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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU Live music is one of the many facets of the entertainment industry hard-hit by COVID-19.

And though performers are eager to get back on stage, some of the venues that host them are having a hard time meeting expenses as many music fans remain wary of crowds, particularly indoors.

“It’s been a challenge,” said Jessie Sensenig who books bands for Goshen Brewing Company, which currently hosts free Wednesday night concerts. “We’re fortunate to have a loyal group of people wanting to support local music.”

During the lockdown, he recalled, many musicians turned to the internet. GBC, for example, produced a series of live music feeds on Facebook drawing as many as 100 viewers.

GBC, as well as other venues such as Ignition Music Garage, also in Goshen, benefitted from “very essential” government funding following the early days of the pandemic lockdown, without which some may not have survived. And cancelled

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Hope continues to offer support to students %\ 7,0 $6+/(< 6WDII :ULWHU Growing up in Holt, Mich., south of Lansing, Dr. Steve Hope’s father “made it clear we were not to take public education for granted and that was instilled in us.” His father served on the local school board and Hope acquired an appreciation of public education while growing up.

“He (his father) told us stories of how much his teachers impacted his life,” Hope said.

So very early on, Hope knew he wanted to be a teacher. After graduating from high school, he went on to earn an art education degree from Western Michigan University. “I always had an interest in art,” he said.

“It is a great way to enrich your life.”

Hope and his wife, Becky, whom he met at WMU, went to — of all places — Waycross, Ga., to teach art in public schools. Teaching jobs were harder to find at that time and Waycross happened to have two openings for art teachers at the same time.

The Hopes taught in Waycross for seven years and then, after their daughters were born, decided to be closer to family. They moved to Osceola

where Steve taught art at Penn High School. He then served as dean of students, director of counseling, assistant principal and principal during his more than 20 years at Penn.

While living in Osceola, Hope said he and his family always enjoyed visiting Goshen for the arts, bike trails and more. So when a position opened up for an assistant superintendent in Goshen Community Schools, he applied and was eventually hired.

Then in January 2021 he became the superintendent and now oversees seven elementary schools, an intermediate school, junior high and the high school. No two days are alike, he said, and sometimes the unexpected happens in addition to the constant accessing of student data and other responsibilities.

He meets at least once each month with the building principals “to make sure we are doing what we can so our students will be successful.”

He also likes to walk around in the buildings and sometimes drop in on a class to see what is going on.

Making the transition from a classroom teacher to an administrator certainly has its differences, but some things

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He particularly enjoys seeing students engaged in learning, watching high school sports and performing arts productions.

Many changes have occurred in public education since Hope

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started teaching in the late 1980s. “The biggest change now is teachers can’t make enough money to support a family,” he commented.

COVID has caused increased levels of anxiety and depression and students need more support, he said. But kids are still kids and have always needed support, he added.

Hope said he still misses teaching and is reminded of how much he misses it when he visits a classroom.

In the spare time he has, he enjoys restoring old cars and recently purchased a 1964 Studebaker Hawk. He is a member of the Michiana chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club and won third place last year at the international Studebaker meet.

“I enjoy going to car shows,” he said.

Steve and Becky, an art teacher at Penn High School, have three daughters and two grandsons.

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coronavirus. Diseases that have been conquered here still run free in many other parts of the world. Travelers can protect themselves by taking some extra care when packing medications for their trip.

Malaria still is a threat because it’s transmitted by mosquitoes. Travelers should pack mosquito repellent and avoid areas where the insects thrive. Mosquitoes also spread yellow fever and some countries require proof of vaccination before allowing travelers entry.

There is no known protection against West Nile virus, dengue fever and a few other similar possibly fatal disorders spread by mosquitoes, so the only protection is to avoid areas where these creatures breed.

Hepatitis A & B still are perils you can be shielded from by three immunizations. A vaccination can protect you from meningitis and a booster shot can ward off polio if you’ve been immunized earlier.

Before leaving on any trip, have a chat with your primary care physician to protect yourself on your travels.

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Planning for Medicaid coverage Statistics show that one-third of us will live in a nursing home at some point in our lives.

That number is increasing as we live longer and longer. So, we %\ &/,))25' need to plan - 5,&( for how those (/'(5 /$: nursing home $77251(< expenses will *5$1*(5 be paid.

With a ratio of one of three people spending an average stay of over 2½ years in a nursing home, when should you start planning? Since none of us know when our health might take a turn for the worse, it’s important to start planning now.

Here are several ways to plan now that can help to save you and your family tens of thousands of dollars when the time comes that nursing home care is needed: Power of attorney. You should have a comprehensive durable power of attorney in place that will continue to be effective even if you become incapacitated. This is a time you will need it most, and it has to include the specific authority to make gifts for Medicaid planning purposes so that gifting can be done according to state law.

You can give the power to your spouse (if competent) or to one or more of your children to act as your “agent” (on your behalf) with the POA. Gifting program. There are Medicaid planning techniques that require you to transfer assets into a trust or outright

to children. Under the current rules, any such transfers or gifts made within five years of the date you apply for Medicaid can cause a period of ineligibility or a so-called “penalty period.”

You can protect your transferred assets by making the transfers sooner than later in order to help meet the five-year period requirement.

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Live music struggles Continued from page 1 was pre-COVID. As a result, said Hochstetler, “We’re being more selective and careful about booking.”

“Outdoor is the only place that has an advantage,” Hershberger commented. Indeed, Stephanie Schaefer, Warsaw Parks recreation director has none of the problems faced by most music venues and the musicians struggling to fill them. In 2021, she said, Warsaw Parks’ free, outdoor concert series had a “full schedule and did really well with it.”

The series now takes place in two

locations, Lucerne Amphitheater and Central Park Plaza.

Schaefer described the musicians she has worked with as “excited to be out … Some have had a hard time,” she added, due to a loss of bookings from “weddings and indoor events that are not happening. We’ve tried to be flexible with that.”

Drummer Chuck Long, who has performed with numerous Goshen-area bands including The Tumbleweed Jumpers, found himself reevaluating his musical life and actually appreciating “life being slower.” In Goshen,

before COVID, he explained, “You could pick where you wanted to go … We’ve forgotten the big social life.”

Some musicians and music fans alike worry about what may have been lost in this flight from the more intimate, indoor, musical experience of the sort one finds at Ignition and similar venues. Guitarist Doug Earl of the band Sanchez Agency commented, “Everybody’s focused on one thing, something greater than the sum of its parts, something bigger than the band or the audience, and we’ve lost that.”

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Favorites from the ‘60s %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV There probably still are 50-year-old things around the house that recall the 1960s.

