September/October 2014 60 Plus In Omaha

septemberoctober bull 2014 60PLUS S1

Bombs Bursting in AirThe Night Japan Attacked Omaha

Cruising for TroubleCitizen Patrols

StyleFall Fashion Trends

SeptemberOctober bull 2014

Denise FacklerRockinrsquo amp Rollinrsquo Into Her 60rsquos

S2 60PLUS septemberoctober bull 2014S2 60PLUS septemberoctober bull 2014

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14303 U StOmaha NE

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Right on Time

Veteran Clocksmith

Keeps on Tinkering __________ S4

Bombs Bursting in Air

The Night Japan

Attacked Omaha ___________ S6

Ann Hosford

Volunteer Advice From a Pro____ S7

Denise Fackler

Rockinrsquo amp Rollinrsquo Into Her 60rsquos __ S8

Cruising for Trouble

Piedmont Wycliffe Citizen Patrol S12

Style

Fall Fashion Trends __________S16

The Grandpa Chronicles

Butterflies Are Free ________ S18

Contents volume 2 bull issue 5

Gwen LemkeContributing Editor 60PLUS In Omaha

Time Flies Fall Time is Go Time

W E ARE NOW ON the cusp of my favorite time of the year I love the jewel-like colors of the seasonrsquos foliage I love the weather and how I am reminded of it first thing

every morning when I stand at the threshold of my closet No longer do I leaf through the hangers with the primary (singular) purpose of making selections aimed at trying to stay comfortable in the heat Instead I am now liberated to celebrate the season with layer upon layer of fun clothing just like the pieces described in this issuersquos Style section on Page S16

And itrsquos a time for dressing up as we swing into gala season by contributing our time treasure and talent to the nonprofits that make such a vital difference to our friends and neighbors in this great town You can learn more about get-ting involved by checking out veteran volunteer Ann Hosfordrsquos advice on Page S6 And be sure to look for our annual Big Give section of Omaha Magazine for profiles on some of the arearsquos most energized nonprofits

Still need ideas on how to hit the streets in support of building strong com-munities Yoursquoll want to read the story on Page S12 about Betty and Roger Hansen of the Piedmont Wycliffe Citizen Patrol

Fall is so beautiful that time seems to stand still Well at least figuratively If you find youself in a position where time literally stands still in your home yoursquoll want to see the story on Bob Rowlee and his Ye Olde Clock Shoppe

Time flies And now itrsquos time for me to grab a sweater and fly right along with it

Gwen

S OMETIMES BOB ROWLEE WINDS a dozen clocks in his living room Then after a long day

of tinkering in the basement workshop of his West Omaha home he finally sits down to watch the 10 orsquoclock news

The hour strikes Sound vanishes under a wall of noise Bells chimes rings dings whistling cuckoos and clanging grandfathers all drown the news anchorrsquos voice

ldquoYoursquod better know how to read lips because you wonrsquot hear a thingrdquo he says with a laugh

Rowlee is a clocksmith Now on the cusp of his 80th year he began repairing clocks for fun at age 30 He was a career military man for 22 years in the Air Force He has collected and repaired clocks across Germany and the US The hobby became a profes-sion after retirement He opened Ye Olde Clock Shop in 1980

Clocks of all kinds crowd his home They

Right On Time Veteran Clocksmith Keeps on Tinkering

fill his living area upstairs They gather en masse in his basement His workshop contains every imaginable wind-able tick-tocking timepiece mantle wall cuckoo grandfather etc More clocks occupy a renovated base-ment and they empty into a private show-room where Rowlee stashes his collection of rare antique German clocks

Ye Olde Clock Shoprsquos current suburban locale might seem unusual The shop was pre-viously located in a 2400-square-foot show-room in Papillion The way Rowlee explains his shoprsquos 1997 relocation it seems more like a pre-ordained coincidence

The owner of an adjacent building had offered to buy his showroom ldquoMy wife said lsquoListen when you get ready to sell this build-ing 15 years down the road there may not be any buyersrsquo and that turned out to be a true thingrdquo he says ldquoIt was a blessing in disguiserdquo

