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earts and Valentine’s Day are forever intertwined. One of the most recognizable symbols of love is the modest heart, and hearts adorn candy boxes and cookies while paper hearts are pinned to doors or windows as a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Young valentines may share candy hearts printed with silly sentiments. A symbolic heart bears no resemblance to an anatomical heart, and yet it is used to represent the deepest feelings of affection a person can share. Some may wonder just how the emotions of love became tied up in the shape of a heart, even though it’s widely known that the brain, and not the heart, governs affections. In ancient times, people believed that the heart was the center of all human emotions. Since the heart is prominently located in the center of the chest and the middle of the body, it became the cornerstone of human feelings. Love is considered to be one of the most profound and strongest human emotions, therefore it was reasoned that the feeling must emanate from the heart. Surprisingly, the heart has not always been the only organ associated with love. During the Middle Ages, the heart was deemed a useless organ. Followers of the Greek physician Galen theorized that the liver actually was the seat of the soul and love. The first depictions of a symbolic heart date back to the 11th century, when the heart was drawn to resemble a pinecone held upside down with the point facing upward. The scalloped heart that is more familiar today first arose in the early 14th century. Around the same time, the heart was depicted with the point facing downward and the indentation at the base. Naturally, as time passed and more was learned about human anatomy, it became obvious that the

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brain was the seat of all emotion and thought processes. However, as the brain was something intangible in a living body in ancient times, and the beating heart could be much more readily monitored - with a pulse rate speeding up when a person is excited or aroused it’s easy to see how the link between the heart and love has endured. Although the human heart is not bright red like symbolic hearts, that was the color chosen. Red has long been associated with passion, so it made sense to depict the heart in a bright red hue. Many other theories have been offered regarding the symbolic heart and its representation of love. While there’s no definitive correlation between love and hearts, the heart has become an accepted symbol of the emotion and the season of romance.

HerSide Magazine would like to wish all our readers a Happy Valentine’s Day. In celebration of the holiday, the staff of HerSide has scattered a Valentines Day Quiz throughout the magazine.

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rescue and rehabilitation center for equines, a pet therapy location for humans and an advocate for the environment, Life’s Little Adventures Farm creates a safe environment for horses and humans. These horses are much larger than a dog, and more expensive to maintain, needing large amounts of feed and space to run. Many of the equines rescued by Life’s Little Adventures Farm have been mistreated and required special attention in order to be comfortable around humans. Life’s Little Adventures Farm rehabilitates the rescued horses and then encourages the equines to stabilize the visiting families through basic interactions. HORSE REHABILITATION Melissa Willard, president and director of Life’s Little Adventures Farm has taken great pride in the care and rehabilitation of more than two hundred ďŹ fty horses. When the horses are brought to the farm they may be malnourished, injured, or have behavioral issues. Melissa, her family and several volunteers work with each horse in an effort to right the wrongs that have been done to the creatures. Each horse that is taken in by Life’s Little Adventures Farm is placed in their own open air stall. Solid wall stalls close off the horses from each other and inevitably have a draft. By keeping the horses in the open air stalls, the horses can communicate with each other and share the breeze as well as the warmth. Melissa referred to Troubadour, who is a high energy horse, as he gives off a generous amount of body heat; since the stalls are open his body heat can be shared with those who are less able to generate their own. Apollo arrived at Life’s Little Adventures Farm extremely skittish and with roughly ďŹ ve hundred spur scars. In order to cause the type of scaring inicted upon Apollo, the spurs would have pushed through about ten layers of skin. It can be assumed that Apollo’s previous owners were constantly spurring his sides thus giving him several instances

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of fear. After working with Apollo, Life’s Little Adventures Farm has been able to calm the horse’s nerves. Though he has not been spurred in years the hair covering Apollo’s anks is still ecked irregularly. Other horses have been obtained from horse mills, which are similar to the conditions found at puppy mills. Both showcase a large array of possible birth defects due to unhealthy conditions, treatment and rampant inbreeding. One horse obtained from such a place was so underfed that if he missed a feeding he would loose weight that would take an entire week to regain. Other ponies rescued from a horse mill are denoted by a small stature and stunted leg length. While most of the horses come from sad backgrounds, there is at least one horse that has a happy beginning. Troubadour was from good breeding and an athletic horse. Troubadour was blind in his right eye, but was purchased to be a competition horse. After a couple years, Troubadour began to act differently and was not behaving as he should. An examination by a veterinarian determined that Troubadour’s right eye had glaucoma and removal was advised. This meant the end of his competing days, as a horse is not allowed to compete without both eyes. Fortunately, Troubadour was owned by a loving woman who donated him to the farm, thus guaranteeing he would be ridden and loved for years to come. Despite the sad beginnings, the impact the horses are able to make upon each other as well as humans is remarkable. Ginger, a Mustang, was born in the wild but then jostled between 18 homes within 14 months resulting in an anxiety disorder. Now that she knows she will not be leaving Life’s Little Adventures Farm she has become the mother hen of the barn, offering her reassuring presence to the other horses. Whenever there is a new or unsettled horse, it will be placed in a paddock with Ginger in order to gauge the disposition of the newest addition. Generally, Ginger is able to calm the HerSide 7

