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Older, wiser mentors helping entrepreneurs %\ 5$< %$/2*+ 6WDII :ULWHU The mentors and consultants at Elkhart’s Service Corps of Retired Executives branch are invariably older than those they counsel.

That’s kind of the point.

They’re wiser, too, because of their experience in the business world.

Elkhart SCORE “offers free, confidential advice to business owner(s) or anyone wanting to start a business or grow an existing business. The session is focused on what you want or need to discuss. Usual topics are collecting information about demand for your product or service, establishing a business, entity, financing, preparing a business plan, tax requirements, etc.” According to the national website, www.score.org, “With the nation’s largest network of volunteer expert business mentors, SCORE has helped more than 11 million entrepreneurs since 1964.”

SCORE of North Central Indiana, located at 418 S. Main St., Elkhart, provides face-to-face or remote mentoring and its website, northcentralindiana.score. org, offers a host of webinars, local workshops and courses; a blog page featuring several new entries per week; and an extensive online library of templates and other resources.

“We have 31 volunteers, about two-thirds of them mentors, and we are always looking for more volunteers, including subject matter experts and others to help with community outreach and administrative duties,” said Doug Knapman, 64, chapter chair.

Engaged in planning, mentoring, workshop presentations, community outreach and technical support, Knapman’s most gratifying experiences are “helping entrepreneurs solve problems and identify potential hurdles to success and helping those with an idea evaluate whether it is financially viable.”

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ticularly for seniors. “You’re never too old to be an entrepreneur,” he said, “and even if you are still working you can contribute to helping your community. Even if you are not comfortable mentoring, you can contribute to the economic well-being of your community through SCORE.” In a broader sense, Knapman touted the organization’s benefit.

“Whether you volunteer or utilize SCORE’s services, learning about others and getting to know your community in new ways strengthens the individuals, businesses and the community.”

Tim Woods, 77, joined SCORE as a member and volunteer in March 2014 after 45 years of practicing law. He is a subject matter expert in law-related matters and said he got involved in SCORE “to give back to the community.”

Mike Ronchetti is a volunteer certified business mentor on “small business topics including marketing, accounting, operations and planning.” He worked

for the Chicago western suburbs branch of SCORE for seven years before joining Elkhart’s chapter a year ago. His first involvement in SCORE was in 1998 as a client in Alaska.

The 67 year old most enjoys “working closely with small groups of energetic, engaged people to find ways to make money solving a real problem or providing a delightful experience.”

Ronchetti emphasized SCORE’s burgeoning importance for seniors, noting, “Seniors are a growing group of business startup owners and we supply the parts and fuel to make a problemsolving idea into a reality.”

Paul Krizman, 65, a mentor who also assists with the development and presentation of workshops, said, “I believe one of the best ways to help people is by giving them a hand up instead of a hand out, and assisting them in starting their own business is a great way to accomplish that goal.

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Old Jail Museum director hopes to recruit “new blood” in 2021 %\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU Greg Steffe describes himself as a “Warsaw lifer.”

And his life in Warsaw has uniquely equipped him for his job as Old Kosciusko County Jail Museum director.

Steffe accepted the position, which he will soon share with co-director Nanette France when the museum reopens in March, in 2018, after he had volunteered to repaint the railroad tower on the property. “One thing led to another,” he commented.

Susan Hogan was eager to spend more time as a curator, organizing and cataloguing the archive, and Steffe looked like a good replacement.

For eight years Steffe conducted “Spirits of Warsaw” ghost tours, as well as historic tours of Winona Lake. “Both required a lot of research,” he recalled.

A longtime paranormal researcher — a trait he shared with his former co-director

Evelyn Rake — Steffe and his wife, Jackie, regularly travelled to Savannah, Ga., a favorite of ghost hunters due to its gothic southern history and 19th century architecture, and Steffe started to wonder about possibilities a little closer to home.

He soon discovered Warsaw had a very violent past.

“The amount of murders and violence was astounding to me.” Soon Steffe had created a tour of sites involving such macabre events as the “necktie murder” of Florence Potter at Indiana and Winona Avenues in 1939.

The tours, said Steffe, “combine everything I enjoy, meeting people, entertainment, history and the paranormal.

It was a natural fit.”

Steffe had other experience preparing for directing the museum. He is one of the founders of Soul Takers Acres, a favorite Halloween attraction. Additionally, he spent nearly 20 years working for the Kosciusko County Fair, seven of those on the board of directors in the early ‘90s,

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Steffe’s responsibilities these days have largely revolved around COVID-19.

Last year was, he affirmed, a “real roller coaster,” largely due to never knowing if the museum would be open or closed. Then there is the disinfection, which, when open, must be done on a daily basis with wiping down all common surfaces.

When the museum opens this March, Steffe hopes to give his John Dillinger display, commemorating the infamous bank robber’s raid on the Warsaw jail on April 13, 1934, the attention it deserves. Among the items he procured for the display were the actual bullet proof vests Dillinger stole from the jail, as well as an original .32 Colt pistol like the one used to hold up Merchants Na-

tional Bank in South Bend, which was also stolen from the Warsaw jail.

“We’ll hold that over for another year,” said Steffe.

“It’s a beautiful display nobody got to see.” Also, COVID closures forced the cancellations of related events he had planned to hold in conjunction with the display.

Steffe would also like to hold a first responders appreciation day, partially to thank the nearby fire department for the numerous ways they assist the museum throughout the year. “They’re so good to us,” he exclaimed.

Another goal of Steffe’s in the coming year is to find much needed volunteers, including, he said, “bringing in some new blood to ensure our future.”

He is also looking forward to school tours beginning again. “Every child who passes through brings us joy.”

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Warsaw woman works to lessen the hurt of others %\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU “There is always something to do,” stated Warsaw’s Ann Sweet.

“God gives us every day and we’re supposed to do something good with it.” Sweet’s “somethings” range from bringing awareness to traffic safety to responding to emergencies as a member of Red Cross; from volunteering at Kobe Bryant’s basketball academy in Santa Barbara, Calif.; to making masks at Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake.

Sweet grew up in Silver Lake, the youngest of eight children, and her parents’ sense of community clearly made an impression. “My parents found pride in being the first to respond in practical ways when neighbors faced hard times or experienced disasters. This belief of making the effort as best one can to lessen the hurts others experience is a major core value of mine.”

This core value was solidified in 1997 when Sweet suffered hurt of her own. Her 21-year-old

daughter, Shawnee, was killed when a semi driver ran a red light on US 30. Four months later, her husband died from a heart attack.

“Wishing to educate drivers to the danger at intersections led me to Washington, D.C., where I became a founding member of the National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running,” she recalled. Sweet served on its advisory board for eight years and served as its survivor spokesperson.

