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WRITERSLaura Beechnau

Gil Boersma

Joel Dulyea

Delicia Eklund

Janet Hasselbring

Dick Hoffstedt

Robbi Juergens

Dr. Aruna Josyula

Jackie Lindrup

Holly Lookabaugh-Deur

Clif Martin

Jerry Mattson

Louise Matz

Jay Newmarch

Christina Sanchez

Mike Simcik

Keith Sipe

Heather Smith

Cathay Thibdaue

Dr. Oluwatoyin Thomas

Lisa Tyler

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Vonda VanTil

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05 Letter from the Editor by Michelle Fields

06 Roll on Muskegon! A Perfect Bike Ride by Jackie Lindrup RDH, M.Ed.

07 It’s more convenient than ever to apply for Social Security by Vonda VanTil

08 Soul Food: Kingdom, and the power, and the glory...

by Gil Boersma, M.Div., B.C.C.

09 Fall Harvest by Joel Dulyea

10 Medicare Shopping: The Season Begins by Robbi Juergens

10 SAC Member Opportunity

11 Cathay’s Cooking Corner by Cathay Thibdaue

12 Reading Books by Jerry Mattson

14 Keith’s World: Lost Village, Silver Lake

by Keith Sipe

15 Traveler Tales: Seattle by Jay Newmarch

16 A Spiritual Perspective on the Dying Process

by Curtis Freed

18 Clif by Lisa Tyler

18 Grandson Fun by Clif Martin

19 Annual Senior Symposium

by Lisa Tyler

20 100 Things to Do in the White Lake Area

22 To a Waterfowl Verse 6 by Janet Hasselbring

23 Social Security Q&A by Vonda VanTil

24 Game Page

26 The Tough and the Tender by Dick Hoffstedt

27 USS LST 393 Veterans Museum Needs Your Photos

28 Ask the Doctor by Drs. Oluwatoyin

Thomas & Aruna Josyula

30 The Sun Came In and the Deer Stayed Out

by Louise Matz

31 Undetected Post-Concussion Symptoms

by Holly Lookabaugh-Deur

32 Back to School: Then & Now by Michelle Fields

33 Autumn Trees and Falling Leaves

by Mike Simcik

34 Genealogical Society: Your Help is Needed

by Delicia Eklund

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Hundreds of vintage photos are donated to the Muske-gon County Genealogical Society (MCGS) with limited, if any, information available. In 2015, Senior Perspectives approached the MCGS and of-fered our assistance to help identify unmarked donated pictures. Writer and Senior Resources Options Counselor Delicia Eklund is the featured writer for this column. Until recently, we haven’t had any photos identifi ed from her articles. But in July, Delicia received a phone call from

Don Hyma, a 74-year-old gentleman who picked up the July/August edition of Senior Perspectives at a local Brooklyn Bagels. While reading though the articles, he recognized the people in one of the photos. It was his older broth-er Russ, aunts and uncles. He called his brother Bill to let him know about the surprise photo and Bill (who often frequents Tanglewood Park) grabbed

a copy and realized that not just one of the pictures was of his family, but two photos consisted of family members.

On July 31st Delicia was able to reunite Bill and Don Hyma with their pictures, taken in 1947 at a family reunion in their childhood home on Hill Avenue in Muskegon. Don and Bill, both from Muskegon, have four other siblings living in the West Michigan area. They are sisters Joyce (Fremont)

& Lois (Holland) and brothers Rolly and Russ (both in Zeeland).

No one knows how these photos ended up at the MCGS, but the Hyma family is glad to have them back.

With the help from these siblings (left), the following pictures were able to be identifi ed.

(L-R) Don Hyma, Writer Delicia Eklund and Bill Hyma

Back Row L-R: Uncle John, Uncle Charles, Uncle Walter, Uncle John and their Mother and Father, Rhyne and Trena Hyma Front Row L-R: Aunt Anna, Aunt Rika, Aunt Della, Aunt Jennie, Aunt Winnie and Aunt Dena

L-R: Uncle John, Sister Joyce Hyma-Frens, Aunt Winnie,

Aunt Della, Mother Trena, Aunt Jennie, Brother Russ and Aunt

Rika.

You can see Delicia’s article on page 34 of this issue of Senior Perspectives. You can also view past issues at www.SeniorResourcesWMi.org under the Publications tab.

Letter from the Editor You DID Recognize These People!

BY MICHELLE FIELDS


Tonight I took the perfect bike ride for me, a retired dental hygienist who gets on my bike every once in awhile, just for the fun of it. I had heard that the biking community in Muskegon had organized a won-derful low-key easy pedal through various neighborhoods on Monday nights at 6:30, starting from the Farmer’s Market parking lot down-town. My husband, an avid biker, recommended I try it out. Now it

was time to give it a go.

We loaded our two bikes onto the bike rack on the back of his car, and threw our helmets in the back seat. In fi fteen minutes we were at the Farmer’s Market.

Since Tom was driving, we were the fi rst to arrive (I think his life motto is “The early bird catches the worm”). So we sat in the car waiting, and slowly but surely other cars arrived, with bikes on the back. Then a few more people rode up on their bikes. Two grandpar-ents with grandkids, one on his own bike, and one in a carrier, rode up. They had ridden their bikes from their home, about 7 miles away! By 6:30 a group of about 50 bikers of all ages had assembled in the parking lot of the Farmer’s Market downtown! Most were dressed in something bright, like a yellow tee shirt. Most had helmets on for safety.

The leader of the neighborhood bike ride, a retired elementary school princi-pal, had scoped out the ride earlier in the week. Tonight we were going to ride through the Jackson Hill neighborhood.

Throughout the ride, we stopped and waited for the rest of the group to cross

the busier streets, calling out “Clear!” and pointing to holes in the pavement if we saw any, to warn the bikers behind us. We held out our arms to the left or right to show those behind us which way we were turning. We moved through the neighborhood at a slow pace and waved to the people as we rode by. They

waved back, amazed to see the huge group of all ages pedaling through their neighborhood! Kids waved and shouted hello. Boys throwing a football stopped to gawk and then waved!

I learned that the boys riding beside me were brothers. One is on his way to U of M in the fall, and had just bought a new bike at Walmart to take with him. He said he’d been on several of these rides, usually with his aunt, and tonight he brought his younger brother. They had been having a conversation the entire ride. He said he was going to miss Muskegon when he went off to college, and told how much he enjoys being involved in all that’s going on -- especially downtown! I told him that when he gets back he will be amazed at all the changes. He can be in that group of Top Ten Muskegon Entrepreneurs under 30! He liked that idea! The couple pedaling in front of us was from Chicago, and had stopped in a bike shop and heard about the ride. They had driven up to Muskegon on a whim with their bikes in their van. Inspired by the many miles of bike paths here in Michigan, particularly the ones along the lakeshore, they wanted to try them out!

After an hour or so, and having discovered parts of this neighbor-hood I had never seen before, we rode back into the parking lot of the Farmer’s Market. Some people were off to a nearby brewery and some were going to keep pedaling to the lakeshore to see Pere Marquette beach and Lake Michigan. Some were riding their bikes back home, and the rest of us packed up our bikes and drove home! What a great way to spend a beautiful Monday night--on an organized bike ride downtown from the Farmer’s Market. This is my kind of bike ride!

You can fi nd information and pictures on FACEBOOKCOM/ROLLONMUS-KEGON.

Jackie Lindrup RDH, MEd. is a retired dental hygienist who enjoys golfi ng with her father, hiking and kayaking with WEMOG, volunteering at the South Pier-head Light and traveling anywhere. She is the director of Volunteer for Dental, a program which offers dental services for volunteer work to eligible Muskegon and Oceana residents. To connect with Jackie: [email protected]

Roll on Muskegon!A Perfect Bike Ride

BY JACKIE LINDRUP RDH, M.Ed.


You’ve worked hard your whole life, and receiving your Social Security ben-efi ts should be the icing on the cake at your retirement party. We’re working hard to make it as quick and seamless as possible for you to apply for benefi ts from Social Security.

Simply visit www.socialse-curity.gov/applyforbene-fi ts to get started. Through our safe and secure website, you can apply for:

• Retirement benefi ts;• Spousal benefi ts;• Medicare;• Disability benefi ts;• Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug

plan costs; and, in some cases,• Supplemental Security Income.