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And that packet of M&Ms tucked into the kitchen cupboard?

A constant reminder of that decade are those big square brown trucks UPS still uses, as is your color television set, which came into its own in the mid

‘60s. Alex Trebek and “Jeopardy” began their amazing run about the same time as “Star Trek” ventured “where no man has gone before.”

The Big Mac and Pop-Tarts emerged during the decade, along with a healthier counterpart, Gatorade.

Both James Bond and The Beatles popped into our culture then, along with the pill that planted seeds for the later sexual revolution.

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%\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV It has taken the current inflationary spiral to yank our attention onto the price of ordinary things we buy every day, from a gallon of gasoline to a slice of pizza.

A feeling of helplessness seems to have dropped around us as we either dig deeper into our credit card debt or decide to bypass the purchase.

There is a way you can save a few bucks on your shopping trips. It goes under several names — negotiate, haggle and make a lower bid are just a few. But the simple way is just ask.

Many vendors, major and minor, offer discounts to veterans and to seniors. But you usually have to ask. In many cases, such as seasonal closeout sales, shops will accept a price lower than advertised.

This is not as easy in major

chains, but if you ask for the store manager, you can deal directly with him or her.

Recently, a relative was lounging around a jewelry store while his wife had a dental appointment. Several items had luxurious price tags but there were a few “deals” in one corner counter.

A wristwatch caught his eye so, to pass the time and since he didn’t have a wristwatch at the time, he asked to take a closer look at it.

The sales clerk told him it was the last of a particular lot and that was why it was so cheap. The sale price was $140. That ended the conversation.

He thanked the clerk and put it back, sauntered around the store a bit more and then walked out. Seconds out the door, the clerk called after him and asked how much he’d pay for the watch. My neighbor blurted out, “I have $100 in my pocket.” The clerk

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He bought the watch and, checking its costs online when he got home, his watch was e-tailing at more than $700.

Acting like he didn’t want it cut his price without even haggling.

A nettlesome cost these days is the monthly cable/ internet bill, which can top $200 a month if you opt for multi-cable service and highspeed internet service.

If you feel you’d like to lower the cost of your existing service, call and tell them you want to cancel your subscription. You’re likely to be connected with a company representative whose job is to keep customers and has all the latest promotional programs and fees at his or her fingertips.

Rather than complain about the lack of service for the price you’re paying, be nice. Point out you really appreciate what you’re getting but just can’t afford it on your income and budget.

You don’t have to accept the first offer. You might point out you’re a senior and will have to shop around for a plan you can afford. And if you find one, you’d like to sign up for a long-term program so you don’t have to interrupt your service every few months.

All of this is designed to help the company rep you’re speaking with come up with the best program that suits you and keeps you on their list of customers.

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Hoffman helps tell the stories of local history %\ 7,0 $6+/(< 6WDII :ULWHU Wanda Hoffman has used her interest in local history to help the Goshen Historical Museum and Elkhart County Historical Museum tell the stories of both Goshen and Elkhart County.

She has been an active volunteer at the Goshen museum since about 2009. While a volunteer with the Elkhart County Genealogical Society she worked on a project to index the 150-year history of Goshen books.

“I grew up in Elkhart County and was always curious about the background of families as it related to genealogy,” she said, adding she was also interested in family histories connected to items donated to the museum.

Hoffman started as a volunteer with the genealogical society in about 2004 and helped staff the library located in the county history museum in Bristol. She no longer is a volunteer with the genealogical society.

At the Goshen museum, her first volunteer role was mainly as a docent. “I would show people around the exhibits,” she said.

Then she learned how to identify and properly archive items donated to the museum.

“I number it (the donated item) and then enter it into the computer,” she noted. The goal is to be able to find the item quickly if needed, and Hoffman said she has set a goal of being able to find a donated item in no

more than five minutes.

Watching for specific search terms is a key to being able to find a donated item quickly. A valid search term entered into a computer can reveal where an item is kept.

She specializes in the photo collection and scans a photo, describes what is in the photo and puts it in a storage space.

One example of an item donated fairly recently is a manuscript, dated from 1889 and written by Lincoln Carter, of a stage drama known as “And The Devil Laughs.”

Knowing the mission of the Goshen Historical Museum is “to tell the story of Goshen.”

Not every item donated can be accepted. Sometimes donated items are sold and the proceeds given to the museum, while at other times an item simply can’t be accepted at all due to duplication or other reasons.

There were 98 different items donated to the museum in 2021.

Hoffman said she has learned to be careful about assumptions made. For an example, she recalled a lapel pin donated with the letters “KKK” on it. She later discovered it was used by the Tri Kappa sorority (Kappa Kappa Kappa) and had nothing to do with the Ku Klux Klan.

History also sheds light on stigmas from the past that need to be changed today, she commented.

She spends about 10 hours each week volunteering at the Goshen museum.

Hoffman’s volunteer work at the county museum in Bristol is very similar. She does data entry on a computer, as well as scanning and describing photos.

Her interest in genealogy “was a personal thing” and she wanted to find information about her grandparents.

“My mother was a Kauffman and she married a Kauffman and that’s really what got it started,” she noted.

Eventually that led to an interest in history, because genealogy and history are connected. Knowing history can make genealogy more meaningful. “You want to know, why did they (ancestors) travel from here to there?

“Dad placed a lot of importance on family reunions,” she added.

Hoffman, a graduate of Goshen College, retired from Goshen Hospital after working 35 years as a nurse.

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Our retirement pages at www.ssa.gov/retirement provide detailed information about how life events can affect a woman’s Social Security retirement benefits. These events may include marriage, widowhood, divorce, self-employment,

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Your earnings history will determine your future benefits, so we encourage you to verify that the information we have is correct. You can create your personal “my Social Security account” at www.ssa.gov/myaccount and review your earnings history. If you find an error in your earnings record, it is important to get it corrected so you receive the benefits you earned when you retire.

Our publication, “How to Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record” at www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-05-10081.pdf, provides you with details on how to make a correction. You also can view your Social Security statement on your “my Social Security account” for estimates of future benefits and other important planning information.

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If you make less than $1,900 per month (single) and are on Medicare, then you might qualify for assistance with prescription drugs and expenses for your medical care.

Extra help to pay for your prescription drug plan.

Medicare Saving Program to help pay for your Part A and B deductibles and co-pays.

For help call Council on Aging of Elkhart County, Inc. (574) 295-1820

to be retired or even close to retirement to benefit from a “my Social Security account.” Most people can conduct their Social Security business online with their account without contacting Social Security, whether they receive benefits or not.

