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CONTENTS

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Lifestyle

Now & Then

Health

Appointment Companions are a Smart Move

Wellness

Sharing a Bed with Pets

Local Feature

The World Walker

Local Feature

Have a Hoppy Day on the Hopalong Cassiday Trail

Finance

Downsizing to a Smaller Home

Travel

Types of RVs

Looking Back

Exiled and Wandering: The Zane's Trace Journey of King Louis-Philippe, 1797

Local Feature

Bzur Haun Returns Home for Salt Fork Festival Bash Performance

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Inside

Recipes Games & Puzzles Did you know?

Crossword & Sudoku Answers Wordsearch Events The Last Word

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Health

Appointment companions are a smart move

Listen

Visits to a physician are just one step people make in an effort to improve their well-being. While it’s important that everyone visit their physicians at least once a year for a checkup, seniors may need to see their physicians more frequently than other age groups.

When visiting the doctor, it is easy for anyone to miss important components of what the doctor is saying, and it’s just as easy to misunderstand certain instructions or medication information. Seniors who bring companions along to appointments with their physicians can reduce the risk of misunderstanding advice or diagnoses given by their doctors.

Data from U.S. News and World Report states that about one-third of seniors still living on their own take a companion with them to their routine doctor’s office visits. Companions are typically spouses, but they can include children or other family members as well.

Patients may find there are many advantages to bringing someone along to an appointment. And companions may want to learn more about patients’ goals at each appointment prior to going along so they can prepare and know how to help during the appointment.

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People tend to forget at least half of what they hear in the doctor’s office, says the Archives of Internal Medicine. This tendency may be increased when patients are nervous about the potential outcome of their visits. Bringing a companion along means that both people are actively listening. Together, the information they’ve heard can combine to provide a full account of the visit.

Taking notes

Companions can jot down important notes about the appointment, such as dates and times for follow-up visits, medication advice and any other instructions that may be forgotten once the patient leaves the office. Companions can later translate the jargon-heavy language of a physician into an understandable language the patient can fully understand.

Medical history

Sometimes a companion can be a useful resource, calling a doctor’s attention to a patient’s prior hospitalizations and illnesses. Companions can even call attention to any medications the patient is currently taking.

Serving as an advocate

Very often a companion can operate as a patient advocate, clarifying questions or getting further information out of a doctor if the patient is hesitant to ask. If the information isn’t clear, the companion can raise red flags or ask to have the instructions put in a different light.

Translation

Sometimes patients need companions who speak their native languages when their physicians do not.

People are learning that bringing a family member or friend along to doctors’ appointments can be a smart way to make the most of doctor/patient interactions.

WELLNESS

sharing

a bed with

pets

Pets provide companionship for thousands of people around the world, so it is understandable that pet owners want to be around their companion animals as much as possible — with many even welcoming them into their beds.

According to PetMd, an online animal healthcare resource, around 80 percent of pet owners allow pets to share beds with human family members. Data from the American Pet Products Association has found at least half of all pet parents allow pets to sleep with them every night. Whether this is safe, healthy or wise is a matter of debate.

There are pros and cons to sharing a bed with pets.

Understanding those pros and cons can help pet owners make more informed decisions.

• Pro: Get into a relaxed state.

Companion animals can help relieve stress, which may translate into better sleep for their owners. Some people find that the rhythmic breathing of dogs or cats can help lull them to sleep.

• Con: Possible transmission of illness or zoonotic agents.

Snuggling so close to a pet may put people at risk of acquiring illnesses that are transmitted from animal to human.

In the past, MRSA skin infections and H1N1 influenza have been transferred from pets to people.

• Pro: Pets are warm.

If the goal is to get cozy under the covers, animals can

provide a little extra warmth, as their body temperatures run a few degrees warmer than their owners’.

• Con: An extra body in bed can disturb sleep.

Just as individuals may have trouble with a spouse or a child being in the bed next to them, pets can bring about the same disturbances. In a study from the Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center, 53 percent of those pet owners surveyed said their pets disturbed their sleep in some way each night. Dogs that snore and cats that chase “prey” around the room can disturb their owners’ sleep.

• Pro: A deeper connection forms between pet and owner.

Many pets like to be around their owners because it gives them reassurance and comfort that they are loved. Animals that were rescued or are anxiety prone may be especially comforted by snuggling in bed with their owners. Happy pets often make for happy owners.

• Con: It may cause behavioral problems.

Dogs in particular may mistake sleeping in their owners’ beds as a sign of dominance. Some veterinarians suggest puppies that are more prone to issues with aggression may fully develop these behaviors if allowed to sleep with humans. At the very least, it is adviseable to wait until dogs are trained and exhibiting good behavior for extended periods of time before allowing them to sleep in their owners’ beds.

• Pro: It’s a sign of trust.

According to Victoria Stilwell, an internationally renowned dog trainer, dogs only sleep with the people or dogs they trust. Therefore, dogs who like sleeping with their owners are exhibiting trust and recognizing the same from their owners.

Whether or not to allow dogs or cats to share personal spaces like beds is a decision pet owners have to make. It should be based on safety, comfort and mutual agreement with any other bed partners.

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Local Feature

The World

Walker

by Dan Paulun

Edwin Newman of Bethel, Ohio, was a salesman when he met Mary Kennedy of Buffalo, N.Y., at that time a nurse for singer Lena Horne, in an elevator at the University of Cincinnati. They married and lived in Bethel until their son Steven was born on May 31, 1954. The family then moved to Florida for several years before returning to Bethel.

Steven Newman lived in both Titusville and Jacksonville, FL, until the finish of the fourth grade, when his parents moved back to Bethel. He attended public schools in Bethel from the fifth grade to the 12th grade.

In high school he became well known for his ultra-long running feats and was given the nickname “Bebe’ after a famous Kenyan marathon runner of that time. He often hitchhiked to several distant points across the USA (without parental permission). He graduated from Ohio University with a BS in Journalism in 1972.

While at Ohio University, Steve ran cross-country, was successful in orienteering, participated in the ROTC program for 3 years, and took many English classes. He paid his way through college by working each summer as a uranium prospector in the wilds of Wyoming’s Red Desert. His boss was former Republican Congressman John Wold, and the project which Steve worked on (often alone with only “Charley,” his red collie) was highly experimental in nature and shrouded in some secrecy.