In retrospect the premature building sale guaranteed that he would avoid the real

estate bubble which burst with the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 More importantly he was able to remain close to his wife his childhood sweetheart She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few years after his shop relocation

Rowlee became her primary caregiver She had a cane and would often knock on the floor for help He would rush upstairs and take her to the hospital She passed away in 2004 Ever since Rowlee has continued working from home

ldquoThe number of times I would have rushed home from Papillion to take her to the hos-pital I would have had to sell the building anyway (if I had held onto it)rdquo he says ldquoYou never know what you believe in until some-body says well thatrsquos a coincidence Itrsquos prob-ably all laid out ahead of time and this was just when it happened So I let it go at thatrdquo

During his Air Force stint in Germany he crisscrossed the country buying antique

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clocks A new generation of Germans had become apathetic to the timepieces of their grandparents and great-grandparents Rowlee says so he found bargains from antique deal-ers and also picked up regular part-time work repairing clocks for export to America

In recent years Rowlee has watched US interest dwindle for mechanical clocks Nebraska Furniture Martrsquos selection of wall clocks and grandfather clocks has grown sparse Digital devices smartphones and computers have displaced demand

Rowlee expects that declining demand for quality timepieces is part of a cyclical pattern But hersquos not too worried His workload is already backlogged many weeks out

ldquoI stay so busy that I donrsquot know if Irsquoll have time to do anything elserdquo he says ldquoSometimes I wonder if Irsquom ever going to catch uprdquo



T HE OMAHA SUBURB OF Dundee didnrsquot expect an enemy attack during World

War II Bombs werenrsquot reaching the US heartland in 1945

Thatrsquos why many thought of fireworks when a loud boom and a flash of light appeared in the sky over 50th and Underwood Streets the night of April 18 A few bleary-eyed residents ran outside in their pajamas Seeing nothing threatening they went back to bed

Word soon got out that the explosion that jolted the neighborhood out of bed was caused by an incendiary device that had floated from Japan by balloon

Hal Capps was 10 years old when the bomb went off He remembers his father arriving home from his job at the Buffett grocery store in Dundee and saying ldquoSomething happened in the neighborhood last night but theyrsquore not talking about itrdquo

Americans were asked to be mum about the bombings ldquoThey didnrsquot want the Japanese to know how far inland the balloon had comerdquo says Capps

Residents in the suburb that was annexed by Omaha in 1915mdashagainst their willmdash had other things to talk about at that time Dundee and the rest of America was still mourning the April 12 death of President Franklin D Roosevelt

Churchgoers were in the pews at the then-new Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church or at Dundee Presbyterian founded in 1901

They were greeted by name at the grocery store founded in 1869 by Warren Buffettrsquos great-grandfather Sidney In 1915 Warrenrsquos grandfather Ernest moved the store to 5015 Underwood where the Dundee Bank now sits

They saw movies at the Dundee Theater featuring local boysmdashsuch as The Ox-Bow Incident starring Henry Fonda who grew up in Dundee before achiev-ing movie stardom Or maybe they saw Yolanda and the Thief starring Fred Astaire who was also born in Omaha

Signs of World War II were ever present Dundee women collected tin cans for the war effort Victory gardens were planted

But then in August of 1945 the Enola

Gaymdasha B29 bomber built at the Martin bomber plant near Omahamdashdropped its atomic payload on the Japanese city of Hiroshima Three days later Nagasaki was bombed Japan surrendered ending World War II

People in Dundee no longer had to whis-per The balloon bomb story was now public

The bombing of Dundee was not forgotten The Dundee-Memorial Park Association put up a plaque in 1992 on a building near the southwest corner of 50th and Underwood Streets that begins ldquoDundee Bombed in World War IIrdquo

