Depart in a secret manner 47 48 49 50 18.1. Branches ___ Majesty'sBestCrosswords.com 19.Secret Numbered43.14 Mends hwy. a - shoePuzzlepompous38. #1 Shakespearean for1540 manner 1/20/20196. Light-colored 41forest42 hair3216 38. 43___ 44extra33 cost 34 35 36 28. Large woodwind instrument 6. Censor's sound 20. Author45. HorneMorrison51 and Olin3718.39. ______Majesty's Moines7. Anderson Secret52 of "WKRP384. Wager in 41. Vogue competitor35. "Lovergirl"39 singer ___ Marie Service30. Magistrate 17 1 2 183 4 5 45 6 7 37198 9 1046 1138 12 13 39 11. Purse 22. Homerun46. Everett king Hankof "CitizenService40. Kane" IndispensableCincinnati" 5. Make sure 42. Bedroom mosquito36. Ruhr city 31. Myopic Mr.Across 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 19.14. FirstNumbered name in cosmetics1. hwy. Branches24. Depart47. Real-estatein a secret manner dealer402019.43.14 21Numbered Mends47 a48 shoe8.hwy. 49Biblical41 42verb2215 23ending406. Light-colored50 41protection hair42 16 43 38.44 ___ extra43 44cost 32. Dark 62 63 64 15. ___ luck! 6. Censor's28. Large sound50.24 woodwind Eternal25 26 27instrument20.45. Author Horne Morrison and9. Olin 28End29 for Siam 7. Anderson of43. "WKRP Fizz ingredient in 41. Vogue competitor 20. Author33. Salt ofMorrison sulfuric acid 17 51 18 52 45 19 46 16. Modern address11. Purse30. Magistrate51. Heron65 22.46. Homerun Everett66 of king 10."Citizen 45 HankUmbrella Kane" 67Cincinnati" 44. Suffix46 with ball 42. Bedroom mosquito 37. ___-cone 30 53 31 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 22.17. ToHomerun talk, usually inking14. a First 31.Hank name Myopic52. in Got cosmeticsMr. it! 24.47. Depart Real-estate in a 11.secret dealer Small20 manner21 donkey 478. Biblical48 49 verb22 46. 23ending Get it? protection50 38. Shakespearean forest pompous manner 15. ___32. luck! Dark53.32 Strong alkali 28.50.24 Large Eternal253362 woodwind26 2712. Threepio's instrument63 pal 51349.28 End3529 for36 Siam47. 64Noted Civil War52 43.biography Fizz ingredient Depart39. ___ Moinesin a secret manner4. Wager 47 48 49 35. "Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie50 24.18. ___ Majesty's Secret16. Modern33. Salt address54. of sulfuricWrinkle acidremovers30.51. Magistrate Heron 13. First American to10. orbit Umbrella 48. Exodus origin 44. Suffix with ball 40. Indispensable 37 5. Make sure 3038 65 36. 66Ruhr city315339 5467 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 28.Service Large woodwind17. To 37.talk, ___-coneinstrument usually57. Columbus's in a birthplace31.52. Myopic Got it! Mr.Earth 11. Small donkey49. Neighborhoods 46. Get it? 43. Mends a shoe 6. Light-colored51 hair 38. ___ extra cost 52 19. Numbered hwy.pompous38. mannerShakespearean62.40 Clean air forestorg.41 4232.53.32 Dark Strong alkali21. Undivided433344 6212. Threepio's50. pal63 Item34 having35 36 exchange47. Noted64 Civil War biography 45. Horne and Olin 7. Anderson of "WKRP in 41. Vogue competitor 30.20. AuthorMagistrate Morrison18. ___39. Majesty's ___63. Moines ___ Secret Dame 33.54. Salt Wrinkle 4.of Wagersulfuric removers23. acidBeginning on 13. First35. American "Lovergirl"value to singerorbit ___ Marie48. Exodus origin 46. Everett of "Citizen Kane" Cincinnati"45 5337 4642.3854 Bedroom5565 mosquito56 66 39 57 58 6759 60 61 31.22. HomerunMyopic king Mr. HankService40. Indispensable64. Teheran native37.57. ___-cone Columbus's5. Make24. sure birthplace Misuse Earth 36. Ruhr52. city Crucifix letters 49. Neighborhoods 47. Real-estate dealer 8. Biblical verb ending protection 24. Depart in a secret19. manner Numbered43. Mends65.47 hwy. Littlea48 shoe 49green men38.62.40 Shakespearean Clean6. Light-colored air org.4125.50 Marriage42 forest hair announcement21. Undivided38. ___43 55. extra44 Shad cost delicacy 50. Item having exchange 32. Dark50. Eternal 9. End for 62Siam 43.63 Fizz ingredient 64 28. Large woodwind20. instrument Author45. Horne Morrison66.51 andUnderstand? Olin 39.63. ______7.Moines Dame Anderson52 26. Grain of "WKRP stores in 4.23. Wager Beginning41. Vogue56. on Giantcompetitor Mel 35.value "Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie Heron Umbrella 45 44. Suffix with ball 46 33.30. MagistrateSalt51. of sulfuric22. Homerun 46.acid Everett 67.king Birth-related ofHank "Citizen10. Kane"40.64. Indispensable TeheranCincinnati" native27. Second-century5. 24.date Make Misuse42. sure Bedroom58. Important mosquito time 36.52. Ruhr Crucifix city letters Got it! 53 Small donkey54 55 56 57Get it?58 59 60 61 31. Myopic52. Mr. 24. Depart47. Real-estate in a secret11. mannerdealer 6543.65.47 Mends Little488. Biblical49green a shoe28. men verbSwiss46. ending 66city on the6.25. Light-coloredRhine50 Marriageprotection announcement59. hair Jazzman Adderley6738.55. ___ Shad extra delicacy cost ___-cone53. Strong alkali 12. Threepio's pal 47. Noted Civil War biography 37.32. Dark 28. Large50. woodwindEternalDown62 instrument6345.66. Horne Understand?9. Endand 29.forOlin SiamSon of 64___! 7.26. Anderson Grain43. storesFizz of 60."WKRP ingredient ___ rollin 41.56. Vogue Giant competitorMel Wrinkle removers First American51 to orbit Exodus52 origin 33. Salt54. of sulfuric acid30. Magistrate51. Heron1. The 13.Lion 46.67. Everett Birth-related10. Umbrellaof "Citizen31. Golden-touch 48.Kane" kingCincinnati"27. Second-century44. Suffix61. with Suffer date ball 42.58. Bedroom Important mosquito time 38. Shakespearean forest65 66 67 37. ___-cone57. Columbus's31. birthplaceMyopic52. Got Mr.2. it! Syr. Earthneighbor 47.53 Real-estate11. Small33. dealer donkey Wild54 49. 55rose Neighborhoods56 8.28. Biblical Swiss46. verb Getcity57 endingonit?58 the59 Rhine60 61 protection59. Jazzman Adderley ___62. CleanMoines air org. 21. Undivided Wager 50. Item having exchange "Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie 39.38. Shakespearean 32.forest Dark53. Strong3. 1959 alkali Kingston4. Trio50.Down62 hitEternal12. Threepio's34. Two-time63 pal loser9. to29. End Dwight Son for47. of Siam Noted 64___!35. Civil War biography43.60. Fizz ___ ingredient roll 63. ___ Dame 23. Beginning on value 39. ___ Moines 33. Salt54. of WrinklesulfuricCopyright4. Wager removersacid Pyromod Software51. Inc.1. HeronTheFor personal 13.Lion First use35. only. American "Lovergirl" Not for publication. to orbitsinger10.31. ___ Umbrella Golden-touch Marie48. Exodus kingorigin 44.61. Suffix Suffer with ball 40. Indispensable 5. Make65 sure 66 67 36. Ruhr city 40. Indispensable64. Teheran native37. ___-cone57. Columbus's5. Make24. surebirthplace Misuse 52.2. GotSyr. Earth it!neighbor36. Ruhr52. city Crucifix 11.letters33. Small Wild49. donkeyrose Neighborhoods 46. Get it? 43.43. MendsMends65. Littlea shoe agreen shoe38. men Shakespearean62. Clean6. Light-coloredair org.forest25. Marriage 6.hair53. 3.Light-coloredannouncement Strong195921. Kingston alkaliUndivided38. ___Trio 55.hair extrahit Shad cost delicacy12.34. Threepio's Two-time50. Item 38.palloser having to___ Dwight exchange extra47. cost Noted Civil War biography 66. Understand? 26. Grain stores 56. Giant Mel 45.45. HorneHorne and andOlin 39. Olin ___63. Moines ___7. Dame Anderson of "WKRP7.54. 4.CopyrightAnderson WrinkleWager in 23. Pyromod Beginningremovers Software41. of Vogue "WKRPInc. on For competitor personal usein13.35. only. First "Lovergirl" Notvalue forAmerican publication.41. singer to Vogue orbit ___ Marie competitor48. Exodus origin 46. Everett67. Birth-related of "Citizen40. Kane" Indispensable64. TeheranCincinnati" native27. Second-century57.5. Columbus'sMake24. date sure Misuse42. birthplace Bedroom58. Important mosquitoEarth36. time Ruhr52. city Crucifix letters 49. Neighborhoods 46.47. Real-estateEverett dealerof 43."Citizen Mends65. Little a Kane"shoe8. greenBiblical28. men verbSwiss endingCincinnati" city62.6. on CleanLight-colored the25. Rhine air Marriage org.protection hair announcement59. Jazzman21. 38.Adderley Undivided ___55. extra Shad 42.cost delicacy Bedroom50. mosquito Item having exchange 47.50. EternalReal-estateDown 45. dealerHorne66. Understand?and9. Olin End 29.for SiamSon of8. ___!63. 