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Men and women serving in the military overseas will get a little touch of Michiana homemade love this Christmas, thanks to a partnership between Busy Hands of Michiana and the St. Joe Valley Blue Stars Mothers. In November, Sandra Boldt, president of the Blue Star Mothers chapter, picked up 500-plus gift bags sewn by a volunteer for Busy Hands. The draw-string bags in holiday fabric are then ﬁlled with treats for those actively serving in foreign countries. Treats include: microwave popcorn, cans of potato chips, puzzle books, ink pens, and a toy. This year, letters written by listeners of a local radio station will also be packed into the gift bags, she said. Operation Care Package is a project and partnership that has been going on for a decade or more, Boldt said. “It’s impactful because we can add Christmas cheer to the care package,” Boldt remarked. The 500 bags made for the project this year is about half of what is usually made, said Busy Hands of Michiana Director Chris Deitchley. There are less people deployed this holiday than in past years. Deitchley has received emails thanking her organization for the bags, so she knows this project is a worthwhile one. One year, she got a request from a commanding ofﬁcer, who asked for 100 empty bags to be sent to him. His intentions Continued on page 1 *,)7 %$*6 ³ 'LUHFWRU RI %XV\ +DQGV RI 0LFKLDQD &KULV 'HLWFKOH\ FRXQWV WKH JLIW EDJV FUHDWHG E\ D YROXQWHHU WKDW ZLOO EH ÀOOHG ZLWK WUHDWV E\ %OXH 6WDU 0RWKHUV DQG VHQW WR WKH PLOLWDU\ VHUYLQJ RYHUVHDV

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are inspired by the intended recipients. For example, Poor’s husband who is a hunter got a lap quilt with deer. Her son-inlaw is a Notre Dame fan, so his quilt is inspired by his love of the Irish, while her daughter-in-law is devoted to Georgia Tech, and her quilt reﬂects this. Her granddaughter, who like cats and dogs, has a quilt with dogs on it.

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Making hand-crafted items for practical or decorative uses is one of Poor’s annual traditions. She uses the winter months to work on sewing projects, such as acorn ornaments, pumpkin decorations, holiday gnomes and Santa Clauses and other fabric holiday adornments. Last Christmas, family members got hand-sewn totes as presents, thanks to the suggestion of one of her granddaughters. Although Poor grew up in South Bend, she has lived in Florida for 40 years. After marrying her husband, he entered the Navy, which brought the couple to Florida. She has been back to South Bend to take care of her aging mother in assisted living. With two children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Poor will stay busy designing and making quilts to give for Christmas presents. She

is working on new patterns and enjoying the work. “These quilts are something they can keep,” she said. “I still have my grandmother’s quilts. They are beautiful and sentimental.” Quilting is a craft that can be satisfying for the creative person. Poor suggests anyone who is thinking about learning how to quilt should sign up for a class or ﬁnd a group who can help teach the skills needed. “Look for friends who quilt,” she said. “There’s a knack to it and the best part of learning with friends are the tips they can offer.” For Poor, quilting is a way to express her creativity. It also takes her back to her start in sewing, a skill that has come in handy with her new hobby. “I can’t paint or do pottery,” she said. “I love to be creative.”

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Thanksgiving has just passed, and I hope you enjoyed the day with a good meal while giving thanks for all your many blessings. At my house we will have had the traditional turkey dinner and sides and pumpkin pie. Yes indeed, I do have turkey for Thanksgiving — one day — Thanksgiving doesn’t last until all the pie and cookies are gone, it is one day. We get one-half of an organic turkey from the Farmer’s Market; kind of hard to stuff, but it is delicious, and I don’t worry about having a weeks’ worth of leftovers.

Now we are heading into the December holidays and we are a bit more able to gather this year as compared to 2020, which is greatly welcomed, but with it, comes great temptation to eat off plan items too many times. There are 38 days between Thanksgiving and News Years Day — you do not have a party planned for all 38 days so set your mind to healthy eating on most of those days. What is your calendar showing? Go ahead and count how many family gatherings, work parties, social gatherings and other holiday gatherings you have on your calendar; even on the high end, maybe 10, that still leaves you 28 days that you do not have a gathering planned, which is almost a month worth of days. Do you see where I’m going? Set you mind to enjoying the holiday gathering by celebrating the people you are gathering with and eat reasonably including fresh vegetables and small tastings of other dishes

and do not take anything home unless it’s vegetables that you can later eat or put in a soup. I can’t think of anything worse than undoing the good healthy eating that you have worked so hard on all year. Plants are healing and sugar is evil — repeat after me … plants are healing and sugar is evil. If you are asked to bring something to the party, make sure it is something healthy. On the 28 days that you are not attending a gathering, plan ahead, and make healthy choices. You are in control and you are in charge of what you eat. Most people take control of their diet after a health crisis, but why wait when you can do it now? You’re not giving up anything — you are gaining health. Happy 2022. Cat Wilson lives in South Bend and transitioned from a vegetarian diet to eating a plant-based diet over two years ago. She may be contacted at cwilson@the-papers.com.

