Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors is a column in which readers share friendly advice. To ask or answer questions, write ‘the PAPER’, Good Neighbors, P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542; fax 800-886-3796; or e-mail abias@the-papers.com. Please no phone calls.

Editor’s Note: The Good Neighbors column is for people looking for hard-to-find or old items or for people seeking advice, not for items you can find in a local store or sell through the help of a classified ad.

This column will now run every other week.

Books

Good neighbors: Hundreds of books for free, including gardening, fourth grade to adult mysteries, educational and miscellaneous old books. Pickup in Argos. Call (574) 948-1985.

Female husky

Good neighbors: Looking for a good home for a female husky. She’s AKC registered and excellent with children. She’s a great dog just eating too many of our free range chickens. If interested, call (574) 544-9669.

New questions

Swing set/picnic table — Does anyone have a used swing/slide set and also a picnic table they no longer use or want that is still in good condition? Call (574) 862-1704.

Fertile chicken eggs — Does any good neighbor have a rooster with their hens that would sell me some fertile eggs to hatch? My number is (574) 276-6028.

Small hip pockets on jeans — Does any good neighbor know the origin/purpose of the very small hip pockets commonly found on jeans, usually on the right side, halfway inside the regular pocket? Reply through this column. — A reader bral cortex (the area of the brain responsible for information processing) and hippocampus (the area of the brain involved in learning and memory) compared with nonpractitioners.

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“These areas of the brain typically shrink as you age, but the older yoga practitioners showed less shrinkage than those who did no yoga. This suggests that yoga may counteract age-related declines in memory and other cognitive skills. … When you lift weights, your muscles get stronger and bigger. When you do yoga, your brain cells develop new connections, and changes occur in brain structure as well as function, resulting in improved cognitive skills, such as learning and memory.”

According to the National Institutes of Health, scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality sleep. Numerous studies also show yoga’s benefits in arthritis, osteopenia, balance issues, oncology, women’s health, chronic pain and other specialties.

So far, Barts has had around 30 local teachers and nurses sign up yoga classes. Sponsors to date include Rochester Iron and Metal, Tidewater Executive Tax Service, Renew Health Chiropractic and Aries

T-posts — I would be happy to take down/remove unwanted/old farm fence in exchange for the T-posts (or other usable posts) for a fencing project. Call or text (574) 328-1407 (New Paris).

WHS yearbooks — Collector looking for Wawasee High School yearbooks for years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981 through 1988 and 1991 to the present. Call (574) 834-2934.

Baby food jars — Coin collector looking for baby food jars, all sizes. Call (574) 834-2934.

Rag rugs — Looking for a maker of rag rugs. I can supply the material to the maker however they would like. Call (219) 205-2339 or reply through this column.

Alive Fest in Ohio — Are any church groups going to Alive Fest from this area? We may not be able to go but already purchased tickets. How can we sell them or can they be used for next year? Any ideas, text (574) 304-6375.

Flat window well cover — I’m having trouble finding a replacement for a flat window well cover, but I think a discarded plexiglass sneeze guard would work. Please call and leave a message if you have any at least 14 inches by 32 inches or a bit larger. Call (574) 834-2457.

Flat-bottom jon boat — Does anyone have a flat-bottom jon boat they would like to get rid of? It should be somewhere around 12 feet long. Call (574) 223-6744.

White kitten — I’m looking for a white female kitten that needs a new home. If you have one, please call (574) 544-9669.

“Grateful giving is a form of mental health well-being in itself,” Barts noted. She is still seeking sponsors and added that the sponsorships are taxdeductible.

Rochester Iron & Metal is sponsoring classes for four teachers, four nurses and six employees at Manitou Training Center, which is located next to RIM on Lucas Street.

Manitou Training Center is a nonprofit organization providing services for developmentally disabled adults. The center provides activities and classes on a wide range of subjects, including cooking, sign language, history and science. MTC consumers also volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Outlet Youth Center, Fulton County Parks and others. According to Site Manager Sara Fowler, MTC attendance on any given day varies from 16-21 adults.

Rochester Iron & Metal has also hired MTC consumers for part-time work.

“They’ve got collaboration down,” enthused Barts. She added that plans are also in the works to provide a specialized 12-week program for MTC consumers at Roots Yoga, which will study yoga’s impact on their physical and mental well-being.

“This is an example of how we should be working together as a community,” said Barts.

In May 2022, The Ladybug Foundation oversaw a coloring campaign with area elementary schools to promote positive thinking.

For more information on Manitou Training Center, visit the Facebook page or call (574) 223-6963; for Roots Yoga go to facebook.com/rootsyogafc/

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