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January 2017

Vol. 9, No. 7

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Cool art comes to life in iceIT’S A BEAR — John Michaels, lead artist at Arctic Diamone,

creates a bear for IceFest.

LARGE CROWD — A large crowd watches as John Michaels, lead artist at Arctic Diamone, carves at IceFest

By ROZ FRIEDMANFeature Writer

A cool blend of ice and artistry. That’s what you’ll see at the free biennial IceF-est in Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 20-21. The IceFest carries on the vision of Ohio’s former governor who formally recognized Hamilton as “The City of Sculpture.” In addition to the 100 short-lived ice sculptures this year 57 permanent sculptures of public figures have been installed to date.

Approximately 200 blocks of ice weighing 300 pounds each and 100 pre-carved sculptures will be on display, thanks to Artic Diamond Ice Sculpture who manu-factures their own ice and does the advance carving. Some of the largest sculp-tures require eight blocks of ice made especially for the IceFest while some of the completed designs could weigh nearly 3,000 pounds.

“This is an art form and we start by drawing it out on the computer, then trace the design printout on a block of ice, and start carv-ing,” explained Brady Lantz, Artic Diamond Ice Sculp-ture president, who won

last year’s People’s Choice Carving Competition with a moose head. Most ice carv-ers, he said, get introduced to their skills in culinary school or the culinary indus-try.

This year’s theme, “To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before,” pays tribute to the explorer in everyone with ice sculptures centered around the frontier of exploration, science and technology as well as the people who have taken us there over the years.

Business sponsors choose a subject for an ice sculpture relating to the theme. Some examples of sculptures you will see at IceFest this year include:

* A Ford Model T * Yoda, Darth Vader, and

other Star Wars characters* The Star Ship USS En-

terprise from Star Trek* Characters from the

Jetsons cartoon and Pixar movie WALL-E

* Adventurers and explor-ers like Alice from “Alice in Wonderland,” Dora the Explorer and Christopher Columbus.

* Captain Nemo’s Nau-tilus ship from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

* Millennium Falcon space ship from Star Wars

IceFest events on Friday evening, Jany 20:

“Technicolor Ice Walk” when sculptures are illu-minated from behind with colored lights beginning at dusk

* Live Fire and Ice Dem-onstrations where two pro-fessional ice carvers create a 10-block/3,000 pound ice sculpture and then set it on fire to illuminate the night.

Events on Saturday, Jan. 21:

* Ice Carving Competition throughout the day. You can see sculptors from all over the country competing in a National Ice Carvers Associ-ation sanctioned competition and vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice Award. Get a behind-the-scenes look as they shave, drill, saw and chip away at the blocks using chainsaws, chisels and other tools de-signed by ice carvers to cut ice for fine detailing.

* Speed Carving event in the early afternoon. Local sculptors demonstrate their skills and speed by carving a sculpture in front of the crowd as fast as they can.

* The human sled

race competitionBecome part of IceFest

by having your photo taken sitting on an ice throne or your message carved on

an ice wall. Bricks may be purchased in honor of/or memory of a loved one.

For IceFest information call (513) 895-3934.

A KISS — A young girl was caught by the camera as she kissed an ice seahorse at last year’s IceFest

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Amy Roell enjoys the parks that employ her

Trends for senior care

By GARY CROUCHFeature Writer

Amy Roell is employed at Great Parks of Hamilton County. There she manages the four departments that offer outdoor programming.

In addition to working for the park system in Hamilton County she enjoys using the parks, even in the winter.

“I continue to hike through the winter. I use walking poles when the trails are slippery due to rain or ice. If we get enough snow, I have a pair of snowshoes, which I use to walk more in open areas, not places that have been trampled already.”

She enjoys being outside in the cold and brisk winter weather. “It is a lot more com-fortable temperature-wise to be out in winter.” She dresses in layers so she can shed some of them when she gets too hot when snowshoeing.

“I get out and walk some-times by myself, sometimes with family and sometimes with friends.” However, she walks mostly by herself and

By CATHY UTTERCare For You 2

Fortunately, as baby boom-ers age and the technology advances we will be able to age in place, at home. Private home care is the fastest area of growth within the senior care market. Senior care can be purchased by the seniors

themselves or through their adult children.

Many technological advanc-es to help monitor clients can be set up in the home such as medication alert systems re-minding the loved one when medication should be taken. Another is a monitor that can be attached to refrigerators to show when a person has

opened and closed it, allow-ing family members to track when an elder is eating. Also a blood pressure measuring device can be adapted to send the reading directly to the doctor.

Home care providers re-ceive training to do fall-proof assessments so they may help prevent falls. Home safety is a big determining factor in how long one may remain in their home. Evaluations can be made on the carpet being too thick or not securely anchored to the need for grab bars in appropriate spots, such as bathrooms and much more.

Meals on Wheels can pro-vide a daily meal. In addition, an in-home care provider can shop, run errands, do light homemaking, laundry and cook meals.

In order to successfully remain in their homes, the elderly and home care service companies can develop an individually tailored care package that provides the right balance of assistance, monitoring, personal care and general overseeing. Helping our seniors stay in their own homes for as long as possible is the wave of the future for senior care. Our company, Care For You 2, can help your family meet these desired needs. Call us today at (513) 755-1202 for a free assess-ment.

HIKING — Amy Roell en-joys hiking in the parks where she manages four outdoor pro-grams. She is shown in the back of this group on a hike in Sha-ron Woods during the fall.

BACKS TO THE CAMERA — Amy Roell is shown with her husband, Dan, and son, Seth on a Sharon Woods hike. The family is at the back of a group of hikers with backs to the camera.

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goes snowshoeing by herself. No one else knows she has snowshoes.

“A couple of years ago, my son and I actually went biking in January-before snow started falling.”

Although there are clubs,

organizations and meetup.com that offers organized outings, she doesn’t utilize them. “I instead will organize a group of my friends to go hiking and then we do something afterwards. A group of 13 of us just walked in the Holiday in Lights 5K and then came back to our house for soup and chili.”

For a future outdoor winter activity, she says cross country skiing would be great. “I have had the chance to do that years ago and it was a lot of fun!”

Hiking is one of the many outdoor winter activities that Great Parks of Hamilton Coun-

ty offers. The parks offer hikes on a variety of topics, including wilderness survival skills.

“We also offer a very popular Winter Hike Series. For the five Saturdays in January and the first Saturday in February, we hike every trail in a park, followed by a hot soup or chili lunch. Each week is a new park to explore. This year’s series sold out in 6 hours and 20 minutes.”

