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Bristol Opera House, constructed in 1894 and occupied by Elkhart Civic Theater since 1961, is believed by many to be haunted. But you can’t prove that by ECT Executive Director Dave Dufour. “I’ve never seen one,” he commented, though he does not completely discount the many observations of others. Dufour, who ﬁrst joined the theater in 1968, does not even recall anyone mentioning ghosts until around 1995. It was around then theater workers started blaming the ghost of Percival Mosher, a local minister and handyman who

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was allowed to live in the opera house during the depression, for all manner of mischief, such as moving tools around. “Percy” is believed to mostly inhabit the dressing room area, but other areas of the opera house are reputed to have spirits of their own. According to Dufour, “Beth” has been seen stage left, while the unnamed ghost of a young man has been known to grab and push people on stage right. A former artistic director Leslie Torok, during a dress rehearsal, demanded “Who’s back there?” after seeing what he thought were stagehands committing the faux pas of being visible to the seating area, Continued on page 4

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these little beasts (the cattle they raise), whatever has to be done,” Lea said. However, he shares that with time and their age, the business has gone from the two of them running a crew to only them. “When he was up in the trees, I would manage the ground. Kept the guys busy that was on the ground with us, but we don’t have the crew anymore. So, basically it’s just he and I and we only do little jobs any more,” Lea said. He admits that they are slowing down, both physically and with the business. “We’re slowing down any more, we’re not trying to keep build it up,” Lea said. Larry explained that the business is very dangerous and requires you to be aware at all times. “The tree business is one of the hardest. It falls I think, number two in he line of dangerous. Junk yard business is the dangerous, then tree service is very dangerous too. You’ve got to be on your toes at all times,” Lea said. He shared that the key to staying safe is your attention. “It’s all paying attention to your surrounding at all times,” Lea said. “It’s quite a job, but just watch what you are doing.”

Despite them slowing down a little more and more as time goes on, he shared that he still enjoys what he does. “It’s fun but it’s also a job. And when it quits being fun then it’s time to quit,” Lea said. His parting advice for those that are just starting out on their journey was simple, be true to your word. “The only thing you got in this world is your word, if your world is no good no body is going to help you, but if your word is good everybody and their brother is going to help you,” Lea said. :25.,1* 0$1 ³ /DUU\ /HD VKDUHV KLV FDUHHU MRXUQH\ IURP ZRUNLQJ DW D ÀOOLQJ VWDWLRQ VHUY LQJ LQ WKH DUP\ DQG HQGLQJ DW WKH IDPLO\ EXVLQHVV 3KRWR E\ -DV PLQH 0RUHKHDG

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Continued from page 1 only to find out no one was there. One ghost, Percy perhaps, also assists the costume department, which currently stores around 10,000 different costumes. “They will help find costumes you can’t find,” Dufour reported. Workers will describe the missing costume, only to find it hanging on the rack the next day. “Some are absolutely convinced,” Dufour admitted. Such stories and many more, have inspired visits from ghost hunting groups and psychics, who have pored over the space with all manner of night vision cameras and electromagnetic sensors. One such party later saw what they believed to be the ghost of a dog on a video recording. COVID put a stop to some of these investigations, and since then, Dufour explained, “We don’t have the manpower to oversee these groups.” Dufour himself spends long hours alone in the opera house and appears perfectly at ease. “It’s just me and the ghosts,” he joked. Dufour is much more interested in the hard work of putting on the six or seven productions ECT performs every year, along with a summer camp for kids. The company has over 100 people involved over a typical year. “There’s a cyclical nature to it,” said Dufour of the rotating cast members, lighting engineers, set designers, costume workers, musicians and more. “There’s always a few who get bitten by the bug.” This is part of the true magic of the place. “People come together from varied backgrounds to create art for the community,” Du-

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design. “The social networking and teaching is almost as important as the art itself.” The 2021-2022 show calendar includes the musical “Bright Star,” by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, in November, and “Miracle on 34th Street,” a holiday radio play, on Dec. 17, 18 and 19. In 2022, “The Game’s Afoot,” the musical “Honkey Tonk Laundry,” “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and “SpongeBob Square Pants,” the musical, will show from February thru July. For more information on Elkhart Civic Theater at the Bristol Opera House, visit them at www.elkhartcivictheatre.org and on Facebook.

