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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU “Millersburg is a small family community, and we are on the move,” exclaimed Benjamin Eldridge, and as utilities superintendent and director of Enhancing Millersburg, Inc., he should know.

Enhancing Millersburg was formed in 2016 by a group of citizens focused on revitalizing the town’s historic downtown district. “Our focus is building a community of citizens dedicated to enhancing the town of Millersburg through economic and social improvement of the downtown district while preserving the historic fabric of our community,” Eldridge explained, illustrating the paradoxical situation many smaller communities face: How to grow without compromising that small town feel.

The seeds of Enhancing Millersburg were planted around 2016. “As superintendent one of my responsibilities is community development. I contacted the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs who oversee the Indiana Main Street program, which encourages community-driven revitalization of downtown areas in Indiana cities and

towns. After the meeting with OCRA I enlisted the help of local business leaders and residents interested in moving Millersburg towards and Indiana Main Street designation.”

The group has achieved 501c3 status and continues to work toward the Indiana Main Street designation. In doing so, it has completed numerous revitalization projects, including the reconstruction of Millersburg’s town square, a pocket park located across from town hall, repaving of Washington Street, new downtown sidewalks and an art alley.

“We try to do one project a year,” said Eldridge. “In 2022, we will be working with the town to build a new farmers market on the site where the old town hall used to sit. Eldridge envisions a multi-purpose pavilion using locally harvested wood and local farmers to provide farm-to-table products at the market.

So far, the project Eldridge is most proud of is Art Alley, located off of Washington Street. “Enhancing Millersburg worked with the town and applied for a grant from the Community Foundation of Elkhart County. Five Little Stones, a small school that works with challenged youth applied for a grant from LaGrange County Community Foundation and

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were able to add a ‘hands-on’ outside lab located at the south end of the alley for their students to work in.”

Fairfield High School also contributed, painting murals on the east side of the alley. “We hope the community takes advantage of this revitalized area,” Eldridge stated.

As park superintendent, Eldridge has also overseen the additions of a basketball court, concrete cornhole boards and refurbished volleyball courts and baseball diamonds. “We are working to start summer leagues for volleyball, softball and cornhole,” he added. “We are hoping to have a designated day once a month for food trucks in our downtown

and I am working on a Chalk the Block community event for the summer of 2022.”

Of course, funding is Enhancing Millersburg’s biggest challenge. According to Eldridge, 100 percent of the group’s donations or grants go “right back into the community in the form of revitalization projects.”

“Enhancing Millersburg is a huge part of our town goals to make our town a place people and businesses want to come to,” noted Town Manager Jim Winkler. “We have enhanced our uptown and our 23-acre park with a number of additions that provide a safe place for people and children to enjoy.”

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Miller was born in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from Augustana College in Illinois, radiates enthusiasm when she speaks of her work, which is primarily focused on marketing and organizing fundraising events. A big reason is the community itself.

The Goshen area, said Miller, is “one of the most generous communities I’ve run into.”

And she has “run into” several, including Cincinnati, Lafayette, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, where she has worked in advertising or sales. Even more pronounced, she added, is the friendliness of the people. “Even when they can’t sponsor us they take five to 10 minutes to talk to me. I never feel like I’m intruding.”

As of this writing, Miller was assisting with Goshen College’s Ice Bowl, a disc golf fundraiser for several non-profits. Her next event solely dedicated to The Window is the Spring Haystack dinner, which she said will again be drive-thru due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even in such a generous community, Miller finds it difficult to find enough volunteers to help with the events she organizes. “Getting volunteers sometimes is like pulling

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and meeting the needs of all involved. She also hopes to update The Window’s website soon.

“We have a small staff, so we all do everything,” Miller explained while sitting at the front desk, where she happened to be filling in that afternoon after attending morning meetings.

She also helps out at receiving, especially during food drives.

“A lot of food drives are coming in,” she noted, due to the holiday season.

The bulk of the donations come in large deliveries from the “big box stores,” Miller explained, such as Meijer, Target, Aldi, Walmart and more.

Miller also helps with the food boxes The Window prepares for client while COVID restrictions prevent them from perusing the pantry shelves themselves. “I love being in the trenches,” she quipped.

The Window distributed roughly 850 boxes in both November and December 2021.

The Window also serves 150 Meals on Wheels clients per day, as well as nutritious lunches Monday thru Friday, through Katie’s Kitchen. “Sometimes it’s the only meal these people have,” Miller noted. “Clients are also coming in for their kids.”

The Window’s clients are a diverse lot: The homeless, people new to the area yet to find jobs, single parents unable to work full-time. These are just some Miller mentioned.

“What I love the most is I can see who we’re helping,” she said.

When Miller approaches potential sponsors, she explained, “I can honestly tell them what we’re doing.”

Miller summed it up nicely with a bit of understatement and her irrepressible smile. “I’m a little passionate all of this.”

The Window is located at 223 S. Main St., Goshen. For more information, go to www.thewindowofgoshen.com, or call (574) 533-9680.

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Watch for the signs of hearing loss

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David was feeling uneasy about getting a hearing test, thinking it was a waste of time, but David’s family would not leave him alone about getting the test.

One day while driving, he did not hear a fire truck about to enter the intersection. Luckily for David, he stopped in time. It was that situation that convinced him to be tested.

Age-related loss of hearing, known as presbycusis, affects three out of five adults and 50% of those over age 75. Hearing is important for health and well being — even more today because we have had to deal with social distancing and the wearing of masks for so long.

Even mild hearing loss increases the feeling of isolation, and we have so much of that already.

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Yoga provides path to better health %\ .(,7+ .1(33 (GLWRU Angie Stillson of Nappanee has maintained a strong physical fitness regimen since her days as a prep athlete at NorthWood High School in the 1980s. It was later in her life, though, when she discovered the joys and benefits of adding yoga to her daily routine.

She has instilled yoga into the lives of her two daughters, Summer, a recent graduate of St. Mary’s College, and Cybil, a senior at NorthWood.

However, she credits her mother, Susan Pletcher, for introducing her to the discipline.

