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The Dean and Barbara White Community Center, located at 6600 Broadway, Merrillville, is managed and maintained by Merrillville Parks and Recreation. It offers a location to host events, a fitness center, walking track, gym and facilities for youth activities.

When needed, it can also serve as

a warming shelter.

The center replaced the Pruzin Community Center that had one room for programs, two offices, a small kitchen and restrooms.

The fitness center membership and open gym are free to Merrillville residents.

“The decision to make these two areas free to residents was decided on because the residents already pay taxes that go to the community center,” said Recreation Supervisor Brandon Beno.

Nonresidents have the option to pay for a day pass or a one-month or three-month fitness pass or membership.

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The center was possible through a series of grants, sponsorships and donations sought by the town council, town administration and Jan Orlich, the former parks and recreation director.

One of the features of the center

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Volunteer works toward helping local veterans %\ &$55,( 67(,1:(* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Many veterans do not get the help and support they need and deserve following their military service. Often they’re left to deal with physical and mental effects and don’t know where to turn or find resources.

One local man has been working to connect veterans to get the help they need.

Bob Carnagey of Hobart has been a member of the Disabled American Veterans since 2012.

He’s served as commander of DAV Glenn F. Renicker Chapter No. 17 in Hammond for three years. He has also been treasurer for the DAV’s state board of directors and finance chairman for the past three years; this year he is the senior vice commander for the state.

The two main missions of the DAV are, first, to assist veterans in filing Veterans Administration claims for illness and injury caused by their military service. The second mission is to assist fellow veterans with the challenges they face with their and their families’ financial needs.

“Our chapter raises funds through a series of fundraisers to finance this assistance,” said Carnagey.

He first learned of the DAV though another veteran organization and decided to get involved.

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Carnagey served in the U.S. Army from August 1967 to March 1969. He served in Vietnam from February 1968 to March 1969 and suffered effects of Agent Orange. He developed four illnesses directly related to this exposure — heart disease, diabetes, neuropathy and prostrate cancer.

“I served for 13 months in Vietnam as a clerk for the 1st Signal Brigade’s Regional Communication Group. We built out a series of telephone switches in five locations in Vietnam to allow for military communications between the southeast and the U.S.,” he explained.

“While doing this, I volunteered at an orphanage in Saigon that housed around 100 children.

My GI buddies and I would interact with the kids on Sundays. These kids were crying out for attention. Our families at home sent us used children’s clothing to donate and various military units would donate excess food supplies. It was a very special time in my life.”

Carnagey is also the mentor coordinator for the Porter County Veteran’s Treatment Court. He is president of the South Shore Friends of Veter-

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Carnagey is a father of two sons and has two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter.

“I spent 44 years officiating high school football throughout the state of Indiana,” he said. “I have been blessed with many business and personal friends that support me in my efforts to assist veterans.”

Carnagey retired from a career in sales and sales management for business and

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“Veterans keep a lot of information and experiences to themselves,” he said. “Reach out, engage them and start a discussion or dialogue and you just might be surprised what treasures are hidden below the surface. You may even find someone in real need of a new friend.”

DAV Chapter 17 has an eight-member elected board of directors and several appointed members that guide the activities. Carnagey said that like any other charity, support of time and finances is needed for them to carry out their mission. For more information, call (219) 629-0594, email bobcarnagey@msn.com or follow the chapter at www.dav17in.com.

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The efforts of the TEPCPC for a smoke-free community were halted by the global pandemic.

With COVID-19 being a respiratory virus with long-term effects, the coalition has highlighted the public need for smoke-free air.

The pandemic has also emphasized the ever-present dangers of secondhand smoke. Masks do not protect people from secondhand smoke; smoke-free air laws do. While the coalition hopes to achieve more comprehensive policies throughout Porter County, the cities of Portage and Valparaiso have adopted policies that are a good start in that direction.

For questions or to get involved in the coalition’s efforts to promote clean air for all residents and employees to “breathe easy,” visit www.facebook/TEPCPorterCounty, tepcoalitionportercounty on Instagram or the coalition’s website at www.valpo.edu/tepc.

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Retired steelworker responds to gardening questions %\ 67(9( (89,12 )HDWXUH :ULWHU For 65 of his 73 years, John Nash has tilled a garden.

That includes military service in Vietnam.

“I find it relaxes me,” said the Chesterton resident.

For the past 11 years, Nash has been working on his “third career.” Having worked 30 years for U.S. Steel and 13 with One Source, Nash has been a Master Gardener

with Purdue Extension Porter County.

Nash’s specialty has been with the Porter County Master Gardener Hotline. He responds to each call and in many cases, if needed, he will visit the site.

Nash said he fields an average of 1,000 hotline calls annually and will make home visits on more than 200 of those calls.

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Nash does not profess to know everything. In fact, the longer he gardens, the more he learns.

“Nature and plants are living things and they have a way of surprising you,” he said.

Annetta Jones, director of Purdue Extension Porter County, appreciates Nash’s service.

“He’s done an awesome job supporting our office, getting out and working with the community on horticultural and pest-related questions,” Jones said.

Working with people and plants can get personal, Nash said, citing memorial trees.

He received a call from a family whose son planted a tree and later died. After the family discovered magnolia scale, a bug, on the tree, they followed his instructions and hoped for the best. They did right, Nash said, and the memorial tree was saved from a “very nasty” bug.

“When you can relieve a family’s fears, it makes you feel very good,” Nash said.

Heading home, Nash grows a little of everything, from rhododendrons to Native

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Franklin trees are very finicky, Nash explained. The person who found and named the tree discovered it before the American Revolution.