The History Museum hosting Christmas at Copshaholm The community is invited to celebrate the wonder of the Yuletide season at Christmas at Copshaholm, taking place from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2 and Dec. 5, at The History Museum. Self-guided tours of the 38-room Oliver Mansion, decorated for the holidays, will take place. Please note that masks are required, and that there are steps leading to the mansion and stairways inside of the house. Tickets are strongly recommended and can

be purchased online at www. historymuseumSB.org or by calling (574) 235-9664. Ticket prices are $20 for general and $15 for members. Over 10 beautiful Christmas trees can be found on all three ﬂoors of the historic house. Festooned ﬁreplace mantels and tabletops with Yuletide décor add to the beauty of the house. Greet the “Oliver Family” in rooms of the mansion and enjoy musical selections of the season. Enjoy an “Elf on

Christmas tree auction to help Ronald McDonald House Charities %\ 6+$:1 6,(3/,1*$ At Tanglewood Trace Independent and Assisted Living, the annual Christmas tree auction this year will be from 3-5:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Proceeds will beneﬁt the kids and families of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana. Some of our community partners have decorated nearly 20 tabletop Christmas trees to browse through from 3-4 p.m. with the auction starting at 4 p.m. We will be having Christmas cookies, punch, coffee and Christmas music for all to enjoy. People may also donate money if you are not interested in one of the Christmas trees; you may also bring a new, unwrapped toy. Here at Tanglewood Trace, we are all very passionate about what we do every day. We love to be able to give back to our community and show our

support. In addition to providing them with the monies raised, our management team will also be volunteering to make the families a dinner. We like to have fun, while working hard. We will donate our time so these families can take a break and be able to enjoy a hot, home-cooked meal. We have openings in both our assisted living and independent living. We are a pet-friendly community, so you can bring your family friend with you as you transition to the next stage of life. Call to ﬁnd out about our specials you can take advantage of before the end of the year. We can be reached at (574) 277-4310 or visit www.TanglewoodTraceSeniorLiving.com to ﬁnd out more information about the community. Tanglewood is located at 530 Tanglewood Lane, Mishawaka.

the Shelf” scavenger hunt and more at this family-friendly event. The 12,000-square-foot Oliver Mansion, now part of The History Museum, was named Copshaholm by the J.D. Oliver family, who moved into their new house at 808 W. Washington on New Year’s Day in 1897. The Victorian mansion would be home to the family for the next 75 years. The Oliver family donated the house completely intact to The History Museum in 1988. The mansion’s furnishings are original, showing the house just as it appeared when the family lived there. The historic house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For information, call (574) 235-9664 or visit www.historymuseumSB.org.

Bendix Woods County Park closed Dec. 4-5 St. Joseph County Parks will continue the deer management program at Bendix Woods County Park, located in New Carlisle, Dec. 4-5. Bendix Woods County Park is closed to the public on these dates. The decision to continue with the deer management plan was based on several factors. First, the staff observed more deer and deer trails within the nature preserve; the staff wants to act proactively to protect the forest ecosystem and woodland wildﬂowers within the nature preserve.

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‘One Lil’ Swig of That Kickapoo Juice’ Imagine four University of Florida doctors meeting in a campus basement lab in the spring of 1965. Clicking raised glasses to %\ 5$1'$/ toast a newly & +,// created, transparent drink, each physician cautiously takes a sip. Yuck. Those standing close to a lab sink spit theirs out; the doctor standing further away — the team leader — vomits his. But what else could you expect when people drink a lab-concocted equivalent of human sweat? Earlier that year, Florida Gators assistant football coach Dwayne Douglas asked UF’s Dr. Robert Cade, a kidney specialist, why players lost so much weight on the ﬁeld but didn’t have to visit a restroom. (Athletes were usually prohibited from drinking water during practices and games.) The curious Cade soon enlisted three fellow doctors to ﬁnd out. The team later concluded sweat-

ing was draining the jocks’ energy, endurance and strength, while the dissipating electrolytes were upsetting their bodies’ chemical balances. That September, Cade approached the Gators’ head football coach, Ray Graves, for permission to use several footballers as test subjects for a possible solution to the problem. Graves warily gave his OK, but only for the freshman squad. Samples were collected from 10 participants, their sweat being wrung out from their used jerseys. Water loss for a two-hour practice averaged more than 8 quarts per player. The medical men also found after the practices the athletes’ electrolytes, blood sugar and total sugar readings were out of whack. “The solution was to give them water, but with salt in it,” Cade later explained. “Also, (to) give them sugar to keep their blood sugar up.” The doctors’ mixture tasted abhorrent. When Cade’s wife suggested adding lemon juice to alter the taste, a rudimentary form of Gatorade was launched. The eventual addition of orange juice and a non-nutritive sweetener rendered the drink even

more palatable. Later, in a scrimmage game, solution-swilling UF jocks managed to maintain their normally flagging energy levels. Cade was encouraged to mix up a supply for the Gators’ varsity team, which was scheduled to play the heavily favored Louisiana State Tigers the next day. Cade and his colleagues worked throughout the night, blending ingredients and squeezing lemons. On game day, in 102-degree heat and stifling humidity, the Gators persevered to overcome the Tigers when LSU withered in the fourth quarter. In 1966, Gatorade — named after the UF mascot — became a staple on the team’s sideline. That year, when Florida won the Orange Bowl for the first time, Jacksonville’s Florida TimesUnion headlined the victory took only “One Lil’ Swig of That Kickapoo Juice.” Word about Gatorade spread nationwide. In 1967, the StokelyVan Camp company put the drink on American store shelves. Quaker Oats folks bought the rights in 1983, and PepsiCo took over in 2000. Today, Gatorade generates about $18 billion