7.Biblical ___Anderson 26.Dame Grain verb of43. "WKRP stores Fizz ending60. ingredient in ___ roll 23.41. Beginning Vogue56. Giant competitor onprotection Mel value 51. Heron1. The Lion 46. Everett67. Birth-related of 10."Citizen Umbrella31. Kane" Golden-touch64.Cincinnati" Teheran king27. Second-century native44. Suffix61. withSuffer date ball24.42. Misuse Bedroom58. Important mosquito time 52. CrucifixAnswers letters on Page 38 50.52. GotEternal2. it! Syr. neighbor47. Real-estate11. dealer Small33. donkeyWild rose9.65. 8.End LittleBiblical 28.for green Swissverb Siam 46.men ending city Get on it? the Rhine25.protection Marriage59. Jazzman announcement43. Fizz Adderley ingredient55. Shad delicacy 51.53. StrongHeron3. 1959 alkali Kingston50. Eternal TrioDown hit 12. Threepio's34. Two-time pal10.66.9. loser UmbrellaUnderstand?End to29. for Dwight SonSiam47. of ___!Noted Civil War26. 43.biography Grain Fizz60. ingredientstores ___44. roll Suffix with56. ballGiant Mel 54. WrinkleCopyright removers Pyromod 51.Software Heron 1.Inc. The For personal Lion13. First use only. American Not for publication. 67.to10. orbit Birth-related Umbrella31. Golden-touch48. Exodus king origin 27.44. Second-century Suffix61. withSuffer ball date 58. Important time 52.57. Columbus'sGot it! birthplace52. Got2. it! Syr. neighborEarth 11.11. Small Small33. donkeyWild donkey49. rose Neighborhoods28.46. Swiss Get it? city on46. the Get Rhine it? 59. Jazzman Adderley 53.62. CleanStrong air org. alkali53. Strong3. 1959 alkali21. Kingston Undivided Trio hit12.Down12. Threepio's Threepio's34. Two-time50. pal Item pal loser having to Dwight exchange29.47. Son Noted of ___! Civil47. War Noted biography Civil60. ___War roll biography 63. ___ Dame 54. WrinkleCopyright removers Pyromod23. Beginning Software Inc. on For personal1.13. The First use Lion only. American Not forvalue publication. to orbit 31.48. Golden-touch Exodus origin king 61. Suffer 54.64. TeheranWrinkle native removers57. Columbus's24. birthplace Misuse 13.2.Earth Syr.First neighbor American52. Crucifix toletters orbit33.49. Wild Neighborhoods rose 48. Exodus origin 57.65. LittleColumbus's green men62. birthplaceClean air org.25. Marriage announcementEarth3.21. 1959 Undivided Kingston55. Trio Shad hit delicacy 34.50. Two-time Item having loser49. exchange to Neighborhoods Dwight 66. Understand? 63. ___ Dame26. Grain stores Copyright23. Beginning Pyromod Software56. on Giant Inc. For Mel personal use only.value Not for publication. 62.67. Birth-relatedClean air org.64. Teheran native27. Second-century21. 24.date Undivided Misuse 58. Important time 52. Crucifix letters50. Item having exchange 63. ___ Dame65. Little green28. men Swiss city on23. the25. RhineBeginning Marriage announcement59. Jazzmanon Adderley55. Shad delicacyvalue Down 66. Understand?29. Son of ___! 26. Grain stores60. ___ roll 56. Giant Mel 64.1. The Teheran Lion native67. Birth-related31. Golden-touch24. king27. Misuse Second-century61. Suffer date 58. Important 52.time Crucifix letters 65.2. Syr. Little neighbor green men 33. Wild rose 25.28. Marriage Swiss city on announcement the Rhine 59. Jazzman Adderley55. Shad delicacy 3. 1959 Kingston TrioDown hit 34. Two-time loser to29. Dwight Son of ___! 60. ___ roll 66.Copyright Understand? Pyromod Software Inc.1. TheFor personal Lion use only. Not for publication.26.31. Grain Golden-touch stores king 61. Suffer 56. Giant Mel 67. Birth-related2. Syr. neighbor 27.33. Second-century Wild rose date 58. Important time 3. 1959 Kingston Trio hit 34. Two-time loser to Dwight Copyright Pyromod Software Inc. For personal28. use only. Swiss Not for publication. city on the Rhine 59. Jazzman Adderley Down 29. Son of ___! 60. ___ roll 1. The Lion 31. Golden-touch king 61. Suffer 2. Syr. neighbor 33. Wild rose 3. 1959 Kingston Trio hit 34. Two-time loser to Dwight

Copyright Pyromod Software Inc. For personal use only. Not for publication. Page 28 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 The Museum of Art and Age Healthier Destination History (MOAH) is ded- With These Lancaster icated to strengthening Continued from page 23 awareness, enhancing ac- Five Tips cessibility and igniting the street in America that knows appreciation of art, history how to hum “The William and culture in the Antelope Tell Overture” (that became Valley through dynamic ex- the “Lone Ranger’s” theme hibitions, innovative edu- song) as vehicles pass over cational programs, creative it. It was moved from a community engagements street inside Lancaster be- and a vibrant collection that Your pharmacist may have more ways to save you time and money cause it became too crowd- celebrates the richness of than you realize. ed an attraction and it is now the region. In addition to located at 3187 W. Ave. G. an outstanding collection of As your wisdom grows with local artists, MOAH houses age, so can the number of pill Enjoy a hearty and delicious a collection of post-war pe- bottles in your medicine cabi- Brunch at Don Sal Cocina riod art and contemporary net. For those “young-at-heart” & Cantina considered one art in the areas of painting, seniors, sticking to healthy of the best Mexican restau- sculpture, prints, drawings, habits is the key to aging well. rants in the Antelope Valley. photography, film, video, With some simple steps, you The Garcia-Nunez family installations and new me- can keep a healthy routine with more than 55 years of dia art. The 2018 Pow Wow that also gives you more time combined experience has has recently left the amaz- to do the things you love. Joe Koren, pharmacy manager at worked countless hours ing murals along Lancaster Walgreens, shares his top five to create and develop its Boulevard all highlighting tips for managing your health restaurants into community the talent of 25 local and with a busy schedule: favorites. Their focus is on visiting artists using 1,500 providing every customer cans of paint on 19 walls in 1. Consult the experts with the best dining experi- six days. There is an official You know to go for regular ence possible by providing 2018 Mural Map. Located checkups with your general excellent customer service at 665 W. Lancaster Blvd. practitioner, but don’t forget and even better food. Don Call, (661)723-6250 or visit that pharmacists can also be Sal prides itself on tradi- www.lancasterMOAH.org; accessible experts to answer tional Mexican fare of- Twitter:@LancasterMOHA; questions about your health. fering two brunch buffets, Instagram:MOAHLancast- In fact, your pharmacist is a one American and the other er. licensed professional who pro- Mexican fare. Seat yourself vides different health care ser- indoors or on a private pa- For up-to-the-minute details vices including immunizations and can help you understand tio. Added to the festivities and more great ideas, visit why and how to take your is a show-stopping Mariachi the Destination Lancaster medications to support effec- band dressed in tradition- website at: www.desination- tive treatment. Some pharma- al attire. Brunch hours are lancasterCA.org; Twitter:@ cies offer extended hours, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 Visit_Lancaster; Facebook. 