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contents

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On the Cover

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The Perfect Roast Turkey Photo Credit: Licensed and Submitted

FEATURES PARIS LIFE STAFF CONTRIBUTORS

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Truck 'N Awesome 12 Big rigs are restored to their showroom glory.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Story by David Money, Photo Credit Metro and

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Local events you don't want to miss

LIFESTYLE HOME & LIVING GUIDE 22

FOOD + DRINK 40

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe by Chef Michael Perry, Paris Golf & Country Club

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Holiday Workers 18 A Call to Community Service.

Story by Mary Madewell, Photo Credit Submitted

Holiday Meal Providers Welcome Volunteer Sponsors 24 For those in need, holiday meals are available.

Story by Sally Boswell, Photo Credit Submited

Tuned In 26 Rod "Dirtman" Willis provides Northeast Texas with Tunes, entertainment Story by Tommy Culkin

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IN EVERY ISSUE WISE WORDS 34

by Shannon McGuire HEALTH 36

by Ayesha Shafiq

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by Klark Byrd DEJA VIEW

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CONTRIBUTORS

SHANNON MCGUIRE TONI CLEM Toni Clem has written the Deja View column since 1984. She has been married 51 years to Paris attorney A.W. “Plug” Clem of the Moore Law Firm, and has two grown sons, Chivas and Bachman. She had a Public Relations/Marketing firm, T.Clem & Associates, from 1986 to 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas/Austin, where she started graduate school. She continued that at Texas A&M Commerce, where she was a graduate instructor in political science. When she and Plug moved to Paris in 1969, her first job was ‘Society Editor’ for The Paris News. She left that to be press secretary for Jim Farris’ congressional campaign. She is an active member of the Northeast Texas community.

MICHAEL PERRY Chef Michael Perry is a graduate of The Art Institute of Dallas in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management. Michael has always loved cooking, from a young age. He has been cooking for over 20 years and employed as a chef for 15+ years. Michael also enjoys hunting, fishing & spending time with his son Brayden & Fiancé Karen Ballard.

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Shannon McGuire is a graduate of Roxton ISD, after which he played collegiate basketball for four years and graduated from both Grayson County College and Wayland Baptist University. He also graduated from Dallas Bible Theological Institute. He has been employed for the last 22 years at Collin County Juvenile Probation Department serving as the Court/ Legal Liaison for Juvenile Detention and Probation in the 417th District Court Collin County, Texas.

He has been pastoring for 11 years and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Paris New Generation Church, 1513 Lamar Ave. in Paris. He is married with two children.

AYESHA SHAFIQ Ayesha Shafiq lives in Paris with her husband, Dr. Khalid Shafiq, who owns Paris Cardiology Center. She has three kids, Sayekm, Layla and Maya. Ayesha has been writing a heath column for Paris Life magazine for the past few years.

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November 10

Singing Men of North Central Texas @ East Paris Baptist Church • 7:00PM

The Singing Men’s heart is for missions and that those who hear their music will come away transformed by the message of the Gospel! Come join us for an evening of praise and worship in Paris! Admission is free. A love offering will be collected to support ongoing mission efforts of the Singing Men.

November 12

Veterans Celebration Concert @ South Main Iron • 11:00AM - 4:00PM

This will be a FREE event to the public.

Band Line up: Michael O' Neal, RUE 82 Karl Louis; Sound by: Full House Sound Damn Yankee Food Truck will be onsite to help with your hunger problems along with Paris Mobile Bar for your beverage needs. There will be random Facebook giveaways throughout the event when people check-in to South Main Iron.

November 26 Paris Christmas Parade and Square Lighting

@ Downtown Paris • 6:00PM - 7:30PM Join us Saturday, November 26th for the 25th Annual Trail of Holiday Lights Official lighting ceremony when the City of Paris will light more than 100,000 sparkling lights and display themed trees decorated by local clubs and organizations. To follow the popular Paris Christmas Parade going through downtown Paris. Enjoy Christmas Music, hot cocoa and great photo opportunities!

