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7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ 1,&+2/(77( &$5/621 6WDII :ULWHU Assistance is available for Goshen residents, as long as they know where to look. The Window, 223 S. Main St., Goshen, offers a variety of assistance to members of the community, especially older adults.

Meals on Wheels is one program offered at The Window that provides nutritious meals ďŹ ve days a week to seniors age 60 and older who are homebound or at nutrition risk in the Goshen area.

A new route was added a year and a half ago, greatly increasing the number of clients from 35 to 65. Currently they are actively serving 51 people.

While hot wheels used to be delivered daily, Meals on Wheels program members are now receiving ďŹ ve frozen meals that are all delivered Monday.

With this new system, meals are prepared throughout the week and frozen. At 10 a.m. Monday, Lauren Unternahrer, Meals on Wheels/volunteer director, and a few volunteers begin packaging the meals for the drivers to pick up and deliver to clients. Typically each client gets ďŹ ve meals along with milk and a side. However, some opt for fewer meals. There are also particular options for diabetics and those with food allergies or who need low sodium. There is no added sodium in any of the meals so as to watch the carbohydrate and sugar intake of all clients.

Right now there are seven routes with an average of 9 to 10 people on each route. While normally there are around 35 volunteers, there are currently only seven. Many of the volunteers for Meals on Wheels are also older adults. “Volunteers are deďŹ nitely our backbone,â€? Unternahrer emphasized. While maintaining all safety measures, volunteers are still encouraged to speak with clients when delivering meals since the interaction is something that is missed the most.

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A new normal for Center for Healing and Hope’s new director %\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU In late January 2020, two months before being hired on by Center for Healing and Hope as its new executive director, Missy Schrock was on a learning tour of Egypt.

While there, she heard about a new virus in China, which had prompted the Egyptian tourism department to shut down travel.

The new — or “novel� — virus would be named COVID-19 and, in March, one week after discussing it with the center’s board of directors after her hiring, the organization’s urgent care clinics switched to telemedicine and soon after were focused almost entirely on testing. “I don’t know the status quo,� Schrock commented. “The only thing I have known is COVID.�

In a “normal� year, Center for Healing and Hope operates an urgent care program for people who are uninsured, as well as a chronic care program aimed at health care and coaching for those with diabetes. But 2020 was anything but normal.

Still, Schrock was impressed with the center’s ability to adapt. “We’re such a small

organization we were able to pivot and adjust when we needed to,� she noted, using the analogy of a small speed boat compared to an ocean liner.

Schrock is a married mother of two adult children. She grew up in Charlottesville, Va., though her parents were from northern Indiana. She met her husband, John, while attending Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, where she later became director of development. She has an undergraduate degree in religion and a master’s degree in business administration.

Schrock’s varied career, resulting in part from being the wife of a minister, also found her managing The Depot in Goshen, as well as a similar Mennonite Central Committee thrift store and international gift shop in Bluffton, Ohio, giving her nonproďŹ t experience in both the retail and institutional fundraising worlds.

As Center for Healing and Hope’s executive director, Schrock manages overall operations. She is involved with human resources, ďŹ nances, fundraising, marketing development and works very closely with a medical director to oversee clinic (or, in the case of 2020, testing site) operations; “A little bit of everything.â€?

One thing the pandemic revealed to Schrock and her board of directors was the need for a different facility.

Following a summer strategic planning summit, the organization was able to negotiate a lease on a medical building on Lincoln Avenue, which the center will be moving into in April 2021. “A lot of my job has been fundraising for that move,� she said.

With vaccinations beginning, Schrock has also worked with her staff and board on strategic planning over the next several years, “with an eye toward after COVID.�

Schrock is proud of the work the center has done in the ďŹ ght against COVID — over 20,000 samples have been taken as of this writing — though she cannot help but wonder what may have happened if testing had been widespread sooner. “We might be in a different situation.â€?

In particular, the center was the ďŹ rst to see the disproportionate effects of COVID on the Hispanic community in May and take steps to reach at-risk populations. “There have been a lot of really hard days,â€? she reected.

Nevertheless, she added, “Every day has been redeemed in

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From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday, a free lunch is offered to anyone, currently at the back of the building. Between 50 and 60 individuals utilize this service each day.

There is also a food pantry, open from 1-4 p.m. Monday and Friday, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 4-5:30 p.m.

Thursday. It is closed Wednesday. While previously qualifying Goshen residents could shop around, pantry boxes are now prepackaged. “Everything is very efďŹ cient, but it lacks the communication and interaction and friendships,â€? Unternahrer

described. She looks forward to hopefully being able meet with clients again in the near future.

A clothes closet is open exible hours Tuesday and Thursday. Visitors can come once a week, but are encouraged to call before coming to ensure it is open. Unternahrer mentioned there are still plenty of winter jackets, hats and gloves available.

Qualifying seniors are able to sign up for a monthly commodity box that includes items such as cheese, powdered milk and pasta. These are handed out the ďŹ rst Wednesday of each month.

Prior to COVID, showers, laundry and faxing were also available each day.

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Clayton carries on a family tradition —

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It’s 32 degrees and the sun has ďŹ nally made an appearance. A ripple of breeze stirs a delicate tune from the wind chimes on someone’s deck. On an icy channel, a lone ďŹ sherman leans forward, eyes on two six-inch circles of water, ďŹ ngers twitching to keep the lines jigging.

He extracts one hook to add more bait. The other line goes taut.

A ick of the wrist and up comes a tawny bluegill.

Three inches long.

Ed Clayton grimaces. He lifts the ďŹ sh from the hook and tosses it toward the hole.

A gentle nudge and the little guy plunges back into the deep. “Future inventory,� Clayton smiles. He reloads the hook and tries again.

The North Webster native runs the family business, Clayton Garden Center, with his wife Judy. But come winter, as commerce slows and Lake Wawasee freezes, you’re likely to spy Ed on the channels along its southwest shore. “Seems like it’s always good here from about 3 o’clock to dark,� he explained. “My family just knows by about this time in the afternoon, I’m gone.�

Clayton likes keeping it simple. He doesn’t use any specialized gear — just the ďŹ berglass rods his dad and grandpa made, the ďŹ shing box his dad built for him and a hand auger to drill through the ice. Bee moth larvae serves as bait.

He caught 66 keepers at this spot last weekend.

He’d take perch if he found them. But there’s no limit on panďŹ sh and bluegill’s good eating. “A lot of people think they’ve got to have their ďŹ sh ďŹ nder and all their fancy equipment,â€? he said. “If I can’t catch bluegill in here, there ain’t no chance of ďŹ nding them anywhere else.â€?

Clayton should know; he’s been ďŹ shing here since his grandpa introduced him to the sport at age 6 or 7. “I don’t come out here but I think of what my dad or grandpa would say to me when we were ďŹ shing here,â€? he mused. Now 60 and a grandfather himself, Clayton plans to continue the tradition with his grandson in a few years.

