European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. January 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 some like it hot but others Don t Washington a would you retire to new Jersey or Oklahoma or Wisconsin nol All of the Best retirement havens Are in the Sunbelt which has attracted so Many elderly Ameri cans reports the author of a new Book on the subject. Peter a. Dickinson who wrote Sunbelt retire ment a few years ago has now addressed the rest of the nation and finds plenty More places to Settle Down in the Golden years. Comedians May make Light of new Jersey for example but Dickinson says that if you avoid the ugly cities and seek the Lovely Countryside and seashore you la know Why this is called la Garden stale " the Jersey Short rates excellent in his new Book retirement Edens outside the he cites the Beautiful Shore and Countryside and closeness to the attraction of major cities. Turning attention Westward Oklahoma is More than just of says Dickinson. It s on its Way to becoming a new retirement Mecca As More people Dis cover it m a great place to visit and a better place to both Muskogee and Miami okla., rate excellent in i listing. He cites the variable climate Low Cost health care end housing and a Low Cost of living in general As Well As lot of recreation and services for seniors. Wisconsin s sometimes Stern Winters Don t dissuade Dickinson who gives his top retirement recommendation to both Green Bay and Madison. The great lakes help moderate the climate he Points out while medical care facilities Are excellent there is a wide Choice of recreational opportunities and there Are plenty of specialized services for note of caution though taxes Are Lough he comments. States where Dickinson found communities he con siders excellent choices for retirement Are Colorado no one place is right for everyone if it were everyone would go there. Connecticut Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Nevada new Hampshire new Jersey new York Northern California Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia Washington and Wisconsin. What makes a retirement Eden Dickinson observes that no one place is right for everyone if in were everyone would go there. So he assesses the features of the 37 states he consid ers to be outside the Sunbelt. Not All of them Rale Good or excellent As retirement places and he bases his choices on a variety of criteria including climate Cost of living housing variety and Cost medical facilities recreational and cultural activities and special services for senior citizens. Climate Likely has been a major Factor in the move ment to Sun Bell states in recent Yean As Many elderly persons sought to avoid extreme Winters by bending South and West. Yet not everyone want a warm even climate and even the perpetual moderation of san Francisco May not suit people accustomed to the Challenge of tour seasons. Millions remain retired in Northern states enjoying their weather for the most part. Other factors vary considerably among regions. For example the South averages the lowest Cost of living followed by the North Central slates. The Low est crime Rale also ii in the South with North Central second. Economic and population growth is fastest in the Western states followed by the South the North Central states generally have lower in come taxes with the South next. And the most Exten Sive medical care facilities Are located in the North East followed by North Central cultural attraction vary by Community with Dick Inson suggesting College Lownis such a Ithaca n.y., Home of Cornell University As top Choice Tor people interested in a variety of events. Also important Are spec valued services for senior citizens and people considering a retirement Community will have to investigate each Community to Ace what May be available in this area. Retirement Edens outside the Sunbelt is published by Scott Foreman and co. For the american association of retired persons. Sunbelt in t the Only retirement Paradise Washington a Here is a list of places outside the Sunbelt rated Asgood or excellent choices far retirees in the new Book retirement Edens Oul Lide the the Book discusses the pros and cons of Many non Sunbelt states for retire ment and Rales a variety of localities As potential tiles to Settle. Colorado excellent Boulder Durango Good Colorado Springs Greeley Leadville Steamboat Springs Aspen Glenwood Springs grand Junction Attray. Connecticut excellent heritage Village Litchfield old Hypie Pomfret a Woodstock. Good Bristol Branford Guilford Madison old say Rock a sex Glaston Bury South Glastonbury. Idaho ,. Good Nampa Coeur d Alene Sand Point Mccall Boise. Dinois excellent Princeton. Good Belleville Galena Geneseo Ottawa Woodstock Champaign Urbana. Good Columbus area Muncie mad Ison Greencastle. Kentucky Good Hopkinsville land Between the lakes Benlon Marshall count Lexington Fayette area. Bowling Green