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FEATURES6 ‘The Weatherman’ + much more

Barry ZeVan, sponsored by Monarch Healthcare Management,

is the headliner of the 50+ Lifestyle Expo.

10 Get Your Golden TicketHighland Summer Theatre is celebrating it’s 50th

“Golden Anniversary” season.

14 Colon Cancer AwarenessScreenings are the key to the fight against colorectal cancer.

DEPARTMENTS

18 TravelTop travel trend for 2016: Dude ranches.

20 Book Review

22 Calendar of Events

ContentsMATURE LIFESTYLE • SPRING 2016 • VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1

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to the 50thanniversary theatre shows at MSU.

Four special shows are planned for this

summer and tickets are available on-line for

all four shows through May 28th. $66

is a great value for some great local

entertainment.

Next, check out the story about

colon cancer awareness and the

new test that is available called,

Cologuard. Dr. Stephan Thome’,

Mayo Clinic oncologist and assistant

professor of oncology explains the test

and how it takes advantage of the biology

of the polyp and the cancer. Colon cancer is

oftentimes referred as the “silent killer” and

Dr. Thome’ is an advocate of being tested at

age 50 or earlier if this type of cancer runs in

your family. Screening is key...go in and get

tested. It could save your life.

Our travel feature this month focuses on

Dude Ranches and how they are the gaining

in popularity. I’m sure this family adventure

would be talked about for years. They are

raising the bar on this type of vacation by

including gourmet cuisine, exclusive fishing

and horse travel beyond the trails.

And don’t miss the section of book reviews

and community events. This issue is packed

with stories that will keep you smiling while

you wait for real summer weather to come

our way. Enjoy!

elcome to the special edition of

Mature Lifestyles!

There are a lot of

exciting things happening in this

issue, but our main focus is the

50+ Lifestyle Expo at Verizon

Wireless Center, Mankato on

Tuesday, May 10, 9 am -2 pm.

There will be over 100+ vendor

booths, free parking, free shuttle

service, and free entertainment.

Mark this on your calendar!

Barry ZeVan, is scheduled to speak at 2 pm

and he is presented by Monarch Healthcare

Management. The event is also sponsored

by Mayo Clinic Health Systems. I promise

you that ZeVan’s presentation is going to be

phenomenal! Barry seems to have “done it

all” in his life and he keeps going and going.

I’m expecting him to have a “big personality”

and will share his words of wisdom about

how he has navigated a television, theatre,

film and journalism career. And if you have a

minute, read about him in his book, “My Life

Among The Giants: A Memoir: Thank You

Jerry Stiller.”

Be sure to stop at the entrance of the Expo

and say hello to me and my staff. We will

have a booth with copies of Mature. Even if

you already have one, you may want another

for Barry ZeVan to autograph! Plus there will

be some great take-away items to fill your

bag. (We have back scratchers again!)

Along with the stories about ZeVan and the

Expo, read about getting your “golden ticket”

Welcome to the Spring edition of Mature Lifestyle…

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on the cover: Barry ZeVan,featured speaker at the50+Lifestyle Expo, May 10

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Barry ZeVan is the author of “My Life Among The Giants: A Memoir: Thank You, Jerry Stiller... For urging Me To Write This Book”Photo courtesy of pplofmpls.com

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had the highest local ratings for weather in U.S. TV history), Washington, D.C., from 1974-77, and Detroit from 1977-83.

With far too many other credits to list – including an award-winning documentary film production company, numerous other broadcasting gigs, extensive community work, entrepreneurial ventures, consulting jobs and others – ZeVan has enough stories to fill a book. And he did.

The autobiography, “Barry ZeVan: My Life Among The Giants, A Memoir: Thank you, Jerry Stiller … for urging me to write this book,” is available on Amazon Stiller, ZeVan’s longtime friend, encouraged him to recount all the rich experiences in his life, writing to ZeVan: “You’re an express train that hasn’t reached its destination. … You should be more recognized.”

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in 1943 as a 5-year-old child singer on KDKA radio in his native Pittsburgh. His television career began in 1946 when he became a cast member of the show “King’s Party Line,” which starred John Reed King and Bill Cullen.