“Years ago, my mom invited me to go with her to a yoga class at Elkhart General Hospital,” Stillson recalled. “It was led by Misty Love, who still teaches in the area. We got such a kick out of her that we became regulars. We included my sister and our daughters and were attending once a week. We soon realized that it was improving our focus and reducing our anxiety.”

Stillson said yoga improves flexibility, strength and overall health, and is a low-impact way for seniors to exercise and lead a healthier lifestyle.

“What’s more important than our health?” she said. “I believe yoga helps all of us age more gracefully.”

After 10 years of taking classes with Love, Stillson decided she was ready to start leading her own classes. It started with an advanced PE class at NorthWood in which teacher Melanie Fervida invited her to come in once a week to lead the students. She’s now been coming in for six years and said many of the girls in the class have told her it is their favorite day of the week.

More recently, Stillson has begun leading classes and individuals at the new Nap-

panee Arts Center. She emphasized the classes are for men and women of all ages, fitness levels and abilities. She tailors the classes to each individual’s needs. She offers both group and private lessons to anyone who is interested.

“All poses and flows can be molded to each person’s body,” she said. “Nothing we do should hurt. We concentrate on breathing and try to make it fun for everyone.”

For those who may not be sure if they’re ready to start a class, Stillson encourages them to search YouTube videos online. She said there are thousands of videos you can watch that are specific to your age and needs.

Stillson also offers her classes online via a Zoom call.

In fact, she has a client with severe multiple sclerosis who lives in California but attends a weekly class in which all the yoga is done on her bed.

It’s important, Stillson said, people get over their fear this isn’t something they are able to do. She said there are many books at the library that can be checked out to learn more and get started.

“Self care is the important first step to being able to give 100% of yourself to others,” Stillson said. “It is not selfish to take time for yourself, it is essential. Self care doesn’t have to be a ‘break the bank’ luxury.

You can keep it simple and stay consistent with a weekly yoga class. Make fitness fun!”

Stillson’s classes often follow some sort of theme to keep them fresh and fun. This also provides an interactive environment in which the students are involved in the activity.

“I usually choose an affirmation to repeat during the class which empowers a deep sense of reassurance,” she added. “An affirmation is crazy powerful and manifests in your brain.

What you think, you become!

For example, ‘I am calm and centered, I am at peace with life, I love every cell of my body, My healing is already in process, I choose kindness and compassion.’”

If you are interested in learning more about yoga and the classes Stillson leads, you can call her at (574) 354-0833. You can also contact the Nappanee Arts Center at (574) 354-2477 for further information.

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loss, including ringing of the ears (tinnitus). Sadly, untreated hearing loss is also associated with depression, paranoia, anxiety and increased risk of developing dementia. Your having trouble understanding conversations can impact relationships with friends and family.

Common signs of hearing loss are: • Trouble hearing in noisy places and over the phone.

• Needing the TV louder than is comfortable for others in order to understand the words.

• Trouble understanding women and children’s voices.

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Winter ‘Heroes’ Everywhere —

The snowplow drivers among us %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU January can be one of the worst months for snow in both Michigan, Indiana and elsewhere. Many readers, excluding the “snowbirds now in the sunny south,” should appreciate and remember the snowplow drivers among us; especially the drivers of the blizzard of 1978.

Those winter heroes range from private company plowpersons to village, town, city, county and state plowpersons (yes, women included). They spend many hours away from their families while clearing the back roads, streets and highways during the long days and dark of night.

One such snowplow driver was my late father who became employed by the Michigan

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State Department of Transportation, heavy equipment division, after coming home from Germany at the end of World War II in 1946.

Journey back with me to 1946 when the state highway garage was housed in an Edwardsburg, Mich., building that still stands on the north side of the current Edwardsburg Post Office.

Fast forward to the 1970s when Dad was working out of the new state highway department garage in Niles, Mich., at U.S. 12 and M-60.

Some readers may remember Dad: Herb Lawson Jr. His winter snowplow route ran from that new state highway garage at U.S. 12/M-60 then east on U.S. 12 through Edwardsburg to U.S. 12 and M-205 intersection. From that intersection, Dad plowed M-205 southward to the Indiana state line. Coming back to Edwardsburg on a reverse route, Dad then plowed M-62 to the Indiana state line.

This route and the highways were maintained through the day or night shift, depending when Dad worked, in addition to the other state highway drivers who worked their area routes or shifts.

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One of Dad’s most dangerous runs was during the blizzard of 1978; January into February if I

am correct. Snowplows everywhere in the upper Midwest and eastward struggled to keep highways open and free snowbound people from their homes and other locations.

Dad would plow snow with his huge orange state highway truck through the winter of late 1978 and early 1979. Then came the spring of 1979 when Dad came home on a Friday Continued on page 5

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Do you believe in New Year’s resolutions? If so, did you make one this year, and if not, why not?

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0,.( 60,7+ 0,/)25' “I think you can make a resolution any time of the year.

Around 25 years ago I made a resolution to quit smoking, but it didn’t work.”

JUDY SLOANE CLAYPOOL “I used to make New Year’s resolutions every year but I would never be able to stick to them. I haven’t made one in years.”

SARA LANGHORN WARSAW “I believe in New Year’s resolutions and I make them every year. I started basing my resolutions around one word and every day I would try to incorporate that word into my daily life. This year my word was generous. I have not picked a word for next year yet.”

LARRY WEISSER MILFORD “I used to, but I don’t anymore. Old age I guess.”

VICKIE SCARPELLINI MILFORD “I don’t make resolutions because I believe your life is how it’s supposed to be. They don’t come true anyway.”

SALLY CRIPE WARSAW “I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions, I would make them every year and after a couple weeks would quit. I do not make them anymore so I don’t feel embarrassed.”

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Finance

Get your Social Security benefit statement %\ 021$ +$57(5 'LVWULFW 0DQDJHU 6RXWK %HQG 6RFLDO 6HFXULW\ 2IÀFH We’ve made getting your annual benefit statement even easier. The benefit statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us in the previous year. You can use this information when you file your tax return, as it shows how much Social Security income to report to the Internal Revenue Service.

