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Volunteer with local pet shelters %\ /2,6 720$6=(:6., )HDWXUH :ULWHU Ask the senior volunteers why they chose to donate their time and energies working for local pet adoption agencies and the response is almost unanimous.

“Because I love animals,” said Carla Barnes, a volunteer at South Bend’s Pet Refuge cat area.

Barnes was joined on her Wednesday morning shift by other members of the team, volunteers Elizabeth Dettner and Dave Barry. They are just three of the more than 200 volunteers that help care for the shelter animals and help the organization operate.

But Pet Refuge is not the only organization to recruit volunteers. The Humane Society of St. Joseph County has about 300 volunteers. Both shelters are always looking for more volunteers.

“Volunteers help further our mission by interacting with our animals in a way that staff sometimes don’t get to,” explained Bailey Williams with The Humane Society of St. Joseph County. “While our staff make sure our dogs get plenty of exercise and enrichment, they don’t always have a chance to spend one-on-one time with every animal. Our volunteers are able to do that.”

According to Pet Refuge Vice President Nancy Whiteman, the same is true for the volunteers at the shelter she oversees. She said volunteers

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“We don’t have a lot of history on the animals that are surrendered to us,” Whiteman said.

“The volunteers can find out about a pet’s behavior simply by spending time with them.”

Williams agreed. “Our shelter animals and the volunteers benefit from our volunteer program,” she said. “Our volunteers do very rewarding and important work and learn valuable skills. Our

animals get to make new friends, have fun playing, cuddling and they learn valuable skills, too. It’s a win-win for the volunteers and the critters.”

Shelter volunteers are organized around a set schedule.

This allows time for feeding, cleaning, grooming and any other chores that are needed. This also involves physical activity.

The opportunity to be active is one of the reasons Dettner got involved. Staying active working at the shelter is helping keep this retired nurse physically fit, she said.

“This is a physical activity that

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Pet Refuge and The Humane Society have multiple ways for people to help both organizations.

“There are so many jobs that our volunteers can take on,” Williams said. “Dog walkers can take dogs outside to play and work with them on their leash manners. Cat socializers do exactly that — they spend time playing with and socializing cats, especially the more timid kittens needing help warming up to people. Volunteers can also help

with adoption events, fundraisers, photography, gardening and so much more.”

Although some age restrictions apply, volunteers simply must love cats and dogs, Whiteman said.

“You might think you don’t have the skills needed to volunteer here,” she said. “We will find a place for you.”

For more information about Pet Refuge, call (574) 231-1122 or visit www.petrefuge.com. For more information about The Humane Society of St. Joseph County, call (574) 255-4726 or visit humanesocietystjc.org.

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Some good old sound advice I just received my 304th copy of the AARP Bulletin.

This publication has arrived in my mailbox every month since I ,1 $ turned 50. I 1876+(// never read %\ ',&. the Bulletin :2/)6,( when I was in my 50s because I resented being seen as a senior in those days. Now I’m in my 70s and, quite frankly, I still don’t want anyone telling me how to eat

healthy, boost my brain power, sleep well, soothe my gut or improve my memory, or how to choose the best walk-in tub and chair lift.

In the May issue, I glanced at the lead article: “60 Ways To Live Longer, Stronger, Better.”

Here are some of the actual entries, with a few snide comments by me, added in parentheses: Make your bed every morning. According to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation, people who make their bed every morning sleep better. (I told Mary Ellen that I was willing to let her make the bed from now on. She told me it isn’t who

makes the bed, it’s the fact the bed is made. I was hoping to get away with that.)

Change your sheets every Sunday. People who change their sheets every Sunday are less likely to develop allergies that disrupt sleep. (No wonder I can’t sleep. We always change sheets on Saturday.)

Take a do not disturb break.

Close your eyes for five minutes and don’t open them for anyone.

(I tried that this past Friday just before I heard the Amazon delivery truck pull up. I raced outside to get my new headphones and collided with my mailbox.)

Store fruit in the front of the fridge. You will be more

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The growth of city life and our lengthening life expectancy changed all that.

While the expected lifetime of folks born in 1900 was into their late 40s, that age limit has almost doubled into the late 70s for those individuals born in 2000. There are more than 45 million people age 65 or older now and that number is expected to double within the next three decades.

That puts a burden on where the elderly are going to live and who’s going to take care of them.

Construction of senior-only communities and complexes is booming. The care and costs vary from high-end luxurious living spaces wrapped around eye-pleasing golf courses and artificial lakes, to squared-off multistory centers housing seniors with physical and mental disabilities.

Despite all these choices, surveys show that more than three-quarters of seniors would rather maintain their independence by aging with dignity in the comfort of their own home. This option has gained some traction recently with the growth of the home care industry, some of which may be covered by Medicare and supplemental health insurance coverage.

Complications occur when you fall, slip steadily into dementia or have a body that begins to fail and requires attention to issues such as liver, kidney or eyesight failure.

This increases the pressure on both the oldsters and their caregivers to determine whether the required level and quality of care can be maintained at home.

If the illness that strikes is terminal, it makes hospice care

a consideration for maintaining the person’s comfort and quality of life as they dwindle away.

If you haven’t faced any of these issues with members of your family or discussed the probabilities and possibilities for yourself, now is the time to

look at your options.

