Dansville Wayland: Genesee Valley Penny Saver 12-12-25
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
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CROWN CHOCOLATE
Crystal Head Vodka 4 shot glasses
Twisted Shotz 8 & 15 pak
Jack Daniel’s Fire w/shot glasses
Jack Daniel’s Honey w/shot glasses
Doc Holliday Decanter
Espolon Tequila w/Grand Marnier
Gentleman Jack w/Mule Mug
Slow & Low Old Fashioned w/socks
Shanky’s Whip w/shot glasses
Black Irish w/mug
Kracken w/skull mug
Jägermeister w/beanie
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Skrewball w/baster
Drambuie w/glass
Tequila Rose w/cup
Licor 43 w/shot glasses
Woodford Bourbon w/glass
Casamigos w/coasters
Kahlua w/mug
Disaronno Cream w/glass
RumChata Peppermint Bark
RumChata w/mug
Midnite Moonshake 50ml 3 & 5 pak
Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel w/snifter Ole Smokey
Mint Chocolate Chip
Grand Mayan Tequila Decanter
Patrón in tin box
Crown Royal 18 yr.
Tito’s w/sweater
Evan Williams Egg Nog
Yule Fireball Egg Nog
Aviation Gin w/shaker
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Presbyterian Church of Ossian 4817 Ossian Hill Road, Dansville, NY 14437 (585) 335-7099
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Safety should always be a priority when stringing holiday lights both inside and outside a home. The National Fire Protection Association notes that, between 2009 and 2014, fire departments in the United States responded to an average of 210 home fires that started with Christmas trees per year. Lighting displays strung on home exteriors also can pose safety risks if homeowners do not exercise caution. Following some simple safety procedures when decorating with lights can ensure everyone enjoys a safe and happy holiday season.
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ALL SPARTA CHILDREN!
Santa will be arriving Sparta Center Vol. Fire Department 8479 Reeds Corners Rd
Sunday, December 14th from 1-3pm.
Come join the fun! Crafts, games, snacks and sing along.
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Share some cooking duties.
Another way to simplify cooking for a crowd is to invite guests to bring along a side dish or dessert. Guests who live nearby can make something in advance of the big meal, while hosts can hand over their kitchens to overnight guests who express a willingness to contribute their own homecooked dish to the party. Sharing the cooking duties gives hosts more time to connect with friends and family and serves as a great way to plan the menu in advance.
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A Community Comes Together To Help Families in Need The Santa Hat Society
BY SOPHIA KOVATCH
When the Santa Hat Society learns of a family that’s facing a difficult holiday season, their team of elves springs into action. Whether a family is dealing with the loss of a parent, a sick child, or other tough circumstances, the Santa Hat Society brings a joyful Christmas morning. What started as a way to help a single family has grown into a massive volunteer network bringing Christmas cheer to dozens of families each year.
Mary Kate Brushafer started the Santa Hat Society in 2011, when she was just 11 years old. She received cash for helping her grandmother with chores around the house, but Mary Kate’s mom, Jennifer, always told her that helping family wasn’t about the money. Around the same time, Mary Kate mentioned a classmate who had lost their father the previous Christmas, and Jennifer says, “When Mary Kate said they didn’t have much for Christmas, I suggested using the money from doing chores to buy gi s.”
Mary Kate and her four siblings, then between the ages of 1013, were all sitting around the dinner table and Jennifer says, “ e conversation just exploded. ey were so excited.” Mary
Kate immediately made a flyer asking family and close friends if they had any odd jobs she and her siblings could do for cash to raise money to buy gi s for the family, and the Santa Hat Society was born. at year, they raised $2,000 to buy Christmas gi s for the family who lost their dad.