November 30

Lamar County Chamber of Commerce Annual Bull Sale

@ Cattleman's Livestock Commission • 1:00PM The annual Red River Valley All Breed Bull Sale is held to support scholarships for students seeking agriculture-related degrees and assist with funding for the annual Junior Livestock Show. The two-day event, held in late November or early December, includes a chili supper, presentation of scholarships, the bull auctions and a heifer and young cow replacement sale. Anyone interested in participating may contact Judy Daniel at 903-784-2501 to be contacted when the catalog is being assembled for the next sale.

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FEATURE

TRUCK'N AWESOME Story by: David Money Photo Credit: Submitted, and Metro Stock

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here are some big things – awesomely big – going on at the north end of Main Street in Bogata.

On the grounds of Truck’ N Awesome, big rigs are rere stored to their showroom glory ready to turn heads again.

Brad Barrentine and his wife, Hollie, own the big-rig restoration mecca and have been in business for around six years.

“I fell into it in 2016. I saw a need and got into it,” Barrentine said.

What led him to see the need was his brother-in-law.

“My brother-in-law Dustin Allen wanted that first truck fixed,” Barrentine recalled.

“I had been building custom boat and hot rod interiors,” he said, so he figured he could do big rigs, too.

“It’s just bolts and holes and a lot of rivets, same as anything else,” he said.

“We put the pictures on Facebook and it just took off,” he said.

Truck’N Awesome is now remodeling, refurbishing and restor-

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ing Peterbilts and Kenworth big rigs for customers all over the lower 48 states.

Barrentine said his crew can work on a restoration for as long as six months.

“We can do the entire truck, replace any body panels, sand blast frames, fresh paint.

It depends on what they want and how much they want to spend,” Barrentine said.

One of Seth Brooks jobs at Truck’N Awesome Restorations is the do assessment on trucks clients want to fix up.

Brooks, who is the shop foreman, said he assesses the condition of the truck either in person or from a photo.

“We can return it to factory condition or we can give it a hot rod interior,” he said. “We can put in a button-tuck interior.”

The process depends on what the client wants done to the vehicle.

On a major overhaul, the prep work is the longest part of the process, he said. The painting during the restoration process involves sanding, blocking and priming before the finishing touches can be applied.

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But all that labor is worth it in the end, said Brooks, who has been with the company for three years and is a Marine Corp veteran.

“It amazes me. It is amazing to see the change,” said Brooks, who is a painter by trade and now focuses on business development. “I like to see the customer’s face when they see them.”

The interior restorations for the truck cabs are done inhouse.

Vickie Garland is one of the seamstresses that puts together materials for the interiors and enjoys her work.

“I like a lot of things about it,” she said. “The bosses are really good and there are opportunities to learn different aspects of the business.”

Garland said the sewing part of her job comes almost naturally to her.

“My older boy worked here and when I decided to move back to Texas he told me about this,” she said. “I had sewn doing upholstery for furniture before and I have basically been sewing all my life.”

A third Barrentine helps keep the business running smoothly. Shannon Barrentine, Brad Barrentine’s mom, is the warehouse manager and she makes sure everyone has

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what they need to get their jobs done.

“I keep the book, make sure supplies are on hand for all the interior kits and take orders, among other things,” she said.

She said there are currently 13 employees in the business that became a limited liability company in 2019.

“We are very happy to be in the city of Bogata and thankful to the First Baptist Church (across the street from Truck’N Awesome) for letting us use their parking lot,” she said.

She is naturally proud of her son who has built up the business where she used to help him run an ice cream distribution center.

“He is just like a sponge, he knows the business,” she said. “He knows Keniworths and Peterbilts like the back of his hand. u

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FEATURE

Holiday W

A CALL TO COMM U

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call to community service most often results in holidays spent away from families and often working stressful jobs. The men and women who work holidays care for the sick, deliver emergency services, protect the public, fight fires, maintain our public infrastructure, and keep many businesses open to serve the public.

