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By ROZ FRIEDMANFeature Writer

Suzy DeYoung, 59, hates wasting food. She just cannot understand why potatoes, apples or green beans that are still completely edible, even if a bit ugly, get thrown away. At the same time, she knows there are people who need food and don’t have it.

After many years of cater-ing and owning a restaurant DeYoung started the La Soupe Newtown restaurant in 2013 to focus her energy on that mismatch between

food being wasted and people going hungry. “I never look at food as disposable,” DeYoung said. “We’re the last stop. If it’s useable we use it.”

Eighty-five percent of whatever soup is made at La Soupe restaurant is given away and 15 percent supports the non-profit’s operation. Us-ing donations of food rescued from grocery stores, farms and restaurants, DeYoung and her volunteers transform otherwise wasted food into nutritious soups, stew, gumbo or casseroles and shares the results with local non-profits

and schools that serve hungry people in the Greater Cincin-nati area.

In 2016 La Soupe rescued 125,000 pounds of food and transformed it into 95,000 servings for 27 share partners including schools, churches and community groups who serve kids.

Every week more than 400 volunteers haul produce from three Krogers, local farmers, Jungle Jims and Servatis to 16 restaurant chefs who take La Soupe’s Bucket Brigade Challenge to create what they want that kids will like. “We

give them boxes of produce and food and each chef sends us about five gallons of soup and food every week,” ex-plained DeYoung.

One of their share partners gets 350 power pack meals every Friday and another partner gets food to serve 300 kids at a basketball program every Saturday. “We have full meals that may include soup, chicken, mashed potatoes, lasagna casserole, organic carrots, bread, donuts and little bags of fruit,” DeYoung said.

Another La Soupe project

is Cincinnati Gives a Crock Cooking Classes run by Caroline Colette in multiple schools. Students learn how to chop and peel vegetables, make cookies, season food and practice on piles of produce. One Monday they learned how to make Crock-Pot lasa-gna. Another, it was chicken cacciatore.

Realizing how many families lack basic cooking resources, DeYoung provides crock pots for participants. “This empowers the kids themselves to bring a healthy

CUTTING CARROTS — Cincinnati Gives a Crock Cooking Classes, run by Caroline Colette in multiple schools, is another of La Soupe’s projects. Students learn how to chop and peel vegetables, make cookies, season food and practice on piles of produce. In this photo a young boy learns to cut carrots as his supervisor watches.

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SOUP — In 2016 La Soupe rescued 125,000 pounds of food and t r a n s f o r m e d it into 95,000 servings for 27 share part-ners includ-ing schools, churches and c o m m u n i t y groups who serve kids.

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BOX AFTER BOX — Suzy DeY-oung hates wasting food. She doesn’t understand why potatoes, apples or green beans that are still completely edible get thrown away. At the same time, she knows there are people who need food and don’t have it. “I never look at food as dispos-able,” DeYoung said. “We’re the last stop. If it’s useable we use it.” Above are some of the boxes full of food used by La Soupe and some of the cooks working to make soup. Eighty-five percent of the soup is given away. The other 15 percent is sold to raise funds for the project’s op-eration.

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Ken Freeman ties baseball to education

Ham radio classes offered

By GARY CROUCHFeature Writer

Ken Freeman, the education and programming manager at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, has a love for education.

After earning zoology degrees from The Ohio State University and Miami University, Freeman worked as a program coordinator in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botani-cal Garden’s education depart-ment where he developed that love for education.

He now schedules and teaches the Cincinnati Reds “Extra In-nings” education programs. The programs, which are designed to augment classroom curriculum, shows the relationships baseball has with history, mathematics, marketing and science and are correlated to the Common Core State Standards.

“I like the connections to students. Students get a different

approach to learning and jump outside the textbook to hopefully see things in different ways.” He says he enjoys seeing the smiles when the light bulbs go on and they say, “That was cool.”

They are described as fun-filled, lively and educational programs that enhance a visit to the hall of fame and each can also include a tour of the ballpark fit-ting to the program’s subject.

There are six different indi-vidualistic programs for students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. In “Build a Baseball Team” students use budgets and statis-tics from Major League Baseball and players’ strengths, weak-nesses and salaries to assemble a nine-man team. The “Science of Baseball” program contains ex-periments that test force, friction and air density. In “Reds on the Radio!” students travel back in time to 1940, when the Reds won the World Series and radio was

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VE Licensing Exams – 9 a.m. Saturday, April 22, in the lower level of St. Bernard City Hall at Centennial Hall, 110 Washington St. (at the corner of Vine Street. Parking in the rear; enter from Vine St. side)

For more information or to sign up, contact: Mike Niehaus, KD8ZLB; email [email protected]; or go online to [email protected].

EDUCATION — Ken Freeman, at table, is the education and programming manager at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum. He has a love for education and gives programs, which are designed to augment classroom curriculum, showing the relationships baseball has with history, mathematics, marketing and science and are correlated to the Common Core State Standards.

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king. They study primary-source documents to discover just how life in Cincinnati has changed over the years. The “Marketing and the Cincinnati Reds” pro-gram, for 7th- to 12th-grades, is an enhancement to school sports marketing courses. This program introduces students to sponsor-ship, advertising and promotional elements associated with a pro-fessional sports franchise

“Baseball is a theme, but it is secondary, “explained Freeman

The Reds Hall of Fame, which is the largest team hall of fame in baseball, is one of the few museums in professional sports that offer such programs. On that short list are the Hall at Patriot Place (New England Patriots) and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Freeman says the Reds want to plant the seed and get people interested in baseball when young.

“We have over 15,000 students who visit the museum as part

of organized school groups each year.”

Freeman has been with the hall of fame since 2007, three years after the hall of fame was housed in its own physi-cal building He, and a team of experts, built upon his predeces-sor’s foundation of education programs. Ashley Biggs, is his education Assistant, who assists with scheduling and program instruction. For the hall of fame, he has some other duties, which include assisting with the an-nual Redsfest and the biannual Reds Hall of Fame Induction and escorting players.

Freeman grew up in Okeana, Ohio, and attended games at Riverfront Stadium as a child. He was at the game when Pete Rose got hit No. 4,192 and at Game 2 of the 1990 World Series. He also saw Eric Davis hit for the cycle and he said his earli-est baseball memory is when left fielder George Foster tipped his cap to him.

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Work in front of a computer?

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Computer Vision Syndrome affects 64 to 90 percent of people who spend more than two hours on a computer every day. Symptoms include eye strain, irritation, dryness, red-ness, neck and shoulder pain, double or blurred vision and headaches. The condition does not cause permanent eye dam-age, but it does make the work day more unpleasant.

If you suffer from CVS symptoms, use these eye doctor recommended tips for some much needed relief:

• Wear glasses — Avoid wearing contact lenses to work if you can. Contacts cause your eyes to dry out quickly unless you remain diligent about eye drops. Consider investing in computer glasses, a type of prescription eyewear designed for those who work in front of computers frequently. Com-puter glasses reduce glare and make it easier for your eyes to focus on the screen, which is usually farther away than other reading materials.

