Golden Gazette February 2024

72nd annual Pancake Festival, Feb. 17

In February & Inside

The 72nd annual Pancake Festival, with pancakes and activities for the entire family, is set for 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

It’s all-you-can-eat pancakes.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Advance tickets are available from any Lions Club Member, Lubbock Lions Club Office at 2526 82nd St. #D, or call 806-763-4789. Tickets are also on sale online at www.lubbocklions.org until 5 p.m. Feb. 16 and at Bolton’s Gas Stations.

Children 4 and under and all first responders in uniform eat free.

Tokens ($1 each) will be for sale at the event for cotton candy, popcorn, soft drinks, and bacon. Tokens can also purchase Raffle Tickets for each of the many items totaling more than $2,000 in value. Donation bins will be available at the festival for eyeglass and hearing aid donations.

The club donates all of the profits raised from the pancake festival to local charities.

The Lubbock Lions Club, founded in 1929, is one of the largest Lions Clubs in North America.

And here’s the food order: pancake mix – nearly 6,000 pounds; sausage links – 80,000; coffee – 240 gallons; pancake syrup – 41,000 ounces; margarine –17,280 ounces; milk/orange juice – 46,500 servings; cotton candy – 2,000+ bags; popcorn – 2,000 bags; and more than 23,000 slices of bacon.

Voting in March 5 primaries

The deadline to register to vote in the March 5 primary is Feb. 5. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Feb. 23. Early voting runs from Feb. 20 to March 1. See “How to vote,” Page 22

It’s a household of pets and people at the Corbet residence. The newest member of the zoo is Clifford, a 5-month-old poodle. Jo Anne Corbet has two other members of the zoo – 2 cats, Tina Turner and Frank Sinatra. Research indicates that dog lovers are a bit more extroverted than cat lovers. Most U.S. households have at least one pet that provides several health benefits such as companionship and decreased blood pressure. Whatever they provide, most people who have pets wouldn’t give them up for anything!

Easy as 1,2,3 Berry Smoothie

Ingredients

• ½ cup plain Greek yogurt

• ¼ cup unsweetened light almond milk*

• ½ banana

• ¼ cup mixed frozen berries

• 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed

* low-fat milk works just as well

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients into blender (or other smoothie maker).

2. Whirl together until blended.

3. You’ve got a healthy, ready-inseconds breakfast!

Delivery drivers needed at Meals on Wheels

Volunteers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels to help make a difference in a person’s life and help someone maintain independence.

Deliveries are Monday through Friday with meal pickup times at 10:45 and 11:15 a.m.

Come away feeling that you have received more than you have given.

Sign up online at www.lubbockmealsonwheels.org/volunteer, or call 806-792-7971 and ask for Nicole or Vicki.

New Neighbors to meet Feb. 9

Jane Prince Jones and Kurt Kiser will entertain the New Neighbors Club at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 9, at the Lubbock Women’s Club at 2020 Broadway.

Cost for the luncheon is $20. Reservations may be made by calling or texting 281-507-4083 or by emailing okieroni1@gmail.com.

New Neighbors Club is open to anyone. It’s not necessary to be new to Lubbock.

The club has a variety of activities, such as card and game groups, book club, travel, and movies.

Alzheimer’s Support Group

An Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet on the third Wednesday of each month from10 to 11 a.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Lubbock office, 4601 50th St. Ste. 216.

The upcoming meeting will be Feb. 21.

The support group is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association of West Texas. The meetings will be led by a trained facilitator who has worked with support groups for 10 years.

The support group will be a safe place for Alzheimer’s care partners to develop a support system, and exchange practical information on challenges and possible solutions.

The group will also talk through issues and ways of coping, and share feelings, needs and concerns.

Attendees will also learn about community resources available.

Visit www.alz.org/westtexas to learn more or alzconnected.org.

Medical Examiner’s office groundbreaking

Groundbreaking for the Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office took place Jan. 9 at the site located at N. Holly Ave. and E. Kent Street.

The new 31,440 square foot facility is intended to meet the needs of Lubbock as it grows for the next 30 years or more.

In November 2023, the citizens of Lubbock County overwhelmingly voted to approve issuing $35.4 million in general obligations bonds to provide funding for constructing and improving a facility that will serve as the Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office.

With this funding in place, construction of the facility is slated to begin in 2024.

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‘The Way We Were’

Marvin Hamlisch, who was responsible for writing the music to Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were,” used to utter an unusual prayer.

Starting in 1964, when he was 20 years of age, he would privately plead, “Please, God, let Barbra Streisand sing one of my songs.”

A piano-playing prodigy from age five, Hamlisch graduated from New York’s Queens College in 1967. The first job he landed soon afterward was as a rehearsal pianist for “Funny Girl,” with—of all people—Barbra Streisand.

One day years later, Marvin got a phone call from a friend about possibly writing a song for a film that would star Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand. Thrilled by the possibility of his prayer actually paying off, Hamlisch resolved to capture the movie script in a single song.

“I wanted to reflect all of the sorrow and despondency and pain of their relationship, the star-crossed nature of it,” he explained later.

But knowing that his tune would be custom-created for Streisand gave Marvin pause.

“No matter what I was doing, I could hear Barbra’s voice in my head and recall how wonderful she sounds when she holds certain notes.

I wanted to let her soar. I was determined not to write something drippingly sentimental.”

Hamlisch eventually came up with what was, to him, a perfect composition: “I’d been trying minor key melo-

Hamlisch and the Bergmans performed the song for Barbra at her home. Although she was reluctant at first—she initially proclaimed it too sentimental— Streisand finally agreed to record what would become

Blast To The Past!

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dies but thought they might have told you too much in advance that Streisand and Redford were never going to get together. So, I wrote a major key melody that was sad but also had a great deal of hope in it.”

Enter the lyric-writing couple Alan and Marilyn Bergman, who a few years earlier had garnered an Academy Award for penning the words to “The Windmills of Your Mind” from the film “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

As a fitting complement to Marvin’s work, the duo created poignant word images that succinctly captured the essence of the RedfordStreisand tale:

Memories light the corners of my mind

Misty watercolor memories of the way we were

Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind

Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were

the Academy Award-winning cl assic for Columbia Records.

But all of Marvin’s hard work almost didn’t matter, as Streisand’s song was omitted from the original film version of the “The Way We Were.”

The determined Hamlisch, however, convinced Columbia’s studio moguls to hold two test screenings.

The first audience sat unmoved by the final scene (with no song), where Streisand and Redford realize they have no future together.

The next screening included Barbra’s tune. Hamlisch recalled,

“I heard a woman start to cry. And then another. And within minutes, there wasn’t a dry eye left. I knew I was right.”

One assumes that Marvin Hamlisch probably soon became a proponent for prayer.

‘Opposites Attract - Then Attack’

The Lubbock Christian Women’s Connection will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Feb. 13 at the Lubbock Country Club.