These early experiences opened up doors to numerous opportunities. He was a cast member of NBC’s “Mister Peepers” (1952-53); NBC’s “The Perry Como Show” (as a Ray Charles Singer, 1956-57); and he performed on “The Alcoa Hour,” “Studio One,” “The Big Story” and the soap opera “Search For Tomorrow.”

ZeVan also has appeared in films such as “The Seven Year Itch,” starring Marilyn Monroe, “The Time of Their Lives, “Hiding Victoria” and “A Serious Man,” a Coen brothers film.

He also has been no stranger to the stage. He worked with The Pittsburgh Playhouse, for example, and he understudied Dick Van Patten and Frank Gorshin on a national tour of Neil Simon’s play “The Sunshine Boys.”

ZeVan’s local broadcasting career began in 1970 and would take him to stations in Montana and Idaho, Hawaii, Alberta, Nevada, Michigan, Washington state, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut. Perhaps due to the regularity of the job and the amount of screen time he got in front of his audiences, he is associated mostly as an on-air personality.

“‘The Weather Man’ – that’s primarily what I was known for when I was on television on a regular basis,” said ZeVan, 78. “A 51 percent share of the audience tuned into KSTP. I did a pretty wild presentation. It just took off and apparently appealed to the audience, and I was grateful for that.”ZeVan was most popular as the weather man in Las Vegas from 1967-70, Minneapolis-St. Paul from 1970-74 (which

t’s hard to know where to begin a story like that of Barry ZeVan.He may be known best as “The

Weatherman,” due to the many years that he filled his on-air weather reports with so much personality and character. But his seven-page resume tells a much more complete story about a man who has worked in the fields of marketing and public relations, print journalism, broadcasting, television, theater, film and more.

“The main thing is how lucky I’ve been and how blessed I have been to do all of these things,” said ZeVan, who will be the featured speaker at the 50+ Lifestyle Expo May 10 at the Verizon Wireless Center and is sponsored by Monarch Healthcare Management.

It’s also difficult to know what stories ZeVan will choose to share with the Mankato-area crowd. He could say such things as, “I worked for Howard Hughes for three years,” “I interviewed President Truman,” or “I emceed Vice President Walter Mondale’s pre-inaugural banquet in Washington, D.C.” And these statements would just scratch the surface of a long and storied career.

“It’s been one heck of a life,” he said.ZeVan began his career in broadcasting

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Barry ZeVan is the author of “My Life Among The Giants: A Memoir: Thank You, Jerry Stiller... For urging Me To Write This Book”Photo courtesy of pplofmpls.com

Barry ZeVan has met and befriended numerous influential and creative people in his decades-long career.

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ZeVan wrote about being welcomed into dozens of circles of the world’s most powerful and creative people, creating friendships with the likes of Elliott Gould, Sandra Dee and Patty Duke, among numerous others. “The memories I’m sharing are related in awe and gratitude of my privilege to have had their private selves be shared with mine, and vice-versa, personally and professionally,” he noted about the book.

It’s hard to imagine the book could contain all of ZeVan’s accomplishments, which include being inducted into The Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2013 and The Society of Montana Broadcasting Legends in 2011; Emmy Award nominations and a 2006 Telly Award win for a documentary production; and being named Local Canadian Broadcaster of the Year in 1960 by Liberty Magazine, among other things. But ZeVan said it was fun reliving all of the major moments of his life.

“It’s quite a book,” he said. ZeVan is looking forward to talking about the

stories that surround many of these career highlights at the expo. “The basic premise of the talk is to inspire people who are of an older age to not feel as though they are worthless. We in this society here – as opposed to every other society in the world – treat our old people like they’re nothing,” he said. “(We have to) motivate ourselves and be proud of every achievement. We have a lot of wisdom to share, a lot of knowledge to share.”

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“What’s interesting is that I always think of theater as a slice of the past. Most plays are, in a good way, dated; they’re attributed to a certain time,” Hustoles said. “So what’s fun is finding the newness, doing a show that’s new to us.”

Hustoles said the 50th season will strike a perfect balance between the two, with two shows that previously have been done and two new shows. He himself, serving as Artistic Director during his 31st year at MSU, also serves as an example of past and future. This year Hustoles surpassed the MSU career longevity of Ted Paul, the founding father of MSU Theatre and Highland Summer Theatre. “This is the year I vault ahead of Ted,” Hustoles said.