Cross-Country Skiing is per-mitted everywhere except on golf courses and conservation areas. Skiers must bring their own equipment.

Ice skating is permitted,

when proper ice thickness allows, in designated areas at Miami Whitewater Forest, Mitchell Memorial Forest, Sharon Woods, Triple Creek, Winton Woods and Woodland Mound.

Safe skating areas are des-ignated with barrels and signs. Great Parks Rangers check the ice conditions daily.

Sledding is permitted at Embshoff Woods, Sharon Woods and Winton Woods.

Ice fishing is gauged upon the thickness of the ice, which Great Parks Rangers check daily. Ice-fishers must bring their own equipment.

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Send listings hosted by non-profit organizations and Senior Life advertisers to Senior Life, P.O. Box 188, 206 S. Main St., Milford, IN 46542 by Jan. 16 for February events. With listing, include contact number with area code.

Sunday Breakfast Brunch Buffet — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday at Central Connections, 3907 Central Ave., Middletown.

Cost is $13.95 per adult, $10.50 for members of Central Connec-tions, $7.95 for children ages 4-12 and free for children age 3 and under. The price includes drinks (coffee, orange juice, iced sweet tea and water). Soda pop will be available for $2 per person and $1 per member with free refills. Groups of 10 or more will need to reserve tables by calling Chef Karen at (513) 217-

2488. Revenue from the Sunday breakfast brunch buffet will fund Central Connections’ events and programming for older adults in the Middletown area.

Experience the warmth of Maple Knoll Village — Maple Knoll Village is opening its doors from 2-4 p.m. every Thursday in January for visitors to experi-ence life as a resident. During this time, those in attendance

can see current openings, meet residents and sample the finest food they have to offer. One lucky winner will also win a free month pass to the Hemsworth Wellness Center at Maple Knoll Village. For more information, call (513) 782-2717.

Walk with a Doc — 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Woodland Mound/Fitness Trail. Take steps for a better you and learn health tips from a local doctor along the way. Challenge yourself further by utilizing some of the parcours fitness equipment along the path.

Amazing Animals — 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Miami White-water Forest/Visitor Center. Meet some feathered, furry and scaly friends and learn about their amazing features as they celebrate the beginnings of the new year.

Under the Stars — 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Sharon Woods/Sharon Centre. For centuries, the stars have been full of mystery. Come take an evening walk as they explore some of the

myths and legends surrounding the constellations.

Community Grand Open-ing — 12-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at Artis Senior Living of Bridgetown, 5799 Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati. Food and live entertainment. Beautiful baskets to be raffled off. RSVP by Jan. 18 to (513) 832-1597 or [email protected].

Cabin Fever Reliever Hike — 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Woodland Mound/Seasongood Nature Center. Come out and join in for a laid-back stroll along the trail to help relieve your cabin fever. Wear sturdy hiking shoes in case of icy conditions.

VA Aid and Assistance Program — 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Hamilton County Veterans Service Com-mission, 230 E. Ninth St., Room 1100, First Floor, Cincinnati. Bill Burgin, Chief Veterans Service officer, will have information for veterans and their spouses regarding this assisted living benefit, free of charge. For more information, call (513) 946-3310.

For people with low or mod-est incomes — including many older adults and people with disabilities — high energy pric-es are a frightening prospect as we head towards cold weather.

But help is available through the Home Energy Assistance Program. HEAP is a federally funded program administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency’s Office of Community Assistance. It is designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating.

If you are eligible for as-sistance, the amount of your one-time HEAP benefit will depend on:

1) Federal funding levels.2) How many people live

with you.3) Total household income

($20,790 max income for single households or $28,035 for couples).

4) The primary fuel you use to heat your home.

In most cases, the one-time benefit will be a credit applied

to your energy bill by your util-ity company (or fuel vendor). The one-time benefit is typi-cally credited in January de-pending on when an individual applies for assistance.

How To ApplyApplications are available

online and through a number of community organizations, including Community Action Agencies and Area Agencies on Aging. Council on Aging is the AAA for Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren counties. Applications may be submitted anytime from now through June 30, 2017.

Understanding eligibility requirements and completing and submitting benefit appli-cations can be challenging for many older adults — especially those who are homebound. Working with community part-ners, Council on Aging provides information and assistance to older adults and people with disabilities who wish to apply for the program. In-home as-sistance is also available. Last year, COA and community partners provided information or assistance with HEAP ap-plications to more than 7,500

older and disabled adults in southwest Ohio.

Older adults and people with disabilities who wish to apply for the program should call one of the numbers below, depend-ing on where they live:

Butler CountyPartners in Prime/Com-

munity First Solutions, (513) 867-1998

Middletown Area Senior Cen-ter, (513) 423-1734, ext. 225

Clermont CountyClermont County Senior

Services, (513) 536-4033Clinton County

Clinton County Community Action Program, (937) 382-1234

Hamilton CountyCouncil on Aging, (513) 721-

1025Cincinnati Area Senior Ser-

vices, (513) 559-4523MARIELDERS Inc., (513)

271-5588Warren County

Warren County Community Services, (513) 508-0860

For more information about HEAP, call the Ohio Develop-ment Services Agency at (800) 282-0880 or (800) 686-1557 (TDD line for hearing impaired clients).

Looking for a way to brighten up the winter days? Mark your calendar for three upcoming midday concerts presented by Matinée Musicale Cincinnati.

The annual recital series presents the finest national and international instrumen-talists and vocalists.

Since 1911, Matinée Mu-sicale’s musically active and knowledgeable members — including professional and re-tired musicians, music teachers and other music enthusiasts — have engaged noteworthy young classical musicians as well as established performers from around the world. Their mission: to serve and enrich the community through recit-als and master classes, and by awarding grants to qualifying nonprofits that focus on music education.

Upcoming recitals will fea-ture:

• Joyce Yang, piano — 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd.

• Paul Huang, violin — 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, at Anderson Center.

• Winston Choi, piano — 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at Forest Chapel United Method-ist Church, 680 W. Sharon Rd.

Single tickets ($15) can be purchased at the door.

Matinée Musicale subscrip-tions and individual tickets can be purchased by calling (859) 781-0801 or going online to matineemusicalecincinnati.org.

Matinée Musicale offers midday concert series

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Put some real magic in your life

New Horizons Band rehearsals


Have you ever wished you could do magic tricks? Like present clever card illusions, make coins disappear, pop rabbits out of hats and more. Those wishes became a reality for an Osher Lifelong Learn-ing class at U.C. when finan-cial advisor and amateur ma-gician Mark Hogan, 63, taught magic skills. “The idea was for

adults to perform magic for their grandkids,” said Ho-gan who gives his students a magic wand for graduation.