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Memory deprived I once made an observation about how strange it was the OTC medication Prevagen, a product used supposedly to enhance ,1 $ memory, 1876+(// was pro%\ ',&. duced with :2/)6,( ingredients taken from jellyﬁsh — ironically the only animal on the planet with no brain. They have since scrapped that commercial. You’re welcome. Now, in every TV ad for Prevagen you see an elderly couple out walking. And it’s always in the woods. Then we see them sitting on their deck talking about their improved memory and boasting about how much they walk every day. Apparently, these folks always ﬁnd their way back home. Maybe the Prevagen people are on to something, after all. I once got lost walking a golf course. Mary Ellen is not a fan of products that admit in their commercials their effectiveness has not been fully proven. But she was so concerned about my increasing forgetfulness, she decided it was worth a try. I was very insulted. “How about you, Mary Ellen? Aren’t you going to try it?” “Don’t be silly. Why do you think I need it?” “Well, last month we got pizza delivered four times, brought in Chinese food three times and had stuff from the freezer about seven times.” “So, what does that have to do with my memory?” “I assumed you forgot how to cook.”

I thought that joke would make her angry, but she didn’t say a word. For three days. For a long time, every time I went to CVS, she told me to buy some Prevagen. It kept slipping my mind when I was at the store, which seems to me to be a real conundrum for the Prevagen people — the kind of marketing concern Mr. Wonderful on “Shark Tank” would have been quick to point out: “What good is a memory product if consumers keep forgetting to buy it? I’m out.” In retrospect, I wish I had not asked my wife to also take the drug. About a month later, I could tell she was annoyed at something and I asked her what was bothering her. “About six months after we got married, Dick, you told me I was starting to gain weight and now that I think about it, I’m still angry at you for saying that.” “That was 39 years ago. What made you remember it now?” “I don’t know. It just came back to me.” “Well, Mary Ellen, I just remembered when we ﬁrst met, you forgot about our date one night and you left me sitting alone at the bar for two hours.” “Wow, Dick, that was 42 years ago. You sure hold a grudge a long time.” Whatever made you think of that again?” After rehashing a few of our less-than-joyous moments in the past, things that long ago had vanished from our minds, we decided to switch from the extra strength Prevagen to the regular strength. There were a few things we wanted erased from our brains forever, and we didn’t want to go overboard with this memory thing. I’m writing a letter to Prevagen to suggest they put this on

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that included a simple tool — a key — to fasten them to a skater’s shoes. In her chart-topping novelty song “Brand New Key,” Melanie (born Melanie Anne Safka in 1947) tells of an enamored girl who skates to a boy’s house. He never seems to be home, though, and when the lad’s mother opens the door and explains that her son is inside but isn’t alone, the young lady understands why the guy has been avoiding her: he is seeing another girl he likes better. There’s a little-known back story to Melanie’s million-seller. In a search for enlightenment, she once went on a 27-day distilledwater fast. A vegetarian, she broke her fast by munching on

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husband, Peter Schekeryk, who had just started the couple’s own label — Neighborhood Records — sensed a hit 45 here. For a while, Melanie, who had skyrocketed to fame a year earlier with her rousing Woodstock anthem “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” railed against the idea of “Brand New Key” becoming Neighborhood’s debut disc, fearful that if it hit big she would no longer be taken seriously as a folk artist. (“I was sure I was doomed to be cute for the rest of my life.”) Numerous listeners often snapped to attention when they ﬁrst heard the lyrics of “Brand New Key.” As a holdover from the 60s, the drug scene remained prevalent into the next decade.

This led some people to think that Melanie’s tune was really about acquiring a “key” (a kilogram, or 2.2 pounds) of marijuana. Others dismissed her work as thinly veiled eroticism. Freudianesque symbols aside, Melanie maintains exploiting matters of the ﬂesh were never her intention. “People read things into it,” she grumbled later. “They made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant. In some places, it was even banned on the radio.” “Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates. “You got a brand new key. “I think that we should get together. “And try them out to see.”

