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7 FEEL GUILTY ABOUT DELEGATING? DON’T!
How to delegate to maximize your time and empower your employees.
8 THE ‘GROW OR DIE’ LIE
Some common business-growth beliefs may not be true.
10 CONSULTING THE EXPERTS TO HELP FILL THE EXECUTIVE GAP
What to look for in an executive-search firm.
13 LANCASTER COUNTY WOMEN’S EXPO REVIEW
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14 FIVE EASY STEPS TO A LOW-MAINTENANCE, ECO-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPE
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19 LET THE SUNSHINE IN
What you need to know about vitamin D deficiency.
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5 COVER STORY
Kae Wagner, president of
North Star Marketing, knew
when she was just a young girl
living on a dairy farm that she
wanted to be in the creative
world of advertising and
marketing. From the early days
in her career to owning her own
business for the past 24 years,
she has seen the marketing
industry change and has
evolved along with it.
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of you will be contending with children
out of school and home for the summer,
rearranging work schedules to cheer
them on at sporting activities, and
attending graduation celebrations for
friends and family.
Add that to what you’re already
managing and it can lead to a sense of
feeling overwhelmed. What can you do?
Take some time for yourself … perhaps
a vacation (even if it’s just for a few days
or a weekend) or just a day at a local golf
course. Don’t know how to golf? Ask at
the pro shop about personal instruction.
Kae Wager, our cover story, loves to golf.
Find out how Wagner got to where she
is today in business and what one fun
goal she and her husband have set for
themselves in their personal lives.
You should also learn how to
delegate at home and at work to reduce
stress. Many of us feel guilty if we hand
off projects to others. You’ve
surrounded yourself with capable associates; don’t be afraid
of utilizing their talents and expertise.
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article explains a few simple ways to repurpose common
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By LYNDA HUDZICK
COVERStoryCOVERStory
Kae Wagner, president of North Star Marketing
ow do you keep
yourself amused
when you’re behind
the wheel of a
tractor? Perhaps you make up stories
and poems to amuse yourself. Well,
Kae Wagner remembers doing just
this as a young girl, the eighth of 10
children raised on a dairy farm on the
eastern shore of Maryland.
“I guess that’s when my creativity
flourished,” she recalls. “I was in 4-H
and wrote a radio script that won me a
state 4-H award and ever since, I’ve
gotten a lot of rewards from creative
endeavors.”
Today, as president of North Star
Marketing, Wagner has ample
opportunities to use that creative
ability.
“I started my career in television
[and became] producer of PM
Magazine, and then went to work for
an ad agency,” she said. “After a few
years with that agency, I started North
Star Marketing.”
In the 24 years since she opened for
business, Wagner has recognized the
dramatic changes in the marketing
industry, and so, “we’ve had to
reinvent ourselves many times,” she
said. “Our work currently is almost all
digital marketing, which includes
website design and development,
digital marketing campaigns, Google
ADwords campaigns, HTML
campaigns, banner ad campaigns, etc.”
Her company creates a lot of
original content for their clients who,
she explained, “have a content
marketing strategy in place. Our
social media work involves
strategizing and executing on
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube,
and others.”
There are three components,
Wagner said, to making her workday
a good one.
“First, spending time with clients;
second, spending time on creative
work; and third, spending time
on selling or new business
development.”
Of course, on the flip side,
there are days when she has to
spend valuable time tracking
down receivables, doing healthcare
paperwork, or troubleshooting
a server issue and “that’s not a
good day,” she admits.
“Overall, though, most of my days
are good. I have always thought that
being in business has a lot more to do
with people and relationships than
widgets and commerce. I love
business for that aspect, but I also
love the business of business because
I love strategy.”
This successful businesswoman
has published two books, won top
creative awards, and landed a
national food client, winning ahead
of 16 other top agencies.
But she’s also had some “stellar”
days, as she called them, in her
personal life that include witnessing
her son’s induction into the Air Force,
working with her very creative
daughter, and “marrying Dwight, the
love of my life on 5/5/05 at 5:55 and
having him as a wonderful husband,
best friend, and best golfing buddy
ever. When I married Dwight, I also
became a stepmom and Nana Kae to
three great families who have added
to the depth and breadth of richness
in my life.”
Obviously, one-on-one relation-
ships are important to her, be it
family, friends, or clients, and she
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enjoys working with people but also
admits that “because my work is very
intense, I also need solitude, so I have
to build both aspects into my day. If I
have a crazy workday, I make sure I
have quiet time in the evening.”
And even when it gets a little
overwhelming, the time spent with
clients is still of utmost importance
to her.
“Out of everything I do, I would
say client interaction is the most
energizing for me,” Wagner said. “I
love collaborating on new strategies
and ideas and then seeing them come
to life and providing revenue, profit,
and jobs for people …”
Another rewarding part of her
work has been her public speaking
career in which she is able to share
her love of marketing, branding, and
teaching businesspeople how to
market better.
“It’s also important to me to be a
productive part of the community
and to serve when it’s appropriate,”
Wagner said.
In particular, her church and her
Rotary club hold a special place in
her heart, and she feels that both
have given her much more than she’s
given to them.
“I would love to be move involved
when I am able.”
Success in the marketing industry
has certainly been an outcome of
Wagner’s hard work and dedication,
but are there times when she feels
being a woman has helped, or
hindered, that success?