After the war, he returned to the site, but the tree was gone.

With summer passing and

fall approaching, Nash said, Oct. 15-31 is the best time to fertilize and reseed lawns. He cautioned gardeners to have the right climate for their plants. Northwest Indiana is a zone five climate, a designation that can be found on plant tags.

Another common mistake is covering plants for winter with plastic. That, Nash said, messes with plants’ dormancy schedule.

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S. O. S. – Speaking of Seniors

Saved Crown Point client $1,272.92 %\ :22'52: :,/&2; On the morning of Sept. 2, the wife of one of our clients brought papers regarding a medical bill for $1,272.92. The client is a senior citizen from Crown Point. I took the papers but was helping another client at the time.

In the afternoon, I reviewed the medical bill and worked on the case. With some edit-

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Continued from page 4 Earning and maintaining Master Gardener status requires plenty of class time and volunteer service. Over the years, Nash has amassed 5,700 hours of volunteer time.

Much of that time is devoted to the hotline. He also generates contacts by manning the Purdue Extension booth all 10 days of the Porter County Fair.

“People think their tree or plant has a disease. They panic and call me,” Nash said.

“A lot of times, they want to know if an old tree is worth saving. Often it is.”

Porter County residents may call him at (219) 4653555 with questions or concerns about their gardens.

ing to protect the privacy of our client, here is the letter I sent to the medical firm that sent the false bill to our client.

“Our client sent to our firm two bills from your firm for our review. The two bills were prepared and sent on July 23 and Aug. 20. The bills are for the same balance. The bills seek a balance of $1,272.92 on account No. XXXXXXXXX for services rendered on April 9. The bill is false.

“I phoned the client’s Medicare supplement plan insurance company to learn what it knew of this bill and claim. It reported that of the original billed amount, Medicare approved only $170.10.

Medicare paid $136.08. The secondary insurer paid your firm the balance of $34.02 on June 30. Payment was made by virtual credit card.

The verification token No. is XXXXXXXX. “Your firm totally ignored your obligation to abide by Medicare rules when you failed to discount the Medicare disallowed amount and tried to falsely bill our client the entire balance without obeying Medicare rules. Also, your firm failed to collect and credit the payment from the

secondary insurer. Maybe you need to find a more professional billing firm. If you need help to find and credit the payment from the secondary insurer, you may phone either XXXXX at 855-XXX-XXXX or the secondary insurer at 800-XXX-XXXX. Do not bother our client about this

false bill anymore.”

All the help I gave this client was free of charge. This insurance agency “goes the extra mile” to help our clients with such Medicare-related medical bill problems. If an insurance agent or agency does not give this high level of customer service, why not

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(Note: Woodrow Wilcox is the senior medical bill case worker at Senior Care Insurance Services, Merrillville. He has saved clients of that firm over $2 million dollars by fighting mistakes and fraud in the Medicare system.)

1HZ 0HUULOOYLOOH Continued from page 1 is a walking track that circles the gym on the second floor. Alice Perry and Carolyn Jordan of Merrillville just started utilizing the track a couple weeks ago.

“I love it. It’s free and convenient,” said Perry.

“It’s nice that we can walk inside,” added Jordan.

David Warren of Merrillville has been taking advantage of the center almost daily.

“It’s great, and I love it. It’s a nice facility. They offer a lot here and a lot for seniors, such as ballroom dancing and other senior programs,” he said. He uses the machines in the fitness center, walks on the walking track and meets a friend there to play basketball.

A part of the center’s space is also dedicated for use by the Boys and Girls Club. There are

rooms designated for youths to meet for activities.

There are several rooms that offer rental space. Each room and part of the facility is named for a sponsor and includes a plaque indicating who that sponsor is. Among them are the McDonald’s Community Room; Methodist Hospital Fitness Center; Meyers Glaros Climbing Wall; Holladay Properties Walking Track; and Union Lounge, a concession area which has stickers representing several local unions that provided support.

The Dean and Barbara White Foundation provided a $10 million gift toward the project. The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization that exists to carry on the philanthropic legacy and values of Hoosier billionaire

real estate and hotel developer Dean White; his wife, Barbara; and the White family. The foundation works with partners and communities to support catalytic projects and initiatives that cultivate a strong quality of life in northwest Indiana and across the state.

“The community and those outside of the community have been in awe of the facility,” said Beno. “Many citizens of Merrillville are looking forward to future programs held at the community center and look forward to what it can provide.”

The center’s hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

For more information, call the Dean and Barbara White Community Center at (219) 980-5911 or visit www.merrillvilleparks. com or www.facebook.com/merrillvilleparksandrecreation.

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Sports

Brewer stays fit by cycling, swimming and walking %\ 67(9( (89,12 )HDWXUH :ULWHU People don’t usually equate beer with fitness. Those people have not met Barb Kehe.

The Jackson Farms resident regularly cycles, swims and walks. In her “spare” time, she runs a microbrewery in Valparaiso.

Kehe (pronounced kay) owns and operates Ironwood Brewing Co. It’s a true taproom in that only beer — Kehe’s beer — is sold.

The business also serves as a starting point for several groups of cyclists.

Kehe rides one of her two bikes three to four times a week, 20 to 25 miles at a time.

She also swims three times a week, mornings at the Valparaiso Family YMCA, going a mile and a half per pool time.

She also goes walking.

“I try to walk a neighborhood stroll,” she said. “It’s something else to do.”

Kehe puts in 40 to 50 hours a week at the brewery, which she opened in 2013 at the site of a former home.