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Bob Tiedge: receiving much, giving much %\ 5$< %$/2*+ 6WDII :ULWHU The Good Book says, “To whom much is given, much will be required.” Bob Tiedge has spent his life meeting and exceeding that requirement. The 80-year-old holds 27 U.S. patents. He earned his first in 1978 and has five more pending, one for a combustion generator that produces electricity from a campfire. His inventions, assisted by “two great engineers, Mark and Anton,” mostly involve developments in the field of hydraulics. Tiedge was recently recognized for his visionary and innovative industry-changing contributions at Lippert Components during an RV/MH Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Elkhart. Despite accomplishments and accolades most folks can scarcely dream of his list of employment, military, educational, camping and volunteer experiences runs five full pages.

Tiedge, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, cited “the proudest of life’s accomplishments” as “being able to work with the Holy Cross Sisters, building and maintaining an orphanage for about 50 kids” while deployed in Japan. The man loves children, and wakes up thinking, “how I can help give back to the children I have been fortunate to have received?” Teidge has no kids of his own, not the ﬂesh-and-blood type, anyway. “What you see here,” he said, harkening to the prototypes and designs populating his personal workshop near Syracuse, “is my children. What other people put into living beings, I put into my products. With every single product I develop, I live it 24/7.” His dedication is tireless. He typically works 18 hours a day and hasn’t taken a vacation since “the 1960s.” Nor is he a clock watcher. “Sometimes I’ll come in here at 2 a.m. to work and the next thing I know, the

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sun is coming up.” Tiedge has worked for Lippert since 2000 and was appointed ambassador for the company last October to spearhead the Lippert Campground Project, where he visits campsites around the country to engage in nightly campﬁre chats with RV vacationers, learning from consumers and educating them about Lippert’s products and services. Tiedge encapsulated the key to his successes. “I have a passion for perfection and an immense curiosity. I don’t envision the world as most people do, and when I am told, ‘That is impossible,’ that is when my vision gets sharper. I tend to see full functionality from cradle to grave as numbers, not as personal perceptions from others.” A decidedly conﬁdent man, Tiedge does not “revel in the victory, because I don’t expect to lose. The victory for me is in the challenge.” But he is also remarkably humble, a character quality of which RVBusiness magazine took note in its wrap-up of the induction ceremony: “Tiedge had the distinction of being the last inductee to take the stage. After a long evening, he managed to capture the hearts of everyone with a humbling acceptance speech that touched on Lippert’s culture of giving back to the community, and culminated with him bringing out his phone and playing ‘How Great Thou

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cial adviser” is not enough. Check their credentials with the organizations they cited along with the Better Business Bureau and local chamber of commerce. Get the names of two or three of their clients you can talk to check their experiences with the planner. Don’t put too much faith in these referrals because they’re going to pick their most satisfied customers, but the feedback can help round out the other information you collect. You’re not there to make any commitment because you’re going to review their policies and practices along with those of the other two or three prospects you plan to visit. Have them give you an outline of what type of program they feel best meets your needs and aims. And ask them how they make their money. Do you charge a fixed fee? A percentage of whatever profit they make for you? Or a commission on each transaction? Once you’ve chosen a planner, be totally frank with them and give them all your financial information so they can make sound decisions on the best program for you. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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Anytime is a good time to check around the house for ways to reduce your utility bill. Start in your kitchen. Open the refrigerator door and close it on a dollar bill. If you can pull the bill out easily, the refrigerator seal is not tight enough and needs replacing to keep the cold air from slipping out. If your air conditioning is provided by separate units, place them in shaded areas

to lower your air conditioning cost. Build roof extensions or install awnings over them if necessary. Clean or replace the air filters once a month when they’re in use. If you have permanent filters, flush them out monthly with the garden hose. If your hot water heater doesn’t have an insulating jacket, get one at your nearest home improvement store. They’re easy and simple to install and can slash your heating bill. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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counts, and getting access to bank accounts, safety deposit boxes, and investment and pension portfolios. Often overlooked is the security of the deceased’s property. The executor has to see to it that the dead person’s home is locked up and secure. Valuables — jewelry, artwork, heirlooms — should be moved to a safer place rather than left in a vacant house. Family members may act on their own and take whatever they think is theirs rather than wait for the executor to take care of the dead person’s wishes. Tasks can mount. The executor may have to sell the family home and any rental property in the estate as well as wrap up tax ﬁlings. Staying organized is important because these are details from a life other than yours and you might easily become confused about which is which. The executor might choose to go over everything with an attorney to avoid any liability action as the work unfolds. In this modern day, the executor is going to need a list of every password in the deceased’s computer, laptop, cell phone and all other electronic devices. Executors should also be

