Generations - September 2018

September 2018

Pat (Eischens) Meyer of Two Inlets used ancestory.com and other research sources to trace her family roots back to 1705.

Printing one screen at a time, she taped the sections together to make this family tree. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise.

Preserving family history

Barbara Krump was born in 1854 and came to America from a part of Germany near Luxembourg in 1867 with her family. She married Maximillian Eischens in 1880 at Moreton in Richland county, ND. They had seven children. Photo courtesy Pat Meyer.

By Lorie Skarpness lskarpness@parkrapidsenterprise.com

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“Ancestory.com has many deeds and documents,” she said. “Birth records of the children sometimes lead to information about the parents.”

ost families have heard stories about their family’s history. Preserving Digging into genealogy those stories and gathering new Having grown up in Two Inlets, ones is something Pat (Eischens) Meyer said she knew that her Meyer of Two Inlets has learned great-grandfather Maximillian a lot about as she and her cousEischens came from Niederpierin, Sue Walsh Kordell, researched sheid, Germany, the date of his the Eischens family history for a birth and a few other basic facts. book that will be available at their She knew even less about her reunion in September. great-grandmother, Barbara Some of the material was already (Krump) Eischens. in the family, including a deed from “Through my research, I conher great-grandfather Maximillian nected with one of the Krumps Eischens when he bought family from Wahpeton, near Richland land in Two Inlets, a letter from County where the Eischens had setPat (Meyer) Eischens has spent countless her grandfather Peter recalling the tled before coming to Two Inlets,” move to Two Inlets from North hours working on a family history for the Eischens reunion that will be held in Two she said. “She gave me this photo Dakota, and an assortment of famInlets in September. She used ancestory. of my grandfather and his brothers ily photos. com, other local historical records, letters and sisters that I had never seen They extensively used the web- and photos and then put the pieces tobefore. On the back all that was site ancestory.com, supplement- gether into a family tree. written was ‘Eischens family.’ I ing information there with pieces learned my grandmother’s sister and her niece both gleaned from the courts, a history of St. Mary’s married Hafners, so they are part of the Park Rapids Church in Two Inlets, gravefinders.com, the military community, too.” research website fold3 and “A Pioneer History of Becker County” available at the Becker County HisFAMILY HISTORY: Page 3 torical Museum in Detroit Lakes.

Maximillian Eischens was born in 1855 in Niederpiersheid, Germany. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1878 and brought with him parts of a grist mill with plans to purchase land with a water source to power the mill to grind flour. He settled on the Wild Rice River in North Dakota and raised his family there, moving to Minnesota in 1898.

Photo courtesy Pat Meyer.

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How Medicare covers diabetes The Savvy Senior

BY JIM MILLER Columnist Dear Savvy Senior, How well does Medicare cover diabetes? I’m 66 years old and was recently told by my doctor that I have pre-diabetes. If it progresses to full-fledged diabetes, what can I expect from Medicare? ~Recently Retired Dear Recently, Medicare actually provides a wide range of coverage to help beneficiaries who have diabetes, as well as those who are at risk of getting it – but they don’t cover everything. Here’s a breakdown of what Medicare covers when it comes to diabetes services and supplies along with some other tips that can help you save.

Screenings: If you have pre-diabetes or some other health conditions that put you at risk of getting diabetes – such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, are overweight, or have a family history of diabetes – Medicare Part B (medical insurance) will pay 100 percent of the cost of up to two diabetes screenings every year.

Doctor’s services: If you’re a Medicare beneficiary, Medicare will pay 80 percent of the cost of all doctor’s office visits that are related to diabetes. You are responsible for paying the remaining 20 percent

after you’ve met this year’s $183 (for 2018) Part B deductible.

Prevention program: Just launched in April, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program provides lifestyle change programs offered by health professionals to help you prevent diabetes. This is available for free to all Part B beneficiaries who have pre-diabetes.

Self-management: If you have diabetes, Medicare covers 80 percent of the cost of self-management training to teach you how to successfully manage your diabetes.

Supplies and medications: Medicare Part B covers 80 percent of the cost of glucose monitors, test strips (100 per month if you use insulin, or 33 per month if you don’t), lancets, external insulin pumps and insulin (if you use a pump), after you’ve met your deductible.

If, however, you inject insulin with a syringe, Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit will help pay your insulin costs and the supplies needed to inject it – if you have a plan. Part D plans also cover most other diabetic medications too. You’ll need to check your plan for coverage details.

Nutrition therapy: Medicare will pick up the entire tab for medical nutrition therapy, which teaches you how to adjust your diet so you can better manage your condition. You’ll need a doctor’s referral to get this service.

Foot care: Since foot problems are common among diabetics, Medicare covers 80 percent of foot exams every six months for diabetics with diabetes-related nerve damage. They will also help pay for therapeutic shoes or inserts as long as your podiatrist prescribes them.

Eye exams: Because diabetes increases the risks of getting glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, 80 percent of dilated medical eye exams are covered each year, but eye refractions for glasses are not.

For more information, see “Medicare’s Coverage of Diabetes Supplies & Services” online booklet at Medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/11022-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf.

Other insurance

If you have a Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policy, it may pay some of the costs that Medicare doesn’t cover. Call your plan’s benefits administrator for more information.

Or, if you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan (like an HMO or PPO), your plan must give you at least the same diabetes coverage as original Medicare does, but it may have different rules. You’ll need to check your policy for details.

Financial assistance

If you’re income is low, and you can’t afford your Medicare out-of-pocket costs, you may be able to get help through Medicare Savings Programs. To find out if you qualify or to apply, contact your state Medicaid program.

Also, find out if you are eligible for “Extra Help” which helps Medicare Part D beneficiaries with their medication expenses. Visit SSA.gov/prescriptionhelp or call Social Security (800-772-1213) to learn more.