Her swimming goes back to when she was 10 years old,

growing up in Westfield, N.J. She’s been cycling for at least 30 years.

“I have to be fit,” Kehe confessed. “I’m carrying 55-pound bags of grain and malted barley. It’s a very physical job.”

Cycling and swimming carry a number of physical benefits for seniors. Both are low-impact exercises. Cycling benefits include improved balance and leg strength, building overall strength and stamina, and keeping one’s weight under control.

Swimming is considered ideal for aging joints, building up flexibility and range of motion.

As it helps improve stability, swimming can help reduce risks of falls and is good for cardiovascular health.

Kehe views fitness benefits more simply.

“I’m basically healthy, with no major health issues,” she said succinctly. “So far, so good. I’m over 60, so that’s good. I didn’t have a heart attack, yet.”

Getting into brewing with friends in the 1980s, Kehe said three groups take off weekly from the brewery. They hit the road at 6 p.m. Thurs-

days from the business.

One group, the young speedsters, will cover 30 to 35 miles that evening. The second group will go that same distance, but at a slower pace.

The third group goes even slower and covers 18 to 20 miles for the evening.

“I’m in that last group,” Kehe admitted.

Once the evening’s cycling is over, Kehe said some cyclists, usually the younger, faster ones, will come in for a drink.

Kehe and Bruce, her husband of 41 years, have two children, Sarah and Brian, and two grandchildren, Jack and Hannah.

Kehe got into brewing with a $40 investment. Since then she said, “It’s been a lot of fun.

I’m not in it for the money. I just like doing this.”

She had previously worked in public housing for five years for Porter County Aging and Community Services.

While she doesn’t consider herself a fitness guru, Kehe does offer this advice for folks just getting to fitness: “Start young and it’s easy. You can build your coordination. You’ll look forward to it.”

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Finance

‘Checkout challenge’ raises money for The Salvation Army How many nickels and dimes does it take to raise more than $26,000 in two weeks? Not too many for the caring and generous customers of Strack & Van Til Food Markets.

The customers of the 15 Strack & Van Til locations in Lake County together raised $26,006 through the company’s checkout challenge campaign, which ran from July 19 through Aug. 1.

These funds will benefit struggling individuals and families served by The Salvation Army of Lake

County. The Strack & Van Til Checkout Challenge invited customers to round up their grocery bill to the nearest dollar at checkout. Many who are served by The Salvation Army are having difficulties feeding their families and are at risk of homelessness. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Salvation Army of Lake County has experienced a five-fold increase in the need for its services.

“We figure in order to raise $26,000 in just two weeks more than 52,000 Strack &

Hammond mayor changes remaining night out dates Hammond Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. has changed the two remaining mayor’s night out dates due to scheduling conflicts.

The first event in the 5th District in the Jefferson Elementary School Cafeteria is now rescheduled to Wednesday, Oct. 27.

The Wednesday, Nov. 3,

event in the 6th District in the Scott Middle School Cafeteria, is now rescheduled to Wednesday, Dec. 8.

Both events will remain at the same time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Contact the mayor’s office at (219) 853-6301 or special events at (219) 853-7708 with any questions regarding the programs.

Van Til customers chose to ‘round-up’ and that’s amazing,” said Captain Brian Clark, coordinator for The Salvation Army of Lake County. “We are so grateful to both customers and cashiers of Strack & Van Til Food Markets for working together to help so many of their neighbors in need. Thank you.”

As an incentive for the cashiers to ask their customers to round up, the top moneyraising cashier in each of the 15 Lake County Strack & Van Til stores won a $50 Visa gift card.

The top cashier in Lake County, who raised more than $350 during the two-week campaign, is Oliver Postma, an employee of Strack & Van Til Food Market in St. John.

“Strack & Van Til customers are the best,” said Postma.

“I love serving them, and they love serving their communities.”

The Salvation Army of Lake County serves the entire county from its three community centers in Munster, East Chicago and Gary.

It provides food and emergency assistance, homelessness prevention services, afterschool programs for children and youth and music education programs.

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Tickets include a threecourse dinner and entertainment. Regular tickets, until Friday, Oct. 8, are $50 each. A cash bar is available serving beer and wine.

Food will be catered by Hammond’s famous Freddy’s Steakhouse. The entertainment is provided by Chicago Murder Mystery Company, as seen on “Real Housewives of Dallas.”

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Faith

She helps teachers, students on their faith journeys %\ 67(9( (89,12 )HDWXUH :ULWHU Joyce Lind recalls being on a Cursillo, a spiritual retreat, when she asked God what he wanted of her. Later, she recalled a voice telling her, “You’re going to teach children.”

For the past decade, Lind has

done just that, first as a catechist and now as assistant director of religious formation at Nativity of Our Savior Catholic Parish in Portage. Working with Jason Yurechko, the parish formation director, Lind does office work, orders supplies, deposits finances and occasionally fills in as a formation teacher.

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Lind loves working with parents and catechists.

“I’m also learning,” she added.

“I’m continuing my religious education, asking questions of Jason, who’s full of knowledge.”

Yurechko describes his assistant as “a person who has made her journey of faith a daily adventure. She has a knack for organization and is amazing with keeping records. But the biggest thing is her willingness to grow and change in her understanding our Catholic faith. She has many crosses to carry and always carries them squarely, never dragging them.”

When it comes to catechists and students, Lind said, “I want them to know Jesus loves them.

He’s merciful. I want them to develop a stewardship with

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Having been at several parishes, Lind returned to Nativity parish several years ago.

“It’s the people,” she said.

“They make you feel like family.