The buffet lunch, program, and a chance to win door prizes costs $23. Men are invited.

Music will be by Geoff Andrews.

Intriguing speakers Jody & Neil Curran will present “Opposites Attract - Then Attack.”

RSVP by Feb. 9 to Sharen 806-392-0264 or Lubbock CWC@gmail.com.

Honor reservations, give to a friend, or cancel by Feb 9.

Chris Shavers elected Catholic Charities board president

Chris Shavers, the chief human resource officer with Covenant Health, has been elected board president for Catholic Charities – Diocese of Lubbock.

Shavers began serving on the board in 2018 and was most recently chair of the membership committee.

Shavers began working at Covenant Health in 1992 and has been with the organization for 32 years. She is responsible for caregiver experience and human resources in the West Texas and New Mexico region. She has also been involved with many other community organizations.

Chris Shavers

“My heart resonates with the mission of Catholic Charities which is to provide our neighbors on the South Plains a path to well-being through support and empowerment. I have always deeply respected the important work Catholic Charities does for our Lubbock and West Texas communities, so I decided that is where I wanted to dedicate more of my time as a volunteer,” Shavers said.

Catholic Charities-Diocese of Lubbock, established in 1984, serves families and individuals in Lubbock and area counties, assisting with food, clothing, emergency utility or rent resources, prescription & eyeglass assistance, parenting classes, counseling, immigration assistance, and more, with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty.

More information about Catholic Charities can be found at www.cclubbock.org.

YWCA to recognize 10 Women of Excellence

Ten women will be recognized at the Annual Awards Celebration and Dinner at 6 p.m. March 7 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

These women embody the spirit of excellence and will be honored by the YWCA of Lubbock for their outstanding efforts.

Honorees are Jeye Johnson, youth leadership; Amanda Mead, Jane Burns award; Betsy Bass, Mary Nell Strong award; Janelle Barrington-Spivey.

Additional honorees are Julie Doss, Nancy Ruth Neal, Shelia Patterson-Harris, Misty Lynn Rieber, Ruth Robillard, Pamela Roddy.

Individual tickets are $150 each, and tables of 8 cost $1,500. Visit ywcalubbock.org or call 806-776-9508 for more information.

Lubbock Police department’s new policy on minor crashes What to do if you’re involved in a vehicle crash

In an effort to reduce the number of calls for service and respond to higher priority calls more quickly, the Lubbock Police Department has adjusted the call response to certain traffic crashes as of Jan. 1, 2024.

If a person is involved in a minor traffic crash with no injuries, involved parties will exchange and complete a CR-2, or Blue form, in lieu of waiting for an officer to respond.

A CR-2, or Blue Form, is a Driver’s Crash Report completed by persons involved in the traffic crash.

The CR-2 is available on the LPD website, and all three Division Stations and at LPD Headquarters. The

form is also printed on Page 7 of the Golden Gazette’s February edition.

Over the last four years, police have responded to more than 48,000 crashes.

Out of those nearly 3,000 ended with citizen’s filling out their own CR-2 Form. For the remaining 45,000 crashes, LPD Officers filed the State of Texas Peace Officer’s crash report.

Prior to Jan. 1, 2024, LPD Officers responded to almost all crashes reported in the City of Lubbock.

The breakdown for what that means for department resources: police found it takes about one hour for an officer to gather the appropriate

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information and complete the report. That’s more than 1,922 days’ worth of time.

With the growth in the Hub City, police are reaching a tipping-point where in order for them to respond as quickly as possible to life-threatening situations, police need citizens help in reducing the amount of lower priority calls responded to, specifically minor traffic crashes.

Officers will continue to respond to and file a CR-3 police report for all crashes involving injury or death.

Officers will also respond if any driver does not have a driver’s license or proof of insurance or the crash is blocking the roadway.

Drivers are required to remove drivable vehicles from the roadway.

If there are no injuries, officers will block traffic until the vehicles have been towed or removed.

Officers will then assist in the exchange of information and provide access to a CR-2 Form.

Officers will respond to crashes and file reports when it involves a hit and run or other crime, like a DWI or Evading.

Crashes, including hit-and-runs, must be reported to LPD within 24 hours of the crime or its discovery in order for police to investigate and file a report.

Officers will respond to crashes and file a report when it involves property owned by the government, utility companies, or if a vehicle is transporting hazardous materials.

This is not a common occurrence, but police feel it is important to report these incidents to the state.

Officers will not respond to

crashes without injuries when there are no other crimes involved.

Those involved in minor traffic crashes can go to the nearest Patrol Division Station, LPD Headquarters or to the website, www.LubbockPolice.com to get a CR-2 Form (Blue Form).

Once the CR-2 Form is filled out, submit it to your insurance company to file a claim.

It’s a common belief that police determine fault in traffic crashes, however, this is not the case. LPD only determines the contributing factors which led to the crash.

Below is a list of what the Texas Transportation Code requires of drivers, but all of these requirements are met when a driver completes a CR-2.

If an operator of a vehicle is involved in a collision with a vehicle that is driven or attended, they shall provide to the other involved parties:

 Name

 Address

 Registration Number (License Plate Number)

 Name of Motor Vehicle Liability Insurer

If an operator of a vehicle is involved in a collision with a vehicle that is unattended, they shall:

 Locate the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle

 Provide name and address of the operator and the owner of the

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vehicle that struck the unattended vehicle.

 OR leave in a conspicuous place in, or securely attach in a plainly visible way to, the unattended vehicle a written notice giving the name and address of the operator and the owner of the vehicle that struck the unattended vehicle and a statement of the circumstances of the collision.

If an operator of a vehicle is involved in a collision with a structure, fixture or highway landscaping, they shall:

 Take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property involved in the collision and of the operator’s name, address and the registration number of the vehicle the operator was driving.

 If requested and available, show the operator’s driver’s license to the owner or person in charge of the property.

As a police department this will be an adjustment, but with citizens help this will allow the police to better serve our community.

But the bottom line is: If you need the police, call them, and they will come out and help anytime someone asks them to.

My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make the food right in front of you. So I took her to Subway. In unrelated news, the dog and I are gonna have a slumber party tonight.

Anyone involved in a minor traffic crash with no injuries, involved parties will exchange and complete a CR-2, or Blue form, in lieu of waiting for an officer to respond.

Wear Red, Feb. 2

Wear Red Day, observed on the first Friday in February each year, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease, particularly among women.

This annual event encourages people to wear red clothing and accessories to show their support for heart health and to promote heart disease prevention.

Wear Red Day is a national campaign aimed at increasing awareness of heart disease and its impact on women’s health.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, and this day serves as a reminder of the importance of heart health education, prevention, and early detection.