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Attendance administrator by day, football coach by night 7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ 0$<$ 6721( ,QWHUQ Football games. The roaring crowd after a touchdown, popcorn breaks during halftime shows and huddling together when it gets just a little too chilly. All the familiar sounds and scents that we know too well. Who makes this all possible? The attendance guy. That’s right, Barton Curtis is the head administrator of attendance at Warsaw High School, but after school hours he doubles as the football coach. For the past 37 years Curtis has been coaching football, and has been a head coach for the past 31. He’s been both a coach and teacher at many different high schools around the area over the years. This didn’t all just start out of nowhere though. Curtis had his own glory days in football. Graduating from NorthWood High School in 1981, he played football throughout high school and into college. After college, Curtis married his wife, Sarah, and had three

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degree in physical education and went on to teach that for 14 years. In 1986 he started coaching. He became an assistant coach for six years at various schools and was head coach at Maconaquah for six

years. He then moved to New Prairie where he stayed for 11 years and then 10 years at Mishawaka. After leaving Mishawaka, he and his family moved to Warsaw in 2016, which

is somewhere he “never thought they would be.” They moved here because Curtis was good friends with coach Phil Jensen, who offered Curtis’ son, Michael, a job Continued on page 9

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Poking into the Past:

The king of defense attorneys %\ 720 02552: 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Cable news programs and social media have made celebrities of a dozen or so attorneys arguing their cases before the nation, but there’s little doubt many still bow to the dean of defense lawyers, Clarence Seward Darrow. Born April 18, 1857, in the small northern Ohio town of Farmdale, Darrow rose to fame and prominence early in the 20th century for his defense in highly publicized trials. Called a sophisticated country lawyer, his wit and eloquence made him one of the most prominent attorneys and civil libertarians in the nation. One of the more memorable events of his life is recorded in the movie, “Inherit the Wind,” a ﬁlm detailing the Scopes “Monkey Trial” pitting actors Spencer Tracy and Fredric March against each other. It’s a record of teacher John T. Scopes 1925 trial in which Darrow opposed noted statesman, presidential candidate and orator William Jennings Bryan. Throughout his career, Darrow devoted himself to opposing the death penalty, which he felt to be in conﬂict with humanitarian progress. In more than 100 cases, Darrow only lost one murder case in Chicago. He became renowned for moving juries and even judges to tears with his eloquence. Chicago newspapers labeled the Leopold and Loeb case the “Trial of the Century.” Darrow moved into the national public eye in 1924 when he defended teenage thrill killers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb for murdering 14-year-old Robert “Bobby” Franks. The teenagers made full confessions and took police on a hunt around Chicago to collect the evidence that would be used against them. The state’s attorney told the press he had a “hanging case” for sure. Darrow stunned the prosecution when his clients pleaded guilty, placing the case before a judge to avoid a vengeance-minded jury, Darrow’s closing argument lasted 12 hours. He repeatedly stressed the ages of the “boys,” noting that “never had there been a case in Chicago where, on a plea of guilty, a boy under 21 had been sentenced to death.” Leopold and Loeb were each sentenced to life in prison plus 99 years. Darrow argued emotion is necessary for the decisions people make. When someone tries to go against a certain forbidden law or custom, the accused should feel a sense of

&/$5(1&( 6(:$5' '$552: revulsion. Darrow concluded that neither Leopold nor Loeb had a working emotional system as they did not feel “revolted.” During the trial, the newspapers claimed Darrow was presenting a “million-dollar defense” for the two wealthy families. Many ordinary Americans were angered at his apparent greed. He had the two families issue a statement insisting that there would be no large legal fees and that compensation would be determined by the Chicago Bar Association. After trial, Darrow suggested $200,000 would be reasonable. After lengthy negotiations with the defendants’ families, he ended up, after expenses, getting $30,000, about $380,000 in today’s money. The following year Darrow defended school teacher John T. Scopes in State of Tennessee v. Scopes in what was probably his most famous trial. The term “Scopes Monkey Trial” was popularized by noted newspaperman H.L. Mencken of the Baltimore Sun. The substitute high school teacher was charged with teaching evolution in a public school against state law. The trial began as a publicity stunt and was staged deliberately to bring publicity to the question the credibility of Darwin’s theory of evolution. It tested Tennessee’s newly passed Butler Act, which forbade the teaching of evolution in any state-funded educational establishment. More broadly, it outlawed the teaching of “any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation as taught in the Bible.” During the trial, Darrow requested that prosecuting attorney Bryan be called to the stand as an expert witness on the Bible. Bryan agreed. The popular media at the time portrayed Darrow’s