Send your senior questions to Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, Okla. 73070 or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Meyer said she expects there will need to be an updated edition of the book or separate books for each branch of the family.

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The Two Inlets Eischens What started out as a simple search led The Eischens family came from Germany to bags bulging with research materials, to North Dakota in 1878. “They moved to photos and a book that is in the final stagMinnesota in April of 1898 from Mantador, es co-written with Sue Walsh Kordell.

N.D. with a team and wagon,” Meyer said.

“This actually goes back to 1705,” Meyer The Eischens history was closely intersaid as she unrolled the genealogy chart twined with the history of Two Inlets. that was printed one screen at a time from “My great-grandfather had the grist ancestory.com and taped together to cremill and the saw mill and sold flour and ate her family tree. lumber to those who settled,” she said.

“I wanted to see how people were con“If people didn’t make it or didn’t want to nected. It’s like putting a puzzle together. stay, he could buy land very cheaply. He I kept working and taping.” was a good businessman.”

Connecting with Eischens family memMaximillian and Barbara Eischens bers on ancestory.com and attending donated the land for St. Mary’s Church in family reunions yielded a bounty of new 1902. The first two churches at St. Mary’s information, along with an old book that burned, which meant a loss of records. A includes some family history. history book about St. Mary’s, researched As a result of countless hours of research and written by Joan Eischens, included and writing, the Eischens family will now pictures of Eischens family members as have a written history for the first time. well as records of those who served in the Photographs from archives and family military. members, deeds and maps will be includTwo Inlets was a community of German ed, along with many stories. immigrants. The families coming from Meyer recommends using a binder when North Dakota had been schooled in Gerwriting a family history so pages can be man as that area did not become a state revised and replaced as research progressuntil 1889. es. “I’m a stickler for facts," she said.

Most of the Eischens married someone “Before I put it in the book, I double-check from within the Two Inlets or surrounding everything.” townships.

One thing that Meyer said made doing “In order to tell the story, you start the family research tricky was that famlooking at relationships,” she said. “My ilies repeated names from one generation grandfather and his siblings were schooled to the next. in German in North Dakota and only “There were four who were named picked up English on their own. In GerJohannes in one family tree,” she said. many, they had large families and learned “Everybody had a Gertrude and a Susana how important it was to have land to and a Mary."

Meyer also created a “relationship Historic letters, like this one written by Peter Eischens about his arrival in Minnesota in 1898 pass on. When my great-grandfather died, chart” to keep everyone straight. “I have when he was 9, add rich details to a family's history. Videotaping the recollections of elders is he had land in Two Inlets to pass to all another way to preserve family history. his descendents. In Germany, land meant a bunch of stuff that I hide in the back and “done for the day” and bags things up until her next security. You couldn’t buy land, you could move forward when I have enough inforburst of activity. only inherit and only boys inherited.” mation,” she said.

Meyer is also a member of a memory writers group A letter from Maximillian’s oldest daughter who Meyer said knowing more about her family’s past in St. Cloud. Members meet twice a month to share went to Canada led Meyer to research that branch gave her a new perspective.

“I thought about what keeps me so optimistic,” the stories they are working on. “It encourages you of the family. She was able to get a lot of information from ancestry.com, but has not yet been able to she said. “These people built St. Mary’s Church, saw to keep working,” she said.

A simple technique Meyer uses is writing down reach someone from a current generation. it burn down twice, and rebuilt it twice. They kept Old-fashioned recipes handed down for genermoving forward. The idea that you don’t let things each person’s name and things she remembers about them. For example, she listed Grandpa Pete and his ations are also part of the family’s history. Rather get you down was just ingrained in us.” mittens, deer hunting, shooting doves from the corn than being purchased at a store, bread was baked crib, ice fishing, building a dog house for our new at home using simple ingredients like leftover oatStories and videos Meyer’s advice for those who want to start work- dog, making twine balls, strawberries and raspber- meal from breakfast. A recipe for “St. Mary’s Church ries. Later she wrote stories about each topic. ing on a family history is simple.

Lemon Pie” made a huge batch of filling for family Family reunions are another source of information. members who were making pies for the church din“It is very helpful for people to write down their family memories to pass on to their descendents,” She attended a family reunion in a New Prague city ners which several hundred people attended. “These she said. “If the older family members don’t like park for another branch of the family. Meyer said she recipes all came out of my mother’s cookbook,” she to write, take your iPhone, sit down with them and went in knowing no one. said.

“I saw the Eischens sign and the first person I saw videotape them telling their stories. Do it now before was wearing a nametag that said Judy LaTour,” she Planning a family reunion it’s too late.”

Meyer said there are no RSVPs for this reunion, She also encouraged people who have photos to said. “I told Judy, I know her sister-in-law Marjorie LaTour from my memory writers group!” which kicks off with registration at 12:30 p.m. on write information on the back of each picture.

With that introduction, she was off gathering more Friday, Sept. 21 at the James Eischens farmstead near “Even if you don’t have a lot of information, every stories.

Two Inlets. little bit helps,” she said.

Meyer’s son, Sean, is printing a color copy of the Her goal is to share a story for every person in the family history, along with listing their descendents. book that will make a valuable family keepsake.

FAMILY HISTORY: Page 11 As she continues to learn more family history, She works on her projects in spurts and then she’s

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Don’t pay for merchandise you didn’t order Generations on the Move

BY KARIN HAUGRUD Columnist What are your rights and obligations when you receive merchandise through the mail that you did not order?

Just recently, a friend of mine responded to a newspaper ad offering a free pair of pantyhose. She was surprised when she received a package containing four pairs – and a bill!

Thousands of people are placed in similar situations every year. Fortunately, they do not have to pay for merchandise they did not order because federal laws prohibit mailing unordered merchandise to consumers and then demanding payment.

If you are sent merchandise you did not order you have the right to keep the item, whether it be a free “trial” pair of pantyhose, a pocketknife or any other merchandise you did not order, as a free gift.