It’s not the building that makes the church; it’s the people, and I’m seeing that first-hand on a daily basis.”

Nativity faith formation has about 100 young people in kindergarten through ninth grade.

Staff includes 10 catechists and nine aides.

Lind defines living one’s faith as “being good” and “loving God with all your heart and treating others as you would want to be treated.”

People can live their faith, she believes, by “protecting God’s divine presence and the church.”

As for herself, Lind “tries to be the best version of myself, every day.”

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have three children, Michael and twins Marc and Mallory.

Mention hobbies and Lind smiles. It’s cross-stitch, and in the chapel opposite her office is her stitching of Jesus with three children. Lind imagines Jesus with her three children in that image.

From Scripture, Lind cites Matthew 19:13-14, in which Jesus responds to apostles rebuking those bringing children to him. “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and don’t hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”

That drives me to being a catechist,” Lind said. “That’s what God wants me to do.”

Lind enjoys sharing her creativity with Yurechko, including ideas for special saints. They made a display of Blessed Carlo Acutis, an English-born Italian youth and amateur computer programmer, who died from leukemia in 2006 at age 15. He was interested in many of the same things current youth enjoy and is one step from sainthood.

“You can be a saint, too. Everyone can be a saint,” Lind tells young people. “Sometimes we fall, but God lets us get back on track.”

Church hosting Octoberfest in Merrillville Octoberfest will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10.

It is sponsored by St. Nicholas Apostolate and St. Micheal’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 557 W. 57th Ave., Merrillville.

The menu consists of stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread and butter and a dessert.

The children’s menu consists of hot dogs, chips, and a drink.

The cost is $11 for adults and $5 for children. A suggested donation of $3 is also welcome.

Procceds will benefit the less fortunate.

Music will be provided by John Pruzin Jr. and his Tamburitza band.

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Health & Fitness

Chia jam — or is it dessert?

I found this recipe for healthy chia jam, but I didn’t have any strawberries, so I tried it with blueberries — ooh-la-la, it was like warm blueberry pie, but a healthy two ingredient pie. Chia seeds are normally added to something with moisture where they soften and expand; often used as a thickener.

Some noted ways to use these

heathy seeds: 1. Smoothies. A tablespoon or less of fresh seeds.

2. Salad Dressings. Chia seeds blend well with salad dressing ingredients such as olive oil and vinegars.

3. Pudding. You may find chia pudding on the menu at organic cafes and health food stores, or make at home.

4. Baked Goods. If you’re not a fan of chia seeds’ gelatin-like texture, try adding them to baked goods.

They don’t have much flavor, but when used to make foods, they add a ton of nutritional value.

Two tablespoons of chia seeds has: • 5 grams omega-3 fatty acids.

• 10 grams of fiber.

• 5 grams of protein.

• 17% of daily calcium needs.

• 12% daily iron requirements.

• 23% of daily magnesium.

I seriously ate half this as a dessert while still warm and the other half the next day cold. So it could be a jam, but it’s a dessert for me.

Healthy Chia Jam — Berry Yield: 1 cup Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups fresh or frozen berries (I used blueberries) 2 tablespoons chia seeds 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional) Instructions: 1. Use fresh or frozen berries.

If using strawberries, cut the tops off and chop strawberries into chunks to speed up the cooking process.

2. Place the berries in a saucepan and cook on medium heat until the fruit begins to break

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3. Stir occasionally, and use a fork or potato masher to mash the berries into the desired consistency. It takes about 7-10 minutes for the fruit to break apart and cook down and begin to bubble.

4. Turn down to low and add the chia seeds and maple syrup (if using), and stir well as the fruit sauce begins to thicken.

5. Remove from the heat and let it cool for 5-10 minutes. It will continue to thicken as it cools.

6. Serve immediately, or transfer the jam to an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. It also freezes well. www.eatplant-based.com 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@thepapers.com.

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Kennedy’s death was ‘The day I died’ On Nov. 22, 1963, entertainer Vaughn Meader got into a cab at the Milwaukee airport.

He later recalled, “The %\ 5$1'$/ cabbie said, & +,// ‘Did you hear about Kennedy in Dallas?’ I said to him, ‘No, how does it go?’ I thought he was telling me a joke.”

Then Meader heard the tragic bulletin on the taxi’s radio. He would refer to it later as “the day I died.”

Famous because of numerous TV appearances and with his face adorning millions of record album covers, he was used to being recognized as America’s top

mimic of the president.

In the early 1960s, the New Englander began including JFK impersonations in a musical comedy act he developed for the Greenwich Village club circuit.

Meader found it easy to assume the president’s distinctive accent and persona, and in time even adopted the iconic leader’s hairstyle.

Meader’s debut comedy LP from November 1962 was dubbed “The First Family.” Written by Bob Booker and Earle Doud, the good-natured Cadence Records parody featured 26-year-old Meader supplying the voices of both JFK and his brother Robert, while Jackie Kennedy was portrayed by theater actress Naomi Brossart. A supporting cast of New York character actors completed the fun.

Tapping into the public’s fasci-

nation with the Kennedys, “The First Family,” recorded live before a studio audience, quickly became the fastest-selling album in the history of the record industry.

It locked down the top position on the Billboard LP charts for a dozen weeks and by January 1963 had sold 7 million copies.

Eventually, it earned a Grammy Award. A March 1963 sequel, “The First Family Volume Two,” became a second hit.

President Kennedy had reportedly enjoyed the sendup — Jackie, not so much — and went so far as to hand out copies of the first LP as Christmas gifts.

