Lifestyles After 50 Marion/Lake/Sumter October 2013 edition

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• Local Softball Leagues

• The Book on Weight Loss

• Visit to the POW Museum

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Mute Buttons, Hide Clicks and Caller ID: The Real Magic of Modern Technology

Dear Readers,

A July article in the Wall Street

Journal pointed out that millennials in their 20s and 30s are the first generation to hit the workforce with fully tech-savvy parents. “Most baby boomers are using the same smart-phones, tablets and laptops as their children, making daily communication with Mom easier and more open-end-ed than ever,” wrote Lindsay Gellman. Chatting online—as long as the computer’s sound effects are on mute—is silent. Texting means sending a message without the phone ringing and the ensuing one-sided conversation for all to hear. Here’s how it plays out. Texting is “all in a day’s work” for baby boomer wife, mother and grandmother, Julie S., age 56. Although she never phoned or saw her daughter last Tuesday, she did send Heather 16 text messages from her work cubicle. Heather, age 28, sent 15 texts to her mother. Their texts, said Julie, involved messages about the weather, lunch, a new blouse, Heather’s husband’s fi shing trip and “a Publix BOGO we don’t want to forget about.” I’m comparatively tech-savvy myself; at fi rst it was because I had to be in the world of work. I’ve done a great deal of kicking and screaming along the way. And I said to many

of those younger people who helped me along the way, “Don’t tell me to JUST do it. At my age I don’t JUST do anything with a computer. Show me and let me try it.” Now I want to keep up with technology so I can interact with my grandchildren, although I still do a lot of sighing and grunting when I’m presented a new gizmo to learn. For today’s child, the computer holds no mysteries, no wonder, no under-the-breath-words such as I’ve experienced. It reminds me of the little train story. I say—as the little train did—“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” My grandchildren say, “Of course it can, of course it can. Let me show you.” Each area of life which I adapt to with technology leads me to say, “Wow. That’s so cool.” E-mail, of course, has become the accepted tool for communication with everything from friends and family to churches,

clubs and work. Texting? Once I wondered why I would ever need to text anyone. Now I know to text when I want someone to get a message without having to interrupt both of us with a phone call. It’s so simple. A text message is unobtrusive and the response is often

just a “yes” or “no” or “Thx.” Similarly, a chat message keeps a conversation on the computer and is less disruptive to a work cycle than having to stop to converse on the phone. Facebook? I’ve loved Facebook for years for keeping up with siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews and old friends in faraway places. The ones who share too much of their lives, like daily baby pictures and potty training reports? Well, here’s the thing about technology. The solution is just one click away. I can actually hide from people. No bullying; just quiet, simple rejection when I choose—modern high tech stuff! It’s as handy as the mute button on my iPhone, the caller ID display on the landline or a vacation to a far place. Ah, technology.

Janice Doyle, Editor

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Tuesdays: Ocala Harmony seeks new singers for ladies four-part

harmony. No audition required. Noon to 3 pm at College Park Church, 3140 SW 26th St., Ocala. Call Lynnie at 352-591-4811 for more information.

4 through 6 2nd Annual Wings and Wildflowers Festival.

Hickory Point Recreational Facility, Tavares. Visit wingsandwildflow-ers.com or 352-742-3924.

5 and 6 Vintage Venture. Vintage car show, wine, food and live

music. $2 donation. Lakeridge Winery, Clermont. 352-394-8627.

10 17, 24 and 31 Lake County Farmer’s Market. 8:15 am to

1 pm. Lake County Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Eustis. 352-357-9692.

12 The Villages PhilharmonicOrchestra presents: A

Columbus Day Celebration. Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

12 Ocala Cultural Festival. 1 to 8 pm. Downtown

Ocala. 352-368-5517.

12 Food Truck-n-Flick Night. Free screening of “Jack the Giant

Slayer.” Bring lawn chairs to sit on. Downtown Leesburg. 352-365-0053.

12 and 13 Art in the Park. Arts, crafts and food vendors. Free

admission and parking. Log Cabin Park, Lady Lake. 352-344-0657.

14 “Sarge,” one man dynamo who performs celebrity

impressions. Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

17 The Food Truck Bazaar. 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Alexander Street

will be lined with 10 to 15 unique trucks offering a wide variety of different food styles. Downtown Mount Dora. 352-383-2165.

18 Bad 2 the Bone BBQ Contest. BBQ competition,

live music, more. Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, Ocala. Informa-tion at breakthesilenceonviolence.org or phone 352-438-5996.

19 Lakeside Inn Summer Lawn Concert and Palooza.

Concert features Mixed Nuts & West Side Tropico. Free admission. Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora.

20 Stetson University Opera presents “Il Rilorno d’Ulisse

in Patria” Mount Dora Community Center. Mount Dora Community Center. 352-735-7183.

24 Beast Feast meal of exotic and unusual meats. Live entertain-

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25 Movie Night in Towne Square. 8:30 pm. Free screening

of “The Avengers.” Bring your blankets or lawn chairs. Downtown Leesburg. 352-365-0053.

26 Parapsychology EXPO at Lake Miona Recreation

Center, The Villages. 30 readers. $20 readings. Free lectures all day. Food available. Info at 352-205-6055 or parapsychclub.weebly.com.

26 and 27 Ocala Arts Festival. Art, food vendors, art displays.

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26 and 27 29th Annual Craft Fair. Downtown Mount Dora.

