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Saturday, June 5, 2021
The SUP Stroke in Five Stages
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Three Benefits of Swimming
Many people know that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. Here are some reasons why:
Full-Body Workout
Swimming impacts the entire body and engages muscles from head to toe. As a result, it builds strength and endurance, tones muscles, and increases the heart rate without stressing the body.
Low-Impact Workout
Because swimming is a low-impact sport, it is appropriate for people suffering from injuries, and those who have conditions such as arthritis or other painful disabilities that make other sports difficult.
Burns Calories
A 160-pound person can burn between 400 and 715 calories an hour depending on his or her pace. In contrast, an hour of walking burns just over 300 calories and an hour on the elliptical trainer burns 365 calories.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
The Wild Horses of Salt River, Arizona
Joanna Manaves is a Chicago entrepreneur who serves as director of planning and materials management with Peacock Foods. An avid traveler, Joanna Manaves is most familiar with the Scottsdale, Arizona, area and has explored the scenic highlights of the region. One of her memorable experiences was viewing wild horses or mustangs.
Free-roaming horses have been an attribute of the Western landscape since the 16th century, when they were brought to the continent by Spanish explorers. The word mustang comes from the Spanish “mustengo,” which has the meaning “ownerless animal.”
Over the centuries, the horses that survived and thrived in an arid region such as Arizona were tough, durable, and canny. Unfortunately, much like the bison, they were seen as taking valuable grazing land from cattle. Those alive today are descendants of the few who evaded concerted efforts by ranchers from 1850 through the early 1970s to eliminate them.
In 1971, the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act enabled the establishment of specific protected wild horse territories. Today there are an estimated 500 wild horses remaining across the state of Arizona. In the vicinity of Scottsdale, the mustangs live within the Salt River Canyon in the Tonto National Forest. The canyon features dense riparian vegetation, which they feed on in family groups.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Hellenic Bar Association Foundation Honors UHVA Founder
Another prominent Greek American organization, the Hellenic Bar Association Foundation recently honored the founder of the UHVA with a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. A highly educated mathematician who taught over 40 years at DeVry University, Dr. Dimitrios Kyriazopoulos established the UHVA in 1974. Under his leadership, the UHVA works at the grassroots level to serve Greek Americans in the greater Chicago area, spearheading a range of political and community affairs initiatives to further issues of vital importance to the local Greek American community.
Remaining consistent with the theme of its 2020 Scholarship Ball, “Continuing the Legacy, " the Hellenic Bar Association Foundation also recognized the efforts of Dr. Kyriazopoulos’ stepdaughter and current UHVA national supreme chairman Kiki Stamatiou Whitehead. Ms. Whitehead carries on Dr. Kyriazopoulos’ legacy while keeping UHVA up to date with the latest technological advancements.
Friday, August 28, 2020
United Hellenic Voters of America's 45th Annual Gala
A non-partisan organization established in 1974, the United Hellenic Voters of America (UHVA) encourages Greek Americans to vote, and also provides the opportunity to meet politicians. The organization celebrated its 45th annual gala on October 20, 2019, at the Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center, where Hellenic business owners, elected officials, and other professionals gathered to network and celebrate their successes.
The UHVA opened the event with the American and Greek national anthems sung by Lori Theodore, followed by the distribution of awards. These included the Philhellene of the Year, which went to chairman of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Robert A. Buhler, as well as the Mayor of the Year Award (won by Sam Cunningham) and the Legislator of the Year Award (won by Commissioner Michael Cabonargi).
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The UHVA Persons of the Year Honorees
Saturday, March 17, 2018
A History of Arena Rock Titan REO Speedwagon
Joanna Manaves, director of planning and materials management at Peacock Foods in the greater Chicago area, also serves as national director for the United Hellenic Voters of America, an organization promoting citizenship among Greek Americans. When she has time for entertainment, Joanna Manaves enjoys going to concerts and has seen artists such as REO Speedwagon.
REO Speedwagon was formed in Illinois in 1968 by keyboardist Neal Doughty and drummer Alan Gratzer, two University of Illinois students. When Doughty and Gratzer graduated, they joined with manager Irving Azoff. They then welcomed Gary Richrath as guitarist in the early 1970s, along with singer Terry Luttrell and bassist Gregg Philbin. This lineup was featured on REO Speedwagon’s debut record.
Shortly after the debut record, REO’s future fell into uncertainty. Luttrell left the band and was replaced by Kevin Cronin, who was on the band’s 1972 REO TWO album. However, the band still wasn’t a mainstream success, and they asked Cronin to leave. Mike Murphy then joined the band and stayed on board for several releases in the mid-1970s, including Ridin’ the Storm Out and This Time We Mean It. Still lacking the breakthrough it wanted, the band welcomed Cronin back.
With Cronin back on board, the band earned gold and platinum certification with the release of Live: You Get What You Play For in 1977 and You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish in 1978. Hi Infidelity was released at the end of 1980, catapulting the band into mainstream success. REO Speedwagon continued to have success until the end of the ’80s, when music styles began to shift toward grunge and the band’s lineup changed yet again.
The SUP Stroke in Five Stages
An experienced packaging and supply chain professional in the greater Chicago area, Joanna Manaves has directed planning and materials mana...
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Joanna Manaves is director of planning and materials management for Peacock Foods in Geneva, Illinois. A former competitive cheerleader, J...
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The Planning and Materials Management Director for Peacock Foods, Joanna Manaves oversees customer service, production planning, and invento...
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A resident of Geneva, Illinois, Joanna Manaves joined Production Packaging in 1994 as an accounting manager and led efforts to integrate th...