You don’t have to be internet savvy to fi nish most of our online applications in one sitting with your computer. Or, if you prefer, we offer you the options to apply in person at your Social Secu-rity offi ce or by telephone with one of our applica-tion representatives. Please call 1-800-772-1213 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays to schedule an appointment.

You should also call us to schedule an appointment if you wish to apply for certain family benefi ts, in-cluding those for surviving spouses and children, divorced spouses and dependent children, and parents of benefi cia-ries.

After you’ve applied for benefi ts — whether online, by phone, or in person — you can se-

curely and quickly check the status of a pend-ing claim through your online my Social Se-curity account. If you haven’t created your

account yet, you can do so today by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/myac-count.

You can also use my Social Security to view estimates of how much you would receive in retirement ben-efi ts and potential disabil-ity benefi ts and how much your loved ones could re-ceive in family or survivor benefi ts.

Vonda VanTil is the Public Affairs Specialist for West Michigan. You can write her c/o Social Security Administration, 3045 Knapp NE, Grand Rapids MI 49525 or via email at mailto:[email protected]

It’s more convenient than ever to apply for Social Security

BYVONDA VANTIL


Soul FoodKingdom, and the power, and the glory ...

It surprised me to fi nd that some of the words of the Lord’s Prayer, which I memorized as a child, were not included in later English translations such as the one I’m using in this article. I refer to the following words in brack-ets, which come at the end of the prayer found in Matthew chapter 6, verse 13, from the New Century Version:

“And do not cause us to be tempted, but save us from the Evil One. [The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.]” NCV

These three words (kingdom, power, and glory) hold tremendous meaning, and truly sum up the whole prayer.

I view the prayer in part as an outline, in part a summary of the attitude we should have, not only in prayer but as we live our life; and when we speak to God, believing in his Son, we must be prepared for an assignment.

Think of these three traditional words instead as Value, Power and Hope. My

wife Sara and I once met a Doctor of Psychiatry, Vernon Bell, in Naperville, Illinois, who shared his thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer. He said “God gives us infi nite value, power, and hope. We are able to generate none on our own.” Our life and value comes from God; no person or event can take that away, but many choose to value others or what money can buy, more. The ultimate power in life remains the same--God. God created every person, every living creature, every plant and element, indeed the universe. And yet, many reject the power of the Holy Spirit who wants to give direction to our lives so we may bear fruit. Finally, hope is always available to us through faith, no matter what suffering we face in this life. The gift of hope tells us that there is a life to come that has no end. And we shall be reunited with all believers who have gone before us. With patience, hope can keep us going until recovery comes, even in this world of suffering and shame.

In an article entitled “The Theology of Prayer,” Alan Richardson wrote these thoughts for A Dictionary of Christian Theology, published by The Westmin-ster Press, page 263: “The essence of prayer is not asking but offering, not self-seeking but self-dedication: ‘not my will but thine be done.’ Our prayer should be concerned with God’s kingdom of righteousness: with those who suffer from injustice, deprivation, disease, violence. If we have the Spirit of Je-sus in us, these concerns will be for others rather than ourselves; but our own personal griefs and problems will, quite naturally, not be excluded from our speaking with God. We must fi rst clarify our conception of the God to whom we pray.”

Soul Food is written by Rev. Gil Boersma, M.Div., a Board Certified Chaplain and retired pastor. He can be reached by sending a text to, or calling (231) 557-5640.

BYGIL BOERSMA, M.DIV., B.C.C.


Over three decades ago our young family started a fall tradition. At the invitation of friends, who like us were transplants to the state of Maryland, we stayed after church for a congregational activity in anticipation of Halloween. Following the benediction, chairs were folded and stored to be re-

placed by card tables cov-ered with the Baltimore Sun. Then pumpkins gath-ered from local farms were disgorged and turned into decorations fi t for the sea-son. Carving jack-o’-lan-terns, as practiced in Mary-land, produced something more than triangle eyes and toothy grins (once upon a

time my normal practice for carving pumpkins). There were more elaborate designs from which to choose; patterns that required more intricate cutting than that which can be performed with a jackknife. After 35 days of practice over three decades, I still miss the sim-plicity of a jackknife and triangle cuts. But I’ve made some progress with pumpkins. Last year we cut and carved an owl, a ghost, a witch, and my daughter’s favorite country music star, Chris Stapleton. The silhouette of an owl on my jack-o’-lantern was recognizable, but I was disappointed no candlelight shined through the eyes. The drill bit was too small. An attempt with a big-ger drill to enlarge the pupils nearly tore the bird from its roost. Earlier I had to unplug my Milwaukee jigsaw before the pumpkin disintegrated into pie fi lling. To avoid future power tool shortcuts and “Tim the tool man Tay-lor” disaster, I found my jackknife. That’s progress. Though I’m not a gifted pumpkin carv-er, which is a big disappointment, there is reason enough to continue the tradi-tion. Memories have been collected over time; memories which sustain an expectation that future activities will anchor new memories to new places and people. So, when the calendar turns to fall, it’s time for the family to drive north on US 31 to a place where skies express a deep blue for which my heart aches; and fi elds, dotted orange with ripe pumpkins, hold the promise of harvest time. From US 31 we turn east at the end of exit 140 for a quarter mile to once again visit Lewis Farms and Petting Zoo in Oceana County. The cumulative effect of spending an

afternoon at Lewis Farms leaves me happy. It’s fi nding the perfect pump-kin, snacking on hot cider and donuts, and fi nding Winesap apples are in sea-son. Who could anticipate the wonder of walking in an aviary among dozens of colorful parakeets, let alone hand feeding a wide variety of animals, including a camel named Jeffrey? A goat’s insistence brings treats and looks of wonder. Happiness is seen in smiles and heard in the laughter of children at play. On a bench nearby, a grandparent watches her exuberant grandchildren with amusement and great kindness.

On this ground, the seeds of refl ection grow into visons of generations who live in stories and traditions they left behind. Carving a pumpkin produces a harvest of memories. Joel Dulyea, A United States Army re-tiree, is back to school at Western Theo-logical Seminary. He loves to spend time with his wife, daughter and Gre-tel, his two wire-haired dachshunds.

Fall Harvest

BYJOEL DULYEA


Each year from October 15 through December 7, Medicare benefi ciaries have an opportunity to enroll in a prescription drug plan for the new calendar year (2018). While individu-als may stay with their current plan, the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) recommends review-ing your options before making a decision.

MMAP has counselors who can help narrow down the large number of choices to the ones that will meet an individual personal preference or needs. We want to help people make informed decisions.

Each year, insurance companies have an opportunity to change their benefi ts. It is important that people with Medicare consider not only the price of their monthly premium, but also the plan formulary (drug list). You need to make sure that the prescriptions you take will still be covered and whether there are any restrictions like requiring prior authorization, quantity limits or step therapy. Other considerations include the pharmacy you like to use, whether you want a mail

order option, and whether you will be able to get your prescriptions if you travel.

If you would like local assistance you may call MMAP at 1-800-803-7174. This num-ber will connect you with a counselor in your area who can assist with the research necessary to make an informed decision.

Now is the time to begin shopping. Early enrollment guarantees coverage on January 1, 2018 and will make the winter holidays simpler with this task crossed off your list.

October 1, 2017………………………… Begin Your Plan Review

October 15 – December 7…..…. Enroll in the Plan You Selected

January 1, 2018…...……………..………… Your Coverage Begins

Walk-in service is not available during Open Enrollment. You must call to make an appointment.

This is a free service. MMAP, Inc. is funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Administration for Community Living, the Michi-gan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Michigan Aging and Adult Services Agency. MMAP does not receive funding from, nor is it affi liated with, any insurance companies.

Robbi Juergens is the Regional Coordinator for the Medicare/Medicaid Assis-tance Program and also the Evidence Based Program Coordinator.

Medicare Shopping

The Season Begins October 15

BYROBBIJUERGENS

SAC Member Opportunity Would you like to give input into issues relating to older adults in Michigan?The State Advisory Council on Aging (SAC) is the research and advocacy arm of the Commission on Services to the Aging. United States citizens who live in Michigan are invited to apply for potential three-year terms to represent one of the 16 Area Agencies on Aging. Senior Resources of West Michigan is one of those 16.

SAC is com-posed of volun-teers, although members receive a mileage allotment for travel. Each year, the Commission gives the mem-bers of the Advisory Council on Aging a research assignment based on an is-sue pertinent to senior citizens. The fi nished report goes to the governor and to the legislature. Their report also goes online so that it can have a grassroots effect on the 16 Area Agencies on Aging; the 83 Commissions, Councils, or Units on Aging; and the hundreds of senior centers throughout the state, as well as countless other senior service providers and concerned citizens.

