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A PUBLICATION OF THE HANDS FOUNDATIONHANDS Across Medina County FoundationP.O. Box 868 | Brunswick, Ohio | 44212

Visit us on the Web: HANDS-Foundation.org

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2018 Sing Into Spring Gala!The Beatles Were at Weymouth CC for This Fun-Filled HANDS FundraiserBy: ANGELA HUSTON | Photos by Russ Huston | [email protected] | [email protected]

Helping HANDSDEDiCATED TO imPROviNG THE qUALiTy Of LifE fOR mEDiNA COUNTy SENiORS

JUNE / JULY 2018A Trusted Resource Since 1995

The building was Weymouth Country Club Grand Ball-room, the Beatles were four talented musicians known as The Liverpool Lads, and the attendees were true Beatles’ fans who came to hear their favorite music.

The very convincing band members performing as the Fab Four were: Elmer Hyde as Paul, John Auker as George, Mike Thompson as John and Joe Koch as Ringo.

The event, held April 14, was Sing Into Spring - “I Want to Hold Your Hand” - hosted by The HANDS Foundation “to raise awareness and funds for the seniors in Medina County.”

Last year the HANDS Foun-dation spent $300,000 fulfill-ing Senior Wishes requests for local senior citizens. It is

the hope of the Foundation that people will continue to support this worthy mission through sponsorships.

Emcee Paul Stano, Elder Law Attorney, welcomed everyone to the festive gathering. He invited Linda Samosky to the podium to deliver a blessing of the meal, after which he introduced the “youngest-ev-er” HANDS Board President, Christina Waller.

Waller told the audience the HANDS Foundation has ex-perienced many changes in the past year but assured the people its support remains the same. She commended Kathy Elseser and the com-mittee who orchestrated this year’s event; Board Vice President Joe Hanna pre-

WHAT A GREAT NiGHT

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members of the HANDS Board

with members of theLiverpool Lads

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BOARD mEmBERS/STAffTrustees: Ryan Boulton, Rick Davidson, Betsy Fritsch, Ted Halkovich, Patricia Hanek, Joe Hanna, Deb Lougheed, Rebecca Rak, Christina Waller

founder ..............................In Memory of Don SimpsonPresident ..............................................Christina Wallervice President ..............................................Joe HannaSecretary ................................................Deb LougheedTreasurer ..................................................Ryan BoultonExecutive Assistant ......................................Liz Murphy

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Ad & Article Deadline for Aug / Sept issue: 7/20/18

CiRCULATiONDirect mail circulation to Medina County households with additional area distribution throughout Medina County. Published six times a year (bi-monthly) December/January, February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, October/November

ABOUT THE HANDS fOUNDATiON AND HELPiNG HANDS NEWSPAPERThe HANDS Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping and improving the lives of senior citizens throughout Medina County. Helping HANDS is a publication of the HANDS Foundation and is a go-to resource for Medina County seniors and their families.

The HANDS Foundation reserves the right to edit infor-mation published in Helping HANDS. Articles published in Helping HANDS are from independent article submit-ters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the HANDS Foundation.

HANDS fOUNDATiONMailing ................ P.O. Box 868 • Brunswick, OH 44212Physical ........ 124 Lafayette Road • Medina, OH 44256 Office Hours......Tues, Wed, Thurs, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Office ..................................................... 330–225–4242Fax ........................................................ 330–225–4249Web ........................................ HANDS–Foundation.orgEmail [email protected]

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>>Sing Into Springsented Elseser with a bou-quet of flowers.

Waller also asked all past and present Board members to stand and be recognized. She said they exemplified the true meaning of a “working Board.” Current Board mem-bers are Waller, Hanna, Ryan Boulton, Rick Davidson, Bet-sy Fritsch, Ted Halkovich, Pa-tricia Hanek, Deb Lougheed, and Rebecca Rak.

Before the sit-down dinner was served, Waller made two special announcements. First, she thanked the Bruns-wick Eagles for their ongo-ing, generous support; last year the Eagles donated $20,000 to the Founda-tion. Eagle President Sean Scanlon then came forward to present Waller with yet another check for $9,000.

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only local seniors, a rarity in a non-profit organization.

Following dinner Lori Betz paid a special tribute to the late Don Simpson, HANDS Founder, praising his vision that enables the Foundation to provide services to the el-derly population of Medina County.

Stano then introduced The Liverpool Lads, and the musi-cal party began!

Presenting Sponsors were: Plum Creek, A Senior As-sisted Living Community; Community Energy Advisors; Brunswick Smile Keepers; Forest Meadow Villas; Harbor Light Hospice; Danbury Se-nior Living; AccuScripts Phar-macy; Stifel Nicolaus; Jack and Alanna Arnold; and Fast Signs/Medina.

Waller then asked Honorary Trustee Judge James Kim-bler to come forward for the second announcement, the recognition honoring two past Board trustees: Plum Creek Owner Dan Ihrig and Medina City Mayor Dennis Hanwell (who was unable to be pres-ent). Both men have gener-ously donated their time and talents to the Board.

Judge Kimbler commended HANDS for their support of seniors and called it a unique organization that exists in Medina County to serve Me-dina County. The Foundation raises local dollars to serve

Guests Russ and Nancy Gregory, Judge Kevin and Lisa Dunn and Alex and Lori mcilvaine

Event Chair Kathy Elseser, HANDS Board President Christina Waller and Board Treasurer Ryan Boulton

members of the Beatles Tribute Band before transforming into their roles as the fab four (from left): Elmer Hyde as Paul, John Auker as George, Joe Koch as Ringo and mike Thompson as John

Judge James Kimbler presenting honored recognition to special guests, former HANDS Board member Dan ihrig and medina mayor Dennis Hanwell

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!A very special thank you to Rick Engelhart from RAM for your support of the HANDS Foundation. Your time and efforts mean so much to us. And a second special thank you to Morgan from Gerspacher for your time and efforts in helping the HANDS Foundation find our new office space. WE APPRECIATE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!

There is a new game in town, literally. On May 10, Plum Creek Assisted Living hosted the first “Facility Feud,” a fund raiser to benefit the HANDS Foundation.

Any company that serves se-niors was invited to form a team and play - assisted liv-ing facilities, nursing homes, hospice companies, home health care providers, elder care law firms - anyone who helps seniors.....and the re-sponse was heartwarming.

Teams of four from the par-ticipating organizations com-peted in a format based on the popular television game show, Family Feud, vying to not only win bragging rights but also to win an ice cream party complete with entertain-ment for their own facility or a facility of their choice.

The competition was all in good fun. The most important thing all the team members made clear was that although they worked for different com-panies or organizations, they

Facility Feud at Plum Creek a Big Success!all embraced the same goals: sharing patients, sharing knowledge, and celebrating life. That mutual dedication and collaboration was key among the reasons for initiat-ing this particular fundraiser.

Prior to the beginning of the game, everyone was treated to a taco dinner; margaritas and corona were available for anyone wanting them. HANDS Board member Joe Hanna spent just a few min-utes telling the audience of players and “cheerleaders” what the Foundation does, describing Senior Wishes as its main program; since its inception 20 years ago, the Foundation has fulfilled more than 300,000 wishes.

Many of the teams chose a theme and dressed accord-ingly. Some wore cowboy hats, some hard hats, and others helicopter hats. Sev-eral sported apparel for their favorite Cleveland athletic teams and/or players. The level of enthusiasm add-ed much to the evening.

SPECIAL THANK YOU!A very special thank you to Weymouth Country Club for hosting the Sing Into Spring Gala. THANK YOU WEYMOUTH C.C!!

SPECIAL THANK YOU!A very special thank you shout out to Danbury Brunswick for donating all of the proceeds from their Mother’s Day Tea Party Brunch to the HANDS Foundation. THANK YOU DANBURY!!

medina metropolitan Housing

Bridgewater Senior Care Team

Care Patrol Team

Two Teams feuding it Out

The HANDS Foundation would like to thank all of the Donors and Sponsors and everyone else involved with our annual

SING INTO SPRING GALA at Weymouth Country Club.

Counting Our Blessings

On behalf of the HANDS Foundation we’d like to give a very spe-cial THANK YOu to Brunswick Eagles President Sean Scanlon and the Brunswick Eagles for their generous $20,000 total do-nations in 2017. Mr. Scanlon came forward this year to pres-ent Chrissy Waller a check for $9,000 during Sing Into Spring.

THANK YOU SEAN AND BRUNSWICK EAGLES!!

VERY SPECIAL DONATION THANK YOU!

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SPONSORSHIPOPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorship opportunities are available! For $150.00 (or $100.00 and a silent auction item) you will have your name included on the signage at the event and recognition in the Helping HANDS News-paper (direct mail circulation of over 11,000 households). Last year this event was at-tended by over 200 people. If you are interested in sponsor-ing please email [email protected]

Come enjoy handcrafted Ales and Lagers from Lager Heads!

Jilbert Winery , established in 1999, is a family owned and operated boutique winery specializing in the production of premium Ohio grape and honey based wines. These amazing wines will be served at Summer Breezes!

A Silent Auction and side-boards will be a fun part of the night!

It’s the perfect venue to gath-er, catch up, enjoy the live music and the delicious food and drinks.

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June 1

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Danbury

10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11:30 Lunch $4.00 11:45 NASA talk 12:00 Pinochle

June 4-8

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo Auction 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bible Study

9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:30 Lunch

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo: Evergreen 11:30 Lunch $2.50 provided By Evergreen 12:00 Pinochle 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga Class

8:00 Billiards 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Hand & Foot 1:00 Watercolor Class 1:00 Parkinson’s Support Group

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by TBA 10:30 Wheel of Fortune

10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11-1 PICNIC ON THE PATIO ENTERTAINMENT BY Jim Gill 12:00 Pinochle

June 11-15

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Friends n Focus 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bible Study 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:30 Lunch

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Max Potential 11:30 Lunch $2.50 provided by Life Care 12:00 Pinochle 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga Class

8:00 Billiards 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 10:30 B/P’s by Right at Home 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Hand & Foot 1:00 Watercolor Class 1:00 Jam Session

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Altenheim 10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11:15 Concert 11:30 Lunch $4.00 12:00 Pinochle

June 18-22

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 1:00 Socrates Cafe 2:00 Line Dancing


9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Ask the Attorney

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Medina Meadows 11:30 Lunch $2.50 provided by Avenue 12:00 Pinochle 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga Class

Lunch, prizes, giveaways

United Way

2018 Day of Action 11:00-1:00

At the OOA! Call the office to

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8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by TBA 10:30 Wheel of Fortune

10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11-1 PICNIC ON THE PATIO ENTERTAINMENT BY Music Men 12:00 Pinochle

June 25-29

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 12:00 Health & Wellness Group 2:00 Line Dancing

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bible Study 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Writers

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Elmcroft 11:30 Lunch $2.50 by Brookdale 12:00 Pinochle 12:15 Movie, The Post 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga

8:00 Billiards 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Hand & Foot 1:00 Watercolor Class

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Willowood

10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11:30 Lunch $4.00 12:00 “Letha House” by Kathy Kraus 12:00 Pinochle

Medina County Office for Older Adults

246 Northland Dr. Medina, OH 44256

(330)723-9514 www.mcooa.org

Calendar of Events

It's not too late to sign up for the day trip to the ClevelandIndians game on June 6th!Call for more details.