If you are not currently receiving benefits, use your personal “my Social Security account” to: • Request a replacement Social Security card (in most states and the District of Columbia).

• Estimate your future benefits.

• Get instant proof that you do not receive benefits.

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1099) or SSA-1042S. • Opt out of receiving certain notices by mail and instead receive them in the secure Message Center.

Please let your family and friends know they can create their personal “my Social Security account” today at www.ssa. gov/myaccount. Save time and go online.

If you would like to learn more about how we can help women plan for retirement, check out our online booklet, “Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know.” You can find it at www.ssa.gov/pubs/ EN-05-10127.pdf. Please share this information with family and friends.

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receiving notifications from the Dell support tools preinstalled on the computer that a critical BIOS update was required.

I ignored the continual pop-ups reminding me to install the update for about four weeks. Eventually, about two months after I received the laptop, I installed the BIOS update. Immediately after applying the update and rebooting the computer, the computer stopped outputting video on the USB-C port to the monitors connected to my Dell dock.

Conservatively, I’ve spent 15 hours of my personal time dealing with this support case, including more than three hours of the tech onsite working with me. This does not include the time it took me to install all applications and configure the laptop for my purposes.

Replacing the motherboard did not resolve the issue because the new board contained the same version of BIOS. I’ve had a support case open with Dell for months.

The laptop has not been usable for my purposes. I hope that by reaching out to you, I can find a contact who can take ownership of this case to help find a resolution, I’ve been bounced from support engineer to support engineer with promises of return calls with no follow-up.

I’d be happy with my current laptop functioning as expected. Short of that, a return with either a store credit or refund would be acceptable. The latter solutions do not account for my time or frustrations dealing with this support experience. — Jonathan Sinnwell, Golden, Colo.

Dell should have fixed this laptop for you quickly or refunded your purchase.

A quick sidebar: We use mostly Apple computers in the Elliott household. But my son, who just finished his applied computing degree at the University of Arizona, needed a Windows computer for his classes last year. He also had a BIOS issue. (By the way, BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System, which is firmware that helps your computer’s components run.)

My son’s laptop kept running slow and his graphics card didn’t work correctly. After several agonizing weeks, he informed me that he’d found a fix: He erased the operating system and installed Linux, an open-source OS. The computer works like a charm now.

I’m telling you about our BIOS battle because, ultimately, your fix may have been exiting the Windows ecosystem. But hey, I’m a consumer advocate, not a computer expert.

It looks like you have a long paper trail between you and Dell.

You did a great job of keeping records, which is helpful when you’re trying to prove that you went through all the right channels to get something fixed. It looks like you ultimately tried to contact someone at a higher level at Dell (I list the names, numbers and email addresses on my consumer advocacy site, www. elliott.org.) That didn’t work, unfortunately.

Sometimes, cases like yours get stuck in a seemingly endless loop. Even with an excellent paper trail and a strong case, you still can’t get out — and you need a little help.

I contacted Dell on your behalf.

The company asked you to return your laptop and issued a full refund.

Christopher Elliott is the chief advocacy officer for Elliott Advocacy. Email him at chris@elliott. org or get help with any consumer problem by contacting him at www.elliott.org/help.

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As the meal was being prepared, we grandchildren would play outside in the fluffy, newfallen white snow; snow angels being our favorite artistic design.

Too many times Dad would be gone for part of the day plowing snow for the Michigan State Highway in his huge, orange highway truck with the large V-shaped blade on front.

Christmas would finally get here, and we looked forward to the holiday cooking and the presents we prayed that Santa would bring. With our noses pressed against the window on Christmas Eve, it was necessary to verify there was enough snow outside to allow Santa’s sleigh to make it through, at least to our house as well as Grandpa and Grandma’s farmhouse.

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Oh, February could be a snowy month, but March was when we could expect the ground to be seen again, and the spring flowers would arise from their sleeping rooms from below. Soon the snow would be gone, as would the snow angels and snowmen (or, in some cases, snow women).

The memories of snow, dinners in the old farmhouse with the family and the hopes that school

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“It’s the best two hours of my day, no doubt,” offered Johnson

ahead of his Concord High School swim team’s meet with Wawasee in December. “You just can’t replicate the time with the teams, there’s nothing else like it.”

Johnson has been the head coach for Concord since 2005, and while Concord has histori-

cally been strong, his teams in recent years have really ascended. The record boards that overlook the Concord Aquatic Center’s competition pool tell the tale of just how strong the Minutemen teams have been under Johnson’s watch. With the exception of a 1994 back-

stroke record by Greg Beer and a 2002 individual medley mark set by Michelle Braden, every other of the 22 records have been set by Johnson-led swimmers and divers, and 20 of those in the past five years.

Johnson has overseen six total sectional team titles, three

for each of the boys and girls programs, in a tournament setting that features perennial state powers Northridge, Elkhart and Wawasee. The longtime head coach has also guided dozens of individual athletes to the IHSAA State Continued on page 9

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Q. Can gardening be made easy for seniors?

A. Yes! No matter the season, it’s always a

good time for gardening. Whether they’re prepping for outdoor gardening season or using an indoor garden to cure those winter blues, gardening offers so many health benefits for seniors. It’s a great activity for keeping active, reducing stress, and even improving concentration.

Tips on Gardening for Seniors Gardening is clearly a fantastic activity for seniors and older adults, but it may need to be adapted to be senior-friendly. Here’s some top tips on making gardening easy for seniors, whether it’s indoors or outdoors!

Outdoor Gardening • Choose plants, flowers, and produce that are easy to take care of and grow, like sunflowers, marigolds, pansies, begonias, or impatiens.

• For a vegetable garden, choose easy produce to grow, like fresh herbs, tomatoes, radishes, and zucchini.

• To avoid back pain, use raised garden beds to avoid hunching over.

• Place a stool or chair in a shady spot in the garden so rest breaks are always close by.

• Cover tool handles in brightly colored electrical tape so they’re easy to spot if dropped.

• Work in the garden in the morning or in the early evening to avoid the hottest parts of the day.

And always wear sunscreen or a hat!

Sue Roesner, MSOL Community Relations Manager • If heat is a concern, consider a patio garden!

Pots and planters on a patio or balcony make it easy to care for plants outside and take plenty of breaks.

Indoor Gardening • Choose a convenient and accessible location for the indoor garden. Avoid any areas that are too dark or too difficult to get to.

• If back pain is a concern, try a vertical container garden! Use a decorative ladder or plant stands to elevate plants off the floor.

• If floor space is at a minimum, hanging planters or plants fixed to the wall an also be a great way to garden indoors while saving space.