43 Years of Experience 24-hour chat with pharmacy Highest Avvo rating - 10.0 out of 10.0 p.m. Cantina Happy Hour com/DestinationLancaster; staff is available whenever Selected by peers as “Super Lawyer” 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 is Monday through Friday or Instagram: VisitLancast- you need it. Many locations 4 to 7 p.m. Located at 706 er.CA also have health care clinics to W. Lancaster Blvd. in Lan- treat minor injuries and illness, (213) 626-1881 • 1-(800) 699-1881 • (818) 760-9880 caster. Call, (661)941-2301 which can be a convenient and or visit www.donsalcocina- cantina.com Continued on page 29 Page 29 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Age Healthier in their preferred pharmacy Continued from page 28 network, which could mean a convenient way to lower your cost-efficient alternative to a co-pays. A little bit of research Movie Preview doctor’s visit. into the right combination of plan, provider and pharmacy 2. Let your smartphone can go a long way to help you “Cold Pursuit” By Randal C. Hill help you save money. Walgreens phar- With a packed list of to-dos, macies even conduct senior friends to meet and grandchil- days, giving you extra advice Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) seriously. A gangster called iconic Laura Dern’s resume’ on health care topics and spe- dren to watch, medication rou- is a Colorado snow-plow op- Wingman offers Coxman a dire includes “Star Wars: The Last tines can easily slip the mind. cial offers. erator who enjoys a peaceful warning about Viking: “He Jedi,” “Jurassic Park” and Luckily, your mobile phone family life with his loving likes hurting people.” Wing- “Wild.” The main supporting is a helpful tool to keep track 5. Maintain a healthy spouse (Laura Dern), and he’s man then asks, “What makes player is young Tom Bateman of your medications, right in lifestyle just been named Citizen of the you think you can kill a man?” (“Murder on the Orient Ex- the palm of your hand. For They say age is only a num- Year by folks in the small ski Without skipping a beat, Cox- press”), who portrays the evil example, the Walgreens app ber, and when you’re in con- can help you set daily pill re- trol of your health, that’s very town where he lives. At the man calmly responds: “I read Viking. minder notifications, so you true! With the time and mon- award ceremony, Coxman ah- it in a crime novel.” never miss a dose. You can ey you’ll save from these tips, shucks his way through a brief “Cold Pursuit” is Norwegian also find close-by health care think about how you can em- speech by saying: “I’m just a Viking’s bad-guy associates director Hans Petter Moland’s providers and arrange a vid- bark on and maintain an even guy who keeps a strip of civi- (all shadow-dwellers known English-language remake of eo call for a face-to-face con- healthier lifestyle. Why not lization going.” When he’s not only by nicknames) then begin his 2014 film “In Order of sultation with a physician or challenge yourself to walk for plowing snow on lonely Col- dying, one by one, and each in Disappearance.” Scripted by specialist through the app. If at least 30 minutes a day, con- orado roads, he can be found an increasingly more violent Frank Baldwin and Kim Fupz using your smartphone comes nect with friends and family, with his nose in one of the way. Aakeson, “Cold Pursuit” of- with its challenges, ask one of or take the time to prepare nu- many crime stories he loves to fers a visceral, pulse-pounding the pharmacy staff or a fami- tritious meals? read. Think “Death Wish” on snowy thrill ride once the story shifts ly member to help set it up for Colorado roads rather than on into high gear. you. These five small steps can all The family’s unremarkable the mean streets of New York contribute to a healthier life, life is suddenly overturned City. Offered by Summit Entertain- 3. Simplify your and free up time and head with the mysterious death of ment/Lionsgate, “Cold Pur- prescription refills space for the things you really their beloved son, who has ap- Sandwiched between fired suit” opens Feb. 8. Multiple prescriptions can love. parently overdosed on heroin. bullets, colorful explosions mean multiple trips to the phar- “Kyle wasn’t a druggie,” Cox- and jaw-dropping car crash- macy each month. A trained For additional information on man mumbles when he and his es, there’s a surprising vein pharmacist can recommend tools to make medication man- The wife identify their son’s body. of dark, irreverent humor run- convenient refill options such agement more convenient, vis- ning through “Cold Pursuit.” Senior as aligning multiple refill trips it www.walgreens.com/phar- The coroner responds blandly: to one single date, switching to macy. “Sorry, but all the parents say And Blue Oyster Cult’s 1970s Reporter 90-day refills or having eligi- that.” masterpiece, “Don’t Fear the is published monthly by: SENIOR REPORTER ble prescriptions sent directly Reaper” seems the perfect OF OC to your home. All these ser- Before long, the bereaved choice of an ironic theme song 9114 Adams Avenue, Suite 358 vices can make it easier to stay father morphs into a grim- here. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 on your medication schedule faced, clenched-teeth vigi- Email: jcampos@ and help save time. lante who seeks to eliminate At 66, Neeson, a veteran of seniorreporterofoc.com Viking, a heroin-dealing drug such diverse movies as “Schin- Telephone 4. Find perks in your lord who Coxman has become dler’s List” and “Clash of the (714) 975-6345 Medicare D plan convinced is responsible for Titans,” shows that he is more Fax So you’ve signed up for your Kyle’s death. than capable of assuming this (714) 369-6517 Medicare Part D plan, but are physically demanding role, Rate is $28.00 per year you using it to save money? The snow-plow operator isn’t borne out by his recent efforts Guest articles, commentaries and photographs are invited, Fortunately, many prescription someone the mob would be in “Clash of the Titans” and however, publication is at the discretion of the editor drug plans include Walgreens worried about — or even take “Battleship.” And at 51, the Page 30 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

Independent candidate for the performed a song with Beto Willie Nelson 2006 Texas gubernatorial elec- O’Rourke, the Democratic tion. candidate for the Senate elec- Continued from page 10 tion in Texas. Nelson offered a free concert in Austin support- weak investments he had made Nelson is an advocate for bet- ing the candidate’s run. The during the 1980s. In 1992, ter treatment for horses and last number he performed was Nelson released “The IRS has been campaigning for “Vote ‘Em Out,” a new track Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Mem- the passage of the American that was subsequently released ories?” Profits of the double Horse Slaughter Prevention as a single. album went to the IRS — and Act alongside the Animal Wel- the auction of Nelson’s assets fare Institute. In 2008, Nelson cleared his debt. During the brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel, signed on to warn consumers Honored and Revered 1990s and 2000s, as Nelson which is made from vegetable about the cruel and illegal liv- Nelson’s list of honors is long continued to tour and release oil, and is honorary chairman ing conditions for calves raised and impressive. In addition to new albums, he also continued of the Texas Music Project, the to produce milk for dairy prod- his induction into the Country to be arrested for marijuana official music charity of the ucts. Music Hall of Fame, it includes possession. state of Texas. winning the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998, induction to Along with Neil Young and the National Agricultural Hall John Mellencamp, he set up of Fame, for his labor in Farm Farm Aid in 1985 to assist Aid and other fund raisers to and increase awareness of the benefit farmers and winning importance of family farms. the Gershwin Prize, the life- In 2001, following the 9/11 A supporter of the LGBT time award of the Library of attacks, he participated in the movement, Nelson published Congress. benefit telethon “America: in 2006 through iTunes a ver- A Tribute to Heroes,” lead- sion of Ned Sublette’s “Cow- On the Home Front Nelson has been married four But as he told “Rolling Stone ing the rest of the celebrities boys Are Frequently, Secretly times and fathered seven chil- Magazine” in 2014: “The po- singing the song “America the Fond of Each Other,” that met dren. In 1991, he married his lice mostly want autographs Beautiful.” instant success. current wife, Annie D’Angelo, now. They don’t really both- and they have two homes, one er me anymore for the weed, In June 2018, Nelson deplored on a ranch in Spicewood, Tex- because you can bust me now the Trump Administration’s as, and the other in Maui. They and I’ll pay my fine or go to family separation policy. have two sons, Lukas Autry jail, get out and burn one on During his July 4 picnic, he and Jacob Micah. the way home. They know they’re not stopping me.”