other horse down and help them to refocus. The farm is currently caring for twenty-six equines with another seventy-four out on a free lease. The twenty-six horses within the barn are used as therapy animals for individuals and families. Melissa created the free lease program for families who are not able to visit the farm as often as necessary, would like to have a horse for 4- H and as a way for the horses to live in a healthy family environment where they are the receiving attention. By free leasing the animal, the family is able to take the horse home without the long time commitment. While the horse is within another’s care they are responsible for food and veterinarian costs. Melissa monitors the health reports of each horse, bringing them back to the farm if they are being mistreated. The family is also able to return the horse at anytime. FAMILY STABILITY A second scion of Life’s Little Adventures Farm is offering pet therapy to families. Once the horses are over four years of age and trustworthy around people, they are allowed to interact with the families. Those who come out to Life’s Little Adventures Farm often bring children who are disabled, abused, sick or who have behavioral issues. The volunteers of Life’s Little Adventures Farm will work with the counselors to reinforce what they are trying to accomplish in therapy sessions. Melissa and her family take the time to get to know the horses they take care of, they know their limits, their temperaments and what kind of situations they thrive within. For each person that is brought into the barn, a specific horse is chosen. Murr, for example, tends to mirror the emotions of those around him. Bullies will never be placed with Murr because they can harbor anger or aggression. Murr is ideal for the more timid temperament of many assault victims. For the abused and disabled children, the interaction with the horses builds their selfconfidence and encourages respect for their own lives. An abused child will often be paired with Twilight, one of the largest, small horses in the 8 January 2016

barn. When the child is grooming Twilight they are forced to stand tall and have to move their arms in wide sweeping gestures. The wide sweeping gestures of brushing Twilight symbolically open the child’s heart to healing through the opening of their arms. “We will come around the corner and they are crying into the mane of the horse, but that is healing.” Melissa Willard says. Wheelchair bound children are often paired with a pony named Black Beauty. This pony is willing to stand still for nearly anything, even allowing a bunny to sit between his ears. A wheelchair can be pulled up right next to Black Beauty allowing the child time to interact with her. In recent years, Life’s Little Adventures Farm has seen an increased number of bullies who have been brought out to the farm. When a bully is brought out volunteers at the farm will pair them with a large, gentle horse. In theory, the sheer size will make the child incapable of bullying the horse and will have to do as the horse pleases. The hope is that the child who has been bullying others will see the gentleness a giant horse portrays and understand that they too can be a gentle and still respected by others. The child is often instilled with a feeling of healthy empowerment after getting a horse that outweighs them through an obstacle course. This exercise alone teaches the child the importance of teamwork. The programs at Life’s Little Adventures Farm are geared toward the entire family. In order to stabilize a child, the home life has to remain stable as well; otherwise the behaviors being taught in therapy or at the farm are not going to make a lasting impression. For this reason when the children are brought out to the farm, the entire family is asked to participate. A single mother may bring her three, nine and sixteen year old. The five year old may be the reason behind the visit, but ordinarily the sixteen year old would be left watching the nine year old. When they all visit the farm, there is a horse for each child and the mother is encouraged to interact with the individual children on their own level. The