Applicants who would like to serve are encouraged to fi rst read the SAC Member Duties and may submit their application and resumé to: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Aging and Adult Services Agency, P.O. Box 30676, Lansing, MI 48909-8176.The SAC application form and instructions are available at: www.michigan.gov/aasa

No one shall be excluded from participation in any service or activity because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability, in compliance with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990


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CATHAYTHIBDAUE

Breakfast Scone

In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda and set aside.Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a large baking sheet.In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened-- don’t over mix. Mix in the cranberries and white chocolate chips just until mixed in.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut into 12 wedges, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Top with sliced almonds.Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom.

1 cup sour cream1 teaspoon baking soda4 cups all-purpose flour1 cup white sugar2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup butter1 egg1/2 cup dried cranberries1/2 cup white chocolate chips½ cup sliced almonds


Reading Books“Literary reading continues on steady decline in Ameri-ca” was the headline of a story in the Sept. 9, 2016, Mus-kegon Chronicle. Exactly what is literary reading, I won-dered? If that includes works of Shakespeare or War and Peace, count me out as a reader. The opening sentence of the story cleared that up. “The percentage of American adults who read literature -- any novels, short stories, poetry or plays -- fell to a three-decade low last year, ac-cording to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts.” That’s a relief. I’m back in. Reading, for the NEA report, was to be for pleasure, explicitly excluding required reading for work or school.

“In 2015, 43 percent of adults read at least one work of literature in the previ-ous year.” That number was down from 57 percent in 1982, when the Arts organization began tracking our nation’s reading.

The story went on to state that there is a correlation between a person’s educa-tional level and the amount of reading they do. Those with graduate degrees read more than those with a high school education. As with any study like this, there are exceptions to any blanket conclusions.

When I was a young boy I remember my dad, who never fi nished high school, reading many books. He would bring grocery bags full of pocket books home from work. These had already been read by other employees at the County

BYJERRYMATTSON


Road Commission. They were mostly westerns. Louis L’Amour - yes. Hemingway - probably not. On the other hand, my mom was an elementary school teacher and I can’t remember her ever reading a book.

Later in life, as a widow, she may have done some reading. I know I bought her a few books as presents over the years. These were about the history of Wheel of Fortune, or some other TV game show, and a biography of Lawrence Welk. I just don’t know if she ever read them.

I never did a lot of reading, but I know I’ve read more than the Arts’ criteria of “one work of literature per year” since I was in grade school. In 2016, I set a goal of reading a book a week and I did it.

The books included ones by local authors Ron Robotham and Thomas E. Carlson. More well-known writers from the state included Mitch Albom, Robert Traver, Jim Harrison and El-more Leonard. Other lesser-known authors from Michigan included Nancy Barr and Paul F. Olson. Authors whose nov-els are set in the state, or the surrounding area of Wisconsin or Minnesota, include Steve Hamilton and William Kent Krueger. Others included Lee Child and John Ford.

Many of these I picked up at yard and library sales or Good-will stores. I keep some of them, but also donate many to re-sale stores so they may be read again.

Will the reading population continue to decline in future years? I hope not. Otherwise, who will read all my treasured books when I’m gone?

Jerry is a Ford retiree from the Utica (Michigan) Trim Plant and enjoys writing and working on old cars and garden tractors


Years ago I was a youth leader at my church, along with one of our for-mer pastors. We came up with the idea of a Mys-tery Trip for the youth group. A mystery trip is where the youth have no idea where we are going – a destination which in-cluded many surprises along the way. On this particular Mystery Trip,

we were to visit the Silver Lake dunes.

But fi rst, a little story about why we were to visit the dunes. In my youth, my parents enjoyed camping at Silver Lake State Park in Mears, Michi-gan. It was a great place to camp. I remember camping at Silver Lake where the water was warm and you could walk out quite a distance from the shore before the water got deep.

On one of our camping trips in my youth, my family went on a hiking trip in the dunes. It seemed we walked forever and the hills in the dunes kept coming up one after another until we came upon an area that was a little fl at and there were old buildings and trees and shrubs. It was in an area that seemed to be in the middle of the dunes, although I was not exactly sure where it was. I couldn’t believe my “young eyes” that there was a little village in the middle of the dunes. I wondered who had lived there many years ago.

I hadn’t been back to the dunes since my youth and, not giving it much thought, fi gured the village must still be there. For the adventure in our Mystery Trip, I thought it would be a great idea to go and fi nd the “Lost Village” in the dunes.

There were around a dozen kids in our youth group, including my daughter Mindy. It was an early sunny morning when we started out searching for the village.

Over the hills and down into the valleys we searched all morning, but no village. Then the comments started like, “Mr. Sipe, you are sure there is a village?” One said I was getting old and losing my mind. I knew for sure there was a vil-lage in the dunes somewhere, but where? I had seen it in my youth many years ago, I said. But they all

continued making fun of me, saying I made up the story to make them walk all over the dunes. After continuing searching for the village into the early afternoon, it was fi nally considered really “lost.” It was indeed a lost village and never to be found.

We ended the search and packed up all our stuff and continued on the next step of mystery trip. The lost village was indeed a mystery or some lame-brained idea of Mr. Sipe.

Years later, a friend of mine and I would fl y along the lake to the Ludington airport. We fl ew by Silver Lake dunes area and circled the dunes a couple of times and never once did I see the “Lost Village.”

Then the other day I was searching through the internet and found some photos…yup it was the “Lost Village” in the Silver Lake dunes. There it was, proof that I did not make of the story. I right away sent the photos to my pastor friend, who had moved to Madison, Wisconsin over 12 years ago, from which he concluded that the mystery was solved.

I read that the state park people removed the building of the village sometime between my two visits.

So here are some photos of the lost village in the Silver Lake dunes. Do any of you remember hiking through the dunes years ago and coming across the lost village? Aw, great memories indeed!

Keith may be reached at [email protected] Please drop him a note, he loves the attention, well, loves hearing from you. Keith enjoys writing, photogra-phy, fl ying, cooking, history, biking and lives in downtown Muskegon.

BYKEITHSIPE

Keith’s World

Lost Village, Silver Lake


At 5:00 a.m. on July 4, I boarded a plane headed for the Emerald City. This marks my third trip to the beautiful city nestled along Elliot Bay and Puget Sound. With a love of travel combined with a list of places I have yet to visit that’s as long as my arm, visiting the same place three times is as un-usual as a unicorn sighting in the backyard. Seattle deserves both my rare repeat visits and the distinction of being one of the fast-est growing major U.S. cities – perennially.

Seattle became popular all the way back in the late-19th century as the gateway to

the Alaskan gold rush. Coincidentally, it also served as my gateway to Alaska during my most recent visit. If Seattle isn’t enough of a draw in and of itself, it also serves, along with Vancouver, as a departure city for cruises to Alaska.

When a friend of mine mentioned that she’d like to arrange a cruise to Alaska for a group of friends, I was all in. But, I was not about to fl y into Seattle and head for the docks. I arranged for a few extra days before the cruise to take in one of my favorite places in the country.

Even though I had been to Seattle twice before, I had never really spent adequate time in the city proper. I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you ever visit Seattle, you’ll be torn between the city, the islands in Puget Sound, Olympic National Park, Mt. Rainier, etc., etc. This time, however, I decided to stay put in Seattle and give the beautiful city its due.

Our hotel room in the heart of downtown afforded us a great view of the skyscrapers fi lling the sky, but also framed an extraordinary view of Mount Rainier. Our fi rst foray into the city was short. We wandered the streets, up and down hills, mak-ing our way to the waterfront and watching the ferries come and go to and from the islands before heading to the Space Needle for dinner at SkyCity restaurant.

Dining 500 feet above the city as you rotate 180 degrees is beyond description. A beautiful evening afforded us a chance to take in every view as we welcomed

the sunset. Oh, and yes, the food was great, too. Whether or not you’re an ice cream lover, make room for the lunar orbiter. A throwback to the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair that ushered in both the Space Needle and the monorail, the lunar orbiter is nothing more than your choice of ice cream, but it is delivered on dry ice with sparklers. We were all mesmerized by the sight, broken only by the laughter at the spectacle of it all.