grilling of Bryan as the deciding factor that turned public opinion in favor of the teacher. After about two hours, Judge John T. Raulston cut Darrow’s questioning short and, on the following morning, ordered the whole session be expunged from the record because Bryan’s testimony that “every word in the Bible was to be believed” had no bearing on whether Scopes was guilty of teaching the controversial subject. Despite Darrow’s highly publicized defense, what most people don’t remember is the jury took less than 10 minutes to find Scopes guilty and he was ordered to pay the minimum fine of $100. A year later, the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed Raulston’s decision on a procedural technicality, but not on constitutional grounds, as Darrow had hoped. The Tennessee high court dismissed the case, commenting “nothing is to be gained by prolonging the life of this bizarre case.” The event became popularized in a play based on the trial and the 1960 film, “Inherit the Wind.” Today, Darrow is remembered for his reputation as a fierce litigator and is generally regarded as one of the greatest criminal defense lawyers in American history. He died March 13, 1938, of pulmonary heart disease and is buried in Chicago. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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Attendance Continued from page 8 teaching and coaching at Warsaw. Soon after Michael started working at Warsaw, Curtis also decided it was the place for him. Although coaching is Curtis’s passion, he also takes his job as head administrator of attendance very seriously. He feels that, “attendance is the number one aspect for success, and number one reason kids don’t succeed.” His job at Warsaw consists of working with students to maintain good attendance, meeting with students who are not maintaining good attendance and even making home visits. This is now his fourth season coaching at Warsaw and he says the competitive spirit still burns inside of him. While he loves coaching, that’s not the only reason he does it. Curtis

enjoys helping young kids and working with new coaches in and out of staff to help meet goals. He has now coached over 36 games and says every one of them has been memorable. Although he says this he does have some favorites, the team of 2019 came together late in the season but failed to win conference. They then turned around and won sectionals, “I watched them play their absolute best in all three years.” Curtis says. This game was also very special to him because it was Warsaw football’s ﬁrst time ever winning sectionals and he got to do it with his son coaching by his side. If Curtis had any advice to give out it would be, “Enjoy each day and take it for what it’s worth, and do your very best.”

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Stone responded with an adultlevel story-song called “Gypsies and White Trash.” Garrett sensed that Stone’s creation had hit potential but obviously needed some tweaking 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-yearold 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 anger 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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Identity theft can be costly It’s become a fact of daily living that anybody can know where you are and what you’re doing in today’s highly technological world. You don’t have to subscribe to the rumor that COVID-19 inoculators are really shooting microscopic computer chips into your bodies so the government can track your movements. They don’t have to, because your computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones are doorways into your daily lives. Hackers can move into your existence and walk off with your identity. Then they can wipe you out financially. Almost half — 47% — of the population reported some form of identity theft last year. The amount stolen totaled more than $710 billion. This involved primarily what is defined as application fraud — criminals use your identity to open a new account or take over your existing account, including insurance policies and rewards accounts with merchants, airlines and hotels. That’s why you should review your financial picture and change your passwords regularly, as well as watch for unfamiliar transactions or transfers. There are other ways crooks can make use of your identity — giving police your name when pulled over for a traffic stop, for instance. The instant you suspect someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission recommends you report identity theft with them first and take that report to the police so they

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 family gave ,1 $ me a book. 1876+(// Altogether, I %\ ',&. did the math :2/)6,( 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

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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 non-fiction, 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 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.

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Because our communities are more intimate than many, with an average of forty to sixty apartments per location, we can tailor our programs to the interests and abilities of our residents. We help our residents do the things they’ve always loved, or ﬁnd new interests, make friends and rekindle their own spark. In every Enlivant assisted living community, we work to meet each resident’s unique needs, with quality care and an environment that offers a sense of belonging for our residents, as though they are a member of a family. Our

compassionate staff works to help residents maintain their wellbeing, form meaningful connections and engage with the things they care about. We begin with a thorough health and wellness assessment that helps us become deeply familiar with each resident. We pair residents with dedicated Resident Care Partners, who know their needs and learn their preferences. We are committed to providing the speciﬁc care each resident requires to ﬂourish. In each community, a full-time licensed nurse oversees care and is on call around the clock.

