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Games...........................................................Pg. 2 Veteran’s Post (Military Life Column)............Pg. 2 Tidbits Classifieds.........................................Pg. 3 Community Calendar.....................................Pg. 3 Pet Bits (Pet Advice Column)...........................Pg. 4 Health Bits (Health Advice Column).................Pg. 4 Dining Guide..................................................Pg. 5 Strange But True (Fun Facts)..........................Pg. 5 Trivia..............................................................Pg. 6 Moments in Time...........................................Pg. 6 Senior News Line..........................................Pg. 7 Horoscopes...................................................Pg. 7 Answers (Trivia & Games)..................................Pg. 7 Ride Guide (Automotive Section)......................Pg. 8

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• Ed Sullivan was 62 years old when the Beatles made their first live appearance in America on his TV variety show in 1964. Every Sunday night since 1948, this former boxer had promised “a really big show” to his viewers, frequently prefacing his introductions with, “And now, right here on our stage…” The Beatles’ performance made that week’s show the most-watched program in TV history to date. Sullivan’s program remained on the air until 1971.

• Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles and Diana born in September 1984, isn’t really Harry at all, but rather Henry Charles Albert David. The 27-year-old pilot in training is third in line to the British throne.

• “You might be a redneck” if you’re familiar with the work of September baby Jeff Foxworthy. This Blue Collar Comedy Team member also hosts the quiz show “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” Foxworthy didn’t start out as a comedian, but rather as a mainframe computer maintenance technician at IBM, a company where his father was an executive. It was his IBM co-workers who convinced him to enter a comedy talent show in 1984. turn the page for more!

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• Two great football coaches shared the same birthday, September 11, although 11 years apart. Paul “Bear” Bryant, longtime coach of the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide, led his charges to six national championships during his 25 years at the post. Tom Landry guided his Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl victories and five NFC titles during his 29 seasons with the team. He holds the NFL record for the most consecutive winning seasons with 20, from 1966 to 1985.

• Tommy Lee Jones, of “The Fugitive” and “Men in Black” fame, is an honors graduate of Harvard with a degree in English. While at Harvard, he was the football team’s offensive tackle during their undefeated 1968 season and was named to the first-team All-Ivy League roster. His college roommate also went on to great things. That person was Al Gore, later to become vice president under President Bill Clinton. In his free time, Jones is a San Antonio Spurs fan. Of Cherokee ancestry, he also is fluent in Spanish.

• Country singer Patsy Cline accomplished much in her short five-and-a-half year career. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley, she was a Grand Ole Opry star at age 26 and the No. 1 female artist at 29. Her recording of “I Fall to Pieces” was Song of the Year for 1962. She initially disliked what has become her signature song, “Crazy,” written by fellow country artist Willie Nelson. Cline was nearly killed in a head-on collision in 1961 and cheated death for just one more year. At age 30, she was killed in a plane crash in a Tennessee

Comparing Hospitals Since last year we’ve been able to check out the quality of care at VA Medical Centers on the Department of Veterans Affairs website. Now the VA has added its information to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Hospital Compare website. The VA site was limited to medical and surgical statistics, but now we’re able to compare local non-VA hospitals with the VA hospitals in additional areas such as heart issues and pneumonia. To get the information you need, however, you might have to check both sites, as the information isn’t posted on the same schedule. Neither site is intuitive for navigation, so instructions are below: The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Hospital Compare [www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov] has results for a number of categories of patient care issues, including death rates and patient experiences. Put in your ZIP code and select either General, Medical Conditions or Surgical Procedures. Click on Find Hospitals. You’ll be given a list of medical facilities within 50 miles. Check the boxes down the left side for facilities you want to compare. If your closest VA Medical Center isn’t within that 50 miles, it won’t show up. Instead use the ZIP code of the Medical Center. You’ll find that a lot of categories don’t show any VA information at all. The VA site [www.hospitalcompare.va.gov] compares information between VA hospitals only. It tracks heart problems and pneumonia, as well as infection, respiratory issues and more. Pick a link on the left (Medical or Surgical), select your state from the drop-down menu and scroll down to click on an issue. The next screen will be a full explanation of the quality measure and what it means. If there are multiple centers in your state, you’ll see the results for all of them. Your best bet is to gather the information from both sites and combine it.