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July 2-6

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing 3:00 Yoga



8:00 Billiards 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Hand & Foot 1:00 Watercolor Class 1:00 Parkinson’s Support Group

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Danbury

10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11:30 Lunch $4.00 11:45 Speaker 12:00 Pinochle

July 9-13

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Friends n Focus 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing 3:00 Yoga



8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Max. Pot. 11:30 Lunch $2.50 provided by Life Care 12:00 Pinochle 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga Class

8:00 Billiards 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 10:00 Armchair travel 11:30 Lunch 12:30 Hand & Foot 1:00 Watercolor Class 1:00 Jam Session

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Brookdale

10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11-1 PICNIC ON THE PATIO w/ Gary Bonewitz 12:00 Pinochle

July 16-20

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 1:00 Socrates Cafe 2:00 Line Dancing 3:00 Yoga


9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:0 Lunch 11:00 Ask the Attorney

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Medina Meadows 11:30 Lunch $2.50 provided by Avenue 12:00 Pinochle 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga Class


8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Altenheim 10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11:30 Lunch $4.00 11:15 Leo’s Jammers Concert 12:00 Pinochle

July 23-27

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Health & Wellness Group 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing 3:00 Yoga


9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:00 Theater Group 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Afternoon Writers

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Cooking demo Ideal

10:00 Painting 10:00 Bingo by Elmcroft 11:30 Lunch $2.50 by Elmcroft 12:00 Pinochle 12:15 Movie, “Coco” 1:15 Tai Chi 3:00 Yoga


8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bingo by Willowood

10:30 Wheel of Fortune 10:30 Exercise 10:30 Yoga for Strength 11-1 PICNIC ON THE PATIO w/ Tommy Hall & the Sunlighters 12:00 Pinochle

July 30-31

8:00 Billiards 10:00 Bingo 10:00 Art Class 10:30 Exercise 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Mah Jongg 2:00 Line Dancing 3:00 Yoga

8:00 Billiards 9:30 Bible Study 9:30 & 10:30 Exercise 11:10-11:30 B/P Clinic 11:00 Theater Group 11:30 Lunch

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(330)723-9514 www.mcooa.org

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Old Fashioned Day! Friday, July 27

1 Crocheting 12:00 Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00

4 Photography Class 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Coupon Clippers 12:00 Movie @ Library 1:00

5 Walking Track 9—11 Watercolor Class 10:00 Gen. Caregiver Support 12:15

6 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Blood Pressure Check 11:00 Autobiography Group 12-2 Walking Track 12—2 Euchre 12:30

Walking Track 9—11 Diabetes Awareness 9:30-12 Sewing Seniors 9:30 Mah Jongg 10:00 Bridge 11:00 Alzheimer’s Support 1:00 Widow/ers Support 1-3


11 Walking Track 12—2 Coupon Clippers 12:00 Coloring Club 1:00

12 Walking Track 9—11 Cards & Games 9:30 Mixed Media Art Class 10-12 Blood Pressure Check 10:30 Garden Friends 12:30 Ask An Attorney 1:00

13 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Autobiography Group 12-2 Euchre 12:30

Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Tech Connect 10:30 Bridge 11:00 Widow/ers Support 1-3 County Assistance 1:15

15 Legal Aid 9:00 Crocheting 12:00 Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00

18 Photography Outing 9:30 Book Chat 10:00 Coupon Clippers 12:00 Walking Track 12—2 Diabetes Support 2:00

19 Breakfast Out 8:30 Walking Track 9—11 Watercolor Class 10:00 Park. Caregiver Support 12:15

Blue Tip Parade

20 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Pinochle 12:30

21 Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Bridge 11:00 Food Distrubution 12:30 Widow/ers Support 1-3

Cafe Customer

Appreciation 11:30-1:30 Ventriloquist Robert Miller

50/50 Drawing @ 1pm Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00

Knitting 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Coupon Clippers 12:00 Make & Take Craft 1:00

26 Walking Track 9—11 Cards & Games 9:30 Blood Pressure Check 11:00

27 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Euchre 12:30

AAA Senior Driver Imprv Course 9-12:30 Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Tech Connect 10:30 Bridge 11:00 Mini Manicures 1-3 Widow/ers Support 1-3

AAA Senior Driver Imprv Course 9-12:30 Crocheting 12:00 Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00 Walking Challenge Ends

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9 Walking Track 12—2 Coloring Club 1:00 Medicare 101 3:00

10 Walking Track 9—11 Cards & Games 9:30 Blood Pressure Check 10:30 Coupon Clippers 12-2 Garden Friends 12:30 Coupon Clippers 12:30 Ask An Attorney 1:00

11 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Euchre 12:30 Yoga 3:00

12 Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Tech Connect 10:30 Bridge 11:00 County Assistance 1:15 Widow/ers Support 1 - 3


Photography Outing 9:30 Book Chat 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Coloring Club 1:00 Diabetes Support 2:00

Breakfast Out 8:30 Walking Track 9—11 Watercolor Class 10:00 Coupon Clippers 12-2 Park. Caregiver Support 12:15

18 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Pinochle 12:30 Yoga 3:00

Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Bridge 11:00 Food Distribution 12:30 Widow/ers Support 1 - 3

Legal Aid 9:30 Walking Challenge Celebration at Memorial Park 10:00 Crocheting 12:00 Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00

23 Knitting 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Make & Take Craft 1:00 Coloring Club 1:00

24 Walking Track 9—11 Cards & Games 9:30 Blood Pressure Check 11:00 Coupon Clippers 12-2

25 Arthritis Exercise 10:00 Hearing Aid Service 11—12 Walking Track 12—2 Euchre 12:30 Yoga 3:00

26 Walking Track 9—11 Mah Jongg 10:00 Tech Connect 10:30 Bridge 11:00 Widow/ers Support 1 - 3

27 Old Fashioned Day

11:00- 2:00 $5 Lunch Special, Music, Games, Car Show, More!

Walking Track 12—2 Genealogy Class 2:00

30 “Life’s Too Short To Eat Bad Cheese” 10:00 Walking Track 12—2 Coloring Club 1:00 Jingle Bling Make & Take 1:00

31 Walking Track 9—11 Coupon Clippers 12-2

Rivers Casino Trip

July 2018 617 School Drive

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11:30 MCOOA Nutrition 12:30 Cards

June 4-8

8:00 Silver Sneakers Boom 9:15 Silver Sneakers Classic

10:15 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:00 Lunch and Learn 11:00 Line Dancing 12:15 Mah Jongg 12:15 Price Is Right/Plum Creek

8-12 Cards 8:30 Silver Sneakers Yoga 9:00 Silver Sneakers Splash

11:00 Strength Training 1:00 Willowood BINGO 1:00 Senior Bowling @DHL 1:15 Silver Sneakers Classic

8:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:30 Silver Sneakers Classic 11:30 MCOOA Nutrition 12:15 Mah Jongg 12:30 Tai Chi 11:30 Depart Indians game

8-12 Cards 9:00 Silver Sneakers Splash 9:30 Line Dancing

11:00 Strength Training 1:00 Silver Sneakers Cardio 1:00 Altenheim BINGO 2:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga


June 11-15


10:15 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:00 Lunch and Learn 11:00 Line Dancing 12:15 Mah Jongg 1:00 Bakers Club



8:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:30 Silver Sneakers Classic 11:30 MCOOA Nutrition 12:30 Tai Chi 12:15 Mah Jongg


11:00 Strength Training 12 - 2:00 Ask An Attorney 1:00 Silver Sneakers Cardio 1:00 AARP Social Group 2:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga


June 18-22


10:15 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:00 Lunch and Learn 11:00 Line Dancing 12:15 Mah Jongg 12:15 Crossroads Trivia


11:00 Strength Training 1:00 Willowood BINGO 1:00 Senior Bowling @DHL 1:15 Silver Sneakers Classic 7:30am Depart Bus Trip

8:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:30 Silver Sneakers Classic

11:30 MCOOA Nutrition 12:15 Mah Jong 12:30 Tai Chi 1-2:00 OOA Benefits Consult


11:00 Strength Training 12-2 Ask an Attorney 1:00 Silver Sneakers Cardio 2:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga


June 25-29


10:15 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:00 Lunch and Learn 11:00 Line Dancing 12:15 Mah Jongg



8:00 Silver Sneakers Yoga 11:30 Silver Sneakers Classic

11:30 MCOOA Nutrition 12:15 Mah Jong 12:30 Tai Chi


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JULY SENIOR

ACTIVITIES BRUNSWICK

By: State Representative, STEvE HAmBLEy

STEvE HAmBLEy

Legacy of Ohio’s 2003 Bicentennial Bell Program Still Celebrating Medina’s History

FROM YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Steve Hambley State Representative

House District 69

77 South High Street, 11th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215

(614) 466‐8140 [email protected]


Steve Hambley is the Representative for the

69th district of the Ohio House of

Representatives

In 2002, the Ohio General Assembly created the Ohio Bicentennial Commission to oversee the celebration of 200 years of statehood in 2003. While bicentennial fes-tivities occurred across the state, the Ohio Bicentenni-al Commission had at least one barn in each of Ohio’s 88 counties painted with the bicentennial logo and also had 90 bicentennial bells cast – one for each county and one for bot) the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. The Verdin Company of Cincinnati was hired to develop the “World’s Only Bell Foundry on Wheels” and cast these bells through-out the state.