Why ice ďŹ shing? Clayton erupted in delighted laughter. “Because they’re good to eat!â€? “It’s a good place to disconnect from the world,â€? he added. He ďŹ nds the outdoor air refreshing and points out, “There’s no mosquitoes. You’re

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Ice ďŹ shing isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as popular as it used to be, Clayton observed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was a kid, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be 15, 20 people out here. There used to be four, ďŹ ve hundred ice ďŹ shermen on the lake.â&#x20AC;? These days, he typically has the channel to himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three or four years ago we had a lot of ice by about Christmas. That year, there were a lot of guys ďŹ shing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know I caught better than 500 that year.â&#x20AC;?

What do you do with 500plus ďŹ sh? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family meals,â&#x20AC;? he grinned.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes we feed friends.

Sometimes we have a little ďŹ sh fry for the people we do business with.â&#x20AC;?

For a fellow who knows hundreds of locals, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ideal hobby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can have a good time out here all by myself,â&#x20AC;? he declared, but added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bring anybody with me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a few people.â&#x20AC;?

An hour of nothing but tiny ďŹ sh hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been so fun. Time to try another spot. Clayton packs up the two keepers he caught earlier and grabs the strap on his box.

He trudges down the channel, giving the springs at the end a wide berth. Rounding a corner, he drills a new hole and settles in.

One hour till sunset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were they biting over there?â&#x20AC;? I asked the next day.

He chuckled triumphantly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I brought home 38!â&#x20AC;?

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also never too soon for you and your loved ones to begin saving. Younger workers may think they have time to put off saving for their future,

Medical device report sees gap in quality controls ,QVLGH ,QGLDQD %XVLQHVV A new report from Indianapolis-based Greenlight Guru says a gap remains between executives at medical device companies and front-line managers regarding the risks their companies face related to product quality. The report shows quality improvement has taken the spotlight in the industry due to the current health crisis.

Greenlight Guru, a medical device quality management system software platform, says the report surveyed more than 300 medical device produce development and quality professionals from around the world.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;State of Medical Device Product Development & Quality Management Reportâ&#x20AC;? says executives are more likely than managers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;give their company high marks for quality management and are less concerned about the risks posed by poor quality management.â&#x20AC;? Additionally, about two-thirds of respondents said they work for companies that â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share a uniform commit-

ment to prioritizing quality as a strategic asset.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To ďŹ nd that more than 80 percent of organizations are asking their quality and engineering teams to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;make doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with legacy tools and solutions is an eye-opener,â&#x20AC;? David DeRam, chief executive ofďŹ cer of Greenlight Guru, said in a news release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quality isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a department, but a cultural mindset within a business. Quality cannot be treated as a check-the-box activity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unfortunately, even when mandated by law, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing companies do the bare minimum.â&#x20AC;?

According to the report, on-site inspections of medical device makers fell 93% as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration searches for virtual options during the pandemic.

The report says highly-competitive companies are twice as likely to increase their investment in quality management in 2021 than their less competitive counterparts.

You can view the full report by visiting www.greenlight.guru/ state-of-medical-device.

but the sooner they begin, the more their money can grow.

Visit our website for young workers at www.ssa.gov/ people/earlycareer. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd resources to help you and your family build ďŹ nancial security for today and tomorrow.

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2. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on snagging a high-ďŹ&#x201A;ying stock. Play the stock market just as you would any casino game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gamble.

3. Patience pays. Stick with your plan and keep in mind that the investment ride is a continual series of ups and downs. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t panic when money matters turn bleak and your nest egg shrinks. History indicates time is on our side.

For example, investing $100 at 4% gets you $150 in a decade.

4. Build a long life into your plan. You may not live as long as you think, but running out of money before you die can kill you.

There are other steps you can take to ensure a sound economic future: 1. Buy insurance to cover disability and medical costs that can chew up your nest egg.

2. Pay off any and all debt, including credit cards, mort-

gage and automobile loans.

3. If you buy a vacation home or cottage on the lake, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to convince yourself itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an investment. Look at it for what it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something you bought to make life comfortable for you and your family.

4. Take a long look at the pros and cons of retiring in another part of the world because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard living costs are more economical.

Just moving to another part of the country has its hitches.

You have to change doctors.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving away from friends and family.

If you pick another country, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have to get used to different customs and culture, as well as explore its tax rules and regulations, medical facilities and cost of living, and an array of other day-to-day matters.

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

Extra help to pay for your prescription drug plan.

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

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Sports

One manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to weightlifting %\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU Warsawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chandler Chapman began lifting weights at age 13. Now in his 50s, he is currently in the process of returning to lifting after a ďŹ ve-year hiatus. This time he is adding more cardiovascular exercise, all with the goal of improving his long-term health and, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;enjoying my life after retirement.â&#x20AC;?

It is important to note his routines involve low weight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10, 15 and 25 pounds. He does not want to put unnecessary strain on his body, especially as ďŹ ve years is the longest he has ever gone without lifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Start slow or youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to hurt yourself,â&#x20AC;? he emphasized.

Chapman was diagnosed as borderline diabetic a few years ago and through changing his diet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cutting down on carbs primarily â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he has greatly improved his blood work and gotten off diabetes medication; however, he still needs to lose some weight, and to do that he must return to exercise, not always an easy thing to do. Chap-

man is currently working and attending Huntington College to earn a degree in counseling, so ďŹ nding time can sometimes be a challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life will always ďŹ ll in every gap you have,â&#x20AC;? Chapman observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to make the time to do what you want to do.â&#x20AC;?

That said, he added, it is equally important not to â&#x20AC;&#x153;catastrophize.â&#x20AC;? In other words, if you fail a few times, no big deal, just start up again and try not to beat yourself up.

A past student of martial arts, Chapman knows something about discipline. Nevertheless, over the years he has devised ways of ďŹ ghting off boredom and excuse-making.

For one, he keeps a stationary bike, incline bench, curling bar and free weights at home, so if he cannot make it to a gym for whatever reason he can still do a routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling lazy, at least I can get some exercise at home.â&#x20AC;?

Changing his routine also helps. Chapman works out ďŹ ve days a week and he regularly changes his routine to break

the monotony. To help with this, he makes lists and keeps track of weight and the number of reps. He also recommends reading up on different exercise routines you can try when you start getting bored. Being informed and consulting an expert is also important to prevent injury.

It may sound narcissistic, but Chapman also recommends having a mirror on the wall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can see the muscles coming together and watch the fat disappear.â&#x20AC;? Of course, always being conscious of your diet is an important dimension of this as well.

Another vital element of his workouts is music. Certain music helps Chapman get into the right frame of mind. Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greatest Hits,â&#x20AC;?

Guns and Rosesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Appetite for Destructionâ&#x20AC;? and especially the Rob Zombie song â&#x20AC;&#x153;More Human Than Humanâ&#x20AC;? have been his favorites for many years. Find what music inspires you to stick with your routine.

