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BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1935 • One of the most up-to-date fashion shows ever seen in Monett was the style revue presdentedat the Gillioz Theatre on March 28. The revue included street dresses and afternoon frocks for women and sport and business suits for men in the first part, with afternoon and evening wear in the second part. The clothing modeled was outstanding and more beautiful clothing never has before been shown in Monett.

• The Monett City Council called off the election to extend the city limits to the east. The Railways Ice Company opposed annexation of its facility, and the high Frisco officials looked upon the matter as a very unfriendly gesture.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1945 • The prevailing abundant supply of Aroma strawberry plants is resulting in many small patches being set throughout the county by new growers and additional acreages by old growers to replace patches which have about served their use. The price on strawberries, which seems assured for several years, is an incentive for growers to keep new acreage for production.

• Another beautiful magnolia tree that everyone should see is on the east side of the lawn of Clem J. Smith at 1100 E. Sycamore. The bush is seven or eight feet high and is loaded with about 300 blooms.

The outer petals of the pinkish-white blossoms

shades into light purple next to the center, and underneath the petals shades into a deep purple.

SIXTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1955 • The Monett Lions Club voted on March 22 to supply the necessary materials needed to inoculate 700 Barry County first and second grade students with polio vaccine under a program outlined by Dr. R.R. Donley, who has been appointed vaccination director for the county.

Kenneth McShane, club member and owner of McShane’s Rexall Drug Store, agreed to furnish the cotton and alcohol free of charge.

• The Monett Sportsmen’s League announced plans to hold a fishing derby in May or June at the Sportsmen’s Lake at the city park, which was stocked with bluegill, bass and catfish by the State Conservation Commission more than a year ago.

FIFTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1965 • The Monett R-1 Board of Education has been handed an ultimatum of increasing its tax levy for the 1965-1966 school year by 22 cents on the $100 valuation or absorb a loss of at least $15,000 in state revenue.

Sam Gardner, president of the school board, said the board has authority to increase the levy without voter approval, but decided to ask for a public vote.

• Mike Knight and Steve Johnson, Monett High School seniors, were among 36 athletes in Class M schools to be named honorable men-

tion on the All-Missouri High School Basketball team. In three years as varsity players, Johnson scored 1,001 points and Knight had 974.

FORTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1975 • The Monett Jaycees took on the Monett teachers in a donkey basketball game at the E.E. Camp gymnasium. The Jaycees won the “high scoring” game 12-10.

• Fire of undetermined origin which blazed for more than three hours on March 23 completely destroyed Southwest High School in Washburn and caused minor damage to the nearby gym.

The school was built in 1924. Replacement cost was estimated at $200,000.

THIRTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1985 • Grand opening of the new Theodore Spatz restaurant at 215 E. Broadway was held on March 25. Bob Purdom, a 1973 Cassville High School graduate, and his wife, Lois, are the owners. The special decor includes paintings

by Charles and Lavetta Rhinehart.

• With tornado season underway, an updated list of shelters available to Monett residents in the event of a tornado warning has been announced by Glennon Bass, Monett emergency management coordinator. The 11 shelters are all below ground and meet structural specifications as recommended by the National Weather Service and the Missouri Emergency Management Agency and provide space for nearly 2,000 citizens.

Students from throughout the district participated in the Southwest District Music Festival at Jasper County Junior College in Joplin on March 27, 1965. Verona music director John Archer said Verona High School had 50 entries in the solos and small ensembles competition. Pictured is the string ensemble from Verona High, from left: Connie Bailey, first violin, Donna Calico, viola; Kay Buehler, second violin, and Tony Davis, cello. File photo/The Monett Times TWENTY YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 1995 • The Missouri Supreme Court put an end to plans by City Utilities of Springfield to build a natural gas pipeline through Barry, Lawrence and Christian counties. The Supreme Court upheld Lawrence County Judge Sam Jones’ assessment that a charter city did not have authority to condemn land outside of its own county.