Word spread about the Santa Hat Society, and the project quickly grew to help more families. In 2014, Mary Kate established it as a 501(c)3 organization, and in 2015 she created the title of Executive Elf for the group of friends she recruited to commit to fundraising and wrapping gi s. Kids still do odd jobs to raise money for gi s, but the organization also raises funds through a cash raffle and held a big fundraising event, the Benefit Bash, this past May. ey also receive funding from United Way and corporate sponsorships. Now in its 15th year, the Santa Hat Society has hundreds of elves, adults and kids alike, who donate and raise funds, buy and wrap gi s, and serve as go-betweens for the Society and the more than 60 families they will help in 2025.
e Santa Hat Society accepts nominations for families to help from community members throughout Dansville and Livingston County. e group vets families to make sure they align with the Santa Hat Society’s mission, helping families with children who have experienced a death, a serious or terminal illness, or overwhelming hardship.
“It’s not income-based. It’s about what your family is going through.”
JENNIFER
erecommenderidentifies the family’s wish list and coordinates the delivery of presents, leaving identities anonymous.
Mary Kate and Jennifer
When the Santa Hat Society receives a family’s wish list, volunteersworktomakeeverywishpossible.“We’reproviding an entire Christmas so families don’t have to worry about a thing,” Jennifer says. ey’ve sent families to Yankees games, a David Letterman taping, and even onto the Rochester Knighthawks field. “We’re the fun people,” she adds, making sure gi s include both necessities and the special items kids hope for. For Jennifer, the mission is simple: “If your parent just died or your house burned down…the holidays are something to get through. If we can take away that pain for even five minutes, we’ve done our job.”
Jennifer has consistently been amazed at the level of support they receive from the community. “We are so blessed to live here,” she says. “Dansville is a small town, but it is the most charitable place I’ve ever seen.”
Founder, Mary Kate, has now graduated from RIT with an MBA, but she still works closely with the kids who volunteer their time to raise money and wrap gi s each year. She says,
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“ ese young volunteers are a big part of the organization. It’s about kids helping kids.” Some of the junior elves have volunteered for years and are now in college themselves. Jennifer says, “ is group melts my heart like you have never seen.”
What started with one sixth grader trying to help one family has grown into a community-wide effort to help dozens of families each year. e Brushafers inspire people of all ages to come together and bring cheer and joy to others, giving them a tangible way to help families in hard times.
Jennifer says, “People say, ‘I wish I could help,’ all the time when they see people in need. We look across the table at each other and say, ‘We can help.’” Mary Kate adds, “We are so grateful to the community for making Santa Hat Society what it is today. We would not be able to do this without the help of our village!”
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St. George - Forsythe Funeral Home andM uments
109 West Naples St. • Wayland, NY 14572 (585) 728-2100
Judy A. Lindsey
December 4, 2025
Judy A. Lindsey, age 84 of Cohocton/Loon Lake, passed away peacefully on ursday, December 4, 2025, surrounded by family at the Vincent House in Wayland.
Judy was born on May 6, 1941, in Cohocton to the late eodore & Geraldine (Fairbrother) Bolster Jr. She graduated from Cohocton Central School in 1957 at age 16. While she was proud of the many jobs she did in high school, from babysitting to picking grapes, she was most proud of her work at Gunlocke, first as a secretary and after taking time off to raise her children, managing the mail room. She was also involved in helping build the success of Lindsey Motors, handling the payroll, transporting cars, and after Dale’s death, briefly running the business. Having restored the two hundred year old Lindsey homestead with Dale, in later years she enjoyed living on Loon Lake, where everybody was welcome. In retirement Judy could often be found at Laf-A-Lot, the Chatterbox and the South End Diner. She loved to travel, especially to Las Vegas and Key West, and she enjoyed going to the casino. She maintained friendships from childhood and loved meeting new people. She actually enjoyed going to the hospital for treatments as it meant catching up on gossip. She had an encyclopedic knowledge of the social life of Cohocton and Wayland, most of it true.
In addition to her parents, Judy is predeceased by her husband, Dale. Judy is survived by her children, Terry (Debra) Lindsey, Michelle (David) Maker and Suzette (Martin) Kimmel; her grandchildren, Alison, Hannah, John (Madison), Meghan, Erin and Justine; her great-grandchildren, Paxton, Jack, Ben, Jacob and Addie and honorary great-grandchildren Parker and Payson; her siblings, Gene (Jean) Bolster & Larry (Gail) Bolster; brothers-and sisters-in-law, Ron and Dawn Lindsey, Bruce Lindsey, and Mary Lou Lindsey; and nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Family and friends did call from 11 am – 1 pm on ursday, December 11 at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home in Wayland, where funeral services were held at 1 pm. Burial took place in Lakeside Cemetery next to Dale.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial contribution to Vincent House in Wayland and e Myers Cancer Center at Noyes Hospital.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home in Wayland.