Making a list of how and where you would prefer to live makes it much easier for you and your loved ones to live with what does happen without warning as you grow old.

apt to eat a healthy snack that way. (Great idea, but now I’ve stepped on the quart of blueberries that scattered all over the kitchen floor when I jammed my arm to the back of the fridge to reach the Oscar Mayer bologna.)

Do the dishwasher boogie. Do what you hate and turn it into a party. For example, dance in front of the dishwasher as you load it. This will remind you both how much fun you can have together. (Mary Ellen and I waltzed around the recycling bin after we rolled it to the curb Sunday night. The neighbors all laughed at us because they knew that pickup wasn’t until next week.)

Choose fragrance-free products. (For Mother’s Day, I bought Mary Ellen a fragrance-free perfume. Did she ever wear it?

I’ll never know.)

Bring plants into your home.

Plants make you feel relaxed and free of stress. (Wait a sec-

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Take time to appreciate your partner’s skin. (I thought that sounded very romantic. Then AARP added, “Be on the lookout for moles.” Well, that kind of ruined the mood.)

Once a week, try to learn something new. (I did this over the last month and now I have four new things I’m lousy at.)

Decorate healthfully. If you generally keep chocolates on the cocktail table, hide them.

(AARP is assuming if you are old enough to get their AARP Bulletin, you won’t remember where you hid them.)

Finally, do an hourly posture check. Sit or stand tall with your feet flat on the floor. Look straight ahead, bringing your shoulders back and slightly tuck in your chin. (Then take a selfie.

But trust me, it won’t matter.

You’ll still look 30 years older than you really are.)

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Daigle leads more than 50 team members at airport %\ 7,0 $6+/(< 6WDII :ULWHU Fascinated with aviation for a long time, if he hears something flying overhead, Mike Daigle still has to stop to see what it is. A good fit for the CEO and executive director of the South Bend International Airport who has an excellent view of the main runway from his office.

Daigle has filled the role of CEO and executive director for about the last nine and a half years.

He oversees more than 50 “team members” as they are called in the four departments of administration, maintenance, operations and public safety.

Born in Canada, Daigle grew up in a small farming town in northern Maine. After graduating from high school in 1977, he joined the U.S. Army where he served for 20 years as a helicopter pilot and flew several types of aircraft as a test pilot, flight instructor and instru-

ment examiner.

He said he joined the Army so he could go to college and was originally an airplane mechanic. But then, in 1978, his supervisor told him he was going to test for flight training and he found himself taking that test in Alabama.

During his 20-year stint in the military, he was able to earn a bachelor’s degree in occupational education and a master’s in organizational management. At his last duty station in Colorado he served as airfield commander and that would be a good transition to civilian life. After leaving the military he became an airport manager in Wisconsin and then later was the number two person in charge for the airport in Lansing, Mich.

At South Bend, he takes care of and helps the staff “do what is needed day to day” and helps establish the future direction of the airport. No two days in a row are ever the same, he emphasized.

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“Variety is a constant in this job,” Daigle said.

The airport must meet requirements placed on it by multiple government agencies such as the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration and others. Those requirements impact security and safety procedures and also how money is spent for projects. Currently there is a multi-year taxiway renovation project.

Daigle can monitor flight arrivals and departures from his office and also air traffic control radio transmissions. He is a hands-on administrator and can often be found walking through the airport terminal to meet with employees and even customers.

COVID-19 had a major impact on the aviation industry. He noted in both 2018 and 2019 there was considerable growth in the numbers of those flying and that trend continued into the early part of 2020. But when the pandemic arrived, the numbers dropped drastically “and we were at 5% of normal traffic a year ago,” he said.

He recalled walking through the terminal last year and seeing maybe two to three people total waiting for a flight. But due to federal requirements the airport could not be closed. “We had to find a way to get the job done safely,” Daigle said, adding no jobs had to be cut.

Fortunately airline traffic was about 70% of normal as of early June. “People will continue to fly and we should see an increase in numbers,” he said.

Funding continues to be lower and that presents a challenge, Daigle said, noting it determines what projects can be done and when.

When not busy with work, he enjoys spending time with family.

Daigle and his wife, Marcia, live in St. Joseph County and are actively involved in Bears In The Air, an organization collecting or buying brand new Teddy bears that are donated to five area hospitals and then given to children. It was started by the couple in 1997 and will mark its 10th year in South Bend in December this year.

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Retired minister interacts with community

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When former director of the South Bend Civic Theatre, the late Jim Coppens, asked retired clergy Mary Hubbard for advice about staging for an upcoming performance of “Man of La Mancha” at the old Firehouse, she didn’t know her suggestion would lead to her first directing gig at the iconic community organization.

Hubbard, 66, lives in South Bend and attended performances put on by the theater’s staff and volunteers.

A minister in the United Methodist Church, her career had taken her throughout Indiana but in 1984 she was working in the South Bend area.

“I was invited by friends to see the shows,” she recalled.

She holds an undergraduate degree in technical direction and design. When asked,

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Hubbard said she offered her advice and then found out she was listed as the director for the production. Although surprised, she agreed.

Now, she has directed an estimated 15 to 16 shows. She will add to that tally with the Civic Theatre’s production of “Matilda,” based on the book

by Roald Dahl. It opens Sept.

10 and runs for three weeks.

“Matilda” is a musical.

Hubbard is in the process of casting it, with half of the cast being teenagers and the other half adults. It’s the story of a gifted young girl, who has to deal with less-thanperfect parents, even though she excels at everything.

