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July 28-August 3, 2020 • Volume 66 • Issue 12

At Your Service......................16 Automart................................18 Business Spotlight..................11 Entertainment.........................27 Home Improvement........... 7-10 Job Market.............................14

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• 3lbs. Chicken Leg Quarters • 2lbs. Boneless Chicken Breast • 2lbs. Sausage or Boneless Pork Rib • 2lbs. Frozen Beef Patties or 80% Lean Ground Beef • 2lbs. Hot Dogs • 1lb. American Cheese • 2lbs. Potato or Macaroni Salad • 12 pack Hamburger Buns • 12 pack Hot Dog Rolls

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SALE DATES: July 31-August 6

THE FRESHEST MEATS DELICIOUS DELI DEALS

80% Lean

Ground Beef

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Ribeye Steaks 99

6

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Fresh, Grade A

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Top Sirloin Steak

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Fresh Sliced

Land O Lakes American Cheese

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Saugy Franks 2.5lb. Box

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Applewood Smoked

Carving Ham 99

Roch’s Own

lb.

Red Grapes

199

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Gatorade 8 Pack $ 99

6

8 oz.

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5/$3

Green Peppers

GROCERY 16 oz.

129

lb.

12 Pack

B&M La Croix Baked Beans Sparkling Water $ $ 99

2/ 3 16 oz.

Hood Sour Cream $

Fresh Baked

BAKERY Something Sweet

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Sweet Corn on the Cob

Best Yet Cheese Bars $

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Oven Roasted Turkey Breast 99

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3

LaBree’s Bakery

Donuts 6 Pack $

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Salad 99

4

Chop Suey 49

3

Chicken Bites 49

3

lb. lb. lb.

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THE FINAL DAY OF VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY, BEING HELD SEPTEMBER 8th, 2020 IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE, WILL BE SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2020 - 12:00 PM TO 4:00 PM At the COVENTRY TOWN HALL - 1670 FLAT RIVER ROAD Voter registrations, name and address changes, along with DISAFFILIATION CHANGES, DEADLINE IS AUGUST 10TH can be done at this time. You must be a registered voter in the town of Coventry by August 9th, 2020 in order to vote in the STATEWIDE PRIMARY – SEPTEMBER 8th, 2020 MAIL BALLOTS FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH STATEWIDE PRIMARY ARE DUE BY AUGUST 18TH. MAIL BALLOTS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 13TH. APPLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.VOTE.RI.GOV OR AT THE COVENTRY TOWN HALL

FINAL CANVASS NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS & REGISTRATION OF THE TOWN OF COVENTRY WILL MEET IN THE TOWN HALL IN AND FOR SAID TOWN, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST 2020 AT 4:30 PM TO CANVASS THE VOTING LIST FOR THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2020

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(NAPSI)—If you prefer working out in the comfort of your own home, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey conducted by Bowflex, 52% of people prefer to exercise privately at home over going to the gym, attending a group class or exercising outside.

Survey respondents were also honest in sharing that 59% were notorious for setting fitness goals and not following through. More than 67% said they want to see results of their efforts early on.

These statistics come as no surprise to Tom Holland, exercise physiologist and Bowflex fitness adviser. “Everyone’s time is limited. People want to know they are on the right track and doing the workouts that are going to make a difference or they will get discouraged and likely not reach their goal,” he explains. “Positive indicators and accomplishments can be more than weight lost—being able to run longer distances without walking breaks, completing more reps than before or reaching a new personal record on your favorite digital fitness companion are all good signs.”

If you prefer working out at home and like to keep track of your progress, one product Holland recommends is the

Bowflex Max Trainer M8 cardio machine (www.bowflex.com/max-trainer), which features an artificial intelligence-driven digital platform. The platform’s adaptive coaching technology uses the data captured from your previous workouts in combination with predictive analytics to create custom daily workouts for you, and it tracks and rewards your progress.

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Another perk of exercising at home, he adds, is your fitness routine better fits around your schedule and is more convenient for you. Only have 10 minutes now and 15 minutes later? Your home gym is only steps away, and yes, those workouts do add up.

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BE THE CHANGE/PROJECT HAND UP Be The Change/Project Hand Up is a non-profit, food supplement program located at 15 Factory Street in West Warwick. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering curbside pick-up of 3 bags of groceries for $6. Hours: Tuesdays 1-5:30PM for anyone with the last name that begins with A-K & Thursdays 1-5:30PM for L-Z. You will receive a bag of produce, a bag of non-perishables, bread & pastry, and a bag of dairy, frozen foods & meat (when available). Please visit them on facebook for more information.

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PREPARED

Tom’s Famous

Market Made Sausage $

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Tom’s Famous

Flat Iron Finely Trimmed Steak ..................... $699lb. Pork Chops ............ $199lb.

Tom’s Famous

USDA Angus

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Marcello’s

Fresh Boneless Hamburg Patties .... $399lb. Rib-Eye Steaks ... $1099lb.

Al Fresco Shaved Steak ...... $499pkg.

Chicken Sausage $399pkg. Family Pack, USDA, Grade A, Thick and Meaty Bone-in Chicken Thighs ..... .59¢lb.

Country Style $ 79 Ribs ....................... 1 lb. WOW! USDA Grade A Jumbo Simply Potatoes $ 99 Simply Sides ........... 2/$5 Chicken Cutlets ..... 1 lb.

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Grilled Chicken Quesadillas $

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2/ 3

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All Regularly Priced $1.69 Varieties

Old Fashioned $ 99 Ham Salad....... 2 lb.

DELI

Ground Chuck ...... $2.99lb.

DAIRY/FROZEN

10/ 10

Stuffed Grab Some Slaw!!