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His nephew might call him an “old duffer,” but when John

Young walks up to bat on the softball field, his friends in the dugout only call out encouragement and friendly advice. After all, many of them have had knee replacements too. Senior softball players, like John, smile and laugh a lot—at themselves and at each other. They still feel the euphoria of getting a hit or catching a fly ball. The chatter in the dugout has changed topics since they played as teens, but they still hand out the typical baseball field trash talk as

teams move around the dugouts and the field. All through west central Florida hundreds of senior men and women play ball and form fast friendships. They share tales of former glory days, and they often solve the world’s problems over lunch after a game. The teams

keep score, but the game is about a whole lot more than scoring points.

Why play? Al Youmans of the Bradenton Senior Softball League says, “Our players are activity oriented. Most have been former athletes or lifelong athletes and want to stay in shape. We enjoy competing, like all red-blooded American guys.” His league for age 60+ includes 19 men over age 80. “Playing softball makes me feel young, brings back my youth. I didn’t play for 40 years and when I got back out on the field it washed away all

troubles, all stresses and brought me right back to when I was young,” says Joe Madia, President of the Cape Coral 50 Plus Softball League. Here’s the thing about senior softball. The rules are modified for safety just in case someone forgets he’s not as young as he used to be. There’s no sliding into home plate, for example. Youman says, “We want to avoid collisions, so players run to an outside base at first. Recently there’s a trend of protecting the pitcher by putting

up a screen because with high-tech aluminum bats the balls just come flying and can be very dangerous.” Many older players can still hit and catch, but running is a problem. So, teams with older players may say that if you can hit the ball and get to first base, a pinch runner can go in for you. Youman says, “We also have a line in the outfield, and if a player can hit the ball over that line, you can’t put him out at first base. That keeps the older guys playing.” Raul Lafitte, 82, still plays in Cape Coral. Madia says, “To see a man that age athletically compete on a field with men in their 50s is truly inspirational. He still hits and throws well and plays first base.”

Want to join? What you need to know if you want to play: there are all kinds of leagues, including ability leagues. Also, it’s never too late to play. Beginners often work hard and can still enjoy being one of “the boys of summer” all year round in Florida.

“You don’t stop playing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop playing.” —Senior Softball Association’s philosophy

Kids and Kubs The Granddaddy of all senior softball teams is the Kids & Kubs team in St. Pete—the Three-Quarter Century Softball Club of St. Petersburg, Florida. They’ve been around for over 80 years and have provided a sports team for over 1,000 players and spectator pleasure over half a million fans. The club started out to be a social club but turned into an iconic softball club for seniors and athletics. In 2012 there were 62 members. Four teams played the regular home season as well as many games against teams throughout Florida and other states.

Freedom SpiritClearwater’s Freedom Spirit 70+ Women’s Softball team is made up of a majority of players from the Tampa Bay area. They’ve played together since 1997. One of the women told a reporter, “We’re not little grannies out there. We’ve got some ladies that can really play.” For them, like men playing softball, it’s about fun, support and comaraderie—and that good-natured competition. Five members of this team are in the National Softball Association Hall of Fame.

Here is contact information for area senior softball leagues:Brooksville: Anderson Snow Softball League. Contact Mel Agotta at 352-597-4800; [email protected]. Tues and Thurs mornings at Anderson Snow Park, 1360 Anderson Snow Rd., Brooksville.Ocala: Golden Senior Softball League. Contact Joe Baratta at 352-687-3200. Play Mon and Wed mornings at Ralph Russell Park.Clermont: South Lake Senior Softball. Over 65 team. Contact Joe Burgess at 352-429-2239. Play at Hancock Park.The Villages: Neighborhood League. Email Travis Rima at [email protected]; Mid-Florida League. Contact Dave Mamuscia at 352-750-1214 or email [email protected]. Tues mornings; Central Florida Club. Contact Roger Duncan at 352-751-6309 or [email protected]; Restricted Bat League, see softballatthevillages.com; Arena League. Contact David Black at 352-430-3665. If your league was omitted, let us know so we can get the word out: [email protected]

Raul Lafitte, 82, still a good hitter.

Pitcher (and league treasurer) Howie Spry, 80, just released

a high arcing curve.


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3. Monthly self-exams – Perform a breast self-exam once a month. 40% of breast cancers are found by women during self-exam.

How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam Perform these steps every month one week after your period begins. If you no longer have periods, select a day of the month that is easy to remember.

1. In the shower – Place the pads of your fingers on the outside of your breast and gently move your fingers in a circular motion toward the center, carefully feeling the entire breast and armpit area for any lump, thickening or hard knot.

2. In the mirror – Visually examine your breasts, first with your arms at your sides, then above your head. Next press your hands against your hips to flex your chest muscles. Look for any changes in breast shape, and any swelling or dimpling of the skin.

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head. Using the other hand, start at your collarbone and move the pads of your three middle fingers in a small cir-cular motion down to the very bottom of the outside of your breast. Repeat the process moving inward and upward until you’ve covered your entire breast. Next repeat the process starting from your armpit and moving from the very top of your breast inward to your breastbone. Move back and forth in narrow strips until you cover the entire breast. Use three levels of pressure: light, medium, and firm, to feel all of your breast tissue. Repeat on the other side. Pay close attention to any lump that feels harder than the rest of your breast or appears to be fixed or asymmetrical. Report to your doctor:

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in the skin of your breasts or nipples• A new increase in the size, or change

of the shape or position of one breast The good news is that most changes are not cancer, but don’t ignore them. Early discovery and treatment are the key to beating breast cancer. For more details on the 3 steps to early detection, please visit the RAO Breast Cancer Awareness page at www.raocala.com/breast-cancer-awareness.Walk for the Cure! As a Silver Sponsor of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, RAO will have a team participating in the walk on Sat., Oct. 19 at 8:30 am, at the College of Central Florida. The event is open to all, so come out and show your support. Together, we can help stop breast cancer in its tracks.