“I can probably count the times
when I knew I lost the account
because I was female and equally
won accounts because I was female,”
she said. “Some of my consulting
work has happened specifically
because the client wanted a female
marketer’s point of view.”
In sharing her secrets to
success, Wagner would encourage
professional young women to be
“willing to work really hard,” she said.
“Not long hours, but smart hours. Be
willing to do whatever it takes to get
the job done, stay out of the fray of
corporate politics, and be willing to
move on if your work is not
appreciated or if you are working in a
culture that is counter to your values
and integrity. Don’t forget what you
want in life and be true to that.”
She also shares two pieces of
unconventional advice that have
proven very valuable in her
experience … learn to play golf and
learn to tell a joke!
“Doing both of these will make
you memorable and attract
opportunities to you,” Wagner said.
“I got into golf after many years of
being a non-golfing snob, thinking
that business was not actually done
on the golf course and that it was just
an excuse for guys to get out of the
office and let the women do the work
… sorry, I was wrong!”
Wagner and her husband, who
own Tanglewood Golf Course, are
both avid golfers.
“Golf is an amazing business tool
and an amazing social scene that has
given me so much richness to my
life,” she said. “I started playing
before Dwight and I met, and we
have this golf thing in common
because we both love it. Our goal is to
play the top 100 public golf courses
(that’s our bucket list), and Pebble
Beach was No. 1 on that list. We
played it on our honeymoon. So far, I
think we have played about 20 of the
top 100.”
Which just goes to prove that not
only has Kae Wagner set goals for
herself and her business over the
years, and met and surpassed them,
but she and her husband happily look
forward to their personal goals too.
And those just might be even more
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elegation doesn’t mean
simply pawning your
work off on other
people who are already
as busy as you are. Rather, it’s a vital
aspect of leadership. And remember,
you’re not the only person capable of
doing the task if you’ve surrounded
yourself with smart people.
Here’s how to delegate to maximize
your time and empower your
employees:
Think ROI (return on investment).
Manage your time and resources—
and those of your organization—by
asking yourself, “Is this truly the best
use of my time and talent, or is there a
less expensive way to get this task
completed?”
Delegate anything that you would
not pay yourself your own salary and
benefits to accomplish. Vice presidents
making their own copies in order to
appear an equal member of the team is
a gross misuse of resources.
Think development.
Have a development plan in place
for each of your direct reports, and
delegate with an eye toward their
growth potential. Ask yourself which
person could learn and benefit most
from the assignment.
Use delegation as a gift—a
wonderful opportunity for your people
to develop new skill sets and
confidence.
Think strengths.
Honestly ask yourself if you are
truly the best person to perform the
work or if there is someone stronger in
that area who could do it better. Tap
into the strengths of others and swap
work for what plays into your
strengths.
Think outside of your staff.
Is this work you can delegate to your
customers? Can they provide the
information needed? Is this work you
can delegate to other departments or
project teams? Often work can be
delegated outside your team with great
success.
Avoid setting up others to fail.
Delegate as quickly as you can so the
individual has the greatest amount of
time to complete the task. Too often we
wait until the last minute to ask others
for help, leaving them at a
disadvantage.
Avoid dumping.
Connect delegation to employees’
individual development plans so they
see a personal benefit in tackling the
work. Otherwise, they only see the
benefit of your getting it off your own
plate.
Avoid delegating unprocessed work.
Prior to delegating, ask yourself if
the work can be eliminated or
automated. Ask yourself, “What is
required exactly?” Then you can be
very clear on what the next action truly
is prior to passing it on—and you can
communicate that well to someone else.
Avoid micromanaging.
Clearly define expectations, set up
predefined progress checkpoints, and
use the time you freed up to get
o t h e r
t h i n g s
d o n e .
Resist the
urge to med-
dle; it is no
longer your work.
Avoid confusion and
frustration.
Inform others that
you have not only
delegated the task to
another, but have also
delegated the authority
to them as well. Refrain
from stepping in to
accept information or
hosting a dialog on their behalf.
•
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and expert blogger with groundbreaking
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and Forbes.com. Her first book,
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ll growth is good. Bigger
is better. All businesses
must either “grow or
die.”
If you’re a small-business owner,
you might have been nodding along as
you read those business mantras,
agreeing wholeheartedly with each one.
After all, it’s what you’ve always
been taught. And, in fact, these popular
business axioms are routinely lauded
on Wall Street, at business schools, and
by some of the most well-respected
business consultants of the day. Few
question their validity.
Those common growth beliefs are
just not true. They are actually contrary
to business reality in many cases.
The best way to illustrate the
downside of growth is by looking at
well-known, public companies.
You may remember a few years ago
when Starbucks aggressively opened
new store locations and made several
operational changes that diluted its
customer value proposition, diluted its
high employee-engagement culture,
violated its real estate site-selection
controls, and weakened its high value-
added “experience” business model.
Another example is Toyota. Their
quality issues lead to multiple recalls
that resulted from too much growth
too quickly.
I believe in the “gas pedal” approach
to managing processes. Let up on the
growth gas pedal as needed to give
your people, processes, and controls
time to catch up.