An amateur magician for 25 years, Hogan was introduced to this hobby as a child when his uncle performed magic at his birthday party. “I’ve been fascinated ever since, and started doing magic for my own children,” he said. He honed his skills through library books, magic kits and

Seniors interested in playing with a concert band tailored for them are invited to attend a rehearsal at 9:30 a.m. most Tuesdays or Thursdays at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road, Mont-

gomery. The nearly 50-member band was highlighted in Senior Life Cincinnati’s November is-sue.

Onetime members of high school, college or military bands — or those who have never

played at all — are invited to check them out and join in the fun. To assure access, contact Don or Helen Rhoad at (513) 793-0473 or [email protected]. To learn more, visit www.newho-rizonsbandcincinnati.org.

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lectures from the Internation-al Brotherhood of Magicians. The best thing about being a magician, Hogan said, is “mak-ing people laugh and seeing a kid’s sense of wonder.”

After giving OLLI students a kit of magic props, Hogan focused on close-up magic us-ing sleight of hand techniques. “That means the hand is quicker than the eye,” Hogan explained. “It’s learning how to do moves that people don’t see. Like make things vanish or making things appear out of nowhere.” A popular trick Hogan does frequently and one of his favorites is the $1 to $100 trick. After borrow-ing a dollar from a student he folds it into a little packet and later unfolds it into a $100 bill joking that “as an investment advisor my role is to grow your money.”

In addition to technical skills, Hogan emphasized that presentation, personal-ity and entertainment are most important. Judging by his students’ comments, he demonstrates that goal.

“If you want to have a lot of fun and expand your mind in a different direction it’s is a joy to take his class,” said Patti Myers, 66, a retired publishing consultant. She impressed her skeptical husband when she pushed a coin through a table and turned three ropes of different lengths into the same length and then back to three different lengths. “That classic rope trick is my favor-ite because “it is relatively easy to do and has a real wow factor,” she said.

The 21 card trick, a simple card trick that uses basic mathematics to reveal the user’s selected card, was a favorite of Jerri Roberts, 69, a retired marketing and public relations professional.

“Through a series of manipu-lations we find the audience participant’s chosen card,” she explained. “I also learned how to misdirect people and keep up patter, a story line to make tricks interesting.” For retired Judge Jim Cissell, 76, the easy moves he learned gave him confidence to enter-tain at the dinner table, and he looks forward to taking the course again.

Hogan not only captivates senior adults but also chil-dren. For years Hogan has been using magic tricks to reinforce positive character values at Kilgour Elementary School. The creative spin he

uses to relay a message about bullying, for example, sticks with children according to teachers. “What he brings to Kilgour is nothing short of magic,” praised Anita Allen, coordinator of “The Win-ners Walk Tall” program in conjunction with the Greater Cincinnati Literacy Network. “The props and tricks make the lessons memorable.”

Despite the praises he receives, the biggest compli-ment anyone can pay Hogan, he said, is to ask “how did you do that.”.Hogan will eventually share his secrets in a book for his future OLLI class.

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Social Security benefits nudge up in new year

ENJOY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN — Enjoy your children and grandchildren during the new year. Shown are Amanda and Taylor Wells.

FOR THE LOVE OF A GRANDCHILD — Joseph Wells knows the love of his grandparents.

By PJ MARTINFeature Writer

Happy New Year 2017. Don’t you think it is time to push aside the childish ‘New Year’s Resolutions for some grown-up ones?

1. Bad: ‘I’m going to lose weight. Eat only healthy foods and go to the gym several times a week.

Good: ‘I’m going to add more physical activity to my routine. Just move more by doing some-thing you like. Shop a little longer, play with your grand-children a little more and/or try that new hobby or take a class. This does not bind you to any new regiment that you will soon hate and/or quite to make room for more important and impending responsibilities eating at your valuable time.

2. Volunteer. Volunteers are needed almost in every field. This may lead to learning new things, meeting new people and promoting a positive self. Make sure you pick a job that you look forward doing.

3. Make new friends. This can be a hard time in life, when so many of your friends, family and acquaintances have passed away. Which makes socialization more impor-tant than ever. Isolation can quickly lead to depression. Depression at any age can be destructive to your overall health. Seek out activities that you enjoy. When you find them, you will find other people who have shared interests as you.

4. Take time to listen. This sounds easy enough, but think how this could improve any relationship you have. Listen to what others are saying, not on what your response will be. Listen to the stories of others or how your grandchildren express themselves. Some of the best marriage advice from couples married 50 years or more is, “Listen to what your partner.” You may be surprised what you have missed.

5. Keep a journal. This is not only good for you but it is a great way to speak to your children and other family

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Social Security beneficia-ries will get a raise in 2017. But the three-tenths of one percent increase will hardly be enough to buy a gallon of milk in many parts of the country.

The minuscule increase comes one year after the So-cial Security Administration opted to forego a cost-of-living increase.

The Association of Mature American Citizens is urging passage of legislation that would provide a one-time, retroactive lump sum COLA payment of one percent for 2016, to make up for what the association calls an inad-equate boost in benefits.

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Bernardo is a big UK college basketball fan

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Rob Bernardo from Boone County, Ky,. is a very avid college basketball fan. He loves watching the games on television and even going to a games now and then.

“We try to make a game or two a year. However, tickets are hard to come by,” Ber-nardo said. “I did get to see Villanova and Xavier last year, which was entertain-ing.”

Bernardo’s favorite team is the University of Ken-tucky Wildcats, that he loves rooting for. Coming from

rural Kentucky, he has been a fan of UK basketball for as long as he can remember.

He also joking said that he likes anybody playing Duke, Kansas, North Carolina or Indiana. “I will also check out the scores from my alma mater EKU (Eastern Ken-tucky University).”

Bernardo has many col-lege basketball memories, dating back all the way back to 1976, when UK beat Duke in the championship game, and James Lee had a great dunk.

“I was at the UK/Kansas game in 1978 in Rupp Arena when UK came back from

six points down with 30 sec-onds to win,” he explained. “I also thought the 1998 championship run by coming back against Duke and then Utah to win it all was pretty exciting.”

Bernardo continued, “Of course, the last second shot by Duke was tough but still very memorable.”

Bernardo said he likes college basketball, because it has two 20 minute halves and takes about 2 1/2 hours to play a game.