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The Garrison Institute on Aging was established in 1999 and named in honor of Mildred and Shirley Garrison in 2005. Our mission is to promote healthy aging thru research, promote educational and community outreach programs, and serve the community with services and contacts. If you have questions on health issues, aging, chronic disease and mental health, please reach out to us. We can assist in connecting you with the right contact for your concerns.

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is packed with events in the area.

• Feb. 1 Change your password day.

• Feb. 2 Groundhog & Hedgehog Day.

• Feb. 3 The Day the Music Died

• Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday.

• Feb. 17 President’s Day and Random Acts of Kindness Day.

• Feb. 29 Leap Year Day.

There are also numerous eating and drinking days in February (like we have to have a special day to celebrate).

Care Partner Academy

The Care Partner Academy will meet at noon Feb. 16. Clint Thetford, emergency management coordinator with Lubbock County, will speak at 6630 S. Quaker.

He will speak on “One Step Ahead Means You Will Not Be Left Behind.”

The topic will detail the various websites you can register with to get information on weather conditions, emergency situations or disasters. It is important to stay informed of occurrences that can affect our lives.

The event is free and open to the public. You can view on ZOOM as well (see ad for link). Call 806-7431217 for details.

Mental health sessions, respite care

We are continuing to host mental health sessions for caregivers as well as offering a free respite care program with the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Singer, TTU Department of Psychological Sciences.

He has openings for free respite care on Mondays and Thursdays of each week.

If you are an informal (unpaid) caregiver of someone with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or other related dementia diseases, there are programs that can benefit you at no cost.

Participation in his study can assist in providing future services for you and those you care for. Caregivers may contact Dr. Singer for additional information. You can contact him at 806-834-5884 or email at jonsinge@ttu.edu.

The Healthy Aging Lecture Series

Scott Shurmur, M.D. is scheduled to present from 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 28. Shurmur is chairman of Department of Internal Medicine and Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

The event will be held at Carillon Senior Living, Windsong Building at 4002 16th St. Parking is next to

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the building, and light refreshments will be served. Contact the office for details, call 806-743-7821.

RSVP volunteers

RSVP is a federal grant-funded program that assists older Texans in finding volunteer activities that match their time and talents. It is located at the Garrison Institute on Aging.

If you are 55 or older, retired or not, and want to give back to the community, call 806-743-7787.

Several areas can use your help. These include but not limited toLubbock Meals on Wheels, Friends of the Library, SPFB, local hospitals and clinics, Hope Lodge, Ronald McDonald House, churches, civic organizations, crafters, and many others.

Volunteers make Lubbock a great place to live and contribute to the community.

February jokes

What is the best outfit for Feb. 2?

• A tu-tu.

What is a frog’s favorite month?

• February. It has a Leap Day! Why is February not a leader?

• It always says “Me two!” Where do most people eat on Leap Day?

• IHOP. Which month has 28 days?

• Every month!

Every person can make a difference, and every person should try.

~ John F. Kennedy

Safety tips for preparing for bitterly cold temperatures

The extreme winter weather conditions may not be over yet.

Colder weather impacts the amount of natural gas used. Using energy wisely and making a few household changes may produce a big difference in how much is spent on natural gas and other energy bills. Here are some tips to stay safe and conserve energy this winter:

• Never use an oven or a gas stovetop to heat your home.

• Protect natural gas meters. Natural gas meters are weather-proof; however, to ensure that the meter keeps working smoothly, remove snow and ice from natural gas meters with a broom or brush. Never kick or chip snow and ice away with a hard object. Call Atmos Energy’s Emergency Number, 866-3228667, if you have concerns about your meter.

• Make sure external vents for dryers and other natural gas equipment are clear. Blocked vents for dryers and other gas appliances can lead to a dangerous buildup of carbon monoxide gas. If you have questions about proper venting, contact a licensed plumber or qualified contractor.

• Minimize the risk of frozen pipes. Leave faucets running at a trickle, leave cabinet doors open, and close all doors and windows to keep heat inside.

• Save money and energy by setting your thermostat to 68 degrees during the day and 58 degrees when you are away from home (where safe to do so).

• If you think you smell gas, act fast! Leave the area immediately and from a safe distance call 911 and the Atmos Energy emergency number, 866322-8667.

These tips and more available on the Storm Center page at atmosenergy.com.

‘The Taste of Things’ - our deepest feelings

Can food represent both love and nourishment? According to the film “The Taste of Things,” the answer is obvious.

The opening scene of Tran Anh Hung’s quiet little movie runs 38 minutes and involves few words. Never bored, we are instead transfixed by people busily pre-

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paring broths, pastries and meats that steam and sizzle and make us drool in anticipation. (The scene takes place in a spacious country kitchen in a time before electricity or plug-in appliances.)

Eventually, the magnificent cuisine is brought to appreciative guests waiting in the dining room, where each savors every bite and finds no need to talk during the course of the meal.

bustling about, she finds consummate joy in what she helps to create.

Dodin and Eugenie have lived together for 20 years in Dodin’s manor house and are partners in every sense of the word. The best of friends, they share occasional nights together when Dodin saun-

down this road many times before, smiles patiently.

“How many times will you ask me?” Undoubtedly, she concerns herself with the changes that would possibly take place if the pair made their always-comfortable relationship “official.”

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We haven’t become impatient about the length of the unhurried introduction; what is happening without words is so pleasurable and fulfilling and soothing that dialogue seems superfluous.

Dodin (French film star Benoit Magimel) is a highly respected gourmet who has overseen today’s meal preparation with the confidence of one who has basically lived in a kitchen for decades. His busy partner is Eugenie (Academy Award-winner Juliette Binoche), who is not simply an accomplished cook but a highly skilled food artist. Like the others

ters through the darkened hallway of his home and taps on Eugenie’s bedroom door, which she opens willingly. He has often proposed marriage but has always been rejected.

One key scene shows them relaxing in their moonlit garden after a tiring day in the kitchen.

“We’ve spent more time together than many spouses,” Eugenie remarks.

Dodin responds with, “I ask you once again… marry me.”

Eugenie, who has been

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is based on Marcel Rouff’s French novel “The Passionate Epicure.”

Be aware: The February 9 movie release is in French with English subtitles, and it won’t be easy to find outside of a city that screens foreign films.

If you live in a smaller place, please clip this review for future streaming information. The wait will be worthwhile for this wonderous story of food preparation and how the care we take with it can demonstrate our deepest feelings for other people.

Dogs and cats (and sometimes other furry, scaly, or feathered species, too) of all ages and sizes just waiting for the right home.

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‘100 Reflections’ ready to rise on the Texas Tech campus

By Everett Corder

In recognition of the impactful first 100 years of Texas Tech University, the Texas Tech Alumni Association (TTAA) has commissioned a new public art piece to be installed on campus as a gift to the school.