To light a memory candle or leave an online condolence, please visit BairdFuneralHomes.com
Thank You
e family of Betty Lou Barber would like to thank those who called or stopped in to visit Betty while she was ill. Whether you attended calling hours, the funeral service, sent flowers, cards, food, donations, your thoughts, and prayers, all were greatly appreciated. ank you to Greg and Janet White for your lovely words at the funeral service and all your support during this difficult time. To Julie Davis for loaning us her beautiful voice for Betty’s funeral service.
e ED staff at Noyes (Dr Tran & nurses) ICU, (Dr Sultan, Val, Julia, Brandon, Kada, Bekka and Kasey), your excellent care for Betty and your comfort and compassion for our family made this difficult time much easier.
ank you to St. George-Forsythe Funeral Home (Todd and Randy) for your help with the funeral arrangements, your support and assistance eased our burden.
ank you to Palmer’s for the wonderful dinner.
e family of Betty Lou Barber, Verna, Gary, Mike and June, Tom and Pat, Paula, and their families
Sun baths of the future e smell of fresh grass... poem
Submitted by a local reader as part of our annual Pen-A-Poem contest. Share your thoughts at gvpennysaver.com/hometown
Ruthy
By Judith Waynai
A kitten’s love on a winter day Brings sunshine on the grayest of days. Kitten whiskers tickle me, Somersaults, the chasing of her tail, leaping in the air, feet running, Dreaming of chasing butterflies, crickets, locusts that are somewhere in time.
King CROSSWORD
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MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel
* On Dec. 14, 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since then, most of that brick has been buried under asphalt, but 1 yard remains exposed at the start-finish line. Kissing those bricks after a successful race remains a tradition among Indy drivers.
HOCUS-FOCUS
BY HENRY BOLTINOFF
polltime
Long ago, Christmas trees were traditionally set up and decorated quite late in December, often on Christmas Eve. Today, marketing starts long before Christmas, for better or worse. Psychologists say festive decorations spikes people’s happy hormone, dopamine, so perhaps decorations help make/keep people happy longer. If you decorate for Christmas, when do you decorate?
- At the first sign of autumn
- At first snowfall
- Halloween
- Early November
- After Thanksgiving
- Early December
- Christmas Eve
- Whenever I feel in the mood
Poll ends 12-16-25
Poll ended 12-9-2025
In Autumn 1621, Wampanoag joined English settlers at what is now Plymouth, MA to mark a successful harvest. Over the years, that harvest evolved into what we now recognize as the “First Thanksgiving.” People pause and give thanks for the people and opportunities in their lives. This year, what are you most thankful for?
42.9% Family, friends, and the people who support me
42.9% Health and overall well-being 14.3% Personal growth, resilience, and hope for the year ahead
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“Jingle Bells” originally was a Thanksgiving song, and it was first performed by composer/organist James Lord Pierpont at his church’s Thanksgiving concert.