Within a few months after graduating from Ohio University, Steve began working as a reporter for the Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming’s largest newspaper, for $150 a week. After a couple of years he quit the newspaper job to pursue freelance writing and to prepare for a walk around the world, a goal that he had made since he was nine. After 5 years of preparation that included strenuous hikes and camping in the West, saving $25,000 from roustabouting on small drilling rigs, poring over hundreds of topographical maps in Casper, WY, and New York City, NY, public libraries, and visiting embassies in Washington, D.C., he returned to Bethel.

Steve began his worldwalk at Bethel on April Fools Day, 1983. This walk would take him 4 years to complete, through 20 nations that covered about 22,500 miles and about 34.5 million steps. And, he did it alone!

Steve returned to Bethel on April 1, 1987. Schools had been

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closed for his return. The town of Bethel had been decked out with yellow ribbons and American flags. Placards and signs hailed Steve as the “World Walker,” and he was compared to another Ohioan who had traveled around the globe, former astronaut and then-U.S. Senator John Glenn.

Steve then was accompanied by a throng of people carrying flags of every nation that he had visited, the town mayor, and the town police chief. Steve had spent only $4,000 on his worldwalk, saying that “it was very low-budget.” His favorite foreign country was Australia, and his favorite foreign food was lizard (Aborigines had served Steve meat from 6-foot lizards while he was in the Australian outback).

Steve met about 73,000 people during his 1,462 days on his walk. The largest crowd was 7,000 in northern India, where the people there were most curious about Americans. When he took a bath in a stream there, about 300 got in the water with him to learn if Americans like him were white all over.

Steve was in India when his dad died (on Thanksgiving Day, 1984), and he did not learn of his father’s death until Christmas.

Thus, Steve could not attend his own father’s funeral, nor could he console his family at the proper time. He regretted that.

On his worldwalk, Steve had been jailed for a time in Turkey as a suspected CIA spy, but in Turkish villages he had been treated like royalty: feasts had been given in his honor.

Steve had little trouble communicating with foreigners despite language barriers. Foreigners were often familiar with the USA through tv programs. “All I had to know was a few key words like ‘J.R.’ or ‘whiskey’,” he said. (‘J.R.’ referred to the infamous character on the CBS-tv primetime soap opera/modern western then-popular tv series, “Dallas.”)

Throughout his worldwalk, Steve wore Rocky boots that were

made in Nelsonville, OH. “On my two feet for all those 39 million steps, I had on Ohio.

I’m very proud that my own home state went all the way,” he said.

(Steve went through four pairs.)

Worldwalk, the book about Steve’s walk, was published internationally and selected as a Main Selection for USA’s oldest and most prestigious book club. His solo walk around the world was recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records and “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” (the 3-16-1991 cartoon),and led to thousands of speech invitations and many honors. A onehour documentary about the worldwalk was shown on several PBS tv stations across the U.S.A. Steve is now known not only as an American world trekker but also as a public speaker, freelance writer, author, and adjunct professor. He is the author or co-author of 3 books, and has given over 2,300 speeches to universities, schools, churches, companies, and other groups. The longest hiking trail in Ohio’s state park system—the Steven Newman Worldwalker Perimeter Trail at East Fork State Park—has been permanently renamed after him, and he has been honored with Ohio’s highest award, as well as with a doctorate in humanities.

In the years since his worldwalk, Steve has walked the lengths

of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. His exploits have also resulted in sponsor-paid trips to other nations such as China, where he visited 14 cities in 2012, lectured at Peking University, and signed a 12-year endorsement contract.

Another company in Japan also markets apparel with Newman’s name and well-known stickman logo on them. Presently Steve does extensive traveling in other parts of the world. He and his wife Darci live on nearly 25 acres along the Ohio River on a heavily forested hillside known as “Worldwalker Hill.”

Steve asked the question: “Can you believe that a hobo who spent all his time eating beans and sleeping under bridges is being treated like a king chauffeured around in limousines and jets?” When he was discussing the people which he had met during his worldwalk, he said, “People are people all over the world. They may look different on the outside, they may have a different culture, but inside we’re all the same.”

Note: The first person to walk around the world is credited to be Dave Kunut of Waseca, Minnesota (June 20,1970 to October 5, 1974), but he did not do it alone.

Sources: Sloat, Bill. “Bethel Gives ‘Worldwalker’ Hero’s Welcome,” The Plain Dealer: April 2, 1987 Vonada, Damaine. Ohio Matters of Fact. 1990 book: page 111. Wikipedia: Steven M. Newman.

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Local Feature

Have a Hoppy Day on the

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by BEverly kerr

William Boyd began his life in 1895 in the small town of Hendrysburg at the edge of Belmont County. His parents moved to Cambridge when he was but a youngster. Their home was on Steubenville Avenue and he walked to school at East Side School.

William Boyd always referred to Cambridge as his “home”.

The Boyd family attended the Second Presbyterian Church on West 8th Street in Cambridge. Today that church is the Southern Hills Baptist Fellowship.

As a teenager, the family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where his father worked as a day laborer. When his father died in 1913, William moved to California where he did everything from an orange picker to a surveyor and auto salesman.

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Hopalong Cassidy Trail

Because of his stunning good looks, charm and charisma, he soon became an extra in Hollywood movies. Cecil B. Demille, who became his lifelong friend, arranged for Boyd's first leading role in a silent film in 1918 at $25 per week.

His role as Hopalong Cassidy appeared in 1935 with the film Hop-Along Cassidy based on a character created

by Clarence Mulford in a 1912 novel. Throughout the rest of his life, he was best known for his cowboy role as Hopalong Cassidy of Bar 20 ranch and called “Pride of the West”. In his black cowboy hat riding on his white horse, Topper, William Boyd starred as Hopalong Cassidy in 66 movies.

For 25 years, Laura Bates, the best friend that Hoppy ever had, organized a Hoppy Festival each May to honor this hometown cowboy, who went on to be a movie and television star. She also displayed her vast collection of memorabilia at the Hopalong Cassidy Museum, which is no longer in existence.

Today some of that memorabilia is on display in a window at Country Bits in downtown Cambridge on the corner of Wheeling Avenue and 7th Street and in a couple

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5 PHOTOS: 1 –Hopalong Cassidy, cowboy legend, appeared with his horse, Topper, in 52 television episodes. 2 –The Boyds' old home in Hendrysburg is still standing today. 3 – William Boyd's family attended Second Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. 4 – Laura stands with a life-size cutout of Hopalong in a room filled with his memorabilia. 5 – William Boyd attended East Side School in Cambridge until he was twelve. 6 – This mural by Sue Dodd captures Hoppy's life from "Hendrysburg to Hollywood".