• Adjust your monitor — Adjust the brightness of your computer monitor so it is the same as your surroundings. Making it brighter also reduces the screen’s flicker rate, which contributes to headaches and eye strain. Place your screen so it is four to five inches below eye level and about 20 to 28 inches from your eyes. Moni-tors that are not the correct distance away can cause eye strain.

• Take breaks and don’t forget to blink — Observe the 20-20-20 rule: Take a 20-second break every 20 minutes during your work day to look at some-thing 20 feet away. Massage the areas around your eyes when you take breaks to relax the muscles and provide sooth-ing relief. Remember to blink often to prevent your eyes from becoming dry, red and irritated. Visit your eye doctor for a

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The Duties, Details and Re-sponsibilities of Being an Ex-

ecutor of an Estate — 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in Ohio Living Llanfair’s Campus Center Great Room, 1701 Llanfair Ave., Cincinnati. Mary Ann Jacobs, Esq., attorney with the law firm of Ritter & Randolph LLC will share what you need to know as power of attorney or execu-tor of someone’s estate. She will go over the financial and legal re-sponsibilities, renunciation and common mistakes that executors make. For more information, con-tact Kim Kaser at (513) 591-4567 or [email protected].

Yoga After Work — 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve/Ellenwood Nature Barn. Join in to reduce stress, increase awareness and learn to be comfortable both on and off the mat. Taught by a certi-fied instructor, this restorative class is for everyone, including those who have never tried yoga before. Class is held rain or shine, but moves indoors for rain or cold. Cost is $10/class, payable at the door.

Support Group — Informal support group for those caring for someone with a memory disorder from 6-7 p.m. the third Wednesday (March 15) of every month at Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown, 5799 Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati. Join in as participants exchange practical information on caregiving prob-lems and possible solutions; talk through challenges and ways of coping; share feelings, needs and concerns; and learn about re-sources available. RSVP to (513) 832-1597.

What is Life Care Plan-ning? — 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown, 5799 Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati. Dennison Keller will talk about how the pieces of the eldercare puzzle fit together, the difference between retirement planning and estate planning and the life care model. Advance registration is required by March 10 by calling (513) 832-1597 or email [email protected].

Healing A Heart — Hospice Care of Middletown is proud to sponsor “Healing A Heart,” a six-week grief support group for those who have lost a loved one. The Monday evening group is from 6:30-8 p.m. starting March 20 and ending April 24. The Thursday afternoon group is from 1-2:20 p.m. starting March 23 and ending April 27. The groups are held at Hospice Care of Middletown, 3909 Central Ave., Middletown, Ohio. They are

free of charge and open to the community. Pre-registration is required. To register, call (513) 424-2273.

Concert Series: Marc-Andre Hamelin — 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cost for concert is $40-50. Cleveland International Piano Competition Twilight is at 5:30 p.m. for $80.

Support Group — Informal support group for those caring for someone with a memory disorder from 6-7 p.m. the fourth Thurs-day (March 23) of every month at Artis Senior Living of Mason, 6200 Snider Road, Mason, Ohio. Join in as participants exchange practical information on caregiv-ing problems and possible solu-tion; talk through challenges and ways of coping; share feelings, needs and concerns; and learn about resources available. RSVP to Jerry Craft at (513) 229-7450.

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band music and get out on the spacious dance floor and show your stuff. Cost is $11 per person admission and includes snacks and soft drinks. Tickets available at the door. For more informa-tion, call (513) 782-2427 or the dance weather hotline is (513) 782-4399.

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Darlene Ward has worn boots for yearsBy PJ MARTINFeature Writer

Women in America have al-ways worn boots … but not like designer, Beth Levine, intro-duced them as a fashion state-ment for women in the early ‘50s. This concept was attacked with some not so friendly resistance - and dare say sextist opinions. Boots were worn only for work and/or in bad weather.

Still, Beth didn’t give up so easily, and with the help of her husband, Herbert, and his well known, luxury shoe company, Mrs. Levine produced a line of fashion boots for women. By the late ‘50s, public opinion started to turn in her favor.

Early in the ‘60s, one of the styles of boots that emerged was the ‘go-go-boot.’ The term ‘go’ was slang then for, ‘all the rage.’ ‘Go-go dancing’ begun and the

YESTERDAY AND TODAY — Darlene Ward is shown hold-ing a photo of herself when she was a member of the Army.

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‘go-go-boot’ is allegedly named after the dance craze.

In 1966, a promotional film (which we commonly call a ‘music video’ now) was released, staring young, scantily dressed Nancy Sinatra and several other young, scantily dressed, female dancers all wearing go-go-boots while singing, ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’’. Not only was the song credited for promoting the boot industry, the boots were also a symbol of women finally standing up for themselves in the world and in relationships.

If not for Beth Levine, then Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Boot’ album and hit song probably would not have had the worldwide success it did.

Still, in 1968, 75 percent of office managers (most of them men), frowned on women wear-ing boots to work. The admin-istrators were known to tell women that boots were worn by teens and children. If that didn’t deter them, then they were also told that only ‘harlots wore such things.’

But women stayed strong and kept ‘walking’ all over such nonsense and rules. By the mid to late ‘70s, boots had finally became a true fashion state-ment. Yet, women proudly wore boots for work. Many improve-ments have been made to the boot. It has been dressed up to be elegant and sexy adding class to a beautiful ensemble as well as strength and endurance of a well-manufactured hiking boot. Boots are now very commonly found in among other types of

footwear in American women’s closets today.

Darlene Ward first remem-bers wearing boots in upstate New York, when she was in fifth grade, “Doing barn work,” as she explained it. “I wore rubber

boots to protect my feet most of the year and in the winter I wore lined, rubber boots, to my feet warm.” or many years, she wore steel-toed boots in various factories that she worked at.

But one of her best memories of wearing boots was during the military. Joining the Army at 28, she described her boots as lightweight, but very protective and supportive of your feet and ankles. “I liked the boots because they protected your ankles so you didn’t twist them so easily on rocks and things.

“I still wear my snow boots in the winter cleaning off the driveway. In the summer I like to wear steel-toed boots cutting grass, to protect your toes if I slip.”

When asked about Nancy Sinatra’s song, she laughed, sang a quick line and said, “Those Army boots were sure made for walking, I tell ya!”

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DeYoung’s goal is to get people to self-sufficiency where they can shop, cook and eat well on their own. That way, they can go home and cook for their families.

“Education is a priority,” DeYoung emphasized. “It’s the best shot at a better life for Cincinnati’s children. We can spend all the money we want on education but if a child’s ba-sic needs of food, clothing and shelter are not being met, we will not be able to educate the vast majority of them.”

For wanting to make a difference in people’s lives who simply need to eat, and for addressing unmet needs, DeYoung has been honored as a finalist in the Jefferson Awards and Duke Energy Children’s Museum’s Difference Maker awards and was invited to speak at the annual McAuley’s Women Who Inspire event.

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Disney magicBy PJ MARTINFeature Writer

How old were you when you first experienced the magic of Disney? If you are in your 90’s or late 80’s, you might remember the silent cartoon series called, “Alice Comedies” produced in the 1920s. At this time, Walt and his brother, Roy, owned their first ad-venture together called “Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio”. Soon the company name was changed to “Walt Disney Studio”.