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Faith

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currently healing from injuring her leg in a bike accident. She said that it’s her faith that has got her through. “I just knew God was with me with this situation,” Price said. Price shared that her faith originated largely because of her parents. “Well I grew up in the church, my parents were very

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Problem Solved —

How to fix any customer service problem %\ &+5,6723+(5 (//,277 *XHVW :ULWHU In a perfect world, caring employees would quickly fix your customer service problems. We don’t live in a perfect world. That’s the reason I started writing Problem Solved, a customer service advice column. The premise of the feature is simple: I take a seemingly unsolvable customer service problem — and solve it. And there are a lot of problems. The Federal Trade Commission received 3.2 million complaints in 2019, an increase of 200,000 complaints from a year before. It’s just a small fraction of the consumer problems in North America. The steps to fixing a customer service problem are simple: • Read the fine print before you buy.

• Contact the company and follow their guidelines. • Appeal your case. • Find an outside advocate. • Use the “nuclear” option or go to court. If you follow the process, chances are you’ll never have to contact me or darken the door of a courtroom. So before we go on, a word of advice: Please don’t skip any of the following steps: 1. Know what you’re buying. Sounds obvious, right? But it isn’t. Only 1% of consumers read the terms and conditions of their purchase, according to a recent survey by www.proprivacy.com. Lawyers hide things in the ﬁne print. You may be giving up your rights to a refund or to return the product if you aren’t happy. Of course, the best way to solve a consumer problem is to ensure

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you never have one. So the key to fixing a customer service problem is to familiarize yourself with the product or service you’re buying — particularly the fine print. 2. Get in touch with the company. Step two — also frequently overlooked — is giving the company a chance to fix the problem. That means returning to the store or going through the customer service department. The best way to do that is in writing. Why? Because you have a record of the grievance, and you can forward that record to a supervisor, a lawyer or a consumer advocate. 3. Send a brief, polite appeal to a supervisor. Companies often train their call center employees to tell you there’s no supervisor — but there’s always a supervisor. My 28767$1',1* &$5( ³ 7KH SURIHVVLRQDO VWDII DW *UHHQOHDI nonprofit consumer advocacy site +HDOWK &DPSXV LV UHDG\ WR SURYLGH \RXU ORYHG RQHV ZLWK WKH EHVW FDUH publishes the names, numbers SRVVLEOH 3LFWXUHG IURP OHIW UHVLGHQW -HDQ 9RJHOH DQG $FWLYLWLHV 6SH FLDOLVW +DOH\ &KULVW\ 3KRWR SURYLGHG E\ *UHHQOHDI +HDOWK &DPSXV

Greenleaf Health Campus —

Why a senior living community? *UHHQOHDI +HDOWK &DPSXV Placing a loved one in the care of a senior living community is a signiﬁcant decision that often doesn’t come without its challenges. If you or a loved one are thinking about making a move to receive the next level of care, consider the following: 1. Senior living communities specialize in meeting the needs of seniors. • A senior living community comes with a team of specialized medical professionals, along with the proper medical equipment needed to monitor the health of your loved one. These communities have in-house doctors, nurses, caregivers and physical therapists. And they are always ready to respond to the needs of their residents. For instance, caregivers and nurses ensure that their residents take their medicines regularly. 2. Senior living communities can closely monitor the patient’s diet. • Seniors should always have a monitored diet that is unique to their needs. Unfortunately, preparing meals for your loved

one at home can become tedious, time consuming and costly. Thanks to the dedicated Dining teams at senior living communities, you can be sure that your loved one is eating food which is suitable for them. Also, if a resident has special dietary needs, the community will be more than happy to make the necessary arrangements for that patient. 3. Senior living communities can provide the elderly with enough attention and care. • The most common reason why individuals consider their loved ones for a senior living community is simply that they don’t have the time or means to give their loved one the care that they need. This is especially true if the family has other responsibilities that they have to see to. In a senior living community, the family or relatives of a senior are assured that their loved one will receive all the attention and care they need. Greenleaf Health Campus is located at 1201 E Beardsley Ave, Elkhart. For further information, call (574) 218-6414.