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of other stores downtown. Look carefully in store windows and on building walls to find memories of Hoppy.

As you enter Downtown Cambridge on Southgate Parkway, take a glance to the left to see a beautiful mural done by local artist, Sue Dodd. This depicts the life of William Boyd entitled “Hendrysburg to Hollywood” with accurate information and detailed pictures.

A great place to start your Hoppy Adventure would be the Guernsey County Senior Center where there is a bronze statue of Hopalong Cassidy. When the festival ended, Laura wanted to be sure his memory lived on in the area so with the help of many Hoppy friends, she raised funds to have a statue created.

Wanting only the best, she contacted Alan Cottrill of Zanesville, whose statues appear around the world. Funds were raised and dedication of the statue took place in June 2016. Fans stop by often and if you're lucky, you might find Laura Bates there to tell some Hoppy stories.

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At the corner of Wheeling Avenue and Highland Avenue, there is a monument dedicated in 1992 at the site of the school William Boyd attended. In the early 1900s, it was called East Side School, which later became Park School. When a new school was built there in 1956, William Boyd donated money for playground equipment. He always kept in touch with his hometown.

When Grace Boyd, Hoppy's wife, came to the festival, she always made a stop at Park School. Children looked forward to her visit as the beautiful, charming lady had great stories to share. Her picture can still be found at the Guernsey County Senior Center.

If you look closely, you'll also see little bits of Hoppy's history in unexpected places. At the Christ Our Light Parish, there is 1 an engraved brick on the patio in his memory. In Northwood Cemetery, there is a monument to his brother, Frances Marion Boyd, who was born in Cambridge June 13, 1906 and died December 29, 1906.

William Boyd didn't sing, dance, or play sports. He simply became Hopalong Cassidy, the Gentleman of the Bar 20, who smiled, waved and shook hands. Hoppy was everyone's Mr. Good Guy and his favorite drink was nonalcoholic sarsaparilla.

Thanks to Laura Bates and the Friends of Hoppy, the memory of William Boyd, best known as Hopalong Cassidy, will live on for generations in Cambridge.

PHOTOS: 1 –A picture of Hoppy's wife, Grace Boyd, can be found at the Guernsey County Senior Center. 2 –Hoppy Look-alikes from Alabama, Ohio, California and North Carolina proudly stand near a monument to Hopalong Cassidy on the former grounds of his elementary school. 3 –Laura Bates checks the display of her memorabilia in the window of Country Bits. 4 – Alan Cottrill, the sculptor, stands beside the bronze statue he created of Hopalong Cassidy.

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FINANCE

Downsizing to a

smaller

home During the housing market crash of the first decade of the 21st century, many seniors learned to get by with less. For some of those, less lavish living fit like a glove, prompting them to change their lifestyles for the long haul.

along to their smaller homes, seniors can start in their current homes’ attics, basements and garages, looking for items that take up too much space or those that will serve no practical purpose at their new homes. For example, that snow blower in the garage may be a godsend when the time comes to clear your expansive current driveway of another storm’s worth of snow, but it might not be worth the space it takes up if your next home has a short driveway or just on-street parking. Once rooms used primarily for storage have been cleaned out, you can then move on to other rooms in the house to find items that won’t be going with you. Look to sell, donate or discard items that will not serve much purpose at your next home.

Downsizing to smaller homes was a move made by many seniors over the last several years. Some did so out of economic need, while others preferred the simpler lifestyle that often comes with living in a smaller home. Seniors about to downsize to smaller homes may find the task ahead of them daunting, but there are some ways to make the transition to less spacious residences go more smoothly.

• Don’t just discard, donate or sell.

• Design a downsizing system.

It is not uncommon for seniors to be lukewarm when the initial process of downsizing begins, as people are understandably hesitant to discard items they worked hard to accumulate or cherish for various reasons. A downsizing system can make that initial period less uncomfortable, especially if family members are together on the first day of downsizing. Let each family member take a turn choosing an item to sell, donate or discard, and continue so family members know everyone is in it together. Once kids have seen that everyone is making sacrifices, they are more likely to embrace downsizing.

• Begin in the attic, basement and garage.

Downsizing to a smaller home often means less storage space, and attics, basements and garages tend to serve as inhouse storage units where seldom-used items accumulate over time. When trying to choose which items won’t be coming

One of the hidden benefits of downsizing to a smaller home is the chance to make some money by selling those items you won’t be needing after you move into your new digs. Schedule a yard sale and give ample notice to neighbors or fellow community members so you can get as much as possible for the items you no longer need. If money is no object, donating your unwanted items to a local goodwill store or another charity is a great way to ensure your possessions find their way into the homes of people who truly need them. When getting rid of personal items, only discard those items that are no longer functional. If they can still serve a purpose, then someone can benefit from using them.

• Promise to revisit the decision down the road after moving.

Seniors who are downsizing for a lifestyle change as opposed to out of economic need can promise to revisit the decision together in the future. Seniors may be quick to adjust and be grateful for the change, while others might realize their decision did not produce the desired results. Promising to revisit the decision once the dust has settled can give everyone some peace of mind and make the transition that much easier.

Seniors downsize to smaller homes for a number of reasons, and there are many ways to make that transition go more smoothly regardless of the reasons behind the move.

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Recipes Brunch is that clever meal that falls between breakfast and lunch, but often serves foods associated with both. Anything goes during brunch, as it’s possible to have pancakes served alongside sandwiches.

Historians believe brunch originated in England during the early 19th century and later was brought to America. Some feel brunch evolved from pre-hunt breakfasts that were common in England at the time.

Eventually, brunch evolved into a meal enjoyed before or after church services.

Regardless of its origins, brunch is here to stay. Home chefs can put their unique spins on brunch by preparing dishes such as this recipe for “Seafood Newboogie” from “Famous Dave’s Backroads and Sidestreets” (The MinoGiizhig Fund) by David Anderson. This New Orleans- and jazz-inspired take on brunch is sure to please.