While working as a Centurylink sales manager, Sweet became an experienced communicator. Now she turned that skill to meeting with law enforcement groups — including California Highway Patrol, aka CHiPs — city leaders and legislators nationwide. She provided testimony to Congress on Capitol Hill and was on the “Today Show” in 2008. The efforts of this group resulted in red light cameras being installed in over 500 U.S. cities.

By 2008, Sweet had also volunteered with the Kosciusko

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County chapter of Red Cross.

She responded to 83 local fires and other disasters as well as 12 national disasters, including twice after Hurricane Katrina, serving as a manager at the national level.

For her efforts, Sweet earned the local Red Cross’ 2007 Volunteer of the Year award and the Kosciusko Community Foundation 2001 Heart of Gold Award among others.

Sweet also repaid an emotional debt she felt to star basketball player Kobe Bryant, who had inspired her when she was at her lowest following the loss of her daughter and husband. “I saw this scrawny teenager taking on Karl Malone and I thought ‘if this 17-year-old can do this, I can pull myself out of this emotional slump I’m in.” From 2012-2015 she volunteered at his basketball academy.

While working part-time at Parkview YMCA, Sweet has continued volunteering and she was presented with Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club’s 2017 Pillar of the Community Award. The same year, World Compassion Network named her Volunteer of the Year for her work raising funds and assembling personal hygiene kits for worldwide distribution, including to the victims of hurricanes Irma and Harvey.

Most recently, Sweet organized “Pincushion Pals,” who have made and distributed 16,000 masks in the fight against COVID-19 to Warsaw, Wawasee, Whitko and Sacred Heart schools, nursing homes, shelters

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Faith

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Choir director aims to encourage senior singers %\ ' 68=$11( %58(00(5 6WDII :ULWHU You never know when a skill acquired in your youth may come in handy again. Rose Marie Henning can attest to that. At the vibrant age of 85, she directs the Grace Village Vocal Choir.

Henning led choirs before, but those days were past when she and her husband, Bill, moved to the Winona Lake retirement community 18.5 years ago. Or so it seemed.

Rose Marie and Bill met at Wheaton College in Illinois.

“We were both French majors,” she said. “That’s where me met: in French class.” They married and pursued careers in education. Rose Marie taught junior high French for several years.

Bill taught at Wheaton, then served as dean there and at three other Christian colleges.

When he retired, they moved to North Webster. But their stay lasted just three years. Bill was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the Hennings realized they needed the continuum of care available in a retirement community. They relocated to Grace Village.

There, Rose Marie put her musical training to use again.

“At Wheaton I was in the concert choir, took voice and choral conducting classes,” she recalled. “I didn’t use it for years and years — and then they started a group here.”

Initially, eight residents gathered to sing hymns. In 2007, the Grace Village staff invited Henning to take charge of the group.

Today the ensemble numbers over 20. They practice weekly and sing choral arrangements for the Grace Village chapel service every third week — usually a hymn, since the melodies are familiar friends to seniors. They also put on a full Christmas program and sing at the village’s birthday and anniversary celebrations.

In her 14th year as director, Henning said her favorite part is interacting with people, “just encouraging them to make beautiful music.”

She marvels at how the choir has grown and the quality of music they produce — and gives God all the credit.

Aging can be hard on voices, she noted, but “The Lord has been amazing! Most of our members are in their 80s and 90s. Most people at that age can’t sing a note. But he takes this 15 to 20 people and they sing quite well.

“Sometimes people say, ‘Oh, I don’t know if I can sing any more.’ I say, ‘Come try it, maybe (your voice) will come back.’

And so often it does. I think it’s pretty amazing what they do.”

Having a presentation to work toward “gives you a sense of being useful and of accomplishment, of doing a job well,” Henning observed. “The people

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Sports

Rex Holdeman: From hotheaded athlete to calm and cool umpire %\ 5$< %$/2*+ 6WDII :ULWHU Rex Holdeman has been umpiring for two-thirds of his life, but he still harkens back with a lump in his throat to a single play by a war veteran playing infield.

Holdeman was umpiring third base and was standing behind a shortstop playing on two prosthetic legs. “He dove for a ball and both his legs fell off. He still managed to throw the ball to the second baseman, who relayed to first to complete the double play.

The shortstop kind of slid back with his hands to get his legs and pull them back on.

“He turned around and thanked me for not helping him,” said Holdeman, “not that he didn’t want help, but that was a proud moment for him. After the game he came up to me with the commemorative ‘Wounded Warrior Softball’ coin they gave to each of the players. He told me, ‘They give us the coin at the beginning of the season to give to someone who mattered to us.’ I was bawling as I took the coin.”

Holdeman, a 57-year-old lifelong Nappanee resident, has come a long way since his days

as a hotheaded teenager on the ball diamond.

In fact, he said his “life was changed” by umpire Gene Sterling, who tossed him out of a game after Holdeman targeted some invective in his direction.

“After the game, he told me, ‘You should understand what it’s like on this side,’ and challenged me to get an umpiring license. I said, ‘I will, but only if you mentor me and umpire with me.’

“He turned down my offer, saying he only umpired the higher leagues and I would have to start lower, but I insisted. He finally agreed he’d umpire with me one game a week for half a season. Talk about a bad situation turning rosy.”

That was 38 years ago, when, at age 19, Holdeman attended an all-day American Softball Association and passed the test to become an on-field arbiter. Now at times on the receiving end of blistering obloquy for a disputed call, he has learned to “adjust and diffuse those situations.”

“I have only tossed two people in my whole career,” he said. “That could be a national record.”

For the opposite reason, Holdeman treasures working

at Rock Run Youth Park north of Millersburg, a venue he calls “softball heaven.”

“It’s all Amish softball and the amazing thing is the first time I umped there I made what I knew in my heart was a bad call.

I apologized and said, ‘I won’t do it again.’ A young Amish guy, about 17 years old, said, ‘That’s okay, blue, I’ve never batted a thousand.’

“Because of that I work harder to do a good job there because I don’t want to let them down. I’ve been there 12 years and it’s just beautiful. It’s like the Field of Dreams.”

Holdeman has umpired high school girls softball and boys baseball and has worked city leagues in Nappanee, Goshen, Elkhart, Bremen, Topeka and Millersburg. He umpired a tournament in Michigan and has worked state tournaments around Indiana and a national tournament in Topeka.

He coached 15 years at NorthWood Middle School for eighth grade girls volleyball and basketball and eighth grade boys basketball. He currently serves as a substitute teacher in the Wa-Nee school system.

Holdeman plans to continue

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“I’ve told my friends, ‘If you

see I am faltering, let me know.’

That’s when it’ll be time for me to quit.”

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Q. Should I title my financial accounts jointly with my child?

A. Many seniors title their financial accounts

Q: Are there ways to prevent senior falls at home?