If you live in the United States and you need a replacement

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SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S, go online to get your instant, printable replacement form using your personal “my Social Security account” at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Look for your replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S for the previous tax year in your personal account after Feb. 1.

If you don’t have access to a printer, you can save the document to your computer or email it to yourself. If you don’t have a my Social Security account, creating one is very easy to do and usually takes less than 10 minutes.

And that’s not all you can do with a personal account. If you receive benefits or have Medicare, your personal my Social Security account is also the best way to: • Request a replacement Social Security number card (in most states and the District of Columbia).

• Get your benefit verification letter.

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• Report your wages if you work and receive Social Security disability insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits.

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If you don’t have a personal my Social Security account, you can create one today at www.ssa. gov/myaccount.

The snowplow drivers Continued from page 4 afternoon; May 18. He complained to Mother of not feeling well after a long, hot day on the highways. Begging Dad to go to the hospital, his answer was, as most men would do, “Just leave me alone.”

It was in the early morning of Saturday, the 19th, when the phone rang and Mother called for help. It took only seconds to race over to the farmhouse at 2 a.m., only to see Dad pass on

before my eyes. The damn visitor of death had won.

Dad would never plow your highways again, and his route from Niles through Edwardsburg was taken over by a new driver. He was also posthumously honored and retired with a 31-year service plaque with the Michigan State Department of Transportation.

May we remember the winter “heroes” who keep our highways open and plowed when needed,

especially during blizzard-like conditions.

This story is dedicated not only to Dad, but the men and women of MDOT of Niles, Dowagiac and Jones, Mich., where Dad once worked out of. May God bless the families of those men and women who have worked or do now work out of these MDOT locations.

Memories welcome to: Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.

%\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV With tax time looming over the horizon, thoughts of getting help with one’s finances aren’t too far out of mind.

Your first move is to ask a friend or family member you trust if they can recommend a financial advisor/tax preparer.

You can also get referrals from your attorney, pastor, co-worker or members of your bridge club.

Keep in mind that even honest people can have dishonest or inept advisers.

Find one whose credentials and track record match your needs and who listens to what you hope for your financial future. And make sure they’re accessible.

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Deed.” The owner of real estate can have his/her attorney prepare a “Transfer on Death Deed” which names the beneficiaries who are to receive ownership of the real estate after the death of the owner.

The owner signs the Transfer on Death Deed and it is recorded in the county recorder’s office in the county where the real estate is located. Once recorded, the owner is still free to do what he/she pleases with the real estate: mortgage it for a loan, sell it, or transfer it in any way, all without the consent or even knowledge of the “Transfer on Death” beneficiaries. If the owner owns the real estate at his/her death, then all the “Transfer on Death” beneficiaries need do is file with the recorder’s office an affidavit with the death certificate documenting the owner’s death, and the county records are changed to reflect the “Transfer on Death” beneficiaries as the new owners of the real estate. Again, the great value is that the transfer of title to the real estate can be made to the “Transfer on Death” beneficiaries as soon as possible after the owner’s death and without the delay and expense of probate.

Spouses can together sign and record a “Transfer on Death” deed naming their children as the “Transfer on Death” beneficiaries. Upon the death of one spouse, there are still no restrictions on

Daniel K. Leininger Attorney at Law, Partner

the surviving spouse’s ability to deal with the real estate. The surviving spouse can mortgage, sell, or otherwise transfer the real estate without the knowledge or consent of the “transfer on death” beneficiaries.

Once a transfer on death deed is signed and recorded, the owner(s) can make any changes they want to the “transfer on death” beneficiaries. To do so, all the owner(s) need do is sign and record a new transfer on death deed with the changes. With respect to married couples, the surviving spouse can also change the transfer on death beneficiaries.

The “Transfer on Death Deed” is a very valuable estate planning tool. Transfer on death deeds are relatively inexpensive, but may result in a huge savings in both time and money by the avoidance of probate.

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Sports

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6WDII :ULWHU There has been no reason for Mark Mikel to slow down, so why start now?

For more than two decades, Mikel has guided NorthWood athletes as a dedicated coach to the school he loves as his own, and is now seeing that longevity come full circle as a new generation of athletes are coming through his coaching ranks.

“My mission is to develop better citizens out of the student athletes I am privileged to work with,” Mikel said, who is currently coaching the girls cross country and track programs at his alma mater. “Through the years I have developed such good relationships with athletes and parents that I receive as much as I give in those relationships. And now I’m starting to coach the second generation with Emma Davidhizar in cross country and track. Her father, Mark, was on the first teams I coached in 1998.”

Being able to serve his alma mater now as a coach and educator, Mikel has seen the visions of what he wanted out of his athletic and social experiences as a student in the 1970s now being carried out vicariously through his teams.

“I didn’t run cross country for NorthWood when I was in school,” offered Mikel. “But I secretly envied those guys. They seemed like such a tight knit group and worked so hard to be so good. Looking back, I was probably better

suited to be a cross country runner than to have been the center for Jim Andrews’ football teams in the late ’70s. Now, the girls on the cross country team embody that same closeness and work ethic I saw out of my friends in the ‘70s. It is always enriching to see how each year a team comes together, bonds, works hard, supports each other in the hurts and disappointments, and celebrates the successes for the season.”

Mikel has developed that relational bond to his teams in sports like cross country and track where most of the other 16 varsity sports see cross country’s rewards serve as punishments in theirs. But it’s been a trust and a belief Mikel has not only developed in his athletes, but the families who produce them that has allowed him to be a mainstay for more than two decades in Nappanee.

“Cross country is unique among high school sports in that the coaching fraternity easily recognizes what our kids go through and the work it takes to have a successful program,” noted Mikel. “The athletes know what those other teams’ athletes have gone through, and there is a level of respect that happens in that level of the sport. And each year when those phenomenal runners do their thing, we all admire and celebrate those accomplishments.”

And for someone who has that many miles on the circuit, his greater memories

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Kaitlin Burden, making the list in 2020.

It all goes back to relationships and the community Mikel has built around himself as a very likeable and respected coach.

“If you think about the amount of time a high school athlete spends with their coach during the four years

they compete, my guess is that very often, the student spends as much, if not more, time with the coach as they do their parents,” Mikel said. “No wonder when a huge part of a program’s culture is on the nurturing and development of the individual, relationships grow and become long-lasting connections.”

