Now & Then, January 2015

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NOW&THEN

CELEBRATING TODAY...REMEMBERING YESTERDAY

YOUNG AT HEARTSTAYING CONNECTED

THROUGH THE GOLDEN YEARS

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Editor’s NoteHappy 2015

A Look Back In History Googling History from A-Z

Calendar of EventsSurrounding areas give you something to do

Joke CornerThe Magician and The Parrot

The Last WordLeaving you with a fi nal thought

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Now & Then WELLNESS

Now & Then LIFESTYLE

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Young at HeartStaying connected through the golden years

Glendora Health Care CenterWhere care is the top priority!

How to Stay Occupied Upon the arrival of the long nights of winter

Community SpotlightRobyn Holbert

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Now & Then INSIDE

Living SmartTo Protect Your Heart

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Wayne County. It is meant to enlighten, entertain and

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Another year has come and gone and like many hopeful New Year’s Resolutionists, everyone is clinging to the hopes of making their’s come

true. It is possible as long as you set some goals and you are rational about what you wish to acheive.

Maybe one of your resolutions is to not get sucked into the wintertime slump. In this edition of Now & Then we bring you some ways to keep you occupied during the dull winter months. Make the most of it!

If you are looking for a place to retire or place that will care for your loved one, look no farther than Glendora Health Care in Wooster. At Glendora, you are fi rst priority. Your health and happiness matters and the staff will make you feel right at home.

Don’t fear you are falling out of touch with the ever changing technological world. Even as a senior, you can keep up with the latest in social media. You might even be surprised at just how many seniors are already involved in social media and other technological advances.

Our spotlight this month is a very energetic woman who has learned to “not take life too seriously.” She has taken her life experiences and reconstructed them in the life of her fi ctional character Annie Harrison. With each book she would take a little piece of her life and allow the story to grow.

Don’t let the cold and snow get you down this winter. Get some friends together and go ice skating at the local pond, host a movie night with plenty of hot chocolate and snacks, or just enjoy a cozy night in by the fi re catching up on your fast growing reading list.

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Upon the arrival of winter, many people wonder about how to cope with dark skies and increased time spent indoors. Those who leave for work or school in the

early morning and return in the evening may fi nd they have little to no opportunity to see and enjoy the sun.

The transition to winter can be diffi cult. Certain biochemical changes take place in the body in reaction to less sunlight, and it helps to know about these changes should they prove problematic when winter hits full swing.

Many people experience seasonal affective disorder, often referred to as SAD. SAD is marked by increased sleepiness, depression, anxiety, irritability, and lack of energy. Experts think that two specifi c chemicals in the brain, melatonin and serotonin, may play a signifi cant role in SAD. These two chemicals help regulate a person's sleep-wake cycles, energy and mood. The short days and long hours of darkness in fall and winter may cause increased levels of melatonin and decreased levels of serotonin, creating the biological conditions for depression.

SAD also can inspire a craving for sugary foods or carbohydrates, which may be the body's natural way to stimulate more serotonin production or get an energy boost.

The following are some ways to feel more energized and upbeat despite the long hours of darkness.

• Spend as many hours as you can outside. When you wake up in the morning, open the curtains or blinds and soak up the sun's rays. This can help you get some vitamin D and

will also suppress melatonin production, which could make you feel drowsy.

• Invest in a light therapy lamp. These lamps simulate the rays of the sun and can be particularly helpful for those who experience SAD from decreased sunlight. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to get the exposure you need. Light therapy can improve mood and decrease other SAD symptoms.

• Continue outdoor activities. Even when it is snowy or dark, life should still go on as normal. Try to maintain normal recreational schedules, making time for outdoor activities. Fresh air can be revitalizing, and studies have shown that exercise can help to combat depression.

• Spend additional time with friends or family members. Routinely play host or hostess to friends and family. Hosting people in a social setting is good for the mind and can stave off feelings of cabin fever.

• Host activities that take advantage of the darkness. Kids can play a rousing game of hide-and-seek in the yard while their parents light a fi re in the hearth or in an outdoor fi re pit and warm up with mugs of hot chocolate. Play games of laser tag or give children glow sticks so they can still have fun outdoors.

Darker times are ahead, but people can make it through the winter months by planning activities that do not necessarily require sunlight.

How to Stay Occupied UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE LONG NIGHTS OF WINTER


Story by CATIE NOYESNOW & THEN EDITOR

“Let our family take care of yours” is not just a motto for the Glendora Health Care Center in Wooster, it is a way of life. “This is a smaller, more ‘home-like’ atmosphere where you don’t get lost in the shuffl e,” said Evan Hamilton, MBA, LNHA, administrator for Glendora.