Serves: 6

Seafood Newboogie

Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 tablespoon seafood base ¹∕₃ cup butter ²∕₃ cup flour 2 cups heavy whipping cream 4 egg yolks, beaten 1½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon Hungarian paprika ¹∕₈ teaspoon cayenne 1 cup chopped cooked lobster 1 cup chopped cooked shrimp 1 cup chopped scallops, sauteed in butter 1 cup lump crab meat ¹∕₃ cup cream sherry 6 cups cooked rice ¾ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese Paprika to taste

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Directions: Mix water and seafood base in a small bowl.

Set aside. Heat butter in a saucepan until melted. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly; do not brown.

Add seafood base mixture gradually, stirring constantly. Stir in whipping cream, egg yolks, Old Bay seasoning, dry mustard, salt, nutmeg, 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika, and cayenne. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in lobster, shrimp, scallops, and crab meat. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in sherry. Preheat the broiler. Spread the rice over the bottoms of 6 individual au gratin dishes. Spoon the seafood mixture over the rice. Sprinkle with the cheese. Broil until light golden brown and bubbly. Sprinkle with paprika to taste. Serve immediately with garlic toast. May substitute a mixture of 1 cup seafood stock and 1 cup liebfraumilch for 2 cups seafood stock.

Recipes Did you know that soybeans are among the most versatile foods one can include in his or her diet? Soyfoods are processed into a variety of food products and served in many different ways. Tofu, soybean oil, miso, tempeh, and edamame are the humble soybean.

Edamame is an immature soybean that is served and enjoyed whole. Traditionally eaten in Asian countries, the snack has gained a foothold in Western culture over the last several years. Because they are immature, edamame are green rather than light brown or tan like regular soybeans.

Edamame are sold encased in their pods, but they also can be purchased shelled.

It is very easy to make edamame to serve as a snack or as a side dish to a meal.

The experts at the Food Network provide the following recipe.

Ingredients: ½ pound young green soybeans (about 4 cups of pods), fresh or frozen 2 tablespoons salt

Directions: Separate the pods from the stalks. Place bean pods in a large bowl. Sprinkle generously with salt, rub vigorously, and let stand 15 minutes. Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil, add the beans and boil over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes.

(For a firmer bean, decrease the cooking time.) Don’t cover the pot, or the beans will lose their bright green color. When ready, drain beans and serve hot or at room temperature. To eat as a finger food, serve the beans in baskets or bowls. Squeeze the pods with your fingers to press the beans into your mouth and discard the pods.

Serves: 4

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Recipes Lamb is a common component of spring meals. Lamb is a go-to dish for springtime religious celebrations, most notably Easter dinners. Many cultures have their own unique takes on preparing lamb, which can be enjoyed in chops, roasts and even in stews.

When Indian immigrants arrived in the Caribbean, they brought with them their rich culture, including their cuisine. One popular dish was pelau, a traditional spicy rice dish featuring meat and vegetables. While traditional Indian cuisine may use beef, chicken and even pigeon when making pelau, lamb can provide a tasty twist that remains true to the dish’s origins. Individuals interested in a new way to serve lamb can try “Lamb Pelau” from The Complete Mexican, South American and Caribbean Cookbook (Metro Books) by Jane Milton, Jenni Fleetwood and Marina Filippelli.

Lamb Pelau

Ingredients: 1 pound stewing lamb 1 tablespoon curry powder 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 fresh or dried chile 2 tablespoons butter or margarine,

plus extra for serving 21⁄2 cups beef stock, chicken stock, or coconut milk 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons chopped scallion 21⁄2 cups basmati rice

Scallion strips, to garnish

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Serves: 4

Directions: 1. Cut the lamb into cubes and place in a dish. Add the curry powder, onion, garlic, herbs, and chile, and stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

2. Melt the butter or margarine in a pan and fry the lamb for 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in the stock or coconut milk, bring to a boil, then lower the heat, and simmer for 35 minutes, or until tender.

3. Add the black pepper, tomatoes, sugar, chopped scallion, and rice. Stir well and reduce the heat.

Make sure that the rice is covered by 1 inch of liquid; add a little water if necessary. Cover the pan; simmer the pelau for 25 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed the liquid and is cooked. Spoon into a serving bowl and stir in a little extra butter or margarine. Garnish with scallion strips and serve.

Recipes Pecans are a species of hickory native to northern Mexico and the southern United States. Pecan trees are cultivated for their edible nuts, and it can take 12 years for a tree to reach maturity and begin producing.

The history of pecans, which are the only major tree nut that grows naturally in North America, can be traced to the 16th century. Pecans are frequently enjoyed in southern cooking, particularly in desserts.

There are many different ways to incorporate pecans into recipes, such as in delicious, chewy cookie bars. Enjoy this recipe for “Pecan Praline Cookie Triangles” from The Pampered Chef® Stoneware Inspirations (The Pampered Chef®, Ltd.) by The Pampered Chef® Test Kitchens.

Yields 64

Pecan Praline Cookie Triangles

Ingredients:

Directions:

Crust

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda ¾ cups butter or margarine, melted

1. For crust, combine flour, powdered sugar and baking soda in a batter bowl. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Lightly press crumb mixture over bottom of stoneware bar pan; roll lightly. Bake 15 minutes; remove from oven to a cooling rack.

3. Meanwhile for filling, reserve 1 cup of the pecans for garnish; chop remaining pecans. Combine chopped pecans, brown sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla, and salt; mix well. Pour filling over warm crust, spreading to edges of pan. Arrange remaining pecan halves over filling. Bake 17 to 19 minutes, or until filling is set in center. Remove from oven; cool completely.

3. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired.

Cut into 32 squares using a utility knife; cut each square in half diagonally.

Filling 3 2 3 4 2 ¼

cups pecan halves, divided cups packed brown sugar eggs tablespoons butter or margarine, melted teaspoons vanilla extract teaspoon salt Powdered sugar, optional

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Travel

Types of RVs Vacations are a great way to recharge and get some time away from the daily grind. While many working men and women take one or two vacations per year, recreational vehicle owners can travel more often without breaking the bank.

Recreational vehicles, or RVs, are often referred to as campers or motor homes. Equipped with many amenities, ranging from kitchens to multiple sleeping areas to entertainment spaces, RVs offer many of the comforts of home.

The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association says RV ownership is currently at an all-time high. According to Dr. Richard Curtin, RV industry analyst and director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan, 8.9 million households now own an RV. That’s up from 7.9 million in 2005.

