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by Janet Spencer Come along with Tidbits as we look at famous tree stumps! THE MAMMOTH • In 1853, a hunter in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California stumbled upon the largest trees on Earth, a previously unknown species now called sequoia. Gold miners who came to see the spectacle decided to cut the biggest of the big trees down. It took them three weeks to cut through the bottom of the 300-foot (91 m) tall tree, but on June 27, 1853, it fell. • The tree, dubbed The Mammoth, was revealed to be 1,244 years old. The stump measured 93 feet (28 m) wide. It was turned into a dance floor. A bowling alley was built inside the log. A hotel erected nearby brought in tourists, who attended concerts, lectures, picnics, and weddings on top of the stump. A cross-section of the tree was sent to the World’s Fair in London. • Logging companies planned to cut down more sequoias, but public outcry over the death of one of the world’s largest trees resulted in the formation of the nation’s first national park, Yosemite. Today the stump of the Mammoth Tree still remains, located in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

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THE SENATOR • A bald cypress tree located in Longwood, Florida, was estimated to be 3,500 years old, making it the fifth oldest tree in the world. It was the biggest bald cypress in the U.S., as well as being the largest tree of any species east of the Mississippi River, standing 125 feet (38 m) tall, with a trunk diameter of 17.5 feet (5.3 m) and a circumference of 35 feet (11 m). The tree, named The Senator, was already an ancient tree during the time of Jesus Christ. It was already old when Colosseum was being constructed. • In modern days, The Senator was a popular tourist attraction, with a boardwalk leading directly to the tree. On January 16, 2012, local resident Sara Barnes hid inside the hollow trunk of the tree in order to light her meth pipe. It was dark, and she lit some papers on fire so she could see what she was doing. The Senator caught on fire. Rather than call for help, Sara took pictures of the fire and videotaped its progress as the flames spread upward through the chimney-like trunk. By the time firefighters arrived, it was far too late to save the tree. • The fire was first thought to have been started by a lightning strike, but Sara Barnes showed the pictures and video around to her friends, one of whom turned her in. She was sentenced to 250 hours of community service, ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution, and given a 30-month suspended sentence provided she abided by terms of her probation. She failed to do so and went to jail in 2016. • The charred stump of The Senator now stands 25 feet (6.1 to 7.6 m) tall. In October 2013, county officials allowed a select group of artists and woodworkers to create works of art for the county from the blackened remains of the tree.

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Gardens Gone to Seed Still Hold Treasures Harvesting the remaining green tomatoes off of yellowing, spindly vines might seem like a final salute to summer and fall’s bounty, but don’t say your adieus yet. A scraggly-looking plot gone to seed is ripe for more family outdoor fun. Hiding in pods and drooping flowers are thousands of seeds waiting to be discovered, sorted and saved for next year’s planting. There’s potential for doing artful activities, too, using odd-shaped seeds and withering finds. Here are four engaging seed activities to do with school-age kids: DISCOVER A plant usually has to die off for the seeds to be ready to harvest. If you have a pole-bean plant, for example, look for beans that are shriveled and turning brown. Pick and break them open to reveal the drying seeds. Place seeds on a paper towel and continue to dry for a day or two. SORT Collect seeds from other plants, including flowers. Marigolds store seeds right in the dried bloom. Shake the blooms to dislodge the seeds and examine them with a magnifying glass. They look like porcupine quills. Kids will have fun sorting through them to find and keep those that have a nice black color to them. SAVE Put sorted dried seeds into small containers or paper bags. Decorate the outside and label and date with personal descriptions, like “Mason’s Magic Marigolds” and “The Bennetts’ Bodacious Bush Beans.” Store in a cool place, and your heirloom seeds will be ready for planting next spring. Rather than keeping them all, give some away, too. CREATE Big seeds you collect can be made into one-of-a-kind jewelry. Thread a large needle with elastic threading or heavy threading doubled up and string on pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, spacing with beads for an eye-catching bracelet or necklace. Or, make a stick-style figure with sticks and other finds on a sheet of paper. You might start with a smooth leaf for a body, such as a maple leaf. Use an acorn for a head, snap thin twigs for arms and legs, and add two large pinecone seeds for feet. (Shake a large pinecone to dislodge seeds hiding inside.) Withered flowers, milkweed floss and grasses make great hairdos. Dot glue under the objects if you want to keep the picture for a while. Or, give it a name and just enjoy it for the moment.