Instead of “grow or die,” be
motivated by this motto: “Improve or
die.” Every business must continually
improve its customer value proposition
better than its competition in order to
stay viable. That’s where real success
lies.
Growth is evolutionary.
Sometimes tough decisions are
required if you’re going to keep up.
Growth requires the evolution of the
entrepreneur and the management
team and more sophisticated processes
and controls. Often, if not always, the
business model and customer-value
proposition evolve, too.
Furthermore, this evolution is
continuous, and anticipating and
responding to it can require making
some fairly dramatic—and difficult—
changes.
One surprising finding of my
research was that companies
frequently had to upgrade their
management teams as they grew. Often
managers who operated effectively at
one revenue level of the business were
unable to manage effectively at a much
higher revenue level. The jobs simply
outgrew their skills.
The need to upgrade managers to
fit the expanding job demands was gut
wrenching for many entrepreneurs
because the now-ineffective manager
had often had a successful history with
the business but was now in over his or
her head.
Growth requires continuous
learning and constant improvement.
The entrepreneur and employees must
be constantly open to learning and
adapting and improving in an
incremental, iterative, and
experimental manner. No matter how
big you get or want to get, continuous
improvement is required.
I found that one factor in all high-
growth companies they all share is a
“be better” DNA. Their “be better”
focus was the underpinning of every
growth initiative, whether it was top
line, bottom line, or developing new
concepts.
Continuous improvement is the
DNA of growth. Improving your
product or service, how you deliver it
to your customers, and every customer
touchpoint is necessary to stay in
business and to grow your business.
The good news is that continuous
improvements lead to more loyal
customers, who can be your best
advertising.
Growth requires disciplined focus
and prioritization. The entrepreneur
must strategically focus the business
on a compelling, differentiating
customer-value proposition and
achieving daily operational excellence
and consistency.
Every entrepreneur has limited
resources and time. To be successful,
businesses must prioritize their focus.
This is critical because any growing
business has resource constraints:
limited people, time, and capital. So it
is critical that the entrepreneur spend
his or her time on the most important
areas that can drive success.
These priorities, however, may vary
with the type of business or the phase
of growth.
To set priorities, entrepreneurs
must have concrete and useful data
about their business, communicate the
priorities to their personnel, and
implement processes to ensure that
these priorities are carried out.
One entrepreneur I interviewed
prioritized his focus simply as
customers, quality, and cash flow. He
stated that if an issue did not impact
directly and materially one of those
three areas, it could wait.
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Growth is process intensive.
Growth requires implementing
processes, which include controls.
Processes are like recipes for baking a
cake. They are the step-by-step
instructions for how to do a task.
Processes are necessary to hire
employees and train them, to
minimize mistakes and institution-
alize quality standards, and to deliver
products and services on time,
99 percent defect-free. Controls are
necessary to set boundaries on
allowable behavior and also alert
management to deviations from
processes.
Processes are the “how” part of
doing business. As businesses grow,
the entrepreneur loses the ability
to be hands-on with all aspects
of the business. There is simply
too much to do. So, the challenge is for
the entrepreneur to increase the
probability that others will do
the tasks as he or she would like
them done. To accomplish this goal,
the entrepreneur implements
processes.
There are two basic types of
processes. The first type includes
directions, recipes, instructions, and
standards for how to do specific tasks.
These include rules or controls for
mitigating financial and quality risks.
Most processes are designed to
instruct an employee how to do
something or what not to do.
The second type has a goal of
producing reliable, timely data or
feedback that will reveal variances or
mistakes. These data-collecting
processes are designed to get the key
data in the hands of the entrepreneur
quickly as the business grows.
Growth creates business risks that
must be managed. Growth stresses
people, processes, quality controls,
and financial controls. Growth can
dilute a business’s culture and
customer-value proposition and put
the business in a different competitive
space. Understanding these risks is
critical to managing the pace of
growth and preventing growth from
overwhelming the business.
To get a better handle on growth
risks, consider how your strategic
space will change as you get bigger.
You will probably enter a new
competitive space, facing bigger and
better competitors than you did
previously. Those new competitors
may be better capitalized than you and
be able to engage in price competition,
driving down your margins.
The good news is that you can
minimize this and other big risks by
planning for growth, pacing growth,
and prioritizing what controls and
processes you need to put in place
prior to taking on much growth. I call
it “what can go wrong” thinking, and
entrepreneurs can’t indulge in too
much of it.
I am not anti-growth. Growth can
be good and growth can be bad—it
depends. Aggressive, untimely, or
poorly managed growth can hurt a
business and even destroy value. And,
in some cases, too much growth can
lead to business failure.
Don’t make growth for growth’s
sake your business’s goal. Understand
that growth, if not properly managed,
can undermine the fundamental
strengths of a business.
Respect growth. Carefully consider
the timing and whether you have the
right people, processes, and controls
in place to manage the growth. When
you approach growth carefully, you
can take your business to greater and
greater heights.
•
Ed Hess is author of Grow to Greatness:
Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial
Businesses (named a Top 25 business book
for business owners by Inc. magazine) as
well as 10 other books and numerous cases
and articles. He is professor of business
administration and Batten Executive-in-
Residence at the Darden Graduate School
of Business. www.darden.virginia.edu
“”
Every business must continually improve its customer-value
proposition better than its competition in order to stay viable.
That’s where real success lies.