While Ohio was the 17th state in the union, the Medina County Bicentennial Bell was the 17th bell cast in the two-year bell program that cost Ohio about $1.9 million. The Brunswick Old Fashioned Days Festival (BOFD) was chosen to host the two-day bell-casting event for Medina County. At the opening cer-emony of Friday, June 21, 2002, State Representative Chuck Calvert, Brunswick City Mayor Michael Hanes, Brunswick Old Fashioned Days Festival President Kev-in Schemrick and myself rep-resenting the County Com-missioners, officiated. During the ceremony, a “bronze ingot chain” involving children rep-resenting each elementary school throughout the Medi-na County was used to load the foundry with ingots that weighed two to three pounds each. This way, the next gen-eration of Medina Countians

had a hand in commemorat-ing the prior generations of our great county. Four hun-dred pounds of ingots were then heated in the portable foundry to 2200 F° using propane that was provided by The Gas House of Bruns-wick. Later that evening, the Verdin Company employees poured the molten metal into the bell mold as BOFD visi-tors watched.

The next day at noon, at the breaking of the mold cere-mony, Wadsworth business-man and WWII Pearl Harbor Veteran, Everett F. Peters, Jr, as well as Ohio State Sen-ator Ron Amstutz officiat-ed. The 230-pound bell was then sanded and polished, so it could be etched with the name of Medina County and the Ohio bicentennial logo. Later that day, the polished bell was officially present-ed to the Board of Medina County Commissioners by State Representative Chuck Calvert on behalf of the State of Ohio. While everyone in at-tendance was invited to ring the bell, the honor of the first ringing was given to John Root, President of AI Root Company of Medina. After the BOFD celebration was over, the bell briefly traveled throughout the county at oth-er community events through the bicentennial year. After a brief time in storage, it was later placed in the new lobby of the Medina County Prose-cutors Building.

This year, in celebration of the Medina County Bicen-tennial, the Medina County

Commissioners have literally taken the bell “on the road.” They have mounted it to a trailer and will be traveling around the county at several community events and pa-rades so that the public can once again see and hear the Ohio Bicentennial Bell. As I stated at the time of these ceremonies, the bell is not the commissioner’s bell. It belongs to the people of Me-dina County.

The Ohio Bicentennial Bell program had three goals – educate, celebrate and com-memorate. The ringing of a bell is meant to draw atten-tion, very clearly to some-thing important. Back in 2002,

it was a reminder to edu-cate ourselves about our history, to celebrate our freedoms, and commem-orate those who sacrificed to preserve our way of life. Today in celebration of Me-dina County’s Bicentennial,

that repeated ringing of the Ohio Bicentennial Bell should encourage us to do the same: educate, celebrate and com-memorate the rich history of our 200-year-old county, as well as our great nation.

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By: miKE KOvACK, medina County Auditor


Help Your Pet Avoid Lyme Disease

Ticks are supposed to be a major problem this summer. They prefer moist, wooded, and shady hiding places, such as tall grass, brush, and shrubs, and they can lurk in decidedly non-wild places too like your backyard. In order to survive, they feed on the blood of humans and animals.

After a tick bite, your cat or dog could develop a serious illness such as Lyme disease (which can cause symptoms such as an abnormal gait or stance, fever, lethargy, and enlarged lymph nodes); Cy-tauxzoonosis (a parasitic in-fection, specific to cats, which

CHECK YOUR PET DAILY

If you live in or are visiting an area that’s particularly vulner-able to ticks, one of your best defenses is to inspect your pet daily. Just having the tick walking on your pet is not dangerous. It’s when the tick attaches and feeds for a long period of time, over a day or two—that’s when parasites can be transmitted. Cats are vulnerable, too, though typically less so than dogs because they are regular groomers. But you should still give yours a daily once-over.

Here are three strategies to help keep your dog or cat tick-free, but always check with your veterinarian for further clarification and advice.

TICKPROOF YOUR YARD

Minor adjustments to your yard, such as keeping tall grass and weeds trimmed, clearing leaf piles, and mak-ing a tick trap by using a bait box can make a big difference in keeping tick populations down. A fence around your yard that effectively keeps out wildlife that can spread ticks, such as deer, may also help.

CONSIDER MEDICATIONS

There are several Environ-mental Protection Agency- and FDA-approved products, such as pesticides (which kill ticks), tick repellents (which keep ticks away), and a Lyme vaccine for dogs—but there are pros and cons associated with each. Make sure you do your homework if you’re con-sidering a medication for your pet, or consult a Veterinarian.

can cause difficulty breathing, fever, loss of appetite, jaun-dice, coma, and death); skin irritation or infection at the site of the wound; and other complications, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals.

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to protecting your pets from ticks, but there are ways to minimize their chanc-es of picking one up. (If your pet does get Lyme, treat-ment usually involves several weeks of antibiotics.) Pet-Tacular Coloring

Contest Winners

’m happy to announce the winners of the third annual Medina County Pet-Tacu-lar! Coloring Contest. In the 6 and Under age group, first place went to Colin McFar-land, second place to Pei-ghton Scandlon and a third place tie to Mya Thomas and Ella Thomas. In the 7 to 9 age group, the first place win-ner was Leah Boehnen while second place went to Adalee Hollan and third place to Addi-son Villilo. In the 10 to 12 age group, first place went to Na-than Bogucki while the sec-ond place winner was Grace Palermo and the third place winner was Jacob Gross. Finally, in the adult group, Debbie Smole won first place with Louella McIntosh win-ning second and Stephanie McFarland taking third place.

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THE AUDITORS OFFICE CAN HELPSimply fill out a Destroyed or Damaged property form with our office. This will take the destroyed value off next year’s taxes! You must file the form to get this credit. Our office is not aware of all the storm damage during the year across the county. Access the form at http://www.medinacoun-tyauditor.org, under the Real Estate tab and Destruc-tion of Property. Please note this form must be filed by the end of the year to get the full credit so don’t delay! Please call with questions at 330-725-9754.

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Do you realize you can submit a Homestead appli-cation year-round? The Homestead Exemption Pro-gram lowers residential property taxes for all seniors and qualifying disabled individuals who own their own homes and have resided there since January 1st of the year applying if the household Ohio Adjusted Gross Income is $32,200 or less. It shields $25,000 worth of the market value of the home from local property taxes. Example: the owner of a $100,000 home eligible for the program would be billed as if the home was worth $75,000. Call the Medina County Auditor’s Office to-day at 330-725-9754 and start saving!

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Recently Judge Kevin W. Dunn sent the commissioners his annual report. I will share here some of his report as I’m sure not all of us are aware of what this court does, and as seniors, we are always con-cerned about our children and grandchildren.

First, you need to know that the Courts staff and ser-vice providers are zealously committed to protecting chil-dren, correcting delinquent juveniles, reducing recidi-vism, and directing parents to their responsibilities. In the Probate Court, the pro-tection of those who can-not protect themselves is of paramount importance.

Who are the service provid-ers/partners? They include law enforcement, schools, social services agencies, mental health agencies, healthcare and others who have assisted the court in its important missions.

TEEN COURT PROGRAM

Teen Court is an interven-tion program that offers first-time misdemeanor offending youth the opportunity to be heard by a jury of their peers. under the supervision of the Court, local teens serve as attorneys, jury members, and bailiffs. In 2017, three youth participated in and suc-cessfully completed the Teen Court program.

PARENT PROJECTParent Project is a program for parents with difficult or out-of-control adolescents. Parents learn and practice strategies for dealing with destructive behavior such as truancy, alcohol and drug use, gangs and other criminal behavior, running away, vio-lence, and suicide. In 2017, 30 families participated in Parent Project.

DRUG COURTThe mission of Drug Court is to stop children from using acohol and drugs. Drug Court

STAFF OF PROBATE COURT SERVE COMMUNITY

The Probate Court handles many different types of cases including estates, adoptions, guardianships, and marriage licenses. In 2017, the pro-bate court processed 1,011 new case fillings. The Volun-teer Guardianship Program is dedicated to improving the quality of life for those in need of guardianship. There are 27 active volunteer guardians and 31 wards assigned to vol-unteer guardians.

COURT EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIzATION

BUILD BEARS FOR GOOD CAUSE

Through donations raised by court staff from dress down days, volunteers from the court and Medina Sunrise Rotary were able to build 55 bears from Build-A-Bear for children at the Windfall School and those in the custody of Job and Family services.

is a coordinated effort be-tween counseling and court services. Drug Court includes three Probation Officers and therapeutic interventions. There were 28 successful graduates from the program in 2017.

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IMPLEMENTS NEW

CREATIVE PROGRAMLast year the County Juve-nile Detention Center hosted its first Art Show to show-case pieces created by youth during their detainment. The general public was invited to attend the show and through donations and a silent auction of the art nearly $1,050 was raised. The funds raised will be used to continue the pro-gram of art therapy this year at the facility. The program was well received by the youth at the detention center. The staff s philosophy is to help the youth as opposed to just housing them.

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A friend sent this to me to share with you, she thought it would tickle your funny bone.

Life after 60...How to know you’re growing older!• Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work.• The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals. • You feel like the night before and you haven’t been anywhere. • Your little black book contains only names ending in M,D. • You get winded playing chess.• Your mind makes contracts your body can’t meet.• You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions. • You look forward to a dull evening.• Your favorite part of the newspaper is “25 years ago today”.• Your knees buckle and your belt won’t.(There’s more to these little thoughts on aging that I will share in next edition) A thought to remember: Cherish all the happy moments, they make a fine cushion for old age!

until next time, God Bless....................

By: JOHN BURKE, medina County Treasurer

FROM YOUR TREASURERHELPING HANDS | JUNE / JULY 2018 | PAGE 13

Treasurer Burke and Westfield Bank Offer Fix-It Fund Home Improvement Loans for 2018FIX-IT FUNDS

Summer is here and the Fix-It Fund home improvement loan program, is once again being offered by Treasurer John Burke and Westfield Bank. The fixed rate, low interest loans are available to Medina County homeowners wishing to finance needed repairs or dreamed of remodeling projects on their primary res-idence. Fix-It Fund loan mon-ey will be available to Medina County homeowners through Westfield Bank at a fixed in-terest rate, which is up to 2% below the bank’s current rate. The application period begins May 15 and ends August 31, 2018 for work that must be completed within one year of the loan being granted. “Since we launched the Fix-It Fund loan program in 2002, over 900 homeowners in Me-dina County have received more than $13.3 million dol-lars in funding to help im-prove their homes,” Burke stated. “Working with West-field Bank, 52 loans were processed over the last two years for a total of $770,993.”

One couple who took advan-tage of the program wrote, “We have been waiting many years to have a new drive-way, new roof, landscaping, our front stoop fixed and some new windows. The ‘Fix-It Fund’ was perfect. It en-abled us to take out a small loan with an excellent interest rate and 5-year payoff plan.”