From Mic to Movies Nelson supported Dennis and Charity Kucinich’s campaign in the Nelson made his first movie 2004 Democratic presidential appearance in the 1979 film primaries. He raised mon- “The Electric Horseman,” fol- ey, appeared at events, and lowed by other appearances in composed the song “What- movies and on television. Nel- ever Happened to Peace on son is a major liberal activist Earth?” criticizing the war in and co-chair of the National Iraq. He recorded a radio ad- Organization for the Reform vertisement asking for support of Marijuana Laws (NORML). to put musician author Kinky He also owns the bio-diesel Friedman on the ballot as an Page 31 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Busy Boomers By Les Goldberg VA Long Beach Renamed For Medal of Honor Winner For more than a decade, my order being issued, and all are Rubin with keeping in combat. In 2005, wife and I have been patients convinced that Peyton deliber- them alive and saving President George at the Veteran’s Administration ately ignored his orders. at least 40 American W. Bush pinned the Healthcare System in Long soldiers. medal on Rubin in Beach. Whenever we visit the Chinese POW Camp a ceremony at the dermatologist offices, we are Toward the end of October Rubin refused his White House. He is greeted by a very friendly mid- 1950, massive Chinese troop captors’ repeated of- the only Holocaust dle-aged man who is a long- concentrations had crossed the fers of repatriation to survivor to receive time employee of the facility. border into North Korea and Hungary, by then be- the MOH. were attacking the unprepared hind the Iron Curtain. year later he tried to enlist in Little did we know until re- American troops now trapped Later Life and Death the U.S. Army but failed the cently that THAT man, Frank far inside enemy territory. Ru- Medal of Honor After his military service, the English language test. He Rubin, an Air Force veteran, bin, severely wounded and one It wasn’t until 1986 when light Garden Grove resident worked tried again the following year is the son of the late Tibor Ru- of only a handful of survivors, was finally shed on Rubin’s in his brother’s Long Beach and passed. bin, a Medal of Honor winner was captured and spent the harrowing and remarkable sto- liquor store and regularly vol- for whom the massive medi- next 30 months in a prisoner ry. The Jewish War Veteran unteered at the Long Beach Antisemitism in the army cal hospital is now named. To of war camp. (JWV) organization launched Veterans Hospital where he By July 1950, Private First- rename a federal institution is the Medal of Honor campaign was honored for his more than Class Rubin found himself a big deal requiring an act of Faced with constant hunger, when it was discovered that 20,000 hours of volunteer fighting in South Korea. Ac- Congress, so I did some re- filth and disease, most of the Rubin had been overlooked for work. Rubin died on Dec. 5, cording to lengthy affidavits search and found a story worth GIs simply gave up. “No one numerous medals due to an- 2005 at his home. submitted by nearly a dozen repeating: wanted to help anyone. Every- tisemitism. It triggered a US men who served with Rubin in body was for himself”, wrote Army study in 1993 to inves- On May 10, 2017, in a cere- South and North Korea, an an- Rubin was born on June 18, a former sergeant and POW. tigate racial discrimination in mony attended by more than tisemitic sergeant consistently 1929, in a small Hungarian Except for Rubin. the awarding of medals. Eight 400 the Medical Center was sent Rubin on the most dan- town with a Jewish population years later it was determined renamed in his honor as the gerous missions. of 120 families, one of six chil- that should have received the “Tibor Rubin VA Medical dren of shoemaker Ferenc Ru- nation’s highest honor for valor Center.” bin. At age 13, his parents sent During one mission, according him to safety in neutral Swit- to his fellow soldiers, Rubin zerland, but he was caught and secured a needed route of re- sent to the Mauthausen con- treat for his rifle company by centration camp in Austria. He single-handedly defending a Almost every evening, he said, was liberated 14 months later hill for 24 hours against waves Rubin would sneak out of the by American combat troops of North Korean soldiers. For prison camp to steal food from but his parents and two sisters this and other acts of bravery, the Chinese and North Korean perished in the Holocaust. Rubin was recommended four supply depots, knowing that he times for the Medal of Honor would be shot if caught. “He Emigration to the United by two of his commanding of- shared the food. He also nursed States ficers who were killed in action us and did many good deeds or In 1948, he emigrated to the shortly after issuing the order. mitzvahs — helping his fellow U.S. and settled in New York men was the most important where he worked as a shoe- Some of Rubin’s comrades thing to him.” The survivors of maker then as a butcher. A were present and witnessed the the prison war camp credited Page 32 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Eight Tips For Caregivers To Help Ease The Risky Business Of Caregiving Millions of unpaid, fami- (FMLA), a federal law that also be able to claim the care ly caregivers may be putting requires covered employers recipient as a dependent for tax their own long-term health and to provide their eligible em- purposes. financial security at risk when ployees with protected, unpaid providing support for relatives work leave for qualified medi- 8. Remember patience. Care- or friends who need help tak- cal and family reasons. It can giving takes patience, both in 2. Share caregiving and ing care of themselves. Re- help employees balance their being realistic about what you non-caregiving responsibil- search from nonprofit Trans- job with caring for a family as the caregiver can do, and in ities. Share caregiving with america Institute® finds that member with a serious health communicating with and as- family members and friends, 69 percent of caregivers gave condition. To learn more about sisting the care recipient. Re- or seek out community re- little or no consideration to FMLA and whether you are el- lationships often change when sources, such as adult day pro- their own financial situation igible, visit dol.gov/whd/fmla, the need for caregiving aris- grams or transportation ser- when deciding to become a and consider consulting your es-from adult children revers- vices. Ask for help with your caregiver, and 55 percent say employer’s HR department. ing roles with their aging par- own day-to-day responsibili- their own health takes a back ents, to shifts in roles between ties that caregiving makes dif- seat to that of the person they 6. Keep your own long-term spouses or partners. Patience is ficult; it may be easier to find are caring for. financial security top of even more important when the help with those activities than mind. As a caregiver, it is es- care recipient has any cogni- with caregiving. “Caregivers play a vital role pecially important to budget, tive decline. in our society. It is imperative keep track of expenses and 3. If employed, strive to stay Additional tips and resourc- that we raise awareness of the save for the future. Save for in the workforce while care- es can be found in nonprof- issues and risks they face and retirement either through your giving. Consider all your op- offer meaningful solutions that it Transamerica Institute’s tions before reducing hours, employer’s 401(k) or similar can help them better manage “Comprehensive Guide for job responsibilities or quitting plan, or in an IRA. Avoid tak- their responsibilities,” said Caregivers.” This free guide- your job. Taking time out of ing loans or early withdrawals Catherine Collinson, CEO book provides tools for as- the workforce could make it from those accounts. and president of Transameri- sessing when care is needed, difficult to return to work and suggestions for planning for ca Institute. If you are among 7. Explore programs that to find a job at the same level care and navigating health the growing number of family provide financial assistance of pay. insurance coverage, possible caregivers, these eight tips can to caregivers. Some states options for financial support help you maintain your own 4. Ask if your employer of- have programs for Medicaid for caregivers, and ways to well-being while caring for fers programs or benefits to recipients to help pay non- care for the caregiver. It can your loved one. help caregivers. Many em- professional caregivers, such be downloaded