Hubbard enjoys her involvement with community theater because it draws people from different backgrounds who lend their skills and experience to the performances or work backstage.

Volunteers are also needed as ushers and in other capacities.

“We are involved with many different people whom I have worked with and gotten to know,” Hubbard said. “All different personality types. It does not matter where you are from, everyone is welcome and accepted at the theater.”

Planning for a production takes several months, leading up to the actors’ rehearsals and eventual performances.

“There are so many balls to juggle,” Hubbard said.

Community theater productions, especially those in the history of South Bend Civic, are often thought-provoking and controversial, she explained. Performances can also be heartwarming and memorable, new and edgy or traditional and classic tales.

“I like the variety,” Hubbard said.

According to her, every play

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“The play has to communicate with the audience in a way that moves them,” Hubbard explained.

There is much in common between her career as a minister and her volunteer service as a play director. While one deals with the challenges of navigating the real world, the other deals with connecting people to a fantasy world.

Still, both are communicating with their communities and sharing messages of hope and encouragement.

In both, Hubbard has found family.

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From peanuts to a pagoda: roaming through Reading %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Like prime real estate, Reading, Pennsylvania’s major attractions are location, location, location.

Reading forged its place in history as an industrial center and a major player in the formation of this nation: a source of the Conestoga wagons that played a vital role in the drive to develop the West.

Its geographic position on the shoulder of Mount Penn on the banks of the Schuylkill River is an hour’s drive or less from the fecund and food-filled Lancaster County, capital of Amish country; the glitter and gourmet seafood of Atlantic City and the New Jersey shore; the historic sites of Valley Forge and Gettysburg; and Independence Hall, the cradle of our constitution in Philadelphia.

This manufacturing city designed in 1748 by William Penn’s sons, Thomas and Richard, is to outlet shopping what Bethlehem is to Christendom. It brags that it’s the Outlet Capital of the World, citing the opening of its first manufacturer’s outlet surplus shop more than half a

century ago.

“America’s Oldest Brewery” is just up the road in Pottsville, the boyhood home of author John O’Hara. Here the Yuengling family has been fermenting barley and hops at the foot of the Appalachian Trail since 1829.

Brewery tours are offered without charge year-round. The free samples that follow are especially welcome on hot summer days.

On the other side of Reading is one of several haunted houses peppered throughout the Schuylkill Valley. Brinton Lodge on a leafy riverbank boasts an economically exquisite menu as well as a handful of friendly phantasms.

This cozy complex opened in the early 1700s as a food stop for muleskinners hauling barges along the Schuylkill River canal system. It is still home to the ghosts of at least one of the owners, an owner’s mistress, a Revolutionary War soldier and a young girl who died of a respiratory ailment.

“We’ve had waitresses who’ve seen these ghosts and think they’re customers,” we were told.

A network of riverside walking and bicycle trails links the

heart of this city of 80,000 with the countryside and much of its history. Donald Linderman, a nearby resident pedaling with a local group through a covered bridge leading to a former wagon works transformed into a museum, informed the group why there are no windows on covered bridges.

“They were built to get horse-drawn wagons across the river and horses get skittish when they see anything moving under them. There are no windows so horses wouldn’t see the water rushing under them.”

After that lesson, it was time for a stop at downtown’s best known watering hole and power-lunch stop: Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar. It’s on Penn Street across from the city’s daily newspaper, the Reading Eagle.

First-timers tend to shuck peanut shells back into the bowl on their table. “Throw ’em on the floor!” sang out our server.

Before leaving this seat of Berks County, we headed up Mount Penn to The Pagoda on Skyline Drive for a bird’s-eye view of this food- and fun-filled historic corner of our world.

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REAL Services provides a hot, nutritious meal to those 60 and over on a donation basis. Call the closest nutrition site before 11 a.m. and order a meal for the next day. It is that easy. Have lunch with friends and your neighbors. Come be a bigger part of your community.

IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Lapaz: Cornerstone Community Church, 1375 Maple Road, Plymouth, Alice Thomas, (574) 309-7061 Mishawaka: 100 Center, 100 Center Hi-Rise, Kathy Hootman, (574) 259-1611; Battell Center, 904 N. Main St., (574) 256-2325 Osceola: United Methodist Church, 421 Beech Road, Darlene Chambers, (574) 674-6503

South Bend: Sanctuary at Trinity Towers, 316 S. St. Joseph St., Anita, (574) 234-7278; Fairington Apartments, 1220 Fairington Circle, Don Johnson, (574) 291-5597; Karl King Riverbend Tower, 515 E. Monroe, Donna Hossea, (574) 232-4934; The Charles Black Center, 3419 W. Washington, Aurelia, (574) 235-9446; Heritage Place at LaSalle Square, located at 3224 Ardmore Trail, Jane Myers, (574) 286-0916

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Even small donations make a big difference.

We provide over 160,000 meals each year to seniors.

Wasted meals are costly.