If you keep the unordered merchandise, do you have to notify the seller? You are not obligated to send a letter to the seller, but it is an advisable precaution. Your letter may discourage the seller from

billing you in the future and may help to clear up an honest mistake. If you do not notify the seller you run the risk of being turned in to collections and possibly having it recorded on your credit record.

What if they bill you? If you receive billing notices, write to the business. State that you never ordered the item and, therefore, you have a legal right to keep the merchandise as a free gift. Request that they do not send you any more billings. It is a good idea to send your letter by certified mail, return receipt requested. Be sure to keep copies of the receipt and letter for your records.

If you think the unordered merchandise you received was the result of an honest shipping error,

you may want to offer to return the merchandise at the seller’s expense. Write to the seller and express that you will return the merchandise within a specific time (30 days is appropriate) if they send some form of prepaid postage for you to use. Inform the seller that after the specified time period has passed, you reserve the right to keep the merchandise or dispose of it as you wish.

Where can you go for helping dealing with unordered merchandise problems? Always start by trying to resolve your dispute with the company itself. If this is unsuccessful, you can seek assistance from your local U.S. Postal Inspector, your state or local consumer protection office, the Better Business Bureau, or the Direct Marketing Association, 6 East 43rd Street, New York, New York 10017.

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Lifelong complainers aren’t likely to change with improved circumstances Minding Our Elders CAROL BRADLEY BURSACK Columnist Dear Carol: My aunt, who never married, has always been a complainer. She has a decent retirement income but has always lived in a hovel because she never wanted to spend her money. Now she has chronic health problems. When my husband and I last visited her home, we knew that morally we couldn’t let this go on because she was physically filthy and unable to care for herself, and she couldn’t climb her steps to go out. We finally convinced her to move to a wonderful care facility where she’s been settled for over six months. She has great food, a saintly aide that costs extra but is worth every penny, activities to attend, and lovely surroundings. Still, all she does is complain. It’s getting so that I can hardly stand to visit her, though visiting has been a priority

so that we could keep an eye on things. She’s wearing me down. Why are some people like this? – RE Dear RE: Unfortunately, some people are only happy if they can complain. A mental health professional could give you many reasons for this behavior but you wrote to me so I’ll provide some layman insight. Chronic complainers often seem to have negative feelings about themselves, and complaining about their circumstances or other people makes them feel more important. This behavior could be caused by mental illnesses or personality disorders, or even childhood experiences that haven’t been dealt with.

For whatever reason, your aunt has always been unhappy with her lot in life. Her attitude may have made it hard for her to find a mate if indeed she ever wanted to marry. This would, in turn, give her more reason to be bitter and negative. Now, with the issues of aging affecting her so dramatically, she has no tools to cope with these changes other than increased complaining.

Even though she currently has far nicer and healthier surroundings, the move wasn’t her choice.

This may symbolize to her a loss of independence, and few of us take that without some resentment.

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While normally I think that elders deserve to live where they choose as long as their cognition and mental health is reasonably good, your aunt clearly needed to be moved because she couldn’t even take care of the basics of health, sanitation, and safety so she doesn’t meet these criteria. It sounds as though you did what needed to be done.

At this point, there may be nothing much you can do but understand that she has a mental health issue that makes complaining her only method of coping.

Therefore, complaining makes her feel better.

Continue to keep your eyes open for any real problems because with a chronic complainer you won’t be able to tell if something really is wrong or if she’s just being herself. However, it does sound like you’ve found her a good home for her, with regular meals and attentive care. It’s commendable of you to follow through with this difficult relative.

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Art Leap expands in 2018 Art Leap, an “open studio event” featuring artists and guest artists, will expand from 14 to 22 locations in 2018.

The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept.

22 and 23. Studios will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council (PRLAAC) sponsors Art Leap and added more sites this year, including more destinations in downtown Park Rapids and one at St. Urho Park in Menahga.

It’s a great time to purchase original art for your home, office or as gifts and meet the artist who created it.

As you drive from studio to studio, you can expect to see fall colors at their peak. At some studios and other sites, visitors will find artists doing demonstrations, hear live music and enjoy treats. A brochure with a map also provides descriptions of the art and artists who created the works as well as scheduled music performance times and locations.

In addition to five artists who will display their work at St. Urho Park in Menahga, there are seven other new sites on this year’s tour.

Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery in downtown Park Rapids will host Betsy Bowen, a Grand Marais artist, who is well-known for her handmade, woodblock prints. Maureen O’Brien of Solway will show her acrylic paintings of north

Laura Grisamore (above) will host artists Tiffany Besonen and Mary Therese at Lauralee Photo Studio and Gallery in Park Rapids for Art Leap 2018.

woods inhabitants at Cattail Creek Framing, also in downtown Park Rapids.

In addition to two outstanding gallery displays at the Nemeth Art Center, Nate Luetgers of Park Rapids will be showing his charcoal and acrylic paintings and demonstrating his creative techniques.

Metal sculptor Mark Carlson has been a guest artist in prior years, but will open his studio near 8th Crow Wing

Lake to visitors.

Award-winning photographer Liz Shaw, who resides on Potato Lake, will show her latest creations.

Jeff Renner returns to the tour in 2018 offering visitors artworks that have made Wolf Paw Gallery a favorite destination.

Also featured in 2018 will be the new Sculpture Trail in Red Bridge Park on the Fish Hook River in Park Rapids.

In addition to new locations, several studios who have participated in past years will host new guest artists and new works that will interest first time and returning visitors.

River Art Community and Ecce Gallery, both in downtown Park Rapids, and Forestedge Winery and Gallery, near Laporte, also invite guests on the tour.

Art Leap brochures are available at the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, Park Rapids Area Library and other locations and at www. prlaac.org.