• Choose plants and produce that will thrive in an indoor environment. Be mindful of size, height, and watering needs while choosing plants.

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been given to the threat of senior financial exploitation. Unfortunately, it is all too frequent that caregivers and persons acting under a financial power of attorney for a senior use their positions of influence and power to take the senior’s money for their own benefit. Financial professionals may be the first to notice suspicious patterns of unusual activity on a client’s account, like atypical withdrawals or a sudden interest in risky assets that do not track with the client’s previous investing policies.

In the past, such professionals hesitated to take action out of concern about being held liable in court for what could be viewed as a client’s privacy. In 2018 Congress responded with the Senior Safe Act. This Act strengthens consumer protections by making it easier for banks, credit unions, insurance agents, financial advisors, brokers and firms to report suspected incidents of senior financial exploitation to authorities. The Act shields these financial firms and advisors from hostile actions if they report instances of exploitation

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to law enforcement agencies or adult protective services. The law encourages the training of employees to make reports of suspected financial exploitation.

Exploitation includes the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized or improper act or process of an individual including a caregiver or a fiduciary that uses the resource of a senior citizen for monetary or personal benefit, profit or gain; or results in depriving a senior citizen of rightful access to or use of benefits, resources, belongings, or assets.

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Make sure important documents are part of estate plan %\ 0(* 0 /2,7= - ' 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW DQG 7UXVW 2IÀFHU :HDOWK 0DQDJHPHQW &HQWHU It can be uncomfortable to think about the future and what might happen if you or a loved one becomes incapable of handling personal affairs.

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mind for you and your loved ones. Here is a summary of the important documents that you and your loved ones should have in place: Durable Power Of Attorney A durable power of attorney is a document in which the individual authorizes another person to act on their behalf to handle financial matters.

The person named to act on another’s behalf is called the attorney-in-fact. A “durable” power is one that continues

during any period of legal incapacity.

It is important to note that a durable power may give your attorney-in-fact considerable power over your assets. Therefore, you should exercise care in selecting who you want to serve as your attorney-in-fact.

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Johnson’s been Continued from page 8 Finals, where Johnson himself was bestowed an unexpected honor last winter.

Johnson was named the 202021 Coach of the Year for girls swimming by his IHSAA peers following the state meet. While he had been named the Northern Lakes Conference Coach of the Year several times, the state honor not only wasn’t something he wasn’t thinking about, but was a new kind of humble.

“I had a lot of positive feedback from the other coaches,” Johnson said of his peers checking in on his award. “I was shocked, and honored. We had a good state meet, not a great state meet. We had really high

seeds, and we didn’t necessarily come through with all the performances we felt we could have had. But really it showed the character of what people think about our kids. It wasn’t about me at all.”

Johnson would still have then junior Grace Brenneman finish fifth and seventh overall, the highest a Concord female has ever finished at the state finals, which is what mattered to him the most.

In all, Johnson has coached for 38 years, a good bit of it as a club coach in St. Joseph County.

The reward in seeing kids find that light bulb and turn it on makes the years fly by, whether in tournament environments

or at a mundane practice in the middle of December. The environments in tournaments, however, are unlike anything else in high school sports entertainment.

“I have no idea why sectionals are so crazy, but it’s fantastic,” Johnson said, his sectional hostings over the years some of the most raucous in the state.

“We focus so much of the season on one weekend. Sometimes at the sacrifice of the season. To be successful in our sport, you have to have a plan to get to the state meet, and that means all focus goes on the sectionals. The kids and the parents know this.

I love it. Wouldn’t change that for anything.”

an individual as your agent to make health care decisions for you when you are incapable of doing so for yourself. Because this can require making difficult decisions, be sure to name someone you are comfortable discussing your health and endof-life wishes with.

Living Will This document allows the individual to state their wishes regarding life sustaining measures and to use or withhold extraordinary procedures in the event of a terminal illness.

Make sure these important documents are part of your overall estate plan. They can provide direction and peace of

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Smoky Mountain Redneck Tour in May The North Manchester Historical Society and Shepherd’s Center are sponsoring the Smoky Mountain Redneck Tour May 1619. The group will be traveling to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, for five live shows, an afternoon at Dollywood, free time at The Island and three dinners including Applewood Restaurant and Five Oaks Farm Kitchen. The trip includes three nights first-class lodging including breakfasts.

The cost of the four day trip is $825 per person double occupancy, and $995 as a single, which includes luxury coach, tours, snacks, luggage handling and any tips and taxes.

Respond by March 10 if you have an interest in joining the trip. For detailed information please contact Bernie Ferringer, tour coordinator, at bernievicki@ gmail.com or by calling (260) 982-8734.

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The probate process includes gathering the assets of the decedent, paying the final debts, and distributing the remaining assets according to the directions set forth in the individual’s will. If the person dies without having a will, which is called “intestate”, the assets will be distributed to certain individuals as set forth under state law.

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Three of the PTs, Anna, Bri and Don, are assigned to my neck, shoulders and arm, and the other PT, Eva, helps me to effectively perform a certain exercise I wrote about in a column a few years ago. Now I’m back for a second round of treatment. I’m glad it is literally not a round. It’s embar-

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Last week, Eva wasn’t around, so I asked Anna a quick question about the Kegels. Anna did not train for that specialty and she told me, “Sorry, Dick, that’s a little over my head.”

“Then you are doing it all wrong,” I told her.

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charge of getting my pelvic floor back in shape, since those muscles were weakened due to a surgery several years ago. At this point, the term Kegel may require some googling by men.

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Eva’s a tiny little thing, but by just working on me an hour a week for about a month, my pelvic floor is getting back to its original condition. By comparison, last winter it took three big men with a giant electric sander to get our dining room floor back in shape.

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Now here’s the bad news I read: “Patient has Edematous capsular thickening at the IGHL and rotator interval most consistent with adhesive capsulitis. Supraspinatus tendinosis with a partial intrasubstance tear at the far anterior.”

“Could you translate that into English?” I asked my bone doc during my appointment in his office.

“Well, Dick, you are 75 years old. That pretty much explains all that. Everyone has most of those issues at your age — if they reach your age.”

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‘Sportsmen’s Night’ at North Webster Legion The North Webster American Legion will host “Sportsmen’s Night” from 6-9 p.m.

Saturday March 5.

Tickets are $40 each and are now available at the Legion, located at 756 S. Main St., North Webster.

Each ticket includes dinner, drawing chances for outdoor hunting equipment and gift certificates from local sportsmen’s stores.

You also can call (574) 8344297 to get your tickets. The event is open to the public.

