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Get strong with us this Spring! shutterstock.com 2 glo march 2013 march march Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 12 3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 get your april 24 glo today! 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 National Women’s History Month ~ National Irish American Heritage Month ~ National Frozen Food Month ~ Employee Appreciation Day (1) ~ Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (1) ~ Dentist’s Day (6) International Working Women’s Day (8) ~ National Agriculture Day (9) ~ Middle Name Pride Day (10) Johnny Appleseed Day (11) ~ Girl Scouts Day (12) ~ National Pi Day (14) ~ Ides of March (15) St. Patrick’s Day (17) ~ Extraterrestrial Abductions Day (20) ~ Waffle Day (25) ~ National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day (29) ~ Easter (31) shutterstock.com march 2013 glo 3 read up... highlights 3 March Calendar March 2013E | Vol. 3 No. 12 | www.glo-mag.com 8 Race Ya! 11 What Does ‘Healthy’ Mean to You 12 Q&A with Suzanne Handshoe 6 13 Dining with Divas: Teppanyaki Grill & Buffet St. Patrick’s Day 14 “She glo(w)s:” Marita O’Neil-Maloley 15 “He glo(w)s:” Kenneth Frecker Women’s History Month: 18 Wow! Really?: Psychic Mediums 10Celebrating HERstory 20 “Fools Rush In” Chapter Six: March 22 Tips for Tackling Spring Clean 2013 16 24 Lady Lit & Hits Fort Wayne Famous and Beyond – Part Two: 28 Movies with Mom Mommy Bloggers 29 Décor Direction 30 Pie’s the Limit “Small Talk With ...” 26 32 March To Do List Lisa Whelchel 34 Financing the Future publisher Ron Baumgartner ……………[email protected] business manager Collette Knepp ……………[email protected] director of marketing Kip Schumm ………[email protected] publications manager Kim Gross………………[email protected] marketing assistants Darlene Eichelberger, Kara Judy E account executives Betsy Didier ………………[email protected] Rebecca Boone …………[email protected] the Cover editor-in-chief Jeri Seely …………………………[email protected] editor Rebekah Whirledge …………………[email protected] Artwork: “The Volunteer” feature writers Julie Young, Barb Sieminski, Davina Black, in watercolor and ink Judi Loomis, Carrie Bragg, Amber Recker feature photographers Karrine Williams Artist: Bonnie Manning graphic designer Maymie Ankrom director of circulation Jerry Ryan ………………[email protected] PO Box 188 • 206 South Main St., Milford, IN 46542 Bonnie Tobey Manning, a life-long Indiana resident, has been a profes- 800.733.4111/Fax 574.658.4701 sional photographer for several years. 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Upon finding this photo, I posted it on Facebook with the WomenWomen Build caption, “Even 6-year-old me was wordy!” SaturdaySaturday | April 20 | 2 PM I do love words. Whether they are in Scrabble, in articles I’ve written in this magazine, or in novels I’m reading. I’m wordy. After posting IPFW Walb Walb Union U InternationalrnationalBa Ballroomllroom 2102101 East Coliseum Boulevardoulevard that photo, I was riding pretty high on the fact that I’m even an editor Fort Wayne, Indiana 468056805 of such a neat magazine. Wordy to the max! It’s such a nice accom- plishment. And then, as often happens when riding a high horse, I got www.fortwaynehabitat.orgww ay ehabitaat.org a few good doses of humility within the next few weeks to knock me right off. The first, from an email-er, who was shocked at all the errors in the magazine. Aghast at myself for these alleged errors, I replied back to the person and asked for examples. In a reply back to me, the reader gave examples of the two spelling errors found in last month’s issue. And then, a second reader sent a letter to me, anony- to advertise, contact mously, and circled a grammatical error on a clipping enclosed with the letter. Betsy Didier Umm, yikes! Cell: 260-610-1057 As an introvert word-geek, I’ll admit it makes me leery to put myself in 1-866-580-1138 vm Ext: 2481 the public spotlight by plastering my face and name in a magazine. But, if you’re proud of your product, like I am about this magazine, [email protected] then I suppose a few critical comments are just to be expected. I can only imagine what bloggers go through – those ladies who put them- selves out there to millions of internet users. Do they expect to please Rebecca Boone all of their readers 100 percent of the time? We profile a few of these Cell: 260-503-5013 ladies in this month’s issue. Or how about our foremothers? March is Women’s History Month and I’m further humbled by how much our it’s free 1-866-580-1138 vm Ext: 2437 iful aut be ht • brig • gender has overcome in the last century. And of course, by how old b inspiring today’s woman [email protected] much we can climb even further. For this month’s editor’s note, for Women’s History Month, my feeling is humility. I am definitely not perfect. This magazine is not perfect. But, if through it I can help to empower the ladies of this community in any way, even if it’s as simple as giving them a lighthearted read or as complex as inspiring them for the better, then that makes me really proud. Happy March! ” PS – I do welcome all reader com- ments (the good, the bad and the ugly), as long as they’re respectful- ly submitted. glo’s readers are second to none and the dozens of Rebekah Whirledge times that I hear, “I love this maga- shutterstock.com [email protected] zine!!” from readers really makes www.glo-mag.com my little heart so full. march 2013 glo 5 By Amber Recker, Feature Writer St. Patrick’s Day has long been one of my favorite holidays. After all, I am a quarter Irish, and what better way to celebrate than to don some festive green gear, share green beers with my friends and eat some corned beef and cabbage? Contrary to popular belief, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t always a holiday devoted to imbibing green libations, organizing festive parades and pinching folks who for- got to wear green. Though over the years it has become a celebration of the Irish culture in general, its origins are with the Catholic Church dating back to the early 17th century. It was established to commemorate Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized Patron Saint of Ireland. And while we may love shamrocks because they bring good luck, their association with St. Patrick’s Day stems from the Saint’s use of them to explain the Holy Trinity. Although it is a holiday steeped in tradition, St. Patrick’s Day has morphed into an annual day of celebration with family and friends.