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June 5, 2013
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Volume 1 Number 8
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Just good reading
Man found new Try a little kindness
Take a hike
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Traditions and Memories by Emily Enger On a bleak December day 70 years ago, my grandfather jumped from a ruined B-17, a cold Minnesota farm boy tumbling from the sky into occupied Greece. That image is hard for me to picture because I remember him stooped, impossibly old to my little eye, and far too gentle to be a radio gunner in a fighter plane. This year I spent Memorial Day in the garden. It wasn’t the traditional cemetery visit or parade, but I found it quite fitting. The man who taught me how to garden was the same man wounded that December day, the same man who spent a year and a half writing hopeful lies to his mother from a Nazi prison camp and the same man whose gover nment forgot to The early 1990s: The Twin Towers still stood, pop music decorate him until shortly began to infiltrate every genre, and I struggled to keep up before his death. with this man’s limp. The quiet man who never Photos courtesy of Emily Enger spoke about any of it — the
man I think of every Memorial Day. To many people, Memorial Day is an appropriate gardening day. It’s a long weekend and marks the beginning of consistent warmth. My grandpa never had the patience to wait until May to do the planting, though. He mail ordered his seeds midwinter. Come spring, he started them in cut up milk cartons on his window sill. His dirtstreaked laundry room was as much a part of spring as the melting snow. Of course, when you plant early, you typically harvest early, as well. Grandpa’s garden always seemed like the first in our area to produce, with yields enough to end world hunger! Some days, I’d get to be his helper, riding along in the passenger seat of his little pickup truck to deliver vegetables to his neighbors... and his neigh-
bor’s neighbors, and their outof-state friends unlucky enough to be visiting when we arrived. Nobody could refuse my grandpa. The tassled corn in these people’s own gardens was turning the tell-tale shade of brown even as they accepted my grandpa’s corn. But if a quiet old man and his little blonde granddaughter showed up on your doorstep with five gallon pails of homegrown produce... would you really be able to say ‘no thank you?’ This year, my husband and I busted up new soil for our first garden. He worked harder than I did. I stripped off my gloves to kneel in the soil and let a worm slink across my palm while he used a spade to turn over the sod. In my excitement and lack of sensitivity, I continually pushed for him to do more, to expand the garden’s size.
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The year, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the Corvette Stingray. In August, sixty-three first year Stingrays have been chosen to be assembled under the same tent in Carlisle, PA. Mine will be one of them, not because its condition is
so pristine but because of the following story: The police treated the theft of my ‘63 roadster routinely, but I wasn’t insured. For days I checked out Brooklyn’s dumping grounds for stolen cars. I put reward ads in newspapers.
A bus driver spotted a matching Corvette and took the plate number. The police computer showed the car was registered to a man I’ll call Higby who lived near the garage where the car had been spotted. I’d park nearby and walk past wearing different shirts and hats. I wanted to crash the door to rescue my car but I doubted if I’d get out alive. Finally, I flagged down a police cruiser and told officer Joe McCormack my story. He found that prior to the recent resurrection, the Higby car hadn’t been registered for seven years. Its vehicle identification number was probably taken from a wreck and installed on my Corvette. Later, I got a call from a car dealer in New Jersey saying that a man had brought in a Corvette that fit the description in my reward. The guy was supposed to return to complete the sale and the dealer asked me for details to I.D. the car. I gave him several, including the new V.I.N. He said he’d get back to me. “Wait,” I said. “What’s your name?” “Sam Ashkin,” he said. I checked and there was no listing for
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Try a little kindness
by Donna Lee, 4-H and Master Gardener Program Coordinator I recently attended a workshop session at a conference that addressed Generational Differences in the workplace. One of the interesting things that came out of that discussion was that we appeared to be losing many common courtesies in our society with each new generation. Or, in “old school” language – manners. If this thinking is correct, as indicated by a number of different polls and surveys, then why even bother being polite anymore? What’s the big deal? We just need to change with the times, right? Fortunately, not everyone feels this way. Every day we are given opportunities to model manners and good deeds. The question is, do you take advantage of those opportunities? It may take some practice, as we don’t see these behaviors demonstrated as frequently anymore, but it can be done. Remember the familiar example of a young person helping an elderly person across the street while carrying their groceries? Or what about something as simple as letting someone go ahead of you in line at a store? Have you ever pulled up to a toll booth and had the attendant wave you through because the car in front of you paid your toll? I have, and it’s an amazing feeling. Just last week, my friend posted on Facebook about getting a free breakfast because someone had gone through the drive thru, handed the cashier a $50 bill and said to use it for the 2 police officers sitting in the restaurant. The officers were grateful but could not accept the gift, so they told the restaurant to buy gift cards and use them on people coming through the drive thru that morning. What a pleasant surprise for my friend. It set a wonderful tone for her entire day. In my role as the Grafton County (New Hampshire)
Program Coordinator for 4-H and Master Gardeners, I have the chance to not only demonstrate everyday manners, but to see them modeled in front of me. There are so many wonderful examples of kind, considerate volunteers in my line of work. They consistently encourage other adults and youth by their words and actions, taking the time to stop and say things like “thank you”, or “great job”. In researching the topic for this article, I came across a title of a book that made me burst out into laughter, it’s entitled “How Rude!: The Teenagers’ Guide to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out”, by Alex J. Packe. I have to say that it caught my attention, so I read further. He starts by explaining why etiquette is important, “because people who know how to handle themselves in social situations come out on top, get what they want, feel good about themselves, and enjoy life to the fullest…”. According to Iowa State University family life specialists Donna Donald and Lori Hayungs, “teach children manners and they’re more likely to grow up to be respectful and develop empathy for others”. Empathy has been described as having the ability to walk in another’s shoes. You are able to treat another kindly, based on understanding their feelings. This should be our goal in helping our youth grow into responsible young men and women. “Raise the bar and you’ll find children will rise to it; lower it and they’ll achieve that standard, too” (Anita M. Smith, Vice President, The Institute for Youth Development). So, as you move through your day today, I hope that you will continue to take on the responsibility of modeling manners to others. Instead of pointing the finger of blame to “changing times”, let’s remember the words of a familiar poem, “Children Live What They Learn” by Dorothy Law Nolte.