CENE: A large one-room apartment on the top floor of an old brownstone in the East Forties off Third Avenue.

The room is barren. A ladder, canvas drop cloth, and a couple of empty paint cans stand forlornly in the center of the room. There is a huge skylight, which pours the bright February SUNSHINE glaringly into the room.

And with this, the stage was set – in more ways than one. This is the first scene in Neil Simon’s 1963 play “Barefoot in the Park,” setting the stage for the unfolding of the first few days of characters Paul and Corie Bratter’s marriage. But it’s also the first scene of the first-ever show of Highland Summer Theatre (HST) during the summer of 1967, setting the stage for the next 50 years of professional summer stock theatre in Mankato.

This summer will mark the Golden Anniversary of Highland, which has

featured several crowd-pleasing productions every summer. Plays and musicals have ranged from “Sweeney Todd” (the play version, capping off the first season in 1967), to “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (1987), to “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (the first production in Andreas Theatre in 2000), to “Xanadu” (2015). As with the Mainstage and Studio seasons in the Theatre and Dance Department at Minnesota State University, Highland has always offered something for everyone.

This summer, to celebrate such a momentous year, Artistic Director Paul J. Hustoles said Highland Summer Theatre will both pay homage to the past and look toward its future. To honor the past, Hustoles is bringing back alumni to work on each of the four productions, both on the stage as actors and behind the scenes. To celebrate an assuredly bright future


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‘Footloose,’ music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford; stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie; based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford; additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman (produced at MSu in 2002)Performs July 7-9 and 13-16 in the Ted Paul Theatre

About the musical: When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.

“Footloose takes place in a very specific time and place, and yet, it still resonates right now,” Hustoles said. “Just think about the world as it exists now and the people

About the musical: Now one of the most performed shows in America, “Seussical” is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination—Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

“It speaks to all ages,” Hustoles said. “Dr. Seuss was way before his time. Even when you look at his stuff now, it looks futuristic.”

‘The Nerd,’ by Larry Shue (produced in HST 2001)Performs June 22-25 in the Andreas Theatre

About the play: The action centers on the hilarious dilemma of a young architect who is visited by a man he’s never met but who saved his life in Vietnam. The visitor turns out to be an incredibly inept, hopelessly stupid “nerd” who outstays his welcome with a vengeance.

“This one has atimeless quality,”

Hustoles said.

MSu Theatre produced “Footloose” during its Mainstage season in 2002. Right: Paying homage to its past. Left: “Footloose” will cap off the 50th anniversary season of Highland Summer Theatre.Photos courtesy of MSU Theatre

Here’s a look at what the Golden Anniversary of Highland Summer Theatre has to offer:

‘Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike,’ by Christopher Durang (a premiere)

Performs May 25-28 in the Andreas Theatre, Earley Center for Performing Arts, MSu

About the play: Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, Penn., where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha.

“This play speaks to this century,” Hustoles said. “It’s very current.”

‘Seussical,’ book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; co-conceived by Eric Idle (a premiere) Performs June 8-11 in the Ted Paul Theatre, Earley Center for Performing Arts, MSu


who don’t want to be on the cutting edge of social norms and those who want to bring society kicking and dragging into a new world. ‘Footloose’ demonstrates that beautifully.”

Season tickets for the 50th “Golden Anniversary” Season of Highland Summer Theatre are $66 for all four shows and are available until May 28 by mail order only.

Individual tickets for “Seussical” and “Footloose” are $22 regular or $19 discounted for seniors ages 65 and over and children ages 16 and under. Individual tickets for “Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike” and “The Nerd” are $16 regular and $14 discounted. Individual tickets go on sale May 16.

Call the Box Office from 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays at 507-389-6661 or the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance main office at 507-389-2118 for a brochure or more information. Or visit MSUTheatre.com.

“Xanadu” the musical was performed during the 49th season of Highland.Photos courtesy of MSU Theatre

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‘Doubt” was the third production of the 2015 season of Highland.Photos courtesy of MSU Theatre

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Dr. Stephan Thomé is a Mayo Clinic oncologist & assistant professor of oncology.Photo courtesy of Amanda Dyslin


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Hey Dudelanning a trip for 2016? While the beach is warm and a cruise ship is lovely, you’ve done those trips

before. This year you want something unique that will create lasting memories and bring you closer to your family.