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Volunteering—It’s a Walk in the Park!BY JANICE DOYLE

She has a hearty laugh and when combined with a heart that wants

to give back, it makes her a great volunteer for the Marion County Parks and Recreation Department. Joan Bernat has been maintaining trails in the parks for about three years now, mostly those in CarneyIsland Park near Ocklawaha. Bernat says she’s an outside person so work maintaining the trails and keeping them clear is a good fit. She rides her mountain bike to the trails with her backpack full of tools ready to snip and clip and clear. “I have the time and why not give something back to the trails I love, the trails that I hike.” Leah Hoffman is the Administrative Manager for Marion County Parks and Recreation. She says, “Joan is very diversified and works with a lot of different things like helping with

our summer camp program and with guided park walks.” Bernat enjoys photographing events in the parks, even winning Grand Prize nationally with one of her pictures last summer during a competition for the National Parks and Recreation Month. Other volunteers fill niches in ways varying from leading kayak trips to as-sisting in offices. Hoffman says, “We try to take the skill level and desire

of the individual and match it to our needs. Jim Hessey has over 200 hours as a volunteer. He helps

with our kayak trips, leads interpretive walks and assists with special events.” Last year individual volunteers gave over 2,300 hours of service at a value of $43,000. Besides individual volunteering, Hoffman says there is the Adopt-a-Park program where a group adopts a park and agrees to go six times a year and do some kind of work.

“Sometimes it’s picking up debris or maybe painting rest rooms or helping put in playground equipment—whatever the supervisor feels needs done within the abilities of the groups. Groups help out by getting done what the staff often can’t get to because they’re taking care of ongoing routine duties.”

Ready to volunteer? Think about how you can help your local parks. Is your group looking for a place to help out? Consider the Adopt-a-Park program. Contact information: City of Ocala Recreation and Parks 352-368-5517; Marion County Parks and Recreation 352-671-8560; Lake County Parks & Recreation 352-253-4950 or online at lakecountyfl.gov.

Marion County Parks and Recreation Volunteer, Joan Bernat.

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Veterans Corner

BY JANICE DOYLE

Eric Leonard, Public Information Officer

at Andersonville Na-tional Park, has a pas-sion for military history, even the haunting parts like the prisoners of war. Andersonville is home to the National POW Museum which means he and rangers in the park talk about the tragedy of POWs every day. Leonard said, “We address the fact that this is the most famous of 150 military prisons across the pan-orama of American military history.” Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia comprises three distinct components: the former site of Camp Sumter Civil War Military Prison, the Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum, which opened in 1998 to honor all U.S. prisoners of war in all wars. The military prison site began as a stockade built about 18 months before the end of the U.S. Civil War to hold Union Army prisoners captured by Confederate soldiers. Designed for a maximum of 10,000 prisoners, at its most crowded it held more than 32,000 men in horrific conditions. As a national cemetery for veterans and their spouses, Andersonville has about 200 burials a year. (By compari-son, Arlington averages 200 per week.) The National POW Museum is yet another facet. “Part of our story here is that no matter what conflict you were involved in, the emotions are haunt-ingly the same,” said Leonard. In the National Park System alone there are over 12 POW museums, but this is the place most talked about. “We’re the famous one, but not the only one.” He notes that the museum is a reminder that the cost of POWs is a tangible consequence of any conflict, including our present Middle East involvements.

POW Day of Remembrance He and other park staff members joined thousands of visitors and the surrounding community for National POW Recognition Day on the third Friday of September. The annual presidential-ly declared day included the Avenue of Flags. This is the display of a mul-

tiplicity of U.S. flags arrayed on both sides of the principal drive that leads from the main entrance or gate into the cemetery. Leonard said, “The cemetery is a beautiful, haunting, moving place any day of the year. The Avenue of Flags brings those feelings up a notch.” About 1,000 motorcycles called “The Ride Home” rode into the area to honor and remember all former prisoners of war. They escorted the Vietnam moving wall to the campus of Georgia Southwestern University in Americus and brought in about 100 POWs from WWII, Korea and Vietnam for recognition and honor. The time of recognition continued when Former POWs spoke at a convocation held on the GSW campus. One speaker was Iraq War POW Shoshana N. Johnson, the first African American female POW.

Several anniversaries this year This is a busy year for remembering POWs. Leonard said, “It is the 60th anniversary of the 1953 Korean War armistice and the release of Americans held by the Chinese and Koreans. Last spring marked Operation Homecoming, the 40th anniversary of the return of our Vietnam POWs, and coming up is also the 10th anniversary of the release of the POWs taken early in the Iraqi War.” Admission to the park is free. For more information, please call 229-924-0343 or visit the site online.

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Ask Cindy Your Makeup QuestionsDear Cindy, What are some tips for choosingand using lipstick?

