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PIN 73845 236958009 LUXURY PORTFOLIO Page 4A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY SEPTEMBER 2014 By Christopher Bennett Special to The Freeman There might be a better way for seniors to manage a chronic or long- term health condition. Evidence-based programming, espe- cially for senior citizens, is an effective health care tool, and is likely a topic about which most know next to noth- ing. Evidence-based programs (EBP) are those that have been reviewed and shown to improve someone's health by enabling them to more effectively man- age their condition through proven methods. Being able to self-manage a condi- tion is crucial in a health care world where expenses can quickly add up. "We do a lot of evidence-based pre- vention programming at different loca- tions throughout the county," Wauke- sha County Aging and Disability Resource Center Manager Luann Page said. The ADRC is located in Wauke- sha at 514 Riverview Ave. The Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging is a private, nonprofit organiza- tion launched in 2010 to help Wiscon- sin citizens live healthier lives through evidence-based prevention programs, according to the organization's web- site. Federal and state funding is dis- tributed to community partners. The WIHA works to ensure programs in place are maintained and new pro- grams, when proven effective, can serve the state's population of seniors. Page said the ADRC offers five differ- ent programs at locations throughout the county. The programs offered are Living Well With Chronic Conditions, Healthy Living With Diabetes, Stepping On (falls prevention), Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Eat Better, Move More and Healthy Eating for Successful Living. Page said Healthy Living With Dia- betes and Stepping On are the most popular evidence-based programs offered in Waukesha County. Living Well with Chronic Conditions is also offered in Spanish, and is known as "Tomando de su Salud." "We try and schedule them where the need is," Page said. Trained volunteers ready to help The evidence-based prevention pro- gramming focuses on building rela- tionships between trained leaders and the individuals in the class. Trained leaders are volunteers who facilitate the class and distribute a standardized curriculum. Most evi- dence-based prevention programs are six weeks in length and meet once each week for about 2 1/2 hours. Virginia Trimble became a trained leader and started teaching EBP class- es in 2009. In Waukesha County, Trim- ble said she's taught in Dousman, Sus- sex, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha and more. Trimble said trained leaders go through four days of training, in which they learn how to administer the program. Trimble said trained leaders are not medical professionals. "What makes it evidence-based is that we, as trained leaders, are given a script," Trimble said. "We are to follow the script extremely close, so all of the information given to all of the patients at all of the workshops is going to be identical. "That way they can track every- thing, and they know everybody has been told the same stuff and they can reach the conclusion of whether it's beneficial." According to a 2007 University of Wisconsin-Extension article, pro- grams that are evidence-based are developed using tactics and approach- es that are known to work. The pro- grams developed are then peer- reviewed. The analysis continues with a standardized curriculum and evalua- tion at the team level. "I think what they give people that they did not have before is answers to questions and encouragement to do what they need to do," Trimble said. "It actually, within the six weeks, becomes a very intimate group of peo- ple." Trimble said weekly action plans are a key part of the EBP. At each weekly session, each member identifies a goal to accomplish with the next week. It can be something small, and it does not need to be related to their condition or medical issue. "It empowers them to realize they can make a small change, and then another small change, and by the end of the six weeks they feel good about the changes they are making," Trimble said. Trimble is teaching Healthy Living With Diabetes starting in October at the ADRC, and said the EBP classes have been very successful. Empowerment is a central tenet of the EBP classes. Trimble said EBP classes arm people with the knowledge that they can exercise control over their care. "Coping with diabetes, it's really tough to manage," Trimble said. "If they can learn how to manage their condition and not have to run to their doctor, they can feel better about them- selves and their condition." For more information on evidence- based programming, visit the ADRC web site at www.waukeshacounty.gov/adrc or call the community health coordinator at (262) 548-7848. Q. I am curious to know about this accordion that has been passed down through my ances- tors that lived in Prairie du Chien. — K.W., Oconomowoc A. Founding a company in Germany in 1857, Matthias Hohn- er sold musical instruments worldwide and his name is still synonymous with har monicas and accordions. Both items could be a one-man band — they were easily played, loud, and transport- ed well. Accordions were a lead instrument, but often integrated as background music. Many were hand-carried by immigrants to a new land that helped preserve cul- tural traditions for public and domestic music-making. By the early 20th century, the accordion had became the favorite of folk musicians and nicknamed the "squeeze box." The 1914 Mont- gomery Ward catalog offered a selection of 22 models from vari- ous companies with prices rang- ing from $1.78 to $23.45. This 1920s example has wood construction, nickel-plated embel- lishments and 14 bellow-ribs. The two rows of mother of pearl but- tons on the left played the melody and condition is considered mod- erate. The