Art Leap 2018 is sponsored by the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council with funding provided, in part, by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

ARTS CALENDAR

AUGUST Aug. 31Sept. 2 52nd Annual Art by the Lake at Chase on the Lake, Walker

SEPTEMBER Sept. 1-29 Nate Luetgers exhibit at Nemeth Art Center Sept. 2 Itasca’s Music Under the Pines: Julie and Bill Kaiser Sept. 4 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “Tales from a Real CSI - We’re Not Acting” Sept. 8 Reception for Nate Luetgers at Nemeth Art Center Sept. 11 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “The Estonian Singing Revolution” Sept. 14-23 Vision Theatre: Radium Girls at Long Lake Theater & Event Center Sept. 15 Park Rapids Area Community Band rehearsals start Sept. 15 Itasca’s Music Under the Pines: Rebby and the Romantics Sept. 18 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “Dorothy Molter - The Root Beer Lady” Sept. 22-23 Art Leap 2018 Sept. 22 Jackpine Writers Bloc writers’ workshop and Book Release Party Sept. 22 The Great American Story, storytelling contest Sept. 22 Itasca’s Music Under the Pines: Jim and Molly Bauer Sept. 24 Hubbard County Historical Society: Restoring Old Photos Sept. 25 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “Iceland in Pictures”

Sept. 25&27 “A World of Music” with Todd Green Sept. 29 R eception and artist talks: “Extraordinary Outdoors” artists Alyssa Baguss, Beth Dow, Paula McCartney and Anthony Marchetti at Nemeth Art Center OCTOBER Oct. 2 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “Air Corps Aviation” Oct. 8 Heartland Concert Association: Jersey Tenors Oct. 9 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: Storyteller Al Batt - “Ripping Good Yarns” Oct. 16 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “Wild and Rare” Oct. 23 Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning: “The Lost Forty” NOVEMBER Nov. 2 Heartland Concert Association: Todd Oliver Nov. 18 Park Rapids Area Community Band Fall Concert Nov. 30 Park Rapids Classic Chorale Concert 7:30 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church

DECEMBER Dec. 2 Park Rapids Classic Chorale Concert 3 p.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church

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Who will be the Great American Storyteller?

Last spring, Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council (PRLAAC) issued a call to Minnesota storytellers to submit a 10-minute recorded story for competition.

Storytellers responded, judges selected the top four and those finalists will travel to Park Rapids to determine who wears the Great American Storyteller crown. And who walks away with $1,000.

Richard Rousseau The live performance is scheduled at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Park Rapids.

Finalists are Paulette Friday of Alexandria, Tina Rohde of Eden Prairie, Susan Searing of Minneapolis and Rose van der Berg of Bloomington. The four will tell their winning stories and the audience will vote for the top two. Those two will be given a prompt and tell an impromptu 10-minute story. The audience votes again, and the winner gets the crown. And the prize money.

Master Storyteller Richard Rousseau will once again en-

tertain while ballots are being counted. Rousseau has been an active participant in the Midwest performance community for the past 50 years as an actor, director, playwright and as a storyteller. His interest in storytelling was prompted by a desire to engage his audience without the aid of scripting or rehearsal. For more than 25 years he has been refining his craft in a wide variety of settings in Minnesota and across the country. Rousseau is one of the founders of the Northstar Storytelling League – predecessor to Story Arts of MN – and is currently the Minnesota liaison for the National Storytelling Network.

This year’s emcee will be Mike Carroll, a long-time resident of Park Rapids. He is now retired from 35 years with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and focuses on family, friends and community projects. He is an active member of the Park Rapids Lions and Northern Light Opera Company community theater.

Arrive early and enjoy listening to Lori Goulet Reich singing and playing folk, country, blues and traditional music.

“We scheduled the inaugural Great American Story for the weekend of Park Rapids Art Leap,” says Paul Dove of PRLAAC. “After a day of enjoying driving from studio to stu-

dio, we wanted an event where locals and visitors could sit, relax and listen to a good yarn, told by amateur and professional storytellers.”

In addition to the first prize of $1,000, first runner-up receives $500 and the other two receive $250.

“We acknowledge and thank local and regional businesses and organizations who donated to the Great American Story,” says Steve Maanum, coordinator. “Their support and a grant from Region 2 Arts Council made this event possible. We hope this event supports our determination to make Park Rapids an interesting place to live and an entertainment and cultural destination.”

Tickets will be available at the door: $10 per person; kids 18 and under free. For more information, go to www. thegreatamericanstory.org.

This activity is sponsored by the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council with funding provided, in part, by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

Heartland Concert season opens with ‘Jersey Tenors’ In its 37th season, the Heartland Concert Association kicks off the 2018-19 concert series Monday, Oct. 8 with the Jersey Tenors.

All concerts are held at the Park Rapids High School Auditorium at 7 p.m.

If you enjoy rock ‘n roll greats, such as Queen, Journey, Elton John and Billy Joel, you are going to love Jersey Tenors. And this group sticks close to its Jersey roots highlighting Jersey’s finest including Frankie Valli, Frank Sinatra, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and the Gang, and even Whitney Houston. The Jersey Tenors will have you singing right along with your favorites.

On Friday, Nov. 2, Heartland Concert Association presents “The Funniest Night” with Todd Oliver and friends. This will be an evening of fun and frolic as Todd Oliver brings out his suitcase of friends; Pops, Miss Lilly and Joey. Oliver’s

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comedy, ventriloquism and music have been featured on shows such as David Letterman, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Today Show.”

The remainder of the series will feature Tapestry Saturday, Feb. 23; Lysander Trio Tuesday, March 12; and Brassfire Sunday, April 14. Mark your calendars for all the Heartland Concert Association concert dates.

Your concert membership gives you ALL five concerts for $45 per individual or $100 per family. Membership packets are available at Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery, Thrifty White Drug in Walker, Headwaters School of Music in Bemidji and at Northwoods Grocery in Nevis.