• A packed house cheered on both the Monett High School faculty and the Kansas City Chiefs, who were in town for a benefit basketball game on March 24. The

Chiefs pulled off a 75-74 victory in the E.E. Camp gymnasium over a team of Monett all-stars. The event raised $5,300 to send Student Body officers to a state leadership camp.

TEN YEARS AGO MARCH 22-28, 2005 • The Freistatt Village Board adopted what was believed to be its first budget in modern times. Budgets are usually necessary with grant and loan deals, yet documentation of past spending plans haven’t been found by the cur-

rent leadership. Mayor Elmer Conway was pleased with the budget, having started from scratch on the process.

• Congressman Roy Blunt and Allan Hubbard, top economic assistant to the President, came to Monett on March 24 to clear up concerns and misconceptions about Social Security reform.

The plans call for allowing the public to invest some of their Social Security payments in managed accounts like federal employees.

ON THE COVER: Tristan Jolivette, an animal behaviorist and trainer, is pictured with four well-trained dogs, from left: Trig, Vic, Libby and Maggie. Contributed photo

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Thursday, October 30, 2014 • Page 3

It’s a dog’s world Local trainer teaches good behaviors to dogs, owners

BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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f it’s a dog’s world, as the idiom says, then let’s hope they are well-behaved dogs.

Tristan Jolivette of Springfield, owner of T’s Dogs, is a certified animal behaviorist and trainer who works with dogs and their owners to make sure they are, indeed, well behaved and working on the same page on their communication skills.

“There are no bad dogs,” Jolivette said. “Bad owners certainly exist, but fortunately, the people that contact me are looking to have a better relationship with their pup, which means they care and are doing the best they can.

“So, that does not make them a bad owner. If you care, then you are a good owner and we can work on improving the relationship from there.”

Jolivette first became interested in dog behaviors when he and his nowwife got a border collie, Libby.

“We were renting a duplex that did not allow pets, so this pup couldn’t bark uncontrollably, pee in the house, chew the place up or run off,” he said.

“Border collies are notorious in that they have to be busy or they will get themselves into trouble. I watched every training video and read many books to make sure I was meeting Libby’s needs and preventing her from becoming a problem child.”

Upon moving from State College, Penn., to Springfield, Jolivette made the decision to work with dogs as his career. He received his certification through Animal Behavior College.

“I studied literature on various aspects of dogs, [like] physical development, health, temperament and training methods, among others,” Jolivette said. “Students are tested on these subjects when they have completed their study. Students are then paired with a local trainer in an apprentice program, and work for several months with the trainer first as a student, then an

assistant, and then running the classes under his or her supervision. After completing all of that, student receive their certification.”

Since 2003, Jolivette has been working with dogs and their owners to improve communication skills between the parties.

“Most dogs have a willingness to please their owners,” Jolivette said.

“Some breeds are more willing than others, and some individuals within those breeds are more willing still.

However, very few dogs are motivated purely by desire to please their owners. Dogs, like people, operate under self-interest. Whatever is more rewarding for your pet is what it will do.”

Jolivette said if dogs received more attention when they jumped on a person, that is the behavior it would continue.

“But if it is more rewarding to sit calmly, that is what they will do,” he said.

“All dogs, not having physical or mental disorders, can learn if the owner controls access to what they find rewarding, such as food, treats, love and affection, toys or meeting new people.”

However, Jolivette, cautions those interested in seeking a canine companion to be aware of the historic function of the breed and its inherent traits.

“Hounds are notorious to train to basic obedience commands,” he said.

“Think of news reports on television where the bloodhound is running on a 20-foot leash, following her nose on the scent of a missing person, with the handler racing to keep up. That dog is on a leash because she is not going to listen to verbal commands while she is working.

“She is obviously highly-trained and learned as she performs a job better than just about any creature in the world can do. Her nose is more sophisticated than all of the technology the Pentagon can deploy at this time. So, the ability to learn, or be trained, are relative terms.”

Jolivette said while not all dogs will win an obedience competition, all dogs can learn to be calm and live with a loving family.

“Just treat them that they have certain responsibilities, like you would your kids, rather than a stuffed toy or a nuisance to forget about, and all will be fine,” he said.