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Dear Paws: I wanted to add my two cents to the question, “Are pets people too?” I believe they are a big part of a family. Animals are smarter than people. Dogs are the only ones who are so happy to see us when we come home! -- Anna L. M., Melbourne, Fla. Dear Anna: You make a good point! I’ve never seen my dogs mope when I walked in the door; rather, they always are right there to greet me. Pets do enrich our lives, and many of us consider them to be a part of the family. Dear Paws: I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be alive without my dog “Blake.” I’m a senior citizen; my wife passed away three years ago, and most of my children live too far away to visit regularly. Blake sleeps at the side of my bed every night

and at exactly 6 a.m. every morning he sits up next to me, licks my face until I’m awake. He’s so happy when I get out of bed that he turns in circles nonstop until I get dressed so I can take him out for his morning walk. At my last checkup, my doctor said those morning walks are helping keep my blood pressure under control and I seem in good spirits. I do enjoy taking care of Blake and he’s the one who kept me going after my wife passed. Blake is family to me and no one can tell me different. Sign me -- Stubborn Old Bob in Palmyra, N.Y. Dear Bob: That’s telling ‘em! Thank you for telling your story. It sounds like Blake is taking care of you as much as you take care of him.

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You can ask your dentist about fashioning a device that keeps the jaw forward during sleep. That opens the throat too. Stick with your Provigil, since it’s working for you. There are a number of surgical procedures that can pare excess tissue from the back of the throat. And there is a new remedy called the Pillar Palatal Implant System. It consists of three small, plastic rods inserted into the back part of the upper palate to keep it propped up. For some, a droopy palate obstructs airflow. Since you’re doing pretty well with the way things are going now, you might not want to upset things with any more treatment. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 68-yearold male in excellent health who exercises regularly, but I have trouble sleeping for more than five or six hours a night. To get the desired seven to eight hours of sleep, I’ve been taking a sleep aid (diphenhydramine), and have not noticed any unpleasant side effects. Are there any long-term problems with taking this sleep aid on a frequent basis? -- S.P. ANSWER: Diphenhydramine is one of the first antihistamines to be marketed. One brand name is Benadryl. Sleepiness is a side effect of most of the early antihistamines. In other words, you take the medicine for its side effect of drowsiness. Millions of people have taken this drug since it was first marketed. You can take it on a regular basis. Why are you convinced that six hours of sleep is insufficient for you? Do you feel tired during the day with only six hours? If you feel fine or if you take a nap during the day, that might be all the sleep you actually need.

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• In 1965, Lesley Hornby was regularly in the camera’s eye, one of the world’s first famous teenage models. Weighing in at only 91 pounds (41 kg) on a 5-foot, 6-inch (1.68 m) frame, her ultra-thin body earned her the name of “Twiggy.” She achieved her wide-eyed look with three layers of false eyelashes.

• More than 11,000 teachers applied to the NASA Teacher in Space project for a chance to become the first civilian educator in space. New Hampshire social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe was chosen to be a part of the January 1986 flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger and was scheduled to teach two lessons to her classes from space. Just 73 seconds into the flight, the craft exploded, the result of a failure of rubber O-rings. • Even if you’ve never heard the name Edgar Rice Burroughs, you’ve undoubtedly seen his creation. Beginning in 1912, Burroughs published 26 novels about jungle hero Tarzan of the Apes. He began writing the stories the previous year after struggling to make ends meet on his salary as a pencil sharpener salesman. Within a few years, he had purchased a large ranch north of Los Angeles and appropriately named it Tarzana. The community that grew up around the ranch goes by that name today. Even though it was Tarzan that brought the fame, Burroughs penned nearly 70 novels throughout his career.