The next day we spent time back at the Space Needle, taking in all of the sites that were built for the ‘62 World’s Fair. Beyond the Space Needle, the park houses Pacifi c Science Center, International Fountain, the Children’s Museum, Museum of Pop Culture, Chihuly Gardens,

a theatre, the ballet, the opera house, Key Arena and a sculpture park. Obviously this area draws a crowd. You’ll enjoy people watching and all of the great mid-century architecture. On your way back downtown, take the monorail and try to put yourself into the mindset of those visiting in 1962. Fun!

After much needed sleep, we headed south to Pioneer Square and took it in from top to bottom... literally. After a great breakfast sandwich at Biscuit B***h (rhymes with witch and a melt in your mouth biscuit it is), we headed to Smith Tower, the city’s fi rst skyscraper. Built in 1914, it was built with steel and even has metal trim and doors that were painstakingly painted to resemble woodgrain. The builders were determined not to have the tower turn into a torch. Memories of the 1889 fi re that destroyed 25 blocks and the entire central business district.

High atop the observatory, you’re able to imagine dining in the exclusive Chinese Room and can step outside to view Seattle from the south side while enjoying the open air deck. Don’t worry, it’s all gated in, so no fear of falling.

After enjoying the top, we headed underground for a tour of old Seattle upon which the “new” Seattle was built after the great fi re. Like an archeology dig, it was fun to travel down and see old foundations, doorways, and other aban-doned structures.

From the sky, to under the ground, Seattle is a fun, thriving place to visit. And, if you get tired of the hustle and bustle, head in any direction for some solitude in the great outdoors that surround this exquisite city.

Jay Newmarch is a marketing professional and graphic artist living in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jay designs the Senior Perspectives publication for Senior Resources and is an avid traveller who takes every opportunity to visit different corners of the world.

Traveler Tales

Emerald City,Here I Come (Again)

BY JAYNEWMARCH


“Death is grace, the greatest gift of grace that God can give to His people who believe in Him. Death is mild, death is sweet and gentle; it beckons to us with heavenly power, if only we realize that it is the gateway to our homeland, the tabernacle of joy, the everlasting kingdom of peace.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

These are the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a German theologian and pastor in the 1930s and 40s. Bonhoeffer wrote extensively about various theologi-cal subjects including death and dying. As a hospice chaplain who has worked with the dying, I believe that Bonhoeffer is correct. Death is truly a gift from God but only if we accept it as such. However, death is not something we easily accept. We are led to believe death is to be prevented and avoided at all costs. Death is the one subject that we, as a society, do not want to discuss. If we just ignore any conversa-

tions on death then it will just go away.

The truth of the matter is that we are all going to die someday. Each of us begin dying on the day we were born. With that said, how can we view death as a “gift” as Bonhoeffer contends? Here are a few thoughts on death and dying based on my experience in my work:

1) Do not be afraid to talk about death with your loved ones. Your family needs to know you are ready and at peace.

2) Death is a natural part of life. It is just as natural as birth.

3) Death comes whether we expect it or are prepared for it. It can come at any time.

4) The dying often want to die on their own terms, i.e., when they are alone and no one is present.

5) Nothing can prevent death. It will come upon all of us.

A Spiritual Perspective on theDying Process BY

CURTISFREED


6) With each passing breath, we are closer to our own death. Therefore, always try to live life to fullest while you still can.

7) Sometimes the one who is dying needs permission to let go. The dying often need assurance from family they will be OK after their loved one is gone.

8) Death can be seen as a “gift” in which you can celebrate the life of your loved one.

9) All of the material possessions (or the lack of) in life will not matter when death comes.

10) The person who is dying will often give a “fi nal gift” to their loved one for assurance they will be OK. The “fi nal gift” will come in various ways, i.e.; it could be verbal (“I want to go home”), through touch or even the blink of the eyes.

We need to be willing to have those “critical conversations” about death and dying with the people we value most in our lives. We need to realize that each of us is mortal and that death is a part of life that we will all face someday.

Curtis Freed joined Harbor Hospice in January of 2017 as a Spiritual Care Counselor. He is a Board Certifi ed Chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). Prior to joining Harbor Hospice, he worked as a chaplain at Mercy VNS & Hospice for 3 years. In addition, he worked as a chaplain for Spectrum Health at But-terworth and Blodgett Hospitals for 8 years. He is a graduate of Liberty University (1987) and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1990).


Note from Writer: Sitting down with Clif Martin is a treat. We share a love of communicating – his main method was on the radio, mine in newspapers, but we both value words – and the way things used to be in our former industries. When I mentioned I grew up in Ionia, he im-mediately named the former owner of radio station WION, Monroe McPherson. He knew the history of

the station better than I did! They had worked together in the Flint area years before. Clif and I are Facebook friends, and he frequently comments on my children and their activities. He pays close attention to details. I looked up a few facts he mentioned, and darned if he wasn’t right every time! If you haven’t had an opportunity to talk with Clif, you’re missing out – he’s a true Muskegon treasure!

How long have you been reading Senior Perspec-tives? If it’s more than 10 years, you’ve probably been reading the words of Clif Martin most of that time. Clif, 87, has been a writer for Senior Perspectives since 2003.

“I was born to be some manner of communicator,” Clif said. Communicating ideas and words has been a long-standing passion of his. He retired from radio in the early 1990s, and instead carries on his communi-cation through blogs, Facebook, and Senior Perspec-tives.

Clif got his start in radio growing up in the Method-ist Church. The church had a radio station, WMRP (Methodist Radio Parish) that trained people in the radio business. “I was one who was employed af-ter the training,” he said. For fi ve years, “I was a big DJ (disc jockey) in Flint, where I met my wife.” DJs were popular and actually received fan mail, he said. Midge, who became his wife, was one person who wrote to him.

He remained in radio for almost 50 years, until the changes became too much. “Radio was and is a wide-ly unstable business,” he said. He started in Flint, and moved a few times before coming to Muskegon in 1963. He worked at a few stations in Muskegon – although it would seem like more stations, with the changes in call letters and owners, he noted. When he worked at WQWQ, it was on its 7th owner. That station is now 1090 AM. “WQWQ was reincarnated many times,” he said.

Besides radio, another great love for Clif is the pipe organ – specifi cally the Barton organ. Muskegon’s Frauenthal Theater has a Barton organ. Barton organs were primarily in the Midwest originally. The one at the Frauenthal had parts that were originally in Mus-kegon’s Regent Theater, and has been rebuilt by Jim Fles of Spring Lake. Restoration took place in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and it has been restored many times, most recently when the theater was upgraded in the late 1990s.

Clif grew up playing piano, and was interested in mechanical musical instruments. “How a pipe organ works is a fascinating thing,” he said. “(Studying) the-ater organs is a large, but little-known, hobby.” Clif said he taught himself how to play the organ. “I’m good at imitating theater organ styles,” he said. “Key-board technique is keyboard technique. Knowing the pipe organ is key. I was self-taught by imitating what I saw others do.”

The theater organ is very different from a church or-gan, he noted. “It has a tibia – a big, fat wooden pipe. It sounds theatrical and is designed to be that way.”

Clif said he’s always been interested in organs. “When I was young, every big radio station had a pipe or-gan and had a program of pipe organ music. I grew up listening to pipe organs.” Radio station WLW in Cincinnati had a regular radio show, Moon River, which included pipe organ music and poetry in the 1930s. In the 1970s, Clif helped recreate the program at the Frauenthal. “That was a big thrill,” he recalled. “There was a specifi c poem that opened and closed Moon River. We used that, and some local poems” in the recreated show.

Clif’s love of communication has included radio, the

pipe organ, and now, writing blogs, articles and “silly things on Facebook.” He has four children, several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Check out the article on one of his grandchildren below – he’s a proud parent and grandparent!

Lisa Tyler is the Communications Director at Senior Resources. She is staying busy with her children’s activities, scrapbooking, and all things MSU - especially now that her son is a freshman there!

Clif

BY LISATYLER

Grandson FunBy Clif Martin

The caricature that replaces my old photo was drawn by number 7 grandson, 2017 Mona Shores graduate Alex Lynn. He’s well on his way to becoming a professional cartoonist.

A fun photo from a few years ago has us in our Looney Toons hats. Alex was Foghorn Leghorn and I was Marvin the Martian.

Back in Feb-ruary, Alex’s drawing of Michael Jordan was one of the winners in the Black History

Month contest sponsored by the Friends of Hackley Library.

