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Veteran nurse enjoys promoting wellness, educating public %\ 67(9( (89,12 )HDWXUH :ULWHU After working 30 years in hospital settings, Christy Cleveland has enjoyed working the past seven years as health and wellness nurse coordinator at the Valparaiso Family YMCA. “The YMCA is more focused on wellness,” Cleveland said.

“At hospitals, we were treating sick patients.”

Having worked as a registered nurse in cardiac rehab and critical care, Cleveland said coming to the Valpo Y “has been a good fit.” With her office located near the center of the YMCA building, Cleveland maintains an open-door policy, enabling members and non-members alike to stop by with health-related questions and concerns.

“There’s always something new. I just enjoy interacting with people. I want people to be happy, enjoying life,” said the Valparaiso resident and grandmother of three. “Whether it’s being heart-healthy, with exercise and diet, we want people to be healthy for life, not just lose weight.”

Clients’ questions vary, she said. They might include someone just not feeling well; someone struggling to lose weight; someone whose feet really hurt; or someone

concerned about a teenage daughter’s diet.

Among her duties at the Y is running the blood pressure self-monitoring program. This four-month program aims to measure and record participants’ blood pressure at home at least twice monthly, hopefully developing increased awareness of what triggers elevated blood pressure. This program also includes two personalized consultations per month and attending nutrition education seminars.

As part of the Y’s “Ask the Nurse” program, Cleveland can counsel on such topics as atrial fibrillation, COVID-19, healthy eating, heart disease, physician referrals, post-cancer care, sleep apnea and Type II diabetes.

Cleveland, who earned her nursing degree from Valparaiso University, is also a lifestyle coach at the Y. She noted that while regular exercise is important for wellness, it is only part of the solution for achieving long-term health. A lifestyle coach, Cleveland said, can help with managing multiple areas of health, including nutrition and weight loss; as well as moving to change unhealthy behaviors. A coach can also help clients identify and address risk factors and teach clients ways to reduce stress, sleep better and set

realistic goals.

Cleveland has also maintained her certification in advanced cardiac life support.

“We’re always trying to get people to be motivated and move beyond,” Cleveland said.

“I enjoy meeting different people and helping them with the behavior changes they’re looking to make.”

As an employee of Community Healthcare Systems’ St. Mary Medical Center, Cleveland said her boss established a partnership with the YMCA to bring education to people.

“I teach a lot of classes,” said Cleveland, citing heart disease risk factors, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and working with people coming off heart disease. “It’s all about lifestyle management.”

For clients without a personal physician, Cleveland said she can be a “first line” to connecting people with doctors for their specific heath area.

Future projects include a health screening fair in September. Cleveland is also working to address osteoporosis for men and women.

Low bone density issues, she said, can put people at risk for fractures.

To schedule a consultation with Cleveland, call the Valparaiso Family YMCA at (219) 462-4185, ext. 262.

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Some of the things I buy are military items, old toys, advertising items, coins, comics, sports cards and jewelry. Toys from the 1980s and ‘90s are also selling well, especially action figures and gaming systems.

I have always enjoyed antiques and have a deep appreciation for history. I go to several auctions each week, which helps me stay current with what people are buying and how much items are selling for. I also subscribe to many research sites. I am

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I have been in business for almost 15 years. I believe in treating people fairly. Because of this, a big part of my business comes from referrals or repeat clients. Often when people call me to look at their collections or estates, they are pleasantly surprised to learn that items they considered worthless are actually very valuable.

I would recommend to anyone that before items are discarded or given away, please give me the opportunity or someone with experience in antiques to take a look at it for valuation.

Since I have been in business for so long, I have established many contacts in the industry. Even if you have something I do not buy, many times I can at least give you a value for it, put you in contact with someone who would buy it or tell you the best way to go about selling it.

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Valpo woman retiring for the second time %\ &$55,( 67(,1:(* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Ruth Fortney of Valparaiso will retire this month from her second career. Both of her careers have been in the education field, but have been very different. “I wanted to choose a career that would allow me to make a difference in people’s lives. What better way to do that than to teach young people?” She asked.

For 18 years, she taught business classes at Valparaiso High School and later she taught at Valparaiso Christian Academy.

Her son attended Morgan Township Schools and when a position opened there, she taught and coached the math team for another four years before retiring from teaching.

A native of Muncie, when she decided to go into education she knew it made sense to attend her hometown university. “It

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was natural for me to go to Ball State University, right there in my hometown, since its education program had a very good reputation. I can actually stand on a particular street corner in Muncie and see my elementary school, my high school and the university.”

There were many rewards to teaching and she loved being able to get to know each student and to feel she was making an impact. “I loved seeing the lightbulb click on when students learned and understood something for the first time. It was especially rewarding when students who had graduated stayed in touch or came back to tell me how much my class meant to them and how it had helped them in practical ways,” she said.