Tristan Jolivette of Springfield is a certified animal behaviorist and known in the bi-county area as “The Dog Whisperer,” who is able to work wonders with pet owners and their animals on basic obedience training and specific behavioral issues.

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Jolivette offers basic obedience, intermittent obedience and advanced obedience classes for canines and their human companions.

“I also offer companion animal services so we can learn to live in greater harmony with our pets,” he said. “Some of these behaviors are complimentary to agility training and service dog training, but I don’t offer those at this time. My classes are used to meet the requirements of therapy dogs and canine good citizens.”

The most common dog problem Jolivette encounters is the animal lacks self-control.

“That may manifest in a variety of ways, including jumping up, uncontrollable barking, running away, pulling on a leash or even aggression or anxiety,” he

said. “The main form of training I use is called positive reinforcement. Basically, it is showing the pup that there are better ways of earning what they want than the unwanted behavior.”

Jolivette said the goal is accomplished in two ways: controlling the environment so the animal can’t practice bad behavior, and behavior modification, where owners teach the animal what they want it to do, rather than punishing what they don’t want it to do.

“It’s rarely a mutual training session,” he continued. “I am training the owner, not the dogs.”

Jolivette said the lessons are only valuable if the owner can maintain control over the animal once the lessons stop.w CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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SPRINGFIELD: The Missouri State University Chorale performs at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 3555 S. Fremont Ave. Young violinist Benjamin Beilman performs a recital in the Don and Betty Wessel Emerging Concert Artists series at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 at the Hammons Hall.

Immanence, Evangel University’s touring worship band, performs at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 at Barnett Recital Hall.

Sam Hunt, RaeLynn, the Railers and Railey and Michaels perform a fundraising concert for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at 7 p.m. on March 25 at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East.

FAYETTEVILLE: At the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson, the Midtown Men vocal quartet performs at 7 p.m.

Thursday and Friday. The jazz ensemble Cyrus Chestnut Quartet presents “Brubeck Reimagined” at 7 and 9 p.m. on Saturday.

At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are J.B. and the Moonshine Band on Thursday; and Big Uns on Friday.

Singer songwriter Claudia Schmidt will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Fayetteville Underground, 101 W. Mountain St. JOPLIN: At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, in the regular performance venue, the George Brothers play Red Dirt country and southern rock at 8 p.m. on Friday. Makenna and Brock play on Saturday.

MIAMI, Okla.: Country music artist Jerrod Niemann performs at 9 p.m. on Friday at the Buffalo Run Casino.

TULSA, Okla.: The Takacs String Quartet pays works by Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, playing this week are Paul Benjaman, Don White, Steve Pryor, Jesse Aycock and David Teagarden Sr. play on Thursday; and Memphis May Fire, Crown the Empire, Dance Gavin Dance, Palisades and Outline in Color on Sunday.

KANSAS CITY: At the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band plays at 8 p.m. on Friday.

Maroon Five plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Charlie Wilson and Kem Joe play at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and pianist Jeremy Denk perform two keyboard concertos by J.S. Bach, Stravinsky’s Basel Concerto and ballet “Apollon musagete” at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

At the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives play at 8 p.m. on Friday.

TV on the Radio plays at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Midland Theatre, 1228 Main.

The band Gaelic Storm plays at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino.

Broadway star Roberta Peters performs at 7:30 p.m. on March 24 at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Country music artist Scotty McCreery will perform at 7 p.m. on March 26 at the Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway.

ST. LOUIS: Country music ensemble Little Big Town performs at 8 p.m. on Friday with guest Chris Stapleton at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand.

Brit Floyd, the Pink Floyd tribute concert, is offered at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market.

At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., the Aching Hearts performs at 8 p.m. on Friday. The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience plays at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

The vocal ensemble Pomerium performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the St. Louis Cathedral, 4431 Lindell Blvd.

The St. Louis Youth Orchestra plays works by Fauré, Grofé, Márquez and Mendelssohn’s Violin concerto at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Powell Hall, Grand and Delmar.