Chapman believes others in his age group (mid-50s) could beneďŹ t from high rep, low

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muscles will last you forever,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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erally is to provide a fact scenario and an analysis relative thereto. As such, assume the following:  Mr. & Mrs. Wilson jointly own a farm and cottage located in Indiana. Mr. Wilson heard that writing a Will was not the best way to leave his property to his heirs; so, instead of a Will, he immediately scrawled out on a sheet of paper instructions to leave all his property â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which consisted of the farm, and plenty of stocks, bonds, and cash â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to the Wilson Family Trust, directing that upon his death, the property would go to their two children, an older son and a daughter. Mr. Wilson passed and was survived by his wife, a daughter, and an adopted 5 year old son of his predeceased son. What happens next?  When Mr. Wilson alone signed the Trust without his wife, the Trust giving â&#x20AC;&#x153;all his propertyâ&#x20AC;? would not include the farm or cottage. This is because in Indiana, the Wilsons owned the real

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properties jointly as husband and wife â&#x20AC;&#x153;by the entireties,â&#x20AC;? so that Mr. Wilson cannot solely give away (even to their children) the property that jointly belongs to Mrs. Wilson. While he may have created a legal Trust, Mr. Wilson failed to transfer, a/k/a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fundâ&#x20AC;?, any property during his lifetime to the Trust. Since the Trust is empty, it has no effect and will be ignored. Because the Trust cannot distribute Mr. Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property, his Will must do so. However, as stated above Mr. Wilson made no Will. Because he died intestate (i.e., without a Will), Indiana intestacy laws will apply. Mr. Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intentions with respect to the distribution of his own property at his death must be entirely disregarded and left to the laws of the state.Â

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to enjoy social contact, security and support while still maintaining their independence.

1. Social life. In assisted living, residents become part of a loving, supportive community. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re surrounded by people their own age and have many opportunities to socialize and enjoy the company of others.

2. Increased activity. Assisted living residents are offered numerous indoor and outdoor activities from gardening to cultural events. Many assisted living communities offer transportation, so seniors can go on excursions or visit the store or doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office.

3. Safety and peace of mind.

Family members no longer have to

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worry about their loved one falling, being scammed, getting lost, eating healthfully or taking the wrong medication.

4. Reduced stress. Assisted living improves quality of life for everyone.

Seniors enjoy their independence while getting care and support.

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Faith

Bissellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith led her to the Faith Mission %\ 1,&+2/(77( &$5/621 6WDII :ULWHU Volunteer work at the Faith Mission in Elkhart began around 2010 for Carol Bissell.

She started as a volunteer through Church Community Services, became an employee and was then transferred to work at the Faith Mission.

Now she simply volunteers her time a few days a week.

While she was timid when she ďŹ rst arrived, Bissell quickly learned to love working with her fellow volunteers and hearing the stories of those who utilize the Faith Missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s services and come from all walks of life. Approximately three years after she had been volunteering, she learned her church, River Oaks Community Church, was also involved and supportive of the Faith Mission.

Bissell is a member of the Faith Mission Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auxiliary. These volunteers pray deeply for those who utilize the Missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s services and receive strong support from different churches. Auxiliary members are also involved in a program which helps women learn to appreciate themselves more and build an afďŹ nity and relationship with God. While working at Church Community Services, she worked at a desk performing receptionist duties. There she learned a valuable lesson

and introduction to a serving mindset and to get beyond judging others. Although she was nervous about her switch to Faith Mission, looking back she described that time as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you shift from one thing to another and you know God knew exactly what he was doing.â&#x20AC;? Following the pandemic shutdown, Bissell returned to her volunteer work at the Mission in June.

She emphasized she has always been lucky in her life to volunteer at least once a week. Even when she would act as hostess for her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business partners, she ensured she had Wednesdays off to volunteer. The goal is joy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both for herself and those she helps. She considers the ability to volunteer a blessing.

With River Oaks, Bissell has also gone on missions trips to Haiti and Cuba. In Haiti her church built an orphanage and completed work on a pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home.

She taught Sunday school and helped to prepare meals to carry to homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved knowing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing something worthwhile,â&#x20AC;? Bissell expressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping somebody else.â&#x20AC;?

She has a special place in her heart for her volunteer work at the Faith Mission, though she stresses they are always in need of more volunteers. She remains impressed how they continue to think

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Forecasting the future of travel %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Travel has become a memory for most folks since the whole world was closed down by COVID-19.

Few people even remember when it was a simple chore (pre-9/11) to head to the nearest airport and hop on a plane to visit grandma or Glasgow.

With travel revenues slashed by half, predictions span a wide spectrum as to how planes, trains, hotels and all travelrelated business will continue under the rules expected to emerge post-pandemic. Since no one foresees the future, absorbing the opinions and predictions of travel and tourism experts only gives you something to do while not traveling.

Big Brother may tag along with you from now on, according to some pundits. They say travelers will be followed electronically on their journeys as part of the contact tracing thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already being used to monitor whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been where and how close they came to virusinfected people. So get used to not interacting with real people on the road.

Not only will you have to become schooled and aware of health and safety protocols to protect yourself, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also

have to become schooled and aware of paperless online booking and self check-in kiosks.

And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to ďŹ nd the bathrooms yourself in the airport terminal because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be no one to ask.

Travel insurance may become mandatory, as countries require visitors to have medical coverage before crossing their borders.

Business travel, long the sturdy revenue backbone of airlines, has dropped dramatically.

It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expected to rebound since video conferencing has become simpler, faster and just as productive as face-to-face meetings.

To make up the revenue gap,

pleasure travelers will have to pay more for their trips.

International border closings because of the pandemic have forced people to travel in their own countries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; boosting car and train travel. Travelers are adding trips to national parks as well as visits to the grandparents and grandkids.

This has led to a revival of fast-track thinking: increasing talk about expanding, improving and subsidizing rail service.

Some politicians are even making noises about repairing and improving roads for both automobiles and trains since more of the focus on travel is aimed at sticking close to home.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Your Songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; one of Elton Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Bernie Taupinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s songs Elton John It was a magical moment for Elton John and Bernie Taupin when they fully realized the potential that had %\ 5$1'$/ blossomed & +,// in their $ %RRPHU %ODVW professional 7R 7KH 3DVW partnership. As Taupin once explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Your Songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was one of the ďŹ rst songs we wrote when we really got locked into writing and when we had really honed our craft.â&#x20AC;? And it all began one morning in 1969 at Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; London apartment, when Taupin scribbled the words to

the future classic on a grubby sheet of lined exercise paper that had tea stains on it.

At one time, Reginald Dwight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; born in London in 1947 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was just another piano-playing teenager hungry for a showbiz break. By the mid-1960s, he and some pals were jamming in a band called Bluesology.

Included among the musicians were sax player Elton Dean and singer John Baldry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the inspiration for Dwightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future stage monicker.