Glendora Health Care Center was started by a family in Wayne County in 1976 and sold to Progressive Quality Care in 2001. Glendora is a Medicare and Medicaid Certifi ed care provider with 56 skilled nursing and rehabilitation beds and provides long and short term care.

The small facility puts care at the center of everything they do. “One of the benefi ts of a smaller facility is everyone knows everyone and it is very conducive to that family-like atmosphere,” said Christine Bair, LPN, social services and interim admissions at Glendora.

In order to provide quality care, it is important to have quality employees and Hamilton is not afraid to admit that he has the best. “A lot of our staff are people whose hearts are in the right spot, who understand the philosophy that excellent care and excellent customer service is number one,” said Hamilton.

“Most have never even worked in the industry before,” he said. “Now they are some of the best in the industry.” Hamilton took a chance on his staff as he sought out those who showed him a true, genuine compassion and care for people. His philosophy, “I can teach you everything you need to know [about the position] but I can’t teach you how to be a good person.”

“I like that fact that it is smaller and ‘home-like,’” said Sherry Schartiger, business offi ce manager and HR/payroll at Glendora. Coming from a larger facility, where she worked for many years, Schartiger says she feels at home among the people of Glendora.

“I have been in nursing a long time and this is the kind of place I was looking for my entire career,” added Bair.

Sarah Gentry, the Life and Enrichment Director for Glendora, keeps residents active both mentally and physically by holding activities multiple times throughout the day. “We do a lot of music because I was a music major and that’s my favorite thing to do. One thing everyone can connect to is music,” said Gentry.

PHOTOS BY CATIE NOYES: ABOVE: A SPEECH THERAPIST HELPS A RESIDENT LEARN TO USE A CELL PHONE. RIGHT: EVAN HAMILTON, GLENDORA ADMINISTRATOR, TAKES SOME TIME TO CHAT WITH THE RESIDENTS.

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Group singings, crafts and daily trivia are just a few of the activities residents can partake in. Activities are personalized for each resident who wishes to be a part of them. If a resident is unable to make it down to a certain activity, the staff brings the activities to them.

“She loves working with people and the people just love her,” said Hamilton.

Outings are also planned for residents as they have traveled to the Akron Zoo, the circus, an Akron RubberDucks (formerly Akron Aeros) baseball game, various plays and local community events. Resident’s may also enjoy a day out on the town shopping, enjoying the local famer’s markets and grabbing lunch or dinner in town.

The community can get in on the fun as well. Glendora hosted an Octoberfest last fall which featured a live band and samples of pretzels and beer cheese dip. During the major holidays, family members can bring the children in for trick-or-treating in Halloween, pictures with Santa during the Christmas season and meet the Easter Bunny.

A pancake breakfast is held three times a year which always has a great turnout of community members. “We’ve heard it’s the best around,” said Bair. The next pancake breakfast will be held March 18 from 8-9:30 a.m. at Glendora.

An Easter Egg Extravaganza will be held March 22 from 2-3:30 p.m. Children can enjoy following the bunny trail to fill their baskets with special treats and get pictures with the Easter Bunny. Both events are free and open to the community.

A special memorial service is put together with the help of LifeCare Hospice where a special ornament is made in honor of a loved one who passed. The family can hang the ornament on the memory tree at Glendora through December so the residents can remember their friends. After the holidays, the ornaments are mailed to the families.

Glendora is always happy to welcome volunteers. Gentry explained, they have a few core volunteers that the residents love to see each week, but the community is welcome to come and assist with events and activities.

As Glendora looks to the future, they foresee some big, exciting changes coming for the small health care facility. While they can’t disclose any detailed information, Hamilton explained, the upcoming project is something that will not only fit well in the community, but is something that the community deserves.

“We don’t know all the details yet, but there is going to an exciting announcement in the fall of 2015,” said Hamilton.

In February of 2014, Glendora unveiled cutting edge technology with the TED Rx system – a state-of-the-art, pharmacy system. Glendora is one of the first in the state to introduce this technology in their nursing home.

The TED Rx system can store over 250 medications making it easy for residents to get the medications they need in a timely manner. Instead of waiting for prescriptions to arrive, TED Rx has prescriptions readily available for new residents.

TED Rx also makes it easy for the nursing staff to prepare each patients prescription regimen by simply entering their name in the system. Each patient is registered so that when their names are entered, the machine automatically dispenses the appropriate amount of each prescription in packets.

While Hamilton is proud to be able to provide these advanced services to the residents and community, it all comes back to the care. “The main focus needs to be: are you getting the care you deserve and the care that you need? That is our main focus,” said Hamilton.