On that infamous November Friday afternoon, celebrity Vaughn Meader vanished and was reborn as anonymous Abbott Meader. (Vaughn was his middle name). Copies of his discs were yanked from record store

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For the next few years, he drifted in and out of alcoholism and drug abuse. In the late

1960s, he experienced a religious awakening and in 1970 recorded an album called “The Second Coming,” on which he played a hip Jesus. It didn’t sell.

Meader married four times and divorced three. In later Continued on page 13

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Editor’s note: The calendar is listing regularly scheduled events. Due to COVID-19, events may be cancelled or postponed.

Please reach out to the sponsoring agencies to verify if the

events are still being held.

Maria Reiner Center — Monday: Pickleball intermediate 8:30 a.m., stretching class level 1 9 a.m., ukulele 9 a.m., bocce ball open play 10 a.m., walking club 10 a.m., pickleball advanced 10:30 a.m., pickleball open play 12:30 p.m., oil painting 12:30 p.m., tech class (Zoom) 2 p.m. Tuesday: Pickleball beginner 8:30 a.m., cardio with Janice 9 a.m., walking club

Kennedy’s Continued from page 12 years, he managed a restaurant in Hallowell, Maine, where he became a part-time singing pianist who offered sometimes-perplexed customers a peculiar mix of gospel and bluegrass tunes.

A lifelong smoker, Meader developed chronic pulmonary disease. To help pay his mount-

ing medical expenses, he sold the movie rights to his life story. The film was never made.

He died at age 68 in October 2004, his little-noted passing a far cry from the time when JFK greeted a Democratic Party-event crowd by wryly announcing with a grin, “Vaughn Meader was busy tonight, so I came myself.”

10 a.m., bocce ball open play 10 a.m., dominos 10 a.m., pool tournament 10 a.m., jam session 11 a.m., senior cha cha cha 11 a.m., pickleball open play 11:30 a.m. Wednesday: Pickleball intermediate 8:30 a.m., art class experienced 9 a.m., stretch plus level 2 9 a.m., bocce ball open play 10 a.m., hand and foot 10 a.m., Zumba gold 10 a.m., walking club 10 a.m., pickleball advanced 10:30 a.m., movie at noon, beginner’s art class 12:30 p.m., pickleball open play 12:30 p.m. Thursday: Pickleball beginners 8:30 a.m., cardio with Janice 9 a.m., pool tournament 10 a.m., bocce ball 10 a.m., dominos 10 a.m., pickleball open play 11:30 a.m., the Bible as literature 12:45 p.m., Happy Hookers and Naughty Knitters 1 p.m.

Friday: Pickleball intermediate 8:30 a.m., yoga 8:30 a.m. (see website calendar

for specific dates), senior cha cha cha 9:30 a.m., bocce ball 10 a.m., pickleball advanced 10:30 a.m., bingo (every second and fourth Friday) 12:30 p.m.

Plus many special classes and presentations. $3 daily visitation fee for non-members.

Interested in a membership?

Call (219) 947-1864 or visit 705 E. Fourth St., Hobart. For more information, visit www. hobartseniors.com.

St. John Lions Club — Seeking donations of old eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids. Drop-off sites: Community Outpatient Clinic, Route 41; St. John Library; Boric Religious Store, Thiel Street; St. John Town Hall, 93rd Avenue; VFW Post 717, 93rd Avenue; Clear Vue Eyecare; Dr. Weisman Ophthalmology; Kolling School; Metropolitan Eye Care; Moses Eye Care; Strack & VanTil; Vision Boutique; and

Welch’s Stop and Shop. Monthly meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month (September to June) at Roma Grill, 9543 Wicker Ave., St. John. Questions, contact Lion Al at (219) 201-9103.

Whiting Lions Club — Seeking donations of old eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aids. Drop off in yellow collection box on 119th Street, Whiting.

Highland Lions Club — Seeking donations of old eyeglasses. Drop off sites: Town Hall, 3333 Ridge Road; Lincoln Center, 2450 Lincoln St.; Centier Bank, 9701 Indianapolis Blvd.; McColly Realty, 2002 45th St.; Dr. Ligget, 2940 Highway Ave.; Family Eye Care, 8417 Kennedy Ave.; and Johnson Opticians, 8128 Kennedy Ave., Highland. If interested in becoming a Lion, contact Tim Tintor at (219) 838-8756.

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Letter to the editor Upsadaisy Market debuts downtown Chesterton will experience a first — an urban market in a small-town setting — by introducing the Upsadaisy Market.

This is a one-of-a-kind shopping experience for pickers, hunters and treasure seekers.

Presented by the Chesterton Branding and Leadership Team, this market will be an immersive exhibition that celebrates those who are distinctively creative.

The Upsadaisy Market will have a fanciful assortment of vendors who will create a unique outdoor shopping experience unlike anything else. Whether looking for some materials for an upcycling project or searching for artwork from a craftsperson,

Forcing vaccines despite real risks is wrong Dear Editor, President Joe Biden and special interests who profit from the vaccine industry want everyone to get COVID-19 vaccines despite risks that are real and proven.

On Sept. 16, WIBC radio in Indianapolis reported that 125 health workers at IU Health quit their jobs rather than take the COVID-19 vaccine.

A report from National Public Radio Sept. 13 reported that a hospital in New York will stop delivering babies for a while.

The hospital required maternity workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine and many quit their jobs rather than get the shot.

What do these hospital workers know about the vaccine that the average person doesn’t?

On June 10, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reported that both the Israeli Ministry of Health and an advisers’ report posted on the CDC website June 1 cite a probable link between COVID-19 vaccinations and

myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscles) in young adults, especially young men.