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* On Nov. 25, 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the last British soldiers withdraw from New York City. Four months later, the city was declared the capital of the United States. In 1790, the capital was moved to Philadelphia. * On Nov. 24, 1849, John Froelich, inventor of the tractor, is born in Iowa. To replace dangerous steam-powered threshers that tended to start fires, Froelich created a one-cylinder gasoline machine. It could thresh more than 1,000 bushels of grain a day without starting a single fire. * On Nov. 21, 1927, Time magazine puts the new Holland Tunnel on its cover. The tunnel runs under the Hudson River between New York City and Jersey City, New Jersey. On the first day, 51,694 vehicles paid the 50 cent toll. * On Nov. 26, 1931, a cloverleaf interchange in Woodbridge, New Jersey, is featured on the cover of the Engineering News-Record. Circular ramp interchanges proliferated, with historian Lewis Mumford declaring that “our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.” * On Nov. 20, 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II. Trials of lesser criminals resulted in the conviction of 5,025 defendants and the execution of 806. * On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy is shot and killed as his motorcade drives through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. The Warren Commission report on the assassination was released in November 1963, but has always been considered flawed. Nearly 3,000 oncesecret documents were released in October 2017. * On Nov. 23, 1981, President Ronald Reagan signs off on a top-secret document, giving the Central Intelligence Agency the power to recruit and support a 500man force of rebels in Nicaragua, loosely known as the Contras.

THE TREE OF TÉNÉRÉ • The Ténéré is a desert region in the south central Sahara that stretches over 150,000 square miles (400,000 sq/km). It used to have a more hospitable climate where trees grew. As the climate dried, one grove of trees died off, except for a single remaining hold-out. • This acacia tree, called the Tree of Ténéré, was estimated to be some 300 years old. It was once considered to be the most isolated tree on Earth. The closest living tree to it was located 250 miles (400 km) away. • It was a landmark on caravan routes through the region, so well-known that it was shown on maps at a scale of 1:4,000,000. The Tree of Ténéré was a ceremonial gathering place for traders and travelers as they crossed the desert. Surrounding the tree in all directions was nothing but sand dunes and desert. • The tree was considered sacred; to damage it was taboo. Camels were not allowed to eat its leaves. Travelers did not cut it down to heat their tea. • During the winter of 1938-1939, a well was dug near the tree and it was found that the roots of the tree reached the water table 118 feet (36 meters) below the surface, allowing it to survive in one of the harshest environments on the planet. One of the trucks used in digging the well backed into the ten-foot tree, breaking off one of its two branches. Still, the tree survived. • In 1973, a drunk Algerian truck driver was somehow unable to avoid hitting the only tree for miles around. That’s right: a drunk trucker managed to collide with the only tree for 250 miles around. The tree snapped off at the trunk and subsequently died. Its remains are now on display in a museum in Niger, and a metal replica stands in the desert where the tree once stood.

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* It was 20th-century American author and social critic James Baldwin who made the following sage observation: “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” * Have you ever wanted to test yourself against international competitors, but you’re not an athlete? If so, you might want to check out the WorldSkills Competition. Every two years, competitors from 75 WorldSkills member countries compete to find out who is the best at a variety of skilled trades, ranging from bricklaying, plumbing and cabinetmaking to auto body repair, die-making and electronics. Personal services contests include hairdressing and restaurant service, while florists and jewelry-makers compete in the creative arts and fashion category. IT folks can get in on the action, too, with awards for skills such as web design, information network cabling and IT software solutions for business. * One of every six Supreme Court justices who have served in the history of the United States have been graduates of Harvard Law School. * The 1926 Warner Brothers film “Don Juan” may hold the record for the most kissing in any movie. It’s been calculated that the star, John Barrymore, kisses a woman an average of every 53 seconds throughout the film. * Those who study such things say than in ancient Maya culture, only men in the upper classes were permitted to grow beards. * If you’re looking for an American-made car, your best bet is ... Tesla? Yep. Tesla is the only car manufacturer that is 100 percent American-made. Other auto manufacturers assemble their vehicles in the United States, but Tesla is the only one that also uses American-made parts in their cars.