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the South Bend Table Tennis Club. One of his coaching high points came in 2004, when his student Mark Hazinski of Mishawaka qualified for the Olympic team he coached. “You’ve got to have patience,” Seemiller stated. “It’s very rewarding when they start to trust you, and you see them improve.” Table tennis, said Seemiller, is a sport you can play well your whole life. And it is sometimes overlooked for its many physical and mental benefits. For younger players, table tennis also helps develop other sports. In fact, Seemiller was also an accomplished baseball player. For seniors, benefits include improved reflexes, hand-eye

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coordination, balance and mental alertness. Clinical studies in Japan have shown improvement in motor skills and cognitive awareness and increased blood ﬂow, including to the brain, making it a possible deterrent to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. And like pickle ball, which along with table tennis is becoming more popular nationally and internationally, table tennis can be enjoyed by all ages, which makes it a social asset, a way to stay in touch with family and community. “There are table tennis clubs in every city,” Seemiller observed. Seemiller grew up in a large family in Pittsburgh, Pa., with ﬁve brothers and three sisters. In fact, his brother Mark, with whom he played doubles, is also in the U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame. To improve his game, he sought out the local table tennis club and slowly worked his way up from table one to table 10 around age 14. “It takes a long time,” he recalled. Seemiller is noted for his unique playing style. He primarily only uses one side of

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MPHPL offerering programs for adults can help. Each month, Spice Club registrants receive a free sample pack of a speciﬁc spice. This month’s spice of the month is cardamom. Participants will learn about the historical background of the spice and will be given a couple of recipes to try. All adults are welcome to join MPHPL staff online via Zoom and discuss opinions, experience, and love or hate of the spice. Registration is required. Details on when and where to pick up

program supplies will be sent via email to registrants. To save a spot via Zoom, call the library. The winter reading challenge will kick off the new year and will take place from Jan. 3 through Feb. 28. Participants, who return their completed card, will receive a free book of choice and be entered in a prize drawing for a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card. To register for classes, call MPHPL at (574) 259-5277.

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10:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 14, at the Harris Branch, either in-person or via Zoom. Registration is required if attending via Zoom; no registration required for in-person attendance, which will be held in the Makerspace. MPHPL Harris Branch invites adults to join its morning book club. This month’s book, “Year of Yes” by Shonda Rhimes, can be picked up a month in advance at the Harris Branch front desk. The book is available via digital checkout for MPHPL cardholders as well. • “Mug ‘n’ Mufﬁn,” 10:15-11 a.m. Dec. 16, at the Mishawaka library or via Zoom. The morning book club has gone hybrid; join MPHPL in person in the Friends Room or virtually via Zoom. Enjoy a morning of coffee, conversation, and mufﬁns. Books can be picked up a month in advance at the front desk of the Mishawaka Library. This month’s selection is “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson. The book is available for digital checkout for MPHPL cardholders. Registration is required, if attending via Zoom. No registration required for in-person attendance. To reserve a Zoom seat, call the library. • “Zoom Spice Club,” 6:30-7 p.m. Dec. 28. If you are looking to spice up meals, the library

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limited to MPHPL cardholders. The December activity will focus on creating a lantern, winter-scene painting. Guests can enjoy cookies and painting with special guest artist, Linda Pieri. Supplies will be provided for free. Registration is required and is limited to MPHPL cardholders. • “Holidays Around the World Virtual Tour,” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 7. If you’re interested in learning about how the winter holidays are celebrated in different countries, sign up for the library’s hour-long virtual tour, via Zoom. Library staff will discuss various holidays and traditions from around the world, as well as take a virtual tour through famous landmarks, holiday markets and wintry landscapes. Registration is required. To save a spot, call the library. • “Holiday Movie Adult Trivia Night,” 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 10, at the downtown Mishawaka Library in the youth activity room. Have a festive time with questions covering classics, modern ﬁlms, and animated favorites. Don’t leave home alone; bring some friends along. Teams must have between two and six members. Registration is required and is limited to 15 teams. To register a team, call the library. • “Yak, Snack and Read,”

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LIGHTS at Fernwood — the tradition returns Before her son was born 35 years ago, Tracy Dippo was employed by Fernwood Botanical Garden as the arts and crafts director. She has found reasons to volunteer at Fernwood ever since. Currently, she’s overseeing a committee to ensure everything is ready to light up the garden for a holiday lights event that will span 21 nights. Volunteers Dan and Jeanne Hooks said the show is a “great way for everyone to enjoy a moment away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,” and to spend time in nature illuminated for spectacular effect. Fernwood aims to recruit volunteers to work along with staff and help with parking, admissions, refreshments, and guiding the estimated 20,000 visitors, who are expected to experience lights artfully installed along a garden loop. Carol Line, executive direc-

tor at Fernwood, said, “Public gardens and other museums across the country, large and small, rely every day on the good work of volunteers. This event is a great opportunity to give back by volunteering for an evening with family, friends, or co-workers and come away with fond holiday memories.” The fun begins near the visitors center and runs through the garden to ﬁre pits along the Sims Education Center and back through the green. The Sims Education Center and Visitors Center will both offer specialty items for holiday giftgiving and snacks. The event marks a return to a 15-year holiday tradition at Fernwood that paused in 2008. “We’re doing this for and with the community,” said Elaine Rowland, director of development and external relations at Fernwood. LIGHTS at Fernwood will remind people the garden

remains open in winter, help them enjoy the COVID-safe outdoors, and generate welcome revenue. The garden was required to close its gates for three months because of the pandemic last spring and early summer, ordinarily a popular time for guests and a period for some of the organization’s most popular garden fundraisers. “People came out as soon as we reopened to get outside and ﬁnd a moment of peace,” Rowland added. While Fernwood continues to welcome back volunteers, more helpers are needed, especially to serve as trail monitors and to serve at the visitors center during daytime garden hours. “Fernwood is a local treasure in our regional community. The educational aspect is so important, to have a place to go in the area that has been preserved for those of all ages, especially the next generation.