The reasons why people work the holidays are varied. Some are happy to work and earn extra pay. Some volunteer to work so a co-worker can be off while others work because it fulfills their need to be of service to others.

Taking a representative look at people who work the holidays, the things they do to relieve stress and to make up from being away from family, and in general, why they choose to work jobs led to a number of interesting interviews - one at Paris Fire Department Station # 1, another at the Lamar County Sheriff ’s Office and another at Paris Regional Medical Center.

The seven-man crew at Paris Fire Station #1 consider their coworkers as family, and make sure holidays are an enjoyable experience whether at home or at work while a two-person telecommunications crew at the Lamar County Sheriff ’s Office make sure calls for service throughout Lamar County continue to be answered and two young, registered nurses at the Paris Regional Medical Center emergency room stand ready to deal with crisis situations.

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Workers

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Six members of the Station 1 “A” shift sat down around the station’s dining room table to talk about their reasons for being a firefighter, and what it’s like during holidays both at the station and with their own families.

“We live with each other a third of the year,” 17-year Paris firefighter Jay Daughtrey said as he explained that crews work 24 hours on and have 48 hours off. “So the guys you see around this table aren’t just co-workers.

They’re like brothers, and if we are not doing stuff up here most of the guys are hanging out on their days off, and their families are close too.”

So, when someone needs off on a holiday to be with family, another firefighter steps up, 11-year firefighter Jeremy Smith said.

“I have three boys but they’re older now, but when they were young, the guys I work with would fill in for me,” Smith said. “So now that my kids are older, I do the same for the guys with children.”

Most families celebrate holidays either before or after when firefighters work the holidays.

“We usually have Christmas a day earlier or a day later or even the week before,” eight-year firefighter Caleb Michael said. “My brother-in-law also works on A shift, so my mother-in-law always tries to accommodate us.”

Four-year firefighter Kyler Bramhall said although working holidays might be a sacrifice, being a firefighter is worth it.

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“This job makes it worth it,” Bramhall said “I like my job a lot, and I like helping other people, so working the holidays is not that big of a sacrifice.”

Now in his third year on the job, Greg Janes agreed.

“This job is awesome,” Janes said. “I don’t even think about working holidays because it’s just another day.”

Rest assured, firefighters will be on the job when that call comes in about a fire or some other emergency; but, in the meantime, the crew will be celebrating holidays.

“We’re gonna have Thanksgiving and Christmas regardless of whether we are at work that day or not,” said Cameron Edwards, who has been with the department for a year and a half. “In fact, we usually celebrate with our families either before or after and then if we are working we have a big meal here, so it’s like twice as good.”

Daughtrey explained the holiday meal planning process with the Station 1 crew usually preparing the turkey or ham and the crews from the other two stations signing up to bring everything else. u

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HOLIDAY MEAL PROVIDERS WELCOME VOLUNTEERS SPONSORS Story by: Sally Boswell Photo Credit: Submitted, and Adobe Stock Thanksgiving may not be the joyous, feast-centric event it is meant to be, not for those who are homeless or strapped for ready cash. For those in need, holiday meals are available through a variety of organizations in the area.

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t’s been a rough couple of years, but now that the pandemic has eased back allowing most people to go back to something near normal life, this year’s holidays — like the fast approaching Thanksgiving Day — will be as important as ever for most people.

But just like it always has been, Thanksgiving Day may not be the joyous, feast-centric event it is meant to be, not for those who are homeless or strapped for ready cash to buy the traditional holiday bounty fixin’s.

In recent years, a growing awareness of homelessness and hunger in the community, as well as a leaning to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate, has lead a number of local organizations to plan and carry out holiday meals for those in need. Last year, for example, Christians in Action, an organization offering shelter and support to homeless men, joined forces with Paris Regional Medical Center to feed a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal to several hundred people who might not have gotten a meal that day without the organization’s — and their cadre of volunteers’ — efforts.