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* “I buy gifts all year long and save them in a closet until the holidays, when I get them out and have festive fun while wrapping. As a matter of fact, I buy my cards after Christmas, too -- on sale. I get them out and start writing the day after Thanksgiving instead of shopping.” -- M.E. in Minnesota * “I have a gorgeous metal tray that I like very much but didn’t have counter space for in my kitchen. My husband attached it to the wall with a screw and found some lovely magnets. I use it to hold recipe cards when I’m cooking or planning to cook. It is wonderful.” -- A.A. in Arizona * When the family shops together, the kids become more invested in making good nutritional decisions. Talk about healthy choices

before you go and while you’re making your lists. Then break down the nutritional labels together to make the best choice. * Make your own moth repellent by mixing whole cloves, ground cinnamon and black peppercorns. Wrap in cheesecloth and secure with ribbon. Hang in a closet or tuck in a drawer as you would a sachet. * For a refreshing and really good-smelling hair treatment, mix a quarter cup each of honey and ground cinnamon. Rub into hair at the scalp only, and then shampoo as normal. * Your kitchen sponge sees a lot of action in the sink -- sometimes too much. Be sure to replace the sponge when it gets worn or smells bad -- weekly if you’re the type who leaves it sitting in the sink drenched in bacteria-loving dishwater. Try cutting sponges in half or in thirds to make them last longer.

Published by Daby Publishing • TO ADVERTISE CALL (740) 418-9334 • www.tidbitshrv.com 1. Who holds the major-league record for most home runs by a rookie shortstop? 2. In a 2016 game, each member of the Cleveland Indians starting infield hit a home run. The last time the Indians did that was 1941. Name two of the four infielders who did it then. 3. In the history of the Rams franchise, three running backs gained 1,000 or more yards in their rookie season. Name two of them. 4. Which Big 12 Conference rival ended the Kansas men’s basketball team’s 51-game winning streak at Allen Fieldhouse in 2017? 5. The first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs set a record for most overtime games in NHL history. How many? 6. The U.S. set a record for overall medal count at a non-boycotted Olympics with 121 at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At what Olympics did the U.S. set its previous best? 7. Who was the last men’s golfer to win back-to-back U.S. Opens?

To Your Good Health By Keith Roach, M.D.

Can Zinc Help Ward Off Colds? DEAR DR. ROACH: I always have had a low resistance to germs and have caught colds every two to three months. I take adequate vitamins and B-12 shots. Approximately eight months ago, I started taking 50 mg zinc once a day. I feel fine and have not caught a cold since taking zinc. A local pharmacist advised that zinc contains too much metal to take on a regular basis and to take it only at the onset of a cold. I feel fine now and would like to continue taking zinc. What do you advise? -- L.F. ANSWER: It is unusual to see problems from excess zinc, but it can happen. Zinc and copper both are absorbed by the same enzyme, so with too much zinc, you can’t properly absorb copper. A student of mine published a report of someone who took MUCH more zinc than you are taking (the adequate intake per the Institute of Medicine is 11 mg, and you are taking about five times that amount; this person was taking 30 times the recommended amount), who had extraordinarily low copper levels and dangerously low white blood-cell counts. The upper limit for safe zinc intake is 40 mg, and I would definitely recommend against taking more than that every day. I would think taking 25 mg daily would be safe. However, it’s not clear that zinc prevents colds, at least when studied in large groups of people. ***

PROMETHEUS • In 1964, Don Currey was a graduate student, studying the history of the climate using dendrochronology, which is the study of tree rings. He knew that the bristlecone pine trees living in the mountains of California and Nevada were known to be among the oldest trees on Earth. Currey began taking core samples of these trees, routinely finding specimens that were over 3,000 years old. • Previous researchers had named one tree Prometheus, after the god who brought fire to humans. Currey named the tree WPN-114, denoting the 114th tree he had sampled in the White Pine area of Nevada. The tree reached a height of 17 feet (5m) and a circumference of 252 inches (6.4m). Large portions of it were dead, but a single 11-foot (3.3m) branch was still alive. • He tried to take a core sample, but twice his drill bit broke off inside the dense wood. He asked the district ranger for permission to cut the tree down at ground level. The district ranger convinced his superiors that the tree was not particularly notable, and so Prometheus was felled on August 6, 1964. • When Currey and his team sectioned the ancient tree, they were surprised to find it was much older than they expected, much older than any of the other trees in the area. It was at least 4,900 years old. Donald Currey had just cut down and killed the oldest known thing on Earth. • Currey published his findings in an ecological journal, and then the backlash began. Curry had not known at the time that he was cutting down the world’s oldest tree, but he never lived it down. Outrage was so great that it led to the formation of the Great Basin National Park in Nevada, so that the other ancient trees in the vicinity will be protected forever. DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with a skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis 35 years ago. He was prescribed dapsone and has been taking it ever since. We have moved to Florida, and none of the doctors here know anything about dapsone. He is unable to get a prescription. Right now, he is miserable with a horrible skin rash with blisters, and he itches constantly. He is careful with his diet (he is lactose intolerant), but otherwise can find no answers. Dapsone is the only thing that helps him. Please help. -M.M.C. ANSWER: Dermatitis herpetiformis is an uncommon skin disease seen more often in people with ancestry from northern Europe. In the vast majority of cases, it is linked to gluten sensitivity (celiac disease). A gluten-free diet is one mainstay of treatment, and the other is dapsone. Dapsone is a powerful medication with many potential side effects that must be used by someone familiar with it who must be monitored carefully with periodic exams and blood tests. It causes hemolysis (breakdown of blood cells) to a small extent in most people; however, in people with a condition called G-6PD deficiency, the hemolysis can be fatal. If your husband hadn’t been taking it safely before, he would be tested for this common enzyme deficiency before being prescribed dapsone. Most people with dermatitis herpetiformis who stick to their gluten-free diet carefully are able to stop dapsone eventually. Your husband needs a very experienced dermatologist and advice on a gluten-free diet. Two places to start are www.celiac.org and www.gluten.net. A dietician can be very useful as well. Fortunately, there are many gluten-free options available now.