As we age, our lips become thin and more wrinkled and lines

may develop around the mouth area. There are expensive solutions such lip injections which can be very painful and uncomfortable. Here are some of my “lips tips” for you: • Love Pinks. I encourage older wom-en to go to pink and embrace it. If you have fair skin, consider lipstick shades such as nudes, a slightly apricot shade, pinks and light corals. Women with a medium skin tone can go a bit darker. Deep plum, chocolate or red is fabulous with dark or black skin. Rule of thumb: the perfect shade is just a shade or two darker than your own natural color. • To wear lip liner correctly, draw just outside your natural lip line above the bow of your top lip

and just outside the fattest part of your lower lip. Don’t line from one end to the other! You can fill in the rest of the lips with the line. Then top with a lipstick or gloss.

• For chapped lips, exfoliate using an old toothbrush and a dollop of petroleum jelly.

• Keep your lipstick from bleeding by dipping a cotton swab in a trans-lucent powder and rolling it outside the lip line before you apply color. A quick way to remove lipstick is to slather on petroleum jelly, let it sit for a minute and then wipe off. Makeup remover also works.

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He Wrote the Book on Weight LossBY EVELYN MACKEY

“I struggled for over 50 years with my weight problem, from just

being overweight, to obese, to severely obese,” says Philip Hamrick. The retired information management specialist is living proof that you don’t have to spend money for dieting and diet-related products to lose weight and keep it off.

Hamrick, who lost 220 pounds in recent years, says, “My weight gain was from mismanagement of eating habits.” In his early years, he played sports, including weight lifting, and as long as he was exercising he could maintain his weight. When he got into heavy lifting, he had to his get weight up. He stopped weight lifting but didn’t change his eating habits. He also went from an active to inactive job. “The next thing I knew I

had gained 10 pounds and then 20 pounds and then I got up to 300 pounds,” Hamrick says. In his 40s he weighed 350 pounds, then went over 440 pounds, and his health suffered. At 57, he started his own weight-loss program. Hamrick says he turned himself into a foodaholic in that he thought about everything that had to do with the food he ate. Dieting today is hard, says Hamrick. He mentions buffets, social lives built on food, larger portion sizes, fast food. “I had to learn to eat and enjoy but control myself.”

What he did to lose He learned to lose one or two pounds a week. “I was eating 4500 calories, so to get down to 200 pounds I had to go down

to eating only 2000 calories a day.” First he cut 1,000 calories a day and began to lose. It took him three years to get to the weight he wanted. He began to exercise but says, “ The older you get the harder it gets. Pain felt good when I was younger. At 60 pain hurts and it takes longer to get over it. I’ll never bench press 460 pounds again, but I’m lifting 150 to 170 which tones and burns calories.”

He also does isometrics like chinups for muscle tone. Hamrick’s routine is one hour in the weight room three times a week and a five-mile walk three days a week. “The hard part is still keeping it off!” At 218 pounds, his pulse is normal, his sugar levels and cholesterol are good, he can move easily, stand longer and walk regularly. Hamrick’s 9-to-5 career days had in-cluded much documentation, so when he went on the diet, he documented what he ate and did. That led to his book, The Easi-est Weight Management and Smart Eating Program which is a guide for others.

What he does: I eat anything so I don’t have cravings, but I control portion size. I’ve had a couple of breaks, but I catch myself and get back on track the next day. I recognize that every day is a battle.

The Easiest Weight Management and Smart Eating Program for Weight Loss by Philip Hamrick.

Health

Philip Hamrick before... ...and after!


Kicking the Sugar HabitOur sugar-laden diet is literally

killing us. That’s the conclusion of a study reported at the annual meet-ing of the American Heart Association this year. Sodas and fruit drinks aren’t our only sources of sugar. The average American eats between 22 and 30 teaspoons of added sugar each day, according to the AHA. “The harmful effects of sugar are primarily due to the weight gain from added sugar in the foods we eat and sugar-sweetened bever-ages,” says Dr. Michelle Hauser of Harvard Medical School. How much sugar do we actu-ally need? According to AHA guidelines, women shouldn’t get more than 100 daily calories (about 6 teaspoons) from added sugar. In reality, “You don’t need any added sugar,” Dr. Hauser says.

Sugar aliases Sugar comes in many forms—includ-ing honey, brown rice syrup, corn syrup and molasses. You want to limit all of them. By and large, all types of sugar have the same effect on your body—with one exception. Researchers say that fructose, but not glucose, alters blood flow in areas of the brain that stimulate appetite. “When we take in high-fructose corn syrup and fructose, it stimulates appetite and causes us to eat more,” Dr. Hauser says. So you want to especially limit foods containing high-fructose corn syrup (such as sodas and sweetened cereals). Always read labels. You can control the amount of extra sugar you spoon onto your food, but sometimes it’s hard to spot sugar hidden in presweetened packaged and processed products.

Are artificial sweeteners better? Artificial sweet-eners, which are sugar-free and typically lower in calories than sugar,

might seem like healthier options, but that idea is controversial. There’s also evidence that eating these sweeteners, which are generally hundreds—or even thousands—of times sweeter than sugar, can make you crave sweets even more. You undermine the benefit of using artificial sweeteners, for ex-ample, if you use a glass of diet soda to justify having a bowl of ice cream. However, if artificial sweeteners can help you cut back on calories in a meaningful way, then they can be helpful in controlling weight and blood sugar. “For people who are trying to make small changes to their diet, artificial sweeteners are sometimes a good stepping stone, but they’re not a permanent fix,” Dr. Hauser says. You may wonder which artificial sweetener is best. All of the sweeten-ers on the market today are considered safe. Prior reports linking saccharin to bladder cancer in rats were overturned in later studies which didn’t find any evidence of the same effect in humans. Aspartame being linked to cancer has also been disproved. Still, if you’re concerned about the safety of your artificial sweetener, Dr. Hauser suggests using sucralose, which has not been linked to any adverse health effects.