Not ready to fully retire, she learned of an opening at Purdue Northwest and it seemed to be a good fit. “Currently, I am a business administrator in the Bursar’s Office at Purdue Northwest in Westville. It’s a lot different than teaching, but I especially enjoy the people I work with, and my job is actu-

ally much less stressful than teaching,” she said. “I don’t take papers home to grade, there are no lesson plans, parent meetings or extra-curricular events in the evenings. Since Morgan is a small school, I was the only business teacher. That meant that I taught every business class. Every hour I taught, it was a different course. So I had to be prepared every day for six different classes, and when you add extra-curricular duties on top of that, I was extremely busy.”

The job was a much different experience for her, but one that she quickly enjoyed. “I had never done anything but teach.

I wanted to try something different. A friend at PNW knew I was looking and told me about the position that was opening there. She thought it aligned well with my experience and qualifications,” she said. “I look forward to the next adventure, but will definitely miss the people there.”

Retirement will provide her with more opportunities at her church, Liberty Bible Church, where she has been a member

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He’s also a retired teacher and an elder and adult bible class teacher. The couple has two adult sons.

“Jesus is everything to me!

Without my faith, I would have no hope, no joy and no peace,” she said. “We all have struggles in this life. I can get through any difficulty, though, knowing that Jesus is right by my side.”

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On April 29, I sent a letter to an ambulance company that I believe overcharged our client.

It probably was an accidental mistake. But bills with mistakes must be challenged.

With some editing to protect the privacy of our client, here is the letter that I sent to the ambulance company.

This letter regards your firm’s bill to our client on Account Number XX-XXXXXXX with a bill for $4,220. There are some problems with this bill.

Your firm charged 51.9 miles at $50 per mile for transportation between (a hospital) in Crown Point to (another hospital within the county). I believe that the correct distance between those two points is more like 6 miles.

I checked with the secondary insurer. I was told that Medicare denied some of your service because your firm failed to enter remarks and codes at some critical points in the claim that your firm filed.

The client and I ordered the complete MSN on your claim.

When he gets it, he will deliver it to me.

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Don’t wait until it’s too late Would you drive a car without auto insurance and insure your car after you have an accident?

Would you own a home and defer purchasing homeowners insurance until you suffer a serious fire?

Would you go without having health insurance until you have encountered a serious health emergency?

Hopefully, the answer to all of these scenarios is no.

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Here’s a situation we have seen occur too many times. A couple goes to the effort to attend one of our dinner workshops, and schedules a free consultation appointment to meet with one of our attorneys.

However, they never come in for their appointment or do any planning.

Later, when one or both become incapacitated or dies, their children find our seminar handouts in their parents’ desk drawer, marked up with their notes. The children come in to see us about handling their parents’ estate matContinued on page 5

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The shin bone belonged to a mastodon, a furry ancestor to the elephant. The gun is a fivefoot-long rifle that, according to local lore, once belonged to Benjamin Franklin.

As museum curator Serena Ard explained, the two pieces are in a section of the museum devoted to a time line of Westchester Township, starting from its earliest years. The mastodon bone was found on a farm field in Hebron and is on loan from the Porter County Museum in Valparaiso. Mastodons date back more than three million years, with the last ones walking the earth around 11,000 years ago.

The rifle is said to be a gift from Franklin to Chief Half King during a peace treaty signing in Carlisle, Pa., in 1752.

Somehow the weapon founds its way to northwest Indiana.

While Ard has no problem discussing bones and guns, she prefers to show youngsters what resembles a large, fancy

piece of china. It’s a chamber pot, an early toilet found in every bedroom in the house, and it was the children’s responsibility to empty each pot daily.

“I tell kids, ‘you think your chores are hard. It could be worse,’” Ard said.

An educational service of Westchester Public Library, the museum is itself history.

A Victorian home built in 1885 as a retirement home for George and Charity Brown.

George was a prominent landowner and major cordwood supplier for area brickyards.

The family eventually sold the mansion in 1942. In 1963 the Westchester School System (now the Duneland School Corporation) bought the building for $27,500. During 1983-85, the school system, which was using the building for central administration, made extensive renovations.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, the mansion became a museum when the library signed a lease agreement with Duneland Schools. The museum opened to the public Oct. 29, 2005.

Today, the museum offers guided tours of the facility, permanent and changing exhibits, live music, children’s events, trivia events and curriculumrelated programs.

Ard provided this local historical trivia: • The Indiana Dunes were the scene for a Revolutionary War skirmish.

• A huge Swedish population moved into the area in the 1800s, many working in sawmills and clearing land.

• Railroads played a major role in developing the area.

• Among the local industries that preceded steel were brickyards, china, organs,

pickles, and glass.

In pre-COVID days, Ard said the museum drew 5,0006,000 visitors annually. She hopes to restore in-person programs with schools.

A former English and history teacher, Ard has been museum curator for 10 years, but she’s been into history most of her life.

