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• Irene Hughes of Melbourne, Australia raised collies for a living. She reported to the police that two of her prize-winning dogs had apparently been stolen, as they had disappeared without a trace. Police had no leads. Two weeks later, she saw a third collie heading away from the house, carrying a piece of meat in its mouth. She followed it and was amazed to see him drop the meat down an abandoned mine shaft. Peering to the bottom of a shaft 15 feet deep, she found her two lost dogs, who had been kept alive by their buddy. • Michael Miller was out walking his English setter, Sadie, in Bethpage, Tennessee one day when he suddenly collapsed on the ground with a massive heart attack. He was unconscious, but his hand was still wrapped around Sadie’s leash. Sadie tried to revive him by licking his face. When that failed, 45-pound dog began pulling her 180-pound 8’ the to 16’ Intowards Stock (No Warranty) master home. For an hour and a half the dog labored to pull his body forward, a third of a mile away. Finally reaching the back door, the dog howled until Miller’s wife came out. Michael Miller recovered at a nearby hospital thanks to the heroic action of his dog. (continued next page)

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DOG HEROES (cont’d) • Mary Lou Wells was washing dishes at her Kingston, Tennessee farm while her threeyear-old daughter Keira played outside in the yard. Suddenly the family’s three collies started barking urgently. Wells looked outside and found that Keira was no longer in the yard. Investigating, she saw her daughter halfway up a hill. Then to her horror she also saw that the four horses normally locked in the paddock were headed at a dead run through the gate which had somehow gotten open. Keira was standing directly in their path. Wells ran outdoors screaming “Whoa!” at the top of her lungs but she knew she would be too late to save her daughter. The lead horse reached the child, kicking her as he passed over with three more horses hot on his heels. Then the three collies leapt into action. Running to Keira’s side, each dog picked a horse and ran at it, snarling and snapping, heading it off and herding it away from the child. Two of the collies then kept the horses at bay while the third returned to the crying child to lick her tears away. Keira made a complete recovery. • In 1991, 75-year-old Jack Fyfe of Sydney, Australia, was home alone when he suffered a paralyzing stroke which left him unable to move. He lay helpless, waiting for someone to discover him. Day after day he waited in agony until he was in danger of death by dehydration as the temperature outside climbed to 90 degrees (32 C). Fyfe’s dog, a six-year-old mixed breed named Trixie, understood when Fyfe cried out for water. In a brilliant move, she grabbed a towel, soaked it in her own water dish, then laid it across her master’s face so he could suck the moisture from it. She repeated this maneuver every day until her water dish ran dry. Then she took the towel to the toilet. After nine days of helplessness, the man’s daughter stopped by and found him still alive thanks to his dog Trixie. (continued next page)

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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com • It was windy on the day when ten-year-old Penny Grantz of Niles, Ohio, went into the family’s backyard to amuse herself while her father John, a night-worker, slept inside the house. The family dog, a collie named Duke, accompanied her. But when Penny decided to light a fire, burning papers and flying ashes suddenly ignited her flammable skirt. In flames, the horrified girl ran screaming towards the house. Duke, however, intercepted her. Seizing the burning garment in his teeth, he tore it from her body, throwing her to the ground. He barked in alarm, waking John, who rushed Penny to the hospital, where she remained for nine weeks. Duke was treated for burns to his mouth but recovered. • Holden, Washington, was a mining town in 1926 and plenty of ore trains went through town every day. Mrs. Moore lived on the edge of town near a blind curve that hid oncoming trains from view. One afternoon her two-year-old son Richard played in the yard as she hung her laundry. The family dog, a lanky English pointer named Bill, looked on. Hearing a train approaching, Mrs. Moore looked around for her son but couldn’t find him. She continued to search as the train came closer. Suddenly to her horror, she spied him sitting calmly between the rails of the tracks. She began running and screaming but the train was bearing down on the child and she knew she could never reach him in time. The engineer spied the boy and yanked the whistle hoping to frighten the child into moving. He stood up and began to cry, but did not move from the tracks. Then a brown and white streak blazed by Mrs. Moore. It was Bill. Running full tilt, the dog reached the boy scant seconds ahead of the locomotive and delivered a body block that knocked the child off the tracks and into the ditch beyond. As the train rumbled by, Bill sat firmly upon the boy’s back, refusing to let him move until the train had passed and the frantic mother reached them. (Continued)

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For Advertising Call or Text 740-441-7633 DOG HEROES (cont’d)