Break the sugar addiction If you’re “hooked” on sugar, don’t try to eliminate all sugary foods at once. Eat a healthy diet made up of more satisfying foods—whole

grains, fruits, vegetables, healthy oils and lean

protein. “When you get used to eating

fewer super-sweet things, you crave them less,” Dr. Hauser says. “You become more

satisfied with less sweet things.” You

also won’t feel guilty on those less

frequent occasions when you do splurge.

Thursday, October 17th @ 2:30 PMELDER CARE & HOUSING OPTIONS:

Who does what & how do I pay for it?In this seminar you will hear about the differences between

independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care. You will gain an understanding of what each type of community can do according to state guidelines. Pay sources for each type of

community will also be discussed. Presented by Richard Mitchell, Elder Advocate & Care Manager, Mitchell Elder Care, Inc.

Friday, October 25th @ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PMFALL FESTIVAL & BAKE SALE

Join us for our annual Fall Festival. Enjoy the outdoor BBQ, games and a hayride. Sit back and relax while you listen to entertainer, Mr. October. All proceeds from the bake sale will be donated to PACE –

Believing in Girls. If you wish to donate baked goods please contact us.

Wednesday, October 30th @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMHALLOWEEN STORYTELLING

Enjoy this thrilling performance by Master Storyteller, L. Schuyler Ford.

Thursday, October 31st @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMHALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT

Join us for Trick or Treating this year. It will surely put a smile on our resident’s faces as they see all the children in their costumes. The candy

will be donated by The Bridge and given out by our residents.

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Historic Book PresentedD.R.S. (Donna) Bott recently

presented a copy of her book “The Chetwynd Chronicles” to the Lady Lake Historical Society Museum. Chetwynd, roughly located between Leesburg and Lady Lake, was an English colony in what is now Lake County from 1882 to 1902. Bott’s book records a group of young Englishmen, led by Granville

Chetwynd-Stapylton, who came to Central Florida to learn the citrus trade. 140 Chetwynd colonists have been identified from around the world. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Fruitland Park is the colony’s sole structure remaining from Chetwynd. Visit with Bott at thechetwynd-chronicles.com or contact her at the [email protected].

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Congratulations to September’s winner, Angela McElroy!

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Word Search OctoberIn the grid below, twenty answers can be found that fit the category for today. Circle each answer that you find and list it in the space provided at the right of the grid. Answers can be found in all directions – forwards, backwards, horizontally,

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No matter your politics, religion or lifestyle, the maxim “all of

life is a wager” is a reliable one, says Marshall Chamberlain, a self-de-scribed recluse and, by many stan-dards, modern-day Renaissance man. “It seems to me that most people live in a state of inertia and pursue only the most prescribed avenues. To me, the world is much too rich not to sample what life’s buffet has to offer,” says Chamberlain, who has experienced life as a businessman, an officer in the U.S. Marines, husband (and divorcee), father, world traveler, boat dweller, writer and all-around adventurer. “Spend your days putting off your dreams, and the time to realize those dreams can easily slip away. Consider-ing time and the unknowable nature of

one’s expiration date, all of life is a wager. I say the time for taking action on those ideas—usually relegated to day-dreams—is now.” If you’re feeling like a drone, Chamberlain of-fers the following tips on the way to becoming a true adventurer:

• Parlay your strengths into new adventures. With a period of his life invested in the USMC, Chamberlain became accustomed to a largely physical, Spartan-like existence. After his divorce, he decided to simplify the needs of his everyday life, so he became self-sufficient, living aboard a 30-foot sailboat for the better part of 10 years. He also

traveled the world, participated in activities communing with nature and pursued his passion to become an author of adventure-thrillers.• Make a list of what’s really important to you; trim the fat soon after. To put it simply, most of us will not know in advance of our death. We know one thing: we will one day die. With a finite amount of time to wager, we simply don’t have the time to watch the same bad movie every Friday night. Go big! Lose 20 pounds of fat and gain 20 pounds of muscle, or take a chance with that crush you’ve been nursing for six months, or buy a guitar and learn how to play it! You don’t have time for a banal life.• Become fluent in a second language (literally and figuratively). Indeed, become familiar with Span-ish, French, Italian or some other language. More importantly, become fluent in a new language to approach-ing life. Start saying yes to ideas

that you’ve harbored for a long time. One thing leads to another; perhaps in learning Italian you’ll develop a passion for the language’s rich culture. This could lead you on a trip to Italy. Who knows? The important takeaway is not to fear a new kind of fluency.• Confront your fears. Are you sick and tired of the sheer predictability of your existence? Nothing shrugs off the dreary residue of the daily commute than jumping out of a plane to put things in perspective. If you have a fear of heights and skydiving is too overwhelm-ing, consider going to the top of the tall-est building near you. Confronting fear not only fills you with adrenaline… you will also likely walk away filled with confidence. But don’t let the adventure stop there! Let this be a lesson in affirm-ing life’s exciting potential; keep the adventure going by testing your limits.

Chamberlain is author of the Ancestor Series of adventure-thrillers. Go to marshallchamberlain.com.

Make Life Interesting: Diversify Your Experiences

Author and adventurer Marshall Chamberlain


Chips Ahoy!BY MARK PILARSKI

Dear Mark: I plan on purchas-ing a new set of poker

chips for, as you so often put it, our weekly kitchen-table poker game. We currently use a cheap plastic set. Be-sides a quality upgrade, how many chips do you think I should buy? —Paul M.