“My grandparents used to tell us stories,” she said. “History is the greatest story of

people ever written. You have family squabbles, stealing, conspiring and controlling.”

The Westchester Township History Museum is located at 700 W. Porter Ave., Chesterton. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, and by appointment Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. For additional information, call (219) 983-9715 or visit wpl.lib.in.us.

This is a sad situation, where parents wanted to put their affairs in order, but didn’t finalize a plan. Take action now to put a properly documented estate plan in place, before you or your spouse become ill or incapacitated or pass away.

To learn more, attend one of our dinner workshops at

Kelsey’s Steakhouse, 2300 E. Morthland Drive, Valparaiso, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13; or Pestos Italian Restaurant, 3123 Calumet Ave., Valparaiso, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20.

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Don’t wait Continued from page 4 ters. The attorney checks our records and, unfortunately, has to tell the children, “We’re sorry, but your parents never came in and did an estate plan.

There’s not much, if anything, we can do now without going through a long, expensive court process.”

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And once you get there, you face scarcity and skyrocketing prices if you try to rent a car because the agencies haven’t replenished inventory since the pandemic.

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2 BELOW. That would give them the option of two more price increases without having to buy another new sign.

I am addicted to all dollar stores. But now with this price increase, maybe it’s time to break my habit. Years ago, when pay phones went from 10 cents to a quarter, that was the last phone booth I ever walked into, except to check the little coin return to see if anyone had left any change in it.

Let me pause here while younger readers google what a phone booth is. By the way, for older folks, just so you know, the five-and-dime store

has also raised their prices.

Several weeks ago, I was in a dollar store in my neighborhood, unaware this seismic shift in my budget was about to occur. I waited for the cashier to ring up my purchases, though I thought I knew exactly what the total would be. I kept track of how many purchases I was about to make, and I even know to how multiply 1 x 16.

“Wait, how could the total be $20? I only bought 16 items!”

“Everything is $1.25 now, sir.”

“Even a can of okra?”

“Sir, if you really like okra, why not just spring for the extra 25 cents?”

“Because I hate okra. Everyone hates okra. I was buying it because it was a dollar.

How about those helium balloons? How much are those?”

“Everything is $1.25, sir.”

“Okay, I understand the increase with food, but why did balloons go up?”

“Because we put helium in them.”

Frustrated, I wandered around the store putting my willpower to the test. At a buck and a quarter, could I

resist a half gallon of generic cola, a set of three screwdrivers, sunglasses, or five pounds of dog food? Hey, we could get a dog someday.

I wondered if I should start a support group for people like me who are getting sucked into an increasingly more costly addiction.

My support group would have six steps to recovery: 1. Admit you are powerless to pass up a dollar bag of ginger snaps.

2. Resist the notion that lower prices are a higher power.

3. Never question the price of goodness.

4. Share your story with others so they can be savers as well.

5. Pray the $1.25 stores never go to $1.50.

6. Before buying on impulse, look deeply inside your shelf to be sure of what you really need.

As I was finishing this column, I saw a rumor online that the dollar store may revert to the old dollar price for some select items that are less popular.

My goal now is to find a really good okra cookbook.

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Sixties Flashback —

Moviemakers said ‘It’s just not commercial’ The indefatigable Bruce Brown wasn’t about to give up on his movie project.

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Brown was born in San Francisco in 1938 and grew up in Long Beach. After high school, he joined the Navy and was assigned to a base in Hawaii, where he filmed fellow surfers with an 8mm movie camera. Back home in California, he became a beach lifeguard and an amateur filmmaker. Beginning in the late 1950s, he created five short 16mm surfing movies in five years, screening them later to rapt audiences at local high schools and rented halls.

In 1962, Brown came up with the story idea that would become “The Endless Summer.” His feature would focus on two young surfers traveling the globe and following the summer season while chasing down the perfect wave. It would be a fantasy come true for any surfer.

The story would star two top-notch local wave jockeys — Robert August, 18, and Mike Hynson, 20. (Both had appeared in some of Brown’s earlier works.) August had been a straight-A student body president at Huntington Beach High School; Hynson was a cocky “loose cannon” trying to stay one step ahead of his draft board.

The three departed Los Angeles in November 1963 and returned three months later after crossing the equator four times and visiting eight foreign lands. August and Hynson became surfboard makers while the moviemaker set about editing approximately 9 miles of celluloid.

(Armed with a 20-pound windup 16mm camera, Brown had a meager 50 feet of film available for each shoot before having to reload.)

Letter to the editor Ukraine’s fake friends Dear Editor: Unfortunately, Ukraine has fake friends in the West and around the world. Ukraine was attacked by Russia.

Thousands of peaceful, innocent Ukrainians have died.

Russia devastated civilian housing, infrastructure and living needs.

But Henry Kissinger and other “fake friends” warn the West not to humiliate Putin.

What nonsense! Putin has already humiliated himself with his greedy, stupid, bloodthirsty decisions and actions.