• When Kendall Plank awoke in the night to the sound of all the neighborhood dogs barking, she knew something was amiss. When she heard someone outside her bedroom window, followed by someone jiggling the locked front doorknob, she dialed 911. She was still on the phone when she heard the bathroom window shatter. Then a man with a machine gun came around the corner, shooting her first in the arm and then in the back. At this point, Kendall’s springer spaniel Brandy went nuts, leaping at the intruder and chasing him throughout the house, ignoring the spray of bullets. The 30-lb. dog was hit five times, but she kept chasing, barking, and nipping until the desperate man jumped out the same bathroom window he’d come in, where police shot him. Kendall Plank recovered from her wounds and so did Brandy. For the next several months, Brandy slept beneath the bathroom window. • Elizabeth Wiederhold and her family owned a small island off Maine. Elizabeth spent the summer of 1974 there with her Newfoundland dog named Ursa. At the end of the summer she left her dog on the island and took her motorboat over to the mainland to pick up her family. However, they had been delayed and would not arrive till the next day. Although a heavy fog had moved in, she felt she could make it back to the island, only a mile away. Barely able to see beyond her boat, she eventually realized that the island should have appeared long ago. She was lost. In a panic, she screamed for help. Suddenly there was a bark and Ursa swam up to the boat. Sitting on the shore of the island, the dog recognized the sound of the family motorboat and realized something was wrong when the boat passed the island. She swam out to rescue her mistress. Elizabeth threw a line to the dog, who led her straight to the island’s dock. Elizabeth, who had been contemplating getting rid of the dog because she shed so much, changed her mind.

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* It was pioneering Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana who made the following sage observation: “The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.” * Those who study such things say that men who tend to be womanizers when they’re single are more likely to be jealous husbands once they’re married. * The beginning of a new school year seems a good time to note the origin of that lunchtime favorite, peanut butter. A Canadian named Marcellus Gilmore Edson patented the product in 1884, but it didn’t become popular in the United States until 1898. That was when John Harvey Kellogg’s Western Health Reform Institute began selling it at expensive health care institutions. It seems that protein-packed peanut butter was perfect for elderly patients who had trouble chewing. * Rats tend to be right-handed, too. Or, rather, “right-pawed.”

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1. Is the book of James in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Joshua 10, the sun stood still while Joshua’s army destroyed what people? Amorites, Midianites, Egyptians, Philistines 3. How old was Abram when God changed his name to Abraham? 12, 17, 40, 99 4. From Genesis 9, who saw a rainbow in the sky? Adam, Moses, Noah, Abraham 5. Who was David’s oldest brother? Jonah, Eliab, Joel, Agrippa 6. From 1 Samuel 2, how many children did Hannah have? 5, 10, 15, 20 Comments? More Trivia? Visit www. TriviaGuy.com (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.


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For Advertising Call or Text 740-441-7633 BAMBOO (cont’d)

• The strength of bamboo is another remarkable feature. The tensile strength of steel is 24,000 PSI. The tensile strength of bamboo is 28,000 PSI. Bamboo has been used as a construction material for thousands of years. When an earthquake devastated Costa Rica in 1992, the houses that best withstood the shaking were the ones made of bamboo. • After nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945, bamboo was one of the first plants to repopulate the area. • Another intriguing aspect of the plant is a phenomenon called gregarious flowering. Some species of bamboo flower once a year; other species flower whenever they reach maturity; but certain types of bamboo only flower once every 60 to 130 years, depending on the particular species. The strangest thing about this unusual pattern is that every single member of that particular species will flower at the exact same time, no matter where it is located: bamboo in Asia flowers at the same time the same species flowers on the other side of the planet in South America. After flowering, each individual plant drops a huge load of seeds. Because the plant has expended so much energy in flowering and going to seed, it then dies. New bamboo plants grow up from the seeds, and the cycle repeats its long genetically-imprinted pattern. • Bamboo shoots are edible and packed with fiber, forming an important part of Asian cuisine. However, the shoots contain a toxin called taxiphyllin harmful to humans. Because of that, bamboo needs to be cooked in order to destroy the toxin before eating. Many animals such as pandas, gorillas, and lemurs depend on bamboo as a primary food source. • Bamboo can be used in any application that uses wood: floors, furniture, even bike frames etc. It’s used as concrete reinforcement. The leaves make excellent livestock feed, and the fibers can be turned into cloth and insulation.