at www.trans- ployers offer the ability to as Cash & Counseling and americainstitute.org/caregiv- 1. Take care of your own work remotely, flexible hours In-Home Supportive Services ers-research. health and wellness. Your and compressed workweeks, (IHSS). Veterans may be eli- physical health is import- gible for the Veterans Direct- which can make it easier to Transamerica Institute con- ant, too. Eating well, getting ed Home and Community juggle work and caregiving. ducted the survey of more enough sleep, exercising, and Based Services (VD-HCBS) Ask if your employer offers an than 3,000 nonprofessional taking breaks can all help in- program. If the care recipient Employee Assistance Program caregivers in 2017. Full sur- crease your energy, reduce (EAP), which may include re- has a long-term care insurance vey results and additional ma- stress and improve your mood. ferrals to services for caregiv- policy, find out if it enables terials are available at www. Remember your own medical ers and care recipients. you to receive payments and transamericainstitute.org/care- checkups and let your doctors what requirements or certi- givers-research. Transamerica know of any changes to your 5. Learn about the Fami- fications you would need to Institute is a nonprofit, private health. ly and Medical Leave Act receive payments. You may foundation. Page 33 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 New Shingles Protect The Curb Appeal Of Homes Increasingly, homeowners fulfillment of what that brand seeking to protect the curb promises—a roof free of black appeal of their residences are streaks that retains its aesthet- looking up—at their roofs. ic appearance,” according to Frank Klink, Ph.D., senior In many areas, roofs have black laboratory manager, 3M. “Our streaks caused by algae—and “I’m proud to partner with 3M decades of research into the this is the top appearance-re- and I’m excited to see how far scientific properties of cop- lated problem reported to roof- we can take the message,” says per, and field experience with ing contractors. Fortunately, Holmes. “Together, we’re go- shingle technologies and roof homeowners don’t have to ac- ing to continue to improve the algae, have proven that a min- cept the fate of algae making quality of our homes, increase imum 10 percent blend of 3M a roof look old before its time. the value of our homes and copper-containing granules change our industry for the uniformly distributed across A new type of roof shingle better.” the shingle surface, and hip provides a long-term solution and ridge, is required for supe- to help prevent algae growth This fall, The Holmes Group rior protection against algae.” from taking hold—protecting will partner with two Atlas your home and helping to keep Pro™ Plus contractors to trans- To learn more, visit 3M at ww- it looking good for years to form homes in need of a curb w.3M.com/resistblackstreaks. come. appeal face-lift. The teams, led by Mike Holmes Jr. and Sher- Invented by 3M to combat ry Holmes, will work together black streaks on roofs caused to make over two homes with by algae, copper-containing Atlas Pinnacle® Pristine Shin- roofing granules have been gles with Scotchgard™ Pro- proven successful on hundreds tector. Viewers can tune in to of thousands of homes across the online microseries this fall. the country over the last two decades. Available as shingles “The Holmes name brings with Scotchgard Protector, this added value to the already long-term, proven solution highly respected Scotchgard provides homeowners a beau- brand,” says Stan Bastek, di- tiful roof free from ugly black rector of marketing and sales streaks. development for Atlas Roof- ing. “When the Holmes group Known for insisting on noth- endorses a brand, they are ing less than the best prod- communicating to consumers uct for the job, professional that they see the same problem contractor and TV host Mike we do: how ugly black streaks Holmes recently named these on roofs reduce curb appeal shingles a “Holmes Approved and home value.” Product”—and is working to increase awareness among “The Scotchgard brand is homeowners to help elimi- synonymous with protection nate black streaks on roofs for for homeowners, so protec- good. tion from roof algae is the Page 34 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Are You Seeking a Care What You Need To Know Facility For Your Loved One? hospice care or re- About Cholesterol spite care. It also New cholesterol guidelines fruit or pomegranate—or has close ties with from the American Heart As- supplements that may in- the Alzheimer’s sociation emphasize a person- teract with your cholester- Association, alized approach to preventing ol-lowering medication. Council on Ag- and treating high cholesterol ing, Home Care and cardiovascular disease. Q. When and how often Agencies, Vet- should I follow up? erans resources, What Cholesterol Is A. Have a follow-up vis- Adult Protective Cholesterol is a waxy sub- treatment options. A coronary it one to three months after Services and So- stance that your body makes to artery calcium test may also starting cholesterol-lowering cial Services. help with your assessment. Matt Posselt, owner of Ivy Glenn build cells. Too much can pose medication to check that it’s Terrace; Melissa Schusler, a problem. Extra cholesterol working, that you’re taking it Residence Care Placement To learn more about this Q. How can I lower my risk properly, and to monitor for Specialist; lly Ambrose, care unique service, we asked Me- comes from foods including facility resident, and Pia the meat, poultry, dairy and trop- for heart disease? side effects. caretaker lissa Schusler, placement spe- A. A healthy lifestyle is criti- cialist with RCPS, to answer ical oils. Take it from me, if you an- cal. Also, while statins are still Learn More some key questions typically swered “yes” to the question the first choice of medication The American Heart Associa- asked by families and friends Why Cholesterol Matters above, it can be a daunting – for lowering cholesterol, new tion’s Check.Change.Control. who are in similar situations: Cholesterol can slowly build and often very frustrating task. drugs are available for people Cholesterol initiative, support- up in your arteries and form In my case, our family endured who have had a heart attack or ed by Sanofi and Regeneron, SR: I know this is a basic a thick, hard deposit that nar- the experience twice – within a stroke and are at risk for an- has information and resources question, but why does RCSP rows them and makes them 4-year span -- when my moth- other. Your doctor will monitor for managing cholesterol and exist? less flexible. If a blood clot er and father who had been liv- your progress. other cardiovascular risk fac- MS: We take the load off our blocks a narrowed artery, a ing with us for 7 years finally tors. Visit www.heart.org/cho- clients and their families to heart attack or stroke can re- reached the stage where high- Q. How do I know if my lesterol for further facts, and narrow down the search to a sult. ly professional daily care was medicine is working? www.heart.org/MyCholester- few homes we feel are appro- necessary. What To Do A. It may take a few tries to olGuide to download the free prite. We Ask your doctor such ques- find the right medicine and guide. then schedule tours with the Unfortunately for us, finding tions as: dose. families. Whether the tran- a well-managed, highly qual- sition needs to take place im- ified care facility involved Q. What do cholesterol num- “Finding the sweet spot for mediately or within a week or hours of knocking on doors, bers mean? treatment is highly individu- months, we will successfully numerous phone calls, visi- A. Studies suggest optimal alized,” said Donald Lloyd- handle the entire search. tations, interviews and nego- cholesterol levels are about Jones, M.D., a member of the tiations. If only there was a 150 mg/dL and about 100 mg/ cholesterol guideline writing SR: How do you determine service available then like Or- dL for low-density lipoprotein committee and chair of the De- what level of care is required ange County-based Residen- cholesterol (LDL-C). Levels partment of Preventive Medi- for each resident? tial Care Placement Specialist in this range are linked to low- cine at Northwestern Univer- MS: Initially, we assess each (RCPS). er rates of heart disease and sity in Chicago. “The latest unique situation, and get to stroke. guidelines strongly encourage know the family and the res- patient and doctor to have de- Founded in 1997, the compa- ident. The more we know There’s no ideal target for tailed and personalized discus- ny has developed close work- about them, the better we can LDL-C but “lower is better.” sions about medication.” ing relationships with state-li- offer our expertise for assis- Assessment with a risk calcu- censed assisted living facilities tance. After we assess the res- lator helps your doctor deter- Ask your doctor about medi- and organizations dedicated to mine your personal risk and cines, foods—such as grape- board and care, memory care, Continued on page 40 Page 35 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 In The Spotlight By Debbie L. Sklar