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It’s been cited as a defensive mechanism against health risks ranging from sunburn to diabetes.

Scientific, medical and diet gurus around the globe claim drinking three to five cups a day is a healthy regimen.

Though not the source of nutrients found in diets of the health-conscious, an eightounce cup of coffee, regular or decaffeinated, contains more disease-fighting antioxidants than a typical serving of blueberries or oranges.

The anti-coffee culture points out that coffee also can cause nervousness, keep you awake at night and boost your blood pressure.

To counter these overstimulating effects of coffee, nutritionist suggest spacing out one’s intake, drinking a cup of coffee every few hours during the day.

A European study also revealed coffee retards the cognitive decline in the elderly.

Caffeine also reduces the

risk of cirrhosis of the liver as well as lowering the odds of death by heart disease among the elderly.

Studies have also revealed coffee drinkers are less likely to develop basal-cell carcinoma — skin cancer — than non-coffee drinkers. Coffee has also been found to reduce pain, protect against strokes, fight depression and a variety of cancers and protect the liver.

While the consensus is that coffee can be good for you, it shouldn’t be considered a cure-all.

If coffee gives you the jitters, try decaf. If that doesn’t work, talk with your doctor.

Go easy on milk, cream, sugar and other coffee shop add-ons, because they add calories to an otherwise lowcalorie beverage.

When brewing your own coffee, use paper filters that trap the oils in coffee that can increase your levels of cholesterol.

As with anything that involves your health and well-being, discuss your coffee habits with your primary care physician.

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Dining/Leisure/Entertainment

‘American Pie’ was an epic poem in musical form

Don McLean

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While millions of teenage rock fans were undoubtedly devastated by the news, few probably felt more pain than 13-year-old Don McLean, who learned of Holly’s demise from headlines in the newspapers he delivered. “Buddy Holly was the first and last person I ever really idolized as a kid,” McLean has said. The loss he felt would inspire his multimillion-selling touchstone that, to him, lamented “the day the music died.”

(Of course, it didn’t really die.

What died was the innocence of the times; the music, as always,

continued to evolve).

McLean, born in New York in 1945, dropped out of Villanova University to follow his muse as a folk singer/songwriter. Mentored by pal Pete Seeger, McLean drifted around the East Coast club circuit for years, but never became a headliner.

He spent two years creating “Tapestry,” a 1969 album of original tunes. A small label — Mediarts — released it to good reviews but few sales. Mediarts was eventually absorbed by United Artists Records, a major company that had the clout to aggressively promote McLean’s

second LP, the 1971 multi-platinum-selling “American Pie.” “American Pie” wasn’t just another nostalgia-fueled 45; in reality, it was an 800-word epic poem in musical form. McLean would later explain, “I wanted to write a song that summed up everything I felt about America and music.”

As with many complex poems, deeper meanings lay beneath the surface of “American Pie.” Its dense, often confusing lyrics grow increasingly more somber as McLean’s tune unfolds amid religious references and enigmatic characters that begged several questions: Was

Bob Dylan the jester? Did the crown once belong to Elvis Presley? Was the marching band the Beatles? Was Mick Jagger the Devil incarnate?

McLean has always divulged little about “American Pie,” but it’s easy to see he bemoans the loss of the carefree times of his, the first rock ‘n’ roll generation.

While his sing-along single may appear to be rollicking, even carefree, there’s actually little to cheer about here. To McLean, America was moving inexorably toward adverse times, due in part to inner-city riots, Vietnam war protests and political assassinations. “In ‘American Pie,’

things are headed in the wrong direction … becoming less idyllic …,” he once confessed. “It is a morality song, in a sense.”

On April 7, 2015, in Christie’s auction room in New York, McLean’s 16-page working manuscript for “American Pie” sold for an astounding $1.2 million. It became the thirdhighest price ever paid for an American literary item.

The normally closed-mouthed McLean has often used a wry retort when people press him too hard about his song’s meaning: “It means,” he would answer, “I don’t ever have to work again if I don’t want to.”

Mary Ellen and I have a standing argument — literally, a standing argument. She claims the first thing I do when I enter a room is sit down. “That makes you

seem old,” she said, “and I know you are concerned about not portraying that image.”

Which surprised me, because I always thought it was my wrinkly skin and balding pate that led to that assessment.

“For example,” she said, “when we went to Bob and Cathy’s for Thanksgiving, you sat down as soon as we walked in the house, while everyone else was chatting in the front hall.”

“I wasn’t feeling well and I

don’t think it’s fair to count the bathroom.”

Then recently, we were shopping on Mass Avenue in Indy. As soon as we walked in a quaint little boutique, I sat down. Mary Ellen noticed.

After we left, she said she was worried.

“When I saw you do that, I thought, oh dear, frail and 100 years old.”

“Well, that’s pretty mean, Mary Ellen.”

“No, Dick. Not you. The chair was 100 years old. We were in an antique store.”

The irony of all this is that sometimes I stand when I should sit. I never sit when I eat lunch; I stand over the kitchen sink and snarf down a sandwich. Who has time to walk all the way to the table?

Sometimes I don’t even make it to the counter; I just nibble my way from shelf to shelf in the fridge. I only do this when Mary Ellen is away from home, but when she gets back it’s hard to explain mustard and ketchup droppings in the vegetable bin.

I became very obsessive

about this standing/sitting thing. I didn’t want Mary Ellen to see me as the “older” man she married, so I checked with her everywhere we went.

“Can I sit here?” I asked one evening.

“Yes, Dick, you can sit there.

We’re in a restaurant.”

That weekend I was still on alert. Maybe overly so.

“Are you going to stand all evening?” Mary Ellen asked me.

“I don’t want you to think I look elderly if I sit down too soon.”

“Dick, no one will recognize you. It’s dark in this theater.”

To make me even more paranoid, I was constantly reminded that my Apple Watch tracks my movements. And I was not doing very well. Every once in a while, the dial lights up to report how much time I’ve spent standing versus sitting. Apparently, to pass Apple standards, you need to “stand and move at least one minute 12 different hours in the day for a week.”