All Varieties Peppers ................... 2/$5 BBQ Burnt $ 99 Utz Tortiyahs! ..........2/$4 Rib Ends ..................

4 lb.

Mile High 32 oz. Varieties Eggplant Classic Gatorade........... 10/$10 Parmesan ............... $599lb. Chicken Marsala ................... $699lb. All 8 oz. Varieties Toss in a Salad!!

Wish-Bone Pan Seared Stuffed Salad Dressing . 10/$10 $ 99 Grape Salmon ..................... 14 lb.

Campbell’s Leaves ................... $599dz. Tomato or Jorge’s Chicken Noodle Cowboy Caviar $ Franks Pasta Salad ............ $499lb. and Beans .............. $399lb. Soup ................. 10/ 10

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Annie’s Mac & Cheese $

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Red or Green Seedless Grapes $

2.99lb

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Green Peppers ....... $199lb. Pink Lady Apples .... $179lb.

Chef Boyardee Sweet, Imported, Seedless Pasta ................ 10/$10 Navel Oranges........ $199lb.

Great for Dippin’ Sweet, Crunchy, 1lb. Bag

Baby Peeled Rhode Island Grown!!

Carrots ..................2bags/$3 Snow-White Jumbo Arizona Ice Tea $ 99 Gallons ...................2/$5 Cauliflower .............. 2 lb. Make Some Guacamole!!

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B&M Baked Beans .2/ While Supplies Last!

16 count

Gain Flings .............

WOW !

Prince Pasta ....... 10/$10 SEAFOOD

$

4

Large Ripe

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Jumbo Imported

Sweet Onions ........... $149lb.

Sweet as Sugar!! $ 99 Cut, Seedless

3

Hass Avocados ......... 2/$3 1/2 Gallon, Assorted Flavors

Zeigler’s Lemonade ... $349 Kevita, 15.2 oz. Bottle

Watermelon ............. 79¢lb. Kombucha Drinks ...... $399

Fresh Picked Everyday!

Rhode Island Grown

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Butter & Sugar Sweet Corn.....10ears/$599 SPECIALTY BAKERY 1 Liter

6 oz. Varieties

La Yogurt

10/ 5 $

52 oz.

Tropicana Orange Juice ........... 2/$7 7.5-8 oz.

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Tubs 2/$6 6 count

Bays English Muffins ........ 2/$5 48 oz. Varieties

All Varieties

Eggo Waffles

2/ 5 $

Alexia Fries or Rings .......... 2/$6

Boar’s Head

Fresh Sliced American Cheese

3.99lb.

$

Boar’s Head

Tom’s Own

Rare & Juicy Roast Beef

Boar’s Head

Friendly’s Ice Cream . 2/$6

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Thanksgiving Style WOW $ Tom’s Own

Turkey ...................

North Pacific Scrod $

8.99lb.

$

Black Forest Ham .. 7 lb. EverRoast Kretschmar Chicken Breast ...... $799lb.

Gifford’s Off the Bone Hormel Ice Cream ................. $399 Honey Ham............ $599lb. DiLusso 36 oz. Varieties Kretschmar Salami.................... $899lb.

Luigi’s “Mother Goose” Italian Ice.. ............... 2/$7 Liverwurst .............. $599lb.

32 oz. Varieties

$ 99

Wild Caught

8.99

lb.

6.99lb.

Great for the Grill

Tuna Steaks ..................... $1099lb.

Omega 3 Rich

Salmon Fillets ...................... $995lb.

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4.99

lb.

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Le Due Torri Extra Virgin Olive Oil $

Fresh Baked

9.99

Ciabatta Bread $

2.99ea.

Fresh Baked

All 28 oz. Varieties

La Valle Imported Tomatoes ............... $199 All 16 oz. Varieties

Granoro WOW! Imported $ Pasta .......

4/ 5

Pecan Pie ............................ $499ea.

MUFFIN OF THE WEEK!

Cranberry Orange................................ 4/$399 9 oz.

Mini WOW! “Gem” Donuts ....... 2/$5

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PAWTUXET VALLEY ROTARY CLUB The Pawtuxet Valley Rotary Club is looking for individuals or businesses who are interested in helping the local communities of West Warwick, Coventry & West Greenwich! For more information please email pvrotaryevents@gmail.com or call 401-589-1321.

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COVENTRY PUBLIC LIBRARY HOMEBOUND SERVICES The Library Homebound Service is a program designed to assist Coventry residents who have a temporary or permanent physical impairment that would prevent them from coming to the Library. The Homebound Coordinator visits private homes on a monthly basis and will deliver books (large type or regular print), DVD’s, audiobooks & periodicals to the patron. Contact the Library Homebound Desk at 822-9463 or email homebound@coventrylibrary.org for more information.

YELLOW HORSE EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES & THERAPY PROGRAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS In partnership with the unique attributes of the horse, Yellow Horse facilitates social, emotional and behavioral growth and learning to children, adults, families and the community through equine assisted activities and therapy programs. We are looking for volunteers to join our Yellow Horse family.

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Peaches are sensitive and should be handled with care and stored in a single layer, as they bruise easily.

If unripe, store them in a paper bag.

If ripe, they may be stored in the refrigerator for a week, depending on the degree of ripeness. For full succulence, bring them to room temperature and then enjoy both the flavor and aroma. Avoid picking peaches that are extremely small, hard, soft or have wrinkled skin at the stem end.

Peaches that have a green background are picked in an unripe stage and will not ripen well.

If you’re fortunate enough to have more peaches than you can eat, you can freeze them. Peel and slice the fruit and mix with one tablespoon each of lemon juice and sugar. Place them into a sealable storage bags and freeze for future use.

