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2 • LAKE COUNTRY POST • FEBRUARY 13, 2016 GMTODAY.COM HEALTH Slice of Ice in Red Arrow Park, open daily (weather permitting), Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water St., Milwaukee. Skate free with your skates; rentals available; 18 & up $8 a pair, 17 & younger $7 a pair. All-You-Can-Eat Lenten Fish Fries, 4:30–7:30pm all Fridays during Lent through March 25, St. Florian School Cafeteria, 1215 S. 45th St., West Milwaukee. $11, $7.50 for younger than 10. 414-383- 3565, www.stflorian.org Immaculate Conception Dinner, 4:30–7pm Feb. 13, at the church, 1023 E. Russell Ave., Milwaukee. Beef tips & noodles dinner includes hot veggies, dinner roll, coffee & milk. $10 adults, $8 for 12 & younger. 414-769-2480. Great Value Wine Regions of the World Tasting & Workshop, by Tom Vaughn, vice president of AVA Wines & Spirits, from 6:30–9:30pm Feb. 18, Bay View Communi- ty Center, 1320 E. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. Includes snacks, beverages, wine tast- ings, a bottle of water and a cold buffet at 8:30pm $25. Advance registration required by mail, in person or phone. 414-482-1000. Pewaukee Community Fair, 10–3pm Feb. 20, Pewau- kee High School, 510 Lake St., Pewaukee. Community booths, performances, carni- val games, inflatable attrac- tions, book fair, food court, silent auction, cake walk. SnowSki, noon–4pm Feb. 20, Camp/Quad, 6886 Hwy Q, Town of Erin. Guided snow- shoe, cross-country skiing or hiking tours, or go indepen- dently. $10 per adult, $5 per child. RSVP at www.tallpines- conservancy. org, go to Events page. 262-369-0500 or info@tallpinesconservancy.org Try Hockey for Free Clinic, for ages 4–9, 12:15pm Feb. 20, Mullett Ice Center, 700 North Ave., Town of Merton. Regis- ter at www.TryHockeyFor- Free.com 18th annual Food & Froth Fest, 7–10pm Feb. 20, Mil- waukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee. More than 200 different beers, tasty bites, live show by The Whiskey Belles. $75, $125 VIP. 414-278-2728. Must be 21. www.mpm.edu/beer Westoberfest, 7pm Feb. 20, Western Lakes Golf Club W287-N1963 Oakton Rd., Town of Delafield. Support Waukesha West athletics. Sample from more than 50 beer & malt beverages & hor d'oeuvres. Wine & soda sam- ple table. Auction, raffles. $35, $40 at door. Must be 21. https://squareup.com/mar- ket/Waukesha-west-booster- club Christopher Lloyd Goes Back to the Future, 8pm Feb. 20, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Mil- waukee. $35, $45. www.pab- sttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Mama Tried Motorcycle Show, 10am–10pm Feb. 20 & 10–3pm Feb. 21, the Lindsay Building, 126 S. 2nd St., Mil- waukee. About 150 custom bikes. $10, free for 12 & younger. Full weekend events beginning Feb. 19 a www.mamatriedshow.com Divine Mercy Usher Soci- ety All-You-Can-Eat Pan- cakes or French Toast, 8–12:30pm Feb. 21, Divine Mercy Parish gathering space, 800 Marquette Ave., South Milwaukee. $4; $2, ages 4–12; free, 3 & younger. "A Common Heritage: Music from Poland & Latin America," 2pm Feb. 21, The Polish Center of Wis- consin, 6941 S. 68th St., Franklin. Milwaukee-based international pianist Elena Abend & clarinetist Orlando Pimentel. Music from Poland, Venezuela & Argentina. Adults, $15; Pol- ish Heritage Alliance mem- bers, $12; students, $10. Chamber Music Milwau- kee Spring 2016, 7:30pm Feb. 18, University of Wis- consin-Milwaukee Music Recital Hall, 2400 E. Ken- wood Blvd., Milwaukee. $10, $5 for students & younger than 18, free for majors. www.arts.uwm.edu/tickets, 414-229-4308. Naughty By Nature, 8pm Feb. 18, The Rave II, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $23. http://bit.ly/1HBf4NE. Brian Owen's What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience, 7:30pm Feb. 18– 20, Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, 929 N. Water St., Mil- waukee. Ticketmaster.com, www.MarcusCenter.org., or 414-273-7206. Concert Organist Michael Hey "Homecoming Con- cert", 7pm Feb. 19, Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll Univer- sity, 100 N. East Ave.,Wauke- sha. Free. Cloud Cult, 8pm Feb. 19, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $18. www.pab- sttheater.orgor 414-286-3663. The Floozies, with Sun- squabi & Defunk, 9pm Feb. 19, The Rave, 2401 W. Wiscon- sin Ave., Milwaukee. $18. www.therave.com Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican- American Heritage, featur- ing Los Lobos with special guests Ballet Folklorico Mex- icano, 1pm Feb. 20, Uilein Hall, 929 N. Water St., Mil- waukee. $29 & up. 414-273- 7206, www.marcuscenter.org Lizzo, 8pm Feb. 20, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $15. www.pabsttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Bullet for My Valentine, with Asking Alexandria & While She Sleeps, 8pm Feb 20, The Rave, 2401 W. Wiscon- sin Ave., Milwaukee. $30 & up. www.therave.com The Summerstage Winter Music Series: What's His Name & The Other Guy, 4–6pm Feb. 21, the Delafield History Center (Hawks Inn), 426 Wells St., Delafield. Greg Valde & Brian Lucas play contemporary folk & acous- tic blues, with energy & com- edy. $15. www.summerstage- ofdelafield.org, 262-337-1560. "Agnes of God," by the Renaissance Theatreworks, through Feb. 14, the Broad- way Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. $41.50. 