Glendora Health Care is located at 1552 N. Honeytown Road, Wooster. For more information call 330-264-0912 or visit www.glendoracarecenter.com.

PHOTO BY CATIE NOYES: LEFT: KEITH FATH (LEFT), A STUDENT FROM THE OTA PROGRAM AT BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE AND SHANNON ZIMMERLY (RIGHT), COTA THERAPY MANAGER, HELP A RESIDENT WITH STANDING AND WALKING DURING A THERAPY SESSION.

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HEALTH

When it comes to recognizing and responding to the signs of a heart attack, early action can make the difference between life and death. But action

even earlier to improve lifestyle and eating habits can make a big difference, too.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports about 25 percent of all deaths each year in the United States can be attributed to heart disease, making it the single largest killer of both men and women. Taking a preventive approach and making healthy choices can help manage your risk for a heart attack and other forms of heart disease.

Help protect your heart with these healthy lifestyle tips from the CDC:

MANAGE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. Certain diseases and health conditions are known to put you at greater risk for developing heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Follow your doctor’s guidance to gain control of any medical issues early on.

to help maintain a healthy heart, reduce the risk of heart disease and support healthy blood pressure levels.

MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. Exceeding your ideal weight range for your height puts you at greater risk for heart disease. Check with your doctor to determine whether your weight is in a healthy range. This can generally be determined by calculating your body mass index (BMI). If you are in an overweight or obese range, seek help from nutrition specialists to establish an eating plan that works best for you.

GET MOVING. Exercise not only helps with managing your weight, it can also help with other problems, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure. While adults should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, at least fi ve days a week, you should consult your doctor before starting any exercise plan.

ELIMINATE OR REDUCE UNHEALTHY HABITS. Smoking raises your risk of heart disease. If you are a smoker, a physician can assist you in fi nding a smoking cessation program for your needs, and many insurance companies now cover these treatments. Similarly, excessive alcohol consumption can raise your blood pressure, which in turn escalates your chances of heart disease.

PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU EAT. This means not only eating plenty of healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, but also reducing or eliminating less healthy options. Foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fi ber can help prevent high blood cholesterol.

ONE GOOD OPTION TO START YOUR DAY RIGHT IS WHOLE GRAIN CEREAL. In fact, according to a recent survey, nine out of 10 doctors would r e c o m m e n d Post Shredded Wheat as part of a low sodium, healthy diet

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For seniors, keeping in touch with friends, family and caregivers is important to maintain an active social life and remain independent. The

number of seniors — and the need to fi nd creative ways to be mindful of their care — is on the rise. With nearly seven million Americans providing support as long-distance caregivers, according to the National Institute on Aging, staying in touch is

especially important.

NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS

Email, cell phones and texting are some of the ways technology is helping people

stay connected today. These tools can be especially useful for seniors living away from friends and family or for those who aren’t able to travel as much as they used

to. One affordable option is a complete phone system, such as VTech CareLine, which has no monthly fee. Offering a wearable pendant, one-button or voice-activated dialing, big buttons and volume

booster, CareLine has features designed with seniors in mind. For more information about keeping seniors safely connected via a phone system, visit www.vtechphones.com/careline.

GOING PLACES

Seniors today are staying active, spending time with friends and family outside of their home, rekindling old passions and exploring new activities that keep them on the move. Even for seniors who aren’t able to be as active, changes in scenery, like a neighborhood walk or visit to the park, are great ways to get fresh air, uplift spirits and live a healthier life.

Since transportation can sometimes be a challenge, especially for seniors who rely on caregivers who work full-time, there are numerous organizations that provide transportation resources for seniors

YOUNG AT HEART

HOW SENIORS ARE STAYING CONNECTED THROUGH THEIR GOLDEN YEARS


to assist in getting them safely to doctor’s appointments, organized activities at local community centers, shopping excursions and more.

Your local Area Agency on Aging is a good resource to begin researching options in your area. Find your local agency at www.n4a.org.

SELECTING A SENIOR PHONE

A phone system can provide valuable security and peace of mind for seniors living alone and the loved ones who are responsible for their care. To get the maximum benefi t of a phone system designed for seniors, experts recommend shopping for the following features:

VOICE AMPLIFICATIONConversations are easier to hear and understand when you can adjust the volume of incoming sound. Look for units that can be adjusted by up to 40 decibels.

CALLER ID ANNOUNCEHearing who is calling announced through the speakerphone prevents the risk of falls or other injuries associated with running to catch a ringing phone.

PHOTO DIALAs memory and or vision fails, it can be diffi cult to associate names and numbers. A phone that allows you to associate photos with speed dial numbers will help your loved one keep important numbers straight, which is especially important in an emergency or time of need.