Peaches are available throughout the year. California supplies them

PEACHES AND CREAM POPS 1/2 cup peeled, chopped fresh peaches 1/3 cup peeled, pureed fresh peaches 2/3 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt 2 tablespoons honey 1. Puree 1/3 cup of the peaches in a blender or food processor until smooth.

Using a small bowl, mix together the peach puree, yogurt, honey and remaining 1/2 cup of peaches.

2. Spoon the peach mixture into 4 ice cream-pop molds and insert the handle. Freeze for at least 4 hours.

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Summer brings with it an abundance of fruits, like peaches, that reach their peak of juicy perfection in the heat of July. Peaches are rich in antioxidants that help to maintain a great complexion. Antioxidants are substances that protect the body by eliminating free radicals, which cause cell damage and can contribute to aging.

The sun brings out free radicals in the skin and antioxidants protect skin cells by counteracting free-radical activity — so take a peach to the beach!

Fresh, high-quality peaches are sweet tasting and low in calories, as well as saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, and high in vitamins A and C, dietary fiber, niacin and potassium. Since one medium peach is only about 37 calories, they’re also an excellent snack or guilt-free dessert.

There are more than 200 varieties of peaches, which are sometimes referred to as “stone” fruit due to their pits. Cling or clingstone peaches have a pit to which the flesh “clings.”

Freestone peaches have a pit from which the juicy, soft flesh is easily pulled away. There is no taste difference between freestone and clingstone peaches.

Some popular types of white peaches are the Sugar May, Scarlet Pearl, Southern Pearl and White Lady. The key differences between white and yellow peaches are their appearance

from May to October, peaking in July.

Washington peaches are available from July to September, while Chile supplies them the rest of the year.

Here are some fun facts about peaches: • These “Persian apples” actually had their beginning in China, but were developed in Persia and went from there to Europe and then to America with the colonists.

• The nectarine and the peach are so similar that there is only one gene that separates the two to make them distinct. The nectarine has one recessive gene — the one with the fuzz.

• “You’re a real peach” originated from the tradition of giving a peach to your beloved friends.

• Most peaches are cultivated by grafting different combinations of rootstocks onto scions.

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The best way to choose a peach, whether white or yellow, is by the feel and smell, not the color. Look for peaches that are somewhat firm yet yield lightly to pressure when applied.

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Tile can be a worthy addition to rooms with potential moisture issues or areas in a home that may routinely necessitate quick cleanup.

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Get your supplies To begin a paver project, homeowners will need to stock up on some supplies they may not already have at home.

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It helps to read tutorials and watch videos on paving stone installation prior to beginning the project. With practice, the installation will go more smoothly. homeowners will need to stock up on some supplies they may not already have at home. Marking paint, mason line, wooden stakes, leveling sand, paver base, and more will be required. A manual tamper can be used. However, for larger areas, it can be worth the cost to rent a plate compactor.

Measure the area The number of bags of sand, paver base and paving stones needed for the project depends on the size of the area.

For example, according to the Home Depot, for 60 square feet, homeowners will need about 30 12 x 12-inch paver stones, 40 bags of paver base and 12 bags of paver leveling sand.

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Mark the height on the stakes and adjust the mason line. Remember to slope the area away from your home with a drop-off of about one inch for every 8 feet.

The base of many DIY applications should be between four and six inches deep. Work incrementally, raking and tamping until the base is firm. Lightly wetting the material can help it solidify.

Sand helps inhibit weed growth and anchor the pavers together. Plastic lining will not be practical.

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Place indoor and outdoor mats at the entrances of the home to catch any dirt that would be ground into the flooring. Furniture protectors will help prevent scratches from furniture feet while moving pieces around a room.

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Vinegar-based solutions can work well on a wide variety of flooring types and help cut through any sticky residue left behind from cooking, cleaning and the activities of daily life. Many wood-flooring cleaners and polishes are oil-based to condition the wood in the process.

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Peter has long felt that Rhode Island’s lowly quahog has taken a proverbial “back seat� to the increasingly popular oyster. It has become one of Caswell’s personal missions to revitalize the quahog and to showcase its many varied preparations, including his famous “Stuffies.�

As a proud Rhode Islander, Peter wholly supports local quahog harvesters. He uses the freshest ingredients and “straight-off-the docks� clams for all his dishes. Using closely-

Caption: Peter Caswell, the owner of Rhode Island Shellfish Co. in West Warwick, is most at home when he is digging quahogs which he turns into these mouth-watering Stuffies, made from his late mother’s secret family recipe. Learn more at www.rishellfish.com

held secret family recipes, including his late mother’s wellguarded Stuffies recipe, he makes some of the best, most authentic shellfish dishes around. Some might say they have to be tasted to be believed!

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Across the country, people are packing boxes, hiring trucks and moving short and long distances. The U.S. Census Bureau says that around 12 percent of the population moves each year. According to a survey

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1. Leontyne Price and Dionne Warwick were related to which singer?

2. Where did Billy Idol’s 1983 “Rebel Yell” get its name?

3. Name the first group to release “Soul Deep.”

4. Which artist had his biggest hit with “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Until You Lose It)”?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.”

Answers 1. Whitney Houston. They were all cousins. Houston died in 2012 after a long career during which she was named by Guinness as one of the most-awarded female artists of all time.

2. Idol was with some of the Rolling Stones when they were drinking a bottle of bourbon called “Rebel Yell.”

The song has been used in the video game “Guitar Hero World Tour.”

3. The Box Tops, in 1969. It was the last time the group would hit the Top 40 in the U.S. 4. Ral Donner, an Elvis sound-alike, in 1961.