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Consulting the
Experts
to Help
Fill the
Executive
Gap
By STEPHANIE KALINA-METZGER
o you want to hire an
executive and you know
what skills are needed,
but you are unsure of
how to proceed. Your company’s track
record in selecting the perfect
candidate is less than stellar. After
conducting meetings with top staff to
decide what leadership skills are
needed to fill the position, you’ve
interviewed dozens of candidates and
settled on one who seemed to be the
perfect fit, only to have that perfect fit
fizzle.
You are now in search of a
candidate who is not only
intellectually prepared to handle the
position, but emotionally prepared as
well. You want an employee who is
interested in a long-term relationship
and who will learn and grow with the
company.
In order to achieve this goal, you
may consider enlisting the help of
individuals skilled in “best practices”
when it comes to the art of pairing
employees with organizations.
Successful executive-search firms
make it their business to seek out top-
shelf talent specifically suited to not
only the job description, but to the
company culture, too.
Establishing a Relationship
When you hire an executive-search
firm, one of the first orders of business
will be to meet with a representative to
provide the firm with valuable
information to aid them in their
search.
Shelly Wendeln, co-owner at The
Carlisle Group in Carlisle, stresses the
importance of understanding and
trust for a successful relationship
between a company and a search firm.
“We want to work with companies
who view our search firm as an
extension of their human resources
department, where our relationship is
more of a partnership, rather than
being merely transactional. We prefer
to establish a trust factor,” she said.
Conducting a Needs Assessment
After the initial meeting, executive-
search firms may perform a compre-
hensive needs analysis. It is important
to take a lot of time to understand an
organization in order to select the
right person to fill their needs.
“The best way to get a feel for the
organization is to ask a lot of
questions,” said Wendeln. “We use
questions that have been developed
over the course of 60 years to best
make that determination,” she said.
Matching Skills to Needs
Most search firms will have access
to a comprehensive database of talent,
which enables them to home in quickly
on a treasure trove of top-shelf
candidates, saving companies time
spent on advertising for the position,
poring over resumes, and selecting and
interviewing candidates.
Some executive-search firms have
worldwide offices and networks, which
open up the enormous opportunity to
share information with offices.
Testing Candidates
Often the executive-search firm will
employ the use of time-tested
assessments to determine if the
candidate is a good fit for the position.
“We give candidates a proprietary,
behavioral-based assessment to
evaluate their behavioral DNA. Then,
if they do well on that, we proceed with
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Successful executive-search firms make it their business to
seek out top-shelf talent specifically suited to not only the
job description, but to the company culture, too.
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emotional quotient testing, which is useful
in ultimately determining success,” said
Wendeln.
Executive firms will not only interview
and test the candidates, but also do
background checks on potential employees.
It is the agency’s job to take this time-
consuming hassle from the organization
and narrow the selection down to three to
four individuals to introduce to the
organization.
Presenting the Candidates
“The organization ultimately picks the
person,” said Wendeln, saying that they will
select the people whose skills best match
the job and culture of the company and
then present them to the hiring authority.
“Before they agree to interview them,
they are given a write-up on each candidate,
so they have an idea on who they are and if
they even do want to proceed with an
interview,” she said.
Assisting with Newly Created Positions
For newly created positions, an
executive search firm can assess needs,
prepare job descriptions, and even make a
salary recommendation. A good agency
will do market research to determine who
earns what in specific geographical areas
and then make a salary recommendation
based on research.
Hiring an Interim Executive
If your company doesn’t want to take the
plunge and hire a permanent executive,
search firms can aid in finding a short-term
solution.
“We are seeing more of a need for an
interim executive,” said Wendeln. “It’s a
win-win for the firm, as well as the
candidate. An employee might be out on
family/medical leave and [executive-search
firms] can assist in finding someone with a
skill set to fill that void during a particular
timeframe, and for the candidate, it helps
build their resume,” she said.
Using Best Practices to Keep Up with the
Times
From using an extensive network to
conduct database searches on candidates, to
getting the word out on the appropriate job
boards, to screening, vetting, testing,
interviewing, selecting, and finding the best
employee for your business, the executive-
search firm is not just a time saver—it just
might be invaluable in your quest for the
best.
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Please, Join Us!The first annual Lebanon County
women’s expo and the second annual
Cumberland County women’s expo
will be held this fall. Women of all
ages have enjoyed these fun-filled
events that include fashion shows,
demonstrations, free spa treatments,
great door prizes, and loads of fun.
You are invited to be one of the
sponsors or exhibitors that offer
information about:
717.285.1350
FREE advance guest registration online! ($5 at the door)
To reserve space or for more information, go to:
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October 5, 2013
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.Lebanon Expo Center
80 Rocherty Road
Lebanon
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November 9, 2013
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.Carlisle Expo Center
100 K Street
Carlisle
Beauty • Home
Health & Wellness
Fashion • Finance
Nutrition • Technology
and more!
First Annual
Second Annual
Sponsorshipand exhibitorapplications
now beingaccepted.
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OLP Events, producer of BusinessWoman
magazine and host of the Lancaster Countywomen’s expo, extends a warm thank-you to
all of the exhibitors and guests who attended
the women’s expo, recently held at Spooky
Nook Sports in Manheim.