He went on to say that the action is fast and the time to watch a full game is not too time consuming.

“College basketball has changed a lot and more teams are now competitive so any team can be beaten on any given night,” Ber-nardo said.

But no matter what, Ber-nardo will continue to watch and root for his Wildcats, because according to him, UK basketball has always been a topic of discussion.

As the temperature dips into seasonal ranges for winter, those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s

and other forms of dementia should all be on notice that snow, extreme temperatures and early darkness present

special problems.Dress Appropriately

For Cold WeatherA loved one with Alzheim-

er’s disease or a related dementia will not neces-sarily dress appropriately for colder weather. Cover as much exposed skin as possible and provide several layers of lightweight cloth-ing for easy movement, espe-cially if plans include time outside.

Wearing a hat is impor-tant for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia since so much body heat escapes from an uncovered head. Also, don’t forget to add a scarf to cover up an exposed neck. Mittens keep hands warmer than gloves and may be easier to help get on and off. Clips designed for skiers can help keep track of gloves or mittens that are otherwise easily misplaced or lost.

Manage TheWinter Blues

“Sundowning” is a term that refers to increased anxiety, confusion and even increased sleepiness due to the decreased sunlight in the winter months. Visual perception is already an

issue for many people liv-ing with Alzheimer’s and dementia and can cause in-creased confusion or disori-entation in dark or shadowy environments both indoors and outdoors.

Manage sundowning by turning lights on earlier, opening curtains during daylight hours or adding bulbs that simulate sun-light. Install motion detector lights to illuminate walk-ways around the house as darkness may fall before returning home from an out-ing. Dressing in bright colors or adding reflective material to clothing can help a loved one be more easily seen.

Avoid SlipperySituations

A loved one living with Al-zheimer’s disease or related form of dementia will not necessarily dress to avoid slips and falls, so be sure boots are non-skid. There are many boot styles on the market that use Velcro instead of laces to allow the person with dementia some success with dressing them-selves. Try separate “tracks” that attach to the soles for additional traction. You can also add a sharp tip to canes

for extra grip on icy winter days. This device is available at home health care stores.

Assume All SurfacesAre Slick

Taking smaller steps and slowing down allows a loved one with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia to estab-lish their gait and speed to a safer level. Perception problems can make it dif-ficult for the person with Alzheimer’s to see ice on the sidewalk or realize that ice is slippery or that snow is not a solid surface.

Keep sidewalks and drive-ways clear of ice and snow to make walking outside safe for everyone, but do not overuse ice melt products which can reduce trac-tion. Use indoor or garage parking whenever possible. Especially on stairs or slick spots, insist on handrail use and walk arm-in-arm when-ever possible. Acquire and use a state issued handi-capped placard enabling closer access to the door of building.

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Today, there are an increas-ing number of Americans who are doing their best to take care of a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Being an at-home caregiver can have its rewards, but it can have many physical and emotional challenges. Here are some helpful questions to ask yourself to help you decide when it may be time for you to make the decision to transition your loved one to a residential memory care community.

• Is your loved one with dementia becoming unsafe in their current home? Do they have difficulty climbing stairs, toileting and bathing? Are they at risk of falling?

• Is the health of your loved one or your health as a caregiver at risk?

• Are your loved one’s care needs progressing beyond your physical abilities?

• Are you becoming a stressed, irritable and impa-tient caregiver? Are you feel-ing depressed, hopeless and having trouble sleeping?

• Are you neglecting your work responsibilities, your family and yourself?

By doing some self-assess-ment of your current situ-ation with your loved one, you can make an objective

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Has the Christmas shop-ping busted your budget? In addition to the several beautiful light displays that charge admission, there are some locations in the Greater Cincinnati area where you can enjoy free light displays. In this season of giving many have volunteered their time so that many could enjoy these holiday displays

Starting in the north, in Butler County, is Light Up Middletown. The website onlyinyourstate.com says it is one of their 15 favorite Christmas light displays hap-pening in Ohio. It is in the 100-acre Smith Park near the airport in Middletown. This drive-through display is the result of donations and the work of volunteers.

Twenty members of their “Grandpa Gang,” a group of older, retired, men, begin setting up the 90 displays on Oct. 1. They start taking it down on New Year’s Day.

It has many displays

including the huge Santa’s workshop and a series to rep-resent each day the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song.

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are there on Fridays and Sat-urdays, until Christmas Eve of course.

Admission is through any donation you wish to make and the funds they raise go to for improvements to Middle-town City Parks, repairs for the displays and purchase of new displays.

Light Up Middletown is open every evening from 6 to 10 through New Year’s Eve. Smith Park is at 500 Tytus Avenue

While in that area, you can drive south and visit the Niederman Family Farm. The Niedermans are again offering their popular walk-through display. It is a “walk through the Bible” display that contains millions of colored lights and 50 speakers playing Christmas music. In addition on selected evenings, they offer musical entertain-ment in their large barn where everyone can enjoy

some free hot cocoa and cook-ies. The popular local group, The Franz Klaber Orchestra, aka The Klaberheads, usually do a performance of Christ-mas music. Entertainment will be there from Dec. 17 to 22, and Dec 30. There is also a barn where live animals can be seen.

The Niederman Christmas Display is open through Dec. 30 from 6-9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 6-10 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday. The display is wheelchair and stroller ac-cessible. It is located at 4972 LeSourdsville-West Chester Road, not far off of Rt. 4.

Light Up the Levee will be at Newport on the Levee through Jan. 1. The free show occurs every 20 minutes and begins every evening at 5:10 p.m. and lasts until 11:50 p.m. Over a million LED lights on a 50-foot tree will dance in synch with vari-ous types of holiday music. From 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, The Dickens Carolers will be there per-forming in Gallery Building and strolling.

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‘Mellow Yellow’

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HENRY C. BUNKER —This photo shows Henry C. Bun-ker in his early days with the Cincinnati Fire Department. It was a day when the handlebar mustache was in style. It is un-known what rank he held when the photo was taken.

DonovanJanuary 1967

Like Bob Dylan, Don-ovan Philips Leitch rose to fame as a Woody Guthrie clone. Decked out in a denim jacket and cap and blowing on a harmonica that hung around his neck, Donovan’s career began with the hauntingly beautiful “Catch the Wind,” a 1965 worldwide sensation.

Within a year, though, the

Scottish-born singer underwent a major transition. Now the world beheld the “new’ Dono-van, with long, curly tresses, flowing white robes and performing while sitting yoga-style on stage, banks of flowers adorning the stage. Donovan’s lyric messages became part of the “far out” psychedelic music era. His Epic Records release of “Sunshine Superman” (sup-posedly about orange sunshine LSD) brought him a new audi-ence and set the stage for his next million-seller.