Casino chips, also known as ca-sino or gaming tokens, checks or cheques, are small round discs used in lieu of hard currency. When purchasing a set of chips, there are two things you should keep in mind: quantity and quality. As with most things, you pay for quality, and I recommend buying the highest quality chip set your budget allows. The vast majority of authentic casino chips are “clay” chips, although they are more accurately described as com-pression molded chips. The chips used in North American casinos typically weigh about 10 grams, but can range anywhere between 8 and 14 grams. As for quantity, a good rule of thumb is as follows:3 – 4 players: 300 chip set will suffice.4 – 6 players: 400-500 chip set will do.6 – 8 players: 500-650 chip set would be a minimum.8 – 10 players: At least 1,000 plus chips. Although this is a suggested amount required, you really cannot have too many chips, only too few. So, buy the amount you can afford and pur-chase more down the road if you need them. Many chip resellers main-tain an open stock of their chips, so you should be able to obtain chips matching what you already own. Currently, there are literally thou-sands of sets on eBay, so expect to pay around $50 for a set of 300 (14-gram composite, 3-tone chips). A similar set of 300 clay chips will cost about $20 to $30 more. An injection-molded plastic set can be had for far less.

If your kitchen table game sees plenty of action, you will appreciate bucking up for quality and quan-

tity. Have your crew pitch in for a top-of-the-line, 1,000 true clay chip set that are 39 mm in diameter and 14 grams in weight. Plan on that chip set putting you

back about $150. You can’t put a price on a good time.

Dear Mark: Probably not the most interesting question you ever received, but I would be interested in your an-swer. About a month ago I walked up to a blackjack table while the dealer was shuffling. I placed $100 cash on the table for chips. A lady seated at the table said, “He can’t take it, he’s shuf-fling.” I said I would wait, the money won’t walk away. She said, “No, take it back NOW!” I said “gladly,” hav-ing no desire to play with the bossy lady, and went to another table. I certainly made the right decision, as I did very well at the other table. But, I later wondered if I violated some un-known etiquette, not that doing so would justify the lady’s nasty tone. —Gary M.

This should not have been an ‘Aha! Gotcha’ moment, Gary. Plenty of objects are not allowed on a blackjack table, but your hard-earned money, at any given time, is not one of them. Sure, no dealer will stop mid-shuffle to convert cash into chips, but no table etiquette that I am aware of states you can’t put money on the layout while the dealer is shuffling cards. Of course, I can’t discount the possibility of some goofy house rule where you play. The funniest thing I have seen allowed on the layout was a chocolate-colored toy poodle, good-naturedly sitting alongside the player’s chips, barking every time the player yelled “Snapper” when he got a blackjack. The player was a whale (big hitter), and a George (big tipper), so I am sure some rule was undoubtedly suspended that night. I won’t mention the pit boss on duty by name, but his initials were M.P. (SENIOR WIRE)

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Theater This MonthThrough 13 “Les Miserables” Ocala

Civic Theatre. 352-236-2274.

Through 13 “Noises Off” at the Ice-house, Mount Dora. 352-383-4616.

5 and 6 “So This is Broadway” Musical show. $19. Mount Dora

Community Building. 352-735-7183.

8 –10 The Villages Musical Company presents “You’re a

Good Man Charlie Brown” at The Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

17 – 27 Theatre production of “Almost Maine” Ocala

Civic Theatre. 352-236-2274.

25 – 29 “Fiddler on the Roof” Savannah Center, The Villages,

Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

Ocali Country DaysDon’t miss an all new

Ocali Country Days this fall. The festival runs through the weekend of November 9 – 10 from 9 am to 4 pm with ongoing live music, historic displays, vendors and more. Cost is just $5 per person with children 5 and under admitted free. Visitors will experience a “Walk Through Time” this year with Living History exhibits spanning prehistoric

Florida to the twentieth century. There will also be exhibits highlighting the arrival of the Spanish in 1513 in recognition of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Europeans in Florida. The Silver River Museum is located within the beautiful Silver Springs State Park, 1445 NE. 58th Ave., Ocala. Visit their website at www.SilverRiverMuseum.com or call 352-236-5401 for more information.

BY GRACE GROTE Live It Up!You are HOW old? Holy cow, kid,

get real! Live it up! Spend it! You want those French carving knives with the musical handles—get ‘em. You need those custom-made golf clubs that never shoot over sixty-five—get ‘em. Maybe it’s cyber-hot everything: iPods, Upods, Peapods, get ‘em all! And then: GOTCHA! House, car, health insurance, taxes, to say nothing of food, especially eat-out dinners. As for unplanned expenses, you could even die. You think that’s a cheap trip? Think again. What were you, ant or grasshopper? Ant, of course, toiling for a snug nest in your old age. But your money has to go to The Needy: the dentist who needs that nice world cruise, the insurance companies who need to take more and give less. To talk really down and dirty, you get ice cream cones for two dollars each. That cracking noise is thousands of nest eggs breaking coast to coast.

What to do? Never mind the spend-or-save crunch today. What about tomorrow? How do we leave anything for those we leave behind, if there’s nothing left to leave? What if our mon-ey dies before we do? Oh, it’s a nice little bundle of thorns to toss around! Years ago on a tour I saw the national boodle stored in Manhattan bedrock, a heart-sinking, buried-alive elevator ride many floors down in the U.S. Treasury Building where stacks and stacks of solid gold bricks gleamed softly before our gratified eyes. With the stash at Fort Knox, I figured the home of the brave and the free was also sweetly, securely, stinking rich. That was then; this is now. Government presses are humming along printing out dollars in numbers like the sands of the Sahara. What, how and who is going to back up all that pretty green paper? But one thing is not hard to know: why are the presses humming? Well, if you could do what they’re doing, wouldn’t you be humming too?