5. “Fire and Rain,” by James Taylor in 1970. Legend says that he wrote the song in response to the suicide of his childhood friend Suzanne. The “flying machine” reference wasn’t about a plane crash ... it was about his band Flying Machine. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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At least one automotive manufacturer has taken a cue from NASA and offers drivers what they believe to be the ultimate in passenger comfort — zero gravity seats. These seats, available on various Nissan vehicles, are designed to maximize comfort while reducing fatigue. In space there is no gravity force, so people can assume a relaxed posture that is comfortable and minimizes stress on the body. The zero gravity seats mimic that by trying to create a neutral posture position. These specially designed seats offer continuous support for the hips, pelvis, chest, and back. The cushions also flex in response to unique pressure points on the body. People who frequently take long car rides or find their body feels tired after sitting in the car for long stretches of time may benefit from zero gravity car seat technology. These seats became a new feature in 2015 on various Nissan models.

Other vehicle manufacturers also may have seats that offer similar support systems.

Warm weather is synonymous with many things, including summer vacations. But for auto enthusiasts, spring, summer and even early fall would not be the same without road trips. Road trips often instill a spirit of rejuvenation in drivers and their passengers, and there’s no reason that spirit cannot be applied to vehicles as well.

Vehicle touchups were once a realm reserved specifically for mechanics CAPTION: Medium-sized chips, nicks and or the most ardent scratches are best addressed with touchup auto enthusiasts. But bottles. nowadays even weekend damage. When applying the paint, warriors can address the minor use several light coats rather than dings, chips and scratches on their one heavy coat. Drivers concerned vehicles, saving them both time and about their application abilities money. can visit the AutomotiveTouchup • Crack the color code. One of the website to access a library of fears novices commonly have when educational videos that illustrate touching up their vehicles is that how to use the various application they won’t find the exact match with tools. Visitors to the website also regard to their vehicle’s exterior can speak directly with a team color. The key to the perfect color of advisors who can walk them match is contained in the vehicle’s through their projects. color code, which can be found • Recognize that practice makes somewhere on the vehicle, most perfect. Even if you are confident often on the inside of the driver’s side you purchased the right paint, it’s door. Consult your owner’s manual still best to practice using your or call the vehicle manufacturer touchup paint prior to applying the if you cannot find the color code paint to your vehicle. Use a glossy on your vehicle. Once you find the sheet of paper or metal can as a code, you can then order your color. practice surface, and then hold that Employing the most extensive practice surface up next to your library of OEM colors in the industry, vehicle to confirm your choice and AutomotiveTouchupTM makes calm any lingering nerves you may it as simple as ever for drivers to have about the paint match. create and order the exact colors • Paint in the right conditions. to touch up their vehicles’ exteriors. Before applying any paint, Paints are created per order thoroughly clean the affected during a simple, three-step online areas. A simple formula of dish ordering process using a vehicle’s soap and water should do the trick, specific color code, make, model but be sure to allow the area to and year, and orders are shipped dry completely before continuing. directly to consumers, saving them When using aerosol cans, the ideal from making a trip to the often temperature to spray is between intimidating automotive supply 70° and 80°F and humidity should store. The result is drivers rest be 50 percent or less. Never spray easy with the knowledge that they primer, paint or clearcoat in direct aren’t ordering and subsequently sunlight. applying the incorrect color to their • Allow the paint time to dry. car or truck.

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• On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the “Badge for Military Merit,” a decoration consisting of a purple, heartshaped piece of silk. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces who have been killed or wounded in action against an enemy.

• On Aug. 6, 1928, Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the latter part of the 20th century, is born in Pittsburgh. Warhol, a pioneer of the pop art movement, painted comic strips, canned soup and soft drinks because an early art teacher told him to paint things he liked.

• On Aug. 4, 1944, acting on a tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captures 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family in a sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse. The Franks had taken shelter there in 1942 out of fear of deportation to a Nazi concentration camp.

• On Aug. 3, 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus accomplishes the first undersea voyage to the geographic North Pole. The world’s first nuclear submarine traveled nearly 1,000 miles under the Arctic ice cap to reach the pole.

• On Aug. 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles of an apparent suicide. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around her bedroom.

• On Aug. 9, 1974, Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th president of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon. In a television address, Ford declared, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

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By DON FOWLER

Every summer for the past 43 summers I have written about the wonderful entertainment opportunities in Rhode Island.

Summer brought us Theatre-by-the-Sea, The Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, The Labor Day weekend Rhythm and Blues Festival, Music on the Hill, Waterfire, plus many other major weekend art, music, dance, and food festivals and events.

There was something to do every day and night of the week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. And now, here we are in the summer of 2020, searching for anything that will get us safely out of the house.

Definitions of “Entertainment” include “Amusement”, “Pleasure”, “Leisure”, “Fun”, and “Enjoyment”, but staying at home, social distancing and the resulting cancellation of every major event limits most opportunities.

Staycations For Seniors Seniors confined to their homes or senior facilities turn to their televisions and computers for entertainment. With summer re-runs, few new shows and specials, and limited sporting events, network TV is living up to its “wasteland” label.

Many of us have turned to Netflix and other services.

With so many choices, I have relied on my adult children and the Rotten Apples web site for guidance. After watching all seasons of “Breaking Bad”, “Dexter”, “Nurse Jackie”, “Ozark”, and “Outlander”, I am now looking forward to “Grace and Nancy”, “Money Heist”, “Dead to Me”, and “The Crown”. I watch one or two episodes a day, unwilling to binge watch like my younger friends.

Years ago I wrote an article on Staycations for Prime

What’s in the cards for you at Anchor Bay at Pocasset?

Time, aimed at seniors who were limited in their activity due to health or physical conditions.