A: While not every fall can be

jointly with their children. However, extreme caution and careful consideration should be exercised before doing this. First, ask yourself what is the reason for doing this? Many seniors want a child as joint on their financial accounts so that the child can help with the parent’s financial management. As a joint owner, the child can withdraw money from the account for paying the parent’s bills or make deposits to the account. We call this a “convenience account.” In other words, the reason why the child is made a joint owner is not because the parent wants to give the money in the account to the child, but the child is placed on the account for the convenience of helping the parent with managing their money and paying their bills.

The problem is that when a parent titles any account jointly with a child, the parent is making the child a co-owner of the account and exposing the account to the creditors of that child and possibly to that child’s divorcing spouse. Another problem is that upon the death of the parent, the child automatically becomes the owner of the account. If the parent had wanted the money in the account to be divided among a number of persons, this may not

Daniel K. Leininger Attorney at Law, Partner

happen if the child becomes the sole owner.

If the goal is to assist the parent with financial management, then I strongly recommend that the parent execute a financial power of attorney and appoint the child as attorney-in-fact and confer upon the children the power to handle banking and other financial matters. When acting as attorney-in-fact, the child is only acting as an agent for the parent and has no ownership in the account, and there is no exposure to the child’s creditors. The parent retains sole ownership of the account, and upon the death of the parent, the account will be divided as provided in the parent’s estate plan. This is not to say there it is never appropriate to make a child a joint owner of an account with a parent. However, stop and think before doing so.

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prevented, there are many things that can be done to minimize the risks in a senior’s home to help reduce the possibility of falls.

Look at these tips for fall prevention for seniors.

• Keep walkways and staircases free of clutter.

• Install light switches at both the top and bottom of staircases in easy-to-reach places.

• Install grab bars or safety rails in bathrooms for assistance.

• Encourage your loved one to follow up with his or her eye care physician to maintain good vision and have prescription lenses checked on a regular basis.

• Keep all exposed hot water pipes covered to prevent injuries and burns and keep the hot water heater off the highest setting to avoid accidental scalding.

• Place routinely used items like plates

Sue Roesner, MSOL

Community Relations Manager and drinkware, on lower shelves and cabinets.

• Remind your loved ones to exercise caution when lifting or moving items or bringing in groceries.

• Ask your senior’s physician about a stretching program or exercise program to help him/her increase mobility and stamina.

Perhaps the most important advice for seniors and caregivers is to be aware and be proactive.

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Dining/Leisure/Entertainment

‘Me and Bobby McGee’ was written by Kristofferson Janis Joplin

Kris Kristofferson has earned a place in the history books as one of the great American songwrit%\ 5$1'$/ ers. That & +,// honor, $ %RRPHU %ODVW though, has 7R 7KH 3DVW come at a high personal price.

In Nashville, the collegeeducated Texan once swept the floors of Music City’s Columbia Recording Studio.

In his off hours, Kristofferson created tune after tune in his quest to become a respected songwriter. It took a while, but he eventually gained acclaim by creating such now-revered classics as “For the Good Times” and “Sunday Morning Coming Down.”

Kristofferson eventually became a singer/songwriter with Monument Records, which was helmed by Fred Foster, a businessman smitten with a Nashville secretary — Barbara “Bobbi” McKee — who worked in a nearby music office. One night, Foster phoned Kristofferson and asked him to write a song about her (but spelling her first name differently to make it gender neutral). In their discussion, Kristofferson thought Foster had said “McGee” instead of “McKee.” The result was the story of a pair of drifters: the narrator and Bobby McGee. Together they hitched a ride from a truck driver and sang “every song that driver knew” as

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they made their way throughout the south. Later, they went their separate ways, much to the profound sadness of the narrator.

Several country artists recorded the song when it first became available, but it took a fellow Texan and soon-to-be-doomed ex-lover of Kristofferson’s to make “Me and Bobby McGee” a millionselling iconic work. As a teenager, Janis Joplin had been a bright but rebellious misfit who cast herself as a beatnik. She later dropped out of the University of Texas in Austin and hitchhiked to San Francisco, where she became the lead singer of the hardrocking Big Brother and the Holding Company. A heavy drinker and drug abuser, Joplin later offered a throatshredding performance at 1967’s Monterey Pop Festival before headlining as a soloist at Woodstock two years later.

She recorded Kristofferson’s song for inclusion on what would become her fourth and final album, “Pearl.” (Pearl had been her longtime nickname.) Kristofferson, who had once sung the

tune to Joplin, was unaware that she had recorded it until the day after she died of a heroin overdose. Kristofferson later admitted, “I couldn’t listen to the song without really breaking up.”

“Me and Bobby McGee” was issued four months after Joplin’s death and became her only No. 1 single on the Billboard chart. It has since been recorded by a variety of artists ranging from Dolly Parton to the Grateful Dead.

That high personal price for Kristofferson? He had grown up in a military family that constantly pushed him toward a military career. A gifted academic, he aimed to please his parents by becoming a U.S. Army captain after graduation. In 1965, though, Kristofferson rejected a chance to teach literature at West Point; after years of spare-time songwriting, he had decided to become a tunesmith in Nashville. His parents disowned him, claiming that Kristofferson’s decision was a rejection of everything they stood for.

Apparently they never reconciled.

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Choir director aims Continued from page 5 last year due to coronavirus.

But with vaccinations now available, practices resumed in February.

“It becomes sort of like a family,” she said. “The choir, they’ve been so sad that we haven’t been able to get together. They miss each other.”

Achieving harmony from six feet apart is an adjustment, but members are glad to be meeting again. As they gradually complete their vaccinations, Henning looks forward to a full choir by mid-March.

Bill’s health, sadly, took him eventually to the village’s health care unit. Rose Marie moved to independent living

to be near him until his death in 2019. COVID has certainly complicated daily life since then, she acknowledged, but riding it out in community has been a blessing.

In addition to leading the choir, she helps lead congregational singing each Sunday in the chapel service broadcast to residents’ rooms. And she’s part of Grace Village’s chime choir, which resumed practice recently.

“I’m so glad I’m here because if I’d been in my condo I’d have been so lonely,” said Henning.

“The people are wonderful. I just feel like I’m surrounded by friends. The Lord has worked things out amazingly well.”

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Finance

Understanding Social Security —

Apply for Medicare with Social Security %\ 021$ +$57(5 'LVWULFW 0DQDJHU 6RXWK %HQG 6RFLDO 6HFXULW\ 2IÀFH Did you know that you can apply for Medicare online even if you are not ready to retire?

Applying online can take less than 10 minutes. There are no forms to sign and usually no required documentation. We’ll process your application and contact you if we need more information.

Visit www.ssa.gov/benefits/ medicare to begin. There you can apply for Medicare and find other important information.