“More people are visiting dude ranches due to the desire to do something out of the ordinary,” says Colleen Hodson, from The Dude Ranchers’ Association. “These aren’t the ranches from ‘City Slickers.’ High-end ranches across the country average 45 guests. You get to know everyone. By the end, you’ll have friendships and memories to last a lifetime, and you will reconnect with your family in a way you never thought possible.”

Travelers enjoy getting a taste of the dude ranch experience blended with a heaping serving of other popular vacation-type activities. Today’s dude ranches cater to a diverse crowd with attractions, services and things to do that travel far beyond the trail.

“Dude ranches are the original Western adventure vacation,” Hodson said. “Though guest expectations have changed and ranchers have had to change with them, the core principles of dude ranching remain the same: horses, hats, hospitality, heritage, honesty and heart.”

At a dude ranch, you can learn traditional ranching skills like

riding a horse, driving cattle and throwing a lasso.

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Dude ranches are becoming popular destinations for their Western-style adventures.Photo courtesy of duderanch.org

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Today’s dude ranches cater to a diverse crowd with attractions, services and things to do that travel far beyond the trail.Photo courtesy of Brandpoint

There are a lot of dude ranches to choose from and The Dude Ranchers’ Association can help you find the perfect one to suit your family’s unique personality. Visit www.duderanch.org or call 866-399-2339 to work with someone directly to find the dude ranch right for you and your family.

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1) Indulge the taste buds

2) Home cooked cuisine that oftentimes features ingredients from the ranch brings new meaning to farm-to-table eating. From family-style meals to gourmet al fresco dining, the food is a central part of the dude ranch experience.

3) Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure

4) You can learn traditional ranching skills like riding a horse, driving cattle and throwing a lasso, but adventures on a dude ranch don’t stop there. Some ranches offer overnight pack trips, rodeos, target shooting, zip lining and white water rafting.

5) Enjoy exclusive fishing

6) Casting your line has never been more relaxing than at a dude ranch. The vast acres on these private properties often include secluded rivers and ponds ripe with fish. Forget about battling overcrowded hot spots, the water will be all yours.

7) Embrace an R&R mindset

8) While the unique dude ranch activities will keep you busy, there comes a time when cowboys and cowgirls just want a little rest and relaxation. Fortunately, many ranches now offer luxury spa services so you can enjoy a little pampering.

9) Bond over some friendly competition

10) Looking for a fun way to connect with your family and other guests? Friendly competition can be found in many forms on dude ranches, from roping contests to talent shows. If lassoing a speeding calf isn’t your forte, you can sing, tap or joke your way to local stardom in a talent show.

In addition to discovering the beauty of nature and gazing into a crackling fire, here are other top reasons dude ranch vacations are a top trend for 2016:

“Before I Forget” by B. Smith & Dan Gasby with Michael Shnayerson, foreword by Rudolph Tanzi, PhD

c.2016, Harmony Books $25.00 / $33.00 Canada 322 Pages

ou can’t remember what you came

into the room for.

That happens with disturbing

frequency. Forgetting your glasses, losing

your keys, it really bothers you because

you’re not sure if it’s a normal part of aging

or something else. And in the new book

“Before I Forget” by B. Smith & Dan Gasby

with Michael Shnayerson, the worry isn’t

yours alone.

For most of her life, B. Smith was a

whirlwind of activity. She was a model, and

had her own line of household goods, TV

shows, and restaurants she co-owned with

her husband, Dan Gasby. She was known

for her sense of style and her elegance.

And then, a few years ago, something

uncharacteristic began to happen: the

woman who was put together, inside and

out, began to display emotional outbursts,

use inappropriate language, and her fashion

sense faltered. Her memory faded until it

frightened the couple and they sought help.

Smith, as it turned out, had mild-stage

Alzheimer’s.

A take-charge kind of guy, Gasby did his

research.

“Some 5.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s,” he says; half a million people die of it every year. Perhaps due to higher rates of diabetes and heart disease, it hits the black community the hardest: by age 85, “half of all African Americans have it.”

Knowing the facts can be empowering,

but they don’t make dealing with the

disease any easier. Smith lost things

constantly; “hoarded” clothing, to Gasby’s

irritation; and, though she was previously

fastidious, ignored sloppiness. She

shut family out physically and friends,

emotionally. Long-ago recollections were

sharp, but her short-term memory was all

but lost.