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Nutrition Sites And Menus For January 2022 Nutrition Sites

IN ELKHART COUNTY Bristol: United Methodist Church, 201 Division, Loretta, (574) 848-7182 Elkhart: Funtimers, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 405 W. Beardsley, Elkhart, (574) 320-5863; Riverside Terrace, 181 N. Elkhart Ave., Sherrie Cobb, (574) 320-5995; Stratford Commons, 2601 Oakland Ave.,

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Stuffed Peppers Cauliflower Creamed Corn Bread Brownie

Chicken & Noodles Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Bread Cookie

Turkey Manhattan Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Bread Mandarin Oranges

24 Smothered Pork Chop W/Onion & BBQ Wax Beans Carrots Carrot Cake

Connie, (574) 320-5996 Goshen: Greencroft, 1801 Greencroft Blvd., Lina, (574) 971-6016; Maple Leaf Commons, 2926 Elkhart Rd., Candy Jerome, (574) 238-8760 IN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Mentone: Community Room, 201 Main St., Linda, (574) 353-7555

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Smoked Sausage Casserole Squash Medley Applesauce Bread

Meatloaf & Gravy Mashed Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Bread Cookies

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Asian Vegetables Mini Egg Roll Mandarin Oranges

31 Baked Ziti W/Sausage

North Webster: Community Center, 301 N. Main, Suite D, Merita, (574) 834-1193 Pierceton: 205 N. First St., Tammy Jefferson, (574) 526-1060 Silver Lake: Lions’ Building, SR 14 E., Lauren Eicher, (260) 450-2416 Syracuse: Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Dr., Carolyn, (574) 457-2631

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Chicken, Mushroom & Rice Casserole Baby Carrots Roll Papaya/Mango

Polish Sausage Hot German Potato Salad Cabbage & Apples

All donations directly support this program. Please donate what you can comfortably afford. Thank you.

Italian Veggies Spiced Peaches Garlic Toast

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Warsaw: Retired Tigers, 320 W. Main St., Janet Harrison, (574) 267-0037; Warsaw SAC, 800 N. Park Ave., Nancy Zinz, (574) 267-0026 IN MARSHALL COUNTY Bourbon: Senior Center on North Harris, Jan, (574) 342-7031

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Beef Stew Caraway Cabbage Biscuit Cobbler

Salmon Burger Bun & Tartar Broccoli Stewed Tomatoes Cookie

Chicken Alfredo Vegetable Blend Roll Fruit Cup

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Sloppy Joe On Bun Baked Beans Mixed Veggies Fruit Cup

Baked Chicken Leg Rice Pilaf Peas Bread Mango

Country Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Bread Apricots

Wasted meals are costly.

Please, if you cannot make it for any reason, please call to cancel.

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Is there a secret to what helps with acid reflux?

Occasional acid reflux (heartburn) isn’t unusual, but according to John Hopkin’s, 20% of the population suffers from chronic heartburn, discomfort and belching after every meal.

The diagnosis by a doctor may be gastroesophageal reflux disease. You may not feel a reflux of acid, but may have

Sitting Continued from page 8 it. Like when my pill jar says: Take two tablets three times a day with or without food. Huh? What?

By the way, you can find all kinds of advice online about how to cheat the watch. Yes, people actually do this. One guy admitted flapping his arms like a bird before he

a chronic inflammation of the esophagus, called esophagitis, which is irritated with food and causes pain.

Foods commonly known to be triggers include foods high in fat, salt and spices such as: • Fried foods • Fast foods • Processed foods • Fatty meats • Cheese • Tomato based sauces • Citrus fruits • Chocolate/peppermint • Carbonated beverages There are plenty of foods you can eat that help prevent the irritation or reflux and the number one category is the answer to the secret: fiber. (Fiber deserves entire article) • Whole grains • Root vegetables

went to bed because he discovered it fools the watch when it registers your standing time.

I tried that one night so I could show Mary Ellen on my watch that I had made some improvement. She caught me flapping.

Now she no longer tells me not to sit: she tells me not to roost.

• Green vegetables The second beneficial category is alkaline foods. Foods higher on the PH scale are alkaline and calming to the digestive system, offsetting stomach acid.

• Bananas • Melons • Cauliflower • Fennel • Nuts The third category is watery foods. Water can dilute and weaken stomach acid.

• Celery • Cucumber • Lettuce • Watermelon • Broth-based soups • Herbal tea Let’s hear a cheer for whole foods.

Some people have success with drinking milk to coat the stomach, but go for nonfat milk or nonfat yogurt, as adding fat to the situation may cancel out the good. Another aid is ginger because of

its medicinal properties of being an anti-inflammatory and alkaline in nature. Ginger tea may be a good option or just warm lemon water with a little honey. Lastly, apple cider vinegar – diluted, never full strength. I can only stomach it with really cold water, very quickly and through a straw. I take it because it’s alkaline.

If you suffer from acid reflux or digestive issues check with your doctor.

Slowing down is part of mature motorists’ manual %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV The “get ‘em off the road” gang is after aging drivers again.

This happens every time anyone behind the wheel 75 or older gets into an accident.

The more major the mishap, the more media coverage, and the louder the argument about yanking all silver-haired vehicle operators off the road.

Take away their licenses.

Test them every year. Let them walk. It’s safer.

They point to such examples as the octogenarian behind the wheel of an automobile that plowed into an open-air market in Santa Monica a while ago.

They bring out the statistics that senior drivers are the second-most accident-prone segment of American’s motoring public.

The single-most road-risky group are teenaged drivers.

But no one suggests taking away their licenses when a group of teens are killed or maimed when their overloaded vehicle rolls over or smashes

into another.

Detractors of senior drivers suggest taking driving licenses away at a certain age. How about holding back drivers’ licenses to young people until they reach a certain age? Neither of these suggestions make sense.

Age is not the problem. The problem is common sense and competence behind the wheel.

It is estimated that one out of every five of the nation’s drivers will be older than 65 by 2030.

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Faith

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Hurd is active member at New Hope Free Will Baptist Church in Warsaw.