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CitySquare Paris, partnered with Lamar Avenue Church of Christ, also fed close to 300 people last year at a holiday meal to go, dished up and packed out at the organization’s facility on Bonham Street.

This year, Christians in Action’s efforts are curtailed by the loss of its shelter building a few months ago. After a report of a fire at the building in May, city inspectors found many safety code violations and pulled the charitable organization’s occupancy permit for the 2nd Street SW facility. This dampened the group’s ability to continue its work.

This year, Lamar County resident and inveterate volunteer for CIA Melissa Wickrsham, says the annual Thanksgiving Day meal for the needy will go on as it has for about 30 years.

“The traditional Thanksgiving meal for the needy is set for Nov. 22, from 11 a.m., to 1 p.m., at, we expect, the Market Square on 1st Street SW, under the pavilions,” said Wickersham recently. “Should any of that change, we will announce it as quick as we can.

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Trinity Christian Academy teachers Cora Pyeatt with students Cenzie Pyeatt and Morgan Puckett serve pumpkin pie at last year’s annual Christians in Action/Parisgional Medical Center Thanksgiving meal at Market Square.

“We are partnered this year with Horizon House, the other shelter organization in town, and we will serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal,” she said. “Volunteers from The Horizon House will be on hand to help with service as will members of the Prairiland High School Beta Club, something that group has been doing for years. The food will be prepared, as it has been for several years now, by the cooks and kitchen staff from Paris Regional Medical Center.”

Savannah Abbott, director of marketing and communications at PRMC, called the hospital’s annual participation in this effort an “opportunity to serve our community members, whether they’re a part of the nutrition services team preparing the food or they’re volunteering in the food line at the Farmers Market.

“Many of us, myself included, have holiday traditions that include extended family members cozily gathered around a table inside someone’s home that’s

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filled with freshly cooked food, warmth and love — but that won’t be the scene that’s set for many of our neighbors this holiday season,” she added. “This event presents the opportunity for us to stop and really consider those who face different circumstances, to picture what Thanksgiving looks like outside of our own, and to step in and do what we can to ensure that at the very least anyone who wants to can partake in a hot, nutritious, traditional Thanksgiving meal while fellowshipping with others. We appreciate the effort from Melissa Wickersham to coordinate this year after year, as well as the opportunity to be involved. It is just as much of a blessing for us as it is those who attend.”

According to Wickersham, the absence this year of help from CIA and its director and founder Don Walker of Paris, means that the distribution of additional food products by CIA to those in need will not take place this year.

“But, we will be giving out warmth items this year,” she said. “Socks, gloves, hats, scarves and blankets have been collected and will be passed out to any in need. That is something the students at Prairiland are also working on collecting. Also, something new this year, we will be handing out school supplies to students at the event, things like paper and folders, pens and pencils and backpacks.”

In addition to the PRMC/Horizon House meal service, CitySquare Paris will offer Thanksgiving meals “to go,” as well as at Christmas.

“The exact dates are being finalized and we want to have some flexibility for the sponsoring organizations,” said the group’s executive director Derald Bulls. “One church which has been a supporter of these meals will be unable to help this year but our community has always rallied to fill a need. Our dates are tentative — for Thanksgiving, it will be Nov. 21 or 22, and for Christmas, Dec. 19 or 20. As soon as we lock down the date, we will let everyone know.”

“We are blessed by the tremendous support we have received in recent years to provide a special meal for our neighbors,” he added. “We

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welcome churches and other organizations who would be willing to help prepare the holiday meals and also to help serve to give us a call at 903-706-2990.”

Project Deport, a long-time civic volunteer effort in the community southeast of Paris, will also hold its annual free community Thanksgiving meal, with all the traditional food for the holiday, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. Visit the group’s Facebook page for more information.

Wickersham urged anyone with a desire to volunteer or to help sponsor the free holiday meal at the Farmers Market to text her at 903-366-2207, and leave a message.

“Volunteers are welcome, even those that cannot stay for the whole event,” she said.