HELP CREATE CONNECTIONS

Helping an elderly person who lives alone stay connected with others can play a major role in that senior’s quality of life. As a caregiver, you can help foster those connections by:• Coordinating a rotating visitor schedule with friends and

family. • Asking others to make regular calls to check in and chat. • Researching local senior programs, such as classes,

shopping excursions or fi tness programs.• Identifying resources such as transportation services that

are available to help seniors get out and about.

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Email, cell phones and texting are some of the ways technology is helping

people stay connected today. These tools can be especially useful for seniors living away from friends and family or for those who aren’t able to travel as

much as they used to.

Seniors& TECHNOLOGY

The Huffi ngton Post, “Senior Technology: 5 Facts About How Post 50s Are Using The Internet,” by Shelley Emling. June, 2013. http://www.huffi ngtonpost.com/2013/06/08/senior-technology_n_3404653.html

Seniors may be more advanced in the technological world than given credit for. A study, conducted by Google of more than 6,000 boomers and seniors uncovered these fi ve traits. (Boomers, 45-66 years old and seniors, 67 years old and up.)

• 78% of boomers and 52% of seniors are online

• The two groups spend an average of 19 hours on the Internet each week, more than with TV, radio and magazines/newspapers

• 71 percent of boomers and 59 percent of seniors use a social networking site daily (the most popular being Facebook)

• 82 percent of viewers say YouTube is their preferred online video-watching site

• 77 percent use their mobile device simultaneously with another screen


January13 & Feb. 10Needlecrafters ClubWhen: 10-11:30 a.m.Where: The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave., WilmotBring your project and join us for a chat and some project time. We’re happy to try to help with that pattern step that’s giving you fits! We mostly knit and crochet, but have had people come to embroider, darn, quilt, and tat. All are welcome and we’d love to see what you’re working on. Free.330-359-5235www.wildernesscenter.org

21Music on Market: “Promisedland Quartet”When: 7 p.m.Where: Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St.The PromisedLand Quartet combines their individual talents to formulate a very unique and dramatic sound. You’ll hear traditional, praise, progressive, bluegrass & country. Free-will offering collected. 330-262-5641 www.facebook.com/MusiconMarketWooster

22-23 North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing ConferenceWhen: 8 a.m.-5 p.mWhere: Buckeye Event Center, 624 Henry St., DaltonTwo-day conference filled with vendors and seminars. Pre-registration is appreciated. 419-606-2396 www.smallfarminstitute.wordpress.com

24 Wooster BrewfestWhen: 6-10 p.m.Where: Wooster Hospitality Transit, Inc., 1450 Spruce St. Extension, WoosterArea Brewmasters present their finest creations along with delicious selections from Wooster’s independent restaurateurs to benefit the Wayne Center for the Arts. JAFB Wooster Brewery, Millersburg Brewing Company, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Thirsty Dog Brewing Company and more. Live music and food available; general admission (includes beer sampling) $40; designated drivers (does not include beer sampling) $10; register now for the first inaugural Brewfest Wooster.330-264-2787 www.brewfestwooster.com

24-25, 31 June in January, Outdoor Living PreviewWhen: Sat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun, NOON-4 p.m.Where: Buchwalter Greenhouse, 6554 Back Orrville Rd., WoosterAn outdoor living preview event featuring local Wayne County Businesses. Helpful seminars, creative displays, refreshments and drawings. 330-669-3489 www.juneinjanuary.com

25 Bridal Showcase 2015When: 1-4 p.m.Where: Greenbriar Conference & Party CentreBridal Event brings wedding professionals together under one roof to assist you in planning the perfect wedding. Fashion Show with the latest wedding styles. Enjoy tasting various samples and getting new ideas for your special day. 330-345-8333 www.greenbriarwooster.com

25 Bow Fest 2015When: 9 a.m.Where: Youth Archery Instruction Workshop at the indoor archery range, 3018 W. Smithville-Western Rd.

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26 A Meal That Heals BenefitWhen: 3-9 p.m.Where: TJ’s Restaurant, 359 W. Liberty St.Benefitting The Viola Startzman Free Clinic. Meal served in the afternoon and evening. 330-264-6263

2810 Fun Things - WinterWhen: 1-3:30 p.m.Where: The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave., Wilmot Calling all grandparents, aunts, uncles, mentors, and other caregivers—you are the most important person in a child’s life when it comes to connecting kids with nature! Join us for this fun series and discover fun, simple things you can do with kids in the winter. You’ll go home with ideas, craft materials and instructions to facilitate lots of winter fun with your young charges. Commit to helping your kids develop a healthy love of the outdoors—even in the cold! (Watch for more “10 Fun Things” classes on birds and insects coming this spring). $10/member; $15/non-member. Advanced registration required; space is limited.330-359-5235www.wildernesscenter.org