He is one of the many deacons at his church, and as a deacon his role is to be a spiritual leader and his responsibilities include ministering then gospel outside of church, visiting the sick, recruiting new church members and going on missions trips. Along with these he also is an adult Sunday school teacher, the assistant treasurer, assistant song leader, and helps with cleaning the church, mowing lawns and anything else needing done.

Although Hurd has not been on any of the out of state or country typical mission trips, he does center his work on local missions. He does so by helping with local projects such as putting new roofs on houses for people, cutting other people’s firewood, helping with landscaping, taking people to doctor visits who aren’t able to drive themselves, and working in the food bank when he has the availability.

Being one of the original members of New Hope, Hurd helped get the church on its feet. He has been attending church for 59 years and has never wanted to move his faith to anywhere else. “I feel

that New Hope is where God has wanted me to serve,” Hurd said. Before attending New Hope he belonged to First Free Will Baptist of Kosciusko County, in Claypool. He then moved to New Hope.

Throughout the church Hurd has many friends and family. It’s become more than a church to him, it’s become a home. Hurd started into New Hope with his wife Sandy by his side. He has been married for 51 years. After they were married they had a daughter, Tabby. Tabby is now married to Derek Temple and they have two daughters, Maddie and Claire, all currently attending New Hope with Hurd.

Over the years he has grown his family and his faith in this church. It’s become a very important place in his life, and the members have grown from friends to family. Sharing all the laughter and even the tears with these people and being a deacon for his church takes up a lot of time in Hurd’s life.

Apart from all of his other duties at the church, Hurd’s favorite part about being so involved in New Hope is being able to help someone struggling with spiritual problems, leading them in the right direction and bringing them closer to God. More than anything Hurd loves his church. He loves working as a deacon and being able to help as many people as he can in the position he is in.

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Slowing down Continued from page 9 A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study indicates that most older drivers limit or stop driving on their own as they perceive their capabilities diminishing.

About 70% of more than

3,800 50-years-and-older drivers queried said they restricted their driving under a variety of conditions. These included bad weather, heavy traffic, rush hour, nighttime, long distances and freeways.

Older drivers apparently

develop strategies to compensate for failing vision, slower reflexes, stiffer joints and medication, according to researchers.

The transportation needs of some 70% of the people who live in the suburbs or rural areas are a major hurdle to such simple solutions as forcing seniors out of their cars

and forcing them into buses, subways, trolleys and trains.

It’s been proved that the cost of car payments, auto insurance, fuel, upkeep and maintenance can buy a lot of taxicab rides. But that alternative is not always available.

Pundits, politicians and protestors are finding some common ground on mandating

regular testing for drivers past a certain age.

Older drivers can help their cause by supporting physical improvements such as signs that are larger and less complex, improved lighting and enhanced visibility at intersections, and remedial driving programs.

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Health & Fitness

Breaking rules shouldn’t harm your health %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Making rules is pretty easy.

Following them is the difficult part. The easiest of this whole exercise is breaking them.

Eat right, sleep tight and exercise daily are among mantras that have been built into our brains

over the years. Skip one of these and you feel guilty.

It’s come to light this obsession with regimens we’ve developed to keep us healthy may be overplayed.

Take the time-honored tenet that you should get eight hours sleep every night. If your job doesn’t require any heavy lifting

or if you no longer have to get up and get to work, a little as six hours a night is all you need.

Naps during the day will whittle away any tired feelings you get.

Now how about those hour-aday exercise sessions. There are those with buff bodies who spend that much time or more each day in a nearby gym hefting weights

Headaches are a real pain %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV We’re surrounded by headaches.

Bustling traffic, noisy neighbors, relentless relatives, busybody bosses and you’ll think of a few more.

Those aren’t really headaches, although they may be causes.

Most of us will suffer at least one headache this year. More than 70 million people in this country suffer from intermittent headaches, according to a national survey.

While everyone has heard of migraines, only about one in 10 individuals suffer their blinding pain and the accompanying complaints, such as sensitivity to

light, noise and smells, nausea and upset stomach among others.

Sinus headaches usually are the result of infected sinuses and hover around the front of your face — forehead, nose and cheeks.

Cluster headaches hit about 1% of the population. They’re usually short but extremely painful and tend to occur in clusters — several times a day or at the same of time of day for several days.

Tension is the most common cause of the most common headaches. These can be triggered by anxiety, allergies, eye strain and loss of sleep. You can also suffer such a headache after too much carousing the night before.

These types of headaches usually are a steady ache rather than a throbbing that’s a hallmark of

many migraines. And, fortunately, they are the easiest to treat because they respond favorably to most over-the-counter pain relievers.

Erasing these attacks calls for learning how to relax mentally as well as physically. Getting enough sleep is a good start. So is some form of regular exercise.

Swimming, biking, walking and gardening are simple means to keep you moving enough to assure you of a good night’s sleep.

If you’re experiencing headaches more than once a week for any reason, make an appointment with your primary care physician to discuss their source and suggested solutions to the problem.

to build abs and pecs and calves.

Others run miles and miles every day to stay in top condition. Some swim dozens of laps to tend to their conditioning.

If you’re not one of these, you’ve probably learned that a simple walk around the neighborhood regularly keeps you healthy and flexible with less stress and pain than those who build their lives around exercise sessions. Regardless of what your exercise plan is, skipping a day now and then gives your body and mind a bit of relaxation.

It feels good to break the rule.

Your eating habits don’t have to take enjoyment out of food. Feasting on a wedge of birthday cake or basking in the coolness of an ice cream cone or enjoying a few

french fries in your shrimp bucket shouldn’t ruin your day. You can carry a couple of overweight pounds without ruining your health. In fact, you might even tell yourself you take that walk around the park every day so you can enjoy breaking the rules and munching on those goodies.

So eat sensibly, things you like and in small portions. Some science says snacking several times a day is as healthy as sitting down to three square meals daily.

A daily dip in your backyard pool, or a bike ride around the neighborhood, a short hike around the back 40 — or all three — all contribute to health maintenance.

And feel free to skip them now and then.