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1. Is the book of Obadiah in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Matthew 9, after Jesus healed a paralyzed man, what did the man pick up and carry home? Brother, Bed, Mother, Cart 3. Which book begins, “And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai”? Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy 4. What is the largest number specifically mentioned in the Bible (KJV)? Hundred thousand, Thousand thousand, Two hundred thousand thousand, Thousands of millions 5. According to Acts 25, what title belonged to Agrippa? Priest, Apostle, King, General 6. In Exodus 7, what river was turned into blood? Red, Galilee, Marah, Nile

1. MEDICAL: What is a more common name for hypobaropathy? 2. MYTHOLOGY: What area of life did the Greek goddess Hygeia preside over? 3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was president when Vice President Alben Barkley was in office? 4. PSYCHOLOGY: What are people who suffer from ophidiophobia afraid of? 5. MUSIC: What was the stage name of the 1950s rocker who was born Charles Hardin Holley? 6. GEOGRAPHY: What is generally considered the world’s longest river? 7. MONEY: What is the basic currency of Argentina? 8. MOVIES: What is the name of the royal lemur in the animated movie “Madagascar”? 9. LITERATURE: Who was the author of “The Blind Assassin,” which won the Man Booker Prize in 2000? 10. ANATOMY: About how many times does the average person blink in a minute?

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CLONES

• When it comes to measuring the largest tree or the oldest tree, there are several factors that come into play. One of those factors is whether or not you’re counting collections of clones as a single individual. Consider, for instance, the world’s largest aspen “tree”, located in Utah. This enormous grove of quaking aspen covers 197 acres and contains about 47,000 individual trees. • However, all the trees are genetically identical, and all are connected by the root system. The oldest trees range in age up to 130 years, but the root system is perhaps 80,000 years old. This grove is not only one of the oldest organisms on Earth, but also one of the biggest, surpassed in size only by gigantic fungal mats in Oregon. • The grove is called Pando, which is Latin for “I spread.” The entire organism is a single male aspen tree, which has been sending shoots up from the roots for eons. • The quaking aspen is the most widely distributed tree in North America, reaching coast-to-coast from eastern Canada to California. Aspens grow in groups called stands, and within these stands, a single tree will spread by sprouting new stems from its roots, often several feet from the original trunk. Their stems share the products of photosynthesis, food, and possibly disease as well. • But it wasn’t until 2008, when researchers from Utah State University collected leaf and bark samples from the trees and analyzed their DNA, that it was confirmed that Pando indeed was a single genetic individual. Other scientists dug up aspens in order to prove they were all connected by the root system. (cont)

Are You Dreading the Holidays? Are you already dreading the holidays? If you are, you’re not alone. Many seniors feel the pressures of lack of money at this time of year, or the even bigger burden of loneliness because family has moved away and friends have passed away. While there are no fixes for these, there are some steps you can take to feel better and maybe enjoy the holidays. * Grab the newspaper, a piece of paper and a pen. Make a list of all the free events in your area and plan to attend at least some of them. * Call the volunteer services at the hospital and sign up to work certain holidays so that employees can take a day off. You could man the front desk, push the magazine and book cart or deliver packages to patients. * Check senior centers to see what events they might be hosting. Ask if they’re joining with the community children’s fund and will be wrapping presents. If they’re planning a bus trip to a big city to see plays or do sightseeing, chances are the costs will be affordable at group pricing. * Will any of the local churches be hosting free holiday dinners? Consider going. Call to ask if they need help setting up beforehand. * Check out a tall stack of books from the library for your at-home days. You might discover a new author you like. While you’re at the library, offer to sign up for book shelving if others aren’t available on their regular schedule. While nothing can take the place of having family and friends with you over the holidays, alternating busy days with relaxing ones at home can help make the holidays less stressful.