The goal should be to defend Ukraine and save Ukrainian lives. To do that, the West must give Ukraine weapons that will strike into Russia! All the roads, bridges and railways within 300 miles of the Ukrainian border must be destroyed.

All the Russian air force bases within 300 miles of the border should be destroyed.

The Russians use those roads, bridges and railways to

bring more soldiers, weapons, munitions, food and fuel to Russian forces already in Ukraine. Cutting off the new supplies and forces will help “starve” the Russian military in Ukraine so that it must stop fighting for lack of supplies. That will save Ukrainian lives.

If the West does not give weapons to strike into Russia, then the West is silently approving and supporting the Russian attack to eliminate Ukraine and Ukrainian people through a slow genocide.

What Adolf Hitler tried to do to Jews in the 20th century, Vladimir Putin is trying to do to Ukrainians in the 21st century. Putin is a modern day Hitler. Let’s refer to him as “Putler.” Let’s give Ukraine what it needs to make the Russians hurt so much that they cry “Stop! We want peace!”

Sincerely, Woodrow Wilcox Dyer

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7+( (1'/(66 6800(5 Roadblocks loomed large for Brown when he finished his movie. In 1964, when he approached Tinseltown movie distributors, they all but laughed in Bruce’s face.

While “The Endless Summer” did feature incredible surfing scenes, Brown’s friendly, wisecracking narration and a decent instrumental soundtrack

by The Sandals surf band, the distributors opined that it simply wasn’t “commercial” enough to go nationwide. But, in his heart, its creator knew

his feature would appeal to surfers and non-surfers alike.

Brown took matters into his own hands, aware that this option involved a huge financial gamble. He and a partner borrowed $50,000 (about $300,000 in today’s money) to enlarge the film to 35mm. He rented a theater in landlocked Wichita, Kan., in the dead of winter. “The Endless Summer” sold out each of its showings for two straight weeks.

Movie world bean counters,

however, continued to shrug their shoulders.

Brown then persuaded a Manhattan theater to give “The Endless Summer” a oneweek tryout. It ran for a year, with about 20% of attendees being repeat ticket buyers.

The movie was picked up for national (and, later, worldwide) distribution, eventually earning $20 million.

“The Endless Summer” became a cultural turning point and the most influential documentary ever about surfing.

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St. John man finds peace on the water %\ &$55,( 67(,1:(* )HDWXUH :ULWHU At the age of 10, Eugene Damiani of St. John was introduced to the world of sailing. At first he wasn’t that keen on it, but he grew to love it and it’s been a passion throughout his adult life. “I started this insane love affair with the windpowered movement back in the 70s on dinghy sail boats, 18 to 15 feet or smaller. It has grown into where I would love to sail around the globe,” he said.

“I have owned three boats: a National One Design, a Detroit New Ice Boat and a Laser. I keep these three out at Illiana Yacht Club on prestigious Wolf Lake in Whiting. I also crew on Michela, a C & C 37R 40’ out of Michigan City,” said Damiani.

Only one of his three boats was named — the NOD. “I named it ‘Grape Ape’ because the color of the boat is purple,” he said.

Damiani credits his mom with sparking his interest in sailing. “The way the family became interested in sailing was through mom. She said we all would enjoy it because she did. Before she was a mom, she

lived in San Francisco and she sailed out on San Francisco Bay. (Who knew moms had a life before becoming ‘moms’?)

At first, I was not really into it.

Being a 10-year-old boy in the 70’s, can you blame me? When I heard we were getting a boat, a wind-powered boat was not the first thing that jumped into my mind,” he said. Of the four kids in his family, he was only one who stuck with it and is still sailing.

“What really drew me to sailing was how fast you really get going at. When you think of sailing, speed most likely does not come to mind,” he said.

“You would be amazed at how fast you can get going and how intense it can get. When you get up to speed, you would be amazed at how fine of a line there is between having control and that is going to leave a mark.”

Before the pandemic, sailing was an every weekend activity.

He enjoys participating in races and there’s always one going on. “Pretty much every weekend there is one to two races and then there are big races or regattas,” said Damiani. “The

biggest one that everyone will know is the Chicago to Mackinac race. I have been sailing in the Mac race since 2005.”

Damiani enjoys the thrill of the sport, but also the skill involved. “I really learned to love sailing because, unlike power boating, you cannot just point the bow (the pointy front end of the boat) in the direction you want to go. Nine times out of 10 that will be the direction the wind is coming from, and you cannot just point into the wind and go.”

Many friendships have been formed in his years of sailing and he’s amazed at the diversity of those who are into the sport. Another big hobby besides sailing is skiing. “I will do almost anything that is active like biking, hiking, playing any type of team sport as long I don’t have to sit and watch.”

A carpenter by trade, Damiani is now a teacher of the building construction program at South Suburban College in South Holland, Ill. He can also cook up a mean pizza as he grew up in the family business, Damiani’s Pizza in Chicago’s south suburbs.