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It’s been a big part of my children’s memories.” She also praises the resources Fernwood offers gardeners, including its libraries, where Fernwood members have borrowing privileges. “I want to do what I can to make sure that Fernwood stays strong,” Dippo said. “It’s an easy place to volunteer, and it’s a joy to be out in nature.” Tickets on sale now at Fernwood, 13988 Range Line Road, Niles, Mich. The holiday lights event runs Thursday through Sunday until Jan. 2. The event also will offer refreshments and gift shopping. Tickets are available online for one-hour entries from 5-6 p.m. 6-7 p.m., 7-8 p.m., and 8-9 p.m. at www.fernwoodbotanical.org/lights. The price is $15 for the general public, with discounted admission for children. Volunteers may go to the website and sign up to help during the more than 400 time slots.

Traveling should be fun %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Controlling your travel plan has become more difﬁcult as you deal with the costs and schedules prepared by tour and travel agencies, cruise companies, resorts and airlines. When you think about visit the grandkids, take a few moments to see what’s near them. If they live in or close to New York City, you have all the attractions of the Big Apple at hand — Manhattan museums, Soho shopping, Little Italy restaurants, endless tours. How about the folks in Arizona? You can hop to the Grand Canyon or Las Vegas, or even drive over to California for a few days. Should your relatives be tucked away in small town somewhere, check on stops you can make along the way if you drive there. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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83'$7(6 +$33(1,1*6 ,1 7+( $5($ Editor’s Note: Send listings of events, for nonproﬁt organizations only, to Senior Life, P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542, or email Editor Phoebe Muthart by Dec. 15 at pmuthart@thepapers.com. With the listing, include the contact person, area code and phone number. RiverBend Cancer Services — Drop-in craft, 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 1; General Cancer

Support Group, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1; chair yoga, 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Dec. 2; Debbie’s Wig Salon, 1 p.m. Dec. 2; primped and pampered, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3; Gyna Girls, 5 p.m. Dec. 6; Book Club, 5 p.m. Dec. 6; gentle yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 6; chair yoga, 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Dec. 7; drop-in craft, 10 a.m. Dec. 8; introduction to meditation, 2 p.m. Dec. 8; Kim’s Bra

Boutique, 2 p.m. Dec. 8; chair yoga, 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Dec. 9; Book Club, 5 p.m. Dec. 13; chair yoga, 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Dec. 14; drop-in craft, 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 15; chair yoga, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Dec. 16; primped and pampered, 9:30-11 a.m. Dec. 17; cookie decorating, 3-4:30 p.m. Dec. 20; Zumba, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 21. All events require registration.

Call (574) 287-4197. For more classes and events, visit www. riverbendcancerservices.org. South Bend Civic Theatre — “A Christmas Story” will be performed at Wilson Auditorium at South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St., South Bend. Show times are Dec. 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 5, 12, and 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased

for $20-$30 through the South Bend Civic Theatre at https:// sbct.org. The ALS Caregiver Support Group of Northern Indiana — meets 5:30-7 p.m. the ﬁrst Thursday of the month at Senior One Care, 3131 Grape Road, Mishawaka; park behind the building in the lot off Berry Street. For more information, call Sandy at (574) 213-4637.

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Don’t shrug off depression %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV It can be depressing just thinking about depression. Well, not exactly because depression itself is broadly defined as a persistent loss of interest in anything. Which means you don’t do a lot of thinking if you’re depressed. However, you can’t think your way out of depression. You have to act and you’re first act is to discuss your situation with your primary care physician. Unending boredom may be a sign of depression but more certain symptoms are feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness and selfloathing. Research reveals that as many as 20% of adults suffer some degree of depression. Those affected most are aged 18 to 30. A close second are the elderly. Women are more likely to be depressed than men. Losing the day-to-day contact with colleagues at work, the loss of loved ones, having to live alone when a spouse dies, increasing health problems associated with aging, and being moved into a seniorcare facility are on the list of events that can dump you into depression. Attending to grief, adjustments in lifestyle, financial problems, family friction, reactions to many medications, and just plain keeping up with changes in society and the people around you add sufficient stress to get you down. Unattended to, the situation can lead to suicide. If you can’t see any enjoyment anywhere in your life, you’re probably clinically depressed and you need medical help. Many folks don’t get treatment because they’re ashamed to talk about their feelings or they feel they can tough it out. Talking things out with family and friends can be therapeutic because it helps everyone compare notes on how to handle life’s exigencies. There are several signs of depression, including sleeping too much or too little, loss of interest in activities you used to enjoy, feeling guilty, chronic pain or digestive disorders and difficulty making decisions. Treatment for severe clinical depression includes talk therapy and antidepressant drugs. Be comforted by the fact that since treatment exists, the medical community is used to handling — and curing — people with depression. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