“There are people who will be working on that day, who might not be able to take off for several hours in the middle of the day. They can sign up for shifts as short as 30 minutes at a time to fit their schedules. Any help will be appreciated.” u

Volunteers from Chisum High School Beta Club, members of a Girls Scout troop and players on the North Lamar High School Pantherettes basketball team all volunteered last year to help pass out free Thanksgiving meals to CitySquare neighbors and other community members at the CitySquare facility on Bonham Street.

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Game of the Month GOTHAM KNIGHTS Release: Oct. 21, 2022 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rating: RP (Rating Pending, as of press time) Price: $69.99/$89.99

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atman is dead. The criminal underworld has swept through the streets of Gotham. Criminals are emboldened, the cops seem powerless and the citizens are terrified. Without the Dark Knight to keep crime lords and supervillains in check, who will keep Gotham from descending into chaos?

Enter the Gotham Knights — Robin, Nightwing, Red Hood and Batgirl.

Each Knight has served as a Batman sidekick, and that’s a theme that weighs on them in the game’s cinematic trailer.

Not only are they dealing with the death of Bruce Wayne, but they’re doing so while also trying to rise to the challenge of filling the superhero void.

Right off the bat, I can tell you that the art direction of this game is on point. Gotham is dark. Its streets are littered with trash. Danger lurks behind every corner. If you played the Batman Arkham series and you liked the look of Gotham, you’re going to feel right at home.

You’ll also feel at home controlling each of the four Knights. They have different playstyles — Red Hood is nowhere near as acrobatic as Nightwing. They each also come with different momentum abilities, like Batgirl’s batarang blast, that can change the tide of any fight. You’ll also be able to progress and unlock other abilities as you gain experience. Further enhancing your gameplay will be gear you can craft and modifications you can make.

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The Knights can also be highly individualized to the player’s preferred playstyle. That’s done by building out a skill tree.

Want to be stealthy? Put your points there. Prefer to be a bully?

Beef your character up and you’ll be knocking ‘em across the screen in no time.

While the Batman Arkham games were designed for singleplayer play, Gotham Knights is designed not just for the single player but also for your friends. Co-op mode will let you and a friend tackle the dark streets of Gotham together.

The game also features different modes of transportation, from Nightwing’s powered Glider to Batgirl’s Cape Glide to Red Hood’s mystical hops to Robin’s short-range teleportation.

There’s also motorcycles and cars, and well, you can get around Gotham just about any way you need to.

This is what Warner Bros. promises: An “original story set in DC’s Batman Universe — With the Belfry as their base of operations, this new era of heroes will solve mysteries that connect the darkest chapters of Gotham’s history — from its soaring towers to its underground criminal network.” Gotham Knights will feature “rich storylines, including face-offs against some of the most infamous DC supervillains, such as Mr. Freeze, who is set on engulfing Gotham City in ice.”

Gotham Knights is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

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t’s been five years since the “all-cartoon Magical Wondergame” called Cuphead debuted — and despite being available on a multitude of platforms, I never played it until last month.

Cuphead came back on my radar thanks to a PlayStation Store sale in October.

I was looking for some new games to stream on my Twitch channel, and I found Cuphead bundled with its “The Delicious Last Course” DLC for about $20. The price was right, and I was intrigued.

Cuphead is a run-and-gun game featuring 1930s and 1940s era visuals and music. Up to two players can choose between Cuphead or his brother Mugman to fight through various levels and against bosses. Cuphead is heavily focused on boss fights. In fact, many of the levels are themselves just boss fights.

And just who are these bosses? They are debtors of the Devil, just like Cuphead. You see, Cuphead and Mugman went gambling and while Cuphead was on a hot streak, he made a deal with the Devil. As you might have guessed, the house won, Cuphead and Mugman lost and now to save their souls, they have to go collect the souls of other debtors who will not go down without a fight.