At the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri, the Jazz Edge Orchestra with all women players performs at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Cherish the Ladies, a traditional Irish band, plays at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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SPRINGFIELD: Springfield Contemporary Theatre presents Tina Howe’s play “Painting Churches” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, with more shows for the next two weekends at 431 S. Jefferson.

RuPaul’s Drag Race “Battle of the Seasons” is presented at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Gillioz Theatre.

OZARK: The Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel, presents Ron Boutwell’s play “The Damascus Road” through March 28.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” are presented at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main.

JOPLIN: Stained Glass Theatre’s production of George Bernhard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” opens Thursday and runs through March 29, with shows Thursday through Sunday at 2101 Annie Baxter Ave. Joplin Little Theatre, 3009 W. First St., presents “The Fantasticks” at 7:30 p.m.

March 25 and 26 through next weekend.

CARTHAGE: Stone’s Throw Theater presents Sandra Fenichel Asher’s play “Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, with a meal one hour prior to the show with advanced registration.

Additional shows run next weekend.

TULSA: A stage version comic spoof of Hitchcock’s film “The 39 Steps” is presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Liddy Doenges Theatre at the Tulsa performing Arts Center, with more shows next weekend.

PITTSBURG, Kan.: Illusionist Reza performs on March 25 at the Bicknell Center for the Arts, 1711 S. Homer St. KANSAS CITY: Kansas City Ballet presents Adolphe Adam’s “Giselle” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre presents the musical “Hair,” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday and weekdays at 7 p.m. through April 12, with no shows on Mondays, at the Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry.

Calvary Community Outreach Network presents the original stage play “The Lot...

Where Things Happen” at 7 p.m. on March 24 at the Kauffman Center.

The Kansas City Conservatory of Music presents Mark Adamo’s opera “Little Women” at 7:30 p.m. on thursday and Friday at the Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry.

Kansas City Repertory Theater’s production of Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” runs through March 29 at the Copaken Stage, 13th and Walnut, with no shows on Mondays.

William Downs’ play about putting on a play, “Women Playing Hamlet,” runs through March 29 at the Unicorn Theater, 3828 Main.

The Slightly Off Broadway Players pres-

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SPECIAL EVENTS SPRINGFIELD: The Ozark Empire PRCA Rodeo runs Friday and Saturday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.

Horse Fest runs Friday through Sunday at the Ozark Empire

Fairgrounds.

St. Louis author Dr. Katrina Thompson will speak about the racial politics of music and dance in North American slavery at 7 p.m. on March 26 at Temple Hall at Missouri State University.

TULSA, Okla.: Psychic John Edwards performs at noon on Saturday at the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

KANSAS CITY: Comedian John Mulaney performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Midland Theatre, 1228 Main. Mulaney also performs on Saturday at the Pageant in St. Louis.

RuPaul’s Drag Race “Battle of the Seasons” is offered at 10 p.m. on Friday at the Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway.

KANSAS CITY: The annual Train Show is offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Paquin Tower, 1201 Paquin St.

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ent “Once Upon A Time” at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday and again next weekend at the Excelsior Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, 114 Marietta St. in Excelsior Springs.

Three vocalists offer the revue, “Broadway and Back,” runs through March 29 at the Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St. ST. LOUIS: The Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” opens March 24 and runs through April 5 at the Fox Theatre.

Black Repertory Theatre presents a two-man play by Phillip Hayes Dean on the life of actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson through March 29 at the Emerson Performance Center at HarrisStowe State University, 3103 Laclede Ave. Repertory Theater of St. Louis’ production of Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” opens March 18 and runs through April 12 at the Loretto-Hilton Center at Webster Groves University.

New Jewish Theater presents Donald Margulies’ play “Sight Unseen” runs through March 29 at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center, 2 Milestone Campus Dr. “Jerry Springer: The Opera” is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Rd. in Clayton.

COLUMBIA: The seventh bi-annual Plowman Chamber Music Competition and Festival runs Thursday through Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 1112 E. Broadway. The event includes master classes and performances by international artists, with a recital by pianist Sergei Babayan on Thursday.

The Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is offered on Friday and Saturday at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri, with with Lou Marini, Steve Wiest, Clay Jenkins and Montez Coleman on Friday and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, both concerts at 8 p.m.

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The Springfield Symphony offers a concert of light classics at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos and Strings with MSU professor Michael Murray and principal cellist Jacque Trtan as soloists, Haydn’s Symphony No. 88, two Hungarian dances by Brahms and Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin.” Sound is very good in the hall’s balcony seating.

Opera that’s funny, under an hour and includes great singing does not present itself often. The University of Arkansas Opera Theatre presents one of those gems, The University of Arkansas presents Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the university’s Fine Arts Center.

The Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall is the most pared down facility in the area, but offers fine acoustics in any seat of the small hall for a very intimate theater experience.

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Bands that made the pop sounds of the 1960s are beginning to disappear.

A good chance to hear one appears on Saturday with Tommy James and the Shondells playing at 8 p.m. in the Pavilion at the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin. Songs like “Hanky Panky” and “I Think We’re Alone Now” will bring back memories in a Good Times concert.

Murray Bishoff is a veteran theatergoer, traveling weekends to many of the venues within driving distance, from Tulsa to St. Louis. From dance recitals to operas, he’s been there and shares his recommendations.

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A little guest at last year’s Shakin’ in the Shell Festival interacts with Libby and Vic, dogs that had demonstrated their skills and training at the annual festival. The dogs are owned by Tristan Jolivette, a certified animal behaviorist and trainer. Contributed photo

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“I demonstrate how to get the animal to perform the desirable behavior by showing them with their dog,” Jolivette said. “This is mostly to show them their dog is not a hopeless case, and there is nothing in the dog’s DNA that says they can’t act in an appropriate manner.”

Jolivette said some-

times people create a mental block by thinking their animal can’t change.

“The trick is, if the owner changes, the dog will change, too,” he said.

“Sometimes, seeing is believing.”

The length of time it takes and owner and their pet to master a chal-

lenge can vary. Dogs have individual personalities that can be influenced by age and past experience, along with the time spent working with the dog and commitment of the owner.

“Individual owners are different,” said Jolivette.

“Some are better at working with their dogs than

others. It also depends on the behavior being taught and the expectations of the owner.

Some dog-owner teams will master something in one session, while others may take months.

Some behaviors, especially highly-emotional responses, like aggression and anxiety, can take much longer.”

Jolivette credits his successful interaction with pet owners to his years of teaching college students while he was a graduate student at Penn State.

“I understand I am not working with animals,” he said. “I am working with people on how to have a better relationship with their pets. I have a background in academics and I enjoy the teaching aspect and getting people to reach that ‘ah-ha!’ moment with their pups.”

Jolivette holds classes at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoons at Haven of the Ozarks near Cassville, at 6 p.m. on Mondays at Preferred Pet Supply in Monett, and 5 p.m. on Thursdays at PetsWay

in Springfield. Classes include basic, intermediate and advanced.

“Intermediate and advanced classes are designed to have as much control over the pet off leash as on leash,” Jolivette said. “We work on perfecting basic commands and expanding into more distracting scenarios. We also teach behaviors associated with agility, such as table and around and over, and service dog training, such as scent tracking, retrieval and opening or closing doors.”

While the advanced classes are not designed to be perfected in a limited time frame, they do offer the opportunity for the owner and their pet to strengthen their relationship while having fun.

“I also travel to people’s homes and work with them and their pooches in their own environment,” Jolivette said. “This can accommodate those whose schedules do not allow them to make the set schedule of a group class, or if there

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are behaviors that are best not addressed in a class setting.”

Jolivette often incorporates his young children in training scenarios, as well.

“They are eager to participate and they offer good distractions, especially for those dogs that get over-excited by seeing children or anyone new,” he said. “My dogs are purely companion animals, but they are quite proficient in most all basic and advanced commands. Their chief specialty is demonstrating calm in a sea of chaos.”

Above all, Jolivette considers his four-legged canine companions as members of his family.