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• The sunfish is one of the most unique fish in the world. Also known as the common mola, it’s the heaviest bony fish on Earth. Although sharks and rays can be larger, their skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone. • Sunfish can weigh up to nearly 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg), although the average weight of an adult is about 2,000 lbs. (907 kg) Consider that the average pick-up truck weighs around 4,000 lbs. (1,814 kg). • Sunfish can measure 14 feet (4.2 meters) tall and 10 feet (3.1 meters) long, giving them a disk-like appearance. As they grow, their tail folds back on itself, forming a sturdy rudder while giving them the appearance of being only half of a fish, with no tail at all. Their truncated tail, combined with their flattened profile, leads to their Latin name “Mola mola” which comes from the Latin word meaning “millstone” because they are round, flat, and grey just like a millstone. Other fish also in the sunfish family include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, and black bass. • The sunfish likes warm water and is usually found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide, though it often migrates long distances as the seasons change to take advantage of new food sources. It has often been seen as far north as Maine. • Female sunfish can produce more eggs than any other known vertebrate, up to 300 million eggs at a time, making sunfish the single most proliferate vertebrate animal on the planet. Newly hatched sunfish measure less than a tenth of an inch (2.5 mm) long, and survivors that reach adulthood will increase their proportions by more than 60 million times their birth size, the most extreme size growth of any vertebrate animal. (Continued next page)

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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com SUNFISH (cont’d) • Sunfish eat mainly jellyfish but also consume small fish, plankton, and algae. Their front teeth are fused into a beak-like structure which prevents them from ever closing their mouths, giving them a facial expression of perpetual surprise. • Sunfish often float flat on the surface of the sea, basking in the warmth of the sun. Although they spend most of their time near the surface, they are also capable of diving quite deeply, up to 2,600 feet deep (792 m), where the water is quite cold. Keep in mind that the deepest dive ever accomplished by a scuba diver was 1,090 feet (332 m). Sunfish return to the surface to soak up the sun in order to warm up following a deep dive. The warmth also promotes digestion, while giving small fish and even birds a chance to remove abundant parasites from the sunfish by eating them. • Sunfish are slow and gentle and often approach skin divers out of pure curiosity, offering no threat of harm. The only case of a sunfish ever hurting a human being occurred when a sunfish leapt high in the air, a common maneuver meant to dislodge parasites, and landed on a boat, killing a boy. • Their only natural enemies are sea lions, killer whales, and sharks. They are often caught and killed in the unregulated use of gill nets, and some countries consider their meat a delicacy, while other countries ban the consumption of their meat. Some fishermen kill sunfish on sight to prevent them from stealing bait. Sunfish are unregulated worldwide. • By far the greatest enemy of sunfish is plastic trash floating in the ocean, particularly plastic bags, which resemble jellyfish and can clog their intestines, fill their stomachs to the point of starvation, or cause suffocation of these gentle giants.

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Plagued by Canker Sores DEAR DR. ROACH: I am plagued with canker sores. I get four to five outbreaks a year. The products that are sold to heal them do not help much. Do you know of a mouthwash that could be used to prevent or maybe reduce the severity of canker sores, and what would you recommend for use on canker sores? What, in your opinion, causes them? -- J.H.

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ANSWER: Canker sores, also called aphthous ulcers, are painful sores that are located in the mouth. When they keep coming back, as in your case, it is called recurrent aphthous stomatitis (“stoma” is the Greek word for “mouth,” and is sometimes used for surgically created openings). While it isn’t clear why they occur, there have been studies that show there may be a defect in immune function in people with RAS, making it similar to Behcet’s syndrome. It may be associated with celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, and it can be triggered by many things, including stress, food and drug hypersensitivity and trauma. The most common effective treatment I know of is a medium- or high-potency topical steroid. It can be prepared specifically for use on aphthous ulcers, such as Kenalog in Orabase, and this can speed up healing, especially when applied early. Some people swear by vitamins, but they were not found to be effective in a study. Thalidomide, a potentially dangerous medication that has extremely high risk for birth defects, can be used in severe cases. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: I offer my experience with a prostate treatment not covered in your article. I had no symptoms. A routine annual test revealed that my PSA had risen rapidly to 5.1. At the recommendation of my urologist, I had a biopsy (actually, 13 individual biopsies). My Gleason score of 7/8 predicted a painful death from prostate cancer if left untreated. My options were surgery or radiation therapy. I chose radiation, which consisted of nine weeks (45 treatments) of one or two minutes of actual radiation. Extreme caution was taken to avoid damage to other organs. I had no side effects during or after treatment. Two years later, my PSA is 0.04, and I expect to continue an active lifestyle at 82 years of age. -- J.A.G. ANSWER: I appreciate you writing in to share your story. Most men I hear from have accepted surgery in your situation; however, many experts feel that radiation treatment offers a better balance of effectiveness and side effects than surgery. I did know an oncologist in a situation almost exactly like yours who also decided on radiation and had excellent results. I do want to caution that a perfect outcome like yours is not guaranteed. I occasionally see men who, despite abundant caution, have developed radiation damage to the rectum or bladder. However, the risks with modern radiation therapy are low. READERS: The new booklet on the prostate gland discusses cancer, enlargement, infections and erectile dysfunction in detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 1001W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com. (c) 2017 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved


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* On Sept. 5, 1666, firefighters in London begin blowing up homes in a desperate attempt to halt the spread of a great fire through the city. By the time the fire was finally extinguished the following day, more than 100,000 people had been left homeless. * On Sept. 9, 1893, President Grover Cleveland’s wife, Frances, gives birth in the White House to the couple’s daughter Esther. She remains the only child of a president to be born in the White House. * On Sept. 6, 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from a success. It weighed 14 tons, overheated, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only 2 mph. * On Sept. 10, 1940, in light of the destruction and terror inflicted on Londoners by German bombing raids, called “the Blitz,” the British War Cabinet instructs British bombers over Germany to drop their bombs “anywhere” if unable to reach their targets. One of them even landed in the garden of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Party’s minister of propaganda. * On Sept. 7, 1950, Julie Kavner, perhaps best known as the voice of Marge Simpson on “The Simpsons,” is born in Los Angeles. Before taking on the role of the famously blue-haired housewife, Kavner played Brenda Morgenstern on “Rhoda.” * On Sept. 4, 1972, U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz wins his record seventh gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The record would stand until Michael Phelps took home eight gold medals at the Beijing Games in 2012. * On Sept. 8, 1986, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is broadcast nationally for the first time. Her daytime television talk show turned Winfrey into one of the most powerful, wealthiest people in show business. (c) 2017 King Feattures Synd., Inc.

MILLER’S COUNTY MART WALNUT CREEK FOODS BULK FOOD ITEMS PASTAS • CANNED GOODS BREAD • CHIPS • SNACKS • DRINKS CEREAL • BOTTLED WATER DIAPERS • WIPES • TOILET TISSUE PAPER TOWELS & MUCH MORE!

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1. Entering the 2017 season, how many consecutive years had the Baltimore Orioles hit at least 200 home runs? 2. Which was the last school before Coastal Carolina in 2016 to win the championship in its first College World Series? 3. Who holds the NCAA Division I record for most punting yards in a game? 4. How many times has LeBron James led his NBA team in total assists for a season during his 14-year NBA career? 5. Which season was Hall of Famer Bobby Orr’s last as an NHL player? 6. Entering 2017, who was the last NASCAR Cup driver to finish second in four consecutive races? 7. When was the last time that Americans won both the men’s and women’s singles titles in the same year at the U.S. Open? (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.


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Light Sesame Noodles For an even easier version of this Chinese-style summer favorite, substitute 2 cups thinly slivered leftover grilled chicken or pork for the chicken tenders -- no need to reheat. 1 package (9 ounces) fresh angel-hair pasta 2 cups packaged shredded carrots 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 12 ounces chicken breast tenders, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed with press 1 medium orange 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger 1 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) th 4 large radishes, each cut in half and thinly sliced 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

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1. Heat large saucepot of water (do not add salt) to boiling over high heat. Add pasta and cook as label directs. Place shredded carrots in colander; drain pasta over carrots to soften them slightly. Transfer mixture to large bowl and set aside. 2. In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken and garlic; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until chicken loses its pink color throughout. Transfer chicken to bowl with pasta. 3. To prepare vinaigrette, from orange, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice. In small bowl, with wire whisk or fork, mix orange peel, orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, sugar and ground red pepper until combined. 4. Toss pasta mixture in bowl with vinaigrette, radish slices and green onions; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve warm or refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 4 main-dish servings. * Each serving: About 415 calories, 10g total fat (2g saturated), 30g protein, 51g carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 121mg cholesterol, 1,170mg sodium. For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipes/. (c) 2017 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

McCOY’S ONE STOP Household Furniture • Tools • Appliances Antiques • Tires • New/Used Lawnmowers & Much More!