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It was 50 years ago —

‘School’s out for summer...’

Alice Cooper

“I always said we were the band that drove the stake through the love generation.” — Alice Cooper.

As a boy, Vincent Furnier loved to watch old movies on one of Phoenix’s independent TV stations.

The Bowery Boys comedy flicks were a special favorite.

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In one particular story, when one of the characters does something (typically) stupid, a buddy taunts him with, “Hey, school’s out!”

Furnier liked the way that phrase sounded when he rolled it around in his mind. Little did he know that years later it would fuel his first millionselling single as Alice Cooper when he co-wrote “School’s Out” with fellow musician Michael Bruce.

Picture a pre-fame Alice Cooper as a teenager. You might cast him as a nerd and the laughing stock of Phoenix’s Cortez High School. But in reality, Furnier was quite the big man on campus there. He set school records as a var-

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He and some fellow trackand-field jocks formed a rock band called the Spiders. And when they cut a Furnier-led single — a punkish ditty called “Don’t Blow Your Mind” — on a tiny local label, it rocketed to No. 1 on Phoenix radio in 1966, Furnier’s senior year. “We owned that school. We owned everything about it,” he has boasted. “I had a great time in high school. I was Ferris Bueller!”

“School’s Out” became the seventh single release by Alice Cooper, at the time the name of both the lead singer and his backup band. It was the only 45 issued from Cooper’s fifth album, not surprisingly called “School’s Out.” The obstreperous disc opens with a screechy, fingernailson-the-blackboard lead guitar line. Then comes a loping bass guitar and a thumping drum that combine to drive the highoctane offering for three-and-ahalf chaotic minutes.

Predictably, record-buying teens loved it. And why not?

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$/,&( &223(5 summer vacation, three sublime months shrilly announced by the rapid-fire clanging of a bell that promised endless possibilities of a school-free, sunshine-bathed season? Here in America, Cooper’s bratty, tongue-in-cheek single reached Billboard’s Top 10 and became a No. 1 winner in England.

Some of the song’s lyrics are, well, “different”: “School’s out for summer, school’s out forever, school’s been blown to pieces” Probably the most deft line, though, is: “We’ve got no class, and we’ve got no principles” Predictably, many adults railed against the irreverent

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Cooper’s action packed concerts — as much modern vaudeville as “shock rock” — are a mash-up of comedy, horror and music, and Cooper often ends his shows with “School’s Out.” In an Esquire magazine interview, Cooper said, “When we did ‘School’s Out,’ I knew we had just done the national anthem, (that) I’ve become the Francis Scott Key of the last day of school!”

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A lifetime member of Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Schererville, Zimmer traces her heritage to her greatgrandfather, John Rajchinetz, a co-founder of the church in 1917, when the congregation started at 44th and Olcott Avenue in East Chicago.

“This is my second family,” Zimmer, 72, a Hammond resident, said. “You feel comfortable here. You feel relaxed with the people.

“It’s more than a church. It’s a community. It’s been that way all these years. It’s a place where I want to be. This is like family, being together every week.”

However, for Zimmer, living her faith means more than just Sunday liturgies. She retired from the St. Jude League and today works part-time at the Jean Shepherd Community Center in Hammond. Based from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in South Chicago, St. Jude League responds to people’s calls for prayers.

Since she was 16, Zimmer has been a member of her

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“If we’re asked, we usually provide the funds,” said fellow member Connie Holowaty, wife to the Rev. Lev Holowaty, pastor.

That support, she said, has included purchasing a microwave oven and photocopier for the church.

Zimmer also enjoys attending her church’s special services which, she said, “enriches your spiritual life.”

She explained, “It feels good.

During Lent, it’s a journey, and then Easter comes, and it’s what we’ve been waiting for. We’re happy to be here.”

Zimmer also enjoys working on bake sales and church dinners and talking to customers, many who are non-members.

“They see us in the store, ask us what’s going on,” Zimmer said. “They know us.”

For Zimmer, living one’s faith means “every day, being good to your fellow man. It’s about being humble. You have to be good to people.” She added, “You’re

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Zimmer once wrote in a newspaper article that people of faith must be “doers of the Word, not just hearers,” and she still believes that.

Holowaty added, “Try to be an

example to others. People will know what you stand for.”

Zimmer cited two inspirational scriptural passes, both from Matthew, for inspiration. One is “do unto others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12); and the other is “And remember, I am with you always, to the end

The Duneland Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking community nominations for eight awards given during the Duneland Chamber community awards luncheon, to be held on Wednesday, July 20. Nomination forms are available on the Chamber website or can be emailed upon request. All nominations are due by Wednesday, July 6.

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“Be with like-minded people,” she said, “and your faith will grow.”

Nominations sought for Duneland Chamber community awards vidual or organization whose achievements have brought state and/or national recognition to the Duneland area.

• Business Renovation Award honors a business owner who has made a significant improvement to his or her businesses.