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IN MARSHALL COUNTY Argos: B&R Community Bldg., 152 S. Michigan St., Eileen Price, (574) 892-9669 Bourbon: 805 N. Harris St., Jan, (574) 3427031 Bremen: Oakhaven Apartments, 500 S. Montgomery St., Gary, (574) 993-2944 Plymouth: Garden Court West, 400 W. Washington St., Linda, (574) 935-0047

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Smoked Turkey & Un Kebobs (Beef, Onion, Tomatoes, Peppers/ Pineapple)

Polish Sausage & Meatloaf Sandwich Meal

Loaded Potato W/Taco Meat & Vegetable Lasagna Meal

Spaghetti W/Meat Sauce & Bourbon Glazed Chicken Breast

Stuffed Green Pepper Meal & Sloppy Joe Meal

Smothered French Onion Chicken & Beef & Noodles Meal

Quiche Broccoli & Cheddar & BBQ Chicken Breast Meal Ham & Beans & Chef Salad (Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Turkey/Ham)

BBQ Pork On Bun & Sweet & Sour Chicken Meal

Home equity offers financial options

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More than 70% of most retirees’ wealth is comprised of the equity in their home.

Among the questions so many seniors in this position face is whether to sell the house and move to smaller digs or a senior community, borrow money against that equity or

seek a reverse mortgage.

Selling is a no-turning-back solution. An equity loan has to be structured so it can be repaid without difficulty — you may have to borrow enough to

be able to repay it with some of the money you borrowed.

A reverse mortgage offers options but requires careful scrutiny.

First of all, you can live in

the house and don’t have to repay the mortgage until it’s sold.

You do have to pay all taxes and insurance and maintain it properly until that happens.

You can take the money in a lump sum, monthly income or as a line of credit.

While a reverse mortgage offers tantalizing financial freedoms, an attorney advised a long time ago: If you don’t need the money, don’t even think about a reverse mortgage.

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Finance

Understanding Social Security —

Happy birthday, Medicare! What happens when you turn 65? %\ 021$ +$57(5 'LVWULFW 0DQDJHU 6RXWK %HQG 6RFLDO 6HFXULW\ 2IÀFH This July marks the 56th anniversary of Medicare. Did you know you can apply for Medicare online even if you are not ready to start your retirement benefits?

Applying online can take less than 10 minutes. There are no forms to sign and we usually require no additional documentation. We’ll process your

application and contact you if we need more information.

Knowing when to apply for Medicare is very important.

You have a limited initial enrollment period to apply.

If you miss the initial enrollment period, you may have to pay a higher monthly premium.

If you’re eligible for Medicare at age 65, your initial enrollment period begins three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after that birthday. Visit www.

ssa.gov/benefits/medicare to apply for Medicare and find other important information.

Some Medicare beneficiaries may qualify for extra help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs. To qualify, a person must be receiving Medicare, have limited resources and income, and reside in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Read our publication “Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan” for

more information; it’s available at www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-0510508.pdf.

The official Medicare website at Medicare.gov offers many online services. You can find answers to each of these questions by typing in the address that follows: What does Medicare cover? www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-covers Where do I find forms for filing a Medicare appeal? www. medicare.gov/claims-appeals/

Sum, sum, summertime veggie wraps

Welcome to summer — farmers markets, fruit picking, backyard gardens, outdoor events and lots of gatherings.

There are so many good things about summer; we walk more and our activities rise in many ways, like trail walking, festivals, vacations, swimming and fun in the sun.

Summer eating is all about “what’s fresh now.” It is a true farm to table time and real red, vine grown, juicy tomatoes that are perfect as a sandwich or an ingredient.

An easy and yummy meal is a veggie wrap using just about any kind of veggie you have on hand. You can make them with grilled veggies or raw. Raw does have some health advantages such as maintaining more water-soluble vitamins because they are not leached out in cooking, plus a high

vitamin content, more enzymes than cooked, improves digestion, healthier skin and a range of antioxidants that benefit your health. A tortilla is the base of the wrap which comes in wheat, corn, spinach, tomato basil, along with many other varieties. You can leave it at room temperature or heat it up.

Next spread with mayonnaise, mustard, hummus or my new favorite — cauliflower/white bean hummus.

Then start adding your vegetables either scattered or in ribbons across the tortilla.

Some choices that work well are: • Lettuce.

• Spinach.

• Carrots.

• Cucumbers.

• Corn.

• Tomatoes.

• Peppers.

• Red Cabbage.

• Red Onion.

• Blanched asparagus.

• Sprouts.

• Radishes.

And if you like, add some seeds such as pumpkin or ground flax and maybe black beans for extra protein. Then gently rolled up the wrap and serve. I would not add raw mushrooms, though. Dr. Andrew Weil advises, in agreement with other experts, that mushrooms must be cooked.

“Mushrooms have very tough cell walls and are essentially indigestible if you don’t cook them. Thoroughly heating them

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Many people choose to eat raw until dinner and the summer makes it especially easy to accomplish this. You could change this wrap up daily and practically feel the nutrients

enter your body. But whether raw or grilled, these wraps are a quick and easy way to get a few servings into your day and that is never a bad plan. Enjoy.

Cat Wilson lives in South Bend and transitioned from a vegetarian diet to eating a plant-based diet over two years ago. She may be contacted at cwilson@the-papers.com.

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A ‘Strange’ way to make big money

Have you ever heard of musician Billy Strange?

Born William Everett Strange in 1930 in Long Beach, Calif., he became an %\ 5$1'$/ in demand & +,// session guitarist/arranger in Hollywood and recorded with such top drawer artists as Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Cher and Nancy Sinatra.

One afternoon in the early ‘60s, Strange received a huge royalty check for a throwaway ditty he had created previously on a whim. He felt certain that a mistake had been made and called the issuing office.