The Association’s National Board Centennial Chair Heath Cheek worked with the Texas Tech University System Public Art Collection, and with the help of a small committee, selected Randy Walker’s submission, titled “100 Reflections.”

“We had some great artists present to us,” Cheek said. “His presentation from minute one — he was the best presenter, the most passionate, the most engaged, and he blew us away.”

More than 70 total pieces were submitted during the initial phase in early 2023. Those options were narrowed down to three finalists who traveled to Lubbock for interviews.

For Walker, who is based out of Minneapolis, it was his first trip to the Hub City.

He made sure to come a few days early so he could walk the campus while students were around and get a good feel for the university.

The sculpture Walker will create features the iconic Double T logo, but in a new way that is

immersive and three-dimensional. The sculpture will be made up of 100 Double Ts mounted on 100 pillars of various heights to honor the university’s 100 years. The entire sculpture comes together to form one giant Double T.

“He has it so that it will make kind of a greater Double T from certain angles — not all angles — but people will see kind of different things as they walk around it,” said Emily Wilkinson, executive director of public art for the TTU System.

“Something that I really enjoy about public art is when you experience it in person, it really is a different piece than if you just looked at it from a photograph.”

The pillars will vary in height, with the smallest

standing only 3.5 feet tall and the largest stretching 17 feet.

Aesthetically, this design

creates a “rising” effect, which Walker says represents Texas Tech’s future —yet to be defined. The

height differences also help practically.

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9 ways to be a more optimistic caregiver

If you were asked to answer the question, “Today I feel grateful for______?”, what would you answer? If you said, “Not much,” you’re not alone.

Consider family caregiver Dee’s response when asked the question about what she’s grateful for: “Not much,” DeeAnn candidly commented. “It’s been a bad day, and I don’t roll with the punches very well.”

In contrast, Ednita claimed gratitude for “the occasional breeze we’re getting today” while Chris was grateful to “still being able to help others.”

Some caregivers—and there are more than 53 million in the United States alone—may relate more with DeeAnn and less with Ednita and Chris as they go through their stressful caregiving day. And that’s OK.

To move past the struggles and learn how to cultivate more optimism in your caregiving life, follow these tips for creating positivity and building resiliency in the face of adversity.

1. Look for the good

To keep the negative thoughts at bay, try making a list each day of things that are good in your life. When problems loom large, look for the small bright spots in your life like a cool breeze, sunshine or a nap.

2. Speak kindly – to yourself

“Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to anyone else,” recommends a mayoclinic.org article on positive thinking.

Turning off the negative dialogue in your head can be a powerful tool to harness optimism. Instead of thinking, “This will never work,” you might say to yourself, “I’ll try again a different way.”

3. Lean on positive people

Surrounding yourself with positive friends and family is helpful when trying to stay upbeat. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” said the late Jim Rohn, entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker. Stay connected with these people by getting together regularly in person or online.

4. Find happiness through health

A healthy diet and exercise can go a long way to improve mood and overall wellness. Exercise and good nutrition can reduce stress, increase energy, and foster good sleep habits. Maintaining a healthy diet is a priority for Cindy, a family caregiver. “It’s probably one of the most important things to do to keep my mind sharp,” she said.

5. Remember you are doing your best

Stay positive and give yourself grace. Even if you lose your temper, that doesn’t detract from all of the positive that you’ve done for your aging loved one. Let go of the guilt, which is a normal part of the caregiving process, and if you’re struggling with feeling angry about your role as a caregiver, find positive ways to redirect your emotions. Remember that you are showing up every day and making a difference.

6. Laugh more

Not only does laughter make you feel good, its positive effects stay with you long after the chuckling subsides. Research shows that laughter lowers stress hormones, relaxes muscles, improves mood, and eases anxiety.

7. Keep it simple

Sometimes, doing only what needs to be done – dishes, laundry, meals – can make the days less daunting. Don’t set unrealistic goals for yourself. Pick one thing to accomplish and focus on that.

8. Take time for yourself

Whether it’s a quick walk around the block or meeting a friend for lunch, taking a break and focusing on self-care is important for your health and wellbeing. Look to a family member, friend, or professional caregiver to give you a few hours to yourself so you can recharge and maintain an optimistic outlook.

9. Embrace your spiritual side

Spirituality has been shown to improve mood and even physical health. Memory care expert and author of “The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care,” David Troxel suggests finding focused time for spiritual activities during the day including sharing/reading prayers with your aging loved one, singing or listening to spiritual music.

Caregiving can be rewarding, but no caregiver breezes through the journey without feeling some degree of negativity and hopelessness creeping in. By following tips to stay positive, you may be able to transition your outlook to one of optimism and gratitude for even the smallest positive things in life.

Consider the benefits professional respite care, from a company like Home Instead, which provides a break from the rigors of caregiving and helps you focus more on the blessings in your life.

- https://www.homeinstead.com/care-resources/caregiver-support/9-ways-be-moreoptimistic-caregiver

Seeds of Hope

“Check on me” was a familiar request we heard every night as our youngest son, Byron, began walking to his bedroom.

Even though we took every precaution to make certain that our home was safe from any threat or danger, there was nothing more comforting than a nightly visit before the lights were turned off. Knowing that someone was near by and readily available if an emergency arose made falling asleep much easier.

The need to know we are safe and secure is important to each of us. Stripes divide streets and signs give important instructions to drivers. A checklist must be completed before an aircraft can take flight.

Warnings about possible problems surround us wherever we go or whatever we do. Sometimes they seem to get in the way of life. But warnings are important to warn us of impending dangers.

Psalm 91 reminds us of the unpredictability, yet the certainty, of dangers that await us. But it does not do so to frighten us, but to give the assurance that we are safe at all times and in all situations because of the faithfulness of our God.

Listen as the Psalmist assures of the safety and security we have in God: “You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that strikes at midday...if you make the Most High your dwelling!”

How gracious of our God to assure us that we do not need to ask Him to “check on us” - He does it constantly.

Healthcare clinic opens in south Lubbock

Covenant Medical Group opened a new family healthcare clinic in south Lubbock at 105th St. and Quaker.

The Family Healthcare Clinic will provide care to patients of all ages. The clinic will be staffed with accredited and licensed onsite family medicine physicians, including Dr. Carrie Caffey (formerly Paine), Dr. Holly Lewis, and Dr.

Mary Irving.

The facility will offer extended morning, evening, and weekend clinic hours, lab testing, online scheduling, and same-day appointment availability. If a higher level of care or follow-up is needed, the clinic can help patients navigate to a specialty care setting based on convenience.

“We are thrilled to continue serving West Texas with the addition of this facility,” Covenant Medical Group Chief Executive Kristen Kothmann said. “We are dedicated to providing top-notch family healthcare that echoes our core values of compassion, dignity, justice, excellence, and integrity.”

Clinic hours of operations are 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday.