31Community Open HouseWhen: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: Wayne Arts Center, 237 S. Walnut St.Get your creative on while trying our new 2015 programming! There is something for the entire family! Try your hand a theatre improv, stage combat, multimedia visual art, Uncorked Canvass painting, pottery wheel throwing, hand building ceramics and voice techniques. Visit the musical petting zoo, photo booth and enjoy refreshments and a

variety of entertainment!330-264-2787www.wayneartscenter.org

31 Wooster Chamber Music Series-Dorian Wind QuintetWhen: 3-5 p.m.Where: Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster, 525 E. University St.330-263-2419 www.wooster.edu

February1Scot Symphonic Band & Tri-County Honors Band ConcertWhen: 2:30 p.m.Where: McGaw Chapel, College of Wooster, Performance by high school students chosen for two honors bands. Guest band appearance by the College of Wooster Scot Symphonic Band. 330-263-2419 www.wooster.edu

6 Music on Market: “Clark Wilson, Silent Film Organist”When: 7:00 p.m.Where: Wooster United Methodist ChurchOne of the most recognized scorers of silent photoplays in America today. Free-will offering collected. Hear him play the score to Mark of Zoro in real time on our Aeolian-Skinner organ. 330-262-5641 www.facebook.com/MusiconMarketWooster

6-7 Student Independent Study PerformanceWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Shoolroy Theatre, College of WoosterWeekend of performances by the College of Wooster seniors from the theatre department, that highlights the work of those seniors who explore the craft of theatre outside of our main stage productions in combination with their theoretical research.330-263-2241 www.wooster.edu/academics/areas/theatre-dance/productions/

6-7 Chocolate Daze 2015When: Store hoursWhere: Downtown WoosterDowntown Wooster never tasted so good! Participating retailers and restaurants will offer all kinds of chocolate themed promotions.330-262-6222 www.mainstreetwooster.org

6-8 Wooster Oilers GamesWhen: Fri & Sat, 7:45 p.m.; Sun, 1 p.m.Where: Alice Noble Ice Arena, 851 Oldman Rd.330-345-8686 www.woosteroilers.com

7 Wayne County Farm Toy ShowWhen: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Where: Smithville High School, 200 Smithie Drive, SmithvilleToy tractors, implements, and agriculture items. Lunch available, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; $2 admission330-669-9455Clark Wilson/Photo from www.facebook.com/

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Story by RICK BOOTH

Googling History from A to ZIf you use the Internet and its search engines much

at all, you’ve probably noticed how Google watches as you type and tries to suggest common completions to your request. It bases its suggestions on what it’s seen others searching for. Often I stumble across unexpected interesting things and thoughts in the suggestion list. And so this month, I thought I’d let Google suggest 26 relatively popular historical fi gures people search for. For each letter of the alphabet, I just set out to see what novelties I could fi nd.

A is for Albert Einstein. He did not win the Nobel Prize for E=mc2, but instead for his theoretical work on the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric

effect implied that light energy was carried in discrete packets which we call photons today.

B is for Beethoven. Beethoven’s biographers owe a debt of gratitude to his profound hearing loss. In his fi nal years, he conducted conversations with

people in written form in notebooks, many of which survive to this day.

C is for Christopher Columbus. He made fi ve round trips to America, four during his lifetime, and once in death. Originally buried in Spain, his remains

were later brought to the Dominican Republic and then Cuba. When Cuba got its independence from Spain, Spain took Christopher back!

D is for Daniel Boone. The Revolutionary War did not completely end with the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. The frontier war continued, and in 1782, Boone lost his

son Isaac as they fought together in the Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky.

E is for Edgar Allan Poe. In 1995, a computer scientist and amateur poet rewrote Poe’s most famous poem, The Raven, in such a way that he could memorize the fi rst 400

digits of pi from the number of letters in each word. It’s title: Poe, E. - Near a Raven... (3.1415...)

F is for Franklin Roosevelt. When Roosevelt ran for vice-president on the 1928 ticket with Ohio’s governor, James Cox, he was able-bodied and walked just fi ne. A

year later, when he was 39, polio or perhaps Guillain–Barré syndrome paralyzed him for life.

G is for George W a s h i n g t o n . Who is buried

in Washington’s tomb? No one. At least, not in the empty tomb in the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building. When the building was designed, it was thought he would be buried there. His will and his wife said otherwise.