But most of us are not in our 90s … and many of us, especially boomers, associate Disney with Mickey and Minnie Mouse – who were born… no, created, in 1928.

In 1937, Disney’s first princess, Snow White, captured the hearts of many young girls then and for generations to come. Other princesses came later, like Cin-derella – 1955, Sleeping Beauty (Aurora) – 1959. It wasn’t until 1989 when other princesses were added to the Disney family with the debut of Ariel the Little Mer-maid, followed by seven more princesses as of this date.

July 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif. “Enter a magi-cal kingdom where you can sail with pirates, explore exotic jun-gles, meet fairy-tale princesses, dive under the ocean and rocket through the stars—all in the same day!” quoted from Disney-land’s commercial material. That same year, 1955, the TV show “Mickey Mouse Club” began and ran on and off through 1996.

In the latter part of the year in 1965, Walt Disney announced that another theme park was going to be built in Florida, com-plete with everything Disneyland had to offer and much more. Disneyworld in central Florida was Walt and Roy’s dream. But before Walt’s dream came true, he died in December 1966 of lung cancer. His faithful business partner and brother, Roy, con-tinued to develop his brother’s

A HUG FROM MINNIE — Ada Bailey, 91, received a hug from Minnie Mouse while visiting Disneyworld in Florida.

AT EPCOT — Linda Barnes, 73, is shown sitting in front of Epcot Ballat Epcot Center in Florida.

dreams, and on Oct. 1, 1971, Disneyworld opened its doors … and a new era of magic began.

Some reports state that as many as 70 percent of Ameri-cans have visited Disneyland or Disneyworld. In fact, first time Disney visitors are given a but-ton to wear that announces this to everyone (and especially the cast members – Disney employ-ees). This entitles you to special greetings and sometimes a spe-cial perk or two along the way by cast members.

I recently got the pleasure of visiting the park with two ladies: Ada Bailey, 91 and Linda Barns 73. The two ladies enjoyed four days in all four theme parks at Disneyworld as well as stayed in one of the many resorts.

We all enjoyed a tumbling, safari ride adventuring into the Harambe Wildlife Reserve in Animal Kingdom. The 4-D movies, which not only stimu-late your sense of depth thanks

to the 3-D glasses, but seats/floors that shutter, gusts of wind, (of different temperatures and smells!) and occasional splatter-ing of a liquid substance (that we always hoped was water in reality!). One outdoor show we all enjoyed was “Fantasmic” that was shown in a huge amphithe-ater at Hollywood Studios theme park. Your senses are dazzled in true Disney form by laser lights, music, fireworks and lots of water.

My favorite part of all, was watching Ada up close and personal with Minnie Mouse, because with dementia, Ada thought Minnie was as real as a child would … but while chil-dren took to the princesses as if they were real … Ada grew up loving Minnie Mouse.

I highly encourage boomers to take their grandchildren to Disney … but don’t forget to also share the magic with the Lindas and Adas in your life.

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Tony Smith from North-ern Kentucky has been a college basketball fan for 50 years, and he really enjoys March Madness and the NCAA Tournament.

“It takes the best athletes of all sports,” he said. “It’s played at a time of year when I am able to watch a

lot of games and watch with friends and family.”

Smith is a big Louisville Cardinals fan but he enjoys watching the Kentucky Wildcats as well. He attends several Louisville Cardinals game every season.

Smith actually fell in love with the game of basketball when he played grade school and high school basketball many years ago.

“I played at Butler Grade School and Pendleton High School (class of 1975),” he said.

Smith went on to say that he played basketball against Darrell Griffith and Jack Givens, which is something he is proud of.

Griffith played for the Louisville Cardinals from 1976-1980 and played in the National Basketball Associ-

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Givens played for the Kentucky Wildcats from 1974-1978 and also played in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks from 1978-1980.

Smith is very passionate about college basketball, and he will keep watching his favorite teams all the way up to the NCAA Tour-nament.

By GARY CROUCHFeature Writer

Cincinnati professional baseball talks will be offered at two branches of Butler County’s MidPointe Library in mid-March. “So You Think You Know Cincinnati Baseball His-tory” is a popular history and trivial knowledge program that is interesting, informative, fun and sometimes surprising. The presenter, a local Cincinnati baseball historian, claims ev-eryone, even the most diehard Reds fans, will leave having learned something new.

The program begins with some “myth-busting” concern-ing the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, professional base-ball’s first openly professional baseball team. The speaker will

go into the actual relationship between the Red Stockings and the existing Cincinnati Reds franchise. You will learn the role that the baseball player with the most unusual nick-name in sports had in Cincin-nati baseball and the role the Wright Brothers played in Cin-cinnati professional baseball.

Given in a trivia question format, there will be a pause for the audience to suggest an-swers to the topic questions. In most cases the obvious answer may not be the only answer or the correct answer.

Some interesting forgot-ten stars of the past will be revealed including the local player considered one of the best of his era and still one of the best all time, yet few have heard of him.

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Beautiful, talented and con-troversial, Vinnie Ream was only 18 when she won the coveted commission to sculpt a life-size marble statue of Abraham Lincoln one year after his assassination.

Her story, now largely for-gotten, will be brought to life in illustrated talks by Millie Henley this month.

March is Women’s History Month, and Henley, a retired librarian, plans to mark the occasion by twice performing an hour-long presentation about Ream’s life and ac-complishments. Both perfor-mances are free and open to the public.

The first will be at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 11,

at the W.E. Durr Branch of the Kenton County Public Li-brary, 1992 Walton Nicholson Road, Independence, Ky.

The second will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Mason Historical Society, 207 W. Church St., Mason, Ohio.

Vinnie Ream deserves to be remembered, says Henley. Born in 1847 in Wisconsin, which was then the western frontier, Ream grew up with Indians as neighbors and friends. She loved their clay pots and sculptures, and she tried to imitate them by using mud from the riverbanks. Thus Ream got her early start in sculpting.

She remained largely self-taught until she was taken under the wing of sculptor Clark Mills when she was 16.

“Perhaps it was Ream’s youth, or her feisty indepen-dence, or her wit and charm, or her beauty which seemed always to overshadow her talents,” Henley speculates.

In any case, the young woman went on to win com-missions to sculpt many famous people of the time: Ulysses S. Grant, Admiral David Farragut, General George Custer, Franz Liszt. Her statue of Lincoln stands today in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

Henley has found a second career immersing herself in historic research, about which she is passionate. Most im-portant, she loves to discover and share the human interest stories behind the facts.

Her new project, “Historical Connections; Understanding the Present through Knowing the Past,” allows her to do all of that.

“We are losing our national story to some degree,” she says. “ People do not know the extreme struggles and sacrifices that were made in our history. They do not know how very unusual our repub-

The BeatlesMarch 1967

In November 1966, the Beatles met at London’s Abbey Road Studios to begin work on an untitled album about their Liverpool childhoods. The first two songs recorded were Paul’s “Penny Lane” and John’s “Strawberry Fields For-ever.” However, when producer George Martin—under pres-sure from the band’s record label—released both tunes as the Beatles’ next single, the al-bum concept was scrapped. The band’s recordings—now featur-ing mind-bending, drug-fueled experimentation—continued but without a focus.