Sunday School 9:45am; Worship 11am; Sunday Gathering 6pm; Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer, 7pm
Grace Baptist Church
Pastor David eobald
9316 Main Street, Dansville, NY 14437 585-335-6190
Sunday School 9:15 AM; Worship Service 10:30 AM Wednesday Prayer Meeting/Kids Block/Youth Group 7:00 PM www.gracebcdansville.org
CATHOLIC
Sts. Mary & Matthew Faith Community
St. Mary’s, Honeoye • St. Matthew, Livonia www.stsmaryandmatthew.com - Rev. William Laird 9am Daily Masses: Mon. & Wed. at St. Matthew • Tues. & urs. at St. Mary’s Weekend Schedule: Sat. - 3:30pm Reconciliation, 4:30pm Mass at St. Matthew • Sun. - 8:30am Mass at St. Mary’s, 10:30am Mass at St. Matthew
St. Luke the Evangelist Parish
Sat. 4pm St. Lucy, Retsof, 5:45pm Holy Angels, Nunda • Sun. 8:30am St. Patrick, Mt. Morris, 10am St. Mary, Geneseo
Daily Masses: Mon. 8am St. Mary • Tues. 8am St. Patrick • Wed. 5:30pm Holy Angels • urs. 8am St. Juan Diego Community, Leicester Eucharistic Adoration Mon. 5-7pm St. Mary, Geneseo
CHURCH OF NAZARENE
Meeting at the Lakeville Fire Training Grounds
5604 Stone Hill Rd., Lakeville, NY 14480
Service: Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Bible Study: Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Phone: 585-376-0749
IN YOUR COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY CHURCH
41 Spring St., 346-5290; Pastor Benjamin Nickels Bible Study – all ages 9:45am; Worship Service 10:30am Livoniacommunitychurch.org
EPISCOPAL
Zion Episcopal Church
10 Park Place (on the Circle), Avon • (585) 226-3722 zionepiscopalchurchavon.org Sunday Worship and Holy Communion 10:00am Online Facebook: facebook.com/Zionchurchavon Sunday School (Pre-K-12) 9:00am
LUTHERAN
5015 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo, NY 14454 • 585-243-4490
Pastor Lisa Frauens • pastorlisaf@gmail.com • sttimothylutherangeneseo.org Sunday worship 9:30AM, & Live Streamed: www.facebook.com/sttimothygeneseo Intergenerational Sunday School, 10:30am 1st Sunday of the month Oct-May. Accessible building with hearing loop available.
METHODIST
United Methodist Church of Livonia
Pastor: Sung Ho Lee • 21 Summers St., Livonia • (585) 346-3511
E-mail: UMCLivonia@gmail.com • Website: UMCL.us
Sunday Worship and Sunday School (Pre-K-5th grade): 9AM. Nursery care available. e service is live-streamed at the website www.umcl.us or on Facebook www.facebook.com/UMCLivonia Youth Group (6th-12th grade) Sundays 6:00-7:30PM.
Geneseo United Methodist Church
Rev. Beth Malone • 4520 Genesee St. at the roundabout, Geneseo • 243-3160
9:30am Service followed by coffee hour • Sunday School classes for ages 4 - adult Nursery care for children up to age 3 • “Looped” for the Hearing Impaired Worship services available via Facebook - more info at www.geneseomethodist.com Handicapped accessible • “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
FAITH and WORSHIP
Dansville United Methodist Church
5 Chestnut Ave., Dansville
Church phone: 585-335-5354
Sunday Worship: 11am
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
www.ffcny.org
Pastor Stephen Sweeting • Pastor Steven LaMar, Discipleship Pastor Cliff Baker, Youth Sunday Worship Prayer 10am
Holy Ground Ministries Church
2637 Genesee St. (Rte. 63), Retsof, Across from York School bus garage. 585-245-3334 • Sunday at 10am. All are welcome. Bible Study - Every Saturday at 9:30am See what the Lord can do in your life. www.holygroundministries.org
Sparta Center Church
Pastor David Zastrow • 585-236-0887
8455 Sparta Center Rd., Dansville, NY 14437 Service at 9:00am.
Find us on Facebook and YouTube at Sparta Center Church.
Genesee Valley Church Of Christ
7351 Rt. 256, Scottsburg • (Sparta Community Center)
Leslie Farrow, contact person • 585-721-9669
Sunday Bible Study 9-9:45am • Sunday Worship 10:00-11:00am Non-denominational New Testament Teachings.