H is for Hitler. The last of Hitler’s bones were

cremated and scattered to the wind in East Germany in 1970. The Russians had

A look back in history

Washington’s empty Capitol tomb

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medium high heat. Add olive oil to preheated pan. Carefully add all vegetables to preheated pan. Cook vegetables for 4 to 7 minutes or until desired doneness. 2. Add honey and soy sauce to pan and stir to combine. Serve stir-fry with rice and garnish with sesame seeds.

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*1 pound spaghetti*1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese

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3. Return skillet to stovetop. Heat remaining tablespoon oil and remaining minced garlic over medium heat; cook just until garlic sizzles and turns golden. Add cream cheese, spinach with liquid and artichoke hearts. Cook until mixture melts to simmering sauce, stirring frequently. Stir in 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.

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After retiring from 30 long years of teaching and traveling through her crazy life, local author, Robyn Holbert, 60, decided to write about it. Holbert found that some of the best stories are those that come from inside you and while they may be embellished a bit, they each hold their own meanings and truths based on Holbert’s experiences in life.

Holbert grew up in the small community of Dalton, a place she never thought she would end up spending the rest of her life in. “I went away for college and I’ve been all over the place, but I never thought in a million years I would end up back in Dalton,” said Holbert.

“It’s a really small town where everybody knows everybody and everybody is related to everybody, and everybody knows all about everything,” she said. “So I couldn’t wait to get away.”

After high school Holbert went off to college and like most young adults, she thought she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I wanted to be an interpreter for the United Nations,” she said. “I didn’t realize how much work would go into that.”

She had taken a few years of Spanish in high school, which gave her the advantage of testing into a higher level in college, but she felt she wasn’t nearly good enough to accomplish the feat of mastering a whole new language.

“I thought well, I like English, so I think I’ll be an English teacher. So that’s what I got my degree in,” said Holbert. Her college career stretched from Akron University, Kent State University, the Ohio State University and fi nally Muskingum University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education. She received her master’s degree from Ashland University in curriculum and instruction.

Straight out of college, an old friend from high school reached out to Holbert and asked that she come visit her in Hawaii. Her husband was in the navy and would spend three to four months away in a submarine so she was lonely, explained Holbert. “I was completely free, just out of college, and I said sure.”

Holbert had just enough money to buy herself a one-way ticket to Hawaii. She spent around fi ve months on the island, working in the vault at a JCPenney store in Honolulu. “I am totally and completely claustrophobic and I was locked in this little vault, all day, with no windows. I was just petrifi ed,” said Holbert. “And all I did was count the money until I made enough to come back home.”

Holbert arrived back to Ohio with her teaching degree in tow and began subbing all over Wayne County. While living in Wooster, Holbert found herself a job as a cocktail waitress for a place call Mr. Bill’s (which is no longer in business). “You can make a lot of money waitressing, but I knew I wanted to be a teacher,” she said.

She fi nally landed her fi rst permanent teaching gig with Smithville High School in 1979. For 30 long years Holbert struggled to teach junior high students what an adjective was, she joked. “I love English, but teaching what an adjective is for 30 years, that can make you crazy.”

While teaching, Holbert met the man of her dreams, “Perfect Patrick.” “He taught at Dalton and we met on a blind date,” she said. “We fell in love and got married 4 months later – eloped actually.” And just like that, Holbert found herself back in that small town of Dalton.

Around 1999, Holbert started singing with a group of three good friends from her high school days. They called themselves the “Average White Broads,” and they would sing all over Ohio at festivals and such.

“We had so much fun. We did probably fi ve or six radio commercials here in Wooster for different businesses and we used to write our own radio commercials,” Holbert said.

It soon became too much for Holbert and her two friends. “We had 30-40 gigs a year and we were traveling all the time. Sometimes we would have two gigs in a day in two different parts of the state. It was really crazy.”


She retired in 2009, but that wasn’t about to slow her down. “It’s really an adjustment when you retire. People don’t always realize that. I thought to myself, ‘Hmmm, what am I going to do now?’” She decided to write one more song, which got published in Nashville. (The song now sits in Nashville, waiting to be picked up by the next rising country star.)

“I always had to do something creative,” she said. Holbert decided to try her hand at writing. Her first book, “Schultz Avenue” is based on her childhood and growing up in a small town in the 1950s. “People are a little surprised by the things in my book but, oh well,” she said. “It’s just the way I grew up.”

Holbert explains, “I had a wonderful childhood.” Growing up with two older brothers, Holbert was the baby, and according to her brothers, “they say I was spoiled, but I don’t believe it.”

“Schultz Avenue” takes place in the fictional town of Tortoise, Pennsylvania and the names of all the characters in the story have been changed as well. “I didn’t want people to figure out who I was talking about,” said Holbert. She also goes by the pen name, Annie Harrison.