Alex knows more about classic cartoons and fi lms than I do. I stumped him just once with a question, “Why did Popeye quit eating spinach?” His spinach radio sponsor dropped the show and the new sponsor was Wheatena Breakfast Food. That gave the old sailor all the energy he needed. For my Perspectives column of January/February 2015 about baby talk, Alex

drew Popeye and Swee’ Pea.

To show his versa-tility, how about Alex’s drawing of a friend’s 2016

Dodge Challenger. What a kid! What a talent!

Proud Grandpappy Clif says you can email him for the online location of more of the art of Alex. [email protected]


Identity theft continues to be a problem for many, including older adults. The 2nd annual Senior Symposium, put on by the Tri-County Protection Team, will address that issue, and more.

Senior Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Folkert Community Hub, 640 Seminole Road, Muskegon, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free conference includes a conti-nental breakfast, vendors, lunch and door prizes.

Last year’s event included speakers from the Prosecuting At-torney Association of Michigan, an elder law attorney, and an expert on password management. Experts discussed psychol-ogy of a con artist; how to create strong, unique passwords; and tips on protecting assets.

Registration is required for this free event. Contact Kara Zielinski, Tri-County Protection Team coordinator, at 231-559-0476, or email her at [email protected].

Annual Senior Symposium Coming Sept. 26

Name ____________________________________________

Address _________________________________________

City _____________________________________________

State _________________ Zip ________________________

Email ____________________________________________

Phone ___________________________________________

Mail registration to: AgeWell Services, Attn: Kara Zielinksi, 560 Seminole Rd., Muskegon, MI 49441


101 Things to Do in the White Lake Area1. Tour the White River Light Sta-

tion Maritime Museum.2. Take a photo with the World’s

Largest Weathervane.3. Learn about the history of the

area at the Montague Museum.4. Walk along sandy beaches.5. Bike, rollerblade or walk on the

36 miles of bike trails.6. Enjoy a summer concert at the

Montague Band Shell.7. Visit an art gallery in the area.8. Go antiquing at one of the area’s

many antique stores.9. Take in entertainment at the

Howmet Playhouse.10. Go down the White River by ca-

noe, kayak, dinghy, raft or tube.11. Snowmobile along 175 miles of

groomed trails.12. Stroll along the streets in down-

town Montague and Whitehall.13. Go fi shing on the fi shing bridge.

14. Unwind at an area library.15. Buy fresh produce at the farmer’s

market.16. Take a tour at a local farm.17. Find unique hand-crafted items

at the arts and crafts festivals.18. Roll a pumpkin down the Dowl-

ing Hill during Pumpkinfest.19. Take a hayride during Fall Fest.20. Be a bystander at any of the area’s

parades.21. Learn about White Lake’s own

Miss America 1961, Nancy Flem-ing.

22. Enjoy luminaries lining side-walks during the Holiday Walk.

23. Go sledding down the Hanson Street Hill.

24. Go boating on White Lake and Lake Michigan.

25. Watch spectacular sunsets.26. Indulge in great local restaurants.27. Experience the history of the rail-

roads at the Caboose Museum.28. Visit a local art gallery or pottery

studio.29. Say ‘Fore!’ at a local golf course.30. Have a splash at an indoor water

park.31. Yee-haw at a rodeo.32. Take in a thrill on a roller coaster.33. Do some ice fi shing on White

Lake.34. Sing a few songs during karaoke

at a local pub.35. Buy White Lake souvenirs at

unique local shops.36. Enjoy fall colors while taking a

fall color tour.37. Find unique items at Montague’s

Artisan Market.38. Watch the Christmas Tree Light-

ing ceremony.39. Have a picnic in an area park.40. Take a dip in Lake Michigan at

many of the parks.

41. Play disc golf on the Whitehall Township course.

42. Enjoy a movie at the Playhouse.43. Grab an ice cream treat at a local

ice cream shop.44. Watch the fi reworks over White

Lake.45. Sample local chilis at the Hot

Chili for a “Cool City” fundraiser.46. Watch over 500 cars travel from

Whitehall to Montague during CRUZ’IN.

47. See antique wooden boats during Celebrate White Lake.

48. Get a balloon animal at a festival.49. Enjoy a carriage ride during the

Holiday Walk.50. Walk the bike trail during the

Labor Day Community Walk. 51. Attend the White Lake Commu-

nity Business Expo.52. Bring an appetite to the Rotary

Annual Community Pancake


Breakfast.53. Eat an elephant ear at a festival.54. Visit with friends and enjoy a

glass of wine at the Wine and Jazz Festival.

55. Cool off in an outdoor water park.56. Take in a movie on a rainy day.57. Participate in a White Lake Nature

Walk.58. Rent a boat or kayak to take on

White River, White Lake or Lake Michigan.

59. Treat yourself to a stay at a charm-ing Bed & Breakfast.

60. Wade in the Duck Lake Channel.61. Walk out on the pier at Lake

Michigan.62. Go horseback riding.63. Visit a local farm to go berry pick-

ing.64. Sit by a campfi re at a local camp-

ground.65. Take a Whitehall walking tour.66. Charter a fi shing boat.67. Savor many fl avors at Taste of

White Lake.68. Take your dog for a walk in a local

park.69. Fly a kite along a beach.70. Take a drive along the scenic

lakeshore.71. Kids love the infl atables in the

park at the Arts and Crafts Festi-val.

72. Enjoy a frosty root beer.73. Go hiking at Owasippe Scout

Camp.74. Bird watching in White River and

White Lake.75. Check out the cider mill demon-

strations at Fall Fest and Pump-kinfest.

76. Play a game of tennis at a local court.

77. Get a hole-in-one at mini golf.78. Stock up on groceries during your

vacation.79. Take a relaxing getaway with a

whirlpool suite.

80. Take part in the White Lake An-nual Perch Festival.

81. Participate in a 5K run.82. Participate in many of the Pump-

kinfest events.83. Ask someone to dance at the

Maritime Festival beer tent.84. Wave to Santa as he travels

through town in the Christmas Parade.

85. Stop and smell the fl owers plant-ed in Montague and Whitehall.

86. Take in a church service of your preference.

87. Take a trip back in time and visit MI Heritage Park at Hilt’s Land-ing.

88. Take a stroll through Henderson Lake Nature Center and Clear Springs Nature Preserve.

89. Stop by a smokehouse and try a variety of tasty food.

90. Get a bouquet of fl owers for your sweetheart.

91. Eat a delicious dinner while over-looking White Lake.

92. Take a quilting, photography, yoga or cooking and canning classes.

93. Dine out in a backyard garden.94. Experience culture through an

Arts Council of White Lake event.95. Enjoy fresh baked goods from a

local bakery.96. Listen to world class music at Blue

Lake Fine Arts Camp.97. Have a healthier look on life while

shopping at health food stores.98. Read the local newspaper, White

Lake Beacon.99. Catch a fi sh at the Kids and Adult

fi shing event or Free Fishing Weekend.

100. Try some local fl avor at a local pizzeria.

101. Stop by the White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce for help fi nding all of these fun things.


Timing. It’s everything. I couldn’t have known when

I began this series, comparing Bryant’s depiction of the shorebird’s migration to the pilgrimage of my mother, Ellen, that Verse 6, describing the shorebird’s arrival at the safety and shelter of his summer home, would appear in the September is-sue. My mother reached her “summer home,” on September 1, 2005.

It’s late August 2005. Helpless and dying, Ellen lies on the hospital bed which Hospice has set up in the living room. She gazes out over the farm-land to the hills beyond. A sense of eternity per-vades the room.

We listen in on her fi nal conversation, “in the gar-den,”* with her Lord:

‘“Ellen,” The voice was familiar, soft, and so ten-der. “My Lord is it You calling?” “Yes, Ellen, it is time.” “Time?” She seemed puzzled. “Is it time for me to get up, my Lord? I think I have over-slept. I have work to do. Beans to snip, roses to tend, socks to darn,” she rushed on.

“No, my dear one. You have fought the good fi ght. You have run the race. Your earthly chores are done. It is time to go. Today your name will be called by the One who formed you in the begin-ning of time…”

As His words broke through, yet hardly daring to believe their meaning, she gasped, “My Lord, can it be true? I have waited so long for this moment.”“Ellen, today you will enter into the joy of your Lord. Come, angels are waiting to bring you home. Can you hear them singing?” (In the Gar-den, pg. 109)

“Soon thy toil shall end…”

A shorebird’s migratory journey is fraught with dangers. Besides looking out for prowling preda-tors or human “fowlers,” our bird requires a plen-tiful food supply, energy for fl ying thousands of miles, and an internal GPS system that will keep him on course.