That’s when he was told, “Mr. Strange, the money is all yours.”

His quirky tale began at an all-night Hollywood diner, where he and a musician pal gulped black coffee in attempts to become sober enough to drive home. Eventually, they climbed into their car and cautiously motored off. Fighting to stay awake, Strange twirled the car radio dial for a while before settling

on a local country station that was playing a tune that he detested. “Man, I can write a song better than that in five minutes,” he boasted with a slur. That’s when his equally inebriated companion slapped a $100 bill on the seat between them and said, “Okay, Billy, you’re on!”

With a chortle, Strange reached into the car’s back seat for a blank score pad, which he used to sketch out arrangements for his sessionmusician work. He quickly came up with a catchy song that he laughingly dubbed “Monotonous Melody.” He then sang it, tossed the pad back and — unchallenged — stuck the money into his pocket.

A few weeks later, Strange found himself at work in a recording studio. A friend there, a music composer named Basil “Buzz” Adlam, had just started a small-time music company and announced that he was on the lookout for some fresh material to record. “Buzz, you know, I might have one,” Strange responded half-seriously as he recalled his silly “Monotonous Melody” tune.

Strange and some other session pals tried a few different tempos and styles before set-

tling on a calypso approach to the foolish work. By the time the musicians had repeatedly sung “What a monotonous melody,” they were all in hysterics. After hearing the playback tape, Strange himself admitted, “That’s just about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”

A few weeks later, Strange got a phone call from Dave Burgess, who led the instrumental group the Champs (of “Tequila” fame). Burgess wanted to put “Monotonous Melody” out as the next Champs 45, but with a title change. Strange didn’t care, saying, “It never really had a name anyway.” Only later did the musician find his tune become a Top 40 instrumental under the name “Limbo Rock.”

(Dancing under a limbo bar was a popular party activity back then.)

Then Chubby Checker’s manager, Jon Sheldon, phoned to ask permission to add lyrics to “Limbo Rock” and release it as hitmaker Chubby’s next 45.

Strange’s check was for $63,000 — about $450,000 today. Not a bad payday for five minutes’ work from a tipsy tunesmith trying only to win a bet.

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Opting out of air travel %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV “Pack your patience” has become an air traveler’s mantra.

A couple who returned recently from a pandemic-postponed gathering for birthday celebrations as well as their first view of grandchildren made one vow: their next trip will be to the afterlife.

Their experience with airports and airplanes convinced them they no longer enjoy flying.

Lengthy lines, continued COVID rules, last-minute flight cancellations, tightened seating, muddled pricing and an array of disappearing comforts such as meals and alcoholic beverage service are driving people away from air travel.

Travelers around the country are returning home with decisions to drive the next time they want to see family, friends or tourist attractions.

At the same time, motor home sales have been soaring.

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Mug ‘n’ Muffin, Zoom, 10:1511 a.m. July 15. Registration is required. Contact Kate Rhoton (574) 259-5277, ext. 1706, or email k.rhoton@mphpl.org for book pickup dates and assistance with registration.

Morning Makers, 10:3011:30 a.m. July 16, Bittersweet branch and Zoom. To register, visit www.mphpl.org or call Carolyn Wirtz-Poelstra (574) 259-5277, ext. 1705, or email c.wirtz-poelstra@mphpl.org.

Lifelong Learning, Zoom, 10:15-11 a.m. July 19. Registration required. Contact Kate Rhoton (574) 259-5277, ext. 1706, or email k.rhoton@ mphpl.org.

Let’s Virtually visit at San Diego Zoo, Zoom, 10:15-11 a.m. July 21. Registration is required. Contact Kate Rhoton (574) 259-5277, ext. 1706 or email k.rhoton@mphpl.org.

Ask Mike the Appraiser: What It’s Worth? Zoom, 6-8 p.m. July 26. Program is limited to 30 appraisals (one per participant); additional attendees are welcome to view

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Almost three-quarters of the workforce that held their jobs during the pandemic maintained their positions by telecommuting from home.

The bulk of these employees reportedly are 50 years of age and older and enjoy avoiding commuter traffic as well as unstructured work schedules.

Companies scrambled to provide these workers with com-

puters, cyberspace links and remote connections so staffers could maintain their level of production, report progress and problems, and attend meetings seamlessly.

Some 60% of these workers

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Contact Jennifer Ludwig (574) 259-5277, ext. 1701 or email j.ludwig@mphpl.org.

Spice Club, Zoom, 6:30-7 p.m.

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The Hospice Foundation and Center for Hospice Care — 36th Helping Hands Award Dinner, honoring Drs. Zoreen and Rafat Ansari, will be 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8, at Gillespie Center at the Hilton Garden Inn, 53995 IN 933, South Bend.

Contact Cyndy Searfoss at searfossc@foundationforhospice.org. For information about the dinner and pricing, visit https://foundationforhospice. org/hhad2021.

Mishawaka Penn Harris Public Library — Aspiring Authors, July 8-29, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. While the Harris Branch is closed for construction, the group will meet at the Bittersweet Branch. Call Adam Russell (574) 259-5277, ext. 1704, or email a.russell@ mphpl.org to join and for login instructions.