AARP survey revealed that approximately 90% of American seniors wish to stay in their own homes for as long as possible. Aging in place offers a wealth of beneﬁts, such as: • Familiarity: Seniors are intimately familiar with the layout and organization of their home. • Routine: Seniors are used

to their consistent daily routines and the predictability of life in their own home. • Health: Studies have shown seniors tend to have better health outcomes and improved recovery when living in their own home. • Independence: Seniors tend to feel more in control of their lives and their surroundings living in their own home.

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that the client’s needs exceed the capabilities of in-home care, Always Best Care can help families navigate the process of transitioning to assisted living, a nursing home, or another care facility. Call (574) 232-8487 or visit abc-michiana. com. Always Best Care is located at 310 N. Ironwood Drive, South Bend. (Article By Always Best Care)

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A long-dead colleague who had to ﬂy all over the globe purchasing supplies for his company feared ﬂying so intensely, he had to get intoxicated before boarding an airplane. He wouldn’t be allowed on these days. But getting drunk before cramming your way into a crowded cabin might make it easier to grab some ZZ’s once you tied yourself down into the seat of a commercial airliner.

Unless you’re traveling in first class, and many airlines are doing away with that section, you have to be the size an 8-year-old to find comfort in the sky. Many long-time travelers have their own secrets for snoozing in flight. Some scrunch themselves into the window seat, pull down the blind and begin counting sheep. Others book a seat at the front bulkhead so there’s no seat in front of them to be tilt back into their laps. But, in the airlines’ race to sardine as many passengers

as possible into every ﬂight, leg space has been collapsed, seats are made thinner and narrower, and more rows has been added to cram in more passengers. You have to tote our own pillow and blanket for comfort for a couple of reasons. Those supplied by the ﬂight attendant aren’t comfortable and, in more and more cases, there’s a charge for them. If you’re fortunate enough to get normal-sized and polite seat mates, there are a few things you can do to make it easier to get some sleep on

that long ﬂight. Making life easier in the air begins on the ground. Seat selection is important, especially on long hauls. But pick out a reclining seat, so avoid the row against the rear bulkhead and emergency exit. However, the row facing the emergency exit offers a bit more leg room. Some seasoned travelers recommend seats in the middle of the cabin to avoid the trafﬁc connected to lavatories and galleys. Don’t expect a lot of comfort jetting from Los Angeles to

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Crain oversees church’s shoebox collection effort %\ /2,6 720$6=(:6., )HDWXUH :ULWHU For six years, Mary Lee Crain has been at the helm of coordinating the Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection at Trinity Church on South Miami Road in South Bend. It is just one facet of this Christian woman’s devotion. In November, Trinity Church becomes a ﬂurry of holiday-related activity. Cars and trucks come into the parking lot and unload red and green shoeboxes ﬁlled with toys, treats and religious objects for children in countries around the globe. Volunteers help unload the shoeboxes, which are inventoried and then packed into bigger boxes destined to be shipped off to children worldwide. At the center of this activity is Crain.

“I was asked to (coordinate) this and felt like the Lord was leading me to do it,” Crain recalled. “I’ve always had a heart for missions.” Crain, 73, grew up about 60 miles west of St. Louis. Her parents were “godly,” she said, but like everyone, had ﬂaws. It was in this faith-based upbringing her faith was rooted. “I started as a young adult doing overseas missions in Liberia, Africa,” Crain said. “I thought that that was what my life was going to be.” But as believers know, personal plans are not always the same as God’s plan for their lives. God’s path for Crain was different, but she said she is grateful for the way he has led her throughout her life. She returned to Liberia for mission work in 2011, but it is her call to oversee Operation Christmas Child, a nation-

wide, Christmastime collection drive developed by Samaritan’s Purse that motivates her now. She told the story of one donor who delivered his shoebox on a bicycle. The man had biked to the store to pick up the trinkets and items to put inside the box and then pedaled over to the church to hand over the box. She also recounted an elderly couple. They annually donate 400-plus shoeboxes for the project. They work on ﬁlling each of these boxes with treats throughout the year so they can make this donation to Operation Christmas Child. “The very important person is the one who donates one box,” Crain said. “The very dedicated person brings in 100s. Everyone is important to the work that God is doing.” Operation Christmas Child

holds a special place in Crain’s mission work. It is a project that seems small in scope, but has the opportunity to make a big impact, she said. “These boxes can go a long way,” Crain explained referring to the Operation Christmas Child logo that includes a plane. “As you pray over that box, you can envision that it is

going a long way away, places that you yourself will not have an opportunity to go.” Behind Crain’s efforts, the efforts of the Trinity Church volunteers, the people. “The congregations preparing these boxes is the hope that at least one of these boxes will also introduce a child to the Lord,” she said.