“Penny Lane” was named for an infamous Liverpool slave trader named James Penny.

The area (not one particular street) was an ordinary—some would say dull—suburban Liverpool district where young John Lennon had once lived with his mother and often-absent father. John eventually moved to the upscale Woolton neighborhood nearby to live with his aunt and uncle.

The Penny Lane roundabout (bus shelter) was where Paul often changed coaches on his route from his Allerton suburb home to downtown Liverpool. Later, he and John would sometimes meet in Penny Lane on their way downtown or to a music gig.

Paul brought the area to life with snapshot-like images that could have been gleaned from a children’s picture book. “Penny Lane” recalled the places of his and Lennon’s youths, which

we visual-ize through McCart-ney’s vivid memory and imagina-tion in some now-famil-iar scenes. There’s the barber shop (with photos of hair styles but not, as Paul wrote, those of actual customers), a nurse volunteer selling Armistice Day poppies, the fire station, the bank.

McCartney wrote the song in two-hour bursts on a small up-right piano he had painted in a rainbow of psychedelic colors. Some of his more bizarre Penny

Lane scenes—children laugh-ing at a coatless banker in the rain, a fireman with an hour-glass and the queen’s portrait in his pocket—are fictionalized in surreal terms so Paul could incorporate some then-trendy psychedelic images.

He elaborated in The Bill-board Book of Number One Hits: “It’s part fact, part nostal-gia for a place which is a great place, blue suburban skies as we remember it, and it’s still there.” The lyrics weren’t en-tirely his. “John came over and helped me with the third verse, as was often the case,” McCart-ney admitted in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. “We were writing recently faded memories from eight or 10 years before.”

Today Penny Lane is a popu-lar Liverpool tourist destina-

tion with few changes having being made since the 1960s except for the street signs: So many were stolen after the song became a worldwide hit that replacements had to be screwed onto walls and placed out of reach.

Many music critics have since labeled “Penny Lane”/”Strawberry Fields Forever” as the greatest Beatle 45 ever. It’s a Capitol Records work as close to pop-music per-fection as George Martin ever produced.

The Beatles’ original album concept that was scrapped? The recordings that followed didn’t go to waste; they eventually emerged collectively as Ser-geant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, hailed by many music lovers as rock’s defining artistic moment.

PASSION FOR THE PAST — Mil-lie Henley shares her love for history by researching his-toric figures, then sharing their stories while dressed in pe-riod clothing. She is shown here in cos-tume for a recent portrayal of Queen Victoria. In honor of Women’s History Month, Henley will give two presenta-tions about artist Vinnie Ream, who sculpted Abraham Lincoln and many other notables of the late 1800s. (Pho-to courtesy of Millie Henley)

fought Batman? Which Red set a record that was later broken by Joey Chestnut? What mem-bers of the Big Red Machine had children who played in the big leagues?

“So You Think You Know Cincinnati Baseball History” will be at MidPointe Library’s West Chester Branch from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Middletown Branch.

In addition to the talk, there will be a screen presentation that includes vintage photos, autographed items and other collectibles. Questions and discussion will be welcomed as time allows. A display of Cin-cinnati baseball autographed items, promotional items, books, and other collectibles can be viewed.

It will be offered later at oth-er area libraries — at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, i at Loveland Branch of the Hamilton County Library; at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Kenton County Li-brary’s Covington Branch; and at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, June 5, at Clermont County Library’s Owensville Branch.


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Many people understand-ably wonder if there is any point in seeking an official diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia when there is no cure and doctors are limited in how much they can help manage the symptoms. While this kind of thinking is practi-

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tion sooner rather than later. While it can be a difficult di-agnosis to receive, this knowl-edge can empower you, your loved one and your family members to make informed decisions moving forward.

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cleaner. Hand soap or mild dishwashing liquid can be used. Never use bleach or bleach containing products. Ultrasonic cleaners can be used to care for dentures. But an ultrasonic cleaner, however, does not replace a thorough daily brushing.

• Take proper care of dentures when not wearing them. Dentures need to be kept moist when not being worn so they do not dry out or lose their shape. When not worn, dentures should be placed in a denture cleanser soaking solution or in water. However, if the denture has metal attachments, the at-tachments could tarnish if placed in a soaking solution. Your dentist can recommend the best method for caring for your particular denture. Dentures should never be placed in hot water, which can cause them to warp.

Can I Adjust Or Repair Dentures?

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dentures for any necessary adjustments. Never attempt to adjust or repair dentures yourself. Never bend any part of the clasp or metal attachment yourself; doing so can weaken the metal structures.Will My Dentures Need To

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Henley spends months researching each topic. She then presents it in period clothing and illustrates with Power Point.

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“These stories from history are the stories of our people and we should keep pass-ing them down through the generations. If we lose our history, we lose ourselves and our identity. All of this really matters to me,” she concludes.

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Elaine Montgomery has worked with the terminally ill for many years. She has owned and operated her own inpatient facility as well. This is a serious passion for her, as she puts it fondly, “My heart is with my seniors,” as she refers to them affectionately.

Elaine feels she has a spe-cial connection to her mother who passed away 22 years ago. “Even my husband, Tom, when asked about me talking to my mom will tell you that I can go into my room upset and come out smiling,” She chuckles. “Maybe I can’t touch my mom and maybe I can’t see her; but I feel she is there always to help me.”

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brother had with cancer was very hard on her. She shared with me about when the doc-tor told her that her brother was holding on best he could to life - but it was time to let him go … “I didn’t want to let my brother go. I wanted to have that hand of my brother to hold.” She choked back the tears and continued, “But I went in and held his hand and said as strong as I could, ‘Brother, you gotta let go. I’m with you and I love you. But you gotta stop fighting for me.’ He took one last breath … and he was gone.”

Many people believe, one of the kindest and at the same time, hardest things you can do for another person is to give them permission to die. Many believe, as Elaine, that our loved ones are not truly gone … they are just on a different plain of existence; and you can still even talk to them.

Montgomery related a time one evening when she was called to the hospitable, as one of her patients was asking for her. She went to him, held his hand and said gently, “ ‘I’m here. It’s time to go to your wife and daughter’. I hugged him and he left.” She paused a moment.“I want to help give them peace in dying.”

Her words of advice to those with terminally ill loved ones: “Believe in God … God is going to help you through the death of your loved ones.” And to Boomers: “Talk to their children and tell them what your wishes are. All of your children, not just one, so there are no arguments. Living will is good to have prepared too. Boomers also need to talk to their parents as well to know what their parent’s wishes are, before they are in a state where they can’t tell you.” And, “Go see your parents if they are in a nursing facil-ity, even if your parents don’t recognize you. Show them you do care for them. Try to un-derstand what your parents are going through, so you can accept it and still be there for them.”

And lastly, the afterlife, “Peace … and my mom.”

Could you be one of the 86 million people in the United States at risk for develop-ing diabetes? Diabetes risk factors include things we cannot control such as age and family history. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes in-creases at 45 years of age and nearly doubles at 65 years. Having a parent or sibling who has diabetes will also increase your risk of develop-ing diabetes.