Almost all types of interior and exterior home improve-ments are eligible includ-ing painting, wallpapering, lighting, flooring, plumbing, carpeting, furnaces, air con-ditioners, remodeling, ad-ditions, decks, window and door replacements, roofing, siding, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks. A few “luxury” improvements are ineligible, including swimming pools, hot tubs, and satellite dishes.

Loans can range from a mini-mum of $5,000 to a maximum of $50,000 and are given on a first-come, first-served basis until the available funds are depleted. To qualify for this

program, you must be a Medi-na County resident; your home must have an appraised home value of less than $250,000 (excluding land) according to the Medina County Auditor’s appraised value; and you can-not be delinquent on your real estate taxes. There is no max-imum income limit to qualify for these loans. According to county records, about 90% of Medina County homeowners may qualify for a Fix-It Fund Loan.

Qualified homeowners inter-ested in low-interest home improvement loans may ap-ply at Westfield Bank branch-es in Medina at 4015 Medina Road (Route 18) and Two Park Circle in Westfield Cen-ter. For more information, please contact the Medina County Treasurer’s office at 330.725.9746, [email protected] or Westfield Bank, Cheryl Murrin at 330.764.6091, [email protected].

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Veterans of the united States uniformed Services may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services pro-vided by The Federal Govern-ment and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as well as various State and local governments. In most cases, eligibility for most benefits is based upon discharge from active military service un-der other than dishonorable conditions. State and local benefits can sometimes be more complex and have other criteria associated with their eligibility. Such as residence requirements, service con-nection for a disability, receipt of a certain medal or award and in some cases income. In all cases, each veteran must be assessed for eligibility in-dependently from their peers. No two veterans are alike when it comes to Veterans Benefits. Although several benefits can be cast across a broad demographic of veter-ans there are those benefits that are specifically designed to help our most at risk Veter-ans. For the sake of this arti-cle, we will discuss Veterans Benefits at the federal level distributed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State benefits from the State of Ohio. Future articles will go into more detail about individ-ual benefits.

FEDERAL GOVERN-MENT (VA) BENEFITS

n Disability Compensation: VA pays monthly compensa-tion to veterans for disabil-ities incurred or aggravat-ed during military service. n Veterans Pension: Pen-sion is a needs-based ben-efit paid to wartime veter-ans, who meet certain age or non-service connect-ed disability requirements.

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n Medical: VA provides a wide range of health care ser-vices to veterans including treatment for military sexual trauma, and for conditions possibly related to exposure to Agent Orange, ionizing radia-tion, and other environmental hazards in the Persian Gulf.n Education and Training: The VA offers various GI Bill benefits based on time of ser-vice and date of discharge. n Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment: VA helps veterans with service-con-nected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable employment.n Home Loan: Veterans with qualifying service are eligible for VA home loan benefits in-cluding guaranteed loans for the purchase of a home, or to build, repair, and improve homes.n Life Insurance: The VA offers various life insurance policies dependent on your disability.

STATE OF OHIO BENEFITS

n Ohio Veterans Homes: Ohio has two veterans’ homes in Georgetown and Sandusky.

OHIO VETERAN FINANCIAL BENEFITSn Ohio Veterans Bonus Program: Generally, anyone who served honorably during the current conflict in Afghan-istan for more than 90 days on or after October 7, 2001 is eligible.n State Tax Exemptions: Retired military pay is exempt from Ohio state taxes. Ohio residents who are stationed outside the state do not pay state income taxes on any in-come received out-of-state.n Homestead Exemption: Veterans rated by the VA as

100 percent disabled due to a service-connected disabil-ity and surviving spouses who occupy the same home are eligible for the expanded Homestead Exemption, the rate varies by location.n Military Injury Relief Fund (MIRF): The Military Injury Relief Fund (MIRF) is a pro-gram that provides a onetime payment to veterans of Iraq and/or Afghanistan who sus-tained injury or disease while serving in the combat area.n Financial Assistance: Each of Ohio’s 88 counties operates a Veterans Services Commission, which provides direct financial assistance to needy veterans upon receipt of a completed application.

OHIO VETERAN EMPLOYMENT

BENEFITSn State Employment: Veter-ans are entitled to 20% added credit on an Ohio civil service exam. Current reserve and guard members who suc-cessfully complete initial en-try-level training get a 15% added credit.n Ohio Educator License Fee Elimination: The Ohio Department of Education is eliminating fees for educator licenses for any initial (or a renewal of an) Ohio educator license, permit, or certificate for Veterans or current Armed Forces.

Service members, including the National Guard or Re-serve. Spouses of active-du-ty Service members also may receive a license free of charge.

OHIO VETERAN EDUCATION BENEFITS

n Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program: El-igible Ohio National Guard members can get up to 96 educational credits (12 full-time quarters or 8 full-time semesters) of tuition assis-tance toward an undergradu-ate degree at a participating Ohio school during their en-listment.n Ohio War Orphans Schol-arship: Available to children of deceased or severely dis-abled Ohio wartime veterans.

n The Ohio Promise: An edu-cational pro-gram that allows any veteran to attend any state supported school in the State of Ohio and pay in-state resident rates.

OHIO VETERAN REC-REATION BENEFITS

n Disabled Veteran Recre-ational Benefits: Ohio offers the following recreation bene-fits for totally disabled veter-ans, Medal of Honor recipi-ents, and former POWs:– Free Hunting & Fishing Li-censes– Free Boating Licenses & Registration– Free Camping at Ohio State Parks


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Complete Nursing and RehabilitationMedina Meadows isn’t your average skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. Our residents enjoy a fun, active lifestyle with all the comforts of home and the added benefit of skilled nursing care and rehabili-tation services. We offer private and semi-private suites, as well as beautifully maintained grounds and gardens. We also offer a wide variety of activities.

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The History of Medina MeadowsThis year marks the Bicen-tennial of the City of Medina. In the spirit of looking back, Medina Meadows, also has an illustrious history, as the first center of older women in Medina County. The original building was built on a large parcel of land that was deeded to the Pythian Sisters in 1909. In 1914, the Sophia Hunting-ton Parker home, opened its doors as the first home for seniors in Medina County and soon after developed a repu-tation of providing quality care in a home-like environment.

The Sophia Huntington Parker Home, named after its name-sake, was built because of a dream of the wife of a farmer. In the longest will and testa-ment ever probated in Medi-na County, Sophia left much of her land, (approximately 100 acres of farm land) to any organization that would build a home for senior women on that property. The land was awarded to the Ohio Pythian Sisters and it opened a gra-cious mansion for women

known as the Sophia Hun-tington Parker Home. In 1980, the organization built another building on its property that they named the Ohio Pythian Home, which is our current 50 bed skilled nursing facility, opened for men and women.

until 2000, when the Ohio Py-thian Home was purchased by a private owner, Medina Meadows was owned and operated by this not-for-prof-it organization, known as the Ohio Pythian Sisters. In 2005, Sophia Hunting-ton Parker Center closed its doors, and in 2008 the home and land surrounding it was sold to a private investor. To-day, Medina Meadows sits on 10 rolling acres and is proud of its illustrious heritage as the first center for seniors in Medina County. While the original mansion is now being replaced by Echelon Assisted Living, and two independent apartment buildings, Medina Meadows, the former Ohio Pythian Home, is still an easy place to call home!

Over the years, both the So-phia Huntington Parker Home and Medina Meadows Reha-bilitation and Nursing Centre have earned outstanding rep-utations in the community for offering intimate homelike at-mospheres, staffed by caring and knowledgeable health-care professionals. Many of our current staff also have a long history of employment with both the Sophia Hunting-ton Home and Medina Mead-ows.

It is our sincere hope that our residents continue to enjoy residing in our home with its long history of altruistic work, and dedication to quality care for the aged.

Complete Nursing and RehabilitationMedina Meadows isn’t your average skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. Our residents enjoy a fun, active lifestyle with all the comforts of home and the added benefit of skilled nursing care and rehabili-tation services. We offer private and semi-private suites, as well as beautifully maintained grounds and gardens. We also offer a wide variety of activities.

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Medina County Treasurer John Burke, dressed as a Revolutionary War minute-man, brought out the Medi-na County Bicentennial Bell for the 2018 Memorial Day parade in Medina. Dave Taylor, representing the Vet-erans groups, had two ban-ners made to display on the sides of the trailer carrying the bell that read “Freedom Rings thanks to our veter-ans.” Wearing a tri-corner hat, Burke held a Revolutionary War flag and his flintlock rifle as he rang the bell during the parade procession.

“I think the public were sur-prised at how loud the bronze bell sounded,” said Burke. “After I rang it the tone would continue for about a half a block as we drove in the pa-rade.” The crowd clapped enthusiastically every time the bell was rung in honor of Medina County veterans and the Bicentennial according to Burke.

The 250-pound bronze bell was given to Medina County during Ohio’s 2003 Bicenten-nial celebration marking the 200th anniversary of Ohio be-coming a state in 1803. The commemorative bell was ac-tually cast in Medina County on June 21, 2002 by Verdin, a Cincinnati company that has been casting bells since 1832. Verdin custom-built a traveling foundry that went to each of the 88 counties and cast that county’s bell. Two more bells were made for the Ohio House and Senate.

The bell is made up of about 80% bronze and 20% tin. Each county provided some of the metal for the casting such as parts of old bronze cannon. In Medina County, children representing each elementary school formed a brass ingot chain to load the portable foundry with brass



When I was youngster in the late 70s / early 80s I remem-ber my mom shopping at Ziegler’s Department Store on the Medina square. At the time, she worked at the Court House and would frequent Ziegler’s during lunch hours and at the end of the day. I have vivid memories of shop-ping with her while browsing the clothing departments and various housewares the store offered. Of course being a surely kid, I was bored out of my scull, but mom put up with me and enjoyed her experi-ence at Ziegler’s.

Ziegler’s had quality clothing and other merchandise with great styles for both men and women. Mom would get all of my dad’s suits there along with clothing for my brother and me. The lower level was

the men’s department stocked full of suites, slacks, dress clothing and shoes, and if my memory is correct, the on-staff tailor would be ready to fit you with a great outfit.

Over the years the store kept up with clothing styles and trends, and once I reached high school in the mid 80s mom would buy me the hot-test 80s looks like Parachute Pants and Members Only Jackets. Combine those out-fits with a big 80s hairdo and I was all set.

Mom recently told me about the store having popular President’s Day Sales where a gaggle of anxious ladies would be waiting outside ready to pounce. She remem-bers the doors opening and the mob of women bursting

into the store like a stampede of cattle. Ahhh, the memories of shopping at Ziegler’s.