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Virginia lodge lures kids of all ages %\ )<//,6 +2&.0$1 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV “You want me to get on that and go down to where?” I wailed from atop the Alberta Falls water slide looking down to an alleged pool that was well out of visual range. All I got from my 11-yearold granddaughter was a simple nod.

That was my introduction to an array of activities that mesmerized the 70-year-old kid in me as much as they did Mollie and 14-year-old Dalya as we frolicked through Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg, Va. We could have spent all three days at the resort and still not exhausted the available options.

Having to leave to visit Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens was just a distraction.

There was so much going on at the water park, I didn’t know where to look. The pool basketball game; lazy river; wave pool; kiddie pool; and Fort Mackenzie, a 12-level interactive treehouse with a section of ascending interconnected rope tunnels leading to two winding slides; a surf stimulator; and the eight water slides that stretch both inside and outside the building and dominate the park.

No matter what the activ-

ity, you’re never too far from a surprise dousing from overhead buckets both large and small, but everywhere the smiles were as wide as the lazy river was long.

Options ranged from the toddler pool proudly boasting its depth at 0’ and containing miniature water buckets and slides to an array of adult slides from gentle family raft rides to the Howlin’ Tornado with sheer drops and stomach-churning turns.

The wave pool allowed us to relax as we simulated riding the ocean waves.

Once our skins unpruned, we were ready for the many landbased adventures offered by the water park.

But first we sampled the dinner buffet just off the lobby where continuous other activities unfolded. When I went for my salad, there was dancing in the lobby. Back for my entrée and there were 50 little kids engrossed in story time. During dessert, a musical presentation enthralled us all with singing trees, animals and other fanciful creatures.

Entertainment around the clock is what Great Wolf Lodge is all about.

The piece de resistance (after the water park) is the MagiQuest

that takes kids through all four floors of the hotel to acquire magical powers, potions and portents — all enabled by their magic wand.

There are multiple quests, each with multiple clues that require you to visit the Enchanted Forest, Tangled Woods, Piney Path and Whispery Woods, all located throughout the hotel.

“The Ancient Book of Wisdom,” which you get when you sign up for MagiQuest, directs you to the clues.

Encounters are surprising throughout the adventure. And if you wand a Quest site that’s not on your list, you might hear: “Silly Magi, you have to be on this quest before I waste my time with you.” The larger-than-lifesized knight in a stairwell pleads, “You have found 200 pieces of gold hidden in my armor. Now get me out of here!”

It’s a lot of fun, but you have to stay out of the way of kids racing around dueling each other with their wands.

If you tire of this unusual game of dungeons and dragons, you can opt to play miniature golf at the Howl in One, hang out at the arcade or get a henna tattoo.

There was so much going on, so many bizarre places to wield

:,//,$06%85* :$7(5 3$5. a wand, with a variety of big screens showing animated adventures spaced throughout, that I just trailed happily behind my granddaughters.

I was delighted to hear Dalya finally pronounce that she only needed Tree Slime to finish her latest quest.

The list of the things we didn’t do was almost as long as those we did. We didn’t get to the Scoops Kid Spa, where the nail polish for mini-manicures all come with ice cream flavor names; the pedicures are done while seated in giant banana split thrones; the facials, bath

balms and scrubs are either vanilla, chocolate or strawberry; and the glitter make-up application comes with a tiara.

We didn’t try Oliver’s time challenge, where you race both against the clock and your opponents to push out balloon-sized blinking light buttons. We didn’t bowl at Ten Paw Alley with five-pound balls and bumpers along the pint-size lanes. Nor did we attend any of the several 4D-movies offered at the Howly Wood Theater. We could have spent a week there and never gotten bored.

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Faith

Negley is active at Warsaw Community Church %\ 0$<$ 6721( ,QWHUQ Doreen Negley and her husband have been attending Warsaw Community Church since August 2021. Negley has been a follower of Christ for the past 42 years and has just recently decided to switch churches.

They chose WCC because they wanted to become involved and active in the church, and they wasted no time doing so.

As a couple they are Growth group leaders; this means they — along with over 575 other members of the WCC community — participate in at-home Bible studies and meet every 10 weeks. Each group has one leader or couple. Negley and her husband have opened their homes to members of their church every week, including people who do not attend

WCC. They have discussions and prayer circles weekly. The group has also been working on projects to help the community, and recently they helped a lady do yard work she was no longer capable of doing alone.

Along with Growth groups, Negley is also involved in Coffee and Connections, a group that meets once a month to encourage people who want to know new people and help new members feel welcomed. This group brings in people who may not feel like a part of the WCC family and introduces them to others who can become lifelong friends and partners in Christ.

Negley joined this group at the beginning of her journey at WCC, and it helped her create bonds with new people. She now attends monthly and helps others in the same ways she was helped.

Helmets work, too %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Seniors who still ride their bicycles should also wear a helmet.

It’s simple to get one that fits comfortably.

Don the helmet so it sits

low on your forehead — a couple of finger widths above your eyebrow — and evenly over your ears.

When you’ve found one that sits easily in that position, tuck in foam pads to make it fit more snugly but still feel comfortable.

Adjust the junctions of the front and back straps so they sit just under your earlobes, then tighten the chin strap until you can put just one finger between it and your chin.

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For the last two years, Negley has felt led by the Lord to mentor younger mothers who need encouragement with their walk in Christ, their marriages, motherhood and to not give up even when it gets hard. After speaking with her friends and fellow WCC members Erika Hart and Carissa Metzger about this idea, they helped lead her into Titus Moms. Titus Moms is a group of young moms that meets twice a month. Negley leads a group of eight mothers, and at every meeting she listens to them and pours love and wisdom into their lives. “I was so excited to be privileged to lead this group of women,” Negley said.

Even though she always shows the positive side, Negley says Christianity isn’t always about the happy-go lucky-days. Some days it’s really hard to be positive and feel good about everything.

“It’s those days that Jesus really helps me through.”

“The most important thing to me is that Christ is glorified in this article. All I’ve been able to do is because of him.”

Penny earned no longer worth it %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV The penny will soon be in our thoughts only, to paraphrase an old adage.

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proof sets next spring.

It makes good cents to discontinue the coin because it costs almost 2 cents to produce.

Canada quit making pennies a decade ago because it was costing 1.6 cents to produce 1 cent.

Almost 290 billion U.S. pennies have been produced and some 150 billion are still in circulation. The rest have been tossed into fountains, tucked into jars or loafers, made into jewelry or rolled onto a sidewalk somewhere.