self-confidence of all participants grows. ALTERNATIVE RECYCLING AND HUSBANDRY The fulfillment of the third scion comes two fold: the recycling of materials and the passing on of knowledge about proper husbandry techniques. All the buildings and fences at Life’s Little Adventures Farm are composed of reclaimed wood, local rocks and fencing. The stalls inside the barn are lengths of repurposed wood, much of which was obtained through auctions. Even the fencing outside is a mixture of different metal fences that have been connected. All the materials are still sturdy and have been saved from the landfill. Life’s Little Adventures Farm was approached recently by the Farm Credit Services and asked if they offered internships. Melissa affirmed that she already worked with pre-veterinarian students. She offered to take the program a step further if it meant helping more people and the surrounding economy. A problem for the farming community occurs when individuals interested in farming find barriers due to lack of tangible experience impacting their ability to secure financing. Although they may have some experience, like growing up on a tenant farm, they may not have family land that they can work. Life’s Little Adventures Farm is looking into offering internships that would qualify as farming experience. These internships would include information on basic veterinarian care, human/ animal husbandry, crop rotation, attending auctions and how to can food. These activities are completed daily at Life’s Little Adventures Farm and sharing the knowledge with others seemed like a natural thought for Melissa. Life’s Little Adventures Farm has been a non-profit since 2005. During this time they have worked with the community to better the circumstances of those families with children who are disabled, abused, have behavioral issues. The farm is located at 9199 Burbank Rd., Wooster. To take part in Life’s Little Adventure Farm or increase the outreach of the program please visit www.lifeslittleadventuresfarm.org or call 330-2017425 or email inforatllaf@gmail.com.

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very morning, as she drove over a rise in the road, Carole Van Pelt would say a prayer to God, asking for his guidance. “Lord, if this isn’t what I am supposed to be doing, please let me know.” Carole loved her job at the Wayne County Care Center and was moved to tears when a voice spoke back; “its time”. Dedicating her life to being an advocate for those who cannot fight for themselves, Carole has a big heart that isn’t wasted. Beginning in the nursing home community, Carole has spread her influence throughout the county but has never lost sight of the individual. As early as grade school Carole knew she would work with the elderly for the rest of her life. With 14 January 2016

her mother the administrator and father the superintendent, Carole’s family lived in the care center. The facility was truly a home for its residents and Carole could not have enjoyed herself more. Constantly begging to accompany her mother to work, Carole had her own supplies including an apron and little milk bucket. Carole learned from the best hearts in the area; she learned how to cook for a hundred people, how to run the facility like a home and how to treat the residents with the respect they deserved. The residents were Carole’s grandparents and she their granddaughter. When it came time for Carole to officially choose a career, she chose that of an administrator. In

effort to know the people around her. At the time, the Care Center had about one hundred employees, but Carole knew everyone’s name and their stories. The residents were treated the same, Carole knew every one who lived in her home and those who came to visit them. Taking pains to say hello and exchange a few words whenever she was able. “When you really care about somebody, you’re involved in their lives.” Carole went beyond the letter of her position and knew almost every job in the facility, often lending a hand when the home was short staffed. When Carole retired she refused a party or any large fanfare. The work she completed was never about the money, it was about helping as many people as she could because she could. The impact Carole has had on the nursing home community, Wayne County and those surrounding her are more numerous than she knows.

the beginning of her secondary education, Carole thought about becoming a nurse to the elderly. After comparing the impact nurses have on the individual to the impact administrators have on an entire facility, Carole decided she would rather be an administrator. Carole’s parents were getting close to retirement by this time and the county commissioners were beginning to look for someone to take their place at the Wayne County Care Center. Carole was their first choice. Carole gave the Care Center 110 percent of herself through her care of the residents and her staff. Even though Carole was busy attending school and raising her daughter she made the

The Nursing Home Community Carole’s work at the Care Center was well noticed by others in the nursing home community. When West View Healthy Living needed an interim administrator they asked her to come out of retirement. The need for a strong administrator was not lost on Carole, and she agreed to help the facility until they found a permanent leader. Carole was faced with unexpected challenges while she worked at West View. The facility is much larger than the Wayne County Care Center, housing more patients and employing more people, Carole found it hard to interact the way she knew how. Carole met the challenge head on, giving her all to complete the job the same way she would have at the smaller establishment. Walking through the halls, Carole would stop and ask after patients, she would introduce herself to their visitors and converse with the staff. Wayne County Recognizing a need in the community, Carole has worked on the park district board in order to secure a park for the disabled. The Barnes Preserve is situated on land originally owned by the Wayne County Care Center and is named after Carole’s family. When completed this 76 acre park will support, an education pavilion, trials, observation deck, playground and so much more. All of which will be handicap accessible and safe. Carole has been the spirit and voice behind the project. Through her hard work and advocacy she has been able to draw people from the surrounding area into HerSide 15

what God wants her to do and will continue to help others for as long as she is capable.

the cause. Many who recognized the necessity, but needed a leader to show them how to accomplish the task. Carole is that leader. In addition, Carole serves on four other boards within Wayne County. She has been a chairman of the Rittenhouse Memorial Home for over twenty ďŹ ve years. Carole is in her second term on the Mental Health and Recovery board and the board of Habitat for Humanity. She also serves on the West View Healthy Living board, offering advice wherever it is helpful. Carole has the heart of a servant. She truly believes that she is doing exactly