“I really just wanted to stay anonymous, but of course that didn’t work,” joked Holbert. “I used my middle name, Ann, and then I really wanted to keep an “H” name and not use Holbert. So I picked Harrison because I thought it was cute. “

After the release of her first book, “it went so well, and I was having book signings and people were buying it and I thought, I might as well write another one,” said Holbert.

Her second book, “Jonahville: Thirty Years in the Belly of the Beast: A Teacher’s Tale,” takes you through the ups and downs of being a teacher. Annie Harris goes from her quirky, carefree childhood life to navigating her way through adulthood and dealing with teenage drama.

“That one went really well, so I thought, might as well do another one,” joked Holbert. “And it’s really fun.”

“Change in my Pocket,” Holbert’s third book (released in November, 2014), is based on what happens when a Annie

and a friend take a flight out west to attend a wedding. An unexpected layover in Denver, leaves them stranded during a snowstorm. The book is about what happens during the eight hour flight delay and the interesting people the two meet.

“It’s all fiction and very similar to the Canterbury tales. There is all kinds of characters in this one,” said Holbert. “All my books have a little element of truth and I just embellish it.”

Writing stories has become a passion for Holbert. “I’m not sure if it’s just because I don’t like to do housework, so I’d rather work than clean the house,” she said. “At least, I use that as my excuse, ‘I can’t clean the house because I have to go write a chapter,’” she joked.

“I really just did it for fun and to see if I could do it and the response has been great,” she added. “I get emails from people that say ‘your book made me laugh’ and ‘your book made me cry.’ You can’t ask for more than that.

I just write pretty much the way I talk. So I think people relate to it. I don’t know what it is but I get a lot of really nice emails from people that somehow [my book] touches them in some way,” she said.

As for a fourth book, Annie Harrison is already in the brainstorming stages. “It’s just sort of rambling around in my head right now but, I’m thinking I want to go to every single state in the country and walk a 5k in every state for some good cause - I think I can get in shape doing that,” said Holbert. “I’m thinking about [traveling] by train or greyhound bus because you meet so many interesting people along the way. I have friends in so many different states I would stay with them for the night, walk the 5k, and move on to the next state. I just think there would be a lot of good stories in something like that.”

The crazy tales of Annie Harrison (aka Robyn Holbert) can be purchased on Amazon.com. “My whole life has been pretty happy,” she said. “Most of these books and stories are pretty light-hearted.”

FAMILY: Husband, Perfect Patrick Holbert, 63, “He is perfect in every way.” Step-daughter, Leila, who lives in Washington State

PETS: None since her Miniature Pinscher, “Boo boo” passed away two years ago.

HOBBIES: Singing, writing (working on 4th book)

BOOK LAST READ: “True Compass,” Ted Kennedy

FAVORITE MOVIE: I love old movies and musicals: “Singing in the Rain” and “Chicago”

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Shameless, Game of Thrones

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: El Campesino

FAVORITE WEBSITE: Facebook

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: North West Coast – Washington State and Oregon

MY PET PEEVE IS: People who are not on time

FAVORITE MUSICAL GROUP: Beetles

THE RINGTONE ON MY CELL IS: I don’t have a cell phone

THE TALENT OR SUPERPOWER I WISH I COULD

HAVE IS: Go back in time and fix all my mistakes

LEAST FAVORITE CHORE: All chores. She would rather be writing the next chapter in her book

IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT

MYSELF IT WOULD BE: I wish I weighed 128 lbs.

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Cleveland Browns and The Ohio State Buckeyes

FIRST JOB: Paper girl and I earned $27 so I could by a bicycle. I’ve had many jobs; I once was a pickle packer and my job was to pound the last pickle into the jar.

BEST ADVICE: Don’t take life too seriously and don’t take yourself too seriously.

NOBODY KNOWS I: am terribly claustrophobic and terrified of mice

WHO, LIVING OR DEAD WOULD YOU MOST

LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: My parents, Shakespeare, Eminem (because he is as much as a genious as Shakespeare) and Paul McCartney.

20 QUESTIONS WITH ROBYN


buried what little was left of him there in 1945 after his suicide and partial burning. As they were turning government control back over to the Germans, they thought it best to finally finish him off.

I is for Isaac Newton. Besides inventing calculus and discovering the law of gravity, Newton once took a job as Warden of His Majesty’s Mint. He famously tracked down

his nemesis, a master counterfeiter named William Chaloner, and saw to it he was hung.

J is for Julius Caesar. Bad luck with assassinations just seemed to run in the family. His only presumed biological son, a child by Cleopatra, was killed at age 17 by order of

his adopted son, Octavius. That removed the ambiguity as to who should inherit the empire.