Paducah Louisville Frankfort. Main excellent Kennebunk Kennebunk port Camden Bath area Penobscot Bay area. Deer Island. Good Boothbay Boothbay Harbor bar Harbor Falmouth Yarmouth Brunswick wisc Aat Damariscotta. Maryland excellent St. Mary s county the East Ern Shore. Good Annapolis the greens Leisure world. Massachusetts excellent Amherst great Harrington. Good Williams own Stockbridge Southbridge Surbridge Cape cod Martha s Vineyard. Minnesota excellent Winona Rochester Minne Apolis. Paul. Good Owatonna Albert Lea Buffalo St. Cloud Forest Lake red Wing be raid i. My Immert excellent Neosho Branson Columbia. Good Cassville Camdenton Osage Beach Kansas Hampshire excellent Hanover Nashua area. Good Concord Manchester Keene Hopkinton Boscawen Dunbarton Canterbury new Jersey excellent new Jersey Shore. Good Rossmoor Clearbrook Lake Mohawk Princeton Leisure world. New a Oft excellent heritage Hills Coopers town. Good Saratoga Springs Lake Placid Ithaca Saranac Lake. North Dakota Good Devil s Lake Fargo Bismarck. Northern California and Nevada excellent Monterey Sonoma Nevada City. Good Carmel Carmel Valley Pacific Grove Santa Cruz Berkeley Santa Rosa Jackson Paradise Placerville Reno Sparks Mendocino Carson City Sonera Boulder City. Ohio Good Columbus area Chillicothe Oxford Waverly. Oklahoma excellent Muskogee Miami Good Shawnee. Oregon excellent Eugene Ashland Good Seaside port Orford Bandon Portland Salem Medford Pennsylvania excellent new Hope Pocono Mountain area bed Ford Rhode Island excellent Newport area Providence area. Good Jamestown Narragansett Block Island. Ten neck excellent Parksville Blount county. Good Dover Dyersburg Dyer coun excellent Cedar City St. George. Good Vernal Richfield Kanab. Vermont excellent Woodstock area. Good Brattleboro Manchester Man Chester Center Middlebury Quechee lakes Stowe. Virginia excellent Wyl Mcville Wythe Blan area Lynchburg area. Good Virginia Beach area. Washington excellent Seattle area. Sequin. Good port Angeles Pott Townsend san Juan islands Olympia Ryderwood. Wisconsin excellent Green Bay and Madison areas. Good door county Fox cities eau Claire la Crosse Lake Geneva Ana. Fad fair attracts hawkers of All things fleeting9 Detroit up or. Fad truck it Rich a couple years ago by making a fad out of eight legged Gummy creatures that when thrown shimmy Down Walls. The Wacky world of fad will never be the same. The "dr.," otherwise known As Ken Halicia each year gathers would be hawkers of All things fleeting for a National fad last year was the fair s first but Hakuta who previously ran � Dull import Export operation Tayi he has a passion for faddish that just won t quit. This ii just a Hobby for me the har Vard business school graduate said of saturday s fair at Cobo Hall. It s just so much fun. I do this thing because i want to share my personal Success. I want prospective inventors to get their projects going. It s a gift to Hakuta is fairly familiar with Suc Cess. He sold 30 million Slimy Wacky Wall walkers before the fad faded. But Hakuta did t Slop there. Through creative promotions unconventional marketing and imaginative financing Hakuta 36, parlayed a Chance Deal into a nourishing wholesale business. He has quietly sold 120 million More of the octopuses since the craze ended and has earned about $20 million on ss7 million in sales. His disciples All looking to turn a Quick Buck act up shop at the fad fairs and Pray for recognition. My wife locked me up in the closet and said i could t come out until came up with a Winner said a grinning Dave Keller who drove All the Way from Decherd term., to attend this year s fair. Keller one of 75 exhibitors had on display a couple Hundred red tubes that resembled Sticks of dynamite. He Calls his product extra strength Enji Tol big Medicine for Tough directions included throwing Cap sule at problem. If problem persists practice throwing rocks until your aim improves. Repeat As required. Keller said in two years he s sold More than 2,300 of them. Not Clever enough Well there s Al ways Diane Carty and her owie to wies the ultimate fun Cany of los Galos calif., Saith colourful often animal shaped creations Are an alternative to regular bandages kids about 10,000 people attended this year s fair to see the likes of Betty James the woman behind the Slinky and Richard Knerr. King of the Hub hoop super Ball and Frisbee. Barry Gibson father of celebrity Din and one of the More succeed fail entrepreneur of the trivial could t agree More. The Lansing mich., truck Driver peddles vial stuffed with toil that Gibson claims to have dug up from the estates of folks like Joan Cue lint Charlton Hetton Madonna and Dolly Parton. The product took off after Johnny car son made on air mention of it last year. No i Haven t been shot at or punched out Gibson said As potential buyers swarmed hit table. But i did gel glimpse of Katharine Hepburn once. She just sort of glared at