and email addresses of the managers online. Send a friendly appeal to one of them and include the company’s previous written correspondence, especially your customer ID and your order number. That will help them find the relevant transaction and hopefully fix it. 4. Find outside help. If the company won’t help you, it’s time to enlist an outside group’s help. Outside groups can include medical advocates, mediabased advocates such as a TV station’s “On Your Side” segment or a nonprofit organization like mine, Elliott Advocacy. You’ll want to approach an advocate in the same way you’ve gone through channels so far. Send a short email outlining your problem. You may need to fill out a form to receive help. Don’t overload the organization with information. Just give it the facts and let them ask for more information if needed. 5. Take it to a higher authority. If all else fails, contact law enforcement authorities or an attorney and go to court if necessary to resolve your customer service problem. Before you do, there’s one last solution, which I like to call the nuclear option. If you paid by credit card, you may be able to dispute your charges under the Fair Credit Billing Act. How can Problem Solved help? Problem Solved is the product of decades of consumer advocacy. I began helping fix customer service problems in the late '90s. I contacted airlines, hotels and travel

agencies and negotiated refunds on behalf of aggrieved customers. In 2010 I wrote a book called “Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals.” I began to receive all kinds of requests for help — and Problem Solved was born. I started to receive so many requests for help that I founded a nonproﬁt organization called Elliott Advocacy that helps people with their consumer problems every day. Our mission is to empower consumers to solve their problems and help those who can’t. So if you’ve run into a problem that you can’t solve, please contact us. My advocacy team and I will do our best to help you. Problem Solved doesn’t cover every case received. Instead, I write about problems that affect many consumers and offer helpful consumer advice for everyone. The featured cases are always fascinating and comment-worthy, but they also help you become a smarter consumer. By following my advice for ﬁxing any customer service problem, you’ll probably never need my consumer organization’s services. Even if you forget everything I’ve said and only remember step 1 — to read the terms and conditions — you’ll avoid 90% of all customer service problems. But just in case, I’m always here for you. Christopher Elliott’s latest book is “How To Be The World’s Smartest Traveler” (National Geographic). Get help by contacting him at www.elliott.org/help.

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Health & Fitness

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Colds have been compared to, among other things, hangovers — the only thing that cures both of them is time. Youngsters catch a half dozen or so colds a year, while

adults average a couple or so. During these complex COVID-19 times, it’s difﬁcult to tell if you’ve been attacked by the original virus or a variant, or if you’ve contracted the ﬂu, or if you have a cold. If you and your doctor have narrowed down your event to

the common cold, what do you take for it? Home remedies abound. Many oldsters may remember the mustard plaster: a poultice of mustard-seed powder pressed between two towels and placed over the chest while you slept. It was

supposed to sweat the ills out of your body and stop the cough accompanying your cold. It’s still being used. Also on the cure-yourself list is to totter off to bed with a box of tissue handy for blowing your nose. To help

type of cancer. Studies reveal one out of every ﬁve individuals will suffer the disease by age 70. For added protection, use a sun-blocking lip balm. If you manage your own schedule, avoid being outdoors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the risk of skin damage is at its highest.

you sleep, a shot of brandy, straight or in a glass of warm water, is often recommended. Staying hydrated has become more popular and so has gargling a warm saltwater solution to relieve a scratchy throat. A worldwide cure for almost anything is a nice warm bowl of chicken soup. Supporters of this remedy concede it may not always help, but it can’t hurt. The array of cold remedies at your nearby pharmacy have been rated no better than what you can come up with at home. For example, combining honey, lemon and ginger in a jigger of warm water is a tasty bit of relief. Adding a bit of whisky or rum doesn’t hurt. Garlic in any form is regarded by many cultures as a hefty weapon against the common cold. How can anyone resist the offer of a nice cup of warm tea while wrapped in a shawl and seated in a recliner beside a warm stove. And, back to the beginning, getting rid of a cold takes nothing but rest and time. Everything else you do is an effort to be comfortable.

Killer heart attacks not always fatal %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Cardiovascular disease that affects the heart and blood vessels kills someone every half minute. It is the leading cause of death, accounting for one out of every three deaths. That’s about the same number as those caused by cancer, respiratory disease

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and accidents combined. Some heart attacks are sudden and intense. Most start slowly with some sort of discomfort and can be survived if recognized for what they are. Fortunately, 90% of the people who suffer a heart attack survive the event. Recognizing the signs early is a major factor. Most heart attacks start with a minor pain, discomfort or tightness in the center of the chest that just won’t go away. If it does dissipate, it returns shortly after. It can feel like your chest is being squeezed or is full and it can be painful. The discomfort can also spread to your stomach or back, into your neck, one or both arms, and your jaw. You might also experience shortness of breath, with or without discomfort in your chest.