People are usually eligible for Medicare at age 65. If you want to start receiving Medicare at age 65, your ini-

tial enrollment period begins three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after that birthday.

Some Medicare beneficiaries may qualify for extra help to pay for the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and co-payments related to the Medicare Prescription Drug program. To qualify, you must be receiving Medicare, have limited resources and income, and reside in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.

More information on extra help is available at www.ssa. gov/benefits/medicare/prescriptionhelp.

You may also be interested in reading these publications: “Apply Online for Medicare — Even if You Are Not Ready

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 Retire,” available at www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-0510530.pdf.

“When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits,” online at www.ssa. gov/pubs/EN-0510147.pdf.

Help a friend or family member by sharing this information. It can improve the quality of their life.

Protect home, savings from nursing home spend-downs Every day 10,000 Americans are turning 65 years of age.

Statistically, 70% of those individuals will require long-term care.1 The average stay in a nursing home is 2.3 years.2 If assisted living is required prior to that, the average length of stay in assisted living is in excess of three years.3 With over 80 million Americans expected to reach 65 years of age by 2050 4, this is a serious problem, affecting not only our nation, but every citizen in it.

A private pay nursing home now costs slightly in excess of $100,000 per year and 50% of couples will exhaust their entire life savings within one year of entering a nursing home.5 For single individuals, 75%

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1993. Now, we are members of Elder Counsel as well. We have been in business for over 48 years and we understand the Medicaid regulations. Get the help you need now. Don’t wait until the last minute to take the steps necessary to protect yourself and your loved ones.

We help individuals just like you save their home and assets from the effects of long-term catastrophic illness. If you would like to learn more, attend one of our dinner workshops at 6 p.m. March 1 or 6 p.m. March 8, at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 902 E. University Drive, Granger. Reservations required; seating is limited.

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Resource References 1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3. National Center for Assisted Living.

4. Pew Research Center.

5. United States Department of Health.

6. United States Department of Health.

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Finance

Would working from home work for you? %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV A big problem with working from home is that you rarely get paid overtime, despite putting in more hours in your workday than you would in an office.

On the other hand, folks who have spent much of their career laboring in the living room usually find their daily output doesn’t take as long as it used to when they were confined to a cubicle.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many workers to convert part of their domicile into workspace, it also uncovered the fact that more than three-quarters of the labor force just cannot provide their goods or services from their den.

Nurses, flight attendants and bus drivers are just a few who cannot continue their livelihood in their living room.

Those who can have learned something that many self-sufficient seniors have known for decades. Whether they’re an ar-

Cash no longer is king %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Signs have been cropping up in shops around the globe requiring customers have the precise amount of cash for their purchases because the cashiers don’t have any cash for change.

You read that correctly. The cashiers claim they don’t have any cash.

Some merchants have associated dollars with disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has merchants mounting pressure for payment by credit or debit card to avoid any touching during the transaction.

And customers are focusing on contactless purchases.

All this is bundled up in a growing movement to eliminate money.

Economic studies reveal that in 2007, two-thirds of purchases were paid with cash. Today, it’s less than one-third.

Governments around the world are promoting payments by card clicks rather than cash.

Prognosticators tell us automatic teller machines will disappear in about 15 years and bank branches will follow about five years later.

Almost 100% of Britons have dumped cash or a debit card.

Canada no longer makes pennies and is working on eliminating some of its paper notes.

Accelerating this movement toward a cashless society is the growing practice of internet buying.

Millennials make more than half their purchases online.

The pandemic shutdowns have introduced households to the advantage of cyberspace shopping and having their groceries delivered — paid for by credit or debit card.

There are stumbling blocks to this trend.

One is the fact that not everyone has a bank account.

Some small businesses are not all that enamored with credit card payment because the processing fee can be as much as 3.5%, which cuts deeply into their profit margin.

And how do you borrow a few bucks from a buddy and then pay her back if cash no longer exists?

Governments have an overriding reason for wanting cash to disappear: taxes.

Cash transactions and pay-

ments are untraceable. The cash you pay your music teacher, landscaper or hairdresser cannot be taxed if they choose not to report that income.

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tisan or accountant, they have learned to enjoy the freedom and flexibility of self-scheduling and not having to report for duty at a specific time and place five days a week.

Many of today’s seniors developed a second career after doffing the commuter cloak required to get them to work over the years. And many are looking for ways to remain productive.

As mentioned earlier, studies have shown that a lot of workers at home put in more than eight hours a day. That “overtime” equates in many cases to the time they would have spent on the road getting to and from the office.

Many folks on the work-fromhome circuit report they miss mixing and mingling with their colleagues. They can take a leaf from the seniors’ book: arrange

to meet for lunch or after work on a regular basis to catch up on each other’s news and views.

Self-starting also can be an issue. Longtime work-at-homers have cultivated the discipline of having regular hours, while realizing they may not have to be squeezed into a nine-to-five box. You can work for a solid period in the morning and take the rest of the day off. Or you can split your day into beforeand after-lunch sessions.

You also may be able to organize your chores in a more manageable fashion. Make your calls in the morning and write reports in the afternoon, for instance.

Defining a work space helps.

And you’ll soon learn when you should end your work day by leaving that space. A longtime photographer friend locks his darkroom/studio each day at 5

p.m. and doesn’t unlock it until he begins his next day. He no longer enters it on weekends.

Get out of your work space for leisure time to meet with colleagues and friends or to go shopping. And take vacation time.

Don’t go to work if you’re sick. If you’re still on a company payroll, be sure to call in and tell them you’re sick and out of service.

Build and maintain open lines of communication. Modern technology (cell phones, computers, cyberspace meetings, cloud storage) makes it relatively easy to keep in touch with everyone — customers, colleagues and supervisors, as well as members of your family whom you’ve told you don’t want to be bothered while at work.

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Self-care tips for weary caregivers %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV The age of the caregiver emerged back in the 1960s, when the title assumed preference over “caretaker.”

The terms could become interchangeable during these painful pandemic times, as caregiver burnout spreads and the focus turns to helping these valuable folks take care of themselves.

After all, if the people caring for the diseased and disabled aren’t well, then who takes care of the diseased and disabled?

This includes sisters taking

care of siblings; professionals taking care of hospital patients; mothers taking care of children; sons taking care of parents.

Everybody.

It’s difficult enough for caregivers to maintain their sanity and stability, but the added stress of COVID-19 shutdowns, social distancing, extra protective measures, uncertain shopping and the never-ending demand for their time and attention has many bordering on burnout.

The basic need for sleep and a healthy diet isn’t enough anymore. Their mental health is at stake.

All of their aches and ailing spill over onto their charges, as a sizeable portion of caregivers are seniors. A caregiver who feels humorless and harassed is soon caring for a nervous and petulant patient.

The real world as we knew it no longer exists. Few expect it to return.