The Heartland Concert Association looks forward to seeing you at the concerts!

Art By the Lake 52nd Annual Show and Sell Chase on the Lake Ballroom The Park Rapids Area Community Band's pre-fireworks concert is a treasured Fourth of July tradition. (Enterprise file photo)

Park Rapids Area Community Band fall concert planned Nov. 18 Approximately 50 wind and percussion musicians from Park Rapids and surrounding communities rehearse concert band music on Saturday mornings in the Park Rapids Area High School band room.

They come together for two hours each session to prepare two concerts during the academic year and four concerts in June and July.

The Park Rapids Area Community Band’s fall concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Area High School Auditorium.

Rehearsals will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 and continue Sept. 29, Oct 6, 13 and 27 and Nov. 10. Dress rehearsal will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.

Music director is Adam Tervola-Hultberg of New York Mills. Former director Dr. Russell Pesola of Hawley will now

serve as associate conductor and perform in the trumpet section.

Admission to the concert is FREE and open to the public with a freewill donation taken during the second half of the concert. Those attending will be invited to join the musicians for refreshments in the high school commons following the concert.

The community band was established in October 1991 by co-founders Jim Wheeler and the late Solon Green. Wheeler served as the first director.

In addition to a late fall concert and another in the spring, the band has established a great tradition of playing a pre-fireworks concert July 4 at Heartland Park.

More information about the Park Rapids Area Community Band can be found at www.pracb.com.

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Concert is: Monday, October. 8, 2018 at 7:00PM

Concert is: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 7:00PM

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota, through a grant from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Membership and Individual tickets at the door.

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New Sculpture Trail draws visitors to Red Bridge Park Six sculptures have been installed in Red Bridge Park in Park Rapids and have been capturing the attention of the thousands people who use the park, can view them from the Fish Hook River and arrive at the trailhead for the Heartland State Trail.

The sculptures, the artists who created them and their sponsors are as follows: ► “AntVenture” by Al Belleveau of Puposky, sponsored

by CHI St. Joseph’s Health. ► “Junkyard Turtle” by Dakota Brouillette of Park Rapids. (Sponsorship still available). ► “Fertilized” by Tim Cassidy of New York Mills, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Clack & Dennis Real Estate. ► “Eagle Spirit” by Paula Jensen of Longville, sponsored

by Northwoods Bank. ► “Untitled” by Patrick Shannon of Vergas, sponsored

by Thielen Motors. ► “Prayers for Sky Mother” by Simon Zornes of Zerkel, sponsored by the Park Rapids Rotary Club.

The six new sculptures are in addition to the “Tube Dude”

by Scott Gerber, installed in 2015.

In 2017, the Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission completed an Arts and Culture Plan for the city. As

part of the planning process, more than 100 residents completed surveys and others attended public meetings to discuss specific recommendations to grow community arts and cultural resources. As a result, one of the plan’s high priority projects was to develop a sculpture trail along the Heartland Trail in Red Bridge Park.

The Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission is leading this project in collaboration with the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council (PRLAAC) and Park Rapids Parks and Beautification Board which approved locations for the sculptures.

In other communities, artists have successfully sold pieces after they’ve been displayed, while also exposing thousands of people to their work. The sculptures in Red Bridge Park are available for purchase when they are removed next spring and replaced with six new works of art.

For prices and more information on the artists, go to www. prlaac.org/pages/sculpture-trail/sculpture-trail.php.

The Red Bridge Park Sculpture Trail is sponsored, in part, by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

Tim Cassidy from New York Mills installed his steel sculpture, titled "Fertilized," in June, about a week before a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new Red Bridge Park Sculpture Trail.

Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning series starts Sept. 4 The Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning (HCLL) has offered eight programs each fall and eight more each spring since the fall of 2001 to curious and supportive audiences.

The focus of programming is on the humanities, but the board of directors isn’t constrained to choose programs in a single category. Presentations feature the fine arts, liberal arts, philosophy, literature, history, comparative religion, languages, current issues and events. Audience members are invited to suggest speakers and program ideas.

HCLL programs are from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Park Theater, starting Sept. 4. The sessions are free and handicapped accessible. Refreshments and treats are provided.

Presentations this fall will challenge the audience to fol-

low the inner workings of crime scene investigations, to be inspired by the unique way the Estonians handled conflict with Soviet occupation and to imagine life as it was in the Boundary Waters decades ago – and that’s just the first three weeks.

The series will continue with a virtual trip to Iceland to learn of its abundant natural beauty and unique culture.

Next, audiences will find out just what’s involved in the precise work of restoring World War II aircraft, and laugh along with Al Batt’s stories while learning a few secrets of the storytelling art.

Later in October, you won’t want to miss Adam Regn Arvidson’s unique exploration of rare endangered species of

Minnesota, or folk songs performed and interpreted by the Brian Miller “Lost Forty” duo.

HCLL is particularly indebted to its long-time friend and supporter, Bella Sanders, whose bequest to HCLL has been invested in an endowment fund. This fall, that fund enables HCLL to sponsor “Ripping Good Yarns” by Al Batt on Oct. 9 as the first Bella Sanders Memorial Program. Al’s stories of his childhood on a southern Minnesota farm provide enriching and uplifting insights into human nature, while at the same time bringing very enjoyable entertainment.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list, email hcllemail@gmail.com.

Jackpine Writers Bloc will release 27th ‘Talking Stick’ RSVP to sharrick1@wcta.net appreciated. The books will be for sale on Amazon shortly after the book release party.

Also on Sept. 22, JWB will have an allgenre writers’ workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at Smokey Hills. The instructor is Sharon Chmielarz; the title is “Put More Zip in Your Writing: Torque It!” Cost for the workshop and catered lunch at noon is $45. The workshop is now full, but JWB can start a waiting list in case anyone cancels.

