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AUGUSTUS

BIRD

BRUNSON

CATCHINGS

CHARLES

COOPER

DELLE DONNE

FOWLES

GRIFFITH

GRINER

HAMMON

JACKSON

LESLIE

MCCOUGHTRY

MOORE

OGWUMIKE

PARKER PONDEXTER

SMITHRY

STEWART

SWOOPES

TAURASI

TAYLOR

THOMPSON

WHALEN

Across 1.Actress Perlman

5."Monty Python" airer

8.Millinery

9.Housetop

11.Tolkien creatures

12.Russia’s ___ Mountains

13.Region near Mount Olympus

15."Be quiet!"

16.Gradually eliminate

21.Tex-Mex snack

22.German wife

24.A long way off 25.Come clean, with "up"

26."___ the season ..."

27.Rice wine

Down 1.Frat letter

2.Stag

3.Carve in stone

4.Judges

5.Disdainful rejections

6.When doubled, island near Tahiti

7.Energy source

10.Take to the skies

14.Any ship

16.1968 hit "Harper Valley ___"

17.Handle

18.Antioxidant berry

19.Fertilizer chemical

20.Chore

23.Bring into play

August

How to solve sudoku puzzles

No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.

Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only

Sudoku

appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.

The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.

TRIVIA TEASER

Horn of Plenty

1.What fruit did Little Jack Horner pull out of his Christmas pie? a-Apple, b-Watermelon, c-Peach, d-Plum.

2.Britt Reid, aka the Green Hornet, was a relative of what other hero? a-The Lone Ranger, b-The Shadow, c-Batman, d-Captain America.

3.Cape Horn is considered the southern tip of what continent? a-Africa, b-Antarctica, c-Asia, d-South America.

4.In what movie did Lena Horne play the naughty Georgia Brown? a-Cabin in the Sky, b-Stormy Weather, c-Till the Clouds Roll By, d-Show Boat

5.What playwright’s first work to appear on Broadway was Come Blow Your Horn? a-Cole Porter, b-Neil Simon, c-Sid Caesar, d-Irving Berlin.

6.What professional golfer recovered from a near-fatal car accident after he collided with a Greyhound bus near the small town of Van Horn, Texas in 1949? a-Bobby Jones, b-Sam Snead, c-Chi Chi Rodriguez, d-Ben Hogan.

7.Rogers Hornsby is the only baseball player to win the National League Triple Crown twice. What team was Hornsby playing for at the time? a-St. Louis Cardinals, b-Atlanta Braves, c-Cincinnati Reds, d-Chicago Cubs.

8.Who created the fictional sailor Horatio Hornblower? a-Olaf Stapledon, b-Joseph Conrad, c-C.S. Forester, d-H.G. Wells.

9.What group accompanied pianist Bruce Hornsby on his hit songs Mandolin Rain and The Way It Is? a-The Range, bThe News, c-The Clowns, d-The Dead.

10.What city is divided by the Golden Horn? a-Budapest, b-Buenos Aires, cIstanbul, d-Copenhagen.

Quotes

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you. Not much.

Jim Rohn

Being understood yourself starts with taking the trouble to understand others.

Arthur C. Brooks

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Mother Teresa

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.

Debbi Fields

The kindest people do not just exist — they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary."

Bianca Sparacino

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The will must be stronger than the skill.

Muhammad Ali

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Andre Gide

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Arnold Glasgow

I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.

Elbert Hubbard

We make our lives by what we love. John Cage

The Lighter Side

She was at a loss for words

Dear Abby, I have a man I can’t trust. He cheats so much, I’m not even sure the baby I’m carrying is his.

Dear Abby, I joined the Navy to see the world. I’ve seen it. Now how do I get out?

Dear Abby, My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $150 an hour every week for two years. He must be crazy.

Dear Abby, I was married to Joe for three months. I didn’t know he drank until one night he came home sober.

Dear Abby, You told a woman whose husband lost interest in sex to send him to a doctor. My husband lost interest in sex and IS a doctor. What can I do?