Children Sunday School 10:20am FB - South Livonia UCC
Lakeville United Church of Christ 5687 Big Tree Road, Lakeville, NY 14480 585-346-5232 • www.Lakevilleucc.com
Open & Affirming Church
ORTHODOX
100 Stanford Dr., Rochester, NY 14610 • 585-224-0554
Archpriest Gregory Naumenko, Rector • A ROCOR Parish
Serving all English and Russian Speaking Orthodox Christians Full schedule of services and live service streaming at www.pomog.org
Co-Pastors: Rev. Brian Krause & Beth Stowe Worship at 10:30am
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet. ~Thomas Merton
Brighter
Co assion For Others
I want to say thank you to the lady at Wegmans in Corning. I was sitting at an empty display table, grieving a friend who passed recently. You stopped and asked if I was OK. That random act of compassion meant everything to me. I pray you are blessed and your legs feel better. Thank you so much. I believe you were divinely sent.
Wonderful & Helpful People
I would like to thank all of the people who assisted me after I had a bad fall in East Rochester at our voting location. Thankfully, I am okay, just some bruising, but the number of people who came to help me was amazing. Along with the librarians I was able to walk out on my own and get myself home. These people really touched me with their concern. I did not get any names but want them to know how much they restored my faith in people!
Many, Many anks
Many thanks to all the motorists on Bronson Hill Road on October 21st who slowed down and stopped to help catch our escaped rescue puppy during busy traffic. Special shout out to Morgan from Springwater, the young lady who eventually captured Mookie. And to the couple in the white pickup truck who also assisted and covered several lawns and a hill going after her. These two “old” ladies were not quick enough and we are forever grateful.
Football Embarassment
I honestly can’t believe how our school administration and coaches handled this situation. The fact that members of the football team got into a fight — a literal embarrassment to the school and the entire program — and nothing serious was done about it is beyond frustrating. If it were any other students, they’d be suspended without question. But because it’s the football team? Give me a break. It’s embarrassing that the administration cares more about protecting the school’s image than holding people accountable. What kind of message does that send? That your reputation matters more than your integrity? I’m tired of pretending that this kind of behavior represents our school pride. If the administration and coaches really wanted to make things right, they’d stop covering for people and start standing up for what’s actually right!
Recycling
Almost every week, I watch as our recyclable material bin is dumped into the large household waste tote, then mechanically dumped into the garbage pickup truck. Laziness of workers? We called, they claimed it doesn’t happen. IT DOES! Next week I’ll video.
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By Keith Roach, M.D.
TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH
DEAR DR. ROACH: I just discontinued using metoprolol succinate extended release (ER) at a dosage of 6.25 mg. My heart rate is normally in the 70-80s, and my blood pressure is normal. My doctor prescribed it for palpitations, but it seems totally unnecessary. My issue is that I am experiencing tachycardia of over 100 beats every single night as well as dry mouth.
Could this be anxiety? And do you think an antidepressant like Zoloft or Paxil would help? I had a Holter monitor, which showed nothing wrong with my heart. The palpitations were sporadic only when I was anxious.
I stopped metoprolol because it exacerbated my anxiety and caused me depression as well as panic attacks. My doctor prescribed me 1 mg of Ativan to take at bedtime, but I am very scared of getting addicted to it. So, I thought maybe an antidepressant would help instead. My doctor prescribed 25 mg of Zoloft, but I want another opinion. -- S.S.
ANSWER: Generalized anxiety disorder is a common problem and may be associated with panic attacks (sometimes depression as well). The most common and highly effective medication treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, with or without panic attacks, is an SSRI-type drug like sertraline (Zoloft). Therapy is another option, and the two together are more effective than they are separately. Metoprolol is an effective treatment for the fast heart rate that some people get when they have anxiety, and metoprolol by itself is helpful for many people who have anxiety. (The high heart rate can make people feel even more anxious.) However,it sounds like metoprolol did not work for you.There is a small increased risk of depression among people who take beta blockers like metoprolol. In my opinion, lorazepam (Ativan) is not a good long-term choice for an anxiety disorder, but it can still be helpful in some people while they’re waiting for another treatment to start working (such as therapy or a medicine like Zoloft). It takes six to eight weeks to reach maximum effectiveness.
Addiction is not an issue when both the patient and prescriber agree that it will be only used as a short-term treatment. For Zoloft, 25 mg is a low dose, and some people need higher doses (sometimes much higher) to control their symptoms.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Why shouldn’t you use antibiotics for a cold? -- T.Y.A.