Cuphead does not follow a strict narrative, and so it is in a way a sandbox game. There’s an overworld map where the levels are positioned, and Cuphead is free to choose which bosses and which levels he’ll take on. Through this process, Cuphead will gain more power and different abilities that will help him as he works his way up to the ultimate boss — the Devil himself!

Cuphead will be a dose of nostalgia for those familiar with the early animation styles found in Walt Disney, Fleischer Studios and Warner Bros. cartoons. Cagney Carnation, the boss of “Floral Fury,” does hand gestures and smiles just like a character in the Fleischer Studios cartoon “Swing You Sinners.” King Dice on the gambling boat is an animated version of Cab Calloway. What other links to the past will you find?

A word to the wise: Prepare to die in this game.

Absolutely be prepared. Just because the animation is cute and the music is jazzy doesn’t mean you’re in for a relaxing experience. This game is sweaty. You’ve got to learn the boss patterns. You’ve got to unlock more powerful abilities. You will struggle.

For lovers of games like Mega Man, Cuphead is a game for you.

But it is fun. And even though I died — a lot — I had a ton of fun playing. I even turned the deaths into a challenge.

A streamer friend was raising money for the ASPCA, so I donated $1 to her fundraiser for every death on my twohour stream. It was a well spent $40.

Cuphead is available now as a digital download on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam, PC and Gog.com.

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WISE WORDS Shannon McGuire has been pastoring for 11 years and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Paris New Generation Church.

From Have Not to Wasted Not

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here are 3 phrases that jumped off the page while reading a passage of scripture found in 1 Kings 17:8-16 containing the word "not". Just hearing “not” gives a negative connotation, but in this case that is to the contrary. The main character in this bible story is the mighty prophet Elijah. He follows God's instructions, leaves a land that is in drought only to find himself in a place experiencing a famine. Elijah obeyed God and finds himself in a place that appears to be desolate. You will see as I share this Bible story, God uses this seemingly hopeless situation to teach us about obedience, trust, and faith.

When God leads the way he prepares the way. Elijah is told by the Lord that he has commanded a widow woman to sustain him and take care of him when he arrives. He arrives in the city and finds her gathering sticks. He asks her to fetch him some water. As she is leaving, he requests a morsel of bread. This is where we find the first "not". 1 Kings 17: 12…….. so she said, "As the Lord God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin and a little oil in a jar, and see I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." Wow....Can you sense this woman's state of depression? Can you relate how quickly she arrives to this state of mind because she doesn't have enough? We face that today. Remember the toilet paper and baby formula shortage? We almost lost our minds!

What about the rising gas and grocery prices? We too find ourselves not having enough.

Elijah trusts the Lord and is not shaken by her lack, because in the previous chapters of his life he knows God to be a provider. Elijah knows God to be a head lifter because he too battled depression during a period of loneliness when his enemies were seeking to destroy him. He knows that with God nothing is impossible. Another way you may be able to relate to this woman is fear has stolen her joy. Elijah will encourage her to keep living, just as we should. We should trade our fears for faith. Verse 13, and Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son." This is our 2nd "not". Elijah assures her by saying in verse 14, "for thus says the Lord of God of Israel: "The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth." Verse 15, so she went away and did according to the word of Elijah and she and her household ate for many days. With her obedience came blessing.

We now come to our last "not". Verse 16 says "The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by Elijah." The story begins with I have not to ending with wasted not....more than enough. Look at God! What can we learn from the widow woman? She listened to wise counsel and gave all she had to God. He in turn gave to her....blessing her beyond all human understanding. You cannot out give God. I have learned that first hand in my life. Finally, she learned that God is faithful at ALL times. u

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HEALTH

By Ayesha Shafiq, the director of Paris Cardiology Center

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More than 60 million American Adults suffer from some form of heartburn at least once a month and more than 15 million adults suffer from it daily.

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hough Acid reflux and GERD are closely related yet they are slightly different.

Acid reflux in the stomach happens when the acid in your stomach backs up and causes heart burn while GERD (GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease) is a recurring acid reflux.