All physicians are accepting new patients.

For more information, contact the Family Healthcare Clinic at 806-725-9515, or visit the clinic at 10507 Quaker Ave.

Understanding investment risk

Few terms in personal finance are as important, or used as frequently, as “risk.”

Nevertheless, few terms are as imprecisely defined. Generally, when financial advisors talk about investment risk, their focus is on the historical price volatility of the asset or investment under discussion.

Advisors label as aggressive or risky an investment that has been prone to wild price gyrations in the past.

The presumed uncertainty and unpredictability of this investment’s future performance is perceived as

risk. Assets characterized by prices that historically have moved within a narrower range of peaks and valleys are considered more conservative.

On a practical level, we can say that risk is the chance that your investment will provide lower returns than expected or even a loss of your entire investment.

You probably also are concerned about the chance of not meeting your investment goals.

After all, you are investing now so you can do something later (for example, pay

for college or retire comfortably). Every investment carries some degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that any investment strategy will be successful.

Understand the kinds of risk as well as the extent of risk that you choose to take, and learn ways to manage it.

What you probably already know about risk

You’re probably familiar with many kinds of risk from life experiences. For example, it makes sense that a scandal or lawsuit that involves a particular company will likely cause a drop in the price of that company’s stock, at least temporarily.

If one car company hits a home run with a new model, that might be bad news for competing automakers.

An overall economic slowdown and stock market decline might hurt most companies and their stock prices, not just in one industry.

There are many types of risk. Volatility is a good place to begin.

What makes volatility risky?

Suppose you invested $10,000 in each of two mutual funds 20 years ago, and that both funds produced average annual returns of 10 percent.

Imagine that one of these

hypothetical funds, Steady Freddy, returned exactly 10 percent every single year.

The annual return of the second fund, Jekyll & Hyde, alternated — 5 percent one year, 15 percent the next, 5 percent again in the third year, and so on.

What would these two investments be worth at the end of the 20 years?

It seems obvious that if the average annual returns of two investments are identical, their final values will be, too.

But if you plot the 20-year investment returns in this example on a graph, Steady Freddy’s final value is over $2,000 more than that from the variable returns of Jekyll & Hyde.

The shortfall gets worse if you widen the annual variations (e.g., plus-or-minus 15 percent, instead of plusor-minus 5 percent). This example illustrates one of the effects of investment price volatility: Short-term fluctuations in returns are a drag on long-term growth.

Although past performance is no guarantee of

future results, historically the negative effect of short-term price fluctuations has been reduced by holding investments over longer periods.

But counting on a longer holding period means that some additional planning is called for.

You should not invest funds that will soon be needed into a volatile investment. Otherwise, you might be forced to sell the investment to raise cash at a time when the investment is at a loss.

Other types of risk

Here are a few of the many different types of risk:

• Market risk: The possibility an investment will lose value because of a general decline in financial markets.

• Inflation risk: Sometimes known as purchasing power risk, this refers to the possibility that prices will rise in the economy as a whole, so your ability to purchase goods and services would decline.

• Interest rate risk: This relates to increases or decreases in prevailing

interest rates and the resulting price fluctuation of an investment, particularly bonds. There is an inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rates. As interest rates rise, the price of bonds falls; as interest rates fall, bond prices tend to rise.

• Reinvestment rate risk: The possibility that funds might have to be reinvested at a lower rate of return than that offered by the original investment.

• Default risk (credit risk): This refers to the risk that a bond issuer will not be able to pay its bondholders interest or repay principal.

• Liquidity risk: How easily your investments can be converted to cash. Occasionally (and more precisely), the foregoing definition is modified to mean how easily your investments can be converted to cash without significant loss of principal.

• Political risk: The possibility that new legislation or changes in foreign governments will adversely affect companies you invest in or financial markets overseas.

• Currency risk (for those making international investments): The possibility that the fluctuating rates of exchange between U.S. and foreign currencies will negatively affect the value of your foreign investment, as measured in U.S. dollars.

Understanding investment risk

The relationship between risk & reward

In general, the more risk you’re willing to take on, the higher your potential returns, as well as potential losses.

It is simply a fact of life — no sensible person would make a higher-risk, rather than lower-risk, investment without the prospect of receiving a higher return. That is the tradeoff.

Your goal is to maximize returns without taking on an inappropriate level or type of risk.

Understanding your own tolerance for risk

The concept of risk tolerance is twofold.

First, it refers to your personal desire to assume risk and your comfort level with doing so.

If you find that you can’t sleep at night because you’re worrying about your investments, you may have assumed too much risk.

Second, your risk tolerance is affected by your financial ability to cope with the possibility of loss, which is influenced by your age, stage in life, how soon you’ll need the money, your investment objectives, and your financial goals.

If you’re investing for retirement and you’re 35 years old, you may be able to endure more risk than someone who is 10 years into retirement because you have a longer time frame before you

will need the money.

With 30 years to build a nest egg, your investments have more time to ride out short-term fluctuations in hopes of a greater long-term return.

Reducing risk through diversification

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

You can potentially help offset the risk of any one investment by spreading your money among several asset classes.

Diversification strategies take advantage of the fact that forces in the markets do not normally influence all types or classes of investment assets at the same time or in the same way.

Swings in overall portfolio return can potentially be moderated by diversifying your investments among assets that are not highly correlated.

In a slowing economy, for example, stock prices might be going down or sideways, but if interest rates are falling at the same time, the price of bonds likely would rise.

Diversification cannot guarantee a profit or ensure against a loss, but it can help you manage the level and types of risk you face.

In addition to diversifying among asset classes, you can diversify within an asset class.

For example, the stocks of large, well-established com-

panies may behave somewhat differently than stocks of small companies that are growing rapidly but that also may be more volatile.

A bond investor can diversify among Treasury securities, more risky corporate securities, and municipal bonds, to name a few.

Evaluating risk: where to find information about investments

You should become fully informed about an investment product before making a decision.

In addition to the information available from the company offering an investment — for example, the prospectus of a mutual fund — you can find information in thirdparty business and financial publications and websites,

as well as annual and other periodic financial reports. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also can supply information.

Third-party business and financial publications can provide credit ratings, news stories, and financial information about a company.

For mutual funds, thirdparty sources provide information such as ratings, financial analysis, and comparative performance relative to peers.

Note: Before investing in a mutual fund, carefully consider its investment objectives, risks, fees and expenses, which can be found in the prospectus available from the fund; read it and consider it carefully before investing.

Zach Holtzman Financial Advisor

806-701-4083

zach.holtzman@ raymondjames.com

Food networks & that famous pizza recipe

Dear Folks,

I’ve found out some interesting facts about pizza – both east and west of the Mississippi.

I watch both PBS food networks, and recently saw someone in New York eating a slice of pizza like a burrito. Oh no! If that kind of “doughy and thick” pizza is your choice, then have at it.

