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Improve Your Mind, Body & Soul HealthyLAS VEGAS &Fit Magazine Healthy Essentials Visit a Virtual Museum Free Digital Workouts Things to Do at Home 20 Social Security Services During COVID–19 21 Evel Pie Temporary Pop-Up In Tivoli Village 22 Mommy’s Time Out is 15! 24 City Parks to Remain Open and Cleaned Twice a Day 5 Vegas PBS Announces 2020 Writers Contest 25 Legacy Traditional Schools Thanks Teachers 6 Lazy Dog Pantry for Support in Distance Learning Transition Las Vegas Healthy&Fit Magazine Publisher 8 Celebrates 40 Years of Mark Rudy Nevada Senior Games Advertising To advertise call 702-843-8350. Guide and Calendar 10 Visit a Virtual Museum To suggest events to be included on the monthly calendar and guide list- 12 Free Digital Workouts ings, send an e-mail to vegasmaga- from Les Mills [email protected]. Submissions are due by the 15th of the month. LVHealthFit.com 14 Summer Camp Guide The views and opinions expressed in articles and advertisements do not necessarily represent the views of 15 Online and Onsite Las Vegas Healthy&Fit Magazine. iDTech Summer Camps 26 VegasPBS.org Online Resources 27 Vegas PBS Will Broadcast Curriculum- Based Content During Week-day Programming 28 Things to Do at Home 29 Amazon Providing Free Online Computer 18 Community Partners Science Courses Launch Pilot Program and Activities to Deliver Hot Meals to Vulnerable Families 30 Directory Page 2 Las Vegas Healthy&Fit April 2020 Generations Home Care Experienced caregivers providing professional in-home care, grooming assistance, meal planning, light housekeeping, medication reminders, and much more. We are licensed, bonded and insured to care for you or your family member. Our services are provided 24/7 and we offer 10% Military discount. 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Children in Southern Nevada can sions for the VEGAS PBS KIDS Writ- “We love doing this every year,” said now submit their entries to the VEGAS ers Contest presented by Janice Allen. Jessica Russell, Vegas PBS Ready To Learn PBS KIDS Writers Contest by Friday, The VEGAS PBS KIDS Writers Contest Coordinator. “At Vegas PBS we strive to March 27, 2020 at 5 p.m. All entries must is designed to promote the advance- create an educational environment in be accompanied by an official entry ment of children’s literacy skills Southern Nevada where children learn form signed by a parent/guardian. through hands-on, active learning. through engaging and unique experi- Stories can be mailed or hand deliv- The contest—made possible by ences. The Writers Contest is one of the ered to Vegas PBS at: 3050 E. Flamingo local financial support from Janice many opportunities we provide for chil- Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121. Unmatched Academic Results Join us for an Open House. 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That question was asked of many NSG participants. Answers arrived from coast to coast and from those with birthdates from 1928 to 1968 (a 40-year difference to go along with the 40-year anniversary.) Malcom Telloian, now calling Las Vegas home and still dancing at age 92, was living in Newport Beach CA at the time. The United States was in the middle of a huge recession. Mal was working in bank- ing and real estate lending. Interest rates had gone sky high with 16-18% mortgages and 21% second trust deeds. It caused the economy to slow to a screeching halt. All was not bad for Mal, however. His two daughters married around that time and both his sons were attending universi- ties. He now has two NSG gold medals for dancing with the Alliante Steppers, 2014 and 2018, hanging on his picture wall. On the other end of the spectrum, Melissa (Mel) Hadley turned 12 in 1980, “The United States was in the middle of a huge growing up in a small town in Iowa. She recession. Mal was working in banking and real was active in various sports and activities throughout her youth but as an adult, in estate lending. Interest rates had gone sky high with southern CA, she became a near workaholic 16-18% mortgages and 21% second trust deeds.” . until she turned 50 and discovered the Senior Games. She entered Track and Field events in both Pasadena and Las Vegas, gold medals as a “shuffler” in Nevada, a are David Comfort and Larry Powell. David and placed 8th in the Power Walk at the silver and a bronze at the National level. graduated from Sentinel High School in Nationals in Albuquerque in June of 2019. Doug Towne, a badminton player now Missoula Montana and joined the U.S Coast Meanwhile, on the other side of the living in Phoenix AZ, graduated from high Guard, setting in motion a 28 year career in continent, in 1980 Michelle Eastmer was a school in 1980 in Denver CO and that fall the Coast Guard. He now lives in North Las high school student in Buffalo, New York. attended the nearby University of Denver. Vegas and has won gold and silver medals She was active in many school and civic He loved living in the Mile High City – he in the NSG Pistol Shoot competition. Larry, youth activities, volunteering for vari- had family, friends, school and a good job. currently co-coordinator for the NSG Track ous projects and programs. She remem- At that time he had never visited Arizona, and Field competition, graduated from bers being in English class when it was or Nevada, and had never played a game of Chaparral High School in Las Vegas where announced that John Lennon had been badminton. In his words, “Arizona and bad- he was 3-time state champion in long shot. She also remembers the announce- minton would come to figure prominently jump, triple jump and 110m high hurdles. ment in November when Ronald Reagan in my life, but they were still on the horizon. Nevada Senior Games is proud of its was elected as the 40th president of the I feel very fortunate to have become heritage and its continuing growth. It looks United States. Michelle began competing in intimate with both.” He now has well over forward to another 40 years of encourag- Senior Games the first year she was eligible 20 gold medals, as well as a few silvers, to ing seniors to be active and healthy. For – in 2014, having turned 50. She has played display for his badminton tournament play. information regarding the upcoming 2020 both volleyball and shuffleboard, winning Also graduating from high school in 1980 Games, see nevadaseniorgames.com. 8 Las Vegas Healthy&Fit April 2020 MuseumVisit a Virtual Museum artsandculture.google.com/partner Going into a self-quarantine can have artifacts on the museum’s virtual tour. Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, many complex issues and complica- Guggenheim Museum, New York ingenious painter can see his works up tions beyond having enough food Google’s Street View feature lets visi- close (or, almost up close) by virtually and supplies for two weeks.