While financial experts forecast little change in day-today business because most of the population carries credit cards, pragmatists predict business will round out prices for everyone to accommodate those folks who still want to pay cash. This can sound complicated at first where prices are displayed before any sales taxes are added.

This relinquishing of the penny is a reminder of the pressures being exerted to do away with cash.

British lawmakers are mulling laws that would make

sure the less-than-20% of their population that relies on cash will receive their change in cash.

Promoters of a cashless society argue maintaining automated teller machines (currently paid for by the banks) is costly, while retailers and other businesses report accepting cash takes more time and money than payments made by store card, debit card, credit card or cryptocurrency.

And don’t forget your handy dandy contactless payment tool in your hand — the cell phone.

The pressures for change are not going away.

Next in the line of sight of those who want to abolish coins is the nickel. Their argument sounds familiar. It costs more to make a nickel than its worth — about 7 cents.

Britain is abolishing checks slowly but surely. They originally planned to dump checks in 2018, but it’s taking a bit more time to smooth out the wrinkles caused by their demise.

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Cheers Those having friends who are senior citizens 65 years or older who will be celebrating birthdays or anniversaries soon may send their names and addresses to include them in the Cheers Report. Also, know people listed in this column? Then send them cards to remember them on their special day.

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28 — Virginia Grossman, Grace Village Retirement Community 31 — Norma Roose, Grace Village Retirement Community Elkhart County 8 — Beverly Bollenbacher, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 11 — Juanita Jean Hatfield, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart; Daniel Shepard, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 26 — Mary Stull, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart

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The Employer of Choice Award is granted only to the top-ranking home care providers, based on caregiver satisfaction scores gathered by Home Care Pulse, an independent satisfaction research firm for home care.

Always Best Care is recognized among the best employers of inhome caregivers in the region.

“We’re excited to congratulate Always Best Care for their well-deserved achievement: earning the Best of Home Care Employer of Choice Award,” said Todd Austin, president of Home Care Pulse. “Since this award is based on employee feedback, it shows the dedication Always Best Care has to providing their employees with a great working experience and ensuring clients have well-trained, compassion-

ate caregivers.”

Best of Home Care Employer of Choice award-winning providers work with Home Care Pulse to gather feedback from their caregivers via live phone interviews each month. Because Home Care Pulse is an independent company, it is able to collect honest and unbiased feedback.

Austin said, “When we see agencies like Always Best Care that provide a truly outstanding employment experience, we know we’re on the right track. Always Best Care has worked extremely hard to provide high-quality care and employment, and their work hasn’t gone unnoticed. This award allows them to provide proof of quality to potential clients and caregivers.”

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third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer.

So it behooves you, as elderly academicians are prone to proclaim, to get a second opinion when faced with a medical crisis of any sort.

A neighbor’s wife underwent surgery not too long ago after she was diagnosed with having a spinal nerve disorder and was left with several inches of metal in her backbone and only limited use of her right arm and hand. It was later revealed that all this was unnecessary because she was diagnosed with having spinal cancer that radiation was required to cure.

More than 12 million people die from medical misdiagnoses each year, according to most surveys dealing with this matter. Autopsies reveal that 20 percent of the

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bodies inspected died of causes other than those reported.

Medical annals are cluttered with cases of mistaken diagnosis of disabilities and disease, even within medical ranks.

For example, a nurse complaining of a severe headache that radiated down her shoulder to her waist was diagnosed by a doctor as having tensions headaches and was prescribed some pain medication.

When she collapsed a few days later, doctors discovered she had a ruptured blood vessel in her brain.

This event mirrors what thousands of folks suffer after visiting a doctor — they receive treatment that doesn’t cure the cause and can die or become permanently disabled.

Doctors, like all humans, make mistakes.

Even common and widespread health problems such as high blood pressure and fractures are

misdiagnosed.

No matter what your doctor tells you at your next visit, get a second opinion. If your doctor balks at the suggestion, change doctors.

Take charge of your health issues. Write down an outline of your medical history as well as a list of the symptoms of whatever condition you’re seeking help for.

Also write down the diagnosis so you’ll have it correctly to show the second doctor after they’ve given you their opinion of your malady.

If you still haven’t been satisfied or assured of a positive outcome, get a third opinion.

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At Greencroft Goshen Healthcare, we will do our best to take the worry out of your worries. Our greatest hope is that you will feel free to enjoy your day by relaxing with a cup of coffee in the Terraces, taking a leisurely stroll in one of our beautiful courtyards, or even inviting your friends and family over for a delicious dinner at The Groves Café.

We have years of experience in healing the mind, body and soul.

(Our chicken soup isn’t that bad either!) Getting older takes heart, guts and a team that never gives up. Feel free to lean on us.

It’s the Greencroft way.

Whether you need a little bit of help getting back on your feet or a lot of help, please feel free to call on us at Greencroft Goshen.

Call Delia Waits at 574-537-4039.

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Strokes strike anyone anytime %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Recognizing a stroke in its early stages can save the life of the victim, which could be yourself or someone nearby.

There are several telltale signs that blood flow to your brain has been cut off, which causes brain cells to die and affects your awareness and activity.

The most common cause of a

stroke is a blood clot that plugs a blood vessel in the brain.

Strokes can also occur when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds into the brain.

The victim may feel nothing, some numbness or severe pain.

The result can be minor or debilitating, striking the whole body with long-term mental and physical paralysis.

It’s the third leading cause of death.

Getting treatment within an

hour of the attack can prevent much of the damage and disability it inflicts. Restoring blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible lowers the chance of serious permanent injury.

Those most likely to have a stroke are the elderly, and risk factors include hypertension, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, sickle cell disease and a family history of stroke.

Indications that you’re having a stroke include stumbling as you try to walk, weakness on one side, trouble seeing and difficulty speaking. Most people do not recognize they’re having a stroke, so it’s up to someone nearby to recognize the signs and call 911 immediately.

What you will notice is the stroke victim is confused and has trouble talking to you and understanding what you are

saying to them. They might suddenly have trouble seeing you out of one or both eyes.

You could notice a sudden drooping, especially of one side of their face and body.

They might complain of a sudden headache and dizziness while losing some of their physical coordination.

If you notice anyone with just one of these signs, call 911.

Immediately.

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Inflation is a four-letter word %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV There’s a lot of talk about inflation these days.

No one can pinpoint its cause, nor can they really explain what it means. One generally accepted description is “too much money chasing too few goods.” An economic term describes it as a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing power of money.

However you say it, it still means things cost more than they used to.

We’ve heard about the higher prices of cars, lumber, homes and everything on the supermarket shelves.