• Construction Award honors those business entrepreneurs who have made a significant investment of new construction in the Duneland community.

• Humanitarian of the Year Award honors an individual or

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of the age.” (Matthew 28:20).

The latter quote, Zimmer said, “gives me great comfort, knowing there’s more to life, and there’s a life after this one.”

Zimmer encourages people to live their faith, whatever it is.

organization that actively promotes and/or provides humanitarian services to the Duneland community.

• Volunteer of the Year Award honors an individual who has actively dedicated his or her time for service of the Duneland Chamber and community.

• Golden Achievement Award honors outstanding seniors who are at least sixty years of age, residents of the Duneland community and have demonstrated substantial commitment to the Duneland community by providing significant service and leadership to church, business, civic or service organizations, community involvement and development.

• Serviceman of the Year honors an individual who gives selflessly to the emergency services of the Duneland community.

• Ashley’s Jewelry Duneland Distinguished Woman Award honors a resident of the Duneland community who demonstrates a spirit of humanitarianism, provides valuable service to her business or profession and exhibits initiative and creativity while assisting other women in reaching their full leadership potential.

All nominations will be reviewed by the Chamber’s nominating committee, except for the Duneland Distinguished Woman Award, which will be reviewed by former recipients.

Awards will be presented at the Duneland Chamber Community Awards luncheon. For more information, call the Chamber at (219) 926-5513.

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Health & Fitness

Side salads increase vegetable intake

In my house we have several go-to side salads that increase our eating of raw vegetables, and I am always scoping out recipes to add to the variety.

I came across a recipe for a Southern broccoli salad in our local paper and decided that with a few modifications I could make a vegan version — and am I ever glad I did. It was delicious, and I have made it

twice in eight days. In addition, I am serving it to about 60 people this weekend, and even though the recipe calls for crisp bacon and diced cheddar cheese, I have decided to serve it totally vegan because it is simply awesome without the added ingredients. (Said no bacon lover — ever).

In the quest to eat one pound of cooked veggies and one pound of raw veggies each day, this salad is a total winner.

Eating raw vegetables may improve your access to many vitamins, such as water-soluble vitamin C and many of the B vitamins. Heating can kill many enzymes within these plants that may be beneficial for digestion as well, so in the goal of just eating more vegetables, include both raw and cooked, but not overcooked. It’s always about the gut biome.

Southern Broccoli Salad – revised: 3 stalks of raw broccoli (typically it is sold bundled in 3 stalks) ½ cup Craisins (dried cranberries) ½ cup quartered cherry or thumb tomatoes ½ cup rough chopped roasted pecans (I have used raw pecans, now I throw them in a nonstick pan and toast them up and that adds a lovely roast nut flavor that enhances the salad). Seeds could also be added. ¾ cup vegan mayonnaise (I used Follow Your Heart Vegenaise) 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar (I used cane sugar) Pinch of kosher salt Pinch of pepper

Groups join to advance a better measure for the cost of aging The National Council on Aging, in collaboration with Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is launching the Equity In Aging Collaborative, a coalition of 25 national and local organizations that will advocate for a better way to measure the true cost of living as Americans age.

“Inflation is decimating the little financial security older adults might have coming out of the pandemic,” said Ramsey Alwin, NCOA President and CEO. He further stated,“But even before that, the federal poverty level failed to reflect older adults’ real needs to age with dignity.

The Equity in Aging Collaborative will work to ensure that the programs millions of people rely on actually keep pace with the costs of aging in America.”

The collaborative will build on 15 years of experience with the Elder Economic Security Standard Index, or Elder Index.

Developed by the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Elder Index is a measure of the income older adults need to meet their basic needs and age in place with dignity, factoring in household size, geography, housing, health care, transportation, food and other daily essentials.

The collaborative will advocate for the adoption of the Elder Index and for improving the standard of living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance and housing support.

“All too often, discussions of economic security lay blame on individuals and their inability to ‘save for retirement.’ Most of us, however, work hard throughout our lives,” said Mary O’Donnell, President of RRF Foundation for Aging. She further stated, “De-

spite this, financial struggles in later life are distressingly common. These result from larger economic forces beyond our control, systemic inequities, and an insufficient safety net. RRF Foundation for Aging is pleased to support this initiative, which will highlight the need to rethink economic security in later life.”

The Equity in Aging Collaborative is made possible by a grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging. For more information, please visit rrf.org.

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Directions: Other than toasting the pecans and the dressing, this is an everybodyin-the-pool recipe.

You will only be using the floret portion of the broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces. Then add quartered tomatoes, cranberries, pecans and pinch of salt and pepper.

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You could eat this right away, but letting it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours helps the vinegar disperse and the flavors meld together.

Enjoy the local summer produce and experiment with fresh raw side dishes. Stay well.

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

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Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago on Sept. 1, 1875, and died in Tarzana, Calif., March 19, 1950. But let’s turn the calendar back as we journey into a brief exploration of this amazing author and more.