“This morning, when [this] interview started, I had four dogs,” he said.

“As of now, I have three.

Libby was my initial inspiration for researching methods of dog training. She died due to complications from a stroke.

She was a special dog.”

For more information, Jolivette can be reached at 417-569-6176 or by e-mail at tristan@ozarksdogtrainer.com.

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Man long ignored by family wants to return the favor

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EAR ABBY: I am the youngest of three boys. When I was growing up, my brothers didn’t have much to do with me. At times they were cruel, mocked my interests and made fun of my friends. At 19 I moved into the dorms, even though I was attending college locally.

My professional life took me away from my hometown for 25 years.

Both brothers pretty much ignored me, except for calls on my birthday that were filled with awkward silence because we didn’t know each other well enough to talk about anything. I lived abroad for long periods, and even though I sent emails and postcards, I never heard anything from them in reply.

Now I live back in my hometown and I am expected to participate in holiday and family events because “it’s family.”

Please give me the words to use to refuse invitations I do not want, from a family who made it clear that they had no use for me for so long.—WARY IN WISCONSIN DEAR WARY: Give the following standard refusal: “Thank you for wanting to include me, but I already have other plans.” No one can argue with that. I do, however, suggest you choose ONE holiday a year to spend with your “family” as a way of maintaining minimal contact. That way they can’t accuse you of

JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY snubbing them.

DEAR ABBY: Three widowed friends of mine still have their late husbands’ voices on their answering machines. I think it’s spooky and in really bad taste.

Is there any way to gently suggest to them that they change their greeting to one in their own voices or an anonymous one? I’m a widow, too, and I wouldn’t think of leaving my greeting that way.— FLABBERGASTED IN FLORIDA DEAR FLAB: Different strokes for different folks. Has it not occurred to you that these ladies not only do not find the sound of their late husbands’ voices the least bit spooky, but that they might call their own numbers in order to hear it? They may also feel safer having a male voice answer their phone.

Because you find it upsetting, consider texting or emailing them instead.

DEAR READERS: The departments of psychiatry and medicine at Tufts Medical Center want

to learn more about the impact that caregiving has on family members and friends of people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Because family members and friends of individuals with mental illness play a large part in providing care—while also balancing jobs and other life responsibilities—the physicians and research scientists at Tufts are asking you to share the impact caregiving has on different aspects of your life, including your ability to work and your health and well-being. This information will be used to improve services to caregivers and the people they support.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please visit tinyurl. com/TuftsCaregiver.

Participation in this study is voluntary and involves

completing an anonymous survey.

Dear Abby readers are the most generous and caring folks in the world, and I hope some of you are willing to help with this project.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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A manufacturer of heavy duty suspensions, Reyco Granning, LLC has immediate openings at its Mt. Vernon production facility for both 1st & 2nd shifts in Press, Shipping, Welding and 2nd shift CNC Machining.

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George’s Inc. Cassville, MO is currently seeking qualified and dependable applicants for the following positions: Maintenance Technicians Processing Qualified Maintenance Technicians will have relevant work history preferably with Industrial Maintenance experience.

Line Positions - Processing Our processing line positions have a starting hourly pay rate of $9.60 on day shift and $10.10 on evening shift with an additional $.85 per hour by the end of the first year of employment.

Hatchery Drivers - Chick Delivery Chick Delivery Drivers require a Class A CDL plus a good driving record and the Egg Pickup Driver requires a Class A or B CDL plus a good driving record. Interested applicants should apply in person at George’s Inc. Human Resources located at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway W beside the community of Butterfield.

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25. Real Estate For Sale PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “anypreference,limitation,ordiscrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,limitationordiscrimination.

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27. Homes for Sale 5-7BED/2Bathfixer-upperinMonett. 3 story, 2 finished floors, large city lot, large detached garage, big trees, Beautiful home needs some exterior and interior work. Call 417-846-0324 Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm

29a. Duplexes For Rent 2 BR, 1 Ba. 4-plexe units in Monett.AllelectricCentralH/A,appliances furnished, W/D hookups.

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