When things got worse and Smith was

inadvertently put in a dangerous situation,

the family found expert advice, only to

learn that there was little they could do.

Alzheimer’s has no cure. It can barely be

“managed.” They would just have to deal

with the day-to-day challenges and learn to

cope…

Of his wife, and their plans one day,

author Dan Gasby says, “She sits…at the

breakfast table, the love of my life, waiting

quietly for me to tell her what to do.”

Is there a sentence more heartbreaking

than that? I don’t think so, and you’d be

likewise hard-pressed to find a book that

will affect you more than “Before I Forget.”

Would you blame anyone if you saw a

pity-party in this book? Probably not, but

there’s no whining in Gasby’s

words, nor will you find

“poor me” in what B. Smith

contributes (with Michael

Shnayerson). Instead, there’s

resignation here; a we’ll-

get-through-this wrapped in

a love story that gets more

and more poignant as the

story progresses. Gasby, who

is fierce about Alzheimer’s

education, also offers up-to-

date information and advice

on what worked for him and

Smith, and what doesn’t.

Without being a spoiler,

there is no happy ending

to this book, save but the

sheer love that makes it soar.

If you’re an Alzheimer’s

caretaker, or are facing

the disease yourself, you

absolutely will want this

memoir. “Before I Forget” is

a book you never will…


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“The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in The White House” by Jesse J. Holland

c.2016, Lyons Press $25.95 226 Pages

f the walls could talk, imagine what

they’d say.

They’d reminisce about family meals,

holidays, celebrations and romance, take

sides in arguments, and watch children

grow. If those walls could talk, they’d tell

of triumph, disappointment, beginnings,

and endings. And, as in the new book, “The

Invisibles” by Jesse J. Holland, they’d talk

of freedom and history.

When Barack Obama moved into the

White House in 2009, he was, by far, not

the first black man to live there. From

the beginning, as soon as America had a

president, there were slaves residing in the

Executive Mansion; in fact, says Holland,

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slaveholders at some point in their lives.”

When George Washington fought in the

Revolutionary War, his “favorite” slave,

Billy Lee, went with him so it was natural

that Washington would bring Lee to New

York, to the first presidential mansion. Lee

reportedly loved New York but when he

suffered physical disabilities, Washington

summarily replaced him, sending him

back to Mt. Vernon where Lee was later

one of a handful of slaves who comforted

Washington as he died.

As a child, Oney Judge was brought up to

learn sewing at Martha Washington’s knee.

Years later, Washington would say that she

thought of Judge as a “surrogate daughter,”

but she was more than willing to give Judge

away in order to keep her enslaved. Judge,

by the way, was one of a few slaves known

to have escaped from a president.

Thomas Jefferson brazenly took a slave to

France, where slavery was disallowed; the

slave, who was the brother of Jefferson’s

“concubine,” Sally, did not try to escape.

When Dolley Madison fell on hard times

after leaving the White

House, her husband’s former

slave gave her money.

Andrew Jackson kept

slaves in the White House

stables; they were jockeys

and Jackson loved racing

ponies. James Monroe

spoke out against slavery,

even as he owned slaves.

Andrew Johnson possibly

had a “’colored concubine.’”

And just one ex-slave of a

president was “honored by a

holder of that office.”

Wow.

Please practice saying that

word – “Wow!” – because

you’ll need it even more

when you start reading “The

Invisibles.”

In just under two-hundred

pages, author Jesse J.

Holland packs so many

interesting stories, so many

jaw-dropping facts that, even

though there were small

errors and minor repetition, I very much

regretted this books’ shortness. Holland’s

storytelling skills have a way of making a

reader hungry for more, and the tales he

tells are surprising and even inspirational.

Some of those tales – mixed in between

those of the presidents’

slaves - precede the White

House, to look at slavery

from the nation’s very

beginning, even before

there was a president.

That’s where we learn that

an African immigrant was

the owner of the first legal

slave…

Admittedly, die-hard

historians might not find

much new here, but I

simply couldn’t put this

book down. If you want

something that’s short on

pages but long on interest,

“The Invisibles” is the one

you’ll be talking about.

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