On Sept. 15 in the Western Journal, an article by Grant Atkinson describes a warning against vaccine mandates by a young male student, who is an NCAA athlete. He got severe heart complications after taking the vaccine.

Forcing people to take a vaccine that has definitely hurt other people is wrong. People have a right to resist those who want to risk harming them for the sake of corporate or government policy.

Corporations that force employees to get vaccinated should be sued to protect rights of the employees and to collect damages for harming employees. The damages should be strict and unlimited liability for corporations and government entities with no relief from the ensuing debts through bankruptcy.

Woodrow Wilcox Dyer

people will find it here. Stroll through the vendor stalls in Thomas Centennial Park and beyond, through the market’s “neighborhoods,” meeting the best dealers and makers in a curated, juried weekly festival of all things handmade and collectible.

Vendors will range from upcyclers, antique dealers, vintage dealers and makers to fine art and personal care.

While hunting for treasures, grab food from local vendors and enjoy live entertainment. Kicking off the market season will be Rosie and the Rivets. Rosie and the Rivets, a premier retro rock and roll band, performs danceable music of the 1950s and early

1960s, along with some current music with a retro twist.

This inaugural market season will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday until Oct. 24.

The market will be back for its first full season next spring.

The market will have a similar footprint as the European Market, located in the Duneland Chamber of Commerce parking lot, 220 Broadway, and throughout Thomas Centennial Park, Chesterton.

For more information or to become a vendor, visit www. visitchesterton.org/upsadaisymarket, email visitchesterton@ gmail.com or visit www.facebook. com/visitchesterton.

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Led by our local physician founders, our philosophy is based on this very simple yet astute observation, “As people become older their desire for independence doesn’t change, but their care needs do.”

Subtle design modifications throughout our communities enhance lifestyle, making independence easier.

At Residences at Deer Creek, 401 East U.S. Highway 30, Schererville, as well as Residences at Coffee Creek, 2300 Village Point, Chesterton, lifestyle translates into independence with assistance.

Residents in our communities enjoy private apartment home living, while receiving assistance discreetly as needed to

maintain health, safety, and dignity. Exactly how do we define lifestyle?

Our studio, one- or two-bedroom apartment homes have private, full bathrooms and some have private balconies. All accommodate furnishings and cherished items that create a comfortable and cozy new home.

Nutritious gourmet meals are served through 7 p.m. daily.

Bistros accommodate snacks and refreshments around the clock. Service for housekeeping and linens, and a variety of events, programs and activities are provided.

Our aging-in-place concept includes retirement living with assistance, rehab therapy and memory care, if ever needed.

Families are particularly reassured by the availability of nursing staff on-site 24/7 and the staff-alerted GPS pendant system.

We live an active lifestyle, so join us for a change.

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Book recalls Do you have a lot of books in your home that you’ve never read?

For my 74th birthday, almost everybody in my fam,1 $ ily gave 1876+(// me a book. %\ ',&.

Altogether, :2/)6,( I did the math and I was given more than 3,000 pages to read.

I went through all the books in my house and there were hundreds on the shelves. I calculated that I have read about half of them cover to cover and skimmed about a fourth of them. That leaves many that I have never even looked at. Where did they come from? Did I buy them? Were they gifts? Who have I insulted by not reading them?

I have one book called “William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life.” My friend Bob gave me this monstrosity last year for Christmas, so I felt I had to plow through it or I’d appear ungrateful. And I couldn’t claim I had no time

to read it because it was in the middle of Covid, and, not quite frankly, I had nothing else to do.

So, I endured it…all 784 pages. Then a couple of weeks later I was on a Zoom meting with my church book club. I got pretty puffed up about my recent accomplishment and dropped the name of that 4-pound opus I had completed.

“Wow, Dick,” said a friend, “that’s quite a hefty read.

I’m impressed. Was he the Civil War general who had six wives and 13 children?”

Was he? How could I not remember? Why did I even bother reading that biography? Next time Bob burdens me with an obligation like that, whenever he drops by I’ll just keep moving the bookmark forward. He’ll never know the difference.

I’m drawn mostly to nonfiction, which is all about getting information I can use to try to look smart when I am out of with my snooty friends. But since I don’t recall most of what I’ve read.

I’m wondering what the point is. This past month, I read a fascinating book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Continued on page 17

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‘Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves’ was never liked by Cher Cher Thomas “Snuff” Garrett was a Dallas high school dropout who became a Lubbock, Texas, disc jockey at age 17 and $ %RRPHU %ODVW befriended 7R 7KH 3DVW local music %\ 5$1'$/ star Buddy & +,// Holly. Two years later, Garrett became a staff producer at Liberty Records in Los Angeles.

Garrett wasn’t a musician, but he did have the uncanny knack of finding — and later producing — hit songs. During the ‘60s, he created millionsellers for the likes of Bobby Vee (a Buddy Holly soundalike) and Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

Garrett lived in the Hollywood Hills, next door to Salvatore and Cherilyn Bono — better known in the entertainment world as Sonny and Cher. (As with Garrett, both were also high-school dropouts.) In 1965, the husbandand-wife duo had rocketed to international fame when their ATCO single “I Got You Babe” became one of the biggest pop successes of the decade.

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Continued from page 16 Tyson called “Cosmic Queries.” I enjoyed his stories.

For example, I never knew how they first determined the speed of light. But now if someone would ask me how they figured it was 186,000 miles per second, I’d have to say, “I knew that once like for about 20 minutes, last week.

Not anymore.”

Years ago, I read “A Short History of Nearly Everything,” by Bill Bryson. I couldn’t put the book down, but the day after I finished it, I remembered the history of nearly nothing.