At 8:30 a.m., women were already gathering
to enter the exhibit floor and by 9 a.m., I am
comfortable in saying
that we had a throng of excited and energized women
ready to chat with exhibitors, catch a fashion show or
two, watch a demonstration, or squeeze in a free
massage!
The day was filled
with activities for our
guests. Dutch Apple
Dinner Theatre artistes
performed scenes from CATS and their audience
loved it! Clemintines and Brighton Collectibles
each put on a fashion show,
displaying trendy women’s
wear for the season.
Michelle C. Wohlfarth with
Healthy Living Kitchen demonstrated
how to make a delicious salad using
healthy fruits and vegetables.
GeorJean Photography’s Foto Booth
was a huge success and provided lots
of laughs and giggles.
Bob Carey finally disclosed what The Ladies Tree is—a
Paulownia tomentosa—and handwriting expert Mitzi Jones
filled the crowd in on what the strokes of your pen really
mean.
For women who love to
cook, Casey Allyn signed
complimentary copies of her
latest book, A Taste of
Pennsylvania, while Maria V. Snyder, an
international novelist, met, chatted with, and
signed books for fans
And what would a women’s event be
without mini massages? Various exhibitors
offered their services and I can tell you, many, many
women took advantage of it. There was even a
winery offering tasting samples to those of legal age.
Lancaster General Health, the presenting
sponsor of the women’s expo, had a tremendous
turnout for their seminars and Internet café. We
thank them and all of our other sponsors for their
support and
for working
with us to
bring this
event to the
community.
to our generous sponsors for making
such a great success!
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By CHRISTIANNE RUPP
Mark your calendars now, ladies, for the two fall women’s expos:
the Lebanon County women’s expo, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Lebanon Expo Center, and the
Cumberland County women’s expo, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Carlisle Expo Center. You don’t want to miss them!
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t’s possible to create a
beautiful landscape and
be kind to the
environment even
with a busy schedule and
while staying within budget.
All it takes is a bit of
planning and these five
strategies to create a
low-maintenance, eco-
friendly landscape this
season.
1. Be Waterwise
Save money on
the water bill, time
spent watering, and
this precious resource:
water. Start by grow-
ing drought-tolerant
plants suited to your
growing environment.
Once established, they
will only need watering
during extended dry spells.
Mulch beds with shredded
leaves, evergreen needles,
woodchips, or other organic
matter to conserve moisture, reduce
weeds, and improve the soil as they
decompose.
Fertilize with a low-nitrogen
fertilizer, like Milorganite, which
promotes a slow, steady growth instead
of excessive greenery that requires more
water. Plus, it won’t burn, even during
drought. Put rainwater to work all
season long by using rain barrels to
capture rainwater off your roof or
directly from the sky.
2. Recycle Yard Waste in the
Landscape
Minimize the amount of yard waste
produced, reuse what can be in other
areas of the landscape, and recycle the
rest as compost. These are just a few
strategies that will save time bagging,
hauling, and disposing of yard debris.
And better yet, implementing this
strategy will save money and time
spent buying and transporting soil
amendments, since it will be
created right in the backyard.
Start by leaving grass clippings
on the lawn. The short clippings
break down quickly, adding
organic matter, nutrients, and
moisture to the soil.
Grow trees suited to the
growing conditions and available
space. That means less pruning and
fewer trimmings that will need to
be managed.
3. Make Compost at Home
Recycle yard waste into
compost. Put plant waste
into a heap and let it rot.
Yes, it really is that simple.
The more effort put into
the process, the quicker
the results.
Do not add insect-
infested or diseased
plant material,
perennial weeds like
quack grass, annual
weeds gone to seed, or
invasive plants. Most
compost piles are not hot
enough to kill these pests.
And do not add meat,
dairy, or bones that can
attract rodents.
4. Manage Pests in Harmony
with Nature
A healthy plant is the best defense
against insects and disease. Select the
most pest-resistant plants suited to the
growing conditions and provide proper
care.
Check plants regularly throughout
the growing season. It is easier to
control a few insects than the
hundreds that can develop in a week or
two.
And when problems arise, look for
the most eco-friendly control. Start by
removing small infestations by hand.
Consider traps, barriers, and natural
products if further control is needed.
And, as always, be sure to read and
follow label directions carefully.
5. Energy-Wise Landscape Design
Use landscape plantings to keep
homes warmer in the winter and
to a Low-Maintenance,
Eco-Friendly Landscape
By MELINDA MYERS
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Incorporating these changes into gardening
routines will soon help save time and money
while being kind to the environment.
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cooler in the summer. Homes will have
a more comfortable temperature
throughout the seasons and energy
costs will be reduced.
Plant trees on the east and west
sides of a house to shade windows in
the summer and let the sunshine in to
warm it up through the south-facing
windows in winter.
Shade air conditioners so they run
more efficiently and be sure to collect
and use any water they produce for
container gardens.
Incorporate these changes into
gardening routines and habits over
time. Soon these and many more
strategies that help save time and
money while being kind to the
environment will seem to occur
automatically.
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Melinda Myers has a master’s degree in
horticulture and is a certified arborist with
more than 30 years’ experience. She has
written more than 20 gardening books,
including Can’t Miss Small Space
Gardening, and is a columnist and
contributing editor for several
publications. Myers also hosts the
nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden
Moment. www.melindamyers.com
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’m always on the lookout for
new ways to use old things. I
love finding a second life for
still-serviceable items.