Drivers considering buying an RV may have many questions about these increasingly popular vehicles.

RVs come in two main types: motorized and towable.

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L o o k i n g B ack

Exiled and Wandering:

The Zane's Trace Journey of King Louis-Philippe, 1797

“Though the lack of provisions is certainly a great hardship, what really makes a journey through this region absolutely unbearable is the quality of the new settlers. They are the most villainous breed of men I have ever come across.“ — J ournal entr y of Louis-Philipp e, D uke of O rleans, May 17, 1797, traveling in Kentuck y

Story by Rick Booth

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n a day in mid-June, 1797, a party of four young men on horseback arrived at the western bank of Wills Creek somewhere near today’s location of the recently-renovated “Viaduct” bridge in Cambridge. There was a place to ford the stream there, and it is likely they simply splashed across in an effort to follow the newly established “Zane’s Trace” eastward toward Wheeling. The Trace was so new that the Wills Creek ferry operation, believed to have been started in 1798, was likely not yet available.

Three of the men were French nobility, and the fourth was their loyal servant. They had come to America to escape the guillotine!

This is the unusual story of the future King Louis-Philippe of France who, as a 24-year-old exile from his home country, traveled the length of the brand new Zane’s Trace, along with his two

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A reason to come to America: the guillotine. brothers, passing through Zanesville, St. Clairsville, and the yet-tobe-founded New Concord, Cambridge, Old Washington, Fairview, etc. Though the Trace was a primitive path to travel, Louis-Philippe was up to it. Raised by the toughest of spartan nannies, he had been taught to accept, endure, and sometimes even seek out hardship. George Washington himself had suggested to him a tour of the lands west of the Alleghenies. Louis and his brothers were young and eager for adventure. So, why not?!

Born in 1773, just two years before the start of the American Revolution, Louis-Philippe was the eldest son of the richest man in France, the Duke of Orleans. Within a few years of his birth, two

L o o k i n g B ack brothers and a sister completed his sibling quartet. By all accounts, the siblings got along well together and stayed close throughout their lives. Their father, the Duke, did not believe in pampering his children with his wealth, though. That, he knew, was a path to ruin. Rather, he invested in educating them for leadership with the best teachers, tutors, and work experiences he could provide. All the children were taught to speak the English, German, and Italian languages. They worked the fields and briefly apprenticed in various trades. Louis-Philippe, it was said, was good at woodwork, able to build a fine cabinet when so tasked.

After the French Revolution, when Louis-Philippe and his

The young Louis-Philippe in military dress. brothers were in exile, his childhood nannie recalled, “How often, since his misfortunes, have I applauded myself for the education I have given him; for having taught him the principal modern languages; for having accustomed him to wait on himself; to despise all kinds of effeminacy; to sleep habitually on a wooden bed, with no covering but a mat; to expose himself to heat, cold, and rain; to accustom himself to fatigue by daily and violent exercise, by walking ten or fifteen miles with leaden soles to his shoes; and, finally, for having given him the taste and habit of traveling.” LouisPhilippe was not, by any means, a pampered rich kid.

The storming of the Bastille, the act that set fire to the French Revolution, occurred in 1789 when Louis-Philippe was

just 16. The Revolution, of course, had a huge political impact on families ranked among the French nobility. The Duke of Orleans, besides being rich, was a cousin of King Louis XVI. It took more than three years for the Revolution to work its way to the execution of the king and the ensuing Reign of Terror.

Louis-Philippe, during that time, took up a position in the French army, commanding men in battle by the age of 18 as a colonel, thanks to his inherited titles. Reportedly, he served bravely and well. In the meantime, his father, the Duke, tried to position himself politically as a champion of the common man, renaming himself Philippe Égalité. His new surname meant “equality.” In the end, though, despite voting for the king’s execution along with the masses, changing his name to “Mr. Equality” did not compensate for his wealth and close blood ties to the king. He was guillotined in late 1793, just three weeks after Marie Antoinette met the same fate. That is how his eldest son, 20-year-old Louis Philippe, came to be the new Duke of Orleans. But by that time, he had fled the country, hiding in a small German town near the Swiss border under the assumed name Monsieur Chabos. There he bided for a time, teaching history, geography, and math at a boys’ boarding school.

It wasn’t long, however, until his cover story was blown.

Because of the political complexities of the French Revolution, he knew that more than one political faction wanted him imprisoned or dead, so he went north to seek anonymity in Lapland amongst the reindeer-herding people of Scandinavia instead. Later, he returned to Germany where secret agents sent from France found him and delivered a shocking letter from his mother, the Duchess of Orleans. While she remained under arrest in Paris, she informed Louis-Philippe that his two younger brothers were imprisoned at Marseilles, in danger of execution at any moment at the whim of revolving government figures.

She had been authorized to bargain for their release if she could locate Louis-Philippe and persuade him to leave Europe entirely and go to America. If he did so, she assured him, his brothers would be sent to join him. For love of his brothers and duty to his mother, Louis-Philippe agreed to these terms of exile in America. He sailed from Hamburg in September, 1796, arriving in Philadelphia the next month. There was a joyous family reunion when, four months later, a ship arrived on the Delaware River bearing the Duke of Montpensier and the Count of Beaujolias, Louis-Philippe’s younger brothers. Since Philadelphia was then the capital of the United States, they were just in time to witness George Washington’s farewell address to Congress and the inauguration of President John Adams. As George Washington gladly prepared to leave town and government issues behind, he invited the royal trio and servant to come visit him in Virginia at his Mount Vernon home. And so they did.

George Washington served as a very gracious host for the three exiled brothers, plus Louis-Philippe’s ever-loyal servant, Boudouin, when they visited him at his home in April. In fact, he gave them a recently-printed “postal road map” of North America made by Abraham Bradley, which Washington marked up in red, showing a route he would propose they take to explore America.

He suggested they go west through Virginia to visit Knoxville and then Nashville in the newest state in the Union, Tennessee.

Next, they might travel up through Kentucky and into the Ohio

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King Louis continued from pg 19

Abraham Bradley’s 1796 postal road map. area, then still just part of the Northwest Territory. It is not recorded whether he specifically recommended taking Zane’s Trace through the future state of Ohio, but by the time they approached the Ohio River, that had become the recommended route for their return to the East.