Like his rival Dylan, Dono-van often created lyrics that left his followers scratching their heads in wonder, especial-ly when it came to “Mellow Yel-low.” First he said he was “mad about saffron,” saffron being a yellow spice. Then he claimed

to be “mad about fontine,” a pale yellow cheese. Some prob-lems arose when some listeners thought he was saying he was “mad about 143,” as in lusting after a 14-year-old girl.

To complete his “yellow theme,” Donovan declared that “electrical banana is gonna be a sudden craze.” This led certain people to believe he was encouraging folks to get high by smoking “bananadine,” a fic-tional psychoactive substance. Supposedly bananadine was extracted from toasted flakes scraped from the inside of a banana peel, which were then dried, toasted, rolled into a cig-arette and smoked. Of course, no hallucinogenic effects were ever reported.

Shortly before “Mellow Yellow” appeared, Donovan

had written the line “sky of blue and sea of green” for the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.” Paul McCartney returned the favor by adding to the back-ground party noise in “Mellow Yellow.” Contrary to popular belief, it is Donovan, not Paul, who whispers “quite rightly” throughout the song.

Trumpets became part of the song’s musical bridge. This had been suggested by arranger John Cameron, who, like Donovan, was a mere 20 years old. Cameron wanted a loping beat and blaring horns, much akin to David Rose’s instru-mental 1962 hit “The Stripper.” Donovan felt the horns were too blaring, though. As he said in “I Want to Take You Higher”, “It wasn’t mellow. So all the musicians…put the little hats

on the end of their horns, and it went ‘wah wah wah.’ And there it was. Once they put the mutes on, it worked perfectly.”

So what was the song re-ally about? In “Songwriters on Songwriting,” Donovan ex-plained, “It was interpreted by many people as many different things. But essentially, over it all, was the sense of being mel-low and laid back, which had something to do with smoking pot or being cool.”

Donovan’s long run of “trippy” hits would wind down by the end of the 1960s. As his star dimmed, though, John Cameron’s brightened consider-ably when he created the stage name John Paul Jones and became the bassist/keyboard-ist for heavy-metal heroes Led Zeppelin.

By GREG LAWSONM.Min., MSWGuest Writer

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first part in a two-part series.)

—o—At his death on Saturday,

May 7, 1938, “one of the great-est firefighters in the bot-toms” entered onto the pages of history. On that sad day, a chapter closed on “one of the most spectacular careers in the history of the (Cincinnati fire) department.”

“Fighting Henry” Bunker was described as a “familiar massive figure” who readily stood out on the streets of Cincinnati as well as at fire

scenes. Henry stood 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 215 pounds. His uncle and chief, “Big” Joe Bunker, was an equally massive figure; Big Joe having died from a tragic accident in 1884 while en route to a fire.

Big Joe Bunker was fire chief from 1878 to his death in late 1884. Henry “joined the department in 1879 as a fireman in the bottoms where some of the city’s most disas-trous fires occurred.” Perhaps it was the admiration of his Uncle Joe or his own father that lead him to join the Cincinnati Fire Department. Records show that Henry’s father, John Bunker, was a captain with the department.

Henry was a native of Cincinnati, being born there on April 2, 1856. At age 23, he joined the fire department as a “pipeman” on Jan. 18, 1879. Now bear in mind that was in the horse-drawn fire equip-ment days, and terms used then might not be applicable to equipment used in modern times. In fact, that equipment might even be viewed as prim-itive by today’s standards.

During the 1880s and ’90s, Henry made numerous advances in his career along with a couple of harrowing experiences. On May 3, 1880, he was assigned to drive “the reel of Company No. 3.” His first misfortune was on July 7, 1881, when “he was fearfully

blistered during the Marqua fire.”

Perhaps Henry was recuper-ating from his injuries for a period of time, but for whatev-er reason, “he was transferred as a pipeman to Company No. 6” on Jan. 1, 1883. In Novem-ber 1884, he “was promoted to a lieutenancy” in Company No. 6; this being a month after the tragic death of his uncle and chief, Big Joe Bunker. Advancing further, a month later in December 1884, “he was made captain of Company No. 3.”

On Aug. 9, 1888, Henry nearly suffered the same fate as his Uncle Joe. He was on the back end of a hose wagon when it collided with a street

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Less than two years later, Henry was elected District Fire Marshal on Feb. 6, 1890, and he was re-elected in 1893.

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Hamilton is City of (free) Sculpture

LEGACY OF LITERATURE — Barbara Zellner and Karen Wittmer are shown at the”Legacy of Literature” sculpture.

ALEXANDER HAMIL-TON — Sculpures in the city of Hamilton wouldn’t be complete without one of the city’s name-sake — Alexander Hamilton.


Hamilton, the county seat of Butler County, is a major site in the county’s booming art scene and has been recognized as “The City of Sculpture.” Proclaimed so by Governor Bob Taft in August 2000, Hamilton is home to a notable inventory of art and sculpture.

Hamilton’s extensive col-lection of outdoor art includes sculptures that have been installed in public spaces around the city and displayed in Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. In January, ice sculpture will be displayed at the winter ice sculpture festival, IceFest, which takes place every other year.

Showing Hamilton’s commit-ment to the arts is the array of sculptures around the city, especially the downtown area. There are 54 pieces of sculp-ture displayed around Hamil-ton. One of the most noticeable is “The American Cape,” a 13-foot tall bronze sculpture of the city’s namesake, Alex-ander Hamilton, in the center of downtown Hamilton in the middle of High Street.

Tom Tsuchiya is one of the sculptors whose work is displayed in the form of eight bronze medallions displayed on both sides of the High/Main Street Bridge.Many are probably more familiar with his work located in downtown Cincinnati. He was the artist for the sculpture of Hamilton native, Joe Nuxhall, and six

other Cincinnati Reds’ Hall of Fame players that are outside Great American Ball Park. He also created Lux Mundi, the 52-foot tall sculpture of Jesus at Solid Rock Church in Mon-roe. The original sculpture was destroyed by a fire caused by a lightning strike. Tsuchiya’s work includes a lightning rod to help prevent a similar fate.

Most of the downtown sculptures on the east side are located on or just off High and Monument streets. A short walk along High Street will offer 20 sculptures. Eleven are near Monument Street at Fitton Center for Creative Arts and the block north of it. At the High/Main Street Bridge, and just across the river, are five more sculptures. Three more are located near the Hamilton Campus of Miami University and the rest are a short drive from downtown.