What causes Acid Reflux and GERD:

The causes for both Acid Reflux and GERD are the same. It includes consuming foods like coffee, and chocolate. Being overweight, pregnant, smoking or eating spicy, fatty, fried or acidic foods.

The symptoms for both Acid Reflux and GERD are like heartburn.

A burning sensation in your chest, a sour or bitter taste in your throat, difficulty swallowing and chest pain after lying down.

Your physician will usually say you have GERD if you experience acid reflux at least twice per week.

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But what is going on inside your body that causes the heartburn or acid reflux? At the entrance of your stomach is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is a ring of muscle that opens to let food in,

and closes shut to keep food and acid in the stomach. If this muscle does not close all the way or opens too often, acid can flow back into your esophagus, causing heartburn.

In case of GERD when your throat or esophagus is constantly exposed to stomach acid, it will cause pain, throat ulcers and tissue abnormalities. This can affect your quality of life, ability to swallow, breath and even speak. If left unchecked, it could increase your risk of developing certain types of cancers. In most cases you can ease your GERD symptoms through diet and lifestyle but some people may need prescription medication or surgery.

Talk to your Doctor:

Ask for help if you experience the following conditions: • You still have a heartburn even after you take over the counter or prescription meds.

• You experience heartburn or acid reflux more than once a week.

• You vomit and have nausea.

• You experience wheezing or severe hoarseness.

• Swallowing food or pills becomes difficult.

• Have bad breath, notice wearing of tooth enamel or feel a lump in your throat.

People sometimes misunderstand heartburn for chest pain.

But there are differences. Exercise will make heart pain worse, and rest will relieve it. However, heartburn pain is less likely to go away with physical activity. But since you cannot make the difference, seek medical help right away if you have chest pain.

For further advice and recommendations please consult your local PCP or contact Digestive Disease Center, Paris Gastroenterology Consultants and Paris Healthcare group. u

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treatment at home: The GERD treatment includes cutting down on the amount of reflux or lessoning the damage to the esophagus from refluxed materials. Consider the following measures in this respect: • Avoid foods and beverages that trigger GERD: Stay away from foods that can cause acid reflux such as chocolate, peppermint, fatty foods, caffeine and alcohol. Citrus foods, tomato juice and pepper can also aggravate and damage the esophageal lining so stay away from such foods as well.

• Eat Slowly, chew your food thoroughly and eat smaller servings: Eating smaller portions at mealtime may also help control symptoms. Moreover, chew slowly. Pick your fork up when you have completely chewed and swallowed your food. Also try to eat your dinner 2 to 3 hours before your bedtime. It will let the acid in your body go down as your stomach will be partially empty.

• Quit Smoking: Cigarette smoking weakens the ring of muscle (LES) that lets food into your stomach.

Once you stop smoking your GERD symptoms can be relieved as the (LES) will become stronger.

• Sleep patterns, healthy weight and loose clothes:

Sleep in your bed by elevating your head. Do not use pillows to elevate your head that put pressure on your stomach, but instead use a specially designed 6-inch wedge for this purpose. Being overweight also causes GERD symptoms. Therefore, maintain a healthy weight. Moreover, try to wear clothes that do not squeeze your waist that puts pressure on your belly and lower part of the esophagus to relieve your GERD symptoms.

• Your physician may recommend over the counter or prescription meds to relieve GERD symptoms: These include medicines such as Antacids to neutralize acid in the esophagus, H2 blockers to reduce acid in the stomach, Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to block protein needed to make acid in the stomach and Prokinetics that help your stomach empty faster, so you do not have as much acid left behind to cause heart burn symptoms.

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DEJA VIEW

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Toni Clem is a Paris resident and has been writing Deja View for more than 30 years.

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LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES

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et’s talk about Mark Rylance, the knighted British actor whom you have probably seen in something, but don’t recognize the name. He played opposite Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s 2015 “Bridge of Spies,” for which he won an Oscar. Rylance played the Soviet spy sentenced to 30 years in federal prison who was traded to the Soviet Union in 1960 in exchange for Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the American U-2 plane shot down and captured by the Soviets.