What it doesnrsquot say is that the Japanese balloon bombs were indeed (insert chuckle here) ldquobombsrdquo Of the few Japanese balloon bombs that actually reached the United States out of thousands launched only one caused deaths a woman and five children were killed in Oregon


by judy horan bull photography by bill sitzmann

60PLUS history

D ID YOU WATCH MORE than an hour of the Weather Channel today Do you put less

than 25 miles on your car in any given week Do you approach crossword puzzles with such confidencemdashand frequencymdashthat you dare to solve them in ink

Therersquos no reason that senior living canrsquot be active living And therersquos no better solution to ldquostir crazyrdquo than to get out there and volunteer

Ann Hosford is a seasoned volunteer who serves on the board of the Omaha Parks Foundation She was a founding member of the Girls Club (now Girls Inc) and has previously served on the boards of Fontenelle Forest and Community Alliance among others We checked in with Hosford for her Top Five tips on how to live a richer and more rewarding life through volunteering

KEEP IT LOCALVolunteering can begin at your front

door ldquoJoin your neighborhood associa-tionrdquo says Hosford previously the multi-term president of the Metcalfe-Harrison Neighborhood Association ldquoThatrsquos a great

and easy place to start What better way to build stronger communities than with your neighborsrdquo

MATCHMAKINGTherersquos a nonprofit out there that speaks to

almost any interest The key is to find some-thing that fits your passions and personality says Hosford ldquoAre you for example really into gardening but you live in an apartment Therersquos plenty of volunteer opportunities for people who think greenrdquo or any other color

GO SMALLDonrsquot overlook new or smallish nonprofits

ldquoI made perhaps some of my most impact-ful contributionsrdquo Hosford says ldquowhen I served on the board of the [smallish nonprofit] Omaha Hearing School Smaller groups need just about everything in terms of support Your work there in any role you play can really make a differencerdquo

A FAMILY AFFAIRldquoI started volunteering when I was young

and my mother was volunteeringrdquo Hosford says Include your children and grandkids in

the great tradition of helping others ldquoItrsquos great modeling behavior And volunteers always have such great stories to tellrdquo Those stories are even better when such shared experiences serve to add deeper and more meaningful levels of family connectedness

TWOrsquoS COMPANYAre you a little shy Can new people

places and experiences be a little intimi-dating ldquoUse the buddy systemrdquo Hosford advises ldquoVolunteer with a friend Yoursquoll have a great timerdquo

ACT TODAYNeed more ideas to stir your imagination

The United Way of the Midlands maintains an online directory with scores of volunteer opportunities Check out the ldquoVolunteerrdquo tab at unitedwaymidlandsorg

Volunteer Advice from a ProAnn Hosfordrsquos Top Five Tips

Volunteering at a Glance bull According to the Corporation

for National amp Community Service 645 million Americans volunteered nearly 79 billion hours of service in 2012 the most recent year of data collection The average American volunteered 324 hours that year

bull The most popular volunteer activities included fundraising or selling items to raise money (257) collecting preparing distributing or serving food (238) engaging in general labor or transportation (198) or tutoring or teaching (179)

bull Volunteers are almost twice as likely to donate to nonprofits as non-volunteers Eight in 10 (792) volunteers donated to nonprofits compared to four in 10 (404) non-volunteers Overall half of all citizens (507) donated at least $25 to nonprofits in 2012


by david williams bull photography by bill sitzmannby judy horan bull photography by bill sitzmann

60PLUS active living

D ENISE FACKLER IS COOL That is if cool still means

what it meant when the singer-songwriter was touring coffeehouses as a teen-ager in the lsquo60s or later helicoptering over the war-torn jungles of South Vietnam The Omaha native even dashed off at 19 to marry her guitar-shredding flame Lightninrsquo Lyle whose long locks made him an ill-fitted suitor in her parentsrsquo eyes

Yeah the 62-year-old is pretty cool Of course a duet with John Denver a

rock performance with Ted Nugent and two improbable encounters with Lou Rawls and Ed Sullivan doesnrsquot hurt either