Every day we are given opportunities to model manners and good deeds. The question is, do you take advantage of those opportunities? “… if children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect… if children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live”.
Traditions from 1 In comparison to my memories, it never looked quite big enough. “You have to get over this idea that we’re farming!” was his exasperated — and exhausted — rebuttal. The dirt and chirping robins brought back details of former gardening days — most of which had nothing to do with actual gardening. My grandpa’s garden was 20 miles from where he lived, therefore certain amenities were needed. Namely the outhouse. I spent the warm days dreading future uses of that moist cavern of bad smells. He only occasionally remembered to fill the thing with toilet paper. Honestly, that was okay. After a while the roll would start to smell like the outhouse... plus many weeks in what is essentially a closed sewer with no ventilation left it wet and cold, prone to tearing. It was better to not use it.
There were better memories, though. Specifically from harvest time. As my grandpa drove his personal delivery route all across the county, I strained to see over the dash from my position in the passenger seat. (This was before children had to be in booster seats in the back. Or at least before we followed those laws.) To entertain me, my grandfather would joke around on the barren rural roads. He’d swerve into the wrong lane, stop the truck, or lay on the horn... all attempts to avoid crashing into the rhinoceros or giraffe he insisted was in the middle of the road. I assume he wanted me to look around, wide-eyed for the zoo animal I’d missed. Instead, my precocious voice accused, “There’s nothing there. You’re lying!” Then he’d just smile. Whether on the road or pulling weeds, gardening always ended the
Me and my new gardening partner — a good man and hard worker who I wish my grandpa could have met. Photos courtesy of Emily Enger
same way: a glass of homemade ice tea. Grandpa liked his tea sweet enough to be hummingbird food. My sweet tooth is not quite so evolved, though you wouldn’t have convinced my child-self of that fact. I can still hear the tink of grandpa’s spoon against his polymer glass, which smelt like melting plastic, and see the hurricane inside my own glass as I, too, valiantly tried to dissolve sugar in the cold beverage — nearly a scientific impossibility. Last weekend, while watching my husband work, and sipping my own blend of that iced tea, I did the math. My grandfather was a POW when he was exactly the age I am now. I spent my day off as a 23-yearold happily puttering in her first garden alongside her husband of two years, in still-basically-newlywed bliss. A slight breeze cooled the sun on our backs. We had a picnic of hot dogs and baked beans cooked on a Coleman stove. It was perfect. I have these days in my youth, because when my grandfather was 23, his days were spent looking forward to the next pack of cigarettes rationed out by German officers. It’s been many years since I’ve stood upon that sacred soil my grandpa used to garden in. Grandpa died 10 years ago — hard to believe I’ve had a decade without him already — and his last few years left him too frail to garden. The land was sold to the neighboring farmer, who I presume added it to his field. That’s okay; I’m glad it’s still producing. I never think about it as the corner of some guy’s field, though. In my mind, it resembles the classic chil-
Old enough to know better, but still stubborn enough to wear white socks and sandals out to the garden! dren’s story “The Secret Garden.” It’s a little oasis overgrown with vines, herbs and wild flowers. Weeds, too — but only the pretty varieties. A place where orphans discover adventure and crippled children walk. My sentimentality is mostly fueled by imaginative questions about grandpa that were never answered. Why did he spend so much time in obsession over what should have been a hobby? Did the stillness and chirping of nature give him needed thinking time? Was it how he coped with the extreme advancements of society? Did he miss the farming lifestyle he was raised in? Was it the only place he could handle the fading echoes of harsh Germanic yells? Or maybe I look too deep, trying to connect dots and add backstory where none exist. Maybe my grandfather gardened for the same reason most people do: maybe he just enjoyed it.
by Jeff Pieters ROCHESTER, MN — When John Freivalds’ wife, Margo, died suddenly three years ago at age 65, it wasn’t the end of the couple’s relationship, but the start of a new chapter in it. Eying the steamer trunk that held Margo’s many diaries, Freivalds, of Minneapolis, finally became motivated to open the lid. “I never once thought of diving into them,” he said. “Not that I was prohibited to, but we were too busy living our lives. So when she died, I went in there.” In so doing, he lifted the veil on the first four decades of his wife’s life, seeing with more clarity and greater detail her past as an adventurer whose worldwide travels _ solo _ inspired in Freivalds a sense of awe, and gave him much of the material he would need to write his selfpublished book, “`Til the River Runs Dry,” a memoir of Margo’s life.