So it’s up to caregivers to take charge, helping themselves and those around them to manage their lives in a manner that enables them to survive.

The first thing to do is arrange your life as close to normal as possible.

Re-establish your daily routine as close as you can to

your pre-pandemic life. If you went for a run in your nearby park every morning, start doing it again. If you had coffee regularly with friends or family, resume the habit.

Experts suggest you avoid wishful thinking and maintain a pragmatic approach to your situation. Wishing you lived in a different part of the world or different climate doesn’t help you find solutions to the problems you face. Look at and manage what you can control; dump the rest.

To lighten the lives of those you’re caring for, you have to lighten up your life. Taking in a movie or a going on weekend getaway will not only brighten

your outlook but also transport you into a mode that relaxes your mind.

Planning how your charges will be cared for, should you disappear from the picture, will also relax your mind by eliminating that worry nibbling at you constantly.

It boils down to staying rested so you stay mentally healthy.

Being practical helps. Your ailing brother should be kept aware of the fact that you’re helping him, but he also should be aware that you enjoy it when he helps take care of himself.

That’s one way a caregiver can become a caretaker.

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Shutdowns slam Social Security %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Social Security’s trust fund — the fund into which today’s employee deductions are funneled to pay benefits to today’s retirees — is expected to be depleted faster than estimated thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts and observers had

generally agreed that the fund would be depleted in the mid2030s, at which time benefits would have to be cut by more than 20% as the number of retirees, who are living longer, grows faster than the number of workers.

Several forecasters now have warned politicians that the fund will be depleted before the end of this decade if something

is not done to offset the unanticipated shortfall in workers’ deductions because of the workforce shrinkage caused by the pandemic shutdowns.

The most talked-about actions include a cutback in benefits paid to retirees coupled with a payroll tax hike to increase the income from those still working.

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I was surviving an all-terrain vehicle excursion at the Primland Hotel in Meadows of Dan, Va. As we bounced over rocks, dipped into ruts, careened around hairpin turns and stormed through muddy ravines, I had to keep reminding myself to relax my body — none of whose internal organs were where they started out before the ride.

I managed to squeeze in glimpses of the occasional wild turkey, pheasant and the magnificent countryside.

Even in a car on a paved road, driving here felt treacherous.

Windy, hilly, curvy roads survey stunning overlooks across the 12,000-acre campus.

Located an hour north of Winston-Salem, N.C., this luxury resort devoted to outdoor experiences is so big it’s almost the size of Bermuda. Its roads so dramatic that shuttle drivers carry Dramamine for those prone to motion sickness.

When you arrive at Primland’s entrance, you haven’t actually arrived. It’s six more miles from the north gate to the lodge and another seven miles to the south gate.

Shuttle rides to the different activities felt like activities in themselves. So it was pleasantly surprising to be happily on our own two feet hiking with naturalist Tim, who identified the flora and fauna for us.

Then it was time for archery.

And air rifle shooting.

And tomahawk throwing.

Channeling my inner Native American, I raised my bow and arrow and shot at the target.

Turns out I was a natural, hitting it every time.

Not so much with the air rifle.

And my tomahawk throwing was a little rusty.

The list of things we didn’t do is longer than those we did: • Fly fishing.

• Clay shooting.

• Disc golf.

• Horseback riding.

• Hunting.

• Water sports.

• Outdoor fitness track.

• Golf.

• Tennis.

Still, I felt I had definitely earned my signature massage at the spa.

Artifacts from the local Saura tribe abound and are considered sacred. In the signature massage, tribal elements of fire, water, air and earth are incorporated through hot stones, oils, scents and touch.

Afterward, we came full circle by sipping tea from the Native American Tea Co. At night we went to the observatory for some stargazing.

It had been foggy driving in, but the sky overhead was crystal clear as the high-tech telescope projected the stars onto a screen in front of us. A full moon provided even more clarity.

Primland emphasizes a return to nature and we were surrounded by stars, planets, constellations and galaxies.

There was the Orion Nebula, a star-forming nebula approximately 1,300 light-years from Earth; the Pleiades Open Star Cluster, also known as the “Seven Sisters”; and the showstopping Andromeda Galaxy, the closest and largest galaxy to the Milky Way at just 2.5 million light-years away.

We saw more than 1,000 stars on the screen — so many that it was impossible to fathom that in 4 to 6 billion years, the Milky Way may collide with Andromeda.

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Cheers

Danger, dames, Double-O-Seven

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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Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 13 — Marcia Manges, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 14 — Phyllis Flamion, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 15 — Sonya F., Greenleaf Living Center, Elkhart 17 — Sharrie Watson, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 18 — Jane C., Greenleaf Living Center, Elkhart 20 — Sharon Reames, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 24 — Martha Shaffer, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 25 — Virginia Rieck, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart

“Bond.

James Bond.”

Film critic Peter Bradshaw once wrote, “It is the most famous selfintroduction %\ 5$1'$/ from any & +,// character in movie history. Three cool monosyllables. Surname first, a little curtly … and then, as if an afterthought, the first name, followed by the surname again. Sean Connery carried it off with an icily disdainful style, in full evening dress (and) with a cigarette hanging from his lips.”

UK writer Ian Fleming’s

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High on that list: toilet paper.

Many gas stations, rest stops and public parks have shut down their bathroom facilities and there is no assurance that those still open will have the amenities usually associated with such facilities.

So tuck in hand sanitizer and some wipes, too.

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Emerging on the must-take list is a contactless credit card. Just swipe it near the reader without having to touch anything.

Cash, which has been handled by who knows how many, is no longer accepted for payment at many outlets, including grocery stores and restaurants.

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novel “Dr. No” was first published in 1958. Four years later, the silver screen treatment gave movie fans worldwide a chance to see, for the first time, Fleming’s fearless, dashing, lady-loving Agent 007 in a highly entertaining bit of celluloid melodrama.

And its handsome star was a 32-year-old newcomer with a thin resume. The Scottish breakout actor, Connery, was born in 1930 to an Edinburgh factory worker and a cleaning woman. As an adult, Connery worked as a milkman, a truck driver, a lifeguard, an artist’s model and a coffin polisher (!) before he gained fame and fortune via James Bond.

As licensed-to-kill Agent 007, our hero was about as sexy and dangerous as one could get. But before the movie-going public was allowed to see (and fall in love with) Connery, director Terence Young first chose to tutor the rough-around-the-edges actor in how to display wit, charm and style as the charismatic Bond character. And although Connery stood 6 feet, 2 inches tall, all the Bond sets and furniture were built slightly smaller than in real life, so as to make Agent 007 appear even larger and more imposing than he actually was.

In “Dr. No,” Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and his secretary. He eventually becomes involved with a mysterious and sinister nuclear scientist named Dr. Julius No (Joseph Wiseman), who

espouses world domination as his goal.