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Jackpine Writers’ Bloc (JWB), the local writers’ group, is announcing the release of their 27th ’Talking Stick’ book.

These books are anthologies of poems and short stories by Minnesota writers.

All writers published in the book are invited to read during the program which runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at Smokey Hills Resort, Osage.

What’s that logo mean?

When you see the Clean Water Land & Legacy logo on posters and other arts-related printed materials, it’s a reminder and acknowledgement that the event or activity would very likely not be available without passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment passed by Minnesota voters on Nov. 4, 2008.

This is the 10th year that arts and cultural organizations and their audiences have benefited from the amendment and it is a milestone to celebrate.

In this region, the Region 2 Arts Council receives and redistributes Arts and Cultural Heritage Funds through competitive grants. These grants do require a 20 percent cash match which is the reason arts organizations also seek other funding for projects.

Arts and Cultural Heritage grant funds are spent

locally and have a significant local economic impact.

This was verified in a report released in January showing the economic impact of Art and Culture organizations, audiences and artists in Hubbard County was $1.6 million in 2016.

Some other statistics in the county report showed: ► Nonprofit Arts and Culture Arts organizations spent more than $270,000. ► The events these organizations sponsored drew nearly 24,000 audience members and another 4,000 youth. ► Hubbard County has at least 32 full-time artists and creative workers. ► Hubbard County has at least 138 part-time artists and creative workers. ► State and local government revenue from the arts sector totaled nearly $198,000.

In other words, state and local taxpayers have received a good return on their investment.

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Medici Fund to recognize and support talented youth

PRLAAC receives support from grants from the Region 2 Arts Council made possible by the voters of Minnesota thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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‘Extraordinary Outdoors’ exhibit captures new ways to see nature

views of far away places, discoveries at home and underfoot, or sublime, new ways of looking at the world.

Far away Artists who traveled great distances for their work include Lex Thompson, who traveled to the Hawaiian Islands to create close-up photographs of varied rainforests; Anthony Marchetti, who has traveled to Hungary in search of his grandmother’s past; Jan Estep, traveling to the Utah desert to create a performative body of work; and Beth Dow, who traveled to the Black Hills to document the eroding landscape, accentuating the real strata through studio processes.

Close to home Featured works include Margaret Pezalla-Granlund’s ”Dream Objects” portfolio of cyanotypes created by placing objects on light sensitive paper and exposing the composition in the sun; Paula McCartney’s ”Field Guide to Snow and Ice” images in which she documented snow and ice and materials that resembled them; Stefanie Motta captures the light and elements of water she has collected from individual bodies of water in small, lightfast bags that she turns into pinhole cameras.

Beth Dow’s work in the "Extraordinary Outdoors" exhibit at Nemeth Art Center (NAC) finds fascination with the eroding landscape in the Black Hills of North Dakota.

The Nemeth Art Center (NAC) will host an exhibit titled “Extraordinary Outdoors,” curated by Tim Peterson, through Sept. 29.

The reception celebrating ”Extraordinary Outdoors” and featuring artist talks will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29.

“Extraordinary Outdoors” features work by nine Minnesota artists whose works depict dynamic, visual explorations into nature that are the result of either long-distance travel, experiments in their backyard or works of imagination/recollection/exploration created within their studios. The exhibition reveals that exceptional landscapes exist everywhere, whether sweeping

Studio work Other artists recollect, experiment or imagine works within their studios, creating works of great imagination.

Alyssa Baguss’s “Treeline” is the result of selectively isolating sections of satellite imaging of forests, and bringing those real environments to life using pastel dotted stencils. Megan Vossler’s meticulous drawing, ”After Ivan Ishkin,” is a response to landscapes in paintings by the 19th century Russian painter.

The Nemeth Art Center, located at 301 Court Avenue, is open noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

This exhibit is free and open to the public. Find more info at nemethartcenter.org.

Sculpture exhibit addresses sustainability of modern agricultural practice The Nemeth Art Center (NAC) is hosting an exhibit by Minneapolis-based artist Alexa Horochowski through Sept. 29.

Horochowski’s sense of geographic space has been formed by opposing landscapes – the desolate Patagonia of the Atlantic Coast of Argentina where she grew up and the fertile prairie and woods of the Midwest where she lives now. She aspires to an As part of one of three sculpture aesthetic of argument installations at NAC, pitchforks and provocation; an art represents populist movements and labor. that produces objects of potent agency and reflection, through which viewers are encouraged to question the sustainability of a consumer society that undermines our environmental resource base.

Horochowski’s installations address the interrelatedness of natural forces, globalization, culture and matter. Her NAC exhibition will explore the uneasy relationship between ecological sustainability and the market forces driving farm production.

Horochowski describes her NAC exhibit: “The installation will include three distinct areas. In the center I will deploy a grid of vertical, monumental, figural sculptures the viewer can meander through as if in an amplified, uprooted corn field. Another area will include a multitude of reclaimed pitchforks, welded to abstracted figural forms and leaning on the wall suggesting populist movements and labor. A third area will include cast bronze farming caps with the logos of chemical industries such as Monsanto whose technological advancements result in higher yields and profits without a commitment to sustainable, ecological models.”

A McKight Foundation and Bush Fellowship winner, Horochowski is bilingual in Spanish and English and a dual citizen of Argentina and the United States. Horochowski holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and is a sculpture professor at St. Cloud State University.

The Nemeth Art Center, located at 301 Court Ave., is open noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and this exhibit is free and open to the public. Find more info at nemethartcenter.org.

Nate Luetgers' art featured at NAC The Nemeth Art Center (NAC) will host a solo exhibit by Nate Luetgers Sept.1 through 29.

The opening reception celebrating Luetger’s artwork will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 5 - 7 p.m.