time and effort to make a liv- Meet Elizabeth Svendsen an OC antiquarian bookseller ing selling books, but also be- Elizabeth Svendsen of Lagu- Q: Can you do any magic see what’s coming up for sale cause I love it. Other than that, na Niguel loves books and tricks? that I might want to bid on. I love to be outside — hiking, so she should since that’s her A: Not anymore. I haven’t Auctions are one of the ways I gardening, and traveling when business. She’s a busy anti- practiced for years. But when find my stock. I also buy from I can. quarian bookseller who owns I was about 11 or 12, I de- the public, so sometimes peo- Walkabout Books. She is also veloped my own magic show ple bring books to my office Q: Family? the daughter of the author of using some tricks my dad had for me to look at and possibly A: I have a wonderful husband, “Grandpa Magic: 116 Easy taught me, and some of his old buy, or I may go to someone’s Vaughn Svendsen, who works Tricks, Amazing Brainteasers, props (including Joanne the house to look if they have a as a mechanical engineer in and Simple Stunts to Wow the Duck). I knew how to get silk large collection. Irvi, and we have three cats Grandkids” magician Allan scarves to untie themselves named Buzz, Bee, and Baxter. Zola Korozek. Here’s more from knots and could make a Q: What do you think of your Q: What was it like growing about Svendsen. few things disappear. I did the dad’s magic books he has writ- Q: Where can people learn up with a magician? show a few times before I got ten? more about Walkabout Books? A: I had fantastic birthday par- Q: What’s your education? distracted by the usual con- A: I think they’re fantastic. Of A: My business, for anyone ties. A: A B.A. in History from cerns of teenagers. course, I co-authored one of who may be interested, is Cornell University, an M.A. in them (“The Sorcerer’s Com- Walkabout Books, and I work Q: Was your mom his assis- History from Princeton Uni- Q: What does an antiquarian panion”), so I would say that, from an office space (not a tant? versity and an M.A.in Crimi- bookseller do? but I like them all. His first regular retail shop) in Lagu- A: No, but my aunt (my fa- nal Justice from Rutgers Uni- A: Seeks out rare and interest- book, “The Secrets of Alcazar, na Hills, where I welcome the ther’s sister) was his assistant versity. ing books (and sometimes oth- A Book of Magic for Young public by appointment. Web- when they were kids. er paper things, like historical Magicians,” is a classic--con- site is www.walkaboutbooks. Q: Career plans when you photographs and documents) sidered one of the best magic net. were younger? Q: What were your favorite and connects those books with instruction books for young A: From the time I was about tricks collectors and scholars who adults. It’s out of print and 6 until I went to college, I al- A: When I was little, I loved appreciate and use them. something of an antiquari- ways planned to be a veterinar- Joanne the Duck. She was an book itself, but I confess ian. Once I decided to pursue a wooden duck who could Q: What’s a typical day like I have never bought or sold a my love of history instead, I pick up playing cards in her for you? copy professionally. Also, “52 figured I would be a profes- beak. Then when I was older, A: On a typical day, I will an- Ways to Cheat at Poker” is a sional historian and history swer several calls from people very interesting read, just to professor. But by the time I I came to appreciate slight of who want to know whether learn all the sneaky things peo- was a few years into graduate hand tricks done using cards their old books are valuable school, I realized that the aca- and coins. But I was always ple do, and of course the new (usually they aren’t, but every demic world wasn’t really for most amazed by the ones that book, “Grandpa Magic” is full once in a while they are); pho- of fun puzzles and brainteas- me. I seem to prefer learning appeared to involve ESP — tograph and write descriptions ers, as well as magic tricks. a little bit about a lot of things for example, where he would to spending years on a single of several new items in my in- What’s not to like? write down a prediction about subject (as an academic career ventory that will be uploaded what word someone would would have required), which for sale online; pack and ship Q: Spare time, hobbies? is why selling used and rare pick from a random page in books that have sold; and may- A: I spend a LOT of time on books has worked out well for a random book pulled off the be spend some time looking my bookselling business — in me. I learn new things daily. shelf, and he would be right! through auction catalogues to part because it takes a lot of

Page 36 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Decoding Your VIN Four Tips For Better When cars are sold, re- called, stolen or involved Managing Your in accidents, you may hear references to the VIN; that Retirement Budget is, the Vehicle Identifica- look around the area where the tion Number. Many data reg- door latches to the car. A mo- istries use the VIN to record torcycle’s VIN is usually on details of the vehicle’s history. the steering neck below the Before you buy a used car, do a handlebars, although some- VIN lookup to get the vehicle times it’s on the motor or on history report and find records the frame near the motor. A of its previous owners, acci- semitrailer’s VIN is located on dents and repairs. You can also the front part of the semitrailer find out if the manufacturer on the left side. has ever issued a recall of the vehicle and whether those re- If you can’t find the VIN num- pairs were made. ber on the vehicle, you should be able to find it on your vehi- What the VIN Is cle’s title or liability insurance It’s a unique code that’s as- documents. signed to every motor vehicle when it’s manufactured and is Learn More a 17-character string of letters To decode your vehicle’s VIN and numbers without interven- number or see if there are any Advertise in ing spaces or the letters Q (q), active recalls on your car, visit I (i) and O (o); these are omit- the free VIN Decoder at https:// The Senior ted to avoid confusion with the driving-tests.org/vin-decoder/. Reporter’s numerals 0 and 1. Each section of the VIN provides a specif- CLASSIFIED & ic piece of information about the vehicle, including the year, PROFESSIONAL country and factory of manu- SERVICE facture; the make and model; and the serial number. VINs DIRECTORY are usually printed in a single line. Only How to Find the VIN Num- $37.50/ ber mo with a 6-mo. On most passenger cars, you commitment can find the VIN number on the front of the dashboard on seniorreporter the driver’s side. The best way [email protected] to see it is to look through the or call windshield from outside the Bill Thomas at car. You can also find the VIN (714) 458-5703 number on the driver’s side door pillar. Open the door and Page 37 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Page 38 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019