At the very least Facklerrsquos life can surely gussy up a diner mdash Shirleyrsquos Diner in Millard to be exact which shersquos owned with her hus-band Lyle ldquoDougrdquo Fackler for 22 years

ldquoWe decided to do something differentrdquo Fackler says reflecting on her transition from musician to business owner ldquoWe needed something a little more securerdquo

Adorned with relics from less certain times to call Shirleyrsquos a mausoleum would be a big

mistake The memories Fackler has amassed in the form of photographs newspaper clip-pings and other miscellany are very much alive to tell her story

Above the dinerrsquos booths and tables a guitar case displays the name ldquoWe the Livingrdquo the three-piece folkadelic act she says she helped found in junior high At 14 Fackler and her bandmates Nikki Lycan and Salli Evans signed to a local agency and began playing out-of-town gigs

ldquoWe were good We did three-part har-monyrdquo she says ldquoWe just practiced so much after school everyday that you just get good mdash you get good at anything you practice atrdquo just like the wonder that is the dinerrsquos Stick-to-Your-Ribs Chili

Like all good things the band eventu-ally petered out but a lingering war and its disheartened US troops still required their musical prowess A framed letter and photo-graph hanging just outside the dinerrsquos kitchen reminds Fackler of her tours with the USO through Vietnam and Thailand

ldquoIrsquom most proud of that in my liferdquo she

Denise Fackler

Rockinrsquo amp Rollinrsquo Into Her 60rsquos


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says with watery eyes ldquoI remember the sad faces of those boysmdashnever smiling I had no idea what they were going through every dayrdquo

And then therersquos Facklerrsquos youngest son filmmakermusician Nik 29 whose framed movie poster for Lovely Still starring Martin Landau and Ellen Barkinmdashboth Oscar-winnersmdashproudly decorates the opposite wall The director wrote the filmrsquos script in high school and credits his mother for encour-aging him to write at a young age

ldquoIt didnrsquot matter what the story was about or how it ended just that it was createdrdquo Nik says ldquoBecause of her it became a habit to createrdquo

Perhaps as a form of continued maternal supportmdashand amping up her hipster quotient three more notchesmdashDenise has even pro-vided background vocals while performing on the Waiting Room stage with her sonrsquos ethereal art-rock band InDreama

Yep in this or any other decade Denise Fackler is just that cool


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R OGER HANSEN WAS ATTACH-ING to his vehicle a magnetic sign with the words ldquoPiedmont

Wycliffe Citizen Patrolrdquo when his wife Betty noticed something unusual A truck was parked far off the roadway on the grounds of Cottonwood Elementary School Before Roger could fasten his seat belt a 60PLUS ride-along with these veteran patrollers had stumbled onto its first perp

Uhhellipnot so fastldquoHey you guys canrsquot drive across the prop-

erty like thatrdquo joked Dale Robinson as the Hansenrsquos vehicle approached his own Turns out that Robinson is a fellow patroller with the group that is an arm of the Piedmont Wycliffe Neighborhood Association And it turns out that he weed-wacker in hand and other tools at the ready was merely doing a little geurilla gardening ldquoJust cleaning up a bit after the cityrdquo Robinson explains ldquoI wish

Cruising for TroublePiedmont Wycliffe Citizen Patrol

theyrsquod let me show them how to make a park look nicerdquo he chuckles before returning to his volunteer chores

Robinson was let off with a warning of the tongue-in-cheek variety

The Hansens have been patrolling for over 15 years Sure theyrsquove had their share of excitement usually minor and involving minors But our travels this day through the seemingly endless cul de sacs of their West Omaha neighborhood yielded no reports and included only one more stop

A neighbor one previously unknown to the Hansens flagged down the patrol vehicle She introduced herself and described some upcoming travel plans Could the Hansens inform the other patrollers to keep an eye on her home Sure but Bettyrsquos gift for gab also kicked in Before Roger put the SUV back in gear to continue our meanderings Betty had charmed her newest friend into checking out

the next patrol training sessionldquoYou see how that worksrdquo Betty muses

ldquoGood neighborsmdashinvolved neighborsmdashmake for safe neighborhoodsrdquo

ldquoThe police canrsquot be everywhere at oncerdquo says Roger who is also the president of the Omaha Coalition of Citizen Patrols ldquoso citi-zen patrols can fill a valuable need Our main role is to be an extra set of eyes and ears for the police departmentrdquo