Fortunately for historians, Louis-Philippe kept a journal of the trip, part of which survives to this day. The surviving journal segment, covering the travels from Philadelphia to Virginia to Tennessee and then to Kentucky, was translated into English and published in 1977. Unfortunately, it stops just short of their entry into Ohio, but other journals and later recollections of other members of the traveling party tell some details of the Zane’s Trace journey that are otherwise missing.

The four travelers did most of their traveling dressed as frontiersmen, wearing hides and, when in rain, oilcloth outer garments. But their saddlebags hid ruffled clothing fit for the finest social occasion, should one arise. They wandered west from inn to inn, though often enough, for lack of convenient shelter, they simply slept on the ground. While some of the inns they appraised as “good,” the farther west they went, the lower the average quality they encountered. When Louis-Philippe asked for a chamber pot one night at a certain inn, he was told there were some broken panes of glass in his room’s window which would serve just as well.

At another inn, lacking convenient broken windows or a chamber pot, he was grudgingly given a cooking kettle from the kitchen!

At one tavern in Virginia, Louis-Philippe made the apparent mistake of asking if he and his party could dine in a room by themselves instead of with the general tavern crowd. The request may have been made because one of their party was feeling ill. Nevertheless, the tavern owner took great offense, assuming they meant the request as a social snub. He flew into a rage. By “mutual agreement,” they left the tavern hungry, without eating anything. This account of being ejected from a tavern may, in fact, be the basis for a bit of Coshocton County lore related to the transit of Louis-Philippe across Ohio.

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According to an 1876 history of Coshocton County, a Coshocton resident who met Louis-Philippe on government business in Paris during his later years as the French king, was told the story of being rudely treated and kicked out of a tavern, which he thought, by description, might have been that of Charles Williams at Coshocton. When he returned to Coshocton, he asked Williams about it, and Williams said he thought he recalled the incident. Unfortunately, it seems Williams was not keeping tavern in Coshocton until the year 1800, and Coshocton is not on or particularly near Zane’s Trace. It is quite possible an impostor posing as French royalty may have been the root of the legendary incident. In any event, Coshocton still celebrates the possibility that Louis-Philippe passed their way in 1797, which is why theirs is the only public library in Ohio where the published diary of Louis-Philippe’s American travels can be found. As revealed in the translated journal, the incident described by the king to the Coshocton resident was, quite likely, the encounter at the tavern in Virginia.

Louis-Philippe’s journal contains several of his observations on slavery. It clearly bothered him. Like many Americans today, he saw George Washington’s ownership of slaves in the land of the free to be a problem. He predicted difficulties ahead in maintaining the institution of slavery, and pondered ways of ending it. In this, he was ahead of his time. He was also fascinated with the culture of the Indians he met along the way, taking extensive notes on them like a modern-day anthropologist.

Once, in order to witness a tribal sporting event, he even bribed the participants into playing a game with a promise of whiskey.

He paid up afterwards and was told, by sign language, of the Indians’ hangovers the next day.

The path through Ohio on Zane’s Trace.

Zane’s Trace starts at a point on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling, West Virginia, and ends approximately 230 miles later at a point along the Ohio River opposite Maysville, Kentucky, known as Limestone in the 1700s. After visiting Bardstown

L o o k i n g B ack and Louisville in Kentucky, Louis-Philippe and his companions crossed the Ohio River at Maysville to travel the newly-blazed path to Wheeling. There were already small settlements at Chillicothe, Lancaster, Zanesville, and St. Clairsville, but none yet at Cambridge. At Zanesville, they stayed briefly with town founder John McIntire. Upon crossing Wills Creek near the present-day Viaduct, the soggy party no doubt followed the Trace through the future town site, traveling parallel to what became Steubenville Avenue, along its northern side. There was probably not another soul in sight.

Historian Rick Taylor of Muskingum County alerted me to this story, and to an interesting small detour from Zane’s Trace taken by the travelers that he had found documented in The Life and Times of Ephraim Cutler, an 1890 book written by that Ohio pioneer’s daughter, based on his journals and correspondence.

Salt was a highly-prized and relatively rare commodity in the backwoods of the Northwest Territory. A salt spring had been found at what later became Chandlersville, and four small communities had banded together to man a “salt boiling” operation at the spring to supply their villages. To get to the salt, a path veering east-southeast from Zanesville, led to the salt works.

Also, residents of St. Clairsville are said to have blazed another path to the salt works from east to west, likely parting from Zane’s Trace near New Concord and reaching the future Chandlersville by way of the future Rix Mills. An entry in the Cutler book appears to document that Louis-Philippe and entourage spent at least one night with the salt boilers at Chandlersville on a detour from the Trace between Zanesville and the Cambridge area. Ephraim Cutler encountered two Frenchmen once at the salt works and maintained a long and detailed conversation in English with one of them far into the night. The next morning, as the Frenchmen were leaving, the second Frenchman quietly revealed that they had just met with the Duke of Orleans. The minor detour from Zane’s Trace to the salt works rings true in that the salt works had started operation in 1796, and would have been an attraction worth visiting on the travelers’ way east the very next year.

From Wheeling, Louis-Philippe and party made their way to Pittsburgh, and then north to Niagara Falls and Canada. They then came back down through New York State to Philadelphia just in time to deal with a yellow fever plague hitting the city.

The entire round trip had taken four months.

Wanting to see even more of the country, the four men soon thereafter took off for New England. That trip, however, was cut short when Louis-Philippe’s younger brother, in reading a Boston newspaper, saw a brief mention that their mother had been kicked out of France. Fearing she had been deported to the French Guiana penal colony in South America, they rushed back to Philadelphia where they received word she had actually been sent to Spain. The brothers resolved to join her.

Because England and Spain were at war at that time, there were no ships sailing directly to Spain from the American Northeast.

Thus they decided to try to first get to Spanish-controlled Cuba by way of New Orleans. That meant another trip to the Ohio River in winter, plus a flatboat ride all the way down the Mississippi.

But the loyal sons of the Duchess of Orleans did it – all for Mom! In the end, the Cuba gambit didn’t really work, though, and it wasn’t until 1799 that the brothers finally made their way back to find their mother. That was also the year that Napoleon came to power, bringing chaos and war to European

politics that lasted until 1815.

King Louis-Philippe I of France.