Dwight eventually left the group and later answered an ad from Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liberty Records, which had announced auditions for songwriters. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hired â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dwight could easily create melodies but choked when it came to writing lyrics. On that fateful day in Libertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce, though, he met another creative hopeful, 17-year-old Bernie Taupin. A school dropout farm

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worker without music-making skills, he could write poetry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and song lyrics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thanks to constant encouragement from his literature-loving mother.

Now calling himself Elton John, he and Taupin began working together, with Taupin penning sets of lyrics and John creating piano melodies appropriate to the words. If nothing came to fruition within a few minutes, John would summarily toss Taupinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt into the trash and move on to the next offering.

The duo employed this unorthodox way of working throughout most of Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarkable career.

John remembers his reaction when he ďŹ rst considered the words to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Song:â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sat down at the piano and looked at it, going, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, my God, this is such a great lyric, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t (mess) this one up.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It came out in about 20 minutes and when I was done, I called him in. And we both knew.â&#x20AC;?

Taupin had never been in love or even in any meaningful relationship, so his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Songâ&#x20AC;? lyrics reďŹ&#x201A;ected a refreshing innocence about such a heady experience: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind that I put down in wordsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How wonderful life is while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the world.â&#x20AC;?

John eventually signed with Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DJM Records label and in 1969 recorded the LP Empty Sky. It went nowhere, but his second album, John, the next year featured â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Songâ&#x20AC;? and thus held the key to success. Haunting and delicate, the tune worked its way into the public consciousness and, in January 1971, it reached Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top 10 list on the Uni Records label.

After that, John included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Songâ&#x20AC;? in virtually every live concert of his career.

When asked to explain the work that led to acclaim for the pair, Taupin answers in fewer than a dozen well-chosen words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a simple, naĂŻve song. And it still stands up.â&#x20AC;?

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Looming debt darkens outlook for federal retirement benefits %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Along with the usual emotional and economic hangovers that permeate our neighborhoods after celebrating Christmas and eggnogging in the New Year, along comes a dreadful and depressing pandemic fiscal hangover this year.

The national debt has rocketed to unanticipated heights as a result of bailouts needed to help workers and businesses survive the lockdowns mandated around the country.

This puts unexpectedly heavy pressure on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare, which were heading for trouble even before politicians closed things down in the war against the global virus.

Tossed aside by the winds of change produced by the pandemic is how to save these two benefits that workers have supported all their lives — and which they now need to support them as seniors.

Before the plague began girdling the globe a year ago,

concerned economic experts and government officials were predicting that Social Security benefits would have to be cut by about 30% by 2030, at which time the 65 and over phalanx would account for some 20% of the population.

No one has even broached the subject since COVID-19 appeared on the scene.

Several trillions of dollars have been added to the national debt to fund emergency aid for the population.

To raise the money it spends, government has three sources of income: elected officials can (1) print more money, (2) raise taxes, and/or (3) replace the money with more debt by selling bonds and other investments, such as Treasury bills.

Printing money out of the mint is a major prod for inflation, which lowers the worth of the tax dollars the government does collect.

Raising taxes is a timehonored method of increasing income. However, closures during the pandemic have driven thousands, if not millions, of

small businesses out of business so they no longer are sources of tax revenue. Comparable numbers of workers have lost their jobs and, similarly, have no income that can be taxed.

Bond sales have not been robust, since almost-zero interest rates have made them less than attractive investments.

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the Social Security program in the late 1930s to benefit people 65 and older, the average life expectancy was 64 years. Today, the average worker lives 14 years longer than that, retires three years earlier than retirement age and spends 20 years in retirement.

According to Social Security records, there were 42 workers contributing to Social Security for each recipient in 1945. That ratio is now less than three workers per recipient. And the number of workers is dwindling, as the number of longer living retirees increases.

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The bulk of those change fees were eliminated for 2020 on international ďŹ&#x201A;ights because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which slashed airline travel by as much as 50%.

As we go forward, look for bouncing rules on change fees and cancellation refunds.

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Naps can be good for you %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Many senior citizens complain they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleep at night if they nap during the day.

At the same time, they complain about being tired all the time.

Getting enough sleep is a foundation of good health. It not only promotes longevity, it helps maintain oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory and ward off dementia.

If you ďŹ nd youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting enough sleep at night, a catnap or two during the day will make you feel comfortably rested.

However, too much sleep actually can be harmful. Researchers have found that sleeping more than 10 hours a night can increase your death risk by as much as 30%.

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ple, here in New Platz, N.Y., for their 20th visit, said it was the ďŹ rst time they had taken the house tour â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a staple of the Mohonk Mountain House experience â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I asked what they had been doing all those years.

Their answer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so much to do, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ t it all in! Every year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new surprise. This year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Smiley family parlor.â&#x20AC;?

Therein lie two of the greatest pleasures at this Hudson Valley resort: activities that can keep you busy all day and the connection to the Smiley family, who have owned and operated the property for more than 150 years.

Twins Albert and Alfred Smiley purchased a 10-room tavern on 300 acres of lake and farmland in 1869.

Today, the property is 1,200 acres with 266 rooms in connected buildings, all sanitized regularly in compliance with Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

As you drive up, the mammoth building atop the hill resembles a haunted house more than a mountain resort.

All jutting angles and balustrades, widowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peaks and turrets, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hodgepodge of architectural styles for which eclectic is an understatement.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sure whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve arrived at Rapunzelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s castle, the Addams Family abode or the world-class hotel that it is.

The Smileys conceived this resort as a place for renewal of the mind, body and spirit in a beautiful natural setting.

That vision still permeates the property. It has an old-world ambience, charm and character that modern-day resorts fail to match.

The labyrinth of hallways, stairways, cubicles and cubbies features a surprise at every turn. A library. A billiard room. An activity center.

Rocking chairs line the long porches and outdoor alcoves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; many facing a lake adorned with canoes, rowboats, kayaks and paddle boats just beckoning for attention.

The whole idea is to get guests to look at, get out and enjoy nature.

But sitting also is good.

Gazebos, benches, chairs, alcoves (both indoors and out) entice you to take in the view or read that book or iPad. Rocking on our balcony, the view was so peaceful we had to force ourselves to get up and explore the activities available.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re myriad.

The building map alone lists 59 different destinations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just indoors.

Strolling the grounds is an activity in itself. We passed ďŹ sh ponds, a putting green, stables, a barn museum chock-full of memorabilia and award-winning gardens.

Some are quite structured â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an interesting counterpoint to the chaotic architecture.

Less-manicured foliage spills out over walkways that lead around, between, beneath and beyond an intricate maze of evergreens.

Want to do some hiking, rock climbing or mountain biking?

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the right place.

Want to ride a snowmobile or a Jet Ski? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not.

Mohonk is all about tranquility. And simplicity. This is not the kind of place where they bring you umbrella drinks by the pool. There is a TV set in one meeting room.

(A guest survey revealed that 97% of respondents didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want TVs in the rooms.)

The 15 to 20 Smileys still involved in day-to-day operations guarantee that this ideal still exists.