Eking out a living on a small farm with Henry was no small task. Infected cows, untimely winds, and torrential downpours resulted in heartrend-ing losses of income. The death of a daughter and estrangement from a son, who survived the jun-gles of Nam but never returned home, tore at the fabric of Ellen’s soul. In these “why” moments, El-len found her Lord, “in the garden.” On the small farm in West Michigan, my parents were caught up in the great plan of God, giving their lives an eternal beauty and dignity.

Sitting with my mother, as she traveled back and forth on the road to Heaven, inspired me to write

her story. As she drifted in and out of conscious-ness, she would awaken from her dozing and be talking, lucidly, with Henry (my father), who was obviously nearby for her. (In the Garden, pg. 106)

“Angels, my Lord? Yes, I hear them. I see them in the distance. They are coming closer. And, some-one is with them.” Joy rushing forth like a geyser from the ground. “Can it be, yes it is -- my Henry! I am ready to go home.” (In the Garden, pg. 109)

I have no doubt my father was sent to accompany my mother home at the time of her death.

“Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fl y away and be at rest.” (Psalm 55:6)

Coincidences – moments when little shafts of light break through the monotony and normal parameters of our days. I’m sure I miss a lot of them. Not this one.

*In the Garden is the author’s testimony to her mother’s life on the small farm in west Michigan (present day Country Dairy).

Janet Hasselbring is a retired educator and musician. She resides in Spring Lake, MI with her husband and Welsh terrier, Maggie May. They winter in FL, where she is inspired to write her children’s books, featuring the wild/shorebirds of FL and beyond. For additional musings on her mother visit her blog: https://janethas-selbring.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

BYJANET HASSELBRING

To a Waterfowl Verse 6“I’ll Fly Away…” “And soon that toil shall end,Soon shalt thou fi nd a summer home, and rest,And scream among thy fellows; reeds shall bendSoon, o’er thy sheltered nest.”

(To a Waterfowl, verse 6, William Cullen Bryant)


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Question: I am expecting a child and will be out of work for six months. Can I qualify for short-term disability?

Answer: No. Social Security pays only for total disability — condi-tions that render you unable to work and are expected to last for at least a year or end in death. No benefi ts are payable for partial disability or short-term disability, including benefi ts while on mater-nity leave.

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Answer: None at all. We calculate lifetime earnings independently to determine each spouse’s Social Se-curity benefi t amount, and couples aren’t penalized because they are married. When both spouses meet all other eligibility requirements to receive Social Security retirement

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Question: I have two minor children at home and I plan to retire this fall. Will my children be

eligible for monthly Social Security benefi ts after I retire?

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Children who may qualify include a biological child, adopted child, or dependent stepchild. (In some cas-es, your grandchild also could be eligible for benefi ts on your record if you are supporting them.) For more information, see our online publication, Benefi ts For Children, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

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Vonda VanTil is the Public Affairs Specialist for West Michigan. You can write her c/o Social Security Adminis-tration, 3045 Knapp NE, Grand Rapids MI 49525 or via email at [email protected]

BYVONDA VANTIL

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SENIOR PERSPECTIVESGAME PAGE


This is the time that sees the baseball season come to a conclusion and the time that sees the football sea-son begin its journey to a fi nal championship.

As a Cub and Bear fan, I will try to show the various differences between the two sports, based on my two favorite teams.

How about where they play? The Cubs play in Wrig-ley Field, but it’s mostly referred to as “Cubs Park.” Who wouldn’t want to play in a park with green ivied walls…beautiful! The Bears play in Soldier Field. They play in a military arena? What’s that all

about?

How about the weather? The Bears play in rain, snow and mud. Call off their game? Never! But at Cubs Park, at the fi rst drizzle they roll out a big tarpaulin and cover the diamond while the players get to nap in the dug-out. If it really starts to rain, they all get sent home for cookies and milk. They also have something called the 7th inning stretch, where they wake up the bored fans so some guest celebrity gets to murder “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in every key but the right one. You never know when the game will end either…no clock, no time limit. Before they got lights in 1988, the Cubs had countless games called on account of darkness. Hey, they’ve been playing in the dark as it is for over a century!

Let’s discuss their rivalries. The Cubs’ longest rivalry in their league is with the St. Louis Cardinals. Ah, sweet little red birds. Their cross-town rivals in the other league are the White Sox. White Sox? Who names a team after something you wear on your feet? How about calling them the “Pale Hose?” The Bears’ rivals? The Green Bay Packers, the Min-nesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions…all ferocious and rough names.

Now how about equipment? The Cubs wear a soft little beanie with a vi-sor. Sure, they do wear a batting helmet now, but years ago that was un-heard of. The Bears wear everything but the kitchen sink. On their heads, they wear a helmet, like in head-on collision, and padding everywhere.

Let’s look at some of the names of players on these two teams. The Cubs had “Peanuts” Lowery, “Twig” Terwilliger, “Jolly Cholly” Grimm,

“Monk” Dubiel, Dominic “the Fireplug” Dallasandro and Bill “Swish” Nicholson. That was because he struck out so often. There was Dizzy and Daffy Dean and Mordecai “Three Fingers” Brown. He won more games than any other Cub pitcher in their history and with only three fi ngers. Notice all these names? They’re cute. Now the Bears. They had “Bronko”` Nagurski, “Bulldog” Turner, “Necktie Tackle” Sprinkle, “Re-frigerator” Perry and Dick Butkus. He didn’t need a nickname. It sound-ed tough enough as it was…Dick Butkus!

During the course of a baseball game, if you make a mistake, all they do is charge the individual player with an error. That’s it, an error…no penalty. In football if someone makes a mistake, the whole team is penal-ized. Penalized! It sounds like they’re going to march them off to prison. In baseball? You’re excused. You only made an error. Baseball is the only game where you’re applauded for stealing…a base that is. And you can’t even take it with you after you stole it.

Now the game. In football, when you’re on defense, you might have your “backs to the wall.” Sounds like a fi ring squad. You might then have to resort to the “blitz” or try to “sack” the quarterback…sack the quarterback? What do they do, throw him in the river like week-old-kit-tens? The “blitz” sounds like London during World War II. It fi ts right in with Soldier Field. On offense, the Bears want to “march” down the fi eld. If all else fails, they’ll have to resort to using the “long bomb.” We’re at war. Look at all those military terms.

In baseball, you play catch. You try to hit a small white ball with a skinny wooden stick. It’s like a diffi cult game of golf. The object of the game? You try to get to fi rst base. If successful, you try for 2nd base and so forth. But the ultimate goal? To get home safely. Who wouldn’t want to play a game where all you want to do is get to the safety of home.

Richard Hoffstedt was born to Swedish immigrants in 1934 and raised in Chicago. He is a U.S. Army veteran. He has been married to Shirley for 62 years. Rich-ard has four daughters, twin sons, four grandsons, one granddaughter, one great granddaughter and two great grandsons. Richard is an engineer by profession. His interests are music, reading, travel, riding his adult tricycle, Mark Twain and John Steinbeck.

BYDICK HOFFSTEDT

THE TOUGH AND THE TENDER


In 2009 a volunteer at the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum began an effort to place captioned photos of Muskegon County WW II vet-erans (both living and deceased) on permanent display for future generations. Over 8,000 are completed, but 12,000 remain to be found.

Go to the website www.WW2vets.net to read the list of those already included. If your veteran is not included, please call Richard Mullally at (231) 744-3418 to submit your photo. This is a free public service for families of WW II veterans.

Richard received the 2016 Hackley Commendation for Service to the Humanities for this project.

USS LST 393 Veterans Museum Needs Your Photos


Question: Why should you keep a list of medications and daily supple-ments with you when you are away from home?

Answer: Keeping a list of all pre-scribed medications, over-the-counter medications, and supplements you take on a regular basis is important so you can communicate to health care providers what you are taking. It is best to list the drug name, dose and how you are taking it, such as “Tyle-nol 500mg 1 tablet at bedtime.”

There are times when you might need to visit a specialist who may not have your most up-to-date informa-tion. In emergency situations, it helps to know what you are taking, since this can change which medications providers will give you, either to

avoid a drug interaction or to guide a decision on how to reverse the ef-fects of a medication such as a blood thinner.