With the concerns over crowds and travel this summer, the term “staycation” became a way to find entertainment in your own back yard, translated literally to “Your own Back Yard”, and expanding to include the State of Rhode Island.

Gardening, bird watching, backyard pools, horseshoes, cornhole and other games, and back yard barbecues have grown in popularity this summer.

I started walking different streets in my neighborhood of Edgewood, discovering interesting architecture, flower beds, front porches and backyards, and friendly neighbors.

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Communication During COVID Summer is a time, especially in New England, where most of us spent more time outdoors, travel on vacations and spend time with friends and family.

This summer is different as many of us cannot spend time in person with our family and loved ones and if we do it 6 feet apart. It is so important to communicate effectively especially during this time when we need our connections now more than ever before.

And some of those connections are challenging to deal with.

Through my work and my own experience, these are my five ways to deal with people who are challenging.

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Understand the behavior – It is not easy to be kind and understanding when people close to you, hurt, annoy and anger you.

This is where you can use your objective view and see them from a distance, from an unemotional lense. This

helps you to depersonalize the behavior even though it affects you.

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State your truth – State in a kind way how this behavior and words affects you. Use I statements without blaming the person.

Let them know how you feel but do this for you to stay in your truth.

3.

Accept that the behavior may not change – This is a tough one but when you accept the behavior, you avoid being triggered and taking it personally. (However, this does not apply to abusive behaviors that negatively affect you- which is where professional help may be needed.)

4.

Change your perception or attitude or situation. When the behavior is not abusive or destructive as described above, change how you view it. Become an observer. Ask yourself, if this affecting me long term?

Is this annoying to me but not hurtful? Can I learn to

accept that this behavior is the way that person copes with anger and fear or this is part of their personality?

And lastly, can I change my view so that I can be with this person without triggering them or being triggered?

Ask yourself what you can learn from them to help you deal with other similar situations.

5. See the person in the best light. Remember times when that person has been at their best and try to create those types of situations when you are with them.

That means avoiding statements and actions that you know will trigger the behavior you want to avoid.

This is a challenging time for us all and emotions can run high.

These steps have helped me tremendously in dealing difficult moments with those special people in my life and has allowed me to appreciate the good side.

Patricia Raskin is president of Raskin Resources Productions, Inc. She is recognized as the “powerhouse voice” of positive lifestyle and aging and “positive media” pioneer. An award winning radio producer and business owner, Patricia has served as a catalyst for creating positive change for almost four decades. Her programs have aired on FOX, PBS, NPR affiliates and for ten years on WPRO radio in Providence. Internet radio & podcast program, The Patricia Raskin Positive Living Show, in its seventeenth year, is heard on VoiceAmerica.com and iTunes.

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I visit the Pawtuxet Farmers Market at Rhodes every Saturday morning.

Many Warwick and Cranston residents have told me that they wouldn’t think of going “Downcity”.

Think again!

Downtown Providence is the perfect place to take a walking tour this summer. The students are mostly absent. Many office workers are doing their jobs from home. The streets and sidewalks are uncrowded.

Visit the mall, walk along Benefit Street with its historic buildings, cross the new bridge over the Providence River, dine outside at one of the many open restaurants.

Roger Williams Park offers a chance to enjoy the outdoors. The zoo is now open with a few restrictions and is handicapped accessible. Check out their web site before going.

You will find scattered food trucks there on Fridays.

Sunday Drives

When I was a boy, my father would pack us in the station wagon and we would go off on a Sunday Drive.

Our little state has so many beautiful places that can be visited in a day, starting with Newport’s Ocean Drive and Cliff Walk.

Pack a picnic lunch, stop and enjoy the ocean waves pounding against the rocky shore, watch the kite flyers, gaze at the mansions (some are even open), drive to Fort Adams, enjoy the many boats, and take a stroll (with face mask) done Thames St. Watch Hill is one of our favorite spots. Get off the main roads and drive the side roads where mansions overlook the ocean. Oops!

That’s a driveway. Sorry!

Drive on through Misquamicut, visit Ninigret Park, Charlestown Breachway, and Matunuck. Catch the ocean breezes along Route 1. Stop in Galilee to watch the seagulls from the Salty Brine Beach and enjoy clam cakes at George’s and fried clams at Champlin’s.

The quaint island of Jamestown has an outdoor Arts exhibit that will take you to historic places around the island. Don’t worry about getting lost. You will eventually come to the lighthouse, downtown, or the Jamestown Bridge.

And make sure to stop at Beavertail.

Hopefully, the Block Island Ferry has insisted on face masks and social distancing, making a trip to the island safe and enjoyable.

Rent a moped, bike, or jeep and tour the island. I am just as happy to get off the boat, take a left across the parking lot and park myself on the beach at Ballard’s, one of the best beaches in the world. Fish and chips and a cold beer will top off the day trip.

Galilee offers deep sea fishing and whale watching adventures under strict safety rules.

Note: Beacon Communications publishes an excellent monthly magazine (SO) that highlights all of the restaurants, sights, and events in South County.

Don’t forget Northern Rhode Island, where a trip up Route 12, over the Scituate Reservoir, into Burrillville and many of the small towns with white churches on the green will give you a sense of being in the backwoods of Maine.

While driving around, you should discover a few yard sales by those who spent their quarantines cleaning out garages and cellars.

Movies

Misquamicut and Route 146 drive-ins are open and are drawing big crowds.

Showcase Warwick is currently offering classic (That means old) movies, with the first new movie (“Unhinged”) opening July 31.

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Join 2020 Walk To End Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Rhode Island residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on four different dates.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s continues, but instead of hosting a large gathering, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging participants to walk as individuals or in small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across Rhode Island because this year’s Walk is everywhere.