And I’m not alone. Women are
conscious of how much we put in the
trash bins each week. We want to
think green and minimize waste. So
it’s a victory when we find ways to
reuse, recycle, and repurpose.
Thinking green also offers financial
benefits. When you restructure an old
dresser or find a new use for wine
corks, you save on something you
might have bought. Here are some of
my favorite projects that breathe new
life into items I would have thrown
out, donated, or offered for pennies at
our cul-de-sac’s annual yard sale.
And the best part: You don’t have to
be a design maven to pull off any of
these re-dos.
The Great OutdoorsPatio Privacy Partition – Sitting at
our patio table treated us to a
panoramic view of our trash bins. I
didn’t like that, but I also didn’t want
to spend hundreds of dollars
purchasing an outdoor patio screen. I
tried blocking off the area with plants,
but you could still see the trash bins.
Luckily, I noticed my neighbor
leaving a large bookshelf wall out on
trash day. She gave it to me and, after a
few coats of outdoor house paint, it
became the perfect divider to hide
unsightly garbage cans. I attached
plastic lattice to entice my morning
glories to climb, and it provides
hidden storage for gardening
equipment and other items.
Summer Entertaining – “As
summer comes and entertaining
moves outdoors, you don’t have to go
out and buy all-new tableware,
centerpiece, or serving containers,”
says Emmy-winning host, lifestyle
expert, and bestselling author
Christopher Lowell. “You might
already have what you need in the
laundry room, garage, or basement.”
Lowell suggests using galvanized
tin buckets collecting dust in the
garage or down in the basement to
create a great backyard barbecue
buffet.
“Clean them out and then invert
one on top of the other, varying their
heights for interest. Line with brightly
colored dishtowels or greens and fill
with easy, premade takeout like fried
chicken, pasta salads, coleslaw, etc. in
their containers. When the event is
over, everything goes back in utility
storage,” he says.
“Those glass containers you have
filled with food on the kitchen counter
can be recycled for summer too,” adds
Lowell. “Empty them and refill with
seashells and sand; then arrange them
in a cluster. They’ll give that instant
beach feel to any room or surface
they’re placed.”
For more ideas from Christopher
Lowell’s The Hassle-Free Host, visit
www.christopherlowell.com.
Chair Planter – You can easily turn
an old wooden, lawn, or wicker chair
into a beautiful display for climbing
ivy, vines, and seasonal flowers.
Simply remove the seating and replace
it with chicken wire,
dried moss, and some
burlap to contain the
soil.
An even easier option
is to cut a hole into the
seat and insert a pot. If
you don’t want to go to
that much work, you
can place an existing
planter on the seat and
achieve the same effect.
Pinterest, the online
bulletin-board site,
offers more than 70
variations of chair planters. Visit
http://pinterest.com/shysue/chair-
planters for more ideas and photos.
Easy Indoor IdeasWine Cork Bulletin Board – If
you’re not a wine drinker, invite your
friends and family who are to
contribute their extra corks for this
handy, practical project.
Decide what size bulletin board
you want. (Collect about forty corks
for a 10-inch by 14-inch board.) In
whatever pattern you choose, glue
corks to a piece of core board,
cardboard, plywood, or even a
discarded photo frame. Attach to the
wall with nails and start pinning.
Or, another great use for wine corks
is to make your own trivets that can be
used for hot dishes or as moisture
absorbers under plants. Of course, you
can only use real-cork wine corks, as
the newer plastic wine corks will melt
if using as a hot pad. Great way to
display the wines you love!
Cord Control – Are your cell-
phone cords getting the better of you?
Grab some wine corks, a mini-pipe
clamp, and an extra-large serving fork,
and combine them to produce an
attractive electronic cord organizer.
In his crafty book Upcycling: Create
Beautiful Things with the Stuff You
Already Have, Danny Seo shares way
to take recycling to a new level with
unique and eco-friendly ideas like this
one. The book is filled with 100 of
Seo’s favorite upcycling projects for
decorating, entertaining, and giving.
There are fun and easy-to-do ideas
for kids and ideas to incorporate
leaves, shells, and other elements from
the great outdoors, too.
Home DecoratingVintage Meets Modern –
Sometimes the perfect item ripe for
repurposing isn’t hanging around the
house. You have to find it. That’s what
interior designer Adrienne Faulkner
did with three sets of Asian doors she
spotted in a warehouse.
Faulkner, CEO of the interior and
architectural design firm Faulkner
Design Group, refashioned the vintage
doors into a modern presentation to
create a unique entrance to her master
bathroom.
To restore the old doors, Faulkner
needed 11 hand-sandings, four
coatings of stain, and then a final coat
of varnish for the doors.
“To refurbish older items and bring
Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
Transform discarded furniture and yard-sale finds into new, useful treasures
By CLAIRE YEZBAK FADDEN
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out their intrinsic beauty, you must
invest a considerable amount of time,
patience, and elbow grease,” said
Faulkner. “I worked on the project on
the weekends, and altogether it took
about two months to complete the
finished look.”
To differentiate the doors leading
into her baby’s room, Faulkner applied
plaid fabric with trim on the window.