After Napoleon, the French more or less decided that kings weren’t such a bad idea after all, though they continued to have popular revolts and uprisings on a somewhat regular basis. In 1830, an uprising against their then-king, Charles X, led to an invitation to Louis-Philippe to take the throne instead. He accepted and ruled with modesty, often walking the streets of Paris like an ordinary citizen, until 1848, when another uprising forced him into a final exile in England. In the interim, Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables, documenting, in historical fiction, a part of Louis-Philippe’s reign that will live on in literature and art for all time.

In his later years, Louis-Philippe was known to enjoy telling tales of his youthful sojourn through the American continent.

This is probably how a Coshocton resident came to hear the story of royal rejection from a tavern long ago, albeit more likely in Virginia than in Ohio.

I am rather confident no king of France has visited Cambridge since the day four horsemen with frilly outfits in their saddlebags splashed across Wills Creek in a virgin wilderness, following a brand new horse path known as Zane’s Trace. They were there in flight from the guillotine. All things considered, that seems reason enough why we’ve not seen another French king wetted down by Wills Creek’s waters ever since.

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Bzur Haun Returns Home

for Salt Fork Festival BASH Performance

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Growing up in Cambridge gave Bzur Haun a great start in life. Now he would like to pay back the community by performing at the Salt Fork Festival BASH on April 25 in “Memories and Music Through the Years” taking place at Pritchard-Laughlin Civic Center.

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s the son of popular local family physician, Dr. John Haun, and wife Melinda, he was the youngest of five children. Before he was born, the older siblings referred to him as 'B'. They wondered where 'B' would sleep and what 'B' would eat. This morphed into Beez and later became Bzur as soon as he was born.

Although he does have a formal name, Bzur is the name that appeared on all his grade cards and even his first checking account. He had his name legally changed while still a young man so technically, he is Jonathan David Bzur Haun.

Bzur helped with the Salt Fork Festival from early years until he graduated from college. One of his first experiences at helping was picking up trash with the Boy Scouts. His family stayed at the festival from opening to closing and beyond every day.

Being adept at piano and vocals, Bzur sang at the festival for several years and also accompanied other performers. Over the years he estimates performing ten times on the Salt Fork Festival Stage with Cambridge City Band, High School Ensembles, The Simcox Big Band, and performances with his sister.

During some of those early festivals, there was a Salt Fork 5k and 10k road race in which the entire Haun family participated. Bzur especially enjoyed the Clog Dancers and of course, the food as he remarked, “I'm sure I exceeded the recommended limit of Snow Cones and

5 Lemon Shake-ups on a daily basis.”

His sister, Becky Lowe, was very active in the festival for many years. Becky, who recently passed away, owned Three Rivers Pottery in Coshocton and displayed her wares at the festival.

Memories of Governor Celeste visiting the festival are still fresh in his mind. His mother and Governor Celeste had been classmates, and rumored to be sweethearts.

He felt the rumor was perhaps true when the governor paused in his speech to wave to Bzur's mom and say hello.

It seemed only natural that this Cambridge native would want to return this year for the 50th Anniversary of that long-running event.

This young man graduated from Cambridge High School in 1989, then went on to complete his education at Vanderbilt University and the Blair School of Music. For the last twenty-five years, he has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

Today Bzur is CEO of Visage Mobile, a software company, and owns franchises for Beeline Bikes. The signature bow tie of Visage employees makes them stand out in a crowd of polo shirts. It all began when Bzur wore a bow tie when Visage closed a deal or hit a milestone. Then he started wearing them all the time. Their new marketing motto?

Put a bow tie on it.

One of his favorite pastimes these days is biking through the back trails of California. His wife, Page, and

PHOTOS: 1 – This man always seems to have a smile on his face so he obviously enjoys life. 2 – Bzur Haun will be performing at the piano during the Salt Fork Festival BASH. 3 – Eric Brill and Bzur of Scout Troop 528 helped keep the park clean during the festival long ago. 4 – Not only did he perform himself, but he also provided accompaniment for other students. 5 – The Hauns spend quality family time together at home, school and in the out-of-doors.

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...The signature bow tie of Visage employees makes them stand out in a crowd of polo shirts. It all began when Bzur wore a bow tie when Visage closed a deal or hit a milestone. Then he started wearing them all the time. Their new marketing motto? Put a bow tie on it.

their three children play an important role in his life as they enjoy biking and hiking together and all three youngsters are active in baseball, skiing and other sports. Bzur enjoys serving as pianist for musical shows at the school where his children attend. This family knows how to have fun.

Perhaps you would enjoy listening to festival memories and music by Bzur Haun at the Festival BASH, where they are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Salt Fork Festival. It will be held on April 25 at Pritchard-Laughlin Civic Center near Cambridge. Tickets are $40 each and may be purchased at Ellie's Cottage in downtown Cambridge or on their website at www.saltforkfestival.org .

Bzur is looking forward to a return visit to his old hometown and has plans for visiting some of those old familiar places while here. First, he wants a quiet walk in the park with old friends, Larry Brill and Dick Baker. After that, he plans a stop at Kennedy's Bakery and will join friends for a Wally's pizza party in the evening.

It always warms the heart to have a successful young man return to his hometown, where he plans to give back to the community through a benefit performance. You can be certain his friends are going to enjoy watching his performance as well as sharing Kennedy's treats and Wally's Pizza!

Photo Right Top: This publicity shot by Jessie Edwards shows that "Visage employees are way more fun than what they do".

Photo Right Middle: As owner of franchises for Beeline Bikes, Bzur bikes often in his free time.

Photo Right Bottom: "Put a bow tie on it" is his company's marketing slogan.

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Events for Seniors: Breakfast Buffet Tuesday, April 2nd Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will be hosting the monthly breakfast buffet on Tuesday, April 2nd beginning at 9:00 AM. The appetizing menu will include: folded egg frittatas, sausage patty, potato cake, sausage gravy & biscuits and assorted fresh fruit. Coffee, water and assorted fruit juices will also be served. If you would like to make reservations, please visit the guest services desk of the Senior Center or for your convenience; please call (740) 439-6681.

Book Club Meeting Thursday, April 4th Share your favorite stories by joining the Book Club hosted

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April practice at the Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center on the second, third, and fourth Monday of each month at 12:45 PM. If you would like additional information about the Sunny Side Singers Choir Group or maybe are interested in joining the choir, please visit the guest services desk or please call (740) 439-6681.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Tuesday, April 9th According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest of tasks. In most people, the symptoms appear in mid-60 and are the most common cause of dementia among older adults.