The Coalition consists of the 35 patrols that operate across the community All patrollers go through background checks and training that includes multiple Omaha Police Department officers advising learn-ers at each session Patrollers are also issued official identification lanyards that are to be worn whenever one is ldquoon dutyrdquo

The infamous George Zimmerman ldquoStand Your Groundrdquo case brought unwantedmdashand often skewed or entirely misplacedmdashattention


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As this family struggled to come to grips with this life-altering diagnosis it was Suzanne who shouldered the responsibility of being caregiver to Carol Adjusting to the demands of caring for a person with Alzheimerrsquos took its toll on Suzanne and she often felt guilty for spending more time with Carol than her own children As a woman raised with strong family values Suzanne says she never had second thoughts about caring for Carol because as she says ldquoIt is just what you do You take care of familyrdquo Suzanne also saw

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Fall Fashion Trends(For the Real World)

Mary Anne Vaccaro is a cloth-ing and product designer and an image consultant to busi-nesses and individuals She is also a sales consultant for Carlisle and PerSe New Yorkmaryannevaccarocom carlislecollectioncom

M AYBE YOUrsquoVE LOOKED AT the September Vogue or Bazaar by now Are you

confused yetWhen yoursquore 60-plus your world of fashion

is not the world of the 20 30 and 40-some-things that designer collections cater to So itrsquos important to know whatrsquos trending and how to interpret trends that are best for you

Fall is the season that often garners the most fashion buzz Letrsquos check some of the hottest trends and ways for you to wear them

Most of what is new and different can be seen in outerwear Sumptuous robe-like coats are long to the ankle usually wrapped and tied Some are slim but most oversized always with a feature neckline that could be a collar as big as a blanket a flounce or even a tie There are plenty of shorter cuddle-coats to choose from as well Fabrics are lush and furs are hugely popular especially the color-blocked varieties Shearlings and curly lamb looks are back Puff and quilted coats and jackets have now attained the status of classics Suede is everywhere and is so beautiful in both draped coats and jackets

Roomy knit ensembles certainly make dressing up easy and comfortable Yoursquoll love the oversized tops and jackets with pants to match Skirts are either short or midi-lengthhellipand feminine Stay away from the short ones and be careful with midi lengths If worn wrong they can make you look frumpy

The trend in dresses is Mod with a Swinging lsquo60s look (the decade not your age) I say pass on these as there are still plenty of styles and cuts that are age and fit-appropriate for you

Graymdashyep in all ldquoFifty Shadesrdquomdashare sup-posed to be fallrsquos strongest color but bright prints are everywhere in florals animal prints and geometrics

If the lines of your neck bother you it will be easy to keep them fashionably covered

with tall turtles and big tall col-lars seen on tops and jackets of all kinds Pants are designed in a variety of styles with various leg shapes And yes leggings are still in Sometimes theyrsquore shown under dresses but that look is for the young and fool-ish enough to fall for it The urban street look is popular as ever but itrsquos not for you

When dressing up all-over sparkle and shimmer will be pop-ular Buy a sequined dress for the holidays

The fashion shoes of the season are flats most with the same pointed toe that are hot in pumps too Heel heights have come down considerably lucky you Boots are ubiquitous and are to be found in a dizzying array of styles and heights Ankle calf knee and over-the-knee styles range from very simple to ornate some with hardware laces and even lace details

Yoursquoll want to shop for yet another new purse They have become must-have fashion statements for every season and they donrsquot have to fit or even coordinate with what yoursquore wearing Sure they just carry your ldquostuffrdquo but a stylish bag announces to the world that you are what fashion is in being ldquoof the timesrdquo

PS Yes you can wear these From Carlislersquos Fall Collection Flounced Suede Coat Turtleneck and Leggings All-0ver sequined striped Party Dress