K is for Karl Marx. Marx reportedly wrote most of the Communist Manifesto

over a six-week period in 1848. For all its subsequent impact, it wasn’t very long — about 50 pages. With Amazon Prime free two-day shipping, you can get a brand new paperback copy for $2.32.

L is for Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln only served one term in the U.S. House of

Representatives, choosing not to

run for a second term in 1848. As he ended his time in early 1849, the incoming Taylor administration offered to appoint him governor of the Oregon Territory. Fortunately for history, he turned the job down.

M is for Michelangelo. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling in just over four years, from 1508 to 1512. Had he used a modern roller brush, he could

have finished in a month.

N is for Napoleon. Food canning was first invented to keep his mobile armies from going hungry due to food spoilage. He also relied on chains of hilltop towers with

large signal arms to “telegraph” military information across France rapidly, sometimes relaying messages at more than 100 miles per hour.

O is for Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell cited Numbers 35:33, “the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it,” to justify

executing England’s King Charles I in 1649. But what goes around comes around... sort of. Cromwell died a natural death but was exhumed and “posthumously executed” in 1661 after Charles II returned to the throne.

P is for Pocahantas. The story of 12-year-old Pocahantas saving the life of John Smith in 1607 may be apocryphal. What is sure is that she was captured and held for ransom

by the English in 1612 during a war with her tribe. She then married John Rolfe and they sailed to England where she died at about age 21.

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The queen’s eldest son became England’s King Edward VII, father of George V. George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II had a family feud. It was called World War I.

R is for Rudyard Kipling. Kipling, my favorite poet, composed a special, much anticipated poem in honor of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating 60 years

on the throne in 1897. Entitled Recessional, it was a prayerful call for national humility before God amidst the hubris of empire. Lest we forget, “lest we forget” was the refrain made famous by Recessional.

S is for Shakespeare. Many of England’s greatest writers are entombed in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey, but not Shakespeare. His grave at Stratford-upon-Avon

bears the tombstone epitaph he himself wrote, concluding, “Blest be the man that spares these stones, and curst be he that moves my bones.” His bones have never been moved.

T is for Tutankhamun. Though King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1921, the hunt for his burial place in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings had begun in 1914, only to be

interrupted by World War I. By pharaonic standards, the tomb was small, but it was the only one in the Valley not discovered and plundered in antiquity. It still contained treasure!

U is for Ulysses S. Grant. Grant served in the Mexican War and remained in the army for several years afterward. He is said to have been asked to resign his commission

in 1854 over off-duty drunkenness. Civilian life didn’t work out well for him. He owned a slave for a time, but freed him. The Civil War rescued his old career.

V is for V i n c e n t van Gogh.

The song The Wind Beneath My Wings comes close to describing the r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n Vincent and his younger

brother, Theo. Were it not for Theo’s financial and emotional

support throughout his career, van Gogh would not have been the artist he was. When Vincent died a suicide at 37, Theo followed six months later at 33, of heartbreak and syphilis.

W is for Winston Churchill. The man was a masterful writer and sculptor of words. His advice for powerful prose: “Short words are best, and the old words, when

short, are best of all.” The advice rings true in “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” and “... so much owed by so many to so few.”

X is for Xerxes. Who? Well, yes, he’s not as well known as the others, but what do you expect from ‘X’?! Xerxes I was the Persian king who invaded Greece and briefly

captured Athens after the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Fifteen years later, he was assassinated.

Y is for Yamamoto. Isoroku Yamamoto was the Harvard-educated Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. Code breakers figured out exactly when

and where a plane carrying him would be flying in 1943. A squadron of Lockheed P-38s was sent to greet him. When his body was discovered inside his crashed transport plane, his pockets were full of that most precious wartime creature comfort — toilet paper.

Z is for Zebulon Pike. In 1806, he discovered Pikes Peak, one of the highest mountains in Colorado. He and his expedition tried to climb it, too, but were turned back by

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Being a wise old bird, he eventually fi gured out all the magician’s secrets. Then, irritatingly, he started heckling during the show. “Hey, why is every card the same? It’s in his cape pocket! It’s a different rabbit!”

The magician was fuming, but it was the captain’s parrot so he couldn’t really do anything.

One terrible day, however, the ship had a boiler explosion and sank. The magician wound up on a small raft in the middle of the Atlantic with, as luck would have it, the captain’s parrot. They glared at each other with visible hatred but didn’t say a word. This went on for several days. Finally on the tenth day, the parrot couldn’t take it any longer. Exasperated, he said, “Okay, I give up. Where’s the ship?”

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