On a recent episode of “Cooks County” (on PBS – #139) a chef, Lamon Johnson, shows the host, Bridgett Lancaster, the “recipe” for New England “Bar Pizza.” That’s it!

The slice did not collapse, and the crust was tender and slightly crisp. Bridgette was

amazed. On further inquiry, I found out that in the early 1920’s, Italian immigrants settled in the New England states.

All their wonderful recipes crossed the ocean with them, including pizza.

I guess, as the story goes, those early Italian chefs sent that delicious, easy-to-make pizza to the local bars.

My ancestors, both maternal and paternal, settled in Buffalo, New York.

Somehow, my maternal side of the family eventually settled in Dayton, Ohio.

My mother was born there in 1910 and married in 1934. My three uncles eventually were the owners of their suc-

cessful restaurants. Their pizza crust is what I grew up with and loving every bite.

Since moving, and eventually settling in Texas, I’ve been searching for that recipe, but so far I haven’t found it.

Here’re two interesting facts that a dear friend told me about a famous Chicago pizza restaurant, Gino’s East, where pizza was so popular that they would ship overnight all over the USA.

Then my Arizona kids told me about a gentleman who moved from Chicago to Scottsdale and couldn’t find pizza that was anything close to what he craved, so he opened his own restau-

rant. There is a Gino’s East in Scottsdale.

I wonder if he opened it? If so, that’s one way to solve the problem.

If you want the “recipe” that was shown on PBS “Cooks County,” I can tell you that on my cable it is channel #139.

The Network is “Create” and you get the recipe online – Create: CooksCounty.com. Look for “Bar Pizza.”

Yes, they did give the recipe on that episode, but they talked faster than I could write.

Maybe that wonderful recipe will someday cross the Mississippi and find its way into Texas. Until then, I’ll keep searching.

Happy Valentine’s Day and love to all, Cathy

I hate it when I see an old person and then realize that we went to high school together.

I’m such an idiot. I saw our neighbor at the store today. So I asked her how her husband was doing. I didn’t know he’d died. She said, “He’s gone.” I thought she meant he’d gone on a trip.

So I said, “Why didn’t you go with him?”

When I was a kid, bedtime was 9 p.m. I couldn’t wait to be a grownup so I could go to bed anytime I wanted. Turns out that is 9 p.m.

Never laugh at your wife’s choices. You’re one of them.

Goodwill Industries donates locally

Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas has given donations to the Salvation Army and Open Door of Lubbock.

Goodwill was presented with the opportunity to give back to other local non-profits in need of warm accessories for the winter season. One gaylord (large box on a pallet) was given to each non-profit with new goods, including socks, hats and gloves for children and adults.

“Our Lubbock community takes such good care of us, that we wanted to give back and assist fellow non-profits with goods they can hand out to the citizens they serve. Goodwill is a local non-profit helping people overcome challenges, build skills, find jobs and grow careers,” said Robin Raney, president & CEO, Goodwill Industries. For more information about Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas, call 806-744-8419, email amarquez@ ginwtx.org or visit goodwillnwtexas.org.

Donations helped provide a warmer Christmas for the children at Texas Girls and Boys Ranch who have experienced quite a bit of trauma in their short lives. The generosity and willingness to continuously support the Holtzman Wealth Management toy drive year after year brings joy to those children. Zach Holtzman is pictured with the Christmas tree and some of the many donations to the children.

The fitness trainer asked me, ‘What kind of squat are you accustomed to doing?”

I said, “Diddly.”

A Giving Life is a Happy Life

The Community Foundation of West Texas encourages you to make 2024 a year of giving because you will be the real winner. That feeling you get from helping is good for you.

Scientific research indicates giving can boost your physical and mental health in numerous ways.

The foundation relies on charitable organizations, and they rely on us. Charitable organizations set out to fill gaps where there are needs. They would not make it without people giving their time, talent, or funds. Every amount helps.

Without charitable causes, many people, and animals, would go without food, shelter and more. It’s easy to believe there is ample assistance, but there isn’t.

Giving helps others and you. The physical and mental health benefits of giving or serving can include:

Lowering blood pressure

Generosity is good for the heart. Research studies are finding that giving can lower blood pressure and protect the ticker. (The effect is like the positive results brought by a healthy diet and exercise.)

Live longer

The secret to living longer may be giving more. Studies show that people who volunteer tend to live longer than those who don’t.

Reduces stress

Want to melt away stress? The best solution may be to help someone else.

Gift-giving or volunteering can reduce your levels of cortisol, the stress hormone that can make you feel overwhelmed or anxious.

A ‘helper’s high’

Giving can stimulate the brain’s mesolimbic pathway, or reward center, while releasing endorphins. That can lead to a “helper’s high” that boosts self-esteem, elevates happiness, and combats feelings of depression.

Just look around. There are plenty of groups who need you. One easy way to give is through The Community Foundation of West Texas.

Knowing as much as possible about how an organization uses the dollars raised can feel daunting so The Community Foundation can help.

Your donation can be designated by you to the causes or initiatives that are most important to you or your loved ones.

Since 1981, The Community Foundation of West Texas has granted $44.4 million directly to local communities.

In 2023, $3.7 million in grants and scholarships, funded by people just like you, helped thousands.

Visit the CFWTX.org website to learn more.

ACROSS

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6. Acting part

10. Repair

14. Commotion

15. Paradise

16. Notion

17. Highest rank in scouting

19. Reddish-brown chalcedony

20. Coloring material

21. Small dam

22. Hardens

24. One who writes poetry

25. Portico

26. Ulcer located in the duodenum

31. Young boy or girl

33. Supplements

34. Chopping tool

35. Positions

36. Ascends

38. Parched

39. High-pitched

40. Fling

41. Muse of lyric poetry

42. Suicidal tendency

46. Rave

47. Jumble

48. Place in bondage

51. The wise men

52. Long-sleeved linen vestment

55. Second letter of the Greek alphabet

56. Involving an analogy

59. Enticement

60. Loch

61. Water wheel

62. Agile

63. Sly look

64. Kid leather

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5. Wood which yields a coloring matter

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7. Scent

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9. Gives a right to

10. Optical

11. 6th month of the Jewish calendar

12. Lake or pond

13. Cushions

18. Propagative part of a plant

23. Intellect

24. Hungarian sheepdog

25. Japanese rice beer

26. Judicial rulings

27. Bird homes

28. Unit of weight in gemstones

29. Way out

30. Repeat

31. Dressed

32. Gap

36. A fall of rain

37. Is not

38. Shrewd

40. Burn slightly

41. Flags

43. Agreement

44. Old German coin

45. The villain in Othello

48. Recedes

49. Tides that attain the least height

50. Agitate

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52. Land measure

53. Put down

54. Blue-gray

57. Not

58. Acknowledgement of debt

‘100 Reflections’ ready to rise

have to think about these days with art is ‘is this a good piece to be photographed?’” Wilkinson says.