But higher prices alone do not mean we should hyperventilate about inflation. They’re Hiring Purposeful Work

one of the elements that create inflation, but the real culprit is the decline of your money’s purchasing power.

Just because the price of airfare goes up because everyone’s going on vacation doesn’t mean we’re being hit by inflation.

Money mavens are interested more in why prices rise.

A rainy season can ruin a crop, boosting its price until regular seasonal supply can resume.

Supply chain breakdowns can cause sudden but short-lived surges in the price of certain products.

Those events are not to be confused with inflation.

There are those who wail when the Federal Reserve Bank prints more money to meet demand because that lowers the value of currency.

Money supply is important, but so is the demand for money.

If you lose confidence in the future of your currency, you’re likely to seek something else that will maintain its power to purchase what you need and want. Dumping dollars for

or supply chains get snarled, that’s not inflation.

But when prices climb because there’s a shift in the supply of and demand for money, that’s when inflation starts to become a problem.

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Snore no more %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV

Snoring can ruin your partner’s sleep as well as your own. Almost half the population snores at some time in their lives. One out of four people snore regularly. Only half of the people who snore admit to snoring.

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Like so many economic theories and multisyllabic words, inflation is not easy to define.

When prices rise when consumers change their behavior

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Folks who snore regularly are five times more likely to suffer heart disease than those who only snore now and then.

It’s the third major reason given for getting a divorce, following infidelity and finan-

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A little exercise can help you avoid snoring or, if you’re already a snorer, cut down on its effect on you and those around you. You don’t have to get any special equipment or join a gym. These exercises can be done while you’re standing, sitting or lying down. You can do them in the shower, when walking the dog, or while watching television.

Developers of these exercises call them throat sit-ups.

They report that patients who face surgery or have been wearing mouth guards to curb snoring have been able to discard the devices or avoid surgery after doing these exercises, which take about five minutes three times a day for six weeks.

The first is a simple tongue press. Push the tip of your tongue firmly behind your upper teeth and drag it tightly back along the roof of your mouth as far as you can. Try saying the five vowels — a,e,i,o,u — at the same time.

While saying the vowel sounds again, suck your entire tongue up against the roof of your mouth. Now try raising the back of the roof of your mouth and, if you can’t get the vowel sounds, say “aaah.” Repeat each of these throat sit-ups about 20 times.

You should discuss your situation with your primary care physician, who can recommend therapies or specialists as needed.

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Where no show had gone before When “Star Trek” premiered on NBC-TV in September 1966, creator Gene Roddenberry was no doubt knocked for a loop when %\ 5$1'$/ his much& +,// anticipated show tanked. It never rose above 52 in the ratings, and that was only during the first season of its three-year run. Yet much of the technology found within those 79 original “Star Trek” episodes resonates now in our everyday activities.

In 1964, Hollywood scriptwriter Roddenberry (he of “Highway Patrol” and “Have Gun — Will Travel” fame) set out to create something unique for television — a sci-fi series different from the usual doom-and-gloom “rocket operas” of the day. Roddenberry had to work hard to sell his idea.

Some NBC-TV honchos were initially lukewarm about “Star Trek” being a “cerebral” show (which meant probably not generating much sponsor money).

Other overly cautious executives

objected to Spock’s pointy ears, claiming they looked diabolical and satanic.

“Star Trek” was set in the Milky Way galaxy in the 23rd Century, in a utopian future where divisions of race, gender and nationality have become concepts cast aside. The stories take place aboard the starship Enterprise as it journeys on a five-year mission of scientific exploration and intergalactic diplomacy, zooming to distant planets in response to distress calls and confronting warmongering aliens.

The show’s spotlight fell primarily on Canadian actor William Shatner. He had trained as a Shakespearean actor but was willing to take whatever work came his way, including a stint on “The Canadian Howdy Doody Show.” When Shatner moved to Hollywood, Roddenberry cast him as Captain James T. Kirk, the take-charge commander who guided the Enterprise and its crew.

Boston-born actor Leonard Nimoy spent years struggling for a breakout role in Hollywood, where he once delivered newspapers and drove a cab to make ends meet. By the time he joined the “Star Trek” cast, he had

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(Vulcans were the first extraterrestrial species to make contact with humans). His split-finger Vulcan salute became iconic, with most viewers unaware that the gesture was a Hebrew blessing

that Nimoy conjured from his synagogue youth.

The series featured a groundbreaking, racially diverse cast, as well as American television’s first interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols). “Star Trek” never downplayed its “message” motifs concerning war, sex, religion, politics and racism. Yet the show’s ongoing theme seemed to consistently be that, in the end, good will triumph over evil.

As to cultural influences,

consider that much of the “Star Trek” technology is commonplace now. Communication devices shown then are akin to today’s cell phones. Earpieces worn

by Enterprise crew members have become today’s Bluetooth devices. Universal Translators are replicated by modern voicerecognition software. And “zoom” videoconferencing first appeared on “Star Trek”’s interactive video screens.

Who says that science fiction is fictitious?

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Home loan has many variables %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Be it ever so humble, there are few investments better than your home.

In this ever-changing world, chances are you will not live in your home until your last breath.

A Stanford School of Medicine report indicated that eight out of 10 Americans would prefer to

die at home. Despite this, 60% die in acute-care hospitals, 20% in nursing homes and only 20% at home. A minority of dying patients use hospice care, and even those are often referred to hospice only in the last three to four weeks of their lives.

The abode you bought years ago is also an asset, so treat it as such. Besides being your palace, it can also be your pension. It can be sold to pay for

your retirement, whether it’s to a retirement community or summer-all-year-round climate.

Couples can make plans and their own decisions or such moves can be forced upon them.

For example, one may fall down the stairs and require a walker or wheelchair, forcing the pair to move out of their two-story house or condo.

Without considering whatever may or may not happen,

Picture a home inventory %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Having a handy reference should fire, water or burglar disrupt or destroy your home will make it much easier to deal with any agencies involved in recouping damaged or lost property.

Any camera, including your cell phone, can produce a visual record of what you have that you can show police or your

insurance company what you’ve lost.

Start by shooting your yard and the exterior of your home, garage, patio and all the plants and yardwork equipment, swimming pool, vehicles, tools and “stuff” you have. Everything, including your pets.

Then do the same inside the house with every room and every piece of furniture with the drawers closed and opened to show their contents. Don’t for-

get your liquor cabinet and all that’s hanging and stuffed into your closets. If you have some special pieces, you can set them in the middle of the living room floor and shoot them separately.

Whether you’ve shot video or still photos, copy the contents to your computer and onto two or three thumb drives. Store those drives off premises, such as in a safety deposit box and with a member of your family.

