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Crash Collector

Everyone needs a hobby. Christina Warren is a busy software developer, but in her free time, she collects the swag of epic corporate failure: from Enron to Fyre Festival to her latest acquisition, a PopSocket branded with the CNN+ logo. NPR reported that Warren isn't interested in milquetoast meltdowns. She wants stuff from the companies that made a big splash and then sank to the bottom of the barrel. "I'm looking at the ones that were flying high, too close to the sun," she said, which "makes it funnier to be out someplace wearing a shirt from one of those things." But she doesn't want to spend more than $75 on any one item. She avoids counterfeit merchandise, and said her "white whale, the thing I haven't been able to obtain yet, is something officially from Theranos. I would even take a pen, you know, like a ballpoint pen."

Bright Ideas

* An unnamed man in Detroit was arrested in late April for illegally possessing guns, but the federal agents who arrived at his home with a search warrant were more interested in how he made a living: He sold marijuana from a vending machine attached to his house, clearing $2,000 a day, he told them. The Associated Press reported that agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made purchases from the machine to collect evidence before the bust. The man was released on bond.

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● Nutrition Services (Congregate)

Eligibility

Policy:

Individuals are eligible to participate in the congregate meals service in one of the categories listed in this below:

Persons 60 years of age or older and their self-declared spouses of any age;

Disabled persons under 60 years of age who reside with persons over 60 years of age, when the care and maintenance of the disabled person otherwise prevents the older adult from participating in the program and when the participation of such individuals does not prevent the participation of older adults and their spouses. The disabled person must accompany the eligible older consumer to the site; Disabled persons under 60 years of age who reside in housing facilities occupied primarily by older adults and at which congregate nutrition services are provided when such participation does not prevent the participation of older adults and their spouse

Persons under 60 years of age who provide meal related volunteer services and individuals providing volunteer services at congregate meal sites during meal hours when the participation of such individuals does not prevent the participation of older adults and their spouses; and

* Eighty-two-year-old actor James Cromwell, known most recently for his role on "Succession," glued his palm to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks store counter on May 10 to protest the extra charge the coffee company assesses for plant-based milk in their drinks. He later used a knife to scrape his hand off the counter. The Associated Press reported that Cromwell, who starred in "Babe: Pig in the City," is a longtime animal rights activist. For its part, Starbucks seemed nonplussed by the protest, which was organized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, characterizing the nondairy milk customizations as similar to any other, "such as an additional espresso shot or syrup."

Rescuing Treasures Of Darkness

Broken Promises - Renewed Hope - New Beginnings

You will find spell binding testimonies of prisoners’ broken lives and behind- bars encounters with the living Christ. Renew your own faith by reading these amazing stories of prisoners’ transformed by the touch of Christ through caring volunteers.

Find out how you can make an eternal difference in the life of an incarcerated man or woman across the country or on other sh ores.

What Could Go Wrong?

More than 800 New Yorkers aged 75 and older are going to get a new friend, The Verge reported. The New York State Office for the Aging is distributing robot companions named ElliQ, built by Israeli company Intuition Robotics, to help with social isolation -- for example, engaging in small talk and helping contact loved ones. "It focuses on what matters to individuals: memories, life validation, interactions with friends and families," said NYSOA director Greg Olsen. Intuition Robotics said ElliQ can project empathy and form bonds with users, even cracking jokes for users who tend to laugh a lot.

Jan McLaughlin’s book will touch your heart and motivate you to reach out to the lost and broken men and women. God is inviting you to pray for them. Perhaps He is inviting you to help Rescue Treasures of Darkness!

NOTE: Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), meal sites are closed. Meals-on-Wheels is still open

Staff members of the nutrition program who are 60 years of age or older when such participation does not prevent the participation of other older adults and their spouses.

Nutrition Services (Home Delivered)

Eligibility

Policy:

Proceeds help fund Prayer For Prisoners Int’l, a non- profit ministry based on the power of prayer which was founded in 1987 by Jan. McLaughlin age 60 years who reside with eligible consumers; and Spouses of home delivered meals consumers if, according to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) criteria, receipt of the meals are in the best interest of the consumers.

Call SRDA at 545-8900 for congregate meal sites and Meals-on-Wheels info!

$10.00 plus shipping 719-275-6971 or Jansmail@reagan.com

Or by mail: PFPI - P.O. Box 1574 - Cañon C ity, CO 81215-1574

Checks payable to PFPI or Prayer For Prisoners International

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Beulah Center

719-485-3100

Light For The Journey

More Information

A Great Gift for any Occasion

5903 Penn Avenue Beulah, CO

Individuals are eligible to participate in the Home Delivered meals service in one of the categories listed in this below:

Persons age 60 years or older who are homebound or who are geographically isolated; Disabled persons under

LIGHT FOR THE JOURNEY

A Great Gift for any Occasion

You will laugh and cry as you walk with Jan through memories that point to an incredible God who orders our steps and uses even the worst situations to His glory and our good. An easy read which also makes a delightful devotional.

You will laugh and cry as you walk with Jan through memories that point to an incredible God who orders our steps and uses even the worst situations to His glory and our good. An easy read which also makes a delightful devotional.

Tuesday

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Reviews: A Delightful and Inspirational Read

Reviews: "A Delightful and Inspirational Read"

"The reader will find author Jan McLaughlin’s book an inspirational and thoroughly delightful reading experience. Her wit and love of life permeates the entire 400plus pages. Reading will not be tedious in the least. I think what I most enjoyed was the author’s ability to take ordinary, and sometimes harrowing, experiences and draw a spiritual lesson that the reader can apply in his or her own life.

The chapters are short and keep the reader’s interest.

Colorado City Community Center

719-676-3059

5445 Cuerno Verde

Colorado City, CO

The reader will find author Jan McLaughlin’s book an inspirational and thoroughly delightful reading experience. Her wit and love of life permeates the entire 400-plus pages. Reading will not be tedious in the least. I think what I most enjoyed was the author’s ability to take ordinary, and sometimes harrowing, experiences and draw a spiritual lesson that the reader can apply in his or her own life.

Tuesday and Thursday

The chapters are short and keep the reader’s interest

The author is humble and not adverse to admitting her own foibles. As a result, this reviewer can relate as one less-than-perfect reader to a less-than-perfect author.

The author is humble and not adverse to admitting her own foibles. As a result, this reviewer can relate as one lessthan-perfect reader to a less- than-perfect author.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A 4-word recommendation: It’s a happy read!"

Dr. Raymond White, Pueblo, CO

$10.00 Plus shipping.

719-275-6971 or Jan@prayerforprisoners.org

A 4- word recommendation: It’s a happy read! Dr. Raymond White, Pueblo, CO $10.00 Plus shipping.

JH Edwards Senior Center (SRDA)

719-275-6971 or Jan@prayerforprisoners.org

Or you can order by mail: Checks payable to Jan McLaughlin P.O. Box 855 - Cañon City, CO 81215-0855

Or you can order by mail: Checks payable to Jan McLaughlin P.O. Box 855 - Cañon City, CO 81215- 0855

For more information, please contact us at 719-543-0100.

CONGREGATE LUNCH SITES

Avondale Community Center

719-947-4180

409 2nd Lane Avondale, CO

230 N Union Avenue Pueblo, CO

Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Fulton Heights Center

1331 Santa Rosa Pueblo, CO

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