Yet this is no outdated, outof-touch experience.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ďŹ tness center and spa, yoga, boating and ďŹ shing, indoor and outdoor swimming, guided nature tours, golf, tennis, disc golf, croquet.

In winter thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ice skating, snowshoeing and tubing.

The resort also boasts 85 miles of carriage roads and trails for hiking, running, biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.

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Eye exams can detect glaucoma Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, affecting over 3 million people in the United States alone. It is often called the silent thief of sight because it robs people of vision slowly and without early symptoms. However, regular eye exams can lead to early diagnosis and help prevent vision loss.

The only way to diagnose glaucoma is by having a comprehensive dilated eye exam that can detect the disease in its early stages, allowing people to get treatments that can slow or prevent vision loss. Treatments for glaucoma include prescription eye drops, laser treatment

and surgery. There are new medications approved in 2020 that can help with certain forms of glaucoma.

Dr. Laura Sperazza, director of low vision services at Lighthouse Guild, says, “It’s important to know that while glaucoma cannot be prevented or cured, it is treatable. Glaucoma does not have to lead to blindness. Early intervention can protect vision.”

As people get older, they often experience difficulties with their vision and may dismiss them as just an aspect of aging. However, issues with reading, driving at night, bright lights/glare,

peripheral vision and walking due to the inability to see curbs and steps should not be ignored.

Only an eye care professional can determine if these symptoms are related to glaucoma or other eye conditions and begin treatments to protect vision.

Anyone who experiences sudden vision changes or significant eye pain should see their doctor or go to an emergency room immediately.

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve in the back of the eye. It can occur in one or both eyes. In its early stages, glaucoma does not usually have any symptoms.

Many people do not even know

Study: Indiana one of least angry states (YDQVYLOOH &RXULHU 3UHVV You might be led to think otherwise if you frequent comment sections on social media and local news articles.

But in a time when it seems like everybody is mad at everybody else — over politics, religion or just general frustration from dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic — Hoosiers tend to be relatively level-headed as a group, according to a new survey of more than 3,000 Americans across the 50 states.

In the rankings of angriest states, compiled by addiction treatment provider alcohol.org, Indiana is on the lower end of the scale, with survey participants reporting five angry outbursts per week. That is below the national average of six.

The angriest states? Delaware, where participants reported 12 angry episodes per week; West Virginia at nine; South Carolina and Wyoming both with eight.

The least angry state is (unsurprisingly) Hawaii, where people fly off the handle just twice per week on average; Arkansas with three and a number of states including Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana and Tennessee with four a week.

The study notes that 88% of people admit they feel angrier since the start of the pandemic,

with 68% of that group admitting they have used alcohol as a coping mechanism.

The problem with that, the study says, is that it doesn’t really work — 65% of the people who admitted they did drink when they were angry — said it only

made their mood even worse.

The study notes alcohol use is often associated with an increase in anger, aggression and violence and provides links to resources on its webpage: www.alcohol. org/co-occurring-disorder/angermanagement/.

Toll road operator installs electric charging stations ,QVLGH ,QGLDQD %XVLQHVV The 157-mile Indiana Toll Road now features two fastcharging stations as a plan for an electric charging network begins for ITR Concession Co. The first two stations are online in Rolling Prairie at the Wilbur Shaw and Knute Rockne travel plazas.

ITRCC worked with Martell Electric to install the advanced electric charging infrastructure in the travel plazas. Electric car drivers will have access to level 3 charging, known as “DC fast charging.” ITR says the charging stations can provide an 80% charge in 30 minutes.

Drivers will be able to easily find the stations since they’re synced with the EVConnect cloud platform, which allows drivers to search for charging stations from their phones. A smartphone app

also allows for secure payments, active charging data and realtime notifications.

ITRCC Chief Executive Officer Nic Barr says electric charging matches the company’s goals for environmental sustainability.

“We know electric vehicles travel our road and we’re happy to give them a place to charge up,” Barr said. “As more customers switch to electric, we’ll be ready to deploy more charging infrastructure to our other travel plazas, meeting our customers everywhere they go.”

ITRCC is also looking at providing electric vehicles for its employees after a Chevy Bolt was purchased for staff in a pilot program to find the feasibility of a larger rollout of electric vehicles.

The company did not disclose how much it is investing in the charging stations.

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they have it because their vision is changing so slowly. Difficulties with peripheral vision may be the first symptom they notice.

Without treatment, glaucoma can eventually cause blindness.

People with a family history, older people and people with poorly controlled high blood pressure and diabetes are at increased risk. They should speak with their eye care professional about their risk and ask how

often they need to have their eyes checked.

For people who already have vision loss due to glaucoma or other eye diseases, vision rehabilitation can improve quality of life and the ability to perform daily tasks. Technology also offers great solutions including screen readers, voice over for smartphone and apps that can identify money, objects and help with independent travel.

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The 0.1-second nightmare %\ 720 02552: 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Ralph Metcalfe lost a lot of sleep, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been reported, over a nightmare that spanned onetenth of a second during one of the most dramatic moments in sports history.

His lifetime achievements included serving as a Chicago alderman (city councilman) and a U.S. congressman. He was a Legion of Merit medal holder as a U.S. Army ďŹ rst lieutenant during World War II and a successful college coach.

But it was a 10.4-second space of time that haunted him more than anything else.

Metcalfe was the American athlete who took second place behind Jesse Owensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10.3-second ďŹ nish in the historic 100-meter dash at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, while Adolf Hitler looked on in shock.

Metcalfe had matched that time four years earlier.

But not that summer day in Germany.

Metcalfe had just graduated from Marquette University.

An accomplished student and campus leader, he had been inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the elite Jesuit academic honor society. He was elected president of the senior class and graduated cum laude.

During the 1932 intercollegiate season, he won the ďŹ rst of three NCAA championships

in both the 100- and 200-yard events. He was the ďŹ rst man to win the NCAA 200-meter title three times consecutively.

In all, Metcalfe won 16 national titles in track, equaled or bettered 13 world records, and was regarded as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest human in 1934 and 1935.

He won four medals at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles and raced to a virtual tie with Eddie Tolan in the 100-meter.

After an exhaustive review, ofďŹ cials awarded the gold medal to Tolan and silver to Metcalfe. He was convinced to the end of his life that the event should have been awarded as a dead-heat tie.

Film evidence and that of race observers seems to support that verdict.

The American Athletic Union later changed their rules to have the winner be the ďŹ rst athlete to cross the line, not merely breast the tape as Tolan was judged to have done.

The AAU cited the 1932 race as a tie. But the International Olympic Committee has never agreed to this change.

Additionally, even though credited with the same time as Tolan, 10.3 seconds (which equaled the then world record), Metcalfeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time was never ratiďŹ ed as a world record.