scarcity of per- fect-condition specimens, in box, increases value drastically. Value: $150.00 Mint condition helps value of custard glass Q. My grandmother loved this berry set, and called it custard. Please tell us about it. — J.K., Oconomowoc A. Ivory glass novelties were first produced in England around 1880. Five years later, U.S. manufac- turers gave American housewives what they were asking for, "that custard-colored tableware." This set would have been used for 19th century favorite desserts, seasonal fruit, homemade ice cream and custard pudding. Over 15 compa- nies eventually produced what became known as custard glass. Your berry set was made by the A.H. Heisey Co., Newark, Ohio, from 1897 to 1910. This ring band pattern is creamy opaque, gilt- decorated and definitely has a yel- lowish cast. The Art Nouveau pop- pies lend delicacy to this already dreamy set. Custard glass can be rich in color but also bone-white or even milk-glass color. It has a tiny amount of uranium that gives a distinctive glow, but holds no harm with use. Your individual berry bowls are 4 1/2 inches across the top and the serving bowl is 8 1/2 inches. Any collector of custard glass would be pleased with this truly charm- ing set in nearly mint condition. Value is $250. Have an item for appraisal? Tell us about it and it could be selected for a future column. Mail entries to Waukesha Antique Shop, 1427 E. Racine Ave., Unit E-2, Waukesha, WI 53186. Send sharp, well-lit pho- tos of front, back and underside of your item, and measurements are important. List any known history or even hearsay, length of owner- ship and all markings, even par- tial ones. Include your name, address and phone number. No photos can be returned and no purchase of antiques will occur. (Barbara Eash is a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, specializing in appraisals of antiques and col- lectibles and has extensive experi- ence writing and speaking about antiques.) BARBARA EASH Antiques Appraised Accordion from the 1920s still roaring Sticking with what works WAUKESHA — Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast's 2014 list of America's Best High Schools includes five Waukesha County high schools. Pewaukee High School, Brookfield East High School, New Berlin Eisenhower High School, Kettle Moraine High School, and Hamilton High School all made the list of 725 schools chosen nationwide. The list is based on gradua- tion and college acceptance rates — which are most heavily weighted — college level cours- es and exams, percent of stu- dents on free or reduced lunch, and ACT/SAT scores. Brookfield East, which was 143rd in the nation, was ranked the second best Wisconsin high school in the state after Home- stead High School. Homestead ranked 98th. After being ranked 553rd in the nation in 2013, Pewaukee High School rose to the 202nd spot. The list also rates Pewau- kee as the fifth best high school in the state after Homestead High School, Brookfield East High School, Rufus King Inter- national High School, and Marshfield High School. New Berlin Eisenhower ranked sixth in the state with a 240 national ranking. Kettle Moraine High School ranked seventh with a 253 national ranking. With a 401 ranking, Hamilton High School ranked 10th in Wisconsin after Cedar- burg High School and New Glarus High School. "Congratulations to all edu- cators and staff who work hard to serve students every day of the year," said Marty Van Hulle, the principal of Pewau- kee High School. — Alison Fox, Freeman Staff By Alison Fox Freeman Staff PEWAUKEE — Siepmann Realty Corp. is preparing to build a 10,000-square-foot, two-story building at 125 W. Wisconsin Ave., in the downtown area of Pewau- kee. The building will be across the street from the Pewaukee beach and a con- dominium building. It will include retail or restaurant space on the first floor and office space on the second floor. Siepmann Realty Presi- dent Jim Siepmann said Pewaukee residents will be pleased with the building, as it will complement the architecture of the current buildings lining the lake on Wisconsin Avenue. In 2002, the firm built two buildings on Wisconsin Avenue that are now occupied by the Chocolate Factory and the Lakefront Grille. The main goal of Siep- mann Realty was to create a building plan for diversity in the types of buildings within the downtown area, which is something Siep- mann said the village is looking for. The exterior of the build- ing will have a Nantucket seaside look, Siepmann said. There will be a stone base along the first floor exterior and shingles will cover the second floor exte- rior. "I think people will be very pleased with it," he said. Siepmann said his firm has an office tenant commit- ment for the entire second floor, which he declined to name. He said he hopes to break ground on the project in September with plans for completion by August 2015 — at the request of the unnamed tenant. The firm has not yet secured tenants for the first floor, which will have four units. Siepmann said the firm had to jump many hurdles during the planning process regarding the vacant space in which it plans to build. The space was previously occupied by a BP gas sta- tion, which was torn down about eight years ago, and is also on a wetland. He said the firm has worked with the state Department of Natural Resources to reme- diate the site. Siepmann said he has a good feeling the project will get the OK from the Pewau- kee Plan Commission. "We have gotten great feedback from the village president (Jeff Knutson) and staff," he said. "When we do these kinds of things it's in partnership with the village." siepmannrealty.com Email: afox@conleynet.com Five county high schools make list of best in U.S. New building planned for downtown Pewaukee Realtor says building's exterior will have a 'Nantucket look' Evidence-based programs help patients help themselves

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