Room to Play – Convert an old
coffee table to a play center for the kids.
Purchase a chalk board, a dry-erase
board, or larger sheets of Lego building
plates and secure them to the top of an
old coffee table. Chalkboard paint works
too and comes in any color. Paint the
surface, including the legs, for an all-
over approved drawing site.
Convert an old card table for the
same purpose. When it’s not in use, it
can be easily stored away or relocated
outside for summer fun.
Wine Station – Always wanted a
freestanding wine rack, but never had
the time or money to find the perfect
one? You can use an old bookcase (one
that’s as deep as the length of a wine
bottle) to create your own.
Remove the first shelf and attach
under-cabinet wine glass tracks to the
underside of the top. Position the next
shelf so you have room to insert a stand-
alone bottle rack to store your wine. The
bottom shelf can be used for other liquor
or to add a small wicker basket to corral
your wine opener, an aerator, wine
charms, stoppers, or any other small
items.
•
Claire Yezbak Fadden has important
reminders and favorite photos pinned to her
handy wine-cork bulletin board. Follow her
on Twitter @claireflaire.
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arie grabs a novel and
heads to her backyard.
“I’ll be on the deck,
reading,” she calls to her
husband. “Doctor’s orders.”
After a battery of tests to understand
why she was always tired, Marie’s doctor
discovered a vitamin D deficiency. Along
with some nutritional adjustments, her
doctor prescribed 15 minutes of sitting in
the sunshine each day as part of her
treatment.
Concerns about contracting skin
cancer can force many of us to ply our
bodies with sunblock or avoid the sun
altogether, thus depriving ourselves of the
benefits of vitamin D. Along with other
dietary considerations like milk allergies,
or following a strict vegetarian meal plan,
individuals may unintentionally
contribute to vitamin D deficiency.
“You get vitamin D either through your
diet or from sun exposure,” says Lona
Sandon, a registered dietitian at UT
Southwestern Medical Center. “People
who live in areas with less sun, those who
don’t get outside much, and those with
dark skin may not get adequate vitamin D
from the sun.”
Sandon says elderly and overweight
people are also at a higher risk.
“Older adults are less efficient at
making vitamin D,” she adds, “and those
with a BMI greater than 30 may need
more vitamin D, as it can become trapped
in fatty tissue and not get circulated
throughout the body as well.”
Health Risks
Because the “sunshine” vitamin helps
the body use calcium from food, it is
necessary for strong bones. For centuries,
vitamin D deficiency was associated with
rickets, a disease in which the bone tissue
doesn’t properly mineralize, leading to
soft bones and skeletal deformities.
But increasingly, research is revealing
the importance of vitamin D in protecting
against a host of health problems.
Symptoms of bone pain and muscle
weakness can signal a deficiency. Often,
however, the symptoms may go
unnoticed. According to the National
Institutes of Health, the health risks posed
by too little vitamin D can include
“increased risk of death from
cardiovascular disease, cognitive
impairment in older adults, severe asthma
in children, and cancer.”
Low levels of vitamin D may be linked
to depression, according to University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center
psychiatrists working with the Cooper
Center Longitudinal Study.
Let the
Sunshine InWhat you need to know about
vitamin D deficiency
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Testing
According to the National Institutes of Health, the 25-hydroxy
vitamin D blood test is the most accurate way to measure how
much vitamin D is in your body. A level of 20
nanograms/milliliter to 50 ng/mL is considered adequate for
healthy people. A level less than 12 ng/mL indicates vitamin D
deficiency.
You’re at higher risk if …
• You follow a strict vegetarian diet.
• Your exposure to sunlight is limited.
• You have dark skin.
• Your kidneys cannot convert vitamin D to its active form.
• Your digestive tract cannot adequately absorb vitamin D.
• You are obese.Courtesy of www.nih.gov
How much vitamin D do I need?
Birth to 12 months: ........................................400 IU
Children 1–13 years: ........................................600 IU
Teens 14–18 years:............................................600 IU
Adults 19–70 years: ..........................................600 IU
Adults 71 years and older: ..............................800 IU
Pregnant and breastfeeding women: ............600 IU
To download a vitamin D fact sheet, visit the National
Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements at
www.ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-QuickFacts.
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“Our findings suggest that
screening for vitamin D levels in
depressed patients—and perhaps
screening for depression in people
with low vitamin D levels—might
be useful,” said Dr. E. Sherwood
Brown, professor of psychiatry and
senior author of the study, “but we
don’t have enough information yet
to recommend going out and taking
supplements.”
More research is also needed to
determine if vitamin D could play a
role in the prevention and
treatment of other conditions,
including type 1 and type 2
diabetes, hypertension, glucose
intolerance, and multiple sclerosis.
Treatment
It’s commonly believed that your
skin produces all the vitamin D
your body needs with 15 minutes of
daily sun exposure.
“For those who are at high risk of
skin cancer or are concerned about
overexposure, however, dietary
vitamin D offers a solution,” says
Dr. Jo Ann Carson.
“Foods rich in vitamin D include
fatty fish like salmon and tuna,
shiitake mushrooms, egg yolks,
and vitamin D-fortified dairy
products. Taking a vitamin D
supplement every day can also
help, but don’t take more than 1,000
IU per day,” advises Carson, a
clinical nutritionist at UT
Southwestern Medical Center. “Be
sure to take the form called
cholecalciferol, or vitamin D3,
because it results in the most active
vitamin D in the body.”