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it’s wise to investigate the opportunities offered by home ownership, especially when the mortgage is almost or fully paid for.

A reverse mortgage quickly surfaces as a possibility. This is a financial vehicle that allows you to borrow against the value of your house without having to repay the loan until you move out. There are many ins and outs of this package and the fees are hefty. Most financial gurus favor borrowing against the equity in your home or open a traditional mortgage for the amount you feel you need, rather than taking on a reverse mortgage.

A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is another possibility to explore if the amount of money you need isn’t massive.

The interest rate on this loan is usually variable.

Before considering any financial transaction involving your home, discuss the pluses and minuses with your tax preparer, financial advisor

and accountant.

The first question to ask yourself is why you want the money.

If you don’t need it, forget it.

If you want to take a cruise around the world, think hard about it. If you want to build an addition, do some arithmetic to see if the work adds value to the property.

It’s not a good idea to put your home at risk to pay credit card debt or medical bills. Some financial advisors say it’s OK to pull cash out of your home to pay for long-term care or for long-term care insurance premiums or to meet expenses required to stay living on your home.

If you’re considering selling your home, don’t be awed by what you think is a munificent offer and chuckle over the profit you can make. That money will have to be used to either buy another home at a high price, or to pay for the rising cost of living expenses over the final years of your life.

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Taco Tuesday — Everyday

What can I say — I love me some tacos and that’s why people don’t ask me what I want to eat, as they know the answer is tacos. You may think chicken, pork or ground beef, but I think of them as a vehicle to get veggies into me in a most delightful way.

Think of the possibilities.

My choice is always corn over wheat tortillas, and if I’m having tacos versus tostadas, I char the tortilla right on the gas burner of my stove. Be careful, though; they char quickly, so be sure to use tongs to flip them over to char both sides (strictly from experience — use the tongs).

If you’re going with tostadas (crisp flat tortillas) you may want to crisp them in the oven (400 degrees for about 5 minutes — right on the rack)

or put in air fryer.

It is limitless what you can put in a taco or on a tostada, but let’s start with the base of a textured filling like beans, mushrooms, potatoes, cauliflower, corn or, if you want a ground beef texture, try Trader Joes Beef-less plantbased option; it is gooood.

In general, once you choose a base, it will be cooked up and seasoned with your preferred spice mix or individual spices like chili powder, ancho chile pepper, cumin, garlic, paprika or chipotle chile.

For mushrooms: Cook over medium heat 6-8 minutes, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of water at a time to prevent sticking, until liquid has released from the mushrooms and evaporated. Add spices, a can of rinsed chickpeas and one-fourth cup of walnuts, all in the food processor to combine.

For cauliflower: Chop into small florets and mix into one-fourth cup of salsa just to coat them. Line a sheet pan with foil and bake at 450 degrees until well cooked, stirring once (about 15 minutes).

If you like red onion, you can slice and cook it in the same pan. Mix cauliflower with a can of rinsed black beans and

9(**,( 7$&26 more salsa for your base.

If you enjoy canned refried beans, the healthiest option would be the oil free but hard to find, or the vegetarian one, but it will still have oil in it.

Best to rinse a can of pinto beans and smash them. Do you have to have beans? No, but they are good and add fiber and protein.

Then you pile on all the rainbow veggies. Did you know your goal for differ-

ent veggies is supposed to be 30 per week? Each one has unique properties, so shake it up.

Toppings: • Shredded romaine lettuce.

• Shredded red cabbage.

• Thinly sliced radish.

• Steamed potatoes (white or sweet) cut in 2-inch sticks.

• Avocado.

• Tomatoes.

• Onion or scallions.

• Corn.

• Cilantro.

• Lime juice.

• Absolutely anything.

These are so easy to put together with leftovers, too — a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Pile it high and enjoy.

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Follow the Derby timeline back to its inaugural running in 1875 to find out that the idea for it began to gel when Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, great grandson of William Clark of the famous explorer duo of Lewis and Clark, attended the Epsom Derby Continued on page 19

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With the help of his uncles, John and Henry Churchill, who donated land, he began to develop a race track. In 1874 he formed the Louisville Jockey Club and started raising funds for a permanent track. On May 7, 1875, 15 thoroughbreds were led to the starting line. An estimated 10,000 people watched Aristides take the first cup. The race was then oneand-a-half miles.

The signature exhibit of the museum is “The Greatest Race.”

It’s a 360-degree movie shown in the museum’s Great Hall every hour. It starts quietly during an early morning workout. You hear horse whinnies and hooves pounding the track and see trainers timing their charges. Then its Derby day and the pageantry and excitement begin to build. You follow the race from start to finish around the room to the winner’s

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Young was born in Toronto, Canada, in November 1945 and moved to Winnipeg to spend his high school years playing guitar in several rock bands.

He dropped out before graduating and returned to Toronto, where he found work in local coffeehouses, singing folk and rock ‘n’ roll tunes in a quavering, melancholy voice. Sometimes, late at night and with the streets deserted, Young trudged through the snow, wondering what to do next.

In time, he hooked up with a soon-to-fail rock band called the Mynah Birds. In the group were fellow guitarist Bruce Palmer and an African American bass player named James Johnson Jr., who would achieve stardom later as Motown funk star Rick James.

Young and Palmer headed to California in a 1953 Pontiac hearse. In Los Angeles, they fell in with two American musicians they had met in Canada, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.

Along with drummer Dewey Palmer, the quintet found fame, fortune and respect as the folkrock outfit Buffalo Springfield.

The name had come from an old steamroller they saw parked near their rented house.

But each of the talented band members proved mulishly stubborn in their diverse outlooks about the group’s long-term musical direction. They eventually disbanded and went their separate ways, to varying degrees of success.

For a while, Young contributed to the musical output of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. As before, though, internal squabbles drove him away. He later signed as a solo act with Reprise Records, where he was granted artistic control.

Young’s million-selling 45 featured backup vocals by James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.

“Heart of Gold” was culled from “Harvest,” Young’s fourth studio album. It was a disc that found the Canadian — once described as “the quintessential hippiecowboy loner” — struggling to accept his frustrations concerning relationships.

“I want to live, I want to give.

“I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.”

In the song, he admits that a lack of openness — and time slipping away — could be important reasons behind his problems.

“It’s these expressions I never give “That keep me searching for a heart of gold.

“And I’m getting old.”

Young always cringed at the success of “Heart of Gold.” “This song put me in the middle of the road,” he once grumbled. “I’ve seen a few artists who’ve got hung up on the singles market when they’ve really been album people … If you’re wise, you stay with being what you really are.”