“This was a risk-taker in a time before tourism, really,” he told the PostBulletin (http://bit.ly/13x46l9). “Now you go on these everythingpackaged tours, but imagine a 6-foot woman doing Asia with a backpack by herself for a year. But that was what got her the job when she came back. She got an executive job because people thought she was a risk-taker. . I tell people now, just drop out and take a sabbatical while your knees work. She realized that before others.” By the time Freivalds met her, Margo was an executive for Bristol Myers Squibb, representing the Mayo Clinic account. The couple generated memories aplenty, in years living in the Midwest and Virginia, in their own global travels, and in months spent at Mayo Clinic, where Margo received treatment for various bone problems until pleomorphic sarcoma, a deadly cancer,
killed her - just 12 days after it was diagnosed. Finding new stories to tell about his wife became sweet therapy, Freivalds said: “It gave me something to do to get out of the grief.” Margo herself was never overly impressed with her own adventures of the year 1987, during which she passed through settings including the Himalayas, rural India and the Great Barrier Reef. “She didn’t think it was any big deal,” Freivalds said. But “I wanted her courage to be known. I wanted to bring all of that out. That’s why the book was done, and I’m glad I did it.” Freivalds has written four other books, including “The Famine Plot,” which received a New York Times review, and he has been commissioned to write a memoir of a prominent meat-industry entrepreneur. But it’s not likely, he sug-
Staking tomatoes brings benefits, responsibilities by Lee Reich A month from now, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Tomato seedlings that were planted neatly near garden stakes are already beginning to take matters into their own hands, and if allowed to grow willy nilly will turn into a tangled mass of vines with tomato fruits _ many of them rotting _ hidden in a dark jungle of stems. So, if you were planning to stake and prune your tomato plants, start asserting yourself now. Tomatoes do not have to be staked and pruned to be grown well, but if you planted them anything less than 3 or 4 feet apart and put stakes beside each one, that obviously was your intention. What’s at stake? Staking is admittedly the more troublesome way to grow tomatoes. But in return for your troubles, you reap earlier fruits, larger fruits, cleaner fruits and more fruits per square foot of garden space. (Only socalled indeterminate tomatoes — those whose stems are forever elongating, as indicated on the seed packet — can be staked.) To keep the plants neat through the season, the stake has to be sturdy, no smaller than an inch-anda-half-square piece of wood, bamboo or metal pipe. To accommodate that ever-elongating growth, a stake also must be about seven feet tall, enough for one end to be plunged solidly into the ground while the other extends as high as you can reach for pruning, tying and harvesting. Ongoing pruning OK, your stakes are in the ground. Your tomatoes are growing well and you’ve been pruning them by snapping off shoots, called suckers, that appear wherever a leaf meets the single stem. So what more do you need to worry about? Those tomato plants are going to need more attention than you think. Turn your back on them for what seems like a few minutes, and already little new suckers are picking up steam. Or, the plant has grown another 12 inches and is starting to flop over. Time for another tier of soft twine or a strip of cloth looped tightly around the stake, then loosely around the stem to hold it up. Sometimes plants get away Most frustrating is when you’re startled by a giant sucker, almost as robust as the single main stem, on a plant that otherwise has been so neatly trained. This common situation results, ironically, from paying too close attention to the plants. While you were staring at small details like little suckers trying to get toeholds, a large one that went unnoticed kept growing
larger. It doesn’t take long for a large sucker to take on the proportions of the main stem. There are a few ways to handle such a delinquent shoot. The first is to lop it off at its origin. The plant doesn’t like losing all this photosynthesizing greenery, and small tomatoes might even be forming on it. Still, lopping the overgrown sucker off keeps the plant neat and uncongested, which are long-term benefits that make this option best earlier in the season. The second option is to let the shoot grow, tie it up, and now consider your staked plant as having two main stems instead of one. Diligent pruning from here on can usually prevent congestion, although two stems provide twice the opportunity for delinquent suckers to sneak up on you. The third option is just to ignore the delinquent shoot, except to harvest its tomato fruits when the time comes. This is the best course of action near the end of the season, when it becomes well-nigh impossible to keep up with suckers anyway. Tomato plants sometimes acquire odd growth habits, and toward the end of the season, new shoots even sometimes start growing from the ends of leaves.
gests, that he’ll have another book to top this one. “What I wrote for Margo is a memorial,” he said. “She’s always going to be alive. Somebody will be paging through her book.”
John Freivalds, left, is the author of "'Til the River Runs Dry," a memoir of the life of his late wife, Margo Mogush Freivalds, right. Photo provided by www.postbulletin.com
Looking Back by Elizabeth Lipiec Zerbst
Looking back at years gone by, so many memories come to me. The world was young and so was I, and life was full and worry free. Our family farm was our way of life, and my family was my pride. Parents and youngsters, brothers and sisters, working side by side. Working hard on family land many miles away from town... The air was clean, the view was grand, with nature’s beauty all around. I’d walk about a quarter mile to reach my favorite spot, to watch the sunset fill the sky, while I sat perched upon a rock. Getting up before the sun, with cows to milk and calves to feed. We shared our work to get it done, with love and trust, not hate or greed. Picking berries in the woods or gathering flowers on the hill or catching bullheads from the pond, are among my favorite memories still. My family was not a small one, I had siblings all around... and after all was said and done, they were my best friends to be found. The years have passed and we have grown and gone our separate ways, with kids and grandkids of our own, but I won’t forget those days. Those happy childhood days we shared, as we worked and played and grew. And I’m thankful for the country life and the values to carry us through. Looking back at years gone by, so many memories come to me. The world was young and so was I, and I thought back then, I would always be. Elizabeth, known to her friends and family as Betty, grew up on a dairy farm in the town of Danube. She and her husband Fred now live on their 49 acre hobby farm in the town of Stratford. Betty has been writing poetry since junior high school, and presently has several self-published books. Visit her website at www.elizabethzerbst.com.
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A view of the water above the bridge which leads to the Jake’s Pond trail — storm clouds on the horizon. Photos by Molly Woodworth over-grown weeds that were beginning best way to clear a busy mind and to to enclose the path. Almost a third of ponder life as it is. the way up the path it began to drizzle Sitting on the bridge that afternoon is and the air became cool and was a memory and a place I love to revisit in astoundingly comfortable. The rain my mind when I need a break from came down harder, so I put up my hood reality. It’s a complete Zen feeling to be and protected my camera. As the rain able to sit within the wild, surrounded became heavier yet, I came to a clearing by nature without a trace of humanity with a bridge crossing a babbling besides yourself. And for all the years brook. I sat out on the bridge letting my to come I intend to take the hike out to feet dangle over the sides and watched the bridge to get that rush of nature all and listened as the rain fell into the over again. brook, on the leaves of the trees and Know of a great hiking spot? Tell us about it smelled the fresh rain smell. and we’ll pay you $25 plus $5 per photo for Experiencing the quiet and the peace- every story we print. Send stories and phoful sounds of the woods is the absolute tos to jkarkwren@leepub.com
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for Sam Ashkin. He probably had my Corvette and was pumping me for information. Now, Ashkin would change the V.I.N. again or maybe cut up the car. Months later the police computer showed that the car was now registered to a man I’ll call Livingston who owned a store in the Bronx. I drove there hoping to spot my car. Impatient, I entered the store and began to ask about the Corvette. In seconds, six junkyard dog characters surrounded me. There was some finger poking and chest butting and spittle landed on my face. Livingston said that his wasn’t my car. “Just let me see it?” I insisted. “I don’t have to show you nothin’,” he said. Later, Officer McCormack told me he would force Livingston to produce the Corvette by blocking registra-
tion. But there was still a chance that it wasn’t my car. Three weeks later, armed with my list of unique features, McCormack called to say the Corvette was mine. Over the phone I heard Livingston ranting about the money he’d invested. I recognized his voice. He was Sam Ashkin, the car dealer. After calling me, he knew for sure the Corvette he had bought from Higby was stolen. Finally, a full year after my roadster had been taken, I left the police pound and steered it onto the parkway. I could hear the crisp sound of the mufflers. The smell of the 60s interior filled my head. There was damage to undo and numbers to erase — but we were headed home. Berkson’s 200-page book, “Corvette Odyssey,” chronicles his yearlong search. It is available in paperback and hardcover.