Using only one pharmacy is a good idea, as the pharmacist can check if a medication is safe for you to use, but this is often not realistic. Many people must use multiple pharmacies due to insurance coverage and mail delivery. Many pharmacies do not commu-

nicate with each other, so giving the pharmacist your medication list will ensure that they can check for drug interactions.

Question: Do people still wear medical ID bracelets? Who should wear them?

Answer: Medical alert bracelets or necklaces can be used to give information about your identity and medical conditions. Any adult who has chronic medical conditions, food or drug allergies, or takes multiple medications can wear medical alert jewelry in which this information — along with emergency contact information — can be included. You may purchase this jewelry at a drug store or online. Medical alert bracelets can be helpful in emergency situ-ations, especially if you are unable to communicate with emergency responders.

Question: How often do you recommend that a primary care provider or pharmacist review a patient’s medications?

Answer: How often medications are reviewed can depend on how many and what types of medications you are taking. It is a good idea to review all medications approximately once a year. You may have your medications reviewed at your physician’s offi ce or local pharmacy. Mercy Health phar-macies offer a medication therapy management appointment where you can meet with a pharmacist and review all of your medications with them.

Question: Are there over-the-coun-ter medications seniors should avoid or use cautiously?

Answer: You should ask your health care providers if an over-the-counter medication is safe for you to take before starting it. Having a medica-tion list handy will also help your pharmacist determine if there could be any interactions before you start an over-the-counter medication.

Over-the-counter medications and any herbal supplements that cause drowsiness should be used cautiously. Many cough

and cold medications contain antihis-tamines that may put seniors at risk for drowsiness and could potentially increase risk for falls. Just because a medication or supplement is sold over-the-counter doesn’t mean it is safe for a patient to use. Checking with your physician and/or pharma-cist is important before starting any new medication.

Question: What types of questions should you ask your provider or pharmacist about a new medication?

Answer: It is helpful to have a good understanding of your medications. When starting a new medication, consider asking the following ques-tions.

• Why am I taking this medication? • How often should I take this medi-

cation? • How long will I be taking this

medication? • Is there a certain time of day I

should take this medication?• Can I take this medication with

food?

There may be times when you pick up a medication from the pharmacy and realize that it costs too much. Sometimes there are medication options that are more affordable. If cost is a concern, and if is the reason why you are not taking your medica-tions, make sure to bring this up to the pharmacist and your health care provider at your next visit.

Seniors are referred through the Mercy Health Physician Partners Geriatrics of-fi ce either as primary care patients who belongs to MHPP Geriatrics, or they can be referred by a primary care physi-cian to MHPP Geriatrics for a geriatric consult. Call 231.672.6740 for more information.

Ask the DoctorManaging Your Medications: The Basics

ANGELA GREEN, PharmD, BCPS

DR.ARUNAJOSYULA


Muskegon County residents passed a senior millage on Aug. 2, 2016, to provide expanded services for adults 60 and older. In July of 2017, the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners named Senior Re-sources of West Michigan as the administrator of the senior millage funds.

Senior Resources, along with the Senior Activities Committee, will be seeking organizations to provide services for older adults in the coming months.

Senior Resources proposed three phases of imple-mentation for millage funding:

Phase 1 We have recently contracted with four current providers to provide additional services to Muskegon County residents (pending commission approval). AgeWell Services will be providing additional Meals on Wheels and congregate meals, as well as Elder Abuse Preven-tion services; American Red Cross will provide additional senior medi-cal transportation; and Legal Aid of Western Michigan will provide ex-panded legal services for older adults.

Phase 2 Coming in the next roughly 60 days - Senior Resources will issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for existing senior-oriented services in the community not currently under contract with Senior Resources. There are many services that federal and state funds cannot be used for; we hope that many of these programs will apply for funding. Ex-amples could include, but are not limited to: senior center programs and activities, Alzheimer’s education/support/training, other forms of transportation, senior companion programs, emergency funds, vision and dental services, and more.

Phase 3 Coming after Phase 2 – We will address gaps in older adult services. We will seek programs or services that aren’t available or that need expansion; geographical areas lacking services; underfunded and underutilized services; and unmet needs. Staff would then work with community organizations to develop programs to address those needs that aren’t addressed in Muskegon County.

Organizations interested in applying for funding later this fall will be able to fi nd RFPs at www.seniorresourceswmi.org/muskegon-county-senior-millage.

Senior Millagefunding getting intoMuskegon County

BY LISATYLER


Janet and Harry Skok have a huge and success-ful vegetable garden sur-rounded by woods full of deer and other critters. How do they do it? This year a little ingenuity did the trick.

My husband and were working out at Tangle-wood’s exercise room

early this year when I overheard Harry talk-ing about Janet’s idea. Janet wanted to fi nd some kind of cover for the tender young plants that would let the sunlight in but keep the deer out. She was going to try plas-tic bushel baskets and wanted Harry to cut holes in the bottom. When she went to the dollar store to pick up a supply of baskets, she was pleasantly surprised. She found exactly what she needed: plastic bushel baskets with large holes on the sides and on the bottom! They fastened them to the ground with stakes and kept the young, tasty plants covered thru their infancy. It worked

perfectly! The sun came in and the deer and other critters stayed out.

Janet also has a special deer repellent recipe which she uses faithfully. What is unusual about her recipe is the application. It’s not applied directly on the plant but rather to the ground around the plants. This recipe is easy to make, cheap, and environmentally friendly.

Deer Repellent: 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 T. vegetable oilBlend above ingredients in blender. Add to one gal-lon water in sprayer. Stir in 1 T. blue Dawn dish detergent. Apply to ground around plants.

This gardener has another interesting habit. She rakes between the plants in the evening and then examines the pathways in the morn-

ing to check for activity.

This house and garden is Harry’s family home. Perhaps another reason for the successful garden can be attributed to all the years Harry’s father spent enriching the soil. In addition to the vegetable garden, the Skoks have a lovely fl ower garden.

Golf, gardening and grandchildren were primary interests at retirement for Louise. Since that time, her interests have expanded to include walking and biking and mahjong. Reading and travel are also high on her list. She and her husband both enjoy bow hunting for deer in the Upper Peninsula, hunting turkeys, and fi shing in the Florida Keys.

BYLOUISE MATZ

The Sun Came In and the Deer Stayed Out


Undetected Post-Concussion SymptomsOver the years, I have treated many older patients fol-lowing a fall or fracture, and my most recent case is the prime inspiration for this article. The importance of treat-ing the WHOLE person and advocating for yourself and those you love is so very important.

My story is about an 84-year-old woman who lives alone, fell changing a light bulb, and fractured her hip. Follow-ing surgery, she struggled with some post anesthesia fog-giness – very common, very normal, and doesn’t mean you have dementia – and was placed in a skilled nurs-ing facility. She didn’t bounce back as she had hoped,

and continued to struggle with dizziness, balance, headache, and general not-feeling-good, although the hip was healing great. She didn’t like the food, lost some weight, and because she was unsteady, she was in a wheel-chair more than she was out. So a vibrant woman who cared for herself, her home, her yard, her grandchildren, and drove everywhere, is now on a downward spiral.

She went home with 24-hour care about a month later. A friend of a friend who saw the dramatic change in her called me and asked me to see her. When she started to tell me how she fell and how different she felt, some-thing didn’t add up. After conducting a head to toe assessment, I discovered that she had two signifi cant un-detected/ un-treated complications of her fall, likely due to a blow to the head and concussion.

First, her cervical (neck) area had alignment issues, severe muscle spasms and movement restriction, to the level that she certainly showed signs and symptoms of cervicogenic dizziness. This is very treatable – often over-looked as a stiff, older neck – and in two treatments of manual physical therapy techniques, she was feeling “75% better.” The lift in her energy level was incredible. The second signifi cant issue was her intermittent dizziness. This is NOT a normal part of aging. Dizziness is one of the top fi ve chronic complaints of older adults, and its sources are varied and complex – medi-cation, low blood pressure, inner ear issues, and more. In this case, because of her fall and slight bump to the side of head without loss of consciousness, I suspected that she may be suffering from “benign paroxysmal positional vertigo” or “BPPV” as it is nicknamed. Sure enough, testing (5-10 minutes) showed a positive response. BPPV is a condition where tiny little crystals in the semicircular canals of the inner ear are bumped into the wrong canal. The semicircular canals keep our head and body in balance in space, send-ing signals to the brain about our position. When these crystals fall into the wrong canal, the visual system, a critical part of how we sense our balance,

and the inner ear are sending two different signals to the brain, and some-times the result is a dizzy or woozy feeling, even for a few seconds. In my patient’s case, she suffered from this for six weeks, causing her stomach to be upset and impacting her diet and her spontaneous will to move and be active. She was very fearful of falling, and this also contributed to her de-cline in activity. BPPV can be treated in ONE treatment, moving the head in certain positions to get crystals (otoliths) back where they belong. It is a gamechanger!