ANSWER: There are two main reasons. The first is that antibiotics are effective against bacteria; they’re not effective against the viruses,which are the cause of colds.It is true that a person (or their doctor) cannot be 100% sure whether they have a virus, but people are generally pretty good about knowing when they have a cold.
The second is that resistance to antibiotics has become a major issue in medicine. There are now strains of bacteria that are resistant to all antibiotics, and I have seen patients die because their bacteria were resistant to all the antibiotics we have. Using antibiotics less often and for shorter durations is a major goal to reduce the rate of antibiotic resistance. (Antibiotic use in animals that are raised for food is a major issue as well.)
Patients can help by not asking for (or demanding) antibiotics for what are almost certainly viral infections.
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Maintain appliances and replace older ones. While reducing reliance on energy-thirsty appliances is a great way to reduce energy consumption, no one needs to throw away their refrigerators. Instead, maintain appliances so they are not forced to work harder, and thereby consume more energy, to function. Routinely clean the filtersonwindowairconditioners, replacing them if they’re worn down. In addition, have HVAC units serviced annually to ensure they’reoperatingatpeakcapacity. Replace older appliances, includingrefrigerators,thatareno longereffective.
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1. TELEVISION: What is the name of the bloodhound featured on the sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies”?
2. HISTORY: Which Chinese dynasty mostly built the Great Wall?
3. MOVIES: Which 2003 movie is about juveniles who are sentenced to work at a desert camp?
4. MUSIC: Which famous song begins with the line, “Hello darkness, my old friend...”?
5. ANATOMY: What’s another name for the patella?
6. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Chile?
7. FOOD & DRINK: Who perfected the Champagne method?
8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What are the national flowers of Japan?
9. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “Love in the Time of Cholera”?
10. SCIENCE: Which wire is usually the main “hot” one in electrical work?
ANSWERS
although red also can be hot in two-wire circuits.
10.
Duke.
The Ming dynasty.
“Holes.”
“The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel. 5. Kneecap. 6. Santiago. 7. A Benedictine monk named Dom Perignon.
8. The cherry blossom and the chrysanthemum.
9. Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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SENIOR NEWS LINE
By Matilda Charles
Here’s to a better 2026
Here we are, ready to wrap up another year. And there’s a new one just around the corner. What can we learn from this year to help us in the next one?
Many seniors have had a rough time financially, and it doesn’t look as though things are going to get better soon. Grocery costs have been a big part of that. What we’ve learned is that every time we go to the store, the items we usually buy will cost more and more. And the cost of the coat we’ve been eying is much more than last year. And our electric bill just isn’t going to go down.
But we’ve also learned that the people who run the food bank are kind and helpful. And we’ve learned that we can get one more year out of our winter coat. And we’ve learned that wearing a vest at home can make up for the one degree we turn down the thermostat.
While it wasn’t as bad as during the Covid pandemic lockdowns, our sense of isolation this year was made worse by finances because we didn’t dare spend on too many lunches out with friends. For some of us, the sense of loneliness and anxiety took a toll on our health.
But all is not lost. We can look for free activities that bring us in contact with others: Book clubs at the library, art classes at the local museum and board games at the senior center all give us opportunities to socialize. Ask about organizing a karaoke night! Even exercise can be free and can combine fitness with socialization. Look for pickleball at the rec center, and chair yoga at the senior center. Do you have an Advantage plan that covers Silver Sneakers workout classes?
The New Year can be better than 2025. Make your plans!
Stir together 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, 1 tsp lemon juice and 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries or 1 pkg. (16 ounces) frozen strawberries, thawed. (Or you can just use cherry pie filling on each slice.)
Heat oven to 250 degrees. Butter a baking pan, 13"x9"X2". In a large mixer bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until foamy. Beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not under beat. Spread in the pan. Bake 1 hour. Turn off the oven; leave meringue in the oven with the door closed for 12 hours or longer.
In a chilled bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff. Blend cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla. Gently fold the whipped cream and marshmallows into the cream cheese mixture, spread over the meringue. Chill 12 to 24 hours. Cut into serving pieces and top with the cherry berry topping.
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