My wife is into fiction, which gets her a lot of free passes. She’ll say to a friend, “I just finished a great story, ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” and the most probing questions she’ll hear is: “Oh, did you like it?” Occasionally someone will ask what it’s about and all she has to say is: “I don’t want to ruin it for you.” That’s the end of the conversation.

I’ve written several books.

You may have one of them sitting around your house that you have never looked at.

Don’t worry; if you ever run into each other, I won’t question you about it. Honestly, I don’t even remember what I wrote.

But two years later, neither the pair together nor Cher on her own found themselves putting out any hits. Then, in 1971, Cher signed with Kapp Records, hopeful of finding a successful song that would return her to prominence.

Garrett asked songwriter pal Bob Stone to come up with something noteworthy that would bring Cher a hit and an audience beyond teenyboppers. Stone responded with an adult-level story-song called “Gypsies and White Trash.”

Garrett sensed that Stone’s creation had hit potential but obviously needed some tweak-

ing to avoid controversy. The result was one of the finest pop tunes of Cher’s career — and one she never really liked.

The melodramatic “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves” unfolds at near-breakneck speed — it lasts just 2 1/2 minutes — but unfurls a poignant tale of poverty and misfortune.

“I was born in the wagon of a travelin’ show “My mama used to dance for the money they’d throw” Cher as the 16-year-old narrator tells of meeting a 21-year-old drifter in Mobile, Ala. Her family befriends him, feeds him and gives him a ride

to Memphis. He travels on from there, deserting the girl: “Three months later, I’m a gal in trouble “And I haven’t seen him for a while.”

The narrator’s daughter is, as she herself was, born in a wagon. Now the teenager is the one who must dance for money when men of the visited towns come to do their ogling. Hypocritically, those who frequent the traveling show later reject the gypsy families as lowlife carnies and grifters.

Cher all but spits out the words in a sort of punkish an-

ger that renders Stone’s lyrics both haunting and depressing.

“Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves” held the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for two weeks. Cher never liked her comeback hit and dismissed it as “a song I recorded in, like, an hour.” In concert, she would pare the tune to 90 seconds by eliminating a verse and a chorus.

We’ll never know the reason for Cher’s antipathy toward the song, but it does seem an odd way to treat Stone’s creation that had granted her a rare return to stardom in the music world.

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Lose yourself at Charley Creek Gardens Put Charley Creek Gardens on your list of places to go this fall! It’s located in downtown Wabash. It’s a pleasant little six*5($7 acre urban (6&$3(6 nature 7H[W DQG 3KRWRV preserve/ horticulture %\ 52' .,1* center with a creek, foot-bridge, waterfall, public art and walking trails meandering through gardens and wetlands full of colorful native flowers.

There’s no charge, parking is free and its open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk for self-guided walking tours.

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by calling (260) 563-1020 and groups are welcome.

The thing you’ll probably remember the most about Charlie Creek Gardens its the maze.

You can literally lose yourself in this grove of 800, 15-foot-tall arborvitaes. There are a couple openings that lead into the maze, wind along narrow paths to a small circular opening and a statue called Centennial Man which was created by artist Matthew Berg.

The topography of the site is interesting. The upper section where the maze and parking lot are located is flat and mostly open. A short distance from the maze is a trail that takes visitors down into the lower gardens past the 400-gallon-a-minute waterfall, across the creek via the bridge to the wetland bog garden, the flower beds and a wide variety of trees.

One of the features of the lower level is Garfield Wildflower Meadow. It was inspired

by Garfield creator Jim Davis and is similar to the meadow outside his Muncie studio.

Also a few feet away is the Labyrinth which was designed by artist and sculptor Marty Kermeen. Visitors are urged to walk silently and meditate along its route. The lower park area gives the feeling of being isolated and apart from the day-to-day activities of the Wabash County seat.

The creek flowing through the property was named after Chief Charley of the Miami Indian Tribe that lived in the area in the early 1800s. It flows through his land which includes present-day Falls Cemetery and Wabash City Park on its way to the Wabash River.

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Crown Point —

From unwanted baby to medical doctor Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series.

7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU Even her birthdate was estimated as Aug. 15, 1921, when “she was left as an orphan baby with the nuns of St. Vincent’s Orphanage in Chicago.”

For the first five years of her life, this orphan baby was raised and cared for by the nuns of St. Vincent’s who provided her every need.

There would soon be a safe and loving home for this baby, as a widow was looking for a young girl to become a companion and helper in and around her home. Mrs. Mary Ellen Davis was given custody of the young girl and they soon moved “to Ellendale Farms, her home on the west side of Crown Point…”

It was here at Ellendale the orphaned baby received her name from Mrs. Davis, “Mary Elizabeth,” with a nickname of “Betty.” Records tell us, “Mrs. Davis was pleased with her, and Betty loved life on the farm.”

At 5 years of age, Betty learned how to take care of the many animals on the farm, which she regarded as friends: “lots of dogs, cats, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowls as well as cows…”

Lose Continued from page 18 maintained to preserve, perpetuate and enhance a natural inspirational experience. The non-profit horticulture center is dedicated to the study, conservation and appreciation of native as well as foreign plants through garden displays, education and research.

If you’re a nature lover, drive up to Wabash and spend a couple hours enjoying the peaceful environment at Charley Creek Gardens. Be sure to pick up a self-guided walking tour brochure from a box near the parking lot. Take a picnic lunch or dinner to enjoy in this beautiful park setting under giant pin oak, maple and birch trees. You can even bring your dog as long as it’s on a leash.