Edgar got his middle name from his grandmother Rice who descended from the English Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in early 17th century. The Burroughs side later came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

It’s interesting to learn that many of Burroughs’ ancestors fought in the American Revolution.

Records reveal that “As close cousins, he had seven signatories of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, including his third cousin, four times removed, and second President of the United States John Adams.”

At one time, Edgar attended the Michigan Military Academy; graduating in 1895.

After failing an entrance exam for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, “he became an enlisted soldier with the 7th U.S. Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona.” In 1897, Edgar was discharged because a heart problem was discovered.

Edgar held numerous jobs in his early life: mining with his brothers in the west, a cowboy on his brother’s ranch out west, work on a Chicago railroad and even in his father’s Chicago battery factory.

By 1911, Burroughs was working for low pay as a “pencil-sharpener wholesaler.” Tired of this job, he

began to write fiction stories.

Over the following years, he became well-known for adventures, science fiction, fantasy and more, but he is mostly remembered for his Tarzan adventures.

As stated earlier, Burroughs died in 1950 due to numerous health problems and a heart attack. He had written about 80 novels. His earnings amounted to over $2 million from royalties from 27 Tarzan movies.

Edgar is buried in Tarzana, Los Angeles, Calif.; Tarzana being a “suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.” We can also learn that “Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

It is named after Burroughs’ fictional jungle hero, Tarzan.”

It’s also interesting to learn that Rochester, Ind., resident, Elmo Lincoln (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt), was the first actor to play Tarzan in films.

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• Thursday — Lunch served from noon to 1 p.m. for $3. Bridge, 10 a.m.; pool tournament, 10 a.m.; dominos, 10 a.m.; Zumba gold, 10 a.m.; choir, 11 a.m.; Bible as literature, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Hookers and Naughty Knitters, 1 p.m.; Scrabble, 1 p.m.

Pickleball: beginner and low intermediate, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,

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• Friday — Yoga, 8:30 a.m. (dates vary; see website calendar for specific dates); cardio strength with Janice, 10 a.m.; bocce ball open play, 10 a.m.; bingo (every second and fourth Friday), 12:30 p.m.; bunco (every first and third Friday), 12:30 p.m. Pickleball: intermediate, 8:30-10:30 a.m., advanced, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., open play, 12:30 p.m. to close.

Plus many special classes and presentations. Computer “Ask the Doc” technology Zoom classes on the first of each month from 2-4 p.m.

Book Club on the third Thursday of every month.

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It may not be a coincidence that toasts around the world are addressed to your health.

Results of several studies and surveys in various parts of the globe support the view that the moderate use of alcohol is actually good for your health and longevity.

We’re talking about moderate drinking — not a lot of drinking or serious drinking or heavy drinking — which translates into an average of one or two drinks a day. One drink is defined as an ounce of liquor, four ounces of wine, or 12 ounces of beer.

This is not to be mistaken as a promotion for the use of alcohol. If you don’t drink, don’t

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start. If you do drink, keep it down.

Studies have revealed women who drink an average of half a drink a day have a 14% lower risk of developing high blood pressure than non-drinkers, and those who average one drink a day lower their risk of hypertension by 20% compared with non-drinkers.

A study of more than 38,000 men over a dozen years indicated those who drank three or more times a week had a reduced risk of heart attack compared to those who drank less frequently. Those who averaged one drink a day were more than 30% less likely to die after a heart attack than teetotalers.

Moderate drinkers also appear to be more likely than lifelong non-drinkers to seek

preventive health care and to participate in other healthy behaviors.

People 65 and older who downed more than 15 drinks a week were 40% less likely than abstainers to have silent strokes but were at greater risk for brain shrinkage.

Harvard researchers even found a slight reduction in Parkinson’s disease rates among moderate beer drinkers.

A British study suggests the health benefits attributed to moderate drinking do not apply to men younger than 35 years of age and women younger than 55 years.

Despite the data supporting the cardiovascular health benefits of moderate drinking, physicians are loathe to prescribe a glass of wine after dinner to improve your well-being. There

simply isn’t enough information to encourage patients who do not drink alcohol to start.

When discussing the benefit or bane of alcohol, medical experts argue its use can lead to abuse, while exercise, proper diet and cholesterol-controlling drugs can achieve and maintain a quality level of health.

Supporters suggest moderate use of alcohol dovetails smoothly into the litany of a health lifestyle: don’t smoke, be active, maintain a healthy weight and eat a balanced diet — with a daily glass of wine.

Among the drinkers and doctors, the age-old white versus red wine debate goes on.

A study of 1,565 adults gives the edge to white wine when it comes to boosting lung capacity and function.

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The 157-acre preserve, located in Putnam County southwest of Greencastle, is one of Indiana’s best kept natural sites. That’s probably because there’s no big sign, no arrows and no flashing lights to let one know to slow down for the entrance. It’s basically a narrow break in the trees and underbrush with a short

gravel drive.