To this day, my dad still has a few garments from Ziegler’s and mom will always miss the times she had shopping there.

zIEGLER OWNERS Edward C. Ziegler founded the store in 1904 and retained its old-fashioned, small-town flavor while keeping up with the latest styles in clothing and accessories. Edward’s son, Harold, took over the business in 1928 and 24 years later turned the store over to his son, Charles E. Ziegler, a Medina native who graduated from Medina High School and Ohio Wesleyan university.

For 40 years, Charles Ziegler owned the venerable depart-ment store, which became a Medina square landmark that gave shoppers the feel-ing they had stepped back in time. Charles ran the retail operation on the square from 1952 until retiring in 1992 at which time the store closed. The building space that was Ziegler’s is now the popular Towne Square Commons.

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Ziegler’s on the medina square in 1961. Other shops shown in the photo from left to right: Anderson Drug, Lubbin’s fruit market, Rapp Jewelers, Ziegler’s, Rickard’s Super market, Longacre & Son furniture Store, High’s Office Supply and High’s Jewelers

High’s Jewelers in the late 1930s. Second floor above; Dr. G. H. mummaw, Chiropractor, (1931-1938)

medina parade in the late 1960s

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Why You SHOULD NOTInsure Your Classic Car

One of the biggest mistakes that I see when reviewing a person’s auto insurance is when they insure their clas-sic or modified classic car on a standard auto policy. Therein lies the problem: when you insure your clas-sic as a “regular driving car” and if you have a claim, it is settled as a “regular driving car”. Let me give you an ex-ample; suppose you have a classic 1970s muscle car that you have invested $25,000 in restoration, and you then get into an accident and total the car, or if it’s stolen, then the claims adjuster using the standard auto settlement lan-guage will settle the claim as if you totaled a very good condition 1970s daily driv-ing automobile. You might only get few thousand dol-lars for your beautiful classic.

The standard policy does not take into account restoration value or collector’s value. The answer to the dilemma is ac-quiring a special policy de-signed to account for value of the classic and classic modi-fied car at the time of your claim. A special “classic car” policy establishes the value of the car at the start of the poli-cy, so that if the car is totaled or stolen, you get the “agreed value or guaranteed value” at the time of settlement. In the above example, the policy-holder of the classic car poli-cy would get the full $25,000.






OTHER BENEFITSOther benefits of a classic car policy includes coverage for parts, and coverage of the auto as it’s being rebuilt, just to name a few. If you have a classic car, don’t make the mistake that I see so often, insure your classic on a clas-sic car policy.DENNy BAUER






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Families Seeking Assisted Living Need to be Mindful of Recent Changes

with This Long Term Care OptionWith a robust economy and an increasing interest by the private sector for the growing senior market, changes are occurring in options available for seniors and their families in the area of assisted living. These changes require the consumer, typically a Mom and her primary caregiver, an adult daughter, to be more educated buyers when con-sidering assisted living. And, physicians, nurses, and dis-charge planners, who fami-lies depend upon for advice and education, need to be informed of these changes, they need to educate families, and they need to offer “the tips” below, in order to make quality decisions. This essay, as the opinion of one assisted living executive for the past twenty years, is intended to assist in that process.

Assisted living is not new in America anymore, nor is it new to the greater Northeast Ohio. There are literally doz-ens of long time, experienced assisted living providers in our region, with substantial experience in providing both hospitality services as well as long term care support ser-vices to their residents. And, generally speaking, these providers perform quite well as evidenced by any review of annual inspections of assist-ed living providers licensed by the Ohio Department of Health.

However, there are two new types of providers emerging into the field of assisted living who some would say lack the prerequisite working knowl-edge of the assisted living

philosophy of service and long term care. First, North-east Ohio is seeing real es-tate investment companies, often involved in multi-family housing, moving into the as-sisted living sector. And, sec-ondly, many independent liv-ing communities for seniors, who have never been in-volved in delivering long term care support services to their independent living apartment residents, are applying for assisted living licensure or, of greater concern, are partner-ing with “in residence” home health agencies, and avoid-ing the regulatory standards of assisted living completely. Both types of businesses re-quire careful scrutiny of their operations, their experience, and their approach to deliv-ering long term care services before families commit to those facilities.

Assisted living is really health care, it’s not a real estate

investment. With our strong current economy, assisted living facilities are now sell-ing at the highest financial values in the history of this field and real estate devel-opers are rushing into the market with what appears to be a strategy of “build them, fill them, and sell them” for a profit. Families need to be careful that the business in-terests of any provider are in alignment with the ser-vice and care needs of their loved ones and continue to align, over time. Families are seeking private, home-like apartments, supportive hos-pitality services, and quality, “hands on” personal care or behavioral supervision. And, they want the ability to “age in place” in their apartment, with more care provided over time as they age, and to avoid institutional care if at all possible. Finally, they want a provider who really gets to

know Mom, her needs and preferences, and views her as a person who wants her independence, privacy, dig-nity, and right of choice pro-tected. Does that align with “build them, fill them, and sell them?”

Secondly, independent living communities exclusively for seniors, many with strong capable histories of provid-ing quality housing and hos-pitality services, like meals, housekeeping, activities, and the like, are experiencing market changes as well. Old-er people appear to be more interested in living at home longer or choosing patio home communities as an al-ternative to downsizing from a home of a lifetime rather than independent living apart-ments. And, with decreased demand, independent livingcommunities are now provid-ing “intermittent home care” in their independent living

communities, occasionally by actually licensing as as-sisted living, but more so, by partnering with home health agencies and avoiding assist-ed living licensure regulatory standards altogether. In the latter case, families need to exercise extreme caution that their loved one’s care needs can be met with intermittent care only and they must rec-ognize if an unscheduled care need arises, especially in the night, there literally may be no one in the building, other than neighbors, that can respond to their loved one’s need. What happens when memory care residents need care, or more importantly, need to be evacuated in the middle of the night?

So, families need to exercise caution when reviewing flashy web pages and who have ag-gressive sales people pro-moting cash discounts, un-dercutting pricing of long time established providers, and of-fering free moving expenses to get your loved one to “join their community.” Families need to take their time in re-searching the facility’s actual service and care experience with seniors of advanced age. They need to understand the Company’s interests in being a long time committed pro-vider to their loved one they can count upon, or are they someone who intends to fill the place with older people and sell it to the highest buyer in three or four years.

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Did You Know Dementia and Alzheimer’s

The more hearing loss you have, the greater the likeli-hood of developing Demen-tia and Alzheimer’s disease. Hearing aids could delay or prevent dementia by improv-ing the patients’ hearing.

EXAMPLE:Adults with mild hearing loss can be 2x more likely to de-velop Dementia

While adults with severe loss can be 4x more likely to de-velop Dementia

As hearing worsens, the im-paired person is likely to be-come increasingly frustrated and socially isolated. Social isolation has been linked to

depression and increased risk of death from conditions like heart disease. Now there is another major risk associ-ated with hearing problems: dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This finding alone should prompt more people to get their hearing tested and, if impaired, to get prop-erly fitted with aides that can help to keep them cognitively engaged.

We recommend that anyone experiencing hearing loss, or has concerns for a loved one, to take the important first step in addressing the issue by scheduling an appointment for a Complimentary Hearing Consultation.


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Families do need to look for certain characteristics when shopping for assisted living. Families need to evaluate the resident living unit’s design to ensure it is “senior friendly” with the physical capabilities of seniors in mind. Take time to ensure that proper expe-rienced staffing is in place, around the clock, and reg-istered nurses are available immediately to assess a res-ident’s change in their health status. Families need to en-sure that their loved one’s in-dependence, privacy, dignity, and right of choice will always be respected in the care pro-cess and they are not viewed as “heads in beds”, a dispar-aging term that is part of the nomenclature for these devel-

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Timothy Coughlin is the Co-Owner of a major assisted living company in western Pennsylvania and the Greater Cleveland area. For the past twenty years, he has worked in the field of home and community based care for older people for the past 40 years, and has sat on sev-eral state commissions throughout his career helping advance as-sisted living and community care public policy for seniors. He can be reached at: [email protected]

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Did you ever consider that disposing of unused and ex-pired medications is not only a value to de-cluttering your home, but it is also a harm reduction technique? Older adults are more likely than any other age group to take pre-scribed and over the counter medications. So that means older adults are a group who really benefit from safe and effective strategies to get rid of unused and expired medi-cations. Getting rid of these medications can be beneficial to avoid an accidental inges-tion of an old medication mis-taken for a current one. But even more important, getting rid of unused medications, eliminates the possibility of those medications falling into the wrong hands. Many who abuse prescription pain or nerve medicines report they have stolen them from family or friends.

We have so many options! Our Medina County Drug Abuse Commission (MC-DAC) has provided the Coun-ty with Operation D.u.M.P. or Dispose of unused Medica-tion Properly sites. There are 12 D.u.M.P locations in the county, where medicine will be safely destroyed. The lo-cations are accessible seven days a week and you can de-posit the medicine in the orig-inal container, marking out

any identifying information or place the pills in a plastic, zip lock bag. The D.u.M.P. box-es are for pills, capsules, or liquids only. Sites can be lo-cated at: Brunswick City Po-lice Department, Brunswick Hills Township Police De-partment, Hinkley Township Police Department, Village of Lodi Police Department, Medina City Police Depart-ment, Medina County Sher-iff’s Office, Medina Township Police Department, Montville Township Police Department, Village of Seville Police De-partment, Village of Spencer Police Department, Wad-sworth City Hall, and the Vil-lage of Westfield Police De-partment.

Our Medina County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health (ADMH) board is also work-ing to bring an additional op-tion that is helpful for older adults-a drug disposal bag. These bags are made to dispose of unused medica-tion within your own home. The ease of putting unused medication in the specially designed bag, added a lit-tle water, and then sealing the bag and putting it in your trash can, makes it ideal for those who may be home bound or who want to quick-ly dispose of especially dan-gerous medications, like pain medicine. This is one step in

helping to reduce the number of prescribed medicines that could potentially be stolen and abused.

Safe medicine disposal is one part of medication safety for older adults. Having a list of all your medications that you can easily access and share with each doctor that you visit and the pharmacy where you have your prescriptions filled, is also a way to increase your safety. By regularly review-ing and having your doctor and/or pharmacist check your medications you can avoid potential harmful interactions of your medications and over the counter medicines. Stay safe and be pro-active with managing your medi-cines and disposing of un-used and expired medica-tions regularly. Just as we are advised to check and re-place batteries in our smoke detectors during Daylight savings time, I would like to encourage readers to review their over the counter and prescription medicine during this time as well-clean out the medicine cabinet!