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Upscale resale treasures fund cancer programsBy ROZ FRIEDMANFeature Writer

“Last year we sold a treasured Edward Potthast impressionist oil painting for $23,000 to a cus-tomer who had previously seen it in an art gallery,” reported Laura Beverly, 54, manager of Legacies Upscale Resale. The store is known to savvy shoppers for its affordable gently used high-end items from consignors and/or donors including fine art, fine jewelry, antiques and home furnishings and accessories from such names as Baker, Ethan Allen, Sherrill, Stiffel, Waterford, Lenox and Haviland. “But there is something for everybody,” Beverly pointed out. “For ex-ample, we also have $40 to $70 Steinbach holiday nutcracker figurines, $10 wreaths and $50 sofas for a first apartment.”

What distinguishes Legacies, besides its eclectic merchandise, it its charitable purpose. All pro-ceeds benefit the Cancer Support Community. Last year they do-nated a record-setting $250,000 to CSC for a total of $3.2 million during the past 23 years. Today 250 free monthly CSC pro-grams for cancer patients in 12 locations benefit from Legacies’ donations. “Our tag line sums it

up in four words: Finding Trea-sures. Funding Hope,” explained Beverly.

Beverly attributes Legacies’ success to the dedication of 100 active volunteers, some of whom are cancer survivors. One of those volunteers, Pat Nien-aber, 79, a retired accountant, currently volunteers 40 hours weekly. She has volunteered 13 years only taking off one year for cancer treatment when she took advantage of CSC programs funded by Legacies. She was honored as the Volunteer of the Year and Legacies as Volunteer Agency of the year by the Cin-cinnati Association of Volunteer Administrators.

One of the most unusual items Nienaber saw at the store recently was an $800 brass chess set with a 36-inch square board. “It was beautiful and it went out as soon as we put it on the sales floor,” said the volunteer who researches such items to determine the resale price that is considerably lower than retail store prices.

Over the years Nienaber has gotten to know regular custom-ers like Kat and Greg Gregory, a real estate agent and real estate assistant respectively. The store’s constantly changing mer-

chandise restocked on Mondays brings them in weekly. “There are all kinds of little surprises and collectibles you don’t expect to find,” Kat pointed out. Among their finds: a floral upholstered living room couch that comple-ments their 100-year-old home, a Chinese motif throw rug, antique cabinet with marble top and glass doors, silverware, dishes and glassware. “Most of the jewelry I have now is from here, and I buy designer hand-bags all the time,” said Kat as she admired a baby grand piano on the floor.

The Gregorys will also attend upcoming themed promotions such as the kitchen ware start-ing Feb. 20 featuring refrig-erators, dishwashers, 1950s vintage stove, grill, dinnerware, silverware, Revere ware, Panini maker, pots, pans and crock pots. March’s garden party will show-case wrought iron and wicker furniture, benches, clay pots and talks by Master Gardeners. April 3, opening day at the ball park, is Legacies Sneak Peek from 5-7 p.m. highlighting Cincinnati products including Rookwood pottery, P & G memorabilia and Charley Harper prints.

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AT THE STORE — Laura Beverly, standing, Legacies general manager, and Pat Nienaber, volunteer coordinator, are shown in the store.

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March is Women’s History Month — a time to fo-cus not just on the past, but on the challenges women continue to face.

In the 21st cen-tury, more women work, pay Social Security taxes and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our

nation’s history. Nearly 60 percent of the people receiv-ing Social Security benefits are women.

Knowing this, and with a little preparation, you can be the author of your own rich and independent history.

Social Security has served a vital role in the lives of women for over 80 years. With longer life expectancies than men, women tend to live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income.

With the national average life expectancy for women in the United States ris-

ing, many women will have decades to enjoy retirement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a female born today can expect to live more than 80 years.

Knowing this, and with a little preparation, you can be the author of your own rich and independent history.

As a result, experts gen-erally agree that if women want to ensure that their retirement years are comfort-able, they need to plan early and wisely.

You can start with a visit to Social Security’s Retirement Estimator. It gives you a personalized estimate of your

retirement benefits.Plug in different retire-

ment ages and projected earnings to get an idea of how such things might change your future benefit amounts. You can use this valuable tool at socialsecu-rity.gov/estimator.

You should also visit Social Security’s financial planning website at socialsecurity.gov/planners. It provides detailed information about how mar-riage, widowhood, divorce, self-employment, government service, and other life or career events can affect your Social Security.

Your benefits are based on

your earnings, so you should create your personal “my Social Security” account to verify that your earnings were reported correctly. This account also can provide esti-mates of your future retire-ment, disability and survivor benefits.

If you want more informa-tion about how Social Secu-rity supports women through life’s journey, Social Security has a booklet that you may find useful.

It’s called “Social Secu-rity: What Every Woman Should Know.” You can find it online at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10127.html.

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“C. diff” is short for clostridi-um difficile (pronounced “klos-trid-ee-um”). It is a bacterial infection causing severe diar-rhea and cramps, which can be life-threatening. Many people

carry C. diff and don’t even know it. We all can be exposed to these bacteria anywhere but your chances can be increased with nursing facility living, frequent trips to the hospital or doctor’s office and increase use of antibiotics.

C. diff can live for years on various surfaces. It does not spread through the air like a cold or flu can. It has to get off the surface and into your body.

As hard as it may be to believe, fecal-oral transmission happens more easily than people realize.

For example, many people do not wash their hands prop-erly after using the bathroom. When they exit the bathroom, they leave bacteria on the door handle and other surfaces they touch. You use the bathroom, touch the same surfaces and then eat. If your fingers picked up this bacteria, you could

ingest C. diff. and potentially get infected. Any high-touch surfaces are hot spots for C diff bacteria like toilets, sinks, keyboards, phones and remote controls.

Prevention is the key. Cur-rently, the two best defenses from C. diff. contamination are awareness and hand-washing. Alcohol-based sanitizers do not kill the spores of C. diff. It’s best to wash your hands with

soap and water. While there are no vaccinations to prevent C diff infection, researchers are working to develop these. If you are over 50 and have either been hospitalized or frequently visit the doctor and/or live in a nursing facility, you may be eligible to participate in a clini-cal study for this vaccination. To find out more, call Sterling Research Group at (513) 621-5112.

The 2017 Medicare Fraud Prevention and Consumer Protection Forum will take place from 4-6:30 p.m. Thurs-day, March 30, at The Maple Knoll Village Auditorium, 11100 Springfield Pike, Cin-cinnati. This event will fea-ture an audience participation panel discussion at 5 p.m. for seniors and families to learn more about Medicare and Medicaid fraud issues, iden-tity theft and senior scams.

Experts will be on hand from the office of the Ohio Attorney General, the Ohio Department of Insurance, So-cial Security Administration, Federal Trade Commission, office of the Inspector General and Pro Seniors among oth-ers. The panel discussion will be recorded by WMKV Public Radio (89.3FM) for later airing on WMKV 89.3FM and WLHS 89.9FM and as a public service online at www.wmkvfm.org.