What to know before you make funeral arrangements A funeral home is required to provide you itemized information and lists of funeral goods and services and the associated prices and descriptions. This includes the general price list, and it must have four disclosures on it for your protection: The right to select only the goods and services you desire. Embalming is not always required by law; the general rule of thumb is that if you are going to have a public viewing, you must embalm. An alternative container can be used for direct cremation; meaning, by law, you are not required to buy a casket for direct cremation. The only fee you are required

to pay is the non-declinable basic service fee. This fee may vary by funeral home. The BSF is a flat-rate charge and may not vary within a specific funeral home, regardless of the types of arrangements you select or do not select, nor from customer to customer. The BSF includes all of the following: • Filing necessary paperwork for insurance. • Securing permits, such as the burial transit permit that allows us to move the deceased legally from place to place. • Filing for the death certificate. • Working with the township trustee. • Properly and safely storing the body at the funeral home. • Coordinating with the cem-

etery and/or crematory. • Coordinating for ﬂowers or luncheon locations, or any other third parties that might be involved with the funeral service. • Overhead expenses related to the funeral home facility and operations. • Placing obituary notices. • Religious Mass or religious service arrangements with the clergy. • Contacting veterans’ affairs for entitlements and military funeral honors, ﬁling Medicaid or insurance paperwork and expenses incurred for burial and/or cremation. Contact St. Joseph Funeral Home at (574) 288-4685 for more information or visit sjfh. net. This article will continue in the January issue.

Cancelled flights call for flexibility %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Get used to the fact airlines can cancel your ﬂight without reimbursing you and you can cancel a ﬂight and not get any reimbursement at all.

Keep your friends close %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Posting photos of family and friends on the refrigerator is a grand reminder of the folks we love. Research indicates sticking a handful of names of people we want to remain connected with on the fridge or near the telephone can also help us feel less alone. All it takes to lower your level of loneliness is to make a short call to these folks regularly, probably once a week. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

Frustration with the flying business is mounting and the only way airlines seem to be coping with dissatisfaction is by adding to it. With more than 5,000 commercial airliners in the air at any given moment, the average 3% of flights disruptions means there are 150 fewer aircraft in the mix. That’s a blip for the airline industry but a massive mix-up for the passengers on the ground. The 100s of flights cancelled

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a limited 20-year-warranty, but that assumes it has delivered the mattress and frame. There’s no guarantee it will get the bed to you in a timely manner, only a vague assurance your mattress and accessories will “usually ship within 3-5 business days.” Maybe there should be a delivery guarantee. You could have appealed this service breakdown to a manager at Amerisleep. I list the names, numbers and email addresses of the Amerisleep customer service

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Financial plan buys comfortable retirement reality %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Retirement has become a Never-Never land for many workers as a shifting society is embracing longer working years and remote work from home offices. But if you’re among the folks who look forward to lolling at an ocean beach, gamboling with grandkids, or developing a second career, retirement is still the time to do all that. Financial research indicates less than 20% of grownups have devoted time to develop a financial framework for when they grow old. The current COVID-19 experience is a peek into what you need to enjoy retiring. If all of the mandated shutdowns, work stoppages and erratic stock market weren’t a major shock to your financial position, you can thank your lucky stars or yourself for having the foresight to prepare for such exigencies. In fact, if you’re pretty well content with your life, you’ll probably fare well if and when you decide to retire because the first major step necessary for life after work is to balance your income and outgo. This regimen requires

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North Woods Village at Edison Lakes 1409 E. Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 247-1866 • http://www.northwoodsmemorycare.com Michiana’s Premier Licensed Memory Care Assisted Living. Offerig “NEW DIRECTIONS” ® program designated specifically for those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and their families. Secured building with state-of-the-art monitoring systems. 24/7 nursing care led by a Nationally Certified Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Trainer.

Primrose Retirement Community of Mishawaka

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You can put off making plans for your ﬁnal days on earth but you can’t put off dying. The point is, if you haven’t made plans for handling your estate and remains, it’s time to begin. The same with instructions on managing your matters when your mind is no longer reliable. There’s more to end-of-life planning than making a will. Although that’s a good beginning. Yet, according to a recent report, more than 75% of millennials — the segment of population born between 1981 and 1996 — don’t even have that. To begin, you can quickly write down a simple statement of who should get what of whatever you’re leaving when you die. Or you can have a family sit down and talk about your plans. This should open the door to how you’re going to cope with your ﬁnal days and who will be delegated to take charge if you become physically or mentally handicapped.

Now that you’re in the planning mode, it’s time to talk with an attorney. A chat with your tax preparer will help, too. In meeting with you lawyer, you should be thoroughly candid on what you want to do. How should your estate be divided, who should have power of attorney — oh, wait, what’s that? This is the individual or individuals who will manage your physical and ﬁnancial affairs when you no longer are capable. This takes you into another area: instructions on healthcare and ﬁnal-days medical treatment and the preparation of a living will. We seem to be hard-wired with the this-can’t-happen-tome gene, but about half of the folks in their 80s suffer from some form of cognitive impairment, according to medical research. All through the process, you should be talking with members of your family, especially those who will become surrogates with power of attorney to handle your affairs. If you designate non-family members

as executor or other ofﬁcial handler, bring them into the conversation, too.