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Have you ever wondered whether or not your family should be aware of the details of your estate plan? That’s not an easy decision to make. You may have several rea-sons to be concerned about when and what to share with your family – worry over stir-ring up family tension, worry that bring up the subject of powers of attorney, financial or healthcare, might cause your family to be unneces-sarily concerned about your physical or mental condition. There are some very good reasons to let your family know some of the basics of your estate planning, par-ticularly regarding planning should you become incapaci-tated and unable to make your own financial or medical deci-sions. If your family knows not only whom you have chosen to help you, but what your wishes are and understands how they are stated in your documents, your loved ones will be much more prepared to carry out your wishes when the time comes. Dealing with your incapacity will be difficult enough and knowing what you want to have done or not done will relieve them from extra stress and confusion.

This does not mean that you have to share your entire estate plan with your family. There are different ways you may choose to acquaint your family with that you want.

Share everything with ev-eryone. This is certainly an option, but it might not be the best choice depending on

your family dynamics. If you anticipate needing help soon or are already getting help from your agents or succes-sor trustees, then this might make sense. Remember that sometimes too much infor-mation can be overwhelming and may also lead to disputes among your family members. On the other hand, too little information can cause mis-understandings and stress as well, or some delays when the time becomes necessary to act. Share the basics with ev-eryone. Not everything, just a summary. This is simpler and more effective. Sharing how your estate plan works and what is expected of your trustee or agent or executor will generally ease the con-cerns of those you’ve chosen to assist you. Information about specific assets is not really necessary as you may not even own those when you die or when your “helper” will step in.

Share your list of “help-ers.” Let your family know who your trustees, executors, financial agents and health care agents are so there are no surprises later. This also makes it easier for the family to know who to look to when the time comes. You are also able to sign a release so that copies of your docu-ments can be given to those people upon your incapacity or death. Be aware that your attorney cannot release in-formation to beneficiaries or even to your trustees or ex-ecutors while you are alive

unless you have authorized her to do so. And upon your death, your executor and trustee have guidelines on what they must disclose and to whom. While you’re considering all of this, it might be a good time to update your list of “helpers.” Are those you have in place still the right person? Those are easy changes to make in your estate plan, but critical that you have the right persons in place.

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Pets are valued for the faithful companionship and uncondi-tional love they provide. This creates a powerful emotional bond that has a very positive effect. Communication be-tween humans and animals occurs on a deeper level than the spoken word. Several studies have shown that sim-ply cuddling or petting an ani-mal can reduce anxiety, lower blood pressure and heart rate and ease depression.

At Hospice of the Western Reserve and its affiliate, Hos-pice of Medina County, pet therapy provides comfort, companionship and a calming presence at a time when they are needed most. Trained hospice volunteers and their certified pet therapy dogs visit patients and their fam-ilies in a variety of settings.

As a former family caregiver, she experienced the comfort hospice therapy dogs bring first hand when her father was a patient. “The volun-teers would have the dogs come around, and for that moment, everything was nor-mal again,” she said. “It’s so hectic when somebody is ill. It was a joy for those few min-utes to have the dog come in and bring a sense of comfort and normalcy to the situa-tion.”

Sometimes, the simple act of stroking the animal’s soft fur or being greeted by a gen-tle nuzzle of the hand and a friendly wagging tail helps former pet owners recall the positive connections they once shared. The experi-ence enriches their life like

About Hospice of the Western Reserve and Hospice of Medina County

Pet therapy is one of the many extra services avail-able to improve quality of life through Hospice of the Western Reserve and its affiliate, Hospice of Medi-na County. The nonprofit community-based agency is committed to meeting the needs of the seriously ill person regardless of the complexity of the illness. Care extends beyond the patient to include support for the entire family. With a nearly 40 years of experi-ence serving local families, the nonprofit agency is the most experienced hospice provider in Ohio. For more information, visit the website at hospicewr.org. Help is available 24 hours a day. Call 877.959.4348.

Hospice Therapy Dog VolunteersSpread Comfort and LoveBy: HOSPiCE Of THE WESTERN RESERvE / HOSPiCE Of mEDiNA COUNTy

Some volunteers work at one the three hospice inpatient care units: David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland, Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake and the Hospice of Medina County Inpatient Care Center. Others special-ize in taking their furry com-panions on the road, bringing smiles and comfort to those receiving hospice care in their own homes.

Volunteer Katie Garra and her Golden Retriever, Cody, visit patients and families regular-ly at the Hospice of Medina County Inpatient Care Cen-ter. Garra views the experi-ence as a way of helping oth-er families in her hometown community and honoring the legacy of her parents, who had both received care from Hospice of Medina County.

nothing else can by bring-ing back pleasant memories. Hugging and stroking the dog comforts family members coping with an emotionally difficult situation, too.

Interested in learning more about becoming a Hospice

of the Western Reserve pet therapy dog volunteer or just meeting a hospice therapy dog? Be sure to stop by the nonprofit agency’s table at Pizza Palooza on Saturday, June 16 on Medina Square.

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Some of those options will include simple changes such as providing your brain with as much sound as possible to help you mask, or “drown out,” your tinnitus. White noise, or a fan can be very helpful when trying to sleep. Soothing music can be calm-ing and help to mask tinnitus during the day, and times of high stress. Also, many free cell phone apps exist for help-ing with tinnitus, Including one from every major hear-ing aid manufacturer. A hear-ing healthcare provider can share all of this information. There are also more aggres-sive options for managing tinnitus including group thera-py, tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), and ear level maskers.

Remember tinnitus is very common, and can be linked to a number of different caus-es. It is not curable, but it is treatable and the best first step is to speak with a hear-ing health care provider about your tinnitus.

Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a common hearing related issue. According to the Amer-ican Academy of Audiology around 30 million Americans report tinnitus. Tinnitus can sound like ringing, buzzing, humming, mumbling, or even a familiar song. It can be high pitch, or low pitch. Tinnitus simply stated is any sound that you are hearing, which is not actually present in the environment around you. Tinnitus can be caused by a number of things including: high salt, high caffeine, blood pressure issues, medications, tobacco, and in many cases hearing loss. In fact, tinnitus is often the first warning sign of hearing loss. Tinnitus is a sound generated within the brain. When tinni-tus is secondary to hearing loss, the brain starts to crave the sounds it used to hear. Therefore, the brain begins to create artificial sound. For this reason, tinnitus is often simi-lar in pitch to the frequencies where a person is experienc-ing hearing loss. For this rea-son, the most effective treat-ment for any tinnitus which is secondary to hearing loss is amplification, or hearing aids.

If the brain is able to access the sound it is missing tinnitus can often become softer and less bothersome. However, it is important to note there is no “cure” for tinnitus. Many over the counter supplements claim to be natural “cures” to tinnitus, however, these sup-plements are not very well re-searched and often not very well regulated, and evidence proving they “cure” tinnitus is not available. Always speak with your primary care physi-cian before starting any over the counter supplement, even ones which claim to be natural.

The best starting point for people struggling with tinni-tus is to see a hearing health care professional, such as an audiologist. An audiologist can help you determine what may be the cause of your tin-nitus. It may be something as simple as a wax build-up, or something more complex. Knowing what is causing your tinnitus can also help relieve the anxiety around your tin-nius which can help to lessen how loud and bothersome it appears. An audiologist can also talk to you about options to help treat your tinnitus.

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Senior Day 2018By: ANGELA HUSTON | Photos: RUSS HUSTON

The morning rain did nothing to discourage hundreds of people from taking advantage of the always popular Senior Citizens Day hosted by the Office of Older Adults, in the Community Center at the Me-dina County Fairgrounds.

The featured theme of the May 15 event orchestrated by Jenny Kiousis was “School Spirit.” In keeping with the theme-appropriate school outfits worn by staff and vol-unteers from the OOA, stu-dents from local schools played an active role in the welcoming ceremony and the entertainment.

Representatives from area providers were there to share vital information about avail-able services and programs covering most things perti-nent to seniors.

New this year was the compli-mentary Senior Pictures Pho-to Booth, provided by A Mo-ment in Time Photography. These “seniors” were eager to capture their own special moments shared with friends and partners at this event.

Early entertainment was pro-vided by Ricky J. Gaudet, DJ and Magician, whose musical offerings kept toes tapping and hands clapping.

Shortly before lunch was served, the official welcoming ceremony began with the pre-sentation of the Color Guard/Marine Corps League, and the singing of the National Anthem by Brunswick High School student Gianna Scar-cipino. Medina County Com-missioner presented a “Se-nior Day Proclamation” and Luke Lindon, Senior Pastor, united Church of Christ, de-livered the invocation.

The 2018 Senior Citizens Day’s Elite Sponsor was Western Re-serve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA). Senior Platinum Sponsors were: Arden Courts; Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care; Echelon Senior Living; Forest Meadows Villas; Hear Wright Hearing Care; Medina County Fairgrounds; Roni Bell, Health Markets; Simply EZ Home Delivered Meals; and Western Reserve Masonic Community.

Junior Gold Sponsors were: Avenue at Medina; Clear Captions; Critchfield Law Firm; Danbury Senior Living; HMC Hospice of the Western Reserve; Life Care Center of Medina; Medina Meadows; Midwest Everlasting Memorials; Ohio Guidestone; Sanctuary Health Network; The Koewler Law Firm; TLC Insur-ance Group; Triplett Home Safety; and Willowood Care Center.

Special thanks went to the Medina County Fair Board and Medina County Public Transit.

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Regardless of insurance or income, residents of Medina County can choose the Health Department as their primary healthcare provider.

Both Men and Women are at Risk for Osteoporosis

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You may be surprised by how often your life has been touched by your local health department. Our staff work to promote a healthy environment, healthy peo-ple, and a healthy community. All of our programs are in response to the needs of Medina County. Please call or stop by any time with questions or to see the amazing things happening every day at YOUR Medina County Health Department.

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Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones making them easy to break. It is known as the “silent disease” since a person may not know they have it until they break a bone (The National Institute on Aging).