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by Sam Mazzota

Leader of the Pack DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have three dogs -- two Schnauzers, male and female, and a poodle, male. My female Schnauzer, “Chloe,” plays great with the other two, but when the time comes for them to relax, she goes crazy licking their ears and eyes. It doesn’t seem to bother the two males, but the continuous licking sounds really bother me. Is this just a female mommy-thing or is she obsessed? All three dogs have been fixed. -- Jackie M. in Denver DEAR JACKIE: Chloe’s behavior sounds more like a compulsion than a simple “mommy” or nurturing thing. It also seems to be a way of signaling dominance over the two males. Whether it bothers the other dogs or not, it bothers you, and you can work to stop it. Recognizing pack dominance is important for dog owners regardless of how many dogs they have.

Chloe may be the dominant dog of the trio, but you are the dominant member of the pack. Start by giving the dogs a refresher course in basic commands: sit, down and stay being the most important for this scenario. Dogs that quickly obey basic commands are often easier to train out of other habits. When the dogs have been placed in a “down” position and told to “stay,” keep an eye on Chloe. If she starts licking the others, repeat the “stay” command; if she continues the behavior, separate her from the others and practice the “down-stay” commands for a few minutes. Other methods are available for curbing compulsive behavior, but daily training in basic commands is important in establishing a base to work from. If training doesn’t help, consult your veterinarian to rule out any health issues with the dogs and to get advice on Chloe’s behavior.

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Are you having a special dinner in November other than Thanksgiving and want to take advantage of some of the seasonal specials at the grocery store? This dish will take care of special -- and use those specials, too. 24 ounces skinned and boned uncooked chicken breast, cut into 6 pieces 1 (4-serving) package Jell-O sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix 1 cup Ocean Spray reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup (2 small) cored, peeled and chopped tart cooking apples 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. In a large skillet sprayed with butterflavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix, cranberry juice cocktail, cranberries and apples. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and cranberries soften, stirring often. Remove from heat. Stir in walnuts and parsley flakes. 3. Spoon hot cranberry mixture over chicken pieces. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. When serving, evenly spoon cranberry sauce mixture over chicken pieces. Serves 6.

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CLONES (cont’d) • Recent studies have shown that Pando is dying. The exact reasons are not known, though it is thought to be some combination of drought, insects and disease. There are many mature trees, but few young shoots, jeopardizing the future of the organism. Foresters are trying different things to revitalize Pando. Some areas have been fenced off to prevent deer and livestock from grazing on the young trees. Some areas have been burned, while others have been clearcut. Both of these methods cause a chemical reaction in the tree that promotes sprouting. • Another example of clones would be a collection of creosote bushes living in the center of the Mojave Desert in California. When the first generation of creosote dies, it sends up new shoots at its perimeter, and these clones of the original plant always grow from the same roots. The result is an ever-expanding ring of genetically identical plants, growing outward from the original. • The “King Clone” creosote colony covers an area 67 feet (20 m) in diameter, and is estimated to be 11,700 years old. It is located within the Creosote Rings Preserve. • Similarly, a Norway spruce located in Sweden has a single tree that is hundreds of years old, sprouting from a root system that is thousands of years old. This root system sends up a replacement tree whenever needed, and branches of the tree that come into contact with the ground sprout new roots. Various pieces of the root system were carbon-dated and found to be various ages, the oldest of which was 9,500 years old. Trees much older than 10,000 years would be practically impossible in Sweden, because until around 11,000 years ago the area was in the grip of a world-wide ice age.

1. Boston’s Nomar Garciaparra, with 30 in 1997. 2. Hal Trosky, Ray Mack, Lou Boudreau and Ken Keltner. 3. Eric Dickerson (1983), Jerome Bettis (1993) and Todd Gurley (2015). 4. Iowa State. 5. Eighteen overtime games. 6. The U.S. won 110 medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 7. Curtis Strange, in 1988-89.

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1. Altitude sickness 2. Goddess of health 3. Harry Truman 4. Snakes 5. Buddy Holly 6. The Amazon River, at 4,300 miles 7. The peso 8. King Julien 9. Margaret Atwood 10. 15-20 times

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Bed; 3) Numbers; 4) Thousands of millions (Gen 24:60); 5) King; 6) Nile