Along the way, Bond has to contend with such inconveniences as a “deadly” tarantula (tarantulas aren’t poisonous), flame throwers, flying bullets, severe beatings and a near drowning. Adding to the complications is a trio of temptresses — the Oriental charmer Miss Taro (Zena Marshall), casino denizen Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson), and the bikini-clad, seashellcollecting siren Honey Ryder (Ursulla Andress).

Dr. No doesn’t actually appear until 1 hour and 27 minutes into the story. At one point, the no-goodnik tries in vain to persuade Agent 007 to join his evil organization.

That’s when Dr. No huffs, “I thought you had some style, Mr. Bond, but I see you’re just a stupid policeman.”

Dr. No provided the signature elements for the later James Bond movie offerings — its distinctive theme music; head-spinning, high-octane action sequences; alluring young women and even James’s preference for vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred).

Footnote: When the feature was released, United Artists had to make some adjustments to the title before it reached foreign markets. In South Korea, for example, the film’s name would have been literally translated as “007 Murder Number,” and in Japan the movie would have been called “We Don’t Want Doctors!”

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I got you covered When you are stuck at home due to COVID, it creates opportunities to deal with household issues you wouldn’t normally ,1 $ have time 1876+(// to mess %\ ',&. with. I :2/)6,( spent a fair amount of time last weekend putting my books on my shelves in alphabetical order.

The Dewey decimal system was no longer working for me.

(Are you under 50? Please Google it.)

Mary Ellen had her own project. She took her usual measured approach, recognizing that one solution does not fit all. There was some trial and error in her method, but she knew that if she resolved the issue, everything would be a snap. The annoyance could be ignored no longer: Most of our Tupperware had lids that didn’t fit or were missing.

I had also recognized there was a problem. You see, almost every leftover in our refrigerator is in a nifty little pastelcolored plastic container with a piece of Reynolds Wrap over

it. I think this is one of the reasons my mouth waters whenever I see aluminum foil.

This lid dilemma is mostly my fault. I always put the Tupperware tops on the bottom shelf of the dishwasher and an hour later the result looks something like a Salvador Dali clock. Years ago, there was a lady in Fort Wayne who had potato chips that looked like famous people. I have a Tupperware lid that looks like Mick Jagger.

Whoever invented Tupperware made the same mistake that the Heinz people once made. Not to mention the BIC pen people. And many

toothpaste companies. Tops should always be attached. I’m glad the people at American Standard attach the lid to the seat. It’s a good thing, or men like me who are always losing things would spend the first half of the day looking for the TV remote, then divide up the next 12 hours between the cell phone and toilet topper.

“Mary Ellen, have you seen the lid to the toilet seat?”

“Did you misplace it again?

When was the last time you used it?”

“This morning, moments after I brushed my teeth.”

“Well, it must be there. Did you put it down somewhere?

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“We are very impressed with the impact Live Well Kosciusko is already having in our community and the great work they do,” said

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Come to think of it, you never put it down.”

But getting back to my wife’s little project in the kitchen, of trying to match container parts. Personally, I thought the whole thing was a waste of time. “Why are you even bothering, Mary Ellen? Just throw out the misfits. We’ll buy new Tupperware.”

“Well, Dick, that is an odd position to take for a man whose bottom dresser drawer is storing 11 solo socks that don’t have a mate.”

(Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. –Mark Twain) “Mary Ellen, what’s that hint of orange on all these containers?”

“That’s just marinara sauce stains that won’t come out.”

“Well, if all those containers are stained and ugly, you really should throw them out. What good are they?”

“Boy, that sock analogy still hasn’t sunk in, has it?”

It reached the point where I couldn’t stand it anymore.

The shuffling and rattling were disturbing my Sunday nap so I marched into the kitchen.

“Mary Ellen,” I implored, “can’t you stop this silliness for an hour and do something else?”

She told me to put a lid on it.

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Health & Fitness

Irish colcannon a warming winter dish

Top of the morning to you!

Coming from a traditional Irish Catholic family, March always included St. Pat’s day and Lent, so this issue is the perfect time to talk about colcannon.

Colcannon is an Irish dish that is basically potatoes and cabbage; or it could be potatoes, kale and onions. It’s one of those dishes that change up

depending on what you have on hand and each family does it a different way. It is a super simple meal that will warm your insides during the cold of winter and also a popular fall dish. It can be accompanied with sausage if you so desire.

The basics are mashed potatoes with cooked cabbage or kale mixed in and topped with green onions. At first, it may not sound that interesting, but I enjoy a boil meal of what is usually corned beef and cabbage, but I do not make the corned beef. I boil cabbage, carrots and potatoes as a meal and colcannon is something like that.

The recipe here calls for both russet and red potatoes, but you can decide. It also uses savoy cabbage, but I have seen regular green cabbage as well

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as bagged coleslaw (including the carrots) or even sauerkraut.

If you are not fond of green onions, you can always use sliced or diced yellow onion and just cook it up with the cabbage. Being plant-based, I use a dairy free milk, vegetable broth and skip the butter. I do not deny that the browned butter sounds yummy though.

This is just one of those “good for your gut” meals that provides needed nutrition to your gut microbiome that helps regulate digestion, immune function and metabolism. Poor diet, illness, antibiotics and stress can all cause the biome to be imbalanced, so continue to make choices that include fruit, vegetables, beans and greens. Skip the rest to make you the best.

Enjoy trying the colcannon any way you choose and just make it your own. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Colcannon (Irish Potatoes and Cabbage) YIELD Serves 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS 1 pound russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks 1 pound red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional) 1 small head savoy cabbage (about 1 pound), cored and shredded 4 medium scallions, white

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3. Cook the cabbage. Return the pan with the remaining browned butter to medium heat and add the cabbage and the whites of the scallions.

Season with the remaining

1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Cook until tender and lightly browned, about 8 minutes.

4. Mash the potatoes. Drain, add the milk and mash with a potato masher. Retain a few small lumps for texture.

5. Deglaze the cabbage pan.

Add the chicken broth to the cabbage pan and scrape vigorously to remove any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until the broth is reduced, about 3 minutes more.

6. Putting it all together. Add the warm cabbage and greens of the scallions to the mashed potatoes and fold to combine.

Transfer the colcannon to a large serving bowl and make a well in the middle of the potatoes. Pour the reserved 1/4 cup brown butter into the well and serve immediately.

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Care for your kidneys %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV With medical staff and facilities overburdened and politicians mandating shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become important for everyone to take charge of their well-being.

In the ongoing reports of infections and death resulting from lung and heart malfunction, the fact that the virus can also attack your kidneys is often overlooked.

Two simple steps can help

protect your kidney function: • If you take medication to alleviate pain, avoid such antiinflammatory drugs as ibuprofen and regular-strength aspirin.