Proceeds from the winter Icefest help the City of Sculp-ture, the local nonprofit group, to help obtain those public sculptures. The cityofsculpture.org site says, “The mission of Hamilton, Ohio, City of Sculp-ture is to promote the recogni-tion of Hamilton as a cultural community through obtaining sculptures to be placed in pub-lic spaces for the enjoyment of citizens and visitors.”

Also in Hamilton is Pyra-mid Hill Sculpture Park

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See Cincinnati history come alive at area libraries

AT WORK — Three workers set up at display in one of the area libraries. FINISHED DISPLAY — The finished display enables view-ers to see a number of old artifacts.

BOTTLES — A number of bottles are among those on display at the Cheviot library branch. The top one is from the Hick’s Capu-dine Company, which contained medicine used to relieve headaches and reduce fever. It’s hard to tell what was in the second bottle but it is clearly marked poison.


Various eras of Cincinnati’s natural and manmade his-tory will come to life through artifacts and scientific speci-mens from Cincinnati Museum Center displayed at area librar-ies throughout the coming year while CMC undergoes renova-tion.

Below is a sampling of the CMC collection items found at the branch libraries:

Blue Ash: 13 fossilized plants including leaves, ferns and petrified wood.

Bond Hill: 16 Ordovician era fossils including prehistoric coral, sponges and gastropods found in Greater Cincinnati more than 440 million years ago when the region was cov-ered by a tropical sea teeming with diverse marine life.

Cheviot: Artifacts excavated from a 19th century privy include a clear glass milk bottle from the French Bros. Bauer Company and a glass bottle

from the Hick’s Capudine Com-pany, which was used to relieve headaches and reduce fever.

Clifton: A collection of draw-ing tools belonging to Music Hall architect Samuel Han-naford including T-squares, pens, an ink well, silver pro-tractor and folding rule.

Corryville: Glass candy con-tainers, porcelain plates and bottles, including a Hudepohl Beer bottle excavated from a 19th century privy.

Green Township: A 1940 vintage antique old wood table top tube radio made by the Crosley Radio Corporation, the largest radio manufacturer in the world at the time.

Madisonville: Arrow points, carbonized food, and pendants with bird and bear symbols, excavated from an archaeologi-cal site near Madisonville that once belonged to the Native American population in that area from 1400 to 1650.

Mariemont: A Brazilian ge-ode with an array of clear and purple crystals nestled inside a seemingly ordinary piece of rock.

Northside: A railroad switch light once mounted on top of a railroad track switch indicated the position of the switch, and whether the track was open or straight ahead with a green light or if the track was set to turn out with a red light.

Norwood: Six pairs of shoes from the United States Shoe Corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Oakley: A large milling machine from the Cincinnati Screw and Tap Company, a pre-cursor of the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company whose head-

quarters were moved to Oakley in 1907, and two machine tools medals from the Industrial Exposition of 1884 .

Pleasant Ridge: Artifacts from Cincinnati’s brewing his-tory are represented by a glass beer bottle from the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company, a beer bottle from the John Hauck Brewing Company and beer steins from Schulmer’s Café and Grammar’s Café.

Reading: A conductor’s visa, a triangular, lighted metal sign that sat at the ticket seller’s counter in Union Terminal’s concourse to indicate the rail-road and destination for that particular ticket window.

Symmes Township: Privy artifacts provide a wide scope of 19th century life with a glass cottage cheese jar, a cholera medicine bottle and a beer bottle from the George Wiedemann Brewing Company,

Kentucky’s largest brewery in the late 1800s.

Westwood: Artifacts excavat-ed from a 19th century privy such as glassware, porcelain and a medicine bottle from Foertmeyer Pharmacy founded at the end of the 19th century.

Wyoming Branch: A sales-man’s sample wagon from the Harry W. Monning Company of the late 19th century.

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Union Township: A marble bust of George Washington, carved between 1838 and 1844 by Cincinnati artist Hiram Powers who spent several years of his early adulthood in Cincinnati.

Goshen Branch: 50 late Or-dovician fossils from the largest collection of Late Ordovician fossils in the world held at CMC. Ohio’s state fossil will be among those displayed.

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Volunteers weave softer nights for the homelessCROCHETING — Charlie Garrison is shown crocheting a plastic sleeping

bag.

ROLLING ’YARN’ — The plastic bags are cut into strips and rolled into “yarn” balls.

SHARONVILLE LIBRARY GROUP — Shown are members of the Sharonville Library group making mats. From left are Pat Makowski, Emily White, Ed Steinhaus, Mary Lucas and Amy Castelino.


“I feel like I’m helping people,” said Charlie Garri-son,71, a retired engineer, who has made 48 sleeping mats from discarded plastic grocery bags in the last five years for the homeless in Hamilton. “A lot of these people are sleeping on the ground or a concrete bench and we are giving them something.” More than helping the homeless sleep better, each of those mats saves 500 plastic bags from landfills.

Garrison, who teaches others at Covenant Com-munity Church in Fairfield how to make the mats and sends instructions all over the country, also taught himself to crochet. Crocheting skill, however, is not necessary, he pointed out. Volunteers are needed to flatten and smooth the plastic bags, cut them into strips, loop the strips into a plastic version of yarn and roll the ‘yarn’ into a large ball for the weavers who will crochet the yarn into six foot long, inch-thick sleeping mats. The volunteers call their weaving material “plarn,” with the “pl” for “plastic” and the “arn” for yarn.

A similar project is also underway at a twice monthly group that meets at Sharon-ville Library. Started by Chris Kerber, 70, a self-employed bookkeeper, the volunteer

group was inspired by her story in a local newspaper. “People who are craft oriented or like our mission started calling me to help,” she said. “The project appeals to me because it is a win-win situa-tion since the repurposed bags can help the environment, the homeless and third world countries. I’m very attentive to recycling. One of our volun-teers is donating her mats to the homeless who don’t go to shelters. Her mats are taken directly to the people, some of whom are living under the bridges.”

At Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church in Newtown volunteers are also collect-ing bags and making ‘yarn.’ Joanne Meyer, 66, a retired Montessori teacher, who cro-chets the mats at home while watching TV, said her group donates its mats to Lighthouse Youth Services for homeless teens living on the street. “That makes me feel good,” she said.

By sharing their talents and their time, these volun-teers are making a difference between the cold ground and someone’s comfort. The home-less put these mats under-neath their blankets or sleep-ing bags, and they provide a cushion when lying on the ground as well as keep their blankets from getting wet. More than comfort, they are resistant to mildew and pests,

easily cleaned, lightweight and portable.