“If it’s too large and you can’t get crucial elements of the piece in your picture, you’re not going to take a picture with it. We want this to be a great photo op for everybody. I believe the scale that he’s done is ideal for this.”

There are more than 100 pieces of public art on the Texas Tech campus, which Wilkinson oversees.

“100 Reflections” will become the newest addition when it is installed near the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library and the Student Union building.

“Right now, the area is a very blank octagon,” Wilkinson said. “I’ve always kind of wondered if there’s something reserved for it. When we talked to operations, they said there is not, and I feel like it was just waiting for this sculpture.”

Installation will take approximately nine months to complete.

Before that happens, though, the TTAA will need to raise all of the funding for the project — approximately $300,000.

The fundraising plan in-

cludes recognition pieces incorporated into the feature, such as 15 spots for “Founding Families” recognized on the benches surrounding the sculpture.

Additionally, each of the 100 Double T pillars, will be available to sponsor.

Outside of that, the TTAA will be asking for $100 donations for 100 years of Texas Tech from as many alumni as possible.

“We want this to be a gift from all alumni to the university,” Cheek says. “We don’t want it to be just one donor that donated the money to do this. It’s going to be something that we want to do through crowdfunding.”

To contribute to this project, visit www.texastechalumni.org/100Reflections.

The selection committee hopes the project will be completed by Homecoming 2024.

“I’m proud the TTAA had the vision for this project enabling alumni to reflect on their time at Texas Tech through this once-in-a-hundred year’s initiative,” TTAA President & CEO Curt Langford said.

“It will be a timeless structure commissioned on this hinge of history that will stand tall into our next century.”

Used to sneak out of my house to go to parties. Now I sneak out of parties to go to my house.

When was the last time you did something for the first time? Be bold this new year!

‘Maybe it will grow on me’

The Nike “Swoosh” symbol is so well recognized worldwide that it can stand alone without naming the Oregon sports-apparel empire.

The iconic logo was the brainchild of Carolyn Davidson, a now-comfortably-retired graphic designer—with the primary emphasis being on “comfortably.”

In 1969, Davidson met future business kingpin Phil Knight when she was a graphics design student at Portland State University, and he was a part-time accounting instructor there.

As Knight passed Carolyn in a hallway one day, he overheard her telling some friends that she wanted to take an oil painting class but couldn’t afford the paints. The next time Phil saw her, he said, “Excuse me, are you the one who can’t afford to take oil painting?”

Knight told Davidson he needed a part-time graphics artist to create charts and graphs for his business meetings. (Since 1964, Phil and partner Bill Bowerman had had a side job running Blue Ribbon Sports, the West Coast distributor for Tiger shoes from Japan’s Onitsuka Company.) Knight offered to pay her two dollars an hour for her work, and she readily accepted.

Carolyn completed all the projects Knight brought to

her. Then, one day in 1971, Phil proposed something new—an assignment for a logo.

Citing hassles from Onitsuka, he and Bowerman had decided to strike out on their own and offer a new line of cleated shoes. Their company would be called Nike, who in Greek mythology was the winged god-

1970s 1970s

way to becoming one of the best-known images in the world, eventually being displayed on everything Nike, including shoes, socks, pants, hats, T-shirts, jerseys and coats.

Carolyn earned a PSU degree in graphic design and stayed with Nike through 1975, when she decided to freelance and do charity vol-

dess of victory. A factory in Mexico was ready to begin shoe production, and Knight and Bowerman wanted a logo that conveyed motion and speed for their fledgling footwear.

Davidson figured she worked 17.5 hours on the project, so she submitted a bill for $35— equal to about $250 now—to Knight and showed him five potential designs, each drawn on tracing paper and laid over the side outline of a shoe. Phil didn’t really like any of the images, but he chose the wing-like Swoosh. “Well, I don’t love it,” he grumbled, “but maybe it will grow on me.”

Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike later that year, and the Swoosh was on its

unteer work from home.

In September 1983, Knight invited Davidson to have lunch at the Nike headquarters. That luncheon turned out to be a surprise party for her.

After multibillionaire Knight told Carolyn that he was glad that his $35 check hadn’t bounced 12 years earlier, she was given a box of chocolate Swooshes, a Swoosh-shaped gold ring and 500 shares of Nike stock.

Over four decades and numerous stock splits later, Carolyn’s Nike holdings would now total about 32,000 shares and be worth around $4 million. Ms. Davidson has apparently never cashed in a single one of those shares.

Oh, well…healing can’t happen without energy

Sometimes patients tell me, “Oh well, it isn’t too bad.” Whether they are experiencing pain, digestion issues or sleep deprivation or a myriad of other complaints,

I only have one response. It is, “So over time, do you think that will get better or worse?”

Sometimes we don’t live in reality. When we were young, heck you could fall or do all kinds of things and the next morning, it felt like it was all gone.

Ruidoso Map

Can you do that in your 60s or 70s? Not usually. I’m finding that the 70s is all new territory. If you injure yourself, why not work on that injury right here and right now instead of nursing it for a long time, sometimes years.

The longer you have a problem, typically the more set in it gets and the harder it is to fix.

And let’s be realistic, at this point in our lives, as senior citizens, we might not get a100% fix, but why not try? If you can get that pain relief or improve your range of motion, wouldn’t that add to your quality of life?

And, of course, at this age, we have to realize that we might not get a 100% fix, whether it is pain or function.

Just the attitude of trying to help your

body is important instead of giving up on yourself.

Even if you improve it just a little more, that could make a big difference.

The last part of healing is the hardest. You get 80% better, and the last 20% you really have to work for. It often takes a lot longer to heal than the first 80%.

Injuries or pain in the feet and legs can be the most dangerous, and something you definitely want to give all of your attention.

The reason is because we are dependent on our feet and legs for locomotion, and I do want to be able to move around independently. It is the sign of independence and freedom. Don’t we all want that?

Sometimes we have to work hard to improve our condition, and other times, just a little bit of work gives great rewards.

Just this week a person told me she took a class of stretching and it made so much difference for her body.

We all have to find just the right thing for ourselves. It isn’t that what your friend does won’t help you, but you might not feel attracted to that kind of help.

We are all individuals and as I tell my patients - feel what you are attracted to.

One thing I have noticed is how I feel about eating out has changed. I would rather

eat at home than go out to eat. I can avoid the foods I want to avoid and eat the foods I want to eat. I find the restaurants are too loud. Oh my, I sound like an old person. Hello.

There is no doubt that eating at home helps us eat better.

If you haven’t heard that we need to avoid seed oils,

read up on it. We were told, years ago, that we must not eat butter or lard.