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And the winning bid is ... original Batmobile finds new home On Jan. 13, 2013, Lot 5037 rolled smoothly onto center stage at the prestigious BarrettJackson %\ 5$1'$/ car auction & +,// in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The sleek, low-slung vehicle, owned by California auto customizer George Barris, glistened like a black diamond under the lights. Moments later, furious bidding erupted among the well-heeled. After 13 minutes, it was all over, the buyer elated, the audience stunned. TV’s original Batmobile had found a new home.

— During the 1950s, American car companies held annual auto shows, where attendees were often enthralled by what the factory folks called “concept cars.” Such boldly designed vehicles were constructed to showcase new styling and technology, but were never offered for sale.

A decade before the Batmobile appeared on TV’s “Batman” show, the LincolnMercury division of Ford Motor Company had proudly displayed its Lincoln Futura concept car at the 1955 Chi-

cago Auto Show. Bill Schmidt, the company’s chief stylist, had been inspired to come up with the design for the Futura one day after he had scrutinized a shark while scuba diving.

Schmidt later designed what would amount to a “laboratory on wheels,” an experimental machine loaded with advanced — really advanced — engineering and design features. Measuring nearly 19 feet in length, the Futura was 7 feet wide but stood less than 4½ feet high.

It sported rakish tail fins, Plexiglas bubble canopies, a push-button gearshift and space for a telephone behind the center console.

Most concept cars, expensive as they were to design and build, were eventually scrapped. In this case, though, the Futura was later bought

by George Barris. Never titled and therefore uninsurable, the auto sat idle for years, slowly deteriorating behind Barris Kustom City shop in North Hollywood.

In August 1965, two producers from the forthcoming TV show “Batman” approached another California car customizer, Dean Jeffries, about building a Batmobile for the program. Jeffries soon began working on the body of a 1959 Cadillac before realizing he

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“They said, ‘You’ve got 15 days and $15,000,’” Barris recalled later. “But the challenge was worth it. I said, ‘Let’s go for it!’ What I had to create was a fantasy.” He rounded up five people to revamp the Futura. Barris

himself painted it a gloss black and added bright redand-orange trim to help make it “pop” on color television.

Miraculously, the project was completed on time, and the Batmobile debuted on national TV on Jan. 12, 1966. That’s when the Caped Crusader and Robin first roared out of the Batcave in a gadget-loaded vehicle meant to instill fear in the hearts of

Gotham’s lawbreaking louts.

— In Scottsdale, the new Batmobile owner set an auction record by paying $4.2 million (plus another $420,000 for the 10% buyer’s premium) to acquire the iconic collectible.

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Marine general thwarted plot to overthrow FDR %\ 720 02552: 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV The current craze over the Jan. 6 raid on the capitol in Washington doesn’t appear to be as well financed as to the attempt to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration almost 100 years ago.

In 1934 the American news media discovered there had been a year-old plot to replace FDR with a fascist government.

The claims of the conspiracy came from Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, one the most decorated war heroes of his time. Even more unbelievable were his claims of who was involved in the attempted coup — respected finance and business names such as Robert Sterling Clark, Grayson M.P. Murphy and Prescott Bush, father of the late President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of former President George W. Bush.

Much like today’s news media, many major newspapers of the day pooh-poohed the reports when details were leaked by government officials.

Born in 1881, Butler came from a line of civil servants.

His father, Thomas Butler, was a representative from

Pennsylvania in Congress, and his maternal grandfather, Smedley Darlington, was also a Republican congressman.

He was the most decorated Marine up to that time, having been awarded two Medals of Honor, an Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Marine Corps Brevet Medal, a Navy Distinguished Service Medal and a host of other honors during his 34 years in the Corps. His battle record covered duty in the Boxer Rebellion, Mexican-American War and World War I. In 1933 Gerald C. MacGuire, a bond salesman, and Bob Doyle, an executive with the American Legion, asked the general to speak at a Legion convention in Chicago. Butler agreed but began to suspect something was amiss during their second meeting. The general was told there was more than $100,000 (about $2 million today) available to bring veteran supporters to the convention. The general was stunned because there was little chance a group of veterans was able to gather such a large amount of money.

MacGuire also asked Butler to deliver a speech that was highly critical of FDR’s recent move away from the gold standard, which was a major sticking point for high-rank-

0$5,1( 0$- *(1 60('/(< %87/(5 ing financiers. Many bankers feared their gold-backed loans would not be repaid in full by the new policy.

There were concerns about the President’s socialist leanings and some business leaders even suspected he was a communist.

Butler was told he’d be the ideal leader of veterans, promising him an army of 500,000 men and financial backing from an assortment of rich businessmen, so long as he would be willing to lead a peaceful march on the White House to displace FDR. Butler refused to deliver the speech and he heard little about the matter until MacGuire began travelling through Europe on a trip

funded by Robert Sterling Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune.

MacGuire believed the only way to save the country from FDR’s policies was to create a military state run by former servicemen, with Roosevelt serving as a mere figurehead.

Butler knew he would need to corroborate any plan he drew up to stop the intended coup. He contacted Philadelphia Record writer Paul Comly French, who agreed to meet with MacGuire. The businessman openly described the fascist state he foresaw to replace FDR and believed General Smedley was the “ideal leader.”

In November 1934, Butler and French appeared before the House Un-American

Activities Committee and revealed the plot, which quickly became known as the “White House Coup” and “Wall Street Putsch.” Many major newspapers derided Butler’s claims when some of the committee’s report leaked out. The full report was not officially made public until recently.

No one was ever prosecuted in connection to the plot.

The general’s account was published in his 1935 book, “War is a Racket.” There’s no telling how far the plot to overthrow FDR may have gone without Butler’s intervention. Its failure was the work of one patriotic Marine general.

Butler died in 1940 at the age of 58.

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Heart attacks give warning %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV You’re driving to the mall, watching television or making a sandwich and you suddenly feel “off.”

If it’s a heart attack, look for these signs.

Most attacks involve discomfort in the middle of the chest that can last a few minutes or go away and come back. They feel like you’re being squeezed

and can be painful.

This usually is accompanied by a shortness of breath, although this can occur without any chest discomfort.

Other symptoms can be pain or discomfort in one or both arms, back, neck, jaw and stomach.