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BULLETIN BOARD MEIGS CARPET CARPET & VINYL REMNANTS

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HOUSE FOR RENT IN DOWNTOWN GALLIPOLIS

3 BR • Bath • Dining Room • Refrigerator & Stove • Washer/Dryer Hook-Up • Hardwood & Carpet • Central Air • Great Condition $555.00/month • Credit Check 740-992-6173 References & Security Deposit Located at 606 3rd Ave, Gallipolis FOR SALE...NEW HOME CALL 740-446-1296 Nice Neighborhood, 3 Lg Bedrooms,

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WE PAY CA$H! For Old U.S. Coins and Currency, Sterling Silver, and Gold Jewelry

Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars (1878-1935)

Paying Minimum $15

MTS COINS

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L & S SALVAGE LLC NEW LOCATION

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PUBLIC AUCTION September 16, 2017 • 10:00 AM

LOCATION: 2406 Water Street, Syracuse, Ohio

We Have Been Commissioned To Sell The Items Listed Below at Public Auction To The Highest Bidder. The Brown Family Have Been Lifelong Residents Of Rutland , Ohio. The Daughters Have Decided There Is Not Enough Room Or The Parking Area To Hold An Auction At The House. We Moved Everything To Syracuse In Our Building, The Red, White & Blue Pole Barn By The Park. FURNITURE: Table and (6) Chairs, Bedroom Suite, Recliners, Night Stands,

End Tables, Book Shelves, Victorian Couch, Love Seat, Cedar Chest, & More. HOUSEHOLD: Lamps, Sunbeam Mixer, Pots and Pans, Whatnots, Books, & More. TOOLS: Riding Lawn Mower, Snow Blower, Craftsman Table Saw, Radial Arm Saw, Misc. Nuts & Bolts, Saw, Small Lathe, Hand Saws & More. ANTIQUES; Lamps, Fenton Glassware, Pocket Watch, Costume Jewelry, Train Set, Christmas Lights, Porcelain Christmas Tree, Butter Pat & More.

TERMS: Must Register & Have A Photo I.D. To Bid CHECK OUT WE WILL BE MORE ADDING Cash or Check, Anything Over $1,000.00 Must Have A Bank Letter. PHOTOS AT MORE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS auctionzip.com/5548 These items Have No Reserve or Buyer Premium. Billy R. Goble Jr, Auctioneer & Rick Little, Auctioneer, Assisting

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Replacing Your Old Windows, Or Building A New Home, We Can Order Any Size Windows To Custom Fit Your Needs, With or Without Grids. Check Us Out At 115 Deckard Road, Bidwell, OH 45614 (1/4 Mile from Tycoon Lake) or Mail Us Your Phone Number And We Will Call You...Open Mon thru Fri 7 AM to 6 PM • Sat 7 AM to Noon.

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Already dreading winter and those long days YourYou’re Skills AreOne Needed indoors? not alone. key to staying active during cold weather is to give yourself a reason to get out of the house on a regular basis. Consider volunteering in the community. If the desire is there, maybe all you need is an opportunity. Here are a few ideas. Manage a Red Cross blood drive. Teach a skill such as tennis or hockey to children. Lay a kitchen floor for another senior who can’t afford to hire help. Sign up to be a police or court translator. Pack and deliver Meals on Wheels. Teach a weekly balance class to other seniors. You don’t have to be especially physically active to volunteer. There are plenty of sit-down opportunities. Work one-on-one with a small child for reading and writing skills. Answer phones at the library or animal shelter. Manage the check-in desk at a local race event. Teach an adult to read or speak English. If you speak a second language, tutor a high-school student. Check www.seniorcorps.gov for loads of opportunities, both near you and far away. The Corps has nearly a quarter of a million seniors. In some places the needs are great, and if you’re over age 55, they’ll make use of your life experience. You might help other seniors to stay in their homes by offering support services, drive people to appointments, help veterans find employment or work on environmental issues. If there’s a natural disaster, you’ll be able to support the first responders. Call them at 1-800424-8867. Check the Global Citizens Network at www. volunteermatch.org for opportunities in advocacy, youth, community, children and more. If you want to travel for a good reason, consider Habitat for Humanity. They’re building housing in 70 countries around the world. And you thought it was going to be a long, dreary winter ... (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Answers 1. Five seasons (2012-16). 2. Minnesota, in 1956. 3. Texas Tech’s Charlie Calhoun punted 36 times for 1,318 yards in a game in 1939. 4. Fourteen times. 5. It was the 1978-79 season. 6. Mark Martin, in 1998. 7. It was 2002 (Pete Sampras, Serena Williams).

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