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The Individuals A woman and her daughter entered the nursing home asking for aid. The woman, Beulah Atkins knew that her husband was not receiving the best care in his nursing home. Once Carole heard Beulah’s story, she immediately jumped. Finding a different facility for Beulah’s husband and arranging for his transport, Carole never hesitated. Then Carole helped Beulah ďŹ nd an apartment for herself and a home for her daughter, Janet. Beulah was seventy and Janet was deaf and mentally disabled. With loving arms, Carole found a good home for Janet to receiving the aid she needed. Carole made a huge impact on the quality of life Beulah and her family maintained and continued to do so throughout their lives. Carole felt an instant kinship with Beulah and Janet so much so that weekends and holidays were spent together. The three became fast friends. When Beulah passed away, Carole promised to watch over Janet. She became Janet’s guardian. Sometimes, Carole would take a day off of work and pull Janet out of workshop simply to go shopping. The two were best friends until Janet’s untimely departure from this Earth. Carole relies on guidance from God to lead her through this life, but she has had trials along the way. On June 4, 2015 Carole was diagnosed with Melanoma, a very dangerous form of skin cancer. At ďŹ rst, Carole was inclined to ask why her? Her faith in God had been shaken. This period in

Congratulations to this year’s Woman of The Year, Carole Van Pelt. She is a strong advocate for the elderly and disabled, all of whom cannot fight for themselves. Carole has never asked for anything in return for her service, often times wanting to simply slip away unnoticed. Often times when others bring up her list of accomplishments, Carole shrugs off the praise because in her mind caring for the elderly and the disabled is what she is supposed to be doing. Except, she has been noticed, by her family, her friends and all those lives she has touched over the years; from the beautiful souls of Beulah and Janet to the lives who have passed through the Wayne County Care Center, Carole loved and cared for them all.

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Carole’s life forced her to lean on others, her role had been reversed. Carole quickly found out just how much her friends and family love her. Carole’s partner Travis, her daughter Ashley, son-in-law Kevin, grandchildren Harper Grace, Carson, Lexie, and Bentley, brothers Larry, Darrel and Roger along with friends such as Sharon Porter and Karen Graham formed a support system for Carole similar to the one she provides each of them. “I feel healed. The Lord is not done with me yet.” Carole’s faith has been made stronger by the trials she has endured. When she gets to feeling down, she simply looks around and sees all those who may be suffering more than herself. “My life is blessed.”

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according to The University of Maryland Medical Center. Drink peppermint or regular mint tea. The natural menthol in these herbs can help thin mucus and loosen it up for more productive coughs. Increase consumption of mucus-fighting foods and beverages. Mustard, lemon, garlic, and antiinflammatory oils found in many nuts may help reduce swelling in the throat and nose and tame mucus production. Drink plenty of fluids. Clear fluids, such as water, tea and broth, can also thin out mucus, making it flow more easily down the throat. Rely on salt solutions. Simple nasal saline rinses or gargling with salt water can alleviate irritation and help reduce some of the mucus, too. Remember to use cooled-down boiled tap water or distilled, sterile water for nasal rinses to prevent the chance of water contamination, which can lead to serious illness. Consider medication. When natural remedies are exhausted, prescription or over-the counter products may provide relief. Decongestants can dry up nasal secretions, while antibiotics may be needed if an infection is bacterial in nature. Always consult with a doctor to get an accurate diagnosis of mucus issues and sore throat causes. He or she may suggest one of the tips above or a combination of therapies.

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trigger positive feelings in the body. Those positive feelings can be addictive, but it’s important that beginners do not go too hard too quickly when beginning a new exercise regimen. Gradually build up your exercise tolerance, exercising two or three days per week and taking a day off between workouts when you start. As your body becomes more acclimated to exercise, you can start to workout more and with more intensity. Stretch after working out. Stretching can improve flexibility, and that may decrease your risk of future injury. In addition, improved flexibility may improve your exercise performance by improving your range of motion and helping your muscles work more effectively. Muscles contract during a workout, and stretching after workouts can help reset those muscles to their natural position. Include both static stretching and foam rolling in your post-workout stretching routine. Find a routine that works for you. Many men and women feel they must sign up for a gym membership upon resolving to adopt a more active lifestyle. While gyms afford you the opportunity to strength train and get in your cardiovascular exercise, they’re not for everyone. The best approach and the one that’s likely to be most successful over the long haul is to find an exercise routine that engages you and that you find enjoyable. If the gym is not for you, try to find a routine that still includes both strength training and cardiovascular exercise. Strength training can make your body more durable, and cardiovascular exercise can reduce your risk for various health problems, including heart disease. Track your progress. One way to stay motivated is to keep track of your progress. If you’re working out but not monitoring your results, you may not feel like you’re getting anywhere. Keep a workout diary, tracking both your successes and failures, so you can see what’s working and what’s not. The longer you stay committed to your workout routine, the greater the likelihood that you will be tracking more successes than failures, and those successes can provide the motivation to keep you going on those inevitable days when you want to skip workouts. Returning to exercise after an extended period of inactivity can be quite the challenge, but it’s nothing motivated men and women cannot overcome.