Dog refuse bags are available west of the parking area and east of the education and resource center.

The Gardens, which are open 365 days a year, are located at 518 Wabash St. near downtown. For more information, check out their website at www.charleycreekgardens.org or call (260) 563-1020.

*5$9(6,7( ³ 6KRZQ LV WKH JUDYH RI 'U 0DU\ 'DYLV &DUUROO 0 ' When Betty turned 6 years old, she was enrolled in St. Mary’s school until she graduated from eighth grade.

There were no buses to take Betty to school, so she packed her own lunch and walked a mile to the school and then back home again. Seems my mother did the same thing.

At 12 years old, Betty received a wonderful gift. Mrs. Davis adopted her, and now

Betty was legally Mary Elizabeth Davis. We also learn that “Mrs. Davis and her adopted daughter grew to love each other, and Mary remained at Ellendale Farm the rest of her life” with this aging widow as her new mother.

Mrs. Davis enrolled Mary in Crown Point High School as Mary Davis “in the fall of 1935, and with the class of 1939, Mary graduated at the

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(Comments or memories welcome to: Pastor/Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.)

Deborah Wright from Mishawaka celebrated her 55th birthday in Frankenmuth, Mich. and shared her trip with us. She is shown at the renowned Palmer Frankenmuth Gateway Arch holding a St. Joseph Senior Life.

Frankenmuth is nicknamed “Michigan’s Little Bavaria” and for good reason. The city has German influences everywhere - from its architecture to its food to its culture-infused festivals.

Franconian-style architecture abounds in Frankenmuth and is exhibited by its many houses and commercial buildings sporting marked timbers in square and “x” patterns. The Glockenspiel Tower is a 35-bell clock tower with dancing figurines which chimes and depicts the story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin multiple times throughout the day. Another demonstration of German influence is shown at the Figurinespiel Tower at the Frankenmuth Cheese Haus. Figurines of children pop out of the tower to tell an animated story about cheese making. A wooden bridge called Holz Brücke spans across the Cass River. It is a spectacle with its 239 feet length, its roof, and the fact that it still carries cars and pedestrians year-round.

Bavarian food and drink is prevalent in Frankenmuth. Zehnder’s and the Bavarian Inn combined serve more than two million of their world famous pint-sized chicken dinners a year. One can learn to make their own hand-rolled German pretzel to enjoy. Boasting many breweries and wineries, travelers can wet their palate with unique flavors. Authentic Hofbraühaus kegs, imported from Germany, are also offered.

Frankenmuth prides itself on its many festivals. Depending on when one travels, the festival could feature cars, beer, ice carving, dog competitions, or hot air balloons, just to name a few. Oktoberfest is a very popular festival. Celebrating German heritage, this festival actually takes place in September.

And if you know of a Christmas fan, or are one yourself, Frankenmuth is the place to go. Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland is the world’s largest Christmas store. It is open yearround and has many gifts, decorations, and one-of-a-kinds. Around the town, one can find horse carriage rides, Christmas lights and sounds, a musical tree show and a life-sized nativity.

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The Residences at Merrillville Lakes offers carefree living Tired of mowing the lawn, pulling weeds and shoveling snow, not to mention risking your life on a ladder while attempting to clean the gutters or do other menial chores?

If so, The Residences at Merrillville Lakes is the perfect solution for maintenance-free living.

One can relax in style at The Residences at Merrillville Lakes. It offers upgraded finishes that include oak cabinetry, energy efficient appliances, high-speed internet, washer and dryer hookups and a spacious, open floor plan that gives plenty of room to host friends and family. The third and fourth buildings have vaulted ceilings in all fourth-floor units.

One may choose from four floor plans, each of which is accessible by an elevator.

Carefree living for the active and independent 55 and older adult means no more shoveling snow, cutting the grass or risking health and safety with household chores. Maintenancefree living offers more time to enjoy the onsite theater, get a good workout in the fitness gym, play a game of pool with a new neighbor, read a good book from the library or surf the internet.

The outdoor pool, when open, is inviting for a swim.

It’s surrounded by a doublesized deck that is more than

3,500 square feet.

To protect residents from the elements, there is an attached parking garage at the end of each wing of the four apartment buildings. One may go directly from the building to a car without worrying about the weather in the secure environment of The Residences.

Conveniently located just two miles west of I-65 on Grant, one-half mile south of US 30 in Merrillville, residents are close to shopping, entertainment and medical facilities. Chicago, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, casinos and other attractions are less than an hour away.

The professional staff is ready to present prospective residents with a community tour. Call (219) 650-5000 to schedule a tour today or visit www.merrillvillelakes.com for a virtual tour.

Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Remember to ask about monthly specials.

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Hammond hosting ‘Hocus Pocus’ two-day event Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. and Hammond Parks and Recreation has announced the first ever “Hocus Pocus” two-day event, designed to get people into the Halloween spirit.

The event will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9, at the Hammond Sportsplex, 6630 India-

napolis Blvd. The first event is at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Hammond Parks and Recreation has partnered with the Hammond Public Library to show the Disney movie, “Hocus Pocus” starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, inside the Sportsplex.

The movie will be free of

charge and everyone is welcome.

There will be a “Hocus Pocus” canvas class for $35 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sportsplex. The fee includes all materials and instruction. This class is open to anyone 14 and over. There will be a bar outside the room for

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anyone 21 and over who would like to purchase an adult beverage. Space is limited, so sign up for this class early at the Sportsplex. Call (219) 8537660.

For more information on the two-day event, call Selina at (219) 853-7667 or email baezs@ gohammond.com.

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