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Hello Again, Con artists sure come in all shapes and sizes. I was watching television a few minutes ago and a big name store had this commercial running. “The more you buy the more you’ll save.” Before I was a teenager I figured out the only way I could save was to not buy. What would I have left to save after I spent it? Standing near George Washington’s home in Virginia during the spring of 1953. A girl classmate said, “George Washington, standing near his house, threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River. The river at that point must be nearly a half-mile wide. Isn’t that some sort of proof that money went further in those days?” Chatting about money it seems reasonable that we should give our president credit for handling money. He is certainly better at it than presidential candidate Mr. Romney. During Mr. Obama’s years in Washington he has already helped spend several trillion dollars. While Mr. Romney was only able to make a few hundred millions of dollars, and keep it. Just think if Mr. Romney bought into that philosophy and spent all of his millions. By now he
could go over-seas and buy China, Japan or Taiwan. If he owned China we – his fellow Americans – would owe him several trillions instead of becoming president he could own this country. Do you think that our president has bought into the local department store’s philosophy “The more you spend – The more you’ll save”? It would appear that we are very quickly spending ourselves into a room at the poor house. On the other hand if our Washington leaders could buy China and Japan and connect both of them to the North American continent, think of all the money we could save. Then we Americans would be able to claim to be the world master at money making by spending more than we have so we could save even more. It would appear to some that Mrs. Pelosi must have composed that line just before her famous announcement, “We are going to pass Mr. Obama’s health bill. Then we will figure out what it says.” Long before baseball Cooperstown, NY was a birthplace of fame. James Fenimore Cooper, considered one of America’s first romantic novelist, lived most of his lifetime in Cooperstown, which was established by his father William Cooper. Contrary to those who
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would have our so called ‘modern society’ believe that early America was not a Christian believing nation, Judge William Cooper and his famous son were both Christians. James Fenimore was a lifetime member of the Episcopal Church in Cooperstown. And, during his later years he was a generous supporter and contributor. His world famous historical novels known as The Leatherstocking Tales were considered family treasures and read worldwide.
Yale and was expelled in his junior year for blowing up a fellow student’s door. I have often wondered if James Fenimore Cooper had stayed at Yale and graduated what would the remainder of his life have been? Lawyer, doctor, or just a landowner. With expulsion from Yale, he entered the Navy and eventually turned to writing fictional historical novels and became world famous. I’m sure you will find some of his novels in your local library.
When Cooper was 13 years old he enrolled at
Cooperstown’s claim to fame hangs not only on
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Let’s toss in a bit of humor. During the 1950’s, I worked as a high school student at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and museum. During those years, Ernest John Lanigan, the author of the first encyclopedia of baseball, was the museum-library historian. One day I asked, “Mr. Lanigan, was Cooperstown the real birthplace of baseball?” He answered, “Why not? It is just as good here as anywhere else.”
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You can substitute any leafy green in this recipe or add some white beans for more protein.
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2 Tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 bunch Swiss chard, discard stalks, cut leaves into wide ribbons 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar salt and pepper to taste
Topping: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and cook until tender and aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and balsamic vinegar; cook and stir until the chard is wilted and tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
2 cups gluten-free oatmeal 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine, diced
Preheat the oven to 350 F. For the fruit, toss the rhubarb, strawberries, 3/4 cup of the granulated sugar and the orange zest together in a large bowl. In a measuring cup, dissolve the cornstarch in the orange juice and then mix it into the fruit. Pour the mixture into an 8-by-11-inch baking dish and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. For the topping, combine the oats, the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt and oatmeal. With the mixer on low speed, add the margarine and mix until the dry ingredients are moist and the mixture is in crumbles. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit, covering it completely, and bake for 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden brown. For more recipes, refer to University of Vermont Extension's Eating What We Grow web site at www.uvm.edu/extension/food/?Page=grow.html&S M=sm-healthyeating.html.
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While I enjoy chatting with you, I am looking out of the front window and I see the little red Spyder beckoning to me. You guessed it right; the Spyder is winning – so until next Hello Again, God be with you.
Remember tomorrow will be the first day of the rest of your life. Make it count. Be happy and treat your neighbor as your closest friend. If you’re looking for something to do Sunday, try visiting a Bible-believing church.