The frog and the engineer

An engineer was crossing a road when a frog called out to him, "If you kiss me, I’ll turn into a beautiful princess." He put the frog in his pocket.

The frog said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."

Then the frog asked, "What is the matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful princes. Why won’t you kiss me?"

He said, "Look I’m an engineer. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that’s cool."

Answers to 'Horn of Plenty'

1-d, Plum

2-a, The Lone Ranger

3-d, South America

4-a, Cabin in the Sky

5-b, Neil Simon

6-d, Ben Hogan

7-a, St. Louis Cardinals

8-c, C.S. Forester

9-a, The Range 10-c, Istanbul

August 2024 Calendar

CHILDREN'S EYE HEALTH AND SAFETY MONTH. Web: preventblindness.org.

NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH.

Events

1, CANADA: CIVIC DAY

1-11, WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. Web: WiStateFair.com

1, WORLD WIDE WEB: ANNIVERSARY. Aug 1, 1990.

2, BRAHAM PIE DAY.Freedom Park, Braham, MN. Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota. Web: pieday.com.

2-10, NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR SUSSEX COUNTY FARM AND HORSE SHOW. Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ. Web: njstatefair.org.

2-11, MUSIKFEST. Bethlehem, PA.Web: musikfest.org.

2-11, STURGIS RALLY. Sturgis, SD. 84th rally. Web: sturgis.com.

2-4, NATIONAL CZECH FESTIVAL. Wilber, NE. 61st. Web: nebraskaczechsofwilber.com.

4-10, ASSISTANCE DOG WEEK. Web: workinglikedogs.com.

4, COAST GUARD DAY.

4, SISTERS' DAY

5-10, OLD FIDDLERS CONVENTION. Galax, VA. 88th annual. Web: oldfiddlersconvention.com.

5-7, TALL TIMBER DAYS FESTIVAL. Grand Rapids, MN. Web: talltimberdays.com.

6-10, WORLD'S FAIR OF MONEY. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL.Coins worth millions. Buy, sell, trade coins, paper money, medals, tokens. Web: worldsfairofmoney.com.

7, NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY. Web: lighthousefoundation.org.

8, DIGITAL NOMAD DAY. Celebrating over 1 million people living in their RVs fulltime. Web: rootlessliving.com/digital-nomadday.

8-10, GREAT RIVER TUG FEST. Port Byron, IL, and LeClaire, IA. Web: tugfest.org

8-18, ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. Springfield, IL. Web: illinoisstatefair.info.

8-18, IOWA STATE FAIR, Des Moines Fairgrounds. Web: iowastatefair.org.

8-18, MISSOURI STATE FAIR, Sedalia, MO. Web: mostatefair.com

8-10, NATIONAL HOBO CONVENTION. Britt, IA.

8-17, SKOWHEGAN STATE FAIR. Skowhegan, ME. 203rd annual.

Web: skowheganstatefair.com.

8-17, STATE FAIR OF WEST VIRGINIA. Lewisburg, WV. Web: statefairofwv.com.

9-17, ELVIS WEEK, Memphis, TN. Web: elvisweek.com.

9-11, JERSEY BATTLE OF FLOWERS. St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.Web: battleofflowers.com.

10, BUD BILLIKEN PARADE. Chicago, IL. Web: budbillikenparade.org.

10, STREETSCENE. Covington, VA. Car show.

10, WORLD LION DAY

10-11, GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD Marathons, Paris, France.

12-13, PERSEID METEOR SHOWERS, Peak rate of meteors. The showers are active from July 17 to August 24.

12-18, US AMATEUR (GOLF) CHAMPIONSHIP. Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, MN., Web: usga.org.

13-17, VERMONT STATE FAIR. Web: VermontStateFair.org.

13-17, WYOMING STATE FAIR AND RODEO. Douglas, WY. 112th annual.

14, NAVAJO NATION: NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY. The Navajo Nation Council. Tribal holiday recognizing and honoring the distinguished record of the Code Talkers during WWII.

15-25, KENTUCKY STATE FAIR. Kentucky Fair and Expo Center, Louisville, KY. Web: kystatefair.org.