The Marquette sprinter also won a 1932 Olympic gold medal in the 440-meter relay with Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff and

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After the 1936 Olympics, Metcalfe went on for a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree at the University of Southern California. He taught political science and coached track at Xavier University in New Orleans, then joined the Army during World War II. In 1955, he won the ďŹ rst of four elections as an alderman

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In 1970, he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress. He was a cofounder of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971.

Through all these successes, it was that 1936 Olympic eye blink of a second that kept him awake at night.

Metcalfe died Oct. 10,

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While he focused on the dead heat 100 he ran with Tolan, that .01-second loss to Owens never seemed to bother Metcalfe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, until the middle of the night as he pondered those days of glory.

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Sitting down slowly and standing up slowly is a simple and easy form of exercise. Do a few of these a few times a day and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exercising.

You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to join a gym or run 20 miles a day. Walking around the yard, tending to your garden, squatting to feed and pet the cat, and washing the car are all forms of healthy exercise.

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Diabetes education through Goshen Health Diabetes isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on pause like so many other aspects of our lives during the pandemic. It is on all day, every day, nonstop. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as important as ever for people with diabetes to learn how to manage their condition and take the best care of themselves.

Goshen Health continues to offer diabetes education services that follow safety guidelines during the pandemic. Diabetes educators are available for in-person,

virtual or phone sessions to help patients safely access the care they need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diabetes educators help patients stay on top of their diabetes,â&#x20AC;? said Larry Allen, MD, Goshen Physicians Family Medicine, Syracuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They offer real-life guidance to help people understand how to best manage their diabetes and gain control over their lives.â&#x20AC;?

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Now stand up.

There! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just done a bit of exercise.

You can repeat this sit-stand in short bursts or extend it over a series of numbered times spread over the whole day.

To make this exercise more effective, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use your hands to help push yourself off the chair.

Hold your arms straight out in front of you and stand up slowly.

From that standing position, sit down even more slowly.

This simple exercise strengthens the muscles that help you get in and out of your bathtub and your automobile.

While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at your chair, there are several other exercises you can implement to strengthen your body and balance.

Start marching while sitting down. Lift up one foot at a time and swing our arms just as you would if marching down the avenue, whether in military style or a merry St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day parade.

Do it in sessions of a minute or two, or for 10 or 20 repetitions.

Now remember right here: do not do anything physical too quickly, nor for too long. If you have any qualms or queasiness about any form of exercise, discuss your condition and concerns with your family doctor.

Now back to your chair.

Clench your ďŹ sts and put them up as if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re protecting yourself. Then punch out at your pretended attacker one arm at a time. Do this for a few minutes.

Then turn and try punching at a pretended assailant who has moved to your side. Now the other side.

Or you can pretend to row a boat. Extend both arms as far as possible and pull your elbows back as far as they can go while squeezing your shoulder blades, just like rowing over the water.

You can add more strength by holding light weights (use cans of juice) while rowing. You can also use the weights for your punching exercise.

Between the upper-body moves, strengthen your legs by lifting each foot about six inches off the ďŹ&#x201A;oor and making circles: ďŹ rst clockwise, then, after a few repetitions, counterclockwise.

To strengthen your torso, if you feel up to it, you can do abdominal crunches while sitting. Lean back a bit and lift both knees until your feet are about six inches off the ďŹ&#x201A;oor. Hold that position for about half a minute or so.

Repeat a half dozen times.

Again, talk with your doctor before doing any form of exercise, but any and all of these sittingin-the-chair exercises can be done around the house at any time of day, as often as you like and for as long as you like.

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In some cases of liver disease and disorder, the cause cannot be identiďŹ ed.

The good news is that, in most cases, liver damage can be stopped and, in some cases, reversed.

But you have to be aware of warning signs from your liver.

A major warning is chronic fatigue.

A few years ago, a relative began complaining about being unable to get â&#x20AC;&#x153;untired.â&#x20AC;? Doctors and specialists poked and prodded him as he lost weight and began turning pale. He underwent blood tests and MRIs and, ďŹ nally, a sliver of his liver was extracted by syringe for a biopsy. They diagnosed hepatitis. They called it autoimmune because they could

identify no source.

Medication, exercise and diet have restored normalcy to his daily life.

Other signs of liver damage include discomfort and tenderness of your abdomen area, as well as swelling resulting from ďŹ&#x201A;uid buildup, which can be caused by inďŹ&#x201A;ammation.

Other signs to watch for include the appearance of crinkly blood vessels on your chest and arms, and redness of the palms of your hands.

As with all health issues and concerns, meet with your family doctor to see if you have any liver problem and discuss ways to maintain a healthy liver.

Keep your liver healthy Take it easy on your liver and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make life easier for you.

The only time most people tend to care about this largest organ in their body is when it complains about the treatment (or lack of treatment) it gets from us.

From its perch just below the right side of your rib cage, your liver keeps busy regulating the proper usage of whatever you decide to eat and drink. Abuse of the latter has been recognized for years as responsible for causing serious cirrhosis (scarring) that can threaten your life.

Cirrhosis is most commonly associated with chronic alcohol abuse. Half of cirrhosis-related deaths around the world are reportedly alcohol related.

Alcohol-related liver damage can lead to inďŹ&#x201A;ammation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; aka hepatitis. However, hepatitis also includes a group of viral infections (hepatitis A, B and C) that can cause chronic liver damage, failure and even cancer. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also autoimmune hepatitis. This occurs when the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immune system attacks the liver.

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Building layers of ďŹ&#x201A;avor in meatless stew

A pot of hearty stew on the burner simmering for dinner brings back great memories of time gone by when every meal was prepared from scratch.

This meatless stew is amazing and I promise you will not notice that there is no beef in the pot. It is just as satisfying as your momma use to make and with a little crusty bread on the side â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yum.

The recipe I found turned out delicious, but I am not totally fond of recipes that say 1 onion

instead of ½ cup or better yet 85 grams. I like decisive measurements, but with stew, if you chop everything about the same size it all works out in the pot. The way that this recipe builds ďŹ&#x201A;avors step after step assures the deep richness of the broth in the end. The ingredients are all the basics and, as I reviewed them, I found I had everything except the quantity of mushrooms needed. Total time was about 80 minutes, (if I had chopped my potatoes smaller it may have been less), which may seem long, but this is more than one meal and it is down-home tasty.

So just plan a time and enjoy making this hearty stew soon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it will warm you to your toes.

Hearty Vegetable Stew Ingredients 1 small onion (minced) (I used 85 grams) 1 clove garlic (minced) 1 rib celery (minced) (I used

55 grams) 1 carrot (minced) (I used 85 grams) 1/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth 1 large onion (chopped) 8 ounce button mushrooms (sliced) 8 ounce portobello mushrooms (sliced) 1 teaspoon dried rosemary 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 cup red wine (or broth, grape juice) (but the wine really adds a good ďŹ&#x201A;avor) 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper 1 can diced tomatoes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no salt added (15 ounce) 2 medium carrots (chopped) 2 ribs celery (chopped) 2 Yukon Gold potatoes (chopped) 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounce) 1/2 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet (optional for color) (may sub with Soy Sauce or Worcestershire)

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(I used a small food processor.)