“This year the Alzheimer’s Association is everywhere. All of us will be raising funds for one goal: to live in a world without Alzheimer’s and other dementias,” said Donna M. McGowan, Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association, Rhode Island Chapter. “Because this disease is not waiting neither are we. We are working with all participants to ensure that they experience a powerful and moving experience in a safe environment.”

Time-honored components of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s are being replicated. On Walk day, an Opening Ceremony will feature local speakers and a presentation of Promise Flowers to honor the personal reasons participants join together to fight Alzheimer’s and all other dementia, all delivered to participants’ smartphones, tablets and computers. A small group of Alzheimer’s Association staff and volunteers will create the iconic Promise Garden in a “view only” format on Walk day in the cities and towns we would have gathered in to honor all those impacted by Alzheimer’s. Those Gardens will be viewed on September 12 in Westerly, September 13 in Newport, September 26 on Block Island and October 4 in Providence.

To enhance the participant experience leading up to the event and on Walk day, new features are being added to the Walk to End Alzhemer’s mobile app to create an opportunity for the community to connect. Participants can use the app and new “Walk Mainstage’’ to track their steps and distance, follow a virtual Walk path, manage their Facebook fundraisers, and access information and resources from the Association and Walk sponsors to help individuals and families affected by the disease. A new audio track is available to encourage participants along the way and to congratulate them upon completion of their Walk.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than 16 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. In Rhode Island alone, there are more than 24,000 people living with the disease and 54,000 caregivers.

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RETIREMENT SPARKS

by ELAINE M. DECKER

In Praise of Pigs If COVID-19 isn’t disruptive enough, now there are reports of a new “G4” Swine Flu in China. Part of the collateral damage from the COVID pandemic was a shortage of meat. Many processing plants were shut down because of outbreaks of the disease. The domino effect of this was that cattle and pig ranchers had no place to sell their animals. A news feature showed a pig farm where the mature stock was being “humanely euthanized” to make room for the baby piglets to grow up. You needed a heart of stone to not feel sad about all those pigs being shot. Of course, absent the pandemic, they were headed to a fate that was no happier.

My husband and I don’t eat a lot of meat, other than chicken. We prefer fish. I stopped eating veal altogether years ago. I had seen photos of young calves kept in tiny stalls so they wouldn’t develop muscles and would stay tender until they were slaughtered. Now I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to eat a pork chop again. My husband and I have often toyed with becoming vegetarians. The pig TV feature has me considering this more seriously. It also led me to think about the places that pigs appear in our cultural psyche.

It starts when we’re babies and everyone around us wants to count on our toes. “This little piggy went to market; this little piggy stayed home.” And so on. There’s also the nursery rhyme: “To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog. Home again, home again, jiggetyjog.” I sing this to my cats on the way back from the vet, letting them know that we’re headed home. I have no idea if they understand this, but it makes me feel better.

Early on, we learned about The Three Little Pigs, with their varying home construction materials and how those fared against the huffing and puffing of the Big Bad Wolf.

Not long after that, we became familiar with Looney Tunes and P-P-P-Porky Pig and his girlfriend Petunia. As our literature selections became somewhat more sophisticated, we were no doubt introduced to Winnie the Pooh and his dearest friend, Piglet. And who can forget Wilbur, the pig who was saved from slaughter in Charlotte’s Web? The Muppet, Miss Piggy, deserves a paragraph all her own, even if it’s just two sentences. She has an entire media and promotional empire built around her. The literary creation, Olivia, could give Miss Piggy a run for her money.

Olivia has her own books, translated into many languages.

Her original book won a Caldecott Honor in 2000. Both of these ladies were featured on U.S. Postal Service stamps, Miss Piggy in 2005 and Olivia in 2006.

Many celebrities have (or had) pet pigs, including George Clooney, Ariana Grande (who appears to have won

the custody battle with Pete Davidson), the Beckhams, Miley Cyrus and countless others.

Let’s not forget colloquial expressions that feature pigs: a pig in a poke, in a pig’s eye, when pigs fly, male chauvinist pig. OK, maybe let’s forget that last one, but the other three are permanently entrenched in our lexicon. How about going hog wild and its cousin, going whole hog?

Did you have a piggy bank? Ever get carried piggyback?

Wear pig tails? And one that I could never do without: As happy as a pig in ____. (You fill in the blank.) Let’s end this exercise with a phrase that’s been showing up in political discourse lately: Put lipstick on a pig. I know there are more pig/hog/sow expressions, but my list should give you a sense of porcine usefulness in language.

This essay is by no means a complete survey of pigs in our culture, but I hope it makes you think twice the next time you order roast pork in a restaurant. Maybe the shortage of chops during the pandemic will result in permanent changes to our culinary behavior. For the sake of all those little porkers, I certainly hope so.

Copyright 2020 Elaine M. Decker Elaine M. Decker’s newest book is Retirement Downsizing—A Humorous Guide. Her other books include Retirement Sparks, Retirement Sparks Again, Retirement Sparks Redux and CANCER: A Coping Guide. Her essays appear in the anthologies: 80 Things To Do When You Turn 80 and 70 Things To Do When You Turn 70. All are available on Amazon.com. Contact her at: emdecker@ix.netcom.com

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SENIOR ISSUES

by LARRY GRIMALDI

Coming to America On the Fourth of July we celebrate our independence from England. My heritage can be traced not to colonial America, but to the shores of southern Italy. My ancestry is embedded into the melting pot of what the late President John F. Kennedy termed, “A Nation of Immigrants.”