Luetgers received his art degree from Minnesota State University of Moorhead with an emphasis in painting. He learned to draw caricatures and airbrush to supplement his living costs during school and continues to draw caricatures for numerous events around the area.

Leutger’s NAC exhibit will focus on paintings

that he created during the NAC’s 2nd Saturday Happenings this season, along with other live area concerts.

Leutgers says, “I strive to capture a moment during each performance, and I think people enjoy seeing the process of an artist at work. Music is most definitely a muse of mine.”

NAC, located at 301 Court Ave., is open noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Find more info at nemethartcenter.org.

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Progression of Italian wines stretches back to Roman Empire World of Wine

BY RON SMITH Columnist If it were possible to ask my readers to raise their hands if they like Italian wine and food, I’m sure I would be confronted with a forest of raised hands.

Little wonder, as Italy has mastered the winemaking and culinary crafts to perfection beginning with the establishment of the Roman Empire.

It wasn’t an easy status to achieve, having to overcome an almost totally dry society in the early years of its empire. Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, when first incorporated into society was viewed as a cult and suspect of a possible threat to the ruling powers to overthrow the government.

Gradually, they came around and accepted wine as a daily part of their lives, incorporating the culture of their vines and winemaking techniques along the same lines that made them initially successful in

managing their empire – employing superb organizational skills, frugality to the extent of asceticism, with a laser focus on setting and achieving objectives.

Winemaking essentially stood still during the Dark Ages, until the beginning of the Renaissance led by Rene Descartes (1596-1650), a 17th century philosopher best remembered for “Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – providing the impetus to expand human productivity.

This eventually led to the Age of Reason, fostering liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church and state, and extended it into the art and science of winemaking throughout the former Roman Empire. Adam Smith’s 1776 book, “The Wealth of Nations,” gave further birth to new ideas including viticulture.

In California, winemaking began 249 years ago in 1769 through the efforts of a Franciscan missionary, Father Serra, when he brought settlers from Mexico to San Diego and established the first vineyard. He then moved north along what became known as El Camino Real, establishing 21 missions to Sonoma.

The wines produced were first used for sacramental purposes from the varietal known as the Mission

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With the arrival of a Frenchman from Bordeaux in 1830 who recognized the value of the land for wine-grape growing, he imported varieties of Vitis vinifera, which quickly became established. This attracted immigrants from Italy and other European countries to establish vineyards following the gold rush of 1848 that forever changed the landscape of northern California.

Today, Italian wine lovers can taste varietals that grow both in Italy and in California, by winemakers that are ethnically Italian, or have a love of everything Italian, especially wine and food. Will Chianti (sangiovese grapes) from a California winery taste the same as the original from Italy? Not even close; both are food-friendly, delicious wines reflecting their terroir and cultivation. Try from both sources for comparison and enjoy.

Ron Smith, a retired NDSU Extension horticulturist, writes weekly about his love of wine and its history. Readers can reach him at tuftruck1@gmail.com.

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Watermelon are ripe when the tendrils near the stem turn from green to dry brown. David Samson / Forum News Service

Harvesting late summer crops

BY DON KINZLER Columnist Have you ever tried leaving for a summer vacation with someone who enjoys vegetable gardening?

While everyone else is busy packing the car, they’re busy picking the last of the string beans.

Maybe the cucumbers should be checked one more time because they’ll stop bearing if they get too large. It’ll only take a minute. An hour or two later, you’re on your way.

Obviously, I’m a guilty party, and my wife, Mary, is the world’s most patient woman, tied with Mother Teresa. By late summer or early fall, many of the daily harvests are replaced by vegetables that can remain in place awhile.

Following are tips for harvesting late summer and fall garden produce: ► Muskmelon: When ripe, the rind becomes more golden and less green. Harvest as soon as melons separate easily from the vine when given a gentle tug, called the “full slip” stage.

For winter storage, potatoes are best left in the ground until late September or early October. David Samson / Forum News Service

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Store at 50 to 55 degrees. ► Apples: With most types, the non-red “background color” changes from green to creamy yellow and seeds change from light tan to blackish brown when apples are ripe. Apples develop a natural “abscission” layer at the stem that allows fruits to fall when ripe, so check additional indicators when fruit begin to drop.

Varieties have specific ripening dates as follows: Beacon, State Fair and Hazen (mid- to late August); Zestar and Chestnut crab (early September); Red Baron, Sweet Sixteen and Honeycrisp (mid- to late September); Haralson (late September to early October); and SnowSweet, Fireside and Connell Red (mid-October).

Fall’s cooler temperatures promote increased sugar buildup in late-ripening apples, which can remain on the tree down to 25 to 28 degrees.

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► Watermelon: Always tricky, harvest when the wire-like tendrils near the attached stem turn from green to dry brown, the ground spot turns from white to cream-colored or yellow, depending on variety, and the rind’s waxy “bloom” becomes dull. ► Onions: From the time the green tops begin to fall over until they are brown and dry, bulb size and yield can increase 30 to 40 percent. Delay digging for two weeks after tops are withered and dry for best storage.

Cure by spreading in shallow containers in a warm, dry, airy location, such as the garage, for two to four weeks. Lightly rub away excess dry tops and loose skin that’s falling away. Store at 40 degrees in dry, airy containers, open trays or mesh bags. ► Potatoes: For winter storage, leave in the ground until late September or early October when plants are dead-dry and potato skins are well-set and not easily rubbed off.

After digging, keep potatoes in darkness to prevent greening and cure at 50 to 60 degrees for two or three weeks. Then store unwashed at 40 degrees with high humidity, such as a root cellar. Refrigerators are usually too cool for potatoes. ► Carrots: For winter storage, leave in the ground as long as possible. Cool fall temperatures promote sugar production, making carrots sweeter.

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“Our history in Two Inlets is open the doors and let them come,” she said.

At 2 p.m. Friday, a saw mill demonstration will be held at the Two Inlets Mill and is open to the public.