60PLUS stylestory and drawings by mary anne vaccaro

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19303 Seward Plaza402-312-1198402-216-8835wwwelkridgeseniorlivingcom

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Our services are distinguished by the caliber of our caregivers the respon-siveness of our staff and our expertise in Live-In care We embrace a positive balanced approach to aging centered on the evolving needs of older adults

402-763-9140homecareassistanceomahacom

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10506 Burt Circle402-609-4818saintjudehospiceorg

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11840 Nicholas StSuite 210Omaha NE 68154402-498-0400

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travelandtransportcom 402-399-4500

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5 Convenient LocationsFor address and phone infovisit our websitenebraskacancercom

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8 locations amp free delivery Providing retail amp compounded prescriptions all medical equipment amp supplies

402-408-1990 wwwkohllscom

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If yoursquore looking for someone to help you or a loved one a few hours a week or need more comprehensive assistance Home Instead Senior Care can help

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In Home Demo Call 402-905-2794wwwNebraskaLowVisioncom

A S A SMALL BOY growing up in the lsquo60s I lived off of a steady diet of comic books

The action stories told on cheap pulp in cheaper ink placed me squarely in the midst of super heroes saving mankind from all manner of diabolical evil but the advertise-ments found in those 25-cent comics had the same power to fuel the imagina-tion of a young lad being raised in the Atomic Age

X-ray specs would allow me to see straight through walls Bodybuilding pana-ceas were available for 98-pound weaklings who were tired of getting sand kicked in their faces by beach bullies Chattering teeth slingshots whoopee cush-ions and piles of faux feces filled the pages

Unbelievable Incredible Amazing And all for the princely sum of $198

None of the offers was more captivating than the very very creepy ad for sea monkeysmdashthe one showing wildly inaccurate cartoon depictions of a nuclear family of the creatures (little Sis Sea Monkey even had a bow in her hair)mdashthat turned out to be nothing more than micro-scopic brine shrimp The very notion of live animals being shipped through the mail was mind-blowing to me so it was with no little trepidation that I learned all these decades later that my wife Julie had ordered a live butterfly garden for our grandsons Easton (4) and Barrett (3)

Unlike the cheesy come-ons from the ads in vintage comic books (A seven-foot Polaris submarine for under two bucks Really)

Butterflies Are FreeMail-Order Metamorphosis

our butterfly garden turned out to be a real world adventure showcasing one of naturersquos most astonishing transformations The boys took charge of every step in the process of the care and feeding of the inchworms Multiple readings of the kid-lit classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar acted as something of a field guide for understanding what we were witnessing

as exoskeletons were shed before upside-down perches were established so that a miraculous meta-

morphosis could unfold before

our very eyes

Julie a para-educator at

Hartman Elementary School skipped the summer

session this year so she could care for t h e boys The babysitting schedule meant that our little junior entomologists would get only Monday-Wednesday-Friday lab time with their chrysalide charges The timing was such that they missed the emergence of all five butterflies but nothing could dampen their enthusiasm as they raced to the but-terfly cage upon each new arrival to see what new wonders awaited

Being of a certain age I fondly recall a hippie-era flick featuring Goldie Hawn as a free spirit who invades the world of a

life-challenged neighbor And just as the name of the film was Butterflies are Free our little investigation into insectology would naturally culminate in a big-big-big butterfly release party

Easton after doing his squealing tippy-toe flailing-arms dance of nerding

out the way only a small child can do had the honors of unzipping the top of the butterfly garden But he didnrsquot quite

yet grasp the concept of ldquofreerdquo All he wanted to do was bury his face in the opening for one last close-up peek at

the Painted Lady but-terflies he and Barrett had

nurtured alongBut a sense of serenitymdashor as

close to the word as any 4-year-old can hope to attainmdashsoon prevailed as he leaned back and watched as one-by-one

a quartet of winged beauties fluttered onto the lawn The last

of the butterflies needed a little coaxing before making his jail-

break and that one landed gently on Eastonrsquos hand for a momentmdashjust one

split secondmdashbefore darting awayldquoLook Eastonrdquo Julie exclaimed ldquoHe just

gave you a butterfly kissrdquoThe metamorphosis was complete But

there was also a parallel transformation playing out that day and all throughout the experience The minds of young boys were going through a metamorphosis of their own as they were filled with a reverence for nature and the world around them