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Gearing up for the summer canning season by Deb Maes, Regional Food Safety Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension The snow is finally gone from my backyard and my garden is clear. Gardening enthusiasts are reading through the latest edition of the seed catalogues, and I know that some gardeners have already planted their seeds indoors. For them, planting time can’t come soon enough. Just as you plan what you are going to plant, purchase a fresh pair of gloves, and get ready to create miracles from soil, water, light, you also need to do some planning before the start of the food preservation season. Check your canning jars to make sure there are no nicks on the edge, and that there are no cracks. Jars purchased specifically for canning are designed to be used repeatedly. Jars that have held food
that you purchased from the grocery store are not designed to stand repeated uses and are not a good substitute for commercial canning jars. Check the band rings that you have saved. If they are free of rust, use them again. If you saved the lids from last year’s efforts, they should be thrown away. The sealant used to secure the lid was used in the canning process and the Center for Home Food Preservation recommends that you purchase new lids each year to make sure the seals haven’t dried out. The two piece lid is the only way that we currently recommend sealing jars. Newer products are on the market but they haven’t been adequately tested to make sure they produce the type of seal needed for a safe canned product. Checking out your canning equipment
should also be part of your routine. Whether you use a water bath canner or a pressure canner now is the best time to give everything a once-over. Is there any visible rust? Can it be cleaned? Is the rubber ring in your pressure canner free of cracks? If not, you have plenty of time to purchase a new one. Your local hardware store should be able to help you find the correct size. If you still have your original papers, you might even be able to order parts directly from the manufacturer. Look at the vents in the cover? Are they clear? If not, use a pipe cleaner to make sure that nothing is stuck in them that could cause a problem. If you haven’t checked out new canning equipment lately consider purchasing a widemouth funnel and a jar lifter to make your canning easier. You might
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be able to find starter canning kits in stores. Now is the time to check out your recipes. Our food preservation section of the Food Safety website provides links to the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and the University of Georgia’s Center for Home Food Preservation. Both of those sites will provide you with recipes that have been thoroughly tested for quality and safety. They will also include low-sugar recipes for some jellies and jams as well as some
low-sodium pickle recipes if you are looking for those. Finally, look at your calendar and make time in your schedule to do some food preservation. There’s nothing like pulling a package of frozen strawberries out of the freezer and making strawberry shortcake in January. How tasty is that jar of home-made salsa when you watch next year’s Super Bowl? Remember the great taste of eating green beans that you planted, picked and canned for your family?
Just make sure you do it correctly and the pleasure will be all yours. So, with spring here, the soil warming up and gardens starting to grow, your first canning chance might be fresh strawberry jam toward the end of June. If you need recipes or help, contact UNH Cooperative Extension’s Education Center at 877-3984769 where trained volunteers can answer your food preservation questions.
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That’s about to change. On June 15, the historical society will officially open the Tonka Toy Museum on the top floor of the Mound City Hall, within sight of the factory where the toys were built. Rooms devoted to the Andrews Sisters and community history will also be included. Initially the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday. “We imagine this could be a destination, easily,” said Myers. Laumann, who has already co-authored a Tonka Book, will be donating most of the rest of his collection to the museum. Consider it a tribute to the trucks that delivered both childhood dreams and endless summers of dirty knees.
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But sometimes, even with shipping costs, online pet food can sometimes be a cheaper option, if you do your research. Here are five ways to cut down your pet food budget: 1. Follow big brands Pet food makers and online stores often post coupons on social media sites and their websites. So follow your pet’s favorite brand on Twitter and like it on Facebook. Do the same with online retailers. Also check your weekly newspaper circulars.
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ing for $14.29 on Amazon. com, but is offered for five percent l e s s , $13.58, if you choose to have it automatic a l l y shipped to your house regularly. 3. Start searching Dig up the lowest pet food prices online on new pet product search website DugDug.com. The website searches about 40 online pet retailers for 10,000 products and lets you compare prices, including shipping costs. DugDug.com also seeks out coupons you can use on the product, helping you save money. The website launched in early April, and is still adding more products, says DugDug founder David Keh. The site sells dog and cat products, but will launch items for smaller animals, such as fish, birds and hamsters within the year, Keh says. 4. Deal sites for dog treats If a new treat gets your dog’s tail wagging, discover them on a daily deal website for dogs. DoggyLoot.com updates its website every Monday to Saturday with new dog products at a reduced price, including treats. Shipping is free, and with some treats, you
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have the option of signing up for a subscription to get them delivered automatically. Other deal websites to keep an eye on are Coupaw.com and BarkingDeals.com. 5. Make your own Whipping up a freshly cooked meal for your pet can offer up some savings, especially if the pet has an allergy or other medical condition. Specialty foods for dogs with medical needs can be more expensive than others. Before switching to a cooked diet, consult with a veterinarian or pet nutritionist to make sure your pet is getting all the nutrients it needs, says Patti Howard, a pet nutrition specialist at Seattle-based The Pawsitive Packleader, which helps train dogs and plan nutritional programs. “My kitchen has become a no-throw-away zone,” says Howard, who feeds her own dogs cooked meals.
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Hiking with babies and tots: Trail options grow by Melissa Kossler Dutton, Associated Press Debbie Frazier wants her two children to grow up appreciating the outdoors. So she introduced
them to hiking before they could walk. As a new mom, she routinely loaded Max, now 6, into a stroller and hiked paths near her
home in Sunnyvale, CA. She often invited friends so she would feel more comfortable hiking with a baby, and eventually she created Stroller Hikes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to arranging kid-friendly hikes. “I wanted to be outside and I wanted to share it
with others,” said Frazier. “One of the beautiful things about stroller hiking is everybody knows how to walk and most families have a stroller.” Parks around the country are developing programs for families who want to enjoy the outdoors with young children.