BestCrosswords.com - PuzzleCrossword #1 for 1/20/2019 Puzzle Answers from page 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Across L I M B S B L E E P B A G 1. Branches 14 15 16 E S T E E L O T S A U R L 6. Censor's sound 17 18 19 11. Purse O R A T E O N H E R R T E 14. First name in cosmetics 20 21 22 23 T O N I A A R O N 15. ___ luck! 24 25 26 27 28 29 16. Modern address A B S C O N D B A S S O O N 30 31 17. To talk, usually in a B A I L I E M A G O O pompous manner 32 33 34 35 36 18. ___ Majesty's Secret U N L I T B I S U L F A T E For information on donating your body 37 38 39 Service S N O A R D E N D E S to medical education and19. Numberedresearch, hwy. call: 40 41 42 43 44 20. Author Morrison E S S E N T I A L S O L E S 949-824-6061 45 46 22. Homerun king Hank L E N A S S L O A N E 24. Depart in a secret manner 47 48 49 50 or visit: R E A L T O R A E O N I A N 28. Large woodwind instrument 51 52 www/som.uci.edu.willedbody30. Magistrate E G R E T I S E E 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 No cost to donor31. orMyopic family. Mr. Final L Y E I R O N S G E N O A cremation and32. scattering Dark at sea 62 63 64 included. 33. Salt of sulfuric acid E P A N O T R E I R A N I 65 66 67 37. ___-cone E T S G E T I T N A T A L 38. Shakespearean forest 39. ___ Moines 4. Wager 35. "Lovergirl" singer ___ Marie 40. Indispensable 5. Make sure 36. Ruhr city 43. Mends a shoe 6. Light-colored hair 38. ___ extra cost 45. Horne and Olin 7. Anderson of "WKRP in 41. Vogue competitor 46. Everett of "Citizen Kane" Cincinnati" 42. Bedroom mosquito 47. Real-estate dealer 8. Biblical verb ending protection 50. Eternal 9. End for Siam 43. Fizz ingredient 51. Heron 10. Umbrella 44. Suffix with ball 52. Got it! 11. Small donkey 46. Get it? 53. Strong alkali 12. Threepio's pal 47. Noted Civil War biography 54. Wrinkle removers 13. First American to orbit 48. Exodus origin 57. Columbus's birthplace Earth 49. Neighborhoods 62. Clean air org. 21. Undivided 50. Item having exchange 63. ___ Dame 23. Beginning on value 64. Teheran native 24. Misuse 52. Crucifix letters 65. Little green men 25. Marriage announcement 55. Shad delicacy 66. Understand? 26. Grain stores 56. Giant Mel 67. Birth-related 27. Second-century date 58. Important time 28. Swiss city on the Rhine 59. Jazzman Adderley Down 29. Son of ___! 60. ___ roll 1. The Lion 31. Golden-touch king 61. Suffer 2. Syr. neighbor 33. Wild rose 3. 1959 Kingston Trio hit 34. Two-time loser to Dwight

Copyright Pyromod Software Inc. For personal use only. Not for publication. Page 39 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 It Doesn’t Have To Cost 6 Percent To Sell A Home By Judith A. Rogow

history. Hearts and Flowers However, in recent times the celebration of the day has For such a short month, Feb- Like last month’s Rose Bowl, become a romantic tradition ruary has several official and the Super Bowl will be a boon with Hallmark or other card unofficial holidays. for Las Vegas hotels and bars. companies. Also, chocolate If you’re thinking about sell- boutiques, jewelers, and the ing a home, you may have Then there’s the traditional Rose growing industry - and wondered: “What, really, does halftime show, (still in flux as we mustn’t forget expensive a real estate agent do to earn a of this being written) featur- restaurants – enjoy the benefits 6 percent commission?” ing bands, singers, dancers, of a mid-winter holiday. lighting and other eye-catch- In the past, real estate agents ing special effects. Performers had to scour literal books keep the crowds engaged as of listings and drive clients do the advertisements for beer, around to see listings to make The LIII Super Bowl on Feb. barbecued meats and the latest sales. But today’s real estate 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium automobiles. process is much simpler—and in Atlanta with its attendant President’s Day always held increasingly digital. According halftime extravaganza will see the third Monday of the month to a 2017 study from the Na- the New England Patriots and is the only federal holiday in tional Association of REAL- the Los Angeles Rams in fierce the shortest month, but it cel- TORS®, 44 percent of home competition for bragging ebrates some towering fig- searches now start online. And rights as National Football ures. Originally created to as the search process moves League Champions for 2018. honor the birthday of General online, almost all of the paper- George Washington, our first work has, too, allowing agents Apart from the glory of being President, it later was official- to handle more business even best in their class, the over- ly named Presidents Day to more quickly. blinged ring and the financial Speaking of Roses . . . Val- add Abraham Lincoln, another windfall that comes from ap- entine’s Day on the 14th cel- leader with a February birth- So if everything’s easier now, pearing in commercial adver- ebrates the feast of Saint Val- day. These days it’s an all-in- why are most agents still tising are bonuses for players entine, a martyr slain by the clusive day of remembrance charging 6 percent? and their agents. Emperor Claudius II. Since and honor to all Presidents. two men, each named Valen- It comes down to the time and Gladys Knight, Atlanta’s own tine, were slain on by Claudius Washington D. C. and other money that agents spend find- “Empress of Soul,” will open on Feb. 14 in different years towns and cities hold parades, ing new clients. “Many agents the activities by gracing the during the third century and dinners and patriotic events on still find most of their business “National Anthem” with her history from that era being, the day. by cold calling, sending mail- magnificent voice. well, pretty much non-exis- ers or knocking on doors,” tent, the reason Valentine was Alexandria, Va., hosts the an- explains Ben Mizes, CEO of Fans - an apt shortening of the slain, or the rationale for his nual George Washington Day online real estate brokerage word fanatic- will either be sit- sainthood are lost to modern Parade complete with march- Clever Real Estate. “The time ting in the stadium all bundled ers dressed in recreated peri- it takes agents to find custom- up, in a public or private com- od proper uniforms, firearms, ers puts a floor on how low mercial establishment, at home horses and wagons of the era, they are willing to go on com- or a friend’s in front of a TV missions.” or glued to a radio broadcast. Continued on page 40 Continued on page 40 Page 40 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Are You experience you shared with us It Doesn’t Have clients. “If you do a good job helped us believe it was pos- To Cost 6 Percent with discount clients, they can JUST Seeking sible.” refer friends, and you have Continued from page 34 To Sell A Home buyers who will call your yard JUDITH continued from page 39 And the vice president of de- sign,” he explains. “The more continued from page 39 ident’s care needs, personali- velopment for the Alzheimer’s Clever works nationwide to listings you have, the more ex- and onlookers dressed in the ty and preferred locations, we Association said this about solve this problem by match- posure you have.” sort of clothing that adds to the work with the family budget to RCSP: ing customers with local Part- authenticity of the event. ensure appropriate placement. ner Agents, who sell homes for Luke Babich, Clever’s Chief “Thanks for your help. Those a flat fee of $3,000 or 1 percent Strategy Officer, explains why Laying a wreath at base of the SR: What steps do you take to in listing commission. Clever it’s a win-win: “Our Partner we serve found a window of massive marble statue of Pres- find a facility that is the right is part of a growing trend in Agents can focus on doing hope.” ident Lincoln, usually by the fit? what they do best: selling the real estate industry; dis- current President, is an impres- MS: We pre-tour every home According to Schusler, “We at count firms like Redfin now homes. Meanwhile, the aver- sive display as the man who or facility to assess their care RCSP take pride in searching operate in many U.S. metro ar- age customer saves $9,000 in held office during the Civil plans, to see what types of for That Age In Place Home. eas and even local brokerages commission.” War watches while a recital of caregivers are on duty and We have the knowledge and are increasingly discounting his “Gettysburg Address” re- their training. We look at the resources to support all unique their rates. In a 2017 article, Among the emerging business minds those assembled of the quality of their meal plans, needs, preferences and desires The Washington Post estimat- models that are shaking up the reason he is venerated. medication management, and of our clients and families. We ed that average commission real estate industry, tech-fo- activities and programs of- offer suggestions and support rates nationwide will soon fall cused brokerages like Clever A short drive from the remem- fered. We also ensure that the during all types of transitions.” to 5 percent as agents compete differentiate themselves by brance of the 16th President is facilities have hospice waivers more aggressively to win busi- being human focused, too. the beautifully preserved home and have passed State of Cali- For more information about ness. “Real estate commissions are of the first. Mount Vernon, the fornia inspections. RCSP, you are invited to call ready to be revolutionized,” heart of Washington’s Estate Schusler at the office (949) Tech-focused entrants to the says Babich. “But we’re sell- offers tours of the house and SR: What is the cost of using 413-4582, her cell (949) 412- discount real estate space have ing homes the same way that garden that will give you in- RCPS services? 