About 1905, my grandfather Vincenzo Grimaldi left the small town of Teano, near Naples in the hill country of Caserta, Calabria for a seven to 10-day voyage across the Atlantic to New York’s Ellis Island. His wife, Celeste and his fouryear old daughter and my aunt Celeste, followed in 1910. My grandmother’s surname is listed as Grimaldo on her immigration documents. The family settled into a tenement house on Providence’s Hudson Street, near the Cranston Street Armory.

Less is known about the Aquinos, my mother’s side of the family. The surname Aquino is associated with one of Italy’s houses of nobles. The family name is associated St. Thomas Aquinas and the city of Venice. My branch of the family tree lived in Naples. (When my wife Kathy asks my Italian friends about where their families lived in Italy she chuckles at what is always the response, “Near Naples”). It appears that the route to America for the Aquino family passes through Canada, not Ellis Island.

Both families were part of the “New Immigration,” the third and largest wave of arrivals to the shores of America that began in 1890. This group included mostly Slavs, Jewish immigrants, and Italians.

The “Old Immigration” featured the influx of Germans, Irish, British, and Scandinavians who were already fanning out across the nation.

Between 1880 and 1924, more than four million Italian immigrants came

The Great Italian Migration to America. In the 1880s, approximately 300,000 Italians arrived. They were joined by 600,000 in the 1890s and, and three million of their friends, neighbors, and fellow adventurers who landed in New York between 1890 and 1924. The vast majority were from southern Italy and Sicily This “New Immigration” was driven by poverty, hunger, social stigma and political repression. Southern Italians were considered to be ignorant, uneducated peasants by their more cultured and learned compatriots from northern Italy.

Rome had its history, culture, and import as one of the world’s great civilizations.

The Vatican and the Catholic Church were the spiritual and political centers of Christianity. Venice and Florence were known for their ruling class nobility, artists, painters, sculptors, and writers, and skilled artisans.

For the 20 percent of Italian immigrants who were not peasants or farmers, the wages in America far outstripped those in their native country. The agricultural worker in southern Italy earned 16 to 30 cents a day. A carpenter could earn 40 cents to $1.40 a day. In their newly adopted home, a carpenter could earn $18 per week for 56 hours of work. This represented a huge raise from the $1.80 to

$8.40 per week pay he was used to in Italy. America was viewed as a place where land was available and abundant, wages were higher, taxes were lower, and there was no military draft.

Italian immigrants brought their determination to prosper, and their skills as laborers, carpenters, brick layers, tailors, masons and barbers to America.

The thousands of laborers and craftsman that settled in New York helped to build the bridges, roads, skyscrapers, and subway tunnels that crisscross Manhattan and its boroughs. They created communities of faith and family, and were destined to carve out a better life in a new country brimming with opportunity. They raised their families, sent their children to school, and paved the way for second generation Italians to follow their dreams.

Many of these newly minted Americans found work in the mines and quarries, textile companies, and clothing manufacturers that dominated the landscape in the industrial northeast. By 1910, 20,000 Italian immigrants were working in Rhode Island and Massachusetts mills. Still other Italian immigrants opened neighborhood grocery stores, tailoring shops, furniture stores, barber shops, variety stores, and local taverns. My grandfather, Antonio Aquino, owned a bar on Eddy Street in

Providence near the Rhode Island Hospital.

For the men, social interaction revolved around clubs that paid homage to various Catholic saints, such as St. Bart’s Society in Silver Lake or the San Bernardino Society in Federal Hill. The life of an Italian immigrant wife was centered on her spouse and children. Women gained admittance to the sanctum only if they were cooking for a club event or a post-funeral gathering for a former member.

I can only imagine the mixture of hope, fear, uncertainly, and sense of anticipation my immigrant ancestors felt on that voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

I’m sure they realized that there would be challenges learning a new language, living and surviving in a new environment, and assimilating into a new culture. Those challenges would test their courage and resolve.

As the grandchild of pilgrims who left their homes in Italy and set foot in America as part of the “New Immigration,” I am grateful that they took that giant leap of faith to start anew. They came America. They put down new roots and paved the way to a better life for their children, grandchildren, and their descendants. The Fourth of July is a tribute to our independence. In a way, it’s also a celebration of the diverse nation that we have built on the hopes, dreams, hard work and courage of immigrants. Tha nation has been greatly enriched by their legacy.

Larry Grimaldi is a retired freelance writer living in North Providence. Comments can be e-mailed to lvgrimaldi49@ gmail.com

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Safe Entertaining Tips in a COVID-19 World

(eLivingtoday.com) Depending on where you live, restrictions on social gatherings may become less strict in the coming weeks and months. However, many experts caution that care should still be exercised when groups of people gather.

After an extended period without social contact, it’s only natural to crave some interaction, and there’s evidence that doing so can be advantageous for your mental health.

However, taking precautions to protect your physical health, along with your guests’, can make for a more enjoyable event.

Keep it contained. Limit your gatherings

to a few close friends or family members so if someone does get sick, contact tracing is a simple task. Keep in mind the number of same-household families you invite is more important than the number of people in that family. For example, one family of six that has already been living in close quarters poses a lower risk than three couples living in separate houses. Also be mindful of your guests’ approach to prevention; if they’ve been less cautious than your family or vice versa, there’s room for conflict and anxiety.

Celebrate outdoors. Indoor event spaces naturally have less circulation, meaning po-

tential airborne particles hang around longer. Planning your gathering outdoors helps ensure more free-moving fresh air and more space for guests to spread out and practice social distancing.

Encourage guests to bring their own. It may go against all your good hosting inclinations but hosting a bring-your-own party eliminates shared food and the risk of crosscontamination. You can provide disposable table service (plates, silverware and napkins) and single-serve beverages, but skip the cooler everyone reaches into.