Other signs are dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea and breaking out in a cold sweat. If you, or anyone near you, is experiencing any of these symptoms, call 911 and get to a hospital immediately.

Sunscreen protects indoors as well %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH +HDOWK )HDWXUHV A friend’s dermatologist said she spreads sunscreen over her skin every day, even on weekends when she doesn’t leave the house. The sun’s ultraviolet rays pour down to earth even on rainy, wintery days and through car and house windows causing skin cancer, the most common

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Cheers Those having friends who are senior citizens 65 years or older who will be celebrating birthdays or anniversaries soon may send their names and addresses to include them in the Cheers Report. Also, know people listed in this column? Then send them cards to remember them on their special day. OCTOBER Elkhart County 1 — Marjorie Miller, East Lake Nursing and Rer, habilitation Center, Elkhart 4 — Patsy Davis, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 15 — Virginia Wyres, East Lake bilitaNursing and Rehabilitart tion Center, Elkhart her, East 25 — Susan Neher, Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart; Joyce Vaughn, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart 26 — Jean Rosenbury, East Lake Nursing and Rehabilita-

tion Center, Elkhart Kosciusko County 4 — Allen Breed, Phyllis NiswenderGrace Village Retirement Community 5 — Kay Lozier, Grace Village Retirement Community 8 —Velma Pfeiderer, Grace Village Retirement Community 11 — Lucy Fawley, Grace Village Retirement Community 13 — John Davis, Ken Herman, Grace Village Retirement Community 14 — Steve Koontz, Grace Village V Retirement Community 18 — Bill and Barbara Curtis, Grace Village Retirement Community 19 — Agatha Eubank, Eu Grace Village Retirement Retir Community 20 — Janet Oberlin, Nancy Dillon, Grace G Village Retirement Community Co 22 — Gene Gossman, Glenn Pfeiderer, Grace Village Retirement Community 31 — Doralee Kennedy, Judy Palm, Grace Village Retirement Community

Honor Flight Cancels October Flights Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has canceled two fall flights planned for Oct. 6 and 27. After lengthy review and thorough consideration, the Board of Directors of Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has made the difficult decision to cancel the Honor Flights scheduled for the remainder of 2021 due to unforeseen logistical issues and continuing changing COVID protocols that preclude them from flying this fall. The board of directors did not see any opportunity to safely operate flights with the current (and predicted) continuing

increases in infections, hospitalizations, etc. Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the Oct. 6, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be re-scheduled for the April 2022 Honor Flight. Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the Oct. 27, Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be re-scheduled for the May 2022 Honor Flight. HFNEI President, Dennis Covert said,“It is disheartening that we’ve had to delay our ﬂights for two full years, however, the safety of our

veterans has always been and will continue to be the number one priority for Honor Flight. Until the pandemic declines, it is simply not prudent for Honor Flight to risk the health and safety of those we seek to honor.” Honor Flight NE Indiana, Inc. is a volunteer, nonproﬁt, 501(c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Visit the website www.hfnei.org or Facebook for updates as they become available. For more information call the Honor Flight number (260) 633-0049.

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Ye Old Drug Stores remembered 7H[W DQG 3KRWRV %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU Thank goodness Grandma Bowers was a sentimental pack rat and saved practically anything and everything. In addition to letters, Christmas cards, newspapers and ephemera from as far back as the mid 1800’s, I found a series of unique newsletters Grandma had tucked aside in a mountain of this and that. The items I found were a half dozen of very rare newsletters published in 1905 by druggist F. M. Fisk of Cassopolis, Mich. Fisk also had a companion store in Edwardsburg which I believe was at the northwest corner of Cass Street and U.S. 112 (now U.S. 12). As a very small village in 1905, Edwardsburg was indeed quite fortunate to have a drug store at that time. Their building has since been demolished by a suspicious ﬁre. Also found in Grandma and Grandpa Bowers’ home was a Fisk bottle with raised letters showing Fisk Drugs, Edwardsburg, Mich. This bottle is also extremely rare and perhaps one of the only surviving remnants and memories of Ye Old Drug

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ingredients were. On the humorous side, we ﬁnd “to what age do hogs attain? Sausage.” And through our tears of laughter, there was “Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? At the bottom.” I must leave you now with this observation of a rural Edwardsburg farm family’s conversation: “Hey boy, where’s your brother? In the barn, shoein’ horses. Where’s your mother? In the back yard shooin’ chickens. Where’s your father? In the hammock, shooin’ ﬂies.” God bless Grandma and Grandpa who are no longer with us. Comments or memories welcome to: Pastor/Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.