Middle Earth Adult Trivia Night, Zoom, 6:30-8 p.m. July 9. Play on your own or get a group together; no more than six people per group. Registration is required. Call Kate Rhoton (574) 259-5277, ext. 1706, or email k.rhoton@mphpl.org.

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Send listings of events, for nonprofit organizations only, to Senior Life, P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542, or email Editor Phoebe Muthart at pmuthart@ the-papers.com by July 16 for August’s events. With the listing, include the contact person, area code and phone number.)

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RiverBend Cancer Services — Outdoor chair yoga, 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 1. Class is limited to 15 in-person participants. There is no limit to Zoom participants. Zumba, 5:30-6:30 p.m. July 6. A general cancer support group, 5:306:30 p.m. July 7. Gentle yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m. July 12. A make a summer craft class, 10-11 a.m. July 21. Outdoor classes will be canceled in the event of bad weather; call for reservations (574) 287-4197. For more classes and events, visit www.

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Duddleson is a familiar face on softball fields

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To say Gary Duddleson is both dedicated to and passionate for slow pitch softball is no exaggeration at all. And he has the track record to prove it.

Since the early 1970s, or roughly 50 years ago, Duddleson has played slow pitch, 12-inch softball in the city of South Bend. In addition, for at least eight or nine years he has also played in the same years in Mishawaka, which he is currently doing.

He was born and grew up in South Bend and grew up playing baseball. “But then there was no place guys my age (19 or 20) could play baseball anymore,” he recalled.

He discovered a slow pitch softball league played in all the city parks, with about five of those being the major parks. “It was just a place I could go play,” he said, adding, “I like the camaraderie, the competition. I just like playing the game.”

Not long after he began playing in the 1970s, his work schedule prohibited him from playing during weeknights so he started

playing on Sundays. Duddleson began working for what was then the Grand Trunk Railroad, now known as the Canadian National Railroad.

He worked for the railroad 40 years, retiring “technically” in early 2011.

Duddleson hasn’t quit playing softball since he started, not even for one year. Along the way he was able to even play with both of his sons, J. Ryan and Cole.

“My wife (Kathleen Melissa, known as Missy) learned to like the game and has followed me around,” he added.

Now that he has been retired for more than 10 years, he plays softball three nights each week. Wednesday games are at the Byers Softball Complex in South Bend and Tuesday and Thursday evenings are at Normain and Henry Frank parks in Mishawaka.

Duddleson wears the uniforms bearing the sponsor names of Palmer Funeral Home, Wesolowski Insurance Agency and the South Bend Barnaby’s Pizza.

The summer softball season runs from May to about the middle of August and then the fall season begins and concludes in usually late

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Longevity hasn’t gone unnoticed. Duddleson was elected to the Indiana USA Softball Hall of Fame.

Of course it probably comes as no surprise when he began playing in the 1970s, he had no idea he would play this long, noting he will turn 71 years old this year. “My equipment is older than some of the players I play against,” he quipped. “I keep coming back. I love the game.”

Duddleson also works parttime at the softball complex as a diamond coordinator, which he has done since the first summer after he retired in 2011. He helps with scheduling, assigns umpires, makes sure games start on time, does concessions accounting, orders champion awards and “makes sure everything runs smooth.”

And to make sure he stays in shape year-round, he referees kids basketball games in the winter and plays golf once in a while.

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It’s always best to get medical treatment for anything that attacks your body.

This includes warts, which seem to appear and disappear willy-nilly on various parts of your body.

A common remedy is to have them frozen so they fall off or can be cut out by a doctor.

There are several aroundthe-house remedies that have been successful in some cases.

For one, you can cut a small potato in half and rub the cut side of the potato on the wart

twice a day until it disappears.

Or you can rub the wart daily with a piece of pineapple or the inside of a banana peel.

Some folks report daily application of the gel from the leaf of an aloe vera plant works.

A garlic clove crushed and mixed with water, applied to the wart daily and covered with a bandage, reportedly works in three to four weeks.

Another solution to try is two parts apple cider vinegar to one part water. Soak a cotton ball in the mixture and wrap it over the wart for three or four hours every day.

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Because the lakes are so central to our lives, North Webster Community Public Library, in partnership with The Watershed Foundation, is proud to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit called Water/Ways.

This museum-quality, interactive exhibit will be on display inside the library from now through Aug. 7. It examines the role water plays in our lives environmentally, culturally and historically. In addition, two local companion exhibits will highlight our local area’s unique water story and history.

In conjunction with the exhibit, a series of public educational programs for adults and families will be offered that examines water’s impact on our lives and local environment. A list of these programs is available at www.nweb.lib.in.us/waterways/ or www.watershedfoundation. org/waterways/.

The Water/Ways exhibit is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street, a collaboration that partners with state humanities councils to bring quality exhibits and programs to rural communities. North Webster is the first stop on the exhibit’s six community tour through Indiana.

“We are proud to offer this Water/Ways exhibit to our community and surrounding neighbors and give them the opportunity to experience a Smithsonian quality exhibit close to home,” stated Beth Smith, adult services director for North Webster Community Public Library.

The Watershed Foundation Executive Director Lyn Crighton agrees, “We are honored to have been selected by Indiana Humanities Council through a very competitive process and excited to partner with North

Webster Library in this opportunity to showcase this exhibit and to share the story of our outstanding water resources and community.”

The Water/Ways exhibit is open to the public free of charge at the library located at

110 E. North St., North Webster. It is available for viewing 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; plus 1-3 p.m.