5947 or toll-free (800) 763- the potential to accelerate the they’ve been sold for the last sight into the way things were MS: Our services are free to 1433. Her email is mel4se- change. Unlike traditional bro- half century—with great, at- during the early days of our those who need them. We re- [email protected]. kerages, which expand one tentive, professional agents.” country. ceive our commission directly city at a time with local brick- from the facilities after a tran- See our ad on the back cover. and-mortar offices, Clever With dramatic changes in the sition has been made and the partners with agents all over real estate industry—which clients and families, facilities the country. some have said threatens to and owners are all comfort- displace real estate agents— able, safe, content and happy. Mizes says, “We have a full- tech-focused brokerages like time team dedicated to recruit- Clever differentiate because One such satisfied custom- ing and vetting top-performing they are agent focused, too. er is Ginny from Lake Forest agents from major agencies. Those of us in California put who told Schusler: “I am so “In the end,” concludes Huff- They provide the exact same our own spin on February with grateful to have found you. man, “you’re not losing money full service that a top agent camel races at the Riverside Not only did you find a home because you’re gaining more usually offers, but when you County Fair, the Scots Festival quickly, but you knew imme- clients.” come through Clever, they do on the Queen Mary, the Afri- diately what I wanted for Mary it for our competitive prices.” can-American Festival at the who has Alzheimer’s.” To learn more about the ways Aquarium of the Pacific, and Another is the Ambrose fam- that technology is changing Steve Huffman, a Keller Wil- a 268-foot long Golden Drag- ily in San Clemente: “Thank the real estate industry, visit liams broker and Clever Part- on at the Chinese New Year in you for all the hours of search- https://listwithclever.com. ner Agent in Atlanta, says San Francisco. ing and getting to know Polly, that discount prices don’t stop her needs and the needs of our him from providing a quality, February may be short, but it family. The confidence and full-service experience for his has much to offer. Page 41 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Tinseltown Talks By Nick Thomas A Tale of Two Ghost Singers India Adams and Annette War- Adams has vivid memo- ren have a lot in common. ries of singing for Craw- Both now in their nineties, ford and Charisse. their career paths merged in the 1950s when the pair were “I worked a lot more with hired by studios to dub the Joan than I did with Cyd singing voices of actresses as who was cold and re- so-called ‘ghost singers.’ Early and recent publicity photos of served although part of it Annette Warren - provided by Annette might have been that she was Warren Adams sang for Joan Craw- rather shy,” she said. “Joan ford and Cyd Charisse in films wood after seeing a Los Ange- was very friendly and would such as “The Band Wagon,” les Times ad. invite me back to her dress- “Torch Song,” and “Johnny ing room. She had a passable Guitar,” while it’s Warren’s “It turned out MGM was look- voice, but they really wanted voice heard for Ava Gardner in ing for a vocalist to dub Ava someone to provide a more MGM’s musical “Show Boat” Gardner’s songs in ‘Show professional edge.” as well as Lucille Ball in sev- Boat,’” she recalled from her home in Rancho Palos Verdes, eral movies. Despite the obvious vocal tal- Calif. “That same night I was ents of both singers who spent “I was appearing at a club and at a party and introduced my- many years working in other someone from MGM asked me self to Marvin Saltzman who areas of the entertainment in- afterward if I’d be interested in was an agent and the son-in- dustry, they were dedicated to dubbing,” recalled Ms. Adams law of Arthur Freed who was raising their families. from her Los Angeles home. producing the film.” “I did ‘The Band Wagon’ first, “I never really promoted my- and one of the songs for Cyd Saltzman helped Warren se- self as much as I could have,” Charisse, ‘Two-faced Woman,’ cure an audition – in front of Warren admitted. “But I have was cut out but used for Joan the entire cast. never, ever felt any regrets Crawford in ‘Torch Song.’ It’s about not becoming a bet- the only time in motion picture “That never happened when ter-known singer. I was the history that two different ac- you went for most dubbing happiest woman in the world tresses have lip-synched to the jobs,” Warren said. “But they were all there – Kath- raising a family.” very same track.” ryn Grayson, Howard Keel, even Joe E. Brown and Ag- Ms. Warren broke into Holly- “I always wanted to become nes Moorehead. I sang ‘Can’t a really big star,” Adams said, Help Lovin’ That Man’ and “but don’t believe it would when I finished Kathryn have allowed me to have the Grayson – who was a fab- fulfilling family life that I had. ulous singer – walked up I’m content to be a little star!” to me and said, ‘My dear, we could all learn a lot Nick Thomas teaches at Au- from you!’ But Ava wasn’t happy because she wanted burn University at Montgom- to sing in the movie. And ery, and has written features, to be honest, I couldn’t columns, and interviews for Early and ;more recent publicity photos over 700 newspapers and of India Adams - provided by blame her because she had a India Adams fairly good voice herself.” magazines. Page 42 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Life in Long Beach By Lyn Jensen Cruisin’ at the Historical Society

Car culture is on display with ular event is the Annual Histori- “Chrome! Cruisin’ Clubs and cal Cemetery Tour, always held Drag Strips” at the Historical the last Saturday in October — Society of Long Beach through around Halloween. Participants March 7. Photos and other items, “meet” some “residents” of the recording the history of local car Sunnyside and Municipal ceme- clubs and the Lions Drag Strip teries. Actors play prominent de- that operated 1955-1972, are part images, 27,000 photographic ceased people whose graves are of the exhibit. Admission is free, prints and 3,000 slides. The gal- here, talking about their interest- except for closing night which lery houses the “Long Beach ing lives — and deaths. Tickets will feature a talk by historian Historical Newspaper Collec- are $25 and are available online Craig Hendricks and actress Lucy tion,” which spans 87 years, or at the event. Daggett. Tickets for the clos- including the “Sun,” “Indepen- ing-night festivities are $35 for dent,” “Telegram,” “Independent members and $40 for non-mem- Press-Telegram,” and the current bers. paper of record, the “Press-Tele- gram.” You’ll also find city man- ager’s files, 1922-1953, and a col- lection focusing on Long Beach contributions to gay and lesbian Members and volunteers are im- history. Books and photos of local portant to the work of the society, history are for sale. which ranges from museum ex- hibits to tours to fundraising. For membership information and vol- unteer opportunities, see the so- ciety’s website. Membership for Historical Society of Long Beach students is $35, for seniors (over is a non-profit organization that 949-653-5609 60), $50. collects, preserves, and protects the history of Long Beach. The society began in 1962, and has Julie Bartolotto has been exec- been housed in a storefront gal- utive director since 1997. She lery in the trendy Bixby Knolls suggests if you want to conduct neighborhood since 2007. research, first make an appoint- ment. If you’re doing genealog- The society’s resources are in- ical research, for example, the Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, valuable for genealogists, jour- society will help research names Friday 1 to 5 p.m. (open late first nalists, writers, historians, artists, you’re looking for, including Fridays), Thurs. 1 to 7 p.m., and filmmakers, architects, civic offi- such records as Kiwanis, the Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. cials, educators and students. chamber of commerce, women’s Address: 4260 Atlantic Ave., clubs, and city directories. Long Beach, CA 90807 Today the society’s collection in- Phone: (562) 424-2220. cludes about 3,000 photographic Perhaps the society’s most pop- Website: hslb.org Page 43 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019 Page 44 SENIOR REPORTER [email protected] FEBRUARY 2019