Also signaling a heart attack are breaking out in a cold sweat, lightheadedness and nausea.

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Since Cuba’s basically closed, consider visiting Little Havana Going to Cuba to satisfy one of the items on your bucket list has become increasingly difficult. The U.S. government not *5($7 only forbids (6&$3(6 American 7(;7 $1' cruise lines 3+2726 to dock %\ 52' .,1* there and has limited American airlines to flights only to Havana, but has eliminated the popular Peopleto-People program that allowed Americans to travel throughout Cuba, meet its people and learn about its culture.

It’s still possible to go to Cuba on one of several other programs (medical, religious, scientific, etc.) but if you do, stick strictly to the itinerary and don’t attempt to work in a day at the beach, because you may be audited when you get home and possibly fined.

There is an alternative that eliminates just about all the hassles of traveling, you don’t

need a visa and won’t even need your passport. Instead, head to Miami and visit Little Havana where you can enjoy a big helping of Cuban history and culture.

In 2000 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 2017 the National Trust for Historic Preservation declared this social, cultural and political center a national treasure.

The area near downtown known as Little Havana is where Cuban refugees began settling after Fidel Castro came to power in the 1960s, turned the country into a Communist state and began governmentalizing everything from businesses and industries to private holdings.

Now it’s inhabited by around 50,000 people, most of whom are of Cuban descent.

It has a lively street life, and is loaded with mom-and-pop enterprises, colorful murals and unique restaurants. The great warmth of its residents is obvious to visitors. In the center of it all is Domino Park (also known as Maximo Gomez Park) where locals have been going for 35 years to participate in friendly Continued on page 15

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This area, (Eighth Street between 14th and 17th avenues) is the headquarters for the free Calle Ocho Festival which has been held on the last Friday of every month for the past four decades. It features outdoor music on 30 stages, street musicians, art exhibits, hundreds of vendors, educational programs at historic Tower Theater and

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On Friday, March 13, 1988, the festival went into the Guinness Book of World Records by forming the world’s longest conga line that included 119,986 people.

Before taking a stroll through some of the neighborhoods that feature a variety of architecture

ranging from bungalow and mission style to Miami modern and Mediterranean revival, drop into the visitor’s center at 1442 S.W. Eighth St. for information on the history and culture of the area.

Even if Cuba isn’t open to American tourists, consider this colorful alternative. And be sure to be there on the last Friday of the month.

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Odette Fobe of Mishawaka and her daughter Karla adventured on the highways and byways and through the interesting towns and cities on their way to Niagara Falls. “Covered bridges have always been our thing,” Odette writes. This photo of Odette, shown holding a St. Joseph Senior Life, was taken near the Everett Covered Bridge in Cuyohoga Valley National Park in Ohio on their way home.

Cuyohoga Valley National Park located in northeast Ohio between Cleveland and Akron covers about 50 square miles and is the only national park in the state. The Cuyohoga River runs through the park. Native Americans named the river Cuyohoga, meaning “crooked river.”

About 100 waterfalls are located in Cuyahoga Valley, with the most popular being 65’ tall Brandywine Falls. Easy to reach, sightseers can reach the waterfall on a wooden boardwalk hooked to a large parking area. Of course a trail is also accessible to the falls, thanks to the many nature routes abundant in the park. Visitors can hike the 20-mile Towpath trail which follows a former stretch of the Ohio and Erie canal.

The Everett Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Summit County.

It was built sometime in the 1800s when the Ohio and Erie canal was used to ship products to bigger cities and bridges were needed to cross the canals. Ohio led the nation in covered bridge construction.

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Learning to live with a family member with dementia %\ -(66,&$ 68%67$1/(< Hearing the news that a loved one has dementia isn’t devastating only for the individual diagnosed but also for the family. I am speaking from experience.

My father was diagnosed with dementia. He explained it as looking through a foggy windshield where he couldn’t get the wipers to clean the glass. I saw it as losing the person I knew as my dad.

I knew something was wrong with my dad as his mood changed. He was more on edge, worried about everything, and easily angered. I noticed not wanting to be in his presence.

Knowing now what I wish I had known then, I realize it was the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s.

Once I was able to let go of the fact that my dad’s memory was fading and our current relationship would be chang-

ing, I was able to accept the diagnosis of dementia more easily. Initially I was angry.

My thought was that I was his child, I shouldn’t be the one that had to adjust.

Growing up, I always saw my dad as the one making the sacrifices for his family. Despite my anger and denial of the situation, I quickly learned the tables had turned. I had to learn a new way to connect with my dad. I had to educate myself so I could learn a new way to be present in my dad’s life and have a relationship with him.

Finally, I hit upon the realization that he was still the same person I always knew, loved and respected. I just needed to learn his new limitations and adjust accordingly. Now, it would be up to his family to make sacrifices for him. Yes, our relationship was going to be different; I would no longer be able to have a

conversation seeking financial advice, tap his experience with marriage or parenthood, or even win a debate with my dad.

Instead, I learned how to adapt my actions to meet my dad’s needs. Connecting to existing community resources helped immensely. Among other things, I learned that reminiscing was a wonderful way to connect. Looking through photo albums, singing songs and enjoying the moment all worked remarkably well. I was able to establish a “new” relationship and appreciate the time I was able to be present with my dad.

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A few years ago, neighbors took a quick weekend getaway to visit family and friends in Canada. It was a spur-ofthe-moment lark, so they just booked their airline tickets online while packing a couple of overnight carry-on bags.

Right after landing, the husband fell ill. He called his doctor, who suggested he get a blood test and have the results wired to him. It was Friday and the Canadian medical system just wasn’t up to it. They had to find a Canadian doctor to prescribe the blood test, locate a lab and get the test done; the soonest the results could be obtained was 10 business days.

His wife called the airline and, despite her pleas, they refused to change the date of their return ticket, so she just booked one-way tickets on the first available flight back home.

As it turned out, it was the first trip anywhere for them without travel insurance, so the cost of the return ticket was not covered. Nor were any medical expenses they might have acquired while they were away.

The lesson learned was to never take a trip anywhere away from home without getting travel insurance to cover all contingencies.

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