“The message is, bring the right equipment and we’ll do the rest,” said Meri-Margaret Deoudes, vice president for the National Wildlife Federation’s Be Out There campaign, which is designed to promote outdoor play. Many parks offer events as a “gateway” for
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by Diane Mincher—Extension Nutrition and Food Specialist, University of Vermont What a great time of year to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat. With the start of many local farmers' markets and the availability of fresh, local fruits and vegetables, challenge yourself to consume more each day by filling half your plate with fruits and vegetables. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that most Americans eat three cups or more of fresh fruits and vegetables each day, depending on their gender and activity level. Eating this amount will add fiber for good digestion, ensure that you receive the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals and improve
your overall health. Fruits and vegetables don't just add nutrition to meals, but they add color, flavor and texture. They are low in fat and calories. Fruits and vegetables also are linked to the prevention of serious diseases such as stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The more color variety you consume in your nutrition plan, the better your health. Green fruits and vegetables are full of luteins, indoles and other vitamins that protect eyes against cataracts and macular degeneration. Orange vegetables are an excellent source of betacarotene and help improve the immune system. Red fruits and vegetables contain lycopene and anthocyanins, which help
reduce the risk of some cancers and keep your heart healthy. Blue and purple fruits and vegetables are full of antioxidants that protect your cells against damage and improve memory function. White fruits and vegetables assist in lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. A colorful plate will definitely provide good health! Looking for some new ideas on how to include more fruits and vegetables in your meals or snacks? Try the following ideas: • Grill or saute your own medley of mixed vegetables using each color such as red onions, orange carrots, yellow corn, white jicama, green broccoli and black beans. • Make a tropical rainbow fruit salad with fruits
of each color. For example, you could use oranges, pink grapefruit, mango, papaya, kiwifruit, bananas and purple grapes. • Add some peppers, spinach, red beans, onions or cherry tomatoes to your pasta dish. • Create a spinach salad with fresh strawberries, dried cranberries, orange segments and red onion with your favorite vinaigrette. • Make fruit-sicles. Puree your favorite fruits such as melon, peaches, banana and/or berries with 100 percent fruit juice. Freeze in ice cube trays, paper cups or popsicle molds for a refreshing treat.
garlic to make a delicious spread for an appetizer or sandwiches. • Steam edamame for a fun snack. Kids love it. • Make a Greek-inspired salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, chick peas, black olives and artichoke hearts. • Mix up a bowl of confetti coleslaw using shredded green and red cabbage, grated carrots, julienned kohlrabi and finely chopped red and yellow peppers. • Create a dip of Greek vanilla yogurt and peanut butter to serve with raw fruits and vegetables.
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imals,” he said. “We see birds and bugs and caterpillars on leaves.” When their daughter was small, the Kapoors preferred a backpack carrier to a stroller since many of the trails near their home have a bit of incline. In Florida, parents have a variety of trail choices, said Sandra Friend of Orlando, who has written several hiking guides about the state. Many county parks there have boardwalks or crushed shell trails that take parents through interesting natural environments and landscapes. The parks systems have focused on accessibility for families and older adults, she said.
“They’re thinking about all ends of the spectrum,” she said. “They want to make it safe and easy for people to get outdoors.” Sometimes, she sees the telltale “parallel tracks” of a stroller on sand trails and imagines that pushing a stroller though that must have been “quite a workout.” Stroller Hikes, which offers multiple events in the San Francisco Bay area each week, has expanded to include a wide variety of hiking options, Frazier said. Events take place on everything from paved paths in the city to beaches to off-road trails. Frazier and her volunteers rate the diffi-
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cheese. Or try some different veggie toppings on your pizza such as eggplant and black olives, pineapple and onion or sliced tomatoes and spinach. Pizza for breakfast? Sure! Top a toasted English muffin with tomato sauce, a scrambled egg and fresh spinach. Add grated Mozzarella cheese and melt. Or liven up a breakfast omelet by adding veggies such as mushrooms, spinach, onions or bell peppers. On a busy night, you also might want to check out the unique combinations of veggies in the frozen foods section to build a meal. How about a quick stir-fry, vegetable soup or stew or frittata? Eat more color this summer for a healthier you.
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Her favorite travel companion: Her elderly mom by Anne D’Innocenzio, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary to record my memories. And most importantly, she taught me how to power-sightsee. “You never know when you’ll be back,” my mother used to say as she and my dad pushed my sister, brother and me to yet another art museum, Gothic church or 18thcentury cemetery. Decades later, my mother and I still travel together, but now that she’s in her mid-80s, our roles have changed. She’s hearing-impaired, and often uses a cane for balance, while I bring a notepad and pen to write down tour highlights for her. I also handle hotel
accommodations, hail the cabs and make sure a wheelchair is waiting at the airport to take her to the gate. Some might think of traveling with an elderly parent as a burden, but my mom is invaluable to me. She’s still vibrant and fiercely holds onto her love of travel. She’s a globe-trotter and a wealth of knowledge — my personal version of a Frommer’s app. I’m a journalist, perpetually time-strapped as I race to meet the next deadline, so I also depend on her to help me with the research for our trips. She often highlights hot spots weeks in advance. Back when I was in college, I would have never dreamed my mother would become my travel companion decades later. I might have even shuddered at the possibility. You see,
growing up in our family, vacations were rarely about splashing in hotel pools or relaxing on beaches. Vacationing was a form of boot camp. Try touring Washington D.C. in July where scorching temperatures wilt hair bows and drench summer shorts. Even a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL as a child was not as much fun as one might think. My mother made sure it was squeezed between educational sightseeing trips to Cape Canaveral, home of the Kennedy Space Center, and St. Augustine, where my sister, brother and I learned about 16th century history and explorer Ponce de Leon. But as the decades have gone by, my mom’s and my life’s circumstances have made the motherdaughter travel combo a natural, practical and en-
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might put stress on our relationships. What makes this mother-daughter travel team work is that we understand each other. That includes our differences. Unlike me, my mom is fearless — and has remained that way even into her 80s. Turbulence on planes doesn’t bother her, while I get a pit in my stomach anytime a plane lurches. At 80, she climbed the steep stone steps to the top of Ireland’s Blarney Castle. I, on the other hand, get nervous when I see spiral staircases. So I stayed at the bottom, and waited for her to come down. My mother is also more organized than I am. Think of TV’s favorite “Odd Couple” — Felix and Oscar. Weeks in advance of a trip, my mom folds her clothes neatly in her suitcase
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by Slim Randles “From the cow to the plow, Dewey,” Windy said, leaning on a shovel. Windy Wilson was on another of his “helper days” and today it was Dewey Decker’s turn to be helped. “What do you mean, Windy?” “You know … a slogan for the business. From the cow to the plow. Fertilizer. Farming.” He was helping Dewey spread some product around at Mrs. Simmon’s yard, helping her anticipate a greener lawn this summer. Besides enriching the English language at every possible moment, Alphonse “Windy” Wilson devotes one day each week to helping someone, for free, here in the valley. He usually calls it his “enrichelating experience.” Windy went back to Dewey’s pickup for the steel rake. “What you’re doing here,” Windy tossed
back over his shoulder, “is plowing backly into our community the veriatable seedlets of hope and change for the future. Yes, if I can coagulate some ideas for assisticating your business, I’m delightable. We need ya, boy!” “Thanks, Windy. Everyone’s been so nice. You know Emily’s coming up with new ways of using cow manure so we can … well, spread out a bit more.” “Absotively. I heard that sweet little chickadee of yours was masticating some ideas that are ultra noo voe and knife bladely sharp. She’s a honey.” “She sure is. She thinks we might get a steel tank and pour manure in it, then fill it with water. She says they call it ‘fertilizer tea’ or something and it’s good to spray on crops.” “No foolin’? Won’t you have to buy one a them sprayer thingies
to drag behind a tractor?” Dewey stopped shoveling and thought. “Now that you mention it, we’d have to have some way to get it on the field. But you know about me and machinery …” Dewey’s being monumentally self-destructive around anything valuable, movable or sharp was certainly no secret. “Why son,” Windy said, “you just worry about getting that tractor ignitified, and I’ll drive ‘er for you.” “You’d do that?” Windy put his hand on his heart. “Dewey, my word is my blonde.” Brought to you by The Backpocket Guide to Hunting Elk. Read a sample of the download book in time for Father’s Day at www.slimrandles.com.