Talk to your doctor about treating your pain.

• Cut down on your sodium intake. While table salt can be a culprit, much of our sodium intake is from smoked, cured and canned foods such as ham, bacon, cold cuts and sardines.

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Dad & Mom’s Country Wisdom —

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim Geyer offers the wisdom he gleaned from his experience on the farm in this book “Dad & Mom’s Country Wisdom: Everything I Know about the Bible I Learned Down on the Farm.”)

—o— I trust as you have read this book you have been challenged, convicted, sobered and entertained. I pray that you have come to understand that biblical principles never change. God has said that he is the same yesterday, today and forever. His word, which has withstood every human effort to destroy it, is as relevant to our lives today as when it was first written.

By now you may have sensed that, to some degree, I long for and would like to return to the “good old days.”

I can assure you I have no

desire to return to some things; e.g., having to use the outhouse on cold, wintry days due to the lack of indoor plumbing; or waking up to a cold, chilly house because the fire in the wood-burning furnace went out at about midnight.

Yes, I do long for the days when the family unit was the backbone of the community, the nation and the church.

For sure I long for the time when a man’s word was his bond; the days when large agreements were consummated with a handshake, compared to lengthy written contracts requiring a lawyer to write them; a time when windows and doors were left unlocked day and night without fear of an intruder (compare that with now when we need to have double, even triple, locks plus sophisticated alarm systems); and a time when the culture and society

were decidedly more moral, wholesome and ethical.

Certainly there were criminals, immorality and sinful behavior when I was growing up. Yes, there were evil people doing devilish deeds, but it was not nearly as evident as today nor so openly flaunted.

Early in this book, I spoke of a book titled “They Had Everything but Money.” The book is filled with human interest stories of how people survived the Great Depression of the 1930s. The stories are of love, sharing of all resources (money, food, clothing, etc.) as people struggled to survive.

Today many people have made money their god. They have money and all kinds of material things and nothing else. Our attics, basements, garages and closets are overflowing with stuff, stuff and more stuff, and yet millions of homes are empty of what

matters most — empty of love, of caring for one another, of generosity, of laughter and of biblical morality.

My heart is broken when I see the crime-infested, drugaddicted, entertainmentcrazy, corrupt and immoral society in which we live, especially when I see how our children and young people have been drawn into it.

There are tears in my eyes as I think of the millions of broken homes that have wreaked untold, immeasurable havoc upon the children.

But, praise God! There is hope. Jesus Christ still redeems and restores the lost sinners. He still is able to resurrect and empower struggling families. He is still able to rekindle the flames of revival and renewal not only in our homes, but also in our churches, businesses and nation.

I trust this book has made

you think about your personal and family life.

May God richly bless you and meet all your material and spiritual needs as only he can do. By God’s grace, may you be a godly parent to your children. I am deeply grateful for my godly parents, as your children will be also.

Jim Geyer is an ordained minister who has conducted more than 200 seminars and workshops on leadership. He received a masters in educational administration and supervision and has worked as both a Christian school administrator and business owner. He is the published author of several Christian magazine articles and numerous instructional manuals for Christian schools and churches.

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RV options open the road to travel %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV If you’ve ever toyed with the thought of trundling around the country in an RV, this is as good a time as any to go down that road.

Sales of recreational vehicles have soared more than 150% since politicians around the globe began closing down borders to create barriers against the spread of COVID-19.

The yen to fly has been curbed drastically by these shutdowns — resulting in the upsurge in RV popularity.

Traveling in a cozy compartment furnished with your own kitchen, bathroom and closets has certain attractions.

But the thought of weaving down the highway in a vehicle the size of a small apartment can be daunting.

The cost of such comfort is also a prime consideration. The average recreational vehicle costs about $100,000. You can get more luxury for as much as $300,000, or shop around for a used one for as little as $20,000.

There also are added costs of camping fees, fuel, insurance, license and maintenance.

Rather than be deterred, you might track down a friend

with a RV to discuss the pros and cons of this type of travel.

There may also be a local club or association of RV owners that can help answer some of

in one. Rentals begin at about $150 a day.

This will also get you acquainted with what you’ll need and not need to suit your style.

There are many variations of this type of travel. It stretches from the simple camp-style trailer to parking your car by a rented mobile home in the region where you’d like to spend some time.

If you or your spouse have mobility problems, you’ll require equipment that offers assistance for getting into, around and out of the vehicle. Facilities inside such as

your questions.

Next, consider renting a RV for a day or weekend. Take it on a short trip to familiarize yourself with getting around

closet doors and passageways also will have to accommodate.

When considering RVing, you also have to think about towing. Some are trailers that can be towed by your pickup truck. Or select a mobile home that can tow your family flivver around the country.

These options give you handy transportation from wherever you choose on the road, rather than having to maneuver your RV through downtown streets and parking lots to visit friends or get to shopping, entertainment, church, flea markets, museums and tourist attractions, as well as anything else you wish to attend.

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Historical Hindsight —

The no-nonsense president %\ 720 02552: 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Few Americans expected Harry S. Truman to be president.

Many became thankful he was because his major decision — one of the most momentous in U.S. history — brought an abrupt end to World War II. Truman was chosen as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s running mate for his fourth term.

He took office in January 1945, but was never drawn into the president’s inner circle. When FDR died three months later, Truman became the 33rd president of the United States with scant knowledge of the problems he faced.

Born May 8, 1884, Truman grew up on a farm in Independence, Mo. He served as captain of a U.S. Army field artillery unit during World War I. On his return home, he got married and opened a men’s clothing store in nearby Kansas City. He began his political career in Missouri in 1922, when he was elected as a county judge.

Truman probably wouldn’t have succeeded had it not been for the financial backing, advice and encouragement

of Tom Pendergast, Kansas City’s notorious political boss.

There’s no indication Truman ever accepted anything more than advice and above-board financial support during his campaigning.

As judge, Truman had the responsibility of awarding bids to contractors — not the least of which were paving companies.

Pendergast owned a paving company. When Truman gave a contract to another company, Pendergast demanded an explanation.

“Your roads fall apart because of shoddy work,” Truman replied. “Farmers need market roads they can depend on.”

Truman moved to the U.S. Senate in 1934. He gained national prominence as chairman of a Senate committee aimed at reducing industrial waste and inefficiency in the early days of World War II. He caused havoc among armament manufacturers, exposing wasteful spending and shoddy production of weapons and vehicles.

After the 1944 presidential election, there is only one recorded meeting between Truman and FDR, who admitted he hardly knew his vice president. Only when Truman assumed the presidency did

he learn of the existence of the atom bomb, which was ready to be tested and used.

President Truman was told dropping the bomb could end the war and save up to a million American and Japanese lives.

He authorized the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war.