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Near the end of 1970, musicians Bill Danoff and his girlfriend/future wife Taffy Nivert motored along a picturesque two-lane Maryland

highway called Clopper Road. To pass the time, they batted about some lyrics that they felt might fit into a melancholy ode for Johnny Cash. When they got to “almost heaven,” Bill injected the word Massachusetts, which is where he was from.

And while Massachusetts did contain four syllables — what Danoff wanted — he thought the state’s name somehow wasn’t “musical” enough. Back home in Washington, D. C., that night, he and Nivert chose a better-flowing four-syllable state name: West Virginia.

It was a place neither had ever been.

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two relatively unknown acts onstage that evening — Bill and Taffy (who performed as Fat City) and a struggling folkie friend named John Denver. His lone claim to music world fame had been his creation “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” which had become a chart-topping single for Peter, Paul and Mary but had left Denver’s name unknown to most music fans.

After Fat City and Denver had finished their Cellar Door sets that night, they agreed to rendezvous at Bill and Taffy’s place for an impromptu jam. Later, at one point, Nivert said to her partner, “Get out that song you’re writing for Johnny Cash.” Danoff did as he was told and showed Denver the tune that, at the time,

consisted only of one chorus and one verse. But Denver was bowled over by what he heard and asked to have first crack at recording it.

The three worked throughout the night, Denver adding the bridge and more words of wistful nostalgia.

By dawn, they pronounced the future classic finished.

The next night, Denver played his entire set and an encore, but the enthusiastic crowd demanded one more tune. When the applause died down, he told the audience, “We just finished a brand new song and I haven’t even learned the words yet.” He then unfolded a sheet of paper and taped it below the mic head. Danoff joined Denver onstage, along with Den-

ver’s lead guitarist and his bass player, and the foursome launched into the first public performance of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

The audience rose collectively for a thunderous fiveminute standing ovation when the tune ended. That verified to Denver what he had felt since the night before, when he had first heard the unfinished song: this one — for sure — is a winner.

One month later, Denver recorded it as an RCA Victor single, with his Fat City friends providing backup.

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Chimienti, who grew up in a Detroit, Mich., Italian family, who were devout Catholics, drifted away from his religious foundations as a young adult.

Decades later, his girlfriend, and now his wife, asked him to attend services at an Assembly of God Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. He agreed and was so taken with the worship that he dove into learning more and reconnecting his relationship with God. “I was baptized and saved there in 1997,” Chimienti recalled. “I was called and compelled to help others like others helped me.”

At that church, he attended worship service and Bible studies, signed up for religious classes, began teaching Christi-

anity and served on the church board as a treasurer. He also became a licensed minister.

When he moved to South Bend in 2016 to be closer to his children and grandchildren, Chimienti looked for a place he could continue to serve God and serve his new community. He said he wanted to find something similar to the Guiding Light Ministries in Grand Rapids for which he had worked on staff and as a volunteer for over a decade.

He found that connection with Hope Ministries.

Both locations shared a common mission to help the homeless and the disadvantaged in the communities. Both also shared the desire to bring people closer to God. For Chimienti, that was a personal mission.

“God had dragged me in to change my life,” he said. “I knew that others needed the same thing.”

Working with those who needed a hand up was motiva-

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“When I saw how God had touched the lives of others, I wanted to do it more,” Chimienti said.

He started working with Hope Ministries in 2016, first as a job coach and now as a preacher and teacher.

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“He wasn’t religious, so we didn’t have a funeral,” she told me.

I was saddened to learn that this family was going to miss the opportunity to honor her husband’s life with a relevant and healing ceremony. She’d attended too many convenient, ready-made funerals that failed to resonate, so she decided that doing nothing was better than doing something that didn’t fit.

It is concerning that people are opting out of funerals because they don’t know where they fit. Could they have a funeral if they weren’t religious?

What if they were spiritual but not part of an organized religion? What if they wanted some-

thing nontraditional? Because they couldn’t see an option that fit their beliefs and values, they chose — nothing at all.

We have all been to one of those funerals that just didn’t feel right. The one that was so disconnected from the person we knew that we fidgeted through it and wondered if we had misread the date in the obituary or were at the wrong funeral home.

But ceremonies and religion are not mutually exclusive, and when it comes to funerals and grief, what brings one individual solace may deliver despair to another. For the religious, it may be inconceivable to imagine a funeral without God, but for others, a religious ceremony imposed on them can result in a funeral that falls flat and makes

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A well-crafted and skillfully delivered funeral ceremony can offer feelings of love and loss a place to go. Next month, we will continue this topic and tell you about the unique service we were able to provide for a family that honored their father and kept true to the man he was.

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Chimienti is happy that services will soon be returning to the chapel at Hope Ministries.

COVID-19 had closed that part off for volunteers, residents and the people the ministry serves.

It keeps him connected to the Lord and to those served by the ministry. Getting to know the residents has been key to being able to connect with them, he said.

Chimienti stays grounded by remembering that God tells his faithful that they are each responsible for doing what he has called them to do and that only he is responsible for the results.

While Chimienti is thankful for those who have succeeded in the Hope Ministries program, he is also hopeful that those who have not had the same success will one day find their way to God and to a successful life.

“There is only hope and that there is always the possibility of change,” he said. “I had not been in church for 20 years. I share my testimony and I share the testimony of others. The main thing I want to give is hope and confidence, if they trust their lives to God and do it his way.”