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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 cabbie said, %\ 5$1'$/ ‘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-yearold 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 fascination 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 shelves and destroyed, Cadence Records not wanting to appear to be “cashing in” on the tragedy. Meader never did his JFK impression again.

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 years, he managed a restaurant in Hallowell, Maine, where he became a part-time singing pianist who offered sometimesperplexed customers a peculiar mix of gospel and bluegrass tunes. A lifelong smoker, Meader developed chronic pulmonary disease. To help pay his mounting medical expenses, he sold

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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. One can stay busy with all the outdoor and indoor activities in Frankenmuth. A riverboat cruise ,I \RX DUH WDNLQJ D YDFDWLRQ DQG SODQ WR WUDYHO WDNH DORQJ 6HQLRU /LIH DQG WDNH D SLFWXUH RI D and an aerial park are only two of the activities for IULHQG RU \RXUVHOI UHDGLQJ 6HQLRU /LIH 7KH SKRWR PD\ EH WDNHQ DQ\ZKHUH LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV RU those wishing to soak up the scenery. Rainy or cold days provide an opportunity to experience the His- DEURDG EXW QHHGV WR EH LQ IURQW RI DQ LGHQWLÀDEOH ODQGPDUN 6HQG WKH SKRWR DORQJ ZLWK \RXU QDPH DGGUHVV WHOHSKRQH QXPEHU DQG SKRWR LGHQWLÀFDWLRQ WR torical Museum, Michigan’s Military & Space Heroes Museum, River Place Shops and not one, but 6HQLRU /LIH 3 2 %R[ 0LOIRUG ,1 two indoor water parks. 6HQLRU /LIH ZLOO SD\ \RX IRU WKH SLFWXUH LI LW·V SXEOLVKHG :LQQLQJ SKRWRV ZLOO EH SXE Who says you have to travel far to experience OLVKHG PRQWKO\ 5HPHPEHU WR LGHQWLI\ \RXU SKRWR LQFOXGH QDPHV RI SHRSOH LQ SKRWR IURP OHIW WR new things? Only a car ride away, Frankenmuth ULJKW GDWH WDNHQ DQG VSHFLÀF ORFDWLRQ IRU RXU SXEOLVKLQJ SXUSRVHV SOXV DQ\ LQWHUHVWLQJ LQIRUPD shows off Germany’s many pleasures. Thanks DebWLRQ DERXW WKH ORFDWLRQ orah for this amazing journey. Safe travels! (QWU\ %ODQN

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front hotel with free airfare for a couple of hundred bucks falls into this category. An additional sign this is a scam is any request that payment be made with a gift card. You’ll be making a gift to the crook who just got your money. Bogus rental car companies and vacation rentals are appearing more frequently as business trafﬁc increases online. Fake customer service sites are being tucked into cyberspace so you have to double check to make certain you’re communicating with the legitimate contact for a legitimate company. When you do get out on the road, avoid connecting your laptop or mobile phone into any Wi-Fi source because hackers around the world sit and wait for the unwary so they can plunder your personal information and clean out your bank or credit card accounts. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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As each year approaches its end, seniors get the opportunity to switch their health insurance coverage without paying a penalty. Medicare open enrollment begins in mid-October and allows you to switch from traditional Medicare to an Advantage plan, or to switch from one Advantage plan to another, or back to traditional Medicare, all without charge. Because your health changes as you age, your current Medicare insurance coverage may not meet your needs. It also may require a look at supplemental medical-insurance coverage. A quick review of your status will help. Has your health changed or have you been diagnosed with a new condition? Have you incurred signiﬁcant out-of-pocket expenses or copayments under your present coverage? Before making any changes, check to see if your doctors and preferred hospitals are included in the plan you’re looking to change to. It may also be an opportunity to consider the possibility of long-term-care insurance coverage. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021