In addition, there’s no spacious visitor’s center staffed by knowledgeable state naturalists with hands-on displays, photos and maps. There are no restrooms and the tiny grass and gravel parking area off County Road 375 South is easy to miss.

There is, however, a sign at the trailhead that welcomes visitors and clearly states that the preserve is open from dusk to dawn every day and that no bikes and motorized vehicles are allowed. Neither is rock climbing or rappelling. It’s primarily for hiking, bird watching and photography.

Quiet descends in just a few steps, the sun is pretty much blocked out, civilization seems miles away and the only sounds are those of calling birds and buzzing insects. A reasonably wide 1 1/2-mile-long in-and-out trail steadily rises to about 190

feet of elevation before angling down toward the cliffs.

The preserve is bordered by Snake Creek, which feeds into Big Walnut Creek. It was designated a State Nature Preserve in 1988 and is a registered National Natural Landmark.

It’s unique because of its steep sandstone cliffs and its lush fern-filled ravines, hence the name Fern Cliff. In addition, the preserve contains a mesic upland hardwood forest full of huge oak, beech, ash, hickory, sugar maple, wild cherry and tulip trees that provide a thick overhead canopy. Mesic refers to a type of habitat with a moderate to well-balanced supply of moisture. It’s a term used to describe the amount of water in a habitat.

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Early in the 20th century a commercial mining company extracted sandstone from the cliffs, crushed it onsite and delivered it to a bottle manufacturing plant in Terra Haute. The material from this quarry was the source for the first greenish glass that made the Coca Cola bottles so recognizable. What’s left of the abandoned crushing mill still remains in the sandstone canyon.

Getting there is convoluted to say the least. The journey begins at the courthouse square in downtown Greencastle. Head south on Jackson Street for a block and then turn west (right) onto Walnut Street.

In four miles, cross over Big Walnut Creek and then turn south at the first road after the bridge. At the next three intersections bear to the left and immediately after crossing Snake Creek turn right. The entrance to the preserve is a mile ahead on the right. Don’t rely on GPS because service is unreliable.

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Sandcastles shade sea turtles on South Padre Island 7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ )<//,6 +2&.0$1 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV In all my travels, I’ve sent photos of turtles from around the world to my now-18-yearold granddaughter, Mollie, who has loved these creatures since she was little.

But between the Turtle Rescue Center, the turtle conservation efforts and the expansive turtle art displayed throughout South Padre Island, a strip of land also known as SPI just off the coast of Texas, my camera phone ran out of batteries before I could capture them all.

Although the Sea Turtle Art Trail is what captures the imagination, I started my journey at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center. Injured turtles from the Laguna Madre Bay are taken to the hospital for rehabilitation before being released back into the

wild. The center offers tours and an extensive education program of its conservation program that includes patrols of the beaches during the March-to-August nesting season to help the females lay the eggs and the hatchlings find their way to safety.

Next came turtle art, an array of fiberglass formed into these vibrant creatures of the sea. Tank is the largest turtle on the trail, covering the whole front of a store building. Other sculptures spread throughout the island reflect their artists’ proclivities.

Every turtle tells a different story in its own way and, along with its companion Sandcastle Art Trail, provides delightful diversion to the usual beach shops and beach bars along the main road of this beach town.

On the beach, we got a shovel and bucket in hand for a lesson in what little

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Lucinda Wierenga explained, “You always start with a firm base and then build smaller bases on top of that.” This called for very sophisticated implements: a shovel, buckets, planters with the bottom removed, pastry knife, plastic spoon, a straw and a toothpick.

What emerged an hour later were a couple of very realistic-looking lighthouse towers with stairs, windows, doors, brick-looking décor, ramps and a bridge connecting them protected by ramparts.

All the sculptors use sand from the Rio Grande River because it’s illegal to remove any from the SPI beach areas. What keeps these productions from crumbling is water, compacting, a variety of sophisticated techniques, and added ingredients — some really strong glue.

Among my favorite sculptures that join the turtles to decorate restaurants, hotels and other attractions along Padre Boulevard, was the Tiki, a four-sided pyramid highlighting SPI’s signature animals: turtle, pelican, dolphin and alligator. A loungesinging mermaid seemed a fitting choice for the Coral Reef Restaurant whose sculptor needed special dispensation to show her bare nipple.

Nothing prepared me for Sandcastle Village. Initially a vision of Lucinda’s, it was a huge tent-like structure housing a fairyland of colossal creations celebrating holidays, animals, famous characters, castles — total immersion into a dream-like sequence of other-worldly shapes of giant proportion.

There’s a huge Neptune and Santa, enormous butterfly and bear as well as alligator and iguana, and a castle large enough that a visitor can sit on its throne.

And all around are smaller heart-shaped carvings of personal salutations to loved ones and shout-outs to newborns that can be acquired for a $20 donation. An artist often is on hand to update a “tired” sculpture or create a new one.

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