“The reunion is open to people with connections to the family who want to share their memories," she said “My mother used to teach in the country school and lots of people know her”.

Saturday’s schedule will begin with a tour of the cemetery and Two Inlets area at 10 a.m. and continue with genealogy displays, boat rides, fishing on Two Inlets lake, biking at Itasca State Park and more with activities adjusted as needed depending on the weather.

At 4 p.m. a BBQ dinner and potluck will be held, with live music by Kirk Brock at 7 p.m.

“Family members will be doing ‘El Rancho,’ a dance that dates back to when there was a barn/dance hall/ night club as you turn off Hwy. 71 towards Two Inlets,” she said. “The Longs had dances in a big barn that drew lots of people from the area. I hope Dale Forbes comes from Arizona. He’s married to one of the cousins and used to be the caller for the square dances.”

The reunion will conclude with Mass at St.Mary’s of Two Inlets on Sunday. Any descendents of Max and Barbara Eischens who would like more information about the reunion may email patmeyer933@ gmail.com or call 320-492-1234.

Early settlers in the area often started out in dwellings like this but later built frame houses. The Two Inlets saw mill owned by the Eischens family supplied the lumber needed. Photo courtesy Pat Meyer.

Eischens family favorite recipes Oatmeal Bread 2 cups cooked oatmeal 1 cup water 1/4 cup butter 5 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk 1 package dry yeast 1 egg In saucepan, combine oatmeal, water and butter and heat until warm. Mix together 1 cup of flour, sugar, salt, dry milk and yeast. With electric mixer, blend in oatmeal mixture and beat 2 minutes at medium speed.

Add 1-1/2 cups of flour and 1 egg, and beat two minutes. Stir in remaining flour.

Turn into greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place 30 to 45 minute or until doubled in bulk. Turn out on floured board. Pat or roll dough vigorously to get rid of all air bubbles.Shape into two loaves and put in greased loaf pans. Let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 400 degrees. Turn out of pans and cool on a rack.

Aunt Rosemary’s Beans 4 pounds of navy beans, soak overnight Boil for 45 minutes with one large onion, then add 2 cups of browned white sugar (sugar and a little butter) Brown in skillet until light brown).

Add: 2 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon pepper 1 cup ketchup Bake in slow oven (250 degrees) for 3 or 4 hours.

Remove the lid for the last 30 minutes to brown on top.

Recipe by Rosemary Schmitz who often brought these beans to family gatherings.

Raised Doughnuts 2 packages dry yeast 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup warm water Mix and set aside.

Scald 1 cup milk and 1/3 cup of butter. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and cool.

Beat 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Combine with above yeast and cooled milk. Add 4 cups flour and mix all. Let raise one hour. Roll out on floured board and cut doughnuts. Raise 1 more hour and then fry at 360-365 degrees.

Glaze: 1 pound powdered sugar.

1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup butter Add enough hot water to make it like thick cream.

This recipe came from Florence Eischens who liked to make these for family gatherings, often bringing them to the lake. They were generally gone within a short time of her showing up.

Homemade Fudge 2/3 cup cocoa 3 cups of sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cups milk 4-1/2 tablespoons butter vanilla Combine cocoa, sugar and salt. Add milk. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook until a small amount dropped in cold water forms a ball. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. Cool to lukewarm (Florence would place the pan in the sink which had about 3 inches of cold water in it to hurry up the process).

Beat fudge in pan with wooden spoon until it thickens. (when it starts to lose its shine it is getting thick). Pour into a 9-by-9-inch pan and spread it out evenly. Let set before cutting. You may add walnuts just before pouring into pan.

This recipe was submitted by Florence Eischens.

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Free feeding leads to health problems Pet Companions

BY CECELIA MICHAELS Columnist When your pet nibbles on his or her kibble at their leisure, it can usually cause increased weight gain, which will lead to diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

Scheduled feeding is the ideal way to measure your pet’s intake of food and decrease health problems.

Cat parents are usually the greatest offenders with respect to overfeeding by free feeding. Truth be told, years ago, I was once the unscheduled rogue enforcer when feeding my cats. It’s as if I was trying to fatten up a goose or chicken.

Does it seem like your cat is vomiting shortly after

gorging on a continuous bowl of food? It’s because felines have approximately three feet of intestines, and this overload on kibble has nowhere else to go, except back up and out!

Free feeding seems to be the best way to ensure your furry pals have an adequate amount of food, especially when you are away on a trip or working long hours. I myself would have an entire bag of food loaded in the free feeding bowl and place water bowls in every room while I was away for several days.

There are definite pros to free feeding in a pinch; however, when you have two or more cats, it seems one is certain to become the fatted goose.

I’ve mentioned in a few of my past columns about the importance of feeding wet food to your cats. In fact, they should be eating more wet food, and less of the kibble.

When changing to a new kibble, cats are just like dogs. They need to be introduced to a new food over a five- to seven-day period. Liver disease may be caused by changing a cat’s diet too quickly, or even

when put into a stressful situation. Bentonite Clay for pets is a good way to cleanse your cat or dog’s liver. It will detoxify and pull damaging charged particles from the bloodstream. If your dog or cat find that month-old meatball under the table, it will also help with help with diarrhea and vomiting.

If your dog is eating the cat stools from the litter box, the scientific term for this is called “coprophagia.” There are lots of reasons for this strange behavior, yet it’s not strange at all. Cat poop is high in protein, and these decadent morsels are difficult to pass up! Beware though: parasites could be present and cause your dog to get very ill, with symptoms of sluggishness and straining to empty their bowels.

If your cat has the fatted goose physique, shop for a feline weight control formula, one with high protein and start measuring out the kibble each day!

Cecelia Michaels is the owner of Lickin’ Good Whole Pet Foods and is certified in pet food nutrition. Readers can contact her at petcompanions316@gmail.com.