Since fi nding two specifi c sources of her ongoing symptoms, I am happy to report that within a week – just two treatments and some homework – this wonderful lady began to feel so much better, her decline quickly turned into an INCLINE, and she is almost completely done using her walker. She has a cane for long walks, but at 10 weeks post-fracture, the other problems are resolving and she sees a brighter future. She is committed to her ongoing work of strengthening, balance progression, breathing, and eye exercises, and I am fully confi dent I will once again see her swinging a golf club, hold-ing her new great-grandchild, and living her life to its fullest potential.

My message? Don’t accept feeling bad as a “normal” part of aging. Keep asking questions, seek help, and never give up!

Lookabaugh-Deur is the President of Generation Care; a Board-Certifi ed Geri-atric Physical Therapist, a Certifi ed Exercise Expert for Aging Adults, and an advocate for anyone who needs help to feel better! She can be reached at [email protected].

BY HOLLYLOOKABAUGH- DEUR


Destination: Bronner’s Christmas Store in Frankenmuth, Michigan, for our summer “Girls Weekend” get-a-way. While on our 3-hour drive with my mother Nyela, daughter Kari and grand-daughter Abri,

a conversation started about going back to school. It was interesting to hear the similarities and differences that each of us experienced when preparing for our fi rst day back to school. An interview commenced with my mom and granddaughter to see what a separation of three generations looks like.

What school did/do you go to?Nyela: (72 years old) “Thompson Elementary in Thompson, MI. It was a one room school house and had approximately 20 students total between kindergarten and 5th grade. After that, I went to Manis-tique High School and graduated in 1963 with a class of 96 students.” (Writer Jerry Mattson also graduated from Manistique High School a year before my mom.)

Abri: (11 years old) “I just fi nished at Central Elementary and start Reeths Puffer Intermediate School in North Muskegon in September. I’m going into 5th grade. I will graduate from high school in 2025.” (With a class of

approximately 284 students.)

What was/is in your go-ing back to school bag?Nyela: “Nothing. Everything we needed was supplied by the school.”

Abri: “I have a Pokemon backpack and every student is required to bring spiral notebooks for each class, grid paper, 3 dozen pencils, loose leaf notebook paper, Sharpie pens, highlighters, hand sanitizer, Kleenex, 4 3-ring binders, sticky notes, note-book dividers, colored pencils, eras-ers, pens, index cards, pencil box. I also have a calendar, white board and mirror for my locker.”

How do/did you get to school?Nyela: “The bus picked me up. I only had to walk about a block to get to my bus stop-- of course uphill both ways. When I was in high school I drove my 1961 red Ford Falcon.”

Abri: “My grandma Sandee drives me and picks me up.”

Hot or cold lunch?Nyela: “Hot lunch. The meatloaf and mashed potatoes were my fa-vorite. The pea soup was the worst. If I remember correctly, lunch cost $.30 per day or $1.50 per week.”

Abri: “I take cold lunch. My fa-vorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with water, cookies, and cucumbers. If my Mom packs pizza, our lunch room has a microwave for us to use.” (Today, the average cost for a hot lunch at an elementary school starts at $2.40 per meal depending on the meal options.)

Recess Activities?Nyela: “Seeing how there were only two other kids in my class, we made forts in the woods and played baseball with the other classes.”

Abri: “At recess my friend Zack and I hang out on the soccer fi eld.”

Favorite Teacher?Nyela: “5th grade Mrs. Hevelczyk. She talked about the bombing at Pearl Harbor a lot. She was teaching there at the time. Very interesting.”

Abri: “4th grade Mrs. Bos. She re-ally gave me the feeling I could do anything.”

This topic might be a good conversa-tion starter the next time you visit with your children and grandchildren. Reminiscing and comparing these types of stories are priceless.

Back To School: Then & Now

BY MICHELLE FIELDS

Left:Abri Richards and Nyela DeJong at Bronner’s Christmas Store.


Stately trees, colorful leaves, an autumn breeze, can inspire a poet to write with ease. Unless, of course, you’re a home owner living in the sticks, armed with nothing but a rake and a stack of paper containers, knowing full well you’re up against impossible odds, trying to clean up the yard.

It seems so unfair that people living in rural America, who love the coun-tryside blanketed with a variety of deciduous fl ora that unfurls in the spring, and a plethora of colors in the fall, have to clean up nature’s mess. The worst of these culprits are oak or hickory leaves. Even when those evil things are mulched it can take ten years for them to decompose.

I’ve always been enthralled with the harvest season, and as a child, read-ing about Injun Summer in the Chicago paper every year. The

trees gradually changing color

seemed to me a wondrous miracle of nature. But then I started growing up

and Dad put a rake in my hand, changing the whole mental picture. This leaf cleanup crap went on

every year from October through mid-November.

Naturally, it would be too easy to just rake up leaves

lying calmly on the ground. So, nature de-

cides to make it more interesting by whip-ping up a 15 to 25 miles per hour wind. My im-

pression of raking or, more recently, leaf blowing on a windy autumn day is like trying to herd a dozen cats into a closet with a small broom. It’s mostly in early November, nowadays, that I get really depressed.

As I walk out to my shed on a lovely crisp Saturday morning to get my gloves, rake, leaf blower, a fresh stack of giant paper bags, a large green plastic tarp, and then survey the landscape, I prepare to battle against those lofty invaders. After I have fi nished the job and the day is won, I feel that I’ve earned my rest for a task well done.

Late at night, Mother Nature, in her infi nite wisdom, plays her little joke by kicking up gale-force winds. As I wake the following morning to look out my windows, it’s as if I never cleaned up my yard at all. It seems like every leaf went back to its original place. So, I go out to my shed, for my gloves and rake, and do it all over again! While I’m cleaning up the yard I know somewhere there are leaves hiding under the porch, or behind bushes, and a few still clinging to a branch, waiting for darkness to arrive so they can frolic and dance in my yard overnight.

I know it’s futile to lose my temper as, in this case, I realize spring beauty always turns into the fall beast like an endless fairytale. But, in the early spring, I will fi nd all the leaves back in my yard as a cruel joke. The joke is: I don’t have any trees, the leaves are all from my neighbor’s yard.

And what’s with those stupid mushrooms popping up all over my lawn? Oh, but that’s another story.

Mike Simcik is a Navy Veteran, with a degree in Arts and Humanities. As an entrepreneur, he has owned six businesses, including The Twin Gables Coun-try Inn. He enjoys fi shing, shooting-clay sports, golfi ng, building bamboo fl y rods and writing essays. Mike and his wife Denise celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary in April of 2017.

Autumn Trees and Falling Leaves

BYMIKESIMCIK


Your help is needed! Do you recognize any of these people?

Hundreds of vintage photos are donated to The Muskegon County Genealogical Society (MCGS) with limited, if any, information available. This article features the most recent photos I have been given. We would love to locate someone from the families pictured. This issue’s pictures are a little newer! Can we fi nd these youngsters? If you know them, please give me a call and let me know! These three young men came with no information.

Senior Resources of West Michigan has partnered with MCGS to assist in identifying these photos. This is where you come in. Future editions of the Senior Perspectives will feature photos of individuals, families and places from the Muskegon and surrounding areas. We try to fi nd families who have links to Muskegon.

I will give you the information that I received while gathering the photos from MCGS. If you can help to identify any of these individu-als or know the family, please contact, or have them contact: MCGS Pictures, C/O HPL-Torrent House, Local History & Genealogy Dept. 315 W. Webster Ave Muskegon, MI 49440. email us [email protected]

Delicia is an Options Counselor with Senior Resources. She grew up in Norton Shores and loves everything history! She spends much time research-ing her own family, as well as local history. She loves spending time with her husband Andy and son Alan. You can contact her at [email protected] or 231-683-2630.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!Do you recognize any of these people?SPONSORED BY HOSPICE OF MICHIGAN

BYDELICIA EKLUND


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Answers for Word Search , Crossword Puzzle and Suduko on Pages 24 & 25

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