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If you have ever traveled to New Orleans, eating great seafood was

probably high on your ‘to do’ list. Chef Gisele Perez, a New Orleans na-tive, loves to showcase the delicacies of her home town. Here are two of her favorite salads that bring together the best of New Orleans food. You can make them at home as well. Both recipes feature a key ingredient found in many New Orleans dishes: Ravigote, a French-Creole sauce traditionally used with cold seafood, particularly crab and shrimp.

Crabmeat Ravigote Stuffed Tomatoes1 lb lump crabmeat1 /2 c of Sauce Ravigote (recipe follows)

4 large ripe beefy tomatoes

Drain excess water from the crabmeat, and pick through it for bits of shell. Add the Sauce Ravigote, mixing gently with a wooden spoon, so as not to break the lumps. Using a sharp steak knife, core the tomatoes and remove the meaty part. Fill with the dressed crabmeat. Garnish with minced parsley and/or basil chiffonade.

Shrimp and Tortellini Salad with Sauce Ravigote1 lb cheese tortellini,

cooked and cooled slightly1/ 2 lb cooked shrimp,

split in half1 small bunch asparagus

(8 – 9 spears), roasted and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1/ 2 red or yellow bell pepper, roasted, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice

1/2 c Ravigote Sauce Combine together the tortellini, shrimp, asparagus and roasted pepper in a large bowl. Gently mix in the Ravigote. Garnish with snipped herbs. You can mix in whatever vegetables you have on hand—artichoke hearts and roasted cherry tomatoes would be excellent!

Sauce Ravigote1 eggJuice of 1/2 lemon1/2 c Creole mustard2 c vegetable oil1 tsp prepared horseradish1/2 tsp hot sauce2 Tbsp capers4 scallions, choppedChiffonade of 2 – 3 large basil leaves1 Tbsp parsley, choppedPinch white pepper

Put egg in bowl of food processor; pour lemon juice over it. Let stand one minute, then add the mustard. Turn on the food processor, and dribble the oil in slowly through the feeder tube. Stir in remaining ingredients. Recipe: Copyright Gisele Perez – PainPerduBlog.com.

Recipe

Go “Cruisin’ Thru The Fifties” at Breeze Dinner Theater

Step back in time and go “Cruisin’ Thru the Fifties” with Jimmy Mazz

on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at The Breeze Dinner Theater at the Ramada Venice Resort. Jimmy will take audience members on a fantastic musical trip through the 1950s filled with sensa-tional singing and entertaining anecdotes. Special Guest “Johnny T” will add his unique performance style to the event. Enjoy a complete three course meal and show for only $39 in-cluding tax and tip. The evening opens with a social hour (cash bar) at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:30 pm and show time at 8 pm. Reserve your seats by calling the Ramada Venice Resort at 941-308-7700. The Ramada Venice Resort is located at 425 US 41 Bypass N., Venice. Let Jimmy and Johnny T take you on a ride through all the great music of the fifties including everything

from Bobby Sox tunes to the songs heralded by revving motors and black leather jackets. Beginning in

the early fifties, Jimmy croons beautiful hit songs like the Tennessee Waltz by the lovely Patti Paige and Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me by Karen Chandler. As the decade heats up, Jimmy rocks out with great artists like Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Dion, Fats Domino, Bobby Darin, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry and Bill Haley, not to mention the King, Elvis Presley.

The Breeze Dinner Theater at The Ramada Venice Resort offers guests quality entertainment combined with the fine dining and excellent service that have earned our resort the 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.” Visit Jimmy’s website www.jmazzsings.com to see photos and video. Photo by R. Burch Photography

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In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy. And Dot Com was a comely woman, large of breast, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, “Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?” And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, “How, dear?”

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camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS. And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafen-ing sound of drums that no one no-ticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. Indeed he did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates’ drumheads and drumsticks. And Dot did say, “Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others.” And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known. He said, “We need a name that reflects what we are.” And Dot replied, “Young Ambi-tious Hebrew Owner Operators.” “YAHOO,” said Abraham. And because it was Dot’s idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com. Abraham’s cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot’s drums to locate things around the countryside. It soon became known as God’s Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE). That is how it all began.

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Diversity Is a Bonus for

Winter TripsBY VICTOR BLOCK

Women wearing the latest fashions stroll into Gucci and Neiman

Marcus intent on adding to their chic winter wardrobes. Not far away, men and women wearing blue jeans and boots pass through the swinging doors of taverns that would be at home on the set of a Western movie. My afternoon was spent exploring a rugged wilderness of giant cactus and towering mesas.

The first impression of Scottsdale, Arizona, is the diversity of attractions. The shopping alone provides an intro-duction to the something for everyone variety. Along with top-of-the-line stores are shops selling cowboy hats, boots and everything that’s worn between them. Even visitors who don’t buy whole hog into the cowboy theme find that casual attire is perfect for exploring the Sonoran Desert which surrounds the town. While descriptions of deserts usually include words like bleak and drab, I learned that what looks like a dry wasteland is home to plants and animals that have adapted to life in searing summer temperatures—winter highs hover in the 50s—and an almost complete lack of water. The Sonoran Desert is a virtual cactus heaven. The majestic saguaro (pronounced suh-WAHR-oh) can grow to 50 feet tall and live as long as 200 years.