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Cataracts begin diminishing most people’s vision in their 50s. Replacing the clouded lens in your eye has become a simple remedy.

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve and, if caught early, can be treated with prescription eye drops or a laser procedure.

The leading cause of vision loss once you turn 50 is macular degeneration, which is a progressive deterioration of the part of the eye that focuses on central vision. Treatment ranges from lifestyles changes, such as quitting smoking and eating a healthy diet, to having medication injected painlessly directly into the eyeball.

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The technical term is an irrevocable testamentary special needs trust. Assets passing to provide for the care of the sur-

viving spouse in this way can be fully protected from nursing home spend downs. They are available for care and needs during the lifetime of the surviving spouse. They may also be better protected from death taxes and probate fees when they pass to the children at the time the surviving spouse passes away.

Think about the implications of this — with proper advanced planning, a married couple can shelter forever hundreds of thousands of dollars of assets from the effects of long-term catastrophic illness.

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This type of proactive planning is extremely valuable and offers an incredible return on investment.

Do you have a long-term care policy? The average person age 65 will have to pay almost $2,940 per year for long-term nursing care coverage. For married couples, that is almost $6,000 per year.

If each lives to life expectancy and there are no increases in premiums, that total payout could exceed $120,000 or more.

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For perhaps 1/ 10th or 1/20th of that amount, estate planning and Medicaid planning can give substantial protection not available through any other means.

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Vietnam Memorial Wall finds permanent home in Fort Wayne Fort Wayne has a new attraction that will be of interest to Vietnam War veterans, their relatives and friends and particularly *5($7 to those (6&$3(6 who had %\ 52' .,1* service men or women who made the ultimate sacrifice during that conflict. It was completed in mid-May and dedicated Memorial Day weekend. The wall is located on the grounds of the Veteran’s National Memorial Shrine and Museum on O’Day Road at the northwest edge of the city.

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replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is actually the one that traveled across the country for many years. Despite the fact that it’s not full size, its 70 anodized aluminum panels stretch 360 feet from north to south and rest on a black colorized concrete base that is constructed to withstand 120 mph winds.

Names of those service men and women who died during the war are listed starting in the middle of the wall on the tallest panels by the date they died and going down to the smallest panels at the south end. They restart on the small panels at the north end and go toward the middle with those who died at the end of the war listed in the panel next to those who died at the beginning of the war.

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In an attempt to bring more tourists and retirees to Lake Havasu City, the governor in the 1960s, Robert P. McCulloch, purchased the original London Bridge which spanned over the River Thames in England. Built in the 1930s, the bridge was deteriorating and not sound enough for increasing levels of traffic.

The bridge was then cut apart into 10,276 granite blocks, numbered and transported to its new home. From there, workers reconstructed and reinforced the bridge on land on the edge of a peninsula brandishing Lake Havasu to the north and the Colorado River to the west and south. Subsequently, the land was intentionally flooded under the bridge, creating Pittsburgh Point, essentially a new island.

Prospective buyers were attracted to the transformed area.

The $2.46 million purchase price of the bridge, was well reimbursed by the influx of new homeowners.

Lake Havasu City also received ornate bridge lampposts, included in the sale, fashioned from melted-down cannons, in which the British confiscated from Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. These remarkable lampposts still line the bridge today.

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Two podiums on the 8-foot wide walkway in front of the monument contain lists of all 58,320 service men and women who lost their lives in the war.

The list tells exactly where to locate any particular veteran on the wall. Signs along the walkway also advise visitors how to use their cell phones to find a name. Among those who died are 1,534 from Indiana and 79 from Allen County, where the monument is situated. Docents are available to help visitors locate their veteran and grief counselors are also available.

Atmosphere at the wall is solemn, respectful and often very emotional. People can be seen on hands and knees tracing a name with paper and pencil, while others are searching intently for a name. Urns of flowers have been left all along the walkway.

The wall is the latest permanent addition to the VNMSM. In addition, it has a small museum which is scheduled to be replaced with a much bigger facility. Its collection includes uniforms, weapons and memorabilia from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Also the American Indian Wars, the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam War and the conflicts in the Gulf and Middle East.

One of the exhibits is a 40 foot by 8 foot box car that was donated to the state of Indiana by the French after World War I. The box car, which is very rare, was originally designed to carry 40 men and eight horses.

Also on the grounds is a Pathway Through the History of War, which has a plaque for every conflict the United States has ever been involved in. In addition, there is a Golf Star Family area and a Purple Heart Monument.

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Finally, the day came when Richard and other POWs were released and sent on their respective journeys home; that one special journey home to Mishawaka, family and community that poured out their welcome home love.

I was now the owner of the former “Brenneman” home and, as a journalist, writer and historian, I felt the need to honor this home in some way.

The way I chose was to get the city of Mishawaka to create and install a historical site marker in honor of “Capt. Richard Brenneman” in front of my home at 1801 E. 3rd St. Captain Brenneman flew in from his home in Vaccaville, Calif., for the dedication of the historical marker on Veteran’s Day 2018, a day of snow and 21 degree weather. But, we all survived, including Mayor Wood, fellow historian Pete DeKever, several veterans and many others.

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Brenneman as he held this rank when released, but he now holds the rank of Lt. Colonel due to his continued military work after arriving home in 1973.