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1: TO SAVE MONEY, SAVE MONEY One way to save money on taxes is to save money – in tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Saving leads to more saving. Contributions to a 401(k) or IRA are pre-tax or tax-deductible, respectively, which reduces taxable income and potentially the tax bill. Taxpayers can contribute up to $18,000, or $24,000 if they are 50 or older, to their 401(k). They can save up to $5,500, or $6,500 if 50 or older, in a traditional IRA. Taxpayers who deduct their IRA contributions can designate contributions they make through April 15, 2016, on their 2015 tax returns, giving them a little more time to sock away that money and boost their tax benefit for 2015. .Maxing out a 401(k) and IRA at age 50 could lower taxable income by $30,500 – or, for a taxpayer

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with a 25 percent marginal tax rate, provide a tax benefit of more than $7,625. The IRA deduction is limited for higher-earning taxpayers participating in a 401(k) or other employer plan. 2: TO SAVE MONEY, GIVE MONEY Another way to save money on taxes is to give money away. If taxpayers give to qualified organizations and itemize their deductions, their charitable contributions could lower their taxable income. Taxpayers need to keep receipts, pictures or other documentation of any noncash donation. A $1,000 donation for someone in the 25-percent bracket who itemizes deductions can see $250 in savings. 3: TO SAVE MONEY, PAY BILLS Paying bills early is another way to save money on taxes. Students and their families who have paid spring tuition before December 31 can receive an added tax break. Or, people repaying their student loans could make an extra payment to deduct more interest, up to $2,500, on the 2015 return. Homeowners could have paid their December mortgage due in early January to increase their itemized deduction for mortgage interest paid. In all these cases, taxpayers should remember that tax planning occurs over a multi-year horizon. Paying an extra amount this year could hurt some taxpayers in 2016.

5: TO SAVE MONEY, SPEND MONEY It’s the triple play of tax savings. Putting money in a health savings account (HSA) during the year saves taxpayers from paying taxes on that amount. Individuals can save $3,350, families $6,650 and taxpayers 55 or older can save an additional $1,000 in their HSA. But, taxpayers can also use this money tax-free on qualiďŹ ed medical expenses. And funds left in the HSA grow tax-free. Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are also another great savings tool and work similarly to an HSA. But, whatever funds taxpayers don’t spend before the end of the year – or grace period, if their company’s plan provides one – is just money left on the table. They can use this money for unreimbursed medical expenses like eyeglasses, prescription medications, medical equipment or copays. 6: TO SAVE MONEY, GET HEALTH INSURANCE Tax penalties for being without health insurance in 2016 will increase for the second year in a row. Taxpayers could have to pay a penalty of $695 per uncovered adult and $347 per uncovered child (to a maximum of $2,085) or 2.5 percent of their household income over their ďŹ ling threshold,

whichever is greater. That means a family of four earning $60,000 could pay a penalty of more than $2,000 for 2016. For 2014, their penalty would have been around $400. To avoid these penalties in 2016, taxpayers may enroll in a health insurance plan on the marketplace starting November 1. Some taxpayers will also qualify for advance premium tax credits to help them pay their health insurance premiums. 7: TO SAVE MONEY, PAY ATTENTION Many popular tax breaks expired at the end of 2014 and have not yet been extended. These include the deduction for state and local general sales tax, tuition and fees deduction, educator’s expense deduction and tax-free qualiďŹ ed charitable distributions from IRAs. It may be the end of the year or early next year before Congress acts on the expired breaks. Taxpayers will need to stay tuned to learn whether they can use these tax breaks for 2015. There are a lot of ways for taxpayers to save money on their taxes – from saving, giving, losing and spending money to paying bills and getting health insurance. The trick is to save, give, lose and spend money in the right way.

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