Many other species of cactus also find the Sonoran’s arid conditions to their liking. They come in a range of shapes and sizes, and colorful names —like purple prickly pear, organ pipe and teddy-bear cholla—add to their appeal. Also fascinating is how plant and animal life have adapted to the harsh environment. Some cactus have stems that expand to trap rainwater for later use. The saguaro can store enough water to last up to a year. The western banded gecko collects liquid in its long tail. There’s a wide choice of alternatives for exploring this other-worldly setting. On land, they include hiking, biking, horseback rides and off-road driving tours. Those who prefer to take to the air may choose a hot-air balloon ride or clamber aboard an airplane, helicopter or even a seaplane for a flight that includes a lake landing.

Some of the desert’s magic and magnificence is captured in sanctuaries and museums. The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a mini-wilderness that provides an enticing introduction to the desert. It’s home to hundreds of types of plants and animals, and 60 miles of trails. The Desert Botanical Garden contains more kinds of cactus than I knew existed. Five paths meander through an amazingly varied collec-tion of arid plants from deserts around the world. Exhibits demonstrate how Native Americans used various plants for food, medicine and other needs. In fact, reminders of American Indians are everywhere. An extensive collection of Indian art and artifacts is featured at the Heard Museum locations in North Scottsdale and adjacent Phoenix. The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park sits atop remains of a village of the Hohokam people,

who lived in the area from about 450 to 1450 AD. They were the first to cultivate the Sonoran Desert, using a vast system of irrigation ditches, some of which are still visible. Also intact are an excavated ball court, and full-scale reproductions of both early houses and a later-style adobe home. Neighborhoods in and around Scottsdale combine interesting historical tidbits with an array of shopping and recreational opportunities.

Old Town, perched on the original site of the community, is a hub of muse-ums, historic structures, dining, night life and shopping. Many of the city’s estimated 125 art galleries also are there, offering works ranging from ren-derings of cowboys and Native Ameri-cans to avant-garde abstract pieces. Other enclaves have unique appeals. Cave Creek (population about 5,000) was settled in 1870 by miners and ranchers, and served as a stopping point for U.S. Cavalry troops. The town clings stubbornly and proudly to its western heritage, as home to several saloons and periodic rodeos. The adjacent village of Carefree is very different in atmosphere. It was built as a planned community with homes now valued at millions of dollars, which line streets with names like Easy, Tranquil, Ho and Hum. Locals describe this juxtaposition of Old and New West as the “home of cowboys and caviar.” That same comfortable marriage of old with new, casual with chic is experienced everywhere in and around Scottsdale. This combination of upscale life with a laid-back attitude adds to its charm and allure. For more information about a visit to Scottsdale, call (800) 782-1117 or log onto experiencescottsdale.com.

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(L) The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park. (R) Hiking through the Sonoran Desert.

(L) Take a Sonoran Desert Jeep Tour.

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Three Things Every Woman Should Know About Herself and Her MoneyIf you’re a woman, chances are

good that either you’re singularly responsible for managing your money or you will be at some point. That could be a problem: Even among the very affluent, many women admit they know little to nothing about bigger-picture money concerns such as financial planning and investment management.

Part of the problem is that financial education is male-oriented, catering to how men’s brains are wired and what appeals to them, says Luna Jaffe, author of the new “Wild Money: A Creative Journey to Financial Wisdom.” “When we approach it creatively and from a more emotion-based perspective, women are not only drawn to learning about it, they have no trouble getting it,” Jaffe says.

She offers these three things every woman should know about their relationship to money:

• Your investment decisions are in-fluenced by your emotional baggage. We all bring baggage into our relationships, and it’s no different with money, Jaffe says. When you’re not aware of the baggage operating quietly in the background, you may think you’re making smart decisions when you’re actually simply reacting

to past experiences. And those might not have been even your own experiences! “Whether you or a loved one suffered the consequences of a bad financial investment, it can color your thinking in many ways, from destroying your confidence in your judgment to writing off all similar investments as ‘bad.’’’ Take time to reflect on the experiences you’ve had with investing, the decisions you

made and the conclusions you made as a result. What stories do you tell yourself because of these experiences?

• Understand the emotional response with which you receive money, wheth-er a paycheck, a gift or an inheritance. It’s important to receive money with grace—to savor it, to be grateful for it, to be at peace with it. But depending on the circumstances by which it arrives, and lingering emotions from

past experiences, we sometimes receive money with anger, guilt, re-sentment, greed, entitlement or any of a host of other negative emotions. This can lead to self-destructive actions.

• Know your comfort zone for risk and stay within it. Investment comes with risks; you can assume a lot for potentially greater returns, or less for lower returns. Understanding your Comfort Zone and staying within it will help you stay committed to your financial plan. If you got $100,000 with instructions to invest it all in just ONE of these options—stocks, a savings account, a mutual fund portfolio of stocks and bonds or your best friend’s start-up—which would you choose? Knowing whether you’re very conservative, happy with a little growth, comfortable with some ups and downs or in for adventure will help you avoid taking financial advice that makes you uncomfortable.

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How the Actor Does It!

74-year-old actor George Hamilton has spent 60 years in Hollywood

and offers these tips to living a healthy lifestyle: • Exercise 11 minutes a day…yes, that’s it!• Eat plant-based products and more vegetables and fruits

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