Catholic Charities of South-west Ohio, Caregiver Assis-tance Network and WMKV have all partnered with Pro Seniors in the event. Continu-ing education units will be of-fered for counselors and social workers who attend. Registra-tion for CEUs is required by March 24. You can register online at www.proseniors.org.

There will also be an infor-mation area with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, OS-HIIP, Pro Seniors, the Better Business Bureau plus numer-ous other sponsors including Maple Knoll Communities Inc., a non-profit, continuum of services provider dedicated

to supporting older adults in living life the way they want to in retirement. This is an important and informa-tive event for seniors, family members and caregivers who want to be informed. There is ample free parking on site and the 4-6:30 p.m. time al-lows caregivers, seniors and care professionals to attend.

The event offers an opportu-nity for face-to-face meetings with representatives of the agencies that help battle con-

sumer and Medicare fraud, and to browse resources and vendors at the same time. A goal is to help people main-tain their identity, integrity and to help seniors and fami-lies preserve their net worth by avoiding scams and fraud. A complementary light supper is also provided. The entire event is free and open to the public.

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LEGO builders display impressive plastic structuresBy GARY CROUCHFeature Writer

Rodney Dicus is a builder. He doesn’t build with wood or stone, but with LEGO bricks.

Like many others, of all ages, he enjoys building with the popular LEGO building toys. He began joining them together when the sets had just over a handful of colors.

It is a shared hobby. His wife and his 73-year-old mother also enjoy building with LEGO. There are also the 70-plus members in OKILUG, the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Lego Users Group, which he heads. It‘s a diverse group that represents many different walks of life.

OKI LUG is a 501(c)(4) non-profit club that was formed to join LEGO-minded individuals together in their enjoyment of LEGO creations. We are involved in several shows throughout the year and strive to connect people of all different backgrounds through love of LEGO.

“When all these awesome folks come together for the love of the brick, the results are mind blow-ing”, says the group’s website www.okilug.com. It also says they have 10 meetings a year, every month except for July and

December. In July, they have a “Family” picnic and in December a Christmas Celebration.

LEGO, the little plastic build-ing bricks, seems to have been around forever. The modern brick was developed and pat-ented in 1958 and the Duplo product line, which are larger bricks for younger children, was introduced in 1969. In 1978, LEGO produced its first flexible mini figures, which became the company’s second most impor-tant design.

LEGO has branched off into Lego stores, game software, theme parks and feature films.

Last year the group setup sev-eral displays of Lego at the Cin-cinnati ComicCon in Covington, Ky. The immense city display of LEGO buildings and other items took 47 tables. There were also several smaller displays. A western display took eight tables and a medieval display took 12 tables. There were also Scooby Doo and SpongeBob displays.

Dicus, who is a paramedic and fire fighter in Burlington, Ky., said they have a 50,000 sq. ft. display planned for Kentucky Brick Expo April 29-30 at Turf-way Park in Florence, Ky. They will also be at the Cincinnati ComicCon again and Brickmas.

Their website and Facebook page has more information about the group and its activi-ties. The website offers contacts If you have questions regarding the building, modification and wiring of trains, or questions about building cities, castles, steampunk, pirates, ninjas and other themes.

LEGO projects have also been displayed recently at Cincin-

Maple Knoll Village earnsFive Star Nursing Home Rating

Maple Knoll Village, a continu-ing care retirement community in Springdale, is pleased to an-nounce it has been awarded a Five Star Nursing Home Rating status from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a Five Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families and caregivers compare nursing homes. This system provides a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating of between one and five stars.

Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have much above average quality and nursing homes with one star are considered to have quality much below average. According to The

Centers for Medicare and Medic-aid Services, the rating is based off of health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

This prestigious honor was awarded to Maple Knoll Vil-lage in January 2017. Maple Knoll Village’s Skilled Nursing Pavilion, Bodmann Pavilion, consists of 145 beds offering both semi private and private rooms. Maple Knoll’s team of profes-sionals develops an individual care plan based on various need levels.

Services include long and short-term levels of care, skilled rehabilitation, a dementia/memory support unit, physical, occupational and speech therapy, a hospice care wing and an on-site physician clinic. Innovative

practices, such as structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds, have allowed Maple Knoll village to reach new levels of proactive nursing care to improve commu-nication, nursing staff satisfac-tion and self-efficacy, resident satisfaction and improved care.

Tim McGowan, executive vice president of operations for Maple Knoll Village, shared, “Our five star status is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our staff. It is an honor to have the exceptional care we provide for older adults in our community recognized with this coveted status.”

For more information on Maple Knoll Village or the Five Star Nursing Home Rating, call (513) 782-2423.

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When the company came to be called “LEGO,” which is an abbreviation of the two Dan-ish words “leg godt,” meaning “play well,” the founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, didn’t realize that the word LEGO also loosely meant “I put together” in Latin.

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By THERESE WANTUCHLong Term CareSpecialist

Have you ever heard this anal-ogy of men vs. women? While experts say there really is no multi-tasking ability of the brain, women seem to be able to do many things at once. Some research has shown women are better at “task switch-

ing” quickly … i.e., likely to take charge of the caregiving of our children and yes, our parents, while doing all the other things that make our lives work … multi-tasking at its finest.

In truth, when it comes to smart retirement planning, it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman. Retire-ment doesn’t differentiate by gender. But how we approach retirement may be different for men than for women.

Another factor that dif-ferentiates how women plan for retirement is that they have different concerns about their retirement years

than men do. Women tend to outlive men by three to four years on average. Not only does this mean there is a need for retirement income for a longer period, but there’s also the increased likelihood that there will be a need for non-medical care as they age. Also 70 percent of folks are single (widowed, divorced or never married) when they may need help with self-care.

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For Retirement1. Before choosing to leave

a position to care for a family member, carefully consider

the decision’s long-term financial implications.

2. Explore long-term care insurance and the benefits to having a plan to keep your family and your nest egg together.

3. Don’t overlook retire-ment needs during divorce proceedings.

4. Consider a longer life expectancy when planning for retirement income.

5. Participate in your com-pany’s employee benefit plan if you are still working; if your company offers a match, contribute the full allowable amount.

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market is subject to risks and unanticipated downfalls, plan accordingly.

7. Avoid withdrawing re-tirement funds early when-ever possible.

8. Seek professional finan-cial guidance.

Meat cleaver, Swiss Army knife, you be the judge how-ever, planning for those years when you may need help is imperative to having more control and dignity as we age.

If you are interested in long-term care insurance, call Therese Wantuch at (513) 509-5067 or email at [email protected].

Did you know that Great Parks offers two program series that are specially de-signed for those ages 50 and up? Both kick off in March at Winton Woods.

Great Parks Club pro-vides educational luncheons and group tours. The series starts Saturday, March 4, with the “Signs of Spring” Lunch and Learn. Come discover the legend and lore of this beautiful season when nature gives many portents of spring’s arrival.

Held at Winton Woods/Winton Centre, the program runs from noon to 2 p.m., and includes lunch.

Cost is $25/person. Please register by 3/1 at greatparks.org/discovery/adults or by calling (513) 521-7275.

Walk Club is a series of

regularly scheduled group walks at different parks. It kicks off with a celebration at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15 at Winton Woods/Winton Centre. This is a free event.