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by Terrence Petty, Associated Press Adah Bakalinsky says there are more than 650 public stairways in San Francisco. She knows because she’s climbed them all, except the newest ones. And at age 90, she still climbs them with friends. “At the spur of the moment we might decide to walk, to check out something interesting about an area. It’s a way of being in touch with different parts of the city. Walks are always full of surprises,” said Bakalinsky, who has been walking San Francisco’s public stairways since arriving there in 1970. Bakalinsky is impressive not just because she stays active at her age, but because of the energy she puts into finding new nooks and crannies in San Francisco and encouraging others to do the same. She has written two books on walks using public stairways — one for Los Angeles and one for San Francisco. Americans have gotten accustomed to navigating through urban areas by car, and the freeways running around and through our cities may give potential walkers pause. But there are discoveries to be made on foot —
call it urban hiking, urban walking or just going for a stroll. Paths and trails that have been created over the years, and are still being created, are being discovered as portals to urban epiphanies. Even in car-jammed Los Angeles. Author and adventurer Dan Koeppel has led thousands on walks over the past eight years — through historic LA, up to landmarks like the Hollywood Sign, and up and down public stairways. Koeppel says these treks are akin to “urban forensics.” Included in some of his tours is a spot beneath a bridge where there’s graffiti written by hobos who rode the rails a century ago. With urban walks, Koeppel says, “You get to know your neighbors, your city and what people are doing. There’s something incredibly satisfying about learning something about your neighborhood you didn’t know before.” Each May, he leads a 40-mile(64-kilometer), two-day trek called the Big Parade, which starts downtown and ends at the Hollywood Sign. Some people walk just a few miles (kilometers) of the Big Parade. Some do the whole walk. One of
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the featured attractions is a little-known pedestrian pathway along the Pasadena Freeway. It’s “a combination of stairs, tunnels, ramps, spirals and walkways that makes you feel as if you’re literally standing in the middle of traffic,” he says. In fact, you are standing in the middle of traffic — but protected by a caged barrier. “It is an absolutely in-
make their towns more attractive. Some urban walks can seem almost pastoral. On the trails overlooking downtown Portland, OR, it’s easy to forget that you are in city limits. You walk through stands of Douglas fir trees and hardwoods dripping with rainforest moss. With its miles and miles of trails curling through forests on the West Hills
tense experience,” Koeppel says. Elsewhere, Atlanta is developing a 22-mile (35.4-kilometer) network of multi-use trails. The project is not complete, but walkers, runners and cyclists are already swarming a 2-mile (3.2kilometer) segment of recently finished paved trail. Houston is developing trails and parks along its bayous. And planners in other cities are embarking on similar projects, trying to
and other areas, verdant Portland is an urban hiker’s paradise. “When we talk to people in the community, the No. 1 thing they want is opportunities to walk — paths and trails,” said Mike Abbate, director of Portland Parks and Recreation. One of the latest Portland efforts is something called the 4T trail, a tour that incorporates lightrail trains, trolleys, forest trails, and even a sky tram that gives spectac-
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ular views of downtown and the surrounding countryside. You can take light-rail up into the West Hills, walk a couple of hours through the woods on hiking trails, come back down on the tram, and take a trolley to downtown. On urban walks, you’re apt to see a greater range of people than you would on a trek in the wilderness. Frequenters of Portland’s West Hills include hipsters with tight jeans and sneakers, athletes running in high-tech shoes, and gents and ladies wearing clothes you might expect to see at a performance of the Oregon Symphony. A similar mix can be found on the trails under development in Atlanta. The project, called the Atlanta Beltline, is being developed along an old rail corridor. “It slices through the city in a way you can’t do by car,” said Ryan Gravel, an urban planner who came up with the idea for the Beltline in 1999 while working on his master’s degree. The 2-mile (3.2-kilometer)segment completed last year, paved and 14-feet (4.3-meters) wide, is “mobbed with people walking, jogging
and biking,” he said. The Atlanta project is similar to one in New York City called the High Line, an elevated park being developed atop a former railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan. In some cities, onceforgotten public stairways are becoming an integral part of an urban walk. Many were built decades ago, sometimes connecting hilly neighborhoods with trolley lines or with other neighborhoods. Seattle residents Jake and Cathy Jaramillo wrote a book about the estimated 650 public stairways in their hilly city, and lead tours that focus on them. Their walks range from half a mile (kilometer) to 5 miles (8 kilometers). Folks on the tours have discovered obscure public gardens, and spectacular views of Seattle, Lake Washington and distant mountains. Walkers also are rewarded with fresh perspectives on the city’s history and architecture. “You meet people along the way. They tell you stories and what they know. There is a social element as you get immersed in the neighborhoods,” said Jake Jaramillo.