15-18, MILWAUKEE IRISH FEST. Henry Maier Festival Grounds, Milwaukee, WI. Web:

irishfest.com.

16-Sept. 2, ALASKA STATE FAIR, Palmer, AK. Web: alaskastatefair.org.

19-25, NATIONAL AVIATION WEEK.

19, STURGEON MOON, So called by Native American tribes of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of year this important food fish was most abundant. The August Full Moon.

21-Sept. 2, NEW YORK STATE FAIR. Syracuse, NY. 177th. Web: nyfair.ny.gov.

22-Sept. 2, MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, St. Paul, MN. Web: mnstatefair.org.

22-Sept. 8, MARYLAND STATE FAIR. Timonium, MD. Web: marylandstatefair.com.

23-Sept. 2, COLORADO STATE FAIR. State Fairgrounds, Pueblo. Web: coloradostatefair.com

23-Sept. 2, NEBRASKA STATE FAIR. Grand Island, NE. 153rd. Web: statefair.org.

24-Oct. 20, MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. (Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day). Annapolis, MD. Web: MarylandRenaissanceFestival.com

24-29, US SENIOR AMATEUR (GOLF) CHAMPIONSHIP. The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.

24-Sept. 1, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHUCKWAGON RACES. Clinton, AR. 38th. Web: chuckwagonraces.com.

26-Sept. 8, US OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, NY. Web: usopen.org

26, WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY.

28-Sept. 8, PARALYMPICS, Paris, France.

28-Sept. 2, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR, Huron, SD. 138th.

29-Sept. 2, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR, Huron, SD. 138th.

30-Sept.2, WOODSTOCK FAIR, Woodstock, CT, since 1859. Web: woodstockfair.com

31-Sept. 2, CLEVELAND NATIONAL AIR SHOW, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH.

Some medicines should not be taken with coffee

If you are used to taking your thyroid or allergy meds with your first cup of coffee in the morning, you may want to change that habit.

Several common medications have well-known or suspected, interactions with coffee, which may change their effectiveness or the absorption of the drug.

Levothyroxine helps balance hormones in people with hypothyroidism. But you should not take it with coffee. According to several studies, the absorption of thyroid medicine can be decreased from 30 percent to 55 percent when taken with coffee.

water, so the effectiveness will not be reduced.

Some medications for depression and mood disorders also are less well absorbed when taken with coffee. Drugs like fluvoxamine, amitriptyline, escitalopram, and imipramine appear to be metabolized differently when taken with coffee.

The same is true with osteoporosis medication, which should be taken with

For

a better hay fever season

Don't combine coffee with medicines like felodipine (Amlodipine) since caffeine tends to block the positive effects of the drug, according to Medical News Today.

According to the American Diabetes Association, the caffeine found in coffee can make is harder to manage blood sugar. In the ADA study, caffeine was found to both increase glucose and insulin.

Treat fall allergies before symptoms begin

In some cases, hay fever is a minor nuisance. But if your symptoms are more persistent, they can make you miserable.

Weed pollen is the main cause of allergies in the late summer and early fall. Depending on where you live, the weeds will include ragweed, sagebrush, pigweed, tumbleweed and cocklebur.

Ragweed is the number one offender, say doctors at Allergy and Asthma Care of New York. One plant can produce a billion pollen grains. Generally, people wait to treat allergy symptoms until they start. But the best way to get relief is to treat symptoms before they show up. Allergists say that if you know your symptoms begin in late August, start your medication before that time and increase your dosage as the season progresses.

Though fall allergies can be triggered by allergens from another season, the result is the same.

For runny nose and sneezing: Ask your doctor for a prescription nasal corticosteroid. Overthe-counter antihistamines like Claritin and Allegra can also help.

For itchy, watery eyes: Prescription eye drops can stabilize the cells in the eyes that react to allergens and the drops can be used with other treatments.

Try fluticasone propionate (Flonase), to relieve a variety of symptoms, including nasal symptoms.

Some allergy sufferers think their antihistamines are losing strength as the season progresses. Actually, their allergy might be progressing and they need more medication or need to add another.