On hand for the festivities will be the Visiting Nurse Association, Great Parks staff and other walkers. Bring your own lunch (and an optional healthy side dish to share). After the meal, the group will take a walk around Winton Lake.

A valid Motor Vehicle Per-mit is required to enter the parks. Cost for residents of Hamilton County is $10 an-nually/$3 daily; for other visi-tors, $14 annually/$5 daily.

Learn more about Great Parks Club, Walk Club and other opportunities by going online to greatparks.org.

By MARGARET UNGARArtis Senior Livingof BridgetownDirector of Marketing

Social connection is the perception and reality that you are cared for, have assistance

available from other people and are a part of a supportive social network. Neuroscience research shows that being socially connected protects the brain against the risk of devel-oping dementia and improves mental health.

Participating in many dif-ferent leisure activities build brain connections. Social inter-action involves many cognitive functions such as thinking, feeling, sensing, reasoning and intuition. These mentally stimulating activities build up our reserve of healthy brain cells and promote the forma-tion of new connections in our brain.

These connections continue throughout our lives. Expe-riences of social rejection, exclusion or loss are generally considered to be some of the most painful experiences that we endure. This is because the brain circuitry of physical and social pain are shared.

Caring for a loved one with dementia is very challenging

and, at times, the caregiver may experience loss and may feel socially isolated from friends and family. At Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown, we have an informal sup-port group for caregivers who are caring for someone with memory impairments such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body Dementia, etc.

At this support group, you will exchange practical infor-mation on possible solutions to questions you may have, talk through challenges and explore ways of coping with your loved one. There will be an opportunity to share feel-ings, needs and concerns. You will also learn about resources that are available.

The support group meets

from 6-7 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown, 5799 Bridgetown Road. Please RSVP at (513) 832-1597. There is no charge to attend. The first meeting is Wednesday, March 15.

Artis Senior Living is now open for tours. Call Marga-ret Ungar at (513) 832-1597 to schedule a tour to see how Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown is elevating and enriching residential memory care.

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Tap into spring at Maple Sugar DaysCelebrate the coming of

warmer weather with tasty maple syrup.

Bring the whole family and join in the fun at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26.

The tradition of maple sug-aring has been passed down for generations. Families can discover how the sticky sap from the maple tree is turned into a sweet delicacy with fun activities, hikes and a sam-

pling of tasty maple treats.Farbach-Werner Nature

Preserve is located at 3455 Poole Road.

Maple Sugar Days are free for all ages, but a valid Motor Vehicle Permit is required to enter the preserve. Permits cost $3/day or $10 annually for Hamilton County resi-dents. For other visitors, they are $5/day or $14 annually.

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Frank Duveneck: An American painter remembered

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By GREG LAWSONM.Min., MSWGuest Writer

Covington residents may very well be proud of a man born in their city back on Oct. 9, 1848. One of my favorite and most en-lightening classes in college was that of art appreciation. Frank Duveneck was best known in his day as an “American figure and portrait painter.”

Duveneck’s father was Bern-hard Decker, a German immi-grant. When his father died from a cholera epidemic when Frank was only a year old, his widowed mother married a Joseph Duve-neck. By the time Frank was 15, a local painter, Johan Schmitt, was involved in teaching Frank

the techniques of painting.Although Frank grew up in

Covington, he “was a part of the German community in Cincin-nati.” Unfortunately, he was considered an outsider by that city’s artistic community.

Due to the rejection by the Cincinnati artists, Frank went abroad in 1869 in order “to study with Wilhelm von Diez and Wil-helm Leibl at the Royal Academy of Munich.” There, “he learned a dark, realistic and direct style of painting.”

Duveneck’s works were at first ignored in his hometown of Covington, but his art “attracted great attention when shown at the Boston Art Club in 1875.” In fact, “pupils flocked to him in Germany and Italy where he

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While hearing in the presence of background noise can be a challenge for all of us, individu-als with hearing loss do have a much more difficult time sifting through the noise to hear the de-sired signal. Difficulty hearing in

background noise can be one of the first signs of a hearing loss, often causing the affected person to become more reserved in social settings.

Further, the individual with hearing loss may often ask others to repeat themselves or may say “huh?” or “what?” more often than before. Sometimes a person with hearing loss will be accused of talking too loudly (as this is of-ten done in an effort to hear his/her voice better) or turning the volume of the television too high.

If you feel as though you can relate to any of these signs of hearing loss, it would be wise to have a hearing evaluation. Hear-ing tests are typically covered by

insurance and some insurance companies also offer benefits for hearing aids, should they be recommended.

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ELIZABETH DUVENECK — This photo shows Elizabeth “Lizzie” Duveneck in 1863 in Florence, Italy. She is buried at a Florence/Toscana, Italy ceme-tery called “Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori.” She died in 1888.

F R A N K DUVENECK — This photo shows artist/painter Frank Duveneck above in later years. The photo on the right is Frank in 1874 as a younger artist while in Europe.

made long visits.”At one point, artist Henry

James called Frank “the unsus-pected genius,” and “at age 27, he (Frank) was a celebrated artist.” After opening art schools in Mu-nich and in the village of Polling, Bavaria, the students became known as the “Duveneck boys.”

One of Duveneck’s students was Boston-born Elizabeth Boott whom he married in 1886. For two years, they lived in Flor-ence, Italy, where she had been raised. Soon, a son, Frank Boott Duveneck was born. Sometime later they moved to Paris where Elizabeth died of pneumonia; a loss that devastated Frank.

Returning to America, Frank focused his attention on sculp-turing and created a loving monument to his wife; a monu-ment now in Florence. Frank had become a wealthy man, but Elizabeth’s death had an impact on his productivity and he began a life of some obscurity. However, Frank did spend numerous sum-mers visiting his son in Glouces-ter, Mass.

The young artist who was at

first rejected and ignored has ended up with artwork highly valued by such museums and galleries as the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati; Brooklyn Continued on page 15

Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Cincin-nati Art Museum; and numerous private collections. And yes, even

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Travel Talk — Savannah and Paula Deen’s restaurant

SONS GIVE DIRECTIONS — This photo of Jamie and Bob-by Dean is in one of the restaurant windows. A sign in the win-dow points to Paula Deen’s store where her books and measuring spoons that include those odd pinches and dabs can be found.

By JERI SEELYEditor In Chief

I like Paula Deen and was un-happy when the Food Channel took her shows off the air. I feel she got a raw deal (and before I get calls, I don’t believe in racial slurs of any kind, but when the case was heard in August 2013, the judge dismissed the suit with prejudice. Former Presi-dent Jimmy Carter urged Deen be forgiven, stating, “I think she has been punished, perhaps overly severely, for her honesty in adamitting it and for the use of the word in the distant past. She’s apologized profusely.”)

While in Savannah we learned the event in question took place in the 1960s at a bank where she was working when a man, robbing the bank, held a gun to her head. I can’t help but wonder what I might have said if something like that happened to me!

When we were planning our trip to Savannah, Ga., I insisted we eat at The Lady and Sons restaurant. Thus, my travel agent booked a tour of the city that ended with dinner at The Lady and Sons.