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Ilion, NY. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Herkimer. Guest speaker is Paul Merz, plant manager. Tickets are $25 in advance and $27.50 at the door. Proceeds to benefit the Rotary Club of Herkimer. For ticket information call 315-797-9270. JUN 7-9 15th Annual Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY. Princess Pageant and opening ceremonies on Friday night starting at 6:30. • Saturday at 10 am is the parade followed by the Alfred Dolge street play, & fireworks at 10 pm. • The 5k run/walk & kids fun run on Sunday starting at 7 am. Weekend long events include: Live music, craft vendors, food, flower & art shows, clowns, village wide garage sales and much more! For more information and event applications go to www.violetfestival-ny.com. To register for the 5k Run/Walk online go to www.getentered.com. JUN 8 Scrapwood Building Shawangunk Nature Preserve 255 Shawangunk Rd., Cold Brook, NY. 9-11 am. A tour of some old scrapwood buildings and how you can use cast-off materials to make sheds, animal shelters, etc. No fee. Call 315826-7405 or e-mail shawangunk@ntcnet.com. Spring Gardening Shawangunk Nature Preserve 255 Shawangunk Rd., Cold Brook, NY. 9-11 am. We’ll discuss perennial food crop maintenance and use. You’re sure to get some practical ideas for your own gardens whether large or small. No fee. Call 315-826-7405 or e-mail shawangunk@ ntcnet.com. JUN 12 Rabies Clinic Norway Community Center, 3114 Military Rd., Norway, NY. 6-7:30 pm. All cats, dogs & ferrets 3 months old or older must be vaccinated even if they stay indoors. Bring proof of the pet’s vaccination history to receive a 3 year certificate. Dogs should be on a leash, cats & ferrets in a carrier. No exams will be given. Owners are responsible to clean up after their animals. $5 donation per pet is suggested to defray cost. Pre-register online. Contact Herkimer County Public Health, 315-867-1176. On Internet at www. herkimercounty.org Tea in Celebration of 225th Birthday of the Town of German Flatts Gazebo on State Rte. 5S between Mohawk & Little Falls, near the historic Fort Herkimer Church. 1-3 pm. Seating is limited so reservations are required or or before June 9. Tickets are $12.50 each. Contact Barb, 315-866-0481 or e-mail bsmielcarski@verizon.net. JUN 15 Family Meetings & Negotiations Shawangunk Nature Preserve 255 Shawangunk Rd., Cold Brook, NY. 9-11 am. Learn some simple, fair and effective problem solving methods that can help in all relationships, including those at the workplace. These methods have been taught globally in big businesses. Led by a NYS Certi-
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Georgia 5th-grader's act of kindness comes back to her by Lauren Jones ROME, GA — After Lindsey Johnson watched a promotional video for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in class at Pepperell Elementary School, the 11-year-old went home in tears. “She had seen the video and came home crying,” said Lindsey’s mother, Trisha Johnson. Lindsey, she said, had been saving up her allowance and Christmas money and was planning to buy herself an iPad. But after seeing the video, the thin, electronic tablet seemed meaningless in comparison to the children at St. Jude. “She’d been saving money for a while and it was in cash and pennies,” Johnson said. “She wanted to donate it.” Lindsey’s teacher, Judy Roebuck, said her fifth grade students were participating in the St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon, a program that includes a free math curriculum for students to compete in after obtaining sponsorships from family and friends. Students ask family and friends for pledges to solve math problems from a workbook and all funds go to St. Jude. At Pepperell Elementary, 15 gifted students participated and raised $1,124. “We had made a goal for the group and it was $1,000,” Roebuck said. “I was telling the class how close we were to the goal. Some of kids had $50 or $80 and her little hand went up and she said, `I have about $265.”’ At first, Roebuck said she thought Lindsey meant she had that much from Math-A-Thon pledges. “And I said `You must have talked to a lot of people, you must have really gone after it,’ and she said, “Not really. I have been saving money to get an iPad, but I asked my mom if, instead, I could donate the money I had saved to St. Jude’s.” The moment Lindsey told Roebuck where the money was coming from, the Kaleidoscope teacher started tearing up. “I started crying,” she said. “What a generous, selfless act this was. I don’t know of any adult who would have given
everything. They might have given part, but she gave it all.” Roebuck felt compelled to have Lindsey’s story heard. 11Alive News along with representatives from appliance and electronics company h.h.gregg visited Lindsey’s school on Monday to give her a Random Act of Kindness. “We raised money for St. Jude’s,” Lindsey told her visitors, “Our teacher showed us a video of that and it just, I don’t know, made me want to donate
money to them. So we collected some money for them.... They take in sick kids for free and they need money to get medicines.” Linda Lamb, regional manager of h.h.gregg, presented Lindsey with her very own iPad complete with a pink case. When Lindsey took the iPad from Lamb, she began to cry and applause exploded from her classmates. “We just thought it was a fantastic opportunity,” Lamb said. “You hear of
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tion Answers: 1) Neither; 2) 107; 3) Joel; 4) Seth; 5) Thomas; 6) Esther Wilson Casey’s new book, “Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World,” is available from Alpha/Penguin publishing. (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
Woman honored for efforts to help Utah prairie dog SALT LAKE CITY (AP)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has honored one of its managers in Utah for her efforts to conserve the threatened Utah prairie dog. Laura Romin, deputy field supervisor with the agency’s Utah Ecological Services Office, is among 61 people nationwide being recognized as a 2012
Recovery Champion. The award acknowledges groups and individuals for outstanding efforts to conserve and protect endangered and threatened fish, wildlife and plants. The agency says Romin oversaw creation of the Utah Prairie Dog Habitat Credit Exchange, a mitigation bank that pro-
motes conservation while providing flexibility for stakeholders. The program allows property owners, including developers, to purchase “credits” for up to 40 acres. That money is used to buy conservation easements from farmers and ranchers to protect land where prairie dogs already exist.
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