Individuals who are impacted by this disease often need support and have many questions. The Senior Center hosts a local Alzheimer’s Support Group on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 PM. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9th. For more information, please contact our friend and supportive group leader, Mary Jo Moorhead, at (740) 685-8764.

Birthday Party & Luncheon Wednesday, April 10th For those who were born in April, Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will celebrate you on Wednesday, April 10th at the birthday party & luncheon beginning at 11:30 AM. Along with lunch will be a special treat of cake and ice cream.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling (740) 439-6681. We look forward to seeing everyone then.

Food Commodity Pick-Up Friday, April 12th The Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center partners with the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in providing a Commodity Supplemental Food Program. The next distribution will be held on Friday, April 12th from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. You must pick up on this day due to limited storage. If you have any questions, are interested in this program, or can’t pick up on this date, please call Kylee Quinn, Wellness Coordinator, at (740) 439-6681.

Free Senior Citizens’ Spring Brunch at Mid-East Career & Technology Center Buffalo Campus The Mid-East Career & Technology Center Buffalo Campus invites all area seniors to come and join them on Tuesday, April 16th from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM for a delicious brunch, student career-tech program demonstrations, optional campus tours and door prizes. Pre-registration is required to attend this event and forms are located at the Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center guest service desk. All completed forms are due back to the Senior Center by Tuesday, April 2nd. If you have any questions about the Spring Brunch, please call Becky Bruner at 1-800-551-1556 or 740-685-2516. If you need transportation from the Senior Center to the brunch, please contact Michael Hess at 740-432-3838 to make arrangements.

Easter Party & Luncheon Thursday, April 18th Hop on in to Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, April 18th for an Easter Party & Luncheon beginning at 11:00 AM. The day will begin with a fun Easter egg hunt

Community Events followed by a delicious lunch. To make your reservations for this delightful event, please stop by the guest services desk or call (740) 439-6681.

Senior Center—Closed Friday, April 19th Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will be closed on Friday, April 19th in observance of the Good Friday Holiday.

There will also be no lunches or activities at any of the satellite sites. For your nutritional well-being and convenience, frozen meals are always available prior to the holidays and should be used on the dates in which the Senior Center is closed. If you have any questions please call (740) 439-6681.

April Senior Dinner Thursday, April 25th **Important** **Please Note Date & Time Change** Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will be hosting your Monthly Senior Dinner on Thursday, April 25th beginning at 5:00 PM. The special menu will include: maple brined pork loin, mashed potatoes & gravy, succotash, dinner roll & butter and apple crisp for dessert. Iced tea, water and coffee will also be served. After dinner, sit back, relax and enjoy live entertainment and door prize giveaways to conclude the evening. If you would like to make your reservations for this delightful evening, please visit the guest services desk or for your convenience, you may call (740) 439-6681.

Byesville Senior Dinner Tuesday, April 30th Please plan to visit the Byesville Satellite Site, located at the Stop-Nine Senior Center, Southgate Rd, Byesville, for the Monthly Senior Dinner on Tuesday, April 30th beginning at 4:00 PM. The delicious menu will include: lasagna, tossed salad, green beans, Texas toast and white cake with chocolate icing for dessert. Iced tea, water and coffee will also be served. The event will conclude with a fun door prize drawing. To make your reservations, please contact the Senior Center at (740) 439-6681.

Upcoming Events Walking Group Starting Friday, May 3rd Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center walking group will start meeting again on Friday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM at the Great Guernsey Trail. We meet every Friday from 10:00 AM11:00 AM, except for the 3rd Friday of the month. Bottled water will be provided for walkers. In case of inclement weather you will receive a personal phone call informing you of a cancellation. If you are interested in joining this group, please call Kylee at (740) 439-6681.

New Class- A Matter of Balance Starting Monday, May 6th Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will start a new Matter of Balance session on Monday, May 6th as long as 6 participants are signed up. Classes will be held on Mondays from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM in the living room at the Senior Center. If you are interested in signing up or have any questions please call Kylee at (740) 439-6681. Matter of Balance includes eight two-hour sessions for a small group. Falls are NOT a normal part of aging!

Tai Chi starting on Monday, May 6th Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center will offer a Tai Chi class on Mondays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the first half of the dining room at the Senior Center. If you are interested in joining this class or have any questions, please call Kylee at (740) 439-6681. Please note that class times are subject to change depending on the amount of participants that sign up.

Older Adult Extravaganza Wednesday, May 8th The 2019 Older Adult Extravaganza will be held at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center on Wednesday, May 8th from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Transportation is available from the Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center’s transportation department. If you have any questions, or would like to schedule transportation, please call (740) 432-3838. We hope you plan to join us for a day full of fun.

2019 Annual Senior Citizens Day Luncheon Wednesday, May 15th Please plan to join Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center, Inc. in celebrating “Older Americans Month” by attending the 2019 Annual Senior Citizens Day Luncheon on Wednesday, May 15th. The day will begin with a salute to seniors at 10:30 AM followed by welcome, awards and invocation at 11:00 AM. The menu for the event will include: beef tenderloin, bacon wrapped baked potato w/ butter & sour cream, steamed broccoli w/ parmesan cheese, green leafy salad w/ vinaigrette dressing, baked wheat roll with butter and petit fours for dessert. Pink lemonade, water and coffee will also be served. After the meal, sit back and enjoy our guest speaker, John Slicer. Local business and organizations have donated a multitude of items for the door prize drawing, which will be at 1:00 PM. Advanced reservations & tickets are required for the event. If you would like additional information, or to reserve & purchase tickets, please visit the Senior Center or call (740) 439-6681.

Due to tremendous attendance, we regrettably cannot hold tickets for this event.

Senior Citizens Picnic at the Park Wednesday, May 22nd You are cordially invited to attend the Senior Citizens Picnic at the Park on Wednesday, May 22nd from 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM. We hope you plan to join us for a day full of entertainment, food, door prizes, and fun. The menu will include: choice of baked ham or breaded chicken legs, au gratin potatoes, baked beans, choice of roll or bun, fruit kabob and assorted desserts.

Lemonade, water and coffee will also be served. Advanced tickets and reservations are required. Tickets are free but donations are welcomed and appreciated. If you would like additional information, or to reserve & purchase tickets, please visit the Senior Center or call (740) 439-6681. Due to tremendous attendance, we regrettably cannot hold tickets for this event.

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