2. Saute this mixture in 1/4 cup of veggie broth until the veggies are nice and soft.

3. Add the large chopped onion and continue cooking until softened.

4. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK if the liquid gets a little low â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the brown bits add to the ďŹ&#x201A;avor.

5. Add the mushrooms and cook on medium high until they lose their liquid.

6. Season with the rosemary and Italian seasoning.

7. Add the wine and deglaze any brown spots in your pan.

(This is the good stuff.)

8. After a few minutes add the rest of the broth, the tomatoes and tomato sauce.

9. Add all your chopped veggies and turn the heat up to boil.

10. Add the rest of the seasonings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but not the cornstarch.

11. Once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boiling, turn down the heat to low and add the peas.

12. Mix the cornstarch with a tablespoon of cold water and stir this in to thicken.

13. Simmer to desired consistency.

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The second-most famous smile Though you may not know it, Harvey Ball has had an impact on your life.

Harvey Ross Ball was born in July 1921 in %\ 5$1'$/ Worcester, & +,// Mass., one of six children. After graduating from Worcester South High School, he became an apprentice to a local sign painter and later studied fine art at the Worcester Art Museum School.

Following World War II, he worked for a local advertising firm until 1959, when he started his own advertising business.

In 1963, a phone call from a Worcester client, The State Mutual Life Assurance Company, changed Ball’s life — and in time added to the popular culture of America and many countries around the globe. The insurance outfit had recently

experienced a hostile takeover merger with an out-of-town competitor and employee morale was low and sinking lower. Could Ball come up with some kind of quirky design that would be fun to look at and consequently lift spirits around the office?

Ten minutes later, he had created a bright yellow circle with black oval eyes, with the one on the right slightly larger than the one on the left and a creased, slightly off-center smile, the right side being a bit higher and a bit thicker than on the left. Ball was paid $45 — about $350 today — for his efforts.

The State Mutual folks produced and handed out 100 smiley pins to its employees, the goal being to encourage workers to smile while doing humdrum tasks around the office such as chatting on the phone with customers.

Smiley buttons later became so popular with the general public that they were eventually being ordered in lots of

10,000 each. By 1971, more that Harvey Ball wasn’t motithan 50 million smiley butvated much by money. tons had been produced. Ball’s Ball did, however, have an creation had become recognized incentive other than cash. In around the world as an Ameri1999, he founded the World can icon.

So was Ball able to Smiley buttons later retire early, purchase a became so popular with the yacht and sail off to retire in a beachfront villa general public that they were on a tropical island? Well, eventually being ordered in actually, no. He never aplots of 10,000 each. plied for a trademark or a copyright of the smiley Face and State Mutual made Smile Foundation, a nonprofit nothing from the design either. charitable trust that supBall’s son, Charles, always ports children’s causes. The maintained that his dad never outfit now licenses smileys regretted not registering the and runs World Smile Day, an copyright. Charles Ball claimed event celebrated on the first

Friday in October each year.

It’s a day that emphasizes the slogans “Do an act of kindness” and “Help one person smile.”

Harvey’s smiley is now said to incorporate the most famous grin since the Mona Lisa’s.

Footnote: When the Vietnam War was raging during the 1970s, businessmen brothers Bernard and Murray Spain decided to make buttons displaying Ball’s creation, but added “Have a Nice Day” on each disc.

The Spains raked in a healthy profit with sales of 50 million discs.

Yep, the pair had first copyrighted that four-word phrase.

More to vitamins than meets the eye %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV

A lot of folks take vitamins and treat it as casually as brushing their teeth.

Just like brushing your teeth, though, there’s a right way and wrong way to ingest vitamins.

For one thing, your dosages can be too low or too high. Adjustments also have to be made to accommodate interactions with other vitamins and with other supplements or medication you take.

Besides the dosage, you must consider shape, size and

formula (capsule, pill, tablet, liquid, powder, chewable) and which type is best for you.

If you haven’t discussed your vitamin intake with your family doctor, do so immediately.

Also find out what vitamins you can get directly from food.

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Many happy returns

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve missed doing a number of things this past year. I used to love going to the movies with my wife, going out to ,1 $ dinner with 1876+(// my wife and %\ ',&. going food :2/)6,( shopping without my wife. She is meticulous about what she buys and spends more time squeezing a melon then I spend picking out a new car. When I did go with her to a grocery, she was judgmental about my choices.

No matter what I would sneak into the cart, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d notice those items at the checkout. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I would hear one of three things: 1: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never eat that.

We threw away the last two bags. Return that to the shelf, please.

2: If you buy that horrible snack, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just eat the whole thing and hate yourself. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put that back in the candy section.

3: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a jar of that in the fridge for a year. Please, take it back.

Then I would have to go around the store, trying to ďŹ nd where things belong. After a while, the store personnel recognized what I was doing

during each visit. Dang security cameras! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hi, Mr. Wolfsie. Doing a little reverse shopping again today? Not to be critical, but last week, we saw you cram some pop tarts on top of the energy bars. We found a dozen glazed donuts stuck in between the everything bagels and the seven-grain bread.

Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t confuse the other husbands in the store who are lucky enough to be shopping alone.â&#x20AC;?

Mary Ellen is now doing all her food buying online. With the pandemic, she thinks this is a much safer approach, so I have been forbidden to wander around any stores on my own.

This has drastically cut down

on my intake of frozen pizza, Ben & Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ice cream and barbeque potato chips. I watch Sesame Street now, just so I can see someone eating a cookie.

The other day, it was time to purchase online from Kroger and I asked Mary Ellen if I could do the ordering myself, so I could be of some help with this weekly chore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Okay, but please order exactly what I tell you. We have been eating much healthier lately because you are not tempted with impulse buying.â&#x20AC;? Mary Ellen then shouted her shopping list from the bathroom while she was drying her hair. I sat at the keyboard entering the speciďŹ c selections online. Later that

day, I picked up the order.

Mary Ellen was not happy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see, I said macaroni; you got bologna. I asked for guacamole; you got cannoli.

We needed noodles, you bought strudel. In the morning, there will be no coffee, but plenty of toffee. Finally, dinner tonight will not be low-fat turkey, but a bag of beef jerky.â&#x20AC;?

I told Mary Ellen I had not done this on purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that I had simply forgotten to put in my hearing aids and I must have misunderstood her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Okay, but I am proud of you for getting the organic broccoli, just as I requested. Did you get it because it is so nutritious?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, because it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rhyme with anything.â&#x20AC;?