Truman’s organizational skills helped feed Europe and form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after World War II. With the onset of the Cold War in 1948, he oversaw the Berlin Airlift and the Marshall Plan to feed warravished Europeans.

That same year Truman also submitted the first comprehensive civil rights legislation to initiate racial integration in the military and federal agencies. And he shocked the nation by winning the White House in his own right.

When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, Truman gained United Nations approval to intervene in what became known as the Korean War. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower moved into the White House in 1953, and Truman returned to Missouri personally broke. He always maintained,

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southernmost of the Sea Islands that the French visited, the Spanish developed, the English named and the Americans tamed. First to plant its flag were the French Huguenots in 1562. The Spanish booted them out two years later and remained for 220 years before the British took over and named the island in honor of the daughter of King George II. Twenty years later the Spanish returned and ruled until 1812 when, with the secret blessing of the United States, the Patriots of Amelia Island overthrew the Spanish and hoisted their own flag featuring a Minuteman with fixed bayonet. It was replaced with the U.S. flag the next day. However, the Spanish demanded its return citing salus populi lex suprema (the well-be-

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On June 29, 1817, Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor took over without firing a shot and ran his green cross flag up the pole. MacGregor found himself short of cash and couldn’t pay his men or buy munitions so he left the island in charge of subordinates and went off to raise money. They threw in with the pirate Luis Aury and raised the Mexican rebel flag. In December, U.S. troops occupied the island and held it in trust for Spain.

The stars and stripes went up in 1821 after Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and it waved over Fort Clinch until 1861, when Confederate troops occupied it and hoisted their flag. It fluttered over the fort for a year

until Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered its evacuation just as Union gunboats appeared. No shots were fired and the U.S. flag quickly appeared over the fort and the town of Fernandina.

Fernandina, which was founded in 1811 and named after King Ferdinand VII of Spain, has a 50-block area full of classic homes that is listed on the Register of Historic Places.

The streets are lined with live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss, which, according to locals is neither moss nor Spanish.

“Old Town” has a charming collection of boutiques, restaurants and bars.

A tour of Fort Clinch under the guidance of a Union corporal who won’t be caught out of character Continued on page 19

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Return of the house call — virtually %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV A healthy thing that may survive this depressing COVID-19 pandemic is what has become known as telemedicine. It makes a visit to your doctor as simple as a phone call, sending an email or holding a video conference.

An elderly neighbor raved about her doctor calling her. She was able to see results of her cancer tests on her cellphone.

While this type of virtual visit has been talked about for a couple of decades, it took a global attack by a virus to push the practice closer to reality.

The sudden onrush of infected patients coupled with the medi-

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Reports from 2019 indicated less than 10% of the nation’s residents used telemedicine.

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A doctor-patient visit by telephone, smartphone, tablet or computer is just part of telemedicine. It also includes programs permitting doctors to consult quickly and smoothly with each other, such as a specialist getting in touch with a primary care physician to discuss the patient’s history and possible problems to expect.

Also driving the accelerated use of telemedicine are (1) the growing awareness of its benefits and (2) expanded changes in regulations and policies governing practitioners, health care providers and insurance coverage. For example, regulations disallowing doctors to treat patients across state lines have been lifted, at least temporarily.

High on the list of advantages is the reduction in distance and the length of time involved in traveling to the doctor or clinic — especially for patients who require ongoing monitoring of issues that range from diabetes to cancer.

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May Beane from Elkhart, and granddaughter, Sydney Beane, visited Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains to see and enjoy the beautiful fall colors. They snapped a photo with their Senior Life at an interpretive sign in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Smoky Mountain National Park is America’s most visited national park. The sights of this park include black bears, year-round wildflowers, waterfalls, historic homes and churches, the Appalachian Trail and beautiful mountain scenery.

Gatlinburg, a city located at the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is home to the Gatlinburg Space Needle, amusement centers, wineries, vineyards & distilleries.

Many resorts, lodges, motels and inns are located nearby to accommodate travelers.

Situated in the park, Gatlinburg offers beautiful vistas, incredible experiences and wonderful ways to view them. One can pet stingrays, visit a penguin playhouse, find Nemo’s look-alike in a coral reef, or ride a glide path within a tunnel to check out sharks at Ripley’s Aquarium. Visitors flock to SkyLift Park for its panoramic views. It offers landscape vistas from a ski lift, sky deck, sky trail and the country’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, partially glass-floored. Adventurers can soar through the treetops on the world’s first mountain glider or ride a gravity propelled alpine coaster while visiting Rowdy Bear Mountain adventure park.

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Truckloads of trees (300 to 500) enter the island daily and

Arts and Crafts community is an eight mile must-see unique experience. There one will find talented artists creating one of a kind crafts using century-old techniques.

go directly to two paper mills supplying the growing shipping box industry. Shrimping is still big there.

Consider this little barrier island for your next Florida visit.

The Great Smoky Mountains is a wonderful place to visit. Senior Life is thankful for the Beanes taking us with them on their scenic trip to this grand national park.

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Now if you readers haven’t guessed by now, 123 South Main was the location of Berman’s sporting goods store. It was here that a beginner fisherman (or girl) could be outfitted with a rod, reel and all the necessary fishing

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glass rod, a black Zebco 202 reel and various fishing lures; some that wiggled under water and some that had spinners in front and back.

Many times I dreamed about catching that prize-winning fish and indeed I did on one lazy fishing day when Grandpa and I sat patiently in a rented rowboat out in the calm water of a mediumsize beautiful blue lake in Cass County, Mich.

It was called Skyhawk Lake and Grandpa hooked a monster of a large mouth bass. As he reeled the bass in, it shook the lure and hook out of its mouth just as I was lowering my large Berman’s fishing net into the water. Rather than swim away, the bass swam into my net and he (well, maybe it was a she bass) was caught.

Now I swore (like some fishermen do when they lose a large fish) without four letter words, that Grandpa caught the fish and it was his catch to keep. After some deliberation, Grandpa’s decision stood; I caught the fish and it was mine. Aren’t grandpas wonderful?

Realizing how big this bass was and knowing Berman’s had one of their weekly fishing contests going, we made a hasty trip to the store. Berman’s staff weighed the bass and measured it. A few days later, we were called and told that I had won that week’s contest. The prize was a $5 gift certificate and a wood trophy about 3 or 4 inches square with a three dimensional fish attached.

Grandpa passed away in March of 1967 and thus ended the fishing trips in southern Michigan; the lighthouse pier on Lake Michigan, Big Skyhawk Lake, the Constantine dam bridge, ice fishing on the Juno Lake channels, “Mud Lake” and the crappies and many more of the “ye old fishing holes.”

Even if a fish were not caught, the trip was always successful just being with Grandpa and Dad. (Comments welcome to: Pastor/ Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.)