Provide ample, well-spaced seating. En-

courage guests to keep some distance from one another by creating comfy seating arrangements. You can take it a step farther by asking guests to bring their own chairs and directing each family to set up its space a reasonable distance from the next.

Make cleanliness a priority. Create stations with hand sanitizer or wipes. You can also create a makeshift sink to minimize trips to the restroom indoors. Provide a spray bottle or bucket, soap and paper towels near the hose for quick clean-ups.

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Get outside for some fresh air. Here’s how to make your backyard the center of family fun.

• Set up an outdoor theater: There’s no need to spend the day indoors, even if your family wants to binge watch favorite shows. Whether you’re viewing a movie, video chatting with friends or looking at a slideshow of old family photos, a portable projector can quickly transform the backyard into a home theater. Those from Casio are particularly versatile, offering speedy set-up and the ability to transition from daytime to nighttime viewing.

need is a portable keyboard to set the tone. Not only do Casio keyboards have the ability to hook up to a laptop or tablet so you can play any song from your library, if you put the keyboard on Dance Music Mode, you can add beats, sounds or filters to anything you want.

• Get ready, get set, go: Keep everyone busy and active with a decathlon. Feature all-age friendly events like a potato sack race, Frisbee toss, long jump and more.

• Be sure to get comfy: Your home theater will get more Whether you keep score or play just for the fun of the use if it offers the same amenities as the living room. game, you can make a day of it -- and add a little graviLuckily, these days, it’s easy to find weather-resistant tas -- by including opening and closing ceremonies. furniture as comfortable as your favorite couch.

With the right tools and ideas, the backyard can be• Make music: Host a socially distanced block party with come your go-to destination for relaxation, entertainyour neighbors and offer to provide the music. All you ment, competition and fun.

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A gas grill provides families flexibility for preparing everything from a casual meal of burgers and hot dogs to an upscale surf and turf menu. You can prepare virtually every course on the grill, including protein, veggies, sides and even fruits like pineapple or watermelon.

Whether you are grilling for the first time or the first time in a long while, above all, play it safe during your next cookout.

Transporting Propane Cylinders

Unless your grill connects directly into your home’s propane system, you’re likely to use a standard 20-pound propane cylinder to fuel your grill. When transporting a propane cylinder, place it in the vehicle securely and upright so it can’t fall, shift or roll. Avoid leaving a propane cylinder in a hot vehicle; always head straight to your destination and remove the cylinder when you arrive.

Lighting Your Gas Grill

Propane gas grills are popular because they provide fast, efficient heat for grilling. To safely operate your gas grill, consider these tips from the Propane Education & Research Council. n

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Whether it’s assembly, use, maintenance, cleaning or storage, make your grill manufacturer’s instructions your go-to resource for safe grilling.

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Position the grill in a safe location. Keep your grill outdoors and away from the house based on the recommendations of the equipment manufacturer. Choose a level surface that is clear of outdoor furniture, overhead trees or other potential fire hazards.

When most people think of propane cylinders, the allpopular gas grill comes to mind. However, propane can fuel many other aspects of your outdoor living space. Full outdoor kitchens, patio heaters, fire pits and flame lighting are all examples of propanepowered outdoor products that can keep the fun going well into the night. In addition, pools and spas can heat quickly and efficiently using propane heat.

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Check for leaks. Use a leak detector solution or soapy water solution to check connections for leaks. Slowly open the cylinder valve and watch for bubbles, which indicate a leak. If bubbles appear, close the valve, tighten the connection and check again.

Follow this procedure every time you replace a cylinder.

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Be present. Stay close and never leave your grill unattended.

Storing Propane Cylinders

Your propane cylinder can remain attached to the grill when not in use, but if you have extra cylinders that are not in use, it’s important to store them safely and properly. Never store a small cylinder inside; it should always be kept outside, never in an enclosed area like a basement, garage, shed or tent. Choose a location away from potential heat sources over 120 F, such as a stove or fireplace. Never store extra cylinders near the grill. Keep ignition sources away from the area while handling or transporting a propane cylinder.

Find more tips for grilling safely this summer at propane.com.

Just like an indoor gas range, propane grills give you instant on-off convenience and precision temperature control for perfectly done meals. With no coals, soot or ash, cleanup is a breeze, too.

Propane grills come in a variety of sizes and styles, with different perks like side burners for sauces and even rotisserie features.

First, consider your budget and what size grill will reasonably fit your space. Then determine which features are essential, as well as what extras might make your grilling experience more enjoyable.

When you’re ready to browse, remember the more burners a grill has, the more you can cook in different temperature zones so you can perfectly grill fish, burgers and corn simultaneously, for example.

For a large family, getting a larger grill allows you to put all the food on the table at once rather than grilling in batches.

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But too many of us have not received the support we need in return. Even before the pandemic, we have struggled with short staffing, inadequate supplies and wages too low to support our families.

Many of us could make as much working at a Dunkin Donuts with a tip jar.

The status quo in nursing homes needs to go. Elected leaders should stop calling us heroes and instead pass policies that give residents the care they deserve and caregivers a living wage. Rhode Island ranks 41st in the country in terms of the average hours of care residents receive.

The truth is the nursing home industry has the resources to solve our state’s staffing crisis now. Since April, Rhode Island nursing homes have received nearly $60 million in state and federal aid in addition to the nearly $242 million they made in profit in 2017-2018. It is time nursing home owners prioritize seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers over their profit margins.

We need our legislators to hold nursing homes accountable to residents and caregivers by passing The Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act without delay. This legislation will establish a minimum staffing standard of 4.1 hours of resident care per day, raise wages to recruit and retain more caregivers and provide us with the training opportunities we need.

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