414-291-7800 or www.r- t-w.com "Of Mice & Men," through Feb. 21, the Quadracci Pow- erhouse Theater, 108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $20 & up. w w w. m i lw a u k e e r e p. c o m , 414-224-9490. "Twilight: Los Angeles," through Feb. 21, Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St., Mil- waukee. $28 & up. www.nex- tact.org "The Devil's Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith," through March 20, the Stackner Cabaret, 108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. $45 & up. www.milwaukeerep.com, 414-224-9490. "Powder Her Face," through Feb.14, Cabot The- atre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. Tickets $25 & up. 414-291-7800 or www.skylight- musictheatre.org "Vienna, City of My Dreams" by the Florentine Opera Company, 7:30pm Feb. 13 & 2:30pm Feb. 14, the Wilson Theater at the Mar- cus Center, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. www.florentine- opera.org or 1-800-32-opera (67372). "Death By Design," through March 5, the Brumder Man- sion, 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $20–$25. 414-388- 9104. Jim Norton, 8pm Feb. 13, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. $29.50. www.pab- sttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Spotlight Youth Theater Presents "Disney's Little Mermaid, Jr.," times vary from 9:30am Feb. 18 through 3pm Feb. 21, South Milwau- kee Performing Arts Center, 901 15th Ave., South Milwau- kee. Tickets start at $10; group discounts. www.spot- light.org "Bridge of Spies," 2:15pm Feb. 18 & 6:15pm Feb. 23, Menomonee Falls Public Library, W156-N8436 Pilgrim Rd., Menomonee Falls. An American lawyer is recruit- ed to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court. Rated PG-13. Seating limited to 80. Free. www.home.mf.lib.wi.us or 262-532-8920. "Spectre," 6:15pm Feb. 18 & 2:15pm Feb. 23, Menomonee Falls Public Library, W156- N8436 Pilgrim Rd., Menomonee Falls. Starring Daniel Craig. Rated PG-13. Seating limited to 80. Free. www.home.mf.lib.wi.us or 262-532-8920. Monday Night Movies: "The Intern," 6:30pm Feb. 22, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Wauke- sha. Starring Robert De Niro & Anne Hathaway. Free. 262- 524-3682, waukeshapublicli- brary.org Doughnuts & Documen- taries Series: "Who Will We Be?" continues the PBS series "The Brain with David Eagleman," 10am March 9, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Wauke- sha. 262-524-3682. Doughnuts, coffee & discussion after film provided by Friends of Waukesha Public Library. 262-524-3682, www.waukesha- publiclibrary.org "Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage," with live sympho- ny on 40-foot wide screen, 8pm March 13, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $39.50 & up. www.pabsttheater.org or 414- 286-3663. "The Godfather" Live, score performed by the Mil- waukee Symphony Orches- tra, 7pm May 20, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $45.50 & up. www.pabsttheater.org or 414- 286-3663. Monday Night Movies, 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Mondays, Wauke- sha Public Library, 321 Wis- consin Ave. 262-524-3682. Movie Matinees, 1–3pm Tues., Elm Grove Public Library, 13600 Juneau Blvd., O'Neill Room. Free. www.elmgrov- elibrary.org, 262-782-6717. "A Look at Landscapes" featuring artists Mark Mueller & Lucien Woodring, Tuesday to March 31, Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-542-1522, www.almontgallery.com Color Your Way to Calm, 5–7pm, also Feb. 23, Milwau- kee Public Library East Branch, 2320 N. Cramer St., Milwaukee; 4–5:30pm, also Feb. 11, 18 & 25, Zablocki Library, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. Drop-in col- oring club for adults pro- vides coloring sheets, art supplies & hot tea. Michael Imes Exhibition, 9–5pm Mon.–Sat., Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brook- field. Free. www.wilson-cen- ter.com or 262-781-9470. Works by Amy Cropper, associate professor of art at Carroll University, ongoing, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Wauke- sha. 262-524-3680. CALENDAR By Ralph Chapoco Conley News Service WEST BEND — Nearly everyone can agree that life throws curveballs, and some are so significant and so devastating they can alter a life. For Bonnie Miller, a West Bend resident in her sixties, life forever changed when she reached her late twen- ties. "I started having medical issues when I was 28 and it started with my back," Miller said. "It started dete- riorating." She learned she had a neurological disorder that would affect the rest of her life. Her condition left her in constant pain and unable to move at times, making it difficult to function. Her disease made her sedentary, which led to weight gain, obesity and an assortment of medical com- plications that accompany the disease. For Miller, that meant dia- betes, heart disease, issues with her legs and episodes of mental illness she still deals with today. Miller's condition is unique, but her symptoms are not. Her weight troubles began with a neurological disease, but others face a similar fate because of the circumstances of the lives they live. Obesity has become a health epidemic throughout the United States, and local residents are not