And thatrsquos pure magic in the eyes of a grandparent Even more magical than sea monkeys


60PLUS the grandpa chroniclesstory by david williams

omaha magazine bull septemberoctober 2014 187septemberoctober bull 2014 60PLUS S19

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Wersquore conveniently located at 13057 W Center Rd Ste 10 Omaha NE 68144(On the professionalsouth side of Montclair Center)

HOME CARE ASSISTANCE announces the GRAND OPENING of our OMAHA OFFICE

Read what your neighbors have been saying about our exceptional home care services

ldquoShortly after her diagnosis of a brain tumor my brothers and I realized we could not take care of mom by ourselves Home Care Assistance was there the next day to set things up They allowed us to spend quality time with our mom rather thanspend all our time taking care of her We never could have made it through thoselast months without their helprdquo mdash Kevin Mark and Chip F

ldquoYour direct help to get Mother home and comfortable was perfect You listened toMother and encouraged her in just the right way Your knowledge of working withthe nurses was also top-notch It is a lot of work but you make it look easyrdquo mdash Kit S

Meet Claire Claire Shannon MEd an Omaha Care Manager develops a unique plan of care for each client She trains and supervises the clientrsquos assigned care team and ensures proper careand client satisfaction Call Claire today for your free consultation

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This certification is an honor a testament to our high standard of care mdash and a reminder that we must always strive to exceed our own expectations in order to better care for our patients

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Based on careful analysis and on-site inspections we met core standards in all areas of treatment including

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Margaret Block MD

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Timothy K Huyck MD

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Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD

Patrick J McKenna MD

Geetha Palaniappan MD

David A Silverberg MD

Gamini S Soori MD

Yungpo Bernard Su MD

Stefano R Tarantolo MDAs the largest independent QOPI-certified cancer practice in Nebraska we are dedicated to providing superior treatment and services to cancer patients and support to their families

Receive the Highest Level of Cancer Care

NEBRASKA CANCER SPECIALISTS IS NOW QOPIreg CERTIFIED

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Where Love and Healing F low

S2 60PLUS septemberoctober bull 2014S2 60PLUS septemberoctober bull 2014

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our very eyes



































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M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




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Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030










































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Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


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John M Longo MD




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Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030






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CR

EDIT

KIM

CAR

LSO

N A

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SPONSORED CONTENT







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Dementia Care








bull Companionship






Dementia Care






















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Saint Jude Hospice



Steven D Wegner DDS













Metro 4024983444West 4029324555

Nebraska Low Vision













our very eyes



































Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030










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EDIT

KIM

CAR

LSO

N A

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DR

EA

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A A

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ANG

EMEN

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ALO

N A

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SPA


















SPONSORED CONTENT







bull Companionship






Dementia Care








bull Companionship






Dementia Care






















DIRECTORY












Saint Jude Hospice



Steven D Wegner DDS













Metro 4024983444West 4029324555

Nebraska Low Vision













our very eyes



































Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030







bull Companionship






Dementia Care








bull Companionship






Dementia Care






















DIRECTORY












Saint Jude Hospice



Steven D Wegner DDS













Metro 4024983444West 4029324555

Nebraska Low Vision













our very eyes



































Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030




















DIRECTORY












Saint Jude Hospice



Steven D Wegner DDS













Metro 4024983444West 4029324555

Nebraska Low Vision













our very eyes



































Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030












our very eyes



































Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030
















Margaret Block MD

M Salman Haroon MD

Ralph J Hauke MD

Timothy K Huyck MD


Kirsten M Leu MD

John M Longo MD




Gamini S Soori MD







Fremont (FAMC) (402) 941-7030


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