Our tour driver, Ted, told us Paula Ann Hiers was born in Albany, Ga., Jan. 19, 1947. She learned to cook with the help of her mother, grandmother and aunt.

In 1967 Jamie was born and in 1969 Bobby was born. Divorced from her first hus-band, Jimmy Deen, she married Michael Groover in 2006.

The death of her father, then mother devastated her. She was 23 and had two sons. The family was poor. Her husband, Jimmy, drank and was verbally abusive. She moved with him to Savannah but didn’t leave the house for two years. She cooked! Ted said, Deen believed in four things — butter, cream cheese, pig and mayonnaise.

One day a neighbor called and told her to watch Dr. Phil. His program addressed her problem and helped her see the light.

She began working at a hospital. There she noticed a vendor was delivering food to the workers. Jimmy gave her $200 from their tax return and she started Bag Lady, a catering service.

In 1996 she bought a building on Conner Street and opened Lady and Sons. She had saved $20,000 but needed $45,000. Banks were no help. Her Aunt Peggy loaned her the other


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$25,000. Ted told us Paula paid her back with 300 percent inter-est.

I knew she and Jimmy divorced but never knew why. Ted told us Bobby purchased a truck and loved it. He was making payments to his father who was to be making the truck payments. He wasn’t doing it and the truck was repossessed. That was it. Paula applied for a divorce.

She wrote a cookbook but it didn’t sell. Then Random House offered a book deal if she could get rid of all her cookbooks. She did. Today, each of the origi-nal 5,000 cookbooks is worth around $10,000.

That second book was harder to write because the first one contained recipes that she learned when she first started cooking. The other reason the second book was harder was because she was used to cooking with pinches, dabs and other odd measurements. Today in her store you can purchase measuring spoons that include those odd measurements — a pinch of this and a dab of that.

Jeri Seely is editor in chief of Senior Life and has done extensive traveling with her husband, D. G. “Bud” Seely, not only in Indi-ana and Ohio but throughout the United States and in a number of foreign countries.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Following the publication of last month’s column I received the following email:

Dear Jeri:I absolutely loved your article

about Savannah in the Febru-ary Senior Life. Savannah is my favorite city in the U.S., and I’ve visited several times. My favor-ite things are always strolling the squares, touring the man-sions and especially walking the midnight ghost tours! I’ve heard Savannah is the most haunted city in the country, and for those who believe in such things, it is always exciting and uplifting

to openly celebrate those who came before us.

As a Savannah enthusiast, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” is, of course, one of my favorite books, as well as the film adaptation. (I read somewhere Savannah is one of the most filmed locations in the U.S.… I wish I could remember where I read that! Probably in one of the local newspapers I picked up while there.) The last time my husband and I were there, we had lunch at Clary’s, soaked in the local culture, and enjoyed the many pictures they have from the filming. The food was amazing, and the people were the perfect representation of true southern hospitality.

And the pictures we brought home were amazing. One of my favorites is of my husband (Matt) sitting on a bench on Chippewa Square, doing his very best Tom Hanks impres-sion! One of our tour guides showed us the mansion that Walt Disney used as his inspi-ration for his haunted man-sion… so much trivia, mixed with extensive history for history buffs.

I hope you and your husband enjoy many more years of trav-eling our country and the world – you are truly blessed!

Peace,Kim MankaFacilities Scheduler/Adminis-

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ChurchMay God’s Love Be With You

in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Frank Duveneck died at age 70 on a cold winter’s day on Jan. 3, 1919. He is buried at the Mother of God Cemetery in Covington, Ky. May his art forever warm the hearts of those who will appreci-ate him as they stand before a bronze statue of him holding a picture of his beloved wife; a statue in a small park at the intersection of Pike and Washing-ton streets in Covington, Ky.

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First hippo is born at zoo in 75 yearsBy ROZ FRIEDMANFeature Writer

Fiona, born on Jan. 24, is the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years. Her par-ents, who arrived last summer, were the first hippos at the zoo in 20 years. Their baby also made history in utero when zoo scientists captured the first ever ultrasound image of a Nile hippo fetus confirming that mother Bibi was pregnant.

Since she was not expected until March and weighed 29 pounds, which is about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest recorded birth weight for this species, Fiona has been receiv-ing round the clock critical care from vet and nursery staff. The normal range is 55-120 pounds.

As of Feb. 7 Fiona weighed in at almost 37 pounds and reached a milestone for any child, when she took her first steps. She has also been able to stand in the pool and support her own weight, but noodles were used to assist her balance.

Although you can’t see the baby hippo as of now, except for online videos, you can see some really cool winter-hardy animals. Plus there’s a bonus for winter visitors: half price admission and special animal encounters through March 10.

It’s prime time for penguins. In fact, you have a front row seat to watch the penguin pa-rade outdoors Friday through

Monday, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. through Feb. 27 as the 35 pound, three feet tall King penguins march from the bird house to the children’s’ zoo. Parades will not take place if temperatures are above 50 de-grees or may be canceled if the needs of the penguins dictate.

Special animal encounters from now through March 10 include a zoo keeper chat near Base Camp, at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 20, and a penguin chat at Wings of the World at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, and 23

Every Saturday and Sunday visitors may watch the Japa-nese snow monkey feeding at 11:15 a.m., polar bears feed-ing on frozen icicles filled with fish, 12:45 p.m. and elephants feeding on ice blocks filled with fruit at 11:15 a.m. (inside the elephant building).

Other animals in the winter outdoor line-up include snow leopards with thick white coats and sprawling tails, which they wrap around their faces like scarves so they can breath through their warm fur, and red pandas who have a year round fur coat two to three inches thick and who also wrap their bushy tails around their face. The fur even covers the panda’s feet to provide warmth as well as added traction in the snow and ice.

You will also see the Arctic fox, takins, Mexican gray

MEET FIONA — Fiona, the first Nile hippo born at the Cin-cinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 75 years, made her arrival on Jan. 24. She wasn’t expected until March and only weighed 29 pounds at birth, which is about 25 pounds lighter than the low-est recorded prior hippo birth. The normal range is 55-120 pounds. She’s gaining weight and as of Feb. 7 Fiona weighed in at almost

MILESTONE — Fiona reached a milestone for any child when she took her first steps. She has been able to stand in the pool and support her own weight.

IT’S PENGUIN TIME — It’s prime time for penguins. Visi-tors to the zoo can watch the penguin parade outdoors 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday through Monday through Feb. 27 as the 35 pound, three feet tall King penguins march from the bird house to the chil-dren’s’ zoo. Parades will not take place if temperatures are above 50 degrees or may be canceled if the needs of the penguins dictate.

wolves, sea lions, bald eagle by the 4-D theater, the barred owl in Wolf Woods, and some of the largest birds of prey in the world, the Steller’s sea eagle and Andean condor along Wildlife Canyon. If the temperatures are above 40 degrees visitors may also see giraffes and painted dogs.

With 10 buildings on the premises — all of them with heat — you can also observe a wide range of species, from bugs, fish and manatees to bonobos, reptiles, komodo dragons, big cats and night hunters without having to stay out in the cold.

If you’re looking for a fun day, indoors or outdoors, the zoo is a great winter getaway.

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