Osteoporosis is not just a woman’s disease, men are affected too. In fact, one in two women and up to one in four men will break a bone in their lifetime due to osteoporo-sis (National Osteoporosis Foun-dation). White and Asian women are most likely to have osteoporo-sis. Experts do not know as much about this disease in men as they do in women, yet many of the fol-lowing risk factors are applicable to both genders except where noted:

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>>of a completed application.

n Request for military re-cords: Requests for the is-suance or replacement of military service medals, dec-orations, and awards should be directed to the specif-ic branch of the military in which the veteran served. However, for Air Force (in-cluding Army Air Corps) and Army personnel, the Nation-al Personnel Records Cen-ter will verify the awards to which a veteran is entitled and forward the request with the verification to the appro-priate service department for issuance of the medals.

n Proper submission of claims to the u.S. Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs through a VA Accredited Ser-vice Officer.n Grave markers and flags: Cemetery flag holders are furnished to mark the graves of all honorably discharged veterans buried in Medina County. The Medina County Veterans Service Office sup-plies these bronze markers and the flags for them free of charge.n Notary Service: We pro-vide a free notary service for veterans and family mem-bers.

n Transportation: Our office can provide transportation for veterans to the following VA Healthcare facilities:– VAMC - Wade Park Hospi-tal; Cleveland, Ohio - Monday through Friday– VAMC - Parma CBOC - Monday through Friday– VAMC - Akron CBOC - Mon-day through Thursdayn Veterans Identification Cards: The medina County recorders Office provided free veterans ID cards for eligible veterans.

As stated all veterans are in-dividual and should be looked at as so when applying for their earned benefits. If you have, any questions about veteran’s benefits, contact the Medina County Veterans Ser-vice Office at 330-722-9368 or email us at [email protected] or catch us on the web at www.medinacountyveterans.org

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BE AWARE OF COMMON ELDER FRAUD SCAMS

JOE HANNA

Article Provided By Joseph A. Hanna, a Branch Manag-er and Vice President/Investments with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Member SIPC and New York Stock Exchange, who can be contacted in the Medina

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The u.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of Amer-icans age 65 and older will rise to nearly 21% of the popu-lation by 2030, up from 15% in 2015. As the u.S. pop-ulation continues to age, opportunities for financial abuse of the elderly will likely continue to grow as well.

The effects of aging coupled with their accumulated wealth can make seniors a prime target for financial exploitation. And as the elderly population continues to rise, so does the num-ber of financial scams. When it comes to preventing these crimes, education and awareness are critical. Be aware of the following scams that may target you or someone you love:

Financial Exploitation by a Fiduciary, Power of Attorney, Family Member, or Caregiver – In this situation, a person a senior has entrusted and/or named to help manage his or her finances in-stead abuses that power to take funds, property, or other assets.

THE GRANDPARENT SCAM

In this common scam, an im-poster calls a grandparent pretending to be a grandchild in financial trouble. He or she may even know the grand-child’s name. The scammer typically asks the grandpar-ent to wire money or send prepaid debit cards to pay for an emergency expense and asks that the grandparent not tell any family members.

THE IRS SCAMThis scenario involves a fraudster impersonating an IRS agent. The scammer in-forms the potential victim that he or she owes taxes that must be paid immediately and attempts to collect. It’s important to note that the IRS never asks for payment over the telephone. It uses only the u.S. mail, not phone, text, e-mail, or other means of com-munication, to notify taxpay-ers of any taxes due. A sim-

ilar scam involves scammers posing as debt collectors.

THE LOTTERY/SWEEP-STAKES SCAM

Potential victims receive a phone call informing them that they’ve won a sweep-stakes or lottery. All they have to do is provide a small up-front payment to receive their prize. These scams are also frequently carried out using authentic-looking letters or e-mails.

THE TECH SUPPORT SCAM

Intended victims receive a call or an e-mail from some-one claiming to be a techni-cian from their internet ser-vice provider or a well-known tech company. The phony technician claims that poten-tial victims’ computers are in-fected with a virus, and to fix it, they’ll need to buy software or give him remote access to their computer.

THE ROMANCE SCAMThis scam applies to online dating sites. Typically, the scammer will use a fake on-line dating profile to pose as a romantic interest who lives in another city. As the online relationship blossoms, the scammer asks for money to pay for a plane ticket to visit the potential victim or to help with a financial emergency.April 2018

THE CHARITY SCAMA scammer calls soliciting a donation to a charity. It may even sound similar to a rep-utable charity you’ve heard of. Be cautious if the caller is reluctant to tell you how your donation will be used or asks for a donation in cash or via wire. When in doubt, take the time to investigate a charity before donating. Visit the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alli-ance at give.org to deter-mine if a charity is legitimate.

PHISHINGPhishing is an attempt to trick someone into giving out per-sonal information. This scam can involve authentic-looking e-mails or text messages that appear to come from a legit-imate company or institution. These communications typ-ically include links to phony sites that ask recipients to update or verify their Social Security number, credit card number, etc.

MEDICARE SCAMSMedicare scams occur year round but surge during the an-nual open enrollment window. Scammers often pose as rep-resentatives of Medicare or other government agencies looking to verify personal in-formation, such as Medicare ID or Social Security num-bers. The government does not solicit information over the phone or through e-mail, so do not comply with such re-quests.


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Should I Get Remarried?HELPING HANDS | JUNE / JULY 2018 | PAGE 26

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If you spot a scam, report it to the Federal Trade Com-mission (FTC) at ftc.gov/com-plaint. Your reports help the FTC and other law enforce-ment investigate scams and prosecute scammers.

Another useful resource is your trusted Stifel Financial Advisor. Stifel takes senior protection seriously and is dedicated to educating our Financial Advisors on how to prevent and deal with elder financial abuse. Your Stifel Fi-nancial Advisor can help an-swer any questions you may have or even meet with you and your loved ones to assist them with their needs.

FINRA’S Senior Helpline: An Important Resource

for Older InvestorsTo help protect seniors and other vulnerable investors from financial exploitation, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has devel-oped a Senior Helpline to pro-vide assistance and advice.

While the average age of call-ers is 70 years old, the Help-line is by no means limited to investors of a certain age. FINRA welcomes calls from adult children inquiring about their parents’ investments.

The Helpline receives calls covering a wide range of is-sues, including how to review an investment account state-ment, to help with lost secu-rities, to more troubling con-cerns of potential fraud and abuse.

FINRA uses the information it receives from the Helpline to identify emerging scams and quickly alert the public. It also shares this information with member firms – like Stifel – so that they can better un-derstand problems that older clients are facing.

Please Note: Stifel does not provide legal or tax advice. You should con-sult with your legal and tax advisors regarding your particular situation.

ELDER FRAUD SCAMS

A second marriage later in life can trigger several issues regarding who will receive assets upon one spouse’s death. However, additional issues may arise related to a spouse needing long term care (nursing home/assisted living).

As people age, their mental capacity may diminish due to dementia, Parkinson’s, Al-tzheimer’s, stroke, etcetera. In such a scenario, the person should have certain Powers of Attorney in place. Issues often arise when determining who should be that Power of Attorney. Should a relatively

new spouse serve in that role or should a child from a pre-vious marriage serve? If a court guardianship needs to be implemented, even more complicated issues arise re-garding who should serve.

When determining how to pay for long term care, a pa-tient as well as their spouse may become liable for the cost of long term care. This is the case even if a pre-nup-tial agreement states that each spouse will keep their assets separate. For exam-ple, in determining whether a patient qualifies for Medicaid benefits to assist in paying for long term care, both spous-es’ assets are counted. This is true regardless of whether or not the spouses agreed to keep assets separate or both agreed to be liable for their own cost of care. With-out specific planning other-wise, assets of one spouse become susceptible to being spent for the long term care of the other spouse.

On a more positive note, marriage to a veteran may allow the spouse of a veter-an to qualify for certain bene-fits in the future. The widow of a veteran may qualify for benefits called Aid and Atten-dance which may assist in the cost of long term care. In such a case the remarriage may be a significant benefit to a future widow.

While remarriage can trig-ger many significant issues, most can be overcome with proper planning. A second marriage can be a wonderful time in life. The spouses just need to address the potential pitfalls and make sure an ap-propriate plan is in place to address those pitfalls.

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Oral Cancer Risk FactorsHELPING HANDS | JUNE / JULY 2018 | PAGE 27

There are several risk fac-tors that increase a person’s chances of developing oral cancer. Some of them are out of our control, such as age and sex. Men are twice as likely as women to develop oral cancer, and it is far more common in people over 45. But there are plenty of risk factors that we can control, the biggest of which is tobac-co. A whopping 85 percent of oral cancer cases are linked to some kind of tobacco use (even e-cigarettes). The next biggest avoidable risk factor is frequent, heavy alcohol con-sumption.

A few of the less-obvious risk factors include getting too much sun (which can cause lip cancer), HPV, and neglect-ing your oral hygiene, partic-ularly if you also smoke. You can eliminate this risk factor by brushing twice a day, floss-ing daily, and scheduling reg-ular dental appointments!

Symptoms To Watch Out Forunfortunately, even people with none of these risk fac-tors will sometimes develop oral cancer anyway, which is why it’s important to be able to recognize the symptoms, which include:

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WHERE DOES THE DENTIST FIT IN?

Another way oral cancer is caught early is at regular dental exams! In addition to checking your teeth for cavi-ties and your gums for signs of gum disease, we can spot many of those early symp-toms of oral cancer while we’re looking at your mouth, which is just one more rea-son why it’s so important to

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At our office, we have an ad-ditional tool we can use to help detect oral cancer. VEL-scope is an early detection device that is used along with the traditional oral cancer exam. The exam only takes 2-3 minutes, is pain free and does not involve any dis-tasteful rinses or messy dyes. It was the first system approved by the FDA to help spot cancerous and pre-can-cerous lesions that might not be visable to the naked eye.

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Metal from the first bell cast in Wash-ington County (where Marietta was the first permanent Ohio settlement) was used in the second cast bell and so on from one bell to another. The last bell was cast in Ross County where the city of Chillicothe was Ohio’s first capitol.

Medina County’s Bicentennial bell had been sitting at the entry of the County Prosecutor’s Office. The Me-dina County Bicentennial Committee decided to bring it out for this year’s

celebration. The Medina Rotary Club has offered to sponsor and pay for a per-manent home for the bell, possibly in Bi-centennial Park on the northwest corner of Medina Public Square.

Bells have been symbols of freedom in America for many years, beginning with the famous Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. “I think there is a dynamic and positive atti-tude towards bells in America because of their use in our lives in schools, churches and other important events,” said Burke. “I am glad we could get our bell out for everyone to see and enjoy as we cele-brated our veterans on Memorial Day.”