And yet now, we know that the saturated fats are better for us than the unsaturated ones. If you doubt it, read the book, “Ancestral Dietary Strategy to Prevent and Treat Macular Degeneration,” by Chris Knobbe. His book is phenomenal. He has a chart that shows that disease has gone straight up with the use of the vegetable oils. These are referred to as PUFAs.

You have probably heard talk about our mitochondria, which is the work horse that turns our food into energy.

The oil from seeds go into the mitochondria and keep it from functioning as it should. It keeps the mitochondria from producing as

much energy as it should.

And what if we need that energy that we didn’t produce? We drain our energy savings account.

And without the energy for healing, well, healing doesn’t happen.

Healing has many faces. The face of what we eat, how it is grown and how it is prepared. The face of how

we move our body through dance, walking, exercise or going to the gym. The face of how we handle our stress. Doing energy techniques to help us lower our stress, get a massage or see a therapist. All of these make a big difference on the healing process.

What is important is to have a plan and work your plan. We only have one body.

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How to vote in Texas’ March 5 primary elections

KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 TEXAS PRIMARIES

Feb. 5 - Last day to register to vote

Feb. 20 – March 1 - Early voting

Feb. 23 - Last day counties can receive mail-in ballot requests

March 5 - Election Day

What’s on the ballot?

While there is a presidential election this year, eligible Texans can also cast their ballots for many Texas officials running for office at the federal, state and local levels.

This includes representatives in the U.S. and Texas houses and the following elected offices:

• 1 U.S. Senator (Ted Cruz)

• 1 of 3 Railroad Commissioners

• 15 State Senators

• 7 State Board of Education members

• 3 members of the Texas Supreme Court

• 3 members of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

• 5 Chief Justices and various justices for Texas Courts of Appeals

Lower-level judges and local county offices will also appear on the ballot:

• Various district judges, including on criminal and family courts

• County Courts at Law

• Justices of the Peace

• District Attorneys

• County Attorneys

• Sheriffs

• Constables

• Tax Assessor-Collectors

In the March 5 primary election, Texans will be narrowing candidates for these elected offices within the Democratic and Republican parties. The candidate who wins the majority, or more than half, of votes in a

race will face candidates from other parties in the November general election.

If no candidate gets a majority of votes in a race, the top two vote-getters will head to a May 28 primary runoff election. The Green and Libertarian parties select their candidates through a series of local conventions beginning March 12 and a state convention that each party needs to announce by then.

In Texas, voters can only vote in one party’s primary and runoff or in a third party’s convention.

President

Democrat

Joseph R. Biden (Incumbent)

Gabriel Cornejo

Star Locke

Frankie Lozada

Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato

Dean Phillips

Cenk Uygur

Marianne Williamson

Republican

Ryan Binkley

Chris Christie*

Ron DeSantis*

Nikki Haley

Asa Hutchinson*

Vivek Ramaswamy*

David Stuckenberg

Donald J. Trump

*Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson and Ramaswamy have dropped out of the race.

U.S. Senate

Democrat

Colin Allred

Meri Gomez

Mark Gonzalez

Roland Gutierrez

A. Robert Hassan

Steve Keough

Heli Rodriguez Prilliman

Carl Oscar Sherman

Thierry Tchenko

Republican

Ted Cruz (Incumbent)

Holland “Redd” Gibson

Rufus Lopez

U.S. House District 19

Democrat

No primary candidates running Republican

Jodey C. Arrington (Incumbent)

Vance W. Boyd

Chance Ferguson

Ryan Zink

Railroad Commissioner

Democrat

Bill Burch

Katherine Culbert

Republican

Christie Clark

Christi Craddick (Incumbent)

Corey Howell

James “Jim” Matlock

Petra Reyes

Texas Supreme Court Place 2 Democrat

DaSean Jones

Randy Sarosdy Republican

Jimmy Blacklock (Incumbent)

Texas Supreme Court Place 4 Democrat

Christine Vinh Weems

Republican

John Devine (Incumbent)

Brian Walker

Texas Supreme Court Place 6 Democrat

Bonnie Lee Goldstein

Joe Pool Republican

Jane Bland (Incumbent)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Chief Justice Democrat

Holly Taylor Republican

Sharon Keller (Incumbent)

David J. Schenck

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 Democrat

Nancy Mulder Republican

Barbara Parker Hervey (Incumbent)

Gina Parker

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 Democrat

Chika Anyiam Republican

Lee Finley

Michelle Slaughter (Incumbent)

State Board of Education District 15

Democrat

Morgan Kirkpatrick Republican

Aaron Kinsey Incumbent

Texas House District 84 Democrat

Noah Lopez Republican

Carl Tepper (Incumbent)

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2024/offices2024.shtml

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/15/texas-voting-primary-2024/

Roundtable to meet Feb. 3

Sheriff Kelly Rowe will be the speaker at the Feb. 3 meeting of the Roundtable.

Rowe has been the sheriff since 2009 and was with the Lubbock sheriff’s office since 1999. He will talk about crime in the area.

Meetings are at the Carillon Senior Living in the Pointe Plaza building in the Cimarron Room from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost is $18, and anything extra given goes into the Scholarship Fund for the Honor’s College at Texas Tech. Make checks payable to Roundtable or pay cash.

Reservations are essential so the kitchen staff knows how many to plan for.

RSVP to Marie Evans at 806-281-3181 or email MEvans1398@aol.com

The March 2 meeting will be Musa Murvat, chief executive officer of the Reese Technology Center since July 2016.

The title of her talk will be “Reese Technology Center, an Air Force Base Redeveloped.”

Yes, teachers love an apple, a coffee mug, a clasroom helper, or the occasional ‘thank you.’ But the absolute best thing you can do for your child’s teacher is to make sure you’re sending a respectful student to school.

Ten ways to love

1. Listen without interrupting.

Proverbs 1:8

2. Speak without accusing.

James 1:9

3. Give without sparing.

Proverbs 21:26

4. Pray without ceasing.

Colossians 1:9

5. Answer without arguing.

Proverbs 17:1

6. Share without pretending.

Ephesians 4:15

7. Enjoy without complaint.

Philippians 2:14

8. Trust without wavering.

Corinthians 13:7

9. Prove without punishing.

Colossians 3:13

10. Promise without forgetting.

Proverbs 13:17

25TH ANNUAL

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

5:30 - 8:30 pm | Civic Center Exhibit Hall

Sample Food from 35+ Local Restaurants

Entertainment by Bo Garza | Children’s Activities

Beads | Cash Bar | Character Selfies Photo Booth

Large Silent Auction Featuring Items from Local Merchants

Benefit Drawings Featuring

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

PERSON, VIA PHONE, OR ONLINE

• Lubbock MOW / (806) 792-7971

• lubbockmealsonwheels.org

• Select-a-Seat (service charge applies)

• At the Door ($55)