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Sunday afternoons %\ -,0 *(<(5 (EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE: Jim Geyer offers the wisdom he gleaned from his experience on the farm in this book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad & Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Wisdom: Everything I Know about the Bible I Learned Down on the Farm.â&#x20AC;? This is the second of two parts on the chapter titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday afternoons.â&#x20AC;?) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;oâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; There is a marvelous example of manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to cease from work on the Sabbath. In Exodus chapter 16, the grumbling Israelites wanted food. God gave them heavenly manna. They were told to gather only what they needed for one day. When they gathered more than they needed, it spoiled (which involved disgusting maggots). However, on the day before the Sabbath, they gathered enough for two days. On the Sabbath, instead of being rotten, the manna was sweeter than the day before.

Patrick Klingman, in his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding Rest,â&#x20AC;? states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did God bless the six days and make them holy? No, in Genesis 2:3, God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because that was the day he rested from his work. From the beginning of the world then,

rest has value because God gave it value by his blessing. It is not a practical â&#x20AC;&#x153;activity,â&#x20AC;? but a â&#x20AC;&#x153;holy oneâ&#x20AC;? (emphasis mine) (page 21.)

Although God spoke of what he created the ďŹ rst six days of creation as being good, even very good, it was the seventh day he made holy.

Failing to honor Sunday as a day of worship and rest has an enormous negative impact upon both physical and mental health. Many health studies have positively shown that twothirds of physician ofďŹ ce visits are stress related. The nonstop, frantic pace of our culture has led all the way from headaches, to major heart disease and even death.

Although the biblical Sabbaths are now our Sundays, the basic principles remain the same. Sunday should be a time when a family (or individual) worships together, eats together, plays together and, yes, even rests together.

As I look over our communities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our nation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I see more and more businesses open (not counting hospitals, health clinics, which are of necessity open), forcing millions to work on Sunday. The god of these businesses is money; i.e., the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;bottom line,â&#x20AC;? and they think they must be open on Sunday.

Not so. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-ďŹ l-A (and thousands of other businessmen) have proved this false; they have been successful without being open on Sundays.

Increasingly, I have heard people whose places of employment are open on Sundays say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish I did not have to work on Sunday; I wish I could spend my Sundays in church and with my family.â&#x20AC;?

Millions of people believe they would not survive if only the necessary health care facilities were open on Sundays. Nonsense! They could buy the gas, food, repairs, etc. on Friday and Saturday (or any other day of the week), just as my (and your) parents, grandparents and millions of others did in the past.

Our ancestors showed by example that Sabbaths should be a time of contemplation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an incubator for thought and wisdom; evaluations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goodness and past blessings upon us; restoration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of body, mind and soul; celebration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of all our future blessings through Jesus Christ our Lord and his creation; inspiration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to renew our vision for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work; separation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the materi-

alistic culture of the day; communion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with God and his word; and fellowship â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with family, neighbors, etc.

What would our communities, our country, be like if we returned to following Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan for his special day? I believe there would be a revival of true worship, of family togetherness and unity, lower crime rates, quieter and more peaceful communities and, yes, even a stronger economy.

How do you and your family spend your Sundays?

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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to snap photos of yourself with the president and his family in front of the White House. Then go into the two outstanding theaters utilizing amazing state-of-the-art technology featuring holographic techniques combined with ghostly images and live action. This might even turn out to be the highlight of your trip.

Witness the 1860 presidential election as if it were happening today complete with TV coverage and campaign commercials of the candidates. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a room full of editorial cartoons that were as crude and sometimes vicious as those seen during the 2020 election. The view of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s law ofďŹ ce shows him concentrating in a law book while Continued on page 19

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Springfield Continued from page 18 two sons play baseball with a broom and wadded paper. Another room offers a peek into a cabinet meeting complete with some of the members dozing while Lincoln attempts to make a point.

It covers just about every aspect of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time in Washington and ends at Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theater April 14, 1865, where he and his wife, Mary, were relaxing and celebrating the end of the Civil War before his assassination. His body was returned to SpringďŹ eld by train along the same route he took to Washington four years earlier.

The train station where he departed for the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital is just a few blocks south. Before boarding the

train, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quoted as saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested on Washington.â&#x20AC;?

A few more blocks south is the Lincoln Home National Historic Site featuring the only home he ever owned. The four-block area is full of period homes. During summer months reenactors add life to the neighborhood.

Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery houses the body of the president, his wife and three of their four sons and a number of statues in various poses. Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nose on a big bronze bust in front of the monument is shiny from rubbing by visitors from throughout the world.

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Wintertime, after the Christmas bustle and bills recede into the past, is a good time to plan some summertime travel. Putting together a little to-do list helps brighten the dark wintery days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially during this cold coronavirus epidemic.

It would take several armfuls of atlases to cover the attractions that can be reached by road. You can visit much of California history by dropping by any of the 21 missions established by Franciscan friars stretching from San Diego to San Francisco. The monuments in Washington, D.C., the Grand Canyon in Arizona and New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Niagara Falls can all be viewed with ease.

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This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Take Us Along features Kurt Koenigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to Sydney, Australia.

Located in the far left of the photo is Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest building, The Sydney Tower Eye at over 1,000 feet. The Eye offers tremendous views of the area and a chance for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;so inclinedâ&#x20AC;? individuals to rappel down from the 850 feet level!

In the center of Koenigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photo is the Sydney Opera House. Known for it stunning architecture, the Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognizable buildings of the twentieth century. This multi-venue performing arts center hosts well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people. Visitors can also procure guided tours of the building.

Behind Koenig in the photo is the famed Sydney Harbour Bridge, nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the coat hangerâ&#x20AC;? for its shape. This bridge is nearly 4,000 feet long and 440 feet high. Again, for the adventurous, guided walking tours on the bridge trusses can be purchased to reach the very top of the span on a 3 1/2 hour round trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Needless to say, I enjoyed the views, with-

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Fine dining: 64 years ago %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my own loss insofar as never experiencing some of Elkhartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ne eating establishments of 1957. We now journey back to 1957 and visit the only two places in Elkhart that the famous writer Duncan Hines included in his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures in Good Eating.â&#x20AC;?

The two, and only two, Elkhart places listed were the â&#x20AC;&#x153;YWCA Cafeteria, 120 W. Lexington Ave.â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pritchettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smorgasbord, US 20W, Junction 112.â&#x20AC;?

Our ďŹ rst stop is the YWCA, which had a comfortable, air-conditioned eating area.

Patrons could ďŹ nd the Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafeteria â&#x20AC;&#x153;open every day except Sundays and holidays.â&#x20AC;?

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Depending on oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wallet or purse, one could have lunch for 75 cents to $1.75 and dinner for $1.50 to $4. The smorgasbord was the specialty of the house and came with a cinnamon roll; homemade obviously.

Also available was a mouth-watering and satisfying choice of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swedish limpa bread and homemade pies.â&#x20AC;?

Additionally, the patron could have a wide choice of â&#x20AC;&#x153;seafood, steak, chicken, ham and roastsâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

It is no wonder that Pritchettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smorgasbord was one of the most popular places to eat for both locals and tourists from near and far. It is my regret that I had never had the opportunity to experience the ďŹ ne dining of the two eating places we have just visited.

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