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Pennsylvania native Claire Yezbak
Fadden enjoys soaking in the California
sunshine for a few minutes every day.
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Sara Gellatly has been appointed tothe Dauphin County Library Systemboard of trustees. Gellatly has been theSteelton Borough manager since April2012 and previously held the position ofstaff accountant with ZelenkofskeAxelrod, LLC, of Harrisburg.
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Annie Garner has been appointed to theDauphin County Library System boardof trustees. Garner currently serves asthe vice president of professionalservices and global account managementat Mzinga, a social media solutionscompany based in Mechanicsburg.
Wendie DiMatteo Holsinger, CEO of ASK Foods, Inc.,received the 2013 Refrigerated Food Processor of the YearAward by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine.
Joan E. Dickinson has been named vicepresident and commercial loan officerfor Mid Penn Bank. Dickinsonpreviously was vice president andbusiness banking relationship managerat Sovereign Bank. She has more than27 years of financial services experience.
Kelly Malehorn of Annville was recently appointed to theposition of finance and operations assistant with theLebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Malehorn, who alsoholds another similar part-time position with WeberBrothers Auto, was previously employed as office managerand bookkeeper at Lawn Munchers Landscaping.
Stephanie Jennings has joined theROCK Commercial Real Estate teamas accounting assistant. Jenningspreviously worked for a York-basedproperty-management company andwas an accounting clerk for James F.Knott Property Management.
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American Business Women’s Association (ABWA)
Camelot Chapter
6 p.m.
3rd Monday of the month
The Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center,
Camp Hill
Tania Srouji, President
www.abwacamelot.com
Continental Yorktowne Chapter
6 p.m.
4th Tuesday of the month
The Roosevelt Tavern
400 W. Philadelphia St., York
Jeanne Weicht
Ephrata Charter Chapter
6 p.m.
1st Monday of the month
Olde Lincoln House
1398 W. Main St., Ephrata
Carol Gilbert, President
Lancaster Area Express Network
7:15 – 9 a.m.
3rd Wednesday of the month
Lancaster Country Club
1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster
Kathleen King
717.305.0206
www.LAEN-ABWA.com
Lebanon Valley Chapter
6:30 p.m.
4th Wednesday of the month
Hebron Hose Fire Company
701 E. Walnut St., Lebanon
Penny Donmoyer
717-383-6969
www.abwalebanonpa.com
Penn Square Chapter
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
2nd Thursday of the month
Hamilton Club
106 E. Orange St., Lancaster
Dottie Horst
717.295.5400
Women at Work Express Network
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
2nd Thursday of the month
Heritage Hotel
500 Centerville Road, Lancaster
Virginia Klingensmith
Yellow Breeches Chapter
6 p.m.
4th Wednesday of the month
Bob Evans
1400 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle
Leslie Shatto
Central PA Association for Female Executives (CPAFE)
June 5
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Registration Required)
Giant Super Foods Community Room
2300 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg
Carol Fastrich
717.591.1268
[email protected], www.cpafe.org
Executive Women International
Harrisburg Chapter
5:30 p.m.
3rd Thursday of the month
Rotating location
Cynthia A. Sudor
717.469.7329
www.ewiharrisburg.org
Harrisburg Business Women
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2nd Tuesday of the month
Best Western Premier Central Hotel & Conference Center
800 E. Park Drive, Harrisburg
Lynne Baker
717.975.1996
www.harrisburgbusinesswoman.org
Insurance Professionals of Lancaster County (IPLC)
5:45 p.m.
3rd Tuesday of the month
Heritage Hotel
500 Centerville Road, Lancaster
Krista Reed
717.945.4381
www.naiw-pa.com/lancaster.htm
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Conestoga Chapter
5:30 p.m.
4th Tuesday of the month
Woodcrest Villa
2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster
Barbara Tollinger
www.iaaplancaster.com
Harrisburg Chapter
5:30 p.m.
3rd Monday of the month
Holiday Inn Harrisburg East
Lindle Road, Harrisburg
Karen Folk, CAP-OM, President
Jodi Mattern, CAP, Webmaster
www.iaap-harrisburg-pa.org
White Rose Chapter of York
6 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of the month
Normandie Ridge
1700 Normandie Ridge Drive, York
Dorothy Keasey
717.792.1410
Mechanicsburg Business Women
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of the month
Flavours ETC Catering
5222 E. Trindle Road, Apt. D, Mechanicsburg
Abeer Srouji
www.mechanicsburgbusinesswomen.org
Pennsylvania Public Relations Society
5:30 p.m.
Last Thursday of the month
Kim Barger, President
717.979.8792
www.pprs-hbg.org
Shippensburg Women’s Area Networking (SWAN)
Noon
1st Wednesday of the month
Rotating location
Lisa Mack
717.609.3781
Women’s Business Center Organization (WBCO)
11:30 a.m.
2nd Tuesday of the month
Alumni Hall, York College of PA
Mimi Wasti
Women’s Network of York
11:30 a.m.
3rd Tuesday of the month
Outdoor Country Club
1157 Detwiler Drive, York
Jennifer Smyser
717.495.7527
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