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The Duties of a Landlord


Residential Rented Properties:

Driving around town, it is readily apparent that more and more seniors are renting their homes. Property own-ers are marketing brand new apartments to those 55 years of age and older. It is import-ant for tenants to know their rights. Landlords must follow a statute commonly known as the Landlord-Tenant Act. The Act generally governs rent-al agreements and leases of residential premises in Ohio and was created for the pur-pose of providing tenants with greater rights.

Any landlord who is a party to a rental

agreement in Ohio shall do all of the following:

(1) Comply with the require-ments of all applicable build-ing, housing, health, and safety codes that material-ly affect health and safety. Landlords are presumed to know these codes. If code regulations change after the construction of the rental property, courts will generally look to see whether the prop-erty is a nuisance or is a risk to the tenant.

(2) Make all repairs and do whatever is reasonably nec-essary to keep the rental property in a fit and habitable condition. Provided that a landlord is aware of a defect in the rental property, courts have held that they are liable for injuries sustained as a di-rect result of the defect.

(3) Keep all common areas of the rental property in a safe and sanitary condition. Com-mon areas include those por-tions used by several tenants to access their respective units including stairs, hall-ways, driveways, porches, and entrances.

(4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sani-tary, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning fixtures and appliances supplied or re-quired to be supplied by the landlord. The statute does not require the landlord to supply major household ap-pliances like a refrigerator or stove. However, if landlord does supply these household appliances, then he must maintain them.

(5) When the landlord is a party to any rental agree-ments that cover four or more dwelling units in the same structure, he must provide and maintain appropriate re-ceptacles for the removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste and arrange for their removal.

(6) Supply running water, rea-sonable amounts of hot wa-ter, and reasonable heat at all times. This does not mean, however, that the landlord must pay for the water, natu-ral gas, or electric consumed by the tenant. Many lease agreements legally require the tenant to pay for their own utilities. As long as the lease agreement is clear, courts will uphold a contractual agree-ment whereby the tenant pays their own utilities.

(7) Not abuse the right to en-ter into the rental property to inspect and make ordinary and necessary repairs. Ex-cept in the case of emergen-cy, the landlord may enter the rental property only at reasonable times and must give the tenant reasonable

notice. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice. If a landlord engages in unreasonable or unlawful entries to the rental proper-ty, the tenant may terminate the rental agreement or re-cover actual damages re-sulting from the entry, obtain injunctive relief from a court to prevent the recurrence of the landlord’s conduct, and obtain a judgment for reason-able attorney’s fees.

(8) Evict tenants if the land-lord has reasonable cause to believe that the tenant, any person in the tenant’s house-hold, or any person in the rental property has engaged in criminal drug activity. This includes the use, sale, or possession of illegal drugs.

The landlord is required to proceed with an evic-tion regardless of whether the tenant or other person has been charged with, has pleaded guilty to, or has been convicted of the drug offense.

The Landlord-Tenant Act sets forth the bare minimum re-quirements for landlords. Of course, a lease agreement may set forth additional con-tractual duties and obligations provided they are not contrary to Ohio law. If you have ques-tions regarding your lease agreement, it is important to consult with a trusted attor-ney to provide guidance and assist you.

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By: PAUL THOmAS, Preneed Specialist with Carlson funeral Homes

If you have ever considered planning a funeral in ad-vance, you’ve likely thought about the cost of the funeral director’s services, casket or urn, embalming, visitation, funeral or memorial service, cremation fees, and transpor-tation. But with every funeral, there are always services that people forget about. Most of these services are what we call “cash advance items” in the funeral profession. Es-sentially, the family advances funds to the funeral home, who then secures the re-quested services on behalf of the family. If you want to plan ahead and would like a com-plete cost estimate, these cash advance items will need to be considered, though their pricing is not set by the funer-al home.

In order to calculate an ac-curate cost estimate, review these commonly forgotten fu-neral costs:

DEATH CERTIFICATES

Generally, it’s best to pur-chase multiple copies – more than you think you’ll need. You will send a copy to many places for a variety of rea-sons, like claiming life insur-ance policies or social secu-rity/veterans’ benefits. The cost will be determined by the state or municipality in which you live and may change over time.

MONUMENT OR CEMETERY FEES

No matter what you select for final disposition (burial or cremation), more than likely there will be cemetery costs. These fees would include a burial plot, a niche in a colum-barium/mausoleum, and any costs associated with open-ing and closing the grave.

Another cost to consider is a plaque or grave marker for the final resting place, as well as a setting fee. The overall cost of these services will be determined by the cemetery and monument company you select

OBITUARY / DEATH NOTICE

It’s common practice for the funeral home to publish an obituary on their website free of charge. But if your family wants to publish an obituary in a newspaper, then there will be a resulting cost. Gen-erally, the larger the city, the higher the cost for an obituary placement.

ALTERNATE VENUE CHARGES

If you wish to hold a funeral service, visitation, or family gathering outside of a funer-al home, be aware that most venues charge a fee for rent-al space that is determined by the venue proprietors. As you plan, be sure to earmark enough for the funeral ser-vice, visitation, and reception (if needed).

SPECIAL MUSICIf you would like to incor-porate live music into the service, set aside a certain amount that you are willing to pay for an honorarium for musicians. ultimately, profes-sional musicians or groups hired will determine the cost, but if you are inviting a fam-ily friend to participate in the service, honorariums are tra-ditionally given as a token of appreciation.

OFFICIANT HONORARIUM

It is usual to offer the officiant an honorarium for their time and effort. Most often, this is a clergy person, but it doesn’t

have to be. In some cases, it is a friend of the family or a se-ries of people. Whatever you elect to do, remember to in-clude the possibility of an hon-orarium in your cost estimate.

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

With floral arrangements, it’s difficult to determine an ac-tual cost. Largely, this is be-cause the cost of flowers de-pends on what type you want and what time of the year you want then. The funeral home you partner with can pur-chase arrangements on your behalf, but the florist will de-termine the charges.

PALLBEARERSIt’s common for pallbearers to be family members and friends. But this is not always the case. If your funeral ser-vice plans require pallbear-ers, and you aren’t sure if you can gather six to eight of them, the funeral home can assist you with hiring the help needed.

POLICE ESCORTAs I’m sure you’ve seen at some point, it’s common prac-tice to request a police escort for the procession to the final resting place. If this is some-thing you would like to en-sure, then the service can be secured quite easily. The cost is set by local rates.

These nine costs are com-monly forgotten as peo-ple plan ahead for a fu-neral service. While these items cannot be purchased in advance, you can pre-pare financially for them.

If you have questions or would like to start your own advance funeral planning,

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When you think of dementia what do you see? Do you see a loved one slipping away? Do you see someone you no longer recognize? Do you see someone who no longer recognizes you? Do you see someone who struggles with day to day functioning? Do you see life as you once knew it ending?

Dementia has had many fac-es and many names through-out history, once thought of as mental illness, insanity, derangement and even luna-cy. In the early 20th century those with dementia would have been housed in state mental hospitals, or asylums. In fact there were few if any efforts to create a setting that was specific to meeting the needs of someone with de-mentia until the late 1980’s.

Today we know that demen-tia is a general term for loss of cognitive functioning such as thinking, remembering and reasoning due to a chronic or persistent change and de-terioration caused by brain disease or injury. Dementia is not an actual disease.

Let’s talk about some common faces of dementia:

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

This is a result of a defec-tive gene on chromosome 4 which causes abnormal brain proteins which over time creates brain abnormalities. This disease is progressive and hereditary. This face of dementia presents itself as abnormal involuntary move-ments, irritability, and depres-sion with a severe decline in thinking/reasoning skills.

VASCULAR DEMENTIA

Also known as post-stroke dementia. The magnitude of

the brain bleed determines the severity of the dementia. This face of dementia pres-ents itself as an inability to make decisions or plan in an organizational fashion as op-posed to memory loss.

DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES

Lewy bodies are accumu-lations or clumps of protein that can develop on the brain. When these clumps attach to the cortex part of the brain dementia occurs. This face of dementia presents itself with well-formed hallucinations, sleep disturbances, muscle rigidity, thinking problems and memory loss.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Like Lewy bodies demen-tia, clumps are formed in the substantia nigra area which is located deep in the brain. These clumps cause brain degeneration. This face of dementia is progressive and presents as problems with movement.

ALzHEIMER’S DEMENTIA

This is the most common type of dementia and accounts for up to 80% of all dementia cases. When you hear about plaques and tangles think

about Alzheimer’s. These plaques and tangles damage nerve cells and can result in brain death. This face of de-mentia presents itself with confusion, disorientation, behavior changes, difficulty remembering recent conver-sations, poor judgement, and difficulty speaking, walking and swallowing.

So what do you do when you notice something is

different? You suspect a loved one has dementia? Is it dementia or old age? First and foremost, get a professional assess-ment and full evaluation. Find a physician who specializes in dementia such as a Neu-rologist or Geriatrician. He or she can determine and diag-nosis appropriately.

Hearing a diagnosis of de-mentia hits a family hard. What do you do next? Where do you turn? The Alzheimer’s Association Great East Ohio Area Chapter is a great re-source. They provide semi-nars and online resources to help educate families on the basics of memory loss, ear-ly detection, understanding dementia and responding to dementia related behav-iors, driving with dementia to name a few.

We recommend that you go to www.alz.org/akroncanton-youngstown where you can find a wealth of information. Click on Chapter Education and Resources tab.

Senior Helpers of Northeast Ohio also offers seminars and online resources to ed-ucate families on basic char-acteristics of dementia, strat-egies to avoid, strategies that work and how you can work together. Go to www.Senior-HelpersNEO.com and click on the services tab which will take you to Alzheimer’s and Dementia care.

Secondly, we recommend that the family presents a united front when caring for a loved one with dementia. understand that dementia is progressive and will not get better. Safety is a key topic of conversation. Is your loved one safe at home? Do you feel comfortable leaving them at home alone? Are they able to cook safely? Are they safe to shower? Are they chang-ing their clothing? Are they steady on their feet? Are they safe to drive? Are they taking their medications correctly? Are they eating? These are some of the questions that a family needs to address. If you answer “no” to any of these questions you should consider having family live with loved one, hire private duty care or look for a facility

that specializes in dementia care. None of these decisions are easy but they need to hap-pen. A family must not take it personal or feel guilty if they are not able to care for their family member with dementia. If their needs outweigh what the family can provide as care givers, placement in a facility is ok. This gives the family the opportunity to be “family” in-stead of “caregivers”.

If you have any questions about your journey with de-mentia feel free to give us a call at 234-466-5253. We can assist you in any way possible. We recognize that dementia affects the entire family. We have assisted fam-ilies through this process for a number of years. You do not have to face dementia alone.

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