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Offering Rehabilitation and Nursing Care services for seniors, Sanctuary at Holy Cross focuses on wellness for the body, mind and spirit. Our therapies include: aqua, speech, occupational, physical, and therapeutic recreation.

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world knows things will never be the same. Some companies already are paying for their employee’s equipment and furniture being used at home. At the same time, a quarter of home workers surveyed said they’d take a 10% pay cut to keep on working out of their home. While the majority of workers like this practice and its prospects, three-quarters of supervisors and managers want their workers back on site. Human resources ofﬁcials report management’s push to have workers get back to the ofﬁce is simply control. An August survey of 200 executives revealed they didn’t have faith in much of their

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independent. Growing numbers of people are starting jobs and then leaving them without ever meeting their colleagues. This remote approach to work eliminates the emotional attachment to the workplace, where people devote their time to being productive surrounded by colleagues devoted to similar

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creep into your life. Dresser drawers can grow stubborn of the years, so you need to grease those skids or get new furniture. High shelves may become unreachable as you grow older — and older. Getting around your bed, dresser, chair and whatever else you keep there without stubbing your toe is important

because much or your life is spent shoeless in that room. As you grow into your senior years, you might need space to get around it with a walker, wheelchair or some other walking aids such as canes and crutches. And you need space to store these devices without clogging up the area. It’s also important the bedroom and closet doors are wide enough to enter comfortably with any of the mobility aids mentioned earlier. Check your bathroom door at the same time. Thresholds should be level so you can cross them easily without tripping and not be barriers for walkers, wheelchairs and scooters. The bedroom door should open outward so you won’t block it should you fall. What’s covering our floor is also important. Slippery material should be replaced. Rugs are both decorative and comfortable but can be hazardous if not fastened to the floor. Even if they are, they can be tripped over as age reduces walking to a shuffle. Remove unnecessary furniture to make maneuvering much easier and remove furniture corners that can be hazardous if you fall. Make sure television, lamp, telephone, electrical and any other cords are not stuffed under a carpet or cluttering your pathways. Lighting is important in any room. A switch should be immediately inside the door and be accessible if standing up or seated in a wheelchair. Contrasting colors for the light switch, bedspreads and furniture will help you identify what’s what and help avoid confusion when you’re in your room. This exercise can apply to the rest of your home as well, but making our bedroom comfortable is a priority because that’s where you start and end your day.

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the individual who actually experienced it. One is an interview done in Washington, D.C., of the late veteran/Sen. John McCain. The lower level hosts a changing display of individual stories and special photography. It opened with a display of combat photography. That was followed by stories of veterans struggling with post traumatic stress disorder, adapting to prosthesis from combat injuries, a female veteran’s constant fight against sexual harassment and other challenges faced by service men and women. The American flag displayed in the remembrance gallery on the mezzanine once flew over the

Looking forward to 2022 %\ '' 5(6$/(6 We had some fantastic trips in 2021 and are now planning our 2022 trips with ﬁve of them ready to book. Take a look: Feb. 28 To March 4 — Savannah, Ga., Jekyll Island, Ga., And Beaufort, S.C. For snowbirds, we’re offering a trip to Homosassa, Fla., Georgia and South Carolina. Make this part of your winter vacation. May 2-7 — Pigeon Forge Show Trip And The Blue Ridge Mountains Motorcoach transportation Five nights lodging Eight meals Six shows, including three mornings, one afternoon and three evenings Guided tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Free time in Gatlinburg June 6-10 — Nashville Show Trip Motorcoach transportation Four nights lodging Eight meals Two great shows, including the Grand Ole Opry and the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater Guided tour of Nashville Admission to the Country Music Hall of Fame, Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum and

behind the scenes tour of the Grand Ole Opry Sept. 11-17 — Mount Rushmore And The Black Hills Motorcoach transportation Six nights lodging Ten meals Visit Crazy Horse Memorial Guided tour of Deadwood (and casino time) Admission to the Unique Journey Museum Visit the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Tour of Wildlife Loop Road at Custer State Park Oct. 6-17 —Grand Canyon, Las Vegas And Hoover Dam Motorcoach transportation

Eleven nights lodging, including three nights in a Las Vegas casino hotel Fifteen meals Petriﬁed Forest National Park Grand Canyon National Park, including IMAX Grand Canyon movie Admission to the Hoover Dam Visitor Center Free day to explore Las Vegas Guided tour of Valley of Fire State Park For more details, visit grouptrips.com/ddresales or call Dennis at (574) 2208032.

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at High and Broad streets, the unique 53,000-square-foot building is a ﬁtting memorial to the more than 40 million Americans who have served the nation in the military service since its founding. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. During summer it’s also open Tuesdays. Admission fee for adults is $17. Seniors 65 and over are $15, college students are admitted with ID for $12 and youths (5-17) for $10. For more information, click on nationalvmm.org or call (888) 987-6866.

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