A 40-year-old homeless man who has slept on two of the plarn mats, said they do make a difference in the outdoors, he said. “You put them on the ground and they help you stay drier,” he said. “Your blankets don’t get so dirty. They have a cushioning impact and sleep is more restful. Plus they can be rolled up and easily carried.”

In addition to the hundreds of homeless in Cincinnati, there are other beneficiaries. “We ship these mats to devel-oping countries where children

and adults may be sleeping on the bare ground, or on a flat-tened cardboard box laid on a dirt floor that may become wet and muddy during the rainy season,” explained Matthew 25 Ministries spokesperson Joodi Archer. “Moreover, they roll up into a small cylinder and can be stored against the wall, opening up more living space during the day in huts that may be the size of a large closet.”

People interested in helping with the Sharonville Library group can contact Chris Ker-ber at (513) 777-0463.

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Understanding Social Security —

New cards, identity protection

Changes to Medicare for 2017

I applied for a re-placement Social Security card last week but have not received it. When should I expect to receive my new card?

It takes approxi-mately 10-14 days to receive your replacement Social Secu-rity card.

We’re working harder than ever to protect you, prevent identity theft, and ensure the integrity of your Social Secu-rity number. To do that, we

have to verify documents you present as proof of identity. In some cases, we must verify the documents before we can issue the card.

For more information about your Social Security card and number, visit socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.

What can I do if I think someone has stolen my identity?

You should do several things, including:

• File a report with the local police or the police department where the identity theft took place, and keep a copy of the police report as proof of the crime

• Notify the Federal Trade Commission (877)ID-THEFT or (877) 438-4338)

• File a complaint with the

Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov

• Contact the fraud units of the three major credit report-ing bureaus: Equifax (800) 525-6285, Trans Union (800) 680-7289 and Experian (888) 397-3742

If your Social Security card has been stolen, you can apply for a replacement card. But you usually don’t need a new card as long as you know your number.

To protect yourself in the fu-ture, treat your Social Security number as confidential and avoid giving it out. Keep your card in a safe place with your other important papers. Do not carry it with you.

Learn more by reading our publication “Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number” at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10064.html.

Are Supplemental Se-curity Income benefits taxable?

No, SSI payments are not subject to federal taxes. We will not send you an annual form SSA-1099 to report your benefits to the Internal Rev-enue Service.

However, Social Security beneficiaries may have to pay income tax. If so, you may ask Social Security to withhold your federal taxes from your Social Security benefit pay-ments.

For more information, visit our website at socialsecurity.gov.

How many parts to Medi-care are there?

There are four parts to Medicare:

Part A (hospital insur-ance) helps pay for inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing care, hospice care and other services.

Part B (medical insurance) helps pay for doctors’ fees, outpatient hospital visits and other medical services and

supplies not covered by Part A.Part C (Medicare Advan-

tage) plans, available in some areas, allow you to choose to receive all your health care services through a provider organization. These plans may help lower your costs for medi-cal services, or you may get extra benefits for an addition-al monthly fee. You must have both Parts A and B to enroll in Part C.

Part D (prescription drug coverage) is voluntary and the costs are paid for by the monthly premiums of enroll-ees and Medicare. Unlike Part B, in which you are automati-cally enrolled and must opt out if you do not want it, with Part D you have to opt in by filling out a form and enrolling in an approved plan.

More information may be found in our publication Medicare at socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10043.html or by visiting medicare.gov.

By CHARLOTTE PIEPLESMedicare CoordinatorLaw Office of Dennison Keller, LLC

A New Year always brings about changes and that is true of the government’s health insurance program for senior citizens, Medicare. Here are some important

changes that will affect most (but not all) Medicare recipi-ents.

Medicare Part A — Cover-age for hospital stays:

Beginning with Part A of Medicare, there is usually $0 premium for Part A. There is a hospital deductible of $1,316 per benefit period. Once the deductible is met,

the next days, up to day 60, are covered at no cost. Begin-ning on day 61 through day 90, there is a co-payment of $329 per day.

From day 91 through day 150, which are the lifetime reserve days, days that will not be replaced, there is a $658 per day co-payment. Medicare then covers services in a skill nursing facility for days one through 20 at 100 percent. This means there is no co-payment for the first 20 days but beginning on day 21 through day 100, there is a co-payment of $164.50 per day.

Medicare Part B — Cover-age for doctor’s visits:

The monthly premium for Part B in 2017 is $134 for those enrolling for the first time in Medicare Part B in 2017 and those with no Social Security deduction. For those individuals who were en-rolled before 2017 and have their premium deducted from

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That could give you heartburn

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By THERESE WANTUCHLong-Term Care Specialist

I recently attended a training session and during the lunch break, they brought in a funeral planning speaker. Wow, now that may give you heartburn. In actuality, it was a fine presenta-tion and the speaker brought up things I had never really contemplated. Having helped

plan the funeral for my Dad and sadly two sisters, I have met a few funeral directors and have come to admire and respect what they do for families.

We were given a “Personal Planning Guide” with the first page stating “The Celebration of Lifetime Begins Here.” I thought I would share a few of the bits of information I found.

The categories he covered were:

• Your legacy• Genealogy/family history• Service preferences• Memorialization preferences• People to contact• Organizations to contact• Social Security information

• Military service• Estate information• Financial information• Online profiles• Final arrangement comple-

tion• To my loved ones letter• Assisting family and friendsYou may want to add to this

list if you can think of others. With it being the beginning of the year, this could be an excel-lent New Year’s resolution. How to start? How do you eat an elephant? One bite at the time. Perhaps, buy a notebook and write down all the categories above. Commit to do one task a month.

Make an appointment with

the funeral home you think will make the arrangements. They will be able to guide your through each step along the way. Don’t think of this as a dread-ful event. Think of this as your legacy and your gift to your loved ones. I know my Dad’s funeral was a bit less stressful, since he and my Mom had it paid for and some of it planned. Much like life insurance and long-term care in-surance, the planning is not only for you but your loved ones.

On a side note, Ohio Living Llanfair Community is having a few seminars that may be of interest to you as well.

Dollars & Donuts — An infor-mal seminar for children of older adults.

At some point, you may be

asked to take over their finances of your parents and that can be stressful. Join us for a series of informal seminars that will help you get a handle on what needs to be done. All programs are 45 minutes in length beginning at 10 a.m. in the Larchwood Pub, 1722 Larch Ave., Cincinnati.