Rylance is probably better known by PBS fans as Thomas Cromwell, in Hilary Mantel’s remarkable “Wolf Hall” trilogy, a drama series based on the first two books in Mantel’s much lauded series; that dealt with Sir Thomas More’s death and the undoing of Anne Boleyn (played in the series by Claire Foy).

And you probably saw his face in “Dunkirk,”“The Trial of the Chicago 7"or last year’s dark comedy “Don’t Look Up.” But the fact that he isn’t recognizable works perfectly in a current film streaming on Prime called “The Outfit.

A 2022 production and directorial debut by screenwriter Graham Moore, “The Outfit” has the feel of a play in that it works with one scene, and a limited cast. But don’t let that dissuade you. It has an intriguing screenplay that will hook you.

In it, Rylance plays an English tailor, Leonard Burling, who owns a custom shop (‘bespoke’ is the word) in 1950's Chicago, in a neighborhood run by Irish mob boss Roy

Boyle. Leonard only sees Roy if he needs a suit. But his son, Richie, along with Richie’s ‘tough guy’ Francis, use a drawer in Leonard’s shop as a drop off for various collection monies. Leonard doesn’t mind as long as they don’t disturb his business.

But one night Francis brings Richie in with a gunshot wound in his belly, supposedly from an altercation with the LaFontaine’s, a black crime family out of their territory.

Francis wants Leonard to sew him up. Leonard protests.

He uses the word ‘cutter’ to describe what he does when he’s making a suit, but that doesn’t make him a doctor.

Richie passes out and Francis is getting desperate. All this has something to do with a briefcase containing an incriminating FBI recording. Francis makes Leonard hide it and take care of Ritchie while he tries to square things with his father.

Well of course there’s a girl in the mix. Her name is Mabel and she’s played by Zoey Deutch. She works for Leonard as his receptionist, and she’s also Richie’s girl.

Though she thinks Leonard doesn’t know that. But Leonard knows everything. He knows how to handle Roy Boyle and he knows how to handle Violet LaFontaine (Nikki AmukaBird) when she comes calling, This film may be short on scenery, but don’t let that fool you. It’s got a heckuva clever script, and it’s always nice to watch a really good actor ply his trade. See you at the movies. u

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FOOD & DRINKS

The Perfect

Roast Turkey with Cranberry-Orange Glaze

Recipe by: Chef Michael Perry

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Ingredients: • One 12- to 14-pound turkey • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper • 10 sprigs fresh rosemary • 9 sprigs fresh thyme • 1 small onion, chopped • 3 cloves garlic, smashed • 1 1/4 cups sugar • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter

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• 2 pounds cranberries • 1/4 cup cider vinegar • Finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges • 1 to 3 cups chicken broth

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pat the turkey dry and tuck in the wings. Rub the turkey inside and out with 2 tablespoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

2. Stuff the Inside with 5 sprigs each of the rosemary and thyme. Tie the legs together and place the turkey breast-up in a roasting pan with a rack.

Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

3. Heat a saucepan over medium heat and add 4 tablespoons of the butter. Stir in the onion, garlic and the remaining 4 sprigs each rosemary and thyme.

4. Cook until the onions are softened, approx 6 minutes. Add the cranberries, sugar, vinegar, orange zest and juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Simmer until the cranberries start to burst, 8 minutes. Strain. Reserve half for serving.

5. Heat the remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave in 30-second increments until melted. Brush the melted butter all over the turkey.

6. Pour 1 cup of the broth into the roasting pan.

Roast for 2 hours, basting with the drippings every 30 minutes after the rst hour. Add more broth if the pan looks dry.

7. After 2 hours of roasting, brush the turkey with the cranberry-orange glaze every 20 minutes until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees F, about 1 hour more, tenting with foil when the turkey reaches the desired darkness.

8. Rest 30 minutes before carving. Serve with the reserved glaze.

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