| Polish native enjoys American dream
Ania Rust's story of immigrating to America in the late 1960s has the same resonance as most immigrants; a journey to the United States for a better life.But an outgoing 18-year-old, who spoke no English, arrived during one of the most pivotal points in the later half of the 20th century and acclimated herself to American culture and advantages. The story of her adult life is best heard through the people she surrounds herself with and impacts on a regular basis; whether she bought groceries for an elderly person or giving responsibilities to one of the aged people she cares for or simply making her American dream come true.When Rust left Poland in 1967, she was 18-years-old and ready for opportunity, education and the choice to live her life, the way she wanted. She didn't receive an education above a sixth grade level and worked on her family's farm.
Seniors, Sinatra fill Ocean Center
Up from West Palm Beach, he was attending the free, two-day Senior Expo that began Wednesday, ready to discuss his invention with any of the hundreds of gray-haired potential customers streaming by. "I'm the designer. It weighs just 49 pounds with the battery. It's the most compact and lightest in the world," boasted Huber, 63, a former hang gliding enthusiast, as an older couple moved closer to listen. "That's why I need the scooter. I have two bad legs." Not far away, just past the senior cruise, manufactured housing and diabetic footwear booths, 93-year Gladys Hewitt of Daytona Beach stopped in front of the chronic pulmonary disease lung-capacity testing area with her daughter to comment about the Expo she attends annually. The show gets her out of the house, even if she mostly window-shops.
REGIONAL ROUNDUP
Crews restored power to an assisted-living facility Monday afternoon after a car accident knocked out three utility poles. Gailee Cardwell, a spokeswoman for TXU Electric Delivery, said power was restored to the Hearthstone facility on West Arkansas Lane by about 3:15 p.m. The facility, which has 86 residents, relied on backup generators during the power outage, said John Robertson, community relations director for Hearthstone at Arlington. The accident occurred about 12:40 a.m. when a 22-year-old man lost control of his 2005 Ford Mustang GT in the 4000 block of West Arkansas Lane, said Christy Gilfour, a spokeswoman for the Arlington Police Department. The car hit three utility poles and a transformer on one of the poles, she said. The car skidded 380 feet before it hit a fire hydrant and stopped.
Life doesn't end at 50
The vacuous joy I feel receiving mail was evident one cool Saturday last month. I flipped through the bills and scanned the circulars that always occupy the weekend stash. And then I spied an envelope that left me bewildered and numb: I had received an invitation to join the AARP. And while I could not claim ignorance (more than anyone, I was well aware of my impending crossing of the half century mark), this friendly little missive from Executive Director William D. Novelli was the first acknowledgement that I'm now moving to the other side of living. All I could think about was Pete Townsend's "I hope I die before I get old" quip from My Generation and Groucho Marx's sublime observation that he would "not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." I never thought I'd make it this far.
Assisted-living death still a mystery
A week after Shirley Galvin's death, no one knows exactly what killed her. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office has yet to determine Galvin's cause of death. Terry Daly, the office's spokesman, said the results of toxicological tests and the analysis of the contents of microscopic slides are pending. The 78-year-old woman's body was found Jan. 23 in the snow outside her residence, Sunrise Assisted Living at Finneytown. .
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