• September-born New York Yankee Roger Maris gained fame when he broke Babe Ruth’s singleseason home run record in 1961. The Babe had hit 60 homers in 1927, and Maris belted out his 61st in 1961, a new record that endured until 1998. Over the course of his 12 years in the Majors, Maris played for four teams and batted in seven World Series. • Frankie Avalon didn’t set out to be a teen idol. He actually got his start playing the trumpet,

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recording “Trumpet Sorrento” in 1954 at age 15. His 1959 tune “Venus” firmly cemented him as a singing star, spending five weeks in the No. 1 spot on the charts. He joined up with Annette Funicello in the 1960s for a series of beach movies, such as “Beach Party” and “Beach Blanket Bingo.” Avalon remains married to a former beauty pageant winner he wed 48 years ago, and the couple has eight children.

• Generations of children have benefited from the wisdom of Stan Berenstain and his wife Jan, who together penned more than 300 Berenstain Bears books. The series of children’s stories address a variety of difficulties faced by parents, including teaching children about strangers, tantrums in public places, visiting the dentist and homework hassles. Stan got his start drawing cartoons for magazines and progressed into children’s literature after the birth of his son Leo. • We know Alison Sweeney as the lovely host of television’s “The Biggest Loser,” a position she’s held since 2007. But her longest-running role is that of Samantha Brady on the daytime drama “Days of our Lives,” a role she has had since the age of 16, one that has earned her four Soap Opera Digest awards. Her first gig was in a Kodak ad at the age of five. She’s married to a California highway patrol officer who once had a guest spot on “Days.”

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1. Is the Book of Lot in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Judges 3, who was the left-handed Benjamite that killed Eglon? Geshem, Agag, Ehud, Joram 3. How many beasts rising out of the sea did Daniel have a dream about? 4, 7, 13, 20 4. What king wanted to see miracles when the arrested Jesus was before him? Pilate, Shishak, Herod, Solomon 5. From Judges 1:6, what king had his thumbs and toes cut off? David, Adoni-Bezek, Josiah, Herod 6. Whose biblical name meant “messenger”? Aaron, Moses, Samuel, Malachi

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Truex Works Through a Season of Bad Luck

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It’s tempting to think that Martin Truex Jr. has clouds hanging over him similar to the ones that enshrouded Watkins Glen Interna tional.

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Truex, 31, doesn’t have much to show for the current season. He Only it’s been overcast in finished sixth at Las VeTruex’s career for a good bit of the gas Motor Speedway in time since June 4, 2007, when he the season’s third race. Martin Truex’s 4th-place finish at Watkins Glen on Auwon a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Since then he has col- gust 15 was his best of the season. However, with his Dover (Del.) International Speed- lected eighth-place fin- last win in 2007, Truex has been caught up in a streak of bad luck. (Photo: John Clark/NASCAR This Week) way. He finished 11th in the point ishes at Dover, Infineon standings that year. Through 2009, (Sonoma, Calif.) and Loudon, N.H. And it’s tough to deal with, especialTruex competed for Dale Earnhardt ly when you’ve had a good day and “Luck plays a big part in what Inc. He now drives the No. 56 NAPA your team’s done everything right.” Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. we do,” said the Mayetta, N.J., na- At this point, making the Chase is tive. “It takes a million things to go In the past three years, Truex right to win of these races. It only outside the realm of practical conhas finished 15th, 23rd and 22nd, re- takes one to go wrong ... a flat tire, sideration. spectively, in the standings. Entering the caution coming at the wrong “You have to just forget about the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips time, a debris caution after you pit last week, move forward, try to do at the Glen, he ranked 22nd. under green ... things like that. the best you can with what you have “Bad luck is a tough thing,” “There are some things where and you know when your team is Truex said. “I’ve had my share of it it doesn’t matter what you do, you doing good and when they’re not,” the past few years. can’t change them -- and that’s luck. said Truex. “You just have to forget about all those bad things and push We’re in Your Neighborhood forward and work on the things you with These Great Offers. Enjoy $10 Off can control.” You Always Get Special Deals at Your Local Budget.

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