Save the dates — Jan. 10, 17 and 24. Topics will include: Conservative financial solutions, long-term care coverage and fi-nancial planning for your future.

All programs are limited seating. Please RSVP early to Kim Kaser at (513) 591-4567 or [email protected].

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

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their Social Security, the av-erage premium will be $109.

The Part B premium could be higher based on your an-nual income. Those who are late enrollees to Medicare may incur a 10 percent pen-alty for each year of delay. The Part B annual deduct-ible this year is $183. The co-payments for doctors visits generally are 20 percent of the Medicare approved amount.

Medicare Part D — Cover-age for prescriptions:

The average monthly premium for a drug plan is $34 with the annual de-ductible of $0-$400 based on the prescription plan you select. Co-payment for drugs is 25 percent or a flat co-payment amount based on the formulary and the list of medications covered. The coverage gap or “doughnut hole” begins when the cov-ered individual and the plan together, spend $3,700.

During the coverage gap, brand name drugs

Continued from page 12 are discounted at 60 per-cent and the generic drugs discounted at 49 percent. The coverage gap ends when the individual and the plan together spend a total of $7,425. After total spending reaches $7,425, catastrophic coverage begins and there is approximately a 5 percent co-payment for prescription drugs. The coverage gap will be closed in 2020.

Things for Medicare recipients to consider when selecting a Prescription drug plan include:

• All plans have a different cost structure and formulary

• Costs are based on individual drug needs and change annually

• Late enrollees to Medi-care may incur a 1 percent penalty for each month of delay

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Riggs Hearing and Vision celebrates 100 years

A dear friend and a piano: what love can do

By NICHOLETTEHODGSONStaff Writer

Riggs Hearing and Vision, 140 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky., was founded in 1917 and will celebrate its’ 100 year anniversary at the beginning of the new year. The business was founded by an optom-etrist, Dr. Frank Riggs, and was then taken over by two optometrists in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Larry Naiser, current owner, considers it an honor to be only the third owner of this business in its 100 years.

Naiser started as an employee in 1972, coming aboard to re-open the hearing aid department. One year later he decided to buy out that portion of the business for his own. In 1984 the previous own-ers chose to sell and Naiser, also being a licensed optician, purchased their optical equip-ment and hired an optician. When the optician left the business Carolyn Naiser, Larry’s wife, expressed an interest in learning the pro-fession. She has since become the optician and runs that side of the business.

His goal is to maintain a high quality practice with high quality product on both ends of the business. After 30 years working as a critical care nurse and a registered nurse, his daughter, Beth Naiser-Hummeldorf, has come on within the last 10 years and is trained in hearing aid fitting and health services. In fact, she has taken over part

of the work in the hearing aid department. This makes the entire business not only family owned, but family operated.

Naiser’s true passion is cer-tainly the hearing aid portion of the business. He is thrilled to be able to “provide a service he doesn’t know anyone else in the country provides” and that is an emergency service line for both optical and hear-ing aids. He cites several re-markable experiences, which make this service worth all

the effort including trips to fix hearing aids on Christmas morning or at 2:30 a.m.

One in particular involves a member of Naiser’s own extended family who had severe inner ear damage. After a hearing screening, Naiser was forced to tell him the one thing he never wants to tell any patient, that there is nothing he could do to help. He recommended an expen-sive surgery for a cochlear implant. Three or four months later he came across a hear-ing aid with a new circuit that was able to help another patient with similar prob-lems.

Naiser called the patient back to his office and, with the majority of their extended family waiting in the wait-

ing room, Naiser fit him for the hearing aids. After being fitted, the patient was able to hear everything Naiser was saying without anything needing to be repeated. On top of that, he also stated that he could hear the family talk-ing in the waiting room. One of the patients’ daughters even sent a letter to Naiser afterward stating “thank you for giving us our father back.”

In celebration of Riggs Hearing and Vision’s 100 year anniversary, Naiser will be

offering a special deal for the first time ever. When a customer purchases one hearing aid or pair of glasses, they can get the second unit for half off. This applies to both new customers and customers Naiser has served for the last 50 years. It begins

after the first of the year and will only be offered for a lim-ited time. For more informa-tion call (859) 431-2266.

By JOSEPH FINKE

During December 2005, our family put together a group of kids to perform at a Christmas show for the residents at the Paul’s Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Clifton.

We had done this before as a family. But this time we had a wonderful group of kids who were going to play the piano along with our two children.

The event went well, with many songs and a great deal of forgiveness on the part of the audience, as some of the younger children struggled a bit through their newly learned Christmas music.

The piano was very old and sounded like a saloon piano or a banjo.

Here is where things get inter-esting.

Sometime after the event, my pal Michael Ibold Wilger and I were talking about how good the kids were but how awful the piano sounded. We laughed

about it.Perhaps through the hand

of the Holy Spirit, Mike and I concluded that perhaps we could donate a piano to the home. Not just a piano, but one that was deserving of performance.

We set out to buy a baby grand.We contacted a few folks we

thought might be willing to help finance the endeavor, and were relatively successful.

Mike helped out considerably. He always respected the wisdom and wit of older people. This was an opportunity to give back.

Now let me tell you about that piano. Over the years since its purchase, it has entertained regularly — from recitals and sing-alongs to classical and jazz entertainment for residents of the home.

Mike did not really talk much about the piano, but I can assure you that it is used very often, especially at this time of year. I suspect that if it could talk, it would tell many stories about the joy and happiness that it has

brought to the home and to those who have the opportunity to play it.

A friend of ours who is a former music professor and a popular jazz musician, Phil DeGreg, has had some very fine comments about the piano and the home. Phil plays frequently when he visits the home.

Like everything, The Little Sisters take very good care of this fine gift. It is a true legacy that Mike has left to the home and its residents.

Mike died of cancer in June. He was 59 years old. This year, our family has decided to make an extra gift in his name to Paul’s Home. The Little Sisters are renovating their baths, so we are targeting our donation for that purpose.

We invite you to join us in our effort to keep Mike’s gener-ous spirit alive in support of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Their website and donation page may be found at littlesistersofthepoor-cincinnati.org.

A FAMILY TO COUNT ON — Riggs Hearing and Vision prides itself on being a family business, which offers quality ser-vice and products. Pictured, from left, are Beth Naiser-Hummel-dorf, Larry Naiser and Carolyn Naiser. Together they run both the hearing and vision portions of the business. They will be offering a limited time special to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Riggs Hearing and Vision. (Photo by Kathy Myers)

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