immune to it. The term "obese" has a specific medical definition. Those with a body mass index of more than 30, a measure which charts a per- son's weight in relation to their height, are considered obese. According to the 2015 Washington County Health Assessment, residents posi- tively outperformed the state in nearly every catego- ry, except for heaviness, where it matched the state percentage. If the trend is not addressed, others may share Miller's experience, and every disease comes with a price. Carey Cameron, a family medicine physician with Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, said diabetes and cardiovascular disease require regular treatments to control symptoms. In Miller's case, she has to see a physician every few weeks, has endured multi- ple medical procedures and consumes enough medica- tion daily to fill a Tupper- ware container. "I take a pill," Miller said. "If I have an illness that causes my blood sugar to change, then I have an injec- tion. I also have another medication for extreme cases, like if I am about to pass out." Many view obesity as entirely personal, and believe individuals make life choices and must deal with those consequences. But those same people fail to understand how living in an unhealthy environment affects them. Take two communities and compare the residents' health status, and it is entirely possible those liv- ing in the healthier environ- ment will cost less to care for. "The minute we as a soci- ety agree to a social con- tract of paying into an insurance system, of a dis- ability system, the minute we all sign up to a social contract to agree to pay and share the risk, now we have a social contract that states as good stewards, we agree to do my part to stay healthy and not use more than a fair share of health resources," said Patrick Remington, a professor at the University of Wiscon- sin-Madison. The insurance system is one mechanism that spreads cost. Insurance pro- tects carriers from unfore- seen consequences, but if insurers notice a large por- tion of their customers begin consuming health care, then their costs rise, and they pass the expense to everyone else through high- er premiums. It is also affecting compa- nies through decreased attendance and lower pro- ductivity. Ross Hammond and Ruth Levine published a study in August 2010 that referenced research claiming obesity cost almost $150 billion to treat in 2008. It also causes people to miss work, result- ing in losses anywhere from $3 billion-$6 billion each year, and in lost productivi- ty worth almost $12 billion annually. For public health offi- cials, the issue is less about individual choices and more about societal changes. "We are more educated today about health and exercise, but what we are confronted about today is changes with how food is available, the pricing of unhealthy foods, the avail- ability of sugar-sweetened beverages and the promo- tion of fast food," Reming- ton said. Officials are beginning to take notice. Washington and Ozaukee County Healthofficials have started an initiative to gather ideas from commu- nity groups about how they can address obesity. "We have to look through the survey of what people wrote, but I am pretty confi- dent obesity is going to be an issue," said Kirsten Johnson, health director. For Johnson, the health investments make sense because people want to live in healthy communities. If officials invest in parks and recreation areas, it will come back to the communi- ty through tax revenue and other payments. Miller agreed to the inter- view because she wanted to educate people about the life she lives on a daily basis and how it affects her. It could be a lesson we want to begin discussing. Email: rchapoco@conleynet.com "I started having medical issues when I was 28 and it started with my back. It started deteriorating." Bonnie Miller West Bend resident Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital's 'Southern Charm' trip filling up OCONOMOWOC — The deadline to sign up for Oconomowoc Memorial Auxiliary's "Southern Charm" trip to Charleston, S.C., Savannah, Ga., Jekyll Island, Ga. and St. Augus- tine, Fla., from Sept. 11 to Sept. 17 is quickly approach- ing. According to a release, there are only a few spaces left for the Oconomowoc group. Early booking discounts apply to reservations made before March 11. Reserva- tions made after this date may be subject to increased prices. Register by contacting Tammy Fox-Husband at 262- 569-0293. This trip is an opportunity to experience Southern his- tory, hospitality and cuisine. In addition to experienc- ing an outstanding vacation, each trip guest helps benefit the Auxiliary in its efforts to support Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. This trip, along with other fundraising activities, aids the Auxiliary's support of medical equipment purchas- es, programs, and health- related scholarships at Oconomowoc Memorial Hos- pital. — Enterprise Staff One woman's journey indicative of larger epidemic Ralph Chapoco/Enterprise Staff Bonnie Miller displays the medication she takes to address her medical issues Monday at her apartment in West Bend. She suffers from a neurological condition which led to obesity and other complications. 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